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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
TIE-UP TO CONTTNUE

Cleveland, December 4.-After con-
 ference between General Manager Rad-
 cliffe and the leaders of the street car-
 mems union. which ended shortly after
 midnight. the statement was given out that so far as the men on strike are
 concerned the tie-up will continue un-
 til at least tomorrow evening. The rep- resentatives of the employees asked the company officials to give them a writ ten statement that the company would comply with the recommendation of the war labor board at Washington and dismiss the women conductors MT. Radcliffe said such statement could come only from the president of the company. John J. Stanley. who is now ! on his way to Cleveland from PhiladeI- iphia. The employees will meet Mrs. Stan- ! ley this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
Taylor Field Airmen
 in 60O-Mile Flight

Montgomery, December S.-Completing q soo-mile flight from Taylor field to Park field, Millington, Tenn. three ar ships from the former training field re turned this afternoon, after having gath cred important data for the navigation branch of the aviation service as to dead reckoning points, navigable country landing fields, etc,
 The interfeld flight was undertaken on orders from the war department, received several days ago. the route of the flight being via Demopolis, Ala, Columbus ane Payne field, West Poipt, Miss.
 The test altitude of the fliers was 50N feet, flight level of 25O0 feet being maintained. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04

Tt was announced at the executive of- fices today said the statement, that United States Fuel Administrator Gar field had rendered his resignation to take effect at the pleasure of the President and that the President had accepted the resignation. although it was made clear that the needs of domestic consumers will continue to receive the attention of the fuel administration until the win ter is passed"
 The correspondence between the Presi- dent and pr. Garfield was not made pub lie, nor was there any information as to when the resignation becomes effec- tive or whether scccessor to Dr. Gar field will be named.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
ALLIES TO DEMAND THAT DUTCH HAND
 OVER EX-KAISER

London. December 3.-(By the As- sOclated Press.)-If is understood that the representatives of the ai- lies in conference at the foreign ministry t0day were unanimously 5 In favor of demanding that Holland hand over to the allies the former German Emperor and former crown prince.
 No official report of the confer ence was issued beyond mere re- citAl of the names of those attend- fng 1t and . statement to the effect that Col. E. N. House of the Amerl- can peace delexntion was prevented by Illness from attendfng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
SUGAR LIMIT IS
 ENTIRELY REMOVED Expectation of New Supply Permits Abandonment of
 Ration System


 Washington, December 3-Restrictions On the purchase of sugar for consumption h homes and public eating places were removed tonight by the food administra- ticr Increase in the supply of Louisiana care and western beet sugar and ex. pectAtion that the new Cuban crop will begin to arrive soon permit abandonmens NoE, fhe sugar ration system. she admin issration said.
 Regulations limiting the purchase of sugar by domestic consumers to three rounds per person month, and by pub. siio eating places to three pounds for every ! 90 meals served. were issued by the food administration last June. TheAe rations were later reduced to two pounds for zach person a month and two pounds for each 90 meals Since the cessation oE hostilities the food administrator has .elx xed the restrictions gradually until tho Nration reached four pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
M'ADOO SUCCESSOR
 TO BE ANNOUNCED
 BY WILSON TODAY

Washington, December S.--Just before President Wilson left WaAh- ingtOn tonight en route to Europe announcement was made that the appointment of . Secretary of the Treakury to succeed William G. Me- Adoe will be made public t0morrOw n New York. There was no refer ence to . director general of rnil-s road3 and the inference was that this official has not been deter- natnep upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04

government be asked to intervene it probably would take into consideration Bolivia's claims because the disputed territory was once part of that re- public and through It Bolivia could again be given an outlet to the Pacific. Off, ficials, however, have declined to com ment on this suggestion.
 According to official information re- ceived today at the Chilean embassy the statement that sthe military and naval reserves have been called to arms is in- correct. What took place, according to this information, was an administrative measure of an internal nature,H including a decision that it was advisable to con- tinue in service the drafts recently dis charged.
 The Peruvian legation also was advised from Lima that the Peruvian military re- serves have not been called to the colors It also was said that the relations be. tween Peru and Brazil are in no way affected by the dispute with Chile. There had been report. it was explained, that the Brazilian ambassador had been re- called from Lima as result of the diff faculties between the west coast republics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
|15O CONDUCTORETTES
 | ORDERED FIRED BY
 WAR LABOR BOARD

