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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-06-21
CONGRESSIONAL

An inquiry into the contracts for
the construction OF all OF the new
army environments was demanded in
the senate by Senator Sterling Of
South Dakota
The house and senate are wide
apart on their ideas OF raising war
revenues. Neither side seems willing
10 give In and a difference of $780,
10000 results from their stubborn
ness.
A war bill carrying $4,000. 900 GOO
has passed both houses OF congress
and the president will sign II In due
time.
A senate committee has agreed 70
Introduce bill In congress forbid
ding manufacture OF intoxicants in
the United States during the war.
The house adopted the conference
report on the $3.2s1. 100000 war
budget bill. with an amendment for
taking over tho old jamestown expost
ton site for a naval base
A campaign to determine W. thel
landlords have attempted to increase
rents because Of the war; and Il
prevent such increases was begun b.
Representative Henry Emerson o.
Ohio.
The senate has adopted the confer
ence report on the Gregory espionag,
bill The measure now goes ~ th'
president for his signature.
The government win soon ask con
gress for an appropriation OF iron
$500. 900 900 To 5000 100000 to develo
the American aero service.
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FOREIGN

The Russian people do not appar-
emily understand the object Of The
United States mission now In Petro-
grad. ID. r. Francis. ambassador. Is
out In a long explanatory note to the
public.
At least 10000 persons are In the
streets and parks of San Salvador.
made destitute and without food and
shelter by the earthquake and vol.
canic eruption
The allies have landed large body
of men at Piraeus (Athensb. Greece
ostensibly to preserve order.
Japan resents the American note u
China In which President Wilson
urges the orientals TO lay aside IL
ternal dissensions and seek to pre-
sent the world a united front
The French liner Sequana. carryin
500 Sengalese soldiers to the cont
nent, was torpedoed and sunk wit
the loss OF 100 lives somewhere
the Mediterranean
After having been held for a wes
by villa bandits Donald Best and An
Stroud are At FL Paso- The men wer
released when they paid the bandt
1000 pesos (s1.000) and promised .
pay 5000 more
II IA claimed the political crisis
Spain Is the most serious that faee
the kingdom in 40 years.
Premier Radoslavoff OF Bulgar
was summoned to Homburg castle d
lowing his arrival In Berlin for a CO
Sarance With the German emneror
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-06-21

Mems Palm Beach pants SIPS,
$50, 500 and $3.50 at Baltzer
4 Dodds ID. @. Co. Big assort-
ment and values that cant be
beaten.
am prepared to make farm
loans 1t . low rate Of interest
with liberal contract - n. b.
Shaw.
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COM M ERCIAl-


A president and chairman oe the
board of directors Of the newly reors
ganized Chicago. Rock Island q Pa
cific railroad win be elected 1t . meee
ing Of the stockholders June n.
The United States Steel corpora,
hon announced 1t had taken an add.
donal $25.000.00o worth II Liberty
bonds. making . total Of SO. 900. 0oa
The Bethlehem Steel corporation =
putting $20.000.ooo into wartime
plants entirely for the use Of the nov.
eminent.
The German mark reached \ nev
level when It touched II francs Tor
100 marks. compared with 1zs.43 s.
peace times.
GENERAL.
Irish rebels who participated IN ehs
Dublin riots Of year ago are 70 b
liberated by the British goveTnmmt,
Sweden's foreign minister en- -
no end Of the war. and. while he urre1
. continuance Of neutrality. warns ~
nation that greater hardships ana -
vations are In Store
Mexican bandits attempted = M
On border settlements In Texas. M
f, the American troops were On The onu1
and repulsed the Yufda1s. Seven
casualties TO The bandits resulted
Our boys were unhurG
Women are egGAnixing . regimen,
b Russia to night IN tn tyonehon
Over 500 have Gnagooa-
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CARD OF THANKS.

