THE
WORLD HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
COMPILED
FOR YOU
Events of Noted People, Governments
and Pacific Northwest and Other
Things Worth Knowing.
Free postage for all soldiers, sailors
and marines during the war is pro­
posed in a bill introduced by Repre­
sentative Lonergan, of Connecticut.
Andrew Avery, a negro, was lynched
on the main street of Garland City,
Ark., Wednesday night.
It was
charged that he had assaulted and rob­
bed William Woods, a contractor.
Vice Admiral Maximilian Njegovan,
commander of the Austrian fleet, in an
interview given to the Neue Freie
Presse, declared he did not believe
submarines would bring about a decis­
ion in the war.
Deportations of civilians from Mons,
Belgium, continue, the German gov­
ernment sending away 129 men on
June 26 and 39 on June 28. It is prob­
able they will be to work on the Ger­
man front in France.
British casualties in all theaters of
military operations published in the
newspapres during the month of July
total 71,832 officers and men.
The
officers killed, wounded or missing to­
tal 2503, while the men number 69,-
329.
The Navy department has ordered
5,100,000 pounds of canned peas, to be
delivered as needed at tentative prices
of $1.15 to $1.50 a dozen cans, with
all orders subject to revision so prices
may be based on cost plus a reasonable
profit.
With President Wilson’s indorse­
ment, the foreign relations committee
has favorably reported Senator Mc-
Cumber’s resolution opening the way
by treaty negotiations for drafting
ally subjects in this country into the
American army.
Dark days literally are coming for
Berlin. An order has been issued re­
stricting the lighting of stores, hotels,
restaurants and cafes.
The order is
due to the admittedly inevitable coal
shortage and tranportation difficulties
of the coming winter.
The newspa­
pers complain nothing is being done to
relieve the situation.
Believing Bob Si lester possessed of
an evil spirit, George Johns, James
Jefferson, Lena Jefferson and Rosey
Wilder, Indians, beat Silester to death
with clubs Tuesday afternoon and bur­
ied his body in sand, according to an­
other Indian, who reported the murder
to Everett, Wash., officers Wednesday.
All four are under arrest.
Damage mounting into thousands of
dollars was done to crops in North­
eastern South Dakota by a hail storm
Monday night. Hundreds of telephone
and telegraph wires in the region are
down. It is reported that one strip of
farming land two mlies wide and ten
miles long between Westport and Gro­
ton was devastated. Another strip,
near Warner, also was levelled.
Since the beginning of hostilities
366 persons have been killed and 1092
injured by air raids in the London me­
tropolitan area, according to a state­
ment made by Sir George Cave, the
home secretary, in the house of com­
mons. During the same period the
secretary noted 2412 persons were
killed and 7863 injured in ordinary
street accidents in the same territory.
The editor of the Polish Review,
published in London, has received from
A. R. Lednitsky, chairman of the com­
mittee appointed by the Russian pro­
visional government to settle affairs in
Poland, a telegram saying that the
government has granted amnesty to
Polish prisoners of war who are Rus­
sian subjects and who fought against
Russia in the Polish legions and that
they will not be treated as rebels.
A strike of workmen in various
trades in Rio Janeiro is growing. The
Itakers have joined the movement.
The Belgian mission, headed by
Baron Moncheur, has returned to
Washington after a 9000-mile tour of
the country.
The British submarine C-34 has Eteen
sunk by a submarine, it is officially an­
nounced from Berlin.
The sole sur-
vivor was taken prisoner.
The fire at the Atlantic Refining
company, of Philadelphia, late Friday
night, caused a loss estimated at
$500,000. Nearly 400,000 gallons of
gasoline were destroyed.
Thirty-six American railroads have
been ordered to remove immediately
68,814 empty freight can to the lines
of 54 other railroads, according to a
statement issued in New York by
Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the
railroads’ war boari.
Spain’s wheat crop thia year is fore­
cast at 141,008,000 bushels, in a cable­
gram from the International Institute
at Rome to the Agricultural depart­
ment That is 7.4 less than last year’s
crop. The rye crop is forecast at 27,-
778,000 bushels, or 3.5 per cent less
than last year.
HERMISTON
HERALD,
HERMISTON,
OREGON.
•‘?
