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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
MRS. HANNAH PAXTON
Dies at the Age of 83 Years After an
Illness cf Five Months
Funeral Thursday

Mrs. Hannah Payton, colored, aged
SO years, died at $3.50 o'clock Tuesday
evening at her home, 210 West High
street, following an illness of five
months. The deceased leaves one son,
Isaac Sylvester Payton of Belmont,
and one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Ann
Bronson of this city. The funeral at
1880 o'clock Thursday afternoon at
Miller Brothers chapel Rev. T. Wes-
Icy Woodson officiating.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27

England can boast that no other
country possesses so many scriptural
place names as It does. The name OF
Jericho occurs six times ON the ord.
nance maps, Paradise five times and
Nineveh, Mount Zion. Mount Ararat
and Mount Ephpaim three times each.
In Bedfordshire there is a Calvary
wood ani in Dorsetshire Jordan hill
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
Foolish Maidens Write Love
Notes To Men AT
Fort Ben
MlSSlVES ARE READ
ALOUD; MANY LAUGHS
Gen. Glenn Combats Efforts
To Provide Amusement
For Officers

icy Associated Press to The Banncrl
indianapolis, July % Efforts of In.
dianapoli5 women to provide enter
West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and
Indiana, and soldiers at Fort Benja-
min Harrison, near here, have been
given a mere or less chilly reception
by the army officers in charge of the
mon. and Brig, Gen. Edwin +. Glenn,
in command OF the 1000 men at the
Fort in three words has told the wo-
men what to do. lie said, Leave them
alone" The advice was given to the
women at meeting held to discuss
what to do to entertain the candidates
and soldiers. Gen. Glenn was invited
to give suggestions. His advice was
unexpected. Gen. Glenn also has been
conducting for some time cam
paign to keep young women and girls
without chaperons from the camp
Although the efforts of the com
manding officers along that line have
met with some success, as yet no ways
have been devised to keep women
and girls from writing to the student
officers. Every day hundreds of let
tcrs are received by the young men
from women they never heard of be-
fore Most of the letters are of the
so-callcd romantic type, but occasion
ally one of different kind is re-
ceived.
The objection to letter writing TO
soldiers at the training camps, in the
opinion Of the commanding officers,
is confined to missivcs from emotion
al sentimental women and girls and
not all of the Offenders against pro-
priety are young women.
Little or no objection is made to
clean wholesome letters devoid of
sentimcnlality or reference to the per
sonality of the writer and her wish
to meet the soldier recipient of the
letter
The young women writer's evident
ly do not know what the men do with
the letters. One Of the favorite pas
times of the candidates, and one
which provides them much amuse
ment is reading the letters they con
slider especially soft" to their com
radcs, and comparing them. Follow
ing are some OF the types of letters:
Dear Mr.. ---: | saw your name
i'll newspaper and picked it out be-
cause liked it, We girls in this town
are so lonesome and | do want to be
a real friend with some fine, big man
who is soldier. There aren't any
soldiers here / am 23 years old. five
feet, four inches tall and a brunette,
and my friends tell me | am, at least,
not ugly Are you married or engag-
ed? | am not. If you are, or if you
do not want to write to me, will you
give this letter to GONE other man? |
will send you my picture if you write
to me.
Yours hopefully,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
Greatest Heroes of the Canine World

The Belgian police dogs, on account
Of their ability II detect and capture
criminals, aud tsS great st. Bernards,
which were famous for their rescues
Of travellers lost in the Alpine SHOWS,
were considered the greatest heroes of
the canine world until the great world
war introduced the Red Cross dogs,
whose deeds of valor in front of the
front line trenches saved the lives of
thousands Of sorely wounded.-Nation.
al Geographic Magazine.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
Grasp Your OpportunIties.

a great many men have been left be-
hind because of their listlessncss, their
Opportunities would not wait for them.
They would have taken advantage OF
them, would have succeeded, If tie
chance had not hurried by so fast. II
the opportunities had tarried awhile,
had given them chance to look them
over and consult their friends, or If
they had only come back, these gentle
people would now be on the heights
instcod CT looking wistfu,ly up from
the foot of the mountain. But. alas
opportunities never return, and he who
is not ready to seize them as they fit
onward will have only regrets for his
portion
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
Stev snson's Remonstrance,

