ON SIAND ADMITS
WORLD’S DOINGS ROOSEVELT
OTTEN CONSULTING BOSS PLATT DAIRYING SUREST
OF CURRENT WEEK
ROAD TO WEALTH
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the World.
Syracuse. N. Y.—Theodore Roose
velt admitted under cross-examination
Tuesday in the suit for alleged libel
which William Barnes has brought
against him, that while governor he
had freely consulted the “boas" of the
Republican party in New York state
in reference to the appointment of_offi-
cials in the state government and var
ious legislative and political matters.
The “boas” named was Thomas C.
Platt, who at that time represented
New York in the United States sen
ate. The ex-president said he took
the advice of the senator in many mat
ters, among them appointing a Dem
ocrat to the office of tax commissioner
to “please Grady,” whom the Colonel
described as a “lieutenant boss" of
Richard Croker, then leader of Tam
many Hall.
The testimony resulted from ques
tions asked after letters of a series
that passed between Colonel Roosevelt
and Senator Platt had been read to the
jury. In these letters, both writers
discussed all manner of political and
legislative affairs.
In one. Colonel
Roosevelt asked the senator's advice
about making speeches.
In another. Senator Platt told the
Colonel he had received a copy of a bill
introduced by Grady, in which the sen
ator said he considered it inadvisable
to give Tammany from $3,000,000 to
$12,000,000 on an appropriation to ex
pend upon the water front of New
York, as “it would simply be putting
an unnecessary club in the hands of
those people with which to knock our
brains out.”
With another letter, the colonel sent
the senator a proof of his message to
the legislature, which dealt with,
among other things, public utilities,
the franchise tax, the trusts, indus
trial conditions and labor. The part
dealing with the trusts, the colonel
wrote, “had been submitted to several
“experts,’ including Elihu Root, Presi
dent Hadley, Professor Jenks, of Cor
nell, and James A. Dill, who was
described in the letter as ‘a big cor
poration lawyer.’ ”
Germans in Poland offer 10 roubles
each to Russians who will desert.
Europe’s purchase of leather goods
is stimulating the hide industry.
The French government has decided
to adopt al) children made orphans by
the war.
General Villa is reported to be gath
ering all available forces for a final
crucial struggle against the Carranza
forces.
When Russians evacuate towns in
Poland they break all windows, so that
the Germans will find poor shelter
from the cold.
A celebration was held at the San
Francisco exposition in commemora
tion of the recovery from the earth
quake and fire.
Belgian prisoners in Prussia have
opened a regular university, many pro
fessors being among them, who give
lectures regularly.
Both Russians and Austrians make
desperate attacks upon each others'
positions in the Carpathians, all of
which are repulsed.
Two men were drowned in the Mc
Kenzie river near Eugene, Or., while
trying to lead some cattle across the
river from a rowboat.
French airmen drop bombs in many
towns in the Black Forest country of
Germany, and many women and child
ren are reported killed or injured.
Germany has amended her sea prize
rules and hereafter all goods consigned
to neutrals from whom any of the al
lies obtain supplies will be seized.
A call has been received by the New
York war relief clearing house from
France for artificial limbs for soldiers
Commander Gives Notice of Intent
wounded during the early stages of the
war.
to Intern Cruiser Kronpnnz Wilhdm
A Jewish philanthropist associated
with many relief organizations in Lon
Washington, D. C.—Announcement
don, declares that seven million Poles, from Newport News late Tuesday that
of whom two millions are Jews, are in the commander of the big German sea
dire need of food.
raider Kronprinz Wilhelm had given
Mario Lambardi, impressairo of the notice he would intern for the war
Lambardi Grand Opera company, died without waiting expiration of the
in Portland from an apoplectic stroke. time allowed her by the United States
He was well known in operatic circles government to make his ship sea
in this country, Italy and in South worthy, was received with surprise
and relief by government officials.
American cities.
