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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
DATA ON AMERICAN DEATHS
Census Bureau Gathers Statistics in
Many States and Cities;
Also in Hawaii.

Recent inclusion of Hawaii has ex-
tended beyond the limits of continental
United States the area for which the
census bureau annually collects and
publishes death statistics. Within this
area now reside about - per cent OF
the total population of continental
United States and Hawaii. 1t COM
prises in all 81 states, 43 cities In
other states, the District of Columbia
and the territory of Hawaii.
East of the Mississippi the only
states not included are Alabama, Della
ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missis-
sippi and West Virginia, while west OF
the Mississippi the only states includ-
ed are California, Colorado, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Utah
and Washington.
The annual collection of death sta
tistics from states and cities maintain
ing adequate registration systems was
begun by the census bureau in 1902,
the first report covering the calendar
years 1900 to 1904, inclusive, and for
each succeeding year separate report
has been pubtlShed.
The original registration area con-
tanned 40 per cent of the total popu-
lation of the country. 1t remained I'M
changed until 1905, since which year
it has shown an almost uninterrupted
increase in geographical extent and In
proportion of total population until at
present it contains nearly three-fourths
Of the countrys inhabitants.
In birth registration highly salts
factory progress has been made dur
ing the past two years.
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Farm implements of all kinds

Farm implements of all kinds at
a very low price Phillips Hdw. Co.
ADV. SLIT. B&R
Ranges of all kinds. Phillips
Hdw. Co.-Adv. SLIT. B&R.
=. Stoves, Stoves, big stock, but
going fast. Buy early. Phillips
Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t. B&R.
Be patient under war conditions
We are doing our best. Do yours
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t. B&R.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
When Boards Were Taxed.

In the reign of Elizabeth every
beard of fortnight's growth was sub
ject to a tax. Peter the Great, in
1905, imposed a tax upon the boards
of the Russian mobiles of 100 rubles,
while the common peoples beard tax
amounted to one kopec. This tax
caused much dissatisfaction. but in
spite of this the impost was extended
to st. Petersburg in 1714. The tax
on boards was confirmed by Catherine
I In 1926. by Peter II in 1928, by EN-.
press Anne in 1871, and in 1743 by
the Empress Elizabeth. 1t was re-
pealed by Catherine II in 1862. In
France a beard tax was imposed upon
the clergy. The celebrated Duprat,
lord high chancellor of France, was
the adviser of the measure, and bull
was published by the pope enjoining
the clergy to shave. their chins. Then
a tax was levied b the king upon all
who wished to be exempted from the
harsh decree. The bishop and others
who could afford the means paid the
tax, but the poorer clergy were obliged
to yield at the point of the razor
London Tit-Bits.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04

Pay your State and County
taxes daring September and
save 2 per cent on county
taxes. Interest begins prompt
ly on October lst on State
taxes. Thos. E. Kerr, Treas
and Coll. B. 6. r. 3 wks.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
The DAILY BANNER
CAMBRIDGE. MD. SEPT. 4. 1918
Brief Local News
Grand Opera House tonight.

