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Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
He Ought to Win.

Judge W. c. Taylor, formerly
a resident of Menefee county but
now a citizen of Clark county, is
a candidate for County Judge OF
the latter county. H@.
1t may be "butting in" to the
affairs of sister county. but we (.
desire to express the hope that
he will win.
The writer has known Judge
Taylor intimately for 35 years,
and in all that time he never
knew of "Bill' Taylor's being
guilty of an unmanly act.
His record-personal, business
and political-is clean and whole
some. His record as County
Judge of Menefee shows what
application of sound business
principles to public affairs will
do for a county, and if the people
of Clark county want a County
Judge who has the business abil-
ity to put the county on a sound
basis and the courage and integ7
rity to suppress all forms of
graft, they should elect W. G.
Taylor.
With him as County Judge the
taxpayers of Clark would get
value received for every dollar
expended and no more money
would be collected than an eco
nomical administration of county
affairs required.
Judge Taylor is a man of pro-
gressive ideas, sound business
sense, moral courage and integ-
rity, and ought to win.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
BRITISH BREAK GERMAN LINE
Hindenbure Barrier Cut at Two
Points, and Allies Strike at Emer-
rf ueney Front.

British Headquarters In France,
April 16.-The British broke the Ger.
man front for distance Of four
miles. The Germans are In retreat.
The gaps In the German defenses
were made In two places. Positions
on a front Of three miles between the
Double Crassier and Glvenchy and an
other mile on the north flank Of the
Hlndenburg trench system were cam
tured.
Advanced posts were pushed well to-
ward Queant and Pronville, important
points In the German defenses.
The Germans are fighting us they re-
tire from Loos southwark and are be-
iLg hard pressed.
Fires and explosions in the terri
tory to the rear of the German lines
continue.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
AMERICAN SHIP IS SHELLED
Schooner Hunt Is Abandoned While
Under the Guns OF a German
Submarine.

Washington, April 10.-The AmerI-
can schooner Edwin II. Hunt of New
York was abandoned by its crew under
shell fire from submarine near Cape
Gata, Spain, In the Mediterranean,
April Z, according to u dispatch to the
state department from Consul Gassett
nt Malaga. Consul Gassett's message
said:
"Anerlcan schooner Edwin r. Hunt
of New York, Nicholas Miller, master,
with crew Of eight, bound from Crete
to New York in ballast, shelled by
submarine at u. IN. April Z, 40
miles off Cape Gaia. Ship aban-
doned by crew, under fire, fate un-
known. Grew all saved, brought to
Almeria by Danish schooner Konso."
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
SPAIN ALSO NEAR A BREAK
Crisis With Germany Over the Sinking
Of a Ship Is Admitted to
BE Grave.

Madrid, April t0.-Forelgn minister
Glmeno has announced that the pro-
test to Germany in regard to the sink
Ing Of the Spanish steamer San Full
gencio was sent to the Spanish ambas-
sador In Berlin on Saturday In a dip
lomatic pouch and not transmitted
through the German ambassador Mt
Madrid. The gravity of the sltua-
tlon is emphasized by all the newspa-
nprs.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
Wells Working Wisely.

Joe Roe Wells has bought a
saddle horse and announcest
that he expects to spend the
greater part of his time from
now till the August primary wis.
iting the various precincts of the
county in the interest of his race
for Jailer, Joe Roe is not playing
Second fiddle" to any man nor
set of men. He is in the race to
stay until the votes are counted,
and the candidate who runs even
in shooting distance of him, will
always remember of having been
in a race.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
ANTIWAR PAMPHLETS SEIZED
Federal Secret Service Men Raid OF.
flee Of Chicago School Instructor,
Who Is Suspected.

Chicago, April 16,-Two federal ofIi
GERS ralded the office of Oscar NJ
Heath, instructor in English at the
Englewood high school and proprietor
of the Cultured Review school at 81
South Wabash avenue, and seized sew.
eral hundred pamphlets Of alleged "se.
dItlous, II not reasonable character" !"
For writing. publishing and circulat-
Ing these pamphlets Heath was sus-
pended by Superintendent John d.
Shoop Of the public schools and was
ordered by President Jacob NJ, Loeb
to appear before the trial committee
April 10.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
GREATEST WAR =
COUNCIL TO Be
HELD IN U. S.
Conferences to Begin When Bal
four. and Vviani Arrive
This Week.
MOST IMPORTANT IN HISTORY
Will Devise Plans for Faster Work
Along Every Line Of War and En-
deavor by America and the
Entente Governments.

