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Live News Items of All Nations and
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' Argentine li spending 960,000,000 on
an irrigation system.
.. Swine provided M per cent of the
total meat consumed in tne uerman
empire last yew. ,
American moving picture films are
beina sold in Increasing quantities in
France owing to the curtailment of the
French and Italian mm output aue 10
the war.
Dr. Arthur L. Hunt Inspector of In
fantile paralysis cases for the District
of Columbia, Is said to be in a serious
condition from infantile paralysis with
which he has been ill for a week. He
Is 39 years of age.
Milwaukee broom manufacturers an
nounced an Increase in the price of
brooms, due, It is said, to the demand
of farmers for from $200 to 9220 a ton
for broom corn. Brooms are retailing
at from 38 to 98 cents.
.- Lloyds underwriters refused to in
sure California saloonmen against the
passage of the "dry" constitutional
amendments at the November election.
t This was the statement by W. B.
Brandt, of Kann & Feder, local agents
for Lloyds.
The admiralty announces that the
Cunard steamer Franconla, employed
for transport duty, was sunk in the
Mediterranean Friday fay an enemy
' submarine. The steamer had no troops
aboard. Twelve men of the crew of
802 are missing.
No new step to end the European
wir has been taken by the United
" States, and so far as Washington of
ficials can foresee, non is likely to
be taken in the near future, according
to an authoritative statement of the
government's position obtained in high
official circles.
, A great streamer of smoke, miles
long, is spreading from Lassen Peak,
which was In eruption two hours Fri
day, spitting steam and smoke from
the northern part of the crater. The
eruption was much more pronounced;
than that of Thursday. Lassen Peak,
erupted May 31, 1914, after years of
sleep.
Battleships equipped "with 38-inch
guns, three inches larger than any now i
afloat and two inches larger than the
biggest guns projected for the new bat-
tleshlps and battle cruisers to be add
ed to the American navy, are under
construction in Great Britain, accord
ing to unofficial advices .received in
Washington.
Alleged conspiracy to assassinate
Theodore p. Bhonta and Frank Med
ley, president and general manager.
respectively, of the Interborough Rap
id Transit and the New York Rail
ways companies, was unearthed here.
Two men have been detained and de
tectives are said to be searching the
city for others alleged to be involved.
The Japanese labor question popped
up again in the California State Fed
eration of Labor convention at Eure
ka, with the result that federation of
ficers virtually assured B. Suzuki,
president of the Laborers' Friendly
Society of Japan, that a delegation of
labor leaders would be sent to Japan
to assist In organizing the Japanese
workmen.
The San Francisco Marconi Wireless
Telegraph station was In direct com
munication Friday with a Japanese
government wireless plant at Oohl
Ishi, Japan, 6800 miles sfway. Pre
viously Honolulu relayed wireless mes
sages between Japan and the United1
States. This, It was said, establishes
a world's record for distance in wire
less communication with instruments
of a "600-meter wave length."
' Nine men are known to have per
ished as the result of a fire that de
' stroyed the central portion of the main
building of Christian Brothers' College
in St. Louis. Two of the dead were
aged members of the Christian Broth
ers' order. They were trapped in the
infirmary on the fifth floor. Five
were firemen who were carried to the
basement from the third floor when
a wall collapsed.
In their latest raid on Bucharest,
says the Times' Bucharest correspond
ent, the German aeroplanes dropped
proclamations declaring that the city
wm do laid in ruins soon, unless Rou
mania hastens to make a separate
peace.
Roumanian troops have gained a
footing on the right bank of the Dan
ube river south of Bucharest, says
the official statement issued by Ger
man general headquarters concerning
the fighting In Transylvania and Do
brudja. The rebellion in the Dutch East In
dies is being quelled, according to
official dispatch received by the gov
ernment The rebels in the district
near Mocaratebi have surrendered.
Three brigades of infantry inflicted
serious losses on a rebel force near
Zemabce on September 26.
Early winter, predicted by Indians
and birds, arrived in Baker, Or., at 11
o'clock Tuesday night, when snow fell
In the city's streets. Little more than
a trace fell in the city, but the snow
tn the hills was heavy. It is the earli
est snow in two years. No damage
was done to crops, practically all be
ing harvested.
