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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17

men 20 to dinner, which comes at
twelve o'clock. At least one hour is
always allowed for dinner and rest
During the afternoons the work is
likely to be varied and to include addi-
tional setting-up exercises and other
drills, target practice, baynonet excr-
cises, and later more advanced drill
ing. About five o'clock comes the
evening parade and retreat" when
the flag is lowered or furled for the
night. The band plays "The Star
Spangled Banner" while all officers
and soldiers stand at attention. The
ceremony is designed to deepen each
mans respect and love for the flag
which he serves; 1t is always impress
sive After the flag is lowered, ii is
carefully folded and escorted by the
guard to headquarters, where it is
kept until the next morning, when it
is again raised.
Supper comes between five and six
o'clock, and is usually followed by a
period of rest. In the training camps
there will be many opportunities for a
variety of healthful amusements-for
sports, music, the theatre, and so on,
as later described. Taps are sounded
by ten o'clock. This is the signal to
put out all lights, retire and keep
quiet. 1T closes the day for the SOL
der and sends him to his blankets a
tired and sleepy man."
This is only sample OF a day in
camp. On some days your company
will 90 off on hikes" After time
there may be longer marches, when
you will carry your shelter tents with
you and will make your own camp
each evening. These are days that
will be especially interesting. You will
learn the soldiers art of adapting
yourself to new situations and making
yourself comfortable.
Your officers will ask you to do
nothing that they have not many
times done themselves. They will ask
nothing of you which any normal,
healthy man cannot do. After a
month or two of this training you will
find that you have begun to take On
some of the skill and the self-reliance
of real soldier.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17
It'll QUIT IF YOU WILL"
Is Reply Of Thompson To Daniels, as
Result Of Explosion Tilt-Nayy
League Head Says It's lard
to Respect Department
Under the Present
Leadership

New York, August l5--Colonel Rob-
ert NJ. Thompson, President of the
Navy League, whose resignation was
demanded on Tuesday night by Sec
rotary of the Navy Daniels because
"of false and slanderous statement"
regarding the recent explosion at
Mare Island Navy Yard, today replied
to Secretary Daniels, offering him a
sporting proposition" namely, that
both resign
at 1t were necessary for you to re-
main as Secretary of the Navy" wrote
Colonel Thompson, sit probably would
be better to have some one other
than myself as head of the Navy
League, for | find it difficult to re-
spect the Navy Department when that
department is represented by you"
Colonel Thompson's letter in full
follows
August Id, 1917.
Hon. Josephus Daniels, Secretary
of the Navy, Washington, d. C.
"My Dear Mr.. Daniels: | have re-
ceived through the columns of the
daily press your letter, dated August
IA.
1T is true that Mr.. Stanton and l.
in order to insure cordial cooperation
between the Navy Department and the
Navy League, offered to give way to
persons who might be selected 10y
you for the purpose, We knew that
we had committed the grave offense
of being right when you were wrong
and that to some minds it is an unfor.
givable offense.
Also in the interests of the service
that we love and the country we are
working for we were ready to sacri
flee ourselves. If it were necessary
for you to remain as Secretary Of
the Navy it probably would be better
to have some one other than myself as
head of the Navy League, for l rnt
1t difficult to respect the Navy Depart
ment when that department is repre-
scented by you.
I'm your interview you substantial
ly admit the important fact in oul
statement, namely that the explosion
was the result of a conspiracy, tu
don't explain to the public why yol
have failed to take action
There is reasin What is II? 70,
were very angry with us for tellin,
the American people this importan
fact. Why? Quoting from your let
ter to me, "The chief service whicl
you can render the navy is to resigl
at once make you a sporting prop
osition--if you do, shall. Faithful
ly yours,
ROBERT M. THOMPSON,
president of the Navy League of tn
United States"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17
LESSON NO. )
FIRST DAYS IN CAMP

