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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
BEFUDDLED GERMANS
FEAR ''CRAzY" YANKS
Say Americans Are Likely to
Come Over Top Any Time,
Spelling Things.

That the Americans present entirely
mans is indicated by letter from
Sergt. B. S. Watts to his father in
Pittsburgh. "German prisoners that
talk English tell us that the Americans
are crazy" he writes. "They don't know
what they are doing, and are liable to
come over the top any time and break
up the natural order of things.
Before the Huns started this open
warfare the whole affair was cut and
dried. First, the Germans would put
over a barrage and then attack, and
then the French would take their
turn. But the marines are liable to
go over any time, barrage or no bar
rage, which upsets the placid Ger
man very much and instlls the fear
of the American in him. They never
want to face the Americans more than
once.
"You ought to see the American
kids parading by. Some eighteen
year-Old American will come piking
up the road chasing four or five
'squareheads' (Germans), and the kid
is all smiles when he tells how the
whole smear of Huns We're on their
knees hollering 'kamerad.' These
marines are the most enthusiastic
fighters in the business.
fright back of our position are
about twenty acres of potatoes, but
whenever anyone tries to hoe them
along comes bunch of shrapnel, so
there is no chance of loosening the
ground. 1t is a shame, all the stuff
that is planted up here; wheat ready
to be harvested now, and potatoes
everywhere, but no one to take care
Of the crop, as all the civilian popu-
lation fed when the Germans came
down."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
HUNS DEFEAT RUSS REBELS
kieV Dispatch to Berlin Paper Says
1900 Insurgents Were Cut
to Pieces.

Amsterdam, Aug. 24.-German forces
were victorious over force of 1000
Russian insurgents, well equipped with
artillery and commanded by General
Rebenko, near Krementchug, accord
Ing to a Klev dispatch to the Vos-
siche Zeitung of Berlin. In second
encounter, which occurred near Pol
tava, 81 miles northeast of Krement-
chug, the revOlutionaries lost 500 men
killed and the Germans took six ma
chine guns and other equipment. The
survivors of the revolutionary band
fed, but their retreat was cut off by
the pursuing Germans.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
G. A. R. PLEDGES ITS LOYALTY
Unlimited Support to United States in
the War-condemn Film
Play.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 24.-Unlimited
support of the cause of the United
States In the world war was pledged
by the Grand Army of the Republic
at the closing session of its fiftysec-
ond annual encampment. Among the
resolutions adopted was one condemn
ing motion picture film dealing with
reconstruction in the South after the
Civil war on the ground that it "does
gross injustice to the prominent and
patriotic men of reconstruction time
Is insulting to colored citizens and
tends to glorify mob law"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
INDIAN WAR VICTIM
First in Troops From Arizona to Fall
In Battle,


The first native ArizOnian to lose
his life in France was an Indian, Mat
thew r. Rivers, better known at
Phoenix as Matthew Juan. who was
killed.
He was a native Pima Indian and
enlisted In a Texas unit. He was
known in California as Lucky SLIM"
where he was a baseball pitcher Of
more than local reputation. He was
educated at the Sherman institute at
Riverside, CAL, and was a survivor Of
the Tuscania sinking en- route to
France.
Many native Arizona Indians have
enlisted In the army and navy here.
A majority expressed preference for
the navy. although many of them had
lived all their lives on the desert and
had never seen the ocean until they
enlisted.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
q NEWSPAPERS BARRED MAILS
Milwaukee Leader Included In List Of
Publications Charged with Sedi-
tious Utterances.

Washington, Aug. 24.-For alleged
seditious utterances, four newspapers
have been barred from the mails. un-
der the espionage act, the post Office
department announced. They are:
The Milwaukee Leader, published
by the Social Democrat Publishing
company; the Novy Mir of New York.
published by the Russian Socialist
Publishing company; the Atbalss, pub
lished by the Lettish Publishing COM
pany, and the Cronaca Sovvorsiva Of
Lynn, Mass.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
Paul Co mpton and
Russell Compton
General Insurance
Hardinsburg, :: Kentucky
ARE YOU A STIP?
II Not, You Ought to Be-Here's W
They Are. u

