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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
SuPE RARGO

There Is current magazine story
which is bringing tears, and with
them a glow of triumphant, joyous Sc.
curity, to every American that reads
It. The story Is OF the Extra Men"
who travel in each troop ship, and
who fight with our boys In France.
This story has been told before. in
every land with history of struggles
for the freedom of man. England has
It's "Admirals Ghost" and Poland
has the glorious army which marches
in the moonlight to Chopin's A Flat
Major Polonaise.
The leader of the extra men speaks
to the grandmother who lives on the
road near Princeton field; who has
just sent her grandson to war, fifth
of his line to fight for liberty.
Every American is ready" said
her visitor. 81 am ready. Everyone
who has ever fought for America is
going. There is IL company of them
behind us. Listen" Down the road
comes faint clatter of hoofs. Some
joined me in Virginia, some as we
crossed the Potomac. Others, old
friends, met me as we came through
Valley Forge" Some were in bum
some in shabby blue or worn gray
"They are of all kinds and all ages
and some of them were not always
friends---"
The visitor put one of the sweet
clove-pinks in his buttonhole.
"lf you permit, will carry 1t fol
your boy to France. We are extra
men, supercargo. We shall cross
with every boatload of boys who sal
for France. | must be OH the frs
troop-ship that goes, and shall fin,
friends I'm France.
II want them all to know that
am there. They will know. The.
will remember their country's histor,
even as we remember. And wheI
the shells scream In the French SIX.
they will not forget the many times
America has fought for liberty. The.
will not forget those early soldiers
And they will not forget Grant AM
Lee and Lincoln. The America
eagle, Madam, has very shrill note
! think IL can be heard above tn
whistle of German shrapnel."
Ia II not true--is II not bein
proved true at this very moment, tha
with these extra men we cannot los
the fight?
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JUGGLING BELGIUM

Chancellor Won Hertling says now
that he has been misunderstood, and
Germany does not intend to keep
Belgium In any form whatever" 1t
IL natural perhaps, to misunderstood
u man who contradicts himself as Of
ten as Won Hertling does. II we as
sumo, however, that his latest outgiv'
ing vas sincere. and that he will not
revoke or amend II before this com
ment gets into print, the present
German attitude regarding Belgium
IL plain enough.
Germany Is weakening In her deter
mination to hold Belgium, because
she begins to see that she cannot ge'
away with that particular piece o
plunder. The world will not endure
1t. and the Belgians themselves will
make an asset OF little value TO Ger
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
MAYOR SCENTS
A MOVIE TRUST
Says Council Influenced By
Theater Owners
ORDINANCE IS TABLED
Bair Thinks There's A Color
ed Gentleman Hidden
In The Fuel

After agreeing to pass an ordi.
nance which would repeal the legisla-
tion which is now forcing carnivals
and all shows in wagons and tents ex.
cept circuses to pay a fee of $25 a
day, the city council tabled the ordi-
nance which was presented for pas.
sage at the special meeting Thursday
evening The failure of the council
to act favorably upon the legislation
which was requested by Mayor Bair
Is said to be due to the influence oil
some of the picture show men here
who would, according to the mayor,
make the ordinance prohibitive anu
thus form a monopoly on the amuse-
ments of the city.
At first the taxing and licensing or.
dinance provided that shows in tents
and wagons should pay SIS a day
while here, but the ordinance was
amended SO that after July 1S It is
necessary for such shows to pay $2J
day. If the chautauqua which
comes here is to pay. any~1icense II
will be required to pay $25 n day
However. Mayor Bair declares that
he will refuse to place such an un
reasonable tax upon it, 81
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
FARMERS REQUIRED
TO SEND DATA ON
CROPS TO GOVT.
u. S. Bureau OF Markets
Sends Out 'Thresher's
Record Books

