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Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
HUN HATE PLAINLY SHOWN
Press UttsrancSs During the Spanish
War Wsrs Worthy Of the German
at His Best.


How the Germans regarded Us in
the period Of the war with Spain Is set
forth by Andrew D. White. ex-ambns-
sador to Germany. In his autoblogra-
ply published by the Century COM
pany. ~ Nt
''On my settling down to the busi-
ness Of the embassy .(1S97- -19O3)." he
writes. ut appeared that the changes
In public sentiment since my former
stay as minister. Is years before, were
great indeed. At thpt time German
feeling was decidedly friendly to the
United States. But all this was now
changed -. During the Spanish
war 1t was especially virulent, their
newspapers being full Of statements
and arguments to show that cOrrup-
tion was the main characteristic of
our government cowardice of our
army and navy. and hypocrisy of our
people. Various newspapers in
Germany charged our government with
wonderful assortment of high
crimes and -misdemeanors; but, hap
PLY. in their eagerness to cover us
with obloquy. they frequently refuted
each other.
Thus they one day charged us with
having prepared long beforehand to
crush Spain and to rob her Of her
West Indian possessions, and the next
day they charged US with plunging into
war suddenly, recklessly, utterly care
less Of consequences. One moment
they insisted that American sailors
belonged to deteriorated race Of
mOngrels and could never stand
against pure-blooded Spanish sailors;
and the next moment, that we were
crushing the noble navy Of Spain by
brute force. Various presses INDUCED
In malignant prophecies; the Ameri-
cans would find Spain very hard nut
to crack; Spanish soldiers would drive
the American mongrels into the sea
when Cervera got out his fleet the
American fleet would stink away;
American ships. built under a regime
of corruption, would be found fur
nished with sham plating. sham guns
nnd sham supplies of every sort.
Against President Mckinley every sort
of iniquity was charged. One day he
was an idiot; another day the most
cunning of intriguers; at one moment
an overbearing tyrant anxious to rush
into war; at another coward fearing
war;"
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
THOSE oPEN-wiNDow cRANKs
Writer Gives It ~ His opinion That
They Are Aetuated Solely BY
.eelhshness.

One Of the most pronounced nuis-
ances with which seasoned travellers on
railroad trains have to contend Is the
! "open-window crank" This fellow
for he is usually male instead ora
female-persists in having his window
open, no matter whether other occu-
pants Of the car dislike 1t or not; and
1t usually results in the other passen-
gers thereabout receiving a>liberal sup
ply of dust and fine cinders, Us well
as enough soft coal smoke to last them
the remainder Of their lives. these
open-window cranks are almost always
occasional travellers. 1t is noticed by
those who have taken the pains to OBJ
serve that the regular traveleNthat
is, the man who rides every day in
summer-never opens the window be-
side the seat in which he is rldlng.\ 1t
does not mean any more comfort for
him to do so. as he long ago discov.
cred, but much discomfort instead.
AS soon rs railroad car starts to
move there is more or less air stirring
and If the open-window cranks would
only compose themselves a few mo-
ments they would be far more COM
Portable than they would to breathe
coal dust, smoke and cinders. But the
average occasional traveller will push
up his window as soon as he enters the
car.
It makes no difference to him how
much the rest of the car suffers-he is
the only one to be considered. 1t is n
practice that causes great discomfort
to passengers who have the necessary
sense to know that everybody is better
of If the windows are closed on hot
days. And 1t is always noticed that
these open-window artists invariably
leave the window open when they de-
part. The first, last and only thought
Is for themselves-no one else counts.
Hartford COurant.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
One Way to Get a Pass.

MADAM, If l didn't know / would
tell you," said the polite commanding
general to the lady asking for infor.
mrtion TO which she was not entitled.
The important thing, in military CEN
sorship is to know just where and
WIKI to draw the line. In our Civil
war the colonel of Pennsylvania reg
iment went to Secretary Stanton to
ask for pass for an old man to visit
his dying son after a battle. The pass
was gruflly refused. Whereupon the
applicant said to the secretary, "My
name is Dwight, colonel Of the 149th
regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers.
You can dismiss me from the service
If you like, but l am going to tell Sou
here and now what I think of you."
which the colonel proceeded to do In
language not fit to print.
He got the pass.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
NURSES PRODUCE WILD
WEST PICTURE SHOW
Entertain Rounanlan Countess at
American Show In France.

