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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-20
Kentucky Boy Killed.

Somerset, KY, Oct. l7.-John "a.
Wis, Of this city, received a telegram
to-day stating that his son Harris, who
was in France with the American ex-
dictionary force, was killed while on
duty. The telegram did not STATE
how he met his death.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-20

Liberty Bond Headquarters was
opened at No. 6 North Main street
Thursday and at night another well
attended meeting was held in the
headquarters. Chairman Pettus White
is perfecting his plans for vigorous
drive next week, covering the whole
county. Next Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday are the days set epzrt
Tor the aesu4l campaigns for taking
subscriptions for the Liberty Bonds.
In the meantime foundation for that
win be iard by organizing the solicit
|ipe committees assigning them to
designated territory, educating the
people through the newspapers and
other printed matter and by a series
of speeches calculated to reach every
neighborhood in the county, etc.
Men and vehicles are going to be
drafted whenever needed, in Case
there are not enough volunteers. If
you are willing to work or have a car
that can be used to transport speakers
or solicitors. don't wait to be called
upon but call up No. 594 over the
phone and do your duty'without hav-
ing TO be drafted.
Chairman j. 7. Wall, of the COM
mitted appointed to raise funds to
meet the expenses that will be in
Cured, reports splendid progress
and already the requisite sum is in
sight.
Chairman H. w. Linton, of the
committee to name speakers and ar
range for speakings, has announced
the following list Of appointments and
men who will fill them:
The following speakers will appear
at the times and places named below
to urge upon every patriotic citizen
the importance of doing his duty in
helping the government place the
second issue of 4 per cent. Liberty
bonds:
HOWELL, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2 p.
m, Geo. C. Long, w. T. Fowler.
LAFAYETTE, Saturday, Oct. 20,
2 p. M, Walter Knigth, c. H. Bush.
PEMBROKE, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2
p. m, A. H. Eckles, Chas. M. Meach-
am.
CROFION, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2 p.
m, John Sites, G. L. Campbell.
FAIRvIEW, Saturday, Oct 20, 5 p. |
m, c. r. Clark, Ira L. Smith. |
GRACEY, Tuesday, Oct. %, 7:3O
?. m, Jas. A. Mckenzie, T. C. Under
wood.
FRUIT HILL, Tuesday, Oct. %
7:30 p. m, L. E. Foster, C. r. Clark.
BAINBRIDGE, Tuesday, Oct 20,
$50 p. m. w. II. Southall, G. L. |
Campbell.
Uncle Sam needs your help and ev-
Try one must do his Bit" Our boys
n France must be fed and clothed and
Iept supplied with ammunition.
DON'T BE A STACKER.
Come out and hear the speakers.
Yesterday morning the executivell
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-20

TIE distillers are investing heavily
in bonds the money realized from the
big sales Of whisky to retailers. The
Greensboro distillers took $l55,O0O of
the second issue.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-20

In the Iowa prohibition election,
returns have put the vets 1000 votes
ahesd. The official count will be re-
qubied to settle il.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-20
EDITORIAL COMMENT

Louisville has subscribed $1,000
600 10 the bonds and is still at work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
ONLY FEW R|CHMOMOERS
ORDERED TO FORT MYtR.
But Others Will Doubtless BE Notified
of Their Abundance to Ofiicers'
Camp.
MANY MAY HEAR TODAY.
Richmond Entitled TO Representation
OF About 600 Men-Hardiy More
Than Dozen Were Notified
- Yesterday.

Although n number of Richmond
men were notified yesterday that their
application for admittai ce to Fort
Myer for training under the plan OF
the officers reserve corps, the ma
jority of young men from this city,
who. Ii liz believed. will be accepted,
did not receive their notifications. 1t
Is expected that these will be forth
coming todap. and applicants :. no
have not heard should not. give up
hope.
Major Letcher Hardeman, United
States officer on duty here, who had
charge of receiving the applications,
stated yesterday that only q small
number of men had yet received their
notifications. and that on account OF
the large number to be selected. II
was a physical impossibility Tor the
camp adjutant to get them off the
same day. Therefore, he said, some
Will arrive today and others perhaps
tomorrow. Yesterday Major Harje-
man was kept busy receivins; calls
from applicants who had not received
their notifications.
Some of those receiving their noti-
fcations to report to the camp Mon
day, are I-G. A. Montague, Grump
Tucker Evans W Lindsay, Randolph
G, Harrison, John Conrad Hutcneson,
f. L. Bemiss. Jr. L. {. Duval. Jr.,
Edward l.. Journey, and l.. |. Jatfe.
According to the population OF Rich
mond about 200 men are entitled to
receive appointment to Fort Myer.
It il believed that a large number
will be selected from this city
All of the men selected for the camp
are ordered to export at Fort Myer
on Monday, May IA. They are told
to. be prompt in reporting, and to
bring with them personal require
gnents, such as uniform, toilet arti-
cles, tationery. trunk and pillow. The
men will be housed in barracks. and
all equipment. cots and other, neces-
sary items will be furnished at the
camp.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
PRESIDENT THANKS
CATHOLIC CLERGY
Writes ArchNshops Letter Express
ing Appreciation OF Recent
Resolution.

