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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Submarine Guard Net Catches Boat.

Ar Atlantic Port.-The Maryland
pilot boat Pilot, while caught in sub.
marine guard net off this port, was
rammed and sunk by the steamer
Berkshire. of the Merchants and
Miners Line. No lives were lost. The
Berkshire was only slightly damaged.
The Pilot was bound to the city for
coal and supplies and became entan-
gled in the submarine net in trying to
enter the inner harbor. The Berb-
shire, inbound from sea, in mist ram
med the Pilot nearly amidships and
sent her to the bottom.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Revolution Against British Rule.

San Francisco.-An unnamed official
of the Japanese Government was link
ed with proposed conspiracy to TO-
ment revolution against British rule
in India by testimony in the trial OF
81 alleged conspirators in the United
States District Court. The testimony
was to the effect that this official had
secreted Hiramba Lai Gupta, an indict.
ed Hindu, for four months while Brit,
ish secret service and military opera
tives searched Tokyo in vain for him,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
BANDITS RAID CHICAGO BANK
Hold Up Suburban Bank at Point o'
Gun and Get Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars.

Chicago.-Chicago's daily bank rob-
berry was reported and the police were
beginning to think that perhaps. the
bandit body was suffering from labor
shortage, when a telephone message
from the suburb of La Grange re-
lieved the situation with news that the
State Bank of La Grange had been
robbed of $4,000, of which $4,000
was in gold There were four bandits.
They intimidated five bank employees
and two patrons with their pistols,
swept the money into sack and sped
away in black touring car.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Loyallsts Defeat South Chinese Troops

London.-It is officially announced in
Tien-Tsin that Loyalist troops at the
Chinese treaty port of Swatow, in
Kwang- -Tung Province, have admins
tered a defeat to the South Chinese
forces opposing them there, says an
Exchange dispatch from Tien-Tsin
Japanese warships, adds the dispatch,
have landed marines at Swatow for
the protection of Japanese subjects.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Bunker Coal Prices Fixed.

Washington.-Export and foreign
bunker coal prices were fixed by the
Fuel Administration at $1.S5 a ton
higher than the domestic price scale.
Heretofore export and bunker coal
has been sold at the figures set for
sales within the United States. The
new prices will apply to all coun-
tries except Canada and Mexico.
The price increases were allowed the
Fuel Administration explained, to
give to Americans producers profits
that have been taken by foreign deal
ers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
RAILWAY ENGINEERS KILLED
Several Meet Death BY German
Aerial Bombs Behind the
British Front.

With the American Army in France
"A number of American railway engi
neers have been killed by German
aerial bombs in q town somewhere
behind the British front. 1t is now
permitted to announce that German
bomb fell in street in town
through which American troops were
passing. Pieces of the bomb shatter.
ed the windows of house in which
there were officers, showering them
with glass, but hurting no one. Two
American soldiers have died in hos
pital from gunshot wounds
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Seventeen Americans Missing.

Washington.-Seventeen of the
American engineers who dropped their
shovels to pitch into the fighting when
they were caught by the German ad-
vance in front of Cambria were re-
ported as missing in action" The
toll Of three Americans, whose bravery,
promptness and fine spirit won COM
mandatory letter from General Haig
to General Pershing, was announced
by the War Department. Nearly all
of them are from New York or nearby
territory.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
GROCER FIRMS CLOSE DOORS
Forced Out of Business BY Federal
Food Administration Order
For OVercharoine.

New York.-The first cases here in
which the Federal Food Administra,
ton has withdrawn the license priv
ilege to dealers were made effective
when two wholesale grocery firms
Herman Dworkis and Goldberg &
Cohen, having admitted overchargins
customers for sugar, were obliged to
close their stores. Their licenses have
been revoked temporarily, and they
have been ordered to refund 70 custom
ers the excess profits gained on sugar
since October s.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Explosions in KieI and Friedrlchhaven.

London-Two disasters in widely
separated parts of Germany are re-
ported in Zurich dispatches received
here. An explosion occurred in the
Zeppelin works at Friedrichhaven and
resulted in the death or injury of
many. The second explosion occurred
near Kicl. destroying factory where
bombs were prepared for Zeppelins
and air-plants Many of the employees
IN this plant were killed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Rinqleaders of |. W. w. Interned.

