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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
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The hospital ship Rewa was torpe-
doed and sunk in the Bristol channel
January when on it's way from Glib
raltar, 1t is announced officially at
London. All the wounded were saved.
There were three casualties among the
crew.
"The additional strength which the
enemy can obtain from the events In
Russia and Italy already has been
largely discounted and the ultimate
destruction of the enemy's field forces
has been brought appreciably nearer"
is the confident summing up by Field
Marshal Haig of last years work by
the British army on the western
front.
Withdrawal Of Russian troops from
n sector of the Macedonian front is
reported In the statement from army
headquarters to Berlin.
The French General Lie, command
Ing the artillery on the Italian front,
has been killed in action, says state
ment issued at Paris.
British torpedo-boat destroyer has
been torpedoed and sunk in the Medi-
terranean sea, according to an admir-
atty announcement issued in London.
All the officers of the destroyer were
saved, but ten members of the crew
we're lost.
The bolsheviki are definitely
strengthening the front, Petrograd ad-
vices to London say. The correspond
ent Of the Daily News obtained this
information from M. Radek, one of the
Russian peace delegates. He said the
bolshevild were intending to send home
all who did not wish to fight, so that
they would have an army which was
willing to war for an ideal
British patrols have again crossed
the Plave river, the Rome war office
announces. They forced a passage at
VARIOUS points, causing an alarm in the
enemy lines.
British avlators have dropped large
quantities of bombs on the Ramegnies-
Chin airdrOme in Belgium and in the
vicinity of Metz, Lorraine, according
20 the official statement issued at Lon
don.
A dispatch received in London from
the Russian wireless service says that
25000 German soldiers in the region
east Of Kovno have revolted. German
deserters stated that in consequence
of the government drafting soldiers
for dispatch to the western front, the
men rebelled and left the battle line.
British troops attacked and captured
from the Germans q trench section
(snp) which the Teutons haC occu-
pied earlier in the day to the east of
Bullecourt, on the Arras- Cambria front,
the war Office announced at London.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

The federal trade commission has
granted to three American firms IL
censes to maaufacture and sell two
drugs which heretofore have been CON
trolled by enemy aliens under Ameri-
can patentSs
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

clogging the draft machinery, was q
strong warning that industries so be-
having will find their workers receiv-
ing absolutely no consideration at the
hands of draft authorities.
Industries which fail to cooperate
with the draft boards and claim de-
ferred classification for their entire
working forces, unskilled labor as
well as skilled, and men who are not
engaged in essential war work along
with those who are, will only succeed
in having instructions issued to local
boards to place every man of each
| such industry in Glass 1.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

More than 30 persons were killed
and 100 Injured in a railway accident
near Kaiserlautern in Bavaria, Ger
Eany, according to dispatch received
at Amsterdam.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Dollars and RELIGION.

1t is religious to make a dollar and
then to make the dollar make another.
1t is more religious sometimes to spend
a dollar than to save it, and at other
times more religious to save a dollar
than to spend it.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

The department of agriculture is
urging poultry raising to increase the
food supply. A bulletin BACKYARD
Poultry Keeping" has been issued, and
may be secured without cost by appli-
cation to the division Of publications,
department of agriculture.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Vigorous campaigns are on in several
states to increase the use of wood for
fuel in place of coal. In Virginia con-
vict labor is employed to provide wood
for fuel
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Personal

Ellis II. Roberts, ex-treasurer of the
United States and for many years ed
itor of the Utica Herald, died at his
home in Utica, N. Y. Mr.. Roberts
was born September 80, 1927.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

A radio message from Lyons, France,
to the committee on public information
quotes an editorial from the Frank
furter Zeitung of December 8. The
Frankfurter Zeitung is liberal organ
with large circulation throughout the
German empire. 1t is quoted as say
ing:
1.-THE German people desire in no
sense whatever that the opportunity
presented by the favorable situation
on the east front should be used for
realizing on the west front the vain
dreams of the annexationist fanatics
of Pan-GermaniSm."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
U.S.-TeutOnic War News

