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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Jersey Troops to Hike
57th Brigade to Start Six-Day
March Monday

CAMP MCCLELLAN, ADMISSION, Ala.
April 20.-The 57th New Jersey)
Brigade will start on its six-day hike
Monday morning. Monday night the
troops will pitch pup" tents outside
of Jacksonville and Tuesday they will
resume their march toward "some-
where in Alabama"
Brigadier General Charles W. Bar
Der, who has returned from Fort Sam
Houston. will lead the troops.
A detail of military police will pa
troll the line of march and the towns
visited.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Survivors of Torpedo
Attack Land in America

AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 2O.-A
French steamship arriving here from
a European port to-day brought the
surviving officers and crew of the
British Steamship Ammonia, which was
torpedoed fifty miles off the French
coast last month.
Seven of the men in the engine room
we're killed when the torpedo struck.
The rest of the crew and officers were
picked up by trawler and put aboard
the liner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-21
Burn on Hand viii Keep
President From Golf Links

WASHINGTON, April 2O.-Thc burn
received by President Wilson yester-
day, when he grasped hot exhaust
pipe as he climbed from the fighting
tank Britannia. after a ride around the
White House grounds, will prevent him
from playing golf for at least month,
it was said to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08
u. S. Official faster
of Fancy Meats Draws
Line at Eating "MOlly'

The, man who eats cat meat should
be decorated for signal bravery, in
the opinion of experts of the De-
partment of Agriculture. He is in
class with the hero who swallow
ed the first oyster. they say.
81 have eaten horse meat hippo
potamus meat and other varieties"
declared DR.. John1 r. Mohler, chief
of the Bureau of Animal Industry;
but cat-well, not exactly"
While his division has passed upon
some of the weirdest types of flesh
on earth, including iguanas and buff
faloes, the chief of the meat inspec-
tion service of the department de-
clares himself entirely unacquainted
with tabby steaks or Thomas outlets.
Il never heard he said. "of a civ
ilized or semicivilized people eating
cats except as a last extremity.
should not, care to try the expert
ment myself-not even with the
greatest amount of seasoning. View
ed chemically the flesh of cats un-
doubtedly contains the elements nee
essary to sustain life, but it is one
of the carnivores. and as such would
have a most disagreeabIe taste, in
my opinion"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08
WRITES OF HUN
AIR RAID OVER
FRENCH CITY
Gordon L. Werner Tells How
Zeppelins Dropped De-
Structive Bombs

A very lively picture of a night
bombardment of Hun airships is con-
tanned in the las tletter received
from Gordon L. Werner, who is with
the colors for the Y. NJ. c. A. over
in France. He is writing to his broth
er, George A. Werner, Jr., son of
George A. Werner, 214S North Fifth
street Gordon graduated from Tech
High in the class of 1917. His letter
follows:
Somewhere in France,
Feb. 10, 1918.
Dear George:
COT your box of raisins to-day.
You, quite evidently, are displeaSed
with the kind of letters 1 write, but
this stupid censorship takes all the
enthusiasm out Of letterwriter. The
things 1 would like to tell you would
never get past censor. Take it for
granted however, that the conclu-
SionS you have drawn some months
ago with regard to conditions here,
are very nearly correct. The Allies
would certainly have thrown up the
sponge" as a British officer put it,
had not the U. S. entered the scene.
''Wcll, I've Just come back from
of us and u lieutenant We're detailed
on special sanitary work. My chances
for promotion along this line, l am
told, are quite fair. / had the op-
portunity of seeing quite bit of the
sensational while here, which shall
always leave a vivid picture in my
memory. One incident L can never
forget, was horrible air raid. But
it was so beautifully and wonderful
ly picturesque, that cannot say that
my anxiety was not mingled with
admiration. 1t all happened this way.
The German Raid
For some days, an insolent Ger
man prince had been threatening the
city with a night visit. The French
seemed to regard the threat as an
idle boast. On a beautiful moonlight
night, however, we were awakened
by the clang of gongs, and the sound
of explosions. AS near as l can tell,
it must have been about halfpaSt
eleven. We put our heads out of the
window 1--WE We're well quartered in
Il hoteD and saw a large number OF
French soldiers and civilians run
ming in the street below for refuge
stations. A bomb dropped on build
ing across the way and tore the
whole roof off. At a high altitude
ing like stars. They are coming
from the direction of (censored). ).
The French airmen were soon in
their machines, and were making a
feeble show at defending the city.
But they didn't seem a good show
for the ."Zeps," The explosions were
so uncomfortabIy close to our quar-
ters, that we made for the street and
beat it for the nearest refuge station.
They bombarded this sector of the
city for about two hours, becoming
bolder and venturing nearer the
ground. At last one sausage" came
SO close, that a bunch of French
surrounded him and put so many
punctures in his gas bag that 1t look
ed very much like a sieve when
grounded. They made the Dutch pris-
oners. When the air fleet had drop
ped all their ammunition, (about
twenty tons), they coolly sailed away
again. The next day, the nervy Ba-
varian prince sent word to the
(censored) that he'd visit them again
in about a month. oh, that was some
night, believe me! Well, / guess I'll
close for tonight. Will write soon
again.
GORDON.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08
Calls Prison Home;
Goes Back of Own Accord

