The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-05-10
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GENERAL.
Ninety members OF the West Point
cadet choir sung farewell songs to
older classmates who have been sent
to training camps
The 500. 900 estate of James H.
Caldwell, who with his VITO. was kill
I'd by their hired man. at their ranch
near Taylor. NJ D.. was left to their
missing SON
A call for women volunteers for
work IS street car conductors on the
Cleveland traction lines has been 10
sued by the city commissioner.
Only 2h per cent Of the men that
fought In the civil war were con-
scripts. according to figures compiled
BY E. E. Wood. secretary Of the Ma
ttonal Veterans Reserve Corps.
The Wisconsin woman suffrage ref
erendum bill. which provided for .
statewide vote on woman suffrage in
1920. was beaten in the state assem-
bly,. ~ to II.
Talaat Pasha. the Turkish prime
minister. expressed complete satisfac-
ton with his VISIT to the central pow.
srs and their prospects for peace.
New York IL TO become q ''spotiess
town" School children are being
mo6iiixed IS block captains.- II Will
be their duty TO see that the block in
which they live ID kept clean
For five hours each day New York
City will be bone dry" under an or
der OF Mayor Mitchell. who took the
step as war measure
The American legation at Berne has
issued denial OF q report that the
United States gunboat Scorpion. now
interned At Constantinople. had been
detected provisioning = British sub
marine.
President Wilson accepted an invt
tation from the Grand Army Of the
Republic to deliver an address at Ne
mortal day exercises It Arlington M
t1onai cemetery.
The Swedish government has pro
| vided 200 900 kroner 1854. ooo) for the
expedition Of Capt. ROAD Amundsen
| tAs Norwegian explorer. who IL to sal
I for the Arctic in the summer OF 1918
| War problems -ere discussed b.
the college Of bishops Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, South, which
began its semt-annual conference Il
Nashville. Tenn
The comptroller Of the currency ID
sued q call for the condition Of tn,
national banks NJ tho close Of busi
Because they we're obliged to val
IL blocks to q Brooklyn school. 80
pupils went on strike.
a move to aid In increasing foo
production was taken by the regent
81 the University Of California vhe
they approved the establishment Of
300-acre dry farming experiment. b
rsau adjoining the university.
war 0RGvITigs.
| Chicago leads the country h mi
nns corps recruiting. Already NOR
than 3so men have been sent east.
| TIE mines placed b. the British I
he var some of the German coast n
esatly have bssa dsstsoying many sul
marines.
Chicago ehaptse - the RED Croa
. recsdvsd . chjek for 93.31s.11 froa
! Charles Co0tsksy. prssadAnt Il u
White Sox.
Ths eolsted strength q the nav
has reached Ss,31e. within lssu thu
~ Of tie full var quota aufhoise
The frst men to rsDrsssnt tAs Uni
"a 0tatAu On tie FFsoah front stint
Amar3ea catered ~ wax WI b LIN
! surgeons
The Canadian casualty LIT Issue
includes two Amoricans killed m .
tou-0. n. Muir. Idaho IAl1s. Idah
and r. LAwson. South CAioaeos 30
: t1fantryDea-
, \ report received from JAssy -
H. Germans have burned the tow
= q Braila and Fokshanl Thas 10
ahadovs . 0sgma1 ret1romeo6