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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
Press Regulations
Announced By
The Government.
Vigorous Rules For Guild
ance- of Newspaper Are
Issued By War and Navy
Departments.

WASHINGTON, March 29-Regula
tions for the guidance of the press OF
the United States in handling news
in the present emergency, framed b.
officials of the State, War and Navy
Department, and approved by repre-
sentatives of the principal press asso
Citations, have been made public. The
regulations are as follows:
In view of the desire of the press
OF the country to refrain from the
publication of information harmful tn
the public interest, and with the in
tention Of securing the maximum pub
licity, with the least injury thereto,
the following regulations are hereby
issued for its guidance, which it is
earnestly requested be closely OBJ
served:
"First-No information, reports or
runners should be published which tend
to disclose the military and naval pol
icies of the Government of the United
States. (This regulation is directe |
against the publication of any news
or comment which might reveal the
strategic disposition or operation o.
armies or their subdivisions or the
feet or its subdivisions; any meas
ures which might be adopted in con-
sonance with the Department of State
for the furtherance of American de-
Tense and, in general, any plans for
the use of the army and navy during
the existence OF national emer
gency).
"Second-No information, reports or
rumors should be published which
tend to disclose:
IA Movements or employment of
armies and their subdivisions; fleets
and their subdivisions.
"(b) Movements of vessels Of the
navy or their arrival at or departure
from any port.
"(c) Departures Of merchant YES
sells should not be mentioned, and it is
desired that the name Of the port OF
arrival be omitted.
"(d) Assignment Of movement,
whether as groups or individuals, OF
officers and men Of the military anu
naval establishments.
"(e) Transportation Of mails, sup
plies or munitions.
40 Information of any design, in.
ventions or test thereof; or of manu-
facture, transport or distribution o.
implements of war.
"(g) Concentration of military or
naval supplies or location Of such sup
plies.
"(h) Activities in or about arsenals.
Notifications. army posts, naval mag
azines, navy yards, naval bases and
radio stations.
NATURALIZATION of any maps,
diagrams or photographs which in
any way might seem OF military o"
naval value.
"Fourth-No moving pictures should
be displayed which are of military Oh
naval value.
"Fifth-and doubtful matter should
be submitted to the authorized repre-
sentatives of the department concern
ed, who shall give an immediate de-
cision thereon, and keep the inquiry
made strictly confidential.
"Sixth-It is requested that no in
formation, reports or rumors attrib-
uting a policy to the Government in
any international situation, not author
lied by the President or member OF
the Cabinet, be published without first
consulting the Department of State.
"Note-The above regulations shall
not be enforced in any matters off,
cially given to the press by properly
authorized officials"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
Fifteen Thousand
Men Added To
National Guard.
Available For Federal Po-
lice Duty As Occasion
Requires. Other War
News in Tabloid.

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Nearly
$4,000 men were added to the national
guard force available for federal police
duty by a War Department order sus.
pending the mastering out of all guard
organizations still in the federal ser.
Wee With the men called out during
the past few days this gives the gov.
eminent upward of $4,000 guardsmen
for employment in their home States
70 protect industries and other prop
erty.
Most of the men affected by the or
ders are at their mobilization camps
preparing TO return to civilian life af-
ter q long stay on the Mexican Dor
der They will be held at their camps
or armories for the assignment as
conditions require.
In all about $4,000 men are retained
by the order, but several Of the units
already had been designated for fed
eral service. Included in the list are
the following:
"Kentucky-First Infantry; Com
pany B, Signal Corps, Ambulance
Company No. ].
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
NEW QUESTIONS PREPARED FOR
COUNTY SCHOOL TEACHERS

With the view of getting away from
the old system of securing examina-
ton questions for county school teach
ers from text books. the State Board of
Examiners will prepare different set
of questions this year. State Superin'
tendent of Schools Gilbert, A. j. Jolly,
of Mentor and Miss Mamie Catlett, OF
Princeton, who comprise the board
will meet in few days to prepare
the questions.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
!. o. o. r. ANNIVERSARY.

