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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21

The Rev. w. A. Brown of Chicago,
of the International Sunday School
Association, and the Rev. George A.
Joplin of Louisville, General Secretary
of the Kentucky Sunday School Asso-
citation, will be present in this city
on next Tuesday and will give ad-
dresses in the First Presbyterian
Church to those interested in Sunday
School work.
Maysville Is one of the twelve Ken
lucky cities chosen by those two gen.
tlemen in planning their itinerary for
the trip through the state, the other
towns being: Basket, Greensboro
Louisville, Pineville, Middleboro, Har-
Ian, Barbourville, Manchester, Berea
Winchester and Richmond. In several
of the cities, a two day stop was made
MIR. Brown is one of the leading Sun
! day School workers in the United
States. He has Travelled in every state
and has become thoroughly familiar
with all kinds Of Sunday School work
In his address he will give many valu,
able ideas concerning efficient work in
the Sunday School and every one in
terested in this branch of the church
should hear him.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21

grow number Of different varieties
in the same field and store them mis-
cellaneously together. The result is
Improbable confusion.
Even as it is, sweet potatoes are, in
point Of value, the second most i'm
portant truck crop in the United
States, being exceeded only by Irish
potatoes. The production, however,
can be increased almost indefinitely
for there are millions of acres of
cheap cut-over lands in the South well
adapted to the crop. BY adopting the
Improvements suggested the demand
can be increased proportionately, for
an attractive product can then be
placed on the market throughout the
year instead of for a short season
only, as is now the case in many Sec
tons.
1t must be remembered, too. that the
value of sweet potatoes as feed for
live stock is not yet generally I'M
derstood. Three to four bushels are
the equivalent Of bushel of corn for
hogs and in connection with rich con-
centrates the potatoes are good
feed for cattle. On light soils that
produce from 20 to 20 bushels of
corn, the same care and attention will
return 100 to 200 bushels of sweet
potatoes. Finally, it is not unlikely
that by artificial drying product may
be obtained which will keep as long
as it desired and, because of its re-
duced bulk, may be shipped long dis
tances at comparatively low cost
Government experiments along this
line, however, have not been carried
far enough as yet to recommend dry
ing on commercial scale.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21
LABOR MEAIATIQN BQARDs TO BE
FORMED IN tARGE CITIES

Washington, May IS ~ Plans for
creating nationwide machinery to
aid In mediating labor disputes dur
Ing the war were announced today
by the National Defense Councils
subcommittee on Mediation and
Cancellation.
Committees " iRhuentlal employ
era and labor representatives will be
formed In every Industrial center,
starting with a score Of lNrse cities,
to cooperate with Federal or state
medIalsss particularly by influencing
employers and union leaders 10 sub
nit TO arbitration.
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21
VOLUNTEER FOR DRAFT DUTY

In order to carry out the provisions
of the Selective Draft Law, It will be
necessary to open registration quar-
tiers, in each voting precinct Of Ma
son county with two competent Of
ficers in charge, whose duties It will
be to register the names of those with
In the precinct between the ages OF q
and SO--not exempt by the provision
OF the law, for military service. In
many sections of the county, compe-
tent men are Offering their services
for this work without pay. We are In
formed that quite few have volun-
tered to do this patriotic service in
this county, and we have no doubt thu,
many more than the required number
Will be listed by Inv time the regis
trars ays named.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21
SWEET POTATOES A NEGLECTED
SOURCE OF FOOD

