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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

Kentucky is year by year get
ting farther behind in road build
ing. To the north, south, east
and west the States are expend-
ing each year several million dol
lars more than Kentucky for
road building, and if our State
is ever to assume an important
place among the States of the
Union, the people must awaken
to the fact that road building is
of first Importance because Ken
lucky is an agricultural State
and it requires roads to develop
agricultural sections.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

One OF the projects outlined by the
committee on botany Of the national
research council is the search for wild
plants which may be used as wartime
substitutes for the more costly crop
plants. During the Civil war DR.. John
Porcher, a Southerner, published n
book giving list Of plants Of the
South which could be substituted for
much.needed food and drug plants. II
ia suggested that information might be
obtained from hunters, trappers
woodsmen, farmers, Indians and the
foreigners, who pick up considerable
food from the countryside, Similar In
formation is desired concerning plants
that can be used In medicine.
Engineers are trained to con-
serve, not to waste money.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
The KaiSsr'S Ignorance.

They were waiting for the or
der to go ''over the top" when
the sergeant noticed a young
soldier fresh from home showing
signs of weakness. The lads
uesth were chattering, his face
was pale and his knees were
Knocking together. "Jenkinson, "
the sergeant whispered, 1T is
not trembling for your skin We
ame?"
mo, no, sergeant! came the
ieply. as the lad made a brave
effort to control his shaky limbs.
''I'm trembling for the Germans
they don't know Pm here. -
Bbston Transcript.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
WORK, SAVE, FIGHT.

These are the three cardinal re-
quisites of the present condition of
world menace. They are the sur
mounting beatitudes of our chaotic
times. We will ignore them only at
our peril. We will shirk them Only
at an overwhelming cost. We must do
not only one, but all to win. And win
we must.
To lose this conflict with the kaiser's
hosts; to bend the knee in submission
to the will of the Prussian autocracy;
to accept peace terms dictated by the
war lords OF Germany, would be to
trail in the dust the highest hopes
Of Democracy. 1t would mark the
Waterloo Of Liberty. 1t might spell
the end.
America wants no autocratic dom.
ination at this late day. The United
States has led the way in world en-
lightenment and the sowing Of the
seeds of freedom too long ever to sub
NIT to tyranny. And German victory
would mean that.
So we must work to the utmost in
our respective lines that the normal
production may be maintained and our
material needs may be met fully and
promptly.
We must save. economic, curtail,
that home consumption may be re-
duced and our individual resources be
kept to their normal standard.
For in doing both We will have more
to offer our government, directly and
indirectly; through personal sacrifice
and investment in war securities.
And we can trust our boys at the
front TO do their share of the fighting;
the spirit of freedom will inspire to
that.
Work. save. fight and WIN.
That's our program.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
FACE the FACTS

EFT us face the facts. The situation is critical.
- Unless the Allies fight as they never yet have
fought, defeat threatens Hungry men cannot tight
at telr best; hungry nations. France, England,
and Italy are going hungry unless we feed them.
Wheat Savings-They must have wheat. 1t is the
best food to fight on 1t is the easiest to ship: We
alone can spare it to them. By saving just little
less than quarter of what we ate last year-we can
support those who are fighting our battles. And we
can do without stinting ourselves, We have only
TO substitute another food just as good.
The Corn of Plenty-Corn is that food. There's
surplus of it. Providence has been generous in the
hour of our need. 1t has given in such bounty
as was never known before Tons of corn. Train.
loads OF corn Five hundred million bushels over and
above our regular needs. All we have to do is to
learn to appreciate it, Was ever patriotic duty made
so easy? And so clear?
Americas Own Food-Corn! 1t is the true American
food. The Indians hardest of races, lived on it.
Our forefathers adopted the diet and conquered a
continent. For great section of our country it
has blong the staff of life. How well the South
fought on it. history tells Now it help America
win world war.
dozen. It's cereal. It's vegetable. It's bread.
It's dessert. It's nutritious; food value in it,
dollar for dollar, than meat eggs or most other
vegetables. It's good to eat; how good you don't
know until you've had corn-bread properly cooked.
Best of all, it's plentiful and it's patriotic.
Corn's Infinite Variety-How much do you know about
corn? About how good it is? About the many
by not knowing more about it? Here are few
of it's uses:
There at least fifty ways to meal to
make good dishes for dinner supper lunch or break
fast. Here some suggestions:
HOT BREADS DESSERTS
Boston brown bread. Corn-meal moasses cake.
Hoecake Apple corn bread.
Mullins. Dumplings
Biscuits Gingerbread.
Grddle cakes. Fruit gems.
Waffles
HEARTY DISHES
Corn-meal croquettes. Corn-mea fish balls
Meat and corn-meal dumplings.
Italian poenta. Tamaes.
The recipes in Farmers Bulletin 565, Corn
Meal Food and Ways of Using It," free from the
Department of Agriculture.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
Dispensing a Crowd.

