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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
AMERICAN SHIP is SUNK
Loss of Oil Tanker, Texan, Fol-
lows U-Boat Activity in
the Gulf.

Washington.-Warships were rush
ing to the rescue of possible survivors
of the American oil tanker Texan, re-
ported to have sunk at sea following
collision with another vessel. Official
report of the accident was received at
the Navy Department, following a day
of uncontirmed rumors. The Texan
and the vessel it collided with are re-
ported to have been under convoy.
Attempts were made in some quar-.
teTs to establish connection be.
tween the rumOred sinking of the
Texan and the report that a German
submarine had been sighted in the
Gulf Of Mexico. The Navy Depart.
ment has received no confirmation of
the latter report, however, and is dis.
posed to scout it
No information was forthcoming as
to the location of the Texan at the
time of the accident, nor were any
other details available beyond the
bare statement of fact given above
The name Of the vessel with which the
tanker collided is withheld. While il
is assumed that the conveying war
ships picked up all survivors other
vessels were sent to the rescue, 1t was
learned.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
GARFIELD ORDERS ALL
INDUSTRIES TO CLOSE
FIVE DAYS -oRDER INCLUDES
ALL TERRITORY EAST OF
THE MISSISSIPPI.
The States Of Minnesota and Louis
lana Are ncIuded-Command Set
Forth Is the Most Drastic and
Sweeping Fuel Priority Order Given.

Neutrality-suspicious. five days every
industry in the United States, east of
the Mississippi River, including even
the war industries, must close down.
The States of Minnesota and Louis
lana are included This is the COM
mand sent forth in the most drastic
and sweeping fuel priority order ever
issued by the Government. Its pur-
pose is to meet the serious coal fam
inc. The same order fixes every Mon
day from January 2S to March 25, in
elusive, as holiday. Several excep-
tions were made in the order with re-
gard to certain industries, which, like
blast furnaces, would be ruined by
any cessation of their plants, and
manufacturers of perishable food
stuffs.
Newspapers are excepted entirely
from four of the five days. but they are
limited to holiday editions on the nine
Mondays designated. On such days
they may only print such editions as
they are accustomed to issue on ma
tional holidays Those papers not ac.
customed to issue any editions on such
holidays may print not more than one
edition. DR.. H. A. Garfield, Federal
Fuel Administrator, said that failure
to observe the order will make per
son liable to the provisions of the
Lever law. This imposes a maximum
of $4,000 fine, or Jail sentence. The
order fits in with that of Director Gen,
eral w. G.. McAdoo giving preference
to coal, food and bunker coal for the
ships carrying supplies to the allies
The two have been in conference sew
eral times over the problem and the
only difference lies in the fact that
Mr. McAdoo is moving other emer
gency essentials besides coal. While
the order does not mention ship-yards
it is known that they will be permitted
to continue operations, as usual, al
though munitions plants will be closed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
ManefurIa WiId.coeoon Crop.

