The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-30

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were seriously injured and heavy
losses to livestock and property were
suffered In a severe windstorrn which
swept the district north Of Fiat Rock.
Ills.
Max Weber. German consul In
Jnarez, and one Of the wealthiest resi-
dents OF the Mexican border town,
died at Ell Paso, March 20.
Charles E. Neyin died at Chicago OF
a bullet wound Inflicted by himself
after shooting and killing his wife.
Jealousy is supposed to have caused
the tragedy. Neyin vas 40 years old,
his wife 20.
WASHINGTON.
The American government has de-
cided upon sweeping measures to be
put into effect following the expected
declaration by congress soon after IL
meets April 2 that a state OF val ex-
fists between the United States and
Germany.
Word that a European neutral
might offer mediation to prevent open
between the United States and
Germany has come to the administers
ton without causing surprise Of In any
way affecting the governments plans
for meeting the situation forced by
submarine ruthlessness.
President Wilson mot the constant
ly increasing probability OF war with
Germany by summoning congress to
assemble In extraordinary session
Monday, April 1.-TWO weeks earlier
the date he had chosen before
NE latest assaults upon American
tights on the seas.
The civil service commission, whose
agencies reach into every corner OF
he United Stated. has enlisted to aid
he federal government in lining up
he country's skilled workmen for
'ublic service In the international
emergency.
Members of congress still in wash
ngton received President Wilson'S
All for IA extra session April 2 with
expressions and confident
predictions that the close organization
light IN the house would not be per-
to delay action on the grave
questions to be submitted by the
president.
FOREIGN.
On his arrival at Tsarskoe-Selo in
the custody of four members OF the
duma, Nicholas Romanoff. the depos-
ed emperor, was turned over imme-
diately to the Tsarskoe-Selo comman-
der and taken 10 tho Alexandrovsky
palace, whore the former Empress
Alexadra already was interned.
The town council Of Petrograd has
unanimously agreed to appoint a GER
tain portion of women to several OF
Its committees, says a Central News
dispatch from Petrograd.
Seventeen thousand criminals In
the prison at Kherson overwhelmed
the guards on the first day OF the re-
volt and set free 500 other prisoners
held In another wing. These men are
still at large. No serious trouble has
been reported, however.
The French b~attleship Danton was
torpedoed In the Mediterranean sen on
March 10, II was announced officially
by the admiralty Friday night. Two
hundred and ninety-six men were lost
and COG YER saved by tho destroyer
Nassau and patrol boats.
The ~Guatemalan government has
handed to the German minister a pro-
test against the recent German note
on submarine warfare,
The bread ration in Germany Will
De diminished one.fourth, beginning
April Is, owing to the scarcity OF
wheat, according to a dispatch from
Berlin In the Weser zeltung OF Bre-
men.
Announcement Il made at Berlin
that IN airplane piloted by Prince
Friedrich Karl. a cousin Of Emperor
William. has not returned from a raid
over the lines between Arrus and Pc
rome.
China Is arranging TO send the dis
missed German diplomatic and consu-
lar officials in that country back TO
Germany by the way OF the United
States.
"A German success. Is the charac-
terization given the German retreat
on the western front In tbs headline
OF an editorial on this ssbiect by
Major Moraht, military writer for the
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.
German cavalry is now in touch
With The French and British mounted
troops which have been in action for
several days in the territory evacuat.
ed by the Germans. so that for the first
time since the fall Of 1914 cavalry on
both sides is being employed on the
western front. says a Beritn dispatch
Germans apparently are ending
their retreat along the front in
France and are preparing TO give
battle everywhere to their oncomins
foes.
The American steamer Healdtcr
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