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T?7JM p y , ty a?. Itauttjeir ' if ..t '.if . 33 t i 4 Kt .,' I '- vl '" sPrf $1.60 PER YEAR MT. VERNON, OHIO, FRIJDAY, AUGUST 2, 1918 No. 62 ESTABLISHED ISM wrKBFmF? vr SPbe Imjwt&ftjc Ui; IL K' I r" W YANKEES KEEP ON ADVANCING Near Town Where Roosevelt Was r (By Associated Press Jo Tlie Banner WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON,' 'THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. 1 (8 a. m.) The Franco-American' ' forces on the main battle front continued yesterday the process of straightening out the line.' They scored advances in this effort, the Americans pushing beyond Sergy to wthln , two kilometers of Chamery. ' The allied forces effected their progress against stubborn German resistance. Chamery, the town the Americans now 'are approaching, marks the spot where Lieut. 1QuentIn Roosevelt fell to his dcth recently from his air plane. c V, ftf I ACTIVE FIRING (By Associated Press to The Banner LONDON, 'Aug. 1 Tho German guns were (active last night In the Sonitue region In the vicinity of VII-lers-Bre'tonneux, today's war ofllco an nouncement shows. Activity was also displayed by the enemy artillery fur ther north, near Bucquoy, and in Flanders in tho Merrls-Meteren sec tor. PSB (By Associated Press to Tho Banner AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1 The town of Ekaterinburg, near tho Siberian border, has boen taken by Cecho-Slo vaVfix according to a newspaper In Moscow. I (By Associated Press to Tlio Bunner .WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 Loss of 1,700,000 bales In the prospective cot ton crop, due principally to droughty conditions In the western part of tho cotton belt, especially In Toxas, was shown today in the departmont of agriculture's August production fore cast placing the estimated crop at 13,61,000 equivalent DOO-pound bales, compared with 15,325,000 bales fore cast in July, . !, -f - MOTHER OF LOCAL MAN IS DEAD AT BUCYRUS Mrs, Kathcrlne Gahagau, aged 8G years, died ut her home In Huuyrus Wednesday evening. Besides three daughters, who live neur Uucytus, tho has one son In this city, J. L. Gahag-4 Killed m m fl I f U If I I I II" mo ra H DRDUGHTHI D AT COHON GROWERS au of East Chestnut street. FISH DISTRIBUTION 61 HIS HANDS 0 w tKt ' ' '''' ' i '''VilMiBtttttl H TB"' 'flBflflflflflH The burden of Increasing the tuny, distribution and consumption of fjiMn the United States as a food conitrv tjon measure rests on Kenneth Fowler, a young business man of New 'York, i He was connected with Important, flih ;markets In the metropolis before Mr, Hoover drafted him Into the food ad ministration, v ! " Tim ma Fourth Loan Plans Are Being Pushed Forward Rapidly; Drive To Last 3 Weeks. . (By Associated Press to The Banner WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 Plans fqr tho campaign far tho Fourth Liberty Loan today began to take definite form following announcement by Sec retary McAdoo that the campaign will open Sept. 28 and continue three weeks, ending Oct. 19. Tho campaign coming after the harvest season, will bo carried particularly to the farmers of the nation. R8 GERMAN ATTACK C u REPULSED BY (By Assocluled Press to The Banner I'AUIS, Aug. 1 Tho Germans this piornlng 'attacked the French posi tion In tho rogion of lilfgny, south west of Hhclms. Tho attack was re pulsed, suys the official statoment to day from the war office. na- U-BOATS KEEP U.S. OUT OF THE WAR IS KAISER BILL'S OPINION By Assocliilcil Pirss to Tlie Bupiier AMSTERDAM Aug. 1 The com. Ing of American armies to France and numerical superiority on the part of the allies do not frighten Germany, declares Emperor Wllllan In a proc lamation to the German army and navy. "Vital forces which are streaming across the sea to the enemy," he said, "are being attacked by German submarines which are certain of success." CAMPAIGN FOR : N TROOP GERMANS I II I I im'H I I m I A RETREAT Deserters Tell Of Plans To By Associated Press to The Banner WITH THE AMERICAN ARMy ON THE . AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. 