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'ERROR that COST u. S.
ALL OF CANADA

men crawled forward. They reached a
low fence within 20 yards of the bat
teries undiscovered Poking their long
rifles over the lower rail they took
careful aim at the gunners outlined
against the evening sky and fired. A
bayonet charge followed. In less than
10 minutes the British were in full
flight and the American supports were
taking possession of the deserted
works. For many years after this the
Twenty-first Infantry wore the words,
81 will try, sir, on the buttons of their
coats.
Drummond now moved his reserves
into action and took charge of the
British force. He formed his fresh
men at the foot of the hill and attempt
ed to retake the position. Five separ-
ate assaults were made that night. The
American troops would fire one volley
at the red flashes of the British guns
and then rush out to end the tussle
hand to hand. Fully half the dead, af-
ter the five British charges had failed
had fallen from bayonet and sword
wounds. Scots brigade, now rested
made counter charge after the fifth
British assault. 1t was nearly midnight
They drove the British helter-skelter
down Lundy's lane. Unfortunately the
commander was wuonded severely and
forced to go to the rear. Brown was
also struck and the command devolved
upon Riley.
For some reason early in the morn
! ing of July26 Ripley withdrew the army
after spiking the British guns, which
could not be moved for lack of horses
Brown did not learn of the retreat un
! til sunrise. Even then, weak from loss
OF blood and sleep, he ordered that the
hill be reoccupied, But Drummond
had taken advantage of Ripley's error
and Brown soon realized that it would
| be suicidal to attack again. The army
went back to Ft. Erie, where, under
General Gaines, it soon withstood 9
siege.
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Is The Novel Proposition
Now Made
Would Relieve Conditions Pro-
duCed BY War Abroad,
LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED

Representatives. Of the countrys
Largest Financial and Shipping In.
tereets Hold important Conference
With Secretary McAdoo-commit
tee Headed by Seth Low to Advise
With Government Departments.
Washington, Aug. Government
insurance against war risks ~ Amer.
lean register ships and their cargoes
was the solution offe: ri oy sixty-two
representative businesc men OF the
country for the stoppage Of American
over seas commerce because of the
European war.
The proposal was made in definite
form after a conference, presided
over by Secretary McAdoo Of the
treasury department, who called the
meeting. Practically all of the larg-
est banking and shipping interests in
the United States we're represented
The conference appointed com.
mittee of twelve, headed by Seth
Low, president OF the National Civic
Federation, to remain in Washington
and advise with the governmental de-
partments and committees of con-
gress during the framing Of legisla-
tion believed necessary to relieve
conditions produced by the war
abroad.
The committee began drafting a
bill, to be presented to congress inn
mediately and pressed for passage
with view to having a government
insurance bureau in operation as soon
as possible after the pending measure
modifying restrictions upon American
registration of foreign built ships goes
into effect.
In a statement issued by Secretary
McAdoo he declared it to have been
the consensus of opinion at the con
ference that, with enlarged registry
of American ships and action by the
government supplementing what pri
vate companies might do In connec
tion with insurance, the question Of
exports and Of foreign exchange
would rapidly solve themselves"
Many speakers, including J. P Nor
gan, James J. Hill and other finan
ciers, pointed out that Great Britain
France and Belgium already had pro
vided for government war insurance
Of their merchant shipping. Agains
this action they declared the United
States would be helpless, as no ship.
would pass under the American faE
with the passage of the propose reg
istry law unless their owners were
assured Of insurance under the Star!
and Stripes. The result would be F.;
foreign monopoly of sea transporta
ton, they predicted. and the fixins
abroad of price at which American
wheat and cotton would be sold.
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SHOT TO DEATH
BY DESPERAOOES
PaymaSter, Physician and Deputy
Sheriff Lose Their Lives.
SCENE IN WEST VIRGINIA WILDS

