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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
WILSON TRAIN HITS CROWD
Six Children Are Knocked Down When
Special Backs Into 1000 Persons
at GrlnneIi, Ia.

Des Moines. Ia. Feb. 3.--After an
eventful trip from Chicago on Tues
day through Illinois and part of Iowa,
which was marked by near-tragedy
at Grinnell. President Wilson reached
Des Moines In the interest of pre-
paredness for national defense.
At Grinnell President Wilson's spe-
eial backed slowly into a crowd OF
S.000 persons. Six children were
knocked down. but fell between the
rails or we're dragged out before the
wheels reached them.
Stop that train" shouted the pres
fdent when he saw the crowd In
periled. It is said the train had
stopped on a dead center" and had
10 be backed before starting ahead.
Virtually all Des Moines turned out
H. greet the president and TO hear his
address. On the way to the capital he
spoke at Davenport Iowa City and
Grinnell,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
U. S. FREES 245 ON LINER
Americas Decision as to Seized Ships
Fate Will Determine Future of
200 Left Aboard.

Old Point Comfort, Va, Feb. A.
Two hundred and forty-five persons
held prisoners by German prize crew
on the captured British passenger
liner Appam were informed on We'd
nesday that they were at liberty to
land on American soil. More than 200
other persons, including the German
captors, the captain and crew of the
liner and passengers alleged to be-
long to the armed forces of Great
Britain, will be held on board until the
United States government determines
their status and that of the ship it
self This arrangement was reached
on orders from Washington.
With the others will land G. D. Tag.
liaferri,. a naturalized American of
Nevada, the only citizen of the United
States aboard. Although carrying his
citizenship papers, he had not made
his identity known until he was discov.
cred by an immigration officer.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11

PRESIDENT AT CHICAGO
SPEAKS TO BIG AUDIENCE IN Au-
DIToRlUM THEATER.
Declares He Favcrs Government Man.
ufacture of Instrumentalities OF
War-RuIers Bring on Wars.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Government manu-
facture of the instrumentalities of war
was appended by President Woodrow
Wilson to his program of military and
naval preparedness. the general fea-
lures of which he dwelt upon In
speech In the Auditorium theater last
night. Four other features on the
same general topic were given by the
president on his trim from Chicago to
Milwaukee during the day.
President Wilson solemnly warned
the audience in the Auditorium that
mo man can competently say wheth-
er the United States will be drawn
into the war.
The vast hall was as quiet as a
death chamber when he made the
dramatic statement. The president
later stirred the assemblage to vigor-
Gus applause by declaring that, this
war was brought on by rulers and not
by the people"
The applause lasted for several sec
onds When it subsided the president
continued vigorously:
And | thank God there is no man
in America who can bring war on
without the consent of the people.
This stirred the crowd again to Wig
orous applause.
mo man can confidently say wheth
er the United States shall be drawn
into the struggle or not"
Cruel misjudgment of this coun
trys efforts to remain neutral is
prevalent in Europe" he declared.
We have not held off from selfish
motives" he said.
Handclapping and shouts greeted
the following:
when see some of my fellow citi
zens spread tinder where the sparks
are falling l wonder what their idea
of American citizenship is"
Thirty-seven hundred men and won
en-, including the public officials of tn,
state, county and city, greeted tn,
president as he stepped on the flag
draped and fiower-bedecked platform
of the big playhouse soon after eigh
! O'Clock.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
WILSON SPEAKS IN ST. LOUIS
stirs Audience of 5000 People in Col.
iseum-May Make Another
Trip.

st. Louis, Feb. 5.-President Wilson
stirred an audience of $4,000 people in
the Coliseum here when he solemnly
warned the people of Missouri to pre-
pare for the upholding Of American
rights and ideals. A crowd of 10000
was outside the hall clamoring for ad-
mission. The address was the final one
he will make on his Western trip.
1t is still undecided whether Mr.
Wilson will make another trip. The
presidents advisers are urging him to
do SO at once. They especially want
him to swing through the southern
states, where opponents Of prepared.
ness have been making a campaign.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

New Brunswick. N. j., Feb. 3.-Two
persons were killed and four injured
in an explosion of one of the boilers
in the engine room of the Howe Rub
Der company's plant here.
Peking, Feb. $50 widespread has
become the antigovernment uprising
in Yun-Nan province that $4,000
troops have been sent there by Yuan
Shi Kai. Chinese regulars are report
ed to have engaged in battle the 1000
Mongolian rebels who are marching
on Peking.
Berlin, Feb. 3.-A tremendous bom-
bardment of the German positions in
Champagne and the Vosges has been
opened by the French, according to an
official report issued by the German
war office. Lens is again being shelled
by the allies. Another French aero.
plane has been shot down
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
BANKER MuNDAY is FREE
Bonds Fixed at $4,000 and Judge
Slough Signs Bills of Excep-
tions in Ottawa.

