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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
MERCANTILE TONNAGE
 PRODUCTION IS GREAT

May the country not Justly take credit for the fact that in 1917, with our military and munitions effort at the maximum, and when the call upon man power has reduced our available resources to a minimum" he con- tinued. i've shall have produced naval and mercantile tonnage practically equal to the best year ever recorded In our history? And in 1918 1t cer- tainly will be very much greater.
 The speaker expressed confidence that the skilled workers would stand by the nation in carrying out the great shipbuildtng programme, just as they had done in the munitions and other needs of the country,
 For" he added, they may rest as- sured that the Parliament and the country will not permit any action calculated to lower the standard of comfort they have won for their fam. lilies and themselves"
 Sir Erie said that the new national yards now being built would be ready In six months, and continued:
 The output of merchant tonnage for the first nine months of 1917 Is 123 per cent higher than in the corresponding period last year, and considerably higher than the total output for the whole of 1915. Standard vessels have peoii ofuefeu representing nearly l. 100000 gross tons. More than half of these are under construction"
 According to the first ford, there now are 235 large dry docks in the British Isles where merchantmen can Dc repaired. He expressed the hope that all these vessels would soon be ef- fectively armed and he paid tribute to the woman employees in the dock yards. He then dealt with the criti cisns against the admiralty.
 Replying to criticism regarding the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
First Man Wounded in
 Trenches From Vermont

Washington, November First Lieut. Devore II. Harden of Burling- ton, Vt, signal officers reserve corps, was the first American wounded aft CT part of General sibert's forces en- tered the trenches in France last week. General Pershing reported to the war department today that Lieutenant Harden received moderate shrapnel wound in ls left leg October 2s.
 Press dispatches from American head quarters in France last week said the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
HI. s. STICKLE PAYS
 FIRST WAR TAX ON THEATRE TICKETS

H. s. Sickle was the first person in the city to pay the war tax on theatre tickets when yesterday morning he purchased two tickets at the Jefferson theatre for the performance of Pals First" with Tim Murphy in the lead. MT. Sickle paid the tax, which amounted to 40 cents, very cheerfuily, saying, with smile, that every little bit helped" At Loew' s Bijou the management had made all ar rangements to act as collecting agency flee opened at 1 o'clock the crowd of patrons were waited on without the slightest hitch. At the Lyric the same
 conditions prevailed and there was lit- tie delay in accommodating the public. The war tax made no appreciable differ ence in the attendance at either theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
SUCCESS OF CONVOY
 SYSTEM IN GENERAL

Referring to the success of the i convoy system in general he said: Tn September 90 per cent of the total vessels sailing the Atlantic trades were conveyed and since the convoy , system started the total percentage of loss per conveyed vessel through the , danger zone was l in 200.
 T wish to acknowledge fully the valuable contribution made by the {, United States navy In this convoy work since their destroyers joined us . under command of Vice Admiral Sims, from whom we have received the heartiest CO operation and whose coun- sci has been of great value to us The contribution of the United States navy was given promptly and freely upon their entry into the war and is grad ually being extended in this and other ways.
 "As Is known, we iiave had most valuable consultation with Admiral Mayo. and on the occasion of his visit took counsel with him as to the role the American navy was to play. We also took advantage of his visit to have an international naval confer ence, from which we hope much good will result
 Defending the navy, the first lord reviewed it's accomplishments in this war, declaring that, unlike the enemy forces. its role was an offensive one
 During a recent month," he con- tinued, "the mileage steamed by our battleships, cruisers and destroyers alone amounted to ono million ships miles on the home waters. In addi- tion to this the naval auxiliary forces patrolled more than 6,000.000 miles in the same period and territory. The dis placement of the navy is Fl per cent greater than in 1914, when it was D. 100000 tons. At the outbreak of the war we had IS mine sweepers and auxiliary patrols; today there are 33S6. The personnel of the fleet before the war was 146,000; today 1t is 390,000."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
BRITISH NAVY IS NOT IDLE IN ITS SUBMARINE HUNTS,
 SAYS FIRST LORD
(Continued from Page One)

During the last quarter the enemy has lost as many submarines as during the whole of 1916.
 As regards the sinkings Of British, merchant tonnage by submarines. the German official figures for August are &3, 900 tons of all nationalities. They sank a little more than one-third of that amount of British tonnage and a little more than half of all nationalities.
 "FCr September their official figures are 67e,0o tons. They sank far less than one-third of that amount of British tonnage and less than one-half of that amount of all nationalities.
 The Germans claim that our tonnage is falling so low that there are not enough ships on tho sea to enable their sub- marine commanders to maintain their bag. Let me give you facts. In April, last, the heaviest month of British losses by enemy submarines since the war pe- gan, our trade flowed presumably in sat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
RUSSIAN TORPEDO
 BOATS WIN VICTORY !. IN THE BLACK SEA
Naval Units and Shore Battery Suffer Losses and Damage
 in Engagement