preceding Lessons: l. Your Post of
Honor; 2 Making Good in the
Army; g. Nine Soldierly Qualities;
4. Getting Ready for Camp
When the time comes for you to
enter the army, you will be instructed
to report at some convenient place in
your own neighborhood. The exact in
structions will be given later. AS
quickly thereafter as proper arrange.
ments can be made, you and the other
men who are assigned to report to the
same officer will be transported to the
training camp Tor cantonment, as 1t is
sometimes called.
There will be nearly forty thousand
men in each cantonment The task
of preparing for your arrival is enor-
nous. Each cantonment will require
25,O00,OOO feet of lumber, $500 doors,
$4,000 window sashes, 4,665 cakes of
Portland cement, and 5000 yards of
broken stone. The water supply OF a
contonment will be 100000 gallons
a day. 1t will have it's own sewerage
system, fire department, bakeries, Ice
plants, and hospitals. 1t will even
require gigantic steam-heating
plant, Sixteen cities, each with a
population of 100000, we'll cared for
that Is the task,
In spite of the best efforts, 1t is pos
sible that some of the details may re-
main unfinished at the beginning of
your camp life There will be a GER
tain amount of hustle and apparent
confusion on the surface. Bear in
mind that underneath it all lies q
well-thought-out plan. In working out
this plan everything possible has been
done for the comfort and convenience
Of individual soldiers. Don't grumblt
If you run into some temporary de-
lays or inconvenience at the begin,
ming. One of the tests of q good col
der is his cheerful willingness to take
things as they are and make the bes
Of them.
You are naturally interested II
forming some idea of the camp life o
a soldier. The description which fol
lows will help you in forming thi'
idea, However, there will be man!
changes as you go along In your train
ing.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17
WOULD CONNECT CHICAGO WITH
NEW YORK
The Type Used In One Year to Publish
Endorsements Of Doan's Kidney
Pills

OF the many kidney remedies on the
market today, none other Ia recon-
mended like Doan's Kidney Pills. For
ty thousand benefited people gladly
testify in the newspapers of their own
towns. Forty-five hundred American
publish this home proof
Of Doans merit The type used in
one year to tell this wonderful story
would make solid column Of metal
twice as high as the worlds highest
Placed end to end the lines
Of type would reach from New York
to Chicago. These miles Of good
words told by 10000 tongues sound
glad tidings to any IMaysville sufferer
who wants relief from kidney and
bladder ills. Here's Maysville case.
Don't experiment. Use the remedy
endorsed by people you know.
John J. Bramel bookkeeper, Wal
nut street, Maysville, says: "Doan's
Kidney Pills have been Of great bene-
fit to me and in fact, attribute four
teen years Of my life to them. 1t was
In 1902 that l was suffering a great
deal. After long use Of Doan's Kidney
Pills, l became we'll and had no bad
effects for many years. Recently.
however, l noticed my kidneys were
not acting right and my system was
generally weak. l knew It was o re-
turn Of the trouble and / didn't lose
any time In getting q box OF Doan's
Kidney Pills at Chanslor's Drug Store
They again gave me the same good re-
suits and | consider them wonderful
medicine"
Mr.. Bramel Is only one Of many
Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. Ifyour
back aches-if your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for kidney
remedy-ask distinctly for D0AN's
KIDNEY PILLS, the same that Mr.
Bramel had--the remedy backed by
home testimony. 60c all stores Fos-
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when Your Back 10 Lame-Remem.
her the Name"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17

