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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-03
We are authorized to announce ].

P. Gather as candidate for County
Judge, subject to the action of the
Democratic party in August Primary,
1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-03

We are authorized to announce Mr..
A. Clooney as candidate for Mayor
Of the City of Maysville, subject to the
action of the voters in November,
1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-03
L. 8. NAVAL AVIATOR IS KILLED
BY FALL

Pensacola, Fla, May 1-Ensign ID.
R. Van Kirk, U. S. n, fell 1000 feet
in an airplane into Pensacola Bay late
today and was drowned in the wreck
age of the machine.
WHY not try a Ledger Want Ad?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-03
Announcements
For Mayor

The Ledger is authorized to an
nounce Harry G. Curran as candidate
for Mayor of the City of Maysville,
November election, 1917.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-03

People who talk the most usual,
attract the least attention.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-03

Of womans sphere is home, but guess that
for change. q nv
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-03

Why not try a Ledger Want AID?
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
Both Sides Use Il.

Today both sides use liquid fire at
times. The apparatus has been devel-
oped to point where it can be used
at 100 yards a. an extreme range.
This has been accomplished by attach
ing an accessory fire nozzle TO the main
apparatus. Thus now the infammable
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
NEGRO SOLD WHISKEY,
NOW HE'S In JAIL

Selling whiskey at 50 a quart and not
paying any license for the privilege is
a profitable buslness-or at least It was
for Henry A. White, colored. hirty-hve
years old, the police allege.
White is now held in 5000 bond for
selling liquor to soldiers in Uniform
and 100 for selling alcoholic bever-
ages in violation Of the so-c2l!ed Shep-
pard law" He will be given a hearing
in both branches of the Police Court to-
morrow morning.
Sergeant T. r. Bean and Policeman
Howes and Helmuth. OF the First pre-
cinct, noticed a soldier navigating Penn
sylvania avenue with difficulty early
yesterday morning, clutching in one
hand suspicious looking bottle. and
promptly took him into custody.
He stated that he and another soldier
had been introduced to White, who runs
a cleaning establishment at 522h Four
and-a-Hah street southwest. by still an
other soldier, and upon their application
for something stronger than near bear,
White told them TO go around the cor
ner and wait. In a little while White
drove up in an automobile with three
quarts Of whLskey. for which the soldiers
sholled out So
The other two soldiers were rounded
up and corroborated the story. White
was arrested at his place OF business
by Sergeant Bean.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
WOMAH'S PART IN
WAR HAS EARNED
VOTE, SAYS M'ADOO

NEW YORK, Nov. 4-Woman's part
IN the war and in floating Liberty
loans has earned her suffrage, Sec
retary McAdoo has declared tonight
in a letter to New York suffrage
workers. His voice, worn out by the
loan campaign. McAdoo was unable to
speak at a final mass meeting in New
York last night.
THE women OF America" he wrote,
"have marshaIed their forces with
extraordinary patriotism and zeal in
this great war. What they did in
the first and second Liberty loans is
a striking manifestation OF the intel
ligence, power and patrissism OF
women.
They have earned the unstinted
admiration of their countrymen not
only for these services. but for what
they have done IN the Red Cross, food
conservation, nursing and in the hos
pitfalls.
at is unworthy OF the manhood Of
America that women should longer be
denied n full and equal partnership
with men in the great enterprises Of
democracy"
Women's increasing Importance in
economic life made her judgment and
intelligence In social investigation
necessary, McAdoO said.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
American Invention More Terrifying Than German Liquid Fire
ALL OFFICERS Who
PASS TESTS WILL
GETCOMMISSIONS

There viii be a commission for
every qualified graduate Of an Off
GERS training camp. THIS statement
was made .unqualifiediy at the War
Department today. All graduates OF
the camps now in progress who pas
their examinations win be commits
stoned upon graduation. but about
40 per cent OF them viii be assigned
to the inactive list and not called to
duty until vacancies occur.
It is now estimated that all will bs
commissioned before the first Of the
year. when the third series OF train
ing camps Cor the enlisted men al
ready in the service is started. There
will also be commissions available
for these men as soon as they are
graduated The men assigned to eae
inactive list on graduation viii be
sent to the quartermasters. aviation.
and other corps as the need for them
develops
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
FOOD SHOW TO OPEN
TOMORROW NIGHT

