The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-16
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume Of Worlds Important
Events Told in Brief.

An attack by the allies on the Ger
mans, is declared to be near.
London gives out the lost list on the
Neuve Chapelle battle as nearly 5000.
The United States is building sub
marine that will Withstand a 100-day
dive.
A big copper mine in Josephine
county, Oregon, has been sold for
$3.50, 900.
Condolences for the loss of F-4 SUBJ
marine are sent the United States by
Germany.
The Portland Beavers were defeated
6,to by the Venice team in the open
ing game Of the Pacific Coast baseball
league.
Spokane policemen are stopping jit-
ney drivers who have not filed $2500
bonds, required by recently passed
ordinance.
A Petrograd dispatch reports that
the Kaiser personally directs defense
Of Hungary and that the Russian ad-
vance is broken.
Six instructors of Willamette uni
versity. Salem, Oregon, have resigned.
The move on the part Of the teachers
is said to be voluntary.
Governor Lister, of Washington. is
complained to by Canadian authorities
that airmen are violating international
law by crossing the border.
U. s. detectives are watching HUI
erta, who landed in New York re-
Gently, thinking he will attempt to
start another revolution in Mexico.
Ex-presidents Taft and Roosevelt act
as honorary pallbearers to the late
Professor Thomas Lounsburg of Yale
college. The two ex-presidents shook
hands formally.
An expressman on the Oregon Elec-
trio railroad saves life Of small child
who was standing on the track at Eu-
gene. The trainman dashed ahead Of
the train and jerked the tot to safety.
The Chinese government stands firm
against the demand of the Japanese
who demand supervision of China's
political, financial and military, also
the manufacture or purchase of China 8
war munitions and to rights to railway
ooI v,,;r;no .oparof;ouo
Because Arizona is a dry state,
water will be used to christen the bat
tleship Arizona at the New York navy
yard June 10. The water to be used
by the sponsor, who is yet to be
named, will be the first to flow over
the spillways of the Roosevelt reser-
voir dam.
In the West the French forces ap-
parently are satisfied with their recent
successes between the Meuse and the
Lorraine frontier and say only that
they have come in contact with the
German entanglements in this region.
Official German reports assert that de-
termined attacks by the French have
been repulsed along this sector.
Both French and Belgians report
gains against the Germans.
Italy has prevented the Germans
from penetrating into Abyssinia.
Russia continues to report successes
in the Carpathian mountain passes.
Special reports of bank examiners
show nationwide business revival.
The British collier Lena is anchored
outside the three-mile limit off Sar
Diego harbor, Cal.
Both the Villa and Carranza factions
in Mexico are preparing to use aero
planes in their warfare against eacf
other. American aviators will mar
the machines, and steel darts as wei
as bombs will be used.
It is estimated that it will cost
$500, 900 to repair the turbine engine
of the Coast liner Great Northern, ant
it will be at least 80 days before sht
can resume her run between Sar
Francisco and Portland.
An diplomatic report from Rome de
clares that Austria is seeking separ
ate peace from Germany, and the ru
NOR stirs Italy greatly, as such
move would preclude any possibility o.
her gaining territorial accessions from
Austria.
Under a treaty between the Unite'
States and Prussia, made in 1928
Germany has announced that she will
pay in full for the sinking Of tn
American ship William P. Frye by th
German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Elite
Friedrich.
Railroads of the Middle West hav
called upon employment agents 70
10000 iaborers, to be put TO work b
the end of April. The roads are pre-
pairing to put their roadbeds in th
best Of condition to care for the heav
tourist travel which is expected to tn
Coast during the summer.
French troops from Africa are resi-
ing at Alexandria, Egypt, ready t
proceed to help the British expedition
airy forces against Turkey.
Persistent rumors that Germany
about to invade Holland are current !
London. It is well known that Ho
land is ready to repel any such IL
vasion to the best Of her ability.
Two men and woman have bee
arrested near Baker Or, charged wit
the holdup Of > stage recently In whic
$1,000 worth of gold bullion was stoleI
The bullion was found concealed in
badger hole.