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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
Farewell
Party

A number of friends and ueighburs
gathered Friday evening at the home
ol Mr.. and Mrs Peter Harmon, four
miles west Of this city, and rendered
them farewell surprise party. MIR
and Mrs harmon viii move to farm
north of the city soon. Thcy were
presented with II set of silver spoons,
a two-cOlwse lunch was served, con.
sistlng of pressed chicken, potato sal.
ad buns pickles, cake and peaches.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
EIGHT PLANES
Of FOE SHOT

ROME, March. 25-There has been
remarkable aerial activity over the
lines on the Italian front, the war Of.
flee announced today. Eight enemy
machines were brought down. There
has been an artillery battle between
Lake Garda and the Brenta.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26

Cunliffc and all the dcbatcrs. During
the evening, the high school Orches.
ira entertained with a few selections.
Later, refreshments were served.
The halls were decorated with the
high school service flag, American
flags and the various high school de.
bate trophies.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
BrokaW.Fry
Wedding

Mir George Hrokaw OF Amity aud
Miss Bessie Fry OF Howard We're
united in marriage at the home of the
officiating minister, the Rev. Allen,
at o'clock Sunday afternoon, Mr.
and Mrs BrOkaw viii live ON u farm
near Howard,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26

- ~ ~ ~ W. sa sE Ns HG pa
- Seal the German propaeand- 20
~ lists mouth with War Savings ~
- Stamps and Thrift Stamps. hR
- - H. ~ ~ - M pa "a pa
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
Z ntertain
Delaters

The Athenaeum and Delphi liter
AIRY societies delightfully."- entertained
the debaters and the faculty in the
balls of the high school building Sat
urday evening. The evening was
spent In playing games and speeches
We're made by Miss Ila Williams, W.
+. Rimer, Eugene Roseboom, Rex b.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
EMERGENCY DRIVE

Mass meetings. April : to {, in the
fifteen Churches Of Christ in the
county in the interest of the emer-
gency drive movement will be con
ducted by Rev ]. a. Long of Mt.
Vernon, Rev. p. NJ. Kendall of Dan
vile. Rev. l.. G. Walker Of Center
bur and. Rev. Mr.. Wilson of Utica.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
Surprise Mr.. and
Mrs. Iiartiinu

About - friends ana ncighbors Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Harding tender
ed the latter and their daughters II
surprise party at the Harding home
in Monroe township Thursday even.
iISG The evening was spent in music
and games. Refreshments were
served
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
BIRTHS

A son was born Sunday TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Payne of West Chest
nut street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
LEG AMPUTATED

"Toughie" Mckenzie was taken to
Columbus Monday by G. A. Miller and
Chief Parker to have his leg ampu.
tated. 1t was fractured some time
ago.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
Married On
Furloueh

UTTUWyT
Private Cecil 4. Brickcr has return
ed TO Camp sherman after months
furlough, recovering from appcndicit.
is He was recently married TO Miss
Mildred Bowycr of Cleveland
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
LOCAL PRODUCE

The Following are prices paid by II.
V, Smools for Culm produce delivered
at his warehouse:
Fresh Eggs ,..........,...,,.. SOC
No I Country Butter ....,.... sec
No , Country Butter ...,,.. 25c
Small Spring Chickens ......... 26c
Heavy Spring Chickens ........ 2Gc
Ducks Observation-Disclosures. 26c
Geese Observation-Disclosures. 2ic
Turkeys ,,.,..,............... 26c
Old BOOSTERS ,................ Ice
Government prohibits thu sale Of
hens or pullets.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
MEETINGS
LODGE AND OTHERWISE

"@'Tllere will be a meeting of the
Iii Y club at the Y. NJ. G. A. Tuesday
evening at o'clock.
o
"""Thcre will be a box social at the
Messiah church at Esto Saturday
evening, March 80, for the benefit Of
the Mt. Vernon chapter Of the Red
Cross. Bring boxes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
Jumping Them on.

