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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25

Bombay will erect huge mirrors at
dangerous street intersections to warn
traffic or vehicles approaching from
around corners.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25
COAL FAMINE NEAR MINES

Middleport. Ohio, January 23--The
Pomeroy Bend is the heart of one OF
the largest coal fields in Southeastern
Ohio, and yet there is a coal famine
here almost as acute as in the large
cities. The demand for shipment is SC
great that it is almost impossible to
get fuel for domestic purposes. The
Galloway schools. in Sutton Township
had to close down the other day for
lack of fuel, although the school
building is located within quarter OF
a mile of one of the largest mines in
the county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25

There Is no pew In any church that
the devil has not sometimes occupied.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25
VIRGINIA GOING IN ELK RAISING
BUSINESS

Bristol, Tenn, January 22-The
State of Virginia will experiment in
the development and production of
elk herds. The first consignment OF
sixteen elks has Just been received at
Arcadia, Botetourt county, that State,
and will be cared for there until
spring, when the animals will be
turned loose In the mountains Of the
region. They were captured In the
Yellowstone Park reservation by
Howard Eaton, a veteran hunter and
ranchman. John II. Parsons. State
Game Commissioner, has arranged for
bringing another consignment Of 100
head to the Virginia mountains. II
IN the opinion Of the State game au.
thoritles that Virginia will prove n
choice abode for elk herdp,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25
NICHOLASVILLE TO HAVE FREE
MAIL DELIVERY

Nicholasville, KY, January 23-The
X. & c. Directory Company is here
to post numbers on the houses. This
must be done before Nicholasville can
have free mail delivery. The town is
eligible to free delivery and applica-
ton will be made for it when the
houses are posted.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25

Hard luck stories are usually hard
or on the listener.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25

The $4,000 inhabitants which we're
credited to Dawson City, Alaska. dur
ing the height of the 1898 gold rush
have now dwindled to mere 1000.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-25

The man who has an exalted opin-
ion of himself nearly always has a
poor opinion of human nature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
BIG DRIVE FOR MARINE RECRUITS
TO FEATURE THE STARS CAMPAIGN

The United States Marine Corps needs 5000 more
men, Tomorrow night big drive" for recruits in this
important service will be staged front Of The Star
building It will be the fourth Of the series Of motion
pictures and talks obtain recruits the and land
forces of the United States given under the auspices of
The Star.
ARRANGEMENTS are made have the entire Marine
Band on hand give beginning 80 o'clock
Selections also will be given during the showing of the
motion pictures, scheduled to at o'clock
Several vocal selections by glee club composed of
marines are be given. The musical program will be
mann. director Of the Marine Band.
An appeal for recruits will be voiced by Mai Henry
W. Carpenter, U. S. N. c.. in charge Of the Washington
recruiting Office for the service Life the corps and
something Of it's activities will be explained by O. NJ.
Seret N NJ. Shaw, U. S. NJ. c.. whose talk will be illus
trated with number of lantern slides.
Several reels Of motion pictures showing how the
marine is trained and depicting typical Marine Corps
activities land and to be shown. These films
also will show scenes Haiti when marines were landed
there during 1915 to que disorder These pictures were
made under actual fighting conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
IS PROPOSED IN RUSSIA
Council of Workers, Soldiers and
others Recommend Basis of Uni
versal Suffrage.

LONDON, April Il. 1885 ANA
Petrograd dispatch says the congress
of the council of workers, soldiers and
delegates has adopted a report regard
ing the constituent assembly which
makes Jhe following recommendations:
The assembly shall be convened at
Petrograd as early as possible on the
principle of universal suffrage The
army snail take part in the elections
like the rest of the population. but the
active army shall vote separately.
Women shall have the same voting
rights as men. The qualifying age for
the vote shall be twenty years. The
council of workers. soldiers and dele
gates shall control the election. which
shall fix the political regime of Russia
and her fundamental laws
The report also provides that after
constitutional questions are settled the
assembly shall take up agrarian prob
lens and draft new laws on matters of
labor. questions of nationality. orrani-
zation of local self-government and all
questions of an international char
acter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

