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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
RETURNED
SOLDIER DIES
Vance Stone a Victim Of
Measles and Pneumonia
at Home Near Town.
WHOLE FAMILY STRICKEN
His Younger Brother Also
Died Yesterday Morning
of Same Disease.

Private Vance Stone, of Company
d, aged 18 years, son of Mr.. w.
M. Stone, who resides a few miles
east of the city, died Sunday night of
pneumonia, following measles. The
youth had been i'll of measles for two
weeks, having been taken i'll six days
after his return from the border.
When pneumonia developed he sur
vived only few days. The deceased
was a native of Jackson county,
Tenn, but the family moved to this
county some years ago. Young Stone
was almost well of measles and ex-
pected to go to Murray with his COM
pany, but pneumonia carried him off
in short order.
The burial took place at the Wolfe
burying ground near by Monday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock, with brief SER
vices by Rev. Mr.. Watson.
Yesterday morning at 3 O'Clock his
brother, Willie Stone, aged 81, died
in the same room of the same dis
sease and the mother and the four
other children in the family are pros;
trated with measles. To make mat
tiers worse for the stricken family, a
daughter, Mrs. Tyler Hill, in this city,
was at the point of death yesterday
with measles.
The only member of the family
who is well is Mr.. Stone.
Neighbors are rendering all posi-
BILE assistance to the sick ones. The
family lives in the Wolfe's Chapel
neighborhood, about five miles north
east of town.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
Tenure Short Lived as Heavy
Counter-attacks Regain
Front Line Position.
SMALL RAIDING PARTIES
Characterize The Fighting In
All Other Theaters
of War.

On the lrak front in Asiatic TurkeN
the British and Turks have been en-
gagged in hard fighting at Sunnaiyas,
about II miles northwest of Ket-ug--
Amara, in their onslaught the British
captured front line Turkish positions.
at two places on frontages of $50 and
$40 yards. Their tenure of the posi-
tons was short-lived, however, for
the Turks in two heavy counter al.
tacks forced the British right wing
back to the original line. The left
wing continued the struggle of at
tempting to hold back the Turks UNITY
near nightfall when it fell back. Aside
from this engagement no fighting os.
Importance is reported in any of the,
latest official communications Opers.,-
tons on all fronts have been CARRIED
out by small raiding parties, sappers-
and the artillery wings of the beIlig--
erent armies.
Germany'S U-boat campaign has
failed in efforts to hold up traffic cu
the high seas, Lord Robert Cecil de-
clared yesterday. He announced Of
ficially that the British Government
will issue proclamation announcing
a change in the attitude of the Coy.
eminent toward neutral shipping.
Figures given out by the BrinsSl
embassy in Washington show thatttr-
average maintained by the Germans
in unrestricted submarine warfart-
has been one sunk for every hundreS
clearing or entering an English peg
The American Ambassador to Ans
tria-Hungary has handed a nota A.,
the Foreign Minister requesting elem
and final information as to the stand 800
point OF Austria-Hungary regardiEs
submarine warfare, and whether prs
vious assurance given by that GOV
eminent are to be regarded as chang
ed or withdrawn.
Two Americans were on board In
Norwegian steamer Dalbeatie wbes
she was sunk Saturday by the shell,
fire OF a submarine. Neither man
was injured. All the crew escaped
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
AGGRESSIVE
CAMP AICN
Special Train to Carry Dele
cations From Hopkins
vile to Frankfort.

Advocates of the southern route Tor
the Federal Aid Highway to traverse
Kentucky from Ashland to Wickillie'
held an enthusiastic meeting at the
courthouse Monday, as reported IN
the Kentuckian. 1t has been decided
TO run a special train from Hopkins
Vile TO Frankfort to carry delegations
TO appear before the Board OF Sinking
Fund Commissioners March to pre-
sent the claims of the proposed south
srn route, which would connect the
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Park IN
Larue county and the Jefferson DAVIS
Memorial Park in Todd county.
Gen. Bennett H. Young. of LOUIS
vile, president of the Jefferson DAVIS
Home Association, was named as a
delegate-at-large. Committees were
appointed to raise large delegations in
the counties of Warren, Logan, Todd,
Christian, Trigg, Marshall, Ballard,
Carlisle and Graves. Other commit
tees were appointed to obtain data IN
each county to be presented to the
Sinking Fund Commissioners by
prominent speakers.
A strong plea for the road is being
made by a number OF counties north
of those Joined by the tentative south
ern route, and they are said to be
hacked by Coleman du Pont.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
new PASTOR
IS CALLED
To the Cumberland Presby-,
terrain Church For
April list

