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THE PROPER SPIRIT

A company of PIattsburgers was
drawn up to learn how many of
them were to graduate as officers.
The names OF those who had
passed were read out. The officer
in charge said:
THE rest of you may go. In my
opinion you are not good for any
thing, but / may be mistaken, and
I hope the future will show that I
am. There is one way for you to
prove this now. You can enter the
ranks and take a chance of work
ing up. Amy who desire to do this
will please step three PAGES for
ward
Three men stepped forward.
II see.'' said the instructor OIL
Ger, that | made three mistakes.
/ am sorry missed you three men.
You certainly have the right spirit"
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FRANCE NOW IN THE GREAT
AMERICAN PIE BELT

All sorts of clubs have been
formed in France where the Ameri-
can fighting man may be entertain
ed during his furloughs In count
less instances private homes have
been opened with right royal well
come to lads in khaki-yet notwith-
standing all this spirit of hospital
ity and comradeship on the part of
France, the men over There" have
felt something lacking There was
a void in the atmosphere, so to
speak; the world did not seem fully
equipped. And at last some bright
mind, bordering the situation, hit
the target with single word.
''Pie!" exclaimed this talented
one. s"Pie! That's what the
Americans want That's what
they're used to; and that's what
they must haye!"
Instantly search was made for
some one who could evolve real,
homemade, American Pie. with the
q. S. A. permeating every flake of
crust, and insinuating itself through
every atom of ''flling" Word flew
from the American base camp to
Paris, and there met response. A
quick inquiry was started as to
whether any one in the Capital City
could construct American Pie-not
an imitation made from cook book
recipe, but real, sure-'nuff Pie
made from experience, from heredi-
tary influence. And at once this
Someone was found, q true-blue
American whose folks have been in
fhn TIr1itad OF L
of Revolutionary times, who was
brought up in the Middle West, re-
turned to live in her ancestral state
of Vermont. married a Columbia
University football captain, and has
been in France fer two years work
ing day and night at her own ex-
pense to do her part in Civiliza-
TONS fight against the Hun.
Mrs. John r. Fisher. better
known as the novelist Dorothy
Canfeld, came to relieve a strained
Pie situation. She took hold a few
weeks ago, and since then has been
teaching French cooks not only how
to make pie, bat how to concoet
rice pudding, corn fritters, buck
wheat cakes. and other staples
This she is doing not alone for the
benefit of American army cooks, but
for French cooks of French house
holds who now are depending 10 an
unusual extent upon American food
materials Thanks to her efforts,
the great and glorious Gallo Re
public has had new lustre added to
it's halo At last La Belle France
has achieved the ultimate 1t Is
now in the American Pie Belt.
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in so yards OF the other machine.
He also said that 1t is very GiLa-
cult to get within 100 yards With
out being seen, although the pc
culiar conditions of the air at tia
time cut figure in this.
The speed at which these fight
ing machines travel (well over loo
miles per hour, accounts for the
fact that it is necessary to get SO
close before any damage can be
done by firing.
1t is unnecessary to say that
military aEiators on active duty d
not lead monotonous life. Fa
from it. From the stories whic
are brought over and which arr
sometimes seen in print (althougn
it is necessary to take most Of thosei
in the papers with about barely
of salt), they get enough adventure
to satisfy anybody. An American
who served in the Lafayette Esca-y
dril1e of the French Army said re-,
Gently that one day he turned thcl
corner of a cloud when flying al
about 10, 1000 feet and found himself
in the middle of a squadron of eight
or ten German machines.
What did you do?" he was
asked.
~ turned her nose down ard
went away from that place" he re-
piled.
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By Cashier Browder

