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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
Evangelist Flies Program for
the Next Next
Two Days.
A GREAT DAY SUNDAY
citing on Sunday Afternoon
Was Specially For the
Colored People.

The Sunday Tabernacle crowds
showed that the interest in the Clyde
Lee Fife evangelistic campaign was
not waning, but rather increasing, for
the total attendance for that day was
the largest yet. The evening attend
ance taxed the capacity of the taber-
nacle, and in the afternoon about 600
colored people attended the service,
which was especially for them. Be-
sides the colored people, the galleries
were packed, as were several of the
downstairs sections, with white peo-
| pie. The colored choir of about 100
voices furnished some wonderful mu-
sic.
Evangelist Fife turned over the
preliminary meeting to Rev. Cope
land, of the colored Methodist church,
who conducted the singing, praying
and short testimony meeting. Even
tbs collection was taken by having the
congregation pass around and deposit
their offerings on a table in front of
the pulpit. The white folks, howev-
er, contributed in the usual way, by
putting theirs in the dough" pans.
The collections Sunday amounted
to enough to finish paying all the To-
cal expenses, and it was announced
that no more collections would be ia
ken until next Sunday, when an offer
ing will be taken for Evangelist
Fife as an appreciation for his servi-
ces here. Sunday night, in mention
ing this, Rev. f. F. Walters said that
he hoped the people would make this
offering a fair and generous one.
PROGRAM.
Tuesday. l0a. m. Sermon by Evan
Fife at Tabernacle, Broken
Thiygs."
3:15 p. M, Girls meeting at Taber-
nacle with Mrs. Earl H. Fife.
7;30 p. m. Sermon, Excuses"
Wednesday. 10a. m. Sermon, 'Un-
conscious Loss" at Tabernacle.
Booze.
7:30 p. m. Sermon, profit and
Loss.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
DEATHS At ". S. HOSPITAL.

Mrs. Minnie Vickers of Smiths Min,
Henderson county, died at the West
ern State Hospital Saturday of valvu-
lar heart disease, aged As years. She
had been under treatment for about
three months. The interment took
place in Henderson county Sunday.
r. Y. Rodman. of Daviess county,
died Saturday of diabetis, aged II.
He was received at the institution
about year ago.
Richard Hogan, of McCracken conn
ty' died May 3, aged II years. He
was received here about a year and q
half ago and had been afflicted with
epilepsy for some time.
Mrs. Elsie Wright, of this county.
died May 3. Death was due TO stric.
ture OF the esophagus. She was re-
ceived at the hospital seven years AGO.
The deceased was widow and was
20 years old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
LIBERTY LOAN.
Whitfield Brothers Will Re.
ceive Subscriptions, AT
Secretary's Request.

Whitfield Brothers announce that
they will aid in securing subscriptions
to the Governments Liberty Loan, at
the request of the secretary OF the
treasury.
The chief features of the Liberty
Loan are that the bonds will be free
from federal, state or local taxes OF
every character, except inheritance
taxes and the issue will be convertible
into bonds bearing higher rate be-
fore the termination of the war.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

A compilation from British, French
and German official communications
shows that TIT airplanes were shot
down on the western front during
April. The Germans lost 3h9, the
French and Begians POI and the Brit
ish 147. This is a great increase over
air casualties for any similar period.
The pighest previous total was S22 in
last September.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
10TH annual
ORATOR|CAL
Miss Smith, Of Paducah, and
Harry Long, of Prince
ton, Win.
MISS RAwLS WINS SECOND
The jacksonville Entry Was
Close Second in Boys
Contest.

