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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

The annual election of officers of
the Hopkinsville Business Mems AS
ISOLATION was held Monday between
the hours of 6 a. M, and 4 p. m.
The voting was by secret ballot and
the election was conducted by r. T.
Stowe and Ode Davis. A total of SO
votes were cast.
The nominations for President were
Geo. E. Gary and j. NJ. Neblett, bur
Lucian H. Davis, a third candidate
was voted for and elected.
w. r. Wheeler and L. E. Foster
were nominated for Vice President anC
Mr.. Wheeler was elected.
j. A. Browning, Jr., was re-elect.
ed Treasurer without opposition.
There were "a nominations for d.
rectOrs, II to be elected.
The following were successful: R.
f. Cooper, c. R. Clark, H. NJ. Frank
ell, V. L. Gates, D. w. Kitchen, E. c.
Radford, F. X. Yost, j. o. Cook, j.
T. Wall, S. L. Cowherd, V. NJ. Viii
hanson, A. w. Wood.
The last two were not nominated
but won as clark horse" candidates.
Most Of the others were old members
reelected.
The Secretary is to be elected by
the Board of Directors, it is under
stood that the present Secretary, Mr..
John w. Richards, will succeed him
self for another year.
Mr. Davis, the new President, has
been member of the Directory for
the last three years and Chairman of
the Finance Committee for the last
year. He will accept the office to
which he elected and continue to fos-
ter the various enterprises in which
the II. b. NJ. A. has been engaged
and start as many new ones as posi-
bic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
REMARKABLE
CHANGES

"Ten years ago." says Farm and
Fireside, railroad officials no doubt
believe that freight was being trans
ported fairly economically. But that
was before the movement for in
creased efficiency spread over the
country. In 1914 the average train
load was 452 tons as compared with
1904. Stated differently, it would
have been necessary in 1904 to run
l,600,000,000 train miles to handle
the same traffic that was handled in
1914 by running approximately $780,
100000 train miles. Railroad freight
transportation may therefore be con-
sidered three times as efficient as it
was ten years ago. p"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
CARRANzA
ANSWERS With
A bubble
Note ConciliatOry and Argu-
incentive After Long
Delay.
AN ULTIMATUM NEEDED
Leaves The Actual Settlement
Still a Matter Of Further
Correspondence.

Washington, July 5.-Gen. Carran-
za's formal reply to the two sharp
notes he has received from the Wash
ington government, regarding the sit
uation on the border and in northern
Mexico was received July A.
A verbal synopsis of the communi-
cation made public by embassy
attaches with the approval of Mr.. Ar
rendondo, indicates that it is of an I'M
expected conciliatory character.
Lacking the text of the note, it
was. impossible to say whether it
would prove satisfactory to President
Wilson. Since the release of the
American troopers taken at Carrizal
the question at issue between the
Washington government and Gen.
Carranza has been narrowed to Mr..
Wilson's desire for formal declara-
ton of intention toward the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces in Mexico.
The embassy synopsis of the new
note indicates that specific statement
is still lacking.
According to the embassy synopsis
of the communication which officials
believe was prepared personally by
Gen. Carranza, il renews assurances
that the defacto government will re-
store order in northern Mexico and
establish an adequate guard against
border raiders. II is said to suggest
that the presence of American troops
in Mexico serves only to increase I'M
settled conditions in the border states
but not to make any new demand for
their withdrawal.
1t is not known whether any men
ton is made of previous orders to
Gen. Trevino that American troops be
attacked if they move east, south or
west in Mexico. Apparently the COM
munication avoids the definite diplo-
matte statement in that regard sought
by Secretary Lansing, and substitutes
an argument as to the general situa-
ton.
The note also is said to point out
that the principle of mediation as sug-
gested by various Latin-American
powers has been accepted by the de-
facto government and to invite the
Washington administration to express
its views. Gen. Carranza believes
however, more could be accomplish
ed by direct negotiations between
Washington and Mexico city officials
than would be possible through me-
diation proceedings.
The war department continued with
out abatement today its efforts to
mobilization of national
guards at the border.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Fl MILLION ABLE t
TO BEAR ARMS