Bourbon Lodge No 26, l. o. o. T.,
is making extensive preparations for
celebrating, on Thursday night, April
26, the ninety -eighth anniversary of
the founding of Odd Fellowship. The
event will be celebrated by lodges all
over the world during the week be-
ginning April %. A large class will
be initiated on the night of April %,
at Bourbon Lodge, number Of petit
tons having been presented and elect
ed to become members.
Every member is committee of one
to secure a new member.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
CREDITORS MEETING.

Hon. A. M. Cox. Referee in Bank
ruptcy for this district has issued q
call for a meeting of the creditors of
Mr.. Adam B. Davis, of Paris. to be
held in the court house. in Paris, at
ten O'Clock on the morning of April S,
when a trustee will be appointed and
other business transacted.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
BANKS AGREE TO LIMIT
TIME DEPOSIT INTEREST.

State Bank Commissioner George
Speer announced Wednesday that six
ty-eight per cent of the State Banks
of Kentucky had agreed to the pro
posal TO limit the amount of interest
on time deposits to three per cent
The plan was preached by him In a
circular letter to the banks several
days ago.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
EASTER Is DREsS-UP TIME

For the boys. Sport model Pinch
Back in serges and novelty patterns,
Sc to $3.50.
J. w. DAVIS & CO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30
NEW INTERUR8AN CONDUCTOR.

Mr.. E. G. Patton, conductor on the.
Interurban electric line between Lex
ington and Nicholasville, has been
transferred to the Paris-Lexington
line. and will move to Paris with his
family to reside.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30

news quarantine" the time not to ex
coed four weeks, in order TO prevent
military information from "leaking
out"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30

LEXINGTON. March 29.-Tran-
sylvania College and the College of
the Bible, allied institutions, have in
stituted military training. A large
squad of the student body started
work early drilling and will accept
service if they are needed. Twenty
eight young women have actively be-
gun Red Cross work at the same col.
leges. This is said to be the first
Bible college in the country to take
up military training.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30

Ell PASO, TEN, March 29.-Car-
rama troops in chihuahua and Juarez'
threatening mutiny because they had
received no pay for months, were paid
all back salaries by General Francisco
Murgui. Information from Chihuahua
CITY is that the money was Furnished
by German agents in Mexico City TO
the Carranza Government. Reports
from Mexico City say German money
is rehapilitating Cerranza's finances
and is gaining for Germany a strong
hold upon German affairs.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30

men for every man applied for enlist
ment in the United States marine
corps in the last week, according to
Captain Frank z. Evans, in charge OF
recruiting here. Several Of the women
applicants. he asserted, wanted to be
detailed TO battleships.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30

THE HAUGE, March 29, (via Lon
don. 1880 p. m)-The Associated
Press has been informed from an alb
solutely authentic source that the Ger
man government will ask American
officials and relief workers OF the
American Commission for Relief In
Belgium to submit to per1oo OF
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-03-30

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Re-
ports from unofficial sources telling Of
submarines off Montauk Point, New
York, were said to have been received
by the Navy Department. The same
reports were given to naval Command
ers Of shore stations in the vicinity
and the department understands that
whatever precautions may be neces
sary 20 guard against submarine AT
tacks have been taken by them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
URGES VOTES FOR WOMEN.
PRESIDENT EXHORTS TENNES.
SEE SENATE no RECONSIDER.
Says Democrats are Bound to Prime
cpile OF Equal Suffrage by State
Action in Party League.

