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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
CONGRESS OF DOCTORS OPEN
American Medical Association Opens
Its slxty-slxth Annual Meeting
In San Francisco.

San Francisco, June 21.-Announce.
ment Of many new and interesting
ideas and experiences In medicine and
surgery may be expected this week as
a result of the sixty-slxth annual ses-
sion OF the American Medical assocla-
tion which opened here today. The
first meeting Of the house Of delegates,
the legislative body of the association
was held in the Exposition Memorial
auditorium. DR.. Victor c. Vaughan,
dean of the medical department of the
University of Michigan and president
of the American Medical association,
called the meeting to order at ten
o'clock. Following the report of the
committee on credentials and the or
ganization Of the house, the reports
from the various councils and commit,
tees of the association were presented
The secretary, DR.. Alexander r.
Craig of Chicago, reported that the
membership of the association had in
creased from 74,2S5 in 1914 to 76,02C
In 1915.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
REVERSE FOR ALLIES
Berlin Reports Check to French
and British Advance.
Germans Capture Village Of Embre-
menll, North Of Luneville-Rus-
SLAMS Back South Of Dnlester,
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

International News Service Correspondent
Berlin, June 21.--Another reverse
for the French north of Arras Is re.
ported officially by the German war
office. Further attempts by the Brit
ish to advance In the La Bassee area
Of operations were checked. The Rus
sian retreat continues. The text OF
% official statement follows:
THE continuation OF the attacks
against our front north of Arras has
resulted In further defeats for the en-
emy. North of the canal at La Bassee
an attempt Of the English to advance
was repulsed without difficulty. Sew
eral French attacks near the Lorette
mills, on both sides of Neuville st.
Vast and northeast of Arras broke
down. A few sections of trenches
which we had previously lost we're
cleared Of the enemy by us.
'In the Argonne the enemy was re-
pulsed with the bayonet. Fighting
around Vauquois has not led to any
decisive result.
North Of Luneville, the village OF
Embremenil, which had been fortified
by the French. was captured after the
destruction OF all the defensive works
Our troops returned to their old po.
sitions, taking sixty prisoners with
them.
in the Vosges fighting continues al
few places in the Fecht valley. Al
Hilgen ridge we took about two hun
dred French prisoners.
Eastern theater-In the region oI
Shawl, Dawina and Szlewete attempts
Of the Russians to advance were re
pulsed.
"West of Kalwaria we made prog
ress.
THE village Of Wolkewinzy wal
taken by storm.
Southeastern theater The Rus
SLAMS have been driven back to tn,
east of Zopusczow as far as the lin,
Of Ulanow. To the east thereof, as fa
as the line Of the Tenew river, Pauc7
ka and the Grodek positions, the Rus
sian positions were attacked.
Russian forces still holding pos
tions south Of the Dniester river be
tween the Dniester swamp land an
the Stryj river, were attacked and tn
Russians driven backward toward tn
north. The attacks In that region ar
still continuing"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
MORE CARRANzA
MINISTERS QUIT
Secretaries of Foreign Affairs
and Finance Tender Their
designations.
FOUR RETIRE IN TWO DAYS
Evidence of First Chiefs Near Break
With His Government 10 Shown
by Removal Of His Residence
to an Old Fortress.

Washington, June 21.-Two more
members of Carranza's cabinet-For-
eign Minister Ureta and Finance Min
lister Cabrera-have resigned, Consul
Canada at Vera Cruz informed the
state department.
This makes four of the first chiefs
advisers to leave their offices In two
days, the resignation of Interior Min
lister Zubaran Capmany and Minister
of Justice Verduge having been an
nounced Friday.
May Break With Government.
Further evidence that Carranza may
be about to break with his entire gov
ernment was given by Consul Canada
In his report that Carranza is moving
his Office and residence to the old
fortress of San Juan de Ulloa at the
entrance to Vera Cruz harbor.
Zuzaran and Cabrera, who were in
Washington as representatives Of the
constitutionalist government just pre-.
vious to Carranza's break with Villa,
have been considered the most power
full civilians in Carranza's govern.
ment, and have been active in the dip
lomatic and administrative work Of
the Carranza government from the
outset.
A dispatch to the department from
Consul Bonney at San Luis Potosi an.
nounced that Gilbert Teenhl, mine
superintendent from Oklahoma City,
was killed near Charcas, on June g.
while Intervening in a private quarrel.
Three arrests have been made.
Consul General Hanna, at Monterey
reported that he had assisted 10 10.
sephine sisters to leave Monterey for
San Antonio, Tex, by way Of La.
redo. The department recently was
requested to do this.
Many Persons Destitute.
General G. A. Devol, general mana.
ger Of the American Red Cross, for
warded to headquarters here from
Fort Sam Houston, Tex, report on
the distribution of food at Monclova
Mexico, by Red Cross Agent ]. G
Weller.
Weller found many persons at Mon
clova destitute and no provisions a
hand. He organized local committees
to distribute the carload OF corn ant
the carload of beans which he tool
with him from Piedras Negras. A low
price was fixed for those able to pay
while the rations we're given free tC
those without funds.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Waugh Here.