Washington, July 5.-A Census Bu-
reau table issued estimated the num-
Der of able-bodied men of military AGE
in the United States at about p 600,
000men.
The estimate is based on the as
slptlon that there has been an in
crease OF 10 per cent. in the popula-
tiol since 1910, when the total male
population over eighteen years and
under forty-siX was 19,183,OOO. OF
this number, l4,224,OOO were native
whites, 1857, 600 were foreign-born
whites who had become naturalized,
2,O5O,OOO were negroes and $4,000
were Indians.
During the Civil War, when the
population of the country exclusive of
the seeding States was less than one
fourth as great as the total present
population, the number of men serv-
ing in the Northern army at one time
or another was 2,5OO,OOO. There are
four States, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Illinois, where the men of
military age number more than -
100000. In geographical subdivis-
ions the total for Northern States is
1901, 6l5, for the Southern States
6'OO6' 1879 and for the Western States
|, 97O,322.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
French Troops Take Two Villages and Straghten Out Line
on Somne but Again Lose Thiaumont Work at
Verdun--Brtsh Make Only Slight Progress
RUSSIAN PATROLS ENTER HUNGARY.
Heavy Fighting Continues All Along Front Of Allied Drive
in WestRussians and Italians Cooperate in Combined
Bow---Slavs Fighting All Along Line.

London, July 5.-Russian cavalry
patrols have crossed the Carpathians
and entered Hungary, according to a
wireless dispatch received here today
from Bucharest.
The French troops, cooperating
with the British in the Somme river
region, have Strengthened their line
somewhat by the capture of Darleux,
Belloy-en-Santerre and Estrees, and
are advancing on considerably wider
front to Peronne. At Estrees, where
50Oprisoners were taken, the fighting
is still going on furiously.
On the British end of the line only
slight progress has been made at some
points. Unofficial dispatches say that
the entire British front of ninety miles
is bearing its full share of the battle,
but it is toward the south that the
heaviest fighting is under way.
Although the French are making a
steady advance in the Somme sector
without apparently heavy casualties
and now face an easier task, accord
ing to expert opinion, to reach their
objective, the river itself, the Verdun
army is engaged in particularly heavy
fighting, the Germans not having per-
mitted the battle of the Somme to in
Iterfere with their operations for the
capture of the great fortress.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
In Eloquent and Fervent Out
bursts of Patriotic
Orator..
HEARD BY BIG CROWD
Informal Celebration at Vir-
ginia Park on The Glo-
rioas Fourth.

The celebration of the Fourth Of
July at Virginia Park Tuesday night
from s to $50 O. clock proved to be a
very successful affair, though without
much preparation in advance. twas
largely informal but probably 1900
people attended and some fine and
stirring short addresses were made.
Messrs. c. F. Jarrett and C. A.
Brasher jointly presided but at their
request Chas. M. Meacham intro
duced the speakers.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. j. N Jessup, of the Christian
church. This was followed by music
by an orchestra of fddlers, w. F.
Randle, T. E. Barley, S. T. Fruit,
Harry Carroll, Robt McCarrolI and
S. E. Yancey.
Speeches, interpreted with music,
were made by Claude Clark, Oglesby
Soyars, Thos. c. Underwood, Robt.
Brumfield and w. r. Howell.
All were typical fourth-of-July ora
tons, intensely patriotic and greatly
appreciated. Frequent bursts of ap-
plause Interrupted the speakers and
everybody was pleased with the cele-
bration. AS a special feature of the
program, Miss Virginia Pursley
beautiful recited "The Blue and the
Gray" and at the conclusion the
presiding officers one clad in blue and
the other in gray arose and clasped
hands amid great applause. The
crowd dispersed to the sweet strains
OF patriotic airs played by the "old
iddlers."
OTHER CELEBRATIONS.
The Elks held their annual picnic
at Campbel's Cave and a fine dinner
was served and all enjoyed the occa-
sion greatly.
AT Kelly there was also a big gath
ering of old soldiers and others with
a dance in the woods and a general
celebration. Several speeches were
made.
The Fourth was celebrated at &C.
rulean Springs by big rush of WISH
tors and a dance at night Hopkins
vile was well represented.
The Elks at Darlington had their
usual annual barbecue and dance at
the Lake. Blakemore'S orchestra of
this city made the music.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Cross Ready to Go.

