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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

phate has but little agricultural value,
and many materials now used In fer
tilizers could not be included.
Pyrltes Carried at Low Rates.
These Spanish pyrites are usually
shipped from the port of Huelva on
the southwest coast of Spain, this side
of the Gibraltar Gateway. Mediter-
ranean freighters returning from Eu-
rope take on these pyrites at very low
freight rates, even almost as ballast.
From Huelva the pyrites are carried
TO Charleston, to Savannah, to Nor
folk, to Baltimore, and points north.
At these places the pyrites are burned,
the sulphur separated and turned into
sulphuric acid. Later on, ton for ton
this acid is mixed with rock phosphate,
and In this way the acid phosphate Of
commerce is produced. In other fac
tories this acid phosphate is mixed
with the blood, bone and tankage of
great slaughter houses, and with other
materials carrying nitrogen, for the
production of the complete fertilizers
ON which depends the production of a
sufficient supply of food crops.
Some of these Mediterranean
freighters have been .commandeered
by the government, others have been
sent down by the dreaded submarine.
and still others are tied up in neutral
ports all over the world.
Conditions Are Serious.
Few farmers realize the serious ma
ture of the case. Perhaps the aver
age boat in this trade will carry four
thousand tons of pyrites. Every ton
of pyrites will make in the neighbor-
hood of four tons of acid phosphate,
or up to eight tons Of complete fer
tilizer. Every four thousand ton boat
taken from the pyrites carrying trade
means a loss of the acid for the fer
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
GOOD
ROADS
PIXIES PEAK HIGHWAY OPEN
Alignment Definitely Completed From
Atlantic to Paclfic-Last Link
Has Been Forged.

The Pixies peak ocean to ocean high
way has definitely completed an inde-
pendent alignment from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast, says the New York
Tribune. The last link In the chain
was forged at San Francisco on July
30, when the national officers, In con-
ference with representatives OF various
California routes, selected the Feath-
er-River Sacramento Causeway routes
and established the Pacific coast termi-
nus at Oakland and San Francisco.
With terminal on the Atlantic sea-
board both at New York city and Phil
adelphia, the first prong passes through
Newark and Morristown, N. j.; Easton
and Allentown, Pa, joining with the
Philadelphia prong at Reading, Pa,
thence continuing westward along the
William Penn highway through Harris
burg, Tyrone, Altoona, to Pittsburgh: /:
crossing Ohio through Steubenville,
Coshocton, Newark, Columbus, Spring
field and Dayton; Indiana through
Richmond, indianapolis, Rockville; Illi-
nois through Decatur, Springfield,
Jacksonville, Griggsville; Missouri
through Hannibal, Macon, Chillicothe,
st. Joseph; Kansas through Hlawatha,
Belleville, Norton, Colby, Goodland;
Colorado through Burlington, Limon,
Colorado Springs, Manitou, Hartsel,
Buena Vista, Leadville, Glenwood
Springs, Rife, Meeker; Utah through
Vernal, Duchesne, Heber City, Park
City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Brigham,
Lucin; Nevada via the Overland trail
through Elko, Winnemucca, Lovelock,
Demo, and California through Portola,
Quincy, Oroville, Marysville, Sacramen-
to, Davis, Benicia, Martinez, Berkeley,
Oakland and San Francisco.
The completion of the western exten-
sion of the highway followed an official
Of the trip made by Presi-
dent G. f. Adams, in accordance with
the decision Of the midsummer meet
ing held on top of Pixies peak, July
10-11, following a sociability tour from
Chilllcothe and st. Joseph. The re-
ports made on the inspection trip indi-
cate that less than 10 per cent of the
/ 900 miles between Colorado Springs
and San Francisco is in poor condition.
The road follows streams, is through
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
THE OVERSEAS ACRE FUND.

