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RONCEVER'TI1 NEWS.

lRONCEVERTE w. VA. February
12.--Rcv G.. II. Carter filed his pull
pit sunday and preached an able
sermon,
Rev. 7. IT. Carpenter filled his pull
pit at White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
Miss Oclcan Sweeney spent Sunday
with her Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
est Sweeney.
Mr.. Frank breckenridge spent q
few days with his family.
Mr.. Clarence Farley has gone to
spend some time at Ward, w. Va.
Mr.. Charles BrinRlcy spent SUM
day with Mr.. Reynolds.
Thc Maple. Grove School is fixing
to celebrate Lincoln and Washington
birthdays.
Mr.. Charles Chanler is very Ill at
his home but hopes to DO much I'M
proved at the next writing.
Mrs. A. l.. Brown spent Saturday
with her son at Anderson, w. Va.
-OMG.
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The public is invited to attend the
presentation OF a service flag to the
EbeneZer Baptist Church by the
Young Peoples League, Sunday night
FEBRUARY II, at $50 O'Clock. A
splendid program has been arranged
l Nsss,s sSSsst itsf5co%FHp..T.
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than under the sc.ective service sys
temp
ALLIES WILL FURNISH AMEEl-
CANE WITH MAIBl.>E GUMS

ALLIES WILL FURNISH AMEEl- :
CAN;s WITH MA~WlAi. GUNS
Lewis machine, guns, he said, al
though they have been ordered, are
not being used for the troops on
land because General Pershing and his
staff desire them only for airplanc
work. Great Britain and France, he
said, are prepared to furnish ma
chine guns for the land forces until
The American supply arrives, and, in,
fact, wish to do so.
Charges of mistreatmcnt Of troops
in hospitals, Secretary Baker said,
were acted on vigorously, and pointed
out that the War Department only
last week refused to permit mere
Dismissal Of two army doctors who
mistreated soldiers. but insisted they
should have prison sentences in add
ton.
+ ,nnc secretary said that when he,
heard OF the two letters read by
Senator Chamberlain concerning bad
! treatment OF Sick soldiers he immedi
! atcly asked Senator Chamberlain for
all tho details.
Some reports, the secretary said,
have not proved serious upon inquiry
, while others had, in which case cor
rections followed.
In the case Of the body Of an Off
Ger who died at an aviation training
school being shipped home in a sheet
Secretary Baker said, inquiry develop
ed that the camp was in charge Of a
British aviation officer, who follow
ed the British method OF sending bod
les home unclothed, the mans Goth
es being shipped in a separate parcel.
An American officer was then put in
charge.
Another complaint Of neglect Of
patient at Camp Wheeler, Ga, he
said, developed that it was unjustifi
ed and resulting from the "distressed
imagination Of the widow"
sSJSss;s:GIss s,s
LETTER FROM MRS. lRINEHART
DECLARES CONDITIONS NOT BAD
Secretary Baker read a letter from
Mrs. Roberts Rinehart. the writ
CT, who has son in the service, com
mending hospital conditions she re
Gently inspected. Mrs. RinoAart said
she was impressed by Senator Cham
berlain's "tragic letters"
"But I feel the mothers Of the coun
, try should know" wrote Mrs. Rine-
hart, that the number of such cases
is small. 1t is cruel to allow every
mother to judge the medica! corps
because here and there men are un
willing or unable to give the care that
, Is their duty.
GREAT MAJORITY RECEIVING
,, CARE BETTER THAN AT HOME
"There are conditions to be remedi
cd. The shortage Of women nurses is
serious. But Of cruelty and indiffer-
, ence I have found nothing. Ninety
nine out Of a hundred boys are re
ceiving better care than they could
afford at home"
Taking up Senator Chamberlain's
attack on the Ordnance Bureau Mr..
Baker said that mems minds differ
