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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
YANKEE FLYER
RESCUE BRITISH.
FROM SEAPLANE
Two Americans Perform A
Ticklish Task In Picking
Fallen Men From The Sea.

AN AMERICAN AVIATION BASE,
IN ENGLAND. June
-(Corrcspondence of The Associat-
ed Press) The feat of two American
aviators in roscuing the crew of a
British seaplane which had been fore
cd to land on the surface of the North
Sea after an encounter with group
of German airplanes. received men.
tion this week in a British commun-
ique The official statement, howev-
or. said only:
"ln one case stray bullet shot
away control. and the British ma
chine was forced to alight. The crew
were subsequently rescued by anOth.
er British soaplane. which had been
sent to search for them"
The rcscuing machine was manned
by Ensigns Benjamin Lee and ]. j.
Schieffelin, of the American Naval
Aviation Service. Ensign Lee gave
The Associated Press the following &C.
count 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 rap.
idly assumed the outlines of German
seaplanes.
"Five to one is hardly fight, so
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 fired sharply from the after
guns. forcing the German scouts to
keep their distance. They were get
ting 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.
at was four hours later, when the
patrol was long overdue. that we were
sent out to search for them. We
searched the horizon as we speedcd
along eastward, covering, at the visi.
bility, a band about twenty miles
wide. Finally 'nne of us picked up a
black speck, which soon grew into a
piece of wreckage with three men OH
it.
dropping our bombs at safe dis
tance, we throttled down our motors
and landed near the crashed seaplane
II was delicate operation. but we
managed to taxi over to the wreckage
and pick off the four men, meanwhile
sending back the good news by wire
less.
"The only comment the command
ing officer had to make on his exper
ience was: What's a ducking? Just
bit of experienced"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
FREE TICKETS
TO CHAUTAUQUA
Boys And Girls Given Chance
To Win Admissions
WAR PROGRAM COMING
Experts And Authorities Will
Talk On War Situations
And Sidelights

Free tickets to the Chautauqua are
being promised by Nj. l.. Alstetter.
advance man for the Chautauqua,
who arrived in Mt. Vernon Thursday.
Mr.. Alstettcr announced Friday that
he will deliver two season tickets to
the boy or girl writing the best story
under the title: "The Number of the
Coming Chautauqua ! Expect to En-
joy the Most" The only strings"
to the offer are that the story must
be written by boy or girl under II
years of age and mailed to Mr.. Alstet-
ter. General Delivery. Mt. Vernon.
Two stories may be submitted by
the same person. The contestants
have only TO secure II program of the
Chautauqua and carefully look over
the attractions booked for this sea-
son and then decide which he thinks
will prove of the most interest to
himself and then write his reasons
for his decision. Mr.. Alstetter is anx-
ious to have those deciding to enter
the contest submit their stories as
soon as possible.
An innovation of the Chautauqua
this year consists of a paper issued
under the title "A Community Build
er." This paper contains great
deal of information concerning the
Chautauqua as an institution and also
concerning the personnel of the pro-
gram and dope" on the various at
fractions.
The war will have Il large part on
the program this year. various phases
of the war and patriotic activities re-
lated to it being handled by authori-
ties such as Capt. NJ. ID. Hardin. Mrs.
G. II. Mathis. Private Arthur *. Her
man and William Rainey Bennett.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
CHILD BROWNS AT
BUCKEYE LAKE; FELL
IN WATER FROM PIER

NEWARK, July ia siX-ycar-Old
boy, while chasing ball ON Il pier
at Buckeye Lake Thursday, got too
close to the edge and fell in the water
and drowned. although the water was
not over his head. Tbe mother. who
was with the child, became frantic
and not only did she fail to pull the
child out, but when man In Il motor
boat heard her screams and rushed
up, she could not even tell him where
the child had fallen into the water.
The body of the child was found after
searching for over twenty minutes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
FEW EARLY 'sPUDS'
County Agent Declares Ear.
ly Potato Crop Small;
Late Will Be Better

"rhc rain has come too late for the
are out of the ground. but II will do
the later potates much good. They
have not started to form yet" said
County Agent S. l.. Anderson Fri.
day upon being questioned as to what
the potato crop would amount to this
year.
The county agent said that in his
own patch there were very few early
potatoes and added that other people
have found the same results. lie de.
clared the rain would help the later
crop and more rain would probably
make an excellent yield.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
MOVIES ARE POPULAR
IN JERUSALEM

Nv Associated Press To Tile Bannerl
LONDON The moving picture has
acquired a.sudden and enormous pop.
ularity in Jerusalem, particularly
among the native population, accord
ing to letters from soldiers there. 1t
is impossible to accommodate the
crowds that try to attend the thea
tres. People almost fought to get in
to big theatre when the film depict
ing the occupation of Beersheba was
shown
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
REINFORCING IN
PRESENT WAR IS
SCIENTIFIC GAME
No Haphazard Marching OF
Troops To The Point Of
Firing Will Serve The Pur-
pose.

