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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
BRITISH RESCUED
BY YANK AvlAToRs
Save Crew Of SeapIane Forced
Down in Fight With Five
Foe Flyers.

The feat Of two American aviators
in rescuing the crew of British sea-
plane which had been forced to land
on the surface of the North sea after
an encounter with group of German
nirplanes, received mention in Brit.
ish c0mmunique. The official state
ment, however, said only:
"In one case stray bullet shot
away q control, and the British ma.
chine wns forced to alight. The crew
were subsequently rescued by another
British seaplane which had been sent
to search for them."
The rescuing machine wns manned
by Ensigns Benjamin Lee and ]. j.
Schieffelin of the American naval avi-
alton service. Ensign Lee gave the
Associated Press the following account
Of the flight:
"Our commanding officer and two
men left the station at $3.50 in the
morning on a flight toward the Dutch
coast. Shortly after sunrise they saw
on the horizon five spots which rapid
ly assumed the outlines of German
seaplanes.
"Five to one Is hardly fight, 80 the
commanding officer, after first diving
charge through the enemy's formation,
showed down the nose Of his plane and
headed homeward. His two men fred
sharply from the after guns, forcing
the German scouts to keep their dis
tance. They were getting away all
right, even leading the enemy into
dangerous territory, when suddenly
chance shot from one Of the Germans
took away control and the flying
boat crashed nose down. The three
men fought clear of the wreckage and
got hold of floating spar, while the
Germans, realizing that they were in
dangerous country, scoOted away
hOmeward.
ut was four hours later, when the
patrol was long overdue, that we were
searched the horizon So we speeded
along eastward, covering, at the visl-
bility. band about twenty miles wide.
Finally one of us picked up black
speck, which soon grew into piece
Of wreckage with three men Oh 1t.
dropping our bombs at safe dis
tance. we throttled down our motors
and landed near the crashed seaplane.
1t was a delicate operation. but we
managed to taxi over to the wreckage
and pick of the four men. meanwhile
sending back the good news by wire
less.
.The only comment the commanding
officer had to make on his experience
was: whats duckingP Just bit
se experiencer"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS At HIGHT
HaTdicahs OF I os and Darkfess Fave
Seen overetme by Development
Of Nav Pressse.

Hsithcr fog nor dafkncs5 handicfsps
the supereyes o the war department.
signal corps crmeras, according 20
Edwsrd Hunger ord, who describes
the remarkable progress of wartime
aerial photography in Everybody's.
He gives some Interesting examples:
II hve seen a photograph of wan
Ing moon over Rome-taken by the
new process. 1t Is the first real pic.
tnre nf the moon that have ever seen,
although / formerly attempted the
thing myself. Most CT the moonlight
pictures that one sees are fakes
made by phOtographing the sun In
various unusual and artistic phases.
But this was real. One could see the
tiny pools of water standing In the
uneven places Of the tagging, the
fiickerng street lamps ut the corner. A
picture whose reality almost makes II
dncnnny. And the photographer who
took the picture In the rata was mr.
rested by gendarme as being mental
iy unsound. He was only released
when he took picture of the licnten.
ant at the police station and proved
beyond II question that he could make
good portraits By ariificiai light.
81 have seen photographs made by
this new process from the front row Of
theater balcony during the progress
of the play; others made In church
during vespers and illumined entirely
by the candles upon the high aitOr.
The process is very new and 1t is very
wonderful. Moreover. II is susceptible
of adaptation to night observation,
both from airplanes and upon the
land"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
SPIRIT OF AMERICA TODAY
Veterans Pathetic Gift Showed That
His Heart Still Beat High With
Patriotic Fervor.

An old man, thin and bent with the
years of hardships plainly marking his
wrinkled face, stood on a station plat
form at an Indiana town recently as
n train bearing a party Of young men
registrants to Camp Taylor stopped.
The old man wore u faded blue uni
form, the badge Of the Civil war. He
had q message for the young men who
were TO be enrolled In Uncle Sans
great army. and soon he was surround
ed by group OF young fellows.
II wasn't counting on getting to talk
to so many of you boys" he told them
TREMENDOUSLY. 81 just came down to
give something to one of Uncle Sans
new soldiers"
He drew parcel from under his
coat and opening 1t displayed pair OF
almost perfectly knitted socks. ''They
amt much for my country" he apollo
gized, ''but they will help some youn1
fellow to fight better. These don't lool
like much for soldier to give. but
knitted them myself and l bought the
yarn out OF my pension money"
A thin fellow got the socks because
the old soldier thought he would need
them most. The train pulled out and
the little old soldier went back home
to knit another pair of socks for an
other young soldier.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