The great war has developed
among other things the SCIENCE of
lighting in the air. There is no
more fascinating and enthralling
game in the wofhd than this new
art OF flying. at tremendous speed,
thousands OF feet above the ground,
through clouds or above them.
And when an enemy machine is
sighted, then the real thing begins.
and 1t becomes a contest of skill,
endurance and quick wit, as to
which shall bring down the other.
However, air fighting is only in
eidental to the main objects of the
aerial arms of the armies. Recon
naissance is the big thing, and this
involves not only the flying OF ma
chimes, but also photography, map
making and the use OF wireless to
convey information quickly. Direc-.
ton Of artillery fire, or sporting,
and bomb dropping are other major
duties of the flying corps, and the
actual fighting lis done only in pro-
lection of these other duties.
When a feet of reconnaissance
machines or bombers goes up on
the daily job they are accompanied
by some of the very fast single seat
er fighting machines. 1t is the
duty of the pilots of these machines,
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NELSON'S cARELEssNEss ~

She was an admirable person and
never lost an opportunity of point
ing a moral to her small nephews
and nieces. She took them to the
museum for a treat.
This" said the guide, ''is Mel
sons vest, worn at the battle of
Trafalgar, and this is the hole
where the fatal bullet went
through"
There, children" said the aunt.
you remember what 1 said about
a stitch in time saving nine. If that
hole had been mended the bullet
wouldn't have gone through"
Then she capped it by adding,
And Nelson might have been IiY-
ing yet"
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THE .sMITHY SPEAKS OUT

At a concert for charity in a
country town Miss Carter Obliged
by reciting THE Village Black
smith" At the conclusion of the
recitation the rural audience
cheered.
"Encore!" they cried. "Encorel'e
Miss Carter was about to grant
the request when q burIy fellow,
very much ont of breath. tapped
her on the shoulder. eve Just
come round from In front" whis-
pered the man, exeitediy. tsI want
yer to do me a favor"
"Weii, what Is it," Queried Miss
Carter.
TITS this" whispered the In
truder. 81 happen to be the teller
you've been talking about, and I
want yer to put in verse this time
saying as how hire out bicycles"
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PUBLISHERS
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John Stewart Bryan, Richmond News
Leader
Harry Chandler, Los Angeles Times.
Anon C. Carter, Fort Worth Star Teie-
gram
Elmer &. Clark. Little Rock Democrat
Gardner Cowles, Des Moines Register.
X. A Crothers, San Francisco Bulletin
Chas. 8. Diehl, San Antonio Light.
e. K Gaylord, Oklahoma City Oklaho-
man.
=. P Glass, Birmingham News.
Bruce Haideman. Louisville Courier"
Journal
Clark Howell, Atlanta Constitution.
James Kearney Trenton Times.
Robert Latham, Charleston News and
Courier.
Victor r. Lawson, Chicago Daily News
Charles e. Marsh, Waco Morning News
Frank F. McLennan. Topeka State Jour
nal
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News
D. D. Moore. New Orleans Times Plea
yune.
Frank B. Noyes, Washington Star
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Don c. Seitz. New York World.
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OF the papers above named
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Draw Nigh, Soldier!
Also Draw Well
There's a Wrist Watch Involved

patriotic
the thrty-two National Guard and National Army
sketches of
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cannot
Trench Camp will soldier who draws
the best sketch and sends the
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foremost and artoonstg will
judges
The watch-wnning drawing many others as
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All drawings Pulitzer Ruld
City, by November
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THE FINISHED" SOLDIER

