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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15
CHRISTMAS BOXES FOR THE SOL
DIERS OVERSEAS.

When you receive your Christmas
label call for your box at the Red
Cross headquarters, corner of Main
and Broadway, on the first floor of
Bourbon-Agricultural Bank & Trust
Co. Packages will not be accepted
after November 20.
List of suggestive articles: Knit
ted socks: khaki handkerehiefs,
watches, dictionaries (French-Amer-
ican)1 knives. toothpaste, shaving
soap. tooth brushes, pipes. tobacco,
cigarettes, cigars. snapshots, chewing
gum. chocolate bars. ALI candies
must be hard. and put in tin boxes
or oil paper or tin foil.
MISS REBA LOCKHART
Chairman Christmas Boxes Overseas.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15
BELGIUM WANTS RETUR TO
STATUS OF 1889.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The Bel
gian Legation, in an official state
ment announced that Belgium no
longer will submit to a status of
guaranteed neutrality" like that
which existed before the war. 1t as
pires to completes independence; to
the rights common to all peoples"
A return to "the status quo of
1899" the statement said, will entail
a perpetual intrusion by Germany
upon the domestic life of the nation
and create situation "intolerable to
public opinion and certain to cause
serious difficulties"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15

seas In June. The body was inferred
In France and will be brought back
to Paris some time in the future.
= =
Sergt. Edwin X. Thomas, Jr., son
of Hon. Claude Nj. Thomas, of Paris,
who has been attending Center Col
lege, at Danville, has gone to Camp
Gordon, near Atlanta. Georgia, where
he will enter the Officers Training
Corps. Center College was called ON
by the Government to furnish two
of its best young men for admission
to the training course at Camp Cor
don. Sergt. Thomas was the first Sc
lection. He is young man of great
promise, an earnest student, and the
fact that he was one of the two men
selected reflects great credit on the
good Judgment of those who had the
deciding voice in the matter.
++f
DR.. ]. NJ. Williams, of Paris, has
received a letter from his nephew,
Capt. John j: Bethurum. Of Somer-
set, KY, written from France on Oc-
tober 8. The letter details in .
most interesting way his experiences
on the field of battle and incidents
pertaining to the war. At the con-
clusion of his letter, which was q
very lengthy one, Capt Bethurum
stated: II would like to tell you
where I am, but cannot. However, I
have seen Metz without the aid Of
field glasses. / have recently been
promoted to the position of secretary
of the General Staff of the Seventh
of 10 xrrff fr,c ~
if the war is coming to a close, and
I sincerely hope and pray that 1t is"
+++
Carl Mitchell, of the u s. Navy, is
at home on a furlough to visit rela-
tives. Mitchell is stationed on the u.
s. s. South Carolina, in Atlantic wa
tiers. He says the Kentucky boys are
accounted the best sailors on the
vessels, and that they could give an
excellent account Of themselves In q
scrap. Asked about the Paris boys he
said it was his understanding that
Ed. Fitzpatrick, Ed. Doty and w. o.
Pennington were in either Russian or
French waters on board u. s. patrol.
ships. Others were scattered through
the various ships of the Atlantic feet
Mitchell is in the engineering Depart
ment. From his personal appearances
the life is agreeing with him. He
has made two round trips overseas on
ships acting as conveys to troop ships.
49,
Mrs. Thomas Taul, Of Paris, has
received notice through the Red
Cross Society that her daughter. Miss
Mary X. Stone, formerly of this city,
recently underwent an operation for
appendicitis in the u. s. Base Hos
pital, in England. Miss Stone Is one
of the nurses who accompanied the
Barrow Hospital Unit No. 40 to Eng
land several months ago. A letter
from Miss Stone to her. sister. Mrs.
DIR. Terwil1iger. was published In Q
late issue of THE NEWS In the re-
port sent to Mrs. Taui by the Amerf-
can Red Cross, 1t was stated Miss
Stone seems to be as comfortable and
as happy as circumstances will per-
Continued on Page ~
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15

