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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
SURPRISE WEDDING
Miss Mary Quarles and Mr..
James T. Jones Are
Welded.

Mr.. James Thomas Jones, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. D. Jones, of Bev-
erly, and Miss Mary Quarles, Of
Howell, daughter of Mr.. j. S.
Quarles, of this city, were married at
7:30 p. m. Sunday at the home Of
Rev. H. E. Gabby, in this city, Mr..
Gabby performing the ceremony.
They were accompanied by few
close friends. The wedding was in,
tended to be complete surprise to
their friends and the secret was well
guarded until after the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones went at once
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Major and will after few days 90 t.
housekeeping on farm near Beverly.
The groom is prosperous young
farmer. The bride, pretty and vi
vacious young lady of many personal
charms and unusual brightness Of
mind, has been the Kentuckian's cor
respondent at Howell for some time.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
(COl. HOWELL FOR SENATOR.

Col. VIM. r. Howell is to-day form
ally announced as Democratic can
szEfate for the senate from this dis
zr1ct, subject to the August primary.
Cz2. Howell will declare himself in
kzrm of submitting the statewide
zrohibition question to vote of the
prOple, will advocate the improve
n~ent of the public highways and the
development of the states agricultural
interests and other resources to the
fullest extent. He has served his
district as commonwealth attorney
and has spoken for his party in every
campaign for many years. His fame
as an orator is not confined to the
State of Kentucky. He enters the
cositeSt with assurances of most cor
dial support from all over the district.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
Popular Mechanics Magazine
For March.

Brimful as ever Of interest for read
ers of all ages, the March issue of
Popular Mechanics Magazine has a
wealth of graphic illustrations of
timely topics, recent Inventions, and
feats OF the engineer, the builder, and
the mechanic. Its contents include
2S7 separate articles, while the illus
trations number approximately 400.
The cover design rivets attention at
sight, depicting as it does the artists
conception of the spectacular de-
struction of Serbian motor cars by
King Peters retreating army, to pre-
vent their falling into the hands of the
enemy. This thrilling scene, on the
steep bank of mountain torrent, is
described in well-written article.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
WCXS@MsSR@ :SALW
PLAYGROUND
COMMISSIONERS


Two of the three commissioners
from the school board to purchase
Fairgrounds for the city under the
terms Of the will of w. A. Wilgus,
are Thos. L. Metcalfe and Thos. w.
Morris. The third commissioner was
Ira L. Smith, who is no longer a
member of the board, and Chairman
w. A. Long will make another APP
pointment.
The administrator, Mr.. Geo. C.
Long, is about ready to make settle
ment, turning over SIS, 900 in cash
now in his hands and there are two
valuable pieces of real estate to be
sold.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
IS EGGS IN II DAYS.

Lady Walnut Hill No. 707, White
Leghorn hen taking part in the egg
laying contest at the Agricultural Sta
ton, Lexington, up to Saturday had
laid " days in succession. On the
69th day she laid two eggs, one of
them soft shelled one. The record
for consecutive laying is "a days as
officially recorded, but there is an i'm
confirmed claim of 50 days. The
report for Sunday and Monday has
not been received from Lexington.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
ATTEMPTED SELF
DESTRUCTION
Later Sent to Hospital and
Died Of Exhaustion
From Mania,

Mrs. Amanda E. McCammon, who
was received at the Western State
Hospital from McCracken county
about a month ago. died at the insti-
tuition last week of exhaustion from
mania, aged 81 years. Mrs. Mccain
mon attempted suicide at her home
near Grahamville the latter part OF
January by cutting her throat with a
razor. She recovered from the self
inflicted wound, but was adjudged Of
unsound mind and sent to the hospit-
al here for treatment. The remains
were shipped to McCracken county
and inferred near Grahamville.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
HER BRONCHITIS
IS RELIEVED IN
A SINGLE NIGHT
Altoona Mother Tells of Her Elk.
perience With vick's
VapoRub.

Every mother owes II to her family
10 Investigate the Southern remedy
vick's vapoRub Salve. In the South
Il is universally used In place OF In
furious Internal medicines for treating
all forms of cold troubles-from head
or chest colds, down to sore throat,
bronchitis or incipient pneumonia. In
addition, II has a hundred uses In
the home as a soothing, cooling salve.
Usually Group Is relieved In fifteen
minutes and most colds over night.
Last January Mrs. A. 8. Kennedy,
500 End Street, Altoona, Pa, was asked
by her druggist, Welsh Brothers, to
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
erandmother,s Nice BUG.

Little John visited grandmother for
week. While there one of his great
joys was to play on a certain little
rug which was a wildcat skin The day
after his return home he ran into the
house demanding bread and butter.
sand be sure" he said. ito give me
piece Of bread that's as soft as the
wildcat skin at g'ama's."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
LAYING A FOUNDATION.

