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Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21

The following has been issued to
peace officers. health officers and the
people Of Kentucky: A recent exami-
nation Of dogs heads from widely sep
arated sections Of the state shows an
alarming prevalence OF hydrophobia.
Under the authority conferred upon 1t
by law, the state board of health here
by requests and directs all persons
owning valuable dogs to keep them
upon their own premises or to have
them carefully muzzled and sheriffs,
chiefs Of police. constables and the
people generally are hereby requested
and directed to destroy, as painlessly
as possible, all unmuzzled dogs run.
ming at large with view to the pre-
venuon of hydrophobia. Failure to
observe this request is punishable by
fine before any magistrate. Through
arrangements with the United States
public health service, the state board
OF health is enabled to give the Pas
tour treatment at the meteorological
Laboratory, Bowling Green. KY. with.
out expense, to indiviuals who have
been bitten by rabid dogs or Other
animals.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
May Have Oemonstrator.

A farm demonstrator from the Ken.
lucky Experiment Station at LeXinG
ton is said to be available FOR Frank.
lin county, and H. X. Gayle. who is
connected with the Farmers Co-opera.
tive and Extension Department at the
Experiment Station. was in Frankfort
with a view to enlisting the support
of prominent farmers in the plan TO
have a demonstrator brought here.
The services of a demonstration are
declared to be of inestimable value
and many counties in the state are
said TO be clamoring for them. I'm
der the present laws an appropriation
from the United States for farm de-
velopment work amounting to $4,000
is available for Kentucky, and wher-
ever a county will pay one-half of the
expense OF the demonstrators salary
the other half is paid out OF the gov
ernments appropriation.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
After Territory.

At the meeting OF the fiscal court a:
Winchester a committee was appoint
ed to investigate Clark county's claim
to about nine square miles of land now
included in Fayette county's borders.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the court by T. G. Stuart The
committee is composed of CA:a;y At.
torney S. T. Davis, Col T. G. Stuart
and Magistrates J. S. Lindsay and +.
h. Dooley. Col. Stuart told the court
that when the survey was made max
Ing Clark county out of a part of Fay.
cite county the line was not properly
run When the survey was made from
the mouth of Boone Creek. which
creek marked the boundary between
the two counties, the line was run in
several hundred feet, cutting off about
nine square miles of land that should
have been included in the Clark boun,
dairy. but which was given to Fayette
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Corn-No. white seize, No. 2 white
S6@S613c, No. 3 white S6GDS6l4c, No.
white 86@S6Ac, No. / yellow sec,
No. 2 yellow S5k @S6c, No. yellow
S512 a sec, No. yellow S5h 0S6c, No.
/ mixed S51a @S6c, No. 2 mixed S5lh
DS6c, No. mixed S5@S5lhc, No. 4
mixed S5GS5kc, white ear S50S7c,
yellow ear S5@S6c, mixed ear S56DS7c.
Hay-New hay is quoted as follows:
No. timothy $3.50, No. 2 $3.50, No
8 timothy $15Q15.50, No. 1 clover
mixed $l5MI,, No. clover $19019.50,
No. clover s17Q17.5O.
Oats-No. 2 white 44c, standard
4She, No. white 43c, No. white
42c, No. 2 mixed 41H @42c, No. 3
mixed 41@41hc, No. mixed 40@41c..
Wheat-No. red 95@97c, No. 3 red
9Sc. No. red S7@92c.
POultry-Elens, lbs and over.
l3l9c; under lbs, 13c; ROSTERS sac;
springers, lbs and over, tic; under
2 lbs, Ice; young spring ducks, 4 lbs
and over, 13c; ducks. white, under 4
BIS. 10012c.
Eggs-Prime firsts 22l2, firsts 20h,
ordinary firsts 171ac, seconds l5hc.
Cattle-Shippers S750@S.50, extra
$S.6G@9.25; butcher steers, extra $50
S.25. good to choice $6S5@7.9O, com.
mon TO fair $5.50@675; heifers, extra
$7.S5QS, good to choice $725@7.75;
common to fair $4.75Q7; cows, extra
$650d6.75, good to choice S5.75@6.5O.
common TO fair s3.25Q5.65; canners
$394.5O.
Bulls--Bologna S6@6.5O, extra $500
@6.75, fat bulls $6.5007.
Calves-Extra $1l. fair to good $3.50
QlO.50, common and large $500
1925.
Hogs-Selected heavy $s.S5Q9, good
TO choice packers and butchers S905
W9l0, mixed packers S909.05, stays
S4.5OQ6.26, extra S6.35Q6.50. common
TO choice heavy fat sows s5.75Q7.sQ
extra IS; light shippers SS.5OQ9.lO.
pigs (ll0 lbs and less) S575QS1O.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21

