Of CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
Heavy rains in Northwestern Ohio
are causing alarm.
Omaha isjvisited by a severe storm
which did muchdamage.
Austria denies the report that the
Italian navy sunk many of the former's
ships.
A postoflice clerk at Wallace, Idaho,
has confessed to robbing the safe of
$20,000.
Oregon wins grand prize for the best
collection of minerals at the Panama
Pacific exposition.
At St. Johns, N. F., cod fishermen
report fish plentiful but a scarcity ef
salt caused by the European war.
Welsh miners in the Rhondda dis
trict, which furnish coal for the Brit
ish navy, voted 2 to 1 to go on strike.
Polk and Yamhill counties, in Ore
gon, are quarantined because of
rapidly-spreading rabies among stock.
Valdez, Alaska, an important sea
port, is visited by a $500,000 fire,
which wiped out the main part of the
city.
All Washington and Oregon give
hearty reception to the Liberty Bell on
its journey from Philadelphia to San
Francisco.
Germany makes formal answer to
the United StateB in which regrets for
attack on the steamer Nebraskan is
e:
An ex-Philadelphian, residing in Al
bany, Or., saw the Liberty Bell for
the first time when it passed through
that city recently.
It is reported from Washington that
Turkey is expected to enter protest
against the United States for shipment
of war munitions to the allies.
The health department of New York
City reports that in the past ten years
milk drinking has increased 60 per
cent, while saloons have materially de
creased. For trying to sell to butchers the
meat of a cow that had died from
"milk fever," William Richterich, a
dairyman of Hillsdale, Oregon, was
fined $100.
The Motion Picture Exhibitors' as
sociation in session in San Francisco
pledges itself to start a campaign to
defeat all attempts at censoring film
dramas in the United States.
The French are arming their troops
with a short knife for use in trench
warfare, thus displacing the bayonet,
which, when fixed in the rifle, is too
long a weapon to give a man free play
in the narrow trenches.
The so-called "treasure murder"
case at Bedford, la., in which four
aged men were accused of having com
mitted a murder nearly half a century
ago, were dropped after Bates Hunts
man, the defendant, whose hearing
was in progress, was set free by Jus
tice Sawyer.
The 1916 national convention of the
Elks will be held In Baltimore.
An Italian merchantman used the
Greek flag to avoid German subma
rines. Colonel Alden J. Blethen, editor and
publisher of the Seattle Times, dies
after a long illness.
The German Crown Prince's advance
against the French is said to have
been materially checked.
Villa is reported to have penetrated
the lines of the Carranzaistas and com
pletely isolated Vera Cruz.
Views of the American press on the
German reply to the recent note are
said to be surprising to Berlin.
Many parts of the Canary Islands
are shaken by earthquake shocks and
considerable damage is reported.
An aviator at a height of 1800 feet
at Spokane succeeded in landing safely
after being upside down with a broken
plane.
For experimental purposes the U. S.
Navy department has bought several
torpedo nets to hang around battle
ships and protect them from torpedo
attacks. Secretary Daniels said these
were of the same type as those em
ployed by the European navies.
England has succeeded in negotiat
ing another huge war loan of $3,000,
000,000, subscribed mainly by patrons
of the postoflice.
The Liberty Bell en route from
Philadelphia to San Francisco, gets
momentous reception in Portland and
other Northwestern cities.
A favorable trade balance of $17,
674,214 ia indicated by the U. S. De
partment of Commerce statement on
imports and exports for the week
ended July 10. The trade balance exj
ceeded that for a similar period in
June by more than $3,000,000.
ALLEGED GERMAN ACIIVIJY IN
UNITED STATES IS INVESTIGATED
Washington, D. C At the instance
of the British government the State
department has called on the depart
ment of Justice to investigate the ac
tivities of certain German sympathiz
ers in the United States who are al
leged to have been employing unlawful
means to strike at Great Britain and
her allies.
Until inquiry has developed whether
there is sufficient evidence to warrant
proceedings no names will be made
public, and officials of the departments
as well as those of the British em
bassy, are reticent about discussnig
the matter. It is known, however,
that information has reached the em
bassy concerning all kinds of plots,
ranging from schemes to wreck bridges
over which railroad trains were carry
ing volunteers of the British army to
incitement of strikes at American in
dustrial plants making war supplies
for the allies.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in dis
cussing the strike that is scheduled for
an early date at the Bridgeport, Conn.,
plant of the Remington Arms & Am
munition company, made the assertion
that "foreign interests" have sought
by the expenditure of unlimited funds
to bring about widespread labor
troubles in the United States, with the
view of preventing further shipments
of supplies to Europe.
