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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24
LOOK AT CHINA
BY r. D. KATHRE.NS.

Why is it that they who ask us TO
arm almost invariably point derisiyely
to China?
Look at China they cry; but they
do not show us China, and they 10
not busy themselves to take look.
It's marbles to doughnuts hat these
nurhlind PATRIOTS, who use the Look
at Saiina' argument know very lit
tie about China or Chinese history,
and are given to the insane notion
that this great Monaghan nation
including one-quarter Of the human
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-24

His Is the right kind Of optimism"
WHY
HE doesn't merely say that times
arc going TO he better He keeps work.
ing all the time to makcNsure of it,
Detroit Free Press.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
BITING BLIZZARD BLOWS.
County and Country in Icy Grasp Of
TaS sev9ost Storm In Forty
Years-14 Below.

A light snow began falling early in
the evening Friday and later grew in
to q winter storm of remarkable Sc
verify. Saturday morning snow had
fallen to a depth of about fourteeh
inches, and the temperature had de-
scended to the zero mark. For sew
oral days the thermometer went
steadily down until it reached the
remarkable low record of IA below
Tuesday morning.
The storm brought the lowest tenn
perature ever known here in the first
half of December, and much suffer
ing to live stock resulted. Many
people were caught short of fuel, but
no serious suffering has been report
ed to this office. Much canned fruit
and vegetables have been ruined by
the frost. and many birds have been
found in the woods and fields frozen
TO death. The great depth of the
snow has practically suspended bust
ness transactions throughout the
county. The low temperature of the
past few days will probably destroy
all prospects of the peach and black
berry crops for next year, as these
fruits rarely survive temperature
of ten below. The snow will be a
great benefit to the wheat crop, which
but for the SHOWS protection would
have been ruined.
The blizzard seems to have swept
the entire Mississippi valley, all the
way from the lakes to northern Mis-
sissippi and Alabama. The tempera-
ture as far south as Hattiesburg,
Miss was fourteen degrees below the
freezing point, and much inconveni-
ence resulted to the soldiers in camp
there. Owing to the abundance OF
work and high wages the usual suf-
fering OF the cities poor has not been
a very serious factor to the charity
missions, and the calls for help have
been less numerous than upon for
msr similar occasions.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
NEW SHERIFF"S FORCE
FOR THE COMING YEAR

Sheriff elect, S. A. Bratcher an
nounces that his force will consist
of the following well known gentle
men, for the coming year: Cicero
Crowder, of Renfrow, office; G. A.
Ralph, of Magan, and Frank Rob-
srts, Of Fordsville, field service.
Each of these men are we'll qualified
for the position OF Deputy Sheriff and
We bespeak for Mr.. Bratehsr and the
people OF Ohio county a business like
administration of the affairs pertain
ing to the Sherif's once during the
year 1918, with this able corps OF
deputies. We congratulate not on
ly Mr.. Bratcher but the people. who
are to be served, at the bright pros
pect OF the maintenance OF the high
standard OF service which has ex-
listed in this county for the past
several years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
TELLS OF BOMB PLOTS
ORIGINATING IN CHICAGO

Detroit, Dec. 10.-William M. ia
rosch, one of IL persons originally
indicted with Albert C. Kaltschmidt
on a dynamiting conspiracy charge,
testified as government witness at
the resumption of the trial of Kalt-
schmidt and five others here to-day.
Jarosch swore that he was a SER
geant in the United States artillery
stationed at Houston, Tex, and that
prior to coming to the United States
in 1913 he was a non-commissioned
officer in the German army.
lie testified that Kaltschmidt en-
gagged him to go to Canada to blow
up factories and other property. The
bomb plots, he said, were concocted
in the German consulate at Chicago.
He implicated in this connection {.
A. Jacobson, former German con-
sui; August Hermann and Max
Schultz. Last week, he said, he d.
rected Department of Justice agents
to a spot outside this city where 20
sticks OF dynamite were dug up.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
roll RILEN'S YARN.

