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WHAT YOU NEED The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press. Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant who advertises in the" Press he has some thing to sell and says go. ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1915. WORLD'S DOINGS OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume of General News From Ail Around the Earth. UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL Live News items of All Nations and ' Pacific Northwest Condensed for Our Busy Readers. ' Another munitions plant is blown up at rarry Bound, unt. The British empire capital wealth is - estHnaieaat ?isu,uuu,ouu,O0O. The world's corn crop is estimated - at three and a half billion bushels Assistant bank examiner of Califor nia is arrested charged with embezzle- Seattle experiences wind velocity of miies an Dour, Desides a tierce thun der storm. , -1 Olympia officials are investigating . u.i ..visu wen. ui 9iu,uuu irum we . state industrial insurance fund. ' The keynote of President Wilson's message to congress will be prepared ness lor war and coast defense. ' . rsy a surprise attack the forces of uii aineB capture tne city 01 Tibati, In the German colony of Kamerun, West- ' A tidal wave off the Oregon ' coast dashes the Hotel Bar View into the ocean and does considerable damage to outer property. Brand Whitlock, minister to Bel gium, accompanied bv his wife, is nay- ing a flying visit to Washington, and otner cities In this country. .!. British capture another American vessel, the Kankakee, at Buenos Avres, This steamer is listed by the British government as "suspected" as to her ownership. : Expenditures of large -sums of money . used againBt the neutrality of the United btates, are traced by govern ment officials to attaches of the Ger man embassy. " Assurances of King Constantine of Greece,- are given the entente powers that he has no intention of disarming or interning allied troops, mainly the Serbians, who are attempting to escape into that country. -: ... - Sinking of a Turkish transport which was carrying 600 soldiers across the Sea of Marmora is reported in a mes sage, from Zurich. The message says the transport struck a mine and nearly all on board were drowned. The London war office declares that no commercial blockade has been es tablished before Grecian porta, but has withdrawn, or threatened to withdraw, the special privileges .which Greek commerce has enjoyed since the Out break of the war; v, - The Woman's Peace Party has ' an nounced that every woman's club of prominence in the country would be appealed to this week - to send tele grams to President Wilson, asking him to confer with neutral nations to urge peace in Europe. The Masons of Belgium have placed 8,000,000 francs ($600,000) at the dis posal of the managers of the fund for relief of allied prisoners of war now in Germany. This money is to be em ployed without regard to the nation ality or religious beliefs of the prison ers. ' . .-. ':: -.....'v.- . Dispatches of a semi-official nature received in Washington indicate that practically a state of anarchy exists in Persia. According to the - reports. troops of various nations are doing as toe please in certain sections, the gov ernment being powerless to curb their action. Many government officials are said to have fled from the areas in which the most serious conditions pre vail. : : : Ana Hernial tit tha Trniftrf that flo tilla of 25 German torpedo boats and a big cruiser had passed Helsingborg, Sweden, Wednesday, proceeding into the Cattegat, a dispatch to the Central News from Copenhagen says that a British squadron of cruisers and de stroyers has been seen entering -the Cattegat, A Copenhagen dispatch to Renter's Telegram company of London says that the copper famine in Germany is so acute that requests equivalent to demands are now reaching the author ities of the churches to hand over all the copper in their possession as a good example to others. The huge copper roofs of the great Cathedral at Bremen are being dismantled. - Villa Is reported wounded in battle with Carrara forces., , ,it Military training in public schools has been approved by -the American Federation of Labor. A Douglas fir tree which grew on r inney ereec in western Washington, shows 1144 annual rings. - The British army at the Dardanelles baa resumed the offensive and captured 230.yards of Turkish trenches. Austria will be told that open boats are not considered "places of safely" for passengers of captured steamships. OREGON BEACH RESORTS DESTROYED BY WAVES AND SWEPT INTO SEA Bar View, Or. The storm which for several days past has raged off the west coast of Oregon broke into vio lence Wednesday at Bar View, in Til lamook county, and Seaside, in Clatsop county. At Bar View, the Bar View hotel, an all-year resort, the Southern Pacific depot and Bix or eight cottages were wrecked and partially swept out to sea. The.' damage is estimated at $100,000 at this resort At Seaside, one of the larger sum mer resorts on the Oregon coast, hugi FIN LEY J. SHEPARD, JR. MflTM- 'ataasstlaiY auP I John Doe No. 104. alias Austin Ma. Clearv. as he was called whim ha was a homeless waif, la now romping arouna