The former captain of the Princeton
football team, now serving in the fly
ing corps, brought down his first Ger
man plane, the Paris edition Of the
New York Herald says. The captain
referred to probably is Lieut.. "Hobey"
Baker.
The American steamship Harry
Luckenbach has been torpedoed and
sunk with loss of life, according to,
word received at New York by the
owners of the vessel. Eight of the
crew are missing.
Revelations of a conspiracy to SNUG
gle small arm ammunition from this
country to Germany were made at
Washington. The charge is made that
German reserve officers at liberty in
this country have been supervising the
manufacture of this ammunition.
Mobilization of 100000 workers for
agriculture, shipbuilding and war con-
tract plants was intrusted to the Unit
ed States employment service by the
department of labor at Washington.
Tremendous expansion of the service
is in progress in preparation for re-
cruiting men necessary to carry on
the economic work in support of the
military forces in the war. John b.
Densmore of Montana will be national
director of the employment service.
General Pershing reported to Wash
ington the death of Capt. William E.
Hard of penumonia. He lived at LOO
Western avenue, Joliet, Ill.
Deaths of Lieut.. William S. Ely and
Sergt. George e. Houdek in airplane
accidents in France were reported to
Washington by General Pershing. Ely
lived at SOL East avenue, Rochester,
N. Y, and Houdek at Ills Monticello
avenue, Chicago.
United States aviators have flown
over the German battle lines and
dropped bombs, in conjunction with
British and French pilots, says dis
patch from France. The flight of the
Americans virtually was reprisal for
the killing of two American woodcut-
ters during German bombing expedi'
ton week ago.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Washington

The government at Washington is
preparing to take control of the oil
supply under the fuel administration.
A man has been selected to take
charge, and his name will be made
public with the announcement of the
governments decision.
There is plenty of labor in the Unit
ed States for the army and for indus
try. 1t needs proper adjustment, how
ever" said Secretary of Labor Wilson
at Washington. Only per cent of
the nations workers will be taken by
the army in the first year, Secretary
Wilson estimated.
Vigorous exception was taken by the
department of justice at Washington
to complaints that the government is
too lenient in dealing with enemy
aliens. In statement it was declared
| the government is exercising rigorous
severity"
/ The treasury decision that in MAX
| ing inventories for excess profits and
| income tax returns, dealers in mer-
chandise or securities might use the
cost price or market value, whichever
was lower, is being reviewed by the
department of justice at Washington.
President Wilson announced at
Washington his support Of the federal
woman suffrage amendment. The pres
ident made the announcement to q
delegation Of representatives headed
by Taylor of Colorado.
An unconfrmed report from Wash
ington says that Secretary of State
Lansing may be sent abroad by Pres
ident Wilson on n special war mission
with authority to bind the United
States not possessed by Colonel House
the usual special foreign representa-
tive of the president.
The selectlve service act was upheld
as constitutional by the Supreme court
at Washington. The governments con.
tentiOn that the power given congress
to declare war includes power to com
pei citizens to render military service
both at home and abroad was sus
tanned by the court.
!
Announcement was made at the Of
fee of Director General McAdoo al
Washington that approximately 4OC
passenger trains had been taken off the
three principal roads operating east Of
PITTSBURGH
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Calling attention to the fact that
approximately 100000 Ohio sons have
been taken out of active industry and
assembled into the great fighting ma
chinery of this country, Croxton says
the burden of supplying these men is
going to be heavy upon those who
remain at home, concluding with the
statement that failure on the part
of any individual will weaken the ma
tional program and may render fruit
less the unselfish devotion to those
who have made the supreme sac
rifice of life in the service of their
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Everything is worth what it's pur-
chaser will pay for it, according to an
old saying.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

! The fuel administration expects
school children throughout the country
to do the tagging work on 'Tag-Your-
rshovel-Day," which has been set for
January 80, planning to make it a
school holiday.
In this extra effort to save coal for
war purposes the fuel administration
will try to get a tag on every coal
shovel in the country. On the face of
each tag are the words: Save that
shovelful of coal day for Uncle SAM"
On the reverse side are hints for saw
Ing coal.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
May Apply for More Training.

