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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
Maurice Comedies Reyerses-British
Chief Admits that Germans Make
Big Advance

London, April loon the Messines
front the enemy's attack today was
repulsed,' Major General F. B. Maui
ricve, chief director of military oper-
ations at the war office announced
this afternoon
THE enemy has obtained no foot
ing on the high ground anywhere"
"The German gain today" contin-
ued General Maurice in conjunction
with the results Of his attacks yester-
day, have placed Armentieres in an
awkward salient"
"Armentieres," General Maurice
went on, sis now little more than a
heap of ruins and its loss would not
be a vital matter 1t is not lost yet
and we hope it will not be, but il
may be-"
The Germans captured a consider
able part of Ploegsteert wood, Gener-
al Maurice said
I'm the fighting yesterday the ene-
my advanced in the center to a depth
of $500 yards" said General Maurice
1T is quite certain we lost some guns
In an advance of such a depth consid-
cradle Portuguese artillery must have
been lost and probably a number Of
prisoners"
In the retirement of the French to
the line of the Ailette river two
French battalions we're cut off and
the Germans took about 1000 pris-
oners, said General Maurice.
The withdrawal of the French was
made on account of an awkward cor
ner in the line.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
MASON CIRCUIT COURT
Elmer Scott, COlOred, and Clarence
Kimball Get Sentences of One
Year in the Penitentiary.

Elmer Scott, colored, better known
as Creeping Jesus" was found gull
ty of perjury in the Mason Circuit
Court yesterday and was sentenced to
serve one year in the penitentiary.
Clarence Kimball, indicted for steal
ing an automobile belonging to Mrs.
Abner Hord, was also given a one
year penitentiary sentence The case
of his partner, Earl Smith, who was
indicted with him for the safe offense,
was continued for further investiga-
tion because the young man claims
to be only 20 years of age and says
this is his first offense. His claims
will be Investigated and if it is found
that he has told the truth, it is
thought that some leniency will be
shown him.
The suit Of the Haywood Hospital
against the Bates and Rogers Con-
struction Company was dismissed
having been settled out of court.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
DEATH OF MRS. j. L. REED

Mrs. Sarah Reed, aged 54 years,
wife of Rev. J. E. Reed, died at her
home on East Second street yester-
day about noon after a lingering i'll
ness Of complication of diseases.
Besides her husband she is survived
by four children, Hazel Lille, Carl
and John Barbour. Funeral services
will be held at the grave in the Mays
vile cemetery tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock and will be conducted by
Rev. S. X. Hunt, pastor of the Third
Street NJ. E. Church, of which she was
a member For number of years
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed had charge of the
Salvation Army work here and did a
great deal of good among the poor
of the city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
Outcome Of Struggle Depends on
America

An Atlantic Port. April 10 - The
conviction that England and France
have reached the maximum of their
present effort" and that the success
full outcome of the war now rests
heavily on the United States was ex-
pressed by Grafton D. Cushing, for
mer lieutenant governor of Massachu-
setes, a member of the Liberty Loan
committee, on his arrival here today
on French steamer after a visit to
England and France.
Mr.. Gushing said that the situation
was extremely serious and that the
United States should realize the fact
that victory depended upon our eff
forts in providing men, munitions and
ships for their transportation
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
CHURCHES, EXEMPT FROM TAX.
MUST MAKE INCOME REPORTS

Washington, April 9-Churches, ed
ucational institutions, charitable or
ganizations, chambers of commerce,
pleasure clubs and other institutions
not organized for profit, and exempt
from paying income taxes, must file
with revenue collectors Immediately
affidavits concerning their income and
nature of expenditures, under an in
ternal revenue ruling today.
In another ruling it was held that
a married man or woman is entitled
to the $4,000 exemption in determin-
ing taxable net income only if living
with husband or wife.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
Entry Of Americans Is Eagerly
Awaited

With the French Army in France,
Tuesday, April 9-The approaching
entry Of American troops into the line
Of battle beside the troops of the En-
tente is being awaited with absorbing
interest by the men who are facing
the Germans along the front where
Emperor William twenty days ago
launched what was inteded TO be a
crushing blow for the allies. Most Of
the men have heard how we'll the
Americans have held the sectors In
various parts Of the line, either acting
alone or In conjunction with their al
lies. The desire Of the Americans TO
take part in the greatest battle Of the
war Is looked upon a. further proof
of their lighting spirit
Many Of the French troops now en-
gagged in stopping the German o6sn-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
HUNS SWEEPING FORWARD
BRITISH LINES FORCED FARTH.
Err BACK BY POWERFUL ENE-
MY ATTACKS ALONG
NORTH PART OF
BATTLE LINE.

