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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

great-grandchildren, certainly not more in
nocent than will be your grandchildren or
mine. Some one must pay. The bonds are
here, with their obligations of interest and
principal. Had We never issued them, Sit
might, no doubt, be open to US to accord a
more generous settlement without commit
ting serious injustice. 1t is not open now.
Several things are implicit in this pro.
granme:
The pre-war public debt Of Germany
must be invalidated, SO far at least as it is
domestically held-as most Of it is
The war debt also. The buyers of Ger
man war bonds took their risks, the Swedes
and Hollanders with the rest. When you
ask damages for the burning of your home
the man who trusted the incendiary for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

aristocracy take turn at waiting on table
in restaurants--the wives and daughters
serving, like others wives and daughters,
as cooks aal housemaids. If they do not,
the wives and orphans of the victims will
have 1t to do in their place, with taxes to
pay besides. The ultimate question is who
shall work and who that will not or can
not work shall starve. German aristoc-
racy living off their rent rolls and divi-
dends, while the rest of the world is paying
off war debts and providing pensions is
nothing short of monstrous.
And this right thing can be done with
positive benefit to the common people Of
Germany. There may be some innocent
wealth owners in Germany to suffer by it.,
but not more innocent than will be their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

through this appropriation the elimination
OF Junkers, aristocracy, big business men,
banking operators, merchant princes and
their political and social power. together
with indemnity to their victims. But no
new burdens will be placed on the masses
OF laoorers and peasants. An economic de-
moeracy and a peasant proprietorship will
Dc established Future generations of
neither Germans nor Americans will be
mortgaged for the payment of war bonds.
The kept classes Of Germany will have to
60 to work or starve-~like most other peo
pie-and will even then be vastly fortunate
compared with the folk that have been en-
shaved and starved where they have not
been massacred,
1t will be we'll in itself that the German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10


ger, in the English Contemporary Re-
view; Questions tending to prolong the
sittings--other than those of vital in,-
port-are consequently likely to be
avoided" The writer continues:
But on the other hand desire may we'll
arise on the part of some or all OF the
governments concerned to appease working
class opinion, and it is not impossible that
with this object some we'll sounding articles
touching industrial conditions might be in
cuded in the treaty. 1t is consequently of
great Importance to consider verv carefully
whether, and if so to what extent, it is
really desirable that the peace conference
should touch on labor questions at all"
Miss Sanger divides the possibility for
action into three main groups, and after
excluding the first two accepts the third,
which is:
THE treaty might merely set up some
sort of machinery for dealing with labor
questions internationally-~th is to say. a
permanent international council might be
established. empowered to draw up a code
of international reguations.'
Celebrating this idea, she says.
THE questions dealt with By an lnAss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

Of the Fatherland This is untrue, for
there was no part of the British empire
and no coaling station owned by US where
German shipping and German goods were
not welcomed on the same terms as our
own, but we fully recognize that no one
navy. however powerful, is now able to
command the seas, except IN ASSOCIATION
with other navies For the future the
security of the ocean depends on the con-
tinuine comradeship Of the French, Italian,
American, Japanese and British fleets,
working together under one high command.
We admit that hold five vita strategic
points, that is, the Straits of Dover, Gibral-
tar, Suel, Cape Town and Singapore, while
the United States holds Panama. 1t has
not been suggested that we have ever
abused the trust which has thus fallen to
US by the verdict of history, and if the
world is to-day becoming safer for democ-
racy, it has been partly because Great
Britain did not surrender to Germany the
above vital fortresses of freedom At the
same time, we are we'll aware that the pos
session of these places has laid us open
to jealousy and even to malice, and I
imagine that if guarantees of gooA conduct
are CONSIDERED TO De necessary from Nreat
Britain after her record in this matter
now extending over century, there is no
reasonable undertaking for the future which
she would not be prepared to give and to
keep But after the object lesson to all
the world of what happened in Heligoland
which under Britain was health resort,
while under Germany it became a nest of
submarines, our statesmen cannot reconcile
it with their duty to incur any such risk,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
THE Central Powers Amply
4 Able to Pay

