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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
PLAN TO SUBMIT MEASURE
Providing for Purchase of Merchant
Vessels at Once.

Washington.-War in Europe grips
the interest of Congress and promises
to hold it in session indefinitely. Com
merce, which the war has stricken, is
the principal subject with which Con-
gress is concerned, since the eXecu-
tive departments now are taking care
of American refugees in the fighting
zones. The bill to establish Bureau
of War Risks Insurance in the Treas
ury Department probably will be
enacted. The measure has passed the
Senate, and, although there is some
opposition to it in the House, admins
tration leaders intend to push it
through even if it is necessary to in
woke a special rule for the purpose.
The administration desires this legis
lation as an additional inducement to
owners of foreign-built ships to apply
for American registry. The President
favors the bill, as do majority of the
administration leaders.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
AMERICANS TREATED WELL
Travellers Are Given Help and Apology
Made for lnconveniences.

Rotterdam.-A thorough canvass OF
Americans here show that the Ger
mans have been universally courteous
to them. The hardships undergone
by citizens of the United States have
been due in all cases to the conditions
attending mobilization, the lack of ia
cilities for travel and at first a re-
striction of the hours during which
the streets could be frequented. A
week after the opening of hostilities
the latter restraint was eliminated.
The government took measures not
alone looking to the safety of Ameri-
cans, but also to their comfort Those
hardest hit by the war are American
students in Germany who have found
difficulty in getting their usual remit
tances. Every measure has been taken
to help them.
DIP. w. G. Kanier, of Detroit, who
travelled widely in Germany during the
mobilization, stated that Americans
could not have received better treat
ment in their own country. While in
specting passports and baggage, Off
cials were courteous and in numerous
cases apologized for the inconvenience
caused.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
BETTER FEELING ARISES
Freight Traffic Managers Can See
Light Ahead.

New York-Export operations to
important European ports, such as Liv-
erpool and other points in the United
Kingdom, have begun to resume on
partial basis, which gave every appear
ance of soon becoming definite serv-
ice, subject to changes which may be
ordered to conform with conditions as
they arise from time to time during
the naval operations of the belligerent
Powers of Europe.
That part of Great Britain's mer-
chant feet which has successfully
evaded capture on the high seas dur
ing the past two weeks while carrying
merchandise and passengers to and
from English ports to this country in
the opinion of prominent shipping
agent in this city, will soon be ade-
quately supplemented by a Fl eet of
ships flying the American flag after
being transferred to American owner
ship, and the many other neutral lines
running out of this port are expected
to renew definite sailings
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
ATLANTIC OCEAN
SAFE FOR TRAVEL
OFFICIAL NOTICE RECEIVED sY
CONSUL sIMMoNDs-cALL FOR
BRITISH RESERVES.
SHIppERSANO TRAVELLERS SAFE
Extract From Official Message Re.
ceiVed here-Forces of Triple
Alliance Are Bottled Up.

Cincinnati, O,-Official dispatches
relative to the European war were
received by r. E. Simmonds, English
vice consul, and Oscar Mezger, Ger
man consul, and Eugene Pociey,
French consul. "The entire North At
safe for travel and commerce. There
is no reason why travellers should not
go and shipments be made to Eng
land, Jamaica and British possessions.
making shipments of horses or other
possible utilities of war into Canada
and other English possessions, where
it is the intention CT the shippers to
reship from these countries, since
there is the risk of the import being
held by military authority from out
ward passage"
The above in an extract from the Off
cial message received by Consul Sim
monds, relayed directly from the king
to Sir Edward Gray, consul general OF
the Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and
Indiana consulate district, hence to
the local consul. The message is au-
thoritative for American shippers, and
travellers need not hesitate 'at embark
ing for London now, Mr.. Simmonds
says 1t indicated that the naval forces
of the Triple Alliance are so success.
fully bottled up that transatlantic
intercommerce is not now affected or
endangered, providing the shipping
and travel is not Of sympathetic ma
ture to Germany or Austria, the con
sui explains.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
Two Million Men Are I'm Battle Line.
japan Declares War On Germany
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
EFFECTS OF WAR is IMPRESSED
UPON THIS COUNTRY BY LONG
HALT TO TRADE.
Merchants and Manufacturers Grow
Cautious As the Blockade of Ex-
ports Continues Unbroken.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New York-A three weeks stoppage
OF trade and the ordinary functions OF
credit has begun to impress the last
remnant of the American public, who
at first thought they were immune
from the effects of a European war.
From day to day more conservatism
is shown by the corporation, the mer-
chant and the employe. This will be
necessary until the blockade of our
export trade is lifted and the banks
again discount on normal basis. The
total effect of contracted purchases
all along the line, from the big pro-
ducer to the small consumer, is mani
fest in bank exchanges one third less
than year ago, and in railroad earn
ings 10 to Is per cent smaller. The
remarkable and hopeful feature of this
situation is that there is no acute
alarm in any section.
The beneficial effects of the war
upon the American iron and steel in
dustry are being greatly exaggerated
III SOlhS ludl lclo' Op W udIS INC oI00I
trade is barely holding it's own, and
the merchant pig iron trade is not do
ing as we'll as that. The effect of the
war thus far has been to give the steel
trade temporary losses and temporary
gains, and it is too soon to determine
which influence will play out first. AS
to losses, there is practically the en-
tire export trade shut off, as regards
overseas business, while exports to
Canada have been reduced, shipment
having been temporarily suspended in
MANY instances.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
UNITED STATES NOTIFIED
BY Japanese Ambassador That Japan
Had Declared War.

