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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
Silcott's Spouse Cites Decree
Given Her In Montana
Aug. "a
ASKS FOR DISMISSAL
OF LOCAL PETITION
Another Divorce Sought I;
Items OF Interest From
Court House

Filing divorce petition in the To-.
cal courtsstwo months after his wife.
the defendant, had secured a decree
OF divorce from him in the courts of
Furgus county, Montana, is the situa.
tion in which Scott Silcott finds him
self. according to the allegations
made by Mrs. Silcott in motion
filed in the local court Tuesday in
which the dismissal of her former
husbands petition is asked.
Mrs. Silcott alleges that she was
granted divorce on August % in the
county mentioned above and for that
reason there is no reason for the pc.
tition for divorce tiled here by Mr..
Silcott on October 1S. Mr. Silcott al.
legged in his petition that his wife re-
fused to live with him although he
was able and willing to provide for
her and their two children. l.. G.,
Stillwell was Mr. Silcotts attorney
and b. f., Sapp is the attorney for
Mrs. Silcott.
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RIOTING AGAIN

For the tirst time in u number of
weeks, report comes to this coun-
try of serious rioting right in the seat
OF German otilciald0m Bcrlin-and
Ia one OF the encouraging signs that
the strategic invasion of Italy or the
push into Russia have not altogether
set at rest the feeling among the Teu.
tonic people that n victory OF the
sort the kaiser seeks Is not worth
the long. weary sacrifice,
Riots In Germany and IN Austria.
Hungary became almost the common
thing last spring and summer Hard
ly week passed but that several
were reported Many of these we're
unQuestlonably the reflex of grave in
ternal disorders. Then camc the
capture Of Riga by the Huns and the
sweep into Russia, the collapse of
which latter country opened the way
to drive into Italian soil
Is II significant or merely incident.
al that the rioting In Berlin should
occur simultaneously with tn. effect
i've resistance OF the Italian armies
to further ingress on the part of the
combined Austro-German forces? If
so. II betokens more serious in.
tcrnal condition In Germany than
anyone would have suspected as II
shows the people less patient with
the government and It's apparent mil
itRry successes, for such the people
are told the Italian and Russian cam.
paigns are,
This Is the most optimistic view,
FROM an allied standpoint, to take of
the rioting, but even disCounting the
value OF the outburst or looking upon
II as local affair due to some oh,
sCure local causes, Il must be ac.
knowlcdged that an outbreak in
which the police are forced to use
firearms and inhlct casualties upon
the crowd Is scarcely likely to whet
the barbarous appetite of the Junk
ers who. after all, are forced to rely
upon, at least to some small extent,
the backing of the great body of Ger.
man people.
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A TIMELY MOVE

The United States has been in war
over seven months and, with the ex.
ception of the comparatively few ar.
rests Of alleged German spies, the
cleanup Of seditious newspapers and
the requirement that all editorial
comment In German papers be pub
lished In English. there has been
practically no effort to safeguard this
country from the pernicious system
of espionage with which the imperial
government has undoubtedly honey
combed tkis country until the procla-
nation by President Wilson Monday
requiring the registration of all en-.
emy aliens.
Evidence Of the work of German
spies In this country multiplies daily.
So far. II has generally taken the form
OF the circulation of wild, unfoundcd
stories, tending to upset the conf
dcnce Of the people in the govern
ment. Even this would warrant rid
ding the country of these pitfalls In
the path of progressive patriotism
and concerted American action.
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YOUR XMAS; THEIRS