Jno. M. Waugh, Common
wealth's Attorney and candidate
to succeed himself, camein.Mon-
day and is now in the county in
the interest of his race. John
has many friends throughout the
county and will be warmly re-
ceived wherever he goes.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
STRIKE ARBlTRAT0RS PICKED
Chicago Car Men Select Maelay Hoyne
and the Companies James H.
Sheean TO Arbltrate.

Chicago, June 2l.-Maclay Hoyne
states attorney for Cook county, is
representing the unions of street car
and elevated railway employees, James
N. Sheean, representing the transporta.
tion companies, and Mayor William
Hale Thompson will arbitrate the diff.
ferences between the union and the
companies which caused a two-days'
strike on Chicago's street car lines.
The selection of the two legal ex.
perts to act with the mayor was ex-
pected, but It had been predicted the
men would choose Judge "Kick-
ham Seaman. Attorney Sheean repre-
sented the western railroads in the
federal arbitration of the demands of
the engineers and firemen.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
BRITISH WINNING IN AFRICA
Bishop Hartzell Of New York Says
Germans Are Being Defeated
by the Allied Forces.

New York, June 21.-BishOp Joseph
G. Hartzell Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, who has just arrived in New
York after an Sh-months' tour of Al.
rica, discussed the effect OF the war
on that continent. "In German South
Africa there is a British army OF
10000" said the bishop. 'In the Kan.
eruns colony France on the one side
and Great Britain on the other are
gradually overcoming the Germans. In
German East Africa there have been
several sharp battles"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
VEHICLES WILL
ESCAPE The TAX
COURT RULES THAT THE DIS
TRlcT OF CLIFTON ORDINANCE
Is NOT VALID.
A new TRIAL IS ORDERED
Municipality Had No Authority Under
Its Charter to Impose Tax
on Vehicles.
Especial Frankfort Correspondence,

Especial Frankfort Correspondence
Frankfort.-Affirming the judgment
of the Campbell Circuit Court in the
case of the District of Clifton, in
Campbell county, against ]. L. Cum
minis, the Appellate Court held that
the municipality of Clifton did not
have the authority by its charter to
impose a license tax on vehicles. The
court held in the case of Gleason
against Weber that the district was a
municipality, though not city. The
charter gave it the right to levy and
collect an advalorem tax, a license tax
on the gross receipts of any business
conducted within the corporation, and
the authority to impose liquor Ii
cense tax. 1t was under this charter
that an ordinance was passed impos'
ing license of SO to S. on vehicles
Cummins refused to pay this license
and a threat was made to arrest him
He secured an injunction to prevent
the arrest, and in that way tested the
right of the city to pass and enforce
the ordinance.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
PEACE MAY BE BROUGHT SOON
Kaiser, In Letter to Bavarlan, Says
Treaty Could Be at Once n
He Wished.

Paris, June 21.-Extracts from let.
ter said to have been written by En-.
peror William to a parsonage OF the
Bavarlan court, is published by tho
Matin today. II says:
"our only object is a peace profit.
able to the German states. This peace
may be concluded sooner than we
thought. It could be signed tomorrow
II wished, The empire always is sus.
ceptible Of growth. What cannot be
achieved today will be achieved later"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
DEADLOCK IN GREAT BATTLES
ALLIES and Germans at standstill In
West Flanders, Northern France
and Alsaoe.

