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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22

Washington, D. C.-With the an
nOuncement of the ruthless destruC-
ton of three unarmed American mer-
chant ships by submarines. it was un-
officially admitted here that virtually
a state of war exists between the
United States and Germany.
Technically the United States re-
mains in a position of armed neutral
ity. Whether this shall be changed
before April 16, the date fixed for a
special session of Congress, the war
making branch Of the Government,
President Wilson has not decided.
One step the President is contem-
plating is call for an immediate ses-
sion OF Congress to hear an address
asking for authority to adopt aggres-
sive measures against the submarine
menace. AS American ships already
are being armed to defend themselves,
the next move must be to send war
ships with orders to seek out subma-
rines and clear the transatlantic
lanes
Some of the highest officials of the
Government hold that the Executive
has the power to declare that a state
of war exists and to proceed with ag-
gressive protective steps pending the
assembling of Congress. There is no
indication, however, that the Presi'
dent will follow that course.
OF the three ships destroyed, two OF
them we're unloaded and homeward
bound, and all were American built,
American owned and ottiCered and
manned largely by American citizens,
Meager dispatches indicate that all
were sunk with complete disregard
for the safety of those on board, and
that some of the members OF the
crews may have been lost.
Late developments brought the Gov.
ernment face to face with the problem
of formulating a definite policy for the
nation in case the United States ac.
tually enters the war. This possibility
was mentioned by the President in
his inaugural address March ,.
All of the conditions outlined by the
President in his message announcing
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22

Berlin.-The battle that is in prog
ress for mastery of the air along the
France-Belgian front is being carried
on with great intensity, and the war
Office reports % airplanes were de-
strOyed by the Germans.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22
EnaIand,s ApprecIatIon Expressed.

New York.--A letter from the Sec
retary of David Lloyd-George ex-
presses the British Prime Minister s
appreciation of American relief work
in behalf of the Entente lilies.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22

NamOlosa is on the Sereth River, in
Roumania, on the line taken up by the
Russians and Roumanians at the end
of the Teutonic advance of last year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22

round Her Out.
II found Mrs. Smith in when her
maid said she was not ut home" $50
YOU found her Out!'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22
THREE AMERICAN SHIPS
At Tackled AND SUNK.
Washington Officials, Upon Receiving Latest
Reports, Admit That State Of War With
Germany Virtually Exists
IMMEDIATE ACTION BY IS. MIGHT come

Congress May Be Called To Assemble To Give President the
Authority To ACt-WarshpS May Be Sent To Seek UBOats
and Clear Transatlantic Lanes-TWO Vessels. in Ballast
Sent Down With Complete Disregard For Men On Board
Overt Act 'kHas Been Committed Officials Believe
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22
new RUSSIAN REGIME
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT
FORMER EMPEROR NICHOLAS
LEAVES CAPITAL WITH ASSo-
GATES FOR HIS ESTATE.
Prof. MiIukoff, New Leader, Assumes
Duties-Confers With Diplomats
of Other Nations.

Petrosrad, via London.-NichoIas Ro-
manoff, as the former Emperor now is
designated, has left with his staff for
his personal estates at Livadia, on the
south coast of the Crimea.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22

