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The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
u. S. TRANSPORT
SUNK BY U-BOAT
TORPEDO DESTROYS TuscANIA
OFF NORTHERN COAST OF
IRELAND.
.267 OF 2,179 MISSING
TROOPS ON CUNARDER PRINcI-
PALLY WISCONSIN AND MICH
IGAN GUARDSMEN.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Washington, Feb. T. The first
American troop transport bound
abroad has been sunk by a German
submarine. Approximately 267 Amer
lean soldiers perished when the ship
went down, while 1912 or more were
rescued
The transport sunk was the Tus-
cania, Cunard liner lent to the
United States by the British govern
ment, which carried 2,179 American
soldiers as passengers, but was con-
voyed like regular transport.
The scene of the disaster was off
the northern coast of Ireland, the sur
vivors being landed by the vessels of
the convoy at two neighboring Irish
ports, fifty miles apart.
The military units aboard the trans
port were:
Headquarters detachment and com.
panies D, E and F of the Twentieth en-.
gineers.
One Hundred and Seventh engineer
train composed of men from the First
battalion of Michigan engineers and
the First battalion of Wisconsin engl-
neers.
One Hundred and Seventh military
police from the Fourth and Sixth Wis
consin National Guard infantry.
One Hundred and Seventh supply
train, formerly from the Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth Wisconsin infantry.
One Hundred and Fifty-eighth aero
squadron.
Replacement detachments No. and
No. 2 of the Thirty-second division
(Michigan-W wisconsin, with fifty-one
casual officers.
The information so far received does
not indicate what members of these
units were lost and what members
saved. Only extreme meager informa-
tion had been received up to 2 o'clock
this morning.
The American ambassadors infor-
nation was embodied in the following
statement issued by the State Depart.
ment:
"The latest advices received by the
State Department from the embassy
at London regarding the Tuscania is
that at II p. M, Feb. 6, the latest in.
formation was that 1912 officers and
men on the Tuscania were accounted
for out of 2,179
''The ambassador further reports
that the lord mayor Of Belfast is Civ
ing all the aid possible"
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the in
flammation of sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectOration
in the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature in
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
No Dead Line for This Minister.

Who said there was such a thing as
a dead line for the ministry? Rev. s.
Swami, an English clergyman, has
just beaten the athletic record of Lieu
tenant Miller, Dane. He did
six successive half miles, cycling,
walking, running, padding, Rculling,
and swimming, in &c minutes, 80 2-5
seconds, eXcelling the Danes record
by three minutes, lacking one second.
The winner is fifty-five years old! If
he can preach as well-and as quick
ly-as he can go through these success
i've locomotive stunts he Is some
preacher!
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
Obviously.

"Come on" said the first flea as he
hoped from the brown bears fOreleg
"come over and join me at a short
game Of golf"
"Golf," exclaimed the second flea,
hastily taking bite of hyena; where
In the realm of Barnum are we going
to play golfT'
"Why," said the first flea, "over on
the lynx, of course.'-Jack O. Lantern.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
Can Recite All of Bible by Heart.

NNII EtCNIIO MI VI EEUtG UY EICdILs
The most wonderful feat on record
has recently been accomplished by
William Frederick, New York sales
man.
He has learned the entire Bible off
by heart, and can repeat any passage
in it from Genesis to Revelations and
state where it may be found. 1t has
taken him 18 years.
A similar task was once undertaken
by an eighteenth-century strolling
player, about whom Sir William Rob
ertsOn Nicoll has written. But he
gave in after IL years, by which time
he had succeeded in memorizing about
two-thirds of the Old Testament.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
"coId In the Head"

sons who are subject to frequent "colds
in int the head" will And that the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE VIII
build up the System, cleanse the Blooo
and render them less liable to colds
Repeated attacks Of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh. -,
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is s,Iad Ian5
en- internally and acts through tne broou
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free;
$1,000 for any case of catarrh tnat t
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE wiz nO'
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
Edited.

