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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
NEW DRIVE TOWARD WARSAW
Russians Characterize German A.,
sauIta az Eerocious.

o&Ssho 90 0SsO0os
Petrograd, Feb. 3.-The Germans
have begun assaults, characterized
In the Russian official statement as
"ferociOus and distinguished by great
tenacity," upon the entire Russian
front in new drive towards Warsaw.
The fighting reached its fiercest
along the whole line last Saturday,
and is now continuing in the same
pitch. The Russians admit that part
Of the assault on the Russian line,
particularly In the highly important
territory in the region Of Sochaczow
and BOrjimow, on the road to Warsaw.
has been successful, and that the Ger
mans drove them BACK to the second
line of trenches, but the Russians
deprecate the value of any gains made
by their enemy.
On the other hand, the Russians
claim gains on the lower Vistula, and
say they were able to repulse attacks
Of the fiercest nature at other points.
Military readers of the communica-
tion OF the war Office say that they
believe that the Germans feel that
they have marked time long enough.
and that il Warsaw is to be won
they must drive on with all their pow.
er, regardless of the cost. The fight
Ing was so intense that at one point
In the trench line near Borjlmow 5000
Germans were killed In one mile, and
the official statement intimates that
the fighting was almost as severe n
many points along the last line.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
GAMBLE MILLION
WITH GOVERNMENT

Washington, d. c., Feb. "a group
of financiers interested In coastwise
navigation have offered to gamble a
million dollars with the government.
They are willing to construct light
house on. the Outer Diamond shoals,
off Cape Hatteras, in treacherous
sands and storm-swept seas, on condi-
tion that if they are successful the
government will pay $1,2b0,0 900 for the
lighthouse.
The water is 80 feet deep at the
point where the lighthouse would
stand. The government engineers
have bored through 1000 feet of sand
at that point without finding solid
foundation for such lighthouse. But
so great is the necessity that the
government may be willing to take
the offer, for unless the completed
lighthouse meets the approval of gov
ernment engineers, it win never be
paid for.
The business advocates of the plan
have asked for congressional author.
ity to go ahead with the work The
house Committee on Interstate Com
merce have reserved action on the
proposal Representative Small OF
North Carolina appeared in behalf OF
the financiers.
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HOWARD
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a shedding party, composed OF l..
f. Mitchell, Mr. Turner, Edna Hayes,
Blanche Pipes, Burdetta Colwill, En-.
xie Jones, Susan Pipes, Josephine
F7ecknoe, Harold Ayers and John Cor.
such from Gambler were in Howard
Wednesday evening, Jan. q.
sled load composed OF Mr.. Harry
Simpson, Miss Louise Ulrey, Mr.
Clyde Ulrey, Miss Mabel Horn. and
Mr.. Guy Simpson, and chaperoRed by
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hahn, spent a
very delightful evening at the home
OF Miss Olive Dudgeon, Wednesday
Jan q.
Mr.. and Mrs. A F. Westrich attend
ed the Elks' dance at Mt Vernon
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Westrich and
daughter, Mr. ID. " Tracy and Mr.
and Mrs. Burr Mckee attended the
dance at Pipesville Friday evening
Miss Louise Cassil, primary teach
er, who was sick, has again resumed
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
MORE LIVE STOCK NOW
Than A YEAR Ago