The First Presbyterian cbuyp1 .
which has had no pastor since Era
+. +. Gabbard resigned saYsrzJl
months ago, has called a pastor ~ tho,
person of Rev. Charles Bre4u4, as
Franklin, Ky, who has accen,e4 III
call and will enter upon his duties tbs
first of April.
MIR. Brevard is minister Of oas1s
die age, widower with one clild. n
daughter of seventeen years OF aye, .
now in school.
He comes highly recommen'7sSa, !.
one Of the strong men of his d.anea.
nation in the state.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
NEW ENTERPRISE
John McCarley Will Open a
Buggy House on Sixth St.

John McCarley has rented the Met
calfe building on Sixth street. former
" occupied by w. r. Wheeler & Co.,
and is putting in complete stock OF
buggies, which will be ready by
March LIST. A buggy company, re-
Gently burned out, has retired from
business since January LIST, which
has no doubt had something to do
with Mr.. McCarley's decision to enter
a new field.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
Immense Crowds Present
and Guardsmen Still In
Charge Of Town.
SPECIAL VENIRE CALLED
Christian County Men Not
On Jury Returned Home
Tuesday Night.

Murray, Ky, Feb. 21.-The So iur-
ors from Christian county arrived
here at noon yesterday and the jury
to try Lube Martin was quickly made
up and all of the panel except II men
were allowed to return home the
same night.
The accepted jurors were j. d.
MCGOWAN, Mat F. Winfree, Geo. D.
McCord, w. r. Smithson, E. H. Rey-
nolds, Harry Edwards, T. D. MCGEE
Lewis Startling, L. L. Shepherd, j. c.
White, Jesse Elgin and Ed Drake.
j. P. Holt and A. d. Thompson
were appointed by Judge Charles H.
Bush to defend Martin, while the law
firms of Well G. Keys, and Coleman G
Lancaster are assisting Common
wealth's Attorney Denny P. Smith
and County Attorney j. H. Barrett.
Company D., of the Third Regiment
of the Kentucky National Guard under
command of Capt. Henry j. Sites, of
Hopkinsville, remains in charge of
the situation. Members of the COM
pany guarded the Jail where Martin
was held and patrolled the streets at
night, but no signs of disquiet were
reported, although the town is full of
visitors from the surrounding neigh
borhoods.
The calling of the trial was delayed
a considerable time to allow physical
examination of Martin, who collapsed
from fright or illness, and immediate
ly thereafter court recessed to give
Martin and his alleged accessories,
Sylvester Martin and Ed johnson, an
opportunity to consult with their
attorneys.
Following the introduction of afh-
davlts for continuance by the de-
Tense, Judge Bush ordered a special
panel of Jurymen from Christ an
county on agreement of attorneys for
both sides. There was a suggestion
of a jury from McCracken county,
but the lynching of two negroes at
Paducah recently caused objections
from the attorneys for the defense.
The objections were sustained, as
Judge Bush said he wanted everybody
satisfied. He favored a McCracken
county jury, but appeased the desires
of the defense and ordered sixty men
summoned from Christian county.
His edict was entirely satisfactory TO
all the ATTIC rneys.
Though disquieting rumors had
disturbed the town everything was
orderly when the doors of the court
were thrown open, and no signs of
danger were apparent.
Everybody who entered the court
room was searched by order of
Judge Bush. Not an armed person
was found. Soldiers at the front OF
the courtroom searched everyone,
but the persons persons who came up
the back stairs, including the newspa-
per correspondents and attorneys,
were neither stopped nor questioned.
All witnesses were recognized for
their appearance. The case is ex-
pected to be completed today or to-
morrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
WHY THE MAIL MISSED.