Lettuce, beans and corn-Mrs.
Bum.
Beets and rhubarb Mrs. PitlsIn
Cheese-Miss Mary sharp.
peas-Mrs. Jacobs
Flowers Mahan.
Apples--Mrs. Harry Patterson.
WatermeloiS and sugar-Mrs En-.
ma Jacobs.
Onions, celery and apples-Miss
Mary Sharp.
Tomatoes and beets-A Mrs. Bum.
Beans, corn, tomatoes, beets and
cabbage--Mrs. Pitkin.
Peaches-Mi Ella Bowers.
One hundred dollars Frank Moore
SPENCE RETURNS TO
MT. VERNON Y. M. c. A.
ID. NJ. Spence, secretary of the local
Y. M c. A., who has been engaged in
the army Y work and recently has
been located at Camp Sherman, vii.
resume his duties here within a few
days. according to word received here
Friday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
Mrs. c. c. Lands went to Mansfield

Mrs. c. c. Lands went to Mansfield
Friday.
A. C. Harris and son, Ross, went
to Columbus Friday.
Mrs. Ella Leyerlng is spending a
few days in FredericlStown.
Mr.. and Mrs. p G. Craven spent
Friday at Buckeye Lake.
Miss Helen Lynn of Columbus is
visiting at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
]. II. Bone.
Mrs. Riley Moore and daughter,
MRS. Paul Wallott, spent rriday in
Columbus.
Mrs. Sarah A. Rose of South Jeffer-
son street entered the Mt. Vernon hos,
pital Wednesday for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Bogardus left
for Warrington w. Va, Friday where
they will visit relatives.
l.. r. Shoeman, who has been a pa
tient at the Mt, Vernon hospital. re-
turned to his bome Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert w. Smith and
daughter. Emily, are spending a few
days with relatives at Irwin, Pa.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
Then the Fiuht Started.

Three men emerged from Sixth
avenue wet goods establishment last
night. They were apparently the best
of friends. One said: swell, Doyle, I'm
glad we are all Irish. But let me tell
yer, the best men come from LIN
ericl." Doyle said he didn't know about
that. "I'm from Kerry" And imme'
diately fight started. The third man
declared he was from Kilkenny. "And
no Kilkenny man stood by when there
was any fighting to be done. begorra.
And when the three were pulled apart
by three cops they were sight Ia
behold. 1t was hard to tell from the
appearance of the three which county
in Ireland produced the best men,
New York Times.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
300 NAMES GIVEN
IN FIRST TELEPHONE
DIRECTORY IN CHI.
City Now Has Over 100000
Telephone Instruments In
Use; First Installed In
1879.
v Associated Press to The Banner

(Ry Associated Press to The Banner1
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug, 9-In cleaning
up his desk, preparatory to turning ov-
the Chicago Telephone company to the
government, on Aug. l, d. E. Sunny,
president of that subsidiary of the
American Telegram and Telephone
company, came across the first Chica-
go telephone directory, tiny pamph-
let OF 800 names, as compared to the
most recent issue, which lists 100000
telephones.
Mr.. Sunny was manager of the Chi
cago Telephone company when It be-
gan business in 1872 and the foxed
copy of the first directory made him
reminiscent of the progress of the
electric telephone during the last 3S
years. The Chicago growth was on
sample of telephone expansion
throughout the country, he said
Before the. first directory was issued
assigning numbers TO the various tele-
phones looped into the single ex-
change, subscribers were called by
name. The operator knew all the per-
sons who had telephones.
Although Chicago was then a large
city, little idea was entertained of
making the telephone universal con-
venience, and it had scarcely occur
red to the promoters of the system
that within quarter of century or
so nearly every house and apartment
In the big cities would have it's own
telephone. Rural telephones, now so
common were not dreamed of at that
period.
"Those were in the days" smiled
Mr.. Sunny reminiscently, when we
had only one solicitor, and if he came
in with two new subscribers at once
the officials of the company gathered
round and congratulated him and each
other. 1t was the hardest kind of
work to get the 300 names that COM
pose that directory.
when we built trunk lines for the
downtown district, the stockyards and
the lumber district we added two tele-
graph wires and carried on tele.
graph business between downtown
and the stockyards to get revenue to
help support the telephone end of the
business"
In 1888 Mr.. Sunny, believing that
the telephone business had about
reached the limit of it's possibilities,
having at that time the tremendous
total of 5000 names in the Chicago di
rectory, stepped out of IL. Ten years
ago he returned and has been at the
head of the local company since that
time. The Chicago Telephone COM
pany has just installed its 500.000th
telephone many as there were in
the entire United States in 1900.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
Maraery Dlsapproved.