Murderers Escape With $4,000 In
Cash, the Monthly Wage Of a Coal
company's Employees Travelling
Men Find the Three Dead Bodies,
but No Trace Of the 6sndits-De-
tails of Daring HoIdup.
Bluefeld, W. Va, Aug. 15.-Am
bushed where a winding, lonely
stretch Of track breaks the impene-
trable fastness Of the Blue Ridge
mountains and in the solemn OF great
timber tracts, three men, a paymas-
ter, deputy sheriff and a physician,
we're held up by bandits, shot to death
and then robbed Of a $4,000 coal
mine monty payroll. The holdup
took place near Glen Alum, seventy
five miles west of here.
The dead: f. E. Johnson, paymas-
ter Glen Alum Fuel company; Joseph
Shaler, deputy sheriff; DR.. w. G.
Amick, company physician.
The highwaymen made clean get
away. Probably an hour after the
robbery travelling men, footing it to-
ward the Glen Alum railway station,
found the three dead bodies and no
trace of the bandits.
AS is the custom, owing to the des-
olation of the country, the Glen Alum
Fuel company received s10,500 in bills
Of small denominations from g ma
tional bank in Cincinnati by train
and Immediately after Paymaster
Johnson, Deputy Sheriff shaler and
DR.. Amick boarded railroad motor
and started for the company mines
three and a half miles up the hollow
The holdup occurred at point half
way between. AS the motor, by which
the same trip was made by the same
men many times before, can in a
pinch do fifty miles an hour, there is
wide speculation on how the robbery
occurred. Either something went
wrong with the motor or the tracl
ahead was blocked
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dever, East
Gambler street, leave Monday for
Winfield, Iowa, where they will re-
main for ten days, the guests of Mrs.
Ida Pusey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther A. Stream re-
turned Friday evening from Chicago,
where Mr.. Stream attended the ses-
sions of the National Poultry Associ-
alton, as representative from Ohio.
The members of the embroidery
club of Brandon held farewell re-
ception at the home of Mrs. Laura
Ewart Friday night in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. j. e. Schooleis who are mov-
ing to Columbus. A hand-painted
plate was presented Mrs. Schooleis by
the members of the club.
Hon. and Mrs. William Welsh left
this morning for Minneapolis, Mimi,
where they will attend the sessions
OF the National Fire Insurance Agents
association, Mr.. Welsh being one of
the Ohio delegates. From there, they
will go to Fairmont, Mimi, and spend
two weeks on fishing trip on the
lakes, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
W. Hill.
Hon. James A. Houck of Indiana
polls, tax commissioner of Indiana, is
the guest of his cousin, Hon. Lewis
Il. Houck, for few days. Commits
sioner Houck has been in Columbus
investigating the workings of the
Warnes law, and is so highly pleased
with it's successful operations that he
will recommend the enactment of q
similar tax law for Indiana
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TETANUS
Germs Are To Be Found
Everywhere
(London Chronicle)

The danger arising from tetanus
spores on vegetables, hay and other
substances was emphasized in lee
ture at the Royal Institute of Public
Health on Thirty Years in the His
tory of Tetanue," by NJ. l.. Vaillard.
The tetanus bacillus, he said, was
found in the spore condition in the
soil, in particles of dust flying in the
air, and in mud from surface waters.
Its diffusion around us was enormous
The ground was the most favorable
plact; it was to be found deep down,
but was abundant on the surface. The
soil and all the objects contaminated
by it could therefore be a source OF
infection of the virus.
1t was by means of the soil that the
spores of the tetanus bacillus were
carried into habitations; hence their
presence is common among floor dust
and dust from walls. Tetanus spores
might be found on the surface of
vegetables, where they were carried
by the dust and debris of the soil.
Tetanus could easily be transmitted
to animals by inoculating them sub
cutantously with hay dust.
If wound were contaminated with
tetanus spores, but at the same time
no baceria favorable to their germina-
tion gained access, no tetanus would
result; this was no reason why tetan-
us was rare in spite of its enormous
most rigorous antiseptic treatment of
all wounds, even the slightest ones,
would reduce the chances of infection
to minimum. Not that the tetannic
spores might thus be destroyed, but
the antiseptices would react on the
other microbes which accompanied
them and were generally much weak
er. By eliminating the latter or pre-
wanting their growth, the tetanus
spores were rendered powerless.
Since the Lister era and the popular
izing of antisepsis, tetanus had be-
come indefinitely rarer after opera
tions and severe wounds. To-day it
was generally caused by small and in
significant wounds, especially among
agricultural laborers, those meeting
with accidents on the highways, and
among athletes. The explanation
was simple; severe wounds demand
ed copious use Of antiseptics, where
pass by unnoticed, and were very
often not treated at all. They must
not, therefore, ignore the simplest
wound, especially if it was at the ex-
tremity of limb.
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SHORT LOCALS