Publishers VIII wish that all authors
with grievances would copy the man.
ncr Of their complaint from Stevenson.
who when Messrs. Black failed to bring
out Travels With Donkey" as quick.
ly as they had promised wrote to them,
saying: What has become of me and
my donkeyi She was never fast
traveller, but she has taken longer to
come through Hanover street than to
cross the Gcvaudan. There must be
carrots in Your Office. Please see to it
and let me hcar."-London Globe.
Promises make debts, and debts make
more promises.-Chicago News.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27

far distant states. How the names
of the students become known to the
writer's has been more or less mys.
terry
one letter received by one of the
young men from an unknown writer
recently read:
81 love manly soldiers. just
think they are grand, but we don't
sec many here. Maybe sometime
could come to Fort Harrison on Il
Sunday. I've been told | look like
- (naming a well known mo-
ton picture starr and got curls that
come down around my shoulders. Are
you tall? | like either blondes or
brunettes. DO you? | am blonde.
81 have a girl chum that is writing
to another fellow ---, may be you
know him. Wouldn't it be nice if We
could all meet at Ft. Harrison some
Sunday? Are you going with any girl
steady? | am sending you a small
picture of myself, but it's not very
good of me. Please write to me right
away, because / am so lonesome, and
| want some soldier to think of me
when he is fighting for his country"
Some of the letters are of different
tone, and evidently are from girls of
refinement and dignity. What the
candidates call the romance stuff
is lacking. One man at the camp has
each week been receiving a letter and
a pack of cigarettes, or some other
little gift from girl in Texas. AT
ter the first gift he wrote her telling
her he did not wish the gifts She re.
piled:
81 am not sending them to you, Mr.
--, | am sending them to one of
Uncle Sans soldiers. 1t gives me
pleasure to do this, and | am sending
similar packs to one man in each of
the training camps. When the war is
over, or when you, for any reason
take off your uniform, you will, in
your own proper person, receive no
more cigarettes from, -."
In speaking to women who have
asked him what can we do for the
soldiers, Gen. Glenn said, "My answer
is-here at home-let him alone The
American soldier when let alone, is
the most peaceful and uncomplaining
animal in the world. You don't think
much of him in time of peace, but in
time of war you fall over yourselves
to do something for him-you don't
know what it is, but it is pretty GER
tain to be bad for him.
"Ive got 1000 of them out there
at camp-enlisted men and student
officers, as well as 5000 workmon
Please, please, don't send them things
to eat-they have all they want We
are doing the very best we can for
these boys, and we are going to give
them, and your boys-the boys these
student officers will command a
sporting chance, and that is all any
body can ask"
Gen. Glenn told the women that
when the troops went abroad that
was different matter and then good
reading matter, newspapers, books
and magazines would be acceptable,
as we'll as small comforts the govern
ment does not provide.
Among these little comforts Gen.
Glenn suggested that the women
might supply the soldiers, when they
go abroad, with needles, thread and
thimblc But | never learned to use
one of those things myself" added the
general, referring to thimbles.
Advice to trust the Y. M, C. A. and
Red Cross in providing diversion for
the soldiers also was given by Gener-
al Glenn.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
Positively Brutal,

Grace-Just see how much your lit
tie wife loves you. She made this
cake for you all by herself. Arthur
Yes, my darling. And now if you will
eat it all by yourself shall possess
mdisputable proof of your devotion. -
Pittsburgh Press.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
THE MARESKAS FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Charles Ma.
reskas, whose death resulted from a
fire in which his peanut wagon was
demolished Monday night, Thursday
morning at $50 o'clock at st. Vincent
de Paul's church, Rev. L. w. Mulhane
officiating. Interment in Calvary GEM
etery
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
SLOT MACHINES AND
PUNCH BOARDS ARE
ORDERED DISCARDED

Sheriff Mosshodcr, Prosecutor Bcr-
mont and Juvenile Officer Purcell were
in the eastern part Of the county Tues
day afternoon, where they discovered
four punchboards and two slot.ma-
chimes. These we're ordered out Of
usC.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
BANNER WANT ADS. PAY
1T Pays To Advertise.
THE % MANAGERS OF THE FAMOUS 22 BIG
STORES OF THE HOOVER-ROWLANDSC co.
ARE NOW BACK FROM THE FURNITURE MARKETS

