The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-16
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

| A German submarine is responsible
for the sinking of a Russian cruiser,
together with 568 men.
Ferdinand, nephew of the late King
Charles, Of Roumania, has ascended to
the throne of that country.
1t is claimed that Italy has spent
81, coo, ,000a day since the war began
in preparing her army for war.
The Beers, subjects Of Great Brit
ain, are said to be in revolt and wish
to establish their own republic.
1t is reported from Petrograd that
Germany has ordered all officers and
men. regardless of age, to the colors.
The Boston Braves won the
worlds series from the Philadelphia
Athletics by taking four straight
games.
Governor Hunt, of Arizona, has or
dered the State Guards to prepare to
protect the territory along the Mexi-
can border.
The 20 men charged with numbering
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his
morganatic wife, which is said to have
started the European war, are on trial
in Austria.
Six hundred wounded Frenchmen,
returning from the front, were killed
in railroad wreck when the train was
precipitated from trestle into the
Marine river.
1T is stated that the Germans lost
As, 900 men during the attack on the
fortresses Waelhem and Wavre-St.
Catherine at Antwerp" says Cen
tral News dispatch from Amsterdam.
The return for last week issued by
the Reichsbank of Berlin shows an in
crease of 544, 900, 900 marks $780,
900, ,000) in specie notes, while circula-
tion shows decrease Of 292, 600, 900
marks 1878, 900, ,0O0).
The following official statement was
given out at Paris: There is moth
ing in particular to report. Violent
attacks have occurred along the front.
We have gained ground at some points
and we have not lost at any place. /"
In a dispatch from Rome, the corre-
spondent Of the Central News says
that Montenegrin troops are now only
eight hours march from Ragusa, the
Austro- Hungarian seaport in Dalma-
tia, the fall Of which is believed to be
imminent.
The London Daily Mails Amsterdam
correspondent says Berlin newspapers
are distributing posters announcing
that the civil population is leaving
Belfort, a fortified French town in
the so-called territory of Belfort, IN
fear of bombardment.
The French embassy at Rome has
issued communication saying that
the French cannon Of long range land
ed at Antivari September %, have all
been transported to the top Of Mount
Lovchen, from which bombardment
of Cattaro, Dalmatia, has begun. ),
British war office reports large rs
Of officers, 256 are killed, $50 wounded
and 1922 missing.
A dispatch 10 the Hayas Agency
from Cettinje says: ut is reported
here that the Ronnnania Prince Ghika,
who has arrived at scutari, will try to-
profit by the present critical moment
to have himself proclaimed Prince Of
Albania. =
THE communal council of Ostend
has passed unanimously declaration
that'the Town is ready for every sacri-
fee in order to resist the German adj
vance to the last moment, says the
London Daily Telegraphs 0stend cor
respondent.
The French authorities have seized
food supplies valued at Between 81 n
500, coo and 50, 600, 900 which had been
deposited on the docks at Havre by 81
German firm. The action was taken
to prevent the supplies from being
taken abroad.
A dispatch from Petroerad says the
Russians have driven the Germans
from Wloclawek, Russian Poland, 36
miles southeast Of Thorn, East Prus-
sia, and have fortified themselves
within few miles Of the fortress Of
Thorn. The German left wing In
Poland is said to have been partly en-
veloped.
A dispatch to the Hayas Agency
from Rome says: TT is reported that
at a meeting of 27 Liberal and Demo
cratic members Of the chamber of
deputies, a resolution was adopted de-
claring that armed neutrality cores
ponds with the exigencies Of the mo-
ment. The resolution also expressed
confidence in the government.
Leaders of the opposition party in
Japanese legislature are opposed 10
limiting Japanese activity in the war.
Borgerhaut, a suburb of Antwcrp.
has been ret on FIRE by the German
bombardment, according to dispatch
from Amsterdam.
A dispatch received 10 Rome from
Russian headquarters says that tbe in-a
tirnation has been given 10 the Aus
trians holding the town Of Prxsmsyl,
Galicia, that they will be permitted 70
surrender with military honoss, but
that Il they refuse the R5 ssians win
give them no quarter.