News-Democrat from Paducah, Kentucky • 4

THE NEWS-DEMOCRAT. PADUCAH, KY. THURSDAY MORNING. ArRIL. ll 1918.

YMTT riur fii 1 inn MR. HOOVER'S REQUEST. FEEL FINE! TAKE tlVt DILLIUIi I news-democrat THB DEMOCRAT ft BUSHING COMr-ASY m.kr. r. i Street.

FiwfcJL 149TM INFANTRY ALLKENTUGKIANS AND FIRST CLASS Tho reqiu-st of Mr. Hoover tliat all refrain from the use of Vat. until next harvest, should be carried out by every, loyal American vho wants to lo his part in helping to solve the atulv PreaWrtt GOAL SET FOR i THE THIRD LOAN WHO SHALL BE THE EXECUTOR OF YOUR WILL? Shall it be a relatiTe, a friend, a business associat. or a trust company Your wife may be Inexperienced. our son mav be too vounfr.

lour friend may be very busy. Manifestly it would be unfair and unwise, nmlfr mrli circum 1M ir laaahee problem of conservation that is now as- 'CASCARETS'FOR L1VERJB0VELS Spend 10 cents! Don't Stay Bilious, Sick, Headachy, Constipated. at rra wi aa cvn4-crasa mil aittr Treasury Department Would pumirig a serious stage in this nation, llie people of this counry should not overlook the fact that must, not only feed our own people, our own armies, Imt the armies of tho Allies as well. SIBSCSiPnnN CARR1LK Qm rm, lie, Booth, 6 ceo. idtuct, Col.

Georje Smith, Commanding Officer, Is Military Man of Proven Ability; Popular With Men. Editorw iia Welcome Big Orersubscrip" lion It Is Announced at Washington. TELEPHONES stances, to bunion them with the exacting dutios of adminis terine: your will. Kven if competent, they could rot be as elective as a well equipped trust company, in estates; and tHey niicht fail altogether through disability, absence or death, ou can avoid such uncertain-tes by naming this company executor. REGIMENT SCORES REPORTS EVERYWHERE MOST ENCOURAGING IN SHAM BATTLE MEMBEa or TBI A50CtATW Wia Tfc Aaaoetattd Pwaa ia cxchiel; entitled to crtdlt-rf ail un disoatchea crrdited to it or not otnerwi To do this will require sacrifice.

Are you willing to make this sacrifice? The hotels of the country will enter heartily into the observance of this request of April and while this will mean a great saving throughout this country still it will not securo'the result desired alone but must bo a(tdel to-by tho heaty co-ojierHtiou of every American home. It juite probable that there is a great quantity of boarded flour iu the hands of unnrincipled dealers as well. as housekeepers th.a f3.ptt and alio -he local ani aabliihM art al Officer Detailed From Head- ngnta el resubicatmi ot aprctai etapaKaaa Though All Official Estimate! are Barred bvChrder of NOTICE TO CITY SUBSCRIBERS- OHtra tef dehvrry of the St DtiH either "JJ quajrtei Watch Maneuver, Profuse Ia Their Praise, I OHIO VALLEY 3, TRUST CO. Frank II. Fisher, Pres.

Cecil Reed, Sec. A Treas. we ot business sna be mane nv selepoooa or re A. .11 rf, isamediatair Secretary of Treasury to the oiftee 01 puahjation. Moroinc oewsitapera are Mmi to rural rente a ortDtel.

fttmin Bewapapera ara he Kcwa-Iuerat ia Ju Some means tna but this fact should not cause a lack of desire 1 teda jL(tS JL cB Jg IwORK WHILE YCU SLEEPj Camp Siiolby. Misa, April Tb I person irho aave tho writer the m-! turnimion lor the a llele published to la oai4 daily etrcularioa 01 Tba Jiewa-DemocMt ta twic el aoy tl' Paducaa Papef- ,,,1111111 on the part of the loyal Ainerican vto do his part to win this war. Are you willing that the Washington, April 10 Tive? WP. lion dollars is the onoflicial goal toward which Liberty Loan organizations all over the country are working- despite the 13,000,000,000 minimum set by the Treasury for the big war credit This became evident to i llie Courier Journal March 1 in r-! Rard 10 tu. lack of co ordinalion of ha been promoted to Assistant Ad' hances of the Allied armies be weakened solely I the 14S Infantry wag entirely wrong because von want to eat white: bread This is jutant of the regiment, and 1 also personal cfticer of thr, regiment correction ia due the Kentucky In-jfanti-y organizatioa.

