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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
LOVING MOTHERS
Give DRAFTED
MANY COMFORTS

Loving mothers, sweethearts
and kind friends must not load
osattie's drafted men with lot
- clothes and comforts when
they start to Camp Lewis, Sep
TENDER 5, Provost MaShal Gen.
Cro,~der has ruled.
The boys sntrsinIng here will
b allowed 20 take very little.
[ssnks are absolutely taboo.
Suit cases and hand bags will
bs crowned upon.
The war department prefers that
each man bring only necessary tot
let articles and one change OF liner
and underciothes. done up In neat
small bundle.
This In because strict attention
will be given the military appear
ance of the boys from the moment
they report at headquarters OF theil
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
Urge Industries to
Furnish Own Guards

~ United Pres. Leased Wire
TACOMA, Aug. 22.-Owners OF
mills. warehouses and the like
we're urged TO provide protection
and guards for their property dur
ing the war at their own expense.
in a bulletin issued by the state
council OF defense Tuesday. II being
understood, however. that In cases
OF imminent violence, Gov. Lister
will furnish adequate protection.
Get acquainted with persuasive
Peggy"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22

A $4,000 Dutch Village, with
| its canals, windr,ills and
quaint tiled roof houses, was
erected In California for
wooden Shoes" tho Triangle
play. starring Bessie Bar
riscale, which will be present
ed at tho Liberty. beginning
Thursday.
This hit OF Holland consists OF
I 20 buildings OF two and three
stories, built as Substantially aa
tho they were 10 be Inhabited per
manently. Seycnty-fiyo mon we're
employed for Is weeks To construct
the set. which required 10000 feet
OF Oregon pine. $4,000 feet OF Cali.
forula redwood. 1000 brick and
IL. 900 square feet of plastercd sur
face.
The story by J. q. Hawks pre-
sents Bessie BarTiscale az PRmpy.
"A plump and pretty Dutch girl. who.
I'm her wooden shoes. olatters about
tho cobbled streets selling flowers
70 the tourists When her father
I dies she sails In tho immigrant
steerage for America. taking AZ her
companion. Hans. the fat boy lid.
dler
Jack Livingston plays tho lead.
inr male role opposite tho star.
and the supporting cast includes j,
J. Bowling. Thomas 3. Guise. How.
ard Hickman. Margaret Thompson.
Don Likes, WIN II. Bray. j Frank
Burke. Gertrude Claire and J. III.
Gotch. The production was d.
rected by Raymond II. West
Charles Ray has the role OF =
country boob In The Pinch Hit
ter" comedy-romance by c.
Gardner Sullivan. which Is shown
at the Mission for the last times
tonight.
"The varnlnt." an adaptation OF
Owen Johnson's Lawrenceyille
story. familiar 10 millions OF read.
ers OF the Saturday Evening Post,
features Jack Pickford and Louise
Huff. at the Liberty for the last
times tonight. This romance OF
school life. with tho fine spirit OF
boyishness uppermost. Is made real
by Jack Pickford's portrayal OF
John Humpcrdink Slower.
Douglas Fairbanks will be seen
at the Coliseum for the last times
Thursday night IN his latest whiz,
Down to Earth" The hero that
Fairbanks plays in Down 70
Earth" In an animated and healthy
young American. whose sweetheart
f. suffering from a severe attack
OF that almost ineurable malady
known as social ambition.
A thoroIy consistent, wholly
pleasing story is told In "The
Whip" the worlds biggest motion
picture. at the Clemmer.
The story deals with the intrigue
which is wound around famous
race horse bearing the name OF
1.-THE Whip"
Broadway, with Ito millions OF
lights and Rectors-New York's
famous restaurant--furnish the set.
ting for the film version OF THE
Girl From Rector's." VI the Co
lonlal Many OF the interior scenes
were actually taken in the famous
cabaret. and striking feature OF
the picture Is Rector's Beauty
Chorus" In their Midnight Review.
"Broken Chalns," the most re-
cent of the much-talked-of Brady
Made World pictures. is at the
Class A Wednesday. For the first
time In months, Ethel Clayton and
Carlyle Blackwell appear on the
screen together.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22

then he began to lose, and so he
stayed on and on, hoping to re-
trieve his losses"
In the meantime he has not
only jeopardized his honeymoon.
but his whole married life." said.
There are many men who sell
their birthright for a mess OF pot
tage besides the one mentioned In
the Bible said Dick with a sigh.
Ito be continued)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
Find Initials "H.D.B."
in Dead Mans Hat