Washington, March 3.-President
Wilson telegraphed the president of
the Tennessee senate today express
ing an earnest hope that the vote by
which that body killed a woman sui.
frage bill a few days ago would be
reconsidered.
The measure already had passed the
lower house of the legislature and the
president said he felt the upper house
was Sinking a moral responsibility
when it refused to accept it. The tele.
gram follows:
hon. w. r. Crabtree.
president of the Tennessee Senate.
May I not express my earnest hope
That the senate of Tennessee will re.
consider the vote which it rejected
the legislation extending the suffrage
to women? Our party is SO distinctly
pledged to its passage that it seems
to me the moral obligation is conn
plete.
Woodrow Wilson"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
PACKING PLANT PLANS.
contracts Let for Big Oransebur.,
Venture.

orangeburg. March S.-The con-
tracts for the erection and equippins
OF the Orangeburg Packing Cos
plant Is to be completed by Oc-
tooer 1, 1917. For the past three
days the offices of the Orangeburg
Packing plant have been flooded with
agents OF various companies for the
purpose Of submitting bids. The Of
nciais Of the packing plant have been
giving all their time to going owe,
these bids and have had the assistance
OF their architects, Wilson G. Som.
payrac OF Columbia, and d. F.. Wash
ington of the Packers Architectural
company Of Chicago.
The successful bidders were: Build.
ing' Mckenzie Building company, Au-
susfa; packing house equipment, The
Brecht company, st. Louis; refrigerat.
ing equipment. Carbondale Machine
company, Carbondale, Pa: engines
skinner Engine company, Erie, Pa.
ooiiers. Bass Manufacturing company
Fort Wayne. Ind: tower and tank, r
-. Gale Manufacturing company
Newman. Ga; generators, motors
s"itchboards. Westinghouse Electric
company, Pittsburgh; steam and pip,
fittings, w. B. Guimarin company, Co
lumbia; insulation, Armstrong Corl
company, New York; elevators, Oti.
Elevator company, New York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
STEALS CAR, SNIASHES TT.
Negro Takes Ford Automobile OF II.
G. MacNcal and Runs it Against n
Tree

Saturday afternoon a negro whose
name has not yet been found, took a
Ford automobile belonging to Mr.. r.
c. MacNeal from on Liberty street
near the City National Bank and it
was later discovered on Washington
street, where it had been run against
a tree and badly damaged The ne
gro was said to have been seen by
several persons when he got out of
the car, after smashing into the tree
He went off leaving the car, and the
police have not yet found him.
The whole front of the car was 4
wreck. The engine was driven under
the seat and the windshield. lamps,
radiator and tenders were broken by
the blow. The tree, a big oak, show
ed signs Of the collision and the
ground round about it was strcwn
with glass.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

Washington. March 5.-President
Wilson took the oath OF Office in
public at 12:45. where he, dclivere.
an address to great crowd at the
east front Of the capitol. Vice Pres
ident Marshall had been inaugprate,.
before.
The president touched the interra-
tional crisis when he said. "There
could be no turning back" He de
ciared new America must stand
for the stability Of free peoples, and
he sounded warning against intern
al fractionalism and intrigue.
President Wilson then led the In.
augural procession back to the
White House and there reviewed it.
There were many demonstrations 70,
the president on the march back.
Declaring that the last four year,
have seen significant changes IN
the spirit and purpose of our politi.
cal action" and that Americans are
mo longer provincial" but had beer
made citizens of the world" by re-
cent tragic events. President Wilson
In his second inaugural address out
lined what the United States should
stand for whether in peace or ir
war;"
His principles he announced a.
follows:
That all nations are equally inter.
ested In the peace of the world, sta.
buity of free peoples. and the equal.
ity of all nations.
That peace cannot securely rest
upon an armed balance power"
That governments derive all THEN
Just power from the consent OF the
governed and this should be support.
ed by the family Of nations.
That the seas should be euua)I,
safe and free for the use Of all peo.
pies under rules set up by common
agreement and consent.
THAT national armaments should
be limited to the necessities OF nation
al order and domestic safety.
THAT community of interests i'm
pose upon each nation the duty O,
seeing that the activities Of It's citizen.
TO roster revolutions in other states
be suppressed"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
Would Forbid Liquor Shipments.

washington. March 1.--Pra ctically
universal prohibition against inter
state shipment Of liquors Is provided
for In hill introduced today by Rep
resentative Abercrombie, of Alabama
1t would make 1t unlawful to trans
port into or from any State or terri
tory or District of Columbia any in,
toxicating liquors except for scientific
sacramental, medicinal, pharmace ceuti.
cal or mechanical purposes, or for use
In tho arts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
BIG GERMAN spy PLOT.
PLAN TO SEND MEN, TO ENGLAND
AS NEWSPAPER CORRE.
SPONDENTS.
Were TO Find Out Information-Fed-
eral Grand Jury Returns Indict.
ments Against Two Men i'm New
York.

