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CHANGES ADVOCATED.

CHICAGO. Ill. Jun" ll.-Funiamen
tai changes in military jurIsprud"n'"
were advocated today h"f"r" IN" ,om-
mittcc Of the American Bar .NsS"rIa' ON.
which has been invest IgatlnE IN" SIh-
jet Colonel Henry J. Reilly. 81 tn"
l49;h Field Artillery. "t III" Rainbow
Division. and later cnmmhnd"T al me
EiGhty-thrd Infantry Brigade. 81 IN"
same divisiun said he 'h"uEhi mat IN"
present courtmartal pro'"dur" ana ar
ticlcs Of war were antiquated and I'M
American
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Local Team Easily Defeated the Boys
Of tho 314th Yesterday at tho
Fair Grounds.

Before one of the largest crowds over
10 witness a hall gam" IN this vicinity,
tho McC'onkcys. Of the East End. wallop-
Cd The boys Of the 3Tith yesterday af-
ternoon Al the FAIR Grounds. by scor"
Of { to IN three innings. The game
was called on account of ram.
Tho 3lith started Ia score IN IN" first
inning. when Burkhart walked III" first
man up. Miller. next UP. h!t for iw"
bases and Dallcr hit safe scoring car
IRISH.
Tho MaCks scored two runs in tn"
first and two in tho second. In tn"
third p"rlcy hit for two bases. hut Gard
nor. Lewis and Rolhc were struck out
by Barney.
Cy Morgan. formerly Of tho Philad"l-
Ihla Americans. ump!rod tn" game. The
game was very interesting until II was
interrupted by tho rain.
Score by innings: r. II. T..
3l4th .................1 o o. 0
MaCkS ............... VI "
Two base hIts--Pcrlcy. Miller, Lewis,
Gardner.
Struck out-Ry Burkhnrt. 6; by Bar
nry. 1.
Base on halls--Off Burkhart, :: off
Barney. !.
U'mprr-t"y Morgan.
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CUBS THE vIcToRs.

CHICAGO. June 11.-Chicago won IT'S
fifth consecutive game to-day by defeat
ing Philadelphia 10 . in a game which
was called in tho eighth inning on ac-
count Of rain. The locals hit Woodward
freely and took lead which the WISH
tors could not overcome because OF
Douglas good pitching
Pat Murray. southpaw pitcher. Of
Notre Dame Univ Nrsity. to-day signed
contract with Philadelphia club and
reported to Manager Cooms. Score:
r. II F.
Chicago .........l2 . no 2x-7 N 8
Woodward. Smith. Packard and Cady,
Clarke; Douglas and kjllifer.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

ST. PAUL. June 11.-Score: R. n. E.
Toiedo
Cl. du4 l .
BatterieS-Mljus and Murphy; Mer-
rift, Monroe and Hargrave.
MILWAUKEE. June IL r. II. E.
Louisville IL 0
Milwaukee INSTRUMENTATION. .
Battcrios-Davis and Meyer; Will
liamS and HUM.
KANSAS CITY. June 11.-Kansas
City-Columbus, postponed; rain
MINNEAPOLIS, June 11.-R. n. e
Indianapolis -.--..-----.---- "a l
hlnH'dPoIIS .''-.--- ..-.---- ~
Batteries-Stcele and Lcary; Robert
son and GromcS
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VICTORY FOE CARDS

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. June 11-ROston
stopped 81. Louis winning streak today
beating tho locals six to four. An error
by Hcathcote. and hit batsman by
Doak with IN" bases filled in the eighth
cost ST. Louis the game. Score:
R H T..
Roston .... OF 10 o21-6 Q l
ST. Louis. ... 600 OLE 001-I+ Q .
Nehf and Wilson: Goodwin, Meadows,
Doak and Clemens. Dilhoefer. Snyder.
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SENIOR CLASS GIVES
ANNUAL PLAY

