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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
GERMANS HELD IN
CHECK IN EVERY
BATTLE LINE

Along the entire western front
from the North to the Adriatic sea,
artillery duels OF great magnitude are
being fought which doubtless are the
forerunners OF the expected great Of
fensiye the Teutonic allies have in
view before the American troops can
reach the battle fronts in great num-
bers.
On the Ypres and Arras fronts,
held by the British, on various sec
tors eastward from St Quentin to Al
SAGE, in the hill country bordering
the Italian plains, and at points
along the piaye river, the big guns
everywhere are In operation
On the British front huge numbers
of airplanes are continuously engaged
in battles in the air, or searching out
points where troops are being concen-
trated The only infantry activity
taking place on any OF the fronts is
in the nature Of raiding operations.
The Teutons daily continue to rein
force BY large numbers their already
superior forces on all fronts, In the
rush of troops and munitions to the
theatre in which the British are oper-
ating one German train is reported
to have collide with another, re-
sulting in great explosion in which
several hundred soldiers were killed,
Between the Breuta and Piaye
rivers on the northe n front in Italy
the artillery fighting i described by
the Rome war Office a intense and
there is similar activity in the coastal
region near the moeth OF the Piaye
where the Austriana Monday captured
a position in the Glpo lie region but
later were driyen out with heavy
losses in killed and men made prison.
ers.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
Liquor Law Constitutional.

In an opinion of the supreme court
of the United States just handed
down at Washington, d. c., the va
Iidity of the Idaho prohibition law
is sustained 1t is held in this deci-
tional right to the possession of
liquors for personal use if the state
wishes to forbid it, and that the state
has an absolute right to prohibit the
manufacture, gift, purchase, sale or
transfer of Intoxicating liquors with
in its borders without violating the
constitution. 1t is perhaps, one of
the most far-reaching victories for
bone-dry prohibition yet recorded.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
RED CROSS HAS
BENEFIT SHOW
THIS AFTERNOON

"The Fall of a Nation" will be
given at the matinee this afternoon at
The Weaver theatre as a benefit to
The local chapter of the Red Cross.
This film has been one of the Vita
graphs most successful features and
has had long runs in all the large
cities, The total net receipts will
be turned over to the chapter and
viii be used in buying materials for
the work they are doing. Admis-
sion prices will be rs cents and so
cents.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15

HIGH SCHOOL TO
MEET SHOSHONE
HIGH NEXT WEEK

The high school gym will be the
Jcene of fast basket ball game next
Tuesday evening when the Shoshone
high school team will be here to
meet the local boys Basket ball has
been a popular sport here for the
past several years and several times
he local school has turned out a
championship team. While the team
this year is light and has more inex-
perienced players than for several
ears, they are said to be Developing
great speed and will give an excellent
account of themselves.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
FIRST MAN FOUND
GUILTY OF NEW
CRIMINAL ACT

Idaho has distinction of being first
state in union to place behind a
1tate's prison bars a man convicted
Of criminal syndicalism and sabotage.
He is Otis Ellis, sentenced to serve
from / to IA years at hard labor for
attempting to influence laboring
men to strike and damage property
unless paid wages they demanded.
Last legislature passed statute under
which Ellis was sent to penitentiaIy
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
LIBERTY LOAN IS
PAYABLE TODAY
Third Installment of Forty
Percent Must be Paid or
Earlier Payments Are
Forfeited to Government.

The third installment of the Sc
aond liberty loan is due today, and
is payable at the bank where your
loan subscription was made. The
installment is forty per cent of the
subscription and if it is not paid
when due the money previously paid
in will be forfeited. This is done
by order of the treasury depart
ment and is out of control of the
banks, so if you have not paid your
installment you should go around and
fix the matter up at once.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15

County Clerk F M. Hobbs, has
been made local federal agent for ex-
plosives in Elmore County. AS the
Republican understands it, no one Is
allowed to purchase or use explosives
without a permit Permits may be
issued by the federal agents in his
discretion, at a cost of rs cents each.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15

