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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-15
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y, meyer.
Ada Belle Pember was COM
mitted to the Institution for Fee
BILE Minded at Columbus, Ohio.
Order of private sale of real es-
tate issued in estate of ]. W. Nc
Kay: same returned and filed and
continued for confirmation until
June 20.
Answer of David Bigler filed
in sale of real estate in the Rach-
ell Dershem estate.
Charles Bowers was appointed
guardian of Magdaleha Bowers;
bond $4,000.
Charles C. Weaver was ap-
pointed administrator of estate
Of Jennie E. Weaver; bond $1,000.
J B. and John C. Martin were
appointed executors under the
will of David Martin; bond $2O.-
600.
Last will of Michael 10y was
filed for probate and record.
First and final account filed in
estate of Hipolite Trion.
Last will of Christ Ilgen was
admitted to probate and record.
Account of final distribution
filed in estate of Mary A. Kisner.
First account filed in estate OF
Charles T. Mutchner.
First and final account filed in
guardianship of Josiah F, Grill.
First and final account filed in
estate of Hollis Hartzell.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
A. Claude Splitter, %, sales,
man, Arcanum, son of Cicero
Splitter, and Anna +. Lehman,
Is, teacher, Arcanum, daughter
of Benz. R. Lehman.
Dale H. Conaway, "a, railroad
er, Union City. son of James A
Conaway, and Ruth Shultz, 10
cigar maker. Greenville, daught
er of Albert Shultz.
Glenn E. Brown, 81. farmer
Ansonia, son of VIM. Brown, ant
Amy E. Menkel, q, Ansonia
daughter of Theodore F. Menkel
Richard R. Hoffman, 20, farm
er, Greenville r. p. S, son o
: Max T. L. Hoffman, and ANN
Marie Kirby, 18. Greenville, dau
ghter Of VIM. H. Kirby.
COMMON FLEAo vOUkT.
i NEW CASES.
4 2O863-TheU United States Chen
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Perry Ziler of Ansonia was a
visitor here Thursday.
Miss Olga Jones of Hollansburg
was a. visitor here Friday.
Mrs. N. S. Parson visited in
Piqua the past few weeks.
Dan Yount and family of Brad
ford were visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Harley Clark of Gettys-
burg visited in GreenVille Thurs
day.
Louis Gruber of Union City
transacted business here Satur-
day.
Miss Matte Ivester of Arcan-
um was visiting in this city Fri
day.
Mrs. E. E. Vance and daugh-
ter of Ansonia were shopping in
Greenville Saturday.
Guy Heckerman of Indianap-
oils, Ind, visited relatives in
Greenville the past week.
Mrs. Lewis Burns and Miss o.
i've Burns of Rossburg were shop
ping in Greenville Friday.
Elston and Gene Murray of
Marion, Ind, spent a few days
with relatives here this week.
Mrs. C. H. Wheeler of Emer-
son, Ga, is here visiting her pa
rents, J. R. Stocker and wife.
A. M. Bonham and family of
Alabama are the guests of H. w.
Lewis and wife, Euclid avenue.
Miss Ruth Menke and Chester
Menke visited several days last
week with relatives in Coving-
ton, o.
z. T. Dorman and wife, Mrs.
Clara Devor and Mrs: Ella An
derson left the first of this week
for an extended visit in the West.
Little Miss Louise Snyder en-
tertained a number of her friends
to a birthday party at her home
on East Water street Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Upon our roll of nonor today
we can place the following man,
ed patrons
H. H. Yount.
w. G. Douglas.
The Darke County Commission
ers have been made defendants
in a suit brought by the Commis-
sioners of Mercer county for $14,-
873.11, as this county's share,
with intel est, for the improve
ment Of a joint ditch in Darke and
Mercer counties, known as the
Wabash ditch.
Mrs. Phoebe Hairless, 68 years
old, relict of Paul Hairless, died
in her home on West Main street
last Sunday night of hardening
of the arteries. she has resided
here for the past thirteen years,
moving, from Rossburg. She
leaves five sons Charles Hairless
of Rossburg. George Hairless of
Dayton, Milo Hairless of AnsOnia,
Harry and Alonzo Hairless Of this
city, and a daughter-M Laura
Boyd of Ansonia. Funeral SER
vices were held Wednesday aft
ernoon at the Teegarden church
and burial made in the adjoining
cemetery.
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| 0SA oAA OAANJ nv SANA~A SssAAN~b ~@
ion City, Ind, and Clifford Van
dyke, electrician of Schnectady,
N. Y, and a sister-Mrs. Horner
of Arcanum. Funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon at
her late residence. conducted by
Rev. Heoffer of Richmond, Ind,
and burial made in Greenvllle
cemetery.
Joseph S. Walker, IA years old,
a veteran of the Civil war, died
at an early hour Saturday morn
ing in his home on Martin street.
He was a member of Co. K, 34th
O. V. l. and served through the
war. He leaves his aged wife,
daughter-Mrs. A. C. Stocker,
two sisters-Misses Harriet and
Kate Walker, and one brother
Newton Walker. Funeral servi-
ces were held Monday afternoon
at the Abbottsville church, con-
Quoted by Rev. C. G. Mckinney,
pastor of the Presbyterian
church, and under auspices of the
G. A. R. There are but eight
members of his company now liv-
ing, six Of whom acted as pail
bearers at his funeral.
The time for filing petitions as
candidates before the primary on
August 8 next closed at midnight
last Thursday. Following is the
complete tickets of the two par-
ties for county Offices:
Republican.
State Senator-George A. Kat
zenberger, Benz. M. Allen.
Representative-Wm. Attic.
Commissioner-Oscar M DIST,
Henry H. Peschke, A. B. Craig,
J. j. Gartrel.
Clerk -Sylvanus R. Hiatt.
Surveyor-Ed. r, Brown.
Charles A. Stoltz.
Auditor-C. o. Hoffman, N.
w. Cool.
Recorder-C. W. Miller, T. J.
Shelly.
Prosecuting Attorney George
w. Porter, w. Y. Stubbs.
Sheriff 70. w. Gasell.
Democrat.
Representatives.. Appenzel-
ler, M. W. Hathaway, Harry
Wise.
Commissioner L. Perry,
Eli McGriff, Henry Brand. John
F. Wondle, VIM. H. Werts, B. F.
Richter, George w. Halves.
CIerk-C. B. Rayburn, Clar-
ence V. Aydelott, C. o. Martin.
Surveyor-John T. Ferron.
Treasurer-C. A. Stoltz.
Auditor-G. H. Garrison.
Recorder-John Byrd.
Prosecuting Attorney. E.
Kerlin, George F. Crawford.
Sheriff Linn M. Browne, A.
W. Newman.
Probate Judge Ed Boil.
Coroner. w. VanLue.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q AS TO RIA
The Farmer Against
Free Trade.
The injury suffered by the A.
merican farmers under the Dem
Ocratic tariff, and the beneficial
effects Of the war, were commen-
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
Wilson Threatened
to Go to- St. Louis
Planned to Ask Convention to
Stay in Session if american
: ism Plank Was Modified.
Lunc la.-Reports