Lieut Hosg Is one of the youngest in the regiment and made good (rain mmm The Inlantry made up entirely the etiirt. He Is a son of former 18 simply a test of loyalty and only in a small measure at that and the American home that is unwilling to meet the request falls far short of measuring up to the requirements of what true Americanism means. of Kemurkian. haa proved tseif one na of the beat infantry resimenta obk. one of the day from reports from campaign committees ia many cities which art anxious to reach their quotas of subscriptions within the first half of tho four week period, and to devote the last half to doubling: the apportionment Ths Treasury would welcome such a big over-subscriptions, of course, and a number of officials have expressed the opinion that the total would ea far over the three billion Paducah, April 10.

Editor News-Democrat To me It seems, a very inopportune time for a carnival company to be THE RED CROSS DIAMOND. Bonneville company, and the ranking Captain in the old Kentucky Brigade. The Second Battalion commanded by MaJ. C. W.

Umgniiw, of Frank-tort, is on the combat range whare they are constructing syat'tn of Kentucky infantry. Col. Georiv? Sraitli, postniaaier of Beatlyville and one of the most pro-grt-gMive farmera of Lee county, is (Ommaiidinx ott'icer of the regiment, and LUut. CoL Frank L. Ripy.

one billed in the city of Paducah and come here to take away tha peoples money when we are out asking them THE LINES TIGHTEN. 'v As each passing day brings home with in-Vrased monientmn to the people at home the What promise 1o become the most famous diamond in the world will be known as the Red Cross diamond. It will be sold in London shortly for the benefit of the Red Cross hence its name. 'V- ThVlJe! Cross diamoiul was lonatcd to th society by the IKdleers company. It originally weinhcd 3S0 carats, but has been finished down to 'J).

caratw nearly twice the size of the famous Koh-i-Xoor stone, which is now 'one of the ct that our biggest business as a. nation ig to help do their bit in standing behind of Anderson county leading lawyers, out government in buying Liberty is aecond in command. bgnris. I have no Sight against the 1 With tlkj exception of a few They are all rittht in their cera of tho 3rd Kentucky, who we place, but their place during the war I transferred to the regliuent wk-n is in winter quarters. This company the 3d was split up last September, coming to.

Paducah is not as the hua the same personnel of as the Ringling and Barnum o(Oerswho led the td Kentucky, and Bailey, who oilered their entire The eoiTespondent wrote the alory shows to the government and a large without any Inytstlgation at th in- trenches and dugouts. Tli battalion moved out to the range shout March 18 and will remain until about April S. i- MaJ. J. Walker ossfieW of Law-rtneeburg.

Property and Ilisburalng officer of th Kentucky National (5rd. and MaJ. Frank Hash tf the Kentucky Brigade under Ucn. Rosr O. Williams and now with the tSneral lM panment ot the Kentucky National IJuard.

are 'visiting at Camp Shelby and attending to duties of their oft lo1. They will mark. In announcing the terms of tha loan Secretary McAdoo provided that all over-subscriptions wouM, bs accepted. Several big cities are among those which have sent word privately that they hoped to "go over the top" within two weeks, and eventually tn double their quotas and thereby win the third-Liberty Loan honor flag with one star, designating a doubling. Promoters of the' loan count strongly, on the influence of the honor flig competition to cither in subscriptions earlier in this campaign than in the last two, and to proud communities to earning the honor star after the first goal is reached.

prosecution of the war, the light and shade ws stronger and clearer, marking sades.md y'es of individual patriotism or lack of it. in the breast of every loyal man and nai burns with an increasing sense of in- part of each was accepted and taken Mame of an office. bt prior to I Ha into the National Army. Let's look a publication of the article the com-: little further. If any one who went inaniliiig officer (if the Infan-tn the Kentucky thpnter MondaV Irv had actiliPHHiMl a ronimunfrHtinn tn crown jewels of England.

