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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
THE POWER OF MUD

In his latest drive, Field Marshal
Haig reports that the wallowing sea of
mud which constitutes the battlefield
of Flanders proved more formidable
than the Germans against whom the
thrust was launched and the fact that
the field marshal was compelled to halt
the attack before detectives could be
attained thoroughly bears out this
statement,
The question, Can the allies force
decision on the Belgian front this
fall? is best answered by a question:
Can good weather prevail? Apparent
ly, Haig's success seems predicated on
clear sky and IA fairly dry fighting
field
1t was the weather which turned
Napoleon's army out of Russia in little
less than a starving condition; it was
the weather which saved new Russia
early this spring when the annual thaw
set in and gave the provisional gov
ernment n breathing spell of several
weeks when some semblance of order
arose out of the revolutionary chaos.
Weather is an important factor in war
and one of the most, uncertain factors
which exists.
Haig Is forced to fight mud; to see
his men stuck in veritable quagmires
when drive is launched. General
Maurice, returning to England recent
ly from "A visit to the western 'front.'
declared his most vivid impression was
plain mud. This is "a natural obstacle
which ingenuity of man has yet failed
to combat or overcome. ..
TO these who are fatalists or espouse
the doctrine of foreordination in every
day affairs, it hardly seems possible
that the British, on the very edge of a
successful, overwhelming sally, will
be halted by the weather. In the gen
eral scheme of things 1T hardly ap-
| pears that the Flanders mud should
/ force II cessation of fighting until
| spring. But this mud at present, Is
more formidable than the vaunted
Germans. Significant.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
FRIENDS ADVICE
To Try Cardui Proved Sound. Ter
rible Suffering Relieved.

Albany, Mo.-Mrs. Lillian Axes, OF this
place, writes: 81 think Cardui is great
medicine. suffered terribly for four
years with weakness and different female
troubles. took different kinds OF med
cine and was doctored by Our family
physician all this time, but did not get
any better i. . A friend OF mine recon-
mended Cardui, so | decided to try ii.
BY the time had taken one bottle,
was so much better that continued right
on taking it until was feeling fine and
able to do all my work, and take care OF
my baby.
Before taking Cardui, was in very
weak condition -. also suffered with
awful sick headache and dizziness. !
was notable TO do anything . But since
taking Cardiff, am we'll woman and
have no more trouble"
Card-u-i, the woman's tonic, has been
in use for over 40 years. Its ingredients
have been known and used by physicians
for female troubles for hundreds OF years.
lfyou suffer from symptoms OF diseases
peculiar to your sex, and feel the need oi
a good strengthening tonic medicine, try
Cardiff. Get bottle from your drug
pist today. NCB-i4
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
WAR OPTIMISM

Man is so constructed that he is
easily habituated to anything and war
Is no exception.
The terribleness OF the struggle
which is now being waged across the
waters is not nearly so much felt
among those whom 1t is directly af-
fecting as we, on this side, are prone
to imagine. Sacrifice has become syn
onymous with victory and for victory
everybody pines.
There In an optimism among the
troops and among those they left be-
hind In foreign countries which might
we'll be instilled into the people OF
America who have seen their loved
ones 40 forth to training camps, either
in this country or abroad. This opti-
mism has taken form in a sort OF war
philosophy which meets actual facts as
they exist. This is the philosophy
One of two things Is certain: Either
you're modified or you're not moDi'
lized.
n you're mobilzed there's no neeu
to worry; II you're on the 'front.' one
OF two things Is certain: Either you re
behind the lines or you're on the front
II you're behind the lines, there Is
no need TO worry; II you're on lhe
front, of two things one is certain
Either you're resting in a safe place
or you're exposed to danger.
II you're resting in a safe place.
there's no need TO worry; If you're eX'
posed to danger, of two things one Is
certain: Either you're wounded or
you're not wounded.
II you're not wounded there is no
need to worry; II you are wounded oi
two things one Is certain: Either you
q re wounded seriously or you're wound
cd slightly.
II you're wounded slightly there is
no need to worry; II you're wounded
seriously of two things one is certain
Either you recover or you die.
II YOU recover there is no need TO
worry; IL you die you cant worry
What grand bit Of reasoning lies
In the foregoing! What thrilling eN'
pression Of ones duty, for 1t amounts
to that. This dictum should be mem
orized by every family which has son
in the service. 1t should be printed
and given wide distribution by the
government Words as these would do
much to encourage the timorous per
son who views war only as death.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
WAR, PEACE MAKER

