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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
STEPHENSPORT

Miss Georgia Haswell, Hardinsbure
was the guest of her grandmother,
Mrs. M. A. McCubbins last week.
Mrs. Anna ]. Dieckman, Sample was
the guest of relatives here last week.
Mrs. Rachel Lay went to Tell City
Saturday where she will be the guests
of friends.
Mrs. w. Fl. Gibson and son. VIM.
Lowry and Miss Eva Basham were In
Cloverport Saturday.
Harry Kemp, Louisville was the week
end guest of his father, Mr.. Perry
and Mrs. Kemp.
Miss Elizabeth English, Ammons
spent last week with her grandmother
Mrs. A. B. Crawford.
Mr.. Perry Kemp has sold his property
on First street to DR.. o. Il. Furgeson
who will move in at once.
Paul Irwin, Owensboro was the guest
of his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Morgan
Sunday leaving Monday for Elizabeth
town.
Rev. II. S. English and Mrs. English
and Mr.. Noah Gibson will attend the
Breckenridge county Association which
cow enes Wednesday and Thursday at
Black Lick church =.
Prentis Pullen. Levy Rollins and
Arthur Cannapel left Monday for Camp
Zachary Taylor.
J. w. Butler, Reed was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. eastman last week
Mrs. VIM Ali was the guest of iela-
tives in Canuelton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. eastman are in
Owe nsboro this week.
Miss Merrel Sable, Owensboro and
Maydee Chaplin, Cloverport were guests
of Mrs {. A, Tinius Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibson and little
Miss Mabe Withers. Sample were
guests Saturday and Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Gibsou.
A crowd from here attended the ice
cream supper at Addison Saturday
evening.
Miss Cecil Dix was the guest of Mrs.
Bert Cunningham at Chenault last
week.
VIM Gardner Hawkins of the L. S
Navy is the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs p. d. Hawkins for ten days.
Miss Mabel Shellman is the guest of
relatives at Skillman this week.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

nomination for reelection as said
poor house keeper for the year 1918,
said term to expire December 81,
1918. A yea and nay vote being
taken resulted unanimously and he is
therefore duly declared elected.
The office of Pauper Commissioner
having expired at this term of court.
{. NJ. Heston the present encumbent
being nominated, no other nomina-
tons being before the court, a yea
and nay vote being taken resulted
unanimously, and he is hereby declar-
ed elected for the term of two years
from this date at salary of $1,000
per annum.
The office of County Physician hav-
ing expired at this term of court, DR..
J. +. kincheloe, the present encum-
bent being nominated and no other
nominations being before the court,
and yea and nay vote being taken
resulted unanimously and he is here
by declared elected for the term OF
two years from this date at a salary
OF $500 per annum.
The Magistrates in body under
the direction of the court having in
spected the Public Property of the
county, reported that all of same is
in good condition.
On motion duly made, seconded
and carried court adjourned finally.
s. B. Payne, ]. B. c.
AT a called term of the Breckin-
ridge Fiscal Court began and held in
and for Breckenridge County at the
Court House in Hardinsburg, KY,
on Friday, April 26, 1918. Present:
Hon. s. b. Payne, Presiding Judge
OF Breckenridge County Court and
the following named Justices of the
Peace towit; Esquire Robbins, Kee-
nan, Mccoy. Heron and Bennett, be-
ing majority of the justices in COM
mission in Breckenridge County,
Kentucky.
On motion duly made, seconded
and carried, it is hereby ordered
and directed that Sam Bassett, of
Union Star, be and he is hereby ap-
pointed Live Stock Inspector of
Breckenridge County, Kentucky, in
accordance with Section Is of the
1918 Acts of the General Assembly,
of Kentucky, and fixes his salary at
$500 per month, effective May LIST
1919,
On motion duly made seconded and
carried, it is ordered and directed that
the Claim of East St. Louis Bridge
Company OF STAT, be and it is
hereby allowed, being for work done
on the Hardins Creek and Rough
Creek bridges.
On motion duly made seconded and
carried, it is ordered and directed
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
WITH THE HOME BOYS IN SERVICE
~ 4 7 I II 7
From Capt. s. T. Bandy.