"How did you lay the foundation
Of your fortune?"
Il didn't lay it. organized an
egg monopoly. The hens laid it,"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
MARROW ESCAPE.

did your partner trump over you
as usual?"
mo, but she came within an ace
of doing it," ~
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
ire ECONOMIC VALUE.

"What purpose does the vermi-
form appendix serve, Tommy"
please, sir, it is used to make
surgeons get rich quick on opera
tions." .. -.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
IN CHICAGO.

Mrs. Dearborn-Does she believe
In early marriages?
Mrs. Wabash-0h, yes; early and
often.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
GO WELL TOGETHER.

Patience-They say Saturn has
eight moons.
Patrice-It must be a great place
for hammocks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
Money.

Money doesn't go as far as it did.
Eazst you have to go about as far as
sspser to get it.-Philadelphia Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-03-20
For Sale.

Extra good fresh COW. High grade
Jersey. II. p. WAKE,
Care Roseborough's Store for Men.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
STREET GAR
STRIKE ENDED
State Public Safety Commis-
sion Orders Men Back to
Work and They Obey
Command.
POWERS OF WAR TIME
.Riotina Ran Wild Last Night When
"Armored" Cars Were Stoned
by Angry
Mobs.
POWERS OF WAR TIME

| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service]
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 10.-Strfk'
| ing street car men returned to work
today by order Of the Minnesota pub
| lie safety commission, without obtain
ing their object. The commission.
clothed with war time powers, or
dered the strike called off and re-
fused to force the street car COM
pany to either recognize the union or
reinstate the f1fty-seven men dis
charged for union activity. The men
returned to work at the commissions
order, but there was widespread dis
content among union men today at
the safety commissions refusal to
grant any of the strikers demands.
The commission refused to allow rec
ognition Of the union during the war,
declaring unionism or nonunionism
during the war should not be in
volved. The men returned to work
with the exception of fifty-seven who
were discharged by the street car
company for union activity, 1t is
charged. The public safety commits
sion refused immediate reinstatement
of these men, promising to investi-
gate their cases and order reinstate-
ment of any who were unfairly dis
charged. Strikers had walked out for
only two reasons-refusal OF the
street car company to recognize the
union and refusal to reinstate the If
ty-seven discharged union employees.
Neither object was allowed by the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

PLOT IN NAVY
German Navy Not All Loyal
to Kaiser, According to
Statement Made to
Reichstag.
SOME WE'RE PUNISHED
Admiral Frankly States That the
Russian Revolution Turned the
Heads Of Some of the
Sailors.
SOME WE'RE PUNISHED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10.-A revolu
tionary plot in the German navy
similar to that which broke out in
the Russian Baltic fleet recently, was
disclosed by Admiral Won CapelIe,
minister Of marine, in a speech be.
fore the reichstag The admiral
frankly stated that it was "unfortun.
ately sad fact that the Russian
revolution turned the heads Of some
persons in our navy"
Won Capelle declared that the plot
had been suppressed and claimed
that socialist members Of the reich.
stag were involved.
Won Capelle said some Of the plot
ters had suffered a deserved pen
atty
"1t is unfortunately sad fact"
the minister OF marine asserted
that the Russian revolution has
turned the heads Of some persons in
our navy, intoxicating revolutionary
ideas and the insensate plan to nomi-
nate representative on all ships who
would cause the crews to disobey
orders and paralyze our fleet, thus
forcing peace.
"The principal agitators conferred
with independent reichstag members,
including Members Deltman Haase
and Voghteer, obtaining their ap-
proval.
Il cannot reveal subsequent events
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

the eye could reach to vonit up end
lessly and uninterruptedly a sheet OF
fire and sparks and flames. Giant
explosions of shells seemingly
mingled with natures own rumbles
Of the storm. The drying, binding
rain increased every moment as II
uselessly seeking to extinguish the
fury of the artillery. For every In
! crease in the whipping rain. 1t seem
ed the French artillery likewise in
creased. Toward morning nature
gave up the struggle. Then the artil
lery reached it's triumphant Gre
scendo, as it spat forth rolling
barrage. Behind this the French in
fantry leaped from It's half. inundated
positions to the marsh covered plains
before it--leaped from island to
island to the attack.
The assault came before the Ger
mans expected it. The enemy was
caught while first line division was
being changed. The new defenders,
fresh division rushed from the Rus
sian front, was caught and decimin-
ated by the tremendous barrage fire.
The French attained their objectives
with minimum losses. The victory
was won.
Tuesdays great drive is the third
one since August l. Since the be-
ginning of the allied Flanders often
sive, while the British were gaining
the last observatories dominating
and controlling the Flanders plains
to the coast the French have been
steadily driving Germans from pro-
lection of the great water barrier.
In each Of the three great French
foH n
portions of this back to allied hands.
Progress Continued.
PARIS, Oct 1O-French troops in
the great F'ranco-British drive con-
tinued their victorious progress today.
capturing Popegoet farm, east Of Drai-
bank, today's official statemen as
serted.
North of the Aisne the war ONCE
said the German artillery was very
active
Hauling Their Guns Back.
CBy VIM. Philip Simms, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FLANDERS, Oct. 10-Desperate Ger
man infantry counter attacks were re-
ported early today over the mud COW
cred fields across which the British
have registered another successful ad-
vance.
The raggedness Of the German ar
tillery fire. in support Of these coun-
ter attacks, told its own story. 1t Is
now obvious that the Germans were
more occupied In hauling their guns
back than in firing.
The German effort to regain lost
ground was particularly strong astride
the Ypres-Roulers railway.
Positions held by the British today
are hardly more than vast bogs. The
hurricane Of wind and rain which ac-
companied this latest battle in F1an-
ders began Sunday night 1t con-
tinued until ten o'clock Monday night
The Flemish plains and even the low
ridges were a vast succession of bogs.
The British command hesitated to car
ry plans and attempt an attack under
such conditions as imposed by the
y
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
FOUR TO ONE ON CHICAGO
IS WAY SAMMIES ARE BETTING