Chicago-Old Joun Robinson and
his seventy-four gray years have
gone home.
Old Johns residence is in Joliet.
It has high walls around it and a
look of solid permanency, but to
him the prison is home, sweet home.
For the first time in the history
of Chicago, a prisoner goes back to
Joliet unguarded. He went back at
his ow@ request
1--WE spent most of my life in
prison and want to die there"
said old John. "Outside there
doesn't seem to be much room for
me. over there I'm one of the
bunch-an equal-and l feel as if
l had a right there. 1 am a lot of
help around the big house, and
know Warden Murphy will be glad
to see me back. And when die I
know I'll get a decent burial"
The old man gaZed out of the
window into the street.
This outside life is all right for
those who like it," he said, but me
-I'm going home"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08

Railroad men were to-day urged
to buy War Savings Stamps by F.
w. Smith, Jr, superintendent of the
Philadelphia division of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
Railroad men should huy War
Savings Stamps for two reasons:
First. because in addition to be-
ing first-class investment, it means
practically buying insurance.
Second, because no railroad man.
any more than any other citizen, can
afford to pass up an opportunity
for assisting the President and our
Government in winning the war by
giving now and having later
with interest"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08

French beaver. tree rabbit. or just
ordinary bunny"
Most of them seemed to enjoy it."
said Mr.. Popenoe, land after we
had pushed back our chairs and
lighted our after-dinner cigars, 1
told them. Some of them said it was
as good as rabbit, while others said
it had tested funny, and later on be-
gan to get sick. Several Government
scientists have been at these cat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08
Vegetarian Told He
Need Not Eat Germans

Galesburg, Ill.-Marshall o. San
burn is a vegetarian. When he ap-
peared before the local board with
a plea for exemption he explained
that his vegetarian principles should
be regarded as bar to his service in
the National Army.
You don't have to eat Germans
only kill them" A. o. Lindstrum,
chairman of the board assured him.
So Sanburn takes his place in
Glass l.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08
P0SLAM ALL
QUALITY and
HEALING ENERGY

Would it surprise and please you
to awake some morning to find that
your torturiRg Eczema, your disflgur-
ing and embarrassing skin affection,
had wholly disappeared.
This has been the experience of
many after brief treatment with Pos
lam, the quick-acting skin remedy,
which possesses the most highly con-
centrated healing energy, and which
is intended and made effective for
the very purpose of aiding YOU to
have a better, healthier and more
slightly skin.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories, 243
West 47th ST., New York City.-Adver-
tiSement
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08

according to Herbert Popenoe. assist
ant editor of the Journal of Hered-
ity, who has been making expert
ments.
Mr.. Popenoe has made five differ
ent experiments with all kinds of
cats-from the high-bred Angora to
the common back fence variety. His
method was to cook the animal him.
self and then invite his friends to
dine with him-telling them it was
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08

