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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
ELECTION DAY REMINDERS

The following items are clipped
from the Ohio State Grange Monthly
and contributed by Mrs. Lulu Plettner.
A Stacker" is a dry voter who re-
mains away from the polls in Novem-
Der.
A Stacker" is an American who
votes that the breweries shall have
coal while the schools do without.
A Stacker" is any one who votes
to use food for manufacturing intox-
icants while the world needs food.
A Stacker" is an Ohioan who for
gets that he is his "brother's keeper"
Last year 7,O00,O0O,OOO pounds of
food was wasted in making intoxi-
cants Will you vote to waste food
to make men drunk while the world is
starving? Three hundred thousand
men are engaged in the manufacture
and distribution of booze.
Will you vote to continue these
men at their worse than useless oc-
cupation while the world is crying
for their labor? Those engaged in
the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
cant are wasting life. Each of these
100000 men is shortening his own
life six years. Each of them is
shortening the lives of men in other
occupations. Will you vote to
shorten mems lives when your coun-
try needs men and men and more
men?
Ohio brewers are doing much talk
ing these. days through paid adver-
tisement about the right of the peo-
pie to pass upon laws and proposals
but the voters will do we'll to remem-
ber that it was these same brewers
which foisted the Home Rule am
endment on the state in 1914, de-
stroyed the county option law and
prevented the people. through the
legislature, from enacting either I
county option or statewide prohibi
tion law. II the brewers are 81
Jealous of the rights of the voter
why that Home Rule amendment
BY the way, that amendment is nov
a part of the Constitution of Ohio
} Take it out by voting eyes" fo,
, prohibition Nov. 5th.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
LEO E. FLORY

LEU Z. LOh
One of the Wauseon boys who from
the moment that the United States
declared war on Germany was an
xious to get into the service where
he could help his country stamp out
the injustice and wrong which Ger
many was working in Europe. We
all knew Leo and liked him, practic-
ally all his life has been spent in
Wauseon and we gloried in his grit
and persistence; five times he en-
deavored to enlist in the service and
each time he was rejected because of
some physical handicap, undaunted
he tried the sixth time and succeeded
and on July oath he started for Camp
Jackson, South Carolina. There was
no happier soldier ever left Wauseon
than Leo, he had attained his am
bition and was in the line of actual
service; we were all happy with him
and proud of him. At Camp Jack
son, the first duty assigned him was
driving a motor truck, but later his
experience as baker became known
and he was made pastry cook assign
ed to duty in the first Regiment De
pot Brigade at Camp Jackson. His
letters to his mother, Mrs. San
Morningstar, were always cheerful
and happy; last week he wrote he
that he had been compelled to go Il
the hospital with sore thumb tina
acted like felon, but that it had beer
lanced and he was getting along al
right. 1t was Saturday, October 19tl
when he went to the hospital and ol
the following Thursday his mothe
received a telegram that he was seri
ously ill and later on the same dat
she received second telegram mott
flying her of her sons death. TIL
cause of death was given as pneu
| monia The body, escorted by Cor
poral David Mcclure, arrived in Wau
seon Monday afternoon and was tax
/ en- to his home, the residence of MI
CONTINUED on page fourl
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS
OF FULTON COUNTY

