davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
MORE ENLISTMENTS IN
UNCLE SANS SERVICE

Mr.. Wherrit Howard, of Paris, who
recently took a position with the Lou
lsVllle & Nashville, at this point, has
resigned. Mr.. Howard went to Gin
cinnati last week, where he enlisted in
the naval branch of the United State;
service. Mr.. Howard has previously
had four years service, having been
stationed on board one of Uncle Sans
big sea-fighters cruising in Atlantic and
Southern waters.
The Marine Corps branch of the ser
vice has gained its first recruit from
THIS section in the person of Mr.
Bishop Batterton, son of Mr.. and Mrs
B. A Batterton, of the Shawhan vicin.
ity, and brother of County Attorney
George Batterton, of Paris. Mr.. Bat.
terton was accepted at the u. S. Navy
Recruiting Station in Cincinnati, last
week, and was sent to duty at At
lanta, Ga.
Among those who have recently
taken the examination at Lexington
for enrolment in the Officers Reserve
Corps, and who have been approved,
are Editor Stanley o. Wood, of the
Mt. Sterling Gazette, and Messrs.
Robert Young and William Collins, OF
North Middletown.
The young men are not responding
very readily to the call to arms for
the army branch of the service, but
it is to be hoped they will not defe~
until they have been called under the
transcription act
Mr.. Finnell Galloway, bookkeeper in
the Peoples-Deposit Bank & Trust Co.,
passed a successful examination and
was accepted for admission to the
IOfticers' Reserve Corps.
Mr.. Eugene Elder, of Paris, a stu
dent at State University and a mem
Der of the staff of the Kernel, the Uni
versity publication, passed success
full examination for admission to the
Officers Reserve Corps. Mr.. M. L.
Grain, of Paris, insurance man, also
passed successfully yesterday.
Mr.. Sparks Wilson, a well-known
young farmer of the North Middletown
vicinity. was accepted on examination
at Fl. Thomas, and has been assigned
to one Of the Kentucky regiments. Mr..
l.. III. Barnes, formerly a prominent
athlete at Pennsylvania University.
now a teacher in the North Middle
town College, was rejected on account
of defective vision
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
REVIVAL MEETING AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. DR.. F. w. Eberhardt, of Dan
vile, a former pastor of the Paris
church, began a week of lecture-ser
mons at the Baptist Church last night
as a part of the revival meeting in
augurated last week by the pastor
Rev. Dr. o. R. Mangum.
DR.. Eberhardt is preacher of great
power as those who have heard hin
in former years can testify. The ser
vices will begin each night at 7:3;
o'clock, Rev. DR.. Eberhardt taking
THE Sermon On the Mount" as the
basis for all his sermons.
Last night the minister was greeted
with a crowded house, the auditor:
listening to a remarkably powerful
sermon on the subject of 1.-THE Chris
tians Mission on Earth" The sub
jects for the remainder of the wee;
are as follows: Tuesday evening
1.-THE Christians Law of Life" Wed
nesday evening-"The Christians Mo
tive in Life" Thursday evening
1.-THE Christians Emphasis of Life;
Friday evening-"The Christian:
Standard of Judgment" Sunday morn
ing-"The Christians Standards o.
Conduct" Sunday evening 1.-THE Chris
tian's Safeguards"
A cordial invitation is extended to al
to attend each evenings meeting. TIL
meeting is in nature of institute
work, and is not a regular evangelis
tic meeting.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
O-SUNDAY-
SCHOOL DAY A
GREAT SUCCESS
All Schools of the County
Report Largely Increased
Attendance on May 9Th.

