WHAT YOU NEED r ;
The other fellow may have; what you
have the other fellow may want. Come
together by advertising in the Press.
BARGAIN DAY-
Is every day with the Merchant who
advertises in the Press he has some
thing to sell and says so.
Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer
"VOLUME XXVI.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEGON, FRIDAY, , DECEMBER 4, 1914.
NUMBER 50.
BRITISH IN THE TRENCHES AT LIERRE
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PRESIDENT NAMES
STRIKE ARBITERS
Perpetual Peace in Colorado
Mines Is Sought
Wihon Expresses Hope lhat Both
Sides Will See Duty to Com
munity and Keep Unity. .
Washington, D. C President Wil
son announced Monday the appoint
ment of Seth Low, of New York;
Charles W. Mills, of Philadelphia, and
Patrick Gilday, of Clearfield, Pa., as a
commission through which future dif
ferences between operators and miners
Involved in the present' Colorado strike
may be settled.
The commission, officials explained,
was not appointed to deal with the ex
isting differences which have caused
rioting and bloodshed in Colorado.
Hywel Davies and W. R. Fairley,
the conciliators who have been at
tempting to settle the strike for sev
eral months, will continue in their ef
forts to have the operators and miners
agree on a settlement of the present
strike. ,?
In a statement announcing the ap
pointment of the commission, the
President expressed "the very earnest
and sincere hope that the parties may
see it not merely to their own best in
terest, but also a duty which they owe
to the communities they serve and to
the nation itsejf to make use of this
Instrumentality of peace and render
strikes of the kind which has threat
ened the order and prosperity of the
great State of Colorado a thing of the
past."
The President announced in his
statement that the commission will
place itself "at the service alike of the
miners and the operators of the mines
of Colorado in case controversy be
tween them should in the future de
veloD circumstances which would ren-
der mediation the obvious way of
neace and just settlement."
Mr. Wilson added that "merely to
withdraw the Federal troops and leave
the situation to settle itself would
seem to me to be doing something less
than my duty after all that has oc
curred."
The original basis of agreement
offered by the President included the
establishment ol a three years' truce,
subject to the enforcement of the min-
ing and labor laws of Colorado, the
return to work of miners who had not
been convicted of law violations, the
prohibition of intimidation of union or
nonunion men and the appointment of
a grievance committee by the em
ployes. It is provided that in cases
where the officers of the company and
the grievance committees could not
settle differences, a commission of
three men named by the President
should step in and act as the final re
feree of all disputes.
Persians Oppose Allies. .
Berlin The official news bureau
ays: It is reported from Constanti
nople that the larger part of Northern
Persia has been aroused to hostile ac
tion against Russia, and that in South
ern Persia the movement against Great
Britain is increasing. Prince Abbas
and Prince Osman, relatives of the
Khedive of Egypt, have been banished
by the British authorities on the charge
of engaging in an anti-British conspir
acy. Seven foreigners disguised as
hodjas were taken before a court mar
tial in Constantinople for conspiracy.
Croker to Wed Indian Maid.
New York Ketaw Kaluntachy,
whose grandfather, Chief Sequoy, was
a Cherokee warrior and wise man, is
the bride-to-be of Richard W. Croker,
who need to be the "big chief" of
Tammany Hall. Her father, a Scotch
man, married Princess Sequoyah, the
Indian chief's daughter. This devel
oped Thursday when a marriage license
was issued to Richard Welsted Croker,
73 yean old. no occupation, and Miss
BRITISH WARSHIP BLOWS
UP; 800 OF CREW PERISH
Sheerness, Eng., via London The
British battleship Bulwark was de-
stroyed by a terrific explosion as she
lay off here Thursday. There were
only 14 survivors from the crew of 700
or 800 men who were aboard. '
In the opinion of naval men it was
an internal explosion that put an end
to the battleship, which for 12 years
had done service at home and abroad
and lately had been doing her part in
guarding England s shores. There was
no great upheaval of water such as
would have occurred if Bhe had been
torpedoed or Btruck by a mine.
