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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
DENIES CARRANzA IS OUT
Mexican Foreign Minister Says Gen.
eral Controls-Consders Action
of Peace Convention
Final.

Mexico City, Oct. 1.-THE Mexican
foreign minister, Ysidoro Fabella, de-
MED that General Carranza had re-
signed the supreme power of the con-
stitutionalists in favor of Antonio Viii
lareal, governor of the state of Nuevo
Leon. Minister Fabella said that Car
rama considered the action of the
Mexico City convention in rejecting
his resignation settled the question,
but if the convention at Aguas Cali
entes voted to reconsider 1t Carranza
would bow to the majority.
All the military chieftains, includ-
Ing Francisco Villa, Emiliano Zapata
and Venustiano Carranza, are subject
to the orders of the Aguas Calientes
convention, which, after stormy Sc
cret session, voted itself the supreme
power Of the land.
The delegates took oath to abide by
the majority vote on all questions, in
cluding the form of government and
presidential succession.
The question of the kind of govern
ment that shall prevail will be de-
cided at session to be held October
20, when a full Zapata delegation,
numbering 20 men, will be present.
Prominent delegates to the confer
ence say the question of further civil
strife in Mexico City has been def
nitely decided; that the peace is as
General Carranza can be a candidate
for the presidency in the general elec-
tions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
TELEGRAPHIC
NOTES

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct 17.-Michael
Angelo McGinnis, mathematician,
whose ability gained him interna-
tional fame, died at hospital here
McGinnis spent the last two months
OF his life as charity patient
Macon, Ga, Oct. 17.-Thirty Mercer
university students and three mem.
bers Of the faculty became seriously
Ill here. 1t is thought they are suf-
fering with ptomaine poisoning from
food served in the college dormitory
at night.
st. Louis, Oct. 1S.-The st. Louis
franchise of the Southern Traction
company, projected interurban line
promoted in part by William Lorimer
and planning a loop at the west end
Of the municipal bridge, was repealed
by the upper house Of the municipal
assembly. A repeal measure had
passed the lower house.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 15.-Five men
employed by the government fleet op-
posite Memphis were drowned when a
gasoline boat used to transfer them
from the city to the fleet capsized in
the middle Of the Mississippi river.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
HALTED GERMANS
IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH DUN
KIRK-ARMENTIEREs rs
REoccUPIED.
Advance Along Belgian Front To
Coast checked-German Papers
Confirm Losses.

Western Newspaper Union News service-
London.-Two important successes
in the battle for DunkirB and Calais,
for the possession of which the Ger
mans are striving, are credited to the
allies in the official communications
issued in Paris.
The French are said to have reoccu-
pied Armentieres, an important rail-
way junction on the Belgian frontier
northwest of Lille, and to have re-
pulsed an attempt of the Germans to
cross the River User, which flows
through that little corner Of West
Flanders which is all of Belgium that
remains in Belgian hands.
This would mean a check to the
German attempt to reach Dunkirk by
the coast route. The French also are
said to have pushed back still farther
the German army which Is advancing
along the Belgian frontier to the coast.
The battle which eliminated In Ar
mentieres again coming under French
influence lasted for week, during
which the fighting was hard and con-
tinuous.
Germans Driven Back Thirty Miles.
London-The official press bureau
issued the following announcement:
"The British troops have made good
progress during the last few days. In
the northern area the allies have
driven the enemy back more than 30
miles"
The war Office issued another cas-
ualty list received from headquarters
under date of September 16. 1t gives
81 non-commissioned officers and men
as having been killed, 149 men wound
ed and 555 men missing,
Those Of the killed belonged entire
ly to the Royal Scots, the Royal Irish
and the East Surrey regiments. The
East Surveys, the Kings own Scottish
borderers, and the Somerset light in
fantry figure largely in the missing
list.
OF command officers the list gives
four killed and five wounded.
German Papers Confirm Losses.
Rotterdam.-The latest lists of cas-
ualties published in German papers
show that claims of British and
French troops that they have wiped
out German battalions are absolutely
correct.
The reserve infantry regiment No.
II lost in one battalion 800 wounded.
In another battalion of the same regi-
ment TAO were killed at the battle of
Marne
Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 50
had "unassessable loss," and such
phrases as "innumerable 'osses," tire
mendous number of dead and wound
ed" follow the names of several regi-
ments.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
NAVAL LOSSES TO DATE