The assets of the Central Powers are
sufHcient~~thc existing properties of Ger
many and Austria. to say nothing of those oil
Bulgaria and Turkey. systematic cxpro.
priation of these properties is. then, to be
undertaken so far as is requisite for the
purposes of indemnity. Most of these prop
critics will need merely to be marketed on
longtime amortization terms tho first pay
rents perhaps postponed for. say, three or
i've years.
Al one ssssks. than. ~ accomplished
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Our Little Bill Of 146 Billions AGAINST Ger

acted from occupied territories. say one
billion.
Restoration of Belgium, three billions.
Restoration of France, FIVE billions.
Restoration of Serbia, Italy, Poland and
Rumania, five billions.
Wages due the enslaved captives one
billion.
Pensions to four or five million Of wives
and orphans and to other millions of in
validcd soldiers, say three billions annually
for an average period of twenty years--a
present worth of perhaps thirty billions.
Bonded war debt Of England (without
computation of taxes), forty billions; Of
France, twenty-five billions; of Italy, ten
billions; of America, twenty-five billions.
Summarized eargoes, one billion.
Grand total, 146 billions.
In addition, there must be enormous en-
penditures in preserving from starvation
multitudes OF people in both Central and
Entente countries-charity IN a serise-but
necessitating immediate financial advances,
later to be made good at the cost of those
who have wrought the harm.
All this, note, is an account Of burdens
that must be made good by some one in the
future-without allowance for burdens al
ready cared for by taxation, and with no
consideration of the dead, who need and
can have no indemnity. These are burdens
that remain over for discharge. The sole
question is, then, whether the criminal
shall do the paying as against his victims
and the descendants of the victims The
outstanding war securities are promises by
the people to pay in later taxes an indem-
nifty to the investors who intermediately
have borne the burden. The final step of
discharge ultimate Settlements to
be by taxes at home unless the Germans
are held to make it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
(<IT is n st. Bartholomew Eve
on a grand scale that, in these
September days, has cast it's


death shadow over all Russia"
Thus does Alfons Paquet, correspondent
Of the "Frankfurter Zeitung," describe
the reign Of terror inaugurated in Rus
STA after the attempt upon the life of
Lenine on August 80. He says that en-
tire classes of Russian society are be-
ing wiped out, involving tho sacrifice of
countless lives, and he calls upon all
humanity to take action against these
horrors.
Paquet and Hans Worst, Of the sBer-
liner Tageblatt," are probably now the
only foreign correspondents who are
sending out reports from Bolshevist
Russia, and for that reason their let
ters are especially deserving of atten-
ton. condensation of two letters,
one from each of the two journalists, is
given here.
Paquet, writing September 10, goes
on with the article already quoted:
"The cities of Moscow and Petroerad are
trembling. There is not a man left in
these cities who can be sure Of his life.
Everybody, guilty or innocent--it happens
every day--can be seized by the Extraordi-
nary Commission upon a bare suspicion,
merely because his name is found on list
arbitrarily made up, and cast into one of
the overtilled prisons, reeking with filth and
Vermln, TO be shot few hours later. The
executions take place mostly in the early
morning by the flaring light of search
light, which is fixed tn an autotrrck
heavily laden with victims. The
Terror is shaking all Moscow as with an
ague. Of course, it is in the main the evil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

oil and finder has not preferred claim
agsinst you.
The enormous issues Of German paper
money in circulation over Mtteleuropa-
non-interest bearing debt-should be in
validated.
Only after the existing wealth of the
present generation Of criminals is exhausted
can there rightly be talk of imposing bonds
with future taxes on the peoples of the de-
feated countries. At this point there is
something to be said for generosity. The
future generations of Germany will be as
innocent as our future taxpayers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
By p. w. Wilson
Correspondent for The London Daily
NciUS

M OST Of us now agree that the
MI happiness OF mankind depends
largely upon a good under
standing between the United
States and Great Britain. In past years
there was certain GOODNESS between the
Two countries, due to schoolbook memories
of 1776, and perpetuated by sense Of
grievance among Irish Americans and lat
terly by the influence Of people here whose
ancestry is German. In some quarters
these antpathes remain, but taking the
American union as whole, there is over
whelming evidence for the view that a bet
ter feeling has been aroused. But new
danger has to be faced and faced boldly
that is, the prospect or possibility of rivalry
between the mercantile marine of the old
world and the new. Let me give the facts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
BY II. ]. Davenport.

