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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-13
PRICE OF WOOL FIXED BY GOV
EMINENT WAR INDUSTRIES
BOARD ANNOUNCES

The War Industries Board has is
sued the following statement:
The Government has definitely fixed
the price of wool, taking as basis
the secured value in Boston on July
80, 1917.
The arrangement was arrived at by
conferences between the representa-
tives of the growers, the dealers, and
the Government.
1t is desired that the wool shall,
as nearly as possible, follow its usual
channels, and to this end the deal
ers the new clip, and the dealers have
agreed to distribute it upon definite
basis of compensation conforming to
the Government direction as to its
distribution.
The Government has not obligated
itself to buy the clip, but does have
first call upon any portion it requires
and it will allot the balance OF the
wool to mills throughout the country
such balance to be made us of for civ
ilian purposes
The Boston prices as of July 49,
1917. are net to the grower, except
that he is to pay transportation
charges to the Atlantic seaboard and
interest on such advances as may be
made to him at the time of shipment
The dealers are to be permitted TO
make a charge of 8 per cent OF the
selling price If the wool is not graded
and Sh per cent if it is graded
This commission is to cover all
storage, carriage, and insurance. The
commission charge is to be added 10
the price of the wool as it leaves the
dealers hands.
The dealers are arranging to make
blanket advance to the grower at
the time the wool is shipped, the bal
ance of the price of the wool to be
maid to the grower when the wool
is sold and delivered by the dealer.
Specializing or any form Of buying
directly or Indirectly is to be prohlb-
tied. The dealers in wool will be APP
proyed by the War Industries Board,
and no approved dealer will be allow
ed TO buy wool nor will be allowed to
take on consignment more than can
be stored and expeditiously graded
and transferred to the mills.
Dealers desiring to be approved by
the War Industries Board to handle
wool shall first make application stat
ing their capacity for storing and
grading. Application for approval
shall be made to the Wood Division OF
the War Industries Board.
All shipments will be made in such
manner as to effect the greatest eco
nomy in transportation and time.
After the wool is in the hands OF
the dealers and graded it will be val
ned by a Government valuation COM
mittee.
The woolgrowers, the wool dealers
and the wooden manufacturers VIII
each be represented on Govern
ment committee which will take
charge of the details of operation.
A method Of handling wool in the
fleece wool sections and other sec
tions where the clips arc small Il
now being worked out which will pro
badly allow selling in small lots. Thi!
plan will be made public as soon as i
is definitely decided upon.
A full schedule of prices will be dis
tributed without delay by the WOO
trade associations, or can be obtained
from the Wood Division Of the Wa
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-13
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
1|''|I||I|1Is

Time table effective Sunday Fob
ruary 10th.
No. II leaves Maysvills 5:s5 q. m.
daily except Sunday.
No. 8 leaves Maysville $40 .. m.
except Sunday.
No. 200 leaves Maysville $40 D. m.
Sunday only.
No. 10 arrives In Maysville 9:l6 q
m. daily except Sunday.
No. 21o arrives In Maysvills 1855 p.
m, Sunday only.
No. 1s arrives In Maysvills s:l6 ,.
m, daily except Sunday.
H. 8. ELLIS. Agent.
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SOLDIERS STUDY FRENCH

Thousands of American soldiers are
studying French under auspices Of the
National War Work Council of the Y.
M. C. A. 1t is a part of their army
training.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-13

Mr.. H. d. Collins of Paris, is visit
ing his son, Mr.. w. c. Collins in this
city, and before returning to his home
will visit another son, Mr.. I5hmael
Collins. at Foster.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-13

Two thousand five hundred meals
were recently cooked and served in
twenty-fur hours at one Y. M. C. A.
hut in London.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-13
We Offer You Here Some
Very Unusual Bargains
in MaysviNe Homes

The fiye.rOOm house Of the Misses
McGhee's located at No. 22O Walnut
street. Water and gas in the house,
also nice garden, large enough, how.
ever, to raise sufficient vegetation to
supply small family.
The seven.rOOm house Of Mrs. Mary
d. Marsh located No. 329 Forest ave.
nue.. Large lot, bath, water and gas.
This Is one Of the very best neighbor.
hoods in our city, and you will not
have an opportunity to buy a home in
this locality every day. For partlcu.
lars as to price terms, ETC., sec the
owner or the undersigned.
Cottage home Of Mrs. I. r. Wilson
located No. AS Forest Avenue, lot
with a great variety Of fruit, garden,
etc, also garage on back Of lot. Wat.
er and gas in the house. Price very
cheap when location is considered.
.Th0S. |. EVAN & CO
Maysvine, Ky.
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AT THE BLUE BIRD EVERY HUMAN
EVEN THE EAGLE PURSUES HAPPI.
FILMS, BLUE Bird. AM THE
THE BLUE Bird. THIS BIRD SYM
BLUE BIRD" BLUE Bird, A
!. Adults Csc, Children l Sc
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I|0|S|[3|l N|[N|[l|N|El]I
a|Ey|H| N|l|Kl|[s|N|u

