WORLD'S
DOING
S
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume of General News
From All Around the Earth.
LNIVTRSAl HAPPLN1NGS IN A KUTSHEU
Live News Items of A!l Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
Henry Hewitt Jr.. of Tacoma.
Wash., millionaire lumberman, has
sent hve checkB of 1100 each to Cap
tain Hartwell W. Palmer, of cavalry
troop U.
The Italian advance continues on the
Trentino front. The official report
says that in the Arsa valley the Ital
ians stormed fort Mattasone and car
ried the ridge of Monte Trappola.
Two fires in the downtown district
of El Paso, Tex., causing a total loss
or 175.000. were attributed to incen.
diarism. Rumors spread of a plot by
Mexicans, but were given no official
basis.
Thomas Kellcv. millionaire con
tractor, accused of defrauding the pro
vince of Manitoba in the erection of
Parliament buildincs at Winnineir.
was found guilty by a jury in Assize
court.
It was announced at army headquar
ters in San Francisco that orders had
been received from Washington for
bidding the giving out of any informa
tion regarding trooo movements. Fed
eral or National Guard, in the Western
department.
As a result of a family quarrel near
Pearl, Wash., 14 miles southeast of
Bridgeport, Claude Tinker killed his
mother and his brother, Frank. He
also attempted to kill his father, who
is a well-known rancher in that vicin
ity, but did not succeed.
Bandits attacked the bridge over the
Medina river at MacDona, Tex., about
20 miles southwest of San Antonio,
Friday night, according to a report.
t The bridge guard of United States
soldiers routed their assailants, who
fled in the darkness. Two Americans
were wounded. One of the bandits
was taken prisoner.
General Trevino, commanding the
de facto government forces in Chihua
hua, Informed the war department at
Mexico City by telegraph that the
American troops had commenced a re
tirement northward and had abandoned
the towns of San Buena Ventura, Las
Cruces, Namiquipa and Santa Clara.
These places, he adds, were immfinM.
ately occupied by his forces.
The first white robin of any season
has reen Reported by M. M. Lyons, of
Portland. The rare bird was seen flit
ting about at East Fourteenth and
Weiser Btreets. That it is a robin
Mr. Lyons feels certain, for, he says,
it is a young bird and is being moth
ered by a regular robin redbreast.
"The bird is marked and built like a
robin, and it chirps like one," said
Mr. Lyon. "But it is white from
beak to the tip of its tail."
The name of the Pacific Reserve
Fleet, with headquarters at the Puget
Sound navy yard, has been changed to
"Reserve Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet."
Six vessels of the reserve force are in
Mexican and California waters under
command of Rear Admiral Fullam,
who shifted his flag from the cruiser
Pittsburir to the cruiaer rnlnr.,i, n;
title henceforth will be commander of
tne heserve Force, Pacific Fleet, in
stead of commander-in-chief of the Pa
cilic Reserve Fleet.
I resident Wilson, describing him
self as "in a fighting mood." enunci-
ated Friday to a large crowd in Inde
pendence Square in Philadelphia, his
conception of some of the cardinal
American ideals. He declired that
America, In dealing with other na
tions, muBt "vindicate
cost," its principles of liberty, justice
hu numanuy; mat "America first"
must be translated into Art inn cvnlf.
tog it above all selfish interests; and
mai me nation s policy and develop
ment must be guided by the whole
people and not by any small group.
MRS. KCTTY GREEN, WORLD'S
RICHEST WOMAN, DIES AI 80
New York Mrs. Hetty Green,
known as the world's wealthiest wo
man, whose fortune is estimated as
high as $100,000,000, died here Mon
day, aged 80 years. She had suffered
three strokes of paralysis in the last
two months and for several weeks had
been practically helpless.
Her death occurred at 8:05 nVlnrlr
at the home of her son. Colonel Ed
ward H. R. Green, adioinini? the nlain
brick four-storv house on the earner nf
Central Park West, where Mrs. Green
had lived lately in seclusion, except
for her son and several Japanese serv-
ants and trained nurses.
Wall street's estimates of Mrs.
Green's fortune range from $20,000,
000 to $100,000,000. Officials of the
Chemical National bank, in which Mrs.