They came from the highways and
the byways, both big and small, and
filled the Sunday School rooms of the
county Sunday, in pursuance of the
muchly-agitated "Go-to-Sunday-Sch
campaign, until it was estimated that
approximately 1000 people, both large
and small, attended the Sunday schools
OF Bourbon county last Sunday.
In Paris the attendance was as fol
lows: Christian Sunday school, $40, OF
which 10 were in the Mems Bible
Class; Baptist, 272, Methodist, 257;
Presbyterian, 1856; Episcopal, AZ
These figures do not include the color
ed schools, where an unusually large
attendance was noted, but the figures
not being available, they have not been
included in the general total
At the Christian Sunday school, a
motion was made by Mr.. Arthur B
Hancock that all the members of the
Mems Bible Glass contribute one dol
lar each to the cause of the local Chap
ter of the Red Cross Society. Forty
five responded, and the remainder gave
their pledges to contribute. The sug
gestion was made that the other Sun
day schools of the city be asked to
take similar action, which will be
brought before them at their meetings
next Sunday.
With one or two schools out, THE
NEWS was enabled to get returns from
the attendance at the Sunday schools
of the county as follows: North Mid
dletown, 1872; Little Rock, $50; Gin
tonville. 60; Hutchison, so; Spears
Mill, IS; Millersburg. 1,041, divided as
follows), Methodist, 237, Christian, 1877,
Presbyterian, 155, Baptist, ", Millers-
burg College, A; Colered Methodist.
172, Christian, 121, Baptist, 81; Cen
terville, so; Palmer School, &c; Shaw
han, 81; Riddles Mills, not reported.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
STANLEY APPOINTS KENTucKYs
DEFENSE REPRESENTATIVES.

Governor Stanley on Friday appoint
ed kentucky's representatives on the
National Council for Defense. There
are three representatives from the
State-at-Large. three at large from
each Congressional district, and three
from each county Those who will rep-
resent the counties in the immediate
vicinity OF Bourbon, are as follows:
Seventh District-at-Large - Theo-
dore Harris, Versailles, Chairman:
Emmett Dickson, Paris; Dick Stoll.
Lexington.
Fayette County-Dr. S. H. HALEY.
Lexington. Chairman; Judge Frank A.
Bullock, Lexington; ]. d. Stoll, Lex
ington.
Bourbon County-Catesby Spears.
Paris, Chairman; Charles Clarke,
North Middletown; Thomas H. Clay,
Paris
Nicholas County-Robert Harper,
Carlisle, Chairman; T. B. Henry, Car
Isle; H. B. Bryson, Carlisle.
Clark County-N. II. Witherspoon,
Winchester, Chairman; d. T. Matlack.
Winchester; II. G. Garrett, Winches-
ter.
Harrison County-Ben T. Bedford,
Cynthiana, Chairman; Albert Cason.
Cynthiana; Orie Lebus, Cynthiana
Montgomery County,. Will Clay.
Mt. Sterling. Chairman; R. c. Gate
wood, Mt. Sterling; Ben Hall, Mt.
Sterling.
Scott County-James Carrick, Chair
man, Benz. Lair and Kinzea Stone,
Georgetown.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

LEXINGTON, KY, May General
Williams said to-day Colonel Roosevelt
had offered him the command OF
regiment in the Roosevelt division
some time ago.
"I have not given Colonel Roosevelt
any answer" said General Williams
both because of the indefinite nature
of the plans, and because OF my own
duties to the State national guard
1t would not be proper for me to STATE
at this time what action l may late:
take"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
WoMEN's eLEE CLUB.

An entertainment will be given at
Old Union church, near the Bourbon
line, tomorrow "wednesday evening.
at 1880 o'clock. by the Womens' Gle3
Club of Pennsylvania University, al
Lexington. Admission, twenty-five
cents. The proceeds will be used for
the benefit of the church
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May THE gov
eminent has decided to lend Great
Britain 500 100000 to meet her needs
in this country during May. A second
instalment of $25,000,000 was trans
ferred to the British embassy to-day.
making, with the s25,OOO,OOO loaned
her Saturday, totarof one-half of the
May loan.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON May decisive
steps for the hygienic and mental well
fare of the nations soldiers and sail
ors have been determined upon by the
Council of National Defense as strict
war measure. The council, guided by
the general medical board, has pre-
scribed to strike at the presence OF
insidious diseases and at alcoholism IN
the military commands.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
FUNERAL DESIGNS.

Let me have your order for funeral
designs if you want something fresh
and nice. All stock strictly fresh and
frst-class. Phone in your order.
apo 10. S. WARDEN.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

LONDON, May THE American
consul at Liverpool reports that the
steamer which picked up the missing
boat from the torpedoed American
steamer, Rockingham, is bound for
America The boat contained fourteen
survivors.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May An appeal
to young men and women to take up
telegraphy has been issued by the War
Department, which announced that the
Western Union Telegraph Company
had agreed to undertake to recruit
the Signal Corps and take the places
of commercial operators called to the
colors.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
SUMMER NECESSITIES.

