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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-08
About the Mail Facilities.

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About the Mail Facilities.
Camel City, ~, Aug. 3, 1918.
Il. G. Cottle, Esq,
Editor Licking Valley Courier,
West Liberty, Kentucky.
Dear Sir:
We have noted your statement
in your issue of Aug. LIST, regard
ing Poor Mail Facilities" via 0,
& X. Ry. In order that the pub
lie may not be left with a wrong
impression due to your unwar-
ranted statements we wish to
make the following explanation:
Neither the O. & x. Ry. nor
any one connected with it has
anything to say with reference
to the handling of mail on its
trains. The Government postal
authorities alone can say on what
trains mail shall be carried. They
have a right to put mail on all
trains, and as the mail clerk in
charge reports directly to tEe
Chief Clerk, Railway Mail Ser
vice at Louisville, the whole mat
ter rests with him and the Super
intendent of Railway Mail Ser
vice at Cincinnati.
The above officials were notifi-
ed on July 10th that on July 21st
a change of schedule on the L. &
N. railroad made a change on
this line necessary, and they were
at that time advised what the
, connections would be, but up to
this date mail service has not
been authorized which will per-
: init any portion of the territory
served by this line to get morn.
ing papers on the day they are
are printed except to buy them
from messengers on. the trains,
All our daily papers and letter
mail are one day late. The loca
!, Offices along the line are suffer
: ing from the same poor service
as West Liberty. If a clerk i.
put on trains 10 and 20 you SHOULD
. get morning paper at Index abou
$40 z. M. when we are not de
layed by L. & N, and mail leav
ing West Liberty about nool
= should reach Cincinnati about L
;, P. M. same day. We have mott
fled the postal authorities both b,
l.. letter and by wire, but small rail
# roads are in the very poorest pc
o sitin possible to have the ser
vice improved. al
# You, as editor of the only news
&c paper in the county, and tn
!, postmasters at West Liberty an
all local points on the line, can b
proper protests to the Depart
y ment and through your Congress
. % man secure improvement in tn
le service when suggestions fror
70 US would be ignored or treated a
made in our own interest.
N Regardless of your expresse
,r opinion on the matter, we ar
* glad to accommodate and be @
a service to the public iu any mar
= ner possible, but disclaim an
authority or influence with tn
,: Postoffice Department. We ar
4 sending marked copy of your pa
Q per and copy of this letter to tn
ir Postal Authorities. If you wis
'. 10 be fair you will give the abov
ID facts the same publicity you CAV
If to your unjust statement in you
ie last issue.
l. Yours truly,
y M. l.. CoNLEY.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-08

Lexington, KY, 7-12.1S.
Licking Valley Courier.
West Liberty KY,
Gentlemen:
We have moved to our country
home R R 8 Lexington Ky. and
are well satisfied.
Please send it to the courier
for a year, And 0blige.
A. l.. Carver.
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H. w. and NJ. A. Vance. Of

H. w. and M. A. Vance, of
White Oak. were in town on bus
mess last week.
j. W. Coffee, of White Oak,
visited and transacted business
in town Friday.
Clarence Adkins, of Lucille,
called on the Couier crew while
in town Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff Noah Hughes,
of Blaze, was here the first of
week on official business.
Elder Harlan Mcclure, of
Sellars, transacted business in
town the first of the week.
D. B. Hutchinson, lately dis
charged from the U. S. army,
was visiting in town Monday.
Newt Perry and a Mr.. Newton,
of Lenox, visited the Courier
Crew while in town last week.
Prof. A. E. Nc CURE, of
Camel City, paid our office a
pleasant call one day last week.
Mrs. T. H. Nc Clure and
daughter, Miss Lydie, of Pomp,
were shopping in town Friday.
U. S. Fraley and two daugh.
ters, of Dingus, were in town
Monday having dental work done
DR.. e. C. Burton has tradet
his farm near DeHart, to l.. B
Mcclure for a stock of merchan
disc.
Ray Wells, who has beef
working at Bffalo, N. Y, TO
,, several months came home las
! week.
j. M. Ferguson and A. W
,, Wheeler, of Grassy Creek sui
scribed for the Courier while i
town Monday.
W. J. Patrick, of Salyersville
J visited his brothers-in-law, Cha:
=, A. and W. G. Franklin, the frs
i of the week.
i Mrs. Clay Cisco and daughter
miss Mildred, and son Finley, {
Mt. Sterling, are visiting relative
in the county.
J, Mrs. Edgar Lykins and littl
II son Julian, of Grassy Creek, al
t. visiting her brother, John N
IS Lykins, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Cassit!
is of Loveland, visited the
n daughter, Mrs. Leslie Caske.
last week and this.
d Sheriff C. P. Henry and dep
ty sheriff Denny M. Caskey,
- Lenox, made a business trip
y Lexington Saturday.
" John Music and family,
!. Grassy Creek, and Luther Mus
:, and family, of Fayette count
visited Their bI5tiiGF, L. A. M
y sic, last week and this.
D. Ed. w. L. Gevedon, of Gras!
l. Creek, passed through tow
this week enroute to Virgin
81 and Washington City, where
81 has several appointments
preach.
e, Miss Nancy Cole, who has be,
y making her home in Illinois +
- about a year, arrived last wei
VI to visit her parents, Mr.. al
20 Mrs, Jas. H. Cole, and 9th
relatives in town.
W T. H, Johnston (and c.
81 Turner, who are working
Fixer, and Will Mckenzie al
ly Leslie Caskey, who are workiI
at Beattysville, visited the
families several days recent
Il. Elders R. w. Wallin, of R,
Bush, and R. H. Ferguson,
Dingus, were visiting at d
as Courier Office Tuesday. Ell
Wallin will preach the introdu
is tory sermon at the Enterpri
Association at Wells Union
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-08
Yours truly,
M. L. CoNLEY.

