MERCHANTMAN DAMAGE TO WHEAT GERMAN SUBMARINI MAKES DASH fOR OPEN SEA NEWS ITEMS Of General SENDS PRECES UP About Oregon In terest NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS; GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS TRUE AT THE LAST Baltimore, Md.—On the second an- Portland— wheat— Biueatem, $ 1.06 Wolf-Dog Deserted Master, But! niversary of Germ any's declaration of per bushel; fortj/fold, 98c; club, 97c; , _ .. . . war against Russia, the German sub­ red fife, 97c; red Russian, 97c. Still LOVed Him . Millfeed—Spot prices: Bran, $26(8 marine merchantman Deutschland set 26.60 per ton; shorts, $29(829.60; rol­ Reports of Hail, Black Rust and Blight out from Baltimore on a return voyage Oregon Will File for Share in barley, $31.60(832.50. Answered "Call of Hla Father * , " 1 Government Good Roads Fund led Corn—Whole, to Germany with a declaration of con­ $38 per ton; cracked. Though He Proved Loyal When Cause of Sudden Advance. fidence from her commander, Captain Salem — Oregon’s full share of the $39. Loyalty Meant Death by the Paul Koenig, that he would take her Federal good ^osds appropriation, Hay — Producers’ prices: Timothy, Fangs of His Pack. Eastern Oregon, $18.60(820 per ton; home in spite of the heavy odds she amounting to $78,000, for 1916, under alfalfa, $13.60 <8 14.60; wheat hay, He bad been called Wolf since pup- would face when the three-m ile lim it the Shackleford bill passed recently by $13.60es, clover, extras, 26c per unusually long legs that the slip where she was berthed 23 days ke f in great,. stev* ago, at 6:40 o’clock Tuesday after­ mission and advisory board decided pound. Jobbing prices: Prints, ex- Most Damage in North Dakota, Min­ noon. Monday. "'“-No- *• .;r7. »«£■* After getting into m idstream the Governor Withycombe, in behalf of N r tS f M 1 nesota and Manitoba— Orders the State Highway commission, within tow line of the tug Timmins was cast price, current receipts, 26}c per dozen; ..... . . , off and the Deutschland proceeded the next few days will make a formal Jobbing prices: Oregon ranch, cam tfie able and chairs an.i seriously Cancelled by Merchants. down the river under her own power. request of the secretary of Agriculture died, 26*@27c; select*. 27<&28c. endangering the stove and other furni- The Timmins went to one side, the for the money which it is desired to Poultry — Hens, 14een can­ warships of the entente allies are In matching the government appro­ Wool — Eastern Oregon, fine, 23(8 ful and contented with his lot. celled. waiting for him at the edge of the priation, assurances were given by the 26c; coarse. 30(832c; valley, 30<833c. But one morning In the spring Wolf Ordinarily a 33-cent advance in the three-mile limit, Multnomath county delegation that the Cascara Bark—Old and new, 4c per was missing. price of wheat in a little more than a of five miles. spread out in a rudius county was already prepared to expend At first Steve clung to the hope that month brings fortunes to many of the e shall have to pass unseen w ith­ $35,000 on road work on the Columbia pound. Wolf would return when the “running” Cattle — Steers, choice, $7@7.50; big o|>erators on the board of trade. in "W that radius in order to escape," he River highway. good, $6(87; cows, good, $5.60(86.25, season was over. He had heard of That has not E>een true during the said. e shall have to make that S. Benson said th at he would give heifers, $4 @ 6.60; bulls, $3 @ 4.75; doS* that. But spring merged present rise. Nearly ali of the big lo­ passage "W under not entirely $15,000 for road improvement, and the stags, $4.50(u Into summer, and summer into fall, yet 6. cal trailers have E»een fighting the mar­ advantageous. conditions Were the water at that highway commission decided to allot Hogs — Prime light, $8.50(4 9.35; the dog did not come back. ket, or rather fighting the damage re­ point 160 feet deep would E>e easier. $18,000 rem aining in the highway good to prime, $7.75(88.10; rough Then they began to hear that Wolf ports, and prices have gone up without We could submerge it deeply enough to fund for work on Ruthton Hill on the heavy, $7.50(87.75; pign and skips, had been seen running at the head of a their aid. pas. underneath the warships. But Columbia highway, in Hood River $6.60(87.10. band of wolves. Even the Northwest, where the the water there is not 160 feet deep. That leaves only $10,000 to Sheep — Yearlings, $5.75 @ 6.25; small When snow had crusted so that damage was taking place, was a seller We shall, therefore, have to pass be­ county. complete the $78,000 needed to match wethers. $4.75<86; ewes, $2.50(85.50; it would the bear up the weight of a man, of wheat in this m arket until a few tween the w arships." lambs. $6(88.25. ' Steve threw hi* rifle across his arm days ago. That caused the belief that There was a determined look on the I the government allotment. and walked over the breaks of the the damage reports were exaggerated captain’s face as he expressed confi­ i Grande Ronde. He was nearing the by the m arket bulls. Mine Makes Big Clean-up. dence that he would get through. Hop Crop Is Doing Well. Some of the Ex>ard’s exporters have t>roken lands when the sound of a run- Grants Pass—The largest individual The Oregon hop crop is doing well ning pack came to his ears. A moment made large winnings, and a coterie of cleanup