The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-21


to the consumer was made by the Ohio
branch of the council of national de-
fense at its first meeting here.
Congress was petitioned to cloths
the president at once with full author
ity to handle the food situation and
avert an impending crisis resulting
from the shortage of food. Control of
food exports to neutral countries also
was urged. Congress also was petit
toned to stand solidly back of the
president in his war policies and to
cease indulging in obstructive meth
ods.
While the meeting of the defense
council was principally for organixa-
tion and acquainting the members
with their duties and with each other,
many important matters wer discussed
and agreed upon. Gov. Cox, as chair
man, presented many questions which
the council is expected to solve
through committees or individually.
The entire session was executive and
members spoke freely on various mat
ters. Stimulating food production and
its conservation were principal topics
considered
The agricultural department was or
dered to make a special drive in urg-
ing the necessity for drying and can
ming foods. The instructors in the de-
partment of economics at Ohio State
university and the 800 women already
enrolled to push the campaign will
start July !, giving lectures on can
ming and drying in all cities and rural
communities. Women!s clubs have
promised to cooperate. A drive also
is to be made among farmers to plant
buckwheat, which may be planted un-
til July Is.
Eat corn bread" also was urged as
slogan, everywhere.
These committees were named, the
first member being the chairman:
Finance-Joseph r. Nut, F. P. DON
nenwirth, H. E. Talbot and David
Tod.
Food supply and conservation-Dr.
w. o. Thompson, James w. Faulkner,
B. H. Kroger, John Scarborough, l.. ].
Taber and w. W. Thornton.
Labor and Industrial relations-F. C.
Croxton, S. P. Bush, T. J.. Donnelly,
Paul Feiss, H. S. Firestone, John P.
Frey, James Quinlivan, D. J. Ryan and
James A. Wilson.
Legal. e. Campbell, ]. Warren
Kiefer and D. j. Ryan.
Mining-A. A. Augustus, J. E. Camp
bell, J. Warren Kiefer, John Moore,
w. w. Thornton and David Tod
Publicity. w. Faulkner and w.
W. Thornton.
Transportation-M. J. Caples, S. P.
Bush, ]. W. Faulkner, F. E. Myers,
3. H. Kroger, Warren s. Stone, H. E. |
Talbot and S. o. Richardson.
565,19 Register in State.
Registration in Ohio for the selec- |
tive draft army on June exceeded the
estimates made by the war depart |
ment by more than $4,000, and ex- |
ceeded expectations of state registra-
tion officials by fully $4,000 when |
final reports were summarized. The |
total registration was 565,192
Registration figures from Cuyahoga |
county were the final ones to reach |
state headquarters, and a good per-
centage of the states gain was re-
corded there. First reports placed the |
figures at between 10000 and 10000,
but the official returns showed 1913 |
registrations. 81
Jefferson county's report was jum- /
bled and will be revised, but the total
registration figures will not be ma
terially changed. The chief trouble |
was the listing of all exemptions
claimed by each individual, instead of
giving just one ground for exemption
in the summarized reports. The eff
feet was that much greater number
claiming exemptions than really
claimed them was indicated in the re-
port.
The Ohio official figures as communi-
Gated by Gov Cox to the war depart
ment are as follows: ...-.s.
Whites, 451,461; negroes, 25,146;
aliens, 82,358; alien enemies, 6,227.
The proportion of whites and ne
groes claiming exemption was prac-
tically the same, 8 or per cent more
white citing grounds for exemption
than colored men. 'a'4
Ohio Is Largest Insurer.
Computations have been made by
the state industrial commission which
show that Ohio is the largest indus
trial insurance company in the United
States The workmen's compensation
system of the state covers larger in
dustrial and commercial pay roll than
any insurance company in the United
States, or than the state system of
any other Of the sister common
wealths. @.
Exemption Work Is Next
Military registration over, the next
task and probably the largest and
most complex, that of passing on ex-
emptions, will commence.
To handle this work the state has
been sub-divided by Gov. Cox into 152
districts, each to have an exemption
board composed of from three to four
members who will decide who shall be
exempted from service and who shall
be subject to draft. S.
Every county will have at least one
exemption board.
The method of selection has been
decided upon.
May Get Army Camp.
That Chillicothe has been recon.
mended by Gen. Thomas H. Barry,
Chicago. commander of the central de-
partment, for selection as the Ohio
West Virginia army concentration