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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Entered Chihuahua City at
$3.50 in the Morning I'm
der Cover Of Rain.
TURN PRISONERS LOOSE
Gen. Trevino Rushed Govern
ment Troops to Scene and
Moved Down Bandits.

Chihuahua City, Mex, Sept. H.
Villas own troops executed surprise
attack on Chihuahua in the dark of
this morning, which although success
fully initiated, ended in a complete
victory of the de facto government
troops under Gen. Jacinto Trevino,
who received a flesh wound in the
left forearm under the fire.
AT $3.50 O'Clock during heavy rain,
and while the people were asleep,
the Villa forces entered the town in
two columns. One made straight for
the pen where Jose Salazar, the am
nestled rebel on trial for plotting
against the government, and other
political prisoners were released.
Others rushed for the government
buildings and federal palace driving
out the small Carranza guard.
Gen. Trevino, rushing his troops to
vantage points, covered the govern
ment buildings with rifles and machine
guns. He then took personal COM
mand of the artillery at Santa Rosa
and bya few well directed shots made
the buildings untentable. The ban
dts, caught under the double fire,
fled out of the city to the northwest,
leaving 1853 dead behind.
The fleeing Villa followers at Nom
ore De Diosaran, into the forces of
Gen. Ramos, which Gen. Trevino had
placed there to cut off the retreat.
Ramos continued the pursuit with
heavy loss to the bandits.
Although in command of the attack
Villa did not enter the city with his
troops.
The battle lasted six hours, ending
at $50 O'Clock this morning.
Eighty-seven men captured were
Immediately executed as bandits
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

The editor of the Bowling Green
Messenger admits that he has never
heard of Sam Fruit. eve note that
the Republican District Committee in
the Hopkinsville judicial district has
named S. T. Fruit as the Republican
candidate for Circuit Judge against
Judge Charlie Bush. He is new
Necies of fruit in the Republican Or
Siard of the black patch. We know
Judge Breathitt and Judge Fowler
and Ohio Anderson and John Feland,
but the name Of Fruit is as strange to
the ear as was the name OF Duluth to
the memory Of Proctor Knott. And
he intimates that Sam is going to be
pulled green in November.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
GEN. BASIL W.
DUKE DEAD
Died In New York Saturday
Following a Surgical
Operation.

Gen. Basil w. Duke, of Louisville,
died in a New York hospital Satur-
day, following an amputation of a foot
several weeks ago. The amputation
was made necessary by an infection
OF an old wound, that had recently
troubled him. Gen. Duke was born
in Scott county, KY, May %, 1897,
and was in the S0th year of his age.
He was educated at Danville and
located in st. Louis to practice law
about 1860 but when the war came
on he returned to Kentucky and mar
ried Miss Henrietta Morgan, a sister
of Gen. John H. Morgan, on June 10,
1861, and enlisted as a private soldier
under his brother-in-law. He rose to
the rank of Brigadier General and
was paroled May 10, 1865. He re-
turned TO st. Louis in 1868, but later
came back to Kentucky and became
highly successful lawyer. He was
for more than 20 years attorney for
the l.. & N. Railroad Company. He
was commonwealth attorney for
one term. Mrs. Duke attended the
meeting of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy in this city in 1910
and died a few days after returning
home. Gen. Duke is survived by
three sons and three daughters. He
was the author of several books of
character and was lecturer
of recognized ability.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
IMPROVING FROM OPERATION.

Mr.. NJ. f. Boyd, who accompanied
his brother, B. p Boyd, to Rochester,
Mimi, for an operation by the Mayo
Bros, returned home Saturday night.
His brother is improving from the
operation and was able to be re-
moved from the sanitarium to a hotel
Saturday. Ii his condition permits
he will return home in two or three
weeks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Corpse Came Back.