Tho senior class OF the Wheeling high
school gave their annual play last even
ing in the auditorium Of the school. md
il was largely attended by the relatives
and friends OF tn" class members. The
play was entitled Miss Somebody Else"
a comedy in four acts by Marion Short.
Tho characters were very we'll taken
care OF by the various members Of the
class. and tn" play ably presented. The
play was given under tho direction OF
Miss Elizabeth Higgins. with the high
school orchestra furnishing the music.
Buy WAR sAYINGs aTANPaH =
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Two base hitS-Malone.
Stolen baSe--St"ngel.
Double plays-Olson. SChmanu' anu
Eonctchy: Cutshaw. Terry and oa'cF
Terry. Cutsnaw and SAFER.
Left on bascs-Brooklyn D; tl'''
burGh :.
First base on balls-None.
tI;ts-Off Cadorc I in Ia innings;
ocf smith in % innings; off Adams
8 in innings. ~
Struck out-By Galore l: by ADAMS
y.
Winning pitchcr-Adams
Losing pitcher-Cadore. 2ls,
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TIMELY BATTING.

WASHINGTON. Juno ll.-Washtng-
ton ba,ted opportunity against thre" or
the four pitchers used by Cleveland to-
dav and evened up the series by win
ming. TO 3.
Manager Griffith was notified ny
President Johnson. OF m" American
league today. that h" had been gus
nerded indefinitely on account OF chal-
Longing q decision by Umpire Nallin. IN
,.os+erdav's game Score: r H. F..
Cleveland .....O2n Oo01po-S q
WASHINGTON ...2IOlnn 2Q"-6 13 0
Ratteries-Fhilllps THE. Jasper and
O'Neill: Harper and Charity.
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Brown. a New York referee. from fur.
thcr consideration, Rickaf said:
IF the board OF boxing control picfe
out man who already has been sug-
gestcd. that will make no difference 10
me-. I shall abide by the boards dccis.
ion. am confident. Willard and Temp
scy will accept the selecuon without
protest"
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TwO-baSe hlt-DaubHrt.
Stolen bases-Rath and Dauhert.
Double plays---WIngo 10 kopf. Groh
(unassisted) Fletcher TO Doyle 10 Chase.
Left on baScs-Ncw York 5. Cincin-
natl ).
Bases on halls-Ofr Ructhcr 4, of
Schupp 5. off Pcrritt l.
Eits-On Schupp in I innings, of
Perritt l in I.
Struck out-By Reuthcr I, by Schupp
5.
Passed balls-GcnZaleS
Losing pitChrr-SChupp.
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HAGEN'S TIE TIA
WITH BRADY
Bic SURPRISE

