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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
SHIPPING BOARD IS
NOW TO RUSH WORK
TO ALL WORKERS WHO MAY BE
SPARED, URGING THEM TO
HELP SHIPPING BOARD.
Schools Will Be Established at All
Leading Shipyards, Where Special
Instruction Will Be Given

Washington.-Steel, lumber and la
Dor are the three essentials on which
the Shipping Board concentrated at
tentiOn. Formal organization was eff
fected and Edward N. Hurley was
elected chairman. John A. Donald was
elected vice chairman, to succeed
Theodore Brent, whose resignation
was accepted by President Wilson.
The board named Lester Sisler as Sec
retary. The question of labor looms
up as the most prominent of the three
subjects, and it is probable that an ap-
peal will be issued within a few days
to organized labor to contribute every
skilled worker that may be spared
from other work.
In addition to the appeal for skilled
workmen, schools will be established
at all the leading shipyards through
out the country, where special instruc-
calking and other arts so essential to
shipbuilding. Through the Council of
National Defense Labor Committee, of
which Samuel Gompers is chairman,
arrangements are being made for rush
ing men through the apprentice period.
Surveys of the steel and lumber mar.
kets have been made and it is not an
ticipated that any difficulty will be met
with in procuring ample supplies of
both commodities. At the Organiza-
ton meeting R. B. Stevens was named
vice chairman of the board, and Ad-
miral Capps general manager of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
GERMANS TORTURE PRIEST
Deprived of Food For Three Days at
Time When He Remains Silent
BeIgians Shot.

Amsterdam.-Les Nouvelles, of
Maestricht, reports that one of the
chiefs of the German espionage serv-
ice in Belgium was assassinated at
Lommel, Belgian Limburg. No trace
of the assassin has been found. A re-
ward of 5000 marks has been offered
The newspaper reports also that seven
Belgians were shot at Liege July IL,
the number including the Swiss Gu
rate of St. Lambert's parish, at Her
stal, Swiss living in the same par
ish and a commissioner named Le-
jeune. The priest is reported to have
been deprived of food on three occa-
sions for three days at a time in an
attempt to compel him to speak, and
his assistant was tortured for the
same purpose.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
MUST CRUSH KAISERISM
Peace Can Be Restored Only WhSh
Tyrant's Evil Ambitions Are De-
stroyed, Declares Lansing.

Madison Barracks, N. Yin a
speech before 100 members of the
officers Reserve Corps Secretary of
State Robert Lansing, emphasizing the
peril of German imperialism to the
United States and the world, declared
his belief that the German people
would not cast off the yoke Of auto
cracy until the physical might of the
united demoCracies of the world has
destroyed forever the evil ambitions
of the military rulers of Germany"
That, he added, is the only way to re-
store the peace of the world. Were
every people on earth able to express
their will there would be no wars of
aggression" he said, "and, If there
were no wars of aggression there
would be no wars, and lasting peace
would come to this earth. The only
way that people can express their
will is through democratic institutions.
Therefore, when the world is made
safe for democracy; when that great
principle prevails, universal peace will
be an accomplished fact.
mo nation of people will be more fit
than the United States when that time
comes. But it has not yet come. A
great people, ruled in thought and
word, as well is in deed, by the most
sinister Government of modern times,
is straining every nerve to supplant
democracy by the autocracy which it
has been taught to worship When
will the German people awaken to the
truth? When will they arise in their
might and cast off the yoke and be-
come their own masters? l fear that
it will not be until the physical might
of the united democracies of the world
have destroyed forever the evil ambi,
tions of the military rulers of Ger.
many and liberty triumphs over it's
arch enemy"
Mr.. Lansing sought to drive home to
the student officers the righteousness
of the cause for which they had volun.
teered to go to France and fight, as.
serting that America would win "be-
cause our cause is the cause of justice
and of right and of humanity"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
WAR COST FOR ENGLAND
NOW is $4o5 A SECOND

Chicago, Ill.-What the war is
costing England: Per second, $4O5;
per minute, $24,3O5; per hour, ST.
458,333; per day, $35,OO0,O0O; per
week, 100000; per year, $12,-
74O,OOO,OOO; to date, $26, ,46O, ,OOO, 900.
To give some idea of the stupen.
dousness Of these figures the fol-
lowing statistics will prove illumi'
mating:
In 1913 the worlds supply of
money was as follows:
Gold, $S,4SO, 100000.
Silver, 1882, 100000.
Uncovered paper" $3,234,200,-
900.
Total, $14,S47, 100000.
On January 1, 1916, the supply
had Jumped" more than 4,0O0,OOO,-
900, all of which was in uncovered
paper"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
THREE SOLDIERS ARE KILLED
And IL Seriously Injured When Cam?
Maxwell, at St. Louis, Is Struck
BY Lightning.