come cover here" where the sam
mics are. That betting was the rule
here today after Pershing's fighters
read United Press bulletins of Sun
days Chicago victory for the White
Sox.
Many sammies walked for blocks
in the third day of drenching rain
to read the United Press worlds
series bulletins. Groups stood in
the downpour to wonder how the
Sox did 1t. Money was scarce until
today. Then the Chicagoans forged
strongly to the front
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
MEXICO WAS NOT IMPRESSED
WITH MEXICO'S ALLIANCE

lean minister of war, who was here
today enroute to Washington.
II have met Won Eckhardt, the Ger
man charge, who was the go-between
in the affair." said ODregon. "He
impressed me as gentleman, but
never approached me regarding IN
trigue. He was never intimate with
General Carranza.
Obregon said the Mexican govern
ment had retired practically all the
worthless paper currency and in the
last. few months had burned $780,
100000 worth of it. He denied no
was here to negotiate a loan for
Mexico.
Obregon and his party planned. to
visit the officers training camp at
Fort Sheridan today.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
Three More German, Plots
Expos ID BY Uncle Sam
Would Destroy Canafsn Pacific Rail,0ay Sabotage in
United States and sSngress Favorable to Germany

~>PremI Leased esmvce
the Canadian Pacific railway DESTROYED at several
The jeremiah oLea1y
themes
eGemanf
etcauion
destruction Of Canadian Pacific
interrupt of
Captain Boehm who side
funds
(signd"
The was
romth
q Joseph Maceaity Phladelphia
andd theire
by
United States sabotage be carried
REPRESENTATIVE
public
A.. OF
a TO a major
ndreques
possibility
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10

United Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10-Govern
ont food control will be absolute
Yer November 1. Herbert Hoover
bday is putting the finishing touches
a proclamation shortly to be issued
President Wilson, licensing deal.
Is in about twenty prime necessities
life.
The "slackers in business" will be
bundled up by the coming executive
rder. according to Hoover. Regu-
(tions will be issued, checking specu-
htion in food stuffs and preventing
oarding, waste and restriction Of
utput. Unfair and unreasonable"
|rofits will be eliminated.
Among the commodities to be
blaced under control are -four. bread.
peats, potatoes, sugar, milk, butter
nd dairy products, rice, canned
pods and staple vegetables.
Although regulations OF retailers is
mited by law to those doing busi-
less OF 100000 or more annually,
Hoover expects to exercise indirect
ontrol over the smallest corner
rocery through his hold on meat
packers, cold storage houses, millers,
banners, elevators, grain dealers and
wholesalers.
After November / no unlicensed
healer can handle the commodities
% be named by Hoover. Regular re-
ports from licensed firms will en-
bble the food administration to keep
strong hold on them. A legal de-
partment has been created to punish
violations and interpret the law.
The licensing plan resulted from
|Dver 200 conferences held with lead
|srs in all lines of trade and has
their approval.
mo business factor performing a
useful function" will be interfered
With. according to Hoover. Elimina-
uon OF some unnecessary middlemen
may result from Hoover's determine
hon to keep food stuffs flowing from
PRODUCER to consumer '.fn direct lines
N y, as economical manner as pos
lible."
Excuse for Egg Prices.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-A quarter of a
piiiion more eggs were in cold sto--
ase IN the big warehouses; of the coun-
'rg october / than at the correspond
ing date last year.
At the same time there has been
Practically no demand for eggs for
'sport, compared with the hundreds
y thousands of cases that were ship
'ed abroad in 1915.
put IN the face of these two i'm.
'orlant factors that should make for
o0er prices, eggs today were s6A
ot1s cents dozen wholesale,
sainst 301a to 81 cents last year.
!. Deaiers have but one explanation
ue '0 farmer, with his higher valua.
'oas als on hens and feed.
iou can't expect to get eggs as
neap from 81 hen fed on 50 a
u usnei feed, as from so cent hen,
ea, ~ on 81 a bushel feed" said one
~, Nation Wide Milk Trust.
All at,fiieAGO, Oct. 10.-Existence of a
sa s.,on wide milk trust has been
seoVered, federal officials here de-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
More Plotting by German Cen
eral Staff While United
States Was Still
Neutral
MESSAGES REVEAL TT
O'Leary Defies State Department to
Find Him Guilty Of
Aiding German
Schemes.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1O.-Germany' s
general staff, in furth erance Of its
campaign Of world domination, sought
in 1916 to have the Canadian Pacific
railways wrecked at several points.
Again it plotted sabotage in the Unit
ed States and Canada which would
ruin factories supplying munitions of
war.
These two new points in Germany's
ruthless system Of intrigue were
brought to light today by the state de-
partment in correspondence forwarded
to the Teuton envoy Won Bernstorff
in January 1916.
At the time the department publish
ed a third telegram Bernstorff sent
his foreign office in September, 1916,
decalring that the embargo confer
ence, planning to sway congress to
the side Of Germany, needed further
support"
The first two messages show that
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
inought it Only Intrigue. to
Stir up Trouble and Not
Worth Considering.