NEWTON. Mass. juno 11.-Walter {.
Wagon or the Oakland Hills club. De-
troit nlaycd one Of the Gam"st ROUNDS
IN the history OF American golf at IRA"
burr today md placed himself IN li'
with Michael J. Brady. OF Oakley lot
tho rpcn golf championship or mo
United states. Each player scored ~
for tho - holes Of play and they VIII
MAY off at IS holes for the utle &C.
morrow.
BRADY. at tho end Of IN" forenoon
nlay. had a lead OF five strokes oi'r
Hagen, who was in second poS'I'""'
The Oakley player shot 20 in the lore
noon. which, alongside his two as l"s
tho first two rounds or play, apF,"t
formidable. The professionals and IN"
Gallery conceded the championship 20
the Oakley man.
Rut Mike met with disaster on his
final round and came trailing home IN
so The Detroit professional was at
tho turn Of his final round when nc
heard that Brady had had bad tour'h
round and had finished in sol strokes.
1Iarkr had taken IS to the turn ana
was confident with tho task OF coming
home in Sc 10 win or 81 to lie hrauS'
The homo nlDc holes at Bracburn arc
so difficult that the Massachusetts
Golf association ruling FOR them Is a.
and the par is 81.
No golfer in an open championship
ever was forced 10 play under grcNcr
pressure than Hagen and he rcSpohu'u
by making every shot but one pHrlcC'ly
and getting the 81 needed 10 TIC. F'in
Mcnamara. who began the t"urnamCh,
with an so. finished strong, and was tea
with Jock Hutchinson for third money
at 3e6 strokes.
Tho FIRST eight mon in were pro:rs-
SIGNALS. Charles Evans. Jr.. tn" pres
ont champ, led tho amateurs being led
with G. l.. Rnwdcn. a pr"f"SSlonal. :"r
ninth position. They used 3l3 strokes.
F>ranCIs Ouimct was tho only other ann
atcur 10 get in the first twenty. lie
finished in a tie for eighteenth place
with two others. at 3l9.
Uagcn's afternoon card:
444: 4s5: 425--3S.
545: 354: i34-37-75.
Open Golf Scores.
NJ r. Brady. Oakley. "A "a IS Sh-~5"l
Walter Hagen.
Oakland Mills ......7S - - 75-3nl
Tom Mcnamara ......SO 12 "a I9-3eb
Jock Hutchinson.
Glen View ......-..7S IS IS I6-3o6
George Mclean
Great Neck .---.--.S1 10 T6 T6-3Oh
Louis Teller.
Braeburn ...-...--.13 "a n ''--1"N
John Cowan,
StockridEe ---..---.72 - - Ni-i'"
Fred Mcleod.
Columbia ...-...--.7S - - 'S-"l@
G.. l.. Buwden.
Commonwealth .....73 IS sc S6-3lS
sCharlcs Evans. Jr..
EdEcwatcr .........II 40 " 'N-"I@
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p1rCErNG nuEL.

PHILADELPHIA. June ll.-ShockeF
had the better Of pitchers battle Tith
Rogers and st. Louis won from FhIa-
delphia today. to 8. Ions distance
hitting marked tho early innings. SiSirr
Knocking the ball over the right FIELD
wall in the fourth. Score;
r. H. f.
ST. Louis nn 81 n r a
PHILADELPHIA ...Dl200Q 300 0-3 o
BatterieS-Shocker and SEVERED:
Rogers. Kinney and Perkins.
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oSborten hatted for Leonard in 7th

SShorten hatted for Leonard In TN
ELLISON batted for Love in ?th.
0o+roi+ nn0 600 00o-o
EcTv york oo0 420 10X-7
stolen bases-cobb, veach, Pipp. Aim
smith.
Sacrifice hits-Bush.
Double play-Young. Bush and He'll
man; Bush. Young and Heilman; Pipp'
and PeckinpauRh.
Lei on hases-Ncw York S. Detroit
IL.
Base on balls-ouinn 5; Leonard j;
Love .. ..
Hits-off Leonard 9 in S innings; OH
Love 2 in ..
Struck out-Quinn ,; Leonard l. LOVE-
!.
Winning pitcher Quinn. Lasins
pitcher-LHOnard.
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SECOND N A ROW.

BOSTON. June l1.-Chicago made II
two straight from Boston today. win
ming 3 10 0. A pass. two scratch hits
and an error by Barry CAV" tho visitors
two in the first. Singles ~ r. Collins
and jackson and a sacrifice fly 10 Bury
gave the league leaders their third run.
Scoro. r. H E.
Chicago 2nnno0o 1n-3 0
poston n00 OGO o 0 90 S 3
Batteries-Willau's and Lynn; Mays
and Schang. Walters.
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PRINCETON BLANKED

NEW YORK. June l1.-Felton h"'d
Princeton 10 two hits today and Harvard
won the final game Of the Championship
series between the two universities o.
score Of to 0.
Harvard made hits in every inning
EXCEPT the ninth. but sewed up the game
in tho third when they punched three
hits with two bases on balls and two
errors, for four runs. knocking Mar
ouette out Of tho box. Emmons sd
Blair led in the hitting with three sim
gres each. Score: r. n. F.
harvard 0I4nn1 II n--S Il .
prince,on ....nO00O 0O0n-0 3
Ratteries-Felton and Blair: Mar
quette. ST. John. karkalse and Crernole.
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BIG IMPROVEMENTS
FOR ATHLETIC FIELD
At The UNIVERSITY