Fith1an Rye, of Paris, who Is a
member of the Students Army Train
ing Corps at Camp Buell., near Lex
ington, is improving after an attack
of the Spanish influenza.
+++
Raymond Connell, of Paris, who
has been ill with influneza at the
Emergency Hospital, at Camp Buell.,
near Lexington, was reported yes
terday as being greatly improved.
Mr.. Cornell is in the Students Train
ing Corps.
Private Carl Lenox, who is sta
toned in Southern army camp, has
arrived in Paris for a visit to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Lenox, of
Pleasant street. Private Lenox SAYS
the boys in the camp were greatly
pleased to hear the peace tidings,
and celebrated 1t In fitting manner.
go
Judge Chas. A. Mcmillan, Chair
man of the Bourbon County Draft
Board. has been officially notified
that no more missionaries are to be
sent to men between the ages of 81
and As years, but that registrants
eighteen years old will receive their
missionaries and be classified. All
men between the ages of 81 and As
who have received questionnaires will
not be required to have them filled.
+++
DR.. A. H. Keller, of Paris, who has
been stationed at the Emergency Hos
pital at Nitro, West Va, where the
U. S. Government maintains an i'm
mense munitions plant, has been
transferred to Clothier, West Va.
temporarily! DR.. Keller's co-worker,
DR.. E. j. Wells, is in Cynthiana on a
visit to relatives. Dr. Keller says
Kentucky is surely the garden spot
of the world, judging by what he has
seen Of West Virginia.
=
Sergt., Allen Cooke, of Middlesboro.
was a visitor in Paris, Wednesday.
Sergt. Cooke was en- route home from
Camp Buell., in Lexington, on a fur
longh. He is bugler for his company
and Is also member of the band. He
says he hopes to get to France even
If the war is over. Sergt. Cooke
stated that letters from home indi-
Gated an abatement of the infienza
throughout he mountain section Of
the State.
>
Mr.. Henry Mahorney, Of near
Riddles Mills, this county, received a
telegram from the War Department
at Washington, notifying him of the
death in France OF his son, Private
James H. Mahorney. The telegram
was signed by Adjutant- General
Harris and stated that young Ma
horney died Of wounds sustained In
battle on October 8. Mahorney was
a member of the Bourbon county con-
tingent that went to Camp Zachary
Taylor last April, and was sent over
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15
OLD-FASHIONED TURKEY DIN
NER AT CROSDALES HOTEL

Crosdale Hotel will on Sunday, No
vember II, from $50 to 1880 p. m,
serve one of those old-fashioned Ken
lucky dinners for which the State is
famous. Price, soc.
GEO. H. CROSDALE, Prop.
OSLO
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15
GET YOUR WINTER SUPPLY OF
COAL WHILE IT CAN BE HAD

We have just received big ship
ment of lump coal and can now fill
your orders without delay.
ID JAS. S. WILSON & BRO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15

INSURE YOUR TOBACCO.
lnsnre your tobacco In the
barn against fire, Wind-storrn,
etc. We settle quick.
Thomas, Woodford & Bryan.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-15
BIG SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK.

Big special for this week-smoke
less shellss $1.00 per box.
(2t) FARMERS SUPPLY co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
CONSTABLES WARNED
BY US. AND CITY HEADS
Forbidden to Hound or Evict
Families of Soldiers for
Debt

Local and Federal authorities have
~H;r lined to protect soldiers families
fro. being bounded by constables when
they II behind In their rent and other
household bills. Beginning today any
constable who attempts to evict the fam
lily of n man In the service of the Gov
ernment will run ZIP against not only
United States officials but the police and
District Attorney Rotan's office as well.
District Attorney Rotan said today
that the threat Of Gustav Kopp.
Twenty-eighth Ward constable. to evict
Mrs. Everett Perry, 2421 North Clarion
street, soldiers wife. was in direct
violation Of the law. He also counseled
any woman in a similar plight to notify
his office or the nearest police station.
If necessary, Mr.. Rotan said, arrest of
the constable would follow.
IF constabes of the Kopp stripe
bother women whose husbands or sons
are in the service" said Mr.. Rotan,
'all they need do is state to the con-
stables that they know their rights
under the law. If this does not suffice
she can get in touch with this office
and we will be only too glad to help
and explain where she stands under the
law"
Investigation among social workers,
the Red Cross and the Personal Ser
vice Bureau In the City Hall has re-
vcaled that Kopp is not the only con-
stable who has lodged around the mora
torium recently. Mrs. NJ. II. Woodruff,
head of the Personal Service Bureau.
said the bureau already has interested
itself In twenty-five similar cases.
Here are two case particularly
atrocious. as I consider them" she said.
"One- Is that of Mrs. Carrie Clark, of
GA Preston street. Her son. Edgar, is
a corporal in the 109th Infantry.
found that the soldier was making an
allotment, but that the constable was
bounding the poor woman.
II took personal charge of this mat
ter and finally we Strengthened 1t out,
but | understand even now she is receiv-
ing the threat that she will be sold out
II she doesn't pay her rent promptly.
| have here another case which was dis
covered by Miss Jane Frey. personal in
vestigator for Mrs L. r. Stotesbury.
The woman in this case was Mrs. Caro-
line Hines.
Mrs. Hines not only told me she
was bounded until she paid her rent.
but she even was forced to pay S4.25
fees to the constable l have another
case of a woman named Riley, on Six
teenth street above jefferson. Her son
at Camp Meade makes an allotment of
| $50 a month to his mother and the Gov
ernment adds $40 moSe. This womats
told me they even cut off the water
supply when she owed a months rent
and that it was kept off until l COM
| planned to the landlord"
Mrs. Henry C. Boyer. in charge OF
the Home Service Department of the
| Red Cross in this city, declared the
visitors had lot Of trouble with this
man Kopp." Other constables in sew
eral instances, though, she said, had
shown signs of humanity and in sew.
eral cases, Mrs. Boyer said, she fel,
sorry for the straits into which the
real estate men were forced by the fail.
ure of the allotments for the soldiers
dependents to arrive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
HARD TO FIRE PENROSE
MAN AT LONG DISTANCE
Flaherty Refuses to Quit Job Until
Ordered to Do So by His Boss,
Who Is in Florida