Estimates from the local filatures
and large cocoon dealers, according to
Vice Consul N. f. Altman, Antung,
China, place the output at nearly dou-
BILE the quantity raised in 1916, when
the crop was almost complete fail
ure.
The fall crop is estimated at 10000
baskets, with 10000 cocoons to the
basket. The average price is 1.55 taels
per 1000 cocoons, or 3,720,0O0 taels
for the estimated crop. At the cur.
rent rate of exchange the value ex-
pressed in United States currency is
$3,737,S5
Though the silkworms passed
through many wet days during July
and August, no serious harm was
caused to them, and they matured ia.
vorably. However, the cOcOOns are
not quite up to mark in quality, as
supply of scrub oak leaves was limited
in comparison with the large number
Of worms feeding on them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
AUSTRO,GERMAN
PRESSURE BROKEN
SINGING AND CHEERING PICKED
ITALIAN TROOPS SWEEP EN-
ENVY FROM POSITIONS.
Treacherous Teutons Cry "Kamerad,"
Then Attempt to Hurl Grenades
French RepeI Raids.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ParIs.-After violent scenes In the
Chamber Of Deputies confidence was
voted In the Government by a large
majority. The debate was heated and
resulted In temporary suspension Of
the sitting. After the session Deputy
Cont challenged two other Deputies.
London.--Italian troops have sue
ceeded in breaking the pressure which
Austro-German troops have been ex-
erting on the Lower Piave in the sec
tor nearest Venice. The enemy has
made repeated attempts to enlarge his
position, but was repulsed. Stung by
the repeated checks the enemy brought
his full force to bear. They were met
by chosen Italian troops from the
Grenadier and Bersaglierl brigades.
The Bersaglieri hewed their way to
the enemy's support line. The fight
was stubborn for the first two hours,
but the enemy gradually gave ground
as fresh ranks of Bersaglieri, cheering
and singing patriotic songs, threw
themselves into the struggle. The en-
emy finally was pushed back from the
positions he had gained
One of the favorite ruses used by the
enemy was for a party of his troops to
advance with their hands up, calling
"Kamerad." When they would get
close to the Italian lines they would
rush forward suddenly with hand gren-
ades, but to be moved down as they
advanced by the Italian machine gun
fire. Heavy losses were by the enemy
and the Italians captured $50 prison
srs. The battle ground was covered
with Austrian dead, and burial parties
were busy throughout the night bury
ing the bodies. Many individual in
stances of bravery stand out In one
case an Italian officer and five men
leaped into an Austrian trench, took
two machine guns, killed all the Aus
trian gunners and brought back the
guns.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
TO CREATE WAR COUNCIL
AND MUNITIONS CHIEF
New Body Is To Advise President VIII
son in Forming Policies Under
Draft of Measure.

notwithstanding of legislation
contemplating drastic changes ia the
Governments wa. machinery, includ-
ing creation Of an American War Coun-
Gil similar to those of England and
France, and a Director of Munitions
was begun by the Senate Military
Committee. Two bills-one proposing
the War Council of five members, in
cluding the Secretaries of War and
Navy and three civilians appointed by
the President, and a second to cen
tralize munitions control in a Direc-
tor of Munitions-were prepared by
a subcommittee consisting Of Chair
man Chamberlain and Senators Hitch.
cock and Wadsworth. The Munitions
Director measure, it is planned, will
be presented to the full committee and
Immediately introduced to the Senate
for early consideration, with the other
bill to follow soon after.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
WORKERS OF NATION
WILL remain LOYAL
DESPITE SUFFERING, SAYS COM.
PERs-EMPLoYERs SHOULD
HEED eARFIELD's APPEAL
To Meet Decree Without Shifting the
Burden to Tollers, Says Head Of
Federatlon-Eisht-Hour Day Is sug-
gested as a Remedy.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington. - Samuel Gompers,
President of the American Federation
of Labor, in a statement declared the
workers of the nation will be the
greatest sufferers from the fuel-restric.
tion order, but that they will main
tain their loyal stand, despite their
suffering and sacrifices which they
may be called upon to bear"
Gompers expressed doubt that five
day suspension of industry was the
best way to meet the situation, and
suggested that wiser and more prac-
tical course" would have been to place
all industries of the country upon an
eight-hour basic work day, at least
during the war
Gompers said that everything must
be done to see that the workers are
not made to suffer unnecessarily, and
he expressed the hope that the EN-
ployers would heed Fuel Administrator
Garfeld's appeal to comply with the
order without Shifting the burden to
labor" "The shutting down of all in
dustries for five continuous days is
only warranted If based upon imme-
diate emergency, and | have some
doubts if five continuous days is the
best measure" said Gompers. 1T GER
tainly seems very radical measure to
meet the problems of transportation.
! am in receipt of large number of
telegraphic protests from workers in
several parts of the country, declar-
ing that the effect of the orders will
throw their men out of employment; ;
that due to the high cost of living they
have been unable to lay anything
aside, and that their sufferings during
this period will be very great. In ad-
dition to this, l am strongly of the
opinion that to place the industries of
the country upon an eight-hour basis
workday, at least during the war and
as a war measure, would have been a
much wiser and more practical course
than the creation of legal holidays,
which will make holidays from Satur-
day afternoon until Tuesday morning
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
ENOUGH GRAIN FOR ALLIES
Plenty of Grain in This Country to
Supply the United States and
Allies.