1 (Noon) The Germans used lest artillery yesterday against the attacking forces on this front, de pending more upon their machine gunners for defending their lines, this fact, coupled with stories of pris oners and deserters, tend to strength en the belief that they are planning a withdrawal to new positions along the river Vesle. A deserter, who came into the lines last night,, declared that orders had been Issued for a series of retrogrado movements until Fismes, on tho Ves le, '-had been" reached. Except -for minor enEanemonts. therl 5wfasonly artillery fire, along the. line upTto noon today, and that was comparatively light. SHIPS; 10 TOES By Associated Press to Tho HunnerJ WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 Contracts for 22 additional steel cargo vessels and ten tugs wero awarded by tho Emergency Fleet Corporation, the shipping board announced today. Fourteen of tho cargo steamers will bo built In Seattle and the othor eight at Long Beach, Cal. RT L E By Asboclutcd Press to Tlio Bunner WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 Motormen and conductors of tho Columbus Hall way, Power & Lght Co. wore award ed, wages from 41 to 45 cents an hour by tho national war labor board, ef fective July 1. Tho board announced that it had recommended to the president that special legislation be enacted by con gress to enablo some executive agen oy of the federal government to con sider the financial conditions of tho street railways of tho country and rulse fares in cases which require it. -8- L1KES BRITAIN, SAYS , STOYLE IN LETTER WRITTEN TO PARENTS Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Stoyln received a letter Thursday from their son, Harold Stoyle, a member of IC Bat tery, saying thut ull the boys me well mid In line shape und that- he likes L'ueltttid very much. Withdraw j n Mm LET ; FOR 22 STEEL COLUMBUS STREET RAILWAY MEN WIL GET WAGE IS PITTSBpER WILL RECEIVE EW HONOR Second LTeutefiant John T. Blttel of Pitttburah has been reeammenHm' for the French Lesion of Honor for dli. ' tinguished 'aallirtry displayed at Chateau .Thierry. He recently was decorated, with? the French Croix d Guerre for'g'allantry. . TO E WM win huns Ukraine Amhassador May Al . so Be Gin 'FalkinK Pa pers' Ity Berlin. tBy Ashoclatcd Pruss to Tlio Banner LONDON, Aug. 1 Germany is con templating the recall of Ambassador Mumm from the Ukraine and the handing of passports to tho ambassa dor of the Ukraine In Berlin, pend ing the clearing up of the situation in Kiev, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam under Wednesday's- date. u. sTHpslisH IBy Associated Press to Tho Banner WITH TIIK AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. 1 American and French troops launched an attack Wednesday after noon between Scringes to Cierges, on tho center of tho Marno front, for the purpose of straightening tho lino and demolishing barbed wire entangle ments which tho Germans havo placed through tho hills, forests und open places. -Ma- I Ti AND KEYS TODAY IHv Af-oclateil Pi ess in Tlie Uannerl WASHINGTON, Aug 1 Control of tho nation's telophono nnd telegraph systems w.ts today In the hands of the government. At the direction of President Wilson, who acted in ac cordanco with a recent act of coil' gress, tho postofllce department as sumed charge of tho systems lubt midnight und operation was begun under the supervision of a special committee created by Postmaster General Burlebou. inoR K 1 HUN BARBED WIRE STRAIGHTEN 1 SI AKES 10 WIS CASUALTY LIST (By Associated Prcxs to The Banner ARMY WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 The army casualty list today shows: Killed in action 12, died of wounds 23, died of disease 11, died from airplane 'acci dent 2, died of accident and other causes 5, wounded severely CI, miss ing 3, Wounded, degree undetermined J 2, prisoner 1, total 120. Ohio men in the list arc: j Wounded Severely William Itoberts, Vinton. Prisoner , Charles IC. Locke, Cincinnati. MARINE CORPS WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 The ma rine corps casualty list today shows: Died of wounds 3, severely wounded 2, total 5. There were no Ohio men mentioned. -He- L Federal Employment Service Will Seek Remedy; Half Million Unskilled Men Are Needed. IBy Associated Press (o The Banner WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 A short age of 500,000 unskilled workers in war industries is shown in incomplete reports to the department of labor's federal employment service which to day took over the recruiting of.this. class of labor "for, .war industries,--errf- ploying a maximum force of 100 or more persons- Final reports, It was announced, are expected to show a shortage of one million workers. While they will be protected from recruiting from other industries, rail roads and farms must obtain their un skilled labor by other means than through tho federal employment ser vice, the announcement said. IBS CALLED USURPERS By Associated Press to The Banner LONDON, Aug. 1 Serious riots are reported from the country dis tricts In tho Ukraine, according to a Kiev dispatch today. The peasants are offering organized resistance to