Shelbyville, Ky, Sept. l7-Burget
Hill, 60years old, apparently died at
6 o'clock this morning and Guy S.
Wells, local undertaken, was sum-
moned to prepare the body for burial.
While he was at work respiration was
resumed by the supposed corpse and
the undertaken retired in favor of the
doctor. He renewed lease of life,
however, was only Of few hourss
duration, death ensuing ut 8 o'clock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

A GAINESVILLE man is trying to make
Kansas envious by claiming to have a
row of sunfower stalks IL feet high,
large enough to hold up man, with
seed heads IL inches across. He ex-
poets to harvest 10 bushels of seed
worth $3.50 bushel from a row 275
feet long. provided he beats the spar
rows to the crop.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Berlin Admits Gains Made in
the Thrust in the Direc-
ton of HaIicz.
ARCHDUKE FORCED BACK
Petrograd Claims Capture Of
5000 German Prisoners
Battle Continues.

London, Sept. 10. Powerful coun-
ter attacks were launched by the
Germans Sunday against the newly
acquired British positions on the
Somme front. The British artillery
fire, says the official statement from
general headquarters, caught the at
lacking forces and dispersed them
with heavy losses.
Russian troops have resumed their
closing-in movement on the Galician
town of Halicz, southeast of Lemberg
on the Dniester.
The war office announced today
that the Teutons had been dislodged
from positions south of Brzezany on
the Zlota-Lipa northeast of Halicz,
and that the Russians were attacking
along the Podvysoke-H alicz railway
line, where more than 8, 900 Germans
were taken prisoner and twenty ma
chine guns captured.
The French have captured all the
ground between Vermandovillers and
Deniecourt on one side, and Denie-
court and Berry on the other, south
of the Somme river, according to the
official statement issued by the war
office tonight.
They also have taken those portions
of the villages of Vermandovillers
and Berry that had remained in pos
session Of the Germans.
Seven hundred unwounded prison.
ers were captured.
Additional gains along a front OF
more than mile and a half were
scored by the British in pressing
their offensive north, of the Somme.
The Danube trench, about one mile
long, was taken and further territory
near Courceide was captured.
Bucharest reports the occupation of
additional towns in Pennsylvania.
while both Berlin and Sofia assert
that the forces of the central powers
in Dobrudia are still in pursuit of the
retreating Rumanians and Russians.
Further progress for the entente
allies on the Macedonia front and by
the Italians in Albania is recorded in
the London, Paris and Rome COM
munications. Kavala on the Aegean
sea, which is held by Bulgarians, is
under bombardment by the entente
fleet Sofia admits the loss of Nidie
Planina near Lake OStrovo. Com
bined French and Russian troops
have pushed their way to a position
near Florina, across the Greek from
tier south of Monastir, while the Ser
bans have reached the immediate OUT
skirts OF Vetrenik and KaimackaIan
in successful fighting against the BsbL
garlans. Heavy commandments are
in progress on the various other sec
tors.
In the Carso region of the Austria
Italian theater the Italians in their
quest OF Triest have won strong posi-
tons from the Austrians in ssngui-
nary fighting. To the southeast of
the DeberdO the penetration OF Ans
TRAN lines is admitted by Vienna.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
MEMORIAL
IS ASSURED
Gen. Geo. W. LittIefield Here
To Visit the jefferson
Davis Home.
is A TEXAS MILLIONAIRE
Declares He Will See That
Confederate President Is
Fittingly Honored.