Washington, d. c., May 21-Sweet
potatoes can be made an important
and cheap source Of food, say special
lists in the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture. 1t is quite easy to increase
the acreage enormously and the
adoption OF better methods Of hand
ling and storing would Improve the
product to such an extent that the de,
mand would be greatly stimulated.
Storing sweet potatoes has always
been a more difficult problem than
producing them. A large part Of the
Southern crop is kept in pits and
banks, with the result that probably
thirty per cent of the potatoes decay
and even those which are fit to put
on the market do not keep we'll. More
over, the pits and banks can not be
opened during wet or rainy weather
without risk of injuring all the stock
in them, so that it Is not uncommon
for growers to be unable, because of
weather conditions, to get out their
potatoes at the very time that the
market demand for them is greatest
These difficulties can be done away
with to great extent by the use of
sweet potato storage houses, the man
agement and construction of which
are discussed in detail in Farmers
Bulletin 548 of the Department of
Agriculture. Records covering the
storage in such buildings of 22S,31S
bushels of potatoes for an average
period of 124 days show the average
decay to be only 2.45 per cent. If they
were to be adopted generally by
growers in the South. it is estimated
that at least ten million dollars would
be added to the value of the crop
each year.
The sweet potato is, however, like
practically all other crops, subject to
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21
ALLIES TO RECEIVE BULK Oh
RESOURCES

Washington, May 1S-Broad princi
ciples underlying Americas econ
omic participation in the war subjec
to congressional legislation wer'
agreed upon at the final general trade
conference of British Foreign Score
tary Balfour and Secretaries Lansing
and RedAeld and British and Ameri
can trade experts.
Generally it has been agreed tina
the United States shall devote it's re
sources preferentially to the Allies
In devoting a share of the scarce
supplies and tonnage to neutral trade
those and tonnage to neutral trade
those countries evincing friendl!
disposition toward the common caus'
will be favored.
All shipping SO far as possible will
be devoted only to emergency trans
portation In order to decrease tn,
chances of destruction by subma
rines.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21
TnnAV JEFFERSONFLOUR$ SIS. 80
lVUHl SEAL Of Ohio Best Patent Flour, $500 ESiE3!5

disease In the field as well as to de-
cay In storage. Black rot, scurf and
soft rot are found wherever the crop
is grown. Stem rot, foot rot and
other diseases of minor importance
are severe only in isolated centers
and, with the exception Of foot rot, all
the diseases do more damage In the
North, where the crop is grown in
tensively, than in the South. In the
North the loss from disease Is esti-
mated at from ten to forty per cent
Of the annual crop; In the South, in
GLIDING storage diseases, at from ten
to twenty per cent. The best meth
DDS for the control of the various
diseases are discussed in Farmers
Bulletin ia.
Partly because Of the difference in
their ability to resist disease and part.
ly because Of market demands, more
attention should be paid to the var.
iety Of sweet potato grown. For ex.
ample, Yellow Jerseys, Big Stem Jer.
seys, Nancy Halls and Early Caro-
linas are particularly susceptible tt
stem-rot, whereas most Of the Other
commercial varieties are more or lest
resstent. On the other hand, the
Yellow and the Big Stem Jerseys
which are dry and mealy when cook
ed, suit the northern consumer an(
are the varieties commonly sold t
him. However, the markets of thu
Central West and West will take tn,
semi-moist varieties such as Name!
Hall and Dooley If they are properl!
graded and packed. The highes
price paid for carload lots Of swee
potatoes on the Chicago market II
two successive seasons was for south
ern grown Nancy Hall. In the South
a moist fleshed potato is preferred
A knowledge of such facts is essen
tial to profitable marketing of tn
crop, but at the present time mos
producers, especially in the South
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21

Mr.. Joplin is well known to a great
number of Maysville people. He was
one of the originators of the Go-to-
Sunday-School Day in Kentucky sew
eral years ago. He is a member OF
the Ebenezer Presbytery, which met
in this city several weeks ago.
At 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening sup
per will be served in the First Pres
byterian Church to the officers and
teachers of the various schools of the
lefty.
The speaking will begin at 1890
o'clock promptly. All invited,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-21
TO AILING WOVEN
A Little Sound Advice VIII Help
Many q Sufferer In Maysyille