Chicago.-There is plenty of grain
to supply the needs of the United
States and the allies during 1918, but it
is up to the Government to move it
from the farms to the centers of dis
tribution, representatives of grain ex-
changes from all over the country de-
clared here at the convention of the
National Council of Grain Exchanges.
Millions of bushels of corn will go to
waste unless it is moved within sixty
days, it was said. Delegates to the
council declared that corn and wheat
crops last year exceeded all expecta-
tions and that an even greater yield
was expected this year. Conditions for
winter wheat were declared to be bet
ter than at any time during the pas
ten years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Three Score officers Are Slain.

London.-The Daily Nails Petr0-
grad correspondent reports rioting has
been going on for several days at Sc
bastopol Apparently the rioting was
started by the crew of torpedo boat
who arrested their officers and shot
them. The sailors then made whole
sale arrests, and many lynchings fol.
lowed. Sixty-two officers were killed,
including Vice Admiral NOvitski and
three other admirals.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
PRIORITYFOR FOOD AND COAL
Blizzard Causes McAdoo to Give At
tenti0n to Situation in
New York.

Washington.-Inte with rail,
road transportation by the blizzard led
Director General McAdoo to establish
limited priority orders on coal and
food for New York and vicinity, giving
the first instructions of the kind since
he recently cancelled all formal pri-.
ority. For the Middle West, where
most freight and passenger traffic still
was held up by frigid weather and
deep snow, Mr.. McAdoo issued no pri.
ority orders, but railroad managements
received instructions to move coal and
food ahead of all other shipments and
to do their utmost to clear the snow
from main travel routes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Russia Is Warmed.

Petrograd.- the course of New
Years message to the Russian people,
David R. Francis, the American Am.
bassador says: THE Russian people
can not too often be reminded and
too deply impressed by the fact that
their hard-earned freedom is leopard.
lied by negotiations for a separate
peace, nor that if Germany dominates
Russia their liberty and the fruits of
the revolution will be sacrificed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
UNCLE SAM TO GET THEM ALL
Youths Reaching Twenty-one Years
of Age to Be Included in Draft
Measure.

hington.-EXclusion from the
draft of all men more than 81 years
old and the registration of all young
men as rapidly as they become 21
years old has been decided upon by
the Government as the means for
keeping up the war army and keeping
home industries going. At the request
of the War Department, Chairman
Chamberlain, of the Senate Military
Committee, introduced bill to regis
ter for draft all men who have reach
ed 21 years since June 5, 1917. when
the draft law became effective. Re-
cent recommendations of Provost
Marshal General Crowder are covered
in the bill. The Administration sup.
port presages early passage of the
measure in both Houses.
Other Administration bills intro.
duced by Chairman Chamberlain, at
the request of the War Department,
will supplement the draft law to make
it workable under conditions that
have developed. One would permit
furloughing of national army troops
for harvest work or other civilian
duty; another would eliminate enemy
alien population from basis of calcula.
tions for draft quotas by making the
basis for each state the number of
men avilable in Glass /. Registration
of men who have become of age since
the draft law was enacted, was recon.
mended in the recent report of Cen
Crowder as one of the means by which
a supply Of men for the national army
might be assured without taking those
who might have others dependent upon
| them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
VISIBLE SPOTS OF JUPITER
Astronomer AmftounsICy combats the
Prevalent Idea That Features Con-
sist Of Clouds.