London.-The sinking of three Amer
lean steamships, the City of Memphis,
the Illinois and the Vgiancia has just
been announced here.
Two of the vessels, the City Of Mem
phs and the Illinois, were in ballast,
having deposited their cargoes at Eu-
ropean ports and started on their re-
turn voyages.
The Vigilancia was bound for HaVre.
She was torpedoed without warning,
and the City of Memphis was tor
pedoed after the crew had been given
d few minutes to leave the ship.
The crew of the Illinois was saved,
but members of the crews Of both the
ViciIancia and the City of Memphis,
most Of them Americans, are missing.
The Illinois was on her way from
London to Port Arthur, Texas. She
normally carried crew Of 35 men.
Her home port was New York. She
was built in 1918 at Newport News,
Va, was of SIPS gross tonnage and
800 feet long.
The captain, first and second mates,
first second and third engineers and
23 men of the crew of the Vigiancia
have been landed at the SciIIy Islands.
The fourth engineer and 13 men are
missing.
The normal crew of the Vigiancia
was "A. She left New York for the
Azores and Havre February rs. The
present owners are Walker, Armstrong
& Co., of Savannah, Ga, who bought
her from the Ward Line two years ago.
During the Spanish-American war
the VigIancia gained fame as trans
port for United States troops, operat-
ina between San Francisco and Ma
Mia. She was one of the fastest of
the transport fleet.
The Vigiancia was built at Chester,
Pa, in 1890. She was 321 feet long,
as feet beam and had draft of 26
feet. She was Ais tons.
When she left port the City of Mem
phis had the Stars and Stripes painted
on both sides. She encountered sub
marine and the commander of the lat
ter ordered the captain of the steamer
to leave his ship within IS minutes.
The entire crew entered five boats
snd the submarine then fired a tor
pedo, which struck the vessel on the
starboard side, tearing a great hole,
through which the sea poured. The
steamer settled down quickly and foun-
dered within a few minutes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22

Grand Duke Michael AlexaNdroVitch,
accepting the throne from his brother,
declared that he does so only with the
consent of the Russian people, who
should, by a pIebiscite, establish new
form of government and new funda-
mental laws.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-03-22

Be careful how you give advice,
cOmebOdy might take it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
PRO.GERMANISM

Anton Mertens. of Defiance. has
been acting in pro-German manner
for some time. Wednesday of last
week some of his neighbors rugged
up a dummy man, filled it with giant
firecrackers, and hung it up near the
Mertens home. They then set it on
fire. AS it burned the crackers
sounded like the bombardment at
Verdun. Mertens was scared stiff.
The next day state agent II. V. Iack-
ey was taken to Defiance to tell Mer-
tens what he must do to be saved.
Mertens is well-to-do. His war work
to that time had consisted of con-
tributing one dollar to the Knights
of Columbus war fund. Mr.. Yackey
suggested that he contribute to all
the war funds according to his abil-
| ity, also that he buy an American
flag and fly it at his home. And that
in the future he conduct himself as
good American citizen should. And
Mertens promised faithfully that he
would do that same.
Tom Golohith, who runs the pool
hall. is another one who has been
acting bad. Recently his, neighbors
painted the front of his shop window
yellow, putting on the color so that
Tom could not see through his win
dows. They say Tom had better ge.
in line for America or get out. We
get this information from Agent
Yackey. A bunch of men were over
from Grove township Monday inter
viewing Agent Yackey concerning a
few men in that township who arc
not right. 1t would be pleasan,eI
for them if they would get right
Shelby County Republican.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
FORDS MAY FINALLY
WIN THE BIG WAR

Machinery will win the war, Hen
ry Ford said in predicting that this
would be the last war. Ford urged
that the government should preserve
its great cantonements when peace
comes, for training men in industrial
pursuits. Transportation for armies
and supplies is a basic need of war
time. Railroads cannot handle the
freight alone. The Germans are re-
ported to have recently moved an
army of eight hundred thousand men
from the eastern to the western front
by motor trucks.
THE Ford plant can produce two
thousand one-ton trucks daily and
its production can be increased in a
few weeks to three thousand. Each
truck can haul eight soldiers with
full equipment. During the first
month our shops could furnish
trucks to haul an army of 100000
and thereafter 10000 men each
month.
1--WE are ready to furnish the gov
eminent these trucks at shop cost,
without profit | will take no profit
for anything produced for the gov
eminent during the war / despise
the profiteer who makes money out
of the war;"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13