Captain Stephen T. Bandy, who is
with the 316th Ammunition Train in
France, is the son of Mrs. Z. J. Ban
dy, of Stephenport, Ky.
Dear Mamma: am now in France
after a pleasant voyage from the
United States. The country is ex-
ceptionally beautiful and the people
are very friendly and courteous to
the Americans. | am stationed near
a large town although the entire
country is dotted with pretty little
villages. This is a great wine coun-
try and the people drink it with
their meal They also raise lots OF
potatoes, onions and other vege-
tables.
There is not much news that / can
write you. | am well and have plen-
ty to eat. People in the United
States get all the news about the war
from the papers. / will write every
week or two and will expect you to
write ONE times. This letter will
have to do for all the letters / owe
Make Lucille.
From your son,
Capt. Stephen T. Bandy,
316th Ammunition Train, A. Z. F.,
France.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

Pvt. McGary Writes to The News.

Mr.. John d. Babbage, Editor The
Breckenridge News, Cloverport, KY.
Dear Mr.. Babbage: The Breckin-
ridge county boys of my company
requested me to write letter to The
Breckenridge News so the people of
our county might know that some
of their boys had crossed the big
pond and are in line with our Allies
to lick the "Boches" or duty cows"
as the French call them.
Now there are several of the Brock
inridge county boys in this Company
and | will give their names later in
my letter. We were formerly with
Co. NJ, 336th Infantry, saith Divi-
sion, N. A., but were transferred to
Co. NJ, 9th Inf, 5th Div, Regulars
on February 18th and we arrived in
France in April.
| will now try and tell you some
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

that the Hon. Judge of Breckenridge
County and the Surveyor of said
County be and they are hereby APP
pointed as a committee OF two 20
inspect the Clifton Mills Bridge, and
to either accept or reject same, and
in the event of acceptance the Judge
is hereby ordered to direct the Clerk
to issue warrant to cover the same
which is $419OOO as per itemized
Ct aim OF the East St. Louis Bridge
Company.
On motion duly made seconded and
carried, it is ordered and directed
that the following be and they are
hereby allowed, having been omitted
in the Treasurers Settlement of the
Regular April Term of Court, pay
able to the Bank of Hardinsburg &
Trust Co., and charged to the Bridge
Fund of Breckenridge County.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

On motion duly made seconded and
carried, it is ordered that Mr.. d. II.
Smith, Contractor for. the construc-
ton of the Hardinsburg and Garfield
Pike, be and he is hereby granted
an extension of time of completion
of the Hardinsburg and Garfield
Pike to January 1st, 1919.
On motion duly made seconded and
carried, it is ordered and directed
that the Court accept the bid of the
American Rolling Mill Co. for Breck-
inridge County needs of Culvert
Pipe for the ensuing year at the fol-
lowing list prices: 12", 10 Ga. a.
$14O; 15", 10 Ga. "a $3.50 per foot;
pa, 10 Ga, "a S295 per foot; 24",
IA Ga, "a $3.50 per foot; 3O", IA Ga,
"a $3.50 per foot; 80, 12 Ga, al
$595 per foot; less a discount of 10
and off of list and F. o. B. Desti-
nation.
In Re Hardinsburg and Brandenburg
Pike
On motion duly made seconded and
Carried it is ordered that the con-
tractor for the construction of the
Hardinsburg and Brandenburg Pike,
from Hardinsburg to Garfield, ID. H.
Smith be and he is hereby allowed
an additional compensation for the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
GARFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Durham and chill
dren, Mr. and Mrs Will Durham, Mrs
Dora Rogers and daughter, of New
Albany, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Dowell and Mr.. and Mrs
Amos Wood last week.
Mrs. Grover Bruner and children
spent Thursday with Mrs. Perry
Skaggs.
Mrs. Eliza Horsley spent a few
days in Custer last week.
Mr.. John Sherman returned from
Kingswood, Sunday, where he has
been at the bedside of his son. Jim
Sherman, who has had typhoid He
is reported much better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Dowell, OF West
Point, visited relatives here, Satur
day, and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Pool, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Pool, of Nebraska, are
visiting friends and relatives.
|. B. Richardson was in Louisville
one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Compton and
children, Mrs. Alva Beauchamp, Miss
Fife Poole spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs Werner Whitworth.
Mrs. NJ. p. Compton, of Hardins-
burg, spent the week end with her
daughter, Mrs. |. B. Richardson
Mrs. c. r. Carlton and son, c. L.
Carlton, passed through town Satur-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

err, Steve Davis, of Woodrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Macy and family
spent last week with Mr. Mays
mother, Mrs. Patsy Macy.
Tom Dyer, Virgil and Earl Harmed
of Dyer, unloaded fertilizer here one
day last week.
Cliff Gray, of Custer, was in town
Saturday.
Geo. Lucas, of Constantine, UNI
loaded fertilizer last week.
Mr.. Sam Moredock, of Owensboro,
has been visiting friends and relatives
here.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