London, April 1O-Maintalning their
powerful attacks In the northern part
of the British line, the Germans COLI
tinued to gain ground today. The Of
fetal report from Field Marshal Haig
says that the British troops were
forced back to the line Of Wytschaete,
Messines Ridge and PlOegsteert. The
statement says:
"FOllOwing upon the bombardment
already reported, the enemy this
morning launched n fresh attack IN
strength against our positions be-
tween the Lys river and Armcntieres
and the Ypres.C Confines canal. Heavy
fighting has been taking place In this
sector throughout the day, as well as
on the whole front north Of La Basse
canal.
"NOrth of Armentieres the weight Of
the enemy's assaults pressed our
troops back to the line Of Wytschaete.
Messines ridge and PlOegsteert.'
American reinfOrcements have ap.
peared in the British battle zone, says
a dispatch from British headquarters
in France to Reuters Limited. Their
presence in the fighting line, the cor
respondent adds, should soon be felt.
The battle which began yesterday
morning between La Basse and Fleus.
baix, the correspondent, says, Is con-
tinuing today with unabated violence.
The artillery duel has extended south.
ward to Arras while the Germans also
are attacking between Armentieres
and Messines, on the Belgian border.
The enemy has brought into action
a tremendous concentration Of artill-
cry and Is throwing the infantry in
dense formation. The Germans, the
writer declares, plainly are making
another desperate effort to break
through the British positions.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
POSTERS SHOULD BE WRAPPED

The poster committee for "Go-to-
Sunday School" Day announces that
all posters should be wrapped with
the name of the class of the Sunday
School or grade of the public schools
on the outside. If the name is put on
the poster it will not be considered
when the prize is awarded for the
best.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
SHOULD GET MAIL IN BY NOON

Postmaster NJ. F. Kehoe, in accord
ance with the instructions from First
Assistant Postmaster Rooms, requests
the merchants of Maysville to prepare
and dispatch all mail accumulated up
to noon and mail it at that time This
not only insures more speedy deliv-
cry to destination but helps relieve
the evening congestion at the local Of
fees and congestion on the mail cars.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
THE MESSAGE FROM THE FRONT.
"WE ARE HOLDING THE LINE"

Eagerly our boys await this mes
sage from home, "The third Liberty
Loan is subscribed"
They are dying by the thousands
our Allies, in that last line of resist
ance, which has never failed, the hu-
man wall of free men!
If you are of the race that has
fought and died for the things that
make life worth living, don't Just con-
tribute. GIVE until it hurts to this
loan for Liberty.
WOMAN'S LIBERTY LOAN COM
MITTEE
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
5000 Prisoners and Hundred Guns
Taken in Fight, Claim Huns

III hS"ts ShaAhh
Berlin, Via Lon, April 10 - Six
thousand prisoners and one hundred
guns were captured by the Germans
between Armentieres and La Basse
canal, the official statement from gen.
eral headquarters announces today.
The text reads:
Between Armentieres and La
Basse Canal, after strong preparation
by our artillery and mine-throwers,
we attacked the English and Portu-
guese positions. We took the first
enemy lines and captured 5000 pris-
oners and one hundred guns"
The Germans have crossed the Lys
River as several points between Ar
mentieres and Estairs, according to
the evening statement from general
headquarters.
North of Armentieres" the state
ment adds, Eve penetrated the Eng
lish lines on both sides of Waastern-
Werneton."
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
LET'S WIN ONE
FOR
MAYSVILLE

The Honor Flag is going to be a
mighty big factor in putting over the
third Liberty Loan. Every person
who buys a Liberty Bond is entitled
to a poster with the Honor Flag
printed on it and stating that the pos
SCISSOR of the poster is a owner of a
Liberty Bond of the third issue. These
posters should be placed in the win
dow as 1t is a badge of honor. How
many homes and business houses in
Maysville will have one?
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
gmd
6OND! The DOND

celebration here Saturday afternoon,
when about eighty of the Scott coun-
ty boys who are in training, including
the ragimental band, will be guests Of
honor and will participate in the big
parade.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11

