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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-17

been stationed at Camp Zachary
Taylor, has received his discharge
and returned to his home here Sat-
urday night. 0o
Miss Emilee Howe will return
from Washington, d. c., today to
spend the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. G. w. Howe.
Miss Margaret MADDEN will re-
turn from Pennsylvania University
at Lexington Saturday to spend tne
holidays with relatives in this city.
Mrs. Roy Land, of Lexington, was
called Sunday to the bedside of her
mother, Mrs. W. S. Holiday, who
has been very ill with sciatic rheu-
matism, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Arthur and
daughter, Elizabeth, Of Jellico, Tenn,
will arrive Saturday to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Arthur's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Hedden, Sr.
Messrs. VIM. B. Woodford and
Allie M. Hardin, who have been in
the Limited Service division of the
army, have been discharged and re-
turned to their homes in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Satterwhite
of Louisville, attended the funeral
of Mrs. Elizabeth Gering in this city
Sunday and are the guests of Mr.
Satterwhites' mother, Mrs. M. G.
Satterwhite.
Rev. T. Benton Hill is expected
home today from Chicago. Rev
Hill is just recovering from an at.
tack of influenza contracted while
attending the Information Stocl
Sale in that city.
Lieut.. Frank Allen RatIff, an ole
Mt. Sterling boy, who has been il
training at Camp Grant, has been {
visitor in this city for the past few
days and is being given royal vel
come by his many old associates.
Messrs. Jack Owings, Porter Hull
and William Daniels, have been dis
charged from the S. A. T. c., a
Danville, and have returned to thei
homes in this city. Mr.. Daniel vii
return to Danville after the first 0
the year where he will re-enter col
leg.
Ensign Kelly D. Jones, who 70
some weeks has been visiting hi
: grand father, Mr.. ]. G. Trimble, Sr
has been ordered to report to til
= Commanding Officer of the Navs
Air Station at Anacastia, Distric
of Columbia, for duty as a Sea
plane Pilot. He leaves today 70
; Washington. .
Corporal Ben II. Scott, who wa
twice wounded in France, and is nov
stationed at the Base Hospital a
Camp Zachary Taylor, is expecting
an immediate discharge and will re
turn home this week. He will be tn
first local boy to return from tn
battle front and will receive a rous
ing welcome from his many friends
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-17
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Montgomery
National Bank of Mt. Sterling, for
the election of a Board of Directors
and for the transaction of such
other business as lawfully may come
before it, will be held at the office
of the Bank in the City of Mt. Ster-
ling, KY, on Tuesday, January IA,
1919, at ten o'clock a. m.
JOE H. CONNER,
Cashier.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-17
RENTS LIVERY STABLE

Mr.. VIM. Hedrick, of the Towards
Mill neighborhood, has rented the
livery stable on Bank street now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Turpin. Possession
will be given January list.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-12-17

NOW then
LADIES
WHAT do you
THINK?
THOSE of you
WHO expected to
DO WITHOUT
A NEW suit
OR COAT
THIS winter
BECAUSE they were
SO HIGH?
DID you know
YOU COULD
NOW buy a
DANDY all wool
SUIT for
$500, $3.50 and $4,000?
SUITS that
SOLD for
$500 to $500
EARLIER in the
SEASON,
OR if you
PREFER a
COAT
THEY ARE also
REDUCED in about
THE SAME
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
WILLIAM G. McADOO RESIGNS
FROM WILSON'S CABINET

Washington, D. c., Nov 28-William
G. McAdoo, son-in-law of President
Wilson, has rendered his resignation
las secretary of the treasury and d.
rector general of the railroads, to take
effect January l. The President has a.
ccepted the resignation.
Mr.. McAdoo says he is resigning to
recuperate his private fortune, which
has been depleted by the heavy ex-
penses in Washington; also, his heavy
duties have been a strain ON him, men,
tally and physically. While McAdoo
asserts these are all the reasons that
prompt him in resigning from the cabi-
net, it is reported that he is forced
out because he is not in sympathy
with the radical element now running
that body.
The job of running the railroads
dui ing the war has been an arduous
the but Mr.. McAdoo did it ably. With
tie ending of the war, it is expected
there will be big fight to return the
railroads to it's former managers. A
weak successor to Mr.. McAdoo would
bring that about sooner than anythin..
else.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29

