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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
LETTERS
FROM E
BATTERY
What Knox County's Artil-
lerymen Are Doing Over
There
LIKES OCEAN TRAVEL

The following is an extract of let
ter written on board transport on
the Atlantic to Mr.. and Mrs. w. d..
Porter of East High street by their
son. Corporal Dale E. Porter, who is
in France now with E Battery, 134th
F. A.:
ION or about June (censored) we
arrived on board this huge transport
that is soon to land us safely on the
other side.
ut certainly has been novel ex-
perience for one with but reading
acquaintance with oceans as your
son had previous to this most won
derful Of voyages.
Though Pop FLETCHER Popham)
and myself were neither sick min
ute we had several dizzy spells, each
lasting but few minutes, which were
the extent of our seasickness.
There has been scarcely minute
since we started that haven't enjoy
ed 1t immensely. There are a good
many things would like to tell of,
such as the number of thousands of
troops, not only on this ship, but on
others that will arrive about the same
tine we do on the other side, the name
OF the ship and the line she belongs to,
as nearly as l can guess, the route we
have taken, where we will land and
whether we were accompanied by
other ships, ETC., but they forbid us
to mention these things, so will save
the censor trouble by slowing all this
carefully away in my memory, being
careful to pack it down good to make
room for future happenings which. |
feel sure, will tax that little cell to its
fullest capacity.
Don't think he'll object to my tell
ing you that ! spent the Fourth on
the water, providing I omit few
namse, and this Is the program as
nearly as ! can remember of the In
dependence Day celebration of the
year 1918 on the good ship ----.
EARLY In the morning there was the
firing of salute by the cruiser
------. Immediately after the sa-
Lutte all ships (we'll say within sight
or hearing) were dressed. Then at
8 p. IN. reveille with the band playing
and all the men singing our national
anthem. "The Star Spangled Banner
Next came breakfast, followed by life
boat drill which would enable us, If
submarined, to quit the boat for the
'briny deep with the least possible
confusion. We never think of that,
though consider It a waste
OF time and energy.
AT 10 o'clock everybody on board
Joined with the bands and sang IT'S
Long, Long Trail over There,
Goodbye Broadway, Hello France,
Ohio and last, but not least, Ameri.
ca. Following this, at 1915, Major
Atkinson led us In prayer At 1920
Captain ---- of the ship gave a
short address, followed by Il few re
marks by the doctor, who Is typical
lrishman and talks accordingly.
Then came short address by
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
Don't Let Catarrh Drag
You into Consunption

sprays, inhalers, atomizers, jellies
and other local applications. -
s. 8. s. has proven most satisfac-
tory remedy for Catarrh because it
goes direct to its source, and re-
moves the germs of the disease from
the blood. Get a bottle from your
druggist today, and begin the only
logical treatment that gives real re-
suits. You can obtain special medical
advice without charge by writing to
Medical Director, q Swift Labora-
tory, Atlanta, Ga.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
PHONE POLES hit
Storm Does Damage To East,
West And South OF
Here

Three telephone poles were struck
by lightning and torn to pieces on
the Bladensburg road several miles
from here during the storm Sunday
afternoon which visited this city for
only few minutes. Corn between
Sparta and Fredesiclstown suffered
also and 1t seems that the storm struck
heaviest south, east and west of Mt.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
PRO-HUN CHARGES
LAND MAN IN JAIL
Ed. Boyd Causes Disturbance
At Bladensburg By
Allegations

As result of his calling men in
that vicinity pro.Germans and charg
ing them with having prolGerman
sympathies. ED Boyd was taken into
custoday Sunday evening by Sheriff
Mosholder at Bladensburg and placed
In jail on a charge of intoxication. 1t
Is alleged that Boyd was threatening
some OF the men, whom he called
pro'Germans, with u knife.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

women"-Mrs. JOHN KoPPELMANN, Il.
No. !, Mclean, Nebraska.
This famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, has been restoring women of
America TO health for more than forty
years and 1t will well pay any woman
who suffers from displacements, in
flammation, liberation, irregularities,
bscksche, headaches, nervousness or
"ths blues" to give this successful
remedy trial.
For special suggestions In regard to
your ailment write Lydia Il. Pinkham
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass. The result
Of it, long experience is ut your service.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
BANNER WANT ADS. PAY
Avoid It's DANGEROUS STAGE.

