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New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
INCOMPLETE RETURNS FROM
 CONN. TOWNS TOTAL 86,8O4
Less Than 100 Places Had Filed Military Enrolment With Authorities Up to This Afternoon.

 Hartford, June 6.-The figures of Connec1cut's total registration under the censcraption military law had not been tabulated to completion early this afternoon as less than 100 towns had sent in their returns to the office of Governor Holcomb where Adtutant Gen. Cole and several assistants took charge of them. The outlook was for . state registration of close to 170.- 900. The town figures are being tabulat- ed In g number of columns and prob- ably the facts disclosed by the various .classifcations will be in shape to be made public tomorrow.
 At 1880 this afternoon returns had come in from 9s towns which showed a total registratiJn of ss.so4.
 The town figures as reported to Adjutant General George M. Cole, by town clerks follow:
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
PLANNED ID AbDUCT
 4 MUNITION MAKER German Conspiracy to Block Shipments Revealed in Missouri KEET BABY STILL MISSING Father and Detectives Reach Spot at
 Which Child Was Believed to Be 5 Held Only to Find Crib Empty S More Arrests Expected.
KEET BABY STILL MISSING

opefuEdeld, Mo-, June 6.-Plane to abduct . St. Louis manufactures of munitions. as . part of . German con- sparacy to block shipment of such supplies were confessed hero today to Paul O'Day, prosecuting attorney. by C.. J. Piersol, one of the six men held in connection with the disappearance of Lloyd Rect, 14 months old son of T. Holland Keet. MT. O'Day an- nounced the confession.
 Under the guidance of a man who. according to Prosecuting Attorney O,Day. has confessed that he Is 3 member of a hand which, a week ago, kidnapped the Keet baby, that official and four detectives early today started for the place where 1t was said the, baby had been held pending the pay- ment of $6,000 ransom.
 Five .othnrv, Claude Peirsol, Taylor AdaIassi Mrs.l Taylor Adams and the lattetsGS two sons ares under arrest charked With complicity in the plot. according to the prosecuting attorney. According to the official c. A. Clent- ent, . jeweler, and his baby were among those who were to be kid- mapped and held for ransom.
 Guided by the alleged kidnapper. the party in an automobile early to- day drove over the route said to have been traversed by Rect last Wednes- day night to point about several miles from Springfield. There in an abandoned house a mile from the main highway. they found baby's crib and cot which appeared to have been recently occupied.
 The discovery that their quarry bad flown, sent the party in another 'di- rection. Their destination. however, has not been made public. but further arrests are expected soon by the police.
 Since last Wednesday night when the Keet baby was removed from his nursery until now the mother has cfung to the belief that her little son win be returned unharmed. A com munication said to have been res Scadved by Keet stated ..baby is. alright, well talssn caeestof and In the best Of healfh. isssS iSs
 At police headquarters 1t was said that before nightfall the baby will be returned and that the kidnappers would be in custody.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
GERMANY HAS FOOD ApLENrY

Berlin, Via London, June 6.-It Is officially stated at a conference be- tween the Prussian house of lords and the heads of the various govern ment departments it was decided that enable the country to hold out for the remainder of the crop year and until the conclusion Of victorious peace. s
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
WAR DEPT. PLANS TO SELECT MILLION FOR FALL TRAINING
DAY OF GRACE ALLOWED THOSE WHO FAILED TO
 REGISTER FOR DRAFT.

Washington, June 6.-Pro- vost Marshall General Crowder announced this morning. that inasmuch as all registrars had been given until noon to make up their reports, no entirely complete returns of the regis tration could be expected until late today.
 The provost marshal general also notified all governors that he interpreted the law to per- init any who. in good faith, failed to register yesterday to do 90 today and announced that . liberal policy will be pursued to make the registra- ton complete.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
TORNADOES KILL IA AND LEVEL HOUSES

