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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
.REPUD|ATES ACTION
Of OFFICIAL ORGAN
DOES MT.vER. IVAN
Also Tells Who Organized
The Patriotic League In
This City

Saturday morning u prominent Re-
publican called at the headquarters
of the Patriotic League and indig-
nantly repudiated the action of 10,
cal partisan paper in condemning the
Patriotic League of Ohio.
81 fear the effect" said the we'll.
known Republican. upon our Republi-
can county ticket. none of whom. l
hope, have any cause to fear any ac.
tion that this nOnpartisan league may
take
Continuing, he said: "Who has q
better right to organize than the faith,
ers and relatives of soldiers?" At the
conclusion of the interview the gen
tleman applied for membership in the
Patriotic League and expressed his
hearty sympathy,
The Patriotic league, regardless OF
partisan attacks, will carefully scruti,
nize the records of every candidate
for Office ignoring the party lines. No
candidate who opposed the shipment
OF munitions and fOodstuffs to our
now gallant allies can escape con
demnation.
In answer to the criticism of par
tisan paper, an officer pointed out
that the officers of this organization
are composed of two Republicans
two Democrats and one Socialist. all
of whom with one exception are the
fathers or brothers of soldiers.
The one exception is veteran Ol
the Civil war.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
JACOB LAHMON DIES
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL

Jacob LahmOn, aged ~ years, dien
at the Mt. Vernon hospital Friday
evening at 3 o'clock. His death was
due to pneumonia
The deceased had been employed
at the william Wing farm south of
the city, for the past II months. His
home was somewhere In the state of
Iowa, but outside OF that very little
Is known concerning the man. Mr..
Wing was endeavoring Saturday af.
ternoon TO locate Lannon's relatives
in Iowa.
The remains have been removed to
Miller Bros. funeral parlors awaiting
some word from relatives.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
FORTY MORE DEATHS
AT CAMP SHERMAN
cemetery.

CAMP SHERMAN, Oct. l2- Forty
more soldiers died from influenza and
pneumonia at Camp Sherman last
night and this morning. according to
unofficial announcement made at
noon by the authorities. Since the
outbreak of the epidemic total of
S74 soldiers have now died from the
disease at this cantonment. Today's
death list is considerably smaller
than on any day recently.
ss>-Da<s b>~AA>~s~yE :. .'s.-~~v
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
GERMANY NEEDS FATS

IBy Associated Press to The Banneri
PARIS-Germany's desperate need
for fats was recently shown when. af,
ter desecrating st. Crepin's church In
Chateau.Thierry, the vandals confls.
Gated 400 pounds of candles. Even the
scant supply which they found in a
little chapel of the nuns at hospital
nearby was taken by the Germans, be.
fore they were driven out of the city
by tha American troops according to
the Rev. James Horton of Atlanta, Ca,
knights Of Columbus chaplain.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
PAPERS AFFECTED
IBy Associated Press TO The Ban,

TBy Associated Press TO The Bannerl
MEXICO CITY-Eighty-on Mexi-
can daily newspapers are affected by
the recent embargo imposed by the
United States government on the ex.
portation of newsprint papers from
the United States to Mexico. Except
for one plant, which is controlled by
Germans, there are no paper. factories
In Mexico. ~
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
BARTLETT is DEAD
ATCAMP SHERMAN

Frank Bartlett, aged "a years. died
at Camp Sherman at 5:20~ o'clock
Thursday afternoon, after seven
weeks illness of Spanish influenza.
lie leaves his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Bartlett Of the Wooster road,
and two brothers, George and Robert
Bartlett, both at home.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
MILLER TRANSFERRED
TO SPRINGFIELD, O

G.. T.. Miller. East Vine street, who
has been the district representative
for the International Harvester Co
for the past few years, has been
transferred to Springfield. Ohio, and
will move his family to that city
about Oct 2S.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
MAGNATE is DEAD

IBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DurkOpp,
a we'll known German industrial mag
nate. has died at the age of 76. He
started small sewing machine re.
pairing shop with four helpers in 1867.
Now the Durkopp Engineering Works,
q company with 100000 marks CAPT
tai, operates with 5000 hands.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
DANVILLE SOLDIER
DIES OF INFLUENZA
Jf AT CAMP GORDON

DANVILI.E, Oct. 11-Frank Wall, a
resident OF Danville, died at Camp
Gordon, Ga, Thursday night of Span
ish influenza, according to word re.
ceiyed here today. The deceased was
"a years of age and had been In the
service two months. He leaves one
brother. Lawrence Wall, OF this place.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
ROB KAISER'S TREASURY
Postal Sack With IL Million
In Govt. Bonds Is
Taken

BERLIN, via Basel, Switzerland
Oct. ia postal sack containing
70,000,000 marks tnominally $17,5O0,
00O) of securities and treasury bonds,
addressed by the postotlice to the I'm
perial Chateau, was stolen the day be-
fore yesterday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
COUNTY BRIEFS
ton of Charleston. w. Va, is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Snuff.
INJURED AT eUcYRus

Mrs. Walter Coe was called to Bu
cyrus last night by message inform
ing her that her father, John Will
son, had been injured in the Big -Four
railroad shops. Mr.. Wilson's home
was formerly in CrotOn
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
THE cRlTCHFlELD FUNERAL

The funeral of Mrs. Belle Critch-
field occurred Saturday morning at
10 o'clock from the Mccormick chap
ell, South Main street. Rev. j. A.
Long conducted the services. The in.
terment was made in Mound View
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
NEW RULING ON
F|L|NG0F PAPERS
FOR CITIZENSHIP
Declaration OF Intention Can
Not Be Filed On Elec-
tion Day
SUIT FILED in COURT
TO.QUIET A TITLE
Divorce Case OF Preston vs..
Preston Submitted To
Judge Blair

FOreign-bOrn persons seeking nat
uralization papers cannot file their
declaration of intention on election
day or 30 days prior to election day,
according to new ruling received by
Clerk of Courts o. G. Taylor Friday
morning.
The ruling. has been issued by the
United States department OF labor,
naturalization service, and comes
from w. M. Ragsdale. the chief nat
,iralization examiner.
The ruling further holds that this
does not apply to second papers, but
TO first papers only.
TO Quiet Title
Alexander M. Van V0orhis com.
menced an action in the court OF COM
mon pleas Friday morning against
Ida Darling ct al, for the purpose OF
quieting title in partition. The land
in question Is located in Jackson town
ship. The attorneys for the plaintiff
are Ewalt e. Blair.
O.
Case Submitted
The divorce case of Winiford Pres
ton VS.. Faye Preston was submitted
before Judge BlaA' in the court of
common pleas Thursday afternoon.
The matter was taken under advise
ment by the court.
Motion Overruled-
In the case of Benjamin F.. Hutch.
inson VS.. Clyde Tuynay, a motion for
d new trial was Overruled by Judge
Blair in tho court OF common pleas,
Thursday.
To Sell Real Estate
Alexander Van Vaorhis. guardian
of Parker Van Voorhis, has filed n
petition against Parker Van Voorhis
In the probate court of Knox county,
asking TO sell real estate.
Real Estate Transfers.
John II. Keller to Olive A. Young,
city property, 81.
Walter b. MoshOlder, sheriff, to Ol-
I've Young, parcel in Clinton, $1,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
OVERSEAS ARRIVAL

Floyd Vernon, Co. Il, 309th Am. En-,
Saith Division. Son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Vernon of Gambler
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
PATRIOTIC?

rBy Associated Press to The Banneri
SEATTLE, Wash.-SiX patriotic
Americans, members of the coast
guard, miles above Nome, Alaska, are
taking long distance course in navi-
cation to ft themselves for active ser
vice in the merchant marine through
the extension department of the Uni
versity of Washington.
To accommodate the men. the uni.
versity devised a system whereby the
lessons could be sent from here, en-
cased in cylindrical tubes to Nome by
boat and then on dog-drawn sled to
the little group of students. After com
pleting one lesson the men advised
the university by cable that they were
ready for the next.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15
THE BARTLETT FUNERAL

