The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-06-25
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS N A NUTSHELL
Live News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

CErulCtlt NNAAhN@a w sAare.
Bulgarians are reported to be bar
gaining on entering the war.
All food danger is reported past
along the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
Thomas Taggert and ls7 others have
been indicted for alleged election
frauds at Indianapolis.
Admiral Howard advises against
landing American marines at Guaymas,
fearing IL may cause trouble for Amer
leans at other points,
President Wilson has approved the
for the sale OF townsttes
along the governments Alaskan rail-
road from Seward to Fairbanks.
Four giant policemen, each over ak
feet tall. have been chosen from the
Philadelphia police force to guard the
Liberty Bell on its western trip.
General French. eommander-in-ehief
Of the British forces. has recommend
ed IS women ''for gallantry and dis
tinsuished service in the field. The
women were in the hospital and Red
Cross service.
Official announcement was made in
Stockholm that the German govern
ment had expressed deep regret for the
attack of Christiansand on June 10 on
the Swedish steamer Verdandi, Ger
many declares the attack was a mis-
take and expressed willingness to pay
an indemnity.
A profit of SOL, 900 from operation
Of the Panama Pacific Exposition from
the opening February 20 to June IL,
was reported by Rodney S. Durkee,
controller. The report said the profit
was net and that allowance had been
made for accrued obligations and un-
used admissions. Total receipts were
said to have been about 81, 500, 900.
Harry K. Thaw's seventh attempt to
gain his freedom since his arrest, nine
years ago for the murder Of Stanford
White, was begun in New York with
the selection Of jury to inquire as to
his sanity. II the jurors decide in his
favor and Justice Hendriek, presiding,
who has the power to reverse the YER
dict, accepts it, Thaw viii obtain per-
manent freedom.
According to forecast of crop con-
iitions cabled the department Of Agri-
culture by the international Institute
Of Agriculture in Rome, Italy's wheat
yield is estimated at 202, 0s3, 600 bush
els for 1915, as against l72, ,697, 900
bushels in 1914. No yearly eompar-
isons are given for other graias, but it
is estimated that Italy's rye crop this
year will total 4, 474, 900 bushels, bar
ley 9, 1876, 900 and oats 1908, 900.
A subterranean cavern Of undeter-
mined depth was revealed by miners
blast at Volcano, mining town IL
miles north Of Tonopa, New. Lights
showed sparkling stalactites hanging
from the sides of the chasm as far as
sight could reach and stones dropped
the opening could be heard
from wall to wall until the
sounds grew faint and died away. A
miner lowered with light 200 feet re-
ported that he could see neither the
ends nor the bottom.
Woman suffrage was discussed in the
Of 22 states the past year.
Germany practically comedies that
Greece will enter the war with the
allies.
William Howard Taft has been made
president Of a league of nations to pro-
mote world peace.
After surrendering to German sub
marine, a British vessel makes her es-
cape and safely reaches port.
The u. s. battleship Colorado is
despatched from San Diego, CAL, to
Mexican ports to quell rioting Of Yaqui
Indians, who are destroying American
Mabel Harmon, aged rs, declared
TO be the heaviest woman in Kansas,
died in Harlan, Kan, as the result Of
q stomach ailment. She weighed 800
pounds. When she attended the local
school in her girlhood days, it was
to enlarge the door Of the
school house. She has younger sister
who weighs $50 and Is said to be still
growing. The parents are average
size.
It is now reported Great Britain will
begin an offensive campaign and tre-
mendous attack on German lines is
planned.
Formal notice has been given the
State department that mail pouches
destined for Sweden have been opened
in England.
The Canadian aviator who was first
to destroy q Zeppelin, falls to his
death, together with Henry Beach
the American newspaper
writer, when they were making a
fight in search Of material for news
paper article.
Many taxicab meters in Portland
have been found faulty by the city
sealer of weights and measures.
A wealthy stockman of Baker, Ore
gon, has "cornered" the wool market
and has shipped his immense purchase
TO Portland, where he will hold it for
advanced prices.
The worlds grand prix in art has
been awarded to Frank Duveneck, Of
Kentucky, by the award jury Of the
Panama. Pacific Exposition. Mr.. Du-
who is portraitist, was the
choice Of the jury Of As
men.