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Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

crop has already begun in Oklahoma
and Texas and will begin next week
In Kansas.
May Total Billion.
A continuation of favorable condi-
tions to harvest based on the increased
par yield used for the later reports
would make the final returns this year
9S0,000000 to 1,000,000,000 bushels.
Present estimates are 43 per cent larg-
er than the harvest of last year, when
Col 100000 bushels were secured. The
spring wheat crop year ago was 233,-
100000 bushels and winter 4lS.000,OO0
bushels. In 1915 there was 674,000.000
bushels winter and 352,000.000 bushels
of spring wheat.
Kansas has the promise Of 97,114.-
600 bushels or more than double its
-,i-ii---i~=t--gsW.-Xjp-s- -'noreAshss..
100000 above the May estimate.
Nebraska, which had crop failure
last year, has 100000 bushels and
Oklahoma 32,267.00O bushels, to-
tai for the three states of l72,0O0.0O0
bushels. compared with SS0O0,000
bushels harvested last year. Ohio IL
llnCls, Indiana and Missouri combined
have 1SS,00000O bushels, or 56.0OO,OOO
bushels more than last year.
Big Crop in Northwest
In the three Northwestern states,
where the bulk of the spring wheat
crop Is raised. there Is the promise OF
2l4,0OO,0O0 bushels against 10000
900 bushels harvested last year. Three
years ago. when they raised their rec
ord crop they had 2S7, 900. coo bu. North
Dakota has the promise of 92,0O0,000
bushels, while in 1918 ii raised lJa,.
100000 bushels, while in 1917 its crop
was only 56,000000 bushels.
A big wheat crop this year, with
large yields In Argentina, Australia
and India, means great deal to the
consuming world, particularly In the
United States, where wheat Is more
readily available than In any other
country. There is enough wheat In
the United States, based on the pres.
ent outlook, to place domestic con.
sumption on a normal basis of 500.
0O0,OO1 bushels and leave over 400.
OOO,OOO bushels for export. On the
basis ot 400,OO0.000 bushels for tomes
tic consumption we could spare 500,
100000 bushels for the niles.
Can Easily Supply Europe.
North America should have over 1,
25O.00O,000 bushels, or enough when
this year providing present condition,
are maintained to harvest to NOR,
than supply the normal import de
munds of Europe for an entire year.
The oats promise OF 1,500,OO0,OOC
bushels is ST000,000 bushels short q
the record harvest of last year, bu
should the present outlook be main
taincd the final returns should shov
well over 1,6O0,0O0O0O bushels, tig
ure never equaled In the history o
the country. Condition is the hlghes
In years, being 9S.2, compared with
ten year average of S9.4. Acreage 1
Il record-i4,i ,i75,000-an Increase o
81 per cent over last year
Rye. with s1,000,0O0 bushels. or ~,
OOO,OOO bushels more than last year. /
the largest crop ever raised. Barle
is estimated at 23500O,OO0 bushels. o
= 2GOO0,OO0 bushels in excess of las
7 year.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13
Praises Red Cross and Y. M. c. A.
England, May IL, 1918.

My Dear Sister:
| received your dear letter yes
terday and cannot express nv
feelings. | expected to hear from
you soon, but your letter made
better time in coming over than
usual. Altogether it was a nice
mlssive, the kind that makes a
person feel that the folks at home
are doing their bit as well as
US boys.
AS to the sweaters, l was CIV
en- a mufler, sweater, helmet
and wristlets, and three pairs of
heavy socks by the Red Cross be-
fore | left the States, and will
not need any more till winter, if
| happen to be here for the win
ter. But | thank you very much
for your kind offer; but I will be
glad to get any kind of papers or
magazines you wish to send me.
| am real glad you are helping
in the Red Cross work. do not
think there is a boy in the SER
vice able to praise the Red Cross
and Y. M. c. A. to the extent
they deserve to be.
You ask about my work. lam
in the wireless department and
only practicing on the instru-
ments and installing them in the
planes. | like it better than any,
thing could have done and am
doing awfully well. Of course.
besides our daily work we do a
lot OF drilling in the formations.
After supper we have the rest of
the time to ourselves and indulge
in different games for pastime
and recreation.
We expect to be in France or
Italy some time but of course we
cannot guess when.
sent some pictures to mother,
they were very good and soon as
! can ! will have sGaae nae e.sse paeseHsas- lsas
and sent to you and sister. I
have not received the papers yet
but will surely receive them soon.
want to write to mother so |
will close. Will ask you to write
often. Give my regands to Asa
and all of the children.
Your Brother,
Pvt. ANDREW G. DAY,
1873 Aero Squadron, A. E. f..
Care Air Service P. o.
90 Eaton Place, London, S. w. |.
Fields Announces for Congress.
Washington, D. c.. June Z, 1918.
Editor Courier,
West Liberty, KY.
My dear Sir:
You will please announce.
through the columns of the Lick
ing Valley Courier, my candidacy
for the Democratic nomination to
Congress from the 9th Kentucky
District, at the Primary Election
to be held Saturday, August 3rd.
| inclose herewith my check
for $40 as payment for same.
Thanking you in advance for
your prompt attention to the mat
ter, | am,
Yours truly,
W. j. FIELDS.
?. S. ! also enclose check for
Sl.OO, subscription to Courier.
You will please send same to my
office address, S51 H. 0. B.,
Washington, d. G.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

