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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
MORTAL DANGER
FACED BY RUSSIA
REVEALED AT NATIONAL CONFER.
ENcE-ATTAcKs ON GOVERN.
MENT WILL BE REPREssED
With "Blood and lron," Says Young
2remier-chains Of Despotism Are
Forged BY Soldiers Who Refuse To
Defend Country, He Declares.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Moscow.-Russia is passing through
a period Of mortal danger, Premier
Kerensky told the National Confer.
ence, which assembled in Moscow to
consider the present situation Of the
country and plans for a new National
Government. He declared that any
attempt to take advantage of the con.
ference for an attack on the national
power, as embodied in the Provisional
Government, would be repressed pitt.
lessly with blood and iron" The con
ference was opened with the Premier's
speech. Representatives of important
political, economic, commercial and
scientific organizations and persons
prominent in public life are in attend.
ance.
Those who think the moment has
come to overthrow the revolutionary
power with bayonets are making a
mistake" said NJ. Kerensky. Let
them take care, for our authority is
supported by the boundless confidence
of the people and by millions Of sol
diers who are defending us against
the German invasion. The Provisional
Government is convinced that all Of
you who have come here will forget
everything except your duty toward
your country and the revolution. The
Government believes it can tell the
truth, not only to our friends, but alsC
to our enemies-those who are de
stroying our troops and those amont
us who are waiting for the moment
when they may be able to raise theil
heads and pounce upon the free Rus
sian people.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Italians eoIna Rinht Ahead.


Misunderstanding ahead, in spite
OF powerful Austrian resistance and In
the face of strong counter attacks, the
Italians troops on the Isonzo front and
on the Caros captured vast area and
Increased tiie numper or prisoners ID
600 officers and $4,000 men. A great
amount of booty also has fallen into
the hands of General Cadorna's forces
The official war report, sent from
Rome, follows: "The battle is begin.
ming to reveal itself in its vastness
The action north OF Gorilla, from Au.
gust 10 onward, may be epitomized as
follows: The gallant troops OF the
second army, after having thrown II
bridges across the Isonzo under the
fire Of the enemy, passed over the riv,
er on the night Of August 1919 and
proceeded to attack the Bainsizza pla
teau."
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Department of Education
Frankfort, Ky.
August 16, 1917.

August 10, 1917.
Dear Superintendent:
We have received numerous
letters from teachers and super
intendents who were puzzled as
to whether the report of the
teacher, in the absence of an Of
ficial census for this year, should
be based upon the school census
OF last year, or whether the last
years census should be revised.
We are writing this letter of in
struction, to make sure that a
uniform plan is followed in all
counties.
1t is not the purpose of the law
that the increase or decrease
shown by the census estimate
sent you from this office shall be
pro rated among the various SUBJ
districts and the resulting census
used by the teachers as the basis
for their reports. Since the
teachers are paid a bonus in sal
airy upon securing a certain per-
centage of attendance, based up
on the census, it is important
that the census used by the
teacher be an accurate census.
You will please instruct your
teachers to make out correct CEN
sus lists on their record books,
by referring to the last years
census of the district and deduct
ing therefrom all who have NOV
ed from the district or who have
passed the age of 20; and adding
to the census of last year all
those of a school age who have
moved into the district and all
who have come within the school
age since the census of April,
1916.
We wish to urge that you
transmit these instructions to
your teachers and see that hey
are uniformly followed.
There is another point along
this line which may not be clear
tQ.you: Where the classification
of a sub-district is doubtful, due
to the absence of an official CEN
sus, we are advising that the
County Board of Education class
ify such district in accordance
with what is in their best judg-
ment the true census of the dis
trict.
Very truly yours,
V. o. GILBERT,
Superintendent.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Plattsburg, n. Y.-one soldier Of the
First Field Artillery, New York, was
killed, two others we're seriously in.
jured, 10 were overcome by smoke
and many others were cut and bruised
while fighting fire that destroyed
several of the cottages at the Catholic
Summer School Of America, at Clin
Haven, near here. The property loss
was estimated at $4,000.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Pineville.-Announcement was made
by several of the larger coal operators
in Pineville territory that the com.
panies proposed to resume operations
and employ non-union labor. Strike.
breakers are here in large numbers,
and are being escorted by armed
guards to and from their boarding
places.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Hazard. - Eight persons were
brought into court here last week be-
fore County Judge Dun, when he began
an investigation into the murder Of
John Baker here last week. Three
were discharged, but Engene Manuel,
Bud Couch, Mamie Wooten, Reuben
Wooten and John Radliff we're held,
pending further examination.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Lexington.-The Cumberland Pipe
Line Co., one of the largest organiza.
tions handling the oil supply of the
Kentucky fields, will on September 4
increase its capital stock from $1,000
900 to s1,5OO,OO0, according to the an
nouncement made here by H. B. Rob.
inson, vice president and chief engi-
neer.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
FRANCHISE TAX
CASES SETTLED
ILLINOIS CENTRAL MAKES FINAL
ADJUSTMENT WITH VALUA-
'TloN STATE BOARD.
SUITS PEHDlaG -FOUR YEARS
New State Tax Commission Has Clean
Slate-Assessrne in Future To Be
Made BY That Body and Not BY
State Heads.
Frankfort.


