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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Chesapeake a. Ohio to Make Improve
ments There-Exact Amount TO
BE Expended Has Not Been
Made Public by Rail.
rOad Officials.

In connection with the Chesapeake
a. Ohio railroad companys 1918 i'm
provement program, Russell, will also
come In for large slice OF the roads
$4,000, 900, II has become known. The
exact amount which the company will
spend there has not been announced.
Blue prints and specifications have
been completed.
These Will be changed somewhat to
conform with the change in the bud
get from $21,OOO,OOO to $4,000 900, ac-
cording to official advice. The i'm
provements will include increased
round house facilities at the freight
terminal as well as more trackage.
One of the necessary improvements
is the addition of thirty-fve round
stalls for the new engines. This was
made necessary last winter when the
thirty-five large freight engines were
frozen, costing the road thousands Of
dollars to put them back into commits
sion.
The Russell improvements, like
those at the Huntington shops, will
be started as soon as possible. The
government has requested that all
roads, having been empowered to
spend their appropriation, complete
the work as soon as possible. The
contractors for the work have not
been announced.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
CALLS 2S0,OO0 MEN

Washington, May 3l-Oflcial an
nouncement was made today that $780,
900 men will be called to the colors
during June. They will be ordered to
report June "a, but it has not yet been
determined to what camps they can
be assigned, so the list Of apportion-
ments is for the present being with
held.
The quota is based on estimates of
the space available for the men in
the camps and environments. If the
rate of shipment of troops across is
again raised still more men may be
called. In any event the probabilities
are that enough men will be called for
special service to round the number
out to 100000.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
DIFFICULTIES
In Obtaining Trained Agricultural
Workers-0,0is Regular Members
Have Left the Service 10 En-
gage In Military or
Naval Service.

Washington, May 31-Some indlca-
ton OF the difficulties experienced by
the Department OF Agriculture In its
efforts to stimulate production; to as
sist the farmers Of the Nation In Inn
proving and extending their opera
lions, In combating animal and plant
diseases and insect pests and In 9th
err directions; ito maintain the eillc-
iency Of the Meat Inspection Service
and of the National forest organiza-
ton; and properly to administer the
81 regulatory laws under Its jurisdic-
ton, Is given In a statement issued
by the department
According to this statement 6,O4S
regular members Of the department
have left the service to engage in 9TH
or occupations or have entered the
military or naval service since the de-
claration of a state of war with Ger
many on April 6, 1917. OF this num-
Der, 1887 have joined the military and
naval forces, and the services Of 4,-511
employees, including 95S women, have
been lost to the department in other
ways. The State Relations Service,
for instance, which supervises the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. work in coop
Grafton with the State agricultural
colleges, has lost S67 men and $50 wo-
men, the Forest Service 729 men and
SO women, the Bureau of Animal In
dustry 1912 men and SIS women, the
Bureau of Markets 293 men and AZ
women, and other branches, such as
the Bureau of Chemistry, the Bureau
of Plant Industry, and the Weather
Bureau have been heavily drawn up
on. Most of these employees are ex-
perts in their particular fields and
were performing important duties in
the department which required long
training and peculiar qualifications
some of them very special technical
qualifications.
Under the Food Production Act of
August 10, 1917, the Congress made
available to the department an addi-
tnonal appropriation of $l1,346,4OO for
the extension and development of its
activities in many directions and di-
rected the department to carry out Its
intentions in this respect. The depart
ment, therefore, has been in the posi-
ton of having to increase its forces
very considerably when, at the same
time, it has been losing large numbers
of its most effective and trained en-
ployees. The difficulties in securing
men of the requisite training and OF
retaining those already in the service
have been very great.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
REV. FINNELL TO BECOME SECRE.
TARY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY

Rev. j. Leslie Finnell, for the past
several years pastor of the Mill Creek
Christian Church, has resigned to ac-
cept position as secretary of Tran
sylvania University, Lexington. Rev.
Finnell has been one of the most pop
ular and successful pastors of the
Millcreek Church and it is with gen.
uine regret that his friends and the
members of his congregation learn
that he is to leave. He will assume
his new duties on July.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Mr.. Edward W. Breen, formerly of
this city, being brother Of Mrs. Rog-
er l.. Devine and Mr. Thomas NJ.
Breen, has recently purchased the in
terest of Mr.. Baylor Hickman and the
Forman heirs in the Forman-Bre
Co., Louisville; manufactures of har-
ness and leather goods, and is now the
sole owner. Mr. Breen's many friends
here will be glad to know of his sue
cess in the business world.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

