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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
High School Gradu.
ates Should Enter
College

During the past year, we have
been called upon to respond tc
the needs of our country by CIV
ing our time and money to its
various drives. Red Cross, Lib
erty Bonds, etc. During this
present month, and l might add
up through August, under the
auspices of Georgetown College,
we are in the midst of another
important drive for Patriotism
uir EStucatiou: =fori1- the De.
partment of War and the Emer.
gency Council ca Education are
urging the Importance of keep.
ing all students in high school
until they graduate and then in
the colleges and universities in
preparation for the supply of
trained men which are needed
now as a war asset, and will be
needed later as peace asset. In
accordance with the wishes of
the Emergency Council on Edu
cation this campaign is now un.
dertaken by Georgetown College
to bring the public to full real
ization of this extremely impor.
tant subject. President Wilson
says; II would particularly urge
the young people who are leaving
our high schools, that as many of
them as can do so avail them
selves this year of the opportun-
ity offered by the colleges and
technical schools to the end that
the country NAV not lack an ede-
quate supply of trained men and
and women.
Georgetown College, as a patri-
otto service, in putting on a pa
triotic and educational drive in
Kentucky, urging young people
to go to college this fall. 1t is
Offering a line of work In line
with the demands of the Govern
ment and equal in efficiency to
any college in the country.-In
this drive each county is organ.
lied. The writer having been
Chairman for Rockcas
tie County, 1t becomes my duty
to appoint District Chairman
IN each district in the county |
and it will become their duty, tol
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
NAY cQERcE IIIEKE.
Germany Still Has Whip Hand ir
That Country.
Breach Of Relations. Reported by Co
penhs9en, Would Greatly Help Al
lies, but May Not Materiailxe.

Washington. July 3l.-Whiie no off
cinl notice Of the breach of relation
between Turkey and Germany
rather the central powers. for with0u
doubt Austria Is involved with Ger
many In the dispute with the OFT.
man government-has reached Wnsl
ington, officials express little surpri'
mt Copenhagen dispatch receive
from London saying that German
and Turkey have severed relations.
LA official. circles here for some tin,
II has been realized that In her effor
TO serve both Turkey and Bulgaria Z
the division Of spolls resulting fro
the enforced treaty with Roumnn
Germany had incurred the ill-will -
both her allies.
A shortage of food, WEAKNESS of IL
war and dissatisfaction with the Youn
TURK party because of Its submissi.
TO German control recently found =,
preston In COnstantinople In foe
riots and munitions uprlsIngs. while
have been stcrnly suppressed by tn
military authorities.
However. there Is considerable doIh
In the minds Of officials here that sev
erance of relations. even II actual
brought about. will be permanent.
Is believed that Germany. calling upon
her allies. Bulgaria and Austria. To MS
sist her. will undertake To deal stern
ly with Turkey. and through the thou
sands of German agents situated
throughout the country will seek t.
displace the Young Turk party and In
stall some faction which can he de.
pended upon to obey the mandates OF
the central powers.
II Is also pointed out that the Turk.
fish army Is oilicercd almost entirely
by Germans; and that while the Turk
fish diplomatic authorities might sever
TeIafi0ns WITH Gerinnny- the army
would remain thoroughly German.
Also reports have been received that
the COnstantinOple police system II
permeated thoroughly with German In
fuencs. making possible the continu.
alton of the spread of German prOpa-
ganda among the Turkish people.
II the Copenhagen report should
prove true, the military situation may
he favOrably affected I'm the interest OF
the entente allies. Bulgarian resist.
ance. II Is pointed out, may be weak
oncd greatly In consequence of the
quarrel with Germany and according
~ an easy northward movement from
the Adriatic to the Aegean sea might
he accomplished by the French. Ital.
ian and British troops, who have been
making a successful campaign In that
quarter.
! London. July 31.-"The relations be-
tween Germany and Turkey have been
severed, according to direct infornn
fion from COnstnntinople."
This announcement is made by the
Copenhagen correspondent OF the FIX,
change Telegraph company,
The excitement against Germany
the advices say further, has been
growing, particularly after last
weeks events.
The Germans recently demanded the
cruiser Hamldieh. the only large ship
then In possession Of Turkey, as com
pensatlon fOfr the Breslau. the for
mer German cruiser which was de-
stroyed IN the Dardanelles while under
the Turkish flag.
Despite Turkeys protest the Hami-
dieh has departed for Sebastopol with
the German flag flying.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02