Investigation by Deputy Sheriffs
Frank Brewer and Scott Malone of
the vicinity where the children of
Cornelius Ossewarde found mans
skeleton Tuesday morning, disclos-
ed a hatband stamped with the in
itials III. ID. b." and gold ring set
with large stone.
The bones we're found near the
end of Greenwood ave.
Coroner Tiffln bo0nes the skel-
eton had lain where ~ was found
for at least two years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
Today's Programs

fInERry--Jsok fiekford In The
tarmint."
COLISEUM - Deugias Fairbanks In
Down To Earth"
lures.
MfssioS--Chasie. Ray In The Finch
Hitter"
HEx-Hsrr.ret Edwards In ''uype.
critics"
soIO>IAI,--Huth MrTsmmsny In
The aari PROM Hretor's,"
CLASS A--Ethsi Cisytea In "Breken
Chains"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
Extra! Kaiser Licked !

Julius Won Gerst. deputy sheriff.
says he dreamed he paid visit to
his old home in Germany last
night.
They told me the kaiser was
licked, but didn't want to admit IL
to the allies" he said.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22

RAINIER BEACH FOLK MEET
Residents OF Rainier Beach Will
meet in the Emerson school at s
p. m. Thursday to complete the or
ganization OF an improvement club.
c. w. Bovee announced Wednes-
day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22

Be sure to begin Persuasive Peg
py" Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
Women's
Bathing Suits
$3.50

DAT HIN G SUITS
ID knitted from good
quality worsted yarn, in
the one-piece style, which
affords freedom OF move
ment while swimming.
In emerald or gold with
rose trimming; purple
with gold or Copenhagen
trimming. Sizes 80 10 "a.
Price $3.50.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
BASEMENT
SALESROOM
Bungalow
Curtain Nets

A NEW shipment OF
"A these soft finished,
open-mesh Nets, woven in
pleasing square figure cf-
fects and larger conven-
tional patterns.
Some have woven inser-
ton edge and require no
hemming at sides, making
up prcttily into window
curtains with very little
trouble. Forty inches wide:
25c, SOC and 3sc yard.
Basement Salenroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
"The varmlns." an adaptation Of
DOUGLAS Fairbanks will be seen

at the Coliseum for the last times
Thursday night IN his latest whiz,
Down to Earth" The hero that
Fairbanks plays In Down to
Earth" In an animated and healthy
young American. whose sweetheart
Is suffering from a severe attack
OF that almost incurable malady
known as social ambition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-22
4Quart
AluminumKettle
$1.65

Four-quart Windsor Ket-
tie as sketched, OF extra
heavy aluminium. with bail
and cover. Price $l.65.
Housewares Section. Basement
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
THE DISAPPEARING HOBO

The hobo become the dodo but he's headed
toward extinction and travelling fast If the lasts long enough
and won't take long etherhe professional oafer will
find his occupation gone
The tendency evident everywhere Tramps far less mum
and oroughfare They appear less fire.
queny back doors They les sconspicuous in police courts
They nuisance the railroads The captain Of the New
York Central police that with cr enforcement OF the
antrespass than before the branch reaching from Albany
York only 64 hobos the last eight months
making of 996 against 1850 for 1915 Other railroads
report similar diminuton.
The plain enough 1t the increased demand on man
power elimination amps Some of them drafted into the
army Many driven from their idle wandering by the
greater vigilance of the police and the severity present laws There
whole where without visible means OF sup
mort liable arrest and imprisonment With the tramp sphere
activity rapidly narrowing he is turned wny into channels
industry encouraged take honest labor by the
high prices paid. y
adventures the road go to or go to work
mostly weakng the physically mentally incapable who
continue their vagran life and wind a and warehouses;
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
GLAD TO TESTIFY
Says Watoga Lady, "As To What
Cardui Has Done For Me, So
As To Help Others"