With the stalls ready and the ex-
hibits all but housed, the finishing
touches for the opening tomorrow OF
the seventh national food show and
Industrial exposition, to be held at
Convention Hall for two weeks. will
be put on in the morning.
The affair, which IS held under the
auspices OF the Washington Retail
Grocers' Association, of which John
Brayshaw is president, will be open
after Monday. from . to $3.50 in the
afternoon and from T:30 to 1880 in
the evening. Perry P. Patrick, sec
retary of the association, Is general
manager.
At the opening tomorrow night H.
Gwynn Gardiner. District Commits
sioner. and Clarence Wilson, District
food. commissioner. will speak. the
topics. OF course, being in the nature
of the food question.
In addition to the various ex-
hibitors who will show edibles and
wearables, the food administration
and the Bureau of Fisheries will give
demonstrations.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
EMPEROR KARL NOW
KING OF POLAND, TOO

AMSTERDAM. Nov. "A dispatch
from Vienna to the Neuste Naehrich-
ten says that Emperor Karl nf Ags-
tria was to be proclaimed King Of
Poland today, which is his name
day
It was planned also to have him
proclaimed ruler OF the so1-h Siav
states. especially Of Bosnia and Her
zegovina, already occupied by Aus
tria- 1t was added that thsse states
will receive a certain measure i..e
autonomy.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
CAMP SHERMAN LEADS
BOND-BUYING TROOPS

The American soldier has added
a Liberty loan bond to his kit. The
army subscribed TO a total OF $780,,
273, $50 in bonds of the second issue,
according to an announcement made
by Col. H. NJ. Lord, of the quarter,
master corps, who was in charge of
the army Liberty loan campaign.
Among the thirty-one national army
cantonments. Camp Sherman, Chilli,
cothe, Ohio, led all the rest with a
subscription of S2,OO2, 500. Camp
Cody, Deming, n. NJ, took the loan to
the extent OF S2,30o,OO0, having scored
the heaviest among the national guard
camps.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
RED CROSS LEADERS
TOORGANIZE WOMEN

The division directors Of women's
work of the American Red Cross are
today leaving for their homes after a
two-day conference at national head
quarters, which closed yesterday.
Twenty-three women attended the
cOnfererSe, which completed the divi-
sion organization OF the women's
bureau and discussed plans for the
organization OF the lay women of the
country in support of Red Cross
work.
Miss Florence ". Marshall. director
Of the women's bureau OF the ma
tional organization, presided. Dele
gates were on hand from New York,
New Orleans, Denver, Boston, San
Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Phila-
delphia, Washington, Atlanta, and
st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

jected. At the moment when the con-
tents of the tanks have nearly be-
come exhausted and the heavy wheel
is ready to fall TO the ground. the
fuse reaches the contents OF the hub
fifty pounds of trinitrotoluoL The
terrific explosion which follows scat
a radius of at least three hundred
yards.
Thrown by Spring.
The catapult for launching this
fammerwerfer wheel is set in ad-
vance of the placing of the wheel by
from ten to twelve men pushing an
iron lever which congresses a large
spring. The whole wheel then is
placed on an incline skid. sIanted up
ward and a trifie to the right to i'm
part a slight whirling motion to the
wheel as it is sent up.
Like many other terrors OF the pres
ent war, the actual mortality resulting
from the use OF Liquid fire" in any
form Is comparatively small. but the
effect upon the morale OF a body OF
troops seeing for the first time this
wheel of unquenchable flame would
be very great and no doubt cause as
much CONSERVATION as did the gas at
tack when first loosed by the Ger
mans in the early days OF the war, or
the onslaught OF the tanks" which
overwhelmed the Teutons at the battle
OF the Ancre.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
CAPTAINS NAMED
FOR WAR Daddy
CAMPAIGN WORK
Photo By International Film ser1ies.