WASHINGTON. Jupc l5.-Reports
reaching the White House Tonight
that some Democratic leaders in St
= Louis favored making the Presidents
isAmericanism plank less specific in its
q Pronunciation of the activities OF for
= .eign-born citizens. led, TO the deciara-
v-.tion by administration officials that
=. Mr.. Wilson would not consent 10 such
i asmodihcation.
y 1t was said that the President was
so strongly determined to make 8
4 platform declaration on the point
which would raise clear cut issue
that If persistent opposition developed,
he might ask the convention 10 re-
main in session until he could so to
st. Louis and make a personal appeal
!, to the delegates.
Two hours later the Presidents rep
resentatives in ST. Louis Ieiephoned
8. him assurances that the plank would
be adopted exactly as approved at the
:, White House. and that action on the
"a platform would re taken before the
~ adjournment for the night
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16

body seemed to realize that the con-
dition OF death for obtaining diploma
obviously excluded tho possibility of
favoritism n the distribution.
AS to the war cross. this decoration
has perhaps been lavished too gener-
! ously on officers who never have been
away from general headquarters or
whose duties keep them always in the
rear. but whom the authorities wished
to distinguish, just tho same, for some
reason. Yet. whose fault is 1t II any
abuses have occurred? Mr.. Millerand's
instructions were that the decoration
should be bestowed on officers. subof-
ficers and soldiers who had been men,
toned in the order OF the day Of the
army. and this provision was subse-
uucntly extended also to the divisional
brigade and rcgimental orders Of the
day. thereby making abuse possible. IL
not indirectly provoking 1t,
However 1t should rather he stated
that the distinctions OF the war cross
have been conferred on altog too
few persons, and that those decorated
form only Il small group in the multi.
tude Of heroic soldiers whose deeds Of
Nalor most often are left unrecognized
I'm the remarks of the deputy refer
red 10 is traced spirit OF excessive
criticism, which is met with quite often
these days. There are people who
sorting that death itself on the bat
tleheld Is no proof OF courage. since
u might be the result Of an accident
or occur in the course OF precipitous
retreat But it was not by hiding or
turning tail that our armies became
victorious on the Marine and the User
or that they have been able to with
stand the flower OF Germany's armies
at Eerdon these last months.
"When all mankind 10 nroud or you
ant France ii is a shame to raise sus-
ptctous aind disEruntled complaints or
TO listen to such here at home Thoe
who do so will have good cause for
remorse later on. They VIII feel 1t
especially when in visiting French
homes In the future-alas, too many
of them-they will recognize In 4 place
Of honor the significant diploma, To
the dead In the great war. from their
grateful country. Alongside of it they
may many times find cross OF merit
earned by an ancestor of the family
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
STEAMER WRECKED ON ROCKS
rive Persons hnnwD 10 Have Ueep
Drowned md Six Missing
on the Brur