AUSTRIA FOR PEACE HOPS REACH 15 CENTS
HOOVER IS SUSTAINED i 2000000909990090099009
: ST .TE NEWS ;
Settlement is Wished, But Crop Estimates in Oregon and Wash­
President Wilson Wins Fight in Con­
IN BRIEF. I Honorable
Teuton Nations Will Never Be
ference for Single Food Adminis­
ington Are Lowered—Red Spider
trator During War Period.
About 150 delegates arrived in As-
toria Tuesday to attend the state con­
vention of the Women of Woodcraft.
There was a banquet and musical and
regular business sessions this week.
Carl Swelgin, believed by Klamath
Falls, authorities to be a dangerous I.
W. W. agitator, has been convicted of
vagrancy. He was recently deported
from Bend, and was captured in a box-
car at Dorris, Cal., on his way to Kla­
math Falls.
Because he is within the age limit
for the draft, Dr. Dwight F. Miller,
member of the Deschutes county draft
board, resigned his position rather
than cancel his eligibility for conscrip­
tion. Dr. B. Ferrell is the new mem­
ber of the board.
Washington, D. C.—Yielding to the
urgent request of President Wilson,
senate and house conferees on the food
control bill Monday eliminated the
provision fur a food board of three
members instead of a single adminis­
trator and consented to make one more
effort to agree regarding the section
creating a war expenditures committee
of congress.
The conferees had reached an im­
passe on the two proposals when the
President intervened, and there had
been indications that a final disagree­
ment might be reported.
The war
committee section, written into the
bill by the senate and strenuously op­
posed by the President, was the only
remaining problem.
A meeting of the Western Walnut
Before Monday’s meeting the Presi­
association will be held at next Satur­
dent conferred at the White House
day at Dundee, Or. The subject for
with Representative Lever, heading
discussion will be “Cultivation and
Fillers.” An invitation has been ex­
tended to all those interested in walnut
HERBERT C. HOOVER
culture to attend the meeting.
The third annual Siletz Indian Fair
will be held at the agency August 29,
30 and 31. A three days’ program has
been arranged, consisting of livestock
exhibits, farm produce, domestic arts,
Indian needlework and curios, musical
and literary numbers, games and rac­
ing.
That State Fire Marshal Wells’ in­
spections started in the state by the
initial inspections in Salem, finished
last week, are to bear fruit is evi­
denced in the statement of Mayor E.
Keys of Salem, that an ordinance is
being prepared to cover the salient
features in the report.
Crushed, Declares Minister,
Causes Damage in Oregon.
Vienna, via Copenhagen — Reiterat­
ing that Austria-Hungary was ready
to accept an honorable peace, but that
the dual monarchy, in conjunction
with its allies, would fight to the last
extremity if the entente powers de­
clined to enter negotiations on the
basis of a peace by understanding, as
recently outlined by the German im­
perial chancellor and the reichstag,
Count Ottoker Czernin ¡von Chudenitz,
the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis­
ter, in an interview Tuesday discussed
at length peace possibilities.
The Austrian statesman took occa­
sion to reply to the speech made by
David Lloyd George in London, July
21, when the British premier charac­
terized the address delivered in the
reichstag by Dr. Michaelis, the Ger­
man chancellor, as a sham. The count
said Mr. Lloyd George was mistaken
when he represented the reichstag
peace resolution to be a “piece of
bluff.”
“The chancellor and the reichstag,”
the foreign minister said,” declared
that Germany is conducting a defen­
sive war and that the German people
only asked for an honorable peace by
means of an undrestanding and an
agreement offering the basis for a
lasting reconciliation of the nations.
The chancellor and the reichstag
solemnly replied that the German peo­
ple desired no forced conquest and ab­
horred economic isolation and incite­
ment to enmity between nations after
the war.
“I must reply to Premier Lloyd
George with the question: ‘What are
we finally to expect from the en­
tente?’ What we desire is quite evi­
dent from the well-known declarations
made in Vienna and from the demon­
strations by the German people show­
ing that a complete agreement exists
to the very last detail between Vienna
and Berlin.
“What the chancellor and the reichs­
tag declared is what I declared months
ago as an honorable peace, which the
Vienna government is ready to accept,
and whereby it seeks a lasting recon­
ciliation of the nations. But there
also exists a complete agreement that
we never shall accept a peace which is
not honorable for us.”
