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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
CRAUTAUQUA BRINGS
BOY SCOUT EXPERT
Chas. Daugherty An Authority
On BOY Scout Move
ment.
HIMSELF AN EAGLE SCOUT"

That the Chautauqua is an upbuild-
ing force. and not merely a form of
entertainment is best proven by the
character of the people who hold up
the Chautauqua ideals. The people
who appear on the Welfare Chautau-
qua programs are all democratic in
nature and love to mingle when of
the platform with the people of the
community. Don't be afraid to walk
right up to any one of them and make
yourself acquainted.
Chic" Daugherty, for example, is
usually surrounded by flock of boys
from the minute he strikes town.
Boys are drawn to Daugherty as bees
hover over barrel Of honey. 1t seems
that some magic message is sent to
every. boy in town the minute he ar
rives. And 1t is worth while for boys
to know him. He is the embodiment of
clean and upright manhood. For
years he was secretary Of the Boys
Department of the Y. n. C. A.
OF more general interest, however,
is the fact that Mr.. Daugherty is
boy scout enthusiast and an expert on
all phases of boy scout work. Mr..
Daugherty is himself an Eagle Scout,
which is the highest rank obtainable
and is a Special Field Scout Commits
sioner, appointed by the National
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

a brcakw
We beat the other steamers Of our
convoy eight hours in getting TO the
dock in Liverpool. and, according to
what seemed TO he the regular system
of our operations ut that time, we
were the last To discmharS.
The majority OF our fellows had new
or been in England before, and they
looked on our travels at that time "a
a fine lark. Everybody chccred and
laughed when they busted off one Of
those little toy trains and brought it
up to take us away in It. After we
were aboard of it we proceeded at the
dizzy rate of about four miles an hour,
and our regular company humorist-
no company complete without one
suggested that they were afraid, II
they went any faster. they might run
off the island before they could stop.
We were taken to Bramshott camp, in
Hampshire, twelve miles from the
Aldershot school of command. The
next day we were given kings leave
eight days, with free transportation
anywhere I'm the British Isles. 1t is
the invariable custom to give this sort
of leave to all colonial troops immedi-
ately upon their arrival in England.
However, in our case Ireland was bar
red. Just at that time Ireland was no
place for n newly arrived Canadian
looking for sport.
After that they really began to make
soldiers of us. We thought our train
ing in Canada had amounted to some
thing. We found out that we might
as well have been playing croquet.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
AUSTRIAN AMNESTY PLANS
Decree of Emperor Charles viii Re.
lease $4,000 Persons.

Amsterdam. July 9-The amnesty
decree Of Emperor Charles of Austria
will mean the release of $4,000 per-
sons, according to Vienna advices to
the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin, copy
of which has been received here.
Advices received from other sources
contain strong protests against the
decree of amnesty and express aston
ishment and dismay at this far
reaching disavowal of the state idea 7"
These protests evidently arise from
German sources in Austria.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
Woman Named to Office.

Gary, Ind, July 9.-Mrs. Kate Wood
Ray, president of the Gary Civic Serv.
Ice club, who was appointed police
commissioner several years ago. but
who was held ineligible for the place
because Indiana women did not then
have the right of suffrage, has since
been named park commissioner by
Mayor II. o. Johnson.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
For County Judge

n ", we are a. authorized to ar nounce ANDREW
nhn,nhE ELL. asa candidate Cor County ,JuJoe
OF ine republican Party in Prip airy election.
we are authorized to announce n X
EEhooes. OF Hard 'nshute. as a candidate foa
county Judge OF RreckiDridge County. sub
Primary election August 4 p'' :"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
No. Elaborated For Bravery; Home
and tJncIs Sam
Administrators Notice.

All persons having claims against the
estate of Mrs. Rhoda Beavin deceased
will present them properly proven &C.
cording to law TO tine undersigned on or
before Sept. list, 1917.
]. F. Knue, Admr.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
Thousands Wear New Limbs.

