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Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
Sampeck Clothes for Boys Hanan Shoes

be expected, only that he is lonely and would welcome visitors. Knight Pickles who is confined to his bed out at St. Luke's Home was reported as improving Also Knight Cable at at St. Luke's Home who has sui fered a backset, was reported as out of danger and doing nicely. Knights Montgomery and Applewhite also confined at Montezuma Place, are up and around and would like very much to have the brothers visit them.
 The lodge regrets very much to an- nounce the death of Brother Moffitt, who came here from Toledo, Ohio. for his health. Brother Moffitt died on the 21st. His. body was shipped back home and will be buried there on Monday. Also Brother Glenn D. Ragler of Bedford Ohio, who died recently. His body is being held here pending the recovery of his wife, who is now confined in the | Sisters Hospital. Mrs. Ragler is re- ceiving every care from the Pythian Sisters. The brothers reported on the sick list are not in need of financial assistance, but would like to have visits from the members of this | lodge.
 Knight Smith, chairman of the | children's entertainment committed reports that he is highly pleased lth the work of the sub committees who are arranging many surprises for the | entertainment of the Riddles on next Friday evening. As Friday evening the 29th has been set aside for the entertainment the children of the members of the order, nothing Will be let undone to furnish fun and en- tertainment for the young onens.
 Committees in charge of the en- | tertainment are as follows:
 Reception-Claud Fisher, W. E. Drake and J. H. Williams. Acquaintance-All officers Of lodge.
 Decoration-Evan Wilson, R. E. lns- lev and c. H. Opdendoff-
 Speciality Committee-A. w. san dige. G. E. Miller and T. M. smith. l Purchasing Committee-C. w. Cls- ney and Pythian Sisters.
 Cradle Roll-C. E. Ice.
 l Publicity Committee-G. E. Miller, 1 c. l.. Maddox and c. $. Norman. l Reception Committee-H. E. Claf- | lin. l.. A. Risk and Joe Fink
 Games will be in charge of Miss
 Matte Doster and Marjorie Burns.
 All are requested to be on hand
 ith the children at 7:30 p. m, as we
 do not wish to keep the children up
 too late.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
LODGE LORE
FraternaI Brotherhood


 Fraternal Brotherhool, Maricopa No. 45, held it's regular meeting last night in the K. of F. hall. The usual large crowd was in attendance. there being about sixty members present. Brother Mahon was not with. us, hav- ing gone to Globe during the week. but Sister Mahon more than made up for his absence. We ale hUpIng that their headquarters will be in Phoenix. They certainly add great interest to the lodge work and their programs every Saturday evening, consisting of piano and vocal solos and clever readings, are looked for ward to with eagerness on the part of the members.
 There was an unusually large class last evening and the side work caused much laughter. Brothers McCallan and Trincano are well fitted for put ting this work on. The following candidates were initiated, Lyman L. Dom, Chaster Chase Rawghlie c. Stanford, Joseph Nygreu, Joe Me Fate, Jr., Nella Fellows, Florence Spaulding, Jack Chase, Mary Norton, Albert Norton and Arthur Davis.
 There are several sick members and we would like very much to have them called on by Fraternal members. If you have any flowers they would be appreciated. The lodge as a whole send flowers. but there can never be too many flowers in a sick room. To find who these sick members are and their place of resi- dence, call Sister Anna Troops. Don't forget the meeting Saturday night, March 30, and remember you have only one more week in the Loyalty campaign. All new members are especially requested to be pres ent at all meetings. Regular attend ance goes a long way in creating | interest in lodge work. Come out and get acquainted.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24

the United States government to aid in reconstructing the features of soldiers who have been wounded, and the offer has been accepted. She will go to France soon. Her husband, Dr. Maynard Ladd, is now working there as a specialist for children.
 Mrs. Ladd's plan, which was sub mitted to Maj. V. P. Blair of the war department, is to obtain a photograph of wounded soldier which was taken before his face was mutilated. A plaster cast of his marred face will be taken, on which she will model with clap a cast of his fea- lures as shown in the photograph.
 From the completed cast a copper plate mask, silvered and painted flesh color, will be made. she explained, which will be held in place by spec tacle frames.
 Major Blair praised the proposal and suggested that the work be ex- tended to the allies armies.
 Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican and dispose of. or get what you want
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
Brotherhood of Yeomen