Baltimore. Nd. May 1o.--Presi
dent Wilson. mindful of what he
terms the very remarl able resoiu-
tons adopted by the ar~hbishops OF
the United States" in reference to the
position Of the Catholic church i'll
America to the United States, has
written to Cardinal Gibbons letter
of appreciation for the communication
sent him by the Baltimore prelate
at the time the archbishops were In
session at the Catholic university at
Washington. The letter received by
the cardinal is as follows.
The demands on my time incident
to the arrival and entertainment of
the foreign commissions now in
Washington have delayed my replying
to your gracious letter of April 10.
| am sure you will understand and |
beg that you will pardon the delay.
The very remarkable resolutions
unanimously adopted by the arch
bishops of the United States at their
annual meeting In the Catholic uni
versity on April IS. last, copy Of
which you were kind enough to send
me. warns my heart and makes me
very proud indeed that men OF such
large influence should act in so large
a sense of patriotism and so admir-
able spirit OF devotion to our COM
mon country.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
WAR DEPARTMENT MACHINERY
READY TO RAISE ARMY

Washington. May 10 Machinery
OF the war depart tneut tonight stood
in perfect shape ready for instant
use iu raising an armF Of 500. GOO men
Il $50 n az the Multiplication con-
scr{ption h4i becomes operative. The
recruiting OF conscrIptS Will not begin
until tire bill has been signed by the
preslaen1 and NJ i4@8es j proclamation
requiring all nen befweeu twenty -one
and thirty zone te register The new
arpiy Will not be called oHt by ages.
This vas made pialp lay war depart
merit officials late %tdny when ii was
sai i'll that tls- FIRST 5bf' eve viii Include
men Of every age affected by the draft
oil
Every man la the country between
the ages of twenty -une and thirty-one
will lac obliged to enron for military
service within the next three weeks II
was announced todaE THAI the date for
~ gistr&tipn had uot Vet been de-
termined upon. bat that President
Wilson was eAgettea 10 set 1t within
~ wes Is 81 ten da& of The signing ~
the bil The pr@s dout htn self will
eeiect the date for the first registration
Ne viii make u public in ali executive
a8roela nation calling upon the mon
between the ages mentioned 10 submit
1hemselvee fer enrolment ana eNami-
nation al certain places already chosen
by the war department
The election machinery Of tho gov
ernment has been called into servic.
Tor the registration. Registration
Booths VIII he established in eacl
sillage town TIA inlet and each ciJS
election district. pficers of the wa
department VIII be IN general charge
and will pass On the exemption which
will be allowed.
Under the bill as az present the
war department believes II coulc
bring forthwith into the service be
tween 6 10000 and 5000 0o0 men
The frst draft however, calls 10,
pniy 500, 900. so the exemptions Vii
far outnumbeF the selections
Strict penalties are being provided
for failure To register and the deparf-
ment is in possession of a complete
plan for checking mp on all men he.
tween the service ages in the couutrl
20 that none can escape.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
FRANCE LOOKS TO
GERMANS TO PAY BILL

Paris. May Torrance expects a
huge indemnity froIa Germany in
reparation for the damage done in
the invaded portions of the republic
and for the destruction wrought by
German soldiers in their recent re-
treat.
This was disclosed today when the
report of the finance committee OF
the chamber OF deputies on the bill
providing for a new income tax was
made publ 1t empha sizes that Ger
many must bear the chief burden of
meeting Frances expenditures incur
red by war. 1t alludes to the restora
ton of Alsace-Lorraine to France as
a fundamental condition Of pea,e.
The committee says German will be
required not only to furnish ma
chinery and materials for the recon
struction. but also that the towns and
villages destroyed by a criminal race
Of barbarisns shall be rebuilt by Ger
| man hands"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
ROOSEVELT RESIGNS As
aHMf fF.tGtE HEAD

