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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-05
MISSOURIAN KILLS WIFE WHEN
SHE LAUGHS AT HIM FOR
SAYING lie WOULD BE A
GOOD SOLDIER

st. Louis, Mo-, September Be-
cause she laughed when he said he
would make a good soldier, John Es-
pen, 81 years old, an Italian mech
anician, shot his wife, Mary, 46 years
old, in the head twice with a double
barrel shotgun, killing her instantly.
He fed, but was caught later in an
abandoned quarry, where he had
taken rufuge. In explanation of his
act he said only that he was fool
ing"
According to members of the fam
lily, Espen had been marching in
goosestep fashion around the house
during the morning, and several
times remarked that he would make
good soldier. A few minutes prior
to the shooting he declared that he
was a good shot, and that IL he shot
he inteded to shoot to kill three"
The couple have five children, two
of whom are married. A daughter-in-
law and a daughter II years old had
left the house a few minutes prior to
the tragedy.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-05
DON'T WAIT
Take Advantage Of q Maysville Cit.
zen's Experience.

When the back begins to ache.
Don't wait until backache becomes
chronic:
Till kidney troubles develop;
Profit by Maysville woman's ex-
perience.
Mrs. r. w. Lauderback, W. Sec
ond St., Maysville, says: 1.-TWO years
ago | was suffering with kidney trou-
BILE and had been for a long time. l
was nervous and dizzy and had severe
headaches. My kidneys were too fire.
quent in action and annoyed me great
ly. had dull ache across the small
of my back and my back was so lame
at times that | could hardly bend one
way or the other. Some one advised
NE to use Deans Kidney Pills and !
got box at Wood & Sons Drug Store.
They helped me at once and conunued
use entirely cured me of the trouble u
Mrs. Lauderback is only one Of
many Maysville people who have
gratefully endorsed Doan's Kidney
Pills If your back aches-if your
kidneys bother you, don't simply ask
for a kidney remedy--ask distinctly
for DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS, the same
that cured Mrs. Lauderback-tne rem
edy backed by home testimony. 6Oc
all stores. Foster Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y. when Your Back is
Lame--Remembe the Name"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-05
RAIDERS AGAIN VISIT ENGLAND
DROPPING BOMBS on SOUTH.
EAST COAST

London, September German air.
planes visited the southeast coast OF
England last night, dropping bombs
at various places according to an Of
fetal statement issued shortly after
midnight.
No report of casualties or damage
has been received up to the present
time.
The official statement follows:
Enemy airplanes crossed the
southeast coast at II o'clock las,
night and dropped bombs at various
places. No reports of casualties OIL
damage have been received.
"A number of our airplanes have
been received.
"A number of our airplanes pur'
sued the enemy"
Only one person was killed in Sun
days air raid on England.
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-05
bserved from the enemy's lines.

observed from the enemy's lines.
This principle applies also if you
are ever fired upon while scouting or
acting independently; drop to the
ground and seek cover, and then try
to locate the enemy.
These are some of the main points
to keep in mind; many others will
come up during your training. Grad
ually you will become highly skilled
in this form of attack. Not only will
your skill increase but also your con-
fidence. You will learn in time that
troops standing on the defensive be-
hind entertainments seldom fire upon
an advancing enemy with steadiness
and accuracy. The greater determin-
alton and energy you and your COM
rades show in the advance, the small
Ter will be the chances of your suf-
fering severity from the enemy's from
the enemy's fire.
The advance of company in ex-
tended order Is directed by commands
transmitted to the individual soldiers
chief by the use Of signals, since the
noise of the firing makes it imprac-
ticable to use the voice effectively
! Practical Fighting
The problem of each individual SOL
dier is to obey the commands and at
the same time to use his own judgment
and skill in taking advantage of cover
as he advances. 1t is especially i'm
portant that you should obey at once
any directions that may be given to
you as to resetting the sights on your
rifle and that the rapidly of your firing
should be controlled by the orders of
your captain.
Going a step beyond the extended
order drill your company and regi-
ment will take part in field and COM
bat exercises, in which conditions and
movements Of actual warfare are re-
produced as closely as possible. Here
you will put into practice everything
learned during your previous drilling.
You will practice correct methods of
attacking and of defending yourself
both with the rife and bayonet and
with other weapons now in use. Don't
fail to enter into the spirit of these
exercises with as much enthusiasm
and intensity as If you were on the
actual battle field. Use your magma
ton. See the enemy in front of you
and act precisely as you would act II
the enemy were real. Only in this way
can you get the full benefit of these ex.
ercises
Don't fail to keep in mind also that
you are member Of big team anC
that every member plays an important
part in contributing to the success o.
the team. "The one requisite neces
sary to win the battle is intelligent
: teamwork. The army Is handled JUS
like football team A part is on the
first line facing the enemy. Another
part, like the half backs is held bacl
as supports. Another part, like tn,
full backs, is held as reserve. Eacf
unit, like each player, has a certain
. duty to perform. When the signal |.
,, given, all work together-all play tn,
! game-teamwork." manual for Non
. commissioned officers and Privates, D
149)
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LESSON NO. 81.
EXTENDED.ORDER DRILL,