London, July 9.-lt is officially an
bounced that S.s05 artificial limbs
have been made for soldiers by pri.
vate firms at cost of $636.000. and
that more than 1000 additional men
who have lost limbs are waiting to b.
supplied.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

When baby suffers with eczema or
some itching skin trouble, use Deans
Ointment. A little Of it goes q long
wav and It 10 safe for children. 500 .
box at all stores.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
For County Court Clerk

r., we are authorized to announce ARTHUR
I. BEA RID. as q candidate for the Office OF
county Court Clerk OF Breckinridge County,
mary Election, August 4th
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
No. 2.-The Bomb Raid.

No. 2.-The Bomb Raid.
The great preparations and rehearsing
for this attack. Volunteers for the job
taken behind the line where the German
trenches are exactly reproduced. The
days of preparation. Heretofore unwrit-
ten detail of modern trench raids. This
article concludes with the men going out
to their job.
No. 3.-"over the Top and Give EN-
HE'LL"
The English Tommy's battle cry as he
breaks from his trench. The bomb raid
and what happened. OF sixty that start
ed forty-six failed to return because the
Germans had prepared and mined the
trench. Graphic description of Sergeant
McClintock's terrible experience.
No. 4.-Shifted to the Somme.
Sergeant McClintock takes part in the
greatest Of all battles and tells of the
hell of it. rhe front in Belgium was
really rest sector in comparison with
It," he says. The extensive preparations
of the allies for open warfare afterward
abandoned because of the failure of ex-
pected developments.
No. 5.-Wounded In Action.
This article describes the terrible fight.
the dead and dying. the loss of pal and
the final falling of McClintock In No
Mans Land. Simply told. it is one of the
most remarkable descriptions of q battle
by participant ever put together.
No. 6.-Decorated For Bravery; Home
and Uncle Sam.
This concluding article of the series re-
lates in detail how England cares Cor the
wounded. How the king and queen came
to the bed of an American boy and dec
Grated him in London hospital for gal
lantry. Interesting. intimate and anus
ing incidents told by and of the wounded
Tommies. Trying to fight for Uncle Sam.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

y, wear, we are authorized 10 announce L, ]. MAT
IlNGLY. OF Hardirsburg, as a candidate
for Jai or of breckenridge county. snbiect 10
the action of the Democratic Primarv loo
ton August 4, 1917. ''''-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
For Sheriff

\, we are authorized to announce j. r. CAR
MAN. OF Custer. AS a candidate for sheriff OF
bfarkrnrldge county. subject to The acton
August 4, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
Continued from page I

impatient II nothing very important
seems to come OF at first felt lit
tie ennui myself ut the getaway. But
that was certainly one thing that didn't
annoy me later.
In the latter part Of October. 1915.
decided that the United States ought
to be fighting along with England and
France on account of the way Belgium
had been treated. If for no other reason
As there seemed TO be a considerable
division of opinion on this point among
the people at home. came TO the con-
clusion that any man who was free.
white and twenty-one and felt as I did
ought to go over and get into 1t single
handed On the side where his convic-
tons lei him. II there wasn't some par
ticular reason why he couldn't. There
fore said goodby TO my parents and
friends in Lexington and started for
New York with the idea of sailing for
France and Joining the Foreign legion
Of the French army.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

we are authorized to announce TICE HEM
DRiCk, OF Glover Creek. as a candidate for
Ja,ior OF hrecki rioRe county. subject to The
August 4, 1917. o"'
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

we are authorized TO announce Julius r.
JACksON OF Tar Fork. as a candidate for
.aiior or breckinridga county. subject to The
1917. 'y' aux -
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
For Representative

we are aut o'ized to announce ROY I
AIN OF Bew'eyville District. as n "a, al
oate TOT Representative Of RrecLerri re
county In the Lower House OF The eoisIa
Primary. August 4. NV p""''ean
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

we are authorized TO announce A.. GRAY
OF nnrned, as rardidate Ter Represent alive
- hrei kinr,dge CT unity subject to the action
4, 1917. h"fuse
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

n we are authorized to announce g. n
FAY NE. of !r' inRion. as a candidate for
ouuge OF II, eckinridge county. sui ject T., the
election Aug. T. :" i''l'ary
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

