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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
COMMUNICATIONS
RING IT AGAIN

There should be Liberty Bond in
every home. will tell you why.
There must be freedom not only for
United States people and German
people. but for everyone. Have You
enjoyed your freedom? Other people,
too. would enjoy It. VIII you help
them to have It? DO this by buying
Liberty Bonds.
We owe q debt to our country, one
that we can only repay by fighting.
Some people are not given this privi.
can partly pay back this debt by buy.
ing Liberty Bonds. We not only owe
a debt to our government for our free
dom and liberty. but for many other
things, snch as our education. II the
government had not made 1t possible
for public schools to be built. many
people could not have received an
education. "H fsf
Our soldiers cannot get to France
If you do not help them. The money
you give for your Liberty Bonds will
help buy some part of ship. One
$50 bond will buy either one OF these
things:
IA rife grenades
23 hand grenades.
Provide trench knives for a rifle
company. ,
lO6 first aid packages to dress
wounds E
10 cases of surgical instruments for
officers belts.
81 cases OF surgical instruments for
enlisted mems belts.
The soldiers also need food and
equipment. VIII you help give it to
them?
DO you realize that when you buy
Liberty Bonds you are not only help
ing the government but you are help
ing yourselves also? You are help.
Ing many people. Is there any other
way that $50 could do so much good
When you buy Liberty Bonds you are
saving BESIDES saving. you are get.
ting interest on your money. The
United States government is the
safest investment in the world.
There are many plans by which you
can buy Liberty Bonds. You can
learn these plans by going to your
bank or any bank and asking about
them. The interest on a fifty dollar
bond for one year is $2.12 Your mon.
ey will be returned In 1928.
Buy Liberty Bonds-buy them be-
fore May 4. Buy them today You
will surely help Uncle Sam to win
this war. You can help him by buy.
Ing Liberty Bonds. Buy them until
you can buy no more. no not stop
when you have bought one. One l.
not enough Buy all you can DO your
all.
MILDRED CRAFT.
Aged 10 years.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
KENYON WILL PLAY
FOOTBALL THIS YEAR
One Hour A Day Given To
Athletics; Jerpe Will
Coach

That Kenyon college will have II
football team this year is an assured
fact. Owing to the slight confusion
brought about temporarily by the ad.
vent OF training corps unit, it was
doubtful as to whether or not Kenyon
would be represented on the gridiron
this fall, but now all doubt is dispel
led.
Graduate Manager l.. u. Walton
cancelled all football games with the
understanding that he was turning
the schedule over to the military
authorities. Lieut.. Brewster has
told John Jerpe. who will coach the
team, and Carter Miller, who will act
as manager, to play the first game
with Mt. Union on Saturday. October
5.
Forty men will be picked out to
make up the squad and will practice
for one hour each day.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
PRICE Of MILK
GIVEN A BOOST
|NMT.VERNON
New Rate Calls For 13 Cents
A Quart And 7 Cents
A Pint

The price of milk for the consumer
has been increased in Mt Vernon, eff
fective Wednesday morning.
The distributors announce that the
price of milk In the future viii be l3
cents per quart and cents per pint.
This Increase In price Is due to the
fact that the federal milk commission
OF Ohio established the price for var.
distributors are carrying out the or
ders of the federal commission
The distributors state that they will
he compelled TO pay an Increased
price to the producers, according to
the orders of the commission.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
SIX PRIZES ARE
AWARDED IN THE
VACATION " D Rk
Three Mt. Vernon Young
People Are Successful In
Selling Thrift Stamps
MISS SHAMAN EARNS
$239.60 In SUMMER
Miss Nc cClelland OF Gambler
Sells $2,279.52 Worth OF
War Stamps