No woman should consider herself
healthy and we'll II the kidneys are
weak. Poisons that pass of when
the kidneys are well, are retained In
the body when the kidneys are disor-
dered. II the kidneys and bladder be-
come infamed and swollen worse
troubles may quickly follow. This Ia
often the cause OF bearing-down pains,
lameness, backache, etc.. Uric pois-
oning is also frequent cause Of head
aches, dizzy spells, languor, nervous
ness and rheumatic pain.
When suffering SO, try Doan's Kid
ney Pills, q remedy that has proven
effective in thousands Of such cases
Let q Maysville woman tell Of her
experience.
Mrs. J. c. Hays, 493 w. Second St..
Maysville, says: about six years
ago, suffered from a severe attack Of
kidney trouble. My back first became
lame and ached dreadfully. Pains shot
through 1t clear up to my shoulder
blades. My kidneys were irregular
in action. too. A few boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills, which l got at the
Chenoweth Drug Co., helped me a
great deal. My kidneys became nor.
NAL and the pains left my back.
have used Doan's Kidney Pills for @
similar attack since and they have
proven satisfactory"
Mrs. Hays is only one of many
Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. II
your back aches-if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for 6
kidney remedy--ask distinctly fol
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS, the same
that Mrs. Hays had-the remedy back
ed by home testimony. SOC all drut
stores. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, N. Y. when Your Back II
Lame-Remember the Name"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Supplying Troops
In France Will Be
An Immense Task
1000 Ton Refrigerators
and 1,OOO,OOO-Gallon
Tanks Planned

Paris. July l2.-Major General Will
lam L. Sibert, who will command the
American training camp behind the
French front, arrived here to-day.
Major General John J. Pershing.
commander of the American forces. Wis
tied the largest ammunition plant in
the Paris district to-day He was
shown about by Albert Thomas, Min
lister Of Munitions
Il is announced that the American
Red Cross will take over all French in
firmaries relief stations-between its
bases and the portion Of the front
where the American troops will be
placed. supplanting the French, who
will take up other duties elsewhere.
Americans TO Drop Poncho
The American troops in France. It is
made known in a partial report of in
vestigations made by American officers,
will discard the poncho while in ser
vice in France, and will adopt the
French cavalry slicker in modified
form as best adapted to trench fighting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
British Hurl Back
Enemy Raids from
Arras to the Sea
Ten German Aeroplanes
Brought Down in New
Air Drive
By Cahle 20 TIE Tribune

London, July 12.-Activity on the
West front to-day was almost entirely
confined 70 attempts Of the Germans 20
regain the initiative before the ex-
pected British drive gets under way.
Hostile raids in force were driven off
by the British in the Lombaertzyde
sector, near the sea, and in the neigh
borhood Of Queant, east Of Arrss. where
the Hindenburg and Siegfried lines
join. Some prisoners remained in the
hands of Haig's men.
Meanwhile, both the German and
British guns are fighting stronger
duel, particularly around Ypres, Lens
and Bullecourt, the enemy batteries
also keeping up an intensive fire on all
lines of communication in Flanders
general Haig reports unusual activity
in the air. a large number Of bombs
having been dropped on hostile air
dromes and munition dumps last night.
The sky raidng was continued to-day.
and ten German machines were brought
down. Three of the royal fiers have
not returned.
Except for violent artillery battles
al several points and unsuccessful Ger
man thrusts on both banks Of the
Meuse. toward Hi S04 and the Har-
daumont Work, in the Verdun region,
the front held by the French was quiet.
German batteries bombarded Rheims
with a hundred more shells to-day, and
the Berlin night bulletin reports lively
fighting activity in the Champagne.
After the first surprise and shock Of
the German success on the Belgian
coast the British people have begun 20
appreciate its true significance. and
now regard the future confidently.
There is hardly any likelihood Of fresh
German attacks among the sanddunes,
because the User is a serious barrier,
but the enemy may show renewed &C
tivIty 70 the south. The French, who
comment freely on the Belgian battle,
expect that the British may soon attack
from the sea, and that the enemy will
find his new position hot when the mon
itors begin to shell the dunes.
The Germans officially describe the
battle as "a magnificent success" and
il was certainly complete. as the Brit
ish authorities admit that two battal-
ions, or approximately $500 men. all
who occupied the captured territory.
were pinched off by the German bar
rage, and were either hiIod. wounded
or made prisoners. Whether this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Only 2 Battalions
Of British Defended
Nieuport Positions