We are authorized to announce AUSTIN
hMs; OF Hook Town. near Hardinsi urg. as
a -, cansuidate for Jailor of Rreckinridge cOun-
~ subject to the action az the Rennbiican
Primary election. August 4. 1917
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

n, We are authorized to announce ARE
~! ~ EA n,Ok as candidate for reelection to
.ns once OF Jailor OF Breckenridge county,
W. Primary Election Augnst 4. lal7.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
For Tailor

we are authorized to announce ROE HOOK
as candidate for Jailor Of Breckenridge
county; sub ect to the action OF the d. mo-
1917. ''''on august .,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

we are authorized to announce MRS.
rAVin PENICK OF Garfield. as a cardi-
COUNTY Schools. 'uhiect to the action OF the
Democratic Primary Election, Aug. 4, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

we are authorized to announce W. ". Ray
yer, OF koctva'e. as . candidate for Rerre
sb6n.a.,ve OF treckinridee County subjecr to
Primary election August 4 u" '"o
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
WELCOME,
EIGHTY.sEvENTH CANADIANS

We were a new battalion. We had
been less than seventy-two hours on
the continent Of Europe, and the Ger
mans were not supposed to know any
thing that was going on behind our
lines!
We learned afterward that concealed
telephones In the houses of the Bel
gian burgomasters Of the villages of
Dinkiebusch and Renninghelst, near
our position, gave communication with
the German headquarters opposite us.
One Of the duties of a detail Of our
men soon after that was to stand these
two burgOmasters up against a wall
and shoot them.
In concluding this first article l want
to say frankly that any man who
claims he is not afraid when for the
first time he goes into that hell Of fire
on the western front is a liar, and I'll
tell him so to his face. Later we be-
came impervious, but that first day
prayed. and / would have bent down
and prayed only my knees shook so.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
In the Front Trenches.

We got into POperinghe at 7 a. N.
and the scouts had led us into the
front trenches ut the next morning.
Our position was to the left Of st. Eloi
and was known as 1.-THE island" be-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

N We are authorized to announce CLIFF M.
"a NE. OF Harmed as @ candidate for SUI
county subject TO the action OF the Repuh-
i iican Party In Primary Election, August I,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
For Superintendent of Schools

n we are authorized TO announce J. RAJ
ElGH MEADOR. OF Cloverport. as a candi-
GATE for Superintendent OF BreckipriTee,
COUNTY schools. subject to the action Of the
Republican Party at the August Primary.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
For County ATTORNEY

We are authorized to announce W. 8. BALL
Attorney OF Breckinridre county. suI lee, ~
, n,a. action OF the Republican party in Prio
We are authorized to announce MOORMAN
DITTO as a candidate for County A /. REV
o, BIZ csinridge County. subject 10 the act
Election n satn the" ocr's'c Party IN Primary
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
Announcements
For State Senator.

N we are authorized to announce n H.UAR-
OF Meade county, for State sena-
tor subject TO tn. action Of the Den OR attic
rarty In primary election August 4, 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
A Call For Volunteers.

