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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-20
+ + + + + ! + + + I. 1. + + !. :
SIX MILLION KILLED
BY THE INFLUENZA

+ LONDON, Dec. 10. - The !!
+ Times medical correspondent j
+ says that it seems reasonable to !.
+ believe that throughout the :
+ world about six million persons :!
!. perished from influenza and !
+ pneumonia during the past three :
+ months.
+ 1t has been estimated that the :!
+ war caused the death of 20,000,- !
+ 900 persons in four and one !
+ half years. Thus, the CORE !
+ spondent points out, influenza :
has proved itself five times dead :
+ lier than war, because in the :
same period at it's epidemic rate :
: influenza would have killed lOO,- :
: 100000. Never since the black :.
death has such a plague swept !
+ over the world, he says, adding :
+ that the need of new survey :
+ of public health measures has :
+ never been more forcibly illus :
4. - = = = = : , = = + = = I. 4. Z
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-20

+ WASHINGTON.-The depart :
+ ment of Justices report on the !
+ governments Hog Island ship
+ building project was made public
+ at the White House today on :
+ wireless instructions from Presi- :
+ dent Wilson.
+ The report says a searching !
!. investigation has disclosed no !
+ crimipal liability but recon !
mends that the arbitration board !
+ determine what, if any, over the !
+ $60,000,000 the plant cost was in
excess of reasonable necessity.
]. i. !. !. !. !. j. !. I. i i. j i. j +
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-20

Dsquietng today
his command that he forming "a front
miles behind the
know what the
telegraphed
advance Berlin by the allied they the call that has
been repeatedly them the German capital take
Another significant dispatch Berlin peoples
and its head These include Bns
who Washington while capacity
violated every neutrality and decency planning murder American
citizens and destruction Of American property and tried involve the
Buckingham palace London next Thursday December 2e President
Mrs Wilson will entertained by the their four
stay n
Following are the cable and elegraph dispatches today
New" "Eindenberg Lne"B Being
advising miles behind
the neutral fixed by the armisce according Zurich dispatch
been received of the active
army will be sent to Frankfort on the Main soon
Bernstorff in Peoples League"
LoNDoNA Peoples League has been organized Berlin says
Maxmian Imperial chancellor
aador to the United States and Matthias Erzbger
Ebert Government Reported to Have Resigned
cabinet headed
there confirmation of the report
President Wilson to Be Guest of King.
PARIsPresident Wilson's plans for visiting london while not yet yet
positive contemplate leaving for ENGLAND next Thursday December @
definitely this afternoon that President and
palace Earl curzon acting
for the cabinet being made by a Lord
President Confers Itaian
statesmen Taeu
relief
with Premier Orlando and
detail
aspirat tonsbu has notco himself fully
Letish Asks Protection
Boshevk
Leth through the
said German
maintain the arce permitted but
leaving the at the mercy OF Bosheviki
80 Hold International Air Conference
drafted articles for international
Allies Lord Wer secretary
today The draft is accompanied by
the suggestion international air conference
oldiersS
War Baker
100000 The
pressing make the daily discharges 1000 from
cache
Sixteen Saved.
cash appropriations under con
will be unexpnded
Shee Kentucky the appropriations
comm today
ilionT Tons Shipping Released
maAe
which will be diverted American
to to peace oasis
Lodge Delegates Settle Questions
republican
snou
be and later
- = aaM mum rlllF by this purchase
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-20
GERMANS MURDER
MORE AMER|CARS
AMERICAN PRISONERS SHOT BY
GUARD-MINED BRIDGE KILLS
15-WILSON TOLD

COPENHAGEN, Wednesday, Dec.
18.-(By the Associated Press.)-The
killing of Lieutenant Coheeny, an
American airman, in the German
prison camp at Stralsund, December
5, is reported by three British Of
ficers who have arrived here.
The American lieutenant, the Of
ficers say went outside the barbed
wire for a moment and the German
guards fired three times at him.
Lieutenant Coheeny was killed by a
bullet through the chest. A British
officer was seriously wounded by the
shots.
The guards refused to allow Co.
heeny's comrades to remove his body.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-20
Maximum Copper Price Ends.

WASHINGTON. - The maximum
copper prices will expire January |
and will not be renewed, it was an
nounced today by the price fixing
committee of the war industries
board.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-20
Wilson to Hear of Outrages.

