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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22
ROPER DISTRICT NEWS.

Walter Davis, of st, Louis, ar
rived Friday to attend the bed
side of his brother, Paul Davis,
who has been dangerously i'll
with pneumonia.-Mrs. Kate
Lunsford and Mrs. Elmo McClel-
Ian were in Clinton Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Taylor, of Wingo,
arrived Thursday to attend the
bedside of her nephews, Albert
and James Fields, who have had
measles. Albert also has light
attack of pneumonia. Both are
getting along nicely. = Glenn
Roach, of Cayce, visited his aunt,
Mrs. G. l.. Bryant, Saturday. =
Miss Edna Davis who is attend
ing school at Bowling Green, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Davis.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Henry moved last week to
the Chas. Bacon place recently va
Gated by Will Bobbit and family,
he having bought and moved to
the Mrs. Kate Stone farm.-Ha-
Eel Fields entered school at Cay
ce last week. - A trained nurse
arrived Saturday to attend the
bedside of Paul Davis who has
been very i'll, but is Improving
There have been several cases OF
measles in this neighborhood III
the last few weeks Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Preuett and SON, Mr..
and Mrs. r. A. Fields and daugh-
ter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Sloan attended the funeral and
burial of Mrs. Mary johnson, at
Cayce, Sunday.-Quite number
from here attended the burial of
j. r. Plummer, at Hickman, Mon
day.-Mrs. Ernest Treas visited
her grandfather, p. j. Oliver, and
family, of near Ebeneezer church,
Tuesday.-Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Greer, of near Sikeston, No., are
visiting, his sister, Mrs. Jas. Rop-
er, and family, this week. = Err
nest Fields visited I'm Moscow
Sunday. = Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
johnson and daughter, Mary
Evelyn, of Cayce, spent Saturday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Roper.-Mrs. Dick Bransford at
tended the bedside of her faith
er, p. j. Oliver, Tuesday Miss
Alice Lunsford, of Hickman, i
spending a few days this week
with her neice, Mrs. Elmo McClel'.
lan.-Ernest Treas was in Fulton
Tuesday.-R. G. Roper and wife,
of Hickman, visited relatives in
this vicinity Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Roper were in Hick-
man Monday.-Frank Fields was>
In Fulton Thursday.-Max Roper,
of Hickman, visited w. j. Fields
and family sunday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22
APIECE Dinner Set Given Each Month
To the selling the due bills.
HOW TO GET VOTES

ELLISON votes q follows be
given the regular
purchases the dollar bills
Special Sales Days. Wednes
day Saturday of each week. 1000 votes the dollar
counts made before the beginning Of the campaign.
THE HICKMAN COURIER issues follows 1000 votes for
dollar subscription. On bargain and
Saturday week2000 votes given dollar
subscription No votes given under ST.
different colors
color used from the 18th OF month the 18th of the
this month will depos
15n of month";
the morning of the 18th of each month.
standing published . by
writing the number of favore the back of vo
coupon the Courier for standing candidates
month Any lady enter tho contest it absolutely moth
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22
GRIND
OFT EE
COURTS
CIRCUIT COURT.

G. A. Brown VS.. Metropolitan
Life ms. Co., suit for $3.50 on con
tract.
W. Z. Felts & Son VS.. ii. ii.
Glidewell, suit ON note for $50.
John Ellen Franklin VS.. Fred
die Slate ct al, suit to = 'reak
the viii of John Brown (eol.) de
ceased.
Mrs. Mabel Smith VS.. j. p. Leg
gate ct al, suit ON note for $225.
Mrs. Mary Ealy VS.. A. Nj. Nj
gent ct al, suit to break viii of
w. w. Meadows, deceased.
p. A. VOCAL & Sons VS.. j. G.
Adams, ct al, suit ON account of
Splits.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22
GEN. FUNSTON DEAD.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 20
Gen. Frederick Funston, com
mander of the Southern Depart
ment of the United States army.
died here last night just after he
collapsed while in q local hotel
where he had gone with party
OF friends. Attending physicians
say the cause of death was acute
indigestion.
Gen. Funston had just finished
dinner and was playing with
child when he fell unconscious.
Gen. Funston has been In charge
of the recent operations of Unit
ed States troops in Mexico and e
long the border.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22
SH}R|;EH++
777lCh

