The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17

beers OF the S21st infantry went over
a trestle at Camp Jackson. =. q. All
Of the men were from southern states.
Mon ana women, boys and girls,
through whose efforts more than Si2,-
100000 worth Of war savings stamps
have been sold In New York City. took
their places ioyfulIy Tuesday IN fans
erul procession which wound Its way
through the city behind q coffin whose
plate announced that Kaiser Blllr
had died Of w. =. y. 1919
Nine American gunners were killed
and seven injured more or legs seri-
ously near Benbrook, Tex. when a
thFee-Inch shell exploded.
Lawrence g. IIodgscn, Newspaper
man. WIS elected mayor Of ST. Paul
over Julius Il. Emme. Socialist. by one
III the largest naJoritles ever returned
there for city official
WASHINGTON
The case Of soldier IN the Amcri-
can expeAItionary forces condemned TO
death for deserving In the face % the
enemy. has been sent TO President
Wilson for finai action, The president
recently committed the death sentences
OF two soldiers for sleeping at their
posts. and Of two others who dIsobeycd
orders.
Sensational sworn statements, let-
ters and kilograms from the files Of
the army intelligence service were
read Into the senate records Friday
70 show that Gutzon Borglum, while
holding personal commission from
President Wilson 20 inquire Into the
governments aviation program, was
negotiating secretly for the formation
of n private airplaue company TO take
war contracts and capitalize his friend
ship with the president
In announcing arrangements for con-
ycrfng first and second Liberty loan
bonds into bonds OF the third loaa
herring AZ per cent interest, Seere
tary McAdoo explained that the new
conversion bonds would not be reads
Tor delivery until July l. and requisite
hondholdcrs not 10 ask conversion b,
fore that date
The United States now has an army
OF 100000 men. The May draft will
raise il to 2.225,O00 men. II Is esti-
mated TINT of the 100000 now In
uniform, 100000 must remain In this
country for guard duty on the sea-
coasts, on the Mexican border and at
munitions plants. Also 100000 more
AUST remain to aid in training new
troops, etc.
FOREIGN
Italy's contribution TO the reserve
army General Foch is building up be-
hind the lines IA France for supreme
emergency uses numbers nearly Il
quarter Of d million men, official dis
patches shy, and the force Is being
strengthened steadily
German submarine operations from
the harbor OF Ostend, Belgium, have
been seriously hompered for time, II
not rendered impossible, by daring
raid upon the harbor by the British
Friday morning.
Aa part OF the practice of eomman.
deering labor, the German military
authorities IN Belgium have registered
AL youths above thirteen In the region
Of Mons and are employing many be-
tween IA and II In digging and grading
close 20 the trenches north of Yerdun
and near ST MihieI the American sec
tor.
The British navy has completed its
operations Tor the bottllng up of the
| German submarine mouths on the Bel
glan coast by the sinking Of the
Scared old cruiser Yindlctive, stuffed
with concrete, ut The entrance TO os-
tend harbor.
A special prayer for the cessation
Of the evils tormentlng humanity
during mass an 81. Peters day, June
20, Is urged by Pope Benedict In q
special message addressed 10 the
whole world,
Official French statistics ON the sub
marine warfare show that the tota
losses OF the allied and neutral ships
including accidents at sea, were ap
proXimntely only one-half as great dur
INK &kiNtt kNiH NNAtA Ae "a sANhtif tttst
The Iloyd-George ministry won I
notable victory In the house of com
mons May 0, ny vote OF 29S TO ION
the house voted down a motion intro
duced by Former Premier Asquith pro
yidIng for the appointment OF specia
committee 20 Investigate charges made
by Major General Frederick u, Mau
rice, recently relieved of his post O
chief director Of military operations a
the war office.
A large German patrol attempted 4
, rush che American positions ON tn
! Ptcardy front during Thursday nigh
but was driven off with heavy losses
The promptness with which the Am
/, erlcan Red Cross commission In Franc
complied With request for food 10
]. 100000 refugees gathered Mt ST. One
during the recent German drive, ha
: elected message OF thanks fror
Prrmier Clemeneeau,