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Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

AiolOIlSul pc
RODS, its many changes and it's grad
ual standardization.
1t is interesting to note that during
the Revolution the flag had 13 stars |;
in the War Of 1872, 15; in the Mexican
war, %; in the Civil war, 35; in the
Spanish-American war, As, and today
4S. The American flag is among the
oldest of national flags. being older
than the present British union jack,
the French tri-color and the flag Of
Spain, and many years older than the
flags Of Germany and Italy, some Of
which, like those of other countries,
are personal flags, or those Of reign
ing families.
There are no early colonial flags,
such as were used by the individual
colonies and militia regiments before
the flag of the United States was
established by congress in 1777, on
June IA, now celebrated as Flag day.
This act requires ''that the flag Of the
United States be 13 stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be 13
stars, white in blue field, represent
ing new constellation" but did not
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tended TO
the Stars and Stripes, and
yet further specifications were found
necessary only recently.
This history of our flag indicates
that the "Stars and Stripes" was not
carried by troops in battle until the
period of the Mexican war, 1S46-47.
Several flags of this period are in the
museum collections.
Ten flags of the collection pertain
to the Civil war. The garrison flag Of
Fort Moultrie, 8. G., lowered when
the command evacuated that fort to
assemble at Fort Sumter, December
26, 1850; boat flag flown by Com
mander Charles 8. Boggs, q. s. navy,
when he left the gunboat Varuna,
sunk in an engagement between Con-
federate fiotilla and the Union fleet
under Admiral Farragut, below New
Orleans, April "a, 1852; signal flag
of white cloth with painted Stars and
Stripes; headquarters flag of Maj.
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, U. s. Volun-
teers, flown at Fortress Monroe, Vir-
ginia, In 1861; the flag raised at New
Orleans by its citizens upon the occu-
patton of the city by the Union forces
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

1916 the army never carried the ma
hOnal flag in battle, though we have
record of its use as garrison flag
from about 1887 or 1798 to 1884.
Bodies of troops carried during this pc
riod and before it what was known as
national colors or standards, of blue,
with the arms of the United States
emblazoned thereon, comprising an
eagle surmounted by number of stars,
and with the designation Of the body of
troops-as infantry, artillery, etc.-in-
scribed on scroll. In 1884 the artil-
lery was given the right of carrying
the Stars and Stripes, as recorded by
the war department regulations.
Under President Taft's administra-
ton representatives of the various gov
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HAD NO HOPE OF
RETURNING ALIVE
Mrs. Cason Left Home for At
ianta Propped Up on Pillows
T Was Only a Shadow.
enlY WEIGHED 60 POUNDS
After Taking TanIae Has Gained
ThIrty-nve Pounds and Expects
to Return to Homo and Hus-
band Well and Happy.

"About six weeks ago left my
home ON our farm near Acworth, Co.,
to come to my sisters home here In
Atlanta, and I left with only q
shadow Of hope of ever returning
alive.
II left Acworth in comfortable
automobile, propped up on pillows,
coming through the country. I had
almost as much medicine as baggage
"a big box full of all kinds that had
been prescribed for me. I reached
here very weak and with scarcely
enough strength to walk to the door.
This trouble from which had suf-
fered SO long and which I was told
was pellagra, had reduced me to al
: most a shadow, as only weighed
4 sixty pounds.
y "My brother-in-law, Mr., Battle,
said, Well, you have tried everything
else with no relief, now I want you
to lay aside your "drug shop" and
take Tanlac.' Well, he got it for me
and started on my first bottle that
day.
when I had taken about half the
nrSt bottle 1 Degan TO 1eel stronger
and encouraged. continued to take
1t and it Is nothing short Of msrvel-
GUS how I improved day by day. My
appetite returned and my food
seemed to nourish me and agree with
me. Ny skin and complexion began
clearing and I improved in every way
possible until am now a well woman,
and when say well mean absolutely
what say. want to tell the whole
world that I thank God for Tanlac.
II weigh ninety-five pounds now
and feel as well as ever felt in my
life. am going back to my husband
and home on the little farm, five miles
from Acworth, tomorrow, and won't
It be a joyful meeting, returning abb
solutely well and happy won't
I tell everybody about what Tanlac
has done for me-"
The above remarkable statement
was made recently by Mrs. o. Q.
Cason of Acworth, Ga, while at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. J. B. Battle.
English Ave-, Atlanta, Ga.
There is a Tanlac dealer in your
town.-Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07
KIDNEY, REMEDY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

