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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
4 observation-disclosures.

A majors job is sometimes re-
5arded as a sinecure, and a humor-
BUS exchange Lifts off the idea by this
tory OF an ambitious colored troop
n; 81 figgahs Use goin' To get a
pajah's commission soon," said he,
cause | overheard de kunnel talk
N to de adjutant about somebody
nd sayin'; He won't do fob lieu
lbant, cause a lieutenant doan
know nothinisn' he does everythin' I;
be won't do Soh captain, cause a
nptain knows eyerythin' and doan
n nothin'; but he suttinly would
Jake q majah, cause a majah doan
nSfhin' and doan know nothin'.'"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
MORE WAR WORK FOR WOMEN
England Is Preparing TO Extend the
Assistance F-gin Female Popula-
ton, Believing the Men.

The extent Of England's prepare
tions to give women a bigger part
In the war is indicated by the an
nounccment. says a British corre-
spondent, that the national service
department wants TO enroll 10000
women a month hereafter for service
in the woman's army auxiliary corps.
The corps is intended to provide
women for service overseas in doing
practically everything except actual
lighting. The increasing drain on
THE national supply OF men long ago
directed attention to the possibility
of employing women with the army
TO do many auxiliary services for
merly performed by the men.
Outside Of actual fighting, the
maintenance Of a great army's ac-
tiyities requires multifarious
variety of duties to be performed,
driving transport, handling sup
plies, managing great storehouses
and depots, driving motor cars, cook
ing, sanitary work, all kinds Of do
nestle service. In the earlier period
Of the war these services were pre-
sumed TO require men.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
BRINE BATHS TO CURE SHOCK
SrItish scftters Suffering From All.
nents Contracted In Trenches
weld 20 New Treatment.

Many officers and men are return
ing to England suffering severely
from shell shock and other ailments
contracted in the trenches. The pc
culiar nervous condition in which
these men find themselves is difficult
to treat. At Droitwich, England, are
some remarkable natural brine baths
which have done much to restore
these unfortunate victims of the war
to their normal state, says the Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The treatment consists Of num-
Der OF baths such as douche, needle
and spray. Men who are able TO
swim are encouraged to use the
swimming baths. In cases Of rheu-
matism and frost-bite much relief
has been obtained through the use
OF a brine spray and massage. The
attendant has a hose attached 10 his
arm so that he can massage add
spray the patients at the same time.
This hose is used to spray the more
delicate portions Of the body. At the
same time a stronger spray from a
Whatsoever keeps the entire body
well doused. At first the brine spray
is applied warm. The invigorating
effect is soon felt, however, and after
a few treatments the patient is able
to stand a cooler temperature.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
FOOD VALUE OF GRAPE JUICE
Seven Ounces Of Beverage VIII Fur.
nish About zoo Galleries In the
Form OF Sugar.

The rapid increase in the use Of
fruit juices as beverages in this coun-
try and the likelihood that this use
will become even more widespread
with the temperance wave that is
passing over the country, leads the
Journal Of the American Medical
Association to a consideration Of the
actual food value Of these juices.
ain addition TO organic acids
which lend a tart flavor to them,
these beverages, provided directly by
nature, contain a considerable por-
tion Of sugars which lend a food
value to the product. Thus a glass
full OF grape juice measuring seven
ounces will furnish about 200 cal
Dries in the form Of sugar, and
orange juice is about half as rich
in food value.
Recently the juice Of the logan
berry has begun to claim recognition
in this category. Analyses made at
The Oregon State Agricultural col
legc at Corvallis indicate that this
fluid likewise contains from TO 8
per cent Of sugar in the acid juice.
This lends to it a fuel value Of ap-
proximateIy 800 calories to the liter,
presumably in the form Of available
carbohydrates"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
THE BRIGHT SIDE.

A splendid tonic is in the words OF
Maj Donald Guthrie of the Cana
dian overseas forces: "Tnere's lots
Of fun over there. There are 40
more cheerful and contentad men m
the face of the earth" He was talk
ing, Of course, about the soldiers in
the trenches, who some would have
us believe are pitiful, weeping, gray
haired wrecks after a tour of duty,
says the New York Sun. There are
societies and committees for nearly
everything nowadays. Not the least
useful among them would be COM
mittee for printing the Canadian
majors words, bracketed with Briga-
der General Hoyle's hearty classso,
"a soldiers life is a bully one
to be given to every man of draft
age. IL would serve as an antidote
for much depressing drivel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
FIRST STEAMER IN EUROPE
Comet, Owned by Henry Bell, Launched
From Port Glasgow In 1912,
Proved a Success.