The vacation thrift work division
Of the Knox county war savings com.
miltee has awarded prizes to the ones
who stood highest I'm this contest
Chairman M. II. Rosenthall of the v
r. w. division appointed the follow
ing committee to audit the record
cards which showed how much each
contestant either earned and invested
in thrift stamps during the summer
Or how much was sold in thrift stamps
during the summer.
The committee was composed of j
w. Rudin, OF the A. A. Dowds Co..
Walter Riley of the Knox County Saw
ings bank, and Miss |. Edwards of the
Mt Vernon high school. This com
mittee audited the cards which were
returned by the contestants and made
the following award of prizes.
Glass A
First--Eva NJ. Shaman, Centerbnrg
Second-Mariam Dubinsky, Fourth
ward Mt. Vernon.
Third Margaret Banning, FOurti
ward, Mt. Vernon.
The contest in Glass A was for The
one who earned by his or her own eff
forts from May 10 to Sept. 10. thu
largest amount of money which he o.
she invested in thrift stamps.
Class B
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
The folks at home at this time.

the folks at home at this time.
II takes some time for this good
news to come, ranging from two OF
three weeks, and in some cases as
much as four weeks. after they are
written. But they are coming. and
what letters! The best that have cv
er been written, no matter how lit
tie information they contain but 1t is
his letter, and he is well and happy
and sends his love to all the folks at
home wonderful love, and mother
understands the happiness It brings
to her as she sits and waits for the
day to come when T. Battery returns
home, is past understanding. and may
God speed the day!
MRS. ANDREW PROPER
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
ANNIVERSARY OF e BATTERY

One year has passed. the 28th Of
September, since two hundred and
over of our boys left good old Mt.
Vernon or Knox county for the land
of the sunny south.
Il Battery, Ohio Field Artillery,
was the 2Sth volunteer organization
which has been represented in every
war since the state OF Ohio sprang in
to existence as such.
The military history OF Knox coun-
ty Is an inspiration, dating as II does
from the war OF 1912 down 10 the
present great conflict and recalling
many names which, unfortunately,
are too greatly buried In the obscur-
ity OF years.
1t is interesting to note that II Bat
terry was the second organization of
artillery from Knox county, but It can
claim the enviable title of being tho
sole artillery unit Of Knox county
men exclusively. as Battery I, Second
Ohio Heavy Artillery. OF the Civil war
was partially recruited here.
On Saturday, August 4. At Z p. IN.
the mOmentous hour had arrived and
T. Battery. First Ohio Field Artillery
was fully reorganized by the war de
partment. through the mastering Off.
GER Captain Slade, with iS9 men and
two officers.
The doubt and strain was all re
moved and the men settled down ia
their unlimited task.
From band Of unframed recruits
less than 20 OF whom had any mill
tary knowledge whatsoever, T. Bat
terry was developed into smooth
polished military machine.
ldolized by the entire community
the boys displayed no unnecessar,
conceit and daily showed the fine
traits OF character which will make
AN important and an effective unit II
the great armies which are bein.
placed by the United States III the
path Of the greedy Teutonic lust FOL
world dominion and hcathenish prac
tice.
Today. great changes have takeI
place and from the sunny south
battery IL In the land OF France. bu
there Is happiness in the land OF th'
States and mothers are receiving let
ters from the boys In France. Tha
soiled envelope you see In her han'
as she hurries across the street is
missive from the son or husband an'
she Is anxious to read It TO o neigh
bor Father tells his friends 1t tn
shop about the letter that came frOn
the boy: how hs Is getting along an,
what he has to eat; also what b.
thinks OF the Iiuns-and happy ar
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
KENYON MEN GIVEN
ROOMS; FRATERNlTlES
THROW OPEN PARLORS