Instead, the ship was enveloped in
smoke and flame, and when this had
cleared nothing could be seen but
wreckage floating on the water.
Houses in towns seven and eight
miles away were shaken by the
explosion and even before men on
ships anchored near by could reach
their own decks, the Bulwark had dis
appeared. The neighborhood was
strewn with an enormous amount of
wreckage, while pieces of the ship
were thrown six or seven mileB 'onto
the Essex shore.
Considering the , size of her navy,
Food Prices in Germany ,
Show. Remarkable Rise
Berlin The effects of the war on
the prices of provisions had, until late
in October, hardly made itself appar
ent. In the last few days, however, a
sharp'general rise his set In, embrac
ing practically everything to eat ex
cept meats, which, owing to Germany's
unusually large stock of swine, have
risen little, and in some cases not at
all. ,
Vegetables have practically, disap
peared from the market. Some lentils
are to be had, but only- inferoir culls.
Beans are scarce and hulled peas are
not to be had. PriceB of peas and
lentils have risen from 7 cents, the
price before the war, to 15 cents, and
it is predicted that they will shortly
cost much more. The government re
centlv confiscated all coffee held at
Hamburg by English warehouses, but
even with this, the supply is running
short and prices have increased mark
edlv.
Fresh oranges or lemons are rarely
to be had, there are no bananas and
pineapples, except the canned stock,
and with the entrance of Turkey into
the war, the supply of dates and I
probably will be cut off.
Cold storage stocks of eggs have
been greatly reduced, and it will be
but a short time before there will be
none to be had. The Berlin chamber
of commerce points to the somewhat
surprising fact that Germany produces
only 5 per cent of its egg Bupply, the
remaining 95 per cent , coming from
Russia, Galica, Hungary, Bulgaria,
Italy and Denmark. ' v
Potatoes have reached prices which
are a hardship to the poorer classes.
Salem The constitutional amend
ment to abolish capital punishment
was approved by the people at the re
cent election' by a majority of 157,
icording to official returns received
from all counties by Secretary of State
Olcott. The vote in favor of the meas
ure was 100,395.
Returns from all counties on meas
ures and candidates have been received
by the secretary of state, and a corps
clerks is engaged In final checkings
Official Election Returns
Give Withycombe Big Vote
American Citizen Held
as Spjfiby Germans
New York Edward Bright, an
American citizen, graduate of Colum
bia, and formerly editor of the Baptist
Examiner, is under arrest at Goetting-
en, Germany, charged with being a
spy, according to information received
by his wife in this city. Mrs. Bright
got word recently that her husband
was imprisoned on October 17, and,
after appealing to the State depart
ment at Washington, she decided to
make her information public.
Mr. Bright, with his family, had
resided at Goettlngen nearly ten years,
Mrs. Bright said. Mrs. Bright with
her two sons, came here shortly be-
fore the war began. Her first news
regarding her husband's plight came
in a letter dated October 25, written
by a maid in the Brights' Goettingen
household. This - was confirmed by
letter from the same city October 30,
by an American friend, who said her
WAR AND PEACE IN CHAMPAGNE COUNTRY
French troops marching through a valley of the champagne country,
where the peasants are picking the grapes for the famous sparkling win.
Great Britain has been singularly free
from disaster of this character. Nev
ertheless when the-French warship
Jena was destroyed by an internal ex
plosion in 1907 all cordite ammunition
was taken from all the British ships
and carefully examined. Refrigera
tors were installed in the ships to keep
the powder cool.
The Bulwark, whicn was one oi me
older battleships, cost 1,000,000 ($5,-
000,000). '
It is believed here that the explosion
of the Bulwark was caused by the fall
and bursting of a 12-inch lyddite shell
in her magazine. -
Serbs Stubbornly Resist.
