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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29
KENTUcKYs CROP ESTIMATES

Kentucky's crops this season have
turned out fairly well in spite OF
periods of severe drouth, shortage of
labor and other handicaps that beset
the farmers. The corn in many
places is much better than was ex-
pected;~ although badly damaged in
many districts, especially Western
Kentucky. Tobacco grew out wonder
fully after the late rains at the end
of August and first of September and
a fairly good sized crop is in sight,
with quality yet to be determined.
Potatoes suffered severely, as did the
small acreage of hemp in the Blue
Grass counties. About per cent. of
the 1917 corn crop in Kentucky is
reported still in farmers hands,
while for the United States as
a whole the percentage is a shade
less than 4 per cent.
Corn is expected to yield about 26
bushels an acre average in Kentucky,
making a total of about 101, 100000
bushels, compared to 122,S50,0Oc
bushels last year. The United States
corn crop this year is about 2,754,-
SO7, 900 bushels, compared to 3,159.-
$4,000 bushels in 1917.
Tobacco will probably produce
about 3SS,170,000 pounds in Ken
lucky this season, compared to 426,-
500, 900 pounds last year. The Unit
ed States tobacco crop this year is
now estimated at about 1,266,638,-
600 pounds, compared to 1859, 451,-
900 pounds last year.
Irish potatoes in Kentucky this
season will yield only about 4,290.-
900 bushels, compared to 6,720,000
bushels last year. The United States
potato crop is now estimated at $780,
$4,000 bushels, compared to 442,-
536, 900 bushels in 1917. 1t should
be remembered the 1917 crop was an
enormous one, so this years crop is
still really good one.
Sweet potatoes in Kentucky this
year are about 1,O45,000 bushels,
compared to 1,140,000 bushels las'
year. The United States sweet pc.
tato crop is about SS,132,000 bush
els, compared to S7,141,000 bushels
in 1917.
Sorghum strip is in considerable
demand because of shortage of sugar
and sirups, but it is estimated only
about 2,S26,000 gallons of sirup~ lis
being made in Kentucky this season
compared to 3,150,00O gallons in
1917. The United States produc
ton of sorghum strip this season is
now estimated at 29,754 900 gallons
compared to 34,175,000 gallons last
year.
H. F. BRYAN, Field Agent.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29
KNOWLEDGE UNTO HIMSELF
indianapolis News)

A group Of business men in a
Southern Indiana city met on a street
corner and were discussing the pro
gress that has been made by the alli-
ed forces on the Western front. Dur
ing the conversation fellow citizen.
who is fond of expressing his opinion,
but whose field of information is so
limited that he doesn't appreciate
how small it is, Joined the crowd and
listened to the various expressions.
Unable to hold his silence, he de-
clared:
There amt no doubt but that our
boys has thrown new life into the
Allies, but in my opinion the Huns
can't fight like the. Germans did"
And then, before anyone could get
in word, he added:
And then we've done lots better
work since our merchant marines has
got into the front action
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29
LOOPS THE LOOP IN A STORM AT
SEA.

Looping the loop in a kite balloon
was the hair-raising feat performed
some time since by young balloon
ist when the Government was testing
the use of captive balloons on bat
tleships doing convoy work, accord
ing to story in the Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. The balloonist in
question had been aloft in his bas-
ket several hours despite very rough
weather when forty-mile gale
struck the fleet, Instantly the gas
bag made a spinning nose dive,
swinging the basket and occu-
pant through complete circle. No
sooner was one loop completed than
another and another followed-fif-
teen in all.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29
Cascarets Work
While You Sleep
No headache, biliousness, up
set stomach or constipa-
ton tomorrow

Spend 10 cents-feel grand! To-
night take Cascarets to liven your
liver and clean your bowels. Stop
the headaches, bilious spells, sour
ness, gases, coated tongue, bad
BREATH sallowness and constipation.
Take Cascarets and enjoy the incest,
gentlest inside cleansingst you ever
experienced. Wake up feeling fine.
Cascarets is best cathartic for chill
dren. Taste like candy. No disap-
pointment! Thirty million boxes of
this harmless, famous cathartic are
sold each year now. (ady)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

