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The Adair County news., 1914-06-17
WHEAT IN STATE GOOD.
Commissioner Newman Takes 0p.
timistic View in Latest Crop
Report.
DROUTH HURTS THE TOBACCO.

Frankfort, KY, June 11.-Op-
timism that refuses to concede
anything to drouth or cutworms
gives character to the May crop
report, issued yesterday by Com
missioner of Agriculture J. W.
Newman.
Commencing with wheat, he
says a crop of splendid quality is
assured, and while the drouth
has affected the corn and tobac-
co, their condition is not beyond
repair.
Seasonable weather, he as
sures the farmer, can yet make
them a prosperous year.
The report follows:
"The month of May was an
unusually dry one in Kentucky.
The crop reports coming to this
office as of June show that
there was practically no rainfall
in Kentucky from May s to June
/. Almost every report speaks
of the drouth, but the damage
up to June l has not been Sc
rious. Since that time copious
rains have fallen in many por-
tions of the State. The best
rains have occurred in the central
and Eastern sections of the State
and showers over limited areas
have occurred in the Western
sections.
WHEAT AND BLUEGRASS.
Wheat cutting has begun in
the Southern portion of the State,
and the indications are that we
will have a record breaking crop
in Kentucky. Condition is given
at 90 per cent, at the beginning
of the harvest, and it is now too
late for weather conditions to
prepent the maturing of large
yield of wheat of splendid quail
ity. The crop has but one dan
ger to run now, and that is an
excessive rain fall while in shock.
Rye has held its own and the
condition is given at SO per cent.
This crop is practically made.
Another crop that is made and
ready for harvest is the blue
grass seed crop, which will be
large and of good quality. Con.
The Adair County news., 1914-06-17

dition of blue grass is given at
SO per cent.
The corn acreage is given at
SO per cent, while the condition
is stated at 81 per cent. The
drouth to a certain extent has
affected both the planting of the
corn and the condition of that
planted. The damage to corn,
however, is probably not very
great, as the rains that have fall
len since the first of June will
remedy much of the trouble in
dictated by the reports. Oats.
however, with an acreage of SO
per cent, has suffered materially
in condition, the latter dropping
to IA per cent. A rain would
help the oats crop some, but this
can not possibly be a heavy crop
this year.
TOO DRY FOR TOBACCO.
Tobacco beds have suffered in
a measure from the drouth.
Lack of moisture has prevented
the transplanting of plants at the
proper time, and there are COM
plants of the plants getting too
large for transplanting. This
damage, however, cannot be con-
sidered as very serious. Condi-
ton of Burley tobacco is given at
sc per cent and that of dark to-
bacco at 81 per cent. Cutworms
are doing considerable damage
to both corn and tobacco.
alfalfa and orchard grass are
both given at Sc per cent, and
have not suffered as much from
the drouth as young clover and
timothy, which show a condition
of rs per cent. Potatoes have
suffered materially, dropping to
a condition of IA per cent. Gar
den conditions are given at 80
per cent. The prospects for a
large fruit crop remain good, but
the strawberry crop was cut to
about 60 per cent, of a crop as
the result of the dry conditions
at maturity. Indications are for
a large blackberry crop, this be-
ing given at Sc per cent. grapes
at 81, apples IS, peaches "a,
pears II, and plums 70 per cent.
LIVE STOCK DOING WELL.
"All livestock is in good con-
dition comparatively speaking
with lambs beginning to show
the effect of short pastures.
Condition of horses is given at
95 per cent, cattle "a; hogs 81,
and sheep and lambs at 80.
Young turkeys have suffered
from the heat, and their conGi-
ton is given at 81 per cent.
ducks at 80 and chickens at 95.
"The hay crop has been cut
down some by lack of moisture.
Taken as a whole the wheat,
hay and bluegrass seed crops are
assured, while the corn and to-
bacco crops are not injured to an
irrepairable extent. Seasonable
weather can yet make this year
a prosperous one to the farmers
in Kentucky.
The Adair County news., 1914-06-17
Personals.

