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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-06-13

helping with every resource at their
command. The War Savings Stamps
supply the final and conclusive an
swer to the question: How can we
all help?
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-09

ing material and stationery, NOV
ing pictures, refreshments when
they can get them. The Y. men
takes papers and all kinds of
reading matter, cigarettes and
candy to the men in the trenches.
You can see from this that US
boys over here are not suffering
for any thing and not even
scarce. Eggs are 10 cts per
dozen, tobacco cheaper than in
the states, and we are issued so
much tobacco each week. Bread
is scarce among the civilians.
tho we have plenty and so do
they. and plenty of potatoes. l
am glad that Henry and Blain
have become so patriotic, and
you can tell them to stay home
for they are needed there and l
will try and give enough for
three. Our boys are there and
the Boches know it and 1 long
for the day when our army gets
hit at that Hindenburg line or
any other line they might call at.
[ have seen our air planes do
some fine work and ] hope how
soon we have a large number. I
never had better health and 1
hope you all will enjoy the same
till return, which will be at an
early date 1 think.
I hope ali the good people real
ICES how much their assistance
benefits the soldiers and especial
Iy the Red Cross members who
are doing the greatest work l
think of any organization in the
world. Tell the Red Cross men,
oers US boys sure appreciate
knowing we have a constant
stream of warm clothes coming
from you good mothers back
across the sea, and if 1 ever get
back TO Mt. Vernon 1 will be
very anxious to see the Red
Cross and tell them as best I can
about France and the work as
best I can.
Oceans of love,
FRED.
ALFRED V. MCFERRoN,
3o7 F. S. Bn. Annex. Exp. Forces
In care Chief Signal Officer.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-09
B R O D II E A D

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Carter, of
Shelby, were the guests of DR..
and Mrs. W.T.. Carter from Thurs
day until Monday. Mr. and Mrs.
Rosco Pike, of Danville, were with
his parents, Rev. and Mrs A. ].
Pike last week. DR.. M. Penning-
ton, U.G.B Baker and r. l.. Meier
ron were down from Mt. Vernon
last Friday - Chas. Lewis re
turned to his home in Oklahoma
after spending several days with
Pur Rigsby and other relatives
here.-Mrs. o. M. Nicholson, and
daughter, Miss Meredith, and
Mrs. Otis Robinson, and daughter,
Miss Margaret, daughters of ~.
Mccall, of Mt. Vernon, were here
several days this week the guests
of Mrs. ]. +. Albright. Cashier
and Mrs. A. M. Hiatt are rejoicing
over the recent arrival of their
first born, a 7A-pound baby girl,
chrlstened Dorothy Vernon. 1t
is said that Mr.. Hiatt, who is
is rather small in stature, stands
full six feet and tips the scales at
two hundred pounds in his imag-
nation. Mrs. n E. Christie, who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Evans and brother, J. Ben
Pike, in Detroit for the past seven
weeks, returned home the first of
the week. Her sister, Mrs. Evans
and children, accompanied her
and will be here several weeks
with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
A. j. Pike, and other relatives and
friends.-Mr.and Mrs. F. L. Dur.
ham and little son, Master Austin
SPARKS. were here from Mt. Yer
non, Sunday, the guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j, f. Wat
son.-Mr.an Mrs. Bronston Elder
were up from Stanford, Sunday !,
with relatives. = Master favely
Farris Tharp. of Junction City, is
spending several days with his
cousin, Master Willie Cass.-MIs.
VIM. Francisco, who has been in
Harlan county for several months,
where Mr.. Francisco holds a good
position, returned to their home
here, Sunday. Mr.. Francisco will
continue his work in Harlan for
several months perhaps before re.
turning home. Miss Mildred Rob-
ms is spending the week with her
aunt, Mrs Fred Durham in Mt
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-09
CATARRH CANNOT BE
CURED.

with Local Applications, as they
cannot reach the seat of the dis
ease. Catarrh is a local disease
greatly Influenced by constitu.
tional conditions. and in order to
cure it you must take al internal
remedy. Halls Catarrh Medi.
cine is taken internally and acts
through the blood on the mucous
surfaces OF the system. Halls
Catarrh Medicine was prescribed
by one of the cest physicians in
this country for years. 1t is
composed of some of the best
tonics combined with some of
the best blood purifiers. The
perfect com bination of : the ingre-
dents in Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine is what produces such won
deaful results In catarrhal condi-
tions. Send for testimonials free.
FL. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo,
o. All Druggists, 7sc.
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-09