Seventeen captains are today skir-
mishing Washington for war daddies
for Uncle Sans fighters.
The captains of the squads that are
to campaign the coming week for the
Washington committee of the War
Camp Community Service were ap-
pointed at q meeting at the Ebbitt
last night. They are to raise 100000.
WashinSton's quota Of the national
fund of S4.OOO,OO0 which is to provide
recreation for the men OF the army
and the navy when on leave from
training camps.
Each captain is to have a squad of
from two to five members. Three
dollars will provide recreation for one
man for one year, but there is no
limit to the size Of the fighting family
war daddy may adopt.
The campaign is to last from Mon
day to Saturday. Each day at noon,
beginning Tuesday. the squads are to
meet at the Ebbitt and make their
reports for the past twenty-four
hours.
In the absence of Henry White,
formerly ambassador to England.
general chairman of the committee,
Gilbert II. GrOsvenor, vice chairman,
presided at the meeting. Other
speakers were tne ReN. handolpn H.
McKim, Julius i. Peyser, E. p. Hub
bell, secretary OF the Washington
committee: John Poole, treasurer, and
Marion NJ. Jackson, representative Of
the Navy Department on the commits
sion for training camp activities.
The captains OF the squads are
Julius I. Peyser, Miss J. d. Strong.
Gilbert II. Grosvenor, Roe Fulker-
son, J. W. Witten, L. c. Graham. Sell
den NJ. Ely. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
Mrs. L. R. Boyle. Miss Edna J. Sheey,
c. S. Shippen, Harold Keats, ]. II.
Wood, D. Z. Wiseman, Mrs. Gilbert
II. Grosvenor. Frederick L. Stephens
and Mrs. Roger Boyle.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

liquid is thrown to its destination before
il is ignited then the firing nozzle lit.
and projected into the main stream five
yards before the latter strikes the
ground. The latter, OF course, ignites.
but the point Of Ignition stays at the
same place the fire does not eat It's way
back toward the nozzle. This eliminates
both the terrible heat which formerly
harassed the operator, and since the &c
nozzle is lighted but once, 1t
leaves no object to the enemy In making
a target OF the tank itself. The oper-
ator. though, is no less Of a mark, and
for this latter reason fiamnenwerfer as
it now Is used is failure.
An American pyrothechnician recently
has advanced an interesting plan for
making this devilish weapon into force
really effective in the taking Of trenches
and the destruction Of Notifications.
Like Wagon Wheel.
The new mechanism Is essentially a
huge wagon wheel. eight feet in diane
ter. A rim OF steel like a tire binds the
In the center OF the cir
Gle thus circumscribed is a round pot or
hub. something the same in appearance
as the back wheel hubs OF a modern
Outward from this hub the spokes
radiate: these spokes are gigantic
liquid fire tanks. three feet in length
and ten inches In diameter. Their
nozzles project through the steel rim,
and point obliquely back and down
ward. At the point where they pass
through this rim an outlet valve is
situated in each, and the rim is at
tached to this in such a manner that
when a whirIing motion is impaired
to the wheel all the valves are thrown
open to allow the escape Of the
liquid.
The pot or hub at the center is
in reality a bomb. A glow fuse is
lighted at the time the wheel is pro-
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
NEW DEVICE
IMPROVEMENT
ON METHODS
USED 68SA.D.

In the current issue OF the Illus
erated World, Anthony F. Rudd sug-
gests that Yankee ingenuity may
make liquid fire an. even more dan
Esrous weapon than it is at present.
Although an ancient discovery, the
Hresent war has seen its rebirth.
The use of liquid fire In warfare
Gates from more than twelve CEN
turtles ago. In 6ss A. D., Callinicus,
an alchemist of Eeliopolis, Greece,
found that by mixing naphtha, sui
phur and nitre he had achieved a dead
ly weapon, ignited and poured upon
bes!egers, projected from tubes or
shot from balistae, would discourage
the most ardent attack.
This substance became known as
Greek fire." and was used by this
nation in repelling attacks of the
Saracens in 673 A. D.
For centuries the secret of manu-
fGcture was closely guarded, but
about 1850 AID. all nations had learn
ed either to make this fire or one
closely resembling 1t.
When gunpowder was invented,
Greek fire went out, supposedly for
good and all. During our own civil
war, however, a Northern inventor
submitted formulas and examples of
the substance to General Mcclellan,
with the hope of having it brought
back into use. That commander put
= stop to all such ideas: he denounced
the weapon as unworthy of civilized
combatants.
1t remained for Germany to show
the world that even Kultur could
descend to the use of liquid fire in
extremities. Contrary to the gem
eral belief, although it was not until
the Teuton advance had been check
ed definitely that she brought forth
this revived terror, the records of
the German patent office show that
her inventors had ben working quiet
ly upon the processes involved for
SIX years before the opening OF hos
tilities, in 1914. 1t was then not a
weapon OF desperation, but a horror
carefully planned in advance, intend
ed TO demoralize the allied defenses
At first this flammenwerfer. as the
Germans called their revived Greek
fire. attack, was Overwhelmingly sue
cessful. The French and English
not prepared for this method, yielded
trench after trench before this new
monster which b-oIIed them alive.
The apparatus used at this time was
simple. The combustible mixture itself.
pitch dissolved in gasolene, was carried
tn metal tanks These tanks were under
high pressure, due mainly to the fact
that they were charged with a hydro
carbon gas which propelled the liquid
from the hose nozzle.
Both Sides Use Il.
Today both sides use liquid fire at
times. The apparatus has been deveI-
oped to a point where it can be used
1t 100 yards a. an extreme range.
This has been accomplished by attach
ing an accessory fire nozzle to the main
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
FOOD CONTROL
BILL NOW UP
TO PRESIDENT
Senate Leaders Depend on
Wilson to Put Bill Into
Shape
WAY BEING CLEARED
Amendment May Strike Out
the Steel and Iron
Provisions
WAY BEING CLEARED
BY Associated Press