ESPITE my article a year ago on
n the terms OF peace, doubt The
wisdom OF any present discus
sion until Germany's surrender is
made complete in an acceptable armistice.
But, meanwhile, it is we'll to get the issues
clearly outlined. The difficult problems arc
getting nearer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

some of the machines of venerable aspect
turn out ciphers Wood pulp and print paper
are extraordinarily scarce. My publishers
are paying Sc cents a pound for the pages
of a book which would have cost them 6
cents a pound before the war. All this
means vast demand for raw materials
and therefore transport. Every American
ship and every British ship will be needed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Toward Permanent Labor Council

KLINE world will be in state
of suspended animation while
the peace conference is ne
gotiating,' says Sophy San
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
FOOD EXCHANGE
BREAKS RECORD
Sales Saturday Seventy-Five
Pct. Larger
BIG SOCIETY ORGANIZED
Star OF Bethlehem Purchases
Over $500 Worth OF
War Stamps
BIG SOCIETY ORGANIZED

Probably the largest increase in
the business of any Mt. Vernon enter
prise in a long time was that report
ed Saturday by the women in charge
of the war stamp exchange at the
Chamber of Commerce. The sales of
Saturday, about $37, were 10 percent
larger than those of the week before.
Next week we hope to make it $50,'
said one of the women Saturday af-
ternoon.
The largest war savings society
thus far, the Ladies Aid society of
the Church of Christ, was organized
last week by Mrs. Arndt and the Rev.
j. A. Long. 1t has 60 members,
Another record was broken when
the Star of Bethlehem reported pur-
chases of war stamps to the amount
of $3O5. Other excellent reports re-
ceived were those of the NJ. e. home
missionary society, IA members
$7S.S7; the Congregational Mission,
ary society, ~ members, $G6.96, and
the Baptist Missionary society, 90
members, $4S.G6.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
.AUT0DR|VERS AND
MECHANICS WANTED
FOR ARMY SERVICE
Local Board May Induct Few
Men AT Once Is Order
Received Here

Notice was received by the local
exemption board Monday morning to
the effect that loo auto truck drivers
and mechanics are wanted at once
for military service and may be vol
unfairly inducted into the service
now. Owing to the fact that only 100
men of this kind are needed at pres
ent, local registrants desiring to en-
list should notify the local board at
once.
The following registrants have
been notilied by the local exemption
Board to appear on March IL for ply
steal examination: Alpha Hall, VIII
liam Ransom, Robert Cochran, Chas
r.. O'Bryap, Walter r. Busenberg
Herbert y. Spangler, Harlie Stun
baugh. Clyde McNutt, John X. Morey
Walter ]. Lemley, Harrison l.. Ban
bury, Curtis O. Staats, Joseph L. Har
its, Otto Middleton, Ralph Il. Stev
ems, Bert Scholes, Robert Il. Ham
niopd aud Curtis c. Smith.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
Elinor Stinemates
FoUrteen-Year-old Lock Girl Dies
After Five Weeks Illness
Of Pneumonia

LOCK, March 4--l3lincr the IL.
year-old daughter Ot MI. and Mrs.
Carl Stinemates, died at o'clock
this morning after five weeks Illness
Of pneumonia. The child leaves her
parents, who formerly resided here.
and one brother, Philip. The funeral
at II o'clock Wednesday morning al
the VI. =. church in Mt. Vernon. Bur
ial ut Liberty Chapel, west Of Nj.
Vernon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
FAIR BOARD PLANS
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
PURCHASE OF PARK
Will Also Spend Money To
Make Needed Repairs
On Grounds

At the meeting OF the board of di-
rectors of the Knox County Agricul-
tursi society at the office of Secre-
tary Gates Saturday afternoon, the
directors adopted a plan by which
they expect to secure funds to pay
the purchase price for Lake Hia-
watha park for use as a fair grounds
and an additional sum TO be used in
the more important improvements.
The board has not yet announced
what improvements will be made
first, but 1t is likely that the first
money expended for repairs on the
new lair grounds will be for Il grand.
stand and placing the race track in
better. condition.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
Petitions Court To Require
Owner OF Tracks To
File Bond
SETS UP REQUIREMENTS
OF MUNICIPAL LAW
Mt. Liberty Merchants Sue
Road Builders; Court
House News i. b