Lets share our Christmas with the
boys in uniform" Is seasonable slo
gan. the application of which will
brighten the hours OF the darkest day
of the year for the man away from
home.
Tremendous effort Is being eXerted
by the government, by war auxiliary
organizations and by private individ
uals so TO oil the day of the boys in
the cantonments, as well as those
abroad. that they will not have time
to mediate upon home-to think OF
Christmases of the past
The local chapter of the Red Cross
Is assuming the supervision of max
ing up surprise packages for the boys
which local people may desire to
send A llss OF instructions appears
elsewhere in today's paper.
For one brief instant, imagine your.
self away from home on that day of
days, The thought should form the
urge for your heartiest cooperation
with the Red Cross.
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ative Of the deposed Nicholas Roman.
off or the constituent assembly.
or course, the exiled Nicholas has
no legal successor and, OF course, the
constituent assembly pretense is as
thin as air. Why, then, is the kaiser
hesitating since he directed Leninc
70 aseume power in new Russia :?
lie Is turning down his 'cappcr" just
as the operator at the side show ap.
pears not TO know his "capper."
Premier Kerensky recently de.
clsred his people were war-weary
Just az the county fair "capper" ell.
tices people to the etand of the faker,
so is the kaisers "capper' striving to
entice ths war-weary of the Russian
folk to the REASONABLY seductive lair
of the kaiser. Where reasonable
suspicion exists that such a game Is
being played. Lenine has but to point
10 the kaiser's rejection of his peace
offer Just as the county fair "capper"
may point to his winnings as indica.
tion that the game can be beaten.
Human nature is essentially the
same the world over and there Is
nothing new under the sun. Although
reconstructed, the "capper" game in
Russia bids fair to have certain
number OF victims, limited. however
by Its very staleness.
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LENINE A "CAPPER'

In the halCyon days of the past
when Irce'booting and rookcdnesy
were tho expected at county fairs
there was always gentleman pres.
cnt With a certain gambling device
who relied on n "capper" to give his
game good start The latter, pre-
snmably private citizen and mere
member OF the crowd, watched the
game and tried his luck lie won and
won big OF course the lucrc he
secured was later returned to his en-.
ployer who operated the game
When the Russian revolution broke
oul nearly a year ago, the name of
Nlkolai Leninr came into prominence
aud has stayed there ever since. No.
toriously a German Bympathizer, or
even German SPY, he was summar.
lily dismissed from Russia. lie re.
turned IN July and attempted Il coun-
Ter revolution which proved "A failure.
Within the last few weeks, this same
loninc has directed an uprising which
at the present time seems to have ac-
quircd "A slight stability.
lcninc is the kaiscr's "capper" In
bc great International game which
tho ruler of Germany seeks TO play
unon the world, As generally known
as Is the connection between the two,
the German emperor insults the IN.
telligence OF the people of the world
In general by appearing to refuse the
alleged peace offer OF Lenine. as the
head of the new" Russian govern.
ment, with the statement that he will
treat alone with the direct represent
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A COUNCIL AT ONCE

All that Medill Mccormick, con.
gressman-at-largo from Illinois, who
has just returned from tour Of Euro.
pean battle-fronts, has to say con.
cerning general war conditions only
emphasizes the vital need OF a su.
preme allied military council to act
with unity and coordination in di.
recting the fighting efforts OF the ma.
lions arraigned against Prussianism.
Germany Is not winning the war"
AYERS Mr.. Mccormick, and then adds: /:
Neither are we" While the central
powers have cnergetically spent their
resources, they have acted in greater
concert and skill than the allies, the
by.product of which Is seen in their
seemingly successful invasion of IL.
ally which was, in reality, mere DO.
Htical camounage to cover up losses
both OF land and of men, sustained
~ the western fighting front.
According to the Illinois congress-
man, the war is one of artillery and
of Industry, and the issue Will be de
cided in Washington by the furnaces
OF America. For this reason, Mr.. Nc.
Cormick sees an immediate need for
q true war council in America, repre-.
sentative Of the best energy and the
best genius OF the country.
Admittedly, Germany will be able
to hold in line the majority OF her
citlzenry as long AS she Is able to
point TO such achievements" as the
Italian invasion as evidence of her
power" Admittedly, Germany right
now IL better equipped to occupy n
chair at tho peacetablc-can give
more and stlll keep more--than any
oI the allies. The collapse of Russia
and tho weakening OF Italy are the
Interior causes, but back of these Hes
tho true rcason-the absence of per-
lect coordination among the allies.
Daily tho interest of the American
people in tho war is growing. as daily
tho resources OF this country are be.
ms more and more poured into the
struggle, The destiny of this coun.
try and of every individual is bccom.
inE more and more enmeshcd with
tho dcStineS Of the allies. When Of.
hciency, as at present, is developed
To such high degree; when war ha8
become In ono sense a mathematical
science and when the elements of
haphazardncss and guess work have
so far been removed from the con.
duct OF the struggle, II Ia criminal
that one dollar be spent ncedlcssly
that one drop OF American blood be
shed purposclcssly or without cause
There must he no further Russian
dcbacles nor must there be- any fur
ther occupation of allied terrain
Americas best effort should be pu
forth to formulate and maintain n
supreme allied war council Let n,
ono be frightened or alarmed! II Is
the mere application or principles oI
business to the titanic business OF
war.
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All OF Fireman James l.attas time
is not to be given for the soldiers in
knitting fer he contemplates doing
his bit" for his brother frcmen.
While adm,ring his work in making
small squares for quilts for hospitals
Tuesday, one connected with The
Banner was told;
"NcS boy; not going to give all my
time to the soldiers, We're going to
have II pool table when We get into
our new quarters and then will have
to knit some pockets for it,"
Shout right voice was heard
To say from the engine room, bet.
ter let the women knit for tho sol
diers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
PROGRESS AT HOME