Cleveland, O.-Two blows were
struck at the l. w. w. organization
by Department of Justice officials in
Cleveland that will go far toward Grip
pling the l. w. w. in the city and the
nation. At the office Of District Attor-
ney Wertz it was announced seven
men, seized last week by Federal op-
eratives as ringleaders of the local l.
w. w. organization, will be interned
for the duration of the war.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Eive.year Sentence Given Woman.

Bismarck, N. D.-A sentence of five
years in the penitentiary at Jefferson
City was imposed by Judge Martin j.
Wade, of Des Moines, on Mrs. Kate
Richards O'Hare, convicted of making
utterances in speech at Bowman, N.
D., last summer tending to discourage
obedience to the military registration.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Power off, Due To Coal Shortage.

Baltimore, Md.-Because OF the
acute shortage OF coal the Consoli-
dated Gas and Electric Co. Of this
city notified its customers using elec-
trical power for manufacturing pur-
poses that it could not supply power.
Among the concerns so notified was
the Baltimore Dry Dock and Ship
Building Co., which Is engaged on Gov
ernment work exclusively.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Break With Dual Monarchy Approved.

Havana.-The House of Representa-
tives passed a resolution declaring
state of war to exist between Austria
Hungary and the republic of Cuba.
The action was taken following the
reading of a message from President
Menocal recommending such declar-
alton.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
DISCOURAGED Boy.

Fond Mamma-You have been al
ways a good boy at school, but hear
today you were so bad that the teacher
kept you in.
Little Boy-NO use being good to-
day, cause my shoes were so tight that
I couldn't play If went out.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
BRITISH SHIP GOES DOWN
Eiuhty-Four Survivors Are Taken
From Steamer Thistle, Lost
in Storm.

An Atlantic Port.--The foundering
at sea OF the British steamer Knight
Of the Thistle was announced in a
radio message received from steam
er which reported she would land 81
survivors here. The message com
tanned no details of the wreck or the
rescue, but it was believed probable
that the Knight of the Thistle went
down during one of the series of ter
rife gales that have swept the North
Atlantic during the last week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Repitition.

81 hear they are wearing paper
clothing in Europe"
(Which shows how fashions repeat
themselves" observed Miss Cayenne.
"My grandmother used to wear guam
titles of newspaper when bustles were
in style"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Half Million Fire Loss.

Norfolk, Va.-Fire destroyed, with
with loss of about 100000, the
plant of the British-American Tobacco
Co, devoted exclusively to the manu-
facture of cigarettes for expectation
70 England and France.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Shells Explode in Ammunition Plan

Wilmington, Del.-Officials of the
projectie-loading plant of the Bethle-
hem Steel Co., near Newcastle, where
1000 three-inch shrapnel shells ex-
ploded during fire, killing one man,
are not convinced that the origin of
the fire was an accident. A statement
given out by P. G. Paris. Superintend-
ent of the plant said: Although
have not yet completed my investiga'
tion as to the origin of the fire, l dc
not see how 1t could have been acci'
dental"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Bandits Get Away With $56s.s4.

Cincinnati.-Two armed bandits en-.
tered the substation of the Street
Cleaning Department, at 1882 Laredo
avenue, held up Peter Oswald, 70 years
old, stable boss, and stole $568.34
which was part of city payroll.
They escaped in an automobile.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20

Naval Patrol Boat Is Sunk BY Steamer
Washington.-Gunner Arthur
Toerpe and Seaman Thomas J. Rose
were drowned in the sinking of nava!
patrol vessel by a steamer at an At
lantic port
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Three KIIIed, Another injured.

Washington.-A fuel oil fire in the
fireroom of a United States navy tug
resulted in the death Of three men and
the serious injury Of another, the Navy
Department announced.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
A Relief.

"You seem to enjoy censorship"
81 do. 1t has put kind Of official
restraint on the man who used to swag-
ger around and pretend he had all
kinds of inside information"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Worth Weight in Gold.

Fifteen years ago Adam Stouffel OK
Findlay, O.. purchased a Plymouth
Rock hen. and now the hen, at the
age of nineteen years, is laying eggs
with the rest of the flock, and there
are no indications that she is going TO
quit.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
EXPERTS.