/ wish to thank most sincerely
each and every one of my
friends who assisted me in win
ming the Helm 4 Ellison auto
contest, and to assure you that
your kindness viii be remember
ed long after the contest is for
gotten. Without your help i
could not have won, and l an
very grateful for it.-Miss Net
tie Hunt
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CRIMINAL

Rev. Herbert l. Smith was caught
walking out Of q Chicago store with .
new suit of clothes under his old ono
He was given a year In prison
Miss Bessie Young of Bluefield, W.
Va. shot and killed Mayor E. z. Car
ter. millionaire mine operator and
banker. when she discovered the
wealthy man was abusing her mothss.
The federal trade commission has
filed complaint against 100 lumbss
dealers In the west charging con
spiracy. The trial win come up q
July 81
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. 1889 80

. The act Of registering under 4
= the selective draft law does not
= prevent men from enlisting IN I
= any OF the governments forces .
= that are now organized Men
= between the ages OF Is and 40 :
= can volunteer for the regular ar
= my. the navy. the marine corps.
Z. the national guard or the naval
Z. militia Men are needed AT once
= TO fill the ranks OF all OF these
Z. branches of the service.
e = : = = = r = - = r = = =
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Too much speed cost "Chanf-
feur Hoggie, u negro boy,
$1l. so in Police Court last week
As a defense, he claimed the
brakes ON the ear were not work
ing. Operating a ear with de-
fective brakes is just as unlaw-
full as speeding-so there was
no way round for "Hoggie.'
Smoke Spana Vista. Smokes
like a 10-center-costs jitney.
For sale at all dealers.
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Secretary Baker has asked for the
enlistment OF men over the conscrip
tionable age to fill out vacancies In
the regular army. No distinction Is
TO be made between conscripts and
volunteers.
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FIR ES.

An explosion and fire destroyed .
plant OF the American Sugar Refin-
cry at Brooklyn. N Y. ON the 18th
Three deaths resulted. with the
wounding of several hundred
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-06-21
COURT PRocEEoINos-

70 force John D. Rockefeller To pay
personal taxes failed when the SUI
preme court dismissed the appeal Tor
want OF Jurisdiction
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LABOR.

The heads Of the various unions n
the METAL trades have made an agree.
ment with the Washington Officials
whereby NO strikes win be called Tor
any reason during the war period
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ACCIDENTS.

Fifty persons were killed and hun-
dreds injured in an explosion In a Ru-
pitions factory near London
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They Look Right

You will be pleased
by the splendid ap-
pearance of the suits
which we clean and
press for you.
We remove all the spots and
soil, shape the garments right
and press them so they look as
attractive as when first worn.
Our prices are reasonable
and the service prompt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
BY Lowell Mellett,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
London, March 27.-If you wanted to
borrow a dollar, yoa wouldn' t pick out
your bashfullest friend to do the job
for you would you9
That IS Just the difference between
you and the British prime minister
Lloyd-George wanted to borrow all
he could get. So he picked out the
most diffident, most unassuming man
in English public life to turn the trick
for him.
America, meet Mr.. Bonar Law, chan
cellor of the exchequer of Great
Britain.
There IS Scotch grin tucked behind
his rugged and dropping moustache and
a Scotch chuckle located somewhere in
that long, lean waist. He II beat any
thing you have to say, provided your
facts are on straight Don't muss
them up when you're talking to Mr..
Law He is too courteous to give you
away, but he'll put down mark
against you for future reference.
Deadly In Execution.
The thrillingest moments of the pres
ent parliament have been oecasioned
by Mr. Laws deadly executions. In
the midst of an argument designed to
dessicate the opposition, he will casu-
ally remark:
"Tn this respect l agree with the
honorable and learned gentleman from
Blankshire. F"
Whereupon he jumps the h and
gent from B and hotly denies such ae-
| cord
Into one of his nine pockets reaches
Mr.. Law Out comes clipping dated
some months or years ago, quoting the
angry gentleman just as represented.
Its fascinating game-for the in
nocent bystander. Fast as they pro
test Mr.. Law forks out the evidence
and while he seems always to dig into 0
different pocket, it's never the wrong
one.
That's part of his long distanet
memory Bonar Law never forgets. Ii
1.-THE face of house filled with mem
bers waiting to trap him he will maxi
"a two hour talk-without notes-filleC
Z with cumbersome figures and intricate
facts, and never score an error.
!. Nobody is really more sure of him
self than Bonar Law. Take that littl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
NEW RUSSIA MAY
BREAK GERMANY'S
HOLD ON BALKANS
May Be Able to Bring About
the Withdrawal Of
Bulgaria
STEADY IMPROVEMENT
VISIBLE EVERYWHERE
Grand Dukes All Join In De-
sire to Serve New
Government