Screen doors and windows, screen
wire, ice cream freezers and water
coolers.
FARMERS SUPPLY CO.,
(1D Robneel Bldg.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May Haiti and
China are on the verge of entering the
worldwide alliance against Germany.
President Artiguenave, of Haiti has
called on Congress to declare war
against Germany, and a commission
has been appointed to consider the
question. A dispatch from Peking.
passed by the censor after deletions,
says that China's entry into the war
at an early date seems inevitable. The
war party is said to be gaining the
ascendency over the protests of the
President and Senate that China
should not enter the war.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
WANTED.

COurier-Journals of the following
dates: April Is, p and %. Leave at
THE BOURBON NEWS office. (1t)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May Foreign
Secretary Balfour, in an address be-
fore the House of Representatives.
warned against the hope for a prema-
ture end of the war. President Wilson
heard the speech from the executive
gallery.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May AT the re-
quest of the British government, ex:
plosive contact mines Of America
manufacture will be furnished by this
government to Great Britain for SOW
ing in German territorial waters. This
government, it is said, makes a better
mine than is made in the United King
dom, and the British government, real
izing this, has been anxious for some
time to obtain some mines of Amer
lean production.
Experts of the United States Navy
have long believed that one effective
way of dealing with the submarine
was to SOW contact mines in waters
through which they would be obliged
70 pass in leaving or entering German
ports. This view was given to the
British government, and there is rea-
son to believe that it was adopted.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

COPENHAGEN, May 7.-As the lat
est means of keeping the German peo-
ne aroused the German newspapers
have uncovered secret nglo-Ameri-
can treaty" whereby Germany in the
future is to be allowed NO colonies
whatever, Germany's surplus population
70 ne directed to the Anglo-Saxon con-
trolled regions, where they are to De
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May THE full
strength Of the first war army organ
lied under selective draft will be 49,
52S officers and 52S,659 enlisted men,
making up eighteen war strength di-
visions complete in every arm and sup
plemented by sixteen regiments Of
heavy field artillery, equipped with
large caliber howitzers. A force of
similar strength is to be taken from
the regular army and National Guard.
Kentucky and Indiana are expected to
combine in raising one selective draft
division.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

COPENHAGEN, via London, May
All is apparently not easy sailing
for the German military authorities in
their efforts to convince the people at
home that everything is going we'll
on the Western front
The German military critics occa-
sionally refer in their articles to let
tiers of criticism from readers on this
or that feature of the war reports, in
dicating not only an unwillingness tc
take the official bulletins and the dis
matches of the war correspondents al
their face value, but also that the
number of doubling Thomases" is
large.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May AFTER
eliminating the newspaper censorship
section as approved by the administra-
ton. from the espionage bill, the House
hy vote of 1876 to 1873, inserted ne"
section, which makes it necessary tc
show that publication of prohibited
Information has been of value to the
enemy. before penalties of law became
Elective.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May War meas
Tres will OCCUPY Congress this week
Interest centers on the War Army Bill
where a warm fight is expected on the
draft age limit, and the Senate reolu'
ton permitting Col. Roosevelt TO raise
a volunteer force.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May THE sacred
union of the United States and the
Entente Allies will not be dissolved
until German Imperialism has been
destroyed and the peace or the woriu
assured, Premier Viviani said IN an
address at Kansas City.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08
HAS THE SUB
MARINE PROBLEM
BEEN SOLVED?
Such is the Belief of w. l.
Saunders, Chairman Of
Navy Consulting Board.

NEW YORK, May w. L. Saun.
ders, chairman Of the Naval Consult
ing Board, has announced that the
Board had forwarded plans for deal
ing with the submarine problem. which
IL was believed, had solved the problem
successfully.
Mr.. Sanders, who has been chair
man ofe the Naval Consulting Board
about two months, supplemented his
announcement by saying that while
the submarine problem cannot be con-
sidered in reality to have been solved
until the U-boats have been destroyed.
nevertheless numerous experiments had
been made along the Atlantic coast
With highly encouraging results, which
led the board TO feel confident that a
successful solution had been reached.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

absorbed as the Germans have been
in the United States"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May Henry
Higgins, president of the Higgins
Manufacturing Company, of Newport.
KY, offered the government the pat
ent of a device to divert torpedoes
from ships. The contrivance can also
be used as a sweeper for floating
mines.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

