The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-14
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.

The Moose party convention meets
in Chicago June z, the same day of the
Republican meeting.
Irish Nationalists have abandoned
their fight against conscription by the
British government.
Jane Addams declares Europe is
ready for peace and the end of the war
is up to the neutrals.
The first II days receipts at the
Portland postoffice are $40, more
than for the same period last year.
Fire in the film cutting room of
moving picture company at Santa
Monica, CAL, caused $50, damage.
Eastern Washington is in the grip
Of zero weather. The thermometer at
Spokane stood at below; Waterville,
"a below; Endicott, 20.
Sixteen travellers were taken from
train in Mexico by bandits, stripped
Of their clothing, then shot. Most of
the victims were American citizens.
The Tube mill strike at Youngs-
town, Ohio, which resulted in the
death Of several persons and property
damage of over million dollars, is de-
clared off and the city has quieted
own.
The Germans and Austrians who
lost territory to the Russians are with
drawing stores of supplies that were
to have been used in the spring cam
paign, realizing their efforts would be
a failure.
Representative Fess, of Ohio, se-
verely arraigns Great Britain in a
speech before congress, declaring that
government has broken all interna-
tional sea laws by violating the rights
of neutrals.
Good authority declares that Eng
land and France are preparing vigor-
GUS note in answer to the United
States arguments and demands con-
cerning the neutral trade policy be-
tween these countries.
Fire caused $25, 900 damage to the
DAILY Hotel at Great Falls, Mont, and |
Of the so persons in the hotel, four, in
cluding woman, escaped scantily clad
by sliding down rope fire escape. The |
temperature at the time was 30 de-
grees below zero.
Plans to strengthen the National
guard instead of establishing a conti-
mental army as contemplated by the
War department were proposed to Pres
ident Wilson by Chairman Hay Of the
house military committee. Mr.. Hay
did not reveal how his suggestion was
received by the President.
The trial of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr,
who, it is alleged, instigated the mur-
der of her husband, DR.. Mohr, is in
progress at Providence, r. /. 1t will
be shown it is said, that the chauffeur
stopped his auto in dark spot, when
the physician and his companion Miss
Burger, were shot from ambush.
The English government in the in.
terest of national economy. has noti-
fled all trade unions in the country
that in view Of the pressing emer-
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lied bv the senate
Opponents of Oregon's blue law,
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The house of commons voted 4O3 to
105 in favor of the Asuuith bill which
requires single men Oh certain ages 10 L
enter tne war.
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crowred amnaror ~ Macedonia A.
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