Some of this new life may seem
hard. Duties from reyeille to taps.
drill and more drill, a thousand
things TO do and another thousand
to leave neutrality-suspicious.. when
weary muscles rebel, we may ask
ourselves if all are necessary. We
read OF the clash of armies and we
wonder the more; Over There" if
seems TO be man again man, bayonet
against bayonet, strong heart against
heart that does not fail. Over here
1T is work and discipline, training
and tramping: must we learn it ali,
to the last detail, before we take cur
places by our comrades of France
and Britain? The questions will rise,
battle against them though we may.
Ii it be SO, remember this: the
critical campaigns cf France and Of
Flanders are being fought today on
the backgrounds of our canton
fnents. The boys who march back
to barracks, these October after
moons, are the same boys who will
march into Berlin in the glorious
noon OF victory or else will stray
gle, broken, into the streets OF
Bordeaux in the dismal night of dis
aster. Our success or failure here
viii mean our fitness or our down
TALL there.
And why? Because, Of all the
weapons with which we shall fight
when at length VIC reach the
trenches, none viii prove SO potent
as knowledge. We shall see our
mustered divisions as they go into
action and we shall hear the endless
roar OF that long, long line of guns.
but we shall find that the greatest
strength Of any army lies in the
heads and the hearts OF its men.
As we know. SO shall we be able to
fight.
The country wants the courage of
knowledge, not the wild abandon of
fecknesS sacrifice. It wants an army
mighty in numbers, but 1nightier
still IN its ability to inposs the
maximum losses and achieve the
greatest results with the minimum
sacrifice. France entered this war
with crowded battalions and with
hosts that rejoiced at the sound of
battle. In tire FIRST engagement-at
Charleroi, in front of Mulhauseu and
IN Lorraine-her soldiers threw
themselves against the German as
though they craved the machine-sun
and the bayonet. They died as
heroes, bat they might have lived as
the saviours Of their country. To-
day, every poilu who is sent to
the 'front.' is trained in every method
OF defense as well as in ali the arts
Of otfense, because his life means
hore to his country than his death
could possibly accomplish.
In this sober spirit, our command
Ing officers are laboring. Not a man
IS to be taken from his home,
equipped, trained. sent overseas and
thrown into action with any other
view than that Of wasting the least
to gain the NEST. That is why thew
insist upon tbs fundamentals. That
IS why they drill us and school US
and train us in every trick OF war,
That is why they harden US by long
marches and prepare us by patient
drills. We arc 10 go: they would
not have us go in vain. And in this
stern school, quick mind is not less
to be desired than good eve; a
strong heart is as precious as stout
legs. The soldier who serves
America best in France will be the
soldier who sought IN his canton
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TRENCH AND CAMP

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
STATEMENT BY THE
SECRETARY OF WAR

The Cs1el::.ys', :: CT CT igin5eIs, coast ar
tillery, signal corps and quarter
master corps of the Regular Army
have already been brought to war
strength.
$4,000 additional recruits are
needed at once to complete the new
regiments of infantry and field ar
tillery.
$4,000 additional recruits are de-
sired at the earliest practicable date
to fill vacancies in order that the
war strength of 100000 men may
be maintained.
Facilities are in readiness for
placing these 10000 men under
proper training.
Any delay in obtaining this num-
Der will necessarily cause the loss
of invaluable time.
1t is the earnest desire Of the
War Department that 10000 single
men between the ages of 1s and 40,
who have no dependents and who
are not engaged in professions,
business, or trades vitality neces-
sary to the prosecution of the war,
be enlisted in the Regular Army be-
fore the 3Oth of June, 1917.
NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary of War.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
FARMER NOT TAXED

We have been advised by a to-
bacco man that the impression has
gotten out that the farmer is to be
taxed on the amount of tobacco he
raises either so much per acre or
so much per hundred pounds. This
is entirely wrong as no tax has
been placed on the raw material at
all, however, tax has been put upon
the manufactured article and this of
course will be paid wholly by the
manufacturer. Any one interested
can secure a copy of that act by
writing either to their Congressman
or Senator.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
C0L0RED MAN CALLED

Everett Jones, colored, formerly
of this city, but who has been
teaching school in Bath county for
some time, took the examination for
the Officers Reserve Corps recently
and last week was ordered to re-
port at Des Moines, Iowa, for duty.
At the same time Jones took the ex-
animation Cato Fisher, son of the
wen known barber, Lee Fisher,
took the examination and passed
but as yet he has not been called.
Jones has seen service before, hav-
ing been volunteer in the Spanish
American War.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
GIVE FARMERS PRACTICAL AID

