The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-15

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subInnrine chnscrs being constructed at
the Ford motor plant az Detroit was
laid February 7, Secretary Daniels mr.
nouneed. II + expected Tint one yes,
! sci VIII be finished every day when
operations are IN fun swing
A German spy WIS reported 70 have
been found among forty enbin passet-
gers ~ ne Dutch liner Nieuw Amsfer-
dgul al M Atlantic port, who were &c.
tainesl ~ federal agents Tor examlna,
hon.
Rene RI ilcyse. German, and ".
Beck 10 Austrian. mrs in jail IL Flint.
Mitch, for cheering The news that tine
Iuseanlu had been sunk Officers res.
eued Them from Il mob of fellow work
men ~ the Buick plant,
Twenty million pounds IL Japanese
beans valued III between S2,0O000
hnd s50oo.0O0. have been ordered CONS
numbered on the Pacific coasi for use
" the navy department
WARRINGTON
Drastic acllon 10 cope With the food
shortage WIS urged Friday ID the zen.
ME debnte Senator smoot urged n
monthly fnst fiay % conserve the food
lsupply.
WHr Swings stamps VIII DO given rs
prizes ID nationwide poster eompetl-
tl0n designed IL increase THE sale ~
S2D00OO0 IN stamps and thrift certiti-
cntea
Continued Improvement in weather
lnnd transportation conditions VIII
bring ma end to the heatIess Monday
! program at once. Iuel Administrator
Garfield has announced.
Spokesman of sixteen national farm
organizations aud many smuller Ones
holding wartime conference az Wash-
ington ~ the call Ut the federal board
IL farm loans, presented memorial 10
President Wilson urging definite gov.
ornamental measures speeding UP agrl.
cultural production
Secretary Lane has recommended
% congress enactment Of hjll de.
signed further 10 protect soldiers, sail.
org aud marines III tile war who. before
entering the service had Initiated DIES
ctt claims on unsurveyed lpnds, coal
claims wnteF power permits, canal
rights of way prescription claims 10
Colorado and Montana, aud other
claims luitinted unC N special laws ma
nat covered by existing legislation.
Formal protest has been made To
the American state department through
Ambassador Ygnncl0 Bonillas because
81 the killing OF lfteen Mexican eltl
Gems ut foryenlr Texas January rs by
u posse Of armed and mounted men,
FOREIGN
Dr. Won Seydler the Austrian pre-
mier, hns rendered the resignation Of
bis ettlrc cabinet "a Emperor Charles,
according % dispatch from Vienna,
Telegram from Berlin quotes lie
Buersen Gazette 20 the effect that as Il
result of the conference ut Berlin nj
agreement has been reached regarding
the peace terms 10 be- offered by the
central powers 70 Rnmania.
Admiral Sir John Il. Jelilcoe, former
chief Of the naval staff, speaking az
HuIl, said he was afraid 1--WE are In
Tor q bud time fer y few months, but
hy lnte summer about August | be,
lleye We win be- able 10 say the subma-
rlne menace - killed.
Tho AneaCah artillery is keeping M
a harassing lire OH tile Germun lines
bembardlng batteries. trenches, cross
reads, dugouts, llghi railways and
houses III which enemy troops are hll
leted
The municipality Of Posen has DC
clded 60 present Field Marshal Won
ilindenburg with an estate and 70 con
fpr tile freedom 81 tbe city on General
yOa tsudendorf. the Berlin kruez ~
tung states, The Polish members 81
the city council unanimously opposed
the proposal 70 confer these honors
Yenustiuno Carrauaa, president Of
Mexico, sent Fulsome birthday mes
sage to Emperor William 81 Gernuu%
recently. according to Reuters, Lin,
lted. President carran1a IN this ,acs
sage. used The phrase "Your majesty
( Who celebrates his anniversary today
! slth Just enuse for rejoicing"
Disease. starvation and explosions
have reduced the Jewish population
It Jerusalem % $4,000, o. about 40
| per cent, IN the three and one-hnlf
( Years since the war began.
/ The Cunard liner ruseUnia carry
4 lng 2tTp American soldiers, has been
t0ftedeed and sunk OH the Irish coast
T At lpRst 26T American soldiers fruu.
4 Michigan and Wisconsin We're lost
Instances IL atrocities praetIeed BY
] Austr0 bulgarian furces for the pur
pose II deuatioualizing southern Serha
and Macedonia are rotated IN an Uis
peal Seay by serbian students Ia Swit1.
erlaud and male public by the Serbian
legation,
/ FORMER Grand Duke Nicholas Cou
stanWilch nephew Of Emperor Mich.
usas aud son Of the late Grand
Duchess Al0Sansia IeSetowcua Is
dead al tho agg 81 Is at rashkend
Russtan Tupkestan Nicholas MAS ban
islied a. Tashkeua years ago hy tht
Roinsnun family because et il love ut