The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-05-03


L. t. Mcclure was a visitor in Gin.
cinnati the first of the week.
l.. ]. Frazier. OF Catlettsburg. was
in Louisa Saturday.
Monday.
Passage by the Senate of the Over
man bill, predicted for early this week
of miscellaneous war legislation. in
GLIDING the bills to extend the selec-
tive draft law to persons now q year
old and establish quotas on the basis 0
the number of men in class 1. the Sedi
ton Bill. the Housing Bill and othe-
measures.
John Reed, magazine writer and one
time Bolshevik Counsel General at New
York. was held under surveillance by
the Navy Intelligence Bureau when he
arrived from Russia yesterday on A
Norwegian steamer. Reed is under in
dictment with Max Eastman and 9TH
ers for writing articles for The Masses
that are alleged to be seditious-
The American labor delegation was
entertained at luncheon yesterday IN
the banquet hall of whitehall Palace.
This was the first occasion in more
than 200 years that the historic oil
building, now used as museum. has
been the scene OF such anentertain-
ment. The American delegates met
met members OF the British press.
Two transfers of oil leases. in a deal
involving approximately quarter mil
lion dollars, was closed in Kntucky
when the Pyramid oil Company pur-
chased from Rogers & Newell. OF Gin
cinnati, the Glenn Williams lease Of 80
acres and so acres OF the Pendergrass
lease ad dining the Liberty Bryant
tract
From statements In .hes London
II appears that the British
press is preparing the public for the
loss Of the channel ports. The London
Times is pessimfstic in its statement
that the loss Of KENNEL Hill Is a tact
ical success for the enemy and may
compel the allies to eyacuate Ypres.
Three men were killed and another
seriously injured in Harlan county
within the past twenty-four hours. Two
were killed and one shot in a quarrel
II a country store on Ambers Branch
back Of Pine Mountain. The third
victim. miner. Is years old. was shot
from ambush No arrests have been
made.
The statement Is made in the Shang1
nal Gazette that the Chinese govern
nent has agreed TO new demands made
,y Japan which are OF such a nature
hat the country has virtually beer
urned over to the Japanese and are far
more serious than the famous 21 de-
hands made by Japan in 1915.
Princess Marie Anteinette. mother Of
Empress Zita, has been ordered &c
cave Austria within "a hours and not
'eturn until the termination of the war
i dispatch from Geneva says. Anti.
reutonic tendencies have been attrib-
tied to the Empress because Of her
descent.
The shipping board is formulating
ar-reaehing restrictions in imports TO
Lllow tonnage to carry supplies to the
american forces in France. American
are being called IN TO
.onfer with government officials in orr
Ter to place the United States on 6
elf supporting basis.
The government is hunting the heirs
4 j. B. Huffman. a negro soldier. who
yas drafted from Bagdad. KY. who died
ecentIy at Camp Zachary Taylor. The
Iegro carried 10000 of government life
insurance, and a check for this amount
S awaiting his relatives.
Reports coming by way of London
re to the effect that in Germany there
5 much perturbation over the inabiI
ty Of the Teutons to pierce the allied
Inc, and nervousness and depression
,ver the losses the Germans have suf-
cred
Tuesday.
Australian and English troops have
captured Vi1lers- Bretonneux and
aiken more than 500 prisoners in that
egfon Field Marshal Haig reported
rom headquarters last night Furth-
II to the north on line from Bailleul
o Wytschaete, there has been heavy
lighting. and the allied troops were
'bliged to withdraw from their posi-
ions. American troops are bearing
heir burden of the fighting. and 12s
have arrived at the hospital
Jack Of the lines
The Emergency Fleet Corporation
las ordered construction to begin next
week on s07 houses to be built at a
ost ofs2. 100000 and other improve
nents costing more than s650.000 as
he nucleus OF a model town near
camden. N. J.. for the ship workers.
rhe fleet corporation already has be-
.un the expenditure OF s1.250.OO0 for
lousing at Newport News. Va. and a
mailer sum at Sparrows Point. Nd.
md has Communicated houses in Phil
Ldelphia-
Winston Spencer Churchill. British
Minister OF Munitions. speaking in the
House of Commons. said that notwith-
tanding the strain on production and
he losses in arms and material during
he great battles OF the last month. the
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