Are you Slip?
The Slip society has been forme vim
at Cleveland and will be made up oA,e
members who pledge themselves too
"Save Till 1t Pinches." A campaign
for members is now being conducted
and is meeting with encouraging sue
cess. Organizers point out that every
one who believes In eliminating waste
and extravaganza as an important
means of winning the war is eligible
to membership.
The creed Of a Slip is as follows:
ILLUMINATION of every wasteful and
extravagant article and method.
Spreading the doctrine of thrift and
economy to the betterment of the COM
munity and encouragement of the
enemy. Freeing Industrial and trans
pOrtation facilities engaged in provid-
ing unnecessary articles and services
for my own selfish comfort that they
may be employed in the more urgent
call of humanity. Saving until It
pinches so that Berlin may be cap
tured month sooner-sparing. there
by, thousands Of lives"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
HORSE HAS HIS DAY AGAIN
Gasoline Restrictions Bring Out Carts
and Gigs In Britain.

Gasoline Restrictions Bring Out Carts
and Gigs In Britain.
The petrol restrictions have brought
Joy and profit to the dealers In dog
carts, gigs. traps. carriages and other
horse-drawn conveyances In Great
Britain. Prices have been going up
steadily for the last six months, until
vehicles which were for disposal at
firewOOd prices owing to the vogue Of
the motor are now fetching more than
they cost when they were new.
The cost of redecorating these rel
les Of the prepetrol period is also adj
vancing by leaps and bounds. 1t was
stated during county court ease the
other day that 1t cost $50 to paint a
van. $40 more than its original price.
What's the Use?
Phil Brown, manager of a local pic
ture house, got word the other day that
his film, Missing" scheduled for the
week of June %, was missing. Then a
day later he was glad to get word that
Missing" had showed up and was no
longer missing.
Logically. missing" has always been
Missing" It never was found again
because 1t had never been missing
before. But what's the usef-Indian-
apolis News.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
Interested in Home Boys.

Mr.. ]. D. Babbage, Cloverport, KY.
Dear Sir: Please enter my name as q
subscriber for The Breckenridge News
six months and as I do not know the
subscription price, let me know and
will send 1t to you. Please start with
the next issue.
would be very glad If yoa could send
me list of the boys who have Joined
the colors from Breckenridge and Meade
counties.
Thanking you very much and hoping
am not asking to many fovors. / am,
Mrs. L. r. Wright,
Star Route, Owensmouth, Cal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
SOLDIER KILLS A CIVILIAN
Trouble Between Troops and Young
Men Of Missouri Town
Over Girls.

Elvine, Mo-, Aug. 24-Trouble be-
tween soldiers guarding the National
Lead company plant near here and
young men of the town over attentions
paid by the soldiers to town girls termi-
mated In a shooting ARRAY at a street
carnival, In which one of the soldiers
shot and killed fifteen-year-old boy
and critically wounded two other
young men. The soldier is under ar
rest.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
Lights Guard Potatoes.

A farmer near LeIpa, Bohemia, was
compelled to put up electric lights In
his potato fields. Thieves had been
stealing his potatoes. in spite Of the
night watchmen put on guard. The
farmer hopes his watchmen will be
able to discover the thieves since the
fields are lighted.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

DR.. Charles l.. Parsons, chief chem
list of the bureau of mines, is the gov
ernment's platinum expert and leader
of the movement to refuse to wear
platinum in jewelry while the govern
ment is in such urgent need of it for
munitions. This metal is Indispensable
to the government for the manufac-
ture of many articles of warfare, and
yet, Doctor Parsons says, One-third of
the worlds supply has been used I'M
productivity in jewelry.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
English. Aviator Wrecks a Ger
man Staff Motor Car: Two
Big Cities Bombed.
AMERICANS DOWN 3 PLANES
Lieut.. Putnam Shoots Down "RIm-
pier" BipIane Behind the Ameri-
can Toul Front-His Eleventh
Officially Credited Aerial
Victory.