st. Louis.-Three members Of the
First Regiment, Missouri National
Guard, were killed, and dozen others
were injured, some Of them seriously,
by bolt Of lightning during storm
which swept Camp Maxwell, st. Louis
county. The dead were: H. S. Davis,
sergeant; Dwight L. Trump, private,
and Chas. B. Carroll, private. Among
those seriously injured were Sergeant
Jack Allen and Corporal Clarence
Dunsford. They were revived by
means of pulmoters and are thought to
be practically out of danger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
A Real Red Cross.

Chester Adams, thirteen years old,
was playing with two other boys in
Columbus. One of them threw a stone
that struck Chester on the calf Of the
right leg. A cash was cut and the
blood flowed profusely.
The boys suggested that they hurry
their injured companion to the Office
of physician.
1.-THE Red Cross for me-" said Ches-
ter.
With the aid of the two boy com.
panions Chester made his way to the
Red Cross headquarters in the cham
Der of commerce rooms. Miss Virginia
Griffith, assistant secretary of the Co
lumbus chapter, does not faint at the
sight of blood. She called Miss Eliza
beth Tirtle, stenographer in the office,
to her aid. They got some peroxide
and washed the wound. Then they
made some surgical dressings Of their
own and bound 1t up. The boy was
entirely satisfied, and said he felt
much better than If he had gone to a
Observation-Disclosures News.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02

One of the most humanitarian in-
ventions now being used in the base
hospitals in France, with great sue
cess, according to a man who has just
returned from there, is an electric con-
trivance to remove particles of metal
from wounds. The invention comes
from Pittsburgh, where it has been in
use for some time at one of the big
mills. This machine is powerful
electric magnet that is taking the
place Of a surgeons painful and per-
ilous probe, and it is one to save
countless lives and untold agony. The
removal of pieces Of shrapnel, steel
jacketed bullets and other metal SUBJ
stances from wounds by use Of pow
erful electromagnetic has been ac-
claimed as the very latest application
Of science to surgery. The magnet Is
mounted on a box which contains a
rheostat, used to regulate the amount
Of current flowing through the coils.
1t requires 1000 watts for it's manipu-
lation, or enough power to supply 100
32-canGle power Mazda lamps.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Germans Are Leading vrIlistas.

Ell Paso, TeXas,-After driving the
Carranza forces to the mountains,
leaving large numbers of their dead
and wounded on the field of battle,
Francisco Villa and his forces have
taken Parral, Santa Rosalie and jim
inez, three of the largest cities in the
southern section of the state of Chi
huahua. The bandits control all Of
Chihuahua south of the capital, ac-
cording to information received here
The Villistas are reported to be COM
manded by several Germans with mill
tary experience under Francisco Villa.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
U. S. WAR EXPENSE
NEARLY IS BILLIONS
UNCLE SAM MAY SHELL OUT
THAT AMOUNT AS FIRST
YEARS TOTAL COST.
Seven Billions Must Be Raised In Rev.
enues, Congress Is Informed BY
Administration.
Western Newspaper Union News servic,

Western Newspaper Union News Service
MISUNDERSTANDING the cost OF
the war for the coming year at $10,-
735,SO7, 900, exclusive of loans to the
allies, the Administration informed
Congress that new revenues totaling
$1,000, 100000 must be raised from
taxation or issuance Of securities. If
advancement of credit to the allies is
continued at the present rate, the
years total of war expenditures will
pass $4,000, 100000, and the amount
of additional revenue required will in
crease accordingly
How Congress will meet the enor-
nous new revenue requirements re-
mains to be determined, but there is a
distinct sentiment in favor of offset
ting most of the expenditures by bond
issues.
Many leaders on both sides of the
Capitol predicted that not more than
$1,000 900 900 of the $1,000, 100000 ask
ed would be raised by taxation, and
that the remainder might be met par
TALLY by bond sales and partially by
issuance of treasury certificates of in.
debtedness. Equipment and stores for
the national army, particularly artil'
lery, will require the lions share OF
appropriations under the Administra.
tion's estimates.
or the years total of $10,735, ,S07c
600, the War Department alone ex'
poets to spend $1S64 100000. or S5,'
819, 100000 more than has been appro'
priated thus far for its expenses dur
ing the year. The navy expects to
spend $1,2OO,OOOOOO, of which $685.
900, 900 remains to be appropriated.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
FAMOUS BATTLES ON WATER
Lake champIain the Scene Of One OF
the strangest That Is Recorded
In History.

