The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-07-26

Announcement by the navy depart
ment Friday night that the armored
cruiser san Diego had been sunk Off
the Long Island const, indicated that
German submarines may again be
operating In American waters. All on
board were saved
Mobilization plans for physicians Of
the country, whereby every member Of
the medical profession viii be assigned
10 military or civilian duty, are In
preparation.
Chicago wants us women TO nave
full suffrage. II also wants every
woman In the United States to have
the same privilege. In the greatest
suffrage drive ever held Ia fne city,
25.asl5 signatures demanding that the
United States senate pass the suffrage
amendment were secured.
WASHINGTON.
Professional baseball was held
non-essentall occupation under the
army work or fight order Friday by
Secretary Baker The decision was
given on appeal Ia the case VI Eddie
Alnsmlth. the Washington American
catcher, which came to the secretary
with q suggestion from the local draft
board that the regulations be changed
20 exempt bnIl players.
Gold mining has been listed az an
essential Industry. the war industries
board has announced. and all reason.
able priority on materials and supplies
used IN the production ~ gold viii be
given by the priority committee. This
action was taken on request OF the
treasury department.
italy got another credit Of 100000.
from the United States government
on July no. and Belgium was given
S0OO0,000 additional. This makes
italy's total loans from the United
States S7GO,O0O.0O0 Belgiums total,
Si45.250,0OO, and all the allies loans,
S63s0ol0oO0.
senator Gore OF Oklahoma attacked
The presidential veto OF $40 wheat
Thursday IN the senate. At the same
lime he criticized southern senators for
refusing 70 hold out for high wheat
price, although insisting upon n nigh
cotton price.
Petitions signed by "The Friends or
Irish Freedom asking congress 10
use rs influence for the independence
OF Ireland, were presented 70 tie SEN
ate Thursday by Senator Lewis OF Ilii-
nois, lie said that 100000 Irishmen In
this country had signed the papers.
FOREIGN.
The fruit crop In Germany, SO Inn
nortant 10 the empires food problem,
win not be SO abundant as the record
crop OF 1917, according TO forecasts
available nc Amsterdam. The produc
tIon Of apples, aprleots and peaches
Is expected 70 be below the average
but the outlook for cherries and pears
y better for the Germans.
British ayiators on the night OF july
1910 bombed and damaged the Benz
works az Mannhelm. Germany, the rail
way station at Heidelberg and blast
furnaces at two other points,
The Finnish government has with
drawn It's bill for constitutional mon
archy. and has declared the session of
the landtag closed says dispatch
from Stockholm.
Herbert c. Hoover, American food
controller. on July 10 arrived at a
British port from America.
The Socialist Arbeiter zeitung of
Vienna says there Is not doubt that
more than million American troops
have arrived Ia Europe. Ii declares
that this, as feat or organization, Is
amazing,
The Americans and French began an
offensive ON front Of twenty-six
miles on July u.s. and when night came
had advanced six miles, capturing
twenty towns, a large number Of pri-
soners being taken, as well as many
guns and much ammunition,
The London Chronicle says that the
entente Is approaching an agreement
with Washington for armed interview
tlon with siberia, the Czecho-Slovak
successes having opened the way FOR
such action.
several south German papers, COM
mentlng on the American successes IN
counterattacks, demand that the Ger.
man high officers publish the facts
concerning 'the American peril" as II
is evident that they now hold thC
people In ignorance Of the new danger
% German military success
l,el orts received In Toxic state that
Bolsheylkl leaders In the Irkutsk reg
lou ave taken alarm at the coup exc
cuted BY the Bolshevikl elements
at yladlyostok and are preparing e
flee toward Mongolia.
some 600 persons die OF eholerr
daily in Petrograd, according to tn,
Exchange Telegraph company, Al
Suratoy thousands OF persons are SUI
ferlng from the disease, The malad.
has spread TO Finland.
Thlrty,iive Americans constituting
the crew OF the former Great Lakes