Miss Sale Edmonds left on the
train yesterday afternoon for Federal
Sburg, where she will visit Miss
Mildred Parson.
On the second page of this issue
will be found an announcement by
the Cambridge Gas, Electric Light
and Power Co., relative to the tenn
porary suspension of service yeSter-
day and today.
You have been reading about the
splendid work the Allies are doing
since our American boys have enter
ed the fight for humanity. Now see
for yourself in pictures The Official
War Review an extra attraction,
with Naughty Naughty the big
Paramount special a. the Grand
Opera House tonight.
Sheriff Sherman's hard luck has not des-
| erted him as yet. While going TO Baltimore
recently one of his prisoners jumped over
board and escaped. There were two of the
prisoners locked together and the one who
did not escape was nearly drowned In add
ition to this Tuesday night of last week
Thomas Farrow and Floyd DENNY secceed-
ed in escaping by saving away another iron
bar. These bars should be replaced, and,
apparently armed Sentrie> should be kept on
the outside of the Jail
Services wrr- held at Old Trinity Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, below Church Greek
last sunday afternoon, the Rev. Borden
well attended the attendance undoubtedly
would have been much larger but for the re-
strictionS placed upon the use of automobiles
The usual band concert will be given to-
| morrow night, and in this connection it may
not be amiss to remind the public thrt when
the Star Spangled Banner is played, not only
is the audience expected to rise to their feet
but every man and boy should take off his
hat. 1t is paying proper respect to our great
National song for men and boys to take
their hats off when it is being PLAYED.
Deputy Sheriff D. H. Turner this morn
ing arrested seven coloied men from of the
B. c. and A steamer IoPPa. The trouble
seems to have arisen over one Of the hands
getting drunk and diSorderly, and when the
Sheriff attempted to arrest him, two Others
attempted to prevent his taking the prisoner
of the boat He drew his pistol and march
ed two of them to the jail and then went
back and got the other one. Later Captain
Wooford telephoned him to come and get
four more wko had refused to work, The
men are held in jail pending a hearing.
There was shortage of gas and water
around Cambridge yesterday afternoon, the
former due to a breakdown at the plant and
the latter on account of the necessity of
shutting down the plant in East Cambridge
while the pumps were packed. There is
bountiful supply of water today, there being
10 feet in the standpipe, and there will be
supply of gas tonight.
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MARVELS OF SURGERY IN WAR
Surgeons With Allies Fighters Repair
Seemingly Hopeless Cases Of
Shattered Bone.

The marvels of surgery which have
work havr confounded the prophets.
News of the bravery of our fighting
men is not more inspiring than the
accounts which come In constantly OF
the achievements of the scientists 0;
the entente in the field of surgery
and medicine, says Portland Oregonian.
There landed in an eastern port the
other day u Canadian soldier who is
only one of the thousands who can
thank their stars that constructive sci
ence is keeping pace with destructive
enterprise. He had been In the thick
of the fighting at Ypres In 1915, shrap-
mel had shattered the bones of both
ankles and both wrists. For a long
time he lay in London hospital, be-
lievlng that his case was hopeless and
that he would be a cripple for life.
Then came surgeons who undertook
the delicate task of literally setting
him on his feet" Eventually he
emerged two inches or so shorter
than when he enlisted, walking
straight, with agile step, and with full
command of his arms and hands.
In principle the repair of this sol
der was not a wholly new thing;
bone surgery had made material adj
vances in the decade before the war
began. An interesting feature of the
case, however, is that it was part Of
the routine of a military hospital, that
the surgeons who performed the high
ly intricate operation and made COM
plete restoration Of man who 20
years ago would have been doomed
to life of hopeless helplessness makes
no claim to especial merit, and that
the whole accomplishment was treated
as a matter of course. The soldier
is so far recovered that he expects
presently to return joyfully to the fir
ing line: the surgeons turn without
more ado to the next case, which may
he seemingly quite as hopeless but
wholly different in matters of technic
and detail.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
Coffee Substitutes In Denmark.

For months coffee has been almost
in Denmark. When any
is to be had it sells for as much as
IS pound This naturally has stimu-
lated the production of coffee substi-
tutes. 1t is now reported that about
5000 tons of various kinds of raw
materials have lately been used for
making these substitutes. One report
says that 5000 tons of acorns, 1900
tons of dandeliOn, / 900 tons of chicory
and 1900 tons of sugar btets have
been roasted, ground up, AMI sold for
coffee substitutes. Acorns sell for
about - cents pound.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
Paw your State and Count,

Guns and shells for dove shoot
ing. Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
FOR SALES bbls long corn. E 5
Lake. 9-2-3t r. Gilt.
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Wall Of a lost Soul.