Staff, retired and reserve officers,
all former officers of the national
guard not already in active service,
are to be given opportunity to land
commissions to serve with the feder-
allied national guard army. The in
formation was received by Adjt. Gen.
George H. Wood from the chief of the
military bureau at Washington.
The bureau chief states that appli-
cation of such officers on specified
forms, which will be supplied through
the adjutant general, will be consid-
cred promptly at the bureau and those
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

No part of an airplane is subject to
greater strain than the landing geaI
when the machine is brought to earth
Because of this each piece of the wood.
en- material is made from carefully Sc
lected spruce, re-enfOrced by binding
The metal joints are further strength
ened by rubber windingS which also in
crease resiliency. All parts are cut to
air-stream shape to decrease resistance
In the construction of one airplana
OF the more simple type pa feet of
spruce, 5S feet of pine, 81 feet of ash
and 11a feet of hickory are used. The
list of materials, exclusive of the en-
gine, also includes 3,262 feet of wire
1913 forgings, 921 steel stampings, 81
square feet of veneer, II gallons of var
nish, 90 gallons of dope" POI square
yards of linen, 81 feet of rubber, and
90 pounds of aluminium. Over 1900
nails are used, 3,377 screws, and 276
turnbuckles.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

The military service flag of the light
house service, department of COM
merce, contains 1,206 stars, one for
each officer and employee of the light
house service now serving in the mill
tary forces of the United States.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Figures from examinations made by
army and civilian shoe experts at army
camps show that only about Is per
cent of the men wear shoes which fit
properly. Of the several groups of
men examined IS per cent wore shoes
one-half size short, 26 per cent wore
shoes full size short, and s per cent
wore shoes two sizes short.
Reports ascribe the high proportion
of misfits to the inclination of men to
choose shoes too small, faults of meth
of and supervision of fitting, INSULT
cient numbers of larger and narrower
sizes, an incorrect marking of sizes by
manufacturers.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Domestic

DOJASCOSSG
Miss Helene Branstitter, twenty
years old, was smothered to death
at the state hospital at Jacksonville,
ILL.,, by two patients, Marian Menika
Of Springfield and Stella Coppa of Chi
cago. After killing the nurse the pa
tients escaped.
Lieutenant Commander David
Worth Bagley, who commanded the
American tOrpedo-boat destroyer Jacob
Jones, sunk by a German submarine
in the war zone on December 6, de-
parted from London for the United
States.
Gov. Walter e. Edge, in a message
to the New Jersey legislature, which
convened at Trenton, N. j., recon-
mended the immediate passage of leg
islation designed to make the most of
the states strategic position" in help
ing the United States reach 'the zenith
of her fighting power" The governor
urged placing food, fuel and fisheries
under state control.
DR.. Asa w. Chamberlain. was found
guilty of the murder of his brother,
Albert, at Richmond, Va. Life impris-
onmeat for the physician was fixed by
the jury.
| The thirty-eighth annual meeting OF
the farmers national congress will be
held in Jacksonville, Fla, next Decem-
Der 8, and 5. This decision was
reached at Washington by a subcom-
mittee.
Chicago was struck by the most Sc
we're storm in it's history on Sunday.
A 44-mile-an-hour gale which arose in
Texas swept into the city and kept up
its terrific pace throughout the day and
night. A binding snow accompanied
it. Every form of traffic was demoral-
lied by the elements and drifts of ID
or more feet were not uncommon
sights.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Foreign