A tiny Kokomo girl made il her Gus.
tom to 1numcrntc hy name all the
members of the family and the close
friends, in the evening prayers, hut nj
III" close Of II strenuous day of play
last week she was tired and nrtcr
the opening petition she yawned. then
added Sleeplly; "And please Just bless
the whole bunch. ch."-Indianupclls News.
r - = - - - - sa
Bought That War Stamp? -
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26
TODAY s MARKETS

tBy Associated Press to The Bannerl
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-26

44s & e e = x e & & q
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
Absorbent Cotton Twice Used,

Through the ingenuity of French
chemist who was struck by the fact
that in the military hospitals of Paris
alone about 4,400 pounds of absorbent
cotton was used daily, a process has
been developed which makes it posi-
BILE to use soiled cotton second time.
The first step is the removal of all
grease by boiling ten or twelve hours
in a soda solution, or by treating it
under pressure for three hours in a
sealed container filled with the same
solution. After this the cotton is thor
oughly washed in a machine and all
the moisture removed by placing it in
a high-speed centrifugal drier. Drying
is followed by bleaching with hypO-
chlorine of lime and second washing
and drying. Finally the purified pro-
duct is carded, packed and again ster-
tlized.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
The Kitchen in War Time.

The private kitchen has got to 60
It is scarcely possible to doubt that
now. With gas and fuel at their pres
ent prices, and likely to mount stead.
lily higher, the great majority, as winter
advances, will certainly be driven to
living in one room. The economy eff
fected by that simple measure will be
enormous, and it entails no very Sc
rious hardship, given a satisfactory ar
rangement. of the cooking problem.
That problem could be practically
solved tomorrow by the voluntary sur
render, even In very limited degree,
of the domestic isolation in which the
British family lives. If every two
households agree to dine together only,
it would be more than half solved. 1t
is a matter in which the merits of a
voluntary system over any compulsory
arrangement are more obvious even
than usual. But If the public contin-
ues to set it's face obstinately against
it, the compulsion will certainly come.
London News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
Food After the War.

Whatever other blessings peace may
bring it will not bring instant relief to
the masses who are now distressed by
food shortage and it's natural conse-
quence, high prices. There will be as
many mouths to feed when the armies
are demobilized as there are now. It
is true that the fare of the soldiers in
most European countries is more lib
eral than that of the civil population,
but no statesman will take comfort in
the prospect Of masses Of disbanded
soldiers reduced to the level of civil
undernourishment. And besides the
civil populations that are now endur-
ing semi-starvation uncomplainingly,
recognizing that no relief can be ex-
pected while the energies of their gov
eminent are engrossed by war, will be
far less patient when peace returns.
More food, not less, will be required
in peace.-The New Republic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
Britain Leans to Decimal System.

The movement in England looking
toward the adoption of the decimal
system for currency, which has the
backing Of the Associated Chambers Of
Commerce of the United Kingdom, is
gaining ground. The London Statist
states that the association has resolved
to press the matter upon the attention
Of the government and to urge the in
PRODUCTION of bill in parliament. It
is proposed to retain the sovereign as
standard value of a thousand mills, the
half sovereign 500 mills, the four shil-
ling piece 200 mills the twO-shilling
piece or form 100 mills, the half
form, commonly known as the shilling,
so mills, and the sixpence rs mills. OF
subsidiary coinage it is recommended
to coin ten-mill pieces and five-mill
pieces. Below these it is suggested
that four-mill, three-mill and two-mill
piece also be coined, and if found de-
sirable a coin representing one mill.
AS the farthing is so little used it is
not regarded as likely that anything
below the value of half penny will be
coined.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
Patch Skull With Patients Own Rib

The replacing Of destroyed portions
of skull with layers of cartilage taken
from the patients own ribs is one
of the latest methods of healing war
injuries. III. Warren WOodroffe, sur
geon of the Ulster Volunteer hospital
in France, describes the method which
has been successfully tried on a num-
Der of severely wounded men.
Cutting down to the ribs parallel to
the breast bone, the surgeon slices off
thin layers Of the cartilage which at
taches the bony ribs to the breast
bone. These are held in the gap
caused by the destruction of the skull
after the scalp has been turned back.
The scalp is then stitched back in place.
Within a few weeks, instead of having
no protection to the underlying brain,
a hard layer of cartilage, firm though
slightly elastic, is formed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
HIS REALIZATION OF WAR
Deprived Of Loved Tobacco. Man Re-
gins to See Grim Struggle in
All Its Horror.

