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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
WAR-DRAFT ARMY
PLANS CHANGED
PLANS FOR THIRTY-TWo SITES
GIVEN UP BECAUSE OF UN-
EXPECTED EXPENSE.
viii Be Put in Sixteen Camps septem-
ber -Four Selections Made and
Others Will Be Rushed-More Tents
Will Be Employed.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
shington.-Important revisions in
the plan for training the draft army
have been made by the War Depart
ment, which announced that the half
million men to be called to the cOlors
in September will be concentrated in
16 cantonments instead of 80, and that
many of the forces probably would be
put into tents instead of wooden bar
racks. Lack of funds, material, labor
and transportation facilities, Secretary
Baker said, were determining inf1u-
ences in the decision to reduce the
number of cantonments.
The previous plan to build S2 of the
camps was reached, it was explained,
after Congress had appropriated $77,-
000, 900 on the theory that there would
be only 16. For a time the larger num-
ber seemed practicable, but that would
have made much greater demand on
the over-taXed resources at the De-
partment's command. Although the
changes will upset all the tentative
plans for camp locations made by de-
partment commanders, it is not eX-
pected to delay beyond September l
the mobilization of the great draft
army.
-Four of the 16 Cantonment sites pro-
vided for under the new plan already
have been selected, and choice of the
others is expected soon. Secretary
Baker indicates that the building
would proceed as rapidly as possible.
The four sites selected are at Ameri-
can Lake, Wash; Atlanta, Ga; Ayre,
Mass. and WrightstOwn, N. J.
A more plentiful supply of canvas
than expected made it possible to put
some of the troops under tents A can
vas shortage was largely responsible
for the original plan to house the army
in wooden barracks, for army officials
have preferred tenting from the start.
Most of the tents used probably will be
placed at southeastern camps.
In making the announcement Secre-
tary Baker said also that forces in eX-
cess of those that could be cared for
in the 16 cantonments would be placed
under canvas This was taken as re-
ferring to national guard divisions, al
though the militia bureau has received
no instructions in this regard.
There is no indication Of an inten-
tion to alter the plan for formation of
16 divisions of the guard. The ques-
tion of filling these up to war strength
probably will not be settled until selec-
ton of men for military service Il the
draft army begins.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
BRAZIL SEWERS NEUTRALITY
War on Germany Is Expected-Vote in
Chamber of Deputies Is 139 to s.
Chile to Be Ally.

Rio Janeiro-The Chamber of Dep
uties, by vote of 139 to 3, revoked
the declaration of neutrality in the
war between the United States and
Germany. This is believed to be the
first step toward fiat declaration of
war on Germany by Brazil.
Santiago, Chile.-Chile will support
Brazil in "dopting vigorous measures
against Germany, says the Diario H.
lustrado in commenting on the new
aspejct of the international situation
brought about by the action of Presi-
dent Braz, of Brazil, in urging Con-
gress to revoke the DEGREES of neutral
ity in the war between the United
States and Germany, and authorize
measures for the defense Of the ma
tion's dignity.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Ii CHING-HSI REFUSES OFFER
Military Governors Oppose Dismissal
of Tuan Chi-Jui From the
Premiership.

Peking.-Numerous military COVER
nors have demanded the cancellation
of the presidential mandate dismissing
Tuan Chi-Jui from the Premiership,
considering the Presidents action to
be unconstitutional. Lii Ching-Hsi,
whose nomination as successor to
Tuan was approved by the Senate, re-
fused to accept the Premiership.
The military governors of Homan,
Anhwei and Shantung provinces and at
Mukden have threatened to declare
their independence unless their de-
mands for the cancellation of the man.
date are conceded.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
SLACKERS ENTERING MEXICO
Federal officers Report That Young
Americans Leave Country To
Avoid New Draft Act.

Laredo, Tex.--Federal officials here
disclosed the fact that from Is to 20
young Americans, with little baggage,
but carrying plenty of money and ap-
parently of good families, are crossing
into Mexico daily. They go south os-
tensibly to mine, prospect for oil or
pursue other occupations for which
they apparently are not trained, and it
is believed by officials that they are
leaving the United States to avoid con-
scription. Most of the young men are
from eastern states, some being from
points as far east as Maine and New
Hampshire.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
SHIP DIFFERENCES SETTLED
Agreement Is Reached by GoethaIs and
Denman-Both Steel and Wooden
Vessels to Be Built.