Washington.-Visc Chinda, the
Japanese Ambassador here, formally
notified the United States that Japan
had declared war ON Germany. The
American government was immediate
ly asked to care for Japan's interests
in Germany. Assurances recently given
by the British government to the
United States that Japan's activity
Would be confined to the China seas
and Eastern Asia were repeatedly by
Viscount Chinda.
The position of the United States,
as set forth in Secretary Bryan's note
has met with the approval of Japan.
In that communication the United
States noted with satisfaction" that
Japan promised to maintain the in
tegrity of China and eventually restore
Kiau-Chau to China; that Japan sought
no additional territory and had pledged
herself in pursuance of the Anglo
Japanese alliance to the maintenance
Of the principle of the "open door" in
China and equal opportunity for the
commercial interests of all Powers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
EMERGENCY CURRENCY
Subject to Disbursements Through
Ohio and Kentucky.

Neutrality-suspicious. banks not
members of currency associations
formed under the provisions of the
Aldrich-Vreeland act have been and
will continue to be refused emergency
currency, according to circular is
sued by the Treasury Department.
b. So far there has been issued $154,-
0S5,O0O of emergency currency. This
amount has been issued in the last 10
days, none having been sent out before
August 3. Under the amended act
there is still available for issue on le-
gal security $1,287, 100000.
The Middle Western States have so
far obtained $34,455,OOO. There is still
available for their use 1901 $4,000 of
Aldrich-Vreeland notes. Ohio alone
is entitled to $63,025,OO0 in addition to
the amount which has been issued to
banks in the state to the present time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
RED CROSS VESSELS NAMED.

Washington.-The French and Rus
sian governments have designated ves-
sells to be used entirely to aid wound
ed, sick and shipwrecked persons, in
conformity with The Hague conven-
tion according to diplomatic dis
patches transmitted to the Red Cross.
France has designated the transport
Duguay Trouin and the steamers Can.
ada and Bretagne; Russia the steam.
ships Nicolaiff and Ariadna The cap.
ture of two German liners, Rheinfels
and Warturm, was reported.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
WAR IN BRIEF

Japan has declared war on Ger
many.
German advance on France is
progressing on all sides. French
thrown back in Upper AIsace. The
German people consider the reports
of French victories Iudicrous, say
ing that they are as false as those
which were announced in 1870.
German army north of Metz, un-
der the Crown Prince, advancing
on both sides of Longwy, has de-
feated and forced back the French
army.
Paris dispatch says that France
and England will advance the Bel
gian government 5o0,ooO,ooo francs.
Berlin announces there soon will
be several ZeppeIins ready for duty
on the Belgian coast.
French and British troops are
facing the greater part of the Ger
man army along battle line which
extends from Mons to the Luxem-
burg frontier.
An official announcement issued
at Paris warns the people that the
tide of battle may ebb and flow;
that there will be actions along this
great line which are bound to be
responded to by just as stirring
counter actions by the Germans,
and that the people must wait for
the outcome of the first phase of
this great battle, which will prob
ably last several days before it can
be determined upon which side vic
tory rests.
CoincidentaIIy with Japan's de-
cIaration of war against Germany
the British official news bureau an
nounced that the Austro-Hungarian
government has ordered the Aus
trian cruiser kaiserin Elizabeth,
now at Tsing-Tau, to disarm and
has further instructed the crew to
proceed to Tien-Tsin.
While the Liege forts are said to
be holding out, an official statement
from the French government tells
of the blowing up of Fort Chaude-
fontaine.
Official Russian dispatches claim
victory for the Russian forces over
three German corps.
servians are apparently driving
OUT the Austrians.
1t is reported that the italian
army will be mobilIzed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
FRENCH CONSENT IS AWAITED.