Only in the last stages of defeat
can country allow war to obliterato
human progress.
How much thought does the aver.
age American citizen give to the bur.
den thrown upon his shoulders by the
war, He probably calculates it in
dollars and cents or in time given to
auXiliaries at home, but of one fact
he must not pass over-somo day the
war will end and some day the sol.
diers will be returning to their re.
spective communities. Are these sol.
diers TO find stagnation everywhere
a community sapped of its former en-.
ergy; clocks moving backwards?
Just as important as it is to main.
tain the war, just as important as it
is to keep up the morale, the spirit
of the soldiers at the front, 1t is
equally important to keep the fires
burning back home; to make OF this
community a more attractive place,
a better place than when the soldiers
departed.
No added expense is demanded to
accomplish this. In fact, a careful
guard should be set over unnecessary
and foolish expense in maintaining a
community The one big element
most essential is the cultivation of a
back home morale" When the sol
dier returns, he must not behold fl
nancially exhausted people, but in
stead must gaze upon Il community
| livClicr, more energetic, more broad
minded as TO community needs and
| upbuilding than when he departed
/ llo has led an abnormal life--a free
life, in many respects and, in set
Ting back to normal, there must be
an incentive which will induce him tC
remain, which will fill him with an
honest desire to leap into the stream
/ of progress.
/ Human progress depends on every
/ citizen, no matter what his occupa
/ ton Let MS shape Mt Vernon along
/ lheso lines, by unified effort, so thai
our soldiers will find a real city al
the end of their patriotic journey!
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CLEMENTS CORRECTS
BIBLICAL REFERENCE

Shannon Clements, whose vision
that the war would end before Jan
ual'y, 1918, was published recently In
The Banner writes from Camp Sher-
idan, Ala, where he is member of
E Battery, asking that the Biblical
reference in his vision be corrected
so that it will be the 10th chapter of
st. John, the Goth verse At the time
of publishing the vision The Banner
noted that there was no Goth chap
ter Of st, John, as the vision read.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
Mrs. Mary Latherns
Dies at Home of Her Sister Here Az.
ter Long IlIness-leaves ThreeS
Sons, All Residing Here

Mrs. Mary I.alhcrns, aged 6S years,
died at the home of her sister, Mrs.
DeIilah McPctcra West Pleasant
street, at 1870 O'Clock Tuesday night
after long illness which has been
serious for tho lasts two months
She leaves three sons, Harry, Clar.
enco and clyde, all Of this city, one
brother James Lucas of Lawrence,
kns., and her sister at whose home
the funeral services will be held at
I;3o O'Clock Thursday afternoon, Rev
r. Wesley Woodson officiating.
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with no intimation having yet
reached the local draft board of the
probable date OF the call for the next
contingent of selects to so to Chilli
cothe, Clerk II. c. Devin of the local
board said Wednesday that seven
men will constitute Knox county's
share of men in the next contingent.
There are now 33 Knox county
boys at Camp sherman and as the
countys quota for the first draft was
40. this leaves seven OF the quota as
yet uncalled for.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23

