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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
SHELL ITALY'S PORTS
AUSTRIAN LAND, SEA AND AIR
ATTACKS REPULSED.
Victor EmmanueI's Troops Strike
First Blow at Austria by Throw
ing Cavalry Across Borde..

Vienna (via Berlin and Amsterdam),
May 26.-Italy has struck her first
blow against Austria by throwing a
force of cavalry across the border near
Strass, in the Austrian Tyrol, accord
ing to an official statement made pub
lie. The war Office also
that minor engagements took place in
the Tyrol and on the --driatic coast OF
Italy.
Rome, May 26.-Fighting on land
on the sea and from the air between
Italy and Austri was begun at four
O'Clock Monday morning before halt
the world knew that Italy had de-
clared war.
In each case the doubtful advantage
of having assumed the offensive rested
with Austria-doubtful because in
each case the attack was defeated by
the troops, warships and aeroplanes OF
Italy, according to an official state
ment, the first of the war, given out
on Monday by the war Office.
1t is reported that the Italian fleet,
commanded by the duke of Abruzzi.
engaged the Austrian fleet that BON
barded Ancona, $40 miles south OF
Venice, earlier in the day and that
three small Austrian ships we're sunk
and two captured. The war Office
statement makes no mention of this
engagement. The statement says:
1T was foreseen that on the declar-
alton of war offensive actions would
occur against our Adriatic coast with
the purpose of seeking moral effect
rather than attaining a military pur-
pose. But we were able to prepare for
these and render their duration short.
Small naval units of the enemy.
especially destroyers and torpedo
boats, fired their guns upon Adri
attic coast bet cen Jour and six O'Clock
in the morning. At the same time aero
planes attempted to attack the arsenal
at Venice.
1.-THE enemy's ships, after a short
cannonade, were forced by our torpedo
boats to withdraw. The enemy's aero
planes wero fired upon by our antiair
craft artillery and attacked by our
aeroplanes and by a dirigible flying
over the Adriatic.
The aero pls mes attacked Porto Cor
SIM, which replied Immediately and
quickly obliged the enemy to retire
at Ancona, where the attach was al
rected against the railway line, in the
intention OF i~nterrupting communica-
ton, slight damage was inflicted
which oan he renairad easily
AT Barletta an attack vas made by
a scout steamer and d~estroyers, which
were put to fight by one of u ships,
which was escorted by torpedo boats.
Finally at Cesi the enemy s a~eroplanss
attempted to throw bombs upon the
hangers, but without reaching the
mark"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
FIVE THOUSAND WORDS
FACE Ohio SPELLERS
List Is Sent to Contestants Who win
Take Part in the Buckeye State
Bee to Be Held On June 4.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Columbus. A list of 5000 words
has been prepared for the big state
wide spelling contest to be held in
Columbus on June 4.
Printed copies of the list will be sent
TO each contestant, so that he or she
can study them, and all possible
charges of unfairness or partially
thus will be dispelled and discounted
in advance. No word will be asked
that is not contained in the printed
list. Only n contestant is to be al
lowed from each county, but man. of
the counties have selected TWO alter
mates.
Each contestant must be a pupil of
the public schools and his or her abid-
ing place determines the county to be
represented. County school superin-
tendents are being urged to drill their
contestants in the proper pronuncia-
ton of words SO that strange sounds
will not brighten them.
"Correst spelling and proper pro-
nunciation are the high Spots" de-
clares the instructions hat have been
given out by the state agricultural
commission, which is the director of
the contest.
No technical or catch words will
be employed to confound the partici-
pants, it is promised in advance. Cap
ital letters and hyphens need not be
mentioned in the spelling of words.
But the contestants will be expected
to spell in strong voice and with dis
tinct enunciation.
Six free trips to Columbus for the
contest will be given by Huron coun-
ty. In a few of the counties auto
trips are being organized as an escort
to the champion" While the spelling
bee proper will not consume more than
one day, it is the plan to give the
spoilers and those who come with
them an extra day at the capital to
visit the state institutions and enjoy
themselves generally.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
ROOSEVELT WINS SUIT
LIBEL TRIAL JURY DECIDES
AGAINST WILLIAM BARNES.
Former President Calls Verdict "TypI-
cally American"-Case Will Be
Appealed, Says Attorney.

