The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-05-22
JAPAN TO TAKE
AN ACTIVE PART
japanese Naval Force Ar
rives in France to Aid
The Allies.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-Probably
the most important news from Europe
is the announcement that Japan is go
ing to take an active part in the great
struggle. A Japanese naval force has
arrived at Marseilles to join the CAM
paign against the German submarines
and probably, according to the dis
patch, with the purpose of protecting
French shipping. This unhearlded ac-
ton by the Allies Oriental partner
raises both political and military ques
tons of supreme interest, upon which.
however, there is no light at present.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-All avail
able American ships, the seized Ger
man liners, and all the ships Great
Britain can spare from her own needs,
probably will soon carry war mu-
nitiOns and great quantities of railroad
supplies to Russia.
DAYTON, o., May 21.-Announce-
ment was made here that the United
states government had leased $500
acres of farm land between the villa
ges of Fairfield and Osborn, northeast
OF this city, for an immense aviation
and training school. IL will be known
- a four squadron school and will be
the largest in the world. Hundreds Of
acres of growing crops will be used for
the project and work will begin within
the next two weeks.
WASHINGTON, May 21-There will
be- no official announcement of the
subscriptions 10 the Liberty Loan until
the subscriptions close on June Is. No
Official statement of the amount sub
seribed at any period prior to that
date will be made because Of the phys
ical impossibility of assembling the
tabulated figures from the Federal Re-
serve Banks which are using many
agencies to distribute the loan among
the people.
LONDON. May 21.-The British
steamship Highland Corrie was torpe-
doed without warning on May 16. Five
sengers were killed by the explosion.
PARIS, May 21.-The French tor
peco beat destroyer Boutefeu was
sunk by striking a mine in the naval
engagement between Entente and Aus
trIan vessels in the Adriatic on May
IS, according to a semi-offic ial state
ment
LONDON, May 2l-The first of six
fully organized and equipped hospital
units which the Aemrican Red Cross is
sending to France, has arrived in Eng
land. The unit comprises about 300
persons, including twenty army medi-
cal officers, sixty nurses and more than
zoe attaches.
This unit will be the first officially
sanctioned by the United State govern
nlent to carry the American flag to
tho battlefelds of France since the
United States entered the war. After
a brief stay in England the unit will
be sent to the continent where it will
take charge of a base hospital behind
the British front
The hospital will have accommota-
tioAs for 500 patients and be fully
equipped by the British hospital ser,
vice.
FRANKFORT, KY, May 21.-May'
ors of cities containing population OF
$4,000 or more will be called upon by
Governor Stanley to furnish a list OF
supplies on hand for registration Tor
naen who are chosen under the selec
tive draft for military service. GOV
ersor Stanley has a. communication
from the Provost Marshal General call
ing upon him to take this matter up
With the Mayors and county boards OF
etectiou. the latter to act for counties
and cities containing less than 10000
posQlation.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Nicara
yua following the lead of Guatemala
axS Honduras, has served diplomatic
relations with Germany.
Ioaauin Caudra Zavala, Charge
dAfairs announced to this Govern
nert Nicaragua's action.
All Central American republics WIZ
tf.e exception of Costa RIGA ana Sai
vador now have severed relations VIII
the German empire.
WASHINGTON, May 21-The Ken
iucky and Indiana national guard VIII