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Here IL A. r. Helskel. treasurer Of
the Nordyke & Marmon Company Of
Indianapolis receiving the champion
Liberty motor builders pennant for
building 246.4 per cent of its quota of
Liberty motors in October, and out
dlstancing all its friendly competitors
by n wide margin. The man handing
over the pennapt is Lieut.. Frank Ham
biey. Col A. c. Vincent is in the
drivers seat.
In celebrating the presentation of the
pennant by the bureau OF aircraft pro-
duction the city of Indianapolis turned
out to see 5000 men and women work
ers of the Nordyke & Marmon plant
parade through the streets to Univer-
sity Park. where the ceremonies were
held. Among the notables present were
Archer A. Landon, chief of production of
the bureau of aircraft production Lieut..
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Harold A. Emmons OF the United States
Navy. chief of the engine production
department, bureau of aircraft produc-
ton Major James G. Heaslet, manager
of the Detroit district, bureau OF air
craft production; Major Charles +. II.
johnson, industrial relations, A. s. A. P,
Washington, and Col. A C. Downey,
contracting officer. bureau of aircraft
production. Washington.
Addresses were made by Archer A.
I4andon, who ranked next to John d.
Ryan, head of aircraft activities. by
Lieut.. Harold II. Emmons, chief of en-
CINE production, b. A. P; Mayor
Charles w. Jewett OF indianapolis and
Major James G. Heaslet in charge of
Detroit district of Liberty motor pro-
ductlon.
Many kilograms of congratuation
were received by the company.
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sales is recognized here, and that the
conditional vender is protected against
all people, even bona fide purchasers.
While New York State requires that all
conditional sales be registered, many
States, including Massachusetts, do not,
and Chief Justice O'Dwyer's decision
will be welcomed by the entire automo-
bile world. IT will serve as n damper
on the indiscriminate purchase of auto
mobiles and other property by people
who are not overzealous in scrutinizng
the title.
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\ new 3is ton Stewart truck known
as Model 10 has just arrived in New
York after making a perfect score in a
Government test run of 1000 miles be-
tween Buffalo and Baltimore. 1t Is be-
ing exhibited at the headquarters OF the
Herman Motor Truck Company at els
West Fifty-seyenth street
Eugene Herman. the well known dis
tributer of the Stewart line, speaks en-
Enthusiastically of the Stewards perform
ance. which he says was made under
very severe conditions. He is enthusl-
astiC also over the new Liberty fuel
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forming Car because of exclusive i'm
provements; better looking, easier
riding, and longer serving car.
1t rs both desirable and good
business for you to own a neaU car,
one that is ahead of the times.
Let us acquaint you with the many
advantages of the new fve-passenger
Touring Car with two auxiliary seats,
and seven other new Lexington open
and closed models.
1t is only fair that we should
caution you that, in spite of our
wonderful production facilities, the
war-accumulated demand for better
grade cars will tax us to the utmost
we urge you to act no1O while i'm
mediate delivery is possible.
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which the Government has developed.
Although this fuel was not used in the
Stewart on its fine run, Herman had an
opportunity during the test to learn
something about it and says 1t is great
STUFF and will materially lower the cost
OF truck operation.
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continent; have driven to tho summit
Of Pixies Peak, Colorado, and OF Mount
Wilson, near Pasadena, CAL"
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FANATICS?