horses for sale In other sections
Mules have declined even more than
horses, their value being now s11.50
per head less than year ago. The
explanation is to be found in the de-
preston on account of the cotton stu
alton in the South, which Is the great
market for mules. An improvement In
this respect win do much to restore
the demand for horses, 30 that Govern
ment specialties, while ridiculing the
iotiOn of horse famine are convinced
that farmers will find it profitable to
use good work mares for breeding
more stock
As for hides, the situation is not
quite 10 clear, but even here there has
been much gross exaggeration. From
two fffths to less than one-half of
the leather used in this country is
imported, about 25 per cent OF the
foreign hides coming from Argentina,
10 per cent from Canada, II per cent
from Mexico, Sk per cent from Eu-
ropean Russia, and Tx per cent from
France. Since the outbreak OF the
war importations have shown a Ger.
tain falling OFF. those for September,
1914, for example, being only $4,000, 900
pounds. instead Of 45,000,000 pounds
the year previous. There Is, however,
little reason to suppose that this de-
crease will be permanent. or of suf-
bcient Importance to create any real
scarcity Since the great bulk of the
Imported hides comes from countries
that are not at war, shipments are not
interfered with In any way, and the
only new factor to be considered IL the
possibility of an increased demand
by the warning countries.
II is believed. however, that the
United States is now in a better con-
dition to face such q situation than
for years past The tide, It SCENE,
has turned. Instead Of live stock
steadily decreasing year after year,
this year for the first time. as has been
said, all classes show an .sppreciable
increase. Including horses, mules.
mich COWS, beef cattle, sheep, and
swim, there were on January I, 1916,
I7l2.Oo0 more farm animals W the
United tates than on January !, 1914,
The increase in the total value was
s7o,o24,oo0. or l.2 per cent. 1t is quite
which Is approximately 9 per cent:
true That this increase is not yet pro
portionai to the increase in population,
but the fact that there is an increase,
hat the tide seems definitely to have
turned, is regarded as sufficient an
wer to alarming exagseraiions and
Misleading figures,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
ENTERPRISE NOT
WORTH The RISK
Turkish Invasion Of Egypt May
Be Abandoned
GERMAN STAFF WOULD DROP It

Said to BE Of Opinion That Il Would
Be Better to Abandon the Project
Now Than to Carry It Out at Huge
Expense-t|undreds Of Turkish Sol
diers Said to Have Deserted From
the Invading Army.
London, Feb. 3.--The great Turkish
Invasion of Egypt is likely to be aban.
doned at any time, according to pub
lished reports here.
Although there are 10000 Turks
In the army Of invasion and although
they are commanded by German OFF,
GERS. and although the expedition Is
German in conception and engineer
ing, the Germans in charge of it are
said to have reported that it would
be better to abandon it now than to
carry it out at huge expense, in the
face of such vast difficulties that fail
ure TO overcome any one Of them
might cause the failure of the expe-
cition.
The sentiment of the German gen.
era1 staff, that what might be gained
Is not worth the huge risks that must
be taken, seems TO be growing, and
well informed persons in Berlin are
beginning to understand that as soon
Rs German public opinion can be
brought to point where it would be
reconciled to an abandonment of the
expedition, the project will be
dropped.
Hundreds of Turkish soldiers are
said to'have deserted from the force.
The easy going Mohammedans do
Tot take kindly to the German mill
tary methods, and dispatches from
Cairo state that deserters are arriv.
ing there in continually increasing
numbers.
Germany on Offensive.
The Germans have delivered .
series of attacks, always preceded by
artillery activity, on the allied lines
In Flanders and RI nee, and while In
almost every case they have thus
won preliminary advantage, before
the fighting was concluded the
French, British or Belgians have been
been able to regain the trenches tenn.
porarily lost, and in some cases to
| occupy the German positions.
The German artillery has been sub.
jecting the Belgian positions in Elan.
ders to severe bombardment, which
suggests that the moment has arrived
for another effort to get across the
User and thence to the French coast
ports.
The Germans, flushed with theiI
submarine successes, have issued q
warning that an attempt will be made
TO sink British transports and advise
reutral shipping TO keep away from
the north and west coasts Of France
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05

