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WORLD OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Government! and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. Adoption of womnn suffrage in Lou isiana was urged by President Wilson in a telegram sent to the Louisiana state legislature Thursday. Traumatic neurosis is "shell shock," it was explained at the meeting Thurs day in Chicago of the American Medico-Psychological association, and it is as apt to strike the grandmother as the soldier in the trenches. President Wilson sent a message of sympathy to the family of former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks. Praise for Mr. Fairbanks was given also in the house by Representatives Wood, Republican, and Dixon, Demo crat. Jaburg Brothers, a confectionery supply firm of New York City, has do nated $20,000 to the American Red Cross at the suggestion of the Food administration in lieu of further ac tion on charges of selling sugar at ex cessive prices. One hundreed persons were killed and 50 others injured in Monday's ex plosion in a war materials plant at Baussens, in Southern France, says a Havas dispatch from Marseilles Thursday. The list of victims, it is added, is not yet complete. Two more vessels, a Norwegian steamship and one schooner, were add ed to the list of ships known to have been sunk by the German submarines which are raiding in American waters. The total now stands at 13 five steamers and eight schooners. Sylvester J. Konenkamp, president of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America, announced on his arrival in Chicago from Washington that a date had been set for a nation-wide strike of telegraphers to enforce their demands for recognition of the union. A resolution calling for congres sional investigation of accidents at avi ation camps was introduced by Repre sentative Husted, of New York. Acci dents in the last five weeks, the reso lution says, show that some have been due to defective construction or negli gent inspection. Viljalmur Stefansson, Canadian Arctic explorer, who is now at Fort Yukon, Alaska, is expected to arrive at Victoria, B. C, in a few weeks, ac cording to word received from the North by the Federal Naval depart ment at Ottawa. Stefansson has been in the North since 1913. The Territory of Hawaii will be come "bone dry" within 60 days, the President having signed the Sheppard bill which passed both houses on May 18, and preparations are being made by many tipplers to provide against the drouth, if the figures of liquor im portations tell the truth. President Wilson has written a sec ond letter to Governor Stephens, of California, urging the pardon of Thomas J. Mooney. The President asked for clemency for Mooney in March, but Governor Stephens replied that he could not act until an appeal for the convicted man had been passed upon by the courts. The courts have refused the plea. Two hundred Creek Indians are re ported to have launched a movement to resist the draft on the Old Hickory stamping grounds near Henryetta, Okla., where the Crazy Snake uprising occurred ten years ago, and to have killed three white farmers. The re port of the triple killing could not Txj confirmed, but it is known that as many as 200 Indians are encamped in the hill districts armed for resistance Captain Archie Roosevelt, who was wounded in action in March, is making excellent progress. His arm has been removed from the sling and he walks several miles daily. Federal courts have no jurisdiction over the selective draft boards, the Supreme court in effect decided Mon day, In denying mandamus proceedings to have an order of a local board in Milwaukee, Wis., reviewed. War risk rates took an abrupt jump upon receipt of the news of submarine warfare on this side of the Atlantic. Marino underwriters advanced insur ance from one to two per cent to all ports, coastwise as well as trans-Atlantic. MANY MARVEL AT ECLIPSE Bright Sun Extinguished By Luna's Mass in Northwest. Baker, Or. Whentho moon Satur day afternoon on schedule time dark cned the face of Uie sun fop n period of one minute and 53 seconds, persons in the path of the totality of the eclipso enjoyed or suffered nil tho many thrills ana sensations which tradition con necta with tho heavenly spectacle. In tho weird darkness of mid-nftornoon, observers marveled, feared or export enced a combination of emotions inde scribable, as the phenomenon affected them. Despite knowleduo that nature was merely doing the expected nnd lookcd- for. It was impossible to throw off a feeling that it was n solemn occasion, that Uio weird darkening of tho sun was tho working of a supcrnntual power and that the end of time had come. It was overpowering and awe inspiring: it was an experience none privileged to pass through will over forget. Expectant and oager only to sco tho spectacle, previous to the passing, peo ple were excited and talkative. As the sun's light began to darken and birds sought their nests and chickens their roosts and the chill of twilight do scended, tho feeling