The romantic maiden made the fol-
lowing ecstatic entry in her diary:
although he has known me only
two days, he loves me%
Nothing could exceed her anger and
modification when she discovered,
much later, that her kid brother had
been reading her sacred little book.
She knew it, because he had scratched
out the word although" and Substi-
tuted because"
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

the work of the departments farm
labor work in single states or two or
more adjoining states. These farm
help specialists will cooperate directly
with state agencies, central and local
employment agencies Of the United
States department of labor, and with
the county agents and community farm
help committees which will be charged
directly with meeting labor needs in
their special localities.
The farm help specialists through
preliminary labor surveys will en-
deavor to ascertain in advance the
prospective needs for extra labor in
each community. They will work with
state and local agencies to supply la
Dor deficiencies from local supplies if
possible, or from the nearest point
where labor can be secured outside the
community in need of assistance. All
local sources of labor first will be
drawn upon and only when the fullest
possible utilization of local labor
proves inadequate, will labor be
brought in from outside. In cases
of necessity, however, through the de-
partment of agriculture and the depart
ment of labor, arrangements will be
made for interstate movement Of help,
in which the department of labor will
cooperate in obtaining extra labor for
farm purposes from the populous COM
munitieS.
1t is pointed out that the farmer in
n&ed of labor should proceed as fol-
lows: He should report his need to
his county agent or to member of the
community farm help committee. If
possible, his need will be supplied from
lists of men available in the county.
If local labor is inadequate, the coun-
ty agent or committee will report to
the state farm labor specialist, who,
in cooperation with the state officials,
will draw on the nearest available Ia
Dor within the state.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
Loan of s155, ,ooo. 600 to France.

Washington.-Allied credits have
been increased to $4.684, 100000 by a
loan of $155,OOO,O0O to France. The
funds will be spent largely in this
country for military supplies.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
Bill Gives President Full Control

Washington.-A bill granting the
widest powers to the president for
the coordination of governmental &C
tivities in the prosecution of the war
was introduced in the Senate by Sen
ator Overman.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
chivaIrous Youngsters.

Henry has a large Newfoundland
dog named Rex. While at play q
frozen and hungry little dog ap-
preached. Rex growled and Harry
said: 'Be a gentleman, Rex. Don't
hurt the little dog; he got no home or
friends"
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
The Softest.

"Why is It," queried the fair widow,
k"that they always say man pines
for woman?"
81 suppose" growled the fussy bach
elor, ''it's because pine is about the
softest wood there is"
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
fcIALISTS TO
/. AID The FARMER
.rtv Divided Into Divisions to
Handle Man Power.
tE FARM LABOR PROBLEM
NJ Which Agricultural Depart
N, Has Given More Thought to
Than Any Other, According
10 Secretary Houston.

n farm labor problem has pre-
M and continues to present many
laHes, Secretary Houston said the
,i,L II Is one Of the two or three
hrs TO which the department has
n more thought than to any 9th
e said, not only since this cOun-
entered the war, but for many
rAs priOr to that time. There has
before the farmers the question
yaning a sufficient number of
wund skilled labOrers and also
netting the urgent needs at the
nalg and harvesting periods. Farm
ID the neighbOrhOOd of cities,
nhere has been great redirection
br and capital, and also where
altOnments and other special en-
.SS have been under way, have
greatly embarrassed, Secretary
Eol said
Labor Survey First.
hSructiye effort, according to the
aary, Is needed along several
which may be briefly stated as
.lB; A systematic survey of the
b labor situation to ascertain the
6ba needs Of farmers and to deter
ETyS Of meeting them, the pro-
ill Of fuller cooperation in the
ltOn Of labor among farmers in
ane community, the further de-
llelt Of machinery for assisting
transfer of labor, making avail
aOOr which heretofore has not
luy or regularly utilized, the
@lg Of men for agricultural pur-
Is far as possible by replacing
Twin women, the largest possible
~'lOn and the fullest use of farm
saving machinery.
@Operate effectively in the farm
problem with the United States
lnent Of labor, state councils
-aSe state commissioners of ag-
'ue and labor, and other official
'ad local agencies concerned
@ppIylng needed farm labor, the
,avnt Of agriculture has di-
ue country into four farm labor
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
LABOR-sAVING MACHINERY
TO CONSERVE MAN POWER.

