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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-06-06
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
PROBATE COURT.

Adaline Butcher, widow of j.
j, Butcher. elected to accept the
provisions made for her in the
will of her late husband.
First and final account filed in
estate of Sarah ]. Fourman.
Additional bond in sum of
$SS55 filed in guardianship of
Mary ], Weaver, also first ac-
count.
Second account filed in guard
ianship of Mary L. Fuller.
First account filed in estate of
George NJ. SuIlenberger.
Application filed to supply birth
record of Roy M. Wright.
John H. Slifer was appointed
administrator of estate of Fran.
ces E. Hetzler: bond $4,000.
Manford Alderman was ap-
pointed administrator of estate
of Sarah A. Welbourn: bond
$1,000.
George E. Welbourn was ap-
pointed administrator of estate
of George ]. Welbourn; bond
$4,000.
Last will of Jacob Baker was
admitted to probate and record.
Last will of Margaret A. Nc
Whitney was filed for probate
and record.
Application filed to be appoint
ed guardian of David Rarick.
Inventory and appraisement
filed in estate of Otto Trick.
H. d. Baker was appointed ex-
ecutor of the will of Jacob Bak-
er: bond $1,000.
Last will of Charles Roland was
admitted to probate and record.
Order of appraisement of real
estate returned, confirmed and
order of public sale issued in es-
tate of Isaac V. Brandon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-06-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Robert 5. Stephens, Il, farm.
er. Greenyllle township, son of
VIM. Stephens, and Lucy L.
Hupe, 19, Greenville township,
daughter of Harmon Hupe.
Carl A. Marten, 26, farmer,
Darke county, son of Adam Mar
ten, and Katie M. Stephan, 26,
Yorkshire, daughter Of William
Stephan.
Howard E. Byram, 81, laborer,
Union City, son of Edward N.
Byram, and Marie M. Strobel,
20, Adams township. daughter of
John F. Strobel.
Paul Sellman. 21. farmer,
Neave township. son of Charles
Sellman. and Muriel Stocker. 18,
Van Buren township, daughter
of Adam Stocker.
Willard V. Fast, 20, farmer,
Greenville, son of A. H. Fast,
and aHesterS. GCings, 80. Green.
vile, daughter of Abraham v.
Goings.
Dec Trissel, %. farmer. New
MadisonsR. /. son of Ward iris
sci, and Hazel Smith, 1S, Savona,
daughter of Charles Smith.
Ernest ]. Althoff. 21, sales.
man. Willow Dell, son of Henry
Althoff. and Hazel c. Coppock.
l8. Hollansburg. daughter of El-
zie CoppOck.
Herschel R. Lehman, 21. far
mer, Butler township, son OF
Charles L. Lehman. and Gladys
McCaos, 10, NeaYe township,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