MoRGANTOWN. juno II.-.As soon
as tn" new appropriations arc aNaIlHhl'
for tho university. july LIST next. a part
OF the annual Appropriation for athletics
Will be spent On much needed improve
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corcc,n, York believes In promptn"ss.
I1a ,bus disnoscd Of the Huns and IL
tb,, no Is at home in the Tennessee
rouniains, he has proposed. been &C
,cn,cd and has wed a mountain girl.
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Standing Of Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Games.

Washington. s: ClCveland. 3.
ST. Louis. 4: Philadelphia. s.
New York. :: Detroit. ..
Chicago. 3; Boston, Q
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HOW THEY STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterday Games.

Pittsburgh. 3: Brooklyn. >.
Cincinnati. .; New York. !.
Chicago. I; Philadelphia 2.
Boston s: ST. Louis, l.
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wheeling Tent q Awning Co
onr Awnings and Service Satisfy.
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E.-Cincinnati
ktle from New
u Giants scored
rs single. an out
han. In IN" third.
walked and went
KS single. \ doubt"
and Daubcrt brought
IL run on Groh's Single
Score:
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buy WAR SAVINGS aTANPA-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-01
In Queenstown, ireland.

Reamus Hawkins, son of Mr. T.
~ Hawkins of Hardinsburg writes
that he is in Queenstown, Ireland, on
a destroyer He expects to be in the
States shortly. In letter to his yfa-
ther he writes:
Dear Father; Will try write you
few lines this eve, This leaves me
well and having good time. Hope
It finds you the same
Well, Dad, guess everybody back
in the States is glad the war is over.
Believe me, I.aml And l expect to be
in the States soon. have had enough
Of this already.
/ am in Queenstown, ireland. II
rains every day here; and they say
il gets cold enough to freeze a fellow
l have been in several different ports
in ireland and England. was in
France one time but didn't get 10 go
ashore, We are goi6e 10 Brest France
in few days.
am on a destroyer. Have been in
the War Zone three or four times bul
didn't get 70 see any submarines.
had a letter from Lena the other
day. She said Iyen was married now
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Has A Sore Thumb.

Pvt. Proctor French is another
Breckenridge County boy in France
who observed Fathers Day" and
wrote to his father, G. r. French OF
Mystic. Pvt. French left Hardinsburg
for Camp Taylor on April 20. After
receiving his training at Camp Tay-
lor, he was sent to Camp Custer,
Mich, for while before going over.
He writes that he has been over the
top, and says:
Somewhere in France, Nov. "a, 1918
Dear Dad: Will write you today.
guess you would like to hear from me.
am we'll except sore thumb. 1t is
getting along nice. | am in the hos
pital. | don't know how you will read
this l hold the pencil between my
fingers. Dad have been over the top,
come out o. X. We are having some
pretty weather frosty mornings. |
have met one boy from home since
| arrived in France, Donald Eskridge
We are in the same company. He is
Lieutenant. | was sure glad to see
him guess | had better close. Don't
worry, having good time plenty to
eat, while Kentucky sorghum would
taste good to me. Save jug for me-
Bye Bye, Pvt. Proctor French, Co.
H. 1879 Inf A. E. F, France.
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Letters from soldiers which have
been published in The Breckenridge
News and have never been called for
BY the Addresses. stilI remain in this
Office. II the followine persons want
these letters after the have been care.
fully saved for them. they may have
same by either calling or sending a
self-addresscd and stamped envelope
within the next ten days, after that
they will have to be destroyed as so
many have accumulated. Those whom
the letters belong to are: Miss
bessie Hinton, Cloverport; Mrs.
Albert T. Drum, Cloverport; Edward
Gregory, Cloverport; Mrs. S. r.
Berry, Sr, Cloverport; Henry J.
Lewis, Cloverport; Winfield Pate,
Cloverport; Mrs. Joseph Allen, Glow
export; julie B. Jackson, Tar Fork;
Chas H. Smart, Hardinsburg; Mrs.
A. Whoberry, Glen Dean; Curt Pate,
Cloverport; Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Yes
sells, Frymire; Miss Claudia Woosley,
Webster; Mrs Elisha Nissan, Som
erset, Ky. w. r. Moorman, Hardins-
burg, Ky.
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Gathering Souvenirs.