Kenyon college students now in the
service of the government were assem-
bled on the campus Tuesday afternoon
and assigned rooms for three months.
The rooms were assigned to the men
prOmiscuously the former condition of
fraternity men living together being
entirely cast aside.
In a resolution drawn up Tuesday,
known to the student body as q whole
that they would throw open their par
lors to anyone who desired their use.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04

lowing amounts
On $50 bond, sl.01.
On 500 bond, S2.02.
On 81 900 bond, 5000.
On $4,000 bond, Sloi.00.
On $4,000 bond, $20l.00.
The bonds will become payable in
90 years, with the government oplion
OF paying In Ii years
The loan is for $4,000, ,00O.6GO.
The quota for Knox county Is w.
O5O,OOG.
The bonds bear interest at the rate
of 4A%. They are dated October q,
1918. and hear interest from that
date. Interest Is payable semi an
nually.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04

wishes to congratulate the children
who worked so hard for prizes in
this contest and Is only sorry that
there were not enough prizes for ev.
cryone. There were approximately
400 children In this contest through.
out the county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
PAY FOR BONDS
IN |NSTALLMENTS
Committee Explains Manner
OF Payments And The
Interest

Loan committee have received num-
erous inquiries as to the manner Of
payment for the bonds of the fourth
loan.
The bonds may be paid for in the
following installnents:
l0% with application.
29% on November u.
20M on December 10.
20%, on January 1G.
3OW on January 30
The first coupons will be payable
April Is, 1919, and will be for the fol.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
WILL NOT PERMIT
INDUCTION AHEAD
OF CALL NUMBERS

The local draft board has received
word that Sept, " registrants cannot
be inducted into the service ahead of
their call numbers until further no.
tice from the provost marshal gener-
al
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
Losers In
Contest Entertain

The WOman's Benefit association of
the l.ndicB of The MacCabccs met I'm
review Tuesday evening with about
80 members present. After the meet.
Ing, social hour was enjoyed, the
ViOlets tthe losing side in u cOntesD
entertaining the Pansies uhe winning
side) with n lunch and program.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
Ruth Class
Meets

Meets
Fifteen members OF the Ruth class
OF the NJ. T.. Sunday school held an
ailday sewing Tuesday at the home
OF Mrs. Victor Cornell. Martinsbure
road. The day was spent in piecinp
comforts. and lunch was served u,
noon. Officers were elected for the
ensuing year, as follows:
President-Mrs, Harry Alsdorf.
Vice President Mrs Earl Sperry.
Treasurer-Mrs. Champion.
Secretary Mrs. Victor Cornell.
Asst. Secretary-AIrs. McDermott.
Flower Fund Treas.-Mrs. Thumo.
Press Reporter Mrs Rice.
Pianist-Mrs. Baker
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
Camp Fire
Girls Meet

The Onaway Camp Fire Girls met
al the home OF Miss Virginia AlsdUrl
recently and planned their work for
the winter. Among other things. II
was decided that each girl should
start with a dime and see which can
make the largest capital by January
l. The following officers we're elect.
ed:
President Mary Dowds.
Secretary-Vi Virginia Alsdorf.
Treasurer Margaret Ayers.
Chairman Sara llcrYey.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
6eerTobin
Wedding

Mr.. Dewey Frederick Beer of Mans.
held and Miss Ola May Tobin of Mid.
dlebury township were united In mar.
riage at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
nj the home Of the officiating minis.
ter. Rev. J. A. Long. Mr. and Mrs.
Beer viii make their home on farm
In Richland county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
J Notes
Camp Fire
Girls Meet

The KokOsng Camp Fire Girls
met at the Congrega i0nal church
Tuesday evening with six members
present Supper was served ana {.
social time enjoyed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04

Mrs. ELLA Davis of Bangs returned
home after visiting Mrs. Il. Disinger
OF Mt. Clements.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
JUNE / ] 5 ] FIXED J
. .RDGIST TRATI0N|
!. . DAY ] A F0RDRAFT
Young Men Who Have Become
21 in Last Year Will Sign
.' Up Then with US.
5000 IN NORTH DAKOTA