f
 Kansas Ciy June 6.-Tornadoes last
 night caused the death of fourteen
 persons the injury of half hundred
 and much property damage in Ms
 souri and Kansas. despatches from
 various sections todsy showed. Tele-
 graph and telephone wires are down
 in part of the storm area and when
 complete advfces are received, the
 death list may be increased.
 Perhaps the most severe of the tor nadoes occurred at Centralia, Mo-, where i've persons were killed, thirty injured and fifty small houses de- stroyed. Just east of Richmond, two women and baby were killed and their home wrecked. Three negroes are expected to- die as result of in- juries. -ta. The village of Elmojt, near Topeka, Kas., virtually was levelled, with the death of one man there and two others nearby. The storm swept on
 into the open country. A negro boy was killed near Lawrence and a man Is reported dead at Clinton further ] west.
 A downpour of rain followed the ltornadoes and many small streams in 8 few minutes were out of their banks. All the rivers are rising rapid 1. ly and in some sections floods are feared.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
SUBMARINE DRIVEN OFF,
French Steamer Victor in Rattle iT
 Atlantic.

Atlantic.
 Paris, June 6.-The defeat of a Ger man submarine in a battle with the French steamer Orenoque Is reported by the minister of marine. The Ore- noque, a vessel of 2,372 tons. was att tackled in the Atlantic on April 22 while on her way to a West African port.
 The submarine was sighted, half submerged and headed for the steam CT, while heavy sea was running. The steamers captain beat to quar- ters and opened fire. After the fourth shot the submarine disap- peared.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
.RE6,RuTr ENGLIsH IN ,NEW YoRK

RECRUIT ENGLISH IN NEW YORK
 New York. June 6.TRecruiting of British subjects for the British army began here today at the headQuar- ters of General White. Previous to the opening of the headquarters more than 500 applications had been re- cieved for details of enlistment. The [recruitlng eohicers explain that the applicants rerssented all professions and grades of life.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
DRIVE fOR SIl2,5oO
 OPENS HERE JUNE lS
Red Cross and Y. M. c. A. to Receive Money for
 War Work.

Another campaign in the interests of the Red Cross and Y. M. c. A. army camp fund is to be launched in this city. with the air of realizing $112.600 for these movements, the work to be conducted during the week of June 1s-25. Already ten- tative steps have been taken toward accomplishing this drive in the in- terests of United States soldiers and sailors. The move is in accordance with the proclamation issued by President Wilson for tho above week, when, throughout the country, steps will be taken to raise $3,0O0. 900 through what is known as the war council of tho Red Gross. Heading this organization is Henry F. Dawson. . member Of the firm of J. F. Morgan = Co. ,and conceded to be one of tho best adapted men in tho country to handle such an important campaign. At recent meeting of the council, each city was gtv9n . certain appor- tionmant to raise and this h the reason for the coming campaign. However. 1t will vary in some re- speqta from past campaigns. for . tfee hAa beo1 SeleoteA to 50 among toe 1o8 *Ao- ~1sadine e3tisssse to soaictk thsar 1lnAnc&Al a1kanoe in. raisf6S the required aznosnt. This does not mean that any ono not ap- preached is not eligible to contribute to the worthy cause.
 \ meeting of all those interested in the movement, which is public atfatr, will be held next Friday even- ing at o'clock in Masonic hall. Dr.. Charles R. Brown of Yale Divinity school will address the meeting. He is3 considered ono of the best speakers in the country and is thoroughly con-
 versant with Y. M. c. A. work and
 what b being done ct the front for
 the heroes.
 The committee which will assist in
 realizing the stated sum Is as follows:
 Clarence E. Bennett, chairman; Philip
 Corbin. Morris D. Sake. Elisha ii. Cooper, William J. Farley. George s.
 Talcott, Peter Crona. William T. sloper, Howard L. Platt and H. H.
 Pease. William E.. Atwood will act as treasurer and F. R. Gilpitric as secretary
 Chairman Bennett recently attended meeting in Washington. D. C., where the aims of the organization were explained by ex-President w. H, Taft, Mr. Davison and others inter ested in the project. The coming campaign is in no way connected with the recent successful one conducted by the local branch of the Red Cross. The sum collected will be divided, tho Red Cross getting $1O0,000 and | tho Y. M. c. 4. $12,50o. The work CTS will be divided into teams of ten men. nve teams comprising the workers.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
TEN HURT IN TRoI1.Ey CRASH.

Pawtucket,s June 6.-Ten workm~.l on their way to Phillipsdale near here. were injured today in rear-end col lision of electric cars. Several otils r passengers were slightly bruised.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
CHALLENGES U. s. NAVY
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger Expresses Desire for New Battle of Jutland and Is Confident of Victory.