ever reported in Josephine and hop men are particularly pleased later a small bahd of wolves, perhaps W all-street grain men, who are said to county is that of the Sammona-Cam- with the condition of the yards. The fifteen in .iumt>er, burst from the tim- have large holdings of wheat under Austrian Army Cut Off from is decidedly dull. bar, running toward him. And at their $1.20 a bushel, are credited with prof­ German Aid by Russian forcesi eron;Lo,f*" Kmine. * to w this *ldo- city £> ^ for i9 m arket • I county, mnd brought The Chicago Brewers’ Bulletin says head ran Wolf, its of around $2,000,000. of the trade situation in the E a st: The ranger forgot his danger. He shipment Wednesday. The disaster in the Northwest has proved a blessing to the winter wheat London—The second anniversary of Four hundred and eighty-four ounces "B rew ers are not buying except an cried, “Wolf, don’t you know me?" growers. Thirty days ago they were Germany’s declaration of war on Rus­ of pure gold, molded into three hand­ occasional small lot for immediate The sound of his voice brought the „ , , able to get only $1 a bushel for their sia finds the relative positions of the some pale-yellow bricks, were brought wants. Most of the brewers are cov- ___ , . belligerents very different from thoee to the banks of this city, the same be­ ered by contract for some months to * ? * l * ? g Y ¿ v ' an.d Y pack grain. Now the price is a third of the first anniversary. The entente ing valued at $9000. It is reported come, Dealers are offering to sell at * * * * * aqulver, w,lth h' he m' stood No*e a ln moment; the alr- higher. allies are now pursuing a succeesaful th at the balance of the cleanup, dis­ somewhat lower figures than of late, sides then, with a low bay of recognition, he offensive on all fronts, and the central bursed in other channels, will bring the decline in the Coast m arkets hav­ sprang toward his one-time master. powers are virtually everywhere on the grand total up to upward of $14,- ing made itself felt in the local and Shackleton fails to Rescue His The pack, evidently mistaking their the defensive. 000 Thirty-four days of actual labor Eastern trade." Men from Elephant Island Emperor William celebrated the oc­ are represented in the m aking of this The British embargo on hops is not leaeen a Observer, which says: "N otw ith- Iiondon—Sir Ernest Shackleton has his standing the fact th at the order prohi- 8rmrling, snapping mass of famine- breathed a spirit of continued confi­ steady producer for over 50 years and again failed to rescue the main body in ultim ate victory for Ger­ never fails of a handsome return to its biting the im portation of foreign hops crazed wolves. of his Antarctic expedition left on Ele­ dence came into force on June 8, imports When Jack arrived on the scene he owners. phant island, says the Daily Chronicle, many. continue to be received. The Board found Steve sitting ln the snow, with The operations on the Eastern front and has returned to the Falkland is­ continue of Agriculture rr^'o.ts th at the im- shaggy head of Wolf pillowed in to surpass those in the W est lands. Grant Crops in Danger. ports for last week were 6195 cwt., his lap. Around him, with their mangy in dram atic interest. The m ilitary Sir Ernest returned on board the critics express great admiration for Baker — Grasshoppers and gophers against 3334 cw t in the corresponding pelts torn and bloody, lay half a dozen ateam er Emma, says a Reuter dispatch the Russian one of the import­ are causing serious damage to hay, week of 1915. The exports w ere; dead wolves. from Fort Stanley. The ship was ant objectives tactics, of which, in their opin­ grain and gardens in G rant county. British, 390 cwt., against 432 cwt. in The ranger's clothing was torn to forced back by heavy gales and ice and ion, has been to isolate the shreds and one arm and leg were a In the Long creek district the grass­ 1916; foreign and colonial, 199 cwt., mass it was found imposBi ble to get near from the German armies on Austrians of cuts and gashes; but there the Rus­ against 21 cwt. in 1915." have invaded hay fields. W. Elephant island through the pack ice. were tears In his eyes. front. This, it now is contended, hoppers H. H iatt reports that his tim othy is The ship win badly damaged, the en­ sian been virtually accomplished by the “He fought for me. Jack.” he said, seriously damaged and he gines were damaged, and the Emma has Big Prune Crop Indicated. Russians’ driving a wedge into the becoming pressing the stiffening lids over the fears th at they will attack his grain was obliged to proceed under sail. Ridgefield, W ash.—Prune growers Austro-German positions along the glazed eyes of the dead hound. “He fields. They are known to have in this part of the county are jubilant Sir Ernest, the correspondent adds, of Kovel-Vladimir-Volynsk. gave his life for me. How he fought 1 caused considerable loss to other fields. recognizes th at it is useless to force a front over the bright prospects for one of The view here is th at if the Ger­ And against his own blood, too. Yon­ ranchers are preparing to fight the the greatest prune crops in its history, passage with a light ship and he is have thus accepted severance The der lies one of his own pups. Why pest which, it is feared, may become w aiting for the steam er Discovery to mans notwithstanding the . . large damage from the Austrians, the most decisive „ . . . . . shouldn’t I love him?”