The remains of Mrs. Frances john
son, who died in Huntington, W. Va,
arrived here yesterday for burial. Mrs.
Johnson is survived by her husband,
one brother, Alexander Combs, one
sister, Mrs. Harriet Yates. The fun
eral will be held this afternoon at
2:3O, Rev. F.. s. Delaney officiating.
Burial in Maysvile cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League

Brooklyn-Boston, postponed. Wet
grounds.
New Philadelphia first game
postponed. Wet grounds.
New York, 2; Philadelphia, 1.
Pittsburg, ~; st. Louis, Z.
No others scheduled.
American League
st. Louis g.; Detroit, 2. { Called end
of eight by agreement)
Washington-Boston, postponed by
agreement.
Chicago, 3; Cleveland, 2.
No others scheduled.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Congo River Tabernacle Lodge will
have pink tea social tonight at the
Oddfcllows hall. All those having the
silk sacks will please bring them.
All friends are invited TO attend.
MRS. NJ. Il. NELSON, II. p.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Mr.. Frank S. Tolle, for the past sew
eral years city editor of the Daily In
dependent, leaves Monday for Lexing-
ton to accept a similar position with
the Gerald.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Messrs. Harold Pollitt and Murray
Simpson, who joined the Hospital
Corps of the United States Army at
Cincinnati last week, leave tomorrow
for Fort Thomas.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Miss Dorothy Hockaday, of the Pub
lie Ledger staff, is spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. William Hook
aday, at Lexington.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
OUR COLoRED CITIZENS

Mr.. Leland Bailey, the son Of Rev.
J. s. Bailey of Columbus, Ohio, Is the
pleasant guest of Mr.. Allen p. Owens
Of Sixth street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Mr.. II. G. Humlong, Cashier OF the
Bank of Germantown, Is a business
visitor In this city today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Mrs. William Freeman and daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy, of Chicago, are the
guests of Mrs. r. G.. Nash.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

Air is light but some people put on
more airs than they can carry.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
FOR SALE

FOR SALE iron beds with mat
ress and springs, 1 Singer Sewing
machine. / refrigerator, l kitchen
cabinet. Call at j. c. Cablish, 13
East Fourth street.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
LOST

LOST-s2O in paper money! ten and
2 five dollar bills on last Saturday
afternoon. The finder please leave
at Ledger office and get reward. 81
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

disqualification gold Locket and
Chain in small purse on Second |
street Friday. May 25. Return to
Frances Maltby or this Office and |
receive reward. 25-ai ]
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01
WANTED

WANTED-Farm to rent, have force
to raise from 10 to 20 acres of to-
bacco. W r Morford, Augusta,
Ky, r. r. 1. 27-1wk
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-06-01

LIVE AGENTS WANTED-Biggest
selling line Automobile Specialties
in the country. AZ latest patented
devices. Easy sellers, large COM
missions. Central Auto Supply Co.,
22S e. Sixth St., Cincinnati.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
WHICH THEY CONSIDER THEK KEY TO THE SIT
UAT|ON AND THEIR SUCCESS IS DE-
SCR|BED AS MOST IMPORTANT