The following losses have been
sustained by the British and Ger
man fighting navies In less than
three months Of war:
GREAT BRITAIN.
Cruisers (eIsht).
BY submarine-cressy, Hosue,
Aboukir, Pathfinder, Hawke.
BY mine-Amphion.
BY gun fire-Pegasus.
BY groundine-Warrlor.
Torpedo gunboat (one).
BY mine-speedy.
Submarine (one).
BY aroundins-E I.
GERMANY.
Cruisers (seven).
BY submarine-HeIo.
BY gun fire-Magdeburs, Mainz,
coeIn, Ariadne, Auesperg, Panther.
Auxiliary cruisers (two).
BY gun fire-cap Trafalgar,
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse.
Submarines (two)-
BY gun fire-U IS; one, desisna-
tlon unknown.
Destroyers (three).
BY gun fire-DeslsnatIon un-
known.
Mlne-layer (one).
BY gun fire-koenigin LuIse.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
GERMANS BEFORE WARSAW
Both Sides Claim to Have Gained
Advantages, but Little Really
Is Known.

London, Oct. 16.-The Germans are
before Warsaw. Fighting has taken
place only eight miles from that city
While their advance to the Niemen
was a failure, the forces of Emperor
William apparently have retrieved
some defeats of the Austrians in Cali
cia and have advanced as far as Jaroz-
lau, II miles northwest Of Przemysl.
The German plan seems to be to
have two armies advance along the
left bank of the Vistula river while
two other armies swing around on the
right bank to take the defenders of
Warsaw on their flank. This accord.
ing to Russian accounts. suits the Rus
sian general staff, who are said pur-
posely to have withdrawn to the Wis
tula SO that they would have the rail-
ways at their back while the Austro-
German forces would have to advance
great distances on roads which at
this time of the year are little more
than quagmires.
Both sides claim to have gained ad-
vantages in the preliminary fighting,
but these victories and defeats can
have little effect on the general result
of the battle in which it is estimated
nearly 100000 men are engaged.
The Russians, it is said, have 2,5O0,.
900 men and the Austro-German force
is declared to total nearly 100000.
The armies cover front of nearly 800
miles
The battle on the East Prussian
frontier has ceased. The two armies
are facing each other across the bor-
der, both doubtless being satisfied to
remain where they are until the chief
battle in Poland is decided.
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CINCINNATI MARKETS

Corn-No. white S1ke, No. 2 white
S1@S1hc, No. 3 white S01s oslo, No.
white S0@S0Rc, No. yellow 75c,
No. 2 yellow 741a@75c, No. yellow
74@741ac, No. yellow 73&@74c, No.
l mixed 7413 @75c, No. 2 mixed 741A@
75c, No. 8 mixed 1914 @74c, No. a mix
ed 73@73kc, white ear 77@78c, yell
low ear 75@76c, mixed ear 74@75c.
Hay-No. timothy $1775, No. 2
timothy $15.75, No. timothy $4,000
IA, No. l clover mixed SIT, No. 2 clo-
yer mixed SIS, No. l clover SIG, No. 2
clover $14,
oats-No. 2 white 4SA@4sc, stand
ard 4S@4Skc, No. 8 white 471s@ @4Sc,
No. 4 451a@4614c, No. 2 mixed 47@
47kc, No. 3 mixed 461a@47c, No. 4
mixed 46@46kc.
Wheat-No. 2 red $1.11@1.12, No. 8
red $LOS@1.1O, No. 4 red $1@1.O5.
Poultry-Hens, Az lbs and over,
14Hc; under Az lbs, 13c; roosters,
10kc; springers, lbs and over,
121Ac; under 2 lbs, 15c; young spring
ducks, 4 lbs and over, 15c; spring
ducks, over lbs, lac; ducks, white,
under lbs, 12c; colored, lie; young
turkeys, s lbs and over, 18c; turkeys,
toms, 1Sc; turkeys, 8 lbs and over,
1Sc; Gull turkeys, &c.
Eggs-Prime firsts 25hc, flrsts 24c,
ordinary tirsts zoe, seconds 18c.
Cattle-Shippers $7.25@8.25: butch
er steers, extra $7.50@7.75, good to
choice $6.75@7.40, common to fair S.
@6.50; heifers, extra $7.35@750, good
to choice $6.25@7.25, common to fair
$4.50@6.15; cows, extra $5.85@6.25,
good to choice $5.25@5.75, common to
fair $3@5.15; Gamers 1904.
Bulls-Bologna $e@660, fat bulls
$6.25@675.
Calves-Extra $1O.75@11, fair to
good $7@1O.5O, common and large S.
@10.25.
Hogs-Good to choice packers and
butchers $7.95@8, mixed packers $3.50
@7.95, stays $4.25@675, common to
choice heavy fat sows $550@7.40, ex-
ira $3.50, light shippers $710@76O,
pigs Clio lbs and less) $5@7.
Sheep-Extra $4.75, good to choice
$4.25@4.65, common to fair $2.5O@4f5.
Lambs-Extra $40, good to choice
$.25@7S5, common to fair $5.5O@7.
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There is no important incident to
mention on the other parts of the
front except an unsuccessful attack
by the Germans in the region of
Melancourt, northwest of Verdun."
A previous bulletin said:
"The progress indicated in the COM
munication of yesterday has been con-
firmed.
"On our left wing the field of action
Of the allied forces extends at the
present time from the region of Ypres
to tie sea"
Berlin Denies Allies Win.
Berlin (via Amsterdam), Oct. 10
The war Office issued the following Of
ticial statement:
In France there is heavy fighting
east of Scissors and the Argonne.
The French have continued to make
attacks on our positions near St.
Mihiel, but have been repulsed The
Germans have lost ground at no point,
despite the official reports issued in
Paris as to French successes. The
emperor's headquarters have been
moved farther into France.
Antwerp Losses Denied.
Bordeaux, Oct. 1G.-High officials
deny the correctness of the German
official account of the capture of Ant
werp. They declare the garrison never
left in fight nor retreat and say that
it merely carried out a necessary
operation.
1t is also denied that the Germans
captured many prisoners. They lost
many men by the sorties of the garri-
son until the heavy siege artillery
made any further heroism useless
The stores of grain had previously
been distributed to the poor. The only
war material captured were two how
itzers of date of 1864 and half dozen
field guns which had been made use
less.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
THINKS U. S. PERILED
REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER SAYS
COUNTRY is UNPREPARED.
Declares Bullets Are Not Stopped bV
sombast, Nor Powder Vanqulshed
by Platitudes.