The raider’s action relieves the
The blockade of Germany by the al Navy department of the necessity of
lies is preventing the latter from ob keeping watch over the Wilhelm and
taining many necessary drugs, which an eye on the cordon of allied ships off
are sent to the United States from the Virginia capes to assure the main
Germany and then purchased here by tenance of American neutrality during
the warring nations.
the time the cruiser had been allowed
Governor Lister, of Washington, to make repairs. It is understood that
won his fight against the emergency several days of that period still re
clause in the recent appropriation bills mained.
The Navy department had deter
passed by the legislature of that state,
and thereby 13,250,000 is made imme mined to permit the Wilhelm to take
on 4500 tons of coal, and on the heels
diately available for road building.
of reports from Newport News that
The Tout Paris, a society journal of the cruiser had begun to coal, came
that city, publishes the names of 1500 Lieutenant Captain Thierfelder’s un
Parisians killed on the battlefields up expected announcement to the collector
to February 25, including 20 generals, of the port. The German commander’s
667 other officers, 14 priests and 193 communication was laconic and gave
titled members of the aristocracy. The no reason for the internment as had
names of 200 Germans, Austrians and the letter presented by
Captain
Turks are also published as “undesir Thierichens when he interned the
able.”
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, the first of the
- Two Turkish destroyers are reported raiders to seek a haven in Hampton
lost by coming in contact with Russian Roads.
It was suggested here that Captain
mines.
Thierfelder’s announcement was made
British destroy own submarine in after he had received instructions
Dardanelles to prevent capture by from the German government through
Turks.
the embassy here not to attempt a
- Germany announces that advances of dash through the line of hostile war
her lines in the west war zone have ships off the capes.
been made.
Placer gold deposits of more than
$1600 a pan is claimed to have been
found in Alaska.
Berlin has closed its free war soup
house because of the splendid econom
ical improvement.
Japan is said to be hard hit by the
war, as the French demand for silks
has materially declined.
Heat Is Damaging Crops.
Washington, D. C. — A scorching
heat wave is hovering over the East
ern half of the United States from the
Mississippi valley to the Atlantic
coast, causing suffering in the cities
and serious damage to wheat and other
crops in the agricultural districts.
Reports show new temperature records
for April established as follows: Wash
San Francisco refuses to bond itself ington, D. C., and Richmond, Va., 94
for $34,500,000 to purchase the prop degrees; Toledo, O., 90; Grand Rapids,
erties of the Spring Valley Water Mich., Cincinnati, O., and Elkins, W.
Va., 88; Port Huron, Mich., 86, and
company.
Green Bay, Wis., 84.
A Eugene, Or., man who became
alarmed about the war, buried $500 in
Wireless Record Is Made.
his garden, but has dug it up and de
New York—A new distance record
posited it in the bank.
for wireless telephony in railroad serv
Many women in Portland sign peti ice is claimed by officials of the Lacka
tions to the city council to allow men wanna railroad. Communications by
the privilege to smoke in the three wireless concerning the movement of
Lackawanna trains were exchanged
rear seats of the street cars.
between railroad superintendents at
Twenty thousand fly traps will be Scranton, Pa., and Binghamton, N.
part of the apparatus employed this Y., 63 miles. Trains between those
year in the anti-fly campaign in Port two cities were moved for several
land. The traps are to be made in the hours under orders sent or received by
manual training departments of the wireless.
public schools and will be distributed
throughout the city.
A government agricultural expert
declares that the farmer derives no
profit from growing oats, and that
only two mills is made on a bushel of
corn.
Carranza soldiers fire on an Amer
ican aeroplane which was flying near
the border.
Seventy shots are said
to have been fired. The aircraft land
ed safely.
The damage suit of Theodore Roose
velt, brought by William Barnes, a
political boss of New York, is pro
gressing at Syracuse. Barnes claims
$50,000 for alleged libel.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis — That the history of dairying
has proven it to be a sure road to
wealth, ia the assertion of dairy ex
perts of Oregon, Washington ami
other states, who occasionally address
students ami dairymen at the Oregon
Agricultural college.
