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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-22
ANNUAL MEETING OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Chamber Of Commerce win Hold
It's Annual Meeting Tuesday Even.
ing For the Purpose Of Elect
ing Officers end Directors.

The annual meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce will be held on the first
Tuesday evening in December, at
which time the election OF officers and
directors for the next year will take
place.
At recent meeting of the member
ship, new plan was adopted in maxi
ing the voting policy of the oraniza-
ton mode democratic. The Secretary
was instructed to send to each mem
Der, q list of the members of the
Chamber of Commerce, together with
nomination ballot and referendum,
also a stamped envelope for the re-
turn of the nomination ballot and re-
ferendum.
BY recent amendment to the con-
stitution, each member is to cast his
vote for the nomination of each officer
and director on nomination ballot, and
offer any suggestions relative to the
activities he feels should be partici-
pated in by the organization next year,
on the referendum.
These referendums and nomination
blanks must be returned to the Cham
Der of Commerce by next Saturday,
and they will be tailed at the meet
ing of the Board of Directors next
Monday. The two nominees for each
office, receiving the largest number of
votes, will be declared nominees for
that office, and ballots will be printed
containing their names and distribut-
ed among the members at the annual
meeting They will be expected to
cast their vote for the nominee they
desire to be elected to the different Of
fees.
The Board of Directors are very
much disappointed in the way the bal
lots have been received. Out of al
most 400 ballots mailed to the mem
bers, only twenty have been received
at the Chamber of Commerce up until
Wednesday afternoon. Every member
owes it to himself, to take advantage
of this opportunity to participate in
the nomination. Remember that all
nominations must be received at the
Chamber of Commerce by this Satur-
day, November 23rd.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-22
GREAT WINTER FARM FESTIVAL
The Best Farmers From All Parts Of Kentucky to Assemble
Lexington, January 20

The most successful and progressive
men in all lines of business have their
associations or other organizations
which meet periodically to discuss
topics related to their common well
fare, Farmers are no exception to
this rule for they have learned that 1t
Is to their advantage to have local,
county, state and national organlza-
tons which have accomplished many
things looking to the betterment Of all.
In Kentucky, the leading farmers
and breeders have more or less natur-
ally fallen into groups, according to
the special line of farming in which
they are most interested.
Among these organizations the fol-
lowing stand out prominently: Ken
lucky Corn Growers Association, Ken
lucky Sheep Breeders Association,
State Horticultural Society, Kentucky
Alfalfa Growers Association, Ken
lucky Dairy Cattle Club, Horse, Jack
and Mule Breeders Association, Ken
lucky Poultry Growers Association
and the Kentucky Beekeepers' Asso-
eiation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-22
Fancy Grcenup County Sorghum
1885, per gallon. Bring your jugs.
14-tf r. LEE LOYEL.
MAYsYILLE aARKET

The United States Government has
issued a request that young turkeys
be held on farms until following
weights are reached. Hens s pounds
and over, young toms IL pounds and
over.
The e. L. MANCHESTER Produce Co.,
Inc, U. s. Food Administration.
License No. G-0p467.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-22
room CossEhVATrON

Park--Thbre have been a good
many changes in Biographies since I
went TO school.
Wood--I suppose So
For instance, noticed in my
boys school book that the name
Sandwich Islands is no longer used"
That's so; we usually speak Of
them as the Hawaiian Islands now"
81 wonder why they took away the
Sandwich"
II don't know but I'll bet a cookie
1t had something to do with the food
conservation movement" Youngs-
town Telegram.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-22

The captains of the Uboats sad fear home
much more to run in anywhere else.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-22
UNCLE SANS POLICE FORCE