Entertain RoumanIan Countess at
American Show In France.
Picture shows are being put on in
France without cameras. scenery or
any Of the necessary properties. ac-
cording to reports reaching the Ma
tional Y. w. G. A. from Y. w. c. A.
nurses hut in a Base Hospital.
Having no film or camera, the
nurses at Base decided to put on q
living picture show and invited a
group of nurses from a nearby hos
pital to be the audience. 1t was a
real thriller, one of the wild and WOOL
ly west variety, with bucking bron-
choes and wild rides on broom and
mop horses
Imagination supplied the scenery,
with the exception of placards, which
announced "the sun" when 1t was sup.
posed to be shining or "cacti" when
the COW punchers rode across the
desert.
Countess Vacaresca of Roumania,
who had been talking to the nurses on
conditions In the German courts at the
time she was lady-in-waitng to the
Queen OF Roumania, was the most ap-
preciative Of all the guests.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
Collecting War Library.

The university mt Bologna. Italy.
has well under way war library for
the collection of which II has gone
far nfield. 1t hns sought original doc
uments from all the belligerent ma.
tions. has collected an immense mum.
ber' Of documents from war CORE
spondents and from accredited CORE.
spondents In all the countries affected
by the war. Its latest gift from Great
Britain is an anti-British book printed
by German agents in San Francisco In
the Hindustanl language and intend.
ed for circulation In India. where Ger.
man propaganda was rife during the
period. The University Of Bologna Ia
attempting to make such collection
of books and documents MS will fur
nish an historian mnterial for nm i'm.
partial record on which to bhse judg.
ment Of the war motives and events.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
PeneIImakIno In Madras.

The government of Madras has de-
cided that the experiments which have
been made by the department Of indus
tries for the last three years in the
manufacture Of pencils have reached q
stage at which the industry should be
made over to private enterprise,
says an exchange. Arrangements for
the sale Of the pencils produced by
the factory were completed in August,
1917. and the profit and loss state
ment prepared by the auditors for the
period from September 1. 1917, to
March 3, 1918. shows that in these
seven months the factory made q
profit Of $1.994, which represents a
return Of little over 20 per cent on
an assumed capital Of $I6.22O. Dur
ing the same period the factory pro-
duced 1850 gross Of pencils and sold
$3.50 gross. The factory has DELHI
erately been run on as small O. scale
as was consistent with the purpose in
view-namely. the demonstration ON
commercial lines Of the prospect Of
the Industry. The factory produces
black lead pencils lacquered In vnri-
GUS colors, copying pencils, carpen-
ters' pencils and diary pencils. Ex-
periments with red and blue pencils
are under way.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
Force Of Compressed Ar.

The effects of air resistance are
well known in the twelve and one.
half mile Simplon tunnel. where an
exceptionally high amount of energy
is required for running the electric
trains. The tunnel, which is fifteen
feet wide and eighteen feet high,
with a sectional area of two hundred
and fifty square feet, has ventilat-
ing current of $3.50 cubic feet of air
per second, maintained by two large
blast fans at the Brig end and two
exhaust fans at Iselle. Trains going
with this current encounter less re-
sistance than in open air up to fifteen
and half niles an hour, but at
higher speeds or in the opposite direc-
tion the resistance is much greater
than outside. Coasting by gravity
down the seven per one thousand
maximum gradient, train, even 60
ing with the current, cannot exceed
thirty-five miles per hour on account
of the brakIng by the air.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
RUSSIAN. PRINCESSES
LEARN TO TRIM HATS
Y. W. c. A. Saves wife Of General
From Becoming Charwoman,

When the war work OF the Y. w. G.
A. in Russia has all been told one of
the most Interesting stories will lie In
the establishment of the first Women's
Cooperative Association Mt Moscow.
There day after day princesses work
side by side with peasant girls, wives
of high Russian officials make dresses
or trim hats at long tables with simple,
unlettered women, and the money is
used for self support of these prin-
cesses and notable women as well us
for the peasant classes.
The need and suffering throughout
all Russia was SO great Mt the time
the Association was established that
IL was problem to find where the
money would help the greatest num-
ber of people 1t was thought best to
expend It TO help capitalize organiza
tions for giving work and permanent
opportunities to families and indivldu.
ais to earn their own living.
The women bring their handlwork
to the Association for sale or take or.
ders to do drcssn,nking. millinery, etc,
In the rooms Of the society or mt home.
Suitable work was found lust In time
not long ngo'to keep the wife OF one of
l,ussin's greurrsi generals from going
our as chnrwor'nn to earn bread for
her husband, who MAS Ill.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
+++++++++++++++++,
MESSAGE TO Y. w. c. A. FROM
. FRANCE.