Chicago, Feb. 4.-Charles B. Mum
day, who was sentenced to five years
Imprisonment after having been con-
victed of charge of conspiring to
wreck the LaSalle Street Trust and
Savings bank. was released on
Wednesday on bonds of $4,000. His
release was brought about by writ
of supersedeas issued by Judges Dor
rance, Dibell, d. J. Carnes and j. M.
Neihaus of the Second district o. the
appellate court Munday's counsel Wis
tied Ottawa, ILL.,, where the writ was
issued. Judge s. c. Slough adjourned
court and signed the bill of exceptions.
Munday's case, on a writ of error,
comes up before the appellate court
at the April term.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
THE QUEEN CITY DELEGATION
Arrives in Columbus to Attend ceIe-
bration of Farmers Week.

Columbus, O.-Farmers week at
Ohio State university brought out
large crowds with registration Of
upwards of 1000 on the first day for
the lectures. The ages range from 70
to 13. The 70 class was represented
by j. P. Smith, Franklin county, and
F. M. Burrough, of Belmont county,
while Jay Cost. of Logan county, at
13, was the youngest of all those seek
ing new light on farming.
Under the auspices of the Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce ten prize-win-
ming corn growers, accompanied by D.
R. Van Alta, Hamilton county agricul-
tural agent; members of the first-year
agricultural class of Woodward high
school, with Principal Pliny Johnson;
the two prize-winning boy stock judg-
ers of the county and number of 9TH
ers we're in Columbus to attend the
celebration.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
FOUR DROWN IN OHIO RIVER
Attempt to Ford Swollen Streams End
Fatally.

McConnellsville, O.-Four persons
were drowned while attempting to
ford swollen streams in Ohio, accord
ing to reports received. Wilbur Starr,
of Greencastle, Ind, a lyceum singer,
and Chester Boles. of Stockport, o.,
lost their lives when the carriage in
which they we're riding was overturn-
ed in Wolf creek Mr. STAIRS wife
was in the carriage but reached the
bank safely.
Mrs. Albert Clark, 40 years old, and
her daughter, Gertrude, aged 15, were
drowned in Black Lick creek when
their buggy was swept down stream
from a ford near Reynoldsburg.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
OBJECT TO sMooTH ROADS
Enamel-Like Surface is Said To En-
danger Work of Horse.


Cincinnati, GA movement was
started at the closing session of the
Hamilton County Farmers Institute
to have the county commissioners
make a radical change in material used
in the construction of country roads.
Several farmers who took part in the
discussion objected vigorously to the
further use of tar dressing, contending
that in time it causes the surface OF a
road to become as smooth as enamel
They pointed out that this enamel-like
surface affords no safe footing for a
horse, and declared that many aeci-
dents on country roads in which ami
mails have been injured and their
drivers placed in peril are traceable
directly to this pavement
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
MANY DELEGATES ATTEND
Sunday Convention Held BY Associa-
ated Bible Students.

Cincinnati, O.-Two hundred and
fifty delegates from Southern Ohio,
Kentucky and Indiana attended the
fifth Sunday convention of the Asso-
ciated Bible Students, which closed at
Lincoln Club Hall, Eighth and Race
streets. P. H. Bentler, Cincinnati, pre-
sided. F. H. Robinson, Brooklyn, N.
Y, spoke on ''Worldliness and Other
Worldhness,'' using as his text Ro-
mans xii. 2. S. ]. Arnold, Dayton,
Ohio, gave discourse on Gods Sc
crets;" ]. Robin Carr, Louisville, KY,
on Temptation and Test" and A. H.
Mcmillan, Brooklyn, N. Y, on "The
Parable of the Lost Sheep"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
WOMAN's SKULL is CRUSHED
Then Razor Used BY Husband, Who
Also Stays Self.