Field Headquarters American Puni
tive Expedition. Mexico. Fear of Vil
la throughout southern Chihuahua, ac
cording to reports received at 'head
quarters, has caused wagonloada of
refugees to stream into SI Vail and
Ban Buenaventura, from the south.
The reports also say that residents are
deserting the towns along the railroad.
El valle, near which is the southern
most camp of the punitive expedition,
is said to be overcrowded.
- Reports conflict regarding the ban
dit leader's headquarters. . .
villa, according to rumor. Is attach
ing to his command all males he meets
between the ages of 10 and 80.
El Paso, Tex. Francisco Villa and
800 bandits are moving from the Guer
rero district in a southeasterly direc
tion toward Santa Rosalia, 100 miles
south of Chihuahua City, a refugee
from the Cusihuiriachic mining dis
trict reported here. He says Villa Is
moving in the direction of Carichic,
P. W. Ooebel, president of the Com
mercial National bank of Kansas City,
Kan., is the new president of the
American Bankers association, tie
was chosen at the annual meeting at
Kansas City, Mo.
San Francisco de Borja and Satevo,
through which the Mexican Central
railroad passes. This journey is 15
miles overland and is through the
wildest country of western Chihuahua,
The refugee waB told by one of
Villa's colonels after the battle of Cus
ihuiriachic that he must stay away
from Villa if he valued his life, as "the
general" had announced that he would
kill all Mexicans who were employed
by American companies.
Nogales, Ariz. Several hundred Ya-
quia attacked Lalno, 85 miles south of
here, late Monday. The fighting last
ed several hours. Many are reported
killed but no particulars are available.
The whole country is reported to be
aroused and the band is believed to be
the same tribe which burned Sierra la
Plata mines, 45 miles southeast of
here, recently. Much uneasiness is
felt by Nogales and Sonora officials,
Compulsion Put to Vote.
San Francisco. A cablegram.
ceived here by the Australian Trade
Commission to America said that a
popular vote is to bo taken on the
question of conscription in Australia,
a federal referendum bill having been
passed. The defense act, the message
said, gives the military authorities of
Australia power to call up men for
home service and a proclamation has
been issued calling up single men be
tween the ages of 21 and 25. Should
conscription pass these men would be
sent to the European battlefields.
Battery A Takes Oath.
Calexlco. Battery A, Oregon field
artillery, took- the new oath Thursday
night and thereby became a recognized
military unit in the national guard of
Oregon and of the United States with
an established peace footing of 126
men. The oath was administered by
Captain White, of Troop A. The Ore
gon battery, despite the fact that it
was the first of the state's troops ac
tually to reach the border, was the
last in the state to enter the new na
tional guard. Captain White congrat
ulated the battery on its record.
268 Whales Are Taken.
Aberdeen, Wash. The whaling sea
son on Grays Harbor came to a close
with a catch of 268 for the year. This
is better than the normal catch, al
though not up to last season, when
334 were taken. The season's catch
is estimated as having a total value of
nearly 2U0,000. Mine sperms were
among those taken this season, and
this is about the average catch for a
season of this most valuable species.
The bones are being pulverized for
iertuizer.
Mr. Kalanianaole Renominated.
Honolulu. Returns from Saturday's
territorial primary election indicate
that the republicans renominated J.
Kuhio Kalanianaole for territorial del
egate to congress and the democrats
chose Lincoln L. McCandless. The re
publican vote outnumbered the demo
cratic three to one.
Peak Taken by Italians.
Rome, via London. A mountain
peak 8187 feet high at the head at the
Vanol demon valley, northwest of
Trent has been captured, says an of
ficial statement An Austrian attack
In the upper Bolte valley, it is added,
was checked by the Italians. ..
Seattle Dock Destroyed.
Seattle. The hay and grain dock
and the gravel bunkers of Galbralth,
Bacon & Co., at the foot of Wall street,
were destroyed by fire, causing a loss
estimated at $120,000. The fire -started
from an unknown cause.
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With Flag Flying and Deck Loaded
With Torpedoes She Delivers
Message and Puts to Sea.
