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THE DITTMAN CASE

When leading member OF the ma.
jority Socialist patty, against whose
mere arrest there was recently vio-
lent protest. Is sentenced to five years
In prison for his activity In connec.
ton with the strikes in Germany, it
is II fair indication OF the highland
cd, almost desperate. methods which
are being utilized by the military
caste In Berlin.
This action Is little short OF the
death by execution" penalty which
the Potsdamites welded as II club
over the workers who arose against
the tyranny and oppression of Prus,
sianism, 1t is as far as they probably
dared go. but an earnest of their will
ingness to do anything to keep the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-08
FRESH INSPIRATION

bonslluless and eYaggeration are
not Il part of this nations scheme Of
war action. The statement, by Secre.
tary Baker that II Is at last believed
lhal the allies have preponderancc
of men and guns on the western front
can be taken at It's full literal value
There Is danger in this statement
and danger which Secretary Baker,
above all men, can realize. The least
excuse for relaxing in our war pre-.
purntions would be seized eagerly by
many people, II then. the allied force
* superior TO that'of the central pow
ers, Is there not somewhat of an in.
yitation TO sit at case7
But this cannot be done What Is
true today may not be true tomorrow.
\ hundred and one developments are
possible which would instantly shift
me balance OF power to Germany. Last
summer the enemy was plainly de.
Ieated upon five lghting fronts. but
iheh came the Russian collapse and.
even the more unexpected invasion of
Italy.
1t iS then our UvoWed duty to keep
lhe balance Of the power with the al.
li"S This has only been attained
through the most exhaustive methods.
mere and abroad. A diminution would
register an immediate effect. A mul.
uplicatIon, rather is necessary, In or.
der to guard against any possible
contingencies.
An athletic team is only as good as
ltS substitutes and the allied fighting
Iorce Is only as good as the continu.
Gus, mcessant effort back home. Let
~ then with u feeling of profound sat
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-08
LIN PARIS!"

Won Hindenburg, who by many is
believed to be the real miltaristic
force in Germany, replies to the ex-
pessed fear that there will be no food
In Germany by May BY remarking
II shall be in Paris by April l."
1t was this same Hindenburg who,
during the first days of August, 1914.
promised that the German army
would be in Paris before the month
was over. The month has stretched
into three years and allied forces, SUI
perior In men, guns and supplies, as
we'll as thoroughly acquainted with
how to meet and repuse the Hun, are
a hundredfold more formidable than
the contemplate little army" which
opposed Che original German advance.
AS soon as the futility of his Paris
drive dawled upon Hindenbug, he
next Predicted that Calais would soon
be reached. Up to the present the
German armies are no nearer this
town than they were when they
started. They have not advanced, but
retreated, under the force of the mil
itary power OF the allies.
II Hindenburg's boastfulness Is as
inspiring to the German people as it
is netting TO the rest of the world, he
might long ere since have planted the
double-headed eagle of Prussianism
in every capital OF the world.
No, Hindenburg will not be in Par.
Is by April unless as a prisoner of
war,
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THE SERPENT AGAIN

That International serpent Ger
man propaganda-has entered a new
branch of activity, namely the dccep-
tion of its own people.
Germany charges British-Ameri.
can plot to start revolution within
the imperial domains and even braz-
emily names the perpetrators and the
amount of money available for the
purpose.
Probably the most merit to the
charge lies In the unconcealed hope
IN America that such an uprising
might transpirc In order that re-
sponsiblo government might arise in
Potsdam.
The German purpose In making
those allegations is easy TO lathom
and Is at once an admission OF fear
over the ultimate effect of the inter.
nal disorders of the past week. 1t IL
IN the interests of national unity that
the learned statesmen Of the Huns
make this revelation
The effect of the charge Is to place
al strikers throughout the empire in
tho position Of having accepted Amer
lean and English money, whether or
not they have ever even bcheld such
IL Is to make these strikers appear as
more than unpatriotic- downright
scditious. II Is to ascrihe TO the
strikes n Significance of which the
workmcn never dreamed.
This last and final effort of the
propagandists, though effective Il
may prove, Is so utterly absurd that
the only wonder Is that It's intended
victims cannot perceive the whole
scheme, detail for detail
When the untruth OF the charge Ia
ultimately disclosed, there win he but
another weapon in the hands of the
German people al large against their
ruthless rulers who hold them as lit
tic better thal mere pawns in the
game OF lust aud conquest which
three years Of play has ms yet failed
10 produce a desired victory
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OFFICERS ELECTED
SOROSIS