ed about the types Of guns to be used
and about the quantity. He then dis
, closed that the decision to adopt the
, so~called rechambered Enfield rifle
was reached late one night in his
office at conference ATTENDED by
General Pershing, who was preparing
to go to France; General Scott, chief
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time for us to get q trained army
over, but that we were great indus
trial country and could send artisans
Immediately,
ALTHOUGH not contemplated at no
outset We have organized regiments
OF railroad men who are rebuilding
railroads behind the British and
French lines as they advance.
"Of such quality were these men
that 0b CUmhrai, when General Byng
was endangered our mon threw down
their picks and shovcls, grasped riff
es and distinguished themselves.
LOSSES OF DOCTORS AND NURSES
Every early in the war Baliour and
Joffre said, Send us nurses and doc
tors Almost before we were in tho
war Red Gross nurses and doctors and
ambulance drivers in great numbers
were sent over. Our early losses were
Of there.
"But THAT was not enough. 1t was
suggested further that mechanics
were needed.
Especial studies we're made.
"We found that. railroads and
other facilities of France had been
kept in excellent condition, far better
than we had thought possible"
But despite the condition of French
railroads. he said. it was found ncccs
sary to provide transportation facil-
tiles for the American army in France
because Of the great demands upon
those already there.
"In other words, France was a
white sheet Of paper, SO far as we
were concerned, and on that we had
not only to write an army, but we had
to write the means Of maintaining
that army, and from the first time
when careful and scientific study
Of the opportunities Of France to
help us were made, from that hour
until this, we have been building in
France, facilities, Instruments, agen
cies just as many Us we are here i'll
the United States. and moro many
OF them OF the same character.
"For instance, the French had nat
urally reserved the best ports in
Franco for their own supply. The
Channel ports have been reserved for
the British. When we came in it was
necessary for us to have independent
ports OF entry in order that there
might not be confusion and a mixture
OF our supplies, going through these
ports Of decentralization with those
of other nations. We were given spec
ial ports.
HAD TO RECONSTRUCT HARBOR.
"As a consequence. tho CONSTRUCT
ton of docks and wharvos in ports of
that kind is very much moro difficult
than where YOU have deep sea har
Dor. We have had to build docks. We
have had to fabricate in this country
and send over docl.handling machin-
cry. We have had to send from this
country even the piles to build the
docks. We have had to have massive
cranes manufactured in this country
and sent over to DO erected OH those
docks; we have had to erect over there
warehouses at tho ports Of embarka
ton.
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VIRGINIA.:
In the Law and Equity Court OF
the City Of Richmond, the End day Of
January, 1918.
A. Virginia Oliver. Plaintiff
against In Chancery.
Charles G. Oliver. ....... Defendant
The object Of this suit Is to obtain
an absolute divorce from the bond Of
matrimony by the plaintiff against
the defendant upon the ground of de-
sertion. And an affidavit having
been made and filed that the defend
ant Charles G. Oliver Is not n resident
OF the State OF Virginia 1t Is ordered
that he appear hero within fifteen
days after the due publication Of this
order and do what may be necessary
to protect his interest herein.
~ Copy-Teste:
LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk,
J. HENRY CRUTCHFIELD, D. q.
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SUCCESS OF THE DRAFT.