Petrograd Mar. 27.-The Grand
Dukes Nicholas, Michael, Alexander,
Boris, Serge, George and Dimitri and
tie Princess Gabriel, Igor and Alexand-
er today joined in formal telegraphic
notice to the new government declaring
their desire to associate themselves
with Russia under her new regime.
All declared they supported the view
expressed by the Grand Duke Michael
in abdicating the throne and expressed
the belief that their rights and privil.
eyes under the old regime should now
be exercised by the new government.
A steady improvement in conditions
were visible today The new municipal
authority is maintaining excellent or
der throughout the city.
Provisions are now coming regularly
into the city and the volume is in
creasing Prices are slightly reduced.
All the new ministers work day and
night, mapping out governmental .lans.
One striking thing is the picture OF
the Chapmars and other squares in the
city filled with recruits training fol
service at the front.
The efficiency OF the new regime il
exempffied in hundreds of arrests Of
spies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
STAT|ON|NG OF MILITIA
IS NOT MADE PUBLIC
Strict Censorship Imposed
and Assignment Of Troops
Unknown

Chicago. Mar. 27.-General Barry, in
command of the Central division OF
the army, issued sealed orders today
as to the disposition of the thirty
nine military guard units now under
arms in the central division. A strict
censorship has been imposed and no
announcement will be made concern
ing the assignment of the troops
1t was learned today that the as
signments will be fixed very largely
upon the recommendation OF the de-
partment of Justice. An elaborate sys-
TEN has been at work for months col
leeting information regarding danger
points as hostilities grow nearer and
department of justice officials have
been in close touch with military Of
ficials for several days. These confer
ences were continued at the federal
building today.
Several special agents from Wash
ington, whose identities have been care
fully concealed have taken part in the
conferences. They are believed to have
conveyed information too confidential
to be sent in the mails.
Today the central west is engaged
in the biggest recruiting campaign
since the civil war. None of the rcgi
ments are up to the war strength as
provided in recent legislation-2,002
men and fifty five officers. While the
response has been ready, recruiting of
ficers have been greatly disappointed
at the physical condition of the appli
cants.
Some stations in the division report
that eighty per cent of the men exam
ined are physically unfit for the army
The same proportion is holding for the
recruiting agents of the regular army
navy and marine corps.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
By Henry Wood,

Omitted Press Staff spondent.)
With the French Army in the Path
way of the German Retreat, March 26.
More than three hundred women,
children and aged men are known to
have succumbed to the hardship, the ex-
posure, the brutality, the starvation
which the Germans imposed upon the
French civil population Immediately
preceding and during the retreat.
In Chauny alone / learned officially
today the victims numbered $50. They
were buried -coffinless--in q corner of
the village. Deaths are still occurring
daily among the refugees now under
French care,
Along the roads leading from Ham,
Guiscard, Chauny Tergnicr and la
Fere TO Noyon, where on Tuesday /
personally met only refugees fleeing
afoot from the German bombardment
1 encountered today long automobile
conveys. After taking munitions and
supplies to front points where fighting
is going on, these automobiles were re
turning laden with refugees too sick OF
too exhausted to proceed afoot
D1cu ITVm Sk1dT ubulpS.
These were mostly the aged. Many
were dying from hardship, exposure
and starvation--but, as they declared
dying happily, knowing their villages
were redeemed and surviving loved
ones freed from the German domino
ton.
Everyone Of the refugees with whom
talked declared the greatest mortal
ity resulted from a barbarous system
Of inspection which the German EN-
ployed Immediately preceding the re
treat The civil population of their en-
tire district to be evacuated was con
ccntrated in great camps. All were
ordered to present themselves at {
fixed date for final census of identi
fication.
Although the temperature ranget
from zero to nine degrees below in th'
various concentration centers every
one was forced to gather in an opel
square. The sick were carried OF
stretchers; the exhausted and helples
were borne by their less helples
friends.
From six O'Clock to the morning
the hour set for the inspection-thes
ill-clad, ill-nurished refugees wer
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
Chancellor Bonar Lau Has
Word Picture Painted By
One Who Has Studied Him