The first but least important issue
Of the war is that of the British mar
kets being cut on from certain arti
cles much in demand, but not absolute
ly necessary. Austrian rolls have al
ready disappeared from the dinner Ia
BILE and the fine Hungarian -four, so
much In demand for pastry has gone
up leo per cent II Is doubtful II Aus
tria.Hungary will continue TO export
-four, for the wheat crop Of the dual
monarchy. even had there been no
war. is very short this year. The
eastern part Of the empire, that near
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21

est to the seat of war will barely be
self-supporting.
The hard wheat from Servia. Bull.
garia and Roumania. also will be miss.
ing from England for a time, but hap
PLY there is no reason to fear that con-
fectionery will disappear, for the chief
London millers and those OF other Brit.
ish cities are now making excellent
pastry flour by Hungarian processes,
no longer the jealousy guarded secret
Of the mills OF Budapest.
Servian exports of silk cocoons,
plums, prunes, cherries and liquors al
ready have been stopped by the war,
but such things are regarded as lux.
uries and the British consumers are
doing without them without complaint
War Is Approved.
Through England. the people of ev.
cry class regard the war with one
mind. They approve of it because
they believe there was no honorable
way for England to stay out of the con.
fiict. Not a man but wants to 60 to
the front and all the people, high and
low, are accepting the privations of
war, slight as yet but apt to become
heavy before long. with great good
humor and grace.
Perhaps one of the most unexpected
results of the war was the absolute
ending of sufrragette militancy For
years the British public had been &C.
customed to the depredations OF the
wild women" manifested in the
smashing of windows, crusades on par
lament, burning Of houses, mutilation
of pictures and explosion of bombs.
One of the first things King George did
after England declared ERr. was to
pardon Internationally all the sutfra-
gette prisoners who are in the various
1ails for militant offenses. The mill
tants reciprocated Immediately by de-
ing a cessation Of their violent
paign for ballot The suffragette
Mutations volunteered to take
ge OF the work of providing for the
~ women and children made de.
lent by the war, and some OF
volunteered to act as nurses at
front
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Appeal Is S,,I Out.

In a proclamation issued by Acting
Governor Mcpsrmott the people OF
this state are requested TO make gen
eTous contributions for the use OF the
Red Cross Society in its work in the
hospitals and on the battlefelds of Eu.
rope. The proclamation follows:
Whereas, a terrible war is now rag
ing in Europe and immense numbers
of men are engaged in deadly conflict
by land and sea, and, suffering, and
soon many more will be suffering,
from wounds and Illness and as all
humane people in our state must de-
sire to do something TO relieve the
sick and wounded without regard to
their nationality, | now make an APP
peal, in the name of our state, in the
name of humanity, for contributions
OF money from generous persons for
the immediate use of the Red Cross
Society in its beneficent work OF char
ity in the hospitals and on the battle
fields of Europe.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
PEOPLE UNANIMOUS IN APPROX
Al OF coUNTRYs ATTITUDE.
ALL CLASSES SEEK SERVICE
Shopkeepers orDsnlze Clerks into
Fighting Forces and All Are En-.
thusiastie Over Prospect Of
Going to War.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE,
European Manager Of the information.
al News Service.

London.-Shopkeep of London
now are organizing their clerks into
fighting forces. Every evening in the
streets of the business districts may
be seen companies of shop employees.
earnestly drilling to be soldiers. They
are getting ready to change the yard
stick for a musket and the counter
for the trench. In the big department
stores, where there are many en-
ployes. whole regiments have been Or
gained. In lesser establishments.
companies are being formed. and
where there are small stores with only
few clerks, two or three employers
are putting their men together to form
a company.
Apparently, all of the clerks are en-
thuslastic over the possibility of going
to war. They seem to take =" ~"
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
seekham Had 7a,e77 Votes.