When the orators from seven West
Kentucky High Schools mounted the
rostrum of the Kentucky Theatre at
Paducah last Friday night, it marked
the tenth annual oratorical meet since
the organization of the w. K. 0. A..
Ten years ago the association was
founded with three Memberships
kinsville, jacksonville and Paducah.
Since that time four more schools
have been admitted: Owensboro,
Henderson, Princeton and Dawson
Springs. Friday night marked the
first recognition of girls in separate
contest for the championship of West
Kentucky High Schools. The ten
years of growth enjoyed by the asso-
citation have been prosperous years
and each contest has bettered previ-
j Gus ones. 1t is with pride that peo-
pie of Hopkinsville remember the w.
X. 0. A. was originally the idea of a
Hopkinsville man.
The contests this year were won by
Princeton and Paducah, Princeton
taking the medal in the boys contest
and Paducah winning in the girls
meet. John Hanbery, Hopkinsville's
representative in the boys contest,
made splendid impression and up
held his schools honor most ably,
Miss Flora Rawls, our entry in the
girls contest, delivered spledid adj
dress, pleading for America TO put
aside gain, greed and ambition and to
catch vision of higher things. She
won second place. The speakers and
their subjects were:
BOYS ORATORICAL CONTEST.
Madisonville-Mr. David Parrish
America and Americans"
Hopkinsville-Mr. John Hanbery-
"The Call of America.
Owensboro-Mr. VIM. Chambers
Ambition, Wise and Otherwise. u
Princeton - Mr.. Harry Long =
Back to The People"
Henderson-Mr. Jas H. Gabhart-
"The Value of Little Things"
Paducah - Mr.. Hazard Gardner
"The Evolution of Nation"
Dawson-Mr. Earl Nichols - can
Uncrowned Hero"
GIRLS DECLAMATORY.
jacksonville = Miss Mary Gray
Waterman, What of
The Night ?"
Hopkinsville-Miss Flora Rawls-
"Peace."
Owensboro-Miss Abalene Ellis
Nothing Lost"
Princeton
Henderson--Miss Katherine Griffin
Follow The Clean"
Paducah-Miss Anna Belle Smith
woman, The True Patriot"
Dawson
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
Leave tito Hoptown to send bunch

Leave it to Hoptown to send a bunch
of live wire delegates to 7. P. A.
convention. This time they are wear
ing a white hat and white linen dust
er, and have zobo band with them.
The boys from Hopkinsville are all
wool and a yard wide.
That Hopkinsville bunch is made
up, of some boosters. They are going
to deliver the goods before the con-
vention is over. They are the big
noise and what the delegates can't do
is the impossible. Bowling Green
News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

Transfer to this country of German
war prisoners in England and France
so those countries may be relieved of
their feeding was proposed in reso-
luton introduced by Senator Hale, OF
Maine, and referred to the foreign re-
lations committee without debate. 1t
proposed an appropriation of s, 1,OOO,-
600 for the purpose.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

Count Won Tarnowski, unreceived
Austrian ambassador to the U. S, be-
fore sailing for home issued farewell
greetings to his countrymen here, adj
vising them to honor the land whose
hospitality they enjoy and in which
they earn livelihood" Two hun
bred diplomatic, consular representa-
tives sailed with him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

When the visiting Frenchmen Wis
tied the House they shook hands with
all of the members and as Represent
alive Jeanette Rankin passed down
the line M. Viviani bending low kissed
her hand. Several little girls, some OF
them daughters of members, were
kissed upon the cheeks by Marshal
JOffre.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
French Hold All Ground TAX
en- In Brilliant Battle
Northeast Of Scissors.
ENGLISH STOP ATTACKS
Determined Efforts of Ger
mans to Regain Ground
Are Frustrated.

The Germans have hurled counter
attack after counter-attack against the
French forces in their newly acquired
positions northeast of scissors, taken
in their advance toward Laon, east
ward along the Chemin-Des-DameS
but their efforts were useless. Cen
eral Nivelle's men chung tenaciously
to them throughout Saturday night
and Sunday and inflicted heavy cas-
ualties on the Germans. The greater
portion of The eighteen mile front has
been consolidated and as a result of
the two days fighting, 6,10O Germans
have been taken prisoner.
Not content with Saturdays gains
northeast of scissors, the French
Sunday enlarged their holdings by
capturing in isolated operations, i'm
portant German positions OF support
north of the Moulin de Laffaux and
north of Braye-en-Laonnois.
The Berlin official communication
referring to Saturdays battle, declares
that the French attempt to break
through the German line was I'M
availing and that the gigantic thrust
was entirely repulsed.
1t admits, however, that the intense
fire of the French guns destroyed
completely the German position on
the Winterburg and that this eminence
and several adjacent sectors were oc-
cupied by the French. 1t is asserted
by the Berlin war office that the
French later their sanguinary de-
feat" of Saturday did not repeat their
attacks Sunday.
ATTACK AT BULLECOURT.
To the east of Bullecourt, which
lies midway between Arras and Cam
brai, where the British and Germans
last week engaged in sanguinary en-
counters, with the advantage lying
with Field Marshal Haig's forces, the
Germans Saturday night by a counter
attack endeavored TO regain their lost
ground. They were unsuccessful
however, and a similar attempt Sun
day, likewise was put down by the
British artillery, although the Ger
mans threw large electives into the
fray.
Petrograd is again warned of an
impending German attack upon it by
way of Libau, in an army order which
directs the disposition of forces to
resist such an attack. The warning
was given by General Korniloff, COM
handing the troops in Petrograd.
The controversy between the Rus
sian council of workmen's and sol
diers' delegates and the provisional
government that for the last twenty
/ four hours had threatened such seri-
Gus consequences, in which in fact
I The fate of the nation and possibly If
the war were involved, has be y
settled.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
Job For Lee Gibson