~ have Just come back from forty
eight hours duty in Paris" writes an
officer in Highland regiment. my
servant and l, both In the kilt, were
buying some stun outside a shop, as
one does In Paris, when crowd Of
about twenty people gathered round,
and simply stared-some amused, some
open-mouthed, and some doubtless In
admiration. / was amused at first,
but 1t got a bit too much OF good
thing, and my servant, who Is Il wag,
said: Shall / hand round the hat,
STRIP
So, rot thinking he would, / said
Yes, do and-lf he didn't whip of his
Balmoral and take 1t round perfectly
seriously, with a childllke expression
on his face. They cleared on all
right, some grlnnlng, and others look
ing very sheepish. But We got moth
ing"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
GRANGE MASTER
|NDORSES BONDS
Urges Ohio Farmers to Prepare
for the Next Liberty
Loan Drive
GRANGE SURPLUSALL INVESTED
Nations Securities Best Investment
on Earth. Farmers Should Prove
Patriotic by Buying.

GAINESVILLE, O.-(SpeciaD Louis j..
Taber, master of the Ohio State
Grange, urges that the coming Liber-
ty Loan drive be made the subject of
special discussion and consideration
In the Washington Lincoln Liberty
meetings now being held in the vari-
Gus sub-granges throughout the state.
Mr.. Taber favors a big farmer invest
ment next drive.
"The next Liberty Loan campaign"
he says, will afford the Grange an ex-
ceptional opportunity to serve patriot.
lcally not only our order, but agri-
culture, the country and civilization
at large. The motto of the state grange
is A bond in every farm home in Ohio
The state organization has invested
every penny of its surplus in Liberty
bonds. Sub-granges should follow its
example.
Nor should we stop there. Every
patron and every farmer should be
reached. For there is not farmer
in Ohio but can afford to buy at least
one Liberty Bond on the very easy
terms offered. Every one should hold
at least one bond The farmer was
not heavy purchaser in either of the
earlier drives. There were reasons
justifying this condition then, but there
is no adequate excuse for his failure
to purchase now.
mo class of men have been more
criticized than the farmers, however
unjust this criticism may have been.
They will soon have an opportunity
to refute these charges, and am con-
fident they will maintain the tradi.
tons of their patriotic forefathers by
coming nobly to the financial rescue
OF their country. There is no better
or safer investment on earth than q
Liberty Bond.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
Prepare to Care for Themselves

Nowhere have the French SHOWN
their remarkable national vitality more
striking than in the way they have
kept up the pursuits Of peace while
bearing the brunt Of the most exacting
war In history. So fur from having
their Industries broken by conflict they
have developed scores Of new ones,
writes a correspondent, An exhibit
now being held In Paris Is given over
entirely to products manufactured In
France, which were formerly imported
The first division consists Of articles
formerly brought from foreign nations
largely from Germany, while the sec
ond is made up Of articles formerly
made In the northern French districts
now occupied by the INVADER which
are now being manufactured In south
ern France.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

1t is impossible to figure the
damage done to automobiles,
wagons or buggies each time a
trip is made over a bad road, but
we are safe in saying that the
damage amounts to a great deal
more than the tax would be for
good roads.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
Mind Your Business
BY caspar Whitney Of the vislIantes