The Brotherhood of American Yeo- men meet the second and fourth Thursday of the month in knights of Pythias Hall. Always glad to meet and introduce visiting members. Cor respondents address is, Mrs. Mary F.. Sherer, 215 N. Ninth St.. who is al ways glad to answer calls or advise anyone interested in Yeomenry..
 The Rowena Circle plans to always have some form of entertainment after each meeting.
 A program was carried out at tho last meeting which was enjoyed very much, at the close the Patriarch feeling seemed to inspire every one and all joined in singing the Star Spangled Banner"
 Thursday night, March 2S. there will be an oyster supper served in the banquet hall. Each member. is privileged to bring one or two friends
 There will be good music in at tendance and dancing will be. the feature of the evening. Every yeo- man in the city is expected to come and help make the strangers well come.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
KENTUCKIAN FINDS
 SNAKE OF ODD HUES

(Morehead. Ky, Mountaineer)
 While returning home with an auto party Sunday evening, when near Bronson, Will Bradley discovered a large copperhead snake crossing the road in front of his machine.
 Steering the machine accordingly he ran over the reptile, which somewhat impeded it's progress. He then alighted and killed the snake, which proved to be one of the prettiest specimens of the copperhead family ever seen in this section.
 Being a female, it's head was as bright as furnished copper, while the underneath portion of its body was al- most equally bright. Its back and sides were covered with the most beau tiful spots and it's fangs, with which it delivered its deadly bite, were ex- traordinarily long.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
THEO. KARLE WILL BE
 AT ELKS ON MONDAY

Questioned as to his opinion of some notable artists, particularly AL bert Spaulding, violinist and Arthur Shattuck, pianist, who have sacrificed huge fortunes and artistic careers to go to France to play for the soldiers in their liberty" hours and so keep up their fighting spirits, Theo Karle, the young American tenor who sings here Monday evening, March 25, at the Elks theater, said:
 T am frankly delighted to hear that my fellow artists are going lover" to play real music for our boys and the allied boys in their hours of recreation. I know MT. Spaulding and Mir. Shattuck quite well, and l believe they are perform ing a great service not only to the boys themselves but are actually as sisting their Government in ending this awful war, for it is getting more l nearly day by day a matter of nerves and moral stamina. When the boys learn of the great sacrifices the art ists from all lands are making, and when they can listen and talk to these artists and find that they, too, are real men, they will go back to the trenches with brighter faces and more determined hearts.
 Moreover, their playing will en- courage the men to sing, and there | are plenty of singers in the American | army, and plenty more in the Eng fish and French armies. Let the boys sing to such accompaniment. It will do them good, and it will do the Germans good too, but in another way. I don't know what | the official percentage is, but the curious fact among my own friends who have enlisted in the American army-and they are many-is that the percentage of tenors is extremely high.
 It is beyond doubt that these soldier 1 tenors will follow the example of Theo Karle, the American tenor, and when their show" comes, they will make good.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
kniohts of Columbus

Last Tuesday night, March 19, a special meeting of the Knights of Columbus, Marcos di Niza Council was held at which several applica- tions were read, and the two teams, headed by Captains de Souza and Lavin have shown that they were industrious and greater results arc expected at the regular meeting, to be held Tuesday night, when final arrangements will be made for the entertainment of the state council, which meets here April 15.
 Much interest has been shown in the war fund which will aggregate SIC, ,000 dollars in the United States. While Arizona will furnish its quota in time, Phoenix has been little modest with it's subscriptions, while Bisbee, smaller city, has al- ready furnished s6,000 or nearly double the amount that has been collected to date in Phoenix.
 All the members are urged to be present next Tuesday night, so that details of the entertainment of our visitors may be settled, and plans for making the final drive for the war fund for the entertainment of our boys in the cantonments may be an assured success.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
kniqhts of .Pythias