the "German usurpers," as they are characterized. -PB- UNIONS AND GREAT By Associated Press to The Banner WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 A working agreement between the unions of Great Lakes seamen, firemen and stewards and practically all Independ ent ship owners was signed today by representatives of the unions and the companies, meeting In conference hero with the shipping board's labor adjusting commissioner. -191- WILL ASSIST DR. CONARD Ur. George F. Linn of the Univer sity hospital ut Columbus, 'who has taken his examination for army med ical work, will act us an assistant to Ur. C. K. Couard until ho is culled for service. Ur. Linn begun his work here Thursday. B SHORTAGE nil RIOTING CONTINUES URANIA S LAKES SHIP OWNERS SON AGREEMENTS AMERICANS BEGIN i I FLANKING ATTALfi I 1 3j-9 A Vgf , i ... --.. m . m Jbtlt, HERE'S 100 PERCENT AMERICAN PATRIOT Linn F. Hansen, a young farmer of AVayne, Neb., owned an extensive farm, but when he heard the call of 'duty he responded. First of all he 'sold his property, then contributed ,$3,800 to the Red Cross. He followed .with a $1,000 contribution toward .building a church and then bought 41,000 worth ef Liberty bonds. Not rtefrtenfwltfi-alt"thl87Hnsn-enlIsted In the army and then bought $4,500 mora ef Liberty bonds. ALLIES DELIVER By Associated Press to The Banner LONDON, Aug. 1 The allies today delivered a new stroke over a ten mile front between Buzancy, about 4 miles south of Soissons, to Serlnges, north of Fere-en-TardenoIs. The result- was a considerable advance and the wiping out of tho elbow In the line at Oulchy-le-Chateau, according to advices to The Evening Standard this afternoon. S IT ELECTION AGAIN I N FALL Uy Assocluled Press to Tlio Banner COLUMBUS, Aug. 1 Ohio drys late today filed their petition with the secretary of state calling for a voto this fall on an amendment to the state constitution providing for stutewldo prohibition. -PC- MRS. E. V.RANSOM DIES Mrs. L'mniu V. Ransom, S'J, died ut tho Homo for tho Aged Wednesday evening. She leaves a sister, Mrs. Arabella McMlllen, living ut Colorado Springs, Colo., und a nephew, A. O. Wyker of the Green Valley road. Tho funeral at 10 o'clock Friday morning at the McCormick chapel, Rev, S. T. Allen ofllciating. Burial in the Green Valley cemtery. H i 11 I M DOTS ASK f OR li Successful Hubs Must Move Back By Associated Press to The Banner r American and French troops' have,; begun a turning movement 'that,' :lf -successful, will compel a German-re tirement over a wide' sector east' ef ere-en-Tardenols at the center, of the Solssons-Rheimt salient They have attacked over a front of over three miles on each side of the village of Nesles, the apex of the al lied wedge north of the Ourcq. Their greatest advance was toward the east where-the Americans are approaching Chamery. Although the andounced purpose of the attack was the straightening, of the line between Serlnges and Rlcr ges, this is really secondary to 'the outflanking of the Germans to the southward. The enemy is holding very strong positions at Roncheife , and St. Gemmc where his line is stilt) less than five miles from the Maroe, and a continued advance between Nesles and Cierges would force, him -to-fall -backTltf w&eperlstfojfiftjil'-oK' from the rear. " This seems to be he only sector1 -where thealiies are aUacklBtfwltli their infantry. Reports from the front tell of heavy artillery fire aldsg the line 'between Bolssons antt Rheims. 4 i T By Associated Press to The Banner! TERRE HAUTE, Ind., August 1 Train No. 21, westbound on the Penn sylvania for St. Louis, left the track In the east yards here this afternoon and one coach was badly smashed. All of the train left the track. Three coaches, turned over. Ambulances aje bribing the injured to the Terra Haute hospital. n L :' WAR EXPENSES ARE NO LARGER By Associated Press to The Banner LONDON, Aug. 1 In askng for" a vote of credit of 700,00,0,000 in the house of commons today, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the excheq uer, said the largeness of tbo amount was not duo to increased expendi tures, but to tho fact that parliament was about to adjourn. He hoped, he said, that not more than' one mora vote would bo added before .the ond of the financial year. rn- STEPS ON NAIL Russell Darling, son of Mr. "and Mrs. If. M. Darling of Mansfield, ave nue, received a painful Injury when he stepped on a rusted nail Wednes day afternoon at his borne. The wound inflicted in the boy's foot was dressed by u physician. RAIN JUMPS TACK MANY ARE INJURED N mil cive h I rsi Q n m ft ,f u' i jA .7 , a& t-. .iui ,? ,. ss