For the first time IN many years, in.
formation collected by the department
shows that all classes OF live stock in
the United States are increasing In
numbers Thus the real facts contra
dict. absolutely. sensational reports
tina, prices for meat and shoes would
rise to unprecedented figures in the
immediate future II has even been
said that a Government statistician
predicted meat at so cents a pound
and shoes at $40 pair within the
next two years. Such a prediction,
the real Government statisticians say,
is quite unwarranted.
On January 1. for example. the mum.
ber Of beef cattle showed an increase
of 34 per cent over the number a
year ago, and an actual increase OF L.
2l2, 900 head. Hitherto the number
of beef cattle in the United States has
declined steadily since 1910. There are
also more milch COWS in the country
than last year, the increase being 2.5
per cent, or In numbers 525, ,000 Swine,
however, showed the greatest increase
OF all classes-9.6 per cent On Jan
pary 1, 1914. there we're only $685.
Ooo sine in the country on January
l. 1915, 6%6l8,00G, This is accounted
for by the fact that the production OF
swine can be increased more rapidly
than that Of other classes of live
stock and consequently an enlarged
demand can be met more readily.
The prediction OF 50-cent meat and
$40 shoes was accompanied by the
declaration that France alone has talk.
EN- from America nearly 900, 900 horses
within the last five months and that
the other countries at war have drawn
upon eur resources In the same pro
portion. The facts are that more
horses were on the farms OF the Unit
ed States on JanuAy l. 1915, than there
wer q year before, the increase being
2sS, 900 head or IL per cent 30 far
from France alone having taken 800,
900 horses from us, the total exports
since the war began have certainly
been much less than 100, 900 and very
likely not over $4,000, Since there
are approximately 86,000.000 horses
altogether in the United States. the
drain on account OF the war is scarce
ly alarming.
Il is, In fact. pointed out by Govern
ment statisticians that the market val
oe OF iarn horses has actually declined
10 snch an extent that the average Il
now about $6 head less than year
ago Thts decline Ii most noticeable
III the cotton states and In those States
which make business OF breeding
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
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+ GREEN VALLEY

Paul Sockrnan and family, b. r.
Sockman and wife and Mrs. c. r.
Scarborough visited Friday with A. M
Barton and family.
Mrs. Mary Mackey OF Newark was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. b. Nc.
Mahon several days last week.
Mrs. Apana Newton OF Amity Is
visiting her brother, d. H. Wilson,
and wife.
Mrs. j. M. AcGugin entertained
with supper Thursday evening. hon
oring Mrs. Mary Mackey Of Newark
The guests we're Mr.. and Mrs. A. g.
Ronk. Baird Ronk. wife and son, Mr.
and Mrs. f. b. Mcmahon, Mrs. Mary
Mackey, w. c. Carson, wife and
daughter, Alsia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Miller of Co
lumbus visited Sunday with Henry
Ogborn and family.
Mr.. Elias Watson spent several
days last week visiting relatives in
Mt Vernon.
Mr.. Carl Lewis was taken to the
hospital Sunday, where he win under.
so an operation for appendicitis.
AT the protracted meeting held here
recently there were 81 new members
added to the church
Sunday school next Sunday morn.
ing at 1890 o'clock.
The w. II, NJ. s. will meet next
Friday afternoon at the home OF Mrs
Frank Inks.
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with their aunt, Mrs. LAssie Kaizer,
Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. T. J. Brown enter
tanned at dinner recently MIR. and
Mrs. q. w. Hyatt, and Mrs- B. G. Horn
and little daughter. Wilma.
Mr.. w. L. Carey of Columbus spent
the day with his mother, Mrs. Eva
lire Carey, recently.
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Mr. Thomas Bell Of Mt, Vernon has,
a very fine grocery store ut this place,
The opening OF the store occurred
Thursday evening. Our people are all
glad to have store once more
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wagner Wis.
tied Mr.. Clyde Hall and wife Sunday.
Mr., Edward Snyder of near Mart
insburg visited Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Snyder Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Wagner and son,
Robert. visited Mr.. and Mrs. George
Smith OF near Danville Friday.
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Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Brown were
guests OF Mr., William Spearman OF
Liberty Chapel one day last week.
Mrs. James Carey and Mr.. G, II.
Carey OF Bangs were guests OF MT.
and Mrs. r. w, Carey Thursday.
Mrs. Lizzie Kalzer is much improv.
ed at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. French Baird were
guests OF Mr. and Mra. J. B, Tweedy
OF Mt. Vernon Tuesday.
Mrs. Manyille Shelter and Ars.
Clinton Warman OF Bengs visited
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05
DRYs LOSE FIGHT
Home Rule Amendment Held Valid BY
Federal Supreme Court.