Come to our store if you want
the best in creams, ices and soft
drinks of all kinds.
We try to please you and to
have what you want, served in
first-class style.
Our motto is SERVICE" and
that we are giving it is attested
by the large number of pleased
patrons we have.
We will be pleased to serve you
at our fountain or to send you
what you want when you want it
wherever you may be.
MM[3|I[3 ~ [lI[l|[5
7 West Second st. Phone 30.
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The scandal-manager rs well as the
iiaiterer IN always sure OF an audi
ence.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
YANKEE TROOPS
'EXPLORE GERMAN
Trench IN DARK
Enemy Uses Dogs to Give
Warning Of American Pa
trolls; Many U. S. Soldiers
Have Mumps.

With the American Army in
france, Friday, Feb. S.--The Ger
mans are using their dogs on the
frcut lines to warn them of the ap-
proach of patrols opposite tie Amer
lean sector.
A German dog listener" early this
morning prevented one of Our patrols
from executing a daring stroke.
Two corporals who were concerned
in it have been mentioned in official
reports for their spirit and cool
ness.
Sammies Go Exploring.
Accompanied by two privates, the
corporals left large patrol in Ger
tain place in an abandoned trench
in No Mans Land last midnight and
went on to the German lines.
They first found smooth wire bar
rier which had been shot to pieces by
the American fire.
Fifteen yards further on they game
upon German entanglements of wire
20 feet deep with four-pointed barbs.
The men were inspecting all open
ing in the wire when dog, apparently
chained on the other side, began to
bark.
A dugout door opened quickly in a
trench and a gruff voice was heard
to say "Fertig" meaning ready.
Suddenly brilliant rocket went up
and the Americans threw themselves
Continued on Page Two, Column Two,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
ship FIRMS ROB
UNCLESAM, SAYS
OMAHA. WITNESS
John W. TowIe, Testifying Be-
fore Senate Committee, Says
Money ReCkIessIy Wasted
at Hog Island.

Washington, Feb. 9.--Whcn inves-
tigation Of the shipping board and the
Emergency Fleet corporation was re-
sumed today by the senate commerce
committee John w. Towle of Omaha,
plant engineer for the Hog Island
yards of tie American international
corporation, testified that at one time
1900 cars Of material we're on the sid
ing waiting to be unloaded at that
plant, and, there being no place to un-
load the cars, the Emergency Fleet
corporation paid demurrage on them.
Stone & Webster, a Boston firm
OF contractors, Towlc testified, has a
contract yielding a profit of 100 per
cent for the services of IFS expert
engineers giving advice to the inter
, national corporation.
Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins OF
Boston, he said, which has a member
as vice president OF the American In
ternational Shipbuilding corporation,
has sub-contract for piers amount
ing to $l,000,000 and in addition it
receives a rental fee of $4,000 for
its equipment, paid by the govern
mcnt
Questioning developed that Towle,
as an expert engineer, gets $3.50 a
month and as press agen: for the
American corporation gets $500 a
month.
TowIe said he made frequent re-
ports to the fleet corporation on con-
ditons at Hog Island. an1 when a
representative OF the fleet corpora
ton went there to investigate he was
informed by representatives of the
international corporation that the
company vas the governments agent
and there should be no preference
from the fleet corporations
Replying 10 Senator Vardaman,
rowle expressed the opinion that
general conditions at Hog Island in
dicate1 "a reckless expenditure OF
gover1ment moneN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
ARCHBISHOP HARTY'S VIEWS.

