The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-07-13
PRESIDENT CALLS
NATIONAL GUARD

NAIIUNAL GUAku
President Wilson issued ~roclama
tion Tuesday drafting the entire Ma
tional Guard into the United States
army.
The National Guard of Ohio will
be called into federal service on Jul!
Is and sent to concentration camp
in the south, altho the draft will no
apply formally to them until Aug
ust 9th.
The presidents proclamation is th'
second great war step in the conflic
with Germany, the first being tn,
order for the selective draft.
The issuing of the proclamation
was received by all high officials o.
the government as an act Of grea
solemnity, for behind it is the pur
pose to send the vast majority, If no
all, Of the guardsmen to the battle
fields Of Europe. The men in this
arm Of the nations fighting force
according to present plans, will spent
their next Christmas holidays behinC
the trenches in France.
The guard will lcome in as an integ.
raj part of the federal army under
rules fully protecting, as far as pos
sible, the identity of the units as
state organizations. All officers be-
low the rank of colonel will come
into the federal service with the same
rank. This provision, carried in the
proclamation, is the redemption of
the pledge made in appealing for re-
cruits that the men would have the
privilege of serving under their own
guard officers.
This order affects about 295,00O
guardsmen, that being the latest total
enrolment figures. This leaves ap-
/. proximately 100000 men to be added
to the guard either by enlistment or
by draft. Ohio will probably need at
least 1900 to fill her ranks to COM
plete division.
The Ohio guard will be subject to
war department rules and regula-
tions from July Is on. On that date
all the guardsmen will report to
their armories. While definite an
nouncement is withheld it is not be-
lieved there will be any attempt at
state mobilization, but that the
guard will be held at company head
quarters until entrained for the train
ing camp in the south,
There has been no change in the
1o4 xzlox, OR a,o4
to send the Ohio guard to Augusta
rather than Macon, Ga. Once in the
southern training camp there will be
a period Of gruelling intensive train
ing for war. This training period
will be much shorter than has been
contemplated for the guardsnen are
to complete their training, as in the
case with Pershing's regulars now in
France, behind the trenches in sight
and sound of the actual fighting.
Members of Co. A, 5th regiment
are ordered to report to Berea Sun
day, many of whom will leave here
Saturday night. Those from Medina
who belong to the company and who
will answer the call Sunday are:
Harold Roshon, Neal Roshon, Ed
ward Kennan, Harley Arnold, Leonard
Clement, Joseph Rumf, Joseph Sey-
mour and Max Sergeant.
OHIO CROP CONDITIONS JULY 1 |
The acreage planted to corn in the
State of Ohio this year is estimated
as being the largest on record. The
condition of the crop, however, while |
slightly above the ten-year average,
is not all that might be desired due to
the lateness of the season and fre-
quent rains having interfered some
what with cultivation. The wheat
crop made further progress during the |
month and the present forecast is for
crop Of 33,200, 900 bushels, a net gain
of 100000 bushels over the forecast a |
month ago. The present indications
are that with the exception Of Kansas
whose winter wheat acreage is more
than double that Of this state, Ohio
will harvest more winter wheat than
any other state in the Union. The
oat crop made material progress DUR
ing June and the rye crop shows a
marked improvement also. The tobacco
acreage Of the state is larger than
that Of any year since 1910 and would
undoubtedly have been increased even
more had weather conditions been
more favorable for planting. The con-.
dition Of the crop is slightly below
the average due largely to the lateness
Of the season. The potato acreage Of |
the state shows a substantial increase
over that Of a year ago and but for
the high price Of seed potatoes, would
probably have been increased to a
greater extent. The present conditions
Of this crop is very promising. Clover
and timothy meadows made notice
able Improvement during the month
and the condition Of pastures is con-
above that Of June 1. Close
Of month found clover hey harvest in
In some sections Of the state
but considerable dhnculty iii curing
and saving the crop was being expert
anced due 10 frequent rains. The apple I
Is not 10 promising as that |
Of q month ago, the peach crop shows
1 further decline in condition, and the
pear prospect il well below that of the
|en-year average. &
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