The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-13
Ohio Helps Bed Cross.

to be had at the capital here,
Ohio people are responding gen.
erously to the appeal issued to them
through Gov. Cox by the American
Red Cross asking for funds to aid the
sick and injured in the European war.
Many Ohioans are sending money di-
rect to the Red Cross society at Wash
ington, while others, especially in
large cities, are giving their donations
to their local Red Cross secretaries.
who are forwarding funds to the state
treasurer of the Red Cross, ]. G.
Schmidlapp of Cincinnati. The plan
Of the Red Cross is to charter a ship
and send nurses, doctors and all man.
ner of hospital supplies to the nations
now in conflict. No discrimination is
to be shown as between any of the
warning nations. In its appeal to the
people of Ohio the Red Cross wired
that in spite of the objection Of Amer
ican people to the starting of the
present war, that objection should not
be permitted to stand in the way of a
generous offer of aid to the wounded
and dying. The appeal recalls that
during the Spanish-American war the
nations of Europe, through the Euro
pean Red Cross, sent vast stores of
hospital supplies and an army OF
nurses and physicians to minister to
the wants of our soldiers. Moreover,
the appeal points out that the Red
Cross affords the only safe agency
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given to the people Of the warning
countries for the reason that the Red
Cross flag will not be moleSted by
any country, either on the high seas
or in foreign ports. The appeal of the
Red Cross to Ohio is directed not
only to the individual citizens but to
all public subdivisions, such as cities,
and to various civic and philanthropic
bodies, such as chambers of commerce
and the like. 1t is assured that con-
tributors who want their contributions
to go to special countries will have
their desire filled if they so express
it, but that otherwise no favor or par
tiality will be shown.
Will Teach optometry.
Optometry, the science of measuring
visual powers by refraction, is going
to be taught at Ohio State university
during the coming school year. The
state university will thus become the
+second institution of it's kind in the
United States to give formal recogni-
tion to optometry, for up to this point
! Columbia university has been the only
one giving to this subject two-yeaF
course. There will be one element &
difference in the manner of treat
ment, however, for while Columbia
teaches optometry as part of its
medical course, Ohio State will list
| it under the department of physics.
Governors Daughter Is Safe.
Miss Helen Cox, daughter of the
governor, will sail from London for
the United States on Aug. Is, accord
ing to the cablegram she has sent to
the governors office. The message
telling of her safety in London and Of
her intention to sail for home relieved
good deal of anxiety in official
circles here, for the whereabouts Of
the girl were in question for many
days. She sailed for Europe several
weeks ago in company with several
schoolmates from st. Margaret's sem.
mary of Waterbury, Conn. When the
| news of the outbreak of war in Europe
was received here, Miss Cox was be-
lieved to be in Paris. This presump-
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it is thought that she was able to
make her way to England with other
American refugees after the actual
outbreak of hostilities. Her cable
gram, however, does not state the de-
tails of her itinery. The steamer Min
newaska will bring her home.
ohioans Marooned in Europe.
1t is estimated here that there are
between 5000 and 5000 Ohio people
now marooned in Europe as the result
of the tie-up of passenger vessels and
of other conditions due to the Euro
pean war. The estimate of Washing
ton authorities of the total number of
Americans in Europe at the present
time is 100000. The city of Cleve-
land alone is said to have at least
1900 of her citizens on European
soil Some reports circulating here
were to the effect that Ohio large
city schools might suffer, as Chi ,ago
is likely to, because of the absen Ie OF
teachers abroad, but the Ohio teachers
abroad are not thought to be 50 nu.
merous.
Will Examine Petitions.
Within few days the vets anu drys
will be examining the petitions of each
other for constitutional amendments,
and they will rub elbows in doing this
because of necessity this examination
must take place in the statistical room
of the secretary Of states Office, where
the petitions are on file.
Governors Daughter In Paris.
Helen Cox, daughter of the governor,
is somewhere in Paris, and cablegram
after cablegram has been sent in the
hope of communicating with her.
While it is felt that she is perfectly
safe from molestation, Gov. Cox is
eager to learn her exact whereabouts
and is sparing neither time nor money
toward that end. 1t is thought prob.
able that she is being cared for at
the home of Ambassador Herrick, who
is still on duty at the French capital
awaiting the arrival of his successor,
w. G. Sharp of Elyria.
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