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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
GAS POISON
Caused the Death Of Mrs.
Carrie Reicke Cooper
In Chicago.

Details of the death of Mrs. James
f. Cooper in Chicago, have beenre-
ceived. Dispatches report her death
as a case of suicide by gas asphyxia-
ton, in her apartments, occupied with
her sister, Mrs. Clara Culley and an
other sister and her husband, Mr..
and Mrs. Edmund Clarke. A ner-
vous breakdown was believed to have
been the cause. Mrs. Cooper was AZ
years old and had been living in Chi.
cago for three months. Her body
was brought to Paducah for inter.
ment. She was member of the Meth.
odist church.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

The storm of protest raised all over
the world against the summary exc
cution of Irish rebels, has called a halt
after the slaughter of nine of the lead
ers. Many others given death SEN
fences, including Countess Markie-
viz, have had their sentences CON-
muted to Imprisonment for terms
ranging from three years to life. The
number of civilians killed during the
fighting was 100 so far as known and
80 soldiers were reported as killed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
To The Invitation For a Big
Sunday School At
tendance.
NEARLY3, In HOPTOWN
Pembroke Spreads Herself
And Gets More Than
1000.

Sunday, proclaimed unday
School rally day." was a great sue
cess in Hopkinsville and Christian
county.
The attendance in the city was close
to 5000 and in Pembroke it exceeded
1000. Fifteen county churches re-
ported added about 800 more. The
greatest success was at the Christian
church in this city, where the total
was 1909 The contest in Judge C..
H. Bush's Bible class between the
Blues and Reds brought in 588 to that
class alone. The contest closed with
the Blues victorious by 600 points.
Two or three colored churches in
Hopkinsville did not report. These
will run the city total to more than
5000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
HALT TO FARLEY.

Ell Paso, Tex, May 8.-News OF
another raid on American territory by
Mexicans caused sudden renewed
military activity along the border and
resulted in the conference over the
cooperation of American soldiers in
Mexico, which had been expected to
reach a elimination today, coming to
a sudden halt.
Mai. Gen. Frederick Funston or
dered four troops of cavalry to pro-
coed to the raided section to reinforce
small detachments already on their
way to the scene from Preside, AL
pine and other points. 1t is said that
if the case demands such action they
will cross the border to run down and
dispense the bandits.
Gems. Scott and Funston met Gen.
Oregon and Juan Amador, Mexican
sub-secretary of foreign affairs, in the
immigration station at the American
end of the international bridge shortly
after IL o'clock this morning for
what had been expected to be their
final conference. 1t developed later,
however, that the only matter dis
cussed was the bandit raid at Glenn
Springs.
What was said at the meeting was
not divulged. Immediately afterward
Gen. Obregon and Secretary Amador
hurried to Juarez where they entered
Gen. Obregon's private car and be-
gan a conference which lasted three
hours.
Gen. Gavira, commander of the
Juarez garrison, Gen. Santos and An
draes Garcia, Mexican consul in E
Paso, took part in this discussion.
Tonight Gen. Oregon was in tele.
graphic communication with Gen.
Venustiano Carranza and ii was un,
derstood he was acquainting the frs
chief with the new developments and
suggesting action that would have tC
be taken.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
SMITH OPENED COURT.

Circuit Court opened in Eddyville
Monday under disadvantages. No
Judge was present, but Common
wealth's Attorney Smith opened court
and empaDeled the grand and petit
juries and in the afternoon called a
meeting Of the bar and elected Hon.
E. H. James to preside that day.
Judge w. NJ. Reed of Paducah ar
rived Tuesday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
LIEUT.. NORTON REPORTS RAID.

San Antonio, Tex, May 8.-Three
soldiers, Cohen, Coloe, and Rogers
and one civilian, the young son of a
man named Compton, were killed in
the bandit raid on Glenn Springs, &C
cording, to official reports to
Fort Sam Houston from Lieut.. c.
r. Norton. Fourteenth cavalry, al
Alpine. Two soldiers and two civil
lians whose names were given as
Compton and Govern have been miss
ing since the fight.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
Germans Launch Great Attack
and French Admit Gains
in Two Places.
RUSSIAN TRANSPORTLOST
Claims by Germans Of Sink
ing British Submarine is
Denied by London.

