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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
GERMAN ARMIES
Face DISASTER ON
23-MILE FRONT
British Armies Under Byng and Raw
linsOn Vigorously Follow Up Sue
cesses and Take Thousands
OF Prisoners.

With the British Army in France,
August 23-Victorious on battle
front Of twenty-three miles extending
the Cojeul river on the north, across
the Aicre and Somme rivers almost to
Lihons, the third and fourth British
armies upon Generals Byng and Raw
linson, at mid-afternoon were vigor-
ously following up their successes of
today, which apparently has been one
of the most disastrous days ever ex-
perienced by the Germans.
The enemy has lost wide stretches
of ground, numerous towns, thousands
of men made prisoner and large quan-
titles of guns and materials. He al
so has again had heavy casualties.
Crown Prince Rupprecht, of Ba-
varia. the German commander, has
thrown his men in before the advanc-
ing British armies to stave off the in
evitable but only to have them now
ed down again and again by storms of
metal which poured from the British
guns. One entire enemy battalion
was annihilated during the fighting
Dead Germans in great numbers
are scattered everywhere over the
battlefield, As an example, 400 enemy
dead were observed this morning on
one small piece of ground over which
the battle had swept.
With all this fierce fighting and not
withstanding the fact that the British
at many places have fought over open
ground against an enemy protected
| in pot holes" and strong points of
other kinds, the British losses every
! where seem to have been extrarodin-
arily light This probably is due to
the confusion the Germans find reign
ing behind their lines as they are
fighting a losing battle which for
them hourly grows more disastrous.
Crown Prince Rupprecht today had
strengthened his line at many places,
but this instead of stopping the Brit
ish, simply meant that the Germans
suffered bigger losses.
During the night and this morning
the front upon which the battle was
being fought yesterday was widened
appreciably both to the north and the
south, while the ground in the middle
between Albert and Beaucourt-Sur-
Ancre, which heretofore had been
fairly quiet, was suddenly drawn in
to the whirl.
From the northern edge of the bat,
tlefield to the south theS situation al
last reports seemed to be as Follows
New attack from the River Cojuel and
south carried the British across the
Atbert-Arras railroad embankment
The British apparently hold Boiry.
Bacquerelle and Boyeues and have
passed beyond the Arras-B -Bapaumt
road.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
IKE McALLISTER
SAVESCOLOREDGIRL
FROM DROWNING
Ten Year Old Girl Is Sinking Third
Time When Well Known Negro
Man Rescues Her From n
Watery Grave.

Minnie Smith, colored, ten years of
age, the daughter of Lou Ester Harris,
of Aberdeen, had very narrow es-
cape from drowning and had it not
been for Ike McAlister, we'll known
local Negro man, would have met her
death in the Ohio river near the fer
ry float yesterday afternoon about 8
o'clock.
The little girl with her two cousins,
John William Taylor and James Ar
thur Taylor, had come, to this side Of
the river to get relative in skift.
While waiting for the older colored
woman to come to the ferry float, the
two Negro boys and the girl decided
they would ride about in the boat.
The girl was standing in the boat with
her hands on the ferry float. She evil
IDENTIFY pushed the boat out and when
it slipped away from the float she fell
into the river between the skift and
the float.
AS soon as the little girl struck the
river the boys began to scream and
several on the grade ran to the river.
Ike McAlister was sitting under the
C. & o. viaduct and heard the scream
ing. He ran to the river and tossing
off his cap jumped in. The little girl
had started under the third time when
he took a firm grip on her clothing
and swan to shore. She was consid-
erably excited over her experience af-
ter she was brought around and was
at once taken to her home in Aber-
deem.
Those who saw the incident say
that Ike displayed much heroism in
his action and 1t has been suggested
that he be cited before the Carnegie
Hero Fund directors for some sort OF
recognition for his bravery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
INTEREST IN POULTRY DISPLAY
is GROWING

Interest in the big poultry display
at the Germantown Fair this year
continues to grow and members of the
Mason County Poultry Association
feel certain that there will be a big
ger and better display of poultry at
the fair this year than ever before.
Besides the local fowls it is under
stood that some of the best in this
section of the country will be enter
ed. Those attending the Germantown
Fair will see some of the best fowls
in the state.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
MEN SUFFER FOR LACK OF
SLEEP ON HUNGER TRAINS
Two Men Tried In Police Court Yes
terday on Charges of Being Drunk
and DisOrderly Say They
Could Not Sleep on
Train.

