Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-13
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.

Russian army In Turkey retires 80
miles In Bagdad region to await cooler
weather.
Germans fail In counter attack
against the French, who hold ground
they won along the river Somme.
Vienna admits defeat Of the Aus
trians. when they were driven back
nearly five miles from their positions.
The new Swiss war loan Of 100, 000.-
900 francs at per cent, issued at 81,
has been oversubscribed by 81. 900. 900
francs.
Admiral Jellicoe, of the British
navy. reporting on the North Sea
naval battle, estimates the Germans
lost 2i ships.
Since the beginning Of the European
war the Swiss national debt has risen
from an average Of rs francs per cap
ita to $50 francs.
Theodore Tobiason, owner OF mil
linery store In Spokane, was shot and
killed In his store by Alphonse Pam
sierra. Pansiera, according TO tho po-
lice, said Tobiason owed him $4,000.
II 10 understood that the report that
Sir Edward Grey, the English foreign
secretary. Is to be raised to the peer
age, is correct, and that In fact he al
ready has accepted such an offer. A
baronetcy Of the United Kingdom
probably will be conferred upon him.
The War department has announced
that II will call to the colors within
few days the regular army reserve,
consisting of between 1000 and 5000
men who have served In the army, in
order to hasten organization of new
units provided by the army reorganiza-
tion act.
A new project for saving life at the
time of naval engagements Is reported
from Copenhagen. II is said several
prominent Danes intend to organize
feet OF several hundred motor boats
along the west coast Of Jutland. These
boats, flying the Red Cross flag, will
be sent out 10 pick up the wounded
after each sea battle.
Petitions carrying $4,000 names in
support OF initiative No. "a, which au-
thorizes the operation Of breweries and
sale of beer direct to consumers, were
filed with the secretary of state of
Washington. II is estimated that Co.
600 of the petitioners will be found
qualified to sign, while the law needs
only 80, 900 signatures to place on the
ballot.
Loss of at least II lives and prop
erty damage which may total several
millions of dollars resulted from the
tropical storm which swept the east
Gulf Coast and turned inland Saturday.
All the deaths reported occurred near
Beloit, Ala. where IL negroes lost
their lives. Several resorts along the |
coast in the vicinity of Mobile had not
been heard from. There was no loss
Of life in either Mobile or Pensacola,
the largest cities in the storms path,
according to messengers from those
places, which still were cut off from
the direct wire communication.
A bill to establish National park
service, with compensation system
Of supervision, and bill to accept
from the state Of Oregon exclusive
Jurisdiction over the Crater Lake Ma
tional park, were among measures
passed by the house of representatives.
The customs bureau Of the Treasury
department begins an examination to
learn the total amount of arms and am
muni.ion that has been exported to
Mexico within the last year. The
work was undertaken at the request of
the War department. Orders were
sent to all customs inspectors to tabu-
late the information and send it to
Washington as soon as possible.
Three deaths from heat were report
ed to the police in st. Louis Tuesday.
The victims were elderly men. The
highest temperature was 81 degrees.
No soldier along the border is to be
without Bible, If efforts now being
made to provide each fighting man
with a pocket-size khaki-bound volume
at cost of s cents are successful.
The army chaplains who have been in
terested in the movement are lending
their assistance to it. The Bibles are
provided at cost. i