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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-20

WASHINGTON, March 2o.-Certain
members of President wilson's cabinet
when they arrived at the White Houzs
for a cabinet meeting this afternoon
were outspoken in their view thai
state Of war now exists with Gernany
While saying they believed a deglara-
ton of war unnecessary at thig tine
they weren rm IL their stand Ter prep
aration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-20
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and MedDes-
days probably becoming unsettled by
Wednesday nighfs not much change In
temperatures lowest tonight near freez-
ing noirt: moderate varffbIe winds
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-20
(BULLETIN.)
BY United Press.

WASHINGTON, March 2o-The vigi-
lantia was sunk without warning March
Is, 125 miles from the nearest land by
torpedo from a submarine of unknown
nationality, according to official inform
alton to the state department today
This information was laid before Pres
ident Wilson and his cabinet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-20
GUILE TIM

LONDON, March 2o.-A drunken Ger
man U-boat crew sank the CoIling-
wood, a Norwegian steamer, according
to reports. 1t was destroyed March IL.
The captain thought the sub got liquor
from French sailing vessel sunk two
hours before.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-20
PREPARING
FEVERISHLY
FOR TROUBLE
Wilson Within "a Hours Ex-
peCted to Show Nation Ger
maDyS' Many AffTOktS.
BULLETIN.
BY United Press.

LONDON, March 2o.-An uncon-
hrnned ruInor was spread in financial
circles here this afternoon of a revo
luton in Germany.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-03-20

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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
COVER THE TOP AND GIVE EN-
HE'LL"

Excuse the seeming profane head
ing, but this is used to announce the
next installment of Sergt. Alexander
McClintock's story of life in the
trenches in the European war. This
installment will appear in THE
NEWS next Tuesday, and on succeed
ing Tuesdays until finished, and will
be found on page seven.
THE NEWS is the only paper in
Paris publishing these stories, and
the interest manifested in them has
been apparent in the increased de-
mand for the paper. Those who have
read the preceding installments have
been greatly interested in the story,
which is so simply yet So graphically
and powerfully told. 1t is one of the
best series of war stories we have
ever seen and the fact that it is writ
ten by Kentuckian from neighbor-
ing city, and a descendant of Bour-
bon county family, lends it added in
tereSt
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20

KENTUCKY ANNOUNCES READY
FOR ARMY DRAFT.

The State of Kentucky sent to
Washington, Wednesday, official an
nouncement of being in readiness for
the army draft under the conscrip-
ton law, with every county regis
tration, reported and the apportion-
tration of the States quota of 14,263
men made to the cities and counties.
The draft, which will hit some of the
counties hard, will be made to-day,
according to the most reliable re-
ports at hand last night.
The registration returns for Ken
lucky show 190,329 men between
the ages of twenty-one and thirty-one,
inclusive, registered for military SER
vice, Of whom 1918 are white and
22,081 colored, and 1872 enemy aliens.
OF the whites 1888 claim exemp-
ton, and among the negroes 1929.
The draft quotas for the counties
in Central Kentucky are as follows:
Bourbon, 1879; Bath, 113; Clark,
119; Fayette, so; Harrison, 116;
Jessamine, 80; Madison, las, Mason.
120; Montgomery, 88; Nicholas, IS;
Scott, 1877; Woodford, IS; Franklin,
4; Pendleton, So; Owen, 80.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
RED CROSS SEWING STILL IN
PROGRESS.

Sewing for the Red Cross work is
progressing rapidly at the sewing
room at the corner of Main and Third
streets, where devoted bands of wo-
men are industriously plying needles
and operating sewing machines in a
patriotic desire to serve their cOun-
try. The ladies of the Presbyterian
church held the room Wednesday,
where they completed large number
of garments for the men who will see
service in the army and navy. Yes
terday the work was in charge of the
teachers of the City Schools, whose
nimble fingers fashioned garments
and bandages for the Red Cross work.
To-day the ladies of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy will sew at the
rooms. These organizations are do
ing a highly commendable work.
In response to the urgent demand
of the Allies for surgical dressings,
1900 Red Cross Chapters throughout
the country have been requested by
Elliot WadSworth, Acting Chairman,
to send as soon as possible to the
nearest collecting station all their
available stock of gauZe and surgical
dressings and fracture pillows, and
bandages of any description they may
have finished.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
KENTUCKY'S ARMY QUOTA TO Re
1926 MEN.