Green once made her downtown head
quarters, declined to hazard a ones
concerning the size of her estate.
Hetty Green was the world's most
remarkable mistress of finance. The
richest woman in America, she lived
almost as frugally as a shop-girl. Her
home was wherever she rhnse fnr a
time to hang her little black crepe and
Donnet, often in the hall bedroom of
some cheap boarding house or in some
remote and modest flat around New
York.
Mrs. Green's eccentric extremes nf
economy led to the popular misconcep
tion oiner as a "self-made woman."
As a matter of fact she was born rich.
In 18G5 she inherietd some $10,000.-
000, which accumulated upon itself
until in 50 years it had mutliplied
nearly ten times. She aim inherited
family traditions which had been a
priue ior tnree centuries, and which
she Was anxious to Dernetuate in her
children.'
SUCCESS
FOllOWS
BIG DRIVE BY AWES
British Capture fricourt from Germans
After Desperate Battle.
FRENCH ADD MORE PRISONERS
Teutons Retreat Before French Drive
Near Hardecourt Lose Many
Trenches Also to British.
Blame for Recent Irish Uprising -
Placed by Royal Commission
The United States now is waiting
for General Carranza's final word in
reply to the note sent Sunday demand
ing release of the prisoners taken at
tarrual and a formal diplomatic an
nouncement of intentions.
Respites of 80 days pending hearing
of pardon applications were granted by
President Wilson to S. D. and W S
Simpson, officers of the American Na
tmnalBank of Caldwell, Idaho, con
ncted of issuing a fraudulent certifl
cat of deposit
London The Roval commission
which investiagted the Irish rebellion
in its report submitted Tuesday
, . " i J -
tne responsibility for the outbreak
does not rest with Baron Wimborne,
the lord lieutenant, since resiirneH
who is declared to have been in no way
answeraoie for the policy of the eov-
ernment.
The chief secretary for Ireland. An.
gustine Birrell, who resigned shortly
after the suppression of the outbreak.
was primarily responsible, say the re
port.
The Royal commission was nresided
over by Baron Hardings. Outlining
the causes of the outbreak in Ireland
the report says:
"The fact should be borne in mind
that there is-always a section of opin
ion in mat country bitterly opposed to
British connection and that in timea
of excitement this section can impose
its sentiments on largely increased
numbers of the poeple."
The report points out that it is nut.
side the scope of the commission's in
structions to inauire how far the
of the Irish executive was adpoted by
tne cabinet, or to attach responsibility
to any but the civil and military exec
utive in Ireland. The retmrt then
gives these conclusions :
"That the main cause of the rebel
lion appears to be that lawlessness
was allowed to grow up unchecked and
mat Ireland for Severn! veara hud hoan
administered on the Drincinle that it
was safer and more expedient to leave
me law in abeyance if a collision with
any faction of the Irish people could
mereiore De avoided.
The importation of large quantities
of arms into Ireland and the tnleraHnn
of drilling by large bodies of men, the
report says, created conditions which
rendered possible the recent troubles
in uiyjun and elsewhere.
It appears to us." said the enmmia.
sioners, "that reluctance was nhnom
by the Irish government to repress by
prosecution written and spoken utter
ances and to suppress drilling and
maneuvering of armed forces known to
be under control of men who openly
were declaring their hostility to your
majesty's government.
"There developed widespread belief
that no repressive measures would be
undertaken by the covernment atrainaf
sedition.
'This led to a raDid increase nf
preparation for insurrection
the immediate cruse of the recent out-
Dreak. W e are of the opinion that on
the outbreak of the war all
i . - n
anu maneuvering by unrecognized bod
ies oi men, whether armed or un
armed, should have been strictly pro-
uiuiieu.
London Fricourt, three miles east
of Albert, the scene of desperate fight
ing between the British and Germans
since the entente allied offensive was
begun Saturday morninc. has been can-
tured by the British, according to an
official statement issued Sunday nitrht.
1 he statement says:
"Substantial progress has been made
in the vicinity of Fricourt, which was
captured by us at 2 p. m.
"Up to noon some 800 more prison
ers had been taken in the operations
between the Ancre and the Somme,
bringing the total up to 3500, includ
ing those captured on other Darts of
the front Saturday night."