Louis Daugherty, writing from
camp Lewis to friends living in the
northern part of town encloses the
following poem, yankee Doodle, Jr -
composed by Lloyd f. Ireland and
Chas. NJ McGee mail orderlies, 346
z. A. Headquarters Co. Tune Yam
kee Doodle.
We're in the army, and each day
We're getting somewhat wiser;
We're here to stay until the day
We've wiped away the Kaiser.
Chorus.
Sill, the Kaiser we will get,
He tried so hard to do us;
We will show the world that we are
there;
We fighters from Camp Lewis.
Kaiser Bill is like the dog
That would rather fight than frolic,
But when we're thru with you, old
boy
You'll surely have the collie,
To Kaiser Bill, will give a pill
The one that comes most handy
Should it be lead, he'll sure be dead
Won't that be fine and dandy?
When Kaiser Bill he started in
He thought he'd go right thru us;
But he did not know the kind of men
We had here in Camp Lewis.
Now Kaiser Bill, you're full of pep
But we are full of ginger;
You thought you'd make us sweat
But. Bill. it isn't in yer.
We're fine a bunch of men
As ever has been seen, sir;
And we're led by man that can't be
beat
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15


move is from Frank Baumgarner.
Camp Merritt.
Dear Folks:
| got your letter a few days ago
but have delayed so as to write
from the new camp as we had
rumors that we would soon move.
We are at Camp Merritt about 16
miles from Jersey City, N. j., near
the towns of Granville and Beaumont
n j., between the two There are
no tents here and we are quartered
in barracks. The barracks are
heated by furnances and we will al
ways have fire. They are fixed
good for ventilation We left Camp
Mills at 8:45 a. m, today Dec. 8th.
We got up at 4,30 in the morning.
IN two hours we were at Brooklyn
and were soon loaded ON ferry
boat, After waiting about an hour
started down North River and thence
by ferry across the Hudson to Jersey
City and thence by train to Camp
Merritt where we are now in com
Portable quarters The trip on the
ferry was fine We passed the
Brooklyn Navy Yard after passing
under East River bridge such a
bridge | never saw 1t was a double
1ecked affair and about six times the
amount of traffic on Front street in
Mountain Home Past the Navy
Yard we turned slightly to the right
On both sides of the river were
mainly shipping warehouses and piers
On our right was the sky lure of New
York with its skyscrapers and other
things We were on the ferry 40
minutes. About the things we need
the list published in the Republican
covers them pretty good | need a
head piece or helmet more than any
thing else but can never get enough
good knit socks and gloves, socks
especially, as far as ! know now we
will be here for some time so mail
should be sent here | haven't your
letter as it is packed in our barracks
bags and we haven't got them yet
but probably will tomorrow.
We expect to be paid tomorrow
The officers are betting that we do
and they may know. | hope so any
way. | will only write this note this
time to tell you where | am at but
will write more later
With love.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
Frank.

p. S. We have beds not cots,
single beds with springs and mattress
es some class. Tell Alice | have not
seen that boy CA small boy who
told. him his daddy was in France
and his mother said the boy thinks
he owns the whole army.)
Address B Battery 146 f. A.
Camp Merritt. New Jersey.
We have been transferred from the
41st division son dom put that on.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15

Several other local boys, who are
in the training camps have also sent
in poetry that is popular in their
camps. This one is from Adm Hall,
who is in the signal service at Fort
Sam Houston, Texas.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15

The soldiers of the l46th Field
Artillery, which includes about
twelve Mountain Home boys, have
been moved from Camp Mills, where
they have been stationed for several
weeks, to Camp Merritt, New Jersey,
The following letter. telling of the
move is from Frank Baumgarner,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15

When the kitchen pans at last
Are shined for the farewell time.
And the old Field stove is cast
Aside to the tune of some funeral
rhyme,
When the last army tent
Is lowered and folded away,
And the mess kits battered and bent
Are taken from us to stay.
When the last note is sealed with love
And sent with its parting Army lie
Following many others to some sweet
dove
Way back under Gods civil sky.
When the last troop train comes in
And the girl who waits at the sta
tion
The lad who left with a grin
And went to fight for the nation.
VIII she meet him there at all?
Will her maiden name be changed :?
Was he a Stacker fair and tall?
That cared for our girls while we
ranged?
Far out the gate of our native town,
While we only dreamed of feminine
things
He was admiring her last new gown
And talked OF love and wedding
rings.
We had hoped we might gather in
arms
The idol and the shrine of our lives,
The miss of the wonderful charms,
When the last old train arrives
But now as / think of the ultimate
brink
Where all passing love must stand,
It's changing moods with a nod or a
wink,
Or the sweep of a beckoning hand.
| eometimes doubt if I ever can
Whisper again in her delicate ear
Aye, not |, but that other man
Who cared for her while / wasn't
near
All, girls! Won't some of you watch
and wait
Till we come home again?
Tho long, long years may separate,
know twill make you happy then.
And Wen be sad and lonesome, too
If you've given your heart away,
While we were wearing the Army
blue.
And couldn't come home to stay.
-DRURY DeM0SS.
S3rd Aero Squadron, Kelly Field, u.
s. A.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15