We wish to be absolutely fair
to all concerned, and to that end
gladly publish Mr.. Conley's let
ter. AS to the statement that
the article in last weeks Courier
was unwarranted and unfair we
will leave that question open for
future adjudication. A great
deal depends upon ones idea
of what is unfair.
The article in question at least
elected an explanation of mail
service conditions ashley exist on
the o. & X, railway, and that is
what we were looking for.
EDITOR.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-08
500 Reward. S1O0

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is ut least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all its stages and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on tho Mucous Sur
faces Of the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature In doing Its
work. The proprletors have so much
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that Il fails
20 cure. Send for list OF testimonials,
Address +. J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
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Clerk M, c. F, C.

FOR SALE. Twelve 60 h.
shoats.
w, A. CAsKEY,
ga mile east of West Liberty.
423tf
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-08-08
Startling News!
Big Drive in
War Time Price Making!
AUFUSR > TO II INCLUSIVE
We will conduct our
CLEARANCE SALE


We giving of the best values offered The Pc
cuiar conditions bought about by the makes it advisable
clean old STOCK debts and be ready meet conditions
Below are few of the many wonderful values giving
our friends
Dry Goods and Notions.
White checked dimity, per yard $015
Nice dress popns suitable for fall wear per yard rs
White Turkish bath towels each rs
Ioweing crash per yard 08
Nice beached sheets, full SIZE per pair. $50
Nice beached pillow per pair 10
Specially good line of York and AppW dress gnghams 80
One pc lavender and steel ratine per yard 20
Full line MEMS ladies' and chidrens hosiery Is to 25 per
cent under the market.
Shoe Department.
Mems white Champion oxords, per pair .85
Womens white Champion oxords rs
Boys white Champion oxfords per pair. rs
Misses white Champion oxfords per pair .75
Childrens white Champion oxfords per pair 80
Allleaher oxfords very much reduced
No better line of shoes the country and the price always
right at THE CASH STORE.
Miscellaneous
Mill feed 100 h. bag when in stock. 195
Oats corn chop and hay at the best market price.
| ~ Terms:
All goods sold for cash. produce at the market price,
7 No goods returnable
beautiful souvenir will be given each purchaser the
first day of the sale.
Thanking and all for their patronage and friendship am
Very cordially yours,
H.L. HENRY,
INDEX, KY.
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The Church of Christ is
making arrangements for a
"Hume-C Coming" which is to
take place on Wed, Sept, 4th,
beginning at IL, o'clock, and
continuing until evening. A
good program is being prepared.
lunch will be served at the
church free of charge, and a
general good time is expected.
Letters ifnvitati4n are
being ser b all outlof-town
members. you have not re-
ceiVed one is because your
Postofice address cannot be
ascertained, and you are expect
ed to accept this notice as an
invitation to you to be present.
A new Church Membership
Roll is being made, and if you
will write to the Minister,
Albdrt Hales, a membership card
will be sent you by return mail.
This is very important as the
new roll will be made up from
these cards and only the names
of those who fill them out ano
return them can be placed there
on.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
WESTERN STOCK SHOW
TWELFTH ANNUAL EXHIBIT At
DENVER IAN. 1875.
Geenemie Methods VIII Dc Taught st
Fair BY Federal and state Feed
Administration chisfe.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-The Hotel Mems Associa.
tion here held = meeting and resolved
not to raise their rates during the
twelfth annual National Western
Stock and Horse Show, to be opened
in the e260.O00 amphitheatsr at the
Denver stock yards Jan. 10 and con-
tinue until Jan. 26. The city leaders
are preparing for the greatest attend
ance ever known at . western cattle
exposition. Many federal and state
food administration chiefs will have
booths at the fair and teach economic
farming and home methods. Brilliant
arrays Of society folk will make the
horse show rival similar occasions in
New York and Chicago. Mrs. Loula
Long Combs. Of Kansas City. and Mrs.
Lynde eelden. Of New York. famous
horsewomen and show exhibitors.
will attend the Denver exposition
with many housekeeping horses and
ponies. More than 1900 fancy fowls
have been entered for the big poultry
show prises. in = special department
Of the exposition. A. the Denver fair
10 educational and helpful to food pro-
the federal government has
decreed that the admission tickets
shall Be exempt from war tax.
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ABOUT the WAR.