SOrosis met with Mrs. IlilaS H. Mil.
Ter of North Gay street Tuesday al
ternoon. This was the annual bust
ness meeting and the following Off
GERS We're elected:
President-Mrs. ID. X. Bird, reelect.
ed
First Vice President Mrs. Hilas IL.
Miller.
Second Vice President Louis
Baker.
Treasurer-Nlrs. Harry Lurie, re-
elected.
The meeting adjourned to meet
with Mrs. Louis Baker on Feb. 49,
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". c. 7. j. MEETINGS
MT. VERNON
(By Press Reporter)

The Mt. Vernon w. g. T. u. held its
regular meeting with Mrs. B. D. Her.
ron on East High street, Tuesday af-
ternoon with "A good attendance not
withstanding the cold day. President
Babbs was in the chair Devotionals
were led by Mrs. II. NJ. Sandy; read
ing Luke Nineteenth with comment
and prayer. superintendent Hastings
of the Evangelistic work, reported
much work done in her line: meetings,
visits, books and helps in various
ways.
Superintendent Roby of Flower Mis-.
sions had excellent work done: many
plants visited. many families in need
aided and money to be sent to Evan
geline Home for Rescue Work done In
the home. Several were. reported i'll
and comfort powders in way of let
ters, notes and cards are to be sent to
them, Mt. Vernon w. G. Il. U. has
chosen the second Thursday of each
month for Red Cross work day.
unanimous vote OF thanks was
given Mayor Bair for the stand he has
taken for temperance and justice.
Mrs, William Beamer had charge of
the program and the following parts
were well taken; Frances Willard, Our
Great Leader and Organizer, Mrs.
Beamer; Letters from Francis Will
lard showing the gracious sympathy
and womanliness of our leader to
those less fortunate than herself Mrs.
r. NJ Sandy. Quotations We're given
by 20 women from her words.
Songs We're sung by the Union on
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IN LORRAINE!

The official announcement that
American troops in France are occu-
Pyhg a sector in Lorraine brings a
true thrill to all VINO can see. beyond
all OF its grim and sordid phases, a
romanticism in this wal.
, Lorraine, the bleeding part Of
France for whose freedom from the
servile yoke of German despotism the
allied armies are now fighting, Is a
truly fitting place for American arms
to be raised in defense of free insti-
tutions!
What n glorious thing it would be
for the American army to clear this
section of France of the Hun. What
= singularly just recompcnsc It would
be in return for the aid rendered the
United States by the Marquis of La
fayette! Truly, it seems more than
accidental that the UnI,cd States
army should have been placed in this
hallowed sector!
There Is inspiration In the mere
fact that the United States troops are
in Lorraine 1t cannot but react won.
derully upon the Imagination of the
people-not only American, but also
Freuch. Let us lift II prayer that this
land, literally stolen from its rightful
and hereditary owners in the tragedy
In this year of 1918 by the disciples
of freedom, justice and Independence
Go all--the American army.
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WAR SAVINGS CLUB
is ORGANIZED FRIDAY

The Congregational church mission
AIRY society met in the church Friday
afternoon and heard an address by
the Rev. NJ S. Freeman on war saw
ings stamps after which war saw
ings society was organized by the wo-
men.
After the opening hymn, "He Lead
eth Me Mrs. Freeman read the 18th
chapter of Corinthians and offered
prayer
An interesting program ON the eff
feet of the war on Turkey was given
by Mrs. Welshymer, Mrs. Bird and
Mrs. Tarr.
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NEW GRANGE STARTS
At WEAVER SCHOOL
Organizes With 100 Charter
Members; Officers
Elected