Banks and postoffice are closed
today.
Two fires this week; we re due
another this month, according To
the old adage.
With the approaching city e
lection comes talk of A. o. Ca
ruthers and Frank Won Berries
as splendid mayoralty timber.
New locks on the county court
house doors. Wonder if the
barn was locked after horse
was gone" or merely a case of
keeping providers out of the sa-
cred precincts of justicef Its a
safe bet there's a reason.
The local levee committee is
still short several hundred dol
lars. There are several directly
benefited property owners and
business men who ought to do
nate to this fund. Viii You be
a man or a mouse long or short 7
Kingsport, Tenn, is making a
desperate effort to secure the ar
NOR plate works. Her citizens
offer a free site, cement for
buildings, free brick and free coal
for five years. If that kind of
business keeps up, the fight will
narrow down to Hickman and
kingsport.
The legislature, In special ses-
sion, is whiting away on the
special tax measures, in the hope
of passing some needed legisla-
ton in that line. Nothing tangi-
BILE has yet been accomplished, al
though various and sundry meas
ures have been rendered the law
makers.
Maj. MeDonaugh and Asst. En-
gineeer Kerr, of Memphis, were
here yesterday to inspect the
levee work on the new loop 4
miles below Hickman. They
seemed to be highly pleased with
what has been done and the man
ner in which the work is going
forward. With good weather, this
job will probably be finished by
June LIST. d.
Chief POsey can make very lit
tie speed over the West Hick-
man levee road with his fire en-
CINE on account of holes. If the
engine is delayed ON this ac-
count in reaching the burning.
property of some fellow who help
ed voted down the street i'm
provement bond issue-he should
not set up a howl about poor ser
vice. The same applies TO East
Hickman, as that section has
impossible roads
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22
JAIL DELIVERY AT
UNION CITY TUESDAY.

Jailer StOvall of ObiOn county
was knocked in the head Tues
day night about 9 o'clock by a
prisoner and four negroes made
their escape from the Union City
Jail. Two of them were held for
murder and two for bootlegging.
One of them was a Hickman ne
gro-Luther billiard, and was
being held ON murder charge.
The other negro, wanted for muir
der, was Dave Freeman. None
of them have been caught. .
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22
SMALL BLAZE YESTERDAY.

A small residence in West
Hickman, owned by r. III.
Kirk and occupied by Mrs.
Shroate, caught fire yesterday
morning from defective flue but
was saved by prompt work ON the
part of the city fire department.
The fire was under fairly good
Roadway when the engine and
crew arrived, threatening other
nearby houses, but was quickly
extinguished, with only about $25
damages
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22

Miss Mary Shay delightfully."-
entertained a number of her
friends ON Wednesday evening
at the home of Mrs. Russell John
son. Candles, ferns and hearts
were used to decorate the rooms
open to the thirty-two guests and
from the ceiling and chandeliers
hung streamers of paper hearts
suspended from red satin ribbon.
Upon entering each guest regis
tered on "a b gh red heart tied
with cupid S bow of red maline.
Five hundred was played and at
its conclusion a dainty salad
course was served. Out of town
guests were: Miss Laverne Diggs,
of Paris, Tenn, and George Ed
ward Townsend, of Baltzer,
Miss. 80
If you want some sure enough
bargains, don't miss the big
sale at Chas. Clark's West Hick-
man store. He is closing out
groceries, hardware, harness, no
tons, etc., at less than wholesale
prices and can save you big
money on any item in the house.
Sale is now on.
MONEY LOST: Liberal reward
for return of small pocketbook
containing two So and one 81
bills, picked up ON levee road, OPP
posite water tank. Are you hon
esti Return to W. L. Shank
lin. Up
ID. P.NLeibovitz left Monday for
the ST. Louis markets to purchase
new spring stocks for the Live
Store"
Advance showing of ladies'
slippers now ready for inspec-
ton at r. l.. Bradleys-
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Roads are fine.
One more week of February.
6 good work mules for sale.
each or note.-W. A. DODDS.

