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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
BRYAN OFFERS TO
ENLIST AS PRIVATE
Former Secretary OF State, In Letter
To President, Tenders His
Services To L. =.

Tallahassee, Fla, April 6.-For-
mer Secretary Bryan today sent this
message to President Wilson:
believing it to he the duty of
each citizen to bear his part of the
burden of war and his share of its
perils. | hereby tender my services
to the Government. Please enroll
me as a private whenever I en- need
ed. Assign no to my wcrk that
can do urti' al to the colors.
shall. through tn Red CrcTs. con-
tribute to IT, comfort of roldie-7 in
the hospital, and through the Young
Mems Christian Association, aid in
guarding the morals of the men in
camp"
Mr.. Bryan. with the rank OF Colo
mel, commanded a regiment of Ne
braska volunteers during the Span
ish-American war.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
NUTROMAL CONTAINS
A. PER CENT ALCOHOL
Says Chemist AT Kentucky Ag-
ricuIturaI Experiment
Station.

The statements made in The Her
aid last week regarding nutromal
are substantiated by a letter from r.
c. Dabney, Assistant Chemist, Ken
lucky Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, University of Kentucky, Food
and Drug Department, to c. E.
Smith. Commonwealth Attorney.
Here is his letter.
Lexington. KY, April 4, 1917.
Mr.. c. +. Smith,
Commonwealth Attorney,
Hartford, KY.
Dear Sir:-Upon returning to Lex
ington, the LIST of this month, |
found package that had been mail
ed by you, and received here March
the 18th. This package contained
one bottle of nutromal, which has
been analysed for its alcoholic con-
tents and found to be as follows:
Alcohol-4.4 by volume.
Yours truly.
r. c. DABNEY,
Asst. Chemist.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
TELL CITY SINKS
TWO MEN LOSE LIVES
Steamboat, Formerly In Louisville
Trade, Hits Lock Wall and
Goes To Bottom,

Harkorsburg, w. Va, April G.
Two men were killed and three in
jured today when the packet Tell
City collidod with a lock wall at
Dam Nc. 10 in the Ohio river at Lit
'lo Hooking, Ohio, near here, and
5a-!I, 4 total loss. The dead were
Henry Perry, Of Parkersburg, who
vas caught under n falling smoke
stack. and Joe Zabray, of Pittsburg,
who fell overheard and was drown
cd. ,Twepty-three passengers were
rescued uninjured. The Tell City
was owned BY the Ohio and Kama
WIN Navigation Company, and op-
Grated between Pittsburg and
Charleston, w. Va. The steamer
was valued at $4,000 and carried
n heavy cargo at the time OF the ac-
c.Gont.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
MEDICAL DEFENSE COMMITTEE
For Ohio County Oganized Here
Last Saturday.

Medical Defense Committee, April
z, 1917:-By order Of DIR. ]. Gar
land Sherrell. chairman Medical De-
partment. Kentucky National De-
Tense Committee. Drs. A. b. Riley,
Willard Lake and L. B. Pendleton
met Saturday. April 9, and organic
ed the Ohio County Auxiliary Medi-
cal Defense Committee as follows:
DR.. A. b. Riley, chairman; DR.. T.. b.
Pendleton. secretary. and DR.. Will
lard Lake, treasurer.
The duties Of the Auxiliary De-
Tense Committee will be to interest
the younger medical men to Join the
Medical Reserve Corps Of the army
and to prepare list of any medical
men In the county who would be
eligible for active service and also
those who would be eligible for SER
vice In the reserve corps and for
ward copy of same at once.
Any member of the profession In
terested win please address Eugene
B. Pendleton, Secretary. Hartford.
Ky.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
TRuEsOAlE ON
TRIAL FOR LIFE
Louisville Man Charged With
Killing 81 Heston-SeIf-
Defense Claimed.

, Leitchfield, Ky, April 6.-James
B. Truesdale was put on trial here
today in the Grayson Circuit Court
for the death of ST Heston. The
case was called late yesterday, but
q jury was not secured until 4
o'clock this afternoon. A night ses-
sion of court is being held tonight
and it is not expected that a verdict
will be reached before tomorrow
night.
Much interest is being manifested
in the case and the courtroom Is
crowded. The defendant is alleged
to have killed Heston in the drug
store of r. l.. Norman, in Leitch-
field. last December. Truesdale
used a revolver, and is said to have
fired three times each shot taking
effect. Heston lived about thirty
minutes after he was shot. He was
about 60 years old.
The defendant is about 25 years
old and lives in Louisville. He was
engaged here as representative of
the State Road Department when
the killing occurred. He claims
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
MEASLES FATAL .
To Center!own Boy Who Went
To Akron, Ohio, Recently, .
:.
For Employment.
(Centertown Specially