This is not camp story, but one
written by a lieutenant on his way
cover there" "On our first lap out
we were having boat drill one day.
The bell rang and every one grabbed
up life preservers and started for
their lifeboats. AS l came out on the
main deck to boat No. 10 one Of the
aft guns let loose with terrific roar
at target practice. Just then big
negro came up scrambling out of a
hatchway. yelling. %. Lordy, Lordy.
where am nah life deserter? / done
heah dat submarine a-moanin' for nah
BOul!'"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04

Auto tires, tubes and accessories
Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t.
Overland and Dodge cars Phil
lips Hdw. Co.-Adv. 31-6t. B&R.
Stewart Trucks. Phillips Hdw.
Co-Adv. 31-6t B&R.
A pointer-get your stoves ear
ly. Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv 31-6t.
This store has the goods, and at
the right prices Phillips Hdw. Co.
ADV. 31-6t B&R
Buy War Stamps and help win
the war. Phillips Hdw. Co.-Adv
SLIT. B&R
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
Sugar Announcement

The groceIs of Cambridge will re-
ceive a shipment of sugar from Balti-
more tomorrow, Thursday morning,
Persons desiring sugar for canning
and preserving can get their supplies
from their grocers at that time
Vernon S. Bradley, Food Administ-
rator for Dorchester County.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
Suicides Amonu japanese Students.

According to Rev. DR.. Sidney l..
Gulick, who lived long in the far East,
suicides among japanese students are
probably more prevalent than among
any other students in the world. The
causes he mentions are, first, the high
strung nerves and exceptional sensi-
tiveness to anything that may be re-
garded as a personal humiliation; and
second. the extraordinary competition
among students to secure places in
She government schools.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04

Pay your State and County
taxes during Seatember and
save ? per cent on county
taxes. Interest begins prompt
ly on October lst., on State
taxes. Thos. E. Kerr, Treas
and Coll. B. &. r. 3 wks.
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Continuous Performance.

Friend-"What about the rent Of n
place like this? I suppose the land
lord asks lot for it Arduppe-
Eyes, rather-he's always asking for
;t."-Boston Transcript
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-04
War Romance in the Stars.

Almost overhead in the early eve
ming are some faint stars, constituting
the constellation Coma Berenices, or
"Berenice's Hair" 1t commentaries
Queen Berenice, wife of Ptolemy III,
who offered her hair to Venus to Sc
cure his safe return from war. The
queens hair was sacrificed, but dis
appeared from the temple. Hence the
legend that her golden locks had
turned into a constellation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27

Public Auetien-Owner going 70
Minneapolis. I will sell all my house.
hold furnishings on premises 2o7 East
State street, Marshalltown. Saturday.
Dec. 23, beginning at o'clock sharp:
China closet, four large rugs. four
rockers, FIVE small rugs. library table,
two good dressers, genuine leather
couch, three pedestals. fine four piece
parlor suit, round oak dining table, six
chairs, six extra oak dining chairs.
Globe Warneke 4-sectional book case
with writing desk, three extra sections,
two chiffoneers, vernis Martin bed
and springs. fine set bead portiers. set
green portiers,. large mirror. small mir
ror. door curtains. lace curtains. leo
box. kitchen table. kitchen cabinet.
lady's seal plush winter coat size -,
lady's size ~ blue serge suit, leather
Morris chair. gents size SO broad cloth
dress coat. good AZ new, lady's writing
desk, lady's fur coat, ironing board,
POTATOES, onions. seven tons OF SEMI
enthracite COAL dishes. cooking utensils,
Here IL dandy good lot Of furnishings.
Don't miss this sale. 1t Is located in
the McCombs dat. Terms cash. Mr..
Gemlo. Owner Phone 1891. Col Ken
dali, auctioneer. Phone 1879. Howard
Cope, Clerk.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27

