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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
Married Through Window.

lion, NY, April Is. -Silveria Hop
kinson was married today to Charles
Monroe through the window of a
house. The window opened through
his room. He is in bed with scarlet
fever.
Quarantine officers watched to see
that the law was strictly observed.
The Rev. j. F. Wilds, of Herkimer,
substituted for the bridegroom in
placing the ring on the brides finger
and also gave him the kiss at the close
of the ceremony.
The minister had to shout part of
the service while the bridegroom
gave acquiescence by the sign Ian
guage. "a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
Company D Waiting Moving
Orders For Camp Of
Two Regiments.
SEVENTEENNEW RECRUITS
Have Donned United States,
Uniform to Fight For
Uncle Sam.

Orders from Headquarters Ct tfEu
Department of the East, Governors
Island, received yesterday, direcs nj
Lexington the mobilization Of tbs>
Second and Third Kentucky ragi-
ments Immediately.
Company D was busy yesterday
making preparations to move GA 2.
moments notice. All of the c9mpA--
MES of the two regiments are expect
ed to be on hand in a day or two
No fresh obligations will have NJ.
be taken by the men. They have
been federal guards since what is
termed "original muster" and, were
automatically taken over by the. gov
eminent with the Presidents, GAil1
April Is. The initial" muster siHraS
means enrolment. He said that me
thought this work could be compfefeSf
with dispatch, and that then the nszf-
ter Of taking in the men now al sta
tons over the State would be tsken,.
up.
The company is commanded by
Capt. Henry J. Sites and the Lieu
tenants are Alvan H. Clark and CeeIl
Armstrong. Lieut.. Clark has been
in the South on his wedding trip sjnce
April 10, but is expected to repora for
duty in a few days. Lieut. E r.
Flack, who has been at Eddyville fU
some time, is here to leave with he,
company. He is in the regimentaE
department.
About II new men are readyhto 20
with the company.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
OLD GLORY
UNFURLED
New Flag at Elks Home To
Be Raised This
Afternoon
BY TWO OLD VETERANS.
Banner Is 20 Feet Long And
Staff 81 Feet Above
Building.

AT 5 o'clock this afternoon, at the
Elks Home, on Ninth street, the beau
tiful new American flag 10x20 feet
will be raised with elaborate ceremo-
MES on 32-foot pole.
The exercises will open with the
usual ritualistic ceremonies given by
the officers of the lodge. Then the
Rev. Geo. C. Abbitt will offer a pray
er. Mr.. o. C. Wright will sing the
"Star Spangled Banner" after which
the Hon. R. A. Cook will deliver an
address suitable to the occasion. AT
the conclusion of the address Mr.. c.
F. Jarrett and Mr.. E. d. Jones, both
Confederate veterans, and two Of the
Oldest members of the local lodge,
will run the flag to the top of the staff.
II will then be loosed to the breezes
with the regular military salute. As
the flag is unfurled, the audience viii
stand and sing America.
Everybody is not only invited bu
urged to be present and by your
presence help to show your love fol-
your county and its flag. Remember
the time and :place 5 O'Clock this af.
ternoon at the Elk's Home on Ninth
street.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
McCabe-.Foley.

The marriage banns of Miss Foley
and Mr.. Thomas McCade were read
at the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception Sunday morning by Father
Nolan; The news comes as pleas
ant surprise to Mr.. McCabe's friends
here, the bride-to-be being Hopkins
vile lady. The marriage will take
place in the near future. -Clarksville
Leaf Chronicle.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
ADVANCES.

the communication said.
West and northwest of Lens, the
British are still pressing the Germans
hard and holding back attempts by
the Germans to drive in their advance
guards. Further progress has been
made by the British in the neighbor-
hood of the Havrincourt wood, which
lies midway between Arras and St.
Quentin.
No important changes in positions
have taken place in any of the other
theaters except in Mesopotamia where
the British, operating on the right
bank of the Tigris, have reached a
point rs miles northwest of Bagdad
and are keeping up their advance
against the Tuaks, who are falling
back without offering resistance. The
British are now within ten miles Of
Samara on the Bagdad-Samara rail
way.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
ACCEPTED RECRUITS

Company D has enlisted the follow
ing new soldiers: Herbert Bowling
Willie D. Bohannan, William H. Boyd.
William H. Crawley, Thomas p. Dat
tito, Henry S. Haynes, Norris; ~
Hawkins, Richard Hogan, Oscar D.
Jenkins, Selewin Kilgore, Robert A
Latham, Wyley S. Mayton, RenG L.
Mason, Sidney M. Pritchett, Fr4nk
Scott, Oscar Paul Stadleman, Russel
A. Blair.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
EGG CIRCLE
Tuesday the Largest Shipment
Of the Season Was Made,
a Total of 300 Dozen.

