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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10
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''Was your wife angry when you got
home so late last night?"
"Angry? Why she pelted me with
flowers
"But how did you get that black
eye?"
"Well, she neglected to take the
flowers out of the pots before she
threw them"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10

Biglee-Bilkins is the worst pessi.
mist on earth.
Littleton-Think so?
Biglee-Know it. If his friends put
him in the presidential chair he'd find
fault with the upholstering.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10
RhinOceros Does Not Take Kindly to Pneumonia

Ew YoRKpneumOna prevalent the New York Geological park in
~ the In the indian lhlnoceros
Nobody knows how prevalent dae become hnoceros according
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10

nellgentIO0king
I'm be mixed about this buness-Tm going
pocket anything I'll look the
really is I'll other
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10
THIS WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
BY taking Lydia E. PinIEham'S
Vegetable Compound, One
of Thousands of Such Cases.

Black River Falls, Wis. -"As Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10
Draft Boards Find Ways to Deal With SIackers

majority military
stories
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10
Meets Her Baby Under Exceptional Circumstances

n ETROIT.-This you o William
William thirteen months old
Friday
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10

"Why does Daisy take Off her wed.
ding ring whenever she sits down to
read n novel?"
Because she enjoys reading one
better If she can temporarily forget
that she's married"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-05-10

medical examiners.
The following little system caught
more than one wOuld-be evader:
A youth alleging defective hear
ing was taken into an examining
room.
"My hearing is pretty bad" he
told the medical officer.
THAT so? Let's see," said the doc
tor, as he stepped close to the young
man.
"Put your hand over your right
ear" said the doctor, loudly.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
WAR FACTORIES SHORT OF MEN
May Transfer Travelling Statesmen and
Walters to War Essentials.

Washington.-Emph on proper
understanding by the people of neces-
sites Of the war and shortage OF la
Dor was laid recently by Chairman
Baruch OF the war industries board.
He pointed out that shipyards and
ordnance plants alone are short &c.,
900 men. The war employment SER
vice are working on plans to tap the
less essential industries for labor for
work
Mr.. Baruch alluded to the number of
private chauffeurs and suggested that
a great number Of these men could
go into more essential employment
He said he was informed that there
are more than 100000 travelling sales
men and 100000 hotel walters. work
ers and buss boys and added that the
occasion demands transfer of men
from such employment to essential
war work.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
U. S. SENDS NOTE TO MEXICO
This Government viii Not Tolerate
Cut In OIL Supply.

Washington.-The United States
government evidently has decided
that the time has arrived for plain
talk concerning Mexico's attempted
conflscation of American-owned oil
fields in that country.
The department of commerce. with
sanction of the state department
made a clear and concise official re-
sumo of the existing situation. The
document contains complete refuta-
ton of Mexico's defense of Its strong.
arm procedure aud plain definition
of this governments position.
The underlying purpose is to lay
before the American public the exact
state of affairs arising from Mex
icos avowed intention OF changing
more than $500, 0O0, 900 worth of Amer.
ican-owned oil properties into form
of leased concessions subject to royal.
ties to the Mexican government, pre-
paratory to any further steps by the
United States which future develop
ments may demand
Moreover, 1t is made plain that this
government, in being compelled to
turn to Mexico for oil in the present
emergency, cannot and will not &C.
qulesce in any procedure aimed to
deprive American citizens of their
property and vested rights.
Notice is in effect served on Mex.
| leo.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
WAR SHOES IN STORES NOV. I
Dealers Specializing in High Priced
Goods must Llquidate Stock.

Washington-Progress in establish
price schedule for shoes from S12 to
SO, was announced by Chairman Bar
UGH OF the war industries board. BY
November /, it was stated, many
stores will have on their shelves the
new classified shoes in addition to
present stocks at present prices.
Orders now in the factory" the
statement said, ARE for spring deliv-
cry, so it follows that there will be a
certain portion of the product offered
for sale to the spring trade at price
in excess of So.
ITO permit these articles to be
cleaned out and also to permit the
disposal of the present stocks priced
above the top maximum. it has been
agreed that those retailers specialize
ing in high priced goods shall be Civ
en- until June 1 to liquidate all their
stocks above the class A ($9-12) max
lmum."
There is no restriction placed by
the war industries board on sale or
purchase of the high priced shoes. On
the contrary il was made plain that
those who can afford to buy will be
cooperating in liquidating these
stocks now on hand. II these stocks
are not disposed of, the announce
ment said, it will work a great hard
ship to the trade.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
CONTROL OF AIR SOON BY U. S.
BY End of Year U. s. VIII Have More
Planes Than Allies Put Together.

