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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
SHORT LOCALS

Jay Scoles Of Buckeye City spent
Monday here on business.
Mrs. G. u. Price entered the NJ. &
S. hospital Monday for treatment.
Mrs. Charles Jennings of West
er have as yet been unable to ascer-
Hugh Chadwick OF Brandon.
William Jackson of this city went
TO Fredericksburg Tuesday where he
will spend several days on business.
Clarence Anderson Of West Chest
nut street spent Tuesday in Column
bus on business.
Miss Mae Brewer of West Gambler
street went to Columbus Monday
where she will spend few days with
friends.
Mrs. Mabel French went to Colum.
bus today where she is preparing to
take part in recital to be given
there in June.
Mrs. w. r. Youst of the Newark
road went TO Centerburg Tuesday to
spend the day with friends and rel
ativos.
Mrs. Sarah Headington of West
Gambler street went to Centerburg
Tuesday to spend few days with rel
atives.
The Ford agency at Danville has
been cancelled and any persons de-
string Ford cars can send their Or
ders to F. ]. Harris, Mt. Vernon, o.
Joseph Lewis of New York City is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Max Hyman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hartman
OF this city.
Mrs. c. o. Miller of West Curtis
street was kindly remembered on
Mothers Day by her son, Lee, OF
Toledo, with a lovely bouquet of car.
nations, daffodils, roses and ferns.
James Cassil of Philadelphia, Pa
is spending a week here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Cas-
sill. North Gay street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Winand ant
Arnold Ruhl of Salem spent Sunday
with MIR. and Mrs. L. E Atherton ant
family of West Gambler street.
Kokosing Aerie, No. 76O, Fraterna
Order of Eagles, increased it's mem
bership by eight Monday eveninl
when that number of candidates tool
their initiation at the regular meet
ing.
Walter Sapp went to Gamble
Tuesday to spend a few hours Will
friends before returning to his stud
les at o. S. u, Columbus, following
a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Charles S. Sapp
Major Frank p Lahm, brother-ir
law of Mrs. F.. S. Mcconnell of thi
city, has been ordered to Ft. Omaha
Neb., to command the new army ia
, loon school located in that plac
Major Lahm has been at the aviatio
school In San Diego, Cal.
, James Fuller, whose left foot wa
amputated at the Mt. Vernon ho
pital, the result of an accident in tn
Pennsylvania railroad yards, is in
proving a great deal better than e:
= pected and it is thought that his sta
/, at the hospital will be short
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
ROBINSON RATED
AS NEW ACTUARY,
STATE Il{1. DIP T

[By Associated Press to The Bannerl
Columbus, May lev. A. Robin
son, Democrat, of Washington G. H.,
may succeed s. e. Stillwell, Republi-
can, of Columbus, resigned, as act
uary of the state insurance depart
ment. Supt. Taggart has recommend.
ed Robinson for appointment. Rob-
inson is assistant actuary OF the de-
partment.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18

''a and perfect good health. I di1n't
'tlnA anything would give Ins such a
"luplete cure. They are wonderful "
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Education of Amity. Pike town
ship, Knox county, Ohio, until 12:00 o'clock
noon on the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
SPECIAL VENIRE

A special venire has been issued to
the following to appear Monday, May
20, at 8 a. m. and serve as petit iur-
ors: Bert Hyatt, First ward; Zenno
Taylor, Third ward; W. d. Hayes,
Third ward; Tim Bartlett, Monroe;
w, B. Johnson, Wayne; William Car
Isle, College; w. H. Brown, Second
ward.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
EXECUTORS NOTICE

The State of Ohio, Knox County, IS.
In the Probate Court
Notice is hereby given that A. j,
Delong of Butler, Ohio, has been ap-
pointed and qualified Executor of the
estate of Jacob II. Delong, late of
Knox county, Ohio, deceased
PHILIP l.. WILKINS,
Probate Judge of Knox County, Ohio.
May Ia, 1917. j-lS,25; els
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18

NeD. II na0 Deen All
ing for some time with
chronic constipation,
stomach trouble and
@ terrible misery after
eating, when / was
taken sick with alb
scess of the bowels,
We had some of the
bestdoctorsin Lincoln
in attendance, an L
they all said / would
have to be operated on
right away. j had
h e ard of Chamber-
lain's Tablets, and we
got a bottle of them.
l began to take them
and in three days Twas
able to be up and got
better right along. ]
am the proudest givl
in I lincoln to find s,Irl,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
PYTHIAN TRIP
TlMoN TO CONFER THE KNIGHT
RANK AT FREDERICkToWN