day evening enroute for Custer to
visit Mrs, Cartons mother, Mrs.
Anne Springate.
Mrs. d. d. Dowell and mother,
Mrs. Lucy Haynes, of Hardinsburg,
are visiting their sister and daughter,
Mrs. w. II. LeGrand.
The farmers have begun cutting to-
bacco at this place.
ID. ID. Dowell, of Hardinsbrg, was
the guest, Sunday, of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. LeGrand.
Mrs. Fonza Milburn and daughter,
of Nation. ILL.,, are visiting her faith
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
FISCAL COURT.
Continued from last week.
k,me Paul Compton, Treasurer {

<me Paul Compton, Treasurer of
eckinridge County, and presented
in open court three Railroad Bonds,
Nos. 10, II and 10 for 100000 each
and reported that said bond had been
fully paid. No. 10 having been paid
August LIST 1917. Nos. IL and 1G on
Sept. 20 1917 with all accrued inter
est up to said dates and the Coupons
due on and after January LIST, 1918
being attached, whereupon, on mo-
ton duly made seconded and car
ried said bonds were all burned in
open court and in the presence OF the
court.
On motion duly made, seconded
and carried, it is ordered that the
Treasurer OF Breckenridge county is
authorized to determine by drawing
and to Immediately advertise for two
of the outstanding Rail Road District
Bonds of 100000 each and to re-
deem and to pay off same out OF any
monies in his hands belonging to
said railroad District Fund, and he
will report his acts at the next April
Term of this court.
1t is ordered by the court that all
claims allowed at this term OF court
be paid out of the 1918 Levy.
1t is ordered by the court that the
following claims be and they are
hereby allowed
w. s. Bail. County Attorney
Office 400
Paul Compton, claim item
lied 1900
John N. Akers, Claim item
lied So.oO
A. McMeador, Jailors fees
itemized 1880
]. B. Carman, Sheriff of Brock
inridge county, claim item
lied 100
Record Press claim itemized~.-.-. 34.25
Jno. d. Babbage claim item
lied 60
1t is ordered by the court that the
following named Justices of Peace,
be and they are hereby allowed their
per diem
Esquire c. f. Robbins, 3 days---$oOO
Esquire ]. j. Keenan,, 3 days-...-.-- 900
Esquire Horace Mccoy, 3 days. 900
Esquire ID. c. Heron, 3 days-.--.- 900
Esquire Abe Bennett, 3 days.--..-.- 900
Esquire ]. M. Howard, days.. 300
1t appearing that the term of w. J..
Hall, Poorhouse Keeper, has expired.
On motion of Esquire c. E. Robbins
and seconded by Esquire ]. J. Keen
an, the said w. ]. Hall was put in
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28
YOUR FACE is YOUR FORTUNE

A thousand people look at your face
while one glances at your feet-yet-
you spend money to keep your shoes
in condition and neglect your face.
RED CROSS Shaving Lotion. (the
after-shaving luxury, makes old faces
look young and keeps all faces in the
pink of condition. This and other RED
CROSS toilet articles sold only by
A. X. Fisher, Cloverport, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-28

unfinished part of his work on the
contract, amounting to 10 per cent,
the same being conditioned upon said
Smiths Immediately resuming work
on said pike and dependent upon his
completion of said contract on or
before January LIST, -1919, as set out
in order heretofore entered, the said
10 per cent not to be paid until said
contract is completed within said
time. Vote as follows:
Esquire Robbins, Yea; Keenan,,
Yea; Heron, Yea; Mccoy, Nay; Ben
nett, Nay.
1t is ordered and directed by the
court that the following named JUS
tees OF the Peace be allowed their
per diem.
Esquire Robbins 1 day.........-....y.. 50, 90
Esquire Keenan, l day-.......-.-..-...-.. D 90
Esquire Heron day-..............-... 3 90
Esquire Bennett 1 day-......-.....-.--... 800
Esquire Mccoy 1 day-..-....-.-..-..-.. 500
On motion duly made seconded and
carried it is ordered that the court
adjourn.
S. B. Payne, J. B. c. c.
Continued next week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-pHILADELpHIA MONDAY

