The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-07-24
Little Tads," Fired By Pa
triotism Drill With INIT.
Verncn's Own" Friday
YOUNG AMERICA SHOWS
COMMENDABLE AMBITION
eve Saw "A Place And Just
Jumped In" Is Lads
Explanation

The fact that there was place for
three more in the last ranks during
the batterys drill Friday afternoon
was Immediately seized by three
youngsters who filled in" without
anybody knowing it except the last
man, Oscar Ransom, who was march
ing by himself. Two of the boys were
James Beam and James Brining. The
other one's name was not learned.
Ransom did not call Lieut.. Breece's
attention to the added men in the
ranks. Lieut.. BreCce walked back the
line, noticed the line filed in and then
took note of those who had filed it in.
He let them march with the battery
boys until they reached the public
square, the Barracks
The boys Joined the battery on East
High street near Catherine and con
tinucd, obeying to the point every
command given by the commanding
officer.
When asked about the occurrence,
one CT the boys answered in reply to
the question as to why they joined the
ranks "Aw, | don't know. Just saw
place there and jumped in"
A pretty scene was enacted at the
court house Friday evening when re-
treat was sounded before a large
crowd of spectators. The sun in the
west, the three buglcrs on the steps
and the furling of the American flag
all combined to make u truly beauti-
full picture.
General instructions on eating,
baths, drinking water, etc, were given
the boys Saturday morning in the
X. of p. armory by Lieut.. Headington
The battery was taken inside, be-
cause of the great strain upon the
voice in addressing so many men in
the open.
Lieutenant Headngton announced
Saturday night that the men will be
excused from all duty Sunday with
the exception of reveille and retreat.
This means that they will be permit
ted to go home and eat two meals
with their families.
-Four men, whose names were among
the first 100 drawn in tho draft Fri
day, are Battery e members, accord
ing to Lieut.. IIeadngton.
The battery has voted almost unani-
mously to attend the services Sunday
at Riverside. Attendance not COM
pulsory, because of difference of
Crecd3.
Although some of our battery boys
have never even temporarily addict
ed themselves to the use of the bot
tle," they will have to break over the
good habit today, for e. G. Walton of
the Artesian Soda Water Co. has fur.
nished ginger ale for the whole
bunch and they will receive their
treat after their hard drilling today
Everyone in Mt. Vernon is showing
laudable ambition to say to the bat
terry boys 'I'll buy What's yours?"
A very welcome present was received
at the headquarters on the public
square Friday in the shape of two
boXies CT 'stogies,' the present of the
Kelser-Dowds company.
Just % men lined up on the sick list
of tho battery Saturday morning and
ofNthat number just % were "indis-
posed by reason of sore feet. They
were marched, more correctly 'were
limped", to the Y. NJ. C. A., where
treatment was given them.
A decided improvement was made
Friday afternoon when Privates Van
Hcrn and Beach of the battery became
disgusted with the appearance of the
drinking fountain on the south side of
the public square and gave it a thor
ough scrubbing.