matter of raising five billion dollars.
Humbly as befitting mere cabinet
member, he went to the inner circle
of British finance. He asked the great
money experts how it should be done
They fixed up plan. Law decided on
only one change. He made the interest
five per cent instead Of six
What He Accomplished.
"Can t be done,' protested the inner
circle of finance.
"Well, wen try it," modestly OBJ
served the chancellor.
All the world, including Germany
now knows well it was done. The
change of one percent saved Britain
fifty million dollars a year interest.
Bonar Law told your correspondent
why he was so confident he could raise
great loan at five per cent.
Continued on page four.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27

forced to wait in this freezing cold
without shelter, without food-for five
or six hours before the German officers
arrived.
Died In the Street.
At Chauny, where six thousand wo-
men, children and aged men under
went such an ordeal, three died in the
open street before the inspection was
concluded. Thirty died the following
night from pneumonia, lung congestion
and pleurisy.
On succeeding days the resulting
deaths reached $50. Others were still
dying today from similar affections.
This was true, not only of Chauny,
but of other concentration centers as
well-the number of deaths depending
on the degree of cold and the length
of exposure
In the larger towns in the path of
the Geman retreat like Ham, Channy
and Tergnier, refugees said today the
destruction of houses and property con-
tinued for three weeks before the re-
treat was actually begun.
Regular crews of destroyers system
atically burned and dynamited houses
in other parts of the city. Moving
vans carried off to Germany furniture
and valuables.
Some officers-from General Won
Fleck down-carried off furniture
from rooms which they personally oc-
cupied, burning what remained.
The city Of Ham was left so devoid
of all furniture, ! was told by one
refugee, that at the moment of depar-
ture when General Won Fleck wished
to write final order, he was obliged
to send officers and men hunting for
chair. One was finally found in the
city hall after half an hours search.
Some Officers Apologized.
Some officers apologized to the popu
lation, declaring they were forced to
carry out the kaiser's orders.
Ham, like Roye, was blown up dur
ing the night. The explosions anC
shocks terrified the French civilians
They did not know the wholesal'
destruction was planned and they haC
not been permitted to see the prepara
tions. When the detonations shook th'
city they were huddled together in |
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
KILLED BY sNowsLIDE

Grants Pass, Or, Mar. PA snow
slide in the Canyon Creek district, 40
miles southwest of Grants Pass, swept
the cabin of D. F. Steerns and f. =.
Lautzenhiser, miners, down mountain
side, and the men to their death.
Their bodies were found yesterday,
probably three weeks after the slide
and were brought to Kerby today. The
snow piled up for several feet ovei
the top Of the hut at the foot Of tht
mountain after its wild dash down the
slope. The slide probably came at night
and the men were smothercd under th'
snow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
Pursuit Is Hot.

London, Mar. 27.-Thc allied pursuit
continued hotly today, marked by vio-
lent fighting of both open and massed
character at half dozen points along
the 50-mile front now rapidly nearing
the permanent German line.
The French were within less than a
mile of the HHindenburg line land
progressing steadily, despite inunda-
tions and increasingly strong resistance
from the enemy.
Nearest approach of the British to
the line was around Lagnicourt, about
IL miles west of Cambria. There was
bitter fighting in this neighborhood to-
p day, German massed forces desperately
striving to re-take the village. But
the British held firm and beat OFF all
attacks.
Two heights commanding the German
forefront were under especially heavy
drive by the French Essigny, one OF
these, has already fallen into French
hands and today was under fire Of Ger
man counter attack. Another near Be
nay was being deluged with French ar
tillery. With both in the allies hands
military critics assert the safety Of tbs
German line about St. Quentin would
be seriously impaired.
General Niyelle' 3 wedge, which seeks
Il split in the German line, is being driv
en- forward at this point.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
New Political Party
Formed in Russia Today

Petrograd, Mar. 27.-A new political
party was formed here today with the
Formal designation Republican demo
Gratis" the new branch includes in its
membership some of the progressive OF
the duma delegates as well as the may
or of Petrograd, the chief of militia, the
rrefee. / others.
The q bliean democrats will be a
govern. q party, Concerning itself
primarily O Nrganization of elections
to the COZ, ut assembly.
Minister Y astice Kerensky, who
last week sa favored woman suf
frage in the n, q ssia, declared today
it was "improb his suffrage coulC
be granted in tin y elections to the
constituent assemb T.
"There is not sui : 1t time to pre-
pare for sneh a great .efnrm. he add
cd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
LUnitcd Press staff correspondent.l