It's no easy job to fire Penrosc ad-
herent at long distance.
Ihc proof of this Is seen in the re-
fusal of Martin Flaherty. a Penrose
division worker In the Fortieth Ward
ana a brother of John f. Flaherty. PEN
rose leader of the Thirteenth Ward. to
get out Of his $500 clerkshp in the de-
linquent tax office
Flaherty was asked for his resignation
ny Chicf Clerk Harry w keeley. of the
delinquent office. Flaherty consulted his
brother and then refused to get out be-
cause W. Freeland Kendrick. the Re
ceirer of Taxes. whom he considers his
boss Is in Florida and has not been
year.
:. Flaherty says he will get out when
kendriok comes TO his office and notifies
him. or otherwise personally notifies him
to get out. He was asked to resign n
year ago. but later was reinstated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
ATLANTA WOMAN TRIED
ON BLACKMAIL CHARGE
Alleged to Have Attempted to Hold
Up Multi-Millionaire
Mayor

Atlanta, Ga. March 1.-THE trial OF
Mrs. Fl. II. Hirsch charged with at
tempting to biackmail Atlanta's multi
opened today before Judge Benjamin H.
Hill, In Fulton Superior Court. Among
the twenty-five witnesses subpoenaed
for the defense is ]. w. Cook. Jointly
indicted with Mrs. Hirsch, who was
convicted and is now under sentence OF
$1,000 fine and twelve months imprison-
ment, but is at liberty on bail pending
his appeal.
witnesses present, brought here from
Key West, Miami and Jacksonville,
Fla, Montgomery, Ala, and points In
South Carolina,
1t is intimated this morning that the
attorneys for Mrs. Hirsch VIII make the
point OF defense that the charge or
verbal blackmail cannot incriminate her
because of the allegation that she did
not make any demands for money on the
principal, Mayor Gambler.
Although arguments are limited 70
thirty minutes In misdemeanor cases, II
is expected an extension will be grant
ed in this case.
Early Indications are that the defense
will exercise extreme caution In the
selection Of jury, exercising the privi-
lege of "voir dire" granted when, a
change Of venue. asked for on the alle-
CATION of prejudice, was denied.
The courtroom was crowded as the
trial began,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
W-Yedr-OLd Man Held
on Burglary Charge

An alleged burglar. seventy-four
years old. was captured early today
at the door Of 5O36 North Fifth
street, where a purse containing
s4.65 had been taken from under
the pillow of Mrs. William Werner.
The prisoner, who said he was
Peter Dugan, was arrested by De-
tective Hopkins. of the Branch
town station, after Mrs. Werner
had heard noises and called the
police. a rear window was found
open and the man who took the
money is believed to have entered
and left through It, Dugan said he
was drunk and knew nothing about
the robbery. He was held in $1,000
bail by Magistrate Pennock for
court The police think he had an
accomplice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
I. S. IS CITY'S BIGGEST CUSTOMER
IN PURCHASE OF FILTERED WATEF
Government Plants Make Heavy Draw on Daily Sup
ply of 356OOO,OOO Gallons-Chief Davis
Warns Against Waste

