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LIEUT.. F0NCK IS
PREMIER ACE Of
FRENCH FLYERS
Daring Young Frcnchman
Has Record OF Six Planes
in Single Day.

PARIS, May Correspondence
of The Associated PresY) Lieutenant
Rene Fouck, the young French "ace
of aces" fought three distinct battles
IN the air when. on May s, he brought
down six German airplanes ID one
day, His record never has been equal
led In Walton.
All three engagements were fought
within two hours. In all Fonck fired
only 80 shots. an average of little
more than bullets for each enemy
brought down, an extraordinary rec
ord In view of the fact that aviators
often fire hundreds of rounds without
!, crippling their 0pponept,.,
The first fight In which Lieutenant
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blood, the disease being caused BY an
infection which breaks out through,
the skin. That is why the most salts.
factory treatment for all so-called'
skin diseases is s. s. S., for this Penn
edy SO thoroughly cleanscs the blood
that no impurities can remain. Get =
bottle to-day at any drugstore, and.
you will see results from the right
treatment. Write for expert medical
advice, which you can get without,
cost, by addressing Medical Directer,'
u Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. ca. /:
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The Itching and Sting
of BlazinR. Fiery Eczema
Seems Like the Skin Is on Fire.

Seems Like the Skin Is on Fire.
There is harrassing discomfort
caused by Eczema that almost be-
comes torture. The itching is al
most unbearable, and the skin seems
on fire with the burning irritation.
A cure from local applications OF
salvcs and ointments is impossible,
because such treatment can only, al.
lay the pain temporarily. The disease
can only be reached by going deep
down to its source.
The source Of Eczema Is In the
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Newlyweds
Visit Here


Mr.. and Mrs Carl Montayon pf
Portsmouth are in this city spending
few days. with Mrs. Montay0n's pat
clts, Mr.. and MRS. Y. A. Mccormick
of VEST High street.. Mrs, Montayoh
VAS formerly, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Mccormick. Nr. and Mrs. Montayoe
we're married. at 5 O'Clock Monday
morning at the Church Of the Holy
Redeemer in Portsmouth, where the
bride has lived for some time with
her brother. DIR. e. g. Mccormick.
The nuptial high mass was celc-
brated by Rev. J. Il. McGuirk. The
bridal pair were attended by MF.
Montavons sister and her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur J. Gerlach, and
the ceremony was attended by only
the immediate relatives Of the young
people. r. if.
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street after visiting relatively aud
friends I'm Pittsburgh .t.

street after visiting relativei aud
friends In Pittsburgh [.
Edward l.. Parker spent Tuesday
in Columbus OH business
Mrs. CLANCY Dowdell and daughter
went to Mansfield Tuesday.
Miss Anna Krebcs went to Newark
Tuesday.
Mrs. Dora Baker of Niles ID visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. James BakorA, =
Principal w If. Rimcr OF the local
high school went to Columbus Tues.
day.
William s. Temple left Monday for
Camp Upton, NJ Y, to visit his son,
William, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Spindlcr and
Mr. and Mrs. Bricker spent Sunday
at Buckeye Lake.
Prof. Harry Motiitt left for Cedar
Point Monday to attend the. Ohio
Teachers institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston Wolfe spent
Sunday with MIR. aud Mrs. w. SeDar-
ling of West Gambler street.
Mrs ". G. fish Of Wichita Kas.,
came to Gambler Tuesday to visit
with her father, Robert jolly.
Mrs. Rosa McAlistcr left for Corn
wallis, Ore. Tuesday after visiting
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. G. Z. Cri
der.
Mrs J. p. Murtaugh returned home
Tuesday after Il two weeks visit with
relatives at Denuison.
Miss Evangcline Pitkin OF East
Sugar street underwent an operation
at the Mt. Vernon hospital Tuesday
Miss Vida Clark and Miss Lulu
Moffitt went to Cedar Point Monday
TO attend the Ohio Teachers insti
tute.
Cooper Jackson. q truck driver In
the United States army, Is home on 9
short visit,
Prof and Mrs. J. T.. Fish returned
to their home In Chicago Monday af
ter spending vacation here with rel
atives. A ~,
Joseph and Carlton Shouts lcf
Tuesday for Camp Upton, N. T., Il
spend few days with their brother
Frank Shoults
DR.. and Mrs. II. W. Blair returned
Tuesday after spending a few, day:
with their daughter. Mrs. Bernart
PurintOn of Wellsvillc
Mrs. J. +. Mahaffey has returned I,
this city after spending the winter IL
Brookings. $. u. Mrs G. w, Smitl
and children returned with her I,
spend tho summer.
Mr.. and Mrs, David Matthews ant
son and Mrs. Fanny Scott of Mans
field spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Scott of North Main street.
Mrs. Everett u. Brown and son
Seton. of Springfield are the guest
of Mrs. Browne'ss grandparentsS MI
and Mrts sVsStA ;Ssfton of North Ga
street ~ yYS
Mrs Carrie Triton returneds hom
Monday from Columbus where sRe al
tended the G. A. Il. encampmeht an
visited her daughter, Mrs. Curt
Stevens. N' fYf 81
Following a short honeymoon, MI
and Mrs. MontavOn will live In Ports
mouth, where MIR. MOntavon is en-
ployed by the British government.
Mrs. Bessie Clutter went to COshO'
ton Tuesday where she will spend
few days.
Ordnance Sergeant James Atle
Schafer of Cleveland. who is station
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-28
STRUCK IN EYE

