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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-10-04
Farm MACHINERY.

whatever you need in the way Of
farm machinery. wagons, ETC.. win be
supplied at the right prices By Angus
aus Snyder. Call for what you nssa,
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
ALLIES HOLDING
ADVANTAGE
In LULL
Constant Raiding Opera
tions Bring Important
Local Successes.
FRENCH GAIN MILE
ON 21la MILE FRONT
Sharp Blow Between Mont
didier and the Oise Nets
$50 Prisoners.
ADVANCE In ALBANIA
ADMITTED BY VIENNA
Sundays Success on ltaloFrench
Front Brought 800 Csptives.
Q uiet Reigns in Italy.
ADVANCE In ALBANIA
ADMITTED BY VIENNA

The lull in the West with its
constant raiding operations ooca-
sionally marked by infantry zd-
vance on a large scale, the allies
holding the initiative throughout,
continued yesterday. Eearly in
the morning the French struck a
sharp local blow between Mont
didier and the Disc, the central
sector of the German semi-circu-
lar front facing Paris. They
made an 1900 meter gain on a
four kilometer front 1.-TWO and q
half miles) to the west of An
theuil, some six miles northwest
of Compiegne, capturing a couple
of farms and taking 4so prisoners
including fourteen officers. Tanks
again served the Poilus in good
stead.
That was the only outstanding
infantry action recorded up to late
Tuesday night, the operations fer
the rest being confined to minor
enterprises such as raids, in
which both the French and Brit
ish took prisoners.
Austrians Taken by Surprise.
Details Of the Italo-French advance
in Albania Sunday show that the
Austrian troops were taken complete
ly by surprise and lest 1910 in prison.
ens alone. The Vienna war once sd-
mitted Frehch gains along the upper
Devoli. and added that the Italian
advance toward the Vcjutza continues.
In the Italian front things are COM
paratively quiet Reports are per-
sistent in the prediction Of an early
resumption by the Austrians OF their
attempt to force a decision on that
theater this year. Rumor has il that
there is widespread opposition in the
dual monarchy TO the plan to have q
German general in charge of the
whole Italian front. Nothing has
come through lately that might serve
as a confirmation of the recent Berlin
report that Gen. Otto Won Below has
been appointed Teuton generalissimo
in Italy. II is therefore probable that
the decision has been rescinded in
view Of Austrian protest.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
BOLSHEVISTS
THREATE new
HUN ALLIANCE
Moscow Government May
Conclude Pact to Aid
Foe with Men.

Paris. July e.-The Bolshevist
government at Moscow, according
to reliable dispatches late tonight, is
Threatening to conclude an alliance
with Germany and mobilize Rus
sia's man power against the en-
tente.
As the result of the assassination
of the German Ambassador to Rus
sia, Count Won Mirbach, Germany,
IL Is reported. viii demand passage
for her troops by way of Petrograd
to the Murman Coast. the inhabi-
tants of which the Bolsheviki are
as friendly to the al
Hes.
Germany. 1t is said. will further
demand control of Petrograd and
Moscow.
The Bolsheviki claim to have
gained full control over the social
revolutionary movement which was
unloosed in Moscow by the Mirbach
murder. The revolutionaries are,
however. still entrenched In the mu-
nicipal theater.
Tokia, July 9.-Czeo forces are
rising against the Bolsheviki at
many points along the trans-Siber-
ian railway. according to authori-
tive dispatches received here.
Clashes between the Reds and the
revolutionists are reported at Irk-
utsk. Nichlist, and Haverovsk.
Allied consuls at Vladivostok have
been notified by the Czecho-Slovaks
of the establishment of a Siberian
commissariat with Gen. Hurban,
chief commissioner.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
HUN WREcKAGE ASHORE.
Probably from Mother Ship" ol
U-Boats Of u. S. Coast.

New York. July s.wreckage from a
German raider, believed by some to
have come from the mother ship" of
the boats which recently harrassed
the coast near here was washed upon
the shore at Rockaway Point, near
Fort Tilden. and is in the hands of
army officers.
Six bombs and some rockets were
included in the wreckage. which led
to the belief that the raider or mother
ship" had been sunk. The bombs bore
instructions for use, printed in Ger
man. They are six inches long and
four in diameter and timed to explode
25 seconds after being thrown ''as' far
as possible
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10

SHOULD ADD
TO BUSINESS
Installation Would Increase
Calls, Expert
Contends.