By the Associated Press
LONDON, April 1.-THE British made
a further advance in the neighborhood
of Epehy last night. according to an Of
fetal statement issued by the war office.
Rainstorms are hampering operations.
.Since the morning of April g." says
the official report from British head
quarters in France last night. I'VE have
taken over 1000 prisoners. The captured
material includes 1874 guns"
Supreme Test at Hand.
fstan Correspondent Of the Associated Press.)
BRITISH H e A Do U R IS IN
FRANCE, April 16. via London.-The hot
DANES Of war are raging over the entire
western front on plans elaborated at pro-
1oneed conferences between Gen. Nivelle
and Field Marshal Haig and the war coun-
ellis of France and England. The results
already attained justify the conclusion
that the supreme military test Of the
var Ia near at hand.
The part to be played by each belliger-
ent has been definitely agreed upon, and
q schedule has been arranged as for
anA gzeat cohesive 1oEces Various tasks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
WARS GREAT TEST AT HAND:
BRITISH ADVANCE, FURTHER

have been precisely allotted along the
wide-reaching battle lines.
French Gain Confidence.
1t was planned that the British should
strike from Arras while the French
guns were still roaring their prepara-
tion for infantry hostilities along a
wide front farther TO the south. The
successes gained in the first stages of
the British advance have. given the
French great confidence in the inaugu-
ration of their own enterprises
The whole struggle in the western
theater promises to be a titanic one
The allies are prepared as never before
both in material and personnel. and ars
cooperating with smoothness which
comes from a complete understanding
and thorough appreciation of the work
in hand. The Germans have more diyi-
sions on the western front than would
have been thought possible a year ago,
and however much of an ''easterner'
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg may
have been In the past he will have to
devote his entire time and attention to
western events for some weeks tn come
Already a half score of Germany's
best divisions have been smashed TO
pieces by the British onslaught and
-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

oublic interest and intimated that some
cans would be devised to keep the
bile informed.
Secretaries Lansing, Baker and
Daniels and George Cree1. who com
prise the governments new publicity
bureau, conferred again today on plans
of organization. While some progress
was made. it was said numerous details
still were to be determined upon and
it would be several days before the
bureau was fully organized
Gen. Wood on Committee.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, ranking officer
of the army. has been designated to
represent the military branch of the
government on the committee which
will welcome to the United States the
distinguished British war commission
headed by Foreign Minister Balfour.
The selection of Gen. Wood is in line
with the administrations plans for ac-
cording every possible honor to the
high rank and notable character of
Great Britain's commissioners. The
State Department is represented on
the committee by Breckinridge Long,
third assistant secretary; the navy by
Rear Admiral Fletcher Of the general
board and Commander E. F.. Sellers
and the army by Gen. Wood and Col.
r. e. L. Niche.
1t has been stated at the White
House that the President had arranged
to receive the British visitors tomor-
row and the French commissioners at
the same time if they had reached
Washington.
Col. Crosby Arranging Details.
Col Spencer Cosby. Corps of Engi-
neers. stationed at Milwaukee, Wis, has
arrived in this city under special orders
to report to the Secretary of State and
arrange the details of the plans for the
reception of the French delegation. The
delegation is headed by NJ. viviani. vice
president of the French council. and
includes in its membership Gen. Joffre
hero of the Marne.
While in this city they will be domi-
ciled in the dwelling of former Am
bassador Henry White, on Belmont
street near 18th street. Col. Cosby is
the only member of the American re-
ception committee yet appointed. He
was recently relieved from a tour of
duty at Paris as an attache of the
United States embassy to France. Be-
fore he went abroad he was superin-
tendent of public buildings and
grounds. and earlier District Engineer
Commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
Voluntary Agricultural Army.