Chicago-Julius Kahn ranking Re-
publican member of the House Mill
tary Affairs Committee, declared be.
fore the Association of Commerce here
that by the end of this year America
will have more airplanes on the battle
front than all her Allies put together
and will have obtained absolute mas
terry of the air. He said he did not be-
lieve the war would be over until the
end Of next year.
German peace talk will not be al
lowed TO interfere with our military
program" he said. ITO the 5000 900
men now under arms, 100000 more
will have been added March 81, and
by July 1. 100000 Americans will be
figheng in Europe. Unless Germany
surrenders more than 100000 Ameri-
can soldiers will have overrun German
soil before September, 1919"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
WHEAT CROP si8,s2O,ooo BUS.
Corn Improved Greatly BY Weather,
Now Exceeds Estimate.

Washington-General increase crop
prospects October more than a
month ago was shown by the depart
ment of agriculture's monthly report.
Corn, which had such a big loss in
prospective production as a result OF
July and August weather, improved to
the extent of 100000 bushels and
now gives prospect of a 2,717,775,0 900
bushel crop, which would be AL, O00,.
900 bushels smaller than last years.
Spring wheat during the month inn
proved to the extent OF about 10000
600 bushels, making a crop of 363, 1885,.
600 bushels, or 31,OO0,O0O bushels
more than produced last year
With this addition to spring wheat,
the total wheat crop, including winter
wheat, now in prospect is 91S,920, 900
bushels That comes close to the L.
000,000000 bushel mark set by thu
government last fall TO meet war
needs OF America and the Allies.
This years tobacco crop WIN be
the largest ever grown
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
STATE EASTERN STAR MEET
Adopt Resolution Demanding Foe Sur.
render Forward 1t to Pres. Wilson.

Kalamazoo.--Dem the uncon-
1itional surrender of Germany and her
allies before the United States grants
an armistice or enters into peace nego-
tiations, the Michigan state order Of
Eastern Star in convention unanim-
ously adopted and forwarded to Pres
ident Wilson the following resolution:
The grand chapter of Michigan,
Order Of the Eastern Star, in fifty-sec-
ond annual convention assembled, rep
resenting more than $1,000 members
composed of mothers, wives, sisters
and sweethearts of American soldiers,
unanimously goes on record in favor
Of the unconditional surrender OF Ger
many and other enemy countries as a
prelude to any armistice or peace
negotiations
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
DETROIT FIRST CITY
over LOAN QUOTA
SECOND CANVASS OF CORPORA
TloNs BRINGS OUT DESIRED
RESULTS.
WORKERS SUBSCRIBE LITERALLY
Ford interests and Dodge Brothers
instrumental in Putting Detroit
over Mark.

Detroit-First of Americas great
cities to over.subscribe it's quota OF
the Fourth Liberty Loan, Detroit has
responded with $73.SO6,9S0, which is
$418,12O more than it's goal. With
moneys still to be reported, the city
is expected tor over-subscribe by S6.-
100000 when the final meeting Of the
loan workers is held in the Board of
Commerce auditorium.
An additional subscription of the
Ford interests for 100000, and 49,.
10000 from Dodge Brothers and
their employees were the principal
items in the report OF SIS ,312,500, but
the remainder of $7,000,000 was made
up in large measure from uniformly
high subscriptions from factory work
ers and second purchases by the cor
porate interests to place them in the
double" lists.
The additional $5,000,000 subscrip-
ton of Henry Ford and interests was
announced personally by Edsel Ford,
| $4,000 900 of it added to the previous
subscription of the Ford Motor COM
pany and $1.0O0,000 to the purchase
of Henry Ford & Son, of Dearborn.
This divides the $15,000,000 subscrip-
ton of the Ford interests as follows:
Henry Ford (personaD 100000;
Ford Motor company, 100000
Ford Motor company branches, sSy
OOO,O 900, and Henry Ford & Son ST..
100000 The Ford Motor company
employees subscribed 100000.
The Ford subscription to the fourth
loan is $50 per cent greater than to
the third loan.
Dodge Brothers as corporation
subscribed to $1,000,0O0 worth of
bonds. The company's employees have
taken an equal amount. John r.
Dodge and Horace f. Dodge each
subscribed to 100000, and Mrs. John
r. Dodge and Mrs. Horace f. Dodge
to S100 900 each The Dodge Broth
ers subscription was announced by
| A. /. McMeans, secretary of that cor
poration.
Another corporation that submit
led its final report was the Cadillac
Motor company, whose record in the
fourth loan has not been surpassed.
Its total for corporation and employees
is S1.4S7,2s5. This being increased
s377 900 by a second blow" cam.
paign.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
Austria.Turks Ask Peace.