Preceding Lessons: 1. Your Post of
Honor 2. Making Good as Sol
der. 3. Nine Qualities of a Soldier.
4. Getting Ready for Camp. 5. First
Days in Camp. 6. Cleanliness in
Camp. 7. Your Health. 8. March,
ing and Care of Feet. 8. Your
Equipment and Arms. 10. Recrea-
ton in Camp. II. Playing the
Game. II. Team Work in the
Army. 10. Grouping Men into
Teams. IA. The Team Leaders. 15.
Fighting Arms of the Service. 16.
Staff Branches of the Service. II.
Staff Branches of the Service, ii.
10. Army Insignia. 10. The Army
System of Training 20. Close-Or-
der Drill
EXtended-order drill will give your
squad its first lesson in the methods
Of advancing against enemy lines ac-
tually used In present-day warfare.
You will first be shown now to deploy
as skirmishers. Moving at run you
and the other men will place yourself
in one rank, the interval between men
being about Is inches, instead of a
inches in close-order drill. This is
the simplest form of deployment
which may be roughly defined as
spreading out body of troops in thin
open lines so that they may more
easily advance even in the face OF
enemy fire.
This means that you become to a
greater extent an independent unit
When pushing forward in skirmisf
lines you must rely In part on your
own initiative and judgment.
The next step in extended-ordel
drill is to practice kneeling, lyins
down, and advancing at a run. In the
meantime, you will be getting prac
tice also in rife loading, and little
later will begin to carry your rife
when advancing as a skirmisher ant
to practice loading, aiming, and firms
from the skirmish line.
Use Of Cover
One of the most important features
of this part of your training will con
sist Of learning to conceal yoursel
from the view Of the enemy by takins
advantage Of hillocks, trees, heaps O
earth, rocks, gullies, bitches, door
ways, windows, or any other cove
that may be at hand. Your object Il
to reach the enemy. The more skill
full you are In the use of cover thu
smaller the chances Of your bein,
disabled during the attack.
But you are not to remain too Ion,
In one place, no matter how well you
may be concealed. Your value as
soldier depends on your ability to ad
vance from cover to cover, always Sc
Letting before you leave one plac
the position you are going to occupy
Learn that "a man running rapldl
toward an enemy furnishes poo
target" Remember also that maj
lying fat on the ground is not easil
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-05
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Refreshing
DRINkIN THE WORLD
kTALL GROCERY STORES,
CAFES And STANDS.
Sc AB0TTLE.s
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
f I! } n sa may

No. II departs 5:35 a. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. departs 100 p. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. IS departs $40 p. m. daily.
No. 10 arrives $50 a. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 1S arrives 2:05 p. m. daily.
No. IA arrives $3.50 p. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 211 Sunday only, leave Mays
vile 6 a. m.
No. 214 arrive in Maysville 11:25 D.
m. Sunday only.
Schedule effective Sunday, June II,
subject to change without notice.
H. s. ELLIS, Agent.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-05