dubon now. This is a pretty place
but there is nothing but rocks and
timber around here. 1t is sure good
for Sachem county. Well, how are
Mabel and all her folks? l am
writing to her Just as soon as | get
through with your letter, for l want
to get rid of all these pictures, as |
have another bunch coming in again
this week. How are all the boys do
ing up there in the cold? Has Willie
got another place? l hope he has.
The ground here is white with the
sands that blow. l wish you would
please write to me as soon as you
get these pictures. / hope tomorrow
will be a good day for inspection for
we have to stand in the cold from
one to two hours at a time. Mother
sent me box by express the day we
left Camp Dodge but have seen or
heard nothing of it since then. She
said the reason she did not want me
to come home at the time | was up
there, said that il would make her
so homesick, her heart would put her
in bed for two months. | don't think
mother will live much longer. | also
state that all of the Camp Dodge boys
do not like it here. | must close
now as / wish to write to Mabel right
away.
Give my kind regards TO all my
friends in Audubon and Hamlin and
good DR.. Brooks, and accept my love
and best wishes for you and yours
always,
| remain yours truly,
Mr.. Arthur UZzell.
Camp Pike, Ark.
Care Y. NJ. c. A., No. 36.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
SOLDIER BOY
WRITES FROM HONOLULU

Elmer McCaw, son of Mr. and
Mrs. w. ]. McCaw of this city, writes
an interesting letter to his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Johns
ton. The letter follows:
Honolulu, Fl. T.,
November "a, 1911!
Dear Folks:
Received your letter some time
ago and was certainly glad to hear
from you. l am sorry that l did not
answer it before this but you know
l have lots of letters to write and
can't answer all of them right away.
| am fine and dandy. enjoying life
the same as usual, only don't have
quite as much fun-that is. what 7
call a good time. Uncle Sam makes
life as pleasant for us as he can, but
it is natural for person to get
little home sick at times. How is
every one in Audubon?Has it i'm
proved much since | was there?
Some day | will be back il nothing
serious happens. This is lonely
place here. 1t is summer resort.
Some places here are swell but |
would rather he in the good old
States. The inhabitants here are of
nearly every kind of people or earth.
The productions are mostly pine
apples, bananas, and cocoanuts.
Fruit is about all they raise here
no grain at all. | wish / were with
some of the boys who enlisted with
me. They are in France now. 1t
might be little dangerous, but new
ertheless l would like to see what l
could on the front. Have many of
the boys from there gone? l don't
think the war will last much longer
for when the U. S. gets started We
are going right through. Then the
kaiser will realize what he is up
against. We surely have beautiful
weather here-warm all the time,
never gets cold. During the winter
months we have quite bit of rain
but it never gets muddy. so a per-
son doesn't mind it. This island is
mostly rock. and for that reason it
doesn't get muddy. If you ever de-
sire to take long trip, this is the
place to come. There are sights
here that person never dreamed Of
l will never be sorry for joining the
army after seeing what l have if
never get back alive. Well, tell ev-
eryone there hello for me. l must
close now. Lovingly,
Elmer McCaw
Sth Company, Fort Armstrong.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
AUDUBON BOYS VOLUNTEER

Ten Of our young men showed
their patriotism, when on Monday
morning they took the early train on
the Rock Island railway for Des
Moines, where they went to enlist
as soldiers for their country. Moth
ing daunted. and despite the extreme
cold weather. they were at the train
early and all seemed in the best Of
spirits and good nature, when bid
ding their relatives and friends, a
large number of them being pres
ent. goodbye. The true blue Amer
leans leaving at this time were:
John and Frank Kerwin, brothers,
and their cousin, Daniel Kerwin;
Floyd and Glen Turner, brothers;
NJ. E. Baldwin, Frank Reynolds,
Mark Law, Doc" Settlemire and
Leon Johnson. Sheriff B. F. Wilson,
Leo Kerwin, Clarence A. Turner and
Earl Weeks accompanied the boys
to Des Moines. Everybody in Au-
dubon county knows that these boys
will give a good account of them
selves and il is the wish and fer
vent prayer of all their friends and
the Republican that they some day
return to their relatives and their
home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
BELL TELEPHONE MESS FUND

