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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05

Stormy Days Cause ssbbIss 10 De
Thovohtfvi Of Wives Who contem-
plate Shopping Expeditions

Cold days stir up warm reactions
In the heart.
Remember that cold Saturday
morning when rain and snow swept
the streets?
A young married man plowed
through the gale TO his Office, and,
once there, bethought himself that
his wife had declared her intention
Of going down TO Center Market to
purchase q rabbit for dinner that
evening.
Looking down upon storm-swept
Pennsylvania avcnue, relates the
Washington Star, the loving hus-
band immediately decided that his
wife would he foolish ~ 10 cot on
sueh q bad morning, and that h
weulsn't let her 20.
TD Just call her up and tel her
II is too bad a morning for her to
70 cut. when she doesn't have to, and
that III bring the things home my
'elf this evening" he thought.
Cynical reader, this story doesn't
turn out the way you think. Truth
must often disappoint the cynic.
Fair wife did not insist on going
10 market through the snow 10 bring
home the nice rabbit for husband TO
devour. She was pleased that hus-
band was so thoughtful.
And what is more:
When the husband went TO a
phone to call up his wife TO tell her
TO stay at home, he found the phone
already in use.
%Iello, Mary" said the man on
the phone. ats a mighty bad day,
and | think YOU had better not 60
down town this morning"
The young husband went to use
the phone in another room. As he
walked in, he saw a comrade at the
phone already.
"Helen," the man on the phone
was saying, 81 think you had better
stay at home this morning. It's 4
mighty bad day"
Husbands are a pretty decent lc'
after all.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
COVER WHEAT WITH MANURE
-op Dressing 10 Usually Preferred TO
Plowed Under Fertilizer or
Too Much Trash.

Manure should be used carefully In
the growing OF wheat and other small
grains. Top dressing on winter grain
70 usually preferred to blowing under
manure or too much trash. This makes
a loose seeded which In likely 10 dry
out and int1fe the grain. A top dress
Ing. evenl! distributed and not too
heavy. usually gives good results.
Manure spread ON wheat late In the
fall or during the winter tends TO pre-
veq1s soil drifting. catches snow. pro-
csct51 the plants from extreme changes
a. temperature. prevents soil heaving.
|consorves soil moisture. and adds some
plant food. Next year when the groand
% plowed. the organic matter Is In
|rorI'orntcd with the soil and Improves
|fhe texture and fertility OF the janc
Ior producing sacceedins eropA
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
THE THMG-k-WEEk em
EDITION Of THE
new YORK WORLD
INisi7

Practically Daily at the price eta
Weekly. No other newspaper in the
world gives so much at so low a
price.
The value and need Of a newspaper
in the household was never greater
than al the present tine. We have
been forced to enter the great wsrId
war, and large army Of ours is al
ready in France. You will want N
have all the news from our troops on
European battle-helds, and 1913
promises to be the most momentsus
year in the history Of The universe
No other newspaper al 50 small a
price will furnish such prompt ass
accurate news of these wsrId- shaking
events. II is not necessary 10 say
more.
THE THRICE-A-WEKK WORLDS
regular subscriptios price is $l.ee
per year, and this says ier 1876 papers,
We offer this unsqualled newspaper
and the
HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKIAN
CTri-weekly)
together for one year for t2.65.
The regular subscription price OF
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05

Frances am afraid you don't
like my game of bridge.
Francis am bound TO like any,
thing that costs me as much money
as that.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
WAR YARNS.

"Haye you any war yarns:' asked
the lady entering the department
store.
"Surely, madam" replied the
noOrwalker.
an which direction will find the
proper Department.
"Do You want them for reading
or knitting, MADAME"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
THE BIG TOUCH.

"John let me take a dollar will
you;'
"What for?"
I've got to buy a lot Of stun I
don't need so that the grocer will
sell me a pound of sugar
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
ONE IDEA.

Howell-What is the millennium
from your viewpoint
Powell-lt is the period when
there is no time between drinks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
CONSTITUENTS GOT BUSY.