A voluntary agricultural army dur
ing the war is outlined in bill in
troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Mccormick of Illinois The hill
is based on a plan worked out by the
University of Illinois, and approved by
the conference OF agricultural experts
at St. Louis last week. The bill would
enlist volunteers for the farms The
workers would be above military age:
also men OF military age, but unfit
for army service. and boys over four
teen. IL At for farm labor They would
serve both on private farms and gov
ernment-operated farms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

gains. The French advance averages in
depth from two to two and half miles
beyond the German first position, which
is composed of lines of five and six
trenches. one behind another.
Attack Was Expected.
Measured by the amount of territory
freed the victory does not compare with
the Somme offensive, which opened a
month ago, but. viewed from the
amount of destruction done to the en-
emy's armed forces and the damage to
his military prestige.sit is far greater
success. Here there can be no question
either of previous planned retreat or
a surprise. The enemy expected an at
tack and made every preparation to de-
feat it.
From Scissors to Craonne the German
line runs along series of hills of an
average height of 500 feet. with deep
valleys between. The attackers adj
vanced up the valleys under a cross
fire from each flank. but the artillery
curtain, on new plan invented by
British general. was So effective that
the operation was carried out at less
cost than might be expected.
The weak point of the German line is
from Craonne to Rheims. where the
ground is more level Here the attack
made more progress. and the danger of
a rupture of the line became SO immi-
nent that the Germans brought in all
available reserves. The reserves were
smashed by the French field artillery.
which kept close on the heels OF the
waves of infantry.
The result of yesterdays operations is
that the great western battle has now
Joined along front of close to $50
miles. more than one-third of the
mighty line from Switzerland TO the
sea.
French Official Report.
The official statement of today fol-
lows:
North and south of the Disc there
was intermittent artillery fighting. Our ,
patrols brought back prisoners.
Between scissors and Rheims our
troops are organizing the positions cap
tured. In the region of Allies "A strong
German counter attack on our new lines
was broken up BY our artillery and ma
chine gun fire, which inflicted severe
losses on the enemy. other German
attacks in the sector of Courcy
also were broken up. The weather con-
tinues to be very bad over the whole
front
In the Champagne the night was
marked by more artillery fighting west
OF Auberive. Everywhere else the
night was calm.
In the period between April 10 and Is
our pilots accomplished numerous ex-
son, Sublieut. Languedoc and Sergt
Rousseau brought down each his fifth
German machine Lieut.. Pinsart ac-
for three enemy airplanes,
up to eight the number to the
credit of this officer. Adjt. Vitalis de-
'troped his seventh adversary. Lieut.
Deulln his thirteenth and Capt Guy
lemer scored his thirty sixth victory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
ALLIED BOMBS KILL ELEVEN.
Twenty-Five Injured by Fliers in
Freiburg as Scheme of Reprisals,

BERLIN. April 17.-An Official an
nouncement by the war office says that
eleven persons have been killed. twen-
ty-nine injured and considerable dam
age done to the university building by
an air attack on Freiburg.
LONDON. April ia British <admi-
ralty statement issued last night says:
"In consequence of German submarine
attacks on British hospital ships. in di-
rect and fragrant contravention Of The
Hague convention. large squadron of
British and French afrplanes carried
out reprisal bombardment of the town
Of Freiburg Saturday. Many bombs
were dropped with good results.
Despite a large number Of air fights
with hostile airplanes. all our machines
Axnept thcoa- xetuxRs6 aafslxr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