New York, March 2.-Participation
in an elaborate spy plot organization
to send men to Great Britain under
guise of being American newspaper
correspondents. but whose real pur-
pose was to serve as spies and supply
Germany with forbidden information
as to civil and military conditions in
England, was charged against Albert
A. Sander. Carl w. Wunnenberg and
George VauX Bacon in indictments
found here today by the federal grand
jury. 80
Arrangements were made In this
city, the indictments allege. by which
this information could be sent out Of
Great Britain through the use Of a
writing fluid which remained invisible
until certain chemicals were applied
to the paper containing the writing.
Bacon, it is charged, was hired to go
to England as q supposed newspaper
correspondent.
He was supplied by Sander and
Wunnenberg, 1t is charged, with
names and addresses Of persons I'm
Holland and Denmark, to whom iet-
ters on apparently trivial subjects
could be written in visible ink, while
information of military value could,
also be written in the invisible ink, to
be forwarded to Germany.
1t is alleged that Bacon obtained
an American passport and succeeded
in going TO England and carrying out
the plans formulated in this city. The
information thus transmitted. 1t IL
charged. had to do with sailing OF
merchant ships, conditions under
which the civil and military popula-
ton Of Great Britain were living, the
apparent amount Of food available
there and the amount of distress that
might be caused by prevention OF
passage of ships to British ports. y
I Bacon. it is set forth. was given at
least $1,000 to defray his expense.
1t was said additional indictments
nave been found against other Ger.
man agents in this city to be filed
when expedient. The grand jury IL
to continue its investigation Of soy
evidence.
Sander and Wunnenberg late today
were relased under bonds of $1,000
each.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

ALRAs COOLER AND WILL DA-
IN vIs CONVICTED AT RIDGE.
LAND.
~ Nm Found Guilty OF Murder Of
~. ~ Iho@ss, Wood Rider foz
Qessoeo Clubs BY Jasper County
~ After Deaibunating Four Hours,

R11go1and. March 3.-Declared
GhkIU - ~ murder Of w. ID. Thomas
~ yQ1oer county Jury. Aleas Cooler
kA vln DeNls wsre tonight entenced
'(a a. = tlss elsctric chair on April 8.
q ~ voc11e> was rstdrnsd at 0 O'Clock
o(teF ~ 1pSy had doliberated for
fear Aeufa Attorneys for the convict
- men at oncc made arguments for
: Nsw trial. Judge Moore refused the
nsctn and isnpossd the death SEN
>secs ehestly after IL o'clock.
Tonlsnt Cooler and Davis are in the
Saspsr county JAN here guarded by
- deputy shsriffA Feeling has been
intsnss during the trial and the au-
thoritiss are taxing steps to prevent
auy disaurbance Of the laws course.
~. d Thomas was . wood rider for
~ okse<ss club. He was found dead
(. 4 60 weeds ON December - with o
Nd &C buekshot In his head. his horse
ooIng killed at the same time. Cooler
enS pev'e were arrested charged with
tAs 4rima 'Ntt'
& The testimony was concluded late
hs( night and arguments heard this
mer1ing. -Four hours wsre allowed
fer ~ tive dsfendants' attorneys and
I've hours for the state The situation
vAs peculiar. The state asked for
~ cesviction Of both men while Coo
Iss's attorneys asked for the convic-
tjen - Davis and counsel representing
Davis asked for Coolers conviction
~ etsts bsins assisted by attorneys
~ both defendants.
csblsr and his SON. owen Cooler
see&iesA that Davis shot Thomas. while
Davis placed thS blame on Cooler.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

IGndon. March IA wireless dis
patch received from the Spanish
Steamer Infahta Isabel. on which
Jencs w. Gerard. the former Amer.
Senn ambassador to Germany and hi:
posty are passensers says:
4 "x5nisterre. $3.50 p. m. wednesday
yonesd German danger zone without
Incident. Weather delightful"
The dispatch was sent by the Daily
Mairs correspondent. who is on board
the steamer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
PRIZE OFFERED BOYS.
w. G. II. U. Gives High School Boys
of Sumter County Opportunity to
Win Reward.

