The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-27

states shipping board, IN an address az
Detroit advocated the placing Of the
millions OF tons OF shipping built by
the government as a war emergency
measure into the hands Of pricate cos
Germs for operations either through
lease or purchase.
Bandits blew open the vault In the
Bank at CRANKY, at Grangy, Mo, and
escaped with $4,000 worth Of unregis-
tered Liberty bonds. No m.ney was
taken. ais the robbers were frightened
away before they succeeded Ia reach
Ing the money containers.
! Six uninarked men In Il touring car
held up Frank X. Brown, paymaster Of
the General Electric company, robbed
him Of $12,500. the weekly pay roll Of
the colnpany's steel foundry nc Ever
EFT Mass, and escaped from a thlckly
populated neighborhood after shooting
and seriously wounding the paymaster
as he sat helpless, with his hands held
over his head.
WASHINGTON
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, the
Republican lender, In an address to
the senate December 20, advocated
postponement Of the formation Of a
league OF nations until after the peace
conference. He said the question
should be considered separately ana
later.
Cancellation of all flour-milllng reg
ulations, including fair price schedules
and the price and quantity restrictions
on the sale of wheat flour by millers,
which officials expect viii result In
cheaper flour, was formally announced
December 20 by the food administra-
ton.
More than forty new Improvement
projects are included in the 1920 rivers
and harbors bill, which was completed
by the house committee. The meas
ure carries appropriations totaling
$26,935,000,
The senate has ratified trade
treaty between this country and Guate-
mala, designed to aid in the develop
ment of commerce between the United
States and Guatemala.
Bonuses allowed seamen for enter
ing the once submarine-infested waters
of Europe will be discontinued after
December %, the shipping board has
announced
Inauguration of hearings on rail-
road legislation January 2 to be con-
cluded as soon as possible and distinct
from house or joint congressional COM
mittee inquiries, has been decided upon
by the senate interstate commerce
committee.
Each soldier honorably discharged
is to be furnished with two scarlet
chevrons, to be worn on the left sleeve,
as a recognition of his service to the
country, Secretary Baker has an
nounced.
There will be no general public
building next year. The house build
ings committee so decided on a tie
vote.
FOREIGN.
| When the total German casualties
are published, the number of dead will
be about two million, according to the
Cologne Gazette of November rs, a
copy Of which has been received here.
| Up to October % the total casualties
reported were 6,066,769, of whom more
than 4,750,000 were Prussians,
King George has cancelled arrange
ments providing that he should go to
Sandringham palace for Christmas,
and will remain in London to welcome
President Wilson.
A German mine which had been
PLANTED in u bridge at Guise has been
exploded, killing fifteen and wounding
twenty five. The explosion occurred
more than month after the arm
istice,
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy, ac
companied by his son, the Prince OF
! Piedmont, arrived in Paris Wednesday
land was welcomed by the president anC
other officials.
Former Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary and four of his children arr
suffering from influenza, according t
+ a telegram from Vienna.
The German government headed b.
(, Friedrich Ebert has resigned as re
. suit of events of Tuesday, according t
t a dispatch received ut Zurich iron
: Stuttgart.
The German government has decide,
b to convoke conference of represer
i tatives of all the states of the forme
n empire on December 20 to elect pres
e ident Of the German republic, accord
it Ing to a Berlin report.
The constant worry of the last fiv
l. weeks and his virtual Imprisonment /
h Count Bentincks castle here hav
n changed William Hohenzollern's al
pearance considerably. His face ha
A. become ashen, his hair and mustach
+ gray and his features deeply lined, a
4 cording to Holland advices.
s Food conditions in Bulgaria al
IS good, according TO late reports, til
being especially true of the countl
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