Keeping order in Europe that the ended,
be the biggest police job this old world has known But will
have to be done.
For there 100000 fellows scattered about the
right acquired the fighting habit these last
they would hesitate up
their little differences.
Take the Balkans instance They hotbed
disturbance for The immediate preext for this deve
oped there And their oldme anmoses and eaoues
been wiped by their experiences They liable flare
out again at any moment
Then there the big question of Russia There millions of
se still drunk with the freedom They
paged and pundered killed without
The whole nation is still seehg And order be there
before and rational be established
Andeus what Turkey will have offer the complication
affairs in general is yet to be developed,
There pretty long beats to be paoed in this police
job It's long, long from Vadivosock Peograd
Petrograd Bagdad from Holy neghbor
of hell Berlin.
1t looks like big lot of Uncle Sans soldier might
kept in Europe for months And they will
maintained adequately
Inevitably it another Liberty Loan may mean
bonds
All the billions Mr. McAdoo proposes spend during the first
people will require the utmost and understanding
to become reconcd this expenditure Let light we
proceed.
The captains of the Uboats it said fear And
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-22

Brown--The boss says that when he
was boy on the farm they had a
mule that was just like one of the
family.
James-Yes, and know which one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

Of greetings between Queen Victoria and
President Buchanan seriously Jared the
existing entente eordiale. The queens
message came unsigned and irritatingly
brief and for hours the resulting resent
ment caused the saying and printing of
many things better left unsaid and un-
printed. Then it became known that
faulty working of the cable was respon-
sible for the abrupt ending. President
Buchanan sent long and gracious mes
sage and peace reigned again. That first
cable, laid after four failures, was $500
miles long, weighed ton to the mile
and the cost of the project was 81 1884,
500. For six weeks messages were ex-
changed, but they were of an expert
mental nature, and the cable was never
opened to the public. At the end of six
weeks the cable broke down utterly.
Then seven years passed before the
work was resumed and the famous Great
Eastern made its memorable voyage. The
cable laid that time parted after a single
trial, and then another yea relapsed The
broken ends were picked up and spliced,
and from that day in 1866 cable com.
munication under the Atlantic has not
ceased There are now nearly score of
cables between this country and Europe,
and dozens and scores, shorter and long
er, under other oceans more than 23O,-
600 miles of ocean cable in all.--Boston
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
Foundations for Russia's Future.

As the allied forces advance in Russia
they find friends. Were all or even most
of Russia hostile to them, the expedi-
lions thither would be the widest of
Quixotic dreams All that such force
can do is to help. Were it so times as
large it could not maided reorganize
the country.
There are more than 100000 village
governments in Russia which have CON
tinued in business at the old stands. In
much the same way the New England
towns retained their local governments
during the American Revolution. The
ebb and flow Of the fortunes Of the Con-
tinental Congress-it was mostly ebb--
did not mean that anarchy reigned in
New England So in Russia the old time
country zemstyos live on, the rallying
points Of the present and the promise
Of the future.
The government Of the north has
double authority. Besides having been
created with the assent Of practically
all the delegates elected for the constit-
uent assembly by the district it COM
prises, it rests on the country dumas,
which are enduring
The local governments are organizing
the Russian military power, calling back
the cream of the armies which kept Ger
many anxious for two years The peo-
pie who are supporting the little dumas
feel kindly toward the allies. Fruitful
intervention in Russia will win the ap-
proyal of the assemblies of the people
They are the hope Of Russia Boston
Globe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
The First Cable.

Friday, Aug. 10, brings the Goth ami
versary Of the first cable message sent
under the Atlantic. On that day in 1858
the first cable was completed from Trim
ity bay, Newfoundland, to Valencia, Ire.
land, and Cyrus W. Field and his associ-
ates saw the reward Of their courage
and faith. AT the time when the great
est war Of the ages rocks the world, it
Is of special interest to recall that the
first message carried the words, GLORY
to God in the highest; on earth peace,
good viii toward men" In the poem
that Whittier wrote in honor of the
event, which was much celebrated in both
this country and England, this idea of
international peace was elaborated, not
simply because it was the text of that
first message, but because it was the
prevailing idea that nations and CONT.
nents closely bound together in means
Of communication could not possibly have
a serious quarrel.
Yet curiously enough, the first exchange
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