Washington, May Lee Gibson,
oil jacksonville, was appointed an APP
praiser of the Louisville Farm Loan
Bank. His salary will be $500 a
month and expenses. He was APP
pointed to the position by the Federal
Farm Loan Board on recommended
ton of the officers of the Louisville
bank.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
P. E. WAKEFIELD
PASSES AWAY
Prominent Casky Farmer
Died Yesterday at Noon
buried Here.

Presley E. Warfeld, a leading
farmer of Casky, died yesterday at
12:45 O'Clock, after a weeks illness
of a, complication of diseases. He
was As years of age and widower.
He is survived by one child, daugh-
ter, and by his venerable father, Esq.
w. E. Warheld, aged 90, his mother
and several brothers and sisters. The
funeral will be at the Episcopal church
at two o'clock this afternoon. Inter-
ment in Riverside Cemetery.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

Miss Margaret Wilson'S to bea guest
at wedding in Nashville tomor row.
There is still no definite announce
ment about wedding in which it is
rumored she will take leading part.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
Draft Force Will Have
Strength Of 1888 Officers
and 25S,659 Enlisted Men.
DEPARTMENT PLANS
List Of Districts Indicates In
diana and Kentucky Troops
VIII Form Ninth Division.

Washington, May THE full
strength of the first army organized
under the selective draft will be 49,
53S officers and 52S, $50 enlisted men,
making up eighteen war strength di-
visions, complete in every arm and
supplemented by sixteen regiments
of field artillery, equipped with large
caliber howitzers.
Virtually every detail of plans for
raising, training,> equipping, and or
ganizing. this force has been carefully
worked out by the war department
and the selection of the men will be-
gin as soon as the draft measure be-
comes a law.
Conferees of the senate and house
hope to agree upon disputed features
tomorrow, so as to send the bill to the
president for his signature early next
week.
A revised list of officers training
camp districts issued today by the de-
partment indicates that the first half
million new fighting forces will be
formed as follows:
First division-Troops from all New
England states.
! Second-New York congressional
districts 1 to &c Including Long Is
land, New York City and strip north
Of the city.
Third-Remainder of New York
state and Pennsylvania. Congression-
al districts 10, II, IA, Is, 16, 81, %
and &c.
Fourth-Remainder of Pennsylvania
state, including Philadelphia and
Pittsburg.
Fifth-New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and District of
I Columbia.
Sixth-Ncrlh and South Carolina
and Tennessee.
Seventh-Geogia, Alabama and
Florida.
Eighth-Ohio and West Virginia.
Ninth-Indiana and Kentucky.
Tenth-Ihinois.
decentralization and Visor
sin.
Twelfth-Arkansas, Mississippi ar d
Louisiana.
Observation-Disclosures, Iowa, North
and South South Dakota and Nebras-
ka.
tourteenth-Misso uri, Kansas and
Colorado.
Observation-Disclosures and Texas.
Observation-Disclosures, Idaho, Was..-
ington, Oregon, CalifC rnia, Nevada,
Utah, Wyoming, Arizcna and New
Mexico.
SEPARATE CAVALRY DIVISION.
In addition there will be separate
cavalry divisions, which probably viii
be situated in the southwest, near the
Mexican border. Officers for the cay
airy divisions will be trained at all or
the sixteen officers training camps
which open within few days with
forty thousand prospective otiicers
under training,
Each Infantry division will consist
of nine full regiments of infantry;
three regiments of field artillery, one
regiment OF cavalry, one regiment of
engineers, one division hospital and
Jour camp in6rmaries. The total
strength of the sixteen will be Is, OBJ
officers and 439, 1892 men. The two
cavalry divisions combined will have
l,124 officers and 80, 062 fighting men,
including mounted engineers and
horse artillery units and each will
have also its divisional hospital and
camp infrmaries.
The proportion of coast artillery
troops to be provided out of the first
500, 900 will be 666 officers and 10000
men with requisite medical troops.
Supplementing these tactical units
will be sixteen regiments of heavy
field artillery, strength 766 officers
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