Gen. Geo. w. Littlefeld and Gen.
Bennett H. Young arrived here last
night via Nortonvile at 5:35 and were
met by reception committee headed
by Col. Chas. F. Jarrett.
Yesterdays Courier-Journal had
this reference to Gen. Little6eld:
addressing a chapel gathering at
the Confederate Home at Pewee Val
ley yesterday Gen. George w. Little
field, of Austin, Tex, a muIti-million-
aire Confederate veteran, who is
interested ina project for a memorial
to President jefferson Davis at Fair
view, KY, said:
L have come to Kentucky to see
that arrangements are made so that
the birthplace of jefferson Davis has
a memorial worthy of the greatness
of the Confederate President.
The chapel was thrunged and the
announcement was greeted with keen
interest.
This is the first time have visited
old Kentucky since the war, said
Gen. Littlefeld, who declared his
heart swelled with tenderness for the
State that gave such leaders as those
who had been his comrades in the
war.
AT the conclusion of his address
Gen. Littleield was greeted by all
present, who shook hands with him.
The park site was purchased and
dedicated June 3, 1908, on the Tooth
anniversary of the birth of jefferson
Davis. Gen. Bennett H. Young had
advanced money to buy the old Davis
homestead and the work of raising
subscriptions was begun, the state
Legislature apprOpriating s., 500. Gen.
Young was reimbursed and from the
small subscriptions a fence was built
at an expense of $1,000, a handsome
stone enclosure. The state appropri-
alton has not been expended. There
are still funds to the amount of 81, 500
This small sum is not enough to start
the real Improvement of the lot. Gen.
Littlefeld's interest has been aroused
and if the money is provided through
his efforts, matters are now in shape
for the concrete walks and driveways
and for the erection of memorial
structure. The original idea was for
a building large enough to hold relics
of the war, with records and memen-
toes of historic value.
The grounds contain several acres,
partially set in woods and can be
made intO a beautiful spot Fairview
is ten miles directly east Of Hopkins
vile ON the road leading to Elkton
and Russellville. There is pike all
the way, but this is to be greatly i'm
proved and made part of the Jeffer-
son Davis Highway.
Gen. Littleheld and Gen. Young
will visit Fairview tomorrow and
much is expected of the wealthy Tex
ans inspection. He is said to be
worth SIS, 0O0. 600 and whatever plans
he may form will be carried out re-
gardless of the expense.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Germany's defense is crumbling
on all battle fronts, says II. G. Wells,
the war correspondent. He says the
war will end next June and that Ger
many will make a public bid for
peace before the year is out, probably
in November. Gen. Brussiloff says
the war will end next August, which
Es Lord Kitchener's prediction of a
three years war before his death.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

AT Beaver Falls, Pa, Roman Viii
liams, aged so, eloped with Miss
Cynthia Smith, aged 70, but the
''girl's" father, Caleb Smith, aged Sc,
pursued them on mule and rescued
his daughter, by firing load of salt,
and stopped the marriage. We have
heard of birds being caught that way,
but never an clipping couple before.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
HAVE AGREED
ON ISSUES
Upon Which They Will Ask
Election Of Hughes.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Since re-
cent events have clarified the atmos-
phere the republican national cam
paign is taking more definite shape.
The republicans will make use OF
three predominant issues in their big
drive to carry the country. These is
sues are:
1. The tariff.
2. The eight-hour law.
3. The Mexican situation.
Other issues will be discussed, of
course, but the three mentioned will
be relied upon in the tremendously
animated contest that is to be made to
swing the country into the republican
column. OF the three it would be inn
proper to describe one as having pref
erence over the others. All three
will be made use of to a very great
extent.
The result in Maine has injected
great vitality into the tariff issue.
Those who had doubted the potency
of the protective tariff argument in
this years campaign, in view of the
general prosperity existing, generally
have revised their opinion since they
heard from Maine.
Many Maine voter went to the
polls and cast his ballot for the pro-
tective system without caring a
whit about any other issue.
The "eight-hour" law furnishes a
new issue that has been precipitated
into the campaign with dramatic sud-
denness. AT first the republican
speakers took hold of it rather GIN
gerly, but the indications now are
that it will be used for all there is in
it. The contention OF the republican
speakers will be that if the executive
and Legislative branches are to yield
SO readily to the demands of a class
the foundations of the government are
unsafe. In taking the attitude that
the administration should have insist
ed on arbitration in this matter the
republican leaders expect to strength
en- their cause with the business and
employing interests of the country.
They admit President Wilson has
adroitly checkmated their effortso at
certain extent by his statement given
out on the day congress adjourned in
which he gave his pledge that the
eight-hour law is but the beginning of
legislation on the subject which, when
completed will protect all interests
concerned. A slight difficulty in max
ing the eight-hour law an issue is the
fact that a majority of the republican
members of the house, led by former
Speaker Cannon, voted for it.
The third dominant issue to be
stressed by the republicans, the Mex
lean situation, will be made the vehic-
lie of criticism against the foreign poll
cy of the administration. 1t will be
used in an effort to point out funda-
mental ineptitude and weakness in
handling foreign affairs 1t has been
decided that very little will be said
about the administrations conduct
during the European war but the
brunt of attack will be made on the
Mexican policy. Inferentially the vot-
ers will be left TO draw the deduction
that the American flag no longer
stands for anything on the high seas
or in foreign lands and that no longer
protects American lives and property
outside the United States.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Eleven Sunday Killings.