As a means of
wealth, dairying is said to furnish
about the moat steady and sure income
of any farm product, ami it also
affords a renewal of soil fertility. In
all these features dairying particularly
lends itself to profit because profit
must be secured from those resources
that are sure and steady.
The history of dairying in countries
other than the United States affords
evidence of the reliable character of
dairying as a profit maker. Denmark,
a country declaredly the speakers to
have had an exhausted soil ami an ex
hausted people, has become through
dairying one of the wealthiest ami
most productive of all foreign coun
tries. The Danes are now a remark
ably prosperous people and have reno
vated their soils so that they are leav
ing a valuable heritage to their pos
terity.
Examples of success are being re
peated in our own country.
In the
states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
those further East, they have re
deemed their soils from exhaustion
through dairying.
While doing thia
they have made substantial money
profits, established a large trade in
dairy products, and perhaps best of all.
have built up large dairy herds of won
derful producing ability.
From the fine, high producing dairy
cattle from these herds many Western
dairymen are now going to get founda
tion stock for the improvement of
their own herds. A lot of money from
the West is streaming into the states
of of Minnesota, New York and Wis
consin in exchange for dairy sires de
veloped through scientific breeding by
progressive dairymen.
Dogs Shot on Sight in Baker
to Prevent Epidemic of Rabies
Baker—So serious has become the
rabies epidemic both in the city and in
the country that every effort is being
made to stamp out the animals that
might be affected.
Chief of Poilce
Jackson has armed all policemen with
shotguns and revolvers and has given
orders that ail dogs be shot on sight
unless muzzled.
“We haven’t time to remonstrate
personally with owners • of dogs, ” he
said to his men. “There is too^iuch
danger from hydrophobia to take any
chance and people who do not live up
to the law will lose their pets.”
Hunters and trappers will be em
ployed to wage war on the coyotes in
the Minam National forest, according
to Ephriam Barnes, forest supervisor,
who said that he had been requested
by the United States Biological survey
to furnish the names of men in thia
section most experienced in work of
this kind.
These men are to be employed to ex
terminate predatory animals, but Mr.
Barnes said that most of their work in
Eastern Oregon would be directed to
ward the coyote. They will be paid
from the $125,000 appropriation made
by the last congress.
Park Along Road Planned.
Hood River—Citizens of the county,
co-operating with the Commercial club,
have begun a campaign to Becure ade
quate strips of land along the Neal
Creek road leading from the Lower to
the Upper Hood River valley and thus
prevent the land along the route from
being denuded of its growth of large
fir trees. But few of the highways in
the lower valley are lined with forest
trees, and it is proposed to purchase
outright this land and make a park of
the area adjoining the highway. The
land is not valuable for agriculture.
Oregon Has 17,000 Cars.
Salem—Secretary of State Olcott
announceds that approximately 17,000
automobiles, more than 2400 motorcy
cles and 2300 chauffeurs have been
furnished licenses this year, and he
believed that motor vehicle registra
tions for the entire year would reach
22,000. There were 16,347 motor ve
hicles, 2898 motorcycles and 1800
chauffeurs registered last year.
Mr.
Olcott thinks the increase in chauffeur
licenses is a result of the jitney bus. ,
Calf Has Only Three Legs.
NORTHWEST MARKET
RKl*ORTS.
Portland Wheat Bluestem, $1.34;
fortyfold, $1.31; club, $1.29; red Fife,
$1.25; red Russian, $1.23; oats. No. 1
white feed, $33.50 ton; barley, No. 1
feed, $25.50; bran, $24.00; shorts,
$24.50.
Corn Whole, $35 ton; crack«!, $36.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
«», 15; valley timothy, $12 (<t 12.50;
grain hay, $10«il2; alfalfa, $12.50(<C
13.50.
