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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
DAMAGE TO JAIL WILL BE AT
ONCE REPAIRED

The County Commissioners plan to
repair the damage done at the county
jail some time ago by Jake Thorpe in
his attempt to escape from the Jail.
A large steel plate probably a foot
wide will be placed over the the hole
Thorpe pecked in the wall near the
large ~" door. This plate will reach
from the ceiling to the floor so that
in the future no prisoner can work
the same stunt in an attempt to es-
cape.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
BUY ueERrY BONDS >
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER LIBERTY
BOND DRIVE

The members of the Mason Coun-
ty Liberty Bond Committee are very
enthusiastic over the Fourth Liberty
Bond drive. All plans are being made
for very intensive drive and it is
expected that old Mason county will dc
as she has always done in going over
the top with a good big oversubscrip-
ton. The committee is just now max
ing ARRANGEMENTS for the Trophy
Train exhibit for October 4th and the
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
band on October Sth.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
SUES FOR DIVORCE

John Holland filed suit in the Mason
Circuit Court today against his wife
Ida Holland, asking for an absolute
divorce Abandonment is given as the
grounds. This is the first petition for
divorce filed in the local court in
which it is set out that neither the
plaintiff or the defendant are in the
military service of the United States
and the the plaintiff is not within
draft age limits. Attorney F. P
O'Donnell filed the suit.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
COUNTER ATTACKS
ARE REPULSED
BY THE BRITISH
British Repulse Counter Blows Before
st. Quentin While Americans Stay
on Attacks Of Huns In
Metz Region.

London, September 81 - Fighting
was resumed east of Epehy, between
Cambrai and ST. Quentin, this morn
ing, Field Marshal Haig reported.
Fresh German attacks north of
Moeuvres-seven miles directly west
of Cambrai-were repulsed yesterday
afternoon.
In the neighborhood of Gauche
Wood, farther to the south German
infantry succeeded in slightly press
ing the British back from one ad
vanced post,
North of the wood the enemy made
repeated attacks, but was repulsed
completely, after fighting which last
ed all night.
British troops advanced their line
slightly northwest of Bellenglise-be-
tween st. Quentin and lie Catelet.
Progress was also made west of
Messines and southeast of Ypres.
The Australians have advanced
north of st. Helens and are within
half mile of the st. Quentin Canal.
This is the nearest point to the
main defenses of the Hindenburg line
that has been reached anywhere be-
tween Harvrincourt and st. Quentin.
The villages of Holnon and Lem
pire have been entirely cleared of the
enemy.
In the Lys sector 4439 German
graves were found in one cemetery.
The earliest date was April II and
the latest was August 26, revealing
the wear and tear on the German
army in the last four months on a
small and comparatively quiet por-
tion of the line.
With the Americans on the Metz
Front, September 21-The Germans
on the Metz front are iumpy because OF
their anxiety regarding American
plans for the immediate future.
This state of mind was responsible
for two heavy raids on our positions
northwest of Thraucourt yesterday.
The boches attempted to gain the
same position in both attacks, but
were driven back each time with
heavy losses.
Some of the Germans ran through
our artillery barrage, but were cut
down by rife fire or were bayoneted
There has been no other infantry
fighting here for the last several
hours. Even the artillery activity has
lessented as the opposing armies take
cover in their newly constructed
trenches and dugouts.
American patrols continue to in
spect the Hindenburg line every night
These patrols also prevent the Ger
mans exploring the areas in front oi
their wires.
The rear areas have been practical
ly cleaned up. Huge boxes of cap
tured German clothing, guns, ammun'
ition and other supplies are being
hauled to the rear. Refugees are
returning to their homes in recap
tured villages after four years alb
sence attempting to find their houses
among the ruins which have been lef
everywhere. The doughboys are as
sisting in this work of rehabilitation
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
SPAIN NEAR WAR WITH
GERMANY

London, September 81 - Germany
has fatty rejected SPANS proposal
for confscation of interned German
ships to replace torpedoed Spanish
vessels according to the San Sebatian
correspondent of the Times.
The correspondent reported that
the German ambassador, in the
course of a conversation, said:
I'VE will never consent to allow
our ships TO be taken, After all
II the worst happens, and another
country is against us, II makes lit
tie difference"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
PIT. A. MEETING

