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THE cAIssoN CLUB

The worst type Of Stacker" remark.
ed ono Of the leaders in organizing the
Caisson club Friday evening, "is the
man who sits back and doesn't do a
thing In the war. He won't give and
he won't help. let alone offer his SER
vices. That man, II the war contin-
ues. simply has to change his tactics.
Life will be too UNDESIRABLE for him."
The Caisson club will have little diff.
ficulty In securing hundreds OF mem
bers designed as II is to supply Knox
county enlisted men. and especially
members Of e battery. with small
needs while in camp.
The organization is more than com.
mendable-it fills vital need In con-
nection with the efficiency OF Is Bat.
terry in the field. Its avowed purpose
grips and appeals. Its success is pos.
tive and assured.
There is task, however, and q
large one, for the Caisson club. This
Ia TO weed out the apathetic Stacker re-
ferred to above, and force him to
show his hand, as 1t were. II impos-
sible to interest him, this fact should
not be concealed.
The Caisson club Is to be the sec
ond line Of defense to E Battery" In
that, 1t will enlist the active services
Of all men who are not on the first line
OF defense.
The work Of the Caisson club makes
more direct appeal to Knox county
people than any other war auxiliary
organization. 1t is essentially home
boys affair. There can be no debate
on It's purposes; there can be no argu-
ment as to the character OF the work
II will do. This is as much as con.
ceded as the fact that over 200 Knox
county young mon have enlisted in
national service.
YOU will be expected to join ii
It Is financially possible. Liberty
bonds and the Red Cross have made
inroads into the pocketbooks Of many,
but here Is the first war organization
1000 interested in Knox county and
its part in the conflict. DO your bit!
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BR|CKERS FIGURING IN
POLICE COURT AGAIN
Assault Charge Preferred By
Wife Lands Hubby In
BastiIle

On account of a sentence of six
months in the workhouse hanging over
him, Lawrence Bricker, if he does not
prove his innocence to the last charge
Of assault, preferred by his wife, Flor
ence Bricker, Saturday morning, will
be sent to the workhouse to serve a
longer term than six months, accord
ing to police authorities.
Mrs. Bricker appeared before Mayor
Mitchell Saturday morning and filed
an affidavit against Bricker, alleging
that he struck her on the street Friday
evening.
Bricker was arrested Friday evening
and placed in jail. His arraignment is
set for Tuesday morning. He is one
of the accepted men in the Knox coun-
ty draft contingent
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TEUToN PLAY

Beset on all sides by criticism and
buffeted around on waves OF opposed
political thought. Chancellor Michaelis
brings to mind ny entrapped be-
tween two window-panes, yainly at
tempting to escape by exits which
provo blocked.
Openly accused OF bad faith In pro.
Tossing to adopt the terms OF the re
cent reichstag peace resolution, the
chancellor now Is taken to task for
his failure to answer Premier Asquith
about tho readiness OF Germany to
ovacuate Belgium.
Native stiffness, nursed by careful
Pan Germanie and Junker culture, is
with little doubt the reason as It is a
matter OF common knowledge. abroad
that the chancellor had foreknowledge
OF the peace terms and approved them
to the extent OF cohceding Belgian in.
dependence.
This would establish that Germany
purposes TO hold back officially any
willingness on her part to admit that
Belgium Bhould become, as she has
been. a self.soyerning nation, possibly
with the idea that. when the time
comes. this generous concession"
may be made with more political Of
feet.
II events progress az they have this
summer. which seems altogether prob.
able, 1t appears that Germany will be
forced to release her choicest con
cession at the very outset OF peace ne
gotiations and hold back until the end
that for which the United States is
hgatins-the extinction OF militarism.
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Frances Willard
(By Press Reporter.)

