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The midland journal., 1917-04-06
Americans in Crew of Aztec
May Be Lost.
SHIP GIVEN NO WARNING
Full Cargo OF Foodstuffs and General
Supplies, Valued At $500, ,ooo-Sister
Ship OF Orleans, One Of First
American Vessels To Run German
Blockade.

Washington = French Admiralty
dispatches to the French Embassy
here announcing the sinking without
warning of the first armed American
merchantmen, the freighter Aztec, by
German submarine said apparently
Lieut.. Fuller Gresham and IL Amert
can bluejackets, constituting the
armed guard of the vessel, had been
saved, but that IL of the crew were
reported missing.
The guards, with the captain and
three other members of the crew in
the second boat to put off, apparently
were picked up by the French patrol
boat Sirius after three hours. Eleven
men are thought to have been
drowned when the first boat to put
off was smashed.
The third boat, containing the, sec
ond officer and 18 men, is not direct
ly accounted for, but the fact that
only IL are reported missing leads to
the belief that it must have been
picked up.
New York.-The American steam
ship Aztec, first armed merchant YES
sci to sail from port on this side OF
the Atlantic, was sunk by German
submarine off an island near Brest,
France.
The cable message from the Ameri
can Consul at Brest that brought the
news of the Aztec's sinking to her
owners, the Oriental Navigation Com
pany, gave no inkling as to the fate of
her crew.
The Aztec, under command of Capt
crew of 80. Seyenteen of this num-
Der, including the captain, were
American citizens.
Had No Chance, Is Belief.
Whether the Aztec fought losing
battle with her undersea adversary
has not been disclosed. Her owners
believe, however, that she had no
chance to fight because she was sunk
at 915 o'clock at night when heavy
sea was running. The vessel was
armed with two 5-inch guns, one for
ward and one aft, manned by naval
gunners.
In expressing the fear that the gun
ners on the Azetc had no chance to
show their skill, it was recalled that
the Cunard liner Laconia, sent to the
bottom off the Irish Coast on Febru-
ary 25, was sunk at night and that no
submarine was seen, although
vigi-ant watch was kept
Had $5oo,ooo Cargo.
The Aztec, a slow moving freighter
of 1927 gross tonnage, steamed from
New York for Havre March 18 with
full cargo of foodstuffs and general
supplies valued at more than 100000.
She was due at Havre Wednesday and
probably was less than 100 miles from
that port when torpedoed. This fact
has given hope to her owners that all
the crew may be saved if they had an
opportunity to take to the boats.
The Oriental Navigation Company
also owns the steamship Orleans, one
of the first vessels to sail unarmed
from an American port after Ger
many's declaration of unrestricted
submarine warfare February l. The
Orleans successfully ran the blockade
of undersea boats.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
GIRLS ON HUNT FOR RECRUITS.
Score In Khaki and Army Hats Be-
come Auxiliary Officers.

Chicago.-Twenty girls in khaki
overcoats and army hats Joined the
First Illinois infantry as auxiliary re-
cruiting officers. The girls were as
signed to the automobile detail which
is searching the city for recruits.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
NEW AMBASSADOR ON WAY.
Ignacio BoniIlas, OF Mexico, Travelling
To Washington.

San Antonio, Texas. = Ignacio
Bonillas, Mexican Ambassador to the
United States, accompanied by his
family, left here for Washington to
assume duties of his Office. The Am
bassador expressed the belief that an
era of complete understanding be-
tween the United States and his coun-
try is at hand.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
so AMERICANS cAPTIvEs.
Taken into Germany BY Raider Moewe
On Second Trip.

Washington. - Official dispatches
from Copenhagen confirmed reports
that two American seamen had arrived
there from Germany with the story
that some so others taken in raids by
the commerce raider Moewe were held
in detention camps. Reports from
many sources have convinced officials
here that Americans captured on this
British steamer Esmeraldas are held.
As yet no reply has come to an in
Quiry sent through the Spanish For
eign Office a week ago as to whether
there were Americans among the
crews of vessels captured.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
TO IMPEAcH ALABAMA SHERIFF.
Governor Orders Proceeding After
Escape OF Seven convicts.