sion, however, Rostand started writing
poems and dramas.
:, His first volume Of verses was Les
gether with n second work, entitled
Pour la Greece" issued seven years
later elected no great praise, although
both these volumes displayed latent
talent that augured much for the YOUTH
full poet.
Les Romanesques," written I'm verse
Rostand's first dramatic undertaking
proved his making. IL was sparkling
comedy In the roc rococo style; and created ate
tame also. in verse. received n like
reception when 1t was produced on the
In 1897. "Cyrano de Bergerac" ap-
peared, and the name of Rostand became
a household word both in Europe ard
this country. Five hundred performances
were given in Paris, with Coquelin as
ane. Richard Mansfield became famous
In the United States when he appeared
in the leading role.
"L'Aigion" is another work from, the
pen Of the French genius. "Chantecler," :"
in Europe and the United States
Rostand, within recent years. en-
deared himseld doubly to the people
dcs Astres" ithe Song Of the Stars'')
which is really a chant to the Stars and
Stripes. This remarkable poem. which is
very long and written IN rnymlng coup
let's. in very colloquial French, was pub
lshed in ILLUSTRATION, q Paris weekly.
on May I, 1916. 1t tells how the
Kaiser endeavored TO get the American
flag to float to the breeze in favor of
Germany. but failed in the attempt, even
hough he tried to act and dress and
behave like an American. In his final
argument in the poem, Rostand con-
tended that no human empire could
overcome the heavenly force of what the
flag stands for. and the chant concludes
with the prophecy that the stars of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
By the associated Press
With the American Army of OcCupa,

tIOH, Lee.
American troops crossed the frontier
into Prussia at daylight Sunday be.
hind the German rear guards. Treves
is the most important city thus far
occupied. American troops are also
patrolling scores of villages. however.
General Pershing Is in the imme-
diate vicinity to observe the opera.
tions. His advance headquarters will
be established at Treves, where Gen.
eral Preston Brown will be military
governor and General Harry A. Smith
In charge of civil affairs.
The advance yesterday averaged
twelve miles.
No demonstration, either friendly or
hostile, arlied the entry of Major General
Dickmau's army into Germany today.
The frontier was crossed early in the
day and by nightfall the Americans had
moved forward twelve miles, reaching
Radgen on the left and SaarholzbaCh on
the right. The line extended along the
Saar River and through SaarDurg and
Treves.
The reception given the Americans
differed from that encounte; ed in Lux
emburg and parts of Belgium and
France. There they We're welcomed as
deliverers by almost all of the popula-
tion. The attitude of the population of
Rhenish Prussia was different Not Il
single act of open antagonism was re-
ported. but it was evident that even
the children had been schooled carefully
in the role they must play. Perhaps S5
per cent of the population remained
within their homes, and in majority
of cases the blinds were drawn. Here
and there a German stood in the door,
way watching the troops pass and oc-
casionally groups assembled at street
corners. but there We're no signs Of either
pleasure or disapproval.
Larger crowds were encountered in
Treves, the largest place occupied, later
in the day, but even there most of the
people kept moving, maintaining always
a studied air of Indifference So far
as possible the men in khaki were ig-
nored. Once in whiI the youngsters
under six years of age were carried
away by the excitement and displayed
enthusiasm over the marching troops,
but their forgetfulress was corrected
promptly by some older person.
Brigadier General Preston Brown, the
military governor for occupied territory,
has established his headquarters at
Treves which also has been made ad-
yanced general headquarters. General
Pershing will spend part of his time
at Treves. Civil affairs will be directed
by Major General Harry Smith.
London, Dec. General Plumer's
advanced troops yesterday crossed the
German frontier between Beho and
Eupen and advanced toward the
Rhine. the War Office announced BY
evening the troops had reached the
general line of Hurg. Reuland. Bull
i7~"n and NOnticio
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02

flag will bring victory--a prophecy that
has been fulfilled.
Rostand was as fortunate In love as
In literature, and had an interesting 70,
nance. In early youth he met the girl
no afterward married. Rosemond Ger
ard was her name, and she was young,
gay, sensible. blonde like Ophelia, but
not so mournful." She wrote verses OF
her own. Sometimes she recited them
at Leconte de Lisles, where young
Rostand was In the habit of going. Dur
ing the few months which preceded their
marriage the congenial tastes and
temperaments of the two young people
drew them together In n delightful In
tercourse, Of which they have both writ,
ten, Nine. Rostand in ''Pipeaux' ana
M. Rostand In "Musardises"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
BOLSHEVIKIPLAN
SPRING CAMPAIGN
German CG:cers Forming
New Divisions De-
spite Truce
CZECHS CALL FOR AID
By CARL ". ACKERMAN
SDecial Cable 10 Euening Public Ledger