Vienna, via Amsterdam and London
An official announcement issued
here says:
"On the Southern front the enemy
is offering stubborn resistance and is
endeavoring to delay the advance by
heavy counter attacks. On the East
ern bank of the Kola Bara our troops
again have gained.
"Our troops, advancincg beyond Val
jevol and to the south have reached
the height east of the Ljik river and
the line from Suvotor to Uzice." .
husband had appealed to the American
consul and to Ambassador Gerard and
that the consul at Hanover had prom-
ised to make a trip to Goettingen to
investigate. Mrs. Bright notified the
State department, which cabled to the
consul at Hanover and received word
that Ambassador Gerard had "request
ed an early investigation."
The nature of Mr. Bngt's alleged
offense is not definitely known.
Mr. Bright was born in xonker,
New York, 47 years ago. He is a Bon
of the late Dr. Edward Bright, whom
he followed as editor of the Baptist
Examiner. He gave up this work to
travel and study abroad.
Rain Is Arkansas' Hope.
Little Rock The great smoke cloud
from hundreds of forest fires which
lifted in Little Rock Thursday again
settled over the city, and it was inv
possible to see more than two or three
blocks even on well-ligntea streets,
Reports indicate that similar condition
prevailed all over the state. The only
hoDe of extinguishing the fires is
general rain, and the weather bureau
offers little hone of this. That any
considerable setback was given to the
fires by rains in portions of the burning
district was not indicated In reports.
Kaiser's Coat is Captured.
Petrograd The Army Messenger
asserts that among the trophies taken
by theRussians at Czenstochowa was
Emperor William's carriage, which
contained one of the emperor's coats.
The Messenger also says:
"ThA ftermftna mrm mnkinflr ftttjlfk
Beulah Benton Edmondson, 23 years after attack in an attempt to break the
old, singer. Russian forces, but without suecesa."
' Germans Menace Sweden.
London The Daily Mail's Copei
hagen correspondent says Germany has
demanded that the Swedish govern
ment supprert unfriendly utterances
against Germany in Swedish news
papers. It is said Germany has threat
ened reprisals in the event of
compliance.
apital Punishment Is
Abolished by Small Lead
and obtaining totals. When the re
sults are obtained Mr. Olcott, in the
presence of the governor and state
treasurer, will canvass the vote, and
the governor will issue certificates of
election to the successful candidates.
The vote was remarkably close in all
counties on the measure to abolish cap
ital punishment, Multnomah giving
the biggest majorty for it, 2377,
Jackson county gave a majority in its
favor of 1057 and Washington gave a
majority against it of more than 1100.
Salem. James Withycombe's plur
ality over J. C. Smith for governor was
24,943 and George ts. unamDeriains
plurality over R. A. Booth for United
States senator was 23,446, according
to complete official returns received
by Secretary of State Olcott Dr.
Withycombe's total vote was ju,t3(
and Dr. Smith's, 94,594; Senator
Chamberlain's was 111,743 and Mr.
Booth's, 82,297.
W. S. U'Ren received 10,493 In the
race for governor, W. J. Smith, social
ist candidate running almost 4UUU
.ahead of him. William Hanley, pro
gressive candidate for United States
senator, received 26,220 votes.
Frank J. Miller, rep., for railroad
commissioner, received the largest
vote of any candidate, his total being
185,370. His socialist opponent, a. u,
Peurnla received 23.986..
John H. Lewis, rep., who had no
opposition for state engineer, received
the second largest -vote his total be-
ine 179.184,
O. P. Hoff, rep., for laoor commis
sioner, opposed by a progressive and
socialist, got 169,033 votes.
J. A. Churchill, ep., for superin
tendent of public Instruction, despite
progressive and socialist opposition,
was the choice of 144,714 electors, and
Thomas B. Kav. rep., for state treas-
urer, although B. Lee Paget had the
democratic and prohibition nomina
tions, received 132,262 to Mr. Paget's
7R.0BI.