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States ngga in Chicago and Grand Rapids furniture markets and make epurstr
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
TWO Views.

zone thing about eating. It's so hu-
nan."-Baltimore Sun.
Not all of It, We have seen some eat
ing that was not only inhuman, but
positively barbarous.- philadelphia In
nuir0r
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27

Don't forget that the man who can
but doesn't, must give place to the man
who can't, but tries.-COmtelburo
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27
Yours hopefully,

The letter was from girl in Il small
Indiana town.
All of the letters, however, are not
from Indiana girls. Many come from
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-27

Keep stock off the pasture until the
grass has had chance to get good
start. 1t will be better for grass and
for stock
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
NEW TYPE U. S, SHIP
FRENCH PORT Is SCENE OF LAND
ING OF GREAT WAR VESSEL.
Built to Carry Cargo of Supplies for
Squadron, and Accompanies Fleet far
From HOme-Now Unloading Vast
Quantity of Wheat for Allies.

Paris, June ia correspondent of
the Paris Journal describes a visit
aboard the first American ship of a new
type which arrived recently at a
French port He says a steamer. which
he calls -" belongs to a class Of YES
sells which accompany the squadron far
from its base and are capable of keep
ing 1t constantly supplied with food.
coal and materials for repairs.
The -" did not come alone. but was
accompanied by one of the new boats
constructed for the pursuit of subma.
rines.
The "J" brought thousands Of tons
Of wheat flour and a miscellaneous car
go, the correspondent says, and a YER
liable mountain Of medicine and surgical
dressings. A huge electric crane on
the deck keeps unloading the cargo to
waiting trains lined along the quay.
a large number Of German and Aus.
trian prisoners assist I'm unloading the
"J' looking with surprise and saddened
faces at the Stars and Stripes waving
above this formidable instrument of
war which had come so far to insure
the defeat Of their country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
PERSH|NG HONORED
WITH STAFF. Is GUEST TONIGHT
OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT.
Americans BE Central Figures at Din
ner at Which Premier Lloyd George
VIII Preside - Plans for Entertain
ment Enlisted Men Are Abandoned.

London, June 12.-The elaborate
plans that had been made for enter
tainment today Of enlisted men in Cen
eral Pershings party were cancelled
this morning because Of a military order
that all the men report at a local hos.
pital for inoculations. which would oc.
cupy the entire day.
The American women who had
planned a garden party at Harrow for
200 guests promptly changed their plans
by inviting the convalescents OF two
large military hospitals 70 take the
places Of the American soldiers.
While General Pershing and his STAFF
were guests OF the Earl OF Derby. the
minister OF war. at a luncheon this
afternoon, Lord Denman escorted the
other American officers through the
house OF lords.
The governments dinner 10 General
Pershing and his staff this evening. at
which Premier Lloyd George win pre-
side, completes the social program for
the party In this country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
GERMAN PLOTTERS
ROAM AMERICA
WIDE RANGE OF DEvEI ,OPNENrs
EAPECTED To RESULT FROM
SECRET SERVICE WORK.
FERRET OUT GUILTY
Federal Attorney Alleges Springfield
Cases, Including kidnapping Only Part
Of sNatiOnWide Scheme Against In
dividuals and the Government.

Kansas City, June ia wide ranes
BILE uncovering Of an extensive ploI
bic uncovering fan extensive plot
engineered by German agents. was
promised here today by authorities who
have just returned from Springfield.
Mo-, where they investigated the Keet
case and other alleged abduction plots.
Samuel Hargus assistant United
States district attorney, announced that
numerous arrests probably would be re-
vealed soon, although refraining from
mentioning names or giving indications
Of the cities in which they might be OK.
pected.
Attorney Hargus and agents Of the
department of justice declared they
were convinced the Springfield plots
were merely minor incidents of a much
larger scheme Of contemplated crimes.
not only against individuals but against
the government.
The leaders had not been taken into
custody yet, Hargus said, but the fed
eral net was drawing closer on them.
He thought Dick Carter, the Spring
field youth who IS charged with the
murder Of Lloyd Keet. would be arrest
ed shortly, if he is not already in Gus.
tody
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
TANK SHIP IS SUNK
AMERICAN STEAMER PETROLITF
T0RPEDOED.
One Boat With 20 Men, Including ThirL
Mate and Chief Engineer, Are Landed.
Other Life Boats Missing-Owned by
Standard Oil Company.