Vernon. - Everett Delaney and
Everett Watson were at home
from West Point, Sunday.-Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Owens, of Cincin-
cinnati, are with relatives here
this week. - Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Price, of Missouri, are at Level
Green with his father who is very
sick. Mr.. Price was with his
father when Mrs. Price received
news of her fathers death, and he
joined her here. Mrs. Price is a
daughter of the late john Riddle.
Roy Owens. who has been work.
ing in Cincinnati for several
months is at home and will enter
school at the beginning of the
summer term. - When we get
close after our Livingston friend
he comes back by saying we are
historical and that we allow our
anger to get the best of US, when
the fact Is we make 1t so hot for
him that he got hysterical and i'm
agined it was us. He announces
in very plain terms that he is one
hundred per cent American, and
that when he is included in the
draft age he will volunteer his
services to his country. So far
as we know he might do that now,
why wait until called? Some peo-
pie are continually calling atten-
ton to their own importance. No
doubt it is necessary.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-09
P R O G R A M F OR T II E
ANNUAL CONVENTION
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
AND BIBLE SCHOOLS
Mt.Vernon Fair Grounds, Thursday, Aug. %

MORNING SESSION
PRESIDENTS Address Rev. M @. Fish
THE Condition of Our Bible Schools"
Appointment of Committees by the President
Io25 Ten minutes talk Teacher Training M. Hiatt
1885 Ten minutes talk Missionary Education Chas c. Davis
Io45 Ten minutes talk Our Mis-. w. Sparks
1855 State Workers Message Rev. Horace Kingsburg
"The Bible School and Christian Citizenship"
1890 Convention Ofering-Cheerful and Liberal
II3S Roll Call of Schools conducted by State Worker
1850 Devotional Service for Our Boys at the Front.
Adjournment for Lunch.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1870 Devotions.
las Bueness Session
(a) Secretarys Report NV H. Fish
OBJ Committee Reports .Cbairmen
ago Fifteen minutes Address j. Masters
1.-THE Service Of the Church o Community"
"rhe Service of the Church to the Nation.
400 Fifteen minute Address Young
1.-The Service of the Church the World.
3:I5 Conference conducted by State Worker.
Rev. Horace Kngsbury
"What has this Convention meant to and
What will it mean to my Church and School,"
order school
represented and written report showing offering
Missions Let make Rockcaste Banner County.
Come bring good report your school and full basket
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-09

For SALES or 10 good buck
lambs at $50 each. First come
first served.
w. J. SPARES COMPANY.
By R. L. Langford,
Farm Supt,
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

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"On the Wire"
By ROBT. w. SERVICE

OGod, take the sun from the skyt
It's burning me, scorching me up.
God, can't You hear my cry!
Water! A poor little cup!
It's laughing, the cursed sun!
See how it sWells and swels
Fierce as hundred hells!
God, will it never have done?
It's soaring the flesh on my bones;
It's beating with hammers red
My eyeballs into my head;
It's parching my very moans.
See! It's the size Of the sky,
And the sky is torrent of fire,
Foaming on me as | lie
Here on the wire I. the wire :.
The Washington herald., 1918-05-24

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Of the thousands that wheeze and
Heedlessly over my head,
Why can't bullet come,
Pierce to my brain instead;
Blacken forever my brain,
Finish forever my pain2
Here in the hellish glare
Why must | suffer so?
Is it God doesn't carer :.
Is it God doesn't know
Oh, to be killed outright,
Clean in the clash of the fight!
That is a golden death,
That is a boon; but this O..
Drawing an anguished breath
Under hot abyss,
Under a STOPPING sky
Of seething, sulphurous fire,
Scorching me up as | lie
Here on the wire the wire
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
State to Make Crop
and Labor Survey Soon

