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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
From Lemuel Birch

me following letter received bv
Mrs. }. l.. Burch, reached this office
last week, but could not be published
| then:
| Ny dear mother:
VIII not write much until | hear
Something definite. for we are cypcct-
| nC any minute now to hear somo-
,hi"g as TO our movement.
am getting on real well and work
my every day. l would not quit the
| SrrF!cc for anything until this war is
over bat | am longing and praying
earnestly for the Fastening of that
day. soon our beloved red, white and
2Iu1 Will wave proudly over the ram
parts of Berlin and then MANY hun
grN hearts will see the sun shininn.
on their native soil, "Amcrica," and
tn" h2Dpy smiles Of those we love
Many mothers and fathers will be
a"arthrok"A over the loss of their
sons, but why should they wcep
when smile would cheer their
lcighDor?
1t seems hard that man would faI
50 low rs 10 try to kill and destroy
H"ac"-loNing nation or nations.
'"rm"ny is fighting for conquest, trv-
my /" overthrow the supreme power
ma rights of humanity and DESTROY
he beauty Of Christianity, but tha.
ant be done.
-" YOU remember what the kaiser
Aii al iAc beginning of the war? He
'Hld, God can rule the heavens, but
. Will rule the Earth" You notice |
lAv" written Earth with capital "E''
nd heaven with small 81"
"itrn think of that verse "Though
ne fall, he shall not be utterly cast
town. Does that mean America?
Why not? Sh" is suffering ard vii!
uhcr for while but the day j,
coming when she shall rcoicc.
u" you remember when God ca!lcd
loses TO guide Israel to the land o.
.fr.y he said, IL have heard the
rr4S Of my people and have come to
deliver thcnl"
To-day there are nations crying for
- III" wa mas Htl Sent Il man to
deliver them but nation-America.
r" worli is held in place ,o-day
- h" s"."" power that ruled of old.
!oo'a ia his heaven and all Will L2
eli. lie is The worlds great and
only Gcacral and Commander.
Iothcr, dear, ! received two beau
ifuI letters from you since begaa
| MS one. You can't imagine how
much good they did me. The papers,
'oo' were highly appreciated and /
nave spent my spare time scrutiniz-
ng them, for every word is a hidden
treasure
heard from George after long
Time 1t took eight weeks to get an
"nsN cr to letter | wrote him.
| George is a fine boy and ! shall not
worry about him. Why should I? I
hall always be anxious for and in
crested in his success and happiness.
lie deserves much credit for what he
has done.
| must go now. Please give ny
love to all the family.
As always, your loving son,
I4emuel.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
CARD FROM Mr.. STEVENSON

To The Democratic Voters of the Fifth
Congressional District:
respectfully ask to be renomina.-
ed and reelected to Congress from
this District and agree to abide the
result of the Democratic Primary
Election.
l will not be able to spend much
time in the District this summer, be-
cause of the great amount Of impor.
tant legislation growing out of the
war situation, but will attend meet
ings whenever possible. 1t is abso.
lutely essential for Congressman to
be at their post this time.
w. F.. STEVENSON.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
Across the Seas They Call

Across the in the
or Cross help
1t from soldiers the cleaning
with
parching hroats and wounls
1t soldiers umonia
1t comes soldiers
orusefu
1t in
1t little children
day by day, ten and tens of thousan
1t comes from mothers hearts
and souls made numb with horror
From all these millions thereco
the because of the
the Red Cross
Another hundred million s needed to o"carryo on'
What America answer be?
Every rFundg
Ehis to he dCrossb by
FARMERS
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
We'll Win

