Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-18
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

Canada increases tax Tor war pur
poses.
A San Francisco woman has Btartet
a jitneyStte-.-ior women only.
England declares that more stringent
action will be taken against German
trade.
Russians in East Prussia are report.
cd retreating before the German
forces.
Two hundred and twenty thousand
Serbs are now ft for service In the
European war theater.
Relief workers find that the Bel.
gians especially enjoy the American
brand Of pork and BEANS"
President Wilson In lecture before
the National Council Of Boy Scouts,
advised them to develop character by
serving others.
Commissioner Dieck, of Portland,
has inaugurated demerit system
against city employees who are negli-
gent about paying their personal bills.
Five hundred workmen employed in
the auto-truck body building depart
ment Of the Theodor Kundtz plant, OF
Cleveland. o., went on strike.
The United States government sends
notes to England and Germany, pro-
testing against interference by those
countries OF American shipping, prop
erty and citizens.
Secretary Lane will represent Presi-
dent Wilson at the formal opening Of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco February 20. The Presi-
dent plans to 60 In March.
Judge Gatens, Of Portland, halts
trial between warning factions Of the
Methodist church, in hopes Of adjust
ment out Of court, the question Of dis
position Of the Taylor Street church.
German financiers have been sum-
moned to conference In Berlin with
the finance minister, who considers
that new loan Of 1880, 900, 900 Is
required for the continuance OF the
war, says dispatch from Amsterdam.
The British government has capitu-
lated at last to the insistent demand
for more news from the front. Prime
Minister Asquith promised that ar
rangements would be made to publish
communications from Sir John French,
the British commander-in-chief, twice
weekly.
Man tailors in session in Chicago,
declaring that economy in dress is
necessary, limit $l005 yearly for
clothes, which includes eight walking
suits, four overcoats, one full-dress
suit and six pairs of trousers. BY the
same decree women should use only
$3.50 yearly.
The New Hamburger Zeitung in an
officially inspired article says that the
German admiralty has issued orders
that neutral ships shall not be inter-
fered with if they are not suspected of
carrying contraband, but chat every
British ship, whether war vessel or
a merchantman, will be uncondition-
ally sent to the bottom Of the sea.
Seven persons are injured in Seattle,
when jitney bus turns turtle on a
prominent thoroughfare.
A Catholic priest and his house,
keeper are found murdered in their
home in New Britain, Conn.
Music by an orchestra in New York.
was heard over long distance tele-
phone by Mayor Rolph, in San Fran
cisco.
French artillerymen succeed in
bringing down German aeroplane,
the machine, however, fell in the Ger
man lines.
Lease Of lakes Summer and Ebert,
in Oregon, containing valuable salt
deposits, was ratified by the house Of
representatives.
Large orders for barrel slaves from
the Armours Packing company, Chi
cago, are received by Aberdueen,
WASH, sawmills.
The first girl born in Avezzano,
Italy, since the earthquake arrived in
the village Wednesday. She was bap-
tized and given the name of Eleana
Amata Regina Italia, which means
Helena, beloved Queen of Italy.
The American steamer Wilhelmina,
with grain aboard for Hamburg, has
arrived at Falmouth It was thought
possible that she had been ordered
there by one of the British patrol
ships, as the British government had
announced its intention Of preventing
her from proceeding to Germany and
of submitting the question of her
cargo to prize court. A dispatch
from Falmouth, however, says that the
captain of the Wilhelmina declared he
had proceeded to that port Of his own
free will