''rhey went over that candidates
career with rake"
81 heard he was an unusually
well-cultivated man."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
HER GUESS.

Edith with magazine)- What Il
meant by the dark ages3
Marie-The ages that we keep
dark, l suppose. my dear.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
strong. Substantial Fence.

build only for the present year. Weak
fences are nuisance and means OF
SIS. for they teach animals 10 be un-
July Instead <0l contented.-Wisconsin
AgricultiirisS
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
\ GOOD REASON.

Tcacher-Why has the giraffe
such long neck?
Charhe-Bccauso its head is so
far away from its body.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-05
WEAK FENCES ARE NUISANCE
Not True Economy 70 Use Cheap Ma
Embellishments Taught to Be
Restless and unruly.

The advanced cost OF fencing wire
tempts us to make use OF the cheap
est materials, but this is not true econ
omy. We viii lose in the end II we
Evening star., 1918-06-30

Miss champion
world who will this She the old Australian crawl stroke
takes stroke
cpynsht ty Information Film eric.
Evening star., 1918-06-30
[:Rs&:x

Thousands have read Of the possibilities of
"one-man" submarine, but here we have the "one-
child" submarine. This Brooklyn N. Y, youngster
made it out Of old barrel slaves covered with
vas, built the coming tower and periscopes with
light wood and heavy cardboard and propels it
with his tricycle., upon which it is mounted
;,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
THE NEW ORDER.

Samuel Gompers: The old order
Is changing. War has speeded UP
the change so that into few months
have been crowded milestones that
ordinarily it would have required de-
cades to reach. Employers have UNI,
derstood the change. They know that
their power over lives of men is
dwindlfng. They know that under the
new order opportunities and property
are being used for the common weI
fare of all.
The change has been brought about
by the power of tools in the hands OF
workers who know the Indispensable
character Of their work Tools are
forging, link by link. cables Of safety
reaching out from American freedom
to all ports of the world where free
men may seek their interests.
certain employers are grasping
after their vanishing autocracy. They
seek to destroy labor by placing upon
it the responsibility for any failure in
the war program. They would make
the tools of labor fashion chains To
shackle the workers to jobs. They
would conscript free labor,
The rank and file of America's
workers know the value of freedom.
They war against an autocracy that
las IeS1i ed It's uedu 10 menace WOrld
freedom. Some workers may make
mistakes-who is infallible, the en-
ployers? But the remedy for those
mistakes is intelligent effort to point
out the better way and to instill into
the minds and consciences Of the
rank and file of labor that our gov
eminent owes justice to all
As | know the power and the con-
science of labor from the depths OF
my heart l hope nothing will be done
to hamper the constructive work OF
the organized effort of free workers
who have been rendering indispens-
able work and who viii stand faithful
until victory comes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
MORE CHANGES
FOR PLACES
Non-Educatlonal Examination Will be
Held at Rock Island April I.
for Jobs on River
Work.