Six automobiles of South Bethle-
hem, Pa, were killed when their car
was struck by train at a railway
railway crossing at Quakertown, Pa.
Five persons were killed and two
probably fatally hurt when an auto
mobile crashed through bridge rail
in New York.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Critically Ill.

Jas j. Ogburn, who has been ill
for several weeks at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. l.. Trice, has been grad
ually growing worse for several days,
and hope for his recovery has about
been abandoned. Pembroke Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Seth Low, once Mayor of New
York, twice Mayor of Brooklyn and
faf eleven years president of Column
bis University, died Sunday at his
country home, Broad Brook Farm,
Bedford Hills, N. Y, at the age of 66
years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
CIRCLE OF HIS
TORICAL SOCIETY
Former PRESIDENT Proposes a
New Honor For Hop
kinsvilIe.

The Kentuckian is in receipt of a
copy Of the Columbia, Tenn, Herald
containing this article:
"Mrs. Clara Houston Meacham,
great, great niece of Gen. Sam Hous-
ton, who is the private secretary of
Miss Mildred Rutherford, is in Column
bia to establish a circle of the Mildred
Rutherford Historical Society, whose
prime object is to promote and teach
the truth about Southern History. The
circle to be established will be the
charter circle for state and no others
will be put in at this time. The cir
Gle will be called the Mildred Ruther-
ford Historical Society of Maury coun-
ty and will include members from Co
lumbia, Mt. Pleasant, Spring Hill, as
well as from the country sections.
Already prominent women of this
city and Mt. Pleasant have become
interested in the formation of the cir
Gle and are bending every effort to
place here one of the best organiza-
tons of the entire society. Those TAX
ing the lead are: of Columbia, Mrs.
Mora B. Farriss, Mrs. E. H. Hatcher,
Mrs. Sue Gray Huntington, Mrs. j.
C. Wooten, Mrs. Robert Pillow, Mrs.
Annie White, Miss Emma Harlan,
Miss Charlotte Henderson and Miss
Mittie Elan; of Mt Pleasant, Mrs. j.
Tate johnson and Mrs. James Ward.
"The object of the society is to en-
courage the study of Southern Histo-
ry, especially from economical stand
point, the bread and butter side of
Southern life. The inspiration for
the formation of the organization was
given by President Eliot, OF Harvard,
when he said that the South was the
only section of the country, rich in
song and story, that had not history
of its own; that if steps were not TAX
EN- at once that the South would soon
be unable to hand down to poSterity
the legend of its greatness. As the
result, the society was formed at Res
semer, Ala, in 1907. 1t is working
somewhat on the lines of the u. d.
c., except that its aim is broader.
"To perfect the plans being laid
by loc,i women under the supervis-
ion OF Mrs. Meacham, Miss Ruther-
ford, former president of the Lucy
Club Institute, will be in Columbia on
Sept. Is. In addition to the work that
will be done with the society, Miss
Rutherford will address the school
children on the morning of that day
on the subject OF Patriotism. At
night the citizens of the city will hear
Miss Rutherford address them on
The Importance OF the Study of
Southern History"
Among the prominent men of the
nation who thoroughly endorse the
movement, are Chancellor j. H. Kirk
land, Of Vanderbilt and DR.. Edwin
Minis, Professor of English at Van
derbilt. Mrs. Meacham has with her
letters from these two men, COM
mending the work thats being under /.
taken. DR.. Minis wrote Southern
Fiction, to be used by the society.
Columbia women are distinctly
proud of the honor of having the OPP
portunity to organize the first circle of
the society in the state"
Accompanying the article is the
statement: "Mrs. Meacham was form
erly a resident of Hopkinsville, KY,
and to honor her old home will give
Hopkinsville the charter circle of
Kentucky"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Warren Apples.

