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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02

The Mt. Sterling Advocates big
Automobile and Prize Campaign will
come to a close promptly at nine
o'clock next Saturday night, July
9th. For many weeks past this big
prize competition has been the talk
of this entire section and now, but
four days remain, and this huge I'M
dertaking will be thing of the past,
and many popular people will be the
proud possessors of new found
fame and fortune.
Thousands of votes have been
polled the past week by the con-
testants and their friends and many
changes in the list will be noted. In
tense interest is being manifested
by the general public in the cam
paigns of the different candidates
and all indications point to close
finish on next Saturday night.
lust Four More Days
Think of 1.-THE time is growing
mighty short in which ii decide the
f, winners of the $4,000 Ford Tour
ing Car, the $3.50 Library Suite and
other valuable prizes. viii YOU be
A WTNNER9 That all depends on
your own efforts and that of your
friends. If you get out and make
final roundup of all subscriptions,
you stand a good chance of winning
the very prize you most desire.
Last Chance-Friends
If you wish your "favorite" to
win, you must make certain that
your subscription or renewal reaches
this office before 8 o'clock next
Saturday night Many a big prize
has been lost in campaigns of this
kind by a very margin of votes
possibly Just the amount received
on ono subscription. You would
feel mighty mean if your favorite
lost the automobile for lack of
votes your subscription would bring.
Don't let this happen but send in
your subscription or renewal at
once.
Contestants should call ON all
those "see- You later" and "I'll help
you at the-last" friends. Explain
to them that they only have a few
days left in which to help you and
that you need their subscriptions to
win. Make every day count from
now until the close.
Don't give up now. Stick to the
finish and be a winner at all haz-
ards. AS the race is mighty close,
your success may depend upon the
efforts put forth the next four days.
1t quite often happens that the sub
scriptions secured on the last days
win for candidate. Keep right
after the votes and subscriptions
until the last. Don't be too conf
dent and think that you have secur-
ed enough votes to win for if you
do, you will probably be disappoint-
ed
Don't get discouraged and above
all, don't let your competitor bluff
you out, for if you do, you will
probably feel like kicking yourself
after the contest is over to think
how easily you let am automobile or
other valuable prizes slip through
your fingers. Get every subscrip-
fion you possibly ean-remember--
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02

"The Kaiser, The Beast of Ber-
lin," at the Tabb Theatre Tuesday,
July 9th.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02

it is much better to have a surplus
of votes than not quite enough.
Schedule of Votes
Double the schedule Of votes be-
low will be given on new subscrip-
tons and renewals during the re-
mainder of the campaign.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02
W. S. S. DRIVE
is big SUCCESS
Quota Not Yet Reached, But in
Sight. Success Due to Work
of Patriotic Women

VI FdulUuC WUiHCH
The intensive drive to sell or
pledge Montgomery county TO take
its quota of $4,000 in War
Savings Stamps closed Friday night
and County Judge E. w. Senff, who
is chairman of the Campaign Com
mittee has not yet completed the
tabulation of the hundreds of
pledges secured during the drive.
AT the close of business Saturday,
however, the local post office had
already taken in cash to the amount
of $103,57795 and pledges will in
crease this sum to. $200,000.00, and
possibly more, so that it can be
readily seen that Montgomery coun-
tvs quota will be sold before Dec
ember 31st. when the sale of War
Savings Stamp Certificates will be
withdrawn. Every man, woman and
child should own some Of these
stamps and the limit, if he or she
is able. The security is a first
mortgage on everything in the Unit
ed States and the rate of interest
-four per cent. compounded quarter
ly) is the best rate ever paid by the
government, so that these stamps are
very attractive investment, indie
pendent of the patriotic feature of
their purchase. If the reader has
not been solicited, it does not mean
he or she should not buy, as every
one is expected to participate. Judge
Senff says the success of the pres
ent drive is due entirely to the in
defatigable efforts of many patriot
is women who worked increasingly
during the five days.
Those who have bought, since our
last issue, or pledged to buy, the
limit, during the present year, are
as follows:
J. M. Hoffman,
hOlOIS W.
JR. Miller,
j. c. Graves,
r. r. Whitsitt,
Mrs. w. A. Sutton,
Elijah Coons,
Mrs. Mamie M. Orear,
N. B. Young, ST.,
l.. L. Bridgforth,
DR.. j. B. Spratt,
Jas. A. Scobee,
Thos. Hinkle,
James Bennett,
Jno. w. Eastin,
A. S.. Hart,
w. w. Wilson,
Griggs Motors Co.,
Henry Gaitskill,
DIR. A. b. Stops,
J. 7. Mccormick,
II. G. Hoffman,
Adlai Richardson,
Miss Hattie William,
Mrs. Virginia r. Gatewood
Jas. M. Hoskins,
Joe Fletcher, (colored)
Hughes Atkinson,
J. Thornton Woodford,
S. W. Evans,
Dan Drennen,
w. 7. Fitzpatrick, Jr.,
Jesse Faulkner,
w. o. Thacker,
Jno. w. Boardman,
II. B. Ringo,
Mrs. j. F.. Jones,
A. b. Oldham,
Lewis Apperson White,
B. Frank Cochran,
Mrs. A. b. Stops,
Major and Mrs. d. ]. Burchett,
r. f, Punch,
A, w. Hamilton,
Bert Sanders,
Jno. w. LOckridge, -
Allie Y. Foley, guardian,
John Gibson,
w. H. Bryant.
Total 124.
w. s. s.
One lot of Ladies' Dorothy Dodd
and Gold Metal Oxfords in broken
sizes, at $l.9S per pair.
S. M. NEWMEYER.
w. S. s.
NOTICE TO TRUSTEES
Trustees who have not employed
teachers will meet Saturday, July
9th. at the office of the County
Superintendent as follows:
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02

