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Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30


gether,' as he calls it, with the
boys.
The work of probation officer
does not have a great deal of the
rollicking fun which Gus delights to
indulge in with crowd of his young
sters," but calls for all the tact and
understanding of the boy-spirit which
he has richly acquired by his long
association,with them. "Say, / know
those young Indians and they know
me, too, you bettcher your life" says
Gus.
Boys are my,hobby and clean ath-
letics is another one of my hobbies"
said Mr.. Miller. "In all the years that
coached boys clubs and athletic
teams | never taught boy an UNDER
handed play to win the game. If any
lost, we played clean game any
way"
Gus was fullback on the Thurston
Rifle foot ball team in 1894. In 1895
he coached Morningside college
teams, and organized basket ball
teams in, Sioux City that took second
place in the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis. He coached the Kangaroo
basket bali team of the Omaha
Young Mems Christian association in
lo08-9 and 10.
Mr.. Miller was made juvenile pro-
batioD officer in 1914. "It's a great
work here. I've got the whole town
for my parish" he said, ''but, gee,
1 like the stuff. You watch the
Newsboys' club. That's going to be
a hummer now I'm telling you"
\ S. Arion Lewis back-to-the-land
propagandist and Improvement club
leader, declares with avidity that "fol-
lowing the ponies" is his hobby. He
does not want his friends to UNDER
stand that he pursues the fleet nags
which cavort around race tracks, but
wishes to be understood as having
penchant FOR horses.
Il have loved horses ever since |
received a hobby horse for Christmas
when / was a small boy. | have
studied horses and know them as my
friends, for you know you must un-
derstand horse to appreciate it.
A horse" he said, "has an individual
ity and would you believe that horses
can thinks Well. if you don't believe
that, you don't understand horses.
"As ] was remarking, horses are
my hobby. Whenever see horse in
distress hasten instinctively to its'I
aid. | would rather have a well-bred
horse than anything else / know. The
horse is a noble animal and nothing
gets under by skin so much as to.
see a man abuse his horse. If you
gain the confidence of your horse,
you have won lifelong friend. To
my mind, the horse is the noblest
creature of the animal kingdom.
What is more beautiful than thor
oughbred horse with head erect and |
eyes fairly dancing with life?
Yes, you may put me down as |
horses my hobby. but don't |
state that tide a hobby horse"
Herbert Rogers makes a hobby of !
music. He is credited with being the
best celioist in the city. OF course,
there are not many of them in the
city. 1t is possible he is the only one
among the men, but anyway he is
the best. On many Sunday evening
he gathers about him some of his con-
genial pals.who play the violin or who
drum off chord on the piano, and
together the crowd revels in rhap-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30

With a little practice wom-
an would be just as courteous
and efficient as men con-
dactcrs." citizen is reported
70 have told President Wattles
IN urging employment Of wom-
en- as street car conductors
Whaddya mean. with a little
practice ?"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30

NJ. c. A. feed" a short time ago.
Mr.. Miller has been rendered the use
of the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms for the
newsies on Club nites.'
All this Is ION the side' and an
out-of-doors recreation for Gus. After
eight hours a day and part of the
night devoted to the tasks connected
with his official work as juvenile
probation officer, Gus finds time to
ride his hobby in good old get
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
AMUSING.

Conductors on the Hanscom
park line have q new game.
They let all the women pas
sengers on, then give the motor
man the signal and watch the
Wild scramble Of the men to
get q footing on the well-known
rear step. The point In the
game Is to see how many male
passengers can be thrown on
their ears on each round trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
PACCUsE.
49,

We need O broom adniinls-
traitor. Brooms that cost 25
cents two years ago now cost
20 cents. And the Oklahoma
broom corn crop this year was
tho largest in history. Or was
thcre a failure In the broom
handle crop?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
YERNiIN.

Yellow paint throwers. ancny-
nous letter writer's and Malta
stabhers in the dark are all In
the same class, No. 8. spots"
OF white-livered towards.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
vryE.
SCANDALOus.

The placing OF Red Cross
signs on billboard posters last
week brought these odd ad.
vertisements TO the eyes. Of dig
nlfied citizens:
Mutt & jeff. Join Now.a
Chorus OF Thirty Beautiful
Girls at the Gaysty. JOIN Now"
"Anheuser-Busch, Join Now"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
HARD.