Every farmer in Knox county, as
we'll as In other counties, must now
fill out a "Threshers Record" which
Is furnished him by the United States
bureau of markets through the county
agent, for the purpose OF giving the
information from which the bureau
of markets may Judge where the
wheat Is and what the prospects arc
for the year.
County Agent Anderson was busy
Friday morning preparing a large
number of the record books for the
current month to distribute among
the farmers In the county. The rec.
ords are made out every month.
Not only is information about the
wheat crop asked. but how much 9th.
er grain Is planted on the farm own
ed or worked by the person who
makes out the record. tt
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many If they are forcibly swallowed.
Germany, therefore, is holding Bel.
gium, the chancellor frankly confess
es, ''as a pawn" I'm the game. The
kaiser knows he must give up Bel.
GUM. but he will insist on getting
what he considers, a fair equivalent.
What he would consider an equiv.
alent becomes increasingly clear. It
1t, In all probability, free hand in
Russia. On this basis, too, II is pos.
sible that the occupied part of France
and possibly Alsace.Lorraine as we'll,
may be Jumped with Belgium. If
hard pressed, the kaiser could afford
to give up all his conquests and
claims west of the Rhine In return
for the privilege of malevolently as
similating Russia at his leisure, and
organizing the new population and
territory on a military basis as part
of new German empire. leading to
the future conquest of the world. He
would have there iron. coal, men,
grain and everything else he needs.
This also is delusive dream. Ger.
many will give up not only Belgium
and France. but Russia as well.
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EXCHANGING PRISONERS

England has just begun to eS.
change prisoners with Germany. The
first Germans returned to their Faith.
erland are reported to be sadly disap-
pointed They complain that the
food Is far worse In quality and much
given in the British prison camps,
and that they are forced to perform
intolerably hard war tasks.
The British. on the contrary, re-
joice to return home, and with good
reason, Many OF them are physical
wrecks. Nearly all are incapacitated
Tor ordinary work by tho hardships
and cruelties to which they were sub.
jected by their captors,
II Is the same experience that the
French have had since they begai,
trading prisoners a few weeks ago, II
serves to explain why the allies have
so long refrained from the custom
almost without exception in previous
wars of exchanging prisoners with
the enemy as soon as possible after
their capture.
Neither the French nor British are
surprised. They knew exactly wha,
to expect They realized that while
they sent the captured German back
home In good health and spirits
proofs Of scrupulously fair and de
cent treatment during their captivity
the men returned to Germany would
be lor the most part an economic lia
bility,
They knew. too. that they could no
expect the German government t
heed the international rule that eA
: changed prisoners shall not return I,
the army. nor need they expect tn,
4 individual Germans to keep their pa
role. There is no more honor In Gel
: many. The men sent home will re
o turn, as IA matter of course, to som
I form Of military service. Some hav
Il already. The records may be falls
e fled. but there Is no question Of tn
u fact.
:. Knowing this, England and Franc
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
DIRTY TRICK SAYS We,
'WUCH' MAY HAVE LOST
A WHOPPIN' BIG FISH

Ed Wuchner is some fisherman
when II comes to using spinner,
according to r. II. Warner, II. u. Ted
rick and other members of the party
who motored to Buckeye Lake Thurs
day to try their luck with hook and
line
A few small pike had been caught
with worms when, for little sport,
one of the party put on spinner and
commenced to pull them In, or SO Ed
thought. or course, he then immedi-
ately removed the worm from his
line and attached his spinner also,
but with no luck whatsoever. 1t was
not until afterward that ed found he
was the goat. The nice. little fish the
other fellow was pulling In with the
spinner was merely hooked upon the
line each time he pulled In from those
lying in the bottom of the boat, but
of course Ed did not see the trick
worked and wondered why he was
not successful.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
SHIPS FROM THE ORIENT

Contracts have been let by our gov
ernmcnt for the building of 80 steel
cargo ships In Japanese yards, In ad-
ditiop to good sized orders already
placed. This is gratifying. but not
particularly surprising. Here, how
ever, Is n fact that tends to open our
eyes: II is announced at the same
time that China has agreed to build
10000 tons of steel ships Tor us, and
Is thoroughly prepared to carry out
the contract.
The ships will be constructed In q
big yard, controlled by the Chinese
government, which has excellent ia
cilities for the work. The United
States will furnish the designs and {
small part of the steel plates. All the
other material will be provided b,
China. including the engines, Th'
labor will be wholly Chinese. Tn,
first OF the ships Will probably b'
delivered within six months from thu
time the keel IL laid.
Here Is help from our oriental al
lies OF sort that really counts, Ant
who would have expected II Of China
That ancient country may have NOR
surprises up her sleeve.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