The greatest photo drama ever
produced, "The Kaiser, The Beast
of Berlin" Don't fail TO see this
stupendous production at the Tabb
Theatre Tuesday, July 9th.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02
new NUMBERS
Are DRAWN
The Drawing of Numbers to Fix
Order of Liability Made at
Washington Thursday

The men who registered for mn
itary service on fifth of June hat
their numbers drawn at Washing
ton Thursday and they are LISTED
below in the order of their liability
10 Horace Miller Hines
20 George Rift
II Floyd Stanley Turpin
"A Virden Hodge
81 Walter Samuels Moreland
76 Thomas Cline
rs Conrad Richardson
81 Robt. Mckinley Oldham
4 Robert Amburgey
20 Buford Wingate
% Robert Branham
60 Alger Wheeler Daniel
45 Thompson Johnson
y Harry Edward Refs
81 Francis Christy Hunt
81 Jesse Ward Ecton
90 Morgan Miles
Al Leo r. Schlegel
81 VIM. Everett Willoughby
80 Elmer Carpenter
&c James Russell Amyx
Is Clarence R&ssinger
50 HALEY Smith Gillaspie
SO Thos. Allen Lawrence
SO Howard Adams
So Geo. Washington Tackett =
48 Willie Vance
13 VIM. Virgil Wallace
3 Clifford GroOms
81 Newton Jasper Kratzer
IL Willie Herber King
81 L. G. Black
50 Floyd Day Iker
90 Clarence Badger Crockett
Is Leland Lewis HASTE
81 William Theo Downey
81 Willie Burns jefferson
80 Cliff Prewitt Mccormick
80 Charlie Walker Greer
40 Lee Bryan Treadway
% Francis Kennard Tilton
SO Alfred Bell
II Willie Bryan Waters
"a Leslie Dee Robinson
2 William Crooks
II John Thomas Murphy
46 James Settlers
s Dave Wilson
SO Albert Marion Shields
40 Lee McGarvey Nickel
38 John Clifton Carl
7 Briney Kline
~ Hilbert Greene
l VIM. Zadock Bridges
so Frederick Clay Ford
6 Donald Dean Martin
"a Stanley Clay Turley
IA VIM. Leonard Payne
II Walter Cartmill
10 Edward Conkright
50 John Thomson Guthrie
81 Lawless Baker
SO Clarence Hedrick
6S Pete Walker
So James Otto Greer, Jr.
SO Cecil David Longston
A Allie Edger Henderson
70 Eli Chandler
10 Floyd Young e..
26 Stephen Kelse Henry
81 William Harvey
SO John Tincher Williamson
43 John James Hedrick
so Peter Vincent Strange
% Gay Thomas Zimmerman
% Irwin Smith =
81 Carroll Turner Davis 4
rs George Reed Js
so Leslie Irwin Adams
AZ Frank Bell Young
sc Shirley Wilson
go Everett Harris
10 William Bates Chenault
9 Ernest Johnson
20 Thomas Hatton
5 Russell Bruce Wills
~ Ernest Willoughby ?
W. s. s.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02
Great Prize Campaign
Closes Saturday Night
July 9Th at 9 O'clock

All Indications Point to Close Finish in
this Great Battle of Ballots and Contest
ants and Their Friends are Working Hard
for More Subscriptions. Public Interest
in Great Race is at High Pitch and Claims
and Counterclaims Indicate that the Out
come is Everywhere in Doubt.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02

so dozen Ladies' Black Hose at
lOc per pair. S. NJ: NEWMEYER.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02

One lot of Ladies' Dorothy Dodd
and Gold Metal Oxfords in broken
sizes, at $l.9S per pair.
S. M. NEWMEYER,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-07-02

90 dozen Ladies' White Hose, zoe
quality, at 13c per pair.
S. M. NEWMEYER.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
THE LETTER FROM HOME.