Notice is sent out from the y. S..
engineers office at Rock Island of the
following non-educational examine
tons for places in the U. S. engineer
department at large:
A UNCONVENTIONAL civil service ex-
animation will be held at the q. S.
engineer office. Rock Island, Illinois,
April LIST. 1918, for replenishing the
lists of registered positions" in con-
nection with the work of improving
the upper Mississippi river, its trib-
utaries, and other localities.
These positions include inspectors,
overseers, foremen, master, mates,
pilots, steam and gasoline engineers
(requiring license), surveymen Grams
sitmen, levelmen, recorders, rodmen.
chainmen, etc.. All mechanical
tradesmen and helpers, apprentices to
trades, brakemen. bridge
tenders, cable splicers, car repairers,
cement testers and cement workers,
concrete fnishers, cranesmen, dredge
engineers Clipper and hydraulic),
dredge runners, electricians, engine
men (not licensed by the steamboat
service), tiremen (marine
and stationary, handymen, janitors,
Iinemen, lock masters. lockmen. oil
ers, powdermen. steersmen, shipkeep-
ers, strikers, switchmen, trackmen,
winchmen, and similar positions.
Parties desiring and able to fill any
of the above positions are hereby So
Iicited to apply in time for examina.
ton papers which are to be filed out
by them and returned here for filing
not later than March Is. 1918.
1t is urgently requested that appli-
cations for the above positions be re-
ceived
For examination papers and inform
alton apply to Mr.. j. c. McElhere, sec
rotary local board of examiners, U. s.
Office, Z. q. Bldg, Rock
Island, Ill.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
Western Coal prices Fixed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
WASHINGTON, March S.-Maxi.
mum coal prices at the mines were
announced by the fuel administration
today for the states Of Colorado, Mon
tana, Wyoming and Utah, effective
March II and providing for reduc'
ton in the price Of Colorado coal dur
ing the summer months.
The maximum prices at mines for
these four states are:
Colorado, bituminous domestic coal,
run of mine, 1925; prepared sizes.
$3.50: slack or screenings, $1.25. Bit
luminous steam coal, Trinidad district
run Of mine, $685. prepared sizes.
1925: slack or screenings, $1.65. Liz
mite coal, run Of mine, 1925, prepared
sizes, 1926 and slack or screenings, VI.
These prices are subject to the fol-
lowing reductions:
Bituminous domestic coal April l,
70 cents. May so cents, June 1, 80
cents, August i, Is cents. The sum-
mer reductions in the Trinidad dis
trict are ibituminous steam coal April
1, 40 cents, May /, 80 cents, June J..
20 cents, July !, 10 cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
Camp Dodge HisherUps Get Salaries
According to Ranks Which They
Hold in Various Branches
Of Army.
ARE ENTITLED TO ROOMS
Officers Receive Money for Rent or
Else Are Housed by the
Government While
in Service.

Army officers at Camp Dodge are
paid according to rank
A second lieutenant receives $f41.67
initial pay per month; first lieutenant
$16667; captain, $500; major, $3.50;
! lieutenant colonel, $2s167, and col
onel, $333.33; with an increase Of 10
per cent, known as longevity pay for
each period of Ave years of service.
provided that such increase shall not
exceed 40 per cent.
The pay Of brigadier general is
$4,000 per year; major general, $4,000;
lieutenant general, $4,000, and a gen.
eral $4,000 These officers receive no
increase for continuous service.
All officers are entitled to be turn.
ished public quarters, with fuel and
light, but If these cannot be provided
the officers receive a committed money
value Of the same A second lieuten-
ant has two rooms, or Communication
|of $24 per month; first lieutenant three
rooms OF $50; captain four rooms or
$4S; major five rooms or $50; lieuten-
amt colonel six rooms or s72; colonel
seven rooms or $S4: brigadier gener-
al eight rooms Or 500; major general
nine rooms or $10S; lieutenant gen
eral ten rooms or $120; and a general
eleven rooms or communication Of $132.
All receive suitable allowance for
heat and light, dependent upon local
iity Of their stations and the season.
While on foreign service officers re-
jceive an increase of 10 per cent Of
their base pay and longevity pay.
Aviation officers or other officers at
tached to the signal corps while on
regular aerial flight duty receive in
creases as follows: Aviation officers,
rs per cent; junior military aviators
80 per cent; military aviators, rs per
cent. Each Junior military aviator
land military aviator has rank, etc,
one grade higher than his commission,
provided commissions are not higher
than captain.
officers are retired for disability or
after Ga years of age and receive IS
per cent Of the pay of the grade Tin
the regular army held at date Of re-
tirement.
Officers. while in hospital, are charg-
ed 81 per day for subsistence. They
are not entitled to clothing or equip
ment and are required to suhsist them
selves, purchasing their supplies
either from the quartermaster or
through fhe ordinary channels Of
trade.
For deeds Of valor, recognized by
|act Of congress, officers and enlisted
men receive certificates of merit
which entitle them to an additional
compensation of So per month.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
Age of Things in France
Impress Americans There