The funeral of the late Harry Bart
lett who died at Camp Sherman of
Spanish influenza, Monday morning
at 10 o'clock at the home of his par
ents on Wooster avenue. The funeral
will be private. lnterment in Mound
View cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-10-15

Real Estate Transfers.
John II. Keller to Olive A. Young,
city property, 81.
Walter b. MoshOlder, sheriff, to o.
i've Young, parcel in Clinton, $1,000.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22
WE MUST ALL DO OUR PART.

Few people, indeed, in this coun-
trv now fail to realize that we are
fighting brutal, relentless enemy.
The indictment against the Hun
grows stronger every day. He is abb
solutely devoid of pity or chivairy.
An American correspondent reports
conversation with crippled British
officer who, after long stay in Ger
man prison pens, had been exchang-
ed.
The officer told of men SO feeble
from lack Of food and bad conditions
as to be able scarcely to stand being
forced to work at the point of bayo-
net until they dropped from sheer
weakness; of badly set gunfractured
arms and legs; of soldiers buried to
the accompaniment Of the jeers OF
G arman soldiers; of the long jour
news of the badly wounded without
relief of dressings, food, or water; OF
wounded prisoners marched to ex'
haustion and then shot down like
dogs when they no longer could walk
of prisoners put into camps where ty-
tphus ragged.
| This is the kind of enemy we are
fighting, and this is why all OF US
must get down and put every bit OF
our strength back of the government
For one thing, we must buy only those
things necessary to maintain our
selves in the most efficient condition.
| That will give the government more
labor and materials for war purposes.
And then with our savings we must
buy war savings stamps. That VIII
give the government current funds
with which to use labor and materials
in the successful prosecution of the
war. We must do as President Viii
| son asks us to do in his message
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22
MAY THERE BE NONE UN-
ENLISTED ON THAT DAY!

Remember what President
Woodrow Wilson says in his
proclamation to the people of
the United States:
II earnestly appeal to every
man, woman and child to
pledge themselves on or before
the 28th Of June to serve con-
stantly and to, buy as regularly
as possible the securities of the
government, and to do this as
far as possible through men,
bership in War Savings So
cieties. The 2Sth of June ends
this special period of enlist
ment in the great volunteer
army of production and saving
here at home. May there be
none unenlisted on that day."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22
OUR SPECIAL EDITION.

The Chief in issuing special edi-
ton Of ten pages today in accordance
with 4 suggestion from the National
War Savings Committee and Tor the
purpose of giving publicity to the
war savings stamps drive which open
ed June 81, and we desire to make
acknowledgment Of the l1berai ana
patriotic cooperation of the twenty
odd local merchants and business
men whose patronage has enabled Us
to carry this project into execution.
We have quoted our very lowest
rate for the advertising and can con-
scientiously aver that in no measure
are we capitalizing patriotism OF
feathering our own nest by the ven
ture. On the contrary, the time, Ia
Dor and material employed in getting
out this edition include consider
able contribution of our own TO the
good cause our advertisers and our
selves are aiming to serve.
To them a generous need OF pup
Tic appreciation is due, and we trus'
it will be rthcoming in measure
of patronage that will bring back tt
these enterprising and loyal citizens
- rich reward for the expenditure
thew have incurred in this instance.
Line up and sign up on Natlona
War Savings Day. y.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

The most important thing for the
people to do is to think the matter
over in advance and decide just what
they will be able to accomplish by
making sacrifices-very much less
than the soldiers are making-and
then be ready when the time. comes
to obligate themselves to purchase all
the war savings stamps they possibly
can. What if a person oes with
out things he is accustomed to hay
ing? A soldier boy home on furlough
said, "People should remember that
it is important to get done with this
war as soon as possible, and the thing
to do is to put up the money and get
the men and end it instead of having
it drag on and prevent restoration OF
normal conditions.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

The Louisiana Council Of Defense
has published booklet containing
numerous recipes for the prepara--
ton of potatoes as food, as compiled
by Mrs. Adele Stewart of the New
Orleans municipal kitchen. Chair
man Walter Lemann Of the Ascen-
sion Parish Council of Defense has
been supplied with quantity OF
these books for free distribution, and
copies may be obtained from him up
on application.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22
Don't Be Afraid to Harrow Corn.

