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DAILY KENTUCKIAN . g GREATER HOPKINS. X I VILLE WANTS YOU." , ' Dtabtished 1879 VoL XL-Daily Vol. 1. No. 77 HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1918. Price 3 Cent I . WEATHER. I Friday, fair and cooler I r mom mm i - CD 440 if rn faU to the balwUt aweeartly. Aad if yea bare news Dm, Wm H to the CAN'T Registrations received by mail have ran the total up to 162, In Chria liey county. j Soma of ths boya who left hora April 2th ara already on tiicir way to Euro pa. . Capt Harry A. Bullock, a farmer New York nawapapar man, haa been killed In Franca In aerial combat ; Mrs. Dant Boyd, of Whitley coun ty, was thrown by mule and killed, fthe had been at work on a farm and wu riding the animal from the field. a oo A rumor that 40,000 Buna bad ton pocketed and captured, currant yesterday, waa too good to be true, ut sooner or later it will be true. In order to comply with the food edmlnlstrstloa's regulations aa to fire, the Mayfleld ice company haa reduced deliveries te ones a day. (By lateraatlewal Newa Service.) Washington, June 4. The British steamer, Carpathian, waa torpedoed at o'clock yesterday morning by a German aubmarins 100 miles east of Virginia cape, the Nary Depart ment announced tonight The crew waa rescued. This makes steamers and 10 schooners sunk. No free de predations have been reported aa ao esrring sines yeaterday. Survivors of the Carpathian were landed at Old Point Comfort The vee aal aank In seven to tea minutes aft- being struck. Thia la the six teenth sub victim. MaJ. Be rare a, an Italian aviator haa Juat brought down bia 82nd plane. This ought to cauae a big ruah to get Into the Baracca class. Detroit will hsve delivered 19, 000 liberty motors by Sept 1, 191". Juat why this sort of information is not regarded as a military secret Is not apparent 'HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK. (By lotaraatleetal News Servke.) lndon, June . A dispatch from the Hague reports hospital ship, Kon ingen Regentes, was sunk by e mine the Lemen Bank. Four stokers are miaaing. 1 Lieut Doug'.n Campbell, of Cali fornia,' H the first Amer an to bring im five l.er.uan a'rplinei and qual ify a an "A--e. lie got la fifth one M assay.' . , otxt "rrtidfnt WiUon haa again urged the Governor of California to pardon Mooney.the alleged, bomb thrower. Ws like to agree with the President whenever ws can. (By toteraatioMl Newa Service.) London. June 6. An air fight be tween German and British planes over the north sea waa reported by the Admiralty to-night Twe Ger man machines were bagged. Twe British machinea landed in Holland and were Interned. r TW pictures' ef Lord ptendda, England's food administrator, and his wife, aa printed in the papers, do not Indicate that the Rhonddas have miaaed many square meals. . Vrrrrr-; . . . PURELY PERSONAL . Uaaara. R. T. Stows and Charles Vsuchn have returned from Louis- .tl. others thev went on a buaineaa tnp. Ray Mom and Jack Lacy returned yesterday fruiH Georgetown College. Misses Mary Elisabeth Ucy and Umrm teniae Tandy will arrive In a day ur twe from the earns Inatitu tion. ' UrL Bam Ficken is visiting in Louisville. i Misa Mamie Durham kaa returned from a vt.it to Him Mollie Durham a Msdisonvllle. . Mr. and Mrs. R. Denton, former ritiien of this city but now of Lex ington, are visiting bare. Mwa Tkelma Williamson teft yes- .n. moraine for a visit to Mms Katharine Dixon, at Henderson. Dr. J .E. Bell arrived Wednesday night frern Florida and left yeaterday for Louiaville on business. Dr. Bell ' stated yeaterday that he had sold out bis property In Florida ana is here, probably to locate. i i f .nj Mn. L B. Wes there, of f ranklin, spent yesterday la the city ' Ir. A. J. Kimmons. of Bristol, Tcnn., is visiting his brothsr, W Kimmons. .-Ham W. Wade, of Csdlx, U visiting rr ih. dtv. ' Mrs. J. H. Brown is leaving for f ,..l ntv thai morning to be with vniMw. . k.r husband a fr days. Mia. A. M. Wallia la visiting her 'daughter, Mrs. D. W. Chilton, r.aihroka. Mrs. W. B. Wesks and Mrs. R. H DeTreville returned to Birmingham, lUKama. this morning. Prof. John Fruit of Liberty. Mo u here on a vUit to his sisUr, Mrs. ..... Rmathitt r Mrs M. 11. Wood and Mrs. Ales Wsrneld went to Nashville In their ear yeaterday and spent me cay NEARLY A YEAR AGO. Buenos Aires. June .