American Express Company,
offices In London. Paris, Bre-
mem Hamburg. Rome. Geneva, !"
reads sign on a Farnam street
window. Can you guess which
two Of these offices aren't doing
much business nowadays?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
ENnuGH.

A prisoner who tried to hang
himself In the city jail de-
clared that he did Il after hay.
ing q vision In which he saw
the kaiser and spoke TO him.
That's enough 70 make a man
attempt suicide.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30

There's man in the city hall
wllo keeps two hats at his Of
fice. When he wants 10 slip out
for o few hours he wears one
of them and leaves the extra
one on the peg 30 that the rest
of. ti1s folks In the office think
hes on the Job.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30

The hardest thing to keep
In a newspaper office is q box
OF safety matches. Black and
Long and Phelps are always
Borrowing them
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
.IERRY-

irresponsible Jerry Howard
is out after the ''flag-raising,
dress parade patriots His
strenuous duties as q night
watchman >ean't keep Jerry
from following his instructive
oratory, patriotism and states
manship by day.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
sACBfFTCE

Many small boys here IN
Omaha are willing to have the
public schools closed this win
ter in order 70 save coal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
YES,

Salaries Of officers in the Rus.
san army are 90 be reduced
TO $3.50 a month. Judging by
events OF the last year. that Is
about what they are worth.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-30
IN OUR TOWN.
Casper e, Yost's middle name

Casper e, yost's middle name
ID Enoch.
Only 500 days TIL Christmas.
Do your Christmas shopping
sarly.
Judge Cooley now wears six
buttons on his lapel. He looks
almost bullet-proof.
HalIeck Rose was seen com.
Ing out of barber shop Sat
urday. But he only got q shave.
Herman schoenfeld came in
the other day smoking a cigaret
that cost ~ cents. Someone
gave II to him.
DIR. Solon r.. Towne cele-
brated his 7nt birthday by TAX
Ing a f0-mile walk and keeping
his eye peeled for the birds
that he loves.
A sign reading Alcohol, $3.50
gallon" In a Farnam street
drug store window, attracted
much attention. But II was only
the kind some folks use In ap-
tomobile radiators.
Jim Nickerson, deputy Uaited
States marshal, has silver
watch for which his father
traded a COW so years ago. You
can get a peek of watches now
adays for a COW.
when tn street car passes
you up these cold mornings
after you've been waitin' is
minutes it's easy TO appreciate
how n man feels when he COM
mits manslaughter." says Jonas
Menly. -
vIyE!
The Omaha newspaper men
take off their hats TO the oma-
ha newspaper women. The men
started press club a couple
OF years ago. They had about
three meetings and then the
poor old club expired Of mall
and inanltion. The
women started a club and II
has bean growing and expand
Ing ever since. II is a grand
club today. They have lunch
cons at the Fontenelle. and en-
tertain celebrities like Anna
Held tand her manager.) They
have just held their annual
contest In story writing and
playwrighting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Generals Offer to Step Out
Accepted by President
Chair. Resigns by Request.
QUARREL PERILED PROG.
Rear Admiral Washington L.
Caps Will Direct Building
Merchant Marine.

Washington, July 25.-President
Wilson brought the shipping board
row to an abrupt termination by elm
mating the two principals-Wm. Den
man, chairman of the board and Maj.
Gen. Goethals, manager of the board S
emergency corporation in charge of
construction.
The resignation Of Gen. Goethals,
tendered:some days ago, was accepted
and Mr.. Denman was asked by the
president to follow suit that the gov
ernment's building program might go
forward without embarrassment.
Edward H. Hurley, of Chicago, for
mer chairman of the federal trade
commission, was named by the presi-
dent to succeed Mr.. Denman to be-
come chairman of the board and Balm
bridge Colby, of New York, was ap-
pointed successor to Captain John B.
White, of Kansas Chy, another board
member, whose resignation, offered
to the president a month ago, was ac-
cepted. Rear Admiral Washington L.
Caps, chief constructor Of the navy,
will succeed Gen. Goethals as man.
ager Of the fleet corporation, taking
immediate charge Of the building pro-
gram.
Mr.. Denman sent his resignation tC
the white house Immediately after re-
ceipt of the presidents letter request.
ing it. The presidents action mani
testify took him by surprise but his
only comment was:
at was the best way to settle the
whole thing. l want to help the presi-
dent in every way possible and never
have questioned the wisdom of his
decision. "
1t was reported that Theodore Brent,
vice-chairman of the board who has
been strong supporter of Mr.. Den
mans position, had offered to quit
the board if the president thought il
best, but at the white house it was
said no communication had been re-
ceived from him. John A. Donald
and R. B. Stevens, the other board
members, who have lined up with
Gen. Goethals, said they had no in
tention of resigning.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
1000, 900, OOOFor War Purse,
Most Of it for Second
Selective Army.
TWO BILLION FOR ALLIES.
Latter Will Not Likely Be
Voted Until Next Ses-
sion Of Congress.

