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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
WAR SECRETARY
WOULD PREPARE
Garrison Wants Truth Of Con-
ditionS Told in Schools.
Governments Supply of Ammuni-
tion at Present Sufficient for
Only 80 to 40 Minutes.

New York Preparation for the de-
fense of the United States in the event
of war was advocated by Secretary of
War Garrison, Henry L. Stimson, ex-
secretary, and William G. Sanger, ex-
assistant secretary, who were speakers
at discussion on the military require
ments Of the country at the. Republican
club here Monday.
Secretary Garrison said there was
no occasion for hysteria or fear Of
compulsory service. When. the gar
risons in Hawaii and at the Panama
canal were manned, he said, the mo-
bile army in the United States would
number 25, 600 men.
Mr.. Garrison said that in his opinion
the regiments should be increased to
their full strength Of 1868 men each,
thereby making mobile army of 50,-
900 men, and that congress- should
make provisions for 1000 additional
officers.
"The National guard" the secre-
tary said sis still far from what it
should be. We must get reserve Of
trained men in the states, a reserve Of
army officers to command the men.
We should have the truth told in the
public schools. Scholars should be
told Of our years of travail and be pre-
pared to deal with the problem Of de-
fense in later years"
Mr.. Garrison asserted that it would
be of infinite value to have the thous-
ands Of enlisted men annually dis
charged from the army and the re-
signed or retired officers where they
could be found and recalled to service
in the event Of their being needed.
Mr.. Stimson said Americans should
be assured that the fate Of the Bel
gians never should become theirs. He
advocated that the standing army be
increased to so, 900 men, exclusive Of
the reserve and coast artillery, and to
more than 100, 900 men, including the
reserve, which he described as the
foundation for citizen army. Sup
plies for such an army also should be
provided for Mr.. Stimson asserted.
| Congressional committees, he con-
tinued, had asserted that the United
States had from 30 to so per cent Of
the necessary ammunition for the
coast artillery. Upon application to
General Crozier. he said he learned
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22

Rome-Italy again has been visited
by an earthquake of wide extent,
which, according to the late advices,
has resulted in the death of $4,000
persons and injury to possibly 10000
more in towns and villages destroyed.
The shock was the strongest Rome
has felt in more than hundred years.
The town of Avezzano, in the Abruzzi
department, 63 miles east of Rome,
has been leveled to the ground. Here
5000 persons are reported to have been
killed.
In many small towns surrounding
Rome buildings were partially
wrecked. while at Naples panic oc-
Cured and houses fell at Csserta,
short distance to the east.
From below Naples in the south to
Ferrera in the north, distance of
more than 800 miles, and across almost
the width of the country, the undula-
tory movement contained for consid-
cradle period.
In Rome it was thought at first that
two shocks had occurred, but the
seimographic instruments in the OBJ
servatories showed there was only one,
which beginning at 7:55 o'clock in the
morning, lasted from 20 to 80 seconds.
In the capital itself, SO far as
known, there was no loss of life, but
great deal of damage was done,
churches and statues suffering most.
For time the people were stricken
with fear and there was veritable
panic in the hospitals, monasteries and
converts. The buildings on both sides
of the Porta del Popolo, the north en-
trance to Rome, threatened to fall, and
the eagle decorating the gate crashed
to the ground.
The obelisk in St. Peters square
was shaken and badly damaged, while
the statue of St. John Lateran and the
statues of the apostles surmounting
the Basilica are in danger of collapse.
The famous colonade decorating the
dome of the church of St. Charles Cat
mari was cracked. A large piece of
the cornice of the Jesuit church of st.
Agnatius broke and fell with crash
which added to the fright of persons
in the neighborhood.
Ceilings in many of the houses fell,
several persons being injured in that
manner.
Several streetcar lines suspended
operations because of the damage
caused by the earthquake.
At Tore Cajetani, about 81 miles
east Of Rome, almost the entire village
was destroyed, while at Arnara the
municipal building collapsed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Steamer CranIey, Scared
By Emden, NoU at Astoria