There 10 more Catarrh In this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years It was sup
posed To be incurable Doctors prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly falling
to cure with locci treatment. pronounced
Il incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease,
greatly Influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by + J. Cheney q
Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Is a constitutional
remedy. 10 taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
Of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward 10 offered for any case that Halls
Cataffh Medicine falls 10 cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
+. J. CHENEY N 60, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold BY Druggists. 7ic.
Halls Family i'ins 80 e""-'Irsticn
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-05

French chemists have discovered
that coating the interior of the con-
tainers with aluminium paint will
prevent the accumulation of deposits
that often come from hard water.
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REMEMBER

If you have anything you Want, Buy
or Sell, Help Wanted, Property For
Rent, anything Lost or Found, 1t
would pay you to use the columns of
the Ledger. We always get results.
Phone An.
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HOME.READ|NG COURSE FOR CITIzEN.SOlD|ERS
Department rights reprint reserved

This thiray daily offered
service In the National Army practical getting
right informal in tone does not binding
regulations
united States Army which this merely Introductory
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24

accuracy Is constantly checked by the
operator with delicate micrometcrs.
But even this is not sufficient. All
tho parts-p particularly those mat
play more delicate role In the op-
GRAFTON OF the motorcar are again
carefully inspected by men who 40
nothing but that -- for hardness, Tor
proper size and surface, for quality or
matcrial-in short for every detall
that can impair the efficiency Of tho
product.
Assembling Watched.
After the manufacturing operations
have been carefully Inspected the
parts are taken to the assembly rooms.
Here again each stop whether IN
motor assembly or in body or chassis
assembly-is carefully watched.
The motor parts are fitted by eN-
pert workmen and Inspected by most
rigorous tests Each addition to the
chassis Is inspected 10 make sure thar
IT is set In or fastened on CORY 'tly.
At the conclusion Of the assemblies
the finishcd product is tried out un-
der it's own power by expert testers.
Eighty-olght men look after more
than a hundred different inspection
duties on the overland Light rour
model alone. All told there is an In
spection force Of more than two nun
dred and flfty men I'm the Willys-oN-
rrlnnd factories In Toledo on whom
rests the responsibility of seeing that
all Wllys-Ovcrland cars are turned
out In conformity with engineering
specifications
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
NO REASON FAR FEARING
BUSINESS DEPRESSION
Auto Dealers say United States Stands
ON Era OF tncaualcd Prosperity. .

"If there Is one thing that the
American people do not have to fear
in connection with the present war,
1t is business depression" says FL
wood Haynes, pioneer motor car
builder and president of the Haynes
Automobile comptny.
Instead of facing an Industrial
cessation. the United States stands on
the threshold Of an era OF prosperity,
and lust as soon as we have readjust-
ed ourselves to present conditions all
the lines OF business, which tempor-
arily slowed down with the declara-
ton OF war and the passing of con
scription measures. will swing inl"
n healthy, vigorous pace.
More Money in Circulation.
"It is only natural to expect that
the American people will put fair
share of their surplus money into gov
ernment bonds, but three, or even
four. Liberty loans of the size of the
present one could he floated without
n noticeable tightening in the nation
finances.
The fact that the government Is
borrowing is not to he taken as eNi-
dencc that the money will go out or
circulation in this country. In truth
II means the existence OF practically
the opposite condition since the great l.
or part of the government momS-
will be immediately spent for sup
plies. This is the strong contrast 10
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24

the European countries who are pour
Ing their boards into the United
states for the purchase of materials
10 effectively prosecute the war.
Must supply World.
Before America right now lies not
only the responsibility OF feeding the
world, but clothing IT, furnishing II
munitions and supplies for its wars
and manufacturing most OF its goods.
In addition to its domestic trade, mar
kcts In Latin America, South Africa,
anf the oriental countries. that have
closed to American Industries for
years on account of the colonial and
foreign trade policies of the Euro
pean nations, are offering opportuni-
ties to the business men who care to
enter the foreign field.
Present conditions can only mean
one thing. and that Is domestic con-
ditions will even be more prosperous
than they have been in the past. The
American family. which is the deter
factor Of depression or pros
perity. will do its share in making its
usual purchases of food. clothing,
building materials house furnishings
and motor cars"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
CARE NECESSARY IN USING
ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES
Expert Says Extra Equipment VIII
Exhaust Storage Battery.