Petrograd, November 1.--In an at tack on Turkish vessels at Inada bay, in the Black sea. near the Bosphorus, Russian torpedo boats sank Turkish torpedo boat and destroyed two Turk lsh steamers and a naval battery in the bay, the war office announced today. The statement reads:
 Black sea Two of our torpedo boats, dispatched to destroy Turkish steam : CT damaged by one of our submarines, discovered an emmy torpedo boat and two steamers In Inada bay. The enemy torpedo boat was sunk. the two steam CTS burned and a naval battery in the bay destroyed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
Czech Element Does Not
 Cheer Austrian Victory

Washington, November 1.--Official cab1egrams received here today de- scribe g. remarkable scene in the Aus trian Reichsrath october 27, showing the disaffection of the numerous Czech element, which has given the Austrian government great concern. The president of the chamber made formal announcement of the great Austro- o-German victory over the Ital- ians on the Bainsizza plateau and called for cheers for the Austrian army Not single Czech responded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
Judge Tompkins Goes
 to Take Pasteur Treatment

Montgomery, November f-(speciaf.) bert county, arrived Thursday to take the pasteur treatment at the state lab oratory. He was bitten by dog sev- eral days ago, which died shortly aft erward. MT. Tompkins description caused his physician to advise that he take the anti-hydrophobia treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
GERMANS BUILDING U-BOATS
 FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE

But, on the other hand, the Ger mans are building submarines faster than they have hitherto done and they have not yet attained their maximum strength. It appears to me, therefore that in the submarine warfare, as else where, 1t Is becoming a test of de- termination and ingenuity between the two contending forces
 For the present, I have come to the conclusion that the submarine warfare is going well for us. The enemy has done less damage than he hoped and less than we estimated. He has done it with serious and heavy loss to himself.
 At present we may be Justified in feeling that this attack on our trade IS held and Is being mastered and we are Justified in looking to the future with courage and determination, con- fident that he will fail'
 The first lord said 1t was interesting to recall the position of the German mercantile marine. continuing:
 At the outbreak of the war Ger many possessed over 6,00O,O00 tons of shipping. Today nearly half of 1t has been sunk or Is in the hands of our selves or our allies. She has a 50 per cent reduction to our IA per cent
 Tt is well that the British public should be told what they are LID against. We must not consider our selves alone, but the alliance as Q whole"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
Whitman in South Carolina

ernor Whitman of New York, who came here today to visit the training camp of the New York regiments at Camp Wadsworth, was welcomed by Governor Manning of South Carolina The two governors will be guests at dinner tonight. Governor Whitman will deliver an address at the county fair here to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
New Incorporation

The Auto Specialties company also filed papers of incorporation in the probate clerks office yesterday. B. G. LeGrand has been elected president; S. H. Noble of Atlanta. vice president, and George L. Watkins secretary and treasurer. The capital stock of 5000 is paid in
 The New York Skirt company filed their papers of incorporation yesterday. Of their $2000 capital stock, s1600 has been paid in. B. F. Baines is president and treasurer; Nj. c. Smith, vice president; D. c. Harrison, secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
GERMAN WARSH|P IS
 REPORTED SUNK BY
 MINE NEAR MALMO.

Copenhagen, November LA German warship has been sunk in the sound, &C., cording to a dispatch to the National Tidende from Malfno. Sweden. It Is re- ported that the vessel struck mine. This report is considered as confirming la dispatch from Malmo sometime ago
 saying that torpedo-boat destroyer had run into a mine at the southern end of the sound and that the bodies of German sailors had been washed ashore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02

recent loss of Scandinavian convoy in the North sea, Sir Eric said had the British navy been informed of the attack, which 1t was not. its position was such that it could not have wished better opportunity of intercepting the raiders.
 The Scandinavian convoy system had been going on since April, he added, and this was the first occasion on which any ship had been lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02

isfactory volume for the enemy suoma-
 rine. Tn September, last, his lowest
 month of sinkings, our overseas sailinss
 of all ships of over 16Oo tons were ~
 per cent in number and 30 per cent in tonnage higher than In April. The enemy must. therefore. find another and bet ter explanation for his lack of success. [ can supply it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
Arouses the Liver and Purifes the
 RIOOd

The Old Standard general strengthen ing tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. arouses the liver to action, drives Malaria out of the blood and builds up the system. For adults and children. COG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02

lieutenant was being treated at base hospital.
 Lieutenant Harden's next of kin is Mrs. Josephine Harden, A Pickens street. Burlington, Vt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
LONG ARM OF NAVY
 REACHES INTO DEPTHS

