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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-19

der, ravishment, rapine and pillage.
And in end enslavement for all the
peoples of the earth. Germany seeks
nothing less, will be satisfied with
nothing short of that.
We must support that flaming line,
We must keep it so that it will con-
tinue to flame with deaths messeng-
ers to the Hun until the Kaiser's
hordes are annihilated, the Kaiser
himself doomed
We must feed that flame with Lib
crty Bonds.
The fuel of freedom
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-19
RAILROAD TINE TABLE
f!.E5fl |'l|||s

Time table effective Sunday Feb
ruary 10th.
No. II leaves Maysville 6:3S Q. m.
daily except Sunday.
No. 9 leaves Maysvills $40 D. N.
except Sunday.
No. 200 leaves Maysville $40 p. m.
Sunday only.
No. 10 arrives in Maysvills 9:45 Q.
IN. daily except Sunday.
No. 210 arrives in Maysville 1855 ..
n, Sunday only. ..zlS
No. 16 arrives in Maysville $40 D.
m., daily except Sunday.
H. 8. ELLIS. Agent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-09-19

In tailored suits the narrowness of
the skirt has rung the knell of the
petticoat; but for thin frocks this
most feminine of garments necessar
lily holds its own. The petticoat must
be of the same length as the frock
under which it is worn.
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
THE GREAT LESSON.

IN GOODWIN RHETT, president Of the Chamber Of
IN. Commerce Of the United States made a tremendous
mighty good declaration, opening The chambers
sixth annual meeting at Chicago. II is declaration that
should be pasted in every capitalist and labor hat in the
country.
President Rhett warned The business world against
Bolshevlklsm in America and revolution Industrial un-
rest he declared must be reckoned with and adjusted
n industry and commerce 10 60 on under private
initiation and private leadership and he added these
pointed words.
"What Is not for the common good is not for The
good Of business. When have all learned that lesson
suspicion between employer and employe win disappear
conflict between capital labor win cease Thoughts Of
coercion VIII change to corporation the spirit Of greed
will be transformed into service"
Mr.. Rhett and the United States Chamber Of Com
morce are representative Of what economists have
demeoratcay and unwsely go into the habit Of calling
the capallstlc class distinguished from the labor
class.
Is 70 true that capitalism learning That what is not
for the good not for the good OF busness?"
There are the strongest evidences of t I'm our war
measures and purposes The autocrscy strikes al
tho right Of labor TO enjoy freedom Justice the op
porunity TO happiness In it's way, but It
strikes not less at the enterprise facilities and markets
or opportunities. Of business capitalism. There is
a fearful common danger. 10 Is II the world were
under great delugc and the tiger and the deer sought
refuge Island their former relations suspended
In this exigenoy OF war. before. are men,
especially American men, putting their differences and
conflicts into tho orucble. Into this cruclbe Ia going
the dross Of suspicion, CONFLICT coercion and nordnae
greed, and when from beneath it are drawn the hot
fires OF common sacrifice and common patriotism we
shall have the most precious metala stronger national
purpose and service for tho good a better
understanding between employers and employees
Why may We not, all OF us have faith that such ia
tho Almghtys purpose. such Hs mysterious way
That out of the struggling suffering sacrificing shall
come to all Of capitalist and aborng man. rich and
poor ider and over-worked the lesson that what IS not
for The common good not for the good OF any Of
He us those heroes who starved md froze a Valley
Forge for common nation and the common good. lie
gave us those armies OF martyrs the tho COM
mon good above whose beds the spring flowers arc be
ginning TO bloom at Arlington Vcksburg and Chalta-
nooga He gave country Of unlimited good In field
and forest, river lake and mine With boh hands lie
showered Upon possibilities for the common good
President Rheit has said tremendous thing We will
learn the great lesson in this war. We may come out
out OF h immoyably conyinced-al Of us-that what is
not for the common good is not for the good business
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
LIZZIE CHILDREN DEPRIVED or MIIK.

