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light draft vessels will be withdrawn.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