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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
SHARING WAR DEBT
France Drops Plan To Have Allies
Share Obligations.

Paris, March 11,-France has
abandoned for the present at least,
any hope of having her great war
debt shared by the Allies. 1t is au-
thoritatively asserted by one Of the
Americans attending the conference
that what had been an embarrassing
possibility has now been eliminated
from the deliberations, although 1t is
possible that France might at some
future time attempt to secure as
sistance.
The project has never been fully
presented at the conference, but CON
versations held at intervals since the
conference began have served as a
medium for the presentation of the
French point of view.
The British and American delega-
tons have been quite frank in their
disapproval and have openly said that
the people of their countries would
be slow to indorse such a plan.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
RECENT LAND SALES.

Sarah +. and Dan 4. Wilson To
John Pierce lot, in Horse Branch,
5000.
Eva G.. and l.. =. Foreman to l.
b. Tichenor 3 acres, near Hartford.
$3.50.
w. II. Byers to J. A. Byers 80
acres, near White Run. $3.50
T.. c. German to Mrs. Lula Rhoads
lot. in Beaver Dam. s575.
j. c. Carpenter to ID. l.. Ashford.
25 acres. near McHenry, $500.
Mary f. Ranney to J. r. Il Lloyd
Clark 61 acres. near Select, $50.
j. w. Ross to Mrs. Nellie c. Her 10
acres. on Green River, $500.
n. NJ. Johnson to Elizabeth Pierce
exchange of lots in Rosine.
Matte l.. Brown to George Chinn
lot. in McHenry. $500.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

II is too often we fault the officer
for the manner of the discharge of
his duty, when the fault is in the law
he executes. Just now there is some
complaint that the county tax COM
missioner has assessed the property
too high. The commissioner acted
under orders from the State Tax
Commission to assess the county at
not less than ten and a half million
dollars. He had no choice but TO
comply with the order. Also it is a
rather common practice, where a
public offense has been committed
to call ON the sheriff to make an ar
rest. Now the law authorizes the
sheriff to make an arrest without a
warrant only for an offense com
mitted in his presence. Otherwise
for him to, make an arrest without
a warrant might subject him to a
suit for damages. Public officials
have enough sins TO account for, and
the people should be fair with them
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

will be ready in a few days.
by the time President Wilson
reaches Paris the naval and military
conditions will have been settled.
1T is an open secret that Premier
Lloyd George considers disarmament
the tombstone of conference success
and that his insistence on disarma-
ment for Germany is merely the first
intended TO lead to disarmament in
step in general policy of pacifcation
of all countries"
Paris, March 10.-The Supreme
Council at its meeting tonight de-
cided that the representatives on the
economic and financial commissions
of the powers with special interests,
who have been the cause of much dis
cussion should be designated by the
great powers. The council then
adopted the report of the military ex-
perts concerning the definite military
status of Germany, after fixing the
terms.
The official statement issued after
The meeting reads:
THE supreme council met this
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
HUMAN FLESH SOLD
TO STARVING RUSSIANS

Washington, March 1l-Chaotic
conditions in Russia, particularly in
Petrograd and Moscow. were describ-
ed in reports received to-day by the
State Department. The depths "a
which the country has been plunged
by Bolshevik rule was said by the
advices to be indicated in a report
from Moscow saying that human
flesh had been sold to the famine
stricken population by Chinese sol
d'ers, who later were arrested.
Both Moscow and Petrograd were
reported without fuel of any kind
The supplies Of coal, kerosene ana
gasoline have been exhausted and
since wood was nationalized in p
.cmblr I AS not bee. available lAl
private assumption Because OF
lack of i',.l The advice said the sew
age and water systems of Petrograd
might cea-t operation at any time.
The streets of Pc ."Cgrad were I
ocribeG =. Escorted with the exec
ton of soldiers and civilians begging
for bread. The deaths in the city
chiefly from typhoid and smallpox
were estimated at 1000 daily. The
Swiss, Danish Swedish, Dutch and
British embassies were said TO have
been looted.
Conditions in Moscow were report
ed as better than in Petrograd, al
though all industries in the former
city except few military plants have
ceased to operate. The only food
available is brought to Moscow by
peasants, who sell IL at excessive
prices, sugar bringing 20 rubles q
pound, which at the old value of the
ruble would be $40; dog meat 7 ant
horse flesh 81 rubles a pound. Many
of the stores in Moscow have beer
closed, and those remaining open arr
permitted to sell merchandise anC
foodstuffs only on the card system.
Celebration of mass n the churches
has for the most part ceased. Trsc
ton and electric light services are
irregular, electricity being available
for lighting purposes only two hour
each day.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