Washington, D. c., May 18.-June
has been fixed as the date for regis
tration of youths who have attained
II years since the army registration
last year. The resolution authoriz
ing the new registration is awaiting
the presidents signature, but prepara
tions have been completed for carry
ing it into effect.
On ten per cent basis, the war
department anticipates registration
of 5000 in North Dakota and 1S4 in
Burleigh county. Because so many
of our young men have enlisted 'as
soon as they became of age, or be-
fore, the actual number of registra.
tons June probably will not be more
than 5000. All registering will be
done at the county seats, and there is
imposed upon young men who have
become q since the last registration
day the same obligations which rest,
ed on their more mature brothers at
that date.
1t is estimated that about 100000
men available for military service will
ne found among the new registrants
this year During the year beginning
June it is planned to have quarterly
registrations.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
HUN DIVISIONS
LOST AS HIGH
AS 70 PER CENT
Definite Figures Show Extent to
Which Kaiser Has Sacri.
feed Human Life
CALLING THE 1920 CLASSES
Desperateness of Teutonic Cause
Indicated by Demand on
Deferred Quotas
CALLING THE 1920 CLASSES

London, May 1S.-The most definite
figures yet announced regarding Ger
man losses on the western front this
spring have been give nto the Asso
ciated Press; Since the beginning OF
the offensive on March 21, POS Ger
man divisions have been on the west
ern front, of which 1875 actually have
been engaged on the Somme and Ar,
mentieres fronts.
The 20Sth German division, which
was one Of those suffering most heav'
lily lost 70 per cent of its electives
known to have lost more than
Seven other German divisions are
known to have lost more than so per
cent and at least seven other divisions
are named as having lost 4O to so per
cent, Only fortya5mer to the com.
pany were left in the 119th division,
after the fighting OF Mach,"2 and %,
The first division was in similar
straits on March % and the 234th d.
vision was weakened similarly on
April g. One regiment Of the 4th Err
satz division virtually was annihilated
on April 9, and there are, scores of in
stances of companies and battalions
which disappeared almost completely
While it is impossible to make any
exact estimate of the German losses,
1t is sufficiently evident that the enc
my casualties have been exceedingly
heavy One evidence Of this fact is
that the Germans after calling upon
al available resources depots in the
western area have already been com
PEELED to draft into the crippled d.
visions men drawn from Germany it.
self, including those Of the 1920 class,
rom this, it may he concluded that
the demand for men to replace losses
has been greater than reserve CEN
ters could supply.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
BUSY WEEK AHEAD
FOR CANDIDATES
Only Seven Days Remain for Fill.
ing of Petitions

Next Saturday is the last date upon
which petitions for state and legisla
tive offices may legally be filed with
the secretary of state for the primary
election June 26. Not single peti.
tion has been received to date, and
several hundred of these will pile in
on the secretary of states force next
week. Petitions for state office may
contain not less than 300 names. Many
Of them will contain ten times that
number and more. and the task of
counting and verifying the signatures
will be no small one
In response to scores of letters OF
inquiry reaching his office, Secretary
Of State Tom Hall states that under a
decision of the supreme court in 1907
no filing fees may be collected from
candidates filing nominating petitions
iwth the secretary Of state. This de-
cision. in the case Of Johnson vs..
Grand Forks county, may be found in
the 22nd North Dakota reports.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
100 employees
DIE IN SERIES
3. OF EXPLOSIONS
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Large Number Killed and Prop
erty Loss of $1,0O0,000
Reported
CAUGHT SEEKING ESCAPE
Warning Given by First Shock
Resulted in Stampede of
Chemical Workers

Pittsburgh, Pa, May 1S.-A
series of explosions in the Oak
dale plant of the Aetna Chem
ical Co., west of here, on the Pan
handle railroad, soon after noon
today, probably cost the lives of
100 persons and did property
damage which is estimated at
S1,OOO,OOO. The explosion fired
the debris, which is still burn.
ing and officers of the company
say that days may pass before
the exact loss of life will be
known. +.
The first explosion occurred at
noon and was so slight that no
one was hurt and caused little
damage. But it gave the EN-.
ployes warning and they hurried
from the buildings. Many Of
them, however, were caught in
the next explosion, which oc-
Cured a few minutes later, and
Immediately the plant burst in
to flames. Three other explo-
sions occurred, each one scatter
ing the debris. Some of it fell
among the. crowds which gath.
cred on The Ailisides and several
were hurt, but no one was killed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
DUNN COUNTY COUNCIL
Mrs. F. L. Conklin Organizing
Committee Today