-The .ewe here are commenting on the disappearance of ths Frsnch steamer .ii...ntina. formerly an Argentine vessel, saling under ths name The steamer, which 14 tons register, and waa built In .ggj laft for the Aiorea bland, July 14 last Since then, no report has beea received el hst STOP SAMM ES U-BOAT CAUGHT A BRITISH STEAMER YESTERDAY BATTLE IN THE AIR. MYSTERIOUS FIRE. TO uerws (By NWwefUesl News Servke.) Jerome, Arts-,' Jane C A myslW m fire destroyed 125 homes nrfel today, making 1,00V Mexicans nome- . Ths loss is eetimated at 1500,- 000. FOOD WORK PHIL H. BROWN, OF HOPKINS fILLE, APPOINTED TO LOOK AFTER ACTIVITIES OF RACE. Federal Food Administrator Fred M. Sackett yeaterday announced the appointment of Phil H. Brown, negro editor, of Hopkinaville, to be director of negro activities for the food ad ministration in Kentucky. Director Brown will hsve Immediate control of the work of conservstion and salvags work among the negroes of the state. Realizing that negroes do the greater part of the cooking In Ken tucky, the food administration will maks apecial efforts to get them, es pecially ths women, interested in the tic work of food conservation. Plana are under way for a monster patriotic meeting of the negroes of ths state on June 17 at Phoenix Hill, at which Mr. Sackett, Mayor Smith, Phil Brown and probably Gov. Stan ley will apeak. E, T. Attwell, of Washington, who Is In charge of the food conservation campaign among negroes of the United States, also is expected to attend. Louisville Her- Id. - - - . AS SEEN IN THE NEXT OFFENSIVE. . (By lalermatioaal News Service.) London, June. Reports from the German border tell of preparations for, a new German peace offensive. A SCORE. LESS ONE. (Br latecMtiewal News Service. I Nineteen German Machinea were brought down yesterday, offtcs announced today. the war (By lateraaliotuil Newe Service.) London. June . In high Naval circles here the submarine activities ff the American coast are regarded aa the beginning of a continuous ef fort, with the object to sink transports. CHAMPION SWIMMERS. Mtae Fannie Durack. holder of many world's swimming records, and Mies Mina Wjrbe. also a noted Austra lian swimmer, arrived at San Fran cisco from the antipodes, accom panied by Miaa Mary Durack. sieter of the champion. ' Duke Kaftana- moku. noted Hawaiian swimmer, al so arrived on the same steamer with Mus Durack.. He will begin aa ex hibition tour of of the country, he announced, turning ever all the l ceipta ssve necessary expenses to the Red Cross. k k & to FOLLOWING THE FLAG Yeaterday P. R. Ladd, T. P. Kenne dy, and H. D. Wadlington went to Louiaville to enlist in the Navy. . in EQUITY MATTERS. Judge Buah has dismissed the juries for thia week and is trying equity eaaee ana win continue wiese n week. The juries will be made up agsia when commonwealth cases be gin the third week of court BURIED YESTERDAY. Mrs. Bertha Austin died Tueaday night at the home of Mrs. Faulkner, on the Madiaonville road, aged xi uic of tubercular meningitis. The body waa buried in Riverside cem tery yesterday. OFF NOT ON. June S, 1918 will ge down in his tory as ths first dsy in over a century on which a foreign attack has been made on the ahorse of the United States. Elisabethtown News. Miaa Alma Hoffman, of Hender son, while drawing water front Lwell 60 feet deep, fell JS feet to the water but managed to keep afloat until her cries brought assistance and she was pulled up. Senator James Is about to make his escape from his three doctors. CONMEiraEIIT CHAUTAUQUA EBSES LARGELY ATTENDED AND BIG CLASS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS PROF. WEATHERS' ADDRESS. Commencement My I what word and how much it means to the young boy or girl who for the first time is permitted to wear the cap and gown I Last night this spirit thrilled 49 young sowar aa they experieaeed thrill after thrill from the time they entered the big Tabernacle to the congregations of friends upon their attainment after four years of strug gle to reach this certain