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, June
-(Correspondencc of The Associat-
ed Press)-In the old wars, reinfOrc-
ing troops marched in tho direction
of the firing" Today. when two.
hundred mile front may be ablaze, the
sound of the firing is too continuous
and too widespread to afford much IN,
dication as to where the reinforce
mcnts are required.
In the ordinary way. reliefs in
trenches arc carried out according to
carefully arranged time table and
on formal plan. The business Of
taking over" line of trenches from
the outgoing battalion has long since
been reduced to an exact formula.
But when the fighting is in open cqun-
try and the line only partially dug
in, 1t is more difficult, and great care
has to be exercised lest advanced pa
trolls and contact sections blundcr
into the enemy's positions.
The reliefs are met by guides, us
ually men of their own battalion sent
up previously to get familiar with the
new positions. Even with this as
sistance, it is often a difficult bust
ness. The relief takes place at night,
and i'm dark and bad weather, the way
can be easily missed among the maze
of strange trenches.
When moving up to open fighting
positions, It is harder still for there
arc no trenches to give the direction.
The open line on which the days fight.
ing come to an end may run uneven.
ly. perhaps along hedgerOw. bit
of wood. some ruined farm buildings,
or undulations of the ground.
Beyond this line lies an indetcrmin.
ate area of No-Man's Land. Out there
lie scouts and hidden snipers. Little
groups of men. the Contact patrols
of both sides. watch one another's
positions ceaselessly for signs OF at.
tack or any movement that may be
tray the enemy's intentions. Just be.
fore dawn these watchmen of the
night come in and new men are post
ed.
Each side of course Is constantly on
the look out to harass incoming hos
tile reliefs. Therefore complete ST
lcnce and great caution must be oh
served. AS rule. movement up t.
or from an open line in daylight IL
impossible.
j; Every evening reliefs are taking
place somewhere along the battle line
and, in addition to the movements Ol
battaliOns and brigades, whole dipi
sions are withdrawn at longer inter
walls. and have six weeks rest and
training spell in areas some miles be
Ind the front. These periods of rest
however, are quite distinct from the
usual routine of reliefs.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
'FATHERLAWD' ISM !.
QUITE So POPULAR
NOW WITH GERMANS

IBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
AMSTERDAM, July 19-An inter
esting sidelight OH the internal cOndi.
tiOns in Germany Is shed by reports
reaching Berlin from various parts Of
the fatherland, according to kilograms
received here.
The tax.ridden population Is desir-
Ous of emmigrating and settling In
the Ukraine where farming conditions
are easier and taxation will be light
rr. A warning has been issued against
this proposed immigration. :
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
is RECISTRANTS ARE
CALLED FOR EXAM.

The following registrants of the
1913 class have been called for ply
steal examination by the local exemp
tion board to appear at the office of
DR.. f.. G. Larimore OH July 26
Cleveland l.. Morrow, Sterling
Clements, John NJ. Phillips, Frank H..
Elliott, Paul j. Hurst, +. Glenn
Sparks, Earl j. Robinson, Darwin ID.
Scott, Syvamas Hoagland, Simon o..
Donnell, Carl A. Feeney, Albert r..
Marsh, John W. Morris, Virgil w.
Doup. Mckinley Swartwood. and
Carl w. Robinson.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
"WATCH CASUALTY LIST"

BY Associated Press to The Bsnnerl
AMSTERDAM-The first number of
a novel casualty list has just appear
ed in Germany. 1t contains the num-
bers Of watches found among the be-
lOngings of men killed In action who
cannot be otherwise identified. Watch
es when sold or repaired are usually
marked and numbered by the watch
maker and recorded, and the German
military authorities, by circulating
this new casualty list among watch
makers throughout Germany. hope to
establish the identity of many dead
soldiers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
WEIGAND FINED $50

John Weigand. who was found
guilty of keeping Il place for the II.
legal sale of Intoxicating liquor by
Mayor Bair several days ago. was
fined $50 and costs by the mayor Fri.
day. The fine was suspended due to
the fact that there was no evidence
that any liquor had been sold by Wei.
gand. He was warned, however, that
he should not hold "'parties" in the
future
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
HERE Y'ARE; MAKE
YOUR SELECTION

