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money and then tip the cups before boys could
escape with it.
have told how the soldiers and Zaptieths guarding
talked earnestly with the soldiers who in charge
of the party from Keban- Maiden at the Han 1t must
have been that the other soldiers, who had had some
experience already in guarding deported Armenians
gave advice to guards. We treated even more
cruelty after that meeting The old women, and those
who were too i'll to keep killed. by by the
soldiers They said they could not bother with them
When children Jagged behind, got out of the line to
rest the Zapeths would lift them their bayonets and
toss them away-sometimeS trying catch them again
their bayOnets Mothers who saw their young ones
being killed in this way for the sport of guards could
protest We had learned that any sort of a protest
meant suicide
They had to watch and wiring their hands or hold
their eyes shut while their children died.
Our family had been especially fortunate because
none OF our little ones became ILL., HOvan only six
years old, but he seemed to realize what going
Once my youngest aunt, Hagcnoush, who with u.s.
was carried off from the road by Zapteh who beat her
terribly when she tried to resist him. When he tired
OF her he buried his knife in her breast and drove her
back to us screaming with the fright and pain think
was never discouraged as when had treated
hagenorSh and cascd her pain near to being
wicked and wondering if, after ALL we Christians
deserted. was very young, of course. While | was
having these wicked thoughts little Hovan climbed down
out of lausanne and to me. When |
picked him up he said in his childish way:
Won't God be awful mad at the bad Turks when
lie hnds out what they are doing to us?'
thought at once perhaps that was it. God was busy
and dldn know. That was foolish, of course, as
realized after awhile, but it kept from having wicked
Thoughts then.
That afternoon we passed little Armenian village
News OF the and depOrtatiOns had not yet
reached this village the road little travelled When
we came upon the settlement the at their
wash tubs, in the public washing place, only partly
clothed Is the way in country villages in Turkey Our
guards surrounded the at and drove them,
just as they were, into party. Then they gathered
up the men, who did not know why they mOleSted
un'ii we told them We rested on the road while the
soldiers looted all the houses in the village Then they
set fire to it.
We were now in country where there many
Turkish Yiages, as.we settlements of farmer Kurds
We camped al night.in great circle with the younger
girls distributed for protection inside the circle widely
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participated came into the camp and, with th1
which had remained guarding us, went among
selecting the women whose husbands had belong
to the more prosperous class and ordering them
go to the tent. The captain wished to quest
them, the soldiers said. They summoned my moi,
and many women who had been our neighborsl
friends, until more than two hundred women who
husbands had been rich or well to do were gathers
The soldiers marched them toward the tent. Wi
nv mother nv Aunt Marian. whose husband b
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been banker, was taken.
As these selected women had arrived at 4
tent the captain of the soldiers out and told h
they to give up all the money they had brought
them ''for safe keeping from the Kurds " he said n
women knew their money would never be returned
them and that they would suffer terribly without it.
The refused to give up their money all sayi
they had none Then the soldiers and Zaptieths fell up
them: They searched them ALL first tearing off all tn
clothes until they were nude.
One woman, who was the sister of the rich ma
Garabed Tufenkan, of Sivas and who had been visit
in our city when the deportatons began, mer
leSSly beaten she confessed last that she had
some money in her person. She begged the soldiers
cease beating her that she might give it to them d
soldiers shouted aloud with glee at this confession
recovered the money themselves, cutting her cruelty vi
their knives to make sure they had missed none.
The soldiers then searched each woman in this W.
My Aunt Marian was to become mother. When
soldiers who had been torturing her this they cal
to their comrades and threw her to the ground and r
her open with their bayonets thinking in their ignor
way she had hidden great amount of money They WI
disappointed they fell upon the other women with
newed energy.
Of the two hundred or more who were subjected
this treatment in front of the officers tent only LTD
group survived When they crawled back into the ca
and into the of their relatives they had Screan
much they could not tak-hey had lost their voie
My poor mother had given up all the money she n.
about her. but had not admitted that any others of
family had more. She bleeding from many cuts al
bruises when she reached u.s. and tainted away as 81
she lausanne and running out to her. We carr
her into the camp and used the last of drinking
which we had treasured from the day before to ba
her wounds. When saw she could not speak no mat
how hard she tried, lausanne and were nearly insa
When the soldiers and Zapteths had divided |
money which they had taken they came in among
again to pick out young women to take to the office
tent. The moonlight bright none of us co
conceal ourselves lausanne sitting with the G.
dren, comforting them, while 1 had taken my turn
tending mothers wounds. A Zaptieth caught her I
the hair and pulled her to her feet
Spare me, my mother is dying-spare mel"
same cried, but the Zaptieth was merciless "Yo|
back at daylight-if you behave was all he wo
say, as he dragged her along heard her cry and co
not hold myself back when saw the Zaptieth taking
away. My aunt HagenouSh tried to hold me- but |
to lausanne and caught hold of her, pleading with
Haptieth to release her. lausanne resisted too and
Zaptieth became enraged With an oath he drew
knife and buried it in lausanne s breast The blade a
fell, passed close to me it cut the skin on my che
leaving the which | still have. As lausanne died
my arms, she whispered
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By Aurora Mardiganidn
CHAPTER v.