goal. After a few preliminary numbers of music and remarks, which In- eluded the valedictory address by Miaa Lucy Macrae, rrof. E. B. Weath ers was introduced to deliver the gradustion address. In his happy, serious and owa Inimitable style, he plunged into an address of education, warning and patriotism. Though the weather was very warm and the Tabernacle filled with a large audience, the people est con tent throughout and hung upon the speaker's every word. In discussing the present wsr Mr. Weathers ssid that ws have for years taught our people that peace Is the natural state in which man should live. Germany haa taught her people that the na tural slate of man's living ia strife, combat and war. Heace the con flict of Ideas which baa brought on thia great war. Mr. Weathers' philoeephy of life. aa given to the class la: Find the path to happiness and keep in that path. This path la service, some kind of service, service td our fellow man. At the cloee of Mr. Weathers' ad dress Mr. W. A. Long, representing the school board, mads a fsw re marks wnlch waa followed by ths presentation of the diplomas by Prof. Koffmsn and a few closing remarks by Supt J. W. Marion. The pro gram closed with many congratula tions and flowers showered upon ths 18 boya and SI girls who make up the class of 1918. . Ths H. 1L S. has had a prosperous year and the city at large ia justly proud of such a class aa graduated last nWht Eight ttof 'these were graduates of the commercial depart ment The grade schools are all closing today. - ' OPENS TODAY THEY KEEP OK (IB FOR THE HIS IN THEIR OWN UIIES AND SPLENDID PROGRAM FOR FIRST DAY DONT FAIL TO HEAR BOOTH LOWERY. The big Lincoln Chautauqua opens today In the tent stretched on the open lot of the Ellis lea Co., on Clay street, where It was last year. The tent was put up yesterday after noon and the manager, Mr. Kirk, will have everything ready for the Metro politan Trio by S o'clock thig after neon. Thia Is a high class musical aggregation and they will give a high class program at both the afternoon and Bight performance. No finer selection could hsve been made for the opening lecture tonight than Booth Lowery. Thia famous lecturer should be heard by every one. He ia posaeaeed of a dual nature and his lecturers are always finding him full of both humor and philosophy. Booth Lowery Is fsmous for his stage lectures "Fountain of Youth," "Black Sunshine,' 'and "Simon Says 'Wigwag'." He ia also heed of the Department of Oratory in Blue Moun tain College, Blue Mountain, Miaa. This should be enough to recommend him to everyone. However, Prof. G. C. Koffmsn, who knows him well, says: "Booth Lowry ia one of the greatest ever and nobody should miss hesring him. Other good features will . folio from dsy to dsy. Don't miaa any of these. Dr. Lincoln McConnell will be here aa will Major Povah and Mon taville Flowers, the greatest monolo gist in the world. Cither of theae lecturers is worth the price of a season ticket The Belgisn and French orphans are to share in the proceeds above the expenses of the Chautauqua. AERIAL PATROL 1SWAHTED BY SECRETARY BAKER FOR COAST DEFENSE AND AGAINST SUBMARINE ATTACKS. (By taternatioMl Newa Service.) Washington, June 4 Secretary of War Baker to-day transmitted to Congress a request for 828,340,000 to build aviation stations for eosst defense. Stations equipped with bombing and scouting plsnes will cov er the two coasts and ths Psnama Canal and Hawaii, acting as an aerial patrol against future submsrine sur prises. HO additional suomanne at tacks were reported today. Il U be lieved that the submsrines fled south-wsrd. NON-ESSENTIALS CUT OFF. (By leteraatieeial News Srv. Washington, June 4. Non-essen tial Industries tonight were cut off from eteel and iron by the action of the War Industries Board in an agree ment with American iron and steel in stitute.. Ths order IS enecuve once. at SHOT THREE WITH PISTOL IN HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS IN LOUISVILLE BY STRANGER SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. Capt Warren 8ighta. son of Dr. H. P. Sights, haa cabled to hia father from France that he has arrivsd safs. Sights is a member or Ked