"The farmers Of France are in far
worse condition than perhaps you
know. They have literally lost every
thing except their souls. After the
last retreat of the German army, the
entire countryside was devastated.
No living thing remained, no birds, M
animals, no trees, no crops-nothing
Wells were poisoned, all vestige OF
their former homes and buildings were
demolished"
Help is needed and needed quickly.
Our funds will be used to buy food,
clothing, farming implements, fertil-
izer, seeds, live stock, building ma
terials, and other necessities as re-
ported to us by the War Relief Clear
ance House. Every gift will be marked.
Given with gratitude and good viii
from the farmers of America--through
their Overseas Acre Fund" The
above statement is from a pamphlet
issued by the Overseas Acre Fund.
which is carrying on a campaign TO
help the farmers of France.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Cotton seed meal is high,
but we have a large stock.
THE ACME MILLS.
Incorporated.
PIGEONS DOING THEIR BIT
French Have Shown Great Ingenuity
In Using Birds to Communicate
With Invaded Territory.

A contemporary recently stated
that in addition to death-dealing
guns, the tanks carry pigeons for
sending out messages in case of need.
This is yet another use to which
pigeons have been put in this war.
The ingenuity of the French in
this respect, however, is hard to
beat, says London Tit-Bits. In one
of our ally's war museums is an ap-
paratus which shows how the French
have attempted to get news from
their invaded territories. 1t consists
of balloon, which carries 40 carrier
pigeons. In floating over the land
now occupied by the enemy it drops
from time to time little parachute,
to which is attached a basket con-
tanning a carrier pigeon, an alumni
mum message holder, several sheets
of thin paper, pencil and detailed in
structions for use.
The finder of the basket, after
writing a message, has only to slip
it into the holder in the birds leg
and set it free. The homing instinct
then allows the pigeon to find its
way back to the French lines.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

tilIzer which would usually serve ap-
proximately 10000 acres Of corn, of
wheat, or Of any other cereal crop.
1t diminishes by this much the ability
OF the farmer to utilize to advantage
his short supply Of farm labor, to
grow sufficient crops, and at the same
time give up to military service the
boys Of the farm.
Domestic Pyrites Help.
But this doesn't mean that we shall
have no fertilizer. All over the coun-
try there are small domestic deposits
Of pyrites. These can be and are be
ing manufactured into sulphuric acid
for fertilizer use and II looks as
though there win be enough. But the
freight trade on these domestic pyrites
is higher than that of Spanish pyrites.
and the quality often lower. The cost
of labor In mining is always higher,
and the cost Of handling greater.
These facts mean inevitably an In
crease in the cost of acid phosphate
and complete fertilizer. Fortunately,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

inhabited territory with less desert or
desolate country to cross than any 9th
er transcontinental route, and trav-
eTses some of the most wonderful see
mic sections of the United States. Wis
its were made at each town en- route,
to create new enthusiasm for the route,
confer regarding highway development
and arrange for more complete mark
ing system. The average running time
was 10 miles per hour.
An emphatic campaign is now being
conducted to complete the marking Of
the Pixies Peak trail from coast to
coast. The national specifications re-
Quire red and white bands, each 10
inches in width, at crossroads, forks,
and frequent intervals between, these
to be painted on telephone poles, fence
posts, trees or rocks. In addition, a
striking marker design in red and white
has been adopted, and 1900 enameled
steel signs, IA by 20 inches in size, are
to be placed on individual posts at in
tervals of not more than five miles be-
tween New York and San Francisco.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Extremely hard fighting with the

Extremely hard fighting with the
Germans using great forces of infan-
try in mass formation has taken place
along the southwestern and southeast
ern sections of the Cambria salient
AS in their previous attacks, the Ger
mans used great masses of infantry
Monday but the British forces every
where met their onslaughts stoically
and at last accounts were firmly hold
ing their line at all points.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

The inter-allied conference at Paris
has ended. Colonel E. H. House,
head of the American delegation, in
the closing address declared that
there had been coordination and uni
ty of purpose reached which prom
ised greater results for the future,
and that it was his conviction that
with this unity and by concentrated
effort we shall be able to arrive at
the goal which we have set out to
reach.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

According to reports which reach
the United States forest service from
the west, German efficiency is be-
1ieved to be manifesting itself in
new form of diabolism which is MAX
ing its appearance in that part of the
country. These reports state that cat
-t|1 M sheer. are being found dead on
the forest ranges in unprecedented
numbers and Hun plot to reduce the
counry's beef supply is suspected.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
RING WATCH is THE LATEST.

