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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
NO LACK IF BOATS !. ON CITY OF ATHENS CAUSED LIFE LOSS This Is Statement of Official of Company Which Op-
 erated Vessel 37 PASSENGERS AND
 B OF CREW DEAD Revised List of the Dead Shows Total of 69.
 66 in All Were
 Saved

An Atlantic Port, May 2-The steam ship City of Athens had aboard and in working order almost twice her re- guired complement of lifeboats when she was rammed and sunk by n French cruiser off the Delaware coast early yesterday morning. according to L.. Collins, superintendent of the Ocean Steamship company, in n statement to- day. The vessel carried nine boats, accommodating PAP persons, he de- clnred, and there were 135 on board, 89 of whom were lost.
 MT. Collins gave out a revised list of dead showing that 37 passengers and 32 of the crew went down with the liner. Thirty-three passengers and the same number of the crew were picked up by boats lowered from the French Warship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
WARDEPARTMENT ID RESUME OLD FORM .0F CASUALTY LISTS
In Future the Addresses of Killed and Wound ed Will Be Given
 Out

Washington, May ..--Thc wnr de- psrtmcnt will resume tomorrow publi- cation of the home addresses of men France. Orders to that effect have been issued and the list given out to- morrow will be in the old form fol- lowed prior to Secretary Bakers in- structions sent from France carly in April.
 This action means that 1t has been determined that any military information the enemy might gain from the lists would not be of sufficient value to jus tify the anxiety among the relatives Of soldiers occasioned by suppression ot this aid to positive Identification. It ends a controversy that was waged Tn Congress between the war department and the committee on public information and which President Wilson himself was called upon to take a hand in settling.
 CONTINUE PRESENT PLAN
 When the department began issuing casualty lists without addresses. the committee on public information refused to handle them on the ground that they were Of no news value in that form. lie by the adjutant generals office di- rect Army officials are inclined now. it is understood to continue with The present arrangement. holding that the committee went wholly out of it's prop CT field in refusing to handle the hni- tied lists
 DEPARTMENT CONVINCED
 The department is now said to be con- vinced that the addresses can furnish no information to the enemy even il means to communicate them to Germany exists, and that even the total numher of casualties in any list tells nothing. The names are forwarded by General completely the time and place where the losses reported are suffered. The department will continue to omit the names of regiments or other units to which the men were attached, this peing regarded as of possible military value.
 PERSHING APPROVES
 The question of publishing addresses with casualties IS known 10 nave Cceh fully discussed with General Pershing. but there was no information available tonight 10 show whether he had been overruled in the order to resume the old practice If he has oeen ovcrrued, IL is the first time since he was sent over to command American forces in France that he has not been sustained by the war department. and many officers think he probably approved the change when he was fully informed as to the situation at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03
ALLIED LINE WELDED

French Headquarters May 2.-(Nia Ot- tawa.) )--Under the German blows the allied arlnles seem to be welded togeth- CT as never before. There now is no ront of junction at which the Germans can thrust. The process of welding to- gatsler the two armies is complete, but it will not stop there. Franco British divisions will be moved about or solid " Knitted Ironr Jne wish of the aliieu high command.
 Against the enemy's territorial gains must be set the fact that he had to throw 40 divisions into battle in five weeks. A considerable number of these have been twice engaged and some thrice. There is d total of 1S6 engagements of divisions equivalent to mass of 2,5O0.000 men whom the enemy has already put into bat tie As a German division is never with drawn until it has sustained severe < losses on an average of 25O0, it is reason able to reckon the enemys losses since the beginning of the battle at not less than 350,000.
 RESERVES HALF EXHAUSTED
 The Germans began the offensive with q reserve of 650.000 in depots in France d nd at home. Behind these there is only the 1919-20 class consisting of youths, half of whom are under IS. The enemy $ genuine fighting reserve is thus half ex- hausted before he has covered anything like half the distance to his goal. His reckless employment of divisions has left him with total of 66 out of 1o6 in France which have not yet been engaged. Of these F are landstrum divisions which cannot be used for the purpose of an of fensive. The Germans thus can have lit tie hope that the remaining 60 divisions can accomplish what the first 40 failed to achieve.
 Already the German stan is most anx- iol,sly realizing that their sources of fresh troops are not greater than those under General Foch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-03

The army appropriation bill this year. MT. Baker said. should provide for approximately S.000000 men, in- cluding the nearly 100000 now under arms, but this should not be accepted as any fixed limit to the number of men to be called within the year Sup plemental appropriations. he said, will be usbmitted as the army is increased.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
-
French Girls In America.