One of the visiting Frenchmen kiss
ed Congresswoman Rankin's hand in
a reception the other day. Perhaps
if Jeanette would wear a glove, kiss
es coming her way might be better
located.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
Graduating Recital.

Miss Susan Marie Crutchheld will
give her graduation recital at Bethel
College Tuesday evening, May 8, a
8 o'clock. She will be assisted by
Miss Pauline Petrie, reader
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
Caponizing Demonstration.

Prof d. d. Slade was in the city
yesterday and last night gave a de-
monstration in caponizing cockerels
at The Avalon. County Agent Nc
Kenzie and his poultry assistant, Prof.
P. B. Brooks, made talks and good
meeting was held.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

j. L. Har. shipped 1900 dozen
eggs in one carload from Cynthiana
to New York, Tuesday. II was the
seventh carload he has shipped this
spring.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

TheIbattle around Craonne was the
bloodiest Of the war. The slaughter
Of Germans was Areater than on any
one spot during the battles in France.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

E. Jacob Crull, OF Roundup, Mont,
who was defeated for the Republican
nomination for Congress in his dis
trict by Jeanette Rankin at the 1915
primary, died Saturday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
TRUSTEES
ARE ELECTED
J. 7. Thomas and DR.. 7. W.
Perkins For the White
Schools.

The annual elections of two trustees
for each of the city schools, were
held separately Saturday. The re-
firing trustees of the white schools
were H. A. Reach and T. L. Met
Calfe, who were not candidates. The
only announced candidates were DR..
7. w. Perkins and j. T. Thomas.
A. w. Wood was brought out and
the race became triangular and be-
came animated towards the close.
The result was:
j. I. Thomas ......... ...... .232
I. w. Perkins. .. .... $50
A. w. Wood ........... las
The Board as now made up stands:
w. A. Long, II. H. Alternately, L. E..
Fowler, T. w. Morris, j. H. Cate, j.
T. Thomas, T. w. Perkins.
POSTELL AND ROBINSON.
In the colored election Peter Pos
tell and j. T. Whitney were candi-
dates to succeed themselves. Walter
Robinson came out against Whitney
and after a hot fight won by Is votes.
The total vote was:
Peter Postell ..................3 1897
j. I. Whitney. ,287
Walter Robinson. .2l2
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

Winter still fingers in the lap of
Spring.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08

Mrs. Coleman Gill. Of Elkton, is at
Battle Creek, Mich, is in serious
condition.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

The age limit, it is now said will be
a compromise, 81 TO 80.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Provost Guard and Police
Are Able to Handle In
cipient Riot
NEGROES BLOCKED
. PATH OF WHITES
Only Injured Reported Is
Wounding of One Rebel
ious Soldier
fBx Associated Press.l

Waco, Texas, July 20.-Certain
expeditions consisting Of provost
guards of the Twenty fourth United
States infantry and members of the
local police force today were search
ing the environs of Waco for a de-
tachment of fourteen armed negro
members of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry, who late last night as the
elimination of night of trouble on
the streets with white citizens,
clashed with squad of policemen
and soldiers. .
This morning no more firing had
taken place and the authorities felt
sure that there would be no further
disturbance. Only a small part of the
city knew there had been trouble
until this morning. Negroes and
whites were going about their busi-
ness as usual. A negro trooper was
shot in the head and three white
men were slightly injured.
The trouble started when the
negro troopers massed before a
negro theater opposite the city hall,
and refused to permit white citizens
to pass. White citizens soon after
on the city square
where reports were received that
fourteen negroes had left their camp
for town to start fight.
Enlisting the aid of a provost
guard of the negro troops, Night
captain James encountered the re-
bellious soldiers before an alley on
North Second street. A volley was
fired into the oncoming group by the
police and members of the provost
guard with the injury of Jones, a
member of the little band of the re-
The invaders, outnumbered, fed
with the first shots and the police
to headquarters to secure
more guards from the military. They
were joined shortly afterward by
Captain Higginson, and Lieut..
Cromley, officers of the Twenty
fourth infantry to aid in the round
ing up of the rebellious troopers.
All the negro soldiers who took
part in last nights clashes with the
local authorities have been account
ed Ger. Six were arrested not long
after the disturbances took place.
The others who escaped reported to
their camps this morning and were
placed under guard. There has been
no repetition of the shooting and the
police cooperating with army au-
thorities believe the incident is clos
ed except for those taking part in 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Thousands of Acres of
Splendid Wheat I'm
touched by Heat
HIGH GRADE SAMPLE
WILL BE OBTAINED
Oats, Barley and Wheat
Now Being Cut Through
out This Section
JAMESTOWN TAKES HEAT
HoNORS FOR STATE; DOWN
TO 80 AT BOTTINEAU TODAY

