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HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1917.
Vol. 37 No. 143
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There was a young lady named Anna,
, Who sang in the choir soprano.
Tho tenor said there
As she mounted tho stair,
"I've both seen andheardyour Hose
anna. " Exchange.
Thos. S. Rhea, of Russellville, Ky.,
has been appointed Kentucky inspect
or of explosives.
The Kentucky Smith family is still
holding its own. Seven new lieuten
ants named Smith were commissioned
at Ft Harrison Tuesday, but our own
Stonewall's name is missing.
tNow that tho spike in a bottle of
Ijeer has been reduced to a three
penny nail, Mr. Hoover is ready to
have his tasting experts look into the
frappe bowls.
R. L. McFarland, of Owensboro,
senator-elect, who forgot to resign
another office, is trying to hold on,
though ineligible, and his Republican
opponent will'Contest
Much doiibt is expressed of the
'truth of the report that the Ciar's
daughter is coming to America on a
Pacific steamer. But Mrs. Carver,
of Denver, has gone to San Francisco
to meet herand act as her chaperon.
There is a report that Dr. H. A.
Garfield, fuel administrator, who let
iji the coal men make a monkey out of
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mm, is to resign auu uc ouva,h.uw
by Homer H. Johnson, of Cleveland.
All right, "Mr. Johnson, turn him
loose" and see what you can do with
the coal barons.
Osmend Kelly Ingram, Pratt City,
Ah., the gunner's mate lost over
board when a German submarine at
tacked the American destroyer Cassin
A in the war zone on Oct. 1G, dehber
jfiL ately sacrificed his own life to reduce
W the risk to his mess mates. He de
layed a moment to throw overboard
some depth bombs on the ship, when
he saw the torpedo coming, to lessen
the danger.
Arnold Neunschwander, of Cincin
nati, has been selected by the Board
of Public Safety tor chief of the Lou
isville fire department, and his ap
pointment is approved by Mayor
Smith. An imported fire chief, es
pecially one with an unpronouncable
ftArmnn name, is not likely to inspire
ho fullest confidence. There ought
1o be some citizen of Louisville capa
ble of filling an office of this respon
sibility.
SRTAUS HOST TO
NEGRO SOLDIERS
Jewish Philanthropist Will
'Entertain 50 a His Home
To Show Impartiality.
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New York, Nov. 28. Nathan
Straus, who is campaigning to raise
iS? $1,000,000 in this county for welfare
JPlvork among the Jews in national ser-
rJce. will entertain 50 negro soldiers
Vom the national army Camp Upton
1 his homo here on Thanksgiving
'av. it was announced. It was stated
Zm had decided to do this as the way
fT. ...i.iu
Jf impartiality in weuarewur wwuu,
la had cmnhasized, ought not to be
Honfined to aiding men of one race or
color.
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STEPHEN EVERETT
pairing the Pasteur Treat-
""merit at Bowling Green.
City Tax Collector, S. E. Everett,
Ifof Hopkinsville, who was recently
titten by a dog thought to be mad,
ime here by advice of physicians to
ake the Pasteur treatment at the
ate Laboratory, He is reported
Alive on all right, and after the
Burse of treatment no further danger
9 ''U BDoreliended of his contracting the
rrible malady. Bowling Green
ews.
rain AND
RADFORD
Only Hopkinsville Men Whose
Names Are In the List of
New Officers.
OTHERS FROM KENTUCKY
A Total of 1600 Are Given
Commissions and Camp
Closes.
Indianapolis, Nov. 28. Sixteen
hundred men were awarded commis
sions in the United States army at Ft.
Benjamin Harrison Tuesday, They
were young men who have taken the
course at the officers' training camp.
A few of tho men were made ma
jors, many were commissioned cap
tains and a great many more first and
second lieutenants. As each man re
ceived his commission and assignment
of post of duly he secured his bag
gage and rushed off for speciaUrains
to take them to their home states.
