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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
WALT MASON.
THE Poet Philosophel)

(Tne POet G0-loSOpuelJ
cannot sacrifice 6 leg, as Id do with
delight: nc odds how earnestly bes.
they will not let me fight. you are toe
old" the sergeant cries, to go across the
sea; you have bum ears and misfit eyes,
and govt and heusemaids knee. Wo
only want the young and hale to swat
the foe in France; you are too fat and
Ia:t to do stunts with lance can
not shed my rich red blood beneath a
foreign moon: as warrior my name IL
Mud, for was born too soon. But there
are fifty-seven ways in which man
may aid the lads who fight The Prus
sian jays though he can't WELD a blade.
You do not need catalog, those meth
DDS to descry if you're not walking IN
a fog, they stare you in the eye. Each
day see new ways to help and give
Red Bib slap; and so do not groan
or yelp that they won't let me scrap.
Thcy will not let me bleed to death
whete roaring armies meet; they say
/ AMI, too short of breat, and have too
many feet. / cannot pile my dead in
hills upon crimson field, but ] can
help to pay the bills, for am nicely
hoeled.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
wEeevlLLE.

Roy and Hugh Shepherd, who have
been working in a munition factory In
Canada, have returned to take care oil
Mr.. Shepherds business while his
i.calth is bad.
Mrs. Rachel Wheeler and Nancy
Caudili are at the bedside OF their moth
er, Mrs Pennington, who is very low.
Mrs. Sallie Gardner spent the week
end at lIitchins.
DR.. Thompson and wife were IN Ash
land with Mrs. G.. w. Rodgers, whc
underwent very serious operation at
Kings Daughters hospital.
DR.. l.. e. Nickel and family are
visiting relatives In Morgan-co
Our school opened Monday with Mrs
Cecil Pennington as teacher.
Dr. ard Mrs. Merton Young spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Pen
nington E
Leopard Lang is with home folks.
Norma Flaugher is visiting her motif
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
TO THE VOTERS OF THE
soND SENATORIAL DISTRICT.

v. B. Shortridge, who Is asking the
nomination for State Senate. has lived
here almost all of his life. SO years. and
has never asked for an office before. lie
Las always made a special effort for
good roads; has not only made an ef-
/ fort but has gone out and built them
himself You only have to go around
Ibis home on East Fork to be convinced.
Talk is no good without some work. YOU
know Ask any official of Lawrence co
Representative or Congressman. AS well
he has been Ii great sunday school and
church worker. The Hon. Mr.. PrichaId.
who is his opponent for the nomination.
! says MIR. Shortridye has violated the
pemc cratic precedence by coming out
as n candidate, claiming that II is Ell
l!ett county's timo 10 name the man
The voters know that MIR Orchard was
a candidate against Mr.. williams OF
Greenpp county four years ago. / sup
pose II was Greenup's time then. He
claimed the nomination eight years ago
when his uncle jerome Prichard. was
a candidate il was Boyd's time then
according 10 what he says now. The
best that can be learned is that ne has
claimed the nomination for the last II
years and is still claiming IT, We are
willing TO leave IL To the voters VINO has
.proker all these precedents, Mr. Short
ridge OF Mr. Prichard You will also
find that the voters have given Mr.
Prichard this office once before, There
is not any record TO show that he did
anything OF note for the district or
even Elliott county. Mr.. Shortridge
also says that he wrote TO MIR. Prich
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27