The farmers in Chistian county
have perfected an organization which
has for its purpose, the cultivation of
crops and keeping up the farms, free
of charge. for those who go to the
'front.' to fight Mexico, by those who
stay at home. If some one will run
our business, take as good care of il
as we do, free of charge, darned if we
don't 90 and assist in pulling Car
ranza's whiskers.- Benton Tribune
Democrat
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

On the Verdun front the Germans
have taken the Thiaumont work for
the fourth time, after terrific bonn
bardment and by masked attack.
Simultaneous with the opening of
the Anglo-French offensive, the Rus.
sian armies are again attacking on the
whole length of their front. An en-
tirely new offensive has been opened
against Prince Leopold's Bavarian
forces in the region of Baranovichi
where the Russians have pierced the
German lines at two places, while the
Italians are maintaining strong pres
ure along their entire front.
The British newspapers consider
that these events prove that the mo-
ment of the great squeeze" has at
last arrived and not since the war be-
gan have hopes run so high. Never
theless almost ever British correspon-
ent on the western front warns against
being over sanguine and daily reiter-
ates that the progress must necessarily
be slow and methodical.
Up to the present the Anglo-French
captures in the battle of the Somme
total more than $4,000 prisoners, ~
heavy guns and % field guns. This
booty represents for the man in the
street a very satisfactory result of a
little over three days fighting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Hetty Green.

Mrs. Hetty Green, known as the
world wealthiest woman, who was
81 years old, died Monday. She had
suffered three strokes of paralysis
during the past two months and for
several weeks had been practically
helpless. Her death occurred at the
home of her son, Col. Edward II. r.
Green, at No, 5 West Nineteenth
street, adjoining the plain brick four
story house at No. 7, on the corner of
Central ; Park West, where Mrs.
Green had lately lived in seclusion,
except for her son and several Japa-
.nese servants and trained nurses.
Hetty Green was the worlds most
remarkable mistress Of finance. The
fortune she had left is close to $780,
0O0, 200. The richest woman in Amer
lea, she lived almost as frugally as a
shop girl. Her home was wherever
she chose for time to hang her little
black cape and bonnet, often in the
hall room of some cheap boarding,
or in some remote and modest fiat
around New York.
Her eccentric extremes of economy
led to popular misconception of her as
a "self-made woman. AS a matter
of fact she was born rich.
The death of Mrs. Green will re-
lease for distribution among a large
number of people scattered all over
the United States and abroad, trust
fund said to amount to about $780,
600. This is the residuary estate of
her aunt, Sylvia Ann Rowland, be-
queathed for Hetty Green's great
grand father.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
New Manager.

Mr.. j. d. Scarborough has been
transferred from Hopkinsville to this
city as manager of the w. A. Cham
bers Wholesale Grocery. He comes
to fill the vacancy caused by the call
ing out of Mr.. Traughber, who is a
member of the local military compa-
ny. Mr.. Scarborough's family will
shortly move to this city. Mr.. Doris
Haines, who travels for the company
in this section, is also a member of
Company M, but his successor has not
been named. --Russellville News-Dem-
ocrat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

The Evansville Courier on July 2
issued another Of its big special edi-
tons. 1t was a midsummer edition
containing Y pages and containing a
varied assortment of interesting arti-
cles. 1t shows in great detail the
progress and attractions of Evans
vile in midsummer, the mammoth
number being sold at the regular
price of five cents. The Courier is
a very enterprising paper, with a first
class news service.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Sly-Wise.

