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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Three More Forts In
DdrdGnelles Quit Action

Paris.-The following supplementary
official statement was issued iate
Thursday by the French, war office:
1T can be said that In the Argonne,
where we had been constantly attack
ed since December. the roles In the
last three weeks have been reversed.
We have gained the indisputabie as
cendancy. The effect is salutary In
these local actions, OF which the Ar
gonne is the theater, to feel that more
and more the enemy Is at our mercy
and that our moral superiority Is as
sured
ave have obtained this result by q
series OF limited operations, energet-
cally carried out, and although the
German forces which confront US are
extremely courageous we feel that at
given point and moment we are mas
ters and can do what we wish
The statement gives the details OF
one of these engagements, which It
says, occur daily and show the splen-
did ardor of the troops.
action began in q ravine near Fon-
taine Madame at s o'clock in the morn
ing" says the report, "five companies
being charged with the attack. We
exploded three mines under trenches
of enemy, while our artillery crushed
them under q hot fire. Three minutes
later our columns debouched from
branches of trenches and stormed the
German works.
1--WE penetrated in three different
quarters, killing all the occupants OF
the trenches, rs infantrymen and about
80 prisoners. We took four wounded
prisoners. At $3.50 o'clock We had
gained at least $50 yards Of the enc
my's trenches"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
England Continues to
DeLau o. S. Food Ship

London--Little light was thrown on
the steps that Great Britain will take
to enforce her declared intention to
stop trade TO and from Germany. De-
velopments on the declaration hinge on
an order -in-council which. II has been
promised, will be issued soon, but no
definite date for the issuance Of which
has been announced.
OfIicialb make Il clear at every OPP
portunity that the mode Of making re-
prisals will be outlined In such man
ner that further negotiations viii not
be precluded, insofar a. the declara-
tion affects neutrals, Meanwhile food
stuffs from the United States destined
to neutral countries continue to be de-
layed without explanations which sat
isfy shippers.
Chicago packers are much annoyed
over the delay at Falmouth since Feb
ruary 20 Of the Norwegian steamer
Vitalia. There are no prospects for
the release Of the steamer, although 1t
10 said everything possible has been
done to comply with the British re-
quirements.
Owners Of the cargo gave specific
guarantees that the food was for Hol-
land consumption, yet the ship 10 still
being held.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Highway May Open to
Astoria by July Fourth

gIneers figured that these obstacles
can be removed with little difficulty or
expense. They had expected such be-
havior by nature.
One important piece Of work that
remains 10 be done between Rainier
and Gobls IL at Prospect Point. where
the highway must be carried through
a solid body Of rock about 1900 feet
long. Part OF the necessary blasting
has been done. Major Bowlby esti-
mates that II will require less than
$4,000 10 do the rest Of the work on the
strip Of highway.
The roadway for the entire distance
covered by the party Is fully "a feet
wide, In accordance with contract
specifications. All the fills and all the
culyerts In the Rainier -Goble link have
been put In place. As the highway
commission never was flush with
money on the Columbia county job. the
work IL not finished with the same
nieety as In Maltnomah county, but II
10 every BIT a. substantial and SER
yiceablec The scenic advantages are
equal to those Of the highway through
MultnomAh county. with the exception
that there are not 30 many picturesque
waterfalls.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
7rude With Europe Gains.

Washington.-An analysis Of Ameri-
cas- foreign trade for January, issued
by the department of commerce, show
ed in detail the amount Of the tremen-
dous increases in exports to many Eu-
ropean nations and the decreases In
shipments to the principal countries Of
Latin America, as compared with Jan
uary, 1914. No American products
reached Austria during the month. the
report showed. but shipments to Ger
many showed increases as compared
with the first months Of the war.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
WHEAT CROP LARGE
Greatest Production IN History Of
Country Is Predicted.
Nep Record IL Expected for Third
Consecutive Year-AcTea0e
Increase IL BIG.