What does mean you know that
French chile
Sends o French mlia HOSPITALS
Provides 1000 French surgical
IS operating thirty caneens the
Is cantee at French
sold
Operates a movable hospital units
men,
refuge n onepa of the war
and another medical and duaveing dispen-
sary both capable of accommodating
Has of ehousesso ockedwt
pia supplies, conf tobaccob
all the way from the seaboard the wiss sfronte
Has warehouse capacity TONS
Had rloadsof assorted SUPPLIES TO
began
in he former country
Had battery of motor ambunces frontfo
sdeca Austria
Started thousand different titles sin talya
rticaco dtion
Has established hospitals n Englan dandopera
workshop for hospital supplies women
2OO have ebeenrec ceiveda
the Paris headquarters lie Red Crosfr
various chapters scattered throughout the United
What does all this tina sbut
Red without
this ceess heroic
Without your Red Cross fight
for Liberty would haveb possible
Without Crosh houand French soldiers now
ant lighting for you the front would
and lack
And great and wonderful he the American
ed Cross IN the past still
the future-for
Your Red Cross
Rounana and little Belgium
shavebe
But all redouble eff sand
Red Cross
gen
and liberty
With the help wlwn.
Every for III War Fundg goes War Relief
This Space Contributed to The Grossly
CHESTERFIELD
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
w. S. S. IN CHESTERFIELD

Sales report Of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps for Chesterfield Coun-
ty for week ending May 4th, 1913.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
NEW QUOTA TO CAMP
SATURDAY, MAY 25TH

The following men will be sent t
Camp Jackson, on May 25th.
Evander Rainwater
Lonnie R. Broom
B. Tillman Donahue
Thos II. Jenkins
John M. Furr
William Lilies
George w. Wright
Lonnie A. Watson
Hugh Brown
John w. McDuffie
Jesse A. Dawkns
Chas. l.. Higgins
Jerome Douglass
Herbert R. Wallace
Ernest L. Horton
Ward b. Ingram
o. Augustus Clanton
William D. Thomas
William B. Steen
II. Edward Hancock
William M. Pate
Minor p. Gale
Preston B. Gulledge
Frank C. Hilton
Herbert N. Richards
Jasper l.. Sellers
John E. Horton
Ralph d. Smith
Ernest C.. Williams
r Dent King
Hugh M. Redfearn
William T. Donahue
Columbus G. Maree
Thos. F. Williamson.
Ernest G. Smith
Whiteford V. Fincher
Ernest B. Rogers
Dock Kirkley
Elijah p. Davidson
William B. Sellers
William T. Hall
A May Sellers
George G. Wallace
Thomas Sings
Albert +. Smith
George w. Therrell
John T. Parker
William T. Lundy
Lige Hildreth
James T. jackson
5. Frank Hilton
William G. w. Terry
Sam B. Burr
Anzle w. Funderburk
Edgar F. Johnson
r. Steve Ratliff
Began Roscoe
John Jackson
English Pigg
j. Eddie Short
j. E. Austin Funderburk
Walter w. King
l. Shepherd West.
Oscar Douglass
Allen w. Winburn
j. Lee Rallings
Walter T. Sanders
James ID. Morrison
In selecting these men the local
oard has endeavored as far as DOS.
BILE to avoid taking any men now
nployed in actual farming opera
ons. 1t has been found necessary,
owever, to include some farmers in
lie list.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
$1.OO A YEAR IN ADVANCE

serves the highest honor for bringing
out our company to be the best in
this regiment.
Hope to write you again before we
sail Your loving son,
Fred
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1918-05-16
DUROC JERSEY PICS

Some fine young pigs for sale.
Come see them. Prices on applica-
tion. ]. B. RIVERS,
4t-p Cheraw, 8. C. Route 1.
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'"'c" 1. NullcNpc, OF Co. /, 9Th
Inf:
Camp Mills, l.. /.
May 6, 1918
Dear Liiiic:
We are now cncamped on Long
Island. Don't know how long we
Will be here, but anyway, we have
mad" stop. Left Camp Sewer at
about O'clock Saturday and got here
NJ - to-day.
1t was a fire trip and we certainly
did enjoy it,
We had sample Of what the Red
Cross is doing for the soldiers, They
certainly do believe in taking care of
US. ] can say that much for them
and nor" if need be.
The weather seems warmer here
than at Grccnvlla.
! could tell you little more but
must close. Am well and feeling
good. Yours
Jack.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
SIX GRADUATES OF
BLADENSbURG HIGH
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Rev. Miller Delivers Address
AT Commencement Exer-
eises Friday Night