Lyndhurat, at Irvlnaton-on- Hudson, the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Flnlev J. Bheoard. now known Fin. ley Jay 8heoard. Jr.. heir to the Goulri millions.' Mr. Shepard and his wife, who waa Miss Helen Gould, formally adopted the four-year-old boy who was found on the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral by a policeman.' breakers submerged the pier in front of the Hotel Moore, swept Julia Mad den, a woman aged 80, off her feet and almost into the ocean, and tore railings and .lawns away from the Dan . Malarkey and Edgar B. Piper cot tages. Broadway was flooded for sev eral blockB and the Necanicum river, wnicn enters the ocean at seaside, is out of its banks. -; " At Bar View, which is on the' ocean front just north of Tillamook bay, the shoreline for 50. feet back has been washed away: The government jetty is feeling the the strain and several sections have been damaged. The Bar View hotel has been in danger for sev eral days and had been raised prepara tory to being moved. A huge wave picked it from its moorings. The ho tel is a wreck.. The Southern Pacific depot, including the Wells Fargo ex press office and Western Union tele graph office, was washed away. "' - Much of the Southern Pacific track is washed out. A crew of 50 men and three trains have begun hauling rock to make a sea wall. The county highway is also impaired.:. : .:- ' ... - Belgian Orphan Baby Is Ordered Deported from United States New York A 13-months-old Bel gian girl baby, known as Jeanne, who came here by the way of England, was Wednesday ordered deported by im migration officials. The deportation order was made notwithstanding an offer by Mrs. Percy Proctor, formerly Baroness Nodinevon Klaefuss, to adopt tne baby. ; , When Jeanne arrived on the St. Paul in custody of a woman passenger not her mother, she was stopped at Ellis Island. Mrs. Proctor's plea that she would adopt the child was declared by the board to be insufficient. Chinese Reply Friendly. London Replying in the house of commons Wednesday to a question re garding China's response to the joint representations of the entente powers the contemplated change in the Chinese form of government, and as the possibility of taking further steps, Lord Robert Cecil, parliamen tary undersecretary for foreign affairs, said that China had received the ad vice in the friendly spirit in which it waa offered. - , ; " He said there waa fio necessity for further action. Suspect Utters Threats. Baltimore Otto Buelow. or linger. the suspected deserter from the con verted German cruiser Prim Eitel Friedrich, now interned at Norfolk. declared that "in aix months' time there will not be a war munitions plant in operation in the United States," according to City Detective Robert Porter. According to Porter, Buelow seemed to know the location of all munition planta in the country. TO DRAWCHINA INTO WAR PLAN Of ALLIES Diplomatic Purpose to forestall Friction With Japan. -; WAR AID NOT EXPECTED BY" POWERS Tokio Government Likely to Gain in Trade by New Move is General . ' Opinion Among Officials, .'.'' Washington, D. C Efforts are -be ing made by Great Britain, France and Russia to include China in the mem bership of ; the entente 'now aligned against' the Germanic' powers. Dis closure of this fact directed the atten tion of official Washington Saturday to completed' (situation . in the Far East, the 'seriousness of which has not hitherto been realized. . -it became known that -to insure friendly relations between Japan and China conversations and exchanges had hew proceeding in Pekin and the Eu jwjwau capitals looking to the formal entrance of China on an equal footing with Japan into .the alliance that now include? eat Britain. , France. Rus sia, Italy; japan and Serbia. ' i Military participation bv China in the war would not be expected, but the political necessity of adding China to the allies is looked upon by them as of vast importance. It was learned that recently several Japanese warships were placed at strategic points along the Chinese coast, and that the possibility of in ternal revolution in China through the proposed change from republic to par liamentary monarchy had caused some Japanese officials to believe munitions of war should be husbanded for emer gency cases. When the recent Japan- ese-Omnese negotiations were in prog ress, Japan similarly felt compelled to hold her ammunition supply for devel opments, a circumstance that is known to have embarrassed Russia consider ably.