The Frances Willard W. C. r. u.
held its regular meeting Tuesday af
ternoon, Aug. 2S, at the Y. M. G. A..
We'll Make the Nation Dry" was sung
by the union. Mrs. Cunningham read
the 2lst and 3Oth Psalms, Mrs. U. b.
Davis offered prayer all uniting in the
Lords prayer.
THE Tide Rolls In" was sung, after
which a number of superintendents
gave their annual reports as follows:
Christian Citizenship, Mrs. Kells,
superintendent, reported circular let
ter had been sent to each of the 7th
and Sth grade teachers of the public
schools, offering a reward for the best
cartoon in favor of DRY Ohio"
Franchise superintendent. Miss Ey-
ans, reported two meetings held.
Flower mission superintendent, Mrs.
Porter had fine report Of her per-
sonal work and requested that all re-
ports be sent her before the next
meeting.
Superintendent of mercy, Mrs. Til
ton, reported two meetings held and
the humane officer called in several
cases.
Mothers meetings superintendent,
Mrs. Moore, had held two meetings
and received SO White Ribbon recruits,
beside giving out leaflets on temper
ance, purity and eyangelistic work.
Soldiers and sailors superintendent,
Miss Anson, reported much work has
been done and the comfort bags ap'
preciated by many of the Battery +
| boys.
Anti-narcotics superintendent, Mrs.
Creveling. reported.
The president, Mrs. Walker gave a
good report of work done. Early in
the year one of our number passed
over to the better land.
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ENGLAND TRUE

The startling announcement that
England could have negotiated peace
with Germany any time within the last
nine months n peace to her liking,
eyen-nroylding she would have joined
with the imperial government in rem.
dering worthless the Monroe Doctrine
OF this country, casts n new light up.
on the relationship OF Great Britain
with tho United States.
The base, but thoroughly character.
istic, German proposition to intervene
in Central and South Americas, not
80 much to attempt domination. but
TO throw of the moral influence which
this country has for years exerted ov-
er this territory through the pronun.
ciamonto of President Monroe, met
with fat and firm rejection on the
part OF England
There Is little debut but that this
government has been officially aware
OF this intrigue. Probably all details
were available as they transpired.
England's unqualified rejection of tho
wicked plot distinguished her as not
of Gcrmanys ilk more clearly than
any official protestation OF friendship
States could have done,
II Is pathetic to hear the misguided
ollicialdom in Germany petulantly de.
clare that the United States has been
poisoned against Germany from the
outset; that the cause of the Water.
land has been mIsreprescnted; that
fairness in judgment was always lack.
ing. The warlords are as little boys
accused Of stealing marmalade who
hold their dripping hands behind theiI
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A REAL ALLY

Amplifying upon the historic ground
taken by President Wilson in explana-
tion of the entry of the United States
into the war, Viscount lshii, speaking
in the senate Thursday, brought to
this country more than a message of
good villa message of assurance that
this powerful country is as fully con-
scious of its war duties as the Unit.
ed States.
Japan's part in the war has been a
singular one. Quietly, In fact so quiet
ly that it was only realized until re.
Gently that she was doing anything
at all, she has proved an effective in
Btrument in operations on the high
seas against submarines. And her
army is in reserve ready to be called
whenever necessary.
Tho United States, because of her
unselhsh motives in entering the con.
fllct, is viewed abroad as one OF the
allies and still apart from the allies.
A London paper recently took a sig
nillcant attitude In acclalming this
country as still an arbiter in the war.
Powerful alliances are being formed
by America with other nations and al
lances which are still not "entan.
Cling" This is one Of the important
results of the war. And no alliance Is
of moro importance than that which
Visconnt lshii has repeatedly suggest
cd during his sojourn here-a great
common brotherhood between the peo
pies OF Japan and the United States
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DEATH IN BATTLE

To many. war means death while
to others it means glorious adven-
ture in life.
OF the two views-the old-time clash
between pessmism and optlm,sm-th
latter is the more nearly correct
While every young man who dons
the khaki automatically deposits his
life upon the altar of liberty, the
flames of conflict will lick up but com.
paratiyely few
Reports of loss of thousand men
in several hours fighting are appal.
ling, but an important element is gen.
orally neglected-th number of men
participating.
Covering a period of three years OF
warfare, French statistics show that IA
out of every Is men emerge alive from
the war The percentage OF deaths de-
creases yearly.
American soldiers will have the ben.
eft of the experience of the allies dur.
ing three years. Every known means
of protection will be afforded them
In the light of these facts, those who
would worry unduly about husbands
and sons in the conflict belong to the
class which avoids crossing streets for
fear of automobiles, which shuns large
buildings as they may topple over
in short, which does nothing as there
is hazard in everything.
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Giuantio Newspapers,