Astoria, Ore.-Bearing several Wis.,
ible marks of her encounter with the
German cruiser Emden the British
steamer Cranley arrived Tuesday
morning 10 days from Moi, Japan.
She will load the supplies donated by
the people Of Oregon for the relief Of
the starving Belgians.
Captain Alex Henderson, her mas
ter, brings thrilling story of his one
sided battle with the Emden and that
the Cranley escaped destruction is
little less than miracle.
The event occurred at the port of
Penang, Straits Of Malay, where the
steamer was lying at anchor, with
some French and Russian cruisers and
torpedo boats. One morning, just at
dawn, the Emden, which had been dis
guised by the addition Of a flake"
funnel SO as to resemble British
vessel, steamed into port and circling
within hundred yards of the Cranley,
which was flying naval transport flag
No. 5, fired two broadsides at her.
One shot went through the steamers
galley, while another pierced her hull
about four feet above the waterline.
1t passed through 15 feet of coal, rico
chetted through the deck and pilot
house and then, turning downward
again, pierced the deck and went out
the other side of the vessel. Later it
was necessary to put seven new plates
in the steamers hull to repair the
damage done by that one shot. The
craft was also hit in several places by
pieces of shrapnel, but none of them
did any serious. damage. The Gran
ley's second engineer was struck on
the arm, shoulder and in the side by
pieces of shrapnel and was seriously
hurt, but has recovered.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
German Airmen Drop
Bombs on Yarmouth, Eng.

Yarmouth-A hostile aircraft passed
over Yarmouth at $3.50 o'clock Wednes
day night and dropped seveal bombs.
Considerable damage to property re-
suited and there was some loss Of life.
One man is reported to have had his
head blown off.
One bomb fell in Norfolk Square,
close to the seafront, and another on
the south quay. A third struck the
York Road drill hall, fragments of the
casing Of. the shell crashing through
the glass roof Of the billiard room Of
the headquarters of the National Re-
serve. A fourth missile fell near the
Trinity depot.
Great excitement prevailed in the
town and special constables, the police
and military were called out to calm
the people, who streamed out of their
homes when the explosions occurred.
The electric supply was Immediately
cut off and the town was plunged in
darkness.
The whirring of the propellers Of
the air craft first attracted attention.
Then came the explosions and the
sound of breaking glass. The first
bomb dropped near the recruiting
ground and the others near the drill
hall. In all five bombs were thrown
by the aviators.
After the attack the air craft sailed
in a southwesterly direction.
One man was found outside his home
on St. Peters Plain. His head had
been crushed. He was identified as
Samuel Smith, a shoemaker. A wom-
an, who has not yet been identified,
also was found dead, while soldier
was discovered in Norfolk Square with
a wound in his chest.
The towns of Yarmouth, Sandring-
ham, Kings Lynn and Cromer are all
in the province of Norfolk, which
abuts the North Sea about $50 miles
northeast of London.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Harbors Bill Passed.

Washington, D. C.--The rivers and
harbors appropriation bill, carrying
more than $4,000, 900, passed the
house by vote Of 1874 to 81. The bill
now goes to the senate, where pro-
tracted fight is expected. All efforts
to block or substantially amend the
bill failed. Amendment after amend
ment was voted down. The bill
authorizes no new projects, the $34,-
900, 900 being apportioned to continue
improvements already under way, with
provision for examination and surveys
in various places, including Colorado.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Allies Report Heavy Loss
In Aisne VaILeY Fighting

London-The German official report
issued at Berlin Saturday, says that
the entire north bank of the Aisne has
been cleared Of French troops and that
the retreat of the allies was accom-
plished only under the fire of German
heavy guns. A further announcement
from the main headquarters of the
German army says that as a net result
of the three days fighting northeast Of
Scissors about 5000 prisoners, IA guns,
six machine guns and some revolver
guns were captured.
The further statement is made that
the French suffered heavy losses, from
1000 to 5000 dead French soldiers be-
ing found on the battlefield.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
SiIrer Eor Found Dend.