Over 60 young French girls. the
first of some 230 who have been
chosen for scholarship at American
universities, recently landed at one OF
our ports to take up the study In TINS
country of American customs ana
ideals. AS time goes on more Will
some to imbibe what they can OF
American ways and carry them back
to France and teach them there
among their own people. Millions
of our citizens are in France now,
assimilating many Of the French
WAYS of living to bring them back TO
America after the war. Both races
are eager to learn more Of the other.
Their ideal are akin and though In
a few particulars there is wide dts
similarity in their habits and views,
as they go on intermingling we may
look for the time when even these
differences will be lessened, bringing
the two great republics into closer
and stronger alliance than ever could
have been effected through diplomatic
channels only.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26

"A recommendation that preference
be shown agricultural workers in the
rehabilitation and that 10000 Ken
lucky Farmers, now. in environments
be mustered out at once, has been for
warded by Maj. Henry F. Rhodes,
chief selective service officer for
Kentucky, to the Provost Marshal
General at Washington, and he has
been advised that the Adjutant Gen
eral has the recommendation before
him. ,.-.'t
Maj. Rhodes said there are more
than that many farmers at Camp
Zachary Taylor. Some of them left
their corn to be attended by others
if at all; some have tobacco crops
which must be sold if they and their
families are to be provisioned for an
other year. ~
In addition to this, tenant farmers
must make arrangements for next
year at once, so they can be ready
early in the new year to prepare for
their spring work.
If they are discharged late in the
winter they will find it difficult, if
not impossible, to get located.
Since food for the starving people
of Europe is the principal considera-
ton, now that the war is over, Maj.
Rhodes said it seems of utmost impor-
lance that there should be an abund-
ance of farm labor available without
delay. ::-
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26

Mr.. ]. c. Masonheimer, of Paris,
purchased Saturday a house and lot
on Flanagan street, in Winchester,
belonging to Mr.. ]. r. Broadhu1st,
for the reported price of $4,000. Mr..
Broadhurst purchased twenty-five
acre farm of Mr.. Clifton Fox, on the
Ironworks pike, in Clark county and
will move to it on March 1.
Mr.. John Farris purchased last
week of Hugh Alexander the TRAN
gular plot of ground on which his res
taurant is located, near the Tenth
street l.. & N. passenger station, for
$4,000 The terms of the transaction
included the building occupied as a
restaurant by Mr.. Farris.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
COMMITTEE TO BEGIN ON HIS
TORY OF BOURBON'S SOLDIERS

Mrs. w. T. Lafferty, Chairman OF
the Department of History, Kentucky
Federation of Clubs, in September APP
pointed the Woman's Club of North
Middletown to the task of computing
data concerning the Bourbon county
men in the service, and putting IL IN
form by which a permanent record
can be preserved. Mrs. Alice Smltn
Dickson and Mrs. John T. Collins
were chosen by the North MiddletoWn
Club to perform this task.
Mrs. Faniebelle Sutherland,
through the Council of Defense was,
little later, appointed County HIS
torian. AS her work is to include all
the war work activities of the county,
Mrs. Sutherland has given the his
tory of the boys over entirely to Mrs.
Dickson and Mrs Collins, they hav-
ing already begun the same work.
The War Mothers Association, OF
which Mrs. r. B. Hutchcraft is State
President, was also delegated to COM
pile a history of the sons in the SER
vice. Since times are too strenuous
to permit overlapping of work, the
one committee will serve the three
Much information concerning the
draftees can be obtained from the
auestionnares at the court house, but
there is nothing on file pertaining to
the volunteers, or the men in the
navy. 1t is greatly desired that the
name of no men in the service be
overlooked, therefore it is requested
and urged if there is any information
or assistance any person can render
this committee, that it be carefully
and voluntarily given. Phone either
Mrs. Dickson or Mrs. Collins.
This is to be record which will
mean much to coming generations.
When We consider the sacrifices our
boys have made, and the glorious
part they have played in the great
world war, it seems the least we can
do is to make some permanent rec
ord of their names and achievements.
1t must be remembered that not all
the heroes are among the men who
are cover there" They everyone
wanted to go, and the greatest sacri-
fees have been made by those who
never got away from the camps in
the home land.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26

