The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-08


Jacob Krause and John Nagei. ST.,
German farmers residing near Detroit,
have been ordered informed MS alien
enemies Nearly twenty-five pounds Of
dynamite were found on the farm Of
NageI
Twelve Afexicnns were killed aud
several were wounded March /, when
i band % thirty Mexicans fired on an
American cavalry detachment in com
maud u Capt, Kramer Thomas
Tho federal food administration for
Nebraska, after hearing lasting sew
erai days, Sent q report 10 the national
food administration recommending Tint
the wholesale price 81 hrena HI Omaha
BE- fixed az ~ cents q pound
Joseph Il. Davies, chairman 81 the
federal trade cyumission. has mn
npmpced Tint be VIII resign no enter
the senatorial race in Wisconsin, Mr..
Davies II Democrat, He u Al years
old and his home 81 AZ Madison.
WARRINGTON
Secretary McAdoo has named April
8 1915, as the date for the opening
II the third liberty lonn campaign. II
4 he first anniversary % our entrance
into the war agolnst the kalsrr
The house, by vote Of 8B7 10 .,
passed the administration railroad bin
fixing two yaars as the period after
the war for which the roads may be
held hy the government and leaving
The supreme rate.inHklug power with
the president
Representative fialliYnn Of Massa-
chuselts introduced a bill directing TINT
rations of tobacco 'in various forms
be given to all lighting mem Just
~ necessary az food ne said. "espe
e!nlly 20 an irlshmau
The latest American contribution %
warfare, the Browning automatic rifle,
WAS officially introduced 20 congress
Wednesday, &c demonstration staged
Ia Il remote valley III the hills that
surround the capital For more than
two hours the OH was filled with the
sound Of the firing senators aud rep
reMntatives operating the new weup-
osn under direction OF soldiers from
The machine gun school IL Springfield,
Mass
FOREIGN
American troops repulsed strong
German uttack March l, In the salient
north 81 Toul. There were many
American casualties, one Of the killed
heing Il captain who was graduated
FROM West Point Ia 1917.
message received by the Bolshev.
iki government In Petrograd from
Brest,l.itoysk. dated Friday, ordering
Il train under military guard 10 meet
the Russian delegates ~ ror0schuets,
WIS considered by the government as
probably slgulfylng that the pence ne
gotlatl0ns nave been broken on,
The Japanese chamber Of commerce.
Of san Francisco, ON lbs own Initiative,
has financed the printing In the lapn-
nese language of 10000 new home
cnrds Of che United Stutes food admin
lstrWt!0n which contain the 1913 food
conservation rules according 70 the
federal food commissioner Of Call.
fornla
According Is the London Daily Mail,
II Is understood that the allies have
decided q ask the japanese TO take
any steps necessary for the protection
~ tie allies III the far east,
The Spanish cabinet resigned on
February ~. The ministry was divided
on the question OF the policy to be
pursued toward Germany In conse-
uucncc Of the recent torpedolng of sew.
crai spanish steamships Public opin.
ION + expressing Itself strongly against
the luck ot energetic action BY the
government
The British casualties during Feb
runry we're tp,i02, according to am
nounrement February IS This is the
smallest casualty list suffered by the
British ia months,
A strong German attack following
n heavy hurrige fire against the Amert
/ can trenches IN the Chemln,des DANES
sector on February - was repulsed
with losses 10 the attackers,
Early resumption uf the AnstrO-Ger-
man campaign against Italy Is expected
Ia Austrian military ami political quar-
| tiers. The Austru-Swiss front Is stu
closed and Important troop movements
are reported under way
Plague Of the pneumonia type which
las been prevalent IN Shansi province
northern china. since the beginning Of
the year, has spread southeastward tC
the province Of Anhwei, many deaths
briug reported
Further evidence Of the growing
strain Ia relations between Germany
and Austria over the refusal Of ~,
latter to participate ia the renewed nc
tack upon Russia Is given Ia an off
eial dispatch received from france, L
quotes the Austrian premier as for
mally rcltsratiug an February - thu
Austria Hungary will take ne part Il
military action against Russia or Ru