Henry J. Bean led all candidates by
large plurality In tne race tor su-
$500, 000 Deal Closed tor
, Clatsop County limber
Astoria. The largest timber deal
that has been consummated In Clatsop
county for several months Is said to
have been closed nere. lay it tne ren
insular Lumber & Box company, of
Portland, becomes the owner of what
Is generally known as the Washburn
tract.
This tract Is located lust norm or
Saddle Mountain at the headwaters of
Youngs River, between that stream
and the Klaskanine River. It 1b held
in the name of the Youngs River com
pany, the principal owner of which is
said to be J. T. Wasnpurn, oi Minne
apolis.
The property consists or dzu acres
and cruises show It contains 289,000,-
000 feet of first-quality fir timber. The
consideration is said to have been ap
proximately $500,000, or slightly less
than $2 a thousand leet stumpage.
While located several miles irom tne
Columbia river the tract is located
favorably for logging operations and
at the present time the Bremner Log
ging company s railroad extends to
within a comparatively short distance
of it.
Negotiations for the sale of tnis
nroDertv have been in progress for
some time and approximately a year
ago the purchase of It by another com
pany was practically consummated
when complications arose in conse
quence of which the deal was off. -,,
Wool Growers Combine to ,
Hold lor Better Prices
Baker. "Do not sell or contract to
sell wool for less than 25 cents a
pound."
This Is the slogan which woolmen
of Baker and Grant county will take
to the Eastern Oregon Woolgrowers'
association convention at Pendleton.
Byron Gale, secretary of the local as
sociation, declared that reports from
all sections of the Baker district Indi
cate that there will be an enormous
wool clip In this part of the country
and that prices will be signer tnan
have been paid in many years.
The English embargo on Austral
ian wool and shortage In other sec
tions of the country outside Oregon
will have a combined effect of in
creasing the price," said Mr. Gale.
We have more lambs and sheep tnan
ever In Oregon now and growers will
have a big supply, but indications
frdm elsewhere are that there is a
shortage.
Woolgrowers from all over tnis
section are declaring that they will
refuse to contract to sell wool at less
than 25 cents a pound. The price
seems high but the supply will be so
limited that there will be no trouDie
in getting It."
Baker Bids for Factories.
Baker. Negotiations are pending
between the Commercial Club and the
Union Pacific Railway to establish in
Baker two factories, one a wool-scour
ing plant and the other a furniture
factory. Agents of the railroad are
endeavoring to Interest pemons who
want to establish such plants in the
Baker field. The Commercial Club
has sent information showing that
there are several millions pounds of
wool In the annual clip In and tribu
tary to Baker county and has sent
samples of the eastern Oregon woods
which can be used in the manufacture
of furniture.
Powder Magazine Rises.
Wilsonville. Watt Ship la building
a powder magazine here, adding one
more to his list, which are scattered
all along the line from here to Eugene.
The location selected for this maga
zine Is In the timber below town.
When completed the structure will
store about Vi carload of 20 per cent
Dupont for stumping.
Dreme uourt justice, nis total oeing
128.574. Henry li. Benson was tne
second choice. He received 123,196.
Thomas A. McBride beat Lawrence T,
Harris by seven votes, the formers
total being 113,178 and Judge Harris
113,171. George M. Browu, repuDii-
can nominee for attorney-general, re
ceived more than twice as many voteB
as his democratlo opponent, John A,
Jeffrey, the totals being 127,889 and
63.701. respectively.
For representative in congress m
the second congressional district, N.
J. Sinnott. roD.. received 24,176: Geo.
L. Cleaver, prohibition nominee, 15,
685. and Sam Evans, dem., 11,013. For
representative in the first congression
al district, W. C. Hawley, rep., made a
runaway race of it. receiving bl.zab
and Frederick Hollister, dem., 32,639.
James T. Chlnnock, rep., who had
no opposition for superintendent of
water division No. 1, received 137,872
votes, and George T. Cochran, rtp.,
for superintendent of water division
No. 2, received 34,532, He also was
without opposition.