When the mantle of peace has been
spread over battle-scarred Europe,
we must plan for the future. Plan
comprehensive scheme live stock
must have prominent place.
The international Live Stock Ex-
position is dedicated to the task of
promoting improvement in horses,
cattle, hogs and sheep. 1t is bust
ness problem, with the essential ad-
mixture of sentiment. Only by &C
tive cooperation can peace problems
be solved, and at the 1913 assem-
blage of breeders, feeders and farm
ers in Chicago the first week of De-
cember, these problems will be con-
sidered by men whose personal inter-
ests force them to keep abreast of
times and coincidently operate to
the advantage of the whole commu-
nifty.
Peace problems are squarely up to
leaders in every sphere of produc-
tion After-the-war business will
lack every vestige of precedent. The
fact that the 1913 International &C.
ours during the armistice that pre-
cedes return to peace conditions,
makes it peculiarly opportune for
consideration of prospective condi-
tions.
The brains of the live stock indus
try will gather at Chicago next
month, giving the meeting unusual
international Importance in view Of
the responsibility for feeding devas-
tated Europe, which is our national
legacy of the strife of the past four
years.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
BOURBON COUNTY SOLDIER
WRITES A NOTABLE BOOK.

THE NEWS has been favored with
a copy of an interesting work, writ
ten by Mr.. Lot ID. Young, of near
North Middletown, entitled "Remin-
iscences of A Soldier of The Orphan
Brigade" The book, which was pub
Iished by the Courier-Journal Job
Printing Co., at Louisville, is dedi-
Gated, in the words of the author, a
distinguished Confederate soldier,
"To those who wore the gray, their
children, and their grandchildren"
1t also bears the following introduc-
tory commentator from the members
of the Richard Halves Chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy, of this
city:
1.-THE Richard Halves Chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy
warmly recommends Lieut.. Lot. d.
Young's "reminiscences of A Soldier
of the Orphan Brigade" as. a. most
worthy addition to the literature Of
the South. 1t is an interesting re-
cital of the authors personal expert
ences and contains much valuable
historic information. The Chapter
recommends Lieut.. Young a splendid
Christian gentleman, gallant Con-
federate soldier, to all lovers of his
tory, and especially to the brave SOL
diers of the present war"
Beginning with his espousal of the
Confederate cause, Mr.. Young de-
tails in a realistic and most enter
tanning way the progress of the Or
phan Brigade and tells of the many
battle in which that famous organi-
cation participated. 1t is full of in
terest from cover to cover, and there
is not dull line in it. His de-
scription of the battle of Shiloh is
masterpiece of wordpainting.
The book is on sale at the Paris
Book Co. 1t has been suggested that
the parents and friends of the "boys"
overseas could send them this book
as Christmas present as being one
they would certainly appreciate. 1t
would be more welcome now because
of their inactivity than if they were
actively engaged in campaigning. 1t
is martial message from a soldier
of the past to those who have been
engaged in fighting in the cause Of
freedom and liberty.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
FRUIT PITS AND SHELLS NOT
NEEDED NOW.

Orders were received here by the
Red Cross Society stating that the
collection of fruit pits and nut shells
should be discontinued.
The communication, which was
from the Lake Division headquarters
in Cleveland, Ohio, stated that since
the signing Of the armistice with
Germany the War Department feels
that there is no need for gas masks
or for the collection of pits and shells
to obtain carbon for the masks.
The Boy Scouts, it was announced
Will, in the near future, complete
their work in the campaign by re-
moving the patriotic boxes which had
been placed in Paris business houses
to receive the pits and shells.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26