Washington May l0.-Coloncl
Roosevelt today resigned rs the hon
xfary vice president Of the Army
hague beeause pfnaials of that or
ganixation opposed the CONSUMPTION
bin amendment designed to allow the
colonel TO raise an army division for
service in France.
In a letter 10 Joseph Letter. presi-
dent OF the Army league, Colonel
Roosevelt charged that Letter by OPP
posing the Harding amendment was
~Ds.ng the ARMY league 10 the detri-
ment OF the army and the detrtmant
Of the United States" Referring 70
Ge1Asor Stones speech against the
amendment, Colonel Roosevelt said
80 far as the opposition is not due
TO mere puzzle hea dedness 1t can
only be due 10 politics and politics
0Eaa very unw!se and improper kind 4"
II Mr. Letter, in reply 10 the colonel.
~4A6iAred:
se2TThe early disasters of the C4vii
OMr came from those who had re-
2Sived military rank as result OF
peamsssing the political influence 10
Put them in commands for which they
04re not fitted Let US hone tina, in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
SUFFERED THREE YEARS WITH
INDIGESTION AND GALL STONES

was improved very, very much and !
feel so much stronger and l have been
benefited so much / think it will do
good for everyone in need of good
tonic" said Miss Francis Smith. the
popular young lady (clerk), Ponce de
Leon hotel. Roanoke. Va.
In quoting the glowing words oi
Miss smith, little Is left TO he said,
and when the reader rememb ers thai
for thirty years Acid Iron Mineral fas
been household word I'm Thousand
of homes. 1t surely Is time to give II
II trial If at al bothered with Il. DIR
ranged or disordered stomach, blood
kidneys or bladder or troubled witt
any of the many symptoms and ail|
ments which arise from such causes
Get bottle at your nearest druggist 4
Note the quickened appetite, INCREASED
energy. sound sleep. and pure, RICH
red blood that comes bubbling bacl
10 debilitated people after ten day u
three weeks treatment. II your drugl
gist is out. send 81 to Ferrodin(
Chemical Corporation. Roanoke, va
IT will be sent prepaid with educs1
tional folder, Souveniers to ladie>
only -AdS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
DANNILLE MERCHANTS
ARE AGAIN INDICTED.

The quintet Of DanvilIe men who
were recently charged with mauufac-
turing stills to be soid for Illicit dis
tiliing purposes and who were freed
Of the charge at a grand jury hearing
have again been charged with the Of
fense. and will he tried in the United
States court at Danviile at an early
date
Charges have again been dock eted
against the following men; w. p.
Hodrett, s. l., Hodnett. w. T. Atkins
r. r. Modify and w. r. Tolbert, Fed
erai agents allege the accused were
engaged in the manufacture of para
phernalfa for stills. on the top floor
Of a hardware store run by them. On
the other hand they allege the tor
floor was rented to another man and
that his actions were unknown te
them Then again. friends of the mer
claim the charges were lodged against
them by some party or parties. to ruin
their standing as citizens. as they
were known 70 oppose even the sale
Of liquor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
MALE CHORAL soCfETS's
SPRING CONCERT MONDAY

Much interest is FELT in the fourth
private concert Of the Male Choral
society, to be given in the auditorium
Of the Jefferson hotel next Monday
evening,
The concerts of the society are en-
tirely complimentary and admission is
by invitation only. BY the courtesy
OF the members. a few tickets are in
the hands of Prof J. McCombie Murray
for distribution, and Prof. Murray win
be IN his studio at sol East Grace
street each day from ] TO L. VI. for
the purpose of distributing these tick
cts, Owing to the limited seating
capacity of the hall. the society has
ruled that only two tickets can he
given to each applicant
The Male Choral society. under the
efficient direction OF Mr.. F. Harrington
Harker, has attained to high degres
Of choral singing. and the program to
he rendered next Monday IL by far
the most ambitious yet attempted by
the society. The assisting artists on
this occasion will be Miss Juliet An
dcrson, soprano and Mas Doris Baker
yioliniSt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

