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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

History is being rapidly made in
world politics. The great armies of
many nations, through four years of
blood and death, have recast the
forces of the times.
or the quadruple nations. Bulgaria
has sheathed it's sword, Turkey is
sinking, almost unnoticed, into the
background, Austria has collapsed
and is breaking up, unhindered by
the crown. into Independent units, &C
cording to the peoples that made up
the mongrel empire. She is on her
knees, begging for immediate peace
at any price. Germany alone of the
quadruple criminals still shows some
powers of resistance. German man
power is not indeed exhausted, but
deserted by the former allies, she too.
is begging for terms. A commission
of the allied powers is sitting at Yer
sailles, France. formulating terms
for an armistice with the Huns. 1t
is reported that the commission will
require the German government to
surrender her navy, U-doats and the
Notifications of the Rhine, as a guar
antee of good faith before peace ne
gotiations are entered upon. With
the possession of these instruments
of German power the Allies may then
nrocaed with leisure IN Law down their
final terms of peace. If the German
government accepts the terms of arm
istice the event will stop the fighting,
and practically end the war. II
seems now entirely possible, If not in
deed probable that history will re-
cord November, 1918, as the date of
the close of the greatest war in all
history. May II be so.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
DECIMATES FAMILY.

A sad story of the infection of an
entire family with influenza comes
from Simmons. A young soldier at
Camp Taylor. by the name of Kissin-
ger. died of influenza, and his re-
mains were brought home for burial.
Upon arrival of the corps at Simmons
the family. with a commendable
spirit of love for the dead, but with
unfortunate disregard for the health
of the living, had the body taken into
the house, and in unconsolable sor-
row fingered over the beloved body,
and some members of the family
kissed il. The probable happen
ed, and four other members of the
family, including the wife, child and
mother of the deceased, and child
living with the family, died or the
disease.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
THE TOBACCO MARKET.

The prospective tobacco market
seems just now to be an uncertain
quantity. So far no price has been
set for the new crop. The best in
formation we can get indicates the
Much depends upon the result of
pending peace negotiations. If the
war continues into another year. the
price will probably be much higher
than it was last year. If the war
should end soon nobody seems to
have guess coming as to what
would happen to tobacco prices. The
only certain fact is that prices would
go lower, and perhaps much lower.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
No. Is
AUSTRIA PANICKY;
WANTS TO QUIT
Writes Hurry Call Asking
u. S. To Fix Terms
Now.

Basel, Oct. 2S.-Austria-H Hungary,
in notifying President Wilson that it
is ready to enter upon peace nego-
tiations and arrange an armistice.
asks President Wilson, in its reply
to him to begin overtures on the sub
ject.
The Austria-Hungary Foreign Min
lister instructed the Austria-Hungar-
ian Minister at Stockholm yesterday
to ask the Swedish Government to
send the following note to the Wash
ington Government:
I'm reply to the note of President
Wilson of the IS (19) of this month,
addressed to the Austro-Hungarian
Government and giving the decision
of the President to speak directly
with the Austro-Hungarian Govern
ment on the question of an armistice
and of peace, the Austro- Hungarian
Government has the honor to declare
that equally with the preceding proc
lamatiOns of the President, 1t adheres
also to the same point of view con-
tanned in the last note upon the
rights of the Austro-Hungarian peo-
pies, especially those of the Czecho-
Slovaks and the Jugo-Slavs.
Consequently, Austria-Hungary,
accepting all the conditions the Pres
ident has laid.down for the entry in
to negotiations for an armistice and
peace, no obstacle exists, according
to judgment of the Austro- Hungarian
Government to the beginning of
these negotiations.
1.-THE Austro-Hungarian Govern
ment declares itself ready, in conse-
quence, without awaiting the result
of other negotiations to enter into
upon peace between
Austria-Hungary and the States in
the opposing group and for an i'm
armistice upon all Austro-
fronts.
ut asks President Wilson to be so
kind as to begin overtures on this
subject"
The Austrian note is dated Oc-
tober % at Vienna and is signed by
Count julius Andrassy, the new For
eign Minister. n
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
AVOID PARTIES.