II HAT babies and little children are directly affected
by the decreased sales OF milk reported by dealers
IN American cities is illustrated by findings for Baltl-
more made public today by the Chdrens Bureau Of the
United States Department Of Labor. Those findings
should be Of interest 70 Wilmington parents
OF 756 Baltimore children between and years OF
only 70 per cent now having fresh milk 10 drink
against GO cent year ago only 90 or less
han three cent Of the children studied are having
rs much as three cups a day with The babies under
two the Childrens Bureau says The situation is little
less Apparently their needs are more generally
understood than the needs Of the child over two.
The number Of families in this group who sre-buying
20 fresh milk at az has risen from 81 year ago TO iO
% per cent. Of those from whom information was
secured and these iO7 families include one-fourh Of an
ihe children under At the same time the total
daily purchase Of canned milk by the families studied has
increased from 755 cans TO 81 cans
Most serious according TO the Chidrens Bureau is
the general substitution in the chidrens diet Of tea and
coffee or the SIS children who are not drinking milk
81 per cent have definitely substituted tea and ooTee and
p per cent. sharing he family diet" which may or
not include tea or coffee milk in other foods
While the group Of families studied is small the
bureau offers the findings as fairly representative since
ihe information secured and transmitted to the
Chiidrens Bureau by school nurses OF the Baltimore
Department OF Health and by Of the Instructive
Nsns Nurse Association and the Babies MIX Fund OF
Baltimore from all families they visited during certain
short period provided N there were ct least two chill
dren under seven years OF ~ the family had been
IN Baltimore least year: 81 no tubercuiar patient
MAS living the family.
Varou- ,roru== =-= reported h, fhe chanoos IN ne
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

amount OF milk purchased not unlike in the different
earnings groups. some mothers TO realize that
milk must be provided for their children at whatever
sacrifice; others who better afford buy milk do
not understand s Importance and let their children go
without 10. The foregn-born mothers, although their
incomes slightly lower than the incomes Of the
tive white mothers have generally than any
group continued to buy milk. Almost half Of the foreign
born mothers have either continued the amount pur-
chased last year increased IT, and only ten OF
the foreign mothers against three OF the other
mothers) buying milk at al
The Children's Bureau slates Taking a pint and
half Of fresh milk the desirable daily allowance for
the average child these 756 children were having last
year only 80 per cent Of what they should
have had this year their daily average dinded TO
tl.l per cent Of this allowance
"Ihe work OF Chlldren's Year should emphasize IN
every community the Importance Of fresh milk in the
diet Of young children. without proper nourshment
children cannot keep well and free from physical de
fects. and campaign OF education the feeding Of
children Is essential part OF the saving Of 100000
lives during the second year Of the war"
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
BILL CAN AGAIN SAY oToo late

TOO bad that France hadn't old Tiger Clemenceau
as premier year ago substanuatlng his decara-
ton "Czernn led" Clemenoeau now causes publication
Of letter Of March 81 1917 from Emperor Charles Of
Austria in which the latter plainly bids for peace with
restoration OF Asace-Lorrane and rehabilitation OF Bel
gium and Serbia inducements.
year ago, Hndenburg was behind his Ine Russia
wasn't innocuous. Germany having serious indus
trial unrest and Austria groanng with political
and other sorts Of collie Publication at that time OF an
offer by Charles TO throw down Hohenzollern would
certainly have caused the Teutonc autocracy awful
distress but the French powers treated the matter AS
strictly confidential Publication al this date is perhaps
violation Of confidence, but Clemenceau doesn't care
whoop for anything save biting Germany good and hard
Tho letter Will not have much effect IN an Hkeli-
hood but Emperor Charles thinks enough OF 70 TO hurry
denial over 10 his friend and MASTER Kaiser William
Emperorng seems to be a rascslly sort OF business
There was Nicholas Romanon fighting against Germany
and secretly trying TO sell out 10 her And here's
Charles, nghling with Germany secretly willing 10
ditch her. Runnlng street or newspaper is pretty
respectable in comparison.
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

Arbor Day is good day to plant tree. Any dav il
rood eno'~h 20 plant Hohen-oiorn
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
The Gallo American Man Power
LFrom Iho New York sun