Suit has been filed in the common
pleas court by the city of Mt Yer
non against B. Berman and others
seeking a temporary Injunction re,
straining the defendant, who is the
purchaser Of the street railway prop
erty, from disturbing the surface OF
the streets in any way without first
filing bond with the city to indem.
Nifty it for all damage or loss occa-
stoned by the removal of the street
car rails.
The petition states that city Or
dinance is in force providing that no
person or firm shall in any manner
disturb the surface of any street in
the city without first filing such bond
and asks that the purchasers Of the
railway be temporarily restrained
from removing the rails until the or.
dinance has been complied with and
that, upon final hearing, the order be
made perpetual. The city's interests
are being looked after by City Solic
itOr w. G. Harris and II. W. Rooms
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
POULTRY RAISING To
Be SPEAKERS TOPIC
At GRANGE MEETING
Prof. Fitzpatrick OF o. S. U.
Will Address Grangers
Here Wednesday

AS a part of the local campaign for
increased poultry production which
is being staged nationally at the re-
quest OF the food administration,
Prof. NJ. c. Fitzpatrick. head of the
extension work of the poultry depart
ment of the state college Of agricul-
ture will give an address upon the
care and raising of poultry at the
Clinton grange Wednesday evening.
Prof Fitzpatrick will also speak at
the meeting of the county grange at
the Oak Hill school on the afternoon
OF March l6.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
F. A. CLOUGH OPENS
OPTICAL SHOP HERE;
IS WELL EQUIPPED

with every modern appliance avail
able. Fred A. Clough. lately retired
from the jewclry business has open.
ed an optical shop at No. 3 McDer.
mott building en- South Main street
whore he will fit glasses and edge
grind them.
Mr.. Cloueh could not, he said Mon.
day. give satisfaction while his mind
was on the jcwelry business. so he
gave that up to specialize as an op
tician.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
Sergt. Walter Hawk Serious
ly Injured By B. & o.
Freight Train
LEFT ARM AMPUTATED
BY PHYSICIAN HERE
Was Alone When Struck And
Cannot Tell How 1t
Happened

AS result Of being struck by B.
& o. train at 8 o'clock Sunday after
noon, Wagon Sergeant Waiter Hawk,
son Of John Hawk, Mansfield road
now lies in the M. & S. hospital with
his left arm amputated just below
the elbow.
Hawk, according to what informa.
tion is available. was walking along
the tracks near the crossing of the b.
& o. and Pennsylvania railroads,
south of the city when a train came
along and he. in some manner, was
thrown beneath the wheels.
No one was with Hawk. but the in
jured soldier managed to reach two
men who were farther down the
track. An effort was made to secure
an ambulance, but none was available
and the men took him to DR.. S. f
Deeley who, in turn. moved him tC
the NJ. & S. hospital.
Sergeant Hawk went to CAM
Sherman, Chillicothe, with the thirt
increment of selects from Knox coun
ty as captain OF that group. Since
then, he was made wagon sergean
there His injury will probably rem
der him unfit for further military
service.
Hawk was suffering from nervC
shock Monday and was unable t,
give an account of the accident.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
MINISTERS ADOPT A
COURTESY RESOLUTION
AT MEETING MONDAY

Following a spirited discussion, the
Ministerial association adopted Il res
olution at the meeting at the Y. NJ. c.
A. Monday morning TO the effect that
denominational courtesy demands
that a pastor require an incoming
member from another church to show
a church letter or at least notify his
pastor of the change.
The ministers heard talks by X. c.
Ringwalt and II. G. Beam upon war
savings stamps and Il paper by the
Rev w. H, Shields upon Why Men
Need the Church.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
PENESY SHOP MEN
TO ATTEND SPECIAL
REVIVAL SERVICES

NJ. Il. church services each night
this week except Saturday at 7:l5,
beginning promptly with the song
service. People are requested to come
early and enjoy the praise service,
which will be conducted by Mrs. Mil
ler, assisted by a large chorus and
orchestra. Tuesday night the men of
the Pennsylvania shops will attend in
a body. Other special features will
be announced as the work progress
es
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
GRANGE DRAMATIC
CLUB WILL PRESENT
CLEVER COMEDY SKiT