Bismarck, Feb. IL. = Early in
March the state department of agri-
culture and labor cooperating with
the state superintendent of public in
struction, the state council Of defense
and the United States department of
agriculture will take a statewide la
Dor and crop survey to ascertain the
amount of labor that will be needed
to plant and harvest the 1913 crop. The
survey will be taken under the direc-
ton of John E. Brown farm help
specialist for North Dakota, through
the rural schools.
Governor Frazier by proclamation
will close the rural schools for one
full day in order to permit some of
the oldest children to circulate ques-
tionnaires. In this way it is hoped
that practically every farm in the
state will be reached. Superintendent
of Public Instruction Macdonald is
sending out an appeal to the county
superintendent and the rural school
teachers asking them to cooperate to
the fullest extent in the taking of the
census. The county farm agents, in
those counties where such agents are
employed will be asked to cooperate
with the county superintendent.
The survey will cover three I'M
portant features crop and live
stock and seed
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Live Stock Breeders
In Session Tuesday

The Barnes County Live Stock
Breeding association held a very en-
thusiastic meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the court house. There were 80
members present. The association
now has membership of 80 members.
The following members constitute the
board of directors: President, Martin
Conlon, Eckelson; vice president, Fred
Getchell, Valley City; secretary
County Agent T. x. Calnan, Wimble-
don; treasurer, Walter Emery, Valley
City; C: I. Brown, Rogers; Anton
f,,'.i,:st5Ss' e:,l1e Ion sa4war9s l1g;tc'
vile; V. E. Grant, Cuba; C. M. Perry
Nome; Elmer Micks, Valley City
Any farmer having full blooded stock
or poultry is eligible to membership
in the association.
The meeting was called to order by
M. C. James and T. x. Calnan, and
some of the best live stock men in the
county were in attendance. The as
sociation invites anyone interested in
their work to join.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Sullivan Left Behind
Only Small Estate

Boston, Feb. 12.-John L. Sullivan
left behind an estate of only 5000, all
that remains Of g fortune made in the
prize ring; two small fortunes donated
to him in his prime by admiring
friends and his income from the stage
and lecture platform.
The estate, according to his attor-
ney, Clarence w. Rowley, consists Of
his little farm in West Abingdon and
a small account in the savings bank,
and Liberty bonds.
John L. did not leave a will. "Every-
thing that I have, Lord knows, is lit
tie enough, is for my sister," he often
said. This will go to Mrs. Annie e.
Lennon of Roxbury, the sister from
whose home he was buried.
Souvenir hunters already have be-
sieged the Lennon home in hope of
obtaining boxing gloves, old photos of
the champion, but it was said at the
Lennon house that Sullivan had given
away practically all Of the relics of
his ring days to personal friends long
before he died.
There has been considerable talk
about a diamond studded belt which
the old champion was accredited with
having owned at one time and which
was reported afterwards as having
been located in pawn in Chicago for
$4,000.
Those closely associated with Sui
livan say the diamond belt story is a
myth.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
N. D. Club Woman
. Is Bank President

Bismarck Tribune: A number Of
North Dakota club women are repre-
sentatives OF banking houses in the
state Miss Mary Movius, director
of the North Dakota Federation OF
Womens Clubs, has the distinction
of being one of the few women Of tn S
state who are presidents of banks.
She is at the head of the First Ma
tional bank of Lidgerwood:
Another Of the director of the Wo>
mems Federation of Clubs is Mrs. A.
A. Bruce, wife of chief justice A. A.
Bruce Of the North Dakota supreme
court. Mrs. J. NJ. Gillette Of Grand
Forks, still another director, is the
wife of Dr.. Gillette of the state uni,
versity.
Other women who are bank presi-
dents in North Dakota are Mrs. e.
E. Moore of the First National bank
of Buffalo; Mrs. L. A. Batcheller OF
the First. National bank OF Fingal and
Mrs.E Mares Of the state bank OF
Wheatland.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Court Of Honor lnstalls

Washington Court No. 982, of the
Court of Honor, met in the K. P.
hall last Monday evening and initiat-
ed large class of candidates and
elected and installed officers. State
Manager J. Max Goar assisted in the
work.
Action was taken to secure the
Moose hall for future meetings.
Following the meeting a banquet
was served and dancing indulged in
by members and their friends,
Following are the officers installed:
Chanc-Frank C. Williams.
V. Chanc.-Charles A. Atherton.
Recorder-Cora Sorgenfrei.
p. Chanc.-Emil Kvelang.
Cond.-Erma Atherton.
Chaplain-Ethel Dodds.
GUard--Ada Undem.
Sentinel-Swen Undem.
Directors-Emil Gvelang, Iva Blair,
Myrtle Robinson.
A campaign for new members was
staged and silver and gold prizes
hung up.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
England Demands More
Than Germany Offers