And this one is from Burtt Berry.
who is at Camp Merritt, with the
l4Gth L. S. Fiel Artillery, Mr..
Berry wants it distinctly understood
that this did not express any senti-
ments held by Mountain Homes vol
unteor contingent and in his letter re-
fecsei to Jim Austin's fond memor-
Il. Of chicken and cream pie, as ser
vel in this city,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
SOLDIERS Send HOME LETTERS and POETRY

And that mans name is Gen. Green
sir
Now Yankee Doodle crossed the sea
To fight for home and mother,
Soon YOU will see, the Germans fee
And the Kaiser under cover
General Green mentioned here has
since succumbed to pneumonia
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-15
A Soldier's S Fear.

When the kitchen pans at last
Are shined for the farewell time.
And the old Field stove is cast
Aside to the tune of some funeral
rhyme,
New-York tribune., 1917-08-31
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
says:

From the record it seems clear that the
service furnished by these lines between
New York and Galveston and New York
and New Orleans is in many respects
highly satisfactory to the shipping public
New-York tribune., 1917-08-31
Daniels Breaks Ground
For Navy Armor Plant
Marks an Epoch in Naval
History, Declares
Secretary

CHARLESTON, ". Va, Aug. So
With ceremonies attended by thou
sands Of persons, ground was broken
on tho two hundred and eleven acre
site In South Charleston this afternoon
by Secretary Of the Navy Daniels for
the first government owned armor plate
and projectile plants in the history Of
the United States. On this site the
United States government will spend
approximately t22,000,00 for the con-
struetion Of munitions and armament
plants.
Secretary Daniels turned the first
shovelful Of sod this afternoon, and
.he shovel was presented to the West
Virginia Department Of Archives and
Previous 70 the breaking Of the
ground. former United States Senator
William z. Chiffon gave a resume of
the big undertaking u the government
He thar introduced Governor JOHN y,
Cornwall of West Virginia, who said
the occasion marked an epoch in the
state and nation, and urged the people
to manifest their confidence IN the
9oyerRmeEt ard the polic3 adopted IN
tne greatest Of 6ll wars
eecreiary Daniels said tae AdEin-
istralieE Wae now actiHelg snEasea ~
promotipE tne dfeam 81 statesmsn tor
the last tNeniy yeHfs relatlYt 70 the
eevefrm4nt eWntrstlp Of TIE arDof
ritte ard pfpiectl'e plants
agitation W1a started more she1
tHeAfF wears ago.. said HaffetArT RAAt
ielt Nfc4 government 4Wn4fal9p ~
New-York tribune., 1917-08-31
John L. Murray Dead
Leading Restaurateur Had
Been I'll for a Year

John L. Murray. one Of New York's
most prominent restaurateurs for the
last quarter Of a century, died yester-
day afternoon in his apartments, on.
West Forty Street. Mr.. Murray
had been in poor health for almost a
year and had come into the city from
his summer home on Monday intending
10 return within day or so.
ar. Murray started in the restaurant
business in New York at Columbus
Avenue and 104th Street. Lstsr he
moved to Broadway and 1Ossh Street
and then came downtown to Thirty
fourth Street He vas one Of the arst
TO follow the theatre district to Forty
second Street, and his restaurant, which
be established there several years ago.
has always been one 81 the show places
ot night lie In New York
Ar. Murray was an active mamber Of
the lrisl1-American Athletic Club and
steward 81 she Society Of Resfaura-
tauFs. He ie survived ~ 8 wife and q
daughter.
a solemn high mass viii be celsbrat
"a in heig Name Church. ,Amstsrdam
S.yeRqe md Ninetg-sixth Strset. on
NoNday morning. AZ 10 o'clock. Ipser-
nenf VIII u ln 81 Raynond's Gene
terry
New-York tribune., 1917-08-31
Ships First Shot
Efits U-Boat Mark