If all of the gratuitous advice ten
dered the farmers since the fooC
crisis developed were compiled in
one work, the Encyclopaedia Brit
taniea would not hold it. Possibly
there was some sound sense in por-
tions of it. Certainly the major
portion of it has been the merest
drivel.
1t is not advice that the farmer
needs. If there is a class of men
in this nation today who are really
familiar with every phase of their
profession, it is the farmers. and
it is often with a feeling of amused
contempt that they read the sense
less vaporings of the wiseacres
who essay to instruct them.
What the farmer is in dire need
of right now is more man power
man power to put into effect the
plans he is perfectly capable of
formulating and carrying out if he
has agents to do his bidding. Let
him be ever so intelligent-and as a
rule he is a person of sound sense
and reason-he simply CAN NOT
cultivate a hundred acre farm by
himself. But he CAN utilize a
THOUSAND acres if he has the
man power with which to do it, for
he already has the brains.
/ We should make no mistake in
this matter. With practically the
world to feed, if this war is won and
farmers will play an important part
in the winning, and all of the advice
from those slackers who have moth
ing else to give is not going to help
him one whit.
"Can" the advice and offer him
work-good sound muscle and sweat
and the farmer will feed the world
and do his "bit" toward winning the
war.
The most obvious fact to the
farmer is that, in the approaching
draft and mobilization, the first
army to be raised should be an
army of the burrows, and that army
should be brought to the burrows
from other fields of work-or idle
ness. And at no time will this need
be more pressing than on the day of
harvest.
The average farmer can extract
all of the advice he needs Just now
from long life of EXPERIENCE.
What will be most effective now is
bone and muscle, backed by will
ing mind and an intelligence that
even approaches his own.
Get the man power The farmer
will do the rest.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
NEGROES DO THEIR BIT

Ratcliff Lodge No. Sc, colored
Masons, have subscribed for $4,000
worth of Liberty bonds and have
made a donation of $1,000 to the
Red Cross Society. Cato Fisher is
W. NJ. of the lodge and James
Mitchell Secretary. We are glad
indeed to see the colored men of our
city so willing to ado their bit" in
the war.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
THE HONOR ROLL

this appears Of those who
to assist the work Of the Red We cali "The
Rolf because believe contributor while entitled credit
houoed himself doing The Louisville Times apy
lathe require explanation.
the nobest of all organized bnevolenee. the
battle rescuing manned
lonely dark of the beyond brings back from the valleys
verge would the world lacking
brings hospital bedsdes the human touch for
which dying with great longing 1t is sine qua
Of warfare conducted by civilized beings"
should have his
placed The Roll Remember
gun of humanity should shoulder part
Of responsibility.
Mr. Reader have done "b" call by phone and
ten indicate the
regret having this worthy all
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
Do Not Put II of.

Procrastination is the thief of
time. How many times have people
put off insuring their tobacco from
loss and damage from hail until it
is too late. We are especially pre-
pared to take care of your risk and
at rates that are surprisingly low.
Attend to this matter today.
b. Frank Perry & Co.
5l-3t Phone 1914
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
The Farmers Of
The Country Are In
Complete csniroI
Of the Situation

This year and next will be the
biggest the farmers have ever had
Heretofore the farmers have been
at the MERCY Of the SPECU-
LATOR. Today the FARMER is in
COMPLETE CONTROL.
One and only one danger threat
ems him. II is the danger Of scarce
and high money. High money will
not hurt. He can stand high money.
His profits are large. His danger is
SCARCE MONEY and NO MONEY.
Our first duty is to our country. Our
Government must be financed. The
people should and will do it. The
money loaned to the Government,
whether by purchase Of bonds or
certificates, is withdrawn for the
present at least from the available
cash 10 be loaned to other people,
including, of course, farmers,
Last week call money in Wall
Street jumped to per cent, more
than double the rate in April and
nearly four times the rate in Feb
ruary, 1916.
Mark my prediction, before Jan
uary 1, 1918, the farmers OF the
country will be SCRANfBLING FOR
MONEY ON ANY TERMS.
In view of all this, we are still
making farm loans on the same lib
eral terms as heretofore; no in
crease, no changes. But nobody
knows what tomorrow may bring
forth. Today is the only day we
can promise. No financial concern
is making promises for any other
day than TODAY. If the money
you owe now is soon due and it
takes all your this years surplus to
pay your debt, what are you going
to do to start next years crop with;
buy stock and run your farm?
Are you sure that money will be
plentiful next year, or the next or
for years to Gomez Are you sure
you can borrow from your neigh
Dor, or your bank at low rate Of
interest, On easy terms, on long
time? Two Of the insurance com
panies have already withdrawn
from the loan field, until after the
war; others may follow.
If you NEED MONEY to pay off
your LIEN NOTES, if you NEED
MONEY TO OPERATE YOUR
FARM, if you are in DEBT, or If
you want to BUY MORE LAND.
and want MONEY on EASY TERMS
with ATTRACTIVE PAYMENTS,
protecting you against war prices
or depressions in the money mar
ket, would like to talk to you. 1t
costs nothing to investigate. Call
and see me, drop me a line, or tele-
phone me. BURT L. SIMS,
District Manager, Loan Department,
Union Central Life Insurance Co.,
S02 Security Trust Bldg,
5l-2t Lexington. XIV.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
pREvEETABLE FIRE WASTE