The Parent-Teacher Association of
the Forest Avenue School held a very
interesting meeting at the school
building yesterday afternoon. This
was the first meeting of the new year
and the association registered sever
al new members. This organization
is one of the livest PIT. A. organiza-
tions in the city and the members
plan for big years work this year.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
COLORED PEOPLE HAVE BIG DAY
TOMORROW

The colored people of Maysville and
Mason county will have a big days to-
morrow when they celebrate the ami
versary of athe signing of the Emanci-
patton Proclamation which set their
race free from slavery. Programs will
be carried out at both of the local
colored churches and prominent
white speakers are on both programs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
Buy LIBERTY BoNDs
MANY IMPROVEMENTS AT COURT
HOUSE TO BE MADE

1t is understood that the County
Commissioners will follow out as
closely as possible the recommended
tions of the Grand Jury in the i'm
proving of the County Court House.
The hall way will be frescoed and the
sheriffs office and Superintendent of
Schools office will be re-painted and
papered. The County Judges office
will be repaired extensively and pri-
vate offices for the commissioners will
be arranged for in this office.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
LARGE SERVICE FLAG WILL BE
DEDICATED

A large Service Flag will be dedi-
Gated tomorrow afternoon at the
Aberdeen Baptist church. There will
be a special program at the dedica-
tion in which DR.. B. B. Bailey, of this
city, will be the chief speaker. A
large number of men from the Aber-
deem Baptist church are now in the
service.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
GRANTED PENSION

Amanda Cash widow of Joseph Cash
Co. II 100 Regiment L. S. C. Inf, has
received notice through Pension At
torney Mrs. Mamie McKellup PEBBLES
of this city, that she has been granted
widows original pension at the rate
of twenty-five dollars per month.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
CHORUS TO PRATICE

The Mason County Community Cho-
rus will practice Sunday afternoon
from $3.50 until 4:3O at Neptune Hall.
All members are requested to be pres
ent and others who can sing are in
vited to join.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
REWARD IS OFFERED FOR
THORPE'S ARREST

Jailer Watson has offered a reward
for the arrest of Jake Thorpe, the
alleged brass thief who escaped from
the local Jail last week. The officers
all along the Ohio river have been
advised of the reward and it is en-
pected that the escaped convict will
be located in short time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21

A new and attractive American flag
was raised this afternoon over tho
County Court House,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21

The Bracken Baptist Mission Board
is in session today at the First Bap-
tist Church in this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21

Mr.. w. w. McIlvain and sisters re-
turned last night from motoring trip
through Ohio.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21
LUTHERAN CHURCH

There will be regular services at
the Lutheran Church Sunday morning
by Rev. Pelch.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21

Any one having claims against Tri-
City Advocate present same and re-
ceive payment.
21-2t MRS. w. C. PATTON.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-21

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19

BETWEEN CIVIL AND .
MILITARY DOCTORS
Authorities, Warned Months in Ad-
vance of Menace to Nations Health,
Failed to Take Proper Precautions
Reached U. S. via Boston.