Much complaint has been made to
government authorities in regard to
the heavily loaded trains of laborers
which pass over the great trunk lines
of the country most every day carry
ing men from the West to points in
the East to work in government
plants. 1t is reported that the men
are not properly fed along the way
and are so crowded in the trains that
they cannot properly sleep.
T. ]. Mcdonald and Edward Sutton,
were taken from one of these trains
at the local depot on Thursday night
and yesterday fined in the local Po-
lice Court on charges of being drunk.
The men said that they were drunk
and probably disorderly but they had
not been able to sleep and getting
some liquor probably drank too much
of it causing them to become some
what disorderly. The men were al
lowed to go on their way when they
promised to send back the amount of
their fine.
The most of these men come from
the far West and are herded together
by employment agencies who trans
port them for the government to the
place they are to be employed Com
plant has been so strong against the
treatment that the men receive in
transportation from the employment
agencies that there will likely be a
government investigation into the
matter in the very near future.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
PUBLIC APPRECIATES GOOD
PICTURES

Many compliments have been re7
Gently passed on the management of
the Washington Opera House for the
splendid pictures they are now book
ing for their patrons. Les Miserables
shown at the Gem Wednesday and the
Washington Thursday was one of the
best pictures shown in Maysville in
years and was of the better class.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24

Preaching at the Lutheran Church
Sunday at 10:30 by Rev. Pilch
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
YOUTH OF COUNTY
REGISTER FOR
SERVICE TODAY
All Men Who Have Become Of Age
Since the Last Military Reglstra-
p. tiOn Must List Themselves
With the Local Board
Here Today.

A special military registration of
all youths who have become of age
since June 9th last will be held at
the office of the Mason County EXemp-
ton Board today beginning promptly
at z a. m. and lasting until p. m. this
evening.
There will be no other place of reg
istration except the office of the local
board and all young men from all
parts of the county will have to come
here to register themselves and to re-
ceive their official registration card
which they will be required to carry
with them at all times and under all
circumstances.
Everything necessary for the carry
ing on of the registration has been re-
ceived by the board and is ready for
the listing of the men.
II has been estimated that there
will be about one man from each of
the twenty-one precincts register for
service in this special registration but
the local board expects a few more
and puts the outside figure at thirty
men. Following their registration
but a few days the young men will be
required to fill out questionnaires and
they will then be classified by the To-
cal board.
1t is thought that there will be but
one or two in the whole list of men
who will be given deferred classified
tion as only a small part of these
young men will have dependents or
any other cause for being deferred.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
MAKE THIS THE BEST

Since the Union Services is to be
held in the Christian Church Sunday
evening may be the last for the sum
mer, it should be well attended by
all the members of the churches unit
ing. The minister of the Christian
Church urges all of the members of
that church to hear Rev. Will B.
Campbell who is to preach the SER
mon.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
STRAY BULLET STRIKES
BUILDING

A stray bullet fired by some one
in the East end of the city struck the
building in East Second street occu-
pied by Squire Fred Dresel as an Of
flee. MIR. and Mrs. Robert Hammond,
who live in the residence adjoining
We're eating their dinner at the time
and heard the bullet strike. No one
in the neighborhood could be seen
with a gun.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
MAYOR ORDERS BELL SOUNDED
AT RECEIPT OF GOOD NEWS

Shortly after noon yesterday news
was received in the city that despite
the fact the Germans had thrown
strong reserves into the battle on the
Pioardy front, the British forces were
continuing their advance. At receipt
of the news Mayor Russell ordered
the fire bell sounded and Immediately
the bells and whistles in all parts of
the city took up the chorus and spread
the glad tidings about the commun-
ity.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
LEWIS COUNTY MAN KILLED IN
- ACTION

The Vanceburg Sun says: AS we
go to press, we have confirmed the re-
port that relatives at Mouth of Laurel
received wire from the government
notifying them that James McCarty
was killed in action in France, Au-
gust 13. This is the first Lewis coun-
ty boy to make the supreme sacrifice
on the battlefield for his country. He
leaves father, William McCarty, sis
ter, Mrs. Ionic Vergne, two brothers
Tom in service, and Joe at home; also
number of other relatives. We all
claim the privilege of mingling our
tears with theirs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24