Syracuse, N. Y, May 25.-Twelve
men chosen as a jury to determine
whether Theodore Roosevelt libeled
William Barnes when he charged that
he worked through a corrupt alliance
between crooked business and crooked
politics" and that he was "corruptly
allied with Charles F. Murphy Of Tam
many Hall" returned a verdict on Sat
urday in favor of the former president.
In the belief of the jury everything
Colonel Roosevelt said about the for
mer chairman of the Republican state
committee was true, and therefore Mr..
Barnes was not li6eled.
1t was announced in New York that
Mr.. Barnes would appeal.
The verdict was returned after Az
ballots had been taken and the jury
had considered for AZ hours the evil
dence which was presented during
five weeks of the trial.
Mr.. Barnes was not in court and
neither was his chief counsel, William
M. Wins, when the verdict was re-
turned. The colonel was there, how
ever. with his staff of counsel some
time before, Justice Andrews ascend
ed the bench and opened court.
After the verdict had been an
nounced Colonel Roosevelt thanked
the Jury and shook hands with each
member and said:
In my whole life | shall work in
the interest of the public. and none
of you gentlemen shall ever have the
chance to say that I have done other.
wise"
New York, May 25.-William M
WINS Of counsel for William Barnes
announced on Saturday that an appeal
would be taken from the verdict of the
jury at Syracuse,
The following statement was issued
at the same time by Mr.. Barnes:
"Tho jury declared that ] had no
cause for action against Mr.. Roose-
welt, who charged me with acts which
| did not commit and therefore, TEN.
porarily, the public may believe that
l was guilty of what | did not do.
However, the knowledge of the
complete rectitude Of my conduct
must content me-which, after all, is
the only important thing in life"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04

8
OFF THE WIRE

Washington, May 26.-The inter
state commission decided
that there is no unjust discrimination
against Canton, Ill. in favor of Pc
oria in existing rates on agricultural
implements in carloads to local points
on the Illinois Central railroad in Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Mississippi.
Athens, via London. Nay 27.-The
condition of King Constantine has re-
suited in much religious fervor. Pray
ers are everywhere beinC said for his
recovery. The religious feeling was
intensified by the conveyance of an
ikon of the Holy Virgin to the palace.
The streets were lined with silent
crowds. The temperature of the king
was 1908 in the morning.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
Provide Home for Association.

To purchase the state organi-
cation a permanent home, thus
to escape rent and to provide revenue
that shall be permanent and available
for promoting new work, the Ohio
Sunday-school Association has out
lined a campaign to raise a fund of
$100 900 and has secured Miss A. r.
Cushaine, of New York City to act as
financial secretary. Miss Cushaine
will spend the time before the state
convention at GAINESVILLE, June %, %
and "a, in holding meetings through
out the state and explaining the plan
to be pursued. 1t will then be left
to the convention to approve or dis
approve the idea of a permanent head
quarters and an endowment fund.
Miss Cushaihe comes to the work
with a record of remarkable success
es in similar enterprises. Her last
achievement vas in raising almost
$500, 900 for the Belgian relief work.
She has conducted campaigns in New
York, New Jersey, Indiana, Pennsyl
vania, Kansas and elsewhere.
When the fund has been raised the
state association will be incorporated
and the endowment fund will be
placed in the hands of responsible
trustees.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
NEW WAR CABINET
BALFOUR LORD OF BRITISH AD-
MIRALTY - LLOYD GEORGE
MINISTER OF MUNITIONS.
KITCHENER KEEPS HIS POST
Asquith and Grey Remain Unchanged
But Churchill Takes a Minor Port
folio-Many Parties Are Represent
ed in Body.