Timon Lodge, No. 45, Knights of
Pythias, upon invitation will confer
the rank OF Knight in the castle hall
Of Wayne lodge, No. SO3, of Freder-
icktown Wednesday evening, May IS,
All members from Timon desiring
to make the trip are requested to
meet at the castle hall on Gambler
street at Z o'clock.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18
Class Meetings
Mrs. Charles Whites

Mrs. Charles Whites class of the
of Miss Sara Long, Elliott street,
Tuesday evening with all members of
the class present. Devotionals were
in charge Of Mrs. White. Later in the
evening games were played and the
hostess served dainty refreshments.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18

Stomach an 4 Liver
Tablets would do for
them" writes H, NJ
Youngpeters, editor of
the Sun, Lake View,
Ohio. lone bottle of
the tablets would end
the trouble for most of
them. / suffered in
tensely after eating
and never felt well.
and no treatment or
medicine l tried ever
seemed to do me any
good until reading an
adver lis ent for
Chamberlain 'sTabiets
in my own paper, /
tried a bottle. The first
few doses gave mesur
prising relief, and the
second bottle seemed
to give me new stom
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-18

O good medi cine as these tablets are
can hardly believe myself that / an
strong and healthy now. They saved
.2e, from serious surgical operation.
The commonwealth., 1917-08-10
YOUNGEST SERIAL STAR.

Mollie King, star of "Mystery of
the Double Cross' the Pathe serial the
first episode of which will be at the
Dixie Theatre tomorrow has the dis
tinction Of being the youngest motion
picture actress who has ever played
the lead in an important serial. Miss
King was born in New York City in
April, 1898, and has been on the stage
since the early age Of eight months.
At the age Of seven she had an i'm
portant child part with Maxine Elliott
; in "Her Own Way' and made a hit
in New York and in London.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
BRATTLEBORO AND
NEWFANE CARS HIT
Earl Hamlins S Machine Carried w. C..
T. u. Delegates, w. M Robbins's
Car County Court Party.

A touring ear driven by Earl Ham
lin, i'll which were four Newfane wom-
on on their way to attend the w c. T.
L. county convention in the Centre
Congregational church, and touring
car owned and driven by Walter NJ.
Robbins, sid syiped each other mile
from the Williamsville station. The
Robbins car had damaged running
board and rear fender on one side and
on the other bad dent in the side of
the tonneau where it jammed against
a fence. The car driven by Hamlil
had a sprung axla and a fiat tire and
other minor damages One car was
in deep ruts and when the other tried
to pass the accident happened, No one
was injured. In the ear with Mr.
Robbins were O. L. Beason ant
/ Charles II. Allen, iurymen from Brat
tkboro, and County Clerk F. d. f
4 Stowe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
MISS HAWKINS GETS
RED CROSS CALL
Nurse Was Leaving Memorial Hospital
When Telegram Came Which May
Mean Service in Europe.

Just as Miss Ruth T. Hawkins. who
had been operating room nurse at the
Memorial hospital for six months was
about to leave the institution yesterday
Afternoon for her home in Fitchburg,
Mass, she was handed telegram calling
her to service in the Harvard Red Cross
uni, either at a base hospital here
or, which is more probable, to sail Sat
urday with the Harvard unit for service
i'll hospitals across the water Miss
Hawkins was delighted with the call and
latter brief visit to her home in Fitch
burg will report in Boston.
Miss Hawkins, at the time of the re-
organization of the hospital force, came
here to organize and systematize the
operating room work with the under
standing that she would remain three
months. At the expiration of that pc
riod she was asked to remain three
months longer and did so, her time ex-
lpiring yesterday
Her successor is Miss Eleanor Wetter.
berg, who comes from Boston and has
been here two days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
DUNHAM Employees
TO BEGIN EARLIER
Men in Wholesale Department Vote
Unanimously to Gain Time for
Growing of Food Products.