NEW YORK, Dec l9-Dr. Woods |
Hutchinson, medical investigator and
writer, criticises unsparingly' the lack Of
cooperation between the civil and mill
tary medical authorities in the United
States, to which he accredits the fact
that the so-called' Spanish influenza was
able t. gain foothold in America and
sweep from coast to coast
Military medical officers at Atlantic
coast ports were warned Of the menace
to the nations health long before the first
outbreak Of influenza in America Dr.
Hutchinson said. They took the atti-
tude that a national cold i'll the head
could not be allowed to interfere with
the fact that there was a war on. This
| national cold in the head has cost the
United States 10000 lives, the majority
OF the victims being snatched in the prime
of life, and untold suiferings'
| DR. Hutchinson recently returned from
| a trip TO the Pacific coast. investigating
| conditions left in the wake of the cpl
demic and on his arrival in New York
conferred with Dr. Royal ;. Copeland,
health commissioner, on his findings The
two physicians were fellow students at
the University Of Michigan
Had there been some central health
control having jurisdiction over an the
United States ! believe this terrible visi-
tation from Europe could have been head
i off or at least more easily controlled. /
Dir. Hutchinson said yesterday. Warn
inss from Europe had reached Ms nine
months before the first actual outbreak
here The war was responsible FOR the
fact that it did not reach us earlier. ais
the bulk of the travel was from west
to cast, while the epidemic was travelling
westward
While on the western front, from which,
he returned last Summer. DR.. Hutchinson
made study of the epidemic as II ex.
istod there He aseertamed it was brought
from Asia through the Suez Canal and ,c
Italy, from which country it spread rapid
IN 70 other countries. including Spain Ii.
first visitation to that country claimed
only 800 lives, he said, although the cpl
demic received the name by which it il
: popularity known from there.
Early IN the summer the disease en-
tered America and sailors in the Unite,
states navy We're the carriers, said DIR
Hutchinson They were landed at Com
monweath Pier in Boston, and from Their
the disease spread TO Camp Devens. Mass.
where it assumed is most virulent typ
, ON record While ii may have subsequent
u entered the United States at othe
ports the spread Of the disease can in
{ valiably be traced to Camp Devens. Tn
navy brought ii in; the army develope,
It and absence OF q central control. wheel
! would lave quarantined the camps imme
: ulateS. permitted It To sweep across tn
| country"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
KING GEORGE RECEIVES DAVIS
Crowds Cheer U. S. Ambassador on Way
TO Buckingham Palace.

LONDON, Dec. l9.-John W Davis. the
new American ambassador to Great Brit
ain, yesterday presented his credentials
TO King George at Buckingham Palace
Mr. Davis was accompanied to the palace
by Naval Attache Louchlin and Military
Attachc Wright and the two first secre-
taries of the embassy.
The ambassador and his staff drove
from the embassy to the palace in royal
carriages sent by King George. The am
basSador wa, attended by Sir Arthur
Walsh, master Of ceremonies TO the king.
\ large crowd, which had assembled out
side the ambassadors residence. enthu-
siastically checred Mr. Davis
At the palace Arthur J. Balfogr. for
eign secretary introduced Mr. Davis and
the members OF his suite to King George
who cordially received them. The audi
cnce lasted half an hour, when the Ameri.
cans We're driven back 10 Mr.. Dayiss resi-
/ dence in the royal carriages
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
Trying to Educate Them
selves While Waiting
In France
STILL DESIRE
MUCH FICTION
Hundreds of Thousands of Books Read
Each Month-American Library AS
ISOLATION Delivered Books BY Air
plane to Aviation Camps.

PARIS. Nov. 30 With more reading
time on their hands than ever before
now that the fighting has stopped the
American cxpeditionary force which re-
CURED million books month, will
dcvour literature at a much more stag
gering figure. The book shelves of
every Y. VI. G.. \. hut are polished
daily by the constant return OF
books read and the taking out of new
books, and the difficulty is in supply
ing rapidly enough according to Burton
Stevenson, head of the American
Library association.
What the soldiers like best in the
way of reading is reported back TO
Mr. Stevenson through the Y. NJ. c. A.
the Red Cross, and the other organi-
cations among which the books of the
American Library association are dis
tributcd, as well as through letters
straight from the soldiers themselves.
His forecast of what they, are going
10 want was cablcd back to the
, United States the other day, in the
| following order for books:
Need Immediately 1000 each Gle
mcntary, advanced arithmetics, geom-
ctrics, trigonometries, chemistry books
physics, agriculture, stock breeding
| forestry. business methods, accounting
commerce. banking, law, architecture
Two hundred each bookkeeping, poul
try raising Requests pouring in show
| tremendous demand for technical, cdu
cational books. Reorganizing ware
houses to expedite distribution.
Fiction continues to be read by thS
army. in spite Of It's more serious trcuC
Of mind, at the rate Of hundreds OF
thousands Of volumes a month, Mr.
Stevenson said. Kipling and Servic,
are still the favoritC poets OF tbs
American soldiers. Among the request!
that came in during. the past weci
were two for ordinary primers or !
\ y c books, from American born moi
who are finding their first opportunit,
TO study their own language in for
eign country. Mr.. Stevenson believe
that the need for such educationa
books i'm the months after peace is dc
clared before the men can go back Z
their own cocutry. viii be tremendou,
The Americas Library association
is so well organized in France that an
soldier who makes a ~equest for q par
ticular look from ans camp is ap
to find it in his hands almost NOR
quickly than he would he able to pr,
cure il III the United States. The as
sociation beat its own rccord o., othe
day however. when two htxCs Q
books were delivered by airrlaas t
aviation camps
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
TROOPS LOST FOR A YEAR.
Several Thousand Italians Hid Within
Enemy'S Lines.

