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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
q0T BEYOND ENEMY'S REACri
There Is Scarcely a Spot in a E,lIiger-
ent Country That Cannot Be At
tackled With Modern Equipment.

BY far the greatest of revolutions
vas the industrial revolution-that
BROAD change in human society which
attended the supplanting of home pro
5uction by machine factory produc-
tiOn. Take any conspicuous detail in
which the. nineteenth century differs
from the eighteenth, and YOU will prob
ably hrd that it runs back finally TO
n mechanical invention. Throughout
twO-thirds of the century the condition
Of society was determined much more
by the state of the mechanical arts
than by politicians, warriors or teach
erS.
A distinguished economist now
urges that this same factOr-the state
of the mechanical arts-is pushing
war off the stage, and of itself neccS-
states new relationship among lead
Ing nations by which peace may be AS
sured.
Mechanical science has already vast
ly changed and will soon completely
change the conditions of warfare. In
ycntionS make war an unlimited liabil-
lty In II new way, declares the Sutur-
day Evening Post. Probably within
Eve years it will be ms practicable for
~ enemy to attack Chicago and Den
ver or Berlin ana Munich, as New
York or Bremen. Already English
men have been killed on their own
soil by an invading enemy for the
first time since the StuartS, and II
German submarine has visited Amerl-
can ports. Already scarcely any spot
in bcligerent country is beyond nn
encmy's reach. If there should he n
war ten years hence between a pow
or as ready as Germany was in 1914,
and one as unready as the United
States then was. the former could
wrcuk incalculable destruction upon
the latter within month; no spot In
1t would be safe, and the cost of ade-
Quate preparation for war by competi-
tive arming would lay an intolerabie
burden on the world.
The cost of playing the old gamH
puts ii out of the question. Develop
mcnt of the mechanical arts vetoes it,
Only few people In control of dy-
nnstic states and their encourage have
any real motive for regretting the veto
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
Women Wanted To Make
Surgical Dressings
HOSPITALS SHY SUPPLIES
Call Sent Out For Workers
To Supply Needed
Articles

Iho local Red Cross has need for
more women to help make surgical
dressings. The cali from France for
more surgical supplies is daily in
creasing. Many dressings were lost
on a transport which was sunk last
week, so the American women must
work the harder to send others to take
their places.
The surgical dressing room Of the
Red Cross at 2OS North Main street is
opcu every afternoon from to .
O'Clock with someone in charge to as
sist beginners in learning to make
bandagcs sponges, pads, etc.
Every woman in MI Vernon who
has a few spare hours any time dur
ing the week is called upon to report
for this important work. 1t is Il very
pleasant task and anyone can learn
in o. few minutes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
WANT BERTHS
AS DEBATERS
Twenty Win Out In 'Prelim'
AT High School
SELECT TEAMS NOV. 19
Mt. Vernon's Prospects Look
Good For Triangular
League Champions

The preliminary debate for the pur-
pose of selecting candidates to repre-
sent the local high school in the tri.
angular debate in March, when New
ark and GAINESVILLE will compete with
Mt. Vernon which was held at the
high school last week resulted in the
choosing of the following candidates,
according to announcement made
Monday morning.
Reed Barker, Howard Blair, Marie
Breeze. Thomas Clark, George Crum-
ley, Rector Dye, Robert Eastman, Ell
inor Hobbs, Helen Huntsberger, Fred
Johnson, Elizabeth Jones, Russell
Jones, Harold Wintermute, Leland
Kelser Yetta Lurie, Herbert Mastel-
Ter, Myron Neass, Grace Ogg, Paul
Poland, James Shields, and Clare
Sweeney. The trial debate for the
selection of the two teams will be
held in the high school auditorium on
Monday, Nov. 10.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
BIGLOW

BIGLOW, Nov. 3-Thc farmers Of
this vicinity are busy husking corn,
AIR, and Mrs, Sherman StecheF
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs Samuel Baker.
Mr. and Mrs Y. Il, Simmons and
daughter, Mildred, spent Sunday with
the formers parents at Amity
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Leplcy and Mr.
and Mrs. William Lepley OF near Mill
wood spent Tuesday with MIR, and
Mrs. Il. II. Simmons,
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Marshall spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Charles
Marshall and family,
Preaching services at Biglow every
second Sunday afternoon.
Mrs, Julia Parsons and Mrs, sylvia
Mayis Of Amity called on Mrs, r. Il,
simmons Sunday and attended church
az Biglow
Mls. Lizzie Gardener is much inn
proved at this time
lIluE Minard sold his household
goods and farm machinery at public
solo ON November |,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
Effects With Laths.