NOTES FROM
CAMP
SHERMAN

BY Associated Press to The Banner1
CAMP SHERMAN, CHILLICOTHE,
o., July 19-The one hundred German
prisoners of war recently brought
here are the center of interest at
Camp Sherman, both for the men of
the Eighty-Fourth division and visit
ors.
The German prisoners are confined
to a high stockade at the east end of
the camp and are closely guarded.
The stockade is built of high posts
surrounded by barbed and charged
wires. Sentries at all times keep
close guard. Visitors at the camp are
not permitted within quarter of
mile of the stockade. The Germans
ing within the enclosure.
The enemy prisoners are being us
ed in building roads about camp and
for work in the camp reclamation des
partment. Whenever they are taken
outside of the stockade they are close
ly guarded and no one is permitted
near them.
A small building near the entrance
of Camp Sherman, seldom noticed by
either soldiers or visitors is one of
the most important institutions of the
army work here. The structure hous
es the camp reclamation department.
under the supervision of Lieut. u. A.
ROllman.
Established late in January of this
year and employing but a few men. all
of whom are trained either in tailor
ing or shoe repairing, the department
has saved the government more than
$4,000 within the short period it has
been established Here clothing and
shoes of the enlisted personnel are re-
paired and made as good as new. I'm
der the direction of Lieut.. ROllman all
available farm land in and about camp
is placed under cultivation and the
crops raised are distributed among
the company messe.
One hundred and fourteen men are
employed in the department at pres.
| ent. Every man listed is II specialist
! in some line of work. The men start
their work at home as each is order
ed to present good clothing and shoes
to his brother soldiers at all times
One day each week is set aside fol
general repair work within the depart
ment. The tailors go over the clothes
of the shoe repair men and the shoe
repair men fix the shoes of the tailors
The approximate saving on gar
ments only within the past foul
months have been $l4O.00O. In addi
ton, the department looks aftel
waste paper and metals about camp
Since the department conception
manure from the camps corrals has
brought $4,000.
Tho one hundred German war pris
oners recently brought to camp, ar
under the reclamation department an,
are being used to good advantage Il
labor in camp.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
MOSsHOlDER PLACES
HUNGARIAN IN JAIL
Foreigner Regarded AS Sus-
picious In Gambler;
Had Registered m ..r'

AS u result of their being called to
Gambler by residents of that ,place
who said there was a suspicious, char.
acter living in boxcar there, Sheriff
Mossholder and Deputy Lytle Thurs
day night took into custody u, Hun
garian who gave his name as Joseph
Werth and his age as Il. The lat
ter declaration by Werth was. sub
stantiated by, u registration card
which he was given when he register
ed this June In Chicago. Ill.
Werth was taken before the local
exemption board Friday morning and
after being examined, was ordered
held in jail until the board can gel
into communication with the board In
Chicago where Werth registered.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
our BATTLE OF THE MARINE

Americans may now say with pride
Marne. 1t was small compared with
the great French stand that saved
the world four years ago. but 1t was a
battle of the same sort, fought In the
same place and won with the same
spirit
July Is, 1918. will occupy a place
In our history hereafter. On that day
the Germans attacked our troops for
the first time with great force, on a
wide front, In a renewed effort to take
Paris and the channel ports. It was
our big test
Our first news was dlsquieting. It
told OF overwhelming pressure OF
guns and men, and Of forced retreat
II was the old story, SO oft repeated
In this year of trials, and always dis
heartening. We know that big
push may be expected to gain sew
eral miles as matter of course be
fore II is stopped. We were sure that
the Americans would not let the
Huns through. But II was critical
moment Those troops were new
How much could they endure?
Then came the incredible news
that, after yielding ground for -four
miles, our boys had rallied and at
tackled the enemy with such fiery Wig
or that they drove him back, regain
ing every foot of lost ground, and
sent him reeling across the Marine
beyond his former lines, with the
field strcwn with his dead and wound
cd, and great numbers OF Hun prison
ers In the victors hands
II was the first time that the Ger
mans had ever been hurled back thu
on the first day of big drive.
We cannot expect to do az well al
that every time, We must expect Il
lose sometimes, to retreat sometimes
But we cannot help regarding tha
great little battle of the Marnc al
typical of our army and prophetic o.
our future achievements.
IL reminds us Of the words Of ;
British correspondent who, som'
weeks ago, observing the American
lads at their new war game, spoke o
their characteristic quality. that tin'
temper which Is the sword of th
spirit" IL iB Of Damascus steel
which may bend but never breaks
Yielding, IL thrusts again, and wins.
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MUST QUIT FOOLISH
THINGS, SAYS LETTER
RECEIVED BY MAYOR