More than one good scrap between
our war vessels and those Of the enc
my has taken place in some secluded
lagoon, or in a tropical river whose
banks were so densely packed with
huge trees that the small battleships
and cruisers were able to fire quite
hidden, London Tit-Bits says.
During the Russo-Japanese war
there Is more than one instance on
record when the naval craft OF both
sides were pounding away at one an
other whilst being torn to pieces by
angry seas which were driving them
farther and farther onto the rocks.
In the Spanish-American war 1t Is
said that seismic disturbance on the
ocean stopped a fierce naval engage
ment by a huge tidal wave engulhng a
Spanish gunboat. But perhaps one OF
the strangest "sea" battles occurred on
a lake during the American and Brit
ish war of independence. On Lake
Champlain, in America, a steady bonn
bardment was kept up by US and the
enemy, neither side being able to es-
cape, being, Of course, hemmed In on
all sides. The engagement seems to
have been a draw. In the treaty
which followed it was decided that the
naval forces to be maintained on this
lake should In future be Of equal
power.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
PRESIDENT WILSON
TO SETTLE DISPUTE
OVER FOOD BILL, LEVER SAYS
PRESIDENT TO BE ASKED
TO END DEADLOCK
Over Choice Of Hoover or Board Of
Three Men-conferees Also Fail to
Reach Agreement in Regard to Com.
mittee on War Expenditures.

Western Newspaper Union News servics
Washington, d. C.-President Will
son will he called upon to settle the
eight in conference over the food COD
troll bill. The conference committee
remained in session throughout the
day, but failed to reach agreement on
these two important points:
l. Shall the food administration be
controlled by one man or by board
of three?
2. Shall the committee on war ex'
penditures be included in the bill?
Following the failure to reach an
agreement, Chairman Lever, of the
House committee, announced that he
would put the two mooted questions up
10 President Wilson.
There is no doubt of the Presidents
stand on either He is in favor of Her.
bert Hoover as food controller and he
already has cried down the committee
on war expenditures as the same sort
of device which he declared so ham
pered President Lincolp in the Civil
Var.
1t was learned that Mr.. Lever will
suggest a compromise on the two
points. He will offer to the President
The suggestion that the war committee
be appointed by Vice President and
Speaker without instructions as to
their partisan make up and that the
committees powers be confined to the
supervision of expenditures, contracts,
etc, without special powers to confer
with the President. In return for the
Presidents agreement to such a com.
mittee the conference will agree to
make Mr.. Hoover sole head of the food
administration.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
ALLIES DECIDE TO FIGHT ON
War to Continue Till Ends Are At
tained, Is the Unanimous Deci-
sion of Ententes.

Paris.-The allied Powers concluded
their conference after announcing a
decision to continue the war until the
object for which they are fighting is
attained.
Their declaration, which was made
unanimously before separating, reads:
"The allied Powers, more closely
united than ever for the defense of the
peoples rights, particularly in the Bal
kan Peninsula, are resolved not to lay
down arms until they have attained
the end which, in their eyes, dominates
all others-to render impossible a re-
turn Of the criminal aggression such
as that whereof the Central Empires
bear the responsibility"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Automobile Hit BY Train.

Seymour, Ind.-Five persons were
killed and two others seriously in
j,lred when Pennsylvania train
struck a taxicab at Rockford, two
miles north of here One of the victims
Of the accident was Lon Prewitt,
drived Of the car, former county
commissioner and chief of police of
Seymour. All of the other victims
were members of prominent Seymour
families. They had attended a picnic
at Rockford and were returning when
the auto in which they were riding was
struck by the train. The railroad
crossing where the collision occurred
has been the scene of many fatal ac-
cidents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Retreat Across GaIician Border.