"And yet" he asked, "has any great
enterprise been carried on with more
unfadling justice and patriotism on
the part of the American people or
has greater change in our mode an
practice been accepted by the pubic
a>iRSss;ags;F iatst,s 4 @H.&}
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Patriotic Meeting to bc HID By the
Young Peoples League.
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RAILROAD IS TAKEN OVER.

I'VE have had to take over, and
are i'll process Of rebuilding and am
patyinF. a railroad 500 niles Lon,
IL orGur to carr our products from
our ports of decentralization to our
general bases Of operation. AID all
Of that, gentlemen, has to be not only
studied out, as a necessary thing to
do, but when so studied out and raft
cd here the manufactures for those
things have to be carried on in this
country, and tho things shipped over
therc--nails, cross ties, spikes, fish
plates, engines, cars buildings.
I'VE have had to build ordnance dc
pots and repair shops and great maya
zines Of supply in the interior. All of
that problem has been carrying for
ward step by step. Tho plans for n
single ordnance repair shop which I
saw some time ago covered acres and
acres Of ground. Designed over there
the iron work fabricated over here
disassembled, put in ships and carri-
cd abroad to be reassembled over
there.
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OPERATIONS BEGIN IN FOREST

eve have had to build barracks
there for our soldiers, and in the
meantime to billet them around in the
French villages.
Building barracks over there and
building them here is very differ
ent thing, gentlemen.
eve have had to go back to the
planting OF the corn III France in
order that we might sometime make
harvest.
"Our operations began in the for
ests Of France, not in tho lumber
yards, as they did in this country"
CHARGED BY RUSSIA AND ITALY
Tho war, Secretary Baker coniinu-
ed, had been Of more or less Of a "set
character" until tho Russian situa-
ton developed. The Italian defeat
caused q further change in plans. AS
a result, what may have been perfect
plans, had to be changed according
1y.
"That is a picture what has been
going on over there" said Mr.. Bak
er. "On this side much of what has
had to be done, and in addition to it
all the things we have done, and I
ask you to remember among the
achievements on this side is the
building Of this army, not of $4,000
or 100000 or 100000 but of substan
TALLY 100000 men.
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NOT EQUALLED IN HISTORY.

"And now, let me be frank with
you, and let your judgment be frank
with me about this. Has any army in
history, since the beginning Of time,
been so raised and cared for as this
army has? Can the picture be dupli
Gated? We have raised this army, talk
ing the regular army and the national
guard, raising it to war strength and
experimenting dt by the operation of
q draft"
When the selective draft was pro
posed, senators told him, he said, that
an army by that means could not BIO
raised.
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SELECTIONS OF THE TROOPS

And so we made the election. We
decided not to send the regular army
as whole, but to send regular 1iyi-
sions and National Guard divisions.
selected according to the state of
their preparation, and keep back
here some part Of our trained force
IN order that 1t might mnoculate with
ITS spirit and its training these raw
levies which we were training, and
one after another these divisions have
gone over until in France there IS a
hightfng army, an army trained In
the essentials and in the beginning
of military discipline and practice,
and trained, seasoned fighters in this
kind Of a war on tho actual battle
fields where it is taking place.
SENT ARMY OF ARTISANS.
"Joffre said It might take some
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"Joffre said It might take some
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
BLANKS.

Mrs. Emma Scott Blanks. wife of
Mr.. Charlie Blanks. and only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Scott. died at
the family home on the Buckeye pike
at 4 O'Clock last Wednesday evening.
and with her passing away Lancaster
loses one Of model young ladies'. The
young lady had been a long sufferer Of
tuberculosis, and last January her par
ents persuaded her to come home where
they could be close by her side at all
times. Through her long illness she
was never heard to utter a word of
complaint. and during her last days her
efforts were to be as little trouble to
her parents and friends as possible, a
trait which characterized her entire
life. Emma Lee was born near Old
Antioch. March II. 1899. and her entire
lite had been spent here. Every one
knew her, and to know her was to love
her. for she had many traits that at
tracted people to her, chief of which
was her affibility, slways a pleasant
smile and cheerful greeting for every
one. and even when in weakest health
and undergoing severe suffering her
answer to all her friends was, IL am
feeling fine"
The esteem in which she was held IN
the county was attested by the large
concourse Of friends which followed
her remains to their last resting place.
When about IL years old she Joined the
Presbyterian church and her regular
attendance. formed in her Sunday
school going days, was continued as
long as her health would permit.
Funeral services at the grave at 3
O'Clock Thursday afternoon, by Rev.
Callison and Rev. Mahsn. Besides her
husband and parents she is survived by
three brothers, Raymond. Eugene and
Billy. The deep sympathy Of the en-
tire community is extended the bereav-
ed ones in their loss. 80
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
U.S.. ASKS The FARMERS
TO MARKET WHEAT EARLY
Hoover, In Telegram, Urges Movement OF
Grain hasisaed To Assure Vicisry.

An appeal to the farmers of Ken
lucky to market their wheat this year
earlier than usual, in order to meet
the demands of the Allies. has been
issued by National Food Administra-
tor Hoover. in q telegram received
yesterday by Fred NJ. Sackett. Food
Administrator for Kentucky.
The telegram from Mr.. Hoover fol-
lows:
I'm order that We may comply with
the urgent demands of the Allies for
wheat and, at the same time, take
care Of our own domestic supplies, we
urgently need this year. an earlier
and more complete marketing of the
wheat in farmers hands than ususl.
The Allies are taking from US so per
cent, of other cereals than wheat to
mix in their bread. Inasmuch as the
people in allied countries, and the
soldiers. must be fed with bread
baked in bakeries. it is impossible for
them to prepare bread made wholly out
Of other cereals and we must furnish
them with sufficient wheat to maintain
their bakery loaf. l, therefore. ap-
peal to all Of the farmers in the State
Of Kentucky that they shall bring all
Of their wheat, except their necessary
reserves for seed to market before May
l. This is a war call and service for
Uncle Sam. who is fighting for his
life. II your local millee is unable to
buy all the wheat that is offered NAL
ket it in the other customary trade
channels through which it will reach
the Food Administration Gram Cor
poration.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21

