The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-01-18

house two miles enst 81 Dothan. Ala,
WIS demolished Friday BY tornado.
Al TEACHERS employed ia Duluth,
aiInn, public schools viii be required
10 sggn loyalty pledges ID order 10 re.
tain their positions,
Contracts for 100000 pairs of hair
soles and 100000 toplets for heels
were IN Iasi week ~ the section Oh
supplies u the advisory commission
~ the council Of national defense. The
half solea viii cost 81 COG. 600 and the
topleta sl,250,0O0.
WARRINGTON
Citizens Or subjects of European nen.
tral countries, regardless OF whether
they have taken ont first papers for
American citizenship. win be freed
from liability 10 military service Ia
the United States If they appeal
through their diplomatic representa-
tlYes IT Washington.
After conference with officers u
the national defense council ana The
treasury department, senator King 0f
Utah II confident that action viii be
taken soon by which the government
win be the purchaser Of silver Ia large
amounts at q minimum price Of 81
per ounce
Enforced food conservation III res.
taufants and extension OF nnti-hoafd-
Ing regulations 10 make them apply
70 the household are Included ia the
pluna ~ the food administration for
creating q larger export surplus of food
Tor The allies.
Womnn suffrage BY federal constitu.
tionnl amendment won In the house
On Jauuary 10 with exactly the re-
gulFed number OF affirmative votes.
The senate Is expected to fall In line.
The first order for curtailment for
the consumption OF fuel Ia Industry
was given Thursday BY Fuel Admin
istratnr Garfield, directing all munufac-
turers Of paper board 10 suspend ab.
solutelg the use OF fuel Ia their plants
between o'clock Saturday morning
and the ane hour Monday morning.
Draft men placed IN class one Of the
Seleetlye service win not DC given CONF
missions IN the non-combatant arms OF
the service under n resolution adopted
BY the war council and approved by
Secretary Baker,
senator James III Brady OF Idaho
4 critically III ~ his home In Wash
ington, suffering from another heart at.
nck. The senator WAS stricken on
the train shortly after leaving Chicago
on his way 70 Washington.
FOREIGN.
Confirming previous reports that the
Bolaheylki are preparing 10 re-estab-
llsh the fighting power of the army
against possible final break in the
negotiations with the central powers
the pptrograd correspondent OF the
Daily News says that they IRE not ut.
tempting reanlmation Of the old
wurnout army, but 10 create new and
much smaller one,
King Alfonso has signed d new do
cree dlssolylng the Cortes, Elections
win be held February "a ana the new
parliament Will meet ON Murch rs.
Winston Spencer Churchill, British
minister OF munitions, In addressing
the American Luncheon club Ia Lon.
don, hogan MS remarks with a plea
Tor support from the American and
British nations Of their leaders. lie
also made powerful appeal for th,
prompt sending OF large numbers oi
American soldiers 10 Europe,
a separate peace agreement has beer
signed by Russia and Bulgaria, tn
Ruud reports Diplomatic and eco
uomic relations between Russia an,
bulgaria. are resumed Russia recog
ulses Buigarlus right % nominate
delegate to an international D0nub
commission,
separate peace proposal made b
| Turkey It is reported. has been refuse
lby the noisheylkl government Turke
was requested to participate Ia the gen
oral conference between Russia am
the central powers,
The submarine warfare has gradt
ntly taken on new phase since IN
wlntry weather set In. Submarines o
the so-called cruiser type now are 4,
Ing most ot the slukingS while IN
smaller submarines apparently are COZ
llutng their work largely to mine la.
ing
Huge throRgs crying "We must ha,
peace. marched the streets a Berii
Leipzig and Essen the day rupture
tl> Russ0Teutua peace parleys y,
/ announced, according to news thi
I comes from Amsterdam
The british admiralty reports 4
I, slnGtnE IN the PAST week 1t eighte,
Y merchantmen ~ 1000 tons or over
! lmne DC submarine. as well as thr
2 merchantmen under That tonnage. Eo
y hshlug vessels also were sunk.
4 Francisco Villa and force % I
D. men appeared al III Portero do Dob
southwest Of Chihuahua City. on ia
y aary and. after raidIng the ran,
- banssad the f,annae.ar aud hts son a