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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
DRIVE FRENCH BACK
GERMANS CAPTURE TRENCHES
NEAR VERoUN AFTER TER
RIFIc FIGHTING.
PARIS REPORTS HEAVY LOSS
reutons Are Now Within Three and
one-HaIf Miles Of City Proper-Take
First Line Trenches and Thiaumont
Work.

Paris, June 26.-The Germans are
nearer Verdun than they have been at
any time since the great drive for the
fortress started months ago.
Terrific fighting to the northeast of
the city on Friday gave them posses
sion of the first line trenches Of the
French between the hills 800 and 321.
They also captured the ThiaumOnt
work. The attack carried them 70 the
village of Fleury, which is only 315
miles from the city proper but coun-
ter-attack forced them to give some
ground there. The official statement
refers to the German losses as "enOr-
NOUS"
Following is the text of the official
statement issued by the ministry of
war:
ION the right bank of the Meuse,
following violent artillery preparations
last night, the Germans made a series
Of attacks on a large scale on the
front of Hill 321 to the east of the
Demloup battery. Attacks with heavy
explosives followed each other with
extreme stubbOrnness, notwithstand
ing the enormous losses which our fire
inflicted on the enemy.
Between Hill 321 and Hill 800 the
Germans succeeded in carrying our
first line trenches and the ThiaumOnt
work.
"a powerful German attack, which
has reached as far as the village of
Fleury, was repulsed by violent coun-
ter-attack.
Attacks directed on the woods Of
Vaux, Chapitre, Fumin and Chenois
and on the DemlOup battery were
broken by our fire and completely re-
pulsed"
The Germans also have launched a
heavy attack in the Champagne dis
trict. Three violent assaults on the
French trenches in the region of Mont
Tetu were repulsed, according to the
afternoons statement.
Berlin, June 26.-The text of Fri
days statement dealing with opera
tiOns on the western front follows:
EAST of Ypres an attempted enemy
attack failed.
"Three attacks by the French
against trenches we had taken west of
Fort Vaux were repelled. Here since
the 21st of June we have taken "a Off
GERS and 400 men prisoners"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
BADGES for Wounded.

An ancient method of distinguishing
by means Of sign on the clothing or
uniform those soldiers who have been
wounded in the service has been re-
vived in France. Hitherto in the pres
ent war there was no way of telling
wounded hero Of the trenches unless.
he was visibly manned or was met
with at military hospital. Now very
often it happens that soldier is en-
countered bearing the distinguishes
insignia on the sleeve of his great
coat. The revival of the old custom
has been welcomed ardently by the
rank and file of the French army.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
RUSH GERMANS TO EAST
Troops Shifted From French and ltaI
ian Fronts to Fight the
Russians.

Petrograd, June 26-That the CEN
tral powers are hurrying troops from
the French and Italian fronts in an
effort to stop the Russian dash
through Bukowina and for the passes
of the Carpathians is indicated in dis
patches from the scene of action.
The war office announced the cap
ture of three villages west of Radautz,
30 miles south of Czernowitz. Eight
hundred prisoners were taken. The
villages are Gurahumora, Straizia and
Saraech.
The Russians also have taken Wis
nitz, on the border between Galicia
and BukOwina, 80 miles southwest of
CzernOwitz.
Berlin, via London, June 24.-Con-
tinued progress for General Won Lin
singen's forces in fighting west and
southwest of Lutsk, despite repeated
cOunter-attacks by the Russians, was
announced by the war Office Russian
attacks in the direction Of Brody were
repulsed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
Department