Montgomery, Ala.-Governor Hen
derson ordered the States Attorney
General to file impeachment proceed
ings against Sheriff Batson, Of JEFF
ferson county, from whose Jail D. d.
Overton, convicted slayer of Judge
Lawler, recently escaped with six
companions.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
$1o,ooo,ooo RELIEF FUND.
Navy League Will Raise It For the
Families of Volunteers.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of ma
chinery to collect and disburse fund
of $1O,O000OO for families of 100000
naval volunteers in case of war, was
announced by the Navy League of the
United States at a meeting at which
Sir Herbert B. Ames, organizer of the
Canadian Patriotic Fund, was the
principal speaker.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
SUBMARINE cHAsERs HELD.
Two Built For Mexico Ordered Not
To Be Delivered.

Chicago.-Two submarine chasers,
built by an Illinois company for the
Mexican Government and ready for
shipment, have been ordered held by
the United States officials at Washing.
ton. The president of the company
which built the boats said the boats
had not been commandeered, but sim
ply ordered held. Each submarine
chaser is rs feet long and the build
ing required 120 days.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
MEANEsT KIND OF eHouL.
Put Ground Glass In Red Cross
Bandages.

New YorkAInstances of ground
glass in bandages prepared for the
American Red Cross have been dis
covered, it was declared in state
ment from the organization author
Azed by Albert w. Straub, director of
Atlantic division
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
HERMIT LEFT 100000 BEHIND.
Civil War Veteran Had Lived Alone
For 25 Years.

Boston-More than 100000 in cash
was found by executors of the estate
of Albert F. Whitemore, an aged
recluse, when they searched his house
in the West Roxbury district and
safe deposit vault. Whitemore, Civil
War veteran, had lived alone for rs
years.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
HIS MARE swIMs TO SEA.
Man In Rewboat WheedIes Her Back
With HaY

New York. John Murray's bay
mare got tired of being land lubber
and started to swim to sea. John pur-
sued in a rowboat and had an awful
time wheedling her back with halter
and a wisp of hay.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
DYNAMITE BOX UNDER BRIDGE
Federal Authorities Making Investiga-
ton OF Find.

Charleston, w. Va.-The finding of
a box such as is used in discharging
dynamite and other high explosives
under the West Virginia end of the
Ohio river bridge at Point Pleasant
was reported to the United States
District Attorneys Office here. An
investigation is being made by Federal
authorities.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06
RUSSIA DROPS DEATH PENALTY.
Penal Servitude For Life Will Be Sub
Htituted For 1t.

London.-:rhe Russian Provisional
Government has decided to abolish the
death penalty, says a Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd. Penal servitude for
life or for term of years will be sub
stituted for the death penalty in cases
where such penalty is prescribed by
the penal code or by military law.
The midland journal., 1917-04-06

Ours is dark Eastertide and scarlet spring
But high up by heavens gate all the saints sing,
Glad for the great companies returning to their Kngl
Oh, in youth the mon's rose, dusk an amethyst,
All the roads from dusk to dawn gayy wind and twist
The old road to paradise easy is 1t mlssed
But out on the wet battefelds few the roadways wind
Zone to grief. one to death. no road that's knd).
The old road to paradise. plain It is to findl
est. Martin in his colones cloak. Joan in her mail.
David in his robe and sword-none there be that fall
Down the road to paradise they stand to greet and haD
Where the darks teor-thng nom hope doubt-crossed
Where the lads lie thinking long out in rain and frost
There they find their God again long ago they lost.
Where the night cruelty, where the hurt
Where the crushed forgotten whisper prayers alone
Christ along the batlefields comes to lead His
Souls that might have withered in worlds hot glare,
Blown and gone like shriveled things dusty the air,
Rank on rank they follow Him, young and strong and a
Ours is sad Eastertide and woeful day.
Yet high up at heavens gate all the saints gay
For the old road to paradise-tis crowded wayl
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
SINGING is LOST ART TODAY
In This Age II Is Largely Confined to
the Professional Performers, Even
In the Churches.