good work mules for sale.
each or note.-W. A. DODDS.
Miss Annie Scheurer, of Union
City, will arrive tomorrow to Wis
it Miss Lucille Hendrix.
Don't buy Field Seeds until
you get the Hickman Hardware
prices. They carry only the best.
Master Mark Bradley has re
covered from a two weeks illness
and is able to attend school a
gain.
FOR SALE: One 40 h. p. boile
also one 40 h. p. engine, almost
as good as new and will sell dirt
cheap. See sgd. L.. Dodds. tffc
Gus Rudy came down from
Wickliffe Friday, to take charge
of the Hickman plant of the
Cumberland Tele. Co, succeeding
Cayee b. Parrish, who resigned.
His wife Will arrive in -
time.
Geo. Hipsenberg and w. j.
Spradlin have each purchased
residence of S. L.. Dodds. Both
pieces of property are In the same
block and east of S. Nj. Naifeh
yssidence property.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22

l.. III. Gaines, of Memphis, was
the guest of w. A. Johnston yes
terday. He is one of the owners
of the ChOcotaw Plantation.
Miss Rubye Hurt is in Union
City today.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-02-22

s. A. Choate and son, Byrd
Choate, left yesterday for BY
theville, Ark, ON a prospecting
trip.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
THOMPSON'S DOUBLE
 ATTACKED BY MOB
Chicago Mayor" Subjected to Bitter Attack, Physi-
 cal and Verbal,

Chicago, Sept. 5.-A demonstration of soldiers against 50 automobile par ties constituting q delegation of the William Hale Thompson Republican Club, bound for a county fair and political rally at Kankakee, was avoided by the mayor.
 The mayor, who was by implica- ton, censured by a vote of the city
 council for his anti-war attitude yes- terday, had warming that his welcome along the route of 60 miles might be embarrassing and he was not in line when the procession started. Soldiers, however, mistook one of his supporters for him and stripped banner giving the name of the club from the machine in which they thought he was riding Civilians joined in the demonstrations and other banners were torn from ma- chimes.
 The man who looked like the mayor was asked What are you doing with an American flag?' There were misses, catcalls, cries of 'slacker,"
 kaiser" and the like.
 A boy at 33rd street, similarly mis- led, tried to present the mayor with a German flag but the emblem fell to the pavement where it was obliter- ated by passing vehicles. Some of the demonstrants were 1 members of the Second Illinois field hospital corps, encamped in Camp I Grant on the lake front. ! Civilians joined in cries of "slacker'' hurled at the mayor and his retinue ! !xxrhi inc lJf0 chi Sfc Io1
 some ostentatiously holding their noses is if in the presence of a stench. ] The banner stripped from the ! mayors" car bore the legend "Wil- l liam Hale Thompson, Republican ! Club
 The outbreak was quelled by the ap- : pearance of officers of the hospital i corps with the provost guard
 Traffic was blocked last night on Michigan boulevard by a large ! crowd and scores of automobiles
 which gathered round an efhgy l of Mayor William Hale Thomp- , son, hanged to a lamp post on an isle i of safety at the Randolph street cross i ing of the thoroughfare. placard | pinned to the manakin bore the in
 Scription:
 Sic Semper Big Bill Bus. 1 " eteranS Of FOrelgn Vars. i The effigy apparently was strung Up by members of the military organi
 zation who passed in an automobile A policeman on duty nearby did not
 discover the effigy until a big crowd
 blocked traffic A patrol wagon full
 of policemen was then called. The
 etfigN was carted to an ash heap and
 the street cleared for tra fife. No ar rest vas made.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
HUNGARIAN PRESS
 SUPPORTS WILSON
Az Est and Magyar Orizag Comment Favorahly on Note-Vossische
 Zeitung Disguised.

Amsterdam. SeSt. 5.-Two Hun garianr newspapers, the Az Est and the Magyar Orizag, fully agree with the views expressed in President Wilson's reply to the Pope's peace proposals to the great disgust of the Nossische Zeitung of Berlin, which asserts they take a view which is almost incom- prehensible.
 The Az Est says:
 'President Wilson's reply is so clear that every true friend of peace, every patriot, can endorse it. Amer ica adheres in this note, without re- serve. to the policy of peace without annexations, which is most important for Hungary"
 The Magyar Orizag, which is the organ of the independence party, says: f
 Real pacifsts must be grateful to MT. Wilson He who, from the standpoint of peace. condemns MT. Wilson's note has sold his soul to the war devil and does not wish peace. From the Hungarian viewpoint, there fore, he is the enemy of peace"
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
SUDDEN STORM OF
 SHELLS HITS RIGA
Refugees Reaching Petrograd De- scribe Panic Caused by German Ar tillery Assault on Gulf Port,

