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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

,hnllow graves of the dead. Most Of
the soldiers legs are SCARED to the
knees with bites.
The one thing Of which we constant
Iy lived In fear was gas attack. ]
used to wake In the middle Of the night
In cold sweat dreaming that ] heard
the cIatter and whistle blowing all
along the line which meant that the
gas was coming. And finally really
did hear the terrifying sound, just Mt
ed worse. was in charge Of the daily
ration detail, sent back about ten miles
TO the point OF nearest approach of the
transport lorries to carry IN rations.
ammunition and sand bags to the front
trenches. We had n lot of trouble re-
point which was called Shrapnel Cor
ner, because the Germans had precise
range of II, we were caught In ma
chine gun fire and had to lie on our
stomachs for twenty minutes. during
which we lost one man. wounded. !
sent him back and went on with my
party, only to run into another machine
gun shower a half mile farther on.
While We were lying down to escape
this a concealed British battery of
FIVE inch guns. about which we knew
nothing, opened up right over our
heads. 1t shook us up and scared us SO
that some of our party were now worse
of than the man who had been hit and
carried to the rear. We finally got to-
gether and went on. When we were
about mile behind the reserve trench.
stumbling in the dark through the last
aid most dangerous path overland, We
heard lone siren whistle, followed by
q wave of metallic hammering and wild
footing which seemed to spread over
all of Belgium a mile ahead of us. All
any of us could say was:
Gas"
All you could see in the dark was a
collection Of white and frightened
faces. Every trembling finger seemed
awkward as thumb as we got out our
gas masks and helmets and put them
on, following directions as nearly as
we could. | ordered the men to sit
still and sent two forward to notify
me from headquarters when the gas
alarm was over. They lost their way
and were not found for two days. We
sat there for an hour, and then I ven
tured to take my mask off. AS nothing
happened, ordered the men to do the
same. When we got into the trenches
with our packs we found that the gas
alarm had been one of Fritz's jokes.
The first sirens had been sounded in
the German lines. and there hadn't
been any gas.
Our men eyened things up with the
Germans, however. the next night.
Some Of our scouts crawled clear up
to the German barbed wire, ten yards
in front Of the enemy fire trench, tied
empty jam tins to the barricade and
then, after attaching small telephone
wires to the barbed strands, crawled
back to our trenches. When they start
ed pulling the telephone wires the
empty tins made clatter right under
Fritz's nose. Immediately the Germans
opened up with all their machine gun
and rifle fire, began bombing the spot
from which the noise came and sent
up IS o S" signals for artillery fire
along a mile of their line. They fired
a $4,000 salute and lost nights sleep
over the noise made by the discarded
containers of shillings' worth of jam.
1t was good tonic for the Tommies.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
The Prince of Wales.

A few days after this very young
officer passed me in a trench while l
was sitting on fire step writing a
letter. l noticed that he had the red
tabs of staff officer on his uniform,
but paid no more attention to him
than that. No compliments. such as
salutes to officers, are paid in the
trenches. After he had passed one Of
the men asked me if / didn't know
who he was. said l didn't.
why, you d fool" he said, that's
the Prince Of Walesw
When the little prince came back
stood to salute him. He returned the
salute with grave smile and passed
on. He was quite alone, and l was
told afterward that he made these
trips through the trenches just to show
the men that he did not consider him
self better than any other soldier. The
heir of England was certainly taking
nearly the same chance of losing his
inheritance that we were.
After we had been on the front line
fifteen days we received orders to
make bombing raid. Sixty volun-
teers were asked for, and the whole
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
For County Attorney

we are authorized to announce w. s. BALL
.naranspurg as candidate for County
Attorney OF Breckiuridge county. Subject To
tne action OF the Republican party in Pri
We are authorized to announce MOORMAN
DITTO as candidate for County Attorney
OF Brt ckinridRe County. subject to the act
I =, OF ths Democratic Party in Primary
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

whats your missus kicking aboutT
inquired the housemaid from next
door.
This Is her night out, but told her
had an engagement meself."-Kansas
City Journal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
No. Z. The Bomb
Raid
By Sergeant Alexander mcCIintock.
D. c. NJ. 87th Overseas Batt-
Canadian 0ren. Guards.
Copyright, 1917. by the Bell Syn
dictate. Inc.

