The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-07
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or vHg IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN aRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
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Quarters Of the Globe sad
Given IN a Pew Llnsa.
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Ludwig Knnn, well known Seattle
merchant. was held hi jail without
bail. following his arrest on com
plant charging that he had c0nspired
10 give the German government inf0r-
nation regarding American forces and
defenses.
The bodies Of Mrs. Chester n Dewey,
aged II. wife OF lieutenant la the
national army, and Bert Bishop. aged
a6, construction superintendent for a
power company. were found beside the
road near White Salmon, Wash, Both
had been ghot 20 death.
Kari Schmidt, German. who had
disagreed with Pedro Dominguez, q
Mexican. took peculiar revenge at
Reno, Nevada, few days ago. Get.
ting the Mexican intoxicated. Schmidt
induced him TO give three cheers for
the kaiser In Reno saloon. Domin-
guez Ia now ia the hospital.
In 40 address at Oakland, Cal, Gov.
srnor Hamburger, OF Utah, declared !:
'Tf the capitalist Of today would look
back and remember that his ancestors
we're emIgrants and working people,
nc would be able 10 get down and meet
labor half way, aud this would solve
the so-ealled labor problem"
Absolute threat OF a strike or a
waikout was delivered by the members
of the Amalgamated Association OF
street and Electrical Railway Em.
PIECES local union at Salt Lake, IL the
oneman system OF operation Of cars
ID put into effect on the street cars Of
Salt Lake.
The l4-year.oid son Of w, NJ. Wool
sey was killed when the Middleton
bridge, now in course Of erection, near
St. George. Utah, collapsed.
DOMESTIC.
Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of San
Jose. Gal, aviator with the American
sxpcdtionary forces In France, has
brought down his fifth German mir.
plane, thereby winning the coveted dis.
tinetion of ''ace."
Major Charles q. Treat, who was to
have been relieved by Major General
Leonard Wood as commander Of the
western department may be given
command OF an expeditionary force on
the italian front
Al a work or flght'' conference
Of federal state and city officials at
Chicago, Acting Chief OF Police Al
cock was authorized to begin lmme-
tilately 10 roundup OF oilers. The dras.
tie plan calls for induction OF loafers
into industry by the federal employ
ment service unless they choose to
enlist.
Forty passengers and trainmen were
injured, one Of the latter perhaps IA.
tally, when train was derailed near
Lafayette, Ia.
Grnce Lusk wns found guilty at
wankesha, Wis, OF second degree MUIR
der for the killing OF Mrs. Mary New
man Roberts.
Private Frank Wormkee, alias Frank
Woods, testified at the trial at Chicago
OF ii2 Industrial Workers OF the World
that no was asked by members OF the
organization at the Minneapolis head
quarters 10 teach sabotage In the AM
erlcan army.
Madame Marguerite Arndt.0ber, Ger
man prima donna, who Is suing the
Metropolitan Opera company for $780,
600 for alleged breach Of contract.
entered denial Tuesday az New York
Of the charge Of the company that she
is hostile toward the United States.
Because troop train bearing draft.
ed men 10 Georgia did not walt for all
men 10 get aboard before departing
from Kankakee. MS. one man pulled
The air cord and stopped the train
and several others jumped on and
stoned the engineer.
Harry Oake Of Rlun. Ills, prominent
farmer aud stock raiser, was struck
and instantly killed hy lightning OF
his rnnch just north Of Bluffs. 0ake
WINS riding pony and giving instruc'
lions to his men when the bolt killed
him.
A heavy ruin which fell all day Tues
day In most parts OF the state kept
South Dakota voters at home and as 8
iNeNtl Ale hENtEHk tNkN tNtF ENCNFNet
IN the state was cast IN the primary
election, according 10 the incomplet,
reports
Kansas Democrats meeting at Tope
ka, drafted full ticket and made pro
parations FOR entering tbe primaries ii
August
Three lives are known to have hCei
lost and much property damage dom
iR portions 81 the Panhandle region 0
Texas as a result 81 heavy rain ani
windstormy which swept tl,is part o
the country,
The American people answered Get
mauys renewal 81 the offensive o.
the western front On Mas 81 with a.
ougpoUrlng % more than thirty tw
million mescy dollars swelling ID
American Red Cross second war fun
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President Wilson lent q baud on Ma
30 m AIex0ndFia. fa. ii driving a rive
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