The leaders OF our Allies continue
10 emphasize ihe need for great mum
pers Of American soldiers on the
western front without delay. a. j Bal
TOUR, the British Foreign Secretary. is
lne latest to give voice lo this c0nyic-
tlon In am address 90 ihe American
Labor Delegation he said "Nhat Is now
most presslngly required Is that the
hghting forces OF The United States
should be brought as speedily as pos
sihle into The field
There can be no question about H.
Tho moment demands men. Germany
seeks decision by sheer force of man
power. The favorable decision She
reaches for oan De kept from her erasp
only boy man power. The greatest battle
OF all time will be decided by the human
element The side That falls short I'm men
will fail 90 win.
Germany knows % and hastens 60
press her stroke homo before America s.
man power can add it, strength Ia The
silll unhrOkCn wall before her. The
Allies know DO and send forth urgent
appeals TO us Tor haste The United
STATES knows 70 and Is stretching every
nerve 90 meet the need
VIC arc uplnG our best to make the
man power OF America available with
out am hours avoldahle delay. Wo
are doing better than we had planned.
We are probably doing more than any
one bad believed possible I'm this length
OF time. But We are not yet doing
enough
We are not doing enough because we
are not yet doing all that we can. We
have not yet begun 20 draw upon our
man power in lhe way that England
and France and even Canada have done.
We are prepared lo do it; we are eager
TO DO 10; we Will do iL But We have
not done SO yet
The time has come The fate ~
democracy and an that the free peo-
pies OF tlo world hold sacred hangs
in the balance. We must make our su-
preme effort now. not later The crisis
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

is sharper than the Somme wedge, for
on the twenty-mlle front progress has
been confined TO the twelve-mile space
between the Messines ridges, on the
north, and Givonchy, on the south.
The British are holding The northern
heights, which command the open plain
over which The Germans have pushed
forward. They are also holding fast
at Givenchy The present German po-
sition is therefore contained from the
north and the south, just as The S0mme
position is. The wedge cannot be driv-
en- further With safety so lone as the
British armies hold their threatening
position on the two sides OF the sal
lent close TO ils base
An offensive which seeks 20 break
through needs elbow room. The Ger
man salient west OF Armentieros is get
ting more and more c0ngestcd. Prog
ress ahead must therefore be halted,
unless Tie heights Of Messlnes and the
position at Giyenchy are either taken
by direct attack or arc enyeloped. The
main lighting of the last three days
has been for the Messines ridges. which
the British captured last summer In
Que OF the more brilliant operations Of
the war. Hindorburg is trying TO make
this position unicnable by taking
Bailleul and working around TO the
west and northwest of Messines
The battle is stlll active. But the
strength Of the defense and the onensc
has, been more nearly equalzed.
A. further German advance TO Hazc-
brouck would threaten The Allied line
north from lpres 90 The North sea
But even a German success Of that di-
mensions would mean less than the cap
ture of Amiens, with control Of tho
Somme 90 the English Channel And
Tho situation OF The northern British
armies Is less perlous than was the
situation of the British armies ON the
Somme four or 1--WE days after the great
ST. Quentin offensive began
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
The Battle i'm Flanders
lFrom the New York Trlbune.l

The German offensive In the north so
Tar is the offensive against Amlens over
again, only on a reduced scale.
Tho two operations have been iden-
tical In method. The German advance
In Flanders has been on the whole pro-
portionaie TO the pressure exerted. II
has been held within bounds bv q
nearly normal resistance. The advance
from st. Quentin was disnropOriionate
because 10 was accelerated by tho break
down of the Fifth British Army.
compare the progress made on the
Two fronts. I'm the FIRST three davs or
the Somme offensive the Germans adj
Vanced about twelve miles OF a 0ftv-
mile line. Then the advanve beean
TO narrow. The dislocaiion OF Tho front
heid by the Fifth British Army. 90 tho
west of 50. Quentin made progress
easier at the south than at the north
SO nc wedge was driven in faster he
low Amcns than above %. Tho Bril-
ish held In front Of Arras and al Al
bert. But further down tho German
columns reached Mareuil and PASSED
MOntdldler.
Az the tip OF the blunted wedge. fo the
north Of Monldidier the penetration on
ceeded thirty-nyc miles. The Somme
salient is now a big bulge, contained
ON 'he north lTy The British positions
east OF Arras and ON the south bv Tho.
French line running cast from Mont
didier to below The Forest OF S. Go
balm.
In Flanders the German attack was
mado on a much narrower fronl-i,ycn-
ty miles against nifty. Tho operation
was q subsidiary one. 10 was intended
To help ont the Somme Offensive which
had come 20 a halt After six dsvs'
hghting in the north the Germans have
pushed another blunted wedge into the
British lines. Moving northwest fhov
have registered an advance Of about
ulne miles In The cenlnr. Thn Nnndrs
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