In the current Issue of The Sutur-
day Evening Post, Samuel c. Blythe,
than whom there is no more famous
political writer In the country, pens an
interesting article entitled THE Pres,
ident."
MIR. Blythe sees In the president both
the great war maker" and the great
peace maker" He argues convincing
ly that Wilson, when II comes time for
peace parleys, will deal the diplomatic
cards and las II to support the asser-
tion, points to the unanimity with
which the allies adopted as their own
the reply OF the president to the papal
peace note.
The president is in grim earnest,
Mr. Blythe asserts, and IL determined
that the war, as waged by America,
shall be on more colossal scale than
any nation In history. In this, the
writer sees desire to hasten peace
MIR, Blythe, in his article, overlooks
one OF the most important bits of fact
which indicates that the United States
Is the fountainhead of both the war and
peace thought of the entente-the con
ference at Paris several weeks ago
Here II was that the allies met and de-
oided ON policy of annexation as "A
retributory step for the havoc wrought
by the imperial government No soon
or had the president received word of
this than he violently and effectively
protested. with the result that the al.
lies dropped the aim.
President Wilson has purposely kept
the skirts of America clean from all
participation In allied peace confer,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
JERRY AGAIN

10 you remember the American
Truth Society? And do you recall q
telegram received by President Wilson
just prior to election year ago In
which the head Of this particular so.
ciety declared that he and many other
AA.ericans would not vote for the pres
luent because Of his international pol
icy.
Again, do you have recollection OF
the reply which the president sent? +?
If not, mere 1t is: Your telegram re.
ceived. would feel deeply mortified
to have you or anybody like you vote
for me. Since you have access to
many disloyal Americans and have
not, | will ask you to convey this mes.
sage to them" This was Sept 20,
1916.
JeI emiah OLeary. editor of Bull"
den.zen of Park Row, New York City,
long suspected by the American people
of being directly in the pay either Of
Berlin or of Berlin agents, is now men.
toned as absolutely reliable, but not
disc. eet' by representative OF the
German general staff, in communica.
ton to Count Won Bernstorff. accord
ing to the kilograms made public in
Washington Wednesday by Secretary
of State Lansing.
Jerry O'Leary, who raised such
hullabaloo following the direct slap
from the president and threatened
dire political results az the sequence
Of his rebuff, now authentically ap.
pears as truly worthy of publishing the
above mentioned magazine, Bull"
may have been all right In times of
peace when the trusting, slow-to.sus.
rect American people minded pretty
well their own business and let 9th.
ers do likewise, but its suppression not
long ago was distinct service to pc
triotic America and thoroughly justl.
fable in the light of Wednesdays dis.
closures.
There are many Jerry O'Learys In
lnlS tDuHllg. ~ 10 jerry " LedTy
one must not of any necessity ever
have talked with n German agent. The
small Jerry OIearys-the German
SympathiZers-are more pernicious In
Il sense than many of the more ambi.
tious. All SOW seeds OF discord and
sedition.
One of President Wilson's greatest
tasks has been the mobilization OF the
spirit, az 1t were. of the country. Not
able to comprehend. and naturally so,
the reasons why the United States
should enter apparently European
war and fed with the pap OF Jerry
O'Learys for years, the people have
been slow to grasp the real danger OF
German ambition. Rapidly, however
this spirit is being crystallized into a
whole-souled adhesion to the fighting
aims, as expressed by our president
and when the large American army !,
remobiliZed for action abroad, 1t will
have the assurance that Governor Cox
has promised; that President "l'aon
intends to give-an united American
people at home with no Jerry O'Learys
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16

OF the city in an attempt to find q
clew as to the direction taken by the
robber, Chief Parker found an old
skirt and two petticoats belonging to
Mrs. Houck, the loss of which she had
not noticed, and one old suit of cloth.
ing of Judge Houck's and one pair of
his shoes 1t is thought that the man
only took the judges suit to the old
gas house along the spur of the Penn
sylvania railroad at the rear of Saw
vels warehouse for the purpose of
searching for money.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
MEET IN FRANCE

