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Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
EACH ONE HAS HUN PLANE ID
 HIS CREDIT
By Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, Aug. l9-Statistics of the first American group of aviators, comprising only four squadrons. show the 5S aviators are officially credited with downing from one to five planes The actual number of German machines downed by Ameri- cans is 59.
 Recent fighting emphasizes the diff ficulty of reporting casualties. The sy.tem IS simple but gigantic. A courier rushcs the fact of every cas- ualty to the central office where it is cabled to Washington. Trench fight ing reports are made immediately but in battles like the Marne reports are slow.
 SSSS> for which they arc wanted.
 Included among the different states and the points to which the men are ordered are:
 Arizona, 100, Tucson, Arizona, Uni versity of Arizona.
 California, l06. Tucson, Ariz.
 New Mexico 2o6 Mesilla Park N. NJ.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
BOYS ARE GIVEN CHANCE ID GET
 INTO FRAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Eigh- teen states were called upon by the provost marshal general today to fur nish 57O9 write draft registrants of grammar school education fit for general military service. The men will entrain Sept. l. Voluntary enlist ment will be accepted until Aug. 26.
 All of these men will be sent to schools or training centers for in struction in special lines of service
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
DiUer Sinks After Being Set on Fire
 By Tank Steamer
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< By Associated Press. .
 < PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l9. z < A German submarine was sunk : + in a running battle with Brit | 's' ish tank steamer 300 miles < < northeast of Nantucket on Fri | 's day, according to the tanker's ' < crew. The tanker opened fire | j. when the submarine was two | + miles away. Two shots came | + from the submarine, one strik- | 't ing the tanker. The tanker fir | + ed 27 shots. Flames were seen < + bursting from the submarine, f s which soon sank. < < 1. sf 1. f + f + + $ f $ + f
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
GIVING WAY IN THE MELVILLE
 SECTOR
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. l9-There are indi- cations that the Germans are giving way in parts of the Merville sector. On the new Somme front, the Ger mans overlook no opportunity to fight rear-guard actions. They ap- pear ready to retire but want lit- tie pushing because it affords them a chance to use their deadly machine guns That Ludendorff is showing anxiety over a possible shortage of horses in the German army is indi- cated by a secret order captured.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
Take R. R. Station

] LONDON, Aug. l9.-British have captured the railway station at Rove according to latest advices. Progress Near Soissons. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. I9. - The tenth French army took the heights dominating Carlepont plain south of Noyon, and French troops are ap- preaching Fresnieres, northwest of Lassigny The town of Plessier de Rove, south of Lassigny is also ser iouSly menaced. General AIangin's army IS making. progress northwest of Soissons, menacing the high roads between Noyon and Chaulnes and also the railroad line in that sector. West of Rove the French took 4O0 prisoners despite the violent reaction of the German artillery and also de- luge of mustard gas shells.
 Berlin Statement.
 BERLIN, Aug. l9.-The war office admits the penetration by the Allies of the western part of Beuvraignes, but says that the Allied attacks north west of LaSsigny were repulsed. A successful German thrust northwest of Rove IS noted.
 Huns Pushed Back
 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE VESLE, Aug. l9. - The Americans and French have increas- ed their grip on their holdings north of the Vesle river at several points by infantry advances. No Germans were encountered. West of Basoches the German patrols were pushed back.
 A 5-Mile Advance.
 LONDON, Aug. l9.-British for ces in the Lys salient advanced on front of 10000 yards. entering the town of Merville and reaching the road running from Paradise to Les Pures an:l Becques through Merville. Gen. Haig reports that northwest of Chaulnes, a German attack this morn ing between .Herlville and Lihons the British line at two points, but immeditely afterward the enemy was driven out by coun- ter and the line restored.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
ROW OVER PROFITS TAX

WASHINGTON Aug. l9-A dis agreement has arisen between the treasury department and the house committee over the revenue bill. The treasury has protested against any increases in the excess profits tax rates. The committee today con sidered an opium and narcotics tax which is to yield s40O.0O0.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
BUYING UP RICE