ELADENSGUEG. April IA class
OF six was graduated from the IOcaI
high school last night at. the com
menccmcnt cxercirs i'm the town hall
Music was furnished by the orchestra
OF the Mt Vernon NJ T. church. AZ
sisted by Mrs iiilss IL. Miller Cf Mt
Vernon. 3 capacity huusr was i'm al
tendance.
Rev lIilas II. Miller gave the com
mcncrmcnt address his subject being
the senior class motto which is We
VIII Find Path oJ 5s5kc One" Dur
ing the address. Rev Miller touched
upon the Importance Of buying Lib
crty bonds.
All the members of the class. i've
boys and enc Sirl. gave their senior
urations at this time. Supi- NJ {.
Cummins awarded diplomas tp tho
following: Ola Pearl Faucet. VII
liam elena Hess. Marcus William
Blue. Edwin Dean Billman, Maurice
Dale Ross and Harold IIosmcr Scott
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
40 SELECTS co
IN RESPONSE To
CALL TO C0LORS
Leave For Camp Sherman AT
Noon Saturday To Begin
Training
D. v. TRACY ALLOWED.
TO SUPPEANT CARVER
Barry Telegraphs Board He
Is Leaving Philadelphia
For Chillicothe

Following roll call at the ofliCc Of
the local board at 1880 O'Clock Sat
urday morning, the 90 mon represent
ing Knox county's quota in the call to
the colors left ON the 1885 train over
the II. a. o. railroad fer Camp Shcr-
man. On this train were the men from
Richland county. who came into MI.
Vernon singing Hail. Hail! Tho
Gangs All HIcre-Wc'rc Going to Get
tho Kaiser Now"
Saturday morning Duke V. Tracy
cal board if he might net be permit
ted 70 go in this contingent lin com
rany with his brother. Fred Tracy.
After some discussion. Tracy was per
United TO trade with Fred Carver
Fred Barry did not appear. but in a
telegram from Philadelphia notified
the local board that he was leaving
that city fer Camp Sherman. Barry
has been employed by sbipbuildins
concern, working on government con
tracts The following is the list of Sc
Iccts and altcrmatcs:
Elmer 4. French. French l.. Walk.
or, John l. Reed. Roy Il. Weed. G. Les
ter butt. Harry NJ. Staats. Charles u
Workman. Harry J. Clayton. Harvey
II. Stull. Edwin :. Beatty. Terrence
c. Taylor, Ivan V. Carpenter. Lloyd
Kcrshncr. Albert Miller, John Storey
Donald II. Wootton, Arthur W. Doup
Ross NJ Hampshire, Fred Berry, Bur
rcll Harding. Miles G. CullisOn. Chas
l.. Andrews, Clarence l.. Hammond
Samuel o. Green. James r. MELON
ough. Fred W. Tracy, Ivan W. Black
I ledge. Charles 5. SNogcr. LcmaI
kcarns. Lewis c. Dorsey, Charles w
Dewitt, Perry T.. ShultZ, William Ad
ans. James G. Bca.. Jesse NJ. I.ari
more. W. Lawrence Wills. Charles c
i1rcckler. Lloyd Brooks, Charles Nc
Phcrson. Charles Il. Senfl and Chas
Il. Ransom.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
TAKE UP FIRST AID
II. S. Drill Squad Unable To
Do Outdoor Work Bccau7e
OF Weather

The bi-h school military drill pla-
tovn, Rhic1 has hcru drilling Cor
saoulc weeks on baycact work. sllir
mishin--. line formations, advancing
i'm cpcn "racr uadcr IRE, target dcsig'
nation etc took up first aid work Fri
day This important part of every
soldiers training consists OF dress
inE wounds. handaginG and proper
methods rf carrying wounded soldiers
alt-ng with other methods OF render
ing first aid 10 a comradc. Work Of
this nature is done when the weather
docs moi permit the boys 10 drill At
Riverside park.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
Court News

Roe SsI~r. indicted b. the grant
I1rv ya-s rsar-s % nm supp0rt oC q
minor ehIid- entered ? plea of nos
-1Iiy ahea srrsiSned In N. romn'ou
pIess cOarr Tridsy- Thc cuurt ordered
rse dcscadsn, 10 Psy Juvenile O1ieer
Farrell - and 20 make additiOual
rs-ments ol 81. The mOnih besinhiR=
'hc hrst " June to BE- ussd for the
-rppor- of the child dgrins the nensl
-u-y o. the czsc.
In addition Syler rs ordered to de-
posi- ,IU9- hzlf o. uhich Is 10 be Psisi
J ". Barry for his services a. sttOr-
ney sad TIE remainder. according to
The entr- Tor spprehendin- the d.
fcndzn. in case he fails To comply
With the orders Of The cO1rt-- Syler
zss required To furnish sJes bonI
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
PALS MEET FIRST
TIME IN MONTHS;
BOTH IN TRENCHES
Chadwick And Ward We're
So Surprised They Couldn't
Say A Word