Chicago - Indications point to Q
wheat crop Of more than 300, 200, ,00t
bushels this year. against S9l, 600, ,00o
bushels harvested last year. This, u
realized, will make the third consecu-
tive record-breaking crop.
The United States last year raised
6Sl, 900, 900 bushels Of winter wheat
and set q new record. II was one Of
the best things that ever happened TO
this country 70 have bumper crop, a.
Il enabled the United States 10 feed
all Europe and obtain the highest
prices In years.
This year it IL possible to raise 700,-
900, 900 bushels bushels or more Of
winter wheat with favorable conditions
TO harvest. This, with q spring wheat
crop estimated at 240, 900, 600 bushels.
which is not high figure, win make
the wheat crop reach $40. 900. 900 bush
els. The wheat crop last spring was .
poor one--only 206, 600, 900 Bushels.
A winter wheat acreage Of Al, 263,-
600, an increase Of Abs, 900 acres, or
III pGf GcDl ulOko tlAA Ho1 ASS0~A
for the harvest Of 1914 is the largest
ever known. The plant has come
through the winter in unusually good
condition and indications are that
there will be little less in acreage
from various causes up to harvest. The
estimate Of 700, 900, 900 bushels Of
winter wheat is based on loss Of only
1853, 900 acres up TO harvest and yield
per acre Of slightly more than IL bush
els, or about two bushels an acre less
than last year. For spring wheat,
which is yet to be seeded, the estimate
Is based on an acreage Of $4,000, 600
acres and a yield Of Is bushels an
acre, or the same as harvested in 1918,
when the crop was 240, 600, 600 bush
els. As prices are high it is expected
that with an early spring farmers in
the Northwest viii put in the largest
in years and possibly it may exceed
l9, 900, 900 acres, against 1883, 900
harvested last year.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Miners Hold "7iu Death. {"

Wheeling, w. va.-The convention
Of the fifth Ohio sub-district, United
Mineworkers Of America, which repre-
sents directly the 5000 striking East
ern Ohio miners, voted unanimously to
hold out for 47-cent mining rate till
death" The operators have offered
44.6l cents. The action Of the eonven-
tion 10 expected TO have an important
bearing on the efforts Of Secretary of
Labor Wilson to settle the strike. The
efforts being made by Secretary Will
son, however, did not enter into the
deliberations Of the convention.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Coos County Leads All
Counties of United States

county and TO Oregon, but at the pres
ent time nothing else looks 90 big TO
those who are following the move
ments as the wonderful dairy organi-
zation.
Cow testing In Coos county has been
made TO mean precisely what the term
Implies. Each COW under test has her
milk weighed and tested for its butter
fat content for each month in the year
by q competent, enthusiastic and dis
interested official tester working under
the supervision Of the college dairy
officers. The records are accepted BY
dairymen everywhere as being correct
and authentic, and IL any COW fails to
measure up TO standard dairy require
ments she Is put out Of the class Of
profitable dairy cows and her place in
the herd viii be supplied by another
and better COW. In this way good
cows are secured for the present pro-
duction, and still better cows will be
bred for future producers.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Tablet Sent 10 Oregon.

Salem - r. A. Booth, Governor
withycombe's personal representative
at the opening Of the Oregon building
at the Panama Pacific Exposition.
Thursday telegraphed the executive
that the commemorative bronze tablet
presented 70 Oregon by the Exposition
officials had been sent TO this state.
Mr.. Booths telegram Is rs follows:
"For the official opening Of the Ore
gon building the weather was all that
could be desired. We were attended
by splendid crowd, who manifested a
spirit Of genuine friendliness. Preei-
dent Wilson VISA represented by M. b.
Lamar, the governor by Arthur Arlatt.
Mayor Rolph spoke for the city and
Vice President Hale for the exposi-
tion. At the close Of his address he
presented to our state beautiful
commemorative bronze tablet, which !
am forwarding TO you by express. The
Californians have fairly won the ad-
miration Of all the people and the Ex-
position commission has made the
whole world their debtors. For you ]
have expressed a genuine interest and
pledged the loyal help Of all Oregon
iana.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Crisis In MEXICO Causes
Warrington Much Alarm