London, May 27.-David Lloyd
George, for years chancellor of the ex-
chequer, has been selected to supply
the British army with munitions and
supplies in place of Lord Kitchener,
whose judgment in this regard has
been the subject of so much criticism
that a new war cabinet has been
formed.
The organization of the cabinet was
approved by the king and made public
Tuesday by the official press bureau it
retains Lord Kitchener as secretary
of war, to the satisfaction of all fac
tons in parliament and the public.
but creates a new Office of minister
for munitions with Lloyd-George as its
first incumbent.
In the new cabinet Reginald Nc
Kenna, former home secretary, be-
ONE chancellor of the exchequer.
The makeup of the new war cabinet,
as announced by the official press bu-
reau, is as follows:
Premier-Herbert Asquith.
Chancellor Of the Exchequer-Regi-
Maid McKenna. former home secretary.
Foreign Secretary-Sid Edward
Grey.
Secretary of War-Lord Kitchener.
First Lord of the ADMINISTRATIVE
J.. Balfour, Unionist leader, vice Wins
ton Spencer Churchill.
Minister of Munitions (new ere
ated ofice)-David Lloyd-George, for
mer chancellor of the exchequer.
Member Without Portfolio-Lord
Lansdowne. :
Lord High Characteristic Stanley
Buckmaster, former solicitor general.
Lord President of the Council-Lord
Crewe.
Lord Privy Seal-Lord Curzon. for
mer viceroy of India.
Home Secretary-Sir John Simon,
former attorney general.
Secretary for Colonies-Bonar Law,
leader of the Unionist party.
Secretary for India-Austen Cham.
berlain.
President Board of Trade-Walter
Runciman.
President Local Government Board
Walter Hume Long.
Chief Secretary to Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland-Augustine Birrell-
Secretary for Scotland-McKinnor
Wood.
President Board of Agriculture and
Fisheries-Lord Selborne.
First Commissioner of Works
Lewis Vernon Harcourt. the present
secretary for colonies.
President Board of Education-Ar
thur Henderson, chairman of the par
l~iamentary Labor party.
Attorney General-Sir Edward Car
son. the Ulster leader.
Winston Churchill, former head o
the admiralty. becomes chancellor o
the duchy of Lancaster. John Red
mond, Irish leader. refused a place OF
fered him.
The cabinet is composed of twelv,
liberals, eight conservatives, one la
borite (Arthur Henderson, and on
~nonpartisan earl Kitchener). Thir
teen members of the old cabinet re
main in Office. OF these, Mr.. Asquith
Sir Edward Grey, Earl Kitchener. MI
Runciman, Mr.. Birrell and Mr.. Woo
retain their old portfolios.
The most prominent figure who re
tires from public life is Viscount Hal
dane.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
Women Held as Thieves.

Lima. = Four Lima women, ali
married, two of whom are wide
ly known socially, were arrested
at midnight charged with grand lar
ceny. The arrests followed revela-
lions which developed within the past
"a hours concerning the theft of some
thing less than $4,000 worth of articles.
from Main-st department stores. Those
under arrest are:
Mrs. Lydia Black, 81, wife of James,
Black, connected with the Lima Lo-I
connective works; Mrs. John Neiberger,
20, wife of John Neiberger, connected
with the Lima Locomotive works;
Mrs. Charles Doll, %, wife of Charles
Doll, connected with the DIESEL G
Wemmer cigar factory; Mrs. Olive
Smith, %, wife of Frank Smith, for
merly of the Buckeye Pipe Line Co.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
SAVED BY U. S. wARsHlP
Passengers on Liner Ryndam, Rammed
by Tramp Steamer, Are Taken
to New York.

New York, May 2s.-The Holland
American liner Ryndam. bound from
New York to Rotterdam with n pas
sengers on board. was rammed and
badly damaged by the tramp fruit
steamer Joseph j.. Cuneo in a thick fog
or the Massachusetts coast.
Wireless calls for help we're picked
up by the United States battleships en-
gagged in war maneuvers on the At
lantic coast and the ba~ttlsships South
Carolina. Louisiana and Texas sped
TO the assistance of the crippled liner.
Two hundred and ATTY passengers
and crew of the Ryndn: were trans
Eerred to the U. 8. ~battleship South
Carolina and all landed st New York.
The Ryndam is being towed to port.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
STATE BUILDING
PLAN RIPENING
SENATE HAS OPENED WAY FOR
MONEY-SAVING ON OFFICE
SPACE FOR OFFICIALS.
GOVERNOR NAMES COMMISSION
Will Solve Problem of New Buildings
and Repairing of Oid-FulI
Power to Act.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Columbus, O~.--Seventy thousand
dollars a year, equivalent to Z per cent
interest on $1,00O,00O, is being paid
by the state for housing its officers,
departments and commissions outside
the Capitol grounds in Columbus sky
scrapers. Gov. Willis has insisted
that the state should house its officers
and employees in it's own buildings,
and before the General Assembly adj
journs legislation to this end will
have been enacted. When the Senate
concurred in the House amendments
to the Wickline bill, creating a non
salaried commission to work out the
problem of adequately. housing the
state departments and commissions
the way cleared for active progress in
meeting a condition that has been re-
ceiving attention from Ohio admins;
trations for nearly a decade.
The commission consists of two
Senators and two Representatives ap-
pointed by the Governor, and the Sec
rotary of State, the State Treasurer
and the State Auditor. The Ohio
Building Commission, as the board is
called, is given wide powers. 1t is
directed to ascertain present and fu-
ture needs of the departments, to de-
termine if the S~tate-house and judi
ciary buildings can be remodeled or
enlarged to provide for a more eco
nomical and efficient conduct of the
business of the State and to investi
gate locations Upon which to erect a
new building or buildings if they are
found to be needed.
1t is authorized also to proceed
with additions or repairs of the pres.
ent state buildings; to purchase a
suitable site if new buildings are de.
cided on; to employ architects and to
enter into contracts for such improve
ments as are deemed advisable.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
SCORES BURNED IN WRECK
1865 British Troops and Many Civilians
Perish In Rail coIiisIcn-Large
Number Injured.