Newport, R. I. -The executive offi
cer of the destroyer Ericsson return
ing early Monday from the scene of
the German submarine activities off
Nantucket, reported that nine ships
had been sunk, and that three subma
rines are operating off the coast This
information, he said, he had on the
authority of the captain of the Nan
tucket Shoals lightship.
Boston. The submarine arm of the
Imperial German navy ravaged ship
ping off the eastern cot-t of the unit
ed States Sunday.
Four British, one Dutch and one
Norwegian steamers were sent to the
bottom or left crippled derelicts off
Nantucket Shoals.
So far as known there was no loss
of life, though the crew of the British
steamer Kingston had not been ac
counted ior.
A submarine held op the American
steamer Kansan, bound from New
York with steel for the Italian govern
ment, but later, on establishment of
her identity, allowed the American to
proceed. The Kansan came into Bos
ton harbor for her usual call here.
The hostile submarine Is believed to
he the U-53, which paid a call to New
port Saturday, and disappeared at sun
set Some naval men, however, de
clared that at least two submarines
are operating close to the American
shore, though outside the three-mile
limit
The record of submarine warfare,
as brought to land by wireless dis
patches, follows:
Strathdene, British freighter, torpe
doed and sunk off Nantucket, crew
taken aboard Nantucket Shoals light
ship and later removed to Newport by
American torpedo boat destroyers.
The Strathdene left New York Sun
day for Bordeaux, and was attacked
at 6 A. M.
West Point British freighter, torpe
doed and sunk off Nantucket Crew
abandoned the ship in small boats af
ter a warning shot from the subma
rine's gun. Officers and men were
taken aboard a destroyer.
8tephano, British passenger liner,
plying regularly between New York,
Halifax and St Johns, N. F., torpedoed
southeast of Nantucket, hound for
New York. Passengers and crew,
numbering about 140, were picked up
by the destroyer Balch and brought to
Newport The attack was made at
4:30 P. M.
Kingston, British freighter, torpe
doed and sunk southeast of Nantuck
et Crew missing and destroyer
searching for them. This vessel is not
accounted for in maritime registers,
and may be the Kings tonian. The at
tack occurred at 6 P. H.
Bloomersdijk, Dutch freighter, tor
pedoed and sunk south of Nantucket
Crew taken aboard a destroyer. The
steamer was bound for Rotterdam
from New York.
The Bloomersdijk carried a crew of
50 men and a cargo of grain valued
at $500,000, consigned to the govern
ment of The Netherlands, according
to W. Van Doorn, an official here of
the Holland-American line. He inti
mated that international complications
might arise.
Christian Knudsen, a Norwegian;
freighter, torpedoed and sunk near
where the Bloomersdijk went down.
Crew picked up by destroyers. The
vessel sailed from New York Saturday
ror isonaon.
Americans On Board Toroedoed Shin.
The British steamer Stephana, car
rying 44 urst-cabin and 39 second-cab
in passengers, including many Ameri
can tourists and a crew of 75, was
sunk off Nantucket Lightship.
Traders Will Cooperate. .
Bordeaux. -John Barrett, director-
general of the Pan-American Union,
who has been discussing Latin-Ameri
can trade matters with manufacturers
and financiers in France and England,
said before sailing on the liner Lafay
ette for New York that he had found
them in both countries planning to
make greater efforts to improve com
mercial and financial relations with
all America. Mr. Barrett's Inquiry
showed, he indicated, that the desire
was to co-operate along this line rath
er than engage in ruinous competition.
Carranza May Not Run.
Ell Paso, Tex. "General Carransa
has made no formal statement of his
position," Consul Pesquelra said, "but
there Is a strong feeling among the
men who are close to him in the na
tional capital that he will not be a
candidate."
By a recent decree issued by Gen
eral Carransa the president will serve
only one term of four years, as the de
cree specifies that there shall be no
re-election to the Presidency.
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Washington, D. C Generally pros
perous conditions are reported
throughout the Pacific Coast in the I
federal reserve monthly bulletin. Of
conditions on the north coast the bul
letin says: "
"Grain crops, though of less than
the usual volume, are commanding
such prices that the money returns
are above the normal. Although there
have been large shipments of wheat
by rail from the Pacific N rthwest to
the east many farmers have not yet
sold, holding In the expectation of
higher prices. The barley crop fell
considerably short of the earlier esti
mates, but with the carry-over there
were approximately 350,000 tons (near
ly 15,000,000 bushels) beyond domes
tic requirements and available for ex
port Prices are Is and $10 a ton
higher than last year.