-nT Cd has gone mad; we are deserted
II Someone whispered this close at m.
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SOUTH BosTog

tSpeclal 10 The Times.p ,,,ch1
SOUTH BOSTON. VA. !, rrh' a.
Miss Catheryn Lawson Is vi -;nr ROY, !.
uves and friends in Altav!. and Rns
noke. '0a,
Mr., and Mrs wrkinso: &c .no,,.
ing several days with T. alive, a.
Chase City.
Miss Marie Norwood y,s,t,ns
friends in Salisbury, n. c
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex wh.ir a, R.,
~, 80. W F's',,ns Mr. Whaiing'o
N". us nir' ana Mrs. Z. y chick. K
" ,..si, '.aFy rrlce has re ned from
'S't 70 iEichds IN Ricn nd
Mr. and Mrs. William A. iuJson =,
Scottsburg. were recent VIZ ara hnre
L. l.. Kay. who has ben in MAJ.
Mexico for several month. har re.
turned to his home Mt OMEN
j. ID. Fry visited his iamily bers
several days this week.
Mr. and Mrs. r. b. Eas. men. SIN.
day with friends at Bethe, ,riu. y. e.
Colonel Henry Easley Il: recentI.
been on a trip to Roanoke
Frank l.. Thompson. OF INN Han.
cock. Ca. visited his moth Mrs n
r.. Willis. hero this week.
- .,lahl i. l. Jafc. this city.
,l''ou mere sunda on route
toned for time. He has e, n.iv hoo,
stationed in San Antonio, <.
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COMB SAGE TEA IN
FADED OR GRAY HAIR
If Mixed With Sulphur it Dark
ems SO Naturally Nobody
Can Tell.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened. glossy and attractive
with brew of Sage Tea and SULPHUR.
Whenever her hair took on that dull.
faded or streaked appearance. this SIM
pic mixture was applied with wonder
full effect. by asking at any drug store
for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get n large bottle OF
this old-timo recipe. improved by the
addition OF other ingredients, All ready
TO use. at very little cost. This simple
mixture can be depended upon to re-
store natural color and beauty to the
hair.
4 well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wycths Sage and
Sulphur Compound now because 1t
darkcnS so naturally and evenly thai
nobody can tell IL has been applied
it's so easy TO use. too. You simply
dampcn a comb or soft brush and draw
i; through your hair. taking one strand
at IL time. BY morning the gray hair
disappears; after another application
or two 1t is restored to it's natural
color and looks glossy. soft and beau.
tiful. This preparation is Il delightful,
toilet requisite. 1t Is not intended for
tho cure. mitigation or prevention OF
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HEATHSVILLE:

