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Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-02

California Man Has Scheme to
XIII on Huns.
slenesems Jack" Says Side wlnders
Would Esterrnlnste Whole
eoche Army.

Los Angeles. Cal.--'Lonesome Jack"
Altman. king Of all rnttlesnake catch
srs. offers 10 gather 10000 side winders
or hornet rnttiesnskesi ~ tho govern
ment win lef him. dump them Into
trenches vacated 20 the Germans by
DE Americans and let the snakes do
De nests The Size wiBdsr II death
dekNf extraordinary. strikes three
times ~ fast rs any other rnttler, and.
unlike others. does not act on the heart
bot paraiyz~s the nerves within ~
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-02
He GOT THE RING FIRST
Young Man Prepared for Wedding and
Did Not Worry About the
Girl.

Cleveland. O.-Here's a young man
who believes In the efficacy Of pre-
paredness.
With his young wife he appeared
recently before Frank NJ. Kenney.
chief clerk Of local board No. 7 at
Central armory.
when did you buy the ringT Mr.
Kenney asked.
There was some discrepancy be-
tween the answers Of the bride anil
the bridegroom and the clerk pressed
for an explanation.
"well. IN tell you the truth. the
man replied. ''S0me years age ] bought
n watcl. on the installment plnn and
when u was paid Tor ! thought the
idea was a pretty good one. figured
20 myself that some day ! might want
10 get married. and thought Il wouldn't
he had idea TO get the ring ON tho
same plan"
"You mean you got the ring and
kept Il in Your pocket until the right
girl happened alongy' Mr.. kenncy In
quired.
THAT'S Just Il. mister" the youth re-
Piled. unahashcd. This Is the right
girl. and we's Just got married.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-02
ITALY LIKES BASEBALL
Most Recent Victim OF National
Pastime Germ.
Football Popular az Wen rs Diamond
sport-Fsvored BY Military
Leaders

New York.-One OF the curious eff
fects OF the war Is the international
Interest which has been aroused In
Americnp sports. Italy apparently Ia
the most recent victim of the baseball
germ. according 20 Dr, Felice Ferrcro,
director Of the Italian bureau OF In
formation In this city.
Football. as played In America. ms
well as the national game Of this coun-
try. also has taken hold Of the popular
Interest In Italy. The Gazstta dcllo
Sport. one of the most influential sport
Journals Of TINT country. Is raising
fund for the purchase OF baseballs,
bats and footballs md the distribu-
ton OF prizes among the soldiers 10
stimulate composition. y
General Pennella. commander OF the
Second Italian army. In letter to the
Gazetta dcllo Sport. says that football
and baseball games are Of measurable
vnlne In the training for war. He
praises The initiative Of the Gazetta
deffo sport and says that he firmly be-
lieves that the stimulation OF baseball
and football competition among the
various units Of the Italian army will
have the most gratifying and Impor-
tant results In maintaining the morale
Of the troops. General Pennella Is es-
pecially pleased with. baseball ms an
aid to training and the maintenance OF
the morale OF the troops.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-02

In Plata. Argentina. has ~ daily
newspapers.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-02

The examination OF the political
opinion. Is not less exacting for being
carried out by fellow soldiers. A Czech
recruit who spoke his mother tongue
well was challenged by his eompat-
rjots. "He speaks our language well.
hut his heart Is not Czech" they said
II was learned that during protraeted
business transactions In Vienna he had
host the fierceness aud the intrepidlty
Of the Bohemian character through
daily contact with the Austrian author
titles.
y, This control has been fraught with
excellent results. Those Who have sur
vived the tests OF the assembled judges
have furnished the best war material
and proved themselves dependable Ia
military and moral affnirs.
The oflicers are also elected by the
soldiers. Who trust their leaders with
blind faith. and ave them the most
bgid obedlcncs and discipline. Such
Mscipiine the new soldlsts Of liberty
IRE taught Ny laolf reinsDhranee ~
imperial coy. ss.','. 70 hold essential
10 the triu.n. ,. .a''r ranse
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-02
Better Banking Service for Farmers

The Federal Reserve Banking System, with
bined resources oi thousand million dollars, has been
established by Act Of Congress TO stand back Of the
farming and business interest OF the country
We are members G, hs system which enables us,
better then ,v.I fore supply farmers with The
credit and currency hey reed far producing crops and
to prol,c, them against dsorgaDized markets.
Il YOU sro rot mixed up with this system OF
our drposiyvrs come and let Tell you how il helps
you.
S::.: :::::: z First National Bank
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
The West Comes Across