"There are some fine chances for
landscape artists on the other side just
now"
"You mean in the Camouflage sec
tion?"
"NO; in the heavy artillery, They're
wanted to make some changes in the
map of Germany"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20

10000 Rookie tackles to Visit Homes.
Chicago, Ill.-A five days holiday at
home either at Christmas or New
Years for every one of the 10000
Jackies at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station was promised in an
announcement by Captain William P.
Moffett, commandant.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20

Concord, N. H.-Gaston B. Means is
by his own freside, playing with his
one-year-old babe. AS church bells
summoned worshipers to divine serv-
ice Means walked out Of court, freed
of the charge Of numbering Mrs. King.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
True.

Hes dressed in the height of fash
iOn."
"That may be, but the real fashion
for men nowadays is Uncle Sans uni
form"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20

Idaho Falls, Idaho.-Distinct vibra-
tions of the earth wers felt here. No
damage was done.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
Capital of Madeira Submarine Target

Lisbon, Portugal.-Funchal, capital
of Madeira, has been bOmbarded by
a German submarine. Forty shells
we're fired, killing or wounding nuD
ber of persons and damaging buildings
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
GERMAN BUSINESS
INTERESTS WORRIED
LOSING FAITH IN THE WAR AND
ARE PUZZLED OVER THE
OUTLOOK.

Fear Expressed, More or Less Openly,
In Business Quarters, II Is said, That
Teutons VIII Never Be Able To
Regain the Trade Lost.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20

Five Soldiers Die Of Pneumonia.
Camp Shelby, Miss.--Five more sol
diers died of pneumonia at Camp
Shelby in the "a hours.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour, Hay and Grain.

Flour, Hay and Grain.
Flour--Winter patents $10.70, winter
fancy 5000, do family 1910, extras
$50, low grade $500, hard patents
$11.25@11.75.
Corn-Quotations on new: No. l
white $1.S5@1.90, No. l yellow $3.50
1.90, No. mixed $1.80@1.S5.
Hay-No. l timothy $29.50@30, No.
2 $28.5O@2950, No. 3 $2S.50@29, No. 1
clover mixed $29@29.5O, No. 2 $2S.5O@
20, No. 1 clover $29@295O.
Oats-New No. 2 white $S2@S21ac,
standard white SIC, No. 3 white 81 12c,
No. 2 mixed 80@81c, No. 3 mixed Is
Q80c.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
ACC, centralized creamery extras 46Rc,
firsts 44&c.
Eggs-Prime firsts 55c, firsts SAC,
ordinary firsts 4Oc, seconds 9Sc.
Live Poultry-Broilers, under 2 lbs,
26c; fryers, 2 lbs and over 26c; roast
ing chickens, A lbs and over, 26c;
fowls, 5 lbs and over, 23c; 31a lbs and
over, 22c; under 31a lbs 21c; roosters
1Sc.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shipper $9.50@13; butcher
steers, extra $10.50011.75, good tC
choice $9.50@1O.25, common to fair
$60S.5O; heifers, extra $1O@11.50
good to choice 5000, common to fail
$6@8.50; COWS, extra $500, good tC
choice $7@775, common to fair SEQ
6.75; Gamers $5@6, stockers and feed
ers $6@9.50.
Hogs-Selected heavy shipper:
$16.75, good to choice packers anC
butchers $1675, medium and mixet
$16.5O@16.75. stays $12@14, common
to choice heavy fat sows $13.50@15.50
light shippers $15.25015.5O.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-20

If you can't do the right thing 1t Is
better to remain idle.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
NEW HOTEL FOR
DAWSON SPRINGS

An announce was made last week
by Theodore R. TroendIe, Of Hop
kinsville, president and treasurer,
that the Karlsbad Hotel Company
of America will Immediately begin
the erection of a $3,OOO,OOO S-story
hotel of 1,049 rooms at Dawson
Springs. The company, which is or
ganized under the laws of Delaware
with a capital stock of $6,OOO,OOO,
owns 500 acres of park ground with
an eminence on which the hotel will
be built. Golf courses will be laid
out and there will be an artificial
lake of 76 acres. A nearby tract
of land containing 500 acres, will
be used as game preserves. A FIVE
year contract has been made with
L. NJ. Boomer, of New York, to be
managing director.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
FEW JOY RIDES IN
VIEW FOR NEXT YEAR

