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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
lCOntrIbutedl
Political Gossip.
quarter.

A few weeks ago Governor Cox
made a speech in which he said
he was not going to make any
more speeches, that he was 60
ing to be a working governor, by
heck! And since then the out
put of speeches has been strictly
limited to all the opportunities
that have offered.
Ohioans have been quick to
recognize the loyal and enthusi-
astic support that Secretary
George Stauffer of the Agricul-
tural Board is giving Governor
Cox in his movement for the mo-
bilization of Ohio's food resourc-
es. Stauffer is a Willis appoin-
tee and was one of the first to
resign after the election. He re-
named at his post because re-
quested to do so by the Governor
and rendered the state invalua-
BILE service.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
X X X

The Ohio State Journal informs
US that Governor Cox has de-
clared war against idlers, who
consume but don't produce.
They are to be mobiIized and sent
into the fields or into the army.
The first brigade ought to be
formed out of the excess office
holders who clutter up the corri-
ders of state house and the re-
ception (not the work. rooms of
the departments. The crops will
indeed be saved if manual labor
can be gotten out of these never
sWeatS.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

Old fashioned economy in the
administration of state affairs
would come in handy right now
with Ohio facing the problem of
doing her bit" in the war crisis.
The first thought of the Cox reg
ime as soon as it assumed con-
troll was the expenditure of mon
ey and then more money. With
the burden of enormous war ex-
penditures soon to press upon
their shoulders. the people should
have had their state burdens
made as light as possible. Ap.
preparation bills of $5O,0OO,OOO
were out Of all reason under war
conditions.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
HOUSE DECLARES
WAR; Vote 1880
ADOPTED BY OVERWHELMING
MAJORITY AFTER ALL NIGHT
DEBATE.
MANY STIRRING SPEECHES
There Was No Attempt to FiiIIbuster
Although Debate Continued Throuuh
II Hours Before Vote Was Had.

Washington.-The resolution dec,ar.
ing that state Of war exists between
the United States and Germany, al.
ready passed by the Senate, passed
the House at 3 o'clock in the morning
by vote OF 373 to SO.
Without roll calls, the House reject.
eu all amendments, including propos
ais TO prohibit the sending Of any
troops overseas without Congressional
authority.
President Wilson will sign the reso.
luton as soon as Vice President Mar.
shall has attached his signature in the
senate. 1t formally accepts the state
OF bell1geroncy forced by German ag.
gressions and authorizes and directs
the President to employ the military
ana naval forces and all the resources
OF the Nation to bring war against
Germany TO a successful termination.
Passage Of the resolution followed
II hours Of debate There was no at
tempt to filibuster, but the pacifist
group, under the leadership OF Demo.
cratic Leader Kitchin, prolonged the
discussion with impassioned speeches.
declaring conscience would not permit
them to support the Presidents recon.
mendaton that state of war be de-
clared
MISS Rankin, Of Montana, the only
woman member of Congress, sat
through the first roll call with bowed
head, failing to answer to her name.
twice called by the clerk. On the sec.
ond roll call she rose and said in q
sobbing voice:
II want to stand by my President,
but l cannot vote for war" For a
moment then she remained standing,
supporting herself against desk and
as cries Of vote, VOTE" came from
several parts Of the House, she sank
back into her seat without voting
! audibly. She was recorded in the
negative.
| The so members who voted against
the resolution were:
Almon, Bacon, Britten, Browne. Bur
nett, Cary, Church, Connolly. of Kan.
sas; Cooper, of Wisconsin; Davidson.
Davis, Decker, Dill, Dillon, Dominick
Esch' Frear, Fuller, of Illinois: Haug.
en-, Hayes, Hensley, HiIlard, Hull, OF
iowa; lgoe, Johnson, OF South Dakota.
heatlng, King, Kinkaid, Kitchin, KNIT
son. LaFollette, Little, London, Lun.
deen, McLamore, Mason, Nelson Ran.
aali' Rankin, Reavis. Roberts, Roden-
burg. Shackleford. Sherwood, Sloan
Stafford, Vandyke. Voigt, Wheeler
Woods. Of Iowa
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
ADMINISTRATIONS PLANS
FOR WAR ARE REVEAL