ARCHBISHOP HARTY'S VIEWS.
Archbishop Harty dictated the fol-
lowing interview for The Bee:
Il stand for temperance in the use
of all things and therefore favor the
rigid regulation Of the liquor traffic.
But as prohibition is based on a
wrong i l9incipie do not advocate 1t.
Its principle is wrong because it
does not distinguish between what is
good in itself and what Is essentially
bad. ''. ''. fs.
Prohibition seeks to prevent the
use of what is in itself good. 1t con-
POUNDS use and abuse. 1t strives to
prevent even the temperate use OF
liquor and it consequently trespasses
on every mans right to use or not to
use whatever is good.
1T forbids the complete use of his
free will in things innocent, of such
things as may be OF service 20 him In
the pursuit of health and happiness.
Mans Freedom Stolen.
IF the exercises Of a mans free will
is hindered in the use of any one thing
not in itself evil, just as logically NAV
his freedom of choice and action be
stolen from him in any other good
thing.
prohibition. then, Of the moderate
usc OF intoxicants. because of the false
principle o#-which it is founded, can
easily advance step and in the guise
OF virtue and lumanitarianism pro-
hiblt any OF the things that men wish
to do.
Herein is fanticism that must be
torestalled, lest it cause greater evils
than are caused even by the misuse
of intoxicants.
Evils have arisen from the nar-
riage relation; why not prohibit mar
riage? Tobacco has hurt many; why
not, then, see to it that no man
smokes? Why not compel all to eat
under the benevolent eye of the
'Cnco guid' because gluttony is quite
common and very destructive of life?
Il am, therefore, opposed to pro-
hibition because it deprives men of
freedom of will in the use OF what is
good in itself; because it does not
make men sober, unless. of course.
they choose TO be so; because it
breeds many evils, such as deceit and
hypocracy; and. strongest reason of
all. it does not and will not prohibit" "
Clergy, Not Church, Says Colaneri.
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Colaneri. chan
cellor oathe Catholic diocese of Oma-
ha, also is opposed to prohibition.
He said:
Il think national prohibition would
be national calamity"
Has the Catholic church taken
Continued on Isge Two. Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
DEDICATE HOME
FOR NEBRASKA'S
BOYS AT Funston

Camp Funston, Kan. Feb. o.--The
Nebraska building, given by the citi-
zens of Nebraska and equipped by
citizens of St. Louis. Mo, was dedi-
Gated to the use OF Nebraska soldiers
hall tonight
Neville. governor OF Nebraska.
The program was i'll charge of the
jl4th ammunition train, which is COM
posed largely Of Nebraska men. Many
officers OF the unit are from St. Louis.
Officers of the unit and visitors will
be entertained at Company F mess
at Camp Funston today by Keith
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10


TOTAL LOSS 166.
British admiralty figures give the
total casualties as loo, the losses
among the crew and passengers be-
ing 1o. Ef a5,
Trawlers have Travelled over the wa
ters where the Tuscania went down
and have cruised along the Irish coast
without finding trace of men other
than those already reported rescued.
The Tuscania's survivors bureau in
an Irish port estimates the American
missing at 101.
Official reports on the circum-
stances surrounding the Sinking Of
the liner by German submarine
have not been received at Washing
ton. ..r. ...
REFUSED TO EMBA.RkFassh
A small fishing trawler returerd to
this port this morning without the l42
Americans it set out from here to
take off from the barren northerly
shore, which the Americans had
reached in three lifeboats IA hours
after the Tuscania was sunk.
The skipper of the trawler told
the British commodore here that the
American captain in charge of the
party refused to embark his men on
the trawle' because the little vessel
did not carry life boats sufficient to
hold all of the troops in case the
trawler was torpedoed.
This party, according to the cap
tain of the trawler, consists of two
captains and 140 men who reached
the shore o short distance from the
point where the bodies of a. 'Ameri-
cans were washed up yesterday.
The trawler had made perilous
journey TO reach the Americans. The
sea was choppy, but the trawler kept
her course until she reached the point
where the Americans are marooned.
On the arrival of the trawler the
Ritish authorities sent large steamer
to bring the Americans to Glasgow
This vessel has sufficient lifeboats to
take care of the men in case it should
run afoul of an underwater boat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10