While SPANS reputed decision to seize
German ships interned in Spanish ports
for every Spanish ship which the Ger.
mans may sink from this time forth may
be considered an act of war, it is a very
small act of war as compared with the
sinking of Spanish ships. The aggrava-
ton for war is all on the side of Spain,
and that government would be justified
in making open declaration Of war on the
government which permitted such meta
rious things to be done. SPANS partioi.
patton in the war on the side Of the allies
would not add greatly to the military
force which the allies are now able to put
forth but the moral influence which such
declaration would bring about would
be considerable, for when Germany comes
to her senses following that such is pos
sible) the enormity of her offenses might
appear the greater in her own eyes.
With practically all the nations of the
world arrayed against her no other con
clusion could be reached by Germany
than that she had erred and erred griev.
ously.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

Those true stories of heroism by in.
dividual Americans which General Per.
shing sends to Washington are presented
in very simple language but anyone can
read between the lines and see the heroes
prforming their tasks with marked BRAY
cry, going into No Mans land in search
of men who are missing from the ranks
stepping on live grenades to protect
their comrades from death, binding ur
the wounds of fallen men under the BON.
bardment of enemy artillery and ma.
chine guns, battling against superior
numbers in the air and doing other things
which call for unusual courage. Each
and every one of these official reports
telling Of the decoration of Americans
with the distinguished service medal
could undoubtedly be elaborated upon in
an accurate manner so as to make it read
like romance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
Lesson for Vermont.

The death Of ex-Goy. Prouty, when his
automobile was struck by a train at a
grade crossing, is especially distress
ing because seemingly so unnecessary
and because the ex- governor was cut off
in his prime when he would ordinarily
have had many years of service before
him
And it is especially distressing to
those who saw him in full yigor in
Burlington on Friday last, and heard his
keen and incisive comment on what
should be done regarding the condition OF
affairs revealed at Montpelier
1t is reported that the bell at the
Wateryille crossing had been out Of or
der for several days, That is outside our
jurisdiction but II brings to mind the
fact that there are dangerous grade
crossings in Vermont, which should be
eliminated.
This accident is different from many
others only in the prominence of the
man, who was the victim.
Dangerous grade crossings in Vermont
must 60 or the public be protected by
some efficient device.
Ask any motorist where these cross
ings Burlington News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
AMERICAN AIR ACTIVITIES.
Two Bombing Flights Carried Out Over
Towns Held By Germans.

With the American Forces in France,
Tuesday, Aug 20.-tBy the Associated
Press Two bombing fights were car
ried out yesterday by American avia
tors on the towns of Longuyon and
Audun- e- Roman, northeast of Verdun.
Bombs were successfully dropped on rail
road tracks and roundhouses.
Three American reconnaissance planes
yesterday encountered and attacked
three German machines near Wavrille,
to the north of Verdun. One German
airship was forced down with its tank
on fire and the others were driven away
The Americans returned to their bases
safely
Another reconnaissance formation met
six Rumpler monoplanes near Thiau-
court. Three Of the German airplanes at
tackled Lieutenant Urband, who was TAX
ing photographs. The lieutenant opened
fire and hit one German machine, which
spiralled sharply downward and disap-
peared at 1000 feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
CURRENT COMMENT
Ex-Governor Prouty.

At time when it seemed that Yer
monters were living under as tense an
emotional strain as could be endured
comes the tragic news of the untimely
death in an automobile accident of for
mer Governor Prouty of Newport. Just
back into shape physically so that he
was enjoying better health than had been
his for several years, favored in a ma
terial way by his own business ability,
and enjoying a succession Of honors con
ferred upon him by his fellow citizens, he
possessed all that makes life worth
while--and was taken away in the snap
Of finger. George Prouty demonstrated
that there are opportunities here at
home, which was not the least of his
services to the state. He was a believer
in Vermont in every sense of the word,
and was rewarded in his faith. His
death in such tragic circumstances comes
as stunning blow.-St. Adams Messen.
ger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