AS the men in the National Army
must get ready in record-breaking
time, their training will be more
strenuous than that of soldiers in
peace You will find there is plenty
of hard work ahead of you. The aver
age energetic young American will be
glad of 1t.
The soldier arises for the day usu-
ally at about six o'clock, a little ear
lier In the summer and little later
in the winter. The buglers sound the
call known as reveille The men dress
and fall in.
Your first experience of military
drill will probably consist of setting
up exercises" which ordinarily &C.
cupy the first few minutes of the day.
They consist of certain movements Of
the head, arms, trunk and legs which
are carefully designed not merely to
develop your muscles but also to in
crease your skill, grace, self-control
and self-reliance. At the same time
/ they will also put you into the right
frame of mind for a vigorous days
work.
In the mornings when the bugle
rings out the reveille, and you crawl
out of your bunk reluctantly, possibly
tired and sore from the previous days
work, you will find yourself wonder
fully freshened and cheered up by a
few minutes vigorous setting-up ex-
ercises. Watch their effect on your
self and you will see why they are sc
higly regarded by the most expert
enced soldiers of the army. 1t will
be only short time until you looh
upon the early morning setting-uI
drill as one Of the pleasantest fea.
lures of your day.
Then comes washing up ant
breakfast. Usually breakfast is fol-
lowed by a half-hour for cleaning the
barracks and hunks and putting cloth
| ing and bedding in order. Frequent
lily the company commander will in
spect the barracks Immediately after
! wards to make sure that every maj
has attended to his part of the work
There is then often some time which
the trained soldier uses for attending
to his personal needs, tidying up hi!
clothing, and the like.
The remaining two or three houri
Of the morning are likely to be spen
in drill-at first In "close order" ant
later in extended order" also. Thes,
terms will be explained In anothe
part Of this course. As you advance
the drills will become more and NOR
interesting. During the drill Their
are numerous short periods OF rest.
In most camps guard mountinl
canes about noon. This consists o
relieving the men who have beel
guarding the camp and turning owe
this duty to new men. Each soldie
mounts guard not oftener than ono
week. After guard mounting tn
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17
CLASH BETWEEN TROOPS OF
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
CHINESE ARMIES Is Elk.
PECTED IN SHANGHAI

Changhai, China, August 15-Large
bodies of troops Of the Northern and
Southern Chinese armies are being
concentrated in the vicinity Of
Chaoan, a town near the coast In
Fukien Province, 40 miles north Of
Swallow.
A clash between the opposing forces
Is considered to be probable.
Three Austrian merchantmen in
termed in the harbor have been taken
over by Chinese naval forces. The
ships were unchanged and no resist
ance was offered.
The German and Austrian ships
now taken over have an aggregate
tonnage OF $4,000.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17
John Y. Porter
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Office Phone 81. Homo Phone SO,
II East Second Street MaysyIlIs X
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
IL ||E||'77a


No. II departs 5:35 a. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. departs 100 p. m, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 10 departs $40 p. m. daily.
No. 10 arrives $50 a. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. Is arrives 2:O5 p. m. daily.
No. IA arrives $3.50 p. M, ,aily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. I'll Sunday only, leave Mays
vile q. m.
No. ia 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, 1917-08-17
CHINA In WAR NOW

A London dispatch says that Reu-
ter's limited has been officially in
formed that China has declared war
on Germany and Austrla-H Hungary,
tho declaration dating Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
BEST ROUTE EAST AND WEST
STEEL TRAINS DINING CARS
UNEXCELLED SERVICE
H0ME.READ|NG COURSE FOR CITIzENSOLD|ERS


ray daily offered the selected for
service the National Army practical help in getting started the
informal and does not attempt give binding rules
and directions regulations
Army which this Course merely Introductory
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-17

The first American linotype msehme
In Tripoli recently was Installed by
an Italian newspaper
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIER
BOYS
Idaho Boys at New York Camp
Taken Into Homes on
Thanksgiving Day
From John Gamage

Nov. 22.-Well we are still here. 1t
sure is raining and wet, but we have
a good tent and therefore keep dry.
Kip and l went to Jamaica, N. Y,
night before last and got invited out
to supper and banquet afterwards.
Say, l hoped on the scales the 9TH
er night and knocked them down to
ITO pounds-some husky, Ell? So you
see / ought to be in good shape for
any old Hun that steps up to me. We
are all ready to go, too. | SUE would
hate to miss all of this and stay at
home with the little fellows with
streak of yellow up their backs. My
grandfather came home with the ba-
con, so did dad, so it is up to me to
bring home the goods.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
TO IRRIGATE
22OO ACRES
Pumping Plant to be Installed by r
E. Noland at Montour.