Notwithstanding bedbug poison
for whisky, Ewing Hampton swallowed
a considerable portion of the stuff and
died shortly afterward. Coroner Roy
L. Carter was called and ordered the
body removed to an undertakers es.
tablishment. Following Hamptons
death, Cliff Martin, negro, was arrest.
ed on charge of peddling medicine
without proper label.
WinChester.-Mrs.B Beulah Moss, wife
OF Woodson Moss, proprietor of the
Brown Proctoria Hotel, this city, Jump
ed from the fifth story of the building
Her body was picked up shortly after
ward by her husband and young son
Mrs. Moss had been in i'll health and
only recently returned from Baltimore,
where she had been patient in the
Johns Hopkins Hospital. She was q
native Of Sullivan, Ind.
Frankfort.-If Covington is a critic.
rion, the reduction Of the maximum
school age from 20 to is years not
only will result in the abolishing OF
some coo small rural districts, but II
will reduce the census an average of
1S per cent, making possible the dis,
trlbution of the state school fund on a
per capita basis more nearly in pro.
portion to the actual number of pupils
In the schools. Covington, where 1900
fraudulent names were found listed out
OF 10, sos, took a new census under the
supervision OF state inspectors and
enumerated l1,2S7, instead of 1883
Part of the reduction, estimated at IL
per cent, was due to the elimination ol
youths 10 and 20 years old.
Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction V. o, Gilbert has ap
pointed consulting editors for the
Teachers Nation Service Bulletin
They are DR.. Franklin Mcvey presi
dent of the University of Kentucky
T. ]. Coates, president of the Eastern
Normal school; II. NJ. Cherry, presi
dent Of the Western Normal school
and Arnett NJ. SticlIles, of the West
ern Normal school. The appointment
are made on the recommendation o
the National Education Association
and the National Emergency CommiS
siOn.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

Versailles.-Thompson Mason, OF
Midway, was seriously injured when
he was knocked from the motorcycle
on which he was riding on the Yer.
sailles road, by a passing automobile,
The car did not slacken its speed, but
continued on and left the injured man
by the roadside, where he was later
picked up by other passersby. He was
removed to his home in this city.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

The week saw the registering of
about a million young Americans who
have become twenty-one years Of age
since last spring; and this reglstN.
ton probably will be repeated about
once In three months. Provost Mar.
shal General Crowder sent to the gov.
ernors of all the states except Aroma
orders for the mobilization OF 2ul000
more registrants between June - and
2S, and 10000 negroes were called
from twenty states.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

Harrodsburg.-Gen. Grayson, the
giant blacksmith, who has conducted
a shop on Greenville street for many
years, was adjudged of unsound mind.
He :old the jury that "handicappers
were continually applying electricity
to the back of his neck" His mother
before him suffered with mental
troubles
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

Over in France the baiser's third
pretentious drive of the year came to
halt, at least for the time being, ut
the Marine, the OurcQ valley and the
Oise. Early In the week several ut-
tempts to cross the Marne were re-
pulsed with severe losses. In these ac-
tlons. American machine Funncrs sup
ported by French infantry took PROM
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13
Yours truly,
w. ], FIELDS

P. S. / also enclose check for
Sl.OO, subscription to Courier.
You will please send same to my
Office address, 351 H. O. B.,
Washington, ID. G..
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