Rol Riley says next time he goes
a EARNING he wants to be sure there
arc no preachers around. Rol tells
this one: 81 was telling a party Of
friends that | had the smartest dog
IN the country. told them when |
went hunting with rife the dog
would do no work but tree squirrels;
that il | took a shot gun he would
pay attention to nothing but birds,
and il | did not take gun he
would run nothing but rabbits. /
paused for comments when a preach
81 butted in with, that dog is just
mediocre. A common cur has an
Hereditary notion OF guns. Why.
emily a few days ago ! got out my
reel and rod to so fishing, and when
my deg refused TO answer my call
l went to look for him and found him
in the back lot digging angle worms.
I'll never tell another one when there
il a Parson around"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
THE CRAZY TRAMP.

Two weeks ago we mentioned the
arrest of Russian tramp in the Taft
fy neighborhood, who was brought
here and lodged in Jail. At the
time of his arrest there was no doubt
in the minds OF some people that the
suspiciously acting tramp was &C
tually crazy, but after keeping him
under observation for several days
the officials were convinced that his
mind was really unbalanced, and they
sent him to the Asylum at Hopkins
vile yesterday. He did not know
his age, nor where he came
from. However, from repeated in
coherent statements about the time
he laid there, etc. it is believed he
lost his mind from a spell of sick
ness or more probably from a stroke
on the head. No inquiry could elicit
any information Of his past life, and
it was thought best to send him to
the Asylum.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
PROPHECY FULFILLED.

The death on the same day at
Horse Branch. last week of two old
comrades In arms during the war Of
the sixties, and lifelong friends. w.
S. Cole and John Lunsford, recalls a
prophesy these old men had often
made to each other. They were
nearly OF the same age, and since
they soldiered together nearly sixty
years ago had been intimate and do
voted friends. In their older days
the attachment of their youth, ce-
mented by time, brought them fire.
quently together, and it is said that
often when they were discussing
their long and friendly association
they would predict that they would
die upon the same day, and the re-
markable prophesy was verified by
events. At least it is a strange co
incidence.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
CAPT. A. !. BARNETT
Is GIVEN COMMAND
HARTFORD MAN ASSIGNED TO
18TH MACHINE GUN BAT
TALON.

Camp Shelby, Miss, Dec. Zap
pointment of Capt. Allison J. Bar
nett, of Hartford, KY. as a company
commander in the One Hundred and
Thirty-ninth Machine Gun Battalion
was announced today. Capt Barnett
had been unassigned since the old
Third Kentucky Infantry was dis
banded and distributed among diff
ferent units of the thirty-eighth di-
vision. He is the second officer to
be assigned to the Seventy-sixth In
fantry Brigade. made up exclusively
of Indiana National guardsmen.
Capt. Barnett succeeds Capt. Her
bert Mcbride, of Indianapolis, soldier
of fortune, who was commissioned in
the guard last summer after active
service with the Canadian Expedition
airy forces in Flanders for more than
year. Col. Jouett Henry, former
commander OF the Third Kentucky,
is now unassigned. His temporary
duties on the war FISK insurance
work have been taken over by di-
vision insurance department under
Major Harry C. Grimsley. Grims-
ley has been succeeded at his post
with the military police by Sergt. c.
S. Fawcett, Company M, One Hun
dred and Fifty-second Infantry, from
New Albany, Ind.
Six Kentucky Captains, formerly
OF the Third, remain unassigned.
Many guard and reserve officers have
been expecting promotions for the
past month, but the word came from
division headquarters that no adj
vancements to a certain rank would
be made until vacancies exist.
The many local friends of Capt.
: lrnett will be pleased to learn OF
mis- assignment to a command again.
as he has been without command
since Co. II, of which he was Cap
tain, was split up by the Department,
soon after it's arrival at Camp Shell
by.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
GOOD WILL GIFT.

The members of the Fiscal Court,
I'm session here last week, very gener-
ously attestcd their good will for
County Judge John b. Wilson by
presenting him with valuable
watch, chain and Masonic emblem.
The good will remembrance was a
testimonial of the magistrates of their
gratitude for the courtesies of their
chief during four years of very agree
able relations with him in the con-
duct OF the county's fiscal affairs.
In a very feeling and appropriate
little speech Judge Wilson express
ed his sincere gratitude to the magis-
trates for their evidence OF good
will.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
POOLED TOBACCO SOLD.
l.. II. German & Co., OF Virginia Take
Entire Pool at Prices Ranging
From Stt to $40.