BY his own words tho Kaiser stand;
condemned. Again and again he has
claimed direct responsibility for the
countless crimes of Germany, and nov
he should bear his burden. Here are
examples:
"Orly one is Master in the Empire
and I am that one; l will tolerate no
other
Il represent Monarchy by the grace Of
God.
"You must ell have one viii, and that
is My viii there is only one law, and
that is Ny law.
If order you to shoot down you-
cwn relatives, brothers-yes, even your
parents must obey Me without muir
mi ring -(Speech to Pittsdam re-
cruits
THE spirit of God has descended up
on Me because / am. German Emperor
am the instrument of the Most High.
/ am His sword His represeF alive on
earth Woe and Death TO those who OPP
pose Ny Will Death to the irfidel who
denies Ny missior Let ali the enemies
of the German nation persist God de,
mands thei. destructior7-God who by
my mouth summons you to carry out
His decrees.'t- Proclamation to Army,
September IS, 19l4l
An end must be put to such abonin-
able nonsense Aever il it takes many
more years of figf ting, There can be
no peace and freedom while such
criminal lunatic retains a vestige d
power.
Unless We overthrow the HohenEol-
lerns" writes Lovat Fraser, unless We
strike at tie dynastic roots of Prus-
sian milua,ism, unless We make ever.
German understand that the allies will
no Longer tolerate the abominable and
tyrannical system which Prussian Junk
erdom working through the Hohefzoi-
lerns, has imposed upon the res. of the
German states and has sought to inn
pose on all Enrope, it would be better
TO prclone the war forever"
The world cannot nor does not desire
10 pronounce DEGREES Of isolation upor
Germany's millions however euiltN
they, have been compelled to be. but Il
would indeed be a crowning shame if
we did not brand the men at the top
the primarily responsible meu-with
the shame they have earned and Which
will never be forgotten.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27

PRAYERS but there " one CLASP am
tinc hrQ. siumhaneh win excuse for
rot praying FOR him. aud that il the
'laHs who an and wili nor. nay their
ehufcl d,f,a or COURSE he knows and
YOU know their prayers would do no
rpad
Nav brethren. Whit ever Influence I
Wicld over son Tor good / desire 10
transfer j 90 tr1 SAmbauRh Ha Is 10
be our leader and though live hero
hnAne you dor task me % render ser
Vice that should be MS FOR shall have
~ rCfusc Not usi love YOU less. hut
Cd" church morr gnG WI ssant Ia do All
we cnn % Eivc orr miElHinf tho great
CT Influence fdr Eon1 And though No
ire interested ~ nil true ministers ~
in" s1'lNl Pro siambaegh II your
Fptcud charge ~ vou are his. God
bloas you,
Your former minister
A. t.ftf
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
DEMONSTRATION AGENTS FOR
FLOYD AND JoHNsoN

Miss Pauline Garter was down nom
Inintyillc. Wednesday She has r..
3irucd her position az t0schor In Tho
Fa'ntT9lie schools aud viii take no
The W9rk q Home Demonstration agent
IN Ionrson county a. once. having beer
appointed by Airs Chinn.
Mrs Carrie $ Adams. Of this CITY
NM Icon appc Inted for Floyd county
ana VIII begin the work soon. She has
been gp:ng over Lawrence county WITH
MISS pairlec Davis. agent In this coun-
" and II familiar with the work.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
Returned To Independence.

Mr. VIII Porter. prominent contract
or wife and daughter, were here and
Joined Mr. and Mrs p, 5. Fanniu ane
little daughter, Miss Gladys for lunch
con. the Porter family leaving on Nc
for their home in Independence. Mo-
DR., j. f. Hatten of Buchanan was also
one OF the party, he having accompaE-
led Mr., and Mrs Porter ard fauily
here. Mrs. Porter was Miss Emma Hat
ten, daughter of DR., Hatten ard niece
Cf Mr.. Fanun MIR. and Mrs. Fannin
and daughter will 80 TO Ashville 10
about two weeks and Will remain a
While later going to their home al st
Petersburg Fla.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
SCHOOLS OPENED MONDAY

Among the Louisa teachers who be-
gan their schools last Monday were
Miss Sallie Gearhart, Gallup, Miss
Bess Hewlett, Estep Miss Marie Gear
heart. Charley; Miss Fay Adams, Mt.
Pleasant; Miss Dora Johns Yatesvilloi
Miss Elizabeth Woods Tuscola.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
The Teachers Institute
To Be August 9th.

| The teachers institute Of Boyd coun-
~ will he held at Catlettsburg the last
week of August p. Superintendent J
wv Eradner, Of this city win be the in.
structoi This VIII not interfere with
the. Boyd County Fair which is to be
held the week previous to this BEGIN.
ming August goth.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
RoRr. PREsroN DEAD.

