The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD nv BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from Az
Quarters Of tnsa GLOBE and
1lssn In q Fsw Lines.
InrrRMounrAln.

All hrps IN the Helena forest nave
been extingnisled according 10 lnfor,
slatlon received Friday. II ~ esti-
mated by the supervisor that 400
Rcres of the Helena forest have been
burned over.
"a tine lot IL the way officers spoke
Of several thousand draft MEN who mr.
rived nj Camp KearDy on Friday from
Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash.
They also commented favorabiy on the
happy appearance and gond discipline
evidenced by the recruits, all Of whom
were drafted last May
The bodies " George 4 Grow OF Salt
Lake city, registered for the draft IN
Utah in class Al, and Of woman said
BY the police 10 be Mrs. - ~ slmons,
were found al Los Angeles IN q room
which had been occupied by Grow and
roommate II IL believed Grow shot
the woman and himself while insane.
Evidence that huge quantities Or
tainted meat have been sold TO the
government by packers for the use OF
the army and navy since the beginning
OF the war was brought out Wednes.
day at the Investigation conducted nj
New York BY Special Examiner Ed
ward u, Patterson Of the federal trnde
commission.
John Miles. head Of John Miles, Inc,
Wholesale mllllners OF New York city,
committed suicide by shooting himself
Ia the head IN n field near his home
on Geduey Way. New York.
Simon 4. Wiener, Seattle attorney,
who has been Ia charge Of the Jewish
welfare board work ut Camp Lewis,
has gone 10 Camp Kearny, Cal, 70 take
charge of the boards work among the
soldiers there
DOMESTIC.
British and American aeroncutic ex.
perts believe swarms uf American
made airplanes viii be dying across
the the Atlantic TO the battlehelds OF
France next year
After re-eleeting most Of It's officers,
the American Federation Of Labor con.
eludod las sessions at st. Paul on june
70. and adjourned, to meet next year
In Atlantic Clty, ". j. President Sam.
uel Gompers. Washington; Secretary
Frank Morrison. Washington and
Treasurer Daniel J. Tobin. Indianapo-
iis. were reelected without opposition.
A heat wave Of great intensity pre-.
walls over most Of the southwest, and
damage already has been caused in the
wheat fields Of Kansas and Oklahoma.
Joseph T.. Rutherford and seven
other defendants. followers Of the late
Pastor" Russell. were found guilty Of
conspiring 10 violate tho espionage law,
by Jury In federal court at New York
Thirty.four soldiers were injured,
1--WE probably fatally, near Selby, Tex,
about Is miles east OF Waco, Texas,
when a sc. Louis 4 Southwestern rail.
way train carrying troops stationed at
Camp Macarthur. was wrecked while
passing over wooden bridge,
Fifteen hundred members Of the Ma.
tionai Association OF Credltmen, meet
Ing In convention at Chicago ON June
70, discussed war creait measures,
dwelling particularly ON commercial
readjustmcnts to follow the declaration
Of peace.
American troops may be sent 20 Italy
at once 70 aid in ths battle against
the invading Austrians, and 20 demon.
Stratc to the Italians TINT the United
States il really ia the war 20 win.
because OF German submarine ac
tiyity of the American coast, the ship
ping board has ordered bonus % -
per cent OF their monthly wages paid
10 all licensed officers employed on
American merchant vessels In the
cesstwise, West Indian aud South aud
Central American trade.
Reports thst the provost marshal
generals office has decided that the
''work or fight draft regulations shall
not h. allowed 20 Interfere with major
league baseball players this season led
90 an authoritative statement Monday
that no ruling on the subject had
been made
American soldiers and sailors serv.
ing 10 Europe were termed clean, SO
Der and efficient" in a formal rcpor,
issued AZ New York by commission
Esnt abroad hy the Antisaioop League
~ sAAAf4AAA 10 hAAFnAAANAE hiAteAA NNA'
ditions ID the expeditionary forces
Over 800 men 81 draft age were
TAKEN % police headquarters al
Bay0nue. y. j.. BY federal and police
officials IN a roundup pf possible slack
srs. All were of foreign birth or de
scent Seventy were locked up when
unahls 90 produce registration cards
Grace i.usk, who wis found guilty al
WHukesha, Via. 81 murder la the see
ord degree for staying Mrs. Mary New
man Roberts. wife ~ Dr. David Rob
eEts former state veterinarian, WIS de
ciarsd By board ~ alienists 10 bi
sane aud was sentenced u 10 years
imprisonment
Use Of luxurious private cars hni
been discontinued by the railroad ad
ninistrniion except In q few cases o
serious illness, when q patient mus
Ne moved with unusunf care In adai