A new grange has been organized
In this county by John Cunningham
county deputy. The organization
meeting was held at the Weaver
schoolhouse in Liberty township. The
new grange starts off under auspic-
ious circumstances with nearly 100
charter members.
The list of officers elected follows:
Master-L. G. Earlywine.
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Overseer--J. w. Ransom.
Steward-Charles Robertson
Asst. teward--Charlcs Gardiner.
Lady Asst. Steward Jackson
Chaplain Edward Jackson.
Secretary-E. b. Tucker.
Treasurer-Rnlph Jackson.
Lecturer--D. G.. Horn.
Asst. Lecturer-Miss Tucker.
Ceres-Orpha Robertson. 44t
Pomona-Bertha Earleywinc.
Flora-lva Hall.
Organist-Nelma Tucker.
Business Agent. l.. Shafler.
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isfaction, In the statement Of Secre
tary Baker, take fresh inspiration for
further sacrifice. for more effective eff
fort in this war Of all wars when civ
illzation itself hangs In the very bal
ance,
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masses downtrodden.
Sometime there will be reckoning
in Germany and the disposition OF
William Dittman will be one Of the
unpleasant recollections confronting
those who, subjugating their own peo-
pie. seek the oppression of the uni
verse under the mailed fist of the
kaiser and his god
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/. !. 1. 20 i. .i- i. + + Il + I
BIRTHS +

I. !. E = - .ia !. = = + y. i +
A son was born Monday to Mr. and
Mrs, Victor Cornell OF the Martins
burg road
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Why not transfer your subscription to
The Daily Banner

You can do amy time by notifying If YOU paid
in advance for Il period the Semi Weekly Banner
will be glad to take whatever credit YOU have and apply it
a subscription to THE DAILY BANNER. The sub
scrpton price delivered by mail only $500 year Why
let it take the place of your city Daily paper and the
Semi Weekly Banner This plan will save YOU money
Send postal, or cali no, for a weeks sample
copies of The Daily Banner. Let us demon
strate all ,ve have said above.
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WANTEL-To rent farm on
shares. Citizens phone 20S0.J. II tf'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
INMATES OF PRISON
SUBSCRIBE $4,000
TO THREE LOANS

saltwater, Mimi. May Climates
of the state prison here have SUBJ
scribed $4,000 to the three Liberty
loan issues and have aggressively
supported other war funds. according
to figures given to the Associated
Press today by c. 8. Reed, warden
Of the institution. The gross total
Of the convicts' contributions repre-
sents $50 per capita.
1--WE feel that the inmates Of this
institution have reason to be proud
of this record" said the warden.
The first Liberty loan subscriptions
totaled $4,000; the second loan
brought $500. and the third loan
total was $500. The facts that the
iconvicts invested heavily in the first
issue reduced their available assets
for the subsequent Issues.
Since the first of the year the con-
4victs bought 31,719.9s worth Of thrift
and raj savings stamps. They start
ed the drive with . subscription OF
$5,70a.S3 in January.
The men and women have given
$~1,469.5O to the Red Cross, $757.25
to the Knights of Columbus and $55
to the Jewish fund. Their total sub
scriptions for all var purposes thu.
far, is $49,301.74.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
International Education
Alliance Is Planned
By U. S. And Others

New York. May establishment
of an international education alliance
to bind closer together the United
States and the nations of South and
Central America. is one of the objects
of a project backed by Mayor John
+. Hylan of this city and President
Mario G. Menocal Of Cuba.
ing Of Spanish in the schools of New
York and ultimately throughout the
nation and the teaching Of English in
the schools of Cuba and Of Central
and South American countries.
Mayor Hylan, in making public de-
tails of the plan, said it contemplated
q Pan-American educational conven-
ton to be held in Havana. next fall
to which President Menocal has in
vited the heads Of universities in
North. South and Central America.
the universities Of North America
with those Of Latin-America, SO that
young men may take post graduate
courses and learn the Spanish Ian
guAge and customs Of the countries
is another feature. it was stated. II
II hoped to c the cooperation
of the state department in arranging
courses Of study for young Americans
in Latin-American countries to I'll
them for the diplomatic and %consula,
services.
Among the university. president,
deeply interested in the project i.
DR.. ". H. p. Faunce Of Brown uni.
vefsity. Providence, R. II He wrote
DR.. Gabriel Casuso do Rogue, Erecto,
OF tho University Of Havana and re,
ceived this reply:
Havana university will gladl,
join : Pan-American educational al
49,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
AURORA BOREALIS
CAUSES, TROUBLE
FOR LlNEMEN

