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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
OHIO'S WHEAT CROP
WILL Be LESS IN 1916
Corn Acreage for 1915 Exceeds That Of
1874 by 175,O0O ACTss---Appis Crop
Larger Than Last Year.

WesteIn n Newspaper Union News Service
Columbus.-The condition of Ohio
wheat sown this year was SO on Dec.
l, according to the crop report of the
state board of agriculture, just issued.
The conditions show a loss of II per
cent as compared with last year. Dam
age due to the Hessian fly is per cent
compared with per cent last year.
Corn acreage for 1915 exceeded that
Of 1914 by 275,53o acres. The aver
age yield per acre is estimated to be
81 bushels. The approximate increase
in bushels is estimated at about TO-
100000. The report shows that slight
ly less corn was used for ensilage this
year, the decrease being per cent
Only 10 per cent of the clover acre
age sown in 1914 was cut for seed this
year while last year 33 per cent was
cut. The estimated yield this year is
IL bushels per acre as compared with
1.59 bushels last year.
The apple crop IS 20 per cent larger
than last year.
The average production of tobacco
shows a decrease of 35 pounds per
acre.
Nine per cent more cattle and per
cent more sheep are being fed this
year than last The number of hogs
on hand shows a slight decrease from
the average. The southwest and
northwest sections show considerable
increase in the number Of cases of hog
cholera while the increase in the en-
tire state is only per cent over last
year
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Favor Citizen SoIdierY.

Cleveland. - Presbyterian ministers
Of the United States are in favor of
citizen soldiery suggested by President
Wilson and the national administra-
tion's program of preparedness if a
poll of 353 clergymen conducted by
the Continent, a Presbyterian news
paper, represents the sentiment of the
whole body. The Continent is consid-
cred one of the foremost religious pa
pers Of the United States. 1t is pub
lished in Chicago and edited by Nolan
R. Best, formerly of GAINESVILLE. In it's
poll, described in current issue, the
paper sent five questions to Presbyte-
rian ministers, taking every tenth
name from the official list. The ques-
tions and the results follow: Are you
in favor of complete disarmament by
the United States? (By complete
disarmament" is intended a definite
policy of assuming that this country
is in no danger Of attack by any other
country, the thought being that it
would be better to risk successful in
vasion than to maintain continuously
military power sufficient to cause
an aggressive enemy to refrain. Yes,
72; no, 260; no vote, 21.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

he sees that II has been addressed TO
his little daughter. Ny thoughtfulness
in remembering his little girl. despite
her fathers profession, touches the
bandits heart. He weeps. and then
to the sstonishment of his pals, he
orders them to lift me into the aero
plane.
Now. Mr.. Claus he says. accord
ing to the subtitle, we are going to
deliver your toys for you all over the
world tonight. Give Us directions and
we will fly wherever you command
so at my direction. the bandits
aeroplane starts delivering the toys.
making much better time, let me tell
you, than my poor reindeers who were
left behind. Things are going along
fine. Our aeroplane toy conveyance
has covered Canada, the United States.
Australia and South Africa, when sud
denly, to our dismay. we find that we
are being pursued.
More piratesT I ask in alarm.
mo, the aero-poliee! shouts my pi-
rate friend.
The police had found my empty
sleigh and motionless reindeer. They
naturally concluded that l had been
robbed and kidnapped. Now they are
on the trail of my captors The pi-
rates are very much afraid that II
arrested, they will be hanged at once.
The police craft is gaining upon US.
In order that the pirates may escape,
they decide they must throw all of my
toys overheard. The vicious crew de-
mands that your old friend st. Nick
be thrown overheard too, as am pret-
ty heavy, besides being the cause OF
all the trouble.
The race continues through the
sky.
Il want to raise the white flag as a
token of surrender. pledge myself
to the captain of the pirate aeroplane
that l will plead the cause of himself
and his crew and secure their release
from the police. tell them that the
police will do them no harm, after l
have explained their kindness in car
rying my toys all over the world.
The police craft is now so close
that escape seems impossible.
"'Give me white flag cry.
There isn't white flag on board
nothing but black flags says the pi-
rate. Hurry up and do something
You have no time to lose. If you don't
surrender they will shell us. And in
that case, we will have to throw you
overheard, st. Nick
my mind works quickly. have no
white flag. My handkerchief, like
those of the pirates is red bandanna
What am l to do? Whiz! Another
shell rips past our airship.
"Ah! l have it. 1t is the scheme
that saves the day"
The interviewer at this point leaped
to his feet and shouted in excite
ment:
well, what do you do to have your
life?"
II wave my white whiskers at EN-
replied Santa Claus, proudly. "It ia
the signal of truce. Our lives and our
precious cargo of toys are spared
What do you think of that idea for a
play? They want to name it, Santa
Claus in High Life Do you think
would make a hit as the star? Well
I'm glad you think So"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