The Christian County Egg Circle
made its fifth shipment Tuesday and
everything points to a great year for
the ladies of the Circle. The first
two shipments were 21O dozen,
which gradually increased until this
week 800 dozen were shipped or a
total of about 1900 dozen eggs shipped
in five weeks. The ladies are highly
pleased with the showing made thus
far and are striving to do better as
the season advances.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19

The Administration 81, 600, 600, 600
Revenue Bill was passed unanimously
Tuesday night by the Senate. Changes
made since it passed the House neces-
state conferences between the two
houses before it can go to the Presi:
dent for his signature. Even LaFol-
lete and Stone have decided to be
Americans.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19

Company D is called to the Colors
again, this time, with every prospect
of seeing active service, perhaps in
Europe. Wherever the gallant boys
are called to fight, they may be count
ed upon to render good account OF
themselves.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
Boston Slackers.

The man who marries to escape
military duty is a poor citizen, Adiu-
thant-General Sweetser declared at
Boston in a statement in which he re-
ferred to the steadily increasing num-
Der OF marriage licenses issued all
over the country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
Bolivia Breaks.

The German Minister and his staff
have been handed their passports by
the Bolivian government with note
declaring that diplomatic relations be-
tween Bolivia and Germany have
been severed.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
The closing sitting Of the Russia

The closing sitting of the Russian
Congress of the Council of workmen's
and Soldiers delegates passed resolu-
tons favoring the suppression OF
classes and titles and the confsca-
ton of all lands belonging to the
Crawn, the Church and also monas-
teries. Provision is made for the
transfer of the lands to the use OF the
peasants.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
Henderson Contestants.

Miss Katherine Griffin and James
H. Gabhart will represent the Hen
derson High School at the West Ken
lucky oratorical contest, to be held at
Paducah May 4,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
1000 GARDENS.

Students of the Lexington city
schools nave entered into the home
school garden movement with alacrity
and enthusiasm, and approximately
1000 gardens will be planted and cul-
tivated by the school children this
year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19

The British made an air attack on
Freiberg, Germany, Monday night, in
reprisal for German attacks on Brit
ish hospital ships, and a Berlin report
says IL persons were killed and 20
wounded.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19

A section Of the bleachers fell al
a Columbus, Ohio, ball game and AZ
men were injured, 16 requiring hos
pital treatment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
JOINED THE NAVY.

VIM. Wash has enlisted in the u,
S. Navy and has been assigned to the
battleship Pennsylvania. He is now
at home on nine days leave OF abb
Asence.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
CORN SCARS.

Baldauf Brothers sold 1900 BUSH
els of corn at Henderson for sl.56.
A. M. Waller e Co., OF Henderson,
bought $4,000 bushels more at l.55.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19

If you have any trouble getting
enough to eat, see Emmett Cooper.
He is the Hopkinsville member of the
Food Commission.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
American soldiers must be sent
abroad as soon as possible in the opin-
ion Of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.

The man who goes a-fshing now
can claim that he is adding to the
country's food supply.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

s~~~*#s ~ %~A& 70 : s%&a4*s%sNs
The Legislature is now busy staying
in session too long.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-04-19

The gardening season is on. Even
Chief of Police Roper comes down of
mornings wet all over with sweat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
SOCIALISTS TO ENTER
NEW FRENCH CABINET