Ihe official statement bv the French
war office at Paris says that south of
the Somme the French have forced
their way into the second line of the
German entrenchments at several
places and have captured the village of
Fries and the Mereaucourt wood. The
number of unwounded nrisnners taken
in the two days' battle now is said to
De more tnan euuo.
Sunday night's statement by the
French war office said that in the
fighting south of Arras Saturday the
r rencn tooK a total of 5000 prisoners.
In the course of the nieht French
troops captured the village of Curlu,
about seven miles southwest of Albert.
A heavy German counter-attack on the
village of Hardecourt,- north of Curlu,
was repulsed, the statement adds.
After repeated assaults the Germans
were obliged to retreat in disorder.
London July 2. The British troops
in their great drive in France have
captured a German labyrinth of
trenches on a front of seven milea tn q
depth of 1000 varda and the villacrpa nf
Montauman and Mammetz.
North of the Ancre valley, according
to the official Statement, the Rritiah
have not been able to hold sections of
the ground gained in their first at
tacks. Two thousand German pris
oners have been taken.
Hughes Plans Trip to Pacific
Coast Cities first of August
Bridgehamnton. N. Y. ITnl eaa he
cnanges nas plans, Charles E. Hughes.
in ail probability will inaugurate his
campaign for the Presidency in the
eeconu weex in August, starting on a
tour which will take him to the Pacific
Coast. The present purely tentative
arrangements provide for addresses in
about 10 leading cities, probably St.
Paul, Portland, Or.; Seattle, Wash.;
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Salt Lake
City, Kansas City, St. Louis and Chi
cago among others.
Mr. Huehes intends this
around the circle as merely prelimi
nary to one or two whirlwinH timr
He hopes to avoid rear-platform speak
ing on the first long trip.
Mother and Baby Washed Away
By 15-foot Wall of Water
f NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
fWRAI TR0P CONDITIONS
Portland Wheat Bluestem, 96c
per bushel; fortyfold, 86c; club, 63c;
red Fife, 83c; red Russian, 83c.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $23
(i24 per ton; valley timothy, $18(jl9;
alfalfa. $14(-il5.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, t2Mi
26.50 per ton; shorts. $29(g29.60; rol
led barley, $31.50(ii32.50.
Corn-Whole, $37 ton; cracked, $38.
Vegetables Artichokes, 75cft; $1 per
dozen; tomatoes, $1.50 (4 1.6a per
crate; cabbage, $22.25 per hundred;
garlic, 10c per pound; peppers, 25c
eggplant, 10c; horseradish, 8Jc; let
tuce, $1(S1.25 per crate; cucumbers,
75cfg$1.15 per dozen; spinach, 4(ij5c
per pound; asparagus, 75c(a$l per
dozen; rhubarb, 1J &) 2c per pound;
peas, 4c; cauliflower, $1.25 per crate;
beans, 8(g9c per pound; celery, $1
1.15 per dozen; corn, 65(ij,75c.
Potatoes Old, $1.50; California,
new, 2(i;'2Jc per pound.
Onions California red and yellow,
$3ft 3.25 per sack.
Green Fruit Strawberries, 75c
$1.25 per crate; apples, new, $2 per
box; cherries, 3(ff5c per pound; canta
loupes, 50cfti $2.25 per crate; apricots,
Jl.35ftjl.75 per box; peaches, Jlftjl.lO
per Dox; watermelons, zc per pound;
figs, $lfil.50 per box; raspberries,
$2.252.75; plums, $1.35; prunes,
$1.75.
Eggs Oregon ranch, exchange
prices: Current receipts, 21 jc per
dozen; rots and cracks out, 22c; ex
tras, 231c Jobbing prices: Oregon
ranch, candled, 25c.
Poultry Hens. 14c per pound :staes.
10c; broilers, 171(ffil8c: turkeys, live.
20 21c; dressed, choice, 23 25c;
ducks, 1520c; geese, 1012c.
Butter Cubes, extras, 25c; prime
firsts, 24Jc; firsts, 24c; seconds, 22Jc.
Jobbing prices: Prints, extras, 27
29c: butterfat No. 1. 27c: No. 2. 25c.
Portland.
Veal Fancy, 10Jllc per pound.