Phoenix Lodge No ?, met Friday evening and enjoyed an unusually large attendance. The sick committee reported Knight Whitten of Ferris. Cal. who has been ill at the Sisters Hospital as improving nicely. Phoe- nix lodge received a letter from his lodge making inquiries after his con- dition and offering their aid. Knight Westervelt is doing as well as could
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
PeerIess lodue

Peerless Lodge. No. 1. K. of P. and Peerless Court No. 429 will hold their annual thanksgiving services at the Second Baptist church, corner Fifth and Jefferson streets this after noon at o'clock. A cordial invita- ton is extended the public.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-24
REMARK FACES OF
 WOUNDED SOLDIERS

(Boston Transcript Mrs. Anna Coleman Ladd, a Boston sculptor, has offered her services to
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19
HERE'S HOPING!

Whatever may be the result of the
scmilinal and final play in the state
tournament ut Delaware tomorrow,
we may rest assured that the splen.
did quintet of Mt. Vernon high school
will have done all that Is humanity
possible to bring fame to this city.
An athletic team ID never loser,
despite the result, If II has entered
tn contest and played with all the
skill and force of which it was cap.
able and we In Mt, Vernon know that
this is what our boys viii do at Ed.
ing,
formidable proposition confronts
these liye boys There are battles of
tho most trying sort between them
and the state championship for, In
Contradistinction to other years, not
II weak team Is returning for the fin
al day of play. Fear and nervous
ness, however, have long ago been
eliminated from the boys minds and
in their stead there has been implant'
cd fight" and oagerness,
Let the thoughts of all the people
who cannot leave Mt. Vernon for the
tournament be with the boys tomor.
row morning at 3 o'clock when the
referees whistle blows and the ball
Is tossed for the tip-on, Pull for
them mentally for the next hour!
Cheer them by the thought that, be-
yond the enthusiastic rooters within
their earshot, there lies loyal con
stituency back home whose fondest
desire is to see them return as mt
Vernon High School-Champions OF
the State"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19
POOR RUSSIA

Russia has failed and her humiliat-
Ing spectacle Is scarcely to be equal
led in all history A people, appar.
emily unable to govern themselves,
have become the prey of tho most ra.
pacious adm greedy rascal which has
ever sought seat In the court of ma
tions. Bercft Of miles of territory,
and forced into trade agreement to
which they must willingly or unwill.
ingly abide, the Slavic race has
reached a plasmlc stage in the cur
rent of It's history.
And yet, the Russian people are to
be pitied. Their cause silently be.
speaks the support of the allies. They
are not warlike; never were warlike.
Essentially peaceful and home-loving,
content to perform their own daily
tasks In life, living and allowing 9TH
ers to live, has been their code. OF
war, they had little comprehension
To them, 1t meant mere obedience to
their now deposed sovereign. 1t Is
not In their nature to analyZe the ter.
rible situation Of the last three years,
to fathom its causes or motives or to
attempt to build up In their minds a
moral structure to be expressed In
terms of arms.
They have been baffied like the
Babes in the Wilderness National
pride or national glory has never
meant much to their sombre, melan.
choly lives, Even the revolution of
year ago Is not understood today by
the vast majority. Like a dog who
recognizes the whistle of his master
among thousand discordant sounds
and promptly hasteus to it, all the
Russian people have looked for and
worked for is peace. Little matter is
II to them that their country is dis.
membered or that they are put under
the servile yoke of Germany. The
war is over!
1t is the old, old case of blood as
serting itself and, ringing down the
grooves of time, there have been but
two precepts of the Russian people
pacitism and obedience to authority
Germany has perpetrated no atroc.
tiles in Russia although, as a natural
sequence, these might be- expected
But sho has done more. She has sin
ned against an impotent nation. She
has gluttonously destroyed national
sanctity, Her act is comparable tc
the Staying of newborn babe by a
brutal monster. From one viewpoint
her offense is more heinous than the
invasion of Belgium.
Despite Russia's servile acquies
cense to the vandals, the United
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19
INVEST OR GIVE?

