The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-30
Brief Resume Of General News
from All Around The Earth.
lHTVRSA HAPPHNNGS N A NUTSHH
Live News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

Miss Jane Davis, Of Scranton, Pa,
who was touring Glacier National
Park, fell from her horse while ford
ing small stream and was drowned In
the Two Medicine River, into which
her body was carried
The United States now Is waiting
for General Carranza's final word in
reply to the note sent Sunday demand
ing release Of the prisoners taken ct
Carrizal and formal diplomatic an
nouncement Of intentions.
Respites Of 30 days pending hearing
Of pardon applications were granted BY
President Wilson 70 s. ID. and w. 8.
Simpson, officers Of the American Ma
tional Bank Of Caldwell, Idaho. con-
vieted Of issuing fraudulent eertih-
cate Of deposit.
A general retreat Of the Austrians
in the Trentino district over sector
about 20 miles IN extent Is announced
in an official statement issued by the
Italian war ofIice. The statement says
that the Italians are pressing the pur-
suit vigorously.
Fighting activity in the Western
theater on the fronts occupied By the
British and the north wing Of the
French army was important and has
been 90 for the past two days, says the
official statement isused by German
army headquarters.
Veterans Of the Civil War began ar-
irving at Spokane Tuesday for the an
nual encampment Of the Grand Army
Of the Republic, Department Of WASH
ington and Alaska. It Is expected
that 900 Of the 5000 veterans In Wash
ington and Alaska viii attend the con
vention.
A joint meeting Of all train, engine
and yard men working in Eastern
Washington win be held in SpokaHb
July s, at which the outcome Of the
conference for an eight-hour day, re-
Gently held in New York, viii be dis
cussed. The next step to be taken
win, it is said, also be discussed.
The body Of man came ashore 1t
Agate Beach, near Newport, Or.
Tuesday. From the fact that wreck
age of fruit, etc, similar to that lost
from the steamer Bear, has been wash
ing in on the beach near where the
body was found, il is thought that the
body may be one Of the wreck victims.
The Zeitschrift Fuer Franenstimn-
recht, the German woman suffrage or
gan at The Hague, has sent tho fol-
lowing greeting to the women Of
France: "We feel, think and suffer
like you, and swear that after this ca-
tastrophic war the women Of all ma
tions shall work unitedly to prevent
forever its recurrence"
Carranza authorities have released
all prisoners confined in jails in Sonora
towns. A dozen prisoners were re-
leased from the Nogales. Sonora, jail,
among them Mexican held on three
separate charges Of murder. It is be-
lieved the men are being released upon
4 promise to Join the Mexican army
and because of the difficulty In obtain
ing food for them.
The United States consulate at Tor
reon, Mexico, was demolished June l8
by q mob Of 5000 civilians, led by the
mayor Of the city and q Carranza army
band, according to American refugees
arriving at Eagle Pass, Tex, late
Tuesday. The populace was attending
a bullfight, according to the refugees.
when the de facto government troops
forced them to join In an anti-Ameri-
can demonstration.
A large force Of Russian cavalry,
after battle with Austro- Hungarian
troops, has occupied position near
Pezoritt, about 81 miles west Of kim
polung, in Bukowina- The foregoing
was announced in the official statement
issued by the Russian war Office. Re-
garding the operations In Rukowina,
the war Office announced that Russian
forces also were advancing southwafd.
approaching the passes leading into
The hospital tent Of Oregon's mo-
camp has not yet been occu-
pied.
Four new companies Of Oregon
Coast artillery win be formed 1t once
and offered to the government for use
wherever they may be wanted.
Francisco Villa is reported to be In
Juarez, Mex. across the river from
El Paso.
Edward S. Ellis. rs years Old, noted
As q writer Of boys stories, died q
Cliff Island, Me. At 10 Mr.. Ellis b4
gan to write. his first works beink
lime novels.
The Notifications appropriation bilt
carrying SSl, 500, 900 for defcnse and
Tor both coast and field artillery ord
rance and ammunition. was pasaed b
ne house, 1855 to 3. ltz total y a.
Increase Of about SIT. oo0. 600 oYez I4sl
Gear's bill.