Portlands' silver fox is no more.
The little animal was found dead in
his cage at Washington Park ZOO, a
victim of old age. He had been in the
zoo for many years and was one Of the
principal attractions for children. For
some time he had showed signs Of
failing. Silver foxes are SO rare that
good specimen is said to be worth
about $1,000.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Denv Kitchener Version.

Berlin-One Of the statements made
BY Lord Kitchener, Great Britain's
secretary of state for war, in his re-
view on the progress of military oper-
ations in the house Of lords on January
6, is challenged in statement issued
from the German army headquarters.
Lord Kitchener stated in his address
that the Indian troops were surprised
at Givenchy in December and lost a
trench, which they afterward regained.
The German headquarters contend, that
this trench newer was retaken and is
still in the possession Of tho Germans.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22

Berlin-The Reichanzeiger has pub
lished decree signed by Emperor
William, according to which His Maj
esty, in view of the seriousness Of the
present situation, asks that all festiv-
tiles formally held on the occasion of
his birthday be omitted this year. An
exception is made, however, of the
celebrations usually held in churches
and schools. The emperor asks even
that the many letters and kilograms
generally sent to him on his birthday
by societies and private individuals,
be dispensed with.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
All on Scharnhorst Lost.

Amsterdam - Information received
at Berlin is to the effect that none of
the officers or crew were saved from
the German crusier Scharnhorst. sunk
of the Falkland Islands by the British
squadron. Seven officers and I'll men
were saved from the Gneisenau, seven
men from the Nurnberg and four Off
cars and is men from the Leipszig.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Noted "Ffar Tuck Dead.

Burlington, Vt. = George Frothing-
ham, the original "Friar Tuck" Of the
old Bostonians, died suddenly Wednes-
day Of heart failure. He was rs years
old. -Frothingham appeared here Tues
day night in a revival Of the comic
opera "Robin Hood" He had played
the part Of the jolly friar more than
5000 times in the last "a years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Tide SsDelIed By Gale.

Boston-Features of the storm which
dashed Southeastern New England
Thursday were the unusually high tide
that swept into Massachusetts, Bay in
the forenoon and the damage to tele-
graph and telephone wires in Bristol
county, in Rhode Island and in Eastern
Connecticut. The tidal rise in this
city came within 1.22 feet of the
record established in the famous gale
of 1851, when Minot's Ledge light
house was destroyed, and was the fifth
big tide in the last is years. Summer
residences were badly battered.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Sack Standard Ia Souaht.

State Capitol, Salem - Standardiz-
ing Of the weight Of sacks Of shorts and
bran is the object Of two bills intro
duced by Senator Dimick, Of Clacka-
mas county. The weight fixed for
shorts is 80 pounds to the sack and
bran go pounds to the sack. Senator
Dimick said farmers had complained
to him that they were receiving short
weight and several placed their loss at
three sacks to the ton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Anti.Lobbu Bill in Rauor.

State Capitol, Salem - The house
committee on judiciary is preparing
to report favorably on one Of the bills
now before it providing for the elm
nation of lobbyists from the Capitol
halls. Representative Schuebel, Of
Clackamas, and Representative Hus-
ton, of Multnomah, have introduced
anti-lobbying bills. The Schuebel bill
would require lobbyists to register If
they come to Salem, even if they don't
enter the State House. The Huston
measure would require them to register
If they enter the Capitol.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
Parisiaa Tots Get Toys.

Paris - Gifts of toys, which were
sent from the United States On the
collier Jason, were distributed to more
than 5000 children, whose fathers are
fighting for France. The ceremony
was of a semi-official character and
was conducted at the Hotel de Vile.
The toys were distributed by William
G. Sharp, United States ambassador
to France, assisted by Madame Poin-
care, wife of the French president,
and Paris city officials, including the
mayor and prefect Of police.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
.Stniaa Hear Heapu Guns,

Paris-A heavy connonade was heard
on the Swiss frontier near Basel Mon
day and red glare in the sky at night
indicated that villages and farmhotses
were burning, according to a dispatch
from Berne. No foreigners win be
allowed to remain in Alsace after Jan
uary 20, 1T is said.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22
THOUSANDS DEAD
IN EARTHQUAKE
Italian Villages Destroyed; Big
Buildings Damaged.
Statuary at Rome Cracked, Street
car Line Quit-King Goes to
Scene of Catastrophe.