Forcye Boyd, who went to Akron,
Ohio, several weeks ago along with
others to secure employment, con
tracted measles and later developed
pneumonia from which he died last
Friday morning about 2 o'c.ocx.
This Is the second Ohio county boy
to lose his life in the Ohio city with
in the past two weeks; Earl Hooker
having died from injuries sustained
in an automobile accident. We ali
regret exceedingly to lose two good
boys like these were. 1t is a great
loss not only for the present but 70
the future that these young men
promised themselves and their fam
lilies. Both families are grief strick-
en-, and We all feel the less mos
keenly in many ways.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Baptist church here by the
Rev. L. w. Tichenor, and though the
weather was very Indictment. tho
church was crowded with sorrowing
relatives and friends. He was bur-
led, in the Centertown graveyard
about twelve o'clock Easter Sunday.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
E|CHT.YeAR.OlO BOY
Killed by Accidental Discharge
OF RevOlver-A Very
Bright Lad,
Coax Grove Specially

Logan, S-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. v. T. Bratcher, happened to an
accident Saturday morning which
resulted in his death about three
hours later.
His mother was busting the safe
AND set box on the bed which con-
tanned 3S-caliber revolver. The
little boy put his hand in the box
and pulled the trigger. the bullet
taking effect above the left hip.
Logan was bright-faced and
very pretty child and liked by all
his schoolmates and friends.
He was laid to rest Sunday about
twelve o'clock in the New Maymus
Christian church graveyard In the
presence Of great crowd of sorrow
ing friends and relatives.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
STREET LIGHTS ORDERED
By the City COuncil-To Be
Turned On When New Ma
= chinery is Installed.

At meeting of the City CouLeil
Monday night, contract was enter
ed into between the City of Hartford
and the KY. Light & Power Co. for
street lights, the new lights to be
turned on in about six weeks, or as
soon as new machinery can be in
stalled. The contract is to run I'M
til Jalrary. 1920. or two years and
eight months. .-. -~', ~,
The new fights are to be 100-can-
die power around the square and 60
candle power in the other sections
of town, and are of the latest Mazda
make.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
Eleven arrests were made during

Eleven arrests were made during
the day.
Just where responsibility for the
conduct Monday lies the Enterprise
does not undertake to say, but one
thing is certain and that is 1t should
not be tolerated in the future. II
the police force on account of its
size is unable to cope with court
day crowds then sufficient number
of extra men should be put on to
maintain order. Men should not be
allowed on the streets so drunk they
aimlessly stagger into ladies who
happen to be passing, as was the
case Monday, and it Is to be sincere
~ hoped that the city will have
enough officers working on court
days in the future to prevent a rep
etition of the conduct witnessed
Monday.-tLeb Enterprise.
Ed. Note--Lebanon is an open sa-
Icon town.
This much for personal liberty"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11

rious loss suffered in the county. so
far as learned, was along Prathers
creek, which on Monday corning
was higher than ever known
Charles Sweets, a well known farm-
er, lost 10 ewes, 81 lambs ard 10
pigs. Tho stock was carried doTu
stream and no trace Of somc of 1t
has ever been found. While the rain
continued for several hours, the fan
was most severe about 10 o'clock
when for several minutes it resem-
bled a ciCudburst-[Le Lebanon En-
terprise.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
WARE OF WOODEN ASH CANS

What might have proven a serious
fire was narrowly averted last
thursday, when barrel. in which
.ashes. had been placed containing
no: cinders, was found blazing In a
rear room over the Leo Hayden
Drug Store by DR.. w. T. Barnett,
who summoned assistance and sue
,cocdni IN throwing the flaming bar
r'l irto the yard before serious dam
age resulted. The use of a wooden
ash can should be abolished as 1t is
vo-y. DANGEROUS and might result in
tho burning of several buildings
.spr,ngfeld sun.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING

Goebel Watson and Garnet Ar
mold, two young men of the Texas
neighborhood. narrowly escaped be-
ing drowned when they drove into
a flooded stream near the home of
Geo. Crane, about three miles from
Perryville. The buggy was over
turned and the horse was drowned
after being washed several hundred
feet down the stream. The boys es-
capped without and serious injuries.
t Springfield Sun.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
GAINESVILLE VISITED
By DISASTROUS FIRE