Twenty-ssven British. two Italian
and one Preach ship were sunk dur.
Ing the past week.
Further extensiou OF the submarine
barred some II announced in . wire
less statement sent out BY the Ger.
man government.
Paris reports that the period Of
Jan. to 10 French pilots brought
down fifteen German sirplanes and
one captive balloon.
Aerial warfare ON an extensive
scale 10 developing now that opera
tions along the Piave river and on the
mountain front have become inactive.
owing TO the wintry conditions.
The American steamship Harry
Luckenbsch was torpedoed and sunk
with loss Of life. according to word re-
ceived by the owner Of the vessel In
New York. Eight Of the crew are
missing.
Yielding to German insistencc. Rus.
sia has withdrawn her demand for the
transfer OF the negotiations with the
central powers to Stockholm and IL
proceeding with separate peace dis
cussion at Brest.I.itovsk.
The London War Office has issued
= summary Of the British captures and
losses In the war during 1917. The
total captures on all fronts numbered
ll&.6&% prisoners and ISL guns. Tho
Losses numbered $3.50 prisoners and
166 guns.
Midwinter quiet on the part OF the
infantry continues TO prevail on the
Ssrious battle fronts. The artillery
has been active In some sectors. nots.
bly, north Of verdun. where the firing
WAS reported heavy between Beau.
mont and Bczonvsux. The British car.
ried out . raid east Of Loos and cap.
tured = few prisoners. The British
navy lost = war vessel when the dcs.
troycr Racoon ran on the rocks off
the north Irish coast and sank with
all hands.
The London Daily News correspond.
ent at PetroGrad sends the following:
'Thc final rupture OF negotiations at
Brcst.Llt0vSk may be expected At any
moment. II. as seems probable. the
German militsriSts continue 10 impose
their policy on their delegates" Tho
correspondent says N dispatch from
kubnn reports that the Turks have
broken the nrmistice by landing 90.
900 troops between Trcbizond ana
Lie and that n. submarine has sunk
Q Russian transport.
Emperor Yoshihito Of Japan has
conferred tho rank OF field marshal
uyon !ilng George OF England.
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s'.s.ss,. sss's ''s 'ss'&%zZzzzSt.
In Use for Over SO Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Mssaenasrs Of Death.