this country and Germany and who at
tempted to block every move to uphold
the honor and integrity Of the United
States at time when that honor and in
tegrity was being assailed by Germany
with unparalleled arrogance such man
had the temerity to ask his constituents
in the state Of Mississippi to give him
another nomination for the office of
United States senator, He had been
by President Wilson as one
Of the "willful dozen" senators who bent
every energy to defeat the moves of the
administration in getting ready for the
inevitable war against Germany; vet he
came up blithely and remarked that he
merely had had differences of opinion
with the president on certain subjects.
He came up again in the Mississippi pri-
mary on August 20, and the members of
his own party demonstrated that he has
lost caste with them and that they will
not have man Of his stripe to represent
the state in the upper branch Of Con
gress They told James X. Vardaman as
plainly as votes can say that he is out
Of favor not alone in the nation as
whole, but in the state which he has mis-.
represented in the Senate, II was a good
job done, but to be complete it should be
followed up by an avalanche of votes for
Harrison, the primary winner over Var
daman, when election time comes around.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
Turn Rabbit Pests Into Profits.

Fully 200,0Oo,0o0 wild rabbits are
killed in the United States every year,
according to estimates made by the
biological survey Of the United States
department Of agriculture Many of the
mare jack rabbits, the majority Of which
have not been utilized in the past. If
all the rabbits killed were consumed,
they would present between 100000 and
100000 tons Of valuable food, and if
proper measures were taken to insure
the collection Of skins, these alone would
have value of $2O,0O00O0 The biologi-
cal survey has frequently been called
upon to help western farmers in coping
with the rabbit pest In view of the
probable economic value of rabbit meat
and fur in the coming few years, the en-
ergies OF the farmers and ranchmen will
be directed to the conservation of this
important resource Already a number
of establishments for collecting, dressing,
canning, and shipping rabbit meat are in
operation in western centers. As in Aus.
tralia the transition Of the wild rabbit
in this country from its status as a pest
to source Of profit is assured, il is be-
lieyed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
SHoRT-LIvED CAREER FOR TIL
NEW RAIDER.

NEW hEAIDEh.
The task which the American and al
lied naval vessels have Of putting the
converted German raider out Of business
on the north Atlantic coast ought to be
far easier than the work Of wiping out
the submarines which are operating IN
the same waters. The former trawler
Triumph, now perhaps the Wilhelm H.,
or some other name in recognition Of
German royalty, must stay on top Of the
water and thus remain in sight Of the
pursuing war vessels which may be in
that vicinity or which may be dispatched
there. Furthermore, those who are ac-
quainted with the ex-trawler say that
she cannot coal up for period longer
than 10 days, which situation will call
upon her crew to send her into searched
waters or to some mother ship which
may be located in the waters of the Nova
Scotia fishing grounds. In either case
the plight Of the Is German seamen
aboard her would not be any too pleasing
to them, for approach to searched waters
would invite almost certain capture and
fight to mother ship might result in
detection. The menace to shipping from
this converted sea raider will not be of
long duration at best, and there need not
be great deal of uneasiness over the
knowledge that the boat is operating OH
the north Atlantic coast
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
Our Eagles Aaoat.

America takes her place in the air,
as well as on the land and sea. She put
her navy into the war with readiness
Of which the enemy had not thought her
capable, and the work of her warships
Of all types has received the warmest
commentator of the allies naval au-
thorities. Her feat of the last six
months in army organization and trans
portation is unparalleled, enabling her
to place on the distant battle fronts a
force Of 100000 men before the end of
August, though the original plan did
not call for that number till the end of
December, Now her airmen at the
American headquarters in France are re-
connoitering in planes of all-American
construction. The successful flight Of
the squadron Of eighteen over the Ger.
man lines evidences scientific and in.
duStrial achievement which promises
many victories in the war. For a con.
siderable time it seemed as II we were
making no progress with the production
Of airplanes Not all the obstacles in
the way were either natural or accident.
al. But all have been surmounted.
The De Hayiland plane and the Lib
erty motor are mated. Other types of
plane, especially the Bristol, were tried
too long, the motor being Of weight
that made them unwieldy. But the De
Haviland, as finally approved by Gen
eral Pershing, has shown itself strong
enough for the powerful engine, Ameri-
can aviators viii soon have no need to
use French machines, as they did at
Zeehrugge last Friday. Lord Northcliffe
styles the Liberty motor a Wonderful
production" Of which the United States
can produce 10000 a month-more than
the combined output Of Germany and
Austria or of the whole British empire.
The planes now adopted will also be
produced rapidly. Before long we ought
to have several hundred squadrons in
daily flight and fight And our fliers
have already proved themselves SO skill
full that when the eagles Of America,
Germany and Austria Hungary meet in
the air we need have no fear Of the re-
sult.--Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
what the Patient Had.

