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Middletown transcript., 1918-09-21
NAVY COMMANDER COMMENDED
Both Britain And U. 8. Cite w. c. A.
serson For Saving Steamship.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. C. A.
serson, U. s. NJ, has been commended
by Rear.Admiral H. 8. Grant, Of the
British Navy, and by Secretary Daniels
for excellent work done when two CON.
yoys col,ided on the night Of July 4
last and also for his prompt action In
lowing to safety q Norwegian steam.
ship and four motor launches from
another vessel.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-21
WAR CORRESPONDENTS HALTED.
Not Allowed To Leave For Russia
Until Draft Pledges Given.

Washington. - A number of Red
Cross workers and war correspondents
who registered under the Man-Power
act, were held up at Pacific port
while en- route to Russia because OF
their local boards had not given them
permits to depart. kilograms to Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder finally
got them permission to continue their
journey after they had given their
pledges to return If called for military
duty.
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-21
lgpER AGAIN At LARGE.
n Police scour City Fol
John Early.

Washington. - The police were
securing the. city for John Early,
11Uer. who escaped during the night
~ detention house on the out
1Fle Of the city. where he had been
en1ned for several years by the
~ = authorities. On a previous &C.
- came into the city and
T. ael two days before he
Middletown transcript., 1918-09-21
MOONEY CHARGES FRAUD.

Court.
San Francisco.-A writ Of error, al.
lowing the case of Thomas J. Mooney,
convicted of murder in connection with
the preparedness day explosion here,
to be taken to the United States Su-
preme Court for review, was sought in
an application fled here in the Cali
fornia Supreme Court
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
GREER

GREER, Oct 25-Miss Priscilla
Greer returned to her home In Wal.
honding Tuesday after few days
visit with her grandmother, Mrs. MI
nerva Greer.
Miss Edith Shinanbarger visited
over Sunday with Henry Shinanbark-
er and wife. west of town.
3 Mrs. B. l.. Rice of Loudonville
spent Wednesday with her mother,
Mrs. Philip Severns.
Mrs. Lawrence Shaub is quite poor.
ly at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Brubaker and
children of Nashville spent Wednes
day. with the formers parents, Philip
Brubaker and wife,
Mr., and Mrs. r.. G. Almack visit
ed over Sunday with Mrs. Almack's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heffel'
finger. at Walhonding,
Mrs. Park Shriinplin and children,
William and Eileen, are visiting Mrs,
Shrimplins parents, William Blakely
and wife, at JelIoway.
Misses Halle, Ollie and Blanche
Hicks of Columbus and Mr., aud Mrs,
Lester Essex and son. Russell, OF
Centerburg spent last Thursday with
their sister, Mrs. Paul Long.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
EMERGENCY CALL
. FROM MANSFIELD
I FOR TRAINED NURSES
Mt. Vernon Also In Need OF
Is Nurses For Influenza
Cases

Secretary H. G. Mayer of the
Chamber of Commerce received a tel
ephone message from Mansfield Fri
day morning requesting Mt. Vernon
to supply a number of graduate. pro
fossional nurses to assist in the care
Of influenza patients in Mansfield,
According to the telephone mes
sage, Mansfield Is in the midst Of an
epidemic and there are not enough
nurses To take care Of the cases.
Secretary Mayer Investigated i'm
mediately aud discovered that M,
Vernon Is also in need Of nurses tC
care for influenza patients. Secro
tary Mayer states that % nurses are
wanted in This city at the present
time.
Consequently, word was sent tC
Mansfield that the nurses could not
be obtained in this city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
BISHOP F. K. BROOKE
DIES IN CHICAGO;
BORN IN GAMBLER
Interment 10 Be Made In
Gambler On Friday
Afternoon

The Rt Rev Dr, Francis Key
Brooke, bishupOl the Protestant Epis.
,opal diocese of Oklahoma, died Weu
negday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs, EdwarHll. Lee, 1858 North Stat.
street, Chicago.
The funeral Ii to be private and In
terment viii be made at Gambler FRI
uay Afternoon, Oct 90.
Bishop Brooke was In his 66th yea,
end was born aud reared In Gambler
He was n graduate of Kenyon college
and BeNley seminary.
lie had been in IN health Tor sever
81 weeks
Last year Bishop Brooke celebrated
BIC 25th auRiyer6ary as bishop. lie
was named after Francis Scott Key
author of The Star Spangled Ban
ner'' VINO was cousin OF his father
Bishop Brooke was well known In
Mt Vernon. On several occasions he
conducted services and administered
the rite of confirmation at St. Paul's
Episcopal church lie was also Il fre
sueni visitor In Gambler
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
LINEN ARTICLES ARE
SHIPPED TO FRANCE
BY LOCAL. CHAPTER
Members Ol Red Gross Send
1886 Pieces OF Linen To
French Hospitals