Washington. - Differences between
Chairman Denman, of the Shipping
Board, and Major General Goethals.
manager of the boards Emergency
Fleet Corporation, over the boards
wooden shipbuilding campaign, have
been cleared away, it was said, and the
corporation will proceed with construc-
tion of both steel and wooden ships.
General Goethals, back from New
York, where, in speech he character
lied the plan to build 1000 wooden
ships as hopeless, announced that the
fleet corporation had let contracts for
"a more wooden ships and for six steel
barges.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
War Aims and Needs.

Observation-Disclosures of the cabi-
net and others actively engaged in the
conduct Of the war outlined war aims
and needs to a meeting of editors of
the country's technical and trade pub
lications. All emphasized the magni-
tude of the task facing the nation and
urged the publishers to support the
government in the change from peace
to war conditions in industry. The
cabinet officers and repr presentatives of
the Council of National Defense told
in detail of what the council is doing
toward war preparation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Hunted Two DAYS and Two Niuhts.

Springfield, Mo.-Somewhere in the
Ozark Hills the infant son of J. Hol-
land Keet, former banker, of this city,
is being held by kidnapers. Two days
and two nights of unremitting search
failed to lead to the rendezvous of the
kidnapers, who stole the baby from its
bed, while maid slept III an adjoin-
ing room and the parents were attend.
ing ball at the County Club, a short
distance away. In response to an
anonymous letter received, the baby's
father drove through the storm carry.
ing $4,000 for his freedom.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

TT IS not known when the sign
boards first came into use in Japan,
but presumably it was not long
after the introduction of writing,
though that would not be necessary
among a people where pictures and
designs preceded ideographs represent
ing them. indeed, japanese writing,
like Chinese, consists of signs rather
than expressions of sound, says r.
Nakayama, NJ. COligny writes in the
Cincinnati Enquirer. The national
ideographs are for the eye rather than
the ear; to be seen rather than to be
heard.
There is no mention in japanese his
tory IF the fact that in the reignS of
Emperor Godaigo O319-1339) each gov
ernment official set up door plate
Signifying his name and occupation,
which may be regarded as the first
mention Of signs in Japan.
The art of advertising seems to have
made considerable progress during the
Tokugawa era, especially in the va
riety of signs used. To foreigners
these signs are striking to a degree,
though to Japanese they appear per-
fcctly natural. Those in broken.
antique or impossible English are, per-
haps the most remarkable, for since
the coming of foreigners every attempt
has been made to appeal to them,
though in many cases these foreign
signs are only to impress the native
customer with the idea that the shop
deals il foreign goods and, therefore,
sells reliable wares.
The most primitive form of jap
anese sign is that whereon is depicted
hangs out bundle of raw hemp fiber;
and the maker of grass or reed hats
suSpends some of these hats before
his shop entrance, while the umbrella
maker does the same. The watchmak-
er has big round clock or watch over
his shop, either in tower on the roof
or on the sign over the door.
Sometimes the clock is 8 real one
that sell mirrors often do likewise.
The druggist sometimes has the pic
ture of a huge paper bag over his shop,
as most Japanese medicines are sold
in that receptacle. Makers of tabi the
Japanese sock, also have a big tabi in
front of their shops, usually the pat
tern after which the sock is cut be-
fore sewing. Fan makers put out a
half-finished fan, and so on.
Rouge and toilet powders are so ex-
tensively used by Japanese women that
there are shops that deal exclusively
in this stuff, and are indicated by a
small red flag, signifying the color
which the powder will make the
cheeks. A shop with square piece Of
wood on which is painted various
round dots Of different cOlors tells the
passerby of paint shop.
From very ancient times cedar
leaves have been used to represent
the drink called sake. The reason for
this is because the ashes of cedar
foliage have been put in sake from Of
old to give it certain flavor liked by
the native palate. The leaves are ar
ranged in various forms, from round
bunch to an oblong bundle. The cedar
foliage is not painted, but natural, and
is replaced by fresh ones as the old
fall away. Usually the change is made
with the appearance of new sake on
the market, especially at New Year.
When you see a paper. lantern with
the painting of the tree peony on it,
that shows the shop within deals in
wild boar meat. Sometimes Il lion is
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Anarchy In Runsia.

Petrograd.-The Agrarian disorders,
wholesale confiscation of property, in.
cendiarism and other dangerous symp.
toms of anarchy which followed the
overthrow of the old authority in many
important industrial centers and agri-
cultural districts of Central and South
ern Russia are becoming more serious,
according to dispatches from various
points. Yeniseisk, in Central Siberia,
reports that during the last three
weeks 80 houses we're burned, and
that the population lie in condition Of
panic.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Three Score Killed Rv Mine

Boston.-Fifty-nine cut of 60 men
aboard the Warren liner Sycamore,
from Boston, were lost when the YES
sci was sunk by mine off the Irish
coast two months ago, according to
Captain Alexander Fenton, former
commander of the vessel, who brought
the first authentic report of the dis
aster to an American port. There
were two Americans in the crew.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Closer Cooperation Urged.