The kings visit to Port Glasgow
recalls a fact in the history of ships
and shipbuilding which has a par
ticular interest at the present time,
As everybody knows, asserts the
Christian Science Monitor, il was
from Port Glasgow that the first
steamer ever built in Europe-the
Comet owner Henry Bell-was
launched in 1919. She was a 30
ton vessel, with an engine of three
horsepower, and was found to be so
successful that within the NEXT two
years two larger craft were con-
structed- One Of these was the Mar
jerry, and from the Clyde the Mar
jerry was transferred to the Ilhxmes,
and piled between London and the
Gravesend during the first months of
1915 But she was viewed with dis
favor by the Thames watermen. She
was very much of novelty, and they
were suspicious Of novelties; besides,
they considered thai this Smtch-
built boat irserfered with their
rights. So the Marjery left the
Thames for the Seine, her owners
having sold her to a French com
pany. To reach the Seine she had to
cross the channel, and she was thus
the first steamer TO do 80.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
BOOSTER FOR BETTER ROADS


The automobile Is becoming a very
important factor In the movement for
better roads. Every auto owner. be he
farmer or city man, is booster for
better roads, but the city man Is pres
ably more impatient with our present
roads than the farmer. In our polit'
Teal life the farmer has always been
the conservative while the city man
has been the radical. the progressive
II takes the two factions to brina
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
THE lTHRICE-A-WfK
EDITION OF THE
new YORK WORLD
IN 1917

Practically Daily at the price of G
Weekly. No other newspaper in the
world gives so much at so low q
price.
The value and need Of a newspaper
in'the household was never greater
thaa at the present time. We have
been forced to enter the great wcrld
war, and a large army Of ours is al
ready in France. You will want to
have all the news from our troops on
European battle-felds, and 1913
promises to be the most momentOus
yearin the history of the universe.
No other newspaper at so small q
price will furnish such prompt and
accurate news of these Notwithstanding
events. II is not necessary to say
more.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is $l.Q
per yeat, and this pays for lS6 papers
We offer this unequalled newspaper
and the
HOPRNSVILLE KENTUCKIAN
(Tri-weekly)
logether for one year for s2.65.
The regular subscription price of
he two papers is $500
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
BLENDED WITH SCENERY.

Cyhus-4.ook at Miss Passay Her
ball gown Is like wall paper.
lrls-Camoufage! She knows
Rhell be a wallflower and she means
io'be mconsplcuous.-Town Topics.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
REVERSAL OF FORM.

whats on the menu?" asked the
hungry man.
"Well,' replied the waiter, "a few
articles Of food are mentioned. Bat
most Of the space is taken up with
government instructions on what not
10 eat"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
Galvanized Iron cuIverts-

The cost Of high-grade, pure Iron
galvanized culyerts Is not more tsan
10 per cent higher than ordlnarx Steel.
aud experts claim the life Of tise pre-
Iron to be many times that OF ordinary
steel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
A VAGUE GUESS.

what is this dollar diplomacy"
81 dunno, Seems to me I've heard
Of schools where they give boys q
diploma for a dolla~."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
Mushroom ls Old.

The antiquity ofsthe mushrooms
establishment In history may be read
both IN the Bible and the treaties
OF the Talmud. The mama that saved
the Is,aeutes has been identified as
mushroom Of commerce. growing in its
natural Wild condition.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
MAN AND HIS APPETITE.

Has your husband told you that
you must eoonOmizs on the table2"
"fs. But he never says a word
about it just before dinner"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
J0vnny's Essay

A hoy with the SHOWS Of twelve win
tiers on his head was responsible for
the following bowler" In a Latin es-
say. Among celebrities occurred the
names of Copernieus and Calico. The
view az these wosthles taken by our
youthful writer .was ms follows: Cop
ernicus Is a mixture Of copper and
nickel. Calico cared for none Of these
things."--LondOn Tit-Blts.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26

Do not get your eulvert too short
BE sure that Il extends the full DIS.
lance OF the road embankment. Il
should be placed ~ near as possihl ,
In tho direction 81 the iiow Of wlses
Il Il lnls1~, I. S-rr2.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
SAD EXPERIENCE.

|~And haven't ye ever tried ter git
kkr
Yep, 1 vunst tried ter get work
wo Of me psls. but dey wouldn't
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26

The Man-Why don't yOs 60 to
Sunday school any more?
The Boy-Awl dey have had
,dey'r Crisnis.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-01-26
ARROGANT.