In one case the British government
informed the State department it had
evidence involving a wealthy German
resident of Detroit, Mich., who was
alleged to have supplied money to cer
tain persons in Windsor, Ont., to
finance an attempt to dynamite a Can
adian armory and a factory making
clothing for the British army. Great
Britain inquired whether this case, if
fully substantiated, would constitute
military activity on American soil and
a breach of neutrality.
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Gradual Evacuation of Warsaw
Reported to be Russia's Intention
London The Morning Post's Buda
pest correspondent reports that the
gradual evacuation of Warsaw has
been ordered by the Russian staff.
This report, coming just when mili
tary experts in England have been dis
cussing the possibility of capture of
the Russian fortress, has alarmed the
populace and seems to indicate a more
serious condition in the Czar's realm
than has hitherto been suspected.
Can Warsaw be held? is a question
which has been on every tongue.
With the German Field Marshals
Von Hindenburg on the north and Von
Mackenzen on the south, whipping for
ward the two ends of a great arc
around the city, it is realized in Eng
land that Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief
of the Russian army,
has the most severe task imposed on
him since the outreak of the European
war, and the military writers on some
of the London papers seem to think
that his task is well nigh impossible.
There was sustained confidence that
Germany's previous violent attacks
aolng the Bzura-Rawka front would
never pierce the Russian line, but the
present colossal co-ordinate movement
was developed with such suddenness
and carried so far without meeting
serious Russian resistance that more
and more the British press is discount
ing the fall of the Polish capital, and
while not giving up all hope of its re
tention, is pointing out the enormous
difficulties the Russian armies have la
bored under from the start by the ex
istence of such a salient.
Italian and Austrian Ships Meet.
Rome, via London An Italian
cruiser squadron, comprising the Var
ese, Francesco Ferrucio, Giuseppe
Garibaldi and the Wettor Pisani, pro
ceeded at an early hour Sunday morn
ing to Cattaro, an Austrian seaport in
Dalmatia, and opened fire. During the
course of the operations the Italian
commander discovered that a number
of Austrian battleships had taken re
fuge in the harbor. These, although
not of modern type, would have been
able effectively to face the Italian
squadron. Hence, the latter retired.
Miss Addams to Report.
Washington, D. C President Wil
son will discuss with Miss Jane Ad
dams, of Chicago, soon, the outlook
for peace in Europe. Miss Addams
recently returned home after visiting
the principal officials of many of the
belligerent and neutral nations abroad
as the representative of a woman's
peace movement. The president has
been informed from other sources that
there is little prospect of an early
peace in Europe.
Turks Order Evacuation.
Paris The Greek government has
received confirmation that the inhab
itants of Alvali, city of 26,000 in
Asia Minor, on the Gulf of Adramyti,
have been ordered to evacuate the city
and go into the interior of Asia Minor,
according to an Athena dispatch. The
government has sent an energetic pro
test to the Porte, the dispatch adds.
Belgians Cannot Leave.
Brussels General yon Bissing, gov
ernor general of Belgium, promulgated
an order Wednesday for the punish
ment of any Belgian between the ages
of 16 and 40 who leaves the state to
serve in any capacity for any country
at war with Germany. The penalty
provided is fine of 10,000 marks or
five years' imprisonment or both.
OREGON NEWS OE
School Exhibit Lauded.
Salem State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Churchill and First
Assistant Superintendent Carleton
have received numerous letters compli
mentary of the Oregon educational ex
hibits at the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion. A number have asked numerous
questions, announcing that they wish
to adopt features of Oregon's system
in their schools. William E. Cole,
chairman of the educational committee
of the Napa County Farm bureau, of
Rutherford, Cal., has written Mr.
Carleton as follows :
"Just what method to take to bring
about the proper kind of interest in
and improvement of the rural school of
our county was not clear until your
Oregon standard school was explained
to us by one of our district school
teachers, who made a study of it at
the Oregon booth in the- Educational
Palace at the exposition.
"The idea has appealed to all. As a
result, at a joint meeting of the educa
tinal coommittee of the Napa County
Farm bureau, school trustees and
county board of education, a schedule
for a standard school was adopted after
the Oregon plan."