The men employed in the wholesale
department OF Dunham Brothers Co,
voted unanimously this morning to
begin work one hour earlier than has
been customary, beginning n@Xt Monday,
in order to have more time in the after
noon and evening for the cultivation of
gardens and the raising of food products.
They have been working from to >
O'Clock Mondays and Fridays, from ! to
q Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
and from Z To ] on Saturdays. After
this week all OF the men will begin work
an hour earlier, at i o'clock, and finish
one hour earlier than the schedule for
he particular day has called for in the
past.
The women in the Wholesale office
have been reporting for work at s
o'clock, and it is expected that they will
arrange to begin at and gain an houi
in the afternoon
| This is the first firm in town to make
change in the working hours to aid in
/ the preparedness movement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
NEW POWER LINE TO
CARRY $4,000 VOLTS
Rutland Company Will Extend It's
Transmission Service to Various
h-Statinns

RUTLAND, May l-Worll was be-
gun yesterday by the Rutland Railway,
Light & Power company on a new A,
000-volt transmission line to be built
between the Mendon power station and
the sub stations in this city, West Rut-
land and Castleton, to be completed and
in operation about July /. This new
line is made necessary by a considera-
BILE increase in the power requirements
in the vicinity of Castleton and it will
necessitate doubling the size of the
Castleton sub-station and equipment and
an important addition to the power
making facilities at the plant of the
Pittsford Power company, Il subsidiary
of the local concern.
At the Castleton sub-station an i'm
portant part of the new equipment will
be a 50o-kilowatt rotary converter
used to change the alternating current
| to q direct current for use as power on
the street railway line.
| The new equipment at the Pittsford
Power company plant will include {
| 150-lIlowatt water wheel, which vii
furnish some of the additional power
This has been ordered and will be de
livered about July /.
! All of the material is on the grount
for the transmission line, includin.
poles, wire, cross arms, etc, and TIL
line gang was busy yesterday settin;
the first poles on the new line, betweel
this city and West Rutland.
The local company is moving its oil
car barn building from Fair Haven t
this city, where it will be placed in th
ear yards on South Main street, to b
utilized as a blacksmith shop TIL
structure is % by go feet.
Another important activity at the ca
barns is the. cleaning up of about Il
acre of land that is to be planted to pt
tatocs by the employees of the corpora
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
Two Germans Confess They
We're on Their Way to
Wall st. with Missile
PLANNED TO TAP
TELEGRAPH LINES
And Then to Send Out Reports of Pres
ident wilson's S Assassination Say
They Expected to Make Fortune in
Stock Market from Scare.

NEW YORK, May l.-Confession was
made in court today by ANolf Hirsch, ar
rested last night with George Meyringcr,
both Germans, that the pair were on
their way to blow up the offices of j. p.
Morgan & Co. with bomb when inter
cepted by the police.
Intention also to tap telegraph trunk
lines between Chicago, Washington and
President Wilson's assassination and
U-boat raids of the Atlantic coast and
then disrupt the wires TO prevent denial
al to affect the stock markets for
speculative benefits-was the ambitious
plot they confessed today. the police de
clare.
The two men We're arrested last night
charged with having Il pcric acid bomb
in their possession. They were employed
at the Roosevelt hospital,
The Germans expected, the police say
to make a fortune in Wall street OF
shorts" investments by instructing then
brokers to buy just as the expected tum.
Bile in the market developed from tho
bomb explosion and the false news
Persons familiar with the market con
ditions have informed the police that thl
probable outcome of such an occurrenc,
in Wall street or that they are putting
this story forward to hide their real in
tention. Hirsch and AIeyringcr have beer
shadowed since the war began
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
TONNAGE AT DISPOSAL
OF ENTENTE ALLIES
United States Has Already Supplied
Vessels to Be Used According to
Allies Needs.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-The Unit
ed States has already placed a consid-
cradle amount of ship tonnage at the
disposal of the entente allies. Lord
Eustaee Percy, ship expert with the
British mission. said today that the
government had supplied certain YES
sels to be used, according to the allies
needs. but refused to indicate what
they were or if they were the seized
German ships.
Lord Percy declared that the pres
ent rate of British construction OF
ships and the present estimated Anfcri
can rate of building could not keel
pace with the present rate Of dcstruc
tions by submarines. The balancing
figure in the world struggle, said Lore
Percy, is the tonnage the t'niteC
States can supply.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
BRICKLAYERS SAY
THEY HAVE STRUCK
Men Employed on Barber Building
Want 70 Cents an Hour-Contracto
Deny knowledge of Strike.