Mr. Robt, Preston died at his home
near Richardson last Saturday and was
buried Monday He was 81 years old
and had been IN i'll health three or -four
years. He was ore Of the best citizens
of his neiehhorhoud
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
Condemnation Proceedings
Now Under Way.

The government is now getting ready
to condemn. all properties on The Big
Sandy river from Wechsler- st, in. tlst
vicinity of the locks. to DiTsion-st
This is foF the use and benefit OF the
locks The condemnation is on the
west or Kentucky side from the top Of
the bank down TO the low water mark.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27

We are authorized to announce Ell
GENE CURNUTTE as candidate for
Justice Of the Peace in the district com
posed of Bear creek and Falls of Blaine
precincts. subject TO the action OF the
Democrats in the primary of August 4.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
Marriage Permits.

Raiph Southworth. 50. Catherine
Sherton. 40, both OF Kenova, w. Va.
Basil Hensley, 81, Huntington. Geor-
gia Thomas Al, Louisa, Ky,
John Shockley, SO. Verna Jecers. %,
both Of Lawrence-co,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
Returned.

i, Mrs j. T. Moran daughter Miss
Virginia and son John, have returned
from very pleasant visit with friends
near Fort Gay w Va,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
Fran Jenkins.

Little Miss Erryl Petty, who has been
visiting at athens o.. was the guest OF
MIS-. w. T. Rankin, later return ing To
her hoIre at Jenkins. KY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
! MARRlAeE LlcENsEs.

George Grimth q. to Sarah Kitet.
en-, II, Of Jean.
ieDtgc Smith, 10 10 Nellie Fugitt
10
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
Here Yesterday.

Atty. C. C. Bowles and Malcolm
Bowles OF Pikeville, wore in the city
yesterday.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
CATLETTSBURG NEWS
Vlsitina Near Louisa.

Mrs. Jack Moran and daughter. Miss
Virginia, are visiting friends near lou
lisa.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
Returned To prestorsbura.

Miss Mabel Mayo OF Prestcnsblre
who mas been the guest OF Miss AIMS
Borders has returned home
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27

Mrs b II Vaughn Is visiting her
sister here X
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
FARMERS ATTENTION

Since the inauguration Of the "GGod.
Roads movement IN kentucky and the
" many miles of the best
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27

(. PAY FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Tine money due Kentucky teachers
last March is now in the hands OF the
county superintendents.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27

a. N. DIAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

ment is in the work of the slaughter
house, the judiciary committee. In
cluding the adverse reports sent back
by the Judiciary committee, mouse
committees have PROVIDED more or
less decent burials for las original
bills, as against a mortuary record OF
SO in the senate. The mouse, with its
long roll calls, it's untrammeled speech
ana desire to talk about everything on
the calendar, has damned "a bills
thru on final passage, While the SEN
ate was voting on AZ original mea-
sures.
Both houses have agreed to- cease
the Introduction OF original bills Sat
urday, February 10. Unless the leg
islators vote to back up on their pro-
gram, all of the important legisla-
ton proposed for this session must
find its way to the house and senate
hoppers in the next seven days. When
the lid is clamped down on original
bills, both houses will refuse to con-
slider any bills except those on the
Calendar or measures proposed by
committees.
Neither house has as yet given Sc
rious consideration to appropriations.
The joint ways and means committee
is hammering together a set of meas
ures that will be offered to the leg
islature some time in the next ten
days. Members are disposed to ad-
vance the appropriations when pre-
scented to the house and senate. With
the appropriations out of the way
there is little on the calendar that
will hold the statute builders in To-
! peka beyond the fifty days limit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
MERCURY GOES UP