Washington, Oct. 17.-Inquiry into
the preparedness Of the United States
for war, Offensive or defensive" by
a national security commission was
proposed in a joint resolution intro
duced in the house by Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts, who recent
ly returned from the war zone in Eu-
rope.
Il have introduced this resolution to
investigate the military status of the
United States" said Mr.. Gardner in a
statement accompanying the resolu-
tion, because l know that public
search will open the eyes of Ameri-
cans to situation which is being con-
cealed from them. The United States
ID totally unprepared for war, defen-
sive or offensive, against real power
In my opinion the effect of the vast
sums Of money spent by Carnegie In
his peace propaganda has been to
blind Americans to the fact that our
national security from military
point of view is undermined.
Nearly every army and navy off,
Ger to whom l have spoken tells me
the same story of inadequate security.
have yet to speak to a single member
of either committee on naval affairs
or the committee on military affairs of
the house Of representatives in whose
judgement have confidence who does
not in private make the same admis-
sion. Yet all these gentlemen seem
to consider it their duty to refrain
from any public statement
The time has not yet come" he
asserted, when the United States can
afford to be destroyed and all the
Carnegie millions in the world will
not silence those of us who believe
that bullets cannot be stopped with
bombast, nor powder vanquished by
platitudes."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
PORTUGAL MAY ENTER WAR
to Lime Up With the Allies
General News.