The following have asked informa
tion: Miss Mary Zachary, Atlanta; Mrs.
N. L. Bagley, Birmingham; Miss Mary
Mims, Minden, La. ; R. B. Hummel, of
California, and Superintendent Boet
icher, Warren, O. Mr. Churchill also
has received numerous requests for
copies ofjiis playground manual.
New Weighing Machine for Apples.
Hood River Nothing daunted by
the fire that destroyed their completed
grading machine two weeks ago, just
as it was ready for shipment to San
Francisco to be exhibited in the palace
of horticulture, Asa B. and Frank W.
Cutler are bringing to completion a
second machine. The new machine
sizes apples so accurately that one
tenth of an ounce difference in weight
will cause fruit to drop into different
bins. Excepting the machines used to
detect frozen lemons and oranges,
these being lighter than the unfrozen
fruit, a weighing device has never
before been used by fruit growers.
Walnut Growers Meet.
McMinnville The walnut growers
of the Willamette valley will fill the
program at the opening meeting of the
Grange here. It is estimated that the
crop of the present year in Yamhill
county will be from 75 to 90 tonB.
There will be a ton or more raised in
the streets and on the residence lots of
McMinnville, consequently the walnut
men are in high spirits. It is planned
to visit the big walnut trees in town
and some of the orchards in this vicin
ity, and also to visit the Dundee or
chards and the Orenco and Groner
nurseries.
Man Saws Wood Since','60.
Hood River With a common buck
saw, G. Upton is slowly working away
at a 40-cord pile of salbwood. Mr.
Upton, while power-driven saws hum
intermittently around him, saws wood
from one year's end to the other. Other
men may be swifter, but none are so
persevering. He cannot begin to com
pute the number of cords of wood he
has cut. "They will reach into the
thousands," says Mr. Upotn. "I have
been sawing wood since 1860. I am
not rich in money, but I have good
health and I am not complaining."
"Wilson Day" is July 31.
Albany Albany will observe "Wil
son Day" on Saturday, July 31. It
will be celebrated in connection with
the city's regular monthly Public Sales
Day. The speakers will be: Milton
A. Miller, of Portland, collector of in
ternal revenue for Oregon and ex
state Benator from this county, and
Samuel M. Garland, of Lebanon, pres
ent state senator from Linn. Senator
Garland will speak on "Our President
and Our Country," and Mr. Miller on
"Our Destiny."
Timber Land Changing Hands.
Klamath Falls A deed was filed at
the County clerk's office this week by
the Deschutes Lumber company, trans
ferring 14,524 acres of timber land in
the nothern part of this county, and
the revenue stamps on the papers
amounted to $290.50. The land was
transferred to the Fremont Land com
pany, of Minnesota. Several large
timber transfers have been made with
in the past few months in the northern
part of the county.
Oregon Wins in Mines,
San Francisco The state of Oregon
has won the grand prize for the collec
tive exhibit of Oregon's mineral re
sources, the exhibit installed in the
Mines building by Fred R. Mellis, of
Baker, and also six silver medals and
four bronze medals on individual ex
hibit. This is in competition with all
the other mineral-producing Btates and
many foreign countries.
Rain Endangers Tillamook Hay.
Tillamook Heavy rains have some
what interfered with hay making in
Tillamook county during the past
week, where there is a heavy crop of
grass ripe and ready to cut. Quite a
number of dairymen had their hay
down when the rain came, and should
the weather remain wet for several
days, some of the crop will be spoiled.
GENERAL INTEREST
College Stations Inspected;
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis An inspection of the Eastern
and Central Oregon branch experiment
stations by President W. J. Kerr, of
the Oregon Agricultural college, mem-'
bers of the board of regents and other
college officers, is now under way.
This inspection is being made for the
purpose of estimating more exactly
the progress of the work in these im
portant lines of scientific agriculture
as it progresses from year to year.
These inspections also serve to secure
information upon which the work of
experiment stations, extension and
resident instruction are more closely
related. It requires about two weeks
to make the journey. Following is the
itinerary of the party on its inspection
tour:
Moro station, located near Moro,
Sherman county; Hermiston, in the
irrigation section of Umatilla county;
Union, a dairy farming and livestock
experiment station of Union county,
and the Burns station, dealing with
dry land plateau conditions in Harney
county.