A sad result of the neglect of
Health Officers counsel in the mat
ter of congregating, was fairly Illus
trated here in Hartford At a little
social entertainment at the home OF
Mr.. Lon Ralph, one night last week.
Eight young people were present. =
young daughter of Mr.. Randall Col
Inns was present, and became i'll
during the evening. Her father had
just recovered from the flu, and the
daughter developed the disease. The
result was that six out of the eight,
attending the party, were later af-
fiicted with influenza. This Incl
dent should be fair warning to people
to avoid congregating until the cpl
demic has subsidized.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
THE PROBABLE RESULT.

Next Tuesday the fate of political
parties will be settled for two years
TO come. Forecasting elections is a
hazardous task. We have no pur-
pose to express a guess as to the re-
suit, but to state the indications as
they appear to us.
With reference to the Lower House
of Congress it may be said the Repub-
lican leaders are confident and the
Democratic leaders are hopeful. There
are no direct issues growing out of
the conduct of the war. Both par
ties have stood almost solidly togeth-
er in all matters affecting the war.
The attempt of the Democrats to cap
italize the war is a doubtful exper-
iment. While everybody is willing
to make the utmost sacrifice to win
the war, it must be said the Ameri-
can people look upon the war as a
grim necessity, and there has never
been purely sentimental enthusiasm
about it, hence there is nothing in it
to capitalize in a political way. 1t
is generally believed now the war is
Congress will have to deal more with
economic than with purely military
questions. The administration is
not popular. 1t was elected on a no.
war promise, and that fact sticks
deep in the minds of the people, and
discredits present Democratic prom
ises. There is admittedly no popu-
lar enthusiasm for the election of a
Democratic Congress. No doubt this
fact led President Wilson to boldly
resolve to personally appeal to the
country. 1t could not have escaped
his astute mind that such unpreced-
ented action would fan Republican
partisan feeling to a confiagration,
and impair the spirit of unity that
has been so useful to his administra-
ton, but he CHANGED ii all in the
hope of reaching the large body of
voters. The country
will see in the Presidents appeal
distress signal of grave danger to his
party. The New York Herald, a great
Independent newspaper, under DEM
ocratic management, has conducted
a straw vote for the entire country,
which showed the Lower House would
be Republican, with the Senate
close.
The Senatorial election in Ken
lucky is the most remarkable ever
in the State. Gov. Stan
ley, discredited leader of the old
liquor organization, took the nomi-
nation by a committee of his own
creation, and at once the moral ele-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01

ment of the State broke into open re-
bellion. Few newspapers of his own
party are supporting Stanley, and
the bitterest opposition to his can
didacy comes from members of his
own party. DR.. Bruner, his oppo-
nent, is a lifelong prohibitionist, a
christian gentleman and a man of
exemplary habits. We venture no
prediction on the result other than
to say If Kentucky sends Owsley
Stanley to the United States Sem
ate, then may the good Lord have
mercy on Kentucky.
In the race for Judge of the Appel
late Court M. l.. Heavrin ought to
win over Judge Settle. Judge Set
tie has been in Office continuously
for twenty-eight years, and If re-
elected, would at the end of this
term have been in Office for thirty
four years. There is no quarrel over
the fitness or qualification of eth
er of these candidates, but it is incon-
ceivable that the people of the dis
trict will, by the election of Judge
Settle, establish a precedent that
blasts at the very foundation stones
of Democratic form of government.
We believe Mr.. Heavrin will be elect
ed
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
WOMAN AND GUN.

A bit of quiet excitement was ere
ated here Tuesday by the appearance
on the streets of woman with a gun.
For a good part of the day the wo-
man walked about the streets with a
repeating rifle in her hands, and
groups of men and boys followed her
with excited curiosity. AS is usual
under circumstances of danger the
citizens think if anybody is to be sac
rificed il Is the least useful of cit
liens, the newspaper man, and we
were appealed to to interview the
woman with the gun. Drawing all
possible danger, we approached the
woman and made inquiry, with that
boldness that comes of veteran news
paper service, as to why she was bear
ing arms. But the woman modest
ly informed us that, having no men
folks in her family to perform the
service for her, she had brought the
rifle to Hartford to have a new main
spring adjusted We accepted tho
given and hurriedly pass
ed the word around that she dis
all intention of beligerency,
much to the relief of the excited pub
lie, The woman was Mrs. Nancy Jane
Stewart, of Manda.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
FLOUR MILLS IDLE.