Vegetables — Cucumbers, hothouse,
$1.25<<t 1.75 per dozen; artichokes, 75c
dozen; tomatoes, $6 crate; cabbage,
2|(<t3)c pound; celery, $4.50 crate;
cauliflower, 75c«t'$1.25 dozen; head
lettuce,
$2.25 crate; spinach, 5c
pound; rhubarb, l)(<l'2)c, asparagus,
75c(<i$1.25 dozen; eggplant, 25c pound;
peas, 7)gl'8c; beans, 15(<(T7)c; car
rots, $1.50 sack; beets, $1.50; )>ars-
nipa, $1.25; turnips, $1.75.
Green Fruita — Strawberries, $2.75
crate; apples, $l(<i,l.75 box; cranber
ries, $ll«t'l2 barrel.
Potatoes Old, $1.75 sack; new, 761
8c pound; sweet potatoes, 3)c.
Onions — Oregon, selling price, 75c
sack, country points; California, job
bing price, $1.75 crate.
Eggs — Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, 17)(ul8e dozen.
Poultry—Hens, 16c; broilers, 25<<C
27 )c; fryers, 18<<i20c; turkeys, dress
ed, 22«(24e; live, 18<<(20c; ducks, 12
(1113c; geese, 8«i.9c.
Butter — Creamery, prints, extras,
25c pound in case lots; )c more in less
than case lots; cubes, 216122c.
Veal Fancy, 11 |(<tl2c pound.
Pork Block, 106tlO)c pound.
Hope—1914 crop, nominal; con
tracts. 10)6(1 lc.
Wool— Eastern Oregon, coarse, 22(<l
25c pound; Eastern Oregon, fine, 16((
18c; valley, 28 (<t 30c; mohair, new
clip, 3164.32)0.
Cascara Bark—Old and new, 4(<(4)<*
pound.
Cattle — Best steers, $7.25 6( 7.75;
choice steers, $7(<t7.25; medium, $6.75
®7; choice cows, $6(<:.6.75; medium.
$5 (ft 5.75; heifers, $5
6.25; bulls,
$3,506(6; Stags, $56(6.50.
Hogs—Light, $6.50647.80; heavy,
$5.90«t.6.75.
Sheep — Wethers, $76(8.25; ewes,
$6o(.7; lambs, $7,256(9.50.
Seattle—Wheat —Bluestem, $1.33;
fortyfold, $1.30; club, $1.28); Fife,
$1.28); red Russian, $1.23; barley,
$25.50 ton.
Tacoma The predicted advance in
potato prices came sooner than expect
ed, the vegetable this week going' to
$35 a ton. Dealers say prices will go
still farther upward and will in all
probability reach $40 within the next
few days. Dealers explain that other
rises are certain because the holders in
Eas^n Washington are demanding $30
a ton for the tubers in the field. At
that price it costs commission men
here $33 to lay a ton down and they
cannot sell with a reasonable profit at
$35, they say. The supplies in East
ern Washington are now pretty well
cleaned up, it is reported.
Local potato growers have become
active again and are planting many
times more spuds than they did last
year. The local crop will not make its
appearance until about the first of
July.
Bluestem is quoted at $1.33; forty
fold, $1.30; club, $1.28); red Fife,
$1.28), and red Russian, $1.23.
Fresh Meats — Steers, 12 6( 12)c;
cows, 12c; heifers, 126(12)c; trimmed
sides, 15)c; combinations, 15c; Dia
mond T. C., 16)c; yearlings, 15c;
ewes, 13c.
Poultry—Ducks, live, 106(12c; hens,
dressed, 166(.18c, live, 16c; springs,
dressed, 22c, live, 146(16c; squabs,
live, $2.50 a dozen, dressed, $6; tur
keys, live, 18c, dressed, 28 (¡t 30c;
geese, 20c.