Cross Unit No. 13 which sailed for overseas 13 days ago. John W. Vanabls. who want to Louisville this week, to enlist in the Navy, failed on account of under weight Ha had before failed in seek ing to enter the army, for the same reason. Dr. Joseph L. Barker, of Pembroke, received hia orders Wednesday from Wsshingtoa Inducting him into ths service of the Medicsl Reserve Corps and he left yeaterday for a training camp in Texas to train for oversees service. Potter Lackev. who is with ths U. 8. Msrines at Paris Island, has won a furlough and sharpshooter's medal by his marksmanship in competition tests. lis is at horns now on a visit to his mother, Mrs. W. A.- Lackey, and brother and sisters on Wslnut street ' ' ' ' ' Malcolm Queries, oue of the draft ed men who left here April 24 for Camp Taylor, writea to his brother Fred, from New York ssying thst be enpects to sail for overseas soon. Us sad Cy Williamson are together and are members of 32nd Field Ar tillery. - - t k k k k THIRTEEN ARE ADDED Ths Local Draft Board reports that IS have been added to list of registrants reported In yesterday's paper. ' Ten of theae came In by mail from boya who are employed away from here and three more who could not reach a station Wsdnesdsy night to register. The total now Is 260 according to Mrs. Glllock. Chief Clerk of the Locsl Board. 1 40 whites snd 120 colored. 3 STEGER-CAYCE. VflLL SOON E HA 0.000 (By lateraatiewal News Service.) Washington, June 6. Whrn the orgsnixstion of Ave new regiments and nineteen battalions of railroad engineers is completed there will be 60,000 Americana engaged solely iu railroad construction and operations in France, the war department an nounced today. (By letemalioMl News Service.) With American Army at Msrne, June 4. French and American Ma rines st dsy break thia morning at tacked ths Germans northwer of Chstesu-Thir.ry. The Americana, attacking in the center, drove back the enemy nearly two miles en a front of two and a half miles. The Ameri- is stormed the German positions through a heavy hail of machine gun fire, scattered the Germsna like chaff, inflicting bloody losses) with rifle and automatic pistols. " ; The Americans advancing in waves broke clear through the enemy a lines. Although the Americana were . unable to maintain the position their advance was extremely successful m ths center. French on both wings encountered mschine gun fire, which greatly bam- , pered the aaaault Americans captured the German machine guns turned them on ths enemy, advanced within a quarter of a mile of the German battery po sitions, inflicting heavy losses. An entire German battalion was put out of action. The Americans drove the enemy out of Vieully Woods, swept past Hill 142, seized ten machine guns, killed or captured the crew, and went over the top of the hill and down the other side taking every objective within three hours. Over 200 prison ers were taken. .. ' F reach Say 270. Paris, Juns 4. French and Amer ican troops attacked and advanced to a depth of a kilometer on tie) front between Veuilly, Lapoterie an! Runs ires, northwest of Chauteai Thierry, taking 270 prisoners, the war ollice announced tonight Washington, June 4. The Amer ican forces in conjunction with French troops to-day penetrated the enemy lines at Torey, for a distance of a mile, inflicting heavy losses, ac cording to Gen. Pershing's commun ique, received by the Wsr Department tonight THE THOUSAND DOLLAR CLUB. Mr. Fsnton Cayee and Miaa Sara Steger motored to Clerkeville, Tenn Wednesday afternoon and were mar ried. They were accompanied by her aiater Miaa Harriet Steger, Miaa Myra Word, and Mr. Gee. Adcock. After the ceremony the young peo ple Immediately drove to the resi dence of the groom's parents, where an elegant supper waa served. They will reside on ths groom's farm near BaverLv. The bride ia the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Steger and ia a young lady of many accomplishments, attentive Qualities aad wide popularity.: The groom hi the only son of Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Cayce and ia ene at the county's most enterprising and successlul young agriculturalist. . YOUNG-STEWART. Henry