There is no medicine which we handle
that gives such good results as your
Swamp-Root. Many of our customers
have informed us at different times that
they have derived great benefit from its
use. ....
There was one case in particular which
attracted a great deal. of attention in this
neighborhood early last Spring, as the
gentleman's life was despaired Of apd two
doctors treating him for liver and kidney
trouble were unable to give him any re-
lief. Finally specialist from st. Louis
was called in but failed to do him any
good. at last induced him to try your
Swamp-Root and after taking it for three
months, he was attending to his business
as usual and is now entirely well. This
case has been the means of creating an
increased demand for your Swamp Root
with US.
Very truly yours,
L. A. RICHARDSON, Druggist
May "a, 1915. Marine, Illinois.
Prove What Swamp-Root viii Do For You
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure and
mention this paper. Regular ffty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles for sale ct al
drug stores.-Ady.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Massachusetts,, which arrived in the
British Downs and was given proper
salute February 3, 1888.
The first American flag for the
United States navy was flung to the
breeze by John Paul Jones, the first
American naval officer to engage for
eign foe. This flag had but twelve
stars on It and 1t flew at the topmast
Of the good ship Ranger.
France recognized this flag while 4
hoated over the Ranger. and this NJ,
also constituted the recognition Of tse
y(nng American government.-Amert
can Lutheran Survey.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07
STATECAPlTOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
PERFECT DEFENSE BOARD.

Governor Gunter Tells Members Of Ad-
visory Committee Of Importance
of Work.
Denver.-Forty women met in the
Senate chamber at the statehouse and
perfected the organization of the wom-
ems advisory board to the governors
war council. They came away i'm
pressed with the seriousness of the
tremendous task undertaken, and
determined to spread propaganda that
will everywhere stimulate the produc-
ton, conservation and transportation
of all Of life's necessities.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. w. H. Kistler, chairman of the
advisory board, following which Gov.
Julius C. Gunter addressed the wom-
en-. Later a number of committees
were appointed to carry forward the
work of organizing every county in
the state, as suggested by the COVER
nor, and in large measure carrying out
the ideas of the woman's committee
of national defense in Washington.
The women also decided to cooper
ate with the Women's Volunteer Poll
Tax Association, organized several
weeks ago, believing that the princi-
pie of getting women to subscribe
poll tax would greatly stimulate the
many phases to be undertaken by the
advisory board.
Governor Gunter told the women OF
the great value their services would
be in helping to see that no crops
were wasted, the protection they could
give through proper legislation to the
women and children, and the good
that would come from their practical
economy in all foodstuffs, fuel and
other necessities.
He suggested that the women ap-
point legislative committee to CO.
men on the governors war council. He
urged that the poll tax for women bA
considered by them, and that they
help in every way to formulate the
general plans of the war council to
prepare places for storing fruits and
crops to forestall hardship and suf-
fering in Colorado and the country
next winter.
Officers chosen were as follows:
Mrs. w. H. Kistler, chairman; Mrs.
Alva Adams. Pueblo. first vice chair
man; Mrs. 2. x. Snyder. Greeley, Sec
ond vice chairman; Mrs. Price Dun
leavy, Trinidad, third vice chairman:
Mrs. E. C. Goddard, Colorado Springs.
fourth vice chairman; Mrs. Rosepha
Pulford. Durango, fifth vice chair
ran; Miss Mary e. Wilkins, Fort Col
Inns, sixth vice chairman; Mrs. w. w.
Grant, Jr., Denver. recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Horton Pope, Denver cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Harold
kountze. Denver. treasurer; Miss
Merle McClintock, Grand Junction.
auditor These officers, with the fol-
lowing, comprises the executive COM
mittee: Mrs. Thomas McCue, Miss
Annie Ensminger, Mrs. Gerald Schuy-
Ter, Mrs. John A. Maxwell, Mrs. James
s. Grant, Mrs. Charles H. Jacobson.
Mrs. Fred Dick, Denver; Mrs. B. F.
Stickley, Leadville; Mrs. c. P. Coch-
ran, Fort Morgan, and Mrs. w. ].
Williams, Cripple Creek.
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Foresters to Form Regiment.

District Forester Smith Riley re-
ceived orders to assist in forming a
volunteer regiment of United States
foresters which is to comprise a unit
in the corps of engineers to serve in
France Field agents throughout Colo
rodo. Wyoming and portions of Ne
braska. Kansas and Minnesota were
asked to submit names of men avail.
able for service.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07
NATIONS FLAG IN HISTORY
Career One Of Glory Since Its Adop-
tion by the Continental Congress
June IA, 1777.

