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ELECTION COMMISSIONERS

Mr. r. L. Coleman, who was re-
Gently appointed Election Commits
sioner for Montgomery County, hav-
ing resigned, because of his frequent
absence from the city, ON business,
the State Election Commission, at its
meeting Saturday, designated our
good friend Clay G. Fogg, of the
Levee, in his stead and named Mr..
Luther Bittinger, of Towards Mill,
as Republican Commissioner.
Both are men of splendid char
acter and qualifications and will dis
charge their duties with general sat
isfactiOn.
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REN0MINATED FOR
POSTMASTER

President Wilson on last Thursday
sent to the Senate the names of
twenty eight Kentucky postmasters
to be renominated for their positions
for another four years. This action
is in keeping with the ruling of the
department made some time ago to
continue in office all officials whose
record did not demand that they be
removed as the department did not
wish to be worried with patronage
matters during the war. Our accom-
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DOUBLE WEDDING

Saturday at the Court House,
Chas. Conkwright, twenty years of
age, was married to Mary Gilven of
the same age, both of Montgomery
county and Clarence Boaz, age IS,
was married to Martha Sears, II,
both of Bourbon county, County
Judge E. W. Senff, officiating.
w. s. s.
kentucky's Great Trots, Lexing-
ton, September 30 to October II.
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5000 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

lit, Mr.. Strauder d. Golf, Mr.. and
+ Mrs. William Prewitt, of Mt. Ster-
ling; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Prewltr,
Edward Prewitt, Elizabeth Prewitt,
] Ann Prewitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Kennedy, Miss Frances Kennedy,
Nelson Kennedy, Mr.. Harvey Prev
lit, Mr.. Coleman Reid, Mrs. ID. NJ.
Chenault, Mr.. and Mrs. George X.
Snyder and son, George, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Reid and son, William.
Descendants of Gen. William
Chandler Prewitt-Mrs. John Vim,
Mr.. Richard Prewitt Winn, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Prewitt, Misses Eliza
beth, Martha and Kittie Prewitt,
Richard Prewitt, Mrs. William o.
Sweeney and son, William o. Jr. ;
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, Charles Tay-
lor.
Descendants of Levi Prewitt and
Margaret Boyce-Mr. and Mrs. Robt.
Prewitt, Miss Elizabeth Prewitt, of
Georgetown.
Miss Josephine Chenault repre-
scented The branch of John Cavens
and Mary Hamblen Prewitt.
Miss Alice Bright, of Demopolis,
Ala, represented the branch of
Major John Smith and Elizabeth
Simpkins Prewitt.
Visitors present were: Mrs. Geo.
R. Snyder, of Louisville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward H. Shirley and Miss
Elizabeth Shirley, of Nashville,
Tenn; Mrs. John Dunlap Wakefield
and daughters, Margaret and Eliza
beth, of Louisville; Claude F. Snyder
and Mrs. Sarah Dudley, of Licking
ton; Mrs. T. D. Chenault, Douglas
Chenault, of Richmond; Miss Joe
Lawson Tarlton, of Lexington; Roy
G. Kern Mt. Sterling; Miss Catherine
Forman, Lexington; DIR. and Mrs.
Benjamin Willis and children, Vir-
ginia and Benjamin, of Cincinnati;
Mrs. Austin Reeves and children,
Emily and Asa Spahr; Mr.. and Mrs.
B. P. Jeffries, of Mt. Sterling; Mrs.
McCardy, Mr.. Alvin Hon, Miss Mat
tie CLASSIFY, Mrs. Chas. Highland, of
Mt. Sterling; Mrs. NJ Tracy, Sterling
Taylor, Miss Lucy Clay Woodford,
of Mt. Sterling; Miss Christine
Thomas, of Paris, and Miss Emily
Nee Observation-Disclosures Democrat.
w. 8. s.
Boys School Shoes, at The Walsh
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FORREST B. WINS

Forrest B., that game race horse
by Mainleaf owned by Mr.. J. X. Ma
gowan, won the 2 IA trot at Read
vile, Mass, Saturday and trotted in
2:10H. Forrest B. is one of the best
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03

will be approximately twelve hundred
register Montgomery county under the seve draft law,
Thursday September them within short time
file QUESTIONABLE with the Local Board made detail
such Registrars needed the furnish
the number of
Regsants will be impossible for the attorneys fill all of m
highly important cam
sufficiently questions promptly and fully
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MUSIC LOVERS ATTENTION