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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
NO PREACHING AT BAPTIST
CHURCH

Because of the absence of the pas
tor from the city there will be no
preaching services at the First Bap-
tist Church tomorrow but all other
services will be held as usual.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24

Fair and Continued Warm ,
Saturday and Sunday.
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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24
HOOVER BACK HOME

New York, August 23-Herbert L.
Hoover, United States Food Admins
traitor, returned today from his trip
abroad.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-24

Mrs, Wood Lauderback, of Cincin-
natl, arrived here yesterday to be at
the bedside of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Clarence Scott, of West Second street,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

The management Of the Empress
has procured a program for this week
that should satisfy the most exact
ing. The Victoria four, a quartet OF
rollicking young men, known far and
wide, are singers of ability and
comedians of the variety who believe
it is unnecessary to step out of their
characters to gain laughs. They come
with the latest comedy songs as well as
high class selections. A remarkable ami
NAL act is that of Smiths animals,
new departure in vaudeville. La
France Bros. promise to thrill the
audience with their ieats. Complet-
ing the vaudeville program for the
first half of the week is Louise Nc
Cormick, a high class violinist, direct
from her successful western tour.
An announcement of unusual inter-
est to music lovers is that of the COM
ing of the De Pace Opera company
who will headline the bill for the last
half of the week. This is a unique
combination of instrumental and vo-
cal artists, featuring the De Pace
brothers, exponents of the mandolin,
Paul Kruger and company will also
appear on the same bill in a myster-
ious novelty, entitled, almost Too
Late" Cora Hall, clever singing
comedienne, comes with some new
songs as we'll as a new wardrobe.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Carmen Phillips, the we'll known
character player, has given a remark
able Characterization of the part Of
Idaho Ina, desert vampire, in "Un-
claimed Goods"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
Scene 1saau 20 THs2zg1M Ike 1zxsee .AVMeAuaasI,

Omaha will have an opportunity to
see a literal fulfillment of ITO He'll
With the Kaiser"-on the screen
at least-next Saturday, August 10,
when the big production of the same
title is presented at the Brandeis
theatre. This film, showing the out
RACES of th4 Huns in Belgium, their
TRUSTEES in France and picturing the
final ruin of the Hohenzollerns, will
be shown three times daily, for a
limited engagement, beginning on the
date mentioned.
ITO He'll With the Kaiser" a seven
reel screen classic, reveals the fiend-
ish plot of Wilhelm and his "Potsdam
Gang" to get possession of the
world.
The adventures of an American
family form the plot around which
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

citation of the Russian police methods
of the treatment of the Jews.
Frederick Truesdell, who is we'll
known on the speaking stage from
his parts in Daddy Long-Legs," "On
Trial" and "The Three of U.s." plays
opposite Emily Stevens in her new
drama, "a Mans World"
Henry Kolker, well-known screen
star from his parts in "The Shell
Game" THE Bridge" Gloria's Ro-
nance" and other plays, has become
director with the Metro people.
"The Cub and the Daisy Chain"
the Sidney Drew company, is :. 100
per cent funny and human sketch f
the cub reporter who falls down" on
a story and is saved by his best girl,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

the romance centers. The father and
inventor, and his youngest daughter
are both shot by the Huns, and Alice,
the older sister, devotes her life to
avenging her sister and father. She
manages to meet the crown prince
and through him brings about the
capture of the kaiser. A fleet of
airplanes of the Allied armies is
shown in full battle with the enemy
force on the screen. The kaiser is
captured and carried off in an air
plane; is banished to an island where
he goes mad and jumps into the sea,
and is later shown in the depths of
hell. The part of the kaiser is played
by Lawrence Grant and Olive Tell
plays the part Of Alice Monroe; the
elder sister. Besides the regular cast
more than 1000 others take part in
the production.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