How the boys were treated over
there" may become an issue in the
presidential campaign next year The
Literary Digest, the ablest and most
conservative journal published in the
United States, brings this condition
to the attention of the country. For
tunately there will be little difficulty
in settling the question, as we shall
soon have more than two million
witnesses who can go on the stand
and state all the facts.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

afternoon at the Quai d'Orsay from 8
TO 5:30 o'clock. The council decid-
ed that the great poWr~ should
designate the rer 'elnniYt'. If the
powers with special interests on the.
economic and financial commissions.
1.-The council then turned to. the re-
port Of the military experts, present
ed by Marshal Foch. relative to the
definite military status of Germany.
The terms of this report were fixed,
and its conclusions adopted.
1.-The next meeting will take place.
tomorrow at o'clock in the after
noon"
Berlin, Sunday, March s.-Pre-
liminary' peace negoations may begin
at Versailles about March 20, accord
ing to reports in circulation here to-
day. Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau,
the foreign minister, now is arrang-
ing for a small party of prominep 4
business men to accompany the Ger
man commissioners as experts. These
men have been instructed TO hold
themselves in readiness for possible
departure March II or March 10. y
X
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
BIG PEACE FARLEY
OPENS MARCH 20

Paris, March 10.--The Supreme
War Council today finally adopted
the military terms OF German disarm-
ament. These provide for an army
of 100, 900 men, enlisted for twelve
years.
London, March. l0.-(British
Wireless Servise. I've have reach
ed the turning point of the confer
ence" says the Paris correspondent
of the Daily News.
mot even when the Germans come
will there be a weekend more inn
portant than the past one. The pre-
paratory work is nearly. finished and
the preliminary convention Of peace
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

The Allies have finally decided
they lack law and precedent for
bringing to trial and inflicting legal
punishment on the ex-Kaiser OF inc
German empire, 1t is gratifying to
learn that our great statesmen have
nj last arrived at conclusion that
vas patent to the school boys many
moons ago. No doubt the Lord Will
in his own good time, meet out a
proper punishment for the archcrim-
inal of modern times.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

Just now the League of Nations is
the most widely discussed question in
American public affairs. There is
not, indeed, an opposition to a world
court, that would exert to the limit
moral influences to preserve the
peace of mankind, but there is a
widespread opposition to the United
States engaging to send her sons to
the very ends of the earth to settle
the quarrels of alien peoples. The
League as at present proposed would
engage England, France, Italy, ia
pan and the United States to police
the world, and would establish the
most powerful military machine the
world ever. saw. Fortunately,
enough far-seeing senators have
pledged themselves to prevent this
country becoming a cog in the all
powerful military machine that would
lay the smaller states of the world
at its feet.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
ED HOOVER WRITES HOME,
Rodauge. LuXenburg.