Apparently, the platforms Of the
old-line political parties in this conn
try are not sufficiently broad to ac-
commodate the variety OF political
thought which always has existed
and will continue to exist in this
country.
The National party which is kick
ing around in its swaddling clothes
in Chicago is the latest departure
from the normal channels Of polltlcal
thought and it bids fair in the hrst
few hours Of eXstencs, to absorb
considerable portion Of the Prohibi-
tion party which at least bears the
virtue of having been in existence Tor
"A longer period Of time than is gen
orally the case with mushroom or
ganization.
The National party, at least II 1t
follows out the program announced a
number of months ago, aims at inde-
pendent voting. Its idea is to break
down all party lines and let the can
didates stand upon personal and not
.party. merits. Theoretically, this is
fine and probably is the reflex OF a
growing sentiment III this country.
But Is the National party TO have It's
own candidates? If SO, it will defeat
its own purposes. Or, ON the other
hand is it to hold aloof and WELD It's
club over all parties? Is it TO stand
nv and receive bids from candidates
for It's endorsement Of their ambi-
lions? This might prove compllcat-
ed, let alone dangerous, situation
The rise and fall Of all manner OF
political parties forms an interesting
chapter In American history. Ihe
National party might make strong
play for support, but when one OF It's
delegates delivers speech, as was
done Thursday attacking the Red
Cross for sending tobacco to the
American soldiers in France and
draws applause, the suspicion arises
that the National party, niter all Is
uogsiblv only a crowd Of fnnatical re-
formers. As such, 1t will not long
survive.
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A WORTHY REBUKE

The resolution condemnatory of
Senator Robert LaFollette, which
has now passed both the senate and
the house of the state of Wisconsin,
is really mild in its tone when the of.
fense involved is concerned.
LaFollette is seditious- intention
ally so. Whether he is in the pay of
,Germany or not does not matter. He
has been positive menace to the al
lied conduct of the war. That utter
ances similar to his have served to
strengthen the morale Of the Ger
man people and even went so far as
to bring about the present tangled
situation in Russia is only too well
known
1t is we'll that the state Of Wiscon-
sin has officially taken notice of the
dcrelictiCn of one of its officials and
it is only to be hoped that in the
election to fill the senate seat vacat-
ed by the death Of the late Paul o..
llusting, Americanism, and not La
Tollettism. will triumph.
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A REAL SERVICE

At the conclusion Of two years OF
existence the old question, what
has the Mt. Vernon Chamber Of Com
merce done, arises. II has not Sc
cured factories for the city, but that
Is about all it has not done.
The Chamber of Commerce has
been the pulsating heart Of Mt Yer
non and Knox county, In It, by it or
through it, every important commun-
ity activity has arisen. 1t has al
ways been ready. at the mere beck
or call. to offer advice, aid or encour-
agement to anybody, 10 anything. It's
secretary Is at once the secretary of
everyone in the county whether Il
member or not,
In the dissemination Cl mtorma-
tiou, the chamber has uncunsciou3ly
developed a stronger community splr'
II than has ever before existed here
II has sought ont those qualities in
which Knox county is strong and has
pushed them constantly TO the fore
in such way that they are known
and recognized by people who would
otherwise have been unfamiliar with
tho same.
This i8 constructive work which, II
pcrsistontly carried ont over a period
of years. will bring surprising re
turns. No magic wand is welded by
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ABOLISH GERMAN!

The German language has been
abolished from the schools of I.ancas-
ter aud Coshocton. They are the most
recent converts to practical, as well
as as patriotic, education.
Why does not the Mt Vernon board
of education take like action? Span
iSh and French, even before the war,
were the useful foreign languages of
the day. With the war now ON, there
is added reason for the substitution
of one of these tongues in the curricu.
lum OF Mt Vernon high school.
The tendency of the times is to.
wards the elimination, at least as far
as high schools are concerned, of the
turbclows Of education The German
language is more than this it Is eX-
trancous,
The Mt Vernon board of education
could take no more laudablc step,
one which will invite praise from all
sides than to eradicate from the
high school course that cumbrous, use
less tongue which has, in the past
been used as tool tor German pro
pagannda in this country.
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IN ACTION!