Monsieur Georges Vigneti, of the
Lexington College of Music assisted
by Mrs. Henry P. Reid, pianist and
Miss Elizabeth Golf Sherley, con-
tralto, of Nashville, Tenn, will give
recital at the Presbyterian Church
Friday evening beginning at S:15. No
admission will be charged or collee-
ton taken and the music lovers are
cordially invited to attend.
We are sure a large crowd win
take advantage of this opportunity
to hear these talented artists.
The Lexington College of Music
Introduces
GEORGES VIGNETI
French Italian Violinist
in Recital
Emilee Hibler Reid, Aceompanist
Friday Evening, September 9th.
S:15 o'clock
At the Presbyterian Church
Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Mazurka (Dudziard) Wieniawski
Cavatina ................................... Raft
Romanza Audaluza spanish
Dance) ...-.....-..- Sarasate
Georges Vigneti
Cradle Song --..--..--.----.----.--.-- Nannah
By The Water of Minnetonks
.--....-............-----.-. Lieurance
Elizabeth Golf Sherley
Orientale Cul
Menuet kuhlau
Arla LOU
Georges Vigneti
Danny Boy ...............-.....-.. Weatherly
Cradle Song .................... Kreisler
Elizabeth Golf Sherley
Menuet .......-....-.......-..-..-.-...-- Gluck
Waltz ..-................... Cramer
The Little Shepherd . Debussy
Hungarian Poem, No. 6 $1,000. Hubay
Georges Vigneti
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PREMMifT REUNION
SPLENDID EVENT

OF LENbtU EVEN !
The annual Prewitt reunion was
held this year on Thursday August
90, with Mrs. Anna Prewitt Goff and
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Douglass
Golf at 'Holmhearst," the beautiful
Golf homestead in this couny. Ny
riads of asters were used as decora-
tons, and the doors were thrown
wide in hospitality.
Mrs. Callie Prewitt Gay was the
eldest member of the family present,
being in her 86th. year. Caswen
Prewitt, son Of Henry Prewitt, only
few months old, was the youngest.
The menu was served in picnic
fashion at the noon hour, and con-
sisted of every available article of
dainty and substantial fare. Present
we're:
Mrs. Anna Prewitt Golf, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. d. Golf and Master Douglas
Golf.
Descendants of James Prewitt and
his first wife, Heziah French
James Clinton Prewitt, Misses Hen
rietta and Eleanor Taylor and PEN
dleton Taylor.
Descendants of James Prewitt and
his second wife, Henrietta Dawson
Mrs. NJ. S. Browne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Golf, Miss Anna Chandler
Golf, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 7. Duncan,
and son, John Allen; Mrs. Henrietta
Bedford, Mr.. John Bedford and son,
Marion; Mr.. and Mrs. Caswell Bed
ford, Mr.. Levi Goff, Mr.. and Mrs.
Strauder Golf and Julia and Straud-
err; Miss Henrietta Golf, Caswell
Golf and sons, John, Levi and Thos. ;
Miss Margaret Golf, Washington, D.
c.; Mr.. Charles Downing and child
rem, Charles, Margaret, Mary and
Patsy Prewitt, of Maysville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilmot Prewitt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Clay Prewitt and children
Henrietta and Caswell; Miss Anna
Caswell Prewitt, Mrs. Allen Prewitt,
ST.; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Reid
Prewitt and sons, Thomas, Allen and
Reid; Mrs. Mary Prewitt Turley and
daughter, Anna Katherine; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jackson and daughter,
Elizabeth; Mrs. Allen jackson, Mr..
and Mrs. Charlton Evans, Mrs. War
rem Hartsook, Vance Evans, Mr.. NJ.
A. Prewitt, Mrs. John L. McCord and
children, Ruth and John Lisle; Mr..
and Mrs. Tandy Chenault and son
Tandy, Jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton
Prewitt, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Prewitt
and children, Burton and Eveline
Mr.. and Mrs. Lois Thompson and
children, Carolyn, Evelyn and Viii
liam; Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Young,
Mr.. and Mrs. Prewitt Young ana
Mary Ann Young.
Descendants of Nelson Prewitt
and Mary Ann Coleman-Mr. and
Mrs. Field VanMeter and children,
Ike, Jesse and Pattie Field; Mr.. and
Mrs. Prewitt VanMeter, Miss Anna
Coleman VanMeter; Elizabeth Van
Meter; Mrs. William S. Duty and
son, William Savage; Mr.. and Mrs
Solomon VanMeter, Miss Eveline
VanMeter, Robert and Rebecca Van
meter, Mrs. Callie Prewitt Gay, Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Prewitt Gay and
sons, James Dunlap, Tom and Mel
son Prewitt, Jr.; Mrs. Henry M
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. David Gay and
daughters, Mary Frances and Ruth
Coleman; Mr.. and Mrs. Win w. Gay
Miss Callie Prewitt Gay, Woodford
Gay, Mamie Chenault Gay, Elizabeth
HAYES Gay, Mrs. Robert Gay Mrs
Margaret Prewitt, Miss Emily Prev
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CONVERSION or
GOVERNMENT BONDS