II costs the car owner money to
use electrical accessories on his car
II they depend upon the storage bat
terry for power, according to Mr.. Blank
the local Willard expert.
THE stock battery of an automo-
bile" saws MIR. Blank, lis carefully
designed to I'll the need OF the indi-
vidual car and its electrical equip
ment
"If the car owner uses extra lights
cigar lighters, trouble finders. anu
accessories of that character. he Is
teally overlooking the battery ana
will In a short time practically eX-
haust II, If he depends upon the gem
orator alone to replace the power
that he is using"
ITO prevent battery exhaustion
caused by these extras. the battery
must be charged at regular intervals
at service station or the generator
must be re-adiusted to feed power
enough to ii to take care of the extra
lead"
at IL entirely probable that tnc
latter cannot he done. for the gener-
ator along with the rest of the viec-
trical equipment is designed to fit the
normal needs of the car In this casn
then. the car owner should not be
surprised and grieved when he is
called upon To pay for outside charg-
ing"
TO repeat, the motorist must be
very careful in the fitting of his car
with electrical equipment.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
HOOVER ONCE OFFICE BOY
National Food Administrator Started
on salary of S35 u Month.

From office boy in 1895 to national
food administrator in 1917 for the
United States and perhaps for all tts
allies, is the brief history of Bert
Hoover" now Herbci- c. Hoover.
The gap OF twenty-five years In
which Bert passed into Herbert
is filled with many incidents of wori'>-
wide renown,
Twenty two years ago Hoover ne
gan his business career as an ofiice
boy in the employ OF his uncle. Doc
tor Minthorn. who had charge of the
Oregon Land company, at Salem. Az
ter thoro trial the uncle said Bert
was not worth sS5 a month, which he
had been receiving.
But Bert was equally firm in his
conviction that he was easily worth
S35 month and more. That was
the sart. and the office was left be-
hind. with Stanford university as tho
goal. There young Hoover att1inei
his degree by working his way thru
college.
AS an engineer his success is well
remembered by westerners In Ari-
zona mining operations, His fame IN
solving intricate mining problems
spread and he was called to Austria
lin and later to England with bigger
Jobs always In sight
Then the greatest task of his life
came In the feeding of the war stricH-
en- Belgians. His work In Belgium
made impossible the selection OF any
other man for the solving of Amer.
ica's greatest problem of the war ana
the salem office boy was called to the
white House and given charge OF mo
worlds food supply. Free
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
BRITAIN BARS DOG SHOWS
Defense OF Realm Act Operates
Against All CANNES.

Dog shows In Great Britain nave
been abolished thru the operation of a
defense Of the realm regulation re-
Gently issued in spite of the protests
Of dog owners thruout the Kingdom.
The occasion for the prohibition was
the point raised that dogs. ana par
tlcularly those used for shows. we're
too much food which VAS
required for men Coupled with II
were complaints Of the oVorrunning OF
the kingdom by tramp and mnnEr"l
dogs So the order abolishing tramp
dogs and. with them, the dog show
was issued. The Ladies' Kennel as
socintion members unanimously
pledged themselves TO feed to none Of
their pets food IN for human con
sum Ntion. in hopes of preventing the
blow.
with the order went one requiring
the registration of all dogs ana the
killing OF those not registered undcr a
stiff fee. British fancicrs are In con-
sequence flooding the American mar
kct with offers of show dogs, nanv ~
them champions of many breeds AT
prices which would have seemed abb
surd even so lately as a year ago.
Things To Worry about.
The wood in the matches mooched
each day I'm this country would build
a house.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
WHY ARE BELL" TROUSERS?
They Are So Easy to Roll Up When
Sailors Wade.