Margery's mother took her to q cot
tage prayer meeting The meeting was
led by n returned missionary who De
lieved strongly in the efficacy OF pray
er. And she believed In prayer not
only from the heart but from the
knees, as well.
When Margery's father returned
that night he began to question her
regarding her experience. Il under
stand you went to your first prayer
meeting today, daughter" he said.
"How did you enjoy it?"
Tho Youngsters answer came In a
flash. 81 didn't like 1t at all, daddy,
not at ALL" she said. "They didn't 40
thing but just sing and turn over''
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
shipbuildlra In a Dry Dock.

1t has been proposed that concrete
ships be built in floating dry dock,
the principal advantage being that the
forms could be retained In the dock so
they could be used Immediately after
launching, for another ship. The
launching would be effected by with
drawing the outer forms slightly and
sinking the dry dock until the ship
floated on its own bottom. This would
avoid severe launching strains, and
would permit Of launching the boat
while the concrete was still green"
Hence there would be q reduction 10
the period of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
American.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
Before and After.

My brother has just reached France.
On being moved FROM one village to
another he wished to thank the kind
old FrenchwOman with whom he had
been bileted and thought he was say
ing 1--WE thank you for your kindneas
TO us while we were here." The girls
standing near laughed so heartily that
he repeated his sentence later to en
interpreter and found that he had said,
"before we were herc."-Exchangs.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
SWISS AID BEE CULTURE
sixteen Pounds Of Sugar Allotted to
Each Hive,

The bees will be looked aftey
,ext fall by the Swiss government.
lays a communications published BY
he military department. Each bee
master will receive 16 pounds of sugar
.0r each beehive.
1t is expected that this amount will
,e enough to keep the bees until
'pring. Owners of bees who desire
% receive sugar ratiOns will have to
make their application befose the end
" this month.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
S10O IS DONATED
TO HOME FOR AGED
Frank Moore Makes Liberal
Gift; Report OF w. c. A.
For June And July

The following donations made to
the Home for the Aged have been re-
ported for the months OF June and
July by the w. C. A.:
Bedding-Misses Rogers.
Flowers-Mrs. Willemin.
Cottage cheese-Mrs. Whetsler.
Six. packages of cereal-Mrs. Dan.
iels.
Fl0wers--Mrs. Sharp.
Three dozen plants-Mr. Ahern.
Flowers-Mr. Gaines.
Cornstarch and oats-Mrs, Israel.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

Throughout the entire South sys-
ematic movement 10 being carried out
o round up all slackers. Every man
s being investigated aud told to get
nto some useful occupation If the Job
,e now holds proves to be nonessential
the winning Of the War.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
WOLFE ENTERS SERVICE

Ray E, Wolfe. a local registrant
who was placed in the limited service
list by the local exemption board, has
been inducted into the service by the
board at Washington, ID. c.. where
Mr. Wolfe has been employed by the
government. The local exemption
board forwarded Wolfe's papers to
Washington Thursday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

Carl Wertz spent Friday In Colnm.
bus.
Mrs. Ella Watson left for her home
in Geneva, Ind. Friday after visiting
Mrs. Allen Martin and Miss Mollie
Jackson.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
MARTiNSBURG !. o. o. r.
CONEERS DEGREES HERE

The Third degree was conferred on
five candidates In Kokosing Enc, No.
38, !. o. o. F., at a special meeting
Thursday evening by the Martins!
burg lodge, No. 778.
A smoker followed the degree
wor'
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