The man with the tall silk hat and
the pin-striped. trousers and the fur
collared overcoat stepped out of his
) Limousine Monday in front of the down
town drug store, where he usually dis
mounts each morning to buy his days
supplies of real Havanas. He waved
an airy hand at his chauffeur and
squared his shoulders beneath the fur
of the overcoat to the Croker Land
air. Everything was all right.
Then the man with the tall silk hat
and the pin-striped trousers and the
fur-cOllared Overcoat strobe on in to-
ward the cigar counter and flung dol
lar bill on the showcase. He noticed
there were no lights in the humidors of
the cases. Then he saw no clerks were
there. Behind the drug counters he
finally spied man he knew.
''Let me have half-dozen smokes"
he said. .,~--.
'Sorry, but nothin' dom this morn
ing" said the man he knew. H.
'Why-what's wrong here?"
mot selling today. Fuel administra-
ton, you know" -.-
Slowly great lump rose in the
throat of the man with the tall hat and
the pin-striped trousers. Hurriedly he
felt in all his pockets. Then he rushed
out to see whether the auto had left
for home. Then he hurried to another
drug store. Then, sadly, he went to
the office.
AS he entered the door, the young
$20-a-week clerk took his usual stogie
from his mouth and exhaled cloud of
the bitter smoke that had long made
him hated by the stenographers. The
man with the tall hat hurried over to
him.
For heavens sake, Johnny, let me
have stogie, will yOu?"
'Sorry, boss, but this is all I got. I
found this I'm in my pocket this morn
ing-left over from Sunday"
The man with the tall hat went in
and sat down. He called his most rap
i'd stenographer and began to dictate
to her. 49,. ....
His first letter-it should have been
purely about stocks and bOnds-began
like this: -
''The American people suddenly feel
the iron hand of real war is closing in
upon them."-Indianapolis News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
NO BRIGHT MONEY.
Mrs. BilItops Rises to Height Of
SeIf-Sacrifice.
She Had a "Good Thing' in Her Ar.
rangement with the Partner of
Her Joys and Sorrows, but
Patriotism Came First.

Something unexpected has han
pened," said Mr.. Billtops. "Something
quite unexpected.
you know, for years have been Civ
ing Mrs. Billtops ALI my bright money.
Whenever got a bright dime or quar-
ter or half simply turned it over to
Mrs. Billtops.
There might be weeks when ]
would not get single bright coin;
but there would be other weeks in
which l would receive in change a
considerable number. Altogether these
bright coins provided for Mrs. b. q
tidy bit of revenue, and I am sure it
was as great pleasure for me to turn
them over to Mrs. Billtops as it was
for her to receive them, though once
this bright money proposition did give
me little scare.
Il dropped into a candy store one
day to get some candy for Mrs. Bill
tops and there in change for S. bill
l received two bright dimes and four
absolutely spick and span bright new
81 bills!
swell, now, there was something to
make you stop and think. Under ou1
understanding was to give Mrs. Bill
tops all bright money 1t is true that
by that l understood bright coins, and
1 had no doubt that Mrs. Billtops did
too, but the promise from me was of
all bright money and on a strict in
depreciation, which I did not desire to
evade, there was nothing for me to do
but to turn over with the two bright
dimes those four bright dollars. Which
I did,,
But Mrs. Billtops declined to re.
ceive them. ~>
emo, Ezra,' she said, mo. We both
understood bright money to mean
bright coins, and we will go not by
the letter of the contract but by the
spirit. Ezra, you keep the'$4.'
(Which did, and was always glad
she settled it that way, for the Oppo.
site Interpretation Of my obligation
might sometimes have subjected me to
considerable inconvenience.
Suppose I should some day have
SOue lutO cduuy store ana laid down
not S. bill but a $1,000 bill and re-
ceived in change 10000 all in bright
money, which by the contract should
have been required to turn over to
Mrs. Billtops. Why, I have seen the
time when handing over that amount
of money in that way would have
cramped me quite some.
''But never have I failed to hand
over all bright coins, year after year
continuously, until yesterday, when
that something unexpected happened
when Mrs. Billtops said to me-:
Ezra, no more bright money. I
have always been glad to get it for
the sentiment of it and for the use /
could make Of it, but you need the
money more now and from now on you
keep it and use it as you would any
other money and I will deny myself
that luxury. No more bright money,
Ezra, from now until the end Of the
war;
"Unexpected it certainly was, but
still it was only what you would have
expected her to do, if you knew Mrs,
Billtops."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
Well Rehearsed.