Evansville, Ind, July 5. William
Sly, 66 years old, of Hopkinsville,
hy.' and Mrs. Nettie Wise, So years
old, whose home was in Detroit,
Mich, were united in marriage here
by Magistrate Benjamin F. Morris,
and they will reside in Hopkinsville.
1t was the fourth marriage for Sly
and the third matrimonial venture for
his bride.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
CHILD is HIT
By Automobile But Escapes
Serious Injury.

George Long Coates, the little five
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. f.
Coates, was struck and knocked down
yesterday morning by a car drivenby
j, X. Hooser in turning the corner at
Ninth and Main. Mr.. Hooser stopped
the car almost instantly and the little
fellow was not seriously hurt, but had
a very close call.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
CONNECTS ARE
TAKEN AWAY
Some Go to Each of Three
State Penal Institutions.

The eight colored prisnoers given
sentences were sent this week to
prison, 5 to Eddyville, one to Frank
fort and twoto Lexington.
They are;
To Eddyville
Dan Harper, year, stealing.
Robt. Waller, | year, stealing.
Sam Gilchrist, | year, housebreak-
ing.
Elder Waters, 2years, forgery.
Jim Diuguid, year, larceny.
To Frankfort
Annie Pearl, | year, HOUSEKEEPING.
To Lexington Reform School
Clifton Sharp, l year.
Davis Cole, year.
Low johnson, Jr., and Bob Turks
took the Eddyville bunch and Watt
Dollins and Esq. Sylvester Reese took
the others.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Gen. Trevino reported Monday to
the Mexican war department that a
number of wounded American sold
iers who belonged to detachments en-
gagged in the fight at Carrizal have
been found in different parts of the
State of Chihuahua. He stated that
they were being returned to the
American side as soon as encounter
ed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Co. A, Louisville's crack company,
lost half of its members on the feder-
al examination, Capt. John Norman
himself and two of his Sergeants fall
ing on the doctors first fire. The
other companies are liable to fare
ever worse.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Fred Gilbert Reports.

Maj. G. 7. Berry was ordered to join
the Third Kentucky Regiment, and F.
w. Gilbert to the Hopkinsville com
pany, both at TT. Thomas which is CD
posite Cincinnati. They left Friday.
-Morgan6eld Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
MAJOR-TROTTER.

Mr.. T. Hendricks Major. recently
of this county, and Miss Valley Steph-
ems Trotter, of Slaton, Tenn, were
married at the home of the brides
uncle, in GAINESVILLE, on June 80.
They will live on the farm of the
groom near Marion, Tenn.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

John M. Parker, of Louisiana, Pro-
gressive candidate for Vice President,
issued a statement urging the voters
10 continue the fight against the DEM
ocratic party.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Another War Bride.

James Mccormick. member of the
local company Of the National Guard
and Miss Mettie Heidi were married
at Leitch6eld June 20. Mccormick
came from Greensboro to JOIN the 10
cal company and he and his sweet
heart decided to be married before he
was ordered 10 the front.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

The Senate voted to strike from the
agricultural bill the appropriation for
seeds to be distributed by'members
of congress to their constituents. The
item heretofore always has been re-
stored in conference.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Carranza's reply indicates that he is
ready to yield but is playing for time.
As matter of fact the MexicanS have
neither money nor munitions with
which to wage war. Their ports
would of course be blockaded and
the whole country occupied without
serious resistance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Five persons were killed and 357
injured as result Of Fourth of July
celebrations in the United States, ac-
cording to reports gathered up to late
that night.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Enlists in Michigan.