There are the little romances which
which served to brighten the grim
monsters yisage and one of these is
the meeting unexpectedly in France of
two cousins, both Knox county boys.
Clinton Coe and William Taylor, en-
listing together, were separated and
neither knew anything of the other un-
til recently they came face to face in
France.
The sheer delight of these two young
men can well be imagined and their
story Is of the pleasing, near.fairy
tale variety which fiji one with won
der over the orderings Of providence.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16

veterans like dark spectres of hor.
rible, unreal past. The life of pris.
oner is a true index of the nature of
his captors.
Recently, the British and German
delegates met at The Hague to dis.
cuss the exchange of prisoners. The
Germans thanked the British warmly,
say dispatches. for their treatment of
captured Teutons. THE English com.
missioners did not return the compli.
ment." They know.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16

Highest prices paid for chestnuts
and hickory-nuts at Schiappacasse' s,
South Main street, under Curtis House.
Mrs. j. NJ. Klotz of Mansfield is
spending a few days in this city with
her sisters, Mrs. Winchester Faust and
Mrs. Il. C. Fry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McClurg of
Danville have returned to their home
after spending several days with
friends in Mansfield.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
ASHCRAFT HONORED
BY FELLOW STUDENTS
AT OHIO WESLEYAN

Harold G.. Ashcraft, son of Mr. and
Mrs. y. l.. Ashcraft, who reside south
Ohio Wesleyan university this year,
has been elected platform manager
for the senior lecture course by his
classmates. His election to this re-
sponsible position bespeaks Mr.. Ash.
crafts popularity among his fellow
students.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
PRISONERS

One OF the fullest indictments of a
warning nation generally comes after
the cessation OF hostilties when pris.
oners returned to their country unfold
particulars Of their treatment by the
enemy.
Memories Of Libby and Anderson
surge up In the minds OF Civil War
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET,
CLINTON TOWNSHIP

Trustees--C, 3. Baldwin, Bruce
Gleason and Robert M. Ewalt.
Clcrk-William Peterson.
Treasurer-Budd McPeek.
Constahlc-J. X. Butler.
Acsessor-Ellis Johnson.
Board 3f ducaticn-Perry Ear
nest, Alfred Anderson and Theo-
dore McMiIlen.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
HAY COMP ANY SUES
FOR $l25 DAMAGES
IN RICHLAND COUNTY

suit for $l25 damages has been filed
in the Richland county courts by the
Mt Vernon lay Co, and W. b, Charles
against Edward Houston whom they
charge with breach Of contract in con.
necton with the sale of l6 tons of hay
which it is alleged caused the plain
tilfS damage in the above amount.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16

in one and two years respectively from
day of sale, with interest or purchaser
may pay all cash If he so elect.
WALTER h. MOSSHOLDER
Sheriff Knox County, Ohio
X. H. Carr, attorney for plaintiff
g-25 :lO,99,l6, 6,23S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
EXECUTORS NOTICE
The State of Ohio. Knox County, IS.

The State OF Ohio, Knox County, rs.
In the Probate Court.
Notice is hereby given that Harry 8.
Snively and Amos f. Snively of Dan.
vile, Ohio, have been appointed and
qualified executors of the estate of
John Snively late of Knox county,
Ohio, deceased.
PHILIP L. WILKINS,
Probate Judge of Knox County, Ohio.
Sept. ", 1917. 10-2,9,16S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16

MIR and Mrs. Harry M, Patterson,
Mrs. Alice Patterson and Mr., and Mrs.
G, II. Young attended the Fairfield
county fair Thursday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-16
Saturday, the 9th day Of
October, 1917

between the hours Of p. IN, and 8 p. m:
of said day, the following described real
estate, situate in the village of Bladens-
burg, county of Knox and state of Ohio,
towit being the south half of Lots No. .
and in the Village of Bladensburg, in
Knox County, and state OF Ohio.
Appraised AT $4,000,
Terms of sale: One-third cash and ball
ance i'm two equal instalments, payable
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
A OF A