PARIS, Dec. 19.-Civilians seized
by the Germans in occupied French
territory and sent to hostage camp
at Holzminden, Germany, will appoint
committee to call upon President
Wilson to tell him something of what
they suffered, morally and physically,
while detained by the Germans, it is
announced.
The plan was formed at the sug-
gestion Of DR.. Henry Van Dyke of
Princeton university, who met some
of the people in the association at a
reunion held recently.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-20
Buried Mine Kills Fifteen.

PARIS, Dec. 19.-( (Havas. "A Ger
man mine which had been planted in
a bridge at Guise has exploded, killing
Is persons and injuring 25, according
to a Guise dispatch to the Matin.
The dispatch says the explosion oc-
Cured more than month after the
armistice began.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

instead OF something else anu IL
may make Won shudder little 10
hear his answer, but he said 1t
gave practically the same effect
as the bones in the body would
| was a little shocked at first at
many of the things and espec-
tally The idea of teaching young
men all the tricks of war and
just how to take human life,
swiftly and surely, just as l was
shocked to hear Brother McMil-
liam, the Presby terrain minister
say three years ago that he en-
We'd the men who were In the
trenches against Germany. but
1 understand now, our people
are beginning to understand
and our soldiers thoroughly I'M
derstand the cause for which we
are fighting. This ..is a war for
Christianity, not against it. 1t is
a war to save men, women and
children, not to destroy them.
Our fJrefathers came to this
country and battled for this
country that We might be able
to worship God according to the
dictates of our own conscience.
If we lose this war, our freedom
of speech is gone, our freedom
of press is gone, our freedom to
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22
WILLIE DAVIS
Writes from Newport
Newport, R. l.
Feb. 9th, 1913

r6O. Oiil, I9lc
Dear Karl
Reed your letter and Joe's
last night ard was glad to hear
from both of You. c. L. and l
are getting along fine and liking
the hospital school fine. We
study physiology, first aid sur
gerry. pharmacy, meteria medica,
chemistry, texicOlogy, and sever
al other branches Of medical work.
l have a note book and book
which they give US and a physi
ology, and am studying hard.
1 drew SIS yesterday. will
have 10 buy some more books,
and several other things 1 need.
l haven't got the fountain pen
yet, but guess III get it In the
night mail Tell Joe l would
like to have some of the Kodak
pictures that she was writing
about. l had some made in New
port last Saturday and will send
some home as soon as / get them.
You asked me what all I see
up here. We don't see anything
much now, but snow and ice.
But when it is pretty we see lots
of big ships out on the bay and
see a battle ship once in while.
In Newport we we see lots Of
foreigners but none of them are
Germans. Can tell you a lot
more in the summer for lots of
rich people come here to spend
the summer.
Did Len kill anything when he
went hunting: Joe said Dwight
Bowman had cone home. Does
be go 20 school? Can Bob play
the horn much? What IS Bill
Taft doing now? Tell 10 I'll
send her music next time l &c,
shore leave. l guess III 60 to
| Newport today. This is Wed
nesday. We get liberty Satur.
day, Sunday and Wednesday
The seamen just get it on Satur
day and Sunday. We have two
big, nice, warm class rooms
skeletons, and all kinds of thing:
to study from. We have two
big laboratories where We lear1
to fill prescriptions and ties,
medicine. Well I'll have 10 close
now as it is time for class. IL
try to write 10 some of you al
least O"ce a week.
| w. Il. DAVIS,
| Hospital School,
U. ) \. TrsinS Station
Newport, K. /.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22
CATARRH CANNOT


with local applications, as they
cannot reach the seat of the
disease. Catarrh Is a local di
sease, greatly Influenced by con
stltutional conditions, and in
order to cure it you must take
an internal remedy. Halls
,atarrh Medicine is taken inter
nally and acts thru the blood on
the mucous surfaces of the sys
tenn. Halls Catarrh Medicine
was prescribed by one of the
oest phys clans in this country
for years. 1t is composed Of
some of the best tonics known,
combined with some of the best
blood purifiers. The perfect
combination of the ingredients
in Halls Catarrh Medicine is
what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, 0.
All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills tor consti'
patton.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.