Sergeant McCiintock Is an American
boy Of Lexington, H., pho has seen
service In Frdnce, icds decorated for
bravery, pounded. fnrdlided home and
noso 10 returning to accept q commits
sion. This Is the second article in the
series. In the first article he describ-
ed his trdinin0 up to the point Uhere
he reached the front line trenches.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

When baby suffers with eczema or
some itching skin trouble, use Doan's
Ointment. A little Of it goes long
way and it is safe for children. soc a
box at all stores.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
For County Court Clerk

We are authorized to announce ARTHUR
7. BEARD. as a candidate for the Office Oi
County Court Clerk of Breckinridge County,
subject to the action of the Republican Pri.
mary Election, August 4th
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

Never can tell when you'll mash al
finger or suffer cut, bruise. burn or
scald. Be prepared. Thousands rely
on DIR. Thomas Eclectic Oil. Your
druggist sells 1t. 25c and soc.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
The Bomb Raid.


The point we were to attack had been
selected long before by our scouts. 1t
was not, as you might suppose, the
weakest point In the German line. 1t
was. on the contrary, the strongest. II
was considered that the moral effect Of
cleaning up a weak point would be
comparatively small, whereas to break
in at the strongest point would be
something really worth while. And II
we were to take q chance 1t really
wouldn't pay to hesitate about degrees
The section we were to raid had a
frontage of $50 yards and a depth Of
200 yards. 1t had been explained to us
that we were to be supported by a
'box barrage," or curtain fire, from
our artillery to last exactly twenty-six
minutes-that is, for twenty-six min
utes from the time when we started
lover the top" our artillery, several
miles back, would drop a curtain" of
shells all around the edges of that 100
yard by 200 yard section. We were to
have fifteen minutes In which to do
our work. Any man not out at the
end of the fifteen minutes would neces.
sarily be caught in our own fire, as our
artillery would then change from a
tbox" to pour a straight curtain fire
covering all Of the spot Of our opera
lions.
Our officers set their watches very
carefully with those of the artillery Of
ficers before we went forward to the
front trenches. We reached the front
at IL p. m. and not until our arrival
there were we informed Of the Zero
hOur"-the time when the attack was
to be made. The hour of 1910 had
been selected. The waiting from II
o'clock until that time was simply an
agony. Some of our men sat stupid
and inert. Others kept talking con-
stantly about the most inconsequential
matters. One man undertook to tell a
funny story. No one listened to it, and
the laugh at the end was emaciated
and CHASTITY. The inaction was driving
us all into state of funk. could ac>
tually feel my nerve oozing out at my
finger tips, and if we had had to wait
fifteen minutes longer | wouldn't have
been able to climb out Of the trench.
About half an hour before we were
to go over every man had his eye up
the trench, for we know "the rummies"
were coming that way. The rum gang
serves out stiff shot Of Jamaica just
before an attack. and 1t would be a
real test of temperance to see a man
refuse. There were no prohibitiOnists
in our set. Whether or not we got our
full ration depended on whether the
sergeant In charge was drunk or sober.
After the shot began to work one man
next me pounded my leg and hollered
In my ear:
II say. why all this red taper Let's
go over now"
That nOggin of rum is a life saver.
When the hour approached for us to
start the artillery fire was SO heavy
that orders had to be shouted into ears
from man to man. The bombardment
was, Of course, along a couple Of miles
of front so that the Germans would not
know where to expect us. At II O'Clock
exactly they began pulling down a Sec
ton of the parapet so that we wouldn't
have to climb over it and we were off.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
For Sheriff