Brieklayers who have been employed
on the Barber building job were not
working this morning. They said that
they had asked for an increase from 65
to 10 cents an hour because of the high
cost of living and had struck They
said that all but one or two were loaf
ing.
Inquiry at the Office of J. A. Dakin &
Co., contractors for the building, was
met with the statement that they had
heard of no strike. The brieklayers
were sent here by the Springfield, Mass,
bricklayers' union. 1t was claimed at
the Office of the contractors that the men
were not working because it was rainy
day.
When the statement of the bricklayers
was called to the attention of the busi-
ness manager of the union in Springfield
he said no strike had been authorized
and that the men might be canned and
he would send others to take their places
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
May Day Dawns on One of
the Most Tremendous
Struggles of the War
SCENES BEHIND THE
BATTLELINE YELLED
Every Preeaution TO Prevent News of
Expected Rioting in Germany and
Sweden from Reaching Outside World
-Typhus Outbreak in Germany.

Nav day has dawncd with the armed
hosts OF England, France and Germany
still locked fast in the most tremendous
struggle Of the whole tremendous world
war. but the eyes Of the world are fixed
for the moment ON events behind the
battle line, where, inside the closely
guarded frontiers of the central powers,
the bursting Of the ongbrewing storm
of discomfort is awaited
Extraordinary measures have been
taken hy the rulers Of the central cm-
prcs to prevent the outside world from
knowing what is transpiring within their
borders. No German newspaper i, al
lowed 10 pas, into neutral country and
for the past 10 days all persons have
been forbidden 10 leave Germany
Reports from Switzerland OF vague
and indefinite authority assert the trou.
hlcd conditions in Germany have been in
tensilicd by q widespread outbreak of
typhu-, especially in the great industrial
region The epidemic j attributed to
growing food scarcity.
Secrecy also obscmcd the situation in
sweden, where great nationwide dem
onstration by the workers was also
planned for today.
Since the outbreak of two week, ago
when rioting took place in Stockholm
the only news received as To conditions
in Sweden has been the bare announce
ment thar 4 general strike had bee. or
dered by the labor leaders for May day
coupled with warning to the govern
ment against undue interference.
On the fighting front in France little
change has taken place for some days
The French are striking hard IN tn,
Champagne and have made some gain,
but without, a. far as the Official com
munications show. materially altcrin.
the situation.
The fighting in Macedonia, which wa
resumed on Il wide front last week j
still in progress In Mesopotamia tn
British are pushing steadily forward
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
COUNTY w. C. T. u.
HOLDS CONVENTION
State and County Presidents Give Ad-
dresses - No Loss in Member
ship-Election of Officers.

The 35th annual convention Of the
Windham County W. c. 7. L. opened
this morning in the Centre Congrega-
tional church with fair attendance
of members from several towns in the
county. Mrs. G. E. Davidson of New
fame, county president, presided. The
praise service at 9 clock was con
Quoted by Mrs. Stearns Of New Jer
sey and was followed by the formal
Opening of the convention.
Mrs. F. l.. Smith gave the address
|of welcome, likening the organization
to Minot's ledge lighthouse where a
light is always showing, guiding peo-
pie away from the rocks.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Pearson of Orleans, state
president, was introduced and spoke
briefly, urging frequent institute meet
| ings for department work and the
training of workers in preparedness
for the continuance of the campaign
Mrs. Mary Spencer Beaman of Shell.
burne Falls, former Windham county
president, gave reports of the work in
that section.
The report of the secretary, Mrs
Eta F. Hescock of Newfane, showed
that although the union at London
derry had disbanded there was no los.
III county membership, because of in
creased memberships in Brattleboro
NeWfane and one or two other towns
The president s address was a pie;
for preparedness in all department
Iof the work and an urgent demant
that more effort be expended in oh
taining trained workers to spread in
Etelligently the gospel of temperance
/ The election of offers resulted a
follows: President, Mrs. G. E. David
lson of Newfane; vice presidents, Mrs
+. j. Robinson of Jamaica and Mrs
NJ. E. Tucker of Brattleboro; secre
tary, Mrs. Eta F. Heseock of New
fame; treasurer. Mrs. Anna Bush o
Brookline; auditor, Miss Mary Robin
!, son of Jamaica.
The morning session closed wit
brief talks on department work b
, different members and the introdut
t tion of Rev. f. @. S. Oseood OF til
: Unitarian church, who spoke briefl
t and said that the members of the v
: c. t. I. had been working auietl
and unostentatiously for many yeal
t and had done great amount of 600,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
NELLIE WILSON
FORFEITS $4,000
Not in County Court at Newfane When
BaiiTWas Called-Jury Again
Excused Until Tomorrow.