Great favorite as she is in Japan.
where she is affectionately called
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

ventures Of a young American and papers
which are supposed to be In the hands OF
a famous French aviator who has myster-
iously disappeared will be here today only.
The action of the play carries one to an
old chateau In France, right behind the
firing line. On Monday will be shown an
other war film, but OF a different war
THE Battle of Gettysburg" There will
also be run "The House OF Hate" The
Besse management announces that Its pro-
gram will be published in The Bee on each
Sunday and Thursday.
Alhambra--Gloria Swanson and Clara Nc
Dowell. in "You Can't Believe In Every
thing" have a double leading role In q
comedy told, but the wrong impression Is
certainly gained and results in many q
mixup. Monday and Tuesday will be run
the eight-reel super feature. "A Daugh-
ter of the Gods" with Annette Kellerman
in the lead The play is an interesting
love story Of kings islands and mermaids
and fairies and has been built about charm
ing scenes Of the sea with Miss Keller
man and her mermaids in swimming
scenes.
Orpheum- (South side)-Gloria Swanson.
in You Can't Believe in Everything" will
be the feature here today most in
teresting comedy drama with humor and
action all through On Monday and Tues
day will be seen Fannie Ward, In limo
csnce," strong photoplay in which Miss
Ward displays some excellent acting In the
leading part. The management Of the
Orpheum takes pleasure in announcing that
from now on the program thete will be
published In The Bee every day
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
Bills for Current Week

Sun--ln "Heredity," where she plays the
part OF Media Trevor. Barbara CastIeton
portrays the part Of a girl who has in
herited the feeling OF aristocracy and high
Ideals which her ancestors possessed years
end years back. Although she Is the
daughter OF drunken and worthless man.
and they live any old way on the East Side
IN New York. at bottom she Is a real lady
ana when she Is faced with the offer Of
marriage from a wealthy man she does not
love IT means that he Is offering her all
the things In life that she has always de-
sired. How her inherent straightforward
ness meets this problem Is a story that
bolds the interest OF audience. On Tues
day and Wednesday comes William S. Hart
U The Square Deal Man." where Hart
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
D1;v0rce
,How Courts Break Up
Work of Dan Cupid is
Told Vavidly IN F1lm
Showing Its Dangers

HE United States has, the
record of the world as the
greatest nation of home
breakers of the age. This
distinction is one that has
frouhlnd nrnsidente nronn
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

"Maberu-San," it is no wonder
Mabel Normand yearns to play
Japanese role. Half dozen novels
and plays have been under ccnsid
atioi. by Goldwyn without the disco
cry of Japanese story efficiently
original to satisfy the requirements
of the star and the scenario depart
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

"A Country Hero" with Fatty Arbuckle in
Apollo-Harry Morey in Tangled Lives"
a strong drama of love and involving the
eternal triangle, will be here today, only
there will also be shown a Billie Rhodes
comedy. On Monday and Tuesday will be
shown Constance Talmadge In one of her
successes of this year up the Road With
Sallie." 1t is a comedy drama with a
continuous laugh and lots of action and
carrying in 1t charming love theme On
the last Of the week program will be seen
William s. Hart.
Besse-Wallace Reid, In THE Firefly Of
France" a remarkable photoplay of the
German spy system, built about the ad-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
E X PO SU R E S
By KILOWATT

Announcement has been made by
the Goldwyn Film corporation that in
the coming film year, which starts
in September, the plan will be the
Star" plan of distribution in place of
the former method of contracts. This
means that theaters, which find cer-
tain stars Of this firm which are liked
by their audiences can obtain their
features without booking the entire
series and allows the exhibitor a much
larger leeway in building program
for the fan.
"Mose" is railroad red cap at the
Pennsylvania station and was greatly
interested as to why each scene was
taken at least twice in the making of a
picture. Finally it came time to have
George Walsh make headlong dive
on a train while the red cap threw
the baggage after him, Tipping half
dollar back to the porter. Nose
waited patiently after George jumped
off the train and returned and then
shuffled over to Director Harbaugh.
Say boss, amt yu'all gwine take
dat part again?"
Beverly Bayne, Metro star, made
rash offer a while back when she
offered to furnish the wool to anyone
who would knit for the Red Cross.
She has a box of finished garments
to deliver to the office every week.
Pathe's new feature "The Yellow
Ticket" called for realistic scenes of
Moscow and Petrograd. By good
fortune many of the Russians who are
in the cast had been to these places.
some had lived there. With their aid
the buildings and scenes were made
faithful reproductions of the real
places. The play is a scathing denun-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04

