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SEVERE WIND STORM DOES
MUCH DAMAGE IN KENT
LITTLE CREEK, BOWERS. KITS
HAMMOCK, ,MAHON'S ALL SUFFER

High Tides Driven in Shore by Wind
lnundate Portions of all Towns
Along the Delaware Bay Shore
A belated equinoxial storm devel-
Oped in this section Tuesday and there
was an al day rain, which benefited
the growing wheat crop considerably.
1t continued throughout the night and
all day Wednesday, accompanied by
high winds, which took limbs from
trees and brought high tides along the
bay shore. At Little Creek and Ma
hons on Wednesday the tide was the
highest since 1873, when a dozen yes
sells went ashore where they remained
from one 10 six months and most of
them were sold by the sheriff a mile
away from the bay shore. On Wed
nesday the water flooded J. 7. loves
store and several dwellings. It is
reported 10 as far as Harry McGon-
igal's store and Harry McDaniel's
farm. Vessels at Little Creek wharf
broke loose and colided with the
county dr"wbridge, wrecking it. The
tide was reported as six feet deep at
Little Creek and five feet at the Ma
hons Lighthouse. Captain Buckson
explains this fact, which seems un-
reasonable, from the fact that the
water further in shore backs up from
its obstruction and is consequently in
greater volume at that point. Mr..
Betrice and family, on the HeVerin
farm were rescued from their home
by villagers in row boats. Two cows
and all of his pigs but one were
drowned. At kits Hammock the
tide was up past the toll gate and the
Delaware Bay extended that far.
Jack Parker had abandoned the hotel
property. Some small shacks and out
buildings were washed away but little
damage was done to the cottages
there.
Bowers Beach Mostly Inundated
Bowers Beach was flooded by the
three days high tide and the residents
reported it almost impossible to live
on the land there. let alone the water.
Naptha and yawl boats are driven well
up the road that leads from the beach.
Three cottages at South Bowers are
washed from their foundations.
Fishermen Lose Shad Seines
The nets that were staked for shad
at Bowers and kits Hammock, each
valued at $50. have been torn tC
shreds and carried away. The fisher
men will not buy new nets this year
and the shad season there is at an enc
for 1913. However, trout made theil
appearance Monday and will be ir
abundance shortly after the storm.
High Water Almost Submerges Lebanon
The bridge and causeway at Leb
anon are experiencing the highest
water tides in the memory of the resi-.
dents of thar village. The steamboat
warehouse IL dDOuI Ndll submerged.
Some Fine Dover Trees Damaged
Large limbs of handsome trees OF
State street Dover were snapped of
by the high wind. Trees in parts O
the town were uprooted and blowl
down. The Northeast spire Of th
Presbyterian Church belfry was blow
off.
Snow and Hail on Fruit Blossoms
The storm continued Wednesda
and Thursday and the rain develope
into hail and sleet storm shortl
afternoon, and the thermometer drop
ped to the freezing point. This i
quite severe on the pear, plum an
cherry trees in full bloom. Peac
buds are showing a deep red and jus
ready to blossom out. Apple tree
are not so far advanced.
REALESTATE MAN WINS CASE
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
NEW SOLDIERS HAVE 12O
DAYS IN WHICH TO INSURE

One hundred and twenty days, or
four months, Is the time limit al
lowed soldiers who have recently
joined the colors to take out govern
ment insurance.
The wise soldier will take out q
policy for as large an amount as he
can at the earliest possible moment
The sooner he takes out insurance,
the sooner he can feel that whatever
may betide him, the women and chill
dren dependent upon him will be
properly taken care Of. In case he
does not come back the money will
be paid by the governn emit to his de-
pendents. In the event he is totally
disabled the amount of the policy
will be paid to him.
No soldier should let the one hun
dred and twenty day limit elapse
without taking out insurance The
rates are unusually low for the sub
stantial amounts OF Insurance. In
each camp and cantonment there is
an officer who will be glad to furnish
all desired information about govern
ment insurance for soldiers.
Latest figures announced by the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance of the
Treasury Department In Washington
showed that 1,700,0 900 soldiers, sail
ors and nurses had insured their lives
for a total Of $14,00O,000,000. The
average amount of the policies was
$500.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
The Democracy Of The Trenches