We In America love to pratc about
the pinch of the war and the strange
thing of all Is that We know nothing
about what we talk!
Frederick Cole of this city recently
received a copy of an English news.
paper in which, among other things
there was reported the amount OF
war money which had been raised
BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION
in a number Of towns In a certain dis
trict or these, West Hartlcpool
(Which was bombed Wednesday even.
Ing of this week by German airmcn)
stood highest and its record is some
what of revelation to US Americans
In this city of 10000 population,
there was raised in IL single drive re-
Gently an average of G31 to each
person. Translated into American
money, this means $l55 an individ.
ual!
AS yet, the American people have
not been called upon to make contri.
buttons to the war, save for the Army
Y. NJ. c. A. and the Red Cross. All
that has been asked of us is to IN
VEST money and with handsome
return In the shape of interest as.
Sured us.
There is one certain way in which
the people of the United States can
avoid the voluntary contributions
which the people of England are now
making and that Is by an overwhelm.
ing response every time the govern
ment offers a war investment.
Both Liberty Loans have been ov-
ersubscribed, but there is a third In
the near future. War savings stamps
are not being purchased at all as they
should in order to come out ahead at
the end of the year.
Here's a practical question for ev-
erybody to ask himself or herself:
''Is It not better that invest to my
utmost now. rather than be compel.
led to give to my utmost later" The
answer should not be verbal, but one
expressed in terms of action.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19
THE TEST

II is less than eight months now
lea in war will be made throughout
the country in the shape Of congress.
sional elections. There is but one
Issue this fall it is that Of consist
ent loyalty to the administration
I'VE must all think act aud speak
together" declared President vii.
son and, when the time comes to re-
elect old members to their seats or
put new congressman in, this should
be the guiding line in voting.
Already there has manifested it.
self In the east the spirit of no swap
ping horses in the middle of the
stream" In New York state, voters
acted not with reference to what
might be done by candidates of un.
Questioned loyalty, but what had been
done by those already In power and,
when the acts of the latter appeared
entirely satisfactory in the testing.
vial of pure AmeriCanism, they re.
cciyed the mcritod reward of re.
election
Both In the senate and the house,
there are some men who have con.
sistently opposed and hampcred the
administration in its prosecution of
the war, even to the extent that a
genuine doubt has been created as
10 their Amcricanism. 1t Is these
men, doreliCt to their loyal constit.
uencieS, who must go and their places
filed by representatives over whom
not q shadow of suspicion falls
II ever there was Il time in the his
tory of the United States when party
lines must vanish in congressional
elections, II Is the present If a man
is true-blooded, let him remain; If
he Is wavcring or antagonistic, 90
he must. This Is the principle which
all sensible minded voters, all loyal
voters and all voters desiring the
speediest end to this great war
should follow unless they desire to
create for the military party in Ger
many material which may be used in
pointing out to their peoples that
America is cleft in two over the war
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19
The Daily Banner gives
it's patrons every day.:

Including East Buffalo Livestock, Pittsburgh Livestock
Chicago Livestock, Chicago Grain, Toledo Grain, New
York Stock List and Local Produce These markets. with
the exception of the last named received by wire each
afternoon just before the paper to press and the
same you will find in next mornings city papers
The contained in the Associated Press dispatch
received by the four largest newspapers the State of
Ohio is received by TIE DAILY BANNER This fact
can be fully demonstrated by comparison with any of these
papers Patrons thus brought into direct contact with
the great developments of the world No matter
where piece of may break-n Europe Asia, Aus
lYia South America Africa, Alaska-any place, you will
find it in THE DAILY BANNER just you will
find it in any paper published.
Nigant reporters Mt Vernon several times each
day Over thirty telephone calls made Knox
y each day at corps of hiryhv correspondents
write interesting letters containing happenings in their
community. Our aim is to publish account of every
event occurring in Knox county.
is made up six and eight pages each day that readers
of The Semi Weekly Banner readily understand that
owing to the lack of space all that is published in THE
DAILY BANNER cannot be used in the Semi Weekly
Banner. BUT
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19
A LAWFUL ACT