Neutrality-suspicious. General Goe-
thals, general manager of the Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation, had short
conference with President Wilson in
an effort to bring about closer co-ordi-
nation between the navy department
and the shipping board that will per-
nit fullest utilization of shipbuilding
facilities both for navy and merchant
marine work.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
TrainIoads Leaving st. Louis.

St Louis, Mo.-Two men, one white
and the other a negro, were severely
beaten by gangs in East st. Louis, as
race rioting there started for the
fourth night. 1t was reported that
most of the packing houses were ship
ping trainloads of negro employees to
the plants in Kansas City, st. Joseph,
Oklahoma City, Ft. Worth, Omaha and
Chicago. AT number of the banks
negroes who have savings accounts,
drew out their money in preparation
for leaving the city.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

Minneapolis-Rev Charles L. Lehn-
ert, pastor of Central German Method
ist Episcopal Church, was arrested
here by agents of the Department Of
Justice on warrant charging him
with making seditious statements in
denouncing the liberty loan. He was
held to the grand jury under $4,000
bail
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

A teacher of English tells in the
New Republic of his trlbulations, one
of them being that among the 10000
600 words he has passed upon in stu
dents papers, athletics" has appeared
100000 times! On the other hand, one
of his pleasant memories is that of "a
delightful lass who defined esthetic
a. something to kill cats with and H.
Illustrated her definition by the SEN
tence, We gave the cat an esthetic."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
St. Louis Race War Renewed.

st. Louis.-One negro was shot and
two were taken to hospital. severely
beaten, when the race rioting in East
ST Louis broke out again. Despite
the efforts of the police. special depu-
ties and national guardsmen, several
mobs, composed of more than 100 per-
sons, gathered and pursued negroes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
The BUSY Bee.

The bee is pointed out as paragon
of patient industry. Few people, how
ever. realize the infinitude of energy
tha. must be put forth by swarm of
bees in order to store their hive with
honey. How much do you suppose it
takes to make, for example, pound of
clover honey? The scientists calculate
that it requires the nectar from no
fewer than $4,000 clover blossoms. To
extract this nectar requires 2,7J00O0
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Use of Cane Cod Canal of Great Value

Washington.-Admiral Benson, chief
of operations, told the Senate COM
merce committee he regarded govern
ment ownership of the Cape Cod Canal
as of great value to the navy, but be-
cause of necessary heavy appropria-
tions for the war did not regard it as a
1&val necessity at present.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Elephants Stampede, lnjurins Mar

Elephants Stampede, lnjuring Many.
Uniontown, Pa.-At least one per
son was killed and more than fifty per-
sons were injured, six of them criti-
cally, when a windstorm struck the
grounds on which a circus was show
ing here, wrecking the big tent. Six
huge elephants, with a numbergof cir
Gus horses, frightened by the accident,
stampeded through the grounds, injur-
ing many in the crowds and wrecking
smaller tents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
MultlmlIIlonalre is Ordered To Jail

MultimiIIionaire Is Ordered To Jail.
Detroit, Mich.-James Couzins,
multimillionaire Police Commissioner,
refused to pay 500 fine imposed by
Police Justice Sellers for contempt .of
Court and was committed to jail Mr..
Couzins later was released on a writ
of habeas corpus, and hearing before
the Circuit Court was set for June g..
The contempt charges grew out Of
the refusal of the Police Commission
er to honor release orders from the
Police Justice.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
California Rocked by Quake.

Los Angeles, Gala severe earth
quake was experienced throughout
Southern California Near Brawley
the quake rocked school, where ex-
ercises we're being held, so sharply
that several women and children faint
ed and a panic narrowly was averted.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Audience Files Out of Hall.

Pemberville, O.-While Rev. U. S.
Bartz, minister of the Presbyterian
church at Fremont, was delivering the
Decoration Day address here and fol-
lowing his declaration that he was op-
posed to conscription, a part of the
audience left the hall.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Clock Has $4,000 Pieces.