London.-Having retreated a dis
tance of approximately 100 miles from
where Kerensky the iron man of Rus
sia. carried them in his personally
conducted drive early in the present
month, the Russian army on the cen
ter of the line in East GaliCia again
is on Russian soil on both sides OF
Husiatyn and still is being followed
by the forces Of the Teutonic allies.
Likewise the armies on the north and
south continue TO fall back before the
enemy, at few points only standing to
offer a semblance of resistance, and
then only for short periods Of time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
confesses He is a German Spy.

Lexington, Ky.-George Majors,
alias Frank Irvine, who was arrested
in Paris, Ky, charged with wearing
United States army uniform and held
by orders of the State Department,
suspected of being a German spy, con
fessed, Federal authorities charge, be-
ing employed by the mysterious Cap,
tain Cults" of the German army, ac.
cording to the authorities. 1t is said
Majors made two ocean trips with
Cults, during which Cults supplied the
German Government with valuable in
formation regarding American affairs
Majors attempted to escape from the
Paris Jail and was brought here TO!
safekeeping.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
EYES ON MEXICAN BORDER
With News That Fall of Car
rama Is Near.

Neutrality-suspicious. collapse of the
Carranza government in Mexico with
in the near future was predicted when
it became known that the efforts of
Luis Cabrera, Carranza agent, to hold
conference of interests with invest
ments in Mexico, for the purpose of
floating loan of $100,OO0,00O, had fall
en- through. The State Department is
casting anxious eyes toward the bor-
der again, it was admitted by high
official, and unless there is an imme.
diate change in the situation it is fear
ed another revolution will result
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Spies Placed In America.

COpenhagen.-Info obtained
here shows that more effective meas
ures than now are in force for SUI
pervision of Scandinavian liners ply
ing to the United States must be put
into effect if the passage of numbers
of German agents and couriers and the
transmission of intelligence by German
spies in America are TO be checked.
1t is said authoritatively that German
pass-forging bureaus are equipping
German agents in Scandinavia with
fraudulent Scandinavian passports
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Acids Endanaer Shins.

Shipmasters dislike carrying drums
of acid where they cannot be reached
readily. A Chilean ship recently put
in at the Falkland Islands leaking bad.
ly. Her cargo was made up Of drums
of acid and chalk. The acid had leak
ed from the drums and mixed with the
chalk, forming carbonic acid gas in
the hold. This gas is deadly and the
crew could not make repairs. Mean
time the acid had gathered at the bot
tom of the hold and eaten away the
iron frames Of the ship.-Japan Ad
Vertiser.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
RACE RIOT IN CHESTER, PA.
White Loses Life When Negro Fires
Into Mob-TWo Blacks Pulled
From Car, One Is Shot.

Chester, Pa.-Murder and arson
trailed in the wake of race rioting
which broke out anew here after day
of comparative peace. Infuriated mobs,
armed with weapons of every descrip-
ton, charged through the black belt"
in search of the murderer of William
Mckinney. Before posse established
by Mayor Mcdowell could restore a
semblanCe of order, two white men
and one negro had been killed several
persons were wounded and a house
was set atire.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour, Hay and Grain

FICuTI ray anu STdIns
. Flour-Winter patents $12012.50,
winter fancy $11.50@12, winter family
$11@1150, winter extras $10@10.50,
low grade $9.5OQ1O.
Corn-No. l white $2.33@2.35, No. /
yellow $232, No. mixed $2.32, white
ear $2.30@2.31, mixed ear $2.27@229.
Hay-No. 1 timothy $18.25@18.50,
No. 2 $17.5O@18, No. 8 $17@175O, No.
! clover mixed $1750@18, No. 2 $40
1850, No. clover SIT, No. 2 $3.50.
Oats-No. 2 white 87@88c, standard
white S6@87c, No. 3 white $84@85c,
No. mixed 84QS5c, No. mixed 500
SAC, No. 4 mixed 80@82c.
Neutrality-suspicious. on new: No. /
red $2.57@2.6O, No. 2 red $2.55@2.57
No. red $2.50@2.55, No. 4 red $4,000
ESQ, No. 5 red $2.3O@2.5O.
Butter, Poultry and Eggs.
Butter-Whole milk creamery ex'
tras 40hc, centralized creamery ex'
tras 38c, firsts 35c, seconds 32c, dairy
fancy 33c, No. packing stock SIC, No
2 26c.
Eggs-PrimS frsts 321bc, frsts SIC
ordinary firsts 271hc, seconds 25c.
Live Poultry-Broilers, 1k lb and
over, 25c; lb and over, 22c; fowls
lbs and over, 19hc; under 5 lbs
19hc; roosters, 1870.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers $9@12; butcher
steers, extra $1O.25@11.25, good to
choice $9@10, common to fair $7@9;
heifers, extra $9.25Q1O, good to choice
$S.5O@9, common to fair $6@8; cows
extra $8.25@S. a
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
$15.95Q16, good to choice packers and
butchers $15.S5@15.95, medium $156e
@1575, stays $9012, common t
choice heavy fat sows $10014, light
shippers $16.250l5.65.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
SENATE PASSES RIVERS BILL
Provides For Appropriation of $27 ,954,.
000-Pomerene One of Eleven
Voting Against It.