Certificates of election were is.
sued to the successful candidates
in the state primary held August
1. The state election commission has
canvassed the returns The commits.
sion comprises X. l.. Greene. clerk of
the court Of appeals and ex-officio
chairman of the board, and W. s Ha.
ger. of greensboro, Democrats, and Il.
c. Stoll. of Lexington, Republican.
The official returns give former Gov
ernor Beckham 1857; Congressman
Stanley, 65,S71, and Governor Nc
Creary. 2O,257 Governor Beckhau's
majority over Stanley is 6,S06 votes.
For the short term for United States
Senator Camden received 1877 votes,
Colonel Bennett II. Young 34,30S and
David II. Smith 1899 Senator Cam
den led the Democratic ticket, receiv-
ing /, 120 more votes than Governor
Backham
On the Republican ticket former
Governor Wilson polled 2S,311 votes,
Richard Ernst 21,924, and Matt Nc
I.aughiin 2,910. Marshall Bullitt, for
the short term for United States sena-
tor. received 27,0l3, and l.. F. Fitzpat-
rick 1886 votes. Burton Vance and
George Jolly, on the Progressive
ticket, polled 2,43S and 1880 votes re-
spectively.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
GERMAN ALLIANCE
APPEALS TO UNCLE SAM TO USE
HIS GOOD OFFICE AND
INFLUENCE.
In Attempt 10 Prevent Japan Going to
War WITH eermany-Appeal In.
eludes President and Congress.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Philadelphia, Penn.-one hundred
thousand Americans of German de-
scent in this city, comprising the Ger
man.American Alliance, forwarded an
appeal to Washington for the United
States government to use its good Of
fees to prevent Japan going to war
by telegram to President Wilson, Vice
President Marshall and Speaker Clark.
The appeal, in part, follows
The National German Alliance
stands on record as favoring univer-
sal peace. As American citizens of
plore the awful conflict in Europe.
hoping for a speedy and honorable
peace, and that this war may be the
end of all war and the beginning of
worldwide disarmament We thank
the President of the United States for
ring nations, and we now appeal to
the President and to Congress to plead
with the government of Japan, through
her Ambassador in Washington, in the
name of humanity, civilization and uni.
versal peace, to refrain from carrying
the war into the far East by demand
ing that Germany abandon all her
commercial and political interests in
China.
Instead of throwing the firebrand
of war into the far East. japan should
be fair and submit any grievances she
has against Germany, or against any
other nation, to The Hague Peace Tri-
bunal, where, no doubt, other ques-
tons Of the present conflict will be sub
mitted. This would assure that all
nations of which the quoted paragraph
of the Anglo-Japanese treaty speaks,
China, would have a voice in
the matter.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
SCENES IN AUSTRIA
ago Girl Gives a Vivid Picture Of
Experiences at Seat Of
War.

ar scenes in Austria are wildly
ribed in a letter, ripped open AND
lated by military censors, which
received from a Chicago girl, Miss
an S. FRANKIE. who Is touring Eu.
as companion to Miss Fanny
sr, sister OF Levy Mayer. the at
sy.
wonder II this letter will ever
h you" she says In her closing
graph. II am afraid II won't,
lgs are in such a terrible condition
here that hardly know what to
CT"
ut for the time being / am safe.
We never in my life experienced
excitement. About six O'Clock on
81. while was on my way back
arlsbad TO rejoin Miss Mayer, our
1 was held up twice by hundreds
oldiers. At every railroad station
iers were telling their wives and
iren good-by. 1t was such a sad
[!
thousands Of Americans are fleeing
Carlsbad, and Miss Mayer and ]
endeavor to get into Germany i'm
ately. We are in a terrible hurry
Il back TO America before things
any worse-if indeed they could
ny worse"
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Forest Reserve.

State Forester ]. E. Barton. who has
just returned from a trip through Har-
Ian and Leslie counties with a mem
Der of the government reconnaissance
crew, stated that prospects are bright
for the government to secure a forest
reserve, which will include large sec
tions of Clay, Leslie, Perry and Harlan
counties, taking in the whole Of Pine
mountain, which Is about 200 miles
long. Following its policy in other
sections where local sentiment sup
ports it, congress then probably would
pass an act declaring the reserve a
federal game preserve.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
REFUGEE AS A SToWAWAY

Mrs. Margaret r. X. Swift OF Los
Angeles, Cal. was on deck on the Hol.
land-American steamship Potsdam.
which arrived at New York recently.
Mrs Swift. whose passage had been
booked on the steamship Imperator.
was 80 determined TO leave war-ridden
Europe. when the sailing OF the I'm
perator was cancelled. that she resort
ed TO the stowaway means OF making
room for herself aboard the Potsdam
vhaa she discovered thsre was room
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
CAPTURE TOWN OF NAco,