At Beauvais cathedral there is a
clock which is composed of $4,000 sep
arate pieces, having so dial plates.
This clock gives the time in the Big
capitals of the world, as well as the
local hour, the day of the week and
month, the rising and setting OF the
sun, the phases of the moon and tides.
as well as considerable other infonna-
finn
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Mere Mounted Forces.

Washington.-War Department or
ders direct the organization of two new
regiments of cavalry, the Eighteenth
and Nineteenth, at Ft. Ethan Allen, VT
Battalions of the Second Cavalry now
there will form the nucleus of the two
new regiments.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

Algiers.-Former Queen Ranava-
lena, of Madagascar, is dead at her
home here. Queen Ranavalena had
been living in exile in Algiers since
1896, when she was deposed by the
French, following anti-Christian out
breaks in Madagascar.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Two Killed In Explosion.

San Francisco.-Two men were
killed in an explosion in the nitrogly-
cerin room of the Giant Power Works
at Giant, Cal, near Richmond. The
superintendent of the plant declared
the explosion was accidental. The
room was damaged badly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

Plainfield, N. Rudolph Otto, said
10 have been formerly German Consul
at Jamaica, West Indies, was taken
into custody by Federal officers. No
statement was made as to the reason
for his arrest.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Fined For Anti-War speech,

Cleveland, O.-Charged with disor-
derly conduct in making speech
against conscription, Andrew Ander-
son was fined $25 and costs and SEN
fenced to 80 days Imprisonment here
by Judge Beebe.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

Washington. - Earthquake tremors
lasting over a period of two hours were
recorded by the Georgetown Univer-
sity seismograph. The shocks were
also recorded at St. Ignatius' College
Observatory, Cleveland, o.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
PItched Battle In Streets.

Cleveland, O.-Anti-war frenzy, STIR
red by Socialist orators, clashed with
patriotism on the Public square, when
close to 100 police fought a pitched
battle with mob of hundreds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Dynamite Blast Wrecks BUILDINGS

Cleveland, GA terrific explosion of
dynamite in frame store and apart
ment building at 1924 Woodland ave-
nue., destroyed the building, injured
thirteen persons, three of whom are in
hospitals. Physicians say all of the
injured will recover.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Ienienev Asked for AlIers

Observation-Disclosures were ad-
vised not to dismiss alien employees
because they haze not completed their
naturalization, in a statement by the
committee on public information.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

Paris--It is officially announced that
the French liner Sontay, bound for
Marseilles from Saloniki with 344 pas
sengers. was torpedoed April 16, with
loss of As lives.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

Middleport, GA cloudburst at
Hartford, w. Va, flooded the Linden
and Liverpool mines. imperiling the
lives OF As men in the Liverpool mine
and 100 in the Linden mine. They
escaped by way of the manways
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

visits by bees who often have to go for
it distance of one or two miles. Who
of us has the industry Of the bee?
And yet how else can the honey of life
be stored biblical Recorder
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07

Washington.-Rea Admiral Sims, in
charge of American naval operations
in European waters, formally was ap-
pointed a Vice Admiral by President
Wilson.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
EXPLOSION In Vessels Hold.

Havana.-An explosion occurred in
the hold of the American steamship
Lackawanna when its cargo of coal
was being unlOaded here at dock.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-07
Nav confiscate Property.

Petrograd.-The Provisional Govern
ment is seriously considering a wide
spread scheme of confscation of pri-
vate property.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-01

Of" Matt. 6: 34.) AS the Presi-
dicated just who will be selected to
go to the war and who will not be
exempt, we should not be unduly
concerned over exemptions. If We
will. faithfully take care of the pres
ent, the failure will take care of it
self When our president calls on us
to take up carnal weapons, IL we are
dent of the United States has not in
conscientously opposed to lighting
and have lived consistently up 10 this
position all our lives, no doubt our
convictions will be properly respect
ed. We could gain nothing by prepar-
ing papers and petitioning those in
authority to exempt us from going
to war, when we have not been con-
scripted or called upon to take arms.
Instead of doing this, we should move
steadily forward in the discharge of
our Christian duties, we should make
good citizens, we should support the
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-06-01

government in every spiritual way.
and do all we can spiritually to up
hold the hands of those who are lead
ing the nation. By so doing we will
approve our allegiance to both Jeho-
vah and to our government, and will
become great and powerful factors
for the propagation of good and the
elevation of the human race. Let us
not be cast down, let us be not un-
duly alarmed ~ but let us faithfully
do our duty as the days come and go.
Let each day take care of itself, and
then we may be assured that when
we come to breathe our last we will
pass out of the shadows and turmoils
of this life in the glory light of
Heaven.
God be with you.