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Evening journal., 1918-09-23

up in the morning at four clock, do my
housework, thengo to factory and work
all day, come home and get supper and
feel good. / don't know how many Of
my friends l have told what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
lone for me. Mrs. ANNA METERIANC, :,
IS West 10th St, Peru, Ind.
Women who suffer from any such all
,ents should not fail to try this famous
)ot and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
ans Vegetable Compound.
Evening journal., 1918-09-23
WOMAN WORKS
IS HOURS A day
Marvellous Story of Woman's
Change from Weakness
to Strength by Taking
Druggists Advice.

Peru, Ind.-"I suffered from a dis
placement with backache and dragging
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-01
Three Tucumcarians
Claimed by Death

H,Hs.p pffult,r. VIE ot \ o. ,nioIt,r
upl ,' pneumonia follow u. milo
,rzI. ON Tuesday evening Sh, WAS
- wears oI age. SI, w.s N..I.I 900
tho local cemetery.
j. " Tol'f. who mohoi from I..'
10 canadian. Ten. f,V weeks .s.
diod "Wednesday no Amarillo To as
called there b., th, death uf his 500.
John. who had died oI IuflI,ust
While th-r, Ni. Tolcr Was tah,H .
and lived upl} four DAYS. ne v
buried 80 Amarillo. Ins dugEN'..
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-11-01

Want 20 trade hat mule FOR a
gas V1guuG Try The WANT AID
way.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
W. S. S. GOSPEL FOR PULPITS
Clergy Of All Creeds Asked to Explain
Nations Stamp Plan.

Columbus, O.-(Spcclal )-Sugges.
ton has gone forward to the clergy
OF Ohio to rreach Importance of the
gospel of Thrift; TO explain the gov
ernment's War Savings plan.
This reqVest Is in keeping with the
plan of the Ohio War Savings con-
mittee to employ every available
agency in disseminating Information
concerning the necessity of genuine
participation in the War Savlnsa
plan I'VE are asking you, wherever
possible, to include in your sermons
or addresses few words telling o.
the United States saving movement" "
clergy of all creeds are advised by
the state committee.
"'rhe United States wishes TO mo-.
billZe all the women, all the children,
all the wage earners. and everyone
who can not go to the front into Il
great Thrift Army, to back up the
men in the trenches" the ministers
are told. I'VE are calling upon yen
to he officers of this Army of Thrift
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
REMOUNT WORK
.|S PR| NC|PALLY
OODC|NC H D OF s
Conscientious Directors Are
Assigned To Task When
ever 1t Is Feasible.
RESUME OF THIS SERVICE
tBy Associated Press to The pannerI

tBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
CHICAGO, Feb. 11-DodgiDg fly
ing hoofs. forcing bits into refractory
mouths and struggling to ride hither-
to unmounted steeds, engages daily
the efforts of thousands of men in
the remount stations of the national
army cantonments. Practically iden-
teal conditions confront each station,
expert busters" from the west hav
ing the work in charge and being as
sisted by men faom the selective
army. Where conditions permit the
task has been turned over to 'con
scientious objectors" for the daily
grind of currying, harnessing, feed.
ing and bedding down does not appeal
to men who entered the service with
the idea of getting Il shot at n
BOche."
Something of what the work means
is revealed by the following accounts
from correspondents of The Associat-
ed Press at cantonments in the cen
tral department of the army.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
DON'T EXPOSE CHILD
TO WHOOP|NC COUGH.
HEALTH BOARD WARNS
State Vital Statistics Show
Disease Is More Deadly
Than Scarlet Fever For
Small Children.

tBy Associated Press to The Bnnnorl
COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 1.-THE
thoughtless mother who exposes her
baby to measles or whooping cough
so It viii get them and have them
over early"-is undertaking terrif,
ic gamble with death, according to u
statement issued by the State Depart.
ment of Health.
The department cited figures to
show that each OF these diseases
alone has in the past six years killed
more Ohio children than the much.
dreaded scarlet fever and that the two
together have caused more deaths
than diphlheria. From 1911 to 1915
four'iifths of all Ohioans who died of
whooping cough were babies year
old or younger, Practically all were
under FIVE Threefourths of the
measles victims were under five,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
THOUSAND DOLLAR
WAR STAMP CLUBS
ARE BEING FORMED