Mr.. Henry Carr spent Saturday IN
Mt. Liberty.
Mrs. II. l.. Sherman returned 20
Danville this morning after visit
with her daughter, Miss Irene ShaF-
man, East High street.
Mrs. William Il. Moore Of East
Gambler street went to Orrville this
morning where she will visit over
Sunday with relatives.
Mrs. George w. Bum and Mrs. Ed
ward J. Bum have returned to their
home in Chicago, ILL.,, after q visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bum.
Mrs. John Lehr OF Wooster, Ohio,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Man
ford Russell of Oak street.
Mrs. e. c. Benton has returned to
Gambler after visit with relatives
in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Kepler and
daughter of Akron are the guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Miles ]. Fish.
Miss Edith Melick leaves Sunday
for a weeks visit with relatives In
Ashland, Ohio.
Mr.. Albert Dripps of Marion, Ohio,
is spending few days with Mrs. Des-
sic Dripps of Brandon.
Miss Grizell Potts of Bellville is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Potts, at
the Ohio State Sanatorium.
Mrs. w. H. Logan and daughter,
Miss Mona, of Bandon, Oregon, went
to Cleveland this morning after a
visit with Mrs. Anna Willis and fam
ily.
Mrs. ]. V. Gilman returned to Nc
Keesport, Pa, this morning after a
visit with Mrs. ]. F. Mahaffey, North
S9ndusky street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winchester Faust go
to Cardington Sunday, where they
will attend the reunion of the family
OF the Faust family and visit relatives
fol week.
Mrs. D. L, Fry and daughter, Miss
| uldl Jul VI lcAb lulS
ing for GAINESVILLE where they will
visit relatives for a week.
Mr.. M. c. Blair of Racine, Wis, is.
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. StillwelI
of East High street. Mr.. Blair is Mrs.
Stillwells brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Harmon and
daughter, Miss Mabel, of South Main
street and Miss Ada Thornberry Of
Green Valley left this morning for
Woodsfield, Ohio, where they will
spend the week with relatives.
Mr. Craig Lewis, who has been en-
ployed as linotype operator in the
Banner office, has resigned his posi-
ton and returned today to his homo
in Cheyenne, Wy.
Mrs. Amy Coulter and Miss F1orice
Coulter of Cleveland, who have been
the guests of Mrs. Chester Wall of
the Columbus road, went to Condit
this morning.
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Full of Antidots.

He was very convivlal sort of a
man and he went to town one night
and imbibed very freely at the various
bars. He was weaving an uncertain
way homeward along the road when
he almost ran into a large rattlesnake
that was coiled in the road and rafting
ominously He looked at the snake
for moment and then drew himself
up as well as he could. IF you are
going to strike. strike. drat ye,' he
said "You will never find me better
prepared"
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+ DEATHS i
Mary Jane Taylor

Mrs. Mary Jane Taylor, wife OF
John Taylor of Pleasant township,
died at her home Saturday morning
at o'clock after years illness OF
complication of diseases. The de
ceased was born in England and was
4S years of age. She leaves her hus.
band, three daughters and one son
The funeral Monday morning at
1890, sun time, at st. Johns church
DR.. George F. Smythe of Gambler of
ficiating. Interment in st. Johns
cemetery.
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Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense,
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage,
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Cheney &c Co.. Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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MISSIONARY MEETING

The Mt. Pleasant Missionary Soci-
ETY. met at the home of Mrs. Sadie
Clippinger, Thursday, August 1S, Mrs.
Clippinger having charge of devotion
ais.
Topic--India.
Song-What a Friend.
Matthew chapter.
Lords prayer in concert.
Song Bringing in the Sheaves.
You and MARY Clippinger.
The Givers-Mrs. Ethel Hall.
My little Blind Neighbor-Mrs
Clara Roberts.
Duet-Blanche and Mary Clipping
er.
Prayer-Mrs. Rebecca Kizer.
Close to meet with Mrs Cora
Hurshburger Thursday, September
10, all members be present
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OHIG HAPPENINGS
RepubIIcan commlttse to Meet.