BY caspar Whitney Of the visilantes.
Jaw, I've got my own business to
DO" was the reply given me the other
day in a smallish up state town by the
local bill poster.
Are you an American citizen"
asked him.
YES" said he.
"pIoGerman"
mo"
"Believc in our government"
BEST in the world"
want to see our soldier boys VIM
Sure"
want 10 help them VIM"
"You bet"
"Then put up these posters" | fred
at him, land put them up p. d. O., for
the money which comes from the sale
of these bonds is used to equip for
fighting the boy you and all your town
folk want to see win"
Such is the spirit one meets often
In the country 'round-indifferen
strange ignorance In a land OF schools
and newspapers-until the native
sense of practicability is touched.
Must our fathers and sons and
brothers come back to us bleeding or
dead before we can be more generally
awakened to an understanding that
this war OF civilization against the
barbarism of the Germans is our war?
/ That II is for our safety, our freedom
| that our boys have gone to fight-a
safety we have enjoyed these last
three years in the shelter Of the great
English feet and the valor and
strength of the French and British
armies,
That is why you must support the
government and buy these bonds;
that is why the governments business
is your business, the business of every
man and woman worthy to enjoy the
blessings OF this great republic.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

Grass in the yard, a neat walk
to the front door, a few shade
trees, a border of shrubbery; in
the background a flash of flowers
lis a beautiful home, however
humble. Plan now and have
these things this summer.
Southern Agriculturist.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
Didn't Know.

A gentleman, passing a vacant
lot where two colored teams
were playing ball, asked the
score. Thirty to- nothing, " re-
piled one Of the darkeys.
my goodness! You are getting
a beating amt you?"
'0h, l dunno, our side amt
been to the bats yet"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
, Good roads mean better church
es, better schools, better and
more prosperous citizens.

When you hear any fellow say
ing that the war will last ten
years or talking about what will
happen if we are beaten. gently,
but firmly, admonish him to shut
up and run home to his folks.
There is trouble enough in the
world without having to listen tc
winners and towards and gloom
toters. Southern Agriculturist.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

If you will acquaint yourself
with the workings of the Fiscal
Court Of your county and the
number of miles of road in the
county, you will find that there
is not a county in the State that
has sufficient funds to maintain
the roads of the county.
The best printing of all kinds
at this Office.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

There are standards for build
ing roads the same as for build
ing railroads, office buildings,
steam engines or automobiles,
and any departure from accepted
standards will result in a waste
of money.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

The construction of highways,
like the construction of railroads,
must be placed in the hands of
competent engineers if the work
is ever to be q success.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

The change in traffic conditions
and the increase in price of labor
and materials make roads cost
more than they did in former
years.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

People should avoid travelling
in the same track and rutting the
roads.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

w In the daytime
with u lantern looking for an
honest mani plucked a rooster
and took it into the academy
where the ancient philosophers
discussed everything under the
sun and said, This is Plato's
man" On which account this
addition was made TO the def
milton: with broad, fat nails"
We all admit that old Diog-
enes was a pretty smart Greek,
with Il fine sense Of humor. II
he lived today he wouldn't have
to use his lantern among day
light newspapers to find an hon
est advertiser. SUCCESSFUL
ADVERTISERS MUST BE
HONEST. Dishonesty doesn't
pay In advertising or In any
thing else. No daylight paper
wants to have anything to do
with the space buyer who delib-
erately tries to fool the public.
But. coming back to Plato's
modified man. the moral Of that
story Is: Be exact. BE specific.
Don't overlook the details.
Do you watch the ads. in this
paper CAREFULLY enough?
Do you keep posted on the de-
tails? DO you make it your busl-
ness to read them with EXACT
NESS?
DON'T SKIP THE
BROAD, FLAT NAILS"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28


~. She took more time than YOU
could possibly atbrd to waste.
Times have charged.
EFFICIENT HUYING IL now
simpliiied through ADVERTIS-
ING. You 70 direct to the point.
Newspaper advertising is the
SHORT CUT To economical buy
luz, It's II 1NME SA YER ind u
DOLLAR SAVER. II aids you
SPEClFlCA LILY and QUICK
l.I, more 50 than amy other form
0f advertising
Newspaper advertising hits the
nail On the head. II holds the
attention OF thousands. Its re-
suits are lIMEDI ATE. POSI-
TIVE and SURE.
We want You actually 10 real
lie what aewsnupH advertising
does for you. Dou't you drink
You ought t. be u nd that you
ARE living IN this W oltdertul =
OF NEWSPAPER CONVE., .
lENCEy
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
The Greatest of
Modern Time Savers
The Newspapers
BY MOSS.
BY MOSS.