Warren county's exhibit of apples
at the State Fair were from the Hi.
land Fruit Farm of Winlock G. Hud-
gems, and captured sixteen premiums
out OF eighteen offered. This includ-
ed the sweepstake premiums for the
best collection of ten varieties.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

John Shell, l08 years old, lost his
wife, aged LOG, two years ago and
soon afterwards married again and
his wife now has baby. The old
man was badly hurt the other day by
falling from his mule.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Speaking of names, four of the
members of the new Greek cabinet
rare Nicolas Kalageropoulas, Alexan-
Dire Caraponos, M. Vokotopoulas and
Lyssandre Kaftandioglou. If they
have to sign many documents, the
end of the war will catch them still
writing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

The New York World says Maine
will be the poorest represented state
in the Union when Hale and Fernald
take their seats. They are both said
to be nice clever young fellows, with
out any senatorial qualifications. They
will rattle in the seats of Burleigh and
johnson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Berlin is nervous over the posi-
bility of a large British army being
landed in Belgium to attack the Ger
man battle line in the rear. This
would make a general retreat from
France inevitable.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Col. 7. B. Demaree, of Wilmore,
KY, who used to run every year for
something, on the Prohibition ticket,
died Saturday, aged u years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Mrs. Annie E. Howe, only sister Of
President Wilson, died Saturday at
New London, Conn, of peritonitis,
after a weeks illness. Her home was
in Philadelphia.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Mexico on September 18th celebrat-
ed the 10th anniversary of such in
dependence as bandit-ridden coun-
try can enjoy. 1t commentaries the
throwing off of the Spanish yoke.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Four of Posse Shot.

Four bandits who robbed the State
Bank OF Homestead, Fla, ambushed
a posse in the Everglades, killed two
and wounded two yesterday,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Mr.. Fairbanks was taken i'll with
gastritis at Atchison, Kan, and re-
}urned home, canceling his speaking
ldates.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
PADUcAH FIRE.

Fire destroyed the plant of the Pa
ducah BOX and Basket Co., throwing
200 out Of employment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Mr.. CRUTCHfIfLD TO BUILD.

Mr.. C. b. Crutch6eld has broker
ground for the erection of a new
house on lot purchased from f. C.
Radford, on South Main street, being
a part of Mr.. Radford's home place.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
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Tuesday, October 3, will be the
regular registration day in Kentucky
cities above the fifth class.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Italian aeroplanes dropped five tons
OF explosives on the Austrian arsenal
at Trieste.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
Henderson County Patient.

H. S. Heilbowner, patient al the
Western State Hofpital from Hender.
son. died at the institution Sunday of
general paresis. He was So years old
and had been in the hospital abou
two month";. The body was shipped
to Henderson yesterday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19
THE STORk

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. r. u. Gaines,
daughter, Margaret Ann.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-09-19

Brig. Gems. Henry Frederick HUGH
Clifford and Louis Murray Phllpotts
have been killed in action, accordino,
to the latest British casualty lists