aldermen having apparently taken
much of the zest from crowds that
were once wont to gather at Tar
helia's merriest and most gladstone
spot. Members of the beach board
of aldermen are not taking at all
kindly to the report that they were
worked for some Of the best arranged
advertising ever thought up and Will
mington made to suffer while those
benefitting are now enjoying the surf
at Atlantic City or perhaps amusing
themselves in their own way at Coney
Island. 1t has been agreed at all
times that the motion picture ac-
tresses sent down by the movie firm
to make pictures here were the intro
ducers on extreme Annette Kellerman
and now it is being noised about that
these ladies went so far as to invite
hundreds of persons to assemble OH
the pier at the Seashore hotel on this
particular evening, promising them
that they would be treated to sight
fit for the gods-and they were. But
the result; Wilmington was given
much free advertising of bad nature
heath bathing has fallen away to al
most nothing and the aldermen have
not been able to collect so much as
nickel through their ordinance.
Either stone or bronze tablets,
most likely the former since all metal
are at a premium just now because
of conditions brought about by the
war, will be acquired by the city ia
theirs and erected on the wings in
front of the city hall where the
names of all Wilmington boys to fall
overseas will be engraved. The sug-
gestion came from Councilman B. A.
Merritt, who told the council that
he felt the least that body could do
was to show appreciation of the spirit
that prompted scores of local boys to
enlist following the declaration of
war and before the draft age was
made public. Council is hoping that
tablets will be necessary but Will
has over 800 representatives
overseas, not including the drafted
men and the contrary is feared.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
THE ALLIES HAVE TAKEN
COMMANDING POSITIONS

Wide Tires as an Aid to Mainte-
nance.
Reports on State and National
Highways including: The Atlantic
Coast Highway; the Norfolk-Wil-
mington Highway; Bankhead High
way; Charlotte Wilmington High
way; Charlottesville Highway, Hick-
ory Nut Gap Road, etc.
The transportation burden on the
railroads and highways Of the coun-
try has been tremendously increased
by the war There is a larger LOAD
to be carried of manufactured goods,
raw materials and food stuffs. Not
only has the production Of manufac-
turers raw materials and farm pru
ducts increased, but it is now neces-
sary to transport a much larger pro-
portion Of these goods over long dis
tances. 1t Is absolutely necessary to
utilize our facilities to the maximum
and to extend the use of the high
ways by the more efficient use Of
motor vehicles, which can operate
Independently Of fixed lines or termi-
nails where congestion Of traffic is
likely to occur. The motor truck
can help the railroads by reducing
the short haul load, and also act as
a feeder line in sections far removed
from the market. In order to use
the motor truck efficiently in North
Carolina, we must have systems Of
better surfaced highways connecting
our towns and cities with rural dis
tricts. 1t is to discuss measures for
obtaining such system of State
that this Road Convention
is called.
Every citizen of the State is invit-
ed to attend.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
NOTES REGARDING
ROAD CONVENTION

Among the speakers at the Road
Convention at Wrightsville August
7, and 9th will be:
Governor T. w. Bickett;;
Congressman John H. Small;
Judge w. P. Stacy;
Mr.. Henry G.. Shirley, former State
Highway Engineer of Maryland and
now Secretary of the Highway Indus
tries Association, Washington, D. c.
Mr.. A. R. Losh, U. S. Office Of Pub
lie Roads and Rural Engineering;
Mr.. c. B. Scott of the Virginia
State Highway Commission;
Senator D. M. Clark of Pitt coun-
ty.
Mr.. L. r. Ferguson, General Man
ager, Liberty Ship Building Company
of Wilmington;
Mr.. John w. Towle, Government
Representative of the Emergency
Corporation;
Major George E. Butler of Samp-
SON county etc.
Governor Beckett and Congress
man Small will speak on the first day
Of the Convention, August 7.
Topics for discussion at the Con-.
vention will be:
State Road Work as carried out by
the State Hiwhway Commission.
Use of Modern Equipment in
County Road Construction and Main
tenance.
Cooperation Between Federal.
State and County Authorities,
Federal Aid Road Law.
Road Financing and Construction.
Under Road Financing will be TAX
en- up the questions Of % A State
Bond Issue for Roads; (2) A Grad
uated Wheel Tax; (3) A General and
Abutting Property Tax.
Construction. of Concrete Roads
and Bridges. =
Road Maintenance.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
Commands Enemy Flanks