" OUR gran d.
i mother used
to do her buying
with much more
difficulty than you
do now.
She had to In
spect nearly ev-
prvtlilnr Dersumul.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28

A lot Of pesslmistie prophets are
sorely disappointed that the last
Liberty Loan failed to "bust the
banks"
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
Take a Tip
From Old
Diogenes
Nv MOSS.
BY MOSS.

DLAT0 having a
j couple Of thou
sand years ago de-
fined man as a
two legged animal
without feathers.
Diogenes 1.-THE chap
who went around
H. Al 4 "A -. =.
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1918-02-28
Look Here For 1t.
Things we all ought to know
but which none of us can
remember, and often
don't know where to
look to find it.

Cof special interest to applicants for
school certificates who are not subscribers,
but who just drop in to get copy gratis.)
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
0FHG|AES,DQUBT
YlE ! ! I sIRlKEEN'l|
Reports Emanatinu From Austria
! DO Not Harmonic With
\, Those From Neptfals .

4 WASHINGTON; january 3D. (Asso,
aeiated Press Washington officials put
little faith IN the reports from Vienna
that the General strike in Apsffo- Hui.
sariaisatan end aud The; labor Troubles
which have doomed up 500 Ii teateni5g,
ly are already over. va ( Z
Reports cmanatine from Vienna said
the. newspapers had again, made their
appeafanee and 4 majority Of the strik.
ing workers ii all lines Of industry had
returned TO work. 3 ! 49,; %.,i d
\ on the other hand, IN Official circles
,eredence Ia placed upon the ehriier Re,
ports Of the violence OF the strike and
demands for peace and from neutral
sources Come adSieeS that labor trou-
bles are on the increase and the strik-
ere gaining In numbers and strength,
No confirmation Of the reported res
ignation of the Austrian cabinet has
been secured. Dispatches received in
Amsterdam From the Cologne Gazette
Say sthat paper Knows, nothing Of Che
reported cabinet resignations in Vienna.
=
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
EMBARGO
| I0RDEREDl|INlEAlS'T
Continuing Snow Blocka dies
! Cause McAdpos To. Take Ac-
ton To Relieve Congestion ).

! WASHINGTON, January 94-(Asso.
eiated Press with the ressumption Of
industry yesterday following the FIVE.
day holiday period the country still
faced a railroad congestion largely due
to the weather conditions and this
threatened to grow worse rather than
improve as train movements are block
ed or hampered ,ih<many sections of the
Middle West and East. so far as
bringing coal to the homes of the PEG
pie in the East and for bunkers for
the TRANSATLANTIC Slipping the orders
brought q Greater degree Of success
though in these respects the unusual
weather seriously hampered efforts D.,
In view of the continuance Of the
congestion Director General MeAdOo
authorized the placing Of d freight en-!
barge in Pennsylvania on all shipping
points east of Pittsburgh upon all ar,
ticles except food, fuel and munitions
II is expected this embargo win last
only a few days, he announced, and
win be lifted when traffic is fully re
opened and trains again move with
some degree of regularity.
|. One heatless Monday was enough TO-
the New York stock exchange. The
directors met yesterday and decided to
observe the Monday holidays which
are to follow and close the exchange
on those days, -.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
United States Has
Forces HI
St Quentin Sector
Three Ace Reported MISSING Al.
ter Patrol Engagements Ger
mans Take Offensive At Points
On French Front .tl