EUREKA. CAL. June l5- Five per
sons ar. known 10 have drowned ana
SIX az" missing as result Of the
"Fecfinc Of Tn" steamer Bear last
hiEh' on IN" rocks Of ia. Mendocino
coast in Northern California, during a
'"ns" fog Cnt,l five bodies were found
'"-HaN u whS thought that all Of $50
passengers and crew nigh, have been
saved though other reports placed the
missing At more than forty.
foHrt""n !ifchoa's go, away from
TN" Bear IN good order. Eleven mad.
inc hnnts Reef Liphtship. four miles
way I"" mad" land at the mouth
OF fear River, near The wreck. ana one
capsiz"a and was los,
me steamer, si.ooo.ono coastwise
oo'', 'o-nish' lay hiph on a rock
o""ch near Sugar Lost Reef. swinging
I ~ ne !"a,; #w.i.7 ii.s captain. i.onir
! Honander' and three members o., ,he
crew stayed aboard unt!l late TODAY
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
POSED AS LOST RELATIVE
Got Money From Persons Whose
FriendS Had Disnpncmreil.l


SPRINGFIELD. MO. June 49, When
the room formerly occupied In "A Kan
sas City hotel by. Jesse Senver, held by
the Kansas City (Kans.) authorities on
charge OF using the mails to defraud
tho relatives Of missing persons. was
searched the other day by detcc-
tives and postal inspectors IL was
learned that a. B. Carter, OF Springfield
had been one of the victims Seavcr
has entered full confession of his
money-making scheme TO the Kansas
City police and postal inspectors y
letter from the Springfield man was
found I'm the room of the ingenious
young man.
SeaVcr's game" was to write on
printed stationery. pretending to b..
the pastor of "A Kansas City church
He would furnish the name OF the lost
person purporting to be found and
would give an address to which money
could be sent. The address was a
hotel, where he rented rooms in the
names OF lost persons Representing
himself as their employer: he thus got
their mall and the money
The manner In which the young man
touched the hearts Of his victims was
shown In letters from relatives seeking
their lost ones. The letters we're close
~ examined By Fred Robertson, United
Statos District Attorney
One letter was from wife whose
husband had disappeared several years
ago It said:
PLEASE come homo II you can and II
you write I will try and send Won the
money. want you, your little hoy
wants you. have cried at night and
prayed for you. Oh, please come home
ana SEQ your boy. II 1t had not been
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
AMERICANS MAY CLASH
WITH CARRANZA MEN

BROWNSVILLE. TEN. June Is
one thousand CarranZa soldiers or
dcred 10 the border TO rc-entorcc the
carranza border patrol. are some
where south Of san IGnacio. Tex. and
should there be n third American
punitive expedition into Mexico the
Two bodies would clash. according to
General Alfredo Kicaut, commander n,
Matamoros, Tonight.
General RIcaut notified America n
Consul Johnson -! the march OF these
men. and the information was con-
Neyed 70 General James Parker. com
fn"ndinE the Brownsville district
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16

were adopted expressing LOYALTY to
kinS Constantine and confidence in the
policy Of Premier Skouloudts. The reso-
buttons protested asatns; the blockade
OF Greciar ports established by England
and France and denounced tho conduct
OF tho allies toward neutral nations. and
especially toward the President OF the
United states ~ America
y feature ~ the resolutions WAS that
the King MAS referred to as our Elori-
Gus SOVEREIGN. King Constantine Nil"
This title placed the monarch in the
line 81 the ancient rulers of Constarti-
Nople.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
DishurSe-
NO MENTION OF OLD SOLDIERS
'"uhi finnk Approving of Generous
Pension Law Left Out OF Re-
publican Platform.

w. ~ 90 ~ ! ne INES DlSpdtCh.l
can leaders we're charrined n die
cover that for the first time in sixtv
years they omitted to mention the
Old soldiers in their platform. At every
convention since the war there has
heen strong plank indorsing the
veterans and approving generous
pension Law. Whether the omission
was due 20 the hurry Of iamming the
platform through. or by design. is not
known Mr.. Hughes will be expected
10 make good the omission in his let
ter Of acceptance
republican leaders expect to carry
the House II they elect Hughes The
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee has been thoroughly reor-
gained 10 provide the most effective
aid 10 the national committee
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
CAPTURE GERMAN TRENCH
-
49, On LEFT BANK or tt-,,Sf.