Exclusive of whatever number of
Kentuckians already were in the
regular army prior to April 1, 1917,
Kentucky will have 22,114 soldiers
in the field under the first call OF
President Wilson for an army OF
$4,000.
Kentucky now has $500 in her
national guard, and 2,276 men from
this State have Joined the regular
army since April. This reduces tha
draft quota of Kentucky to 14,274
and Hawaii's excess of enlistments
over her quota cuts it to 1926.
Governor Stanley has received
from the War department the allot-
ment of Kentucky's quota of the war
army based on population Of 2,024.-
356, making gross quota of 22,152,
with credits for a total of 1878 men
already in the service and calling for
the CONSUMPTION of 1926 men.
The force in the quartermaster's
department in the Adjutant Generals
office now in apportioning the per-
centage of the gross quota to the va
rious counties and to Lou6ville, Cow
ington, Lexington and Newport, ac-
cording, to their population. The ag-
gregate of these appointments muse
exactly equal the gross quota for the
State. Then the credits will be ap-
portioned for the men already enlist
ed from those counties aud cities, and
in the cases of Louisville and Coving-
ton the draft quota must be appor-
toned to the districts into which the
city's are divided, according to their
estimated populations, and the cred
it's applied to each district. The
aggregate of these credits must ex-
actly equal the credits allowed the
State by the War department and at
ter the quota is apportioned to the
counties and cities and their respec-.
tive credits allowed, the aggregate
net quotas must exactly equal the net
quota the government requires Ken
lucky to furnish.
When this work is completed and
approved by Governor Stanley the
local boards and the War department.
will be notified. 1t probably will be
Monday before this tedious work can
be finished.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
Y. w. C. A. TO CAMP AT CAMP
DANIEL BOONE.


Girls frem nnmbsrxef Central
Kentdcky towhs fncfdcing Paris WIN
spend the time from July 80 to
August 10, at the State Y. M. C. A
Camp, Camp Daniel Boone, on the
Kentucky River at Valley View.
The gathering will be held under
the auspices of the Young Women's
Christian Association. Swimming,
boating, hiking, ETC., will make up
the program. Swimming instructions
will be given to those who do not
know how to swim. Each evening
there will be huge camp fire,
around which games will be played
and stories told.
The Camp Committee is composed
of Misses Lula Cochran, Helen Lef-
ferty, Frances Jewell, of Lexington,
and Edith Stivers, of Paris, and Mrs.
William Lehman, of Lexington. All
girls who wish to go to the camp
and have not registered, should reg
lister Immediately with Miss Lula
Cochran, Chairman of the Commit
tee at the new Y. w. G. A. building
on Market street, in Lexington.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
NOMINATION OF Y. M. C. A. SEC
RETARY CONFIRMED.

Official confirmation and sanction
of the nomination of Mr.. z. L. Will
cox, of Orange county, New York, as
Secretary of the Bourbon county Y.
M. C. A, was made at recent meet
ing of the Board of Directors.
Mr.. Wilcox was elected by a unan-
imous vote of the Board, he being the
only man considered. AS soon as he
can secure a permanent home, Mr..
Wilcox and family will go to house
keeping. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox and
daughter are now in New York,
where they will remain until about
August Is.
The new Secretary has been en-
gagged in Y. M. G. A. work for ten
years and comes highly recommended
by State Secretary p. G.. Dix.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE VISITS NIGH
OLAS COUNTY TOWN.

A fire occurred at Moorefield. in
Nicholas county, Tuesday morning at
IL o'clock. The damage will reach
between $4,000 and $4,000. The
blaze started in the frame store build
ing occupied by c. S. Vice and Com
pany, and swept the frame section
adjoining this store. Aid was called
for from Carlisle and the chemical
fire engine was sent. The residence
of j. T. B1ount was saved.
The fire originated in the store of
c. S. Blount, where some work was
being done on the lighting system.
Gasoline escaped and caught fire and
tank exploded.
The losses were estimated as fol-
lows: c. G. Wise, store, $4,000; in
surance, $1,000; c. C. Vice & Co.,
stock of goods, $4,000, insurance
$4,000; DR.. Swango, office building,
$1,000, only partly insured; C. c..
Cole, building, $500, insurance not
reported; c. c. Cole, frame tobacco
warehouse, $500, partly insured; w
E. Seamonds, blacksmith shop and
garage, $3.50, small insurance.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
Tobacco Hail Insurance.
Thomas, Woodford & Bryan.
PLEASING SOCIAL AFFAIR.