Singing, as far as most people are
concerned. is a lost art. Thousands at
tend operas, recitals and musical COM
edies, but, as fnr singing themselves
at work or play, they
have forgotten dOw. In times past
people of all ranks sang together as
n matter Of course. Sailors sang at
their work; peasants, shepherds, cow
boys, all had their favOrite and apprO-
pirate songs. The songs Of children at
games, the lullabies OF mothers, are
in the collected ballads and folklore
Of many peoples.
1.-THE pastimes and labors of the hus-
bandman and the shepherd" says An
drew Lang, according to the IndianapO-
lis News, "were long ago a kind of
natural opera. Each task had its
own song; planting, seeding, harvest
ing, burial, all had their appropriate
ballads or dirges.
1.-THE whole soul of the peasant class
breathes in its burdens as the great
sea resounds In the shell mast up on
the shore"
Nowadays the whirl of machinery
makes all the noise. The workers in
mills might find 1t unsatisfying to sing
at their work, but it is doubtful If they
would sing even IL their voices could
be heard, while singing in an office or
store would pretty surely be stopped
by the boss" or the police. Thousands
congregate every night in the silence
Of moving picture theaters, and even
in the churches where singing by the
congregation used to be customary, the
attendants now usually listen in silence
to a paid singer.
Singing in this age Is largely con-
fined to the professional performer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
WOMEN WEAVE STRAW HATS
All People of Island Depend Upon
Earnings Of Few Cents a Day
Each for Their Living.

Next to the transshipment activities
Of Mount Pleasant, the weaving of
straw hats Is the chief source of In
come Of the people, says Commerce Re-
ports. The hats woven are Of a cheap
quality, the standard selling in 1915
for from $3.50 to SLAB per dozen. The
straw for these hats is at present inn
ported from Venezuela and Colombia,
but the Dutch government is attempt
Ing to raise it in Dutch Guiana.
The hats are woven by the women
and children in their homes, and by
moderate industry a woman can COM
plete hat in one day. All over the
island from early morning until after
sunset the weaving goes on. The Sy-
rian purchasers, who collect the hats
from house to house, pay about ten
or eleven cents each. Although the
straw for q hat costs the weaver from
five to seven cents and the amount
realized from a days work is very
small, many of the people depend en-.
tirely upon their meager earnings from
this industry.
In the government school hat weav-
ing is taught and some of the natives
attain a high degree of skill. producing
hats said to equal the best made in
Colombia. The better grades do not
enter into the export statistics of the
colony, as they are bought by tourists; !;
the quality of the standard hat does
not improve.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
TALKS FROM A MOVING TRAIN
Canadian Inventor Develops Telephone
for Use on Railroad Cars, Uncle
Sam Is Told.

Successful experiments with tele-
phone apparatus installed on a rail-
road car were carried out by repre-
sentative of the signal department Of
the Canadian government railways
and the inventor of the device, the
former in the car itself and the latter
in the dspatcher's Office in the None
ton yard, reports Uncle Sans consul
at MonctOn, N. B. The transmission
in this system of communication is
made through wheel and axle without
the assistance of any contributing me-
dium.
Reports of the tests declare that
the communication established was in
every way satisfactory, although the
train was in motion. 1t is said there
was no difficulty in hearing distinctly
every word of the messages exchanged.
The experiment was tried on a
dOuble-track line where the rails are
properly "bonded" for the block-signal
system, but it is claimed that equally
good results can be obtained on any
track where the rails are similarly
''bonded" without regard to the pres
ence or absence of q block-signal in
StallatiOn.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
BOOST FOREIGN TRADE
Uncle Sans Special Agents Have
Made Success in Work.
Great Progress Made in Recent Years
In Connection With Efforts Of
Bureau Of Commerce.