Mr., Cohelser. who resides north OF
Fredericktown and who sustained a
fracture of his leg several days ago,
was removed to the Mt. Vernon hos
pital Tuesday, the bone failing to knit
properly
Mrs, Clem Blue OF Bladensburg en-
tered the Mt. Vernon hospital Monday
for an operation.
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FRANK HARPER, p. NJ

j, w, O'Brien and Neil O'Brien have
returned to their home in Chicago af.
ter being called here by the death of
their nephew, Paul Nixon,
Purman pOpejoy returned Tuesday
to Fort Wayne, Ind, after being call.
ed here by the death of his sister,
Mrs. Justin +. Devalon.
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UNCLAIMED MAIL


Advertised Nov. 10, 1917.
AlIclor, Elisabeth
ArnEtrOnE, Mrs j,
nickcrson, G.. O.
Green, MaN
IlulsC, Vernon
Jacquct, Leon
La1cnby Catherine
Mack, Miss Grace
Ohlcn, Miss Grace
Snydor Mrs. Bcrta
Swigurt Lewis
Vogue, Sherman
Wolfe, Miss Iva
Wright. Mrs, C. A.
FRANK HARPER, =. NJ
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
Settle Case

The case of the Fravel HARDY ware
& Supply Co against the Northwest
ern Elevator G. Milling Co. was set.
tied after the jury had been impanel.
ed In the common pleas court Tues.
day morning, according to an entry
filed In the court
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23

Miss Anita Warner of Colulnbui
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. G. q. war
ner of the Hotel Curtis, lett TUESDAY
evening for Camp Sheridan, Mont
gomery. Ala, to visit friends there
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
THE SHIP
:. Of CHANCE

There are plenty of people who are
sitting on some shore waiting for
some ship Of chance to come in
Why should It come in?
Any ship laden with gold, sailing
the sea, has an experienced pilot who
knows where he Is going.
1t is just as easy to save money as
II is to wait.
We pay so interest on deposits of
$500 or more. Ihterest payable semi.
annually. 49,. Fs
40 interest quarterly on savings
accounts.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
Case Settled

Entry has been filed in the com.
mon pleas court in the matter of
Mary Il. White against Columbus
Ewalt, administrator of the estate Of
Alice NJ. Parker, in which suit was
brought to recover for rental OF res
idence, showing that the case has
been settled.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
KNOX SAVINGS &LoAN Assn
N. W. Corner Main and Vine SITS.

j. f. Ward left for Flint. Mich, on
a business trip Monday evening.
Mrs. William Smith of Ringold
street entered the Mt. Vernon hos.
pital Monday for an operation
Congressman William A. Ashbrook
was in the city, Tuesday, calling ON
friends.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23

John l.. Gilmore, through his At.
torncy, Lot c. Stillwell. has brought
an action for divorce in which he
charges gross neglect. All property
questions have BEEN settled His
wife, Estella NJ. Gilmore, is repre-.
sented by Ewalt e. Blair.
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Final Account

F'na' ACCOUNT
The first and final account of Co.
lumbus Ewalt, administrator OF the
estate of Alice NJ. Parker. has been
filed in the probate court. The ac.
count shows $1,000 received and ex.
pended.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
LODGE WILL SEND
'MAKIN'S' TO ITS17
SOLDIER MEMBERS

A committee with Clarence Kerr as
has been named by llia"
watha lodge of Moose to send tobacco
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
Sale Ordered

The common pleas court Tuesday
ordered the sale of the property in
volved in the partition suit OF Oliver
CiShlcnts against Lorenzo Clements
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
First and Final

The first and final account Of Noah
Doup. administrator OF the estate of
Joseph Doup. has been filed In the
probate court, showing s2,07S.H re.
ccivod and s7SO.36 expended, leaving
a balance of 81 1,293,3S due the estate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23

and smokes" to the II enlisted mcw
bers of the lodge.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23

Daniel q, Miller, sLrmer, Greer and
Bertha +. Stout. jefferson township,
Rev. W. llamill Shields.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23
Deeds Filed

Charlotte Brown to Frank d.
Ward, lS.j acres In Miller, 81.
John Sellers and wife to Jesse Sci
lers, lot in Ccnterburg, $500.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-23

