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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
ARTFORD OHIO COUNTY, KY, FRIDAY, JANUARY 49, 1918.

The allowance for keeping the in
mates of the Almshouse was raised
TO three dollars a week. The old
rate for this service was two dollars
wcel. ana "a a result, OF the increas-
cd cost Of living the Almshousc keep
Cd was actnally losing money and the
raise in price was, we think, entirely
just and proper.
The tax levy tor 1915 was fixed at
80 cents or the one hundred dollars
with poll t0X of $1.50. The tax
fund was divided into road and bridge
fund, so per cent; sinking fund, u y
per cent; general expense fund, IA y
per cent, salary fund, 10 per cent
and Almshouse and provision for des-
titute poor, per cent.
DR.. T.. Is. Pendieton was elected
county physician to care for the jail
ana Almshouse calls, al salary of
$125 q year. Dr. Pendleton was al
so elected county health physician at
a salary Of $3.50 year.
1t was ordered that the County
Court Clerk be allowed $500 day
for services as clerk of the Fiscal
Court.
The salaries of the county officers
were fixed as follows County Judge
$3.50, County Attorney $3.50, Coun-
ty superintendent $1,000, Treasurer
$500, and Jailer, for hiring help for
caring for county property 1920.
Salaries payable quarterly.
The County Judge appointed r. B.
Martin county road engineer but the
board OF Magistrates refused to con-
firm the appointment.
The following claims were allowed
out of the dog tax fund for sheep
killed by dogs:
Mary f.. Kimmel, 3 killed, $21.
r. d. Bartlett, one killed and one
injured, s25.
Mary E. Kimmel two killed. SIS.
j. NJ. Stogner, four killed, $41.42.
H. y. Davenport, two killed, $40.
Filula Barrett, one killed, SO.
Robert Embry. one killed, S..
Urey Rowe, two killed, $12.
II. b. Leach, one killed, SIG.
w. r. Taylor, three killed and one
injured, $3.50.
w. u. Embry, three killed and one
injured, $41.35.
Jake Smith, one killed, $50.
II. Z. Canary, one killed, 500.
Sid Seaton, eight killed, 500.
The court adjourned Friday, after
being in session for three days.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18

AK. lie struck Che helpless men down,
one BY one Wona.i was The last
struck When De recovered con
sciousucss he managed 10 unite his
hands and made lis way INTO ino
opeu air. wncro Ac Waa covered b.
lao sentry.
Relatives and friends. Of Capt.
whistler were aaahs tonight to adj
vance any theory co. to what iupell-
ed him to commit the murders and
robbery Capt washers former
wife. from whom he was divorced
q bout a year ago, and a son. Duane,
IA years old, reside IN Salina, Kan.
His parents live at Goodland, Kan.
Capt. Whistler fought ia the Span
ish-Amorican war and later saw con-
siderable service in the Philippines.
During the Mexican border trouble
he attempted to form a regiment in
Kansas and offer it to the govern
ment. but the plan was not carried
out.
Just how much money the robior
obtained was not announced by Che
authorities. Today is pay day for
the camp. and j. is supposed that
there was an unusually large amount
of cash on hand.
The army bank. branch OF the
National Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, Mo, is situated in the center Of
the huge cantonment. 1t is housed
i'm small frame building and Mr.
Winters was at the camp to super
wise moving the bank to larger quar-
tiers
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
LOON OCT FOR THE ASSESSOR.

At n meeting here Saturday Of
Henry James. agent for the State
Tax Commission, and the County
Judge and County Attorney, it was
decided to place the responsibility
for completing the helated assess
mcnt OF the property of Ohio county
for the year 1917 in the hands of the
County Judge and County Attorney.
These officials began at once the work
of employing deputies for the various
precincts which have not been as
sessed. and il is hoped to have the
work conplated in time for the sit
ting of the board OF supervisors the
first Monday in March. Eighteen
precincts have not yet been touched
and four others have been only par
italy assessed. Those in authority
with the matter of making the as
sessment guarantee payment for the
work and are Offering a remuneration
that will secure competent men to do
the work. In the meantime Asses
sor Hines will assist in completing
the assessment.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION.