Petrograd, Sept. 1.-The first refu- gees from Riga arrived here yesterday Y and gave a dramatic description of their last hours in the city before the German occupation. The first shells were fired from the direction of Us kull and fell early Sunday morning. causing numerous fires and spreadin q clouds of suffocating gases. The peo- pie rushed into the streets, many only partly dressed, and there was a gen. eral panic in an effort to reach the station which seemed to be the ene- mys chief target. The panic resulted in heavy losses, according to Vecherne Vremya, which declares that several thousand were lost.
 The next night after midnight a Zeppelin appeared over the city and in the rays of its searchlight citizens might be seen fleeing. The Zeppelin dropped many bombs, some emitting gases. These bombs were aimed chiefly at Moscow, a suburb of Riga. Smelling with big projectiles from the directio4 of Uskull was resumed early in the evening, one shell falling in a moving picture hall causing losses and another exploding in the Hotel Suv. oroff. The last train which left for Petrograd was heavily shelled. A great many buildings in Riga, accord . ing to the refugees, were destroyed.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
PERSHlNG AT NEW QUARTERS
Khaki Is Prcdominating Color in
 French Town Where American Uni-
 form Had Seldom Been Seen Before

American Training Camp in France, Sept. 5-(By the Associated Press)- General Pershing has arrived at his field headquarters where his staff had preceded him several days and where the French government had turned over quarters for the Americans oc- cupancy. The transformation in the picturesque French town has been most remarkable. Up to three weeks ago American uniforms had been seen but once or twice. Today khaki was the predominant color on the streets with here and there a touch of white and blue costumes of American nurses who have taken over French hospital and are caring for French patients pending the activity of the American forces.
 French and American sentries guard all apnroa ches to the town and no one is allowed to enter without proper passes. American flags min- gle with the French Tri-Color from scores of f1agstaffs on both public and private buildings.
 Various divisional and corps schools for the instruction of officers are be- :! ing organized and class work soon will begin. These schools Will give . the final touch to the training of the officers and men of the first expedi- tionarN force.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05

English Believe German Service
 Ready For Offensive.

London, Sept. 5.-The Chatham district for the first time experienced an air attack on Monday night when one or more bombs fell on a section of the Royal Naval barracks, killing 1O7 bluejackets outright and wound ing 86 others. Four bombs in all fell about the barracks, but two were harmless and in fact apart from those which took such a heavy toll of life the damage in the whole area was insignificant. The barracks was fitted with sleeping hammocks and a ma
 (Continued On Second Page).
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
CRIMEA BASE OF CZARISTS
Countess, Grand Duke and Wife Ar rested as Result of Conspiracy to Put Royalty Back on Russian Throne

Throne.
 Petrograd, Sept. 5.-In addition to the arrest of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, brother of the for mer emperor, and his wife, the Countess Pahlen and the Grand Duke Paul and his inorganic wife also have been taken into custody by order of Premier Kerensky. The reported ar rest of Grand Duke Dmitri- -Paulovicth is as yet unconfirmed. The arrests are the result of suspected complicity in the counter revolutionary con- spiracy concerning which the provi- sionaI government obtained evidence during the Moscow conference. Many arrests in connection with the plot previously had been made.
 According to some of the newsDa- pers, the headquarters of the mon- archist conspiracy is in Crimea where other. grand dukes and duchesses and the dowager empress reside under surveillance.
 In Crimea. according to the news papers there has been recently found cd a society under ,he name of For ward For the CZar and Holy Russia which Nas detected organizing and training ''CzaIist" propagandists with the design of sending them to the flo out to revive monarchsn iii the 1rnN
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
BRITISH VESSEL SUNK.
Kenmore Was on Way to Port In
 America.

Boston, Sept. 5.-The sinking of the British steamer Kenmore, prob ably by a German submarine, was re- ported in cable services received here today by FurneSs-Withy Co. owncrs. The message gave no details hut t was stated here that the vessel vas on her way to this country.
 The Kenmore, a vessel of 3,919 tOn, gross, was built in 1912 and nad made d number of voyages 70 this port.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05

street, George Apelgren of Myrtle street, J. J. Griffin of Hurlburt street and Francis F. Howard of Elm street. There was large crowd of people present at the depot to see the boys off, included in which were their rel atives and friends. All of the men appeared in excellent spirits and just before they boarded the train A. F. Corbin, chairman of the first exemp- tion district, passed around a box of cigars.
 In selecting these first men to go to the camp the exemption boards have used their discretion and have also
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
SUBMARINE ATTACKS
 ENGLISH COAST TOWN
Scarborough, on East Coast, Visited by U-BOat, Which Kills
 Three, Injures Five.