LONDON, Dec 19-Onc of the most
remarkable incidents Of the war IS re-
veale,i by the Milan newspapers Dur
ing the Italian retreat of 1917 several
thousand Italian troops were cut off
They never surrended but for more
than a year lived in the wilderness. aid
cd by the people nearby and making
frequent attacks on Austrian conveys
The Austrians did all they could to
capture these men, but never succeed
ed. Now the Italians have returned TO
Italy. Among them are some British
soldiers who were reported missing
they too lived this adventurous life for
year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
BACK GIVES OUT.
Plenty Of Brattleboro Readers Have
This Experience.

THIS experience.
You tax the kidneys-ovcrwork
them
They cant keep up the continual
strain
The back may give QUIT may ache
and pain;
Urinary troubles may set in.
Don I wait longer--tako Doan s Kid
ncy Pills.
Brattlcboro people tell you how they
act.
Mrs. c. H. Butler, No. so Clarl.
street, says: "I have used Doan s
Kidney Pills OF and on and have
always found them very Satisfac-
tory. have been troubled at
times my kidney disorder, which has
always been shown by pains through
the small OF my back, which were cut
ting when bent over. 1t has been
hard to rest at night and I have felt
lame and stiff in the morning. Doan s
Kidney Pills. which | bought from the
Brattlcboro Drug Co, have always re.
licved this painful condition Of my
back.
Price G0c, al all dealers. Don't sim.
ply ask for kidney rcmedy-get
Doan's Kidney PilIs-the same that
Mrs. Butler had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Mfgrs., Buffalo, y. I.-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19

bitter toward the Germans than the
soldiers who have fought them to a
standstill during four years, crushed
them, battered them about and wrecked
the empire during the past four
months. Terms of bitter exeeration,
hate and revenge come from the civil
ians alone.
4 kind little old woman, the owner of
q cigar store after selling The Associ-
ated Press correspondent a villianous
cheroot, an "crsatz' cigar relic Of
the German occupation, launched forth
into q violent denunciation of the I'M
invited guests who made Bruges their
home for four years. This war must
not end like this" she said with n We
hcmenee which contrasted greatly with
her gentle appearance. ''we must go
into Germany, they must suffer, expi-
ate. On the day of their departure
the Germans robbed her store of $500
worth of her lest cigars and cigarettes
On the Grande Place in the shadow
of the famous belfry. an irate gentle
man was discussing loudly. gesticulat-
ing wildly. "The pigs, the Infamous
swine, he was saying. ''shall it come
to pass that they will escape punish
ment, is it possible that the German
population will not suffer any of the
hardships that their soldiers and off
GERS have inflicted upon us. Shall they
not salute our officers, descend into the
cutters as our soldiers promenade on
their sidewalk! Is it conceivable that
their women will be spared the
Humiliation of humbly begging of
our officers a passport to travel
between AK Chapelle and Cologne
| as our wives and daughters had
to do to 90 from Bruges to
Ostcnd! If we end il now they are
beaten militarilv but they are not
vanquished in their pride, in their
| hearts?
:" lie is hotel keeper. The German,
requisitioned 1000 bottles of wine
from his cellars" volunteered one OF
his audience standing near by.
Of all the allied soldiers the Belgian
was the one who appeared to have tn,
greatest desire 10 enter Germany. Hi.
country is strewn with the wreckae,
of former happy homes, perhaps tn,
very one where the soldier dwelt i
now a heap of ruins But these sol
der boys display no hatred. They hav
not been robbed Of Their cigars o
their wine, They have merely riske,
their lives in rain filled trenches an
bullet swept fields for the past fou
years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
ASKS SLOWER CANCELLATION.
War Labor Board Asks Protection fol-
Bridgeport Plants.