The resolution for the adoption Of
the Stars and Stripes as the Ameri-
can emblem was passed by the CONT
mental congress, June IA. 177I. An
American ship. the Columbia, carried
the nag around the world In 1IS7-9O.
The American flag was first dis
played in foreign port from the mast
q the American schooner Bedford or
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a d itional ried at the Battle of Bun
stars.
The navy Immediately adopted this
flag, but the army was slower to act.
Representative of the early stars-and
stripes type there is a 12-star flag said
to have been. used by Paul Jones dur
ing the War of the Revolution. 1t
measures 1Oh feet by 6A feet.
Another flag of the very highest
historic value is the original "Star-
Sphngled Banner" which flew over
Fort McHenry in Baltimore, during
The bombardment on September 1914,
1914, and was the inspiration of Keys
anthem. 1t hangs in the rotunda Of
the new National Museum building,
where the models in competition for
the Key memorial are on display.
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Very truly yours,
His Method.

mo mining stock?"
"Nope."
mo oil stOck?'
"You ought to invest, my friend.
There's lots of wealth comes out Of
the ground"
II know that" said the farmer, "but
I'll stick to the old plan Of looking for
a harvest where I've done some plant
ing"
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07
5155655
MANY CHANGES IN
STARRY BANNER
Practically Each Historical Pc.
riod Of the Country Has Wit
messed Its Development
First Into Bat
tie in Mexico.

"HE fact that some sixty-odd
sizes and shapes of American
flags were found in use in the
various government depart
ments actuated an executive order,
dated May 20. standardizing the form
and size of all our national flags. The
flags and union jacks of all depart
ments, with certain exceptions in the
army and navy, must now conform to
specifications. Taking the hoist, or
width as l. the fly, or length, is 1.9;
the hoist Of the union, 7-13; the fly
Of the union, .76 and the width of
each stripe lib. There are II pre-
scribed sizes, from 1.31 feet to 20 feet
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Vanishing Attitude.

do your constituents indorse your
attitude?"
Il don't know yet" replied Senator
Sorghum. Attitudes are not as easy
as they used to be. I can remember
the time when all I needed in the way
Of an attitude was an nAjax-defying-the-
lightning pose while I mentioned
George Washington and the American
eagle"
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07
Good Wages Paid Boys on Farms.

Many of Colorado's crops this sea-
son will be harvested by an army of
boys under 81 years Of age. me Ro-
tary Clubs labor committee, with
headquarters at room II. second floor
Of the state house. is enlisting a dog
en- or more day. Careful investiga-
ton is made of the farmers to whom
boys are sent, and also as to working
conditions. The volunteers are told
70 report to the committee. The boys
are receiving SIS and $50 = month
and board
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Miner 10 Awarded $500.

The Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
must pay George Pappas. Greek coal
miner. $4,000 for permanent injuries
he sustained March Z, 1915. while at
work in the Simpson mine, near La
fayette This was the verdict re-
turned by jury in the United States
District Court in Denver.
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ernMent de-
p a r tnents
C o n f erred
on proper
tiOnS q n d
O t h e r de-
t a l l 8 of
the national
flag. result
ing in an ex-
ecutive or
der, dated
October 20,
1912 which
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h o | s t 8, but
t h e 19-fOot
flag is to be
the standard.
The Amer
ican flag col
l e C tt ons Of
the National
museum in
clude s o m e
examples of
our flag indi-
cative of its
d e velopnent
In s e v e r q ]
historical De-
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LUG . a0AhAh
l 8 t r a t l o n.
" h e n c o n
gress enact
ed t h a t it
should there
after be of
13 s t rip e 8,
with the ad-
dition Of a
star Tor eacn
new 8 t a t e,
C o mmencing
July 4, 1918.
1t 8 e e m 8
at until
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under Ma
jor Gener-
al Butler.
NJ a Y 1,
1862 the
remains of
the banner
carried in
the three
days fight
at Salem
FL e / G hts. .
Va, May
3-5, 1868,
w h e n 3
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The head porter of New York no
tel recently died, leaving an estate Of
100000.
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A Real Patriot,

"You ought to be proud of your
boy"
1--WE are. He volunteered to serve
his country without insisting on be-
ing enlisted as an officer"
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define how
m q n y
points t h e
s t a r s
6 h o u'l d
have, how
they should
b e Il r
ranged, nor
make pro-
vision for
q Il n itiOnal
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07
lts Style.