London, Sept. 5.-Scarborough on the English east coast was bonn bard ed last night by hostile submarine, it was officially announced today About half the shells of the 30 rounds fired from the under-sea boat landed, three persons being killed and five injured, but little material damage being caused.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
PORTO RICO PLEDGES SUPPORT

Washington. Sept. 5--FcliN Cordova- DnVila. the new resident commission CT from Porto Rico and the first !-ati:G-A nlerican to represent the sand h"re. n statement +oday pledged the loyalty ,f Porto Rica7s to the I':..tcd "t@tcs n the war.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
Maine Contingent rives at Camp De,
 and Is Allowed to- ish Sleep on Trai|
GREAT ROUNDUP
 ALL OVER NAT

Initial Draft to Provide New M
 Army Speeding Toward q
 mentS--Soldier Home of New
 land Troops to Be Kept Scrul
 ly Clcan-Want to Go
 There"
 Washington, Sept, Thirty thousand men, first increment of the nd al army, are on their WI cantonments today to training for service ove1
 After receiving tran3 tation expenses and final structions from local ex| tion boards yesterday, q generally were allowe5 spend their last night at ! before joining the q Under commands of les delegated from their numbers the various sec are proceeding toward mobilizing camps
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05

consulted with the eligibles, selecting such men as they thought were best fitted to go first and who, because of the nature of their occupations in the past, might be needed earlier. This includes men such as cooks, clerks and mechanics. The 40 per cent of the entire quota, which leaves about 19, will go in the order of their being drafted as near as possible and when the final 15 per cent goes away it will take all men who have been drafted for the first quota and who have neither been exempted nor giv- en leave of absence.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05

Aver, Mass, Sept. 5.-The a1 guard of men selected by dra1N New England and northern NeN for service in the new NationaE arrived at Camp Devens todaX weather was inspiriting, the
 central Massachusetts standif4 sharply against the blue skys typical New England autumn dl
 coolest of the season. The s}
 Maine was the first to have if1 on the ground. Coming from
 east" on a night train they al early in the morning and werd mitted to sleep in their ears rlo on siding for several hours coming over to the camp.
 Shortly after a. m. little r. of two or three men, resideg Aver and nearby towns, pred themselves at headquarters. 1f expected that before night on@ cent. of the 43,43S men certified1 this sction to form the 76th dtl of the National Army would be cantonment.
 Camp Devens will be kept pu1ously clean from the start. was assured today when it wa. nounced that a contract for tn moval of all garbage and waste daily had been awarded to a manufacturing concern. The pany will pay the government 600 for the privilege for one
 Before noon about half the nu expected at Camp Devens had ar, and the men soon were gettinj quainted with army life. They l met at the station by newly con misioned officers from Plattsburj signed for duty here and rode to in motor trucks under escort N tachments of the coast artillery.
 On arrival, the men were asa( to barracks in groups of two or to company. There they under a physical examination, were yacc ed and provided with clothing equipment
 Men from Maine, Massachui Rhode Island, Connecticut and Hampshire were among the frs. rivals, the only state not represe being Vermont. New York will 60 men from Albany and nearby ( and towns in the first contint Among the cities represented in, early arrivals were Spring1 Worcester and Holyoke.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
$209,000, 600 LOANED TODAY
England and France Receive $1OO,- D0O,0 ,0tO Additional E.ach-TOtai Loans to Allies Now S2,2G6, 100, ,OOO

Washington. sept 5.--Loans of S1oQ, Q,0O0.n coo ca"h to Great Britain and France were made by the gov. crnment today bring the total ad- vanced tho Allies up to S2.266,4OO OOO
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05

New Britains first quota for the new National Army entrained at the local passenger station at S:O4 o'clock this morning for Camp Devens, Aver,
 Mass, and was scheduled to arrive at the destination at 3:3S o'clock this afternoon. The five men who left this morning, whose pictures are herewith reproduced as they ap- peared just before saying farewell to the old home town, were Leo Sulli- van. proprietor of Main street res taurant; John P. Sullivan of Myrtle
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
W NEATIIEK.

Hartford. Sept. 5.-Forc- ca~t, f"r New Britain and it i;,itv: Fair tonight, Thurs. 70 lay rain: warmer
New Britain herald., 1917-09-05
Meriden Soldier Fails to Apped

Meriden, Sept 5.-Antonio
 touri, one of Meriden's first two - bers of the national army ord to Camp Devens at Aver, failed to1 pear today at the time scheduled his departure and he will be repC to the United States authorities by local exemption board. A third m Der of Meriden's contingent named in his place and the two left for the training camp.