r,ea r,u1m press Leased Wire Service. ]
GsloAGO, Oct. 1O.-The scheme OF
nen nah Foreign Secretary thinner
AN LII, 70 involve Japan and Mexico in
1Iniaa,,a aa,i,ance with Germany against the
ico states, was regarded in Mex
stir as only German intrigue to
Genaa was the declaration today OF
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
fer November 1, There is to be no Specu-
lating in Foodstuffs and no Unreason-
able Price Boosting.
i DEALERS MUST HAVE LICENSE
reclamation to be Issued by President Wilson
Regarding Meat, Bread, Canned
Goods and Butter.

clared today. The disclosure is said
to have been made In the records OF
the Milk Producers association,
seized in the recent raid by state
authorities. The discovery was made
by Robert W. Childs, special assistant
U. s. attorney general, and E. B.
Perrigo, federal Investigator. They
are alleged to have found that the
National Milk Producers association,
with headquarters in New York,
planned to organize dairymen into
districts and build creamer1es and
condensaries. Milkmen were offered
contract at prices, it Is said, above
prevailing market The records are
reported to have made references
showing there was cooperation
among certain cream cries, particular
Ily in the middle west.
James H. Wilkerson, assistant at
torney general, who presented GER
tain phases Of the seized evidence to
federal authorities in Washington,
expected to return from the capital
the last of this week. The evidence
is then expected to be presented to
the grand jury here.
Meanwhile Chicago housewives are
fighting thirteen cent milk with a
boycott.
Publicity as Weapon.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1O.-A plan to fight
high food prices with publicity was
announced today by Harry A. Wheel
er, food administrator for this dis
trict. Housewives under his plan,
will be informed daily through the
newspapers just what the price of
staple articles should be. The price
will be fixed by committee of three,
representing the federal food admin
1stration, wholesale grocers and re-
tailers.
Special sales and giving of prem
iums will be banned, and grocers
will make but one delivery day.
A committee representing the re-
tailers already has fixed the margin
Of profit they are to receive on po-
tatoes, flour and sugar. On potatoes,
the maximum profit will be ten cents
a bushel, with an additional ten cents
for delivery. The profit on standard
brands of flour will be ST. a barrel.
On sugar, it will be three-fourths OF
a cent a pound.
Farmers Have Cash.
CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-The high cost
of living hasn't hit the farmers.
They are paying cash. Credit and
collection experts attending conven-
ton here today of the National I'm
Dealers association, report
ed farmers now making prompt pay
ments.
"They all have money and can
afford to pay their bills, with the
high cost of food" according to J.
M. Runyon, Moline, Ill. "Old Dob
bin" never will be dispensed with on
the farm, Runyon predicted He de-
clared improved machinery was being
perfected and other changes were
being made, but that horses would
always be necessary for farming.
Coal Shortage Expected.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The pos
sibility of a coal shortage this win
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-10
Baseball News Received by
American Soldiers in France
During Rain Storm.

[By J. w. Peg1er, United Press Staff
Correspondent
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TIERS, France, Oct 9.-Delayed.)-
Any Giant rooter can get one to four
odds on Chicago winning-if he'll
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IContinusd on page 81
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/ The Telegraph Service Of The
Daily Gate City and Constitu-
t;on-Democrat is received over
our own leased wire.
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Fair and warmer. Local temp
- p. M. SO; a. m. 40.