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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26

Limestone Lodge No. Sc Knights Of
Pythias is taking on new life during
the past few months. The member
ship of the order is on the increase
and plans are being made for some
new activities during the coming
months, Two candidates were ini-
tiated into the third rank at the regu-
lar weekly meeting held last night.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
PUBLIC SALE

On Thursday, February Z, at p. m
standard time George R. Longnecker
as agent will sell the so acres OF
land, belonging to the estate of Miss
Lille Blanchard, located on the North
Fork, about three miles south OF
Washington and on Saturday, Febru-
ary 8, the property Of this estate To-
Gated in the town of Washington will
be sold. Read the sale ad on page 4
of today's Ledger.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
INDIANS ON WARPATH

More than 1000 Indians ana Sol
diers take part in the battle in John
Ermine of the Yellowstone at the
Pastime Monday, January 2S. Extra
big feature.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
NO CLUE AS TO ORIGIN OF Gym.
THIANA FIRE

Mr.. Edward Hite, Deputy State Fire
Marshal, made an investigation We'd
nesday of the fire which caused the
destruction of the Cynthiana high
school building. No one was seen to
enter or leave the building on the
night Of the fire. the origin OF which
remains a mystery. Plans are al
ready under way for the replacing Of
the school building with a modern
fire-proof structure. School will be
resumed there Monday morning In
churches and public buildings.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
NOTICE

All property owners and tenants are
notified to clean their sidewalks OF
snow Immediately. A city ordinance
provides a penalty for failing to dc
so. HARRY A. ORT, Chief of Police
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
STORES CLOSE MONDAY

Do not forget that all Maysville
stores close at noon on next Monday,
so do your shopping early or you may
be disappointed.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26

Mrs. e. w. Mitchell Of East Second
street, returned Thursday from a two
weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Miles, of Lexington.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
Liberty

Special crops-Collins & Moore
Madison county, 1914; Thomas
Wells, .Sardis, $30O7; Mrs. Minnie
Jones, $1,000; W. NJ Lawwill, $3S.34;
Nathan Boiler, $29.15; J. P. Graybill
$2S.37.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
Amazon
Independent Central
Planters

Block sale. Will be finished Tues
day morning at 9 o'clock.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
FOR SALE

A four cylinder, 20 H. P. Hup
Runabout, good tires, extra inner
tires, Apply at Ledger Gdice.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26

Amy King. public stenographer, Of
|iice Of County Judge. Court street.
Work dons mptly. II
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26

Butter fat s. cents a pound at the
Maysville Model Creamery this week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26

Special crops-Charles Fl. Craw-
ford, 1880; Slack & Swananger,
$3.50; G.. w. Lukins, $32.35; Lukins
G Browning, $3.50; Gift & Morgan,
$4,000; Charles M. Ghee, $31.4O; True
& Jacobs, $4,000; J. J. Johnson, s3S !;
Elmer Foster, 9,415 pounds, $34.61; !;
Finch & Whalen, $3.50; ]. S. Wilson,
$31.00; Sellers & Kline, $4,000.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
GROCERY STORES TO CLOSE

At 9 O'clock During the Week and at
10 O'clock on Saturday Nights, Is
Decision Of Grocers AssOcla-
tlOn - Other Business
Transacted at Meet
Ing Held Thurs
day Night.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
$4,000 POUNDS
Was Amount Of Tobacco Sold on
Maysyllle Market Yesterday-tiood
Prices Preyall-Next Sale
Tuesday.

The Maysville tobacco market
closed down for the week yesterday
and the next sale will be held here
Tuesday, Monday being holiday be-
cause Of the Fuel Administrators Or
der.
A total Of $4,000 pounds Of the
weed was sold here yesterday at
prices ranging from SO to $40.
The market here during the past
week has been very satisfactory to the
growers, being especially strong on
the better grades.
There was still large quantity OF
tobacco on the floors Of the different
warehouses at the close Of the sales
yesterday and with the steady influx
of the weed expected for the next few
days, all the houses will be filled for
the sales on Tuesday.
Following were the sales reported
yesterday:
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-01-26
CLEANING AWAY ICE AND SNOW

Food Administrator of Mason Count
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
A CAMOUFLAGE COMMA.