The tobacco pools of Ohio and
Dayioss counties was sold late yes
terday afternoon to =. II. German &
Co, for prices ranging from eleven
TO twenty dollars per hundred.
Deliveries will begin in Ohio
county within about week.
Deliveries will be made at Hart
ford, Narrows ana Fordsville.
District meetings were held at Center
town. Hartford, Narrows and Fords-
VILE Wednesday and delegates select
ed to attend the greensboro meeting
yesterday at which the sale was rat
flied. The average price at the fig
ures agreed upon will probably be
close around sixteen dollars a hun
bred pounds.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14

within its borders without violating
the constitution"
I'VE further think" he added, at
clearly follows from our numerous
decisions UNFOLDING prohibition leg
isIation that the right to hold intox-
icating liquors for personal use is
not ono of those fundamental privi-
leges of a citizen of the United
States which no state may abridge.
4 contrary view would be incompati-
BILE with tho undoubted power to pre-
vent manufacture. gift. sale. purchase
or transportation of such articles
the only feasible ways OF getting
them.
AN assured right OF possession
would necessarily imply some adc-
uuate method to obtain not subject
TO destruction ut the will of the
state"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
ELABORATE MENU.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. b. Howard, OF
this place received letter from their
son, Otis, who is on board the y. 5.
s. Antigone, a unit OF Uncie SANS
Navy, some days age. Ysung hr.
Howard enclosed a Menu Card which
he says was in full force and erect
on Thanksgiving day, which is as
follows:
Cream OF Green Peas; Celery, Oh
ives. Mixed Pickles, Roast Turkey,
Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes,
Oyster Dressing, Buttered Asparagus.
Baked Spiced Ham, Apple and Celery
Salad, Mince Pie, Mixed Nuts, Or
snges. Bananas, Cigars and Cigar
cites.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
WAR WORK FOR CONVICTS.
May Use Probation Gangs, Both at
Home and Abroad.

New York, Dec. 10.-Plans to take
convicts from behind prison walls
and put them to work to aid the gov
eminent in the prosecution OF the
war are to he worked out at confer
ence of prison experts to be held in
Washington tomorrow, it was an
nounced here today by William H..
Wadhams, a judge in the court of
general sessions.
Judge Wadhams, who is a member
of the legislative committee of the
national committee on prisons, in
formed a jury that he must adjourn
court because he had been summoned
TO Washington.
Thousands of men in the prisons
are in complete idleness at this time,
when the whole strength of the ma
ton must be used" he told the jury.
1T is highly desirable and necessa-
ry that all these men must be put to
work and their strength utilized"
Judge Wadhams said he had been
informed work on some cantonments
had been delayed because of labor
shortage. To meet this emergency
and to build roads and to load and
unload ships here and abroad, he
said, it was proposed that probation
gangs be released.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
BLANKBNsHIP APPOINTED.

County Court Clerk Claude Blan-
kenship has been appointed Explosive
Licensing Agent for Ohio county,
The appointment was made by the
Director OF the Bureau OF Mines, and
the Office was made necessary by a
new Federal statute requiring all
persons handling explosives to take
out a Federal license. Mr.. Banker
ship will. upon application. issue IL
cense TO those miners and others the
necessary conduct OF business re-
Quires the handling OF explosives
The fee for the license is twenty-five
cents. Applicants for license must
apply in person.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
ADJUDGED A LUNATIG.

John Johnson. twenty years old.
son of w. w. Johnson. OF near Fords-
willie. has been adjudged lunatis
and taken to the Asylum at Hopkins
Vile The boy had been feeble mind
ed from his infancy. When a child
he was sent to school but was never
able TO master the alphabet or count
beyond a dozen. He was regarded
as harmless until recently when he
showed some tendency to become VI
cious. and it was thought best to send
him TO the Asylum.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
RkAVED THE COLD.

