The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-08-23

character as compared win LAst"Sseh
Berlin admits that German forces have
evacuated positions near Puisieux and
Beaumont amel-
Gen. March. Chief Of Staff, declared
1000. 900 American soldiers can defeat
the German army and present plans
of the War Department call for more
than that number under arms next
summer. with some s.e0eeO0 OF them
eighty division in France by June 50
The Artillery Officers School at
Camp Zachary Taylor VIII award d.
plonas to-day TO graduating candi-
dates while !, 00a soldiers viii sing in
chorus. More than zoe foreigners also
will take the oath of allegiance TO the
United States.
Postmaster General appointed n G
Kingsbury and C. ". Robinson 10 in
restieate and carry on negotiations
for the uniieafion and consolidation
the various telephone companies op-
Grating in the same communities
A secret Indictment was returned
AGAINST four men prominent in financial
AFFAIRS and twenty-five other individ-
nails identihed with the industry who
are charged with creating a monopoly
n hsh and prohteering-
The two casualty list for the army
Issued yesterday contained 212 names
Of which forty-three were those OF men
killed in action and twenty-five missing
At the graduation exercises OF the
Army Chaplains' Training School at
Camp Zachary TAYLOR. 1sl graduate
chapIains were awarded the rank Of
First Lieutenant Eight Of the grad
yates are Kentuckians-
Aliens. who heretofore have had
freedom to leave the United States
whenever they wished. will put under
restrictions on and after September Is
President Wilson yesterday issued a
proclamation which puts into effect
the alien control law passed BY Cong
res last May. In the past much val
liable information has gotten TO the
enemy BY laxness of the old law
French. Canadian and British for
ces made progress yesterday on the
western front their attacks forcing the
enemy back despite stiff resistance
The French scored an advance on a
front Of three miles near Reyes and
penetrated LsOges WOOD. five miles
from the town The German defense
seemingly soon must erumble and the
retreat be resumed
American airlnen in IS American
built DeHaviland four airplanes equip
ped with Liberty motors successfully
carried out the first reconnaissance
flight on American built machines be
hind the German lines. returning with
out loss. according 10 advices 10 Sec
rotary Of War Baker from Gen Per-
shlng-
The House Ways and Means Com
mittee yesterday agreed on per cent
exemption. IN addition 70 4 specific
$4,000 exemption on the excess profits
OF corporations. with a 20 per cent tax
on all excess profits between and 20
Fer cent. and 50 per cent tax on an
profits exceeding . per cent
In retaliation for a bombing raid
By Americans upOn bridges over the
Aisne last Thursday the Germans yes
teriay launched a combined gas. ar
tiIlery and air bombing attack upon
French and Americans along the yesle-
Artillery slelied the rross roads south
Of the Eesis X hours
Heller Hicks. charged with the muir
der OF Mrs. Joy Sparns the young vO- /
man whose body was exhunsd from /
rude grave n the rear OF a livery sta /
Bile at Clay. n.y. February :. was given /
life imprisonment by = jury AZ Dixon
Use OF cement for Other than war
purposes viii be greatly cuTtailed il 1
not completely stopped The Fuel A6
ministrattOn yesterday restricted the
delivery OF coal 10 cement mAnufae
turers to rs per cent OF the normal
amount
Sunday.
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