Lancaster cemetery, Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Farewell. dear Emma Lee, farewell,
How this has grieved me no one can tell
just q week ago today God took your
spirit home with him to stay.
God said Emma Lee. your cross lay
down;
Come home with me and wear a crown.
Tho the morris chair is empty,
And the home so lonely, too.
Tho thru the dark cloud can see
A bright sweet face that looks like you
And your spirit smiles upon me
As my tears are falling fast.
And 1t seems to whisper to me.
All suffering is done at last,
A short time only yet will seem long
Till God will call me home.
To meet you on that other shore.
And sing with the angels ever more.
Annie.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
DISTANCE DWARF THE FRAY

Has II ever occurred to YOU what
might happen were the Flanders front
defenses to crack beneath the pressure
Of the promised German drive? What
would become of France and of the
Allied ferces there now? What would
be the fate Of our army?
And where the next front line
trenches might ultimately be?
1t is possible that even were the
worst to come and the Germans were
to break through they might still be
held and the allied forces saved from
humiliation and capture. And so long
as the combined allied fleets controlled
the seas Germany would be powerless
to attack our shores.
But II the Germans break through on
the western front they are almost GER
tain to risk everything in a naval way
upon the last clash with England
feet. And should they by any chance.
be victorious. the next move would be
against America direct. Victory like
this would make them madmen in truth
Distance dwsrfs the fray over there
for America. 1t is incompre hensble in
all its ruthless borrow and suffering so
far away. We do not mentally grasp
its magnitude. Much less can we Wis
ualize. however much we read. No
man has vet adequately described il
But we all know that We have no
desire for German front along the
Alleghenies. We want no invading
German hordes upon American soil.
We want this war to be fought out in
Europe.
And America must do its bit to the
utmost, both in men and money.
1t is up to US stay-at- homes to furnish
the money.
To buy Liberty Bonds.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
this IS LABOR'S WAR.

This is Iabor's war. No element Of
the people of this county. or Of other
countries. world suffer more than the
workers from German victory-s
German peace.
What the Germans mean ty
strong peace" "Gernsn peace.
was recently expressed by Gen. Won
Liebert, a leading Prussisn conservs-
tive.
For us there Is but one principal
to be followed. and we recognize no
other. We hold that might is right.
We must know neither sentiment. hu-
mainly. consideration. nor compassion.
We must have Belgium and the north
Of France. France must be made TO
pay until she is bled white. We must
have q strong peace"
Mr.. Gompers spoke well for Amerl-
can labor when he said:
"The Republic of the United States
Is not perfect; it has the imperfections
Of the human-but il is the best coun-
try on the face Of the earth. and those
who do not love it enough to work for
it. to fight for it. to die for il, are not
worthy Of the privilege Of living in it.
II say to the Kaiser, say to the
Germans. in the name Of the Ameri-
can labor movement: You can't talk
peace with the American workers; YOU
can't talk peace with US; you can't
talk to US at all now. We are fight.
ing now. Either you smash your
Kaiser autocrscy or we will smash it
for you"
The workingmen of America have a
tremendous interest to serve, a vital
cause to defend, a work of surprising
Importance to accomplish. What is
vital to them is vital to America and
to the world. That they see their
'duty and the great mass of them are
performing it with unimpeachable 10y
atty is cause for congratulation to
the Nation and to the world.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
A BELATED BOX OF CIGARS
REACHES dunn AT
washington.