WasbinGton. December :.-The national labor board today de- cided to ask the Cleveland Railway company to dismiss the 15O women employees within go days from to- day. This action was taken after hearing given Mayor Davis and Is expected to end the strike of men employees which began this morn ing.
 The board held that employment of women is not necessary to the operation of the Cleveland street car system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
Lapland Arrives Todny

I New York. December 3.-The army
 transport Lapland. with 233 officers and l17s7 men aboard, reported by wireless tonight that she would reach quaran- tine here early tomorrow morning The :, Lapland is the, first to report of three transports which left England about the same time with returning troops. The
 others are the 0rce and the Mipne-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
Perkins Paroled

Montgomery December s.-tSpeciaD Governor Henderson Tuesday carried ou. the recommendations of the trial solicitor and board of pardons and granted parole to Will Perkins, Shelby county, serving 1o-year sentence for burglary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
PRESIDENT BEGINS HIS
 TRIP TO EUROPE WITH
 DEPARTURE FOR PORT
C. s. Takes Hand m
 Peru-Chile Dispute
Washington Announcement Says United States Has Made No Territorial Suggestions, Merely Urging Continuance of Peaceful Rela-
 tiOns Between Countries

Santiago, Che December 3-The United States agree with the Chilean government it consistently rumored here will propose Peru Bolivia that Chile province of Peru and the province Africa Bolivia the latter republic delivering Chile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
Senator Sherman Introduces Resolution to DeclarePres- ident's Office Vacant
 During Absence
PRESIDENTS COURSE
 WARMLY DEPENDED
 BY SEN. WILLIAMS
Debate Between Williams and Sher' man Lasts Two Hours, No Other Senators Joining in Heated Discussion Except to
 Ask Questions

Washington, December 3 President Wilson's trip to Flu rope was the subject of debate in the Senate today between Senators Sherman of Illinois, republican, and Williams of Mississippi, democrat.
 In introducing a resolution, ito de-
 clare the Presidents office vacant
 upon MT. Wilson's departure from
 the country and to provide for the
 succession of Vice-President Mar
 shall, Senator Sherman severely
 criticized the President for his de-
 cision to attend the peace confer
 cnce. He declared the rip is un-
 justified, constitutes s a grave mem
 aces and might cause, "insidious
 mischief"
 DEFENDS PRESIDENT
 Senator Williams warmly defended the Presidents course. He recited the fact that both President Taft and Roosevelt had made trips outside oi the United States and suggested that the purpose of the Presidents critics was to make political capital out oi his voyage abroad.
 While this colloquy was proceedins in the Senate, Representative Mann o1 Illinois, the republican leader in the House, issued statement deciarihe that fractional strife should not Dc permitted to interfere with the Presi- dents mission. He said there woulo he no concerted effort by House re nrblicans to embarrass the President and that he did not believe the Amerl- cai, people.s would tolerate any med ding in that which vitaliy concerns TWD-HOUR DEBATE
 The debate between Senators sherman and Williams continued about two hours but no other senators Joined In the discussion, except to ask occasiona questions. Many republican ana dem- ccratic senators left their seats when the speaker of the opposition party was addressing the Senate.
 Disposition of Senator Sherman's res olution went over under the rules altef tbe author had requested that 1t He on the table.
 The Senate foreign relations commit 4ee tomorrow will begin consideration of the resolution of Senator Cummins of Iowa, republican, that Senate com mittee of eight be appointed to go to rurope and keep the senate advised as to the proceedings of the peace con- ference.
 CUMMINS TO APPEAR
 Senator Cummings plans to appear bef0re the committee in behalf or the resolution and committee members say it will be sent to tn eSenate for ac- tion with or without committee recom- mendation. &
 The foreign relations committee also is tc consider a resolution introduced today by Senator Knox of Pennsyl- yania, republican and former Secretry of State, proposing postponement by the peace conference of action on the questions of lague Of nations and fl eedom of the seas. >- \ Tn eleague of nations is to be dis cussed in the Senate tomorrow by Sen ator Kellogg of Minnesota, republi- can, and Friday by Senator Leyis of TIlinois th edemocratic whip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04
PERU NOT MOBILIzING