All litigation with the four big rail.
road systems In. Kentucky over their
franchise assessments, which were
raised several hundred per cent in
1912, is done. yhe Illinois Central,
last of the four, las effected a settle.
ment with the State Board of Valua.
tion and Assessment for the six years
from 1912 to 1917, inclusive, at an av-
erage valuation OF $6,OO0,OOO, which
is considerably higher than could be
made under the riling of the Federal
Courts that the vague of railroad prop.
'erty must be equalized with that of
property generally in the state at not
more than so per cent of its fair cash
value
The assessments for 1912, 1918, 1914
and 1915 are at the amounts fixed by
Judge Cochran, offthe District Court.
Those for 1912 and 1913 are higher
than the last two, because in the 1914
and 1915 cases the road raised the
question of bringing in controlled
mileage outside the state to reduce
Kentucky's proportion of the total val.
uation The total value of the road is
apportioned to the state in proportion
to the ratio the mileage within Ken.
lucky bears to the total mileage within
and without the state. When the ex.
cessiye controlled mileage outside
Kentucky was taken into consideration
it cut down Kentucky's proportion OF
the value. ~ t.
The franchise assessment for 1912
was fixed at s7,9561s7,' for 1913 at $S,.
161 ,O67, for 1914 and 1915 at 5000 900,
for 1916 at s4.s57 1s5, and for 1917 at
$S,4OO 900. The DC assessment was
made on the repo& for the last hall
OF 1914 and the MT half Of 1876. the
worst year railroads have experienced
in a decade. The Illinois Central con
tended throughout the litigation that
1t had no franchise valuation in Ken
lucky at all
The settlement wipes the slate clean
for the new State Tax Commission
which in the future will make the rail
road assessments, work heretofore
done by the Auditor, Secretary oi
State and Treasurer. 1t also comes
just at the time when former Attorney
General NJ. NJ. Logan is taking up the
Craftsmanship of the Tax Commission
and turning over the legal department
to Attorney General Charles H. Moore
Had it not been that at the time the
Chesapeake & Ohio and Cincinnati
New Orleans & Texas Pacific were ne
gotiating settlements, this change II
the administration would have beer
embarrassed by the tendency of these
suits, in which Gen. Logan had beer
participating for four years.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Stanley Pardona convlota.

Gov. Stanley has pardoned Cleve.
land Logsdon, Of Jefferson county,
convicted in November, 1916, of false
wearing and sentenced to the peni.
tentiary from two to five years. A par.
don also was given to George (Bubel
Gnliland, OF Daviess county, convicted
for robbery and sentenced to the peni
tentiary from one to ten years. Gill.
land is alleged to have stolen S34O
from Let Wallace. a farmer OF Da.
viess county.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Maysville.-Local committees are
busy making the final arrangements
for the fifty.hrst annual state Sunday
school convention. which will be held
in this city on October 16, II and Is,
There are ,225 Sunday.schools in Ken
lucky, and It is estimated that 5000
visitors will attend, The general sec
retary, the Rev George A. Joplin, OF
Louisville. announces that the Execu'
tive Committee has takon as the theme
for the convention Christian Educa.
ton for All"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Louisville.-Suit has just been filed
here, contesting the viii of Charles
p. Norman, distiller and capitalist, OF
Louisville, who died last winter, leav-
ing an estate valued at close to 49,.
100000. The action was taken in the
name of Nicholas Dosker, a Louisville
attorney, as the nearest friend of Mr..
Moormans lS.year-old grandchild, Miss
Lucy Moorman.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Louisville.-It was announced that
the will OF Mrs. r. w. Bingham will be
probated officially in the Jefferson
County Court within a week The
original will already has been probated
in Florida, but the codicil beQueathing
S5,000,0O0 to Judge Bingham can not
be made a matter of record until the
original will or a certified copy has
been probated here.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Asks Recovery Of Land.