A medical student asked famous sur
geon: what did you operate on that
man for?"
1.-TWO hundred dollars replied the sur
geon.
Eyes, ! know that" said the student.
81 mean what did the man hayeY
1.-TWO hundred dollars replied the
surgeon. Ladies' Home Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
WOMEN MOTOR DRIVERS.
Will Be Sent to France By the American
Red Gross.

Washington, d. q, Aug %. Women
motor drivers for overseas service to
the number Of 300 will be sent to
France during the next six months by
the American Red Cross. Volunteers
will be selected from the Red Cross mo.
tor corps maintained in several cities
it was announced to-day, and women
selected must be Is years or over, physi.
cally fit, and capable Of acting as motor
messengers, ambulance or canton driv-
ers. It is planned to send fifty drivers
a month for the next six months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
Opening the Flood Gates.

Mrs. Knagg with magazine 1T says
here that South Sea island wife isn't
supposed TO talk until her husband
speaks first,
knagg I'll bet some of those hus-
bands are fools enough to do it.-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

Oddly enough, the most damage from
frost few days ago was in the southern
part of Vermont. Our friends on the
Brattleboro Reformef have something to
explain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
MAY SETTLE STRIKE.
By Offering Equal Pay to Men and Won.

London, Wednesday, Aug. 2l.-Pros-
poets for ending the tramway and bus
drivers strike on Friday are good. Par
ties to the controversy reached an APP
proximate settlement at conference
late to-day on the basis of equal pay
for men and women workers and no dis.
elimination between them The terms
viii be submitted to the unions affected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

The reduction of the length of the
battle line in western Europe helps the
Germans as much as the allies, and it is
far more welcome to the Germans in
their hard pressed condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
PROTESTS TO UNITED STATES.
Against Receiving New Montenegro Rep
resentatixe.

TeSenlaLlVS,
Washington, D. O., Aug. 22.-Milosse
Ivanovitch, who came to the United
States as the head Of special mission
from Montenegro and who says he speaks
for Jugo-S lays in the United States and
Europe, has filed a protest with the
state department against the acceptance
by the United States of General Anto
Gvozdenoic as minister from Montene.
gro. He said the new minister is per-
scnal representative Of King Nicholas,
regarded by the Jugo.Slavs as traitor
to his country.
General Gyozdenoie is on his way to
Washington, and it was said in official
quarters to-day that he would be re-
ceived as the officially accredited minis
ter of the Montenegrin government,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
For a While.

Il see your boy has gone to work
"Yes"
"How's he getting along"
ooh, fine! Anything in the way o.
novelty appeals to him. ~ Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
yARDAMAN SUMMARIZED

a man who opposed the government Of
the United States in practically every
phase of the governments activities just
prior to the outbreak Of the war between
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
Punishment.

Edith-Tll back out and let you marry
the wretch.
Marie-Why do you do thatg
Edith-He proposed to both Of us and
! want to see him punished. Boston
Transcript,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

The ship captain who does not report
the sinking of German submarine is
getting to be rare man in his business
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

General March says the allies can win
the war in 1919. Already- forward
March,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22

The casualty list among United States
senators is really alarming mine deaths
since the present 65th Congress opened