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, April Ear
ly this morning GAINESVILLE was Wis.,
tied by a disastrous fire. 1t origi-
mated in the office of the Buckner
Bros. tobacco warehouse and was
famed by strong gale until it had
destroyed two large tobacco ware
houses with 100000 pounds of to-
bacco, a shed containing 700 bales
of hay and several tenement houses.
The loss is over $25O,0UO.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
SNYDER INJURED
BY FALLING FROM BARN

William Snyder. of Deanefield,
was seriously injured shortly after
4 O'Clock Friday afternoon. when he
fell fifteen feet to the ground from
an old barn on which he. In COM
pany with William Haynes. was
tearing down. says the greensboro
Messenger. Snyder was taken into
nearby house where the services
Of physician were secured and was
found to be sufrring from badly
wrenched back, II is also feared that
he sustained internal injuries.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
BIG CATTLE DEAL.

3. Fox O'Daniel & Co., who have had
$50 head of cattle on slop at the
distillery Of Wathen, Meuller & Kol-
bert the past season. few days age
sold the bunch to Armour & Co.,
Chicago packers. says the Lebanon
Enterprise. For 202 of the cattle
delivered last Saturday they receiv-
ed $10.40 per hundred pounds; for
the remaining $50 head which ere
to be delivered April 81. they re-
ceived $11 per hundred. The cattle
delivered Saturday averaged 1000
pounds.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
TWO SHOT BY GUARDS
ON DUTY AT TUNNEL

Trenton, N, j., April 1.-Two
men, who were said to be acting sus-
piciously, were shot and wounded
here early today by National
Guardsmen on duty at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad tunnel. under the
Delaware and Raritan canal and an
approach to the Delaware river
bridge of the railroad company.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
Downpour Causes Damage.

The unusually hard rain Sunday
right sent nearly all Of the streams
in the county out Of their banks.
and quite a great deal Of camage
was done. The roads were badly
washed by the downpcur and many
small bridges were washed away.
Much fencing was also swept away
by the high waters. The most Sc
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
WORCESTERSHIRE.
(Bennett Special.)

On Saturday afternoon the 18th OF
April at one o'clock Mr.. Asa Woos-
ley. of Caneyvillc, and Miss Beulah
Smith, of Horton, drove ID the res
idence of Rev. ]. w. Miller, OF this
place, and were quietly married in
the presence of their intimate
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Woo3lov will
make their future home in Caney-
vile. where Mrs. Wocsley has = stu
dent OF Caneyvillc school. Their
many friends wish this popular
young couple a long and happy. mar
ried life.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11
ROUGH COURT DAY.

v There was more drinking. In evil
dence on the streets Monday than on
any court day in many months past.
Cursing and vulgar language on the
streets could be plainly heard in
business houses. and 1t naturally has
been the subject OF much comment
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11

Tho Tell City was in the Louis
"ille-Tell CITY trade for several
years and was familiar to Louisville
steamboat and wharf men. She was
tafon out Of the Louisville trade
about three years ago.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-11

Good intentions are apt to get
rusty unless they are kept in con-
slant use.
The sun., 1917-08-22
RUSSIAN MISSION
GUESTS OF G. A. R.
Bakhmcteff Speaks ut Nation
al Camp Fire in Faneuil
Hall. Boston.