Samuel Earnest Of Democracy was
painfully injured Tuesday when n
small branch OF n tree struck him IN
the eye while he'.was cutting timber
Attention was given him by local
physician. who said that the blow was
not serious.
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ALIEN EXPLAINS
REASON WHY He
ENTERED AR NJ \
Swiss Takes Out First Pap
ers In Order To Fight
Against Germany With
Americans.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 1S-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press)-The atti-
tud of thousands of aliens In the Unit.
cd States who have. taken out their
first naturalization papers 80 as to vol
unteer In the American army probab-
ly Is defined in letter written by an
enlisted man in the American Air Ser.
vice to his relative in Swiss city
where this new American was born.
WAS IL not my duty to aid in this
crisis?" he asked. There can be only
one answer for me. The world would
not be worth living in if the Germans
should be cOnquerors."
Friends In Switzerland of this vol
untecr had endevared to induce him
TO leave tho American army and had
enlisted the influence of the Swiss di-
plOmatic service to obtain his dis
charge. Learning of this, tn volunteer
wrote to a Swiss diplomatic service to
obtain his discharge, Learning of
this. the volunteer wrote to a Swiss
diplomat. saying:
IN WAR TO STAY
"Since I have been, in the service,
I have become firmly convinced that
l have done the best thing could and
I have no intention of nvailing myself
of your offer.'' tTo obtain dis
chargcD Expressing to his Swiss
friend his convictions concerning his
rsoluteions to fight for America the
volunteer wrote:
II feel that the United States ID
fighting for a good cause in opposing
the INSCRIPTIONS methods of warfare
of the Germans., Up to IA short time
ago ! felt. whpp sympathizing with
the Americans,fft was not my war or
my business to take an active part
Ever since my arrival i'm this coun
try tAmcrica) have been well treat
ed, have hadsthc benefit of all the
chances offered me and was consid
cred as the equal of Everybody. Was
II therefore, not my duty to lend m,
aid In this prisia ,iG.it ,waS my inten
tion to remain permanently i'm this
country; having thought that wa,
fighting for good cause
ALLIES MUST WIN
There must bc something to be
said on each side. but one comes tt
this question; Whom would you lik,
to have win? There can be only on,
answer for me-, And, to judge by tn,
manner In which tho Germans hav,
conducted the war up to the presen
time, one can say and believe tina
the world is not worth living in /
they should be the conQucrors.
I'm the opinion of the people of thi
country and in my opinion. German,
ls governed by a clan possessed of al
unconccivablo desire to conquer, o
to put II better. to govern the world
and. In order to attain this object IL
people will stop ut nothing. They v
Olate the neutrality of countries lik
Belgium. they massacre the noncon
batants, they conduct the most ba,
barous submarine warfare. sink III
armed merchant vessels and neutru
vessels, fight behind the lines of thei
armies through espionage. lying an
, intrigue.
! This Is no way to fight and we wi
/. snow them what 'Kultur' means whc
i given the true meaning of this word
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QUINDARO INITIATES

Quindaro lodge. No. 3i6. /, q. q. r..
conferred the third degree upon a
small number Of candidates Tuesday
evening. A party Of about thirty. in.
cluding the degree team who had
charge Of the work. from Martnsburg,
attended. as well as several visitors
from other bodies In nearby towns.
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rs MADE SUPERINTENDENT
OF MONOTYPE CORPORATION