Columbus, Aug. 15.-Call was is
sued for the new Republican state
central committee to meet next Wed
nesday at the Neil House The com
mittee will organize and is expected
to appoint state executive commit
tee at this meeting. 1t is said either
Chairman w. L. Parmenter of Lima
will be reelected as the head of the
central committee or the chairman
ship will be given to Sherman NJ.
Granger of GAINESVILLE.
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Foreiqn Coins at a Premium.

Foreign gold coins. in demand by
people expecting to go abroad. have
advanced to a premium. For sover-
eigns the price ranges between S5.25
and $3.50, with Bank of England
pound notes 10 to Is cents cheaper.
Money brokers charge $4.25 to $3.50
for louis dor. or 20 franc pieces, as
compared with a normal parity OF
$3.50.
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BOIL THE MoLDs

Wooden button molds are very apt
to discolor the material with which
they are covered, if they are left on a
tub dress when it is laundered, says
the Louisville Herald. If the precau-
ticn is taken of boiling the molds be-
fcre covering they may be washed
with impunity.
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WIFE ALLEGES DESERTION
Former First Assistant Secretary Of
Treasury Under Arrest.

Treasury Under Arrest.
New York, Aug. 15.-John H. Ed
wards first assistant secretary of the
treasury under President Roosevelt
was arrested in his room in the Park
Avenue hotel and arraigned before
United States Commissioner Hough-
ton on warrant charging him with
nonsupport and desertion Of his wife
and three young children in Wash
ington. On the advice of his lawyer
he waived examination and was taken
back to Washington for trial When
arrested Edwards refused to tell what
he was doing for a livelihood. He
said he was separated from his wife
and hadn't money enough to support
her.
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Family Awarded Compensation.

Columbus, Aug. 15.-While chasing
two thieves who had stolen pig iron
from the plant where he was employed
as watchman, James Fair Of Younes-
town fell dead, presumably from ex-
haustion or apoplexy. The widow and
nine children have been granted $S,-
678.4S by the state industrial commits
sion out of the workmen's compensa-
ton fund.
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Iewelrv Store Rohhed.

Urbana, O.. Aug. 15.-The jewelry
store of A. ]. Conn was robbed of ST.
900 worth of watches and rings. The
plate glass front was smashed with
a brick. The contents of the window
were grabbed up and the thief es.
capped.
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Mrs. orviIIe Haeersy

Mrs. Orville Hagerty died at her
home in Green Valley Saturday morn
ing at $3.50 after lengthy illness of
tuberculosis. The deceased was 68
years of age. She leaves no chill
dren. The funeral at the home Mon
day afternoon at 2, sun time, Rev.
Noble officiating. Interment in For
est cemetery at Fredericktown.
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MAY Talk Only In French.

New military regulations affecting
foreigners have become effective in
Paris. No one can converse by tele-
phone in any language but French.
II single word is uttered In English,
for instance, communication will i'm
medlately be cut of.
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Commission Men Blamed.

Columbus, Aug 15.-It developed
through the state attorney generals
office. in connection with the probe
of extortlonate food prices, that com
mission men attempted to advance
prices of watermelons because Of the
foreign war.
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Poultry shippers 70 Meet.

Marion, O., Aug. 15.-The execu-
tive committee of the Ohio Butter,
Egg and Poultry Producers and Ship
pers' association, in session here, de-
cided to hold the state convention in
Columbus Oct. 4.
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WON FIRST MONEY

zomodotte, b. m, owned by Mr..
John T. Foote of this city won first
money in the 2:30 trot at the races
at the Muskingum county fair at
GAINESVILLE on Friday. The purse was
$500. The best time was 2:19 1-2. Mr..
Foote and Mr.. H. G. Devin witnessed
the race.
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WllI EmpIov the Roxcott.

Providence. R. l., Aug. 15.-The
Providence Housewives league, So
cially prominent. plans to boycott all
dealers forcing high prices for food
stuffs.
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Auto and Trolley Car In Collision.