It is a pale canary- night and heard the magnificent ad- I tlie commanding Gnt ral reiiH'sting Der vensi esys. -dress of Mrs. Kellogg would go to a that tliia same officer be placed tw I "I 'he '4th' nnder Band carnival and spend the money there fi re and efficiency board. Hia res- Leader J. Paul Kdwards.

has Just re-when thev could use it to help the lunation humcdialelv tendered iurort froB1 wral days at dual responsibility. Lack of patriotism in I intiviilual irrespressibly stands out more more sharply before, the eyes of the people dailv becomes more hazardous for the tarta tacaurtia. So far, reports have been genuinely Laurel, where they famished yellow in color, and of. unusual brilliancy. If it brings less than a million dollars, it will be a bargain, as diamonds go.

People are probably, not as people of the world are certainly not so wealthy people of the world are certainly not so lealthy as thev once were and that mav have some poor Belgians nd French they are and accepted, becoming effective Feb- not good Americans, out worse man ruary jk. th music for a Bed Cross celebra- encouraging. Although definite re-tioa. The band now has a mejiibt-r- port have not been available, ane1 slackers and I know Has Made Reputation. nip oi twenty tour ana wens omr one official estimates have been barred trwo men being full strenxth It Secretary McAdoo, tvery indication The Man of (Jallilee two thousand years ago consinerea oue ine oesi nanus in the division and Is constantly in demand for concerts and public enter that small communities art workint strenuously to pile up their share ot liberty dollar.

Farmers also seem to be subscribing freely. This is a district contrast to condi something about the show business and the carnival coming to Paducah expects to clean up $5,000.00 during thsir stay here; mind you they take that much good American money out of town nd what good will it do Paducah. Now then if the Paducah peor pie will take that and buy a carload of wheat flour and this flour is made into bread it will make lainments at the camp and In Hat thing to do with it. But whoever is able to purchase the. Red Cross diamond will possess a gem that will be -talked abotit as long as time goea on, and that is one of the things diamond possessors desire have the stones talked about.

Otherwise a hunk of ghiss would be as valuable as the Koh-i-Xoor diamond, for it never sees the light of day, any way. loves of bread, if the loves are cut After Health In New Mexico. Private Joseph (lkey) Bernstein who Is well known to the troops of Central Kentucky, where he became known through hi work In soliciting contributions for the recneallon tent of the lett a few days ago for Fort Buyard, New Moiico, where ha will be, treated for pulmonary trouble. The health of the 149th ia excellent and there are probably less men' In the liase hospital from this rto-nieut 'than from any other ti gsmsa-tioa In camp. There have been very Smltji, commanding officer of the UHth has been attending a school for regimental commanders at Kan Antonio, since about Decembel' 1.

and during his absence the regiment has been in command of Keut. t'ol. Ripy. The 149lh has been huw-ly -engaged for the.ast few week iu brigade maneuver and has made qmie a reputation for itself on- the various hlk? that go with big ma-nenvers Last Friday: the regiment made an all day hike that carried them across Camp Shelby and to what Is known as Meyer's Creek, pe-tucen Hattlesburg and the camp. It was another one of the war problems that have made the 149th stand out The enemy, or red army, as supposed to he marching from Hattlesburg to capture a small town near f'anip Shelby, called McLaurln.

The orriciTs of thu infantry had received information that the enemy consisted of only one battalion of infantry' and-tiie 149th marched out to meet them in "advanced guard" formation. That formation mean rihat ctne battiion will art as the advance guard with one company out In trout of If as the advance party. The com- YOUR FIFTY DOLLAR LIBERTY BOND. tions of the lust loan, when big citiei wer the reliance to a much greatet extent than thi time. Officials recognize even now that it is the cities such as New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and other financial centers that will sup ply tho bulk of the subscription figures, hut tha evidence of small town and rural competitir- indicates a probable wide distribution of bonds.

