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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27

at Base Hospital No. 2, Paris. Elk.
tracts from the messages follow:
81 received your letter of the 2Sth
OF June. yesterday. have not been
able to get to Paris to see Ada, but if
have the chance, will surely do so.
Am feeling fine. The Germans will
never have chance after we get in
line. Will write later. JIM"
".....We have been very busy.
Are frightfnlly shorthanded as to
nurses and everybody is working to
the very limit. | have finished up af.
ter IL strenuous days with badly in.
fected throat and am off duty-ill for
the first time In the three years that
| have been over. am very sorry to-
have it happen just now when everv-
one is so much needed, but hope to
be back on duty within day or two.
"Of course you get all the news of
the war as soon as we do and know
how well our boys have fought, but
we see the price they pay for their
gains and 1t is indeed hell over
here. ADA"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
SUMMONS Of DEATH
COME SUDDENLY TO
SAMUEL H. ISRAEL
Prominent Banker Passes
Away Saturday AT His
Home Here

Samuel Fl. Israel, one of Mt. Yer.
mons most prominent citizens, died
at his home In North Main street at
1890 o'clock Saturday afternoon af-
ter short illness of acute indiges.
ton. The deceased was born in this
city. and was ~ years of age. He il
survived by one brother, James Is.
rael.
The deceased was one of the or.
ganizers of the Knox COUNTY Savings
bank in 1872 and became It's cashier,
which position he occupied with
marked ability, and under his guild.
ance, the bank grew to large proper.
tions and became one of the solid f.
nancial institutions of Ohio. About
five years ago, Mr.. Israel succeeded
to the presidency of the bank He re-
tired from active duties In connection
with the bank about two years ago on
account of impaired health
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
ASHBROOK FLIES
OVER WASHINGTON
First Experience AS Birdman
By Our Congressman Who
Praises Airplane

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Ang. "a
Two Ohio members of congress soar.
ed over Washington at an altitude of
1000 feet simultaneously Friday af.
ternoon. Representative William A.
AshbrOok of Johnstown and Repre-
sentative b. r. Welty of Lima were
the amateur birdmen who participat.
ed in these flights. They were In
separate Curtis planes. Ashbrook s
pilot was Lieut. Howard +. TilsOn,
while the pilot who steered Welty
through the clouds was Lieut.. ID. M.
Myers.
Neither Ashbrook nor Welty had
ever been in an airplane before and
both are loud in thei- praise Of the
flying machine.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
HosD This Time, Labor And
Money Saving Organize
ton Will Work

The meaning of war board to
many people in the county is some.
what obscure but, when analyzed,
will be found to be simple and practi.
cal as has been shown when worked
cut in other counties. The idea of
having such board in Knox county
has been hanging fire for many weeks
and at present the principal draw
back is that of securing the proper
man to act as director.
!. The personnel of a war board
would consist Of, first the county di.
rector whose business it would be to
organize the whole county to the
most minute detail; second, a secre-
tary who would necessarily work un-
der a salary as it would be the secre-
ary who would do the greater part Of
the work; third, a township chairman
In each township named by the var
iOus chairmen Of war drives in the
townships, and fourth, the chairmen
Of the war drives themselves.
THE OBJECT
The object In having war board is
to centralize and systematize all the
work and so classify the citizens Of
the county that, when Liberty Loan
campaign Is put on, for instance,
Knox county will be able to 80 over
the top" In half the time it now takes.
The plan would work ont in this
wise: A county director is named,
who, In turn, secures paid secre-
tary. The secretary calls meeting
OF the chairmen of the various com
mittees In all the townships IN the
counties. Each township then names
fits own chairman to take charge of
all war drives. The chairman last
named directs the men working un-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
Explanation Of Proposed
Knox County War Board