the leadership Of democracy, that
makes the men love their leaders and
follow them with eagerness.
The officer who will lead his men,
taking them nowhere except whore
he would go and sharing all their
dangers, is the man who has learned
thoroughly the lesson of Kipling's
Brushwood Boy.
When the engagements are over
and officers and men lie wounded to-
gether the officer who has led his
men will not take advantage Of his
rank and insist upon having his own
wounds treated first.
Charles M. Whitehair, In the
American Magazine, tells an instance
that came under the observation Of
q Y. M. G. 4. secretary. Mr. White
hair says: zone of our secretaries
saw wounded colonel sitting out in
front Of dressing station one day,
and asked him why he didn't go In
and have his wounds attended to.
ooh he said, 1T isn't my turn
YET"
No decent fellow would take ad-
vantage OF another man because his
rank would entitie him to prefer
ence AS the record Is being written
it is being shown day by day that our
officers are decent fellows.
This is the democracy that counts.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29

The finest kind of democracy is
that which makes fellows OF all who
are engaged in a common undertake
ing.
Rudyard Kipling, In his Brush
wood Boy, tells the secret of it when
he says that the chief lesson the boy
learned through contact with other
boys in great school was that there
were certain things no decent fellow
can do.
No decent fellow, for instance, win
disregard the rights of his neighbor.
Recognizing the rights OF neighbor
is the beginning of government, for
code Of rules Is set up.
For the mobility of the army 1t is
necessary that there be government;
without it the army would be a vic
tim of BoisheVikism run riot
There are two conceptions of army
government. One is that which drives
men forward Another Is that which
leads them.
The commander who rules accor-
ding to the first theory says, go ont"
and puts his pistol in the hollow of
another mans back. The command
er who rules according to the second
theory says, Come on!" and calls to
hts men to follow.
Such Leadership as the second is
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29

The German mind has been The sWb-
ject of mach enthusiastic comment IN
this country. 1t gUdS held to be an
efficient mind, as the Geymdn GVdS held
to be efficient IN everything he did.
Bat is this CGStGin the embodiment Of
that German mind?
First he says we hardly eyer sink an
Awericon transport. Then, on second
thought, he adds that if 1Ve DO The troops
are SoVed.
This leads him to the sober conela-
StoA that broving the enemy defsMtss
sgoAId be aU0stimg TIE submarines and
their pyecioMs crezes HIS considers
tiog for the precious crezvs recalls the
crocodile tears of the Chief H~~ as he
exclaimed, "WhGt haze I not done to
oVert all this?"l
Bat still the gallant Cobtuim does not
feel that his esfIdnuti0N is explanatory
aid he REPEATS that it goo~ld Be assIess
to si"k the ships if the troops aVere
saved.
In the nest breath he says: 1T is not
important for MS to destroy The Amer-
icon troops HStdembMrg 1ViA take core
of that What goe must destroy is tor
naQe."
Evidently transports are not tonnage,
for the Captain concludes qvith: 10
ssake it our Only oint TO s5Nk AmeYieoH
TRANSPORTS 7vots{d be sacrificing too many
U-boats zVithoWt PeycephbIe results"
Al of qobicA leads to the foAoaVing
concEWsioA by The NegO York "WorId":
The GerMaH C0bt KHh!qUetteT,
g0h0, awit1ng in the Lokot-AnseigeF,
says "asore american tyonsboYts
zUossld be SINK BY U-boots If the
matter ggere not so hdsardoHS" fl
tiMgIy cbaraeterisFs submarine 7tuF-
fare as Of present conducted. Al
most all as5aSsins BY land OF SEQ OPP
crate successfully oniy z0jsen they be-
EeDe they are perfectly safe.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
MILITARY ESSAYS
LINING UP ALPHABETICALLY

There are many cute diver
sions in the army, but none
quite so distracting as lining up
Alphabetically. This is not a
game, as some might suppose,
like Lotto and Authors, but
method of making the Astors
and Biftmores extremely happy
and the Youngs and Woods very
disconnected. No matter what
the occasion, if a soldier has
something coming from pay to
underwear, he lines up alphabet
ically. Thus 1t is that the An
sons are the best looking SOL
diers while the Yortons look as
If they had tramped in ALI the
way from Pisagua, Chile. There
is no cure for this performance
and it will remain unchanged as
long as the army holds together.
Butt has taught the value of
patience and will make the pur-
chase of theater tickets a simple
matter later on. 1t has also made
q hero out of a private named
Zepka, who was four feet six
inches tall. Just once in his
military career did they fail to
line up his company alphabet
ically. That time they did it
according to height.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
To The Navy-An Appreciation

