The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-18
WORLDS DO|NGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
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.

aut Oui Duoy NCou0iSs
Oregon troops on the border have
just received their first payment for
services.
Candidate Hughes, speaking to wo-
men only in Spokane, addressed them
as "fellow citizens"
Secretary Baker has mapped out ar
guments to be used in the campaign
for the reelection of President Wilson.
Owing to court duties, Justice Bran
deis will not accept appointment on
the commission to settle the Mexican
problem.
Human blood from recovered victims
of infantile paralysis, is being. used as
serum to combat the disease in New
York City.
The U. s. forestry reports practi-
cally no damage by fires in the ma
tional forests in the Northwest, thus
far this season.
A San Francisco contracting firm is
expected to get the job of building
Portland's million-dollar postoffice, be-
cause of its low bid.
An insane fugitive from the Oregon
asylum, terrorizes citizens of Salem,
and it is feared he may reach his home
and do bodily harm to his family.
For the first time since July 8 a
heavy rain fell in the battle area,
breaking the long drought and one of
the longest heat waves in recent years.
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Lassoo sank Sunday off the Dutch
coast, having struck mine or been
torpedoed. Six of the crew are'miss-
ing.
A California farmer is cultivating
jimpson weed, considered pest in
this country, but which is used as a
household remedy in China, and prin-
cipally for asthma.
Oregon shippers are facing ruin be-
cause of the car shortage. A deficit
of 975 cars on the Southern Pacific in
Oregon is shown by the Public Service
commission investigation.
The wheat and apple crop of the Pa
cifc Northwest will be materially
larger than heretofore estimated, ac-
cording to the crop report of the de-
partment of Agriculture.
President Wilson is comforting with
the railroad officials and employees in
the hope of finding amicable adjust
ment of their differences. The i'm
preston grows that arbitration in
some form will be agreed upon.
The price of milk by the pint was
raised in New York City, retailers as
serting the advance was necessary ow-
ing to the increased cost Of supplies,
principally bottles. The price Of milk
by the quart remains unchanged.
The Italian dreadnought Leonardo
da Vinci caught fire and blew up in the
harbor of Trant, Italy, and 400 of her
: crew were drowned, says Turin dis
patch to the Petit Journal. The date
of the disaster is given only as day
in August.
Chinese troops have attacked the
Japanese garrison at Chengchiatun,
between Mukden and Chaoyangfu, and
have killed or wounded II Japanese
soldiers and killed one officer. Ac-
cording to official advices from Cheng-
chiatun, the Japanese barracks now is
being besieged by the Chinese soldiers.
Heavy advances in the price Of -four
are announced in Chicago.
The Bartlett pear picking season is
now in full swing in the Rogue River
valley, Oregon, and all indications
point to a 81, 900, 900 pear and apple
crop.
Use of special train to enable j :.
Frank .Hanley, nominee for President.
and DR.. Ira Landrith, candidate for
vice president, to reach the entire ma
tion, has been authorized by the Pro-
hibition National campaign committee.
1t is understood the train will start
about September IL.
St. Louis dairies affected by the
strike and lockout of union milk driv-
ers did not attempt household deliver
les Friday, but considered plans for
resuming service. Many strikers were
arrested. There was considerable in
reference with grocery and bakery
wagons that went to the dairies to get
milk to retail.
Russian forces are now within bonn
harding distance of Stanislaus. Austria.
Political influence is being brought
to bear on the Treasury department tt
compel the use of Bedford limestone
from Indiana on the new Portland, Or,
postoffice.
The National Association of Master
Bakers, in session in Salt Lake City,
adopted resolution to President Will
son and to congress, asking that al
embargo be placed on the present
wheat crop in order to prevent any
further advance in the market price o.
wheat.
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