One of the most pleasing social af-
fairs of the midsummer season and
one of the most delightful of the
week was the bridge party given at
the Sweet Shop, Monday, by Miss
Dorcas Ussery in compliment to her
sister, Mrs. William Clarke, and Mrs.
Gertis, both of Cincinnati.
Six tables of pla. ers participated
in the games, and the guests had d
merry afternoon, while the world
wagged on. The honor guests drew
for the prize at the conclusion of
the games, Mrs. Gertis being the for
tunate one, receiving a pair of silver
hat pins. Another prize, box of fine
stationery, was annexed by Miss
Louise Steele. Following the games
delicious salad course with mint
ices, was served the following guests:
Mrs. Gertis, Mrs. Clarke, Miss Mary
Allen Hutchcraft. Mrs. Robert Fergu-
son, Mrs. Ray Taylor, Miss Martha
Ferguson, Mrs. Joseph NJ. Hall, Mrs.
Lillian w. Judy, Miss Rachel Wig
gins, Misses Elizabeth and Louise
Steele, Mrs. Sidney Ardery, Misses
Anna and Katherine Wilson, Miss
Matilda James, Miss Patsy Clark, Miss
Hattie Hill O'Neill, Mrs. VIM. Swear
engen, Chicago, Mrs. Henrietta Tay
lor Forrest, Bloomington. ILL.,, Mrs
Mary Adams Talbot, Mrs. Julian
Frank, Mrs. Katherine Davis Craig,
Miss Nancy Griffith and M. Bohon,
Versailles, the guests of Miss Louise
Steele.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
SEMI-M0NTHLY MEETING OF THE
GIRLS HONOR GUARD.

Miss Elizabeth Steele, president of
the Girls Honor Guard. presided
Wednesday afternoon at the regular
semi-annual meeting of that organi-
cation. held in the court house. The
attendance was good the young la
dies manifesting unusssafefnterest In
the proceedings.
Miss Katherine Mccain, of Lex
ington. State Organizer, was present
by invitation. and delivered an inter-
esting talk to the members along
lines of work which they will take up
in the future. Miss Mccain is
thoroughly informed and is an inter
esting speaker, being full of enthusi-
asm in her work.
A committee appointed at recent
meeting to ascertain the number Of
illiterates among the military regis
trants of Bourbon county, reported
1873 between the ages of twenty-one
and thirty-one, of whom eighty-siX
are whites, and siXty-seven are ne
groes.
Members of the Girls Honor
Guard will leave on July 30 for the
Y. w. c. A. sojourn at the Y. M. G.
A. Camp, Camp Daniel Boone, at val
lev View. on the Kentucky River.
The girls have secured the use of the
Camp and its privileges for two
weeks. 1t is expected nearly the en-
tire membership will make the trip.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20

The membership campaign which
has been in progress between the
BLUE" and the Red" divisions of
the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Paris Presbyterian church, closed
Sunday with the "Blues" victorious,
they getting a total of fourteen new
members out of the grand total of
twenty-three added to the list. The
"Reds" pulled up with a list of nine
for the muster roll.
Both sides in the contest put forth
their best efforts, determined to win,
but the superior generalship of the
leaders of the "Blues" could not be
overcome by the Reds" AS per
agreement in the outset the REDS"
will give the winning team an enter
tainment in the near future
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE REACH
Els AGREEMENT ON OFFICERS.

The members of the Democratic
County Committee met at the court
house at three o'clock Wednesday af-
ternOOn, in response to a call issued
by Chairman w. D. Mcintyre, of
Millersburg.
After the opening of the commit
tee meeting, by an agreement enter
ed into by all the Democratic candi-
dates for city and county offices, the
matter of selecting officers to serve
at the State primary election on
August 4, was settled in the follow
ing way: E. B. January and w. o.
Hinton, candidates for the Democrat
ic nomination for Mayor of Paris,
are to select the officers for all the
precincts in the city of Paris, and
Charles A. Mcmillan and George Bat
terton, candidates for the Democratic
nomination for County Judge, and
the two candidates for Sheriff, VIM.
G. McClintock and his deputies, j. O..
Marshall and Bob Gilkey, and A. L.
Soper and his deputies, D. E. Clarke
and l.. G.. Ashcraft, are to select all
the officers for the various precincts
outside of Paris.
The agreement was ratified by
the Democratic Committee, and this
form of procedure will be used in
the coming primary. These gentle
men will hold meeting at an early
date. and make up a list of officers,
which will be submitted to the Elec-
ton Commissioners. The action of
the Committee was made possible by
the fact that the Democratic candi-
dates had no Republican opposition.
Deputy Sheriffs McClintock and O..
L. Marshall, County Clerk Pearce
Patton and Attorney Oscar T. Hinton,
of Paris, were in Winchester, Tues
day night, securing the signatures of
the Clark county candidates in the
Senatorial race to the agreement for
the appointment of the election Off
GERS. The agreement of the Senate
rial candidates, all of whom are from
Clark county, was necessary to make
the action of the Committee valid.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
GOOD MAN TAKES UP NEW
DUTIES.