"Quit the foolish things, do not
waste a speck of anything and con.
serve In every way possible" Ia the
message, In brief. to the people of
Mt. Vernon and Knox county contain
ed in u communication to Mayor Bair
from the Council of National Defense
at Washington.
Everyone must put forth his might
lest effort, says the letter. to help win
the war and lessen the difficulty Of
paying Americas share of the great
expenses which are the results Of the
war.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
BLADENSBURG MISSIONARY
SOCIETY HOLDS NEE TING

BLADENSBURG, July ~ - The
Ladies' Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church met Wednesday
ut the home of Mrs. Nina Eley. The
president. Mrs. Anna Rine, presided.
Devotionals were In charge of Mrs.
Leota Portertield. who took the scrip
ture lesson from the First Psalm. Az
ter the roll call the meeting was
placed In charge of the leader Mrs
Leota Earlywine, the subject being
Korea"
Business was transacted and re
freshments were served to the AZ
members present.
The next meeting will be held the
third Wednesday In August 1T Baugh
mans park.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
PASS EMERGENCY: ACT
Councilmen Vote For S2500
Appropriation For The
Health Board ~" @

An emergency act providing, thai
$500 for the board of health should
be inserted In the budget for the last
half of the year of 1918 was passed by
the city council Thursday evening at
special meeting, called by Mayor
Bair. Last year an appropriation for
the board of health was carried In the
budget. but some way the money was
Switched" so that the board was left
without funds.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
LOCAL PICTURE SHOWS
ANNOUNCE VICTORY OF
AMERICANS IN FRANCE

The instant word was received here
Thursday light OF the victory OF tho
American troops In France over the
Germans, when the capture Of 1000
Germans by Americans took place,
slides announcing the feat OF the
Americans were flashed upon the
screens of both motion picture shows
of the city, The enthusiasm Of the
crowds In the shows nearly reached
the pitch of demonstration.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

Aerial attacks OH localities behind
the front serve no military. purpose
and only innocent women and chill
dren suffer" This is not, as one
might suppose, British, French OF
American utterance, but an extract
from speech made by member Of
the Baden landtag. 1t makes all the
difference in the world when the
bombs happen to fall to Germar
towns.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
LARGE PEARL FOUND
Weighs One And Three.
Fourths Grams; Discov-
credNear Brinkhaven

Some pearl!' was the comment Ot
all who viewed the stone found the
first part of the week in the Walhon.
ding river near Brinkbaven The
pearl was u perfect specimen taken
from clam and weigher Y grams.
According to Guy Forbng, who is
showing the stone in this city, the
treasure hunters" along the river
now are many.
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have decided. nevertheless, TO trade
considerable numbers of prisoners, as
humanitarian measure. It will give
Germany an undeserved advantage
and make the war q little harder to
win, but they put humanity before
military utility. The United States
will no doubt do likewise.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

The M. II. church and Sunday
school held their annual picnic
Thursday afternoon at Riverside park
where n social time was had by the
older people and the young people en-.
joyed a program of sports. Supper
was served at $3.50 o'clock to about
500 people.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
MORE A|RPLANES
NEEDED To HELP
F D D I SOLDIERS
Necessity For Aid From The
Skies For Infantry Seen
By British Military Men.

