The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-05

worker for the Y NJ @. A.
Recovery Of millions Of barrels Of oil
| from shnle was snid % be possible
BY Prof. w A. strant, gcologist 81 the
| University of Nebraska, In the con
yention 81 the Western on J0libers' as
socihtlon at chicago. shaIe III western
Colorado. III utah and III Wyoming con
Trims from 80 10 10 gallons Of oil to
a ton, De sail
Walter johnson, member of the |.
| W W.. was farfed and feathered BY
by unknown persons near Bisbee, Ariz.
a new study what every American
school pupil should know about the
war" has been tentatively added TO
me curriculum Of the public schools at
New York.
WASHINGTON
Relief for farmers who raise wheat,
cwn rye, oats or barley, and wha ARE
unable 70 purchase seed this year.
would be provided Ia bin passed by
the house March 20.
All householders. public utilities aud
Industrial users Of coal engaged IN es-
sentinI war work are urged By Fuel
Administrators Garfield to order with
our delay sufficient coal for their
needs during the coal year begin.
ming April J.
Suspension Of the meatless day reg
ulatIons for thirty days has been or
dered by the food administration and
instructions telegWphcd 10 nll state
food administrators,
The resolution extending the seiec.
tive draft 10 men reaching the age Of
u years since June 3, l017-~the first
registration daywas passed BY the
senate without a record vote after
futile attempt had been made to add
70 Il provision for training youths
from - 70 = years old
The new Liberty loan bin authorize |
Ing an additional $4,5O0000000 IN |
bonds, the Issuing up 10 S,000,O00,000
IN treasury certificates and providing
for an additional loan to the allies Of
Sl,50O,OtD000 was completed March -
bS the house ways and means commit
tee and introduced In the house by
Chairman kitchn.
Under the agreement between the
United States and japanese shlpbuild-
900 tons lightweight capacity soon VIII !, !,
be brought under the American flag :,
ln return for supplies Of steel. :
FOREIGN n
General Foch, the French chief Of 4,
4tar has been appointed TO supreme n,
Command Of nil the allied and Amerl-
an forces Ia France, This means uni ne
icatlon Of an tile armies opposing the frt
Iermuns, step which the American W.
nd kf'enesl military men long have In
rged. 10,
THE enemy viii not conquer our re- Co
istuncc,' said Premier Clemenceau,
yhen surrounded by deputies ut the ga
inurbon palace, upon his return from mi
he front Friday afternoon. Il de- not tr
wish to pose MS prophet, That is not VI
ny habit but, come what may, they tf'
Ntll not break through"
Japanese, French and British field = =
guns have been forwarded to General -
Semenofl. the anti Bolsheyik leader, Z
whose troops have been opposing the !,
BolsheIk forces IN Munchuria, says u !,
lekiu dispatch, :,
Germany having subjected Rumania Il
to The sacrifices Of II conquered prov.
tnce, now has demanded That the little Al
state turn over all her valuable OH d
fields 20 Germuu.contrulled corpora q
ton. c
Phelps Collins Of Detroit, Mich,
member Of the Lafayette FIXING corps. I
was Killed Ia an mir Eight ON the =
French front on March IL, Il hns Just
been announced
II Is estimated officially that the
supply of cereals In Holland Is suffi-
clcnt IL supply the demand for about
five months longer
Supreme confidence In the ability ot
tbs French aud British armies to hold
the Germans In check Is freely ex.
pressed IN Italy, both In political cir
cles aud hy the newspapers, the Ital-
ian embassy was advised by cable from
Rome
Seyenty.Hyc persons We're killed and |
ninety wounded most OF them women |
and children, when shell fired by
German long.rauge gun fell ON a church
IN the region 0f Paris while Good Fri
day services were being held
Field Marshal Hndenburg and
Chancellor Hertling have decided to
call up for military service the Ger
man criminals OF military age, accord
ing 70 adyiccs received at Amster-
dam.
More than 500 Germans occupying
Khsrson we're defeated many We're
killed and captured ana the rest fled,
leaving two armored ears, when the
city was recaptured by the Bolsheyik
forces.
The French refugees OF the better
class OF those who are departing from