No'O 1hN AeNooOAhAhSs
Mrs. ]. o. Russell is visiting rel
atives and friends at Nell.
Mr.. Ralph Hurt and Miss Cary Ros-
enfield are attending a conservatory
of music at Hartman, Tenn.
Mrs. T. r. Suits was taken quite
III last Tuesday, but is better at this
writing.
Mr.. Paschal Willis, of Joppa, who
has been out West for some time, re-
turned home the first of last week.
Mr.. w. p. Nunnally made his reg
ular trip to Columbia last week.
Mr.. G. R. Holt and Mr.. J. A. Phil
pott, Campbellsville were here few
days ago.
Mr.. W. III. Wilson was quite sick
several days of last week.
Messrs. Attis Mcfarland and Silas
Kean, of jamestown, were here last
Wednesday, enroute to Campbellsville.
Mr.. w. G. Barrett, a travelling man
of many years experience, was here
last Thursday.
Mr.. W. D. King was in Columbia a
few days ago, spending most of last
week visiting merchants in the coun-
ty.
Mr.. w. S. Knight came down from
Jamestown Wednesday afternoon, to
meet his daughter, Miss Alva, who
was on her return home from visit
to the Misses Crockett, Nashville,
Tenn.
AIr. Ernest Harris was taken quite
i'll last Wednesday, on return trip
from the western portion of the coun-
ty. When in two miles Of town he
had to secure assistance to convey him
home. He is now better.
Mrs R. A. Myers and her son, Reb-
ert Page, returned to their home,
Monticello, the middle of last week.
Mrs. Geo. H. Nell and her three
daughters, Misses Creel, Cathrine,
and Allene, spent last week at Grady
vile.
Mrs Ray Montgomery is spending
a month with her mother and other
relatives near Bowling Green.
Mr.. G. r. Reed spent most of last
week in Russell county.
Mr.. James Holiday and his sister,
Miss Lois, have returned from George
town College.
Miss leila Pelley, who has been at
tending school at Bowling Green, re-
turned home last Friday afternoon.
Mr.. P. S. Miller, Jamestown, was
here Saturday.
Hon. J. f. Montgomery was confin
ed 10 his room several days of last
week. Is better now.
Miss Madge Rosenfeld left this
"wednesday morning on an extended
visit to Elizabethtown and Louisville
Mrs. Hattie Paxton, of Purie City
No, is visiting relatives in Columbia,
stopping at the home of Judge w. W.
Jones.
Mr.. Fl. b. Ingram was taken quite
i'll Saturday afternoon, but Sunday
morning he was decidedly better.
Mr.. Coy E. Dudgeon and family,
Lebanon, visited at the home of Mr.
Henry Hurt from last Friday until
Sunday afternoon. -.
Mrs. L. c. Hindman, who has beer
in delicate health for some time, is
dangerously ill.
Mr.. Paul Hughes reached home
from Center College, Danville, Satur.
day night.
Mr., Charles Hereford was in Lex
ington last week.
Mr.. L. W. Bennett returned from
Louisville Saturday night.
Miss Leonora Lowe returned from
Black Mountain, N. c.: Saturday
where she has been attending Y. w
c. A. Conference as delegate from
the Kentucky College for women
Danville.
Mr. Cosby McBeath, of Monticello
arrived last week and met his wifi
and children, who have been visiting
here for several weeks. Monday morn
ing of this week the family left TO
Boyle county, to visit Mr.. McBeath'
parents. From that point they will
return home.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24

erations run about Is per cent. If T
may judge by what I have personally
seen of, conditions in France the loss
there will approach rs per cent. Train
service in Germany is again approach
ing normal after the disruption due
to modifying operations.
There are no men left in Ger
many" the five agreed. Every man
who in age and physical condition is
available for use in war is with the
colors. What business there is-there
Is almost none-is being carried on by
boys and old men and women and
cripples."
The most tragic glance at the war
the travellers q was when the long
trains filed with bodies in pine boxes
rumbled past them, or were held up
on sidings while their own express
trains were given. the right of way.
They are quite preparedfto believe the
sickentng stories of German losses
which continue to come fromsthe
front. From the beginning Of the
conflict observers have agreed that the
German has attacked always in close
formation, depending Son sheer weight
Of numbers and impetuosity Of as
sault to break the allies line. Ma
chine guns have cut them down by
myriads.
THE enormous-the unbelievable
es-se not to have dauntSd the
German people," they report. THAT
may be due to the fact that the. Ger
mans. are kept as completely in ikno-
rance OF the situation as are the Eng
lish and French people. Perhaps this
L. Just as well, sincet this war must be
fought out"
They r convinced that the allies
have lost lar more heavily than is re-
ported, largely duesto the multiplicity
OF machine guns on the German side.
The German seems to rely more upon.
machine gun IRE than upon ride fire.
In no previous war has any army been.
30 we'll equipped in this respect. Upon.
one point they r In hearty accord.
tries two generations to recover, !" they
said. THE rich man of yesterday will
be the pauper OF tomorrow"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24
CROOKS DESERT EUROPE,
(Washinston PostN

