The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-06-28
NEWS CULLED
IN THE CAPITAL
ACTIVITIES OF STATE DEPART
MENTS - OTHER HAPPENINGS

of three divisions, each retaining its
political identity, is to be mobilized for
the campaign for statewide prohibi-
ton.
This alignment in the fight to put
the saloon out of politics by voting 1t
out of business developed when the
Republican dry state convention, fol
lowing the reception of a fraternal
committee from the Democratic dry
state organization and an address by
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, head OF
the Ohio Women's Suffrage party,
voted that the organization it was to
form should work in harmony with
other organizations striving for the
suppression Of the liquor traffic in
Ohio.
Heretofore the fights to put Ohio on
the dray may have been made as the
result Of non-partisan movements
This year the non-partisan organiza
tions will have the active backing OF
partisans and the vets will be con
fronted with new foes.
Jnc uIy "OAN
formulating in convention a plan Of or
ganization to reach into every voting
precinct of the state, the dry Demo
cratic state executive and central com
mittees in joint session decided tC
bring William Jennings Bryan anC
Senator Beckham of Kentucky into
Ohio to campaign for prohibition. The
dry Democrats also authorized eact
congressional district committeeman
to appoint dry Democratic chairman
for each county in his district.
No Halfway AmerIcanism.
Gov. James M. Cox has read out o
existence all hyphenated classified
tions of halfway Americanism.
In replying to a letter from GeorgC
Sylvester Viereck of New York, editor
of the American Weekly" formerl!
"The Fatherland," who asked the gov
ernor to interest himself in favor o
exempting American citizens of Ger
man parentage from military service
Gov. Cox laid down emphatically thu
principle tnat in this country now mel
can be only American citizens or alieI
enemies. with no halfway ground be
tween. The governors letter said:
II have your letter of the 18th in
slant asking an expression on the eX
emption of Americans Of German pa
rentage from military service in th
present war with Germany. We can
not recognize now of all times a divi
sion among the American people. AL
of us are Americans and this is Amer
ica's war, in which there can be NJ
thought of individual desire. On
country must either stand united; o.
broken into divisions, sentimental o
otherwise, fall asunder. There shoul
be no German Americans, Frencl
Americans, Irish Americans, Russ
Americans or any other class of hal
Americans. Those who cannot regis
ter as full United States Americans
citizens with only one loyalty, may de
clare themselves as alien enemies
There can be no halfway course"
Reports on Disease In Ohio.
Smallpox, cerebro-spinal meningiti
and infantile paralysis have been III
usually prevalent in Ohio.
State board of health reports fo
May, just announced also state tha
diphtheria and scarlet fever sho'
higher recorded totals than in pr
vious years.
Twenty cases of infantile paralysi
were reported in May, the highes
record in the history of the depar
ment. In May of last year ther
were only two.
Murderer Dies in Chair.
Last day appeals of his parents ha'
ing been in vain, Albert Clark, Mian
county murderer, early on the morl
ing of June % paid the death penalt
for the life he took six months ago.
Clark is the seventy-tifth man t
be executed IN the penitentiary. II
was sentenced for killing Harve
Hake, marshal of Covington, o.
Cox Sets Red Cross Sunday.
Gov. Cox in his proclamation Jul
issued, sets Sunday as Red Cross SUI
day in Ohio:
Necessary work in the campaig
to raise $100,000,000 for the emer
ency fund of the war council of IL
American Red Cross is now in pro
ress. The necessity of creating WI
emergency fund for the care of sic
and wounded soldiers needs no furth'
comment to bring the material +
sponse from every human heart. IL
time is now short, last appeal is b
ing made for supreme effort. I, ther
fore, proclaim Sunday, June "a, I
American Red Cross Sunday and r
spectfully urge that special service
be held in all churches throughout Il
state wherein appeal will be made Fl
contribution of funds to the Americs
Red Cross in this worthy campaign
Says Omit Fireworks.
Omit fireworks and toy balloon
from the Fourth of July celebrate
this year. This appeal was sent
Ohio mayors by State Fire Marsh
Fleming.
"The great call of the Red Cross,
necessary just now, should have eve
dollar which otherwise would be spe
in fireworks display" says Fler1in
Every man, woman and child is lice
ed to help in our part of the ire
worlds struggle. Every cents wor
of our food supply and industrial pre-
uct must be protected. Fireworks {
Stroxy life and nroDertV"
Ohio Needs Harvesters.
A warning has been issued by
labor division of the Ohio branC
council for national defense, that Oh
men should not go to the weste
wheat fields expecting to get work