msterdam-Austria-H Hungary and
Turkey have officially informed Ger
many that they accept President
Wilson's terms" according to reports
here. This, at the present hour, is
the latest development in the race
between surrender and the greatest
military disaster in history.
Since both Austria and Turkey had
previously agreed, like Germany. to
accept" President Wilson's IA prin-
ciples "as a basis for peace negotia-
tions." their latest declaration say
ing fat-footedly that they accept
them without any qualifying after
thought, means the vitual surrender
of Germanys allies-provided, of
course, that the brief bulletin announc-
ing the news is substantiated.
AS far as Austria-Hungary is con-
cerned the unequivocal acceptance OF
President Wilson's terms, if authentic
means that she is ready to exacuate
the large area of occupied Italian ter.
ritory, the relinquishing of what ever
is left of her military hold on part
OF Poland, Russia and the Ukraine.
AS far as Austria-Hungary's armed
forced in the Balkans are concerned
they are in the same position as Ger
many's armies in northern France and
Belgium. For them it is not ques
ton of "evacuating." but of retreat
ing fast enough before the Serbo
Italian advance to escape debacle.
Turkeys troops that had occupied
the city of Baku were at last reported
being withdrawn posthaste for ''pur
poses of home defense"
Germany's Hand to Be Forced.
The note from her remaining tw,
allies, which Is tantamount TO thu
declaration: I'VE quit, no matte
what you do" comes as direct confr
nation of what was said in dispatches
namely, that Austria and Turkey
smarting under the American pres
dents silence toward them pendin
clearness from Germany, would exer
powerful pressure at at Berlin for sui
mission TO Mr.. Wilson's demands.
On the other hand, the AustrC
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17

A British Port-Three hundred and
seyenty-two American troops nave
been lost as the result of the sinking
of the Transport Otranto in the North
channel between the Scottish and
irish coasts In a collision with the
steamer Kashmir.
or 500 American soldiers on board
the Otranto. $40 were landed and IL
were rescued alive at the island OF
Islay.
Three hundred and one men were
taken to Belfast by the British de-
stroyer Mounsey, the only Vessel
which made an attempt at rescue IN
the terrific gale when the Kashmlr'
another vessel in the convoy ram
med the Otranto amidships.
Seventeen men we're picked up alive
on the Scottish coast.
The Otranto after the collision was
dashed to pieces on the rocks OH the
Scottish coast.
The Otranto struck the rocks south
of Saligo bay, Islay island, an unln-
habited section where the coast line
in many places rises straight peaks
many feet above.
AS the destroyer neared the side
of the Otranto the men began TO Jump
from 30 to 40 feet from her decks.
Many Are Crushed.
AS the destroyer steered toward
the side of the steamer the men leap
ed too quickly and dropped between
the boats. Some disappeared in the
water. and others were caught and
crushed to death between the vessels
and the lifeboats which had been low
cred TO act as buffers. The destroyer
was badly battered.
The captain of the destroyer, each
time it was brushed away from the
side of the Otranto, again would push
near enough for many more men TO
iump to the deck of his vessel. He
described as a veritable rain, the mum
Der of men landing on the destroyer.
Manv of those who reached the
decks of the vessel suffered broken
bones or we're otherwise hurt.
Destroyer Is Loaded.
Four times the battered destroyer
came alongside, and each time the
previous scenes were repeated. Al
the end of the fourth trip she had 3lt
Americans, 236 of the crew, 30 French
sailors and one British officer or
board. The bow was full and, having
done all possible, she started for port
The survivors saw the OtrantC
drifting helplessly toward the rocks
as they pulled away toward the lrisf
coast. The destroyer barely had time
to send a brief message when the
wireless was carried away. The little
overloaded vessel had a rough trip t
port.
The American troops on board thu
Otranto exemplifed the noblest ira
ditions of the army for heroism ant
discipline.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
PNEUMONIA REAPS
HARvESTATCUSTER
FIFTY-SEVEN DEATHS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN A 24HOUR
PERIOD.
INFLUENZA REcEDING AT CAMP
Many New Cases Reported Through
out the State BY Health
Boards.