The widespread sale of wal
savir gs certificates in England
is proof that the whole nation is
standing behind the government
10 financing the war In one
London department store, besides
buying war bonds, the 4,5oo EN-
plOves have invested over $780,.
600 in war saving certificates,
the equivalent OF the United
States war savings stamps.
War savings stamps and thrift
stamps make impossible for every
one to help win the war. Mil
lions of our people cannot fight,
but all can work and save and
ilvest in thrift stamps at IS
cents each, or in war savings
stamps at 81 IS each, increasing
in price by 1 cent month.
The form of investment is
convenient and safe. Folders
are given to hold sixteen thrift
stamp, and these, plus I3 cents
for February, are convertible in
to a war savings stamp. which
bears interest compounded quar-
terly at 4 per cent, and is re-
deemable January I, 1928, at S..
And a folder is also provided
for these interest bearing stamps,
with the owners name and ad-
dress inscribed, to render the
contents valueless in case of loss
or theft Twenty OF these stamps
now costing $82.4o. or $S2.6o
next month, are the equivalent to
500 on the first day of Jan, 1923.
Here is an excellent invest
ment, and at the same time a
practical proof that the investor
is sensible of his share of re-
sponsibility for the war that the
United States has undertaken
a war to restore peace and safety
to the world.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

John 7. WEIGH, treasurer-gen.
.ral manager, Independent Pack
erS Fertilizer Co., Columbus
Ohio, and with branch factories
n other states, in recent let
ter to w. II. Fish, treasurer the
Boone Way Pioneer Fund, Mt.
Vernon, says: II am in receip t
of your letter of nth inst, en-.
closing literature relative to Col.
linn Maret. To any one who
knows Jim such literature is sup
erfluouS. He is one man who
has done more in assisting boys
and young men of his acquaint-
ance in getting started out in
life. and to put Mt. Verron and
Rockcastle ON the map than any
other individual. and those who
have ben benefited by his un-
selfish efforts owe him a debt OF
gratitude that they will not oe
able to pay and it should be
pleasure 20 everyone to subscribe
to any thing that might oe a con-
venience and comfort to him.
1t gives me pleasure to en-
close herewith my check for $40
towards the purchase of an auto
mobile for Jim and if an ad
ditional subscription should be
required please let me hear from
you"
Mr.. WEIGH is a native of Rock.
castle and is a brother OF R. A.
WEIGH of this place.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

Spring Cleaning time is here
and you will find a lot of cast off
children's clothing of every kind
that needs to be put to good use.
You can do a good deed by wash
ing them and sending to local
Red Cross headquarters to be
sent to destitute Belgian child
rem who certainly need things to
wear.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22
Z. R. GEN TRY
Writes Interesting Let
ter T rom Camp Taylor
Y. NJ. {. A. 1853,
Camp Taylor, Ky.
Feb. II, 1918.
F3itor Mt. Vernon, Signal.
Mt. Vernon, KY.

Dear Editor
I wonder if people have
quit coming to Louisville, or do
r.ev just not come to see me, or
even out to the camp. DR.. Pen
-ington, MIS-. Richards, Sadie
and Mrs. Fannie Rowe are the
Only persons who have shown up
here since | came to camp ard
y happened To come while
r.S away. 1 have heard OF
'nm Niceley, Judge Lewis and
s.Ecral ladies heing IN town, but
he Of them have been out
ur DIR if home people who come
'a Jruisville realize. how genuine
g.. 7 will appreciate them coming
u.r?
However, that is not the Object
81. writing this letter. Six of
..,a remaining ten or tv elve
7. c5castle boys in Camp Tay Tor,
left yesterday with twelve hun
ascd oth.rs for parts unknown.
say unknown but they think
they know and it does not scare
-sau one bit. They were John
..,cy, Will Elanton, John
n1.on, c. A Sowder, VIII
jrscn and Richard Carpenter.
vas altcg Their a different
.h Of bows rom the ores
came here last fall. When
GOOD ard watched them march
3. u he wake Of Old Glory
Inc bald played Over
re" and Coed By Broadway
p France, and saw the smile
{. their faces AID the glow IN
taa.r cheeks from the pure Old
yuglo-SaZon blood flowing there,
! new that Kaiser Bill vas 60
i.g 20 have to reckon vita Rock
~sie County boys on the firing
lae. who would 20 Over the
tip" with that same smile and
de II need be 10 avenge the
murdered children of Belgium
and tie greet suffering, heroic,
sac-iGCing woman hood ard moth
erunod of France, ard guarantee
tia, the same murderOus out
raccS snail not come To their own
mothers and sisters. One of the
Toys yelled GOOD by Gent, Well
SOC you in France" as they went
~. | went on over to the train
ard help the Y. NJ. c. A men
load each of the twenty four
coaches that were TO cerry them,
with magazines and literature
OF ali kinds. The authorities al
lowed US to do this after the
trains pulled in AMI while the
supplies were telng loaded. The
boys stood by and yelled go to
it." Then amid song and laugh
ter. good natured josling and
joking they entraiued, each car
rying bunk sack. blanket. and
suit case and as the trains pulled
OF they yelled at US Good By
Cd Y. NJ. G. A. Go with US to
France Fellows Luck to the
". with a hundred other just
such expressions aud the last
thing l beard as they went out
Of ear shot. was Goodbye Bread
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