Butter—Washington creamery, 246(
25c; Oregon, 24c.
Eggs—Fresh ranch, 186(21c
Vegetables — Cabbage, Winning-
stadt, $3.25 cwt.; carrots, $1,506(1.65
sack; beets, home grown, $16(1.25;
turnips, $1.25; potatoes, Yakima, $34
6(35 ton; Idaho, $33; sweets, $4
cwt.; new potatoes, 7c pound; toma
toes, $4,506(5 case; onions, green, 20c
dozen; radishes, local, 20c dozen
bunches; celery, $46(4.50; cauliflow
er, $2.25 crate; asparagus, Walla
Walla, $1 box; green [teas, 8)c pound.
Yakima Growers to Pay.
North Yakima—The board of trus
tees of the Yakima Fruitgrower’s asso
ciation adopted a resolution directing
its officers to collect the assessment
called for by the Growers’ council for
support of its work; but only after sat
isfactory evidence has been presented
that at least 85 per cent of the fruit
tonnage of the Pacific Northwest this
season pays a similar contribution.
Five fruit growers were elected as the
Yakima members of the new board of
trustees of the North Pacific Fruit
Distributors.
Roseburg — E. Harper, of North
Roseburg, is the owner of a calf hav
ing only three legs.
The calf. was
born a few days ago and is apparently
in as good health as its more fortunate
brothers and sisters. The animal has
only one front leg, which Mr. Harper
Czar Loses 26 Trenches.
says is somewhat larger than the leg
Mohair Prices on Down Grade.
Vienna—The war office has issued of a normal calf. The calf displays no
The course of the mohair market, as
the following: “Our troops, pursuing ill effects as a result of its deformity, shown by the pool sales already held in
the enemy, occupied 26 Russian and Mr. Harper believes it will live.
Oregon, is downward. The first pool
trenches which contained much war
sale of the year, a small one at
material. The Russians before Uzsok
Sunday Closing Stirs.
Walker ten days ago, was at 32| cents.
Pass, after their attack failed, re
Tillamook—As the closing of stores Then, on Monday, the Eddyville pool
treated in full flight.
We gained on Sunday in this city has caused con of 22,000 pounds brought 32) cents.
ground ot the southeast of Koziowa. ’
siderable discussion, District Attor Later the pool at Riddle was sold and
ney T. H. Goyne has asked the attor it brought 31) cents. The'Riddle pool
Relief Fund $25,000,000.
ney general’s office for an opinion as was bought by a Southern Oregon
London—The national reilef fund of to the constitutionality of the Sunday- dealer.
Mohair dealers regard the
the Prince of Wales reached the total closing law. The candy, cigar and market as entirely speculative. In
of £5,000,000 ($25,000,000), King drug stores have decided to remain view of the slack condition of the
George has opened with a donation of open, and Mr. Goyne is determined to plush and dress goods trade many of
$2500 a subscription list of the British close them if the law is considered them consider the present prices un
committee for relief in Belgium.
constitutional by the attorney general. warranted.
NAW NEVER AS III EXPORTS EOR YEAR
AS NOW-DANIELS RUN INTO BILLIONS
326 Vessels Available; 77 More Secretary of Commerce figures
Total at $2,750,000,000.
Building or Authorized.
UNITED STATES PREPARED LOR WAR GMAI BRIMIN IS URIilSI MCIIASIR
New Guns Outrank Those of Any March Breadstuff* Trade $50,000,-
OOO; March, 1014, $8,000,000;
Nation —Lessons Are Taken From
Total Since Beginningjof Great
Vera Cruz and European War.
World War. $418,000,000
Aviation Being Developed.
