The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-03-19

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York by subcommittee Of operators
and miners
WASHINGTON.
The bodies Of about $4,000 of the
American dead in France will be re-
turned to the United States, while be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 win remain
permanently Inferred overseas, Secre-
tary Baker has announced.
Return Of more than 800 officers Of
tile regular army on staff duty in
Washington to, their prewar rank is
provided IN orders being issued by di-
rectlon of General March, chief Of
staff,
The federal board Of vocational edu-
cation has asked for an investigation
Of charges that II had Instructed its
agents TO be .hard-boiled' in dealing
with soldiers seeking educational re-
habflitation,
More shipping was saved by keep
| Ing track of German submarines and
routing vessels clear of them than by
my other single measure, Rear Adj
inirul Sims told the senate Investigate
| Ing committee.
The 1927 naval appropriation bill
will carry appropriations aggregating
between S405000,000 and S410,O00,000
according to reductions made by the
subcommittee of the house naval af-
| fairs committee framing the bill.
Vital statistics for the present year
compiled by the census bureau show
general increase in births for Janu-
ury and February, as compared with
the same months last year. The in
crease Is practically uniform through
out the country.
FOREIGN
Violent clashes between police and
citizens are reported from County
Mayo, Ireland. Wires between that
county and Dublin We're cut soon after
news Of the conflict reached Dublin.
1 Resolutions protesting against the
admission to Canada of Alvo Won Al
n yensleben, former German financial
agent, have been adopted by the
Great War Veterans association at
Vancouver.
The plans of the Bolsheyiki for a
big attack on the Poles has been fore
, stalled by the recent fighting In Polish
, front In which the Poles were the ag-
, gresSors, according TO information re-
| ceived at london.
One hundred and thirty.six miners
have not been accounted for in the
, lei Bordo mine ut Paehuca, mining
city near Mexico City, in the state of
Bldalgo, where fire broke out.
Blame for the troubles that are be-
/ Ing experienced in settling the Turk
:, ish problem were laid at the door of
, the United States by Earl Curzon, the
! foreign secretary, in explaining the
! peace conferences negotiations to the
: house of lords.
|, The imperial government has issued
a proclamation signed by Premier
A Bauer, condemning attacks on mem,
! bers of entente missions, says Der.
Y lin dispatch, 1t declares that the min.
lister of defense will act with the
I greatest severity In Furnishing ex,
I. cesses
e Parliamentary election being held in
= the Union OF South Africa will, 1t is
believed decide the fate of the gov,
q ernment held by Jan Christian SHUTS
n which is contending against strong
e Dutch nationalist elements, aided by
D the labor party.
General Caviglia, former Italian
S minister Of war, who is making a tour
n of inspection along the armistice line
: has arranged for many children OF
: Fiume to be taken to Italy for humane
reasons, Several weeks ago more thar
v 200 We're sent to Milan.
9 Charles A. Diamond, editor of tn,
5 Catholic Herald, whose trial on q
charge Of melting to the murder o.
+ NiSeount French, lord lieutenant o.
}. Ireland, and others In an article in hi,
II newspaper, was held here, was fount
}, guilty aud sentenced to six month.
imprisonment
1. wireless dispatch from Moscow an
NNNANNS AhaA Ailc AkuSSAul soviet AMI
e uRrainian governments have informed
% the allies that they are ready TO ne
!. gottate peace with Poland imme
: diately.
Sail Pasha. the new grand vizier o
. Turkey, has announced, with the sui
q tan's approval, the formation of new
& cabinet, the eighth since the armfstIce
3 Diplomats here attach little impor
lance to the changes made.
'e "Not for SALE" is the heading of tn
le London Times editorial Monday on IN
e question of the transfer of the Britfsl
West Indies to the United States 1,
Is payment Of Great Britain's war debt
e Large forces of Bolsheviki hay
n opened an offensive against the Pole
on both sides of the Pripet regior
l. SAYS a dispatch TO the Central Na,,,