The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30

eral service. Included in the list are
the following:
"Kentucky-First Infantry; Com
pany B, Signal Corps, Ambulance
Company No. !.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March o.
The Commission for Relief in Bel
GUM is receipt of a cable to the ef-
feet that the German authorities have
now been able to communicate with
all submarine commanders and that as
from the 18th inst. the commissions
shipping will be positively safeguarled
from attack if following the northern
route Six of the commissions steam
ers. which have been held at Rotter-
dam pending completion of the neces-
sary preliminaries, sailed at midnight
with German safe-conduct passes con-
tanning absolute guarantees against
submarine attack.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March %
Farmer of America have been ap-
pealed to by Secretay Houston to
toin in agricultural preparedness
measures so that the country may not
be handicapped by a food shortage in
its efforts TO meet the international
crisis. Elimination of waste, conser-
walton OF surplus, and attainment of
maximum crop returns were outlined
as imperative steps for strengthening
agricultural resources.
NEW YORK. March 29.-Lieutenant
General Nelson A Miles, u. S. A, re-
tired, speaking here at the National
Defense Convention held under the
auspices of the National Guard Asso-
citation of the United States asserted
that IL this country throws itself
theoretically into the war in the
event Of a declaration, he believed
il would be possible to end the con-
fict in twelve months, eff not in
six"
VICKSBURG, Miss, March %
Nurses can't hold hero's heads in their
laps at the battle front, w. E. Long
fellow. special agent Of the Red Cross,
told college girls here when he was
explaining Red Cross work. Some OF
the girls appeared to be considerably
disappointed to learn this. Mr.. Long
fellow has been here several days
showing methods of life saving in the
water.
NEW YORK. March 29.-Two wo-
men for every man applied for enlist
ment In the United States marine
corps in the last week, according to
Captain Frank z. Evans, in charge OF
recruiting here. Several Of the women
applicants, he asserted, wanted to be
detailed TO battleships.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Four ad-
ditional regiments of the national
guard were called into the federal
service Wednes Iay by the War Depart
ment. They are the First West Nir-
sinia. Seventy-fourth New York, Sec
ond Connecticut and Second New Jer'
sey infantry regiments.
HUNTINGTON. w. VA, March ~
When unnaturalized Germans. en-
ploved in a factory here. expressed
sentiments against the American nag
and declined to permit alag in their
department. American workmen turn
ed a fire hose on them and compelied
them 10 salute the colors nailed over
a door. No police action was taken.
LONDON. March 29.-There are yar1'
Gus reasons concerning the reason. for
the present visit of the Austrian en-
peror to Emperor William. The Daily
Mail savs ~ learns from Vienna by way
OF Switzerland that the conference pc
tween the emperors is to decide
whether the Austro-German policy to
ward the United States shall be modi-
fed so as to avoid war. or whether the
recent submarine methods, which are
certain to provike war with the United
States shall be maintained.
THE HAUGE, March 29, (via Lon