Washington, D. C, Secretary Red
Washington, D. C.— Secretary Dan
iels Sunday night made public a letter field laid before President Wilson al
the cabinet meeting Saturday his esti
he has written to President Garfield of mates that American export* for the
Williams college, detailing the work current fiscal year will reach $2,759,-
in the navy during the past two years. 000,000, The aecretary took to the
Mr. Daniels wrotejn reply to Mr. Gar cabinet meeting tables showing that
field's request for material to meet export* of breadstuff* from the United
statements that the Unit«! States ia States last month amounted to $59,-
000,000 worth, ns compared to $8,000,-
unprepared for military emergencies.
000 in March, 1914.
Excerpts from the letter follow:
Breadstuff* ex;x>rt«l from the
“There are now in active service,
fully commission«!, 225 vessels of all Unit«! State* alnce the outbreak of
characters, which ia 36 more than the war have total«! $418,000,000.
Half of all ex|x>rta from the United
were fully commission«! when I l>e-
came secretary.
There are also 101 State* during the eight month* staled
vessels of various types, in reserve aiui February 28 went to Britiah territory,
in ordinary and uncommissioned, call as against 45 per cent a year ago in
able of rendering service in war. We the same period, an nnalyals by the
have under construction and authoriz«! department of Commerce shows.
French territory rank* second for
77 vessels (nine drvadnaughts, 23 de
stroyers, 38 submarines and seven aux American product* markets, having
iliaries) as compared with 54 vessels displaced Germany from that position.
Exports to other nations, including
(five dreadnaughts, 14 destroyers, 23
submarines, three gunboats and nine their dependencies, were in the follow
auxiliaries) which were under con ing order; Italy, Holland, Denmark,
(’uba, Swvdwn. Germany, Japan, Nor
struction March 1, 1913.
"All vessels in active service and way, Spain, Mexico, Russia, Brazil,
in reserve are supplied with munitions Argentina, Belgium, Panama, China,
of war. Within the last two years Chile, Switzerland and Turkey.
Of the $811,289,000 worth of mer
the quantity of all has been steadily
and greatly increased. For example, chandise exported to Britiah territory,
we have increased the number of $537.000,0(H) went to Great Britain
mines on hand and in process of manu and Ireland, $197,000,000 to Canada,
facture by 244 per cent and torpedoes $32,500,000 to Australia and New Zea-
by 90 per cent. By the enlargement I lami, f'.t.OOO.OOO to British East in
of the naval powder factory we shall dies, $7,500,000 to British West In
soon be able almost to double its dies and $5,750,000 to Hong Kong.
former capacity, and like enlargement Exports to British territory increased
of the torp«io works and the equip $55,283,000 during the period.
Exports to French territory were
ment of a plant to construct mines will
still further increase the quantity of $188,094,000. an increase of $63.113,-
such stock, and the possession of these 000; to Italian territory $115,278,000,
plants in times of emegency will en an increase of $62,491,000; to Dutch
able the department to be in a better territory $81,007,000, an increase of
state of pre;tar«lneas as regards the $2,381,000; to Danish territory $52.-
supply of ammunition than ever be 089,000, an increase of $40,790,000;
fore.
•
to Cuba $48,462,000, an increase of
"The personnel of the navy is at $321,000; to Sweden $47,593,000, an
present composed of 4355 line, staff increase of $38,039,000; to German
and warrant officers and 53,171 enlist territory $28,768,000, a decrease of
$233,951,000; to Japanese territory
ed men.
"For many years officers have writ $28.021,000, a decrease of $14.379,-
ten and talk«! about the formation of 000; to Norway $27,491,000, an in
advance base material and the practice crease of $21,319,000.
All other countries showed decreases
of exercising landing parties of sea
men and marines, but never until Jan except Switzerland, whoso import*
uary last year was the navy thus ex from the Unit«! States were $1.529,-
ercised. Then, under instrructions 000, an increase of $980, (MM).
from the department, Admiral Badger
carri«l out a comprehensive exercise,
in which the professional advantages Laborers Warned Io Avoid Rush to
gained by officers and men were in
Alaska, as Supply
is Quite • Adequate
estimable.