Boston. Aug. cl.-Representatives Of
the new Russian republic clasped hands
tonight with the preservers OF the
American republic In Faneuil Hall. the
cradle OF American liberty, when Boris
A. Bakhmeter. Russian Amba ssador.
spoke at the national campfire OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic.
The Ambassador praised the showing
which the veterans made in their march,
5000 strong, through the streets with
spirits as martial. though with steps
not SO Arm, as half century ago.
Drawing a parallel between the fight
for liberty waged by the men he was
addressing and the fight which his own
countrymen are now waging for that
same country Mr.. BakhmetefY said:
You gave your all for a great ideal
tho noble cause OF democracy and
free government. To-day the work YOU
did. the trail you blazed. has been an
Inspiration to the downtrodden and op-
pressed people Of Russia. and they
knowing your efforts and your success
rose in their might and fighting for the
self same ideals and causes have estab.
lished free government by a free
people.
ITO see you assemble in this historic
shrine. you who responded to the cal
Of the greatest patriot of all time. the
emancipation. Abraham Lincoln, over.
whelms me.
The story OF the United States Gov.
ernment Is not unknown to Russian peo
pie. Every Russian school boy has read
II and knows It by heart. We thanh
God for what has happened. We ash
Him to aid us in the future
Your brotherly sympathy and affec
tion have completely surpassed my wild
est hopes. The affectionate greeting!
and generous sympathy will establish
new hope in the hearts Of Russian sol
diery between the Black Sea and tn,
steppes OF Russia. They will inspir,
new courage and new vlgor for new anS
Greater achievements
The veterans responded to the Am
bassador with hearty cheers Pas
Commander James Tanner in fervi,
response, said:
Our cause Is the cause OF liberty. ant
democracy, the cause of the people
all around the world. including the Ger
mans and Austrians. Before We Obtain
our end the serpent must be crushed
beneath the heels of frsemen. tn,
human hyena must feel ruin falling OF
his throne and he must realise that h,
Is soon to b wiped or the list o
monarchs."
After the meeting hundreds Of tn,
| veterans pressed up to the platform anc
grasped the hand Of the Russian Am
bassador.
The sun., 1917-08-22
IS GERMANS SEIZED
FOR ANTI-DRAFT ACTS
Federal Officers Make Arrest
in South Dakota.

Sioux FALLS, S. D., Aug 2l.-fftcen
Germans were arrested at Trip.
Hutchinson county, s. d.. to-day. by
Federal officers on the charge OF vioat-
Ing the espionage act. according to adj
vices received here late this afternoon.
The men we're taken to Yankton, $. D..
and arraigned before United States
Commissioner +. T. White for prelini-
nary hearing.
Officials refused to divulge the exact
nature Of the complaint filed against the
men. 1t Is understood that they signed
a petition to the County Treasurer pro-
testing against the draft. 1t was said
that most of the men could not speak
or read English and did not understand
what they were signing.
on August II fifteen other Germans.
Socialists, were arrested in Hutchinson
county by Federal officers for a similar
The sun., 1917-08-22
69TH BEGINS ITS
TRAINING FOR WAR
Col. Hine Keeps Men at Work
Morning and AZ
ternOOn.

Pending the arrival OF Major-Gen.
w. A. Mann at Camp Mills, Mineola.
l.. l., Brig. Gen. Michael J, Lehman of
the Forty-second or Rainbow" division,
who reached camp last night. is in COM
mand. The arrival OF Gen. Lenihan
gave particular pleasure to Col. Charles
Hine, commander of the old S!xty-ninth.
az the two were classmates at West
Point graduating in 1887.
Although New York's fighting Irish
men comprise the only regiment OF the
new division yet in camp things are
humming around the grounds. What
with the small army of workmen. the
engineers of the regular army busy all
over the place and the men Of the now
l6oth Infantry drilling in battalions
the scene is one of intense activity.
Col. Hne has lost no time In starting
to whip the men into shape to blast that
route to Berlin. He Is demonstrating
that he is hard working commander
and therefore expects his troops TO
work equally hard. One OF his first acts
was to bark back to the rules Of 1898 In
requiring all officers. including himself,
to attend reveille. From : o'clock to 10
he kept the men steadily drilling. and
repeated the dose In the afternoon. In
his first general order he has mapped
out course Of training that even the
sturdy boys Of the old S!Xty-ninth will
find it no easy task to follow.
A detachment of $50 men OF the
Twenty-third Infantry will proceed to
the camp from New York to-day: Thurs
day a similar number will go from the
Seventy-frst, and on Friday and Satur-
day the Fourteenth and Twelfth re-
spectively will contribute an equal num-
ber Of their best men to All the ranks
Of the One Hundred and Sixty-fifth up
TO its new war strength Of 3,6O5.
Since the construction work for the
whole camp will not be completed until
Saturday or Monday, the arrival OF
regiments from Wisconsin. Michigan
Indiana and Iowa has been postponed
They are now expected to reach the
grounds Monday.
Springing up virtually in a night the
new cantonment attracted thousands OF
Long Islanders yesterday, none of whom
were permitted within the grounds. Dis
appointment at this was pretty keen. and
for this reason 1t Ia likely that here.
after one day in each week will be Sc,
aside as visitors day. giving relatives
especially an opportunity to see the mer
within the lines.
Many of the persons who motored &c
the grounds took with them food Of
several varieties. which eventually founC
its way TO the men for whom It was in
tended. There is not the slightest dan
/ ger. however. that the soldiers will suf
fer for lack OF nourishment, because ar
rangements have been made for a dali,
supply Of l25,o0o pounds Of provisions
This Will be increased as additiona
| units arrive.
The sun., 1917-08-22
WARNING BY MOFFETT.
Says He VIII Try to Break Up
seditious Meetings.