Dear HOmefOlks:--l received your
letter last night. Ii was twenty days
on the road. but | was glad to have
it when it came. Always glad to
hear from home.
We are still in this little town. on
the Belgian border, guarding rail
road bridges, and acting as town
guard also. The civilians are very
friendly toward we soldiers, and the
lady where n few of us are staying
gave US Il supper TIE other night, and
we enjoyed it very much.
cant speak enough German TO
carry on conversation, but am lucky
enough to have with me a Buffalo
boy, who speaks it fluently. These
people here often talk of America,
and one little boy says he is coming
home with us.
1t is very hard to get such luXuries
as tobacco, cigarettes, chocolate and
ice cream. When they are obtaina-
BILE at all they are very high priced.
Bread here is very cheap, but of a
poor quality, and the natives class
the honest-to-goodness American
bread higher than we at home do
cattle.
There have been quite a number
of deaths among the inhabitants re
cently--one every day for the past
week-but all the Yanks are in fine
health. The reason is we get plenty
of outdoor exercise and can take lots
of athletics. The old Fifth Division
has a good foot bail team. We de-
feateG the So Division yesterday with
score of TO o, and we have never
lost a game. We are going to have
a horse show this week, and we will
also be graded on NJ. G. drill. Our
company has done very well in prac-
tice, and we are looking for good
outcome.
Well, have you folks received any
souvenirs? l have sent quite a few
home recently. Among them Ger
man helmet, the real kind we shot at
in the lines, a canteen the Germans
carried drinks in and "A few other
articles.
You asked me to mention some
narrow escapes | had. 1t is hard to
say what particular one was the mar
rowest. Whether ii was when / first
went into the trenches and "77'
came through the roof OF my dugout
and exploded. knocking me half way
across the dugOut and against the
wall, and resulted in splitting head
7 ache for two days, or when was COW
cred. completely by German II. r.
shell, and my squad dug me out, or
when Bosche charged on me with a
fixed bayonet and |. killed him with
my NJ. G. about twenty-five yards
away, or when | was ducking NJ G.
bullets in q wheat field--leyel ground
and the bullets covered my helmet
with dirt. l have been hit several
times with shrapnel, but never seri-
| ously hurt. My helmet saved my
life once. and several times a Ger
man made 1t so hot for me, from an
aeroplane with A. NJ. G. that forgot
all about the old Kentucky Home.
shall never forget st. Mihiel, and how
Frits nearly got my number with q
mustard gas she'll, and put me in o
Base Hospital for twenty days
never have won any Croix Do
Guerre, or crosses for bravery, but
do want 10 win one cross, and that
is Cross De Ocean. ] don't expect
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

mer. look to go TO the Rhine be.
fore leave Europe. have seen
most OF France. Luxembourg and Bel
GUM. but have found nothing that
beats old Kentucky. Give all my
friends my best regards.
Your loving son,
PRNT. ED HOOVER.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

our faith is strong in the christian
religion. and we hope the calamitous
war lust closed will awaken a new
spirit of activity in the religious
world. A little less religious bigotry
and prejudice and little more
spirit of the fatherhood of God and
the brotherhood of man might tend
largely to make the league of ma
lions a workable theory.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

The peace of nations and sobriety
of peoples may be accomplished, not
SO much by leagues of nations and
constitutional amendments as by the
parental training of the children by
the family fireside. The good citi-
zen is made by the parent, rather
than by the state.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

We are authorized to announce
George Baker. of Muhlenburg county
a candidate for the nomination for
State Senator in the 9TH Senatorial
district, composed of the counties Of
Muhlenburg, Butler and Ohio, sub
ject TO the action of the Republican
party at the primary election, August
2, 1919.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

Good roads, like prohibition and
woman suffrage, is coming. OPPOSE
ton may for a time delay, but can not
finally prevent it, Only last Novem-
Der the majority against the road tax
was nearly six hundred, but Saturday
il had dWindled to 21S.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

1t was something of coincidence
Monday, when two men, excellent and
well-to-do citizens, who had been
left off our mailing list, for delin-
quency, came into the office and each
paid ten dollar subscription ac-
count. Falling long into arrears is
the fault of newspaper rather than
of the patron, who carelessly defers
Payment because he thinks of il as
a custom. The men referred TO came
in voluntarily, paid up arrears and n
year i'm advance. Our present policy
os doing a cash business will, as soon
as our patrons become accustomed TO
Il, be as satisfactory TO them as il is
10 ourselves.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