{. Washington, April 16.-The great in
ternational war council, preliminary
conferences to which already have
been held here, will be the most impor-
tant In the history Of all wars.
The grand council will 20 into ses-
sion as soon as all Its members can
reach here. 1t will devise plans for
faster work along every line of war
endeavOr by the United States and the
entente governments.
Consider Separate Peace.
1t also will decide whether 1t is pos
sible to divide the Teutonlc alliance
by granting separate peace to Tur-
key and Bulgaria. e-
Although denial continues to be
made that these two latter nations
have made any move toward peace,
leading diplomats here say direct
proposition has been conveyed to
Russia. No details are available, as
the suggestion was In the nature of
"feeler."
Elaborate precautions for the pro-
lection of the entente commissioners
have been taken. No announcement
OF their movements is expected until
the members actually are here In
Washington. British Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour and his aides will be
here this week. The French mission,
including former Premier viviani and
Field Marshal Joffre, will not arrive
until several days later.
Vital Questions Up.
The questions to be considered have
been outlined as follows:
How best TO -tiisrrfbure rfie Uun u1
$3,OO0,000,000 to finance Germany's
enemies"
How American forces can best be
utilized to aid in crushing the subma.
rine menace.
How the expected assistance OF
Latin America can be used.
Whether American troops Shall 60 ia
Europe and to what front.
How best to open a line of uninter
rupted communication into France tC
remove the danger of famine.
To Talk Peace Terms.
In addition the greatest single ques
ton, of course, will be whether tn,
time is ripe, with practically the entire
world In arms against Prussianism. t.
outline specifically the terms upor
which the entente and Its new alliel
will make peace.
No official information Is availubl,
here regarding the efforts of SwedeI
to arrange for peace conference.
Officials here say that any peac
suggestion under existing circum
stances would not he considered. Wit
Germany preparing TO characterize tn
entire Atlantic as q war zone and he
submarines torpedoing without warn
Ing even hospital shlps-the one clas
of craft that heretofore In all his
tory have been immune from attack
II Is realized that the final stages O
ruthlessness have been reached an
that until these methods are crushe
peace suggestions on any other tina
complete surrender terms would be ou
Of place.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
Leaatlon and cOnsulate Attasked

Buenos Aires.-The German Lega-
ton and Consulate here have been at
tackled by a mob, as have the newspa-
pers Deutsche La Plata Zeitung and
La Union. The windows of the build
ings were broken. The police dis
persed the manifestants, making nu-
merous arrests. The editor of the
German newspaper was wounded, as
were several of the demonstrators.
The President and the Cabinet were
in session all afternoon discussing the
sinking by German submarine of the
Argentine steamship Monte Protegido.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
GREETINGS FROM FREE RUSS
"Little Grandmother Of the ReVolu.
tIon" Sends Congratulations to
Editor OF Woman's Journal.

Boston, April 10. - Catherine
Breshkovskaya Of Russia, the "l'lttle
grandmother Of the revolution" who
has Just returned to Petrograd after
spending 30 years of Punishment in ST.
beria, has cabled a greeting to Miss
Alice Stone Blackwell, editor Of the
woman's Journal Of Boston, Her ca
blegrain read: ta
Greetings from free Rusia to the
people of the United States Of Amer
icn. Am enjoying happiness with all
the city mud Russia and SIberla.
lSlged) "BRESHKOvSKAYA."
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
BRAZIL ARMS ALL VESSELS
Formally Assumes Control Of All In.
termed German Shlps-Maehlnery
Is Damaged.

Rio de J0nelro, April 16,-Owing
to damage done to machinery of Ger.
man vessels lnterned here, the govern
ment formally assumed custody Of all
such ships, It was officially announced
that Brazil is now arming all her mer.
chnntmen. .v.ss.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
Another rraltor Arreated.

Chicago. April 18.-Charles T, Neck
er was seized by secret service men
here charged with having sent a let
ter to President Wilson, stating that
"the traitor Is In the White House
ami should be shot" a,
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Flour, Hay AMI Grain.


