The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-06-16
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.

King Constantine of Greece has de-
cided to order the complete demo-
bilization Of the Greek army.
Russian torpedo boat destroyers have
sunk 13 large Turkish ships laden with
merchandise off the Anatolian coast.
The Italians have continued their
advance in the Arsa valley, in the
Pasubio sector and along the Posina
Astico line in the Southern Tyrol.
The Norwegian steamer Prosper III
has struck mine and sunk. The first
officer of the vessel is believed to be
the only survivor. She sailed from
Newport News May 20 for La Pallice,
France.
Bryant ]. c. O'Connor, a metal
worker at San Francisco, falls seven
stories to the pavement from scaffold
on an office building and surprises spec
tators by rising and attempting to
walk away.
Liquor shipments to Portland and
Multnomah county consumers for May
totaled 10,377. April records show
1888 consumers. In May there were
8429 purchasers Of pure alcohol for
external use.
Formation of National Democratic
Women's league was announced in Chi
cago recently by Mrs. Joanna E.
Downes, president of an Illinois Demo-
cratic women's organization. 1t will
represent, she declares, $4,000 women
throughout the United States.
The Bulgarian legation at Bucharest
has received information that the Bull
garia- -Roumanian frontier will be tenn
porarily closed against passengers or
merchandise, says Reuter- dispatch
from the Roumanian capital. 1t is be-
lieved that Bulgaria has taken this
step to mask important troop move
ments.
Holding that Indians are not made
citizens of the United States by re-
ceipt of allotments of land, the Su-
preme court sustained an indictment
against Fred Nice, charged with SELL
ing liquor at Carter, S. D., to George
Cortier, Sioux Indian with allotted
lands. The defense contended that
state law applied to the case.
German infantry attacked French
positions west of Fort Vaux on the
Verdun front Tuesday night. The as
sault failed entirely, the official report
says. The Germans continued their
heavy bombardment in the region
north of Souville and Tavannes forts.
West of the Meuse there was heavy
artillery action in the vicinity of Chat
tancourt.
A rumor is in circulation in Petro-
grad that the Russians have occupied
Czernowitz, capital of the Austrian
crownland of Bukowina. The rumor
lacks official confirmation, but color
has been given by the capture of Do
bronovtze, commanding point IL
miles to the northeast. The Russian
line extends to Okna. From both
these points good roads lead direct to
Czernowitz, and, according to military
authorities, they are the only points ir
this direction capable Of defense.
A decree of divorce is granted to
Mrs. Claude Grahame- White, in Lon
don, formerly Miss Dorothy Taylor, Of
New York, from her husband, the avi.
ator.
On account of the general strike the
Norway government has passed law
prohibiting the sale or importation Of
strong liquors. wine and beer, and thu
shipment of liquors throughout tht
country. The police also have beer
ordered to prevent the serving of win'
and beer in restaurants.
American marines and Halter
gendarmes killed the revolutionar.
chiefs, Welellus and Codio, and nine O.
their men in fight near Fonds Yer
retes Sunday. No mention of Ameri
can casualties is made in the State de
partment dispatch reporting the Incl
dnet.
A bill pending in the house to Civ
exclusive fishing rights to persons FL
ing surveys on trap sites was attacke
by Delegate Wickersham. of Alaska
as putting the Pacific salmon industr
into the hands of trust. A combina
ton already has surveyed all salmo
trap sites, Wickersham declared.
Senator Borah of Idaho, writes th
Mexican plank for the Republica
party. He was asked by Senate
Lodge to do this because Of his wei
known views of President Wilson
Mexican policy.
Fort Vaux, one of the Verdun dt
fenses, has been captured by the Gel
man troops, according to the officii
statement issued from the Berii
headquarters. What remained Of Il
French garrison finally SURRENDERED
and an attempt to relieve the To-
Tuesday resulted in the capture by Il
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