On Saturday the local chapter of
the American Red Cross shipped a
box containing $500 pieces of linen
to the Cleveland warehouse of the
Lake division of The American Red
Cross, In short time the box will
be forwarded to France where the ar,
ticles will be uaed in the hospitals.
The box contained t,32O handker,
cmefs, l,S50 napkins. 352 bath tow
els 50l hand towels, % large sheets
and 10 wash cloths
Members Of the local chapter of
the Red Cross have worked faithfully
and diligently to obtain these articles
and are to he congratulated upon such
a large number oi linen pieces which
were sent in the box.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
MORTbNLIKES IRELAND
AND THE PEOPLE THERE
Writes Two Letters Home
Telling OF Country Ann
The Natives \

Two letters have been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b.. Morton from their
son, Ensign Ralph Morton, who is at
a naval station In Ireland in the sub.
marine zone. One letter is dateo
September 1G, while the second was
written on September 20. They fol.
low in order:
u. s. Naval Air Station
Wexford, Ireland.
VIII drop you line this evening.
Wrote you last from Pauillac telling
you was billed for the land of the
shamrocks. Well, have arrived.
Had very pleasant trip up. Spent
two or three days in Paris, gawking
about bit. Contrary to my expect.
ations, found everything quite as it
had been when | had been there on
former occasions. Prices a little
higher, but no other noticeable
changes. Met number of very int.
eresting people who had been up at
the front.
Went from Paris over to London
where toured for a couple of days
Had a very enjoyable stay there and
did little shopping.
Went from London to Queenstown
Ireland, for a day and a half and then
came back here. Found an exceed
ingly nice little station. well appoint
ed and well equipped IL is supposed
to be the best station IN Ireland. The
living quarters are unusually com
Portable. .~ .
ireland is extremely beautiful
Much more 80 than ever supposed
Everything is green and the country
is well kept with lot of shrubbery
and stone walls overgrown will
grass. II has a decided atmosphere
of it's own The people that have
met have been very nice, although
they say some of them are not.
The only thing ! do not care mucl
about is the climate and IL surely Is
punk. Rains hterm1ttently All tht
time. Guess It's due to that that We
have the green fields, though.
Our naval organization In lrelant
strikes me as rather funny. Dom
know of any other word to exactl,
define It. Maybe merely see 1t IL
contrast to the way things were dowl
in France. Hope to get 1t figured
shortly. q T. 81 81
Things look rather promising Sol
the front now. Am getting optimist
ic about the war When they get thu
kaiser to making pathetic speeches
to- the German masses, believe thu
goose Is getting pretty well' cooked.
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PNEUMONIA " AS
CAUSE Of DEATH
Of DAN c. Stone
In The Trenches Four Days
In Rain And Cold Sticky
Mud
MISS GRAHAM HIS NURSE
UNTIL THE END CAME
Friends, On Wednesday, Re-
ceive A Letter Writ
ten BY Stone

Confirmation Of the death OF D. c.
Stone, Jr., Ma9 received late Wednes.
day evening by his sister. Mrs. J. w,
MUlln. n telephone message from
Mrs. Rolin r. Mclntirc OF Cleveland
conveyed the sad news.
Mrs Mclntire who is also sister
of the deceased young man, received
a letter from Miss Ada Graham, Mt
Vernon girl who is 4 nurse in the
hospital where the young man died
The letter stated that the immediate
cause OF his death was pneumonia
which developed on Sept. % and re
suited in death ON sept %.
Stone was in the famous drive
made by the Americans on Septembe,
[ The weather at that time was colo
and rainy
For four days, Stone was in The
trenches, with black, sticky mud W
to his knees. wearing wet clothes. ant
40 consequence was not In the bes
Of condition when hc received hi!
wound.
There was plenty of food, but on ac
count of the weather conditions ant
almost impassable roads, it was hare
to get it 10 The meu,
When Stones cough developed, ol
Sept %, he asked that Miss Graham
be sent for. She came Immediately
His temperature was l0i0 and II wa'
seen that he end was near.
Miss Graham remained as nurse
until death eusued She also saw tina
the body was properly attended tt
and buried.
stone was conscious to the end.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
MONROE STRICKEN
WITH APOPLEyY
IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Brandon Man Reported To Be
In A Very Serious Condi-
ton.