London, Jan. 29At moment when the Austrian "home
front the brink of collapse the Italians dealt stagger
ing blow to the dual monarchy army.
On front of nearly miles, between the Asiago and the
Bren river where few short weeks ago the Teutons
but eight miles from the Venetian plains and victory General
Dazs northern army surged forward yesterday through two
feet of and fierce combat pressed back their oppo
nents, throwing them from important dominating positions
Fifteen hundred prisoners among them sixytwo officers,
had been counted to late today The drive is still
though for the moment localized.
Overnight Italy who have been put out Of the war;
before fell has risen dominating plane
the allied military calculations For the Teuons she has sud
denly become the most menacng oe for the is fol
lowed up and the Ausans suffer largescale defeat the eff
feet upon weary Austrian will be ncalcuable
Moreover Hindenburg faces new utimatum' from the
Austrian staff and have to throw his ambitious western
plans overheard the ally
Warm praise given In General Diazs report for the e
fectve cooperation of tine French and British artillery
Indirect admission Of the from the Berlin
Office though the result mnimzed But that 1t flash in
pan shown by the opening paragraph of the German
report:
1.-THE Italians have begun strong offensive and
ing Austro German positions between Asiago and the
Brenta. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Cincinnati. o. Jan. 2s.-MifiionS OF
dollars Of property destroyed and the
probabls loss of several lives in West
Virginia. Ohio and Kentucky. as the
result of foods that followed the
hrea king OF ice gorges in the rivers
in thoxe three states Is reported IN
tho dispatches received here late to-
day.
TA.s~ OF more than 100000 was
caused in West Virginia AZ Logan
the County Light and Power company
valued at 100000. was destroyed by
the huge Toe gorge which formed IN
the Guyan river above the city. In
terurhan and train service WAS para
tyEed
At Ironton, O.. scores OF family
boats and other small craft were
swept away and 1t is reported that
the occupants Of family boats al
points above here have bean drowned
The Point Pleasant drv dock al
Gallipolis, the largest between Pitts
burg and New Orleans. along with nu'
merous boats were swept away.
Al Paduoah. KY, ice sorges from
the Tennessee and Ohio rivers con
verge6, sweeping the winter feet o.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
REPORTED ALDERMEN
D|SAPPROVE CHARTER
Mmy FuxeAeR Amend Report As
Adopsed BY Common Council as
Special Meeting.
South Ssdess Turn to Scan Complexion
OF Possibilities for Council Mt Pra-
saAxy In April--F1Ie Names of Oandi-
dates For Once.

According to some OF the city Han
seers the charter changes report as
adopted by common council. win strike
snag when II reaches the board of
aldermen Thursday night at @ special
meeting called 20 consider the subject.
It was said that when the question
OF elimination of city treasurer and
the naming Of four heads of depart
ments az an advisory board, with all
the powers of increasing nRmher OF
clerks and other employees and Akin g
salaries Ia figured out the cost OF
maintaining the city win have In
creased considerably over the present
expenditure.
II IL s~id By members OF common
council who voted for the report ~
amended that such contingency had
been expected. and that tina actual COST
Of maintaining the government under
the provisions OF the proposed char
ter could not be accurately estimated
until tbs new form had been put into
practice. Ia any event. however. they
say. council may ourtail any extrava-
giant or unnecessary increase In num-
bsr of employees ana in increases In
salary.
Members OF the administrative board
maintain that when the public IL In
formed OF the high coat of the new
form of government ana the many
chanres which necessarily follow and
whiah necessarily also fncreass the
(Csnkinusd On Second psss1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
EIGHTY STEAMSHIPS
CHARTERED BY BOARD
Vessels Formerly Owned by Holland
WIN he Used fos Coasrwfse and
Belgian Relief Service

Washington, Jan 2e,--Eisfty
steamships. with an aggregate tom
mage of half million. Of Holland
ownership. have been tassn over By
ths United States,
They have BEEN chmTsaxsd by the
United States shipping board tor
ooastwsss and Belgian rsfaaf service.
releasing American vessels for over
seas trade
Chairman Hurley. OF the shipping
board. announced tonight that the ne
gotiattons between the war trade
board and the Dutch government had
been completed and that the Dutch
tonnage, long idle hers has been put
under American charter.
The protracted negotiations with
Holland were on basis OF barter for
food for the Dutch. the exchange add
ing approximately 100000 tons OF
shipping. part of which will be used
for carrying the food 20 Holland AID
the remainder for American and allied
nesds.
Some OF these ships. now at New
! York. with be put at once in trade with
South America and the West Indies.
! The United States already has be-
tween nve ana air hundred InouS&nc
tons of Norwegian shipping. mostly
In West Indies trade. and some in the
danger zone, by special charters
Britain. however. has the bulk OF the
Norwegian shipping. amounting ts
about a million and half tons. ply.
I, ing across the channel ana to TtaTy.
! More American coastwise veeseh
are being diverted 20 war carriers on
the Atlantic through the nhiopins
boards sailing ship division. which
has arranged for available SAILING
vessels TO replace steamships.
Great care ia being taken to dis
turb as little IA possible the course
of sailing ship trade. but all that car
! be spared are being diverted espe.
cially to service from Atlantic Ameri
can ports to points on the SAT- ooas'
OF South America
American tank steamers are betnl
retained for American coast service
most OF them being unarmsd. The
cargoes. particularly OF those piyini
from Mexican oil poets. are trans
,ferred TO armed Rrttish tank steam
shtpa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
FOOD PRICE: LIST
TO APPEAR FRIDAY
WIN BE Published I'm Morning PmpeRz
on lines Estabiished b.
The virgipiau.
ADVERTISING NOT DrsAPrRovED
Inducing People g. Purchase More
Than Necessary considered Against
public poiicv--CoTnrnttrce Meets
Tod1oYrow.