Flour-Winter pateVs $10.25@1O.75,
winter fancy $9.75@1J25, winter fam
lily $9.25G9.75, winteE extras $3.50
S.75, low grade $7T59S.25.
Corn-No. 3 white $l.49@1.5O, No. 3
yellow $l.47@1.4S, No. 3 mixed $l.470
las, white ear $1.5O@152, mixed ear
$1.50@1.52.
Hay-No. timothy S2O@2O.5O, No.
2 $19.5O@2O, No. 3 $1S.50@19.50, No. l
clover mixed $19@1y.5O, No. 2 $1S,50@
10, No. clover $r9.50, No. 1850.
Oats-No. 2 white 75@75lac, stand
ard white $74h@ @75c, No. 3 white 731s
@74c. No 2 mixed 7S1s@74c.
Wheat--No. red $2,51@2.53. No. 3
red S2.45@2.49. No. red $215Q2.SO.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery ex-
tras 47c, centralized creamery extras
44c, firsts 42c, seconds SOC, dairy fancy
3Sc, No. packing stock soc.
Eggs-Prime firsts sic, tirsts S01ac,
ordinary firsts, soc, seconds 29c.
Live Poultry-Broilers, 11a lb and
under, 40c; fryers, y lbs, S0c; fowls,
lbs and over, 2Sl2c; under 8 lbs,
231ac; roosters, 17c.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers $99ll.5O; butcher
steers, extra $1O.5O@ll, good to choice
$10@10.50, common to fair $7@950; (;
heifers, extra S1O.25@1O75, good to
choice $9,50@10,25, common to fair 81
OOPS; cows, extra $S,5O@9.25, good
to choice $750@S50, u
Bulls-Bologna $500, fat bulls 1925
@9.75.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
S16.30, good to choice packers and
! butchers $16.25@16SO, mixed and me.
dium $16@16.25, stays $S@12.50, com.
mon to choice heavy fat sows $50
$500, light shippers S14,75@15, pigs
/, (110 lbs and less) $SQ$1225.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
UNITED STATES
WILL MOBILIZE
100000 men
Two Million Troops to Be Trained
Within the Next Two
Years.
10 APPLY SELEcTNE DRAFT
cabinet Rushes Work on Great Mer-
~ chant Fleet7-s2oo, 100000 Asked
for Shipping Board-lndustriai
Conseription Is Favored.

Washington, April 16.-President
Wilson and his cabinet In a two-hour
session discussed the following steps
toward mobilizlng the power of the
nution for war:
l. An army of 100000 men to be
raised and trained within the next
two years.
2. A navy of 100000 men within the
next year.
3. Introduction of a bill In both
houses early next week increasing the
shipping board appropriation from
$50,000,000 to $200,0O0,059 to rush the
purchase and construction of a gl-
gantic merchant feet. The shipping
board also will be empowered to put
interned German vessels in this serv-
ice.
4. An army of 100000 skilled arti-
sans to build 1000 wooden merchant
vessels for the merchant fleet.
5. An army of 100000 men, includ-
ing 100000 who will be used In in
creased crop production and 100000
skilled and unskilled laborers to pro-
duce war munitions and supplies.
seIective Draft.
II is the intention Of the admins
tration to organize the nations in
dustrial forces as well as its military
and naval strength. The proposal to
apply the selective military draft to
all men between the ages of twenty
one and forty is growing in favor in
congress and the administration. Un-
der this plan all men of these ages
would be listed and assigned to the
gmilitary or industrial duties to which
they are best fitted. 4 IA
y The first task will be TO supply a
merchant feet. All available craft on
the Great Lakes will be put in At
lantic service. W. ]. Corners of Buff
falo, who controls 35 lake vessels,
offered their use to the government
today.
Other ships will be brought through
the Canal from the Pacific for NUM-
ton transportation.
Among the first German ships to he
used are two out of the fleet of % in
Philippine harbors. The war depart
ment has permission to load two of
these with hemp for the United States
at once to provide for the grain har-
vest.
Tells Congress TO Hasten.
A fiat demand for speedy enact.
ment Of the administrations program
of war legislation was served on con
gress by President Wilson ind his
advisers after today's cabinet meet.
ing.
ave cannot fight war without the
man power and money power of the
nation which congress must provide
and provide at once" was the ulti.
matum carried to the capitol by Sec
retary Of the Treasury McAdoo.
The full strength of the admlnistra.
tion influence In both house and sen
ate, II was stated tonight, will be ex
erted to cut short the parliamentary
preliminaries and rush the war legls
latIon TO the statute books that Amer
lean men and American money may
do their bit" against the submarin,
menace.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19
Live Stock.
Negotiate a Separate Peace.

