The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-06-16
Brief Resume Of General News
From All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS N A NUTSHELL
uve, News Items Of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

King Constantine Of Greece has dc
cldcd 10 order the complete demo
bilIIation Of the Greek army.
Russian torpedo boat doatroyera hay'
sunk 10 large Turkish ahips laden will
merchandise OF the Anatollan coast.
The Italians have continued theiI
advance In the ArEa valley. In th'
Pasnhio sector and along the Poslni
Astico limo In the Southern Tyrcl.
The Norwegian steamer Prosper III
has struck n mine and sunk. Tho FIRST
officer Of tho vessel 10 believed 20 be
the only survivor. She sailed from
Newport News May 20 for Ia PAlllee,
France.
Bryant j. c. o'Connor. = meta
worker 1T San Francisco, falls acver
stories 10 the pavement from eeaifold
on an Office building and surprises spec
tatoFs by rising and attempting "a
walk away.
Liquor shipments 70 Portland and
Multn0mAh county consumers for May
totaled 1857. April records show
essS consumers. In May there were
BA29 purchasers Of pure alcohol for
external" use.
Formation Of National Democrats
Women'a league was announced IN Chi
eago recently by Mrs. Joanna Z.
Downea. president Of an Illinois Demo
cratic women'a organization. IL viii
represent. she declares. 70. 600 womon
throughout tho United States.
The Bulgarian legation at Bucharest
haa received information that tho Bull
garia- RonmAnian frontier with ba tenn
porarliy closed against passengers or
merchandise. says q Reuter- dispatch
from the Roumanian capital. Il 10 be-
lleyed that Bulgaria has taken this
step to mask important troop move
nenta.
Holding that Indiana are not made
citizens Of tho United States by 70.
ceipt OF allotmonts Of land. tho Su-
prame court sustained an indictment
against Fred Nice. charged with aell-
lhg liquor at Carter, s. D.. to George
CoFtIsr. Sioux Indian with allotted
ianda. Tho defense contended that
state law applied 70 the case,
German infantry attacked French
positiona west Of Fort vaux on the
Verdun front Tuesday night. The ae-
aenlt failed entirely. tho official report
Gays. The Germans continued their
heavy bombardment In the region
north Of Souvilio and Tayannes forts,
West Of the Meuae there was heavy
artillery action In tho vicinity Of Chat
tancourt.
A rumor 10 In circulation In potro-
grad that tho Russians have occupied
CEernowitx, capital Of the Austrian
cr0wnland Of Bukowina. The rnmor
lacks official confirmation. but color
has been given by the capture of Do
bronovtxe, commanding point l0l
miles TO the northeast. The Russian
line extends 10 0kna, From both
these points good roads lead direct 10
cxcrnowitx, and, according to military
anthoritiea, they are the only pointa In
this direction capable Of defense.
A decree Of divorce Ia 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
the sale or importation Of
strong liquors. wine and beer. and the
shipment OF liquors throughout the
country. The police also have been
ordered to prevent the serving Of wine
and beer In restaurants.
American marines and Haitien
gandarmes killed the revolutionary
chiefs, Welellus and Codio, and nine Of
their men In fight near Fonds Yer
retes Sunday. No mention Of Ameri-
can casualties ls made In the State de-
partment dispatch reporting the incl
dnet.
A bill pending In the house to give
exclusive fishing rights to persons a.
ing surveys on trap sites was attacked
BY Delegate Wickersham. OF Alaska.
Is putting the Pacific salmon, industry
into the hands of trust. A combine
ion already has surveyed all salmon
rap sites. Wickersham declared.
Senator Borah Of Idaho, writes the
Mexican plank for the Republican
sarty. He was asked by Senator
lodge to do this because Of his we'll
inown views Of President Wilson's
Mexican policy.
Fort Vaux, one Of the verdun de-
'cnses, has been captured by the Ger
nan troops, according to the official !
statement issued from the Berlin ,
headquarters. What remained Of the
french garrison finally surrendered,
md an attempt 70 relieve the fort !
tuesday resulted in the capture by the :
iermans Of 100 unwOunded prisoners.