Richard Hogan, son OF Russell Ho-
gan. Of Trenton. has enlisted with a
Michigan Regiment for Service in
Mexico. He has recently been en-
ployed in the Hudson Automobile Fac
tory, AZ Detroit. -EIktQn Umes
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Forty-one of the eighty-nine officers
and men of A company, crack unit of
the First Regiment, were rejected by
United States medical examiners at
Fl. Thomas.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

THEODORE Roosevelt, addressing a
Fourth of July audience at Oyster
Bay, said he preferred war to the
peace the United States is now having
with Mexico.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

w. j. Bryan spoke against military
training in the public schools before
the National Education Association
meeting in New York.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

There are 469,7ll Kentuckians
available for war duty between the
ages of 18 and 46, and 2l,000,0O0 in
the whole country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Lost Only Child.

Martha aged 5 years, only dauOb-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Forest Ledford.
OF the Pee Dee neighborhosd. disd
Tuesday. 1'eu
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The French have taken the town OF
Poodle after a dog-goned hard fight.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Ignatius D. Lincoln, self-styled Ger
man spy sent to London for trial, got
three years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Candidate Hughes continues to
make speeches without saying any
thing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
Sixty-Year Old Tobacco.

Princeton, KY, July 4.-Probably
the Oldest tobacco now extent in the
United States is in the possession of
Mr.. VIII Moore, a railway mail clerk
Of this place. The tobacco was grown
on farm in Tennessee in 1856 and is
therefore sixty years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

Potash is being made by a West
Virginia company from the waste
stems Of tabacco plants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

The deepest gold mine in the world
Z. l.. n......I
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

There Is one grocery store to every
800 inhabitants in this country. /.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06

AZ. Lyd ala, IS picric acid melted with |.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-06
WATCH THE DATE

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
Manuel Romero Minister
To the Toxic Government

Correspondence of The Associated Press)
Toxic, July 2l.-Colonel Manuel
Romero, formerly special commits
sioner of the late President Huerta of
Mexico to Japan and now a repre-
sentative of the Carranza government
here, arrived i'll Japan about the first
of June announcing that he possessed
credentials which made him minister
to the Toxic government. He has
not yet been presented to Emperor
Yoshihito and until he has the
Japanese government will consider
Mr. Teller, the charge d'affaires, as
the official representative of the de
facto Carranza government.
Mexico is powerful enough to deal
with its own affairs at present. Mr..
Romero was quoted as saying in the
Japanese press when he landed. He
went on: Everything in Mexico just
now is perfect order or is rapidly as
suming that condition. Commerce,
industry, agriculture, communications,
and enterprises of many other kinds
are all in a normal condition. Re-
ports to the contrary are absolutely
unfounded.
General Carranza's government
stands on a firm foundation and has
the confidence Of the people. No man
is more able or better fitted than Cen
eral Carranza to govern Mexico. Gen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-01
Demand for Artificial
Limbs Greatly Increased
Correspondence of The Associated Presso

Correspondence Of The Associated Presso
Paris, July 25.-One-armed and
one-legged men are now so common
as to raise a question as to why they
are so numerous.
DR.. Auguste Broca, while admitting
that the changed conditions of war
fare and the scale of the operations
must necessarily multiply the number
of amputated limbs, claims that a
considerable part OF the increase in
the proportion OF survivors who lack
member is due to the progress of
surgery since the war of 1870; in that
conflict nearly all the amputated men
died of purulent infection; in this war,
thanks to progress in medical science,
they are nearly all saved, he says.
In consequence, the demands upon
manufacturers of artificial limbs are
out of all proportion to anticipations.
DR.. Broca considers that the construc
tors of artificial substitutes for men,
bers or parts OF members have also
made great progress. Before the war
a really efficient artificial member was
an object of luxury; under the stress
of circumstances manufacturers have
to a great extent obliterated the dis
tinction between the rich mans and
the poor mans apparatus. Not that
there has been any modification in
price; none of the efficient models are
cheap. American systems are much
in favor, but are not universally ap-
plicable because they do not adapt
themselves to the transitory period in
which an amputated member must
adapt itself somewhat to the ap'
paratuS. ~,