Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-01
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

Eleven hundred Indian war veterans
hold joyful convention in Portland.
President Wilson declares he sees no
signs of early peace in the European
war.
II is reported the last Russian line
in Galicia is broken by the Austro-
German army.
Two trains collide on high bridge
near Gettysburg, Pa, and eight per-
sons are killed.
The American Medical association in
session in San Francisco, has chosen
DR.. Blue as its president.
England in note to United States
promises to reduce delays Of shipping
by neutral countries in war zone.
The United States government places
big order for steel rails to be used in
construction of the Alaskan railroad.
Persistent rumors from Germany
state that the kaiser will soon make a
supreme effort to invade England, with
London as the objective goal.
Five severe earthquakes occurred at
Calexico, Cal, again Friday. The first
was felt about s :15 and the succeeding
four at intervals until 10:l0 p. m
The American steamer Neches,
bound from Rotterdam to New York,
was seized by England and ordered to
London, where her cargo will be
thrown into prize court.
A Reuter- dispatch from Berne says
that Luxembourg, threatened with a
shortage of bread, has appealed to
Switzerland, which has agreed to sup
ply the grand duchy with flour until
the next harvest.
Loans and discounts of the 1904 Ma
tional banks in this country reporting
to the comptroller of the currency at
the close of business May l amounted
to $6,643, ,8S7,95 an increase over
March 4, 1915, of $143, 923, BAG, and
over June 80, 1914, of nearly $2l4,-
900, 900.
Founding of the James j. Hill pro-
fessorship Of transportation in the
Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration, with an endowment
of $125, 900, was announced by Presi-
dent Lowell in his address to the Har-
ward alumni, assembled for commence
ment day.
The great wineries of the Barton
vineyard, at Fresno, CAL, one of the
largest in the world, caught fire and
the main buildings are destroyed. The
loss is estimated at from $500, 900 to
$500, 900, or even more. More than
100000 gallons of wine and brandy
in bond were spilled.
Oklahoma is said to need from 16, 900
to 18, 900 harvest hands, and Kansas
35, 1000. An Oregon association has
applied for 1000 berry pickers. An
arms and ammunition plant in Con-
necticut has asked for 800 men. Zinc
and lead mines in Missouri need 1000
laborers. A Maryland steel company
has applied for 100 hands. In West
Virginia 1000 coal mine employees are
wanted.
Active work has begun on the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska.
Bulgarians are reported to be bar
gaining on entering the war.
General French, chief
of the British forces, has recommend
ed SO women ''for gallantry and dis
tinguished service in the field" The
women were in the hospital and Red
Cross service.
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. If the jurors decide in his
favor and Justice Hendrick, presiding,
who has the power to reverse the ver-
dict, accepts it, Thaw will obtain per-
manent freedom.
According to forecast of crop con-
ditions cabled the department of Agri-
culture by the international Institute
of Agriculture in Rome, Italy's wheat
yield is estimated at 202, 093, 600 BUSH
els for 1915, as against 172, ,697, 900
bushels in 1914. No yearly compar-
isons are given for other grains, but it
is estimated that Italy's rye crop this
year will total 4,474, 900 bushels, bar
ley 9,186, 900 and oats 81, ,003, 900.