Amsterdam, Via London, June G. The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, comment ing on Admiral Sims speech on Sum- day at the celebration in London of the first anniversary of the battle of Jutland, says that the admiral may rest assured that the German navy wishes nothing more than a new en- counter with its enemy. The paper adds: x
 Perhaps the latter will be induced to show himself again. We will att tend to the rest"
 In his address in London on Sunday Vice Admiral Sims expressed the hope that if 8 new battle of Jutland occurred the American navy would have an opportunity to take part.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
Eev Convicts Physically Fit.

New York, June 6.-Returns re- scaived today from the conscription , .s,,e<,, ct rafion in the eight penal and
 corrective institutions of New York 5 citv revealed tl.nt out of more than
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06
wsscossshn F1rst to Nepost.

wasconsin's total reG5stration was estimated by Governor Phillip at 2lS.- TOO. This was the first state to re- port. Estimates placed Wtsconsin'a estimated registration at 22S,oS1. The mayor of Lowell, Mass, reported the reRfstration at 10,979.
 governor Edge of New Jersey re- snorted registration returns practicahy completed showing 26l,24S. The cen .,,s estimates was 3O9.663.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06

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New Britain herald., 1917-06-06

About 901 registered. Five claim total disability, 319 assert dependents,
New Britain herald., 1917-06-06

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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
BLAZING THE WRONG TRAIL.

One of the leading farm journals of the South is au
thorty for the statement that in the rural high schools of
North Carolina seven thousand children studying Latin
while only seven hundred are studying agriculture
The significance of these figures not grasped until
we learn that of the pupils attending high school in this
country not more than per cent reach the college
or university
When we assmilate the further fact that the high
schools do not and can not mpart working knowledge
of the Latin language begin to appreciate the utter
foolshness of educational system that forces upon
children the study of dead language from which not
in 1000 will ever benefit
The above figures may vary in other states hope
they do But they to caA forcby to attention
garng fault in the school system of the United States
Any system that requires boys and girls (who in many
cases i'll afford the time and means to attend
high SCHOOL, to waste from fifth to quarter of their
school life on study that will never benefit them in ifes
struggle, is not bunder-lt lisa CRIME.
Consider again. Of the 1000 studying Latin there
are only 700 studying agriculture. These figures may al
so vary in other states but still any familiar with the
school system of this country knows that the proportion
of our rural boys and girls who competent educa
ton in agriculture is lamentaby small.
And what is the conclusion? Why, that we are we'd
ded in our schools to fossized petred and antquated
system that ordans that in order to acquire educa-
ton must be conversant with language that is
everastngly dead it has not been generally spoken on
earth in the last thousand years. And this while the cry
ing burning needs of the hour sderacked Of minor
Importance.
1t is time for the rural population of country to
arise in their might and DEMAND that the schools cease
educating their children away from the farm.
The professions overcrowded, and the trades
in even condition. The farmers job the only
in this land that promises without the parayzing
competition to be met in other lines Yet instead of be-
ing trained for efficiency in this great calling youths
are compelled to fritter away their time course OF
study that to be in any sense beneficial must be followed
through the college or university the very smallest
per cent of them reach.
The day Of the antiquarian, the dreamer, the mummy
is past in this country The age demands ACTION, anc
the mind that not trained to tn capital letters doom
ed to be left at the starting wire.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
ACONTRAST.

Larue countys kentucky quota in the selective draft
was 1872 When the first call made 1872 men present.
ed themselves before the board for examination every
man was found to be physically fit for military service and
not one claimed exemption.
Morgan county's quote is 139. Up to this date aug
2 more than 100 have passed the physical test and
less than 10 have failed to claim exemption from service
We doubt if Larue countys record for patriotism
be equaed in the United States, and doubt if Morgan
couns record for claiming exemption be equaled or
at least surpassed in the ent re country.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Advertising in the Courier brings good results.
The Sore Head In History.