Portland—The hop market is climb-
ing fast. Only a few weeks ago buy­
ers would not consider new hops at any
price. Now contracts are strong at
11 cents. Five hundred bales of 1917
Yakimas were sold on contract at 15
cents, and the same price was paid for
1000 bales of Mendocinos and Sonomas.
Buyers were freely offering 15 in both
the California districts.
The market is quoted at 15 cents
and it is doubtful whether any hops
could be bought at that price.
The Pacific Coast crop is not looking
good. Until recently it was thought
the reduced acreage in Oregon would
produce 40,000 bales.
Now some of
the dealers believe it will not go over
30,000 or 35,000 bales. In addition to
the bad effects of the prolonged dry
spell and the poor cultivation, due to
the labor shortage, the red spider is
causing damage in many sections.
Washington will not produce over
20,000 bales of hops this year, accord­
ing to authorities in that state. The
total United States crop may be under
150,000 bales, while a conservative es­
timate of the supply needed by brew­
ers is 185,000 bales.
NO FAILURE; BUT SHORTAGE
Inland Empire Crops in Fair Condi­
tion, Declare Investigators.
Spokane—D. W. Twohy, president
of the Old National bank, accompanied
by J. K. McCornack, manager of the
Union Securities company, and Thomas
F. Wren, president of the Northwest
Live Stock association, have returned
from the Palouse, Lewiston, Camas
prairie and the Nez Perce prairie sec­
tions. Speaking of conditions in these
territories Mr. Twohy said:
“There will be less than half of last
year’s crop and it will bring 75 per
cent of the money received last year.
I arrived at this conclusion after con-
frences with many of the farmers and
bankers of the sections we visited,
also after going into a great many of
the grain fields and having them ex­
amined, analyzed and tested by Mr.
Wren and Mr. McCornack, who are
both good farmers.
“This year brings out the danger of
the farmer attempting to handle too
much land or to overwork his farm.
The best results are shown by the pru­
dent farmer who took good care of his
land and worked it carefully.
"Our conclusion is that there is no
crop failure, but a shrinkage in the
yield, showing that the land of the In­
land Empire will, even under adverse
circumstances, produce a reasonable
crop.”
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Upon receipt of word at Baker, that
Clinton Herolie, sheepherder, has not
been seen for several days, and that
his sheep are badly scattered, Charles
Gardner has left for the vicinity of
Cove. Forty sheepmen are on the
range in the Minam reserve to investi­
Expert whose appointment as National gate the disappearance.
Food Administrator is assured by
Four more cases of poisoning were
victory of the President over Senate
reported among Bend children Tues­
Conferees.
day, believed to have been caused by
the house members, and Senator Cham­ eating candy found in the ruins of a
berlain, the administration’s senate hotel recently destroyed by fire. It is
spokesman, and earnestly insisted upon thought that the candy absorbed toxic
one-man food control and elimination substances generated by the heat.
Only one death, that of 5-year-old
of the clause creating the expenditures
committee. Within an hour after re­ Henry Couillard, has so far been re­
convening the senate conferees yielded ported, and physicians hope that the GERMANY TO KEEP BELGIUM
on the food administration section, lives of the others may be saved.
adopting the original house provision
Three prisoners at the penitentiary Berlin Newspaper, in Response to As­
for appointment by the President of an walked away from the flax field honor
quith’s Inquiry, Makes Statement.
individual administrator, not subject gang at the prison Tuesday and are
Copenhagen—The Berlin Lokal An­
to senate confirmation.
still at large. They are Charles Bur­
The President’s personal interven­ chett, serving from three to 15 years zeiger, commenting on the recent pro­
tion, the conferees declared was from Multnomah county on a charge ceedings in the British house of com­
largely instrumental in breaking their of assault and robbery; George Kemp, mons, says:
Food Places to be Rated.
“Mr. Asquith’s inquiry as to wheth­
deadlock in the food administration serving from one to seven years from
Portland
—Rating cards for grocery
dispute. His course was criticised by Wasco county on a charge of larceny er we were ready to restore Belgium’s
some members and some sharp tilts in from a building, and Herbert Meri- full freedom can only be ' meant as a stores, restaurants and other places
the conference were reported.
thew, alias Curtis, serving seven years rhetorical question, for Mr. Asquith where food is sold are to be estab­
Success of the food administrtion. from Marion county on a charge of at­ must know that, aside from a handful lished by the City Health bureau. The
President Wilson told the conferees’ tempting to commit an unnatural of dreamers, nobody thinks of handing cards will indicate to the public the
Belgium again to England and degree of sanitation existing in the
leaders, largely depends upon its crime.
management by one man. He said a
place.