Mr. Olcott's deputies have added all
returns from precincts forwarded by
countv clerks and only two siignt on-
ferences exist in his totals and those
of the county clerks. County Clerk
Coffey's figures for Multnomah give
Justice McBride, for supreme court
justice, 41,326, and Mr. Olcott's addi
tion gives him 41,405 in that county,
Mr. Coffey's figures give William P,
Lord for attorney-general, 6222 and
Mr. Olcott's addition gives him 6322.
Boat Canal FromSeaside
to Warrenton Is Proposed
Seaside Active steps toward pro
viding a canal for motorboats from
Seaside to Warrenton were taken here
at a meeting of the residents of Sea
side and surrounding towns. Commit
tees were appointed to confer with the
Port of Astoria commissioners and the
motorboat clubs of Astoria and Port
land. Prior to the meeting prominent
citizens of Seaside had gone over the
eround between here and Warrenton
with an engineer and a profile map had
been prepared, showing the elevations
along the line ot the proposed canal
which lies through a chain of natural
lakes, the highest point of which is
only seven feet above sea level and as
the greater portion of the distance is
already open by way of the string of
lakes and a canal that has been used
for logging purposes, the project is a
simple one from an engineering stand
point. The possibilities for a 'canal that
would connect Seaside with the Colum
bia river are so apparent that the proj
ect was proposed many years ago, but
the necessary backing was not pro
cured at that time. However, a canal
was built from Cullaby. lake, which
lies about midway between Seaside
and Warrenton, to connect with the
stream that empties into the Columbia
river at Warrenton and this canal was
used until quite recently for rafting
logs from the slopes near Cullaby lake
into the Columbia river. This canui,
which is about five miles long, Is in
excellent condition. Cullaby lake is
about three miles long and the other
smaller lakes are available for use re
duce the distance that would be nec
essary to dig about three miles and
one-half. '
Hood and Blizzard Hits
City ot Nome, Alaska
Nome, Alaska A furious blizazrd
which this week has been raging for
three days has forced the Bering Sea
ice pack up against the backs of the
buildings, where bo much property was
detsroyed by the great Btorm in Octo
ber, 1913, and has driven the water
farther inland than it has been in sev
eral years. r
All trails are impassable and several
mining camps along the shore : are en
tirely surrounded by water.
The water along the beach is rising,
but it is believed the ice pack which
has been jammed against the buildings
and bulkheads along the waterfront at
Nome will protect them from the
water and it is thought there is little
likelihood of their being washed away,
as they were a year ago.
At the smaller camps along the
shore conditions are not so favorable,
Solomon, 32 miles east of Nome, and
Dickson, the railway termiuns at the
mouth of the Solomon river, are sur
rounded by water and ice.
All the telephone lines along the
coast were torn down by the storm.
Before communication by telephone
ceased a message from Safety Road
house, 24 miles east of Nome, told of
the water pouring In from the sea,
forcing the inmates to seek refuge on
the second floor. It is impossible to
rescue them as the ice floes would
crush any boat which attempted to ap
proach the house.
American War Is Feared
Because ot Monroe Doctrine
Princeton, N. J. That general dis
armament and universal peace will
not follow the European war and that
the United StateB may have trouble
with the winner were predictions made
by George B. McClellan, ex-mayor of
New York and now professor of
economic history in Princeton univers
ity, in an address which he delivered
here:
No matter who wins, said Pro
fessor McClellan, "it is almost certain
that some not far distant date we shall
be confronted with the alternative
either of abandoning the Monroe Doc
trine or fighting to maintain it. We
have made of it a great national prin
ciple, a question of national honor, so
that if we abandon it we must concede
that we are not Btorng enough to main
tain it, that we are only a second-class
power, at the mercy of all the swag
gering bullies of the earth. If we
fight for it in our present unprepared
condition, there can be but one out
come. A triumphant and victorious
Germany would have' little to fear
from us, and, while we might possibly
in the end be able to check Japan by
herself, we could scarcely hope to do so
if she received help.