PARIS, juno 1.-THE oAiciaI com.
nunication issued tonight reads.
"on the left bank of tho Meuse sft.r
artillery preparation. our troops. IN IN.
course OF spirited attack. captured a
German trench on the slopes south OF
lie Mort Homme. One hundred and
. thirty prisoners. including three OF;
" ficers, remained in our hands There
WAS intense artillery activity In the
region OF Chattancourt and hill No. 90.
ION the right bank the enemy VIC.
iently homharded the sectors of the
Thiaumont fortified work and Souytla
On the rest of the front the cannonad.
Ing was intermittent"
-'-r Belgian communication:
"Fxcent fos the usual artillery action
= there is nothing TO report on the front
Of the Belgian army"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
FRANCE TO GIVE DIPLOMAS
TO WAR VICTIMS FAMILIES
wives mud Children of Those Killed In
Action VIII lie Remembered.

PARIS. June lin the French
Journal Official new law is promul-
gated according TO which Il diploma of
honor Will y. awarded ia the families
OF officers. souicrs and sailors who
have died in the service OF their coun-
try since the beginning of the war.
when this law was before the cham-
Der OF deputies" says writer in the
Far!s Temps. "A member took occasion
20 express the hope that this diploma
would hc distributed with more dis
elimination than was the war cross
shortly after its institution. And no
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
for liquor I know you would never

nave left.
4 woman who was in a Colorado hos
pital was seeking a lost son. She wrote
letter which read:
The dollars are few, my boy. but
VIII give all tho little i have to SEQ
you again. i am so glad. oh, so glad. To
know that my dear boy is alive
-. c. Crahtree was responsible for thu
capture of Scavcr. lie had n desire to
make personal search for his son
Receiving letter from the Rev. w. s.
Mathews he sent IL brother.in-l,y
from Steedman, Okla, TO investirate
the case. The hrother-in-law failed to
ind the Rev Mr.. Mathews at tho
hotel named In the communication to
Crabtree.
The Steedman man then notified tho
police. who already had received two
inquiries by mail Detectives wero
placed at work on the case. The hotel
produced list OF the supposed EN-.
ployccs Of Seaver and Crabtree's mama
appeared on the list
According 10 the Kansas City police,
Seaver Is proud Of his ability to per.
pctuate the scheme
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
LED INTO MEXICO
AT POINT OF REVOLVER

LAREDO. TEXAS. June i5.--Thlrty
American residents OF Laredo late to-
day led Leo ID. Walker, Mexican. and
managing editor OF FL progreso a
Mexican newspaper published here, into
Mexico at the point Of revolver and
ordered him not TO return. FL Pro-
Gr"so has recently contained editorials
abusing this government.
The committee notified other attaches
Of tho FL Prosreso TO cease publication
immediately.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
GARCIA GOES OVER
TO MENICO For SAFETY

LAREDO. June l5.--lt was rumored
here tonight that Mexican Consul Car
cia, in Laredo. had gone over TO the
Mexican side for safety.
Fully half Of the population OF Nuevo
Laredo. Mexico. opposite here. cvacu-
a,ed the town tonight and have gone
South TO La Jarita and I.ampasas
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
Some Planks Still
Under Consideration

81 IOClS, Iunc ,o.--Scnntor
Sr"uc. rhairmnn Of tho resolutions
eNmn'ttt~r. announced ut o'clock
fhts mNruinn thnt Il had approved
platform piauk~ draltna with for
ctEn questions, Me>tro, the tnriG
mud preparedness, aud that tho suf-
frrH~ md other rtnmk> were stu
under c"n>tdcrp ti"n.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16

during the First Republic or maybe an
officers commission signed by the First
which surpass any prctentious titles
and aristocratic distinctions. because
they do not signify spirit Of con-
quest or desire of material gain. hut
championship OF liborty. disinter-
ested heroism, sacrifice for the tri-
umph OF Just cause"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
.AUSTRIAN FORCES
=. QUIT CZERNOWlTz
AS RUSSIANS NEAR
(Continucd From Ears, IA

To-day's official statement announces
that Italians captured Austrian
trenches after severe enCageme nt.
taking several hundred prisoners and
/. seven machine suns.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-16
GREEKS DENOUNCE ALLIES
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS of Loyalty to King
constantine md Confidence In
Premier Skouioudis.

ATHENS. June Is (via London) The
a'ttude OF the allies toward Greece
was denounced A n number of meetings
heid here to-day, AT which resolutions