Paris. Sept S.-Thc socialist parlia.
mentary group from which il Is re.
ported Premier Ribot intends To select
more than one member of his recon.
structed cabinet. me. todag 20 discuss
the party's participation in the new
ministry.
After four and a half hours of dis.
cussion. the meeting adopted resolu.
tion proposed by Pierre Renaudel.
leader Of the socialist group in the
chamber, setting forth that the social
lists were ready TO collaborate with the
government for the national defense
but ON condition that IL was assured
that the government into which one
or more OF It's members might enter
would safeguard the liberties OF IN,
public and the workers and not men
ace those liberties by false interpreta
tions OF the necessities OF the nationa
defense.
The resolution then condemns secret
diplomacy and insists that the wal
aims Of the allies be limited to claimi
mauifestly justifiable
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
ROOSEVELT DECLARES
HIMSELF ADVOCATE
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Oyster Bay, y. Y. Sept. S-Women
are entitled 20 the ballot as right and
not as favor, Colonel Theodore Roose.
Welt told a gathering OF about 500 sur
fragelsts and their friends who motored
to his home at Sycamore Hill. this AFT.
ernoon He declared himself most en-.
phaucally in favor OF woman suffrage
and was heartily still applauded when
he said.
"On the whole. the citizen To whom
/ will pay the greatest Difference as
being the most Indispensable of all du-
ties is the mother. / will put her ahead
OF every other human being To deny
the mother the vote seems 10 be some.
thing so preposterous that our descend
ants will fail TO understand who we
could call ourselves self-governing and
democratic and yet deny Il.
Il wish to state, with all the empha.
sis in my power, that IL either man or
woman refuses TO do his or her duty. [
hold that they have no right to the
privilege Of suffrage. do not put IL
on the ground Of sex | put II on the
ground Of duty. do not ask the ballot
for woman as favor. say that /,
should be given 10 her as right. peo
pie say that II women are given the
ballot they viii fail 10 perform tholl
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
CLOSING STILLS
ADDS MUCH FOOD
GRAIN SUPPLY OF NATION BE
AUGMENTED BY MILLIONS OF
BUSHELS, OFFICIALS SAY.
WH|SKtY STOCK LARGE
Total of 100000 900 Gallons in Bonded
Warehouses Is Estimate, and Outside
Stocks VIII Bring Total TO 10000
OOO-Importations Also End Tonight.

Washington, Sept. S.--As a result of
the cessation tonight at midnight Of the
manufacture Of whiskey in the United
States, to comply with provisions of the
food control law, millions of bushels of
grains heretofore used in making that
form Of drink will be diverted 10 food.
Importation of whiskey also stops
tonight
Just how much grain will be added
TO the food supplies as a result is not
determnable, but experts say that
about one hundred million bushels are
used by the distilleries each year. of
which about 4O,OOOOOO bushels are used
in whiskey manufacture
Distillers may continue manufacture
ing alcohol for commercial purposes and
many Of them have arranged for this
work, others turning their distilleries
into manufacturing plants for yeast
vinegar and by-products,
Stocks Of whiskey in the country un
doubtelly are larger than they ever
have been. Distillers have been work
ing at utmost capacity and imports
have been larger than ever. Reyenu,
officials estimate the quantity of whis
key in bonded warehouses to be about
l9OOOOOOO gallons. Stocks not I'm bond
will bring the quantity on hand in the
country up to about 23OOO0OOO gallons
The annual production Of whiskey has
been about llG,OOO,OOO gallons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
YOUNG AMERICAN
OFFICER SLAIN