William 4. Raley. brother Of Mrs.
Cal Summers of North Sandusky y
street, has been made superintendent
of the Monotype corporation of Phila.
dclphia. Pa, after being chief printer
for many years for the Washington
ID. g.. police department Raley has
also operated large printing Office
Of his own In Washington.
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Fonck brought down three German
machines, lasted only a minut and
half and the young Frcnchman fred
only twenty-five shots.
CREDITED WITH AZ
Although Lieutenant Fonck is oific-
tally credited with bringing down AZ
pnemy airplancs in all, military await
'ors believe that he has sent down at
]east so machines. He is twenty four
years old, is cool in battle and hand
les both machine. gun and airplane
with great skill.
Fonck was leading two other COM
,panics on patrol In the MOreuil.
,Montdidier sector on May when the
French squadron met three German
two.seatcr airplanes coming toward
him in arrow formation. Signaling to
companions, Lieutenant Fonck dIved
at the leading German plane and,
with few shots, sent II down In
flames. Fonck turned to the left and
the second Hun followed In an effort
to attack him from behind, but the
Frenchman made a quick turn above
him and with five shots sent the sec
ond Hun down to death. Ten seconds
had barely elapsed between the two
victories.
BAGS THIRD
| The third Hun headed for home but,
when Lieutenant Fonck apparently
gave up the chase and turned back
towards the French lines, the German
went after him and was flying paral-
lei and littfc below, when Fonck
made quick turn, drove straight at
him and sent him down within half
mile Of the spot where HIS two COM
radeD hit tho earth.
This ended the first engagement.
Several GeDnan observation bal
looms had been brought down by
French aviators. Lieutenant Fonck
returned to his camp and waited three
quarters of an hour for the Germans
to learn of that fact and send their
chaser planes to the scene of action.
Then he, with two companions went
out to meet them. Above MOntdidier.
he came upon German plane which
was regulating the. enemy artillery
fire, dived 1000 feet and sent the Ger.
man plane to Garth with few shots.
Taking refuge In cloud Fonck lost
his two companions. Emerging from
the mist to start for his own lines
Lieutenant FOnck saw before him
four slngle-scater Pfalz airplanes pro
tectcd. ut 1,5OO hundred feet above. by
five German Albatrosses, making for
the French trenches with the convoy.
Ing planes leading. In ten-second
flights. Fonck overlook the rear Pfalz
machine, fired and saw II fall.
THROUGH SAFELY
AT the sound Of his gun, the two
Pfalz machines In the center Of the
German group turned. one to the right
,and the other to the left Ia. attack the
daring Frenchman but Fonck drove
his airplanc swiftly ahead. and over
took the fourth Pfalz machihc. A few
shots under It's tail sent Il down n
flames and the victor flew of to safe
ty' leaving the two other ,Pfalzs an,
five Albatrosses wondering what hat
struck the squadron.
The air fights we're staged from
$500 to 5000 feet up. The-first Cor
man fell at 405 p. IN. and the last a
6:55 y. M.
Lieutenant Fonck used an ordinar,
Spad machine equipped with two rar
Id fire guns. lie has been pilot sine
1915, passing into a chaser squadro
about year ago. On tho day follow
Ing his six victories he was made a
officer Of the Legion Of Honor an
subsequently was promoted first lie,
tenant.
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+ WILL OCCUR SOON +
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"'Oakhill grange meets at eight
O'Clock Friday evening, June 25.
d.
""The Owl Creek church VIII give
an Ice cream social Friday evening,
June 2S, under the auspices of the
Red Cross.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-28

FOR RENT-Safety deposit boxes
for valuable papers. The Knox Say
ipgs and Loan association. northwest
corner. Main. and Vine streets. Mt,
Vernon, Ohio. WITT F'tf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-28

FOR SALE-Splendid t6S-acre first
and second bottom farm. Two good
houses. three barns, two large double
cribs, outbuildings, orchard. running
water. A real bargain. see w. C.
Rockwell. Mt. Vernon. Ohio.
Tuttf Tufftf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-28

FOR SALE The Osborn home,
stead on West High street Good 3.
room house, both waters. large lot
with 80 foot front. Barn and green.
house with established plant trade.
A bargain for someone In order to
close estate. See 4, r. Osboru OF
call 4i4 red. MWFtf IT,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-28

FOR SALE--Splendid 5l-acre farm.
close in. south of city. See W G.
Rockwell II tf'
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-28

FOR SALE-A number OF ends OH
Of newspaper rolls, suitable for ban
quet table coverings, etc Banner
Office. 4
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-06-28

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 Banne'
Office. IL Il
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Wanted, For Sale, &c