Columbus. Feb. Awhile dry work
ers were laying plans for campaign
for the submission Of another state
wide prohibition amendment next fall
the supreme court Of the United
States closed its doors to the court
attachment ON the Ohio home rule
amendment, which was adopted last
fall. The highest tribunal refused to
review the decision OF the state su
IRENE court In upholding its validity.
All legal impcdiments to the appoint
n.ent OF liquor license commissioners
for counties made wet by the home
rule amendment now have been 70.
moved.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-02-05

At the same time II Vesuviu3 could
cure her own bronchitis Italy wouio "
able To breathe more freely.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-26
THAR ON swrDEs, rNDOwMrNr.

THERE is church edihce in the state Of Delaware
that appeals so strongly to the interest the rev.
erence and the imagination Of men. women and chill
dren Of all classes of all religions as does Old
Viewed in narrow sense. it is merely small Epis-
copal Church, situated in what no longer is a fashion
able section Of community.
Viewed in broader it is ecclesiastical and
historical monument that challenges the attention re-
spect and admiration Of the people not only Of COM
monwealth but also oi a nation.
1t is religious civic and an architectural shrine
at which any person may Worship without doing vio-
fence TO conviction prejudice.
II has seen the land which is now called Delaware
develop from wilderness peoped with savages to one
Of the airest best and most prosperous States in
Union.
1t links the Swedish Dutch English. Colonial and
national periods in history
Il stands for more than two and one-haf centuries
Of intelligenty and benehciay directed religious eff
tort that has left its impress upon social political
religious Industrial commercial and agricultural life
The broad spiritual and moral influence Of Old
swedes' has permeated cur entire commonwealth and
extended far beyond its borders
That influence has been felt directly or indirectly
In every large phase Of development with which the
people Of Delaware have had anything TO do II is be-
ing felt today not in any narrow ecclesiastical sense
but in that broad general that always has fea-
tured the atmosphere that radates from Old swedes
and gives benedction to all who breathe IT,
Those thoughts relative this ecclesiastical and arch
tectura gem that gaces city and State are aroused
by the movement that has been naugurated by the Rev
Frederick NJ Krkus rector Trinity parish Of which
Old Swedes' is the chief ornament TO obtain an endow.
ment of $4,000 for its maintenance support That
appeal, emphasized so admirably by Mr. Krkus in an
address delivered this week before the Church Club
r Delaware cannot fail to bring the answer desired.
AS the past history of Old Swedes makes of the edi
fee popular treasure the endowment fund Shout,
represent popular desire that the church be pre
served for all time. constantly growing in the streng
OF Its appeal the interest the and the i'm
agnation Of everyone
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-26
FRIDAY NOV. %. 1915
TnAr scHOOL SANITATION AeREEMENr.

THAT SthOOh SANITATION AGREEMENT.
TILE fourteen public schools in city that have
been permitted by the Baynard-Cooper control Of
the Department Of Education to fall into such state Of
unsanitaton that they have been condemned by Che
Board Of Health unfit for occupancy by the 5000
or more pupils who use them. not be closed at
least for the present
Thanks 10 the Intervention of Mayor Price City So
citof Hastings and the members OF the City Advisory
Board IL president Of the Health Department has
agreed not 10 enforce IFS closing order against the
fourteen schools until after December To-
Meanwhile another inspection Of tho schools will be
made by special committee three representing the
Board Of Health. the Board Of Education and City
Council That-eommittee will decide exactly what
needed in the way Of school sanitation and report back
with estimates to cost Following that the Board
OF Education will do The work and City Council will
supply the money needed do It, It is supposed that
the yarois departments involved will support their
representatives in the tentative agreement reached
The net result Of it all is that the Board Of Edu-
caticn gets away with the original $4,000 sanitation
appropriation for other purposes that the Department
Of Health discovers that It does not possess the pract-
caly' unlimited power It thought II possessed in the
. premises; that City Council will appropriate more
money for sanitary purposes and that the Board OF
Education ill spend it along lines specifically pre-
scribod result of the iesurvey. In other words
the Board Of Education holdup of city Council for adj
ditionaI funds is to be successful to that extent
In this connection IL may be well to state that an in
specon OF the affected schools that has been made by
prominent city officials within the last forty-eeht
hours has need those officials ttat much Of the
school trouble Is due to poor ianor service Those
officials characterize that service in some Of the
schools being depor bly, bad and calling for inn
mediate reforms
II is significant fact that all the public school jan
ltors the city under the control and direction
Of that pampered pet Of the Baynard Cooper clique the
High School ianitor That is something that should be
borne IN mind by those who ondeavoring give TO
the 5000 pupils affected the decent and heahful
roundngs to which they entitled when they ars
pursuing their studies II is Of paramount importance
that the visibility for the present poor anito
vice be placed where ii properly belongs and that the
movement for better service be broad enough to
strike At the very root of the evil complained Of by
those city officials
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-26
HE SHOULD SPEAK OUT.

