NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Brief.
Premier Asquith praises the Belgian
heroism in the house o f commons.
The Germans have imposed a tine of
$300,000 on the Belgian town o f Char
leroi.
Namur, a principal city in Belgium,
has fallen into the hands o f the Ger
mans.
The German ambassador. Count von
Rex, at Tokio, will sail for Seattle,
Wash.
Wheat in Chicago pits is reported
may rise in a day or two to $1.23 per
bushel.
A small German cruiser which ran
ashore in a fog, was blown up by the
Russians.
The burgomaster o f the city o f Brus
sels, has surrendered the city to the
Germans.
The Russian army is reported crush
ing the Prussians and making headway
toward Berlin.
The French war office admits Ger
man victory and the recovery o f Lor
raine and Alsace.
The French fear an attack on the
Louvre and have placed all valuable
pictures in vaults.
Cong res* Is Busy With
Issues Arising from War
Washington, D. C.— To pre|<are for
an emergency arising from the Euro
pean war, the president and adminis
tration leaders are endeavoring to as
sure the presence o f a quorum o f both
houses o f congress in W ashington.
House leaders have made imperative
demand for return of absentees and
they are flocking in on every train.
Already there is a substantial quorum.
While the conference primarily is to
determine the nature o f a war revenue
measure to offset losses in revenue,
some aspects o f the foreign relations
of the nation with particular reference
may be considered.
Philippine exports' are giving the
administration concern just at this
time, because o f the conflict between
Japan and Germany. A plan to place
a ban on all exports from the islands,
except to the United States, while the
war in Europe continues is under con
sideration. It is argued that should
the shipments from the islands to Ger
many or Austria be captured by the
Japanese, an embarrassing situation
might arise.
The same might be
true should exports to Japan be seised
by Germany.
Administration senators who have
been studying the situation believe an
ounce o f prevention is worth a pound
of cure, and they are urging action by
congress to avert trouble which might
be precipitated through Philippine Is
land commerce. They recognise, how
ever, that if commerce is stopped
some provision must be made to com
pensate for losses that will follow.
french Capital Storing
Supplies tor Emergency
A persistent report is to the effcet
Paris — The French’ capital has
that the Crown Prince o f Germany
rushed its plans to resist a siege by
was killed in battle.
the German army. The city is being
The French government is permit truned into an entrenched camp.
ting 3000 Americans to leave France
Following the decree issued by the
via Paris, to the United States.
military governor, ordering residents
Boston will have no grand opera this o f the district within the city’ s
winter, owing to the enlistment of line o f defense forts to desert and
destroy their homes within four days,
many members in the European war.
enormous stacks o f food were placed
The Japanese liner Shinyo Maru within the state warehouses.
The
sailed from San Fancisco to Japan es Bois de Boulogne presents a pictur
corted by a Japanese armored cruiser. esque aspect. It has been transformed
Armies o f the allies are battling to into a vast pasture filled with cows
save Paris from the Germans. A con and sheep. The animals have been di
flict between millions is believed to be vided into groups and are guarded by
reserves wearing the large shirts o f
in progress.
drovers. The number o f sheep pas
It is officially announced that the tured in the parks exceeds 10,000.
Russians have occupied Tilsit, a town
The decree calling for the evacua
60 miles northeast o f Koenigaberg, tion o l the military zone around the
East Prussia.
forts was a formal notice, although
One o f the largest liners in the army engineers recently made a tour
world, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Groese, o f the environs o f the forts and ex
was sunk by a British cruiser off the plained that the residents might be
called on to destroy their property,
coast o f Africa.
which was deemed an obstruction.
It is said that British marines have
Many o f the houses in the line o f
occupied Ostend to prevent the Ger fire are those o f poor people whose
mans from getting a foothold on the owners are now at the front.
Many
English Channel.
o f these families lack resources and
“ Bob” Burdette, the famous humor will be without refuge. Nevertheless,
ist, is reported dangerously ill at his they took the situation without com
summer home in Pasadena, Cal. He is plaint, although they addressed a pe
tition to the military governor, re
70 years o f age.
questing that he use the power vested
Xavier de Caatelnau, the 12-year-old
in him only as a last extremity.
son of General Castelnau, ch ief o f staff
o f the French army, was among the
killed in a recent action.