That the installation of the auto
matte telephone system in Washing
ton would increase the number Of calls
per day is the belief Of DR.. F. A.
Wolff, Of the Bureau of Standards.
who testified at the hearing before
the Public Utilities Commission yes
terday, to determine whether the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company should be given temporary
relief TO meet increased burdens said
to be brought on by the war.
DIR. Wolf stated that in Lima. Ohio.
where the automatic system is in
use. there are approximately 10.0o
stations. These stations have about
5000 originating calls per day-an
average OF about eight calls per sta
ton a day. In Washington. where
the manual system Is in use, the av-
erage is about four calls per station
per day.
Main Issue sidetraeked.
The session yesterday touched on
only a few phases Of the investiga-
ton, epd the main issue as 70 the
practfoabtIty Of installing automatic
telephones in Washington was not
discussed
A report recently issued by the Bu-
reau Of Standards showed that WASH
ington had a lower average in tele-
phone calls per day than compared
with any city in the United States.
The figures showed that the average
call rate per day In Philadelphia WIS
LSs; Baltimore, $50; New York. s:
Pittsburgh. 6o5; Boston. hS7, and San
Francisco. 66, while washington's
ratio was but IS.
The ratio Of FIAT rate calls 10 total
calls originating In busy hours OF
service is decreasing, according TO the
submitted report In ISIS the percent
age ratio was iAi; is16 i2s. and 10
isl7. nI
Hearing TO oe.d.se.-
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
Tobacco Gas!
Kaiser Uses
camphor Balls

London, July "A strange new
kind Of gas used by the Germans
has been Identified as being con-
tanned in the fumes of beech les'
tobacco. "Withou' our tobacco."
wrote a German soldier recently 20
a member Of the Reichstag. I'VE
would not have succeeded"
In connection with the tobacco
gas" Karl Rosner, the Kaiser's
STAR press agent, presents this
edifying picture of his Imperial
master at the front:
There upon a hilltop in the reSr
stood he. calm and heroic, q bottle
of eau de cologne in each hand.
Far away in the trenches his brave
soldiers were ramming beech leaves
into long stemmed pipes.
Draw deep. me boys CMeine
jungens)' said the Kaiser. buring
his face in a handful Of camphor
balls.
Blow hard. in honor Of the
fatherland. The British front is
coughing and cursing. That's the
stun to give them" great laughter
from the surrounding stafD."
The allies have efhcious counter
actants.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
HISTORIC JEWEL PASSED ON.
Empress Eugenie's Gift to DR.. Crane
Willed to Relative.

New York, July s.-A Jewel.
given by Empress Eugenie to DR..
Edward Crane for his efficient and
courageous aid in her historical and
marvellous escape from the Paris
mob on September 4. 1870. was
given to Elizabeth Crane. of Scars
dale. N. Y. in the will filed today,
OF DR.. Cranes widow. Sarah Gray
Crane. The Jewel had been set
In q diamond and pearl bracelet.
The viii relates that DR.. Crane sac
eompanied her Empress Eugenie)
to haven OF safety aboard an
English yacht on Deauyille. on the
coast of France -
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
Hearing 20 oeatI..e.'

The hearing was In proerass al
day and nothing In regard to the
questions asked the Company BY
the Public utilities waS brough- 20
light on adjournment hate yestcr-
day afternoon
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
LLOYD GEORGE LAUDS YANKS
Says Impression from Seeing Men
Strengthens Confidence.

London. July 9.-Speaking at din
ner given by members of the House
Of Commons tonight in honor of
the Rev. DR.. J. H. Jewett, who re-
turned recently from New York,
Premier. Lloyd George said:
How the war will go 1t Is idle to
predict, Personally I have always
been confident and am more confident
today. for reasons which to enter here
would be -irrevelant, but one of the
latest is the impression made upon
me by the Americans I saw in France
a few days ago"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
'.'LET NATIONS
BAR GERMANS
FROM OFFICE
New Zealand Premier Has
Cure for Hun Poison
After War.

