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WHAT YOU NEED Thf other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press. ' I " . BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the Press he has some thing to sell and Bays so. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer "VOLUME XXVI. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FltlDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914. NUMBER 39. NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World's Important Events Told in Brief. Italian radicals are reported willing to enter the European war. ' Thirty-five earthquake shocks are recorded in Lima, Peru, in one day. Chicago Socialists have sent resolu tions to Europe asking theountries at . war to mediate. .- The prices of beauty potionB in Port land, Or., have advanced 26 per eent because of the war. . The British are 'reported to have beaten a force of 400 Germans in Nys-. saland. Central Africa. Because of the reported retreat of the Germans from France the popula tion of Paris is more at ease. The Russian army is reported ad ministering a crushing defeat to the Austrians and taking 180,000 prison- ers. . .- . , .'. .-',.; -. . Movement for peace in the Euro pean war, started in this country, is - reported to be making considerable gam. . ; Travelers from Constantinople and Sofia bring the report to Petrograd that there is a famine in the Turkish capital. .- ; The steamer Red Cross left New York for Europe, where 125 nurses and 80 surgeons will help care for the wounded. .,-'; .',",.' Democrats of Maine elect Mayor Curtis, of Portland, to the governor ship over Wm. T. Haines, the Repub lican incumbent. , - German authorities announce that the British cruiser Pathfinder was de stroyed by a German submarine, in stead of by a .mine. Cardinal Mercier. returning to Bel gium from Rome, stopped in London and appeared on the balcony of West minster cathedral, where he blessed 50,000 Irish Catholics. " Late German ambassador to Tokio, who arrived in Seattle recently, la ments the stand .taken by Japan and American Army to - Evacuate Vera Cruz Washington, D. C. Evacuation of Vera Cruz was ordered Wednesday by President Wilson. The United States soldiers and marines, , under General Funston, who held Mexico's principal seaport since it was seized by the fleet April 21 last, will embark for home in about two weeks, and shortly after ward all of the war fleet except a few light draft vessels will be withdrawn. The order for evacuation was form ally announced at the White House after a long cabinet meeting. It is the concluding chapter of the second armed conflict between the United States and Mexico, in which a score of Americans lost their lives, nearly a hundred wounded and upwards of 300 Mexicans were killed or wounded. Specifically, the American forces were withdrawn at the urgent appeal of General Carranza, first chief of the Constitutionalist army, who is in charge of the executive power in Mex ico City. Through Paul Fuller, per sonal representative of President Wil son in Mexico, General Carranza set forth that the presence of American troops, instead of being a safeguard against further revolution and peace with the United States, constituted a constant menace to friendly relations. The Mexican chief contended and he was supported by Generals Villa and Obregon that the Mexican people would not understand the continued presence of American troops on Mexi can soil and would be bound to cherish resentment, no matter how well in- tentioned the American government was or "how acquiescent the Mexico City administration itself might be. Entire Austrian Army in Dire Peril Before Russians London Telegraphing from Rome, the correspondent of the Daily Express savB : "The surrender of the Austrian armv led by Generals Dankl and Von Auffenburg is imminent. The heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Charles Francis, is with General Dankl's army. which is entirely cut off from communication. "Five German army corps marching to the relief of the Austrians have been checked at Grodek by the third Russian corns. : "General Dankl's army is caught in the morass west of the River San, Farther west a flanking army of 100,- Oregon Schools to Make Exhibits at State Fair Salem Comprehensive exhibits rep resenting all of the educational inter ests of the public schools and the state institutions will be shown this year at the State Fair. The old pavilion has been set aside by the State Fair board for the exhib its,, and nearly all of the space has been taken by the educational inter ests, including Oregon Agricultural college and the University of Oregon. Mr. Chapin, county agriculturist for Marion county, will have a booth showing the work of the girls' canning clubs of his county. Booths also will be occupied by Mute, Blind, State Training and Feeble-Minded schools, the Indian school of Chemawa, and there will be a row of booths from the various counties showing the chil dren's industrial work. The boy or girl who scores the high est number of points in each of the ten projects will be rewarded by being sent to San Francisco for one week. Another feature which is proving a great interest to the boys is the Boys' Camp at the State Fair. The two boys in each county who stand the highest in industrial club work will be entitled to membership in this camp. The board of State Fair directors will entertain these boys free of charge for one week on the fair grounds. The result of the fair last year is declared to have stimulated the boys and girls of the state to do better work during the past year. flood River Road Bonds Are Held Valid by Courts Salem. The supreme court. In an opinion written by Chief Justice Mc- Bride. pronounced valid the Hood Riv er county $76,000 bond issue for the construction of its link of the Colum bia River highway. The bonds have been sold to S. Benson, of Portland, and according to State Highway Com missioner Bowlby, the decision by the supreme court will enable construc tion work of the highway to commence immediately. The Buit testing the bond issue was begun by. W. I Clark, and he asked the court to enjoin the county court from issuing and delivering the bonds to Benson on the ground that the peti tion for the election was invalid. Pendleton Wheat Land Values Are Increasing Pendleton. Reaching the top notch price of wheat land in these parts, the John Kellaugh ranch of 400 acres, on Mission Ridge, was sold Thursday to John J. McPhail for $50,000, or $125 an acre. It is predicted this land will be worth $150 an acre within five years. ....... Another sale of equal magnitude was closed the same day when McPhail, the purchaser of the first ranch, sold out his own ranch of 1440 acres on the Umatilla Indian reservation for $50, 000. The purchasers were Frank Curl Bntn Rroj promin- county, (ers