Following are tho Western Ken
tucky men in the list:
CAPTAINS.
Thomas J..Reid, Jr., Paducah, in
fantry, O. R.C.
Wm. B. Wilson, Central City, in
fantry, N. A.
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Williaht L. Brown, Henderson, field
signal corpse aj
Earl C. Clements, Morganfield, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
Jesse K. Freeman, Central City,
aviation section, 0. R C.
Wm. H. Givens, Madisonville, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
Clyde Grady, .Smith Mills, aviation
section, 0. R. C.
Henry L. Kerr, Calhoun, infantry,
0. R. C.
Joseph M. Lewis, Owensboro, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
Cornelius R. Lisenby, Dawson
Springs, infantry, 0. R. C.
George B. Ramsey, Dawson Springs
infantry, 0. R. C.
Enoch F. White, Owensboro, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
Bailey Allen Radford, Howell, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
James M. Brophy, . Owensboro, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
Frank D. Cain, Madisonville, field
artillery, 0. R. C.
Walter Carter, Owensboro, infan
try, 0. R. C.
Lawrence W. Hager, Owensboro,
field artillery, 0. R. C.
Pleasant J. Lambert, Henderson,
infantry, 0. R. C
Marcus W. Merritt, Hopkinsville,
infantry, N. A.
Leo. S. Moore, Central City, infan
try, 0. R. C.
Francis X. Oberst, Owensboro, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
James L. Sfgler, Providence, infan
try, 0. R. C.
Hazel V. Sikking, Morganfield, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
Joseph W. Stevenson, Madisonville,
infantry, N. A.
Horace P. Terrell, Paducah, infan
try, 0. R. C.
Wm. W. Waller, Morganfield, in
fantry, 0. R. C.
Alvin C. Reis, Evansville, aviation
section signal corps, 0. R. C.
Carl Adams, Elkton.O. R. C.
Tubercular Cottage Burns.
Twenty-nine inmates of the build
ing for tubercular patients at the state
hospital for the insane at Lakeland,
narrowly escaped cremation when the
structure was destroyed by fire Mon
day. Attendants who found tho wood
en building a mass of flames carried
out 15 men and 14 women to safety.
The fire is believed to have been caus
ed by sparks from tho furnace. The
loss is estimated at $18,000.
St. Joseph Hospital at Bowling
Green, will be closed Dec. 1.
Insurance rates have agbin.been
lowered 5 per cent on account of im
provement of submarine dangers,
Austro-Germans in New Offensive Along Piave River Menace
Venice, City of Italian Art Treasures, Traditions and Canals
rJthough the Austro-Gcrmaa forces have been halted by the Italians at the Piave River and there is sow every id
eation that the Italians will hold the line-the objective of the Teuton drive in this region is Venice, little more than
twenty miles from the scene of the actual fighting. The city of art treasures, one of the glorious cities of Italy, is
menaced. Here is a scene in the heart of Vcnice-the Rialto and the Grand Canal-which has entranced tourists for
centuries. This is one of the centers of attraction in the beautiful city of canals. That the Italians will lay down their
lives to the last man in the protection of this famous city is certain, and the renewed energy displayed by their armies
during the past few days indicate their resolve to liold their lines to the last to save Venice.
SEASON IS
A FINE ONE
And Opening of the Tobacco
Market Next Tuesday is
Eagerly Awaited.
HIGH PRICES EXPECTED
Enormous Crop Will Be Mar
keted in Hopkinsville
the Coming Seas on.
The rain Tuesday has caused the
best tobacco season since September
and insures a good opening of the
loose floor season Dec. 4. Farmers
in the Hopkinsville territory.of Chris
tian, Todd, Trigg, Muhlenberg, Lo
gan, Stewart and Montgomery coun
ties are busy stripping tobacco this
week and hundreds of loads are
expected in next Tuesday.
