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Iditarod pioneer., 1918-02-02
BELGIAN CHILDREN
 GIVEN RED GROSS AID

The war council of the American Red Cross announces the receipt of the following cablegram from the Paris headquarters of the American Red Cross in reference to the work of the Red Cross in caring for the repatriated refugees from devastated districts in France and Belgium;
 "1'here arrived last week Ut the town where the repatries from France and Belgium are received back into France train loaded with Belgian children. There were 68O of them, then, sickly, alone, all between ages of 1 and l2, children of men who refused to work for the Germans and of mothers who let their children go rather than let them starve. They poured off the train, little ones cling ing to the oldest ones, girls all crying. boys trying to cheer. They had come all the long way alone. On the plat form were the Red Cross workers to meet them-dOctors and nurses with ambulances for the little sick ones waiting outside the station. The chil- dren poured out of the station, marched along the street shouting, Meat, meat, we are going to have neat to the cas ino, where they were given square meal, the frs: in many months. Again and again, while they ate, they broke out spontaneously into songs in French against the German songs, which they had evidently learned in secret. The Red Cross doctor examined them. Their little claw-like hands were sig nificant of their undernourished bodies but the doctors said, We have them in time. A few weeks ol proper feeding and they will pull up
 "Every day 1000 homeless people ar rive, of which 60 per cent. are children. Thirty per cent of the older people die the first month from exhauston. The children can and must be saved."
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-02-02
AMERICAS FOURTEEN
 WAR AIMS

I. Open covenants between na- tions.
 ?. Peace without private interna tional understandings of any kind. 5. Absolute freedom of the seas in peace and war,
 4. Removal of all economic bar riers.
 5. Establishment of equality of trade conditions.
 6. Reduction of national aru a. men,s.
 !, Impartial adjustment of colo nial claims, based upon the princl- pie that the people concerned have equal rights with the interested government.
 8. Evacuation of all Russian terri tory.
 9. Evacuation of Belgium without any attempt 10 limit her soyer eighty.
 lU. All French territory 10 be freed and restored.
 II. Preparation for A1sace LOT raine.
 l2 Readiustment of IIaly's iron tiers.
 l3. A chance for the development and freedom of the Austro-H Hunga- rian races.
 II. Absolute evacuation and res toration of Serbia. Roumania and Montenegro, and Serbian access to the sea
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-02-02
HALIFAX EXPLOSION
 A TERRIBLE AFFAIR

Halifax, x. S., Dec. 1.-Two thou result of the collision between two steamships in Halifax harbor. which was followed by d terrific explosion of a cargo of war munitions on one of the vessels and by widespread conhAgra tion, caused by the hurling of blazing
 material, in the city. More than 1000 persons were injured, many seriously. There was not house in the city that escaped damage. One side of every house in the city was ruined by the explosion. Not even an appro ximate estimate can be made of the property loss, but it will run into millions of , dollars.
 The collision between the ships hap pened at 8:30 o'clock yesterday morn- ing, and the couAagration in the city was not under control until ? o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Snow aided the iremen in quenching the flames, but greatly impeded the t7ork of rescuing the injured and re- covering the dead. The fire devastated two and half square miles of the city. The dead were brought in wagon loads to the morgue Most of the in jured are suffering from wounds caused by flying glass and other missiles. Special trains, carrying doctors nurses, and medical supplies arrived from Moncton and Windsor last night and today.
 The commercial district, which sui fered heavy damage, has practically
 suspended all business. All schools are closed.
 In the confusion yesterday, the re port was current that the ship whose cargo Of ammunition exploded was an American vessel, but investigation has
 proved this to be false. The ill-fated craft was French ship. Her name was the Mont Blanc, and the vessel which she collided was the Belgian re- lief steamer Imo.
 St. John, N. F., Jan. 6.-Eye-wit-
 nesses of the disaster at Halifax, who
 arrived in St. John, gave terrible de- tails of the catastrophe there.
 Esmond Barry, postal clerk said
 people in Halifax died like flies. Some
 ran about with noses of, eyes out, faces
 slashed and limbs torn. They had
 been struck by flying missiles. He said that while he was working around
 some of the wrecked buildings he saw
 baby fifty feet away under burning
 mass, crying for aid. Rescuers were
 unable to reach it and had to watch it
 burn. Three hundred dead lay in parks at Halifax when he left there.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-02-02