At the British Front, Aug. "a
American aviators are assisting the
British in the present battles. They
have already brought down three Ger
man planes. The exploits of the Brit
ish flyers also equal the daring shown
two weeks ago in the Amiens sector.
One British aviator pursued Ger
man staff car, peppering it with his
machine gun until the car turned over.
Another shot down q German plane,
but had his petrol tank pierced by Il
bullet. He stuffed it with his hand
kerchief and landed safely.
Putnam Downs Foe.
With the American Army in France
Aug. 24.-Lieut. David Putnam shot
down "Rumpler' biplane behind our
Toul front. The German observer and
pilot were both killed. This is Put
MANS eleventh officially credited aerial
victory.
Flyers in Big Battle.
London, Aug. 24.--Thirty German
machines were brought down by the
British Wednesday. the war Office an
nounces. The British lost seven ma
chimes.
Thirty-seven and half tons Of
bombs were dropped on various Ger
man targets, including the Cambria
and Marcoing railway stations.
The German cities of Cologne and
Frankfurt Con the Main) were heavily
bombed by British raiding machines
Wednesday, II was officially an
nounced. Several bursts were OBJ
served to result from the attacks.
The railway station at Treves (Trier
on the Moselle) also was successfully
bombed
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
TELLS OF HUN ATROCITIES
Gassed Soldier, Back From Front,
Describes Outraaes.

Robert Forbes of Bellaire. O., back
from the front in France to recover
from gassing, tells that the body
of John Leb Pelkey, comrade. was
horribly mutilated by the Germans.
Pelkey fell In the same battle In
which Forbes was gassed. Pelkey's
throat was cut from ear to ear. Forbes
says. his abdomen was ripped open and
his back was slashed.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
A New One.

Mr.. J. D. Babbage. Cloverport. XIV.
Dear Sir: Please find enclosed 81 so
money order for which send me The
Breckenridge News for one year.
Respectfully,
Lodiburg, Ky. Mrs. Bette Robertson.
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Well Remembered Here.

Mr.. J. d. Babbage. Cloverport, Ky.
Enclosed find money order for seventy
five cents. Please send me The Breck-
enridge News am always glad to get
1t Respectfully,
Bannock, Ohio. Mrs. J. w. Edmondson.
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GreatfuI For Past Fav0rs.

Mr.. ]. d. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
Dear Sir: Enclosed nd check for 81 so
for your paper which is past due.
Thanking you for your patience and
kindness. Yours Respectfully,
Glen Dean, KY. Il. d. Stone.
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Subscriber for a Long Time.

Mr.. ]. d. Babbage: Please find en-
closed one dollar tor which extend my
subscription to that amount to The
Breckenridge News. Yours as ever,
w. b. Noel,
Old Masons Home. Shelbyville, Ky.
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A Former CIoverporter.

Mr.. J. d. Babbage. Cloverport. KY.
Dear Sir: You will find enclosed money
order for seventyfive cents for which
please send me the Breckenridge News
six months. Leo. B. Haffey,
I03 18th Street, Detroit, Mich.
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Renewal.

Breckenridge News, Cloverport,
prkou will find enclosed money
Loor seventy-five cents so please
una my subscription six months.
tionk yov for sending the News this
pubs l do not want to miss a copy.
Mrs. E. L. Sheffield,
srkely Ave. Chicago.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
Centenarian Surprised.

Jack Higgins of Wabash, Ind, en-
joyed surprise party on his one hum
dredth birthday anniversary when
friends from all parts of Indiana WIS.,
tied him.
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A Good Friend to the News.

Mr.. Jno d. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky
Dear Mr.. Babbage: send my check
for Sl.50 for renewal of yovr good
paper The Breckenridge News. With
kind regards to yourself and family.
Very truly yours,
The Northumberland. Sallie NJ. Parker
Washington, ID. C..
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Always Glad to Get the News.

Mr.. J. d. Babbage. Dear Sir: En-
closed my check for $3.50 my renewal
to The Breckenridge News for one
year from Aug. "a. We are always
glad to get the News. 1t Is like letter
from home. Our regards to self and
and family.
Bexlev. Columbus, Ohio. S. d. Lloyd.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
RED CROSS RHEUMATIC REMEDY

The great advantage over other rheu-
matte medicines lies In the fact that
It does not disturb the stomach. Nanv
cases have been permanently cured 81
this remedy. This and more than o.
hundred other Red Cross Rsnsdiss
cold and guaranteed only b.
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LETTERS
From Mrs. Yates.

r.. J. D. Babbage. Cloverport, Ky.
Il Sir: Find enclosed check for one
hr and fifty cents for which please
me The Brecke nridge News one
| and greatly oblige. Yours resp't,
on, KY. Mrs. Lucy A. Yates.
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Miss Mercer Subrcriber.