Left over wall laths can be made
use of in various ways. Tackled horl-
zontally and vertically at the back
of an ordinary wooden box and the
whole thing painted in white or some
bright color, they make most charm
ing trclis for the window or porch.
They are also effective as bedroom
closet convenience for holding dress
ing gowns, etc. They should be paint
ed white and touched up with pink or
with the motifs from the chintz hang
ings. Brass hooks are attached to the
squares, and an addition, both useful
and pleasing, is gained in the home.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
CIGAR STUB CAUSES
FIRE; BARRE'S POOL
ROOM is DAMAGED

A cigar or cigarette stub dropped in
a waste-paper basket at Rarres pool
room just before the store was closed
Sunday evening resulted in fire that
did about 500 damage, including the
breaking of the big plate.glass win
dow in the front of the store by the
heat.
The blaze was discovered about
o'clock by two men, who called the
fire department. The loss was fully
covered by insurance, according to
Luther Barre, one of the proprietors.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
Knobless Covers.

When knobs come on covers n new
kind of knob can be easily replaced
by taking corkscrew putting it down
through the hole and screwing it To Il
cork ON the uudcrside. This Is very
easy and great help.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06

Arthur Matthews of Il Battery has
written that the soldiers at Camp
sheridan are receiving instructions in
running, wrestling and boxing in con
ncciion with thcir regular drilling dur
ing thc l6 weeks of intensive training
they arc now receiving.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
Antlv Put.

"YcS," said Mrs, Twickembury, tive
have installed rccrudescent lights in
every room in the house. Christian
Register.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-06
SOLDIER Letters

The Banner is anxious TO print
what Knox county boys think of
their military life and its var
ious Incidents. Call this office
when you hear "from the front"
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
SOUTHS LACK OF FOOD
RECALLED BY VETERAN
Says America viii Lick" Ger.
mans Because Of Resources.

can that kept us from licking the
Yanks was that we didn't have the
food and suppIieH." said . veteran
clad in Confederate gray, as he View
ed the garden OF his grandchildren,
"If we'd had the feed we'd have
ut them for q longer time" he added,
The veteran Of 'oI-'o5 didn't make
this statement in q manner that could
be interpreted to reflect resentment,
He was thinking OF the great strife
In Europe and OF his grandsons who
will participate,
"WeIl lick them Germans to a
standstiIl," he said, 1--WE are going
to have the food for ourselves and
our alliea, This amt the first war
that was q war OF resources, Uncle
Sam has the money and the where
withal to feed greater armies than
will be needed to subdus the Ger
mans"
The veteran went en- to explain the
great difficulty In getting food of
any kind during the civil war, He
told OF what home gardens would
have done for the ConfedsFaoy and
said that those lighting for the con-
servation OF the food of the country
were surely doing their bit for the
cause Of humanity and democracy,
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
ENGLISH LABOR VOTES
FOR PEOPLES PEACE"
Fears Forty Years Of War Unless
POpulace Acts at Once.

LONDON. June L-More than 100
delegates from labor and Socialist organ
iSationS and peace societies at Leeds
have adopted resolutions fAvorinE an
early peace without annexation or in
IDENTITIES. The meeting formed the nu-
cleus for q British council OF Workmen
and soldiers similar TO the Russian coun-
ell.
Robert smillie, an official OF the mine
workers, who acted a. chairman, said
the meeting wanted TO consult the
will OF the people regarding peace,
We believe" he said, that II there 10
to be no peace until a Knockout blow II
delivered. the war may last forty or
fifty yearS. A lasting peace can never
be brought about by kings or by the
military. but by the common people"
Resolutions were adopted proclaiming
sympathy with the work Of the Russian
Workers and SoIdIerG' Council. and
handing that the British government
support that formula IN harmony with
the Russian government,
The resolution calling for the sstab-
lishment in England OF a Workmen's
and soldiers council says IL will work
for "a peoples peace"
The meeting decided to divide the
country into thirteen districts, each
district TO hold q conference and sf-
feet the Organization OF local coun-
ell At the earliest possible moment
on the Russian model,
Many speakers denounced the gov
eminent because OF restriction Of
civil libeFtisa
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
JOHN McROVIE KNEW
SIX WAR PRISONS
Virginia DriIlmaster Popular
Among His Old Comrades.