London, July I2.-The total British
casualties resulting from the German
success near Nieuport, Belgium. on
Tuesday were about 1900. including
prisoners. These figures we're given
By Major General F. B. Maurice. chief
director OF military operations, at the
War Office. to-day.
The section captured by the Ger
mans. said General Maurice. who made
his statement in MS weekly talk 70 The
Associated Press, was defended by only
two battalions OF British. The Ger
man claim Of 1,25O prisoners ne con-
sidered probably accurate.
General Maurice said no particular
military Importance attached 20 the
German attack. He pointed out that il
is always possible for either side, by
concentrations. 20 carry out a coup on
little section like the one in Belgium.
which is only l.i00 yards long. The
Germans had sufficient artillery on
hand for the attack, lnasmuch as they
had massed guns As defence against
British naval bOmbardment. The Ger
mans selected FOR the assault q day
when a heavy sea was running, know
ing they would not need their guns FOR
work against the warships.
The general called attention 10 the
fact that this is the first attack which
the Germans have initiated against the
British In more than two years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
British Naval Planes
Raid Flemish Towns
Fires and Explosions Caused
BY Tons Of Bombs; Aeros
Return Safely

London, July l2.-British naval air
planes last night carried out raids on
military objects in and near five towns
in Flanders. says an announcement
made tonight By the Admiralty. Fires
and explosions were caused by the sew
eral tons Of bombs dropped by the
raiders.
The statement reads:
bombing raids we're carried out last
ni1ht by naval machines on Varssen-
acre, ST. -Westrem, Ghistelles
and Ostend Railway lines and an
electric power station and railway sid
ing at Zarren were attacked by gun
FIRE from the air and bombs were
dropped on train near ST. Denis
Westren.
"A fire was caused by bombs dropped
near the Ostend electric power station
and a heavy explosion was caused at
the Varssenaere railway dump, fol
lowed By an intense conhagration,
which was still burning a half hour
later. Several tons OF bombs we're
dropped. All the machines returned
safely"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Raid Constantinople Again
Two Hostile Planes lnflict
Minor Damage in Capital

Constantinople, July l2.-An official
statement issued from Turkish head
quarters says:
Two enemy airplanes few over Con-
stantinop.e Tuesday night and dropped
bombs, causing insignificant damage"
A British official statement issued on
Wednesday said that a successful at
tack was carried out by the Royal
Naval Air Service on Monday night
against the Turkish-German feet lying
off Constantinople. Direct hits were
obtained on the Turkish cruiser Sultan
Selim formerly the Goeben and on
other enemy ships. The War Office
also was attacked and a direct hit OBJ
tanned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
MARRIAGES

BOHNERT-MORGA Martha P. Morgan.
daughter OF Belle Walden ard James II.
Morgan. 20 Philip \. Bohnert. az All
Saints Church. Leonia, y. J.
CARPENDER- HAAs-On Thursday.
July y. 1917, az Magnolia. Mass, Alice
Prebe Tucker de Haas 20 william Carpen-
der, Of New York City.
NO-MACKENZlE On Wednesday. July
II. by the Rev John Brian Mccormick. at
the Chapel Of the InJercession. Haze r.
Mackenzie daughter OF Mrs G. r Macken-
zie, 70 Josiah " Worden Emo.
HARRINGTON INQUIRE On "wednesday.
July II, 1917, az St Jer0me's Church.
Jane e R. Mcclure. daughter OF Eugene
J Mcclure. Of The Bronx. 10 james A.
Harrington, OF Long Beach. Long Island.
sCHwAB-yAN PELT-O on Wednesday July
II. BY the Rev Joseph II. Mcmahon. at
the Church Of Our Lady OF Lourdes. Miss
Marie A. Van Pet. daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. William J. Van Pelt. and Mr. Will
lam Waters Schwab. son OF Mrs. Jeanette
VI. and the late I. D. SchvaD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
king of the Hejaz"
Defeats the urks
Arabs Kill 700, Take 600
Prisoners and Capture
Several Towns

