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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-16
His Thirteenth
Birdman Dropped
BY ALAN fllNSDAlE

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or,,,no - an ,ri-h .a,,.,n,.a,Is, Oh
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a''' '"e Supi''eS''o'' VI '"e 'c'o'' III
ireIhhu iouhd IL necessary 10 emil
crate. Johh grahdlather came 10
America, married an American wo-
man. aud daughter Of his magied
William Ellison, an Englishmnn.
johnny was sent over to England
90 be- educated aud came back very
enthusiastic over the English people.
The consequence was that when the
great worlds war broke out he went
over 10 fight under the imperial Brit
ish flag
The only person toward whom John
felt a real enmity was Elmer Treat,
whose grandfather came from Ger
many. The two as youngsters had been
churns; but as luck would have II,
they split on a girl, and, though nei-
Their felt sure he had gained the advan-
tage over the other, the rivalry sepa-
rated them. Whether or not 1t broke
their friendship this story will tell
Johnny thought he could serve the
fnthcrlnnd OF his anccstors-hc consid-
cred himself an American, and an
American only-in the fIying corps. He
therefore, went 10 London and after q
course OF instruction that fitted him to
make n bird OF himself was sent to
tho front for active duty. At first he
was sent IN into the air TO locate the
cnemv's guns and signal their posi-
tion lint ofter N year nj that kind of
s,ryico no WINS made n member of the
LIGHTING corps
When Johnny left America for the
,var IA. dIj so nor,lv bccause he had
bcen refused Inv Alice Weatherby.
Tb,s ,vas tho Girl thu, be and Elmer
T,.o, bod snIi, uron Whether Treat
hoa vnn vhora no Ind failed he did
ma, l,ow I'm, no fcl, vorv hitter TO-
ward his former friend because he
nrcsrmod tbat Iron, had talcn Unfair
adyon,,co q, him I'm, was there ever
. ,,,o,r, ubo-o,, ono marty ala NOT
.o,sidar ,ha, ,ho Other nod usod nm
,,t, oarsg 7, q tho ,1r, Who ,brouv
,na .,nIo ., ,,;scor5 ho,yvoon ,hom
o. a.. Ion, t,lI,so, went nm 20 ON
,,s ,hir,ocn,h ooronIane no had
hr,,ah, down ,wo,yo and had been
AMI decorated bv rho government
Ion, "a, on, ahou, ~ o,c,ocl, az n
snr,ng morn,ny A no ,ose about the
,roo,ons no hoard tho birds singing he.
low him and wondered ~ they were
no, ,oaIous q, IN. Invasion of their ele-
-. a.. .tt.. a., ,i,,h. h. 10
s,rad be started toward the enemy's
limos For I'm tho distance he saw Ell
thor an aeroplnne or n bird bur his
prac,iccd eve soon told him that 1t was
the former. Nor was IL long hefore
the aeroplane appeared TO he heading
for John.
When the two came TO within u mile
OF each other each seemed to realize
that he was singled out for fight.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-08-16
n1o17 ANNOUNCEMENT 1917
SWINEBROAD THE REAL estate NAN.
ISucccsors to Hughes Swnebroadl
} Headquarters for Real Estate
IN
.sTtfE LAND OF NO\N'
..TliE LAND OF NOW"
EXPERIENCE AND EFFICIENCY COUNT IN ALL BUSINESS