turtles. We are even now quartered
in an ancient stone building con-
structed several hundred years ago
with all the permanence with which
structures of that day were put up.
1t has been yariously used as
monastery, convent and army bar
racks and is perhaps particularly his
toric as having been once the head
quarters Of one of the most illustrious
Of French generals. Near us is one
Of those majestic old cathedral5 also
built some centuries ago. All build
ings over here seem to be Of stone.
Picturesque Country.
'"This is withal most picturesque
country The French rural districts
have seen make perfect pictures OF
industry, thrift and painstaking cul-
tivation of the soil. Agriculture il
intensive over here even If our own
farmers would say that these French
men are wholly behind in machinery
and methods. They get the results
even if they do have to call on the
faithful OK as a helper. Every inch
of ground is used, and everything is
the perfection of neatness.
1.-THE French people welcome us
enthusiastically and are exceedingly
courteous and hospitable. We are
we'll taken care OF and I'm healthy as
the proverbial pig, SO why worry?
"Give my kindest regards to Judge
Bank and Judge Hamilton and to
each of the other boys about the old
haunts."
Lieutenant Mckinley went to the
officers training school, and left Keo-
kuk for Texas last December. get
ting his chance to go "over there
very soon after he landed in Texas.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
CHARLESTON.
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It has pleased Almighty God in His
wise providence to call from this
earth Maria Catharine Weisbrod, nee
Lauth. She was born Sept. 5, lS4l,
at Hasslbary, Nessan, Germany. Soon
after, on September IS, she received
the holy baptism and in 1864 she was
united in marriage to Mr.. John
Lauth at the same church. In 1866
her husband e1nigrated to America,
coming to Burlington, Iowa. -Four
years later, in 1866, she followed.
After only four short years, in 1872.
her husband died, leaving her alone
with four small children whom she
now had to support. Two children
later died at the age of 10 and re-
spectively After ten long struggling
wears she was united in marriage
to Mr.. Joseph Weisbrod of Nauvoo,
ILL.,, in 1882 To this union was born
one daughter. In 1890 her second
husband died and she was again
alone, although living happily with
her children and step-children. In
1903 she changed residence and again
came to Burlington, Iowa. Since 1913
she has been living with her daugh-
ter Mrs. VIM. Weigard, at Charles
ton, Iowa. She has been ailing for
some time. About last November
things seemed to turn more seriously.
But even so she wasn't confined to
bed until about two weeks ago.. al
ways keeping a friendly and chris
tian-like disposition.
She died Monday, March 4, at 900
D. M, at the age Of II years, months
and 20 days. She is survived by
brother, residing at Peoria, ILL.,, one
brother and a sister in Germany,
two sons, Peter Lauth of Burlington,
Iowa, and Henry Lauth of Vfele,
Iowa; one daughter, Mrs. VIM. Wei
gard Of Charleston, Iowa, and their
respective families. Also nine step
children, Mrs. Hy Berger and Mrs.
Louise Brugger of Nauvoo, ILL.,, Mrs.
John Koch of FIT. Madison, Mrs. Anna
Foster and Mrs. Mary Hitchcock of
Denver, Colo. Franklin and George
Weisbrod of Eads, Colo. VIM. and
Henry Weisbrod Of Kit Carson. Colo.
The grandchildren are Viola and Ell
mira Lauth of Burlington. Iowa. and
Hilda, Agnes and Bernardien Weigard
of Charleston, Iowa.
Funeral services were held from
the Baptist church Thursday after
noon at o'clock, Rev. P. Benthin of
Donnellson officiating. Interment in
Charleston cemetery. The floral
offerings were beautiful.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
lake over telegraph.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, March S.-To pre-
vent spies from getting military in
formation, Senator Sheppard today
introduced resolution empowering
the president to take over telegraph,
telephone, cable and radio communi-
cation systems during war time,
under the same terms as those gov
erning federal control of railroads.
When the first train, weighing l.
245 tons, crossed the new Quebec
bridge it depressed the great central
span only five-sixteenths OF an inch
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
This IS Viewpoint of Lieut..
Leo G. Mckinley Who is
With Aero Squadron
Over There