} One of the important meas
! ures urged by the department Of
) agriculture to help meet the la
Dor needs this year is the largest
possible production and fullest
. use Of farm labor-saving ma
chinery. The department has
} actively interested itself in Sc
curing priority for raw mate
) rials used in the manufacture Of
farm implements and also in Sc
; curing favorable consideration
. at the hands of transportation
) committees to provide facilities
for moving the materials to the
; manufacturers, and the COM
pleted products from the manu-
; facturers to the distributors and
. also to the farmers. Both those
dealing with priorities Of mate
) rails and those dealing with pri-
critics of transportation have
. evinced a complete willingness
to assist. This is indicated by
. the fact that the priOrities COM
mittee of the war industries
board gave raw materials need
ed for farm implements a posi-
; ton of preference over all ar
ticles except those urgently re-
; quired for military and naval
purposes, and that the trans
; portation committee took steps
. to secure the prompt movement
; Of the raw materials and Of the
. manufactured articles.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

AS long as man is of a forgiving
d,onosition a woman doesn't care
whether he pays his debts or not.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
Easiest Way.

"What's the best way of getting
some hard cash?"
"Work some soft thing"
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

Many widows are said to be gar
rulOus. Possibly that's why they are
widows.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

Tt,s the love of the other fellow for
vour money that is the root of all evil.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

NTuSoists or mail Write for Free Bye Book.
MURINE EYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

Piles Cured In to IA Days
Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT failA
TO cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles
First application gives relief. 6Oc
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundresa
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

If you wish beautiful, clear white
clothes, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all
good grocers. Adv.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15

Sasta,,' " New England and
y a. y states, (2) Southern
North Central states, and
VI Of tSOperation With States.
'presantS'e. divisions is in charge
OSclhraa' a'auye !, of the department
'taD sn.AI ~ AnoWn as a supervising
''FVlaIist, who supervises
The Snowflake herald., 1918-02-15
@sRTS TO AID
WOOD INSTEAD OF
COAL" MOVEMENT.

'% experts of the forest serv-
United States department
%Iculture, have been assign
u cooperate with the
administration to relieve
'uVI shortage in the eastern
w They will give their at
wv to ways of increasing
\. aSe Of frewood, in order to
W the demand for coal.
VIII demonstrate to farm
NJ, 'pa other woodland owners
s,ro.S aS OF cutting by which
wv wa can be obtained with
sS gSS' results to the timber
,,S', % Plans for securing and
le5.s p''ng tirewoOd will be
at,51 aS1 out 1t is hoped to es-
osnn, municipal wood yards at
IN places and to decide
cn,in. satisfactory methods for
d aq waste from sawmills
Ssols, s4er woodworking plants.
tsroI ''' appeal will be made
NE - ! !, directors of extension
eps,a ,ne various states to the
Gaa ~ oa 70 cut wood this winter
Der work is slack.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
Ex Governor Campbell
On Public Service

Columbus, Feb. 25.-Ex-Governor
James E. Campbell, speaking of the
conditions from which public service
corporations now are suffering, said:
"The power to regulate a gas, tele-
phone, electric light or street railway
company in the interest of the public,
involves also the obligation to protect
the company and those who have in
vested their brains and their money
in its development
"A statement along these lines made
by meAuber of the Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio was called to my
attention and it struck me as signif1-
cant of the changed and changing at.
titude of officials toward public cor.
porations. II also struck me as
very sensible observation.
Price increase in raw materials
which compel corresponding advances
for the finished manufactured pro-
ducts, leaves the public service cor
poration naked and helpless. The
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
LET'S HAVE A SHOW DOWN