Washington.-The vast scope OF the
administrations plans for a war army
ana navy We're revealed after mill
tary budget Of $3,400 900 900 had been
submitted to Congress In broad terms
it is proposed to quadruplc the enlist
ed strength Of the navy and to have in
service within year an army of a
million trained men. including the first
to be brought to the colors by select.
i've conscription.
Bills to carry out the program are
already in the hands OF the Congress.
ional Military and Naval Committees.
The budget Is divided so that $2,952,.
100000 goes to the army and $468, ,00O,.
90 0to the navy. These sums are in
addition to the regular army appro.
priation bill Of $24O, ,0O0,0 900 and appro.
priations totalling $517.272,802 for the
navy.
The navy's task will be to raise
the present enlisted strength of 88,7Oo
men to $4,000 in the shortest possible
time. 1t is estimated that 1t will cost
$176,855,761 to do this.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
PRESIDENT SENDS REPLY
TO POiNCARE'S MESSAGE


Washingt, I.ln response to Presi.
dent Poinca' congratulations upon
the entrance of the United States into
the war, President Wilson sent this
message:
"In this trying hour when the desti.
MES Of civilized mankind are in the
balance, 1T has been source OF graft.
fication and JOY to me to receive your
congratulations upon the step which
my country has been constrained to
take in opposition to tho relentless pol,
Icy and course Of imperalstic Ger
many.
ut Is very delightful to us that
France. who stood shoulder to shoulder
with us Of the Western world in our
struggle for independence, should now
give us such welcome into tho lists
OF battle as upholdcrs OF the freedom
and rights Of humanity.
"We stand as partners OF the noble
demOcracics. whose aims and acts
make for the prrpctuatfon OF the rights
and freedom Of man and for the safe.
guarding Of the true principles OF hu-
man Liberties. In the name Of the
American people salute you and your
illustrious countrymcn.'
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
CUBA FOLLOWS us.
INTO WORLD WAR
FIRST OF LATIN AMERICAN COUN.
TRIES TO JOIN WITH UNITED
STATES.
FORMALLY DECLARES WAR
Vote Was animous.-WiId Cheer
Ing Follows Speeches Of Leaders in
House.-Her Duty to Follow Us.

IJ,r,,, c,h, not vnt n,,, ~ Nov
,aon, nc. pnnnh1i, i. a, nor ,i,r
cornon, thn nr., ,r ,ho ,,;,
ia, conn,,;o :, ,,u ,..I,
side of tho 1.ni,od S,,to. ho,. lihora.,',
m, nro,or,or
prcsjdcnt A1oroo,, ,w;s,,3
turc 10 tbo ioirt ,n.,1,,;, ,, 49,,
animouslv hv. bo,h iva ca,
House w;,ho,,, q disS,n,iry voirn no
Ing raised ,lne n,,.i,, i,,n o,,
declarations ,h,t ., .,,to nf ,.or
between Cuh, ana no rnncri,, :,
man Gnycrnmcn,
The Joint ,ommi,,,o. ,nn,i,,oa -,
the Senate ana um,sc ,u,o,d ,,,,
the phrascology of Tho rnsnIu,i,n 20
persrntcd nnd tho stare w,. en-, -,
quick action bcforn ci,ho,. ,,r,,,
Congress convened
"Articln Rcsolvod ,h,, ,,o,, -
day q sto,o or ,o,. :. ca,,
clarcd hotwoo, ~ pn>,,,",:''
and tho Jmnori,l co,n,, ~"
manv ,r1 ~ p,.,:., W He''
pub)ic is ,,u,hor;,,l w., ,,;.
this resolution ~ o,,,,Io,. ~
forcos os tho H,,;, XII ~, '"e
of orr fovornr,
acains, tho Imn,ri., con 80 ~"
,rnmep, wi,h ,hn ,,,;a, IVY
ing our rieh,. ,,.,;, '"'',
,orv ana nror;,;nu WV ''''
prevent ,nv ,n,, ,,,,;., ''s'
temntcd ,o,;r., s az
nayiro,ion ~, ,,o '"'
commorco ~, Wv "e''H VI
and ,,,o,:., ."'' VI ht"'ra's
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
TO BE REPAIRED AT EARLIEST
POSSIBLE MOMENT BY
OFFICIALS.
WILL TRANSPORT SOLDIERS
Al Ships Will Have to Be Dry Docked
Before They Can Be Made Sea-
worthy.-WiII Be Ready For Ser
vice in Three Months.

