The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-07-05
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS - OTHER HAPPENINGS

coal or state officials are deceived as
to their ability.
And Ohio. Furthermore, Is going TO
ee that railroads speed up the trans
pOrtation of war supplies.
The work has been started and, Of
fcials say, shows progress.
If the plans of the state authorities
do not miscarry. it soon will be pos
sible for the coal operators to tell the
public that coal prices are at abnor-
NAL levels because the railways do
not deliver coal.
In the meantime the state will bend
every effort to remove the objection
that the entire blame has been placed
upon the railways and to this end the
railroads will be handled as drastical-
ly as possible.
Extra inspectors have been en-
ployed and they are being put to work
under James B. Dugan, who has been
made chief inspector under the public
utilities commission.
When delay is found in Interstate
commerce, the interstate commerce
commission and the national council
for defense ut Washington are notified.
Follow Plow and Flag
"Shoot the kaiser with corn and
'taters. Hit him with pork and beans.
Swat him with 81 varieties of garden
sass. Taunt him with cock-crow and
cackling hens. Bread bullets will hit
our enemies as deadly Ak lead bullets.
Win the war with meal ticket"
THE world is scraping the bottom
Of the flower barrel. Growing a meal
ticket is a paramount issue Human
ity is stored in city fats and tall build
ings. Farm gets black eye because of
short hours and big wage in shop and
factory. Overalls are outrun by palm
beach and patent leather. Prize fight
ers get applause and So dinners. Plow
boys get back seat and no newspaper
mention. Sporting heroes get cheers
and headlines. Pig growers work
eight hours before dinner and eight
hours after. The city daily neglects to
laud and applaud the lad and lassie of
farm and garden. A world at war
needs hoes and cooks more than box
ing gloves or tango. Give applause
and printed praise to him and her
who do things worth while. Dirt re-
liYion is nations need. EXalt the call
ing of tilling the soil. More and better
live stock is salvation of soil fertility
and the pork barrel. Follow the plow
and flag"
Guard to Have Separate Division.
Secretary of War Baker has just an
nounced in Washington that he will
authorize the Ohio national guard to
form separate army division if the
number of men required to fill all its
units to full war strength can be re-
cruited before the Ohio troops are
called into federal service. In tele-
gram to Gov. Cox, he said that mas
much as West Virginia, with whose
militia it had been planned to combine
the Ohio guard, has taken no steps to
raise its allotted regiment of field ar
tillery, he would assign to Ohio the
raising Of the three regiments of field
artillery necessary for division form
alton. When these regiments and
others necessary for a full division are
completed the war department will be
pleased to recognize 1t as such.
MobolIxe to Fight Liquor.
Marshalled under a banner demand.
ing that the saloon be driven out OF
Ohio a dry army of three divisions
each retaining its political identity, is
to be mobilized for the campaign for
statewide prohibition.
| Cox Says Gun Is Loaded.
Standing upon the pinnacle of Ohio
1853 feet above sea level, Gov. Cox
told a great audience in Bellefontaine
that he will have a gun loaded when
he meets coal operators Of Ohio whom
he has summoned to the governors
Office to discuss the high price of fuel
And l don't mind telling you," said
the governor. that in instances II
which it is apparent what is the per
fectly right thing to do, l am not go
ing to consult the constitution or the
law books
ut may be necessary TO lock some
people up. II you are willing to give
your sons to protect the government
1t is fair for you to ask the protection
of that government against those whC
would make q fortune over night By
eXtortion."
Gov Cox was the principal speaker
at the Red Cross flag raising cere
mony on the highest point of land il
Ohio. two miles from Bellefontaine
The governor said the United
States is in this war "to defend tn,
honor of the flag our fathers died for
but don't get it into your minds tina
we are going to win without sacri
fees"
Bakers Take War Step.
Unanimously and harmoniously
representatives Of the bakery inter
ests of the state, sitting with the foo'
and conservation committee of tn
state council for defense, agreed tina
return of unsold and used bread t.
bakers must stop July 10.
The purpose Of the action is seeh
ing to encourage use Of stale breat
which Is entirely fit for consumption
thus saving the grain.
The bakers estimated the change o
policy will result in saving Of or
per cent of the -four used in the Buck
eye state.
Fights Short Measures.
officials of the state bureau Q
weights and measures have begun
campaign in behalf IF consumers i
: which they propose TO see that pre-
duce dealers, grocers and others dea
ing in potatoes, apples and vegetable
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