Washingtons June 12-The American
steamer Petrolite has been sunk by a
German submarine.
Consular reports which brought news
Of the disaster.today said one boat with
eighteen men. the third mate and the
chief engineer. had been landed anil
two boats with an unssated number Of
men were missing.
The time and place OF the attack were
not given in the dispatches.
The Petrolite. a tank steamer, first
figured in the news nearly two years
ago, an attack upon her ~ an Austrian
submarine threatening diplomatic reia-
tions between the Vienna government
and the United States.
The ship was shelled BY the subma.
rine and men aboard her were wounded.
The submarine sent a crew aboard the
vessel and removed a large quantity Of
supplies. She then was permitted to
proceed.
The incident was the subject Of a
series Of notes between the United
States and the Austrian government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
BARS ENEMY FIRM
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE. SAYS
HOLD UP MONEY OF GERMAN.
Returns for Shipment of Coffee Con
signed to New York on Commission,
and Owned by TeutOn Interests in
Venezuela. to BE Held Up.

New York, June 12.--In correspond.
ence, made public here today, between
Secretary of Commerce William c. Red.
field and John ODonohue's Sons, cof.
fee dealers, the secretary OF commerce
advises the firm not to continue com.
mercial relations with those business in
terests in Central and South America
and the United States which ARE pre-.
sumably controlled by subjects Of Ger
many, or who are subjects Of her al
lies" pending action by congress on the
so-called trading with the enemy act
The coffee firm had informed the sec.
retary Of asshipment received from a
certain house OF a German name in
Venezuela, for sale here on a commits.
sion basis. The secretary was asked
whether or not it would be an act Of
disloyalty" II the proceeds were paid
to the Venezuela firm. secreta"'- w.
fe,d ns SIadeI replied ,ss,o,, aSyi iiorlcal sOoi''
payment Whlch h ,Is-
posed Of as pendi-, .vglslation, IL en-.
acted, may prescribe and suggested sus.
pension Of further business relations
with the Venezuelan firm, during the
war.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
OKLAHOMA INDIAN BUYS
S6i0,000 IN LIBERTY BONDS

Washington, June i3.-Jackson Bar.
nett, reputed TO be the wealthiest Indian
In the United States. has subscribed for
100000 OF liberty loan bonds through
his guardian, Carl J. OHornett OF Hen.
ryetta, Okla. Secretary Lanes ruling
that Barnett, who is ward OF the gov.
ernment, might subscribe. opens the
way to many Indian subscriptions.
Barnett, son OF a Creek chieftain. de-
rived his wealth from oil lands near Tul.
sa, which he at first Indignantly re.
jected. declaring the tract lit only for
coyotes and jack rabbits and an nowise
suited to an Indian who merely wished
TO fish and hunt as he pleased The dis.
covery OF oil and the lease OF Barnett's
land made the Indian a millionaire. He
had s755,S95 cash on deposit May last
but he was unable TO handle his finan.
cial affairs and a guardian was appoint.
cd for him.
Barnett has never accepted moro than
si25 n month OF his income and shows
little interest In the size OF his fortune
Last year he paid an income tax esti
mated at $4,000.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
ESPIONAGE BILL
TO WHITE HOUSE
New Measure Gives President Authority
to Shut OFF Exports of American
Supplies.

Washington, June 12.-The admins
tration espionage bill was finally ap
proved by the senate today without a
roll call and sent to the white house
for the presidents signature Provisions
for newspaper censorship had been
struck out and material modification in
other respects had been made
The most important legislation re.
tained gives the president authority TO
embargo exports. The law would pun.
ish espionage by death or long imprison.
ment; penalties interference with for.
eign commerce; provides for enforce.
ment OF neutrality, authorizes seizure Of
shipments OF arms designed for un.
lawful purposes. fixes penalties for In.
juring vessels in foreign commerce, or
disturbance OF foreign relations and
imposes new restrictions upon pass
ports.
Other provisions are for censorship
OF mails and extension of use OF search
warrants.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
PLANNING FOR
ENGINEERS MUSTER
GOVERNOR. GENERAL EARP AND
STAFF ARE INVITED TO WIT
NESS CEREMONY HERE.