Another outbreak has occurred in
Portugal. Crews of Portuguese war
ships mutinied and bombarded Lisbon
forts. The army remained faithful to
the government and tranquility has
been restored.
The Paris Temps says of the passage
In President Wilson's address dealing
with Alsace-Lorraine ut is the first
time the president of the United States
has declared himself on the Alsace-
Lorraine question. We had no doubts
as to his sentiments, but we are pro-
foundly glad that he has expressed
them"
President Wilson's speech like all
his utterances since America entered
the war, takes the leading place in
both the news and editorial columns
Of the London press. One newspaper
describes il as "The Magma Charta
OF future peace" Representatives of
British labor issued manifesto Civ
ing whole-hearted support to the pro-
An official statement issued at Berlin
announced that because of the Russian
request to transfer the peace confer
ences from Brest-LitOvsk TO Stockholm.
the central powers had temporarily
suspended negotiations with RUSSIA.
A dispatch from Amsterdam saws
leaflets are in circulation all over Ger
many containing the following extracts
from a recently suppressed number of
Vorwaerts: MANY people are dying
OF sheer hunger. Sixty million people
are suffering. They will not always
remain silent. Germany is on the verya
of catastrophe worse than Russia's-
namely, German defeat and loss of
the whole war"
Premier Alhucemas announced al
Madrid, Spain, that a revolutionary
movement is now under control.
Germany will make no peace which
destroys the territorial integrity OF
any Of the Teutonic allies. The semi
official German organ, the Norr
deutsche Allegemeine Zeltung. make:
this announcement. says dispatch
from Amsterdam.
The Russian peace delegation, In
Guiding bolshevllSi Foreign Minister
Leon Trotzky, reached Brcst-Litovsl
Monday for the reopening of negotia
tions that afternoon, according to ,
Berlin dispatch received in Copen
hagen and forwarded to London.
Earl Reading, lord chief justice, will
10 to the United States rs direct rep
resentative Of the British war cabinet
according to the London Daily Ex
press. While Earl Reading will hav
the title OF ambassador, purely dlplC
matte matters will be In the nands o
a charge d'afraires, the earl controllin
wnr activities.
In December 90 Norwegian ships
with n total gross tonnage of 32,75!
were lost In consequence of war meas
urcs. ahe Norwegian legation ut Lor
don announced.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Raw materials Of many kinds ar
needed for the equipment of URitet
States troops. Jute, silk, fur and lineI
all find their way into the uniform o.
an infantryman, in addition to tn,
wool and cotton which are used il
greater quantities.
A half ounce of silk is used in tht
standard yellow gloves and a slight,
larger quantity in the riding gloves
Silk is also found in the service ha'
and undershirt. Linen enters the equip
ment list in only one article, the shelter
tent. Jute is used in breeches. Goa
and overcoat; fur in the service hat.
Mussel pearl, ivory nut and bont
form the buttons on different article.
of the uniform. Aluminium is used iE
the bayOnet scabbard, canteen, cup
knife and meat can. In the slicker arr
nine and half ounces of rubber.
Horsehide and leather, wood, iron
steed, bronze, brass, zinc, copper, tiI
and lead are used in various articles
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Christmas mail this year was % per
cent heavier than ever before, accord
ing to the post office department. The
congestion was less, however, because
the packages were mailed earlier than
in former years.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

whose records present evidence OF
presumptive value for service with
troops will be notified to report Jan.
Is at one of the six training camps.
If more applications are received than
there are camp accommodations, Sc
lection will govern.
At the close of the camp successfuIi
candidates will be commissioned in
the national guard in grades justified,
not exceeding that of major, and sub
ject to age, for grade limitations.
Applications are to be sent direct to
the military bureau at Washington
and should be made without delay.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Vast Army of Food Patriots.