The Pleasant View grange Dramat-
ic club is planning 10 entertain all
Grangers and their families with the
presentation of Il skit. Just Like q
Woman" at the grange hall Thurs
day night, March !.
The playlet is a comic sketch that
the club has announced will please
and, in addition TO this arrange
ments are being made 10 secure i
speaker to fill out the program. The
program commences at 1:30 O'Clock.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
FOOD QUESTION
NO 7 DISCUSSED
BY HUN PAPERS
Teuton Press Is Suspiciously
Silent On Subject Mooted
Subject. 4.
IS WORK OF CENSORSHIP

tBy Associated Press to Tie Bannerl
NEW YORK. March German
newspapers of the first half OF Janu-
airy recently received here have sus-
piciously little to say OH the food sit
uation, which for two years before
was an important topic for discussion
in practically all the Berlin newspa-
pers The coming political strike,
evoked by food difficulties and the
prospect of an indefinite prolongation
OF the war through the attitude of the
German delegates at Brest-Litovsk
was, perhaps, casting its shadow be
fore and causing the censor to dis
courage Publication OF news calculat-
ed to augment the dissatisfaction of
the working people.
A decree of the. Prussian commits
sion on food administration mention
ed however, that mortality during re,
cent months had been as high as 80
percent above that of 1913 and, for
that reason, 'presaibed increased ra'
tions for 'tuberc,ilGr patients, upon
whom the effects of undernutritlon
are felt with particular severity.
Food Director Waldow laupched a
illumination against various offending
municipalities, which were paying
above the maximum prices for var
ious kinds of food in order to assure
"a supply Tor their inhabitants and
were thereby. he declared. contribut-
ing largely to the steady driving up
of prices and to the disregard Of the
food laws.
The newspapers, none of which is
a friend OF the food dictator, retorted
very sharply that II was impossible
for the municipalities to secure
enough food to feed their populations
without disregarding the maxima,
which is a general practice through
out Germany, and declared that Min
lister Waldow could find, il he sought
them, lawbreakers enough among the
Prussian state offices and war food
bureaus.
'Vorwaerts,' for example, remarked
that the central administration OF the
province of Brandenburg distributed
-four, among its employees for Christ
mas at a price equivalent 10 so cents
per pound that the Berlin police pre-
/ fecure sold butter to officials at the
equivalent of $212 per pound; that q
/ state factory gladdened is employees
with marmalade at - cents, and
beef for $l.1s pound and that one
of the food distribution bureaus un
der Minister Waldow secured for Its
employees as a Christmas favor very
poor quality of pork which ii sold to
them at $l.75 per pound.
The principal rations of the Berlin
population were still on the same
meagre scale as for rlouths-namely
a pound of potatoes per day, -four
pounds of bread, one-half pound ol
meat and about an ounce OF butter
per week.
A slight improvement in the milk
situation had been noted, permitting
the restoration of the earlier rations
of milk for children, one quart foi
those up to two years, three-quarter:
of a quart for those below the age o.
four and a pint for children between
four and six years. Expectant moth
ers also receive ration OF unskim
med milk. SKINNED milk could Be
obtained by other privileged ones, mo-
by the general population.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

The State of Ohio, Knox County SIS.
III the Probate Court
Notice is hereby given that Archie
NJ. Mattison of Berea. Ohio, has been
appointed and qualified administrator
ID. b. NJ with the will annexed Of the
estate of Daniel ID. T. Mattison, late
OF Knox county, Ohio.
PHILIP l.. WILKINS,
Probate Judge of Knox County, Ohio
Feb. 90, 1918. 2-25;3-4 4 Ida
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
OFFICERS ELECTED
M. 2. BIBLE CLASS

In recent election held by TIE
Mulberry street Mems Bible class
the, following officers were chosen for
the ensuing term:
President-Arthur ], Matthews, ST.
Vice President Richard Scoles.
Secy. .-Treas.--N. w. Hopwood
Asst: ecy.-Treas,--Dea Jones.
Chorister--A. .. Jones.
Asst. Chorister-Charies 4. Boyle.
Organfst-Mrs. Lizzie Hinger.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-05
THIRTY CONVERTS ARE
SECURED AT BRANDON

BRANDON, March 4-The revival
meetings here under the direction of
the Rev. Mr.. Mason of Delaware in
the NJ Il. church closed last night
with an excellent service. at which it
was announced the Rev. Mr. Mason
had secured 80 converts.