The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-09-20

home to take up the tasks of peace
when the last gun in the great war
has been fred and the last trench
taken?
They won't be human in a lot of
ways. I'm fearful of what they will
be-"
This is the opinion of Howard Deck.
ard. Columbus man, who has returned
from an undivulged governmental mis-.
sion to London and Paris, lasting
three months.
The terrible things they have wit.
messed and gone through, the slaugh-
ters they have seen and participated
in, cannot leave them the same"
Deckard said.
The one great influence now striv-
ing to counteract this bloody spirit
he said, is the American Y: M. c. A.
There is a canteen where sweet
meats, costing like fury in Paris, can
be purchased cheap. There are open
air movies and many other diversions.
The Y also is doing great work in its
Paris and London establishments. The
men truly are Christian soldiers"
When the French call the Ameri-
cans their "saviors" they are not en-
ploying Gallo exaggeration, said
Deckard. The United States entered
the war in the nick of time as far as
the allies are concerned, he states.
Aim to Settle Coal Problem.
Is il best to buy coal now or wait
a while? Answer to this question of
coal consumers, particularly house
holders, is expected to be brought
back from Washington by Atty. Gen.
McGhee, Chief Inspector James b.
Dugan Of the public utilities commits.
sion, and Fred c. Croxton, vice chair
main Of the Ohio defense council, who
jOurneyed to that city. ..
They saw Robert S. Lovett, director
OF priority of transportation, in an
effort to obtain modification of the or
der to railroads to give priority for
shipments to the northwest This
modification, they say, is necessary
immediately to relieve a coal famine
obtaining in many parts of the state.
Coal Dictator Garfield was told that
retail dealers in Ohio are unable to
get coal at the presidents prices, if
able to get it at any price. Garfield
was asked to fix Ohio retail prices as
early as possible.
Take Squabble to Court.
Ohio suffragists have taken their
squabble with Secretary of State Full
Ton over alleged illegal signatures on
petitions asking a referendum on the
Reynolds act, to court with 2OO-page
petition.
They ask a temporary restraining
order enioining Fulton from counting
1858 names on petitions from 65
counties and on part petitions from
several other counties on the grounds
that they are permeated with fraud
and that Fulton has refused to strike
them out or grant them hearing to
prove their claims.
Service to Younger Men.
Realizing the advantage of giving
prospective freshmen the right view
point toward university life, the Ohio
State University Y. M. c. A. is plan
ming, according to its usual custom, to
be of service to the younger men from
the time they step off the train. At
the Union station the new arrival will
find an information bureau main
rained by the Y. NJ c. A., where he
may report for direction as to where
10 get a room mr. locate the one he has
rented.
Arguments Are Filed.
First line on the style of campaign
that the drys and vets of Ohio will
make to keep the state out of the pro-
hibition column was disclosed Sept. 6.
Each side, through committees, filed
with the secretary of state its argu
ments. The documents will be dis
tributed to the voters by the state.
1t is plain that the liberals plan to
impress the voters that if they vote
prohibition it will be impossible le-
gally to get intoxicants to drink.
The Ohio Dry Federation, by J. w.
Deffenbaugh, Edward L. Gillian,
Percey Tetlow, L. ]. Taber and ]. A.
White, filed the argument reciting
among other things that the amend
ment is desired to become effective
Feb. 19, 1919, giving time for the
liquor producers, sellers and employees
to engage in legitimate business.
ohioan Sees First Wonder.
Announcement was made in Wash
ington thy the National Geographic
society that it's Mount Katmai expedi.
ton to Alaska, headed by Robert F.
Griggs, botanist, of the Ohio State
university, has been so successful that
the valley of ten thousand smokes"
soon sill be recognized as the first
wonder of the world.
Guard Heads Retain Commands.
Ohio guard officers will not be re-
placed by the 200 national army lieu
tenants recently sent from Chillicothe
to Camp Sheridan, Ala.
Gov. Cox protested to Secretary of
War Baker that the Ohio guard has
plenty of non-commissioned officers
with border experience to fill capably
any vacancies that may arise through
Baker replied that the national
army officers are with the Ohio guard
only temporarily and that vacancies
will be filed permanently within |
guard ranks.
German Supports U. S.
Former Congressman John Henry |
Cooke is giving the people Of his dis
trict an example of sincere and vigor-
ous srnnnrt of the pnvernment in the |