changed, conver sation ceased and all felt the influence of the impending demonstration of na ture as somothing of grave portent, of mysterious meaning. The nerves tightened and expectancy arose, yet. with nil, there was a feel ing of awe as if disaster was at hand and as stars began to twinkle in mid afternoon it was fearsome. Then as the face of the moon began ulmost completely to cover tho sun's surface, the tense feeling seemed to relax. The wonderfully beautiful so lar corona began to appear and as Its pearly light radiated from behind tho dark shadow of the moon, an over powering feeling of witnessing a di vine revelation took hold of one. Its beautiful tints and colors, radiating from the scintillating mass of light, was a marvelous spectacle and a sight which burned its details into the mind of an observer never to be forgotten and, to the ordinary person, almost in describable. HUNS START DRIVE ALONG NEW FRONT Attack Launched Between Montdidier and Noyon Onslaught Made on 20-Mile Front-Gain Reported. Paris In a new thrust directed at the sector between Montdidier and Noyon, the Germans have succeeded in gaining ground along about a 20-mile front to a depth of about two nnd a half miles at certain points, according to the War office announcement Sun day night. The fighting was very heavy and the French offered a powerful resis tance to the multiplied efforts of the enemy and finally succeeded in check ing the advance, particularly on the two wings. The Germans began their attack at 4:30 o'clock in the morning, to the west of the recent fighting. The feeling of confidence evident when the first announcement was made that the Germans had resumed their offensive seemed justified by a state ment that the enemy's attack on the approximately 22-mile front had suc ceeded in advaning a bare four miles at one point only, and then at an ap palling cost. Everywhere else, the statement said, the Germans wero being held. The official statement says the French resisted with valor in the cov ering zone, and that the battle is con tinuing. Between the Oise and the Marne and south of the Ourcq tho French made gams, capturing two woods, driving out Germans who had pene trated the lines, and taking 200 pris oners. A German attack west of Rheims failed. Aero Mail Line Proposed. Chicago Authorization for the first airplane postal flight between Chicago and St. Louis was received here Mon day from Assistant Postmaster General Prager. Miss Kntherino Stinson, avi atrix, who recently flew to New York, will be sworn in as a mail clerk to leave here on tho St. Louis trip Juno 22. She will make a survey of the territory and report on the possibili ties for a regular aero mail service be tween the two cities. 50,000 Turks Homeless. Amsterdam Fifty thousand persons aro homeless as the result of a fire at Stamboul, the Mohammedan section of Constantinople, which devastated tho whole eastern part of the Sultan Sclim quarter, according to tho semi-official Norddeutsche Allegcmeino Zeitung, of Berlin. Buildings on both sides of the mosue in that district were destroyed, but tho- mosque was spared. U. S. WHEAT CROP IS BILLION BUSHELS Federal Forecast Shows Second Largest Crop on Record. OTHER CROPS RECORD Continuation of the Recent Favorable Growing Condition May Yet Put 1918 Harvest In First Rank. Washington, D. C A bumper wheat crop this year, which beforo harvest may dovolop into a production of 1, 000,000,000 bushels, was forecast by tho department of Agriculture in its June crop report giving the first indi cation of tho size of this year's spring wheat output Basing its estimate on Juno 1 condi tions, tho department forecast a total wheat production of 931,000,000 bush els, which would plnco thin year's hnr vest as the second largest In tho his tory of tho country. In Juno of 1915 a total wheat pro duction of 950,000,000 bushols was forecast and the quantity gradually crept upward until tho final figures for tho year showed the crop to bo 1, 025.800,000 bushels. The acreage sown to spring wheat this year Is larger by 2,000,000 acres than ever sown before and 21.5 per cent larger than last year, aggregating 2,489,000 acres. Tho condition of the crop on June 1 was 95.2 per cent of normal, or 1.6 per cent better than tho 10-year average A production of 34-1,000,000 bushels was forecast. That Is 11,000,000 bushels mora than harvested last year and only about 7,000,000 bushels less than the record spring wheat harvest of 1915. Winter wheat, growing on Uio sec ond largest acreage ever plnntcd, showed a condition 3 per cent batter than tho 10-year average, with 83.8 per cent of a normnl crop. A produc tion of 587,000,000 bushels was fore cast, which is 50,000,000 bushels more than forecast from conditions existing May 1. Such a crop would be tho third in size grown in this country. The oat crop also promises to bo of record proportions. On an acreage 2. 