amount Sog Increase in the cost of liv
ing for5ths -four years. period, the ex
penditureHSof 1900 families were con.
sidered
When The war started, at the end of
July, 1914 retail prices of food were
slightly higher than in Immediately
preceding months. In August and Sep
temrber they continued to advance, but
in the llattkr part of the year they fe'
notst monnt so high again until Janu.
ARP During 1916 they rose moro
rapid a this, upward movemen
.,continuedan 1917 and 1918. Betwee1
the outbraak Of the war in July, 1914
and June 191S, retail food prices ad
yaneef per cent. Between June
|Isl h 81 4 Is the increase was
64sper cents TaKing the average price
of food for the entire year 1918 as 100.
the average price in June, 1918, was
1C2, an increase of 62 per cent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
LOAD OF COAL COMES
INTO TOWN HURRlEDLY

A team was in such hurry to de-
liver a load of coal Wednesday morn
ing, it came in on a gallop, without
the driver. When Rienhold Grosz saw
them crossing the coulee,' he said:
'tThey may know where to 60 but
fear they are headed for Bismarck, at
the present going"
5 Mounted on his trusty steed, he
leapt for, the flying reins. But they
seyaded his grasp. The run-aways
gave word to another team, with the
driver inside the store, to come along.
When the cavalcade passed the Lead
.ersOffice, the clatter was too much and
the whole force quit, to take in the
sight. r..
sThere she goes;" gleefully shouted
the printer'o devil.
Ss.stShef was the standard, in the
sss.ssauare.." The coal haulers evidently
couldn't read They sent the Keep to
the Right sign flying. This probably
was cutting up too much, thought the
town horses, and they stopped near
the hotel: '@.@> r.":,@>*,s - {. IS e :,
The coal wagon might still be on the
run, if Reinhold hadn't kept up the
chase, He got the run-aways, under
scontroll, after a spirited display of
4 shorsemanship.5 ,~ ~ +. :
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
VASHBURN SCHOOLS
ARE CLOSED AGAIN
BOARD MAY POSTPONE OPENING
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNTIL
FIRST OF YEAR

The Washburn schools were closed
again last Monday, 20 remain so for
al least two weeks. If they are not
opened a week from next Monday, the
board undoubtedly will be COM
PEELED to- postpone the opening until
the first of the new year.
On account of the early opening, and
putting in last week, the Washburn
schools have had two months of school,
In comparison with other schools,
which did not open until late, and their
closing has been OF longer duration,
Washburn so far has been fortunate.
1t looks as though many of the
schools will have to continue sessions
throughout next summer, in order not
to lose a whole school year, while If
Washburn can open soon, there will
not be need of much of an extended
session. The school should be able to
get through some time in June. 1T is
to be hoped that the epidemic will have
Through some time IN June: 1T fs to
be hoped that the epidemic will have
run it's course, in a few weeks" said
President Martin Holtan of the school
board. "The schoo1 patrons must be
prepared for that eventuality and as
soon as it occurs, send their children
to school, 1t would be great loss to
many of the youngsters, if they should
lose whole school years work Yet
that can happen, if we don't cooper
ate in every possible way
"Of course, the health Of our young
sters is the main thing. But neither
must we let them neglect their educa-
tion. These are times that demand
closer cooperation in the community
than ever"
The attendance at the school last
week was less than half of the enroll
ment. Only few of the children were
iii, quite number were kept home be-
cause there was illness in the family,
while the greater percentage were
kept home because their parents felt
there was less risk of contagion that
way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
Cost of Living More Than
Doubles Durin6 The War

On basis of family budgets divided
under five heads-food, shelter, cloth
ing, fuel and light, and sundries-the
National Industrial conference Board,
after a countrywide survey, recently
published its conclusions for the four
years period, July, 1s14-June, 1918.
Taking into consideration all of the
factors in the problem, it says "the
evidence points strongly to the con.
clusion that for the great majority of
American communities the average in:
crease for the period lies between 50
and SIS per cent" Clothing showed
the most marked advance-T per
cont-but quantitatively this was less
important than the 62 per. cent in.
crease2in the cost Of. food nse fonH
represents " the
average expenditure, while clothing
represents only 13 PEI cent"
In reaching a2.3 per ent as the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
145 AMERICAN SHIPS
SUNK BY ENEMY SUBS