First impressions of France are Of
the age of things there, Lieut.. Leo
G. Mckinley says in letter to c..
j. Smith, official court reporter here.
Lieutenant Mckinley is with the
645th aero squadron S. c. A. E. F.,
and he has written from France to
friends here of his trip and his i'm
pressions of the land Of the fieur-de-
lis.
II have seen quite a stretch Of
country since the latter part of De-
cember," he writes. I'VE had an ex.
tensive trip In the U. S. A. before
we embarked. And as for crossing
the Atlantic, l found it to be some
considerable puddle of boisterous
water. You've probably heard that
the north Atlantic is of rather uncer-
tain temperament at this season Of
the year, and we had an excellent
proof of this in almost continuous
rough weather.
1--WE were pleased when we sighted
the shores of France and knew that
we need not think further of subma-
rines or their children, torpedoes.
AS soon as one lands in France one
is Immediately impressed with the
age of things. 1t seems that every
thing and every place has had some
par, in the history OF by-gone CEN
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
RULES
FOR DRAFT
Four CIassifications VIII be Made by
Medical Advisors Of Boards
Who Will Pass on
Men.

WASHINGTON, March s.-Re-clas'
sifcation according to physical condl'
ton Of the men called in the next
army draft is provided in revised In
structions for medical advisory boards
which are being sent to the local
boards throughout the country. The
new regulations, made public require
that every man summoned before the
board shall be placed in one of the fol
lowing four classes:
Acceptable for general military
service.
service after being cured of remedial
defect.
C--Acceptable for special or limited
military service in specified capacity
or occupation.
D-Rejected and exempted from any
military service. M
1t is the intention Of the provost
marshal general to provide later for
the further investigation and classifi.
cation of the men acceptable for linn
tied or special service SO that record
may be made of the sort of work each
Of these men may be assigned to do
without endangering his health.
Under the new regulations many
ailments and defects which gained ex-
emption of drafted men in the past
now will result only in their being
listed in group B. Such men, if they
choose, will be given the privilege of
securing the services of their family
physicians in the effort to remove the
defect, but if they have not awaited
themselves of this privilege within a
specified time, they will be called into
military service and ordered to can
Torment base hospital, a reconstruc-
ton hospital or to a civic hospital, as
may be designated by the surgeon
general.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
Seed Wheat Stored.
. 'mportant schooI Deoision,

Ws VAN Press Leased Wire Service. I
\ D 1nEaLoO, Iowa, March 8.-Judge
fnt q boies, today held in an import
6tats se MS that students in the Iowa
kanno. ieacners' college at Cedar Falls
(ity ot reach in the schools of that
|unds court held also, that public
(ria sS - could not be used to pay sal
ktmc,,unl crtic teachers who direct in
M OF student teachers.
b norm ueIlslon is Of wide Importance
(al wnn, schools since much practi-
YIN mas been secured by permit
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08

of the engineer for labor and ma
terial in the construction of the
pumping station subject to the sub
sequent approval Of same by the
board
The minutes of the days session
were read and on motion approved,
whereupon the board adjourned TO
meet Monday. March IS, 1918, at 9
o'clock a. M n Ne
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
When Mediocritv Prospera.

Marshalltown Times Republlcan:
With the war engrossing everybody's
attention and celebrating party lines,
this is the year for many a mediocre
man to get by for an important public
place.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
THEY MUST HAVE
THOUGHT AURORA
WAS SIX REELER

, A local man walked into an Of
, fee down town this morning.
Well, did you see the Aurora
Borealis last night?" he inquired. 4
No, did they put it on at the
, Grand, I went to the Hippo
, drome," was the answer. 4
The laugh had hardly subsidized
, when the assistant came in, a
young lady. and she was asked
, the same question.
mo, I went to the Grand" she
, said, "to see the show there"
.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-08
Hank. the Nail Bitter.

TIJnited Press Leased Wire Service
OSWEGO, N. Y, March S.-"Hank"
Mott, Fulton strong man, who bites
nails in pieces, at shows during the
summer months, wants to go to
France and bite a passage through
the Boche wire entanglements for
Pershing's men. He has been re-
iected, however, for physical reasons