Some children after observing
he ceremonies of baptism CON
feIred upon a number of converts
decided it was the proper thing
10 do, to baptise bunch of half a
dozen puppies belonging on the
premises Success crowned their
Efforts until the sixth doggie
was reached He showed fight
and was unmovable. The work
vas given up in disgust, the
leader remarking: 'dess sprinkle
him aud let i'm go TO hell"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

act and speak and teach ard
preach according to the dictates
cf our owu Col science is gene
ust as that the Emperor of
Germany has for years appoint
ed an selected the editors, teach
erS ard the ministerv of Ger
many, and said TO them yoa tea Oh
the Divine right of kings, you
teal that the state is greater
thsn e moral law and you tea h
that German Kultur alone makes
men strong super men and if
they did not teach that, they
taught nothing Do We want a
rule like that? No, and the only
way 20 prevent it is to tight and
fight to the last ditch Yes. L
believe that just as surely as
there is a God in heaven, there
is auch a thing as killing men
in the name of Christ. If men,
real men such as we have in
this country in every nook and
corner, could hear the stories,
one after another from the men
who have come back from that
baptism of FIRE, as | hear them,
and hear the stories of unspeaka-
BILE suffering, torture, degreda
ton aud shame that has been
heaped upon men, women and
children, we would need no draft
law, and they would understand
what | mean. English officers,
French officers, Y NJ. G. Il. men,
Canadian officers, preachers,
writers, tourists, men from all
walks Of life come and tell these
same awful experiences. Things
that would be unbelievable,
were it not for the fact that the
evidence is overwhelming. And
in the face Of it all to think
there are men in this country
Yes even in ROckcastle county Oh
was two months ago. disgrunt
led, c-itlcising the government
and the president. All over the
country are men who are trying
70 make gain of some kind
out of this war, and / tell you
the man who does that, whether
that gain be in business, whether
it be money or whether it be
political capital, either has not
sense enough TO know what he
is doing or he is disloyal tC
his country, his people, his flag
and his God. Elk President Tai
in one of his great Speeches here
said there is no middle ground,
there is no political parties il
this war. A man is either fol
is or he Is against us. Why
ant we follow such men instead
Of listening TO the bowling O.
such men as LaFolette and Cha N
berlain and a few others l coulo
name.
| have run on with this anC
really did not realize. how mucl
[ had written. | spent last even
ing very pleas. ntly with John D
Henderson, Dr.. and Mrs. Byron
Owens and Lieut.. and Mrs
Clarence Perkins. 1t does me
good to get bunch of Rockcas.
tleites together. If this is too
long to p ubIish, cut out lot of
it.
For the government tn the end.
r. r. GENTRY
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22
IT PAYS
Counties Who Have Farm Agents
Find 1t Brings Favorable Re-
suits.