"The apple crop of California, Ore
gon and Washington is estimated at
6,800,000 barrels, which is a little
above normal. The quality Is excep
tional and high prices are ruling.
"Hops will yield about 280,000 hales,
or 20,000 bales more than last year.
This is far in excess of domestic re
quirements. The British embargo on
exports has affected prices most un
favorably, bids of 10 to 12 cents com
paring, tar example, with 43 cents
in 1911.
"The salmon pack of the Pacific
Coast Including Alaska, Is about 20
per cent below normal. A leading
packer says that from the sellers'
point of view the salmon markets of
the world are in better condition than
at any time since 1900.
"Mining continues its great activity,
with expanding output.
"There has been no material change
In the unsatisfactory condition of the
lumber industry, lack of transporta
tion facilities being the greatest handi
cap. Ships for the lumber trade, with
an aggregate carrying capacity of
000,000 feet are now building on this
coast
fanu War Suturst Enters
Newport, Vi., n Denver Message
Newport R. I- Seventeen days
from Wilhelmshafen, the imperial
German submarine U-53 dropped an
chor in Newport harbor Saturday.
Almost before the officers of the
American fleet of warships through
which the stranger had noBed her way
bad recovered from their astonish'
ment, the undersea fighter had deliv
ered a message for the German am
bassador and, weighing anchor, turn
ed toward Brenton's Reef lightship
and disappeared beneath the waves
Just inside the three-mile limit
As she came and went Bhe flew the
black and white colors of the German
navy, a gun was mounted on the for
ward deck and another aft while eight
torpedoes plainly were visible under
the forward deck, giving mute assur
ance that the warship was ready for
a ngnt at tne drop of the hat
Lieutenant Captain Hans Rose, who
hung up a new world's record in bring
ing an armed submarine in battle ar
ray across the Atlantic, said that he
had called at Newport simply to mall
a letter to Count von Bernstorff. He
requested neither provisions nor fuel
and would be on his way, he said, long
before the 24 hours during which a
belligerent ship may remain within a
neutral harbor had expired.
The submarine was in American
waters a little more than three hours,
assuming mat she continued to
after submerging. Within that time
the German commander paid official
visits to near-Admiral Austin M
Knight commandant of the second
naval district and Rear-Admiral
Gleaves, commander of the destroyer
rorce oi tne Atlantic fleet, who was
on board the flagship, the scout cruis
er Birmingham. Both American offi
cers returned the brief calls promptly.
. Nations Protest Acta of Mexico.
Washington, D. C Strong protests
have been made to the state depart
ment by the British and French em
bassies against the action of the Car
ranza government in Mexico in seising
the assets of British and French bank
ing institutions in the Mexican capi
tal. Tnese banks are closed as the re
sult of the Carransa decrees, and it
is aeciarea tost tne interests of British
and French stockholders have been
seriously affected. So far the state
department has given no indication of
what it win do.
Many Murium Starving.
Laredo, Tex. Deplorable conditions
eadst In Lampaaos, 80 milea south of
the border to Mnero Leon, where 10
death, from starvation occurred In two
day,, aooordlng to reports received
here. At leaat half of the crops hare
been confiscated by the government
for military purpose,. The poorer
women in Lampaios are unable to
clothe themselves properly, and chil
dren of both sexes are virtually naked.
Crc?! Ka Cartoon fcCy " i
TJntveesfty of cegcmr Euno.
among tM oenung groat industries of i
Oregon, H. B. Miller classes flax frow-1
In, -milk fioM slag, saanntactHN Af
tsrtUssc -falsing of brooeebV
manufactures from lumber. Mr. MfBer
director of the state university
school of oommeroe, which makes in
vestigations of markets and possibili
ties for Industries, . '
Broccoli he tmmoonced wen adapted
to the Willamette valley climate, an
excellent shipper, and usable when all
other green vegetables are gone. "'
The sources or xeraiiser may oe
two: from the nitrogen of the air and
from the beds of certain south central
Oregon lakes, notably Summer and
Abort lakes. " .