I&cc, Sonora, Mexico.-Armed men
representing Governor Jose NJ May.
torena captured this town without
hlooGshed. but missed what they came
Tor. the public funds. which the Gov
srnor recently demanded of Constitu-
tionalist officials friendly to Colonel
Gales and the Carranza regime. NJ.
h. Martinez. the Mexican collector OF
customs. fed with the money to the
American side. The Maytorana aen
men went back 10 Cananea after har
,ng disarmed the Gales men.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
ABOUT COLD STORAGE PRODUCTS

Chicago, lll.-State and Federal aa-
thorities Joined hands for the prosecu-
ton under Federal statutes of food
market operators may be charged
with criminal responsibility for the OPP
prcssive prices. That turn IN the
many-sided inquiry became known
when a conference between James H.
Wilkerson, United States Attorney,
and Maclay Hoyne, States Attorney,
was held. Their conference came on
the heels of reports from the States
Attorney investigators who, for the
last week, had been secretly at work
in the stockyards. Hoyne had those
reports when he met Wilkerson.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
SUIT TO TEST
STATUTE FILED
THE STATE. woRKmENs COM
PENsATloN LAW HAS BEEN
ATTACKED.
NOT ALL EMPLOYERS COMPLY
Belief Of Many That New Law Is
Unconstitutional and Court De-
eision Is Desired.
Especial Frankfort corrcspoudence.l

Especial Frankfort Correspondence
Frankfort.-The workmeu's compen
sation act passed by the 1914 general
assembly, has been subjected to the
constitutional test in a suit filed in the
FRANKLIN circuit court by the work
mems compensation board against The
State Journal Co, of Frankfort, asking
for a mandatory injunction to compel
the company to fill out and return to
the board blank reports sent out by
the board to the employers OF labor
IN conformity with the act. The suit
was fled by Robert Caldwell, Of the
attorney generals office. acting coun-
sci for the board. which is composed
of Atty. Gen. James Garrett, Commits.
sioner OF Agriculture J. w. Newman
and Insurance Commissioner Matt G.
Clay.
Atty. Gen. Garnett said that num-
Der of empioy ers of labor are refusing
TO comply with the provisions of the
act, believing Il to be unconstitutional,
and that, while the board is proceed
ing to gather the statistics necessary
TO put the act in force, the members
desire to be assured OF its constitu-
tionality by decision Of the court Of
appeals before it becomes time to as
sess the employers for the compensa-
ton fund The State Journal Co has
no objection to the provisions Of the
act, but is assuming the role OF de-
PENDANT TO have the law tested
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Tells Scene Of CARNAGE.

correspondent who visited at Wise
and Liege writes:
Not far from the little Dutch from
tier village OF Mesch | passed the re.
mains OF a big German camp. Dead
soldiers, civilians, horses. wagons,
carts. automobiles and bicycles lay In
confusion.
Germans and Belgians lay side by
side-evidence that they we're fight.
ing man TO man. Houses had been
sacked because the soldiers wished
to avenge themselves on civilians who
fired upon them from windows"
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Largest Number Of Votes.

United States Senator in. Camden
who received the Democratic nomins
ton for United States Senator for the
short term, led the ticket in the pri
mary. With Clinton county missing
he received 1897 votes. Former Gov
Beckham, who won the nomination for
the long term, polled 72.677 votes.
Camden led the ticket by l.12O. Col
Bennett H. Young polled 34,303 and
David H. Smith 1899 votes.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Surplus Of s4o,ooo.ooo.

Kentucky is TO make very Little
whisky for the season of 1S14-l9l5
This is the understanding reached at
meeting of Kentucky distillers. As
a matter Of fact, each individual pres
ent notified the chsirman that he pro
posed to produce this season so per
cent or less OF his average crop for
the FIVE seasons from 1910 to 1914. in
elusive. 1t was estimated that per
haps 80 per cent Of the states capacity
was represented at the meeting
which was an enthusiastic one.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
DIstrIbutIon Of Funds.

Announcement was made by the
war department that out of the total
Of $2,0OO,OO0 annually appropriated by
congress for apportionment among the
various states for the purchase Of sup
plies and ammunition under the mi
litia law. $l.Js9.S62 has been set aside
By the secretary OF war for that pur-
pose during the hscal year 1915. The
remainder of the unallotted funds.
amounting TO s4Oo.637. has been re-
served for special allotment TO meet
any exceptional and urgent needs that
aaay ariss.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Balance to States Credit.