The Conservation Association of
Kentucky was formed at meeting
in Frankfort attended by Governor
Stanley, State Auditor Greene, the
State Insurance Commission, At
torney General Morris and repre-
sentatives of the Louisville Board of
Trade and state organizations. Its
purpose is to protect the food
supplies of the state against the
hazards of fire and explosion, which
have been greatly increased by war
conditions, in harmony with the
proclamation of President Wilson
and the recommendations of the
Council of National Defense.
The fire insurance companies,
which have large staff of expert
inspectors and field men trained in
the investigation of such hazards,
have freely offered their services
for any duty which viii assist the
state and national governments,
and these have been officially ac-
cepted. They will district the state
and inspect all grain elevators, -four
mills, packing plants and other
places where food supplies are ac-
cmulated. They are working with
official authority, and viii urge ali
property owners, as patriotic
duty, to make the changes recon-
mended and to remove the prevent
able hazards discovered. Their
reports are made to the State Fire
Marshal, who will follow them up
and see that the improvements are
made.
The Executive Committee of the
Conservation Association of Ken
tucny is made up as follows: David
Caldwell, Chairman, A. S. McPher-
son, Frank G. Snyder, John L.
Smith, ]. f. Chittenden, Charles II.
Gorham, w. T. Sweeney and George
R. Snyder.
President Wilson, in his recent
appeal to the public, said: "This is
the time for America to correct her
objectionable fault of wastefulness
and extravaganza" The prevent
able fire waste of the country is
one of its most objectionable
faults" Two hundred million dol
lars have been going up in smoke
each year, and most of this loss
could easily have been prevented
by the exercise of reasonable pre-
cautions. Much of the property
destroyed was grain, foodstuffs and
supplies of which the country and
its allies are now in serious need.
The citizen who cannot go to the
front can show his patriotism by
doing everything possible to reduce
the fire waste, and thus conserve
the national resources.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
MOVES TO CLARK

Mr.. Richard Stofer has moved to
the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Shields Cunningham, in Clark eoun-
ty, where he will reside. We regret
to see this excellent gentleman
leave our county but wish him good
health and happiness in his new
home.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
BUYS FORD CAR

Mr.. J. w. Hinson last week pur-
chased a Ford car from the Strother
Motors Company. There are more
Fords in this county than any other
machine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19
Notice.

All persons having, claims against
Geo. W. Mccormick, decd, win
present same properly proven to
the undersigned and all persons in
debted to him will come forward
and settle. ]. T. Mccormick,
oI-St Executor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19

For once We are perfectly willing
to see Congress- remain on the job
until they provide for failing or
hanging the food hogs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19

Alien citizens of allied nations in
this country should not be allowed
to remain in safety here while our
own men are sent abroad to fight.
Put 'em in the army or send 'em
home.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19

The government has just con-
tracted for seventeen million dollars
worth of shoes, GOSH We need
a pair.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-06-19

Looking for wife, young mane
The former Gear has three charming
daughters who are quite available
with no takers.