. EOPLE who live west of the Mississippi
River have earned the right to genuine
pride in their financial support of the Fed
eral government. These people have met
every expectation. They have gone down
into their pockets for war savings stamps
and for bonds and have far outstrpped
the remainder of the country in their pro-
portional subscriptions to both forms of gov
eminent loans The South has done fairly
well, but the East has Stacked. particularly
the great money center OF New York.
Practically every important State in the
West has already approached exceeded its
quota in bond purchases. The st. Louis ana
the Minneapolis reserve districts have raised
the amount OF money allotted to them. 1t
was a Western State that first crossed the
line and a Western city that first passed its
mark. All these facts are a credit to the
Western people, and shou' make those of
the East realize that the government expects
every section to do its full duty.
Another interesting phase OF the present
Liberty loan campaign is the greatly in
creased subscription on the part of the farm
ing element In the first and second loans
the farmers were far behind their urban
neighbors. In some States the rural dis
tricts absorbed almost none of tho bonds.
The cities we're compelled to make up the
deficits thus created. Reports so far re-
ceived from the Federal reserve banks show
that the rural sections investing more
heavily, from n per capita standpoint, than
are the cities.
These same reports indicate that the small
investor is outdistancng the men who in the
past campaigns purchased large blocks of
bonds The men. women and children for
instance, who have taken $50 and 500
bonds greatly outnumber those who mao,
such purchases during the earlier loans and
the men and corporations which absorbed
the larger bonds have failed to equal the
number who were in the market when the
other campaigns were 1t must be re-
membered, however that many of the larger
investors are simply holding back for the
finish, when they expect to make their pur-
chases. This was true Of the first aud sec
ond bond drives, and no doubt will be true
OF the third.
Government officials want the country to
realize, though, that a bare 100000, 5000
is not enough money. The total subscrip-
tons should exceed $4,000, 100000. if the
proposed expenditures Of the next six months
are TO be met. The larger the oversubscrip-
ton OF this loan, the less money will be
exactcd when the fourth loan is offered this
fall.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
Books and Authors

n Ihc Hunter" by Watson Dyke &C. p. Put
na'hs SomsD is an original ana tensely inter
s anns, rominnce|a story that will ind strong
me wisdom of ia ture love with great crecti,o
ness IN developing the characters around w,hio,
The story revolveS. 1ooiiu which
tc The Wire Devils" by Frank l.. Packard
nhvE',s - Dor9n Cob, were experts in teIegra-
e.try avenue OF escape watched and cwerw
method OF detection practiced the Wire Deviiss
haTIim " rom one astounding exploit to another
and detectives. The iiawk." indom dEents
So0nrageCus marvel OF expert skill foIed = ba
the ',mp,S OF the wire devils. but only added TO
TO the very end. The book is 100 a nm. n
adventure sale - wv per cent
Over Here" by Hector Macouarrie ri
yoIlun,n ~ 90, IS highly spiced diverting
canouiiage on the part of a British ciNcar TO-
"onni H.rr 10 interpret America to his fellow.
hone ti,n, , ne eonfesses also to "a definite
two cs' en- a strong inteigen. friendship bee
ynre. t ,he Two great nations" Invalided from
d., - inc author was sent to America on .Iirbi
u ;n as INSPECTOR of production for the REii :
sh government. This bI ought him ,nto i i,,i
ana SSon.act with the great steal manufacturers
T Jmu tnelr plants. and phase IF American in
Is from the pages of a journal he was 10 .bo
haGit OF Keeping. that he has drawn the s sii .,e
M honest. fresh and humorous comment mon
al mat came within the field of his observ,1iior
mthont trace Of straining after ENACT ~ nuo
tense CT any kind 1t is a book ahont o oon pre
ncI ni n Ere , ana small people good and bad
no an honest gentlcman with better o man NJ
meTs particularly toward women than tha H. ma
rs sh h;,vs Throughout the book nows the ci
spired IN bie b beenns the love America has In
toward hearty fellowship and coonerat,nn st,
" es |" prosecuting the war 10 final victory
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26

this time. II is disloyal to the government.
1t puts itself in q class with the 1. W. w and
other sedtionists. The people of Syracuse as
whole no doubt both loyal and pa
triotic. If the interests which the Ministerial
Union claims to represent refuse to cooperate
with the food administration. it is possible
that such action will be resented by the SYRIA
cuse population. and these interests would
stand to lose more than they gain All of
which suggests that government, whether
national. State. county or municipal has not
proven such failure that the people AFRO
willing to surrender their control OF 1t into
the keeping Of ministerial unions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Dy Henry Edward Warner.
Symptoms,