Doss Jackson. of near SmallhOus,
was arrested by Sheriff Bratcher Fri
day on a warrant charging him with
abducting a child. He was brought
here and locked up until Monday
morning when he was taken to Ow-
ensboro for trial. the ohense charg-
ed being committed in Dayiess coun-
ty. Jackson and his wife separated
sometime ago and the woman Went
to. greensboro to make her home.
Sometime recently Jackson. 1t il
charged, took the child from its
mother without her consent and re-
fusing tn return il TO her, she swore
out a writ charging him with alb
duetion.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
SCHOOL TEACHERS WANTED.

Superintendent Howard has receiv-
ed request from the Superintend-
ent of Daviess county for teachers
for immediate service in the Daviess
county schools. Mr.. Howard is max
ing an effort to get into communica-
tion with teachers who will accept
such employment and will make all
necessary arrangements for them
when found. Teachers willing to ac-
cept work in Daviess county should
communicate with superintendent
Howard.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
KENTUCKY BOY HAS
VARIED EXPERIENCES
TlgEEE AND OEE-HhLF YEARS
WITH BRITISH TtANSTOE
IrUbL or THRILLS.

IoulsVlN", Ny., Jan. 49, ~ y.
Not since the days OF Nor san and
tic glorious Spanish Main has the
sea offered such wealth Of adven-
ture for Tie red blooded youth as
during the present campa gp being
wagod by the Allies againsJ The Hun
submarine.
After three and ono-haif years SER
vice in the British transport service,
George Bender a Louisville man
whose parents live at 2105 Payne
street arrived home on a Through
Wednesday. Learning that he would
soon be called in the draft he enlist
ed in the United States Navy.
Bender's story OF his adventures
since leaving Louisville in 1914 was
a continuous succession of thrills. lie
has made hundreds Of trips across
the English channel carrying troops
TO France and engaged in scores of
fights with German submarines.
Several times according to the
young seaman he saw passenger ships
torpedocd near his own ship and was
forced to witness women and chill
dren go down without aid because OF
the stringent Admiralty orders which
prohibit any vessel except OF the pa
troll force, assisting sinking ship.
When a ship is torpedoed he said
that all other merchant ships in the
vicinity fee at full speed from the
scene TO take no chances on being hit
themselves.
Bender described the convoy sys-
tenn in use by the British and re-
ported IT as being very successful.
He said that merchant ships travel
in fleets of thirty or more accompan-
led by about twenty-five torpedo
boats. The convoy travels at med
iun speed while the torpedo boats
going at high speed make wide cir
Giles around them in a continuous
procession.
Bender related how his ship once
narrowly escaped destruction by a
large German sub after a running
fight lasting two hours. The German
sub was five miles away when the at
tack began, using her Al guns sta
toned fore and aft. Bender was ut
the wheel during the fight and was
showered with splinters from numer-
Gus hits but escaped serious injury.
A torpedo boat finally hove into sight
and drove the sub off before she could
draw near enough to infict serious
damage.
Although he had been in the War
Zone three years, Bender is anxious
to return as soon as possible aboard
an American destroyer. His story
of adventure on the high sea was re-
lated to more than twenty young men
at the Navy recruiting Office, 412 s.
Fourth street, Louisville. and many
of them decided Immediately that the
Navy was the place for them to see
real action without delay.
Orders limiting the number of re-
cruits to be taken in Kentucky are
expected daily and hundreds of young
men are taking the advantage of the
present opportunity to enlist.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
90

Interest at the hands Of many farm
ors and hiatt crop will be extensive
ly grown This year. Orders from
distant points are still coming to the
county for SOY beans and many orders
are received that cannot be filed.
Average corn land will grow 20 BUSH
els Of soy beans to the acre, and at
the present pricve an acre Of beans
would be worth $50 besides a yield
of a ton Of hay. The crop can be
sown and harvested more cheaply
than a crop OF wheat and is worth
twice the money.
About fifteen Ohio county farmers
are growing alfalfa and in not a sim
gle case has there been real fail
ure. Sweet clover is also being in
troduced into the county, and the
growing of red clover is being FOSTER
ed in those sections of the county
having limestone soil Lime Is
highly important in growing the Glow
ers, and the Farmers Club at Matan-
zas ale installing lime plant.
There are now eight farmers clubs
in Ohio county. and others will be
organized as soon as the weather
moderates iE the spring.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
WITH THE FARM AGENT.