There is widespread complaint at the
quality of the United States mail service
given the public in these DAYS Much of
the criticism is probably justified One
common source of dissatisfaction is the
manner in which mail communications are
maintained between our troops abroad
and their relatives and friends at home.
Here is one service which the Post
office Department should use unusual
effort to keep at high standard of ex-
ceIlence. There is much disorganization
in transportation. Labor conditions in
the department are unsettled. The gen j al
efficiency of the postal organization Sas
been undermined to some extent.
The Importance of affording American
soldiers and their home folks efficient
means of communication, however, is
plain 10 everyone. IL may well challenge
the postal officials to their best efforts.
No one but a soldier who has actually
served at the front. thousands of miles
from home, can realize what it means to
get frequent, regular letters from his
family and friends. When week after week
passes with no word from home, the world
becomes dreary indeed, dependency
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
THE LEVY COURTS OFFENDING.

Editor Every Evening surpris-
ing action Of the Levy Court for this
county in the matter of the Seventh street
bridgetender, which action you go 6ttingly
rebuked in your leading editorial Of last
evening, is almost unbelievai le The
election Of man TO a position within
the gift Of the court, who Is at the time
serving n sentence in the w0rkhouse for
crime which he has coi fessed, is q
fragrant disregard Of every principle Of
moral ethics, and must ncct s.lrlly he
damaging TO the public service Let
me say that do not believe a man who
has committed an offence against the
community should be relcntlessly pur-
sued, denied all recognition, and be ham
percd in his efforts TO earn an honest
living; on the contrary he should be en-
couraged in every proper way to reform,
but there is limit to the extent 10 which
criminal offence may be condoned, and
surely il should not go to the length Of
placing the offender upon the public pay
roll Of the county. There are other ave-
nnes into which his efforts could be more
helpfully and with more propriety directed
The action Of the Levy Court is so
pregnant with evil results to the best
interests Of the community that | beg
the privilege of joining in your timely
protest against the danger of such q
reckless procedure.
Jerome b. Bell
Wilmington, Feb. II, 1918
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
LAFAYETTE, NOUS VOLTA

Editor Every Evening Your cor
respondent, r. p X, IN a letter dated
February % 1918, writes What Per-
shing really said before the tomb OF
Lafayette WAS Lafayette, we are here
Your correspondent IS mistaken.
The New York Times of September /,
1917, contained an editorial beginning
thus "a correspondent OF our nelghb0r,
The Tribune, quotes from q letter written
bv an American woman living IN Paris,
a passage dealing with the speech made
bv General Pershing when he, soon after
his arrival in the French capital, with
other high officials, native and foreign,
civilian and military, visited the tomb
OF Lafayette. In it the writer OF the
letter declares that what the general
said and all be said, Was: Lafayette,
nous VOLTA = This she translates, not
quite correctly, perhaps, but with an
approach TO accuracy about as close rs
would be possible for anybody, Lafayette,
here we are The editorial concludes
thus. Lafayette, here we are = would
have been So adequate IN It's breylty and
sirnplicity-it would have told SO well
all that the general felt and meant-lt
would have made US all SO proud--lt was
so obviously what the general could and
would have said if he had thought OF 1t
that they are little, if any, better than
wicked who do not feel, instinctively,
that say it he did
The Out look of October II, 1917, con-
tains an article by Maurice Leon, en-
titled Lafayette, here We are "a test
Of American sentiment about the war
In the article he SAYS: On the eve Of
Lafayette Day the New York Tribune
had published an account by an American
woman living in Paris of General Per-
shings visit in the Pictus cemetery IN
Paris The three words spoken by ''al-
eral Pershing on that occasion, Lafayette,
nous VOLTA . Lafayette, here we are ,
quoted by her, spread like wild fre
through this country. Out of hundreds
of articles published ON or about Lafayette
Day which have been quoted by the
Lafayette Day National Committee TO
be forwarded TO France, there are well
over a hundred editorials, many of which
quote General Pershing's words as
Americas 5 message on Lafayette Day
Your correspondent, ''R. p. X, would
find some support for his statement in
the Red Cross Magazine of February,
1918, page - Several lecturers who
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
The Folly Of Foolish Criticism.