tSpecial TO The Times D'spatch.,
HEATHSV1LLE. VA, March az
Miss Mamie Stoneham Is spandinp
some time at Mowaskon. Her mother.
Mrs. Wright. was suddenly called 20
North Carolina by the critical illnAss
OF another daughter.
DR.. Meade Stith Brent and bride. who
was Miss Helen Wilson, OF Petcrahurr
Va, were guests OF Or. Brent's parents
DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Brent. at Roanoke
for few days this week. leayine
there for brief trip to New York. =
Arthur and A. B. Crowthers. az
Avalon. have returned from Camp Lea
where they went to visit their brother.
Benedict Crowther
A. M. Byers. OF Omaha, Neb., isst
last week. after spending several days
at his farm. "Fauntleroy." While here
he shipped 500 bushels OF wheat. s
Mrs. S. b. Headley and son, 8. n.
Headley. Jr.. left recently for Charles
ten. 8. c.. whore she Will join her
husband, who has a position in the
navy-yard. M
Mrs. Walter Kildufr has gone Is
Chester. Pa. to join her husband, ana
they will make their homo there for
tho present. 3
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and Ramsay pressed the proper point
underneath which was concealed a
spring.
part or the pillar. as II II we're a
door. opened. This At last looked prom
Using. Ramsay wcdgcd his way
through the opening. and found that
there was a ladder inside which led
below to Il Subcellar. Down the ladder
he climbed. leaving Doris on guard
above
At tho foot he paused and flashed his
light in tho narrow space. There. TO-
his utter amazcmcnt. he saw 4 strong
box. unlocked. rather fire than burg lar
proof. He pulled the lid up and
reached IN. Inside was "A paper, and
he drew it forth.
/ Ramsay's face lighted with triumph
as lie read the title that was written
or the document:
I 'JCDSoN WHITNEY LAST WILL,
AND TESTAMENT.''
! II have found it," he called ND to
Doris as he began quickly to climb
back, white she leaned over eagerly
Even as the two had descended first
10 the cellar. through the shrubbory
or the Whitney grounds might have
been seen n muitled figure creeping to-
ward the house. 1t was Scarlcy.
Clearly he was up to something dcs-
perate.
Looking about. no saw n moving
light in the cellar and pcered through
the window. Doris and Ramsay. lie
pulled revolver and slowly raised the
window. waiting.
AS Doris leaned over. Scarley
crawled through the window and
dropped TO the cellar floor. advancing
with his gun drawn.
Here. take 1t. Doris" called Ram
say, just emerging.
Al that moment Scarley made a rush
striking Ramsay with the butt Of his
pistol. Ramsay toppled back, falling
all the way. scnseless.
Give me that will" Scarlcy de-
manded, lereling the gun at Doris. as
with the other hand he seized the
paper.
"so-yeu are the Hidden Hand" she
cried.
scarley laughed holloway as he
backed away. the Will in one hand,
while his gun threatened Doris
Suddenly her eyes dilated with terror
wilder than ever before.
4 heavy steel gauntlet crashed the
revolver from Scarlcy's extended fist.
The Hidden Hand had peered in,
crawled swiftly through tho open win
dow and crept up bnck OF Scarley.
On his part. now. Scarley cringed
In abject terror.
Give me that will" demanded tho
mysterious criminal. as he extended
the horrible gauntlet OF death full at
the villalnous doctor.
He leered menaclngly at Doris as he
seized the Will from Scarley, and
paused just an instant as IL in doubt
what disposition to mako OF the beau
,iful girl in his power ut last.
tTo BE Continucd)
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
MEMBER OF
FAMOUS FAMILY
SUPERB ETHEL BARRYMORE
COMES OF DISTINGUISHED
LINE.-PRINCEsS WEDNEs-
DAY.