With each contribution limited to
rs cents, mess fund of $3.50 has
been donated by employees of the
Bell Telephone System in this terri
tory to their former associates who
volunteered for military service and
and who are now with the 40Sth
and 405th Batallions, U. S. Signal
Corps.
The greater part of the mess fund
will go to the 40Sth Battalion,
which is composed almost entirely
of Bell Telephone men from this ter
ritory; but the 25 former telephone
employees from this state who are
in the 405th Battalion will receive
their pro-rate share.
Early in September the 40Sth Ba-
'tallion went into camp at Little Sill
yer, N. ]. The 405th Battalion is at
American Lake, Wash.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
LETTER FROM SOLDIER BOY
Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark,

Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark,
December z, 1917
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Johnston,
Audubon, Iowa,
Dearest Friends:
l am well and hope you are the
same. Enclosed you will find a pic
ture of me as l look after a hard
days work in the trenches here at
Camp Pike. | think they are very
good but l am going to have some
more taken next week. l am sending
a picture each to Margaret and Cam
eron with yours. Mabel will get one
too. but not like these. We are going
to leave in a week or two for Long
Island, N. Y, and then go to France.
1t was showing down here this after
noon and tonight. The snow is six
inches deep and still showing. How
is everybody out at Hamlin? l have
not heard from you for some time.
| guess it is pretty cold there in Au-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13
FOR SALE

A new modern seven room house
one of the best bargains in Audubon
Will sell at reasonable price If taken
by January list. Enquire of E. E.
Bailey, phone 437. 4S-2w
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-12-13

Elmer McCaw, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. McCaw of this city, writes
an interesting letter to his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Johns
ton. The letter follows:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07
STEEL STOCKS
ARE IRREGULAR
Majority of InduStriaIS Fall
Under Reaction,

NEW YORK. Aug Three -poin, nd
vance In Nova Scotia steel and "a decline
OF "a In Bethlehem steel shares now
based on rumors OF new financing. indi-
Gated the irregular trend Of prices at the
opening OF today's market Otherwise
changes we're limited to fractions main
~ upward but reactions soon ensued,
United states steel falling from l27b
20 l2GA with similar revcrsals In re-
lated indusirinls
Trading dwindled In the afternoon.
prices showing no material change from
tho uncertain trend OF the morning To-
baCcos supplemented early gains, but
Ohio Gas lost two points aud Studcbaker
almost 3 on rumors Of a reduction Of the
dividend
Shipping accompanied tobaccos TO high
er levels IN the final hour The clunns
was Irregular Liberty bonds varied
from 1882 TO the new low quotation OF
s352. Sales Appropriated i25,0OO shares
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07
BRIDGE BONDS
HELD ILLEGAL
McCIair County Township to
Call Another Election,

PURCELL, Okla, Aug 7.-(Spe-
eial)-Bonds issued by Goldsby town
ship in this county some time ago for
constructing bridges, were turned down
by the attorney general.
This action arose from a miSunder-
standing of the law which says that a
man must be a taxpayer to vote in such
elections and the election board assumed
this to mean that one must be holder
Of real estate The law was held t.
mean that one must pay taxes on any
property either real or personal, in
order to be entitled to vote.
Another election has been called for
August 25 at which the bridge bond,
will be voted on again They amount
20 $4,000. The township has ISSUED
road bonds and will go to work i'm
proving the roads as soon as the ISSUE
can be made legal.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07
1900 DcSerterS
From Both Sides
in Switzerland

BFRNE. Switzerland -Bctween TO-
900 and II 600 de erters from the armies
OF the entente allies and the central
powers have fled to Switzerland since
the beginning OF the war or have re
fused to leave the country AZ the CON
cluson of iurloughs and thus are classed
as deserters. The majority arc said TO
be Italians
The long list constitutes no, incon-
siderable problem for the authorities
They enjoy the same rights as other
foreigners who are here legitlmstely,
vet cannot be drawn on in any way for
taxes or state expenses They pay no
military tax of immunity, and not in
frequently commit deeds that make i,
necessary to send them to jail--where
their support naturally falls on the con-
federation
The general staff of the army an
nounces on an average a dozen aerial
violationa week by avia,ors who ecu,
across lots" on the way 10 or from
France or Germany, and who cross the
little neck OF Switzerland that juts W
into both countries in the northwest
corner of the country.
This little neck also is weekly III,
target for both French and German
shells. The gunners, far behind tn,
lines, get wrong ranges and shoot up
Swiss territory before they can be ,olC
Of their mistake.
Less often but occasionally. prisoner
OF war attempt TO escape either iron
Germany or France and are shot an,
killed after they have reached Swis
territory or else the pursuing shot
crash over into Swiss territory and men
ace those on this side.
II is generally the case that fugitive
who do manage to reach this side, re
gardless OF where they come from, ar
royalty and handsomely treated Recent
ly four Russians escaped from Ger
many, swan the Rhine, and landed O
Swiss soil They were met by a VERT
able reception committee on this sid,
were given meal that satisfied eve
their enormous, starved appetiteS, an
were generally feted before being es
rortcd 10 an internment camp where the
will spend the rest OF the war,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07