why do sailors trousers "belr'
at the feet? Why is each leg con-
structed like truncated cone. with
the enlarged base flapping about the
wearers shoes as he walks?
From time immortal the bell
trousers have been the trademark of
the deep sea man and they have come
to he accepted as a matter OF course. 2
tradition which needs no backing up
i'm logic or common sense, that Is 10
the landsman. Sailors trousers belled
at the feet because they were sailor
trousers and that was about all OF IT.
Not To the navy man that isn't all of
II. In addition to tradition, conven-
icnce and comfort and sometimes safe
tv are also responsible for the eXpar-
sion OF the ncthermost portion OF the
eaman's garment.
when you're with landing party,
for instance, and In many other cases
when YOU go ashore in launch or
large boat, you can't step right off the
boat onto dry land. You've got to jump
into the water and wade ashore. You
can wade Il lot faster If your trousers
are rolled up. The civilians trousers
take a lot of time to roll up and then
they bunch around the knees INTO
knickerbockers and are worse than
OYER The navy trousers belled at the
feet are simpler. You grab 'em and
4 give "A haul and they're clear up out of
the way in no time and they'll stay
D, He'd up as long as YOU wtnt 'em
/ that way
Likewise when yod're working in
the rigging. climbing around among
the ropes and spars, trousers are In
the way. You do the same thing there
and it makes for both convenience
and safety when the hampering. flap
ping things are out of the way
| Harper's
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
Cnrc Not n Cure.

A Scotsman who suffered terribly
from insomnia was advised to con-
suit n specialist When the consulta-
ton was over the unsophisticated old
man asked what there was to pay.
zone guinea said the doctor and
the old man paid II, Then he returned
homo. Later. recountlng his experl-
ence. he said with pathetic quavcr
In his voice.
lyon man cure me sleeplessnessl
pae ye ken, I coodna sleep for hale
fortnight after thinkin' on whit had
to pay him."
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24
MILITARY SCOUTING
SURE TEST FOR AUTO
Los Angeles to Salt Lake City
Records Smashed in
Oldsmobile.

When mud bc-spattercd motor
car pulled up in front Of hotel III
Salt Lake city shortly before mid
night Tuesday, May 20, and iou'
khaki-clad soldiers climbed stiffly
from the seats and stretched their
weary limbs for the first time In many
hours, one Of the most gruelline ana
practical tests to which an automo-
bile was ever subjected was pulled
Of TO demonstrate the utility OF mo-
Tor cars for military purposes.
The run was made on strictly mill
tary rules to gain accurate knowledge
Of just what a motor car can De de-
pended upon to do in case of necessity
and just how useful 1t may become
in actual war service. The trip was
organized on the regular military pa
trol basis, utilizing the telegraphic
service and facilities of the Los An
geles and Salt Lake railroad
Horse Passing From Army.
II is generally accepted fact that
automobiles will he called upon to
great extent in war operations par
ucularly at such times az railroads
may be temporarily out OF commas
sion. Cavalry Is fast waning and In
fact the horse is passing from the
army. The motor car cannot he over
worked. It can travel "a hours q
day II necessary. II requires little
attention when compared with tho
horse and will hold up under sewers
strain.
Captain owen Il. Bird of the quar-
tcrmnster's corps field service. ac-
companlcd bv G. II Bigelow. official
pilot. Scrgcants H. \. Baker and ROY
Hamilton driving a stock model Olds-
mobile eight-cvlindcr. made up the
- IL. h.. Ra,. asf
able drive.
Records shattered.
All previous automobile records
from Los Angeles to Salt Lake city
were shattered and a new record was
hung mp that viii probably stand for
wears Tho party left Los Angric-
at o'clock Monday morning and
were checked out 10y "A committee
composed Of army officers. The drive
was made over the Arrowhead trail
"A distance Of 500 miles in the remark
ably fast time of 80 hours and ~
minutes The achievement Is even
more wonderful considering THAI tue
read ran over high mountains ana
dscrt wastes, and that from the
stretches the wheels plowed thru
California line TO salt Lake city tn"
party was muffctod with rain, hui
ana wind beating INTO tnelr Ii''S uU-
tn they were almost raw. and playing
havoc with the roads. For long
stretches the wheels ploughed thru
heavy mud and many miles were run
in second gear. But two men piuot-
ed the car all the way and stop or
hut - hours was made for sleep
4 local dealer in Oldsmobiles Is
clated over this magnificent achieve
ucd on across the continent. main
went Of the Oldsmobile. and cites the
fact that II the run had been conrin-
tanning its average and working un-
der the same system. the coast 10
coast record would have been lowered
by nearly "a hours.