We cultivate corn for three rea-
sons. namely: to kill weeds, to con-
serve moisture, and to permit free
circulation of the air through the
soil. The best time to kill the weeds
is Just when they are beginning to
grow. This can be done very effect
ively before and after your corn is
up, provided you are not afraid to
make use of the harrow. A few
stalks may be pulled up, but even If
they are, the good that will be ac-
complished will more than overbal-
ance the little harm done in pulling
up few stalks. A light sharp-tooth-
ed harrow should do very good work.
Yours for shallow cultivation of
corn, J. o. MONTEGUT,
Parish Farm Agent.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

pledge ourselves on or before June
% to save constantly and to buy
regularly government securities. We
shall then be doing our part.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Every dollar loaned to the govern
ment helps to save the lives of our
boys at the front. Everyone there
fore should buy war savings stamps.
Instead of squandering your money
on foolish non-essentials. or any
other kind of non-essentials, send it
''over the top" with Pershing by in
vesting it in war savings stamps.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

AS a maximum producer and as a
consumer of necessities only, each
one of us will be an accumulator OF
savings. And. these savings can be
invested in war savings stamps with
benefit both to the government and
ourselves.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

You may not be able to fight, but
you certainly can save and buy war
savings stamps.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

When you buy war savings stamps
you do not give your money, you loan
it at per cent compounded quarter
". You help your government, but
YOU help yourself even more.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Pledge yourself to save to the ut
most and to buy definite amount of
war savings stamps each month.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Make every day a thrift day and
help your government end, the war
days.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Our men in the trenches and in the
submarine chasers are doing their
part. Are you doing your part? Buy
war savings stamps to your utmost
capacity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Buy war savings stamps to the
utmost of your financial capacity,
and then increase your capacity by
saving more.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Let Uncle Sam do the spending
now; you spend later. Economic in
every way possible and buy war say
ings stamps.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

The Consumers Coal Yard is now
filing orders for coal, at IS cents per
barrel in the yard, or 70 cents per
barrel delivered. Phone Al.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Our nation, not our. army and
navy only, is at war And that means
that all of us not actually fighting
must do our part.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Make thrift your bny-Word.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

The philosophy of the w. S. S. is
save, save, save.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

approved
Line Material Co... , = z. oV
The council then adjourned.
A. J. MELANCON, Clerk.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-22

Line up and sign up on National
War Savings Day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
AFFECTS "a STATES
Another Draft Call Asks for 81.
600 More Men.
General Group of Northwestern States
Not Included in Latest
Army Order.

Washington, May 16.-Provost Mar
shall General Crowder has called upon
"a states and the District of Column
bia to furnish 1000 more men quail.
fed for military service to join the
National army.
Movement of drafted men to the
camps under this call is to extend
over two periods from May 20 to "a,
and from May 20 to June g These
dates were fixed because during the
five days beginning May %, approx
mately $4,000 men called for recent
ly will be moved to the camps.
Among the states not drawn upon
are Iowa, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota, Upper Michigan, Wisconsin
and Montana.
This call marks further develop
ment of the governments plans for
Fastening men to France and replac-
ing them as rapidly as they vacate
the training centers. In all 2S4 800
draftees will be journeying from their
homes to military camps between May
20 and June 2. Including numerous
calls for technical and specially quail
flied men, the total number summoned
during May is something like 100000,
nearly half of the 100000 expected to
be called this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
Rail WAY RATES
CERTAIN TO RISE
increased Passenger and Freight
Tariffs of About Is Per Cent
Are Probable.
ACTION COMING SOON
Advisers inform Director General Nc
Adoo Higher Costs of Fuel Wages,
Equipment and Operating Ex-
penses Render Step Inevitable.