Copyright. 1918, bU Nc'r lorf Inh"S TO-
Ekaterinburg, Russia. Nov. "a.
Despite Germauys agreement to WITH
draw troops from Russia. German gen
eral officers remain commanding the
7olshcvist armies.
The Czecho- Slovak staff hero has IN
form alton from the front indicating that
General Bluchcr remains as staff chief
of the BolsheNist general stan and
General Eberhardt still commands the
Bolshcvlst army on the Samara or
southern front Assisting these German
generals are German and Magyar Stairs
usy attempting to form large Bolshe-
visit army for operations next spring.
According to czech information the
Bolshcvst army numbers 227,0o0 with
twenty-three new divisions called for the
spring
Faced by this army, without military
support from the Allies and with COM
munications to Nladivostok constantly
endangered the czech army Is In a
ostion where it must decide either to
withdraw from Siberia or have Allied
| (Which means AmeriCan) military as
sistanCe. one thing or the other must be
done.
| am informed that as soon as General
Stephanii arrives at Ekaterinburg the
! Czech National Council and army Will
| decide whether to continue to fight or to
| return to BOhcmit via NladtVostok.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
BURLESON WIELDS The AK
Postmaster General Dismisses
Two Postal telegraph Officials

New York. Dec, 2,-!By \ Pa
Postmaster General Burleson mas GiI- II5-
missed from Government service Ed
vard Reynolds. vice president and gen
raj manager of the Postal Telegram TsieEaa6i
general superintendent of the company's
ubordination against the Government 5
plans to amalgamate the Postal with
~ Western Union Telegraph Company
While Postal officials here ere VT, %ithhe.d m
.er Generals action, pending an otticlal
statement by Mr.. Burleson, 1t is un-
1erstood that the, reason for the dis; dis
nissals was that Mr. Richards prepared
a Letter for circulation among the Postal
wire traffic chiefs suggesting, obstruc-
lion of the Governments amalgamation
Ii is understood that Mr.. Reynoldss
connection with this phase of the con-
sroversy between the Postal ana tne
postmaster General lay in the Postal
viCe presidents action in circulating MI
richards communication.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
DEPOSE KING OF MONTENEGRO
National Assembly Declares for
Union With Serbia

London, Dec 2.-(By A. P)-King
Nicholas of Montenegro has been de-
posed by the Skupshtlna, the Mon
tenegrin national assembly, according 10
a message received here from Prague to.
day - ,.
The dispatch was sent from Prague by
the Czecho-Slovak press bureau by way
shtina voted the deposition on Friday
last and declared for a union of Mon
ienesro with Serbia under King Peter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02

AMERICAN ARMY
ENTERS GERMANY
People Maintain Impassive
Attitude Toward Our
Soldiers
PERSHING Is AT TREVES
Soldiers Moving Forward in
Battle Order on Last Leg Of
Rhine Journey
pERSHING IS AT TREvES
BY EDWIN L. JAMES
Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger

CopDriohi. 1918, bv Noi0 Yo'f; Times Co.
Luxemburg. Dec. 2.
The American army of occupation
entered Germany Sunday morning,
crossing the Sauer and Moselle rivers
and spending out on front Of
ninety kilometers tsiXtv miles,
The last leg of the trip to the Rhine
was begun in cold clear weather. The
front line is held by the First. Second,
Thirty-second and Thirtieth Divisions.
Treves will be reached during the day.
The line this morning runs through
Winterscheid. Habscheid, Lichten.
born, Oberweis, Irrelkordel. Treves,
Saarburg and Serrig. The Americans
are moving in full battle order with
all arms
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02
COURT QUASHES INDICTMENTS
Demurrers Sustained i'm the Bis.
bee Deportation Cases

Tucson, Ari.. Dec 2.--(By n. Pl--
Judge William w. Morrow. OF san
Francisco sustained the demurrer and
duashed the indictments in the Bisbee
deportation cases in a decision filed this
morning in the United states District
Court.
Twenty-Five capitalists mine oper.
ators. public officials and citizens of
Bisbee, are involved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-02

Ten years OF successful leadership by
tho REV. y. !. Sultzbach, pastor of the
nv. nqelIcal Lutheran church of the
Resurrt ction, Fifty-second and Thom,n-
ron streets, was given recognition by
the congregation in an anniversary cele-
bratton beginning YESTERDAY: and to be
continued until next Thursday night.