In a communication to the British
Astronomical association A. Amaf.
tounsky combats the prevalent idea
that the visible features Of Jupiter
consists of clouds, with perhaps
glimpses Of the real surface Of the
planet between them, according to
Scientific American. He points out
that clouds, no matter of what vapor
their drops may consist, should ap-
pear luminous when rejecting sun
light. But there are many extensive
dark markings on Jupiter, and as the
luminous zones never appear to cover
over the dark formations they cannot
be considered as floating or moving
above them; neither can the dark
formations, If they are clouds, be the
higher, because then they would up
pear luminous.
Mr.. Amaftounsky concludes that
both kinds of markings are at the
same level and represent the real sur
face ST Jupiter, this surface consisting
Of matter In a state between liquid
and viscOus. The high albedo of Ju'
plter, its peculiarities of rotation, its
spherodial form and its relatively
small density indicate that its body is
neither solid nor gaseous; its rapid
rotation would dissipate its elements
If 1t were gaseous, and its spherOidal
compression is too great for solid
glove.
According to this hypothesis the lu'
minous zones and dark formations
would represent currents Of liquid OF
semi-liquid matter in different phys
ical or chemical conditions, and hence
rejecting light differently.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Left Over From the Bronze AGE.

While the wasteage of the York
shire cliffs is to be deplored, the re-
suit is sometimes of advantage to the
geologist and antiQuary. Recently, in
the vicinity of Scarborough, laN Of
the cliff has revealed a hoard Of bronze
weapons, which consisted Of battle
axes, spears, chisels, gouges, portions
of a sword, etc. Twelve of the axes,
of the socketed type, are perfect. One
shows the unusual feature of a rivet
hole in place of loop for securing
hating; another contained d portion
of the original wood shaft. Some OF
the axes are in the rough state, as If
Just turned out of the mold; Others
have obviously been in use. The col
lection evidently formed the stock In
trade of a metal worker of the bronze
age, at least 1000 years before the
Christian era.-Nature.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Bomb Sent BY Mail.

San Francisco.-A second attempt
to assassinate Governor William Ste
phens was frustrated recently by the
chance discovery of bomb which was
mailed to him from this city. has just
been learned. The fact that the pack.
age did not bear sufficient postage
alone prevented the possible death OF
the Governor and the destruction of
the gubernatorial offices, if not the
Capitol at Sacramento itself. The dis
covery was made when the package
was opened.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
RlotIna Reported In Vienna.

London.-Serious strikes, accom-
panied by rioting, have taken place at
Vienna and in other cities throughout
Austria, according to news agency
kilograms from Zurich and other
points in Switzerland. The troubles,
it is asserted, are due to the prolon-
cation of the peace negotiations at
Brest-Litovsk, the continuation of the
reduced bread ration-one-half the
former allotment-and police meas,
rres against meetings of the workers
A peace demonstration at Vienna
ended in riot, during which, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch, food shops were looted.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Report Empress of Russia Is Insane

Amsterdam.-The former Empress
of Russia, according to German pa
pers, has become insane and now is
confined in a sanitarium at Tobolsk,
Siberia Her condition is reported to
be hopeless. The former Empress
was said to be seriously i'll last Sep
tember. She accompanied the former
Emperor, Nicholas Romanoff, when he
was transferred from Tsarkee-Selo to
Tobolsk.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Dynamite Taken From Girl.

Chicago, Ill.-Carrying enough dyna-
mite in two small handbags to wreck
the Union Passenger Station, a slim,
darll-haired girl was arrested as she
stepped from a Pennsylvania railroad
train from Youngstown, Ohio. When
taken before the Federal authorities
the girl gave her name as Linda Jose,
16 years old. She told Of being given
the Sc sticks of explosive at Steuben.
Vile, Ohio, and of carrying it across
three states in passenger trains to de-
liver it to an uncle in Chicago. She
refused to give any information.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Ten New Ships Held,

Washington.-Te new ships. com.
pleted and ready to take to sea, are
being held up on the Great Lakes by
the Shipping Board, according to the
statement of member Of the senate
The American Shipbuilding Company
which is building ships on the Great
Lakes under contracts providing for
the payment of premium for compile
tion ahead of contract time, has built
vessels ahead of time, and is now
awaiting their acceptance and the pay.
ment of the contract premium.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
TEUTON SPY PILOTS SHIP
Guides Big Alaskan Liner Into the
Rocks Off Idol Point,
British Columbia.