Guthrie Leader. If a comma in
tariff bill once placed a duty on fruit
trees, and a semicolon decided whether
the saloons of Boston should be closed
or open, why should not the Prussian
practitioners of secret diplomacy, those
sticklers for the letter who regard a
whole treaty as merely a scrap Of
paper, resort to the comma for camou.
fage?
The report of the speech of Count
Czernin, the Austrian foreign minister,
sent out by the official Wolf News Blu.
reau from Berlin, quoted him as sayis-
whether in the case of Germany's pos.
session of Belgium or in the case Of
Turkey" Austria-Hungary will defend
"the possession of her allies" What
he actually said is now discovered to
have been whether in the case of Ger.
many's possessions, Belgium, or Tur.
key" Austria. Hungary will defend "the
pre.war possessions Of her allies"
There is as much difference as be-
tween black and white in these versions
In the Wolff report Czernin was cred.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
THE WAR GOSSIP.

one of the kaiser's best helpers is the
gossip who believes everything he or
she hears and repeats il with varia.
tions. There are mischievous false.
hoods being circulated about the RED
Cross, about government officials. about
our soldiers, about the conduct of the
war none Of which should have an In.
stautS credenca.
The gossip who goes about spreading
stories with OWL intent is always
dangerous, always TO be discredited
The gossip who is not malicious but
merely over.credulous is almost as great
a menace But it is only fair to re.
member that the gossip cannot work
alone. lie requires the ears of other
people 10 hear his tales and their
mouths to pass them on
There is one very simple way to stop
the gossip. Refuse to lend your ears.
You don't have to listen to such
twaddle, especially at a time when there
is 50 much Of real interest to be heard.
You ought not to listen TO such stuff
because putting it in your mind is like
planting weeds in a garden
When the gossip approaches you with
"a story he heard in confidence" you
may be pretty sure it is not worth your
hearing. Tell him or her flatly that if
it is anything derogatory to your coun.
try, its army, navy, relief organizations
or anything of that kind. you do nor
care to hear il.
If every decent citizen would simply
keep his ears to himself, when gossip
starts going around, a lot or trouble
would be saved and a lot of laid and
comfort to the enemy" would fail to
be given.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
The Men Who Came Back
Copyrighted by the British-Canadian
Recruiting NIissOnJ
By Can't. Il. W. Simmie,


f. Unit, Military Hospital Commission,
Now Serving at the Kansas City
Depot, B. G. K. NJ.
Captain Simmie wears Il Military
Cross. The legend on the reverse
side Of the cross reads: Military
Cross presented by his majestry,
King George V. Won by Lieut..
r. W. Simmie, Third Battalion Ca
nadians for conspicuous gallantry
in action although twice wounded.
lie personally held for eight hours
Il very important block at Cour-
celette on the Somme, oct. s, 1916"
1t was my men who won the cross.
/ had been given forty-eight picked
men in the battalion to block the Ger
man communication trenches after the
taking Of Regina trench north Of Cour
celette will mention just one Incl,
dent OF the hundreds that happened dur
ing that attack.
Corporal Brown, mortally wounded
instructed the men how to shoot the
rifle grenades while he was bleeding to
death. lie told the men how to take
the bullet out OF their ordinary ammu.
milton after they had used up all their
blank cartridges. When l left Brown
he raised himself up and said, Good.
bye, sir, | have done my best"
He was recommended for the Vic.
toria Cross. the highest military decora-
ton in the British army. The decora.
ton, if allowed, will be given to the
young mans father, d. Il. Brown, of
Orangeviile, Ontario.
We of course, appreciate these deco
rations, but very man who serves in
France deserves a decoration just as
much, and probably more than a good
many Of us who are wearing them.
When / go back to Toronto | will meet
some of my officer friends who have
come through the same engagements
with me. Some OF them have proba.
bly, lost their legs or arms. 1t is at
such times that I feel like taking my
decoration off and handing It to them
Just how much is ones "bit' in
times like these, anyway? II depends
upon the viewpoint perhaps. Does it
depend on the distance from the battle
front? Perhaps the viewpoint of an
officer who has been in the thick OF
things "over there and who ought to
know, would be a bit revolutionizing
in the matter Of where ones bit" ends
and where best begins.
/ hope soon to return. But surely
you have done your part" a recruit
said to me. The forty.three out OF
forty-eight who went over the top on
the Somme that day have done theil
part No, / am not through doing my
part yet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
BRET HARTE'S CALL
FORNIANS.