Once In the course of its long career
the London Gazette appeared for
awhile as a daily paper of stupendous
size The cause was not war, but
the railway boom of 1915. 1t was re,
quired by parliamentary rules that de,
tails of all new schemes TO be pro-
NOTED in the forthcoming session
should be published before Dec. /, ami
so numerous were these schemes that
throughout November the Gazette had
to be issued in huge daily editions, one
of which ran to 5S3 pages. es.-London
Chronicle.
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DEMOCRACY
Paragraphs From Pike Townships
III Capital

Mrs Harrison ,of Delaware is visit
ing her son, Rev. Harrison, and fam
ily
w. Il. O'Brien of Akron is spending
week with friends here.
The w. c. r. Z. will meet Saturday
evening at the Baptist church at 8
o'clock. All members are urged to be
present as the election of officers will
be held at that time.
Herman Davis and family, Mrs. HUI
da Bevington and Mrs. Minnie Lay
man went to Rising Sun Wednesday to
attend the Zimmerman family reun-
ion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Simmons
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
son, e. A. Simmons, and family of
Butler.
Clinton Tish, Byron Doup, John
Maxwell Elmer and Lawrence Stats
attended the state fair at Columbus
Tuesday
Prof. Cummins moved his household
goods to Martinsburg Tuesday.
Mr.. Jones of Loudonville was in
town Tuesday on business.
r. X. Edgar, Winnie Edgar and Mrs.
William Edgar of Danville and Miss
Bertha Fowles of Akron were callers
in Amity Sunday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
KENYON WILL BE
HIT BY THE WAR
Sixty Students Enrolled In
National Service
CLASS OF III NORMAL
Athletic Outlook Is Not En-
couraging, Though Stars
Coming Back
CLASS OF I'll NORMAL

Gambler, Aug. 31-Although indica-
tions are that the incoming freshman
class of Kenyon college will nearly
approach the normal in size, there is
every reason to believe the college
will be the smallest in years.
or the 140 students at the institu
ton last year, 60 have entered ma
tional service and will not return. Or.
dinarily, the loss is about 35
Athletic prospects are not encourag.
ing although several football stars will
be back.
Military training, started last spring
under Capt. Lanning Parsons of Mt
Vernon, will be resumed In the fall
with college credit given.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
Wood Says Loney Owes Him
For Services Rendered
As Lawyer
CLAIMS WORK WAS
WELL WORTH Sl00
Amount Claimed Said To Be
Sum OF Many Small
Fees; Court News

Alleging that his services as an at
torney on various occasions are reas-
onably worth the amount claimed,
David w. Wood filed suit in the com
mon pleas court Thursday against Ell
va l.. Loney, seeking to recover 500.
The plaintiff alleges that he has act
ed as attorney for the defendant in
several instances, the last being on
March 2S of this year. He says that
500 is Il reasonable charge and asks
that he be given a judgment against
his erstwhile client for that sum. b.
Il. Sapp is the attorney for Mr.. Wood
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
LOST AUTOMOBILE IS
FOUND IN A GARAGE
Howard Man Breaks Into
Print In Licking Co.
Metropolis

George w. Wharton of Howard,
Knox county, camc into town last Sun
day and left his oliver ca.
Chief of Police Sheridan was eX.
citedly called up from the Hotel War
den Monday morning and asked by
the clerk 30 find the car" as Mr.,
Wharton was anxious to leave for
home
After a throe,day search of all ga.
RACES, and after the streets had been
"hnetooth combed' the Ford was dis,
covered at Obcrlolds garage on Fifth
street Newark Advocate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
HORSES RUN AWAY IN
HIGH STREET; TEAM
CAUSES EXCITEMENT

A team of horses belonging to w. G.
Johnson of the old Delaware road ran
away about II o'clock Friday morn
ing when they were tied near the
Northwestern Mill, going up Chestnut
street and then crossing to High on
Mulberry street. They then headed
west and we're finally stopped neal
the High street bridge by man who
succeeded in boarding the wagon neal
the b, & o. tracks.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
The Fire Insurance Man
WILL j. Doc" WELSH
STREAM 81 RTMER
TT you UWH dTIytTTTTTyI TdFV
Ii insured.
Citizens Phone 231 Red
i6 E. Gambler Street Mt. Vernon, 0.