Paris, June 2l.-A deadlock has de-
veloped In the great battles between
the allies and Germans In West Elan.
ders, northern France and Alsace. The
French war Office issued a brief bull
letin saying there was nothing to add
to a previous communique which re-
ported further progress for the French
In the valley of the Fecht river and a
shattering artillery duel around Ar
rAa.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24

vienna, June 2l.-POnderOuS Ger
man and Austrian howitzers are being
rushed to the Galician front for the
bombardment Of the forts defending
Lemberg.
BY FRANCIS LAvELLE MURRAY.
International News Service Correspondent.
Petrograd, June 21.-Asphyxiating
gas attacks are being made by
the Germans on the eastern battle
front on a more extensive scSfe than
at any other time since the war began.
Near Goumine the Germans released
vast quantities of poisonous fumes
over a line four miles long.
1t Is now admitted by the war office
that part of the Russian army east oi
the San river in Gallcia has retreatet
across the border into Poland, neal
Tarnograd, before the assaults OF the
Austro.Germans, under General vor
Mackensen, but other sections Of the
Russian force retired to the Grodel
lake line where they are entrenchinl
to check the drive against Lemberg
The text Of the official communiqut
follows:
In the region of Muravievo anC
Shawl and the Dubissa river, the fight
ing on Thursday produced little re
suit.
There was an artillery duel Thurs
day night on the front of the Bzuri
and Rawka rivers, between Koslov
biscoupi and Vellachidlovskaia.
Near Goumine the enemy spread
a cloud of poisonous gas along from
four miles long.
ITO the right of the San river ou
troops withdrew fighting across tn,
Tanew river and the line OF tn
Grodek lakes.
Between the Pruth and Dnleste
rivers the enemy who crossed tn
frontier into Bessarabia (Russia) re
Gently, has been thrown back to Aus
trian soil"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Undergoes Operation.

Mrs. E. G. Wells, of near town,
was taken to Louisville Monday
by DR.. H. V. Nickel for an oper-
alton for some kind of abdominal
tumor.
The latest news we had from
the patient is to the effect that
she stood an operation successful
ly and unless complications arise
will soon be able to come home.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Teachers Elected.

The Board of Trustees of the
West Liberty Graded and High
School met Saturday and elected
the following teachers: Prof -
Herndon, of Layfayette, princi-
pal: w. R. Sebastian, of Bloom
ington, 6,7 IS grades; Misses
Lula Walsh and Nancy Phipps,
West Liberty, intermediate and
primary departments, respective
ly; Miss Francis Lykins, Camel
City, music, and Mrs. Bertha
Cottle, West Liberty, expression.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
BIG JOB FOR COAL MAGNATE
D. A. Thomas Offered Position Of Pur.
chasing Agent for the Allies
In America.

London, June 21,-The important
position Of purchasing agent for the
allies in America has been offered to
D. A. Thomas, multimillionaire coal
magnate, who will probably accept.
Mr.. Thomas is expected to deal direct.
ly with the makers of arms and am.
munition in Canada and the United
States, eliminating the middleman and
thus saving money and time. His
'eadQuarters will probably be In OF.
and New York.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
By BRIxToN D. ALLAIRE.

BY BRIxToN D. ALLAIRE.
Rome, June 21.-Italian aeroplanes
and dirigibles have raided the southern
part of the Austrian crown land Of
Gorizia, doing extensive damage to
railway lines and military camps.
News of the aerial attacks was con-
tanned in an official statement issued
by the Italian war Office.
Attacks Are Successful.
The fighting near PLAYA, on the
Isonzo river front, is growing into an
important engagement. Further dam
age has been done to the great Aus
trian fortress of Malborghetto, where
the guns were silenced, although the
fortress has not yet been taken. TIA
lian attacks all along the Tyrol, Trent
and Cadore front are proceeding with
good results. The text of the official
statement follows:
"our attacks on the Tyrol, Trent
and Cadore fronts on the day of the
18th proceeded successfully. Night
attacks of the enemy with long range
artillery, designed to harass our ad-
vance. were not successful. We also
repulsed minor attacks by small par
ties Of Austrian troops.
"The work of destroying the fortress
Of Malborghetto, on the Carnia front,
with our big guns is proceeding
methodically. On the afternoon Of the
18th the enemy's artillery attempted to
reply, but his guns were soon silenced
by our fire.
Further reports form the Monte
Nero zone Of operations increase the
laurels Of our troops. AS soon as mil
itary considerations will allow 1t, the
details will be given, and these will
show that our troops deserve the high
est honors for their bravery In the
fighting there.
"On the Isonzo river front the &C
ton which began near PLAYA Is devel
oping into an engagement of large ant
important proportions.
Aeroplanes Active.
"A battery belonging to the ItaliaI
navy effectually bombarded the enc
my's artillery position near Duino.
ION the night Of June II an aero
plane attached to the air branch of the
navy service destroyed the railway sta
ton at Divaco.
"On the same night our dirigiblei
made an excursion over the enemy
territory and bombarded with appar
ent efficiency the trenches and posi-
tion Of the Austrians at Monte Santo
seven miles north Of Gradisca. Exten
sive damage was done to the station
at Volcjadraga, on the railway lin
between Goritz and Dorburg. Ou
air craft returned safely to the base"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
May Abolish Institute.