The failure of the Kentuckian and
other mail matter to 90 out as usual
at $40 a. m. on the Illinois Central
Railroad Tuesday, was due to the
neglect of the colored man handling
the mail to take the sacks from the
postoffice. His excuse was that he
oversight himself. Postmaster Nose
ley is giving his personal attention to
the correction of annoying irregular
tiles on this route.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
SCRATCH
CAUSES DEATH
Attendant at State Hospital
Victim Of Erysipelas, Fol-
lowing Septic Infection.

Burrel B. Beard, an attendant al
the Western State Hospital from
Breckenridge county, died Tuesday
and the remains were shipped to
Hardinsburg yesterday for interment.
Death was caused by erysipelas, due
to septic infection from one of his
legs, resulting from d small scratch.
Mr.. Beard was 62 years old and a
widower. He had been employed at
the institution for some time and was
popular with every one.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
THOSE WHO WENT
The Special Venire Of Sc Ju
rors Sent to Murray,
Tuesday.

Roscoe Parker, Henry Hurt, X. L.
Moseley, Harry Edwards, Lige Arm.
strong, Ed Marshall, Nick Edwards,
Lewis Starting, j. 7. Walker, T. NJ,
Billiard, Tandy MCGEE, Gus Breathitt,
q. II. Stowe, E. II. Reynolds, j. C.
johnson, Geo. McCord, w, L. Par
ker. Otis Rhea. w. II. Barksdale, Ira
Harris, Fate Dollins, j. w. Courtney,
W. J. Chiles, L. A. Shepherd, j. d.
Higgins, Y. H {sxton. G. l. Camp
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
One Of Countrys Leading Military Figures Since His Pic
turesque Capture Of Aguinaldo in Phlippines--Ren-
dered Distinguished Service Since Mexican
Trouble Arose on Border
WAS A SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
Who Began as Cuban Filibuster and In Few Years
Rose To Military Distinction---Funeral Services
Were Held at San Antonio Tuesday,
Burial in California

ing with her three children at Presi-
dec, was informed Monday night of
the death of her husband by Major
General Franklin Bell, commanding
the western division. She is pros
trated with grief. The children are
Frederick, ir., 10; Barbara, 8, and
Elizabeth, 3years old. Mrs. Funston
was Miss Eda Blankhart before her
marriage.
FUNERAL TUESDAY.
San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 21.-The
funeral services of Gen. Funston
were held today. The only religious
services were at Gen. FunSton's Off
cial residence at Fort Sam Houston.
There Chaplain Barton w. Perry, Of
the Third Field Artillery, read the
regular army burial service. LEAD
Kindly Light" played by the Nine
teenth Infantry band, was the sole
musical offering. The body was al.
lowed the unusual honor of lying in
state in the Alamo, and will be taken
to California.
BODY IN FRISCO FRIDAY.
San Francisco, Feb. 2l.-Mayor
James Rolph, Jr., Tuesday requested
Maj. Gen. j. Franklin Bell, command
ing the Western department of the
army, to permit 1.-THE body of Maj. Gen.
Funston to lie in state for day in
the rotunda of San Francisco's new
city hall. The body is due in San
Francisco Friday from San Antonio.
According to present plans the funer-
al will be Saturday. Burial will be
in the national cemetery at Preside.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
Aged Sister Dies.

Sister Ambrose, of the Jesuit order,
died of senihty Saturday evening al
6:25 O'Clock at Bethlehem Academy.
She was born in Ireland seventy-three
years ago.and her surname was Mara.
--Elizabethtown News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

bell, w. d. Toran, j. C. Whit. ~
r. Smithson, w. l.. Carroll CO
Morgan, w. G. Mitchell, j. A. IBw.
ard, j. w. Saurley, Geo. BE-Hsy, I.
Mat Winfree, Harry Rank, 70 W
Searles, Ed Drake, Charlie JACKSON,
Jesse Elgin, j. A. Wolfe, j. F. B,sl-
wards, Carl Reach, o. E. Howell. ~
II. Forbes, ia d. MCGOWAN, FsC.
Clark. VIII Wan er, Ed Claiborne. H.
X. Tilford. Jas. II. Skarry, h q. Rics.
@. !. crabtree, w. T Bleweti, Doug :
lass Hancock, \. ~ ~ & >'7
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
BETHEL BOARD MEETING.