John McRovie from Pickett Bue-
hanan Camp, Norfolk, Va, who was
in the second corps under Jackson,
is a popular man at the reunion. He
moves from one tent to another, and
recognizes as many comrades. in the
same Jocular manner as when he
was the fine young drill master in
1851.
He is the possessor. and . very
proud one, too, of the Southern cross.
A score Of other medals. which go
to prove that John McRovie was q
popular instructor. adorn his chest.
Mr.. McRoVie was captured and
put up in room in the Capitol. He
tried to slip out, and they caught
him. Then followed q term Of sew
eral months in the dungeon, and he
was rationed on two thin slices OF
bread and a pint OF water. subse-
quently he became the best checker
player In the lodgings, in fact none
Of the officials here could beat him,
so he was transferred to q better
place In Delaware.
Mr.. McRovie has warm praise for
the Tailor there, whose name was
Brown. For eight months Drill Mas
ter McRovie made that his residence,
and now claims that the Delaware
prison was the best Of the six pris-
ons in which he lived during those
stern days.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04

Meridian. Monroe, Shreveport. Vicks-
burg. Atlanta, Dallas, Waco, and
Houston, and Newbsrn.
Registrar Hard Pressed.
As the veterans, in double hle. came
through the train gates on their way
to the registration booths the swarms
OF incoming visitors spontaneously
burst into applause.
Some OF the camps brought with
them a fife or a drum which gave a
very pleasing touch.
Throngs banked the sides Of the
entrances and exits at the station, and
as a group Of the veterans appeared,
possibly with one Of their battered
war hsgs floating above, a great din
arose.
Today is q rest day for the vet
Grams. There is nothing on the pro-
gram of consequences for them until
this afternoon at $3.50, when the well
come meeting will be held at the Will
lard Hotel.
II is estimated that about half q
score more special trains will arrive
tomorrow. Many of the veterans,
who are anxious to be fresh for the
parade on Thursday, are awaiting
trains which will get them here as
late as Wednesday morning.
John Dolph and his corps OF work
ers at the registration headquarters
in the Union Station are hard pressed.
The veterans have vertically hemmed
them in. Nevertheless, they are dis
patching the men to their lodgings
with reasonable rapidity. with the
timely aid OF the scurrying Boy
Scouts.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
VETERANS IN GRAY
LVEN TENT CITY"
Comrades Enjoy Recalling
Old Associations.
STILL LIKE BOYS TOGETHER
Stories Of Old Days Contrast With
Present Conditions.

Hundreds OF washintonians who
are visiting the Confederate veteran
tent city" on tine Union Station plaza
are being tree led to unusual sights.
Wherever the veterans in gray 90
in the National Capital they become
the center OF interest. Hundreds Of
them may be seen clustered in the
vast mess" tents a. their camp-as
they are three times each day-jollf-
flying among themselves.
Two long tables nank the sides OF
the mess" quarters. Each one Of
the tables Is laden with ali manner
OF edibles for the soldiers.
A bugle Is being blown and the vet
Grams are sitting down; but not with
the ease Of their "soldIering" days
One is having trouble placing his
wooden leg under the low table: an
other, whose right arm is gone, IL
having other peculiar difficulties.
Here and there one comrads bends
close to another in speaking Of cheer.
Devoted To the Nation.
The picture OF these same gallant
soldiers in the days OF 81. then in
their prime, would make a sharp con-
trast Yet, underneath their gray
vests beat the same loyal hearts
and through their veins courses the
same blood. pulsating with devotion
to their unined country and q desire
to defend It.
These veterans are alike, not only
in appearance, but In numerous other
ways-in their ehivalrous manner, in
their irrepressible good humor. and
in their pride for one another. They
are alike In the fondness which
CLEANS in their eyes. as they recall
some bit OF a story which opens the
food gates OF their memories until
their grizzled faces light up with
gladness.
There IL q lighter side.
The boys-for they like to be called
boys-are keen for humor. They
love to gather in groups and joke
among themselves; also to boast q
bit of things back home"
One old veteran thus Ventured on
the perilous sea OF augmentation:
well, sab, haven't missed a days
work In twenty years. Out at
o'clock every morning. sab; no ac-
count OF weather. And have nine
living children"
"Comrade," returned q veteran who
bore q badge bearing the inscription
FLORIDA Volunteers" Il have fifteen
and every one of them is
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
WOMEN OF DTXIELAND
GIVE CHARM TO REUNION
Daughters Of COnfederacy Greeted
at Willard Headquarters.

