Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-11
WAR MILLS CAN'T
EXEMPT ALL MEN
Plants Seeking Deferred Draft
for Every Worker Get
Stiff Warning.

Columbus-(SpeciaL blanket at
tempts by some Ohio industries to
have every employe of draft age, re-
gardless of his task, given deferred
classification, which would mean ex-
emption from military service on in
dustrial grounds, were disclosed by
state draft headquarters here.
Coupled with the announcement
that there is definite movement
among certain industries to make 100
per cent industrial exemption claims,
which threaten to obstruct the
prompt and efficient operation in Ohio
of the new classification system by
clogging the draft machinery, was a
strong warning that industries so be-
( having will find their workers receiv-
ing absolutely no consideration at the
| hands of draft authorities.
Industries which fail to cooperate
with the draft boards and claim de-
ferred classification for their entire
working forces, unskilled labor as
! well as skilled, and men who are not
| engaged in essential war work along
| with those who are, will only succeed
in having Instructions issued to local
boards to place every man of each
such industry in Glass 1, the class
first liable to call to service.
Draft officials believe some indus
tries are doing so because they mis-
understood the classification system.
"Tag Your Shovel Day."
National Tag Your Shovel Day.
has been set for Wednesday, Jan. 80,
by the fuel administration at Washing
ton. 1t is intended as an object lesson
to impress the country that 100000
more carloads of coal are required to
carry the needs of the country in eX-
cess of the production, notwithstand-
ing record breaking consumption.
The crisis must be met, it is an
nounced, by saving in shovelful lots.
The fuel administration hopes that
the 21,350,000 school children of the
country will perform the patriotic
work OF tagging the coal shovels in
American homes.
In this extra effort to save coal for
war purposes, the government is seek
ing the widest publicity.
dS Jul ouON6l LAY IdIlS Ou
Wednesday,, and the fuel administra
ton expects governors, mayors and
teachers will unite in arranging for a
school holiday
Two printing plants are now turn
ing out the tags and posters, and the
hope is that all the children every
where, except those who are unfor
tO hn W
measles or mumps or something, viii
be on the job Jan. 80, for Uncle Sam
The tags, on the face, bear this
wording: "Save that shovelful o
coal a day for Uncle Sam" On the
reverse are these hints on saving
coal:
1-Cover furnaces and pipes witt
asbestos or other insulation; alsC
cracks with cotton
"2-Keep your rooms at 68 degree!
(the best heat for health).
''3-Heat only. the rooms you use al
the time.
"4-Test your ashes by sitting. l
you find much good coal, there i
something wrong with your heater
See furnace expert.
"5-Write to the maker of you
furnace or stove for practical direc
tions for running economically.
"6-Save gas and electric light a
much as possible-this will save Goa
for the nation
The fuel administration points on
that this tag day is different from al
other tag days. Instead of asking fo
cash contributions, the school chi
dren will urge that householder
save money-save for food, for wa
saving stamps, for Liberty Bonds, an
at the same time add to the govern
ment's coal pile.
! Package for Every Soldier.
The SD division at Camp Sherma
laid aside its warlile preparation
Dec. 25 and turned back to it's chilt
hood days with the zest and enthus
: asm of little children.
: Even the weather man smiled o
Camp Sherman by blanketing it wit
: snow during the night. Everythin
was propitious of the old-fashione
Christmas. Everybody realized the
it may be the last Christmas many {
: the men will spend on this side of th
= Atlantic, and they made the most {
: their opportunities.
) Thousands of gifts were distribute
and the men were overwhelmed b
the generosity of the thousands {
= Ohio and western Pennsylvania pc
Y pie. Through the Red Cross author
e ties every man in camp was reache
: with a big package of necessitie
+ Each man received the following:
V A pipe and tobacco or cigaret
l. candy, shoestrings, soap, nuts, han
/ kerchief, knitted articles, knive
n tooth brushes and tooth and Shawn
i paste, flash lights and similarly US
|. full articles.
+ New War Decalogue.
n Ten war commandments for tt
women of America have been pr
posed by the women's committee
the Council of National Defense,
&c which DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
v chairman, with the suggestion they
. made the basis for a New Years re
.s olution.
Here is the new decalogue:
DIDO not chatter. Keep to you
% self the news you hear.
a. "2-Do not listen to alarmists
% slackers.
"3-Be moderate in your spendin
Preserve Seed Corn.
,S Seed corn in Ohio this year is &C
w sidered poorer than it has been f
20 many years because Of early Septel
ber frosts and the December freel
If the crop of 1918 is to be up to NJ
NAL, all good seed corn must be
;. Gated and preserved. Old corn tn
-, shows high termination can be plal
. ed with assurance of success, and
- can be readily sold. All corn intend
~ for seed should be tested for germi1
~ ton to determine the effect of t
~ recent severe freezing. Corn may 10
y good but be worthless for planting
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