PORTLAND, Ora, Aug so-HeN
stssmsr carrriaf unii oi the Ameri-
- mtdienl earrs to Ear1pe Shot aW4{
TIE nsristopt ~ 8 subraarine 5 told.
RI Z iottsr recasvod te-d4Y - d. 3
vi H3rrew ffcm biz son, Dr. Earl
Morrow.
HIt vas just after brsekfast and
was strudinR aft writes Dr. Nor
row, '-whon I suddenly saw d perlseope
emerge 200 yards a1tern. Before
could shout z warning our CHIEF gun
ner had npisd the Periscopc and opened
fre HIS frat shot struck and smashed
it tc uisees. We cid not see the sub
marine nzaia.'
New-York tribune., 1917-08-31

The above refers to tn Steamship Service Of
MORGAN LINE"
Operating between
New York and New Orleans New York and Galveston
Forming part Of the
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
Through Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico Arizona,
California, Oregon
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20

Ir.. cU.o.
irosorvad ginger
Sailed nuts,
Prunes.
Figs
Dates.
Raisins.
Hard candy.
Chocolate in tin foil.
Licorice.
The khaki-colored handkerchiefs
and checkerboards can be secured at
Red Cross headquarters on North
Main street any afternoon from to
3 o'clock. Get your handkerchief
Fill it according to directions above.
Bring 1t back to headquarters and 1t
will be forwarded to the assembling
station at Cleveland; or, bring any of
the aforementioned articles to head
quarters and the packages will be
made up for you; or bring money tC
headquarters and the articles will be
purchased for you.
The packages must leave Mt. Yer
non by December 10.
1t is suggested that the people OF
this vicinity do without some of theii
Christmas and contribute this to the
troopers.
1t is also suggested that the above
list OF articles will be preserved, to
gether with the instructions.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
ELKS OPEN QUARTERS
To WIVES TWO DAYS
OUT OF EACH MONTH
Local Lodge Invites Coopera-
tion Of Women In Or
der's War Work

Wives, daughters, sisters and wild
ows of lGlks, will be given the use of
the club rooms Of Mt Vernon lodge,
No. 140, b. p. o. Elks, two afternoons
each month, according to announce
ments being sent out over the sigma
ture of o. G. Taylor, exalted ruler,
and other officers of the order.
The announcement contains the in
formation that this has been decided
by unanimous vote of the members
of the local lodge, who feel that with
the active cooperation of the women
of the order the lodge may be en-.
abled to increase the scope and eff
fectiveness of the war work of the
lodge.
The only rules governing the use
of the lodge rooms are that a certain
afternoon must be selected for the
meetings and the above requirement
for admission to them. All women
eligible to attend these meetings arc
invited to meet at the lodge rooms
on Nov. % for the purpose of organ
i2ation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
AGED MAN IS
NEARLY FROZEN
Found In Pitiable Condition
In Wooster Road
FELL FROM A BRIDGE
Strength Gives Out While
Trying To Walk
To Amity
FELL FROM A BRIDGE

Michael Lee, the aged man who
was arrested by Sheriff Mossholder
Friday night near the pumping sta
tion at Martinsburg and placed in the
county Jail was found in half froz-
en- condition near the residence of
Bert Bartlett on the Wooster road
about 80 o'clock Monday morning
and was again placed in the county
jail.
Lee, who appears in a rather ques-
tionable mental condition, was re.
leased by Sheriff Mossholder Sunday
morning and advised to return to
Newark where he claimed he lived.
He promised to go to Newark and his
only explanation of his presence on
the Wooster road was that he was go
ing to Amity.
The man walked as far as a small
culvert near the Bartlett fam and
had apparently stopped to rest. He
was found about ! o'clock by Lennon
Burson, who was driving home. He
was lying on the bridge and Burson
drove to Mr.. Bartlett's residence to
get help for him.
After waking Mr.. Bartlett, Burson
telephoned Sheriff Mossholder and
then returned to the bridge Lee
had apparently tried to get up and
had fallen into the water from which
he crawled and was found lying on
the bank thoroughly soaked. Sheriff
Mossholder and Deputy Sheriff Lytle
brought him to the county Jail and
made him comfortable. According Ia
Deputy Lytle, Lee would probably
have frozen to death in a short time
had he not been found.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20

Ludlow Engle, in training at Camp
Sherman, passed through this city
Saturday evening enroute to Howard
to spend Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Engle. Engle
is one of the selects from Knox coun-
ty and this is his second visit home
since he went to Camp Sherman.
MIR. Engle says that he has gained
90 pounds in weight since entering
the training camp and he is enthusias-
tic over the army life and the treat
ment of the men at Camp Sherman.
The train that Mr.. Engle was on
was exclusively a troop train and five
coaches were filed with soldiers 60
ing home" for Sunday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
Low Rates Enable Soldiers
To Insure For Fair Sums
OF Money
MEN GAIN In WEIGHT
EATING ARMY GRUB
Take To Intensive Training
Program Despite Ardu-
Gus Drills
(By WALTER n. HUNTSBERRY,
Correspondent for The Banner)