ment demands for water that taken alto
gether with the usual daily consumption
OF approximately 900, 900, 900 gallons, the
water consumption for the last week has
reached the unheard of total of 35C, ,0O0.-
900 gallons each day. Chief Carleton
r.. Davis. of the Water Bureau. Is proud
of the fact that the plants have been
able to keep up with consumption. but
fears that continuance of such a drain
will mean trouble later on.
In discussing the situation, Chief
Davis today said:
Our patriotic people do not seem to
realize that by saving water and not
wasting II they will be able tc help along
conditions here in Philadelphia. The
unusual demands Of the last week have
been met. but some of these demands
ought never to have been made. People
should use filtered water with greater
care and enable the Water Bureau to
get reserve in hand for possible emer-
gency or trouble. Although we are
meeting all demands We are net putting
away any surplus. This condition can
only be altered by the more general in
stallation Of meters and by the exer-
else of care In the use of water both on
the part Of individuals and big corpora
tions.
water wasting is little less than a
crime, as during the war extensions and
enlargements tc' the present plant can
be made only with the greatest difficulty.
We must meet the Government needs.
the needs of the big plants and the needs
OF the householder. To do this there
should be cooperation and right think
Ing persons will. l feel sure, exercise
care in the use of water. The demand
for mere than 350.0O0,0OO gallons day
is excessive and could be materially cur
tailed IL persons would only stop to
think of the needs Of this most impor-
tant community"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
SUFFRAGE ON EVE
OF SENATE VICTORY
Leaders Believe Vote Can Be
Reached Within Next
Few Weeks
Washington, March II.


Nationwide wcmen's suffrage was
close to victory in the Senate today.
Indications, based upon statement OF
leaders on both sides, were that the
resolution to submit the question to the
States would be forced TO vote within
the next few weeks.
Still lacking two votes, according to
their polls, suffragists launched another
drive for converts. Republican Senators
MADE known their intention of opening
n campaign OF daily speechmaking to
bring action. Senator Smoot, OF Utah,
declared that fully three-fourths of the
Republican Senators were ready to adopt
the resolution. and that II the suffragists
could win slightly more than half the
Democrats the measure would be passed.
REPORTS wcre' In circulation today
that the two votes lacking would ne
supplied by administration pressure
upon the Senators of one of the south-
ern States. II this is confirmed. vr-
tually nothing will stand in the way
of a rollcall. Democratic senators Ia
voring suffrage warned their colleagues
today that the Democrats could not
afford to take the responsibility for
the defeat Of the resolution or even for
blocking a vote at the present session.
The legislative right of way is in
such shape Just now as to permit prompt
consideration of the resolution. The
measure has passed the House and its
adoption by the Senate would send It at
once to the President. who has already
given 1t his Endorsement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
is SENT INTO EXILE
Vandals Raiding Government Offices,
Sailors Carrying Off Art
Treasures

PetrOgrad, March 13. - The Grand
Duke Michael, arrested in connection
with an alleged German-inspired plot
to restore the monarchy and place him
on the throne has been exiled and sent
to Perm, it was announced today.
Perm Is the capital Of the province
CT that name. 1t is about 700 miles
east of Moscow, near the Siberian bor-
der.]
Vandals are raiding Government Of
fees, stealing valuable furniture and
paintings, and carting them home cr
selling them on the street corners for a
few rubles. Sailors are carrying off
wagon loads of art treasures. loading
them on ships and taking them tc
Kronstadt
The Government Is so occupied with
peace and the Siberian situation that It
is unable to impose restraint on this
looting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
ALL CHLESTEADFAST
FOR WAR NEUTRALITY
American Impression That
Elections Show Pro-Ally
Leaning
santlsso, Chile, March ~.


The ultra-ncutral and pro-German e'e-
ments Of the press are suffering from
,,,.,o, .oa,,. no ,,. resu,t of edi-
49,, c,,,oy
torials puoi'sheu III '"e '"'.''
interpreting the Chilean eiectioh us
fovorab,o IN the Allies, They declare
,,,, s,h,,a is auscepti-
''"' w. '".' ,.,,t
BILE &c foreign influences 10 ,.,a
This attltu0e Is takeh' ' nolM ."',,,,
Ing the actiNities Oh tne we, 'r" 80,
American institute Mn,n C.n,,n
pernicious iotce III i' .a'.i,'a ~ ncrn.
propaRahua s,ncu W. g..
storn III tne ."''e' , o,ootiops
Inc co'u i".. - - -, ,,,s,i,esimal
mere aHoru on's W. MI" ,,,,o, T,,uralIy
encouragement rol ,ne N',.o, ,,,i,ai,,
the pro-Aliies anu .noo1 n,.,,. ,,ar,ies
inciined oe'one W Wv. anra,,od among
ana the pro,',erIi'ans nv e"' "a C,.ric,Is
the oetea.eu 'onsei ,'. a. ,hs van.
but neither III. ,',.os on issues Of
uu'7"e" ,..,,,
the war IN ,ne p,",,o' no ,,,,., oo,,,,,,
Inc resu''S u, VI, ,s,as,,o ,ssues
were de'eri'''neu u. ,a,,,o Tho
and not ny in,erna.,o.", @ ~, 5or,,.od
utmost satisfaction una. can We u ~,
by the Allles II from 'he i".' .' w
rcorEanized congress anu ih'"'s'is
tainly are not biased III ia'or VI 'er
many.
II Is an indisputable fact, tnat tni'e
now presents the really rarest OF IN
ternational phenomena-a genuine neu-
trail
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
DHILADELPHIA'S greatest