Kidney disease 10 no respecter of per-
sons A majority Of the ills affecting
people today can be traced back to
kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most important
organs of the body. They are the
hlterers, the purifiers, Of your blood.
Kidney disease is usually indicated by
WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, nervousness,
dependency. backache. stomach trou-
BILE, pain in loins and lower abdomen,
gall stones. gravel, rheumatism, sciatica
end lumbago.
Ali these arrangements are natures
signals to warn you that the kidneys
need help. You should use GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules imme-
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29

diately. The soothing. healing oil slim
ulates the kidneys, relieves infiamma.
tions and destroys the germs which
have caused it. Do not wait until to-
morrow. Go to your druggist today ana
insist on GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil
Capsules In twenty-four hours you
should feel health and vigor returning
and will bless the day you first heard
of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil.
After you feel that you have cured
yourself, continue to take one or two
capsules each day, so as to keep in
first class condition and ward off the
danger of other attacks.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Three sizes. Money re-
funded If they do not help you.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29
DOCTORS SAY CALOTABS
ARE BEST FOR COLDS

According to the worlds greatest
physicians and medical experts, cal
omel is the best and only dependable
remedy for breaking up cold over
night or cutting short an attack OF
sore throat, deep-seated cough, inf1u'
enza or la grippe. Now that science
has purified calomel of all its nausea
and dangerous qualities, the new
kind of calomel, called "Calotabs" is
even more popular than the old style.
Z One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water-that's
ALL No salts, no nausea nor the
slightest interference with your diet,
work or pleasures. Next morning
your cold has vanished and your
whole system is purified and refresh
ed. Calotabe are sold only in orig
inal sealed packages, price thirty-five
cents. Your druggist recommends
and guarantees Caloabs and will Ie-
fund the price if you are not delight
ed with them. (adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29

What has become of the old-fash-
toned younger sister who had to wait
until her eldest sister was married
before she could talk business with
her beau?
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-29

There's one thing about Carran-
"a. He always talks as though he had
ten times as much muscle as heactu-
ally has.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
Zion City, Illinois
OUTSTANDING FACTS CONNECTED WITH
THE AUTO INDUSTRY

The statement is made by persons familiar
with the automobile business that auto buying
is probably more trustworthy barometer of the
financial situation than any other single con-
dition
According to figures made public on April 4,
by Louis L. Emmerson, Secretary of State for
Illinois, it is shown that total Of 59,759 more
automobile licenses were issued in the first quar-
ter of 1915 than in the corresponding period of
1917.
1t is interesting to note in this connection that
autos and motor trucks are coming to have
decided bearing upon transportation conditions
Not only are regularly scheduled automobile
express lines being opened up between different
cities throughout the east, but manufacturers
are finding it advisable to furnish their statesmen
with automobiles in order that they may not be
dependent upon unsatisfactory train service,
says one leading authority.
1t is also an interesting fact to note the in
creasing popularity of nonskid tires Engineers
agree without exception that the nonskid tire
delivers the maximum of power development by
the motor, because of it's firm grip on the road
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13

DRY GOODS SPECIALS
Ladies' Fancy and Plain White Aprons
The lot consists SOC Soc and CSC values
Inc 25c to 39c values going .19c each
The SOC to 65c values
One Lot of Ladies' Mercerzed Isle Hose Gin seconds)
Coors: brown Tan and Copenhagen
SOC quality, Soc a pair, 3 pair for $780,
New Venetian Vois 40 in WIDE Special Value
especially Spring and Summer dresses
waists morning or house wear
With the prices going higher and yet higher and you'll have
to go without
WHY DON'T YOU
in right and get one three garden lots and
grow all will need for winter 1t be DONE Just
fill Easements with vegetables and canned dried
goods, will large of money and help to
keep the prices down for Others because there will be you
less for else to provide for
You get packets Of seed for 25c The earth will will
ngy do its part It's up right and will be
good paying proposition and of Importance
You will tools enable accomplish the
expeditousv
for just little bit of ground need cutvaor and
down larger do it often and much
time and work.
Planters necessity tracts
pshing than without
garden,
properly equipped
Everything for convenience hand in the
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13