Our customers viii please take
notice that the time for conversion
of United States bonds of the First
and Second Liberty Loans into bonds
bearing AZ per cent. interest win ex-
pire on November 0.
Such Of these bonds as we are to
send off for conversion must be left
with us for that purpose by the close
Of business September 80; we can
not send any for conversion unless
the owner makes express request and
delivers the bonds to us; this must
be done, even though the bond may
be on file with us or in the owners
box in our vault.
The Montgomery National Bank,
j. H. Conner, Cashier.
10-4t.
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While the governments not to automobiles for pleasure
Sunday well observed this plan works hardship
The who works all week and only his automobile Sunday
equitable plan, think, would be issue gasoline tickets
Ike tickets
the first day. all well and good Why would the thing hold
goods regards gasoline?
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Ready for Business

We have received our new Fall
stock and wish to announce to the
public that our beautiful line of mil
linery is now ready for your inspec-
ton. Come in any time it suits your
convenience as we are glad to see
you any time.
1927. ROBERTS & MASTIN.
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If the only objection the Stanley find primary
Of it, feel this be by the loyal Democrats
the several counties of the defayng the expenses If done
places primary
without a of the county state.
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BUYS TWU JACKS

Mr.. J. NJ. Hutsell bought two fine
Jacks from Mr.. Jesse Turney, of
Bourbon county Monday. Both are
very fine animals and brought ex-
ceedingly fancy prices. Mr.. Hutsell
is perhaps the owner of more Jacks
than any stockbreeder in Montgom-
cry County.
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sows and Pigs for Sale

Two sows with eight pigs each;
pigs are Chester Whites about six
weeks old and are eating corn.
ASA BEAN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-09-03
Millinery Is Ready

Our select line of millinery is now
ready for the inspection of the public
and you are cordially invited to our
store. We have as complete line and
as beautiful line as it has ever been
our pleasure to exhibit. You are well
come whenever you come.
l0-2t. ROBERTS & MASTIN.
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tip for the short senatorhip is Mr. NJ NJ Logan, Chairman
of the Tax Commission Doubtless Mr. Stanley the gentleman
with the Sampson locks this appointment it will be for the
assistance he rendered having enacted Jesse James law
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trotters gotten by Mainleaf and it is
thought he will trot much faster be-
fore the season is over.
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w. S. s.

Best IS Raincoats on earth at The
Walsh Company
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odating Postmaster Squire Turner
was among those recommended for
reappointment and this will be pleas
ing news to the many friends of this
affable gentleman, whose record has
been complimented several times by
department inspectors.
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Automobiles with the cut out the rule rather than the
here, where laws relative automobiles enforced An
mobile privileged Sterling
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w. S. S.

Mrs. X. 0. Clarke has received a
beautiful line of new pattern hats
and invites the ladies to call and see
them. l0-2t.
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ROBERTS & MASTIN.
Nv. S. S

Mrs. K. o. Clarke has received a
beautiful line of new pattern hats
and invites the ladies to call and see
them. I0-2t.
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Boys School Suits, at The Walsh
Company.
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For Rent

Desirable Residences.
1927 N. II. TRIMBLE..
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w. 9. S

Boys School Shoes, at The Walsh
Company.
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Men UP TO so
YEARS LIKELY
TO BE CALLED
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