Inasmuch as the big net result is
in favor OF counties having gents
it might pay any county to inves
tigate the matter thoroughly.
A contributor to the South
ern Agriculturist writes:
Our farm demonstrator came
t. us about two years ago. There
was, Of course. the usual num-
Der OF knockers who began max
ing complaint of "throwing away
the county's money" and co nsid
cred it a foolish expenditure, but
to those farmers who were more
progressive, aud anxious for in
structiOu, he has been of great
benefit.
His first active work was to
secure from the farmers their
tobacco seed, which he sent
away to be recleaned 50 as to
produce a more uniform crop of
plants. On this one item alone
aM would estimate a financial
gain of $4,000 on one crop of
tobacco.
He next advocated, taught and
induced the spraying of friul
trees to the extent that the best
crop of apples was produced tina,
the county has had for twenty
years.
A farmer in the east end OF
the county SPRAYED about ten
trees from which he had been
gathering from about forty to
fifty bushels of apples This
year he sold from these trees
200 bushels at s. per bushel
besides many bushels not sold
Another farmer. who had a few
old Goddard apple trees which
were about forty years old ant
had born but very few, prunec
and sprayed them last spring
and had a wonderful crop.
In 1916, by information ant
practical treatment OF Glove
bloat, disease which ran ram
part, producing deaths innumera
Bile, our demOnstrator possibly
saved hundreds of cattle.
In 1917 our demonstrator Sc
cured from the Department O
Agriculture and personally used
without remuneration, the vac
cine to prevent blackleg on hun
dreds of cattle belonging to the
farme' 5 # t'Ien'' 8 county, iher
y saving OF this one ITEM aloh'
more than One-half the ,m un
of his salary, aside from TIE
loss which might have bee,
sustained without using this pre-.
canton. -
During his two years stay
he has, by advocating a certain
price tor particular grades OF
fertilizers, reduced the cost ct
commercial fertilizer from IS tC
IS per ton, saving the farmers
An estimated amount of from s.
900 to s. 500 on their purchase
If fertilizer per year.
Our mnnst,ator has organ
lied among Our boys poultry
clubs, corn clubs, pig clubs.
thereby not only increasing pro
duction but advancing quality IF
product. This aroused interest
of our agriculturists has been me-
by and combined with our COM
mercialiStS in the conduct of q
Agricultural Fair held in ouI
county seat at the close of each
year.
Our people have heen aroused.
enlightened. advanced and led to
think. investigate and act as hy
no one other thing
We are for the farm demon
StratOr.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22
THAT TERRIBLE HEADACHE

Do you have periodic attacks
of headache accompanied by
sickness of the stomach or vom-
lting, a sallow skin and dull
eyes? If so, you can get quick
relief by fixing Cham berlain's
Tablets as directed for bilious
ness, and you may be able to
avoid these attacks If you observe
the directions with each package
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

aNY new~p.p-r men have
ca up their brag wagon
. are bordering IN truths by
q .ng The following squib in their
.GpS:
jth the price of meat at lis
sent altitudinouS figure the
rs has come wnen every day
E. ueSdaY at orr house"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

Il planning to take possession
OF Russia, Germany may find it.
self IN the shape Of Bre'r Rabbit
Eran he csughr the tar baby.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

WHALE meat now declared
G. .n both plentiful and nourisb-
ur ont the problem that presents
t~.lf is how to get it away from
t.a whale.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

W. J. Sparks Company hsve
orders for II car loads of ground
limestone meal.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22
DREADFUL COUGH CURED.


A severe cold is often followed
by a rough cough for which
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has proven especially valuable.
Mrs. F. W. Olsen, Maryville
No, writes: About two years
ago my little boy, Jean, caught a
severe cold aud coughed dreadful.
y for days. I tried number of
cough medicines but nothing did
him any good until I gave him
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1t relieved his cough right away
ard before he had finished TAX
ing one bottle he was cured. !
think it just fine for children.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-02-22

War Savings Stamps are Tit
tie baby bonds"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-18

Andy. The funeral was held at $3.50
p. m. It was one of the saddest and
most impressive services / ever at
tended The floral offerings were
many and beautiful. I wish you could
have been with US.
The entire family sends thanks to
you all for your faithful attention and
devotion to Andrew during his last
illness. Remember US to DR.. Peek
and the nurses at the hospital Tell
them we feel that they did all they
could. Also remember US to Mrs.
John E. Bailey for the beautiful
flowers. Father Brooks will write as
soon as he feels able. Would like to
hear from you soon. May God bless
every one of you good people, is the
prayer of the Brooks family.
Yours very truly,
Mrs. W. A. Brooks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-18
ANDREW A. BROOKS

Mr.. Andrew A. Brooks came from
Griffin, Ca, last December and made
his home with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L.
Smoak at Silver Springs. He was
taken sick and everything that could
be done for him was done with will
ing hands and loving hearts, but his
illness became so alarming it was
thought best to remove him TO the
hospital, where he passed away May
10th. His remains were taken home
by his parents last week, and We'd
nesday Mr.. Smoak received the fol-
lowing letter:
Griffin, Ga, May 13.
Dear Mr.. Smoak and Family:
Father and Mother Brooks arrived
in Griffin, Sunday morning with the
remains of our beloved brother,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-18

school gave splendid play at the
school auditorium last evening TO a
crowded house. The title of the play
was 'The Claim Allowed" Those tax
ing part performed with a precision
and accuracy hard to excel, and many
of the young actors showed unusual
talent.