In the several papers of the county,
last week, appeared an article, signed
by C. P. Weber, present democratic
county hurveyor, asking for re-elec-
ton. In his appeal he makes this
statement
81 shall especially do all can
to continue the work of repairing
and keeping in good condition
the county and state roads that
have already been constructed"
While it is very pleasing to note
that there has been much good road
work completed during the last year
yet, none of the credit for these i'm
provements is due to Mr. Weber. The
Republican party is entitled to this
The surveyor receives all of his in
structions from the County Commits
sioners. All of the work for i'm
proyement or repair is acted on and
directed to be done by the County
Commissioners before the surveyor
makes a move and then he does as
directed.
If there is any credit due anybody
for good work that credit should &C
to the commissioners, and two OF
these, both republicans and efficient
men, Messrs Edgar and Spring will
be reelected this fall, and with
Charles Leist as the new Commits.
sioner republicans will have no need
going outside of their own party
to find a surveyor. Robert Bernath
the republican candidate for survey
or, is a splendid gentlemen and train
ed in every particular for the sur
veyors work and will make the county
splendid official. We suggest
fellow republicans that you stant
squarely by Mr.. Bernath who is en-
titled to your vote.
Sincerely,
County Rep. Exec. Com
political ADVERTISEMENT
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
'STATEAND COUNTYELECT|ON
Tuesday, November Fifth, An Important Date in The
Affairs of This State and Nation-Extracts from
Great Speech-Reasons Why Every Voter
Should Express His Best Judgment
By His Ballot

pose in speaking 1t the Carnegie
Hall Meeting Monday evening said:
81 come to this meeting as an
American, and only as an American
In this crisis 1 do not consider poll
tics at all whenever doing so conflicts
in the slightest degree with the great
cause of Americanism or with our i'm
mediate purpose of winning the war
and of securing the peace of uncon-
ditional surrender by Germany. I
ask support for Republicans, because
it is time to put an end to that one
party rule which has so rapidly de-
veloped intolerable invasion of the
rights of free speech and of a free
press; and because it is time fearless
ly to assert the right of the Republi-
can party to life of useful perform
ance of public duty in the United
States. The Democratic party, under
the lead of the Administration, and
taking adroit advantage Of the great
patriotic outburst in support of the
war, has, under the pretence of the
elimination of partyism, come danger
ously near eto creating a condition of
one-partyism. It has not striven to
eliminate partisanship; it has merely
striven to destroy the Republican
party in the interest of the Demo-
cratic party.
"The Republican party has an hon.
est duty to perform and an honest
appeal to make in this matter. Par
ty is an instrument that has been de-
graded and abused; but the degrade
ton and abuse consequent upon the
existence of two parties can never ap.
proach in mischievous effect the de.
graduation and abuse where the whole
power Of the government is devoted
to crushing out everything except one
party and to making within that par.
ty the sole test of party loyalty, 10y.
atty not to our nation but to the Ad
ministration in power. Under tht
cover of an entirely insincere declar
alton against perseverance in parti
san politics, the Democratic party
under the lead of the Administration
has carried partisan politics during
the last eighteen months to an ex
treme never before known in thi
country in a time of war, as among
loyal upholders of the war.
"The Democrats have announces
that it is disloyal to tell the truth
We hold on the contrary that tn
highest proof of loyalty is truth-tell
ing when only by telling the trutl
CONTINUED on page eight
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01

American citizens should realize
is one of the virtually important
days in the current history of this
nation and upon the issues of the
American ballot of that day will de-
pend in large measure not only the
immediate future policy of this gov
ernment but as well only less directly
the approach to the highest conceiv-
able political, industrial and social
conditions of the peoples of the whole
world. Nationally as represented by
the election of congressman, the ques-
ton is set squarely before the Amer
lean electorate by the President him
self when, in spite of the well known
facts of the opposition of Democra-
tic Congressman, such as that of
Dent, Clark, Underwood, Reed and
Kitchin, not to mention some nearer
home and the equally well known 10y
atty and support given by Republican
Congressman of both houses to war
measures of the administration; ne
appeals to the voters of the United
States to elect only Democrats to
Congress. The point at issue is ill
animated by the opposing resolu-
tions brought in the Senate last
week when a Republican Senator pre-
sented a resolution in effect that no
further correspondence relating to
peace discussions with the Central
powers and for enunciating terms
and principles of peace should be
carried on by the President; while
from the Democratic side came a re-
solution in effect that the whole mat
ter of the peace terms be left to the
President. This last resolution ap-
parently overlooks the constitutional
provision that such matters are to
be settled by the will of the people as
expressed by the Senate, acting in
conjunction with the President.
Theodore Roosevelt in a great ad-
dress at Carnegie Hall, in New York
on last Monday night summed up the
situation in the following words:
Democratic Senator Lewis, of Hi
nois, has actually introduced a resolu
ton pledging Congress to abdicate its
allegiance to the people and to substi
tute therefor a frankly rubber STAMP
attitude of cringing acquiescence IL
any reversal of policy by the Admin
istration. What we now need is al
American Congress, a Congress o.
straight-out Americans, and not {
Congress of rubber stamps"
Mr.. Roosevelt in stating his pur
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
The FOURTH
LIBERTY LOAN
Official Report of Fourth Liberty
Loan Sales in Fulton County-PeO-
pie of Fulton Over Subscribe Their
Quota by More Than $4,000. Ap-
probation of Services Rendered