see every 1918 High School
Graduate in their part of county,
and urge them to go to college,
and present to them the advan
tages that Georgetown college is
now offering. The following
icaairmen have been appointed
lby the county chairman. and our
purpose and ambition is to get
the young people Of this county
to go to college as a patriotic
duty: Chairman for Mt. Vernon,
Mr.. Jonas Mckenzie, for Livings.
| ton, Ben Hillard, Scaffold Cane,
L. d. Cooch, Level Green and
Poplar Grove sections, w. H.
Owens, Brodhead, A. e. Albright,
for Union Mrs. George Roberts.
| / hope that each one of these
Chairmen will take up this work
at once and report the name of
the young man or woman: High
School graduate that they think
can be prevailed upon to go to
college, to the county Chairman.
The drain upon the colleges for
government service has been
great, so much so that there is
urgent need to increase the sup
ply. The High School graduate
of this year must ill this de-
.a.and -GeorgeteWn- College, At
Georgetown. KY, will with the
opening IN September, inaugurate
military training under the di'
rectiOns of the War Department,
in charge of an officer of the U.
S. Army. In conclusion call
upon all good patriotic citizens
in ROckcastle County, to join in
and help in this good work
What / am asking you as a good
citizen to do: is first. to impress
on ell students under Fl years of
age the patriotic duty of remain
ing in school; second, to give me
(as county chairman) the names
of all high school graduates who
ought to go to college. In this
way, you can and will help us
ansN err the call of the Govern
ment for men and women since
the colleges are now exhausted
in men power, and in so doing we
will be contributing time and
energy to a worthy cause. Now
let it be the duty OF every patri-
Dtic citizen in Rockcastle county, |
TO send to college this year the
largest number Of high school
graduates in our history I, as
chairman need helpers
Ind will furnish literature ex-
planning the advantages that
Georgetown College is now Offer
ng to all young men and women.
Respectfully submitted,
A. j. PIKE.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
WOODS EIIII DE- SHELLS
Vast Stores Of German Ammuni.
ton Are Found.
Forests Of Fere and Rfx Virtually One
Great Arsenal, the ProJeetlies
Stacked Like Cordwood.

With the American Army on the
Marne Front. July 31.-The tremen
dous stores of German ammunition
found by the Franco American troops
In the forests of Fere and Rlz lead
officers to believe that the allied Of
fensive nipped In the bud German
plans for momentous drive upon
Epernay.
The forests and the surrounding
country north of the Marine we're vir.
tualiy one great arsenal Tor German
ammunition of all kinds, big-gur
shells being particularly numerous. Al
places on the edges of the woods Their,
were large shells stacked like cord
wood over large areas.
Thousands Of these shells were In.
tended for the German 210-mllllmeter
guns, only few of which have been
'rptured. The Americans assume that
the Germans withdrew many of thes,
guns and that others intended for tn,
great drive had not yet arrived when
he allied offensive began.
All through the forests the Ameri-
ans came upon ammunition depots.
It some places more than an acre Of
round being covered with shells OF
III calibers. Some Of the smalle,
hells were labeled 'for immediate
Use" along the roads everywhere. ana
even In the open places the shells
we're camOuflaged with limbs of trees
From the rOadways skirting the for
'st In every patch Of wood shells wer,
''isible. Every clump Of trees or shrub
cry sheltered shells Of various cali
rers. Some Of the depots were de
Oted entirely to big shells and others
Exclusively to projectiles Of smaller
lies. including gas shells. high explo-
dive projectiles and cartridges for ma
hine guns and rifles. From the road
Why's heir -rhe FOREST -eFdges nile -Gftef'
mile of cases of rifle cartridges were
';een winding In and out and following
he tree lines like fences.
The allies are planning a systema-
tlzed assembly of the shells for use
Inter against the Germans.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02