The front door" of the state depart
ment is high, wide portal in the ex-
act center of the south side of the
south corridor, second floor of the war,
state and navy building, which opens
into the private Office of Robert Ian
sing, secretary of state. The back
door" is nowhere to be found within
the mountainous pile of marble, gran
ite and Heterogeneous architecture
which houses the state, war and navy
departments. 1t opens onto Pennsyl-
vania avenue, directly opposite the
war, state and navy building, from
one Of the prim old residences which
give such staid air of dignity to GER
tain sections of downtown Washing
ton.
The intensely and deliciously re-
spectacle old house is much more sug-
gestive of row of bygone fashion
ables in high stocks and hoopskirts
than Of procession of importunate
moderns seeking safe conduct for their
wares through the British blockade of
Germany and Austria. Yet it has be-
come annex to the state department
and serves to shelter just such pc
culiar and interesting activities grow
ing out of the world war.
The famous British order in council
of hfuroh IL, 1o15,-. .dooPeed COM
plete suspension of the seaborne trade
of Germany and Austria. Prior to
the PRONUNCIATION of the decree. Amer
leans had placed orders for merchan-
disc with the central powers mounting
far into the millions of dollars. The
order was general and necessarily
there arose questions as to particular
articles of commerce concerning which
logical plea for abatement Of the or
der could be made. Now, we're the
claim to exception received through
the front door" of the state depart
ment and considered direct by the
secretary of state, the procedure
would be construed as involving rec
ognition of the existence of the block
ade and would imply an admission of
its right to exist.
Such an admission might be fatal
to negotiations growing cut of the
American denial of the legality of the
order in council. So the claimants
who have gone to the state depart
ment about this phase of war diplo-
macy have been told substantially
this:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
FOREIGN MERCHANTS AIDED
Uncle SANS Commercial Agents Meet
Visitors at Dock and Put Them
In Touch With Americans.

Or. Edward Ewing Pratt. chief Of the
bureau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce Of the department Of commerce,
cites a recent instance OF visit to
the United States Of group of Chi
nese merchants as showing the scope
Of the work now being done by the
bureau Of commerce.
A commercial agent of the bureau,
selected because Of his knowledge Of
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
NO SHIP FOR AMERICANS
Refugees Crowd Vera Cruz Awaiting
Opportunity to Leave Mexican
Port-Many on Warship.

Vera Cruz, June 24.-Vera Cruz is
filed with refugee Americans await
ing opportunity to leave for the
United States. Every train arriving
here brings from so to 100 men, wom-
en- and children, who expect to embark
on board transports. but no steamships
arrived, with the result that the hotels
and roOming houses are filed with
Americans.
Many are quartered on board the
battleship Nebraska, where they are
awaiting transfer to the first avail
able steamship.
A special train Of ten box cars, car
rying from 500 to 600 refugees, was
expected here during the night. AS
all available rooming space is occu-
pied, many Of these persons will be
compelled to walk the streets.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29

Y DAHO NATIONAL PARK, 'the
Switzerland of America" is short
ly to take its place as one of the
4 greatest natural show places on
the western half of the continent. This
wonderland of mountains, lakes,
streams and forests in the heart of
Idaho is to be set apart and dedicated
for all time as pleasure ground for
the people of the whole country. 1t
is to be added as an additional jewel
RADIO to the Pacific coast, writes M. F.
Cunningham in the Utica Globe.
All America is interested in this for
the reason that all the great parks Of
the West, including the Rocky noun
tain in Colorado, the Yellowstone in
Wyoming and Idaho, the Idaho in the
Sawtooth mountains in Idaho, the Gla-
cier in Montana, the Yosemite in Cali
fornia, the Grand Canyon in Arizona
and others of lesser note are to be
connected by a system of fine automo-
bile highways. Good roads and trails
are to be constructed in the parks and
good hotel and camping facilities are
to be provided for all tourists.
There are no large glaciers in the
Sawtooth mountains, but aside from
this there is no scenery in America
more beautiful, wild and varied. 1t
beggars description. Senator Borah,
after hurried tour of the park last
summer while home on his vacation,
said:
Force seems to sit incarnate here
and one feels, somehow or other, that
he is not far from the breeding ground
of hurricane and storm"
Geographer MarshaII's Tribute.
Mr.. Marshall, the chief geographer,
was equally impressed after making
HIS tour of inspection in October. In
the course of his report he said:
This section of the Sawtooth range
is unusually striking in mountain
sculpture and is a brilliant composite
example of the characteristics of three
of the main mountain ranges in the
United States. The southern portion
strongly resembles the Rocky noun
tains in Colorado, the middle section is
a counterpart of the Sierras in Califor-
mia, and the northern end is a rugged
brother of the Cascade range in Wash
ington. The lakes are rare in their
brilliant transparency, rejecting the
mountains and the black pine fringing
their edges, making most inviting
places for campers and tourists to rest
and enjoy nature in all her glory"
The mountains in this section are
bold, jagged and precipitous. From a
distance the range gives the impres.
sion of great inverted crosscut saw,
hence the name. Mount Hyndman, the
highest peak in Idaho, 12,078 feet, is
found here within easy reach of the
end of the railroad at Ketchum. The
wild and grotesque mountain scenery
on all sides leads all travellers to COM
pare the country with the Alps in
Switzerland.
Three rivers of inestimable value for
irrigation in the valleys far below have
their common source in the mountains
of the proposed park. They are the
Salmon, the Boise and the Payette.
These streams, together with a num-
ber Of smaller ones, swarm with trout
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29