~ArrOgant, isn't hep"
VERY. A Prussian army officer
would seem humble alongside Of
I'M"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
COLLEGE LOSES ATHLETES.
Drlau ares Baseball Team VIII Miss tNc
of LIS Rest Pitchcrs.

spsrial Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark. Ech. I2-Thc hard luck that
ar many seasons followed Coach VII
nam ! NIcAvov. now lieutenant at
Camp Dix, ulatlvc 70 the loss oi varsity
men from the various athletic teams AZ
nrlnwar college, seems to nave bcen
handled down tu his Successor, oach
Ratlmrartncr NJ least thrrc tincS dur
me Tie prcstnt basketball season Coach
R,umpartncr has hccn compelled 70
nr,ct,,allN rcurganzc his team because OF
vanity men leaving college TO JOIN tho
stTNicc :,
Thls kind 81 hard luck is now trailing
hlm a. to the coming baseball team
NM los last week ~ Jim Clancy, who
Irn college. leaves HIM without an cx-
prricncrd butcher for this year. Clancy
Who j. 4 southpaw. pitched great ball
for the blue and gold last wear and was
loakcd on rs one oi the crack college
pitchers az the country. lie had to
take ,hc burden of all the twirlinR last
wear owing t. scarcity of pitching ma
tcrlal and unless thCrr IS some material
~ the fp~hmAn class { zach Raumgartncr
viii a. ,ompellcd 10 develop twIrler
Ihc prrScnt outlook for baseball Is not
nueht as with q few exceptions every
number az the 1917 varsity team i
nov out ~ college
Tho basketball team has ono game
sah,yiulei for this week, which Will be
aiavcd " "Wednesday night with franklin
.nd Marshall
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape

| was eating pccnuts in tho Ntchin
and throwing the empty shells IN the coal
scuttle. and our cat was setting on the
kitchin table, wich hls name rs Fluffy
and he always sets there tall he gets
chased down, and thawt, g, ] wonder II
YOU Good hipmotlze a cat
And ] went over and looked nte IN
his ewes and wiggled my hands IN ir1nt ot
his face like a hIpmotists, saying, fluiiy,
you're a elefunt, do you hCer, you're a
elefunt, YOU got trunk and everything,
heers a pccnut.
And put peenut up to his mouth, hut
he est kepp on setting there looking at
me rs If he thawt he was hipmotlzlng me
insted of me hipmotIzlng HIM, and
wigglcd my hands in frunt OF his face agcn
saving, Nuurc olcfunt, you're eletunt
don't YOU know wen you're q ClCiupt?
Wich he didcnt look as il he did and ]
thawt, know wat, I'll make him believe
hes tiger and I'm Kernel Roozvclt after
him.
Wich | started to do. wigghng my
hands IN frunt of his face like cnything
and saying. Presto Changco, you're a
tiger in the iungis and I'm Kernel kooz-
welt with gun and pistll and club.
Fluffy jest keeping on looking as If he
was thinking Of slImthing ets, and /
yelled. You're n tiger. darn You. you're
a tiger Wich Fluffy looked as if nc did
ent think SO, and | yelled, You're hip
motized tiger, bang, bang.
And | quick pokcd him twice IN the end
Of the nose with my finger and wat did
he do but lift up his paw and slap me
rite across the hand, making a big rcd
scratch. ard thawt, Gosh, derp, if /
dident do L. hipmotized him
Ony ! didcrt try i agen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
IOFFRE AS A WRITER.
Message Delivered on Eve of Battle
of Marne Gives Him Place
|. Among "Immortels.
e,or-.sr.orae,ce Of Associated Press