show sales Of more than 10 500
besides amount of town and city property and stocks Of mer
the than 100 clients and customers and they
refer far dealing.
From NV xpcrpee in the business how when where and what
" % I'M, propcr,y to sell farm lands city property dwellings
merchandise
your business believing handle entire satisfaction
other property with me now have hand
long list Of parties
.rty may be just:what am looking for
To solicit
when deal through will get value received
have on hand all Dwellings
CITY Property list constantly
my best properties
you resident of Garrard County write and will tell
nil about County facilities
schools Lancaster business and t:grow
following few of the properties have hand for
FARMS.
farm of pike
abou, 100 acres cliff andgr grazing land thrown in.
Of isi with splendid improvements land lies well
small from mdwen
ing and new good land lies we'll
farm Of acres. pike % miles very fertile
MOSTLY In grass Target tobacco barn room house
farm say and hemp land ge barns
splendid land well fenced and well wad tenant house and other
buildings.
farm Of es, part rolling dwelling
Of rooms orchard y miles from
bargain.
5s acres of mile good dwelling and
large utbus fine orchard and the land
miles from town. pike land Trolling
splendid improvements
farm Of 40 of improved pike accessibo mar.
ket of three county land lies we'll
small farm of good imprOv.
farm Of $50 acres partly rolling very fertile
large with front lawn to pike
.culya balance IN grass
farm of POI acre. of land town. fronting onwo ps
.s susceptible smaller farms dandy building
farm 6 all blue building
site orchard land ready for tobacco and hemp osetO school
churches a 8 miles from Lancaster
farm of "a land roomiwelng large
ng large pike close schools and churches
= DANDY little home
I'D a locaton be worthyhe
farm q Danvile
lancaster right of improvements farm
divided with fronts pike In Observation-Disclosures
smalvi village with school and churches
For RENI-A farm of improved andInea<
nil in grass ready for the pow .Wi
1918
small farm of splendid brick
and other out buildings well waed 3Buvi
bes,ow Central Kentucky
of THE BEST BARGAIN
the Camp Dick Robinson
this land SOIL ready for hemp
cultivation dwellings
the main dwelling newE,obacco
bpns stock barns buildings well waed and
will sell
tract or So tract Priced right and on easy terms.
of rolling land dwelling barn &c.
miles whos does be
= on the pike sell bargain if bought at once
CITY PROPERTY:
New modern dwelling Of rooms cellar :ooms,
heated electric lights water works. small modern
,snd acres OF land
dwelling of rooms andoutbui o
Another with all modern
numb o other dwellings and building lots
further particulars and prices inquire of
|SWINEBR0AD, THE REAL ESTATEsMAN.
i Lancaster. Kentucky.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
Stone and CONSUMPTION

Even when Stone is in favor of a
good measure he tries to pair his
speech with his vote. In announcing
his support of the selective draft
bill in the Senate he endeavored to
throw suspicion upon a group Of
nineteen of his constituents in one
town who had sent him. kilograms
favoring it, as though there were
some mysterious and sinister infiu-
ence at work upon their minds. Per-
haps the Senator has learned bv
bitter experience the worthlessness
Of the German-American Alliance
propaganda which he imagined rep
resented the will of the American
people. The theory does not seem to
have occurred to him that these con-
stituents of Maiden, Mo-, were just
plain American patriots who got to-
gether and agreed that the effort to
set their erring Senator right on a
great public issue was worth trying.
Still, We wonder why the denuncia-
ton of such methods of propaganda
was never made against hyphenate
Americanism.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
Nirht I'm KamnnIn.

The sun has sought the velvet arms
of night
And gone to rest The soft West
wind sighs by.
The palm trees culver in the waning
light.
One little star peeps shyIy from the
sky.
The birds have ceased their galaxy of
song
And stilled is every tiny feathered
throat
Now flashes bright the merry, starry
throng,
And rises now the cricket's quick
ening note.
Deep in the marsh the bulIfroE Joins
his cries
To those OF countless toads that
louder grow:
The hum of insects rises to the skies,
And Time throbs on with measured
beat and slow.
All silent in the town the gay bazaars
Save where the grabbed merchants
two or three
Count over in the dim light of the
The profits of the day and usury.
Within a small grass hut a native boy
Upon a harp plays low with tireless
power.
A woman croons a simple song OF Joy,
And melody and dream are In the
hour.
The Afric night steals softly DER my
soul.
shut my eyes and let my thoughts
go roam,
Knowing well that they will seek
cherished goal
And lead me back to long ago-and
home!
Edmund Leamy.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
Aggravating Injustice