China and his ability to talk Chinese,
met the visitors at San Francisco and
accompanied them on their trip
through the United States. He was
able to put the visitors in touch with
American merchants and manufac-
turers and large amount of business
was consummated as a result.
Other foreign merchants coming to
this country are met at the docks or
are invited to the district offices of the
bureau and given such information as
they desire with reference to condi-
tions and manufacturers in the United
States.
The various consuls. commercial at.
taches and special agents of the bu-
reau of commerce, when they return
to the United States on leave of abb
sence, make their headquarters in the
district offices and there meet and con-
fer with manufacturers and exporters,
giving them the latest information
that is obtainable.
Real Girl.
"How did you happen to pick out
that girl for wife from among all
the dozens you know?"
Il noticed she occasionally put on
something heavier than lace wrap
when we had a blizzard. Also, she
sometimes wears overshoes when it
is raining hard. / thought those little
things displayed real sense"
Exceedingly rare for these days,
young man. You have selected Q
gem. louisville Courier Journal
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
Lonely Summer.

"Going to take summer boarders
this summer"
"No," replied Farmer CorntosseI
I'VE decided years ago not to take
summer boarders while big election
was goin' on. With all them different
kind Of politics bein' talked, we
couldn't git nobody interested in tell
in riddles or singin' songs or any.
thing"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
Dies as Martxr to Disease.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 26.-Dr.
Paul Paquin, city health director. died
here from tubercular meningitis. He
became paralyzed and partly blind
from the disease to overcome which he
had devoted his life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
Exit the Reindeer.

A railroad is projected for Finnish
Lapland in order to make available
deposits of iron ore in that region, ac-
cording to the Indianapolis News. The
first part to be built, if the scheme ma
terializes, will probably be from the
village of Rovanieni, connected by rail
already with the port Of Kemi on the
Gulf of Bothnia, to Sukuvaara, 81 miles
distant.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
HeIne zim Breaks shoulder

Chicago, June 2S.Heine Zlmmer-
man, third baseman and field captain
of the Cubs, fell down a flight of stairs
in his home here, breaking his Shout
der. rne injury probably will keer
him out of the game this season.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
RrItlnh cain n Afrloa.

London, June 23.-General SHUTS
reported to the war Office on Wednes-
day that British forces operating in
the southern part of German East AZ
rica have occupied Alt Langenburg
and Hendeni.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29