Prophets on the high cost of liv-
ing tell us that we must take our
JOY rides this year, unless we strike
oil, for gasoline Is going to fifty
cents a gallon and tires on a fan
tastic flight. If there's any fun to
be had it must be in 1917, as in 1918
NO one can own an automobile un-
less they belong in the millionaire
class.
Some old lady out in Kansas has
invented a powder that she claims,
and some people say it is true, will
take the place of gasoline. 1t is
cheap, too. However, with -four the
price it is, we feel suspicious of
powder even.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21

hay, including timothy, orchard
grass and clover, Is estimated at one
and two-ffths tons per acre. Alfal-
ia acreage is placed at 90 per cent,
and the second cutting is averaging
one and two-ffths tons per acre.
Wet weather is damaging this some.
General pasture conditions have
greatly improved since the rains and
are given at "a per cent.
The unusually LARGE acreage of
potatoes reported previously show a
condition Of 95 per cent. The plant
ing of second crop potatoes is ex-
ceptionally large. Sweet potato
acreage is given at 90 and condition
at 90.
A very large increase in gardens
is reported, the same being los per
cent. with condition at SO per cent.
Condition of onions is 94; beans,
%; tomatoes, 96, and cabbage, 81
per cent.
Complaint is made of shortage of
peaches and pears. Apples are fall
ing off. Grapes are rotting on the
vines owing to excessive moisture.
Condition Of fruits and melons
follow:
Apples, II; peaches, SO; pears,
Ga; grapes, "a; watermelons, 76,
and esnteloupes, 10 per cent.
Livestock is reported generally in
a good and thrifty condition, averag-
ing 96 per cent, and poultry condi-
tion shows at 90 per cent
A summary of the July report for
the State shows weather conditions
very favorable to growing crops
and from the prospects a "bumper"
corn crop may reasonably be expect
ed. While the hay crop is short,
pasture conditions now are good.
Oats are damaged some, but the
general outlook for growing crops is
good.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
MONTGOMERY STOCK SALES

w. A. Thomason, Of Bourbon
county, purchased last week from
Dave C. Fox % 1850 pound steers
at 1134 cents per pound.
Thomas NJ. Greene bought from
Anderson C. Bogie 5 15O-pound
hogs at $14.5O per hundred.
Harve X. Greene sold last week
to Henry S. Caywood, of North
Middletown, 20 head of steers,
weight 1856 pounds at $1,000 per
hundred.
Monte Fox, of Danville, bought
here last week about 200 head of
steers from L. L. Bridgforth, Robert
Bridgforth and A. S. Hart. Prices
from 1919 to 1924 cents per pound,
with three per cent. shrink. The
cattle will weigh around 1900
pounds.
Elijah Coons sold to Thomas M.
Greene 10 1,3OO-pound cattle for
which he received 1012 cents per
pound.
Rein G. Owings sold to Monte
Fox, of Danville, AZ head of steers,
average weight 1916 pounds, at
1924 cents with three per cent.
shrink.
w. d. Craig, of the Bunker's Hill
section, delivered last week to
Thomas M. Greene, 80 head of
lambs that averaged S5 pounds
each, and which brought $14.5O per
hundred pounds.
Charles f. Duff sold to Thomas
NJ. Greene Al 2O0-pound hogs at $15
per hundred and Mr.. Greene bought
8 1SO-pound hogs from Mr.. Helton
at $14 per hundred.
w. A. Sutton has returned from
Kansas City, where he purchased
nice bunch of white-fac steers at
prices around 1925 per hundred in
that city.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
Why Pay MOre7

The Smith Form A Truck can be
used in connection with Ford
chassis and the truck complete cost
you but $755, fully guaranteed to do
everything claimed for it. Why pay
high price for a truck when this
moderate priced one will answer
every requirement. Let us figure
with you on your requirements as
we know We can save you money
and give you complete satisfaction.
43-tf G. ID. Sullivan & Son.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
STATE CROP REPORT
is VERY ENCOURAGING