William L. Bramblet, of Carlisle. ad.
ministrator of the estate OF G. w.
Bramblet, brought suit in the Federal
Court here against the Stearns Coal &
Lumber Co., of Michigan; the Ken.
tucky Coal Lands Co, of New York,
and the Inter-Mountain Coal & Lumber
Co., of West Virginia, for possession
OF 10000 acres OF land on Grassy Creek
in Harlan and Leslie counties, and for
S25O,O0O damages for alleged unlaw.
ful occupancy of the land, to which he
claims title.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Paris.-A call for $50 more men to
fill Bourbon county's quota of 1SS men
for the national army has been made
by the local exemption board. This
action was necessary on account Of
the large number who have pleaded
exemption. Only forty.hve who have
passed the physical examination have
waived exemption.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Hopkinsville. - Announcement has
been made by Theodore r. Troendle,
of this city, president and treasurer,
that the Karlsbad Hotel Company OF
America will Immediately begin the
erection of S3,OOO,OOO eight-story no.
tel of 1,O49 rooms at Dawson Springs.
The company was organized with a
capital stock OF s6,OOO,OO0.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Coal Rates Before commIssIon.

E. d. Clark, of Franklin, has filed
complaint before the State Railroad
Commission against the Louisytle &
Nashville, alleging that coal rares Of
s1.S5 from Brewer, KY. and $40 from
Lafollette, Tenn, are excessive.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

ouisville.-Judge Walter P. Lincoln
granted a writ of mandamus, ordering
the State Board OF Accountancy to
award a certificate b ]. w. R. Brad
ford, an accountant, Of Covington. He
holds that the board exceeded its au-
thority in refusing to award Bradford
certificate emitting him to practice
in Kentucky.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Alternate viii Report.

Robert Gardiner, 1913 East Campbell
street, one of the forty.eight alternates
for the second camp at Fort Benjamin
Harrison, has been notified to report
for duty.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Corn Reduces rObaeeo Aereaae,

Franklin county's production of to.
bacco is noticeable short In acreage
this year, County Agent h, L. Warren
said, Farmers generally over the
county put in an unusual acreage Of
corn at tho Governments suggestion.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Carlisle.-The Nicholas County
Board Of Exemption report examina.
tion OF 121 men the past week. Nine
ty-four men were accepted. and TWEEN.
ty-seven rejected on physical examina-
tion. Sixty-ons Of the ninety-four ac-
cepted claimed exemption, and the
board has already begun to pass on
these claims.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Boards Meet In Louisville.

The State Board Of Agriculture asd
the State Livestock Sanitary Board
held meeting in Louisville last Fri.
day
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
Extrndltlon Asked For linton.

A requisltion was issued on the Gov
ernor OF Indiana for the extradition OF
Albert Upton. wanted In Built county
on a charge of grand larceny.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30
news REVIEW OF
The PAST week
British, French and Italians
Crush Teuton Legions at
the Same Time.
'FIERcEsT FlGaTING OF WAR
Russls's Military, Economic and Po-
IitieaI Troubles Are Disturbing
Pope's Peace Proposals Discussed
(. President Wilson Regulates
the Prices Of Coal
{. In America. Af
'iIy sy eDwAxb ". PicR4aD1ss