Pope Benedict means well, but his efforts to bring about peace before Germany has been licked to a frazzle are only a waste of time, and his holiness might just as well devote his attention to something else. Germany as she is today can never be recognized in a deal where integrity and honor are involved. - Doug las Island News.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-02-02
JUST A WORD

Throughout the district tickets for the big A. B. Red Cross ben eft ball have been placed on sale. The ball takes place tonight in the big A. E hall in this city, and the gross receipts will go to the Red Cross fund, By all means buy a ticket, come along and enjoy yourself; but if you can't attend, buy the ticket any how
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-02-02

The German chancellor finds no fault with the first four of President Wilson's fourteen war aims. For years Germany has not been i'll accord with the fifth proposition, and as for the sixth, that's an utter impossibility, and so on to the end. But, taken all and all, it's a hopeful sign: shows that Germany is two seventh nearer nationality than for sev eral decades.
Iditarod pioneer., 1918-02-02

Tub and steam baths at all hours.
 Snyder House, Flat.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
SECURITY LEAGUE y
DECLARES WAR ON
BOLSHEV|ST ACTS

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Details of the
form to be taken by its nation wide
campaign to combat the Bolsheviki in
America, recently announced, were
made public today by the National Sc
curity league. The league again empha-
sizes the fact that its efforts will not
be directed against socialism as such,
but will be confined entirely to coun-
teracting the various un-American in
fluences parading under the guise of
socialism.
The leagues statement reads;
THE National Security league is
definitely opposed to entering into any
discussion on the economic claims of
socialism. The league has no issue as
a patriotic organization with the social
lists on their economic doctrines any
more than with those who uphold Tree
trade, single tax or prohibition.
THE league will center its attack
on the following issues, where the
Bolshevist program Is in direct opposi-
tion to American government, American
ideals and Americas war. All good
Americans will agree in their opposi-
ton to the propaganda of any group
which aims at revolution, believes in
| government by the minority, antag-
cni,ns tba cnne+itrtiou and the sunreme
"lrlIt' ~ wbosa organi7atton and
r ' rnu or"osed 70 famocratic GOV
Iunea ~ 'PP'''u ~
e'mt'e H., oo,s,stort ottitrda of manv
bofo,o ava d,'ring he war
sueIaiI9dH 49, y A r,nrican md dis
tinctly and definitely pro-German in
y a,u eiit tho ontgiyir mos ~ MANY
sloT Mas H1sdep pa bave heen aimed AT
h Jntr cermony Ito esra no ~rotribution
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
Gil UBDOM
Beethoven Club
VIII Glue Concert

A splendid program has been ar
RANGED for the December concert OF the
Beethoven club, which will be gwen
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Goodwin institute.
Mrs. Joy Patton Thompson OF Chat-
tanooga, a musician Of unusual talent;
will be d feature of the afternoon, and
other artists viii make the program
one of unusual interest.
Mrs. D. l.. Griffith, general chairman
pointed Mrs. II, H. Fairfax chairman
for the concert Saturday afternoon, ana
she will preside as hostess, being, as
sisted by Mesdames J. +. Hill. -. b.
Douglass, Charles Floyd, T. w. Sherron
and Mrs. D. L. Griffith:
A. cordial invitation to the general
public, and especially to all sailors ana
soldiers in the city, has been EXTENDED
by the chlb.
Following Is the program:
sonata Pathetique 0irst movement
Miss Margaret Yerger.
'9a5 tisasi d'arte, Vissl d'amore
(ffrqm TosGal PH Tor1s
Mrs. r. D. owen.
la( The waters Of Lethe. .... Lehman
(b( The Bird of the Wilderness
HOFFMAN
(c) BY the Waters Of Minnetonka..
Leurance
Nh Mrs. Ben Goodman. a+
eaS Love song. . Roy Lamont Smith
(b} Barbarian DANCE. ,......,.
- ..,,... Roy Lamon Smith
. Mrs. Joy Patton Thompson.
TX Svc Maria .....,,,.... Gounod
(c) Holy Night .............. Aoam
}tF Mrs. Ben Parker.
Violin Obligato. $50. Mr.. Joseph Cortese
Piano vi +,
Rigoietto Paraphrase 49,. Verdi-Liz'
Miss Margaret Yerger. A
Accompanists-Mrs. e.. b.. MCCOY anC
Mrs. Frank ,Sturm. 49,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
Dancing Party Is Enjoyed
by 200 of Younger Set