NO, gentlemen, your business can
not be transacted here. Officially we
cannot ask the British government to
suspend its order as applied to partic-
ular cases because that might COM
promise our contention regarding the
validity of the order. But if you will
cross Pennsylvania avenue to the old
red-brick residence right next to the
court of claims you will find there,
upon the second floor, a gentleman
particularly expert in the handling of
lust these especial matters. This
gentleman, Doctor Holder, is our for
eign trade adviser. Doctor Holder
will not act, however, as an official
-of the state department. He will act
purely in a personal capacity. Never
theless he will hear your case, will ad-
wise you and then will advise, quite
informally you know, with Sir Richard
Crawford, commercial attache of the
British embassy. No, Doctor Holder
will not deal with Sir Richard as the
Sir Richard of the British embassy.
It will merely be matter of two trade
experts talking together, the one of
whom happens to be American and
the other of whom happens to be Eng
lish. In this way perhaps some ar
rangement can be made" r r., s.
The consignmeIts thus far released
through this medium of negotiations
exceed $2O,OOO,OOO in value.
The release of shipment has in
volved negotiations conducted from
the American end through the Office
of foreign trade advisers and conduct
ed personally by the present adviser,
DR.. Charles A. Holder. Doctor Hold
er's informal activities in behalf of
American importers have given him
unique privilege. He has been in
daily correspondence about matters
of the highest commercial importance
growing out of the British blockade,
and yet not line of it has gone out
as official state department CORE
spondence. No title is underneath
Doctor Holders name when it is
signed to such letter. All these
communications are signed merely
Charles A. Holder" There is moth
ing to intimate that Doctor Holder
represents more than any other one
of the hundred million citizens of the
United States who might write a let
ter to the British embassy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
Too EnterprisInu.

Japan is getting very progressive
in her imitation of Occidental civiliza-
tion."
Yes: wouldn't be surprised If they
took to canning theix live tish out
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
Mantal Ranaruaslnna.

"You have declared for prohibition.
haven't your"
"Yes." replied Uncle Bill Bottletop.
Il also sing 4 Want to Be an Angel.
but | amt in any great hurry about
Il"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29
Harvard Wins Boat Race.

New London, Conn, June 26.-Crim-
son oarsmen swept the course on the
Thames river in the first two races
Of the annual Yale-Harvard regatta.
Harvard took both the freshmen eight
and varsity junior eight races handily.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-29

schools the teachers see to it that
the youngsters are compelled to
keep themselves clean in this respect,
If their parents have been negligent
therein.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
DONALDSON SCHEDULE

son and the setting aside of Timbef- ed Island bank as nursery arc IT., quired, according to the association. to save the halibut iishing industry from extinction. Halibut are becon- ing scarce in the northern banks. Lit tie is known of the hslibut, but sG- perts hold that 1t is . fish of slew growth.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
CANADIAN PATRIOTS
 GRAFT ON CONTRACTS

OTTAWA: Charges were made in the Canadian parliament by Dr. Chas. Pugsley, formerly minister of public works, against the Canadian shell committee, of which Gen. Bertram was the head before it's organization. The committee placed orders for shells to the amount of about $30O,- 000;O00. The funds were provided by the British government, but the committee was responsible for the shortcomings of it's agents.
 "The action of the shell commit tee," Dr. Pugsley said, "has a. record which brings shame to~the people of Canada. The at.lon of the committee has produced scandal which is reek- ing through the country. Conserva- tives and Liberals join in demanding that the government shall grant an investigation into it's conduct"
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
HAS PROXIES 0F FIRST DIVISION George Irving will work for United Republican Party in Alaska
 with Open Primaries.

JUNEAU, Feb. 3.-George Irving. the local Republican committeeman, will leave on the Northwestern for Seward where he will attend the meeting of the Republican Territor- ial Committee on February 2. He carries all the proxies of the com mitteeman of the First division with the exception of one.
 Irving states that he will work for a united Republican party in Alaska with open primaries and pledges of good faith. He believes that no trouble will be experienced in unit ing the different factions of the party unless certain interests attempt to dominate the convention when the party candidate will be nominated. He will work to have the Territorial Convention in Juneau.
 Dispatches were received by Irving from Chas. T. Heron stating that he would come north on the Northwest srn to attend the meeting and that the interior divisions would be fully represented.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
TURKEY IS ASKED
 F SHE |S GUILTY
Secretary Lansing Determined to Place the Responsibility for the
 Destruction of Persia.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. B. Secretary Lansing of the State de- partment, is determined to place the responsibility of the submarine which torpedoed the British liner Persia in the Mediterranean Sea, causing the loss of several American lives.
 Both the German and Austrian gov errments having denied the respon- sibility of the destruction of the liner, Secretary Lansing has sent a note to the Turkish government asking ii they have knowledge of the subma- rine which sank the liner.
 The latest Austrian note states that the commanders of all Austrian sub marines operating in the Mediterra- mean Sea have reported and that all have denied sinking the liner. The Austrian note also states that the re ply to the American communication requesting information regarding the sinking of the vessel was delayed ow- ing to the failure of the admiralty getting into communication with some of the submarines.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
TELEGRAPH LINES
 10 EAST ARE DOWN
Only One Wire Working Between &c., attle and San Francisco but
 Tacoma Lines Working.