Of the signing o. the arrnistice. Shahan
has been in The Philippines since Jan.
6. 1918.
Tells Of Loss Of Eye.
Roy II. Brown in a letter to MS
mother Mrs. George d. Brown, III
North First street. under date Of Nov.
a refers TO an injury suffered some
months ago. which has caused the
Young soldier to lose. at least tempo
rarily. the sight of one eye. "A small
silver of steel penetrated the eve when
Brown was working on an aeroplane
motor He was in hospital at Paris
for tho weeks and the steel was re-
moved but the affected eye has since
been sightless. From Paris Brown
was sent to vichy. noted as a summer
resort Of southern France. He re-
manned there a month and then was
sent to Blois. There he remained for
three days. drew new equipment and
was dispatched to St MaiNent in
western France. where he was as
signed TO military police duty. and
where he has been stationed for two
months.
For the first time Brown is per-
mitted TO ten Of his trip to Europe. this
being his first letter after the censor
ship restrictions were removed. Three
days from Brest the transport Ora
iaira. on her second voyage. was at
tackled by submarine. Brown writes:
Out boat was on one flank and all
of sudden We felt the boat give p
lurch and then heard the report OF her
rear gun. We then saw our convoy,
which was made up of ten light de-
stroyers. turn around ane beat IT
back. We heard more firing later but
never heard whether they got the sub
or not.
The Orajaba locked at Brest on
July IS. and the soldiers aboard were
landed that night
Took Part in Big Drives.
Wagner Fred Zatechka. 35sth infan-
try supply company. has written under
date of Nov. % to his father. John
Zatechka, of LeGrand stating that his
company ie now stationed at Stenay.
France. Zatechka was for fifty seven
days on the ST. Mihiel front, and took
part in the ST. Mihiel drive In Septem-
her, also in the fighting on the verdun
front in October. He expected to be
sent with the army Of occupation into
Germany
10 Now in Luxembourg.
Clyde Johnson. Battery e. 151et field
artillery. has written his grandmother.
Mrs. Anna Taylor SOB Bromley street
announcing that he now was stationed
at Luxembourg. He had been on the
Louvain and Champagne fronts. and
took part in the engagements at
Chateau Thierrv and st. Mih'el
Gets Hole Thru Tin Hat.
Whiting to his mother in Union.
Lieut.. Dean o. Rowley. who worked
for Gildner Bros. in this city. before
entering the service, SAYS his contIn-
gent was on its way into Germany.
over half the officers knew in train
ing camp are killed or in the hospitals
and I never even had a scratch.
had hole shot thru my tin hat and a
piece of shell severed tho tube Of my
gas mask. but not a single puncture
of my own skin" He mentioned the
tathetic and tragic grief Of the French
and their rejoicing when their saw
ours. the American and French armies,
released them One old French moth
err. who had Two sons wounded. and a
third one at home on furlough, kissed
him. he said, when the army left the
billets in the village. and said that
now she had four sons in the army"
The letter was written Nov. IT..
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
Very Much SURPRISED.

Some time ago Mrs. Ella Wright.
ChilIicothe. Mo, was troubled with in
digestion and had frequent bilious at
lacks. She procured bottle Of Cham
berlain's Tablets and was very much
surprised at the quick relief which
they afforded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
frozen, even X internal tranapof
could be realized.
70 Preserve clvliixatlea.

t1l5
!. At this moment Germany has suoe
alone sucked the food and animals
from al those masses Of people she
has dominated and left starving. but
she has left behind her total wreck.
age Of social insttutions. and this
mass Of people ID now confronted WITH
absolute anarchy.
II ~ value our eva safety snl ~
social Organization of To world, e ~
value ~ preservation Of e1vilisatioa
itsslf, W cannot permit growth Of this
cancer In the worlds vitalG
Fsmins II the mother Of anarchy.
yrom the inability Of gsvsfnnsntS y
secure food for their psopls grows
revolution ana chao& From IN ability
to supply their pso1ls crews stability
q scyesrmens and the Ae9ess - ~
areAy. Dsd - put II on 10 higher
plane than our lnfsfs1tS Ia the PRO.
$780, q - lnslttuelonA - nu1e
Sssels s1ssa1vO = sslstiea - -
IN q 4 " II SS 5s 81 II III Al AZ
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27