! The Executive Board of the Bethel
BAPTIST Association met here Tuesday
With six Of the nine members pres
mt, as follows: Rev. j. II. Wright,
Adhrville; Rev. J. A. Burnett, AL
llensville; Rev. II. E. Gabby Holland
Garnet. C. Z. Mann and Rev. 7. T..
Powell.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

The State Agricultural Experiment
Station has issued bulletin on Ell
ology." 1t refers only incidentally to
the paramount problem OF "Etlolo-
gy," in a treatment OF the science OF
the caurses of disease.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

Carey Orr, the cartoonist who has
done such fine work with the Nashville
Tennesseean, has been draftediby one
of the big papers, the Chicago Irlb-
une. He was baseball player when
the Tennesseean discovered him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

A bread riot participated in by
women in large numbers stirred up
New York Wednesday. Mayor
Mitchell promised the women to ask
for a 81, OOO,O 900 appropriation to re-
lieve the distress caused by the high
cost of food.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

Jas. D. MCGOWAN was the center
of a good deal of excitement yester-
day. While he was at Murray serv-
ing on the Martin jury, his house
caught on fire.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

The Tennessee Central Railroad
will be sold April and the minimum
price is fixed. at 100000 and two
years taxes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

Andrew Carnegie has given s9 ,sS J
to the purchase of 5000 organ fog
the First Baptist church of Lexing
ton, Ky.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
OYSTER SUPPER.

An Oyster supper viii be given at
Howell Friday night for the benefit Of
the library Of the Howell school.
Everybody is cordially invited.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Gen. Pershing succeeds to the com
mand at the border until Gen. Fun
ston's successor is named.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 2l.-Major
General Funston, aged 81, command
ing the Southern department of the
United States army, and one of the
leading figures in the country's mill
tary history since his capture of
Aguinaldo, while commanding Kan
sas volunteer regiment in the Philip
pines, died of acute indigestion Mon
day night. He collapsed in hotel
soon after dining with some friends
and did not regain consciousness
before his death, a short time after
ward.
BORN IN OHIO.
Funston, a native of Ohio, and
reared on Kansas farm, had re-
markable career before he became a
soldier. Few people knew that his
first work was as a scientist with
bent toward botany. AS an agent of
the department of agriculture in 1891,
he took part in the Death Valley eX-
petition, then he explored Alaska and
the British Northwest and crossed
Alaska to the Arctic ocean and travel
ed from Mckenzie river to Boring
sea, a journey of about $500 miles.
He camped in the Klondike during
the winter of 1893, and then alone
floated down the Yukon in a canoe,
through wilderness without seeing
another living soul. Soon after that
he resigned from the department of
and travelled in Mexico.
DRILLED CUBAN RECRUITS.
When the last Cuban instruction
broke out Funston applied to the rev.
dictionary junta in New York for
service with the rebel army, but the
Cubans suspected him of being a spy
or an agent of the United States run
ming down violations of neutrality
laws. Finally he convinced them of
his intentions and for many weeks, in
rooms on an out of the way street in
the Lower East Side of New York,
Funston instructed recruits in the
handling of machine guns, of which
the Cubans were ignorant. Soon af-
forward he was taken into the Cuban
army with a commission.
GAINED REPUTATION IN CUBA.
Not until 1896, when the Cuban in
surrection was at its height, did Fred
erick Funston become known through
out the United States as frst-class
fighting man but his friends in Kansas
where he had spent his early man
hood-long had so classified him.
WINS RANK OF BROADER.
When he won his rank of brigadier
as a reward for his capture OF Agui-
naldo his active service in the regular
United States army began. He speed
lily reached the top Of the list of bri-
gadiers but when there were vacan-
cies in the list of major generals he
was passed over no less than six
times by Presidents Roosevelt and
Taft AT times Funston almost de-
SPARED OF further promotions but
with characteristic tenacity he stuck
to the army.
When Vera Cruz was occupied,
Major General Wood, chief Of staff,
selected Funston for the logical man
for field command.
President Wilson promoted him to
Major General and assigned him to
The border.
MRS. FUNSTON FRUSTRATED.
San Francisco. CAL, Feb. a.
Mrs. Frederick Funston, who Is visit
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-02-22

Yesterday was very much like a
spring day and early gardeners began
TO show considerable activity.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
teries carried on the locomotives will
Withstand pull Of $40 pounds.
IS HOME FROM
CHURCH MEETING
The Rev.. J. n. Matthias Returns
From Cleveland, Where He
Attended Northern Bap-
fist Convention.