Seattle, Wash.-Federal agents as
serted that German spy, masquerad-
ing as helmsman under the name of
William Swanson" stood at the wheel
Of the Alaskan liner Spokane when she
crashed into the rocks off Idol Point,
B. c., on the night of November %,
1917, while bound from Southeastern
Alaska for Seattle, with 237 passen-
gers. Swanson" has disappeared, the
agents said. With Carl E. Else, Ger
man, and Carl Wiltsche, an Austrian,
members of the crew, he was arrested
November % on his arrival here. The
three were released December l.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Italian 1917 Grape Crop.

According to the Statistica Agraria
the yield Of grapes in all Italy for 1917
is 8,031,596 tons of 1000 pounds each,
as compared with yield of 6,59S,02T
tons in 1916, and an eight-year aver!
age Of 7063,600 tons. The estimated
yield in Tuscany and Emilia is 1,773,-
950 short tons, as compared with a
yield Of 1,414,657 tons in 1916, and an
eight-year average of 1,483,774 TONS
The estimated crop in Tuscany is so
per cent above the eight-year average,
Dnd 20 per cent above 1916.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Four Persons Perish.

Philadelphia "A man and three
young women, three being members of
one family, were incinerated in fire
which swept tenement in the Italian
quarter here. One of the girls sacri-
feed her life in an attempt to save the
others. The victims were all trapped
en- an upper floor and were burned to
a crisp before firemen could reach
them. Ten other persons residing in
the house escaped a similar fate by
fleeing down stairway while it was
enveloped in flames.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
ENVOY TRIES TO KILL SELF
Dependency over Failure of Finan-
cial Mission to United States
Leads to Act.

New York.-Despondency over the
failure of financial mission he had
undertaken in this country for the for
mer Imperial Government of Russia,
together with bad news which he
had received from Russia" was re-
sponsible for the attempted suicide of
Nicholas Iseguine, according to a
statement issued by Michael M. Ousti-
noff, Russian Consul General in this
city. Iseguine was found in his apart
ment with bullet wound in his
breast, and it was said at hospital
that he had only slight chance.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Battle Ship Florida Awarded CUP.

New York.-The United States bat
tie ship Florida has been awarded the
American Defense Society cup for
making the highest score during 1917
at short range target practice for bat
tie ships, it was announced. Annual
presentation of the cup has been the
occasion heretofore of a celebration for
the purpose Of increasing public inter.
est in the navy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
To Proceed With DismantIemen+.

Columbus, O.-Decision in two cases
by the Supreme Court clears up the
obstacles which have prevented the
dismantlement of traction line run
ming between Woodville, Sandusky
county, and Tontogany, Wood county,
a distance of 25 miles. Theodol Luce,
as head of a Bondholders Committee,
wins the right to proceed with the dis
mantlement
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Seizure of Coal Ordered.

Cincinnati.-If any coal comes into
Cincinnati, no matter where destined,
no matter to whom consigned, the city
will grab what she needs-and, what's
more, she has the right to do it from
the authorities at Washington. Gin
cinnatis coal needs were rapidly be.
coming desperate. The Hamilton
County Fuel Administration Commit.
tee, representing the National Fuel Ad'
ministration, recognizes this fact.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Asked to Take over Packing Plants.

Washington.-Chi stock yard
employees asked President Wilson to
take over the great packing plants of
the country. A delegation of labor
leaders told the President that condi.
tions in the plants now are intolerable
and wages low The workers even
offered to allow the President to reg
ulate their wages, hours and general
conditions. The workers offered to
enlist for the period of the war and
to guarantee to the Government "a
hours with shifts of eight hours each.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Takes First Step Toward Third Loan

Washington.-As the first financial
step in preparation for the third lib.
erty loan Secretary McAdoo an.
nounced a new issue of 34OO, 900, 900
Treasury certificates of Indebtedness
bearing per cent from January 22
and payable April %. Subscriptions
will be received by Federal reserve
banks at par and accrued interest un.
til January 20, and payment must be
made by that date. The certificates
will be received in payment Of third
liberty loan subscriptions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-01-24
Mob Seizes 1a Cars of Coal.

Winchester, Ky.-Thirteen cars OF
coal were seized here by mob, and
before the police could interfere half
of the supply was gone. Many of those
arrested declared in court that they
had been told to help themselves. City
Judge Scobee dismissed those arrested
with O reprimand.