Growers are anticipating high pri
ces for tobacco this year. Last year
top leaf sold as high as S20 per hun
dred and it is believed that the better
grade of leaf will reach much higher
this year. The general average last
year at this market was a fraction
over $10.48 per hundred.
Stocks of tobacco in all foreign
countries are exceedingly low and if
ocean shipping is improved, buyers
assert that they they cannot say just
how high the dark tobaccos will sell,
because the dark tobaccos are used
exclusively in all foreign countries,
especially in England, Scotland, Italy
and France.
HANDS CUT BY
BROKEN GLASS
Dr. Lovan Injured When His
Auto Collides With
a Wagon.
Dr. G. W. Lovan, of Crofton, was
slightly injured in an automobile ac
cident here late Tuesday afternoon.
He had started home in his car, with
a young man named McCord driving
tho machine, and as they were cross
ing the bridge on North Main they
collided with a wagon. The wind
shield of tho automobile was broken
and Dr. Lovan's hands were cut by
the glass. Mr. McCord escaped in
jury. Dr. Lovan's injuries were
dressed and he was able to resume
the journey, in a short while.
Six German airplanes were brought
down Saturday and 9 British planes
are missing.
WILL FIGHT
ALLWINTER
U. S. Divisional Command
ers, Back From Europe,
Tell of Plans.
BYNG'S IS FLANKING PLAN
British Digging Into Hinden
burg Lines From Left of
Wedge Driven Last Week.
Washington, Nov. 28. The British
drive on Cambrai will be followeP
up relentlessly by similar offensives
along the western front in the opinion
of officers' familiar with what is in
prospect in France. Announcement
already has been made abroad that
this winter would see no halt in oper
ations and with the return of Ameri
can divisional commanders from ob
servation tours in France it has be
come known cartainly that the French
and British armies will prosecute mid
winter campaigns, such as never be
fore attempted. The Cambrai attack
was forced home despite the mud.
Meager official reports of the prog
ress of the drive on Cambrai indicate
clearly that Gen. Byng's forces are
aiming at a great encircling move
ment. With a wide wedge driven
into the Cambrai front, the British
commander apparently is working his
way behind tho German lines on his
left flank. If he succeeds
in pene-
trating deeply in that direction, many
officers here believe ho will force a
retirement by the Germans on a wide
front.
Meanwhile tho British and French
pressure farther toward the Belgian
coast is increasing. A new offensive
effort there is expected as a part of
the whole plan on which tho allies are
engaged in forcing the Germans back
from a long section of the coast whero
submarine bases are located
Sues for Legal Separation.
Mrs. Catherine McNamara Brcslin
has filed suit for divorce from her
husband, P. J. Breslln. She also
prays for alimony in the sum of $3,
000. Plaintiff alleges that her hus
band has left her, and that he treated
her "in a penurious and cruel fash'
ion." They were married hero on
Sept. 11, last.
Robert E. Fleming, Jr., of Louis
ville, of Princess Patricia's Canadian
Light Infantry, was killed inaction
November 6, at Passchendaele, Flanders.
CAMDEN GOES
TO HOPKINS
Former Senator Has Beerf ln
HI Health For The Past
Year.
Former Senator Johnson N. Cam
den, of "Spring Hill," Woodford
county, left Monday for- Baltimore,
where ho will be under treatment at
the Johns Hopkins hospital.
Senator Camden has been in ill
health for the last year, and recently
his condition became so aggravated
that his physicians in Kentucky advis
ed his removal to Baltimore for treat
ment. TIRED OF DELAY
Some Drafted Men Are Re
porting at Camp Taylor
Unannounced.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 28. When a
man has been drafted in the first call
and has not been sent to Camp Tay
lor he can make application to his lo
cal board, which will order him sent
to the camp. Tin's became known when
it was learned that drafted men have
been reporting at the rate of three or
four a day for tho past week at the
camp.
General staff officers explained it
by saying that local boards have the
authority to send a man to camp if he
wants to go.