Ethel Barrymore the star superb
Of many Metro wan-orplays. cxccls
as o. screen artist. As the whole
world knows. she was one Of the
great stage fayoritcs. before she
acted before the camera. Al her
work Boz the latter field has been
done for Metro.
In addition to "Thc Lifted Vcn."
popular novel iu which Miss Bar
rymorc stars as Clor.nda Glider
sleeve. she mas appeared in "The
White Raven" "rhc Greatest Pow
or" "Thc Call Of Her People" " "Thc
Awakening of Helena Richie" and
many others
Miss Barrymore comes Of a IA
nous theatrical family. Her father
was Maurice Barrymore, cclobrat-
ed actor and her mother was George
Drew Barrymore. she is the niece
Of John Drew and Sidney Drew, and
/ her brothers are John Barrymore and
Lionel barrymore.
Mis- Barrymore FIRST became q
member of the Empire Stock Com
pany playing a small part Her tai
cnt soon found recognition. In Csc
crct Service" she played Priscilla.
When the Company went 10 London
she was received with open arms by
English society.
The star played in Sir Henry Irv-
inc's Company where she made a
tremendous impression in peter the
Great" Charles Froman, apprcciat-
ing her great gifts made her @ star
Miss Barrymore haas appeared IN lb-
sens CA DOLL House." "Alice-Sit-
by-thc-Firc." by Barrie. which ne
wrote originally for Ellen Terry.
"Thc Silver Box" by John Gals
worthy, "pncroa Md Channel" ."
Carrots" and "Our Mrs McChes-
ncy."
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
EASTERN STAR
CELEBRATION
SPLENDID MUSIC PROGRAM AND
REFRESHMENTS LAST
NIGHT.

The Eastern Star Auxiliary met
with the Study Club Of the Masonic
Lodge last night and had several
specially invited guests besides MEM
bers Of the Masonic Fraternity.
A brilliant program was carried out
in detail. This consisted Of special
music by Nose Klein on the piano
and a vocal duet by Miss Bailey
and Mrs Burchard and a piano selec-
tion by Miss Lucille Bellamy Mrs.
Bessie Crawley gave y recitation aft
cr which "A burlesque play was Civ
en- by the Eastern Star Auxiliary,
entitled "The Last Day Of School"
Refreshments consisted Of hot cof-
fee, sandwiches, and relishes.
This meeting was largely attended
and was arranged in celebration Of
the installation Of the new Haines
piano purchased by the Eastern Star
The ladies Of this chapter hav,
shown unusual determination and
persistence in raising the funds for
the piano. They began less than a
month ago serving dinners and sell
ing pics to the public school pupils
and by these means raised a good
sum. Mrs. NJ. l.. Elb raised Sl7.OO
and presented il to the chapter The
commandery through Mr.. G.. NJ
Clark presented n check for S25.OO
and Mr.. W. K. Pauley personally
canvasscd the Masons of Hopkins
willie Lodge No. 81 and raised S26.5O
and presented II also. The members
Of all the Masonic orders expect to
get much pleasure from the new
piano and are very grateful to the
good ladies Of the Eastern Star.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
purely Personal.

Ed Lawson. summoned here by the
illness Of his mother, Mrs. r. c. Law
son, has returned to Columbia, s.
G. Mrs. Lawson is better.
Joe W. Robinson, who has been
sick several months, is so much bet
ter that he has taken a ride in an
automobile.
Mrs. Mel. Smith, Of Guthrie, is
visiting Mrs. NJ. B. King.
Miss Mary Clark, Chairman for
county Of the women's department
Of the Liberty Bond campaign, will
attend an important meeting in
Louisville tomorrow
f. J. Lawson, Of Columbus. s. c.,
who was called here last week by the
illness Of his mother, Mrs. r. G. Law
son. left for his home yesterday.
Col. +. d. Jones has returned from
Dawson.
Rev. +. L. Edens and family left
last night for Mr. Edens' new field
at Athens, Ala. where he will be
pastor Of the Baptist church. He
has been pastor Of the Salem church
for several years and has been very
popular as a preacher and as a gen
tleman.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
. PRINCESS TOMORROW AND
FRIDAY.
Wonder-Faets About a Daughter Of
The Gods.