We are authorized to announce ]. r. CAR
MAN. OF Custer, as a candidate for Sheriff OF
Breckenridge county. subject to the action
OF the Republican party In Primary Election
August 4, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We are authorized to announce L. j. MAT
TlNGLY, OF Hardiusburg, as a Candidate
the action of the Democratic Primary leo
ton August 4, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We are authorized to announce JULIUS h,
JACKSON. OF Tar Fork, as a candidate for
action OF the Republican Primary, Aug. 4.
1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We are authorized to announce TICE HEN
DRlCK. of Glover Creek. as a candidate for
Jaiior OF breckinridge county. subject to the
August 4, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
For Representative

We We are authorized to announce ROY ].
lain: OF Bewleyvf1le District, as a candi /.
oate for Representative OF Breckenridue
county IN the Lower House OF the LeoisIeo
Primary. August 4. p"''ioan
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
For Tailor

We are authorized to announce ROE HOOK
as a canAidate for Jailor of Breckenridge
county. subject to the action OF the Demo-
1917. e"'' II
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We are authorized to announce AUSTIN
ARMS. OF Hook Town. near Hardinshurg. as
a candidate FOR Jailor OF Breckinridge cOun-
" subject TO the action OF the Republican,
Primary election. August 4. 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

we are authorized to announce ]. A. GRAY
OF Earned, as candidate for Representative
" brerklnridge county subject to the action
4, 1917. august
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

The English Tommy's battle cry as he
breaks from his trench The bomb raid
and what happened OF sixty that start
ed forty-siX failed to return because the
Germans had prepared a surprise for
them. Graphic description of Sergeant
McClintock's terrible experience.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We are authorized to announce ABE
MEADOR as a candidate for reelection to
subject to the action of the Republican par
ty. Primary Election August 4, 1917,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

There are six articles in this remark.
able series by Sergeant McClintock.
Two have already been printed, and
the third will appear soon. 1t Is the
most interesting one of the series thus
far and is entitled:
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We are authorized to announce CLIFF M.
perintendent of Schools OF Breckinridge
County. subject to the action OF the Repub-
lican Party In Primary Election, August 4,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
Announcements
For State Senator.

n r We are authorized to announce n. n. HAR-
th RING OF Meade county, for State sens-
S 20 SUBJECT to the action Of the Democratic
i"r'S Id PRIMARY election August 4, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

: n we are authorized to announce 8. r
PAYNE, OF Irvington. as a Candidate for
oudge OF Brecktnridge county. subject to the
election Aug. 4. f'' III PRIMARY
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18
For Superintendent of Schools

We are authorized to announce j. RAIL
ElGH MEADOR. OF Cloverport, as a candi-
date for SuperiDtendent OF Breckinridge
County Schools. subject to the action OF the
Republican Party at the August Primary.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

Now is the time to Subscribe
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We ARE authorized to Announce w
ELL H. OF Meade county, as a candidate for
Sease senator. subject to the action Of the
DEMOCRATIC Primary August 4, 1917,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

We are authorized to announce d. M. Dim.
IAN; OF Meade county, as a Candidate for
Inc S,n SCaIe senate subject to the action OF the
Augusta. eiection
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-18

we are authorized to announce W. w. Bax-
yer. OF Roctvale. as a candidate for Repre
ssn OF treckinridge County, subject to
Primary election. August a. :" '"o
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
Estimates of June 80 Place
1917 Crop at $4,000 Lbs.
Cigar Tobacco
Especial Star Bulletin corrsspondene.J

WASHINGTON. d. G.. Aug II \
recent issue OF Commerce Reports.
published bv the Bureau Of Forctga
and Domestic Commerce. the DeJart
meut Of Commerce. SAYS
"Tobacco growers estimates as ,.,
June 80 indicate that the 1917 croD on
the island Of Hawaii Will be- a,o,,
:,uVO0 pounds Of cigar tobacco In-
ulantipgs are all IN the c.strict ..
kona between the towns OF Hoouuloa
and Keaubou. The intensive (armIpu
is at Keokea and Hopaunau. a few
miles south OF Kealakekra Bay TIL,
entire Kona district Is devoted almos;
exClnst,eIv IN tobacco and coffee
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
CUBANPLANTERS
OLDSUGARH HIGH