TOXIC, Aug. l9.-An imjerial or dinance has been issued, authorizing the government to acquisition all rice which may be put on the market.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
Troops Pouring Into VladiUostoR
 InLarge Numbers

4 By Associated Press + VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 19.- | F The second transport carrying [ F American troops has arrived { < here. The first one entered the { S' harbor yesterday after a seven { r days voyage from Manila. The | < third is expected here this even- :
 ! ing. { sh {. 1. .k i. .a |. k 4 < q (. I. {.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
DEsTRoYERS HIT MINE

LONDON, Aug. lo-Two destroy CTS struck mines and sank on Thurs day. Twenty-six men are missing.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
METAL MARKET

NEW YORK. Aug. l9. = Spelter firm, spot $8.& to S9l2. Lead spot SSO5. Bar silver SlOlM.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
French Statement

PARIS, Aug. 19-(OfficiaD- The French north of the Disc river today reached the western outskirts of Las signy. Further south they captured the village of Pimprez on the Noyon- Campaigne road. Northwest of Sois- sons they captured the village of Morsain and took 2200 prisoners in this region.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21
ENEMY WILL SHORTLY BE COMPELLED TOW|THDRAW
 FROM WHOLE LIS SALIENT
By Associated Press.


 The Germans were compelled to give up today three positions of great strategic value under the onslaughts of the British and French in the Lys sector, west of Armcntieres. The Germans rctreated on front of near ly six miles, leaving the town of Mer- vile to the British. Between the Alatz and Disc rivers the French fought their way to the western out skirts dominating the position near Lassigny around the curve of the battlelinc Northwest of Soissons the French drove back the Germans for an average depth of one mile on a nine-nrile front between Charlepoint and Fontenoy on the Aisne, captur- ing several villages.
 These gains are most important for the Allies because of the wide areas over which the enemy was defeated and the wrenohing of the Germans defense which is becoming daily more noticeable The Germans will prob ably be forced soon to begin a re- tirement on a large scale, which will mean the entire plotting out of all old lines and taking of new lines east ,nd southeast possibly of the region of Rheims to Ypres The Lys salient is fast fading under British attacks. with voluntary retirement of the Ger mans. Seemingly the big western bulge into the Allied lines between Ypres and Labasse must soon disap- pear. The result of the new gains puts the Germans in a bad predica- ment. The enemy positions are dominated by Allied guns and ap- parently q retreat east across the ! plains of Picardy and over the Som ! me even from the western Aisne wiR be ncccssitated.
Weekly journal-miner., 1918-08-21

LONDON, Aug. l9.-British have captured the railway station at Royt according to latest advices.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
SONS OF FORMER
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

In ''The Standard" one of the
prominent national Baptist newspa-
pers, of April goth, is an extended
account of the Scott Brothers, Har-
old and Carey, whose father, many
years ago was principal of the Wau-
seon High school, and who left his
school work here to enter the Baptist
ministry, later still going as mis-
slonary to Japan. The older of the
sons, Harold, graduated from Den
ison University in 1911, taught for
four years in Roberts College, Con.
stantinople, and was taking post
graduate work in Columbia Univer-
sity when war was declared between
the United States and Germany. He
accepted a position with the Y. M. C
A. and was among the first to go te
France in that service; later he en-.
tered the military service in the
French army in the Officers Train.
ing Corps of the Artillery; he ex.
poets to be transferred to the Amer.
lean army.
Carey, the second son, taught fol
three years in Japan, after gradual
ing from Denison University in 1914
came back to the United States last
November and enlisted in the Ma
rine corps, where he has made a rec
ord as next to the highest in pro
fciency in rifle shooting, being on,
of eioht in his company to qualify
as "sharpshooter" in his company.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
RED CROSS NOTES
General Pershing Asks Home Folks
Not to Send Needless Articles to
Boys in France-A Red Cross Rec
ord-COunty Supervisor-Local Re-
ports.