Japanese Are Cautioned
The Montenegrin troops, with a bay
to Avoid War Discussions
onet charge, repulsed a fresh Austrain
San Francisco — Japanese associa
attack at Rahovo, taking 150 prisoners
tions in this city are circulating a note
and killing 300 Austrians.
of advice to Japanese residents in
Red Cross society o f the United America, which was issued by the
States is urging mayors o f large cities Japanese Association o f America.
It
to aid the campaign to secure funds to reads:
care for the wounded in the European
“ Japanese should endeavor to avoid
war.
heated
talks and discussions with
Washington administration officials Europeans and Americans on the war
are preparing a new proclamation set situation.
“ In California there is a large popu
ting forth the neutrality o f the United
States during hostilities between Japan lation o f German subjects and special
care should be taken in your attitude
and Germany.
toward then^
Speaker Clark issued warrants for
“ Japanese should refrain from con
the arrest o f absentee members of the versations and actions which might
house o f representatives. Many mem tend to excite the sentiment o f Euro
bers were found at the baseball park, peans and Americans.
fo o l cafes and other resorts.
“ As the United States declared neu
An official statement from the Brit trality, ’Japanese in America should
ish consulate in Galveston, T ex., says recognize and bind themselves to the
Outside of
three British warships have been sent neutrality obligations.
the
necessary
and
proper
support of
at full speed to protect cotton and oil
their mother country, they should not
traffic in the Gulf o f Mexico.
give any support or assistance to any
The correspondent o f the London o f the belligerents.”
Daily Telegraph at Amsterdam says it
is estimated that the total loss of the
German Honors His Foe.
Belgians, up to date, has been 10,000
Rome — (Via Paris) — A dipsatch
in killed, wounded and prisoners.
from Berlin says the defense o f
Home Secretary McKenna, o f Lon Longwy, department o f Meurthe-et-
don, said that no spies had been shot Moselle, France, was the most heroic
in England. There have been rumors since the beginning o f the war.
The
that many persons in the secret em town surrendered only after an extra
ploy o f Germany had been executed.
ordinary display o f valor. O f 36 siege
The federal inquiry into the higher guns, all except one had been disman
cost o f food since the war began in tled.
The Germans so admired the bril
Europe has not developed that the in
creases were unawarranted, according liant resistance that Crown Prince
to Roger B. Wood, United States Frederick William begged the French
assistant district attorney in charge of commander at the moment o f surrender
to keep his sword.
the investigations at New. York.
The Servian government in a pro
test to France declares that the Aus
trian army during its retreat along
the Drina river committed cruelties
upon old men, women and children in
violation o f the rules o f warfare. The
Drina forms the greater part o f the
boundary between Bosnia and Servia.
10,000 to fle e Albania.
Suit to Recover 50,000
Acres State Land Urged
Salem — C. B. McConnell, a lawyer
o f Burns, has conferred with Attorney
General Crawford in regard to insti
tuting suits for the recovery by the
state o f large tracts o f grating land in
Harney and Malheur counties, control
o f which Mr. McConnell charges was
obtained by fraud.
Suit is pending
against the Pacific Livestock company
for the recovery o f 27,000 acres of
school land. The company has entered
suit to prevent the adjudication o f
water rights on the Silves river, and
it was while making investigation o f
its allegations that Mr. McConnell says
he found that about 50,000 other acres
had been obtained through fraud.
This land, he said, is largely held by
rattle companies.
According to the
lawyer, the land was obtained several
years ago through the use o f dummies
and other alleged settlers, who worked
in conjunction with the company.
The Pacific Livestock company is
fighting the suit o f the state on the
grounds that it obtained the land in a
legal way and that action by the state
should have been started earlier.
Circuit Judge Harris recently, In the
Ilyde-Benson school land case, which
is similar to the one against the live
stock company, decided that the state
would have to show a good excuse for
its delay in bringing suit. The attor
ney general has appealed on the
ground that laches do not apply to the
state.
Eugene Light and Power
Burns, Or., Fire Destroys
Companies in Rate War
$60,000 Worth ot l*roperty
Eugene — A long-anticipated rate
war between the municipal power plant
and the Oregon Power company was
opened here this week with the an
nouncement by the power company
that it will not only meet but will un
dercut the reduction announced by the
city plant.