First Presbyterian Church next Fri
day evening when they will speak in
the interest of the third Liberty Loan.
In conjunction with this meeting will
be a musical program by some of the
artists of this city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
WOMEN TO SPEAK

Under the auspices Of the Woman's
Liberty Loan Committee, Mrs. Desha
Breckenridge and Mrs. Clarence Le-
Bus, two Of Kentuckys most gifted
women speakers, will be heard at the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
ROUND UP ALIENS BY WHOLE
SALE IN WISCONSIN CITY

Milwaukee, Wis, April 10-Eighty-
two enemy aliens who are said to
have violated their permits were ar
rested early today by agents of the
Department of Justice. 1t is said
about 200 others will be taken as soon
as they can be located.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11

The regular meeting of the Forest
Avenue Parent-Teacher Association
will be- held at the building tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
Intense Enthusiasm Created by Ar.
rival of American Forces

With the British Army in France,
April 1O-The first American fighting
troops have arrived on the British
front and have been greeted with in
tense enthusiasm. The overseas pio-
neers we're a battalion of infantry
which came swinging along the road
into certain sector after an all night
march that began on the anniversary
of Americas declaration of war. The
dutsy uniforms and unshaven farces
of the Americans showed that they
had been long on the road.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
STANDIFORD.LINYILLE

Mr.. Meredith Linville, aged 26, and
Miss Louise Standiford, aged 21, both
of Nicholas county, were granted
marriage license here yesterday and
were married here by Rev. ]. d. Redd.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
KEHOE TO SPEAK AT GEORGE
TOWN SATURDAY

Georgetown, KY, April 1O-Con-
gressman ]. N. Kehoe, Of Maysville,
and Victor Bogaret, of Lexington, will
be the speakers at the Liberty Loan
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11

In the Mason County Court yester-
day Mrs, Mary Il. Shepard was ap-
pointed ADMINISTRATIVE Of Anthony
Beasley, deceased, and she qualified
as such with Frank p. O'DonneTl as
surety on bond.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
BIG CIRCUS TO-DAY

Everybody is going to see the cir
Gus, it will delight the young and old
with it's lions, elephants, etc. 1t will
fill you with thrills, don't miss It.
Pastime today. Admission 6 and IL
cents.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11

HOUSECLEANING TIME is HERE
Let us clean your carpets and rugs.
Phone 163
MODERN LAUNDRY co.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11
FOR SALE

Goodwill Range, like new, burns
coal or wood. 9-3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11

All the employees Of the M. c. Rus.
sell Co. purchased Liberty Bonds this
morning.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-04-11

pastor of the Millersburg M. e.
Church, South.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Calendar for the Current Well.

SuNDAYCrnege Hail. by Thelma Given.
concert by the Paris Conservatory Orchestral Aeolan Ham
concert by the Symphony Society Hppodroae H.
the benefit of the Navy Relief Society; Music
violin recital by Msha Elman; Elliott Th,
m. Yvete Gubert in "Chanscas Costumes" ~ gu
MONDAY-Aeoian Hail. S:15 m. by Wfs..
Carnegie Hail. afternoon, violin recital Thibans
Theatre. m, by SINGER, TN
IuESDAf-Aeolian Hall, recital by Florence
Hail. recital by Sophie Braau; Theatre
opera in English by the American Singers. -
WEDNESDAYFark Theatre, English by the 49,
Singers Music Hail. Brooklyn, s5 recital H. ~
- ~
THuRSDAY-Aeoian Hail. p. m, pianoforte
Carnegie Hail. s:15
Park Theatre, English by Singers
FRIDAYThe Bnmore, II a. morning Theatre
English by the American Singers; Academy
SIS m. by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
SATURDAYCarnegie Hail. $3.50 Boston s,
Orchestra; S15 of the Symphony
II for children by the Symphony Society," s5 NJ
Of Swedish music by the ST. Erik Society,"
School, of chamber music Nonza oass
Park Theatre, and in English American s
Hall Brooklyn s:15 Sundclu
Sandy. 4fT'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Park Theatre