INV Associated Press tn The RannerD
CAMP CODY, N. MA group of Sc
lective draft men reporting here in.
cIuded one dog fancier. one pigeon fam
cier, Il bacteriologist. physicist. a
florist, one apiarist. two glass blow
ers, five detectives, one geologist, one
weaver and seven magazine writer's.
Or the 5000 men sent here for tran
ing, 500 were rejected as being phys
ically unfit.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
WOOTTON KNOCKS OFF
FUNNlES FOR CAMP
SHERMAN PUBLICATION

Copies Of The Camp Sherman
News, published weekly by the boys"
in the big training camp at Chilli.
cothe, received here each week never
fail to show samples of the handi.
work of Don Wootton. former local
boy who, besides his duties as a
dough boy, finds time to sling the
ink for few funnies.
Wootton's ability with the brush
and pencil. coupled with his sense of
bumor, enables him to depict with
great success the queer" side of
camp life.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
HOME FROM CONVENTION

Mrs. Il. w. WoodsOn has returned
home to this city after attending the
22nd annual convention of the East.
ern District of the Womans Mite Mis-.
sionary society of the A. M. Il. church.
Mrs. WoodsOn, on her return to this
city, declared that the reports were of
the best and said that $2,42O.O5 was
reported for missions. Mrs. WOodson
is superintendent of the district.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
GURGLE! euRGLE!

Eighteen quarts of whiskey were
poured out by the police department
Friday, according to announcement
made by Chief Parker The liquor
was taken in raids which took place
several months ago. No beer was In
cluded In the pouring.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
ROOSEVELT'S DEATH
CONFIRMED BY HUNS

German aviators have dropped
notes on American aviation camps
confirming the death Of Lieut.. Quentin
Roosevelt.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

Mrs. N. Il. Barcus of Mansfield re.
turned home Thursday after attend.
ing the funeral of p. ID. Harris of
BladensburS and visiting relatives
here.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
AGED WOMAN DIES

Mrs. Sarah Warner. aged SS, died
at her home in Danville at o'clock
Friday. She leaves two sisters.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

FOR SALE-A number of wood
and iron pulleys of different sizes.
TWO sets of cone pulleys. several
lengths of line shafting, different
sizes. and hangers. Call at Bann@-
Office. II 1t
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

FOR SALIi-A real farm of S5 acres
we'll, Mt. Vernon. Ohio. TuFtf tfs
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

FOR SALE-Splendid 51-acre farm.
close in. south of city. See w. c.
Rockwell. TT tfa
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

FOR SALE-Modern house, six
rooms down, two up. and three In
the basement; also furnace and CRATE.
Big lot. buildings for garage; close
in. Price S1.775. Citizens S24 black.
x8 tf*
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

Mrs. Name Mckee went to Def
ance Friday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

Mrs. p. d. worley spent Friday In
Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

WANTED-Good farms. large or
small. w. c. Rockwell, Mt. Vernon,
Ohio. stf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

FOR SALE-Cadillac touring car.
Sperry. MWStf tf$
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
Wanted, For Sale, &c

WANTED-To rent farm on
shares. Citizens phone 203O-J. tt tfs
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

FOR RENT-TwO business rooms.
one on South Main street. one on
West High street. See Luther A.
Stream. TuWxS4 x26s
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-15
4 BOOK ALL SHOULD READ.

1t Is with no intention Of advertising
The wares of any publisher of school
books that the Journal calls attention
to the pre-eminence of ancient Times,
a History of the Early World" by
James H. Breasted of the University
of Chicago. which he describes as
meant for students who are getting
their introduction to such history in
preparatory schools.
No final History" is ever written,
unless it is Gibbons Decline and Fall
of the Roman Empire" or those that
are preserved forever by reason of
their art, such as those of Thucidides
and Tacitus.
But while DR.. Breasted knows the
art of writing as it has been known by
few writers of history in modern
times, he brings to this work, SO con-
densed that it can easily be carried in
an overcoat pocket. new knowledge
and new points of view. The writing
il both learned and simple, and it
should be as popular as 1t is instruc-
tive.
Modern history finds its evidence in
documents, so vast in number that
they are the despair Of students. But an
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-15
MORE HoNoRs FOR HEARST.