The announcement that ONO
troops as n unit have helped rcpel a
German raid near st. Mihiel sends a
thrill through the state.
Buckeye boys as individuals have
been on the firing line, but this is the
first instance where an Ohio regi'
ment-the old Fourth-has actually
been in battle.
The old Fourth is the title by
which it sprang into being, by which
it gained fame and by which it will
always be known by its members and
admiring friends, despite the fact
that, under the nomenclature of this
war, it has become the l66th lnfan-
try.
1t was the old Fourth which went
into action against the Hun. not the
1G6th. and its effectiveness in battle
is contributory to the circumstances
which brought about high praise
from the French premier, NJ Clemen-
ceau, on the valor of American
trOODS
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WHAT THEY DO

DO you realize that the little thrift
stamps, for which you pay twenty-five
cents, can purchase five bullets which,
in turn. can slay five Huns?
Do you know what the war savings
stamp. for which you now pay $4.14,
can buy? 1t can bring one pair of
shoes to a soldier. 1t can give him
two good wooden shirts. 1t can sup.
ply him with four winter undershirts.
1t can place on his head one steel
helmet of protection, with $1,14 left
over, and it can afford him a shelter
tent with part payment on an over
coat
1t is well to realize the buying pow
er of these stamps and never to lose
sight of it. The stamps may appear
insignificant but translated into terms
of soldiers equipment, they at once
assume very important place in the
war.
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BOREDOM

For two weeks, the news from
abroad has been almost monotonous.
Is it the still atmosphere preceding
the storm?
There have been the customary
number of attempted trench raids and
sorties. There has been marked ar
tillery fire" along the front The air
planes have been active. The German
advance into Russia has continued
without interruption and despite ac.
ceptation by the Slavs of the Teuton-
ic terms of peace. The Japanese in
vasion OF Siberia is no further ad-
vanced than when originally discus
sed several weeks ago. An intense
quiet has settled over all
There Is even less news than the
winter peace offensives afforded. Ap
parently these latter have proved fail
ures all around for the tremendous
drives of January have passed into
the class of forgotten things. Men
high up are discussing war and kin.
dred topics, but their speeches are
almost uninteresting.
The tcnsity of the strain attendant
upon the repeated announcement that
the German super-offensive was about
to break loose in all its hellish fury
Is wearing away What for while
was momentarily expected has become
somewhat of mirage
There are to be battles and blood
shed this spring and summer. There
are to be moves for peace this spring
and summer, but naught of them is
visible at present. The truth is that
the war has reached a somewhat slug
gish stage nothing to be alarmed ov.
err as, even before these lines are
printed, there may be volcanic actiyi-
ty. The public has settled back to
await what may come without the
slightest speculation as to when it
will come. but certain that 1t will and
when it does, the present period will
appear even more one of insufferable
boredom
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THE FRUITS

The BolsheviM will retire as far as
the Ural mountains, before they will
give up the fruits of the revolution,
Leon Trotzky tells The Associated
Press.
What are the fruits OF the revoIu.
tion? Riots, disorder plunder muir
der and every known crime are in the
catalogue of Bolsheyik rule. peace
craving and home-loying country is
prey for the lawless. The fruits oI
the revolution are such that the res
idents of Russia have openly vel
coined German invasion and subiuga-
ton as the lesser Of two evils.
The Bolsheyiki had their opportun-
ity and made "A botch of It. Had they
assumed the position of leadership
satisfactorily, allied aid might have
been theirs. Instead. they have tot
tered about on their own legs to ap-
parent extinction
There was IA certain time when 1T
appeared that the Bolshcviki might
serve u useful purpose in bringing
about social uphcayal in Germany.
Their talk of social revolution in
Europe sounded good A holy war
20 bring it about appeared rather "A
reasonable fetish. Even the most re-
cent German invasion produced by
the Russian refusal to accedc to Ger
man terms at BrestLitoysk, appears
now to have been justified by the
junkers before their people
The fruits of the revolution would
have been terrorism as reflected IN
Bolsheyist rule And so it would ap
pear that Trotzky and his crowd are
willing to retreat TO the Ural noun
tains in order to preserve for them
solves the privilege OF n canniba
state of civilization under the ironi
cal guise of holy war
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will find the real thrill of a changing
season. People are happier in the
spring than at any other time of the
year
The wilderness of March confronts
us. It's Offering is at once alluring and
then impossible to attain. But the
happy thought is ever present that
just around the corner lies Spring,
waiting to embrace us and give us the
greatest JOY of the whole year In the
meantime, we must suffer, but the re-
ward is doubly great thereby.
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OFFENSIVE BEGUN?