London, July l2.-Although little has
been heard of him recently, it develops
that the King of the Hejaz,' the for
mer Grand Sheriff of Mecca, has been
continuing his activity in Arabia. TINS
Arab leader, who assumed his royal
title by virtue of the sway he obtained
over the extensive Heiaz region, along
the Red Sea, has been in revolt against
the Turks since July. 1915, and recently
has apparently been extending his au-
thority northward.
Replying 10 a question in the House
of Commons to-day, James Ian Mac
pherson. Psrl.a mentary Secretary TO
the War Office. said that the Turkish
posts between the Talila-Maln district
and Akaba we're now in Arab hands.
The total Turkish losses IN the tghtlng
that has taken place were 700 killed
and 600 prisoners, including 20 officers,
ne stated, while one mountain gun also
was captured A Turkish battalion was
DESTROYED on July and the HeJaz rail
way damaged at many points.
Il seems probable that the towns Of
Tafleh and Naan, in Northern Arabia,
are those alluded to by the spokesman
for the War Office. Tafleh lies 100
miles northwest OF Akaba. which is at
the head Of the Gulf Of Akaba, on the
easterly side Of the Sinai Peninsula.
Tnfleh i. about fifteen miles southeast
# the southern extremity Of the Dead
Sea. and Maan is slightly 20 the south
on the railway line from Damascus TO
Medina
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
GERMAN

Berlin. July 70 DAY Army Group q
Prince Rupprecht- attack Of the marine
in .antry on Tuesday NEAR the coast in Bel
GUM represents a magnificent success. The
enemy was unable 20 deliver any counter at
tacks The artillery fighting was heavier
Yesterday in Flanders. especially southeast Of
Ypres. on the Artois front and near Lens and
Ruliecour-. We carried out several recon
NOTHING enterprises
Near Monchy shock troops of Hanseatie
regiment. assisted effectively by hame-throw-
ers. stormed a series Of British trenches,
from which a large number Of prisoners
were brought in.
Army Group Of the German Crown Prince.
In the Western Champagne and on the lett
bank of the Mouse lively artillery engage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
East
RUSSIAN

Petrograd. July 70 Western Russian
Front-Yestercay cur operations along the
Rivers Dniester and Lomnica continued 10 de-
veiop. After = stubborn and sangu.nary bat
tie the eneny was forced out OF the town Of
hslusz, which was occup ed by us.
To the west of Extraordinary. on the
Grabovaa- Rosona-kriyicz frost. the enemy.
taking advantage of the extremely intricate
terrain. IS holding back our ad ance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
GERMAN

Berlin. July 70 DAY Near Riga. Smor-
gon and Baranovichi the artillery lighting
vas again spirited. Near Lutsk and IN the
East Galicia fighting area the firing also
reached a point OF considerable intensity a.
times. On the Ochtacha-a Russian chasseur
troops were repused. a. were local enemy at
tacks on the Stokhod
Between the Dulester and the Carpathians
the Russians. using mixed detschments. felt
their way toward the Lomnca position. and
near Kalusz advance troops reached the west
ern bank Of the river.
might In the east there were local
engagements Immediately south OF Dnester
Vienna. July l2.-South Of the Dnester
the Russians reached our Lomnca position.
Near Kalusz engagements developed on the
western bank of the river. Russian thrusts
north Of the Rovno-K Ove. railway line, on
the Stockhod River. were repulsed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Italian Front


Rome. July I'm the Trsvignolo Valley
We drove back. with an energetic counter at
tack. an enemy detachment which during the
night succeeded N reaching one Of our aG-
ysnced posts on the second peak OF Col
Bricon.
Vienna, July ie-As a rctaiiatory measure
for the visit made b. Italian airmen 70 ldriA
an AustrO-Hungarian air squadron yesterday
dropped bombs on the station and extensive
barracks near Trivida. On Col Bricon our
storuinS detachment yesterday morning pene-
trated the encny's positions. killed most Of
the occupants, blew gp a large quantity OF
munitions and returned with some prisoners.