WASHINGTON, May High
praise for the conduct of America
foreign citizens is given by Attorney
General Gregory in a statement re-
vealing that since the United States
entered the war only 125 alien enc
mics have been arrested under the
Presidents proclamation.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-08

it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

could be employed. At least one OF
these was in Germany. whose optical
instruments are considered unexcelled
npoint of workmanship and efficiency.
when it became known in the Navy
Department that some one had pro-
posed entering the commercial field
for the acquisition of range finders,
protest was made by one or more on
GERS in the naval service. This was
overruled by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. and specifications were sent
10 American concerns and to one or
more instrument makers in Germany
THE American makers replied, but
the Germans failed TO bid. whereupon
the Navy Department cabled to Ger
many requesting a return OF the spe-
cihc specifications.
"The German firm replied that it was
unable to send the prints back imme-
diately, as the German Admiralty had
not finished with them. The range
finders are now being made by one OF
the greatest optical concerns In Am
erica. we'll known German firm,
whose loyalty, however. is said to be
unauestionable."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Home Guards to Get
Old-F ashioned Guns
Lodge Will Protest Against
Construction Put by Baker
on Bill Just Passed

Washington, June 23.-The War De-
partmcnt has notified Senator Lodge
that his bill recently passed by both
Senate and House, 20 provide rifles for
home guard organizations throughout
the country, viii be construed to apply
only 90 Sprngfelds Of the old type.
These arms are Of the old-fashioned
45-calibre, black powder type, and con-
sidered practically obsolete, on nc
count Of their tremendous recoil.
II was the intention Of Senator
Lodge and the supporters OF his meas
IRE 20 place about 100000 Krag-Jor-
gensens al the disposal Of the various
home guard organizations. The War
Department states that until the new
Enhelds become available II cannot
use Krag-Jorgensens for this purpose.
Moreover, il IL said only $1,000 Of the
old Springhelds are available. II il
probable that Senator Lodge will make
vigorous representations 70 the War
Department % secure the intended
construction Of his bill to provide
modern arms 20 the home goard bodies
n the various states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

liig query is disturbing some senators
who have learned upon what they re-
gard as trustworthy authority that an
other streak Of economy in the Navy
Department has resulted in placing IN
German hands the secret specifications
for the range finder in universal use
in the United States navy and admit
teddy the finest in the world.
This device is the invention OF an
American naval officer promoted sew
eral numbers for his ingenuity. The
Process Of manufacture and use OF the
instruments had been kept secret, and
until the present Administration IN
finder had been made exclusively IN
American navy yards.
ut appears, however, that shortly
before the breaking out of the Euro
mean war the thought occurred TO some
saulent official in the Navy Department
that money might be saved If competi-
tive bidding were invoked among the
instrument makers of the world. The
apparatus is exceedingly complicated
and expensive, and only concerns pos,
sessing employees of the highest sAill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
American Gunner
Describes How Armed
Liner Sank U-Boot

Washington, June Determination
of the sinking of a German submarine
By the navy gun crew Of an armed
American merchantmen, mentioned in
yesterday dispatches, was received to-
day by the Navy Department, in a re-
port from Chief Boatswain's Mate o.
]. Gullickson, commanding the gun
ners.
apparently the submarine was
either sunk or badly damaged" his re-
port says, "as nothing further was
seen of it,"
The members Of the guncrew under
Gullickson's charge were: Patrick Saw
age, Paterson, \. j.; Howard c. Gear
mellow, Cleveland, Ohio; Freddie Will
son. Highwood. H.; George A. Cutting,
Newark, y. j.; S. 0. Beam, Bridgeport,
H.; Victor NJ. Burris, Fayetteville,
Ark; Edwin ]. Hausman, Brooklyn;
Willard r. Blackmer, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Robert f. Hopkins, shelton
Conn; Sylvester J. Niehaus, Webster
Grove, Mo; Charles w. Fales, James
town, R. l., and William A. Metzger
Lake Forest, Ill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Another U-Boat
Sunk in Fight
With u. S. Liner
Second Shot by American
Gunner Cuts Off tier
Periscope
Torpedo Misses Mark
Ship Bound from Italy on Her
Maiden Trip Makes Port
Unframed
Torpedo Misses Mark