1 per cent larger tnnn last year, when the record crop 1,587,000,000 bushels was grown. Juno 1 conditions war rant a forecast of 1,600,000,000 bush els. Only last year's nnd the crop of 1915 exceeded that quantity. Rye production will be a record, the forecast being 81,000,000 bushels, which is slightly less than was fore cast in May. Last year s crop was 60,100,000 bushels, which was record. HOOVER STRIKES AT PRICES Administrator Orders Nation-Wide Re form in Food Staples. Washington. D. C. A countrv-wide move to reduce tho cost of food to the consumer and standardize methods of compelling the observance by dealers of "fair price lists" was ordered Sat urday by Food Administrator Hoover, Lists will l)o published in every country, town and city, nnd consumers will be asked to co-operate with offi cials in forcing merchants to bring their prices to a uniform level. In carrying out the now standardlza tion plan, the administration will es tablish price-interpreting committees composed of representatives of whole salers, retailers and consumers. The board will determino fair retail prices on basic commodities that com prise a large part of tho nation's diet. The published lists will give tho range of maximum selling prices, showing a reasonable price which will reflect tho prices that should obtain in "cash and carry" stores, and a higher price rep resenting a fair prico for tho "credit nnd delivery" Btorcs. Tho local administrator for each lo cality will act as chairman of tho prico board. Each board will have detailed reports of actual wholesalo prices nnd will ascertain fair margins of profit tho retailer should be satisfied with. Newspapers will bo asked to co operate by setting aside a particular position weekly for publication of tho lists, with footnotes on tho food prob lem and the use of substitutes for the foods most needed abroad. A close check will bo kept on ob servance of tho lists. Consumers will bo expected to report to tho local food administrator any store charging more Uian the established price for any commodity. IOWA TOWNS ARE INUNDATED Millions of Dollar' Worth of Crops Ruined nnd Resident Flee. Tniim, In. Eleven Chicago ft North western trains, containing more thnn 1000 persons, who hnvo been stranded hero slnco TucBdny morning, started east at noon 1' rldny. Thousands of acres of land aro Itiun dated hero nnd In soma streets tho water Is six foot doop. The paper mills, tuo main industrial plant of tho town, nro cloned. No mail has arrived slnco Tuesday. Bollcplain, la. Two hundred nnd fifty refugees from Chelsea, In., a town of nearly 000 inhabitants, 12 miles west of hero on Uio Chicago & Northwestern railway, arrived hero and aro being cared for in Bolopllnln homes. Chelsea Is entirely undor wn tor from Uio Iown river and Otter creek. Tho water Is still rising, Many creons were rescued from thoir homes in itoats. Eight foot of water now stands nt some places which have nover before been inundated. Although millions of dollars' worUi of crops have been ruined by. tho hlgl water and hundreds of head of cattle drowned, Uio farmers already are bo ginning to talk of plnnting Uiolr ground in buckwheat an soon ns Uio water recedes so Uiat Uiis year's crop will not be a total failure. YANKEE MARINES DRIVE HUNS BACK Gain Two Mile on 2 1-2 Mile Front and Capture Many Prisoner nnd Machine Guns in Fighting. With Uie American Army in Picnrdy American marines attacked tho Ger mans at dawn Friday morning and gained 3 kilometers (2.17 miles) over a four-kilometer (2.48 miles) front and captured 100 prisoners in Uio Chateau Thierry sector. The trench, attack ing at Uio samo time on Uio loft, took ICO prisoners. Hie Americans now hold all Uie im portant high ground northwest of Cha teau Thierry. Tho marines again attacked at 6 o'clock in Uio afternoon, and tho battle is still raging. The fight started nt 3:45 o'clock In Uie morning, and Uio Americans had attained all thoir objectives by 7:45 o clock. Tho Americans hnvo been pressing the Gcrmnns bo hard that tho enemy has lwcn forced to Uirow Uireo now di visions of his best troops into Uio lino during tho lost Uireo days. The Americans are liko tigers. Thoir commanders hnvo nil they can do to hold tho men bnck. Even Uio wounded are enthusiastic and eager to fight. Thoy aro proud of their wounds A general who visited a field dressing station said he was elated by the flight. Soon after the morning attack Uie Americans carried hill 142, about two thirds of a mile south of Torcy, tho highest point in this vicinity, nnd swept on nnd stopped at the foot of a wheat field on Uio other side, from where they raited Uio Germans with mnchino guns. Ono entire enemy ma chines gun company was almost annihi lated. The Germans had donned French un iforms, but Uio Americans, fore warned, poured volleys of fire into Uicm. One German soldier had 32 wounds. Among those captured were two officers. Tho Americans snng und whistled "Yankee Doodle and cheered as thoy went over tho top. They mndo their way swiftly through the German dead that lay strewn In No Mnn s Land, In addition to prisoners tliu Ameri cans captured 10 mnchino guns. Gcr man prisoners said they had not been fed for four