1900; best hogs 10 to l5c higher, others
2So higher; lights. si6l5UlssO; pigs,
N0.6Vuii7b; mixed and butchers, tl6 20
gl61 10; good heavy. il6sbni675 bulk,
{l6 ,Opl665. CATTLE; Receipts, 400;
market strong; native beef steers, t7.5O
pl3. so; yonrling steers and heifcrs. &s 80
9ls6o; cows. 96OOpiO 90; stockers and
feeders. S6o0ns6o; Texas quarantine
steers. 81 bOqsbO; prime southern beof
steers, 5000 l225; becf cows and heif.
ers. N2jqa0o; prime ysarlInv steers and
heifers, 81 bOml0 0 90; native calves. Sd. 90
Tl2SO SHEEP Receipts. 1000; mar
Vet prospects steady; lambs, so 800
l5.7S; clipped ewes, IS OOns so; Gamers,
" 001t60; choppers So O06f6b0
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07
Man Ennbal1,s SG
Cheats Undertal

BUTTE, Aug. 7,--(Special. "a 1(0
staggered into Daniels Z Bilboa's q
dertAking rooms.
Get my wooden overcost resdy, d
already embslmed," he ordered.
He was J, n. Naeges and when 49,
whether he WAS drunk or crasy, ~ l3
MED both charges. saying. "Neithss, II
dead" 3
The undertakers realised that NseUo6
WAS In the proximity OF truth whsa u
fell. and was rushed to the emsresoayI
hospital. where = pint Of embaImln(|
fluid was extracted with Q stcsaae
pump, The man who undertook 70 -
dertake himself regsined stssnGslI
quickly after treatment and fetusae6
home.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07
Money and Metals
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK. Aug Mercantile pa
per. i4IA percent commercial day
bills. {i72 commercial -day bills on
banks. 81 ~; commercial sO-day bills,
I.7lS demand, N75 9-l6, cables.
tiI6 7-iG. guilders. demand, - i-ls ca
bles. " 3-f6. bar silver. Sa. Mexican
dollars, 63tc. government bonds. steady ;
railroad bonds Irregular time loans. cnr-
Ter 60 days, 3kUi. 30 days, ttih six
months 4lsTtA Call money, nhn; high.
; low, 2 ruiing rate, 2is last loan, 8,
closing bid 2ls, offered at 3.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07
FINANCIAL
LIVESTOCK
LITTLE COTTON
FOUND FOR SALE
Prices Advance Rapidly in
Both Markets,

market opened with firm undsrtone to-
day hesvy buying hsinu stimulated by
he strength Of western spot markets In
tho first half hour Of businsas the Ro-
two months rose " to "a points. There
was comparatively little cotton fU s~ls
around the contract nnG,
Early buyers started to take pronta
and the rise was check cd. Toward noon
tho market softsnsd under the offsrinsu
and fell of TO an advance OF only about
| 20 points.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-07
KANSAS CITY CASH GRAIN.

KANSAS CITY, Aug WHEAT: un.
changed to lower, No. , hard, tsMY
?sO, No 2 red, i2O71iU. CORN,
steady, No. 2 mixed, t2i1U2ss No J
white. $40; No yellow. H,2sI2 ~,
4220 KAFlR and MILO MAIZE. tbo
fft6h