An Atlantic Port. June 23.-Another
large German submarine has been &C
counted for by an American merchant
man which arrived here to-day from
an Italian pert.
According to the captain, the second
shot fred from the 6-inch stern gun
cut the periscope in two as the under
sea boat was submerging, and a third
shot settled the Germans fate
shortly after 1880 in the afternoon
Of our second day out from Italy the
lookout reported big submarine of
he starboara bow. about five hundred
yards abeam," said the captain.
Immediately swung our vessel nara 10
mort. TO train our stern gun on the
U-boat. While we were turning TOR
pcdo sped toward us. IL missed.
"a minute later the chief gunner ;
mate commanding the jackies gave the
order TO fire. The shot passed niue
over the submarine, which was only
about eight feet out of water.
"Tte submarine commenced to sub
merge lust as the second shot was
fired The shot ripped of the perlseope
and the boat sank in a swirl of white
water. The third shot struck in the
place where the submarine went down
and no doubt finished her, as a large
patch of oil Immediately appeared on
the surface of the sea.
Attracted by the sound Of the firing,
large French destroyer came racing
up At full speed and asked if we needed
assistance. replied that we hadn't
even a scratch 10 bear witness Of the
engagement"
The American vessel was making her
maiden voyage across the Atlantic,
having served previously i'm the coast
wise trade. She is Of $500 tons gross
register.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
1000 Killed or Hurt
By Munitions Works
Explosion in Austria
Announcement in Parliament
Places Dead at 1856 Through
Carelessness of Workers

Amsterdam, June 23.-More than one
thousand persons were killed or IN
jured or are missing in consequence OF
IN explosion in munitions factories at
Bloeweg. Austria. according to an an
nouncement made in the lower house
of the Austrian Parliament by the Min
lister of Defence, as forwarded in a
dispatch from Vienna.
The casualties were given by the min
lister as follows: Dead, 1886; missing,
10; wounded, 625. Of the wounded,
$40 received only slight injuries. The
m mister said the explosion probably
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Broker Arrested for Deh
L. j. Field Failed to Pay D,n
ages in Alienation Sui,

Leonard j. Field, a stock brol..
80 Broad Street, was arrested y.,,..,
by deputy sheriffs for failure u -.
his obligation to George S. Guu.,,.
film manufacturer. who sued him 70, !.
alienation of the affections ~ w..
Grace Olive Gullette.
Gullette sued for 5000 s.r,
Field, who is a son OF Jseob r,.,,
formerly one Of the best-known t,,d.,
on the Stock Exchange, eOn,...,
judgment of $3.50. He paid only ,,s,
and Gullette obtained a body s,,.A
ment from Jutiee Ford. Field r,v.
bond to cover the $1,000 du. ana ~.
released.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
U-Boats Find Ships FeWer,
Says Teuton Naval Expert

Copenhagen, June 3-Newspaper
dispatches quote a German naval per-
sonage as saying that the decrease of
submarine sinkings in May may be ex
planned as due TO decrease in ton
mage at sea. The Germans, declares
this authority. torpedoed proportion
ately more ships than in previous
months and in some areas more than
the German preliminary estimates.
The number of submarines lost in
May, as in previous months, it is as
serted, could be recorded by a single
figure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Say German Guns
Have Uncle Sans
Range Finders
Senators Learn That Econ
omy Betrayed Secret of
Navy Before the War
lRy TeI.srapn to The Tnbunsl

Boston. June 23.-"The Transcript"
to-day published the following dis
patch from W. +. Brigham its Wash
ington correspondent:
"Are German warships, perhaps in
GLIDING submarines, equipped with
American range finders? This start
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Contractor Is Sued
For City Hall Fire
Corporation Counsel Asks
$4,000 for Alleged
Negligence

Suit has been begun by Corporation
Counsel Hardy to recover damages for
the fire which destroyed the clock
tower of the City Hall on May ii. The
city asks for $4,000, which is the
estimated cost of restoring the tower.
The Corporation Counsel believes mat
a clear case of negligence can be
proved against Charles sehlesinger'
the Bronx contractor, whose workmen
were repairing the roof at the time OF
the fire.
The Corpoi alton Counsel pointed out
Yesterday that if the fre mad occurred
at night II might have res I.'.i III ire
destruction of the historic building. ~
was found that brazier being USED
by one Of Schlesinger's workmen
caused the fire.