London - Reports early Thursday
morning are that $4,000 persons are
buried in the ruins of Avezzano alone.
King Victor Emmanuel has gone to
the afflicted district, and troops are
being rushed to do relief work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22

Seattle-Wheat - Blues TEN. SLAB;
Turkey red, si.38; forty -folSi. SLAP;
club. $l.41; fife, $l.37; Fed Russian,
sl.35; barley, $50 ton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22

Tacoma-Local commission men re-
port splendid movement of apples
and a firmness in prices. Prospects for
a healthy business for the remainder
of the season are bright. During the
early part of the war, shipments of
this fruit could not be made to foreign
countries and to move the commodity
it was necessary to set prices down
nearly twice as low as they were last
year.
Potatoes are getting firm. Last
season the spuds opened at high prices
and went down toward the latter part.
This year the tables are just reversed,
the tubers opening at low prices and
going up as the season advances.
Merchants say, however, that quota
tions will not rise much.
Milling wheat in Tacoma made other
advances, reaching the highest point
yet known locally. BluesteIn is offered
at SLAP; forty-fold, $L.41; club,
$l.40; red Fife, $1.36; red Russian,
$1.34.
Fresh meats ~ Steers, 123c pound; |;
cows, 12c; heifers, 12c@j12ac; weth-
ers. 12Ac; dressed hogs. 12c, trimmed
sides, l6Ac; combinations, 1870; lambs,
13@l4c; Diamond 7. c., 14c; year
lings, 1Sc; ewes, lie.
Poultry Ducks. live. lO@l2c; hens.
dressed, 16 @ 1Sc; live, 10 a 14c;
springs, dressed, 22c; live, 14@lsc;
squads, live, $3.50 dozen; dra ,sed, So;
turkeys, live, 18c; dressed, 2s@3Oc;
geese, zoe.
Butter Washington creamt sry, $50
29c pound; Oregon, 26@27c.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-03
VARS EFFECT ON SUGAR REVIEWED
IN WILLETT 8 GRAYS JOURNAL.

Interesting sugar news is contained
in tho latest issue of Willet & Gray's
] Sugar Trade Journal, July %. The
following is timely:
Raws.-7A As we went to press last
week 1T was generally expected that
some CT our refiners would enter the
market for. August shipment sugars,
and sthis expectation was confirmed on
Monday, when the American entered
the market and purchased from 800.
$4,000 bags of sugar for August ship
ment at 8 s1-8 c. and f. (4.S9). Be
sides this quantity, other business was
placed; bringing the total sales of
August tosabout 100000 bags. 1t seems,
however, that these purchases did not
clear the market CT offerings. as there
still remains fairly large quantity of
August unsold at 3 rs c. and f.
l4.S9c), which up to the present writ
ing has not been placed.
Reiners interest did not extend to
the, July or prompt shipment positions,
and the market quotation for these po-
Ations remains nominally unchanged
at 1850, although fair quantity is
ODld4udDic DIT f.oOC IOT SuUdo dHu f.oVC
fer Porto Ricos. There are no par
ticular adyices to account for the east
er tendency of the market, except that
possibly some Of the holders in Cuba,
who have been holding sugars for a
long time in the hopes of obtaining
c C. and f., may have given up all
hope of obtaining this figure and are
now satisfied to close out their hold
ings atgthe market price and thus end
their interest in the present crop.
Outside Of the one days large bust
ness, the market has been compare
lively quiet, with practically no sales
reported. France. however, purchased
500 tons of San Domingos, in store
here. at 3ac f. o. b..
Receipts CT raws at the Atlantic
ports are less than the weeks MEETINGS
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what the modern store can do toward
making the most out of window dis
play. The illumination of the windows
will be With the fwonderful new XFay
lights. These have not yet arrived but
will be installed as soon as they reach
here. 1t is said that these lights give
most remarkable illumination and
the windows will be a blaze Of light
visible for blocks, yet the direct light,
ing will all be concealed and so soft
as not to be glare At the entrance
to the store are two shadow boxes
for displaying goods. The credit for
the very artistic window displays and
interior decorating of the store for the
opening belongs to Ben Seelig of the
Ideals. floor staff.
The Ideal will handle the very finest
lines of merchandise among which are
several which have heretofore been
considered sole agencies. First among
the lines are the famous Adler Roches-
ter clothes. Then there are Manhattan
shirts, Keiser cravats and Cheney ties,
Cr0fut- Knapp famous hats. Schartz &
Jeffee's boys clothing Besides, the
Ideal is the, only store in the territory
licensed to sell official Boy Scout cloth.
ing.
The Ideal Clothing Company, Ltd,
was Incorporated under the laws OF
the territory of Hawai- November %,
1872, and its brief History has been
one of continuous and rapid growth
Its store motto is S.It is not sale
until the. customer &, .satisfieds which
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-03
these are expected to finish their crop