81 am writing a history of this car
II see; an autobiography
more American.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Gross Bag Blue;- have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Northcutt to BE Colonel of Second.
Jesse G. Northcutt of Trinidad S~,1I
be colonel of the Second infantry of
the Colorado National Gu&d which is
now rapidly being recruited.
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5S55555511555

country's most precious and jealousy
guarded relics.
From 1795 this form continued as
the standard flag until President Mon
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Too much gravity argues shallow
mind.-Lavater.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Having produced shallow brain.
nature usually tries to even things
up by supplementing it with fluent
tongue.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Flag With Thirte e Q n
Stripes, Alternate Red
and White. With the
Motto Don't Tread. on
Me-"
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

VA, NUV T Tag FSlUDIISTItu Dy -, tsS
oE 1oco in 1915. Thirteen Stripes AL
o-o' Iooo' ternated Red and White
w len 3 and 20 Stars. White
color SER
geants were killed though the BAN
ner never faltered or fell to the
ground; General Hazen's garrison
flag hoisted at Fort McAllister,
Ca, after the surrender of the
fort to the Union army, December 10,
1864; the flag flown on the U. S. S.
Kearsarge when she sank the Ala
bama, deposited in the National muse
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Earliest New England
Flag. Emblematic of the
Union Of More Than
One Colony.
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

This Fort McHenry
flag is of the Is stars
and-stripes type, adopt
ed in an act approved
by President Washing
ton January 13, 1904.
which took effect May
1, 1895, after the ad-
mission of Vermont and
Kentucky. 1t measures
about 30 feet square, is
much battered and torn
and one star Is miss
ing. This great historic
souvenir has been pre-
served by quilting It on
heavy linen cloth, and
remains one Of the
c.,
t~5 4
a : SM
Cheyenne record., 1917-06-07

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-15
cRlrEs.n BOWEN.

On Tuesday nj high noon at the home
OF tho brides parents. Rev. and Mrs.
J. w. Critics. I'm Huntington, West Va,
Miss Ruth Critics and Mr.. Garland
Bowen were married. The bride il a
beautiful young lady and was gradual,
ed from the High School in Hunting
ton this year. Mr. Bowen is q popular
young man OF Huntington.
The ceremony was performed in the
living room whore an altar Of roses and
ferps had been formed. The impressive
ring service was read by tho father Of
the bride. The bride was gowned In
her graduating dress Of sheer white
orKandy, and carried n shower bouquet
OF brides roses
Mr. Bowen IL connected with the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad company.
Following a wedding breakfast the
bride aud the groom left over the
Chesapeake a Ohio for Cincinnati,
Cleveland and Columbus. where they
win spend short time after which
they win be at home TO their friends
az e2s Twelfth-nv.. Huntington.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-15
Girl !,
WAS MURDER victim
BODY FOUND IN OHIO RIVER
IDENTIFIED BY MOTHER
OF GIRL.

Ironton, June THE body of the girl
found near Hanging Rock is that of
Lula Fiers, of Auxier, near Prestons-
burg, Ky. The clothing was Identified
by her mother, Mrs. Lottie Viers, wild
Ow Of Morgan Viers. She and Lottie
Frazier. niece of Mrs. Viers, came to
Ironton to-day ard brought samples of
blue cloth with which Mrs. Viers had
made a dress for her daughter before
her disappearance. They were also ac-
companied here by Chief OF Police
James Sizemore, OF Prestonsburg.
The mother said that her daughter
would have been nineteen years of age
on next February 2Sth, that she kept
company with John Coyer aged 20,
who was employed in the mountains in
Kentucky as a coal miner; when Miss
Viers was 16 years of age she gave
birth to a child and fixed the paternity
charge on Coyer. He refused to right
the wrong he was alleged to have done
her and the case was carried to the
court where it has been in progress of
litigation for the past two and one
half years.
On December 9th. last, Coyer, it is
said, called at the girls home and in
duced her to accompany him to a point
up the Big Sandy river, claiming that
they were going to Elkhorn City to be
married. December 9th was on Sat
urday. On the following Wednesday
Cover returned and, the mother says,
visited the home of the girl whom he
had lured away. Her mother. says, she
asked him where her daughter was and
he said he did not know.
Coyer enlisted in Company C, Of a
Kentucky infantry regiment, now To-
Gated at Louisville, KY.
On last August, prior to the disap-
pearance of the girl, her father, Nor
gan Viers, died in a hospital at IRON
ton, death being due to poison said to
have been given him in a bottle Of
liquor.
The shoes worn by the dead girl were
purchased from William Powers, Of
Auxier, KY.
Cover was arrested at Louisville and
is in Jail at Catlettsburg He will be
tried in the Greenup Circuit Court.
Another Arrest In The Case.
Portsmouth, Ohio June 12.-Miss Ha-
gel Mckenzie was arrested here to- day
by Sheriff Mullins, of Pikeville, KY,
charged with completely in the murder
of 19year-old Lula Niers, of Floyd-co,
KY. whose body was found, weighted
down with an iron chain. in the Ohio
river at Ironton last Tuesday.
According to Sheriff Mullins, Coyer
and Miss Mckenzie are warm friends
The Sheriff says Coyer was indicted by
the Floyd County Grand Jury on a
charge preferred by the Viers girl and
that few days before the case was to
be heard Cover, Miss Mckenzie and
Miss Viers disappeared.
Miss Mckenzie refused to make a
statement when she was taken to Pres
tonsburg for preliminary hearing.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-15
LOUISA. LAWRENCE COUNTY. KENTUCKY JUNE Is, 1917
Shooting AFFRAY
near WEBBVILLE
WHlsKEY CAUSES THE USUAL
TROUBLE AT A RELIGIOUS
GATHERING.

