The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-04-02
DoINGs THE COUNTRY OVER

Protests against the bin prohibit
ing the teaching Of German in the
public schools are being received by
Gov. Stanley.
At Coshocton, o., a mob Of ap-
proximately 600 visited 16 homes
and forced about 80 pro-Germans to
kiss the flag and say "To hell with
the Kaiser"
Henry Cohen, who was to inform
the authorities about a man higher
up in gambling in New York, was
shot to death seven hours before he
was to testify.
The staid old city of Philadelphia
has become so immoral that Secre-
tary Daniels of the Navy may be
compelled to take drastic actions to
curb the conditions.
Seven hundred hotel men of Wash
ington City, by rising vote, agreed
to comply with Mr.. Hoover's request
that all wheat and wheat products be
abolished for while.
DR.. David Barrow's hospital unit
has received orders from Washing
ton to. report at Camp Zachary Tay-
lor, where the enlisted men of the
unit are already in training.
Brig. Gen. Roger Williams, Of
Lexington, has been held physically
unfit, and the examining board at
Washington has recommended his
retirement from active service.
Hite Clements, Of Springfield, was
shot to death at Fairfield, Nelson
county, and his brother-in-law, with
whom he had had previous trouble,
is in Jail charged with the killing.
Declaring that all he has he owes
to America, a foreign-born citizen
of New York has offered two Ameri-
can flags made of diamonds and
other precious gems as prizes in the
coming Liberty Loan campaign.
Charley Chaplin and Douglas Fair
banks are to visit Kentucky next
month in the interest of the forth
coming Liberty Loan campaign. Mr..
Fairbanks will speak at Louisville,
April 10, and Mr.. Chaplin will de-
liver an address at Bowling Green,
April 10.
Indiana becomes dry state after
midnight tonight. and from that time
it will be unlawful to sell liquor in
the State or 10 give it away. It will
be Illegal to ship liquor into the
State. A man may bring it in per.
sonally for his own personal or fam
lily use, but that is all.
Mrs. Lydia White arrested at New
ark, N. j., with blueprints of air
planes in her possession, admitted
that a group Of German spies have
been employed in the plant of the
Curtiss Engineering Corporation
Frederick Arnold, boarder in hel
home, also was arrested.
President Wilson has intrusted to
a special commission of five Govern.
ment officials the determination of 8
national policy governing meat pro.
duction, sale and distribution during
the war, which may include virtual
price-fixing and definite control OF
actual Federal operation of the big
packing houses.
| Secretary of Labor Wilson ha.
made public the national war labor
programme projected by representa-
tives of capital and labor, one of the
principal provisions being an agree
ment that there shall be no strike!
or lockouts during the war and {
recommendation that all industrial
disputes be settled by Government
mediation board.
Plans for a super-cannon, prob
ably similar to the long-range CUR
used by the Germans in the bonn
bardment of Paris, have been sub
mitted to Secretary Daniels. Nava
ordnance experts, however, doub
the military value Of such a weapon
it is understood, as it would TAKE
considerable time and money to per
feet it.
I I. w. w. leaders and organizer
charged with attempting to violate
the espionage act and destroy indus
tries entered pleas of not guilty wher
arraigned before Federal Judge Ian
dis yesterday. All but one of thu
113 defendants were present wheI
the trial was called. They presented
a queer appearance-poets, authors
lumber camp captains in all manner
of raiment being cuffed together.
The Food Administration is plan
ming drastic action against farmer
holding wheat in face Of the dire ne
cessity of increased wheat shipment
to the Allies and American troops il
France who are fighting the battl'
for democracy. The plea to tn,
farmers patriotism had but Sigh
effect as mill receipts increased t.
3,250,000 bushels as compared t,
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