Continued from First Page.)
decorate the statue Of Joan of Arc
on Riverside drive.
Fifty thousand more persons jam
ued the campus and library steps Of
Columbia university and took par: IN
the comforting of honorary degree
upon Joffre, NJ Niviani and two mem
bers of the British commission.
Seventy thousand persons cheered
when the marshal was presented with
a. replica OF the statue of liberty in
Central park.
Fifty thousand watched the Fren II
hero upveii a statue or Lafayette in
Prospect park Brooklyn.
1000 Sing Murseil,aise.
Over 2 900 of the most prominent
men of business and commerce in the
city were ar the Merchants associa-
ton luncheon and sang the Marseil
iaise In his honor, and would not be
satisfied until they had heard the
music OF his voice.
And the whole day of fcting and
receptions wound up tonight with e
mammoth reception by the French
residents of New York at the public
library. where the hero met group
Of his former soldiers
Through all the day hundreds of
thousands along the streets pelted
him with hailstones OF applause and
saiuted him with a snowstorm of
handherchiefs,
Little children came trustingly TO
this grand old hero and joyfufty re-
ceiyed the benediction of n kiss. And
II was while the old warrior held
these little tots in hts arms that his
blue eyes seemed to beam the most.
The thrones that ~ mined the streets
Seemed endless. All wanted 20 halt
Joffre-their RECONCILIATION to tri-
umph OF good over evil,
1t was at the merchants luncheon
that NJ V.viani was inspired by the
greeting TO one of his greatest ora
| toricai efforts. Amid wild acclaim
the former premier Of France said:
No Peace Without Victory.
We will rot make peace. We
Will never make peace until we have
given back 10 us that which is ours
Alsace ard Lorraine"
Fivlani's resonant voice was filled
with emotion He spoke with ami
mated earnestness. When he con-
Guided there vas delirious demand
for Joffre. The hero arose, he utter
ID low voiced sentence or two in
Ir@n"h and that was ALL
While the trip down Riverside
Drive from Grants tomb was being
made A bevy Of stylishly gowned girls
charged Col. Fabry's car and begged
button. Ali they got was 4 smile
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
NEGRO CHARGED WITH HITTING
SOLDIER. TO BE TRIED MAY 10

Hearing of the assault charge
against Richard Jones, coiored. yes
terday was continued until May 10.
Jones Is alleged to have assaulted
Andrew b. Bryant. a member of Com
pany r. Richmond Grays. while he
was walking his post. Two guards
men later arrested the negro. and de-
clare his motive was robbery.
Bryant is in the Virginia hospital,
where reports made by the authorities
say he is not seriously injured. Jones.
who denies the charge. has been bail
cd out in the sum of 5000 by L. c.
RoWlet. who is associated in bust
ness with f. X. Victor former Ger
man vice-consul here, by whom Jones
Ii employed. Jones stoutly denies his
guilt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
JACK ByTTo RECEIVES
PARDON FROM GOVERNOR

Jack Botto. who was sentenced lasI
month on Il charge of transporting ard
dent spirits. to thirty days in Jail, am
fned $3.50. has been pardoned by Goy1
ernor Stuart. and yesterday afternoon
the men left the Henrico county tail]
where he was held. 1t liz understood
that the fine was also RENTED Bot
to. however. served twenty days Of
his term.
With Botto was another young man.
on whom bill invoicing the whiskev
to Botto's father was found. The
elder Botto was also arrested in con-
nection with the case, and when the
father and son were before the Hen
rico grand jury. the young man was
given thirty days in jail and fined 1850
the elder Botto being given sentence
of sixty days. and fined $500. The
young man went to jail. the father
taking an appeal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
STATES GIVES HIRsCHBERG
TWO TRACTS OF LAND

Two tracts Of land. aggregating
two-hundredths of an acre, were
granted TO John Hirsehberg. chairman
of the administrative board. yester
day by Governor stuart. Mr.. Hirsch-
berg applied to the governor in CA
pacitY of private citizen for the land,
and received the grant at a total cost
of $4,000. One OF the tracts is de-
scribed as "one- hundredth of an acre,
beginning at point on the south side
of the Chesapeake and Ohio vtaduct,
east OF Elm street and south of Pop
liar" The other is described az Of the
same dimensions and beginning at a
spike on tho south side of Poplar
street east OF Elm"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
FEEDER ALTON OF wOMAN's
CLUBS ELECTS OFFICERS

Especial to- The Richmond VirginianD
Lynchburg. Va. May lo.-The vir-
ginia Federation of Wo1nan's clubs,
wsftea is In annual session here, has
elected officers for the ensuing year.
as follows:
President, Mrs. John L. Hagan. Dan.
VILE; vice presidents: first. Mrs. Wal.
ter r. Ryan, OF Lynchburg; second
Mrs. p. r, Israel. of Fnirfax. and third
Mrs. Mark Reid. of Radford
Recording secretary, Mrs, T. V
White, Roanoke; corresponding score.
tary, Mrs. Archibald p. Keen, Dan.
Vile: treasurer. Mrs. w. A. Fitzpatrick
Bedford; general federation secretary
Miss Helen y. Cummins. Alexandria
auditor. Mrs. Barr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
NEW ORDINANCE ENFORCED.
Ihre~ p~r~or- Fined for Breaking New
Barking Law"