Dale Chadwick and Glenn Ward
used To pal" around together before
the war. When war was declared
they beth enlisted and never saw
each other again until three weeks
ago when they met in most uncX'
pccicd manner face to face in Franco.
I'VE were SO flabbersastcd that we
stood and looked ut each other for a
fun minute before either Of us said
u word" is the message received
from Ward. Chadwick is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. ID. Il. Chadwick, who
live near Brandon. while Ward is the
son of Frank Ward OF BraddocS
street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
Local Man In France Writes
To Parents After Relief
From Work
DESCRIBES VISIT AT
NICE WHILE OFF DUTY
Praises American Barrage;
Deplores Number OF Baths
He Has Had

MIR. and Mrs Frank Haynes OF West
Vine street received two letters Fri
day from their son. Lieut. Harry y.
HAYNES. who has been in France for
scvcrals months Lieut. Haynes dcs-
tufbcd at lefi-ah ten day fUrlough he
spent at Nice. France after a long
period i'm the trenches. While in Nice
he had photograph taken. which he
cnclosed in The lctler with the re-
mark that his parents could see from
ii that war has agreed with him.
An extract from his letter follows
Well. dad. | ain back for q rc.f- We
sure did give them he'll while we wcrc
there too. They think Americans arc
crazy, and say They shoot too much,
and believe me. they'll be sick of their
own game before the Americans are
through am enclosing a clipping
iron Inc Stars and Stripes 4 sol
diers' paper. which viii tell YOU lit
lie hit of what we have been doing.
T:clicre me. VIC have some artillery
All vou have 10 do when you see the
Huns coming Is 10 shoot UP your little
light or send up rocket and over
tclDcs the niccst barrsge you ever wit
nessod in sibou; ono half minute. That
viii stop most any Dutchmau. I mean
thc ones thai have nerve enough "a
face The music. They're cowardly
lot anyway.
We bad miserable weather white vi
mt the front-rain. snow and mostly
zind. France is made up OF very clay
cv soil. and = little water makes yer.
sticky, mean mud.
Allow me TO say that l am might,
don't really know how tired you Az
uniR you get back here, and can re
lax We have fine Y. NJ. {. 4. tina
has movies three times Il week. ant
also d pretty Town. I suppose We vii
hc moved If we cnjoy il too much. Al
20 bot l,aths. That is ono of the thing
that is scarce.
wouldn't dare tell mother ho7
F;rany baths ! have had this winter
She would blush with shame. Vel
its WAT time and as you know wste
Is scarce in France. especially ho
wafer for bathing Many is the tim
have stood i'm the cold. washing viii
a biG towel Tull of water with particle
of ice in it, No wonder mother think
WIS hOmcsick.
I have cured my cough scvcra
times. hut each time l get well. 8
hack in the line. and then I'd start Al
over. Coughs are pas bon for ma
to have when he goes out on a patro
He makes himself very liable for
9ost head
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
MT. LIBERTY

NIT LIBERTY Ap-H Quito r
humber attended the homecoming a,
Weaver schopl Iass s'SiurI7y
DR. 4 l. Robertson ami wife ol
Cleveland and Rev w y Eos's,rtSeu
of Port Clinton spent last week ui;h
their parents Mr. and Mrs n II,
Robertson
Mrs G. u. Hawkins sl-cut St,ur'i5, /,
ia Mt Vernon
John Furd sIca; SUNDAY Al t,of'siil
About - attended the eighth Grade
examination held here AIon,lSy
DR. 4 H. Moorc win deliver q pc
iurc at the VI T. church Friday night.
April se- This is the last number vi
the lecture course fer the rear
Mrs. John Noakum Is quite i'll II
This writing
Red Cross meetings are held each
thursday at tho Red Cross room
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
COUNTY UNDER
LOAN QUOTA
Must Work Hard To Get
Over Top
ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT
Some Communities Show Lit
tie Interest In
Campaign
ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT

Were over the top in Mt Vcruvn-
hur that l. No reaSun zhy Vt Vernon
-h"uId let up in this Liberty LUzn
campaign declared Frrd w K7hri
secretary 10 the lus-al rOsnmitir-. sat
urd1y- -We-rc over. 81 course but !;
isn't a question of merely being over
when every county and ever CON
uIunijy T. StrsiniuE every effort to 80
over by - per cent Of it, quota
we've EOi TO keep after It or and O-Ir-
SELVES trailing in somewhere near ths
tail uf the procession al the e,1Sc- OF
the cOninS week.
The COunty A. e whole Nj Kshri
-7id. l. about s75..--n from being over
its quota with some communities
showing rcry little progress vitb the
sale Of IN" lpnd>- il ~1n take SOM.
tall hus,lin= for US To- set serOS, EBd
tile e-unty unless the ,resboBs,. Is
src1,ci. he said.
Mr. KshrI expressed t'ic is,,Iicf thgt
tn investment f-=isTe al iba sesd.-
has not been impressed uIOa tac rcs-
idcBtS Of the rural comDsuuitic
strongly cRoH=h- When II = mUrr
generally undcF.,-'o' thar bu.iu= u
Liberty Fond : actually iavc sting
tuoucy at a., hc said y Believe
here will be much -rgaier--T,sponsc
to the verumcnt-s calL
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
BOASTS FIVE STARS
in SERVICE FLAG

Fairvicw school, which closed Wed
Dcsday With a basket lunch. has ser.
yicc nag containing five stars. The
boys represented by tho stars are:
Dale Linson. Hubert Cary. Robert and
Royal Smith and Carl Lewis.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
CAISSON CLUB WRITES
KNOX COUNTY PEOPLE
IN FOREIGN SERVICE

The Caisaou club sent Ouf sD,umun.
lcstiOns SATURDAY af,crnJon ~ All ihr
Knox couBiy mrn and WOMEN in for
eign service. numbering about -.
Contain in the euvCl1pcs wss a let
ter Of greeting. complete rUstrr 81
those on foreign soil and little
Amc ritau IA.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
is IN ouGouT


AT present J am attached I" III
visicn SiSnalIers and AM M in our
advance headquarters for a few d9yS-
| have been away fr I'm the line tor n
long Cduc to injuries. Edl that will
have tn got used To the noise again II
want any sleep. Al present one ot
our heavy batteries just behind me Is
pounding away and each time they
Iirc our roof seems TO he Ilyius oil.
We sleep above, but our otlico Is
in a forty foot dusOut. This is an cN-
ira prccaution TOR of course our lines
of communication are OF the first inn
poriancc. Very few shells drCp here
but famous town about half mile
to our right surely catches ii. You can
look over there any time and see the
houses going up in pieces. There are
many things that could write that
would be interesting. but OF course
we aren't permitted to do 50 l am
always glad 70 get letters from MI
Verucn and my friends there.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30

Nr- and sIrs- IEsrrv szEr'up,ss ,g
EEruviIIe vii spend sunday with Mr
anri Mrs r p rF-ss
yffs- Bell NuIersvG uens to yfr.
liberty SasErlfav 70 vtsif az tb-- A,lup,
ur War-aw T'hHlips.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
DRIVE FROM PHILADELPHIA

Driving through in a Ford racer
from Philadelphia, Albert and George
CulbcItson arrived in the city Friday
evening. Albert has enlisted in the
aviation service and is now waiting
10 bc called 10 The Boston Technical
school in Cambridge, Mass.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
DIPLOMAS WILL BE
GIVEN CLASS OF 20
AT MARTlNSBURG

4 class or 20 will graduate this year
from the Martinsburg high school,
there being IA girls and six boys in
the class. The commencement exer-
ciscs viii be held Friday, May IL,
while the baccalaureate sermon will
be given on May II.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
WORKMAN INJURED

Harold ?. McGiBncy was slightly
Injured FRIDAY NJ the Pennsylvania
railroad shops. where he Is employed
when struck below the rish- eye while
using pair 81 longs.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30