—Youth’s Corn- general. Gophers have been invading come from England. by the silver thaw last winter. {vmiou result of the whole of the Russian gardens in that district and the loss is done Although it is about six weeks before General Russiloff’s strategy will have very heavy, although it is not thought harvest, trees in the orchards are been obtained, it being argued by the Trench Retake Tnree-Mile Strip it will t>e as general throughout the breaking down the load of green The Amiable Pockets m ilitary observers th at without Ger­ county as that caused by the grasshop­ fruit. In some under Imbecile who Is always prune orchards the springing something from Germans at Verdun man support the Austrian arm ies will pers. on the unwary ground is already strewn w ith . broken has a new one. He rushes become demoralized and collapse. up to you branches and growers have been shak­ Florence Mill to S tart. and cackles: “How many pockets you London—Joffre's men are masters ing their trees rigorously in an effort got? Answer quick." You answer, Cotton M arket Advances. now of a bloodstained strip of ground Eugene—According to word reach­ to prevent further damage. “six " or "seventeen,” according to three miles long and about a mile deep New York — A sensationally rapid ing Eugene from Florence, the Porter your conservative or radical impulses. ju st north of Verdun, which they have advance of about $1.75 per bale fol­ Brothers’ sawmill will soon begin cut­ Cowlitz Fair Dates Set. Amiable Imbecile grins broadly won from the Germans in one of the lowed the publication of the govern­ ting 16,000,000 feet of lumber. It is W ash.—The directors of The and tells you to “count ’em.” You most hotly-fought and bloody battles ment cotton report in the m arket here said th at there are 10,000,000 feet of the Woodland, Cowlitz County Fair association of the long struggle on the Meuse. At Tuesday morning. Just before the offi­ logs in the mill pond, to which 6,000,- have put at rest completely, the re- j count them and find that you have the close of three days of their offen­ cial condition of 72.3 per cent, against 000 feet more will be added ftm the ports that have been circulated that missed it by anywhere from two to sive they have conquered ground 81.1 last month and the 10-year aver­ run. It is estim ated th a t the opera­ the association would not hold the an­ ten. If you are wearing a three-piece which it took the Crown Prince’s army age of 78.5, was published, a canvass tions will consume six months and that nual fair this year, by announcing the sulL The Amiable Imbecile says he more than four weeks to wrest from of local exchange indicated an average 100 men will t>e employed. The Porter de’ knew you couldn't tell how many pock­ 3M as September 14, 15 and 16. expectation of 76.6 per cent, and the Brothers’ mill has not been in opera­ The ets you had, and goes away and tries them. school exhibition rooms will be government report was far below the tion for more than two years. improved, although th at part of the It on someone els»». The mind of man most bullish of recent private figures. Five-Cent Loaf Decried. fair was one of the principle attrac­ does not seem equal to the task of computing man's pockets on short no­ Big Sheep Shipm ent Made. Chicago — The 6-cent loaf of bread tions last year. Papers Cut Down Paget, tice. He Is stampeded by an abrupt m ust go. This is the cry with which Baker — Robert Stanfield, of Stan­ Inquiry on the subjec* and makes the 400 Chicago bakers departed Saturday New York — Publishers of daily field, began Wednesday the shipm ent Crop P rospects Are Bright. for Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend the newspapers in G reater New York, at a of 9000 wethers and ewes from Baker Nez Perce, Idaho— Crop prospects most outlandish estimates. A woman annual convention of the National As­ meeting Wednesday, took action which to a m eat company in San Fancisco. on the Nez Perce and Camas prairies Is different—a m arried woman, any­ sociation of Master Bakers and to at­ will result in a decrease of the numl>er The first shipment of 4600 started in a have improved during the last 10 days, way. If you really want to know how tem pt to persuade th at body that 10 of pages in their morning, evening and special train. The rem ainder will be and the spring grain, which was sown many pockets a man has, don’t bother cents is the lowest price at which a Sunday issues of 121 pages a week, to sent at once. about three weeks later than usual, is with him. Ask his wife. fair-sized lonf of bread can be sold relieve the newsprint paper situation, The sheep are from the grazing expected to make a good average crop. which is regarded by the publishers as lands in the Sumpter valley and are Several farm ers have commenced cut­ Sanitation methods Introduced at with profit. In the party were scores of bakers serious. Action also was taken to part of an order for 100,000, practi­ ting the fall grain, and reported a Jerusalem by an American have mate­ elim inate returns of unsold copies. rially reduced nmlarlu and several cally all of which has been shipped. from Eastern cities. good average crop. other diseases. , SPRING CROP BADLY AffECTED « f M S ? £ ." 5 £ ? £ S £ $ . }.