The balances or hand in the differ
eHt funds of the state government at
the close OF business July 81 we're an.
nounced by State Auditor Bosworth
as follows: School fund, $3.50, 495lS;
sinking fund $12.86S42; general ex-
pense fund. SlO5,44767; cash in treas
nry $S49.07443. The outstanding in
'debtedness Of the state amounted to
S2,54l $685. as against S2,5O9. SS1. SO
for last month
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Agricultural LIbarIes.

Agricultural Libraries consisting of
100 volumes each are being sent into
rural communities by Commissioner
OF Agriculture Newman. The libra
ries are placed in charge OF preach
ers who have agreed TO look after the
distribution and collection Of the
books. Libraries have been sent to
the following places: The Rev, Fa'
Their zeller. OF Raywiek: the Rev.
w. p. Gordon. OF Cadiz; the Rev. J.
T. Cherry. of Jeffersontown; the Row
Hugh o'Sullivan at Whitesyille. api
the Rev. James c. Rawling.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
MAIL is BEING DISPATCHED.

Washington.-Mail for Europe is be-
ing dispatched several times a week
now, the postoffice department an
nounced. Mail for Germany and Aus
iaHungary is sent by steamers land
ing at ports in Italy, Norway, Holland
or Denmark. The American Line
steamer Philadelphia, scheduled to sail
will take mail for all parts of Europe,
except Germany and Austria-Hungary
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Resolution Adopted.

With a determination to enforce
strictly the laws laid down for the
conduct OF saloons, the Frankfort
Mutual Protective association at re-
cent meeting adopted a resolution
pledging the efforts of the associativn
toward law enforcement and Offering
a reward for information leading TO .
conviction for violation of the ordt
nances governing the sale OF liquor on
Sundays or election days
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Tobacco Company Sued.

The hurley Tobacco Company was
made defendant in a suit filed by W.
O. Cook, OF this city, for $1,000 dam
ages for injuries alleged to have been
sustained while at work in the plant
Of the defendant in this city
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21

How to induce Them to Go Back.
Most people would be inclined to 80
back TO the farm II every farm were
provided with a skyscraper and NOV
ing picture show.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21
Needn't Expeet II.

The man who quits smoking be
cause his wife doesn't like smoke nee1
not expect other married pen 70 70
gard him as q hero.
Mountain advocate., 1914-08-21

for no more on the vessel which ar
rived at New York safely.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-23
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Meriden-The number of births in the city during the month of January was greater by eleven than the number of deaths.
 Roclcville-Eriday evening, District Superintendent W. W. BOwdish of New Haven held the fourth quarterly con ference at the Methodist church.
 New Brifain-A reception was held last week in the Swedish Lutheran church in honor of Mir. and Mrs Noah NIelhn, who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
 Ivoryton-John A. Waterman died February Sth, at the National Sol diers' home. Va, from intestinal nephi- tis He was buried in the National cemetery near Hampton, Va, with mil [ itary honors.
 Middlstown-At the mid-week serv- ice in the North church Dr. Keniston, of the Connecticut hospital spoke on The Ancient Treatment of the In sane. Contrasted With the Medical and Modern Methods"
 New HaVen-Cemplete metoFization of the New Haven fire department was advocated by Chief Bancher in his an nual report In 1918 the fire losses were S191. 1.540, which amount was largely covered by insurance. During
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-23

Universalist church in Norwich Sun day.
 Miss Mabel Wilcox was in charge of the reading room at Slater library on Sunday afternoon.
 Lafayette Kinney has returned from Bac1us hosptal, where he has been un- der treatment for four months. For 23 years he has suffered from trouble with his leg, which by skin grating has been perfectly healed.
 Charles Sheridan or Providence spent Sunday at pr. S. H. Holmes.
 John Jennings of Boston spent Sun day at his fathers, Dr. c. H. Jennings.
 D. A. R. Annual Celebration.
 Anne Brewster Tanning chapter. D. A. R., held it's annual Washington birthday whist and dance in Rioux's hall Friday night. The hall was dec orated in the national colors, both the doors and windows being draped- The ladies first prize. a china dresser Loi- let set. was won by Mrs. James Crary. The consolation prize, a book, went to Mrs. Fl. N. Wheelock. William BitgoOd took the gentlemen's first prize a poCl1- ct manicure set, and Earl Montgomery the second prize, a silver watch holder. Mrs. H. F. Gilbert played for the danc- ing, and Mrs. W. R. Burdick served punch The table committee was Mrs. J. H. Tracy and Mrs O. M. Brown and Mrs. c. E. Spicer was the committee on decoration.