The popularity of the easily &C
cessible wrist watch was doubtless
what inspired the production by
Partisan jewelry designers of a ring
watch. 1t consists of a tiny time
piece mounted ON a finger ring and,
if desired, embellished with precious
stones. AT distance the little dial
might be easily mistaken for a large
stone setting.-Popular Mechanics.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

High tribute to the gallant conduct
of the American engineers in France
who were caught in the German en-
circling attack on the British lines
near Cambria Friday, is paid in an
official communication from the
French government, received by Ca
Bile. II says. eve must remark up
on the conduct of certain American
soldiers, pioneers and workmen on
the military railroad in the sector Of
the German attack west of Cambria
on Nov. 80. They exchanged their
picks and shovels for rifles and car
tridges and fought with the English.
Many died thus bravely, arms in hand
before the invader. All helped tore
pulse the enemy. There is not SIN
gle person who saw them at work,
who does not render warm praise to
the GOODNESS, discipline and courage
Of these improvised combatants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Drsught Relieved.

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Pearl Pat
rick. OF this place, writes: 81 was
very constipated. had sour stomach
and was so uncomfortable. went to
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed 10
tear up my digestion. They would
grippe me and afterwards It seemed
l was more constipated than before.
heard OF Black-Draught and de-
cided to try It. I found 1t just what
needed. 1t was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
improved. I got well of the sour stom-
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal.
no more gripping, and l would take
dose now and then, and was in good
shape.
I cannot say too much for Black.
Draught for 1t is the finest laxative
one can use."
Thedford's Black-Draught has for
many years been found Of great value
In the treatment of stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take, gentle
and reliable in It's action, leaving no
bad aftereffects, II has won the praise
Of thousands Of people who have used
It NC135
ADVERTISEMENT
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

The Jewish correspondence bureau
at The Hague says it is reported by
the Budapest press that all Jews
have been evicted from Jerusalem.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

According to figures given out by
the war office the British captured on
all fronts in the month of November
26,S69 prisoners and 22l guns.
Among the captured we're II, ,538 men
and Is guns taken from the western
front, 10,504 men and 180 guns in
Palestine and 4,403 men and three
guns in East Africa.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

Each member of congress should be
allowed to appoint five midshipmen
to the naval academy instead of three,
Secretary Daniels suggested in rec
ommending to congress enlargement
of next years class.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

Mrs. Alfred Wagstaff, Jr., well
known society woman of New York,
is now full fledged ambulance driv-
er on the front in France. She sup
plements this work with transporting
the wounded to the hospitals.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

The internal situation in Russia re-
mains acute. Infantry and machine
gun detachments have been sent
against the general staff headquarters
at the front where refusal met the
Bolsheviki regimes demand that
proper arrangements be made by the
commander-in-chief with the Ger
mans for an armistice.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
SHE GREW WITH 1T.

Marjorie-But, my dear, that's an
awful old Joke.
Edith-Is it really, dearp Well,
you ought to know.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Good Roads.

More than $3O0.00o.0O0 was spent on
highway construction and maintenance
IN the United States In 1916. OF this
amount 16 Southern states spent ap-
proximately So, 100000.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Hlnhwaxa In Connecticut.

The construction Of concrete high
ways is going on In % cities and towns
in Connecticut and when these con-
tracts have been completed there will
be about 10 miles Of concrete surfaced
payment In that state. The highways
are Is feet wide and cost $4,000 a
mile.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

The time has come when we must
consider the roads an asset, indis-
pensable to the well-being Of the farm
er and his family. This being true, is
Il not every mans duty TO do oil he
can to keep the roads In good condi-
tonf
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
A POOR FINANcIER.

He-We'n have to give up our in
tended trip. Ny account at the
bank is already overdrawn.
She-0h, John, you are such a
wretched fnancier. Why don't you
keep an account in a bank that has
plenty of money!
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

however, this increase in cost is more
than balanced by the increase In price
which the farmer receives for his crop.
Were this not the case, the American
farmer and the American farm would
indeed be In a bad way.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Use Hiah-Grade Fertilizers.

With fertilizers high priced and
scarce this year, it is more important
than ever to use high-grade rather than
low-grade goods. Plant food always
costs the consumer more in low-grade
formulate, and now there is an added
argument for high quality-less freight
space is required to move given
amount of actual plant food.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
AooRAvATINo THE FAULT.