• France.”
The Catholic organ, the Cologne
larger board would “seriously inter­
A fine of $300 and costs and impris­
Neat cards resembling bonds will be
fere with successful conduct of the onment in jail for 30 days is the sen­ Volks Zeitung, attemtps to prove that furnished, giving each place a rating.
war.”
There were persistent but tence imposed by Justice of the Peace the retention of Belgium and the an­ Places thoroughly sanitary will be
unconfirmed reports that the President E. W. Gowen, of Klamath Falls, upon nexation of regions in the east are in­ marked either “A” or 90 per cent.
felt retention of either the three- “Jitney Joe” Joseph for bootlegging. dispensable, to that protection of the Places less sanitary will be marked
member board or the congressional While the city and county jails are so German frontiers which Chancellor “B” or 80 per cent, and places still
committee would be sufficient cause full of I. W. W., Joseph is at liberty Michaelis specified.
less sanitary “C” or 70 per cent.
The Tages Zeitung adopts this con­
for a veto. Senator Chamberlain de­ on his own recognizance.
tention enthusiastically.
Some of the
clared positively that -the President
The Umatilla county exemption radical newspapers, on the other hand,
gave no intimation to that effect dur­
board has engaged an attorney, Frank seek to give the impression that the
ing the conference.
In yielding on the food administra­ Davis, of Pendleton, to take charge of government is so bound by the reich­
tion section the senate conferees se­ the legal part of its work and to advise stag resolution that the entente allies
Portland—Wheat— Bluestem, $2.20
cured adoption of a new section pro­ the men who have been drafted of have only to propose peace without an­
per bushel; fortyfold, $2.15; club,
their
duties
and
privileges
under
the
nexations
or
indemnities
to
obtain
it.
viding for a board of three members,
$2.14; red Rusisan, $2.12.
one of whom would be the president of law. Mr. Davis is also acting in the
Flour—Patents, $11.40.
an agricultural college, to fix wheat capacity of clerk for the board.
Millfeed—Bran, $35 per ton; shorts,
BIG
RAILROAD
STRIKE
ENDS
prices based upon the standard pre-
Harvesting is under way in some
$38; middlings, $45; rolled barley,
scribed by congress for next year’s sections of Morrow county and the
$51 ; rolled oats, $53.
crop of not less than $2 per bushel for yield is proving much better than was Closed Shop Ceases to be Issue, De­
Hay—Producers’ prices: Timothy,
clare
Conference
Members.
No. 1 spring Northern.
expected. In the northern part of the
Eastern Oregon, old crop, nominal; al­
The conferees also formally voted to wheat belt yields of as high as 11
valley
Chicago — A strike of switchmen, falfa, new crop, $18@$19;
abolish the rule establishing secrecy sacks or approximately 25 bushels an
cheat, new crop, $15@16; valley oat
members
of
the
Brotherhood
of
Rail
­
of their discussions.
acre are being reported. In the Eight way Trainmen, employed on 19 roads and vetch, new crop, $16@17.
Mile section harvesting will not com­ entering Chicago and which has been
Vegetables—Tomatoes, $1.2502 per
until next week, but most far­ effective since last Saturday morning crate ; cabbage, 1 he per pound ; let­
BIG BRITISH CRUISER SUNK mence
mers are now expecting from 10 to 15 was settled at 5:30 o’clock Monday tuce, 35@40c per dozen; cucumbers,
bushels.
morning and all strikers were ordered 40@85c; peppers, 15@30c per pound;
Ariadne. 11,000 Tons, Torpedoed - All
beans, 7@8c; corn, 30@35e per dozen.
to return to work.
The
Public
Service
commission
has
Hut 38 of Crew Saved.
Potatoes—New Oregon, 31@33c per
According
to
a
joint
statement
made
received word from the Interstate
London — The British cruiser Ari­ Commerce commission refusing to ac­ by the conferees, the “closed shop,” pound.