London, Aug. 2.-The French at
tackled late yesterday on the Marne
salient over a length of five miles
and penetrated the lines Of the en-
emy to a depth of five miles. lie re-
suited in the capture Of the entire
ridge and the area between the
Ourcq and the Aisne The French
also captured the Meuviere wood on
the line west of Goussancourt which
is about the center Of the salient.
The advance of the allies along the
western side of the salient was ex-
tremely important. 1t is possible
this is the most important thing the
allies have accomplished since the
Germans retired from the Marine.
The Importance of the movement IS
shown in the fact that the allied .po-
sitions command the whole of the
area to the northward and take In
the flank and rear of the entire gate
way through which the Germans
must retreat or bring their supplies
This place is nest of German re-
serves and artillery.
Gussancourt itself has been taken
by the French in this advance. The
capture of this important position on
the western side of the line also
means that the Germans cannot re-
tire in the same orderly leisurely
way they have been doing but must
probably hurry beyond Vesle to save
themselves.
The situation is described as very
satisfactory and the best of the whole
war for the allies.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
IN SURF DRESSED
IN STREET CLOTHES

Wilmington. July 81. -Rumors
and reports, foundationless perhaps
and yet interesting withal continue
to be waited up on the salt laden air
from Wrightsville Beach, the latest
being the appearance of four young
ladies in the surf, not with pink
toes bare and shining but wearing
regulations stret toggery, their shirts
sweeping the sands and their dimpled
tees encased in regular high-heeled
boots There are many in the city
who claim to have seen this phenom-
enon, and IL one cares to take their
word for 1t these warmly clad young
women had a glorious time, lollins
in the shallow water and basking in
the bright sunshine with every part
of their anatomy hid from the curl
GUS stares of the sand Lizards. The
contrast between the dress of the four
referred to and the remaining part
CT the feminine contingent m the surf
was bottle marked and ludicrous and
strange as 1t may seen they attracted
far more attention than their more
thinly clad sisters.
Little has been saidof late con.
cerning bathing at Wrightsyille; the
ordinance imposing fine Of $40 for
wearing immodest bath suits is still
Ia effect--in fact much more in effect
Than is bathing. the action of the
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
PROPOSAL TO PUT TAX ON COT
TON GETS 2 VOTES IN COM

Washington, Aug. 2.-Doubling of
the present special taxes on manu-
facturers Of tobacco, cigars and Gig
arettes and increased taxation of
brokers, theaters and other amuse-
ments, billiard and pool rooms, bowl
ing alleys and capitalization of cor
poration were agreed on by the
house ways and means committee
in framing the $4,000, 900
900 revenue bill. A new tax of one
per cent on retail sales of mail or
der houses doing more than $780,
900 annual business was adopted
Pullman seats and berths and pas
senger rates will be subject to uni
form tax of eight per cent. Stamps
were undisturbed.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
Il NORTH CAROLINIANS IN
THE CASUALTY LIST

Washington, Aug. 2-The army
casualty list today shows: Killed in
action AZ, died of wounds As, died OF
disease 7, wounded severely 1876,
wounded in a degree undetermined
2, missing in action 6, total 23S.
Eleven North Carolinians were in
cluded in the list as follows: Lieut..
Merritt Dunbar of Walnut; Corporal
Robert H. Turner of Statesville; Cor
poral (Bugler) Robert Porchelli OF
Fayetteville, ap'. Private Carl Link
of Thomasville were killed in action
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02

Washington, Aug. 2.-This is the
rst official word of submarine oper-
ing off the coast received here since
a sea wolf appeared suddenly off the
Massachusetts saeboard eleven days
ago and shelled a tug and barges it
was towing. This occurred several
days after the United States cruiser
San Diego had been destroyed off
Fire Island, N, Y, presumably by a
mine planted by the submersible.
There was no information to show
that the submarine which sank the
Porto was the same one that attack
ed the tug and barges, but it was as
sumed that it was. TThere have been
several unofficial reports recently of
steamers sending radio messengers
that they were being attacked off the
coast, but if they were destroyed
their crews have not yet been land
d on Rmerican shores, so far as the
Navy Department has been advised.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
RIGHT YOU ARE
The Kaiser Tells his Army They
Have the Hardest Struggle Yet