A Call For Volunteers.
On June >. after the third battle of
Ypres. while Mcfarland and | were
sitting YEARLY on our hunks during
strange hour in the afternoon when
nobody had thought Of anything for
us to do. soldier came in with a
message from headquarters which put
sudden stop to the discussion we
were having about the possibility OF
getting leave to go up to London. The
message was that the First. Second
and Third divisions of the Canadians
had lost 40 per cent Of their men in the
third fight at Ypres and that 800 volun-
teers were wanted from each of our
battalions to fill up the gaps.
Forty per cent" said Mcfarland.
getting up quickly. MY God, think of
it! Well, I'm off to tell 'em I'll go.'
l told him l was with him. and we
started for headquarters. expecting to
he received with applause and pointed
out as heroic examples. We couldn't
even get up TO give in our names. The
whole battalion had gone up ahead of
us. They heard about 1t first. That
was the spirit of the Canadians. 1t
was about this time that story went
round concerning an English colonel
who had been called upon to furnish
volunteers from his outfit to replace
casualties. He backed his regiment up
against barrack wall and said
all
teer step three PAGES to the rear"
In our battalion sergeants and even
officers offered to 20 as privates. Me
Farland and l were not accepted; our
volunteers went at once, and we were
REINFORCED up to strength by drafts
from the Fifth Canadian division,
which was then forming in England.
In July, when We were being kept
on the rifle ranges most of the time,
all leave was stopped, and we were
ordered to hold ourselves in readiness
TO 90 overseas. In the latter part of
the month we started. We sailed from
southampton to Havre on big trans
port, escorted all the way by destroy.
ers. AS We landed we got our first
sight Of the harvest of war. A big hos
pital on the quay was filed with
wounded men. We had twenty-four
hours I'm what they called rest
camp" We slept on cobblestones In
shacks which We're so utterly comfort
less that 1t would be an insult to a
Kentucky thoroughbred to call them
stables. Then we were on the way TO
the Belgian town of Poperinghe. which
is 100 miles from Havre and was at
that time the rail head Of the Ypres
salient. We made the trip I'm box cars
which were marked I'm French, Eight
horses or forty men," and We had to
draw straws to decide who should lie
down.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
Will be at Cloverport July 20, 81, %

eral tx wrong he'll tell him SO on the
spot in the most emphatic way, but
without ever violating single sacred
tradition of the service. The sergeants
who took us in charge to put on the
real polish to our training had all seen
from twenty to twenty-five years of
service. They had all been through
the battles of Mons and the Marne.
and they had all been wounded. They
were perfect examples Of Il type. One
Of them ordered all Of our commission
ed officers. from the colonel down. to
turn out for rife drill one day and put
them through the manual OF arms
while the soldiers of the battalion stood
around looking on.
"Gentlemcn." said he very politely
in the midst of the drill, when | sec
you handle your rifles feel like fall
ing on my knees and thanking God
that we've got navy"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

we are authorized 10 announce n. M. DIM
GAN; OF Meade county. as a candidate for
tne STATE Sena'e ject to he acii n Cf the
August 4. "'y 'iec''on
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

We are authorized to announce " A
SSTiTH. OF Meade county, as a cardiaate for
state Seratr subject 70 the action Of the
Democratic Primary August 4. 1917.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11

The five remaining articles in this
remarkable series will appear one each
week. They are as follows:
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-07-11
Make a Break"

- Through my training in the v. NJ.
l., / was able to read semaphore sig
mails, and l caught the message from
the destroyer which escorted US. 1t
read:
Each ship for herself now. Make
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-16
GERMAN PRISONERS
DECIDE TO SALUTE
American Officer Quickly
Brought Response.

Honolulu. r. How IA group of
German prisoners from the interncd
German gunboat Gcir and the collier
Locksun who are soon to be trans
fcrrcd from Schoficld barracks to Fort
douglas. Utah, were led to change
their minds and salute the United
States flag July has come to light.
AS the salute of 4s guns started the
Germans dropped into slouching at
utudcs and began to joke about the
event a body of soldiers was sent
over to the detachment OF prisoners
and the Germans came To attention.
Keep them there" said the officer
In charge, and keep them In line or
make a new line out of the first man
that drops out of It," The Germans
stood attention.
Last week another incipient out
break occurred among the prisoners
when several of them refused to work
In the soldiers gardens. They were
MARCHED out on the parade grounds
and placed at attention. For two hours
they were kept in this attitude and al
the end Of this time given 10 min
utes' relaxation. Then they were
forced for another two hours at at
| tention. Finally the Germans said
! they were ready to work in the fields
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-16
international Poker Game"
Easy for lmperturbablc
Yankee Diplomat.