Suppose you have gotten some OF
the postal card views by now from
Pons. l will bring several with me,
and some souvenirs il | am able to
get them.
wrote Thomas and told them
about the country. See if you can get
the letter and read IT, You can let
them see this If you want too.
Obi yes. The Bonaparte barracks
are near Brest and the cave | spoke
of before is near These. We have
one here at Pons also. | believe the
atlas Mrs. Waggoner has has the
French way and probably all the
towns. have mentioned
Don't be worried for am well and
will be home before you know it.
May be three months yet, but will
be htrer before you know it. Things
are getting busy already. Your son,
Pvt. &c Waldo S. Smart, Med Dept,
Camp Hospital No. 50, Amer Exped
Force, France.
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hundred francs and her eyes get on
the outside Of her head
Nearly all wagons and other modes
of travel are two. wheel contrivances
or their two feet Nearly always walk
ing or driving Generally driving a
jennette. A well-to-do family will
drive a horse OF the coach type.
Should they drive two, one will be
in front OF the other
Same way by blowing, generally
oxen or cows do the blowing | have
actually seen the old wooden plow
share at work. Could you dream Of
it2
l have seen very little grain of any
kind. They have some Of the finest
pumpkins ever saw, and the most
beautiful flowers | am trying to get
seed.
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II surely will Oeapy time next But
l think l will wait in | get off the
navy. You just aught to See some Of
the girls over here; yo4 can see
young girls that haven't a tooth in
their head.
o..yoV Aar from iven very
oftent,s~hAven't heard from him since
August. I have written to you all
every CHANGE had but ! don't know
whether you have gotten them or not.
I don't get half of my mail. l got a
letter from Purs a. few days ago
which was dated Sept 4. AS the war
Is over l think I viii be home in two
or three monlh1 4 not sooner
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-01

Well, guess Robert Lee and Eiiz-'
abeth are great big children BY now,
Sure would like to see them. Suppose
you see Ida and Ernest every few
Gays.
Well, it is abou, supper time and I
mad better close or won't ger any.
thing 70 eat, A fellow has to be on
time or they wrn't wait a minute,
Tell Pura, Ida and Elizabeth ali hello
VIII write to lds and Ernest tonight
Will say good.Ave for this time.
Write me soon Your son. Reamus
Hawkins, u. S. 5. Duncan. Post mas
ter New York
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IT'S NOT YOUR HEART
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

kidney disease IL no respecter OF per-
people today can be traced back to
kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most important
organs Of the body. They are the
nlterers. the purlfers. OF your blood.
Kidney disease Is Usually indicated by
Wsariness. sleeplessness. nervousness
dependency. backache. stomach trou-
bic. pain in loins and lower abdomen.
gall stones. gravel. rheumatism, seiaticR
and lumbag0.
All these arrangements are natures
siSnals 10 warn YOU that the kidneys
MEDAL tlaariem OIL Capsules imme-
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In Army Candidate School