A dancing party which was enjoyed
by about 200 members Of the younger
society set Thursday evening, was that
given by Misses Virgie and Angie
Bailey, at their home on Belvedere
boulevard.
Mrs. Bailey, who assisted in receiv-
ing the guests, was lovely in a gown
Miss Virgie Bailey wore cerise Geor-
gette crepe with an iridescent glrdle
and panel, and Miss Angie Bailey was
gowned in a froCk Of blue brocaded
chiffon draped over cloth of silver,
Delicious fruit punch was served TO
the guests between dances, and later a
dainty salad course was served.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
WEDDINGS
Gray-Reniger

Miss June Reniger and Lieut.. Ralph
Gray we're quietly married at the home
of the brides mother, Mrs. H.. Fl. kronz,
on Poplar avenue, Thursday evening at
5 O'Clock.
Lieut.. Gray is at present stationed
at Payne field, Miss, where ne mas
been a flying instructor. He and Mrs.
GRAY will leave in a few weeks for
Honolulu, where they will make their
home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
Chapter House Association
Elects Officers Wednesday

One of the most important meetings
of the year will be held by the y. A.
r. Chapter House association Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock at the Hotel
Gayoso. when the officers for the COM
ing year will be elected.
other important plans for the work
Of he new wear will be discussed, and
all members are especially urged to
be present promptly at 10 o'clock,
The president, Mrs. J. J. Williams;
requests that all charter members of
the association attend this meeting.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
Young Judeans Present
= Play for War Fund

A large audience witnessed the play,
'The Shofar," which was given by the
A yonng Judeans at the Nineteenth Cen
inv Club Thursday night for the bene-
tit Of the Jewish national war fund:
The address of welcome and intro
duction TO the play was made BY. Miss
Rebecea Roser, president Of the Young
Judeans.. irr rola
nj ,aThe Hope of Israeli was splendid
and won the admiration OF the audi
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
HERE and THERE

Miss Marie Louise Schwartz will be
the guest of Miss Margaret Polmie, of
Nashville, Tenn, during the holidays.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Davis and lit
tie daughter, Claudine, of Vincent,
Ark, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
Berry Brooks, 1852 Carr avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Busby, of Friar Point,
Miss, is the guest of Miss Ethel Low
rance.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
Kings Daughters Will
Give Benefit Dance

A dance for the benefit Of the Tu-
day night at the Nineteenth Century
club by the Helping Hand circle Of the
Kings Daughters.
Tickets will be on sale at the door
Of the club at 1870, and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
Mrs. W. T. Stark to Entertain.

Mrs. W. T. Stark will entertain with
an afternoon tea from 3 to 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at her home on I'm
ion avenue, in honor Of her attractive
young daughter. Miss Margaret Stark,
who is home for the holidays, and for
Miss Georgia House, of Knoxville,
Tenn, who is the guest of Mrs. William
Newman.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
BUSINESS AND SOCIAL.

EDMUND WHEY
Teacher Of singing, Is out Of the city
until Saturday, Dec. 2S He will re
teaching MVncay, Dec, 30, All
those wishing to secure desirable hours
for study during the coming season
should see him on that date or as soon
after as convenient. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27

One of the six stars upon the service
flag Of Judge and Mrs. Thomas M.
Scruggs is for their attractive young
daughter, Miss Betty struggs, who has
Just completed the preliminary course
of several months thaining in the U. $.
army school of nursing at Camp Wads-
worth, S.. c., and is now a regularly
enrolled member of that splendid Or
ganization.
Miss Scruggs arrived Christmas eve
to spend the holidays with Judge and
Mrs. Scruggs at their home, 1876 North
Montgomery, She will return to Camp
Wadsworth Jan. 2.
She was the only one of the splendid,
patriotic family of six now in some
branch of service for rnelr country who
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27

ence by her portrayal of the part she
represented,
Miss Bernice Bass as Mother" was
also very, good.
Each player acted we'll his part and
the play as well as the dance which
followed was enjoyed by all who at
tended,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-27
X YULETIDE TOPIC.

peace on Earth to Men Of Good
VIII will be the topic upon which DR.
YIN. FineschrIber will lecture Friday
night at s o'clock at Poplar avenue
temple. An invitation is extended to
All.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
Good News In Hot Weather.