once. Bisx each week net later than
IL m- Thursdays.
iaSss slss Ssss
g Hss lot s e. IS
w to the an1 who
Wheat stS SRS seeding Ehone s00a
FOR SALE. Single Comb Rhode Island Red setting
0 e hSs r sa rs fSs ssSa S7saSs sSR
%%asiida sehartsr. iii S Phone
hsg fs r sRsp 5s aa
! Avenue
Meconnei ESQ Elm Ave ssSen0 moor inquire
FOR s AL One good mare One COW fresh in
FOR SALE: Edison phonograph with records. Phone
s, setting Peter Dunnick asll Ezekiel Avenue,
fair condition Apply H. G. Peterson, 1901 Elizabeth
day Or by the piece
Richmond. 2I04 Emmaus Avenue.
WANTED TO BUY. Movable Houses. Zion Realty
Department
FOR SALE. 1 baby buggy round reed 4 inch wheel;
y inch tire In first class condition. 3o1S Emmaus
FOR SALE: Single Comb White Leghorn eggs and
baby chicks from good winter layers. Edgar Brooks
1904 Ezekiel Avenue.
WANTED: Experienced carpenters. Zion Building
Industry.
DRESSMAKING: At home will go out by the day
Mrs. Stephenson, 2817 Ezra Avenue.
FOR SALE: covered one-horse spring wagon; also
40 of land in eastern Florida, for sale
change for Zion City property. See w. H. Chambers
1900 Elm Avenue.
a ". Potter. 2512 Gideon Avenue, Phone IS.
buggy. Will sell separate. VIM. Ballegooyen, 2Oth
and Jethro Avenue
FOR SALE: bay mare weight about $50 lbs; 1 bug
driving harness and work harness, at a bargain
for $65 cash. Paul Mayhak, 275 Hanna Avenue
Phone 1885, Kenosha, Wise.
FOR SALE: 1 winter baby cab; also cart. Wanted to
buy second hand cook stove exchange heater
s IL De Pew, West 9th St, Phone 251-R.
FOR SALE 3-burner oil stove and oven, and good
lamps, cheap. $50 Carmel Blvd. Phone 219-R.
FOR SALE: sod plough breaking plough 1 tea
wagon, Huckster covered wagon, harrow. c. NJ
Martin, Phone 1851
FOR SALE: Sweet seed early and late; sweet
potatoes red Variety Everbearing straw berry plants
also other strawberry plants; early cabbage plants
dahlia bulbs g1adiolus bulbs; Plymouth Rock eggs
75c per setting; Buff Cochen Bantam eggs, SLIPS per
setting; red raspberry bushes; also quantity oat
straw Mrs. T. j. Mitchell 2414 Gilboa Avenue, Phone
bonn
FOR SALE. 2 fresh cows, with their calves; two
August Swanson. 3O08 Ezekiel Avenue
South Sheridan Road p W. Shaw, Phone 154-J.
WANTED: Three Bright Active Men. Must be ply
sically strong Needed for Statesmen in Zion De-
partment Store.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
Specials For Monday and
Tuesday Only

good selection of Arrow Collars including nearly all
sizes!
Black Oversleeves were 20c Monday & Tuesday. 14c
Mems Suspenders SOC, Monday & Tuesday. 34c
Mems Necktes were SOC, Monday & Tuesday. $50
Mems Canvas Gloves (Heavy Gauntlet),
2Oc Monday and Tuesday .16c
Mems Khaki Shirts $l25, Monday and
Tuesday OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 96c
Boys Indian Outfits (Hat-Coat-
Pants) 81. co. Monday & Tuesday $1.59
Boys Gauntlet Gloves 75c, Monday & Tuesday 49c
Mems Dress Shirts in Light Colors. Specially Priced 89c
Mems Night Shirts. Specially Priced ......... 79c
These Specials for Monday & Tuesday Only.
MEMS CLOTHING DEPT.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-13
Classified Advertisements

SPECIAL NOTICEs-An classified ads. for THE
THEOCRAT received THE THEOCRAT
ONCE Adminstration Bldg, week net later than
q. Thursdays.
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Make all remittances payable to
WILBUR GLENN vOLIvA, Publisher.
Direct all correspondence concerning The
Theecrat to THEODORE FORBY
Ofice of Publication, Administration Building,
Zion City. Illinois. U. S. A.
Evening star., 1918-06-03