Some one sent Jones Symptom Book-a pamph-
let that explains
Just what is causing all our ills and making
human palms.
Before Jones got the Symptom Book he was, I
do declare.
The hcalthicst specimen OF man you'd meet with
anywhere
But page he learned that he was threat
cncd with the govt;
Page assured him that no had ptomaines. be-
You'd doubt;
Then heart diseaso attacked him. and he had
an alinE spleen.
According to the diagnose on 10 and H.
Have you weakness in your back? Do spots
get I'm your eyes?
Are you inordinately fond OF homemade pump
Kin pies?
when in the morning you get up are you half
sleepy still.
Then you have meningitis, and you need
Perkins Pill"
Poor Jones! He didn't know how near the
graveyard he had strayed
Until page 90 told him that he needed instant
aid
For. years he had been living with notion in
his head
That he was very much alive when he was
nearly dead.
1t seems that Jones had everything that
had been known,
And OH! 1t was pity how he'd sigh and moan
and groan.
Spring tonics by the carload he concealed within
his hide.
And wondered how on earth he hadn't worn
away and died.
Then everywhere he went he buttonholed some
suffering friend
With melancholy prophecies OF his approaching
end.
Until at last he really died, and where the
flowers grow
Lies all that's left of mortal Jones. whose
symptoms laid him low.
Compliments to tho Kaiser and Hindenburg
and the Crown Prince It's long way to Tip
perary and Paris is a Mirage!
One of the things the layman fails to under
stani, about mastery retreat, is why the at
tack was worth 500, 600 casualties and why tho
RETREAT was worth the lost ground 1t takes
plumb darned optimst to see anything good in
slaughter anyhow. Yet right is right and
will be.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
WILL TEST ALL METALS
USED IN A|RcRA'
New Laboratories Established
Pittsburgh Will Have Charge
OF This Work.
MANY EXPERTS ARE CALL
Men From Leading. Univcrsit
Have Been Drafted for the s.
vice. and VIII Receive $1,000
$4,000 Per Annum.
IBy Associated Presa.1

IL
PITTSBURGH, April 25.-Bch!nd
laconic announcement that the r
cral laboratories OF tho equipment
vision of the signal corps. Of the Ur
ed States Army. have been establish
in Pittsburgh. lies tho important (
that all metals entering into tho C,
strnction OF aircraft arc to be sci
tihcalfy and carefully tested. The !:
oratories. manned by force OF
picked chemists. engineers. METAL
gists and machinists. will OCCUPY
most Important and best-cquip,
testing plant In the district. which
been taken over by the government
that purpose.
Captain c. L. Norris. chief metal
gist OF the equipment division. (,
be IN command. and will number amt
his assistants DIR. II. T. Deans as CT
chemist. and Professor J. s. Macpre,
as chief OF physical tests. DIR. BE.
and Professor Macgregor have b.
relieved from their work in Colum
University to take temporary ser,
with the laboratories.
other members Of the force wb
Is now In process OF formation. :,
be drawn from experts in All n,
or the country. and will be paid ann
salaries ranging from 1920 to 80
Ihey must be experienced in the
spection OF steel barc. rounds. she
and castings; In aluminium. brass
conner. and. as chemists. they must
skilled In the analysis OF these m al
as well as know about all there &c
know concerning paints ard varnis,
The laboratories will have ,hc r
word on all questions having To
with the quality OF metals and q.
materials entering into the nanuf
lure OF airplanes." said CAPTAIN 81
ris' who in private li:e is the 81,
Fnetal!urEical engineer o. largo vI
adium company. ANY question r,
may arise anywhere in the I-,i,
states as 70 matters over which :,
Office has Jurisdiction. will he dsctj
mere once for all. This viii n-ev
inc delay which otherwise Womb 4
low reference to Washington ana
plan mas been adopted in orao- :,
WORK may be speedcd UP on the mi.
meet which the United States &c u
pairing to put into tho air =,
earliest possible moment"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26