Cleveland. - This city will raise
thousands of dollars in 1915 by spe-
cial licenses, if ordinances about to
be introduced in council are passed
the coming year Councilman E. A
Meyers has announced that he is pre-
pairing an ordinance requiring moving
picture theater proprietors to pay an
annual license fee of $25 hundred
seating capacity. A house seating 500
persons would pay $125 under this or
dinance. According to Councilman
Meyers, the city is put to large ex-
pense for building, fire and police in
spection service for moving picture
theaters. An ordinance requiring pool
room proprietors to pay license of
$50 will also be introduced in council.
Several hundred pool rooms will be
affected. The new tenement ordinance
will become effective Jan. l. There
are 10000 tenements in Cleveland.
The charge for each will be 81. The
receipts will be used to employ tene-
ment inspection force.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Vice Present Any Girl Can Make.

er with a bit of muslin is sewed all
around the white covered sole and
then to the smaller sole, silk upward.
When this is sewed together you have
sole half an inch in thickness turn
ing up at the toe as the Chinaman's
shoe does. Fill this with cotton.
The one thing to remember Is to
take time in making this pretty box.
It costs next to nothing, but it will not
be success If carelessly done.
The writer saw an exquisite model
Of this work case that is to be given
to bride. 1t is carried out in white
satin embroidered in silk and silver
thread in wistaria design, the lin
ing being of wistaria-colored silk to
match.
This should be hint to girls who
have friends marrying during the holi-
day season. If embroidery is beyond
the donors skill a tiny spray of
orange blossom tied with silver cord
might decorate the top, or the initial
of the bride could be placed there
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Trust Him to Do Il.

The greatest burden we have to
carry in life is self. The most diff
cult thing we have to manage is self.
Our own daily living, our frames
and feelings, our especial weaknesses
and temptations, and our peculiar
temperaments--our inward affairs Of
every kind-these are the things that
perplex and worry us more than any
thing else, and that brings us oftenest
into bondage and darkness. In lay
ing off your burdens, therefore, the
first one you must get rid of is your
self. You must hand yourself and
all your inward experiences, your
temptations, your temperament, your
frames, and your feelings, all over
into the care and keeping Of your
God and leave themtthere He made
you and therefore he understands
you, and knows how to manage you,
and you must trust him to do it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Revival Among cypsles.

Rev. Robert Thompson of Samokov
gives in the Orient an account of an
awakening in the gypsy communities
of Bulgaria. The revival has taken
place at Golintsy, and has followed
the preaching of a Methodist evangel.
list. Twenty families have constituted
themselves an evangelical church, and
at the dedication Of their church build
ing eight more conversions were reg
istered. This gypsy community is fer
vent in spirit and intensely interested
in the spiritual welfare of their neigh.
bors. They delight in the singing of
hymns. They study the Bulgarian BIZ
bIe, but it may be necessary to pro-
vide them with the Scriptures and
hymns in the Romany-the Gospel of
Luke alone being now available in
their own tongue. A great exterior
reformation has gone with the spirit
uRl change. Homes have been i'm
mensely improved-girls as we'll as
boys are going to school-faces are
clean, daily language has been purged
of evii-and the whole manner of life
has been changed and elevated.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

They are not aware that your uncle
Santa is getting so fat that there isn't
room in the sleigh for himself and the
larger toys. Nor that my noble name
of hair isn't what it used to be. If
people ever sent me presents-which,
of course, does not occur to them
should like to murmur little wish for
q bottle of hair tonic.
"One moving picture firm wants to
put me into play. The plot is some
thing like this: l am driving my rein
deer over the treetops, when am set
upon by band Of aeroplane pirates.
The pirates make me hold up my
hands and then divest me of nay stock
of toys. Just when the banditplane
is about to fly away, leaving me in
distress. the chief of the robbers
makes a discovery.
Amid the pack of toys he finds a
rag doll. By the tag around its neck
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
CHINESE SHOE WoRKB0X
Perhaps This May Provide Work for
Some Small chilu'a NImble
Fingers.