LOnuOn, OCJ. lO.-DlSpaLcneS ITOm
Lisbon and Madrid indicate that be-
fore many days tenth nation, Portu-
gal, will have become involved in the
European war.
Her treaty with England will line
up the new republic, if she goes to
war, among the foes of Germany, in
creasing the number of allies to eight
The treaty obliges Portugal to fur
nish 100000 troops to England when
called upon.
A Reuter- dispatch from Lisbon de-
clares mobilization will be ordered to-
morrow and that martial law has been
declared in the Portuguese Kongo,
probably in fear of an uprising similar
to that in South Africa among the
British colonists.
One report from Madrid states Por-
tugal already has declared war on
Germany. This is denied in the Reu-
ter dispatch.
Germans Rout French Cavalry.
London, Oct. 14.-A dispatch to
Reuters Telegraph company from Ber-
lin, by way of Amsterdam, gives the
following statement issued by the Ger
man general staff: Our cavalry COM
pletely routed French cavalry divi-
sion west of Lille and near Hazen-
brouck we in fiicted severe losses on
another French cavalry division. Un-
til now the engagements on the front
in the western theater did not lead to
decision.
About the booty at Antwerp no re-
ports can be made"
Boer Leaders Are Loyal.
Cape Town, South Africa, Oct 16.-
The government is receiving numer-
GUS pladges of support from Boer
leaders in the crisis caused by the
rebellion of the troops commanded by
Colonel Maritz, but it is learned that
many Beers whose loyalty to England
had been suspected in the past have
from their usual haunts,
both here and in the other towns OF
the Union.
Cholera Beats Russians.
Rome, Oct. 16.-A dispatch to the
Giornale d'Italia from the Austrian
frontier says that cholera has as.
sumed frightful proportions in Galicia
and Hungary
"Wednesday in large town and
district in northern Hungary" the dis
patch says, there were 10000 cases
among the soldiers and persons who
had been in contact with them. The
epidemic is extraordinarily violent.
and large percentage of the stricken
persons die within few hours.
1T is asserted that the withdrawal
of the Russians from Hungary was
due to desire not to expose them
selves to the contagion."
Kaiser Has $4,000 Men?
London, Oct. 1.-THE Nation saws
the following will be found the best
official estimate of the total fighting
forces of the German empire:
Trained men now serving, 4,450. 900.
Unframed but liable, ersatz, reserv.
lists, and landsturm, 3,750,O0O.
Landsturm, seventeen to twenty
years of age, 100000.
Private letters from Germany speak
Of the terrible losses among the off,
GERS. One records the death of AZ
per cent of the officers in the Bava-
rian guard.
Rushing Troops to France.
London. Oct. Important Ger
man re-enforcements, especially artil.
lery, have been sent to the west 'front.'"
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and so of the crew were landed at
Aberdeen.
1t is believed the disaster occurred
not far from that part of the Scot
tish coast, although the admiralty re-
port gives no time or definite location
of the catastrophe.
British patrol ships located Ger
man submarine off the east coast Of
Holland and sunk her.
The Hawke was commanded by
Capt. P. E. T. Williams, and he and
the chief officers of the cruiser are
believed to be lost.
The Hawke was a cruiser of 1850
tons, $50 feet long and of 60 feet beam
and drew 20 feet of water. She was
launched in 1891. Her armament con-
sisted of two SO inch guns, ten six
inch guns, IL six-ponders, five three
Founders. two machine guns and two
torpedo tubes.
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projecting stones; this ineffective en-
gine was discarded in favor of bronze
"bombards" and cast-iron corronades.
Today, however. the siege gun is
cumbrous mass of steel or wrought
iron, weighing anything from 40 tons to
$50 tons. The largest are capable of fir.
ing shell weighing practically one
ton, and with sufficient force to pene.
trate wrought iron at a distance of
1000 yards to depth of nearly two
feet. While some are sighted for q
range OF five miles. and at that dis.
tance may be relied upon to strike an
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
CRUISER SENT TO BOTTOM
German Submarine by Use of Torpedo
Sinks British WarshIp Hawke
$50 Lives Lost.

London, Oct. IA German torpe-
do cost England her seventh cruiser
and $50 men, the British admiralty
officially announced. The cruiser
Hawke was struck by a torpedo from
German submarine and sunk in the
northern waters of the North sea. The
cruiser Theseus waJ attacked, but the
torpedo missed its mark.
The press bureau issued a list of
II survivors of the 400 officers and
men on the Hawke, and it is hoped
that the loss of life may prove lighter.
Lieutenant Commander Rosaman and
20 men were picked up from a raft
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
AWFUL ENGINES OF WARFARE
Force and Power of German Siege
Guns Is Something Wonderful
to Contemplate.

The extraordinary advance made in
the science of warfare in recent years
is in no way better illustrated than
in the matter of siege guns. such as
were used by the Germans to subdue
the Liege fortresses. The medieval
cannon was clumsy, made of iron bars
hooped together with iron rings and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
ALASKA COAL BILL PASSED
Provides for Blocks in Multiple Of 20
Aeres-Minimum Royalty Two
Cents q Ton.

Washington, Oct. 17.-Given up as
dead legislation less than a week ago,
the Alaska coal land leasing bill, re-
vived at the instance of President Will
son and Secretary Lane as part Of the
administrations program of this ses-
sion, awaits only the presidents sig
nature to become a law. 1t went
through it's final order in the house
virtually without opposition.
The bill is designed to throw open
to system of leases under competi-
tive bidding the immense coal re-
sources of Alaska, tied up the last
eight years, and pending claims will
be adjudicated within a year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
NEED OF AN INCREASED NAVY.

