The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24


States and other free nations, with
which this country is allied, is to
fight with unconquerable determination
for a victorious peace"
The total Of the third Liberty loan is
S4,170,019,650 an over-subscription of
80 per cent above the $3,000,00o mini
mum sought.
I, Alexander F. Kerensky, who became
premier of Russia in July, 1917, and
was deposed in November by the Boil
United States next week, according to
report published in the New York
Call, Socialist organ.
The Omaha police have started ar
resting all idlers under new state law
passed at special session of the leg
islature, declaring those able to work,
of whatever class and not occupied in
any useful occupation, shall be de-
clared guilty Of sedition.
WASHINGTON
Every effort is being made in the
house to defer revenue legislation at
this session of congress if possible.
For the first time in the history of
tile world, an aerial mail service con-
Quoted under a definitely arranged
time schedule was placed in operation
| May Is between New York, Philadel-
phia and Washington by the United
States government.
President Wilson has declined to
veto The bill passed by congress
changing the basis of army draft
quotas from state population to the
number of men in class one because of
objection to the elimination of the
plan for giving credits for volunteers.
To stimulate the campaign to obtain
pledges for the purchase of outstand-
ing issues Of war saving stamps, Sec
rotary McAdoo, in an announcement
May 10, fixed June IS as national
war savings day.
President Wilson has summoned
Charles Il. Hughes to act with Attor-
ney General Gregory in the investiga-
ton of criminal charges made in con
nection with aircraft production. Mr.
Hughes acceptance of the task is an,
nounced.
FOREIGN
"An enemy monitor shelled 0stenc
yesterday and inflicted considerable
losses upon the population" says 9
war office statement issued from Der
lin on Friday.
Austrian newspapers are exhibiting
concern at what they call the effemini
cation of the army 1t appears tina
10000 women and girls are now EN-
ployed in the auxiliary services al
clerks, servants, ETC., and that other
are being enlisted at the rate of $50
600 a month.
The food shortage in Germany is pic
/ tured as veritable nightmare by tn
Schwaebisch Tagewacht, socialis
newspaper, which says the decrease il
weight and loss of strength due to un
ACCOMPLISHMENT are noticeable every
where, especially in the industrial cen
tiers.
IF the English soldiers were driver
from France, Germany would net win
because she must win both on lant
and at sea. Her position is the sam
as that of Napoleon" declares Genera
SHUTS, the famous Boer leader.
A proclamation issued Friday a
Dublin, says a German plot in Ire
land has been discovered. In the proc
/, lamation the viceroy calls upon al
loyal Irishmen to defeat the conspil
, acy. A number of arrests have bee
made.
How Germany is pursuing vigorous
: ly her policy of commercial penetra
ton in Russia is further described i
! official dispatches, which say all sort
: of financial concerns, banks, corpors
t lions and manufacturing enterprise
: were being brought up.
Germany is calling in her nickel COLI
: age, the metal CT which is needed fo
projectiles, and is substituting zinc fo
r minting coins of this class. Authorit
: has just been given for the minting
: 100000 marks worth of zinc ]
: pfennig pieces.
! The United States has promised
have 100000 fighting men in Franc
! by the end of 1918, says fHomm
S Libre, Premier Clemenceau's new
e paper. These troops, it adds, mu:
/ have their own organization and Sc
Z vices, which will mean at least tw
million, specialist workers, men in tn
t quartermaster's department and other
S Russian naval officials blew up the
s four American submarines before r
e treating from Hango, in Southwestern
Finland, last April, the British al
: miralty announces.
b Czechs and Jugoslavs taken prison'
e by the Russians while fighting wit
S Acknowledgements armies have orgal
lied an army which now is resistir
S the Teutonic invasion of Russia, it
d reported.
/ A German offensive of terror again
e the civilian population of France ar
4 L. ~