Judge f. l.. Waterman in the Wind
ham county court this morning ordered
the bail of Nellie Wilson forfeited to
the state because of her appearance
in court to answer to the charge of per-
forming an illegal operation in Bellows
Falls kkst winter. Some time after her
arrest and coninepent in the county
iail at Newfane she was able to raise
50 900 cash bail, which was deposited
with the BrattlebOro Trust Co. Two
weeks ago an officer was sent to Bellows
Falls to take her to Newfane for trial,
but she could not be found. The case
was continued a week at the request
of her counsel, George A. Weston, to
give the parties who provided the Sc
curity a chance to get her, and time
was up this morning. Six persons were
held as witnesses under their personal
reeognizanees to testify in the event
that the state ever gets a firm grip on
Nellie.
| Glen Howe was brought into court and
pleaded not guilty to charge of grand
! larceny. He was released under $100
bail furnished by his father, HI. H.
Howe. No time was set for the trial of
| the ease. 1t is charged that young
| MOVIE Nllit NbIhiHS oli st iuiiibtI ,lOD
near Wardsboro last winter stole money,
grain and hay and that he had made
restitution Of some of it.
The iurvmen, who were ordered to re-
port this morning, were excused once
more until tomorrow morning, when
the last hope of a jury ease for trial at
| this term will be fulfilled or the jury
finally dismissed.
/ Sheriff G. = Knapp landed in the
| Newfane jail this morning George
Preux, who was arrested in North Ad
ans, Mass, Yesterday charged witt
grand larceny from i. Mccarthy OF
Wilmington on March 6. 1t is claimed
that he stole a gold nugget worth $50
$40 in money and a watch chain. II,
will be tried later this term.
The jury docket was called yester
day afternoon at the resumption of tn
April term of tie Windham count,
court. but no cases were found read.
for trial The jurymen were held
however, until today in the hope tha
one ease might be ready for tria
Wednesday.
Adam Johnson of Brookline pleade
guilty to 4 charge of breach of pcac
I and was ordered coHamitted for no
less than three months nor more tha
four months in the house of correc
ton at Rutland. Upon payment o
the costs sentence was suspended an
he was placed ins~lsrge of the proba
ti0n officer for one year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
In Odd Fellows Temple

Tuesday. May !, at 5 p. m.--Annivcr-
sary exercises for Odd Fellows and Re
bckahs. Members are requested to
bring cake.
Wednesday, May ,, 7.4j p. m.--Re-
hcarsal Of Royal Purple degree.
Thursday, May 3, 7.30 p. m.-Rceular
meeting of Oasis cncampment. The
Royal Purple degree will be conferred
q bullet luncheon will bc served Mt the
close Of the meeting, which all pa
triarchs are cordially invited to at
tend.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The first
official news OF the submarine destrue-
tion of the American tanker Vacuum
with loss of some of the American gun
crew was received today by the gov
crnment. Consul General skinner at
London, reporting the destruction OF
the ship, confirmed that Lieut. Thomas,
commander of the naval gun crew and
some of his men lost their lives
and that Capt. Harris and some of his
crew still are missing and probably
lost. Seventeen of the ship S crew and
three Of the naval gunners were res
cued. Pending receipt of more detailed
information the navy department will
not make public the names of the gun
crew.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
Red Mems Hall

Tonight at o o'eIock-Regular meet
ing of the Brattlcboro camp, Modern
Woodmcn of America, No. 72s7. Adop-
tion.
Tuesday evening. = The degree team
and other members of the council are
invited TO go TO Hinsdalc to institute
new council. The degree team mem
bers are requested To wear white.
Thursday, May s. Poverty party
Everybody welcome. Twenty five cent?,
per couple
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-01
CAPTAIN HARRIS
REPORTED DROWNED
Commander of American Oil Tanker
One of Those Who Perished When
Ship Was Torpedoed.

LONDON, May 1.-The survivors of
the American oil tank steamer Vaeu-
um, who viii arrive in Liverpool at
midnight include Robert Williams, Os-
car GALES, W. Lundgren, A. Byl and
Raymond Hunez. Details of the sink
ing on April - of the Vacuum have
been received at the American cmbas-
sy here, but cannot be made public, it
was explained today. The full partic-
uars are i'll the hands of Rear Adj
miral Sims and the American naval at
tache, who presumably have made re-
ports upon them to Washington. The
American consular officials will obtain
the customary full affidavit from the
officers and members of the crew VINO
have already landed.