Columbus, O.-(Special.) .)-''fnou.
sand Dollar War Savings Clubs are
being organized in many sections of
the state. Requisite for membership
is that n person agree to buy, durinG
1918, $1,000 worth, maturity value, OF
War Savings Stamps.
People Of Ohio cant duplicate, anv
place, the chance to buy $1,000 Of
such jirst.grade security Tor $92G,
Director II. p. Wolfe of the Ohio War
Savings committee says in state
ment issued from headquarters. And
the significant feature of such a pui-
chase is that the incl ease in value o.
the War Savings Stamps is suaIan-
teed by the government. At maturity,
$1,000 in cash on surrender OF his
War Savings Certificates"
The Thousand Dollar War Savings
Club idea is spreading to many sec
tions Of tre state. I'm Holmes county
Chairman Charles Il. Cary has IA
charter members of such club; he
expects to secure 100.
1ne Thousand DOl!ar luea IL De-
ing carried still further in some COM
munities. Organization of Five Hun
Gred Dollar Clubs" and One Hundred
Dollar Clubs" is being perfected in
many localities.
Impression prevails in some com
munities that the War Savings plan
is only for children and those in mod
crate circumstances, the state com
mittee says. This is not the case.
The government thinks so well OF its
savings plan that it limits participa
ton. No person can own more than
$1,000, maturity value, of these
stamps. First of all, the United
States desires TO see its War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Stamps distributed
as widely as possible
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
FLYING HEELS RULE
IN MICHIGAN CAMP

BATTLE CREEK Mich - Camp
Custer is using at present approx
mately 1900 mules and $500 horses.
The mules are used exclusively for
draft purposes, each regiment in camp
having 81 four-line teams. The ma
chine gun battalions use the mules to
carry gun parts.
In addition to the mounted orga n
i2ations in camp, the horses are used
by mounted orderlies, officers of ar
tillery, machine gun battalions and
ammunition trains. The work of draw
ing the caissons and other artillery
equipment Is done by horses. Sentin.
els also are mounted now at Camp
Custer, except in the case of fire
guards.
Although the animals are sent to
the camp supposedly broken, stable
men have had numerous encounters
with flying heels before subduing all
the mules and horses Parts of the
stables frequently Fly through the air
as one of the animals is being eauip.
ped for duty. However, there are sci.
dom any SERIOUS injuries to the sta.
blemen. T.. n
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
JOHNNY BAKER CRACK
BUSTER AT ROCKFORD

ROCKFORD. In--The corrals of
the Camp Grant remount station con
tain practically all the time from
1000 to 10000 wild" horses and
mules fresh from the northwest.
Headed by Johnny Baker, winner
of the Cheyenne roundup for several
years. crack shot and vaudeville per-
former, six cowpunchers and broncho
busters are daily engaged in break
ing the animals in real cowboy fash
ion, the setting including wide leath.
er chaps and all. Besides breaking
in the horses and mules the cowboys
are teaching the soldiers at the re.
mount depot station the gentle art of
making wild" horses ready for ser.
vice with Uncle Sam.
Here also is where the "rookies"
get their first initiation in riding and
men who knew little about sticking
on the back of horse are soon turn
ed out as finished riders. The break.
ing of horses and teaching soldiers
to ride always attracts many on days
when the weather is favorable and
the remosnt station is one of the
show places of the camp.
Few horses or mules have been
lost at the rcmount station, pneu-
monia being the cause Of the death
of small number of animals in com.
parison Of the number being handled
each month.
After the horses and mules are con.
sidered broken at the remount sta.
tion they are turned over to the diff.
ferent divisions and units where their
education is completed by the driv.
ers. One team of four mules has
been so trained by their driver that
at the command Attention" their
ears 80 up, while at Forward march
they start off without touch OF
rcins or whip.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12

or course, Charlotte people were
well pleased with their achievement
and the prominence which the town
received but it is quite generally adj
mitted that the greatest source of
satisfaction came in the next few
days
The campaign didn't stop when the
goal was attained. Since the cam
paign closed, subscriptions have been
pouring in at the rate of $1,000 day.
This total is larger than the total for
any day during the campaign.
"Stampitis" is the word which ct-
zens use to describe the situation
II. j. Ellis, manufacturer, was
chairman of the campaign committee.
His lieutenants were II. G. Galloway
and b. H. White These men formed
their local organization the day be.
fore the campaign started Seventy
two hours later their feat was con
summated.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
TWELVE ACRES ARE
COVERED AT DODGE