Washington, Sept S.-The death OF
First Lieut. VIM. r. Fitzsimmons. med.
ical corps. u. $. A.. killed Thursday.
when German aviators bombed hospit.
ais behind the lines In France. was an.
nounced in a dispatch received by the
war department tonight from the mill
tary attache of the American embassy
at London
1t was the first official news the
department had received about the at
tack upon the hospitals. No mention
was made I'm the message OF other Am
orleans reported killed in press cables.
Lieutenant Fitzsimmons Joined the
army medical forces at Kansas City, his
home, last May, and recently was at.
tached TO the British forces. lie was
20 years OF age and a graduate OF Kan
sas University shortly before entering
the army he had returned home after
spending year doing hospital work in
France.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
1000 WORKERS IN
KANSAS CITY OUT
INVOLVES EMPLOYEES OF FOUR
DIFFERENT PLANTS-COAIPA-
MES WON'T TREAT.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. S.-With the
walk out OF seven hundred employees
at Peet Brothers soap plant and an
alleged sympathetic strike by workers
at the Kansas City Packing Box COM
pany, strikes at four different indus
tries. involving nearly 1000 workers.
We're in progress tonight in greater
Kansas City
Substitution for the present bonus
system Of higher wage scale and an
eight hour day instead Of ten were de.
mands stated by the striking Peet
Brothers employees at a meeting late
today in Kansas City, Kan. at which
formation Of a soapmakers union was
perfected. Nearly half Of the strikers
are said to have signed application for
membership in the union.
With packing plant officials declaring
that they would treat only with a com
mittee Of strikers not with organizers
there was said to be slight immediate
prospect for a settlement Of the pack
ing house employees strike. involving
nearly 5000 workers and four Of the
seven plants in Kansas City Kan.
| Yesterday, after a meeting with Kan
sas City, Kan. officials, company OF
ficials agreed to listen to the employees
demands today, but when the time fol
the conference came they refused t,
deal with T, A. McCreach. organizer
for the Meat Cutters Internationa
union. and Mrs. Sarah Green. presiden
Of the local Womens Trade Uniol
league. named by the strikers as thei
Representatives at. the conference
| approximately 150 Wells-Farg,
freight handlers and teamsters joineD
the express strike today. started yes
terday by the walk out OF ninety.fiv
Adams Express clerks, freight handler
and teamsters This strike already ha
resulted in an embargo being placed M
on all shipments OF a perishable natur
and in addition. practically no freigh
Of any description was being moved b
either company at the Union station
A conference was in progress tonigh
between the men and the express con
panies.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
DOWN WITH TRAITORS IS CRY Of
ORGANIZATION Of AMERICAN LABOR

New York. Sept. S.-Under the cap.
ton, Down with traitors" a statement
was issued here today by the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy. de.
claiing the cause OF the upheaval in
Russia threatening the success Of the
revolution rests with the hired traitors
In Administrations hired and paid for
with German money under the pretense
that they represent ;he American Ia
hor
These traitors have conveyed the
idea that American labor is against the
war and FOR a separate peace In Rus
sia,' the statement continues. Russian
labor thought Il heard the voice Of
American labor and instigated coun
terrevolution. The Russian division.
and regiments that have abandoned IN,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
SPY BOMB PLANT
IN n. J. EXPLODES
TWO PASSING DETECTIVES NAB
ONE OCCUPANT As HE IL
RUNNING FROM SCENE.

Hobuken. y. j.. Sept. N-Nhat APP.
pcarcd TO be fully equipped bomb
making plant was disclosed 20 the po.
lice tonight when am explosion blew OFF
the roof of small building i'm Third
street as two detectives We're passing.
A man who fled from the structure was
seized 10y one Of the officers. He gave
the name of Robert Lichenfeldt, and
his age as SO years lie admitted me is
of German birth.
The fire which followed the eXplo.
sion was quickly eXtinguishcdl without
further damage
Police reserves removed the bomb
making ingredients The plant was
deliberately equipped The supply Of
explosives was said by the police to be
fully as complete as that found In a
River street hotel early In February,
when Hans Schwartz and Fritz kolh
were arrested. Liohenfeldt was held
under the technical charge of being a
disordorlN person.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
MEAT PRODUCERS
AND PACKERS ARE
TO MEET HOOVER

Chicago, Sept S.-Meat producing
and packing interests Of the country
will meet with Herbert c. Hoover here
Wednesday, to take up the meat situa.
ton A threatened shortage in the
supply will be given particular atten.
ton.
A committee of twenty-five men. rep
resenting the five branches Of the pro-
ducing industry is In Washington now
and discussing means to deal with the
problem
The food administration is directing
its efforts towards decreasing meat con-
sumption that a larger surplus of meat
may be available for export.
The agricultural department is con.
cerned particularly with increasing pro.
duction, and is working on plan for
shifting large numbers of livestock
from the west to regions where there
is more rough feed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