London, July 9-'Close the door to
the hidden hand. Let no German
or other alien enemy hold political
Office In any of the allied nations
when peace comes. That is an ef-
fective way to strike at the heart Of
Germanys schemes for world DOM
nation"
This was the warning issued today
by Premier W. F. Massey. Of New
Zealand. He addressed IT to Amer
lea and her allies, especian~ Great
Britain and the Dominion OF Cansdas
Premier Massey Ii In London no at
tend sessions Of the imperial War
Cabinet
"The hidden hand can be blocked
effectively, / believe. II all the allies
amend their naturalization laws pro-
hibiting Germans from occupying any
position of public trust Although a
German may emigrate to another
country and become naturalized, he
still is a subject of the Kaiser, under
German law. unless he specifically
notifies the German government that
he forswears the Fatherland. This
permits a German to go through the
formality of becoming 'naturalized'
without surrendering fealty to Ger
many as interpreted by that govern
ment.
Block Hidden Hands
"Germany's hidden hand. working
politically and in devious ways, is
thus able to do the junkers' will
while masking as a naturalized pa
triot. When peace comes. the allies
should be prepared to counteract
this menace"
Asked IL he believed there should
be economic and social ostracism of
Germans and their allies in Entente
countries after the war. Premier
Massey said he did not believe any
law could enforce such treatment,
the matter depending upon the SEN
timent of the people in the various
nations. go,
Premier Massey, who arrived in
England on a steamship carrying g.
500 American troops to France. said
he never saw a better lot of soldiers.
They look like our English New
Zealanders," he said. when the
Americans get the opportunity I am
sure they will show qualities of the
good old stock from which they
came. Their keenness and energy
seem limitless. II all the American
soldiers are like those on my ship
the Kaiser will have to reconsider
his reported expression that effective
American participation in the war
is all bluff"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
JULY IA HOLIDAY HERE?
Celebration of French Fete Is Asked
in Congress. =.

Representative Isaac Seigel. Of New
,,s. une,s o = ,nh y, WY
Day of Independence. July IA, this
date being the anniversary Of the
taking Of the .Bastile..
Ho introduced a bill in the House
yesterday to make July II a legal
holiday, thus putting II on a par
with the Fourth Of July, which is
the anniversary of American Inde-
pendence. France a few days ago
celebrated our Independence Day as
did England and Italy.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
Italy Greets
Heroisnl of
u. S. Mothers

Greetings to the mothers Of Ameri-
can soldiers, transmitted through
the Italian ambassador to the
mothers of American soldiers. was
made public by the President yes
terday, because Of his belief that
II will be received with the deepest
appreciation by the mothers Of all
soldiers"
1t is signed by the Executive
Committee of the Mothers Of
Combatants" at Rome, and says:
''On the day on which Rome and
all Italy exuited, welcomed and
acclaimed your generous sons, the
mothers of the Italian combatants
send their fraternal. auspicious
greetings to the American mothers.
and united with them by the same
throb of patriotic and maternal
love they hail the valor of their
sons, the final victory, the benefit
Of civilization"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
WOULD HANG ON TO QUARTER
Negro Was Determined to Have Some
thing by Which He Could Remem-
Der Presidents Gift.

1t occurred when Mr.. Taft was pres
ident. He was in Augusta, Ga. and
barbecue was to be given in his honor
at Mr.. c. S. Boilers country place.
MIR. Taft was expected to be on hand
at certain hour. The roads were
misleading and fearing to be late he
babe the chauffeur stop and inquire
directions of an old negro man who
trudged along. Can you tell me where
Mr.. BOILERS place is?" asked the
president.
Yes, sir I kin, cayse 1 works dar
myself" The way as pointed out was
somewhat vague, so Mr.. Taft told the
old man to jump in by the side Of the
chauffeur and act as guide. Upon ar
irving at Mr.. Boilers home, Mr..
Taft gave the old man q 5O-cent piece.
Mr.. Boiler, afterward hearing Of the
incident, called the recipient. saying:
Uncle Tom, 1 hear the president
gave you fifty cents. You ought to
prize that and keep 1t always as a SOU
venir."
II sho will do dat" the old negro
replied
A few weeks later Mr.. Boiler in
quired of Uncle Tom if he still had
the so cents.
Il tell you how it was, boss" an
swered the old negro. 81 got in tight
place and I had to git dat money
changed. l spent one quarter but I'm
Il gwine to keep dat udder quarter sho
Rs / live"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
U. s. Settlers AGAIN
HID 10 t.i4U'S LAND
Reach German first Line With
cut i hiding Foe.

With the American Army in France,
April lS.-The American troops north
west of Toul again tooq possession of
No Mans Land. near Aprrmnnt for
est, after Il week i'll which the shell
torn land between the trenches was
virtually deserted.
Artillery fire, especially violent, has
swept over the section almost inces-
sanity.
The American patrols went ouf
seeking machine gun nest which
was reported in front of the German
trenches. They found it empty. The
patrols Went up to the harbed wire
in front of the American line, but en-
countered no Germans.
The enemy apparently has given up,
temporarily at least, his attempt To
penetrate the American third line
after the crushing defeat lie sustain
ed in several attempts with specially
trained shock troops last week.
The Americans wounded in laSt
weeks fighting northeast of Toul have
been taken To comfortable quarters in
Il large evacuation hospital.
They are being provided with the
best treatment possible. The boys are
in good spirits and anxious To &c;
back To the front line to join their
c0mradedS
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
Germans Salute British.

