Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-28
MAY COMMANDER
CLOTHING SUPPLY
Division Adjutant Threatens to
Take Civilian Clothing From
Buckeye Dealers.
Maj. Johnston Asserts That the
Draft Army at ChilIicothe
Must Be Kept Warm.

Columbus.-(Special.)-If there is |
not enough good, warm clothing re-
ceived from supply depots for the !
troops at Camp Sherman, civilian
from Ohio clothing dealers
may be commandeered for the men.
This information was given by Mai.
Gordon Johnston, division adjutant at
Camp Sherman, to newspaper men.
Great stores of clothing are coming
in and are on the way to the camp, but
complete outfits are not yet available.
So if it is longer delayed these heroic
measures may have to be taken.
There's one thing certain, Ohio
wholesale and retail clothing men
have the stuff, even If it is not mill
tary," Maj. Johnston remarked
these men are from Ohio and Ohio
knew last spring how much
it would take to supply them. These
men still are in Ohio and the clothes
bought for them as civilians still are
in Ohio. 1t will be available even if
we have to commander it. You fell
lows can rest assured that these draft
ed men are going to be fed and
clothed properly. It may not be Who'll
ly military, but not one man is going
to suffer-"
The statement indicates what can
be done in a pinch. But in the last
few days there have been reasons to
believe that the next 40 per cent will
be outftted within a week or 10 days
after their arrival. Accommodations
otherwise will be good. There is yet
no hot water for bathing and stoves
are not yet in, but these comforts will
be ready later on. Men are urged to
bring good heavy high top shoes and
warm underclothing for use until
clothing is issued.
Leads In Coal Production.
While the air is filed with fore
bodings in regard, to a threatened
fuel shortage the coming winter and
much attendant suffering, a report is
sued by the United States geological
survey, giving the figures of an in
creased coal production last year, is
interesting as well as reassuring. The
increase was enormous, amounting to
over 5S.000,000 tons, Ohio having far
lead over all other states in this re-
gard. The report, which is of nation
wide interest at a time when the fuel
question is uppermost for discussion,
says:
1.-THE production of coal in 1916 was
590,098,175 net tons, valued at $751;
125, 5,63S, an increase compared with
1915 of 58,478,6S8 tons, or II per cent,
in quantity and $180,434, ,452, or rs per
cent in value. The production OF
bituminous coal was 502,519,6 ,682 tons,
valued at $685., ,116,077, an increase OF
1875 per cent in quantity and 32.5 pei
cent in value. The production ei
Pennsylvania anthracite was 87,578,
403 net tons, valued at 1902, zoos, ,561, a
decrease of nearly 2 per cent in qaan
tity, but an increase of more than
per cent in value. All the principal
eoal-producing states showed in
ereases in output. The most notable
increase was in Ohio, whose produc
tion of coal in 1915 was 12,203, ,52S
tons. or nearly IS per cent greater
than in 1915"
Soldiers Book Fund.
Ohio will be called on to raise $125,
900 as its quota of the $1,000,000 sol
diers' book fund being solicited il
America by the national defense coun
Gil. State Librarian Galbreath ha
written to librarians in every com
munity in the state, asking hearty &C
operation in the movement.
"Ohio's contribution is a small
amount compared with our free viii
contributions for other benefcent wa
purposes" he said.
Women's clubs and Boy Scou
troops likely will be asked to aid il
soliciting funds for the project in tn
camping week."
Says Soldiers VIII Be Changed.
What will the millions of men b
like who trail home to take up tn
the great war has been fired and tn
last trench taken?
"They won't be human in a lot {
ways. I'm fearful of what they wi
be-"
This is the opinion of Howard Decl
ard, Columbus man, who has returne
from an undivulged governmental mi
sion to London and Paris, lastin
three months.
"The terrible things they have wi
messed and gone through, the sIaugl
ters they have seen and participate
in, cannot leave them the same
Deckard said.
The one great influence now stri
ing to counteract this bloody spiri
he said, is the American Y. M. c.
Ohio Gets War Hospital.
Ohio is to have one of the 20 go
ernment Reconstruction hospitals
that will be established in the Unite
States for wounded American soldier
According to an announcement |
Maj. Gen. William c. Gorgas, surgec
general, it is planned to locate tt
Ohio hospital in Cincinnati.
''The whole conception of cover
ment and national responsibility f,
CdI1uS IOI LuS WOuhoCO Aco u1uOl SOl
radical changes during the months
study given the subject by exper
serving with the medical corps al
others consulting with Them"
Baker Addresses Bankers.
Secretary of War Newton D. Bak
told members of the Ohio Banker
association, in convention here, tn
after the great war much of the ne
organization evolved will remain
permanent part Of public and cover
mental structure. This new order
things will not be socialism, he w
certain, and he did not share in al
, fear that rights of individuals wou
? be lost. Baker arrived early in t
) day and went to Chillicothe to inspe
Camp Sherman. Returning to the ci
with Maj. Gen. E. F. Glenn, the secl
tary of war met Gov. Cox.
Guard Heads Retain Commands.
Ohio guard officers will not be
placed by the 200 national army lii
: tenants recently sent from Chillicot
6 to Camp Sheridan, Ala.
Gov. Cox protested to Secretary
- War Baker that the Ohio guard b
,lentv of nOn-commisSioned office