Richmond housewives will be able
TO make up their weekend shopping
list from official market quotations
prepared by the central food com NIT
toe. This will follow the lines here
tofore established bv The Richmond
vi-yinian tn its Friday market ltyt
Next Friday a uniform. price list Of
practically all @ the necessary food
ktufrs will re printed in the morn
ing papers, and ffon this list the
purchaser can ascertain Just what
amount will he needed to stock the
harder This price list win be OBJ
served by all the food stores or the
city. and iS given out for the purpose
~ preventing any exorbitant prof
fta
The central food committee WIN
meet tomorrow night. and at this
meeting the prices that WIN govern
the sale of each pound OF food will
be tabulated. This committee Ia
com posed of representatives from the
retailers. the wholesalers, the pro-
duce men, and the commission rner-
cha uts, together with one man from
the food administration.
As YVES stated in yesterdays paper
ono pound OF substitute -four tnnst
I've purchased with each pound OF
wheat -four The different kfnds OF
substitute -four will not be lurn Ped
and sold at standard price. hut the
price Of each kind. potato, buck"
wheat. rye, etc. win remain sep
arste.
Colonel f Il. white. state food az
ministrator. returned yesterday from
n conference with the adm inistra-
! ton tn Washington. fTts report vert
/ fes tho orders that wero received
here yesterday.
/ In order TO Offset the impression
| that has prevailed In some PARTS o!
| the country that the food admins
! tration disa pproved OF -four advertis
/ ing in the newspapers. the depart
ment OF public Information TO-DAY
called attention TO the only instruc'
tions that have been issued on mi:
subject These a~s as follows:
/ ANY advertisern erts tending 70 in
duca consumers to increase thei'
| purchases OF -four or sugar durtn 4
the present national CRISIS are decsd
edlv against pusrnc policy"
| The above does not mean that tins
administration objects in any way tt
| advertisements directing attention 4
ia particular brand, style or ouatft,
! OF flour hui the administration doe
mot apn~ove OF advertisements OF
-four which Name special prices
depk. schemes, or other indacementa
that would lead people TO purchas'
| -four in quantities larger Than then
| ordinary requirements
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
WAR NEWS ~ A NUTSHELL.

Italians uraash Teuton tines on
mountain front taking !, SEQ prts=-
oners. Sustained drive against
Austrian army while ''horae front"
IL orumbling, looked for. May
have decisive effect on linden
burY's western plans
Fifteen German asrpianes raid
London ami Kev,tish coast, XIII
forry-seveal. wound fs0. Speezssss-
ular air battles over Brif's'l cap
ftal- One raider downesi
French raid German lines I'm Al
SAGE. British rspuise German pa
trolls French flyers bomb Com
fans, German railroad center in
France. A~abs defeat Turkish
posts i'm SYRIA Signs of allied
drive In Macedonia, where oppcs-
inx lines arc neld mainly by war
weary Buisars and Austrfans.
Strike reported I'm German tor
rxesio works at Kiel.
Cable and telegraph lines be-
tween Russia and America cut.
Only open routes of coxnmunica-
ton now via Persia and Vladivos-
tok.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
CAN SEND MILLION
SOLDIERS TO FRONT
America ATae 20 Ssxengtisen Fight
rag Force without Delay Says
Secretary Baker.
TELLS OF EFFICIENCY
Cooperation Wfth General AIMED
Program Is Task TO Which People
Of This Country Muse Bend Them
SELVES, He Declares.