Instead of improving matters, the
War Department has made them
worse by announcing. that while no
more candidates for admission to the
Officers Reserve Corps will be ex-
amined until they have taken three
months training at an instruction
camp, without pay, commissions will
be issued to those who have already
passed their examinations.
All candidates for the Officers
Reserve Corps should be received at
Plattsburg and the other training
camps on an absolutely even footing.
Either all are entitled to tentative
commissions, subject to revocation in
case of development Of marked dis
qualifications, or all should enter
without any individual recommenda-
tions whatever. In view of the kind
of men stipulated for by the Govern
ment, the only fair way is to issue
the tentative commissions to all ap-
ulicants to the Officers Reserve
Corps and pay them while in train
ing at the rates prescribed for the
grades to which they are admitted.
The Government pays for the edu-
cation of cadets at West Point and
Annapolis; yet the Government de-
Tnands that applicants for the Off
GERS Reserve Corps donate, before
they may take the prescribed three
months course, not only the cost of
a college education, or an equivalent
in experience, but whatever positions
they have established for themselves
since graduation. Were similar sac
rifices demanded of all American
citizens indiscriminately there could
be no proper objection. So long,
however, as 1.-The great majority Of
American citizens will make no per-
sonal sacrifice for the organization
Of the Officers Reserve Corps they
should not object to compensating
students for reserve corps examina-
tions ia the same manner as mill
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
The HKuItured, KaIserf


To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
That person who claims to stand in
the place of Deity.
That person who teaches that Ger
man "Kultur" is above everything
in this world.
That person who has trained a ma
tion to get upon its knees before that
infinite absurdity, and in order to
compel the human intellect to obey
his bidding has trained a nation to
trample reason, humanity, and JUS
tice under foot. And that nation has
covered Prussia with training camps
and arsenals: and that nation went
into partnership with two other
tyrants, the arrogant Austrian and
the bloody Turk TALL whose object
Is the same and that is the destruc-
tion of Intellectual Liberty"). These
three tyrants have plunged all OF
Europe into a bloody war, and made
OF it a slaughter house, and the peace
OF the world was destroyed. Thou
sands and millions have perished, and
IL all the bones OF all the victims of
this German Kultur" could be
gathered together a monument higher
than the Pyramids would rise in our
presence and the eyes OF even the
Kaiser himself would be wet with
tears.
But the "Kultur" that these ty-
rants have imposed upon the Ger
manic people and tried to impose
upon the world has been spurned by
democracy and the democratic world
is arrayed against 1t, and to crush
il lest liberty perish, from the earth.
]. r. HORNE.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
Good American Eating

The best patriotism, so far as food
goes, is that which leads to the use
of the diet best adapted to produce
healthy Americans. 1t may be made
up of dishes prepared according to
recipes gathered from Constanti-
nople, Vienna, Paris, and points
west. But surely American dishes
ought not to be ruled off the table,
when they would justify their place
there in point of wholesomeness and
in flavor.
Hotel and restaurant managers
have announced that meat and vege-
tables prepared in the native fashion
will be more in evidence here in the
future. That is good news. Scrapple,
fried mush, and plain dishes of car
rots, spinach and cabbage are to be
featured.
1t goes without saying there's
no harm in saying it-that the es-
sential condition of good fare is a
good cook. That is true alike in res
taurant and in home kitchen. If all
the present talk of economy and eff
fectiveness in procuring and prepar-
ing food shall lead to a revival of
interest in the training Of our daugh-
ters in the best traditions as well as
the best of the newer methods of
cooking, it will be abundantly worth
yphila
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
Distinguished Visitors to America

Mr.. Balfour and his party, and,
presently, General Joffre heading the
French mission, are the latest of a
long line of distinguished visitors to
the United States from abroad, COM
ing to us on various errands, educa-
tional, social, and political, though
the Importance of the present dele
cations easily outweighs that of all
the others.
Lafayette's visit, after the French
revolution, in which he became so
distinguished a character, had sue
ceeded the American Revolution, in
which he also played an important
part, was one continued ovation.
The news dispatches of day or
two ago noted the death of a cen
tenarian lady who was probably the
last to lay claim to the honor of hav-
ing danced with Lafayette. In the
cause of liberty Garibaldi and Louis
Kossuth both visited our shores.
Among Frenchmen Louis Philippe,
Jerome Bonaparte, Talleyrand, and
De Joinville are to be mentioned.
The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia
came or a semi-political errand, fol-
lowing the period of Russia's friend
illness toward the Union in the war
between the States. The visit of
Prince Henry of Prussia is still
fresh in our minds, and is generally
coupled in thought with the gift of
the statue of Frederick the Great,
both incidents occurring when Ger
many was seeking a rapprochement
with the United States. Among Eng
lishmen two who were afterward to
be Kings of England, visited Ameri-
ca, William the Fourth, during the
Revolutionary war, and Edward the
Seventh, while he was Prince of
Wales. Mr.. Balfour himself has
been to this country before, and
Count Zeppelin was here during the
civil war.
But the mere mention of these
names is sufficient to show that the
present English and French mission
is unique in the history of the
United States. They have come not
from friendly nations merely, but
from our allies in the great war. In
the league of nations which will fol-
low the treaty of peace doubtless
many similar delegations of dis
tinguished men will go from the
United States to Europe, and will
come from Europe and Asia to
America.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE.