Henry Watterson was boss in
his day, but senile imbecility has set
in, and he don't know nothing no.
more, nohow. All of which we have
upon the authority of the erudite and
philosophic editor of the Hartford
Herald. which reminds us there is a
place where angels fear TO tread. y
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

A man publicly proclaims the in
fanny OF woman. The woman as
sailed shoots, with intent to kill, at
the proclaimer of her dishOnor. \
grand jury declines to indict. The
sanctity of the home is held higher
than statutes, To profane it by deed
or word Is perilous.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

Age thinks 1t beautiful TO see lambs
play, but wants the inclination to join
in the game. We were inspired to
this mention by the laughter of a
bunch of young folks coming up in
front OF our office at ten in the even
ing, while we were hammering a
typewriter. They had been out for
q moonlight car ride.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

The Pope has sent an urgent re-
quest to each Of the allied govern
ments. urging them to conclude a
speedy peace TO relieve the tension
that is developing widespread disor-
der in the territory OF the central
powers.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

y The hardest knock yet given Will
son and his League of Nations comes
via the Houston (Texas) Post. 1t
says I'VE do not like to borrow trou-
BILE, but we are frightfully afraid that
while we are making Europe safe for
democracy the party will lose every
post-Ofiice in the United States
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

Can you name war leader, mill
tary or civil, about whom our Ameri-
can army would gather, as hero?
is this condition not without a par
aIIel in all our former wars? Why is
the name of no man mentioned as a
candidate for the presidency who
could command the support Of the
soldier vote? There is reason for
everything. what for this?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized to announce /.
s. Mason a candidate for Representa-
tive of Ohio county, subject to the
action of the Republican party at
the primary election August 2, 1919.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

If newspaper reports of trial. re-
Gently held in Louisville, are true
there is a judge in that city who
should resign his office and retire to
life in tent in remote corner of
one of the city's abandoned ceme-
teries. AS the story runs a negro.
80 years old, who was never before
accused of stealing, was caught in
the act of picking some crustS OF
bread from garbage can. Now 1t
happens that the city has recently
enacted some blue law regulations
governing the action of citizens in the
matter of garbage. The garbage is
sold to a contractor. and at the trial
of the aged negro the court decreed
he was stealing from the contractor.
and fined him ten dollars. a woman
was generous enough to pay the
| old Negroes fine. God bless the
woman and Heaven pity the court.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

To the great decisive battles of the
world history will now add that OF
the Marine.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

The war in Europe was wet
blanket to the front page advertising
of Bryan and villa.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
JOHN HENRY THOMAS. Editor
W. s. TINSLEY, Associate Editor
and Business Manager.

Entered according to law at the
Postoffice, Hartford, KY, as mail
matter of the second class.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

Address all communications to
The Hartford Republican.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14

However lukewarm our practice.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-03-14
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President Sec.-Treas.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-10

WANTED-To rent four room house.
! Phone 67, S. l.. Ryals Co. 773t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-10
NEWSPAPER WRITERS TO
HAVE TWO DAYS OFF

London, June, 16.-4(Correspondence
of The Associated Press ALL the
regular editors, special writer's and
reporters of The Times, Daily Mail
and evening news are to have two
DAYS each week for rest or recreation
under the give day working week.
which Viscount Northcliffe is intro
ducing in his newspaper properties.
The writing staffs Of The Times and
Daily Mail already have been reorgan-
lied on this basis and the system is
to be extended to The News.
The same system is to be arranged
in the near future for all others on
these papers including all members
of the business staffs, the printing
and mechanical forces. This is not
possible at present on account Of the
scarcity of skilled labor.
Lord Northolffe's view is that all
men, especially those engaged in
brain work, attain their highest eff
ficiency by this division of work and
recreation and by a compleete change
at these regular and frequent in
tervals.
The chief rival of Lord Northcliffe
in adherence to the theory of short
hours and better work is the great
soap magnate, Lord Leverhulme,
formerly William Lever. His ambition
is to have a working day Of six hours
for all his thousands of employees,
and he has even limited at four day
as possibility of the future.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-10
NE=ARM AND ONE LEG MAN
FIGHT HARD OVER PRETTY Girl,