The following statement, by Cap
satn KuhiwotteE, is reprinted from
the Berlin IsOkal-Anzeiger
How Is tt that, despite our sub
marines work we hardly ever sink
an American troop transport, or
when wa do sink one, we always find
that only the ship is lost, whereas tho
troops, whom we really went to de-
stroy, are always saved?
american transports travel in
eonVoys, well protected against at
tack. and are very fast. Thus the
submarines have a most difficult and
dangerous task. This is particularly
true in the Channel, where the en-
envy can choose the most favorable
hours of the day and can protect him
self by all sorts of devices, mines,
nets, etc.
'sTO try to seize the ball by the
horns here would mean attacking q
powerful enemy front which can be
broken more cheapIy In other ways.
I'm other waters the enemy de-
Tense is not quite so easy, but here he
takes advantage of the great number
OF available harboEs of disembaPka-
ton.
ut is not possible for us to have
U-boats waiting OF every enemy har-
Dor until the transport can con-
ten1ontly be destroyed. We have not
got SO many submarines. 1t would
be wasting them and their precious
creVvs, especially If the ships were
toEpedoed the troops themselves
would not be destroyed.
ut is not important for us to
destroy the American troops. Hin
denburg win take care OF that What
we must destroy Is tonnage and car
goes. Besides, we do not always hear
Of every transport we destroy. TO
make 1T orr only aim to sink Amer
lean transports would be sacrificing
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
MAY USE "CHATN SHOT0'

Because of the difficulty of htttin
airplanes on the wing and becaus
direct hits are rare, in proportion D.
the number of shots fired, the use d
Chain shot''-two cannon balls al
tached to either end of long chat
shot from q mortar-is being consit
cred by America and her allies.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
"The Recruit Says !"
By PRIVATE BILL MEAGHER
Battery F. 3o5th F. H., Comp Upton, N. Y

DON'TS
FOR SUPPLY
Mover collect
Mules, like rockies, be coaxed, mote
not necessary salute
ColOnes
drivers
Most drivers a delivery.
INFANTRY COMPANIES
The 20 potat
be
Don't feed the N. q
Acting priVates allow familiarity
NJ
s "a
arem
Don't anything finish
hash hunting
FOR AMMUNITION
but
Don't hot tempered while carrying
tsayEn firm Mary.
paERy our carsi in he order
on tn
Don't grudge
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
BUSINESS NEWS FOREOAsT

Five years more war, perhaps ten,
was the forecast of American bust
ness from all parts of the country
who recently assembled in Chicago to
attend the sessions of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States.
The business men are planning ac-
cordingly.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
PATRIOTIC LEPERS

The lepers at Molokai, one of the
Hawaiian Islands. are doing their bit
for Uncle Sam. They have purchased
5000 worth of Thrift Stamps.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29
q. ID. 8.

Napoleon said, IAN Army fights ON
its belly" Waste Of food over here
will mean shorter rations over there.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-29

too many U-boats without percep-
tible results
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
LADIES WORKING HARD

The ladies, in charge Of the max
ing Of surgical dressings are GER
tainIy to be eomplimented upon the
splendid work they are doing. In
November they made and shipped
ass bandages of various kinds; in
December 7l9 and in January 1179
When it comes to working the ladies
Of our city are doing their full duty
and we should all stand ready and
willing to contribute toward buying
the materials needed FOR this work.
The Red Cross reports as published
in this paper a few weeks ago
shoW that oar women are made of
the right material and are as pa
triotic as any in the United States.
Have you made a donationi if so,
We know you feel good about it and
If You will make another you viii
feel still better.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

The Advocate Tor printing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
GAS MAIN BROKEN

The ten-inch gas main supplying
Mt. Sterling and other Central
Kentucky towns, was broken during
the food in the Kanawa River last
week but the company is drawing
On the Menefee field until the break
can be repaired and We understand
same is about completed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
MERCHANTS SHOWING
THEIR LOYALTY