Louis Gutenberg, chairman OF the
newly appointed Americanization
Committee of the Chamber OF Com
merce, today announced the appoint
ment of a number OF additional citi-
zens of Washington to work with his
committee. although some OF those
Chamber of Commerce." said Mr.. Ot-
tenberg, -they have been selected to
serve on this committee because II is
desired to make a representative
Washington organization in order
that its scope may be broad and its
work effective" The new members
OF the committee are:
Christopher Heurich, Albert Carry,
DR.. Charles h. Finckel, DR.. John Con-
stas, Salvatore Desio, the Rev. John
Van Schaick. jr.. Martin wiegand.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, oliver p.
Newman, Raymond F. Crist, Oran T.
Moore, DR.. II. II. Wheaton, DIR. George
F. Bowerman, Senator William NJ.
Calder. Charles A. Roussos, Lorenzo
Del Giorno, Theodore w. Noyes, DIR.
Abraham ]. Arbeley, Rabbi Benjamin
l.. Grossman. Rabbi Moses A. Hor-
witz, DIR. Z. l.. Thurston, Ernest
Gichner, the Rev. Job A. Sallooni,
Roger O'Donnell, T. A. Powderly, 4.
Lisner, Julius Eglofr. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins. DR.. Alexander Graham Bell,
the Rev. NJ. c. MarsegIia, Dr. A. P. c.
Griffin. the Rev. Nicholas De Carlo.
the Rev. Jcskir1 Mcxopoulos, and
Hiss Il. Z. STANLEY.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
GERMAN LEADS MExICANS
Providence journal Says carranza's
Artillery Is Under Teuton.

Carranza's artillery is under the
command OF a GermsH who is i'm con-
slant communication with German Of
hciaIs, and new guns are being man.
ufactured in Mexico and set up for
defense both OF Vera Cruz and Sa:Ina
Cruz, according to the Providence
Journal today.
This information, with other sensa-
ticnaI disclosures, Is contained In d
letter now in the possession OF the
Journal, which that paper prints in
full
The communication from Gen. Max
imilian Klaus to his parents in Ger
many was inclosed with correspond
ence from the imperial consulate in
Mexico City to the foreign office in
Berlin. 1t was addressed under sepa-
rate cover to +. Gorsdorf, Copen-
hagen, and the envelope was indorse1
by C. Schadt, IL Broadway, New York,
according to the Journal.
The writer tells OF his rapid promo
tion, the successful operation of cart
ridge and gun factories, the setting
up of new guns in the harbors, and OF
trip to the United States to pur-
chase war material. He proudly tells
OF being on very friendly terms with
the German minister, and OF a prom
Use that at the end OF the war he is
to be sent to Berlin on a mission.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
Wartime Conservation

Shots were necessary the other
day, according to a story from Con-
necticut, to halt the manager of an
oil refinery, who insisted on driving
his automobile past the sentry at
the gate. On Sunday night, in
Kearny, N. J., the oil tanks at an
other refinery caught fire and burn
ed up, with a loss of thousands of
gallons. No doubt the oil man who
tried to snub the sentry in one case
feels highly indignant at the failure
of the sentries to furnish effectual
protection in the other.
He offers a good example of the
man who fails to realize his share in
the present general duty of conserv-
ing national resources. There seldom
was time when granary burned
or q powder mill blown up meant
such direct personal loss to each one.
The loss Of grain would mean rise
in the cost of wheat and of bread.
The destruction of a powder mill
would mean perhaps millions Of dol
lars of construction work to be done
over again, intensifying the demand
for labor when that essential is al
ready lacking, notably on the farms.
Every bit of damage, waste or
other useless loss is harm. with the
country's internal economy under
such strain as that of war. Each
one is concerned and each should do
his share in guarding against dam
age and waste, not only damage by
incendiaries but waste by careless
ness, extravaganza, or . idleness,
whether it be waste of food, ma
terials, or labor.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
ORDEAL FOR MISS RANKIN
conserIptIon eIII May Subject Her
to New trial.