Killdeer. N. D., May 1S.-Mrs. F. l.
Conklin Of Bismarck is here today to
supervise the organization Of the
Dunn county council of the womens
committee Of the national defense
council. The women of Dunn county
are meeting this afternoon and tomor
row at the famous Kuskelly ranch al
Oakdale. where Mrs. Conklin. state
chairman of the women's council, will
address them. Mrs. W. S. Kuskelly
the hostess has been named chairman
of the Dunn county council, and prom
inent women workers from all parts
of the county are meeting at her
home.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
j. S. PROUD TO
BE OF ALLIES
SAYS WILSON
President Extends Compliments
of America to France on
Eve of Offensive
A BROTHERHOOD OF ARMS

Paris, May 18.-On the eve of
the great German offensive, says
an official note here today, Pres
ident Wilson, anxious to address
a message to the French people,
has asked one of his personal
friends, James Kerney, director
of the FrancO-American commit.
tee on public information, to con.
vey the following to them:
''The people of the United
States is happy to find itself in
the brotherhood of arms with
the people of France in a war
in which eveyr man who loves
right ought to be proud to take
part"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
LINDBERGH WANTS
AN ARMED GUARD

Fairmont, Minn., May 18.-C. A,
Lindbergh, Nonpartisan candidate for
the Nonpartisan nomination for gov
ernor. has wired the sheriff's of Mar
tin and Watonwan counties asking for
protection in the event he visits the
counties to make campaign speeches.
The telegram asks for permission to
hold the campaign meetings and that
no harm comes to the speakers while
they are in the counties. Sheriff Lee
said last night that he would pro-
tect the candidates as long as the
meetings were loyal.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-18
ASSOCIATED press.)

The front lines forces Of General
Pershing, the senators were told, are
divided in four sections, all known
as the French front, but other Amer
lean troops were at the front on the
lines as we'll in training with French
and British troops The senators ex-
pressed the great qualification at the
extent Of American front line tivity.
One of the four American sectors,
near Montidider, was said to be of
much; activity and much Importance
in the Allied plans. "
The officers described in detail the
air craft situation at American fronts.
Reports on aircraft production in this
country were said by the senators
later to be still disappointing without
much Improvement in the general sit
uati0n. improvement in ordinance and
other production was supported by
the war council, American troops
ere being @sent abroad with great
rapidity. The transportation outlook
was said to be promising, although
problems of supplying the American
forces abroad are said to be increas-
ing because OF the rapidly mounting
size Of the American expedition.
Fair weather during the last few
days and great increase In aerial ac-
tivity have not resulted in renewal
of heavy artillery fighting. The arti.'
lery duels 90 on most violently on mo 1t
sectors. but neither German infantry
nor artillery display the activity which
usually mark the coming Of a blow
against the allied lines
The enemy, it is believed in London,
is PREPARING for mighty attack In
greater force possibly than the smash
on March 21st. The allied artillery
is causing havoc with German prep
arations near the front line, while
their railway stations and billets be-
hind the line are almost under con-
tinuous rain of bombs dropped by
allied airmen.
Both Sides Stronger.
Enemy artillery and manpower con-
centrations probably will become
stronger as Field Marshal Won Hin
denberg delays a new advance. but
the allied defense gained strength In
the same ratio, and new source OF
fighting power-the American army
grows. in power. General Pershing's
men are now on both the important
battle fronts, Flanders and Picardy,
but in what numbers is not disclosed.
Their coming. however, is having a
great moral effect on the British and
French The longer the German delay
A.. ~.o,tor Tho A ~ oricar aid vii he.
come.