Continued from Page Ope)
Zero The wind has shifted to the
southwest and Friday night the tenn
perature hacked seven degrees of
touching zero. The minimum at 7
o'clock Friday evening was 10 de-
grees higher than the night before
The forecast calls for fair weather
tonight and Sunday; colder tonight in
the northern part of Kansas and Sun
day in the east.
The shippers forecast reads to
protect 36-hour shipments north.
west and east against temperatures of
zero to B above; east, 10 degrees. The
low reading here tonight will be about
b above, according to S. D. Flora.
local meteorologist, and tomorrow will
not go above 20 degrees
Inc lowest temperature FRIDAY
night was above zero at Z O'Clock
in the evening. The mercury rose
slowly thru the night except early this
morning when it dropped back to 10
degrees 1t had returned to IA at $50
o'clock and was expected to go be-
tween 20 and 25 this afternoon. The
wind this morning was blowing at the
rate of twelve miles an hour from the
southwest The cold wave has moved
southwark and last night in Alabama
the mercury was down to IL above
zero. A hard freeze occurred in parts
of Florida.
The highest temperature on record
for this date is 81 degrees, established
in 1909. The low record, 8 below
zero, occurred in 1905.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
WRECK KILLS FOUR
Five PuIlmans Roll Down 6O-Foot
Embankment.

Cromwell, Ia. Feb. 3.-Four known
dead and fifty injured, one probably
fatally, is the toll of the wreck of
train No. IL, Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, which ran into broken rail
800 yards of the station here last
night, left the track and toppled down
a 60-foot embankment into frozen
slough. Scores of men and women
clad only in night clothes We're hurled
thru windows and, cut and bruised,
they clustered about on the ice and
snow in temperature below zero until
a relief train with physicians arrived
from Creston one hour after the
wreck.
Not until 1890. nearly three hours
after the wreck, were the last of the
dead ana injured, some of the latter
badly frozen, removed from the
wreekage.
The dead:
MRS JOHN SASH, SO. Creston, Ia.
F. L. SCHROEDER. So, Omaha.
A. B. DAVIDSON, 40, Menah;-Wis.
MISS GRACE HAWKINS, 81.
Eagle. Neb.
Probably fatally injured:
Mrs. E. NJ. Hawkins, mother of
Grace Hawkins, Eagle, Neb.
Pullman Passengers Escape.
All of the dead and the more seri-
ously injured were passengers in the
wood chair car which was partly de-
molished. Occupants of three steel
Pullmans were cut and bruised, but
none of them was fatally hurt. It is
not known if there are any bodies in
made The engine, the tender and a
smoking car did not leave the track.
The observation car was derailed but
NOT 6itched
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
GERMANY COULD
CONTINUED From Page One,


submarines of such an extent of coast
it is a misnomer Two thousand sub
marines would not be equal to the task
of making the blockade truly effect
i've. 1 calculate that Germany has
something like 200 of these vessels.
Only part of these, for obvious rea
sons, can at any one time be in ser
vice. The German government is
quite aware of this and has much less
confidence in submarines than the
German people. 1t is the people alone
who expect great things from them
and who seem to have imposed their
sentiment upon the heads of the gov
eminent.
U-Boat Fleet Far Too Small.
1.-THE entire German submarine
campaign had a false start. Their
fleet was far too small at the outset
for what they tried to do. Neverthe-
less the 200 units they now have are
capable of doing a great deal of harm,
especially the largest and newest types.
l judge that there are thirty of the
latter which are capable of operating
on the high seas with wide range of
action.
What is going on at sea now of i'm
mense interest for the future is the
entire method of naval warfare that is
being resorted to. 1t is the method
long known in naval strategy of oper-
ations on the adversary's line of COM
munications and is always fruitful
when properly prosecuted"
| Referring to counter measures Ad-
miral Degouy said:
| BESIDE the means already in use
| consider it necessary to adopt others
and more comprehensive ones with the
object of either destroying or paralyz-
| ing the submarine bases The British
admiralty appears to be coming
around to this idea. The North sea
area that Great Britain has now mined
has been made danger zone for the
precise purpose of paralyzing the sub
marine bases in the German estuaries,
not separately as might have been
done but all together. Analogous
measures will be necessary to prevent
British submarines from gaining &C
| cess to the Baltic"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
CANNOT SEARCH SHIPS
Right of Inspection Denied to U. S.
Customs Officials.