der him to secure the data on all per.
sons living In his community-where
each person works, what family he
has If any, etc. This data is turned
over to the main township chairman,
who, in turn, presents 1t to the set
retary. Of the county board and there
1t is classified according to townships.
HOW 1T WOULD WORK
When a drive is about to be start.
ed, the main chairmen In all the
townships are notified ahead of time
and then they notify the chairmen OF
the specified campaign which is to be
held These chairmen then get their
workers together and give each Of
them the names Of SO many men to
line up" and prepare to do their
share. The drive Is started. Each
worker knows exactly what few men
he is to interview and, in four or five
hours time, can have his work done
and reports handed in to the cam.
paign chairman, thence to the town.
ship chairman, thence to the county
board secretary, and, II the organiza-
ton has been perfected rightly, the
county can exceed its quota In less
than day and with not only less
waste of time and energy for the
workers, but with less trouble to all
the contributors.
A Red Cross drive Is announced.
The same method as above described
is repeated except that, of course,
the chairmen Of the Red Cross cam.
paigns take charge and their work
ers, entirely different men, make the
canvass.
1t has taken other counties many
months to effect systematized or
ganization, but once effected. 1t has
been a saver of not only time and en-
ergy, but OF multitudinous amount
of money. Columbus claims that the
Franklin county organization has
saved her $50,000,O00 already and
that she has been ten.fold repaid for
the trouble in effecting the organiza-
ton.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
LOCAL GIRL RENDERED
UNCONSCIOUS In AUTO
ACCIDENT AT NORWALK

The condition of Miss Evalyn Cat.
ton of Chester street, who was Injured
in an automobile accident near Nor.
walk Thursday afternoon, was report.
ed to be much improved Saturday. In
trying to pass another machine, the
automobile In which she was riding.
skidded and upset, throwing the oc.
cupants to the ground and rendering
Miss Cation unconscious for u time.
However, no bones were broken and
the attending physician thinks she
will be well again In few days. Mel.
rose Cation, the father of the girl
went to Norwalk Friday morning.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27

ly, he turned off the steam in the car.
II was in mid-winter and when the
passengers protested, he told them
the heating apparatus had broken
and 1t would be necessary for them
to go into an adjoining Pullman. They
all departed except Gabrielle who
stayed with her suit case, until she
could stand the cold no longer. Then
she too left.
The porter Immediately locked both
car doors against intruders and
"jimmied" into the suit case. When
he saw what It contained he called
the conductor who ordered the valise
left where 1t was and notified the Chi
cagO authorities.
Gabrielle was arrested as she step.
ped off the train here. She first at
tempted to kick the suit case and ex-
plode the dynamite--with certain ia
tai effect az far as she. the officers
and hundreds of by-standers were con.
cernad-and then drew revolver in
tending, she said later, to shoot the
detectives and then herself. She was
overpowered and taken before Unit.
ed States commissioner who held her
under $4,000 bond.
All known devices were employed
to make the girl reveal the names OF
her alleged accomplices hut she stead
fastly refused, clinging to the belief
that the man who gave her the dyna
mite would attempt her rescue. Aftel
several months, during which no WORD
came from her lover. she made full
statement to the authorizes and hel
bail was reduced to $1,000. Mrs. Vim
cenza de Angelo. q wealthy ItaliaI
woman, took pity on the friendless
girl, signed her bond and took Ga
brielle to her home to await trial.
1t required several weeks for news
OF the girls whereabouts to filte
through the underground channels O
the extensive Italian colony, but on,
night, as the dc Angelo family an,
Gabrielle were returning through tn,
rain from nearby motion pictur'
theatre. man stepped out Of the sha
dows and fred several shots ut tn
girl. None Of the bullets struck Ga
brielle but one Of them killed the hus
band OF her benefactress. No clew /
the identity of the murderer has bee
found. but department OF justice opeI
atives now guard the pretty defendan
wherever she goes and guard 1
maintained constantly at the de An
gelo home.
Federal authorities have intimate O.
that several other arrests may be es
pected before the girl goes on tn
stand.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
TEACHOUT NAMED FOR
BIG JOB in ARMY Y;
SPOKE HERE RECENTLY