EhVVu 1CS DuIIE cIUUS oCdSCs
There is more serious stage of
Catarrh than the annoyance caused
by the stopped-up air passages, and
the hawking and splitting and other
distasteful features.
The real danger comes from the
tendency of the disease to continue
its course downward until the lungs
become affected, and then dreaded
consumption is on your path. Your
own experience has taught you that
the disease cannot he cured by
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

Vernon. Heavy rain accompanied the
high wind west of the city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
"GETTlNG ALONG FINE"

In letter received by his parents
In South Vernon, Alfred Garrad, a
member of E Battery, 134th r. A.,
writes that he has been at sea for
ten days, but expects to land soon.
Garrad states that he has not yet
been seasick and is getting along
fine"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

COMPOUND 10 u ] ]
women who suffer
from any functional
disturbance, as II
has done me more
good than all the
Doctors medicine.
Since taking 1t l
have a fine healthy
baby girl and have
gained in health and
strength. My hus-
band and | both
praise your med
ieina IN all a,,Faeinr
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13

ha pa pa IA ~ "a ~ ~ n N
IA Thrive by Thrift! ID
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-08-13
A Seller.

as that hook you are reading best
seller?" "You might say So" replied
the busy woman. ITS catalogue of
things that I'm compelled to buy"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20

has served his term and returned
home. This will recall to the read
ers of The Herald the incident of
the shooting and sentence of Mr..
Morris which took place at Horse
Branch about two years past. Nor
ris and the ticket agent at that place,
a Mr.. Lashbrooks, were in an alter
cation when the agent told him to
leave the depot which he refused to
do. 1t is said he threatened Lash
brooks, who drew a revolver and
shot him, the bullet entering his
breast. He was sometime recover
ing and it is said threatened ven
geance. Whereupon he was tried
and sentenced. He received his re-
lease papers few days ago and has
returned to his family, who have re-
sided at Horse Branch since he was
imprisoned.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20

animation and a good percentage
have passed. Many are now in
France and some have paid the great
price with their lives. Hundreds of
the flower of Ohio County's manhood
have gone to camp. some have yield
ed 10 disease and died from other
cause, but most of them will return
safe and sound.
The Board intended mailing out
the questionnaires to boys of eigh-
teen, but owing to the prevalence of
the flu epidemic, the Board of Health
did not think this advisable and so
it was called off. So the work of
the board is practically done. Ohio
County has responded nobly, the
work has moved off without a flaw
and the result will be an everlasting
evidence of the service of the Selec-
tive Service system.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
HOLD YOUR LIBERTY BONDS.

The money invested in Liberty
Bonds if kept so invested until peace
is established will be worth much
more then than now.
Every provident man and woman
in the United States who holds his
or her Liberty Bonds may find the
money so invested worth twice as
much in purchasing power after the
war as now. How sure and safe an
investment it is, and how profitable
an investment, to keep your money
invested in Liberty Bonds until its
purchasing power becomes greater
than at present. 1t is a better in
vestment than wildcat stock. 1t Is
a better use and wiser use of your
money than specializing with it.
1t is duty to your country and to
yourselves and to your children to
hold your Liberty Bonds.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
CASUALTIES
less THAN 100000

Washington.-Offic here es-
innate the total casualties of the
American expeditionary forces in the
war will not exceed 100000, includ-
ing men killed in action, wounded,
died of disease and accidents and the
missing, who may never be account
ed for. 1t was said record OF the
casualties probably will not be COM
p.ated for several weeks. It is re-
eafded as almost certain that man.
of TIE casualties resulted from the
recent heavy fighting on the fronts
OF the Americ T., prst and seconi ar
mics, which are not yet reported.
me list must ais" be comp ind ~
. Achilles in ~ -''n and Fr a,h
a., ,oI,ais viii III are not " reported.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
ARE WED
AT ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.