Omitted Press Leased Wirc.)
PETROGRAD Jan. 12.-The bolsheviki are pre-
pairing for resumption of war.
decree for the mobilization of all able bodied men
to 80 years of age is expected to be issued shortly
Ensign Grylenko, commander in chief has stopped
the leave of all officers.
The bosheviki is apparently pushing all operations
to renew fighting.
They confident, however, that the Germans will
not attack the Russian lines. German officers are
strenuousy and vanly seeking to halt determination
between their troops and Russians. Russian propa-
ganda is filling the German trenches.
A telegram from Brest Litovsk today declared the
Russian peace delegates were greatly pleased with
the liberal British press but are insisting on British
recognition of the maximalist rule
The message enthusiastically reviewed the attitude
of the German socialist press and it's warnings to
reichstag members against the German governments
policies The message said the Russian
among the German troops promised to
have strong support from the German socialists and
concluded:
eff we need to renew the war we will await this
new factor of great and decisive influence"
Petrograd is quiet and orderly and despite predic-
tons of starvation the food situation seems improved.
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Decide
Policy

An important announcement Of
policy toward alien enemies and
their restriction in Tacoma and
the state was expected to come late
Saturday afternoon from the state
council of defense, meeting in Ia
coma.
With Chairman Suzzallo pre-
siding, the council met in execu-
tive session in the Commercial
club room shortly before noon.
The session, 1t was understood.
was devoted almost entirely to
methods Of working with govern
ment Officials in dealing with the
enemy question here and to pro-
lection from alien activities.
A uniform policy, placing re-
strictions on all alien enemies
alike and covering the entire
state, was expected to be the out
come.
Under the direction of U. s.
Marshal Boyle warning signs di-
rected to alien enemies have been
placed all along the waterfront.
Alien enemies are not allowed
within 100 yards Of the water
front.
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Commander MUST
ANSWER TO BAKER

Baker at once asked Assistant
Secretary Crowell, who was pres
ent, to order General Goethals,
quartermaster general, to wire the
officer in command at Camp Sher-
man for an immediate report on
clothing conditions there.
ITO have the commanding Off
Ger OF a camp to tell senator's or
anyone else that men have no uni
forms is a serious matter" said
Baker. He asked Crowell, who
four weeks ago visited Camp
Sherman, to tell what conditions
were then.
"Ninety-five per cent Of the
men were fully uniformed" said
Crowell. Many new recruits
we're coming in and these were
not fully provided for"
Senator Mcclellan said 95 per
cent left a considerable number
who needed some part of the uni
form.
Chamberlain said the fault he
finds is that If the congress and
the people are to accept Bakers
statement that everying is fine,
"it will be impossible to get legis-
lation needed to correct condi-
TONS"
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THEATER
WILL BE
REBUILT

The Oak theater on Pacific
ave-, until this week the Pam
tages, will be remodeled and
made strictly fireproof, at an ex
pense of 10000, according to Z
building permit issued by the
city building inspectors offics
Saturday.
Work will start In about TIVE
weeks and will be completed in
90 days. A fireproof cement
floor will be laid thruout.
Two new exits for the balcony
will be installed, one leading to
Commerce street, the other down
a flight of stairs to Pacific ave.
The work will also include an en-
tirely new front.
The theater does not conforms
at present to the new building
code, and up to this time the city
had been unable to demand fire
proofing of the theater because
the ordinance did not cover build
ings already In use at the time
the code was adopted.
Edwin F. James, lessee, will
have charge of the remodeling
and will manage the house when
1t is re-opened. Mrs. c. II. Davis
Of Centralia owns the property.
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declares that the investigation will
not be dropped. An effort will
be made to interest city and coun-
ty authorities.
Asking to be heard on ''the
troubles Of a dairyman," r. l..
Mckinney, president of the Ta-
coma association, addressed the
meeting Friday.
Cattle are being killed off be-
cause men can make more in Ia
coma and vicinity as laborers and
carpenters. than they can az dairy
men," he said.
He admitted that the price Of
cattle feed has been going down
recently, but declared labor has
increased in cost"
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at
7Cents

Mayor Fawcett's municipal
fish will be on sale in Tacoma
next week,
The mayor received letter
Saturday from State Fish Com
missioner l.. II. Darwin, saying
that he would start shipping sal
mon from state hatcheries to Ia
coma as quickly as arrangements
could be made.
II. X. Rockhill, secretary to the
mayor, will have charge Of distri-
button.
Several men have already ap-
piled for the positions of sales
men under city supervision, and
they will be ready with carts and
street stalls next week to begin
handling the salmon.
Salmon will be shipped to the
city with the heads and entrails
removed. 1t will arrive in Taco
ma from four to IA hours after
being taken from the water. Most
of Tacoma's supply will come from
the Chambers creek hatchery.
The city will handle fish with
out profit, getting 1t at ~ cents
a pound and letting dealers have
it at the same figure, on a guar
anty that 1t must not be sold for
less than Z cents.
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lO-CENT PRICE MEANS
PROFIT TO DAIRYMEN