Next to the fact that IL will immed.
lately release one million tons Of
badly-nccded ships for the use of the
allies in the war, the most striking
angle of the proposed seizure of these
Great Britain is its legality under the
principles of international law.
During the time when England and
America made overtures to Holland
for the ships, there was the counter.
proposal of Germany which resolved
itself into u plain, brutal threat. Like
the big bully she Is. the imperial
government pcremptorlly told the
Netherlands government that If these
ships were to set sail for the high
seas, they would be torpedocd in.
stantly. Hollands merchant feet still
is swished by the idle waves of har.
bors.
Full compensation for the ships
anu, III duuitIOl' HbuCl nocucu IoOo
stuifs comprised the offering Of the
allies to the Dutch. It Is better than
an even trade, but Holland, in the
very country of the nemy, still fall
tered. She could not follow her dc.
sircs. After Il delay which the Ger
man government, had II been in the
iaI
Grated, the alllos determined to go
ahead and set the definite date of
March lS for the seizure.
The whole affair is so strikingly
dis8imilar to Germany's treatment of
small nations that it pushes one
league further into the depths of In
fanny the historical reputation
which Germany will have acquired in
this war. BY its very contrast with
Teutonic methods, this seizure only
emphasizes the more the close regard
for international law and the rights
of small nations which has been char
acteristic of the allies, especially
Sllltc lHt tIllIdlCc VI lhc oHlltu
States into the conflict.
There is specific provision In inter
national law for the seizure of neu-
trail ships and it calls only for indem.
MITIGATION, The allies offer even more.
The Dutch fleet could have been com
mandeered legltimately long time
ago. Instead, the allies gave Holland
full ear
The stroke is tremendous one.
1t is an historical act upon which tho
lamp of ages can shine its brightest
and reveal nothing save another OK.
preston of that code OF national and
international morals for tho mainten.
anco Of which this great war Is being
wagcd.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19
CIVILIAN SECRETARY

In his first official statement In
France, Secretary Of War Baker men
toned most significant fact when
he pointed out that America, like the
French republic has "A civilian secrc.
tary of war.
II is for this very reason that
America Is In the great struggle and
II is to maintain such institutions as
include civilian war secretary that
this country will so to the end In It's
conduct OF the conflict,
AS long as American citizens pos.
soS3 the powers OF franchise now
theirs, there can never be military
ascendcncy in this country. Even the
vast number of ciyilian-soldiers ere.
ated through America $ entrance into
the conflict would not endorse such
jotty of these. although determined
to bring about II satisfactory peace,
arc already looking forward to the
time when they can substitute the
plOuBnbhafe Tor the SWORD, AZ II
were, and return 10 their normal, pa.
cltic occupations.
The popularity Of this war could be
crumblcd In an instant were it to be
announced that one OF its purposes
was TO construct military domination
in this country, America would lay
helplessly PROSTATE II such were the
actuating motive behind the struggle.
II is pleasant to realize that we live
In such country as this where
there would be az quick an uprising
against any attempt to subjugate our
institutions to the military goad as
there has been against the effort OF
Germany to impose her kultur and
power upon free universe.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-19

Canton and Akron, where there were
a number of alien enemy registrants,
are recalled. In the Stark and Sum.
nit county seats, manifest injustice
was worked although later read.
justment of quotas somewhat ameli.
grated the situation.
A suspicion attaches itself to the
minority report that the authors are
opposing more than new basis for
arriving at quotas; that they are
combating the whole principle of Sc.
lective service, If not even the war
itself. A fuller defense of their ac.
tion, together with probable house
debate upon the bill, will be ilumi-
mating and will determine, to q large
extent, whether these five congress
men can come unscathed through the
acid test of loyalty to the govern.
ment