Paris, May SIN fierce attacks on
both banks of the Meuse today, the
German forces gained ground from
the French. They entered the French
communicating trenches east of Hill
304 and gained footing in the first
French line beween Haudomont wood
and Fort Dourumont, over an extent
of nearly third of mile.
London, May 8.-What seemingly
is new great offensive with its OBJ
iective the capture of Verdun, has
been launched by the Germans north
east and northwest of the fortress.
In both sectors gains for the Germans
are chronicled in the latest French
official communication.
Except near Hill 3O4, however, the
entire attack, which was thrown
against the sector between Hill 304
and lie Mort Homme, was repulsed
with serious losses to the Germans. A
similar fate befell the attacking forces
in the northeast, except in the region
of the Haudomont wood. Both at
lacks were delivered after heavy pre-
paratory bombardments.
Aside from these attacks only bonn
bardmentS have been in progress on
the line in France and Belgium. The
artillery action has been extremely
heavy in the Woevre and at the foot
of the Mouse hills, in the region east
Iof Verdun.
Russian torpedo boats have ineffect-
ually shelled German positions on the
northeast coast Of Courland, accord
ing to Berlin. In Galicia, along the
lower Stripa river, the Russians have
made further advance against the
Teutons, while in the Caucasus region
Turkish attacks in the Black sea lit
toral were repulsed. The Turks, who
had been cOntesting the advance of
the Russians toward Bagdad in the
Serinalkerind region, have retreated
hastily after having sustained heavy
losses, leaving behind them their
tents and war material
Small infantry encounters at various
points along the Austro-Italian front,
in which what advantage there was
rested with the Italians, have served
to vary the usual fighting with the
big guns.
The sinking of an allied transport
in the Mediterranean late in April
with the loss of nearly all 600 Russian
troops who were on board is report
ed in advices from Corfu, says the
Overseas News agency.
The transport was sunk by striking
a mine about the time the battleship
Russell met a similar fate, the advices
state.
The news agency says only a few
were rescued. The bodies recovered
were buried by the British at Malta.
The British official communication
admits the loss of two naval aero
planes, but denies the German claim
of the sinking of submarine E-31,
which is declared to have returned
safely to its base.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
Learning to Walk.

Bernard Fels, of st. Louis, who
suffered a broken neck in a fall three
months ago, is learning to walk
again. He is permitted to take one
or two steps each day now, but if his
condition continues to improve, as
there is every indication it will, he
will be allowed to make longer walks
on crutches.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

The invasion of American territory
by Mexicans at Alpine was about l25
miles east of FL Paso and from terri
tory Carranza claims to be in control
of. Another 'hot trail'' having been
found, all talk Of withdrawal may as
well be stopped.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
VALVULAR
HEART DISEASE
Causes Death Of 0ctOgenari-
an in The City Saturday
Afsernoon.

Mrs. Martha Williams died at her
homein the city Saturday AFTERNOON
al l o'clock of valvular heart disease
she was 81 years old and was he'd
IN the highest esteem by every cne
VINO knew her. She was a widow
ana IS survived by several children-
tier funeral services were hesi Sun
day and the interment hook nIxe In
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

President Wilson has refused to
withdraw the nomination of Louis d.
Brandeis for Supreme Court Justice,
and will press for early confirmation.
Few men have ever been subjected
to such opposition as Brandeis. The
defeat of his confirmation will be a
triumph for ''the interests. "
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

Former Governor Martin H. Glynn,
of New York, for temporary chair
man, and Speaker Champ Clark, for
permanent chairman, have been Sc
lected for the Democratic convention
- ST. Louis next month.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