4 call has been issued for all mem.
gineers to be at the armory in Ardmore
at 9 o'clock Friday morning to be mus.
tered in by Captain Murcheson, muster
ing officer for the state Of Oklahoma. \
public meeting will be held in Central
park after the mastering exercises. at
which time a silk flag. the gift of Ard.
more Masons, win be presented to tho
company. w. b. Johnson and others
will deliver addresses. Mrs. II. II. Sayre
and a committee OF women have ar.
ranged a buffet luncheon to be served
10 the members of the company.
Recruiting continues at the engineer
station. "We are particularly anxious
to secure additional craftsmen and a
company photographer" Captain Pat.
terson said this morning. The photos
rapher must pass the same physical eX.
animation as other member Of the com
pany. Arrangements are being male
by which First, Lieutenant Charles E
Glove can attend training school at
Fort Sill, beginning July l.
Members OF the citizens committee
which has been aiding in recruiting the
company together with representatives
OF the Chamber OF Commerce, met in
the officers quarters at the armory
yesterday afternoon and took up plans
for the proper observance Of the occa.
sion for the mastering in OF the com.
pany.
Telegrams inviting Governor VII.
liams and Adjutant General carp and
staff were sent at once. as II is desired
that they should be in attendance.
$. A. Apple, president OF the Cham.
ber OF Commerce. was appointed chair.
man OF the committee on arrangements.
and an entertainment committee com.
prisine Writ Franklin. Edward Gait,
John r. Dexter. p. ID. Maxwell and '.
w. Kruger was named.
Four operations have been performed
at the Hardy sanitarium for members OF
the company who had defects which
disqualified them for active service. The
fingers on the hand OF one man which
were drawn on account OF burn re.
ceived some time ago, were Strengthened,
steel plate was removed from the
collar bone OF another and minor opera
tions were performed on two others.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
JULY COTTON At
TWENTY-F|VEC CTS.
ON FIRST CALL ON NEW YORK
EXCHANGE THE FLEECY STAPLE
MAKES ANOTHER HIGH JUMP.
So BALE OVER NIGHT
October Touches 24A9, Marking Ad-
vances of SO to SO POints-Demand
Stimulated by Sensational Strength of
Liverpool and Advances In Goods.

New York, June 12.-The 25-cent leve,
was reached in the cotton market hero
today during the early trading on a
continuation Of the excited buying re.
sponsble for yesterdays big advance.
July contracts sold up to the 25.cent
mark shortly after the opening. while
October touched 2449 marking ad-
vances of 5s to 62 points, or practically
SO per bale from last nights closing
figures.
The demand was stimulated by the
sensational strength Of Liverpool and
reports Of further advances in cotton
goods, with part Of the buying attrib-
uted to trade interests.
Reports in circulation today that the
New York cotton exchange might either
close entirely or eliminate one or more
contracts for future delivery as was
done in wheat some time ago, were de-
MED emphatically by officials of the ex
change. They said that the present
high prices were due to conditions over
which they have no control, such as
scarcity, poor crop outlook and a big
trade demand.
Most Of the recent buying has been at
tributed to mill interests and Liverpool
houses TO protect themselves against
large sales Of goods for forward ship.
ment, partly on government orders.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-12
CLOTHING NEEDED FOR
COALGATE SUFFERERS

Contributions Of food. clothing and
other supplies for the relief of families
and individuals who lost all their per-
sonal effects in the storm which re.
Gently wrecked large part Of Coalgate.
and rendered hundreds Of persons de,,.
titute, are being gathered together by
Mrs. A. T.. Curtiss. county probation
officer. and when a sufficiently large
store IL on hand viii be shipped TO that
city.
"Ardmore people seem 20 be rather
Indifferent to the needs Of the people OF
Coalgate who suffered in the storm last
week" Mrs. Curtss said this morning.
Everyone who has any worn clothing
which still is disable should send it IN,
to be sent 10 those people in Coalgate
who have nothing"
The store Of clothing and supplies In
Mrs. Curtiss' office at the courthouse
is growing steadily, and by the end Of
the week II Is thought there will be
enough to justify packing and shipping
to the Coalgate storm sufferers.