Heavy fighting continued all day
Sunday east of villers-Cotterets and
the forest of the same name east of
the town. Late Saturday the French
had retaken four towns in this region.
Under the enemy pressure the French
again were compelled to give up
Faverolles. about three miles south
east of Villers-Cotterets.
Assuming the initiative west of
Neuiliy-St. Front. the French recap
tured Passy- -Valois. southeast of
Faverolles. and hill 163, nearby.
The Germans have not crossed the
Marine. and apparently have not made
very strong efforts to do SO. They
now hold a greater part of Chateau
Thierry with the French maintaining
a foothold in the western section.
Unchanged Around Rheims.
On the eastern wing the Germans who
crossed the Dormans-RheimS road and
took Ville-en-Tardenois have been driven
Evening star., 1918-06-03
TANKERS REPORTED
UNDER ATTACK

AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 3-A
British steamship which came into
port at full speed today reported hav-
ing picked up wireless appeals for
help from two American tank steam
ships which are being attacked of the
New Jersey coast.
Both of the tankers reported they
were sinking.
NEW YORK, June 3.-A wireless
message saying the American schoon|
er ella M. Wiley had been sunk by
gunfire" off Black Island was picked
up by an American steamship which
arrived here today from Porto Rico.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Germans Held Everywhere
Says Paris Official Report;
Allied Defense GrOlUS Sitter

local operation on the northern side
of the Flanders salient. the war office
announces Nearly 200 prisoners were
taken.
The statement follows: Successful
local operations were carried out by
our troops last night in the neighbor-
hood of Vieux Berquin and Merris.
Our line has been advanced slightly
at these points and 1913 prisoners and
number of machine guns and trench
mortars have been captured by us.
Our casualties were light.
Successful raids, resulting in the
capture of twenty prisoners. three
machine guns and a trench mortar,
were carried out by US also southeast
of Arras, northwest of Lens and west
of Merville.
"A hostile raiding party was re-
pulsed south Of Villers-Brettoneux.s
Resistance Growing Firmer.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sunday, June with
every step taken by the Germans the
resistance of the allied troops is
growing. All along the front facing
Paris the reserves of the allies are
beginning to make their presence felt.
The Germans having crossed the
Dormans-Rheims road along the east
ern side of the salient. the town of
Ville-en-Tardenois. which was the
object of a serious attack some days
ago with large masses of German ar
tillery. has been evacuted. Engage
ments are reported south OF the .owu
The Germans have accentuated their
movement to the south of the forest
Of Villers-Cotterets and in the val
ley of the Ourcq and at the same time
are attempting to push forward
farther to the north between the
Aisne and the Disc rivers. This is
indicated clearly by their concentra-
tions of troops. The enemy is able
to command the portion of Chateau
Thierry which lies on the northern
bank Of the Marne but the Allies still
retain the southern portion.
The enemy now holds the northern
bank of the Marine to a distance of
about fifteen miles. A further ad-
vance in this section seems tn have
been prevented, although the Ger
mans may feel out the opposite bank
of the river by making efforts to cross
at various points. The principal OBJ
ject of the enemy, however. appears
to be to make such progress west
ward as is possible before he is COM
PEELED to accept battle on a grand
scale.
British Improve Positions.
By the Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE. June Sin their local ol
erations iast night ON the northern
Evening star., 1918-06-03