The state of trade all over the u
try reported by Bradstreets this week
show the following midsummer in
Guences. Warmer weather helps re-
tail trade, more especially in women's
wear. Mems wear still feels effect of
enlistments and contemplated country
wide CONSUMPTION. Expenditures at
.cantonment points very large. Whole
sale and jobbing trade large for seas
on, but price uncertainties hold back
operations. Industry active despite
summer heat. Strikes numerous, lum-
Der an copper mining most affected.
Ending of shipbuilding squabble should
make for increased activity. Stock
market dull. Collections fair to good.
Railways moving record quantities.
Crops promise well in eastern two
thirds of country and on pacific coast.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
bR0OK|NGS BOY
DIES IN OHIO
SUDDEN DEATH OF JONAS n. LIEN
IN CINCINNATI TELEGRAM
TO REGISTER
NO PARTICULARS Of DEATH RECEIVED
Body Sent Here by Express and Fun
erai Takes Place This Afternoon
From Home

Last Saturday morning the Register
received a telegram from a News
Agency in Cincinnati, Ohio. stating
that one G.. II. Lien had died there
from injuries on a southern railroad
bridge. We made every effort to To-
cate a person with those initials, going
parts of the county To find out if such
a man lived around here. In the after
noon the chief of police received an
other message from an undertaken in
the same city saying that J. II. Lien
had died there from injuries and thai
he carried a card from a lodge of the
@. | w. L. The name being the same
a that of a son of Mrs. Lien, the chief
communicated with her and a message
was sent to the eastern firm. The body
was sent by express 10 Bookings and
arrived last evening.
The certificate accompanying the
body only states that injuries that
caused death were received in railway
service, but does not specify. An ox-
animation OF the body discloses that
such injuries were about the head and
quite severe The relatives are max
ing an effort to get some information
from Cincinnati as to the cause Of
death and all facts surrounding it.
Thc intcrmont tool place this after
in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs
Lien and family have the deep sym
patty of their friends in the city IN
hi time of their afniction and sud
den sorrow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
LATEST TELEGRAPHIc NEWS

Conferees on food legislation agree
on one man control of food Administered
non. This means appointment Of
Hoover settled. President forces the
agreement.
New press regulations issued by the
government viii prevent news of
American troops landing in Europe,
until permitted by war department. No
news of movement OF troops in the
United States to be permitted.
Minneapolis shows s1GS Of first hun
dred men examined for draft to be
qualified. Chicago follows with 1870
md early examinations in New York
bowed only 20T. West may not keep
such high average, but expect it to be
higher than eastern states.
General Mann. of the militia bureau,
says general staff has adopted his plan
OF sending South Dakota troops west
instead of South. This that u
Toys will go to Palo Alta. Cal.
Senate passes resolution for sub
mission to the state Of the prohibi-
ION amendment to the constitution,
by a vote Of eight more than the neces-
sary two-thirds. Resolution now goes
70 House for their action.
Terrible heat wave holds grip on
cities. Numerous prostrations
and more than the usual number Of
deaths follow wave. Last night X
pected to relieve the condition. Thir-
teen babies die in Cleveland.
Huron farmers agree to pay thresh-
ing prices of four cents for oats and
for wheat, but refuse to stand any
raise,
South Dakota cavalry is TO 20 to
Deming, n. NJ, wen if the infantry
to Palo Alta. No mobilization Of
forces in state expected Each troop
n II entrain from It's home station. No
issued late last night, for any
movement.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
~BROOkINGS SOLDIERS

Below is a list which is no doubt in
complete, of men and boys who are
we'll known in Brookings, and who have
enlisted in some branch Of the service
If any person knows of others that we
have omitted, please send or give u,
the ame and information. This list
Was compiled by Ward and Lyle Waltz
to whom we are indebted for its use.
The having a star after them
are ones who car be claimed as bona
foe residents of Brookings, or whose
families reside here.
Officers camp, Fort Smelling: A. e
Anderson, l.. l.. Bennett, Canton. Irv.
ing Buck, Verne Collinge. Sturgis, w
II. Emerson, Z. H. Erp, Canton, Ray
Fridley', II. Hanson, Cooley. Jay
Houghton, CARROLL Iverson', John II
Kneebone, c. II. Karlstad, Dempster,
Joe p. Lawler, A. S. Mitchell', Roy A,
Nord, VIM. Rowe, Clarence Smith, Os-
car H. Wolber', A. A. Brackett'.
U. S. Aviation: Horace Jones, Leo
j, Stevens, Harry Smith. Ralph John
son.
L. S. Engineers: Howard Johnson,
Rob't Malone. Elmo Spawn'', f. +.
Mlshaels, Russell Knappen*.
U. S. Regulars: Clarence Evers,
Claire Gaylord, Victor Woodruff,
Jimmy Murphy.
L. S. Training School, Washington,
d. c., J. B. Catlett*.
L. S. Marines: Paul Gilbert, r. p.
Guetzloe.
L. $. Hospital Service: Walter
Reeves, Ben Alton*, Jack Dunn, Rob't
Dibble.
Officers Training Camp, Fort Riley,
Kansas. Loyal Thomas.
l.. 5. Navy: Wayland Borst*, Del
bert Jerde*, O. p. Sites. Roy Poole,
lloyd Poole*, Claude Vinegar, VIM.
Chappell*, Harris Lien.
Officers Training Camp, Preside, San
Francisco; Cyrus Briggs, Homer
Hooyer*, Ira Lanphier*, c. Hoffstetter.
Officers Camp, Colored, Des Moines,
Cleveland Abbott.
**Deceased.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
c EXAMINATION