Green Fruits — Cherries, 5@10c per
adne, of 11,000 tons, has been torpe­ cept an advance of 20 cents a ton on which is said to have been a primary
doed and sunk, according to an official the intrastate rate on coal between cause for the calling of the strike, pound; apricots, $1.25@ 1.50 per crate;
statement issued Monday by the Brit­ Marshfield and Klamath Falls, as pro­ ceases to be an issue, it being stated cantaloupes, $103.25; peaches, 75c@
$1.25 per box; watermelons, $1.85@
ish admiralty.
vided in the Southern Pacific’s new that "matters at issue are to be set­
2.25
per hundred; apples, $1.75@2.50
tled
without
the
adoption
of
a
closed
Thirty-eight members of the Ari­ tariff. The State commission detected
adne’s crew were killed by the explo­ the change provided in the tariff as al­ shop rule, or of any rule that might per box; raspberries, $1.75 per crate;
$1.50 @ 1.75; loganberries,
sion.
All the other sailors were lowed by the Interstate Commerce fairly be considered as equivalent to plums,
$1.75; pears, $2@2.25; black cape, $2;
such.
”
saved.
commission and reported it to Wash­
grapes, $2.50.
ington.
Butter—Cubes, extras, 40@403c per
Troop Moving Held Safe.
British Air Raids Win.
pound; prime firsts, 392c.
No
stock
poisoning
arrests
have
Washington,
D.
C.
—
Complete
con­
London — Effective raids have been
Eggs — Oregon ranch, current re-
been made in Klamath Falls.
J. M.
carried out by British naval airmen in Lundell, from the bureau of animal in­ fidence in the ability of the United ceipts, 36c per dozen; ranch, candled,
various sectors behind the German dustry, who has been investigating States to transport to France as many 38c; selects, 39c.
lines in Belgium, according to an stock poisoning cases, stated that he American troops as may be necessary
Poultry — Hens, 15@17c per pound;
official announcement. The statement estimated a total loss of livestock despite the U-boat menace, character­ broilers, 20@2le; turkeys, 18@2le;
reads :
amounting to $150,000 in Klamath ises the attitude of officials in closest ducks, old, 13@15c; young, 17@18|c;
"During the night of Saturday, county. He secured the range dis­ touch with the transportation situa­ geese, old, 8@9e.
bombing raids were made by the naval tricts and made a thorough investiga­ tion. Announcement Friday that the
Veal—Fancy, 15@16c per pound.
Pork—Fancy, 191020e per pound.
air servee on works at Bruges and in tion, but found the stock had Eteen Navy department had taken over 16 of
areas throughout Middlekerke and dead so long he was unable to ascer­ the German merchant ships seised at
Hope—1916 crop, 84310c per pound;
the outbreak of the war, including the contracts. 15c.
Ghistelles.
Several tons of bomba tain what poison had been used.
huge
liner
Vaterland,
to
refit
them
as
were dropped with good results, nu­
Wool—Eastern Oregon, fine. 58@6le
merous explosions being caused. All
Journeymen barbers in Eugene went transports, explained the feeling to per pound; coarse, 58@61c; valley,
machines and pilots returned safely.” on a strike Saturday morning because some extent.
7210 75c; mohair. 60065c.
Grain Bags—In car lots. 133c.
their demand to change the opening
20.000 to be Officers.
Cattle — Beet beef steers, $8.50@
Paper Contract Made.
hour for shops from 7:30 to 8:00 a. m.
Washington, D. C_War department
9.00; good, $7.00 @7.75; best beef
New York—The Editor and Publish- was rejected by the proprietors.
All
er published Saturday an announce­ union barber shops in the city are af­ officials are preparing to issue commis­ cows. $5.5006.75; ordinary to good,
sions to successful candidates at the $4.0005.50; best heifers, $5.5006.75;
ment by the paper committee of the fected by the strike.
officers' training camps promptly on bulla. $4.5006; calves, $8.500 9.25;
American Newspaper Publishers' asso­
State Engineer Lewis returned to the closing of the first series of camps. stackers and feeders, steers, $4.50@
ciation that through a contract made
Definite figures as to 6.50; stocker and feeders cows, $3.50
by the committee with Lord North- Salem this week from Prineville, August 15.
cliffe's Newfoundland mill. 80,000 tons where, with Superintendent of Banks the number to be commissioned are not @5.50.
Hogs—Light, $15.3015.40; heavy,
of newsprint annually will be available Sargent and Assistant Attorney Gen­ avaiblale, but probably more than 20,-
without contract for small newspaper eral Bailey, he has been investigating 000 men will receive their papers. $15.40015.65; mixed. $13.25013.75.