The evolution of the -four mills
business, in recent years, has dnder-
gone marked changes. Twenty five
years ago the small mill became a
very profitable enterprise, and mills
were established at every country
cross roads. II became a common
saying that a -four mill never went
into bankruptcy. But for some rea-
son a cloud came over the face of the
-four mill business and now, like the
one time profitable distillery enter
prise, the -four mills stand, their
walls weathering and their machinery
rusting. 1t is not our purpose to in
quire into the causes OF the change,
but 10 mark it.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
SHIPPED WRONG CORPS.

Clarence NJ Ward, of Whitesville,
died last week at Camp Mcclellan.
On Friday of last week the supposed
corps of soldier Ward was received
at Whitesville for burial. At the
grave side the coffin was opened for
the relatives to view the remains,
when the. discovery was made that
the wrong corps had been shipped.
Shortly afterward a telegram was re-
ceived from the Camp officials that
the mistake had been discovered, and
that the remains of Ward would be
The corps of the stranger was return
ed to Camp Mcclellan.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
A CLOUD Or WITNESSES.

We have established by cloud of
witnesses that the doctrine of the
total depravity of man is a mis-
nomer. The S. o. S. we sent out for
smoking tobacco was responded to
nobly. and we want to express our
unbounded gratitude to our benefac-
tors. Those who answered the dis
tress signal for help were, w, c. Wal
lace, r. c. Mosley, Prof. o. ID. Car
son and a young man about whose
identity, we are sorry to say, we
are not sure. We hope there are
more witnesses who have not yet re-
ported.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
BULL PUNCHER HURT.

Tug Richards, the famous bull
puncher of Frog Hollow, had the mis-
fortune to get his arm broken, re-
Gently. Tug had been reading both
sides campaign literature and was on
the fence. lost his balance, fell OFF the
fence and broke the limb. Squire
Ben Rice. Tugs neighbor, is authori-
ty for this statement.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
FARM FOR SALE.

One hundred acres of good upland,
2 Y miles east of Hartford, on Horton
road. Mail route by door. Good
dwelling and all necessary outbuild-
ings. Plenty of water for residence
and stock. viii sell at a bargain.
j. T. WALLACE,
1St-4 Hartford, KY, Route 2.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-11-01
"Stand For People"

We Republicans pledge ourselves
to stand by the President so long as
he stands by the American people,
and to part company from him at
any point where, in our judgment, he
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
A Christians General Orders
BY EDWARD l.. WEST,
Company c, 1o7th ~. G. 3.

Do you men of the Twenty eighth Di-
vision realize that we soldiers of the
United States should also be soldiers of
the Lord Jesus Christ?
To be so we must have many rules and
laws similar to military rules. Obedience
is also required.
TO be able to say as Paul said in the
23rd chapter of the Acts: Men and
brethren, l have lived in all good con-
science before God until this day" We
must live up to the Ten Commandments
They are similar to our General Orders.
But the Commandments may not be
clear or may be hard to obey. We might
observe the following rules. call them.
my General Orders and be right in the
sight of God. The General Orders are:
To take charge of my person and re-
member it is Gods property.
To read my Bible every day, observing
and studying each passage within a daily
time limitation.
To ask Christ to forgive all violations OF
His Orders.
TO heed the call to Gods House. the
Church.
no stand my post like man. being
strong iII-the faith.
To receive, obey, and pass on to my
fellow men the teachings Of Jesus and my
spiritual thoughts,
To talk to no one with yulgarity and
profanity.
Never to allow sin to bring disorder to
my character
TO allow no one to blaspheme against
God in my presence.
In cases where~I may be violating Ills
word, to call on God for help.
To always bear the Cross of Christ
To be especially watchful to edify His
TO keep my comrades from sin and
make it my bsuness never to forget ms
daily prayers
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
THE KAlSER'S PRAYER