General Camp Secretary David w.
Teachout OF the Y, NJ. C. A. at Camp
Sherman, has been assigned to the
position OF supervisor OF the religious
work of the Y. NJ. C, A, central de.
partment, according to information
received here Saturday from Camp
Sherman. Secretary Teachout spoke
here at the Church of Christ several
weeks ago ON his work at Camp
Sherman, His successor at Camp
Sherman will be h, A. Doan, general
camp secretary at Fort Thomas, Ky.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
TRIAL EXPECTED.
TO GIVE AGENTS
VALUABLE FACTS
Dynamite Girls Case May
Be Means OF Getting AT
Activities OF Black Hands.

fBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
CHICAGO, Aug % Federal au-
thorities expect to develop informa-
tion concerning the operation of rad
ical sOcialistic groups in the United
States together with some of the Sc
crets of the Italian "Black Hand" or
ganizations and their suspected rela-
tion with German propagandists
through the trial of Gabrielle Close,
the dynamite girl" alias Ella Antol
tni, alias Linda Jose. which will open
here soon. The girl was arrested
here In January. charged with trans
porting high explosive In Interstate
commerce without taking proper pre-.
cautions specified In the federal law,
The story which Miss Close Is ex.
pected to tell on the stand will con
cern thirty pounds of high power dy-
Mantle, enough TO blow up the Chica-
60 Union Station where she was ar
rested; negro porter who played de-
tective and brought about the girls
arrest; the murder apparently by con-
sp'rators OF the husband Oh the woman
VINO peiriehdeu her' ana the tragic
tale of loveless marriage and faith
less "aninity' VINO Officers say gave
her the dynamite WIN Instructions TO
bring II mere
Gabrielle Close was born In Italy
nut was brought to the United States
while still an infant She moved with
her parents through the Industrial dis
trcts OF the south and New England
coming finally to Youngstown, Ohio,
where al the age OF H. she was mar
FLED through the Offices OF her parents
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
MRS. CAMPBELL DIES

Mrs. David p. Campbell, residing at
Utica died at her home Friday even.
ing, according to word received In
this city Saturday. Her husband Is a
brother of II, S. Campbell and Il. j.
Campbell of this city. The funeral at
Utica Monday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
CONFERS GOLDEN RULE
DEGREE ON 8 CANDIDATES

The Golden Rule degree was con-
ferred on eight candidates Friday
evening in Kokosing Encampment,
No. 3S. ]. o. o. +. The Royal Purple
degree will be conferred at a special
meeting next Friday evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
CHARLES MYERS WILL
co TO CAMP GORDON

Orders to induct Charles Myers Of
East Gambler street into the military
service were received at the local
draft board office Thursday after
noon. Mr.. Myers was admitted some
time ago to the officers training camp
at Camp Gordon, Ga. and will report
there Sept. with II. l., Russell. Jo.
seph Sellers and Robert d, severns.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
GRANGE NOTES

About 2G members were present ut
the regular meeting of Oakhill grange
held ut the Oakhill schoolhouse Fri
day evening. A short program Of rec
itations and songs was given
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27

A letter, extracts of which follow,
has been received here from Cooper
Jackson, who Is in France with G
Battery Of the 349th F. A.:
The weather has been very hot Ov,
er here in the daytime and cool at
night We are not at the front yet
but every time we move, we go
closer and expect to be on the firing
line In less than three months.
I'VE are camping about . mile from
little town. II is very old-fashiOned
and all OF the houses and barns are
made OF cement or stone. But the
greatest thing | ever saw Is the way
most OF the people keep their horses
and cattle In the house also. Nine
women out Of every ten are in black
for some of their people who have
gone to the front.
There are very nice people here,
but you tell all of the people they
need not worry about the boys marry
ing the women over here for there is
nothing doing, and on the other hand,
we only get u pass every ten days and
then for only three hours In the even
Ing. so you see we don't have much
spare time.
we drill IL hours day every day,
so you may see that we see army life
over here. We sleep In pup tents.
PVT. COOPER c. JACKSON,
&c Battery. 349th +. A..
American Exped'ry Forces,
Via New York."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
SCHULTZ LOVER THERE"