Washington.-W While a final dccis.
ion has not bee nreachcd. indications
after the Cabinet meeting were that
nearly hundred German merchant
vessels taken over in different ports
Will be regarded rs the property of
he American Government and paid
.or after the war
The vessels laid up in American
harhors for safety at the outbreak Of
tho war in Europe were all seized
immediately after the Houses pas.
sag" OF the war resolution The crews
VIII u" removed to immigration dctcn-
non stations, there to be treated as
aliens admissible to the country if able
10 lass the ordinary immigration tests.
lhe fact that many are naval rcser-
Vi"ts Will not serve to bar them.
There were indications that damage
done to the ships by their crews when
relations between the United States
and Germany were broken will be
repaired as early as possible and the
ships put into the transatlantic trade
to transport supplies to the Allies.
The total tonnage could not be built
IN American yards in less than year
and some Of the larger ships. notably
the Eaterland. could not be produced
in the United States in several years.
All Of the ships will have to be dry
docket before they can he made sea
woraiy. The great Vaterland. with a
tonnage Of $4,000. is too large to enter
any Of the American Grydocks and
will have to be towcd to Balboa to be
dockcd.
OFFICIALS said an Intelligent use"
would be made Of the vessels and they
either could be used as Naval auxil-
lh:ies or as merchant ships. Most of
them would make excellent troops
transports. Fourteen Of the largest
and swiftest could carry 10000 troops.
Which is twice as many as could be
transported by the entire available
American merchant fleet
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
PROCLAMATION OF WAR IS
ISSUED BY PRESIDENT WILSON

United States Formally Abandons
Neutrality And Enters Great War.
WashingtOn.-Th United States ac-
copied Germany's challenge to war
and formally abandoned it's place as
the greatest neutral OF world in
arms.
President Wilson at 1:1S (official
timc) O'Clock Friday afternoon signed
the resolution of Congress declaring
the existence Of state OF war and
authorizing and directing the Chief
Executive to employ all the resources
or the nation to prosecute hostiltitics
against the German government to a
successful termination.
The act was done without ceremony
and only in tho presence OF the mem.
bcrs of the Presidents family. Word
was flashed Immediately to all Army
| ana Navy stations and to vessels at
sea.
BY proclamation the President an
honnced the state Of war, called upon
all cltizens to manifest 'heir loyalty
ana assured Germans in this country
that they would be unmolested as long
~.
were issued soon afterward for the
arrest of GO ring leaders in German
plots and intrigucs.
Complete mobilization Of the navy,
calling all reserves and militia to the
c"lors was ordered by Secretary Dan.
sels. Tho War Department. already
having taken virtually every stnp
contemplated before tho raising OF y
real war army is authorized, waited
on Congress.
me 'ohGreSS went over all of the
great preparatory measures with the
'aplhet, discussing what has been
accomplished and dwelling. it is I'M
aefslood upon arrangements for co.
operation with the Entente Allies
against the common enemy.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CASCARE7S''
Gently cleanse your liver ane
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get q 1O.cent box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi,
ness, coated tongue. foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpi6
liver; delayed, fermenting food in th
bowels or sour, gassy stomach
Poisonous matter clogged in the H.,
testines, instead Of being cast out
of the system is re.absorbed into tb a
blood. When this poison reaches The
delicate brain tissue it causes con
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sic
ening headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse IL ,
stomach, remove the sour, undigeste.
food and foul gases, take the exces
bile from the liver and carry out a.
the constipated waste matter an
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will sure, 9
straighten you out by morning. The /,
work while you sleep-a 1O.cent be
from your druggist means your he's /
clear, stomach sweet and your liyo
and bowels regular for months. ADJ
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
PAclFISTS HAVE CEASED
TO HOLD ANY HOPE.

Washington.-Mo Of the pacifists
who came to Washington under the
guidance of the Emergency Peace Fed.
Grafton to protest against war had re-.
turned to their homes convinced that
!neir eilorts were useless. Incoming
trans brought in more pilgrims Of
patriotlsm.' Several delegations ar.
rived from cities in the Middle West
ana promptly went to the Capitol to
urge their Senator'S and Representa-.
tives to stand behind the President.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
ASBURY PARK BLOCK
WIPED OUT BY FIRE

Asbury Park, N. J.-Fire that start.
ed In the natatorium spread rapidly to
nearby buildings and an entire block
along the beach front was In flames
within 30 minutes. Half dozen
hotels were burning and fire depart.
ments from surrounding towns had
been summoned The entire block OF
buildings bounded by First and Sec.
ond avenues, Ocean avenue and Kings.
ley street was destroyed by flames
famed by q strong wind.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
PLANS FOR AGGRESSIVE WAR
MILITARY, ECONOMIC AND EiNAN.
ClAl PLANS ARE WORKED
OUT.
Warships Of United States viii Com.
bine With Allied Fleets In Hunt For
the Common Foe-Germany.

