The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-05-17
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Eight soldiers were killed and &c
injured when a wooden railroad coach
filled with members of the 321st infan-
try went over a trestle at Camp Jack,
son, S. c. All Of the men were from
southern states.
Louise Wickersham, the 16-year-old
daughter of prominent architect of
Spokane, shas been arrested in Butte on
advices from Seattle. She was on her
way to New York to join the American
wOmen's ambulance corps.
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Purchase of commercial types of
trucks for army use instead of the de-
velopment of two smaller types of the
Liberty motor truck, has been or
dered by the war department. 1t is
understood manufacture of the large
three-ton Liberty" truck will continue.
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The Mexican cabinet has approved
law making American gold coins le-
gal tender in the states of Sonora and
''AiAeipft' III NCSlCll II NIGAlCO. Inc law
will be in effect until the government
can resume operations at the old mint
at Sinaloa.
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Miss Anna Held, an actress, who is
critically i'll at New York, has under
gone an operation for TRANSMISSION of
blood, which had an immediate good
pffnpt INpnpgt I
driver, volunteered to give his blood.
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The death of Maddin Summers, Unit.
ed States consul general ut Moscow
was announced in cable received by
the state department. Mr.. Summers
collapsed under the strain of long
months of overwork. the message said.
and was i'll but one uay.
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An agreement on the bill extend
ing the selectiye draft law to youths
Il years of age since June 3. 1917, has
been reached by the senate and house
conferees. The amendment of Repre-
sentative Hull of Iowa, providing that
the additional regiStrants shall be
placed ut the bottom of present ELI
gible lists, was retained.
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-Four persons, two 12-year-old girls
ana two women, We're killed instantly
when the automobile il which they
We're riding was struck by an inter
urban electric train in Oakland. Cal
TWO others in the car were uniniured
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Sergeant Frank L. Baylies of New
Bedford, Mass. has brought down his
sixth German airplane. In comment
ing on BayIieS' entrance into the
ranks of the aces, the Paris Notfp
says that he promises to develop into
one OF the foremost of the airmen.
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Inc anniversary Of the deIivpronca
OF France by Joan of Are viii no
celebrated with great solempiry M Or.
leans, France, and three DAYS Of nrov-
er nave been ordered in CathoIic
churches throughout thar country fo,.
'he success of the allied troopS.
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ne new YORK state military train
ing law was made more strict whom
Governor WhlmQp signed hin "a
curing boys between Ii and 10 wears
Oh age to attend drill and perform mill.
t"ry duties. Compliance with the Va
quirementS of the new law entities tho
youth Ia certificate. witbopt y-hint,
ne cannot attend public or nriyato
school or obtain employment.
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russ anu opium valued nj $40 OOo
were seized in raid directed hv Tho
g"ueetor of the port of san Franriscn
l. l. Davis, a poultry dealer in yyboSo
basement the cache was foun5 w.
arrested. He said he had mo - "%'
edge Of the contents Of the noctaga.
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\ wounded British airman hack from,
france reports that the squadron on
Grating in an important sector ON ~ ~
-NulIehS front h9s probably establisbad
a record by bringing down 1of onnn5,i
llI"chiheS in six weeks. includipg 81 ~
one day. II IN