General Pershing has cabled from
France that port and transportation
congestion has become so acute that
it is most inadvisable for people to
send non-essential gifts to individ-
uals or organizations in Europe. An
examination of the contents of more
tina 5000 bags of mail showed that
many thousands of articles were be-
ing needlessly shipped abroad. For
example, 1874 pounds of candy and
1888 packages of chewing gum were
found. These things are easily and
cheaply obtained at the canteens pro-
vided by the Red Cross and other re-
lief organizations in Europe. The
mail for the American forces abroad
amounts to more than $50 tons a
week, with the result that an enor-
nous amount of army freight is de-
layed. A little thought on the part
of the home folks will show the jus
tice of General Pershing's order, and
it is hoped that the Fulton county
folks who have boys cover there
will give no cause for complaint or
this score.
Another record has been made by
the American Red Cross. The French
government requested hospital fol
the wounded moved from hospita
in eastern France menaced by Ger
man airmen, and within twelve hour:
tent hospital of 500 beds was at its
destination.
An account of the "get together
meeting held recently in Fulto1
county was given in the current mum
Der of the Lake Division News.
Mrs. Howard Lyon has been ap
| pointed Fulton county Supervisor fo
the Red Cross. Mrs. Lyon will en-
deavor to assist branches in any wa.
to bring about maximum efficiency
The Wauseon Chapter D. A. R. ha
given $54 for the support of Frencl
war orphans. The Woman's club o
Wauseon will give S36 to provide fo
one child. This club is also helpin.
with the "Furlough Camps" for sol
diers. q
Reports of Branches and Auxiliarie
Archbold-
One hundred and fifteen triangula
bandages.s f
Chesterfield
Five bed jackets, / pair trenc
slippers, 1 sweater, 2 layettes, 2 chi
dren's dresses.
| Ottokee-
Nine pairs socks, 2 pairs wristlet
Metamora-
Fifty body bandages.
Ambrose
Five bed shirts, baby nigf
gowns, 10 pairs socks, S convalescer
robes.
West Barre
Two baby night gowns, II pajam
suits, / sweater, bed shirts, II pail
socks, II ambulance pillows, 10 pi
low cases.
III Clinton Center
II One afghan, 8 wash cloths.
II Delta
| Twenty-four quilts, helmet,
bed shirts.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
STATE S. S.
CONVENTION
Ohio State Sunday School COnven-
ton at Springfield May % to 81
Fulton County's Delegation-Large
Attendance Expected.

Fulton county will have the larg-
est delegation of accredited repre-,
sentatives in its history at the COM
ing state Sunday School convention
at Springfield, May % to 81, if w.
G. Theobold, Archbold, succeeds in
the work he has been asked to under
take by the state headquarters at Co
lumbus.
Mr.. Theobold has just been notified
by Columbus headquarters, that this
county has been given 20 delegates
at the conferences, practically double
the number assigned in other years.
''The Springfield convention will be
the biggest in the history of the or
ganization," Mr.. Theobold declared
today, "and our county now has a
chance to beat the rest of the state
by the size of the crowd we send
down there. Leading Sunday school
specialists of the world will give ad-
dresses"
Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of
Illinois, temperance advocate in the
United States Congress, will come
from Washington to speak before the
convention Wednesday, May 29, "Ohio
Dry Day." on "The Sheppard Amend
ment and Ohio" He is called the mod
ern Lincoln. because of his striking
resemblance in face and beliefs to
the great President.
Memorial day will be observed as
Administration day at the conven-
ton. As it is a holiday, it is believed
a large crowd of those interested in
Sunday school problems will attend
from here, in addition to the accred-
tied delegates. Frank L. Brown of
New York, secretary of the Worlds
! Sunday school association and super
intendent of the second largest Sum
day school in the world, and Howard
J. Gee Of East Orange, N. j., recog-
nized Sunday school executives, will
be the main speakers.
The war has made great changes in
Sunday school work, and problems
arising from war conditions are
among the main topics before the
convention. Some state Sunday school
executives advocate the use of refig-
4 ious organizations for war relief work
instead Of the formation of new re-
lief units.
An attendance of 1000 is expected
at Springfield. Accredited delegate:
will receive free entertainment on the
Harvard plan, according to which
Springfield citizens will furnish lodg
ing and breakfast to the delegates al
their homes.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
SPRING IN FRANCE
A Letter That Shows That Our Boys
in France Realize the Bigness of
the Job They Have on Hand-HOw
the Y. NJ. c. A. Helps-Interest in
Folks and Affairs at Home That
Never Fags.
cover Here" April IL, 1918.