The small girl who would like to
make mother or elder sister a gift,
but whose pocket money is limited.
should try her hand at the little Chi
nese shoe workbo1 shown here. She
will surely succeed z she can sew at
all, and If she will be very careful
about the cutting and sewing. The
beauty of 1t is the piece bag win
probably supply the materials for max,
ing, while rs cents will buy the fur.
nishings.
One must cut two pieces of card,
board, each seven inches long, theC
shape 1t into sole and take of one.
quarter inch from the toe of one piece
The larger piece is covered on one
side with white muslin, and the small
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Dec. is, 1914.


Allies advanced on entire front
in effort to drive Germans from
Belgium.
German attacks south Of Ypres
were repulsed.
Germans rushed fresh troops to
the Vlstula.
Austrians recrossed carpathlans
into GaIicia and drove Russian left
back toward the San river.
Senussi tribesmen threatened
Egypt.
German cruiser Cormorant was
interned at Guam.
Turks bombarded SeVastopol.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Perfect Artificial Foot.

The foot of the artificial leg is in
itself an exceedingly clever counter
felt. Its core is part of the same piece
of wood that makes the body of the
leg. Enveloping this core is rubber,
vulcanizec on in a series of thin lay
ers, the result being to give the foot
q lively springiness, rendering it com.
Portable for walking and helping tc
give the wearer a natural gait.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Dec. 16, 1914.

Germans evacuated Dixmude
and allies made gains from Arras
to the sea.
Germans forced the fighting In
the Argonne, but were repuIsed In
the WoeVre region and in AIsace.
King Peter entered Belgrade at
head of army.
Russians collected new army at
Warsaw.
German warships sheIled Scar,
borough, HartIepooI and Whltby,
killing about 120.
British warships shelled West
ende.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Dec, II, 1914,

Allies entered Westende.
More German troops rushed to
Belgium.
Russian offensive against SiIesla
and Posen declared broken.
Austrians had successes In
West GaIicia.
Austrian training ship 5eetho-
ven sunk by mine.
British squadron bombarded
Turkish troops on Gulf of Saros.
Field Marshal Won der Goltz
made commandant at CONSTANT
nopIe.
England declared protectorate
over Egypt, ending Turkish suz.
erainty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Break Pay Roll Record.

Youngstown. - All monthly wage
distribution records since August,
1918, were eclipsed here in No
vember, according to pay roll figures
for that period, announced by Youngs-
town banks Monday. During the past
month the distribution totaled $2,944,-
311, as compared with $2,772,686 in
October.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
The EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK


Dec. f3, 1914.
ALLIES won three-day battle on
the Lys.
French gained in the ST. MIhIeI
region.
Germans were defeated In the
Mlawa region.
Austrian right wing, driven Into
Bosnia by Serbians, was attacked
by Montenegrins.
Brussels and suburbs decided
to pay fine to Germans.
Italian artlIIerymen Of older
classes called out.
Antiwar demonstrations by wom'
en- Of Konak and Erzerum, Turkey.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
THE GIFTS FOR MOTHER

The gladdest hour of Christmas day.
The time the hearts are lightest
An every care Is chased away
An all the smiles are brightest,
Is when the family, young an old,
From dad to little brother,
With all the love that hearts can hold
Come bringing gifts to mother.
We keep her presents till the last
An then when she sits rocking,
An all the other gifts are passed,
We go an get her stocking.
We gather round her easy chair,
First one an then the other
Steps up an says: well, declare!
Here's something else for mother!"
An with each present goes a kiss.
An all is still an quiet
When mother murmurs: What is this p
An hastens to unite 1t.
Then everybody wildly cheers
An shouts for perfect gladness.
An mothers eyes are moist with tears,
But not the tears of sadness.
Oh, here's a scene that gold can't buy.
Or stage in imitation,
The smiling face, the glistening eye
OF loves own celebration.
And with each jolly Christmas day
We pray to Rnow another
When we shall meet the self-same way
And bring our gifts to mother.
Detroit Free Pres.
ri ,DA5ASAAAA3
. ~
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Dec. 10, 1914.

British warshlps sheIIed Ger
man positions on Belgian coast.
Gaekwar of Baroda bought En-
press Of India for hospital ship.
Allies gained at several points
from North sea to the Oise, but
lost near La Bassee.
Germans captured Lowicz.
Severe fighting on the 5zura
and In Galicia.
Russians held lines on the Duna.
jec river against fierce attacks.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
The Bran Pie.