Columbus, Feb. 25 Telephone,
traction, light and heat corporations
should turn their cards face up.
They are quasi public institutions
and when they are secretive-as other
kinds of corporations properly may be
they create suspicion in the public
mind, of which demagogues take ad-
vantage to secure local office, and If
elected make good their promises to
reduce service rates, although the peo-
pie want service continuously reliable
rather than cheap.
A rate which was fair when fixed for
term of years one or FIVE years ago
is ruinous now, for coal, which is the
largest cost item for tracti&n, factory
power and electric lighting has
doubled in cost, while copper, used for
transmitting power and dialogues has
trebled in cost and the average wage
has increased so per cent.
The American public surely is will
ing to give any corporation which will
take it into confidence, a rate that will
furnish money enough for expenses.
betteIments and interest on capital
The state provides a public utilities
commission to which confession can
be made.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
State Officers Haze
War Troubles, Too

Columbus, Feb. 25.-It seems that
the members of public utilities COM
missions and other state officials are
having their troubles, along with the
corporations they are charged with
regulating. War and high prices have
brought with them problems that
weren't really contemplated when
some of the members of regulatory
boards assumed their then attractive
responsibilities This is strikingly set
forth in statement recently issued
by Charles G. Marshall, member of the
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
The statement was endorsed prompt
ly by the other two members of the
body Mr.. Marshall said:
"The public utilities companies are
facing difficult proposition. In many
cases their rates for service are fixed
for a period of years, and based upon
prices of labor and materials before
the war Labor has gone up, and ma
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
NATIONAL.

Is the Board of Education sure that
it did right in it's action toward Prof.
NJ. j. Flannery the high school teach
er whom the board defused to re-elect.
Is the board certain that no injustice
was done a faithful servant of the
city. The president of the board, at
the open hearing of the case at the
high school Friday evening, stated
that Mr. Flannery was let go because
of rumors that he was not in favor of
the war. If Mr.. Flanery is guilty
as charged he should be let off as
there should be no room around here
for any man who is not loyal and
willing to do all in his power toward
winning the war. But on the other
hand is it right to find a man guilty
of so serious offense, such as Mr.
Flannery is charged with, an offense
placing stain upon the man that he
can never outlive, upon mere rumor
A large crowd attended the hearing
and many seemed to think the whole
affair farce, judging from their
comments after it closed Many of
our most prominent citizens were
present to testify to Mr. Flannery's
loyalty but the Board of Education
refused to hear them Why? Has
politics anything to do with it? Has
some one or some crowd decreed that
Prof. Flannery must go? So far no
one has been found who approves of
the action of our Board of Education.
This article is not in defense of one
guilty of disloyalty but it looks as
though this case is either one of too
much haste or that little politics is
being played.
There is just little bit too much
haste in these disloyalty cases. One
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
POLITICAL CANVASS
FOR WAR STAMPS SET
Leaders Of Both Parties Pledge
Support to "DriVs."

Columbus, O.-(Special) Forget
ting political animosities, the state
Democratic and Republican organiza-
tions have pledged themselves to sell
$15,000,000 OF War Savings Stamps
in house-to-house canvass, to be con
Quoted between June and 15 The
canvass has the support and endorse
ment OF the leaders of both parties
and the canvass will be undertaken
through county, ward and precinct
organizations.
Directing the canvass will be Ru
doiph w. Archer, secretary of the
Republican state advisory commit
tee, and John Henry Newman, in
charge OF state Democratic head
quarters.
The local political organizations
will work in harmony with the coun-
ty War Savings Committees.
Governor James NJ. Cox urges that
political organizations in this ZINE
of need can give no better reason for
their existence than whole hearted
and earnest support of the govern
ment in the prosecution OF the war
for the freedom of the world" and
that this opportunity to enlist as All
organization IN support of the govern
ment should be welcomed and en-
Enthusiastically met, I"
United States Senator Warren G
Harding says: II cordially approve
Of the Ohio Rapiiblican organization
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21

inelastic regulatory laws. born In
other years, and under vastly different
conditions are responsible for the Inc
justice now suffered by public serv.
ice concerns.
If the law of 1900 had arbitrarily
fixed the price of shoes and the con-
ditions of 1913 had caused an increase
in the price of leather of three or four
hundred per cent it would obviously
result in the bankruptcy of all shoe
manufacturers unless the law were re-
pealed and the price list changed"
"Old laws that fixed gas rates, for in.
stance, are now handicapping every
effort on the part of public officials
to save utilities concerns from flnan.
cial disaster and the public they serve
from the greater disaster which must
of necessity follow their abandon
ment.
"This is one of the serious questions
before the American public today"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21

