The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-06

Nogales, Ariz., which resulted In the
wounding slightly Of an American sol
der.
Three-fourths Of the range cattle of
California win be placed on the mar
ket this fall, as the result of bad range
conditions. Sales viii be necessary,
though to less extent, in southern
. Utah, Nevada and Texas.
Fuel administration officials estl-
, mate that nearly S,O00,O00 gallons OF
gasoline will be saved each Sunday
through non-use of motor vehicles on
those days, as requested by Admins
traitor Garfield.
WASHINGTON.
Without record vote being taken
or requested, the senate on August 20
adopted the leaders compromise on
''bone dry" prohibition, effective July
!, 1919, and continuing during the war
and until the American troops are
brought home and demobillzed
President Wilson was told Thurs
day by Director General McAdoo that
successful operation of the railroads
demands that deferred classification be
given most railroad employees and that
those actually taken into army service
should be conserved for military rail
way service in France, to lessen the
drain on railroad personnel in this
country.
Favorable report on the bill intro
duced by Senator Henderson of Ne
vada, providing for government pro-
ductlon and distribution of minerals in
the war, has been ordered by the SEN
ate mines committee.
Necessity of organization and CO.
operation among the farmers of Amer
lea and the part which the farmers are
taking in helping to win the world war
was the general theme discussed at
the sessions of the federal board of
farm organizations, held at Washing
ton.
The manpower bill, extending the
draft age to Is to 45, both inclusive,
passed the senate on August ~ with
out dissenting vote.
Virtual establishment of ministries
Of munitions and aviation, and the APP
pointment of Benedict G. Crowell, first
assistant secretary of war, and John
ID, Ryan, chief of the bureau of mill
tary aeronautics, as the respective
heads, was announced August 27 by
Secretary Baker.
FOREIGN.
The Germans continue in retreat ey-
sons sector unde violent attacks by the
allied troops. AS yet there seems to
be no slackening in the offensive that
IS steadily reclaiming numerous French
towns and villages and territory that
long has been in the hands of the en-
envy.
A Reuters dispatch from Vladivos-
| tok says the enemy, in considerable
numbers, attacked desperately along
the Usuri front last Saturday. All the
allied forces participated in the fight
Ing except the Americans. Upwards of
300 of the enemy were killed.
Entente allied and Czecho- SIovak
patrols have succeeded in disarming
all the Russian volunteers who had
|
tenant General Horvath, the anti-Bol-
shevik military leader in eastern
Siberia.
Cities and towns south of the Rhine
district have formed permanent COM
mittee to deal with the increasing num-
Der of allied mir raids, says the Co
lOgne Gazette.
Nicaragua and Honduras have avert.
ed their threatened armed clash over
Il long standing boundary dispute by
agreeing ut the request of the United
States to withdraw all troops from
their borders and submit the contro.
versy to the United States through
their ministers in Washington.
According to Il French dispatch, d
German audience of 6000 people re
Gently appauded the name of PreSi
dent Wilson ut Il public meeting or
ganized by the syndicates of Mann
helm TO discuss the food situation.
Germany has not yet accepted IN,
conditions outlined by Spain with re
gard to submarine attacks on Spanish
vessels, according to Madrid reports
They believe that probably no definit,
agreement will be reached until aftel
, Germany attempts to complicate mat
ters in the hope of saving the situa
ton,
| Six members Of the crew are believed
, to have been drowned or killed by tn,
torpedo explosion, and nine members
] of the crew and one member of tn,
naval guard are still missing as the re
suit of the sinking of the American
/ steamer Lake Eden in foreign waite
August 2l.
Red Cross cooperation with Ameri
/ can troops on the battlefield and be
! hind the lines during the hard fighting
of the last month is bringing expires
; sions of appreciation from the expedi
: tionary forces, according to cabl
: from Major-General Robert 4. Billiard
; commanding the first division.
Nihjalmur StefansSon, Artic eXplol
1 err and discoverer of the blond Esk
r mos, was Mt Circle city last week o