This is colbert and Sullivan Week"
at the Park Theatre. The Society Of
American Singers will be seen in "The
Pirates Of Penzance" and "Thc Mikado"
at alternate performances.
"The Pirates of Penzance" will have
its first performance of the season Mon
day night. Blanche Duffield will sing
the role of Mabel, in which she was
heard in "The Pirates Of Penzanee" at
the Casino. Josephine Jacoby, who
sang Ruth in the same Casino all-star
cast, will be heard in that role; Her
bert Waterous, who sang the Pirate
Chief then, will again be heard in the
role; William Danforth, who did mem
orable comedy work in "The Yeomen Of
the Guard" and other Gilbert and Sui
livan operas, will be the Sergeant of
Police; Bertram Peacock, who alter
mated with William Wade Hinshaw as
the fright good captain of the Pima
fore" in the Hippodrcme production,
will sing the Major General; Craig
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
A New Violin;,t

Thelma Given, young violinl.t ~
will be heard for the first ~. 80 !
America this afternoon at cs.1
Hall. is the latest pupil Of II. ~.
brated Leopold Auee to come hefo,s -,
public. :
Miss Given is twenty-five year, i,
Born in Columbus, Ohio, she st.,;..
with American teachers before ys,,s !,
Europe in 1911. During that summ,sp, =
lessor Auer heard her at ContrsYs,s,pss'
IN France. and soon afterwafd can
sented TO be her teacher. The vss.,
woman then made Russia her homns ss Y
the next six years. returning to ANN
lea with her teacher at the outhrsl
OF the Russian revolution. -
Successful appearances were maa,
Miss Given in Petrograd and ali,
Russian cities, rs we'll as in citIss ,
Finland, Sweden and Norway. 81,
the owner of violin known as IN
Fountain" made by the famous Jos,,
Guarnerius at Cremona in 1885, nJts,,
a part of the collection formed nv
Fountain at Norfolk, England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Blanche Dumeld
Lecocq's Gay
Spirit Still
In Death
By Grenville Vernon

Charles Lecocq is dead. The CON-
poser of "Girofe- Girofa," lie Petit
Due" and "La File de Madame Angot"
passed away last week at the age Of
eighty-six. His volatile spirit lies quiet
at last in that eternal Paris he had
loved and sung SO we'll. His was not
the Paris of the savants, the Paris of
that dry light which has conquered the
world. 1t was indeed the Paris Of the
Puritan's anathema, Paris cynical,
restless; sensual, frivolous if you will,
but frivolous with the frivolity which
through the centuries has kept the
Partisan gay even in disaster. His
spirit blossomed amid the tinselled
glories of the Second Empire, but his
spirit was not of tinsel. Amid the
despair Of "L'Annee Terrible" he was
writing "La File de Madame Angot."
Bismarck and Moltke could crush the
armies of the little Bonaparte, but they
could not crush the indomitable gayety
of the French mind. For sanity is never
crushed, and to be truly gay is to be
truly sane.
Lecocq's works are still given sue
cessfully in Paris, though outside
France they have gone the way Of all
the classics Of operetta. Oscar Ham
merstein, revived ola File de Madame
Angot' and the Metropolitan gave "a
sumptuous production of it at the New
Theatre. Neither production received
any popular support, though Edmond
Clements Ange Pitou and Jeanne
Maubourg's Mile. Lange were memoir
able representations. The popularity
of Lecocq in New York goes back to
the first days of the Casino, and be.
fore that to the tours of Frencl
opera bouffe companies, when most o
his works were given for lonl
runs. But fashions change, and i,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Thelma Given

light music faster than in opera. To
the present generation of Americans
ne is largely name, and to many
not even that.
Lecocq carried worthily the mantle
Of Offenbach. He was primarily q
melodist. His melody was graceful and
at once fluent and piquant. II he had
not the genius of his master, he had
a charm which was altogether his own.
He wrote of the things Of this earth,
OF life as it was lived on the boule-
wards. He was essentially hedonist.
His spirit lacked wings to soar into
the empyrean. Perhaps Bach would
have despised him. But the world
loved him and its love lie reciprocated
Many stories are told Of his joyous,
slightly hooking soul. In his life, as
in his music, he was a gourmet. His
niots were famous in the cafes on
both banks Of the Seine. He felt the
throbbing vitality Of life, and that
life became his own. Voltaire would
have loved him, Montague would have
made him his boon companion. In his
clarity Of vision, his stimulating cyni-
cism, his insistence that his feet
should be planted firmly on the earth,
he was essentially French.
He was French, too, in the ingratiat-
ing Observation-Disclosures Of his melody. De-
spite Debussy, the Frenchman is es-
sentially a melodist, melody neither
reconcile nor long sustained, but
smooth, clean cut and sensuous. And
Lecocq was proud Of being in the great
tradition. Long years before his death
his work was finished. He had not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Peoples Symphony Concerts