Messengers OF Death.
There are about 200 separate ana
distinct kinds Of shells fred from Ger.
man guns. and each and every one Of
them has been given at least one nick
name by the T0mmies, according to
London Tit-Bits. Some Of them have
been given several.
The biggest kind Of high exploslvs
shells, for instance, are known In
differently a. "Dirty Dicks" "Jack
Johnsons" Goal Boxes" "Tlowse
Pots," "Crumps," "Black Peters" o.
"Whistling Willies."
The smaller kind are BLACK Ma.
rias" and "woolly Bears" according b
whether the smoke they emit when
bursting Is black, or white with . yel-
lowish tinge.
High explosive shrapnel and trench
mortar shells are respectively "whixs-
bangs" and "psp-squeaks." from their
habit Of giving only those warnings Of
their approach. "Archibalds" are anti.
aircraft shells. Ordinary shrapnsa
projectiles are Little WillIes."
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
TEUTON FIREBUC
MADE PRISONER
sPy, IN oFFIcER's oARs, FIRED
ON As HE ATTEMPTS TO BURN
MuNITloNs MAGAZINE.
GERMAN DICTATORSHIP
MILITARY PARTY IN CONTROL,
AND Won HERrLINo EXPECT.
10 TO RESIGN At ONCE.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Norfolk. Va, Jan. 15.-Navy inteli-
gence officers left here for Baltimore
with Walter spoerman, suspected Of
being an active figure in plots
launched by Captain Boy.Ed, the for.
mer German military attache, and be-
lieved to have been q captain in the
German army. According to the story
unofficially told here. the man was ar.
rested Saturday while in the act Of
attempting to blow up magazine at
the unfinished Army Aviation Field
under construction near Newport
News. The prisoner will be turned
over to officers of the Department Of
Justice at Baltimore for . hearing. So
far the only charge formally lodged
against him IL understood to be that
he Is dangerous enemy alien. Docu-
ments found in his possession, how
ever, are declared to reveal his con.
nection with Boyd and former Ger
man Ambassador Bernstorff. and to
incriminate in spy plot persons in
Washington, Baltimore and other
cities. =
notwithstanding to kilograms
from Berlin Count Won Hertling, the
German imperial chancellor. IL i'll
and probably will resign shortly. says
an exchange telegraph dispatch. Read
ing between the lines in the German
newspapers 1t becomes apparent that
the conferences Of military and politi.
cal leaders now taking place At Ber-
lin are regarded as an effort to OBJ
tain some sort Of an agreement
among the German parties a. to war
aims. At present all signs point to
the triumph Of the militarists. al
though It Is evident the opposing
forces are making = strong fight.
The Berlin Vorwaerts, organ Of the
Socialists, says the militarist party In
Germany II completely In the ascend
ancy.
The Newspaper adds that everything
now points to military Dictatorship.
accompanied by the resignation Of Dr..
Richard Won Kuehlman, the German
for0iEn minister,
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
WEsTGRN.

Charles C. Healey. former chief OF
police. was pronounced mot guilty"
At Chicago.
Railroads entering Chicago aban.
doned all attempts to operate trains
Saturday and Sunday on account Of
the storm.
Snow which covered the ground at
Flagstaff. Arix.. Jan. .. to the depth Of
from two to four inches. broke n
drouth which had existed since Aug.
ust.
Charles Ainsworth woodward, nine.
ty.six years old. Of Boston. Mass. snid
TO have been the Oldest Rotarian liv.
Ing. died In Boston. according to word
received In Denver by Mrs. I. NJ. Lut.
ton. = grand niece Of Mr.. Woodward.
Colorado bean growers have on hand
unsold sO.oOO.oo0 pounds Of pinto
beans. Kansas and New Mexico have
ii0. .Ooo. 900 pounds more. The big
stock Of pintos II the result OF the ct.
fort in the spring Of 1917 to secure
an enormous production Of all kinds
OF food stuff.
The terrific storm raging In the
West and moving eastward made i'm.
possible tho movement Of freight In
the states OF Illinois. Indiana. Ohio
and Michigan and In tho territory be-.
tween Pittsburg. Buffalo and 1t.
l.ouis. according TO y statement made
Saturday night by A. II. Smith. as
siaiant director general Of railroadA
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river and the town Of Grand valley in
Garfield and Mesa counties,

river and the town of Grand valley in
Garfield and Mesa counties.
Six states are entered in contests
for prizes and awards Of the poultry
and pet stock exhibits at the stock
show In Denver, opening Jan. 10.
Prize birds from shows In Kansas, Ne.
braska, Wyoming. Oregon, New Mex.
!co and Colorado will strive for the
ribbons and money. There have been
1.100 entries in the poultry show and
400 entries Of pet stock.
The mystery which has surrounded
three recent hsldups in Denver has
been cleared by the confession Of
Ernest R. Woll,. at Los Angeles. that
he WIS guilty Of the crimes. Woll.
who is dying in Los Angeles hospi-
tai, says he held up University Park
street car Oct. "a, 1917; Rocky
Mountain Lake street car on Oct. 26.
and the Cooper pawnshop at 935 Sew
enteenth street. Nov. 6.
Clarence Anderson, alias Walter
Adams. alias C. J. Buckley and alias
other names too numerous to mention,
the cleverOst bad check artist who
has operated In Denver for several
months. was arrested by q detective
As he was about to conclude the pur.
cnase of $500 gold watch. During
the course Of an afternoon Anderson
passed five checks among business
places Of Denver aggregatins 5000.
La Junta lost 10 men by the draft,
but had already sent $50 volunteers
who couldn't wait to get started to
push the war. Almost hundred
thousand dollars was La Junta's sub
scription to the first Liberty Loan,
and to the second Liberty Loan her
citizens again subscribed for q total
Of 100000. To the war camp recrea-
ton fund $3.50: to the Red Cross. $6.-
600, and $2.80O to the Y. M. C. A. war
fund.
Frank H. Mullisan. Denver police
detective, was discharged from the
police department by Dewey c. Bailey.
manager of safety. on the direct
charge Of drunkenness and conduct
unbecoming an officer. thereby adding
another page to the Model roadhouse
scandal.
An urgent invitation was tels-
graphed to Franklin K. Lane, secre.
tary Of the interior. to visit Denver
during Stock Show week, and to ad-
dress stockmen. oil men. mining men
and others at the Denver Auditorium
the evening Of Jan. 81.
The trial ofsCity Detective Frank
H. Mulligan on charges growing out
Of an all night orgy At the Model road.
house the night Mrs. Harry T. Nolan
was ronsed Of 5000 worth Of jewelry
was heard BY Manager Of Safety and
Excise Dewey G. Bailey. Of Denver.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
GENE GRAL.