HEAL ES a AMI LOHNS
Farms and city property bought, sold
and exchanged. Properties rented aEe
rents collected. Fire insurance spe.
cialty. Representing II old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance,
live stock insurance. Plate glass In.
surance, automobile insurance, la tacl
we can insure any property you may
have. Surety bonds oi all kinds. C&l
and see us. Room / Sipe bldg. South
Luther A Stream Wm. r. RimSV
Main st. Cit phone No. 447 Black;
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The Potato War,

During the war of the Bavarian sue.
:cssion, something less than $50 years
ago, the question Of potatoes became
50 urgent that the struggle itself came
to be known as the Kartoflelkrleg the
potato war"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

The State of Ohio, Knox County, IS,
In the Probate Court
Notice is hereby given that David
Hively OF Fredericktown, Ohio, has
been appointed and qualified admins
traitor of the estate of John j, lively,
late of Knox county, Ohio, deceased.
PHILIP l.. WILKINS,
Probate Judge of Knox County, Ohio.
Sept. /, 1917. 94,11,1SS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
Notice, Democrats!

The Democrats Of Monroe township
will meet Tuesday evening, Sept. 4, at
7 o'clock in the township house for
the purpose Of nominating candidates
for the November election, All Dem
ocrats are urged to be present,
FRANK HARDESTY, Committeeman,
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Clerk of Courts Guy Taylor received
a letter Thursday announcing the
birth of Hadley Glare Gallehcr to Mr..
and Mrs. Eldon C. Galleher on Aug. Z.
Mr.. Gallehcr will be remembered by
city and county officials as the exam
iner of the records of their offices for
the state bureau of accounting, The
Gallehers live in Alliance.
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The book of Esther is read through
by the Jews in their synagogucs at the
feast of Purim. 1t has often been re.
marked as n popularity of the book
that the name Of God does not occur
In 1t.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
Her Vow.

Did she take the usual marriage
vow?"
Not quite. She promised to love hel
favorite motion picture hero, honor hel
husband and obey her physician
Life.
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BELL, DEMOCRAT, FOR
CENTERBURG MAYOR

Harry Bell has been named by Cen
terburg Democrats as their candidate
for mayor of the village.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04

back and vigorously deny their guilt.
And England More SO an ally than
ever--a true and tested ally.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-04
Answer Filed

Answer Filed
Susan II. Walters has fled an an
swer in the common pleas court in the
matter of the petition filed by Charles
B. Walters, seeking to have the will of
John j. Walters set aside Mrs. Wal
ters sets up that the plaintiffs ac-
tion is barred by reason Of the statute
Of limitations, alleging that the action
was not begun until more than one
year after the win was admitted TO
probate and that therefore it should
be dismissed. r. l.. Carr is the at
torney for Mrs. Walters.
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Xiii H0Qs

AVALON FARMS HOG
TONE KILLS WORMS
Kill off the worm and get your hogs
feeding right and they're III fine shape
to withstand any disease. They'll fat
ten faster and Make you more money.
AVALON FARMS HOG TONE, new
liquid remedy farm tested on Avalon
farms, near Ft Wayne, Ind.) is al
ready the sole hog remedy with some
Of the most intelligent growers in Ine
country. Hog Tone kills thorn head,
stomach, liver, lung and bronchial
worms-And Keeps Them Out. Ask
US about HOG TONE.
Carl N. E.Orey
115 So. Main St.
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ATTORNEY Law

FRANK 0. LEVERIRQ
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ALI business of legal nature given
prompt attention and especially tc
practice in the Probate Court. Once
No. East High street, Nt. Veraos, q
New Phone. Office 104,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-10
Guns Best Means OfSinking
Attacking Undersea Boats

have come to the surface and re-
sorted to gunfre from deck gun.
In this kind of fight gun mounted
on a steamship has great advan-
tage, for the platform offered by a
submarine is an unsteady thing to
fire from. and despite the smaller
target offered the gunners on ships
have the better of it,
Careful observations made during
the last year of steamers mounting
defense guns show that they are in
measure immune from attack
unless it is without warning, as in
the case of the California. The mum
ber of U-boats that the Germans have
lost have made them chary about
showing themselves within range OF
ships on which they see guns oil
which they have learned are de
fensively armed.
"Other methods OF catching sub
marines such as nets, bombs and de
vices that are admiralty secrets, are
still being used, but the deck gun OF
steamers in the hands of good marks
men, is leading all others in results.
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CBy Associated PreasJ