The private company has filed its
new schedule o f rates with the State
railroad commission, declining to an
nounce the extent o f the cut.
The city ’ s reduction amounted to 11
per cent and before the cut was made
the maximum rate o f 9 cents for light
ing and 5 cents for power was lower
than offered in any city in the W il
lamette valley outside o f the vicinity
o f Portland. The new schedule o f 8
cents maximum for lighting and 4)
cents maximum for power, with a min
imum o f 1.2 cents for 10,000-kilowatt
quantities, is almost half the rates in
Eugene two years and a half ago, be
fore the entrance o f the city plant,
which claims the credit for the reduc
tion.
The present rate war was forecast
recently when the water board asked
the State railroad commission to curb
the activities o f the private company
and the latter responded with a re
quest for unrestricted competition.
Neither was wholly granted.
Highway Condemnation
Suits Are Being Tried
St. Helens— About 100 farmers, sev
eral attorneys and State Highway En
gineer Bowlby and his assistants, ap
peared before the County court in the
condemnation proceedings for right of
way for the Columbia Highway.
Claims for back-hill
places
on
logged-off lands have been put in at
$500 an acre and for agricultural land
that is taken nothing less than $1000
an acre is being asked.
As there are more than 100 claims,
the County court will take several days
for the hearings, after which its decis
ion will be given on all claims at the
same time.
Hour Holds at $5J!0.
The lowest wholesale price o f flour
in the Portland market now is $5 a
barrel, the only mill that quoted less
than that figure having advanced its
price 20 cents only a day or tw o ago.
Other mills are asking $5.20 a barrel.
The flour market is keeping pace with
the advance in milling wheat.
Blue-
stem sold at $1.03 a bushel, a gain o f
a cent over a preceding day’s price.
Farmers are holding very firm ami are
taking advantage o f the situation to
get all they can for their wheat.
The present price of $5 a barrel for
flour compares with the quotation o f
$4.70 on this date last year, $5.10 on
the same date in 1912, $4.95 three
years ago, $5.35 four years ago, $6.25
five years ago, and $4.85 in 1908.
Water System for Fair.
Salem— An independent water sys
tem for the State Fair grounds has
been decided upon by the board o f di
rectors, and the drilling o f the first
well has been started.
According to Mr. George E. Scott,
the contractor, a large river flows un
der the grounds and Salem, and he ad
vises that the city eventually obtain
its water supply from the stream.
Secretary Meredith announced that the
cottage city district at the fair
grounds would be moved to a tract
west o f the new pavilion before the
opening o f the fair September 28.
Big Estate Is Inherited.
Pendleton — John Guriado and his
sister, Mrs. Tulita Adams, w ife o f a
laborer, are on their way to Los An
geles with Colonel James A. Raley,
a prominent attorney o f Pendleton, to
claim their shares in the estate o f their
father, John Guriado, who died recent
ly, leaving $150,000 and no will. Their
identity has been established, attorneys
say. The elder Guriado and his wife
quarreled when the children were
young, and the family became split up,
the children going with their mother.
The mother died a few years ago.
London — The Exchange Telegraph
compnay’s correspondent
at Barri,
Italy, says that the Italian government
has arranged for the transportation
o f 10,000 fugitives who wish to leave
Albania as soon as Prince William, of
Wied, departs, as they fear anarchy.
An American warship has been dis Prince William has asked Italy to
Canadian Company Sued.
patched to Turkey, presumably to leave the armored yacht Mysuratta at
his disposal, as he may be forced to
carry gold to American missionaries.
Salem— A temporary restraining or
abandon the throne at any time.
der against the National Mercantile
Secretary’ Bryan cabled all American
company doing business in Oregon was
embassies and legations in Europe to
Opera Singers Off to War.
issued by Circuit Judge Galloway. The
urge Americans to leave Europe with
Chicago — So many singers are en action was started by Attorney General
out delay.
dangering their lives and voices in the Crawford at the instance o f Corpora
A Boulogne dispatch to the Standard European conflict that the directors o f tion Commissioner Watson, who al
at London says the town o f Tournai, the Chicago Grand Opera company, leged that the company had not com
capital o f the Department o f Hainaut, after a despairing two days’ meeting, plied with the corporation laws o f the
Belgium, occupied by the Germans, announced that there would be no per state. The company is a foreign cor
was compelled to pay an indemnity of formances the coming season. Ber poration, having headquarters in Van
$400,000 within an hour, the burgol nard Ulrich, manager o f the company, couver, B. C., and, according to the
master being held as a hostage unti cabled the singers notifying them their corporation commissioner, is conduct
the money was paid.
contracts had been canceled.
ing in Portland a loan business.