OilitSu StdlSO mas tlS
/" record of the world as the
III greatest nation of home
- breakers of the age. This
INEIgND distinction is one that has
troubled presidents, econo-
nists, clergymen and even the
congress of the United States with
but little success. So important did
the government regard the evils of
divorce that the United States CEN
sus bureau made a special inquiry
into it with most startling results.
Only Hungary leads the United
States in its percentage of marriages
to. manageable population, but on
t,ie other hand no country even ap-
+ Fproaches America in its tendency to
rush into the divorce court and smash
the domestic relation over the judges
bench. Japan was outdoing the
United States in divorces up to 1898,
but after the census of that year had
established this fact, the mikado and
the elder statesmen passed laws max
ing the obtaining of divorces harder,
thereby strangling the desires of the
japanese to emulate the example of
their big brothers on this side of the
3 Pacific.
The census report of this country
shows that the ratio is about one
divorce to every II marriages. 1t is
estimated that if the increase con-
tinhes for the next 50 years as it has
during the past half century, the
ratio will be one divorce to every
thtee marriages. The evils of divorce
are graphically shown in "The Blind
ness of Divorce photodrama Of
today, and the feature picture on the
program now showing at the Rialto
theater.
What is generally regarded as one
OF sthe most sensational gambling
transactions in the olden days of the
west furnished the basis for the plot
of *The Square Deal Man." in which
William S. Hart appears here this
week at the Sun. The incident oc-
cured at Naco, Arizona and involved
then transfer of 10000 acres of mesa
grazing land near the Mexican
lpdder. 1t chanced that the owner
of the land went to Naco one day and
met there a party of eastern capital
istS stockholders in the La Cananea
inittes near there.
After they had inspected their prop
critics one of the easterners sug-
gested that they repair to the Big
Adobe saloon near there and have
another and proposed a game of
cards. The cattleman agreed and
within half an hour the game was in
full swing and the ranch owner lost
steadily. Finally in desperation he
siaked his 10000 acre ranch with all
thu, was on it on a big hand-and
lost Today it is said he is still work.
ing near there for salary.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-04
who writes 1t, and he gets all
credit and raise in pay.

Instead OF adopting a company OF
soldiers who are about to 60 to the
front, Battery B, l44th field artillery,
the regiment known as the "Grizz-
lies," reversed the order and have
adopted Louise Huff, favorite Pa. a.
mount star. as its Little Sister.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Conway Tearle and
Adele Rowland. Tearle's latest screen
appearance is in THE Mind the Paint
Girl"
The following, overheard at the
Charlie Chaplin Studios; Charlie:
Did you go shooting last Wednes-
day1"
sgd: "No."
Charlie: you don't know what you
missed"
When THE Kaiser, the Beast (
Berlin" appeared in Emporia, Kan,
a fervid patriot in the audience aros'.
in anger and the darkness and
plunked three bullets into the screen
kaiser's anatomy. The newspapers
played the story big, until it was
learned that the gunful gent v'as sim.
ply trying to do the right thing by
the piano player. Then everybody
lost interest.
Famous Players Lasky Corporation
announces that its work for the yeai
beginning September |, 1918. will con
sist of two hundred and eight feature
pictures Of which ffty-two will be re-
issues, plays which have been success
full in this year. The company will
have in Aircraft pictures new stars
including Fred Stone, John Barry.
more, Ethel Clayton, Dorothy Gish
Lila Lee, Shirley Mason and Bryant
Washburn and will retain the current
stars on their stage such as Mary Pick.
ford, Douglas Fairbanks, George M.
Cohan, Elsie Ferguson. William S.
Hart, Marguerite Clark, Enid Bennett,
Billie Burke, Lima Cavalieri, Dorothy
Dalton, Pauline Frederick, Vivian
Martin, Charles Ray and Walla3e
Reid. There will also be Fatty Ar
buckle pictures, Mack Sennett and
James Montgomery Flagg comedies
and Burton Holmes traelogues. In
addition to the stars there will be such
master directors as d. w. Griffith,
Cecil De Mile and Thomas H. Ince in
their own fields.
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