Washington.-Miss Mallie E. Fer
guson, of South Carrollton land
Charles l.. Ebaugh, formerly of Ken
lucky, were married at Alexandria,
Va, last week, by the Rev. E. V.
REGISTER, of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South.
The bride for some months has
been employed in the Treasury De-
partment, while the bridegroom is
in the Division of Accounts of the
Department of Justice.
Accompanying the couple to Alex
andria for the ceremony were the
Misses Edith and Effie Duke and G..
b. Likens and his son, Edward Lii
kens, of Hartford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebaugh will make
their home in Washington.
Miss Ferguson has many friends
in Hartford and Ohio county, who
wish her and her husband a long
and happy life.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
REMEMBERS FOUR WARS.

One of the few remaining men,
bers of the famous old Orphan Bri-
gade, residing in this county, is L..
II. Reid, of Rockport. Ohio County
gave several sons to the Confederacy
and most of them saw Service in this
world-renowned division, so named
because of it's inability to keep COM
manders. Mr.. Reid was born in
Ohio County three years before the
Mexican War and remembers plainly
the excitement and the anxiety that
filled the hearts of the people as re-
port after report of American vic
tories came in. When the War of
the States broke out he Immediately
volunteered and for four years he
followed the "Bonny Blue Flag"
through the smoke of battle and the
carnage of the field. The crash
came. Sherman swung his armies
from Atlanta to the sea and the gal
liant Southland went down before
her victorious enemies.
Mr.. Reid came out of the struggle
almost totally incapaciated with
four gunshot wounds. Receiving
no pension and returning to the
broken and bleeding land for which
he had so suffered, he was forced to
shoe horses as an occupation for
years. Then came the war with
Spain. The old rebel of but few
short years back now craved again
the service but an account of his age
and wounds he could not go. Then
again when the great war came his
military ardor again famed up but
the three score and ten years allotted
had expired and he could only re-
main In civilian life and pray for the
victory of right. Mr.. Reid has seen
the whirlwind Of war sweep four
times across our country's breast
once at home and thrice away-and
each time he saw justice triumph
and liberty spread further over the
earth. He is seventy-six years of
age and his "reminiscences are ex-
(tremely interesting to us younger In
years Long live the aged greycoat
and the remaining boys of the
Orphan Brigade
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
"GONE ARE THE DAYS"

1t was generally conceded that
the thing that couldn't had occurr-
Cd" when the South went dry. But
now, shades of Old Black Joe, and
Uncle Tom! they are picking cotton
With a vacuum cleaner.
Some miserable inventor with
more sense than imagination has in
vented a machine with a powerful
action pump which creates a vacu-
I'm in five big picking pipes, each of
which is handled by a man; and it
is said that a sweep of one big noz-
Zle across row of blossoms will
pick them clean, the cotton passing
through a fan in the center of the
Machine which separates it from the
caves and sticks.
The average rate of picking by
lcnd was about 200 pounds a day
o. one man, and the waste was con-
lderable; but the machine picks
900 pounds per man, or 5000
pounds a day, with practically no
waste. This is a fine outlook for a
poor, hard working darkey!
OF course it's great thing for
TIE cotton business, but personally
we feel that one more death blow has
been struck at Romance. Mammy's
little Alabama coon will have to find
4 new place to take her nap; and
Tar from having to be walked, old
will turn right over in
his grave when he hears that ma
chine going, down in the cotton field.
-Owensboro Messenger.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
THE VOTE ON THE ROAD TAX.

1t is very evident from the vote
that was polled in favor of the twen-
ty cent road tax on last Tuesday that
large number of people of Ohio
County have awakened to the nee
essty of good rodas and have awaken
cd also to the fact that the only
possible way 20 get them is to go
right after them and pay for them
like other countries do that have
good roads. The magisterial dis
trict in which Fordsville is located
returned a large majority in favor
of the tax. The entire mining dis
trict voted strongly in favor of the
tax. The miners feel greatly nm
posed upon on the road question for
the reason that they nearly all live
in towns and have no especial use
for country roads, yet, because their
towns are not incorporated like the
other towns of the county, they are
parceled out as road hands and re-
CURED to help work the roads, or
else pay from two to five dollars
piece for somebody to work the road
and relieve them of that duty.
The vote shows that practically
all the towns voted pretty heavily in
favor of the tax This shows a fine
spirit on the part of the town peo-
pie in cooperating with the country
people in the building of better roads
and shows a willingness on the part
of the town people to shoulder their
part of the responsibility though
this is no more than right for the
reason that the banks, stores and
other business of town necessarily
and certainly receive the benefit of
any improvement in the country.
There was a large majority in fav-
or of the tax in several precincts and
only in few precincts was the num-
Der small that voted for it. A ma
jority of the largest tax payers in
Ohio County supported the tax. 1t
is very evident that the day is soon
coming when Ohio county is going
to make up it's mind to have better
roads.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
NOT MUCH CHANCE FOR
REDUCTION IN TAXES.