The Fourth Liberty Loan Cam
paign finds Fulton County among
those in the Nation who over sub
scribed her quota. This record was
accomplished by strenuous work on
the part of the Liberty Loan Com
mittees and especially valuable work
by the special committees in Wause-
on, who came to the rescue in the
closing days of the Campaign .and
raised the amount of money neces-
sary to put Fulton Ciunty on the
Honor Roll of the Nation. Ten of
the nineteen subdivisions of the Coun-
BY won Honor Flags. All those
districts who failed were rural dis
tricts.
One of the notable features of this
campaign was the co-oparation by
the Conscientious Directors. The
The members of the Reformed Men,
MONTE and the Defenseless Menno-
mite churches contributed in the ThirC
Liberty Loan and at the, beinning ot
this campaign they again asked theil
share. This amout was raised by
solicitation by the members of the
church. The Amish Menninites who
did not accept this plan in time fol
the Third Loan, were asked to raise
an amount of money equal to 5h pei
cent of their assessed valuation anC
this was done satisfactorily to the
committee. The amount of money
contributed by the Amish Church was
$93,20O In German Township th'
members of the Amish Church con
tributed $70,15O; the Reformed Men
nonites $1,65O and khe Defenseles'
Mennonites $1,000. The valuation
of the members of the Conscientionl
Directors Religion in German Town
ship represents approximately 1-3 o
the valuation of the Township.
Splendid service was rendered b,
the Chairmen and statesmen compriz
ing the organization. l desire to es
pecially mention the work done by tn
members of the Wauseon Committe
in the special work and assure then
that this was contributing facto
to the success of this campaign.
desire TO thank the newspapers TO
the spirit of cooperation shown
Below are figures of sales in thi
County and the subscriptions filed b
the Banks comprising the official fig
ures for Fulton County.
W. B. HARRIS,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
THE SURVEYOR PROPOSITION

Let us see, how about that survey
or proposition?
Henry D. Meister, editor of the
Democratic Expositor and chairman
of the Democratic Executive Com
r1ittee has this to say in the edition
of September 9th 1918 of the Ex-
positor, According to the annual re-
ort for the wear ending, Sept. 1st
compiled by County Auditor, Perry,
-ha total amount paid in salaries to
County Officers and their assistances
in this County is $30,O1s,97, of this
amount the deputies and clerks re-
ceive $12600.00. One half of the
amount paid for deputy and clerk
hire goes to the office of the county
surveyor. The amount paid for de-
puties and clerks salaries for the year
just closed and the salary of each
of the county officers as shown by the
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
FIFTH DISTRICT CON-
GRESSIONAL CANDIDATE