New York, Feb. 3.-Permission for
the United States customs officials to
go below decks of the German steam
ships in the port of New York for the
purpose of inspection has been denied
by the commanders of the vessels.
Collector of Port Malone announced
today, when asked what had been the
result of his examination of the YES
sells.
Mr.. Malone said however, that this
refusal was in accordance with the
rights of steamship owners and that
he could do nothing unless he had
legal ground for suspecting that law
had been violated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03

TAFT'S SPEECH
PATRIOTIC And
ELOQUENT
Address at Washington on
League to Enforce Peace
Graphic Answer to Criticisms
of World Tribunal.
CRISIS VOICES IMPORTANCE
Germany Withdraws Her Sol
emn Pledge to Pursue.
A Course Alike Defying Justice
and Humanity.

washington, Feb. 3.-Former Pres
ident Taft spoke here at the dinner OF
the National Chamber of Commerce
on the League to Enforce Peace.
President Wilson was scheduled to
speak, but cancelled his engagement.
Mr.. Taft prefaced his prepared
speech with a reference to the new
German crisis, declaring that If the
United States were drawn into war,
Germany would force it by her de-
fiance of plain principles of justice
and humanity, which should obtain
between civilized nations.
THE responsibility which now rests
on the president and congress is very
heavy" said Mr.. Taft. They should
know and do know, that the American
people will back them to the end. May
God give them good deliverance.'
The former president was answer
ing particularly criticisms of Theodore
Roosevelt, William J. Bryan, Senator
Borah and others, of the League to
Enforce Peace idea.
Germany Withdraws Solemn Pledge.
Il had prepared this address," he
said, before Germany startled this
country and all neutrals by her last
note. The actual dangers with which
it brings us face to face may seem
to make what 1 have been discussing,
theoretical, tame and inappropriate.
The truth is, however, that this great
crisis only emphasizes the Importance
of the league in the future history OF
this country.
"Of all things, we would avoid war
We are not prepared for it. Its awful
Consequences we know frCm Europe's
suffering. Our prayer is for some es-
cape from it in this critical hour, if
consistent with our national honor
But we must face the facts.
I'm her campaign against her enc
mics, Germany proposes ruthlessly tC
wage war upon neutrals in fragrant
violation of their rights. She begar
with Belgium. She now includes them
all. Our national conscience is voic
of offense against her. Her cruel anc
indefensible drowning without warn
ing of more than a hundred innocent
Americans on the Iiusitania was con
doned, in view of her pledge agains
IContinued on page Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-03
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago Feb. 3.-WHEAT-Altho wheat
wheat prices dropped cents the
nopncement that diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Germany had
been severed the excitement in the pit did
not equal that which had followed Ger
many's notice of unrestricted naval warfare
To large extent the wheat trade had APP
parently discounted today's news.
After a descent to S1.54A for May The
Market began to soar on account of heavy
covering by shorts and because of rumors
that Germany was offering concessions to
the United States. The jump of prices
from the low point amounted to 1871 cents,
a reaction of 3 cents or more followed and
then a fresh upturn higher than before
the acme being 1.6s1s for May, an extreme
rise of II cents from the lowest level of
the day. The close was wild at .675s to
S1.6S& for May and $1.41A to SASS for
July with the market as a whole 3SSc to
re above yesterdays finish.
CORN-Corn, like wheat broke sharply
in response to the days news, the decline.
however was not a sensation, being "a
at the greatest
Losses were afterward more than over
come when wheat took a big advance. The
close was strong at 1c to 11ac net advance.
OATS-Oats duplicated the action of
corn.