Emphatic Man-When ! say d
thing mean 1t.
The Woman--Bt sometimes that
only makes il worse.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

WATCH THE DATE-After your
name, renew promptly, and not miss
q number. The Postal regulations
require subscriptions to be paid in
advance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
THE OLD SLOGAN BoBs UP.

'T don't see what he saw in her
to marry"
'Don't you understand She kept
him out of war;"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
THIS Is NOT PERSONAL.

100 anything much on your yaca-
HonP'
"oh, nothing TO speak Of"
@Anything not to speak ofrs
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Preferred Locals

Smithson Water delivered Tues
days and Saturdays. Phone 633-1.
disbursement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

When dw LlnitrE States entered the
European war great joy spread in
Bulgaria, for dhe people al that nation
recognized fi,zt dts land of Washing
ton and Jefferson and Lincsln would
see to i that full justice Is done when
peace has been declared Stephen
Pamaretof, Bulgarian Minister to the
United States, says that his country
viii never consent to be drawn into
any fight that is likely to cause the
shedding of a single drup of Ameri-
can blood. He voices the sentiment
Of his couutryrnen when he states that
ttrre Is now peace Of mind in Bull
earia as TO the ultimate justice to be
meted eut to the nations of Europe.
The American square deaI'' is what
Bulgaria relic, en uiren tho var shaIl
have ended
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tur-
keys for sale. Winners at the Pen
nyroyal and Ky. State Fair. Call
2SS-4.-MRS. CHAS. STOWE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Good Morning. Have
You Seen The Courler7
EVanSVilIe'S BeSt'paper.
For Sale.

Fine ground raw limestone, $3.50
per ton in bulk at kiln.
PALMER GRAVES.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

Dutch bulbs just received. Large
bulbs and reasonable prices. Now is
the time to plant for spring. ssss sss.- T. L.
METCALFE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06

FOR GARDEN plowing call 572
after $50 p. m.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Turkeys For Sale.

Thoroughbred Bourbon Reds
Toms So, Hens $4. Phone 288-1.
Mrs. Allen Owen,
Hopkinsville, KY, R. 4.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-12-06
Auctioneer.

Live Stock, Real Estate and Gener-
al Auctioneer. Phone for terms and
dates at my expense.
w. A. HOLMAN,
Adairville, Ky.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

the disguise of friendly entertainers to
plunder and destroy the cherished
ideals, the lofty standards, the clear
views that have given the home it's
character.
If you will familiarize your young
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and demoralizing. The Youths Com
panion is powerful influence in
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passes its challenge. But neither does
the Grabbed and dull and austere.
CHEEKY idealism is The Companions
countersign. Put it on guard at your
reading gatel
The Companion is $500 year. If
you do not know it, by all means send
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Our two at one price offer includes:
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2. All the remaining issues of 1917.
8. The Companion Home Calendar for
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THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Commonwealth Ave.. Boston Mass.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

Myrtle Downing, Ethel Geissel, .verva
Gross, Tom Kirk. Dorothy Koepke,
Bessie Martin, Mildred Mathefs, Ver-
non Miller, Elsa Ringle.
Seventh grade--Lucinda Dell, Eddie
Evans. Conrad Miller, Sadie Pambrun.
John Pinkerton, Delbert Read, Mildred
Stanton. Frank Williams. Eva Cars
tens.
Eighth grade -Dollie Banister, Hell
en- Downing, Ethel Klein, Lloyd Math-
ers, Jeanette Miller, Willard Parker,
Savannah Smith, Leila Schubert, N yna
Tharp.
Standardization Froome, Zola
Keen, Annabel Mcleod, Angie Pam
brun, Connie Baker.
Juniors-Evalyn Hurd, Lucille Tay-
lor, Frances Williams.
Sophomores- Martha Hutt, .Winni-
fred Klein, Areta Littlejohn Hazel
Mcfarland, Velva Mansfield, Helen
Russell, Velma Schubert, Fay Zerba.
Freshmen Elizabeth Mathers,
Frank Miller, Edna Pinkerton, Betheen
Read.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09