Washington, July 25.--Plans work
ed out in congress for raising war
revenue were overturned by an
nouncement Of forthcoming additional
estimates for war expenditures aggre-
eating more than S., 600, 600, 900 princi-
pally in anticipation of assembling a
second army of 100000 men under
the selective draft.
Secretary McAdoo said that the war
department alone is preparing esti-
mates to cover additional expendi-
lures of nearly $1,000, 100000 and
asked the committee to hold up the
81, $40, 900, 900 war tax bill until the
detailed estimates of all departments
are submitted. The committee agreed
to the request.
The new estimates, including
$500, 900, 900 for the shipping board
and $100,000000 for the navy de-
partment are to be submitted to the
committee late this week. Then there
will begin another revision.of the war
revenue measure, probably resulting
in an increase of the bills gross tax
levy by from $3.50, 0OO,0 to 81, $780,.
600, 900. Further credits may also be
authorized in the form of bonds or in
debtedness certificates. Besides the
additional sums needed for the Amer
lean war program, Secretary McAdoc
told the senate committee that the 50,
600, 900, 900 authorized for the loan tc
the allies would last only to October
and about $1,000, 100000 for their
further assistance would be needed.
The IS, 5000 900 army increases,
Secretary McAdoo informed the com.
mittee, are largely to provide for the
second draft army of 50O,O men tc
be called while the first 5000 are
under training. The 5000, 900, 00(
would provide for expenditures unit
July /, 1918.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Cadiz Robbery More Serious
Than Was at First
Estimated.
$4,000 IN STOCKS TAKEN
And More Than $1,000 In
Money from Private Box
es In Vault.

Cadiz, KY, July PA closer ex.
animation has developed the fact that
the robbery Of the Cadiz Bank Mon.
day morning is much more serious
than was at first anticipated. The
bank lost $500, but carries insurance.
Judge John d. Shaw lost 81, 900 in
L. G. N. and Nashville Street Rail.
way bonds; Mrs. j. S. Wilson sever
al thousand dollars worth of L. G N.
railway bonds; Mrs. j. w. Bruff over
$500 in gold, and a number of others
lost smaller amounts of from $40 to
$50, most Of which was gold money,
while still others lost iewelry.
Mrs. John Sites, of Hopkinsville,
was not loser of wedding presents,
as first reported.
No clue has yet been found as tc
the identity Of the guilty parties.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
NAVY LEAGUE
Capt. Henry J. Sites Ad-
dressed The Meeting
Held Saturday.

The meeting of the Navy League
Saturday afternoon, at the Carnegie
Library, was called to order by Miss
Mary Bronaugh, President. The re-
ports from the Secretary and Treas
urer were read and approved.
Miss Jennie Glass explained the
movement by the food administrator
to have the women sign cards, pledg :
ing cooperation in food conservation.
Pledge cards addressed were distrib-
uted at all of the churches Sunday, to
be signed and mailed.
Capt. Henry ]. Sites, Of Co, D,
was present and made a talk, thank
ing the league for the housewives
sent to the soldiers and said they were
looking forward with much pleasure
to receiving the sweaters, wristlets
and muffiers. He commented en-
Enthusiastically on a set on display in
Frankels window, and said he felt
that the articles would add much to
the comfort Of the boys next winter.
A motion was adopted setting forth
that the Navy League Red Cross Au-
ilary, which is doing surgical dress
ing work, will send its supplies
through the Hopkinsville Red Cross
Chapter. ~.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

On pages 8 and 6 of today's paper
will be found complete and detailed
report of the military draft, showing
the order in which every one OF the
10000 names came out Of the box.
Only the numbers falling below the
number of men registered in given
county are applicable to that county.
For instance, all numbers below 1925
are to be ignored in Christian county,
and those numbers below that num-
Der are TO be taken in rotation begin
ming at the first number drawn, which
was 258.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
HOPKINSVILLE BOYS.

