The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-15
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Three Aberdeen, Wash, lumber
mills have resumed operations.
Villa with an army of 5000 is march
ing north to attack many towns on the
border.
A suit has been filed to test the
validity of the Arizona mothers PEN
sion law.
The bill proposing that the govern
ment purchase ships for commerce, is
being pushed in congress.
Hordes of Turks are reported swoop-
ing into Russia, with the intention Of
crossing the Armenian mountains and
attacking Tifis.
Germans sssadmit that the allies had
an opportunity three months ago to
split the retreating German army in
two, but the chance was lost and the
gap closed by the timely arrival Of
German reinforcements.
Great Britain decides to relax ban
on commerce between that country,
Italy and The Netherlands, whereby
commerce to the latter two countries
from the U. s. is expected to undergo
minimum of molestation.
The Chilean government has decided
to send the battleship Captain Prat,
the finest vessel in the Chilean navy,
to take part in the international naval
parade in connection with the formal
opening ofithe Panama canal.
Work on 5000 portable kitchen
wagons for the French army was be-
gun at Louisville, KY, this week. The
value of the order is placed $3.50,
900. The French government speci-
fled that the wagons be ready in three
months.
President Wilson has practically de-
cided that he cannot attend the open
ing Of the Panama-Pacific exposition
unless the European war ends before
that date, as he feels it incumbent
upon all high officials to be at their
posts of duty during the conflict.
A German submarine boat reported
by wireless to the admiralty in Berlin
that it has torpedoed and sunk in the
English Channel off Plymouth the Brit
ish battleship Formidable. The Sub
marine was pursued by British de-
stroyers but escaped undamaged.
Two negroes, Edward and Will
Smith, of Montgomery, Ala, were
taken from the Wetumpka Jail early
one day this week and lynched by a
mob. They had been accused of i'm
plication in the murder of R. A. Still
well, an Elmore county farmer.
Searching parties later found the
negroes bodies hanging in the woods.
New Orleans celebrates Tooth ami
versary of peace between English
speaking nations. The ceremonies
were opened with the firing of 81
gun salute, 50 timed that the last gur
doomed at 8:20 a. m. Friday, 10C
years to the minute, according to his.
torians, after General jackson finally
triumphed over the British on the fielo
of Chalmette.
The recent lull in the activity Of the
German forces seemed to indicate
preparation for renewed attempt tt
pierce the Russian lines before War
saw, and the fighting of the last few
days shows that this attempt is being
made on the lines from the Vistuls
south along the Bzura and Rawks
rivers to a point east of the town Of
Rawka, which is in German hands.
The Austrian government has mott.
fed the italian foreign Office that she
is striving to ascertain whether foul
Italian subjects were taken as host
ages after the capture of Belgrade, as
has been widely reported in Italy. The
Austrian foreign office has giver
notice to the Italian foreign office that
she is prepared to remedy the mistake,
if one was made, and will offer repara-
tion.
The German army authorities have
issued general order prohibiting ir
future troops in the field from frater.
nixing with forces of the enemy, as
they did at several points in the west.
ern theater of the war at Christmas,
To such an extent was this fraterniz
ing carried out that at one place where
the Germans and British played foot
ball Christmas day they agreed to sus.
pend hostilities for two days more.
The fourth trial of DR.. B. Clarke
Hyde, of Kansas City, charged with
the murder of Colonel Thomas H
Swoke, was reset for April s in tht
criminal court. The prosecutor asked
for the continuance because, he said
the funds to pay necessary expert wit
nesses are not available at this time
Frank P. Walsh, attorney for DR.
Hyde, opposed the postponement OF
the ground that it was depriving tn,
defendant of his right to speed.
trial.
Because of the advancing price o1
wheat Chicagoans are advocating tn,
consumption of "day-old" bread t.
keep the price per loaf at 5 cents.
A representative-elect to the Oregon
Legislature will submit bill to pu
the state under commission form O
government, proposing to establish
twelve departments.
The British admiralty says the cap
tain of the Formidable, when his bat
tleship was struck by German torpe
does, signalled nearby vessels to es
cape at once from.the vicinity, instea'
of helping him.
A Belgian burgomaster says hi
countrymen viii repay in industry am
friendship for Americans, all that |
heinp done for the starving Relcians