DES MONIES, la.--Twclve acres
are covered by the remount station
at the Camp Dodge cantonment.
where twenty thousand horses and
mules could be handled at one time,
II 1t were necessary. Gathered from
the principal horse marts of the coun.
try, horses and mules arrive almost
daily at the remomt station to be
broken" and trained for war work.
Twelve thousand horses and mules
represents the ordinary capacity of
the remount station here but the av.
erage number on hand hardly ever
exceeds seven thousand. East St
Louis, Chicago, Omaha and North
Platte, Neb., furnish virtually all the
horses and mules here.
It takes 500 men to attend to all
the duties of the remount station, In.
cluding a captain in command and
approximately II dozen lieutenants.
Many of the enlisted men are mem
bers of religious sects opposed to
war the majority of such men In this
camp being Mennonitns.
The entire tract devoted to the re.
mount station is surrounded by a
wooden fence and this large corral is
divided into numerous pens and has
nearly hundred barns. sheds and
feeding troughs.
When the horses and mules arrive
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
M|CH|CA TOWN
COMES. 7 D OWN
IN THRIFT DRIVE
Charlotte First Place In The
Country To Report Quota
Fully Taken.
STAMPITIS THE DISEASE
Try Associated Rress to The Bannerl

[Ry Associated TTess to The Banner1
CHARLOTTE. Mich, Feb. 11--Af-
ter many years of watchful waiting,
the little town of Charlotte has final
ly had its name printed In red letters
on the national map of public atten-
tion.
Charlotte was the first town or city
in the United States to report 100
percent success in its thrift stamp
campaign. A whirlwind drive Of three
days by local committee, which is
considered a model for effectiveness
and cooperation, caused every man,
woman and child residing in the town
to buy at least one thrift stamp, Char
lotte's achievement was officially rec
ognized by the national organization
in charge of the war savings stamp
campaign and as the feat was chron-
icled broadcast, many queries have
been received as to how. Charlotte
did it."
Charlotte has about 5000 popula-
ton. The campaign was started on
Jan. 80 The town was cut into about
2S districts. Committees of two men
each were assigned to the various dis
tricts which averaged about so homes.
in view. They were instructed to sell
every resident stamp. A few poor
families we're aided by popular sub.
scription but many interesting stories
have since come to light, as to how
poor people without coal and with lit
tie food, scraped up enough money
to buy stamp.
Thousands of pennies from children
were collected by the committee.
Many quaint, old coins, found their
way into the melting pot of public
generosity. Two of the first stamps
bought were paid for with Canadian
script One family of seven persons
were at home, waiting, when the com
mittee called. On the family bible
were seven little stacks of coins.
One old man, Civil war hero,
bought two 20 cent stamps. Later
the committee learned that he pur.
chased the securities with his last
half dollar, An effort was made to re-
fund the old man his money He lis.
tened to the committee, squared his
shoulders and with tears in his eyes
declined their charity" al
A Chinese laundryman is numbered
among the patriotic citizens. A com.
mittee called at his place OF bust.
ness. They modestly suggested that
he buy few % cent stamps. The
laundryman. Chin Cling, listened
blandly. Then he said, quickly, as he
bent beneath his counter:
mo can buy 25-cent stamps"
A committeeman was about to make
a second effort when Chin popped up,
and said:
Can buy five dollar stamps"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
AMERICAN BLACKLIST
A BUSINESS TORNADO
.Ry Associated Press to The Bannerl

Try Associated Press to The Bannerl
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1.-THE
American blacklist has had something
of the effect of commercial tornado
on certain business houses in Mexico.
And, like the Kansas species of the
phenomenon, it has performed some
queer antics. For instance, a French
business man. with six relatives in
the trenches, figured on the first list.
Slips like this, however. have been
rectified readily through the various
legations at the capital.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
Simultaneous Effort To Be
Launched During
March
REV. D. c. COBURN is
THE SPEAKER SUNDAY
Discusses Ministry OF The
Spirit In Thought-Pro-
voking Sermon
(Contributed)

