Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-12-28

More winter wheat has been planted
\ this fall by American farmers than
ever before in the history of the ma
ton, according to a report issued by
the department of agriculture at
Washington. The acreage of winter
wheat is reported as 42,17O,0O0.
The United Mine Workers of Ameri1
! lea, in order to meet unprecedented
demands for coal, will keep mines in
operation during the holidays except
on two days-Christmas and New
Year's-according to a statement is-
sued by international headquarters at
indianapolis, Ind. g..
Liberty motor truck No. z, one Of 80
military Liberty motor trucks en- route
from Detroit, Mich, to Newport News,
Va, was struck by an Erie train near
Braceville, o., resulting in the death Of
Driver Frank Pappelo, Canton, O., and
injuring John Litzenburg.
The arrest of all Germans who have
failed to take out second naturaliza.
tion papers was ordered by o. T. Wood.
United States marshal for Kansas, in a
telegram to the Kansas City, Kan, DO.
lice.
William Potter, state fuel admins
traitor of Pennsylvania, is in Washing
ton to protest against further seizure
Of coal In Philadelphia by Director
Krusen of the department of health
and charities.
Two big plants in the South Chicag
steel mill district suspended part of
their operations due to the scarcity of
coal and coke, throwing approximately
5000 men out of work.
Nineteen lives were lost when the
American submarine FL was rammed
and sunk by submarine F-3 in home
waters in a fog. The F-3 was undam
aged and picked up five survivors Of
her victim. Secretary Daniels an
nounced the disaster in brief state
ment at Washington. Lieut.. A. E
Montgomery, commanding officers O
the FL, was among the five saved.
Castor B. Means was acquitted q
, Concord, N. c., in a charge of slay
/, ing Mrs. .Maude A. King, the wealth,
, New York and Chicago widow. TIL
jury deliberated a little over fifteel
hours.
, That their male ticket agents ma,
be relieved from usual duties and re
place men who went to the armies
| the Union Pacific railroad placed won
: an ticket agents at all important ticke
. offices of that road, says a dispatc
from Omaha, Neb.
: George II. Earle, Jr., one of the leaC
= ing independent sugar refners, issue
) statement at Philadelphia praisin
il Food Administrator Hoover and Georg
i M. Rolph, head of the sugar divisio
r for their work and bitterly assailin
Claus Spreckles.
without q clue to guide them, polio
= officers and state officials began an il
y vestigatiOn of the bomb explosiC
u which partly wrecked the executi,
III mansion at Sacramento, Cal. A
u though Governor Stephens and mer
u bers of his family were asleep in Il
ie mansion when the bomb exploded |
one was injured.
#. Andrew ]. Peters, former assista
m secretary of the treasury, was chos
ad mayor of Boston by a plurality Of 90
r. votes in one of the most sharply co
tested elections in local history.
,b Increases in wages for $4,000 loo
ot motive firemen on all United Stat
Ie- railroads were prepared by committe
ar headed by President w. S. Carter
or Chicago. They will be submitted to I
IN. firemen for Endorsement. Instructio
of state the "vote Is not on the questi
[a- Of a strike"
The palatial country home of 10
se d. Rockefeller at Forest Hill, in FL
lis Cleveland, o., was almost destroyed
he fire. The fire is believed to have be
tie of incendlary origin. The loss will
mora thon 100000