We interviewed the county Farm
Agent yesterday and cleaned from
the interview a few items that ought
to interest our farmers. Among
these was the fact that cattle and
hogs being fed for market, even dur
ing the severe weather OF the past
few weeks were, when fed under
proper conditions, were yielding a
good return on the feedstuffs used.
The agent reports cattle taking on
from 2 to 21s pounds day and hogs
gaining from a to l " pounds a
day. Mr. Browder also informed US
that cold weather is not, a serious
handicap in fattening cattle when
they are properly stalled and bedded
and given plenty OF warm drinking
water.
The condition of the wheat crop in
the county is as yet difficult to esti-
mate. Owing to want of moisture
at and following seeding time some
OF the seed did not germinate, but
the extent of damage from that cause
cannot be accurately determined.
SHOWS have protected the wheat crop
unusually well this winter. and II
the stools are in the ground We may
yet have a record breaking wheat
crop.
The soy bean industry, the Farm
Agent informs us, is attracting great
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
son KILLS FATHER.

Mr.. Kit MOsley, farmer living
near Ralph in the northern part Of
the county, was shot and instantly
killed by his twelve years old son
Sunday afternoon. The boy was toy
ing with a pistol and accidentally dis
charged it and the ball struck the
elder Mosley near the temple and
passed through his head. Mr.. Mos
ley was one of the most respected
farmers in his community. and the
horrible manner OF his death excites
universal sympathy for his family.
We are informed the boy had Just
found the pistol and was examining
it with childish curiosity when 1t was
accidentally discharged.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
RHODES--HARD WEDDING.

Mr.. Lonnie Rhodes and Miss Cath
crime Hardin were married at the
home of the bride, near Fordsville,
Tuesday. Mr.. Rhodes is a prosper
an attractive young lady. The young
people are well known and popular
in their community, and their many
friends wish them a long and pleas
ant voyage adown the stream of
life.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
DRAFT EXPENSE
HELD TOO HEAVY
CROZIEE ALLOWS LOCAL BOARDS
30 CENTS FOR CLASSIFYING
EACH MAN.

Washington, Jan. t2-Extrava-
giant expense bills filed by many men,
bers of local boards for their SER
vices in classifying registrants has
led Provost Marshal General Crow
der to accept the recommendation Of
board members and others connected
with the administration of the selcc-
tive draft to place the salary feature
OF the classification system on cost
basis.
In telegram sent today to all
state governors, Gen Crowder pro-
mulgates new regulations, APPROX
ed by President Wilson, under which
the boards hereafter will receive an
aggregate of thirty cents remunera-
tion for each man finally classified,
exclusive of compensation for clerks
or examining physicians who are not
members of the board. Under the
old rules the boards were allowed
maximum of $3.50 a month for each
/
While many board members have
renewed their offers of gratuitous
services and others have held their
expense accounts down, Gen. Crow
der said in his telegram, "A consid
cradle number, regardless of the size
of registration in their respective
jurisdictions, have made their esti-
mates ON so extravagant a scale that
the total cost would not be paid out
of any appropriation which Congress
would be willing to make or which
the people of the nation would ap-
prove"
Under the new regulations, ex-
penses already allowed board men,
bers will be considered to have been
based upon the provisions of this
regulation, and any and ali further
payments shall be computed accord
ingly." The boards by unanimous
vote, may distribute the 30 cents al
lowance per man among the members
as they desire, provided that no men,
Der shall receive more than Is cents
and no two members more than %
cents.
Gen. Crowder praises the patriot
ic members of the board who are CIV
ing their time to the government
without pay and adds:
personal sacrifices are being made
on every hand. The soldiers who are
being selected by the local and dis
trict boards have given up comforta-
ble homes and in many cases sacri-
feed large incomes in order to fight
for their country. twenty-fOur hours
day for $40 per month.
Therefore it is not unreasonable to
trequest .Ec =. "a, M composed OF
,ocli lcart nor bers 20 meet the
go~t mer lnl D late with it in
Il uatt," 81 il ul cost.
'a..is t.,,r orl,ry. they are
Pc OF li.a ANY. : d t I. F, confidently
2ccto that tAoy will give the gov
onInent in the future, as they have
in the past, the best that is in them,
and that they will receive cOmpensa-
ton only to the extent that may be
necessary in their condition of
life"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
METHODIST MISSIONARY
MEETING Is CALLED OFF