This is an English custom. The
gifts are hidden in large pan of bran.
A string is tied to each package, and
on the end of the string is the name
of the one for whom the package is
intended. When all have their strings
they all pull. Then comes the fun OF
getting the bran OF and openins thu
packages.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Ohio Bow Kills Brother,

Bellefontaine. - "Ill shoot that old
MASTER" shouted Raymond Hathcock,
aged years, as he ran from the
house with a rife. A moment later
his brother Gordon, 16, fell with bull
let in his throat. He died a few hours
later. The boys were playing slave,
Neither knew the gun was loaded.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
He Was the Limit.

Mayme-"He's too slow for yours
truly. He said l reminded him Of
beautiful autumn leaf" Ethel-"Well,
that was certainly very pretty COM
pliment." Mayme-"Yes; but he
didn't have sense enough to follow 1t
up by offering to press the autumn
leaf"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Dec. "a, 1914.

French continued their offensive
in AIsace and Lorraine.
SerbIans reoceupied Belgrade.
Austrlans reoccupied Dukla In
the carpathIans, capturing 5000
Russians.
Germans made gains In north
ern Poland.
British submarine Bill sank
Turkish battIeship Messudleh In
the Dardanelles.
Pro-Germans mobbed In Rome.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

IFS a kiss" asks the New York Her
aid, worth one hundred and twenty
five dollars a minute?" No kiss that
has to ue bought is worth anything at
all. Some kisses, voluntarily be-
slowed, are priceless above rubies or
life itself.-Columbia State.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

Cleveland-Federal Judge Clarke
set a new record for violations of serv-
ice hours fines, when he assessed $3,-
500 against the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for working seven men 1S
hours and 20 minutes in December,
1914. The men were the crew of one
freight train.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Heads Order in America.

Cincinnati. Announcement has
just been made here of the appoint
ment from Rome of Sister Superior
Pancratia of st. Francis hospital of
Jersey City as provincial superior Of
the order of Sisters of the Poor of st.
Francis in America.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Dec. 1s, 1914.
Allies occupied RouIers.

Allies occupied RouIers.
Heavy fighting in Lille and near
Arras.
Russians won in Gallcia between
Sanok and Llsko.
Austrians announced capture Of
PIotrkoW and Przedborz.
Turks in Asia Minor were re-en'
forced.
Russian Black sea fleet sank two
Turkish ships.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
pon Barred by Hotel.

Fremont. - Brand Whitlock, Amer.
ican minister to Belgium, and his
party, en- route from Washington
to Toledo by auto, quit the Ho,
tel Fremont when hotel attaches re
fused to allow Mrs. Whitlock's pet Bel
gian dog to eat with the party in the
hotel dining room.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

One of the rarest of all require
ments is the faculty Of profitable med
itation. Most human beings, when
they fancy they are meditating, are
in fact, doing nothing at all. and
thinking of nothing-Boyd.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Doctor Robbed While MOTORING.

Akron.-Dr. Simon Morgenroth was
robbed by an auto bandit as the doc
tor was motoring on West Hill, the
wealthiest section of Akron.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Mere Trlhe.

Now, children, want you to be
perfectly quiet when the bishop ia
here, and not say anything that will
mortify me-. But, mamma, can't we
Just ask him if he will baptize the
new kittens ?"-Life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

We spend too much time wonder
ing what the new year will bring US.
It is better to ask ourselves what
we are going to make of it. Life
does not come in sealed packages.
ready for usewhen opened. Time
is only it's raw material and from
it we can make very much what we
choose. Instead of waiting for some
prize to drop into our hands, let US
seize the days as they pass and
mold them into forms of usefulness
and beauty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Missionary Meeting.

Cleveland.-The National Laymen's
missionary movement opened four
days meet here Sunday. Several
prominent speakers addressed a large
gathering at Grays' armory.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Keep ToiIlnu.

He who is silent is forgotten; he
who does not advance falls; ne who
stops is overwhelmed, distanced
crushed; he who ceases to grow great
er becomes smaller; he who leaves OF
gives up.-Henri Frederic Amiel.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16
Optimistic Thounht.