Young and MisS Hsttle Stewart, sf this county, Ware married ia Clarksvills Tussosy. - Informstion hss mched here that Elmo Siebert. of Louisville, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. West of this city, waa shot three times and dangerously wounded Tuesday night while working in hie place of business In that city. - Mr. Siebert operates a delicatessen store in Louisville and Tuesday night a stranger came In the store and ordered something to est lis was served, and when finished ke refused t-j pey for hia mesL Mr. Bisbert un dertook to collect the bill and got into an argument with the man who drew a revolver and shot Siebert three times. Ths details hsve not all been learn ed here, but Siebert ia in a very dan gerous condition.. Mr. and Mrs. West left for Louisville yesterday to be near and render what assistance they can. REGULATING WAITERS. . The Courier-Journal, commenting upon a recent order of Director Gen eral McAdoo. hss this to ssyt "Di rector General McAdoo's order ia that dining car waiters shall not sleep dining csrs, but must baths regularly snd sleep in quarters specially pro vided, that ths atmosphere or the diners shall not be thst of a dormi tory. A hit Mr. McAdoo. A palps ble hltr Mr. McAdoo might hit aeain and order that all waiters should use their waiter's towela wipe the gueate' plates instead mopping the perspiration from their foreheads. YESTERDAY'S CASUALTIES. - There are seventeen dead, sixteen wounded and one missing ia Wednes day's easustty list No KcntueUeae. COBLENZ GETS Life is just one drive after ano ther I We are now at the beginning of the War Savings Stamp drive the great est ever msde In Christian county. The state quote is $48,000,000. The county quota has not been of ficially announcsd but will exceed 400,000. Every man, woman and child la aaked by the Treasury De partment to buy W. B. 8. to the limit of their means. One of the special means of raising this sum Is by membership to the Thousand Dollar Club. Thia club hat been started all over ths country. f 1,000 W. 8. 8. are worth 834 from quotations. Thess ere worth 11.000 si msturity in 1023. If it is impossible for persons to hold ths investment they ran dispose of It after ten days' notice, receiving interest for the length of time held. Payments can be made monthly. There are several members of this ub and every one who possibly can loin ia asked to phone Mrs. W. ts Anderson, chslrmsn of sales. Wo man's Committee and save them from zoing after the subscription. $1,000 the amount allowed one person. Join now for yourself snd each mem ber of your family. Liat of members will be published later. (By laleraatioaal Newe Service.) London, June 4. The railroad station at Coblens at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, wss bombed by British fliers this morning. WOUNDED AMERICANS CHEERED (By laleeeatioMl Newa Service.) Paris, Juns 4. American wound ed arriving ia Paris this sfternooa di rect from the battle front at Chateau Thierry on the Maine, were franti cally cheered by crowds lining the streets to cstch a glimpse of them. The Americana were cheerful despite their wounds. CO TO HOUSEKEEPING. ' Mr. aid Mrs. M. H. Nelson, Jr. are moving Into their new home to day. Since returning from their wedding trip they have been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Nulson, Sr. Hon. M. F. Egaa, U. 8. Minister to Denmark, haa resigned on account of ill health. ANOTHER DOS E REST FOR THE BRITISH. (By lateraatieaal News Service.) London, June 4. Tonight's report from Field Marshal llaig folio Hostile locsl raids were repulsed by the French at night tims la the neighborhood of Locre in Flanders. There Is nothing further to report.7 SAME OLD BOAST. (Be Uteraatiecuil News Seevh llerlin, June8. The wsr .. 1 .iimnira or boo iv taken since- i7. when the drive between Sor"" snd Rhims began, gives ths f" TMniured mors11 35.000 prisoners, including !.' Acen. nse than 50 guns hundred machines guns. Ths situation la uochangjsays today's war otfWe statement.! .....t.,i.' AmVa atat4t rS- lu. . . I nirsirementa SOir""' two FWs psraont were killed in a cot Chateau Toierry sad on th. line at Burliugton, Vt sr. i JL