Observation-Disclosures of the
pending revenue bill with a view Of
yielding $6,OOO,OOO,OOO, payable
during the calendar year of 1919,
and not less than 100000, 900,
payable during the calendar year
1920, and not less than $4,0OO,OOO,-
900 the following year were recon-
Mended by Secretary McAdoo, to-
night in a letter to Chairman Sim
mons, of the senate finance commit
tee, setting forth the treasury's
financial program for the recon-
struction period.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
ALL SCHOOL SUPERINTEN-
DENTS LIVING.

Il is an interesting fact that all of
Ohio County's school superinten-
dents are living, who have held that
Office since it's creation as an office.
The superintendent was formerly
called County School Commissioner
but the name was changed to Coun-
~ superintendent during the second
term of Mr.. f. l.. Felix. The coun-
ty's superintendents, with their bust
ness connections since leaving Office
are given below There have been
five Democrats and six Republicans
held the office. They are as fol-
lows: r. p. Rowe, Republican, one
term; is now a lawyer, greensboro;
j. e. Rowe, Democrat. one term,
now an attorney at law, Hawesille;
F. l.. Felix, Democrat, two terms,
attorney at law and for many years
publisher of the Hartford Herald,
Hartford; l.. p. Loney, Democrat,
one term, now in the revenue SER
vice at greensboro; j. b. Rogers, Re-
publican, one term, now a Baptist
minister at Chicago; z. II. Shultz.
one term. now an army surgeon in
the U. S. Army; Fon Rogers, Repub-
lican, one term, now in the coal bust
ness in eastern Kentucky; j. M. De-
Weese, Republican, two terms. is a
lajor in the U. S. Cavalry, stationed
at West Point, KY; Henry Leach.
Republican, one term. is teacher
residing at Hartford; Ozna Shultz,
Democrat, one term, now residingS
on farm near Hartford; e. s. Ho-
ward, the present incumbent. was
elected on the Republican ticket in
1916 and has two more years OF his
present term OF Office. This record
OF the longevity of county superint-
we challenge any county to
beat.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
WIFE HAS NEW RIGHTS
SAYS APPELLATE COURT

Frankfort, KY, November 10
Under the married womans' act, putt
ing her on an equality with her hus-
band, she has the right to sue an
other woman for damages for crimi-
nal conversation with her husband,
the court of appeals held today, re-
versing the Ohio circuit court and
directing ii to override demurrer
to the petition of Oma Lee Turner.
who sued Mary Heavrin for $10,-
coo, alleging criminal conversation
with her husband, Charles p. Turner,
Muscar Heavrin. her husband, was
Joined as defendant.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
OLDER MEN NEED NOT
FILL OUT QUESTIONNAIRES.

Washington,-Men between thirty
six and forty-five years of age who
have received but not filled out ques-
tionnaires were asked today by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder to re-
turn them in blank form to local
boards. The boards are instructed
to cancel all entries relatingsto men
of these classes. and they will be
considered as no longer bound by
the selective service law.
Classification of youths OF eigh-
teen. which will be continued, is re-
garded by he general staff of the ar
my as most valuable for statistical
purposes, and its bearing upon posi-
BILE future military problems.
Draft boards have also been noti-
fed of the possibility that they may
be needed as the active local agents
in governmental rehabilitation
plans.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
NATIONAL RED CROSS NEWS.