Paris. Jan. SI.-Marshal Joffre's etter
10 the Secretary OF the French ACADEMY
officially announcing hls candidacy 10
the seat of the late Jules Claretie has
caused much favorable comment here,
but the impression appears 10 have gone
abroad that the victor OF the Marne has
ioined the Forty Immortals on his mli-
tarv and not his literary record
The letter itself is brief Il reads:
MIR Secretary:
Il have the honor to inform you that
am candidate TO the French Academy
10 the seat Of Mr. jules Claretle.
please do accept, MIR. Secretary, the
'Joffre"
The military reputation OF france
onlv Marshal overshadows his literary
one to such an extent that. while the
French are fully convinced that no honor
in the world of letters or In any other are
IS too great for the popular hero, they
wish TO be made better acquainted with
his works.
The list OF them is not long and the
volumes are not bulky In deed, the most
famous writing that came from the pen
of Joffre is so short that it can be repre-
duced here IN full 1t was written on the
9th of September, 1914, on the eve of the
battle of the Marne and reads;
40 RETREAT
"At this moment when battle IS about
10 commence upon the result of which
the salvation Of our country depends, on
on must look behind; all must unite to
! attack and repel the enemy. Any troop
| finding itself unable TO advance further
| must hold the ground at all cost and must
| fight tunil death No retreat
Sometime ago friends of Marshal Jofre
urged him TO enter the Academy TheiI
| persistence was such that he finally wrote
! a letter TO the director Of the institution
! stating that, upon the advice of his friends
| he had decided TO place his name before
! that BODY for admission. The rules Of tbs
| Academy governing applications for ad
| nittance are To the effect that an oiticia
reo1Ist naming the seat To which tho
| applicant aspires, must be made to tht
! socre4ary Marshal Joffres high per
/ sonalitv did not save him from the for
maIitv and thus tke official request wa:
! made.
| The entrance Of Marshal Joffre's il
/ the Academy will not create q prcceden
as far as the admittance Of military mel
| 10 the select circle is concerned. Sil
NarsbaIs of France have falTeady beer
recorded as members. They were, Vlliars
d'Fstrees. the Duke Of Richeiicu, Belle
Isle. Beauvau and Duras.
1t is an error, however, TO think ina
Marshal Joffre will receive tie greer
palms of the Immortals without evel
having written anything. In 1879 there
was published in Paris a seventy hyi
page volume entitled: The Operations
Of the Joffre Column before and after Tho
Occupation Of Timbouctou. 1t waf
signed ]. Joffre, Lieutcnant-Colonel.
Marshal Joffre also wrote q work or
Madagascar but the edition has becom,
exhausted and no copy OF it can be found
at present And perhaps, some day
the victor Of the Marne may be induced
TO write his "reminiscences.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
SOuSA'S SACRIFICE.

Chicago. Feb II Lieutenant John
Phillip Solsa, bandmaster at the Great
Lakes naval training station Offered his
historic baton at auction for the benefit
of the fund which is being raised to OBJ
tain baseball equipment for the lackies,
and it was sold for sl20, It became known.
The prized wand has been IN the pos
session Of the noted bandmaster for is
wears, having been presented to him IN
1870 bv members of the band of which he
was then leader.
"Of course. SAID the bandmaster, the
baton has fccn invaluable because OF its
associations. But it is less important that
| retain the baton rs n relic of sentiment
than the jackie should have baseball SUITS
u shall feel lost without the ward
which was linked with relrif lseenecs not
TO be inherited by its successor. am
glad to have been anle to make such a
sacrifice
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
PEPPER TALKS.
BY George Nj Mstthew Adams
LINCOLN.


The greatest thing about Lin
coin wns his simplicity. OF think
ing. OF statement. OF action. SO
simple and rugged in thought, in APP
pearnnce and manner that many
of the so-called great of his time
grossly snubbcd and ignored him.
But he never lost faith in those
in whom he believed, until they
had fully proved their incapacity.
As in the cases of Mcclellan,
Hooker, Stanton. 81 will hold
McClellan's horse if he will but
give as victories" he said.
lie WAS one of the most bitterly
criticized Presidents that America
has ever had. Sub rosa, said
Greeley in his New York Tribune,
II cant trust your honest old
Abe he is too smart for me,
And at the end of his first term
this is what Fremont had to say:
Il believe it would be fatal to the
country To indor'c n policy and
renew a power which has cost 'ls
the lives of thousands of men, and
necdlcssly put the country on the
road To bankruptcy.
And ne he'd his criers against
!. "the annoyances of the censor
ship" and people called for peace,
So greatly that even Emerson
said. lit is wonderful to behold
the unreasonable scnility OF what
is called the peace party.
Here was a PLAIN man who un-
dcrstood people rs few men ever
! have. He was n master Of men.
! tie was born TO lead. And he did
lead. lie never seemed 10 think
that he was great. Probably that
il why he really WAS so great
But now we know him as he
actually was. Simple. And kind
And very lovable. And as we
think Of him today and look into
those pictured eyes, we shall think
of the beautiful lines of Walt Ma
son: Sad eyes the sleepless
companions Of sorrow, the watch
ers that witnessed the dawn
sad ewes that were wcaried and
blighted, by visions of siegcs and
wars, now watch o'cr country
united from the luminous slopes Of
the stars.
4.3.a4a.444A4%444&4A 4A4tA444 Rslt4At34A ,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
BEGIN HOT WATER
DRINKENG IIF YOU
DON'T FEEL RIGHT
Says glass OF hot water with
ehosphste before breakfast
washes out poisonS.