The first instance or the enforce
ment of the new ordinance prohibiting
the parking OF automobiles Ga the
west side of Ninth street between
Broad and Cary streets appeared in
police court yesterday when l.. NJ,
Todd, VI. W. Crenshaw and W. J. Nc
intyrc were each fined the minimum
penalty, So. for this offense. II is
charged that they left their cars
standing on the west side of Ninth,
between Broad and Grace streets
&. +. Landers was fined $2a for
speeding an automobile up Broad
street, testimony OF Sergeant Samuels
being to the effect that the accused
man was running his car between
twenty five and thirty miles an hour.
Ben Jones, colored. was fined s2s for
running into Lottie Holmes. colored,
with an automobile
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
Intense Pains, Weak. Rundown.
Nervous and Dchilitatcd-Spcnt
Large sum In Vain Search
For Relief.
LOOKS. FEELS FINE NOW.

II suffered three years with in
digestion and gall stones and l tried a
number of different medicines without
relief and about two years ago was
operated upon and spent considerable
money for doctor and hospital bills
without finding relief and continued
TO suffer unit beEar taking hCtt
Iron Mineral which | was told would
help me and / found 1t did the work
in a wonderful manner and ! gladly
recommend 1t to everyone" said a
Roanoke miss, in describing her ex-
perience with Acid Iron Mineral.
Tells What II Did.
Il had very intense pains in my
side, was terribly weak and nervous
and vitality was depleted and nay sys-
tenn so weak and rundown / was very
much discouraged, but Acid Iron
Mineral increased my appetite first Of
all and now / am no longer nervous
and my sleep is just fine. My digestion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
BLOOM JURY DISCHARGED
AFTER FIRMLY DIsAGREEING

Hopelessly divided on a verdict. the
jury in the case of NJ p. Bloom.
charged with burgIarizing the store
of j. +. 1eamans. asked Judge Rich
ardson, of the hustings court. yester-
day, to be allowed TO visit the scene
OF the alleged offense. They had been
adjourned until yesterday morning.
after reporting Wednesday night that
they could not agree.
They visited the Yeamans store. but
returned with the sentiment that they
could reach no agreement, and were
discharged by Judge Richardson The
alleged burglary was committed Oc-
tober %. when it vas charged that
Bloom was caught in the store OF his
neiEhbor, after having removed a
quantity of merchandise into his back
yard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
CITY CLERK Is PREPARING
LETTER TO RUSSIAN DUMA

City Clerk Ben r. August IS pre-
pairing in it's best form letter from
Mayor Ainslie to the president Of the
Russian tlats4ay -eeRgfatalatfng the
people of that country on the stand
they have taken for democracy and
freedom. This letter was approved
this week by the common council,
and will be mailed to the Cossack
land within a short time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
NEGRO MAN ARRESTED FOR
ASSACITING YOUNG Girl

Charged with feloniously attacking
and Criminaily assaulting a thirteen
year-old negro girl, Wilhert Mayo.
colored. last night was arrested and
is lodged in cell at First police
station. where he will await trial on
the charges, which will probably be
aired this morning in police court
Mayo is twenty-five years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
NEW YORK CITY HALL
DAMAGED BY FIRE

New York, May 1o.-The possibility
that the fire. in New YorK's City Hall
today was of ncendiary origin is be-
ing investigated tonight by Fire Mar
shall Rrophy. The fire b, he out in
the cupola and caused $4,000 dam
age besides destroying records which
cannot be replaced.
Tomorrow the hlackened dome VIII
be draped with bunting for the re-
Iception of the British commission
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11

from the blue devil" At the risk
or her life young woman dodges!
the line of automobiles and climbed
the running board of the colonefs car,
She was Yvonne Nil'arte. whose
nance. Major Goulon, is fighting In
France.
Give him my love when you see
him. Monsieur" she begged. Tell
him ] await hts coming"
Your message shall be delivered"
promised the colonel.
The members of the British COM
mission will arrive tomorrow. They
and the French commission will he
guests of Mayor Mitchell a. dinner
In the Waldorf Astoria.
Marshal Joffre and his party viii
so TO Newburg tomorrow for "A re-
ception by Governor Whitman and
visit West Point
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-11
TWO COMMITTEES FAIL
TO SECURE 4 QUORUM

Both the charter change commit
tee and the committee on dock, river
and harbor. failed to secure a quorum
last night when they were scheduled
to meet. Another meeting of this
todN will probably be called for early
next week by the chairman, John
r. Rose.