northern Canada. from which German
train of troops and supplies going from
Canada to the continent. Inasmuch as
there has been no evidence of the use
of such bases in more than two years
OF war. it is considered unlikely that
even If they exist they can now be
brought into use in Germany's warfare
AGAINST the United States.
The navy has taken all the measures it
now has at hand against the submarine
menace. and is taking more as they be-
come available. Naval officers recognize
the danger of submarine operations off
American coasts, but are confident of the
nayy's ability to deal with them, so far
as Is possible at this time.
Expert opinion is that some shipping is
bound to be lost if the raiding is ex-
tensive, but that submarines operating
5000 miles away from home have most of
the disadvantages to contend with.
May Have Declared Zone.
Some officials are inclined to believe
that the lack of declaration of a pro-
hibited zone in American waters may
be due to the crippled condition of
| communications with Germany since
the United States entered the war.
without such ueciaration, they point
out. Germany will incur great claims OF
damages to neutrals and will carry on
new campaign without the color of
legal authority which she contends the
declaration of a barred zone lends to it
BY declaring prohibited zone
around any of the American ports and
limiting 1T to those waters, Germany
would escape the necessity of declaring
and maintaining a general blockade OF
the Atlantic coast line. When the task
Of the Union navy during the civil war
in maintaining an effective blockade OF
the southern ports is recalled the diff
ficulties of a submarine blockade OF
| that vast coast line may be estimated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
Record in capitalization.
NEW YORK RAISES REGIMENT.
First State to Do So Since War Be-
gan-All Engineers.

New York state has won the honor of
first raising regiment for the regular
army after the United States went to
war. The organization will be designated
the 1st Reserve Engineers. and will be
differed almost entirely by men taken
from the Engineer Officers Reserve Corps.
It's 1900 members got their training in
public construction work in New York
The reserve officers. already assigned. are
Maj. Wllnam barciay rarsops; MAJ. Ar
Capt John Philip Hoge. Capt. Harold
Walton Hudson. Capt. John Duer Irving.
three first lieutenants and two second
ieutenants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17

The great offensive opened by the
French from scissors to Rheims is
likely to extend still farther tomorrow
or the day after. The tremendous as
sault on the German lines had long
been carefully planned and for month
past French artillery had been pound
ing the enemys position.
The Germans were well aware of
what was coming, as they showed by
number of furious attacks made,
notably at Sapigneul and Godat farm,
with the object of finding out some
thing definite in regard to the French
preparation. The invaders had manned
naturally formidable positions with ef-
fectives amounting to at least twenty
divisions and an enormous number OF
guns well supplied with munitions.
French Sweep Forward.
The battle opened on the left of the
line, where, shortly after o'clock in
the morning, the French infantry swept
forward in an irresistible wave. In
spite of a stiff resistance the Germans
were driven back. and inside of half
an hour prisoners began streaming
toward the French rear by hundreds.
The struggle was hottest east of Loivre
as well as in the whole sector of Berry
au-Bac ana to the east of Craonnelle.
but the French heavy shells were too
much for the Germans and before noon
the whole first line was won.
On the right the action began little
later in the morning. The French met
with a very determined resistance and
the fighting was terrible. After several
hours of homeric struggle the infantry,
thanks to the support Of several hundred
heavy quick-firing guns, forced their way
into the enemy's first line. 1t was fine
success, as the terrain was most difficult
and the positions formidable.
Germans Counter Attack.
In the afternoon the Germans counter
attacked with extreme violence almost
along the front. The majority
of their reserves were engaged south and
east of the Brimont ridge. 1t is from
the Brimont fort. built on crest which
dominates all the plain around. that the
Germans have bombarded the city of
Rheims. The French troops are now
very close to this ridge. which is likely
to play a prominent part in the coming
fiehting. In capturing Loivre they have
drawn nearer to BermerIcourt and have
gone far beyond the famous position
which they lost in the first weeks OF the
war and failed to win back at the battle
Of the Marne.
According to the latest news reaching
Paris. the Germans are bombarding the
lost trenches furiously, counter attack
after counter attack having been deliv-
cred far into the night.
The struggle is particularly fierce in
the region of Craonne. but the French
have so far managed to hold their !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
WILL SUPPLY BOATS
f. FOR j. s. COMMERCE
Shipping Board Fleet Incor-
poration, Just Formed, Is
Capitalized at $50, ,OOO, 900.
HEADED By GEN. COCKTAILS