st. Paul, Mimi, May 6.-Employes
of the traffic department of the .Aslo-
ciated Press, and wire experts who
maintain the great stretches of cir
cult from here to the Pacific coast,
are undecided whether the aurora
boreafis is a pest or a blessing.
Up to the present, the "a. B." as
the operators call the wierd force
from the Arctic, has been the source
of much trouble to leased wires. 1t
is an electrical current-unsteady. err
ratio, demonstrative, and at times
tremendously powerful.
But it has wonderful possibilities.
Some genius may hit upon a means
Of Harvesting it.
Wire chiefs rely upon sensitive me-
tricity-"juice" they call (which Is
flowing through the telegraph circuit.
The Associated Press leased wire,
from St. Paul to Spokane ia often at
fected by heavy earth currents"
These currents are one Of the forces
Of the Northern Lights. When the
currents strike the wire. the meters
instantly register a tremendous In
crease in voltage and sometimes the
indicator shows two or three times
the normal amount OF electricity.
When Sucn con0lL1OnS prevail W1re
chiefs reduce their voltage and allow
the "a. B." to supply most Of the cur
'5S' ~ .: 81 W.
Such a system would make the bo-
reals a wonderful ally but thus far
the uncanny force from the white
north. has been broncho-like. 1t
refuses to work under harness. 1t
rears, and works in Trojan fashion
for a while-and then quits. Con-
sequently. when the "A. B." departs
without warning, the wire chiefs
must instantly supply sufficient volt
age.
Some day. we are going to get a
toe hold on Mr.. Borealis and we
won't let co." said q local wire chief,
after he put in six hours hard work,
keeping the wire in good condition
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06

EAWuHlaatEE a.kaEltsG9S
|ator disreRards@ the laws Of mathe-
MATES In which he has been drilled.
and undertakes one more loop, the
consequences may prove fatal.
Landing in a cross wind is highly
dangerous. 1T frequently causes the
plane to turn completely over and
spins the pilot underneath the heavy
engine. sss5Sssssf sss sass
There have been numerous. deaths.
flight commanders . from. pilots
losing their. nerve. The driver finds
he has lost control of.s.h snsins.
plane, falls tho first time. lapse6itStp
unconsciousness and Tho 96ll{lnsSts& fills
to eaFfhEat suchsSterfifi speedssssthkt
the, aviattofrssfs, ads9befora hessnsaacAhess
the sgGround.Ss Il. 5G%SsSs sa.ss a ~. 1S%sss 81 z ~ IN
During their psriods sof ,instrusaftan,
cadets about to fly are given asgtr1ct
course TO follow in the all. The loca-
ton IN which some airpiSnesv have
Authenticated that the cadets, once
up in the air. disregarded their In
sweet will. According to the rules Of
the air, II eachffplane hiss keptsits
course, under normal conditions col
lision with @another'sp plane ~ not pos
Jleutenant 9, 8 Chase q Ellington
Field ID
some .of the haSs11addssands duties Fpf an
| airraan,, d ssSSImInediately Following the
firltsexercises stNnssfiMhich thu Ktldents
develop.>4sthej} aence 6f3 sSSbaIancA and
stability. ;thssy = = I ar Isl! IN aerial
Lieutenant chase declared that
"atr pockets are not pockets at all.
but are ascending and descending
currents caused by hot and cold
waves in, the air. AtplAnP ascends in
warm currents. and falls. In cold cur
rents. Forests and wet grass and
trees make cool air; leved stretches
where the sun shines contain warm
air. :
An aviator must understand mete-
orology, photography, wireless teleg.
raphy and be q master OF machine
gun fire. Lett. Chase added. When
he becomes a flying cadet and wear.
a white hat band, he gets his first
ride 'aloft. After a few trips he does
solo, that is. goes up alone, the
most important part OF his training
Next he flies in formation and Their
on c~ross-country trips where he IL
compelled to land, guided only By
maps and Instruments. Then come.
his higher development with machine
gun fire and other special training
which increases his usefulness az one
of the "eyes OF the army"
Officers commanding the Texas
camps, while d%eploring the fatalities
that have accompanied the training
OF Uncle Sans fliers. says that II
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
BRll1SHSNIPER
TELLS OF LAST
SOMME BATTLE
Private Langfor Relates
Story Of Great German Of
fensive in the West.