IL would seem that the limit of foolish
criticism and condemnation of the worthy
efforts of both war and navy depart
ments, in their purpose to make effective
our entrance into the war operations IN
Europe, had been reached when the
prohibitionists made their insistent de-
mand that our fighters abroad should n OF
be allowed the slightest alcoholic stimu-
liant But not so. Now they are raising
Cain because our boys abroad are not
supplied with a sufficient supply Of
dominoes to enllven them during their
leisure hours.
Can such things be? Let the American
people arise in their might and subscribe
of once to fund sufficient for supplying
our soldiers abroad with dOminoes for
their amusement. DO not say q word
about playing cards. They are the in
ventions Of the Devil. Give our soldiers
dominocs with which 10 amuSc themselves
and pass away their moments Of leisure.
And. above all else, do not permit
our SptUltI pcNS, lof dIl lHSt'iit, W tAhft
the slightest indulgence in alcoholic
liquor To do this would be annihilation.
Let us inspire them with dominoes not
with playing cards for indulgence in the
dcmoralizlng influences Of cuchre, bridge,
sevcn-up, pinochlc. or other recognized
and favoritc games II you allow them
such ndulgcnces they will never be able
to fight.
But what would they be able to do il
we denied them MI kinds Of indulgence in
so-called forbidden pleasures by those at
home who assume to establish q moral
regulation over the people Of the entire
wnrld2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
QUESTION OF TEACHERS PAY.

Editor Every Evening: The question
has been asked, why, at this time, so many
school teachers are trying To establish
themselves in other positions?
The answer is economic. Teachers arc
employed for ten months in the year, and
during the months of July and August,
not teaching, they receive no salary.
In previous years they have been able
to lay aside sufficient tn keep them during
the months of enforced idleness, but this
year such has been impossible, owing, as
every one knows, to the increased cost Of
living, expenses having increased from %
To 80 per cent over all previous years.
The situation is simply this, il they have
homes they must expect those homes to
support them, or if they are living in
boardinghouses, or are the support of their
own homes, then 10 is necessary that they
try TO find some employment that will
yield to them summer income. In view
OF existing economic conditions all cor
porations have granted to their employees
an increase OF salary to meet them. 10
seems only just that our Council, after in
vestigating the matter, would grant such a
sum Of money 10 the Board Of f. ducation
that war bonus" for these coming sum-
mrr months might be given TO the school
teachers of the city Of Wilmington.
Justice.
Wilmington, Del, Feb. 81, 1913.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
fkESS COMMENTS.
AMERICAN LABOR REPLIES.

The answer of the head Of the American
Federation of Labor to an invitation from
q similar organization IN Germany to
send delegates to an international con-
ference of workers to discuss peace rings
true. Mr. Gompers is, like Antony, a
"plain, blAnt man" who is wont to Speak
right on" Such voice as his is a welcome
note in these days when the Bolshcvik
false prophets Of labor are sacrificing
everything of loyalty and decency and
honor to-God knows what
Mr. Gompers does not propose to have
traffic with any representatives OF enemy
countries, no matter In what guise they
come With clear vision he yealizes that
''the kaiser's mlnions would not give a
passport to any one unless he would carry
out the policy of the autocracy of Ger
many." He will not consent to an under
taking which would lead American labor
"to bc lulled INTO a false sense Of security"
and would mean, il successful, under the
guise of radicalism, to go back a hun
dred years
His challenge to the workmen of Ger
many permits Of no misunderstanding.
You can't talk peace with VIZ now You
cant talk international conferences with
lis now. Either YOU smash your autoc-
racy, or, by the gods, we will smash It
for YOU. Before you talk peace terms,
get back from France, get back from Bel
GUM, into Germany, and then We will
talk peace
This is the voice of American labor,
We are convinced that the workingmen
of the United States are Overwhelmingly
committed heart and soul, to this atti-
tude of refusal to confer with those who
condone the Hohenzollern autocracy
and all it's works
Mr. Gompers has trumpeted an answer
not only To German labor, but TO tho
spirit Of Bolshevism not only IN Russia,
but everywhere Under his leadership
American labor is likely to make no such
tragic mistake as Russian labor has made
in welcoming to. their borders the Trojan
horse of German treachory New York
Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Shouting for Harmony"