from Champlat Around Rheims the
situation is unchanged, the Germans
probably hoping that their advance
from Ville-en-Tardenois will outflank the
allied troops in the Rheims sector
Apparently the Germans made no fur
ther progress during the night in
other sectors, either on the other side
of Chateau-Thierry. along the Marne
and to the northeast, or in the Sois-
sons and Noyon regions to the north.
as the French are reported holding
their positions everywhere.
With the exception of a gain of
some ground by the British on the
northern side of the Flanders salient
there have been no events of moment
recorded on the other parts of the
front.
In seven days the Germans have
driven a dangerous salient in the
allied line and have met with some
success in attempting to link the
new salient with the one driven to-
ward Amiens in March.
Evening star., 1918-06-03
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. June 3.-The French held
the Germans everywhere last night.
The enemy losses were heavy. The
French took prisoners the war office
reports.
The French counter attacked along
the whole front between the Ourcq
and the Marne and made progress at
several points.
A violent German attack on both
sides Of the road between Chateau
Thierry and Paris was broken up by
the French.
French Official Report.
The statement follows:
Our troops continued their coun-
the whole front between the Ourcq
and the Marine and gained ground at
several points. A violent German at
tack delivered on both sides of the
road between Chateau Thierry and
Paris was broken up by the French
fire southeast of Bouresches. Every
where else the French maintained
their positions.
'The losses suffered by the enemy
in these actions were heavy. The
French took hundreds of prisoners.
Allied Offensive Expected.
An allied offensive maneuver is
predicted by LIE. Matin and the Petit
Parisien. They express the convic-
ton that Gems. Foch and Petain, who
proved themselves good offensive
men in subordinate commands. will
display the same qualities in the su-
preme commands of the allied and
the French armies. All the newspa-
pers, according to a Havas agency
review, believe that the equilibrium
seems to have been re-establshed on
all points of the front, and that the
fluctuations are growing less in ex-
tent.
The German assaults are still furi-
Gus and violent, while the French re-
sistance is fierce and energetic. with
numerous strong counter-attacks.
Sunday the French held the enemy in
check and even forced him to. with
draw from some points.
Ground Gained by British. 4
Evening star., 1918-06-03
Pan-German Trap Feared.

Vorwaerts, commenting on the Kreuz-
Zeitung's peace offensive manifesto. COM
plains that it is a pan-German attempt
at a favorable moment Of military sue
cess to tie the German government per-
manently to the pan-German annexation
program. and adds:
Nevertheless. we also demand from
the government a peace offensive and an
immediate announcement of its concrete
war aims. We are not animated by
lust of conquest. and demand that the
governments conditions shall be of such
a nature as can really forthwith lead to
peace. namely that they shall convince
our enemies that they have no oppres-
sion, violence or severance Of national
territory to fear from a victorious Ger
manv.
At conference of the Austro-Hun-
garian socialist labor democratic
party, which includes all the socialist
members of the different legislatures,
convocauon of the reichstag. 1t was
stated that irasmuch as the Brest-
Litovsk and Bucharest peace treaties
violate the principles Of peace by un-
derstanding and without annexations
or indemnities, that those treaties
shall be submitted to the reichstag
before they are ratified.
The conference further requested
the government Of the central powers
to offer enemy countries a general
peace on the following basis: First,
the esta tablishment of a league of ma
tions, including all countries. to carry
out general disarmament and to settle
international disputes by arbitration;
second, the renunciation of all an
nexations and indemnities. both in the
west and south, as well as in the east
and southeast. and, third. the full
right of elf-determination to the
polder peoples torn from Russia.
Support Reichstag Program.
At meeting of the socialist party
committee in Berlin Friday. accord
ing to Vorwaerts, Friedrich Ebert,
vice president of the social demo-
Gratis announced that the party lead
ers had indirectly received a copy of
the entente socialist memorandum on
war aims.
Philipp Scheidemann declared that
the aims of the entente socialists
were to great extent in complete
accord with the annexationist aims of
the entente governments.
The committee adopted a resolution
pledging continued adherence to the
reichstag peace resolution of July,
1917, which declared for no annexa-
tions and no indemnities.
Evening star., 1918-06-03

Secretary Daniels of the Navy Department ordered the
port OF New York closed to outgoing ships with
stictons, until further orders The of resrc-
tions not made public.
This statement made at the committee public in
formation:
Secretary Daniels states that the Navy Department is
taking the safeguard shipping along the
coast"
Germany by striking with her submarines very doors
Of America has admitted that the American Army
will turn the tide against her the battefeld of France
First Of the submarine raid Atlantic coast was
brought to the Navy Department today by Press dis
patches This followed by official reports
Naval officials declared that the American submarine forces
in home waters ample the All along the
roastne naval flying boats submarine casers and
other naval craft Immediately got into action
All officials declared that the Navy Department was fully
equipped to meet the thrust at the very heads of the
flow of American Europe and that agencies
being brought into full force find the submarines and DESTROY
them