month ending November 2, 1917 in
comparison with the corresponding
month Of last year is as follows,
1916 1917
No. of pupils end last no., 1888 1853
No. new pupils registered. ! 2
Total number registered. 1877 1888
No pupils at end of month, 1856 16A
Number of days taught, II 20
Total days attendance, 3O77.0 1855
Total days absence, 62.5 8s
Number of times tardy, 20 81
No. neither abs. or tardy, l44 III
Average no. belonging, 1s4.6 1859
Average daily attendance. 1910 1913
Per cent of attendance, 9S.l $50
Number of visits by parents. 16 10
J. 0. Russell, Superintendent.
Roll of Honor
First grade--Chester Dugger, Areta
Kirk, Harold Kirk, Ralph Keller. El-
yer Miller, Oral Michener, emma
Ringle, Thelma Schrimpf, Lois Smith,
Elizabeth Steele. Fay Berlin.
Second grade-Lawrence Audett,
Mary Berlin. Raymond Burke, Weldon
Bell, Marjorie Booher. Lepha Cox,
Beatrice Dickinson. Dorothy Geisel,
Helen Hansell, Wanda Holt, Edna
Morrison, Edgar Morrison. George
Pambrun, Athena Russell, Kathleen
Radtke, Marion Soden.
Third grade-Belle Anderson. Mel
win Coppock. Roy De Freeze, Edna De
Freeze. Lorene Dennis, Donald Hay
ME, Lois Johnson. Dale Stevens, Cliff
ford Wood, Ronald Lieuallen, Agnes
Audett, Fred Radtke.
Fourth grade-Gale Anderson. Asa
Arbogast, William Coppock, Ellen
Henry, Alice Huffman, Ray Huffman,
Vera Miller, Wilford Miller. Dean
Pinkerton. Itol Schubert, Arthur Tay-
lor, Arthur Foster, Robert Carstens.
Fifth grade Dorothy Berlin, Lewis
Berlin. Walthia Haynie. Ruth Hutt.
Blanche Johnson, Rush Klein, Marvel
McAlexander, Fay Pambrun. velton
Read. Elmo Russell. Dalberth Taylor,
Ruth Williams. Arthur Holt.
Sixth grade-Brooks Anderson.
Beula Banister, Richard Cartano,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
Bomb preppina a.lloon..


The first bomb dropping balloons
were humble enough and equally fu.
tile. Balloons had been used in war as
early ms the siege Of Maubeuge by the
Austrians for observation purposes.
The first talk Of bomb dropping was in
1872. when the Russians were said to
have a huge balloon for that purpose.
but nothing was done with It. In lS47.
however, the Austrians. when attack.
Ing Venice. sent up paper fire balloons.
which were to drop bombs into the
town. But they forgot to allow for con.
trary air currents. The balloons got
into such n current and. drifting back
over the Austrian lines, bombed them
instead Of Venice
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
Notice Of Final Account

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter Of the Estate Of Aaron
S. KEGS, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom il may concern that Louesa
Kees, ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate of
Aaron S. Kees. deceased. filed with the
County Clerk of umatilla County,
Oregon, her final account and report in
the administration of said estate on
the srd day of October. 1898; that the
County Judge Of said county and state
by order duly made and entered has
appointed Monday the 26th day of Nov
ember. 1917. at the hour of 10 o'clock
in the forenoon as the time and the
County Court House of Umatilla Coun-
ty. Oregon. as the place, where all OBJ
jections and exceptions to the said final
account and report win be heari and
settlement thereof made.
r. 7. Brown, County Clerk.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-09
Notice To Creditors.

In the County Court of the State Of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mary
A. Jones, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Walter j.
Jones has been appointed administra-
tor of the estate of Mary A. Jones, de-
ceased, and has qualified as such. All
persons having claims against her es-
tate are required to present them with
proper vouchers according to law to
the said administrator at his residence,
Bis Market Street, Pendleton, Oregon,
or to Will. M. Peterson, his attorney,
in the Smith Crawford Building, Pend
Teton, Oregon, within six months from
the date Of the first publication of this
Notice, which is Friday, the 18th day
of October, 1917.
Dated this 10th day of October, A.
D. 1917.
Walter ]. Jones, Administrator.
Will. M. Peterson, Attorney for
Administrator.