Mr.. Charles ]. Thompson of Def
ance the Republican candidate for
representative in Congress from the
Fifth Ohio congressional district is a
man of unquestioned ability and in
tegrity. He is thoroughly acquainU-
ed with the interests and needs of the
great agricultural district of North
western Ohio which he will represent
in Congess if elected and his record
and reputation establish the fact
that he stands against all sectional
ism and for fair play and tolerance
of the opinion of the people. Mr..
Thompson is a thorough going Re-
publican and stands squarely for
every plank in the Ohio State Repub-
lican Platform, making as it's first and
most prominent feature the vigorous
prosecution of the war to an assured
victory for the great principles of
true Democracy for all people every
where; does not stop there but places
the Republican party on record as
standing unequivocally for the pro-
lection of Labor and Industry; to
meet, with the most careful and earn
est attention, the inevitable industrial
and social problems which must fol.
low the fevered activities of the war
for the relief of cities that find them.
selves without sufficient operating
revenue, and schools that are now II
financial distress; in favor. of equa
rights for all citizens, woman suff
rage and the adoption of the prohi
bition of the liquor traffic amend
ment to the State constitution. Al
these and all other matters that per
tain to giving the State a clean, eco
nomical administration that will aiC
the federal authorities in conducting
the complicated and vital inter-na
tional relations the Republican Stat
platform includes. Mr.. ihompsol
is loyal to it and the need OF electint
Republican congress has been mad'
manifest by congressional histor.
in the past two years.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
The HOME LINES
Provision For Relief of Home Needy
Should Not Be FOrgOtten-Civic
Club of WauseOn and It's Field If
Service-Need of Funds to Garry On
Emergency Relief Work.

Just at the present time when so
much effort is being put forth and So
much is being given to support,
strengthen, encourage and cheer the
men who are in the front lines in the
defense of the home life we enjoy IN
this country; there may be some dan
ger that the needs of the Home lines
will be overlooked. Certainly we
must not relax our efforts for the men
who are on the far off battle fields
or for the care of those whom they
have left behind them in their times
of need; we cannot do too much for
the men who are with the colors or
for those dependent upon them.
There is a class however who in
their time of need do not fall under
the jurisdiction of any of the war
work or home service organizations.
These are the folks at home who in
the sudden emergency of misfortune,
death or sickness are in need of help
These cases, and there have been sew
eral in Wauseon of late, especially
where small children are involved,
form the field of service wherein the
relief committee of the Wauseon
Civic Club have been and are quietly
but none the less efficiently working.
Aside from the personal services of
the ladies there is need of money
with which to purchase necessary
provisions, etc. That money has
come from the treasury of the Civic
Club; but the funds in that treasury
are at the present time very low and
have been lately drawn upon to meet
emergency cases. The Club has no
other resources than the voluntary
contributions of citizens and this year
will be cut off from the expedients
of benefit picture shows, tag day and
the like. Mr.. Hartman started a
subscription list last week that was
literally responded to, but we believe
there is still room for more names On
that list and doners may rest assured
that the money will be used where
there is real need.
Officers of the Club will be glad
to receive donations to replenish this
fund Those to whom donations may
be given are L. w. Hartman in the
Arcade or to Miss Kathryn Weir,
Treasurer of the Club, at the Trib.
une office.
1t isn't "war work" but it's essen
tial and none of US wish to feel that
any one young or old, in our com.
munity are suffering for want of care
or the necessities of life because We
forgot.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR
CARE OF DISABLED men

The Surgeon General is to have
complete charge of the physical re-
construction of every disabled sol
der and Sailor. Every thing that
medical science can do for him is to
be done. He is not t. be discharged
from the army or navy until he is as
nearly restored as possible and equip
ped with such artificial devices as are
necessary.
When everything that medicine
and surgery can do for him has been
done. this disabled soldier and sailor
is discharged. But the government
does not lose interest, instead 1t
officers him, thru the Board of Voca-
tional Education, an opportunity 10
get an education at Government ex-
pense. He may learn trade or a
business and while learning he is paid
his usual Soldiers pay or his COM
pensation and his family allowance
continue. He is thus encouraged tc
come back a skilled and able citizen
and not a burden to himself or tC
society.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
TWO MORE
COLD STARS
Leo Flory and Clyde Keller Called
From the Ranks of The Mortal
Army to The Army ImmOrtal-Part
of WauseOn's Share of The Sacri-
flee to World Wide Human Freedom