Oklahoma Sunday and Monday un'
settled, with scattered showers.
East Texas: Sunday and Monday un'
settled, with scattered showers.
West Texas Sunday and Monday, un
settled. with scattered showers in north
portion.
Washington, Sept S.-Weather bu
reau predictions for the week beginning
Sunday issued today are:
West Gulf States-Generally fair. ex
cept showers between Sunday night
and Tuesday in Texas Cooler in the
interior earlier in the week, seasonable
temperatures during last of the week.
Plains States-Generally fair, moder
ate temperatures first half week, warm
er second half.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
TREASONABLE PEACE
ADVOCATES GRILLED
BY CONGRESSMAN

Washington, Sept S.-An attack on
what he called the reasonable propa.
ganda OF the Peoples Council for De.
mooracy and Peace, was made in the
house today by Representative johnson
OF South Dakota, who voted against the
declaration Of war.
Mr. Johnson said that II was time
that congressman made II known 10 the
people who are sending them this liter.
ature that congress * united and the
men who voted against the entry OF the
United States into the war are suppor.
lng the government In eva..,s ,,.,.,..l,.,..
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09

OF these traitors must be stripped from
their faces"
For this purpose. Il was announced,
a mass meeting will be held here Sep.
tember Is, at which Charles Edward
Russell, a member OF the American mis-.
sion to Russia; samuel Gompers. and
others will speak The speakers, II was
announced will voice "the disgust and
loathing Of the willy Vaccinations Of the
kaiser's tools"
The malicious gooseheads, spurred
on by the socalled Peoples and Work
mems Council. viii be nailed to the
mast The lnsinuations against the
American labor is loyal to the needs OF
the nation. loyal to It's war purposes In
aiming a death blow at kaiserism and
Prussianism-loyal to It's allies. Organ
lied labor viii seize this opportnnit, a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
FOOD DICTATOR IN
GERMANY DECLARE
PLENTY TO EAT

Amsterdam, Sept. S.-Herr Won Waldo,
president of the German food regulation
board, is quoted in Berlin advices today
as declaring in a statement to th
press that the supplies of bread grg =
for Germany for the entire year
assured S
The prospect of the potato harry e S
satisfactory and the harvest will I'm
siderably better than that of la Sear
the statement adds, while tn = pply
Of fruits and vegetables has . emily
improved.
Plans have been made for seizure
of all milk products.
with complete certainty, 1t may be
anticipated that the difficulties Of the
fourth year Of the war will be over
come" concludes the statement
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
LOSES LOVE OF HIS
MOST OMNIPOTENT KAISER
German Ruler Won't Congratulate Bal
lin ON Birthday.

Zurich Switzerland Sept. S-British
Admiralty per Wireless Pressl-Accord.
ing 20 the Neuste Weiner Journal Ni.
enual Albert Ballin. director general Of
the Hamhurg.American steamship line
and long a favorite Of Emperor william.
has fallen into disfavor in officialdom
because OF criticism Of the policy Of the
government. The emperor who never
before failed to send birthday congratu.
lationS TO Herr Ballin, this year ignored
the anniversary.
Among Hamburg ship owners. Herr
Ballin's attitude is disapproved, as Il is
thought his sharp condemnation OF the
governments policy is likely TO diminish
German prestige abroad
lNo advices have been received as TO
the nature OF Herr Balin's criticism OF
the government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
LONDON ACUTEIN INTERESTED.
stockholm Has Been Acting Secretly
for Germany Three Years.

London. sept N.--lntense interest has
been aroused in diplomatic and political
circles here by the Washington dis.
patch announcing that the state depart.
ment has proof that Sweden has been
acting as intermediary for transferring
messages from the German charge d'af.
mires at Buenos Aires by way of the
stockholm foreign office to Berlin.
The ANociated Press learns that the
foreign office at Stockholm has been
acting as a telegraph office for the Ger
man government and for the last three
years has regularly or continuously
transmitted cables In German ciphe,
under the guise OF Swedish government,
messages.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-09
Pun Back Moyd EngIand's NOmInatlOn.

Washington, sept N.-rhe nomma.
tion OF Bngadier General Lloyd Eng.
land, of the Arkansas national guard
to be brigadier general in the new ma.
tional army. was withdrawn today.
Members OF the senate military com.
mittee said they had been informed that
General England's local duties required
his presence In Arkansas