WASHINGTON. Dec. IA resolution
calling upon the secretary of labor 10 Sc
cure slowing up OF war contract cancel
lations at Bridgeport, Conn, munition
plants was adopted yesterday by the war
labor board.
The board had been asked to take this
action by employees and manufacturers Of
Bridgeport. 1t was stated that some
5000 men already have been released
from the &c war plants there and that
1000 or 10000 more are facing the pros
poet of immediate discharge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19

Randolph furnished its part toward the
criminal docket of Orange county court
this December term. Walter Banister,
who was tried on the charge OF grand
larceny in stealing a COW valued at so,
was found guilty and sentenced TO states
prison for not more than four nor less
than three years. Roland Day, II,
pleaded guilty TO breaking and entering
the Half Century Store in Randolph vii
lage and stealing money and other things
and was sentenced 10 the Industrial
school at Nergennes for the remainder of
his minority. Frank Anderson, who was
with Day in the burglary, also pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to three wears
in the house of correction. Sentence was
suspended and he was put on probation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
ARMY filters TO CARRY MAIL
P O. Bill, Carrying 1857 $4,000,
Passed by House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-The an
nual postoffice appropriation bill, carry
ing a total of 1857 100000, was passed
late by the house with an amendment
requiring the postmaster-general to use
army aviators for mail airplanes in
stead of organizing a separate postal
flying corps.
This is the first Of the 1920 supply
measures to DC passed by the house
1t now goes to the senate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19

The executive committee of the direc-
tors of the Vermont Congregational con-
ference and the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society met at the First church
Of Burlington Tuesday. The reports from
the recent cyery.member drive showed
50 much success that the committee voted
TO repeat the drive on Dee. I, 1919, The
secretary was instructed to proceed with
arrangements for another convocation Of
ministers to be held at Middlebury college
in September, 1919.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19

IN Rutland Tuesday to interview persons
who had made false statements in apply
ing for canning sugar or who had violated
the ruling of the food Administrations in
other respects. Eighteen men and women
were called to appear before Mr.. Woods
1t was found that in some cases the store
keepers were to blame, while some OF the
accused We're found TO be guilty. Most Of
these voluntarily contributed their fines
to the Red Cross
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
Willing to Oblige.

Master Ito new cookl-We want you to
show what you can do tonight, Jare. We
have some rather special people coming
for musical evening. Do your very best,
you know
Cook-Surc, sir, that | will. It's long
time since did any singing; but YOU can
put me down for couple of comic songs,
il YOU ike-Stray Stories.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19

As the heavy laden truck owned and
driven by c. \. Parker of Lowell was
rounding a curve on the Burlington road
Monday afternoon the stearing gear
locked, upsctting the truck, throwing Mr..
Parker and passenger, Clarence Cool
veth, out Mr.. Coolveth was badly in
iured He remained unconscious about
three hours. suffering hemorhages from
the nose and mouth. He was brought
home Tuesday morning in a serious con
dition. Mr.. Parker was unhurt. The
truck was wrecked
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19

The entire police force Of the village
Of Bennington, together with interested
persons, put in Tuesday night searching
for some trace of John White, whose add
dress IS reported to be Utica, \. y. and
who for some weeks has been located at
the Putnam House livery stable conduct
ing q horse sale Walter b. Taylor has
been associated with White in the bust
mess and Taylor claims that when White
left town Tuesday night he had III his
possession about $500, of which the larger
port ION TAYLOR claims is his money.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
Mobilization.

II thought you said the Jones boy
couldn't whip vou2
!" Well, he couldn I alone. lat he and
his brother modified and then they
had me- Boston Transcript
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-19
Not a Cannibal.

Tramp Kind lady, would yer please
give pore man bite to eat?''
The Lady-"What! You here again?
will call my husband Immediately
Tramp" Excuse me, lady, but l amt nc
cannibal. l bid yer good day. Boston
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