lie dwell, at length upon the rinrinr ni.ttehtion
G anG new CONSTITUTION, and it's unheard Of
estness of his soul the colonel urged its dafe
at the polls. The meeting closea viii ~ o ,h
e"fS ns s ior the "Wn.S apa VIII" three
" ars preSeh Yesterday heard argument in the
Kichm H ii'hri ne, County against the city Of
lending the city limits and taking in Cburch
n,,, ctc. An application made to the Cir
,noriiics from marking the boundary as nW
tended. preparatory ia extending the iii " iuris
,wos GGcr me newly annexed territory This
was taken. "''o an appear
''c?rEe Rye qualified yesterday as treasurer
H i NFSlnia' and took the necessary oath Civ
ing "A bond in the sum OF $500 900 His bonds
Castor G. Curtss Alexander Sharp % K Snnad
T." ~ tiresory, james c. Toy w. r. Dckey and
j. NJ iiumphres. ~
Ex-Governor Pierpont has nrora-roa ,r,,u,s
TO General Grant against General SchoiieId lie
onarsc* the general with having given the benc-
H. y, occs 10 eN-Confederatcs who cannot take
rme 'ist oatn a!so that Schofield IS in a whisky
ring here with Underwood aud others and thai
ne has discouraged Union men and practicaiIy
charges have been forwarded to Washington,
Governor i'ieri onts - nily lsfi Richmond yes
The sucs GF S OF iJm SGunty where they will be
mancntly. " 80 en-, P'' :
General schohcih did not reach Richmond last
mshi as expected. lie is still in Washingto on
ana he and General Grant have been attendinr
lhc thcatcrs together.
While an Of the returns are not in. and will
;Iortm Laroiina has adopted the new Constitu-
''on and elected w. w Holden Governor
mr.. wyatt Arnold died at his home In Camp
nell county day BEFORE yesterday at the adj
vanced age OF ninety-one years.
The Indians have broken out in North Dakota
anu are SAID TO be on a real war trail.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
Health Talks, by DR.. VIM. Brady
tCorSricht 1917. by %nrioral H"wsi,.n-e asrHe.I
Carbon MonoNide GINS Poisoufng,

= Carbon monoxide gas onot carbonic acid gas,
hlu" iiame and IL is "A deadly poison II NAV NAV be
given OH from any fuel. whether arcoal wood
free air supply. Therefore any heater is un.
safe IN "a room unless adequate provision is
ION hroum tue ' or me nine ero G OF eomeTs
sole exception is electric hcating).
a gas stove or oil stove in a ROOM without
Of occupants in another way well. Even if
no Gar'on monoMide gas Is given off; carbon
ana thougn iarh"n dcxde Is compara.iyely
quite commonly Observed to suffer from head
aches, loss of app"tl," sometimes nause:, or
fain,ness anacmia, sa!low complexion and lack
OF normal vi'aiity-r!n short all the familiar
dioHii9 'carhcnic acid sas) accumulates in the
air Of the room in sufficient quantity to crowd
natural consequences. 1t is safer to go chilly.
II necesHary. than 70 ruin health by chronic
Carbon mcmoNidc poisoning is not chronic
but sudden and acute and alarming or fatal in
effect: Kun a sasr,in" engine in tightly closed
garage aud IN" exhaust containing much
49, a 10 per cent ~ this deadly poisom may bring
disaster to n"rs ons in the garage, and without
warming. Fortunately some warning is given
pres"ur" Oh the temples. blurrine OF the eyes.
ana "ca"ncss or "chving In" OF the knees IL
air he viii collapse or die sudden deaths @pi in
closed garages In cold weather have too often
viewing" brand OF coroner, when in fact carbon
n"nrTide poisoning destroyed life.
IN workmen in steel mills, bias, furnaces. en-.
CINE rooms. sncitcrs. foundries. bottle ia ."ries
k!lnt bakeries aiokchoids linotype rooms
'"In ,r liron, fumes OF explcsions) and garages
sense of pressure against temples and a nc.
wnrn 'senE Ir InvmG in OF the knees should
victims declare that strange taste is noticed
before collapse comes
Good ,r,,n au, ;"I n. and answers. y
a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26