Every new buyer means a new boI ster for the war, the loan promoters say and Uiis is one of their chief reasons for exulting over the prospects of reaching communities whoso showings heretofore were poor. The enthusiasm apparent throughout the South has been a subject of rneclal comment at the. treasury sine the campaign opened nturdsy. into ten slices and each Belgian child given a slice do you know that the $5,000.00 would feed one mtK lion starving Belgian of French children for one whole day. Remember how Mrs.

Kellogg told us the little Belgian children carry that precious one slice of bread in a cotton sack so as not to lose a sintrle crumb. Wake up you Paducah people and if vou want to show the world you prefer to feed starving Belgian and French children rather 'than throw your money to street carnivals now is your chance. LIBERTY BOND NICHOLS SPEAKS AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. few eases -of serious illness in the 3d: "No man 'can serve two masters. "That is ze toilay in this country.

There ia here no mid-e gi ound Every human being in America is this country or against it. "lie will love tho and hate the other." "Choose ye today om ye will serve." And as the wave of pa-latTsm rises, carrying upon its crest the in-pasing sense of person service and sacrifice our beloved country, personal choice of love the kaiser and his cohorts who are responsi-for drenching a world in blood and savagery, every minute a more and more danger? choice. Neither may any man among us flatter him-I that he can remain among loyal Americans make a secret choice for the kaiser. Such cret choice need not le in words Opposition or failure to support, any of the many war iws in which thr American people are aiding to spread insidious comnent for ening loyalty and creating distrust; secret Herman efforts to crystallize un-American itioiis: each and all of these sorts of dis-Ity in fact expresses the choice of the indi-al against the United States, reglnient all the winter and now with the exception of a few cases of mump and measles, the regiment Is in tip top Brig. Col.

Harvey. Who has been In command of Hm "5Ui Infantry Brigade, to which the 14'Jth belongs has It will protect l.tHX) soldiers from smallpox and from It will assure the safety of 13!) wounded soldiers from lockjaw, the germs of which swarm in Uelgian soil. It will render painless 400 operations, supply two milt's of bandages enough to bandage 555 wounds. It will -are for 1G0 injuries in the way of been transferred to Csmp Green, South Carolina. Before leaving Gen.

"Some Phase Leading up to the I pany acting as advance party throws wrote a personal letter to CoL Great War," was me euoieci 0, Towns of considerable site which appeared indifferent in the first and second loans now aro alive with activity, The suggestion has irone out to small town from headquarters thst a grant sign board be erected nX the railwav stations to bear the design a nquuu in num. ui ic uttn rins "first-aid packets." i i -i -i huuih th squad the point In marchlu 1 KPy tg nun 01 bin appreciation ot the good work of his rt Kuuont, Tf will furnish adhesive Til.nster nnd snrcfinnl muht by Mr. Alfn-d S. Nichols at thp Firi Christian church. The ad iraira nrAiin'li tft Vircnrit tlmnnTidta af wnninlnd fliitv of the advance guard to hold 'This letter will prove to the peopV of the enemy In check in case he Is en-! Kentucky that their lufnntry regiment countered until 'the main body, which any regiment in the dress was delivered at the conclusion of the regular prayer meeting of ith honor flag with the words Fniled States Army, 11M teller 101- st rrvic! Mr.

Nichols told or tne many vpam of nreuaration tor entering th? ih the case of this problem was the of the regiment has time ''Help our town win the riirht to flv this flag." When won the flag could be raised en a mast at one side of tha board and tho sign chanesd to soldiers. KvtTy purchaser of a Liberty Loan Bond performs a distinct individual service to his country and to our boys fighting in France. war and a numbor of interesting cir cumstances. lows; Gn. Harvey' Letter, "My dear Col.

Rlpyr- A you know, I have been ordered away from this brigade which I have bad the honor ot commanding for the past aix months preach tha winning of a double subscription star. This has been dofie by WALTHER LEAGUE BUY3 to set In'o battle formation or into skirmish lines. 1 Roar Guard Formation. After reaching the objective point a high bluff overlooking Meyer's Creek, Col. Ripy.