cover Here" April IL, 1918.
Dear Folks:
Have not heard from any one for
two weeks now, so haven't any let
ters to answer. Did expect to hear
from you this week, letting me know
how everybody was, but guess the
mail is delayed. Am working every
day and the time goes quite fast. The
weeks roll around before l hardly
know it and hope the time will soon
come when we can all pack up and
start on the way home, but guess it
is quite some ways off yet. Some
times we think it will be soon and
then again everybody thinks that it is
far off, for there is a big job ahead
of US all.
Every night there is something do
ing in the Y. NJ C. A. building here
Tonight they had band concert and
tomorrow night and Monday night
they are going to have a vaudeville.
w ehave dandy building here now.
They just built big stage in it and
have curtains and everything. The
painters painted pictures in the pan
els of the stage, and it is some class.
The other night they had an enter
tainment and it consisted of about
four boxing matches, and it was good.
We have a big ring out on the pa
rade ground and they had four
matches in that the first night it was
opened.
The weather is nice here now, espe-
cially today, but it has been raining
e.. Il 4-~.z l.
trees are out in bloom and some of
them have big leaves on. All of the
fields are green and it is beautiful
My bunk mate and l took walk
down the river SundaG evening, about
seven o'clock-it was just getting
dusk and it was just beautiful. 1t
was so quiet and still, we could hear
everything so plain. We were back
from the river about half a mile anc
away up on the ridge-could see fal
across to the hills on the other side
probably three miles away, and al
the way down the sides from the
crest of those hills to the rivers edge
you could see little farms; fields
fenced in with small hedges and stone
walls; little red-topped houses anC
little groups of trees-everything wa:
so green and fresh that it certainly
was a pretty picture.
1 received the second box thai
Mary sent the other day, which in
cluded big Easter egg. Am going
to keep it as long as 1 can, for it il
a dandy. The soldiers over here cal
not receive any more boxes from
home unless we make out an ordel
requesting them and have the orde
signed by an officer. Then we hav,
to send the order home and it is thel
placed in the package to be sent. 1
the contents of the package do no
check up with the order in New Yorl
guess we do not get the package
Of course, all the packages sent prio
to April 1 we will get, as that wa
when the order took effect.
Hope that all of the sick folks ar
well again and that all are feelin,
good. l weigh 156 pounds now an
am gaining weight every day, so
guess | am all right. They are go
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10

ing to take our regulation uniforms
away from US and give US trousers
to wear. They will be all right in a
way, for it will not take so long to
put them on when we have fire call,
or in the morning when we get up.
Am going to have my picture taken
Sunday if it is nice, and will send you
enough to go around. Have not told
Mary about it for / want to surprise
her. When you write her again, tell
her to come out. suppose she would
be glad to come if you would only
ask her. She said that her father
was in Cambridge, Ohio, working
now, as they could not get the mate
rial to work with in their own shop
on account of the freight congestion,
Maybe he is back home now.
We do not have to work nights
here now, and hope that we will not
have to later on. Work Sundays un-
til noon, and then in the afternoon
most of the fellows take a walk. We
were paid today, and this is the first
pay 1 have had for two months. Was
in the hospital when the other pay
roll was signed, so I could not sign
| it. You see, if fellow does not sigr
the roll he does not get any pay.
drew 128k francs, or $22.60. A
couple of fellows owe me 10 francs
each, so you see that l am not broke
then / have $40 in real U. S. money
and, am going to hang on to it.
suppose that it will be worn out by
the time l can get back, but will try
and keep it; have been carrying i
now for five months.
l have heard some of the fellow!
say that we are going to move from
here. Maybe we will, but it will b.
long time yet; maybe it will b,
fall when we do. We have thing
pretty decent here now and woul'
] really hate to move, if it is like th'
moving we have had so far.
Write me often, at least once /
week, and l will do the same. LIE
me know how all of the folks are. 1
is hard work to write to them all, bu
1 will do the best l can.
Wishing you the best in all things
and with love to all,
BOSTON,.
Pvt. D. B. Kimerer, M. R. S. U. 80;
Co. 1, @. NC, N. A. A. E. Force
A. P. o. 708.
P. s.: Sunday. - Received one Q
CONTINUED on page 81
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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
D. A. R. OFFICERS