Washington, Nov. 28.-Loss of 145
American passenger and merchant
vessels of 354,449 tons and us lives
through acts of the enemy during
the period from the beginning of the
world war to the cessation of hos.
tiiities November II is shown by fie.
ures made public by the Department;
OF 'Commerce's bureau of navigation.
The report does not include several
vessels, the loss of which has not been
established. as due to acts of the enc
my ..:..-ss KS 9 ~. .v.
4. Nineteen vessels and sixty.seyen
lives were lost through use az tps.,,
pedoes. mines and gunarea sllsss
/: ||tllance sof The Unit 4 L I
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
MCLEAN BOYS
| KEPT ABROAD
ORDERS FOR IMMEDIATE DEPAR-
TURE DOES NOT INCLUDE
NJ D. REGIMENTS
IFLlCkERTAIL LEADS IN
ARMY OF OCCUPATION
MOVEMENT OF THOUSANDS OF
YANKEE SOLDIERS ACROSS
THE OCEAN BEGINS

The advance guard OF the returning
ready on the way and from now on,
for several months to come, the Yanks
will be coming back by the thousands
There may be a few of the Mclean
county boys "over there" back by
spring especially those in the artillery
but apparently the greater part will
not be here for some time to come
No mention is made Of any North
Dakota troops being ordered back i'm
ment by General March, chief Of staff
al Washington. Evidently Mclean
county boys are to be part of the
army Of occupation.
The divisions ordered home are the
31st, including Georgia, Alabama and
Florida troops; the 134th, made up of
Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and
Nebraska men; the 38th, from In
lania, Kentucky and West Virginia;
~1-O ooIIJ AIOLA al ndAodo,
md Louisiana; the 84th, from Ken
lucky and Illinois; the Seth, from
Chicago and Northern Illinois, and
he 87th, from Arkansas, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Southern Alabama.
Coast artillery regiments 46,47, 49,
E5aa rs and; !76 are included; In. the order.
IS also are Field artillery brigades;
IS and 103.
In addition, General Pershing indi-
Gated that the following general
classes of troops will be returned:
Railroad artillery troops, army ar
.illery troops, gas troops, tank troops,
air forces and those divisions which
were broken up to be used as replace
ment for other divisions which had
seen active service.
Troops returning Immediately from
England, General March said. will in
clude practically all of the air
sixteen construction COM
panies, one sail makers detachment,
one HandleylPage training station
and several Photographic radio sec
tons. Orders for the return of these
have been issued.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
NORTH DAKOTA HERDS n~~-, -.
r ,<.s,, START ON WINTER WELL

Unusually mild fall weather, coupled
with an absence of snow in the great.
er part of the state, brings North
Dakota herds into early winter in very
favorable condition, says DR.. w. F.
:Crewe, secretary of the North Dakota
live stock sanitary board. Except in
scattering sections where the drouth
was so severe, last summer that there
wasyn no grass, cattle are finding an a
bnndance Of forage on the open range.
and this has greatly relieved the hay
situation. Hay Is scarce and Is moi
costing less than $40 Il, o. Sb. cars any:
where iii the state
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
GERMANY'S NAVAL POWER ENDS
IN VICTORIOUS SURRENDER TO ALLIES
Mighty Fleet is Turned Over according to
The Schedule--Proceeding Resembles
Peace Neutrality-suspicious. Are Hardly
Able to Realize The Importance OF En-
emy's Downfall.

Edinburg, Nov. 28.-Germany as q
naval power has ceased to- exist. The
heart of her mighty fleet, IA ships OF
line, seven light cruisers and so des
troyers, surrendered to an armada OF
British, American and French vessels,
the greatest fighting force that ever
stood out to sea.
The minutely detailed program of
submission was carried out according
to PLAN The German warships strung
out in a line almost 20 miles long, ap.
peared at the rendezvous at the ap-
pointed time and were escorted into
the Firth of Forth between a double
line of allied vessels.
Although the wonderful naval spec
tacle was the same as a peace time
review, and evoked little enthusiasm,
the haze blotting out the horizon,
American and British officers could
hardly credit the evidence of their
eyes.
Men animated by the spirit of Law
rence's Don't give up the ship" and
Nelson's ENGLAND expects every man
to do his duty" could not conceive OF
such an inglor1ous ending as that to
which the enemy fleet was committed
An Associated Press representative
heard an Office standing. on the deck
OF an American superdreadnaught say:
Even the poor old Spaniards, knowing
they had no chance, came out Of Santi,
|ago." -
For the most part officers and men
were: silent in the midst Of the clim'
actic event in history, which Amer.
leans realized, left America the second
greatest sea-power. They seemed to
feel sort Of contemptuous pity for
the fallen giant of the sea who had
refused to fight. sZ... s.S|*.:,,.=: y.
The German ships were sighted by
the allied column at $3.50 O'Clock, fol
lowing their British pilot the light
cruiser Cardiffr !, which, with destroy
ers and other small craft had ranged
[ahead Of the allied heet: I,heS enemy
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
PROHIBITION BILL is
SIGNED BY WILSON