Henry l. Eager is now at the Off
GERS training camp at Fort Root, Ark.
His draft number is near the end Of
4 the list. His brother, Benjamin
Es n, is medical student registered
in Chicago.
Chas. M. Meacham Jr., in Union
county, is far down the list, not sub
iect to the first or second calls.
George Young, who lives in Min
nesota is in the first draft, but may
not pass ON account Of weak ankle.
Herndon Waller. is number l39 In
Bourbon county and subject to the
6rst call. He was here with his
bride ~ mouth
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Rebellious Russian Troops
Moved Down and Huge
Supply Stores Lost.
SOLDIERS FLEE PELL NELL
Only on Rumanian Front Are
Kerensky's Fighting Men
Standing Firm.

The artillery battle in northern
Belgium, which has been in progress
for some time, has reached an intensi-
ty never before experienced. While
the British official communication as
yet has only barely mentioned the fact
that the big guns are hammering
away, the probability is that General
Haig is preparing for another of his
great drives, similar to those made on
the Arras and Lens fronts, which
worked great havoc on the Germans
and their positions and gave the Brit
ish forces bases Of important strategic
value from whence to continue their
operation.
The Germans, having ceased their
attack on the French troops along the
Chemin Des Danes in France, Gen.
Petain's forces have assumed the ini-
tiative and have taken back from the
enemy the small advantages gained in
territory during the weeks of tena-
cious assaults. The lost ground on the
California plateau and the Easements
plateau has all been recaptured and
the French, in spite of vicious coun-
ter attacks by tried regiments of the
German crown price, has even push
ed their line forward at several points
in the latter region.
Notwithstanding the threat of Pre-
mier Kerensky that policy Of blood
and iron is to be applied without re-,
straint against the seditious Russians
troops in East Galicia, whose disaffec-
ton has made null almost all the bril-
liant gains they had achieved under
his personal leadership early in the
month, the Russians continue their
retirement virtually pell nell before
the German and Austro-Hungarian
armies.
AS in Galicia, the Russians to the
north around the region of Dvinsk
and wilma continue to show signs OF
disaffection.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Irish Potato Seed.

Palmer Graves brought to this Of
fee one day this week distinct nov
city in the vegetable line. 1t was sew
eral punches of Irish potato seed from
Burbank and Mcclure vines. The
seeds are in green pods larger than
grapes, in punches like blackberries.
Mr.. Graves will save the seed and
experiment with them. There were
only few punches in the patch.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

If the suffragettes 'who are nagging
the President by picketing the White
House grounds and displaying yellow
flags, are sent to Jail again it is to be
hoped the President will not pardon
them out. This is no time for Amer
lean women to show an utter lack OF
patriotic appreciation Of a great Pres
ident's leadership.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
In Government Service.

Miss Violet Owen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Owen, and who was
assistant instructor last year in the
Commercial department of the local
High School has gone to Washington
and is now holding a responsible pc
sition in the Army and Navy building.
Miss Owen is finished stenographer
and her friends are sure that her adj
vancement will be rapid.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Have Returned.

Envoy and Mrs. Waller have re-
turned from Louisville where they
have been for several days attending
the Salvation Army Council, called to
discuss the Salvation Army's placed in
the war. In every possible way that
can be managed the Salvation Army
will try to aid both the soldiers and
the suffering in the war zone.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
DIED AT AGE
OF EICHTY-ONE
Mrs. Mary Mason Passes
Away After Illness Of Sew
eral Months.

Mrs. Mary Mason died Friday night
at her home on Durrett avenue, after
an illness of three months. Uraemic
poison was the immediate cause of
death. Mrs. Mason was 81 years of
age. Funeral services were held at
the residence Sunday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. Virgil Elgin, and the
interment took place in Riverside
Cemetery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
TRUSTEE RESIGNS.

L. E. Fowler has resigned as a
member Of the board Of trustees of
the Public Schools and will move his
family to Nashville. He is travelling
man with southern territory. Mr..
Fowler is also a commissioner of the
Wilgus Fund. The vacancy will be
filled by the board at its next meet
ing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Insurance Figures.