Watoga, W. Va.-Mrs. S. W. Caldwell,
Of this town, says: "When about years
OF age, suffered greatly Sometimes
would 60 a month or two, and had
terrible headache, backache, and bearing
down pains, and would just drag and
had no appetite. Then :. it would last
-. two weeks, and was so weakening,
and my health was awful.
My mother bought me bottle Of
Cardui, and began to improve after
taking the first bottle, so kept II up till |
took three ..I gained, and was well
and strong, and owe il all TO Cardui.
] am married now and have 3 children
=. Have never had to have doctor for
female trouble, and just resort 10 Cardui
It ! need tonic. am glad to testify to
what II has done for me, so as to help
others"
II you are nervous or weak, have head
aches, backaches, or any Of the other
ailments SO common 10 women, why not
give Cardui trial2 Recommended by
many physicians. In use over 30 years.
Begin taking Cardui today. II may
be the very medicine you need.
NC-l0
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
TODAY's EVENTS
.s..s..s..s..s..s..s..s-.i. .s..t.!-.s..t.s.

The State of Georgia today holds its
fifth annual celebration of Georgia
Products Day.
Leaders OF the paint manufacturing
industry of the United States will
gather in Chicago today for the an
nual convention of their national as
ISOLATION.
Travis County, Texas, in which is
located Austin, the State capital, is to
decide by vote today whether 1t will
remain wet" or become bone dry"
The Governments first school for
training shipyard workers is to be
opened today at Newport News, ac-
cording to announcement of the Fed
eral Shipping Board
Boxing shows in New York State,
other than those given before private
clubs, are prohibited from this date,
by virtue of an act of the last legisla-
ture rpealing the Frawley law, under
which the boxing game has flourish
ed in the Empire State during the
past few years.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15

His gentle breast,
There by His love o'ershadowed,
sweetly his soul doth rest.
He is survived by his father and
mother, sister and brother and to
these we extend our comfort and SYM
patty.
Died November 5, 1917, Birchie FL
mer the twin baby of Will Ham and
wife, aged II days old. Burial at the
Martin cemetery.
Clarence Whisman returned last
week from Portsmouth where he has
beer at work
Mrs. Nevada Clary came up from
Newport last week to spend a few
days with her mother, Mrs. Annie
Hartley
Rolly Conrad was in Maysvile one
day last week
Abe Conrad sold his tobacco last
week for $22 and profit over s1O0
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15

The Public Lsdger, daily. one yetr.
Tho Ohio Farmer, weekly, one year.
Doih os.A
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15

Mrs. Allen Lightner of this place
spent from Friday till Sunday with
her son, Otis Lightner and family at
TolesborO
Hiram Roberts had sale Friday
and left for Kansas to make his fu-
ture home
Mrs. Ruth King of Rowan county is
visiting her father, Isaac E. Pearce.
Allen Lightner visited the family
of his brother-in-law, Marion Ashorn
Of Petersville Sunday.
Born October 80 at Elliott, ILL.,, to
Elmo Clark and wife a seven poui
daughter-Lila Watson Clark
Thursday night at the Sutton school
house the pie supper for benefit of
The Red Cross fund netted $d5, the
amount being turned over to The Red
Cross Chapter in Flemingsburg. Ev
cry one present enjoyed the evening,
he school room being packet. Tho
order was excellent. The childre'
and patrons of the school have sub
scribed to buy a Liberty Bond
John Black went to Mt. Olivet in
Robertson county and rented farm
and will move there March tho fIsl
We regret to have to give them up
as they are such good neighbors
A. E. Jones is no better at this
writing.
John Pearce and niece, Miss Viola
Pearce, Of Nicholas county, were call
ed here to be at the bedside of saac
Pearce.
Davy Kilgore has gone to West Vlr-
sinia to work.
Felix Cassidy and Miss Jennie Dill
Ion both of this place were married
last week.
Bruce Brewer of Camp Taylor
came in last Saturday on few days
furlOugh.
Rev. Thomas B. Howe conducted
the funeral services of Charles Opal
Newman from the residence of his
parents, Henry Newman and wife,
near Pecks Ridge Wednesday, Octo-
Der 81, 1917, at 10 a. m. in the pres
ence of large concourse of sorrow
ing friends and relatives. Burial in
the family lot at the Elizaville ceme-
terry. Opal was born April 20, 1897,
and died October 20. 1917, aged 20
years, months and days; just a
few months past score of years and
yet how full was his rich young life.
Faithful in all things to last
Be Heaven the goal when earth is
past"
Safe in the arms of Jesus, safe on
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
NUMBERING WOUNDED MEN