Just before Christmas, Fort Pierce
Lodge Number 81. F. & A. M, sent
a box Of cigars to each, member Of the
lodge that had enlisted in the service
Of Uncle Sam. Among these was Gus
P. Dunn, well aid favorably remem-
bered by large circle of friends and
acquaintance here, ana who was sta
toned at Fort Oglethorpe. A box was
sent tolhim but a few days before
its arrival his regiment was ordered
across the water and had gone when
the cigars arrived. Not being able
to deliver them. the post office author.
tiles forwarded them back to this city,
the posting point. d. P. Eldred hsv-
ing the matter in charge for the
lodge and as deputy postmaster. i'm
medlately forwarded the box to
somewhere in France" in the hopes
that 1t would ultimately reach him
for whom it was intended.
II develops that on the day that
Dunn's regiment broke camp for
embarkment across the water that he
was taken sick and sent to the hos.
pital at Washington City, and there
fore did not go across with his regi-
ment. The cigars, however. made the
trip and were returned from France,
and on Tuesday. February 10th, were
delivered to him at Washington. he
having been located by the depart
ment at that place, thus evidencing
the extent to which the government
will go in an effort to serve the boys
who are making such great sacrifices
for their country.
In making acknowledgment of the
receipt of the box of cigars in a letter
addressed to d. P. Eldred. Mr.. Dunn
saws:
Washington. d. c..
February 81, 1918.
Mr.. d. p. Eldrsd.
Fort Pierce, Florida.
Dear Brother Eldred:
| wss very much surprised Tuesday
morning when the mail man brought
me box of cigars the lodge sent
Christmas. My Company left hers
shortly after Christmas when | was
in the hospital and through error the
box was sent across and has just come
back.
The cigars were all in good shape
with the exception of one being gone.
] want to thank the lodge through
you for the remembrance. We will
have to hand it to Florida when il
comes to cigars The Cortez is far
superior to ANYTHING I've found since
| left there.
l have been in the hospital since
December 26th, but am all o. X. now
and hope to be out in few days.
Give my regards to all the lodge,
Will let you know when my address
changes.
Yours fraternally,
Gus P. Dunn.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
HANBACK,

James Parsons and family visited
her parents, Sunday.
Mr.. B. +. Sippel has been quite III
for the past few days.
Mr.. Sewers Of Knox County has
moved his family to this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther McQuerry VS.
tied hrs mother. Mrs. Cook, Sunday.
r. M. McQuerrv and family visited
his mother, Mrs. Eliza Cook. Sunday.
Mrs. A. J. Hammack and children
visited Mrs. Lytha Hammack last week.
Miss Katie Clark visited her sister,
Mrs. r. NJ McQuerry one day this
week.
Mr.. O. l.. Hammack and family Wis.,
tied his brother. Mr.. Z. G. Hsmmack,
Sunday.
1t is a dull sense Of DUTY that will put
of until tomorrow the Liberty Bond
you should buy today.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
MARKSBUKY

John Royston sold SOW and 6 pigs
to Jess Sanders for $50.
Miss Rebecca Siler and Lancaster
spent the week end with Miss Margaret
Doty.
Robt Speaks sold COW and calf for
S65 and bought Is calves at $50 per
head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morten Pollard were
hosts at a delightful dinner. Sunday. to
few friends.
Mr.. Albert Dorton left the first of
the week for Camp Shelby where his
I brother. Kinnaird Dorton, is i'll of
rheumatism.
Mrs. II. b. Siler Of Jellico Tenn, who
has been attending the Porter-Truett
meeting at Lexington accompanied her
brother, Rev. J. W. Mahan home and
remained from Monday until Thursday.
When the Northern Lights appeared
at their brightest. a family residing
here became frightened and fled to a
neighbors house thinking Judgement
dsy had come.
Wheat -four. Corn -four, kiln dried
corn meal.
Hudson, Hughes and Farnau.
The Kaiser's effort to shake our
faith in the lord by claiming to be his
partner is Characteristic German cam
afauge. intended among other things
to discourage your buying Liberty
Bonds.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-03-21
Blanks.

After long illness Of tuberculosis,
Mrs. Charlie Blanks. aged 20 wears.
died at her fathers home near McCreary
March 18th. 1918. Besides her husband
she leaves father, mother. and three
brothers is mourn her departure. and
q host Of relatives and friends. Funer-
al services were conducted by Rev.
Callison, pastor Of the Lancaster Bsp-
fist church. assisted bv Rev. J. W.
Mahsn. interment taking place in the