The cause of war, according to Pro
fessor McClellan, is the spirit of na
tionality which has seized all of Eu
rope and the present war cannot be
charged against any one man or group
of men. I
Professor McClellan made a strong
plea that Americans awake to their
present condition of unpreparadness
and that immediate steps be taken to
build up a national defense.
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume of World's Important
Events Told in Briet
Mill Proposal Is Made.
Medford Edgar Hafer, who recent
ly purchased the Renshaw ranch on
Bear creek. south of Medtord, nas
made a proposal to the people of Med
ford for the erection of a sawmill and
box factorv. to be located upon his
property, one-third of the capital of
$150,000 to be furnished by Mr. Hater,
one-third to be subscribed by citizens
of the valley and the remaining one-
third to be treasury stock for future
enlargements.
The Pacific & Eastern will extend to
the proposed mill and the Southern Pa
cific is already there, i
CopperHeld Cases Set.
Baker The damage suits against
Governor West and other officials
brought by William Wiegand and H.
A. Stewart, Copperfield saloonmen,
were set as the last cases on the calen
dar for the Decmeber term, the court
apparently believing that the cases
would take an indefinite period that
it would be unwise to have any other
cases awaiting the termination. The
cases were set for trial for Thursday,
December 17. That it will take a long
time even to obtain an unprejudiced
jury is the general belief.
Ashland to Buy Camping Space.
Ashland The city will purchase
ample space for camping purposes,
necessitated by the tide of travel
through here. The area will cover
about two ordinary lots and will be
located near water and feed privileges.
Space also will be set aside for auto
u. iibile tourists. A resolution is now
pending before the council providing
for the levying of not to exceed a half
mill tax for general publicity pur
poses. , .
Naval Authority Dead.
Washington, D. C. Rear Admiral
Alfred T. Mahan, U. S. N., retired,
acclaimed In naval circles as the
"greatest modern writer on naval
strategy," died at the naval hospital
here Wednesday, aged 74 years.
Death was due to heart trouble. The
admiral had been in feeble health for
several weeks, but he was not taken
to the hospital until a week ago and
it was not generally known that his
condition was critical. Admiral Ma
han had greatly overtaxed his strength
in study of the present great European
conflict and it is thought that the
many long hours he devoted to follow
ing the naval operations of the bellig
erents probably caused the breakdown
which hastened his end.
Lack of Stamps No Crime.
Washington, D.S. Thousands of
persons in many cities who spent hours
Tuesday rushing to the onices or in
ternal revenue collectors, alarmed over
their inability to obtain revenue
stamps to comply with the new rev
enue tax law were needlessly frighten
ed over what might happen if they
were not on the minute with their
stamping. The internal revenue de
partment sent telegrams to collectors
making it plain that the government
has no intention of prosecuting any
body subject to the tax who shows that
he is willing and ready to buy Btamps
and pay.
Trade Balance Growing.
Washington, D. C Exports from
the 12 ports which handle 80 per cent
of the business of the United States
totaled 143.098.852 for the week end
ing November 28, as compared with
imports aggregating $26,685,657, leav
ing a favorable trade balance oi tin,
413,296. The 22 working days of No
vember yielded a trade balance in fav
or of the United States of $63,188,992,
which, according to official estimates,
indicates an export excess of approxi
mately $70,000,000 for the entire
country during November.
Wilson Waits on Ammons.
Washinitton, D. C President Wll
son, after discussing with Secretary
GarriBon Wednesday, the request of
Governor Ammons of Colorado that
Federal troops be withdrawn from
some of the Colorado strike districts,
decided that nothing should be done at
this time. ' Earlier in the day the
President told callers that he was
awaiting formal notice from Governor
Ammons that the state was ready to
resume control in the strike zone be
fore withdrawing the troops.
Germany has voted a war credit of
$1,260,000,000.
