The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-04-20
VOLUME XXXVI.
$1,000,
REVENUE BILL
PASSED TUESDAY

night by the Senate Changes made
since il passed the House necessitate
conferences between the two Houses
before it can go to the President for
his signature.
Secretary McAdoo informed the Adj
visory Council of the Federal Reserve
Board comprising big banking inter
ests of the country. including ]. P.
Morgan. that the Government would
welcome suggestions from them as in
dividuals on floating the $5,000,O 100000
ar bond issue.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Assur-
ances reached Washington Tuesday
mat under no conditions that are now
conceivable will the provisional gov
eminent of Russia yield to the over.
lures from German and Austrian So
oialistic representatives TO negotiate
separate peace.
The Entente embassies with this
assurance before them, frankly con-
fsssed the great sense of relief they
fslt from the apprehension under
which they have labored for the past
Two weeks, that the extreme social
istic elements have so tar domlnated
the provisional government through
soldiers and workmen's committees as
seriously to jeopardize the integrity of
the Entente Alliance.
LONDON. April 19.-The report OF
Rear Admiral William S. Sims, United
States Navy, head Of the american
naval mission now in England, deal
ing with all phases of the submarine
program. has been forwarded TO Wash
T. gton. where it is being considered by
President Wilson and the naval board,
Who will be guided by ii in determin-
ing the manner in which the Amer
can feet can best cooperate with the
British navy in combating the under
water craft
The report is the result OF several
DAVIS conference here between Rear
admiral Sims and the head OF the
British Admiralty. who have placed
every facility at the disposal OF the
american mission in order that they
might learn the true status of the sub
raarire warfare.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-One Of
ne first efforts Of the British war
commission coming to America will be
&c round up all the slackers VINO nave
been avoiding military service oy re-
naming in the United States and
force them into either the American o.
British armies.
The British commissioners hope 10
accomplish this by having the united
states pass a law either permitting
recruiting of allied subjects In the
limited States or making such SUD
;ects liable to the universal service pro-
vision of the new army bill.
ROSTON. April LIT was announc
I'd officially at the navy yard late wed
,esday that no credence was placed LII
reports from three coast-guard stauons
ON Cane Cod that heavy gunnre nao
heen heard off the coast The positive
statement was made that there nau
been no naval engagement ana tna'
warships had not exchanged saiu'es
with foreign vessels.
The previous announcement una
heavy gunfiring had been heard ouIlns
the morning also was issued oIhol"'
az the navy yard. 1t was based On re
norris from Cape Cod received by Lieu
tenant z: c. Blakeslee, in charge vi 'he
naval radio district.
Newspaper correspondents at points
~, the Cape reported that they nan
-, hoard anv gunfiring and that they
l~new nothing of it except from Cn7
hrIletins issued by the naval aulnori
ties.
MADRID. April 1s.-The Spanish
s,aamsbip Tom has been torpeuoeH
I'd sunk without warning. Elgh.een
S,.as we're lost. The Tom was Z'4o'
tons gross.
AMSTERDAM. April 19.-The Frank
.,,-ter Zeitung. a copy OF WHICH nc"
t,a, received here, says the German
- ond the Imperial Government
desire peace. entr
The neople and the Government
ne newspaper adds, "also desire re
-aformation in internal German oo
-so,s hut we will not permit ouIsiuel9
:. confuse the two questions In oruei
,ool,e democratization OF our sIa'e
80 price of our attaining peace
we reject such interference IN our
fairs"
COPENHAGEN. via London Aprn
a Tho National Tidende's Berlin
c =, says that some OF ene
nunition factories in Germany nav
ION affected by the strike. Mos' u
I'm however. are being operated
PARIS. April 19.-Germany suhele.
- oyrehing blow upon the west