- ' ; ' So far as is known here, most of the conversations have been conducted at Pekin, and it is not clear how far the proposal has been discussed with the Japanese government at Tokio. amber Shipping Rate Hearing Causes Sectional Testimony Duel Portland Lumber business in Port land is good, say the Willamette val ley millmen. Lumber business in the Willamette valley is good, say the Portland mill-men. Two conflicting lines of testimony developed at the hearing before Ex aminer Butler, of the Interstate Com merce commission, when the complaint of the Portland mills against the Southern. Pacific for maintaining a differential of 4 cents in favor of the valley mills on California business was heard. Each side was willing to admit that busines in the other fellow's territory is good, while each as readily conceded that business at home is decidedly: bad. The Portland Kills contend that their market has oeen restricted in various ways in the last four or -five years; that the new California rates have restricted it still further, and that their production and earnings have diminished in direct proportion witn tneir losses of markets. At the same time, the Portland wit nesses were ready to point out that many new mills have been built in the Willamette valley within the last de cade, that the capacity of existing plants has been increased within the last year, and that the market of the valley mills has expanded. - v On the other hand the valley men re ferred sadly to their own lack and loss of business, the while pointing to the improvement in the situation in Port land,, -';,.- -, .,-.. . From this conflicting mass of testi mony the commission is expected to decide the reasonableness of existing rates and adjust the rate situation be tween Portland and California and be tween the Willamette valley and Cali fornia accordingly. , OREGON STATE NEWS ; Union Labor Faces Crisis.' San Francisco What was said by labor leaders to be the most serious crisis that ever confronted organized labor developed late Saturday night when a resolution was presented to the American Federation of Labor, in con vention here, for the suspension of the charter of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. The organiz ation has a membership of more ' than 200,000 and is said to be the second largest international union in America. A substitute resolution, omitting ex pulsion, finally waa adopted. Poor to See Fair Free. San Francisco The attendance fig ures for the the Panama-Pacific Expo sition passed the 17,000,000 mark Sat urday. There remain practically 16 days in which they exposition may reach the 18,000,000 mark set for it by officials some time ago. Every person in San Francisco too poor to buy a ticket will be admitted free on a day set apart Patrolmen on every beat began taking the names of such as have not seen the exposition. - Flax Crop Failure Is Denied 1 . By State Board of Control " Salem Members of the State Board of .' Control;, assert that an article In a daily papet last' week saying that the flaxraising work being conducted by the state promised to be a failure and that they were dissatisfied ..with J. C. Cad), tin., charge of the flax plant at the penitentiary, was untrue. " Both Governor Withycombe' ' and State Treasurer Kay declared that the work so far had been satisfactory, and Secretary of State Olcott said that with the experiment uncompleted it was too early to predict the outcome. All three members of the board said they had not considered asking Cady to appear before then) for an explanation o( his conduct of the flax work. "Indications now seem to point to a success of the flaxraising industry," said Governor Withycombe. "Where we had only figured on obtaining 600 tons of straw, we have harvested 600 tons. We have threshed , out nearly suuu buenels ol seed and should realize $6000 from this source alone. Whether it is best to ret the flax in the winter or wait until spring is a question yet to be determined. " - State Treasurer Kay pronounced the daily's story as absolutely without foundation. "It may be that the flax can be retted best in the spring," said Kay, "so as to permit the scotching process without the employment of artificial heat. That is to be determined." Fruit Forces Differ In ' . - Manner of Apple Publicity Hood River While marked oppo sition was apparent among the apple growers and market men of the Spo kane fruit district, opinion as ex pressed by fruit growers from all parte of the Northwest presages an adoption next January of the proposed plans of the Growers' Council as recently out lined) according to E. H. Shepard, of this city, who returned from confer ences of apple men at the Spokane national Apple Show last week. It is proposed to levy an assessment of one cent a box on all fruit to raise a fund to be used in opening up new ap ple markets, widening distribution and increasing consumption. It is esti mated that such a levy will collect a fund of more than $75,000 with which to wage an apple publicity campaign. No one district -will be featured, but all Northwestern box apples will be given the benefit of the fund impar tially. The Spokane fruitmen." says Mr, Shepard, "are apparently opposed to the proposition, since they think it will be better for all districts to con duct their forward campaigns individ ually." , No definite action was taken at the Spokane conference, which was in measure informal. Tentative plans were discussed and it was left with the exponents of the movement to work out more complete details, to be submitted at the second annual meet ing of the council in January. The codling moth caused damage ranging from 10 to 60 per cent, and even higher in cases, in Northwestern orchards. Dr. Melander declared that weather conditions were more favor able this year than ever on any former year for the breeding of moths, and that more than ever before the insects bad survived the winter of last year, BRITISH REPORTED AT MONASTiR . AND GERAIANHKONSTANTINOPLE