Entered at the postoflice. Mt Vernon,
Gnor county Ohio. as second class mall
matter.
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and international unions.
During the year the federation
received donations from members
amounting to $212,6S5.68 for re-
lief of the Danbury hatters, against
whom a judgment was obtained by
manufacturer who sued under the,
Sherman law.
At the afternoon session Secre-
tary Morrison read a telegram from
Frank J. Hayes, president of the
United Mine Workers of America.
denying report that Hayes or the,
mine workers intended to lead q
fight against President Gompers or
the war policies of the government.
eve propose to stand strongly
behind the government and those
who are leading this fight until mil
itarism is wiped from the face Of
the earth President Hayes tele-
gram read. Governor Charles s!
Whitman, of New York, who also.
addressed the convention, declared
that the fight that democracy might,
live is the fight of labor, for labor
and democracy are one; they can
not survive, the one without the
other" American working men, he
said, "are fighting for the working.
men of the world, for it is not on
the battlefelds alone that this war.
is being fought.
."It is not only what the working
man does, it is not only the part he.
contributes, but it is the attitude Of
mind and his faith that constitute
an Importance in this world strug-
gle.
american workingmen will fight.
the battles of the workingmen Of
the world because they are born
leaders Of human freedom and ,hu-
man progress, and when they are
honestly fighting for just cause in
the interests of labor, they are
fighting, too, in the battles for civil
ization and democracy" -
The governor also spoke of the
lead the United States had taken in
child labor laws.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-16

Freedom of expression is declared
by the report to be one of the fun
damentals of democracy, but it is
pointed out that war conditions
present very different problems than
those Of peace.
eve know that this very freedom
of expression, which is one of the
great opportunities of free people,
constitutes an equally potential op-
portunity for the enemies of our
country" the report says. "Those
who abuse the freedom of the press
in order to endanger the perpetuity
of our republic and to undermine
our free institutions, should be pun
ished as traitors to the nation.
Freedom must not be confused with
license"
Urgent recommendation is made
by the council that the eight-hour
day be extended by administrative
authority to all commerce and indust-
ry as a war measure. The report
details the fight for an eight hour
day in government work and records
that the secretary of war and the
secretary of the navy have inserted
in contracts made by their depart
ments a provision for employment
of workers on a basis of eight hour
labor. At the beginning of war con-
gress recognized the eight hour prin-
ciple in writing into the naval appro-
priation law a clause that in case of
national emergency the president
might suspend the eight hour law,
provided that overtime should be
paid for on the basis of overtime
and half. In urging the extension
of the eight hour day to all industry,
the report says:
"The failure of all concerns to
adopt the eight hour basis is the
cause of more industrial discomfort
and unrest than any other one condi-
tion."
The report records that 21 states,
aggregating one-third of the voting
population of the United States, have
adopted the initiative and referen-
dunn and list the following legisla-
ton, important to labor as having
been enacted by congress:
''Immigration law, containing the
literacy test, new organic law for
ments to federal eight hour law, pro-
visions in appropriation bills increas-
ing wages and salaries of federal en-
ployes, reenactment of the original
provision in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill prohibiting use of funds
provided in the bill for prosecuting
the members of labor and farmers
organizations in their efforts to in
crease wages, reduce hours or i'm
prove working conditions as viola
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-16
TUMULTY DENIES
WILD STORY HEARD
Presidents Secretary is Not at
Leavenworth.

Washington, Nov. '14.-Newspa-
per offices, the government depart
ment and even the White House it
self have been bombarded recently
by queries from many sections OF
the country concerning preposter-
Gus stories about Secretary Tumul-
ty. Usually the questioner wants
to know whether it is true that the
presidents secretary has been sent
to Fort Leavenworth as a spy Now
Tumulty is hearing from his friends
on the subject and tonight he au-
thorized this statement at the White
House.
"For several days friends have
written, telegraphed and telephoned
me from all parts of the country
stating tina trumors are being assid-
uously spread alleging that l have
been imprisoned at Fort Leaven-
worth. All sorts of fanciful tales
are being passed from mouth to
mouth by innocent persons who are
the victims of a systematic and in
sidious propaganda to weaken con-
fidence in officials of the federal
government. Officials of the de-
partment of justice are investigat-
ing the origin of this conspiracy to
determine who have been guilty of
actually starting this falsehood."
No one has been able to account
for the circulation of these reports.
Most of them have come out of the
Middle West and apparently they
have been spread from one end of
the country to the other.