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cooks IN NAVY.
KNOW HOW To
CONSERVE F OOD.
Conservation Measures Effec-
tive At Great Lakes Train
ing Camp For Jackies.

fBy Associated Press to Tie Bannerl
GREAT LAKES, ILL.,, May 25-The
cOmmissary department at Great
Lakes Naval Training Station has en-
tered enthusiastically into the cam
paign for conservation.
AS means of conserving fats, Navy
cooks and bakers will hereafter utilize
the excess fats i'm fresh meats in place
of considerable quantities of lard
which have been used. in the past
An order covering the subject has
been issued to all commanders-in-chie
commanding officers, and command
ants, by Samuel McGowan, Paymaster-
General. U. s. Navy.
Upon receipt of this letter, Captain
William A. MOffett, Commandant at
Great Lakes. issued an order to the
various officers concerned, in which
he said:
I'm view of the obvious importance
of the prevention of the waste of food
the COmmandant directs that all of
ficers and men at this Station give
their hearty cooperation to the end
that the instructions specified in the
order of Paymaster.G General McGow-
an, be fully complied with in spirit
as well as in letter.
With the issuance of this order also
came a copy of the order from the
Paymaster-General.
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PAR0CH|AL AND TWP.
SCHOOLS MAKE GOOD
WAR STAMP SHOWING
Rev. Mulhane Reports Sales
OF Over $500; Other
Schools Over Top

TWO interesting war savings school
reports were given out on Saturday
morning by w. l.. Mccormick
First was that of the parochial
schools, which shows purchases of
stamps to date to the amount of
$I224G. When the school, campaign
opened, the Rev. l.. w. Mulhane told
the committee that he wouldOuse his
best effort to sell $500 in stamps be.
fore the summer vacation.
"It is highly characteristic of Faith
er Muhane," said Mr.. Mccormick. In
this, as in all civic and patriotic mat
ters, he does not only what he says he
will do, hut more" The sales by
month OF the parochial school were as
follows; January $S2.40. February
$500. March $41,50, April SS3, May
$232,96; total 1922 4G.
Another fine report was that of the
Clinton and Elmwood township
schools for the school term, which
follows
Clinton school-lSS pupils. stamps
bought $633,O5, quota $2l5.55; over,
$447 80.
ElmwOod schOol-99 pupils. stamps
bought $5452G, quota $l3S.O4; over,
$407.22
Fairview schOol-3l pupils. stamps
bought $3425, quota $3.50; under,
S325.
Total stamps bought ,242.56.
Total Qu0tas-S39l. 90
Total above quotas-$S5a
Total over quotas with under quota
subtracted $S5l.47.
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TRIES FORCING LOCK
After Arrest Boy Admits En-
tering Garage And Steal.
ing Goods

After entering the Harris garage in
West High street twice and attempt
ing q repetition of the act for the sec-
Ond time, a 16-year.old boy was placed
under arrest by the police Friday
night after they were called to the ga
rage by Harris, whom they found hold
ing the boy for them.
Harris said the boy was tampering
with the lock on the garage.
After the boy had been turned over
to the juvenile court, he admitted hav.
ing entered the garage twice before
and also admitted that he had on the
two other occasions secured in all, ma
terial and tools to the value of
about $50 All of the stolen goods was
recovered.
The juvenile court has not acted in
the boys case yet.
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LOYAL W., PAGER, is
BEING TRAINED HERE
WITH OTHER STEPPERS

The fast pacing stallion. Loyal w.,
2:O4%, owned by II. B. Wilson of
Fredericktown, is now in the stables
OF ID, q. ilutchins here and will be
trained for the track along with Nab
el Axworthy, 2:2GA, and Lady AK
worthy, 2:29A,, who also belong to
Wilson. Loyal W., while being driven
by Frank lledricll In Columbus last
year, went lame just as great things
were expected of him.
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MISS WOLVERTON TO
BE GRADUATED FROM
{. S. G. ON JUNE 6

Miss Harriet Crosby Wolverton of
East Gambler street is named as one
of the girls who will be graduated
from the Columbus School for Girls at
Columbus on June 6, according to the
Columbus Dispatch which carried the
names of those to be graduated in its
Thursdays edition.
On Saturday evening, May %, THE
Lost Silk Hat" and "The Tents of the
Arabs" two plays by Lord Dnnsany.
will be presented by the girls. Miss
Wolverton having leading part. The
commencement proper will he held on
June &.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
SUGAR SHORTAGE
MEMACINC j. g.;
MUST CONSERVE