say ally good ' 'er de-'Hly "It is urged that the petition is de fective in not stating with sufficient definiteness the beginning and termin us of the proposed road," said Chief Justice McBride In hlB opinion. Chap ter 339, laws of 1913, provide for a state highway commission and re quires such commission to appoint a state highway engineer, and further provides that the books and records of his office snail be public records, His survey and plan of the proposed road was. therefore, a public record." In another opinion -written by Chief Justice McBride the court held bonds of the value of $25,000 issued by the city of Eugene to assist in the build ing of an armory in. the town valid. Free Public Market Is Great Help to Growers Portland. That business is being done on a large scale at the Yamhlll street public market is shown by an announcement by J. H. Stephenson, an orchardist of Cornelius, Or., that he has sold 22,000 crates of peaches in the last six weeks. His sales one day amounted to 2000 crates. He says he has received an average of 10 cents a crate more for his fruit this year at the public market than he received formerly from commission houses. It is reported that In the last few weeks there has been more than 100, 000 crates of peaches sold at the mar ket. Arrangements have been made for the Inauguration of a delivery sys tem. One wagon will be used at first. The service will be Increased as bust-' ns warrants. Catsup Burned. "-ht- Kind, Please," Peace Must Be Permanent Declares English Official Washington, D. C Two develop ments of the highest importance in connection with preliminary peace ne gotiations which have been in pro gress here have taken place.";-'-.. First President Wilson received a communication direct from the em peror of Germany protesting against the use by the allies of practice? con trary' to the laws of war, deploring the shedding of blood and the destruction of property through a war brought on the German empire and intimating a desire for peace. . Second Sir Edward Grey, minister for foreign affairs of Great Britain, sent a reply to the Informal peace overtures made on behalf of the Ger man ambassador to the United States, through Oscar Straus, of New York, and Secretary of State Bryan,' to the representatives here of the allies' gov ernment. The message of the German emper or is under date of last Friday. On the same day Dr. Van Bethmann-Holl-weg, chancellor of the empire, advised Count' Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador here, that Germany had not gone into the war for further ad ditions of territory. It is apparent there is a movement on the part of Germany to obtain Peace on the basis of the present war status quo. To place on the allies responsibility for the war. To. relieve Germany of the charge of wanton destruction of life and property. To explain that the wiping out of the city of Louvain waB necessary, as a result of the conduct of the Belgians. As establishing the character of the warfare conducted by the allies, the emperor refers to the use by them of dum-dum bullets, abundant proof of which, according to his letter,- exists. Sir F,dward's reply was made to Am bassador Page In the course of a con ference. In accordance with the me diatory role which he has assumed Secretary Bryan will acquaint the Ger man ambassador with the nature of Sir Edward's response. This probably will lead to another conference in the next few days. It now will be for the German am bassador to drop the Informal charac ter of his presentations and if he real ly is acting In accordance with the in structions of his government, to make representations under which the pres ident and Secretary Bryan can pro ceed with their efforts to terminate the war. The British communication is sig nificant in several aspects. It says that Great Britain, quite as earnestly as Germany, is willing to move for the restoration of peace. This in spite of the fact that Germany has won a succession of victories on land. It shows that Great Britain will not GERMAN ARMIES ARE REINFORCED French Stronghold Is Captured; 40,000 Prisoners Taken. GOATS PAY MORTGAGES. THEY CLEAN UP UNDERBRUSH AND DESTROY WEEDS. Allies Force Back German Lines 25 Miles Assaults Disastrous Losses Are Enormous. London. German reinforcements es timated at 60,000 men are advancing into France In three columns, accord ing to an Ostend dispatch to the Reu- ter Telegram company. It is said that an entire German army corps seems to he marching to the south, passing between Ouden arde, East Flanders and Grammont. It is probably Intended to reinforce the German right wing. The French fortress of Maubeuge, on the Sambre River, near the Belgian frontier, has fallen, the Germans tak ing 40,000 prisoners, including four generals, and seizing 400 guns. According to a dispatch from Bor deaux, the French war office Issued the following statement: "On the left wing all the German at tempts to break the French lines on the right bank of the Ourcq river have failed. We have taken two standards. "The British army has crossed the Mnrne and the enemy has fallen back about 40 kilometers (25 miles). "On the center and right wing there Is no notable change." The official summary of the situa tion Issued from army headquarters at Paris In the course of the afternoon said: . , "First On the left-wing, alt'-" the Germans have been reinfo Bituatlon remains satlsfact enemy is retreating befo- army. "Second At the cenl .1 is Blow but general. ', wing there has been r. enemy agaiiiBt the ; Nancy. In the Vos' the situation rema' Animals Are Naturally Browsers and Relish Noxious Plants In Prefer ence to Luxuriant Pasturage Meat la Nicely Flavored. (By GEORGE H. DACY, Copyright, 1914.) Angora goats are profitable wage earners. They clean up underbrush, destroy weeds, yield profitable" meat and mohair and improve soil fertility on a minimum of teed and care. They are also naturally browsers and relish underbruBh and weeds in preference to luxuriant pasturage. Without feed other than what they rustle, grade Angoras will produce from three to six pounds of mohair per animal . each year, which sells on the market at from 35 to 60 cents per pound. Well cared for pure breds often yield as high as fen or twelve pounds of mo hair to a shearing, while fleeces of spe cial luster and over fifteen or eighteen inches in length sometimes bring as high as $5 or $6 per pound. The meat of the Angora is tender, well marbled and nicely flavored, and many consumers eat goat meat a" ' Imagine that thoy are consuming or mutton. On the grade,!4" ' sell for from four to''' cents a pound., 5" goat rivals tha, for ailing sol Angor?." -who Wr-J WILSON URGf PRAY r Washlngtc 4, was proc' peace In Er, in a proclai ing on all pi. to participo) lows: I "By the P States of Av "Whereas, , world have another and of men lrtr