Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-07-06
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.

Henry Hewitt, Jr., Of Tacoma,
WASH, millionaire lumberman, has
sent Ave checks of 800 each TO Cap
tain Hartwell w. Palmer, of cavalry
troop Il.
The Italian advance continues on the
Trentino front. The official report
says that In the Arsa valley the Ital-
iana stormed Fort Mattasonc and car
ried the ridge Of Monte TrappoIa.
Two fires In the downtown district
OF Ill Paso, Tex, causing a total loss
Of $7b, 900. were attributed TO incen-
diarism. Rumors spread Of plot by
Mexicans, but were given no official
basis.
Thomas Kelley. millionaire con-
tractor, accused of defrauding the pro-
vince Of Manitoba In the erection Of
Parliament buildings at Winnipeg,
was found guilty by jury In Assize
court.
1t was announced ut army headquar-
ters In San Francisco that orders had
been received from Washington for
bidding the giving out Of any informa-
tion regarding troop movements. Fed
eral or National Guard, In the Western
department.
An result of q family quarrel near
Pearl, WASH, Ia miles southeast Of
Bridgeport. Claude Tinker killed his
mother and his brother, Frank. He
also attempted to kill his father, who
10 a well-known rancher In that vicin-
ity. but did not succeed.
Bandits attacked the bridge over the
Medina river Mt MacDona, Tex, about
20 miles southwest of, San Antonio,
Friday night, according to q report.
The bridge guard Of United States
soldiers routed their assailants, who
fled In the darkness. Two Americans
were wounded. One Of the bandits
was taken prisoner.
General Trevino, commanding the
de facto government forces In Chihua-
hua, informed the war department at |
Mexico City by telegraph that the
American troops had commenced re-
tirement northward and had aband oned |
the towns of San Buena Ventura, Las
Cruces, Namiquipa and Santa Clara.
These places, he adds, were immedi-
ately occupied by his forces.
The first white robin of any season
has reen reported by M. M. Lyons. of
Portland. The rare bird was seen fit
ting about at East Fourteenth and
Weiser streets. That 1t is robin
Mr.. Lyons feels certain, for, he says,
1t is young bird and is being moth
cred by regular robin redbreast.
"The bird is marked and built like
robin, and it chirps like one, /" said
Mr.. Lyon. "But it is white from
beak to the tip Of its TAIL"
The name of the Pacific Reserve
Fleet, with headquarters at the Puget
Sound navy yard, has been changed to
Reserve Force, u. S. Pacific Fleet"
Six vessels of the reserve force are in
and California waters under
command of Rear Admiral Fullam,
who shifted his flag from the cruiser
Pittsburg to the cruiser Colorado. His
title henceforth will be commander of
the Reserve Force, Pacific Fleet, in
stead of ommander-in-chief Of the Pa
cific Reserve Fleet.
President Wilson, describing him
self as sin fighting mood" enunci-
ated Friday to large crowd in Inde-
pendence Square in Philadelphia, his
of some of the cardinal
American ideals. He declared that
America, in dealing with other ma
tions, must "vindicate at whatever
cost, its principles of liberty, justice
and humanity; that America first" !
must be translated into action exalt- I
ing it above all selfish interests; and {
that the nations policy and develop I
ment must be guided by the whole
people and not by any small group. c
The United States now is waiting :
For General Carranza's final word in 7
reply to the note sent Sunday demand =
ing release of the prisoners taken at .
Carrizal and a formal diplomatic an
of intentions.
Respites of 80 days pending hearing
Of pardon applications were granted by r
President Wilson to S. D. and W. S.
officers of the American Ma ?
tional Bank of Caldwell, Idaho, con- /
victed of issuing fraudulent certifi- t
cate of deposit. 6