London, Feb. 12.-After declaring
that the government will stand by the
considered declaration he made early
in the year to the trades union repre-
sentative, Premier David Lloyd
George told the house of commons to-
day chat he had read with the most
profound disappointment the replies
Of Count Won Hertling, the imperial
German chancellor, and Count Czernin
the Austro- Hungarian foreign minis
ter, to President Wilson's and his own
speeches. H. .e. d.,
: "It is perfectly true, as far as the
tone is concerned" he said, that
there is great difference in the Aus
trian and German speeches. But !
wish I could believe there is a diff
ference in substance.
Speech Unsatisfactory
II cannot altogether, and l regret
it, accept the Interpretation Of the
Czernin speech. 1t Was extraordinary
lily civil in tone and friendly. But
when you come to the real substance
of the demands put forward by the al
lies, it was adamant. 1t put Mesop-
otamia, Palestine and Arabia in ex-
actly the same category as Belgium.
They were to be restored to the Turks
on the same conditions presumably as
those on which Germany was to res
tore Belgium.
"When il came to the Italian de-
mands, Count Czernin simply said
that certain. offers had been made be-
fore the war, and that they now were
withdrawn. So far as the Slavonic
population Of Austria is concerned, it
was simply polite statement 20
President Wilson and the others that
it was none Of our BUSINESS to inquire.
There was not single definite ques-
tion dealt with where Czernin did not
present the most definite refusal to
discuss any terms which might be re,
garded os possible terms of peace, and
when you come to the German reply,
it is very difficult to believe that Won
Hertling could be even serious in
some of the demands he puts forth.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
GRAIN SHIPMENTS
GET PREFERENCE

Acting on orders from Director
General McAdoo the Northern Pacific
railway has notified agents, traffic
representatives an operating Off
cials along the system to give prefer
ence and priority to shipments of
grain from Minnesota, North Dakota
and Montana points. This action was
taken to relieve the need of supplies
being hurried to allied countries in
Europe.
The orders issued to Northern Pa
cifc representatives took effect Feb
ruary and will be in force until re-
scinded. The movement Of grain over
this road will take precedence over
every commodity except less than car
load lots Of paper and paper pulp and
fuel and fuel oil. The cooperation of
commercial clubs, shippers and farm
ers to aid in prompt loading of cars
is urged in Instructions sent to var
ious points along the line.
Box cars now in the east are being
hurried to grain markets along the
Northern Pacific to aid in the grain
movement, according to message
from the director general.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
President Wis., Reiterates
Principles Of Acceptable Peace

Reichstag Of the great distance that
( Count Won Hertling has travelled from
Its resolutions Of last July regarding
, self-determination of the rights of
small nations and peoples, no annex
{ ations, contributions or punitive dam
ages, Responsive echoes among the
! German socialists and liberals may in
the end bring cumulative pressure to
/ bear upon the war lords at present
controlling the fate of Germany
/; Still another object of the address,
tit was said, was to serve notice in ad-
! vance that any peace treaties result
! ing from the Brest-L.tovsk' confer
ences would not OF necessary be re-
garded as binding upon America OF
the Entente allies.
] "We cannot have general peace for
the asking, or by the mere arrange
nents of peace conference" Mr.
Wilson said. 1T cannot be pieced to-
gether out of industrial understand,
ings between powerful states. Al
the parties to this war must join ir
the settlement of every issue any.
where involved in it because what We
are asking is peace that we can all
unite to guarantee and maintain, and
every item of it must be SUBMITTED tc
j the common judgment whether it be
right or fair; an act of justice rather
than bargain between sovereigns.
! Reiterates Former Stand
! The statement was made in high of.
fetal quarters that the entente allies
were not consulted by President Will:
son in the preparation of his address
nor was it even made known to then:
that it was to be delivered. However
f: it was pointed out that this was not tt
be taken as indicating any lack o.
unity of purpose and aims between the
co-belligerents as nowhere in his ad
dress did the president depart from
any of the principles he has laid dowr
lin common with the British, French
and Italian premiers in their preced
ing public utterances regarding wal
aims.
In the Open Now
Diplomats Of the older school are
watching with keen interest "extrs
official negotiations" which depart Sc
radically from all of the ancient ant
accepted practices Of diplomacy. They
point out that peace negotiations on {
great scale actually are going on
only instead of being conducted in the
secrecy Of the d-table conference
! which was the aim of the centra
powers in the early stages of the war
!. the great war issues are now being
expounded and critically analysed il
the light of publicity in the worlds
forum.
President Wilson himself seemed tx
I: recognize and call attention to thai
fact when he inquired "is Count Vo,
Hertling not aware that he is speak
ing in the court of mankind; that al
the awakening nations Of the worle
now sit in Judgment on what ever!
public man or whatever nation OF
the issues of the conflict which has
spread to every region of the world 2
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Ward County Resident
for Agricultural Dept,