A break in the diplomatic relations
/. between the United States and Ger
Nspy was postponed, if not averted,
by the German reply to the American
note in regard TO the U-boat warfare.
II was authoritatively stated in Wash
ington Saturday that if the official text
of the note bore out the assurance
that the orders to submarine COM
manders had been revised so as to
emf the warfare against uharmed
merchant vessels it undoubtedly
Would be accepted in good faith by
Washington Government. The belief
expressed in Washington is that If the
reply is accepted as sufficient, no
answer will be necessary, but the fu-
ture conduct of Germany's undersea
warfare win determine whether fur
Their action by the United States is
necessary. CourierJourn
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

Editorial comment from the press
of the United States shows that, with
the exception of the German-Ameri-
can press and a few other papers, the
German reply to the American note is
tregarded as unsatisfactory in its con-
cessions and sneering in its tone.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

One of the soldiers killed in the
last Mexican raid was Kentucky
boy, Hudson Rogers, of Danville,
aged II. His cousin, Winfield Mills,
died at Columbus, N. NJ, ten days
ago. also a soldier.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

Kentucky's road laws were further
fortified yesterday by the Court of
Appeals, which upheld the 100000
bond issue voted in Pulaski county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

L. M. Cayce, accompanied by
hessrs. w. A. Radford and George
DeTreville, left yesterday in Mr..
Cayce's car for Louisville, Lexington
and other Kentucky 1nes for ten
DAYS tour. u
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

The steamship Venezia, that reached
New York Sunday, reported that a
sea raider chased her near Azores
and fred upon her. She had 40
Americans aboard.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

President Juan Jiminez, of Santo
Domingo, has resigned to avoid
armed Intervention by the United
States. Why not pursue the same
tactics to stop the fighting in Mexico?
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

y A canal under the mountain from
: Marsailles, France, to the river Rhone,
has been formally opened.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09

In another scrap with bandits May
5, Americans killed AZ Mexicans and
sustained no losses.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The attendance in Kentucky Sun
day Schools Sunday exceeded 1,OOO,-
600.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-09
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
4 GENERAL SURVEY Of
The war
SUNDAY,

The French are continuing their
great offensive III the Mouse sector OF
the Verdun front and have made FUR
Their gains. The British also nave
made progress and succeeded in sat
urday nights engagements in raidlng
enemy trenches near -Ransart anu
southwest of Wytschaete, Gaining a
foothold in both cases.
The Teutonic armies under F1elo
Marshal Won Mackensen in eastern
Wallachia have crossed the Buzeu and
lower Calmatuiul rivers, and in adol.
ton to taking 1850 prisoners captured
great quantities of railroad rolling
stock, with innumerable vehicles OF
other kinds. The pursuit of the Rus
sian and Rumanian troops in DoprudJa
continues, and the Teutonic forces now
are close to the forest district in the
north, where it is expected the Russo
Rumanian armies will offer a stiff re
sistance.
Southwest of Valeputna, in the
wooded Carpathians, the Russians, al
ter repelling an attack by large Ger
man forces at the point of the bayonet
captured a height.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
THURSDAY.

In the Dobrudja region of Rumania
where the Russo-Rumanian forces
have turned upon the invaders, the
Teutonic allies have been driven from
the heights in the region Of Balabanl
ca and Dachkoi, and the Russians anc
Rumanians now are disputing with
them in violent battle the possession
of other positions along this line. Il
Rnmania proper the Teutons are ad
vancing along both sides of the tnsu
Racovitzeri road, but are meeting with
steady resistance from the Russians
and Rumanians.
The artillery duels have been sp1r
tied at various points along the French
front. Berlin reports raid by Ger
mans on British trenches and the cap
ture of -four officers and twenty-s1S
men.
Snow and rain are falling in Mace
donia, and aside from an engagement
in the Cerna river bend region, ne
infantry fighting has taken place. In
this sector Berlin reports that the Teu'
tonic allies have held heights east OF
Paraloyo against strong Russian at
tacks. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Estray Notice

Virginia Highland County:
Taken up on the property of j.
S. Gibson and ]. M. Colaw, on
their farm one mile east of Mon
terey, one steer of the following
description: One yearling steer,
white, with brown or red neck and
legs, with crop off of left ear, right
ear split, with under split cropped,
and by appraisers W. M. Trimble,
R. B. Campo, Il and Lloyd Sullen-
berger valned at $50 90,
Lawful proceedings were had in
this matter before E. D. Swecker,
Justice of the peace of said county,
al d the papers filed in the Clerk
office of said county.
W. H. Matheny, Clerk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
MONDAY.