CAMP SHERIDAN, Alabama, Nov.
live are getting along great with
our l6 weeks of intensive training, al
though we do not like the long hours
of drill. There is no use TO knock
we are in the army now.
We did not get yesterday afternoon
off as usual, but we had a good time
just the same. We marched to the
drill field and were drilled short
time in squads right and left. Then
we played a few games | am sure
everyone had a good time.
Tuesday afternoon the battery re-
ceiyed its second pay. The payments
for the Liberty bonds were taken out
of this pay.
Several have taken out soldiers in
surance. This insurance is very rea-
sonable and quite a few have taken
advantage of the opportunity. The
payments are very low, an average of
G5 cents per $1,000 month. This in
surance is a fine protection for the
soldier-and best of all, after the war
is over our policies can be transferred
into 20-year endowment or any 9TH
or kind of policy which you may pre-
fer
| visited the state capitol a few
weeks ago to see the relic room. 1t
certainly is sight to see the old guns
and uniforms that were worn in the
Civil war. Lots of soldiers go there
on Saturday afternoon. ] was on the
top Of the dome and from the top you
can see the camp on clear day
We are getting better "eats" every
day and plenty Of them. We had Mex
lean steak, beans and potatoes for
supper. The most of the fellows are
gaining in weight and all are feeling
fine.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
MARCH FUNERAL

The body of the late Orlo Ellsworth
March, aged 40 years, who died Satur
day at his home in Columbus, was
brought here Sunday and funeral ser
vices were held at 1870 o'clock Mon
day afternoon and burial was made in
Mound View cemetery. The deceased
was a brother of Mrs. Leroy Cochran
of Coshocton avenue.
He also leaves three brothers, Viii
liam, Scott and Guy March, all OF
whom reside in Columbus and came
here Monday for the funeral.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
ALEC |MB|BES TOO
FREELY CALLS ON
MAYOR, IS FINED
Rag-Man Breaks 8 Months
Drought; Social CALI
Is Expensive

After three months of good behav-
iOr, "Alec" lIrlick broke over ana i'm
bibed too freely of either red eye"
or Jamaica ginger for the first time
in that period Sunday afternoon and
boldly put in his appearance at po-
lice court that afternoon to call on
Mayor Mitchell.
His call cost him just $3.50.
IIrlick strolled leisurely into the
room saying How d'ya do, Mayor;
veil, how are ya?" with a broad smile
on his face.
Without further adieu, Officer Tay-
lor, who was present, 'nabbed' the
happy one and as soon as ALEC" was
in a suitable condition, he pleaded
guilty when his arraginment took
place the same day.
eight sixty came the verdict and
"Alec" found it was a great deal more
profitable to stay sober than to break
over, even now and then.
Hl ---
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
OFFICERS ELECTED
Ann Hill Chapter, o. Z. S.

Ann Hill Chapter, o. <. S.
Tho following officers have been
elected by Ann Hill chapter o. e. s.,
at Fredericktown:
Worthy Matron-Carre Huddle.
Worthy Patron - Norman Brad
dock
Associate Matron-May Roby.
Secretary Clara Braddock.
Treasurer-Mary Cooke.
Condolences Olive Brown.
Associate Conductress Mabel
Faulk,
Trustee-J. c. Dague.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
ANOTHER MT. VERNON
MAN REACHES FRANCE
Lieut.. Harry Haynes Writes
OF Safe Arrival To-
Parents Here

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haynes of
West Vine street received a letter
Monday morning from their son,
Lieut.. Harry Haynes, telling Of his
safe arrival in France. Lieut.. Haynes
attended the officers training camp
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and was
stationed at Gettysburg, Pa, until a
few weeks ago when he was sent to
France with his company.
With the exception Of announcing
his arrival and saying that his health
was good, Lieut.. Haynes had nothing
in his letter about the trip across.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-20
Popularity Of Manurove.

The rhizophOra nangle, the south.
ern mangrove, IS most curious In prop.
agatlon. The seed sends forth shoot
that really comes through the seed
and grows to foot long, 1t then falls
away and strikes, root end down, IN
the mud and is ut once plant.