Louisville.-"Uncle Sam called and
l am here to answer his call" said l.
B. Anderson, a successful farmer at
the age of "A, "and have come all tAe
way from Alaska to raise corn in '0ld
kentucky He presented letter loi
introduction bearing the signature OF
the American Southern National Bank
OF Anchorage, Alaska.
N 5ohfr
son, years old, son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Walter Johnson, of Pilot View, was
badly burned and is in a serious con.
dition. The childs little sister was car.
rying a dish Of hot grease from one
room to another when the little fellow
ran into her, upsetting the hot liquid
on his face and neck.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

Harvesting Of the Western wheat
crop has already begun in Oklahoma
and Texas and will begin next week
I'M Kansas.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13
NEWS
From Kentucky

Pinevllle. .-Budd Sears, it is alleged,
shot and killed John Twigg at Pine
Ridge mining camp. He surrendered.
Pineville.-Mrs. Thomas Hensley
was killed by passenger train at Will
holt while walking on a switch track.
Ashland.-GreeIville Robinson killed
himself with shot gun as the result
of worrying over the prospect of being
called into the draft
Danville. Bertram, aged
about 40 years, was accidentally shot
in the abdomen at the Southern rail-
way shops, in this city, while he and
a companion were inspecting re-
volver.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

Maysville-Miss Marie McCaffery, a
young daughter of Hubert McCaffery,
who lives on farm near this city,
when the only man on the farm was
called to the draft went out, hitched
up the horses and narrowed ten-acre
Geld of oats that had just been sown
Lexington.-Silas Shelburne, while
driving west on Main street in an au'
tomobile, accidentally struck and sin'
jured a blind pencil vendor named
Hopper who was crossing the street in
front of the First and City National
bank. Hopper was taken to the st.
Joseph's hospital.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

In the United States the U.boat raid
served to impress the people with the
pressing need Of the conservation Of
wheat and sugar, especially. The
former must be sent across the ocean
ip increasing quantities rs our forces
there grow rapidly greater; and sugar
cannot he bought from Cuba because
we must use al available shipping for
the transportation OF troops and mu-
nltions to Europe.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-13

The Italians kept on hitting hard at
the Austro-Hungarian forces along the
Piave line, and they heard undlsturbed
of the massing of thirty enemy di-
visions at three points on that front
fQE-a ,resuHastian. az The 4 tlEa- -tawald
the plains. The Italian akny is now
in better condition than over before
and, with the help of the Americans,
British and French, can be relied on
to stop the expected offensive.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
ALLOTMENT AND ALLOWANCE
CHECKS

There has been change in the sys-
tenn of the Bureau of War Risk Insur-
ance of the Treasury in the matter of
allotment and allowance checks. This
results in some of the checks sent out
by the bureau being for smaller sums
than heretofore, but the amounts omit
ted from the checks sent out by the
bureau will be included in checks sent
out from other sources.
The new system will simplify the
work of the bureau and is expected to
accelerate the payment of allOtments
and allowances.
Prior to July last the War Risk In
surance Bureau took the compulsory
allotment of $15 a month and what
ever additional sum the enlisted man
chose to allot to his family, and the
whole amount, together with the Gov
eminent allowance for dependents was
included in one check and sent out by
the bureau. Beginning with the July
pay the bureau will collect and send
out only the compulsory allotment OF
$15 a month and the Government fam
lily allowance.
The excess allotmentS over the COM
pulSOry SIS allotment and the allot-
ments to persons not entitled by law to
allowances will not be handled by the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance, but by
the War or Navy Department, the Ma
rine Corps, or Coast Guard, according
e s1Il fIan
enlisted man belongs.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
JUDGE. G. Nj. SHELDON
of TomahaWk, Wis.
Rhinelander New North