Washington, July 1S.-President
Wilson is to-day seeking a way to
straighten out the tangled legisla-
tive situation in the Senate that has
held up food control legislation
there.
The Presidents conclusions on
the subject will be reported to Sen
ate leaders before July 81 when a
vote is to be taken on the food bill
and upon him apparently rests to a
great extent the form the legislation
is to take.
There seemed to be agreeing feel
ing at the Capitol to-day that legis-
lation finally will be worked out
which will command general sup
port in the Senate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
Word of Safe Arrival
of Another Harrisburger
in France Received

The following was received to-day
by V. H. Bernheisel. father Of Ray
F. Bernheisel, who is somewhere in
France with the United States Ma
rine Corps. The letter is from Cap
tain Ross e. Rowell, of the Marines
publicity Bureau and is as follows:
Word has just been received of
the safe arrival in Europe of Ray
mond F. Bernheisel, United States
Marine Corps. AS his next of kin you
will no doubt be glad to learn that
he has crossed the ocean safely and
that he is now ready to fight that
the world may be safe from Auto
cracy' You are no doubt very proud
of the fact that he is serving in
France. You probably will be pleased
to PIT the card we are sending you
in your front window. 1t will dis
tinguish your home from others in
the neighborhood. 1t means that a
man from your house is giving his
all to his country"
The card Is to Miss r. z. Bern
heisel. 1414 Derry street, and on it
is printed in colors the flags of the
four foreign nations in war against
Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
TO WORK
TRIPLE SHIFT ON
MERCHANT SHIPS
Goethals to Commander Con
tracts For 100000 Tons of
Shipping Now Building
NEED MORE MONEY
Most of Half Billion Appro-
priated Gone Into Con-
tracts
By Associated Press

Washington, July 13.-Plans were
being worked out to-day for speed
ing up construction of Americas s
new merchant marine following set
tlement by the President of the
Goethals-Denman controversy over
the administration shipping pro-
gram. Major General 4oethals, as
manager of the emergency fleet cor
poration, takes charge of construc-
tion and Chairman Denman of the
shipping board, is to operate the ves-
sells after completion and to requisi-
ton and control tonnage now on the
seas.
General Goethals will imm ediately
commander contracts for most of
the 100000 tons of shipping now
building in American yards. Double
and triple labor shifts will be organ
lied to rush to completion the work.
Most of the first half billion ap-
propriated by Congress has already
gone into contracts for both steel
and wooden ships and officials are
now preparing to ask for another
appropriation of equal amount. The
$25O,0O0,000 authorized for COM
Wandering contracts and for re-
quisiting tonnage will be divided be-
| tween the shipping board and the
| fleet corporation, it is announced.
Although empowered to comman-
deer supplies for ship construction,
the fleet corporation, it is believed
will not find this necessary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
Candidates Preparing
For Fall Elections Are
Circulating Petitions