The department of Agriculture pre
dicts cheaper fowls for the Christmas
dinner tables.
Two prisoners in the jail at Eugene,
Or., bound and gagged the turnkey
and made their escape.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke, American
minister to The Netherlands, says
peace talk is premature.
Kaiser visits his troops in East
Prussia, where fierce fighting with the
Russians is in progress.
The Supreme court of Oregon holds
that if a bartender sells a minor a
drink, the proprietor is likewise liable
to prosecution. i
A dispatch from Berlin claims that
the Germans broke through the Rus
sian lines near Lodz, capturing 12,000
men and 25 guns.
A prominent department store owner
in Portland- sees a "rosy future" for
Northwest business, but adds that op- ,
timism is the only need. ; - -
John D. Rockefller, head of the
Standard Oil Co., has expanded to the .
extent that the oil fields of Peru, have
been taken over by that company. , ,
Coalition chiefs, Villa and Zapata,
are in the suburbs of Mexico City in '
readiness to enter when the conven
tional president Gutierrez, arrives.
An attorney of Marahfleld, Or., is
disbarred three months for helping to
drivel, W. W. advocates from that
city, according to a supreme euurv
decision, i
For the first time In" history the
mikado consented to Japan's gift of ,
$25,000 for the establishment of a hos
pital under the auspiceB of the Epis
copal mission at Tokio.
The World's Purity Federation In
session at La Crosse, Wis., is making
preparations for the safety of girls
who attend the Panama exposition at
San Francisco next year.
The government assures those who
failed to secure revenue stamps the
first day of the new war tax law, that -there
will be no prosecutions if their
intentions were apparent. .
Few saloons in Portland, Or., will
suspend business before the prohibition
amendment goes into effect January I,
1916, as a great majority have applied
for a license covering that period. .
"Human element" is blamed for the
wreck of the steamship Hanalei, which
went ashore on the reefs of Duxbury,
near San Francisco, November 28, by
coroner's jury. The Jury further
recommends the erection of a life
saving station at the scene of the dis
aster. ..
Arkansas has secured a new electri
cian who will pull the lever that will
put to death 10 condemned men who
were reprieved to await tne outcome
of the abolishment of capital punish
ment amendment that was lost in the
recent election. xne iormer electri
cian quit the place because of the
gruesomeness of the job.
The Turkish embassy at Rome says
that the Egyptian advance guard on
the Suez canal has deserted to the
Turks. I ,
Thanksgiving Day found 7,000,000
starving Belgians in dire want of
bread and only half enough to appease
their hunger.
A young Portland streetcar con
ductor was electrocuted In a bath tub
when he reached up to turn off the
electric light.
A dispatch to the Havas agency
from Athens says advices received in
the Greek capital from Mitylene state
that a Turkish mine-layer has been tor
pedoed and sunk in the Bosphorus.
It Is' said In Petrograd that the re
port published in the Bourse Gazette
that Russia, France and Great Britain
were endeavoring to secure the re
opening of the Dardanelles is a pure
Invention.
Reports of a pan-Islamic anti-British
movement are confirmed by the Russ-
koye Slovo, of Petrograd, which says
that the movement had its beginning
in Afghanistan. . The Porte says that
all Arabs who are fit for military serv
ice have declared their readiness for a
holy war.'
'The situation at present does not
demand legislation for the suppression
of football," said Premier Asquith in
the house of commons, replying to a
question as to whether such a move
was under way. The premier added
that negotiations with the football
magnates were progressing from
which satisfactory results were ex
pected. Dispatches from Petrograd state
that the German lines In Russian Po
land have been seriously disorganized,
and that a great army is surrounded by
the Russians.
A British Bviator dropped a bomb
squarely on a German ammunition
train, which blew up. The explosion
was heard and felt many miles along
the allies' lines.
Turkey has made a forma) and satis-
faninn ttvnlnnat.inn to the United
States government for firing on an
American launch that attempted to
enter a Turkish closed harbor. . ,