The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-28

tcrers 81 Texas In convention at lei
pnso, pledged themselves not 10 par
ticlpate IN any strikes that would
hamper the successful prosecution Of
the war
1 An engraved memorial signed by The
adIutant general, nttcsting the fact
/ that he died la the service of his coun-
4 try Will be- seut by the war department
( 20 the next ~ kin ~ every soldier who
falls Ia action ia France
Declaring Ia their platform That
"she Immediate purpose Of the Deno
cratic party the purpose which takes
precedence of every other. II 10 VIII
/ the war" the Democrats 81 Indiana, ~
state convention nc Indianapolis or
Wednesday. nominated state ticket
WARRINGTON.
A credit Of sl5,7D0,O00 10 Greece
the iirst under the new financial agree-
nent between that country and the
United States, was announced June n
BY the treasury department. This
brings the total Of allied credits 10
| 500, 10000
Reports OF shortages OF woolena and
WOODEN clothing for the civil population
are officially denied by the war indus
tries board IN warning TO dealers not
% speculate 10 wooden commodities.
Motor mail service, showing a sur
plus OF 100000 for the first six months
Of its operation, warrants immediate
legislation for road construction that
Will extend the service throughout the
United States. according 10 James /.
Blnksiee, assistant postmaster gen.
erni.
Promising complete investigation by
the state department into the Tabriz
incident, President Wilson has laid
restraining hand on congress, in which
body there is growing demand for an
immediate declaration OF war against
both Turkey and Bulgaria.
The opening gun Of actual govern
ment ownership OF railroads was
sounded Thursday when Senator
Lewis Of Illinois introduced In the sen.
ate a bin proposing 10 purchase the
Nirglnlan railway, as well as 1250OO
acres OF coal lands, for Sl150O0.00O.
President Wilson has set next July
81 as the date for the registration
under the selectlye service law for
male residents OF Hawaii who have
reached their majority since July 81,
1917.
FOREIGN.
Declaring the British and Americans
an unconquerable race who never fight
30 well MS with their backs to the wall
and face to face with the foe, as today,
the lord mayor OF London declared In
I'm address Friday at the American
Luncheon club that we Evil see the
war through to victorious end"
Considerable progress has been
made In plans drawn up for active par
ticipatlon by Brazil In the war against
Germany.
New bread riots started Thursday
| night In the Fnvoriten and Brigittenay
districts OF Vienna and there are now
more than 10000 munltlon workers
on strike In the Austrian capital, says
I'm Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Zurich.
Because Of disagreement with Ger
many concerning the exchange of war
prisoners, the Russian war prison col
lege has issued Rn order to stop Inn
mediately tho repatriation OF NIL Ger
mans between the ages OF 10 and As
years, who IRE tit for military service.
A dispatch from Geneva says the
Austrian government has decided 10
put Vienna and other large cities on
half the present bread ration, In order
10 amellorate the conditions In Galicla
and Bohemia.
Four residents OF Berlin escaped
from Germany Thursday In two air
planes and succeeded In landing safely
In Denmark. The occupants OF the air.
planes declared that they fled from
Berlin because OF conditions there
Phillip Morell, a member OF parlla.
ment from Burnley. stated ia the house
of commons Thursday that Great Brit
aims losses ia the field since January
last were T2.t40 killed and 100000
wounded and missing. a total Of 372,.
/ 40.
Messages arriving at Amsterdam
from Germany and Austria make Il
clear that the latest troubles In the
dual monarchy over the food situation
never have been eQualied since the be.
ginning Of the war.
Attack by Turkish troops on the
American consulate at Tahrlz, Persia
and the looting OF an American mis-.
Slonary hospital ia that city. Is be-
lleyed In some quarters to presage the
long-anticlpated declaration of the
existence OF state OF war between
the United States and the Ottoman en-
pire.
The Germans on the Chateau
Thierry front. "fed up with the style
OF ighting dished up TO them by the
Americans, ARE trying to force our men
TO accept reyersion 10 trench war
fare
A general revolt RACES In Kiev, capt
tai Of the Ukraine, ANA is spreading