THE matter has Quieted down
now" he said. "and shall continue
my experiments to increase the food
supply in case this country should
ever be hard up for food like some
of the European lands are now. My
next experiment will be on dogs.
Then I shall try horses, mules, ca
nary birds. sparrows, buzzards. par
rots and the like"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08

feasts' and they thought the food
was all right"
Mr.. Popenoe's experiments have
gotten him into trouble with his
neighbors. The first time he was
hailed into the police court, but Judge
Mullowny could find no law against
eating cats. An attempt was then
made to have his mental status de-
termined with a view to sending him
over near Congress Heights.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08
Serves Cat to His Guests as
Test; every Enjoyable

Washington. d. C.-Mr. Hoover
needn't be afraid of food shortage
as long as there are several million
cats in the United States.
Cat meat is as good as rabbit. and
IL properly inspected, just as clean,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-08
SCHOOL FOR ARMY

COOKS AND BAKERS
Manila, P. IA school for Army
cooks and bakers has been estao-
lished at Fort Mckinley. and detach-
ments of soldiers have been ordered
from various Philippine Army posts
to attend the course. The hrst CLASS
now under instruction, is composed
of over 200 soldiers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
coRNRREAD AS USUAL

The food administration has found
It necessary to remind the public that
our wheat crop, though much larger
this year. is not large enough to make
wheat conservation unnecessary. 1t
wants particularly to impress on the
minds of housewives the fact that the
problem is not solved completely and
automatically by the mere adoption
of "Victory Bread" made of 80 per
cent wheat -four and 20 per cent Of
other cereals.
"victory Bread" is not expected to
displace the large use of corn to
which we have accustomed ourselves.
II is only by the continued liberal
consumption of cornbread, corn cakes,
corn mullins, etc, that we can make
the wheat supply go around among
the 22O,O00.000 people who have to
share 1t, and at the same time pile up
a moderate surplus to guard against
a possible famine next year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
NUMEROUS MEETINGS
BEING HELD TO BOOST
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

A number of meetings in the inter
est of the Fourth Liberty Loan have
been and are being held throughout
the county this week, all of them be-
ing enthusiastic gatherings and with
an air of exceeding optimism pervad-
ing those assembled.
Monday evening, S. G.. DoWds and
Leroy G.. Mayer went to Centerburg,
where they helped to organize the
workers in the loan campaign in that
district. An extensive canvass was
made in Centerburg on Tuesday AT
Fredericktown, w. A. Alderman,
chairman Of the local committee, r..
G.. Brewer of the Fourth federal re-
serve district, l.. j. Duke and Fred W..
Kahrl publicity manager of the loan
In Knox county, helped to organize
the workers in the afternoon at u
meeting held there. In the evening,
these men went to the Morris town
ship house and assisted in the organi.
zation of workers.
Other places in the county where "a
canvass will be put on Wednesday
are Batemantown, and Iiiliar and
Middlebury Townships, the last two
named expecting to go "Over the top
by Thursday evening at the latest.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
ALLIANCE WITH ALL

President Wilson, in his New York
speech last week, indicated in n few
convincing words the natural transi-
ton from our policy of isolation to
full participation in world politics.
There are some old.fashioned Ameri-
cans who are still uneasy about our
entering into a league of powers, ey-
en- for SO benelicent Il purpose as pre-
serving world peace. To them, the
president says
1--WE still read Washlngton's i'm
mortal warning against 'entangling
alliances with full comprehension
and an answering purpose. But only
special and limited alliances entan-
gle; and we recognize and accept the
duties OF new day In which we are
permitted to hope for a general ALI
ance which will avoid entanglements
and clear tho air OF the world for
common understandings and the
maintenance of common rights"
THAT il to say, while an alliance
with ono nation or one group of ma
tiOns would be "entangling," an ALI
ance with all would be free from en-
tanglemcnts, because 1t would re-
move the very perils that Washing
ton feared. And that Is what we arc
aiming at.
We want all the nations in the
world peace federation. We even
want Germany In it-she must come
In, whether she wants to or not, so
that we can keep an eye on her. Such
a libcrating alliance with all the ma
tions possessing power for good or
evil I'm world affairs is what we are
fighting for, and what we expect to
obtain in the great peace conference
that will come when our enemies sur
rcndeT
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
NINE MONTHS MORE Of BOOZE