(By Associated Press to Tie Banner1
PHILADELPHIA, May 25 - The
ideal food administration figure has
been defined in statement issued by
Jay Cooke, 3rd, local food administra-
tor.
p Eat less candy this summer" says
Mr.. Cooke in his heart-to-heart talk
with women THE less sugar You eat
the more slender and graceful you will
become. Besides, you are conserving
food elements for our Allies and fight
ing the Hun while you stay at home.
d There are hundreds of thousands
Nof children and young people of both
sexes, in Philadelphia, who can dis
play their patriotism only by acts of
self-denial. | suggest to these young
people that they display their patriot
ism by cutting down their allowance
of candy, chocolate sundaes, bon-bons
and the various luxuries manufactur-
ed almost entirely from sugar"
The new sugar rulings, according to
Mr.. Cooke, have been designed solely
to give the housewife and the canner
an opportunity to put up large guam
tity of fruits this summer
i''Thc fact is," said Mr.. Cooke, that
the sugar situation is not at all en-
couraging, and | anticipate that some
stringent rules may be promulgated
after the canning season is over"
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
CITY OFFICIALS GET
INVITATIONS TO FIRE
PREVENTION CONGRESS

Invitations have been received here
by the mayor, chief of police chief OF
fire department and director of public
safety to attend the Fire Prevention
congress at Columbus June II to IA.
The meetings will be of patriotic
nature and the speakers of the open.
ing session are Governor James NJ,
Cox, Mayor Karb Of Columbus and
Secretary of Labor William b. Wilson.
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SPECIAL SESSION OF
CONGRESS PROBABLE

by Associated Press to The Bannerl
WASHINGTON. May Although
congress had prepared to pass rev.
enue legislation before adjournment,
1t appeared today that an agreement
would he reached to postpone action
and that a special session might be
called after the November elections.
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FORMATION WORK
OF j. S. FLYERS
NOW PERFECTED.
Aviators In Training In Tex
as Provide New Spectacle
To Interest Civilians.

DALLAS, rex, May 20-1ne await
ors have given Texas another spectac-
le. Formation flying which now Is be-
ing practiced in all the aviation
camps, is so different" so impressive
and so thrilling to witness that it
has overcome the ennui with which
the average citizen has viewed sky
flecked with individual aviators, and
the epidemic of 'arched neck" which
was common when the aviators first
came south to practice, again threat
ems.
There is something about the ap-
pearance of airplanes in formation,
each flyer rigidly keeping an exact
distance from the other, that impress.
ses one with the feeling that these
men actually have control of the air.
The single airpiane may respond to
conditions in the air, rising and falling
to take advantage of the atmospheric
situation. but in formation flying each
must maintain his proper place, and
the sight of fleet of machines, fly
ing In a triangle or in square caus.
es the realization that conquest of the
air had advanced to a point heretofore
unrealized
The formation flying usually starts
In the evening, at about the civilian
dinner hour, when the air is generally
quiet. This adds to the worries of
the housewife because when there is
fleet of war planes just over the
house. dipping, turning, rising and
soaring in perfect unison no normal
son. daughter nor husband or father
is going to come in to dinner." The
total number of cold meala eaten in
Dallas alone since this new develop
ment In the process of developing
American aviatOrs. would startle sta
tisticians, housewives say
Most of those who are now perfect
ing their skill in formation flying are
"bombers." Aviators on this duty
must travel In groups, guards flying
at the side. before behind and above
the planes which carry explosives to
be dropped upon the enemy The lead
er usually flies much higher than the
others In the party, not only for the
advantage of the additional vision his
height will give, but also so as to be
able to dart down upon any enemy
plane which undertakes to break up
the party. 'l d
The scout planes travel alone and
the aviators who will adhere to this
branch of the service are not so
much In need of skin at formation
flying. Neither IL the artillery control
branch nor the contact patrol. which
latter branch must perfect itself i'm
flying low to report the position of its
own and enemy troops during The
progress of battle.
Training In all branches of the fly.
ing service IL highly specialized now
and the concentration school at Camp
Dick Is filled with men who have com.
pleted their ground school training
and are awaiting to be assigned to n
flying school as soon as there is room
for them.
The student aviatOrs have become n
part OF the community life In many
Texas cities and are much liked.
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RED CROSS GETS
S278.6S THROUGH
BOOTHS ON STREETS