The Bavarians in a captured trench
the moment our fellows appeared au-
tomatically put up their hands, yelled,
Mercy, kamerad," and formed up into
single files for passing into the cages,
relates an English soldier. A stolid
Tommy, noticing the precision with
which they carried out the latter
movement, exclaimed, "What organ
izers these Fritzes are. They even
practiced surrender drill.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
Those Rope.Filled Smokes.

Bill-Give some men rope enough
and they'll hang themselves.
Gill-Oh, don't think it's as bad as
all that.
"What do you mean by bad as all
that?''
why, you've given me number
Of those cigars you smoke and they've
made me feel bad, but not bad enough
to hang myself
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-04-11
ODIN ODEGARD, Garage

Goodbye, III hthats
Goodbye, JIM I'll back
NOR Loan Bonds"
WELL old the i'm o buy"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-28
ORGANIZE IN SIBERIA.

Hardin. (Monday) March 1S.-Rus-
sian and German soldiers in Siberia are
recognizing an army corps composed
of one exclusively Russia division and
another which will be two thirds Ger
man and onethird Austrian, according
to reports reaching official quarters at
Irkutsk. Four thousand Cossacks are
said to have joined 10000 Germans, the
combined force being expected to go to
Irkutsk.
l.. S. Gray, an American business
man at Omsk, reports that 1000 pris-
oners with machine guns, airplanes
motorcycles, armored cars and ammu-
milton have been concentrated at
Tomsk. At krasnoyarsk a passport
bureau has been established and is sup.
plying Austrian soldiers credentials un.
der Russian names. Germans are
guarding 10000 rifles in the arsenal at
Irlutsk. All these movements, accord
ing to information reaching here are
parts of plan to mobilize along the
frontier and oppose any advance by
foreign troops.
President Wilson'S message to all
Russian congress at Moscow has been
received with enthusiasm in Siberia.
There is much speculation as to wheth-
er his remark about the inability OF
America to help referred to Siberia. The
press as a whole interprets the message
as guarantee of Russia's integrity
against all outsiders.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-28
HUN ARMY NEAR
PETROGRAD NOW
Capture of Former Russian Cap
ital Thought to Be Matter
of Only Few Hours,
U. S. Told.
RUSSIANS JOIN GERMANS
Corps Is Being Organized in ST.
IBERIA Partly Composed of
Prisoners and Re-
mainder Slavs.
RUSSIANS JOIN GERMANS

Washington. D. c., March 26.-Ger-
man occupation of Petrograd within
"a hours was predicted by American
Consul Tredwe1l in dispatch reaching
the state department today dated
March 20. Virtually all Americans have
left the city. the dispatch says.
The consul reported from Moscow
after returning from a trip to Petro-
grad. The commissary of the city, he
said, had told him that he expected
the establishment of German control
within a day. Another consular tele-
gram from MOSCOW confirmed the re-
port that the patriarchs of Russia re-
fused to sanction the German peace
and strongly condemned it.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-28
COMPULSORY LABOR IS
PROVIDED IN BILL
fdle Men Are to Be Put to Work
in South Dakota-No
More Fireworks.