Owing to the extreme cold and in
clement weather prevailing for some
days past, the Presiding Elder in
charge, DR.: Rushing. deemed it best
to cancel for the present, the Mission
airy Institute of the M. E. Church,
South, Owensboro District, which was
to have convened at the Methodist
church here, on Wednesday after
noon, last.
The date for holding the deferred
meeting has not, as yet, been fixed.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
WAR CREDITS GRANTED TO
ALLIES BY UNITED STATES

War credits extended to foreign
entered the war total s4,236, 400, 900.
OF this Great Britain received 81
5,000,000; France, $1,2S5,0OO,-
900; Italy, $500, OO0,OOO; Russia.
$325,000,00O; Belgium, $77,400,O0O;
Serbia, $4,OOO,00O.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-18
WARFARE
HELD GREAT SUCCESS

London. Jan. interviewing the
first year OF Germany's ruthless sub
marine campaign, which ends Feb
ruary 1. the Tageblatt asserts that
the Central powers have succeeded
in completely upsetting the economic
life OF the Entente and adds that the
submarine campaign which has now
become the principal factor in naval
warfare. is being expanded and de-
veloped still further.
Summarizing the results of the un-
derwater campaign since February
/. Tageblatt claims that U-boats have
sunk on an average $4,000 tons OF
shipping monthly from February to
Decembeg, and for the whole year
the toll may be expected to shoU
nearly 10.00O.000 tons, and that
building of new ships by the Emf
and neutrals during the year
replace only 100000 and 4.0Q
tons of these losses.
The newspaper says the
loss to Germany's enemies
suit OF the years work by
will reach 5000. 900 20
the value of the ships
ton and their eargoen
rate.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-02
HEAL TIL EXPERTS
TO PLAN WAR ON
NEXT FLU WAVE
tsv MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrasl

Asf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlHEl
Chicago, Dec. l.--Plans for COM
batting another influenza epidemic
which is expected to sweep the coun-
try in 1919 will be considered by
health authorities from all parts of
the United States, Canada and South
America at the forty-sixth annual con-
vention of the American Public Health
association which opens here Deem
Der 8.
Members of the association say that
all the Influenza epidemics since 1923
nave been recurrent for from two to
three years after the initial outbreak.
For this reason leading authorities
feel convinced that the visitation Of
1918 will be repeated in 1919 and
probably in 1920 Also it is pointed
out that in previous epidemics the
second and third epidemics have been
more virulent and attended by higher
mortality rate than were the initial
manifestation.
1t was early in 1918, according to
DIR. w. A. Evans, former health COM
missioner of Chicago, that the now So
called Spanish influenza made its
appearance in Spain. Now Spain is
having its second outbreak, according
to DR.. Evans, more vrulent in form
and attended by an alarming death
rate.
During the three-day meeting, the
methods used in combating the 1918
epidemic in the United States will be
thoroughly considered and plans out
lined fer meeting any future emer-
gency. Among those who will present
papers and take part in the discussions
are Maj. w. H. WEIGH, of the national
medical corps; DR.. e. c. Rosehow, of
the Mayo foundation; Or. Herman
Biggs, commissioner of the New York
State department of health, and DIR.
A. J. Mclaughlin. assistant surgeon
general of the United States public
health service.
Besides consideration of Influenza,
many subjects of general Interest per-,
tanning to public health during the re-
construction period will be taken up.
There will be discussions regarding
proper precautions in the care of child
rem TO reduce mortality rates, rural
sanitation, the effect of fashions on
health and the use of narcotics in war
times.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-02
JUAREZ QUIET;
VILLA FAILS To
ATTACK THE CITY
tsr sossno JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED w,ss,