Washington, ID. President VIII
son was confronted with one OF the
most serious and perplexing develop
ments that has ever arisen In the Mex.
lean situation. Mexico City 10 on tho
verge OF starvation. General obre-
gon, tho CarranEa commander. refuses
10 permit an international relief com.
mittee composed Of wealthy members
Of the foreign colony TO suecor tho
needy.
Mexico needs no foreign aid" tho
general IL reported 10 have said.
All the merchants who closed their
stores have been ordered 70 reopen un-
der threat of punishment. Three hum
dred Of them, all Mexleans, have been
imprisoned. Tho people Of tho city
are living In terror Of another evacus-
tion, since obregon has announced that
he will not prevent looting or pillaging
for food or money.
The Brazilian. British. Spanish and
Italian ambassadors called separately
at the State department. bringing pes
simlstic reports Of the situation. which
eorrosponded 10 reports already recciv-
cd by the American government. The
foreign diplomats suggested no solu-
tion.
Secretary Bryan announced that he
had sent m urgent telegram 70 Amer
lean Consul SIlllman with instructions
10 lay the situation earnestly before
General CarranIa, 20 that General
Obregon might be directed 10 accept
tho proffered aid Of the foreign resi-.
dents. Freight service In suspended
between Mexico City and Vera Crux.
Transportation facilities for relief
purposes arc withheld by General
obFcgon on the ground Of military
necessity.
President Wilson was advised Of all
tho facts g. revealed In Official mes
sages and reports from the foreign am
bassadora. Tho President was report
Cd TO be studying the various phases
Of tho question closely. Should Con-
eral 0bregon continue 70 refuse out
sldo aid. drastic measures might be
necessary. In tho view Of foreign dip
lomats. Tho situation 10 described by
them AZ more nearly intolerable than
Il ever has becn since revolutionary
troubles began In the Southern repub-
lie.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
wallis With six COW testing associa-
tions carrying slightly more than 5000
dairy cows on Official test. dairymen
Of Coos county lead all counties OF the
United States In this progressive plan
Of building up the dairy herds. What
makes the fact still more remarkable
10 the comparatively short time In
which the work Of testing has been In
operation In this new Western Oregon
county that has put Oregon on the
map. Just about one year ago the
County court Of Coos county. In CO.
operation with the Agricultural col
lege, completed arrangements TO Sc
cure the services Of county agricul-
tural agent. ]. L. Smith. the present
incumbent. was selected by the Col
lege Dairy department and Extension
division and sent into the field, known
TO be highly favorable to dairying.
His work has resulted In many things
Of great Importance and value to Coos
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12

Rainier - Work on the Columbia
Highway through ColumbIa county
will be resumed before the end Of the
month. Major Bowlby. state highway
engineer, and q party Of bis associ'
atss, together WITH . number Of
Rainier citizens, walked over that por.
tion OF tho incompleted highway be-
tween Rainier and Goble and came 10
the conclusion that by beginning work
a. soon NJ the men and material can
be assembled II will be possible 70 have
the road open for traffic all the way
from Portland 10 Astoria before July
4.
The state highway engineer will
have available this spring about $780,
900 Of the Columbia county road fund
for use on the highway that was grad
cd last year and that Is unfinished.
This he believes will 20 far toward
completing the road through this eoun-
~.
The party that hiked over the Raj
nIer- Goblo link found that the graded
roadway had stood the winter well
Al few points the hillside had slid
down perceptibly and covered a por-
tion Of the graded surface. The en-
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Great Britain Insists
On PODer of NGUy

London - The order-in-councii put
ting the English declaration against
German commerce into effect. II 10
said authoritatively, win explain the
details as to how the admiralty will
proceed in enforcing the sweeping
order.
The exact date of the order has not
yet been decided on, but it win prob
ably be published in q few days.
Great Britain has not yet prepared
her answer to the American note sub
mitted to the British and German gov-
ernments looking to the Withdrawal OF
the submarine blockade and the con-
tinuance of food movements to Ger
many for civil population.
The publication Of the text OF the
American note and Germany's reply in
the London papers has attracted wide
attention.
The English view, which win un-
doubtedly be embodied in the note to
the American government, is that the
suggestions propose that Great Britain
virtually forego the strength of her
position due to her superior navy. In
other words. Great Britain feels that
Germany is trying to have the neutrals
perform duties for her which she could
possibly carry out had she q superior
navy.
Furthermore, the British govern
ment, it is asserted, will ask what
assurance the United States can give
that Germany would not resume her
submarine acvities after she had OBJ
tanned sufficient food under the relaxed
regulations to enable her to carry on
the war indefinitely.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
IL Rescued After SO
Hours Underground