Since the war in Europe began
the most notorious crooks and Grim
tnals have focked to New York and
the big cities of the United States
remarked William A. Pinkerton, head
Of the Pinkerton Detective agency Of
Chicago, at the New Willard. "In
number Of con- men, card sharps,
and other criminals who for many
years have made Europe and the
steamers plying the ocean between
New York and European ports their
sphere of operation. They told me
frankly that since the war began
their occupation had gone, and they
would rather be in New York or
some other American city, than in
Europe, where they might be called
into service. Your average criminal
doesn't care much for the fighting
game"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24
TRYING TO CALM
GERMAN PEOPLE
Tageblatt Doing it's Best to
Reassure
Will Not Stop the War.

Rotterdam, Sept. "a. dispatch to
The London Daily News.)-The Ber-
liner Tageblatt Is doing it's best to
calm the disturbed feeling in Berlin.
while the victories of the first few
weeks" it says. spoiled us, 1t is diff
f1cult to make people understand that
defense under certain circumstances is
just as good as attack. The real thing
is final victory, and so long as the bat
tie is going on n reinforcements
are getting nearer, while our oppo-
nents get very tired by constantly at
lacking, the prospects of the German
army are better than those Of the
French and English"
In the midst of the avalanche of
matter relating to the blood and
iron" attitude of Germany, there APP
ious references to peace. The Nord-
deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung makes
a semi-of1cial declaration in which
it states that Germany will not stop
the war before it has earned by fight
ing the guarantees which it wants for
the future.
The Deutsche Tageszeitung writes:
Germany does not only fight for an
honorable peace. It fights for a peace
at least. a certain peaceful place In
Europe and in the world. 1t demands
this, not On paper treaties, which the
experience of this war shows are not
worth h paper they are written on,
but by facts"
The Socialist Democratic vorwaerts
agrees with the declaration Of the
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, and
adds:
I'VE wish only that a peace which
includes a guarantee of continuity
shall crown this war"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24
GERMAN EX|[ES
. ASSA|L KAISER
Humanity League Hopes
for Deliverance from Mill
tarism Through Defeat.

Rotterdam. Sept. "a, dispatch to
the London Standard AN appeal to
the Civilized world has been issued by
a committee OF. thu. German Humanity
league,s.i III Rotterdam. It IS signed by
Karl Bernstein; Emil efG6ttss5 Franz
Gaussen, Jacob Mamelsdorf, Gustav
Ochs, and Ernest Schuster.
I'VE r~eiterate,' says the, appeal, ""as
men passionately loving our father
land, and, although living in exile.
serving III country to the utmost of
our power, that it is the bounden
duty of every man who cares for the
welfare of mankind to join hands in
arresting the kaiser. and the men
around him who are responsible for
these appalling crimes which have
disgraced our nation in the eyes of the
world.
mo matter how long the campaign
or how great the sacrifices it may en-
tail, we know that the true and last
ing interests Of the toilers and wage
earners In Germany can only be serv-
The kaiser, having ruined the inno-
cent and deceived Belgium. is now
despoiling and drenching- France with
the blood of his victims. 1t must
therefore be plain to all honest men,
without distinction Of ace or creed or
party. that there can be no settle
ment Of the. existing disruptions, no
lasting peace or security for the rights
of man, no protection for democ-
racys from brigandage and death, until
the imperial domination of Prussia
within Germany Is crushed, disarmed,
and swept away forever.
'Then. and then only, will Bavaria.
Wurttemberg, Saxony. and Hanover
be rescued and Poland liberated from.
the grip of a monarch who by his
conduct has forfeited the allegiance
OF his subjects and by his boosted de-
f1ance Of aMsinternational treaties and
conventions has embarked upon a ca
rec of crime unparalleled in ancient
or modern history"
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24
OF UHLANS
most DANGEROUS
Efforts in Locating Enemy
Usually Result in Death
For the Riders.