The assurance of Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield that there will be no
shortage of domestic coal this win
ter and that householders need not
fear a recurrence of last winters
famine is indeed Certifying. 1t would
be a grave matter if, after years
time and the lesson of last winters
shortage as a CONSTANT reminder of
the necessity for preparation, the
coming of cold weather would find
the nation facing the prospect of
actual suffering. Obviously the nom
ESSENTIAL industries must stand such
curtailment of coal supplies as is
necessary to keep essential industries
moving and householders assured an
adequate but not wasteful, supply of
fuel. At best there may be hard
ships, but a repetition of the condi-
tions which existed in certain Sec
tions of the country last winter
would be indefensible and intolera-
BILE.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09

(CoIumbia Hecord)

There are no less than twenty
seven towns named Berlin in this
country. The United States is dotted
with then. Ohio alone has four little
Berlins. And there are almost as
many American towns named Bis
marck as are named after our great
Lincoln. Lawrence, Kas., has a Bis
marck grove, Hamburg, the great
Prussian port, has a namesake in
twenty States. Eight American towns
are named Bremen, eleven Dresden,
twenty-five Hanover, including one
Hanover IN Kansas. There are even
two towns named Kaiser. One is in
Missouri and one is in Wisconsin, but
evidently few people care to live in
these two towns, for their popula-
tons are so small they are not listed.
All this means that after the war a
lot of new State maps will be needed,
os nearly all these towns will be re-
christened.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
EDITORIAL MUSINGS.
. -~AAA>>>>>>>>>>
American People Responsive.

The American people as a whole
assS SO heartily co-operated with the
azztional food administration in the
7zpDkuntary conservation of wheat that
LIZ Hoover has found it possible to
ssssase hotels and public eating
srzzces from the voluntary pledge to
szse no wheat until the new harvest
Was in, and soon, it is announced,
[%xtHme wheat conservation plans
may De abandoned by all the allied
zuatsOns with assurance that the SUD-
lily will be adequate for all reason
S1hae requirements. Victory bread,
consisting of eighty per cent. -four
znd twenty per cent substitutes,
Ell be fashionable, however, for
zne time to come as it is a mode, of
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09

..It
wheat CONSERVATION least burdensome
to the public and very effective in its
saving.
All Americans should bear in
mind, however, that while little
more liberality in the consumption
of wheat is now permissible waste
must be avoided as stringently
as ever, and as wheat is used more
freely sugar must be consumed more
sparingly, since the sugar supply is
far less adequate than was hoped for
a few months ago. Help yourself to
another slice of Victory bread if you
want it, folks, but go easy on the
sweetenin' until further notice.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
Woes of Movie Hero.

Francis K. Bushman, the movie star,
married his leading lady, Beverly
Bayne, five days after his first wife
procured a divorce from him, togeth-
er with $4,000 in lump sum as
alimony and a pretty large sum to be
paid each month. Mrs. Bushman No.
1 seems to have been right when she
/, thought all that love dofngs and
kisses, INDUCED in by the pair, was
the real thing, and not so much be-
cause the picture called for them.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
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FREIGHT BILLS MUST BE PAID in
CASH.

Railroads will now collect. millions
of dollars in freight charges on a
cash basis by orders of Director Gen
eral McAdoo, abolishing the old prac-
tice of extending credit to shippers.
Payment Of freight bills now will be
required nomfnally on the day the
shipment is delivered, although this
has been interpreted as meaning a
day or two viii be allowed to mail
the freight bill and transmit check
in return.
BY furnishing bond, most large
shippers have arranged for delivery
of freight without requiring separate
payment for each shipment. In these
cases railroads will render bills COW
ering a number of shipments, and as
long as a week may be permitted in
which payment may be made.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
NEW DIVISION HEAD BORN IN
BATH COUNTY.