Hinton, w. Va. --Forty-seven miners
were rescued alive Sunday from the
workings of the Layland mines of the
New River & Pocahontss Consolidated
Coal company, wrecked by an ex-
plosion Tuesday. AS from tomb the
men, who had been four days and four
nights without food or drink, came
again into the light of day to be greet
ed by joyous relatives and friends.
Rescuers, headed by ]. w. Paul, OF
the bureau Of mines; Early Henry,
chief Of the State department OF
mines, and II. M. Bertelot, general
manager of the company, entered mine
No. 8. Tearing down q brattice work
to let in fresh air, they found five men
who seized and kissed them. The men
were able to walk to the mine en-
trance unaided. They had barricaded
themselves under the direction Of one
of their number, Sam Morici.
Continuing the search, the rescuers
encountered another brattice about 500
yards beyond. Here, in entry No. 10.
they found AZ men alive. The miners
were SO weak the rescuers had to carry
them to the entrance. As Sam Morici
was the hero who compelled his little
party to barricade themselves, 50 did
Hugh Mcmillan and John Whalen prac-
tically force the larger party to build
rude barricade to shut out the nox-
ious afterdamp.
Realizing that their only hope for
rescue lay in keeping out the gas and
afterdamp, Mcmillan and Whalen
made their companions, mostly foreign
birth, collect planks for barricade.
Behind this barricade the az waited in
the darkness SO hours until the res
cuers came
The rescued men suffered severely
from lack Of food and drink. Medical
aid was given them promptly and they
were taken to their homes. All, it is
believed, will recover.
Fifty-three men, including those
found Sunday, had been rescued alive;
So bodies had been recovered and 80
or more were unaccounted for. All
but IL of the dead have been brought
out.
The rescue parties worked feverishly
following the rescue of the AZ, but
found no more alive.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Germans Said Willing
to Make ConcessiOns

London.--A dispatch 10 Reuters Tel
egram company from Athens says:
"The allied fleet Thursday lombard
cd and reduced 20 silence the forts ol
Dardanus, Hamidleh and Tchemerlik
on the Aslatic side Of tho inside Oar
danelles. The telegraph station at Be
zikai also was demolished.
"The bombardment was carried out
by nine ships. which advanced two
miles up the straits"
A Paris dispatch says the Hayns
News Agency gaye out q dispatch con
firming the report published In the
Paris Matin that an allied fleet re-
sumed the bombardment OF the Dar-
danelIes Tuesday morning.
This dispatch. dated at Athens
March 2. reads:
The bombardment OF the interior
fortifications OF the Dardanelles was
resumed this morning. The allies have
total Of 81 warships on the scene.
Five OF them entered the straits.
While this movement was going on
four battleships began the lombard
ment Of the Turkish positions fronting
on the Gulf OF Saros, which is separ-
ated from the Dardanelles By the Cal
lipolI Peninsula"
The admiralty issued the following
report regarding the bombardment Of
the Turkish forts by the Angio-French
feet:
"The operations In the Dardanelles
were resumed at IL O'Clock Monday
morning when the Triumph, Ocean
and Albion entered the straits and at
tackled Fort No. s and the batteries at
White Cliff. The fire was returned
by the forts and also by field guns
and howitzers.
"An air reconnaissance made by
naval seaplanes in the evening brought
the report that successful new gun
positions had been prepared by the
enemy but that no guns were erected
In them. The seaplanes also located
surface mines.
During Monday night q force Of
mInesweepers covered by destroyers
swept within q mile and half Of Cape
Kephez and their work which was car
ried out under fire, is reported to have
been excellent"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
ENGLAND AFFECTED
War Shows Seriously on People Of
Great British Metropolis.
Army Seems 10 Fade ApaU. But
Movement 70 Front s Tndi-
Gated Nothing Ls Said.