Paris announces a strong counter
attack by the Germans on positions
won by the French in their recen'
advance north and northeast of Yer
dun. The only success of the attack
ing forces, however, according tc
Paris, was one point on the Cham
brettes farm, about mile and quar-
ter north of Fort Douaumont, where
they secured a footing.
The French took 1887 prisoners i,
the Verdun fighting of the past three
DAYS, the war. office announces, to
gether with 115 cannon, 700 machine
guns forty-four bomb throwers.
Berlin reports the Rumanian situa
ton is unchanged. Unofficial informa
ton to Paris is to the effect that thu
Rumanian army, safe beyond the Sc
reth, has been. withdrawn temporary!
from the campaign, the Russians un
dortaking the defence of the entire
line.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
WEDNESDAY,.

The driving campaign of Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen in Rumania seem
nearly at an end. In any event, whetl
er or not some further move Of ar
important nature Is in contemplation
in this theatre, the reports show com
parative quiet to be prevailing at the
present.
On the Franco-Belgian front als'
there is lull, with the quieting dow
of the recent activity at Verdun, Will!
latest reports from both the RUSSIA
and Austro-I Italian fronts show little
but artillery duels and skirmishes.
In Macedonia, the reports show
rains and fog prevailing, with no mil
tary movements with the exception
of patrol engagements.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29

and passes through this section
without touching the country be-
tween Staunton and the West Vir-
ginia line in the direction of High
land.
1t is said that some of the prom
inent men of the county have com
mitted themselves to the Bristol,
old plank road project because that
seemed the best proposition at the
time to enlist federal aid. Now
that the matter has had further
discussion there is a decided senti-
ment sprung up for the construc-
ton of the pike through Highland.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
BRIDGE CRUMBLING

WIIkes-Barre Structure Costing $118,
900 In Danger of Collapse.
The East End Overhead bridge
In Wilkes-Barre, Pa, completed
only two years ago, at a cost o
$4,000, is crumbling, and Is in danger
of collapse.
The bridge is of concrete and large
chunks of the concrete are falling
City authorities have been forced tt
prop up parts Of the bridge to keel
it together.
City Commissioner Martin Murra!
and Building Inspector Jacob HE'D
pronounced it the worst job Of con
GREETING they had ever seen. Fear Is
expressed that travel over the hrtdga
will have to be stopped.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
500 Reward, S100

This readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all it's stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease. requires a constitutional treat
ternally; aetfng directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by destroying the foundation Of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
~ Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Bold by all Druggists. ESQ.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Entered at the Monterey postoffce as
second class matter
MONTEREY. VA, DECEMBER 20, 1916

If the country, as a whole, had
the same happy conditions as pre-
vailed here in Monterey, Highland
affords a forceful refutation OF
the tiresome bosh that prohibition
does not prohibit. 1t was our first
Christmas under Statewide prohlbl-
ton, and the first in the recoIlec-
ton of most persons when John
Barleycorn was not present IN a
greater or less disturbing and dis
gushing measure. There was no
evidence of intoxication, no dlsor-
der of any kind, and the absence
of this disturbing element gave the
observance of the day its proper
and becoming aspect. The con-
trast with past holiday seasons has
been the subject of much comment,
and even those who have long had
the mistaken idea of celebrating
the sacred occasion and were wont
to hob-nob with the aforesaid } b,
are thoroughly convinced--out
spoken in the avowal that bis
room is better than his company
and, never again for Old Virginia!
To some this may seem a little
thing, but does it not plesage bet
ter things for the coming year!
Men are prone to minimize most
bad habits, and many of us are
blind to the wrong we do ourselves
and others Changed conditions,
temptations removed along one
particular line, may conduce to
warmer friendships, dearer home
relations and create bond of sym.
patty that will touch and help al
our frailties and weaknesses. Every
uplift and reform that comes to q
state or community better fits its
people for life social and business
and. incidentally, our happiness
and prosperity are promoted.
The year 1917 is full of promise
for Highlanders. Never were hel
people more prosperous or progress
sivs. May we all measure up to
our responsibilities, and see every
deserving hope and worthy purpose
ripen into fruition!
A happy New Year to all!
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Much in Little

