Daily Kentuckian, 1918-06-18

(By lateraaMaaal News Service.) Washington, Juno 17. Sense Uonal disclosures of an alleged graft conpiracy In connection with govern ment contracts war made today by tha Denartasant of Jaatiea. Jn an nouncing tha Indictment in Philadel-1 phis of John Flamming, John Cava- naogh, Eugene Sullivan and Joseph Koha. They ara charged with having offered to obtain from the Quaker City Raincoat Company, of Philadel Philadelphia, - phia, Philadelphia, a contract for 100,000 army raincoats, provided tha concern split profits and granted them Urge com commissions - missions commissions for tha use of their "in "influence" - fluence" "influence" In getting tha order. Five hundred dollars were to be used to tha o (Bee re in ten quartermast quartermaster's - er's quartermaster's department WOOD MAY CO TO ITALY (By International News Service.) Washington, Juns 17. MsJ. Gen. Leonard Wood, recently placed In command of tha Western division, was todsy reassigned to commend Camp Funaton, Kan. It is believed Gen. Wood will ultimately lead a strong command in Italy. TV0 KILLED (By Interne tteaal Newe Service.) Memphis, Tsnn., June 17. Lieut F. W. Keller, of California and Sergt Eugene Chapman, of Mies., Army sviators, warn killed at Clarkadale, Miss which their airplane fell sev eral hundred feat S1EZES ALIEN PROPERTY. (By laleraatioael Newe Service.) Washington. Juna 17. Govern ment alien property custodian today ordered all the property of Mrs. Adolphus Busch, of St Louis seised SEND THEM TO FRANCE. (By latemsticasl Newe Service.) Hartford, June 17. Tha Fulton Dempsey fight scheduled for July 4 will not be permitted by State author. Hies. Just where tha fight will take place Is not now known." THIEVES GET FIFTY DOLLARS. The saloon of Urey Pollard wss broken Into Sundsy afternoon by someone breaking the, glass. In ths rear door and effecting an entrance. All the change money left in two cash registers waa taken 140 from tha ana in tha front or white de department - partment department and $10 from tha register in tha colored department These were opened in the usual way and all tha money taken. , Tha thief made hia escape leaving no clue as Jo his identity. RANDOLPH-GUTHRIE. Mr. W. R. Randolph, of Herndon. and Miss Hermia Hi lie Guthrie, of LaFaystta, war married at the court house yesterday by Rev. J. W. Stiles st S o'clock in the afternoon. The groom ia a merchant and gave hia ago as 60 and tha brida as 16. Tha former had been married previously and wss a widower. MAGAZINE CLUB. The members a f th Magaiins Club ara requested ta meet thia afternoon at 4 o'clock at th old Methodist church building for th purpose of doing Rod Cross surgical dressings work. Every member la urged ta be TWENTY VICTIMS. Three soldiers were killed and sev seventeen - enteen seventeen other were seriously injured when an army motor truck fell through bridge into tha Etowah river, eighteen miles from Atlanta.