The U. S. Civil Service Commission
an examination for type
writer, for both men and women on
August II. 1917. Entrance salaries
for this position will be 5000 TO $1,000 n
year.
\ forest and field clerk examination
VIII also be held on August II to Sc
cure eligibles for two vacancies in the
position of Field Clerk at $l100 per
year. A vacancy exists at Custer. 5.
D. and another at Halsey, Neb.
The above named examinations will
be held at Bookings on the dates CIV
en-. Additional information and app(i-
cation blanks can be secured by call
ing at post ONCE.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
EXTRA 3 P. NJ.

The local exemption board have just
received the master list of numbers
and tomorrow will post a list of 21O
names to be called for examination.
The list on page five is correct, with
the exception that the number and
name, 1852 Idan TolIefson, City, is to
be stricken out. No. 81, Albert Heide-
brink, White is the last man called
The first seventy men will be called
for next Wednesday, then the next
seventy for Thursday, and the last
seventy for Friday. The board may
call half of each days quota for the
morning and the other half for the af-
ternoon.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-02
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
A RATHER SMALL ATTENDANCE
AT THE SEMI-ANNUAu MEET
ING HELD SATURDAY NIGHT
WAITERM. Observation-Disclosures
The Directors Met on Monday Even.
ing and Elected &. L. Squirting
as Secretary

The semi-annual meeting Of the
Commercial Club was held Saturday
evening in the club rooms, with rath-
er a small number in attendance. Pres
ident Culhane called the meeting to
order and asked +. l.. Squirting to act
as secretary in the absence of G.. A.
Gullick. The minutes of previous
meetings were read and approved. Mr..
Culhane made a few remaks, giving
some of the suggestions that will be
Incorporated in his annual report.
There being no other business before
the meeting except the election of six
new directors for the ensuing term, the
president appointed a nominating com
mittee Of three, who retired to pre-
care a list. The committee reported
a list of twelve names from which TO
select six new directors. and the mem
hers present added two more by NOM
iHation. The ~balloting resulted in the
reelection of G. Larsen, |. f. Lees and
Il. II. Sayre. and the election of Thos.
Rang. Nels Rishoi and S. ]. Rudolph.
The meeting then adjourned.
On Monday evening the directors
met and elected officers for the com
ing term as follows: Walter NJ.
Cheever, president; c.. Larsen, vice.
president; f.. l.. Squirting. secretary
and II. +. HarOldson, treasurer. These
gentlemen are all very well known to
all residents of the city and in fact of
Tie whole county. They are progress
sive,- wide awake men and the future
vork Of the club will not be allowed to
ing has been particularly active in
riany matters Of city building and
PLANNING and has done yoeman work in
getting the Black and Yellow Trail in
good condition. AS an executive officer
of the club he will without doubt prove
a great success. Mr.. Cheever, the
new president, has always been in the
front in all movements of reform and
Will give the club work his best at
tention. Prof. G. Larsen and II. F..
Haroldson need no further comment
than the mention Of their names, to in
troduce them to Bookings County
people. A good year in club activities
can be looked for.
In the outgoing president, M. e. Cul-
hane, the club had one of the most in
defatigable workers that has ever
eraced the presiding chair Of the club.
He was always on the job. both in and
out of season, and that things have
been accomplished during his incum.
bency of the Office are entirely due to
his perseverance and initiative. The
club can always be proud Of the time
when Mike f. Culhane was president.
for he was always on the job.
The reports of all the officers were
over to be read at the next meet
ing Of the club, when a larger number
Of members are present.