Christian Science Monitor: Bret
IIarte has been attacked quite as often
and as bitterly as Dickens on the ground
that his character portraits are inaccu-
rate misleading, even defamatOry; and
his fame. as a student and analyst of
humanity in peculiar phases of environ
ment has suffered quite as little. More
than a quarter Of century after Harte
had astonshed and delighted the Eng
islh.speaking world with his sketches
stories and versifed reflections of life
in the Serras, there arose in the United
States a certain school of literary criti-
cism which not only questioned his tai
ents, condemned his style, and picked
flaws in his art but repudiated the dis
tinction his admirers had bestowed upon
him as one worthy of a forward place
among American men of letters. Just
as certain critics of Dickens who had
never been an exact counterpart Of Mr..
Pickwick, or Mr.. McawUer, or Mr..
Weller, or Betsy Trotwood, or Fagin, or
Smke, We're positive that no such char
acters ever existed, 50 representatives
Of the school Of criticism referred to
were certain that Bret Harte drew al.
together upon his imagination for Huba
Eli, Tennessee's Pardner Jack Hamlin,
Miss, and the Heather Chinee, as well
as for such places as Poker Fiat, Sandy
Bar and Roaring Camp. 1t mattcred
not to these disputantS, of course, that
they had never seen California as Bret
Harte saw it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
From Other
EDITORIAL Pages
UNREST IN GEEMANY.

Tulsa Times: German writer's have
explained many times that German sue
cess is due mainly to German solidarity
to the love of the people for the
kaiser There was apparently perfect
unity at the beginning of the war,
Everybody in Germany and Germans
elsewhere were for the kaiser. Even
the Socialists, pledged to the gospel Of
internationalism and having declared
that an extension of the German empire
under a Prussianzed regime would
mean the triumph of militarism over
democracy, forgot their Socialism and
every other ism but kaiserism at the
call of arms. The few who protested
were either shot or imprisoned.
II was not because they deliberately
abandoned their part in the brother
hood Of the workers Of the world" but
because, as Liebknecht, Fernau ana
other Germans have explained, the
kaiser through the agency Of his regu.
lated press, was able TO misreprcsont
the situation and make them seriously
believe that their fathcrland was being
attacked by combination of powers
that had started the war for the sole
purpose Of dismemberug Germany.
The impression Of solidarity remained
during the first two years Of the war
There was no pretense of complete co.
operation on the part OF Ausria-Hun.
gary and Turkey, but the Germans did
seem as one man behind the kaiser
Then came word Of disturbances; food
riots ieol9taI ulltiuias onoDrr rLa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16