Miss Katherine Haywood. Philadel.
phia billiard star. defeated Melville
Flynn. 200 to 63. In her first appear.
ance at Chicago.
william Evans. teamster, was
killed and four other persons were
wounded slightly in . revolver fight
at q private home between Miami and
Globe. Aris.
To conserve fuel and increase the
efficiency OF its motive power. the
Union Pacific Is installing superhea
ers on many Of the saturated locomo-
tives on the road.
Copper producers In New York re.
ceived word from Warrington that an
agreement had been reached with the
federal authorities for the fixing Of
the price Of copper At 23h cents .
pound for the next four months.
Formal charges OF murder were
lodged at Cleveland. Ohio. against FL.
mer Hupp. wealthy oil promoter, who
shot and killed Charles L. Joyce, also
wealthy. Hupp returned Unexpectedly
from . business trip to Chicago and
found Joyce In his home At Lakewood.
n fashionable Cleveland suburb.
The central committee for tho re.
lief OF Jews suffering through tho war.
81 Chambers street. New York. hss
designated the week beginning Sun
day. Jan. q. and ending Feb. 3. a.
mercy week In honor OF the second
anniversary Of proclamation day. Jan.
81. 1916. - named by President VII.
son.
virginia's ratification of the federal
prohibition amendment was completed
when the House Of Delegates indorscd
the measure by = vote OF 81 to H. This
Senate by = vote Of 30 TO = approved
tie amendment.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
News Summary of the Past Week

The House Of Lords at London 70.
3ected Lord Loreburn's amendment to
the representation Of the people bill
by which It was sought to exclude
women from the suffrage. The vote
against the amendment was 134 to 90.
Winston Spencer Churchill. British
minister Of munitions. addressing the
American Luncheon Club In London
made . powerful appeal for the send.
ing OF American soldiers to Europe
quickly and In ~ large numbers -
possible.
A Canadian Press cable from Lon.
don says the heroic deeds Of Canadi.
ans In recent fighting on the western
front were described during the kings
award Of Victoria crosses to Cana.
disns included In the eighteen men
decorated.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-01-17
FOREIGN

Minister Of Foreign Affairs Pichon
will in the Chamber Of Deputies out.
line Frances war aims.
Al Santiago. Chile. the Mercurio ex.
presses the opinion that President
Wilson's speech may open the door to
peace.
RECOGNITION Of the independence Of
Finland by Germany will release g..
100000 marks to Finland's credit In
German banks.
Reports from Rostov say tha. the
Republic OF the Don has been de-
clared existent with Gen. Kaledine ~
president and prime minister.
The British government has dccid.
cd TO establish informal relations with
Maxim Litvinnff. who was appointed
by the Bolshcvik government as Rus.
sian ambassador At London.
President Wilson's statement Of
peace terms has been received In the
allied countries with singular enthusi.
asni. although . flat refusal to con.
slider the offer is expected from Ger.
many.
An explosion occurred In Q mine pit
at Halmcrcnd. Eng. and Il Is feared
heavy loss OF life resulted. OF 2%7
men In the mine at the time OF the ex.
plosion. forty.sevcn have reached the
surface.
Returns have been received at Pet.
roerad showing the election OF $40
delegates to the constituent assembly.
Those known 10 have been elected In.
tlude ?6i social revolutionarics and
1855 Bolshcviki.
Tho Social Nevoiutionists at Pctro-
grad are planning 10 hold u convcn.
tion OF peasants deputies and other
organizations In connection with the
ail.Russin Workmcns and Soldiers
Congress on Jan. 81. An effort will
be made to form = federation of Rus.
sian republics. including the Ukraine.
Siberia. the Don territory. and the
Caucasus.