Altho dairymen members of the
Tacoma association are charging
12k cents a quart for milk, and
are even contemplating raising
the price to IA cents, there are a
number OF dairymen who are still
making profits selling at 10 cents
q quart.
This is the report of the COM
mittee appointed by the Tacoma
chapter OF the National Council
of Women Voters to investigate
dairy conditions and prices.
Mrs. George Libby, president OF
the council, who called a meeting
in the Commercial club Friday to
find out about the milk situation,
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RUSSIA MODELLING!
All!

The Germans were raiding
the American first line
trenches in Alsace.
Deadly artillery fire splin-
tered shells all about our
boys, new and untried in re-
polling trench attacks.
Two of them were hit by
shell splinters.
One, Charles Box of OKLA
homa, was half buried under
a ton or so of earth.
His "bunkie," worn from
fighting and weak from loss
of blood, threw himself down
beside his fallen comrade.
The commander saw the
boy kneeling there digging
into the earth with his bare
hands.
Gomez" he ordered.
But Charles Orr, a Kansas
farm lad, only IS, for the first
time refused to obey his COM
mander's order.
Gomez" the commander
repeated. you'll be killed
there; get down below"
Il can't" Private Orr said.
Don't you see my bunkie's
wounded? ! can't leave him
here"
And he didn't-not until
others came and dug the in
jured Sammy out of the earth.
Then, when Hero Orr and
his pal got back into the
dugout the former insisted up
on staying right there to bat
tie with the Huns while his
more severely wounded COM
rade was carried to the hos
pital.
When Private Box opened
his eyes he whispered to the
nurse:
That's the kind Of a
bunkie to have"
1t is!
George Pattullo, telling
about that first raid of the
Germans in the Saturday
Evening Post, calls Charles
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Probing
Tactics

That an investigation by the
state board of bar examiners Is
to be made soon in Tacoma, to de-
termine whether to start disbar-
ment proceedings, such as result
ed in the disbarment of Mayor
Gill of Seattle and two members
of his law firm. is the statement
of Robert c. Saunders, chairman
|of the board, Saturday.
Saunders intimated that the
|disbarment of Gill, Hoyt and Frye
will mark the opening of a cam
paign to be waged against all
member' of the bar who use al
legged improper methods Of OBJ
tanning law business.
Such practices must STOP" he
said. "All attorneys accepting law
business that comes thru such
channels as the Merchants Pro-
tective corporation are guilty OF
violating professional standards.
At the Gill disbarment proceed
ings, the testimony Of d. b. Cohen,
secretary of the Merchants Pro-
tective corporation, developed the
fact that the firm does business
In Tacoma and has engaged a law
firm to represent its members
here. W
The name Of this firm is in the
possession Of the state board,
which so far has refused to d.
vulge II.
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ROW lM
FAMILY

Learning that his wife had
secretly asked a local exemp-
ton board to classify him in
class I OF the draft question
naire, Emil X. Geske, 1907
So. Cedar ST., is alleged to
have thrown Mrs. Geske into
the front yard late Friday
night, attired only i'm her
nightgown.
The gown was half torn from
Mrs. Geske's body during a strug-
gle with her husband preceding
her election.
Geske was arrested at II
o'clock in own home, after Mrs.
E. M. Kasson, 5611 So. Cedar ST.,
to whose house Mrs. Geske had
fled, telephoned to the police.
Lands in Glass I.
According to Mrs. Geske's story
to the police, her husband has
beaten and abused her ever since
they married. They have a baby
Is months old.
Geske asked for exemption be-
cause of being married, and ask
ed the draft board to place him in
class 4.
Mrs. Geske went secretly to
the draft board and told the men,
bers that she wanted her hus-
band to so to war. She said that
altho Geske was good provider,
he abused and beat her SO badly
that she could easily get along
without him.
Held at Jail.
81 believed / would be better
off living with my parents and
getting a war allowance from the
government" Mrs. Geske told the
board.
So Geske was placed in class / +,
the first to be called for the new
draft, and he received notice of
his classification Friday.
On investigating, he learned
from member of the draft board
about his wife's appeal. The
struggle in the Geske home, end
ing when the unclad wife was
thrown off the front porch, is
said to have followed.
Geske is held in the city Jail
on a wife-beating charge.