The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-17
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNED POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Arc Making History
--informNtlon Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Lines.
lNTERMouNrAIn.

IN Jail after being found guilty Of
s,lrcuniing l. w. W. literature at IA
mass meeting on Sunday.
Selden q, Hopkins Of Cheyenne,
Wyo,. Inns been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson 10 be assistant secretary
of the Interior, succeeding the late
80 sweeney
Hans rron, Seattle lumberman.
and George n. Schloetenborg, known
as "CnuntH Schloetcnb0rg, were mr.
rested al Seattle by federal officials.
The two, with AlvO Won Alyensleben.
the locaI finan4er arrested Ia Port
Of hendIng an organization whose pur.
poses has been 10 obtain American
military secrets.
A. Won Alven Sleben OF Seattle, n
reserve lieutenant Ia the German army,
was arrested at Portland on advices
from the attorney general az Washing.
ton to intern him, Ills wife and three
children live In Seattle, where he Is
well known.
Dnn Quurtz and Frnnk Queen, Walk
~ Lake (Neyuda) reservation Indians,
were called from their cabin by Jimmy
Josephns a reservation Pute. and
shot 10 death Josephis then headed
for the hills, heavily armed, ind ON
horseback.
Deadly results 70 the ruling class
es.' are threatened Ia kilograms re-
reiyed IL Helena. Mont. by Governor
y, " Stewart from eastern locals Of
the Industrial Workers ~ the World
should other members be lynched
DOMESTIC.
Three members ~ local exemption
board No. 20 In the heart OF the east
side, New York city, were summarily
removed Friday night hy Deputy At
tnrney General conkling, acting under
orders ~ Adjutuni General Stoteshury.
who " N charge of the operation OF
the sclectlye draft machinery Ia New
York state The records 81 the hoard
were placed Ia eharge OF the police.
plans for The organization of state
While lengue for political and economic
Justice, 10 offset activities Of tile
Loyalty leagues recently formed III va.
rious parts of the state, have been set
IN motion by the Arizona State Fed.
Grafton of Labor.
scores Of national guardsmcn rui,led
The Oakland headquarters of the In.
dustrial Workers of the World. carried
unt the organizations literature and
records and made bonfire of them IN
the street
VIM the war volunteers of August
9. the regular army was raised "a rs
fun war strength of 100000. Since
April l. lSl,S9S volunteers have been
enlisted. Twenty-three states filled
their quotas aud twenty-five did not.
Complaints that several physicians
at 1t. Louis we're placing drug IN
the eyes of men called Tor examination
under the selectlye ARMY law II order
that they win fall 10 pass the physical
test We're made to the 81 Louis dis
riet exemption board 10y several ward
boards
SHIPPING AZ American army patrols ON
the Mexican border has heeolue
nightly occurrence nud the American
soldiers have been given orders 70 re.
tnrn the fire from tile MeXicun side
and to shoot 60 xiii.
Destruction Of the British steamer
Argnlh with forty American mule.
tcers on board by u German submarine
was reported by cable to the ships
agents at Newport News Va,
The highest prices ever recorded
we're paid for Wool nt the Calgary
Canatla, associations sale which CLOSED
August o, Fine clothing wool brought
the Top price of a cents.
Dr. Fritz Bergmeier, president of the
ST. Paul volks zeltung, was arrested
August . hy order Ut President viii
son under the proclamation Of April
a. The general policy of the Volks
Zeitung has been 10 "cast dispersion by
innuendo" on American war measures,
1t is charged.
Appraisal OF the estate OF Alfred
&, Vanderbilt, who was lost ON the
Lusitanla May 4, 1918, filed In the
surrogate's court at New York. shows
total Of S1I ,360,522.
The crews Of seven vessels, six of
which We're sunk by German subma-
rlnes off the Azores islands, were
brought To an Atlantic port ON Mon
day by Il French steamer, which took
them on board at port of call on her
voyage from Europe.
Daniel O'Connell, an attorney, was
arrested ut san Francisco ON fed
eral warrant charging resistance OF
the draft law. The warrant was
served while he was addressing a meet
ing Of the american conference for
democracy and terms of peace"
Elihu Root brings the message to
America following his trip to Russia
that the newest of demoeracies, Rus
STA, is growing stronger Of heart and
purpose daily, and with aid from the
United States can be depended upon
e Dc her part in the great war and
emere @erful state.