The sore head has not been fully
appreciated by students of human at.
fairs. II even exceeds the love of gain
in goading men to action, and II has
helped greatly in the elevation of Prus-
STA, At the end OF the Napoleonic
struggle the governing group in Prus.
lila sat down and reasoned with itself
somewhat after this fashion: Some
day we must defeat France, and thus
clear our good name and settle old
scores. To do this we must have an
army OF strong, efficient men, with
plenty OF supplies. To get these things
we must educate every boy so that he
can utilize his powers to the utmost;
We must promote science to get indus
try, and then promote industry TO get
the supplies. There is the key to the
last hundreds years of Prussian his.
tory. Russell Smith in Century.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
The Home of Good Goods.

My goods are selected with the idea paramount of giving
the best values for the least money possible.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
A Soldier.

| have done my bit on the rail-
road,
o, wish | were back again CD,
Where the people are so kind and
benevolent
Where you find them always the
same.
Now, am eating the food of a
soldier
Hard tack and "mulinging" stew,
Bacon and beans and a touch of
greens,
0 God, they are scarce and few.
| have eaten the dirt of Texas,
| have drunk of the Rio Grande,
| have hiked through the rough
and stood all the tough
In that terrible heat and sand.
| dislike the name of Texas,
| hate the Rio Grande,
| hope I'll never see that place
again.
O why did God make such a land?
am doing my duty as a soldier;
| No chance to beat or shirk.
The duty of a soldier is little
But believe me, it's some work.
| have done the camp at cotton,
At FIT. Bliss and Leon, too.
| liked by La Cruces
And the Southern Land all thru.
/ have carried a pack thru the
jungles
Until it almost cut to the blood;
| have sultried and lay in the
Shiny clay
And hlked through the DOLBY mud.
| am still following the flag OF
my country,
In khaki and plain 0. D.,
/ am willing to go back to the
border,
Or follow it far oyer the sea.
ID. j. WALTERS.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
SCISSORS & PASTE;
:Good Things Clipped from
; Our Exchanges with an
Occasional Comment
By the Editor. .;
Beyond the Mill.

1.-THE last poem written by Ion B. Nall
before his death At Jacksonville, Fla.
While | slumber necromancy
Often to my mood doth yield,
When some dream of idle fancy
Of my childhood is revealed;
Then | seem to see a miller
And his mill of long ago,
With it's drapery of willow
Tipping in the stream below,
Where the seethjng, surging wa
ter
Dashes madly all around
Mid a rhythmic clack and clatter
AS the pearly grist is ground.
Now the toilers in the tillage
Come to cast for perch and
pike
And the anglers of the village
Feel the raptureof a "Strike"-
Levers leave the lanes of wooing,
Preachers close the half-said
prayer,
Eager LAYERS stop their suing
While the fish are biting there,
And | see the mill-boy coming
On his shag, mistrusting mare,
AS | listen to the humming
And the miller's plaintive air.
Hist, my soul! That dusty toilel
Never more shall ply his skill
Nevermore shall bare his shoulder
To the burdens of the mill!
Down the stream of countless
y ages
Time and man alike are borne
Where the torrent frets and rage!
Mans engulfed but time slips
Yet we must not call this dying
IT'S but human destiny,
Pressing forward and defying
Time until the judgment day.
Onward we shall drift and ever,
Till some Charion-lifted oar,
Tipping moonlit waves of silver
! Pilots to the silent shore!
But beyond the mill, my faith is
All unvexed the river flows,
j And eternity effaces
Dread Apollyon's threat'ne
= woes.
On its tide is proudly carried
= Hope Of everlasting life,
=, While beneath its wave lie
Ourled
Every source of earthly strife
There no restless pillows revel,
There the death toll wheel
: staid,
II There no water seeks a level,
n For the debt of man is paid.
Peace unfurls her snowy en-
il blems,
: Joy attunes and strikes her Tyr
10 And reSounds a glorious anthem
e Sung by hosts of angels Their
Courier journal of July %.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

There u.s. however, some satisfaction in knowing that
when our shoes wear out we'll be on our feet again
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Yes, we want the world safe for democracy. Blu
most important of ALL we want it safe for ourselves
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Over Long Distance and Short
Distance, by Cable, by Wireless,
and every other way.