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Shasta Limited Hits Automobile;
Kills four Children, Injures Driver
Washington, D. C.—Further warn
ing against a rush to Alaska, on ac
count of the early construction of the
Seward-Fairbank* railroad, is con
tai ned in a letter addressed to Senator
Jones by Chairman Edes, in which the
chairman says:
”1 learn from the papers that there
is likely to be quite a stamjiede of
laboring men to Alaska, seeking work
on the new government railroad. We
feel that this should I m 1 prevented as
much as ¡xxuiible.
Our operations
there this summer will only require a
few hundr«! men, snd we are inform«!
that there is quite a supply there al
ready.
"The lure of a new country and the
prospect of somewhat higher wages
always attracts a lot of people. It
would be a great detriment to Alaska
and would also damage our prospects
of getting labor in the future if a lot
of men should go there this year and,
not finding work, should be stranded
without means to get away. Not find
ing work on the railroad a poor man
would hardly know which way to turn.
"Can you kindly use your influence,
through your commercial bodies and
otherwise, to prevent this condition of
affairs?”
Creswell, Or. — The northbound
Shasta Limited of the Southern Pacific
company Sunday struck an automobile
driven by F. E. Sly in front of his
home here, smashed it to fragments
and killer! four small children who oc
cupied the tonneau, besides injuring
Mr. Sly so badly that it is thought he
cannot recover.
The dead: Beulah Morss, aged 12;
George Robinette, aged 8; Vincent
Treanor, aged 8; Dorothy Treanor,
aged 6.
Mr. Sly is an elderly man. He had
just brought his automobile from the
garage and alighted to open the gate
leading to the Southern Pacific track,
intending to cross the Pacific High
way, when the four children came
along on their way to Sunday school.
They were invited to ride and clamb
ered into the car.
It was apparent
that neither they nor Mr. Sly saw or
heard the approaching train, for Mr.
Sly got in and ran the automobile onto
the track directly in front of it.
The horrified witnesses heard a
crash and saw the automobile hurled
Hours for Drinking May Bo Cut,
high in the air and fall at one side of
the track. The train sped on without
London — The British government
stopping, its engnie crew unconscious
does not intend to have recourse to
of what had happened.
prohibition in dealing with the drink
question.
This is inferred from Pre
Dankl Expects Long War.
mier Asquith's statement in the house
Geneva—General Dank), of the Aus of commons, when he said Wednesday
trian army, is of the opinion that the or Thursday next the chancellor of the
war will not come to an end soon. This exchequer, David Lloyd George, would
Austrian commander, who has been bring forward proposals for "dealing
active in defending the Carpathian with the limiting of drinking.” The
passes against the Russians, expressed prime minister’s remark was generally
this opinion to Major Tanner, of the interpret«! as meaning that the hours
Swiss army, who is also correspondent during which drink would he obtain
of the Basel Nachrichten. He declared able would he considerably curtail«!.
the war would last for a long time, and
Prize Crosses North Sea.
said he could not fix even an approxi
mate date for its end.
He said also
London—"According to Berlin even
that the Swiss government had pre ing newspapers,” says Reuter’s Am
served its neutrlaity splendidly..
sterdam correspondent, telegraphing
Thursday, "a German submarine stop
Floods Recur in Texas.
ped the British steam trawler Glen-
' Austin, Tex. — Another heavy rain carse off Aberdeen and took it into a
swept Central Texas Sunday and the German port on the North Sea.” Aber
Colorado river and smaller streams, al deen, Scotland, is some 450 miles
ready swollen out of their banks, be across the North Sea from the nearest
gan rising rapidly.
No additional point on the German coast line. The
deaths have been reported from the Germans have captur«! and taken into
floods and the casualty list remain«! at Hamburg the Norwegian steamer Bril
21, of whic. 14 occurred here.
Prob liant, which left Fr«lrickstad, Nor
ably a score of persons are missing. way, April 16, for London.