received information from tho scouts that the ervmy moving on him consisted of a brigade of $250 LIBERTY. BONO. Balmy springtime took a tumble yesterday and before recovering, a wintry snow storm had come out of the north just to bring back old Subscription to a1 $2j0 LllioMy Loan hond has been made by the several town on Long Island, where the idea of the honor flag originated. Under Secretary McAdoo' new arrangement for giving out only figures on actual subscriptions reach, ing Federal reserve hanks, it will be probably three or four days yet before an adequate idea of the country! pledges can be determined. members of the Walther lfia.ie of the memories of days gone by.

and am leaving to take up other work but do not want to IcLtr.i opportunity pas of expressing to you my appreciation ot the work of Col. Smith, yourself and the olfieer of the 14lttli infantry. In my twenty-seven years of I have never known of an organization which has shown finer Infantry Instead of a battalion and the 149th was ordered to fall back on St. Paul's Lutheran church. The mem bers voted unanimously to tak.

tlie the reserves of Camp Shelby. On the The Liberty Loan campaign in Paducah is tinnrL fiiis Weilman was eie.eien abl leturn mnrrh the regiment took up The time is not distant, through the medium enacted laws bred of war necessity or created citizenship organization wheth-under the name of "Liberty Leagues" or designation, when there will come a more stic drawing of lines between thoBe whose jice is for our government and those whose give comfort to our enemies. FAITH IN THE FARMER, -v'. egate to the district convention which will meet in Hammond, on May going ahead in fine shape. The people are responding nobly td the call made upon them and the Liberty Bond committee has good reason to feel in high spirits over the outlook.

1" and IS. WORKING GIRLS BUY BONDS. Ta Relieve (Us la the Slomaeh which disturb your sleep, just try on 50e bottle of LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive Laxa. tive for Indigestion or Constipation.

Pleasant to tnke. teamwork, a greater spirit to eseel nor one in which the men have rounded into shape more promptly than have thoae of this splendid regiment of yours. The ntate o( Kentucky may well bo proud of this organisation which left Its home Stat." as the 2d Kentucky and was redesignated as the 149th Infantry in the. great Na Next thing we shall be looking for still higher prices from the milk man on the ground that the grass is higher. The News-Democrat feels confident that Sixteen girls, who are employed In the store of BriRht establifii-eti a record vestrrdai when within a minutes a total (4 I1.2W worth of Libertv linn bonds" were subscribed.

The bonds were of the .0 denomination. The proprietors are hiphlv -pleased at the putrlotsm of the girls as some of them subscribed tor the rear guard formation. Tils formation is practically th.i reverse of the advance guard only Instead of fhe rear guard seeking the enemy and engaging him as the ndvancp guard does it Is tholr duty to hbld the enemy. tinttl the main body could get safely out of th.t way. Officers who were detailed from headquarters to judge the way the problem was conducted were highly complimentary and told Col.

Ripy his mon thoroughly understood the work. A great many officers of His 149th Infantry are on detached service and leave of absence. Five per-wnt of the enlisted men of each cOm-piiny in the regiment are allowed to be ,011 furlough, at one, time, and that. n.ea.ns that twelve rm a tut-lough out of each company all the Buying a Liberty Bond is a good thine to do but holding fast to it is better. KILLING TIME-PILING UP THE COST the call is made upon them, the farmers of Cracken county will respond liobly to the erty Bond necessity.

They will soon be asked io their part and from the expressions made This is your war. The Liberty Loan is your tional Army, which our country has formed to wage this greatest war In history. It is a keen disappointment to me to be assigned to another command, evi-n though It promises more Immediate propppd of serylce abroad, 'for I am thoroughly 'convinced 'thatr no-of fleer In command of a brigade of Amertran troopn will have finer troops under fhnwe have in'; this 'hrlgad, investment. Do your duty. a number of farmers showing their deep in-jst in the national movement, the, belief that MeCracken county farmer will not be found It is an investment A Bond is not a donation, and a dutyi That is what you get in most eye treatments.

Correct glasses ia the real medicine of the eye. Nature Curei, The Doctor Takes the Fee.i, There is nn old saying that "Nature cures, the doctor takes the fee." but as everyone knows you can help Nature wry much and thereby enable it to effect a cure in much less time than is usually required. is particularly true of colds. Chamberlain's Cnuoli Homed relieves the lungs, Th men have worked hard but cheerfully. They are Imbued with a deter, mjnation to do their duty ns soldte.a andl have not the slightest doubt, as "ting when called upon seems well founded.

farmers are now in better shape financially ever before, and should respond liberallv You dont need to" wear a uniform -buy a Bond. a ai lime. Limit Stanley A. Waddell, of one of Company G' offiwrs, in attending b.ivoivn school at Fori Pill, Okla. Lieut.