Pork Fancy, 1010Jc per pound.
Hops 1915 crop, 8llc per pound;
1916 contracts, nominal.
Wool Eastern Oregon, fine, 23
25jc per pound; coarse, 3032c; val
ley, 3033c.
Cascara Bark Old and new, 4c per
pound.
Cattle Steers, (rood. S7.E0ifii7.7f;-
cows, choice, $6.757.60; good, $6.25
(ffio.ou; heiters. S5.50 O 5.75: hulls
$35.75; stags,'$4.507.
, Hogs - Prime light, $8.058.25;
gooa to prime. Xof(8.05: rnutrh heav
7.607.75; pigs and skips, $6.60
I. IV.
Sheep Yearlincs. Sfi K0 (Si i en.
wethers, $5.606.50; ewes, $4.756;
CARRANZA'S REPLY
Will BE DEfll
Washington Grows Impatient at Ik
ui iritmu uiy.
BREAK APPEARS UNAVOIDABLE
No Change in Policy Toward Mexico
Contemplated by Wilson-Offer
to Protect Border Likely.
Higher Prices for Beans Are
Named in California Advices
Portland-There was some talk of
an 11-cent bean market Wednesday,
out joDDers were adverse to Duttinir
. , a
outsucnan extreme quotation, not
withstanding the further advance in
the South. In fact, Portland jobbing
y;.i.cB ore ueiow a parity with Califor
nia. It is believed there are enough
beans here to meet the restricted re
quirements during the remainder of
vne oiu-crop year, but if the supply is
exhausted, it cannot be replenished at
existing prices. While the main fac
tor in the strength of the market is
the government demand tv,. :
. i . ' "'wo is nine
doubt that speculation has played an
s ln.,DUllln8 Pr'ces in the
boutn. The avai hlo mi . .t...
k -.... . ui wnite
beans in California is limited, and an-
.KlOaS.ePaS3edintO8tr0ngBpeCU"
Advices receivoH tivim On n
Cisco said small whites were practi
cally cleaned ud at Rhinninn.
i TilteJlf gashing-
cents. There wnD
Washington, D. C.-While admin
tration officials manifested impatienct
Saturday over the delay ofther..
ranza government in replying to th
American demand for an explanation
of its purposes, private advicp. f.-
Mexico City indicated that a defiant
answer was being prepared there.
The State department has had nodi,
rect information as to when the Mexi
can response would be sent or how it
would be transmitted. Secretary Lsn
sing called this fact to the attenti
of Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambsi.
sador designate, during the day and in
dicated that he did not understand tl
delay, in view of the statement in the
American note of last Saturday that
an early answer was expected.
Mr. Arredondo, who had called to
announce formally the release nf ti
Carrizal prisoners, said he had m
heard from his government on the mih.
ject.
The private messages, sent bv rr.
sons in a position to speak with some
authority as to General Carran7' t.
titude, expressed the conviction that a
DreaK between the two governments
was unavoidable. There annan tA
be complete agreement among mem
bers of the Mexican cabinet, it wsb in
dicated, that orders to General Trevino
to attack American troops moving in
any direction except toward the bor
der be reaffirmed. Some de facto offi
cials wishSd to go further and couple
with this statement in the Mexican
reply a defiant demand that American
troops be withdrawn immediately from
Mexican soil.
Intimation have reached officials
here that the de facto eovenment mav
give strong assurances in its note that
border raids will be prevented byi
strong patrol of Mexican troops, if the
United States will withdraw its forces,
It was said at the Mexican embassy
that 50.000 Carranza tronna are now
available for border patrol duty.
ine cabinet had no official advices
in any way chano-inor thn situation
when it assembled at a regular meet
ing. The crisis was discussed and
later it was stated that tin chantra in
policy was contemplated.
Fire Destroys U. S. Munitions,
Dock and Warehouse at Seattle
Russians Continue to Win.
retrogad Russian tmnnfl rnntimiA
lounve oacK the Austro-Hungarian
army in the region south of the Dneis
ter river, in Galicia. sava thA Rnin
official statement issued Sunday .Many
places south of Kolomea have been oc
cupied by forces of Emperor Nichol
as. It is announced that on June 28
and 29 General Letchitskv trmlr nri tann
er 305 officers and 14.574 men. malrlnrr
a total of 217.000 Austro-Hungarians
tainuiTu 11 nee rfune 4.