Buenos Aires December 3,--The Peru vian legation here declared today that Peru was not mobilizing its army. The minister has been informed by the for eign office that Peru intends to take no military step, despite Chilean mohil- zation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-04

The mobilization of the Chilean army. already begun in the northern provinces.
 has been ordered throughout the re- public The war ministry explains that
 this step was necessary to keep down threatened labor troubles. Fl Mercurio announces that the classes
 of 1917 and 1918. comprising 5000 men,
 have been called to the colors. Four
 hundred officers also have been sum
 moned for active duty.
 NO TERRITORIAL SUGGESTIONS Washington, December S.-The Ameri- can government has made no suggestions
 whatever to Chile and Peru as to ths disposition of the disputed provinces ot
 Tacna and Africa. This was announced officially tonight at t~ the state depart fment.
 The state department" said the an nouncement, has made no suggestion
 whatever as to territory. but has urged that everything possible be done to main tain peaceful relations"
 This was the first information that the | United States government had communi- cated with the Chilean and Peruvian l governments concerning the dispute over
 the two provinces.
 | Diplomatic observers here suggested
 sometime ago that should the American
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
TWELVE YOUNG MEN
LEAVE FOR CAMPS

The young men are rapidly being
drained from Ohio county for mill
tary service. Another dozen went
Wednesday, seven white and five col
ored. They were called for special
training in mechanics.
OF the seven white men five, John
Bozarth, Hartford; Elmo Jones Hart
ford; Jesse Mason, Centertown; Isaac
Ashby, Centertown; Lester Bishop.
Centertown, go to Indianapolis; Paul
Russell, of Hartford Route 7, and
Paul Espey, McHenry. go to Auburn,
Ala. The five colored boys go to
Pine Bluff, Arkansas. They are:
John Rucker and Ledward Parks,
Hartford; Ed. Taylor, Horton; Will
lie Barrett, Echols, and Arthur Wal
ker. McHenry. They left over the
NJ. II. & E., Wednesday morning.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
GENUINE PATRIOTISM.

A young Hartford man is a genu-
inc patriot. We are not at liberty
to disclose his identity, but may
state the facts as we personally know
them.
The young man was in draft age,
but for Just cause was given deferred
classification. Although in class 3,
he felt il an honorable duty to share
with less favored men the hardships
and dangers of the defense of his
country. Consulting only his most
intimate friends in regard to the
matter, and to those exacting pledges
of secrecy, he made every possible
effort to enter the ranks of the mil
itary service. Not from love Of ad-
venture, but from lofty motions of
duty, he exhausted every possible
means to get into the ranks, even Wis.,
iting the Adjutant General, and max
ing a personal appeal to be admitted
to the service. This is another sim
pie illustration of devotion to a wor-
thy ideal without coveting the ap-
plause of the multitude, which his
tory sometimes finds out and records
consulting the heroes who
enact 1t.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
MAD DOG BITES CHILDREN.

The Trisler neighborhood was rent
with excitement Thursday of last
week when a mad dog appeared in
the community and proceeded to snap
everything in its path. The strange
dog first appeared at the home of
Rev. Jordan, where It leaped the
fence and bit two small children who
were playing in the yard. Later 1t
appeared in a field of Mr.. Jack Pet
ty where 1t bit several head of stock.
Immediately after the dog had bitten
the Jordan children the neighbor-
hood turned out to hunt the danger
Gus canine, but II was late in the day
before it was overtaken and killed.
We have not been advised Of the ar
for treatment of the chill
dren bitten.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
NEW LUNACY LAW.

The first case of a sanity inquiry
under the new lunacy law will be
heard by Judge Cook in county court
today. Mrs. Dave Johnson, of near
Sandefurs Crossing, will be on trial,
for commitment to the State Hos
pital for the Insane.
Under the new law governing such
cases, where the circuit judge Is not
in the county at the time, notice of
such trial must be first filed with the
circuit court clerk and the case then
transferred to the county court. Be
fore the accused can be tried he must
first be examed by two practicing
physicians, whose evidence must be
presented at the trial. The purpose
of throwing such safeguards around
persons charged with lunacy grew
out of the practice, often restored to
by persons to get rid of undesirable
dependents by having them COM
mitted to an asylum when they were
not in fact of unsound mind.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
MARSHALL EARNING SALARY.