Again we are called upon tc chron-
iele the change of "Blue" to "Gold'
on the service flag of our town and
our schools Our hearts go out in
sympathy to the friends, especially
the mothers, for whom the sacrifice
is Supreme, these mothers are giving
their own hearts blood in this strug-
gle to free the world once for all of
this Horror of War. Neither OF
these boys have actually been on the
field of battle but the intent and pur-
pose had been manifested and both OF
them had aligned themselves for
whatever service their Country
might call on them to render. They
died as the bravest die, on duty. They
will be remembered only with pride
they have shown themselves worthy
sons of the noblest nation whose Flag
ever waved over any land or sea.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
E. E. SPRING FOR COUNTY

Mr.. Spring of Dover township has
served the county faithfully and eff
cientiy as commissioner a little more
than one year, his first term will ex-
pire, next September He is a can
didate for reelection for a second
term and need have no hesitation in
soliciting the, support of the voters
of the county at the polls next Tues
day. His record as an efficient pub
lie officer is sufficient to recommend
him.
political ADVERTISEMENT
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
EOQ COUNTY RECORDER

Ralph Robinson who is now ON his
first term as county Recorder is a can
didate for reelection for a second
term in that office and respectfully
asks the support of the voters of the
county at the election next Tuesday
Mr.. Robinson has made good record
err and with the experience of his first
term will make an even more efficient
officer for a second term.
Political ADVERTISEMENT
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01

State, University, Columbus, in Sept
ember. He was nineteen years Of
age, good student and a bright
active young man liked by all who
knew him. Last week Thursday, his
father, Mr.. Henry Keller, received 9
telegram from Columbus that Clyde
was seriously i'll, he went at once tx
his son and remained with him unit
the end which came Tuesday after
noon. Mr.. Keller retured to Wau
seon with the body Wednesday.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
n-~AZyN

The Commissioner from York, Mr..
Albert Edgar has served for thirteen
months in that capacity to the salts
faction of the people of the county for
whose interests he is working. He
has proven his ability and efficiency
and sohcits the support of the voters
of the county as a candidate for a
second term, at the election Tuesday
November 5th.
Political ADVERTISEMENT
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
Warrants Tssued

Grant Bonnell, building guard rails,
$34.
Geo. Kessler, inspector, 81.
johnson & Watson Co., supplies,
5000.
/, Frank Macarthur, groceries, Infrm-
'ary, .$7S.82.
Emerson w. Price, supplies, county
board of Education, $6.84.
Elizabeth Keiger, mothers PEN
sion, SIS.
John Gingery, part sec. 4, York
ditch, No. 1134, $50.
Harve Porter, sec. 1, Dover ditch,
No 1882, $50.
Frank H. Reighard, stamps and
Stationery, County Board of Educa-
tion, $21. 1.25.
NJ. N. Clark, sec. 8. Clinton-Ger-
Continued on page eight
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01
CLYDE KELLER

Clyde Keller graduate of last
June from the Wauseon High School
and who was well known by the peo-
pie of Wauseon through his having
served as a clerk in the Fink & Hau-
messer Drug Store, entered the Stu
dents Army Training Corps at Ohio
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-11-01

Bank Subscriptions
Quota
Farmers & Merchants
Bank, Archbold 99450 $4,000
Peoples State Bank
Arcnbold 1850 56,25O
Bank, Delta $4,000 $4,000
Deaba $4,000 $4,000
Farmers State Bank,
Fayette s5,3OO 10000
Fayette State Bank,
Fayette 1880 52,4OO
Lyons Com'cial Bank
Lyons 1850 1880
Farmers & Merchants
Bank, Metamora 53,5OO 46,65O
Home Savings Bank
MetamOra $3.50 1850
Pettisv1 Savings Bank
Pettisville S1,15O 5000
Farmers & Merchants
Dep. Co., Swanton 10000 10000
First National Bank
wauseon 125, 5,45O 147 200
Peoples State Bank
Wauseon 227 900 233, 900
Total 1,1O9,75O 1,174,4OC