NEW YORK. y. Y. August THAT
sugar prices may go still higher is
the report received today from Ha.
vaDa by the Federal Sugar Refining
Co.
The company's agent in Cuba, H.
A. Himely, says:
About 10000 bags of raWs have
been sold during tho Past week for
as high as $3.50 f. O. +. Cuba. for 96
degree sugars. holders are very firm
in their views and are believers in a
still higher market, one argument in
favor of their opinion being that it
is generally understood the greater
part of the stock Of sugar in the ports
has already been sold.
Complete figures gathered by Hime
" show that TO date Cuba has eX-
ported 2.1S7.5Sl tons of sugar as
against 2,3O4,41% for the same period
of last year.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
:: Business And Financial News ::
TOBACCO INDUSTRY ON HAWAII IS
REVIEWED BY GOVERNMENT PAPER

for themselves IN the domestic mar
ket Methods of curing and packing
the product are row better Under
stood than in experimental years. ard
the same group of investors who start
ed tho first experiments arc back OF
the new enterprises. Cigar tobacco
has been grown spasmOdiCally n Va
vail during the last nine Tesrs W.T.
varying success Costly eNperir. onts,
soEetlmes approaching disaster. are
of r\troma value in the reorganization
OF the tobacco industr! OF Hawai-.
The history OF tobacco growing Is
az interesting page in the record OF
agricultural prQgTcss in the islands.
the island Of Kauai is credited VITA
the first systemati, attempt at tobar-
GU growing in 1851 The first tOt acCO
Was really grown in the islands about
1919 by Don Marin, a Spanish immi
grant Hawaiians grew tobacco in
small patches for local consumption.
1t was a vecT strong product.
At the annual exhibition OF Tie
Royal Hawaiian Agricultural System
IN 4NIl, } X. ''UI OF " GlilSd. N q 'ldl,
sent the first lot Of Hawaiian cigars
made from island grown tobacco, for
which he was awarded a premium, as
also for the best two pounds OF CARED
tobacco.
THE efforts OF a company on the
western side of Kauai were failures,
the tobacco worm making obstructive
inrOads into the small plantations. The
leeward side of tine island-Waimea-
appeared to be best suited for tobacco
growing.
in that early period, because Of n
dissolution of partnership and the
departure Of one OF the partners for
foreign lands, the tobacco industry
lapsed. A revival was sought in 1870,
but from that time on until the estab.
lishment OF the United States Expert
mental Station at Honolulu no at
tempts were made to Grow tobacco for
comm 1rCial purposes"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
SUGAR EMBARGO
IS j. 5. Plan

WASHINGTON, D. c., Augu : 49,
Three important cOmmOdities--2O cot
ton. lumber and sugar-prObablv will
I've put under export control Don by
President Wilson The exports coun-
Gil. it is understood, already mas rec
ommended that they be added H. tie
list of goods Tor whose shipment out
of the country license is required.
Reports that the Unltcd States
would pace an embargo IN cOal onp-
ments to Canada were !enieV Off
Cialiy tOday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
STAGNATION IN
SUGAR STOCKS
PUZZLES FRISCO
Cause for Depressing SeCurI-
ties Out of Uniformity With
Rest of Market Unknown