Petrograd.-An official statement
issued deals not only with the cam
paign, but with the efforts of German
Socialists to negotiate with Russian
Socialists for separate peace.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Paducah.-The Rev. P. H. Pleune,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, has been. selected scout COM
missioner for the Paducah Scout Coun.
Gil to succeed w. R. Nagel, who re-
signed.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Hopkinsville.-Cha W. Horn, 81
years old, perished in flames which
burned the residence of his son, R. L..
Horn, at Lafayette. The son was bad
ly burned while trying to rescue his
father
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Hodgenville.-A Bible institute Is in
progress at the Hodgenville Baptist
church, of which the Rev. E. A. Cot
trell is pastor. Two sessions daily are
being held.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Winchester.-A 75O-barrel oil well
was struck by p ]. White & Co. on the
Ashley lease in Powell county. 1t Is
the biggest producer in the field.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Whitesburg-The Louisville & Nash.
vile railroad, according to an an.
nouncement, will soon build branch
liae on Lofts Creek, near Hazard,
Perry county, which will open an exten.
Aively rich but as yet undeveloped coal
held. The line will be ten miles long.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Elkton.-At the regular monthly
meeting of the Todd Fiscal Court, Jas.
M. Weathers, of this city, was elected
county treasurer.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Plantplenty ofpotatoes, beans.
onions, in fact everything,
whether the war goes on or not.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Paducah.-The Delphic Club is rails
ing fund to provide members of the
Murray company, X. N. G., with COM
forts and supplies not included in the
furnishings of the Government. Sew.
eral members of the company live in
Paducah.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Fulton.-Marshal Kendall, well.
known man of Fulton, was instantly
killed when he was kicked by a mule.
Kendall was in his barnyard. The
mule kicked him in the forehead,
breaking his neck.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Paducah.-In an effort to have fly
less city the city commissioners pur-
chased 200 fly traps.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Princeton.-The campaign in Cald.
we'll county for county Offices is grow.
ing warm. ]. Frank Guess announced
for sheriff, making seven aspirants for
the Office Others are NJ. p. Smith,
Henry Towery, c. T, Martin. w, o.
McGowan, DR.. M. Marguardt and L.
NJ Craven.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Sonora.-The fire OF patriotism has
been started in Hardin county by the
Sonora Patriotic Club. A large Amer.
ican flag has been hoisted and unfurled
from a 1OO-foot pole by two Civil War
veterans. c. X. Tichenor, Confederate
cavalryman, and ]. c. Buckles, of the
Union army.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Covington.-Col. James NJ. Arnold.
rs years old, formerly local freight
agent for the Southern railroad, died
of apoplexy. He was found lying on
the floor OF his bathroom. He was a
brother OF Brent Arnold, railroad Off.
cial. Col. Arnold served in the Con,
federate army during the Civil War
and won the command of a regiment
and the rank Of colonel.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Berea.-Berea College is preparing
to adopt military training as a part of
its preparedness program, At meet.
Ing of the entire student body Presi.
dent Frost announced what eastern
colleges are doing, and declared that
Berea is ready to stand by President
Wilson and the nation in the present
crisis. Young men will be invited to
spend in drilling the time that is or.
dinarily spent in athletics.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Barbourville.-Louisville men are
forming a company to develop a large
boundary Of coal and timber land in
Clay county. Judge Thomas Gordon,
of that city, has been here for several
days and has made trip OF inspection
over the property. 1t is said that Col.
Dickinson, of West Virginia, plans to
install a large salt works on the Gar.
rard property, near Manchester.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Louisville.-Miss Mary Marks, OF
Danville, and c. Lawrence Wolff, of
Louisville, were chosen as the best
singers in the state in the Evening
Post contest here.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Wilmore.-The faculty and the stu.
dents of Asbury College here adopted
resolutions approving without reser-
yation the course pursued by Presi.
dent Wilson in the present crisis, and
requesting him, with others concerned
In the direction of American affairs,
to do their best to suppress entirely
the traffic in strong drink while
state of war exists.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Louisville.-A call of the Navy
League of the United States has come
from Washington to the women OF
Kentucky for knitted articles for the
battleship Kentucky. The Government
does not supply these articles of com.
fort for Uncle Sans sailors that will
however, be essential to keep them
warm in exposed work in small boats
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Paducah.-A large addition is being
made to the Paducah Hosiery Mills
Co.'s plant, owing to increased bust.
ness, and when II is completed the
company will have force of 115 won.
EN- employed, with weekly payroll of
about $1,000.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Maysvllle.-The citizens of Mays.
vile and Mason county held a patriotic
demonstration here at the court house,
which was filed to overhowing. In
speeches the people were urged to
stand by President Wilson. Among
those who spoke were Mayor ]. Wes.
ley Lee, who presided as chairman,
and Circuit Judge c. d. Newell.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Paris.-A suit in which the state
seeks to recover back taxes for FIVE
years from the personal estate of the
late John w. Tannes, of Bourbon
county, has been filed here by Sheriff
w. F. Talbot. The suit is directed
aga INST the Bourbon Agricultural Bank
& Trust Co., administrators of the es
tate, estimated to be worth $25,e00
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Island.-The postoflice and railroad
station at Brucken, Muhlenberg coun.
ty, was broken into and robbed of
about $S cash, $3.50 in stamps and 81
were stolen from the Louisville Il
Nashville Railroad Co.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