Sheep Lambs. $10.00011.00; year­
publishers in the United States and oth­ the question of certifying to $900,000 Their assignment to the regular army,
ers who have been paying high prices worth of Ochrea irrigation district national guard or national army will ling wethers, $8.0008.50; ewee. $3.50
follow immediately.
@6.50.
bonds.
for their print paper.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
BÜTTE VIGILANTES
LYNCH I.W.W. HEAD
Frank Little is Hanged From
Railroad Trestle.
DISLOYALTY CHARGED
Bitter Feeling Prevails Throughout
Mining District and Troops Are
Hurried to Safeguard City.
Butte, Mont. — Frank Little, mem­
ber of the executive board of the In­
dustrial Workers of the World and
prominent in labor troubles in Arizona,
who recently referred in a speech here
to United States soldiers as “Uncle
Sam’s scabs in uniform,” was taken
from a lodging house at 3:30 o’clock
Wednesday morning by masked men
and hanged to a railroad trestle on the
outskirts of the city.
His body was
identified by Chief of Police Murphy,
who cut it down.
Since his arrival in Butte recently
from Globe, Ariz., Little had made a
number of speeches to strikers, in all
of which he had attacked the govern­
ment and urged the men to shut down
the mines of the Butte district.
In
two addresses he referred to United
States soldiers as “Uncle Sam’s scabs
in uniform,” and he was bitter in his
denunciation of the government. His
record was under investigation here
by the Federal authorities whose at­
tention had been called to his activi­
ties.
On the other hand, the report was
current that Little was in the employ
of a prominent detective agency and
one theory is that he was the victim of
the radical element of which he ap­
peared to be a member.
Little took a very prominent part in
recent labor troubles in Arizona.
He
addressed a letter to Governor Camp­
bell, of Arizona, protesting against the
deportation of I. W. W. members from
Bisbee. This was written from Salt
Lake.
Governor Campbell replied,
telling Little he resented his interfer­
ence and his threats. Little was un­
derstood to have the confidence of
William D. Haywood, secretary of the
I. W. W. national organization, and
was regarded here as one of Hay­
wood’s chief lieutenants. Little was
a cripple, but very active and a force­
ful speaker.
On Little’s body was a card bearing
these words : “First and last warning.
Others take notice. Vigilantes.”
National guards are pouring into
Butte in anticipation of disturbances
which may rise from the lynching.
More than 300 soldiers are camped in
the outskirts of the city.
Feeling among the members of the
radical labor organization is running
high and expressed in bitter language
wherever they gather. The whole city
is tense,
awaiting developments.
Fear is expressed that there may be
street rioting such as accompanied the
labor toubles here three years ago.
“Every effort possible will be made
to apprehend the perpertators of the
outrage,” declared Mayor W. H. Ma­
loney.
“I have instructed J. J.
Murphy, chief of police, to put every
available man on the case. Sheriff
John K. O’Rourke assures me that he
and his men are doing all that they
can to run down the murderers. ’ ’
SENATE VOTES TO
SUBMIT PROHIBITION
Washington, D. C.—A resolution for
submission to the states of a prohibi­
tion amendment to the Federal Consti­
tution was adopted late Wednesday by
the senate.
The vote was 65 to 20, eight more
than the necessary two-thirds.
As adpoted the resolution contains a
provision that the states must be
asked to ratify the amendment within
six years. The house still must act on
the resolution.
Strikers Go Rack.
Seattle-The strike of 1600 motor­
men and conductors of the Puget Sound
Traction, Light & Power company,
which was begun 15 days ago for rec­
ognition of the right of the men to be­
long to the Amalgamated Association
of Street and Electric Railway Em­
ployes, was ended Wednesday by the
adoption of a peace agreement under
which the men are permitted to belong
to the union, but do not insist on the
closed shop and will work with 90 of
their fellow employes who declined to
join the union.
Ship Loss is Reduced.
London-Some falling off in the loss
of British merchantmen by submarines
is noted in the official summary issued
here. Eighteen British vessels of more
than 1600 tons were sunk by subma­
rines or mines last week. Three ves-
sels under 1600 tons were sunk, while
no fishing vessels were lost. Accord­
ing to the admiralty report of the pre­
vious week, the losses were 21 British
vessels of more than 1600 tons each,
and three of less than 1600 tons.