I Correspondence Of Associated Press)
Rotterdam, Sept. 24.-Of the Ger
man Uhlans of whom so much has
I been heard in h European war,
/ Luigi Barzini. a widely known Italian
war correspondent, says in the Cor
riere della Sera:
I, LAS we neared a small station and
!, the train lessened its speed, we saw a
small troop of cavalry guarding the
railroad crossing-a patrol of uhlans.
Their demeanor was calm. Though
they were in the enemy's country,
their carefree attitude "a the i'm
preston that they merely were n a
meneuver camp.
The swarms of cavalry which the
Germans send out ahead Of their ad-
vance are to be found everywhere on
n highway, On my path. 1t is their
duty to see as much as possible. They
show themselves everywhere and they
ride until they are fired on. keeping
this up until they a located the
enemy. Theirs is the task of riding
into death. The entire front of the
enemy is established bv them and
many Of them are killed-that is a
certainty they face. Now and then,
however, one of them manages to es-
cape to bring the information him.
self (Which otherwise is obtained by
officers in their ear making observa-
tions).
THE fire with which the Uhlans are
received permits Of a fair estimate of
the strength of the enemy, for they
know that usually all the soldiers
shoot as, soon as the cavalry of the
enemy shows itself.
A every bush, every heap of earth.
the Uhlan must say to himself: Here
I will nee an enemy in hiding He
knows that he cannot defend himself
against a. fire that NAV open on hin
from all sides. Everywhere there is
danger for the Uhlan-hidden danger.
Nevertheless he keeps on riding,
calmly and undisturbed. in keeping
with German discipline"
The German Uhlan Is employed en-
tirely for reconnaissance purposes and
what is known as screen" and con-
act work.. In the first of these capa-
cities he ~endeavors to locate the en-
envy without running into his fire, do
ing this usually In group Of from
twenty to thirty, which move with
vanguard. 1ankers and rear guard.
VIZ Their Screen" Work.
In Screen" work the Uhlan is used
to cover infantry or artillery adj
vances, taking a position on the flank
In contact work.. as the ask Is de-
scribed by Barzini, the Uhlan rides in
small bodies, until he has drawn the
fire of the enemy. Instead of retreat
ing, as he may do in ordinary re-
connoissance work. he endeavors to
trace the front Of the enemy. riding
parallel to it-usually until the last
man is shot down. The contact &C.
ton has. meanwhile. been closely OBJ
served from the German front and the
advance tand attack of the infantry
Is governed by the information gained
at the expense of the Uhlan. for whom
there Is no hope as soon as he Is de-
tailed for this duty. but who, from
all accounts, does not seem to mind
this part Of his work.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24

Only a few years ago married WON.
en- felt sorry for sp%insters.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24

Canada expects much from her 10000 volunteers who will soon be
hghtlng on European battefelds If they do as we'll a. other Canadians
nave cone IN warfare in the past, the Dominion need nt be ashamed.
!anadlan regiments won fame throughout the British empire and beyond
II the boer war; Canadian voyageurs manned the boats which bore
Woseiey up the Nile to the attempted relief of Khartum, and Canadian
troops have fought we'll in almost every other wal in which England has
been engaged since the War of 1872.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24

Once in about 1000 years a ma,
manages to hit the mark when h
shoots off his mouth.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24
Stringent Measures
To Be Used by McAdoo
Against Bank boarding

Washington, Sept. 2s.-secretary
McAdoo tonight adopted stringent
measures to urge the national banks
to extend a. legitimate credit and
charge normal interest rates on loans.
He said the extraordinary boarding
of money by the banks was piling up
reserves without occasion. He an
nounced that he expected to focus his
attention upon the guilty banks by is
suing daily a list of those with ex-
cessive reserves.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24
BREAKS ALL

Washington, Sept. 23.-All previous
records for production Of naturai gas
In the United States We're broken last
year when the output amounted to
5s1,898,239,000 cubic, feet, valued at
$87,846,677. This compares with a
production Of 562, 2O3, 452, 900 cubic
feet, valued at $s4,6es,967 in 1919.
West virginia led in production with
24b. 453,985,000 cubic feet.
Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-24
MAIL cARRIERs INSTRUCTED.

MAIL CARRIERS INSTRUCTED.
Washington, Sept. 23.-HousewiVes
and business menSin many cities who
have been accustomed to receiving
their mail from obliging carriers at
rear and side doors, must now arrange
to have postmen call only at front en-
frances. Instructions to this effect
were mailed to, postmasters today to
become operative in two months.
Mail carriers lost much time, It Is
said, by making circuitous routes to
rear and side doors to oblige the pat
rons on their routes.
The day book., 1914-05-25

. a-e #a
DARK DAYS
=
BY Walter Joseph Delaney.
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
Hal Barrett Of the mounted police
of the Canadian Northwest sat on the
sandy.reach of the river shore behind
the small log cabin that was desig-
mated as. Mile Post 24' of the Bully
ShOOp district. -.. -..---... -
Beside him was narrow, bprTOWed
hole in the dirt, and he himself had
The day book., 1914-05-25