Great progress has been made dur
ing the past two or three years in con-
nection with the special Investigations
that are carried on by agents of the
bureau Of foreign and domestic com
merce in foreign countries. A special
investigation now involves u program
of action Of which the agents report Is
stead OF being, as often heretofore, the
sole object to be achieved. This pro-
gram covers, first, the widest prblicity
possible for me proposed work among
the interests for whose benefit II is be-
ing done.
Officials of the bureau have found II
to be almost as important to prepare
the ground for the reception of the in
nation itself, and to do this it is neces-
sary to arouse the interest of the in
dustry affected both in the subject of
foreign trade and in the special work
Of the bureau. The second feature of
the program, the careful selection Of
the man to undertake the work. Is of
manifest importance.
1t is the opinion Of the officials that
the value of the whole undertaking
rests in the confidence that the trade
has in the judgment of the investi-
gator, and 1t is essential to have a man
Of experience and reputation. whose
recommendation will carry weight. In
spite of certain amount of cynlcism
among some business men as to the
value of governmental work, it is new
ertheleSs true that with large part OF
the business public an official govern
ment representative Is assumed to be
man who can speak with authority
on the subject.
The fourth feature of the program
is the dissemination of the infOrma-
ton received to just as wide public
as can be reached, not only through
the printed reports, but also through
personal conferences of returned
agents with manufacturers. And final
ly, the program includes active endeav-
or on the part Of both the agents and
the bureau to remove obstacles to the
trade in American goods or promote
constructive work that the agents in
quiries have revealed to be necessary
to the increase Of such trade.
When an investigation is decided up
on the trade associations trade papers
and important firms connected with
the industry concerned are Circularized
and their cooperation solicited either
in finding the best man for the work
or in offering suggestions as to making
it of the most practical value, or both.
Both before and after the agent
goes to the foreign country which he
visits he makes tour of the United
States, touching those chief centers of
manufacture Of his line, and discusses,
in personal conferences with prOspec-
tive exporters, the markets that he will
explore or has explored. In this way
the knowledge of conditions that he
has obtained abroad is utilized to the
fullest extent.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30

About two and a half miles south
east of Bethel, Connecticut, by road
that winds through rolling farm coun-
try and then plunges into succession
Of tight little wooded valleys, lies
Putnam Memorial camp, better known
rs Putnam park. During the summer
and fall this is more or less a resort
for folk from Danbury, Bethel and
Redding. But in December it lies well
nigh deserted and still as it did when,
in ITS, "Old Put" selected it and two
neighboring sites for winter quarters
of the weary right wing of the Cont
mental army. Though this park was
begun in 1887 and practically COM
plete by 1890. it is much less generally
known and visited than Valley Forge
park, in Pennsylvania, which was not
begun until 1893.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
Biologists in War Work.

The United States geological survey
Is preparing to take census of all
the biologists in the nation for war
purposes. The geOlogists will be clas-
sified according to their specialties. 1t
is pointed out that geologists can play
an important part in war. They can
Judge more readily than any other en-
gineers of the merits of camp sites, Of
the suitability of ground for proposed
earthworks of soil conditions in wet
or dry weather affecting troop move
ments, of the choice of lines Of de-
fense, and various kindred matters
connected with topography and the
soil.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
EnuIand's First Almanac.

The first almanac printed in England
was the "Kalendar of Shepardes,"
which appeared in 1897, just 40 years
after Gutenberg printed his first al
manac at Mentz From that time on
ward almanacs were numerous,
"Omens and representations" being
added in most cases to the calendar in
formation.
One Of the earliest specimens pre-
served enjoys the title of "The Prog
nostycacyOn Of Master John Tubault
of the influence Of the moon of peas
and ware and of siknesses of the
yere, with the consultations that be
under kynges and princes. london
Mirror.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30
By CAPT. ROLAND F. ANDREWS