P"A A$ys
U. S. FORCES NEAR TOUL.
'Northwes. of Toul," said the re-
cent statement authorized by the AM
erican censor as to the location of the
sector aow being held by the men OF
the United Statse army. And it was
near a town northwest of foul that
the Germans announced having taken
"some American prisoners"
The town is Xivray,- and it is sit
uated about 10 miles east of St. Mihiel,
indicating that the Americans are
holding a line along the southerly
edge Of the famous St. Mihiel salient,
in French Lorraine southeast of Yer
dun. -
This raid by the Germans was but
oae of several conducted by the va
rious belligerents on the western
front, the most important of which
apparently also was carried out IN
Lorraine, bu. by the French in the
vicinity of Dioncourt. The French
! penetrated German position here
cleared Lut the trenches and brought
back 80 prisoners and machine gum
Peace With Ukraine.
While these military activities were
in progress, in the west the central
powers were busying themselves with
their manifold peace Negotiations and
announced they had come to peace
agreen1e with the Ukraine, signed at
2e'clock Saturd2s morning,
This announcement marking the
first peace concluded by any of the
belligerehts may turn out to be one
Of epochal importance. 1t had. been
largely discounted, however, by the
apparent an:.ety manifested by the
representatives of the Ukrcinian
rada at Brest-L -Litovsk to sign a peace
Of some sort which Germany and its
;slles and also by the uncertainty as
to the reality Of the peace which has
been achieve, on paper.
Doubt Rada's Authority.
Doubt exists as to the extent of the
control exercised by the rada over the
territory comprising the so-called
UKralnldn lepuOHC WHlCll IL Pun pol 10
to represent. That control is disputed
by the bolsheviki who broke with the
rada representatives at Brest-Litovsk
and appointed Ukrainian delegates OF
their own when they found the first
set of Ukrainians, whom they OBJ
jected to as 'bourgeoise," secretly
negotiating with the central powers
Bolsheviki and Ukrainian troops are
engaging each other for the mastery
of the territory, which includes some
of the best grain growing provinces OF
Russia, and each is claiming success
in the operations.
Hope to Obtain Food.
Germany and Austria are tacitly ad'
mitted to have seized upon the oppor'
tunity to sign a peace with the
Ukrainians in the hope that they
Continued on Page Two, Column Three)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
Archbishop Harty Says
Prohibition is WrOng

These are the principal points in
Archbishop Harty's interview given
exclusively to The Bee:
prohibition is wroAg because 1t
confounds use and abuse. Il tres
passes on every mans right to use
or not to use what Is good.
Herein is fanaticism that must
be forestalled lest il cause greater
evils than are caused by the misuse
Of intoxicants.
Evils have arisen from the mar
riage relation; why not prohibit
marriage7 Tobacco has hurt many;
why not, then, see to it that no man
smoke?
Il am opposed to prohibition be-
cause does not make men sober
unless, of course, they choose to be
so and because it breeds many evils
such as deceit and hypocracy."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
Government to Place
Cheese on the Market

Chicago, Feb. 9.-lmmense quaint
ties of cheese held in cold storage in
this country have been ordered by
the United States food administration
TO be put on the market by june /,
when the new chcesc-making season
begins;
The Department of Agriculture says
that on January l 100000 pounds
of cheese were in storage houses re-
porting TO the government, and it is
estimated a large quantity is not so
reported.
This is 80 per cent more than was
held year ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
Cardinal Gibbons Stand
AGAINST Prohibition

This is what Cardinal Gibbons
said:
II feel that if the amendment is
ratified there will spring up in all
parts Of this country Illicit stills
that will manufacture a low grade
of whisky that will do more harm
than the good grade is doing.
ct SENS that some Of our legis-
lstors would make Mohammedans
of us. Mohammed tenets forbid
the use of wine, yet the Mohamme-
dan drinks his wine or his liquor
despite his faith.
1T will be q calamity if this
amendment is adopted. 1t will be
only step in the abridgement of
other liberties that we enjoy"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
Earl Reading, British
Envoy to u. S., Arrives

An Atlantic Port, Feb. Earl
Reading, recently appointed British
high commissioner and SPECIAL am
bassador to the United States, arrived
here today on d British steamship Oil
bis way to his post.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
Longshoremen at Work.