Battle Line ot Allies
Is Moved Backward
Paris An official statement issued
by the war department says: “ In the
North the Franco-British lines have
been moved back a short distance. In
a general way our offensive between
Nancy and Vosges makes headway.
Our right, however, has been obliged
to fall back slightly in the region o f
St. Die.
“ In the North resistance continues.
The enemy appears to have suffered
considerable loss, more than 1500
bodies having been found In a very
small space in a trench. Some had
been stricken as they stood, In the at
titude o f firing their rifles,
“ A series o f fiercely contested com
bats has been going on during the past
three days In the region, which were
generally to our advantage.
“ A decree will be published author
ising *)>erial promotions of officers for
the period of the war, regardless of
sen iority."
PARIS TO RAZE
OWN SUBURBS
Residences in Way of Forts to
Be Destroyed.
Invading German Arm y Hopeful
o f Penetrating Lines Before
Russians Reach Berlin.
Paris It is officially announced that
the military governor has ordered all
residents of the zone within action o f
the c ity ’s defending forts to evacuate
and destroy their houses within four
days from August 31.
As far as can he learned, the French
troops ap|M<ar to be intact, except for
thoae losses which were inevitable In
a week's heavy lighting over a vast
front.
If the British and French retire on
the western flank it Is explained that
they do so In order to choose their
ground for fiercer resistance.
Every
new day has seen reinforcements mov
ing up to aid the French troops engag
ed on tho Belgian frontier.
Tho French operating along the In
terior lines are aide to shift an army
corps from one part of tho frontier to
another swiftly, and it is said that the
allies probably are in stronger position
than last Sunday.
The Germans, apparently owing to
the Increasing pressure of Russia,
seem to
be throwing themselves
against intrenched positions ami are
suffering severely. They are gaining
ground ami seemingly are hopeful of
being able to break through before
Berlin Is invested.
French wounded are arriving at the
provincial towns.
I<ondon
A closer veil than ever
seems to be drawn over the progress
of the war. Little news has come to
hand concerning the operations on
either frontier.
The Russians, how
over, appear to be continuing their ad
vance in F.aat Prussia towards Posen
with the Germans In retreat.
The only news from the French side
is that the French troops were attack
ed along the Atsace-lsirraine line, hut
repulsed all the attacks successfully.
There is no indication that the German
attack was in any great force, but if It
was, the French success shows that
they are now in a stronger position
along this frontier, from which they
will be driven only by great sacrifices
on the part o f the Germans.
A more hopeful feeling prevails in
England as to the strength o f the
French defensive position.
The re
pulse the French sustained at ( ’harle
roi has been partly due to the desire of
the French army to accomplish a bril
liant incursion into Alsace and Ix>r
raine, which led them to weaken their
forces on the Belgian frontier. Hav
ing recognized the danger o f this
course, they have now reverted to
what appears to experts to be a more
ls>ndon —Only by exceptionally good
logical strategy, abandoning their in
vasion o f the provinces and concen fortune was the life o f Richard Hard
trating their strength in the defense ing Davis.^special war correspondent,
■|>arcd by the Germans, who suspected
o f the northern frontier.
him o f being a spy, according to the
story told by James R. Evans, an
Clash ot Butte, M o n t,
American engineer, who arrived from
Miners Is Renewed Brussels which place he left Thursday
Butte, Mont.— More than 1000 in night.
