The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-07-16
WORLDS DO|NGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around The Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN a NUTSHELL
Live News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

for Our Busy Readers.
The 1915 national convention Of the
Elks will be held in Baltimore.
An Italian merchantmen used the
Greek flag to avoid German supma-
rines.
Colonel Alden ]. Blethen, editor and
publisher of the Seattle Times, dies
after long illness.
The German Crown Princes advance.
against the French is said to have
been materially checked.
Villa is reported to have penetrated
the lines of the Carranzaistas and COM
pletely isolated Vera Cruz.
Views of the American press on the
German reply to the recent note are
said to be surprising to Berlin.
Many parts Of the Canary Islands
are shaken by earthquake shocks and
considerable damage is reported.
An aviator at a height of 1900 feet
at Spokane succeeded in landing safely
after being upside down with broken
plane.
England has succeeded in negotiat-
ing another huge war loan of $3,000,-
600, 900, subscribed mainly by patrons
of the postoffice.
The Liberty Bell en- route from
Philadelphia to San Francisco, gets
momentous reception in Portland and
other Northwestern cities.
1t is said that Portland iron manu-
facturers will soon close contracts
with representatives from England and
Russia for shrapnel to be used by the
allies.
Thomas A. Edison has agreed to
head the civilian advisory board, which
will assist the U. S. army and navy in
perfecting inventions pertaining to
warfare.
A fierce fire in the hold of the bat
tleship New Jersey, and only 10 feet
from 5000 pounds Of powder, was ex-
tinguished by heroic efforts of the
ships crew.
President Wilson has not made up
his mind as to what he will send to
Germany in answer to the recent COM
munication concerning the sinking of
the Lusitania.
A favorable trade balance of ST.
674, 214 is indicated by the U. S. De-
partment of Commerce statement on
imports and exports for the week
ended July 10. The trade balance ex-
ceeded that for similar period in
June by more than $4,000, 900.
For experimental. purposes the U. 81
Navy department has bought several
torpedo nets to hang around battle
ships and protect them from torpedo
attacks. Secretary Daniels said these |
were of the same type as those en-
ployed by the European navies.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has suspended the O.-W. r. & N,
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
other schedules which propose to in
crease rates on structural steel in car
loads from Portland and other Coast
points to certain interior points.
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Italy closes navigation Of the Adri-
attic sea unless ships are under convoy.
Austrians submarine and sink an
italian warship. Most of the crew
was saved.
The steamship Minnehaha, loaded
with $1,000 tons of war munitions, is
afire in midocean.
Reports of food shortage and suffer-
ing continue to reach the State depart
ment from Mexico.
Germans complain that the French
mistreat prisoners, and reprisals are
said to have begun.
Cincinnati is visited by the most Sc
we're storm in its history. Many lives
are lost and million dollars damage
is done to property.
Iowa has unearthed mysterious
murder committed, it is said, in 1868,
and as consequence a man aged 70 is
T.. sasl oaox.Sa1 .f 4bo o~sx.1
Belgians have suddenly adopted the
practice of wearing sprays of ivy as an
expression Of loyalty to Belgium and
the allies, as result of General Won
Bissing's order prohibiting the display
of Belgian colors.
American consuls point to the seri-
Gus situation in Mexico and urge
speedy action by this government.
Naval officers have taken charge of
the German wireless plant at Sayville,
N. Y, believing neutrality was being
violated.
Steel mills in the Pittsburg district
have received within the past few days
orders for proiectiIe steel which aggre-
gate $4,000 tons. Early in the year
steel Of this grade was offered at s3l |
a ton, but latest sales are said to have
been made at sS8. This material is to
be sent abroad. t