New York, Feb. 9.-The 2,00c
longshoremen who have been on
strike for the last two weeks on the
Southern Pacific railroad steamship
piers, voted today to return to work
Monday morning, pending the dispo-
sition Of the question of raise in
wages by the federal board of adjust
nlent of the United States shipping
board :
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
ARCHBISHOP HARTY DECLARES
ENFORCED, TEMPERANCE WRONG;
DOES NOT AND WILL NOT PROHIBIT
Head of Nebraska Diocese and Leading Omaha
Catholic Priests Endorse Stand of Cardinal
Gibbons Against National Prohibition

The Catholic clergy OMAHA almost without exception opposed to pro-
hbton
Archbishop % Mongno Conea and number the leading priests to-
day endorsed the stand taken Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore denounced
the national prohibition amendment published interview Wednesday,
They declare that statistics do prove good thing but
the swace and that underneath unseen are far greater evils
by
O fFankR Rooney las sweekcate damHdo onaHon
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Of
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bing atonal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
b. S. PRISONERS TAKEN
BY GERMANS; UKRAINE
AT PEACE WITH KAISER
Teuton Official Communication Reports Americans Cap
tursd Near Toul; Central Powers Come to Terms
With Ukrainans in Desperate Effort to Obtain
Grain Supplies for Home Consumption
(Rv Associated Press


Berlin Feb 9.-(Va London )-Some American prisoners
have captured north of xrey 10 miles of ST. Mhie
says official issued today by the German general
staff
This routine item in the German official statement of Sat-
announcing operation in Lorraine held American
greater degree than other of the
day. the of raid the American lines and
the capture American soldiers by German accommodating
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
Consular Bill Passes.

Washington Feb. 9.-Thc house
today passed the diplomatic and con-
sular bill carrying $8,056,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
The Weather

For ,Nebra aska-Fair; continued
~ mild for several days.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
(Pv Associated Press.)>

(Ry Associated Press.)>
With but hope that additional survivors of the tor
pedoed liner Tuscana will be found latest compilations show
that American soldiers lost their lives Tuesday night off
he of land
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
TUSCANIA SURVIVORS
REFUSE TO EMBARK ON
SMALL FISHING BOAT
Take No Chances On Trawler Without Lfeboas Soldiers
Are Sent to Concentration Camp in Northern Part
of Ireland; Conflicting Reports On Total
Number Lost In Marine Disaster.
BULLETIN.

Washington Feb 9.-The War department has ordered
finger prints of all the soldiers recovered from
the Tuscana By comparison with records here it will lbe
sble to identify them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10


from the normal;
Normal temperature '.....,,....,.,.....S
Total deficiency since March l.........7l6
Normal precipitation ......,.. .0l inch
deficiency for the day........ .0+ inch
'rotal rainfall since March l...22.76 inches
deficiency since March l...... 40 inches
Jleficiency for cor period. 1911. 1850 inches
deficiency lor cor. period 1878. .os inch
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
PART ONE

NEWS SECTION
PAGES / TO IA.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-10
THE WEATHER

Fair; Mild
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-07
Baths as Mustard Gas AntIdOte

PARIS. Nov. 6:-Hot baths as an
antidote for mustard a are saving
lives OF many soldiers in gassed areas.
While gas shells are still falling the
chemical welfare service rushes up
motor trucks carrying 2~.500-gallon
tanks equipped with instantaneous
water heaters.
Hating behind n sheltering wood.
the crew throws together a wooden
framework. under which 20 soldiers
can stand in hot water showers. Pipes
are connected and the water is turned
on.
Soldiers quickly remove their
clothes. Hands and shoes are dipped
in lime TO destroy the lurking gas.
Even helmets are dipped in lime
water. Men with obvious burns are
sent to the hospital. The others are
sprayed with liquid soap. after which
hot water is turned on and the bodies
scrubbed thoroughly.
After the shower. each mans eyes,
nose and throat are sprayed n clean
clothes, brought up in a second truck.
are passed out.
In a test made recently. forty-eight
men were given the anti-mustard gas
shower baths in two and q half min
utes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-07
lack the Fiddler" VIII Never
Fiddle In This World Again

John J. OfBoyle, seventy years old.
better known 10 the residents of this
city as Jack the Fiddler" died at
the city hospital late yesterday after
noon. He had been taken there early
yesterday morning by Patrolman
Calvin who found him lying on Smith
street near Mcclellan street.
Word was sent to his son who
holds a responsible position with one
of the largest railroad companies in
the East and who IS stationed at Iar-
sey City. He will come here today
to make arrangements for the funer-
al. In the meantime the body is az
Coroner Flynn's morgue.
It Is many years ago since O'Boy1e
came to Perth Amboy. He was tall,
fine looking and well dressed and
many a nan of today who was a boy
In those days remembers him as q
famous fiddler. He was in constant
demand for the dances of the young
people.
Very little is known of his early
history other than that he came here
from a small mining town in Penn
sylvania where he had been a highly
respected citizen. He was married
and the father of several children.
Drink got the better of him and
caused his ruin.