The democratic mayor of New York
City has named William Randolph
Hearst as chairman of the committee
to receive the soldiers returning from
France. Mr.. Hearst has also been
named chairman of a committee to
erect q monument in France to the
New York soldiers who gave UP their
lives in the war OF course loyal New
Workers are up in arms. So will be
the returned soldiers.
George Creel took with him-rather
sent before him-a corps of Hearst
men to give out the news of the peace
conference to the other American
newspaper men, and Mr.. Sission, long
one of Mr.. Hearst's chief assistants,
is to allot the time each American
newspaper represented can have for
It's service over the cables, recently
taken over by the government.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-15
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
WHAT IT REALLY MEANS
BY JOSIAH Il. REED.

protested, and Europe was nearly
! thrown into war. England averted
Mi by making it clear that she would
back up France. Germany backed
down, though her face was saved by
receiving certain minor "compensa-
lions" in central Africa If a world
war had come at that time the blame
would clearly have belonged to
France
Facing these facts squarely, we do
not find it a very pleasant picture of
European politics. Each nation was
pushing for selfish economic advan-
tage or imperial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Neither the wishes nor the interests
of the minor peoples were seriously
considered. of course. il was not only
in Africa nor only the European pow
ers. Germany was pushing her de-
signs in the Balkans and Asia Minor
England was branching out in every
direction from India Japan was con-
solidating her interests in Manchuria
and claiming a position of recognized
prominence in China
How did it happen that the people
of America paid so little attention to
all this miserable business? There
is nothing to be said except that we
were so wrapped up in our own af-
fairs that the subjugation of small ma
tons did not interest us. And then
of course, we, no more than other
nations, have learned to judge of
these matters by the standards of pri-
vate morality If you or steal it is
wrong. But when Italy stole Tripoli
it was only natural. Some persons
were indignant when Japan took Ko-
rea. Actually within a year she had
signed a treaty guaranteeing Korea's
integrity This was a little TOO raw.
But no serious protest was made. Sim
ilarly when England and Russia, by
what has been called in England the
"Robber Treaty" partitioned Persia
into zones of influence" there was
wrath in some quarters. People felt
that if Persia had been left alone she
might have worked out her own sal
walton and set up a strong govern
ment. 1t looked as though England
and Russia did not want a strange
government in Persia.
This is all q gloomy picture. But
if it suggests that the present system
of power politics is rotton from the
bottom and that some control must
be set up to keep the nations in line,
it will have had its proper effect. In
the next paper we will try to see our
selves as other see u.s.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-15
LAND AND THE SOLDIERS.

The federal government is propos-
ing to the states a novel scheme for
placing the returned soldiers on
farms. 1t is recognized that there
must be land had. first of all. and
then the soldier must be financed
while he tries it out. To secure the
land the federal government wants
the states to purchase a supply on
which the government can take a first
mortgage, the soldier obligating him
self to pay it Off in twenty years.
Then he would begin paying the state
for the land, payments TO cover an
other twenty years.
OF course, the scheme is perfectly
impracticable, and is not worth con-
sideration by any state government.
Furthermore, whoever is looking
to see the homecoming soldiers
marching en- masse to raw farm lands
set apart by the government for their
special use is doomed to >disappoint-
ment. There are two chief reasons
for this: First, the government has
no adequate supply of lands, and the
states are not in position to secure
such lands by purchase from private
owners or by reclamation; and. Sec
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-15
WHAT EDUCATION WILL DO.

immigration into the United states
which in 1916 reached its high record
Of more than twelve hundred thou
sand, has now almost ceased. 1t is
difficnlt ia foresee what the movement
Americaward win be after the peace
settlement, but that it will not soon
reach the old record seems certain.
There is, however, to be considered
the movement almost certain from
Germany, Austria Hungary and Bull
garia. unless there is restrictive legis-
lation, to escape the years Of high tax
alton which those countries must en-
dure for years to come.
But even if no more human raw
material comes here for the next ten
years, America has an undigested i'm
migrant malady that calls for prompt
and vigorous treatment. That is one
of the reasons for the educational bill
introduced in the senate by Hoke
Smith
There are in America today more
than five million persons over six
teen years of age who cannot speak,
read or write the language of the coun-
try: and what is worse, they have no
particular care to learn.
1t is a rule almost invariable that
after an immigrant has passed three
or four years in this country without
acquiring a knowledge of the language
of America, he settles down satisfied
with himself as he is. He finds con-
genial companionship with those who
speak the tongue of his country; they
flock together and by reason of their
ignorance, are shut off from American
influences and so perpetuate indefi-
nitely their foreign thoughts and for
eign ways,
Five million alien minds settled
down to alien ways in the midst of any
nation cause serious case of ma
tional INDIGESTION. Five million raw
immigrants would not present so diff
cult problem, for a considerable part
of such an immigration would be am
bilious to become American.
But il way should be found to
teach these people the English Ian
guage--a large percentage of them are
unable to read their native language
it would awaken in them a desire to
know more of what America means
what this great republic stands for
what the advantages of American citi-
zenship are.
And once the language of America
leaks in, the children of this five mil
lion will in time learn the truth about
America. And this, while they cling
to a foreign tongue, they never can be
relied upon to do.