Westinghouse an appropri-
alton of $27,954,0OO, the annual rivers
and harbors bill was passed by the
Senate, so to II. Although many SEN
ators had attacked the measure as pork
barrel legislation of kind inexcusable
in war time, the only negative votes
on the final roll call were cast by Sen
ators Borah, Brady, Kenyon, La Fol
lette, Smith of Michigan, and Smoot,
Republicans, and Ashurst, Gore, King,
Pomerene and Shafroth, Democrats.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Up to Uncle Sam!

Washington.-This is a summary of
what the three Americans in closest
touch with the war situation think of
the war. The western front is a nut
SO tough that it can not be cracked
with the present allied tools. The Uni
ted States will have to do that. The
United States can do it. The failure
of the Russian offensive was far more
disastrous than had been anticipated.
1t was an utter rout. But the very
disorganization of Russia is encourag-
ing in the sense that Germany can
make no peace with her
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
SENATE DECIDES ON ACTION
Opponents of Prohibition Issue Have
Consented to Vote in Upper
Branch.

Washington. - National prohibition
is about to be voted on by the Senate.
BY unanimous consent, it was agreed
to take up Senator Sheppard's resolu-
tion for a national prohibition amend
ment to the constitution and to dis
pose of it before the week end Oppo-
nents of prohibition consented to the
vote in order to clear the resolution
from the calendar, transmit it to the
House and perhaps shift further agi-
tation on the subject from the Congress
to the state.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Islands Made for Silence.

Iona is the most fertile and beautiful
of the Hebrides Of which there are
some 500 scattered about the waters
to the west of Scotland, an exchange
states. Only about 100 of these is
lands are inhabited at all, and the
greatero part Of these latter support
less than dozen people each. 1t is
a region Of rain and mist, with rare
clear days that are like the infrequent
laugh Of a sad but kindly nature-god.
The atmosphere of the archipelago is
made for dreams and silence. It seems
out Of the modern world.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02

London-A British submarine, while
patrolling the North Sea, Overhauled
and captured after a short chase the
German steamship Batavia H., accord
ing to an official announcement made
at the British Admiralty. The Ger
man crew having abandoned the YES
sci owing to damage by gunfire a Brit,
ish prize crew was placed on hoard,
1t was impossible. however, to bring
the Batavia into port and she was
sunk by opening her sea valves.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
Taxes for Australia,

Ottawa.-The Australian Govern
ment has proposed retroactive war
time profits tax of SO per cent for the
year ending June 80, 1916, and tax Of
rs per cent after that date, according
to a dispatch from Melbourne to Reu-
ter's Agency, Limited, here. The taxes
were announced at the second reading
of the bill
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
EnqIand Has Biaqer Crops.

London.-In England and Wales the
increased acreage in wheat, barley,
oats and potatoes this year is BAT 900
acres, or about per cent, according
to the official returns published. These
figures do not include any allowance
for the enormous efforts made by
small growers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02

Fernie, B. C.-Eight men are known
to have perished and number are
missing in forest fire that swept the
Spruce River Valley, Is miles north.
east of here. More than SO men were
trapped iD a camp of the Elk Lumber
Company, situated in Blind Valley, and
their flight over the mountains was
most difficult.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-02
To Be Placed BY Syndicate.

New York.-The $1OO,OOO,OOO Cana
dian loan which Secretary McAdoo has
given his approval was negotiated with
a banking syndicate consisting Of J..
P. Morgan. Brown Bros. and Harris,
Forbes & Co. The two-year notes will
be offered on approximately a per
cent basis.