Washington, May 15.-Railway adj
ministration officials estimate that an
increase of at least 25 per cent in
passenger and freight rates will be
necessary this year to meet higher
costs of fuel, wages, equipment and
other operating expenses, now placed
at between $600,000,000 and $750,000,
900 more than last year.
Recommendation that rates be
raised by approximately this percent.
age has been made to Director Gen.
eral McAdoo by his advisers. He is
expected to act within the next six
weeks and to put increases into eff.
feet Immediately.
Shippers will be permitted to ap.
peal to the Interstate Commerce com
mission under the railroad act, and
final decision will be with President
Wilson. Such an increase would be
the biggest in the history of Ameri
can railways, as the percentage is
larger than any ever sought by the
railways under private management
and would apply to the entire country
Both class and commodity schedules
would be affected
Rate experts of the Interstate Com
merce commission and Railroad adj
ministration are now at work at new
schedules. Any increases to be or
dered will be arranged in a manner
to preserve rate relationships between
communities and regions, officials said
today, so industries and commercial
interests will be subject, to the same
degree of rate competition as at pres
ent
Passenger fares would be raised
under the plan suggested to about
cents mile, from the existing gen.
eral rate of little less than 21s
cents.
The proposed increases, it is esti-
mated, would yield about 100000, 900,
or $700,000,000 in freight and $780,
100000 in passenger revenues. This
would leave a margine above the es-
timated increase in operating expens-
es eventually, but since the new rates
would not go into effect until the year
is half over, their yield would fall
several hundred million dollars short
of meeting the anticipated deficit this
year.
1t is roughly estimated by railroad
administration officials that the roads
will spend between $3OO,O00,OO0 and
$3.50, 100000 more for wages than last
year; between $120,000,O00 and $780,
100000 more for coal and between
$1S0,000,000 and $25O,OOO, 600 more for
cars, locomotives, rails, ties, terminal
facilities, barges for inland water
ways and other supplies and equip
ment
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
KAISER DRIVES
HARD BARGAIN
Russia Is Asked to Make Conces-
sions Which Will Destroy Her
as a Nation.
SWEDEN SENDS NEWS
Berlin Demands Giving of Moscow
and Other Large Cities to Ger
mans and Also Making Finan-
ciaI Concessions.

Washington, May 16.-The State
department has received from Swed
ish sources details of the latest Ger
man demands on Russia. Berlin asks
financial concessions, ceding of Mos
COW and other large cities to the Ger
mans, and that Russia cease armine
troops and dissolve all recently formed
units.
Declaration that Germany, not con
tent with economic domination OF
Russia, is seeking military occupa
ton, have come from Russia often in
recent weeks The reports to the
State department said that the con.
cessions now asked would make OF
Russia virtually German province.
Recent dispatches said that the
Russia soviet capital might be. trans
ferred from Moscow to Nijni-Novgor-
cd and that immediate measures had
been discussed for defending Moscow
against possible attack.
Anarchists In Revolt At Moscow.
Moscow, Sunday, May 12.-Fight-
ing began last night in the center of
the city between Bolsheviki troops
and anarchists. The Soviet troops
surrounded the anarchist headquart-
ers over which black flag was fly
ing and fired on the flag.
The anarchists replied with hand
grenades and machine guns. Simil-
ar fights occurred on other streets.
One of the groups known as 1.-The
Anarchist Federalists," who were u.s.
ing bombs, showed the white flag af-
ter half hours fighting
At noon today fighting was still in
progress.
White Guard Stays SOC Russians.
Moscow, Saturday, May 11.-An Of
fetal statement issued here declares
that after the occupation of TANNER
fors, Finland, by the Finnish White
Guard, five hundred Russian officers
and men were shot.
The Russians, it is declared, were
taken to the municipal theatre at
night. The next morning, the state
ment says, hey were brought out in
groups of so, lined up and moved
down with machine guns.