London = London Is settling down
TO the pace of war. Two months ago
it was common saying that the aver
age Londoner behaved as though moth
ing were happening which involved
him and his empire. The contrast be-
tween this imperturbable capital and
closed. quiet, grief-strieken Paris. or
pafaIyed Brussels, struck the observer,
sometimes. with a disagreeable sense
Of contrast.
Now IL begins TO look like q city at
war. II Is true that the shops are all
open; 1t is true that theaters, hotels
and concert-halIs and cafes are rum
ming. But the change In London Is .
subtler thing than these mere external
appearances show.
Most Of all, one notices the lack Of
young men on the streets. In Paris,
during October and November, the
crowds gave q curious appearance OF
weakness, Of languorous movement,
which, upon analysis, proved TO be due
TO that absence Of young and lusty
men. Then you came TO London and
found the streets full Of vigorous, red
checked young Englishmen. That type
Is fast disappearing; the young men
you see here, as in Paris, look charac-
teristically small and weak-unfit ma
terial 70 go against the guns
You begin to believe what many
Englishmen whisper-that the kitch-
ener army IL larger than the author
tiles have let rs know.
There's the feeling Of war in the
air, too, an indeseribable sense OF
something very grave and serious
afoot. Irealized it most fllly when l
dined in one Of the large and popular
PicadiIly restaurants. Externally,
the crowd looked about the same as
ever, though the dining room was not
so full as in normal times. There
were the same well.groomed English
men in smart evening dress; there
were the same not-quite-so-well-
groomed English women in evening
dress which ranged from smart TO
dowdy; there were the same liveried
doorkeepers and attentive walters. To
the eye the only marks Of war were
the khaki uniforms officers seixing q
last, chance to take out their fIances
or their families. Finally the music
stopped, and was struck BY the ST.
lence. I thought at first that no one
was talking ct all. had to strain my
ears to perceive that they were all
talking, but in subdued tones An
English dinner crowd is never noisy,
but never befoEe have ! heard in a
restaurant such quiet as this. The
mood of England was In it, ! think.
They are going about the accustomed
motions of life. but their hearts and
their thoughts are in Flanders.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
More Berries Planted.

Hood River-Indications point to an
increased strawberry crop in the Hood
River valley. Strawberries have been
profitable In the past few years, and
fruit has been planted on many addi-
tional tracts. Last year the Apple
growers association shipped 100 car
loads of strawberries. "a think that
the Underwood strawberry crop will be
Of about the same quantity Of last
years." says s. c. Clark, who has one
Of the largest tracts in the Underwood
district Of Skamania county, Washing
ton, Just across the Columbia.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Times Witnesses Dead.

Los Angeles-Two witnesses regard
ed as extremely important to the state
in the prosecution of NJ. A. Schmidt
and David Caplan, alleged participants
in the conspiracy to blow up the Los
Angeles Times building in 1910, are
dead, according to reports received at
the Office Of the district attorney. One
of these was George H. Phillips. su-
perintendent of the powder plant at
Giant, Cal, from which the dynamite
used to destroy the Times building was
purchased. The other was Manuel Sill
va, a boy employe at the same place.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Submarine Scare Abates.

London-A dispatch to Reuter- Tele-
gram company from Flushing, Hol-
land, says an easier feeling with re-
gard to the German submarine block
ade is indicated by the announcement
that beginning March 9 passenger
service to England by the liners of the
iceland company viii be considerably
extended. At present the British au-
thorities permit only 200 passengers to
leave England daily.
The rush of passengers in Flushing
bound for England is enormous. Thou
sands are awaiting accommodations.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Comet Ia Coming Nearer.

Cambridge, Mass.-Mellish's comet,
which is visible in the morning skies
through q small telescope. is increas-
ing in brilliancy and viii make its per.
ihelion passage around the sun on July
20, according to computations made
by Professor Crawford and Miss
Young Of the Students Observatory,
Berkeley. Cal. This was announced at
the Harvard Observatory Thursday.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-12
Nina Coumission Named.

Salem Governor withycombe has
announced the personnel Of the new
Oregon bureau OF mines and geology
as follows: II. N. Lawrie, Portland; ;
w. c. Fellows, Sumpter; j. F. Reddy,
Grants Pass; r. M. Belts, Cornu-
copia, and j. L. Wood. Albany.
Messrs. Lawrie, Fellows and Reddy
were reappointed. The term Of office
Of all members expired January l.
In writing to members, notifying
them Of their appointment, the gov
arnor urged the desirability Of the
commission meeting at once, so that
steps could be taken to insure a proper
representation Of Oregon at the San
Francisco Exposition in the form OF a
mineral exhibit.