The mon Republican OF Georgetown,
3 partisan paper, echoes the call Of the
Morning News Of this city for harmony
n the Republican party of Delaware in
tins year campaign But the only
direct method by which harmony can
hc secured IN the coming campaign,
according 10 this Republican organ Of
~usscN county, Is to eliminate all crook
ID, dishonest and underhanded political
tuckery, aud 70 nominate candidates on
the Republican ticket by fair and honest
means. such candidates to be men who
ran command the respect and confidence
Of united Republican party"
Very fair talk is this, but what will
IL amount 10? II only serves 70 recall the
r4sclhty that was perpetrated at the
Republican party primaries in 1916, with
I. sensational results Can the Republi-
aH party, in It's primaries OF this year,
promise anything better to the people
than tie disgraceful and bitter struggle for
primary control, that marked the opening
d the last campaign?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
WHAT is GERMAN DEMOCRACY?

Having evolved an elaborate theory of
international socialism, the German fol-
lowers OF Karl Marx passed II on with a
recommendation to the Socialists Of other
nations As for themselves, 10. They
would stick 10 their Kaiser their junkers,
their masters and oppressors. Revolution
might bc possible elsewhere, but IN Ger
many II Is verboten,
Eery well, then Would the German
Socialists lend their moral support to the
socialistic program they had evolved If
the foreign Socialists attempted TO carry
il OUT Oh YES, to be sure they would
II such a program did not interfere with
the interests Of the German autocratic
government They could not conceivably
do anything contrary to the Will OF their
Kaiser and his junkers.
Again well If the democracles Of other
lands should evolve scientific flexible
and progressive system of world demOc-
racy that should include the German
peoples and free them from the exactions
of which they bitterly complain. would
the German proletariat at least remain
passive while its yoke was being removed?
No. il could not be done Such program
would, of course, be ideal and the German
proletariat has been strong for tin
theory But the execution of 1t would
mean the upsetting of the German ira
dition Ii would displease the Kaiser and
his scowling iunkers. II is well enough to
dream of such things, even to talk about
them and write books about them. But
to do impossible! 1t Is verboten--
Chicago News
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
HIS SLAVE.


When I'm at home he thinks that he
May very justly claim attention,
He seems To think my time must be
For him to use, without dlssentIon.
must not dare TO read book
Or try TO rest because I'm weary,
Or in his face will come n look
OF sorrow that is moist and teafy
A slave to him am |, they gay,
A domineering master Is he,
And yet when he insists on play
| never answer I'm too busy.
/ knew father once who would
Not let his youngster coax and tease
him.
Although his heart was kind and good
The boy too often would displease him
One day the little fellow came
And begged of him to stop his reading
And share with him some simple game,
But he was adamant TO pleading.
Get outr' he said. don't bother me,
Go find some other boy TO play with
How grim an order that must be
To send little boy away with.
For in the night the angels came
And stilIed his merry voice forever
And he that would not share his game
Is chilled at heart and sad and never
Free from the burning of regret
The he had spurned his childish pleading
Sometimes at night his eyes grow wet
When all alone book he's reading.
And now when nv boy wants to play
gambol with him till I'm dizzy,
| could not order him away
Or answer him that ! IN too busy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Exemptions for Farm Labor.

There is no doubt that the State
Exemption Board will be fully justified in
making all possible exemptions from the
operation of the draft law in favor al
labor on the farms. 1t is recognized that
the farms must supply the sinews OF
war, and if the farms should be crippled,
the government would be seriously al
fccted in it's war operations. We must
feed our armies and the feed must come
from the soil.
And 90 it is that sound public sentiment
will sustain all draft exemptions that
have behind them legitimate claim OF
needed labor on the farm. Farm labor
is a necessity, and must be provided for.
Otherwise, there would be small crops,
and our fighting armies would suffer.
But in the matter of exemption from
draft. the draft authorities should not
close their eyes TO what may bc called
"loafers of the cities" They may be
found any afternoon or evening on the
streets of Wilmington. They toll not,
neither do they spin,' yet they seem to
be able to make an easy living from the
pool rooms and other pleasure resorts
of the city, and TO turn up. day after
day, apparently fit for a days honest
wo'I, but which they do not seem in
clin d to perform.
Lp the draft authorities pay especial
attention to these "loafers." They have
them on their lists These loafcrs should
be compelled to either work or fight.
That they are not, or have not been,
called within the sphere of active war
operations is something not yet explained
But they are here, a living demonstra-
ton, day after day and night after night.
And they should be called upon for
active service Get after them.