A total OF s27S.G9 was collected by
the women In the Red Cross booths
ON the streets Friday according to
Chairman N. l.. Daney Saturday morn
Ing, The totals for each team follow:
Mrs. Koons, s4l.dI, Mrs. Bowman SIS.
80, Mrs. Mendenhall 1854. Mrs. Por,
ter, si4O.s5 and Miss Grant, s5s.52.
Chairman Daney also announced
that the best efforts OF the committee
70 secure nine men who were willing
70 give $500 each In response to the
challenge issued by o. e. Ewart re.
suited In securing only seven sub.
scrtp,ions, but that Mr.. Ewart mailed
In his subscription Friday, notwith-
standing the fact that his challenge
was not met.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
ROY GAINS DIES

DANVILLE. May 25-Roy Gains, H.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. s.
Gains, died Friday night after an III.
ness of one week of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Gains is in serious condition
with typhoid fever.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
GIVEN WRIST WATCH

Charles O'Bryan was presented with
Il wrist watch by Miller Brothers Sat
urday, In whose employ he has been
for the past four years. O'Bryan goes
with the Knox county selects to Camp
Sherman May 27.
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HERE TO GO TO
CAMP SHERMAN ON MAY 27

Carl H. Masteller, who has been
employed in a shell factory at Beaver,
Pa, returned home Friday and will
leave for Camp Sherman with Knox
county selects May 27.
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hun PLANS F OR
ALE NAT ION Of
BEL CLAM 8 FAIL
Germans Thought To Win
The Support Of Flemish In
Move To Divide Nation.

TBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
WASHINGTON. May 25-From
Belgian who has escaped into Eng
land after three years of captivity In
German prison camps, the Belgian le-
cation here has received interesting
details of the clumsy efforts of the
German conquerors to ALLEVIATE the
Bclgians of Flemish extraction from
their countrymen of Walloon descent,
as practiced among Belgian prisoners
in Germany.
The project, which has been des-
cribed as stupidity conceived and exc
cuted had its birth, the advises say. in
the dreams of the Pan Germanists
who would set up in northern Bel
gium Flemish state that would as
sumo the status of German protec-
torate.
The first advances were made to-
ward the Belgians of Flemish extrac-
tion confined in the prison camps
They were segregated and forwarded
to other prison centers where they
were treated with some degree Of
Kindness in an effort to win their sup
port In establishing the new state. All
measures calculated to win over the
prisoners failed miserably, said the le-
cations informant, and the groups re-
mained indissolubly Belgian.
PLAN DESCRIBED,
Parts of the letter describing the
German intrigue follow:
'The plan OF the Germans was to
camp of GOttingen, to give them priv
tleged treatment under the supervi-
sion OF civilian. Professor STANCE, of
the GOttingen University, and to in
duce them to join the activist move
ment aiming at the separation Of Bel
gium into two political states, Elan
ders falling under German direct or
indirect control
''In the court of July. decided, with
few companions, TO volunteer for
GOtttpgen In order to counteract the
enemy's intrigue. We found there
Professor STANCE and "A few OF his ac-
Twist disciples hard at work STANCE
was practically the commander OF the
camp. We were treated with great
consideration by the sentries. the sys.
tenn Of blows and threats was suspend
cd and we were much surprised to be
addressed as "fIerrschaften"
FEW CONVERTS"
'The converted men were only
very small minority including some
students and artists. Happily the new
regime allowed the patriots to speak
out and TO unmask the traitors. Our
work was made considerably easier
through the Interference OF two mem.
hers OF the Council of Flanders"
BOrmS and Weert. Their Interference
stamped STANCES Flemish activity as
q purely German manoeuver and one
by one the prisoners ceased to attend
the Club 'FUrsorge."
AT the same time the regime In
camp changed entirely. The Herr.
schaften were again 'Schweinhude'
and new commander was sent to the
camp. The civilian had failed In his
mission and the military exerted it's
former power with vengeance
Most OF the Flemings at Gottingen.
tnearly 10000 passed through the
camp were sent to various komman,
dos. The number of STANCES conyer-
sions among the Flemish prisoners
might be almost a hundred. Even the
rear OF being sent to salt mine did
not induce more than one man In a
hundred 10 lend patient ear to sen.
aratist propaganda.
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COW 8 KILLED