The doom of King Alcohol has been
foretold SO often that further com.
ment seems superhuous. 1t is appro-
pirate, however, to take note of the
fact that that monarch's knell is now
definitely sounded by specific con.
gressional enactment. The approval,
by the house of representatives, OF
the senate's dry" amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill, effect
lively disposes of the matter and ends
a long and turbulent campaign. The
president is expected to sign the
measure, as he has expressed no
opinion against the principle involved
from Jan. until July 1, 1919, was
granted at his request.
The comparatively small area of
the United States which still harbors
the traffic will now recognize that 1t
has, at best, only nine months more
of booze. Many, possibly all, of the
wet states may really go dry before
the date set, because several oil them
have prohibition elections this fall,
and there is also some slight posi-
bility of the federal prohibition
amendment being ratified before the
federal statute becomes effective.
In any event, next July will usher
in an epoch of alcoholic drouth such
as no nation has yet experienced,
since the prehistoric time when man
kind first learned to brew beer ana
ferment fruit juice.
Further prophecy is precarious, but
we may safely doubt whether, having
once eliminated the evils that seem
inseparable from strong drink, we
shall ever tolerate the drink trailic
again. 10 will be banished at least
until the war is over and our armies
have been returned and demobilized.
That will hardly take less than two
or three years.
BY that time, prohibition will nave
had good, fair trial. If 1t proves to
be anywhere near so great blessing
as most people anticipate, it VIII re-
main a fundamental part OF our lie
and law.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
PRESS SHIPPED
BY C00PERCO.
Goes To One OF The Emer-
gency Fleet Corporation
Yards.

The c. & G. Cooper Co. is shipping
Tuesday large steam.hydraulic
forging press to one of the Emergen-
cy Fleet corporation shipyards on the
Pacific coast. The Squeezing" pres
sure delivered between the dies of
this mammoth machine is 1000 tons.
These presses are used for forging
the propeller shafts for U. S. trans.
ports and naval vessels. and also in
the the government arsenals for the
forging of large calibre cannons.
This Is the 43rd press which the
Cooper company has built and ship
ped to various shipyards and govern
ment arsenals since the war began.
They range in capacity from 500 to
1,500 tons each. While handling such
mighty forces, the machines are ac-
curately balanced as to be easily op.
Grated by the control lever in the
hand of a child.
The presses are being made on or
ders from the United Engineering a.
Foundry Co. of Pittsburgh, Arnold p.
Bark, resident inspector.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
MISS MARTIN DIES

Miss Ada Martin, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben w. Martin, former res
idents of MI. Vernon. died on Sept,
26 at Hartman. Tenn, according to
information received here by Frank
Moore, East High street. When res
ident of this city, Mr.. Martin was SUI
perintendent of the Northwestern
Mil a. Elevator Co.
The funeral and intcrmcnt occur
red at Hartman,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
THE REBUiCDERS

Tho children of this generation are
to be the rcbuildcrs of the world, Tho
war has unsettled 80 many things
that II will take several years aitcr
II to find out where the world really
stands. We will have all the debris
to clear out before rebuilding can be-
gin. And the debris is not only that
OF the physical wrcckage In the war.
covered lands. There IL also mental,
spiritual, social, economic wreckage
left In every country which must be
burned up and cleared away.
That clearing Is the work of people
with the help and counsel of their Ell.
ders.
But the actual reconstruction of the
world must come from the children
now IN school.
And If our world Is to be we'll re-
built, must we not take the best care
and bodies? Must they not be pre-
pared In every way possible to us for
their great work Of the future?
The answer Is positive one. And
yet there are people so short sighted
as still TO oppose child welfare work,
child labor laws.
The federal child labor law, passed
after 30 much hard work, 80 many
years OF effort and research, was de.
clared unconstitutional. Selfish par
ents and mill.owners were again lef,
free to exploit the youth. A new law
has now been prepared AK II war
measure which will meet the require
ments Of the constitution.
II seems curious that the constitu
tion. our most sacred charter of lii
erty. could be so twisted as to pre-
vent the safety of our children. Thai
is not the spirit Of our Fundamental
document. Under the new law, whei
passed, children, the builders of oul
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
MERGER OF MT. Y. AND
BELL PHONES OCCURS
Owing To Large Number OF
Changes, One Bell Oper-
ator Kept Busy