The actual cost Of the picture
just in excess Of 81 100000.
Total number Of persons appear
ing in the picture: A,21S.
Largest number used in a single
scene: 1874.
Number Of children in the gnome
city scenes: 1900.
More than two hundred mermaids.
Three hundred dancing girls and wo-
men Of the Sultan's harem.
Number Of feet Of film taken;
223, 900.
Number Of feet shown to you
1000 feet in ten reels
Seven camera men photographed
the picture, as many as four photo
graphing the same scene simultan-
eously from different angles.
A Moorish city built at a cost
Of S35O.OOO, and destroyed to make
one Of the big scenes" Of the pic
ture.
An entire Caribbean island and all
Of its population utilized by William
Fox to assist his actor principals in
the making Of the picture.
Time required to build the tropical
city and equip it: three months. Then
eight months more Of work in max
ing the picture.
A special municipality created and
governed by William Fox for his
thousands Of employees. Special
refrigerating and laboratory plants
built and maintained for the devel-
opment Of the film.
There was no loss Of human life
in the making Of even the most
hazardous scenes.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
BURSTING
CRINDSTONE
BADLY INJURIES A PEMBROKE
MAN WHILE HE WAS
USING 1T.

Eugene Burnett was the victim of
accident Thursday of last week at
his home a few miles south Of town.
Mr.. Burnett was grinding an AK
on n gripdstone operated by a gaso-
line engine. The stone burst into
several pieces, one Of which struck
him on the back Of the right hand
almost severed three of the fingers.
Another piece of the stone also
struck him in the breast and made a
brYise, but this was not serious.
The injury to the hand, however. is
a bad one. and will deprive Mr.. Bur
nett Of the use Of the member for
some time.-Pembroke Journal.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
WIDE TIRE BILL.

BY a vote Of 3S to as the Ken
tucky House defeated the wide tire
bill which passed the Senate last
week without dissenting vote, but
after the vote was announced mo-
tion TO reconsider carried and the
bin was rccommitted to give the
committee AN opportunity to frame
Ia bill suitable TO the members. II
was announced that those oppos-
ing the bill felt it was against the
interest Of the farmers. Many Of
them were confused as TO the weight
Of load provided for in the bill.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
DEEDS RECORDED MAR. HIP.

A. G. Elgin and wife to Mrs. Helen
Phipps Parcel land on Little river
Consideration S400.
Planters Bank a Trust Co. exc
cuted ]. II. Bell, deceased, TO II. A.
Reach. House and lot on +. 7th st..
Consideration $4,000 and other con
siderations.
- g. W. Brown and wife TO May
Jane Estes. Parcel Of land in Chris
tian county. Consideration $500.
J. L. Brown and wife TO Jimmie
r. Harrison. Parcel Of land near
Salubria Springs Consideration
$500.
Tandy Crenshaw and wife TO Vir.
ginia W. Hardison. Lot Of ground
on Butler road. Consideration SO
Virginia W Hardaon to William
Wariield Lot Of ground. Consid
eritlcn $40.
liorel L. Duke and wife and C.
!. Mofgan and wifeSto VI. n. Jones
House on Walnut street Consider
'uon 50, ,OcO.
J. ~ Bowling 10 Hcnry Mercy.
nolds and wife and Adam Coleman
Tract of land. Consideration SLIGO
J. Paul Keith and wife to Mrs
Mary =. Terry. House on 10th 81.
Consideration Sl.00 and other con
sideration.
b. +. Wood and wife TO ]. A.
Laprade. Tract Of land on Horse
Greek Consideration 500.
JAS. A. Boyd and wife to Charlie
Walker Tract Of land near Kelly.
Consideration $l.O0 aud other con
siderations.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
CIRCUIT COURT