The elegant official leisure of City
Marshall Casebier was violently dis
turbed a few days ago, when Dick
Stewart imbibed over freely of the
O-be-joyful. and proceeded to mutt
late the peace and dignity of the
community. Stewart submitted to
arrest quietly enough, but later, while
ascending the stairway to the city
judges office, baked, and clinched
with the marshall. A bystander
came to the officers rescue and as
sisted in the delivery of the accused
at the bar of police court justice. In
the opinion of the court Stewards
damage to the peace, as well as that
to the marshall, amounted to $2.50,
with the necessary cost of the arrest
and trial. This is the first jag pros
ecution in the city court for many
moons and, let us hope 1t may be the
last.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
HE'LL IN HAYTI.

There was something doing in Hay
ii Sunday. II is said that a car OF
booze successfully ran the blockade,
and reached the colored settlement
at late hour Saturday night, or
rather at an early hour Sunday morn
ing. The village had been dry; dry
as dust for many moons, and imme-
diately upon the arrival Of the ger
antlum, juice the revelry began. Bad
booze in dog days is a dangerous
thing, and mighty was the commo-
ton that followed. 1t is said that
Baz Lawrence assaulted Lou Sullen-
ger for some grievance, real or i'm
aginative, and Aaron Mosley and Fill
bert Park also INDUCED In a mix up.
George Mosley was charged with
plain dog days drunk, and writs were
issued for the five named colored
gentry.
Hayti, liquorless is a quiet and Or
derby place. but Hayti liquored is a
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
HEAT AND DROUGHT
PARCHING THE CROPS

County Farm Agent Browder re-
ports all growing crops in the 'coun-
ty as threatened with almost total
failure unless rains at once relieve
the situation. In a few isolated sec
tions the crops are in fairly good
condition, but throughout the county
generally vegetation is suffering Sc
verely for moisture. In the western
end of the county no rain of conse-
quence has fallen since May, and the
condition OF crops of all kinds is
critical.
The corn crop started with the
poorest stand in the history of the
county, and while the cultivation was
ideal 1t has never. for some season,
developed properly. Some of the
very early corn would make a fair
yield without further rains but the
per cent of the corn crop in that con-
dition is trifing. The most season.
able condition now could not insure
more than a seventy-fve per cent
corn crop.
Tobacco is suffering even more
than corn. Much of it was transplant
ed late, and in the dry weather fol-
lowing. grew off slowly. One not
able feature of the tobacco crop is
extreme unevenness, and this will be
the most ragged tobacco crop ever
grown in the county. Much of the
early tobacco is burning up, and
some of il Is being cut green. Sea-
sonable rains at once would mater
tally benefit late tobacco, provided
frost were late enough to insure its
maturing.
Pastures are getting short, SER
ious problem to stock raisers, but
1t is possible for rains to come yet
in time to improve fall pastures. The
stock grower attaches great import
ance to the condition of late pastures
which, IL good, start the stock into
the winter in good condition.
Hay crop harvested and yield and
quality good. Pea acreage light, con-
dition good. Farmers are using lime
in greater quantities than ever be
fore. Peach crop an entire failure;
apples about twenty per cent and
pears fifty.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
WOMEN PATRIOTS CALLED.

News has reached Ohio County
Red Cross headquarters that the or
ganization is sending one thousand
nurses a month to France, and ur-
gent call is being made for volun-
teers. Ohio county young ladies
who may want to serve their country
in this branch of the service will call
or write the local headquarters for
information in regard to the matter.
The pay for such service is $50 per
month while in the American camps
and SIS per month in the foreign SER
vice. This in addition to board and
lodging, and to the same War Risk
insurance privileges that are grant
ed soldiers, sailors and marines.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
U-BOAT CLOSE TO
GO1HAM'S Shores
Sinks Big Steamer of Am
brose Channel-Seven
Missing.