| Mi. duo WIS. y. 1. OmaIy anu
children, and q. ]. Rice and Miss
LYDIA Cook are on a pleasure trip
to Mammoth Cave and High
Bridge and other places of In.
terest. - George S Griffin has
purchased the property where the
barber shop and CT. Jones' store
Is located, of a Mr.. Byrd; price
not learned.-F.L Thompson, the
Mt. Vernon salesman has been
travelling over this territory for
quite few years. He was here
last Thursday. We believe he
forgot to bring his samples but he
was here. Bet we can guess
DR. c. T. Bianford. after a weeks
visit with his son, CA. Blanford,
of this place has gone to Louis
vile to visit other relatives.-C.
L. Hughes, who has been on the
sick list for few days. is able to
be at his bsst again.-Miss Alice
Niceley, who has been in the
west for some time, is visiting
relatives e.-rhe drouth has at
last been broken and rain has fal
len in copious quantities, much
to the relief Of suffering vegeta.
tion.-Mrs. D. B. Rambo and
sons, Willie and Lech, spent Mon.
day in Louisville shopping. We'll,
We are very sorry that we threw
our friend Robins into Mysteries,
as our feelings were always kind
toward him and little did we think
that he would lose all self control
While he claims he is in the draft
age and we are beyond the age is
the reason we can boast, as he
calls it. We wish to inform him
That We are 100 per -csa..- .sseF:esss,-
and when the limit is raised to in.
clude us we are gone without
drafting, and what we gave, if it
was the widows mite, was freely
given, OF course. We have never
been blessed with a great deal of
this world S goods, and if it makes
us stingy and chinchey, as is the
nature of some, We do not want
them Our friend claims we have
a distinction, as we have grand.
sons in the service. My father,
who died a few days ago, if he
had lived a few days longer could
have truly claimed that he had a
grandson in France, but he was
only my son. 1t seems that my
friend has a plque or i'll will
against old age. My friend, the
day is fast approaching when you
too will lean upon a cain when
your locks (Which you comb with
so much pride). will change to a
snowy white, when you can count
your age by the score, and we will
add, IT there is a people on this
earth that we respect it is those
that have reached a ripe old age,
and their heads are blossominp
for the tomb. = Wonder what has
become of s. c. Franklin, the
watch hxer. as he failed to put in
his appearance Tuesday. Unless
he shows up soon a search will be
lnstituted.-Mrs. Jane Owens, Of
Pineville, KY, who has been Wis. |
lting relatives at Livingston, left
today for. Mt. Vernon, where she
will spend a few days with her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Fran. |
cisco. j. ]. Baker and Alfred
Oneal' both progressive farmers.
Of the Scaggs creek section, were
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
twenty-five Drafted Men Desert.

Camp Lewis. Tacoma. WASH. Jul.
31.-Twenty-five selective draft me
from Ukiah City. MendoclnO count.
Cal. deserted from troop train 81
route here, II was announced. Tel,
grams notifying the police have bee
sent to various towns In Californi.
and Oregon. where the men droppe.
off.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
War Stamp Sales Grow Big

. Washington. July 3i-Sale Of War
Savings and Thrift stamps brought
SIS, O55.0O0 into the treasury last
week and broke earlier records for re-
ceipts from that source. This week
ly yield Is about equal TO that OF the
entire month of June.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
Maokensen to Replace Ludendorts.

Paris. July 3l.-Field Marshal vo'
Mackensen has arrived at German
great headquarters and II Is reporte'
that he viii replace General Luden
dorff. says a dispatch from Berne.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
american FIyer Is KILLED.

London. July 81. - Flight Cadet
George Ripple Wallace Of Washington.
Pm. WIS killed IN nm aIrplane acct
dent July 20. He was serving with
the British air force.
49,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
NJ ajor Sa nford

Major L. Gordon Sanford joined
the cavalry In the British Army,
In London, on August 5, 1914, the
day Great Britain entered the
war. He was in training in Eng
land until March 9. 1915, and was
then sent to France. He was by
this time a second lieutenant in
the Royal Field Artillery in which
regiment he has remained ever
since.
He took part in practically all
the main battles on the Western
Front, during 1915, 1916, and
1917, including Loos, Somme,
Beaumont, Hamel. Anore, Why
Ridge, Arras, and the third bat
tie of Ypres. On two occasions
he was wounded; the first time in
the battle of the Somme and the
second time at Ypes in Ncvem-
Der, 1917.
He was still IN the hospital in
!tseesrSssis 80 49,. \ IS
chosen as one of the officers to
be sent to this country to take
part in the Liberty Loans, Red
Cross, and w. S. S. drives.
He was twice mentioned by Sir
Douglas Haig in dispatches, and
was decorated with the Military
Cross by King George.
During the last six months in
France and Belgium, he COM
manded the 4Sth Battery, Royal
Field Artillery.
Before the war he spent six
years in British East Africa and
Uganda, where he did good deal
of elephant and other zig game
hunting, then ostrich farming,
and finally coffee planting. He
was shooting IN East Africa at
the time Colonel Roosevelt was
there.
Maj or Sanford will speak at the
War Conference at Mt. Vernon,
Tuesday. August 9th.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-08-02
LIVINGST TON

Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Sowder have
returned home to Mt. Vernon
after a few days visit with their
son, G.G.Sowder, of this place
Hon. John L. Powers spoke here
Saturday night IN the interest of
Hon. JIM. Robson s candidacy for
Congress, and from what we learn
had a full house. - Miss Marie
Rambo is visiting relatives in
Stanford this week.-Misses Mar.
gret and Angelin Fallas are visit.
ing relatives in Louisville this
week. Edgar Cottopgim, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Cottongim,
Walter T. Owens, son Of the
writer, Charles Black, and Rob-
ert Warren have landed in France
Mr.. and Mrs. W.D. Griffin, T. NJ.
Griffin, and Mr.. and Mrs. ALI
Griffin, of Florida, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Griffin and children,
and Mr.. and Mrs. j D. Sharp,
Of Jellico, Tenn, after motoring
to Cincinnati, returned Tuesday
and started on their return trip
to Jelllco and Florida. w. D.
Griffin was once a citizen of this
county but has been in Florida
for several years and claims that
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23
DON'T PLANT CASTOR BEANS

Mrs + u Hamilton ot Mt Vernon
Plantation Is IN receipt Of letter from
a. 2 Kerr assistant director Of the
Agricultural Experiment Station, Baton
Rouge. regarding IA" castor bean
The Experiment Station carried on
experiments With aIl Of the different
varieties 81 eagtor beans that could
be obtained Ia the United States. aHd
the results Of these experiments proved
10 us that IL was not q money crop for
the farmers Of Louisiana The beans
Wiii not yield very much and tt costs
a great deal 10 harvest them Most Of
the castor beans raised Ia this eouutry
are raised Ia Kansas. Missouri, aud
Iowa when the Government asked the
farmers 20 plant castor beans for oil,
they did rot intend this for the farmers
of Louisiana. but for the farmers In
the arid regions only The publicity
given this has been very confusing on
this point
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23
GEORGE

The New Orleans Item OF Sunday
contained the expected write-up Of the
two Felicianas by r f Noise. who
visited this section some weeks ago
II Is written from commercial and
Industrial viewpoint entirely and con.
talns much valuable information In the
way of statistics and other data Sey.
pFal pictures Illustrate the article The
nmor was circulated locally prior TO
Sunday that Col " ] Forts picture
would accompany the article, but 1t
proved to be one Of George the George
whom every one thinks Of FIRST when
the expression Let George do Il rs
heard. as being one ever ready 20 help
IN every good project il b. can --
George plettinger of course
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23
4 pATRlorIc RAILROAD

e n Markham. president Of the
Illinois Central and ihp Yazpo and
MIssiasfpuI Valley Railroads. IN a cir
rular letter to the employees, concludes
in the T3IJopigr oafrlotlc manner.
urpdar the ald conditions we men
of the Illinois Central and The Yazoo
4 Mississippi Valley Railroads made a
record af which We are all Justly proud
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23
NEGRO BREAKS JAIL

Andrew Evans, IN Jail charged With
shooting at with intent to commit
murder. made his escape about eight
o'clock. last Friday night The alarm
was given. and bloodhounds were
placed on bis trail few hours later
He was arrested by Capt Hood, near
Angola, early Saturday morning The
negro said be had walked the distance
of tweHtythree miles during the night
Evans is Il paroled convict and was
working on a farm near Angola, when,
3 frw weeks ago. he shot woman
He ls again in jail
This is the second negro to hresk
ml here within o few months
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23

Ten thousand skilled mes wanted
far service tn aviation section The
present call Is particularly for ma.
chiuisfs. auto mechanics. engine re-.
palrmeu gunsmiths. ohaufeurs. car
.pontefs. blaeksmttha. ttasmiths. cabt
.Beimakers. electricians. coppersmilhs.
sheetmotaI workers. propeller makers
wireless operators and constructors
tailors. tsatmakers. sailmakers. truck
masters. vutcanlzers, welders. and ex.
por1s on maguetos, ignition systems
cameras. watches and clocks Men will
b. sent 80 san Antonio. Texas. for
segregation by trades. followed by a
hflei course ~ instruction at flying
Fields OF factories. then organized into
sgnadrous mostly for service overseas
Additional information mag he secured
by application to the Aid Division. Per.
soHurI Department, Washington. u G.
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23

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The true Democrat., 1918-03-23
BAYOU SARA COUNCIL MEETING