oy GRUEh0 W. ft0sNHft0s"| .
Civilians far from the seat of war
wondered why the allies did not deliver
their smashing blows at the kaiser at
the same time, giving him no oppor-
tunlty to shift his troops from one
front to another, instead Of taking
turns In hitting him. That is just what
they did last week, for British, French
and Italians all began offensives' that
developed into the most furious bat
, ties of the war so far. The Anglo
French forces near the Belgian coast
vigorously renewed the attacks begun
the previous week and pushed forward.
The British hurled themselves against
the defenses of Lens and forced their
way further into the outskirts of that
coal center, repulslng all counter-at-
tacks. General Petaih's men attacked
along the Cheminide Danes, and then
delivered a series Of smashes at the
Germans In the yerdnn sector, taking
the twin summits of Dead Mans hill
and other strong positions that the
crown prince md held Tor year ana
more. In Alsace there was lively fight
ing. At the same time the Italians
were carrying on monster offensive
against the Austrlans along the entire
Julian. Isonzo and Carso fronts, from
Plavu to the sen. The Austrian defen.
ses were levelad bp a terrific artillery
fire, new CROSSINGS of the lsonzo We're
forced. and Qadfona's troops advanced
considerably ON their way to Trieste
despite the difhculties of the terrain,
wednesday the british again ,at'
tackled fercely IN the ipres region and
after a bloody combat succeeded In
taking importHpt positions along the
Ypfes-Menin road. A little furthel
north, In the blood-soaked Langemarck
Frerenbere sector they hit the enemy
hard In an effort to take the ridge
known AS Hin 36,lwllere the Irish mad'
a gallant but loslng, fight the week be
fore.
Germans Resist Stoutly,
The Germans have massed immens,
numbers OF troops ID the points of at
tack and are resisting desperately an'
making almost contlhuous counter,a'
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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Middlesboro. fact with gen.
eral strike ON the coal situation grew
more intense by the price-hxing by the
Government. The kentucky rate is
reported to be Sl.s5 and the JellicO
rate s2.IO, and It is declared by great
many that this district will take the
Jellico rate, while others say that the
Middlesboro district is in the s1.95
rate, and II that be the case some op
orators will turn their properties over
to the Government.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Lexington.-First Lieutenant Clay
Judson, of Lexington, KY, is appoint
ed an assistant instructor for the camp
to be held at Ft. Sheridan, Illinois.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Shelbyville.-Jubal Snyder, who
shot and dangerously wounded James
Grafton, a well.to.do farmer and ira.
der, in Spencer county last week, came
here and surrendered to Jsiler d. #,
Wise. He was armed with double
barrel shotgun and revolver. both
loaded.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-30

Paducah.-Contractor l.. X, Figg, OF
Louisville, who has the contract for all
OF the roads to be improved in Me-
Crscken county with the 100000 bond
issue, has started work with a large
force of men and many teams.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-06
Why Urge Use of Tobacco?

1t is true that most men use tobacco
in some form. Whether it is injurious
to them or not we are unable to state
Why certain newspapers are so great
iy interested in urging the collection
of funds with which to buy tobacco,
we cannot understand. We are heart
lily in sympathy with their movement
to raise funds to buy anything for the
soldier that will prove to their good
and comfort, but we cannot understand
why the funds should be used to sup
ply tobacco. Tobacco is not necessity
and the habit of chewing it is offensive
and smoking cigarettes is offensive
to many people, but the smoking of a
good cigar is not so offensive. The
funds used by the Red Cross in supply
ing wearing apparel of all kinds for
ths ssldier ID very commendabls and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-06
NEEDS Of FARMERS
CONCERN GOVERNOR
Phillip Appeals to Draft Boards
Not to Call Boys From
Farms Until Oct. 3.
NEEDED TO HARVEST CROPS
Cooks and Those Who Have Had Some
Military Experience Are Wanted
First-Chance to Win Commits
sions by the FIRST Men.