In addition to the stations visited
the party stopped at Portland, Baker
City, Ontario, Lakeview, and Kla
math Falls.
Road Bonds Indorsed.
Klamath Falls "Resolved, That the
bonding plan for building state roads
in Oregon, as advocated by the advis
ory board of the State Highway com
mission, be and is hereby indorsed by
the Tri-State Good Roads association,
and that the Pan-American Road con
gress, to be held in San Francissco and
Oakland September 13-17, be and is
urged to give the plan its hearty sup
port and indorsement."
This resolution was passed at a
meeting of the directors of the Tri
State Good Roads association, embrac
ing Oregon, Washington and Califor
nia, in this city Saturday night during
the visit of the advisory board of the
State Highway commission, Mr. Boos
being executive secretary and Mr.
Worden treasurer of the board.
The project contemplates bonding
the state for $10,000,000 to construct
trunk roads. The road which will
affect Klamath county most will be a
trunk road from the end of the Colum
bia Highway down through Central
Oregon to Bend, to Crater Lake, to
Klamath Falls and thence out to the
Pacific Highway.
Ten Cars Box Shooks Sent.
Klamath Falls Ten cars of box
shooks were shipped from the Klam
ath Falls freight yards by the Ewauna
Box Factory, each car being valued at
$500. The Ewauna plant has an
nounced that it will run all winter this
year, since they have a contract to
work 17,000,000 feet of lumber into
box material. The capacity of the
mill is about 1,250,000 feet a month.
The plan to put on a night force has
been abandoned and some of the con
tracts turned over to the plant of the
Algona Lumber company, north of this
city.
Blooded Cattle Arrive.
Baker Nine head of fine Hereford
cattle from Norway, la., purchased by
George Chandler, arrived in Baker and
were taken out to the Chandler ranch
this week. The cost of the stock was
$10,000. Three of the animals are
bulls, and six are heifers. Of the first
class, one will tip the beam at 2400
pounds. Mr. Chandler will send three
of the new arrivals and some from his
present herd that has produced prize
winners at the Portland Stock Show,
to the Washington State Fair at North
Yakima and the Spokane Fair.
Bachelor Home Raided.
Eugene The bachelor apartments
of T. F. McGlynn, a well-to-do resi
dent, were raided by the sheriff and
McGlynn was arrested on a charge of
violating the local option law. A five
gallon barrel, nearly two-thirds filled
with whiskey, and a number of bottles
were said to have been confiscated by
the officers.
McGlynn was placed in jail. He is
said to own a large farm 12 miles west
of Eugene. The officers say that fre
quent visits of friends led to the arrest.
Two Gillnetters Fined $50 Each.
Astoria Antone Lampi, a gill
netter, and Alfred Nort, his boatpul
ler, pleaded guilty in the Justice court
to a charge of violating the state fish
ing laws, and each was fined $50 and
$5 costs, which they paid. The men
were caught making a drift close to
Cape Disappointment. Six salmon
which they had in their boat were con
fiscated. Frank Isotala, another gill
netter, was released under $55 bail.
Free Reign Given Love.
Oregon City "I remember the time
when I was young myself," said Mayor
Jones, when asked if spooning in the
public parks will be prohibited this
summer. The executive added that no
stumbling blocks will be put in love's
sweet path. Sheriff Wilson made the
same statement. As far as he was
concerned, he declared, he saw no logic
in Portland's attempt to stop love
making. Crater Lake Travel Record Broken.
Medford New records for Crater
Lake travel are being made every day.
On Monday all records for tourist
travel from Medford werj broken when
a party of 40 from Lancaster, Pa., left
this city in 10 automobiles to pasa two
days at Crater Lake lodge.
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NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS
Portland Wheat Bluestem, $1.02
per bushel; forty fold, 90c; club, 84c;
red Fife, 80c; red Russian, 80c.
Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $42
27.60 per ton; shorts, $28 28.60;
rolled barley, $25.5026.60.
Corn Whole, $36 ton; cracked, $37.
Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $16
17; alfalfa, $12.5013.60.
Vegetables Cucumbers, Oregon, 40
75c dozen; aritchokes, 75c; toma
toes, $1.401.75 box; cabbage, lljc
pound; head lettuce, $1 crate; spin
ach, 5c pound; rhubarb, 2 3c; peas, 2
4c; beans, 2i3c; green corn, 25
30c dozen.