Dear Gott-dear Capitalization please!
Your bardner Vilhelm's here,
Und has a word or two to say
Into your private ear.
SO turn away all udders now,
Und lissen veil to me;
For vat l say concerns me much--
Mensef und Chermany.
You know, dear Colt, / vas your friendt,
Und from nein hour of birth
l always let you rule der HefIen,
Und | yuSt run der earth.
Und ven I told mein soldier pOys
OF bygone battle days,
[ gladly splidt der glory up
Und Gift you half der praise.
In effery way I try to broove
Mein heart to you vas troo,
Und only CLAIMED mein honest share
In great deeds vat We do.
You could not half q bedder friendt
In sky, on land or sea
Dan Kaiser Wilhelm Number 2,
Der Lord OF Chermany.
So vat I say, dear Colt, is dis
Dat We should still be friendts,
Und you should help to send mein foes
To meet der bidder endts.
If you, dear Colt, will dis me do
I'll nodding ask again,
Und you and | will partners be
ForeVermore, Amen.
Your help to me must sendt
Or else I haff to stop attack
Und only blay defend.
So four and twenty hours 1 giH
To make der Allie run
Und put me saft indo mein blaze
Der middle of der sun.
If you'll do dis. I'll vdo mein bart
TIL told der World der fact;
But If you don't den / must tink
1t is a hostile act
Und var.I will at once declare,
Und in mein anger RISE
I'll send mein Zeppelns to wage
A battle on der skisS,
Dis utimatum, now, dear Colt,
ISIS Won of NANNY more;
Mein mind ISIS settled up to clean
Der whole World off der floor.
Because you ISIS mein bartner, Colt,
An extra chance ISIS giffen;
So help at once, or | shall be
Der Emperor of Heffen.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
Concluded From Last Week.)
vi. | WOULD GET MARRIED.

would not wait until I became able to
support a wife. | would marty while
poor, and marry q poor girl. | have seen
all kinds of wives, and by far the greatest
number of successful ones were those that
married poor.
Any man Of twenty-one has 9 better
chance for happiness, moral stature and
earthly success, if married than II I'M
married
/ married young, and poor as Jobs
turkey | have been in some hard places,
seen poverty and trial, and | have had
more than my share of success but in
not one instance. either of failure or
triumph, would l have been better off
single. My partner in this task Of living
has doubled every JOY and halved every
defeat.
There's deal of discussion over sex
problems. There is but one wholesome,
normal, practical and God-blesSed solu-
ton to the sex question, and that is the
loyal love of one man and one woman.
Many young people play the fool and
marry the wrong person, but my obSerVa-
ton has been that there's no fool like
the old fool" that the longer marriage is
postponed the greater are the chances
of mistake, and that those couples are
the most successful in matrimony who
begin in youth and grow old together.
In choosing wife I would insist on
three qualifications:
j. she should be healthy. 1t is all
well enough to admire an invalid respect
and adore her, but a healthy, live man
needs q healthy woman for his COM
panion, if he would save himself a thou
sand ills.
g. She should have good common sense.
No matter how pretty and charming
fool may be. and some Of them are Won
derfully winning, it does not pay to mar
~ her. Someone has said that pretty
women with no sense are like a certain
cheap automobile: they re all right to run
around with but you don't want to
own one
And 3. She should be cheerful. A sun
NY, brave. bright disposition is wifes
best dowry.
AS to money, or station in life. or clev-
erness. or good looks, they should not en-
q girl healthy, sensible and cheerful, and
if l loved her, Id marry her, if ] were
twenty-one.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
pRE.EMPTORY ORDERS.

Murphy was a new cavalry recruit and
was given one of the worst horses in the
troop.
''Remember." said the sergeant. ''no
one is allowed to dismount without Or
ders."
Murphy was no sooner in the saddle
than the horse kicked and Murphy went
over his head.
Murphy yelled thu sergeant when he
discovered him lying breathless on the
ground, you dismounted!"
''I did"
did you have orders?"
''I did"
From headquarters"
mo, sor; from headquarters"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
| WERE TWENTY ONE
TEN THINGS / WOULD DO
BY FRANK R. CRANE

when he fails but gets up smiling and
tackles it again. the kind of man whose
fund of cheer and courage does not de-
pend upon success, but keeps brave and
sweet even in failure.
Let me quote what l have written else
where on this point:
Oh all human qualities that have lit
up the somberness of this tragic
earth, 1 count this. of being a thor
oughbred, the happiest.
1t has saved more souls than PEN
ance and punishment, it has rescued
more business enterprises than
shrewdness. it has won more battles
and more games, and altogether
felictousiy loosed more hard knots
in the tangled skein of destiny than
any other virtue.
Most people are cutters. They
reach the limit. They are familiar
with the last straw.
But the hunf k,dth man is a thor
oughbred, You cannot corner him.
He will not give up. lie cannot find
fail in his lexicon. He has never
learned to whine.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
MAKING 1T COSTLY.