The Wauseon chapter Daughters Of
the American Revolution, at their
final business meeting for the pres
ent chapter year, held at the home of
Mrs. F. E. Kenyon last Friday after
NJ on, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Regent, Mrs.
Chas. Stotzer; vice regent, Mrs. M. l.
Altstetter; recording secretary, Mrs
c. W. Struble; corresponding se:re-
tary, Mrs. M. A. Davies; treasurer
Miss Lola Knapp; registrar, Mrs L.
H. Deyo; historian, Mrs. w. w. Ack
erman; chaplain, Mrs. F. L. S. Darby
chorister, Mrs. Davis Johnson.
The chapter also voted to become
responsible for one French war or
phan for the period of one year.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10
FULTON co.'s DELINoUENTs

The Local Board has made its re-
port to the Adjutant General of Ohio
of those persons who have failed to
file their questionnaires. The follow
ing is a list of those persons with
their last known place of residence,
and the reason, if any is known, why
they failed to file questionnaires:
Virn V. Vealey. -. Metamora, Ohio
No reason known.
George Andrew Gillen. Metamora, o.
No reason known.
Benny Listenburg. .Metamora, o.
No reason known.
Louis Zoonek ........ .Archbold, o.
No reason known.
Oliver Albert Zeigler. .Wauseon, o.
Dead
Steve ID. Thomas. .Archbold, o.
No reason known.
Mat Feuscher. Rossford, o.
No reason known.
Any person knowing the present
address of any of the above persons
should communicate the fact to the
Local Board.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-05-10

PYTHIANS AT BOWLING GREEN
At the invitation of the Bowling
Green lodge Knights of Pythias, the
Wauseon Page Rank team, accom-
panied by number of the members
of Wauseon lodge, autoed to Bowling
Green last Friday afternoon and on
Friday evening conferred the Page
rank upon class of IA candidates.
The work was put on in the Milli-
ken opera house in the presence of
between 300 and 400 Pythians, among
whom was the Grand Chancellor of
the Pythian Domain of Ohio and the
always welcome, Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal, who is lovingly
known among Ohio Pythians as BILL"
Beatty.
The hosts were very courteous, hav-
ing made ample provision for the
comfort of their guests from Wau-
seon and were very warm in their
expressions of appreciation and
praise of the work presented by man
'ager F. C. Smallman and the Wau-
seon Page Rank team, who presented
the ageless story of the marvellous
friendship of Damon and Pythias in
their usual good form.
The Bowling Green lodge were the
guests of the Wauseon lodge two
years ago, when they conferred a
rank of the Order upon class of
candidates here, and also gave a
beautiful and perfectly executed drill
on Fulton street.
It is by SUCH interchanges as these
| that the bond of fraternal unity
among the members and lodges of
this patriotic organization is strength
ened.
Pythianism was born in this country
at a time when the men of this nation
were separated and at strife with
each other because of the Civil war
It has done much to reunite the men
of this nation and upon the broad
foundation of Friendship has built
the manhood of the nation into wal
of protection for ideals and homes
which makes this country what it is
the greatest Republic the world has
ever known. Friendship which de
| velops confidence in the honor and in
tegrity of others and inspires honor
and integrity in the individual, ant
: with it all and through it all an un
: wavering fidelity to the principles o.
truth, and justice. These are tn.
7 things that prepare the men of th'
=. nation for such crisis as the worlt
) has come upon in these days.