Mr.. ]. d. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
Enclosed find check for 81. so for which
please send to my address The Breck-
enridge News for one year. Resp't.
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Gainesville, Texas.
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From Dan DoWelI.

/. Jno d. Babbage, Cloverport, KY.
Il Sir: You will find enclosed
s for 81. so to pay for The Brecken.
!, News. Please send me the paper
! And Oblige,
YIN, Ky. Dan Dowell.
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When you have backache theliver or kid
neys to be out OF gear. Try San
oil. it does wonders for the liver, kidneys and
bladder. A trial SOC bottle will convince
you. Get it at the drug store
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M Jno d. Babbage. Cloverport,
daugere with enclose you p. o..
and prder for $3.50 for which please
day. The Breckenridge News one
ter can not do without 1t. Address.
was Mrs. c. II. Kabrich.
class ragmont, North Madison, Ind.
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Dear Mr.. Babbage: wish to renew
my subscription to The Breckenridge
News for four months. Respectfully.
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news a Welcome Letter.

Riv. D. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
bursir: Please find enclosed 81. so
rnerrenewal of The Breckenridge
M It is a welcome visitor in our
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A New Subscriber.

! i enclosed p. o, money order for
for The Breckenridge News.
g Yours respectfully,
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feckenridge News, Cloverport.
htlemen: You will find enclos-
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Hoover Back In v. s.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 24.-Herbert
Hoover. United States food admins
traitor. arrived here from England.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-21

NUMBER 73
BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS

Miss Kathryne Beaman went
Saturday to Newbern to be with her
sister. Mrs. John Sutter, who is ill
with influenza.
Mr.. A. ]. Holmes is able to be
back at his place of business after
being confined to his home several
days with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Atlantic Coast Realty co.
conducted Saturday another success
full auction sale Of real estate, the
Rozier farm, 10 miles from Lumber
ton on the Lumberton-St. Pauls road,
divided into small farms. The land
sold for between $4,000 and $22,-
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Best and son.
DR.. Paul Best, of Goldsboro, spent
Thursday and Friday here visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Best's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. Fuller, Elm street. DR.. Best re-
Gently enlisted in the U. s. navy and
went Friday night to the naval hos
pital, Washington, D. c., to enter up
on his duties.
Mr.. R. M. Norment of the staff
of the Greenwood, S. c., Index, who
had been in the Greenwood hospital
three weeks with influenza
came home last night to recuperate.
He has an indefinite leave Of absence
from his paper. Mr.. Norment was ac-
companied yheMe By Mrs. Norment,
who had been in Greenwood with him
since he became sick.
From his farm in Columbus
i county Mr.. Geo. w. Lennon of Lum-
berton gets every fall most delicious
! grapes, Lucia variety. Thursday he
| was exhibiting a couple Of clusters
Photos Of these Clusters would look
we'll in the fanciest catalog. He is
going to try to save one of these clus.
ters to exhibit at the county fair, anc
the other he said he was going Il
| send to well-known nursery.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-21
Line Is Quiet Today.

With the American First Armv
tnoon) Oct. 21.-German prisoners
state that Germany had made ar
rangements to evacuate France before
the peace note was sent to President
Wilson. These prisoners remarked
that Americans have the worst blood
letting sector on the eitire line and
that every foot of ground will be dis
puted until the German retirement
from the sea region is completed. The
line is quiet today. -. 80
The Robesonian., 1918-10-21
BROAD RIDGE BREEzEs.
Jack Frost Arrives-"F1u" Spread
ing Rapidly-Plenty Of. Beans
and Potatoes.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Broad Ridge (Lumberton, r. ~ Oct.
19.-Jack Frost visited this section
Wednesday morning but didn't do
much damage. x
It has been pretty dry in this Sec
tion for good while, only last night
We had light shower which made
everything look refreshed.
Influenza is spreading very fast
around here, causing Sunday school
to stop, also preaching and all public
gatherings.
Everybody is hard at work picking
cotton and peas and harvesting hay.
The beans have been bearing for a
good while, and we're eating as many
as we wanted and picked some be-
sides.
The Porto Ricos are doing fine for
us. We've been eating them for a
long time and they were good.
"Aunt Becky" write oftener; your
letters are. enjoyed. Also Mrs.
Browns are interesting.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-21
BONDS ovERsUBsCRIBED BY
Is MILLION PEOPLE.