Green Fruits Cantaloupes, $22.76
crate; apricoto, '0c$l box; peaches,
7585c; watermelons, li2Jo pound;
plums, 75c$1.25 box; new apples,
$1.251.50 box; blackberries, $1.25
1.50 crate; blackcaps, $1.25 1.60;
raspberries, 8590c.
Potatoes New, llic pound.
Onions $11.60 sack.
Eggs Oregon ranch, buying prices:
No. 1, 24c dozen; No. 2, 21c; No. 8,
17c. Jobbing prices: No. 1, 26c.
Poultry Hens, 12 12Jc pound;
broilers, 18 20c; turkeys, 20 21c;
ducks, old, 10c; young, 16 20c;
geese, nominal.
Butter City creamery cubes,
extras, 28c; firsts, 26c; seconds, 25c;
prints and cartons, extra; butter fat,
No. 1, 29c; second grade, 2c less;
country creamery cubes, 25i26Jc.
Veal Fancy, 1010Jc pound.
Pork Block, 9J10c pound.
Hops 1915 contracts, nominal; 1914
crop, 1212Jc.
Wool Eastern Oregon, medium, 25
28fc pound; Eastern Oregon, fine,
18 21Jc; valley, 2630c; mohair,
new clip, 3031c.
Cascara bark Old and new, 44Jc.
Grain bags In car lots, 8Jc; in less
than car lots, about Jc more.
Cattle Best steers, $6.507; good,
$6.256.50; medium, 66.25; choice
cows, $5.75 ?3 6; good, $5.25 5.50;
heifers, $4.756.50; bulls, $3.605;
stags, $56.25.
Hogs Light, $77.60; heavy, $6
7.
Sheep Wethers, $4.75 5.50.;
ewes, $34.50; lambs, $56.50. ,
Tacoma commission men are now
offering outdoor home grown tomatoes
of exceptional quality at $1.75 a 20
pound box. The vegetable is coming
from Fox Island and Hales passage
and dealers expect a heavy demand.
Reports from growers say there will
be a good crop this season.
The first shipment of Walla Walla
globe onions this season arrived on the
local market this week. They are
brown and of good size, possessing all
qualities that go to make a first class
onion, say dealers. They are moving
out at $1.25 per hundred pounds and
are going fast. More will arrive reg
ularly. California onions are off the
market for the season.
There are early Elberta and early
Crawford peaches now on the market,
the former going out at 85 cents and
the latter at $1.10 a box. The Elbertas
are coming from Wenatchee and are
the first to be received from that sec
tion of Eastern Washington this sea
son. The Crawfords are rolling in
from California.
Big red Wixom plums from the
South are proving popular to the trade,
as also are Burbank plums. The
former wholesale at $1.35 and the lat
ter at $1.25 a box. Tragedy prunes
are also on sale. This fruit is excep
tionally delightful to eat, say mer
chants, and jobs at $1.50 a box.
This is apricot week and dealers are
meeting the demand in good shape.
Other shipments are expected, and no
trouble will be had by the dealers in
getting plenty for all who want them.
Eggs took a brace and advanced 1
cent a dozen.
Poultry is coming in pretty strong.
Meats are unchanged.
Rainfall Damages Hay.
Kelso, Wash. Hay crops over the
Cowlitz valley are threatened with con
siderable damage unless good haying
weather comes in the valley in the im
mediate future. Many of the farmers
had planned to cut their hay following
the Fourth of July, but the almost
daily showers since that time have
kept them from cutting and some of
the hay is so heavy it is breaking
down. This will result in much loss
to the farmers. Other crop prospects
throughout the valley are very good,
as the rains mean big potato and
cereal yields.
Strawberry Yield Is Record.
Wallowa, Or. In a patch of straw
berries belonging to C. J. Allen, only
30 by 80 feet, 103 gallons of berries
already have been picked, and it has
been estimated that there will be about
200 gallons more. The berries are the
"Gold Dollar" and "New Oregon" va
rieties. They are large, solid, and of
a deep red Color. Twenty-four berries
filled a quart measure and eight ber
ries laid side by side measured 13
inches. The season in the Wallowa
valley for berries is much later than in
many sections.
Sitting Hen Takes Trip.