Every man is arrogant or humble
according to his fortunes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-12-16

1t would be the proper thing.
Il have my duty to the children OF
this world, and l must not impair my
health or my power Of service to them
by the strenuous work demanded in
the movies. No doubt l would prove
a very popular star at the children's
matinees. But | wonder II the chill
dren who see me in their dreams do
not get better and more flattering
idea of me than they would in the
picture.
You see, my dear sir, the camera
does not lie. l am sure It would rot
lie for me when 1t will not tell false
hoods about the appearance of kings
and potentates. Every child in the
world thinks of me as a very hand
some old gentleman. Some of them
may have an idea that l am inclined
to be a little stout-but a good many
others imagine l have as graceful a
form as that of young soldier. They
think curl my whiskers and have q
beautiful wave in my long, silky locks.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-13
xxx

Los ingenieros habian acometido
en- Ia Isla de los Mucrtos nucvas cons
t~rucciones, para cuyo trabaio Sc en-
VIC una brigade de presidiarios. Es-
tos trabajaban de dia cerca de los
polvorines; pero en- las horas de des-
canso dejaban ell muelle, Y los arti-
Heres fraternizaban con clos.
Entire aquellos tipos de mala ca
tadura Sc flo Enrique en- uno cuya
~fisonc.nia conservaba cierta digni-
dad, revelaado que el sentido moral
habia sobreyivido en- su alma. En-
rique acab6 de convencerse de este
n yer que Luis sc apartaba de sus
compaHeros y dedicaba algunas horas
del descanso a la lectura. Tn dia pa
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-13

SO acord6 &c una hcrida que no lie
prrmic;a coae~ Ia puma mas que pa
IN firmar. ) tcnia Fayol de ~secreta-
rio. 4 ESQ debia cl sargento Ia in
c~Iucnci& de que sc jacts.ba con el Tc-
niente. Privado de su auxilio. este
Sc yi5 Y Sc dcse5 para escribir cl
ineorme que debia provocar el cas-
tigo De Fayol. \ Pesor de TODD, d
colc-a la h;=o tentor an ~esfuerzo. Ra-
v5 cuidadosamente una hoja de pa
pei, cort5 una pluma nucva y cncen-
do II pipa para inspirarse.
iaHtil TODD: no puGo pasar de ID
mitad de Ia rrime~a clausula. Por
fin. desputs dc una bora de vanos
ensayes acab6 por ronper eI papel.
aplastar Ia pluma : darlo todo al De-
monio.
Coavencido mas cue nunca de Ia
faita que Ie hacia un secretario,
busc5 entire los ~sargentos una perso-
IA id6naa. Y Sc aco-d0 de Raynay.
E.sto de dirigirse con tai p~retensi6n
. IN hombre q quien odiaba, le pa
racio insoportabIe al Teniente; pero
estaba "a dispuesto a pasar por tai
humiliation. cuando fueron a avisar-
Ie que Fayol deseaba hablar Q q.
Rouoert dude que haria; pero q Ia
Dostre fut 4 yer al preso.
Fayol lie echo Ia vista encima '
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-05-13

sUai en- su primer movimiento por
csuentir al sargento. no dcja5a de
uardarlc profundo rencor. Ordcno
var q terra 4 susanna al reG~c-
D Je IA chalupa: pc-o prohihio Il
aismo tempo a Enrique sa.ir dc Ia
arte baia de Ia isla, para nc expo
use a encon;rarIe.
Ecspecto 4 Fayol, estaba rczucl.o
vengarse de su i~asolencia, solo cue
, saba que medic emp.ea-. Como
Ia dicho cI sargeato, el insui,o
, habia sido directo. y para que
J tribunal miiiear 10 castigara debia
.rse parte por escrito. Sc &C.
'g.h.. una acuSaci6n habilmente re-
scsaaa que no pudiera volverse en-
.gs debates contra el mismo acusa-
io-. Pero el Teniente era mcapaz dc
-c4actar I'm simple recibo de vcstua-
10. Habil para expresar U ideas
lie viva voz. Sc Sentia poSe!do de ST.
ita impotencia asi que guerra escri-
..rlas. La vista de una plUma lie
7roduc;a el efecto que cauSa I'm c.
l5a en- algunos reclutas: le daba YER
.:go Y perd:a IA facultad de pen
Su caprichosa ortografia habia
mas de una e a los Off
-iales j6venes del re~gimiento. Por
-odo este habia renunciado a escribir
lacia dos amos. Por aquella fecha