i WAstIINGToN, January 2a--( Ass6.
eiated Press) :, American forces are
now in the ST Quentin sector Of the
Western front, is indicated BY despatch.
.es received yesterday which told o. pa,
troll engagements in that sector and Of
United sthtes sOlaisrs being among
those missing. Despatehes from Gen.
eral Pershipg also told Of three Amefi-
can soldiers killed in action on Monday
but gave no details
German offensive and heavy fighting
on the French front are told in ofiicial
dispatches from Paris. After an in.
tensd barragr by, heavy artillery had
made forward lines temporarily pnten.
able for the French the German infan,
try charged and gained a. footing in
the first line Of defense to the east Of
Newport. ss,t sfi Z
AtLa Basse German raid was at,
!temptedTbut was irepulsed with severe
loss Nst
In the ST. Qnentin sector there were
three encounters Of. patrols, reports for
the day ssaid, and I'M this eonhection
mentioned that three of the I United
States soldiers were missing the FIRST
mention Of United States forces being
engaged in the fighting In that sector
- 80 4 ~. - / -
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
NIAlY'!ORQE NEWYORK
GETSAFT TER POLICE
Asks Resignation of Commits
sioHer For Not Trying, 0ffic-
ersiof Motorcycle Squad

? NEW YORK January 24--(Associat7
ed Press Mayor H yian has asked Pc,
lice Commissioner Bulgcr to resign his
Office because of his failure to bring
TO trial the motorcycle policemen who
we're accused of dereliction of duty in
connection. with the Ruth oruger mys-
terry.
After the finding of the body of the
murdered girl investigation showed a
strong friendship had been indicated
for the murderer by members of the
motorcycle squad and their active in
terferenee with possible witnesses
against the italian was the subject Of
much adverse criticism of the force.
Hylan insists hearings shall be had of
the charges preferred against several
Of the squad against whom
the testimony was most damaging dur!
ing the investigations. .II@s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
.STEA|NERMAvER|CK;
H!|SF0R|Y'lS G|yEN
Preston Tells What, He Expects
TO Show and Witnesses
TeIIiot Sale Of Shit. ~.

y SAN FRANCISCO, January "a CAS-.
soeiated Press -- CONNECTION Of the
Maverick with the Hindu revolution
conspiracy came prominently into the
lime light in the trial Of, the alleged
conspirators in the federal court yes
terday. Preston, the government
prosecutor, in, a statement of what he
intended to prove by certain witnesses
aid he would show that Germany,
through agents who are indicted for
conspiracy and some Of whom are now
on trial, had paid $4,000 to convert
the vessel into a munition carrier and
to equip her for a voyage TO India. b.
Witnesses connected with the stand
ard Oil Company we're called yesterday
to give testimony to show how German
interests acquired the Maverick which.
was to secure a cargo of munitions
from the Annie Larsen and convey IL
to rebels, in India They told of che
purchase of the vessel by John f..
Craig, shipbuilder of Long Beach,
California, and how it finally entered,
the possession of Jebsen. In this testi.,.
mony, the prosecution brought in the,
evidence of the connection Of defeRd.
ant Cfhig with the plot ~ siri.s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
PEACE CONFERENCE
'VEA|R||. BR||EA!k|l|Nllg!0FF
German Demands Too Hard For
I. Russians ann Trotsky.
Claims Would StrangIe

Z LONDON, January 24--( Associated
Press A-Wlt6drawdl from the peace
conference at Brest- Litoysk u threat;
ened by the BolSheviki delegates. This
is largely oeeasioned by the demands Of
the Germans that theft. officers must De
shown preferential treatmept and re;
,fnsal for exchange nPoh equal terms
Referring to the demands OF the Cen
trail Powers, aud especially to the Der
lin delegation TrotglSy is reported ito
have said the demands of the Genital
Powers are overwhelmingly in favor
With the annexatioaists, give to Ger
many and Austria all Of the advantages
which that faction seeks and would
strangle Russia politically and econOm.
'icalIy..E ~ y. = +.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-25
A|LO PATRIOTS form
VIGILANCE CORPS
Branch Of American Defense
League Under, Strong Leaders

HILo, January GA branch Of II
American Defense League, with :
vigilance committee organized along
the lines Of the recently formed com
Mite in Honolulu, was formed here
yesterday and Is assured Of large
number Of members and hearty sup
port. .r .....
o. =. Wright, manager Of the Vol
cano Stables, has been elected pres
ident Of the Hilo branch. John O,
Plankington, manager Of the Hilo
Electric Light Company, is secretary,
and H. v. Patten, cashier Of the
First Bank Of Hilo. 70 treasurer "