CENTERBURG, May 24-Two COWS,
belonging to Daniel Trimmer, who
lives near here, were struck and killed
by q train Thursday afternoon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28
CUPOLA SPARKS START
FIRE; HOLE BURNED IN
ROOF OF RESIDENCE

A fire caused by sparks from the
afternoon burned Il hole in the roof of
the home of Mrs. w. NJ. Monroe, 1903
North Sandusky street. The tiremen
were called and soon extinguished
the small blaze. Little damage except
that to the roof was done.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-05-28

DANVILLE, May 24-Mr. and Mrs.
William Larimore left for Chicago
Friday to spend a week with their
son, Harley.
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,HanSEe WANT ADA pAv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
McAdoo Against Government
Ownership

Fortunately, there is the Director
General, now the administrations most
popular man with the East. He says:
81 do not believe In government own
ership."
The applause from the railroad ex-
ecutlves is more or less ample. The
Director Generals difference with them
lies in the time Of restoration, the ex-
ecutives demanding their presents
back" at the end of the war. while Nc
Adoo desires longer interval. Thus
he argues:
II believe it is impossible to return
to competitive conditions as they were
before the government stepped In.
There will be a greater measure of
regulative control by the government
henceforth. If you limit the period
of government control, you make i'm
possible new Legislation to meet new
situations that might arise. This con-
troll should not now be limited to any
definite period, lest financial chaos re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

cussion to which the matter would in
stantly be committed and the subse-
quent fractional uprisings would he
more than the artistic soul Of Ruo,er r
fIynn could endure. AS it is, the
struggle is IN himself, and his laurels
are still unquestionably his own.
F!ynn III practises assiduously in
secluded spots. His clear, soft test
notes arc easily drowned by the roar
OF the traffic or lost in steamers
siren. Sometimes Bugler Flynn comes
upon him thus, crouched in a warm,
sunny corner among the ammunition
cases at the piers end, lost in the
almost tlute-likc melody of his scales
Az such times Bugler Flynn turns away
with an ache in his throat. And some
times turns back TO give word of
counsel, gruffly, but with real praise in
his heart.
If Flynn II is conscious of any
jealous flaw in the amber progress Of
his career. he is tactful. Indeed,
when Bugler Flynn steps abstractedly
lntY the river, to be rescued in an I'M
dignllied condition of wetness and
chill, Flynn lI's manifested ignorance
of the incident, despite the fact that
it creates barrack mirth for u week,
seems little short of brilliant. Yet, TO
Bugler Flynn, concealing any sign of
cough or cold which might lead to even
temporary relief from duty the other
appears to burn with the watchful, en-
bilious fire of the understudy; cold and
calculating, If there could be such a
fire.
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terstate Commerce Committee that the
compensation for the roads as proposed
in the measure is excessive and unfair
to the public.
Hc showed that the bill would guar
antee more than 90 per cent profit to
tho Burlington Railroad, and that in
return for the per cent stock Of the
Santa Fe tho bill would give practical
ly government bond for 10 per cent
during the war" The Colorado Mid
land would be guaranteed deficit Of
s10,000,000, while the Pittsburgh &
Lake Eric would be guaranteed profit
of over II per cent on its property in
vestment. Thus does he facilely juggle
with guaranteed deficits" and "gusrau-
teed profits" He sums his view up in
the statement that the government is
"giving government bonds for railroad
stock"
All Of which will be thrashcd out in
Congress, which now resolves itself
into an upper and lower house Of rail-
road executives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03