LL6 new name ne udQ IGSOlFGu W
adopt, but his own name, his true
name, Gerald Pierce.
Then slowly he took from his
breast a little packet. It was contain
ed in tissue paper, and as he opened
it the fading perfume of dead rose
leaves swept his face, and the photo
graph upon which they lay, bearing
the name ''BeUlah," ," smiled up at him.
Only for a moment, however. His
cheek flushed, then paled, his glance
heightened then died down to the
rugged endurance of secret pain.
81 have no right to hopew he whis-
pered blankly. 81 failed miserably, and
she must know. Heaven send her a
better man.
He began pushing the sand over
these momentoes of a past life and a
past love, as if anxious to forever hide
them from his sight. Then slowly,
with whimsical smile, he built up
the heaping dirt mound-like, with the
words: Sacred to the memory of the
man who couldn't make goodp'
The past he had buried embraced
ILL &C years VI Wllus d4fCuIu1 Jus 1ON-
ing. At his home village his reckless
career had estranged him from fond
relative, his dead mothers brother.
Then had come the worthless, wasted
days Of the Far West. He had been
the daring spirit of many mushroom
mining camp. He had carOUsed long
and deeply. Then Canada-and love,
and he had seen a new light under
the soulful influence of Beulah-
Honest toll, decent companions,
ambition to excel had come to him.
Then one evil day, at a farmers gath
eTing, he had been tempted back to
the ruby cup. There had been a great
broil and arrest. When he awoke in
a prison cell he realized how false
he had been to his sacred pledge to
BeuIah, never to touch strong drink
again.
He had written her a tear-bIuTTed
The day book., 1914-05-25

81 Take You-But You Pay Me-"
dug it. There were three emotions
depicted on his bronzed, handsome
face as he removed from the inside of
his khaki coat an old worn wallet
recklessness, determination, despair
1.-The old life lost, never to be re-
gained" he said sOlemnly, as he drew
from the wallet some letters, the last
he had received from his home folks
ok in the states. I am dead to all
:r friends, ,so-there goesw
ped the letters into the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01
lff idllqlrlt' p0l'2ue y. .uit5
Oberdettd a'f'
To BeGiuen
AtTheGrand
BEST TALENT OF THE FAlRM0NT
NORMAL SCHOOL WILL
,.;a. TAKE PART.
JUNIOR CLASS 70 HAVE ITS Elk
ERCISES WEDNESDAY &C.
@gr,,i e, NIGHT. ~ "a La'.

Preliminary to the graduating ex-
crcises at the Fairmont State Normal
school. Which will take place on next
Monday morning, a week Of exercises
will be held this week which promise
to be unusually interesting. F,irl!;
Tonight an opefatta will be given
at the Opera House in which the hes.
talent of the school will participate.
On Wednesday evening the Junior
class exercises will take place at the
auditorium and on Friday the Inter-
Society contest will be held while the
Senior class day exercises will take
place on Saturday evening. :
On Sunday the Baccalaureate SER
non will be preached by DR.. A. B.
Riker, Of Parkersburg, former pres.
ident of Mt. Union College, Ohio. This
service will be held at three O'Clock
Sunday afternoon.
The. commencement exercises prop.
81 will take place. on Monday. morn
ing and the commencement address
will be delivered by Ex-Governor
William q. Glasscoek, OF Morgan:
town. III }Fs2
= The commencement week will con.
Guide with the annual alumni reun-
Ion To be held Monday evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-06-01

been interfering with his inyestiga.
tions. The detective did state, how.
ever, that lie has a letter, written by
one; of the three persons already ar.
rested, which will, figure prominent
lytwlien the cases are brought to
trial. The nature Of the letter. was
not disclosed. n Abel also intimatcd
that part of his evidence consisted
of records from u telephone device. !.
Thus far. no motive FOR connecting
Dr., and Mrs. Winters and Cooper
with the disappearance of Catherine
has been made epyb!ic, but It is
known that the girl WAS, to, have in:
herited' n sum of,money, said to, have
been $4,000, from u grandpar1lt,
which would go to- some other .rela-
tive II not TO Catherine. AsiifI :,
aNeither the Winters Cooper, nor
their attorneys have made any state
ment regarding the case, but DR..
Winters has stated that hc is ready
to go to trial now and is sure that
lie and his wife will be discharged.
He has also said that he knows moth
ing of Cooper's connection with the
disappearance of his daughter. and
declares that the finding OF the
small red sweater, hair ribbon and
red stained undergarment in the
basement Of his home can be easily
explained.