Following a drunken disturbance al
a church near Webbville this county,
last Sunday Charley Robinson shot and
probably fatally wounded Wm. Blevins
The ban took effect in the left side.
Beyins is In hospital at Ashland and
reports say his recovery is not expect
ed.
The trouble was the result OF liquor.
Several young men were present in a
drunken condition and the details OF
the affrny are unimportant, because IL
Ia the same old story.
We arc ashamed TO publish to the
world the fact that in several neigh
Iborhoods in Lawrence-co. there are
young toughs who make 1t point tc
procure liquor and go TO all church
gatherings for the deliberate purpose
of disturbing the meetings and show
ing the public how tough they are, II
II a disgrace 10 our county and a re-
Election upon the many good people OF
these localities. They can break up
this sort Of thing II they will make In
dictmehts In every instance and prose-
cute these outlaws 10 the limit Judge
CISCO has been instructing the grand
juries very vigorously on this offense
and the offenders viii get no leniency
at his hands. Prosecutor Waugh is al
SO especially interested in wiping out
this crime and VIII prosecute them To
the limit, II is an outrage upon civili-
zation to permit this sort OF thing To
continue Judge Cisco at this term in
structed the grand jury to indict every
fellow at religious gathering with the
smell OF liquor upon his breath. That
is right Nobody but a roughneck and
outlaw takes drink OF liquor when
going 10 a religious gathering and the
fact that he does Il should be sufficient
reason for keeping him away. II the
time comes when such man is actuat-
ed by proper motives he viii go to
church without liquor in his system.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-15
OVER $4,000 IN
lawrence COUNTY
SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS WILL
CLOSE FRIDAY MORNING
ITO. .DAY.)

From tho reports in the hands OF the
county chairman. Lawrence county has
bought $4,000 worth OF Liberty Bonds
and there are some other purchases not
included that should be credited 10 this
county. The c. & o. employees an
along the Rad, including section men
agents, operators. etc,. have bought
tbonds through the c. q o.. on an ar
arrangement for small monthly payments
II is said only three employees failed
10 buy between Cntlettsburg and Pres
tonsburg A
The largest Individual subscriber In
Lawrence county was Mayor II. l.. Vim
son. Of Louisa, who bought $4,000 worth
The next was DR.. G, Il. Rice OF Blaine
who Ia reported 20 have bought $4,000
Outside of the banlu these are the larg-
est purchases. There are "A consider
able number OF small purchasers, %
whom we may publish n list II we can
got II complete later on.
II Ia almost certain that the i'm
mense ane almost incomprehensible
dollars has been largely over subscrib-
cd. as Il should have been. II VIII be
bad news for the murderous kaiser and
cheering tidlngs for bleeding France,
Belgian, England and the other allies
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-15
.cAN1oNMeNT SITES FOR ARMY

Louisville, Ky. Little Rock. Ark,
Battle Creek, Mich, and San Antonio
Tex, have been approved by the War
Department as additional cantonment
sites for the new army
Additional camps for National Guard
mobilization viii be located at Fort
Worth, Waco AMI Houston, Tex; Fort
SIN, Okla; Deming. New Mexico, and
Linda Vista, Cal
Now that Louisville has secured the
cnntonnlent for the Kentucky Indiana
troops OF the national army, ii means
that the War Department will expect
10 have the camp about Louisville made
ready for occupancy by the first men
drafted about September !.
II means also, that a large force OF
men will at once be put to work clear
ing off the site for the erection OF
structures to house the soldiers.
The government will spend about
s6,O0o,000 putting the camp into shape
for use,