these are expected to finish their crop
socn he
Europe government figures
for France for the nine months end
ing June 1, 1915, show the effects of
the war on production, consumption.
experts and carrying stock, all of
which show important decreases, with
consequent increase in the imports.
The decrease in consumption amounts
to about 10000 tons per month or APP
proximately IL per cent.
London. reports show 100000 tons
have been secured for July December
arrival In the United Kingdom. TAX
ing the purchases of Javas at 100000
tons (haH white. and half refining
gradesl with approximately 100000
tens to come forward from Cuba Gin
Guiding afloatsl in form of raWs, and
$4,000 tons American granulated pur-
chased so far, leaves 10000 tons to
come from various countries, among
which are white sugars while others
are raws. The June CONSUMPTION. al
Though. small, cannot be taken as a
standard, as the January. June, six
months. consumption Of this year Is
only 22,S73 tons less than that of the
corresponding period last year. when
normal times prevailed previous to the
start OF the war in August, 1914.
Java,-Man adyices just received
confirm the eablesnf last of May, stat.
ing that the Java harvesting was de
layed by unreasonable weather, the
cause being, as usual with cane crops,
latets rains, keeping the canes green
and sugar yield low, interfering with
harvesting and grinding. Cable advices
printed by us last week showed total
June exports as $4,000 tons, against
63,A22 tons last year and 101, 1916 tons
in 1913 With the high level of prices
prevailing, this years exports would
undoubtedly have been larger if wealth
er conditions would have permitted. Ba-
tavia reports state that considerable
speculation has been going on in the
Java markets for the 1861 Java crop.
the harvesting of which does not start
until May, 1916. *,
Australia to the short crop
in Australia, the government of that
country has purchased the entire sugar
crop in order to avoid any undue spec
ulation In that article.
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\ M c. A. BOYS1O
Spend TEN DAYS
ON ISLAND HIKE

Starting on 100-mile hike around
Oahu island, a party OF 80 Y. NJ. G.
A.. boys and leaders left the assoeia
ton building at o'clock today to be
gone 10 days.
This afternoon the party inspected
the Kaneohe coral gardens in a glass
bottomed launch. Tonights camp
will be made at Kaneone, while Wed
nesday will be devoted to visiting the
Waiahole tunnel, the boys being
guests of Engineer J. Jorgensen.
Camp equipment, blankets and pro,
visions are carried in a wagon which
accompanies the party. Mornings viii
be used for walking, while the after,
Moons are TO be devoted to fishing,
swimming and side trips TO points oil
interest en- route.
Among those who left this morn
ing are Charles F. Loomis, boys work
secretary of the association; o. p.
Gump of Oahu college, Richard Whit
comb of Washburn college, Bailey
Sayres, Fred Hartman, Allan Camp.
bell, Arthur Nicely. Orlando Schaen,
ing, William Hills. Joe Katsumuna,
Louis Reid, Clifton Mayne, Roy ia
cobson, Douglas Bonamy. Jack Knott,
Chillion Jones, Chris Willis. Yoken
Mau. Quen Chew, Frank Block, Muir.
ray Heminger, Will Hartman and
George Dobson.