New York, Aug. IA German
submarine, approaching the very
gates of New York harbor, sank the
oil tanker Frederick X. Kellogg off
the Ambrose Channel last night. Thir-
ty-five members of the crew brought
here reported that seven others are
missing. These survivors were pick
ed up by an American steamship.
The Frederick r. Kellogg was a
new steamship of 1927 tons gross
register, valued at more than $780,
900. Under command of Capt. G. II.
White she was on her way from
Tampico, Mex, to Boston with a
cargo of approximately 10000 bar
rels of crude oil.
The ship was owned by the Petro-
leum Transport Company and was
launched a year ago this month at
Oakland, Cal
Torpedoed without warning at
6:10 o'clock last evening, the Kel-
logg sank in three minutes, said
members of her crew on coming
ashore here today. The force of
the explosion was terrific, they de-
clared, and the seven missing men
who were in the engine room are
believed to have been killed. No sub
marine was seen, according to Capt.
White.
The survivors, in small boats,
rowed for three hours toward shore,
when a freighter took them aboard.
One of the crew reported his mar
row escape when he was caught be-
low decks by the rapidly sinking
ship. He was carried down by the
suction, he asserted, but swan to
the surface and reached one of the
boats. Navy officials enjoined ST
lence upon the survivors before they
could complete their accounts Of the
disaster.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
No.. 7
WESTERN SITUATION
NOW WHOLLY CHANGED
Allies Conditions Much
Improved By Taking
Offensive.

With the French Army in Franco
Aug. 13-After the battle of theArye.
the situation of the belligerents pre-
sents change which for rapidity and
extent has rarely been approached I'm
military history. Marshals Foch's
strategy and the mastery tactics of
the Generals commanding the armies
and groups of armies under him have
In three weeks wrested from the Ger
mans what required four months for
them to obtain at a cost variously
estimated at from 700, 900 to 1000.
900 men.
The immediate results of the
counter offensives which will have the
greatest bearing on subsequent op-
erations are the clearing of the
Chateau Thierry pocket, ending the
menace to Epernay and Paris; the
liberation of Montdidier, ending the
menice to Amiens; the freeing of the
important eastern railroad line from
Paris to Chalons. and the equally i'm
portant northern line from Paris to
Amiens, restoring to the Allies means
of communication which give them
enormously greater ease in future
movements of troops.
These successes render impossible
any rupture of the line which would
separate the French armies Of the
center from those to the east, or a
rupture of the junction between the
French and British. The most dis
astrous consequence to the Germans,
aside from the heavy losses they sus-
tanned in men and material, is the
collapse of their plan to drive wedges
into the allied lines and the subse-
quent widening and joining which
would have threatened general dislo-
cation.
Marshal Foch's strategy in reduc-
ing the salient wedges wrested the
initiative in operations from the Ger
mans, at once obliging them either to
order a general retreat to a strong
line such as the Somme, or to engege
reserves. The enemy adopted the sec
ond alternative which, having failed,
makes eventual retirement immense
ly more difficult.
The first phase of the battle of the
Avre finds the French with footing
upon Thiescourt plateau, west of
Noyon, which has vital importance
in future operations. The Germans
must either recapture the position at
high cost, II he can, or abandon
Noyon, which means the fall of Roye
and Lassigny, which already are I'M
der imminent menace of capture.
The disaster which menaced Gen.
van Hutier's army has been averted
for the moment. The few narrow
passages which now are open for the
withdrawal of his stores are so
harassed by the bombs of aviators
and the fire of heavy artillery that
prompt escape is impossible, render
ing probable a desperate effort by
the Germans to cling to their 1914
line.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-16
OwENsBORO WOMAN DIES.

Mrs. l.. p. Loney, of Owensboro,
died at her home in that city Mon
day. Her death was due to asthma,
from which trouble she had suffer
ed for some time. She was fifty
years old, Interment was in ELM
wood cemetery at greensboro. Mrs.
Loney was sister of Jailer Worth
Tichenor, of Hartford. She was rear
ed near Centertown in this county.
Mrs. Loney moved with her hus-
band to greensboro from this county
more than twenty years ago, where
Mr.. Loney has been an official in the
Internal revenue service.