The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-18
FoREIoN.

FOREIGN
Emperor William has summoned the
soverelgns OF all the German federal
states 90 Berlin for a consultation be.
fore answering President Wilson'S
note, according 10 Cologne dispatch.
Such a conference Is unique In the his
tory Of Germany
A large number OF American troops
haye been lost aS the result Of the sink
Ink " the transport Otranto IN the
North channel between the Scottish
nnd Irish coasts IN Il collision with the
steamer knshfnir The Otranto, after
the collision. WAS dashed 10 pieces on
the rocsS off the south scottish const
With u probable loss of 8T2 American
soldiers.
Travellers arriving at Bnsel, Switzer-
land, from Germany assert that they
encountered considerable risks because
the French aud American heavy guns
are bombing with considerable effect
the railways connecting the southern
Rhine cities Near the Swiss frontier
the railway was struck by shells sew.
eral times AZ different points.
The British press describes the tor
pedoing Of the Irieh mail boat Lelnster
III the 81. George channel as tile worst
submarine crime since ti,c sinking OF
the Lusltania
A Canton dispatch says the southern
mliitary government has formally de.
clared war un the government Of Presl.
dent Hsu shin Chang, because fisu
Shih Chang accepted bogus parlia.
ment election, thus recognizing the new
parliament and refusing to respect thu
existing provisional constitution"
Gen, Michael AleSleff commander.
ln-chIef of the Russian imperial armies
Iin 1917. died 1T Yekaterlnomar on oc
tohar u, according to a report received
here from kiey
The porte has been advised that
Bulgaria Is expected 10 send troops
against Turkey IN an expedition
planned ~ the entente allies, accord
II Ing 10 q dispatch TO the ENchang,
Telegraph company from Amsterdam
quoting advtees from Constantinople
An American bombing expedition
consisting OF more than $50 machines
on October D dropped thirty,two tom
nf explosives on German cantonmenti
Ia the area between wavrllle an,
pamyilters about twelve miles nortl
81 yerann
Australia Is about to put into effec
the license system for the control o
Imports, Il h announced hy W. A
I Watt, the treasurer of the common
wealth The cabinet had approve,
the principle, be said, and the detail
| were being framed
There are persistent rumors anon
) the working classes Ia Germany, q,
/ gardtng TO adyiees received at base
! Switzerland. that Germany's imperip
ihoatis ,nay become valuelesS. The RI
+ tnors have their basis In the repeate
!. entente victories. The people Of nj
! merous towns are said To be unloat
Ing their war leans III extraordinaril
!, low prices and panic seems inm
nent.
. During fifteen successive days r
! Gently the British artillery huFig
!. more than 10000 tons 81 shells ia
/. upon the enemy, according 10 n stat
I. Iaent by Winston Spencer Churchill
I, the minister Of munitions,
h Mesopotanlian dispatches record q
arrival inside the British llnes Of Al
+. Oe1 AssyriaR, Armenian and Russit
, refugees from Uruminn, Persian A
I, menia, Who broke through the Tr
4. Ism front and made their escape
y Alexander Feodoroyieh Trepoff "a
a tner Russian premier. has heen sht
according TO adyices from Petrogra