will not walt.
There is one question which the
American people and those charged
with the heavy responsibility Of the
administration OF their affairs should
ask themselves at This moment. How
can we send more men7 This does
not mean. Are we living up TO our
schedule or belterlng itg Are we send
Ing all or more than we had planned ?
Are we filing tho places Of those we
send. so that we may send moro as
rapidly as they are trained All these
questions may be answered I'm Che NJ
firmatye, and stlll the United States
may he falling short OF It's sacred ohll-
gation
Arc our plans big enough? Have we
all the training camps that we could
uso? Are we drafting men fast
enoughf Are we doing all that we
can? These arc The vital questions
that we should ask ourselves. The sun
believes that the answers must he i'm
the negative.
We should have a plan quite as
great We should have twice as many
training camps We should draft men
twice as fast. We should double our
eXertions an along the line.
Nothing would so hearten our Al
lies, who have borne the burden and
heat OF the cruel. pitlless day. Nothing
would SO dishearten the Germans. WHO
know that the fate OF their hopes and
preiensions lies in the man power OF
America. Nothing would so hasten
lhe triumph Of democracy and right
eOusness. Nothing would do more 20
shorten the war. 90 reduce SIS ultimate
cost 90 the world and TO America, 90
save American lives.
German militarism must be crushed
or IL must be compelled 20 admit de-
feat and to accept the consequences
Of deefat. Man power alone VIII bring
% about The man power OF America
must strike the final blow. 10. must
strike with Irresistible force and light
ming speed.
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
TURNGEMErNDE AIDS TOBACCO FI-ND.

VEYE have received from the Wilmington Turngemeinde
w 500 FOR the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund
That amount VIII buy weeks supply OF tobacco for
400 soldiers who battling in Europe II constitutes
handsome giit. one which not only is appreciated BY
us as the local promoters Of the fund, but which
VIII be appreciated douby by those who finally receive
The tobacco.
Wishing TO aid the fund.- the members OF the Turngc-
meinde decided 70 do it by giving dance the entire
proceeds Of which should for tobacco How well the
enterprise succeeded is shown by the substantial add-
zion made 10 the fund.
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
THURSDAY, APRIL 1s, 1918.


n, ECAUsE OF the omlnnty practical and periodically
ID useful enterprise which Tho Wilmington Housing
Company has In hand, the meeting which Will be held
under its auspices In the grill Of tho Hotel dupont this
evening should excite the interest OF every person who
has been invited 40 participate in TO-
There will bo at tho meeting fun exposition of tho
plan under which the company assisted 10y the Federal
Government will put up hundreds Of homes for VII
mlngton shipbuilders.
Quick ship construction Is essential 30 the Of
the Allies in this That the opinion OF all military
experts. Wilmington must assist adequately In such
construction. It's nrst and most imperative duty 20
provide homes for the VINO arc shipbuiders. II Is
90 blaze the way for the performance of that duty that
ho meeting viii be held tonight For that reason those
who have boen invited should attend 70 and do every
thing possible TO hasten the Federal shpbuldlng pro-
gramme
It IS man-szed red-blooded job which must be car
ried out by redblooded patriotic and practical men.
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

suggested to the lieutenant that the
visitors be shown in the dugout, with
the following result:
sorry, sir, but it is strictly against
orders to admit anyone to dugouts"
But, you can show these gentle
men, can't you2"
NO sir"
''Who did you get your order from -
''From Colonel Blank, sir?"
And who did he get his order from"
"From General -, sir"
"Well, I'm General ----"
The lieutenant blushed clear through
the mud that had splattered on his face
The General compllmented him on his
observance of orders. The visitors
had just little peek at the dugout.
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
pLEAsunEs AnEAp roR TnE Tnnn EsrArE.

n A1EWsPAPER men who belong 10 the Delmaryia
IN Press Association Will be the guests Saturday OF
the trustees faculty and student body Of Delaware
College
There viii be a luncheon and addresses at the
college at noon followed by visit TO tho experiment
farm and the new college buildings subsequently The
Delaware Ucsinus baseball game Frazer Field win be
witnessed IN the evening those out-oftown members
o. the association, who able TO to Wilmington
win be the guests Of Louis Anemann, managing director
Of the Playhouse. at "The Boomerang performance.
All In ALL thanks TO the thoughtful interest Of Prcsl-
dent Mitchell and his associates at Newark and the
Playhouse management in Wilmington. the day should
pass pleasantly and prontaby for the Delmara mem
bers OF the Third Estate.
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
TIE HOME
V6y HAT is your idea on The ideal home?
w Is tia mansion OF brick and stone?