DHILADELPHIA'S greatest single
L customer is Uncle Sam. He pays the
city top prices for pure water. the one
commodity that the municipal govern
ment has to sell The water bureau Is
now furnishing several million gallons
of water daily to Government stations
and plants. and millions more to con-
Germs closely allied with Government
work
One of the largest Of these customers
Is the American International Shtpbuild-
ing Corporations undertaking at Hog
Island When this work was first
started, a plant to filter Delaware River
water from local intake was con-
structed. More recently, however. the
shipbuilding plant has been connected
with the city and an average Of 100000
gallons a day is being supplied from the
Belmont pumping station. Because Of
the heavy drain on the Torresdale sta
tion II would be impossible to furnish
the plant with water from the main
filtration and pumping stations.
The League Island Navy Yard in re-
cent months has become n wholesale
user of city filtered water, the wells and
pumping plant of the Government reser-
walton being used now merely as
auxiliary aids in furnishing the hun
dreds of thousands of gallons consumed
daily. City lines now run direct to and
from the yards and connect with the big
central city mains.
other big Government undertakings
using great quantities of water daily in
clude the storage stations, etc, at the
foot of Mexican street; the building
operations along oregon avenue, the
Federal Building, the Mint, the number
less Government and war and naval Of
fees, the Naval Home and the Frank
ford Arsenal.
So great have become the Govern
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
WOMEN'S GARB PREY
OF CHESTNUT ST. FIRE
Spectacular Blaze Damages
Building of S. Sacks, Dress
Manufacturer

Quick action on the part of firemen
ayerted what might have been a serious
Gre today, when flames swept through
the second floor of the building at 1918
Chestnut street.
The floor Is occupied by S. Sacks,
manufacturer of womens dresses and
wearing apparel. Hundreds of dresses
and valuable rolls of cloth were de-
stroyed, causing damage amounting to
several thousand dollars.
A, faint glare, hardly distinguishable
IN the early morning haze. was discov-
cred by a pedestrian, who turned in an
alarm. BY the time the firemen ar
rived, the flames were burning fercely.
A high wind was blowing Sparks
we're carried to big buildings nearby,
and for time 1t looked as If the fire
would spread. The firemen, however,
working quickly, managed to get several
lines Of hose in operation a few min
utes after they arrived, and soon had
the blaze under control.
Although the fight against the spread
\ Of the blaze lasted only fifteen minutes.
the fire during that time was one of
the most spectacular early morning fires
N the central section in recent years.
Volumes of dense, black smoke rolled
from the windows on the second and
hlrd floors, and because of the excess
ave humidity the smoke was held close
70 the ground, hampering the firemen
In their work.
The flames were confined to the
SACKS establishment, but much damage
vas done by water to the stock of
hanan BROTHERS. shoe dealers, who oc-
cupy the first floor.
valuable silks on the third and fourth
Z noors, occupied by the Palmer Silk Com
pany were also badly damaged by
smoke and water.
The total damage will reach $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14
DESTROYER OUTPUT
WILL BE SPEEDED UP
Great Benefits From Secretary
Bakers Trip Abroad, Says
Secretary Daniels

MsshinEton. March I4.-Although the
Wassnip building program has. been car
seu f forward at a speed exceeded by
rev war preparation agencies. even
ereater speed Is in prospect. Secretary
OF the Navy Daniels today conferred
WIN shipyard officials and Navy Bureau
cnleIs on means of increasing the de-
stroyer output. All records in putting
new destroyers into the water have been
broken by the shipyards of the United
states. since the nation entered the
war, but II is understood means of OBJ
,aing even greater speed are being
uncovered
=, Secretary Daniels expressed the be.
nefs that great benefits would result
IRON Secretary Bakers visit to France.
lie said he was aware there had been
criticism from certain members Of Con.
gress as result of the trip, but that
any criticism would soon be dlspclled in
the realization of the great benefits
eventually to be derived. "It was
deemed advisable from the first to send
secretary Baker to France" said Sec
retary Daniels. 'and when General
Pershing himself urged such action II
was apparent such course should be
adopted"