The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-21

At least one Of the German subrna-
rines operating off the American coast
Is camouflaged 50 as to present at a
distance the appearance Of an ordl-
nary freighter, according to Captain
Bratland master OF the Norwegian
steamer yinland, one of the raiders
victims
-Four IN We're electrocuted at New
Washington, Ohio, when they came in
contact with heavily charged electric
feed wire which had been blown down
during a storm. The men were run
ming to a fire when tie accident hap
pened
WASHINGTON.
Messages of cougratulati0n in the
anniversary Of his arrival in France,
addressed to General Pershing, COM
mander in chief Of the American ex-
peditionary forces, by President Ray
mond Poineare of France, Premier
Georges Clemenceau, General FOch and
General Petain were made public Fri
day by General March, chief of staff.
Secretary Redfield has sent com
munication to congress asking for an
additional appropriation of $4,000 for
the protection Of seal and salmon fish
cries of Alaska.
Building construction for the army
at home and abroad, completed. com
menced and projected, involves n total
expenditure Of S1,1TO6I9,0OO. accord
ing to a summary authorized by Secre-
tary Baker.
united States troops are to be
poured into France in everincreasing
numbers until the forces Of freedom
are made overwhelming. This was
the pledge given June II by President
Wilson in a cablegram to President
Poincare of France
The senate has refused TO limit its
debate during the war. After receiv-
ing information that the president had
not urged its adoption, the senate yot-
ed down, II TO "a, rule proposed
by Senator Underwood of Alabama, to
cut short senator's speeches.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for
survey of national highway connect
ing national parks in Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico has been reported
fayorab1y by the senate public lands
| committee.
FOREIGN.
| It is useless cloaking or minimizing
the naked fact that the critical point
| in the fortunes of war has been reach
ed, declared former Premier Asquith on
June IA, at luncheon at the AIdwich
club. Mr.. Asquith added that he
wished to say decisively that nothing
has happened since March that has in
the slightest degree weakened the al
legiance or the great common purpose.
Twenty-one German airplanes and a
balloon were destroyed and four enemy
machines were driven down out Of con,
troll in day and night fighting by Brit.
ish airmen Wednesday and Thursday
II will be necessary to introduce
meatless weeks in Bavaria, owing to g
serious shortage of food. the home sec
rotary has announced, according to {
Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchangi
Telegraph company.
The British casualties reported Fl
the week ending June II totaled 34,1T.
officers and men, of this number Al
being killed.
a dispatch to the Exchange from
Moscow says that food riots have oc.
Cured at Kineshma, in the govern.
ment of GOstroma, where a crowd OF
10000 persons besieged the soviet of.
fices. Machine guns were used to dis
perse the crowd a number of persons
being killed or wounded.
One of the enterprises which will be
taken up and carried to completion
after the war viii be tunnel under
the English channel.
Fifty Carranza soldiers We're killed
by bandits personally led by Francisco
villa, who held up and robbed a train
near Santiago Papasquiero, Durango,
according TO reports.
The German navy will go TO battle
for the supremacy of the sea this sum
mer or will remain hidden in Kiel for
the duration of the war, according to
the best informed United States naval
officials.
The German admiralty intends to
declare the eastern coast of the Unit
ed States from Mexico to Canadian
waters a danger zone and win warn
neutral shipping. says a dispatch TO
the Exchange Telegraph from Amster-
| dam, quoting reports received from
Berlin.
The French military authorities
have taken an important step with the
object of cheekmating the operations
of enemy spies. General Dubail. mill.
tary governor of Paris, has issued or
ders forbidding the sending abroad of
newspapers and periodicals containing
advertisements.
An American named Smith was
killed when Villa followers held up q
train at Santiago Papasquiaro, Du.
range, June 5, killing the train guard
Of fifty soldiers, robbing the passen.
gers OF all of their possessions, even