The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-03

which has screamed a noisy welcome
90 every transport returning with sob
diers from overseas, has been ordered
suspended as menace 10 Navigation
by Godfrey l.. Garden, captain Of tbs
port.
Sdlts were begun In the federal
court al Boston on Friday by fifteen
copper mining companies TO recover a
total Of &ssl,O00. which II Is claimed
the government iilegnlly assessed aa
income taxes between the years 1913
and 1915.
Ten great battleships the vanguard
~ Americas overseas armada, return
Ing 70 home shores after eighteen
months service Ia European waters,
reached New York Christmas eve.
Five persons lost their lives and
iwenty-seyen were Injured, ten Of
them seriously. when ST Louis 4
san francisco freight train crashed
into 4 passenger train at Norge Okla.
WARRINGTON.
Currency and credit expansion dur
ing the war. although 10 some extent
unavoidable, was greater than neees-
sary, ia the opinion of the committee
on war finance OF the American Eco
homie association.
A new issue OF S7J0,000.000 or more
Of treasury certificates 81 Indebted
ness maturing In six months, was an-
nounced Friday BY Secretary Of the
Treasury Glass, in preparation for the
fifth Liberty loan. Books VIII be open
from january 10 Janunry at fed
eral reserve banks
Legislation TO make effective the
wheat price guarantee for the 1919
crop and at the same time to safe
guard the government against losses
has been recommended to congress by
the department OF agriculture and the
food administration.
Immediate legislation authorizing re-
sumption Of voluntary enlistment In
of the selectlye service net limiting
enlIstments TO the period OF the war. is
urged by Secretary Baker Ia letter
10 Chairman Dent OF the house mill
tary committed
II congress determines TO continue
the national guard as the army reserve
OF the nation. Secretary Baker has an
nounccd, the guard service will have
to be reconstructed from the ground
up
| The capital issues committee OF the
treasury, the governments war agency
for the suppression OF unessentlal Sc
curlty issues has announced that It
would suspend activities on December
ai and remain inactive until dis
solved, unless called buck into service
BY developments,
FOREIGN.
Six thousand stockings filled with
candy. tobacco and other articles were
distributed on Christmas day to Amerl-
eau troops stationed In the vicinity Of
Archangel by the American Red
Cross,
A German press report reaching the
state department Friday said the
manufacture Of ammunition in Ger
many Will stop December 81.
The Russian situation has been the
subject of earnest discussion by the
representatives at Paris OF the assoc
ciated nations, but SO far as has been
made known none OF the governments
has put forward any definite plans.
The understanding Is that the whole
subject viii be left to the peace con
ference.
| Diplomats at London are much In
terested III the sudden departure OF
Ignace Paderewski 10 Poland ond
somewhat puzzled by the rumor that
coterie OF Influential Poles desire
the great pianist TO accept the ma
tlonal leadership Of his native coun
, try,
| President Wilson was given bril-
i liant reception in London ON Thurs
! day, II being estimated two millioI
people crowded the two miles o
! streets on which the procession wa
/ held.
. That the Germans hope To regal
I their colonies Is Indicated In dispatch
8 from Rerne, received through officla
i channels, announcing that Or. Self
/. recent resignation referred only TO tn
: foreign office and that he still retain
\ the post of secretary OF the colonies,
8 The Belglau cabinet council, az
q sitting Tuesday under the presidenc
: 90 the king, adopted scheme {
= electoral reform intended 10 establis
a universal suffrage for the next ele'
"A tons
y The personnel OF the peace eol
gress gradually Is taking form, SO tn,
u. ,he American delegates express Il
Il hope that the various countries del
D gates will be announced and the del
!. gates arrive for the actual commenc
n. ment OF the negotiations soon after q
: opening Of the new year
Fourteen carloads OF Christina
s. packages from the United States q
Ia rived az Cohlen1. Christmas.
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