WANTED--To rent farm on
shares. Citizens phone 2030.J II tf'
WANTED-Good farms. large or
small w. &. Rockwell, Mt. Vernon,
Ohio. TT
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Fonck brought down three German
machines. lasted only a minut and a
half and the young Frenchman fred
only twenty-five shots.
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their flight. Armenian refugees live
upon the hope OF IT, The man who
once BACKED boots In New York gos-
sips secretly about II in the mountains
of Greece. Tlss Chicago ex-waiter
whispers II I'm dissatisfied Hungary.
The former Philadelphia fruit mer-
chant tells of IL In the streets Of Rome.
The one-time rgg-plcker Of Boston
signs for II I'm the disorderly streets
Of Moscow. They have known. They
can tell Everywhere the news il
spreading; even I'm muzzled Austria.
In Germany itself sealed 10 the truth
from outside, there are scared, whis-
pered rumors.
For Germans and Austrians went
home too, 10 fight against their late
neighbors. To fight Mt last ngnlnst
America. the hostess who had well
coined them kindly That was tragic;
but IL was not dishonest (The dis
honesty is in that invisible army" OF
sneaks and spies who remained I'm our
midst, undeclared, 10 stab their adopt
ed country In the intimacy OF Judas
friendshipD
Yes, even through Germany seeps
the news OF democracy, that went
back through the Gate, once so hos
pitable to ALI Those devoted, mis-
guided soldiers, sacrificed by the hun
dred thousand 10 Prussian ambition
echo II In their broken-hearted diaries.
Those quieted revolutlonists, watching
the starved children and desperate
women I'm the empty Austrian market
places, Will remember II. The wound
ed Hungarians Will whisper IL I'm the
Red Cross hospitals Nay, the naughty
Prussian officers Will meet Il at last
in the steely eyes OF our young Amerl-
can heroes. They VIII recognize It in
their defeat.
For ont OF the Hospltabe Gnte has
gone another vast horde; IA dedicated
army, a consccrated navy. They are
steaming to the very frontiers OF au-
tocracy, tyranny and greed. With the
invincible sword OF liberty they viii
enforce the principles which that
Hospitable Gate has always symbol
lied, as the entrance 10 safe haven
OF democracy.
So this is what our Hospitable Gate
has meant, both ways. II is nm ave-
nue. for the distribution Of the Ameri-
can idea. We did not realize that I'm
the old days, did we?
We need not have feared! our free
hospitality was part OF the heaven
ordered plan.
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Listening Devices, Depth Bombs
and Destroyer Fleet Beating
Submarines.
CONVOY SYSTEM Efficient
Wrecks of Tirpitz' Terrors Strew Bot
tom Of English Channel and North
Sea Mine Swecpers do Good
Work.

LOndon.-The menace of the Ger
man submarines and mines To the
maritime commerce of the allies is be-
coming less week by week. The i'm
provement is due chiefly to the devel-
opment of the listening devices and the
depth bombs carried on the swift-mov-
ing destroyers. The hydrophone is the
most useful invention that has been
discovered by the navy in its antisub-
marine crusade, and it is being I'M
proved upon all the time.
When a U-boat is spotted from aloft
by one of the alert observers in the
seaplanes which wing their flight over
the North sea and the waters around
the British Isles, he signals the posi-
ton to the nearest destroyer. Direct
ly he gets this information her COM
mander steams at full speed in the di-
rection indicated until he can hear the
submarine plugging along under water.
The destroyer follows the U-boat for
hours, If necessary, until the com
mander thinks he has got the enemy In
the right position for hit, and then
lets go the bomb.
While the number of enemy under
sea craft that are sunk or captured
each month is not given out for publ
cation it is known that it equals the
construction of submarines in Ger
many. The greatest blow TO German
hopes of destroyiAg the commerce of
the allies on the ocean lies in the con-
voy system, which is rapidly approach
ing perfection. When the plan of es-
cOrting transports and supply ships
right across the Atlantic in large fleets
was first tried out there was cOnsid-
cradle delay on account of difference
in speed of the tariOus ships of which
it was composed.
At the present time conveys are all
classified according to speed, and a
fast transport can make round trip
I'm 80 days, while the slower class of
supply ships drift across the ocean at
a steady six or seven-knOt gait.
The number Of British and Americap
destroyers has increased rapidly and
Is still growing so that there are plenty
of these essential watchdOgs of the sea
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MENACE
is DWINDLING FAST