Mr.. j. Thornwell Tadlock, who has
been a highly valued employe of Jas.
S. Wilson & Bro implement, seed and
commission firm at the corner of
Main and Third streets for several
years, has resigned his position there,
to take effect August 1.
Mr.. Tadlock has accepted posi-
ton with the G. S. Ball Garage, at
Fourth and Pleasant streets, where
he will be found after August 1. Mr..
Tadlock is one of the city's most
progressive young business men, one
whose acquaintance with the needs
of the farmers in the mechanical de-
partments has been gained by long
practical experience. Mr.. Tadlock
enjoys an extensive acquaintance
among the farmers and business men
of the county and city, and will be
an invaluable factor in the business
of the G. S. Ball Garage.
Mr.. Tadlock succeeds Mr.. jeff G.
Elgin, who recently assumed a trav-
cling position in Southwestern terri
tory for a Cleveland, O., manufactur-
ing concern.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
ia - II :
RAPID WORK.

Contractors are making some speed
in the erection of the Presbyterian
church and the Kress Co. building,
two of the largest structures now in
process of erection in Paris. The
church is beginning to show beauti-
full architectural lines, as the brick
and stone work are carried along.
The big steel girders forming the
support of the roof have been placed
in position, and the brick layers, car
penters and stone workers are bring
ing up their work very rapidly. The
new building will be decidedly
handsome one.
Work on the Kress building is also
being speeded up and with the plac-
ing in position of larger part of the
structural iron work and the carry
ing UP of side and end walls the
building, too, is beginning to assume
definite shape.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
RLACKBERRIES AT ALMOST PRO
HIBITIVE PRICES.

IT will be almost an impossibility,
at least a financial strain for the av-
erage Paris housekeeper to get black
berries at present prices. The berries
were quoted on the local market yes
terday at ninety cents bucket, and
some coming i'm early yesterday morn
ing in huckster wagons from Mich
olas county were quoted at one dol
lar per bucket.
A Paris man who wanted some ber-
ries for preserving stated to THE
NEWS that an effort would be maze
to break the "bear" market on per
ries by a Clay City dealer, who VIII
be here Tuesday with a large STOCK
of blackberries which he proposes 10
retail at living prices" somewhere
between forty and sixty cents. The
berries will be brought in fresh pick
ed. transported in auto trucks, ac-
cording to our informant.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
LITTLEJOHN PLAYING TO BIG
BUSINESS IN "STICKS."

The Littlejohn Carnival Company,
one of the best on the road, which
has always been a welcome visitor in
Paris, has been filling a two-weeks'
engagement in Fleming, the new
boom town in Perry county. The at
fractions with the Littlejohn Com
pany have all done a rushing bust
ness, the people of the mountain sec
tions coming to the grounds from
around, making every day a holiday.
Littlejohn's attractions deserve every
bit of good luck that comes their
way, for there isn't a higher class
show of it's character on the road to-
day in America.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
CORN CROP IN SOUTH INCREASES
81 PER CENT.

'The patriotic response of the
South to the appeal for food and feed
stuffs to meet the crisis brought
about by the war is shown by the
United States Agricultural Depart
ment's forecast of the yield of corn
this year." says President Fairfax
Harrison, of the Southern Railway
System.
For the State of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Ken
lucky and Tennessee, this years corn
crop is estimated at COL, 1852, 900
bushels, as compared with 1896
900 bushels last year. showing an
increase of LOG, 1000 bushels, Of Fl
per cent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
BACK FROM CAMP.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. LAWN, Mr.. Al
bert LAWN and Miss Julia LAWN have
returned from FIT. Benz. Harrison,
near Indianapolis, where they visited
Mr. Lawrence LAWN, who is mem
her of the Officers Reserve Corps, at
that Camp. They report the Bour-
hon county boys as hale, hearty and
happy, and are getting along ninety
with their Camp duties and lnstruc-
tors.
On their return Mr.. and Mrs. Lawn
and children came through the terri
tory devastated by the big hail storm
of last week, and report the destruc7
tion as being almost appalling in It's
extent and character.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
VOLUME XXXVII
BRANCH OF W. C. OF U. S. COUN-
GIL OF DEFENSE HERE