Washington.-War plans, military,
economic and financial, for aggressive
hostilities against Germany, we're
rushed forward by the administrative
branch of the government, and only
await action by Congress on war
resolution to be put into execution.
President Wilson and his cabinet
went over the war plans at two.hour
session. and previously the National
Defense Council, with it's civilian Ad.
Vlsory Commission and several sub.
sld1ary OF ganizations, developed poll
cles and details Of momentous conse
quence to the nation. Meanwhile, the
war and Navy Departments were 60
ing ahead with the most immediate
preparations for defense.
Already the Navy has taken steps
TO insure cooperation between the
american fleet and those Of the En-
! tente Allies to become effective upon
the formal entry of the United States
into the war.
Enlistment by selective conservation
or young men for National Army,
III ADDITION to the regular establish.
ment and National Guard in incre
ments OF 100000 until enough have
peen trained to make certain the de-
feat Of Germany;
Organization Of the Nations com
inerclal interests for economical and
effective distribution Of commodities
among the civilian population;
Rapid provision Of adequate means
or combating the submarine menace
The raising Of a very large sum OF
: money as much as possible to he oh.
tanned by taxation and the de6nite
, amount Of the first budget not to he
; fixed until the exact needs OF the
! Army and Navy and of the Entente
; Allies are ascertained:
= Purchase Of supplies e.nd equipment
t or all kinds for the Army under a
: provision of law which allows the Sec.
: retary OF War to fix a reasonable
price and division Of the young men
!, or the country into service classes
y thosc needed more in Industries than
| IN the Army or Navy to receive IN.
sigma showing they are performing
t duty equivalent to fighting.
Most OF these plans will require the
authorization Of Congress, but from
opinions expressed at tie Capitol II
Is beloVed that once the war resoll.
tioii Is adopted, further legislation to
empower the legislative branch TO go
iull speed ahead will follow quickly.
Ihere is every indication that the Ma.
lon' through it's representatives, will
follow out President Wilson'S words
10 Congress and exert all its power
ara employ all it's resources to bring
me Government Of the German EN-.
pre- to terms and end the war"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
JACKSONVILLE PIER
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Jacksonville. Fla.--One Of the New
York piers Of the Clyde Line Steam
ship Company was destroyed by fire
here. second pier was damaged, and
a lighter laden with rosen and consid-
cradle freight was burned The steam
er Huron, lying in the slip. was NOV
ed to safety. The origin OF the fire was
unkonwn. The loss was estimated by
company officials at $15O,OO0. The
blaze was discovered in corner OF
the pier warehouse.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
CABINET DISCUSSES
METHOD OF RAISING MONEY.

Washing g'on.-Methods of financing
the war with Germany and OF extend.
ing huge loans to the Allies constitut-
cd one Of the chief subjects consider.
ed at tho Cabinet meeting Indica.
tions are that the first years demands
upon the flnan ial resources Of the
country will run far In excess OF the
$3,5O0.000,000 already asked of Con
sress and may approximate $5.000.-
100000. Bonds already anthrized also
were discussed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
GRATIFYING REPORTS ON
MAN-AMERicAN CONDUCT

Washington. Gratifying reports
have been made to tho Department OF
Justice from It's agents in all parts of
the country on the behavior Of Ger.
mans and German-Americans following
the declaration Of state OF war be
tween the two nations. While about
100 special arrests have been ordered
and others are expected, Attorney Gen
eral Gregory said that so far tho sit.
uation is very encouraging.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
WOMAN POWER OF NATION
is RAPIDLY MOBILlZING.