w Is TIA mansion Of brick and stone?
great house nlled with servants. oriental rugs and
blase guests?
is it an apartment where the janilor reisns aud The
elevator sometimes runs?
Maybe It's a place like This:
"A cottage with front porch and a perambulaior on
the porch paror with phonograph in The parlor.
pantry shelves with preserves the pantry shelves and
a potato patch in the backyard"
That's the sort OF homes visitor al Dearborn Mich
found homes scattered around the home OF Henry Ford
Somehow or other just thought that Henry would
want to 1.-Two among people who had front porches with
peramoulstors, parors Photographs, pantry shelves
loaded and potato patches growing
But Dearborn need not get chesty about its collection
OF ideal homes There are many right here in WHINING.
ton and there babies for the perambulaiors ioo
Evening journal., 1918-04-18
ORDERS is ORDERS"
EVEN TO GENERALS
In TREn 5. TERCTsON
(Unltod Press STAR correspondent.

JUIIcu Ifess cT0lI LOTrtspUnutnJ.I
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE LORRAINE FRONT, March 81.
Tin hated and with his gas mask on
his chest a certain Brgadier General
recently accompanied visitors from
home on a tour Of the trenches. Com
Ing TO a dugout, where a lieutenant was
in command, the party stopped and the
General. looking like any other lighting
American Of the line, explained to his
guests how the men lived. He finally
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

A Rhode Island congressman has inirodrcsd ban,
for the coinage Of i5-cen piece "to facilitate the
handling Of crowds at movie theatres on account Of Tho
war tax" This, as the Cleveland bali team would saw
the people the annoyance Of looking after ina
pennies
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

instead of being pae weak seepess one feels like
new being of real red blood is ready for
any or all tasks Gain strength energy vgor by going to your
nearest druggist and obtaining 60c bottle of rontc Tablets
or send lUc to Dr. Pierce for trial package You will find that
instead OF pale cheeks feelings of asude tired worn out be-
fore day is half done cheeks will have color you will feel
strong an vigorous and ready for the ray Start
nOV and yoU will have socalled "sprng fever"
Evening journal., 1918-04-18

'sargents portrait OF John D. Rockefeller is AZ the
Cleveland art museum writes r " c. "and urge every
Clevelsnder to take good look at IT, as 10 shows the
only time John D. ever was done in OIL"
The Washington times., 1918-03-03
FINANCIAL
BEST OIL SPECULATION
- chances to Win: Chances 10 Lose

- chances TO Win. Chances 10 Lose.
Big Bear Oil Company il drilling
two wells in tho sensational Big
Muddy OIL Pool Of wyoming. where
only two wells out Of - drilled have
been losers. About 100 more wells
are being drilled and 100 more der
riclls Up ur in construction Big Bear
well No. ! down I.1JO feet: well No.
=. 30 feet. Company has no debts
Si2.OOO ia hanh: I.I6O acres Big Muddy
Pool ami 100 acres Cheyenne River
pool NOnr money goes for drilling
officers receiving neither salary nor
commission. Cooperative company:
everyone treated alike Capitalize
tiOn $500 .0o0: stock fun paid and non
SsSessable. Sold on monthly payment
n desired: 100. 300 shares now offered
for l2iz cents share. stock now
Ceiling for $40. before striking oil
sold for 10 c"nts a share Big Muddy
Wall Creek sand will run from 500
10 1000 barrels. One 5OO.barreI well
should make BiR Bear sell in the dol
lars Big Bear has a good chance to
be the next fortune maker Price will
be advanced without notice on selling
all Of 100. oaO shares or striking oil.
Your opportunity IL tOdsy II YOU
want some stock at 12lA cent price,
write al once for literature. bank ref
erences. map aud guarantee. wm, G.,
krspc Inv. CO.. $50 Gas 4 Electric
Bldg, Denver. Colorado.
The Washington times., 1918-03-03
TROOPS KILL ONE,
WOUND TWO MEN
IN VIRGINIA. RIOT

PORTSMOUTH Va. March 3.-One
negro longshoreman was killed and
two others fatally wounded in New
port News :ast night by guard from
the Forty-eighta Infantry after the
negroes had wrecked a store near the
embaTkation camp.
Race feeling surged strongly
through the city afterward, but there
are sufficient soldiers on hand to pre-
vent any serious uprising.
The trouble resulted from an alter
cation between a negro longshoreman
and a clerk. The negro went back
To the wharves and gathered together
800 or his fellow w-workmen. Armed
with pistols. bricks. clubs. and stones
the gang proceeded to wreck the store