to make the passage of conveys across
the Atlantic and North sea secure. The
greatest percentage of losses by sub
marines since January ! has been In
the Mediterranean, and this is now be-
ing reduced by increasing the number
of destroyers in those waters. No sub
marine commander will risk attack on
a convoy which is protected on all four
sides by destroyers and frequently ac-
companied by seaplanes.
Naval experts are confident that
when there are sufficient destroyers 10
escort all conveys required 10 trans
port troops and munitions from Amer
lea TO England and France the subma-
rine peril will be practically ut nm end.
This stage should be reached by Au-
gust. At the present time the U-boats
watch and wait for vessels which are
alone.
The sinking of vessels I'm the Irish
sea has been due to the fact that the
water there IS muddy and not too deep.
and ii submarine can lie on the bottom
and come up ut night. Quite recently,
I'm two instances, when steamships
were torpedoed in the Irish sen, de-
stroyers blew one U-boat TO pieces with
a depth charge and damaged the other
one so seriously before she could sub
merge that the commander surren-
dered with his crew.
Pilots of seaplanes and airplanes
who fly over the waters around the
British Isles have reported numbers OF
submarines which were sunk months
ago and are lying on the bottom of the
channel and North sea.
In addition. TO destroyers and patrol
boats which scour the surface In every
direction, there are all kinds OF traps
and obstacles placed under water
which make the passage OF Dover
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straits and exit from Heiigoland blight
n very complicated problem for "A
U-boat commander 10 solve. Hundreds
of mine sweepers, manned by fisher
men and sailors from the merchant
service. are mt work day and night
making the ocean lanes safe for stenm-
ships belonging To the allies and neu-
trail nations. Their crews have become
adopts In the art of finding and eX-
ploding German mines hidden below
the surface.
During the year ending In April more
than 1000 mines, which cost ~ 900
each 10 construct. were exploded or
captured by the British mine sweepers.
The loss of mine swcepers was very
small I'm comparison. In one Instance
mine sweeper found n German mine
drifting I'm the North sen, and tOwed 10
over well IN toward the mouth of Elbe
under cover Of fog. After pumping f.
up the crew set the mine 20 feet below
the surface and j. hours Inter a. wns
struck by German steamship bound
for Gothenberg from Bremen, ana ihe
vessel and her cargo Of iron ore went
20 the bottom.
The increasing hazard against SUBJ
marines ever returning 10 port rs maxi
Ing IL difficult fsr the German admir-
atty TO get crews 30 man them.
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The Hospitable Gate
BY ABBIE FARWELL BROWN
of The vigilantes.

Millions entered by that Hospitable
Gate which America left open TO the
strangers from all lands. Millions of
the poor, the friendless, the war
weary, to whom America offered pros
perity, friendship and peace. They
came from the ends of the earth. Ser
bians, Greeks, French, Russians, Ital-
ians, Armenians, Poles-a hundred
races and more jostled over the
threshold. We welcomed them all
too readily. some thought, fearing for
our 'unguarded gates" as one poet
called them. Many had not, as an
other poet accused, sufficient faith In
the miscalled ''scum of the earth"
Many of these became citizens, and
In turn helped to order the affairs OF
the great government which had
opened it's door to them. Some re-
manned aliens. But all prOfited by our
laws and opportunities.
There came war; The worst war
which the world has ever known. A
war Of right against wrong; and pres
emily America was in IL. But first
by thousands our friends went back
Greeks, Russians, French, Italians
how many more?-returned to the
countries they had never renowned.
to fight for the freedom Of small ma
lions against a tyrant foe who threat
ened the very existence of liberty.
Out Of our Hospitable Gate they went.
back to the ends Of the earth carry
ing to the desperately fighting lands
the news of what American democracy
means. They bore living witness Of
the American idea TO the struggling
small nations. In the martyred email
nations they are spreading the gospel
Of American brotherhood and hope.
In the trenches of Belgium: IN the
hideous German prisons where Rus
sian, Polish, French. Italian, English
prisoners are huddled. there is secret
talk Of what America does for her
friends; Of her strength, power and
generosity.
II will not be forgotten. Echoes will
be whispered when their poor lips are
dumb. Serbian exiles talk ii over In
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Gives Free Egg Settings.

Little Rock, Wash.-Members OF the
Oregon and Washington Poultry
Breeders association have offered to
give free settings of eggs to all peo-
pie who will promise TO set the eggs
and raise the chickens for market The
offer Is war measure. designed 10
increase the supply OF both chickens
and eggs, and so lessen the demand
for ments. California poultrymen are
reported TO have Endorsed the plan.
and to be willing 10 furnish eggs for
California families that have pei hens.
q well.