Food Administrator S. S. Pinney
has advised US that the local mer-
chants are showing their loyalty by
meeting the government set prices
on food stuff in the strictest man
ner. Mr.. Pinney says he does not
know Of any cases where people
boarding food but wishes US to
adsise the people that the penalty
for this ofense is very severe and
he urges everyone TO strictly OBJ
serve the Law
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

The Advocate for printing.
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! CORRESPONDENCE I
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Stoopk
The slees and re has al@ost
sssyped fraze tins wsy-
Farmers are working diligently 70
res their tobacco al down and
stripped
james Jones and wife. Who have
been visiting relatives At SharPs-
burg. returned home sunday
Mrs. Hood ThOmPsOn and dangh-
tiers. Mare, Of Salt Lick. are visit
I ING her SISTER, Mrs.. LOuirsH Warner
Mss Viola Gray, Of Lexington, y
visiting Miss Melvia FrOdge
II the weather remains 50 Il Viii
be almost impossible for people 10
move
Bonn. Saturday, Jan 26sh, to the
wife Of Roy Byrd, = fine daughter
Ethel Land
On Sunday, vhIIe Grant Upton,
. eolOred man Who IS working for
7. y. COOns, was eossting his sleigh
nan into a telephone pole throwing
him around the pole and breaking
his Ieg. Dr. Bash came ont ana
set the fractured limb
The little daughter Of Pien Moore
who was seriously III; Is improving
nicely.
D. l. GOodsn and sen. George,
vent Friday to visit relatives at
OringsviIle- George passed exami-
nation and viii go to Camp Taylor,
at Louisville soon.
slr. and Mrs. Lewis Urbin, who
have been staying with Mrs.
Frances Gillaspie, have taken rooms
with Henry Gillespie and wife in
Mt. Sterling and moved there Sat
urdsy
L. II. Fassett, of johnson City.
Tenn, IS here visiting relatives
John Steele and wife, of Dayton
o., came last week to be with Mr..
Sfeele's sister, Mrs. Arthur Jacobs,
who Is dangerously III at her home
near Judy.
There has been wonderful no
proyement in road conditions here,
having gone from impossible to
worse.
Mrs. Edward o. Gorrell, of near
Sharpsburg, who has been danger
ously Ill, is slightly improved.
Mrs. virgie Johnson, of Bourbon
county, Is visiting relatives here.
A large crowd attended Mrs
Fannie Gillaspie's sale Wednesday
and bidding was very spirited, ev-
erything bringing top prices. The
most spirited bidding was on the
land Mrs. Gillaspie's farm con
tanning 25 acres and improvements,
was knocked down to Thos. Warner
at S1,O5O.OO,and~ Haley and Ken
meth GiIlaspie's land, containing
1O1 acres, was rented TO L. e.
Griggs, at sl,OsO.OO.
Mss Stella Gopher is attending
the E. X. S. Normal School at
Richmond.
Emory Bryan fell on the ice
Thursday, and badly fractured his
left arm.
Some fifteen or twenty farmer
boys in this immediate neighbor-
hood are caught in the draft and
we presume other sections are hit
Likewise. These, together with those
fwho have already gone, make pros
poets for big crop this year look
gloomy.
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RESIDENCE
FOR SALE

The desirable residence property, belonging to the
Barnes heirs and situated West High street adoin
ing the property of Mr.. w. s. Lloyd is offered for sale
privately The residence contains five rooms, nice
bath ROOM kitchen and screened porches, Is of brick
structure and modern in particular Has water
gas and electricity There is cistern the porch 1t
is situated on beautiful lot and Is considered one Of
the most desirable pieces Of property in this city.
There is large garden with lots of fruit the place
Any one desiring nice little home, centrally located
and modern in every particular could not do better
than buy this one. Interested parties will call
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

Thanks the Democratic Forward League Kentucky
the approve amendment the Federal constitution regard
national prohibition and the Of the State, through the Frost
b viii have opportunity the question Of State
prohibition While has yet been adopted also believe
through its efforts such counties Montgomery viii be given early
lief shipments Of liquor from territory For all these
things think the people will the Democratic Forward League the
entire credit will consider seriously Mr. Stanys death bed
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

Congressman Kitchin thinks we
should tax tin it hurts" yet we
have noticed no great anxiety on
the COngressman's part to take his
own medicine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

Coming to The Tabb sOoD-"The
Man Without a Country" the Than
hOuser screen adaptation Of the
heart-tOuehing story Of the man
who lost his country. This play is
a patriotic triumph and is being
recommended and boosted all over
The country By the American Deg
tense SoeieIv. I
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

The banks Of Lexington have
agreed to give each child attending
school in Fayette county a 25-cent
War Savings Stamp as an incentive
10 stimulate the sale of thrift
stamps.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

"Your Business Is Always Appreciated
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
Adding Machine for Sale.