Many French writer's pointing to
the love held by the Huns Tor the tac.
ties OF Napoleon, icclarc that the
German offensive on the western
trent is already under way in the
shape OF the series Of trench raids.
These writer's declare tnat the en-.
emy. like the little corporal, is
striking numerous places to ascertain
where his most forctlul blow shall be
delivered. The tregch raid theorcti-
cally brings in prisoners who, when
questioned, reveal much OF import
ance concerning the condition aud
number Of their troops.
If these raids are really the first
step in the muchdiscusso offensive,
II Is not under very auspicious cir
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-12
SEED CORN Of
1915 IS SCARCE
Schools Census Of Supply
Shows But Little
MUST TEST ALL CORN
County Agent Advises That
Careful Tests Precede
Planting
MUST TEST ALL CORN

Seed corn from the crop of 1916,
said by experts to be the farmers best
source for seed this season so far as
fertility is concerned is so scarce in
this county as to practically leave the
situation of the corn growers un-
changed according to the reports of
the rural schools, which under the di-
rection of County Superintendent Mar
rott undertook to take a census of
the 1916 corn for the state depart.
ment of agriculture.
A total of 366 reports received from
different school districts in the coun-
ty and turned over to County Agent
S. l.. Anderson show an average of
81 bushels of the 1916 corn in posses.
sion of the farmers. In some dis
tricts no corn of this crop is found the
reports show and County Agent An
derson said Saturday that so far as
Knox county is concerned seed corn
must be secured through careful Sc
lection and testing of corn from last
years crop.
The county agent is planning to con
duct demonstrations in various sec
tions of the county within short
time. showing the best methods of
treating oats for smut.
N
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A TRADE WAR

The Chamber of Commerce OF the
United States has voted oycrwhelm-
ugly in favor of trade war ON Ger
many after the present military
strugglc ceases. The questions Of
adyisabillty and necessity instantly
project themselves.
Every day the struggle continues,
the average American acquires Il
greater intensity of hatred for the
kaiser and his bunch, II the war
were to end tomorrow the Cdium at
,achcd 10 the name oi, Germany Is
such that IT would probably be a long
time before Americans would use
amy article produced or manutac-
lurrd within the impcrial domains
This attitude is natural, but inconr
sistcnt with the principle off cnmci'
atcd by President Wilson aud repeat
ed by Americans We are not fight
ing the German people. If this is the
case. why taboo their products, one
may ask?
II is apparent, then, that there
must bc a changed Germany to avoid
this trade wal. It must be the Ger
many lor which President Wilson Is
lnNlously Watching and in the mean
time. lighting to bring about This
viii not be done by the vote Of the
Chamber of Commerce, but through
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his perplexities. Therefore, / re-
solve that | will make no effort
to secure the money which |
have put into war stamps until
January 1, 1923. when it will be
returned to me with interest
This resolution is worth while
War stamps, if they are to be treated
as playthings, are only waste OF
time and labor. Let not these stamps
be cashed in without a long, serious,
second thought on the part of the
holder!
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Hospitals Haven't Been Hit
By .Boche Bombs For
Some Time
RED CROSS WORKERS
HIGHLY APPRECIATED
Soldiers Need Safety Razors
And Handkerchiefs,
Also Soap