After next June 80 no intoxicating
liquors of any kind may be sold in
this country for beverage purposes
expect for export, until such time as
the President, by proclamation, de-
clares rehabilitation completed. The
amendment prohibits the importation
into this country from the time the
bill is approved by the President un-
til the rehabilitation of the army is
completed.
Unless the Presidential proclama-
ton under the food control act is re-
scinded the prohibition amendment
will affect only the manufacture of
wine, for the brewing of beer ceases
December 1 under the Presidents
proclamation.
The manufacture of whiskey was
stopped soon after the nation entered
the war. Under the amendment the
manufacture of wine will cease next
May 1, and should brewing of beer
be allowed to continue after Deem
Der it also would stop May under
the new law.
Prohibition leaders say the law in
sures permanent prohibition for the
nation because the process of demobi-
lization may take two years land by
that time the prohibition amendment
will be ratified"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
HOUSE TO OPEN SEASON
DECEMBER IL.

The tobacco season of 1888 will
, be inaugurated in Paris on Wednes-
day, December IL, when the first sale
will be held at the warehouse of the
Independent Tobacco Warehouse
Company, in South Paris. The ware
houses will be open on Monday, De-
co on the sales floors. The sale on
Wednesday will begin promptly at
nine o'clock, a. M, and continue TN
til the lots are disposed of.
The Paris Tobacco Warehouse Com
pany, of which Mr.. Charles G. Clarke
is President, and Mr.. Dan w. Peed,
Manager, disposed of a total of g.
385,545 pounds of tobacco during the
season of 1917-1918, which brought
total of 81, 002,237. This made the
highest average of any tobacco ware
house in the State, a season average
of $29.61. This house also scored the
highest floor average for any one day,
being $44.95, and also crop lot for
the highest price of any house on any
market in the State, $3.50.
The Independent is prepared to
take care of any offerings brought to
the house, having one of the best
lighted and most thoroughly equip.
ped floors of any house in the State.
Prompt attention will be given all
customers, and settlements will be
made promptly, leaving everybody
contented and satisfied. Take your
tobacco to this house, Mr.. Tobacco
Man. If you desire to realize the best
prices. Under able business manage
ment and with the assurance of right
treatment the Independent ought to
be the tobacco mans Mecca this win
ter. f22.2tI
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
Fire, Wind and Lightning
Insurance.
Thomas, Woodford & Bryan.
REMEMBER THE ORPHANS HONE
THANKSGIVING DAY.

AS the war is over and God has
spared our twenty-five boys and girls
who were in the service to return
that they may make useful citizens,
let each of us attend Christian ser
vice on Thanksgiving Day, and re-
turn thanks to our Heavenly Father,
and also. see that our wards at the
Orphan Home at Lexington, KY, are
provided a royal good Thanksgiving
dinner. All who can spare turkey,
chicken, meats, sacks of potatoes, s.p-
pies, etc. please deliver to the un-
dersigned by 10 O'Clock tomorrow,
{Wednedsday) morning, Nov. 27,
1913. Remember there are $50 of
the children of our deceased brothers.
Don't fail.
3 E. B. JANUARY. Chairman,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
III 6 Prisoners Mistreated.

The Germans before the armistice
was signed made practice OF steal
ing the clothing from Americans ar
irving at prison camps at Limburg,
Darmstadt and Giessen and giving
them wooden sabots in place of their
boots. The American Red Cross
which shipped clothing to replace
that, lost in this way by the Amerl-
cans protested to the German author
tiles but they replied that the equip
men of soldiers in captivity was re-
garded as booty. Complaint has also
been made of the brutal treatment
accorded prisoners of war in the
hands of the Bulgarians; according TO
the testimony of British prisoners
who have lately returned from Bull
garia, some of the men were driven
insane by the tortures deliberately
inflicted on them In one case
Greek was hung up by the feet and
burned.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SURGI.
CAL DRESSINGS WORKERS.

All workers in the Surgical Dress
ing class of the Red Cross, all grad
yates and others interested in the
work. are earnestly requested to at
tend an important meeting to be held
in the rooms at 2:30 o'clock this
Tuesday afternoon.
This is to be one Of the most i'm
portant meetings of the year, and for
that reason it is earnestly urged that
all who are well and able to work
come TO the meeting. Don't neglect
this call, as it is made in the interest
of humanity and the Red Cross part
in great work.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
The Nurses SURVEY.