Bern dispatch states that conservative
neutral estimate places the total of German
lead in the present western offensive at 800,
900 with the wounded estimated at half that
number. or 10000. The disproportion OF
killed 10 wounded in the ranks OF the at
;ackcrs is decidedly encouraging as show
ing the effectiveness OF the allied resistance
in results that count and the fury and reck-
lessness of the German drives At that rate
Of destruction, the wisdom of allied strategy
OF encouraging the enemy 10 exhaust his
strength by using up his reserves before a
countcroffensive is launched seems to be
meeting with wonderful success. The allies
can hope for nothing better than for the
Huns 10 keep on with their offensive
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
A Scrm ouettc.

We used 10 write little sermons-scrmonettes
Nearly anything formed topic but we boiled
it down and got 1t all into firstly. But what's
the use? We like other preachers don't practice
it. For instance. preached one about money;
we nave no money We preached about
being diGcnt and we're most ALTERED lazy! We
preached one about the unearned increment of
the Idle Son. and we wish to thunder we'd had
depredatorily wealthy dad. We preached one
about speeding. and got pinched the same day
for forty-three per. We preached about
being kind, and in the same afternoon assaulted
rcd-headed office boy with ink we'll Then
we Quit. being tired OF scoldins Thank the
Lord we're essentially human. and the little old
worlds all right, all right We recon
cied TO short skirts and silk stockings
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
1,rOoDN.

r. r. j., East Radford.-Troops Is
used in the plural to mean the same as
Ing the number, or Whether Infantry
cavalry or artillery. The word as gen
orally used in the papers has this
imply $500 men. In the strict cavaIrv
use or the word. however, troop is the
UNIT OF formation consisting usually
o. SHY troopers, commanded by Il
captain. and corresponding to com
pany of infantry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
Not Present.

Lyman Nottingham. city man and sometimes
litcrat on the return postage basis complains
bitterly that he has looked everywhere for a
country farm where he spend his vacation
and there isn't one in the East.
I'm terribly disappointed" he writes IL.
i've tried Jersey. Maryland the virginias and
Germantown r. a. and they don't have farm
boarding houses. I'm sorry, too. because ever
since saw that chorus of milkmaids at the Ca
sno-but what's the use?"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
Canadians early in the war suffered many

Canadians early in the war suffered many
casualties as a result of German blood
thirs,incss in butchering their comrades, who
when cut off from all hope of escape, sur
rendered only TO be run through with hayo-
nets also from German treachery in Turing
them into tsaps by pretending 10 surrender
and then Exploding hidden mines or other
engines OF destruction. The lesson was not
lost upon the Canadians. In report of
recent fighting on the western front, it
is stated that the Canadians engaged in pro-
ttracted hand-to-hand fghtnu with the Ger
mans. concluding with the significant observa-
ton that this struggle was intense that
tho Canadians were unable 10 take prisoners -
EThe Canadians nave learned that there is
wisdom in the proverb: when YOU fight the
devil, .ou must needs fight him with his
own fire
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26

IN their ong-range bombardment of Paris
the Germans have killed lis persons, mostly
women and children, for whose blood the
Huns especially thirst. This is not large
number in city of 2,SSS000 people. More
over, the German intent to tcrrorze the
population has signally failed OF its purpose.
as the people go about their business as
usual.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26

Former President Taft(has gone to Wash
ington TO reside, so as To- he able TO give his
whole time to his duties as member OF the
War Labor Board. Since he is paid salary
OF only S year, he is, says the Boston
Globe, locking for modest fiat, the tene-
ment he had when lie lived in Washington
before being occupied
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-26
nerMeen the Lines.

(For The Times Dispatch.)
Between the lines-last traini
ground. I wait,
A bit OF sod the utmost link I hold,
With other lands, with sods that C,
to me.
Where bells are tolled.
Between the lines, In sllenced pain,
wait,
Tho wind the only voice that now
mine,
Repeating some far liturgy l knew,
In some near shrine.
Between the lines. where stars rea
low. ] wait.
And by their light the final word
said:
The final word. that prays the olde
prayer,
TO rest the dead.
Between the lincs-last traini,
ground. l wait,
The barricade all down, the farthe
bars:
And day pulsed read when at the Ia
tho wind.
Blow out the stars.
VIRGINIA STAT.