Plans are nearing completion fol
the installation of a pumping plant
to irrigate 2200 acres of the land
owned by R. E. holland south and east
of Montour at an approximate cost
of $4,000.
George Knowles spent the greater
portion of last week at Montour max
ing surveys for the project. The
pumping plant is to be located on the
river three miles above Montour and
will consist of a centrifugal pump
driven by electric power Water will
be lifted ITO feet. There will be 420
feet of 16-inch pipe laid and ~ miles
of canal. The cost of pumping will
amount to approximately 1915 per
acre per year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
MEETS WITH SERIOUS
ACCIDENT
Vivian McBeth Gets Leg in Bug
gy Wheel-BrOken Bone
Protrudes ThrO Flesh.

While attempting to get into NOV
ing buggy by jumping on one of the
wheels, Vivian McBeth, 10 years old,
sustained a compound fracture of the
bone in his right leg between the
knee and the thigh.
The accident occurred Tuesday
morning in front of the Fruit Associa-
ton offices. A buggy driven by Ed
win Bowles was passing along the
street when young McBeth hoped on
to the wheel with the intention Of
getting into the buggy. His foot
slipped through the spokes and catch
ing on the K, the bone in the upper
part of the leg was broken and the
leg twisted by the revolving wheel
so that the bone protruded through
the flesh. Willing hands released him
and medical attention was called. He
was taken to the Hewittson hospital.
The boy is gritty little fellow.
From the time the accident occurred
until his leg was placed in a cast, he
never whimpered, but with gritted
teeth suffered the pain without an
outcry. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. E. McBeth, who are visiting the
formers brother, F. S. Knight east Of
town.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06

make further designation of the fol
lowing list:
l. Alien enemy.
2. Pro-German.
3. Anti-Government.
In the letter of instructions to branch
organizations the Executive Commit
tee of the American Defense Society
the following directions:
"At the earliest possible moment,
when you have made your classifica-
ton of alien enemies, proc Germans,
and those opposed to the Government
in this war, send this list to the Police
Department, the local representative
of the Department of Justice and to
whatever representatives of the army
or navy intelligence bureaus there are
in your community. Do not let this
matter rest, however, with this first
classification of the enemies. Too
much stress cannot be put on the i'm
portance of having your own Vigilance
Corps take steps to watch alien
enemies, pro-Germans and those op-
posed to the Government. Only by
such cooperation will you be able to
give effective aid to the Government.
Take every means you can to let the
people of your city know the names
of our enemies.
"You are enjoined to watch the
speech, associations and activities of
every man whom you may suspect of
disloyalty and to send in the immed-
late report"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06

Under the new regulations every
person registered for selective draft
is restored to his original status, all
exemptions and discharges made prior
to December 10 having been revoked.
The office of the provost marshal gen.
eral declares it is imperative that
every registrant know his "order num-
ber." Every person who registered or
should have registered June is
charged with knowledge of the Sc
lective service law and additional reg
ulations, and failure to perform any
duty so prescribed is misdemeanor
punishable by Imprisonment for one
year and may result in the loss of
rights and privileges and in
induction into military SER
wee.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06

The Index got things mixed a little
last week in regard to the annual
election of the Emmett Irrigation Dis
trict Monday. j. l.. Guth
RE was nominated to fill an unex-
pired term caused by the resignation
OF +. j. Reynolds. C. L. Spaulding
was appointed to fill the vacancy un-
til the election. Howard Shane's term
expires this year. He is a candidate
for reelection. A Shorten is his op-
ponent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
THE SERVICE FLAG

A service flag swayed in the evening breeze,
White and red and blue.
Two stars shone out from it's snowy folds,
And told a tale so true
mother sat in her low armchair
And gazed at its folds white.
She had given her best She had given her all,
To win in the Nations fight.
One was soldier Somewhere in France"
Big and strong and true.
One a sailor upon the seas,
They fighting, man, for you.
A service flag swayed in the evening breeze,
1t touched her snow white hair
1t wiped the tear from off her cheek
And lovingly fingered there.
She sat alone, she sat there long,
Until the stars shone through
The hazy clouds that DER the sky
Shut out the Heavens blue.
The wide expanse of Heavens blue
Is Natures honor roll,
Every star that shines from it
Represents to me soul.
Is your star in the service flag of life?
Is the emblem naught to you?
Come be man. and in the strife,
Prove what you can do.
Amy Orr Jones
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06