London Press dispatches from Bucharest, by way of Geneva and Paris, Bay that British forces have ar rived at the Serbian city of Monastir and are being reinforced. A telegram from Constantinople, by way of Bucharest, says the first con tingent of German troops has reached that city and that Field Marshal von Mackensen is expected there next week. . - - The entente allies have demanded that Greece either join with them and fulfill, her treaty obligations to Serbia, or qemobliize, and, to impress King Constantine that they mean what they l say, the allies have declared a com mercial blockade of the Hellenic em pire, according to dispatches from Athens. There is confirmation of these state ments available here, and it is certain that Lord Kitchener, the British War secretary, who had an hour's audinece with the King of Greece Monday and afterward saw Premier Skouloudia took a firm stand and told them what the allies could and would do unless their demands were conceded. Ihe Greek cabinet met to consider the situation and a few hours should MARQUIS OF ABERDEEN Aid Is Pledged for New Central Oregon Railway Klamath Falls Bankers and back- smiths, cattlemen and homesteaders, pledged support to Robert E. Strahorn, each in his kind, during an eventful four-days' trip thrbugh Central Ore gon, completed Wednesday. Cash, labor, terminal sites and rights of way were offered, and the railroad builder was assured that the terms he exacted would be complied with. ::.' The strongest men of every commu nity visited accepted the responsibility of undertaking the duties prescribed. "If the promises made to me in Cen tral Oregon are fulfilled, ' and I have confidence they will - be," said Mr. Strahorn, "a good start will have been made towards getting a railroad across that big region; I am gratified by the spirit shown, not only by those who are important financially, but by the people of limited means, all of whom seem to want to have a part in helping to bring the railroad." Scarcity of Hay Probable. Baker Because of the earliest heavy snow in years ranchers have begun the feeding of cattle in many parts of this district,. Unless there is a sudden change to balmy weather there will be a shortage of hay and prices will boom. This has already become a reality in the Hamilton country of Grant county, where hay is now selling for $16 a ton. Hay was scarce in that vicinity this year, so that the shortage came earlier than in other districts. Practically all the ranges have been under snow the last two weeks. Month Road Bill 1)26,372. Salem Marion county expended $25,872 on it roads in October, ac cording to the report filed with the county clerk. Apportionment of the money was as follows: Graveling, $5600; bridges, $6170; general re pairs, $3607; new tools and machin ery, $138; supervisors' salaries, $1292; payments to cities, $6621, and paving, $264. During the month 4664 yards of gravel and 6210 yards of rock were hauled. i I it I I I :? ,1 f'(y1WiKlC'U.: It i'isj'Nf.WSMRVItl?!!,! .1: ,.. ,.-;-;. ;f;;;.;-JJi";i,.ww.JJ.-. , ,,..4 i' friiftmwrirmwi-,imnrfriw;- - 11 The marquis of Aberdeen, accompa nied by the marchioness, la making an extended tour of the United 8tatesr attending meetings and delivering lec tures on soolal topics. Lord Aberdeen has twice been lord lieutenant of Ire land. He received the title of maraula ast January. -. show what Greece's future attitude will be. The Greek government has again affirmed its friendliness to the allies, but has not yet taken the steps required to prevent Greece from being countea among tne triends of the cen tral powers. Ihe entente allies will not tolerate delay. The position of the Serbian armies makes prolongation of the present uncertainty impossible. Al ready the Serbians are making what may be their last stand before Monas tir and also on the plains of Kossovo. The Bulgarians are being held by un favorable weather, but they are al most at the gates of the Macedonian capital, while the Austo-Germans and Bulgarians are pressing back the northern army. Russians Regain Ground Lost. London According to news from the Russian scenes of war operations, the armies of the Czar are regaining ground which they lost along the Styr river last week. Czartorysk, a little village unknown before the war, and which became famous for the bitter fighting that has occurred around it, is again in the possession of the Rus sians, who evidently let the Germans enter simply to shell them out the next day. The German attack, which met with initial success, was doomed to final failure, as the country around it is a great marsh. Canada Asks Concession. ' Washington, D. C Efforts are be ing made by Canadian capital, it was learned here, to secure from the Nica raeuan government nermlulnn tn hnlM a railroad across Nicaragua from the Atlantic to the racitlc. A representa tive of the Canadian company just re turned from Manamia. whara ha ti- cussed the subject with President Diaz. mcaraguan omciBls are understood to have decided against granting the con cession, but have indicated it miVht. lat er if the U. S. senate fails again to ratify the Mcaraguan treaty. Chlckenpox Is Prevented. Berkeley, Cal. Dr. J. T. 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