days, owing to the deadly fire from tho French and American guns, whih prevented the bringing up of supplies. These Germans wcro without helmets. Thoy wero tired of tho war. They had been told that tho British opposed thorn, as their com manders wcro afraid to let them know that it was tho Americans. Prince is in Switzerland. Zurich, Switzerland- Princo Lichno- wpky, Gcrmiin ambassador nt London when tho war opened, publication of whoso memorandum tending to show Austro-Gormnn responsibility for tho conflict has caused him to ho threat ened with prosecution, lias arrived in Switzerland. Ah tho princo hns passport, it is assumed that IiIh presence In Swiss territory is with tho consent of the Gcrmnn govern ment. Rivet Driver is Wonder. Bolfnst To drivo In 12 !(lfl mm. eights-Inch rivets in nine hours into a standard ship was tho feat nccom rillsliod nt tho vnrds of W Clark by John Omlr, who last week ueni ino nour record lor tho United Kingdom. In his work Omir drovo In moro than 1000 rivets ovnrv limn- nml on two occasions passed tho 1400 mark. in ins Dew i minute no drove 2G rivets. YOUTH REGISTRANTS NUMBER 1 MILLION Men Enroll for War Upon Be coming 21 Years of Age. 200,000 ARE CALLED Provost Marthal'd Latest Order to Mobilize U Simultaneous With Registration of 1018. Washington, U. C.Whllo a million, young Americans just turned 21 wcro registered Wednesday for sorvlco In tho war for world freedom, orders went out from tho olllco of Provost Mnrshnl General Crowdor to tho governor of nil states except Arizona, for mobiliza tion between Juno 24 and 28 of 200, 000 more registrant. This was in addition to 40,000 negro men requisitioned from 20 Hiatus nnd brings Uio total number of selective service men called to tho colors to 1, 696,704, and when Uioy are in cninp Uie nation's army will number over 2,000,000 men. The registration apparently was at tended by Uio perfect order Uint marked Uio enrolling n yenr ago of 10,000,000 men. Tho men who registered have In come of ago since Uio first registration day, Juno 6, 1017. Military authori ties esttmnto Uint from Uiolr number Uiere will bo had 760,000 men lit for active duty. While an act of congress requires Unit Uio now registrants bo placed nt Uio bottom of Uio class to which Uioy nro assigned, many of thorn may soon bo called to Uio color, na requisition upon governors probably will exhaust the first class in somo states. While no formal explanation was made, thin was bel loved to hnvo been Uio reuson why Arizona was not included in Uio call. Registration days for men bocomo 21 years of ago probably wilt bo fixed ovary three monUis hereafter. It I estimated Unit 1,000,000 men become of ngu yearly, und Uio now registrant nro exacted U go far toward keeping up Uio first class In each state from which Uius far all men for Uie Na tional army havo been drawn. Assignments for the men culled to Uio colors under Wednesday's order In dicnto Uio rapidity with which troops now aro moving overseas. In nearly every instance tho registrant under requisition uro nlgned to Nntlonnl nrrny cantonments, whereas recently when calls were made it was necessary to send Uio men to National guard, regular army and other enmps lccauu Uie enntonments wero filled. Tho house military committee has reported a resolution by Chairman Dent, making retroactive Uio bill bas ing Uio draft quoUis on thu number of men in class 1 so as to legaliza any ex ceeding of nuUiority a to tho numlcr of quota which may hnvo been mado in tho first drafting of men. RED CROSS FOUND OVER TOP Over-Subscription of Seventy Millions Reported In latest Drive. Washington. I). V, Tim Amurlmin Red Cross second wnr mercy fund now toUils $100,139,291, with indication that when all runort from dm lr! Vfi fir a week ago nro tabulated, a $70,000, 000 ovcr-HutHcrIntion of tlu Sinn nnu . 000 goal will bo shown. In announcing these figures, Henry P. Dnvidson. chuirnmn of tlm Ilnt Cross wnr council, said tho returns show that moro thnn 47,000,000 Amer icans ncarlv half till! Idtjll tuinlllntlnn of the country- contributed. Those giving to tho nrst fund last year num bered only about 6,000,000. Not only did every Red CrosH divis ion in UlO COUntrv OVnr.Hlllinrrlh. tint ono, tho Gulf, turned In moro than three times thu amount of Its quota, whllo fivo others, tho Atlantic, Moun tain. Northwestern. Smith Southwestern, moro than doubled their allotments. Tho insular nnd foreign division quadrupled its $300,000 quota. Every Htnto attained its goal, fivo moro man tripled u, and 10 others and tho District Of ("YlllimMll innrn t...n doubled thoir allotments. Shrlncrs Elect Jncohy. Atlantic CKv. N. J Kll fin .Tnnnliv for 17 years law partner of former Vice Prcsidont Charles W. was .Wednesday elected imperial po tentate of tho Imperial Council, An cient Arabic Order of NoblosofTho wystic Hiirlno. Other officers elected include: Denutv im Iinrlnl tmf nnt ttin William Freoland Kendrick, Philadel phia; Imperial ehiof rnbban, Ellas Gnr rotson, Tncoma, nnd high priest nnd prophet, James McCandlcss, Honolulu.