II YOU wake up with bad TASTE. bad
breath and tongue 4 coated; If Your head
Is dull or aching; If what you eat sours
and forms gas and acid in stomach, or YOU
are bilious, constipated. nervous, sallow
aud cant get feeling Just right, begin
inside bathing Drink before breakfast,
a glass Of real hot water with teaspoon
ful Of limestone phosphate in it. This will
flush the poisons and toxins from stomach
liver. kidne and bowels and cleanse,
sweeten and purif. the entire alimentary
tract. Do your inside bathing Immediately
upon arising .n the morning 10 wash out
81 the system all the previous days
poisonous waste gases and sour bile be-
lore putting more food into the stomach
10 feel like young folks feel; like you
selt before your blood nerves and muscles
became loaded with body impurities. get
from your pharmacist quarter pound
of limestone phosphate. which is mex
Iensiye and almost tasteless, except for a
sourish twinge which Is not unpleasant.
Men and women who are usually CON
supateq. bilious. headachy or have any
stomach disorder should begin this inside
bathing before breakfast.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12
THEDA BARA SCORES
IN CLEOPATRA !"
Remarkable Photoplay Of Unusual
Elaborateness and Magnificence
at The Playhouse.

4 remarkable photnpiav porfravlug tho
thrilling career of Cleopatra and featuring
Thcda Barn, ono Of the most rotod ~ the
motion picture stars of the present day,
began wcel. engagement at The Play
house Yesterday, PLAYING 70 excellent
opening business Miss Bara appears 10
have graspe1 tho true spirit nf the author
and to have thrown her whole force INTO
the play. which IS staged with eN'raor-
dinary elaboratcne-s In fact. i ls no
stage production ~ All, the scene of the
action. seemingly, being On the very
grulnid troddcn hy ~ ancicuts who
figured in tins wonderful story L Is cm-
hchlshcd with aIl ~ the richress y those
times and with A @calfh of equipment
true to the period
The photoplav il 4 series of thrills from
start 10 finish, with many acts of daring
which seem impossible ot execution Miss
Bara is supported by 4 strong cast and
IN addition there is host 81 other people
who go 70 make mp the various ensemE les.
II is one of the most magnificent and spec
tacular offerings scen IN pictures here
for some time and il we'll worth scclng.
The cast follows
Cleopatra Theda Bara: "Cgsar.
Fritz Icibcr. antony, Thursfnn Hall;
"Pharon. kibcrt Roscoe; Chairman.
Dorothy Drake Iras Doll Duncan;
s9Octavia, Gerevicve Blinn y ent,dlus,
Her-chell Mayall: Messenger Hector
Y. Sarin. "Octavius Henry tic Euesi
.kephren Art Accord.
An orchestra furnishc4 the music his
wonderful feature was photographed N
California. It represents he gu-ordinated
PLAYING IF 20 900 people. L was months
IN the making and represents huge sums
expendc1 FOR ne erection oi Egyptian and
Rornan cities The worlds first naval
battle i portrayed the battle Of Actmm
ard the first great naval coEttlct ever
filmed Miss Bara wears 80 disIncilreig
different costumes 70 match each cos
tune the Siren oF the Nile wears Is com
plete set Of Jewels ~ dazzling and df-
ferent sets Of baubleS. Before ard during
the production 10 seanlstresscs were con
stantly working on Miss Bara costumes
Roman palaces. Roman Forum, Barge on
the Nile, pyramids, sphinx and All scenes
incidental to the story OF Cleopatra are
correctly and historically reproduced.
Cleopatra viii be repeated, alter 10
dav, when The Playhouse ls closed, eacr
afternoon and night this week Il 2.5l
and s 20.