low zero, but / guess that the wind
makes it a good deal colder than it
really is but mighty cold wind is
blowing from the northwest. 1t is
as cold as it ever gets in Idaho in the
winter, so you can see how fine it is
in tents. And it is getting colder ev-
cry minute, so suppose that tomor-
row will be fright, especially about
the time for US to get up.
We are going to have a swell time
here Thanksgiving. Every Thanks
giving and Christmas Uncle Sam
gives his boys turkey free; that is,
it is given the company and is not
charged up against their ration al
lowance. A pound of turkey goes to
each soldier and sailor. But we, who
are at Camp Mills, will not need the
turkeys, for all have been invited out
for the day. Everybody, except the
necessary guards (pity the poor
guards) will be turned loose from IL
in the morning until midnight, and
those who wish can have their passes
extended farther. Floy and I have
been invited to spend the day with
some people at Jamaica, and we GER
tainly have accepted, so you (mean-
ing his kid brother) needn't feel bad
when you pass your plate the 9th
time at home for more turkey, for I
will probably be having just as much,
and as l will be company, Dad can't
tell me that l can't have any more, as
that turkey must last four meals.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
Another Broken Leg.

Lem Wilson, one of the men en-
ployed on the improvements being
made to the McNish building, had his
leg broken just above the ankle, Tues
day afternoon, by being caught be-
meath a quantity of dirt that caved
IN while he was excavating beneath
the building.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-06
FOR WAR
ON AUSTRIA
In Message to Congress Declares
for Great Effort in Prose
cutting HOstilities

In a message ringing with Ameri-
canism President Wilson Tuesday re-
affirmed the governments determina-
ton to pursue unrelenting war to vic
tory, recommended immediate declar-
alton of war on Austria urged more
stringent measures against enemy
aliens and the further regulation of
price fixing of food products.
The president sharply dismissed
the possibility of premature peace,
sought by German intrigue and de-
bated here by men who understand
neither its nature nor the way it may
be attained. With victory an accom-
plished fact, he said, peace will be
evolved based upon ''mercy and JUS
tice"-to enemy and friend-with
hope of partnership of nations to
guarantee future world peace.
The war will be deemed won, he
declared, "when the German people
say to US, through property accredited
representatives, that they are ready
to agree to a settlement based upon
justice and reparation of the wrongs
their rulers have done" Terms of
peace, he added, would not include
dismemberment, robbery or punish
ment of the enemy but would be based
on justice, defined briefly as follows:
Freedom of nations and their peo-
Piles from autocratic domination, re-
paration to Belgium, REIMBURSEMENT
of German power over the people of
Austria, Turkey, the free Balkan
states; as well as evacuation of Prus-
sian territorial conquests in Belgium
and northern France.
Emphasizing the purpose of the
United States not to interfere in the |
affairs of any nation, the pre-
sident asserted that no wrong against
the German empire was intended, and
that there was no desire to rearrange
the Austro- Hungarian empire. He
said when he spoke eight months ago
Of the right of nations to free access
to the seas he had Austria as we'll as
the smaller and weaker nations, in
mind.
The following is summary of the
features of the message.
Furtherance of the political often
'ive against Germany in pointing out
% the German people the menace of
he Hohenzollerns. /,
Definition of what the United
states will consider a victory
eadiness of the German people to
gree to a settlement based on JUS
ice and reparation of the wrongs ,
neir rulers have done.
Declaration that Austria Hungary, !,
turkey or the Balkans, as we'll as
orthern France and Belgium must
e freed of Prussian political and
domination.
Suggestion that the house initiate
II appropriation bills through one
to prevent waste. y
Recommendations that laws against "
nemy aliens be made to include wom- q
n; that enemy aliens be put in pris-
MS and be made to work; that con-
srvation legislation be passed to in
-ease use of natural resources; that
rice fixing of food products be fur-l
Ter regulated. o,