4 I must express to you the
4 very great satisfaction and most
r sincere gratitude of the French
4 Government for the service rem
4 dered to the women working in
4 Government factories through
4 the establishment of Y. w. G. A.
4 Foyers des Alliees lclubrooms
4 for munitionettes).
4 These, foyers have been an ex-
4 cellent means for bettering the
4 physical conditions and the mo-
4 rale of our workers. They have
4 been constantly used by the wo-
4 men workers, who have found
4 there new elements Of dignity
4 and social education.
4 I must thank you for bringing
4 this to pass, and I hope that
+ Y. w. G. A. work will not dlsap-
4 pear with the war, but will be
4 carried on in order to develop
4 the principles Of social sOlidar-
4 ity which it has inspired.
4 (Signed) NJ LOUCHER,
4 Minister Of Arms and Num-
4 tions Manufacture.
y - \ - / l. l. - - 4 4 4 a ~ a. a 4
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
Fear to Leave Boats In Sea.

Along the troubled shores Of the
North sen the fishermen take anxious
care of the boats in which they earn
their livelihood.
When the boats return from n fish
ing trip--which may be all night or
one of many days. according to the
luck Of the catch-there are men and
horses waiting to draw the boats safe
ly upon the land. For the sweep of
the winds ncrOss the seas are strong
enough In winter, and even during the
most favorable summer season. to con-
stitute n menace to even the best
anchored boats II they were permit
ted to lie of the ceast.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
. second Y W G A Host,

A second Y. W. G. A. Hostess House,
for wives and children OF soldiers. is
soon to be opened at Cnstner Cnhu.
Hawaiian Island. 10 care for the over
flow OF women and children from the
first house, which opened some months
ago In answer to call from the com.
mandIng officer Of the camp.
During 10 days in November c,152
visitors were entertained Mt the house.
Including WOMEN and children, OF the
following nationalitles; Philippine, Hn-
waiinn, Portuguese. Spanish. Russian.
Porto Rican, Korean, japanese and
American.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
Y. w. c. A. CAFETERIA
IN PORTO RICO

Porto Rico has cafeteria. It is the
first one established on the island, and
when II was opened in the Y. w. 6. A.
Hostess House at Camp Las Casas the
natives crowded around, much amused
at the innovation. They insisted upon
having American dishes.
The house became very well known
In short time, and group of women
from San Juan volunteered to go out
every week to mend socks and sew on
buttons for. the soldiers.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-16
Indl. Can. BY uneI. SAM. Method.

Even on "IndIa's coral strand" they
nre canning. and doing II by the direc.
tions put out by the United State de-
pnrtment Of agriculture. The mission.
aries there have been the nstigator,
OF the, movement. Hundreds OF men
md women have visited the exhibits
of the nrodncts cnnned
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08
town

The barfer slcp crd ccrd room own ed by Otto Str"m x occl )ie q by / lec Carroll. was di rectly op! oSite the Ketterer bull ting on BlrrNtt Way and caught fire across the front.
 This wtS ke) dDwl by the bucket brigade.
 The Erickson. rasile1:n of three rooms whicl was about twelve feet distlnt from the Ket terer building on the North side alsso caught fire and W; bad, ly scorched before getting m der control.
 So also was the house owned b y Nj. V. Latt tin on Barrett way it was unoccupied.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08
RED CROSS

The regular meeting of the Red Cross will place at the A B. Hull next Tl4sIty evening the l1th at 5. pm.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08


 From all the buildings except Ketterers, Reeds and Chongs there was more time to remove stock and furniture, the Laurie stock was practically ruined by water.
 In the space of half an hour the entire contents of Cloning- CTS, Copes Restaurant, Lubbes apartments Post Office and the Weekly News were removed to tier quarters.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08
DISASTROUS FIRE
 on Front Street LOSS ESTIMATED AT S4O.OOO

At eleven yesterday morning the dread fire whistle sounded.
 The blaze first broke out in the Ketterer block, wfere Mrs. ketterer was using some gasO- line.
 The Ketterers were the only occupants of the house at the time, and while the lady'S gsr- ments caught fire anu her hns- b md tried to smother the flames the building caught.
 Grant Reed, coming in from the short cut at the rear, saw the smoke and flames through the b lck windows and immediat ely gave W lrning, Mrs. Aaron Erickson, the neighbor b hind ran down Front street giving the Alarm.
 At ouce many willing helpers assisted the injured ones out of the burning building, and oth CTS sent the signals and the fife hose and chemical engines were )On there.
 In very short space Of time the entire block was destroyed, which included the Grant Reeds apartments and the Style Shop and Ketterer Hotel of twenty two rooms.
 Mrs. Reed was out walking at the time, coming back to see Der place a mass of flame. so that it was impossible to save nything of her personal effects or business books.
 Soon the flames leapt across Barrett Way which is a narrow street, and Chong'S restaurant and rooms, a two story building were burnt to the ground.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08
MOVIE SHOW