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Sumter will present q
beautiful medal to the boy who writes
the best essay about alcohol and the
human body. This medal will be
given at the field day exercises The
exact subject and all contest rules
will be mailed to the teachers of the
rural schools in u short time We
earnestly hope that the teachers will
cooperate with us and will help their
boys in collecting facts.
w. C.. r. u.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
THE PRESIDENTS POWER.
QUESTION REFERRED TO AT.
'TORNEY GENERAL FOR M
MEDIATE CONSIDERATION.
President Wilson Wants to Know at
Once II He May Legally Procccl
With Arming Of Merchant Ships
New Rules for Senate to He Franz
ed.

Washington. March 5.-President
Wilson has referred 70 the attorney
general his doubts as to his power to
arm American ships without direct
authority from congress. somo de-
cision IL expected within the next
twenty-four hours. because he thinks
that the killins Of the armed neutral
ity bill by the senate hlibuster be-
fore adjournment yesterday may pre-.
vent him from proceeding with such
armament.
The president advocates an imme.
'iiate change In the rules at the spe
cial session Of the senate. (
The Democratic senate caucus ha:
been called to meet tomorrow to ais.
cuss the proposed rules to preven,
such ahbuster as killed the armed
neutrality bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07
e1mE& FORCES DISAGREE.
CAnyNEr AND PRESIDENT IN
SHARP CONFLICT.
DectStou 90 John United States In Sew
erlng Reensions with Germany
Csnscs Divisfon-Prcmicr Quits

peking. March 4.--The cabinet to-
Gay decided China should join the
United States In breaking of rela.
lions with Germany. This decision was
submitted to the president. who re-
fused TO approve the cabinets action
naying such power rested entirely with
him. Premier Tuan Chi Jul imme-
diatsly resigned and left for Tien Tsir
accompa nied by several other mem
hers Of the ca.inet.
The resignation Of the entire cabi-
MT 10 expected.
Parliament is virtually unanim Gus
In favor Of the opinion OF the cabi-
net. The vice president OF the repub
lie supports the cabinet.
An official statement issued fror,
the presidents ONCE says the break
bstwssn the president and the pre-
mssr was due to personal differences
rather than to the foreign policy.
President Ia Yuan Hung has scnt rep
rssentatives to Tien Tsin to induce
the premier to return to Peklng.
N According to the presidents Office
NE Immediate cause of the break was
. dispAtch sent to the Chinese min
isesr at Tokyo. committing China to
. ruptuss Of relations with Germany
and . union With the entente powers
nndsy certain conditions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

Columbia. March So. T.. r.
Bowden. mayor of Jacksonville, has
asked Mayor Lewie A. Griffith of Co.
lumbia and Mayor Pierpont of Sa-
vannah to plan a programme for the
southeastern and Gulf States Mayors
association to be held in Savannah
March 1915. Mayor Grifflth was also
asked to suggest persons to be inv!.-
cd to read papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-07

N11e1sA ~ 0eenAns at Case Quar-
80 q Ancss River Front.
B~fIin. learch Ss--It 10 announced
80 there bare been violent infan-
q sneassmSnts ON both banks of
~ Apcrs .riysr In northern France,
~ kxit,sh suRsrips heavy losses and
'oozty prieousrz II u also announced
that thS Germans extensively raided
~ Russian trenches west of Lutsk in
ve1hyn1a. Nine armed Russian
s1earosrs have been destroyed by a
German submarine. which recently
sunk them near Hamrerfest, &C.
cerdins 10 the Overseas News Agency
Aaiding operations continue on the
ysrdun front. y