Cottage Grove, Or. A hen set here
has completed its hatch 500 miles
away. When Bert Nokes prepared to
move to Spokane he decided to ship
by express a hen that had been set
about 10 days, with the eggs. Chicken
fanciers smiled when they heard, but
when biddy arrived in Spokane she
had in no way changed her mind about
raising a family.
Mr. Nokes announcess that 12 of the
14 eggs hatched.
ENGLISH LINER JUST
ESCAPES TORPEDO
Underwater Boat Misses Orduna
By Only few feet.
VESSEL IS SHELLED BY GERMAN CRAFT
Cunarder Has 22 Americans Aboard
On Hazardous Trip, Who Give
Details on Reaching Port.
New York The Cunard liner Or
duna, bound from Liverpool to New
York with ' 227 passengers, including
22 Americans, was attacked without
warning, it was learned on her arrival
here Sunday, by a German submarine
on the morning of July 9.
Twenty miles from the grave of the
Lusitania, off Oldhead of Kinsale, the
Orduna escaped the Lusitania's fate by
half a second of time or 10 feet of
space, the German torpedo churning
the water that distance behind the
liner's rudder. Then the Orduna sped
away. She was followed by the sub
marine, which rose to the surface,
manned a gun on her deck and shelled
the fleeing steamer.
The attack was at 10 minutes to 6
o'clock in the morning, when all but a
few of her passengers lay sleeping in
their berths. Aroused by stewards,
the passengers dressed hurriedly and
went to the upper deck, where they
put on life belts and took their places
at the Hfeboat3. They heard the
scream of the shells and saw the ocean
spit up columns of water where the
shells struck.
When the fire grew hot, they were
ordered, for their own protection, to
the next deck below.
For half an hour the Orduna showed
her heels to the assailant. Through
marine glasses the passengers watched
the dark splotch on the water's surface
astern. They saw the low-lying Ger
man warship coming on with a bone in
her teeth, but the Orduna's flight was
faster than the pursuit and after seven
shots had been fired without effect, the
submarine gave up the chase.
A wireless call for help was sent out
by the Orduna when the torpedo was
seen. She was then 37 miles south of
Queenstown. The reply, Captain Tay
lor says in his official report, was that
help would be given within an hour.
It was four hours before the first Brit
ish vessel, an armored yacht, the
Jeannette, appeared.
Protest will be made to the Ameri
can government by at least one citizen
of the United States and possibly
others who were aboard
Secretary McAdoo Expected to
Quit Wilson Cabinet, Is Rumor
Washington, D. C. It is reported
again that Secretary McAdoo has ex
pressed his intention of leaving the
cabinet. In the coming fight in behalf
of President Wilson, his father-in-law,
he does not wish the charge made
against him that he is in the fight par
ticularly for his own job, and he fears
it may injure the President to have a
member of his own family in his cab
inet. Several business offers have been,
made Mr. McAdoo, among which is the
presidency of one of the largest bank
ing institutions of New York. His
predecessors, Secretary Shaw and Sec
retary Gage, took advantage of such
opportunities and have become rich.
Secretary McAdoo could be the gov
ernor general of the Federal Reserve
board if he would accept. The term
of Mr. Hamlin, the present governor,
expires the first of the year, and Mr.
McAdoo could then be appointed for
the long term on the Federal Reserve
board.
Mr. Hamlin is expected to make the
race in Massachusetts for governor or
for United States senator if the ad
ministration is behind him, and Mr.
McAdoo would be retained at the head
of the Federal Reserve board, which
he created.
There are two other resignations
scheduled for the first of the year in
the cabinet, and the fight for Wilson
the next year will be led by new and
reinforced heads of the administration.
Men's Places Filled by Women.
Hull, England After arguing the
pros and cons of the proposal to em
ploy women conductors on the street
cars here for a month, the unions have
been compelled to yield to the pressure
of circumstances and admit the new
labor. It was found impossible to ob
tain sufficient male labor to operate
the necessary cars and the alternative
to employing women was the stopping
of the cars. Women will receive the
same as the men, but the war bonusus
heretofore paid will be given the men
only, who will turn the trolley poles.
Absent Spy Condemned.
Paris Sentence of death has been
passed by a court-martial at Marseilles
upon Herman Hochel, now in Germany,
who was tried and found guilty on a
charge of systematic espionage against
France before the declaration of war
and was not present at the trial to de
fend himself. The accused man, who
was the Marseilles representative of a
German sulphur company for 11 years,
was charged with having relation
with a foreign power.