Washington, Nov 28.-Pdesident
Wilson has signed the emergency
agricultural appropriation bill with
its legislative rider providing for ma
tional prohibition from next July /
until the American army is demobil-
ized.
Unless the presidential proclama
tion under the Food Control act is
rescinded, the prohibition amendment
will effect only the manufacture of
wine, for the brewing of all beer must
cease December under the Presid
ent's proclamation,
The manufacture of whisky was
stopped soon after the nation entered
the war
Under the amendment the manu-
facture of wine will cease next May l.
and, should brewing of beer be allowed
to continue after December 1, it also
would stop May l under the new law.
After next June 80 no intoxicating
liquors of any kinds may be sold in
this country for beverage purposes
except for export, until such time as
the President by proclamation declares
|demobilization completed.
The amendment also prohibits the
importation of any intoxicating bev-
erages into this country from the
time the bill is approved by the Presi-
dent until the demobilization of the
army is completed, probably for about
two years. .:n,..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
WHO STARTED THE WAR;
OUR GUESS WAS RIGHT

Official reports published at
Munich, Bavaria, show that the
world war was deliberately be-
gun by Germany and Austria.
Count Won Lercheid, the Bavar-
tian minister at Berlin, in his re-
ports to the home government
tells that the terms Of Austria's
uItimatum were so severe, war
was bound to follow. IAN attack
on France is possible only
through Belgium" he declared on
July 18, 1914.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29

studiously complied with Admiral
Beatty's orders, and it was we'll for
their own sakes that they did. Every
vessel that steamed out to meet them
f1oated battle ensign and was ready
for Immediate battle, with all men and
officers at ther stations.
Five American battleships, the New
York, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma and
Florida, we're ready to fire every bat
terry upon word from Admiral Rodman.
There is not the slightest possibil-
ity of any trouble, but we are over
looking no chances" said Admiral
Rodman.
The fleet began to weigh anchor at
1 o'clock this morning. The Amer
ican vessels fell into line behind Ad-
miral Batty's craft. The. rendezvous
was fifty miles distant, and the ships
gagged their speed to arrive at the ap-
pointed place at o'clock. On the
bridges the ships companies were hid
den behind bulwarks of steel. When
dawn broke the sea was again covered
with blanket of mist. Eyes training
through the murky haze were at last
rewarded. Off the starboard bow the
Cardiff, sailing an observation kite
balloon, came steaming in. Behind her
came the German vessel Seydilitz. AT.
ter her came four others of the same
type, the Dersslinger, Won der Tan,
Hindenburg and Moltke.
Immediately following them were
nine dreadnaughts, the Frederick der
Crosse, flagship of Rear Admiral Won
Reuter-, the Koenig Albert, Kaiser
Kronprinz Wilhelm, Kaiserin, bayern
Markgras, Prinz Regent Luitpold and
the Grosser Kerfurst. =. =, -. L,
Three miles to the stern of the bat,
tlehps came Aeven light cruisers. the
Karlsruhe, bearing the ensign. OF Com.
modore Harder, the Frankfurt, Ems,
den, Dernberg, Drummer. Ikoln and
Bremen. g:
Then came another gap ofs three
miles. and German destroyets appear
"a sss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
j. s. NOW TO
AID STARVING
100000 TONS OF FOOD ALREAD-.
ON WAY TO RELIEVE FRIEND
AND FOE
SHIPS PROCEED UNDER
ORDERS OF Mr. HOOVER
TRAN TROOPS, IS SCENE OF
MUCH SUFFERING