Two soldiers were discussing life
insurance under the governments new
plan.
81 took a thousand dollars" said
one excitediy.
"a thousand You're foolish. Do
what I did, take ten thousand and
they'll think twice before they put you
in the front 1t would cost them so
much il you died." said a comrade.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
lX.-IF WERE q / WOULD DETER.
MINE. EVEN IF COULD NEVER
BE ANYTHING ELSE I'M THE
WORLD, THAT WOULD
BE A THOROUGH.

Thoroughbred. as it is currently used,
is word rather difficult to define per
haps entirely non-defnable. Yet we all
But it implies being several things
One being a good sport by which 1 mean
the kind Of a man that. does not whine
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30

"How do you wish your hair trim
med, sir?" asked the barber of the
324th.
"Over the top" remarked the top
sergeant of Company K.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
III Housewives" Not
Housekeepers

January 9th, 1918.
An Appeal to Philadelphia Women
The Public Ledger received the follow
ing telegram yesterday:
"Are there 900 women in Philadelphia
who will add to the splendid services they
are now giving the country the RESPONSE
bility OF making at once 1000 housewives
for the 10Sth Artillery? Will you sponsor
the good work. r. j. MFETRIDGE.'
The 10Sth Field Artillery is composed
of the Second Pennsylvania Field Artil
lery, which was the old Second Infantry
Regiment of Philadelphia, with headquar-
ters at Broad street and Susquehanna
avenue, and detachments from Troops A,
c, d, G, l, X, l., and M, First Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry mostly. from Philadelphia
What answer will the Public Ledger
Make?
Flow Philadelphia Women Answered
Chaplain McFetridoe.
Here is a telegram sent by the Public
Ledger last night in response to an ap-
peal for housewives" from Chaplain r.
j. McFeuidge at Camp Hancock, Ga.
Chaplain r. r. McF'etridge, 10Sth Ar
tillery, Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.
According to your request LOCO house
wives We're shipped you by express to-
day, This is the instant answer OF the
women Of Philadelphia to your appeal
for the Philadelphia boys of the 10Sth Ar
tillery.
EDITOR OF PUBLIC LEDGER
Another Answer.
Hospital Phila. Pa
Chaplain r. J. McFetrldge,
10Sth Field Artillery,
Camp Hancock, Ca.
Dear SIR
A certain announcement appearing in
todays Public Ledger has aroused my
curiosity to the extent that / am writing
for full particulars regarding same.
l am more than willing to render any
service in my power to my country, but
will withhold information concerning my
self until [ am further enlightened.
will say however, that I am fairly well
educated respectable and a good house
keeper.
Yours very respectfully,
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-30
vlI.-lF / WERE TWENTY-oNE
MOIIl D SANE MONEY

Money has a deal to do with content
nlent in this wcrkaday world, and ia have
some Of my own. There isn't human be-
ing but could save a little. Every man,
in America at least, could live on nine
tenths of what he does live on, and save
the other tenth. And the man who regn-
larly saves no money is a fool. just a plain
fool. whether he be an actor getting one
thousand dollars a week or a ditch digger
getting one dollar day
And | would get my life insured. Life
insurance is the most practical way for a
young man, especially if he be a profess
sional man, or anyone 1-,- gifted with the
knack Of making money. to achieve finan-
cial comfort. The life insurance com
panieS are as safe as any money institu-
ton can be. You are compelled to save
in order to pay your premiums. and you
probably need that sort of whip. And
those dependent upon you are protected
against the financial distress that would
be caused by your death. / believe life in
surance to be the best way to save money
at least for one who knows little about
money.