The nurses survey promises splen-
did results. This survey should not
be confused with the enrolment cam
naign of the American Red Cross. The
hasic idea of the survey is to find and
record every woman who has ever had
anv training in caring for the sick or
wounded in order that 1ntelllgent ap-
peals may be made to all parts OF ehe
country for help, both in the care OF
the military establishment and the
civilian population. The survey VIII
be equally important in that it VIII
enable the Red Cross to make its ap-
meals in an equitable manner as be-
tween different sections of the coun-
try
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
Women For Railway Mail Clerks

Civil service examinations for rail
way mail clerks are to be held
throughout the country Nov. 30, it is
announced, and women will be adj
mitted to them. Female applicants
must be between Is and 35 years OF
age. must be at least five feet two
inches in height and have no physical
defects. Only those over 81 years OF
age win be permitted on the road, 1t
is said, and these sparingly. The
others will be confined mainly
to positions at terminal railway post
Offices
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
Mrs. Young Honored.

School authorities in Chicago hon
ored the memory of Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young by ordering the various school
houses in the city to fly their flags at
half mast. Mrs. Young died in Wash
ington q few days ago, aged 73 years.
All her life she was interested in ed
ucational work She was a member
of the Illinois State Board of Educa-
ton for nearly quarter of century
and>also wrote several books on edu-
cation
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT

Hoover, the man who has reduced
our food allowance to a starvation
point, says that we may not expect
a decrease in the price of food for
a long time. This is pretty tough,
but we can eat our costly allowance
now with better grace, since we are
assured that there is a good time
coming when the demands of the
stomach can be fully gratified.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
NOTICE TO MEMBERS W0MEN'S
BIBLE CLASS.

The members of the Women's Bible
Class of the Presbyterian church will
obtain monthly pamphlets from SUI
perintendent Owen L. Davis, at the Y.
NJ. C. A. The usual amounts given
weekly by each for the Sunday School
and Bible Class activities for October,
November and December will be ex-
pected as soon as the new church is
opened,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
3D. FIRE
Insure with
W.O. HINTON & SON,Agt.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOME rs
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

pletely destroyed the country home of
Charles Boyd, near Judy, in Mont.
gomery county, Saturday. Nearly all
the contents were burned. The fam
lily sat breakfast and the house
was falling in when the flames were
discovered. The loss was about S.
500.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
CUT FLOWERS.

Choice cut flowers in punches or
designs for funerals, weddings, social
events, the sick or any purpose where
flowers may be used. Prompt atten-
ton given all orders, whether large
or small.
10. WARDEN,
l{22-tf) Florist Agent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
JUST RECEIVED.

Received 10 or Is cars best Red
Ash Coal at Dodson's yards. Come
quick if you want good coal.
RAYMOND COAL CO., Qnc.)
(22-tD
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
lwoMEN'S ACTIVITIES.
, >A>>>> o . . . 90 -
AT Red Cross Sewing Rooms.

dnesday-Woman's Bible Glass,
Christian Church.
Thursday-Jewish Circle.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
DRY! DRY! DRY! DRY! AFTER
JUNE 80, 1919.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Presi-
dent Wilson, at one minute to 5
o'clock Thursday afternoon, signed
the bone-dry prohibition measure and
thus made it law.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
i{22-tf)

FOURTH Liberty LOAN
Payments on the Fourth Lib
erty Loan Bonds are now due.
Please call and settle promptly.
PEOPLE DEPOSIT BANK 8.
TRUST CO. (H
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26

The clash between Col. Roosevelt
and George Creel, being one Of
words, never will come to an end be-
cause of the lack of ammunition on
either side. t ..-..
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
SIX O'CLOCK DINNER AT THE
WINDSOR THANKSGIVING.

Eat your turkey at the Windsor
Thanksgiving Day. Six-o'clock dim
ner served at fifty cents per plate.
H "a "a
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26
Election of Officers Postponed.

The election of officers for the
local Red Cross scheduled for Mon
day afternoon was postponed to Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:3O in the
County Court room.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-26

DRESS UP

To celebrate peace and victory in
a Davis suit or overcoat.
]. w. DAVIS & CO. g.