Berlin (via Copenhagen and Lon
DOM The repatriation of Americans
in Germany by the steamer Vaterland
is assured in principle; only the con-
sent of the, e,French government is now
lacking. The steamer probably will
go to Rotterdam. She will be able to
carry at least 5000 Americans. Two
more special trains will leave here
shortly for Holland Henry S. Breck
inridge. the American Assistant Secr%
tary of War. and officers from North
Carolina, are expected here
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
FINANCES ATTHE CAPITAL
Are Greatly Improved-Reduce Dis
count to Five Per Cent.

Paris.-Two of the most important
events in French finance are the de-
cision of the Bank of Paris to reduce
it's discount rate from 6 to 5 per cent
and the rate on money on advances
from to per cent. Of equal impor-
tance are steps taken by the govern
ment, the Minister of Finance and
leading financiers to Iaodify the strin-
gency of the moratorium, by allowing
banks to pay an additional 10 per cent
over and above the per cent already
fixed for those wishing to withdraw
funds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
TAKE AN ENFORCED VACATION.

Boston, Mass.-More cotton mill OPP
eratives are now taking an enforced
vacation of two weeks than at any
time since the drastic shutdown in the
cotton industry in the middle of 1911,
when in the midst of disheartening de-
pressions there was almost complete
suspension of operations during the
week of July 4. New England mills en-
ploying nearly 10000 people closed
and will not resume operations until
September 8. Mills employing prob
ably as many more will shut down for
a week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Corn--No. l white SIC, No. white
S6@S61sc, No. white S51 u 0S6c, No.
white S5@S512c, No. l yellow sc.
No. yellow S5R@S6c, No. 3 yellow
S5@S5bc, No. yellow S413 @S5c, No.
l mixed SEC, No. mixed S52@S6c,
No. mixed S5@8513c, No. mixed
S5@S51ac, white ear S6@S8c, yellow
ear S60SSc, mixed ear S6@S7C.
Hay-New hay is quoted as follows:
No. timothy $1,000, No. 2 $16,50@
II, No. 8 timothy $15@15.5O, No. clo-
yer mixed $1S@19, No. 2 clover mixed
SIG, No. l clover $1S@1S.50, No. 2 clo-
yer mixed SIG, No. l clover $1S@18.5O.
No. clover $16016,50.
Oats-No. 2 white 44@441ac, stand
ard 43k @44c, No. white 49Q431ac,
No. white 41@421ac, No. 2 mixed
421a 043c, No. 3 mixed 42@42Rc. No.
4 mixed 401a@41Rc.
Wheat-No. 2 red 9Oc0S1, No. 3 red
98099c, No. 4 red 93098c.
Poultry-Hens, 4 lbs and over,
131ac; under lbs, 13Rc; roosters
916c; springers, 2 lbs and over, 17c;
under 2 lbs, Ice.
Eggs-Prime irsts 221ac, firsts
2019c, ordinary firsts l712c, seconds
151ac.
Cattle-Shippers $75O@S.5O, extra
$S.6O@9.25; butcher steers, extra $50
S.25; heifers, extra S7S5@S; cows, ex-
ira $6.6O06.75; Gamers $3@4.50.
Bulls-Bologna $6@6.50, extra $3.50
Q675, fat bulls $6.50@7.
Calves-Extra $10.75@11.
Hogs-Packers and buthers 10c low
er; light shippers sc lower. Selected
heavy $S.9O@9.1O, stays $4.75@65O.
extra $8, pigs Gle lbs and less) $3.50
@S25.
Sheep-Extra light $490@5, good to
choice $4.50@490, common to fair
$2.5O@425, heavy sheep $4@4.5O.
Lambs-Extra $S.65@8.75, good to
choice $6.25@S60, common to fair
$5.50@S, eulls $4.25@5.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
SUFFERED MANY HARDsHIPs.