The formal merging of the MI
Vernon Telephone Co, and the Cen
trail Union Telephone Co, of this city
took place Tuesday. All changes from
the Bell to Citizens telephones were
not completed by Tuesday, so an op
orator was kept busy at the Central
Union exchange answering calls from
people who were not able to get the
installation of the Citizens phone
made before Wednesday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
THE GRONKA FUNERAL

The funeral of Pauline Gronka,
who died at Mt. Carmel hospital, Co.
lumbus, occurred Monday morning at
st. Luke's, church, Danville. The re-
mains were laid to rest in st. Luke's
cemetery. The faculty of the high
school and the students attended the
funeral i'm body Others attending
were: Supt. and Ms. Harry DEEMS
of the Children's Home, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert McElroy, Probate Officer Pur.
cell of Mt. Vernon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Frazier of Fredericktown.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
cRANMER MADE iT HOT
FOR THIS PRO-GERMAN

gt LN NJ
Earl "SnoOkic" Cranmer.of this city
one of the staff in the surgical ward In
the Mayo hospital in Rochester, Mimi,
was one OF the six soldiers who recent
ly ran down u pro-German. The Ger
man was made to parade around the
city carrying an American flag, and
as a final sentence to kncoi and kiss
the flag.
After this punishment the boys turn
cd the man over to the police authori
ties.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
I. I. !. i. + 1. + !. + :. j. + r
i. MISSIONARY SOCIETIES r
4. i. i J! !. i. + i. i. i i 1. i
Green Valley Church


The W. f. NJ s. of the Green Valley
church will hold their regular meet
ing at the church Thursday evening,
Oct. o. The following program will
be given:
Hymn-No. 653.
lnYocation-Rev. Corwin.
Hymn-No. 654.
Scripture lesson.
Roll call.
Solo-Mrs. Ogg.
women of Moslcm COuntrics"---
Miss Cora McGugin.
women of India"-Mrs. Ogg.
Exercise--Little Light Bearers
women of China"-Mrs. Baldwin.
Recitation-Erma Wilson.
"Women of Japan"-Mrs. Inks.
Exercise-King's Heralds.
women of Leisure Alico
Sellers.
Duet--Mrs. Mendenhall and Mrs.
Patterson.
Benediction.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
LECTURE SUBJECTS
ARE ANNOUNCED

Continuing his lectures upon mat
ters of current interest growing out
of the war, Rev. M. s. Freeman or
the Congregational church will pre-.
sent the following subjects on the
Sunday evenings of October:
Oct. 6-The Deeper Meanings oil
the Liberty Loans.
Oct. 13-The Problems of Read.
justment after the War.
Oct. 2O--How Much of the. En-
larged Government Control Will be
Permanent
Oct. 27-Capital and Labor in the
New Day.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04

Tuesday morning that the G.. & G..
Cooper Co. employees had subscribed
to the extent of 100 per cent, meaning
for bonds in the Fourth Liberty Loan
that each OF the 602 people employed
there has bought at least one bond
of the fighting fourth" Liberty Loan,
making a total subscription of $47,.
200.
1t was thought that the Cooper
men would go "over the top" on Mon.
day, but owing to the fact that sew
eral of their men were out of the city,
IL was necessary to have them send
q telegram indicating their purchase.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
ELEY IS ARRESTED
ON A SERIOUS CHARGE

Clarence Eley was turned over to
the sheriff by the local draft board
Wednesday afternoon and was locked
up in the county Jail for making a
false affidavit to his questionnaiie.
Eley should have registered Ione
year ago last June, according to the
members of the draft board, but did
not register until September 18th of
this year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-04
CROWLEY LEAVES FOR
TRAINING I'M Y WORK

l.. Tate Cromley, an attorney in
this city for years, previously being
graduated from Kenyon college, Gam.
bier left Tuesday evening for Chi
cago H., where he will take training
for army Y. M. G. A. work abroad.
Mr.. Cromley will return here with
in month for weeks furlough be-
fore going overseas,