During my first few days In Luz
cerne I had an experience that was
humorous and seemingly anomalous
until got an explanation" said Red
Cross worker who returned recently
to the United States. "The mountain
republic is filled with interned SOL
diers from both sides, and l went
about a good deal with British Off
Ger in charge of many British prison
erS.
"Is he GermanT civilians whis-
pered to one another as we walked to
our hotels. The Britisher was literally
bombarded with salutes from German
soldiers, and at the outset 1t became
embarrassing for him. But his en-
barrasSment could not continue long,
as the Salutes were too frequent. Soon
he was acknowledging them as me-
chanically as if he had been walking
through the streets of London.
"The matter was made plain to me
when later l found out that 1t IS the
rule in Switzerland that soldiers Of
all armies salute officers of all arm
es. German discipline did the rest"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
ALWAYS STOOD FOR LIBERTY
How the People Of Flanders Have
Written Country's Name Promi-
nentiy in Worlds History.

No part of Europe has a more ro-
mantle history than the stretch of land
between Calais and the Scheldt over
which the counts of Flanders held RUE
for centuries. observes the Manches-
ter Guardian. As far back as the first
century of the Christian era, when it
formed part of the Roman province Of
Belgica SCcund. this region was dis
tinguished for its industrial towns
remarkable even then for their large
populations and democratic rule.
From the middle of the tenth tn the
middle of the sixteenth century was,
however. the golden age of Flanders.
1t began with the introduction of the
wooden industry by Count Baldwin ard
the growth of the municipalities.
Flanders became the pioneer of the
development of civic democracy but
neither upon that nor unOn industrial
progress did The country's face alto
%rther rest. II was the struggle of her
people against tyranny that wrote the
name of Flanders upon the pages Of
the worlds history.
Her rUlorS were. for the most part,
noted Warriors bent on defending their
and and on "uardin% their boundaries
against Tho invasion of F'renchmcn or
Eu",ishm"N The Flemish people were
bred of FIGHTING stock. and the king
Of France came to learn that in at
tempting to extend a dnspotic rule in
Flanders he had to reckon with mere
them trained soldiers and knights If
chivalry. In the battle of the Golden
Spurs. fought ut CGurtrai over six con-
turtles ago. the cloth WcaverS If
BrugeS, Client and Ypres routed and
destroyed the proud French horse
mon: While ut later date Il power
full French army was defeated at
Courtrai by Flemish burghers under
the leadership of Peter de Conyne,
master of the cloth weaverS.
Indeed. until the country passed
into the possession of the dukes Of
Burgundy the whole history was filled
with stirring deeds. Today, although
the name Flanders is applied to two
Belgian provinces of which Client and
BrugeS are the capitals, it still stands
for an underlined stretch of country,
which has been the battle ground Of
Europe for centuries. The war in
Flanders" was as familiar an express
sion to British ears in the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries as it is at the
present moment, and there is not an
inch of ground in that heroic country
but has been stained with the blood
of patriots and lOyaliStS.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
nn.AN IS SELECTED
TO SUCCEED CzERNIN
Former Foreign Minister Re-
turns to Old Post.

Amsterdam. April 1S.-Baron Buri-
an has been appointed -AuStro-Hunga-
rian foreign minister in succession to
Count CZernin.
A Vienna despatch announces this.
Baron Buriam retains his portfolio
as minister of finance
Prince Won Hohenlohe, chief of
court To Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary. has been discharged, ac-
cOrdng to Copenhagen despatch.
Count Alexander ESterhaZy, brother
in-law of Count Revertata, has been
appointed his successor.
Count Revertata, while counsellor
of the Austrian legation in SwitZer-
land. sounded out French envoy
early in 1917 OH the probable chances
for opening peace negotiations. The
Austrian government has asserted
France took the initiative. Former
PremierS Ribot and Painleve declare
it was Revertata who sought and ar
ranged the meetings.
The tone of the Austrian and Ger
man press indicates Il profound inn
preston has been caused by the down.
fall of Count CZernin The German
people and the German element in
Austria resent the retirement of the
minister
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
TAR AND FEATHER MAJOR
U. S. Officer Born in Germany Victim
of 400 Convicts.