BOTH TAKE (By lateraatiewal Newe Service.) American Army in Franca, Juna 17. Tha German losses In yester day's fighting at Xivray ara estimated at mora than 200. There were no important infantry actions today fol following - lowing following tha encounter ia which one of our patrols was engaged In the Ger German - man German trenches on tha Luneville sector this morning, killing one and wound ing one. Tha Germans raided our front taking soma prisoners. IS THE AMOUNT OF WORK EV. ERY ABLE-BODIED MAN OR BOY MUST WORK. Th new vagrancy law of Ken Kentucky - tucky Kentucky took affect yesterday and its provisions apply to all able-bodied mala persons between th age of IS and 60. These persons must work at least 16 hour per week at some useful occupation or employment Th law applies to th rich and poor alike. Failure to so work will rend er a person a vagrant and ha shall be quietly of a misdemeanor and sub subject - ject subject to a fine of 120 to $100 for each offense, and as a part of sueh punishment tha "offender shall be by the court ordered ta work not exceed exceeding - ing exceeding 60 day upon th publie roads or street ot upon soms other public work." Section 4 of tha act ssys: "Any mala person found in tha State shall be deemed a resident and in anv prosecution hereunder, proof that the accused habitually loiter in idleness in streets, roads, depots, pool rooms, hotels, store or other places, or that ha 1 hsbitusllyjniaxicated, or ia ad dicted to the use of narcotic drags, or is a professional gambler, or, be being - ing being able bodied is supported in whole or in part by the labor of any woman or child, shall be prima facia evidence of vagrancy." Peace officer such a saheriffa, con con-stables, - stables, con-stables, msyors, police or other who fail or refuse to enforce the lav ara liable to lose their Job by be ing prosecuted and removed from office. IS ADDED (By UteeaatieeieJ Newe Service.) Washington. June 17. The United Statea and alhee reached an agree agreement - ment agreement with Sweden today by which they obtain 400,000 tons of Swedish shipping. An officio! announcement to this effect was mads to-night BOWLING GREEN BOY. Bowling Green, Juna 17. Corp. Clee Baxter Davie, of tha United Statea Marines, fell fighting in the glorious American counter attack at tha Mama. Ha was horn bar In 1896 and enlisted la LouievUI in July. Corp. Davia is ths son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Davia, at this city. DOING NICELY. Mia Mary Wslker wss getting along nicely yeaterday after under undergoing - going undergoing an operation Sunday at th Jennie Stuart Hospital for appendi citis.

(By laterastioaal Newe Service.) Washington, June 17. A combina tion of developments all favoring in intervention - tervention intervention in Russia by tha entente allies may force an immediate modifi modification - cation modification of tha policy of non-interfer ence, recently suggested by Presi President - dent President Wilson. A decision by which United States will neither agree to contribute troops to tha proposed expedition, or restate his opposition to the movement is expected shortly. THEATRE WRECK ALL ADJUSTMENTS MADE WITH INSURANCE PEOPLE AND REBUILDING TO BEGIN. Mr. L. M. Davis, owner of the Princess Theatre building, which burned Juna 10, authorises the state statement - ment statement that all adjustments with in surance compsnies carrying insur insur-snce - snce insur-snce on the building hsve been msde snd plans ere now underway to re rebuild. - build. rebuild. Yesterday afternoon the work of cleaning away the wreckage began snd by tonight this work will prob probably - ably probably be almost complete. As soon sa the wreckage is cleaned sufficient sufficiently - ly sufficiently bids for rebiulding will be asked for and the contract M if terms are agreed upon. The details for tha rebuilding and interior contsruction snd decora decorations - tions decorations have not been definitely decid decided - ed decided upon but Mr. Davis has soma ten tative plans in mind and will talk these over with tha managers of tha Crescent Amuaement Co., when he arrives one day this week. Patrons of the Princess msn rest assured that when it la rebuilt it will be prettier and more modern in its appointments than heretofore. THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE TURNING AGAIN AFTER SEVER AL DAYS ADJOURNMENT FOR' THE HARVEST SEASON. Juries were celled together yes terday after an adjournment of eav eral days to allow the farmers to harvest their wheat and hay crops. The grand jury will investigate sever al matters and there are several esses to be tried by the petit jury. The first of these is ths DcRow murder trial which is already being tried and will probably be finished today. The petit jury is msde up prscti cally new snd is as follows: L. F. Colley, N. G. Owen, C. T. Herndon, W. D. Ennls, R. M. Ander son. Will Wade. J. C. Johnson. N A. Barnett, J. J. Bowen, G. C. Croft, J. A. Witty, James D. Smith. J. T. Wslker. E. G. Corneeliua, Will Hen derson, Gus Breathitt Jim Yancey, J. A. Everett. P. C. Carter, 4. 8. Frits. J. E. Cliborne, Mack Witty and Charles Gates. CASUALTY LIST. Thirteen dead. 15 wounded and 1 missing mads up yeaterday casualty