The convocation of county school
institute instructors decided unani.
mously to recommend the abolition OF
the County School Institute and re-
place 1t with a county normal insti'
tute for teachers, 1t is proposed to
make 1t state institution, requiring
the instructors to be licensed to be
qualified to teach the teachers. The
officers elected are: Dean, G. e. Nc
Dougle, of Richmond, president; DR.
]. 7. c. Noe, of Lexington. vice presi
dent, and Prof Charles d. Lewis, o.
Berea, secretary. .,- ..
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
June Examination.

The June Examination for
County teachers certificate was
held at the court house Friday
and Saturday. There were %
applicants, 8 first and 13 second
class certificates granted and two
failures,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
MEET OF ADVERTISING MEN
Eleventh Annual Convention Of Their
World Organization opens In
Chicago.

Chicago, June 21.-Ten thousand OF
the leading advertising men of the
country, who direct every year the
spending of $3O,OOO,OOO on advertising,
are here today for the first business
session Of the eleventh annual conven.
lion of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World. The convention
started yesterday when fifty advertis.
ing men spoke on higher ideals in
their profession from the pulpits Of
Chicago churches. 1t will last Ave
days.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Ballard County Woman Pardoned.

Governor McCreary recently par
doned Efie Duncan, convicted in Pu-
laski county in February of receiving
stolen goods. The governor said the
record showed that she received the
goods from boarder in payment of
a board bill, and that she and her hus-
band exhibited them without apparent
concern. A petition for clemency was
signed by number of good citizens.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
viii Represent Kentucky.

Governor McCreary appointed Miss
Frances Steele, of Midway, delegate
to the fifteenth annual convention of
the National Vocational Art and In.
dustrial Federation at San Francisco
July 20.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Patton la.
June, 10, 1915.
Mr.. H. G. Cottle.
West Liberty, Ky.

west Liberty, N.Y.
Dear sir:
When a dear friend has been
in the habit of visiting you at re-
gular intervals, and then fails
you once, you naturally are sur
prised and disappointed. So it is
with me concerning the Courier.
My last weeks copy must have
got lost, and l missed it as the
face of a friend. A correspond
ant of the Courier said: Morgan
county farmers had in larger
crops this year than they have
had in many years. They are
sure lucky for Iowa will have only
about a half crop of corn. The
season has been so wet and cold
that a good bit of the corn didn't
come and a large amount was
drowned out after it was up.
Hay and oats are fine, though,
the oats are so large and rank
that they will likely fall down be-
fore they can be harvested.
There has been several Ken
lucky boys in Iowa this spring,
but, from some cause or other
they didn't stay long. The work
or the climate didn't agree with
them. Iowa is a hard state to
beat" though, for wages, agri-
cultural products, etc.
With good wishes for all of the
Courier crew l am waiting for
next weeks issue,
BANFoRD MANNING.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Local and Personal.