Wv VOH0SAUSSAARSA~SAA " NVAA ASA~~ASS Ae~-.
Seems Assured-Probably Is Mil
:
lion or More People Bought Bonds.
Oversubscription of the fourth Lib
erty loan seemed assured at the close
of the 3-weeks campaign Saturday
night. How far the total will run
above the six billion dollar goal Of
ficials have not estimated. Probably
25, ,OOO, 900 or. more people bought
bonds, according to unofficial reports
reaching Washington yesterday, show
ing a large proportion Of these filed
their subscriptions during the last
few days of the campaign. It will
be task of many days to actually
count the number Of pledges and to
compile reports from the entire coun-
try.
Mr.. Jos. G. Brown of Raleigh, chair
man of the State central committee
in a statement issued Saturday night
said that North Carolina had over
subscribed her allotment. The State g
allotment was S39 900, 900, and and
incomplete returns show subscrip-
tions in excess of Sal 100000.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-21
BELGIANS WILD WITH JOY
Population of Lille Celebrated
Throughout Night-SOldiers Smoth.
cred With Kisses.

With the Allied Armies in Belgium,
Oct. 18.-(By the Associated Press.)
The speed with which the German
armies are retreating from Belgium
and northern France makes it appear
that they are twice as anxious to getl
out now as they were to get in four
years ago. The country, freed from
the Huns, today is wild with joy.
In Lille the population celebrated
throughout the night, shooting off
fireworks and dancing in the streets,
while whole streams Of old and young
women and elderly men paraded a.
round arm in arm singing the Marsel-
laise. The soldiers and officials pho
tographers were smothered with kiss
es and babies by the score were held
up to be kissed by the British sol
diers ~ -rsnl
Every street in the city, which
shows no outward signs of war, was
bedecked with the colors of the allies,
especially the British union jack, on
which was written: "Glory to our lib
erators." The citizens explained that
they had kept the flags we'll hidden in
their houses especially for this oc-
casfon for which they had been wait
ing four years and were certain would
come sooner or later.
Flowers plucked from nearby fields
and roses from gardens were thrown
into automobiles and pressed upon
every man wearing the British uni
form. The fighting British troops did
not sweep through the city but passed
on either side Of it in hot pursuit OF
the Germans, the last of whom clear.
ed out at o'clock yesterday morning
after blowing up the bridge on the
other side Of the town. This was 9
useless proceeding because the British
troops did not need them. They went
outside the city because they had NJ
desire to give the Germans the slight
est excuse for bombarding it afte1
they were forced to leave.
Scenes similar to those in Lille wer
repeated everywhere over the vas
stretches 0f territory wressed from tn
Germans. All the roads in the rea
now contain the familiar carts OF re
fuges on which are the usual house
hold goods ana babies But thes
wagons looked strange The men, VIC
men and children with them al
j laughing ana smiling as they. hurl
Il to get back to their homes The las
I IIIilc IIlcy LIdFcicu tHoe6 EOaQS tne,
were going in the other direction
fleeing in terror from the enemy.
Many Of these refugees, living il
a zone scared by war, will not fin
their homes at all. Some of them will
find only wrecked and fre-scaret
skeletons. But there are many mor'
who will find their homes intact, fo
!. the allied armies almost everywher
on the front have been long gin tn,
I. blue" where there has been no wa
since the Germans swept through 81
rapidly four years ago.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-21
VOL. IXL
AMERICAN FORCES
CONTINUE THEIR PRESSURE
(By the United Press)

Washington, Oct. 21.-American
forces north of Verdun continued Sun
day their pressure against pivotal
point upon which the German retreat
is swinging, it was reported by Gen.
Pershing today. -,
President Wilson has recommended
for promotion to rank of Lieut.. gen
eral Robt. L. Bullard and .liggett.
major generals commanding first and
second American field armies in
France. (Gen. Billiard is .he son of
a native of Robson county,
The Robesonian., 1918-10-21
F. M. Page Of Gaddysville.

Mr.. F. NJ. Page died Friday night
at his home in the Gaddysville Sec
ton, below Fairmont, of infuenza-
pneumonia. Mrs. Page, who is a
niece of Mr.. G. E. Rancke of Lumber
ton, is reported critically ill of the
same disease. Six children of this
family are sick with influenza, also
Mrs. J. w. Burns and six of her chill
dren. in the same neighborhood.