Mexico has two ofi"ial names =
"Estrados Tnidos Mexicq2os' and
"Republica Mexicano."
Spain has erected new wireless
station at Cape Judy, on the
Atlantic coast of Africa.
A pear tree on the farm Of j. E
Emile, of Shoemakersville, Pa. l6i
years old, is bearing fruit.
Motor cars fitted with x-ray ap-
paratus are used extensively by
the French Red Cross Society.
minneapolis restaurant robbed
the other day was found next day
to have suffered only in the bean
supply.
Experiments with cooling build
ings by forcing air through hol-
how walls with electric fans are
being tried in India.
Under the operation of a new
drainage law, Prince Edward Is
land is expected to increase its
farm values by $4,000, 900.
The Rumanian infantry rifle is
the Mannlicher, and the field gun g
Krupp quick-frer, 75-millimetel
with a maximum range $500 yards
Cork is one of the worlds lead
ing butter markets, and lately has
become a margarine producing
center. 1t uses large quantities of
yellow dye.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29
Estray Notice
Virginia Highland County:

Virginia Highland county:
Taken up on the property OF
George Swadley, one hog of the
following description: One Polan
China sow. markedright ear split
and half crop front, left ear, crop
ed split and underbit. No Brand
Will weigh 800 pounds gross
Black color, 4 white feet and face
about Is months old, and by the
appraisers j. F. McNulty, J. H
Mackey and P. M. Propst, valued
at S25 90
Lawful proceedings were had If
this matter, by Ira Gutshall Justice
of the peace of said county, anc
the papers filed in the Clerks office
of said county.
W. H. Matheny, Clerk.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1916-12-29

We again urge the Supervisors
to send a wide-awake, competent
road man as delegate to the Nor
fork Road Builders Association
which meets in Norfolk January
16. To our mind it is matter OF
the greatest Importance to High
land, and whether frought with
immediate results or not, will put
us in touch with the men and move
ment. During 1917 the govern
ment will spend 100000 for road
building in Virginia; leading road
men of the state admit that we are
entitled to a share. and it is also as
clearly understood that we will get
little or nothing if we do not make
the effort-present and urge our
claims.
Speaking of the subject, the
Staunton Leader Of Dec. 2l, says:
With the meeting of the Virginia
Road Builders Association in it's
sixth annual session in Norfolk on
Ian 16. there will be a discussion
of roads, federal aid, construction
and maintenance and a thorough
exposition of the Translate federal
A point of local interest, which
is the subject of much discussion,
Is in event the project finds favor
with the government, whether the
route recently outlined by the con
vention in Lexington will be OF as
,nuch advantage to the valley. Au-
gusta in particular, as the proposed
ro,,te from Parkersburg, W. Va,
through Highland county and Au,
susta and thence to Richmond and
Norfolk.
OPEN VIRGIN COUNTRY
The nike through Highland would
an virgin section to develope-
o oasnt and pass through immense
areas in which the government is
Zoe Zoe land holder by recent pur-
ch aome of the most prominent men
the 3be county are backing with
II, heir i influence the Par l1
tnei h,and. stanton, to the coast
road. ,aed that railroad fac
II - 10 adequate moving in a di-
lllties from south to north, while
rection ale line of the Chesapeake
a and Obi Ohio is the east to west route