Washington RE haven't enough
OF anything" This is the keynote of
opinions of navy and war chiefs who
commented privately on the unpre-
paredness of the United States in
event of war as exploited by Repre-
sentative Gardner in his "wake-up.
America" warning. The hope is ex,
pressed by officials now that the Sec
retary Of the navy and secretary of
war will make drastic recommends
tions to congress so as to increase
olEleiencY. lN
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
Carcen Files Denial,

Washington, Oct. 17-S!: Edward
Grey, British foreign affairs minister
informed the state department that
Sir Lione. Garden has filed written
denial that he criticized President Will
son. Sir Edward Grey admitted that
it was a breach Of diplomatic eti-
Quette for Sir Lionel to have spoken
about Mexico at all.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
SHIP FLYING U. S. coLoRs SEIZED

Halifax, N. S.-The steamer Brin-
dilla, flying the American flag, was
brought into port as prize of war by
the British auxiliary cruiser Caronia.
The Brindilla was formerly the Ger
man steamer Washington. She clear
ed from New York for Alexandria,
Egypt, and was captured by British
cruiser. Later she was transferred to
the charge of the Caronia, which
placed a prize crew on board. She
is reported to have contraband of war
in her cargo
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
Disciples of Christ Show caiy

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 14.-Nearly 5000
additions to the church in foreign
mission fields last year were an
nounced here before the international
convention Of Disciples of Christ. The
income last year was $46S,749.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
Nearoes Increase East.

Washington, Oct 1.-THE number
Of negroes in the United States prop.
er in 1870 was 9,S27,763. compared
with S,S35,994 in 1907. or an increase
of 9O2,769. a preliminary report of the
census bureau just announced.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
Convict Weston of Murder.

London, Oct. 1S.-Charles Henry
Weston, formerly of Salem, Mass,
was found guilty of the murder of
his wife and at the same time de-
clared to be insane, and committed
to an asylum.
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object ten feet high, in actual battle
fire would rarely be opened at a
greater range than about two miles,
owing to atmospheric and other diff.
culties. Even under the most favor
able conditions the bringing up of
siege guns and the placing of them in
position is herculean task OF trans
port and engineering.
The enormous engines of war have
to be hauled up steep mountains and
placed on solid bed of concrete.
The labor such a step requires il
about equal to that Of erecting large
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22

machinery plant. When in position
the gun is hidden by earthWorks
thrown up around it and screened by
brushwood. Adapted for high-angle
fire, it's Heavy shells can be thrown
over any outworks and directly upon
the place against which the attack is
intended.
ALI these preparations involve i'm
mense trouble and often much loss Of
life from the enemy's fire, but once a
siege gun is in position even the
strongest fortified place is bound to
suffer severely
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
New Klna Is Proclaimed.

Rome, Oct. 14.-Prince Ferdinand
was proclaimed king o. Roumania on
Sunday under the title of Ferinand
I. in succession to the late Carol /,
according to Q dispatch received from
Bucharest.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
Five Burned to Death.

Milo, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-Explosion of a
can of gasoline in a railroad section
house caused fire in which the wife
OF John Weddle. section foreman, and
their four children were burned to
death,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22

London, Oct. 14.--George T. Marye,
Jr., departed Cor his new post as
American ambassador 70 Russia. He
is accompanied to Petrograd by Mrs.
Marye and Jorn A. Ray, United States
consul at Odessa.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-10-22
puten War credls Bill pas..d

putcn war CrediS Bill Passed.
The Hague. Oct. 1.-THE first
chamber passed the second war credit
Of $2e.O0O.O00.
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SWEEP Of
GERMAN ADVANCE
STILL UNCHECKED
Shortened Battle Front Is a Dis
tinCt Advantage to the
Invading Forces.
OSTEND AND BRUGES TAKEN
Expectation Is That the Original
March on Paris Will Be Resumed
British Cruiser Hawke, With $50 of
Her Crew, Sunk by kaiser's Sub
marine-GeneraI News Gathered
From Various Sources.

London, Oct. ia Reuter- dispatch
from Amsterdam says it is officially
announced in Berlin that Ostend was
occupied by German troops on Thurs
day, and Bruges on Wednesday.
The war situation on the northern
frontier of France is viewed with in
creased apprehension in well informed
circles in Bordeaux. 1t is feared that
the Germans will extend their sweep
of the north coast to Dunkirk, and
even to Calais and Dover.
With its battle line from the Ger
man frontier to the English channel
thus shortened the German front will
gain weight.
AS the French army has been un-
equal to the task of turning the Ger
mans flank when thinly extended, it
is now feared that the entire German
line will advance successfully on
Paris