Camp Custer, Battle Creek-Fifty-
seven deaths within "a hours set a
new mark for pneumonia's ravages at
Camp Custer.
During the same time Spanish in
fiuenza sent 339 new patients to the
hospital, but All were discharged as
convalescent. There are now 5,519 pa
tients-and a thousand of these have
pneumonia. Influenza has lost ground,
but pneumonia has gained.
There is no attempt Oh the part OF
medical officers to conceal the likeli-
hood that the death list will continue
for several days, though there have
been 224 fatalities since the double
epidemic started September %.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17

department. Oh oJdle.
October 8, 1918.
Sir:
| have the honor to acknowledge,
on behalf of the President, your note
of October 9Th enclosing a communi.
cation from the German government
to the President; and / am instructed
by the President to request you to
make the following communication TO
the Imperial German Chancellor:
Before making reply to the request
OF the Imperial German government
and in order that that reply shall be
as candid and straightforward as the
momentous interests involved require
the President of the United States
deems it necessary to assure himself
of the exact meaning of the note OF
the imperial chancellor. Does the i'm
perial chancellor mean that the i'm
perial German government accepts the
terms laid down by the President In
his address TO the congress of the
United States on the eighth of Janu
airy, last. and in subsequent addresses
and that its object in entering into
discussions would be only to agree up
on the practical details of their appli
cation
THE President feels bound to say
with regard to the suggestion of ar
armistice that he would not feel al
liberty to propose a cessation of arms
to the governments with which the
government of the United States is as
sociated against the Central Powers as
long as the armies of those powers are
upon their soil. The good faith Of an,
discussion would manifestly depend
upon the consent OF the Central Pow
ers Immediately to withdraw thei
forces everywhere from invaded terri
| tory.
The President also feels that he Il
justified in asking whether the imper
ial chancellor is speaking merely To-
the constituted authorities of the EN-
pire who have so far conducted tn,
war. He deems the answers to these
questions vital from every point o
| view"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17

Detroit-Not a German submarine.
but Ell and E-2 of the British navy
made the first trip across the ocean
under their own power, j.. +. Rawlin.
son, Detroit representative of Lloyd s
registry of shipping, told the Detroit
Engineering society in Board of Com
merce. The trip was made from
England TO Newfoundland in 10 days,
previous to the trip of the Deutsch.
land, German submersible, but was
not disclosed by the British govern
ment
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
Many Soldiers Were Taken Belfast BY the British De-
stroyer Mounsey Which Made An Attempt to Rescue
in the Face of Terrific Gale.
OTRANTO AFTER THE COLLISION WAS
DASHED TO PIECES ON THE ROCKS
OFF THE SCOTTISH COAST
Reported That and Turkey Have Asked for
Peace-Crisis Stirs Foe Countries Germanys Reply
to Wilson's Note Drafted Says Dispatches.

Turkish move is expected to facili-
tate in no small degree such a sub
mission by Germany, since it provides
no food for excuse, already voiced
in a large section of the German press,
I'VE die of our allies!"
Speeding to Berlin were the heads
of all the federal states of the Ger
man empire, in answer to a summons
from the Kaiser, for a crown coun-
Gil, such as has not taken place since
the historic proclamation of Wilhelm
l., as German emperor, in 1871.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
Huns May Evaeuate Territory.

London-The consensus in author
itative quarters here is that Germany,
through Chancellor Prince Max in the
reichstag will declare her willingness
to evacuate France and Belgium. The
answer to President Wilson's inquiry
may contain, 1t is believed here, sug-
gestion of what Germany considers
"the necessity to clear up certain mis-
understandings regarding the basis Of
negotiations"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
GERMAN REPLY
To NOTE READY
Presidents Reply to Germany Made
Public In Berlin.