Washington, Nov. 28.-Ships carry
ing 100000 tons of food for the pop
ulations of Northern France, Belgium
and Austria now are en- route to
Europe.
They are proceeding under sealed
orders to Gibraltar and Bristol chan.
mel ports and On arrival will await
word from Food Administrator Hoover
as to their final destinations.
Those going to Gibralter are expect
ed to proceed to Adriatic and Mediter'
ranean ports and the others to French
and Belgian ports.
One of the last acts of Mr.. Hoover
before sailing for Europe was to ap-
point a special shipping committee,
headed by Theodore Whitmarsh of
the food administration, to cooperate
with the shipping board and the COM
mission for relief in Belgium in facili-
tating the shipment of food to the
: demoralized civilian population in the
countries devastated oy war;.
Neither the number of ships involv-
ed in the present movement nor the
proportion that would be diverted at
Gibraltar for relief of Southern Europe
and the Near East could be learned
at. the food administration. T.:
AZ enndit ions Bel,
sgian cities ana towns near the Franco;
Belgian border are reported as In
general, good" by Major John van
Schaick, Jr., acting Red Cross COM
missioner for Belgium.
Italy is looking for help from the
United States. The people there are
destitute These people are return
ing to the remains Of their once beauti-
full homes amidst the crags. 1t is cold
and women and men road workers
crowd about fires and eat. They eat
little as during the fifteen days before
their departure the Austrians stopped
all supplies, drove off the live stock
and even stripped the shops of cloth
ing. In Trent the American Red Cross
food station is closed because OF lack
of supplies.
M. Zerbik, minister Of public works
at Vienna, has asked Austrian foreign
minister to address telegram to the
governments of the United States,
Great Britain and France showing the
extremely4critical situation in Austria
CONCERNING coal and food.
The minister says there is no coal
for the heating of houses and that the
supply for cooking will not last more
than a week. Mills and bakeries will
be compelled to close, he adds, within
few days.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
.B0LSHEVISM MAY Be
NEXT FOE TO MEET
ARMED FORCES MAY BE NECES-
sARY TO SUPPRESS ANARCHY
FROM RINE TO, SIBERIA
BUT CONDITIONS MAY
BE OVERDRAWN SOME
WILSON TO GET ROYAL RECEP-
TION AT EUROPEAN CAPITALS
PEACE MEETING SOON


in Europe, for some time, to help the
Allies combat anarchy. From the
Rhine to Siberia, millions of people
are verging on starvation and it may
be possible to restore order only by
INVASION Of Allied troops. Whether
the Allied troops Will De permitted to
do this, or even though permitted,
they will be allowed to do so by Ali.
ed leaders is problematical So far as
J. great part of Germany, Austria and
Russia is concerned, the people there.
H. may have to work out their own
salvation.
1t is believed that the Central Pow.
ers are exaggerating conditions, with
! view of having the armistice terms
;snndid !g idsds and M sitting more vorablaa
peace terms. There is no doubt that
the Allies will help to improve condi-
tons but ultimately they will compel
the Central Poweds to pay to the last
cent, for the big damages they have
committed
Former Emperor Charles of Austria
has appealed to America and her allies
to help that country with fuel and
food. He says that the threat of
|Bolshevism in Austria is very press
Dg. He points out that Bolshevism
started in Russia on account of the
lack Of food. It is also reported that
The same movement may get under
way in Germany but so far the people
there are adjusting themselves to the
conditions without great disorder.
Some radical elements are seeking
tc hoist the "red flag" the sign of
Bolshevism, in some American cities,
but the authorities have quickly stop
ped any demonstrations.
The preliminary peace conference
will be held the coming month at
Paris, instead of Versailles The arm
istice committee is meeting at Spa,
the former German military head
doe@A Wa CuI III" AOAu NY T1OuCu,
British and German delegates.
President Wilson is going to get a
most royal reception in both Paris and
London, according to the cables. He
evidently will be abroad for some
time. New questions are coming up
continually which will have to be set
tied at the conference.
The disposal of the former kaiser
undoubtedly will be considered If the
conference finds he is menace to the
peace of Europe, it may see fit to take
him into custody Whether he may be
made to face punishment for the var
iousc rimes committed by the German
military leaders remains to be seen.
Premier Lloyd George of Great Bri-
tian said some time aga that undoubt-
edly Wilhelm II. was tool of the rul-
ing class of Germany; that if the Kai-
ser did not obey the commands of the
junkers, they would put another en-
peror ON the throne. It will be inter-
esting to know that the premier will
say about. the matter at the confer
ence. v. -. -.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-11-29
WOUNDED YANKS WILL
BE HOME IN 2 MONTHS

Tours, France, Nov. 28.-The Amer.
lean Expeditionary Forces will have
all sick, wounded and convalescent
American soldiers back in the United
States within two months. The mum
ber of hospitals has been considerably
reduced already by the medical corps.
In the daily census of hospitals there
are now 100000 vacant beds.