New York.-The White Star liner
Baltic arrived from Liverpool and
Queenstown with 2,120 passengers and
nearly 5000 sacks of mail, The pas.
sengers included more than 1900
American refugees from the war zone,
who managed to reach either Queens
town or Liverpool from the continent
after suffering many hardships. Seven
hundred of the eleven hundred pas
sengers in the steerage we're Ameri.
cans. who had beer unable to get 40
commodations first Glasa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
DEMANDS A BIG INDEMNITY.

,London.-The German demand for
indemnity from Brussels and Liege,
100000 from the first city and $10,-
100000 from the second, is reported
here as one of the hardest calamities
suffered by Belgians as result Of the
invasion. The question is how the two
citeis are going to meet this bill. The
cash from the banks in both cities was
almost all removed to Antwerp when
German occupation was threatened.
There is no fraction Of the amount Of
tho levy In either town.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
GOOD REPORT FROM LONDON,

Washington.-Unite States Am
bassador Walter Page, atsLondon, re.
ported at length to the State Depart
ment on the subject of the home-com-
ing Of Americans in Europe. Mr.. Page
makes the general statement that the
situation has cleared up. He says that
nearly all the Americans who a week
ago were asking to get transportation
have already left for home. Their
places, however, have been filled "by a
constant stream from the continent, -
Mr.. Page states, but these are being
taken care of rapidly
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
BUSINESS NOW
HAS A CHANCE
TO ESTABLISH ITS iNDEPEND.
ENcE OF EURoPE-WoRK
WITH CHEMISTS.
PLENTY OF RAW MATERIAL
Will Be Able To Duplicate Everything
That War Has Shut out-Laylng
the Ground Work.

New York.-The European conflict
has set on foot IN this country organ
lied movements looking to the emanci-
patton of the American manufacturer
from dependence on Europe. II 1t is
to be long war the United States will
of necessity have to prove whether
American ingenuity can meet the sit
uation. This ingenuity must crystel-
ize in two ways-first, in the produ-
cion of materials heretofore supplied
by foreign countries chiefly Germany,
for the use of American manufac
turers; second, in the manufacture of
articles for South America and far
Eastern trade, which must look to the
United States because Of the curtail-
ment of production abroad.
Already manufacturers throughout
the country are consulting chemists
and other experts and laying the
ground work to solve the problem.
Many factories face the prospect Of
closing down unless certain drugs and
chemicals can be obtained; and in
Philadelphia retail druggists in con-
vention adopted a resolution asking
for changes in the patent laws so that
drugs patented abroad can be manu-
factured here.
1t is said that raw materials are at
hand to duplicate nearly everything
which the war has shut out, but manu-
factures in many cases hesitate to
launch into extensive production be-
cause of the uncertainty Of the dura-
ton of the war. Should the conflict
end abruptly competition might be
restored to considerable extent with
plants barely under way il this coun-
try
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
is PROUD OF RECORD.

Washington.-More than 10000
names of Americans in Europe have
been indexed by the Consular Bureau,
over 100000 in money was received
and forwarded in period of three
days, and no American in Europe, so
far as the bureau has been informed,
has suffered serious injury since the
outbreak of the European war. The
Consular Bureau is rather proud of
the record. despite the fact that 1t
has been overwhelmed with criticism
hy persons who were dissatisfied
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
HEAVY LOSSES SHOWN
When Only 100 Of 1000 Men Are Able
To Return.

London.-In a dispatch from Copen.
hagen the correspondent of the Daily
Mail says the sixth list of German
casualties was publishe' 1t contains
the names of 1923 killed and wounded.
The heaviness of the German losses in
the war, the correspondent says, is
shown by the fact that only 100 out of
1000 soldiers from Rostock returned
alive from Liege.
The stables on the Berlin race
course have been transformed into a
military lazaretto and the race course
restaurant has been made into hos
pital, with 600 beds. All the hospitals
in the suburbs Of Berlin already are
overcrowded with wounded.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
TWO wARsHIPs ARE ADDED.

victoria.-The British fleet at the
Esquimault Naval Station has been
increased by two ships, regarding
which naval officials are maintaining
the greatest secrecy. The fleet now
consists of three cruisers, two sloops-
of-war and two submarines. Current
belief is that one of the new arrivals
is the Australian cruiser Newcastle
and rumor has it that the other is the
French cruiser Montcalm.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
AUTOMOBILE TURNS TURTLE.