Candidates for city and county Of
fees were busy to-day getting sigma
lures on their petitions for the fall
primaries. This was the first day for
all county and city petitions and
among the first to appear were Coro-
ner Jacob Eckinger, who is seeking
re- election; Alderman Edward j. Hil-
ton, candidate for Coroner; Charles E.
Pass, for Prothonotary, and City Con-
troller Dewitt A. Fry, for City sCoun-
ell, ..
Petitions must beln the County
Commissioners office on or before Au-
gunst 22, The present members of
City Council have not intimated di-
rectly that they will run for re-elec-
tion. 1t Is understood Commit ssioner
Gross may be a candidate either for
Mayor. or to succeed himself, and that
Commissioners Lynch and Gorgas will
be in the field later
Controller Fry filed his petition
this afternoon. the first one to be
handed in at the county commits
sioner's office. Mr., Fry said that he
has started his canvas early in the
spring and has his campaign well
under way,
Report had 1t that Alderman
George A, Hoverter. OF the Ninth
ward, will be a candidate for mayor,
Ex-M Mayor John K, Royal and Harry
f, Sheesley were also mentioned by
friends.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
Gen. Kornilof's Aggressive
Force Has Opened, Up
Possibility of Turning
Whole Teutonic Line
EXPECT FIERCE
COUNTERATTACKS
Battles in Progress Vital in
Determining Fate of Fort
ress and All Eastern Ga
lician Terrain

General Korniloff's aggressive
Russian armies, which already have
driven a vast wedge into the Teu-
tonic lines in Eastern Galicia. ap.
pear to be at the crucial point of
their campaign for Lemberg.
Having crossed the river Lomnica,
behind which the Austro- Hungarian
German forces planted themselves
in their retreat from the Halicz re-
gion, they have opened up the posi-
bility of turning the whole Teutonic
line northward along the Zlota
Lipa.
Desperate attempts may be en-
pected on the part of the defenders
of Eastern Galicia, however, to pre-
vent the continuation of this menac-
ing advance beyond the Lomnica,
and the battles now in progress may
be vital in determining the fate of
Lemberg and all the eastern Ga
lician terrain.
To-day's statement from Petro-
grad shows that in Wednesdays
fighting, which resulted in the cap
ture of Kalucz. the Russians took
five heavy guns, besides ten machine
guns.
Reserves Thrown In
The reference to German pris-
oners makes it appear probable that
German reserves were thrown into
the hard battle that preceded the
taking of Kalucz, Notwithstanding
which the Russians were able to
[Continued on Page 1s1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
Friday, the Thirteenth
Brings Forth Very
Interesting Disclosure

This is Friday. the Thirteenth.
Folks. who stood in front of mov-
ing street cars or automobiles con-
sidered II a very unlucky day.
1t was also unlucky for those who
expected to buy bananas for is cents
dozen. ttlH.'.-
Men who made bad investments this
morning blamed II on the day.
Street car conductors and motor
men who couldn't keep their schedules
said 1t was the calendars fault. Folks
who were on the late street cars said
the conductors and motormen
shouldn't run by the calendar.
The thirteenth frequently comes on
Friday and is always very unlucky,
according to the seers. 1t is a re-
markable fact that every time the
first of the month falls on Sunday
the 18th will be on Friday. Astrolo-
gers say this will happen for many
thousands of years. This is blamed
directly on julius Caesar, who chang
ed the calendar around some way.
The next time the 18th falls on
Friday the first will have come on
sunday. Strange, too.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
American Red Cross
Prepares War Stations
For Comfort of Troops
BN ds,ocinted Prcsa

Paris, July 13.-The American
Red Cross, which has moved into
new quarters in the Place Concorde,
yesterday began the work of estab-
fishing canteens, restaurants and dis
pensaries at railroad stations and
functions where the American troops
Will pass going to and returning
from the front.
Utilizing the experience gained last
year when the troops went to the
Mexican border, the canteens will
supply coffee, bread and sandwiches
Rest stations, meals, beds and dis
pensaries equipped with beds, nurses
and doctors, all will be open to the
French troops, Such canteens al
ready exist in Paris and elsewhere
for French troops. They are con-
Quoted by volunteers, many of them
being American women,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-13
Republicans to Attack
Peking at Once Despite
Danger to Foreigners
BY Associated Press

Tien Tsin, July 13.-Republican
headquarters here say that owing 20
General Chang Hsun's refusal to
mediate they intend to attack the
Forbidden City at the first opportu-
nifty. Heretofore they have been re-
luctant to do so, owing to the prox-
unity of. Chang Hsun's residence TO
the legation quarter. Chang Hsun
has artillery, and republicans fear
that in the vent of their entering
Peking Chang Hsun will fire into the
legations.
Wang Tah Sieh, the new foreign
minister. went to Peking to-day, ap-
parently to negotiate with the sor-
eign legations regarding the sltua-
ton. The republicans say that with
their $4,000 troops in and around
Peking they could promptly over
come Chang Hsun's resistance were
there no fears that he would savage
ly attack foreign property generally.