For the manufacture of fertiliser
from the air, Mr Miller said great
development or uregon-s s,zbu,uuu iaie
horsepower would be necessary; and
this horsepower, be said, would play
the greatest part in future economic
growth.
"Oreaon made a great mistake when
it went extensively into the apple busi
ness," said Mr. Miller. "Oregon's spe
cial adaptation to apples was skilled
labor. Skilled labor is transferable,
and so today other sections nearer the
big markets are producing as goon
fruit as Oregon, with Oregon unable
to meet the competition uecauae oi
transportation." .
Movable Schools.
One of six day movable schools will
be conducted by the extension service
of the Oregon Agricultural college
throughout the year, the type of school
work being changed during the various
seasons. '
Any local organisation, such as
farmers' union, grange or other -or
ganisation in which farmers of the
community are interested, may pro
mote a movable school. In counties,
having county agents, it Is necessary
to arrange for the school through
them. Such organisations or persons
interested in securing a movable
school, should take up the matter with
the extension service, Oregon Agricul
tural colleee. Corvallis.
Owing to the heavy demand made
for this type of work the past few
years and to the failure of some points
to meet the expectations oi tne or
ganizers and the extension service, a
few special requirements are being
made of all communities requesting
this service. -
1. Organise a class of not fewer
than twenty people for a one day
school and of not Jess than forty per
sons for a longer school, these people
agreeing to attend all session
auested.
2, Provide a room in which to hold
the school or a place for demonstra
tion, take care of heat light and Jani
tor service, and furnish conveyance to
and from the railroad station for In
structors in charge of the work.
3. FurniBh the demonstration ma
terial necessary for the type of school
desired.
4. Agree to issue 1000 copies of
program for the movable school and
distribute these as instructed.
5. To advertise the school as wide
ly as possible throughout the com
munity. The following lines of work will be
taxen up in movable school work dur
ing - this year: Horticulture,, agron
omy, poultry, dairy, animal husbandry.
home economics, and special subjects.;
as may seem desirable.
For further information write the
extension service, Oregon Agricultural
college, Corvallis, Oregon, or see the
secretary in the information booth at
Ochoco Project is Passed.
Salem. Residents on the Ochoco'
Irrigation project in Crook county will
vote on tne question of bonding the
project for 11,000.000 to secure funds
to carry out contemplated Improve
ments, it became assured when the
office of 8tate Engineer Lewis ap
proved In Its general features the re
port or H. W. Rea, project engineer.
Notioe of the report's approval was
sent to the directors of the project.
The project as approved by Engineer
Lewis embraces 20,000 acres of land
In Crook county. It Is proposed to
Issue bonds on the basis of $50 an
acre valuation ior the project.
Liquor Ship Off Astoria.
Astoria The gasoline launch Union,
Daniel Hannulas' "boose ship,'' which
sailed from Eureka a few days ago,
has arrived off the mouth of the river.
She dropped anchor about three miles
below the lightship, and well outside
the three-mile limit. The coast guard
crew visited the craft and was pres
ented witn several bottles of whisky,
a portion of which was turned over to
the Internal revenue officers. Officers
are waiting in the lower harbor to
seise the "boose ship" If she comes
Inside.
Olrl Wins Trip to Fair.
Pendleton. For the second succes
sive year, Carmine Jones, daughter of
a McKay creek farmer, last week won
first honors in the state-wide turkey
raising contest, in connection with the
Industrial club work of schools. Bhe
Is 14 years of age. With three other
Umatilla county pupils she attended
the fair last week as guests of the
state. Arthur Crone, of Uplne, was
awaniva seooua pnse in pic-raising, .
Drys Gain Four Towns.
Mew Haven. Ponn. Th.
-little town elections" in Connecticut
were featured by lively contests over
me excise Questions, and the "dry"
forces made a gain of four towns. Of
the Ml towns In the state SI are now
no-license.