Pendleton. Ore. Mrs. M. f! M
Cabe, a rancher's wife, and her infant
Doy were drowned Saturday night
about 5 o'clock whpn n lnniM..ct
HVMUUWBV
broke over upper Butter Creek canyon,
43 miles southwest of Pendleton, and
a wall of water swept down upon their
home. Mrs. McCabe's bodv WS foil nil
five miles further down McDonald can
yon Sunday morning by a searching
party. The baby's body was found la
ter. Mr. McCabe, her three children
and some men were in the McCabe
house and knew nothing of th fl
until it struck the house, tearing it
asunuer ana carrying aay Mrs. Mc
Cabe and the child. The other chil
dren were rescued by the men.
Italians In New Attack.
Rome, via London Continuing their
oaensive in the Trentino, the Italians
have begun an attack nn tho a.m..
. . , .
fortified positions between Kugna Tot-
ja ana roppiano, says the Italian offi
cial statement issued SnnHan tu.
Austrians were driven from sections of
trenches north of Pedescala, the dis
patch adds, and some more trenches
were carried between Sell and Monfal.
cone. In the latter battle 195 Aus
trians were taken prisoners.
tons
a good demand fnr l.imoa
- , -....o, which were
ad.vanc.ng 'n Wthy with the high
Baker Wool Not Sold.
Baker, Or.-Out of 148,000 pounds
of wool practically all fine, offered
th.s week in Baker at the annual wool
sale, only 23,000 pounds were sold al
though other deal n,i,;u .
closed later were pending. High bid!
on fine wool ranged from 23 cents to
25 cents, while for 4000 nnnn. I?
coarse wool from tha ei . , . .
ranch Grant a n:or
0 cents was re h t-j .
soli' VSrtOll10'l0 .Pos
- vw uiciger, OI Baker at
Lj,?hG-.ofwrn!
y iv. l, B11 me cllps ff d
from Grant county. The only 0her
clip sold was that nf t r 1 " 0ln.er
oMt.lh.GhrtaS.iaS: Wh
r-l i JKe""eth McRae of Prairie
City, had the largest elin for sal! e K
000 pounds I JS&g 5'a
private bid made tops the price Xl nl
offered ODen v. . M-nii e. ueln8
ofDayvii.e,W;ff;ed3SsyS
their Ah nnn j ... . " ""18 ior
,vvv-puunu cup by Mr TfnoK
land, while C. H. aJL
Seattle, Wash. Fire that was dis
covered at 11 o'clock Friday night on
Pier 11, known generally as the Orien
tal dock, at the foot of Virginia street,
destroyed the
which was occunieH hu thn United
States army quartermaster's depart
ment and W. P. .Tahn A f!n Hoalpra in
building material, hay and grain.
Large quantities of army supplies in
the warehouse were destroyed. The
burning of cartridges and shells caused
a succession of rattling explosions.
An unidentified
old, standing in front of the state arm-
on top or a bluff a block distant,
watchinir thn Tiro Tiro ofrtinlf
a - V( Tina UV.a J
fragment of a bursting shell and in-
amiy Killed.
The financial loss of the fire is esti
mated at $500,000.
The United Rto
wnubvo tauiu i
steamer BumsiMo moo of Uo n when
the fire broke out, but was taken out
into the stream by her crew before
much damage was done. Her upper
works were slightly scorched.
The fire hnrnoJ nr.'fk .....on4i'narV
mill CAUOWU""'
fury and the firemen were able only to
cave tne adjoining piers and the ware
houses to the rear of the burning
structure.
Battle In Baltic Sea.
Berlin-An official statement issued
by the German admiralty says:
'Thuradav ninht n tnrnpdo
.'(gut uciujaii wr
boats attacked Russian forces consist
lng of an armored cruiser, a nrotected
cruiser and five nWmwero hetween
Havringe and Landsort (islands in the
Baltic Sea off Soderman Land, Swe
den). After a short engagement the
Russians witdrew. Despite a heavy
bombardment we sustained no casusl
ties nor damage."