Forbes Mfg. Co. W.. NJ. H. Meach
q" Attorney for \. T. Garnett
~rn'shcr hcrcin filed answcr as such
6. y. Bush W. Ccorgc Merritt, Jr
W II. Southall. Admr, etc vs.
@eorrs Merritt. Jr.
W. II. Southall ". George Merritt
Dismissed settled.
Walter Handy etc, vs.. Lily Ham.
~. etc. Ordered that transfers be
|fIIcd.
Mrs. Ruth Wooslcy etc. ". Mrs.
Hattie johnson. ct al. Attorney ap-
pointed TO represent nonresident
defendants
Margaret Boumont vs. Bennic
Boumont. Absolute divorce granted.
Hattie Southern vs.. James South
crn. Allowance Of 81 per month
granted by the court, pending the
trial OF this action.
The case Of Mrs. Hattie Wood vs..
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company and Mrs Elizabeth Wood.
Is in the hands Of TIE jury but the
iary will not consider the case until
court meets today.
The contention in this case is over
thousand dollars Of life Insurance
due under apoliey carried on the life
Of the late Tom Wood, husband Of
Hattie Wood. Last summer. il will
be remembered, Wood snatched his
infant dauVhter from her pofbo,
mn shot her through the heart and
Z in uediatsly fired a bullet into his
o,sH brain, lying instantly The day
before the double tragedy Wood
anthorl9 Inc insurance company to
change Ne beneficiary in the policy
SOm h. wife 10 his mother.
~. Hattie Wood alleges in her
ttion that her late husband, Tom
FOOD, was not OF sound mind and
herefore not mentally competent to
Pauthorize said change
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
HEALTH BOARD.

The fight for the location Of a
reorganized State Board Of Health
is keen. Delegations from Frank
fort, Lexington and Bowling Green
appeared before the House commit
tee and presented tho claims Of their
respective cities yesterday. The
committee has visited both Lexington
and Bowling Green and will make
its report TO the House tomorrow
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
SURGICAL DRESSING FOR THE
RISO CROSS.

The past month has been a record
breaker in the making Of surgical
dressings. Four boxes were sent Mar
Q containing total Of 3,46O being
the number asked from this chapter.
Other dressings sent were 444 com
presses, 2x2 sponges, folded gauze
strips, 5-yard rolls. pRper backed
pads. absorbent cotton pads mad
oakum pads.
Chairman Surgical Dressings.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
WRECK ON L. a NJ KILLED

Two Louisville trainmen were
killed and one was injured Satur-
day afternoon shortly after 3 o'clock
when a northbound train on lis way
20 Louisville struck a small push
car loaded with crossties near Bon
melville. a station about sixty-hve
miles south Of Louisville. Michael
O'Hearn and George Fletcher we're
the men killed.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
LAYING WIRES.

Dirt has been broken for the lay
ing Of the wires for the White Way
on Main street. The concrete val
leys are TO be taken up and the
wires laid under them. All Of the
wiring viii be underground In con-
duits.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
MRS. BR0NAUCH
STRICKEN WITH HEART TRoU-
BILE AND DIED VERY
QUICKLY.

Mrs. Cladonia Bronaugh, OF Penn
broke, died Sunday at her home with
out warning. She was stricken with
heart trouble while sitting in her
room and expired in a few min
utes. She was the widow Of David
A. Bronaugh, a leading citizen Of
Pembroke. She was a member Of the
Baptist church. The interment took
Yesterday at Pembroke.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
BACK FROM DETROIT.

Leonard and John johnson, two
young men from this city who have
been in Detroit for several years.
have returned home. They are cx-
pert automobile painters and sign
painters and are preparing to open
shop here and do general work
in their line.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
HICKMAN
SUFFERS A $4,000 LOSS FROM
FIRE-coTroN GIN,
BURNED. / \

Hickman, KY, March IL -Hick-
man suffered n $4,000 fire here
when c. T. Bondurant's cotton, gin
burned at early hour. The gin aasl
corn shelter. with quantities Of orn.
we're valued at this amount with
$4,000 insurance. The origin Of
the fire is unknown, IL being un, Ter
such headway when discovered Il vat
nothing could be done TO save T.
High winds prevailing made Il hai d
TO keep the fire confined.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
DEATHS.

Rufus G. Turner, a patient from
Graves county. died at the Western
State Hospital March 8, Of Manic
exhaustion. The body was buried
in the asylum burying ground. Pa
tient ahd been in the hospital 8
months and was n years old.
Daily Kentuckian., 1918-03-13
BURNED TO DEATH.

Mrs. Lucy N. Harrison, 80 years
old, was burned TO death at her
home. three miles from Sulphur. A
young grandson heard her scream
and found her clothing on fire.