Jamestown broke all heat rec
ords for North Dakota Saturday,
when it showed mercury up to
112, two points better than reg
istered by the Moorhead obser-
vatory. Napoleon ranked second
in point of heat, with Ill de-
grees, while Wahpeton and Fess-
enden were tied for fourth place
with 100. ether high tenpera-
lures reported to the state. office
of the United States weather
bureau in Bismarck were: Bis
marck, 107; Armenia, 106; Grand
Forks, LOG; Larimore, los; Minot,
Pembina and Grafton, 104: Bot
tineau, 101.
The highest registered Sun
day was 80. and this morning the
thermometer fell to 81 in Bis
marck, while Bottineau reported
80. .-..
Light rains were general Sat-
urday night over the central Sec
ton, Fessenden reporting 40 Of
an inch, Langdon 80, and Bis
marck .27. While ordinarily such
precipitation is not heavy enough
to greatly revive crops after
scorching Saturday, the moisture
coupled with Sundays cloudy
skies and lower temperatures,
helped materially.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
TEXAS GOVERNOR
FACES CHARGES.
Publicity Campaign To
Combat German
Element Undertaken

Austin, Tex, July 30.-Governor
Ferguson Saturday was indicted by
the Travis county grand jury on
nine counts, seven charging misap-
plication of public funds, one diver
sion of public funds and one charge
of embezzlement.
G. j. Bartlett. secretary of state,
was indicted on four counts, charg-
ing misapplication of public funds.
c. ]. Stowe, state superintendent of
building and grounds, was indicat-
ed on one count.
&C. o. Austin, commissioner of in
surance and banking. was indicated
on four counts.
Other indictments were returned
but have not been announced. Dur
Ferguson has been the center of a
series Of exciting incidents. Last
Monday F. o. Fuller, speaker of the
Texas house of representatives,
called a special session for August
first to consider whether articles of
impeachment should be presented
against the governor. In his call
Fuller said that there were four
matters to be considered. most i'm
portant being the action of the gov
ernor in vetoing the appropriations
for the university of Texas and al
legged Misrepresentation in the
awarding of the West Texas A. &
M. college to Abilene.
This was the second attempt to
impeach Governor Ferguson this
year. The first was in March, when
a special house committee investi-
gated mansion expenditures and the
affairs of the Temple State bank.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-30
Forks Booze Raid
Featured Church
Rally Brings Clash
States Attorney Elton Insists He Was Ready To Do
Business and Suggested Step-Watkins and Fin
wall Picture Work of Enforcement
League-Plan New Drive
Especial to The Forum }

Grand Forks, N. D., July 80. -
Developments in connection with the
arrest of J. H. McInerny, manager
Of. the East Grand Forks Brewing
company. made last Friday evening,
have been confined during the past
4S hours to the holding of an En-
forcement league rally Sunday even
ing. at the First Presbyterian church,
addressed by F. L. Watkins, superin-
tendent, and G. A. Finwall. assist
ant superintendent.
An unexpected development was
the request of Theodore B. Elton,
states attorney of Grand Forks
county, who asked that he be given
permission to addressth meeting.
an at the conclusion of his talk. in
which he read copies of letters he
had addressed to the attorney gem
eral, William LANCER, he demanded
that F. L. Watkins make an apology
to himself and to the people of
Grand Forks because of statements
credit to him, Mr.. Watkins. in a
press interview, wherein he was
quote as stating that the league and