Dayton, Aug. 15.-Dr. w. G. Men
denhall of Trotwood is in local hos
pital with a fractured skull, broken
arm and leg, resulting from collision
between his automobile and an inter-
urban car.
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Lewis E. Bash

Lewis r. Bash aged 16 years, of
Homer. died at the Mt. Vernon hos
pital Saturday morning after an oper-
alton on Friday for appendicitis. The
remains were taken to the McCor-
mick undertaking establishment and
will later be conveyed to Homer for
interment.
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Mrs. Eta Long

Mrs. .Orla Bird of Lock received a
message from Columbus Friday that
Mrs. Eta Long had died in that city
Friday noon. The deceased was 67
years of age. The remains were
brought to Lock for interment in the
Bennington cemetery, short services
being read in Columbus,
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Three Killed When Train Hits Auto.

Leesburg, o., Aug. 15.-E. o. Bon
rey. salesman of Lima; Charles Dew
ey of Leesburg and George Haas, lum-
herman of Highland, were killed
when an automobile in which they
were riding stalled on the tracks of
the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
railroad and was struck by passen-
ger train. Charles Hixon of Erie, Pa,
and James Adams of Highland, who
were also in the machine. were badly
injured.
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Ship Reqistrv Bill to Pass.

Washington, Aug. 15.--The senate
agreed to vote on the caucus report
on the ship registry bill next Mon.
day. There is no doubt of the adop-
tion of the report
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BIRTHS
]. ]. ]. 4 !. ]. !. ]. !.

A son was born Saturday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Hess of Dan
vile.
A son was born Thursday to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Welch of the Col
umbus road.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18

Mr.. e. S. Jester of Columbus ar
rived in the city this morning and
will spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
S. F. Carey, East Hamtramck street,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-18

Miss Clara Wood, East Vine street,
is spending a week with relatives in
Utica.
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in his plants became evident. II VS.
easy enough to understand after having
heard all this conversation about his
flowers that this obesession might blind
him 10 the Importance OF certain other
things that were taking place about him
Is II possible that the public to-day pre-
fers to see such swift action before H.,
eyes that this part of the playwrights
duty is no longer necessary?
There is no explanation IN within
the Law as TO the way in which the
heroine met and fascinated the son of
the man who sent her to prison. Ye,
there Is no lack of interest in the Incl
dent on this account. In 1.-THE Dummy"
there Is no lack OF vagueness and i'm.
probability. but the audience on Monday
night at the Hudson Theatre showed
none of the want of interest which is
usually the result Of a desire for some
Information as to why and how. II
may be that there was less interest In
the serious episodes OF this pay because
there is such an emphasis laid on its
comic episodes. But it is more probable
that there is "A willingness now on the
part Of the public to accept the result
without explanation. II asks only { e
fact now and not the explanation as TO
the ways and means 1t was brought
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PLAYS THAT ABIDE.

The attractions to be seen at New
York thltres are: Seven Keys to Bald
pate" at the Gaiety, High links" at
the Casino; omar" at the Manhattan
Opera House; Kite MacKay.' at the
Comedy; Laurette Taylor in Peg o.
My Heart" at the cort; The Belle OF
Bond street" at the Shunnrt; To day"
at tn" FortY-osn,h street Theatre;
Potash and pcr.mu:toy' az George
NJ Cohans Theatre. The Rule OF
Three" a, the Harris; The Secret"
1t the Heiasco; The Things That
Count" at the Playhouse, The Mis-
leading Lady" at the Fulton; Help
Wanted" a; the Maxine Elliott Thea
tire: Cyrl Maude In Grumpy" at Wal
lacks. "Sari." az the New Amsterdam:
The Midnight Girl" at the Forty
fourth Street Theatre; Maudc Adams,
at the Empire; "A Pair OF SKIES" at
The Lonsacrc, Booth Theatre. Pan
, thea. Margaret Ang.in, at the Liberty;
Too Many Cooks" At the Thirty ninth
street Theatre; II VI :. Pnafore,"
Al the llippodrome. The Beauty Shop
al the Aston. The Red Canary" at
! th- Lyric; The Dummy" at the Hud-
son Theatre and The Governors Boss"
! at the Garr.ck Theatre.