The Kaiser Tells his Army They
Have the Hardest Struggle Yet
Amsterdam, Aug Emperor
William has issued proclamation,
dated August l, addressed to the
German Army and Navy, saying that
they are facing the hardest struggle
of the war and expressing his own
and the countrys confidence that
they will be able to foil "the desper-
ate efforts of the enemy" says a Ber-
lin dispatch received here. The proc
nation roads.
Serious years of war lie behind
you. The German people, convinced
of it's just cause, resting on its hard
sword and trusting in Gods gracious
help, has, with it's faithful allies,
confronted world of enemies. Your
victorious fighting spirit carried the
war in the first year into the enemy's
country and preserved the homeland
from the horrors and devastation of
war.
In the second and third years Of
the war you by your destructive
blows, broke the strength Of the en-
emy in the east. Meanwhile, your
comrades in the west offered a brave
and victorious front to enormously
superior forces.
AS the fruit of these victories, the
fourth year of the war has brought
us peace in the east In the west the
enemy was heavily hit by the force
of your assault. The battles won in
recent months count among the high
est deeds of fame in German history.
You are in the midst of the hard
est struggle. The desperate efforts
of the enemy will, as hitherto, be
foiled by your bravery. OF that am
certain, and, with me, the entire Fa-
therland. ,r..
Herr FehEenbach, president of the
>Reichstss, IN response to congrat-
ulatory ADDRESS made to him by the
people of Ereiburg, said:
II joyfully look forward to the
time when j can offer the victorious
Kaiser the thanks OF the German ma
tion. True, we are far from that yet,
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
M A r K E T S
STOCKS

New York, Wall Street, Aug. q
The onstock to vary more than a
fraction at the excessively dull open
ing of the stock market today was
one fthe very obscure specialties,
the Union Bag and Paper which reg
istered decline of 3 1-2 points.
Many of the active issues were not
at all quoted during the first half
hour while others like United States
Steel, Marine preferred and the
Standard rails wre so pathetic there
was no definite trend in the price
movements either way. Liberty
bonds eased slightly.
COTTON
New York, Aug. AFTER opening
somewhat irregularly six points low
er to II points higher the market
turned strong and advanced from 20
to 81 points over the prices Of the
night before during the first ten min"
utes due to further dry weather in
the southwest and the presence OF
the boil weevil which is active. Oc-
tober and December advanced from
SO to 8S points over yesterdays.
New York, Aug. 2.-Cotton fu-
lures opened steady with October
1879, Decsmber 25.15. June 25.O7,
March 24.ti.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
GETS in
SOME MORE WORK

Washington, Aug. 1.-The Portu-
guese bark Porto was sunk by Ger
man submarine $50 miles off the At
lantic coast July 27. The Navy De-
partment announced yesterday that
the crew Of Is men had been landed
at an Atlantic port by British
steamer.
After overhauljng the bark the
submarines crew destroyed it with
bombs placed in the cargo of cotton.
No further details were given, but it
was assumed that the crew We're per-
mitted to take to the small boats.
The Porto was bound from Savannah
and Operto.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
MAXIM GORKY HAS
BEEN ARRESTED
Noted Russian Editor Has Been
Arrested and Thrown in
Prison and
HIS PAPER SUPPRESSED

London, Aug. 2.-The arrest of
Maxim Gorky, the Russian Revolu-
zionist and editor has been ordered
by the government and his paper has
been suppressed indefinitely accord
ing to despatch from Copenhagen
sent from Moscow by the Exchange
Telegraph Company
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
VilIers-en-Tardenos Sncircled.

On the French front The impor-
tant position of Villers-en-Tardenos
on the eastern side of the Marne sa-
lient has been encircled by the allies.
The French continue to advance
their stations to the villages on the
Marne front between Scissors and
Rheims and are taking guns and
prisoners.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
LOCAL SHOWERS

For North Carolina probably occa-
sional showers tonight and Saturday
with not much change in tempera-
ture and light and variable winds,
mostly west.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02

but we must nA, lose courage, even
IL some more hundreds of thousands
Of Americans come over. There is
no doubt of fnal Germon victory."A
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-02
THE ENEMY is RETREAT
ING TO THE VESLE RIVER
WHERE THEY ARE EX-
PECTED TO MAKE THEIR
STAND.

E. o. S. Paris, Aug. 2.-On the
main battle front east Of the Marne
the French troops have pushed back
the ermans further towards the
Kesle river says the war office.