Chillicothe, O.-In the presence of
his six little children, George Reut-
niger, 40 years old, sneaked up behind
his wife in the kitchen of his home
and struck her in the back of the head
with the blunt end of hatchet,
crushing her skull. Then, leaning over
her as she fell, he drew razor and
slashed her throat. Without rising, he
next drew the razor across his own
throat, almost severing his head. The
older children, 10 and 13 years old, rer
spectively, ran screaming to neigh
bors. who found the man and his wife
dead. The woman was AZ years old.
Reutinger only recently was released
from the asylum at Athens.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Major lynch Retires.

After 23 years continuous service
in the Ohio National Guard, during
which time he rose from the ranks
in which he enlisted as a private to
the rank he now holds, Maj David A.
Lynch, Fostoria, has asked to be
placed on the retired list. The order
was issued, and it was stated that it
was with regret. Maj. Lynch was
roster clerk under the six years of
Democratic administration.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
RICHMOND GOES DRY BY 4 VOTES.

Marysvil1e, O-The village of Rich
mond is dry by four votes, according
to the decision of Judge Brodrick, who
affirmed the findings and judgment of
the probate court. The court held
that the FIVE disputed ballots. where
q cross mark was placed to the left
of the blank space below the afirma-
tive and negative propositions on the
ballots should not be counted in deter
mining the result of the election on
January II, 1915.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
CONVERSATIONS

Minnesota's 1914 poultry and egg
OUTPUT was valued at $35,0OO,000.
Broom handles are needed in Glas-
gov, Scotland, which formerly got it's
supplies from northern Europe
Italians who have become natural
lied in Switzerland are liable to mill
tary service in both countries.
On the surface submarines derive
their motive power from oil or petrol;
submerged, they are driven by cleo
sTtcity.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
TURKS TO GET U. S. NOTE
Persia-vienna Denies Submarine
Was Responsible.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Austria has
furnished the United States complete
proof that none of her submarines
was responsible for the sinking of the
P. & o. liner Persia in the Mediter-
ranean. simultaneously with this an
nouncement by the state department
it was announced that the United
States has dispatched note of inquiry
to Turkey, asking the sultan's govern
ment to furnish proof that its subma-
rines are equally as innocent. If Tur-
key should reply that none of her sub
marines are guilty, state department
officials said, by the process of elm.
ination, the Persia matter will have
been closed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
HEATING BILL PASSES HOUSE
Anti-chlId Labor Bill Wins-Southern
Members Vote Against the
Measure.

Washington, Feb. S.-The opposition
of southern Democrats to the passage
of the Heating anti-child labor bill
was ridden over roughshod by the
house when, by vote of 3S7 TO as. it
passed the measure. Only two Repub-
licans voted against the bill Forty
five OF the forty-six votes against it
came from the South. most of them
concentrated in the states of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Ala
bama, Mississippi. Texas and Tennes
see
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
'zEP FALLS IN SEA.
GERMAN AlRsHiP BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN DISABLED BY
DUTCH SHELLS.
REFUSED AID BY FISHERMEN
Crew OF British Trawler Feared Cap
ture " They Rescued Foes-Thlr-
teen Drowned When Vessel Is Sunk
BY Bomb.

London. Feb. 5.--Thirty-five more
deaths In British waters. resulting
from the Zeppelin raid. are reported.
Twenty-Five of the victims are Ger
mans. members of the crew OF diri-
giblo. believed to have been the Lis.
which fell into the North sea.
Thirteen men of the crew Of the
collier Franz Fischer were drowned
when the collier was sent to the bot
tom IN two minutes by bomb dropped
hy one OF the zeppelins returning from
the raid made on England. Only three
mon Of the Fischer we're saved.
The story OF the fate of the wrecked
air craft is told by the crew Of the
steam trawler King stephen. Captain
Martin. which arrived at Grimsby. Aid
was refused the Germans because they
outnumbered the crew of the trawler.
Il In considered likely that the Ger
mans have drowned by this time.
The fishermen say that early on
Wednesday morning In the North sea
their attention was attracted by flashes
Of light apparently from a ships sig
nal lamp. They made for the spot and
found huge mass OF wreckage.
They stood by until the light i'm
proved. when 1t was seen that the
Ereckage was that OF the Zeppelin
A~lD. The cabins and a part of the
envelope were under water. butt O
inrEo part OF the envelope was fioat
ing.
On the platform on the top of the
envelope seven or eight Germans were
seen. These hailed the trawler In
mnglish, calling: Save us. Save US
We will give you plenty OF money"
AZ the trawler carried only nine
hands and the Germans numbered
about twenty-five. Captain Martin de
cfded that II was not safe to take SC
many enemies aboard. particularly al
the trawler was unarmed. He feared
that his crew might be overpoweret
by the Germans. The captain there
fore proceeded to report the position
Of the airship to the proper authori
tics, adequate assistance being sen
afterwards. and put into Grimsby.
ft Is believed that the Zeppelin wal
one OF those participating in the rait
OF January 81. The fishermen hat
been at sea several days and were no
aware of the raid.
The Zeppelin probably was disable,
BY the Dutch coast artillery. whicl
fired on It while 1t was attempting I,
return to Germany over Dutch terri
tory.
Fifty shots, some of which. it is be
iioved. hit, we're fred at Zeppelin
Wednesday morning as it few low II
fog over the island Of Ameland. OF
the coast OF Holland.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Upholds Its Authority.