Carlisle, England, May 25.-One of
the most disastrous wrecks in the
annals of British railroading took
place on the Caledonian railway at
G~retna, near this city, on Saturday,
when three trains came into collision.
One hundred and sixty-fve soldiers
and many civilians were killed. The
total casualties probably will reach
400, as the list of more or less serious
ly injured is very numerous.
One of the three trains was a troop
train, another was a local and the
third was the express from London
to Glasgow.
Before the fire was put out many of
the travellers pinned under the wreck
age Of the cars and unable to make
their escape were burned alive before
the eyes Of the powerless onlookers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
Ohio Firm Gets U. S. Contract.

Youngstown. A contract has
just been awarded by the govern
ment to the William Tod Co. of this
city for the manufacture of a large,
order of shrapnel shell parts and cas-
ings for Az inch high explosive Shells
These shells are to be delivered to theS
Frankfort arsenal, near Philadelphia,
where they are to be loaded with
lyddite.
A short time ago the war department
made an investigation of the plants In
the country which would be able to
turn out war materials on short notice
and as a result of this survey the
Youngstown concern was given this
award for early delivery.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
May Renew Canal Leases.

Amply safeguarding the interests of
the city of Cincinnati and protecting
its rights under the lease for the por-
ton of the Miami and Erie Canal with
in the city limits, Attorney General
Edward c. Turner gave Superintend-
ent of Public Works an opinion on
the rights of the state to renew water
leases. In brief, Mr.. Turner holds
that as the state is charged with the
duty of maintaining the canal banks,
1t is only fair that it may renew the
water leases that have expired and re-
ceive the income therefrom. The new
leases are to be good only until such
time as the city begins the work of
improvement of the canal property by
the erection of a subway and boule-
ward.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
NEAR CLASH WITH GERMANS
ser's Men lm.ninent-Latter En-
trenched on Frontier.

Berlin, Ma 2S.-The first clash be-
tween German and Italian troops IL
imminent, if it has not already oc-
CURED. A German army corps is con-
centration On the Teutonic frontier.
is strongly entrenched. A dispatch to
the Vossische Zeitung states that the
main Italian army is approaching tho
Germans, being only two miles from
their trenches when the message was
sent.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
SHOOTS PARTNER TO DEATH
Seattle Police Say w. L. siegei Con-
fessed to the Murder Of William
r. Wolfe.

Seattle, Wash, May 26.-W. L. Sic
gel confessed that he shot and killed
his business partner, William r.
Wolfe, according to the police, who are
holding him on a charge of murder.
Wolfe's body was found in their adver-
Using ONCE here. Siegel said he did
not shoot his partner until the latter
came toward him in a menacing man.
ner during an argument over a bust
ness proposition.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
Service is Commended.

Paying his own travelling expenses,
though on official business; paying the
salary of a stenographer out of his
own pocket, though she is working
for the state; whiting expense &C
counts of his field deputies to "un-
reasonably small figures: dispensing
with the services of a number of as
sistants and other similar things,
caused the efficiency department of
the state civil service commission to
make the following report to the COM
mission on the management of the
office of state fire marshal, which is
presided over by E. r. Defenbaugh,
of Lancaster: "On the whole, we feel
that this department deserves the
highest commentator for economy,
growing efficiency and careful manage
ment."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
TORPEDO
SIXTH ALLIED
BATTLESH|P
II. NJ. S. Majestic Destroyed by
Submarine in Straits.
BLAST ON BOAT KILLS 80
Explosion Occurs on Cruiser Princess
Irene in Yards at Sheerness-
Officials Say Blast Was
an Accident.