IVKEAT CROP FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUN COUN-TY - TY COUN-TY SMALL YIELD IS RE REPORTED. - PORTED. REPORTED. MANY EMPTY MESHES HOPES OF .A BANNER CROP HAVE TAKEN A SEVERE TUMBLE. The bouysnt hopes of the farmers that the wheat crop now about har harvested - vested harvested would be a record crop, have gone glimmering. From every part of Christisn and adjoining counties comes the com complaint - plaint complaint thst there is a tremendous crop of straw and a very poor yield of grain. Many of the heads sre more then hslf false grains and emp empty - ty empty meshes. Cspt J. W. Riley, of Newstead, who was counting on 20 bushels to the acre, says ha will not make more than seven. John J. Vsn Cieve says his crop near town ia a grievous disappoint disappointment - ment disappointment Baynham eV Tandy, at Edogoten, say they will not make more than half a crop. J. T. Garnett, of Casky, say his crop is fsr below the first estimste. Tom C. Jones hss the same com plaint of a email yield concealed In straw. In fact the report from ev ery section voices the same refrain. What there ia of the grain is ex expected - pected expected to be fine, but there is not 1 ..V. - ; T-uu: i -i . vhwbh v. a it i vs it in b tm ,uvui ready ta begin when tha real facts will be disclosed. WOKER.THOMPSON. Clifton Gteen Woker and Miss geant In tha U. 8. Army, Medical Department and stationed at Ft Ri Riley, - ley, Riley, Kan. The bride ia a popular and attractive young lady and ia a niece of Mrs. H. A. Thscker, whose hus husband - band husband is connected with the Western State Hospital. The young couple left the Hotel Immediately following the ceremony and left Hopkinaville on the Dixie Flyer. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Weller re returned - turned returned last night from a visit to Mrs. Herndon Wsller st Georgetown wehr they went after attending the Undertaker' Convention in Louisville last week. Order taken for Records. Ylctxcls and HARDWICK, AMERICAN TROOPS i il I. I i i "

open a way into the plain th Aiiago plateau and Mon pa. Th enemy' effort wai yeaterday, due to terrifle l .J ftt k.. . I 1l.ll.. Tl' iah and French troop have regain... ground at several point on this front (Bv laUematieetal New Seres.) Berlin, June 17. "Frsnco-Ameri-csn prisoner hsve been csptured by the Germsns in th Vosgas," th war office announces. 16 LOST (By lateraeUenal Newe Service.) London, Juna 17. Tha British Mercantile Cruiser, Pstia, was tor pedoed and sunk Juna 13 by a sub submarine. - marine. submarine. One officer and fifteen men ara miaaing. SOME ARTILLERY FIGHTING. (By laternatloul Newe Servise.) Washington. Juns 17. Pershing's communiqus ssys: "There have been no important developments at any point occupied by our troops. Thar waa soms artillery fighting ta tha Chateau Thierry sector. HOW RECENT WAS ITt (By lateraatieeuU Newe Seeviea.) Berlin, June 17. Three hundred guns snd 1,000 machine guns war captured by the Germans in tha re recent - cent recent advance on Montdidier en tha Noyon front tha war office annoano- CETS DAMAGES. Springfield, Ky., June 17. In tha rase of J. M. Willlsms sgslnet tha Louiavills st Nashville railroad, tha jury gave tha plaintiff a verdict for 66.000. Mr. Willlsms wss injured m tha Shepherdsville wrack laa De December - cember December and hss been on crutche sine that time. ANOTHER EXAM. JULY IT. Another examination will be given here July 17. for file-clerk, fur both men and women, vacancies m U Field Service in tha Sixth District (Ohio Indiana and Kentucky) will be Elbert Turner for further informa tion. AUSTRIAN CLAIMS. (By latornatieael News Servise-) Vienna. Juna 17. German troops ara participating in the Austrian f fensiv. Th war offtc sleterae say prisoners have increased t 11, 000. Tha AusUiana have captui. Cspa Silo and gained mora groan wast of San Dona, THE STORK. Bora to Mr. and Mrs, J. a Hod r, yeaterday, at thait SJma oa IW Walnut, girt- U