Basel Switzerland-A Berlin dis
patch received here says that the
conservative faction in the Reichs-
tag has asked an immediate convoca-
ton of the legislative body in Ger
many to discuss President Wilson's
reply to the imperial chancellor's
peace proposal
Reply Being Drafted.
Copenhagen.-Th German reply 10
President Wilson's note was drafted
after a conference OF Prince Maximll-
ian, the imperial German chancellor,
Vice-Chancellor Won Payer, the min
listers and military representatives OF
the government
dispatch received here from Berlin.
Wilson's Reply Made Public.
Amsterdam. The semiofficlal
Wolff bureau of Berlin has made pub
lie President Wilson's reply to the
peace proposals of Prince Macmillan,
the imperial German chancellor, with
the following note appended:
THE official text of the reply is
still awaited, but the reply shows
that further declarations from the
German government are necessary.
To that end careful consideration. by
the government is necessary.
"a reply to the presidents final
question has been given by the speech
in the reichstag on October by Pres
ident Fehrenbach, who in the name
of the German nation, declared the
reichstag approved the peace offer
and makes It its own"
Two Empires Shaken.
Amsterdam.-The German emperor
is shaking to its foundations under
the successive shocks of the defeats
in the west and the internal political
storm Embossed by the peace offer.
"Will the Kaiser abdicate?' is the
question of the hour both inside and
outside the empires borders. There
was no confirmation of reports he
had already done so.
Rumo had it that not the crown
prince but Prince August Wilhelm
was slated to take the crown if the
Kaiser renounced 1t. This testifes to
Berlin's realization that the worlds
hatred and contempt for the heir pre-
sumptive is little less intense than
that felt for his father
Nor is it entirely unlikely that the
new majority bloc. especially the
Socialists, once the Kaiser is out OF
the way, will make a clean sweep OF
monarchy and insist upon the crea
ton of the republic.
Prince Max is suggested as the
logical provisional president" of such
republic Of Germany.
The arrival of Ludendorff i'm Berlin
is reported. Rumor had IL that hi
has broken down physically and re
/ signed. More likely 1t is, however
!. that he is still in the saddle and will
have his SAY" in the conferences pre-
; ceding the reichstag sitting.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17
Premier of AustrIa-Hunsary Quits.

Budapest, via Vasel-Dr. Alexander
Wekerle, the Hungarian prime minis
ter, announced his resignation after
an audience with King Charles. Vienna
newspapers received here say that
ministerial crisis in Hungary is immi-
probable.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-10-17

Lansing-Despite the fact that SGT
new cases of Spanish influenza were
reported from health officers in the
state outside of Detroit, there did not
seem to be any indication that the cpl
iemic stage has been reached in Mich
igan with the exceptions of some few
spots.
Jackson keeps we'll in front OF the
procession, reporting 101 cases, while
Lenawee county by reason of large
numbers of cases in Britton and Ridge
way townships reported 131. These
cases are to be investigated by the
state board, inasmuch as they are the
first in the county officially heard of.
Newberry, which was unofficially
heard from reported so cases.
The leading county reports for the
day were: Calhoun, So; Ingham, rs;
Jackson, Ill; Lenawee, 1871; Luce, so;
Newaygo. IA; Shiawassee, 16, and
Washtenaw, Is.
1921 New Cases in Army.
Washington.-Wit telegraphic re.
ports indicating increased prevalence
of influenza among the civilian popu'
lation, Surgeon-General Blue. said
that every effort is being made by
the hygienic laboratory to determine
what value, If any, vaccines have as
protection against the disease.
The latest survey of the national
situation by states indicates little
prospect OF any immediate abatement
of the malady. Civilians are warned
not to be over-optimistic because OF
any momentary favorable fluctuation
in the numbers of new cases or in the
death rates in particular localities.
There were 1921 new cases Of in
fluenza in the army on this side OF
the Atlantic for the past 24-houI
period, as against 1906 for the day
before. New cases of pneumonia
numbered 2,797, as compared with
| 2,S42 for the previous day.
Deaths for the day period were $50
as against $50 yesterday. This brings
the total deaths since the beginning
of the epidemic to 1882 and the
number of cases of influenza to the
high total of 211,120.