The local office of the Signal Corps received advices from Seattle this morning stating that the heavy snow storm which has prevailed in the western states during the past two days has almost completely isolated Seattle from the rest of the world. and that messages should be accept ed subject to indefinite delay.
 Seattle is still in communication with Tacoma, Vancouver and" Victo- 'ias but all lines to the east are down. The wires of the Western Union and Ill other companies with the excep- ton of the Federal Telegraph com pany have been put out of business. The Federal has one line working to San Francisco and important business with the eastern points Is being rout- ed via California.
 The land lines in interior Alaska are reported to be working in excel- ,ent shape and the slight difficulty which was experienced in sending messages over the cable from White shed to Valdez has been overcome. The boys at the cable office remain on duty each evening until all business has been cleaned up and have given excellent service despite the fact that
 he cable Is broken, as all messages
 re now coming via the government 'adio system between Sitka and Whitshed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
CITY MEN ARE BETTER
 THAN THE COUNTRY BRET

BERLIN: City men are better men physically than those from the coun- try, according to the investigations of a Bavarian army surgeon, who gives, in the Munich Medical Weekly. the result of his examination of more than 10000 men. The greater phys teal fitness. especially as to the sup pleness of the body, of tho city men over those from the rural districts was striking among the younger men. Functional and organic heart affec- tions existed in about equal degree in the two classes. The farmer boys were far inferior to the city recruits in carriage and in development of the bones and muscles. The most aggra- vated cases of curvature of the spine. fat feet and varicose veins were found in the country contingent.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
bALlA|NE WANTS
 HEAVY DAMAGES
Has Started Suit Against Trustees of Alaska Central as Result of
 Case Tried at Seward.

SEATTLE, Feb. 3.-John B. Bal .aine, the Alaska railroad man, has started suit against the trustees of the Alaska Central railroad fof five hundred thousand dollars. That Is the amount of damages which he be lieves his reputation as business man suffered from the recent suit brought by the directors against him to recover a half section of land which Is included in the Seward town site.
 Ballaine asserts that he was the victim of a conspiracy and that the suit was brought for the purpose oi him into compromising the case although the trustees had not shadow of evidence upon which to base their hopes of winning in the courts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-02-03
WOULD MEAN BIG
 ANNUAL INCREASE
Railroad Officials Say that the De- mands of Men if Granted Would
 Bankrupt Some of the Roads.

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The problem of An eight hour day, which threatens tc take four hundred thousand locomo- tive engineers, firemen, conductors and trainmen in the United States and part of Canada out on strike is +caus- ing the arrangements of the railroads much concern, and was the. subject of conference held here yesterday.
 At the close of the conference high official of one of the railroad: said that the demands of the men,%i granted would increase the payrolis of the various companies more tha ] one hundred million dollars and would mean huge loss and possible bankruptcy to some of the railroad ). The shorter hours will mean an in- crease of twenty-five per cent in the wages of the men. :". :, i..'.
 Dispatches from all parts of the country, especially in the eastern states, shows that a great majority, c1 the men favor strike if the shorter day is not granted. The poll of the votes which is now being taken W be completed by March 1, and it is expected the strike will be called soou after unless the men are granted thc concessions.