ICY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIRsf
Juarez, Mex, Dec 1.---All traces of
panic caused by the fear that Villa
vas to attack the town have disap-
oeared and most of the refugees who
fled across the Rio Grande to Ell Paso
ave returned. General Francisco
Murguia, commander of the northern
-Mexico military zone is still at Ran
eheria, so miles to the south, but his
men are rapidly restoring bridges
burned by the rebels
The general is expected to reach
Juarez tomorrow and from here con-
duct a campaign against the rebels
who are now reported in the vicinity
of Guadalupe, some 80 miles cast, and
close to the Texas border. Military Of
Ulcers here insist that Villa never in
tended TO attack JuareZ, since they
claim such an attack, even if success
full. would be of no benefit to the re-
bel chief, since the United States
would at once close the port They
point to the fact that Villas occupa-
ton of Ojinaga was at once followed
by the closing of the port by the
United States and that inability Of
the rebels to procure supplies from
the American side forced them to eva
cuate after holding the place for two
weeks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-02
HIGH WAGES OF WAR
GAVE GREAT 0PP0RJU-
MITES TO PR0FlTEERS
continued From Page one:1

o-oc-1CcHtJaued Trom Page ons;s
itants of devastated Northern France
Belgium, Poland, Serbia Armenia
and other countries upon which the
German armies had seized. Every
dollar of food and materials employed
to relieve the constantly widespread
ing distress naturally affected and re-
stricted the production Of the supplies
bought with ii in this country.
Up to the time when the United
States entered the war no attempt
was made to regulate the prices
charged to foreign buyers; only NOR
al pressure was brought to curb the
rapacity of domestic dealers. intent
upon proving on the civil population.
One of the first ventures that the
United States, after its declaration of
war upon Germany, attempted was to
stabilize prices of all products charg-
ed not only to its allies but to domes-
tic consumers. The enormous task.
imposed upon the authoritative gov
eminent agencies has operated suc-
cessfully in the case of producers
dealing with the government of the
United States and those associated
with it in the war against Germany.
Arbitrary prices were fixed to; ma
terials bought for military purposes.
but the efforts 20 curb pr0fiteerng
at the expense of the civil population
of the United States have mainly been
of moral rather than a legal char
acter, with a few exceptions Tnese
exceptions have included scoai and
foodstuffs. for which fixed prices
We're established. and to limited ~
tent the efforts to curb profitccring
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-02
HUNS TRIED To
KILL WITNESSES
TO ATROCITIES
10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,

London, Dec. / british Wireless
Service. The British foreign office
has published paper giving the de-
tails of the sinking of the British hos
pital ships Rewa, Glenart Castle, Gull
ford Castle and Llandovery Castle by
German submarine in January, Feb
ruary, March and June of this year, A
copy of this statement has been sent
to British diplomatic representatives
in allied and neutral countries.
Mr.. Balfour, the foreign secretary,
who drafted the statement, says:
There can be but little doubt that
the German commander attempted to
slaughter all the witnesses Of his
crime and to sink the ship without
leaving any trace, according to Count
LuXburg's notorious phrase"
The statement says in part:
THE German government, in reply
to the protest addressed to them by
the British government through the
Spanish ambassador, denied that a
German submarine attack the Rewa
and, in the absence of proof, refused
to discuss the protest made by the
British government against the at
taclSs made on the Glenart Castle anu
Guilford Castle. The foreign secre-
tary thereupon transmitted state
ments supported by a sworn state
ment of facts in regard to the attacks
on these vessels and pointed out
that there could be no doubt that the
submarine belonged to the German
forces.
This action, as had already been
stated, was contrary, not only to in
ternational law and the law of hui
mainly but also to a definite pledge
given by the German government to
the Spanish government that the Ger
man naval forces would not attack
hospital ships except in certain wa
ters which it is claimed by Germany
these three vessels were assailed
The facts, which have already been
published concerning the sinking of
these three hospital ships, as well as
the Llandovery Castle, are set forth in,
the statement.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-02
GERMANS URGED NOT
TO HIDE THEIR Cash

Berlin, Dec. (by the Associated
Press) .--Addressing the central board
of the Imperial Bank of Germany,
Rudolf Havenstein. president Of the
bank, urgently admonished the people
not to hoard cash. He said that be-
tween October l and. November 90
there has been withdrawn from the
bank 1858, 100000 marks as against
397,000,000 marks last year and this
after 4,000,000,000 marks had al
ready been drawn out in the third
quarter. Moreover, President Haven
stein declared, more than another
1000, 900, 900 marks of new currency
had been circulated in the same
period by means of coupons and the
notes of private banks and conf
munes, making the total boarded
money 5,000,000,00O marks between
the above dates.
Herr Havensten announced the
final total of the last war loan sub
scription as 10,t3S, 959,700 marks, of
which 93.l4 per cent had already
been paid