The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-03-03
Brief Resume Of General News
from All Around The Earth.
uAiRsu HAPPENINGS N A NUTSHELL
live News Items Of An Nations end
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.

Secretary DanlelB IL opposed 20 10
eating a naval base at the mouth Of
the columbia river
At German editor advocates sinking
ell tehips Of whatever nationality.
bound for Great Britain.
Great Britain will permit shipment
10 the United States Of cargo OF dye
stuffs valued at tb. 900. 900.
Only three co-sds out Of 20 at the
University Of Oregon have good feet.
None have perfect too-line.
Tho momenious battle between the
French and Germans before verdun
continues with practically no gain for
either side.
Mra. Carrie Hall. 70 years old. a
cousin Of Abraham Lincoln. dies ~ the
home Of her sister. Miss Isabel Hanks.
near Louisiana. Mo.
Germany delivers note 70 United
atAspa setting forth her submarine
warfare. on armed merchantmen 20
whifh this government has objected.
Allegro enters the Mechanics State
Hank at ST. Joseph. Mo-. and after
forcing the cashier and two clerks into
the ault, obtains $1,000 and escapes.
he Russian steamship Ps,ahenga
has koon sunk. Fifteen Of those on
boain were saved. She was Of i6t7
gx0se tons. Seven of tho Petahenga's
crew were lost.
TMexea. Ii New York steal $500, 900
fNfE.n U. s, mail truck while Il was
on d ferry bound from the Central
Nsv3 Jersey station. The auto truck
cong lined 81, 900. 900 In al.
A1cosdlng 70 Lloyd's. the British
steatner Southford. formerly tho Sind
bad, hha been sunk. Eleven OF the
veassi's crew were saved. Two we're
killed. Tho Southford was a vessel Of
S07 hons.
AbotheF shlpment of gold 10 Holland
frora New York under an agreement
witlR the British government against
ssixare win 10 forward on the Holland
AmdfIca liner Nieuw Amsterdam for
Rotterdam. The shipment amounts
70 = 800. 900.
Csneral Felix Diax. who has been |
In DO United States for several
montha, and under surveillance Of the
department Of Justice. has succeeded
In Aaving for Cuba, whore. II Il rc-
porth, he win form plans for another
revolution In Mexico.
Bake ovens filled with tho hodics Of |
roaalpd babiea wan one Of the verbal
pict9rca OF alleged Turkiah atrocities
drawn BY Rev. n. A. Yarrow. m
ANGLICAN mihaionAry at Van, Turkey. /
Ia tlln COURSE Of an appeal for financial
aid fsr Armeniann and Syrians In Chi
cagos.
More than 30 guests. all Methodist
mInfAtsrs and their wives. were rem
dered seriously III after they had par
taken Of food which 10 alleged 70 have
served at a banquet
givon by Methodist ministers In the
Methodist church, San
Franlsco. February 22.
Exsenator Root, Of New York, Ia
expected TO announce his support 70
for the presidency.
During friendly aparring bout be-
tween William Hiidebrandt and Au-
gust Naisel, both IA years Of age, at
The Thirteenth District school, Gin
IA ss....a = .t...aE ~. A..
Jaw. He died few minutes later.
In response 10 agitation by the news
papers urging England'a miniaters to
,et the country.ah example Of econ
,my, preferably by accepting reduc.
ion n their salaries. II II announced
he ministers have agreed for the fu-
;ure 70 accept one-quarter Of their sal ,
sriea1n the form Of ave per cent ex-
,heqqer NbhdaT
President wilson. at the end Of two
lays " agitation In congress for action
Americans off armed mer-
wrotn n letter 10 Senator
stone, chairman OF the Senate foreign
committee, saying that he
lQutU tiVb NVHutHt W tAtS A8ktuHNuluNtl :
Il the righta sof American citizens In
my respect. "The honor and self
eepcct Of tho Nation are involved,
70 said. We covet peace and shall
reserve It At any cost but the loss Of
lonor, si.eN ~ y ~ s@ssssF
A crazy Montenegrin runs amuck In
Ieattle and stabs ak persons before he I
3 overpowered. One Of hiA victims ia
eriously wounded.
A Portland school girl, aged IL, was
.nocked down and killed by large
uto truck. as she was on her way to !
Of school play.
John r. Gillies. deposad claim agent 1
I the Washington State Industrial In b
urance commission, was found guilty :
I grand larceny IN connection with 7
he looting Of the Industrial insurance Il
und Of several thousand dollsrs by '
means Of false accident claims. In