letter written by Kenneth CASTOR New Jersey lad who il
France with the Harvard hospital unit gives illuminating view
the difficulties under which the Red Cross operates
"We have moved he says eve had to. The night after
wrote hospital aded ercey For three hours German
avators the ae shooting dropping bombs The
surgeons killed and five wounded of the BIZ
rdd small tents blown big holes put in the road
altogether it was a complete job
at ended all usefulness of the village The next day order
the entire village hospitals depots and all We ha
stay nights while the hospital taken down and cart
ed away.
he first night after supper everybody traid out into the field
carrying their blankets Some slept under haysacks
trenches few ammunition eighty feet underground Tn
second night four of stayed the tent building bacde OF
mbs protect from small shburss and got to sleep before
the visitors arrived That night they made special visits the two
hospitals which had sent badly wounded OF several nights
before, and a result one Of them had to be closed
They to be carrying special campaign against hos
pa five this immediate neghborhood having been closed within
week don't what they will do with the wounded for all
the hospitals the front closed
His unit has taken refuge big forest fifteen miles back
of the lines.
Every hospital plainly marked with red the roof
No aman could mistake these hospitals And there peence OF
mistake The deliberately pick them out for attack
No nation pretending be civilized has before broken the
humane rule established by of the powers that
hospitals inviolate.
OF all forms of combat this warfare against wounded men and
against the sefaccng doctors and who tend them the
babarous But have to take matter
We expect nothing better from Germany under her
rule of brutal and constituencies mitarism.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL CLOSES

Mt Sterling, Ky, November 10
The protracted meeting which has
been conducted for the past four
weeks at the Methodist church by
Evangelist Campbell, of Maysville
and Weldon, Of Louisville, closed
Sunday night There was a large
crowd to hear the evangelist on "The
Awakening of Sinners" During the
series of meetings 4S have taken
membership in the church by letter
or confession.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
Downing Pike

Mrs. Roe Gill is able to be out
again.
Mr.. Jim Stanton was a business
visitor in Maysville Saturday.
Mr.. John Thomas Case of Augusta
is visiting Edgar Dice.
Mrs. John Russell is spending =
week with her brother, Mr.. Robert
Davis.
Misses Margaret and Nora Laywell
md BERTHE Gallegar spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Nellie Stanton
Mrs. Robert Davis and two chill
dren are visiting her parents a. Ew-
ing.
Misses Cora Mae and lydia Dc
vaughn and Mrs. JAMIE Tucker and
children visited Mrs. Roe Gill Mon
day
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
WHAT BILLY SUNDAY SAYS

In one of his meetings at Boston
the noted evangelist said, 81 believe
that every disease can be cured by
some weed II we can only discover it.
There Is not an ailment that God
hasn't somewhere an herb -erowing
that will cure that ailment."
The choice madicinal herbs which
will cure women's ailments were dis
covered more than forty years ago,
and have been doing their beneiic-
lent work for half a century. Lydia
y. Pinkham combined them In con-
venIent form In her famous Vegetable
Compound. which Is 10 be found In
the drug stores where every allIng
woman may conveniently get II at
small cost. II does the work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
F'OxpOrt

Isaac Pearce continues quite poorly
with no hopes of recovery.
Mrs. Bud Collins was the guest of
Mrs. Preston Walton last Saturday.
Charles Pearce of Nicholas COUNT
was here to see his father last week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-11-15

Correspondents ,oiN please Diue facts as briefly as
possible. When anything Of great Importance occurs
use The Telegraph or he Telephone at our expense
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-26
IMMENSE FLEET FOR
L. S. SERVICE SOON
Present Tonnage Of 3,500,000 to Be In
creased to 100000 in
1900 Vessels.