The United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation was
chartered today by certificate filed with
Recorder of Deeds Costello. The capi-
tai stock is placed at $50,000,000. di-
vided into 100000 shares of 500 each.
The corporation is to be perpetual and
is formed for the purchase, construc-
tion, equipment, lease. charter. mainte-
nance and operation of merchant ves-
sells In the commerce of the United
States.
The incorporators, who are also to serve
as trustees for the first year. are: George
w. Goethals. 43 Exchange place. New
York city; William Denman. 1920 Mer-
chants Exchange building. San Fran
CISCO Cal; John A. Donald. IS Broadway.
New York city; William L. Soleau. 1861
Bailey. jr.. 1439 Fairmont street. Wash
ington: Timothy c. Abbott. 2023 Park
road northwest, and Ellsworth P. Ber-
tholf, 1863 Harvard terrace. Washington.
Powers Of the Trustees.
The board of trustees is empowered
by the charter to appoint from it's
number three members to constitute an
executive committee. A majority of this
committee shall constitute a quorum.
The principal place Of business of
the new corporation is given as the
Munsey building, Washington. The
corporation reserved the right to
amend, alter or change any provision
of the charter in any manner prescrib-
ed by statute. All rights conferred on
stockholders are to be granted subject
to this reservation of right to amend
or alter.
Record in capitalization.
The incorporation has the largest
Capitalization ever authorized under the
District law since the enactment of the
code amendment fixing tax of 40 cents
for each $1,000 of capital stock. The in
corporators turned over a check for
$4,000 to the recorder of deeds for the
tax assessment Another check for $1.40
was given for the actual cost of record
ing the certiflcate"of incorporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
Harvard College Club Burned.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. April 17.-Costly
furniture and fittings were ruined by
fire, water and smoke when flames
swept through the two upper stories of
the Spec Club. Harvard college club
building on Holyoke street. early to-
day. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
REPORT Of ARRIVAL
OF ENJOYS DENIED
State Department Not Inform
ed of Landing of British War
Commissioners.
PLANS ARE KEPT SECRET

Plans for receiving the British and
French war commissions went forward
today surrounded by the curtain OF
official secrecy which has been deemed
necessary until the commissioners are
In the capital.
The indications today were that the
French commissioners would arrive
later than the British members, but
inasmuch as some of the conferences
are to be conducted separately this
will not retard the discussions of CO.
operation between the United States
and the allies.
American officials representing the
executive branch of the government.
the army and the navy. have completed
their preparations for receiving and
looking after the welfare of the COM
missioners while they are in Wash
ington.
Have Not Yet Arrived.
Oficial announcement was made at
the State Department that so far as
the departments information was con-
cerned the British commission. headed
by Foreign Secretary Balfour, had not
arrived in this country and reports to
the contrary were utterly false and
made from whole CLOTH"
Added to this announcement was a
statement that after the commission ar
rives here and the conferences between
the British and American officials be-
gin, no par. Of the discussions will be
made public.
The latter statement, however, ap-
peared to reflect only the attitude of
State Department officials Other ad-
ministration officials said plans for
publicity had not been decided upon.
One cabinet officer stated the con-
ference was matter of tremendous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
COUNTER ATTACKS
FAIL TO REGAIN LOST GROUND
Great Effort Of French Made Face Of Twenty Divisions of Enemy
in Formidable Positions and Enormous
Number of Guns.
One of Greatest Battles in History
Progresses on Aisne, Says Berlin

BERLIN, April II, via London, 5:55 pm.-"One of
the greatest battles of the mighty war; and therefore also
in worlds history says the official statement issued to-
day by the German army headquarters staff is in prog
ress on the River Aisne''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-17
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, April HGermany suffered another crushing blow
the front yesterday when forty miles of the strongest
wresed from her with estimated loss of
nearly killed. wounded and prisoners All France halls the
of thekl OF her generals and the