Cleveland Moffett. chairman Of the
Committee on Alien Enemies and Trait
ors OF the American Defence Society
said yesterday from reports he has re-
ceived from his vigilance corps he Is
convinced that the Friends of Irish Free
dom are determined to wage campaign
for complete license for their street cor
ner orators to say whatever they please
against the United states and the En-
tente Allies.
Mr.. Moffett said the champions OF
these orators have issued what amounts
to a challenge to all supporters Of Amer
ican freedom regarding any limitations
Of reasonable speech in New York or
else where that may be necessary In war
times. They reserve the right. Mr. MOI
felt says. to attack the President or the
United States, our national policy OF
military service, our allies and our ma
tional heroes.
Mr.. ,Moffett asserted that should he
hear any of these soap box orators re-
new their scurrilous attacks on the Pres
ident and this Government 1t will be
necessary for the police to arrest him
again, as he will make every EFFORT to
break up the meeting.
The sun., 1917-08-22
I. W. w. PRISONERS HELD.
Exa m inntiOn of Those Taken In
SpOkane Raid Is Bcgun.

SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. 21.-Examina- :
ton of prisoners taken In raid on the
|. w. w. headquarters here Sunday was
begun to-day in the county Jail by Major
Clement wilkins. who made the ar
rests. and United States District At
torney Garrecht No decision as to re-
leasing any OF the prisoners was an
nounced
Just before the examinations District
Attorney Garrecht said he and Major
Wilkins could see no reason for not hold
ing James Rowan. district secretary of
the !. w. w. who signed the order for
a general strike. effective Monday. OF
I. W. W.'s In four States. as a military
prisoner indefinitely.
I'm the meantime the military au-
thorities and the Federal officers" said
the District Attorney, will endeavor to
connect him and other I. w. w leaders
with a conspiracy to give aid and COM
fort to the enemy, which can be charged
under the Federal statutes"
So far only a few ]. w. W,'s obeyed
the general strike order and most Of
them. it was reported, returned TO work
to-day.
The sun., 1917-08-22
COURT BANS FREE SERVICE.
Railroad and TeleSraph Compa nies
Forbidden to Exchange.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-A decision uphold
ing the ruling Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission that the exchange Of
free services between telegraph compa-
nies and railroad companies Is illegal
was announced to-day.
Tho opinion was by Judge Evan A.
Evans. acting In the Eastern Division of
the Northern District Federal Court Of
Illinois. Tho Commissions contention
was that the railroads must pay for
telegraph service and the telegraph COM
there existed o contract for the exchange
of such service gratis.
Judge Evanss decision 10 contrary to
that OF Judge Mayer Of the Federal
Court Of New York, who 10 said to have
held that the contracts were valid.
The sun., 1917-08-22

house keeper who testified that he had
been in Rockaway when he Is said TO
have been soliciting bribes in New York.
In vain he tried to shake the evidence
introduced by Abram Leicher and Pas
Quale Pigniulo. an agent Of the Depart
ment of Justice, that he had boasted
that he could arrange to have Leicher
and his brother exempted from military
service for $500.
His lawyer, Mr.. Schlesinger. IN sum-
ming up to the jury assailed John c.
sistant United States Attorneys in
charge Of the prosecution, and charged
that they had bargained with Cherey
and Bernfeld. agreeing not to press an
additional indictment for bribery which
hangs over the heads OF the former
board members II they would plead
guilty to conspiracy
Abiding to his clients conviction for
practising dentistry without license
he said: "Why, gentlemen. that is no
worse than any violation OF city ordi-
nance. II Is no worse than splitting on
the sidewalk
Strange View About War.
In conclusion Mr.. schlesinger said :
Gentlemen. this country might better
lose the war than have its citizens lose
their constitutional rights. ] would
rather see 1t beaten a thousand times
than see these rights taken away"
After Mr.. Schlesinger had pounded the
Jury rail FOR forty minutes Mr.. Kno,
arose and delivered his address In
quarter Of that time.
whenever a defendant has veal
| case he said. "he assails the prose
cutors and talks about how his constitu
tional rights are being violated"
He painted Gruher as "the neighbor
! hood fixer''-not "a big fish," but
small man out for a little petty graft.
| Gruher will be allowed Ave days II
which to settle his affairs here befor
being sent to Atlanta.