The opening concert OF the Peoples
Symphony Concert Auxiliary Club will
feature The Flonzaley Quartet, which
will play at the Washington Irving
High School ,on Saturday evening, No
vembcr g. The unusually interesting
programme prepared for this occasion
includes Shubert's pcsthumous quar-
tet in d minor, two movements from
Dcbussy's quartet in G minor and
"Three Novelties for String Quartet"
by Glazounow. This is the first Of O.
series Of six chamber music concerts
by noted organizations, including the
Trio de Lutece. with George Barrere;
the Philharmonic Trio. David and Clara
Names, the New York Chamber Music
Society and the Berkshire String Quar-
tet. Tickets for the concerts may be
secured at the Office of the Peoples
Symphony Concerts, II West Eighth
Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Schola Cantorurn

With the coming season the Schola
Cantorum enters upon the tenth year
Of its work. Two subscription concerts
will be given at Carnegie Hall on the
evenings of January Is and April 9, and,
as in the past, the concerts will be de-
voted strictly to a capella singing.
With the increase of its membership
to 200 voices, the chorus will be the
largest a capella chorus in the world,
with the exception of the Orfeo Ca
talan in Barcelona and the Leeds
Chorus in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Navy Relief Society

Enrico Caruso and Claudio Muzio
will appear at the Hippodrome to-
night at the annual benefit of the Navy
Relief Society. 1t is expected that
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy, will speak. The remainder of
the entertainment will be presented by
1000 sailors in "The Navy at Play"
an illustration Of how versatile sail
ors entertain their shipmates during
recreation hours. This part Of the
programme will introduce Charles
King, formerly Of Brce and King;
W. J. tSailor) Reilly, Sidney Phillips,
Dell Chain. Jimmy Mack, "Hi" Brazil
and many others. The Pelham Jazz
Orchestra will be heard. and there will
also be marital music by a naval band.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

Minuet Handel
ieheslied ............... .Samartini- Eman
Gavotte ................G ossec-Elman
Mischa Elman
Separations (old Italian folksong). go.
Arranged by G. SRanibati
III ~ we're. BEN oere
l ne rIihceeS' .1!ieN
Dalpolska. Observation-Disclosures. Old Swedish
Anna Case
o. Lovely Night. ............R Ronald
The Leprecaun (old Irish .............
Arranged by Arms Fisher
Sylvia ........ 80. .......... Obey Speaks
Order the Stars. Bryceson Trcha.ne
Louis Graveure
NCCturne CNOpln
souvenir de Moscow. Wieniawski
Mischa El,nan
Dreams Observation-Disclosures Edward Horsmsn
Ii'DudHlaU DONG .CnOpin
"Charley Is My DarIin'" old Scotch
Synnoves Song. ........... .Halfdan Kjerulf
Robin, Robin, Sing Me Song. .......
Charles Gilbert Spross
Anna Case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03
Cecil Arden

Campbell will be heard as Frederic
Harry Truax as the Lieutenant, Isabel
Mclaughlin, Gladys Caldwell and Mar
garet Hendrix as the daughters of the
Major General, while John McGhie,
expert in Gilbert and Sullivan opefa,
will conduct. "The Pirates of Pen
Sance" will be given on Monday, Tues
day and Thursday evenings and Sat
urday matinee.
"The Mikado" will be sung Tuesday
afternoon at special popular priced
Election Day matinee and Wednesday.
Friday and Saturday evenings, with
the same all-star cast, including Robin
son Newbold as Ko-Ko. John Phillips
as Nanki-Poo. Louise Allen as Pitt
Sing, Eileen Castles as Yum Yum, and
Lee DAILY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-03

Carnegie Hall, S:15 Recital BY So
phic Braslau:
Rccitative and Aria--"Che faro Senza
8uridice." from Orfeo and Euridice GlucE,
2 Thou Bilowy Harvest Field .RachmaninoH'
Ttli. chof;