A bumper corn crop and crop con-
ditions generally improved condi-
tions generally improved over the
preceding month are indicated in
the monthly report issued last Fri
day by Mat S. Cohen, Commissioner
of Agriculture.
The report follows:
The crop report as of August l
is most encouraging and shows an
improvement on conditions over the
month previous. The generally dry
weather prevailing the first two
weeks in July was broken, and the
last two weeks wet weather has
prevailed.
Wheat threshing has been delay
ed owing to the wet weather Crops
threshed have yielded better than
expected and Of good quality; that
left in the shock is sprouting badly.
1t is estimated about three-fourths
of the wheat has been threshed.
The preliminary estimate on the
yield Of wheat is eleven bushels per
acre, or an estimated production for
the State Of 9,S11,OOO bushels.
While the corn crop is late it bids
fair to be a big one. The recent
rains have brought it out wonderful
w. However, the continued rainy
weather has caused much complaint
In the lack Of cultivation of corn
and it is reported grassy. The aver
age condition of the State is given
, at 97 per ent., which is a great i'm
provement over the condition of
corn as of July 1, which was 80 per
cent. The preliminary estimate on
the production for the State is 129,-
100000 bushels.
The preliminary estimated yield
of rye is II bushels per acre, while
oats is 21 bushels per acre.
The tobacco acreage is consider
ably lower than usual. Acreage of
Burley is given at S3 and condition
at 81. Acreage of dark tobacco is
SO and condition 92.
The acreage of buckwheat is CIV
en- at 81 per cent. The yield of the
spring crop is reported as only
fairly good. Owing to the wet land
plowing for the fall crop is delayed.
Hemp acreage is given at 100 per
cent. and condition at S3. Broom
corn acreage is 81 and the condition
80. The yield of bluegrass seed is
exceedingly short. The yield of all
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
PLAN ADVERTISING
OF LIBERTY LOAN

The National Advertising Advisory
Board has recommended to Secre-
tary McAdoo that the government
adopt plan for advertising the next
issue Of the Liberty Loan Bonds, in
newspapers and other publications
at cost Of from one to two million
dollars.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21

The girls at the bathing beaches
account for the scantiness of their
attire on the ground that they are
practicing economy, and Mr.. Man
hasn't a kick to register -
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21

John Wanamaker remarks that
money isn't everything in life. Yet
John has devoted a large portion Of
his life to annexing it.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
AT Last-A One-Adjustment
Cream Separator
powder even.

DEFORE you buy any cream separator, come in and
ID look at the Primrose. One adjustment is all thatis
necessary to keep it in perfect operating condition at
all times. This adjustment is simple for keeping
the bowl at the correct height-an adjustment that you
or your wife can safely make. whenever it's necessary
by either raising lowering the bearing containing the
hardened steel point upon which the spindle revoves slight
turn with scredver. perhaps year does the work
The Primrose close skimSNng durable
.ps,so, saving $1,000 $500 your herd
OF milk
Der hour 40 90 gallons Ask for catalogue giving
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21

The young fellow who was fred
for phoning his girl too frequently,
Aow wants to know if he isn't to be
credited with "going through fire"
for her.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
Notice.

All persons having claims against
the estate of Geo. w. iiumphries,
Sr., will present same properly
proven, to the undersigned, or my
attorney, w. c. Hamilton.
7-3t Geo. w. Humphries, Jr., Admr.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21
7l'F7''F7'7F
! THE PH0T0DR ANA f!
! Stories, Notes and News Items
7 Concerning Film Stars and
z movies" in General.

Can You Guess This Actors Manner
Hand your guess in at The Tabb
Theatre Wednesday night, Aug. %,
between Z and 8 o'clock. A weeks
pass free to each Of first three per-
sons guessing correctly his name.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21

"That makeup is a pippinp de-
clared one of the film experts at the
studio when Robert Warwick ap-
peared in the tramp costume he as
sumes in "The False Friend" All
who see this picture will agree in
this estimate of the makeup.
''The False Friend" in one of the
scenes of which Robert Warwick
received a black eye and other in
juries which laid him up for week,
will be shown at The Tabb Theatre
on Friday, August oath.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1917-08-21

Among the major ills of war we
might cite the quality of war poetry
we are compelled to endure.