versailles.-The Board of Education
of Woodford county has decided to
have a cooking Equipment placed in
every one of the 70 rural schoolhouses
in this county. The College of Home
Economy of the University Of Ken.
lucky will send teachers to these
schools to give instSction in domes'
tic science.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Henderson. - Henderson county
wheat fields are looking much better
since the few days of sunshine. Many
fields that were believed totally dam.
aged by the recent blizzard have
shown a surprising comeback" and
VIII produce from ten to twenty bush.
els to the acre, 1t is believed. Wheat
growers who planned to plow up fields
that seemed damaged will not do SO
because of the bulletin issued by the
Department OF Agriculture advising
to allow all wheat fields to stand.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Lexington.-Inspection OF the two
proposed mobilization sites here to de-
termine which shall be used for the
mobilization Of the Kentucky Guards.
men has been made by Col. Hunter
Inspector General of the Central De.
partment, and Maj Hampton, Quarter.
master, According to Washington dis.
patches Gen. Wood, commanding the
Department of the East, and Gen,
Barry, commanding the Central De.
partment, differ regarding sites.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Lexington. Walnut Hill, the
Louisville world champion pullet, is
now starting on her second cycle. She
laid an egg every day for ninety-five
before missing, establishing a worlds
record.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Lexington.-The James E. Pepper
Distilling Co. announced 1t would not
manufacture whisky during the period
of the war and shortage of grain, In
order to do its part in conserving the
grain supply for foodstuffs and stock
feeding. The plant has been offered
to the Government for use in making
alcohol.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Louisville.-Thruston Ballard, q
Louisville business man, was told OF
his appointment as chairman of the
National Committee on the Cost OF
Living and Domestic Economy, a part
of the national preparedness move.
ment. Ballard is known widely as
former member of the Industrial Rela
tons Commission.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Litchfleld.-Paul Carter, on trial in
the Grayson Circuit Court for the
shooting of Till Huff, was found guilty
of voluntary manslaughter and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for eight
years. The shooting occurred at Can
eyville, twelve miles from here, on the
night OF February /, at 10 o'clock.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Versailles.-McKee Brothers. of For.
est Home Farm, this county, sold for
$500 cash to a western buyer De
fender Major, a Defepder-bred Duroc
Jersey boar. The McKees are sons Of
the late DIR. Mckee, who was breed
er of thoroughbreds. The boys decided
to breed hogs instead Of horses.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

zEhitoshurs.s=-w Win Judges joins r
Butler, of Pikeville, presiding, the
April term Of the Letcher Circuit Court
was convened here. Judge Buffers
instructions to the grand jury were
vigorous. For an hour he detailed the
need for combating crime, dwelling
principally upon the evils of whisky
and pistol toting.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Maysville.-A hundred or more peo-
pie were turned away from the Wash
ington Opera House, whence they had
come amid binding snowstorm to
attend monster patriotic meeting.
Mayor ]. w. Lee presided over the
meeting. Circuit Judge c. D. Newell
delivered the opening address.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Sebre.-The ninety-eighth anniver-
sary of the founding of the Independ-
ent Order Of Odd Fellows will be flt'
tingly celebrated by the members OF
that order of Webster county at Clay,
Saturday, April %.
Licking Valley courier., 1917-04-19

Lexington.-County agents enlisted
In federal home demonstration work
in Kentucky are present here at the
annual instruction conference, which
will continue for two weeks. Sessions
are being held in the Educational
building, University of Kentucky. Mrs.
Helen B. Wolcott, head of the work in
Kentucky, is presiding.