No word has been received as to
when the last 14,000 men will report
to the camp. It is believed it will be
well into December before they are
ordered in.
No one around tho camp seems able
to offer an explanation of the delay.
The intelligence section says there are
plenty of warm overcoats and cloth
ing in tho warehouses waiting for
them, and they know of no delay.
VOLUNTEERS FOR FRANCE.
The war department has asked the
Eighty-fourth division for volunteers
for immediate serviee in Franco as
"billeting officers." More than a
dozen members of the division have
offered their services.
Transportation is being arranged,
and they aro expected to leave in a
few days. A billeting officer is one
who prececds the troops to the vil
lages and arranges quarters.
Tho names of tno officers who have
volunteered will bo announced soon.
Calls For Help.
County and City Councils of De
fense were urged by Provost Marshal
General Crowder to assist the local
exemption boards in the task of classi
fying the nearly 10,000.000 men sub
set to the selective draft.
HUN OFFICERS
IN RUSSIA
Kaiser's Trusted Men Stand at
Lenine's Elbow as Advis
ors to the Premier.
TO MAKE RUSSIA AN ALLY
Teutons to Try to Line Up
Slavs as Fighters For
the Central Powerr
London, Nov. 28. Information was
received here from Petrograd that a
number of German staff officers have
arrived there and are acting in an ad
visory capacity to Nikolia Leninc, the
Bolsheviki premier.
With Germans openly advising Le-
nine and his followers, it is assumed
that efforts will be made to carry
Russia into the position of an active
ally of the central powers. This
might produce a most serious situa
tion by making available to Germany
the vast stores of food, oil and cotton
of Russia, and even though the Teu
tons found it impossible to convert
the disorganized country into an ac
tive military ally, the million or more
German, Austrian and Turkish pris
oners held in Russia would be freed
for services with the Teutonic armies.
Ever since the overturning of the
Kerensky government military strat
egists here have been anticipating
such conditions as now exist in Rus
sia. This is one of ihe principal
problems with which the inter-allied
war conference in Paris is expected
to deal.
Without being bound by any spe
cial instructions Col. House and'his
military adviser, Gen. Bliss, will co
operate with the representatives of
the entente powers in framing some
policy to meet the situation.
Strong hope is felt that an attempt
by Lenine to turn Russia over to
Germany will meet with powerful
resistance at home. Any action de
cided upon by the allies will be drect
ed at the Petrograd extremists and
not at the people of Russia.
Reports coining from the Don cos
sacks country that Hctman Kaledines
may yet be master of the situation
through the control of food whicli is
necessary to maintain any military
force in the north of Russia, have
encouraged military experts here to
believe that in spite of the aid of his
German advisers, Lenine and his fac
tion may be brought to terms.
FOLLOWING THE FLAG.
John Carter Hanbery, of darks
ville, isoneof the new first Hcutenrr ts
commissioned at Ft. Oglethorpe. He
has been assigned to the 37tli Infant
ry.
Owensboro men who have bicn
commissioned and assigned are as
follows:
FIRST LIEUTENANTS.
Joe M. Lewis, field artillery, Cmrt
Sherman, Chillicothe.
Enoch White, infantry, Fort Sua
Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
S. P. Brown, infantry, Camp Fun-
stonat Fort Riley.
SECOND LIEUTENANTS.
George T. Wyche, infantry, Camp
Green, Charlotte, N. C.
Wm. C. Warfield, a former Hop
kinsvillo boy, has been commissioned
a second lieutenant and ordered to Ft.
Douglas, Arizona.
Alex L. Dade, Jr., son of General
AlexL. Dade, has been commissioned
as a second lieutenant in the Signal
Corps.
Lieutenants Sinclair Daniels, Polk
Atkinson, Wisdom Rudolph and Clivo
Wilcox arrived this morning from Ft.
Oglethorpe, where they have been in
training for tho past three months.
Clarksvillo Leaf-Chronicle.