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schultz of East
Chestnut street have received word
that their son. Perry. of Il Co., 30Sth
Engineers, has arrived safely "over
there.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
8 LIMITED SERVICE
MEN WILL BE SENT
FROM HERE SEPT. 3-6

Announcement was made at the
draft board headquarters Saturday
that eight limited service men will
be sent from Knox county to Camp
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
LD|ERLETTERS

Inc 1OiiOwlng letter has been re.
received here from Walter d. Mason,
son of John w. Mason of East Vine
street, who is stationed at the U. s.
naval aviation base, Paailac Gironde,
France
~ am camping out tonight In the
office for the express purpose of writ.
ing about ten letters and | am all set
with my Jimmy pipe loaded with OLD
English Curve Cut. | have so many
things to tell that hardly know
where TO begin. In the first place I
want to tell you that your letter was
received with much Joy on my part
and every word of The Daily Banner
you sent with 1t was devoured.
Thanks for the papers and write an.
other volume.
81 made little trip Saturday to
Bordeaux and from there journeyed
to camp not far from there and Wis.
tied tdeleted by censor). This is
probably q surprise to You and Ger.
tainly did enjoy seeing all the boys.
also saw Captain Headington, who
is at the same place. was with them
all of Saturday afternoon and Sunday
morning. Art Mills, who is cook for
the outfit, set me up with three good
meals, SO you see couldn't help but
enjoy the visit. The day got your
letter got three others so you see 1t
couldn't help but be one of the hap
piest days have spent in France.
had not heard from home since the
first of May.
81 noticed in the Washington pa
per which we received here some
time ago that the (deleted by censor)
which by the way was the old (de-
leted by censOr) was attacked by
subs on May 80. but suppose you are
familiar with that through the news
papers. The allies are checking
them, though, and hope they will
soon be out of business.
"YOur story about the war garden
almost makes me homesick, and hun
cry, too. There is nothing / would
rather be doing than digging in the
backyard and you know | am quite a
gardener. Next year hope to be
making garden at 70s f. Vine street,
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, U. S. A.
"One day last week arose at the
unhOly hour of 3 a. m. and had an 80.
mile ride In n Cadillac. 1t was worth
the getting-up though. for II you think
a Cadillac can't travel some fast, just
get behind good driver and try 1t.
We made the trip back-4O miles-in
exactly 40 minutes and killed two
chickens In our haste. The French
roads are certainly fine and I could
not live In France without owning a
good car.
There are some nice summer re.
sorts within easy reach of the sta.
tion and ] think ] will go bathing In
the surf Sunday. The weather has
been unusually hot this month and a
day on the beach won't go half bad.
did you receive the picture of the
quartet ! mailed you some time ago?
(Referring to Ensign Ralph Morton,
Nelson Sapp, himself and Glenn
Ward, all local boys who were sta.
toned at this camp. Sapp left some
time ago for another camp but Ward
and Morton are still here. So is Dale
(SD Maring.
IL haven't learned much French,
but ] can say bon jour, Mademoi
selle" and few commonplace
phrases. Notice In my address that
have gone up one notch In rating and
am now Yeomah Second Class"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27
James And Ada Cranam, Ar
tilleryman And Nurse, Are
Both Over There

J. b. Graham OF this city has re-
ceiyed q postal card from his soh,
James Graham, OF Il Battery. and a
letter from his daughter, Miss Ada
Graham, who is Red Cross nurse
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27

Sherman from Sept 3 to Sept. @. The
list of those to go will be published
In an early issue of The Banner.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-27