Middletown, O.-Two men were
killed and one injured when an auto
mobile ran off the road and turned
turtle on the Dayton and Cincinnati
pike near Blue Ball. William J. Nc
Carthy, 81 years old, patent attorney
of Dayton, and William Newsock, AZ,
bookkeeper of the National Cash Reg
lister Co., of Dayton, were killed. The
large touring car left the road and.
running down a small embanhment.
turned turtle. All four men were
pinned under the car.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
COST ssoo,ooo FOR EQUIPMENT.

Washington. will cost $5OO,0OO to
equip and send to Europe the six army
transports selected to bring home
American refugees. The vessels are
now at Newport News being prepared
for their voyage and coaling for the
trip. Since most of the refugees are
tourists, accustomed to first and Sec
ond-class cabin accommodations. quar-
ters designed for army use may prove
hardship. Col. william E. Horton,
Quartermaster in charge OF the expedi-
tion. is improving arrangements.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
TUGS SENT TO THE RESCUE.

London.-The Leyland line steamer
Canadian, from Boston August IA for
Liverpool, was in collision off the
southwest coast of Ireland. Tugs have
left Queenstown to go to her assist
ance. The steamer Canadian carried
no passengers, but was well loaded
with foodstuffs. Included in her cargo
were 100000 bushels of wheat and
1900 tons of raw sugar.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Russian Victory Reported.

Russian Victory Reported.
London.-A Times dispatch from St.
Petersburg confirming that the Rus
sian left has completely enveloped the
remnants Of the Germans, leaving the
lake region and the line of the German
retreat toward the River Angerapp, in
East Prussia, and the MaZur lakes, in
Russian hands, says that the Russians
are even now sweeping the environs
of Insterburg and have occupied Dar-
kehmen, and thus the line between
Thorn and Dansic now is within the
sphere of Russian operations.
II learn from an authoritative
source" says the correspondent, "that
the German forces engaged lost two
thirds of, their effectives. Unless the
Germans are able to bring up strong
reinforcements, which is doubtful,
owing to the seizure of the important
railway and road communications by
the Russians, the latter now may pro-
ceed to the investment of Konigs-
berg
Announcement is made in st. Peters
burg that the Germans were in retreat
and crossing the river Angerapp, in
East Prussia, according to the st, Pc
tersburg correspondent of the Reuters
Telegram Co. The correspondent adds
that the passage across the river near
Barkshemen is in the hands of the Rus
SLAMS To the west of the Mazur lakes
the Russians occupied Johannesburg.
Ortelsburg, and Willenberg.
"Soldau, So miles northwest of
Thorn" the correspondent says. "was
occupied. The inhabitants fed. The
Germans evacuated Neidenburg, 20
miles southeast of Elbing. after setting
the place on fire. The battle of Gum
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
1T MYsTERIoUsLY DISAPPEARS.

Easton, Md.-It became known that
a package containing $4,000, shipped
by the Easton National bank to the
Franklin National bank, of Phila1el-
phia, is missing. The Philadelphia
bank notified the Easton bank of tie
nonarrival of the package.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-23

M and oHea0He lha mo hon uHaf u0hN0 HH0H INt 0It0nu.nl auIhuHln we're uHut derDd i8 nlaOo N n. U mUiatl hInnnls ihe iaId nbUes and nio eunoy made by phiuip Counun 0blod Juno tI tnb Tho homoHoad entry of Henry Ohm Tucson No g02l reb. rnarY 2 isa0 Hag lho protected by lhis decision
 The letter to General nsaUa from tho Department ol lho Interior con. lained tho field notes and plat In question to bo filed
 "lf the goyonmont had succeeded n Uis case' said General ngalls "it would have resulted iu greet con- fusion in Che section affected. Tho original claimants are an dead. and Dhe present holders derive their ti tles through them these titles. of course would have been valueless and he land would an have reverted to the government As it is. ! fear there will be considerable controver sy before this matter IS finally set tled owing to Che conflicting claims of the present settlers"