Isaac Rowland, Of De Hart, was
here Saturday on business.
Milt Mayo, of Paintsville, was
here on business this week.
Howard Nickel, of Nickel,
visited the Courier Crew Friday.
Johnny Maxey, of Yocum, was
visiting in town Saturday and
Sunday.
A. Hays, of Omer, was a busi-
ness caller at the Courier Office
Saturday.
Mrs. Efie Pieratt is visiting
her sister, Mrs. E. E. Dawson,
at Wilmore.
Sam Spencer and family have
moved into their new home on
Water street.
Master Roger Womack visited
Miss Lula Walsh on Long branch
several days last week.
DR.. A. P. Gullett will be away
from his office Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, oath to 26th.
| Walter Stamp left Monday fol
Hazard where he will enter the
employ of the Consolidation Goa
Company.
Little Miss Bach, daughter ol
Everett Bach, of Camel City, j!
the guest of little Miss Eula Ma!
Spencer this week.
Boyd Steele and little son Carl
of Columbus, O., are visiting hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F
Steele, of near town.
Misses Goldie and Make Whit
of Caney, and Miss Anna o.
borne, of De Hart, were pleasar
callers at the Courier offic
Thursday.
Judge A. w. Smith left la.
week for Norton, Va, to ASST:
in the prosecution of the me
who assassinated his brotht
eleven years ago. The men wei
, only recently arrested.
j. T. Day, of Nicholasville, W;
' here on business Saturday. Ia.
}. lor says he is satisfied with IL
= county he has selected for h
future home but still loves o.
Morgan and her people.
A very delightful evening wa
, spent at the Sturdivent HON
} Monday, by about so WeS
> Liberty young folks, in honor c
the Misses Day of Oklahoma, VIII
are visiting their sister, Mr.:
, Allen, of this place.
3 Because Of Children's Day e2
+. ercises the Christian church SUI
o day school picnic which was
have been held at Highland Parl
Saturday, June 26 has been pos
n poned until Saturday, July 8.
!. The many friends in this count
o Of Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Hopkin
+ of Prestonsburg, will be please
to hear that Mr.. Hopkins has
far recovered from his receI
u serious illness that they are no
If in Ashville, N. c. for his healt
!. Mrs. j. H. Fraley and MI
% Peach Rook and little son Harol
g left the first of The week for I
70 70 ler, Tex, to join Mr.. Fraley wh
c. we are informed, has purchas
r. a ranch in the Lane Star Sta
,I ot and will be permanently locat
there.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
CHOLERA SPREADS IN VIENNA
Austrian Authorities Take Severe
Measures to Check contaolon,
Says Innsbruck Correspondent.

Geneva, June 21.-A dispatch from
correspondent at Innsbruck, Austria,
says cholera is spreading in Vienna,
and that the local authorities have
found 1t necessary to adopt even more
severe measures in their efforts to
prevent the spread of the contaglon.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Lottie Gets Prize.

lottie Gets Prize.
handsome silver pitcher offered
by the State Department of Agricul-
ture was awarded to Miss Lottie Luck
EFT, OF Bancroft, Muhlenberg county,
the champion tomato grower of the
state. On one-tenth of an acre of
ground Miss Luckett raised 1857
pounds of tomatoes, which, when
canned, filled 1,34O jars. For her en-
tire crop of tomatoes Miss Luckett re-
ceived $272. The cost of production
was $67.25, making a profit of $2O4.77
on one-tenth of an acre of ground. The
contest was conducted by the girls
canning club, which was organized in
thirteen counties. =
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Hlqhlands Fiohtlnu Assessment.

'-SvS@~'5FNFTEs
The Kentucky Highlands Railroad,
1898 miles long, secured temporary
restraining order in the Franklin Cir
cunt Court against State Auditor Bos-
worth to prevent his certifying out to
Franklin and Woodford counties the
1915 assessment of 100000 and col
lecting tax on an assessment in excess
OF $125,OO0. Two years ago the as
sessment was raised to 100000 and
suit over this is still pending.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Postmaster Invited To Resion.

d, U. Pool, postmaster at Green
vile, Ky, has been asked to resign
on account of five or six charges, in
cluding general incompetency, and
Representative r. Y. Thomas recently
recommended r, Z. Wallace to sue.
ceed him, Senator James joins in re.
commencing Wallace.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
The State Aid Plan,

A first-class road from Glasgow to
Tomkinsville, Monroe county, forty
miles OFF a railroad, will be started
a! once, with state aid to Barren and
Monroe counties. The work was
halted while two proposed routes be-
tween the county seats were under dis
cussion but what is known as the
lower or southern route has been
chosen, 1t has been reported to Com
missioner of Roads r. G.. Terrell.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Remember.

Services at the Baptist Church.
Prayer meeting 7:30 Thursday p.
m. Preaching Sunday II a. m.
& 7:30 p. m. Don't forget that
ysur presence will be greatly ap-
preciated. Come and worship
with us.
A. O. ALLISON.
nzzL1..
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-24
Serves Life Sentences.

George Belcher, deaf mute, and
his brothers. Harrison and Bart Belch.
er, who killed their cousin, John
Belcher, in Pike county, must go to
prison for life. The Court of Appeals,
in an opinion by Commissioner Clay,
affirmed their sentences.