Because the governors office failed
to inform the State Civil Service Com
mission that George H. Hamilton, New
ark, had been appointed, Professionally.
as state factory inspector, held up his
salary. The difficulty later was re-
moved by official notification. The
commission exercised it's authority to
compel respect for the letter of the
civil service law
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Foot and Mouth Outbreak.

That danger of another outbreak of
foot and mouth disease is not yet past
is indicated, State Veterinarian A. S.
Cooley said by action of the Cincin-
natl Union stockyards in placing an
embargo in live stock shipments orig
mating in East st. Louis, ILL.,, and the
northern three-quarters of that state
DR.. Cooley commended the Cincinnati
live stock men for their embargo and
said if they do not enforce the order
rigfdly it may become necessary fol
state veterinarians to take hand.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
SEEK PLACE FOR HATCHERY.

st. Marys, O.-For the purpose Of
locating new fish hatchery the fol-
lowing state officials made an inspec-
ton of Lake st. Marys and later
dined as guests Of the Western Ohio
Fish and Game association, at Idle
wild clubhouse: Chief Warden Gen.
John C. Speaks, Chairman Fish and
Game Division DR.. J. w. Kirgan, Engi-
neer State Land Department E. E.
Booten, Fish and Game Distributor
a. C. Baxter.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
California Posse Kills Man.

Los Angeles. CAL. Feb. 4.-The
body OF George e. Mason. killed by a
posse. was removed from the ranch
house at Elizabeth Lake. Mason had
shot and killed George Curtis and
wounded two other men.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
MORGAN GOES TO ENGLAND
lntimatIons That Trip Might Be
Related to Loan by Allies Are
. Met With Denial,

. New York, Feb. 4c-J. p. Morgan
sailed wednesday for England aboard
the steamship Rotterdam. He was ac-
companied by Benjamin Strong. gov
ernor of the New York Federal Re-
serve bank In their capacity as COM
mercial agents for the French and
British governments. Morgan & Co.
have purchased or supervised the pur-
chase OF supplies costing hundreds of
millions OF dollars Intimations that
Mr.. Morgan's trip might not be unre-
lated to another external loan by the
allies met with denial.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Seeks Legal Right.

Atty Gen. Turner was asked by the
Public Utilities Commission to give
missions legal right to compel all pub
lie utilities to file inventories of their
property. This action was taken as
a result of the attitude of the Toledo
Railways and Light Co., which notified
an inventory, because it believed the
commission had no authority to COM
pei it.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Einhtinn the aTobacco Rue.v

Thousands of dollars worth of to-
bacco has been destroyed yearly in
this country by the Tavages or the
tobacco bug" which ruins the cigars
by boring a tiny hole in them. Much
ingenuity has been spent in the di-
rection of battling with This insect.
Electrical sterilization of the eggs of
the beetle with high-frequency cur
rent follows the lines of moisture and
leaves the eggs in the dry places prac-
ticaIly unscathed, and in condition
to become destructive later. A spe-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
SEEKING HOSPITAL SITE
Commissioners of Four Counties To
Build Sanitorium.

