The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-12-19

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on trial az Governors Island.
Eleven ooys ranging IN age from 10
to 10 years. were indicted at Chicago
on charge Of robbery with revolvers.
The boys are said to have started their
careers with burglary of Inc home Of
Il policeman.
WASHINGTON.
Advocates Of freedom for Ireland,
headed BY Justice Cohalan of the New
York supreme court appeared before
| the house foreign relations committee
on December II, to urge passage OF
bill by Representative Mason, Repub-
llcan, Illinois, to authorize appoint
ment OF diplomatic and consular repre-
sentntives to the republic of Ireland.
Daylight saving would be reinsti-
tnted under bill introduced by Rep
reseniatiye Dalllnger, Republican,
Massachusetts providing for annual
change In time on the last Sundays
| In April and September, respectively.
The McNnry bill under which gov
eminent control Of sugar would be
continued another year, has been
passed by the senate and sent TO the
house.
Hope Of enacting railroad legislation
/ by january 1, the date on which
President Wilson has announced the
rouds would be turned back TO private
control, virtually has been abandoned
by senate lenders.
Forty-four states have officially no
titled the state department OF their
ratification of the prohibition constitu-
tionai amendment.
Fuel Administrator Garfield's resig-
nation Is ia the hands OF President
Wilson, giyea because he dlsagrees on
the principle with the coal strike set
Element proposal arranged by the gov
eminent and the mine workers union.
Plans TO adjust the pay of the
American troops stationed in China
10 meet the depreciation of American
gold there will be taken up by the
house military committee.
FOREIGN.
Prince Cyril of Coburg, second son
of ex-King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Is
} mentioned In Budapest newspapers
Just received at Amsterdam as can
. didate for the throne of Hungary,
where big movement for the restor-
] alton of the kingdom is afoot.
: Manuel Allende Salazar has formed
I a cabinet to take the place of the min
istry headed by Premier Toca, which
, resigned, says a Madrid dispatch.
Results Of the first year of the revo-
( luton In Germany are summarized by
7 the Socialist Monthly as comprising
4 decline IN the value Of the mark In
/ crease IN the cost of living, decreased
r production of coal and steadily mount
d ing public debts.
q Bolsheylk attacks continue along the
9 Esthonlan front south OF the Gulf OF
o Finland and east of Narya, according
2 to an official Esthonian statement.
The British government does not
I purpose to take any special measures
= In connection with the fall in Amerl
: can exchange beyond continuing Its
L policy OF withholding artificial support
i by borrowing abroad and doing every
thing possible to stimulate British eX
70 port trade according to Andrew Bonal
e Law,
II Crop failures and hard winter
A. have added 10 the war sufferlngs o.
!, the little group of villagers at 0bera
mmergau, Bavaria, known TO the worlt
IF as actors In the Passion play portray
n, Ing the cruciiixion of Christ, which i
20 presented every ten years.
N "There is pressing danger of coun
v ter revolution In Germany" said Col
le Lambert Ward, NJ. r., ON his return
"a to London from Germany. THE Roy
alsts are steadily growing in strength
v and unless the kaiser is tried and ex
la lied he will be back as king of Prus
n STA"
- Francisco Gomez, policeman, is be
" ing tried In civil court at Mexical
Mexico, on charge of killing Eugen
Ne Lack, an American last month.
= Britain and France viii take the SCI
~ Element of peace into their own hands
- with Italy subsidiary-at least ten
- porarily--when Georges Clemencea'
u premier of France, arrives Mt Londol
N. says cahlegraam from London.
Lieutenant Marloh, the German VI
nd derofficer standing trial, charged wit
az having caused Twenty-Five sailors
ro- be put to death in the Spartacan n
M rislngs of last March, was acquittC
wo of manslaughter at Berlin.
it'll The chief members of the Americs
to peace delegation left Paris, Decemb
ted Q, ON the first stage of their retul
journey to the United States.
'ig- The Bolshevists have begun a ne
red offensive on the Narva front. Aft
of terrific artillery fire ten assaults we
to delivered upon the Esthonian POI
to lions. The attacks We're repulsed, t
ing reports state, with heavy losses to t