SUNDAY CAME FARMERS QUARREL OVER A CARD CAME AND ONE SHOOTS THE OTHER. BELIEVED TO BE FATAL R. M. ISOM'S VICTIM SAYS THE SHOOTING WAS UNPRO UNPROVOKED. - VOKED. UNPROVOKED. Two young farmers from north Christian fall out over a game of cards they were playing at tha Owls Club roam, Sunday afternoon, about 4 o'clock, and R. M. Isom shot Peter Renshaw in tha bowels with a pistol, inflicting a deperate wound. Only one bullet hit Renshaw but it made five perforations in his intes intestines. - tines. intestines. Ha waa hurried ta tha Stuart Hospital and an operation was per performed - formed performed in tha effort to save his life. Yesterday after stating that ha be believed - lieved believed he waa going to die, Renshaw said the shooting wss absolutely un provoked. Another man was at the table with Isom and Renshaw, but he haa made no statement Isom claims that he acted in self edfense. He gave him himself - self himself up and hia bond was Axed at 11.000. In the event of Renshaw 'e death. the charge will be changed to murder. Renshaw waa alive last night but in a very critical condition. All of tha chances sre against his recovery. Details of the affair ara hard to get in advance of a public hearing, but the current report ia that tha men were playing tarda for a bottle of beer. Taking cognisance of this report Circuit Judge Bush instructed tha grand jury, which reconvened yester day, to investigate all phases of the

pUOWING THE FUG Judge Jno. L. Doraey. of Hender Hender-son, - son, Hender-son, baa two sons in the service. One is an ansign la tha navy and tha other goes to Camp Taylor thia weak. Mrs. F. P. Thomss received a cable cablegram - gram cablegram last evening announcing tha safe arrival of her husband, Cspt r. P. Thomas, M. R. C. in Eng England. - land. England. . Mrs. Ceo. Wilson, of Cracey, has received a card from her son, Albert Wilson, stating that ho has arrived ' safe in France. He la a private lat class, and la a member of tha 10th Field Artillery, Medical Department. Bergt Charles D. Shanklin arrived in Hopkinaville Saturday night from Camp Taylor for a very brief visit to relatives and friends. Ha returned to Louisville Sundsy night over the Illinois Central . Eldridg Marquees of tha Dog Dogwood - wood Dogwood vicinity and Turner Lane Clina, ' of tha extreme northwestern portion of tha county, have enlisted in tha Navy. Both these young men reg registered - istered registered on Juna I under tha new draft . . Maj. Napoleon W. Riley, of the Quartermaster's Division, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, ia on an inspection tour of tha cantonments in ths east and writes his father, Capt. J. W. Riley, that ha will make him a short visit tha latter part of the month. Sergt Martin 8. -UnderhilL for formerly - merly formerly with tha Bowies' Studio here,

. reased to be warm. u was nm. If this th.ng keepa up, tha weath weather - er weather man will get himself In bad. Tha Thrift Stamp Cam palm will open next week. -ooo1 Carman nrisoners returning from 'Russia ara to ba put back la the . army. AD of the acta of tha last Wgto Wgto-. - . Wgto-. (store not containing emergency . xlauaes, became effective yeaterday. noa Here'e betting the Han and Aaa Aaa-traln - traln Aaa-traln have aUrted something aba they can't fintah. Tha Nary recruiting ataUon at Henderson 0ss been closed hi tar entieting SO men. John Paul J one 'and Wn. Boley. in charge of tha tation, are now in thia city. Tha order tending MaJ. Can. Leonard Wood to San Francisco have been revoked and bo will for tha preaent remain at Camp Funston Kansas. Jeremiah O'Lesry. indicted in New ork for violation of the espionage art and and for treaaon. a fugitive .from jus tire for the past eaveral weeks, hss been arreated at Sara, Wssh.