Madison.-In a letter sent to the
draft boards of Wisconsin, Governor
Philip calls attention to the days des-
ignated b. the provost marshal gen
eral for the calling of the first sec
tons of the new National army.
He particularly drew the attention
of the boards to the fact that farm la
Dor should not be disturbed until DC
tober 3 and that many commissions
could be won by the first men Of the
new army to be called to active sefV-
ice.
In his letter the governor said:
''The present plan for the movement
of the National army is as follows:
give per cent will be moved begin
ming September 8.
Forty per cent will be moved begin
ming September 10.
"Forty per cent will be moved begin
ming October 3.
Fifteen per cent will be moved later
(date not set.
"Diligent inquiry ought to be MADE
by you among the persons certified TO
the adiutant general for military serV-
ice and properly included within your
net quota to discover persons who are
anxious to go in the first per cent
Cooks Are Needed.
The provost marshal general wishes
that you give preference in this group
to men with previous military eXper1-
ence and cooks. You might also point
out that large numbers of drafted men
who are especially apt will be given
commissions, and men desiring these
commissions ought to get into the sefV-
ice as early as possible. This gives
them an opportunity.
81 am especially anxious at this time
regarding the agricultural labor Sltua-
ton. The military requirements OF the
nation are now supreme. 1t IS this ne
cessity of the situation that has re-
uuired that some of the men engaged
in Agricultural labor be drafted. DIS
trict boards have done and are doing
everything in their power to disturb
the agricultural labor supply as little
as possible in the face Of the impera-
tive national need.
''The present plan Of mobilization
makes possible an adjustment that will
permit the harvesting of the present
crop with only the slightest Interior
ence. .
Local boards should, as far as pos
sible, include agricultural labor actual
ly engaged in the harvesting of the
present crop in the movement OF DC
tober 3 and the movement of the final
Is per cent. Local boards will use
their discretion and best judgment in
making these selections.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-09-06
THE MARKETS
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

FLOUR-Market unsettled; prices are
now in the process of revision to meet the
governments basis on wheat; special
brands, in wood quoted to retail trade
$12 per Dbl.
HAY-Choice timothy, $21. OO722. 90: No
1, s19.O002O.00; No. ?, s17.50a18.5O; No red
top and grassy mixed, $15.0O016.50: light
clover mixed. $17.00018.00; heavy clover
mixed, $15.Go@16.00; clover hay, $140O016. 90;
new timothy, choice, $1800020O0 No. 1,
$18O0d20O0; No. 2, $1G.O0017.O0; No. 2, $1,000
M15.O0: threshed timothy S100001400
BUTTER-Creamery, extras, 4118c; ex-
ira frsts, $H@4115c; frsts. 391404O1zc; sec
onds, 3S039c; ladies' 361a@37c; process,
391bc: packing stock, 341aG3515c
EGGS-Fresh first 361aG37c: ordinary
f1rsts. 341z635c; miscellaneous lots, cases
included. 331a6361Ac: cases returned 321b0
ceipts, 91d33c; extras. 41042c; storage
packed 351ad3712c.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, 18c; fowls,
general, 20025c; No. 1 recandled 28030c;
city recandled, 22G23c; heavy stock PC;
ROSTERS, lie; spring chickens, 2415c; ducks
20022c.
ICED Turkeys, pc; fowls.
2262315c; ROSTERS, me: spring chickens,
22623c: ducks, 150I6c; geese, 8G12c.
POTATOES = Minnesota, Early Ohos,
bulk. $1.OC01.12 per bu.; Jersey cobblers,
s1.15G120 per bu.; Wisconsin, red, 90c0
Sl.Ub per Du.
CATTLE-Good to choice steers, Sf3. 400
1915; yearlings, good to choice. s10.5001400;
fair to good steers. $9.O001250; range
steers. s9.5001250; stockers and feeders.
IS O0d9 70: good to choice cows, So. 00010. .;
good to choice heifers, $9.00G11G0; fair to
good COWS. s6.756775; Gamers s.. 2505.85;
cutters. s66o07.15 bologna bulls, 5000
$50; butcher bulls, S2501000; heavy
calves. s7.50610.O0; good to prime calves,
s12 OGd15.75.
HOGS-Prime light butchers. S1790018.50;
fair to fancy light $17.25018.15: medium
heavv butchers 240r400 lbs. SIS 2oa18 so:
choice heavy packing ST 2501775; rough
heavy packing. s16.75617.90: pigs, fair to
good. -s13O0d1450: stays, s17.00d18.50-
SHEEP-Good to choice wethers. s9.000
1075: good to- choice ewes. s8.5101050;
yearIings, S1OG061325; feeding yearling
ewes. s13 GOALS %; western lambs, good to
choice, s16.00G1750; native lambs, good to
choice, $15.509r7.1o; feeding lambs, s14oo9
1z.N.