For hours the Germans debated
■urgent miners marched to the mines
whether
to shoot Mr. Davis, who had
Thursday night with the announced
Five Fires Burn Over
purpose o f preventing any Western followed in the wake o f the German
Tract ot 2000 Acres Federation o f Miners members from advance. He was some distance south
o f the Belgian capital when taken into
Cottage Grove— Nearly 2000 acres descending to work.
of the forest reserve was burned over
Arriving at the Anaconda mine, the custody by the German officers.
in the recent fires in the I,ondon coun insurgents, who are now known as the
try. Probably 200,000 or 300,000 feet Butte Mine Workers’ union, massed Germany's Naval Loss
of timber was destroyed.
their forces around the collar o f the
Off Heligoland Is 670
There were five fires in progress at ■haft and notified the shifts going uff
!<ondon—
Twenty-nine killed and 38
one time, that on Little river, near work that unless they joined the new
Black Butte, being the most serious. union before they went on shift again wounded was the price In men |>aid by
Fire Warden Frank Brumbaugh and and were wearing the new union’s but the British fur the naval action against
a crew o f eight men have this and ton, they would be prevented from go the Germans in Heligoland waters
smaller fires under control.
ing to work by a force o f the members Friday.
An official statement issued here
Fire Warden S. P. Shortridge has of the new union.
gained control o f three fires in the
Following
their
ultimatum
to says that o f 1000 men composing the
same territory. The blaze on Wilson the members o f the Western Federa crews o f the warships sunk off Heligo
creek is still burning,
required a tion of Miners, the insurgents again land, only 330 yvere saved.
The British losses are described as
month’s fighting with crews ranging paraded the streets, ending at the Au
from three to six men. Five hundred ditorium, where a meeting was held, follow s:
"T h e light cruiser Arethusa lost
acres were burned over in the three no one being admitted except those
fires handled by Mr. Shortridge and wearing the buttons o f the new union Lieutenant Eric Westmacott ami nine
men killed, four seriously wounded,
about 100,000 feet o f timber de
and Lieutenant Robinson and 11 men
stroyed.
He thinks that the fires
wounded, but not seriously.
handled by Mr. Brumbaugh covered
"T h e tor|>edo-boat destroyer Liberty
1500 acres.
It is probable that at
lost commander Bertellot and six men
least 200,000 feet o f timber was lost.
killed, one man has since died from
Several fires occurred in the Row
Washington, D. C, — Prospects of wounds, one dangerously wounded, five
river country during the past week.
losing a day’s pay for each day’s ab seriously wounded and five slightly
sence brought Representatives troop wounded.
Two Months’ Work Needed.
ing back to the house and the rollcall
“ The destroyer Laurel suffered ten
Astoria — Captain Groves, superin showed 267 o f the 435 in their seats
men killed, one has since died o f 'his
tendent of dredges for the Port ot in the house— the greatest number in wounds, two men dangerously wound
Portland commission, says he expects weeks.
ed, seven seriously wounded and two
“ This is the second line o f reserves slightly wounded."
about two months’ work with the
dredge Multnomah will be required arriving,” announced the leader o f one
to open up the Tongue Point channel. returning party, “ the third line is on London Paper Holds Up
The intention is to dig a channel 300 the w ay.”
America as Good Example
“ Who is that
man?” demanded
feet wide and 25 feet deep from No. 2
buoy down, a distance of approximate Speaker Clark, pointing with his gavel
l-ondon—The Daily News, In an ed
at a strange face. A clerk explained itorial denouncing secret diplomacy
ly 4000 feet.
that
it
was
a
returned
member.
The operation o f the dredge entails
says:
A deluge o f applications for leave
an expense of between $8000 and $9000
“ Can Europe ever again tolerate the
a month, which is being paid by the “ on account o f illness” came down on appalling peril o f secret diplomacy?
the clerk.
Majority leader Under Can we ever again play about on the
Commission.
wood announced that the sergeant-at deck with sails and compasses, making
arms would have to be satisfied o f the our little laws and imagining that we
Hood River Relic Goes.
validity o f every such application.
are self-governing, while down in the
Hood River — The oldest structure
hold o f our ship of state there is a
now standing in Hood River, built 28
Jews Pray for Peace.
powder magazine, the existence o f
years ago by Robert Rand, and occu
Brooklyn — A prayer for peace be which we are not |>ermitted to know?.
pied by the c ity ’s first barber, was
"S ecret diplomacy belongs to the
destroyed by fire Wednesday.
The tween the warring nations o f Europe
structure was occupied by a plumbing has been prepared by members o f the traditions o f autocratic anil personal
It has no place in a
company and the fire Btarted in a pile Union o f Orthodox Jewish Congrega government.
o f tar-covered ropes. Its frame walls tions o f America, o f which Bernard democratic world, and the example o f
were dry as tinder, and the flames Drachman is president.
