The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-11-22

Minnesota will remain wet, complete
official returns announced by the
Secretary of State showing that the
proposed dry amendment to the state
constitution failed by 756 Yoses at the
general election November 5.
American copper industry through a
committee of producers and refiners
have agreed with the war industries
board to maintain the present rate of
production and preserve existing levels
Of prices and wages.
Orders were issued November II by
the war department disseminating ac-
cepting of applicants for the central
officers training camps and stopping
the organization of any new classes.
There are now approximately 100000
men in training at these camps oper-
ating on monthly class basis.
After suffering great pain for the
last ten days from an attack of sciatiea,
Col. Theodore Roosevelt has been re-
moved to Roosevelt hospital, New York,
to be near his physician.
WASHINGTON.
Downward revision of the war reve-
nue. bill to about the six billion dollar
total recommended by Secretary Nc
Adoo appears to be assured.
Regardless of the ending of hostil-
tiles Director General McAdoo intends
to continue to unity railroad operations
and pool facilities throughout the per-
iod of government control, which under
the law will end twenty-one months
after peace is formally declared.
Revision of the pending revenue
bill with view to yielding $6,000000,-
600 payable during the calendar year
1919 and not less than $4,000000,000
the following year, was recommended
by Secretary McAdoo in a letter to
Chairman Simmons of the senate
finance committee, setting forth the
treasury's financial program for the
reconstruction period.
Appeals addressed to Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson and Miss Jane Adams of Chi
cago, on behalf of the women of Ger
many, asking that the armistice terms
| be modified to prevent "unspeakable
disaster" have been sent from the
German wireless station at Nauen.
''The biggest problem of the world
today is the problem of feeding il"
Herbert Hoover, the food administra-
tor, told a conference of senators on
November IA. This statement was
made in explanation of the general
food situation and the decision to send
Mr.. Hoover abroad to take command of
the food distribution in Europe.
President Wilson has sent a reas-
surfing message to the people of Ger
many in reply to the appeal from
Chancellor Ebert. He promises to aid
Germany in the matter Of food sup
plies and in relieving distressing want
FOREIGN.
Major General Seyn, formerly gov
ernor general of Finland, has bee
taken from hospital at Kronstadt an
either drowned or shot, according to
Helsingfors dispatch to the Berlingsk
Tidende.
4 Developments in Europe, not onl.
[ military but in international politics
and the tendency of the revolutionary
i spirit manifested by the demoralizeC
civilian population of the central EN-,
pires to spread to neighboring states
have influenced the allied and Ameri-
can governments to arrange for the
meeting at an early date of the great
peace congress.
The armistice terms imposed upon
the Turkish war forces in Mesopotamia,
as officially announced comprises
Evacuation of the Musel Villayet. Sur
render of artillery, supplies and am
munition. British control of Mosul.
Evacuation of the Caucasus and north
western Persia. Turkish withdrawal
from Syria and Galfcia and demobil-
ization in westward direction. Fran
co-Britisb occupation of Alexandretta.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg has
issued a proclamation to the German
army saying in substance: 1.-THE ever
growing number of our enemies, the
exhaustion of our allies and the urgent
crisis in the provisioning of our coun-
try have forced US to accept the hard
conditions of the armistice. BY the
terms of the armistice we are obliged
to rapidly return to the fatherland,
which is heavy task"
The decentralization of the German
army is increasing hourly. Brussels
apparently has been given over to mob
rule. Officers are being shot by the
scores.
Prince Friedrich of Waldeck-Pyr-
mont has voluntarily relinquished his
government, according to Reuter- dis
patch. Waldeck-Pyrmonti is one of the
smaller states of the German empire.
Mr.. Clines, British food controller,
speaking in parliament, declared that
victory imposed obligations ms well as
war and that there was ahead the duty
of feeding the destitute countries.
| A marvellous niuhf saapa 1xroS MIA