London, May 2S.-The admiralty an
nounces that the battleship Majestic
ha7 oee2 torpedoed and sunk in the
on board were saved.
A wireless dispatch from Berlin
says that the Majestic was sunk or
S~ed-elBahr.
The Majestic was a battleship OF
$4,000 tons displacement, and normal
ly carried a crew of 757 men. She
was built in 1895. Her length over
all was Alb feet.
She was armed with four twelve
inch guns, twelve six-inch, sixteen
twelve-pounders and smaller guns.
She also had four e~ighteen-inch tor
pedo tubes submerged and one above
water.
British Submarine Makes Raid.
The admiralty that in .
raid on the Sea of Marmora the Brit
ish submarine Ell sank a vessel
with a great quantity of ammunition
on board, chased and torpedoed .
supply ship off Rodosto, ran another
ship ashore and finally entered the
waters Of Constantinople and dis
charged a torpedo alongside the ar
senal.
General Bridges Dies.
General Bridges, in command Of the
Australian division on the Gallipoli
peninsula, was mortaily wounded in
an attack by the Turks against the
Australian position on May II, and
has since died. This fact was made
known here.
Six Battleships Sunk.
With the sinking of the Majestic
six allied battleships have been ac-
counted for by Turkish g%unfire, mines
or torpedoes in the Dardanelles.
OF these losses the british have sus-
tanned fve-the Majestic, Triumph,
Ocean, Irresistible and Goliath, and
the French one, the Bouvet.
Several other allied battleships have
been struck by Turkish shells and
forced to withdraw. None were dam
aged seriously however.
The lost ships had a total tonnage
OF 70, 705 tons, divided as follows: Ma
jestic, $4,000; Triumph, 1880; Ocean
and Goliath (sister ships), 1880
each; Irresistible, Il, 1000, and Bouvet.
12,205.
Two of the warshirs, the Majestic
and the Triumph, were lost within two
days. :
Ship Blown Up at Sheerness.
H. NJ. auxiliary ship Princess Irene
was blown u. in the Sheerness docA
yard at 11:15 o'clock in the morn,
ing and more than eighty persons
on board we're killed.
An official statement given out fol
the admiralty by the official press bu
rear says an accident was responsible
Only one survivor, a ,toker. wat
picked up. He sustained burns from
the explosion. The statement says;
Three men belonging to the yesse
were aboard ct the time of the dis
aster and s~eventy-eight dock yard em
ployees were reported aboard. The!
must have persisted. Several men lie
longing to vessels lying close by wer'
injured by falling Vsplinters."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-04
License Men Report.

The annual report of the state liquor
licensing commission, which has Just
been distributed, comes as the Swan
song" of that tribunal, which is soon
to pass out of existence and in it the
commissioners take the opportunity to
point out the good features of the pro-
visions of the law. 1t declares that the
self-enforcing self-executing provisions
of the law have earned respect for not
only this law, but for all laws regulat-
ing the liquor traffic. There were 90
prosecutions of licenses during the
year for such violations, resulting in
81 convictions. Three licenses were
cancelled; 46 were voluntarily sur
rendered, and 80 applications for re-
newals were denied. With the steady
progress made toward the elimination
of the trouble-making saloon, the COM
mission believes that real advance
ment and elevation of the traffic will
be accomplished.
Members of the county boards are
given credit for making the admins
tration of the law a success" "Since
the liquor traffic" concludes the report,
was recognized in Ohio by the state
constitution, 1,493 saloons have been
abolished in Ohio in the interest of
better moral conditions and indie
pendent of those eliminated because
of the law providing for one saloon to
every 500 population. OF this number
800 saloons were abolished because
they were noisy neighborhood nui-
sances and 300 because they were fire.
quented by women and girls. Forty
three road houses and "a barrel houses
were closed. In segregated districts
It's saloons had to quit and 1853 were
refused licenses because they were
known to be resorts of petty crooks.
Sixty saloons frequented by gamblers
were among those to quit, while 143
were forced out of business because a
certain class of negroes made head
quarters of them"