smother Of smoke and flame as they
smOte the unwieldy Spanish hulIs, on
the decks of which huddled the great
mass Of sOldlery, worse than useless In
this action, where the English simply
would not come to close quarters and
fight the matter out with bOarders. Sir
Martin FrOblsher was at one time In
enemy's vessels. Drake sank gal
leon which took to the bottom with her
no less than 1000 men. His formation
broken, his ships shattered, the duke
of Medina SidOnIa was driven past
Dunklrk, where lay the flOtilla Of Far
nese hOpelessly imprisoned by Justin
ius and his Dutch blOckaders. Before
southerly breeze the Spanlard ran for
the north abandoning the effort to gain
command of the seas and hoping only
to round Scotland and make his way
back home.
The rest Is pitlful tale The Eng
lish followed until August ., their guns
laundering and their hearts eXulting as
now and then tall ship plunged be-
meath the waves. Then perceiving an
apparent shift of the Spanish course
toward Norway, and being themselves
well nigh out of ammunition they
thought 1t best, in the words of Drake,
to "leave them to those bolsterous and
uncouth northern seas"
The weather that summer was al
most a succession of gales. The clumsy
Spanish ships were hard put to 1t to
keep afloat. Many of them foundered
are known to have gone ashore on the
coast Of Ireland, where the Irish either
put the survivors to the sword or sent
them with halters round their necks
to Elizabeth ut London. OF all the
magnificent fleet which had put to sea
with such pageantry and pride less
than so craft succeeded in making
their way back to Spanish ports.
Philips dream Of world conquest
was at an end. Not so much as a
single English pinnace had the great
armada sunk. England and the seas
about her were to remain free and
uncOnquered. The sea kings of Brit
ain had saved her and in truth singed
the beard of the king Of Spain.
Drake sleeps deep in NOmbre Dois
bay. His drum still hangs in Plymouth
Hoe and England has his promise:
"If the Dons sight Devon,
I'll leave the port of heaven
And we'll drum them up the Channel
AS we drummed them long ago"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30

the oven or around the stove to dry as
quickly as possible. Corn should be
put in the trays for drying within an
hour from the time it is pulled from
the stalk. This insures 1ne sweet
flavor. The corn is soaked and cooked
dressed with cream and dash Of salt
and pepper, making a dish that may,
but never has, been equaled.
SaIted Beans.-Take young tender
string beans, preferably in the fall,
string and cut them as for the table.
In stone crock put a layer Of coarse
salt Just covering the bottom. Then
put in layer of raw beans about an
inch deep, another layer of salt, just
covering the beans and so on, ending
with the salt. Tie piece of muslin
over the top of the jar and in a day
or two they will settle, and more
beans, and more salt may be added.
Crooks holding several quarts are set
In the cellar, where the beans will
keep their color and flavor When
wanted, remove few and soak them
over night changing the water occa-
sionally until they are right for eating.
Canning Tomatoes.-ScaId the toma-
toes and remove the stem end care
fully, plunge in cold water to hold the
coloring matter near the surface. then
remove the skins and pack whole in
jars, adding teaspoonful Of salt to
every quart Of the tomatoes. Place on
n rack in boiler and cover the jars to
the depth of an inch above the highest
jar. When they begin to boil count
the time and cook thirty minutes for
quarts and twenty for pints. The tops
should be screwed down tight. When
removing them be sure to tighten the
tops, pressing down the edge of the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-30

-four To make successful bread, using
one part of whole wheat or white flour
to two parts of barley flour Barley
meal has similar texture to corn
meal. both the flour and the meal may
De obtained in many sections Of the
country and as the increasing demand
Tor II grows, will be more commonly
IN the smaller markets. Barley cook
cry y being revived because of the lack
Of wheat -four and we are beginning 10
appreciate it's value as q food.
Barley Pone.-Add two cupfuIs Of
!nilk to one cupful of cooked hot hom-
ny grits or rice, three tablespOOnfuls
nf butter, then cool and add half tea
spoonful Of salt, cupful Of barley
meal Sifted with two teaspoOnfuls Of
baking powder, then add two well-beat-
En eggs; pour into buttered dish and
bake in moderate oven As minutes.
Serve from the dish, cut in triangular
shapes.
Breakfast Food.-Add u half cupful
Of barley meal to two cupfulS of boil
1ng water ana half teaSpoonful or
salt. Cook in a double boiler one hour
or in tireless cooker over night Serve
with cream and sugar. Figs, dates or
raisinS may he added If desired.
Barley Scones.-Take a cupful each
Uf whole wheat -four, cupfu Of bar
ley meal, half teaspoOnful of salt,
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder.
two tablespoonfuls Of beef drippinGs.
or any sweet fat three-fourths of a
Cupful of sour milk or sour cream may
be substituted, emitting the drippngs
and half Of teaspoOnfuI of soda. II
the fat is used, cut 1t in as for pastry
and proceed as usual in the mixing.
Roll out half-inch thick and cut in dia-
lnond shapes. Brush with egg and
sprinkle with sugar.