The food administration in Ohio
starts the new year with 425,000 FAM
lilies enrolled in the administration.
To this vast army of food patriots,
Fred C. Croxton, federal food admin
istrator for Ohio, issued an appeal
that they continue with increased zeal
their efforts for food conservation and
urged them to prepare for the spring
campaign for increased production.
What am l doing to help win the
war;" is the question each one of us
should ask ourselves, said Croxton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

All wooden Christmas boxes for sol
diers of the eXpeditionary forces re-
ceived too late for shipment will be re-
turned to the senders if return postage
is mailed to the superintendent, rail
way mail service, New York, N. Y.
To aid in supplying suitable material
with which to illustrate sermons, lee
lures and school work, the division of
pictures, committee on public informa-
ton, is preparing official stereOpticOn
slides showing Americas participation
in the war.
These slides will be made available
soon for general use, at a nominal
charge to cover actual cost.
An embargo has been placed on the
expectation of butter, except to nations
associated with the United States in
war
The first reQuisition under the new
selective-service regulations is for
bricklayers. In sending the call the
provost marshal general asked for
1000 men to fill an urgent need of the
armies in France.
Only white men are wanted. They
report to the aviation section, signal
corps, Kelly field, San Antonio, Tex.
Upon the recommendation of General
Pershing commissions have been is
sued to several American citizens who
have seen service with the Lafayette
Escadrille of the French army.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

From the annual report of the secre-
tary of the interior:
''In this department we have during
the past year had glimpse of the ex-
panding romance of chemical study.
We have found adventure in the search
for the hidden secrets of petroleum,
natural gas and coal TAR, of coal smoke
and the refuse from a hundred fur
naces and smOkestacks. We appear to
have suddenly driven into c chemical
age or perhaps it would be more ac-
curate to say that We have suddenly
realized that we are such an age. New
explosives, new fertilizers, new sources
of power, of food, new materials for
construction and destruction, new
preservativeS of life, and new agencies
for the sweetening and whOlesOming of
Iife-theSe are to the credit of the
modern chemist, and as q by-product
of this war we are to have q higher ap-
probation of this branch of science,
and our genius for discovery which has
so greatly been applied to problems of
mechanics will find in analytic and
synthetic chemistry a field of oppOr-
tunity subject TO almost infinite ex-
pansion."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

In December DO Norwegian ships,
with n total gross tonnage of 32,755,
were lost in consequence of war meas
urcs. ihe Norwegian legation at Lon
don announced.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18
Can't Exempt All Employees.

Blanket attempts by some Ohio IN
dustries to have every employe of
draft age, regardless of his task, given
deferred classification, which would
mean exemption from military service
on industrial grounds, were disclosed
by state draft headquarters here.
Coupled with the announcement
that there is a definite movement
among certain industries to make 100
per cent industrial exemption claims,
which threaten to obstruct the
prompt and efficient operation in Ohio
of the new classification system by
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Announcement was made at the Of
fee of Director General McAdoo at
Washington that approximately 400
passenger trains had been taken off the
three principal roads operating east of
Pittsburgh.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Another outbreak has occurred in
Portugal. Crews Of Portuguese war
ships mutinied and bombarded Lisbon
forts. The army remained faithful to
the government and tranquility has
hepn restored
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

The Russian peace delegation. in
Guiding bolshevilSi Foreign Minister
Leon Trotzky, reached Brcst- -Litovsk
Monday for the reopening of negotia-
tions that afternoon, according to a
Berlin dispatch received in Copen-
hagen and forwarded to London.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

While men registered under the Sc
lective service law are not being ac-
cepted at recruiting offices for enlist
ment in the aviation section of the sig
nal corps, they may be inducted volun-
tarily into service by their local boards
if they are physically fit, sufficiently
skilled, and not required to fill the
current draft quota. They will be
sent TO Camp Kelly, Tex, for distri-
button into trades, training and forma-
ton into squadrons, with ranks and
salaries running from $50 month as
private to $S1 month as master signal
electrician, food and quarters provided
by the government.