Howard H. Wal- tie request of Uncle Sam for a loan on which to what the outcome will he If they get in contact with any like number of men In the world. Every Liberty Bond you buy hits the Hun a. government is willing to pay a liberal inter- I can wish for nothlnt better tb" A bath in salt water Is soothing to inflamed eyes, 'but GLASSES will (rive permanent relief when fitted by US. Many testimonials from prominent Paducah people who had tried in vain for years, to get proper glass.

"See Evans and you'll see." ciitt Is also at Fort Sill, where he is aitending a school of automatic arms Lieut. Yv'alcutt Is from Lexington and blow. EVERYBODY BUY BONDS. liquifies the tough mucus and aids in its expectoration, alloys the cough and aids Nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. DANIEL BONE COURT NO.

96 TRIBE BEN HUR The farmer was for years a borrowing man was a new country and capital as needed at some future time to be reassigned to this command which Includes your splendid regiment. With very best wishes for the future success of the organization and of yourself personally, I am very truly yours. W. E. HARVEY, Brigadier General, N.

A. develop it. In the last few years, thanks to I crops and high prices, the farmer is in a Jtion to lend instead of borrow. The Government is asking for funds and of E. Evans, D.

"In the Skyscraper" Will hold its regulur meeting Thursday night April 11, in Masonic building! Fifth and Kentucky avenue, at 8 o'clock. Class of 30 to be initiated. Members requested to attend. UJCY FINCH. Chief.

ALICE LUDKR, Scribe. a liberal rate of interest. The purchase of liberty Bond invests the farmer's, surplus Sale at W. L. Jones place, Old Mayfleld Road.

Cattle, horse snd all personal property, 2 p. m. Fridv. April 12, 1918. 4-18 Axl advantageous! and with the.

best se hi a member of Company Lieut. John Foswoll, of I'rovldencP, is another officer of the 149th who is at Fort Sill. Lieut. Foxwell is attending otv-potind gun IS. Thompson Is on a leave of absence and is visiting his homo at Bangor, Capt.

Thompson is attached to the Medical Department of the regiment and went home to spp a brand new son, which recently arrived at his residence. Cant. K. Dllllon, of London, one If the. most popular officers In the wub married In Memphis a few days a'-so to MIkh Cora KeeVr.

of Batosvllle. Ark; The couple ar spending their honeymoon In the Kentucky mountains. Lieut. Howard on Furlough.1" Lieut. KiYemnn of Cdm-l uny 'H.

of the Dfflcrs.of llie I43ih who. la sprml'px a few daya iu the "iHllls of Old Keniuekyy." Lieut. Howard Is visiting at bis home in Harlan. (By Bill Stringer.) We are out to get the funds For the men behind the gunn, So we're asking you to buy a bond today-It's a boost for Liberty That all people may be free-It's a hand across the sea-Freedom's way, It's no matter whore you live, Or how little you can give. You are needed to complete the glorious whole So come forward with your bit And be cheerful doing it It is right and it is fit-Show your soul.

With your money tip lnnre In the aid of funny I'rdnch. 1 luy 11 bond to cend our Sammies to tho line They will make the job complete They will do it elenn and neat; And tho enemy defeat BETTER BUSINESS SHOW The longer this war lasts, the, harder it is -5 to be to obtain farm help and the more See the many convenient things for office work shown at Wilson's B00U Store. r.mve it is going to be. The quicker th riiaint at asinngton is provided with MOTHER! fNVEST IN A LIHF.RTY BOND FTRST AID TO YOUR SOLDIER SON, men and guns, tho quicker will the war .1 and the boys return ttTthe farm. Th 'H'.

of Li) erty Bonds will hasten the en- FRIEND WIFE SET YOUR HUSBAND A GOOD EXAMPLE EUY A BOND. a' me ar. Jt, unnior 'of HooneviHe,.