Gen. Henry T.. Allen, WHO has
been put in command of the 18th
Division of the q. s. Army, is ma
tive of Bath County, and widely
known over the State. He was fol
years United States military attache
at st. Petersburg and later at Stock
holm. He has a long war record, and
was with Gen. Henry T. LawtoR when
the two mounted the hill behind San
tiago In 1898 and saw the Spanish
fleet at anchor in the bay. Gen
Allen many years ago made an ex.
cred and named many rivers anu
mountains.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
ADVERTISING RATES

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4ss1ding Notices, 10 cents per line
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T1zuA. 20 cents per line, each issue.
zCaods of thanks, calls on candi
>xzEsaz obituaries and resolutions, and
eS9aRszSar matter, 10 cents per line.
special rates for large advertise
!. tx1zts end yearly contracts.
yse eight of publisher is reserved
90 &ecaine any advertisement or other
sssrnkSec Tor publication.
Announcements for political Offices
ssxxut invariably be accompanied BY
NxA6 cash
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
Covington 1907 Patriotic.

The Citizens Patriotic League, of
Covington, which visited several
German citizens that had been too
free with their mouths, whipped some
and made others subscribe to the Lib
erty Loan and the Red Cross, has ac-
cording to reports from there, made
a first class American city out of it..
When it is told that IS per cent. of
the population of the city is either
German born or of German descent,
it will be realized what a job the
league had on its hands, but it did
it with a vengeance and now no one
dares express a German thought.
German newspapers have been drop
ped, the language has been eliminat-
ed from the public schools and there
are no church services in German.
Only 100 per cent. Americanism is
tolerated in the city across the river
from Cincinnati and that should be
the rule everywhere. Our citizenry
can not serve two masters or be loyal
to but one country.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
A Fervent Wish.

We hope Postmaster-Gen. Burle-
son will not delay in Issuing an order
that no one shall hold a telephone
line exceeding three minutes. 1t will
be pretty hard on the women folks,
who some time talk over the wire an
hour or so rehearsing the neighbor-
hood news and scandal, but business
before pleasure is the order of the
day now and the vexatious Zines
busy" should with other nuisances
be interned for the duration of the
war.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
THE NEW CALOMEL A PERFECT
SUCCESS.

Calotabs, the newly perfected cal
omel is absolutely purified from all of
the unpleasant, sickening and dan
gerous qualities of the old-style Gallo
mel. The, new Calotabs are rapidly
taking the place Of the old-style cal
omel tablets, as they are much more
effective as a liver cleanser and sys-
tenn purifier, yet are, entirely free
from all Objectionable qualities.
The new Calotabs are sold only in
original, sealed packages. price,
thirty-flve cents. Your druggist rec
ommends and guarantees them.
(adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09

the committee to whom the duty was
assigned, has swept creation with a
fine-tooth comb for things to tax, but
in the gloom that it has created d
bright spot occurs. The tax on
sleeping car tickets will be reduced
from 10 to cents. One of the propo-
sitions is to tax all hotel bills of
$3.50 and over 10 per cent. which
will leave the average man mighty
little after the waiter gets through
with him.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
But Look At August!

According to the weather service
report, July was the coolest month
for the time of year since 1882,
when the average temperature was
the same, IS, and it has been As
years since there was one cooler.
The mercury was as low as IS sew
eral times and fires were necessary.
The rainfall was 4.02 inches, which
was more than the normal, and which
has made the corn and other grow
ing crops get move On themselves.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
Farm. For Rent.

My farm of $50 acres, near
Ewalt's Cross Roads, in Bourbon
county. Privilege to seed this fall.
None but perfectly reliable parties
need apply. Money rent.
w. E. HIBLER,.
312 E. High Street,
(6-tf) Lexington, KY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
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"THE AMERICANS CREED"

. IT believe in the United States .
. of America as Government of .
= the peope, by the people, for the =
. people; whose just powers are =
. derived from the consent cf the .
= governed; a democracy in a re- =
= public; sovereign nation of .
. many sovereign States; a per- =
= feet union, one and inseparable; =
. established upon those princi- .
. pies of freedom, equality, JUS =
. tice and humanity for which =
= American patriots sacrificed =
= their lives and fortunes. I, Z
= therefore, believe it is my duty Z
= to my country to love it; to 4
. support it's Constitution; to Z
= obey its laws; to respect its flag Z
= and to defend it agar st all .
q enemies 4
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09

Now that we have had our regular
little war-meat scandal and have got
it out of the way, everything will be
lively.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-09
. - = - :

II is estimated that 1000 negro wo-
men in Birmingham, Ala, and vicin-
ity are now engaged in manual la
Dor formerly done by men.