The traditional chivalry the South
pays to its women was never more
clearly manifested than at the head
quarters OF the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy in the willard, where soft
voiced. beautiful women are register.
ing by the score.
Every State below the Mason-Dixon
line Is represented by the women Of
uni sIuIlsIssI 10 sdIoo v -puuIsIxId
mersed in sheaths of papers are
speeding pencils in an attempt to
keep up with the flow Of Southern
belles-some bellies OF today and
some bellies OF yesterday.
Dressed in the campaign hats and
military coats of their sires, the wom-
en- crowd the headquarters in an ever
increasing stream. greeting each
other as friends who have not met
for years.
Reunions are numerous. Women
seeing women for the FIRST time since
the last encampment, or longer: men
greeting old comrades. or, like cava-
Tiers. doffinE their broad-brimmed
felt hats to the ladies, lend a true
Southern atmosphere to the crowded
room.
Under the command of Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith, chairman OF the gem
eral committee, scores OF women rep
resenting various committees are re-
ceiving, registering and directing the
visitors.
The District reception committee is
made up OF Mrs. James 7. Mulcare.
Mrs. John Hickey, and Mrs. Marcus
Wright. all prominent members OF
the local Confederate organization.
Wives Of Congressman from the
Southern States are chairmen OF the
reception committees OF their States.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04

living. Comrads, sir, I lay claim to
being the youngest veteran under this
tent. I'm seventy-two years young"
Such raillery Is always punctuated
with the approval and applause Of
the listening comrades.
And so. both visitors and residents
in the National Capital should see the
camping ground Of the twenty-sev-
enth annual reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans. They will en-
10Y bestowinR favors upon the vet
Grams in gray" who, at the setting OF
iife's sun, are gathered In the Capital
of their country.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
BOY BATHERS SPRINT
SANS DUDS FROM COP
Don't Stop for Clothes When Min
ion Of Law Approaches.

PHILADELPHIA. June 4-Twelve
boys, dressed in their birthday suits,
went swimming yesterday near the
Darby dam, where Burgess GrSyson.
Of Darby, had placed a ban on Sum
day swimming. Policeman Shaw sur
prised the boys, who scrambled hur-
riedly to the bank.
without waiting for their clothes,
the boys splsshed down the mill race
toward the residential section OF
Darby. Coy persons hurried on their
front porcheS and shades were hastily
drawn
When Policeman Shaw realized he
had started something, he called q
truce and permitted the swimmers to
return TO the creek for their clothes.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
BOY SCOUTS GUIDE
ARRIVING VETERANS
Garry Luggage Of Visitors
on March to Camp.
GET CHUAlMY WITH LADS
SOufherners Tell Them Many Incl
dents Of Civil War.

