The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-03-24
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around The Earth.
UNIVERSAL nAPpHING N A HuUSial
i've News Items Of All Nations snd
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

Astoria. Oregon. 10 visited by .
800, 900 fire.
Mexico wants pursuit protocol
with the United States.
W. J. Bryan opens the NebrakA
campaign for statewide prohibition.
"A Portland business man IL fined for
hngging girls who applied TO him for
work.
Food supplies are said To DO becom.
Ing short In tho Torrcon district Of
Mexico and rioting 10 feared.
Tho immense Simpson holdings In
Coos Ray district have beon sold for
sum aid 70 be near 81. 900. 600.
President Wilson's nAme IL the only
ono for president that will be ON the
primary ballot In Georgia this spring.
A North Yakima. WASH, lad OF Q
obtains . rife. IN tho absence Of his
parents. and accidentally shoots hls
playmate. who. Il 10 thought win die.
The effort 10 increase the army bill
10 220. 600 enlisted men was defeated
by the house. Tho bill will probably
remain At is0. 900. expandable to i7b.-
900.
Through arguments before the Rail-
road commInalon Of California, It 10
learned that the hin lines wish 70
enter that state through Lakeview,
Ore, and Also the Western Pacific
seeks 10 oxtand feeder into Reno.
New.
A German aviator has dropped sev.
eral smoke bombs near q French bat
tory, Il IL reported from the front
This Ii tho first time since tho war be-
gan that such humba have been used.
Not In themselves dangerous, the
honiba give forth an intense smoke
which pernista for long time and
serves 40 guido for tho hostile ar
tiilery.
A war conference Of probable mo-
msntoun Importance 10 about 70 opon
IN PariA where military and political
representative Of every oue Of the en-
tonic allies arc gathering. This, takcn
IN conjunction with rumors Of peace
which have prevailed for several daya.
gives Ylse TO all sorts OF conjecture.
and the forthcoming conferences at
The Hague ls being watched and
awaited with extraordinary interest,
especially by tho advocates Of peace.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler. presi-
dent OF Columbia University, 10 the
latest possibility considered for key
notcrf of tho Republican National con-
yention next June. DIR. Butler sec
onded tho nomination Of Taft In the
1919 convention and, M chairman Of
the resolutions committee, was chief
draftsr Of the Taft platform. II was
aaid hts name was taken up BY the
subcommittee OK the Republican Ma
tional organization. which 10 meeting
III Chicago.
American troops In Mexico are ro-
ported 70 have suffered from snipers.
The Chicago Tribune strongly adj
viaes mobilization Of the National
Guard.
Paris AYERS tho German attack on
verdun has failed. and believes the
worst IL over.
The people 81 Belgrade are suffering
from shortage Of provisions and sani-
tary conditions are bad.
A ib,o 900 ton Dutch linor was sunk
or tho coast OF Holland, either by a
mine or torpedo, the captain claiming
the latter.
Tom Swanson, Of Vancouver, B. G.,
was shot and killed near Atlin by his
partner. Charles Petit, who mistook
him for moose while the two were
hunting.
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
ambassador, under instructions from
his government, formally notified tho
State department that no German sub
marine was concerned In the sinking
Of the Norwegian bark Siliua, from
which seven American members OF the
crow were rescued.
With 13 Democrats and the one So
cialist member opposing, the house, BY
vote Of $40 to IL. passed the admin
istration bill TO retain the present
tariff Of cent pound on sugar In
stead Of permitting the free clause Of
the Underwood Simmons tariff act TO
70 into effect May /.
The cannery tender Alpha sunk near
Rachel island, on the British Columbia
coast, and six of her crew Of seven are
believed to be lost.
The name Of Clarence True Wilson.
Of Kansas, was filed with the secretary
Of state as prohibition candidate for
the vice presidential nomination.
The National Woman Suffrage asso-
clation offered prizes aggregating $500
70 artists for the best 10 posters for
suffrage window display and billboards
N competition TO end October I. A
prire Of s26 was offered for a slogan
Of not more than FIVE words.