Col. PietrO Gleifese, commander OF
the gallant Fifty-second infantry 'regi-
ment which held the upper Piave line
for three days against the onrush Of
the TeutOn hordes. Although greatly
Dutnumbered the gallant troops held
the enemy at bay until re-enforce.
ments could be brought up. In doing
SO they saved the entire Piave line
the loss Of which would probably have
meant rOut of the Italian army. Col
Onel Gleifese, who commanded the
brave soldiers in their wonderful de-
fense has become the idol of all Ital.
ians.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
Fire LaddIss knIstIno

Members Of the Gre department at
Corning. N. J.. have contracted to khit
$500 pairs Of socks for the Red Cross
1t Is calculated that It will take six
months to complete the contract.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
Record BY Coal MInsr,

William Richey, q digger In the coal
mines at Coalbrook. Pa. made a rec.
ord of 1856 tons in two weeks dme. His
pay check for the period was siss.As,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
ITALIANS FLEE
AuS1RIAN'cAMp
Eight Make Their Escape After
Untold Suffering.
TELL HORROR Of PRISON LIFE

Food seant and os Poorest ooaiIty-
Prisoners Forced to Help FIay Their
cenrades-EseapIns Italians Make
Their Way TO Russia After UnderuD.
Ing Great Aardshiss and Are Given
Warm Welcome.
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Over Seas for Freedom.
1920 -

r ct 10 be glad together that tho
passionate love Of freedom that
- made the Pilgrim Fathers Get
sail In fragile ships to brave the I'M
known terrors Of the inhospttabIe New
England coast 10 driving 10 back ever
tho seas In dreadnauohts to face the
known horrors Of modern warfare.
When that spirit dies there be
no more Thanksgiving in America. A.
long 40 this spirit lives It 10 always
Thanksgiving day, whatever Happens,
or whatever we may have or may not
have for dinner.
Let 10 give thanks that years OF
prosperity and fairness, years Of peace
and security, have not served to make
10 entirely forgot that unless we love
freedom more than life, we are al.
ready as one dead; unless we know
the difference between real peace and
selfish security, we are already q con-
quered people.
Let 10 give thanks for our strength
our wealth and our opportunities gar
nered under the protection Of even Z
dawning democracy, and for the
chance to pour them out without stint
for the spread Of democracy to ever,
corner Of oif world.
ANNE LEWlS PIERCE.
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bly, uneven and below average for the
state due to the dry fall and uneven
moisture conditions. Part of the crop
was sown very late while dry soil con-
ditions caused very neven germina-
ton of a considerable part of the ear
ly crop. This is especially true of
most of the central and western coun-
ties. Late fall rains were followed so
closely by the freezup that while it
terminated part of the late sown rye
it often did not get out of the ground.
Numerous thin stands are looked for
again next season. This crop has
gone in to the winter with a slightly
lower condition than that of q year
ago which resulted in 10 per cent of
acreage being plowed down this spring
State conditions is Is per cent COM
pared to 70 per cent year ago and a
ten year average of 88 per cent.
The rye acreage for the United
States is 6, $4,000 acres compared
with 6,7O8, 900 acres sown a year ago
and the conditions is 80 per cent COM
pared with BAL per cent last Deem
Der.
The winter wheat acreage for the
United States is 49,027,O 900 acres COM
pared with 4 ,,301,0 900 acres sown .
year ago or an increase in acreage Of
1873 per cent. The condition is So pei
cent compared with SO per cent last
year. Fall conditions of winter wheat
for. the U. S. is very favorable.
Dry fall, lack of help, and the influ.
enza epidemic seriously interfered
with fall blowing in the state this fall
Usually about half Of the cultivated
acreage is plowed in the fall. An av
erage of reports received from ove1
the entire state shows that only about
60 per cent of the usual amount Of fall
blowing is completed. Plowed acre
age is especially small in the centra
and western counties.
Owing to the scarcity of labor ant
necessary competition with the un
usual wages paid in all lines Of wa
work, farm wages this season arelth'
highest on record and show an unusu
al advance over last season. The av
erage annual wage per month will
board in the state this year was SIS.
compared with $41 last year OF IN in
crease of about $28. Harvest wage
per day with board were $3.50 compar
ed with $3.40 last year or an increas
of about 80 per cent
"A. j. Surratt,
State Field Agent.
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has been out invoicing other yards in
this section returned Sunday after
Mrs. I. G. Ahern of Dun Center, is
spending a few days here the guest of
her sister Mrs. ]. j. Licscher.
Merth Mortenson left for st. Paul
Tuesday morning with a a of stock
for the Hampden shipping association.
Herman Clock and family left Tues
day morning for New Ulm, MIMI,
where they will spend a few weeks the
guest of relatives.
Russell Mackeey having received an
honorable discharge from the U. S.
Navy, returned to his home in this city
Tuesday evening. Russell is the first
Hampden boy to return.
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Government
CROP REPORT

