The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-02-19
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.
Nebraska Legislature passes an anti
tipping law.

The embargo put on potash by Ger
many is seriously effecting American
fertilizer manufacturers.
Pawn shops and loan sharks are to be
regulated if bill passed by the Ore
gon legislature, becomes law.
It is reported from Paris that the
French troops have retaken two miles
of German trenches in Champagne.
German government increases prices
of potatoes in order to conserve the
food supply, which is admittedly grow
ing short.
British steamer is blown up and
sunk off the coast of Cape Antifer, by
two internal explosions. Large num-
ber of the crew lost their lives.
Fearing death at sea from German
submarines, the officers and crew Of an
oil tank steamer, leaving San Fran
cisco for England, have made their
wills.
Oregon senate passes ultra "dry"
bill in half hour, one member dissent
ing. This is said to be the most dras-
tic Prohibition measure of any state
in the Union.
A prize crew of three officers and 16
men was placed on board the American
steamer Wilhelmina at Falmouth. The
Wilhelmina is loaded with foodstuffs
bound for Germany.
A Dunkirk dispatch says a life buoy
inscribed U-12 has been found on the
shore at Zuydoote, near Dunkirk. 1t
is thought to have belonged to Ger
man submarine, which possibly met
with disaster.
Judge Gatens, of the Circuit court
of Multnomah county, Oregon, says he
s'cannot assume ecclesiastical powers
in opening the Taylor-street church in
Portland, which is closed by dissen-
tion in the Methodist congregation,
but if the property is not used for
church purposes, it will be subject to
taxation.
Avdispatch from Bagdad says that in
an engagement between the advance
guard of the Turkish left wing and
British infantry and cavalry, the Brit.
ish withdrew, leaving II men dead.
The dispatch adds that the right wing
Of the Turkish army succeeded in ad-
vancing as far as the woods near Kono.
The Turks, it is asserted, captured soc
camels. Only five Turks were
wounded.
The relations between Greece and
Turkey apparently are becoming more
strained. Although Turkey has offered
reparation for the insult to the Greek
military attache fat Constantinople, il
is reported that the Greek minister has
left the legation in charge Of a secre'
tary, being dissatisfied with Turkeys
attitude. The Turkish minister has
also left Athens. This is believed in
some quarters to be the first step in
the rupture of diplomatic relations be-
tween Greece and Turkey, which are
said also to have been affected by the
Albanian invasion Of Serbia.
Canada increases tax for war pur
poses.
A San Francisco woman has startet
q jitneyette-for women only.
England declares that more stringent
action will be taken against German
trade.
Russians in East Prussia are report
ed retreating before the German
forces.
Two hundred and twenty thousant
Serbs are now fit for service in th,
European war theater.
Commissioner Dieck, Of Portland
has inaugurated a demerit system
against city employees who are negli
gent about paying their personal bills
Five hundred workmen employed ii
the auto-truck body building depart
ment of the Theodor Kundtz plant, o
CIsyeland, O., went on strike.
German financiers have been sum
moned to conference in Berlin witt
the finance minister, who consider
that q new loan Of s1,250, 900, 900 i
required for the continuance Of tn
war, says a dispatch from Amsterdam
Man tailors in session in Chicago
declaring that economy in dress !
necessary, limit $l005 yearly 70
clothes, which includes eight walkinl
suits, four overcoats, one full-dres
suit and six pairs of trousers. By tn
aame decree women should use onl
$3.50 yearly.
Relief workers find that the Bel
gians especially enjoy the America
brand Of "pork and beans"
President Wilson in lecture befor
the National Council of Boy Scouts
advised them to develop character b
serving others.
The British government has capitr
lated at last to the insistent deman
for more news from the front. Prim
Minister Asquith promised that a
rangements would be made to publis
communications from Sir John Frencf
the British commander-in-chief, twie
weekly.