Rnlnellnuer
EFF you wish active progressive young man in Con-
gress thoughtful in learning his duties, and fearless in
their accomplishment for George NJ Sheldon of Toma
hawk.
Sheldon has no forestry land deal to clean up or
sraighten out when he gets into Congress he
right at work the interests of the people, Vote for him
at the primaries.
George M. Sheldon, of Tomahawk, is vigorous young
right in the prime of life and would make first class
representative in Congress- In his public Off
cia he square with the people all the time More
have had Congressman from this part Of the district
for years and Sheldon is the only candidate from near u.s.
We hope to solid vote for him at the primaries The
people will surely make mistake in nominating him.
The Rib Lake Herald
"Mr Sheldon made us call his recent visit to
village and we had an exchange of opinions current
events. He struck being right to snuff affairs
the present day and believe he is the kind want in
Congress-"
Park Falls Independent
"Hon. G. M Sheldon and party of ,Tomahawk were in
the city for few hours Tuesday afternoon in the interests
of the formers candidacy for Congressman from this dis
trict. Right now, it looks though Price County
going to cast it's vote for Mr. Sheldon"
Capital Times, Madison
"NIr Sheldon's platform is far ahead of anything
that put forward by the other candidates that
of progressive trend should flock to the Tomahawk can-
date He in favor of the stringent application of the
profits point that WILL at least place the
basis Great Britain People today who being
gouged by proteers looking for candidates who speak
out on this subject Mr.. Sheldon has done
Mr. Sheldon does not believe that his loyalty precludes
him from taking affirmative stand issues of democracy
in this country He favors woman suffrage and the elm
ination of booze
The eleventh district will be we'll represented by man of
Mr. Shedons views and standards"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
LEGAL NOTICE
State of Wisconsin, County Court f(
RuSk County:
IN PROBATE

IuSk COUNTY
IN PROBATE
Notice is hereby given that at Reg
ular term of county court to be held in
and for said county, at the county court
room in the city of Ladysmith, in said
county, on the first Tuesday, (being
the first day. of October, A. D. 1918,
at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, the following mat
tiers will be heard and considered:
The application of Eugene E. Cries
hammer, executor of the estate of
George Grieshammer, late of the town
of Flambeau, in said county, deceased,
for the examination and allowance of
his final account of his administration,
and for the assignment of the residue
of the estate of said George Cries
hammer, deceased, to such other per-
sons as are by law entitled to the
same.
Dated August Dist, 1918.
BY Order of the Court
ID. w. MALONEY,
County Judge.
J. A. Mchaelsoli,
Attorney.
First Publication Aug. %, 1918 1920
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
LOYALTY is ASSUMED, BUT THE
NEXT CONGRESS WILL NEED
BRAINS ALSO

The Democrats are trying hard to
create the impression that the war is
the issue in the approaching elections
and that in some unexplained way it
would be an act of dislOyalty to vote
against the Presidents party candi-
dates. The war is not in any sense an
issue, and never has been from the mo-
ment the United States entered the
conflict. The President, to be sure,
went back into power on ''he-kept-us-
Out-Of-war" argument, but even that
has been forgotten since we became a
belligerent
No self-respecting Democrat would
gent voters that the winning Of the
war is in any wise involved in the re-
suit of the November contests. He and
they know that Democrats and Repub-
licans are united in the effort at bring
ing early and complete success to the
allied cause The Republicans in Con-
gresS and out have worked Loyalty to
support the administration in it's war
program. The war will be won re-
CARELESS of which party is in control
The issue in the campaign is not the
winning of the war-that is a point on
which there is no difference of opinion
but the rehabilitation of the nation
after the war. At present the United
States is involved in the greatest
money spending orgy in the history of
the world. The situation is accepted
as inevitable, under existing conditions,
but it cannot continue Indefinitely.
There must be an end to borrowing
and the spreading of treasure broad
cast. The nation must get back TO
normal, and that return era will be
one of the most trying in the history of
the country
The present prospect is that, even
with an early termination of the war,
we shall come out of the struggle with
a public debt in excess of $2O,0OO,OOO
600. That will mean an annual inter-
est charge of $1,O00,O00,000 or more,
besides money that must be provided
for the amortization of the debt. The
total of congressional appropriations
for 1916, the year before the war, was
only $67S,677, $3.50, and that was
higher than the average in the ten
years previous. The normal after-war
appropriations, exclusive of interest
and debt items, will be, of necessity
much higher than in other years to take
care of developments resulting from
the war
The people of the country must ex-
pect, under most favorable conditions.
to pay TO the support of the Govern
ment after the war at least three and
more likely four or five times as much
as they formerly were assessed. That
money must be raised, not for war
emergency, and bg selling bonds, but
as a regular thing and as business
proposition. The nation has to get
back from spending to an earning
and saving basis. And all that will in
volve far-reaching economic reorgan-
iZatiOn and readjuStment
The Democratic party is VIGOROUSLY
a money-waster, whether in control of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
Strike in New Jersey Settled.