Burroughs, 9 bank, with stand, in
good condition. Can be seen in
operation at this Office, and is of
fered at a bargain. Stiff
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

splendid ability
matches campaign suggesting the Of
district the available
party, z p
political Louisville Times
his whats Dong Among Politicians recently said: =
mentioned connection with the nomination for
Judge Will A. Of MOrehead
present Rowan Bath, Meneee
Montgomery Judge Young who the Ninth
Committee In the
political which he knofom finish and being Popu
personal following Kentucky he would
some gubenatora brother Of Judge Allie
party leader and through him he would inherit
mighty political connections the that he decided
20 aftert The goyernshf.7
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

Whesher o. not TIE Anerican
pespie are fnIiy aroused On an mat
tiers pertnfning to the var, here
can - 70 qnestio. as to their being
uids awake 10 the importance Of
Increased food prodaction- As the
sEurss On this seasons crop be-
cone available the results assume
staggering proportions Sueh crops
the World never has seen The one
item OF Irish potatoes shows The
amazing yield Of $50 billion bushels
Corn IS away up alongside Of the
tubers, and IN an lines, except, pos
sibly, wheat, the Egures have swell
ed far beYOnd anything ever before
knoEn IN this country Of enormous
yields
The result should be q source Of
great encouragement to our people
in many vsYs- Il win tend to give
US some idea Of the immensity Of
the domain ve are called upon to
fight for IN order to preserve its in
tegrity. II must also convince that
there can be no reasonable fear Of
hunger in such a land unless we
lose either the inclination or the
ability to tickle our soil to the yield
ing.
The result Is also gratifying in
that there now IS no question Of our
being able to extend 10 our allies all
needed supplies of food Last
spring this matter doomed darby as
one Of the dire possibilities. That
II no longer exists viii tend 70 re-
move at least one Of the sources Of
discomfort. Once assured that We
shall not want for plenty, our peO-
Ole viii view with willingness the
expectation of supplies across the
waters.
The results Of the years labors
should teach one more lesson. We
.hould remember that no task - so
great but that with the proper per-
severance and grit it may be ac-
complished. Also that there are
very few achievements but may be
improved upon. If we can in a
single Season so largely swell the
national production, We should in
the next few years, with an arous-
ing of the well known American
pluck and ingenuity, be able to dis
count even that record. In fact II
should teach US that we have not
yet even imagined a limit to what
We could accomplish.
So, whatever other matters may
have to give us disquiet, we may be
thankful that we shall not hunger
that there is enough and to spare.
-Cynthiana Democrat.
The Advocate for printing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05

CrsscO and Mazola lard substI-
tutes for sale by Vanarsdell.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-05
(" II -
lie IN. DdfllSS
WILL GO TO FRANCE

Miss Darnaby Henton, member Of
a prominent Woodford county fam
lily, has been accepted for service
in the Signal Corps Of the United
States Government aid viii shortly
sail for France. Miss Henton IS
known to many Of our younger
people, having been visitor here
at several social functions.
Fresh Graham and Rye Flour st
Vanarsdell's.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-03
TELL THE MERCHANT
WHERE YOU SAW 1T

Even If a great many people are led
to visit a store because OF goods they
saw advertised there not many of them
ever bother to tell the merchant or
tn salesman that they saw the goods
advertised in such a paper. Yet it
would be for the public interest il
the customer would inform the store
wnero he saw the notice.
II Is for the interest of the public
to have merchants advertise. The
more stores advertise, the more peo-
pie find out about trade. the more
information they get about goods and
prices. II all the stores advertised.
and gave some account OF their lead.
ing lines and best bargains, the public
would have a complete directory OF
bargains and offerings.
Now. II the people will back up
their own interest, they will tell the
merchant or salesman 81 saw 1t in
the Independent" That will encour
age the stores to use enterprise in ad
vertislng, and let the people know
what they have to sell.