"The explanation is that the long arm of the British navy reached down into the depths, and thus the harvest reaped Is poorer and the number of German sub marines which do not return is tncreas- ing.
 Since April, the highest month of Brit ish losses, they have steadily decreased, and latterly to a marked degree. Sep tenlber was the most satisfactory month, october was only slightly worse, and bet ter by 90 per cent than any other month since unrestricted submarine warfare be- gan. The net reduction in tonnage In the last four months Is 30 per cent less than anticipated in the estimate prepared for the cabinet early in July.
 The total net reduction since the beginning of the war from all causes in British tonnage on the official reg ister In ships over 1600 tons is under 2,500,000 tons gross, or 14 per cent, and that after d period when our great armies and their magnificent equip ment received priority and the great growth of our navy was simultaneous ly achieved to the detriment of mer- cantile shiphuilding. Now that the submarine is for the present doing less damage and the resources of the coun- try are again being devoted to a far greater and an increasing extent to the upbuilding of the mercantile ma rine, I look for net results still more formidable.
 Summarized the submarine war fare amounts to this: Our defensive measures have during the last seven months proved so efficacious that In spite of the increased number of ships passing through the danger zone there has been steady reduction in the dam- age done by the enemy submarines. Tn the meantime we are sinking enemy submarines to an increasing extent. Our offensive measures are improving and will still moro improve and null tiply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-02
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. November 1.--Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Friday and Sat urday.
 Georgia and Tennessee: Fair Friday and Saturday; little change in tempera- ture.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25

Charles A. BOlinger to V. S.
Marker, part lot 432 in Green.
vile, $3.50.
Teresa McIlvoy to Margaret
McIIvoy, undivided one-third of
lot S21 in Versailles, 1920.
G H. Winbigler, per executor,
to Ira Miller, undivided one-half
Of lot 80 in Versailles, $4,000. ai;ss ;ss;sa
l.. NJ. Leonard to Fred W.
Rentz, lot 672 in Greenville, $1,000.
C. U. Wright to Mary c,
Groomes, lot II in Stelvideo, 5000
Mary A. Hunt to Theodore S,
Hunt, A acres in Franklin town.
ship, 81.
Joseph Fink to George Rauh
Jr., 70 acres in Allen township
$4,000.
H. H. Davis to Newton P. Fox
793 acres in Brrwn township, 81
w. A. Commons to Ray D
Wright, lot 78 in Hollansburg
$3.50.
Martin Christian, per execu
tor, to Roy Byrd, lot 16 iE Webs
ter, 1915.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25

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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25

A Canadian banker, discussing
American policies, says "you car-
not legislate yourself into foreign
trade" The Democratic party
demonstrated in 1913 that it could
legislate the United States out
of foreign trade. Following the
tariff reduCticn, our imports in
creased and exports decreased,
with the net result that in ten
months before the outbreak of
the war, the United States was
net loser to the extent of $261, =
000,0 The Canadian banker
should read official statistics.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25
Painful Coughs Relieved.
ter, 1915.

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soothing, healing remedy for
coughs and colds that has stood
the test of nearly fifty years.
For that cough that strains the
throat and saps the vitality try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. The
soothing pine balsams and mild
laxative ingredients soon drive
the cold from the system. Have
a bottle on hand for winter COLDS,
Group, grippe and bronchial af-
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ADV
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25

From Washington Genes the
report that no increase of pay for
government employees will be
granted at this session of Con-
gress. The Senate committee on
appropriations is said to have re-
solved upon a policy of ruthless
economy" and to have steeled its
heart against all appeals. Ruth
less economy" will doubtless be
found, as time goes on, to be a
cousin germane to "pitileSs pub
licity, "
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25
New Vice Chairman OF
National Committee IS
Aggressive, Effective
and Fair.
and Fair.

The career of John T. Adams,
of Iowa, who vas recently select
ed as vice chairman of the Re-
publican National committee, in
dicates that if the committee de-
sires efficiency in political man
agement, they made no mistake
in their selection.
Mr.. Adams is an enterprising
and successful business man, a
student of politics in the broadest
sense, and a political worker a.
long such lines as to win the es-
TEEN of Republicans and arouse
the fear of his Democratic oppo-
meats.
Prior to 1907, Mr.. Adams had
taken no active part in politics,
but had confined his attention al
most entirely to the management
of sash and door manufacture
ing establishment at Dubuque,
Iowa, of which concern he has
been president for twenty-five
years ard with which he has beer
associated for thirtyfve years
Although not active in politics he
has taken an interest in govern
mental problems such as would
be credit to any American citi-
zen. He has been a life long stu
dent of history, and particularly
of the economic problems con-
fronting the people of the United
States. His private library is
known as one Of the best in the
state of Iowa, and is particularly
we'll supplied with best known
works on economic subjects. He
reads German and French fluent
ly and has studied German au-
thUrs on economic subjects. His |
extensive studies have won him
a reputation among his immediate
friends as man Of scholarly
;astes.
With this broad foundation for
lseful political service, Mr.. Ad-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25