NEW YORK, Feb. 10,-Although
figures to show the number of sub
marines destroyed by the entente al
lies and the means used in their
destruction are unavailable, owing to
the rigid censorship on war activities,
1t Is learned from an authoritative
source that direct gunfire from the
decks of warships and auxiliary yes
sells has been the most effective
method employed thus far.
To combat the submarine menace
the British government and her allies
have adopted various plans to catch
the undersea boats, although some OF
them have been abandoned as ineffec.
tive. A marine authority of unques.
toned standing, who is close to the
British shipping interests, said when
asked as to the effectiveness of arm
ing ships:
We have found that light guns
discharging projectiles of four to SIX
pounds in hands of trained gunners
have been by far the most effective
weapon. ! know personally that al
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1917-02-10
NAVAJO INDIANS
VOLUNTEERTOA|D
WITH 10000 MEN
INTERPRETER SAYS BRAVES
WOULD BE PARTICULARLY
USEFUL ON BORDER

SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 1O.-C. L.
Christensen, of Monticello, Utah, who
says that he has been an interpreter
among the Indians for forty years,
wrote to Governor Simon Bamberger
yesterday to the effect that he could
enlist ten thousand Navajo Indians
to protect the Mexican border in
case of war. Christensen's letter fol
lows.
IF Uncle Sam gets hard pressed
for men and the government au.
thorizes me, can recruit ten thou
sand Navajo Indians in one month
They will be invincible in defense OF
our country and they are eager for
the opportunity They are ready il
the United States will arm and feed
them right and they would be espe-
cially adapted for patrol duty on the
Mexican border. They already have
good horses. Their food would con
sist of -four, yeast powder. coffee
sugar and plenty of meat of any
kind"
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MONEY FOUND GUILTY
after THREE HOURS

had secured the state from the mo
ment of the explosion. telephoned
their Whereabouts to the police from
summer resort at Guerneyille, Cal.
They were arrested Immediately and
both denied any completely In the
explosion,
Mooney was brought to trial Janu-
airy 8 in the superior court. Among
the many sensations was the charge
made by Assistant District Attorney
Edward A. Cunha that Mooney, Al
exander Berkman, editor of the an
archist San Francisco publication
"The Blast and others we're the
ringleaders in an alleged conspiracy
to overthrow government, assassinate
executive heads in California and
other states. and that the conspira-
tors indirectly threatened the life of
President Wilson Cunha based his
charges on evidence contained in let
ters and documents seized in police
raid on the offices of "The Blast"
early in January.
Moneys defense, through his chief
counsel, Attorney W. Bourke Cochran
of New York, made counter charges
that the district attorneys office had
sought to prejudice the public mind
against Mooney by giving out for
publication edited letters seized in
'The Blast" raid
Mooney has been known as labor
agitator here for the last four years
He was arrested in Martinez, Cal
on a charge of having dynamite in
his possession. He was released on
this charge. Last June he was ar
rested here for circulating documents
urging a strike on the lines of the
United Railroads. Shortly before the
explosion he and his wife, the police
charged, attempted to force strike
which failed.
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AMENDMENT To THE ADAMSON
LAW REPORTED BY COMMITTEE

is much like that introduced in the
house earlier in the week and may
be passed at the present session. 1t
is expected to meet the views of the
administration, since it has become
apparent that a more stringent bill
virtually would have no chance of
getting through before adjournment.
Under the terms of the bill, when
the present federal mediation and
Cancellation board fails to settle a
railroad labor controversy the presi-
dent shall enlarge the board by the
addition of one representative of the
carriers and one of the men. The
enlarged boards report shall be made
within three months and contain rec.
concentrations according to the
merits and substantial justice of the
lease" which shall be published.