!. London. May ~ am a sntper by
trade and II was a day of Joy for ms.
said Private L%angford, in relating his
experiences in the great German Of
fensive on the Somme. Iangford.
who was a member Of . battalion
stationed at Maiily, is now in q hos
ipital here recovering from q wound.
1--WE arrived on the Somme on the
morning Of March 49," he continued.
"As we went up toward " position,
Fritz was Smelling US pretty hard,
putting over some very big stuff. As
soon a. we got into the trenches we
spotted the Germans 800 or 700 yards
away on q ridge. During the night
our flying men didn't allow those
Huns any sleep but kept peppering
them with heavy bombs.
about 10 o'clock the next morn
ing they started one Of the most ter
rifle, deadliest barrages I have ever
It was fierce. and l have had
II months Of strafing. No gas shells
but all very heavy explosives. he
kept this bombardmont up till about
quarter of IL, I should gay, then he
left his. trenches and came toward
US in mass.
LAS the boches came along 1 killed
some myself. Az our chaps were
"unluckily. when their creeping
barraEe rot right on top Of US we had
to keep down, and We couldn't see
what their game was. Fritz managed
to slip through a gap on the left OF
company.
Two machine gun crews in adj
vance OF the main body got through
the gap and right in our e They
nipped through very quick and smart
and planted their guns in a shell hole
in no time. and intended no doubt to
wipe us all off the map. But our
boys spotted their game.
There were only about % OF us
and the Huns with their machine
guns were about 80 yards distant at
u backs. Yes. he thought ned got
us beat, but we had something UP
our sleeve yet. AS quick as lightning
our chaps threw a nice little dose of
Mills bombs at 'em-and that was
the end ON them. The whole lot were
done in!
I'VE then looked to see what was
happening In front OF u trenches.
I saw they were coming full tilt at US.
They ou%tnunbered US, l should say,
by 10 to 1. But we got busy with
our machine guns In rifles and did
great execution. cutting lines in EN-.
when they spotted what had hap
rened to those machine gun crews
they saw their chance was up. They
turned right about and ran-od
they did run too! You see, they
weren't more than is yards away
when they turned. and I don think
. single one Of them got back to
their line again. They were all kill
ed or wounded. Most Of them were
a brave lot of men. No %squealing
or hands-up business. They were tre-
mendous big fellovs--in fact about
the biggest men l have seen. Just
about this time I got wounded, and
I must say I was a bit sorry, because
I was just having the finest days
shooting I'd had since 1 left home"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06
FORT WORTHHAS,
MANY ACCIDENTS
Leads Flying Camps With
40 Deaths; Houston is
Next With Sixteen.

Dallas, Tex, May 4.-There is q
reason for every aviation accident.
Sometimes It is an obvious one. but
too often only the dead flyer ever
knew what sent his machine crashing
to the ground.
Up to the middle Of April there
had been So fatalities in the six Tex
Is aviation camps. and in many Of the
accidents that caused them no one
just what weakness in man or mate
rial had developed high in the air:
Fort Worth. with its three aviation
fields and its preponderance Of fly
ers training under the British officers
in the Royal Flying Corps. had 40
deaths up to April II. Houston was
next with l6. 44Ss
Crashes may be due to misapplica-
ton of rules, unfamiliarity with PEE
culiar air conditions. faulty material
in the airplane, sudden fright selling
the aviator. or mere r~ecklessness.
In flying there are no brakes to
apply. The pilot must be alert and
ready for any emergency. A plane
just leaving the field has the advan-
tage over a plane about to land in an
impending disaster. The landing plane
is going much faster than the one
just ".revved up" The pilot just start
Ing up must be careful not to mis-
judge his start and thus be overtaken
by a plane that is powerless to. avoid
the crash. :
Machines passing in tho same direc-
ton should have an interval Of al
least 200 yards to insure safet,
against collisions. When they are
passing over and under, they must
pass at a distance of al least 50 yard.
and those approaching a head-on past
must have at least $50 yards between
them.
One Of the common reasons TO,
accidents. as given by the instructors
is disobedience Of orders. At a certain
height, going at a certain we'll defined
speed. so many loops or dives o,
whatever n,aneuver is to be adopted
may be made with safety. II the avi
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06

An. HAVE A HEART. sEPHUls.
1f secretary Daniels keeps on Inn
proving his good record there ~ con-
s,d.rahle danger that admiring ar,
ant. win take to- labelling tneir nelp.
,ass kids Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06

WAS cAsEso OF HoBsON's. CHOICE.
war II, ! terrible thing, take it,fro'n
Count Csernin and his imperial
ter. They simply had to lie or nsns
the German k~aiserw-and they COW
not fight the German kaiser.-Cnica
go News.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-06

who have been trained, and become
expert, the total IL surprisingly small.
Electrical apparatus for tapping
trees. which can be left without at
tention for months, has been invent
ed by . German.