Sante Fe, y. NJ, April 1S.-Four
hundred conviclS in the state peniten
siaIy tarred and feathered and led
around with Il rope about his neck
Major John VI. Birkner, of Camp Co
dy, Demin", y. NJ. held i'll the peni-
tertiary as Il federal prisoner.
He is charged with violation of the
espionage act.
Major Birkner. who was born in
Nuremberg. Germany, but who had
been in the American military forces
for more than thirty years, was ar
rested last Friday at Camp Cody.
where he was an officer in the l21th
field artillery His home is in Lincoln,
Neb.
Birkner was allowed out in The pris
IN yard for exercise with the 100 con-
rictS. The warden knew nothing of
what was going on until he heard loud
cheering. and rushed out i'll the yard
% find Birkner stripped and covered
with tar and feathers. The prisoners,
with loud boots, were leading him
about the yard with a rope around
his neck.
Assistant Superintendent Dugan
rescued him.
Birkner is alleged to have made dis
loyal utteranceS such as You can't
beat the Dutch" and The Germans
will sink American transports as fast
as they are sent over" Birkner as
serted the charges We're spite work
by subordinate officers whom he had
disciplined.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
HERE AT HOME
Cambridge Citizens Gladly Testify
And Confidently Recommend Do
ans Kidney Pills.

1t is testimony like the following
that has placed Doan's Kidney Pills
so far above competitors. When
people right here at home raise their
voice in praise there is no room left
for doubt. Read the public state
ment of Cambridge citizen:
w. E. Phillips, Ill Academy St.,
gave the following statement on June
2, 1911: Il had pains in my back
and often mornings after l got up, 1
couldn't raise my hands above my
head. My back was stiff and lame
and when l stopped, it was all l
could do to straighten up again. !
finally began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and had prompt relief"
On August 1, 1916, Mr.. Phillips
said: Il am glad to confirm the
statement l made before praising
Doan's Kidney Pills. l am glad to
say 1 have had no return of kidney
trouble"
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ge-
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same thai
Mr.. Phillips had. Foster-MilburE
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
DADDSEVNIN(
KRY TALL H1
~ MARY GPAHAM BONNER
TRIP FOR ANT THRUSHES.

Daddy had heard of a curious fam
lily Of birds that had been found and
put in the bird section of a zoo. The
children naturally wanted to hear
about the queer old birds so they asked
Daddy to begin his story right away.
Dear me-" said Daddy. $50 must
begin at once, must 1? Well, I enjoy
telling stories to two little people who
seem to want to hear them so much.
"Once upon time man was look
ing In far off lands for queer kinds of
birds-birds that were rare and Won
derfff: fife usuaf kinds he passed by
without noticing them at all. This
made some of them rather angry. But
when he passed before Mr.. Ant Thrush
and saw how strange he was, he stop
ped right off, and said:
"'Will you come and live in our land
in big zoo where people and people
and people will stand before you every
day and say how wonderful you
areY
"And the ant thrush said he would
II he could bring his wife along too.
Mr.. Ant Thrush had just been mar
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
Barqes to Foil U-Boats.

If actual trials prove the scheme to
be practicable, 1t is understood that in
order to check the depredations of the
enemy's U-boats, immense oceangoing
barges towed by powerful armed tugs,
may be used instead of steamships for
transporting freight through the sub
marine zones. Long, low-sitting, in
closed craft of steel construction will
be tested. Crews being unnecessary,
the barges are to be decked a few
inches above the water line so that
from a distance they will be practi-
cally invisible to a periscope. AS is
perhaps generally known, tub, be-
cause of its small size and compare
lively shallow draft, offers a torpe-
do a poor target. In gun duel, should
U-boat risk a fight, the tug would
have nearly an even break with the
enemy.-Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-18
kniqhts in Armor.

The sense of security a soldier has
under shrapnel helmet is astonish-
ing. Perhaps that is because It's eff
feet is psychological as well as ply
steal, particularly when one remem-
bers the anatomy of the head, and
can appreciate the brains delicate
composition, and the scant protection
afforded by the skull against modern
projectiles. A soldier recently told
an audience in Vancouver that, with
his tin hat cooked over his face, and
an enamel plate reposing on his "tum-
N.Y." he could sleep through a bonn
bardment, feeling safe as a knight in
armor. Another capped this by con-
Tossing that he felt unbearably windy"
every time he had to cross a bit OK
machine-gun-swept road with stretch
ers, until he made a practice of slop-
ing the helmet well to the exposed side
Of the face, so that it acted as q
"blinker."