Omitted Press staff correspondent)
New York, Mar. 27-The United
States, the treasure house of the world
is able to loan the allies the stagger-
ing sum of five billions of dollars with
out notieeably affecting the financial
situation in this country.
An official Of one of the largest Am
erican banking institutions today told
the United Press this country is in a
position to loan five times the amount
of our national debt to the allies in
ease of war between the United States
and Germany.
In the gold piled up in this country is
the power, if loosed, to end the war, in
the opinion Of the banker.
g At this time the wealth of the Uni
tide States is estimated at two hundred
billion dollars" said the banker
tWithout hesitation would say that
we are able to loan the allies any
amount necessary to bring about the
end of the war. We could do it without
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
MUCH COTTON BURNED

Galveston, Texas, Mar. 27.-
Fifty thousand bales of cotton
valued at $l0,0OO,OO0 were de-
stroyed by fire In warehouse
at Vladivostok last week, ae-
cording to authoritative adviees
from Japan, which have been re.
eeived by Lloyds agent here.
1t is not known what other
quantities of freight were de-
stroyed, but the supposition is
the entire loss was much great
er, as a tremendous stock of all
kinds of merchandise had been
accumulated there because of
congestion on the trans-Siberian
railroad.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
MANY CATTLE DEAD

Portland, Ore, Mar 27.-
Several thousand head of eat
tie are dead in the Inland En-
pire as a result Of unseason-
ably cold weather and the in
ability of stockmen to secure
feed, according to advices reach
ing here today. In some sections
of central Oregon thousands Of
cattle were put out on the snow
covered ranges because of the
feed famine. The exact losses
will not be known for some
time. Heavy losses in sheep and
lambs are also reported.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
FRENCH ARE WITHIN
LESS THAN MILE OF
H|NDENBURG LINE
Allied Pursuit Continues Hot.
Iy, Is Marked by Fierce
{ Fighting
TRY TO DRIVE WEDGE TO
SPLIT GERMAN DEFENSE
Secret Wireless Plant FOuut
by Russians Russians
Forced Back
By William Philip simms.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the British Armies Afield, Mar.
27.--The new German line today was
under direct menace from Anglo French
forces at several points.
With the systematic, organized pur-
suit of the Teutonic forces there was
the greatest speculation all along the
front on whether the enemy would be
able to cling there-until once again
allied guns pound them out and force
them to retreat as they retreated from
their old positions
An underground city where at least
5000 Germans must have lived in great
comfort, was uncovered by the advanc-
ing troops today. The Germans had
furnished their quarters with inlaid
furniture, costly mirrors and many lux
uries.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
Secret Wireless Station.

Petrograd, Mar. "a secret wire
less station at Tsarskoe Selo which is
suspected of having furnished commune
cation in the past between pro-German
Russian ministers and Berlin was dis
covered today.
Evidence which the new gov
ernment IS agents had collected showed
it was said, that tins station was es-
tablished by the former minister of the
interior, ProtopopOff, without the
czar's knowledge
The government, it was declared, had
other evidence culminative in forcing
the conclusion that the old regime did
not seruple to plot Russia s destruc.
ton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
CYCLONE KILLS ELEVEN


Montgomery, Ala, Mar. 81
Reports late this afternoon con
flicted on the death toll in the
section of Pike county, swept
by a tornado last night. At
Petrie, according to late reports,
IL persons, including five ne
groes, are known dead.
An earlier report said IA were
killed,
Two negroes were killed and
several buildings razed at Ans
ley. Relief expeditions depart
ed from LaPine this afternoon
for both towns.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-27
NAV loosen German Grin.

Petrograd, Mar. 27-The new Russia
may break the grip of the central en-
pires in the Balkans-may even bring
about withdrawal of Bulgaria and Tur-
key from the war, according to develop
ments today. Two moves by the new
government leaders were cited as like
ly to have far reaching effect to this
end
First is the plan of Minister of Jus.
tice Konesky for "intemationalizatio
Of Constantinople." Konesky agrees