Newark, N. j., Aug. Settlement
of the machinists' strike in Northern
New Jersey, involving more than So.
900 men, was effected by Maj. B. H.
Gitchell, mediator for the War and
Navy departments, who has decided
that the wage dispute shall be adj
justed on the basis of the hourly rate
now in force in the frankfort arsenal
and the New York and Philadelphia
navy yards. The finding is satisfac-
tory, it is said, to both the manufact.
uEers and their employees.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
NOTICE TO AUTO DRIVERS

Greater care should be shown in
turning corners and drivers should in
dictate which turn they are going to
make by swinging the hand out as the
law requires; also less speed in the
city limits. Lights should be turned
on early in the evening and care taken
that both head and tail lights are lit,
Cars must not be left alone with
motors running or parked on the wrong
side of the street.
LEN LOZIER,
Chief of Police.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
HIT FOE FROM
Disc To A|SNE
General Foch ReneWs Smash
Against Teutons, Who Are
Everywhere on Defense.
.|MANGIN'S ARMY ACTIVE
Main Attack Being Delivered by His
Forces-AiIied Gains Envelop Roye
on Three Sides-Americans
Push Foe From River.

Paris, Aug. 22.-The French
forces fighting east Of the Disc
acn a front Of about 1872 miles
have advanced to an average
Edepth Of about 2Ia miles and cap
@tured numerous villages, accord
sang to the French official COM
tmunication issued. More than
5000 prisoners have been taken.
South of Roye the town of
sBeauvraignes has been occupied
shy the French after bitter fight
ing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
Girls DOrmitOries At Busheys'

A new and popular feature of
Bushey's Business College OF Appleton
is their girls dormitories in the beauti-
full fraternity houses rented from Law
renee College. A matron has charge
of each dormitory and they are run on
such an economical plan that both
board and room costs only about $500
a week.
All who desire place in dormitory
should make application at once. 1920
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
CAPTURE SIXTY PRUSSIANS

Yankee Soldiers Say Enemy Was
Ready to Surrender.
With the American Army on the
Vesle Front. Aug 22-Sixty Prussians
have been taken prisoner by the Amer
leans near F1smette, north of F1smes,
without either side firing shot The
Prussians were machine gunners and
all that remained of company which
had been in line less than a month.
The Americans who took the prison
ers do not claim any credit for the
capture, declaring the Prussians vir,
tually deserted their posts
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
Notice When Defendant is Not Sum
mOned-Attachment
Rusk County, City of Ladysmith, IS.
IN JUSTICES COURT

To G. A. Coon:
You are hereby notified, that war
rant Of attachment has been issued
against you, and your property at
tached to satisfy the demand of L. e.
McGill, amounting to One Hundred
Twenty-Five and 24-100 Dollars. Now
unless you shall appear before c. G..
Kile, Justice of the Peace in and for
said county, at his Office in said city,
on the 9th day Of September, A. D..
1918, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
Judgment will he rendered against
you, and your property sold to pay the
debt.
Dated this 18th day of August, A..
ID. 1913
l.. e. McGILL, Plaintiff.
McGill & Williams,
Attorneys
First insertion Aug. 16, 1918. 1920
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-23
Notice of Hearing, Settlement and As
Segment

Notice of Hearing, Settlement and As
segment
STATE OF WISCONSIN
COUNTY COURT FOR RUSK
COUNTY,
In PROBATE
Notice is hereby given that at spe-
cial term of county court to be held in
and for said county, at court house in
the city of Ladysmith in said county, on
the second Tuesday, (being the 10th
day. of September A. d, 1918, at 10
O'Clock a. M, the following matters
will be heard and considered:
The application of Fleta Madison,
administrative of the estate of Andrew
%. Madison late of the town of Thorn
apple Ill said county, deceased, for the
examination aud allowance of her
final account of her administration and
the determination of the inheritance
tax if any, and for the assignment of
the residue of the estate of Andrew c..
Madison deceased, to such other per-
sons as are by law entitled to the
same.
Dated August Sth, 1918. s&,
By Order of the Court:
d. w. MALONEY,
County Judge.
McGill & Williams, Attorneys.
First Publications. Aug. 8, 1918. 17-19)