BEHIND BRITISH LINES IN
FRANCE, July 19-The uses of the
airplane as an auxiliary to infantry
In action are being continually ex.
tended II is the opinion of military
leaders here that the need for more
and more machines and trained men
is shown by the success of the low.
flying airplanes in operating against
the Germans during the past few
months.
On the western front this spring
two factors, German recltlessness of
life and the success of the allies In
holding back the German airmeu,
gave the opportunity of developing on
large scale this method of harassing
attack.
The success of the low.Hying air.
planes Is of two kinds. the slaughter
they inflict, and secondly. the disor
ganization they cause. This second
factor is of more Importance than
most people realize. An unexpected
check to troops on march is always
troublesome. Men wonder what has
happened. Suddenly bombs begin to
fall, men are killed, horses stampede,
wagons are smashed and the road
blocked. Until the allied airplanes
are seen the terror is mysterious.
| When they are seen. with the irrcsist.
ible implication that the German
planes have failed to drive them off,
the psychological effect is very Sc.
we're.
The work of the British airmen re.
ceivcd a reluctant tribute in "a recent
issue of the Berlin Vorwaerts. which
was captured in a raid on the German
trenches. The German newspaper, in
an article full of apparently sincere
admiration for British flyers, said
"Never before have the English
thrown their airmen in such grea
masses behind our front as they ar,
doing In their present retreat"
But the higher command of tn,
British air force Is by no means sat
isfied. A high official pointed out I,
The Associated Press correspondent
In discussing this phase of air work
that never before was the need o
tho air force for trained men aud fin
ished material so urgent as it is tc
day." lie added: at has been sai
loosely that the allies are masters o
the air and have achieved supremac
In flying. But tho aerial situation /
too fluid to justify such words. AS
cold fact, complete mastery of tn
air could only come IL there were II
!. German machines able to take tn
. air.
Superiority Is another matter. an
p II Is true that at the moment this ma
, be claimed by the allies. For O.
ample, the British record of boml
: dropped In April shows 70 to on
. against the Germans. The presel
: superiority can be maintained AN
o must be maintained, not only on gc
cral grounds, but particularly for IL
development of the new tactics ,
the low-fyiug airplanes.
What is needed is more machine
) and more trained men, and IL Is Il
people. the men aud women of the q
lied countries, who In the last anal
sls must give or withhold eliecti,
@ superiority In the air"
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THREE RECEIVE DEGREE OF
X. o. T. M.-sEvEN CANDIDATES

. Three candidates went through the
work of the Tnitiatory degree of the
Mt. Vernon tent, No ITO. X o T. NJ.
Friday evening. Seven more will be
given the degree work next Friday
evening.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

The German language Is becoming
SO dead that II Germany wants to
extend her kultur hereafter she will
have to do II in English. And that
doesn't work; for the moment the i'm
pressive e-sounding German words are
turned into English, you see how lit
tie there was in them.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
ElEFNES TO GO WITH
LOCAL CONTINGENT

Papers have been received by the
local exemption board for the Undue
ton of Lewis Bieines, who registered
in liarrisvlle W. Va. Mr.. Biefnes
will leave with the Knox county con
tingent next Monday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
ARRIVES OVERSEAS ,g,

Mrs. Arthur Porter has received
word that Charles l.. Arlington OF ~
Battery, l34th u. S. +. A., has ar
rived safely overseas.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

There Is no waste at the canton
ments In one month our army quar-.
termaster corps repaired 519,l32 sol.
diers' shoes. Better follow good ex-
ample, and have that old pair half
soled; or a better example still, and
buy repair outfit and halfsole them
yourself
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23

Even with the cost of food, war ex.
penses and everything else, we're not
SO hard up as some Of us imagine. We
contrive to dig up about $4,000, 900
month to spend for theatrical
amusementS .r
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
ONE MORE 'BO' PICKED
UP NEAR GAMBLER BY
SHERIFF AND DEPUTY

Sheriff Mossholder and Deputy
Lyle "nabbed' one more hobo on
Thursday when they picked up ane
Jack McDondal at Gambler The "bo"
was placed in the county jail. He
was said to have been begging in
Gambler
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-07-23
CHAUTAuQuA TICKETS
PLACED ON SALE

Chautauqua tickets may be pur-
chased at the Johnston Walker-Mc
Craokin store and the Novelty store
in addition to the numerous other
places OF business published previous
ly
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= \. i. \. f. j. II + i II i

A daughter was born Saturday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hous'
ton of North Norton street.
"a daughter was born Saturday
morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Mon
dron of MaplewOod avenue.