4 bicyei- was f8unt sn the s,srrrv
lste ThursdaE eveuin-- Calesa tn~
owner shows up th- m-Iyer uuT ee
-pc,l1Ifu-'- his way TO hfi oilies.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
SNOWDEN FUNERAL

The funeral OF benjamin SnowdeB
at o'clock Sunday at the home, Rev.
Woodson officiating. Burial AT Nor
ris chapel
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30

DistribHtioa oG th~ e'.raer er s1frv
T.. Seoft in kiH,{ hrs Brvu urtserssf br
'hr Prvbafe euHrt aeecrfiarS to an
entry Gb-d THURSDAY
Seas Estate Trsuaf-rs-
" T. NOsshoEier sRersm fo Ci,s1ufri
~ Dividsuu- - acres ia EseassoaL sysN
IuhH e. D'r2 tp Nrrh. ylarrtu- nsr.
CrI in Frgd~rir krDwu 81
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30

1sturiuisfrafpr ~ ~ srsats a Eprten
isEiiry ~ ths prpburs rvart- io|r
byo'i nv thr ssm % SSHe VIA O. W
t,tiir amt Eir'Is rsltfr a.i r'trrsar.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
suy war stamps


Entry has been dlrd IN the pro5-ts
court showing that $3.50 bein- tbr
TeSsey Of CLIFFORD Hi,es frum the -
tste of lila Neptune has been invest
cd in Ssr saving Stamps b. the pro
bzto court oNins 70 the .f.ei that ITt;cs-
place Of residence IL rot knoun
Account Files
The 6Fst and final .croaRt oE Guy
Tsylcr. administrator OF the estate of
issbeIlc Clark has been fled in the
probate .couE,- shoxins seI7-5a receiv-
c'l and expended
Asninis;rstor krpeints@
barton ". Blair ssS been sppefz1esI
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30

Mrs. Ida Davis of Fredericktown
went to Akron Saturday,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
STREAM 4 RINER

REAL ESTATE AND LOAnss
Farms snd effv property bsss<Rs. s1sx
snc exchanged Properties rsusssl n.s
-euts collected Frs IanErsa~,. a as-
ialsy- Representing IS oil rss1.ass
'secA -oHspzuie$- AcrsttsEt ts-asrza-1
t's sts-cs insurance. Pfsss Silx. !.
sarxSCe. szt00s0bSl& IarsrsnRel b. r.s-.
50 can isssre EsE RSVRerrn yvIs nrnr
lave S'srsty boasfs "a nj sts.sx C.E
snd nee Es- Room Spa hEtr- Sa,sra
-sther = Stream Wn.- z FSns-
ssts ST CH- -phoss M ttT Ezzrx-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
kNOXCO. NEWS

DANNILLE. April 21-The Rev.
James Bartlett of New York city is
spending few days with his father
here.
d
GAMBLER. April % Charles Ap-
pletoD was in this place Oh business
Saturday.
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ADDRESSES REPUBLICANS
& Jay Smith. Columbus attorney.
addressed the Misunderstanding club
Friday evening
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
LETTER WRITTEN
FROM TRENCHES
Received HERE
Local Boy Writes While Noise
Of Big Guns Shakes
His Dugout

In letter to X. I. Aruuld of this
city Il furmcr local boy now with th"
Canadian troops i'm the first line
trenches. describes his own ObServS-
tions of the terrific battles now occur
ring on the western front i'm the face
of the desperate drive of the Germans
TO break through the allied lines. At
the request of the writer. his name Is
omitted The letter follows:
This is my first opportunity to au-
swcr your letter. You c1n imagine
that We are pretty husy just now with,
this tremendous andsN bclicvrl this
final struggle Eoin: on. We Canadi
ans are not i'm the thick Of it as yet.
but are keeping the enemy busy Ou
cur front until We are called upon to
go TO the Sommc. The scene Cf the
present battle is where | got my bap-
tism of fire i'm 1916 and know the
ground pretty thoroughly.
We all hope and pray that this
summer vii see the end Uf the struS-
gle for WI are war weary and longing
To get home. believe the word will
bc Il better place after it Is all over
for To my mind ono whH has been ont
here and gone through this he'll and
done his best will surely ne better
man. The thousands of small. petty
,hin.r,; i'm life arr, CUmpIrtc,v wiped
trt
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
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