Fourteen below had no terror for
bunch OF Hartford benedicts Tues
day night The inducement was a
bird supper out at Berry Rails farm.
on the Beaver Dam road. Rowan
Holbrook. j. III. Matthews. Ernest
Birkhead and W. w. Browder made
up the quartet. As our information
goes they had only birds--no chick
ems were present. We are also in
formed that nothing even as strong
as grape juice was used as a washer,
We just can't see why this bunch
should have a bird supper at ell I'M
less il was because they like birds.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
owENsseRe TOBACCO MARKET,

Just q little less than three million
pounds Of tsbaccs was sold en- the
Owsnssers market last week, aud it
brought the farmers s48i.7SS.S2.
The average price for pryor was
SSH sad the average for hurley
was s2S.Ss. The average last year
for the FIRST weeks sale, which in
cluded hurley, was only $s.s5. The
sales for tho same period two years
ago was only s4.Ss. One basket OF
hurley sold for $ii.Ss. the highest
price ever paid for tobacco in the
aresn river district.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
LAW PROHIBITING LIQUOR
FOR PERSONAL USE UPHELD

Washington, Dec. 10.--With a de-
eision unfolding the Idaho prohibit
ton law, the supreme court today
gave an opinion which may be one OF
the most far-reaching victories for
bone dry" prohibition yet record
ed.
Il was held that a citizen has no
constitutional right to possess liquors
Tor his personal use II a state wishes
10 forbid it,
Justice McReynolds. who gave the
courts opinion that state has
power absolutely to prohibit manu-
Iacture. gift. purchase. sale or trans
postation OF intoxicatinS liquors
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
IS NEGROES PAY IN
LIFE FOR RIOTING
SOLDIERS HANGED AS HUGE
BONFTRES GIVE LIGHT FOR
EXECUTION.

San kntonio, Texas, Dec. IL
ThirteerF negroes, soldiers OF the
Twenty-fourth United States Infan-
try, were hanged simultaneously at
dawn to-day in. expiation of their
murder of Houston citizens last Au-
gust, when members of that regi-
ment engaged in mutinous rioting
in the citys streets. Forty-one 9TH
CT negroes were sentenced to life
imprisonment. four others for short
terms and five were acquitted.
In the dark of the night army mo-
tor trucks conveyed the lumber for
the scaffold to a little clearing in a
lonely mesquite thicket on the big
government reservation where the
negroes, convicted by courtmartial,
were to die.
And there, by the light of bonfires,
army engineers aeected the death
traps to which, at o'clock in the
morning, other motor trucks hurried
the condemned negroes and the Off
GERS and men of the military guard.
1t was the artillery motor truck, the
only incident which made this mill
tary execution different from prevl-
GUS ones, that enabled the officers in
charge to keep secret the time and
the place of the hanging. And it
was the army truck that so quickly
obliterated all traces Of the execution
and carried the dead bodies to place
nearby which is as indistinguishable
as the execution site, before official
announcement had been made OF how
the order OF the courtmartial had
been carried out.
The men who paid the penalty Of
death were:
Sergeant William C. Nesbitt.
Corporal Larson j. Brown.
Corporal James wheatlsy.
Corporal Jesse Moore.
Corporal Charles W. Baltimore.
Private William Breckenridge.
Private Thomas c. Hawkins.
Private Carlos Snodsrass.
Private Ira B. Davis.
Private James Divine.
Private Frank johnson.
Private Rosley W. Young.
Private Pat MacWhorter.
The announcement OF action on the
court-martiars verdict was made at
Southern Department headquarters
at 8 o'clock by the chief OF staff who
also gave out a formal statement, in
which the names of the men ssn-
fenced to life imprisonment were
given.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
INTERESTS OF ALL TIE PEOPLE OF OHIO COUNTY
RTFORD, OHIO COUNTY, KY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER H. 1917

make elaborate mention Of this visit
because visits were not the order of
the day Sunday, with the snow fifteen
inches deep and the thermometer reg
istering several degrees below. We
always knew that Claude was nervy,
but this incident about puts the seal
on il. Mrs. Blankensbip had not
taken pneumonia at the hour of go
ing to press.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
A COLD PROPOSITION.

County Court Clerk Blankenship
and wife went out beyond Beaver
Dam Sunday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Cooper. They drove over in
buggy and returned late in the after
noon. Just waited for the cool OF
the evening. we suppose. No. there
wasn't anybody sick; it was just =
social visit with old friends. We
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
NEW LAW FIRM.
MidkiG 4

MidkiG 4 --, We have forget
ten the ether partners name. will
open up law offices In Hartford soon.
The second member of the Grn 10 4
colorsd man, and they will take care
OF both white and colored practice.
A oolorsd attorney from somewhere,
we have forgotten whore, was here
Monday and Jailsr Midkif planned
the enterprise. Bill says the color
ed lawyer knows a lot OF technical
points and that he knows 4 wsels
lot OF "chimney corner" law, and he
believes the firm will make a bowling
success.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
GERMAN ATTACK
ENMASSE FAILS
HUNS ATTEMPT TO BREAK THRU
BRITISH LINES PROVES DIS
ASTRlOUS.
HOLY CITY POSSESSED
Gen. Allcnby Formerly Takes Posses
sion OF Jerusalem, Issues Proc
L,nation.