The life insurance policies paid in
the United States during 1916 aggre-
gated 75S,5OO,0O0. The largest policy
was paid to the widow of T. L. Shev-
lin, Minnesota, for 81, 525, 600. Three
100000 claims were paid in Louis
vile. Two large claims were paid
in Observation-Disclosures on j. T.
Hanbery and $4,000 on T. H. Gaines.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Six New Cars.

Walter Knight, Overland;
7. D. Eastland, Ford.
j. d. Claggett, Ford.
E. H. jackson. Oakland.
Planters Hardware Co.. Ford.
E. Haddock, Ford.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26

The figures Of all numbers drawn
last Friday, as given to-day. are as ac-
curate as possible to make them at
the time. The Official report yesterday
shows the following corrections: No.
1892, should be 10O53, 209S should
be 1179, 2lS7 should be lOO2l, 279O
should be l143, 1912 should be $40,
1921 should be 1912 and 6572 should
be 5S8.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Mr.. SMITH CANNOT COME.

The Christian church has been def
nitely advised that its urgent call 70
Rev. D. H. Smith has been declined.
He is tied up and cannot come. The
church has employed Rev. Mr.. Miley,
of Lexington, as supply for three
months.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
JIG. HARRISIN
MARINE CORPS,
Writes an Entertaining Letter
From Santo Domingo
to His Mother.

| IL Hllkut Dt VI IlleTeSttO the readers
OF the Kentuckian to hear how one OF
our Hopkinsville boys, who joined the
marines, is getting along. The fol-
lowing are extracts from letters from
James c. Harris, son of Mr.. and
! Mrs. c. E. Harris, of South Virginia
street:
Dear Mother:-I am writing this
letter before | get a stamp, but | am
going to try to trade someone out Of
one after finish the letter.
We have been here Santiago, San
to Domingo) four days, and | am not
going to keep you waiting to hear
from me any longer il lean possibly
Iget that stamp. We left Paris Island
June 9th and went to Charleston and
stayed there a day and a night on the
ship "Prairie" and then sailed for
Cuba. We passed San Salvador and
arrived at Cuba the 18th. We stopped
at Guantanamo City and let off a COM
pany, and then our company got off
and took a twelve-mile hike and the
Colonel pointed out all of the places
where the battles took place in the
Spanish war and told us all about
them. We sailed the next morning
for Santo Domingo and our company
got off at Puerto Plato on the 18th.
and the last company went on to
Santo Domingo city. We left Puerto
Plata about $3.50 the same day we got
there and came by rail forty-five
miles inland to Santiago. We arrived
here at II o'clock that night.
Our company will probably be di
vided up into the different companies
already here. There are plenty O
different kinds Of fruit here, and
sure is cheap. They also sell it t.
lyou on credit until you get your pay
The little children run around with
out any clothes on. Only few oil
the natives can speak English. You
can hear them going about the streets
crying "alla lola" meaning ice
cream. Please send me some stamps
so that | can write to you again be-
fore my pay, as it is not until the first
of July and stamps are scarce.
We have been having signal and
guard practice for the past week.
We get liberty every night and can
go 10 town to the band concert and
sit around the parks and pick up
Spanish from the little boys. We are
strictly forbidden to drink water, lem
onade or any other kind of drinks
if it is furnished by the natives, and
there is only few kinds of fruit that
they will let us buy. The reason
that they are so strict is that the ma
tives might try topoison the drinks.
suppose if you went to Africa or
Australia you would see Fords. There
are good many here. They cost
$500 down here.
1t is about ITO degrees in the shade
down here, but there is not any shade.
You have to sleep under several
blankets, though, at night"
James is well known by almost
everybody in town by his nickname,
Scrap, and we are sure he would
be glad to hear from all his friends.
His present address is: Private Jas.
c. Harris, 4th Provisional Regiment,
y. S. Marine Corps, Santiago. Care
Postmaster New York City, N. Y.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
Geo. D. HILL VOLUNTEERS.

Geo. D. Hill, formerly of the L. G.
N. Engineering corps, now of Cleve-
land, hasv olunteered for service in
France as a member of the engineer
ing corps of the army. Mr.. Hill is
brother-in-law of Mr.. M. M. Shlpp, of
this city, and has many friends here.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-26
AT STUART HOSPITAL.

Miss Mary Baynham, of Edgoten,
underwent slight operation yester-
day afternoon,
Mrs. Lassie Wyatt, of Morton's
Gap and Mrs. R. X. Brown, city, re-
turned to their homes Tuesday.