Declares Recruiting Not t
Every Effort, Must Be f:zzi
Calming Activt BucX '. '
Wsierlord, Ireland In a noteworthy
address to his constituents &sn; Mm
Reditu d, the Irish nationalist leaser
In parliament, declared that despite
the recent rebellion, "wHh all Its in
evitable aftermath pt brutalities, stu
pidities and Inflamed passions," horns
rule for Ireland la safe If Ireland re
mains aane.
Mr. Redmond also recland that oon
scrtptlos could never be foroed opm
Inland, adding:' r
"I cannot bring myself to fceUeve
that, malign though the infloeuoso at
work are, the government wlll be In
sane enough tto chaltenfa, oontbot
with Ireland on this subject Oonsorlp
tles for Ireland, far from helping the
army and the war, would he the most
fatal thing that ceuld happen. It
would be resisted la every Tillage In
Ireland. Its attempted aferosment
would be a scandal, which would ring
around the world. It would produce
no additional men." -
Continuing, the Irish paruamantary
leader said:. - ;r
"The mere threat is paralysing re
cruiting, whwu,.nwrk you, is sot dead
as some people aay. The latest figures
indeed show that from the date of the
rising (Easter Sunday) until Septem
ber, goon recruits war received.
"This demand for conscription Is not
a genuine military demand. R is a
base political device put forward by
men who want to injure and diseredlt
Ireland's political future and revive by
any and every mesne bad blood be
tween the two countries, in the wicked
hope that when the war Is over the
British people may tolerate soma at
tempt to repeal the home rule" act
"The way to oonttnoe to get recruits
is far different Appeas the inflamed
feeling in Ireland. Withdraw martial
law, make it plain that the defense of
the realm act will be administered in
the same spirit as it la administered tn
Hngland, Scotland and Wales. Treat
prisoners arrested during the rising
as political prisoners. Put an end to
Insults and attacks upon Ireland and
recognise generally what aba hes-done.
"On these lines, the government may
succeed in recruiting, .even after all
that has happened. But as tor con
scription, tn that way lies madness,
ruin and disaster.''
Mr. Redmond said It was absolutely
false that he or his colleagues ever
favored a scheme providing for a per
manent division of the ancient nation.
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Berlin, by Wireless to tike Associated
Press via Sayvllle, N. T- Subscrip
tion to the fifth war loan closed at 1
o'clock Saturday. The Lokal.Anseisjer
says it Is expected the total subscribed
will Brave to be little, V any, lower
than the fourth, by which 10,712,000,
000 marks was raised.
The last day of. receiving subscrip
tions wss marked by a rush of email
subscribers. '
Peris Reports from Paris and the
provinces show that the second sreat
war loan promises to be an even great
er success than the first -
In Paris rain kept many away on
the morning of the opening day, but
In the afternoon there wars long wait
ing lines outside all places where sub
scriptions were taken. A large num
ber of persons paid for their stock in
gold. At one window of the Bank of
Prance alone 800.000 francs In cold
were paid over In two hours,
Russlsn Losses Enormous, .
Berlin, by Wireless to Bayville, N.
T. Casualties among the .Russian ar
mies during this year's offensive on
the eastern front, according to cau
tious calculations, aaya the Overseas'
News Agency, have been at least L
260,000 officers and men. "
According to conservative' Danish
calculations, the new agency adds,
Russia during the first two years of
the war lost considerably more than
(,000,000 men. Wounded men who re
turned to the front are not Included
In this estimate.
' Honey Bee's tlnf Kllla. ' v .
North Yakima, Wesh.-?C. P. QUnln,
a pioneer resident of Pressor, was kill
ed by a bee sting on one of Us fingers.
He quickly became unconscious and
died In 80 minutes after the injury,
Mr. , Gilpin was In the yard of Us tome
when he was attack! h. n amHmi-
honey bee.. There was no swelling.
Almost Immediately, however, yaw-
loma ox coma appeared. . Bees Are de
clared to be much more lrdtable than
: werdfish Kama Launch.
Galveston. The United States en
gineering launch Neuses wss rammed
by a lt-foot swordtlsh whLV in the
Inter-coastal canal between Oaney
Creek and the Braaos river. A big
hole was made In the launch below the
water line, but aha waa kept afloat
The fish was shot and hauled aboard,
the sword measured five teat la length.