The Rev j. III. Matthias, pastor Of
the First Baptist church, has return
ed from Cleveland, Ohio. where he
attended the northern Baptist con-
vention The convention opened
Wednesday. May 16, and closed Tues
day, May %. Three thousand dele
gates, representing 100000 COM
municants in cities from coast to
coast, were present. The meetings
during the week were held in Keith's
Hippodrome, the largest auditorium
in the city. The convention was CIV
en- the free use of this building.
Resolutions were passed and sent
to President Wilson and the United
States senate, promising the support
of the convention, asking for war
time prohibition and the establishing
of a vice zone about the soldier
camps. The Baptists announced their
intention Off cooperating with the
Young Mems Christian association
in raising the $3,OO0,000 war fund and
in assisting in the work among the
soldiers.
Some of the principal speakers
were Robert E. Speer, secretary Of
the Presbyterian board Of foreign
missions; Clarence A. Barbour.
president OF the RocheSter Ineolog-
ical> seminary; Rev. ]. A. Francis Of
Los Angeles, big Pacific coast
churchman; and F. b. Smith, well
knowniY NJ. G. A. worker.
/ The five year program of the north
ern Baptist church was fully discuss
ed and reports made at the conven-
ton showed that results were being
achieved A huge increase In the
number of conversions was announced
as well as an increase in the amount
of money raised for church work.
The missionary department of the
church for the first year in the last
six closed its work without deficit.
1t was planned this year to push
the vacation Bible schools of the
church that have been proving SO
successful. Children between the
ages of four and thirteen, meet five
mornings a week during vacation
time for Bible study and instruction
in mat weaving, basket weaving,
wood work, sewing and the like. This
year the vacation Bible schools will
make bandages for the Red Cross.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
MEMORIAL FOR
+. GEORGE WELSCH
Country's Service During War
to be Honored at First
Baptist Church.

The Young Mems class Of the First
Baptist Sunday school Is arranging
for special memorial service to be
held in the church on Sunday evening
in honor Of George Welsch, the first
member of the class and the first
citizen Of Keokuk, to give his life
In his country's service since the
declaration of war against Germany.
The young men have themselves ar
ranged for an elaborate and appro-
pirate service including selections
by the Community band; selections
by the class male quartette; the
sounding of taps by the bugler.
Smith Hamill: reading of the reso-
lutions adopted by the class; and
special sermon by the pastor, the
Rev. J. H Matthias.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25

Supervisors of San Francisco
launched an economy campaign"
along lines of least resistance. They
boosted salaries to start with and
promised to mutilate every bill out
side of the payroll.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
KEOKUK DOCTORS
AWAITING CALL
ocal Physicians Who Volunteered
Tor Army work May Be
Summoned by
June 1,
Keokuk physicians who

IA keokuk physicians who
w. have volunteered for army
NJ work are momentarily ex-
pecting a call to report at
ue OF the several medical camps
'at VIII be established. A Washing.
Va dispatch contains the following
formation ml concerning these camps:
WASHINGTON. May 25.-New
lmy medical schools will be estab-
Sneu at Fort Riley, Kan, Fort Ben
s sailn Harrison, Ind, Fort Ogle-
r..pe' Ca, and possibly Leon
psihgs, Texas, for training the thou
mus OF doctors who will be needed
en the war armies are rhobilized.
noo onlciai statement issued says that
VO, are needed now and the services
io,ooo more will be required by
i = end Of the year.
zach Of the camps will accommo-
a aa QUO doctors during the training
kSuise and the three in Kansas
ols,a and Indiana will be ready
|Oo NC doctors must in turn train So
unlisted men in hospital work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-25
For After War Business.

WASHINGTON, May 25-Prepar-
ing for the great post-bellum trade
war. Germany has inaugurated
great merchant ship building pro-
gram, official advices here indicated
today.
One hundred and twenty-five thou
sand tons of shipping is reoprted al
ready under construction. Included
arc two giant Hamburg
1iners-the Bismarck. Of $4,000 tons.