Pierre, S. D., March 23.-Several new
bills We're presented at last nights ses-
sion Of the legislature. among them
being measures for compulsory labor
and the prohibition of importation or
manufacture of fireworks. The labor
bill is similar to that already enacted
IN West Virginia and Maryland, and
makes it an offense for any one to live
within the state without manual or
mental labor The fireworks bill. the
hackers claim. eliminates useless ex-
penditure OF money and powder.
Only one bill offered for final action
failed. Adjutant General Morris will
have to get along for while longer
on his present salary. $4,000 a year, as
the senate, by q close margin, defeated
the bill to raise it to $500 for the,
duration of the war
The house passed. among others, the
soldiers moratorium bill, $1,000 for the
spearfish school the same for North
ern Normal, $34,870 for state agricul-
tural college and the sabotage bills,
all OF which had already passed the
senate.
An amendment to the amendment to
the suffrage bill passed at the last legis-
lature was offered. This second amend
ment provides that all citizens may
vote in all elections, thereby giving
women the right to vote. The time of
the bill, however, is put at January
l, 1922. The motion was made in the
shape of a concurrent resolution in the
senate and goes to the house for final
action today.
Bills up for final passage today in
clude three concurrent resolutions or
iginating in the senate, in which state
ownership is further extended by Of
ferinS amendments to the constitution
at the next election providing for
state ownership and operation of ce-
ment plants. coal mines and water
power.
The, senate yesterday afternoon
passed joint resolution, with the
house later concurring, in which fed
eral aid for farmers of the state as
offered in a bill before the United
States congress by Representative
Baer. of North Dakota, was declined
by South Dakota. The resolution
passed in the house without an argu-
ment, but in the senate it was sub
jected to lively discussion for half an
hour, during which time Senator.
HoWes made q vigorous appeal for ac-
ceptance on behalf of the state of aid
on grounds chat many farmers are
hard pressed for seed money, also
claiming that interest rates to poor
farmers are 10 per cent. The senators
opposing the measure claimed that they
had failed to find any case in their
communities of farmers suffering any
great hardship through lack of aid of
this nature. The principal objection to
the Baer measure was that it makes
the state look poor in the eyes of the
outside world, and this, legislators say,
is disproved by the bank conditions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-28
ELK POINT MAN is
FREE ON BIG BOND

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 25.-Louis
Henkin, a former business man Of Elk
Point, S. D., who several days age
was lodged In the county Jail in this
city on order Of Judge James d. Elliott,
OF the United States court, for con-
tempt of court because he refused to
turn over for the benefit of creditors
the sum of about $4,000, has been re-
leased on a bond of $4,000 furnished by
his father and brother. An appeal from
the action OF Judge Elliott has been
taken by the defendant to the federal
circuit court of appeals, and he will
have his freedom under this bond pend
Ing q decision by that court.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-28
CONVICT is SERIOUSLY
INJURED BY FALL

Sioux Falls, s., D., March 25.-Her-
man T. Sonneschien, for many years a
big ranchman of Stanley county, who
is serving a term in the Sioux Falls
penitentiary for cattle ..rustling" was
seriously hurt by a fall in the Irvine
manufacturing department Of the peni-
Tertiary. where he was employed. He
was unconscious when found and could
tell nothing as to how the accident
happened. 1t is believed he fell from
ladder. He sustained two broken ribs,
a broken forearm, and there are fears
that he was injured internally. Rela-
tives and friends in Stanley county
have been notified of his serious con-
dition.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-28
A|RME n
SEEK BIC Gun
Bombardment Of Paris From
Distance of More Than 70
Miles Still Con-
tinues..

Paris, March 25-The long range
bon1bardment Of Paris was resumed
at $50 O'clock this morning. but was
interrupted after the second shot.
After brief interval two more shots
We're fired. The bombardment was
again suspended at 9:10 o'clock.
AS was the case yesterday. the people
did not take to shelter. Cellars, which
we're filled on Saturday, remained
empty this morning Little interest
was shown in the bombardment
Morale is Not Shaken.
Soon after they were awakened by
The first shot, the people We're brought
to their windows by the rafting of
drums. Policemen circulated through
each quarters of the city introducing
The new systems of alarm, which is
distinguished from the alarm in the
case of air raids. The police came in
for a great amount Of chatting, the
people being greatly amused at their
lack of proficiency with the drum
sticks.
This appeared to mark their limit
of interest in the bon1bardment. Work
was resumed under normal conditions.
All the transportation lines were rum
ming. The streets were full of people,
whose sole subject OF conversation was
the new battle of the Somme, which
is generally conpared with Verdun
Hunt it With AirpIanes.
tbs to be hoped that the gun which
shelled Paris will very shortly be ST
fenced, says the Figaro, which gives
the following quotation from an Ameri-
can who was said to be in a position
to know.
The $50 millimeter gun which bonn
abarded Dunkirk two years ago from
a distance of IS miles was located by
our airplanes and soon put out Of
action. Eae same methods will be
adopted with regard to the $40 MILL
meter gun which has been lombard
Ing Paris for the last two days. Since
Saturday our airplanes have been look
the gun is definitely placed, then its
career will soon be over,
The military authorities, according to
another morning newspaper, are con
WINGED the Germans are using two new
guns, while Richard Arapu, the military
expert OF L'Oauvre believes there is a
whole battery of them.