Newark, O.-Commissioners from
Licking, Muskingum, Perry and Cos
hocton counties met here to discuss
the question of site for a tuber-
culosis sanitorium to be constructed
and operated jointly by the four coun-
ties. Historic Black Hand, one of the
most picturesque spots in Ohio, was
viewed by the commissioners as a pos
sible site for the institution.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
NEW STATE FISH HATCHERY
To Be In Operation BY Next Summer,
Says Or. J. w. Nrgan.

Cincinnati, Or ]. w. Kirgan,
former president of the Southwestern
Ohio Fish and Game Protective asso-
citation, announced that the proposed
fish hatchery at Newtown, near Gin
cinnati, will be in operation by the be-
ginning of next summer. DIR. Kirgan
is chairman of the fish and game COM
mittee, state board of agriculture.
The new hatchery" he said,
means there will be from 10000 to
100000 fish placed in local streams,
mainly ,small-mouthed bass and cat
fish,"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Too Late To File Complaints.

Property owners who failed to file
protests against their tax valuations
with the old Boards of Complaints now
may not enter them with the new
Boards of Revision, the State Tax Com
mission notified several County Audit
ors. This word was sent particularly
to Peter w Durr, Auditor of Hamilton
county, and John Zangerle, Cuyahoga
county auditor. Hundreds of persons
in those two localities, it is said, have
been trying to make belated protests
to the new Board of Revision.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11

Huntington, w. Va. Feb. 4.-Four-
teen persons were killed when the
towboat Sam Brown Of the Mononga-
bella River Consolidated Coke and Coal
company was destroyed by boiler ex-
plosion.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
slav Generals Who Yield

Paris, Feb. 3.-The Rome CORE
spondent Of lie Journal reports that
General Becir and another Montene-
grin general have been assassinated
by Montenegrins w1o opposed the cap
itulation to Austria.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Fire Damanes War Plant.

Utica, N. Y, Feb. 4.-Several build
ings of the Savage Arms company
were destroyed by fire. The company
is filling war contracts for England. An
investigation is under way to deter
mine the cause of the fire.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Widow Granted Award.

The State Industrial Commission
granted an award $2,349.36 to Mrs.
Mary Quigley, 1924 Freeman avenue,
Cincinnati, whose husband, Bernard
Quigley, an employe of Halls Safe
Co, Cincinnati, was killed when at
work on a large safe. Medical and
funeral expenses also were paid from
the state insurance fund.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
BID Steamer Strikes Mine.

Liverpool, Feb. 4.-The steamer
Primes Juliana, plying between Lon
don and Flushing, struck mine i'll the
North sea and has been beached al
Felixstowe, Suffolk. The passengers
and crew were rescued.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
TWO Killed in Explosion.

DeKaIb, ILL.,, Feb. 5.-Charles Road.
foreman of the Creamery Packing com
pany pipe testing department, and
Floyd Snider, Chicago, were killed
when the boiler upon which they were
working exploded.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11

cial X-ray machine, constructed by
Franklin Smith of Philadelphia, is
said to have shown itself to be thor
oughly effectual in sterilizing the
beetles eggs. At Tampa, Fla, about
500 cigars are treated by X-rays ey.
cry minute.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
To Test Ruling in Court.

w. H. Settle and George W. Clep-
hane, partners as w. H. Settle & Co.,
Cincinnati, brought suit in the supreme
Public Utilities Commission on the re-
cent order affecting freight rate
charges from Oakley to Madisonville
in the Cincinnati district They charge
that as great a tariff exists for two
miles of transportation as for Is miles.
The complaint is that the commission
failed to correct the discrimination,
hence application is made to the courts
for relief.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Road Promoters at Meet.

st. Joseph, Mo-. Feb. 3.-Many PROM
inent men interested in good roads
gathered here for the third annual
convention of the Pixies Peak Ocean
to-Ocean Highway association, Of
which c. H. Adams is president.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11

indianapolis. Feb. 2.-The United
Mine Workers of America. in conTen-
ton here, defeated a resolution to
amend the constitution of the organi.
cation so as to exclude from it's men,
bership National Guardsmen.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
Right To Refuse.

County License Commissions have
the right to refuse to renew saloon
licenses at the close of a license year,
even if there had been no conviction
by a court Furthermore, each appli-
cant must establish his good moral
character" with each license renewal,
and it is not mandatory on the part Of
the County License Commissions to
grant renewals when there are objec-
tions to the licensee continuing in busi-
ness. The saloonkeepers appealed to
the State Liquor Licensing Board after
rejection by the local commission.