WASHINGTON. Sept &c Within a
little more than a year the United States
will have an ocean going merchant fleet Of
more than 900 ships, aggregating 9,200
600 tons, the shipping board announced
today IN statement giving details of the
government ship building program,
This amount compares with present
tonnage of $500, 900, OF which 100000 tons
represents German and Austrian ships un-
der operations by the United States
The American ships available for over
seas service number 45S, with tonnage
| of 2,S7l,000. There are liz German and
American ships with tonnage of 700,-
900.
| The emergency fleet corporation has
Communicated in American shpyards
nearly 400 steel ships Of more than $500
i0od tons and has contracted for 636 ships
with tonnage Of 3,l24,700.
The fleet in prospect said the state.
ment, is already becoming reality Sew
eral Of the commandeered ships have been
completed and already are taking cargo
Others will leave the ways in increasing
numbers with each succeeding month The
ships for which the shipping board has
contracted are under construction and the
first launching is expected within 90 to 81
days
In addition to the ships building anC
contracted for the board plans for tht
construction of several million tons fol
which billion dollar appropriation ha.
lust been asked for congress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-26
RAILROAD MEN AND
SHIPPERS CONFER
Voted that Schedule Be Prepared by
Station Agent Ashby Relative to
Freight Shipments.

shippers Of Brattleboro held a con
ference with representatives of the rail-
roads in the board of trade rooms this
afternoon with view to establishing
some plan Of pooling shipments of
freight in less than carload lots so as to
get capacity carloads.
l.. r. Holden, chairman of the trans
lportation committee, presided and
among the railroad men present were
+. J. Guthrie, superintendent of the
New London division of the Central
Vermont railroad. Station Agent Ashbv
and Messrs Smallwood and Woodward
of the Boston & Maine
Among the Brattleboro business men
present were /. l.. Durham, A. w.
Montgomery of the White River Chair
Co, NJ. G. Houghton, A. f. Roberts, d.
Stolte of Dunham Bros. H. J. Wilson
of the Dewitt Grocery Co, and ID. f.
Riley of f. Crosby & Co., and f. II
Crane.
On motion Of a. r. Roberts. il was
unanimously voted that a schedule bc
prepared by Mr. Ashby, station agent
submitted to the board of trade fol
approval by the transportation commit
tee, printed and distributed to shippers
subject to revision if not satisfactory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-26
RECORDS BROKEN AT
GREENFIELD FAIR
B. MS Time for Mile 2.o9H - Para
chute Droppers Injured-Attend-
ance Largest for First Day.

GREENFIELD, Mass, September 26.-
Double the attendance of any opening day
in the history of the society and the fast
est racing ever seen. on Franklin park,
marked the first day of the Greenfield fair
Yesterday. Right at the start of the rae
ing the track record of 1872 went under
when Star Chatham went the distance in
the 2.l6 trot in . 2l3A In the very next
race, the free-for-all, the new record was
beaten when B. NJ, owned by Whitcomb
of Springfield, went the first heat in 2.ll1a
only to beat that record by a full two
seconds in the next heat b Ms record
of 2.091a will very likely stand on the
Greenfield track for some time
Several thousand people crowded the
grounds Yesterday afternoon. Early in the
afternoon fully 1000 automobiles filled the
parking space within the track enclosure
Today's attendance Is expected to exceed
1000 The many features of the fair, in
Guiding the exhibits, are finding great IA
yor with both day and night crowds
There were five starters in the 22i trot
and pace for purse of $500 and the event
was taken in straight heats by Peter
Krong. Guernsey & Mosher keene, n. n
Each heat was timed in 2l7la The lf
trot and pace for $500, with seven start
ers, went to five heats Lady Annis
| (Clark Of Greenfield after finishing sec
ond and fifth, forged to the front in the
+, last three heats. In the free for all viii
three starters B NJ led all the way, til,
time being 2ll14. 209la, 2I0A. Pomona
won the running race in field Of fiv,
starters, time 55l4 and - seconds
4 sensational fall Of the BonnettC
brothers, balloonists and parachute drop
Ipcrs. when about 40 feet up in the ali
startled thousands of people. Their para
chutes broke away from the balloon anc
they were precipitated to the ground
was said the accident was caused by tn
burning OF a rope.
The elder OF the two struck on tn
back Of his head and neck and was g
Iliously hurt The younger man miracu
lousy escaped serious injury and vii
probably make an ascension today Bot
were rushed to the franklin county hos
pital, one in an automobile and the othe
in an ambulance