Washington. - Rapid progress in
mobilizing the woman power" of the
country for war service was reported
mere at the first general conference
OF the National League for Woman's
Service. The services Of the league
were pledged to President Wilson, and
Ihe conference Issued call to women
not only to enroll to take the places
OF men In war time, but to encourage
men 10 enlist In the Army and Navy.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
ORDERS TO ARREST ALL
OF GERMAN CONSPIRArORs

Washington.-Th arrest Of GO alleg.
sd ring leaders in German plots, con
spiricies and Vaccinations in the Unit
ed States was ordered by Attorney
General Gregory Immediately after
President wilson had signed the war
resolution. Every man whose arrest
was ordered is q German citizen and
is to have participated actively in
German intrigues In this country, and
is regarded as a dangerous person to
be at large.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
ANOTHER AMERICAN
SHIP Is SENT DOWN

"'ssour'an s'Sorpedoed by Submarine
Without Warning.
new York.-The American steam.
ship Missourian, owned by the Ameri.
can Hawaiian Steamship COMPANY.
which sailed from Geona April 4 has
been sunk without warning nv Gov
man submarine, according to advices
reachihg the owners. There were 80
Americans in her crew, all of whom
were saved. The Missourian carried
general cargo and was unarmed.
News of the sinking OF the Belgian
reilef snip Feistein in the North Sea
was contained in cablegram received
here by the Zelgian Relief Commits.
sion
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12
Rats and Fires.

At time when everyone IS co1o
planning Of the high cost of living
might be we'll to see If we cannot elil
mate two great sources Of waste-fra d
and rats.
Most fires are needless. All ra
are so. Some years ago a study Of t.
rat problem in Philadelphia arrived b
the conclusion that the rodents Of tn
city ate more than million dollar
worth of food each year. At that ra,
the disgusting creatures can hard
cost less than $1OO,OOO,OOO per We
to the whole country. This is IL pr,
ty high price to pay for the compa II
ionship Of impish pests which, besid
their other bad habits, undermi
floors and carry the most dreaded a
all diseases. buh0nic plague.
Yet fires are more expensive til.
rats. In 1915-the last year for viii.
figures are ut hand-the Americ,
people paid out in premiums for fl
insurance $410,3G1, ,346. OF this va
sum ut least threefourths could ~
saved by reducing our fire record 4,
the rate prevailing in England, Fran.
or Germany; and even in our time a.,
nation S300,000000 per year is q sc i
Ing worth noting, and one viii Fl
would have a pcrceptiblc effect on t.s
cost Of living
FLOODS in 1916 caused losses in 4,
United States aggrcgating $21, ,O0O.0,J
Philadelphia will this year spea
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12

y "ekot SH'fr1S TH11 ,OVV,U
Phllhdelphia will this year spe
Sd,ooooOO to improve city strccta.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-04-12

Floods in 1916 caused losses in !
united States aggrcgating $21 ,OOO.N J
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-21
BUnPERCROPF nor
ONOMEA INll9l7
ISEXPECTATION
Prospects For 1918 Crop Not
Good Because OF Adverse In
fluences; May Improve

Harvesting from go IL acres less
than last year Onomea Sugar Com
pany expects a crop more than 1000
tons large. The last crop was $3.50
tons and the present estimate Is 10
1888 from 1914 acres These are
statements in the report of the man
ager TO tn stockholders OF the com.
pany at the annual meetins held
today.
The estimate OF the ononiea com
pany Is, the manager continues. fig
ured on SIS tons OF cane to a ton Of
sugar and to ell outward Appearances
this should be tn ecompany's record
crop.
In 1915 the crop viii be harvested
from 1859 acres and the present out.
look is now not at all promising owing
to wet weather. labor shortage and
late cultivation. While b .ebe'ieves
there is enough labor on the place
the laborers viii not turn out re sular-
" the daily average OF men al work
being between 80 and so per cent OF
the force
AS to improvements for the year
the managers report says:
improvements Installed this year
are, Searby shredder. revolving cane
cutting knives. with steam turbine 70
drive shradder and knives, and separ.
ate engines for cane carrier drive. all
of which we hope viii work out satis-
factorily, although atslbresent writing
We have not got them adjusted to our
liking: however. we are hoping fo- the
best. New installations generally take
a little time to get properly adjusted.
We hav ealso strengthened the milling
outfit by putting in new mill founda-
lions, steel cheeks and steel hydraulic
caps, wherein the hydraulic piston
and cylinder are placed on the top
|of the mills. We believe we have m
Installation there now second to none
in the territory. and. as far as can be
seen, practically rindestructible. SO Ear
as the cheeks. caps and hydraulics
are concerned. Everything IN and
around the mill and boiling house Is
in first-class condition"
In 1916 Onomea earned a net crop
for the year OF sS49,41290. DIVIDENDS
OF IS per- cent. $s25.000, were paid
and $29.9S2.6O was added to assets.