At the MOv e Show tomorrow etH ping thn pro gram will be
 Pathe Weekly
 Marguerite Clark in the five reel fairy tlla The Seven DWarfS''
 Special Feature
 Dorothy Dalton in the great Dram The Flame of the Yu- llon The story of a bAtutiful Dance hall harpy.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08
COMMERtI AL CLUB

A meeting of tha club was held last Tuesday evening in the \, B. Hall
 IheSe meetings are not as w,l attended as they should be only 20 being present.
 When seventy people attend the movie show, there hould be q better representation.
 IL is urge that a large attend ance appear at the meeting next Wednesday, night when the nominations for officers Cor the ensuing year will be in or der.
 On account of Il e strenuous happenings of yes terday. the the account of last m Aating will be held over till next week.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08

Charley hed locked up his place to go to help his neigh bors the fire meanwhl C destro, el his building
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08

By tEis time, the loo'1o1t wts serious for tho wh )le of tn tt Block on Front street, so the side wtll of ChongS place w,s dynamited. thus. protecting tte Lturie building, which with steady stream of Water and we5 blankets kept the fire from spreading further.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08

That the fire should have been arrested then, wlS It'e Sn> >rt of miracle. Nothing but the splendid efforts of the fire fight CTS and thelr hel perS. aided by the heavy snow on the roofs and the absence of wind, saved t.-e town.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08

Mrs. ketterer, who was Se- Verely burned, was removed to the Golden, and the doctor com munic tte,i with. he came down i immediately and she was remov cd to Kei necott ho,pital under Doctor HllI'S care. her husband. who Ill gong toner rescue was also b tdly b lrnal about the hlndS and arms, is also being clred for ;.D G.le noSpitl l.
 An enormous loss resulted from the '(lS AStAr.
 In addition to the property owne'S both hotel and rooming house h td all rooms occupied, and thelr effects We're destroyed
 Tie loss is roughly estim tted Ketterer Hotel 12,OOO Reel $ stock X personal 1000 ChOng restaurant 10000 Steve Borovac personal 300 w. M Goodwin 500 E1cho Toromanoff 1000 Fred Stoter POO Archie Poulin POO Fred 1 ace POO Fri. k on Building POO Strom 25O Latin 90 The Llurie Bros. loss has not heen determined.
 A small amount of insurance Was carried by the sufferers, but not nearly enough to cover their losses.
 Laurie Bros are inSurQa with
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08

Charley Chong plans on re- building at once.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1919-03-08

Lp-u news o,1 pag'4 ,
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-16
METROPOLITAN AGENTS HOLD
INTERESTING MEETING.

Mr.. H. D. Wright, of New York,
Superintendent of Agents of the Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Company
was the chief speaker at the business
session of the company's writers of
the Paris District, held Tuesday in
the offices of Mr. J. T. Tucker.
Problems confronting the agents
and how to overcome them were dis
cussed by the many agents. A ban
quet was served in the Windsor
Hotel.
Those attending this session were:
H. D. Wright, of New York; ]. M.
Smith, of Cynthiana; j. A. Wood
head, of Falmouth; w. ]. Kenton, Of
Carlisle; c. F. Reed, of Maysville;
]. C. Hudson, of Flemingsburg; w.
l.. Lee, of Maysville; R. T. Ham
monds, of Maysville; X. D. Haddix, of
Winchester; C.. S. Culbertson, OF
Winchester; F. M. Stivers, of Rich
mond; c. S. HUMPHREYS, of Mt. Ster-
ling; G.. w. Ogden, of Mt. Sterling;
j. A. Gilman, of Cynthiana; j. l..
Gossett, of Corbin; R. E. France, OF
Pineville; w. S. Ridnour, of Jellico,
Tenn. William Nickerson, Williams
burg, H. L. Clarke, L. G. Mcdaniel,
e. T. Rule, ]. ]. Lee, G. F. Mathews,
E. Brewsaugh, of Paris; H. c. Brls-
tow, COrbin, Ky.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-16
MAYOR JANUARY PURCHASES
MRS. BOARDS HOME ON
HOUSTON AVENUE