The following letter has been re-
ceived here from Il Knox county girl
who is serving as a Red Cross nurse
in France and whose name has been
withheld by request CT the recipient
of her letter:
10th General Hospital,
b. h. T.. France,
Your letter of Jan. 10 came three
days ago. hope by this time you
have received my letter telling of the
safe arrival of the package and the
pleasure it gave not only to myself,
for whenever anything comes to me
lot more enjoy it, too. Your box
was great surprise and pleasure
from the toy mouse to the candy You
using the napkins. We were all real
proud of ourselves to think we had
not forgotten what they were for.
"You say if there is anything you
could send me you would be glad to
do So but | honestly don't know what
to tell you, for everyone has been 50
good; it is Just the little surprises
that we don't get here that please us
so much.
IL know everyone is working hard
Ior the Red Cross and the Y. NJ G. 4.
You may never see where your work
is going to, but just let me say that
ii is going somewhere and it is be-
ing appreciated. | don't believe that
| have ever opened up package of
dressings that | haven't thought of
the time and sacrifice that someone
has given SO that the men might be
cared for and when there is rush on
they are a Godsend to us. Up at the
casualty clearing station, ! really do
not know what we would have done
without the Red Cross boxes
"Iou asl, about things for the pa.
| ticnts, | have not worked with them
myself so / asked our chief nurse
and some of tho nurses what the men
had the least of, and these We're the
things; safety ra2ors tthc cheap
kind would bc quite good enough for
| they move $50 much that they might
| get lost or hroken), shaving soap,
| tooth brushes, tooth paste, handkcr-
chiefs lcolored ones Tho CHIEF
nurse said that the other day when
she gave man II handkerchief he
said it was the first one he had had
/ in two years.
Il have done nothing that any 9th
er nurse would not have done, II is
only because | was up at the casualty
clearing station longer than the 9th
cr nurses that caused me to be men-
toned in the dispatches. really
have not been near any bombs since
last August nd after that week was
mp Fritz did not drop any more in
our camp until September and that
was only one little one which did no
/ damage
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HAWK MUST REPORT
AT CAMP SHERMAN
ON LEAVING HOSPITAL

That Sergeant Walter Hawk, Camp
Sherman soldier who had his left
arm amputa;ed when a train passed
over it last Sunday, is doing nicely is
the report from the attending physic-
ian, DR. S. +. Deeley. No action on
the case of Hawk at Camp Sherman
has been learned of here. except that
Hawk has been ordered to report as
soon as he is able. He is still at the
NJ. & S. hospital.
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NHE HARD MONTH

March is the tantaliling mouth. A
day of spring, then one OF harsh win
ter is its offering, Mortal spirits rails.
cd and then depressed.
The true philosopher is one who is
unaffected by the weather but his
most severe tcsting.tme is during the
month of March Just as the nip of
autumn puts energy into a body slug.
gish from the laziness of summer, so
does the gentle touch of spring reani.
mate body in which the grouchi-
ness of winter has taken root.
Spring is the season of reawaken.
ing. II is the No Mans Land for the
jaded and depressed mortal, where he
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cumstances that the campaign has
begun. Even in the case of the most
experienced troops-the Americans
the Germans have failed to reach the
trenches and their raids all along the
lines have almost invariably resulted
in big advantage for the allies.
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JOHNSON RESIGNS

Allen Johnson, deputy county aud!
itor, resigned his position, becoming
effective Friday. Mr.. Johnson an.
nounced that he has no future plaas
in view at present. Z
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JOLLY FUNERAL

The funeral of Mrs. Robert jolly,
who died at her home in Gambler. at
/ o'clock Monday afternoon at the
late home. Burial in Gambler.
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Carol Jackson OF Gambler spent
Friday in Columbus,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-12

Mrs. Robert Baxter of Brandon is
II with tonsilitis.
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Arizona republican., 1918-10-31
WILHELM SAYS. HE |S WILLING. I ] AbD|CAT I [

LONDON, Oct. 3O.- If the moment cannes, when the interests of Germany de- mand it, I should abdicate without hesitation; but the moment does not seem to have come.
 Emperor William is quot ed as having said this in an address to a number of mem bers of the German reichs- tag, according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Amsterdam, quoting advices from Berlin.
 The emperor said the peo- pie must not think that he had decided to remain on the throne at all costs.
 The dispatch adds that it is generally believed in Berlin that if the emperor abdi- cates, it will be in favor of Prince William, the eldest son of the German crown prince.