The Germans following their heavy
artillery preparations OF recent days.
nave attempted to drive wedge into
tho British line west OF Cambria. but
although they used numerically SUI
perior forces their effort brought
thom only "A minor gain.
The attack launched between
Bullecourt and Qucant was similar 10
that adopted by Crown Prince Rup-
prechts troops when they pierced
Gen. Pyng's front southwest OF Cam
hrai nearly two weeks ago and caus-
ed a retirement of the British on the
salient Gen. Byng previously had
driven toward Cambria. A like pur-
pose doubtless was involved in the
latest offensive. and for its execution
huge waves OF BaVarians were thrown
upon the sector in an endeavor to
oyerpower the defenders. The Brit
ish, however, held tenaciously to their
ground, except at one point, where
INC enemy p'u'Nid''A i''ti' INV b'
sition.
As in their previous attempt TO
wreck the Cambria salient, the Ger
mans lost heavily in the enterprise,
the British moving them down with
machine gun and rifle fire in the
fighting, which lasted from dawn un-
Il Ih.n
spot chosen for the attack was SINH
lar. from a strategic standpoint, to
that near Gonneliu. where the Of
Tcnsiye of fortnight ago also began,
and. had it succeeded. another re
t,rCment by the British on the Cam
brai sector probably would have been
necessary.
Protects Holy Places.
Gen. Allcnby. commander of the
British forces in Palestine, has en-
tered Jerusalem and taken over con-
.rol Of the Holy City. The populaco
greeted tho British commander cor
daily. In a proclamation he told the
inhabitants that all sacred buildings
and holy places would be protected
and maintained Meanwhile the Brit
ish army continues its successful
operations in Palestine, having cap
Rured several additional positions
from the Turks.
Twcnty-one British merchantmen
were sunk by mines or submarines
last week. as against seventeen the
previous week.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.

We are just in receipt of the 26th
annual subscription to the Repub-
lican, of Capt. w. L. Bennett. of JEFF
ferson Barracks. Mo. Except an
uncle of Capt. BENEFITS, We believe
he is the oldest continuous subscrib-
or ON our list. Capt. Bennett Is now
stationed at the Missouri barracks.
and has one thousand men under his
command.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-12-14
Slot Machines Hit,

Frankfort, KY, Dec. THE court
Of appeals held that Slot machine
in which the player dropped a nickel
and got a package Of chewing gum,
occasionally accompanied with trade
chips, is a gambling machine, and
affirmed a fine OF $3.50 given Joe AL
len in the Fulton Circuit Court for
suffering gaming.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-09-27
SOUTHEAST COE

Merit Leonard visited with his son,
Pearl and family in Alma Sunday.
Grant Leonard and wife visited at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Oliver and family in Alma Sunday.
Floyd Packer and family visited
at the home Of Mrs. Packers parents
in Pleasant Valley Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Packer are the
proud owners Of new Ford.
Morgan Leonard and son Ray.
autoed to Lansing and points in that
vicinity on a business trip the first Of
the week.
Rhoda Higgins is still very i'll and
under the care of a doctor.
David Bryan is reported to be i'm
proving in health as rapidly as can
be expected.
Miss Dora Parrish, the only daugh
tel Of Mr.. and Mrs Parrish of Pleas
ant Valley was united in marriage at
the home of the brides parents Fri
day afternoon at four o'clock. to Mr.
Q 5. Fowler, the only son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Arson Fowler of Coe. The
ceremony was performed by Elder
Hampton, with only the immediate
relatives and friends Of the couple
present Following the ceremony the
guests sat down to a bounteous we'd
ding dinner. Later the bride and
groom left for the south on a short
honeymoon trip, carrying with them
the best wishes Of the entire commun-
ity for happy welded life.