Contributed by Arthur Train to the
National Security Leagues campaign
Of Patriotism Through Educationl
A German victory-or an incNnclu-
sive peace-would mean the ultimate
realization Of the German idea that Ger
many for the good of the world must
rule the world. This has been laugh,
in her universities as philosophy and
in her pulpits as religion. The German
nation unquestioningly accepts it and
intends TO force the rest of the world 10
accept it. This they call "kultur''
which they claim is above morality,
reason, and science" o.
Kultur teaches that there is only one
sort Of right-that of the stronger (2)
1t argues with specious profundity that
i'm the relations Of nations with one an
other there can be no such thinC as
truth or honor. Frederick the Great
taught that the Germans must make
il their study to deceive others in or
der to get the better of them" C3) Fred
rick William ", seventy years ago said
that all written constitutions wele only
scraps Of paper" "a and Bethmaun-
HoliWeg in 1914, referred to The Hague
convention in the identical words. The
scrap Of paper" idea is an old one in
German diplomacy.
The Germans believe themselves to be
a nation Of supcrmen and the kaiser the
war.partuer-no Of the God Of Human.
ity-but the gutter alter Gott" of the
Pagan North-the War God-who rev
els in the shrieks of women and the tor.
ture Of children, in bloodshed and cruel
ty. 81 am his sword. Ills agent" de.
clares William Hohenzollern. Let an
the enemies Of the German people per.
ish, God demands their destruction
God. who by my mouth. bids YOU do his
willw tJ
TO accomplish this divine" win the
German military authorities believe that
any means are mstfable-the mowina
down OF crowds Of helpless civilians
with machine Guns. the cutting off of
the breasts Of women, the battering IN
of the skulls of the wounded with rife
butts. BE as terrible as Attila's Huns, "
ordered the kaiser C6) "lt is better to
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16

commission, twenty-four pounds of tap
ioca, l54 pounds of rice, ffty-three
pounds Of semolina, 100 pounds of bis.
cults, together with similar stores Of
tea, sugar, golden syrup and honey.
This is, of course, a sad story One
had supposed up to this time that the
officers of a democracy were too well
grounded in the principles Of brother
hood to hoard at the expense of Their
fellows. 1t has its equal in the dis
patches published every day in Amer
lean newspapers about the fines and
suspension of business and other pun.
ishment imposed upon the hoarders in
this great and glorious land. But there
is a silver lining even to this sordid
tale.
News comes again and again from
Germany that high officials are hoard
ing food there also There was the
mayor Of a good-sized town who re
fused to let people into his inner office
\ mob insisted and found the ceiling
hung with hams and bacon while bags
and casks and boxes Of staple FOODS
covered the floor and were piled high
against the walls. The common people
are prevented from boarding, but moth.
ing is done about those of high rank
more guilty in every way.
The difference is this: In Germany
a mans rank secures his freedom from
punishment for this most dcspicable Of
crimes In England and America. the
higher a mans position, the heavier
the toll eXacted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
THE WAR NOT A SECRET.

Kansas City Mo) Times: Major
Palmer-whom most Of us know better
as Frederick Palmer, war correspIld-
ent--is in this country trying to get
the censorship regulations revised SO
Americans may know little more
about their war Lets hope he will sue,
Ceed. As a people and a nation we are
considerably interested in the war
even curious-aud we do not feel under
all the circumstances, that our interest
and curiosity are impcrtinent or intru-
sive
A censorship to prevent the publlca.
ton of information that may find its
way to the enemy is imperative in mod.
ern war. when even the air is a channel
for communication but censorship
that operates to keep u peOple in ignr-
rance Of facts of no military va'ue ~
the enemy, but Of the greatest value
to patriotism at home. nulliiies a big
national asset 1t is sametimos com.
planned that Americans are not yet
awake to the war Hut what have they
heard about the army in france to
wake them up? We heard that the
boys We're playing baseball a while ago.
We didn't get the score-the Germans
would have found il out and counted
the errors.
Major Palmer is both a correspondent
and u military man. lie knows what
censorship is for and what it IS not for,
or ought not to be for lie knows how
important it is that Americans should
get some news of the army abroad that
is not merely trivial and silly, but in.
telligent and inspiring. There IS plenty
of such news and it is not OF a nature
that would help the Germans. If Major
Palmer can arrange to have some or II
come through without wholly spelling
the lives and wrecking the reason Of
Washington ohicialdom he will be doing
a helpful and patriotic thing.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
ARDMORE I'm OTHER YEARS