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
Penna. Soldiers Named
in Added Lists Cabled
From Overseas Fields
By Assoeiaied Press

|. Washington, Dec. 24.-In an addi-
tional list of casualties made pu5lic
by the War Department to-day the
following Pennsylvanians are in
cluded
Wounded Severely previously Re-
ported Missing in Acknowledgements
Frank d. Edwards, Scranton; Corporal
Robert ]. Clark, Waynesboro; Cor
poral Chalmers Harmon, Brookville;
Private John ]. Haraksin, Jessup;
Private Ernest f. Hogue. New Bright
on; Private Luke r. Huyett, Sinking
Springs; Private Robert c. Hyatt,
Finey Flats; Private Vincent McCar-
riher, Glen willard; Private Ludwig
]. Hachtmann. Bustleton; Private
Conrad Pieh Len. Sellersville; Pri-
vate Stanislaw Slugay,' McKeesport;
Private Harry w. Whitman. Adams
town.
Wounded Slightly previously Re-
ported Missing in Acknowledgment
Oliver E. Kline, Bernville; Sergeant
Ewing *. Lynn, East McKeesport;
Corporal Searles Il. Slack. Reading
Private Walency Jankoski, Troop;
Private John Niggle. Monongahelai
Private Ernest Snyder, Easton; Pri-
vate Rosario aVlorio. Norristown.
Wounded. Degree Undetermined
previously Reported Missing in Ac-
! tion)-Sergeant Frank V. Pullman
| Stroudsburg; Corporal Edward Dem.
mer, Williamsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lysett and
son. Billy, of Newport, are spending
several DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. p.
H. Caplan, IS North Fourteenth
street.
Miss Lois G. Scott, secretary of the
local Y. w. c. A. left town to-day
for Carnegie where she will visit her
parents.
Chaplain Elliott Darlington, son of
Bishop and Mrs. James Henry Dar-
ington, 321 North Front street, was
one of the passengers on the S. 5.
tGedric which docked at New York
yesterday. He will spend the holi-
days with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Hickok, III,
and daughter, Miss Avis Ann Rickok,
+ who returned from New York yes
terday, will leae to-day to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Hickok's mother,
Mrs. j. Henry Cochran, of Williams
port.
Lieutenant and Mrs. L. Hanson, of
Fort Hancock, n. j., are visiting the
Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Henry w. A. Han
son, SO7 North Sixth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt and
son, Regis, anu MI anu MIS- W. ~
! Glazier, of Pittsburgh, motored here
yesterday and will be the holiday
! guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Et-
finger, of 122 Calder street.
DR.. and MIS-. Gorge A. Alexander
land William F. Reed are visiting
their sister, Miss Mary Reed, of. 322
Herr street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Oden Herr and chill
dren, of Philadelphia, will spend
Christmas with Mrs. Herr's parents
DIR. and Mrs. j. H. Eager, 12S4
North Sixth street.
Miss Bertha F. Plank, 1921 NORTH
Front street, is home from st. 10.
seph's College, Emmitsburg, Nd, tC
spend some time with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton F. Plank.
Milton NJ Strouse, who is attend
ing the Central officers Training
school, Camp Gordon, Ga, is hom,
on a short furlough. He is the CUES
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Strouse, 1852 North SeconC
street.
Miss Estelle Butler, who has beei
i'll for several weeks at the home o
Mrs. A. L. Bennett, PA Hamilton
street is able to be out again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-24
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF INTENt

Monday afternoon showed great i'm
provement during the night. In the
accident the pilot of the machine, a
British officer, was killed.
Hampered by the dense fog, the
pilot lost his bearings and was try
ing to avoid landing in the heart OF
the city, when his machine was hurled
down heavily.
Major General Rhodes is head of the
American armistice commission and
was the first American general ofheer
to enter the German lines after the
German armistice. He formerly COM
manded the Forty-second or Rainbow
Division.
The British aviator who was acting
as pilot for Major General Charles
d. Rhodes and who was killed in the
fall of their machine was Lieutenant
Gilpin. They were flying from Treves,
Germany, to Calais. The machine fell
1000 feet