The same spirit of Christian fell
lowship that has characterized the
union evening services during the
last few weeks was again in evidence
at the service Sunday night at the
Congregational church The interest
ed and responsive congregation tax
ed the capacity Of the room. The
music of the combined choirs was an
inspiration to all.
DR.. Coburn of the .h. p church de-
livered IL strong, earnest, thoughtful
and thought-provoking sermon on
"rhe Ministry of the Spirit" in which
he pointed out the rich privilege. the
great opportunity and the heavy re-
sponsibilty that constitute the herit-
age of the follower of Christ in that
he may live in intimate fellowship
with the spirit OF the living Christ
who Is his comforter and helper, who
indeed works nightly for the re-
deeming of the world, but only thru
the agency of willing believers
The influence of these hnion ser
vices cannot fail to help greatly the
simultaneous effort for winning men
to Christ which these churches are
planning for next month and which
it is hoped can he inaugurated by II
Go-to-Church Sunday on March ,.
Countrywide in extent and with the
enthusiasm of such uhited effort to
push it on.
Next Sunday evening the union
services will be held in the NJ, p.
church and Rev. G. Il. Dye of the Bap-
tist church will give the sermon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
MOTHERS GALORE
FOR THE SAMMY
INJURED ABROAD
Many North Dakota Women
Are Positive That 1t Was
Their Son And No Other.
AN UNFORTUNATE STORY
tBy Associated Press TO The pannerI

lBy Associated Press TO The Bannerl
BISMARCK, n. d., Feb. Livery
mother of II sandy haired soldier who
lived on Il farm near Bismarck be-
fore he was drafted-and there are
several of them - is absolutely sure
that the young farmer, who related
his experiences in the trenches and
told recently how he was wounded
to a correspondent of The Associated
Press with the American Army in
France, Is her boy. AS Il consequence
the wounded North Dakota lad, lying
In hospital with portion of his
leg torn away by German shell
splinter, has more mothers think
ing of him and worrying about his
wounds than any other boy in France.
"Why it couldn't be anybody else's
boy but mine" one of the proud moth
ers declared. II can tell by the way
he talked in his interview with the
correspondent that 1t Is my boy. He
always was crazy to get over to
France and take a shot at the
Boches' as he said, and now that he
has been wounded, and forced to lie
in hospital for awhile I'm sure that
his only expression would be just
what was told In the newspapers"
Counteracting this mothers belief
comes the eXclamations of another
farmers wife who also Is the proud
mother of SANDY haired farmer
boy who was drafted and lives near
Bismarck, North Dakota"
81 would not be so positive that 1t
was my boy" she argues, "if it wasn't
for the fact that he said he would
give two whole months pay for one
large beef steak smothercd with on,
ions. If there Is anything that my
boy likes, II is beef steak and onions
| am sure that there could not be an
other boy I'm France who could eat
more of il than he and even though
he were at the point of death | am
sure that is what he would wish fOl
the most. However, | win receive Il
letter from him shortly and YOU will
see that ! was right"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
NOT ENOUGH HARNESS
y AT CAMP SHERMAN

,CHlLLICOTllE. O.-Practically ev-
cry one of the 1900 horses and mules
received at the remount station at
Camp Sherman have been green ami
mails which makes the problem of
training them different from that at
some camps, whefe mixed stock is
available. The animals are first brok-
en for riding purposes and then to the
riding aids, such as the bride and
the use of the knees for guiding Fin.
ally they are put under harness and
attached to whatever they will pull
when fully broken.
AS a military secret, officers say
that Camp sherman organizations
have not received sufficient harness
and other wagon equipment to enable
more than relatively small percent
age of the animals to be trained at
present. Artillery regiments are prac.
tically at standstill so far as train
ing OF their mounts is concerned. On
ly one regiment has actually been able
10 train its animals with full equip.
ment. All of the animals are at hand
but so long as the equipment is not
forthcoming but little can be accom-.
plshed.
Officers mounts and horses for or
derlieS have been trained with little
difficulty by using the methods prac.
ticed in the regular army
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12

al the remount station, they are as
signed to certain barns and their
training Immediately begins. Many
animals have never been saddled and
some are unused to harness,
Broken legs, damaged faces and
minor injuries have resulted in Il
number of cases among the men
training the animals, but there have
been no fatalities.
All the horses and mules are exam
ined by army veterinarians before
they are sent to camp and therefore
comparatively few persistent out
laws" are found among them. Any
animals disclosing vicious tendencies
that seem unaffected by training are
shot.
Every man in the army is supposed
to know how to ride. regardless of
the branch to which he is assigned.
When horses have been trained to
the saddle, for instance, IA certain regi.
ment of infantry gets it's chance to
prove its ability to ride. This af-
fords most of the comedy" around
the remount station
The horses and mules, after they
are trained, are assigned to the var.
ious units. most of them to the ar
tillery, the quartermasters depart
lesser number are assigned to infan.
try
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
SEACULLS ON A MINE
A SHIPS SALVATION

tBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
LONDON, Feb. 11--How five sea
gulls were the means of saving a
steamer from destruction was related
by the pilot of the steamer on arriv-
al at an English port. He noticed
five gulls perched on dark object
which was bobbing up just ahead Of
the vessel. Closer examination re-
vealed that seaeull was sitting on
each of the five prongs of a floating
mine and there was just time to alter
the vessels course and prevent dis
aster.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
SOLDIERS LII {
PROVES BUSY ONE
WILKINSON SAYS
Local Boy Writes To Parents
Here; Has Difficulty
Keeping Warm
ClGARETS AND CANDY
ARE MUCH IN DEMAND
Believes France Would Be
Pretty Country In
Summer

Despite the hardships of war, Hen
ry Wilkinson, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. b. Wilkinson, East Gambler
street, who has been in France for
several months, finds pleasure in the
work OF preparing to make war on
The Teutons and in the following let.
ter describes, among others things, a
hike which he took with his detach
men from headquarters of the S3rd
Infantry Brigade, 42nd Division A. r..
r..
January 8, 1918.
Dear Mother and Dad;
No | haven't died-only busy-but
stlll on top and feeling fine and We
are having some real winter weather.
II is hard to realize that Christmas
IS over and we are well into the new
year Days just come and 30 so fast
that have considerable trouble keep
ing track of the days of the week ev-
en- Thanksgiving, Christmas, New
Years, Sundays and all are just one
and the same, but it's probably just
as well Tor we don't have time To get
blue or lonesome.
Everything you sent me was just
right and the punk stones were quite
original. | have done almost every
thing else to keep warm, but | hadn't
thought of that before
We had wonderfully good weather
a six.inch snowfall Christmas eve.
went to midnight mass. We had IA
good Christmas dinner and spent the
balance of the day packing. The next
morning we were up ut o'clock to
start on four-day hike.
That was the third move we have
made since landing, and say when
II comes to moving, we have a circus
backed OF the map.
The first time we Travelled by rail,
the second time by motorcycle and
this time we hiked, setting up each
night and tearing down I'm the morn
ing Having so few men In our de-
tachment makes It possible to have
things more comfortable than the line
companies, but we all know what II
Is TO scramble mp into a dark hnymow
and curl up into hay TO snatch few
hours sleep. by that I'm not com
planning but just trying to show how
"A, tNtst, alt tnH I.,E hnu A
nights that hay was as good to me as
the best bed In the country and the
few hours ! could lie IN II We're as
precious IA American cigarettes in
France.
The snow made the walking pretty
hard, but the national roads are kept
clean, even of snow, so II was not so
bad the last day. The country was
beautiful all IN white, and the main
roads are lined with trees on either
side for miles and miles, so Il must
be wonderful in summer.
We have pretty good quarters now
and manage 10 keep warm except for
getting up In the morning, but al.
ways was sort Of n cold proposition
In the morning, A little like an auto
MOBILIZE don't worH very well until
! get warmed up
have practically all | need now In
the way OF clothing, but box OF
chocolates or cigarettes would 80
good sometime when You want Ia
scnd something, Tor they are both
pretty scarce articles over here, and
needless to say. letters are always
welcome.
With lots OF love to both of YOU
from
HENRY.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
ALL IN THE NATIONS
THRIFT BOAT.

Success OF the governments
War Savings and Thrift plan de-
pends upon whether everybody
comes aboard or not. If the boat
IS wrecked 4 will not be by
German submarine. No; It will
he Dy those VINO refuse TO make
the voyaae. When thousands
upon thousands OF men are maxi
ing the real voyage out across
the Atlantic on to the battle.
fields IF France, how much cour.
age does 1t require to- make a
voyage whose only discomfort Is
saving at per cent interest,
compounded quarterly.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
DEFACE
STEPS AT Y. M. c. A.

Four of the Gaping stones of the
sides of the steps of the Y. NJ. c. A.
building were thrown OIL their brick
foundations by someone during Sun
day night and many bricks dislodged
under them. Acting Secretary Mau-
rice A. Mitchell said Monday morn
ing that if the vandals were discov-
cred they would receive the full pun
ishment that could be meted out by
law.