}. II. Monroe of Brandon. while
driving his automobile to MI. Vernon
Friday afternoon, suffered a stroke
of apoplexy. -
When in front of the William Wing
residence on the Granville road, his
daughter, who was with him, noticed
that the machine was turning from
the road, and on glancing at her faith.
er, saw that he had collapsed.
Miss Monroe Immediately stopped
the, car and. going to the Wing resi-
dence, called the Miller ambulance
home.
Mr.. Monroe's condition was very
serious Saturday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
EXPECTS. EXCITEMENT LATER
Morton Believes That Matters VIII
Be Worse With Conscription
soIN ,pSW hi%G utss, f#.

Have had a chance to loon the
place '6vef a'lit. Bih' tiiefc isn't any
thing very exciting to see. We have
a we'll planned and we'll organized
station here across the river (Slaney.
I believe It is) from Wexford. Wex-
ford is a nice little town of about H.
600.
The people are quite hospitable
which Is In decided contrast to what
| had expected. They say however,
that we have IA much better class
than I'm some parts of Ireland, AS |
told you before, the country is very
beautiful and seems very prosperous
In this part. Don't believe | ever
saw as many fat, contented looking
cattle as they have around here.
In case ,cOnscription goes through
the middle of next month mere may
be "a little excitement. Hope that
there wont be. however, for IL viii
only make bad matters worse,
Fear that our mail service up here
| viii not be az good as at BordeauN
Got my first batch OF letters from
home day before yesterday,
We people here are right IN the
submarine war zone, as YOU have pro
badly noticed. One proof of |, Is that
our mail Is sometimes opened by cen
sors. None Of my letters were as
they came over from France.
We have been hearing good news
from the front for the last three ol
four days. English. French and Am
orleans advancing. Bulgaria suint
for peace. 80. 900 prisoners, etc, Looh'
rather promising.
ENSIGN RALPH Il, NORTON.
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WASHINGTON, Oct % The ma.
rine corps casualty list contained IA
names today. divided as follows:
Killed in action |. died of wounds .,
died of disease IL, wounded severely
). missing in action i5 sick In hos.
pital. Glass ID. previously reported
died of wounds L. sick in hospital,
previously reported missing, 3. The
following Ohio men We're in the list
Killed In Action
Sergeant Joseph J., Ilumpil, Cleve-
land.
Died OF Disease
Corporal Edward Il. Fry. Canton.
Missing In Action
Private Harry p. Johns, New York !
Gmil A. zack, Toledo.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
GROSS NEGLECT
IS CHARGE MADE
IN A Pc T|T|0N
Mariette Martin Asks For A
Divorce From Ralph
Martin
MATTERS ARE HEARD
in COMMON PLEAS
Hearing Is Continued In Pro-
bate Court On Saturday
Morning

Mariette Martin filed a suit for d.
yorce In the court of common pleas
Saturday against Ralph Martin.
The plantl1 states they were mar
ried June H. 1902, and one child was
born to them The plaintiff charges
the defendant with wilful absence fol
more than nine years. She also al
leges gross neglect and says the de
fendant failed to provide Tor his chile
for over nine years.
A divorce is asked by the plaintiff
also the custody of the minor child
William NJ koons Is the attorney fo
the plaintif,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
MARY LANE DIES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Mary Lane, siX-month-Old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lane of Wal
nut street, died at 1: AS o'clock Friday
afternoon.
The funeral was at 1880 o'clock
Saturday afternoon at the home. Rev.
w. E. HUI officiating, Burial was
made i'm Mound View.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS

Philbert ~. Biggs, aged 10 years,
died at 1880 o'clock Thursday aite,
noon at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Biggs, In Harrison
township. after six days illness OF
pneumonia.
Besides his parents, he leaves one
sister, Matte Biggs, and three broth,
ers. Cary and Leslie Biggs at homo
and Harold Biggs at Camp Knox
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
OFFICER TAKES FROND
TO COLUMBUS, FRIDAY

Joe Frond, arrested by Sheriff
Mosholder and Deputy Sheriff Lytle
and charged with being an alien Ell
emy. was taken to Columbus Friday
morning by deputy United States
marshal Frond will be arraigned H.
United States court and II is prob
able that he will be sent to Camp
Sherman and mterned for the re
mainder of the war.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
Mr.. Hartman Looked
Before He Leaped
All Right, All Right

lis and MIR. LaFOllette's Ideas, would
not Germany have been victorious?
The Germans even might be on our
own soil today
And by the way, Mr. Breeze, Lam
glad you mentioned the Spanish
American and Civil wars. They we're
both conducted under the auspices Of
the Republican party, which you so
feelingly refer to as the Grand Old
Party.
In the Civil war the death rate
from disease i'm the army was 40 per
1000. In the Spanish h-American war
the death rate was rs per 1000. I'm.
der the wise administration of the
present Democratic rule, the death
rate in the present war from disease
is only 2 per 1000. A good thing for
men with sons In the army, as you
and have, to consider.
In referring to the court house
ring" Mr.. Breeze, did you ever con-
slider the point. when you were at
tacking the deputies in the court
house, at present as we'll as In the
past, that they receive less compen.
sation than the many good mechanics
with which our city is blessed, re,
ceive. In fact. know Of men worn.
ing in our shops who get more COM
pensation than the highest paid ofil-
Ger in Knox county.
And did you know, Mr.. Breeze. that
the primary law in Ohio bars no man
from becoming candidate for the
nomination to an Office The race is
open to all, and the choice OF the vot-
er wins.
Thus your argument in reference
to the court house ring Is shatter
cd
You know quite well what | mean
by the local Republican ring and the
methods they use which are SO OBJ
jectionable to good Republicans. By
the way, Mr.. Breeze, did you know
that there is one of our local Repub.
licans slated for the board of admin.
istration il Mr.. Willis is elected? This
is a $4,000 job.
Regarding the wet and dry ques.
tion, you we'll know that the "Win
tho War Jones" movement was
abused shamefully by the local Re.
publican ring and called wet move
ment. This was unfair to Mr.. Jones
and to many good loyal Republicans
who voted for MIR. Jones. The effect
will be felt at the coming election.
You insinuate thatI am wet man,
MIR. Breeze. MIR. Breeze, did you ever
hear of man of my race who was a
drunkard?
Come. Mr.. Breeze, join In the
movement to win the war. stand back
of the president; forget your parti-
sanship at this great crisis and come
out in your next letter endorsing the
president and the present administra.
tion.
Stand back of your brave boys.
Let us hear from you again, MIR.
Breeze.
Submitted In win-the-war spirit
Hby your good friend,
SAM HANTMAN.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
STRUCK BY AN AUTO;
WOMAN is INJURED

DANVILLE, Octj 24--Mrs. Jacob
Sesler was run down by an automo.
bile while crossing the street We'd
nesday afternoon. She was thrown
to the pavement with such force that
her left arm was broken near the
wrist.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
October s5. 1918.