Washington. Jan. Bother mil
lions OF Amsrican-soldiers II needed.
will follow the million and half men
America expects to have in France
before the end OF this year.
The fighting force of tho United
States can be strengthened by an
other million saen without serious de-
lay, Secretary Baker said tonight.
II IL IL more man power that the
allies need, this country stands ready
to supply 1t.
Expansion OF the nations war ma
chine win be continuous
The full measure OF battle efficien-
cy America is to continue is limited
only by the needs OF the war situa d.
ton. 1t is found that munitions AND
supplies are the vital need The
United States will be prepared TO
lnoet this demand.
Tho most effective assistance in CO.
operation with the general allied pro-
era m il the task to which the people
in this country will bend their ener-
Eies.
The further course OF this govern
mont will be determined by develop
monts In Europe. said Secretary Bak'
or. Tho secretary elaborated tonight
on HIS statement before the senate
military affairs committee with re.
gard TO the genera plan for Amer
ica'a share In tho world struggle.
Must Fit In Program.
The only possible scheme this ma
tion can follow. said this secretary
Continued on Second FAssl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Il knen asserts the attackers gained
IA rnornentary foothoid only at ore
point that the assault in the main
broke down ana that tan officers and
25O men wers captured by the defend
ers
The front OF the Italian attack ex-
tends westward from the Montegrappa
mountains. which has become to TIA
called ths italian verduu. 1t was here
that the Teutops came asar breaking
through to tha plains via this Frenxeia
valley when thar recent campaign
reached it's gsnith. II In Lera. also.
where any major Italian advance must
/ inevitably shake or disrupt tae whole
Tenton line A break through on a
large scala would. indeed. sever the
Teuton Trentino front from that along
the Pave and might completely turn
the tablee on the recently successful
and confident Invaders.
When the Teuton drive stopped the
Italian defense had got down to the
bare bones of Grappa mountain. Roaso
Hill and Mouteval Valla had fallen and
! the invaders had advanced 20 within
two miles Of Valstagna, at the confu-
/ snee OF the Frenzela and Brenta. Once
there the remaining defensss wers
crushed thu advance southwark to
Bassano, eight miles below. won d
have been a forsgone conclusion, the
Piave line turned and Venice doomed.
Then came the snow and althoughts
Of pushing the drive had to be aban-
doned. Thus tho situation stood until
! the Italians with yesterdays Stroks
thrust hack the invaders menace and
turned defense into offensive.
| The road north To . labcrtoua ons,
but the Italians have uSsd tina recent
| lulI by making thorough-gotng prepa-
rations. From the bases In thu plain.
few uilas below. steady stream Of
reserves and supplies pours to them
| while the Teutons communications are
| Gum bersoms In the extremA
Moreover the Italian Offensive eoxaA2
| at a ti1as when all Austria In ciamor-
| ing for peace and when the only thing
needed to make revolt an actual eAo&
10 detection in the army.
| Cr!ppies and seniles are the onky
nial-civilians In the war weary cities
and country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
BRYAN IN ANNAPOLIS
SPEAKS TO DELEGATES
Action ON Proaafnf<aon Amendments I'm
Postponed Unrti Hext Week IN
Maryland CapftnS.