The ArdmOreite.
the monitor Arkansas fire twelve-inch
shells, weighing $50 pounds, from a
siNty-ton gun.
Charles w Morse, one Of the flnan.
ciers who caused the great money panic
was arrested in New York.
j. A. Tillotson of Nowata had an
nounced his candidacy for temporary
craftsmanship Of the Democratic state
convention.
The Brooks bill providing for the in
corporation Of cities Of the first class
in Oklahoma was introduced
Miss Theodore Shonts, daughter OF
the New York millionaire, was mar.
ried to a French duke.
The Bank Of Commerce of PooleviIie
was erecting a nice building, when was
expected to be completed in a few days.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
From the Files
ONE YEAR AGO.

The use of Ardmore and Carter Coun-
ty rock asphalt was being considered
by the asphalt corporation.
Julio Acosta. Villa commander,
raided the Naherachic ranch, property
of Mrs Phoebe Hearst, two miles west
OF MADEIRA, and killed two MeXicans
and wounded u number Of other men.
Bone dry liquor legislation was com.
pleted by the passage of Bill No So.
France asked the chamber Of deputies
for nine billion francs for the second
quarter of the year.
A loan of forty-two million Turkish
pounds was made Turkey by the Ger.
man government.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16


siderations may effect their opinions.
McAlester News-Capital: Don't be
too modest about that income tax re-
port. Uncle sam might mistake modesty
for something else.
Bennington Tribune: What is the
need Of wearing a flag in your lapel
if you have not thrift stamp IN your
pockets?
Mnburn News, 4 fat mans grief
may be the most pathetic in the world,
but he has difficulty in making it con
vincing
Sulphur Democrat: A soft answer
turneth away wrath but it has no eff
feet on a book agent
Lawton News: Germanys peace dec
larations with the various factions or
provinces in Russia is a good deal like
buying a stolen automobile. II IL dlr-
ticult to determine how long the thing
can be safely kept.
Shawnee News Herald: In so complex
thing as human nature. we must
consider it hard to find rules without
exceptions.
Guthrie Leader: Wonder if the
French will allow uindenburg to pick
his prison camp when he gets to Paris
~ Anvil no avpapfGH
Chickasha Express: While we are
not making any official announcements
we can't help having sneaking notion
that the backbone of winter is really
broken.
Tulsa Times: That was one time
when the Russian soldiers obeyed or
ders without any complaint-when they
were ordered to demobilize.
Ada News: No doubt the senators
and congressman who are now turning
deaf ears to Wilson's pleading to hasten
urgent war legislation will next year
Indignantly demand to know why In
the tarnation more progress has not
been made.
Durant Democrat: TO he able to see
the lovable traits in poole is wonderful
help to happiness.
FL Reno Democrat: A man who op-
crates an establishment for the sale Of
used artificial limbs could very properly
call it Second Hand Foot store.
Marietta NewN Not all men are
philosophers. Some would rather lie
awake all night than climb up and oil
the windmill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
Then Silence Reignd.

Birmingham Age.Herald: Ma
roared Mr.. Jagsby, where in the bow
vows is my hat? l can't keep thing
about this house. It's a shame the
way things disappear without any ap-
parent reason. | woud just like TO
know where that hat is"
80 would l." replied Mrs. Jagsby,
coldly. You didn't have it on when
you came home last night"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
BABY BONDS.

A thrift stamp costs 25 cents.
Sixteen thrift stamps and IL
cents, or S413, this month buys a
war savings stamp.
The government redeems the
war savings stamp at S. on Jan.
/, 1923.
Your profit is 81 cents, or four
per cent interest. compounded
quarterly.
Buy stamps at postofiices. banks
and patriotic stores.
You are saving money for the
future and helping the govern
ment win the war.
Begin buying today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-16
FOOD HOARDERS.

William John Geagh MacCaw, mem.
Der Of the British house Of commons
for West Down, was fined 400 pounds
sterling and thirty-five pounds costs for
food boarding Mr. MacCaw had in
his larder, said the attorney for the food