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. H.
Plantation and sugar company issues
have been neglected by investors tor
several months. with the result that
nearly every sugar stock listed. or
dealt in. on the local exchange is
selling today at prices which O"Hht
to prove attractive TO investors who
are familiar with the past DIVIDEND
records OF this class Of security.
1t is one OF the most pulling prob.
lens of the financial district why
these sugar stocks lag in the market.
Tie investment impulse. so far as
they are concerned. would seem. for
the moment, to be dead.
To the conjecture plausible
though ii be at first blush-that the
uncertainty attending the establish.
ment Of the var taxes, and fixing OF
a maximum price. are the real
causes behind the stagnatiOn OF the
sugar stock market, the answer
comes readily that if these are the
real reasons, then they should af-
feet the petroleum issues and vari-
GUS other industrial stocks equally
with the sugar stocks.
Such, however, is not the case. For
example, Associated OIL selling at so
admittedly a low price for this
stock-returns a yield OF S33 per
cent; General Petroleum preferred,
selling 99%, returns a yield Of nearly
Z per cent, and General Petroleum
common, selling at par, returns a yield
of 10 per cent, while Union Oil Of
California, selling at 1926, provides the
fortunate investor with a yield Of only
1874 per cent
According to the fig,nes prepared
by J. Barth & Co., California Pack
ing common is selling on a basis of
yield of 500 per cent, yet this com.
pany, dealing IN food products, will
assuredly be affected by war taxes
and maximum price establishment to
an equal degree with the sugar
plantations and refining companies.
California Packing preferred now
yields 6.51 per cent, and other in
dustrial enterprises correspondingly.
Admitting, and it is frankly ad-
mitted-that the income derivabe
from the securities mentioned above
should prove very attractive to in
vestors, yet when these figures are
contrasted with the yield on the
sugar stocks, it becomes perfectly
plain that some unknown cause is in
operation to depress the latter issues
out of all uniformity with the rest
Of the market.
For example, Hawaiian Commercial,
long established, well-seasoned
sugar stock, with the most envtable
record with regard to dividends, is
selling on a basis of yield of 1852
per cent, and all the other sugars
are on a correspondingly high yield
basis
In the following table the total di.
vidend disbursement Of 1916 is taken
as a basis for computing the yield,
together with the average price OF
the stock in July, 1911:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
(By Willett G. Gray.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Statistics by
Special Cables-Cuba-The entire
island: Receipts. 22,042 tons, against
23,S7S tons last week, 1858 tons year
and 1868 tons in 1915.
Exports, 1884 tons; stock, 515, 1897
tons, against last year 519,569 tons
Central grinding, estimated, IA;
against, estimated. IA last week, last
year and 10 in 1915.
Stocks in the United States and
Cuba together of 1884 tons, against
S07, 596 tons last week and 1883 tons
last year, a decrease of 69,SS9 tons
from last year.
Raws.-The market as we went to
press last week was strong, with light
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
LORD-YOUNG AWARDED
AERO STEEL CONTRACT

Word received here yesterday af-
ternoon from Washington is that the
Lord-Young Engineering company
has been awarded the contract for
furnishing steel for the four new aero
hangers at Ford Island. The con
tract price was $22,50o.
Bids on the hangar steel were
opened several months ago, but the
awarding of the contract was no!
made at the time and no reason was
ever given for the delay.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21

4 report from Manager Andersen CT
the Mineral Products company yes
1erday says:
because the bottom corrOded, the
evaporator at the factory broke down
A small temporary CvapOratOr was i'm
mediataly installed TO enable the fac
tory to continue Engineer Pike i
now working on a new design o!
evaporator. He is also working at the
factory on an experimental magne
sium carbonate plant. the carbonate
experiments with the raw ore in hi:
laboratory having been successful"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
ENGINEER AT HAKALAU
GOES TO PHILIPPINES
Especial ssar-Buuetir co,rsspondepce3

HILO, Aug. 1S.-Among the passen-
gers bound for Honolulu yesterday
were Mr.. and Mrs. A J. HOrswill OF
Hakalau, who are en- route to the
Philippine Islands where Mr.. HorS
will has accepted a position as erect
ing engineer for large sugar planta.
ton there He will probably be away
for a year and half.
Mr.. HOrswill was formerly foreman
at the Hilo Iron Works and for the
PAST year and a half, has been assist,
ant engineer at the HakaIau pIanta,
| ion