In response to a call from the Of
flee of the Surgeon General of the
War Department for trained teachers
of "arts and crafts free course of
instruction to men and women who
wish to fit themselves to become
soldiers aids is offered in Cleveland,
Ohio.
This reconstruction work with the
wounded and disabled soldiers will
be taught in a course to begin Nov
ember' IS, given by the Cleveland
Chapter of the Red Cross in co-opera-
non with the Cleveland School of
Art and Western Reserve UNIVERSE
ty.
Five evenings a week and seventy
hours of field work in local hospi-
tails or selected institutions complete
the course which will be given only
to those who pledge whole or part
time service in reconstruction work,
either as a government aid, head aid
or supervisor, or by special arrange
meht as an assistant in local work
among the disabled.
The handicraft work will include
ATT structure and color design, clay
modelling and pottery, basketry, in
'cluding chair Gaming and rush-seat-
ing, weaving, rug-making and dyeing,
elementary woodwork, toy-making
and wood-carving, metal work and
.ewelry and mechanical drawing.
in addition to this practical train
ing, the aids will be required to take
enc or two additional technical
courses. Work in medical and aca-
Gemic hospitals ethics and military
procedure, with Grace Z. Allison of
the Lakeside Training School for
Nurses as instructor; physical recon-
struction, insurance and pensions
taught by w. F. Shaw, chairman of
the Federal Commission for Recon-
.struCtion Educational Work: hy-
giene and sanitation taught by Dr.
G. Z. Harmon OF the Medical School,
western Reserve University; psyche
logy, Professor II. Austin Atkins, of
Western University, instructor; and
methods of teaching English to
foreigners, with Huldah Cook, of
Western Reserve University as in
stractcr. -'.-' '-------
Al classes Of this course which
ends February 81, will be held at the
Cleveland School of Art.
Wounded American doughboys
who are being cared for at American
Red Cross Military Hospital No. 5
have still enough pep left to get out
a newspaper and that means they
have considerable.
Editing of the sheet is in charge
of the hospital patients, while the
American Red Cross manages the
publishing end. The paper is sup
ported by subscription receipts, the
price per copy being announced as
"25 centimes, sous or somewhere
about a nickel" Its circulation is
1000 copies.
General Pershing was visiting
wounded men II the hospital, when
he noticed a piaoard Offering a two
dollar reward for new name for the
organ of doughboys opinion and hum
or. lie suggested Hell Heaven or
HobOken" one of the slogans of the !
4. Z. F.. The prize was paid to the
General on the spot.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
COUNTY FARMER
KILLS WIFE, THEN HIMSELF.

Paducah, Ky.,-Walter Herndon,
a well known farmer of Ballard
county. today shot and killed his
wife at the home of her father,
James Blankenship, in that county,
and then killed himself.
They had been separated several
bears, but had spent an hour togeth-
err previous to the tragedy.
A little son OF the couple was
present when his mother was slain,
and ran away as the father turned
the gun upon himself.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
\ PRESS-HOUR WEDDING.

While the local editor, Walter
Creep, was working with printers
ink in an endeavor to get the paper
on the press yesterday evening, San
ders Huskison, a laborer OF Louis
lille, and Mrs. Zura Shields, OF CrOm-
veil, blew into the Office and demand
d that the matrimonial knot be
tied. With a celebrity born of nee
asaity the young parson looped the
Gordian knot, and sent the happy
couple on their way rejoicing.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
NO LONGER RE-
QUIRED WITH WHEAT FLOUR

Washington Regulations re-
curing householders and bakers to
purchase twenty per cent of substi-
tutes with each purpose of wheat
flour were Withdrawn today by the
food administration, effective i'm
mediately. An increase of the SUI
gar allowance for households and
public eating places from three to
folr pounds monthly in sugar pro-
Gucing states for each person also
was ordered by the food administra-
ton.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
BAPTIST MISSION
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT.

Pastors of the association who
contemplate employing the county
for revival work as soon
as the flu ban is lifted, will do the
board and him favor to take the
matter up with him now and ar
range for work before rush.
RUSSELL WALKER,
Chairman of Board.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
TO BE MARRIED TODAY.

Miss Nancy Ford, daughter of DR..
Z. W. Ford, and Mr.. Hoyt Taylor,
san OF Mir. and Mrs. Silo Taylor, OF
ircenville, will be married here to-
day. Mr.. Taylor is employed by the
Southern Railroad Company as
assistant engineer at Toccoa, Ga,
and is a very promising young man.
Miss Ford has been employed as
stenographer at Greenville for some
time but recently resigned. They
have the best wishes Of their many
4.iends for a long happy life.