10 NoW TRIAL.
Between now and Thursday Repre-
sentative Jeanette Rankin "the lady
from Montana" will have to fight out
again an internal battle like that
which led her to the very edge of a
nervous collapse over her vote on the
war resolution.
Strongly intrenched as are her con-
scientious convictions against war,
Miss Rankin is forced to decide
whether these personal convictions
shall be permitted to outweigh her
position as the nominal leader of her
sex in politics.
On the question OF conscription Miss
Rankin is being strongly urged by
leaders OF her party to bury her per
sonal views and take a strong stand
which other women can use as proof
of the ability of the sex to subordi-
nate sentiment to reason.
Through almost six hours Of debate
yesterday Miss Rankin seldom left the
floor.
Today Miss Rankin has conference
engagements with several leading suf-
fragettes. who will urge upon her
the Importance Of her vote on the
army bill. The best friends and
strongest advocates OF universal
woman suffrage In Senate and House
have let It be known that Miss Ran
kin's war resolution vote was a blow
to the cause and that a pacifist vote
on the conscription bill Is liable to
work irreparable damage to suffrage.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
GO BAREFOOT ON WARPATH
That's the Conserving Notion Preva-
lent in Kansas.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April 24--Ths
residents of northwest Kansas have
Joined the army of economy, and have
started the spring push on the high
cost OF living by turning their pig
sites into rabbit hutches- The aristo-
cratic porker who feeds on So corn II
to be suppIanted by the Flemish giant
rabbit.
other economic measures are be-
ing planned. Cane for sorghum II
being planted extensively, and many
farmers are planting arUchokes to
supplant the high-priced spud-
Petitions are being circulated urB-
ing old and young to go barefooted
during the summer to save shoes.
Banquets, elaborate gowns, and
"fussy" graduating exercises also
have been put on the blacklist
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
JOY KILLS SOLDIERS WIFE.

ZURICH, April 24.--In a sanltarium
in Baden. Switzerland, Mrs. Ida Bers-
berger, wife of a German army
officer. has been killed by joy. She
came to the health resort several
months ago suffering from consump-
tion, soon improved. and seemed on
the way to recovery. Recently, her
husband on furlough, arrived in
Baden from France unannounced.
When the officer entered the room
his wife flew into his arms with a
cry of Joy. and a moment later sank
to the floor unconscious. The follow
ing night she died.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
VIII you grant me the hospitality
Of your columns to tell some of your
readers how to get rid of the White
House pickets?
There is only one proper and effect
i've way, and that is to pass the Susan
B. Anthony amendment, which will
release the energy and money for war
duty or whatever is important. Some
persons are in error and believe there
Is personality or individuality in the
picket line. There is neither. The
picket line Is the recruiting cause
that stands there. and will remain un-
til something better takes its place.
Consider the procession of States
coming on.
Alice Paul, since Napoleon, has had
no peer as general. and Is as raven
ously hungry as he for the victorious
idea. II any one can show Alice Paul
how to gain one inch more on the
battle line for woman's freedom than
by picketing, she will be very well
come, but IL she Is not, nor can not
do anything more efficient, she should
keep her mouth shut"
We who have been prosecuted by
our accidental bosses-not our super
iors-have had the belief in equal suf-
frage treated as IL 1t were a crime,
had our careers broken, have come to
think that masculine autocracy is as
wrong and arbitrary as the throned
autocracy OF Europe-and like IL, re-
tards the human race; therefore, ii Is
doomed. ! CARRIE HARRISON.
Brookland, d. C.
The Washington times., 1917-04-24
LETTERS TO TIMES
FROM ITS READERS
Says Only Way to Get Rid of
White House Pickets Is to
Grant Women Ballot.
TO TIMES READERS

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Hsh abusive personal attacks nor
criticism tohich The Times deems
HHtodrTanted BY the facts as It kno5s
them.
No record Is kept Of unpublished
letters aud none toiH be returned uH-
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