Mrs. J. F. McGary of Kirk sends
the letter published below from her
son, Eugene McGary, who is in
France, and candidate in the Army
Candidate School preparing to be a
commissioned officer. He says:
Dear Folks: Only few lines to
let you know that I'm all o. X. and
still hanging around the same place.
1t seems that I'm never going to get
anymore mail, only one letter has
reached me.
As usual it has been raining again,
so we are pulling through the mud
and slush. There will be only two
weeks more of school, unless some
thing happens, so suppose that L.
can stand it that long. The boys are
being commissioned almost weekly;
of course they did not all come here
at the same time. hear that most
of those who have been commission
ed have been assigned to the front
Immediately, so | presume, if | make
good, that it won't be long before
I'll be there too
The people here are feeling good
over the capitulation of BulgariJ and
Turkey and the action of Austria,
The abdication OF the Kaiser don't
seem to be of SO much interest, at
least they don't give the matter mu il
attention. OF course you viii have
heard all about it long bsiole this
gets TO you
On All Saints Day and All Souls
Day the church bells rang the whole
day long Most every place they had
professions to the cemeteries to dec
crate the graves of the British,
French and American soldiers
graves.
| have not heard from Ernest yet.
But have not heard from any Of the
boys in my old company and | have
not their addresses, so guess I'll
have to wait patiently to hear from
him.
Hoping you all are we'll at home,
and with best wishes to all will close.
Always. Eugene. Candidate Chas. E.
MeGary, 18th Company, Army Cam
didate School Amer. Exped. Force,
A. p o., TIA France.
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diately. The soothing, healing oil slim
lions and destroys the germs which
have caused II. Do not walt until to-
morrow. Go TO your druggist today and
insist on GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OH
Capsules. In twenty-four hours you
should feel health and vigor returning
and Will bless the day you hrst heard
OF GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OIL
After you feel that you have cured
yourself continue TO take one OF two
capsules each day, 90 as to keep In
I'1rst-clasg condition and ward on the
danger OF other attacks
Ask for the original Imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Three sizes. Money re-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-01

city remaining with he rparents, Mr..
and Mrs Edward Gregory until Mr..
Snider's return, has had the letter
following from her husband who is
in Luxenburg. Mr. Snider says he on
ly missed going "Over-The-Top" by
two hours He says in detail:
Somewhere in Luxenburg,
Thanksgiving Day.
My Dear Wife; / will now write
and let you know / am well and as
sound as the day LEFT camp. ! know
you have been worrying about me
and wondering WHY ] have not writ
ten The reason is thas | left fer th.
front just after writing the last letter
to you and since the armistic was
signed we have been continually on
the move, ] am safe and we'll so
don't worry. God has taken care of
me so far and | feel that he will
continue to do so and bring me safe
ly home.
have not heard from you for two
months. We sure have been doing
some hiking. | have been through
Belgium and am now IN Luxenburg
but | don't think we will be here long
think shall be back home in about
two months or sooner. | will be the
happiest boy living when board the
ship that takes me back to home and
you.
| was on the front line when the
Armistice was signed. We went up to
the front line in the evening and were
to go "over the top" at Z o'clock the
next morning but orders came that no
further movements were to be made
until we heard whether the armis-
tice had been signed. The news came
at o'clock so we did not have to go
and just think little girl | only missed
fighting perhaps injury or death by
two hours.
The guns all stopped firing at IL
o'clock and you should have heard
us boys shout | was in range of the
big guns for about A weeks before l
went to the front
| certainly have been blessed and |
don't think it will be many more days
until | will be starting back towards
the States
This is Thanksgiving day but so
different from last year. Last Thenks-
giving, we attended Henry's and
Viola's wedding in Taylorsville and
this one am spending in Luxenburg.
l never dreamed one year ago that
would be so far from home but time
changes many things. Henry and
Viola won't forget last Thanksgiv-
ing and | am pretty sure I'll never
forget this one. Will close now tell
everybody hello" for me and take
good care of yourself Love to all.
Your devoted husband. Hugh Willis
Snider, Co. c, 1s5th Inf. 50 Div A.
f. G. ztI
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-01-01
NOTICE.

Notice to City and School tax pay
ers of Cloverport, KY, that all delin-
quints will be advertised that do not
pay by Jan. 18th, 1919.
L. V. Chaplin, City Tax Collector.