I, (Reason) am Patriarch,
and am able to tell you some
thing that will do you good if
you will listen.
You are getting more money
for your products than you ever
got before in your life, and
you are going to continue to
get good prices for at least
ten years, if not for all time
to come. Then why don't you
build GOOD ROADS over which to
haul your produce to market?
Don't you know that you are
losing about one-fourth Of
your profits hauling your pro-
duce over bad roads?
If you could haul 1000 lbs
ten miles and return as quick
ly and with more ease than you
now haul 2, 900 lbs wouldn't
you save days work for your
self and team?
Study over this question
and try to figure it out, and
if your deduc t1ons are worth
publishing send them to the
Courier and it Will give them
to the public.
will address you again on
the same subject in the near
future.
Yours truly,
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Hubby Cat breakfast)-Tve got bad
head this morning. Wlfe-rm sorry.
Dear. ] do hope you'n be able to shake
Z of,-Roston transcript
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

oralizer says that overeating kills more than
over work. Show us where, please.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Don't always be knocking. 1t
makes people regard you as the
nuisance you are. .
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

ADVERTISING RATEs-l0 cents per
inch, net, for space. Composition,
position, ETC., extra.
Obituaries (cash to accompany Or
der), business readers, political read
ers, ETC., 8 cents per line per insertion.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

No, it isn't at all necessary for woman to be higf
hier" to make good aviator.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Old men are wise men, sometimes. But young ones,
always.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
LICKING VALLEY COURIER

Entered as second class matter
April 7, 1910, at the post-office at West
Liberty, KY, under the Act Of March
8, 1879.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-08-10
Press Paragraphs

Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Rogers we're in
the city Monday.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Otho Reed
Fer, August 8, 1917. son.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison
Kirk, August !, 1917. son.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Boo
her. August 5,..l9l7, daughter.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Bunch
of Adams. a son, on August ], 1917.
The Misses Alta and Katherine
Sharp were Pendleton visitors We'd
nesday.
Sim J. Culley. Weston farmer is
recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
For Sale-A 1915 model 5-passenger
Overland touring car. Call at Fix Il
Radtke's.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Worthington
and son Emery, spent Sunday at Bing-
ham springs.
Mrs. E. A. Dudley and Mrs. W. R.
Taylor are spending the week at Bing-
ham Springs.
Lost Gold signet ring with initials.
Finder please return to this Office and
receive reward.
Lester Martin. former proprietor of
the Peoples Tho eatre,s came up from
Lebanon Sunday.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. George Banister are
home from protracted visit to rela-
tives in Portland.
Leslie McCubbins, for long time
Il the employ of Ralph McEwen, has
enlisted in Troop D.
Mrs. Walter Coffee of Pendleton,
has been guest at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. o. Russell.
L. L. Mann was in from his reserva-
tion ranch Wednesday, purchasing sup
plies for his harvest crew.
Dick Winship has dislocated thumb
as the result Of having it caught in a
harvester at the Bergevin place.
A. M. Meldrum. was in the city
over the week end, in the interest of
the Spokane Christian University.
Mrs. w. W. Raymond of Walla
Walla, accompanied by her daughter,
visited relatives in Athena this week.
Mrs. Joseph N. Scott is enjoying a
visit from her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
[. C. Preston, of Huntington Beach,
Cal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kilgore Of Los
Angeles. are visiting friends at Wes-
ton, and called at the Johns home yes
terday.
Mrs Mccoy Of Albany, Oregon, has
been the guest this week Of Mrs. J.
A. Kirk and Mrs. VIM. Rice, old time
friends.
Mrs. Henry Wood, who has been III
and taking treatment in Walla Walla
hospital, has returned home, slightly
improved.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-08-10

The Christian Church.

Two living themes at the Christian
church, Sunday: At 1000 a. m. the
Pastor will preach on How Should
Bible Christians Live" and at 8: a.
m. "How May Christians Betray
Christ" Geo R. Gerking will be on
time again at the Bible school hour.
10: a. m. and expects to meet all the
teachers and officers and pupils. The
Junior Choir will be present to start
the musical program, and everything
is supposed to move in order. Some
suggestions BE on time-a little
ahead Of time. To be just on time.
is to be late. therefore come little
early. Bring your folks and friends
and nejghbors, if you have to call them
up by phone or go after them. But
whatever else you do, come. We need
each other. You are welcome. This
Ii your day. Come.