Led by Washington Boy Scouts.
who also carry the luggage. band
after band of Confederate veterans.
just arrived IN the Union Station. are
being taken. at the rate OF more than
100 men an hour, to their ''tent city
on the plaza.
When the veterans arrive In
groups and are accompanied by their
nag bearers, they are requested to
"faII In" and march to their camp
with military mien.
With solemn rhythm the veterans
mutter: Hep, hep, hep"
City Quite Scattered.
Looks luh me like the city's scat
tered nightly" remarked one march,
ing veteran.
we'll" returned a comrade, '.you
know, they have a heap Of parks
here. Yes, sir, Washlngton's q right
smart town."
The smell OF sweet clover. which
Is plentiful on the plaza pleased the
Veterans.
The veterans eonfide to the Boy
Scouts little incidents Of the war.
Veterans Get Chunny.
Many veterans become very chum-
my with their youthful guides, pour
ing into their ears gold nuggets Of
information from their vast store.
Settled under the folds OF their
tents the veterans are won't TO sing
out:
ANY smoking captain7"
Back will come the prompt reply:
'Yes, sir. You can go ahead and
do as you please"
Then a murmur Of contentment
will pass among them
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
60 SLEUTHS IN CITY
TO War ON CROOKS
Visiting Detectives Hep
Guard Reunion Guests.
SCAN CROWDS FOR. CRIMINALS
Residence Sections TO Be Watched
During Parade thursday.
SCAN CROWDS FOR CRIMINALS

When Inspector c. L Grant, chief
Of the local detective bureau. walked
into the squad room At Police Head
quarters at . o'clock this morning
for roll call he found an array OF six
ty seasoned detectives from the large
cities Of the East and South waiting
to help him make war on any crooks
or confidence men who might be in
Washington to prey upon the visitors
to the Confederate reunion
At IL o'clock they again assembled
in the board room Of the District
building and were sworn in BY Major
Pullman as additional members Of
the Metropolitan police force for the
period OF the reunion.
Then they went forth and Wended
their way through the various streets
IN the business section and In and out
Of hotel Hobbies. scanning the passers-
BY for those familiar faces which
adorn the rogue galleries Of all the
big cities OF the country.
Major Pullman said between seven
ty>five and one hundred private auto
mobiles had been lent to the depart
ment to be used in patroltng the resi-
Dental sections Of the city during the
parade on Thursday.
The major also will have q squad
Of 100 picked uniformed men Of the
Baltimore police department to assist
along the line OF march on the day Of
the parade
Through the use Of the private auto
mobiles, the major hopes to thwart
the efforts Of housebreakers, who
might take advantage Of the fact that
thousands OF families will be down
town watching the parade on Thurs
day.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
SEES SoULLESS GERMANY
Horror Of War Described
by Or. w. W. Battle.

Greater than the horrors in Bel
gium, Poland. and Serbia. or any of
the other atrocities that have been
perpetrated in this war. is the spec
tacle of Germany losing her soul, de-
clared the Rev. DR.. II. w. Battle. of
Charlottesville. Va. chaplain general
of the Sons OF Confederate Veterans.
speaking at the Fifth Baptist Church
last night.
A plea for patriotism and a tribute
to the nag Of the Confederacy and to
the Stars and the Stripes" which
hung in front OF him. were in the con-
Guiding statements OF DR.. Battle.
He was introduced By Senator Hoke
Smith of Georgia, who expressed the
hope that this country would not fall
victim to the curse OF hate during
the war.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
FIND NEW az. F. ""
"Frss For Veterans" Is New Mean
Ina Of Old Symbol.

IF. r. w." usually employed to de-
note First Families Of Virginia" took
on q new significance today.
The initials stood today for Free for
veterans," signs with that inscription
being observed on a large number Of
large touring cars and smaller slsed
automobiles at Union Station and around
the city.
The owners Of the cars donated the
use OF them for transporting Confeder-
ate veterans from Union Station to their
hotels or boarding houses.
The Washington times., 1917-06-04
Corns Vanish
Like Magic

Who said that you must con-
tinue to suffer those awful corns
day by dayl Here's a corn cure
that really cdreS, You5 eons vanish
like magic-no cutting, no Pads-but
wonderful plaster, easily applied-gives
instant relief and Is absolutely guaran-
teed to "do away" with the hardest,
stubborn corn. Buy "c0nfoFt Com
PiastsrS" today-2S cents q box-money
back II 1t doesn't do the work.
For sale by Peoples Drug
Stores, 9TH and K SITS. N. W., 9TH
and E SITS. N. w., i4th and You
N. W., 9TH and M Sis. N. w., H
at 9th N. E.