The handsome modern two-story
residence at the corner of Houston
avenue and Second street, formerly
the residence of Mrs. w. e. Board,
was sold yesterday at private sale to
Mayor E. B. January, for price not
given out for publication, but said to
be close around $1,000. The resi-
dence was formerly occupied by
Mayor and Mrs. January, who moved
to a new home on Higgins avenue
1t is a commodious, comfortable and
well-built home, and one of the best
residences in that pretty residence
section of Paris
The property adjoining the Ken
tuckian- Citizen office, on Bank Row,
and occupied for years as an office by
DIR. L. d. Barnes, father Of Mrs. W.
E. Board, was also sold yesterday,
the purchaser being Mr.. Bruce Miller,
of the Kentuckian- Citizen. Both
these sales were made through Mr..
Chas. P. Mann, Of the Paris Realty
Company.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-16
latin TOURNAMENT AT PARIS
HIGH SCHOOL

invitations have been sent out to
the larger High Schools Of the State
10 participate in Latin tournament
10 be held at the Paris High School
on Friday, May %.
There will be four contests, and
tha winner in each will be given ap-
nropriate prizes. First year Latin
students will translate from English
n Latin and vice versa for one of
+he prizes; students of Caesar will
compete for another; Cicero students
viii be in the struggle for another
section of the prizes, and the fourth
division will be composed Of studies
in Virgil. Each High School is ask
ed TO send one member for each con-
test. -,
The Judges in the tournament will
be the Latin professors in the diner
emit Kentucky colleges and UNIVERSE
ties. The students of the High
school will act as hosts to the con-
tastants and the teachers accompany
ing them. Several acceptances of the
invitation have already been received
nv Prof. Lee Kirkpatrick, of the
Paris High School, and large at
tendance is expected.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-16
KENTUCKY OIL MEN TO FIGHT
BACK TAX COLLECTION

The Kentucky Oil Mems Associa-
ton, composed of representatives of
practically every company drilling in
the State, will fight the proposed col
lection of back tax on oil wells, it
was announced Tuesday. The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Association
met and discussed the question of
back taxes, which is being agitated
by State Revenue Agent Byars. Of
Louisville, and it was the concensus
of opinion of the committee that the
matter should be fought.
1t is anticipated that there will be
a general meeting of the Kentucky
Oil Mems Association soon to go into
detail as to plans and best method
to fight the collection of what they
deem unjust taxes.
The entire membership of the Ken
lucky Oil Mems Association, and in
fact all the producers, both large and
small, including all the companies
and their various stockholders, are
up in arms and strongly opposed to
what they think is an unfair taxa
ton.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-16

At a meeting Of the Paris High
School Alumni Association, held in
the P. H. S. building, arrangements
were perfected for the annual
Alumni banquet. The date for the
event was fixed as Thursday, June
IL, the place the Crosdale Hotel.
Only Paris High School graduates
will be invited to attend.
The Program Committee is COM
posed of the following: Misses ELI
zabeth Crutcher, Frances Butler, Mr..
Barnett Winters, Mr.. VIM. Talbot
and Mr.. Hiram Adair.
The following graduates consti-
tute the personnel of the Reception
Committee: Chairman, Mrs. Edward
Spears; Mrs. Denis Dundon, Misses
Mary Ross, Fannie Heller, Vernfta
Baldwin, Nell McClintock, Mrs. Amos
Turney, Jr.; Mfessrs. Albert LAWN,
Raymond Connell, George Doyle,
Sello Wollstein, VIM. Chisholm, Jno.
Price and Edward Faulkner.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-16
SOLDIER BOY MINISTRIES COM
ING.

Uncle Sans own soldier boy min
strels will be with us 25 strong next
Tuesday, May 20, when they will
give their famous minstrel perform
ance. Everyone of these boys fought
for us; they have laid down their
guns and now are coming to cheer
us with their big fun show. 1t must
not be intimated that just because
these are battlescarred heroes that
they cannot entertain, for many of
these boys were ranked among the
best in the theatrical world prior to
their enlistment.
In every one of the cities that the
boys have thus far visited, they have
met with big success, and in almost
every instance hundreds have been
turned away unable to secure seats.
lit is certain that every one In this
city will want to see these distin-
guished soldiers, and it will be well
for all to secure their seats we'll In
advance, as it is expected that our
tent will not be large enough to ac-
commodate all that will take advant-
age of this event.