American ambassador to the United
States they made the passport read
TO the American ambassador. who is
leaving Germany Thus, you see.
they sevaded the responsibility which
has always rested upon belligercnts
and left a chance for some submarine
to sink my ship on the way from
Spain"
Mr.. Gerard tells these stories as
coolly as he acted them. lie Is still
nnexcitesl. And II Is precisely that
quality which has made his revelations
SO powerful. The story Of Germany's
rnthlcssness Is made more telling By
the fact that II Is related without heat
or atnazcment.
Mr.. Gerard is a great poker player
and now. in his own country, he Is
raking In heavy stakes for his hacker.
the United States.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-16

mot all at once. Of course" said MIR.
Gerard. 'Onc Of these so-calied
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-16

German reservists In America. An
imperial minister once remarked to
Gerard that there were. 5000 German
reserviyts In tho United States who
would rise against this nation IL 1t do
clared war on Germany. tAmateurish
bluffing, you sec. about a mythical ace
in the hole.) -.
Did Gerard back down? Not he.
!. And we have, 5000 lamp posts "a
hang them on" he said.
Face Indicates Man.
That story is not surprising after a
look at the former ambassador. A
pair OF cold, appraising eyes CLEAN be
hind disconcerting glasses. giving q
look to the imperturbable face befor,
which all bluff and pretense melt. The
face indicates man who Is not con
cerned with fripperics: a man whit
calls q spade a spade no matter, wha'
diplomatic usage may be and keep.
cool about 1t at that.
II must be remembered that In Ber.
lin Gerard was practically alone. Mos,
Of the Americans living In Germany
especially certain newspaper CORE.
spondents. were openly. sympatheti,
with the imperial government and dis.
gusted with Wilson's actions. But ],
the, face Of all this the, ambassado
maintained his cool uncOncern.
Getting Rid Of IN insult.
On tho, kaiser's birthday. for ex
ample. group Of pro. German Amer
leans hung a wreath on the statue q
Frederick the Great, signifying. l
more than symbols. resentment /,
the course Of the president and Il
ambassador. An excitable diploml
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-16
Former Ambassador Returns
With Manner Unspoiled
BY H0nors.,

The revelations Of pam German am.
billions and immortality which James
w. Gerard, for the moment our neigh.
Dor and forever Montanan by adop-
ton. has made since his return from
Berlin ..save eivei. tremendous Impetus
to the American will to eliminate tho
Prussian menace TO civilization. The
shrewd observations which the former
ambassador made in the German capt.
tai have been more deadly than guns
against the kaiser.
But these revelations about Germany
are no more sensational than the reve-
lation about James w. Gerard. which,
y to meet the public eye for the first
time In the following sentence.
MIR. GERARD EATS SALAD WITH
A TEASPOON!
Consider that and be silent. you who
feared that dining with emperors would
take American plainness from the am
bassador to Germany. King George
may have made him Sir, James. Cor
ard BY comforting upon him q knight
hood of the Order Of the Bath. hut he
didn't make him any less American. i.
10 Plain American Citizen.
He Is. all United States. this, brilliant
diplomat who SO. astutcly directed this
nations dealing with power gone mad
with desire for conquest. Tho little
matter Of the salad and the teaspoon
IL only one OF the evidences Of UMPIRE
tending citizenship which Misseula was
able to observe during Mr.. Gcrard's
visit hero a week ago. During all 81
the former ambassadors stay his &c
tions were characterized by n demo-
cratic ease which was as charming as
It Ii rare.
An Exasperating Ease. =
Tho most casual observer of Mr..
Gerard cannot. however. fail to guess
how exasperattng his character must
have been to Wilhelmstrasse. An Inn
perturbable sort Of person ne Is. as lit
tie excited over a diplomatic crisis as
over the morning mail. THE diplo-
mat with the poker face" someone has
called him, and the description Is &C =
curate. Watching him ut the luncheon
given In hts honor in Missouia, one
easily divined his capacity for unfl,ir-
ried detachment In the face Of any
emergency. IA.
One could almost see him facing in
his naive. matter of-fact way, ,tbe
crises for which Berlin furnished Z
supposedly frightening, background Of
solemn pomp and laundering power. It
is small wonder that Gerard had, TO
put Il In the American terms. the Ger
man governments, goat when he pos
sesscd this capacity Of walking into the
lions den as II strolling In q park.
The German Rsservists.
Gerard's skill for diplomacy (which
!, II q sort Of International poker de,
spite the German belief that II shoul<
be played with q pinochle clamorA
!, illustrated by the little story Of tn