/ Bayou Sara. La, March Is, 1918
] Al an adjourned regular meeting Of
/ the Board Of Aldermen of the Town Of
Bayou Sara. held on this day. the fol,
! lowing members we're present J IT,
| Logan Mayor. Dr. A. { Gore Br r
IN Leyerl Harris irvine, G f.. Thtbo.
daux
/ The minutes of last meeting were
read aud adopted
/ On motion of T. NJ LcyeFL seconded
lby Harris irvine. the following reese.
tuition vas adopted
Whereas. The Mississippi River
Commission having obligated itself TO
laid IN the rebuilding Of the leyee Of
. lhe Town of Bayou Sara 10 the extent
|ot $4,000 for the year 1918, the Police
. Jury of the Parish Of West Feliclaua
having obligated Itself to contribute
sl0ne of a $1,000 fund required by said
commission SO BE- raised by the said
Town, therefore. be- IL
/ Resolved. That a Finance Commit.
tee be appointed ia collect by popular
subscription funds 30 aid the Town Ia
/ providing lis 81 600 said committee,
/ together with the Mayor. be authorized
/ 10 collect Immediately said fund and
place same at the disposal Of the
Mississippi River Commission
/ On motion at Dr. F. N Leyert see.
oHdpd by Harris irvine. the following
committee was appointed 20 collect
and finance the leyee fund 10 he raised
/ for the Mississippi River Commission
- II Logan, Mayor G F. ThIbodauy
/ NJ Bell 4 c. Gore
/ Ou motion OF {. n. Thibodaux. see.
onded by 4 c. Gore, the following
resolution vBs adopted
/ Resolved. That any deficiency In the
. fund 80 be collected for the Mississippi
River Commission by popular snbBcrip,
/ ljou be made ~ from any fund derived
/ from the revenue Of said Town over
and above the statutory and usual az
pepses. and the same rs hereby pledged
to said committee
/ After being taken up sectiuu hy
section. the following ordinance was
+ adopted as a whole
/ ORDINANCE
I Section / Be il ordained By the
/ Mayor and Beard Of Aldermen Of the
Town uf Bayon sara at an adjourned
regular session convened That each
/ and every dog IN the TOXIN Of Bayou
Sara. Ia. over the age of six months
shall be subject TO sn annual license
/ tax Of one dollar and 1fty een'st$l 5ol.
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23
RED Cross NEWS

The ST fraueisHillo Chapter shipped
to datn the follow ing number of knitted
articles te the Gulf Division Eighty.
siN sweaters. % helmets, 81 pair socks,
pair bod socks, = mullers. - pair
wrfstlnt-. total. l9G. All the shipments
Of knitting have been reported excel.
lent aud the letter of thanks for the
last shipment gives as additional praise
and renewed courage
ORIANA PlLLET. Secretary
Clinton Chapter From November
ta March aospitp lhe fact Il WAS an
able to gel material at the beginning
the Chapter has sent 10 the Bureau Of
Supplies 20 suits Of pylamas. 22l
sweaters. s2i pair socks ~ wrtstlets.
aT mudleFs. to pillow eases 30 sheets.
a helmets. 2 hospital shirts abdomi.
nal bandagea. "a r" baHdages. "a
arglcal wipes and 81 wash rags Il
total Of 1850 pieces. The senior mem.
bership ct the Chapter is now about
eight hundred
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23
HISTORIC FLAGRAlsiNG

The True Democrat appreciates an
invitation received from The Natcheg
Chapter, h \. Il, to be- present at the
flag raising which will be held on April
&. 1918. at II go a m. to mark the
spot where the Stars and Stripes were
first officially uufurled uu Mississippi
soil by Captain Isaac Gulon. on March
80, lIes, Natohez, Mississippi 80 be-
erected oH Fort Rusalie. spot donated
by Mr and Mrs Wilson Rumble ttot.
mefly Miss Mary HARRISON OF West
FeIIciana
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23

sia8Ha reward dead or alive, wanted
hy the police Jimmie Dale alias The
.Groy Seal sometimes known as 4. X
Lincoln Description Height, FIVE feet
ten inches. age. about twenty yaye.
complexion. dark. color Of eyes. blue
distinguishing marks, The Grey Seal
Look for and arrest this man Right
.attgr Easter he will be- around 81 Fran
.cisFiIfe Watch for him
The true Democrat., 1918-03-23

operation of this ordinance and pay
this license tax. provided sald dos
remains la said Town more than ten
tl0l days
seetlo0 q. Be it further ordained. etc.
That thls license tax shall be- collected
by the Town Tax Collector or hls duly
dnputifed deputy
Section : Be Il further ordained, etc.
That an ordinances or parts OF ordi
nances contrary 70 or in violation Of
this ordinance are hereby repealed and
thia ordinance for sufficient reason
shalt 90 into effect Immediately
Adopted this 18th day Of March, 1918
! n. LOGAN. Mayor
! n BELL Secretary
Op motion meeting adjourned
II LOGAN. Mayor
j NJ BELL Secretary