Mr. ". w. Breeze,
Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
My dear Mr.. Breeze:
am indeed glad to see your letter
in last nights partisan Republican
organ. Your kindly communication is
welcome at this moment.
In the early part of your statement
you say that the Republican party is
patriotic and then as ,corroborative
statement say that you have three
sons in the seryice. My dear Mr..
Breeze, do you mean to say that you
are the Republican party? Such a
statement savors strongly Of the ring
politics that you SO strongly deny
later on.
However, | note that you have been
signing all the paid advertisements
appearing in the county papers RE.
publican Executive Committee, +. w.
Breeze, secretary" Where is your
chairman, Dr.. Carlisle? It leaves me
at loss whether to address you as
Mr.. Republican Party or Mr.. II. W
Breeze.
All honor TO your three brave boys
in the service! May God keep them
and safely return them at the end oi
the war, but my dear Mr.. Breeze, oI
the Republican Party, whichever .
right, do you not think that 1t would
be better to he member Of the Pa
jtriotic League Of Ohio, which Is al
organization Of fathers and friends 0l
soldiers, and which is standing be
hind the president by demanding tht
return of Democratic administers
tion to power so no dlscordant note
may reach Berlin and thus lend ait
and comfort to the enemy?
Now honestly, Mr.. Breeze, do yol
not think it would be much better t.
do as ] suggest, than to be secretary
of an organization that no later than
this week covered our town with /;
pamphlet, the front page of which
was adorned with picture of Franl
B. Willis in dramatic pose, utterint
the startling words winning thu
War Not an Issue In Ohio?
What is the issue, II it is not win
ming the war?
DO you not honestly think it woult
be much better to cease circulating
another pamphlet which attempts t
reflect on our war governors patriot
ism, especially as you say in you
letter that you reflect on no Ameri
can citizens patriotism?
Suppose, my dear Mr. Breeze, WI
had stopped shipments of arms an'
ammunition to Europe as Mr.. Will
seemed to advocate when he said a
our Knox county fair two years az
that "our prosperity was sluiced b.
the rivers of blood" then running Il
Europe, and again when he said Il
st. Louis on February IL, 1917, whic
is, as you well know, the center q
the American brewing industry, w
have fattened on the calamities 4
Europe, and have placed in the hand
of millions OF soldiers the means b.
which they have destroyed each Otf
err
Suppose we had followed Mr.. Wi
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
STUDENTS AT KENYON
RECOVERING FROM FLU

GAMBLER, Oct. 25-Al the stu.
dents at Kenyon who have have been
iii with Spanish influenza are recov.
ering and no new cases were report
ell today. ersitaf3
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29

Eloise, the small daughter of Mr..
and Mrs, Harold BischoIf of the
Range road, was moved to the MI,
Vernon hospital Friday,
Mrs. Clyde Ruhl OF Fredericktown
went to Camp Sherman Friday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29

WASHINGTON, Oct 26-lrhe state
department has announced that three
American aviators captured by the
Germans have escaped from prison
camps and succeeded In reaching a
neutral country.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
Common Pleas Court

Common Pleas COURT
The following matters we're dis
posed of in the court of common
pleas Friday by Judge Blair.
Crubsugh VS.. Nyhart- Motion to
secure costs. overEuled. Frank Cru
baugh made party defendant,
Frank Barber VS.. Ida Mcdonald
Motion To vacate Judgment ovevruled.
Helen NJ Vaughn VS.. Edwin Porter
Leave TO answer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
COUNTY BRIEFS

. BRANDON. oct 26-Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Adama n Medina and Mrs.
George ellis of Perrysville attended
The funeral Of Grafton Bonsell Satur-
day morning.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29

Denman left Mt. Vernon with E Bat
terry but because of being in an &C.
cident at Camp Sheridan, Ala, he re.
manned there in hospital when the
battery left.
Rodney Drake. Co., 1l8th Engi.
neers. Brother of Miss Cecilia Drake
Of Rogers street.
William II. Allspaugh. son of Mrs.
Y. w. Allspaugh of West Vine street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29

H. II. Strohm of Newark spent
Thursday here on business.
Armour Hess of harrisburg visited
relatives here Thursday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29

Mrs, II, c. Cochran is quite III with
the Spanish influenza.
Mrs. William Edgar OF Danvilse In
visiting Mrs. ID. b. Edgar of Ham
tramck street, who is i'll.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29

\ln the case of Alexander Van Voor.
his. guardian Of Parker Van Voorhis,
VS. His Ward, the hearing of the mat
ter TO sell real estate has been contin'
ued in the. probate court of Knox
county. /.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29


WASHINGTON. Oct. 26 The cas-
ualty list issued by the United States
war department today contained but
2la names. divided as follows. Kill
ed In action 5, died of accident and
other causes 3. died of disease Z,
wounded severely 81, wounded. de-
gree undetermined l30. wounded
slightly 27. missing In action q. The
following OHIO men were included in
the list: .,.
Died OF Disease
Corporal Clarence Widder, Block
City.
Private James $, Beany. Shor
Creek.
Wounded. Degree Undetermined
Corporal John w Tanzler, cleve-
land.
Private Walter Zalenslki, Toledo.
MARINE CORPS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-29
ARRIVALS
OVERSEAS

Earl Denman. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Denman of Walnut street.