IT, as is suggested the shooting and killing OF Sewell
Starkey, Wilmington negro. near Weoddalc,
done by who had caught him stealing chickens
il will be well for the of mind OF that If he
declare himself and recite to the police officials the cir
cumsances surrounding the killing He may be able
to justify himself in the eyes OF the law. Silence has
given to the sinister aspect that it might not
under other conditions Every hour that the
avowal is delayed makes the all the more sinister
and the position Of the shooter all the disturbing
and dangerous.
Years ago a Dr. West. resident in Dover. killed
negro named "Cooch' Turner. Subsequently he skinned
and dismembered the body and resorted to many
pedents to dispose of the fragments Following his
arrest expressed surprise that he had done
some Of the things he had done following the actual
killing.
q can't understand why you did Them" that friend
said.
a know you can't" DIR. West replied but that is
because you never had a dead negro your hands"
The man who shot and killed starSey has a dead
negro his mind, IL not on his hands. If he is re-
spectacle farmer and chicken raiser the weight on
his mind will heavier and heavier all the time
Sooner later It will become unbearable He will
greet keenly that he did not declare himself
after the shooting as II was>p possible TO do So
On the other hand II the killing Of starkey muir
der. the who did the shooting has every for
eonoealing his identity and the public officials have
every incentive for finding him and bringing him to
justice.
The case however, does not seem to shape up that
way When starkeys body found. a bag a pistol
and a monkey wrench found it, There were
chicken feathers in the bag and the wrench The
pistol showed that several ruess attempts had been
made to shoot IT, Examination OF the wounds the
body revealed that they had been inflicted with
a shotgun loaded with buckshot In other words,
everything indicated that some farmer, who not a
murderer at heart but who protecting his prop
ery, did the shooting and then finding that he had
dead negro his hands," frozen into silence by
the fear that beset him.
He should lose time, for the sake Of himself and
his family, in coming to the front and speaking out
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-26
Editorial Opinion
THE WILSON DEFENSE PROGRAM
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The chief danger confronting the
campaign for efficient national de-
Tense. as the Tribune has pointed out
on several occasions. is the premature
and uncritical acceptance of snowy
measures which are insufficient and
which will serve only to renew our
fal-acious self-confldence.
This danger is strikingly illustrated
in the unthinking and hasty indorse-
ment Of the presidents program by
numerous prominent citizens Who
however able in their own fields. OBJ
viously have given no study to the
subject of military efficiency.
What is now of most importance in
the campaign for real defense is such
candid and thorough criticism of the
administration program as will expose
its weaknesses as the expert sees
them and athorough advertisement
of the fact that the program is not
the result OF uncensOred and well
considered deliberation by experts.
The Tribune is not disposed to
blame the able and earnest civilian
who is Mr.. Wilson's secretary Of war
but It is confident that the concessions
made 10 difficulties. political and
legal. expressed in the compromises
Of the Wilson program are not wise
or safe