hArdWASe stock or clear city property.
II interested write or See Plumb Bros,
MafshaIltown.
Fer Sals-At . oArgAin. ninety acres
dvs miles northwest Of 0rinnell Iowa,
fair improvements. good soil. must b
sold before January :. 10 give poseps..
slOn March 1. Also - acres. two
miles from Colfax, Iowa Nine Pooaa
house. on paved street. ~ acres OF
ground. in the northwest part Of thu
city. All above propositions nust b
sold. VIM Aovsy. - West State
street.
isws Land Fer Sale-lSe acres four
miles from Ma&shalltown. In Z god
state Of cultivation. improvements
good. price $2oo.o0: $4,000 win handle
this deal. balance carried 6ack ten
yeAss 1t 8 pee cent: llo acres Close
In. Q real home. very Uood terms; -.
~ acres near Conrad u . good neioA-
bofhood.
opEC1AI
- acreD one mile from LAufel, Iowa.
improvements good, land In hish
state Of cultivation. $1,000 viii handle
the farm. balance carried baSk eight
years. I can deliver there farms The
Let q March. Gee ne X you want .
feAl bargain. Walter b. Bohen Land
Company. over - East Main street.
rhone 374 or gresn SIC
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
HOW TO ANSWER
Advertising Where No Address
Is Given, but Key Num-
Der Used.

When an advertiser does not uSe his
name II Is because he does not want
the public to know II: 50 you mus
address a letter to Tiiues-Repuolican'
using the letters he uses We cehvef
the INTO the advertiser PR mptiy. We
can not give you his mana OF sdd's -
All advertiser ents TO- tNiH |?sdmA
must be In this OFFICE W n (nooeD
for publication that day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27

Wanted-Place on farm By married
man, experienced. good with stock.
Address x-l9 care this office.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
Classified Advertisements

Wanted-Positi a. bookkeeper by
teacher, inexperienced. Address Ell
care this paper
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27

Wanted-A good, steady, gentleman
ly salesman to handle q Wards wagon
in Marshall county. No experience
needed. For full particulars write
promptly to DR.. Wards Medical Com
pany. winona, Minnesota. Established
1856.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
FOR sALE-AUToMoBIIEs.

For Sale-1917 Ford touring car.
used very little, good as new. Phone
red 1908.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
statesmen WANTED.

Wanted-A good. steady. gentle
manly salesman to handle Wards
wagon in Marshall county. No exper-
fence needed. For full particulars write
promptly to DR.. Wards Medical Com
pany. wniona, Minnesota, Established
1856.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
Cskiey Shahsn Promoted.

o. Oakley shahan. son Of M. and
Mrs John r. :Shahan. ~ North Sec
ond street stAtiored in he Philippine
islands. with q coast artillery resl-
ment. has written his mother telling
Of his promotion from corporal TO SER
geant. At the time the letter was
written. Nov Is, Shahan rad not heard
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
FOR SALE
10 RENT
TO EXCHANGE

hardware stock or clear city property.
II interested write or see Plumb Bros,
MafDhaIltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27
MIScEILAN1oUA

A. Ysu soing - buy lanaf n
first get = copy u our journai = -
lands, city property ma etoaAs n seo1s
advertised In IL from nearly sSery
Stasa, % syou can ma juse Whit yaus
want in IL columns. DDtabaleAea 31
years and reeches 7Syeee flAAssp oaelEl
Issue. Send q cents Tor ~ yoaras
subscription. Farm 8 Nsal M1tAe
Journal, Traef. Iowa. e IL s u U;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-27

Of the signing o. the arrnistice. Shahan
has been in The Philippines since Jan
,o.s
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-06-07

Babe Ruth, the Red Sox pitcher, is
an ardent golfer, and quite an expert
one, too. Ruth is one of the hardest
hitting pitchers in the big leagues and
he carries his batting punch onto the
links. He was playing at Bellevue,
near Boston, one day and some of the
drives threatened to land in the next
county, but the daddy of them all was
the one he hit off the ninth tee.
1t is seldom that drive carries
the cross trap on this hole. The hole
itself is something like 260 yards, with
the trap perhaps 80 yards short of it.
Babe not only carried the trap, but
landed on the roof of the clubhouse,
which is at least hole high. If the ball
had been straight, 1t would have car
ried fully $50 yards.