A branch of the Woman's Com
mite of the United States Council of
National Defense was organized here
last week, at the home of Miss Lucy
Simms, in compliance with the re-
quest of Mrs. Helm Bruce, State
Chairman of Kentucky.
The National organization. of
which DR.. Anna Howard Shaw is
Chairman, with headquarters at
Washington, d. c., has for its prin-
cipal object the conservation of food
and acts in cooperation with Her
bert Hoover. Food Administrator of
the United States
Besides DR.. Shaw, such distinguish
ed women as Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. of New York, Mrs. Stanley Nc
Cormick, of Boston, Mrs. Philip N.
Moore. of st. Louis. Miss Ida M. Ira
bell. of New York, and others, are
at the head of the movement. and
are appointing representative in
each State, and these in turn are
naming representatives in each town
and city.
The Paris branch is composed of
representatives from the various
local organizations-lite civic,
religious. philanthropic and patriotic
and all who were at the meeting
gave enthusiastic response to the ap-
peal for aid in carrying out the work
which the country has laid upon the
women, who can render the best war
service in their own homes by help
ing to solve the food problem, and
by demonstrating that Kitchen eff
cheney is practical patriotism"
The officers of the new organiza-
ton are as follows: President, Mrs.
Fanniebelle Sutherland; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. William G.. Talbot; sec
rotary, Miss Lucy Blythe Simms
Treasurer, Mrs. James Duncan Bell.
One thousand cards will be dis
tributed among the women of the
county, asking them to accept mem
bership in the food administration.
and to pledge themselves to carry
out directions and advice in house
hold economics. These cards are to
be signed and returned to Mr.. Hoover,
who wishes to have as members all of
those actually handling food in the
home.
No fees or dues are to be paid, and
the full cooperation of Bourbon
counay women is asked and expected.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
LOSING OUT.

There is reason to believe that the
German torpedo supply is weakening,
says a statement issued at Navy
League headquarters in Washington.
The increasing frequency with which
press dispatches report merchant
ships as successfully lodging German
says the statement, sug-
-gests to the technically trained mind
that the German torpedo is deterio-
rating in speed and hence in accuracy
of fire at long range.
So be it. If Germany falls down in
her submarine campaign it is diff
cult to see where she can do anything
else but ask for peace-especially
with the United States getting ready
to get into the fighting game.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
COLORED PHYSICIANS WANTED
FOR ARMY.

According to advices received by
Paris physician yesterday efforts are
being made by the Medical Depart
ment of the United States Army to
secure the services of eighteen color
ed physicians from this State for the
new army. According to the infor
mant but few have applied So far.
Should any from this section desire
to enlist in the service they will be
examined at the Lexington recruit
ing station.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
WHEAT AND FLOUR MARKETS
STATIONARY.

Quotations on wheat and -four on
the Paris markets yesterday remain
ed unchanged from the first part of
the week. The Paris Milling Co. re-
ports say: 24-pound sack, $3.50;
4S-pound sack, $500; 96-pound sack,
$40; barrel, in wood, $12.95;
wheat, new crop, $2.05 per bushel.
New wheat coming in is playing a
prominent part in causing drop in
the price of flour from 1888 a bar
rel in June to the present figures of
S12.95 in July. Only few crops
have as yet been delivered on the
Paris market.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-20
3d. FIRE
Insure with
W.O. HINTON & SON,Agts
TWO RAILROADS ASSESSED AT 60
PER CENT. OF CLAIMS.
"a pa pa

The State Board of Valuation and
Assessment has tentatively assessed
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Company and the Illinois Central
Railroad Company at sixty per cent.
of the assessment given in by the
company. The assessment was made
in compliance with the recent Su-
preme Court decision. The Louis
Vile e Nashville assessment is s62,-
297,998 and the Illinois Central as
sessment $19,130,274.
The board finally assessed the
franchise of the Cadiz Railroad Com
pany at S27,868.