Annapolis. Md, Jan. ga great
mass rnssting. which 1issd floor and
gal cries and which was attended BY
nearly all the members of the Segts-
lsrtlre> was held in the hail OF the
hou#s Of delegates this afternoon to
dieesrss ratification of the federal pro-
hihfSion amendment to the constttu-
tlon now pending.
Governor Harrington presid sd. and
Int. oduoed Hon. W. ]. Bryan the
principal speaker. Mr.. Bryan recsiv-
ed closest attention ana enthusiastic
apr lause throughout his address. Mr..
Bryan was the guest OF Governor Har-
rington at dinner tonight.
At the meeting THE afternoon many
prominent dry leaders were present.
including DIR. F. A. Baker. general
superintendent OF the Anti-Saloon
League of America: Hon. George w.
Crabbe, superintendent OF the Mary
land Anti-Saloon league: DIR. James
Cannon, Jr.. chairman of the national
legislative committee OF the Anti
Saloon league: Rev. E. c. Dinwtddie
and Mr.. r. Fl. Cherrinston. members
OF the same committee.
Action on the amendment was post
poned until next week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Packets and other craft down ehs
Ohio. A conservative estimate places
the damage there at 100000. Eleven
steamho and two dry docks with
ar estimated value of more than &
half a million dollars are included IN
partial list of the vessels damaged
OF missing from the Paducah har-
Dor.
At Portsmouth, the ice is piled tntrtS
feet high and II Is feared the S2.o09.
eco government dam being built be-
low the city will be carried away.
The crest of the food has been
reached in the upper valley, It is said
Every craft In Cincinnati hpooI
has steamed up. Tho breaking Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
OElANO TO ADDRESS
BIG MASS MEETING
Governo~ B&ckess, og North Carolina
and Other Nosahlns at City Andi-
toxturn Tomorrow Night.
BOY SCOUT VIII aaPEAK
Great Rally Planned by National War
Savings Committee and Farmers
Institute to Increase Sale of Stamps.
to speed Up War.
ATTENTION, SCOUTS!

Scouts from every section of
Richmond are urged TO report m
uniform or civilian clothing at
headquarters today wednesday,,
p. NJ. No equipment. For the
purpose Of serving the government
by assisting the local war savings
stamp campaign committee. This
duty will not take longer than one
hour.
Civic good turn token credit.
BY order
CHARLES L. WEAVER.
Scout Executive.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

because OF illness. Frank A. Van
derlip. chairman OF the national. war
savings committee. will be unable to
come to Richmond to speak ut the
patriotic mass meeting at the City
auditorium tomorrow night. His
place will be supplied by r. A. De-
lano, assistant director of the ma
tional committee, who will bring a
message direct from Secretary OF the
Treasury MoAdoo urging the people
of Richmond and Virginia to invest
In thrift stamps and war savings
CONTINUED on Pare Thrss.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
FATHER OF MRS. SALE
IS DEAD IN BALTIMORE

baltimore. Nd, Jan. 2s.--Ailen Il.
Tunis died today In this cftv. aged
seventy-seven years. He was well
known in Virginia, having been presi-
dent of the T'unis Lumber company.
OF Norfolk, which for years was pron1.-
nent in Southern business circles. He
leaves a daushter. Mrs. w. w. Sale,
wifsAbf the Acknowledgement of the
virginia national guard and two sons,
Allen 3. Tunis, OF Richmond. a news
paper men, and John Tunis, of this
city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Big Stores Ask
Holiday Relief

Washington, Jan. 2s,-Delegatfons
representing the big department
stores of New York. Chicago, Cdncin-
natl. Phila6 elphia and Boston had a
long confeEenca with DR.. II. A. Gar
field, the fuel administrator. today.
and urged a modification OF the Mon
day fuelless day so the big depart
rent stores could keep open
They presented numerous suggeS-
tions, principally that the stores be
allowed to adopt g seveu-hour day.
sh ltting off two hours In the morn
ing and one in the evening. They
assured DR.. Garfield that they wanted
TO cooperate with the enforcement OF
any conservation measures that may
be necessary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
San Francisco Banker informed.

