The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-22

Afnalgnmated Association Of Street
I,allwpy Employee, has warned organ
ize1 street railway employees againt
stikes hi statement issued March II.
le name If fhc Gertpan hospital of
Esinsaa City has been changed @ the
Research hospital, II was announced
Friday b. thp board ~ directors ten
~ Whatn we're born IL Germany and
the refnainder II German origin
Frederick n aver millionaire medi-
eai manufacturers sad tinaneief of
IsoatdH, slasa died ~ ThamasRliie,
ta., March II, lle Ras 80 gears ga.
III. NJ. Aewton Glbbs o wise county
Eaa q ii 3ail III LeAssyile. kyr As.
raspd Of bigauly He II charged with
haylng nve wives. Nc Is said a ud-
NIT q tiree.
WASHINGTON
Chicks aii over lfe country WIN he
S siend one hour heglnning Marrh
ai uaaer the s0called daylight saving
biii passed by tlle house 252 n 40
AS result 81 i general nalionwIdc
esli issued ut me first ~ the year for
clerks 10 hold positions IN THE govern
nent service, more than $4,000 persons
applied FOR admission % examinations
I'LL Washington Oh the three examlna
ton dates So fur announced this year,
january B February and March 2,
Tie salaries IL government EN-
ployes nov eurntng less Than 5000 q
yenr were increased $40 year by the
house, ii adopting the recommendation
of thc appropriations committee.
Amerlcas sea fighters are % be
hacked next year with the biggest sup.
| lily If money ever voted them The
NAVAL appropriation bill, finally np'
proved III the house naval affairs COM
mittee, carries $1,325.O000 600, the larg-
est single naval measure ever pro
posed
/ Ratification of new spanlsh-Amerl-
can commercial agreement has been
! followed by action Of the war trade
bonrd authorizing the immediate ship.
ment ~ cotton and phosphate rock ear
neaiiy desired nv spanish consumer !.
| Director General AIcAdoo has nm
1 nounecd the appointment Of Il number
81 assistants to John skeleton Williams,
director Of the railroad administration
division IL finance and purchases,
| which IL II spend between a billion
and two billion dollars this year.
FOREIGN
4 Peace between Russia and Germany
I has been ratified, From Moscow comes
official word Tint the vote WIS i53 10
80, The AN Russian congress of soylets
was under Lenine's pactlst spell from
\ tile moment Of lts converting. Details
are lacking, but rrotakS Il said 70 have
fought The ratification.
III the enemy do not wRnt peace
they must tight the most tremendous
battle ~ thu Wff on the west 'front.'
I Quartermaster General Ludendorif dc.
4 clpred IN an interview with the Co
| logne volks 1eitung.
The Japanese government Will not
\ act Iii siberia without the United
states having previous knowledge q
whit the Toxic government Intends
according to adyices from Toxic,
Esther Cleveland, daughter Of the
late Grover Cleveland, president Of the
United states, was marrled Thursday
III Westminster Abbey, London, e
Captain w. S. b. Bosauquct, =, \. p.
II the Coldstreum guards, and son o.
sir Albert Bosanquet.
american troops IN the Luneyille sec
tor have occupied and are holding en-
, envy trenches northeast Of Badonvill
era, which they forced the Germans Il
abandon through recent raids and con
contrated artillery tire.
The admiralty reports the loss b!
! mine or submarine ~ eighteen British
I merchantmen IN the past week and on
/ tlshtug vessel, OF these aftoen wer
1900 tons or over and three undo
7 that tonnage,
i japan win intervene In siberia a
! soon as the result of President WI
i sons appeal to the Russian sovlets be
!. comes apparent. Preferably Japan wi
act with the approval Of the soyieti
! Hut she will act, II the emergency q
\ mands Il, without reference 20 Russia
I sentiment or lack u sentiment az u
/. moment
4 Germany considers Rumnnia az !
!. mercy and Il making demands MI N
4 more eSorbttant as the original d
nands are being complied with by Il
I, mania. The frontier agreed upon
4 now being extended at the expense
y Rumanla
N Thoruwell Daynos the Amcrlcg
consul at Helslngtors who recent
\. LEFT that city with fifteen American
d because Of the threatening situate
\. there. Is now az Bloernehorg, Finlan
"a according 70 message reaching MI
ister Ira Nelson Morris az Stockhol
III John Dillon, member Of parliame
a. Tor East Mayo, was unanimously ele,
cd chairman % the Nationalist par
Ne succeeding the late John Rcdmol
-, / trhu ptofInD 20 elect MP, Dillon "