ans became active in politics for
the first time in 1908 when his
neighbor and personal friend, the |
late Senator Allison, induced him |
to take charge of his campaign
for election to the Senete, at
which time the contest was be-
tween Allison and Cummins for
the nomination. His ability as a
political worker is attested by the
fact that he won the nomination
for Allison but did it in such a
manner as not to forfeit either
the respect or the friendship of
Cummins, who was later elected
to the Senate after the death OF
Senator Allison.
Although thereafter active in
politics, Mr.. Adams was never a
candidate for any Office. How
ever, he was elected by the peo-
| pie of Dubuque to membership
on the Board of Education, and
has served very acceptably cs a
trustee of Dubuque College. He
was elected a member of the Re-
publican National committee of
1912, and was chosen a member
of its Executive committee. Ir
1916 he was an active supporter
of the candidacy of Senator Cum
minis for the presidential nomi,
nation, and was elected a mem
Der of the National committee,
in a statewide primary in whicE
! he won by an overwhelming ma
| jority. His relations are cordia
} with both Senators Cummins anC
! Kenyon, of Iowa, all the mem
bers of the Iowa congressional
= delegation, and all the officers o.
: the state government. No per
I son in his own state opposed hiI
election to the National commit
tee on the ground that he was
lacking in progressiveness.
If the Republican party desire:
the leadership of man who car
he agg4 essively and effectively
active in party affairs and yet 81
tactful as to retain the confidence
and friendship of members Of al
factions of his own party, il
would seem that in the selection
of MIR. Adams as vice chairman
10 mistake was made.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25

The U. 5. Co., sui General at
Hankow, reporting Oh declared
exports from HankoW to the Uni
ted States, January-September,
1916, shows 2,668 1876 pounds of
cried egg, egg yolks, powder,
frozen eggs. etc., valued at $414,.
5O7, compared with 1854, 1912
pounds, valued at $245,2l3 for
the similar period, 1915. Our to-
tai imports up to September 80
of 1916, were 5,884,879 pounds
valued at 1861, ,731. AS it takes
about a dozen eggs to make a
pound OF frozen egg preparation,
and probably much more to make
egg powder, it is evident that the
WilsoE-Underwood tariff law is
doing much to help out the indus
tly in China, but nobody here is
getting cheaper eggs, and we are
losing the revenues.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25
COURT HOUSE CULAINGS
Continued from first page.


undivided One-half OF lots 2O9
and 210 in Union City, 81.
Devault CroweIl to john M,
FOrrey, 40 acres in Adams town.
ship, $4,000.
E. A. Fisher to Queen Fink,
lot ZIG in Bradford, $500.
Eta Goney to Sarah NJ. E.
Mooney, quit claim to undivided
one-half Of Is acres in Mississin-
ava township, $500.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-25
Inactivity Causes Con<uipa-
ton.

Lack of exercise in the winter
is frequent cause of constipa-
tion. You feel heavy, dull and
istless. your complexion is salIow
and pimply, and energy at low
ebb. Clean up this condition at
once with DR.. Kings New Lii,
Pills, a mild laxative that relieves
the congeSted intestines without
gripping. A dose before retiring
will assure you a full and easy
movement in the morning. Csc
at your druggist. ADV
Evening star., 1917-03-06
LUNG POWER OF THE BEST.
St. Mary's Industrial School Band
Shows Its Superiority.

If the members of any brass band pos
sess a higher ratio of lung power to the
pound weight avoirdupois than that rep
resented in ST. Mary's Industrial School,
Baltimore, such band wasn't in the inau-
gural parade. that's all. The members Of
the staff of The Star will vouch for that
for shortly before noon this organization
marched down 11th street, halted, faced
to the right and serenaded The Star with
a medley of tunes that made the report
ers try to keep time with their type
writer's. and that quickly gathered an ap-
preciative crowd
Noise making power is not the only pos
session of this group Of youngsters. Ell
ther, for they evidence musical talents
and training of an unusual excellence. and
their selections were as smooth as they
were loud and stirring.
The band is large one. numbering
about sixty: the average age Of the MEM
bers apparently is not over fourteen. and
a glimpse of it's youthful drum major is
calculated to make the ordinary boy
promptly forget all deans of some day
becoming an engineer, aviator. pirate or
fire chief. Clad in sailors uniforms Of
navy blue, it led the Young Mems Dem
ocratic Club of the District of Columbia
near the head of the fourth grand division
and gained constant and enthusiastic ap-
plause from the crowds that lined the av-
enue Its playing enlivened the crowds in
the downtown section during the wait for
the big parade.