San Fra ncisco. Jan. zS.--FederaI
officials today arrested and interned
George Boden who has been promt-
nently connected in banking circles
here for the last two years. He is ac-
cured OF being the Pacific coast rep
resentative of the German Imperial
Bank of Berlin. He has been under
surveillance since October.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Transporter Railsd.

Alvester Ayers was hailed in the
United States circuit court yesterday
IN the sum of 800. Ayers was ar
rested last Thursday by the Richmond
police on the charge of transporting
whiskeyt from Baltimore to North
Carolina. He has been in the Hen
rico jail since his arrest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
THAW BRINGS FLOODS AND LOSS
or PROPERTY ALONG OHIO VALLEY
WHEN ICE ON RIVERS BREAKS UP

ths gorge here rs @xpected within
twenty -four hourg- a stage of forty
feet 10 predicted here unless the gorge
below holds The Ohio has been
frozen over for several weeks from
Ptttxburg to Cairo. Tho Cincinnati
food relief COMMITTEES lis getting ready
to meet any emergency.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
ITALIAN ARMY, HITS STAGGERING BLOW
On FRONT Of TEN MILES AND SEXES
IMPORTANT POINTS ON AS|AGO Front

Troops of General Diaz Surge Forward
Through Snow and in Fierce Combat
Thrust Back Austrian Divisions Warm
Praise Given British and French Artil-
lery by Commanding Oficer--Berlin
Admits Reverse--Both Sides Claim Pris-
oners, Italian Report Stating 1900
Captured---Drive Is Still On--Riots in
Russia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Pachoga, L. T.. Jan. 2s.--Ausust
Hotter. sixty. who came to the United
y6tates from Germany twenty-five years
|IaEo, found 1t impossible to have him.
self listed and photographed sas an
|Ialten enemy. He committed suicide
|kon arrival hare this morninx.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
Tratn Wreck in Canada.

Windsor. Ont. Jan. 29.-Thomas
Catharan, Aof Sandwich, was fatally
hurt and sixteen other men were in
jured when a Michigan Central en-
CINE crashed into work train near
here today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Knoxville, Tenn. Jan. za.-Heavy
rains have broken up the ice gorges
of the Tennessee river and tributaries
and swollen tides augmented by melt
ing SHOWS are threatening damage to
Virginia, Eastern kentucky, North
Carolina and Tennessee. A stage of
eighteen feet predicted here today
became tweuty-four feet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Chattanooga. Tam. Jan. 29---with
the Tennessee river rising four feet
an hour food thy satens this city. 1t
Is predicted the river will reach thirty
Ave feet. two foot over the danger
mark. by Thursday. The main high
way from the city TO Camp Forest is
| expected TO be under water.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

washington. Jan. 2s.--~Ru ssia tg be-
ing plunged into riot even more seri-
Gus than any that has gone before. Ad-
vices reached diplomatic quarters hera
today indicating that the Boishswtki
government 10 facing the most SERIOUS
and bloody CRISIS OF all its brisf and
turbulent career. Al the same time
the state department reported that all
wire communication with Russia has
been severed. apparently by tbs RED
Guard.
Hell is popping in Finland" - ora
state department official expressed IL.
The Germans meanwhile. according
to other information at hand, are
seeking to turn the situation to their
advantage. The full text OF the spescn
In which Foreign Minister Won Knelh-
mann tried to explain the Brsse
IAtovsk negotiations to his GermAa
critics In the rsiehstag was received ~
the state department. today.
The United States army general STAN
announced that It had tnformAticn
showing that Germany Is breaking the
terms OF the truce with Russia By NOV
ing large numbers Of men from the
eastern to the western front.
The announcement OF tho army gam
erai stan was made public BY the oosn-
rnittes on public information. lt VIII
undoubtedly be forwarded 20 the eOm-
mittee's representative In Potrosrad
and with tend further 70 disturh the
Rrest Litovsk negotiations.
yeshi.x Frsm Fran11a.
II IL still Possible - commnn1eAee