Bismarck, Feb. 12.-J. H. Sinclair
of Ward county has been appointed
special representative of the depart
ment Of agriculture and labor to as
sist the commissioner in supplying the
needs of the farmers of the state for
seed to plant this seasons crop. Mr..
Sinclair will leave at once for South
Dakota and Minnesota, to make ar
rangements for the purchase Of a
large quantity of oats.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor Hagan has estimated that ap-
proximately 100000 bushels of oats
will be needed for seed this spring,
and under the county seed and feed
bonding act as amended by the spe-
cial session of the legislature the COM
missioner was designated to act for
the counties in locating and purchas-
ing seed and feed.
Three counties are receiving bids
this week on seed and feed bonds.
They are Williams, for $250,000;
Sheridan, $15O,000, and Mountrail, for
100000.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14
Sec. Of Agriculture
Congratulates No. Oak,

-- Bismarck, Feb. 12.-Secretary of
Agriculture D. F. Houston in letter
to Governor Lynn J. Frazier, received
today, congratulates North Dakota on
having passed a barberry eradication
law asia means of guarding grain
against stem rust.
"a report on our Investigations
says the letter, "on the great prevail
ance of rust in regions where the bar
berry is most common, shows almost
to a certainty that the severity of stem
rust epidemic can be reduced, even if
it cannot be entirely prevented by de-
stroying all the common barberry
plants.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor John N. Hagan took the mat
ter Of a federal appropriation to carry
on in other northwestern states what
has already been done in North Da-
kota, while he was in conference with
Secretary Houston in Washington re-
Gently.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-02-14

Washington, Feb. 11.-President
Wilson addressed congress today to
clear the atmosphere of any confus-
ion resulting from the recent speech
es on peace terms by the German
chancellor and the Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister and to reiterate that
until the military masters Of Ger
many are ready to consider peace OH
principles Of justice the United
States will continue to fight it is just
beginning for the safety of itself and
mankind.
In the speech of Count Won Hert-
ling, the German chancellor, the
president found no approach to the
path of peace, but rather proposal
to end the war on German terms and
to set up a league of nations to main
tain the balance of power so estab-
,lished. Count Czernin, the Austrian
spokesman, the president said, en-
ployed a very friendly tone, seemed
to see the fundamental elements of
peace with clear eyes, and probably
would have gone much further II it
had not been for Austria's alliances
and her dependence upon Germany.
U. S. Will Go On
Members Of congress accepted the
address not as a peace message, but
as notice to the Central Powers that
the United States cannot be turned
aside from the object for which it is
fighting, and warning to congress
and the American people that the
task Of sending the nations fighting
men to the front must not be inter-
fered with by equivocal and nislead-
ing utterances Of Teutonic statesmen
The president was warmly received
and cheered as he concluded the
leaders without respect to party aft
erward expressed hearty approval OF
his words
The address had been prepared aft
er conferences during the past few
days with Colonel E. M. House who
headed the American mission to the
great inter-allied conference. AS
usual, the president announced his
coming only long enough in advance
to permit arrangements for joint
session in the house chamber. .
While in official and diplomatic
quarters today there was disposi-
tion to let the presidents address
speak for itself without interpreta-
ton, there apparently. was no divis-
ion Of opinion on the point that his
prime object was to bring the Eek
ira official negotiations" as some OBJ,
servers have termed the speech max
ing Of the chief statesmen Of the ma
tions, back to the fundamental is.
sues, the settlement Of each question
on principles Of justice; the cessation
of the barter of provinces and peoples
the settlement Of territorial questions
for the benefit Of The populations
concerned; and finally. the recogni.
tion Of national aspirations as basis
of permanent peace.
Shows Consistency
!: Another purpose served, it was
pointed out, is to remind the German