Washington. A capital is an eager alb
sorbcr of functions. To grow, to ex-
pand. to take on something additional
from the environment is the fever OF
life itself. State regulation hungera
for state control; state control yearns
for state ownership.
"The security holders desire pcrmn-
nent state ownership Of railroads.
cries ono political group, cas- amply
attested by their heightened opinion of
railroad stocks since the days of the
McAdoo directorate"
"But tho executives want the ma
tional control to end with the war and
the security holders naturally prefer
war control to war bankruptcy, but will
much prefer restoration to private con-
troll after the war, when they will sig
nalize their desire anew by another
boost in market Values" cries another
political group.
"Thc executives must not be confused
with the security holders" retort the
first group. "Their large salaries will
not be increased under public owner
ship, hence their concern, and they arc
not themselves heavy security holders"
Comes a third factor, the rural in
terests, which, ignoring security values,
ask enormously, whether the peo-
pies billion dollars is going into the
roads in distressing times only to have
the fortified roads handed back in tho
piping times of peace?"
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ling at the terminals is the Director
Generals big order.
Coal movement is so completely in
volyed with the railroad ownership that
the coal crisis prccipitated the national.
ization movement for the railroads
The fuel administration must either
become director Of the railroads or be
taken over by a director general. Coal
cars constitute one-half Of tho car
haulage. Coal Is 80 per cent Of the
railroad freight. And the roads them
selves use nearly one-fourth of all coal
produced.
Now comes the threat to take over
the coal mines, as q most necessary
adjunct to railroad transportation and
to coaling the nation. No such re-
course was available to the private ex-
ecutives as a solution Of their vexed
problems.
Even British government ownership
has not solved all the traffic problems.
Congestion still menaces the terminals.
1t is seen now that the terminal delay
is the fault in great part Of the ship
per, of the trucking system. 1t is, of
course, we'll known that railroad haul
age is the cheapest thing in all the
world. 1t costs as much to get freight
from the freight yard to the ware
house as it does to haul it 1000 miles
by rail. So the English arc attacking
the terminal trucking problem, and are
trying to pool the delivery system, to
systematic truck delivery.
Just how Washington will apply it.
self to the real transportation prob
lem by truck from terminals to ware
houses and stores remains to be seen.
Director General McAdoo's financial
problem will take shape at the end Of
the year, when he will have TO produce
his profit in total. One Of the reasons
for, the decline Of British railway
shares was the increase in wages and
in costs, whereas tho rates remained
the same. Naturally, the railroad
security holders desire an increase in
rates, under government control, as
we'll as under private control, as fur
Their security.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-03
May Not Draw On
100000, 900 Fund

HfcAdoo has assured the Interstate
Commerce Committee Of the House
that the government would sustain no
loss. He intimated that there would
be no need to draw upon the $50O,0OO,-
600 revolving fund provided in the Ad-
ministration railroad bill. This fund,
he said, would be used to make i'm
provements and to meet financial obli-
cations that fall due this year. The
government would stand to lose money
only when betterments would be en-
tered upon beyond given point. which
additional sums, presumably, could be
recovered.
The stage setting would not be COM
plete without the entrance of Clifford
Thorne, former president of the Ma
tional Association Of Railroad Commits
sioners, that fraternity of state regu
lators which wrought SO much trouble
for the roads. He told the Senate In
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light is scanned, old and very white.
"Flynn, you're lying" says the Z. O.,
with stern warmth. whats the mat
ter"
ME wind failed, SRA bit-1'm glad
twas when you were not here, sir. It's
the first time. sir. lit looks Ike I'm
goin' - There is a sob which
strikes the X. o. as neither weak nor
funny. His hand comes down heavily
on the broad shoulder Of Buglcr Flynn
and his keen eyes fash, moro than 81,
at an underlying thought.
"'Goin'." he erie. FLYNN, you've
got wind enough to raise sandstone.
and you're 'goin' 10 France. Hear me,
man? Foreign ser':cc! Go on. now
sound Your 'taps'!"
Suddenly, unreasoningly, Bugler Flynn
finds himself in the exact centre Of the
courtyard, blowing silently and tenta
lively into his bugle, teen mechani
cally initiating his great chest. Like
the wall OF the banshee the clear notes
pour forth. Spellbound, as he has been
for nearly twenty years, the K. O.
hangs upon the wild, sweet sound. The
final note clings TO the vet air, vibrates
for full fifty seconds and dies away
into the darkness, as though tracing an
elusive echo in another world. The
X. 0. breaks the brcathIess pause that
fellows:
"Flynn!"
Sir"
"Your wind gone, Flynn"
"NO, SIR"