Hamilton this week. Not one flag
could be seen flying from that build
ing, no not even small flag of well
come to the old soldiers who visited
us this week. This is the same hotel
that houses the strike breakers who
were brought here to make Hamilton
safe for democracy.
"a pa Va "a Pa
Line up and sign up on National War
Savings Day June 28th. All you
are asked to do is to buy only neces-
sary things and then loan-not give
your savings to your government to
help it fight your war.
Can you refuse to loan your savings
when other men give their lives :?
Buy War Savings Stamps.
~ "a "a Va "a
Mayor Culla j. Smith is OF the opin-
ion that the law will not permit him
to publish the Mayors Proclamation
on War Savings Week in a paper in
dependent Of politics. We must ad-
wise the Mayor that he can publish
war proclamations in any paper and
we are sure that the city of Hamilton,
the state of Ohio and the United
States Government will not object
one particle. There is vast differ
ence between legal advertising and
display advertising such as procla-
nations. It's all right Mayor, this is
not the first ad we have lost on ac-
count of not being in politics, and it
might not be the last one.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21


Chairman Public Utilities Commission
terials advanced, in some cases more
than a hundred per cent. The utility
can not pass the increased cost on to
the customer as can the merchant or
the manufacturer, and many of them
are operating at loss or reducing
the efficiency of their service. In
cases where the rates are not fixed
they are constantly applying to the
Commission for increases, which, in
most instances, are vigorously resist
ed by the consumers.
"Ali of these applications for increas-
es are carefully examined by the Com
mission and only such advances are
allowed as seem to be imperative.
1t is not to the best interest of
either the public or the utility that
rates be fixed which will bankrupt the
company or compel it to furnish q
poor service
1--WE are doing the best we can to
deal with this difficult question in
these troublesome times, and we be-
neve that if the public knew all the
facts, there would be less criticism
| take it the public wants to be fair;
but do not want to be imposed upon" :"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
The Carpenters Union Has
l,5OO Members.

Pascagoula, Miss, Local union No.
100, United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners, organized August 27,
1917, has perhaps experienced most
phenominal increase in membership.
The union has organized the Home
Building Association, all the shares
being held by its members, the price
being So The object of the associa-
tion is to erect houses for its mem
bers, which the government will take
over and allow liberal profit for the
investment. It's membership is now
1900.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
WILL OTHER SYSTEMS BE
WRECKED?

The federal government found the
railroads starving and took them over.
In every section Of the land today the
gas and electric and telephone and
electric railway lines are starving.
They are financially anemic, eco
nomically pale; they can't sell bonds
nor stock to keep UP their equipment
because they can't make money at
current rates in sufficient quantity
to make their stocks and bonds at
tractive purchases.
Literally thousands of public utility
corporations today are facing bank
ruptcy. Propositions looking toward
their relief have been made and the
Bolsheviki are protesting.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-06-21
REPRESENTATIVE

rates unoer rrancmse nmIraulons were
fixed on basis of quantity of con-
sumption, it follows that a decrease of
40 per cent in the amount of produc-
ton available means corresponding
cut in calculated profits. Natural gas
at 35 or 40 cents as compared with
artificial gas at $1.25 gives an idea of
the average difference in the cost OF
production. Natural gas is twice as
hot as the artificial kind.
Just what the gas using commune
ties are going to discover as a remedy
for the condition which is now here
and getting worse is great problem.
DO NOT WASTE THE GAS.