It is being the United States must become the
were pouring from doors and windows sent to all congregations affiliated with model o f tho civilized world on this
in an instant.
Adjoining business the union, with the request to use it vital matter, if Europe is to be free
blocks were saved by quick work o f in the services during the war. The from menace in the future.”
the volunteer fire department.
trend o f the prayer is a bitter denun
Burns—The worst Are in the history
o f Burns began Monday at midnight
and in three hours a large num
ber of business
houses
were in
ruin. The blaze was started in the hay
loft o f McKinnon’s livery barn, aup-
lioscdly by someone sleeping there, and
it quickly spread to every building in
that block, including the Hotel French
ami a large two-story building contain
ing a pool hall and living rooms.
Three] small dwellings in the block to
the east were burned and the flames
spread to the block to the south. They
jumped the Harney County National
bank, which is o f stone, and caught in
two
frame buildings, which were
quickly destroyed.
Then they com
municated to the roof o f the stone
building occupied by the Bedell saloon
and barber shop and also to another
stone building, occupied by the Donne-
gan & Logan abstract office and Frank
Davies' and Charles Ellis' law offices.
The postoffice and Harney County
News office, adjoining these, were
saved. In the livery stable 27 horses
were burned to death.
The liaises will reach $60,000, with
about $30,000 insurance.
Several buildings on the west side
o f the street caught fire, but the
flames were extinguished.
The owners o f the destroyed proper
ty will rebuild.
A heroic fight was made against the
blaze by firemen'and citizens. It was
due to this and favorable wind that
the entire city was not wiped out.
KICIIAKI) HARDING DAVIS,
WRITER, ARRESTED AS SPY
ABSENTEE MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS ARE RETURNING
Czar I studs Scots Greys.
ciation o f the men who are now ruling
I/omion — The official press bureau
the destinies o f their soldiers and asks
Oregon City— More than $100,000 for a quick ending o f the slaughter and has issued the following notice:
was collected Tuesday in the tax col massacre taking place in Europe.
“ His Majesty the Emperor o t Rus
lecting department. Tuesday was tne
sia, who is colonel in chief o f the
last opportunity for the taxpayers to
“ All-Water” Voyage Made.
Scots Greys, has sent the following
settle their account with the county
New York— The first all-water voy gracious message to his regiment: ‘ I
without paying the 10 per cent added
age from San Francisco to New York am happy to think that my gallant
penalty. The Portland Railway, Light
by way o f the Panama canal was com regiment, the Royal Scots Greys, is
& Power company paid more than
pleted here Thursday on the arrival o f fighting with Ruasia against the com
$74,000, the largest amount.
Less
the Pleiades, o f
the Luckenbach mon enemy.
Convinced that they
than $50,000 will be turned over to the
Steamship company.
The Pleiades, will uphold the gracious traditiona
sheriff’s office on the delinquent tax
which flies the American flag, sailed o f the past, I send them my warm
list.
_________
from San Francisco on July 24 and greetings and wish them victory in
Buena Vista Clover Poor.
passed through the canal August 16.
the battle.’ ”
Buena Vista— Clover hulling, which
Prince, Surrounded, Dies.
King Mingles With Troops.
is in progress in this district, is expos
Rome — How Prince Frederick W il
ing a poor yield.
The midge, grass
London— According to the Antwerp
hoppers, and the long dry spell are liam o f Lippe died in the fighting be correspondent o f the Daily News, King
blamed for the noted decrease. From fore Liege is described tersely in a Albert constantly mingles with his
one bushel to two and one-half bushels dispatch received here from the head troops, and was in the trenches In the
are being obtained.
Some growers quarters o f the German army. The fighting around Malines.
He was al
report even less than a bushel an acre. Prince's regiment was surrounded by ways at the points o f the greatest
The Polk county acreage this year is the Belgians under the walls o f Liege danger, assisting the encouraging the
■aid to be the largest yet planted and and he was struck by two bullets while men. He went among them attired
estimates for its value has been at a standing among his men. He died in simply as a soldier, and his sympathe
stantly.
high mark.
tic conduct had a remarkable effect.
Car Line Pays $74,000.