According to the December report
of the u. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
the acreage of rye sown in North Da-
kota this fall is 2,O6S,O 900 acres COM
pared with 1900 900 acres sown a year
ago.. Unfavorable climatic conditions
later reduced the heavy 1917 fall
planted acreage to- a harvested acre
age this season Of 100000 acres.
Thus the seeded acreage this fall
while 6 per cent less than that of a
year ago is slightly greater than this
seasons harvested acreage. Rye acre
age has q rather spectacular record in
this state due to the tremendous in
crease in acreage in recent years. The
1919 acreage is practically six times
as large as the state acreage in 1915.
During the past few years rye acre
age which formerly was located large
ly in the north central and to a lesser
extent a few south central counties
has spread out over the most Of the
state. The increase being especially
prominent in central and western
counties. Rye acreage shows a ten
deney this fall to decrease in the older
rye counties which have carried an ex-
tremely heavy rye acreage the last
two years, while numerous other coun-
ties which have had only a moderate
acreage heretofore have noticeably in
creased their acreage as a rule. The
tendency to decrease is quite marked
in the extreme north central part of
the state while the tendency to in
crease is most marked thru the cen
trail part of the state running east and
west.
The more important reasons for
planting the large rye acreage again
this year notwithstanding the unfav-
orably dry fall were: Patriotic desire
to support the government by main
tanning a large bread food acreage
when dry fall, lack Of labor and influ-
enza had heavily reduced the fall
plowed acreage. Farmers feared 1918
labor shortage with transient labor
very high priced and often unsatis.
factory. Wild oats caused numerous
fields to be unfit for wheat and farm.
err were anxious to plant a profitable
cleaning corp. Rye is considered q
more sure crop than wheat. Rust
damage to wheat was feared if plant.
ing was delayed by spring blowing
Rye las . rule escapes both rust and
hail and divides up farm work to bet.
ter advantage for farmers who ART
short Of help especially farmers who
were handling a large acreage. Rye
is nearly all sown in the stubble. Thus
the blowing expense is eliminated
which is an important factor with h,
farmers who are short Of both money
and horse feed.
The fall condition Of rye is noticea,
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PROMOTES BOlSHEWSM

The Chicago Socialist party at .
big mass meeting recently expressed
a determination to promote Bolshev-
ism in the United States. It's speak
ers used the German language freely,
one Of them being Victor Berger, Con-
gresham elect from Milwaukee. Ber-
ger said the red flag was bigger than
the Stars and Stripes.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-25

On Sunday afternoon in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church a memorial SER
vice in honor of Herby Leroy johnson
was held. The church was filled to it's
utmost capacity by patriotic sympa-
thetic friends. The address was Civ
en- by the pastor, Rev. Joseph Chester.
The gold star was placed upon the
community flag by Tilpher Thompson
and taps was sounded by Harold AS
lakson. A letter of coincidence from
the Concordia Lutheran church con-
gregation was read by. Clarence A. Sa-
gen.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-12-25

From China came this brilliant black
and gold kimono-jacket, but it is a sim
pie affair that almost anyone can
make. Uncle Sam advises useful
Christmas presents this year and here
is one that is useful and beautiful. Il
Is made Of black satin bordered with
pale yellow ribbon and embroidereds
with yellow butterflies.
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SOLDIERS RECEPTION
COMMITTEE AT NEVILLE

Neville, N. d., Dec. 14.-At the last
meeting of the commercial club, the
matter of a proper reception of the
boys when they return from service
was discussed. A committee consist
ing Of N. o. Hougen, T. N. Osman. C.
H. Simpson, Ole C. Olson, M. X.
Klemsrud and j. A. Hendrickson were
selected to meet the returning soldiers
on their arrival and arrange for cele-
bration as sufficient numbers reach
home.
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The village board held a short meet
ing Tuesday evening at which time
the principal business transacted was
the payment of bills against the town.
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Ole Aalhus and P. P. Bottolfson
went to Comstock, MIMI. last week to
visit with relatives and attend to bus
mess matters.