Atlanta, Ga, July 10.-7A real knock
down and drag-out" fight between a
one-leeged man and one.armed man
might be hard enough to adjudifate
unter ordinary circumstances. but the
police recorder of Atlanta has had to
decide which one in such circum-
stances was taking advantage of the
others infirmities. He declared the
whole thing a draw dmissed both
participants, and like Pontius PLATE
washed his hands" of the litigation
The belligerents boarded in adjoin-
ing rooms; they both cast rather
eager glances at the young lady star
boarder' and were more or less teal-
Gus of her smiles. The bad blood en-
genered through many months of
rivalry broke out and they fought
several rounds-until neighbOrs had
to separate them.
The man minus the arm was said
to be getting the better of the en-
counter until his opponent clinched
and they rolled to the floor. when the
one-legged man proved victor. Each
claimed in court that the other tried
to take advantage" of the other.
Peace without indemnities has been
established through the good offices
of the court
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-10

LOANS-Large or small, prompt ser
vice, low interest, small commission.
w. C. WINFREE. 1-8tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-10
JAPANESE WOULD DANISH
KOREAN MILITARY RULE

Tok e, June 10.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press THAT all
aspects of military rule should be
completely banished from Korea is
the opin of representative japanese.
Thus only, they say, can Japan hope
te re-establish peace and order
among the Korean people.
1t is generally admitted her that the
dsaffection is not removed, but
merely quiescant, ready to bust forth
anew once the existing military
pressure is removed.
Institution of a civilian government
and removal of the present gendarme
police system are believed here to be
necessary. The gendarmes are held
responsible for cases Of brutality
and mistreatment, the soldiers being
only responsible, it is declared, for
the killing Of KKoreans in the CHRIS
tian church at Cheam-ni. In this case,
says the Herald of ASIA a Japanese
policeman had been murdered, and
his body mutillated The gendar-
meriee told the arriving soldiers an
exaggerated story, says the news
paper and the young troops joined
the gendarmes in a massacre of the
people
Responsible organs of opinion here
favor making Korea an integral part
Of the Japanese Empire politically,
as it alraedy is territorially. Korea,
they conceive might be made a pro-
vince of Japan, with a civil governor
and proper representation in the
Japanese Diet. But before this is pos
sible, the newspapers think, the
Koreans must pass through the nee
education and show them
selves prepared for self-government.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-10
PEACE TREATY CHARGES
IRRITATE WILLIAM

Amerongen, June 15,-(Correspond
ence OF The Associated Press. 1.-THE
former German Emperor displayed
marked irritation after reading the
clause of the Peace Treaty in which
the Allies announced their intention
of putting him on trial on charges OF
violation of international morality and
of the sanctity of treaties. For sew.
eral hours after he had read the clause
no one at the castle of Amerigen had
the courage to approach him, He sat
in q chair before the main entrance
to the castle entirely alone and ap-
parently in deep thought while the
former Empress, Auguste Victoria,
and the members of his suite walked
in the grounds occasionally glancing
in his direction.
Next day he seemed to be in state
of nervous agitation, for he frequently
ceased his saving and walked away
leaving those who assist him to con
tinue the work alone. Later, however,
he resumed with increased energy,
so much that one of his assistants
vas forced to take to his bed for
some days in order to recover from
chill caught while pe1spiring at the
other end of the saw
Subsequently the dull life at the
castle resumed its ordinary dullness
and since the first display cf annoy
ance Count Hohenzolern has shown
few signs of being much affected by
the conditions of the Peace Treaty.
The foref Emperor has sawn his
4,00Oth log and it is asserted by some
of his retainers that he intends to
to bring the number up to 10000
The logs which now form a large
heap are placed in piles to dry in
preparation for use as fuel in the
castle next winter.