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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-06-18

a lady. whose husband was the
champion snOrer Of the community I'm
which they resided. condded 20 q
female friend the following painful In.
telligence:
My life has not been one Of un-
alleged delight have had the
measles. chickeupox, typhoid fever.
rheumatism and influenza. but ( never
knew what real misfortune was until
! married a burglar alarm - Parsons
Weekly
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euId 2es Mia 60 In o. o..

A new road 2G3 miles in length was
constructed I'm one day I'm Michigan
through the concerted efforts Of mo.
florists and others along its route 10
was fhe Huron shore trunk line high.
way, extending from BAY City To the
strait Of Mackinac. and for its con
struction Alpena City alone supplied
800 volunteers, sixty automobiles and
fifty teams. Work was begun at sun.
rise and continued until sunset. the
only stop being for luncheon. which
was furnished by the ludies Of the
townships through which the road
passes.
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Boggs * Bull.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Notice
To the taxpayers Of Calhoun

To the taxpayers of Calhoun
county:
You will please take no ice
that the Board of Review and
Equa izaton for said county will
convene at the courthouse there
Of on the Bird day of July, 1914.
and WilI continue i'm session from
day to day, not to exceed TWEEN
y-tye days, for the purpose of
hearing the complaint Of any
aXpayer as to the assessment
placed upon his properly by the
assessor. 1t is the dnty Of the
Board 10 reduce the value Of
property if it is assessed too high
and to- increa. G it if assessed too
ow and this may be done upon
the motion of any taxpayer in
teres' ed or upon The Boards own
motion Any assessment not
contested before the Board he
comes final upon The Boards adj
tournament.
Given under my hand this 9Th
day of June, 1914.
W. II. JACKSON,
Clerk County Cot RI
and cx-ofHcip Clerk
of said Board.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-06-18

The best sale YOU can possibly make
OF your farm crops is to sell them 10
your stock in the vay of food Aud
then too the fertility or the soil Is Kept
where b win bring Che bigges, returns
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II it is true that a taxicab in Ate
ems is called a polipolytantocinothar-
moSaxe we should think that before
on got through calling &c. It might be
Oh aigat
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-06-18

First-class Line of Women's
and Children's Hats at M. H.
Hardman's.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii:
Barker Monday morning fine
girl baby.
Guy Bailey and son, Snowden,
excellent farmers of Daniels Run,
were trading here Monday.
Blackstone, the correct Shoe
for men. SO. so and $500.
The Want & Barr Store.
V c.. Kelley, of Clarksburg,
representing the Stieff Piano Co.,
arrived here Tuesday to attend
to business matters.
c. j. Gamer, the efficient and
accommodating postmaster at Ar
noldsburg, was attending to bus
mess matters in town Saturday.
Miss Eula Stump arrived here
from Huntington Monday to
spend several weeks with rela-
tives.
You will find elegance, COM
fort and service in a Blackstone
Shoe. For sale by
The Want & Barr Store.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Roberts, of High Street, on
Wednesday of last week, a fine
girl baby.
j. G. Oles. superintendent of
the West Virginia Carbon Fac
tory, made brief business trip
to Spencer Tuesday.
Attorney A. G. Mathews re-
turned home Saturday from a
business trip to Spence and
other points.
Miss Mabel Stump, th very
faithful stenographer the
Home National Bank. orjoying
much needed vac OF a her
home in Gilmer ca y. Brax-
ton Central.
George Hamilton made a hur-
ried trip to Spencer We(n }*day
of last week. w lie there he
purchased a fine soda fountain
which he will install IN is con-
fectionery at this pace.
G. G. Starcher, With a force
of men was eng gad several
days last week taxing oat the
large slip in the roai opposite
the West Virginia CArbon Fac
tory. We ale inforn Cd he made
a most excellent strip cf cad.
A. M. Umstead, of Mt. Zion,
was delivering mowers and
rakes in this vicinity Monday.
Mr.. Umstead believes in a liber-
al use of printers ink and as
result is putting out lots of ma
chinery.
Grantsville Lodge No. 100, I.
O. o. F., met here Saturday and
proceeded TO the Bethlehem
cemetery where they decorated
the graves of their deceased
brethren. Saturday evening
their memorial sermon was
preached by Rev. Hopson and an
interesting program rendered.
b. F. Mace has rented his barn
on Main street near the Farmers
Mill to James Y. S.archer, of
Arnoldsburg who will take charge
of it June 18th; Mr.. Starcher is
a good industrious man and we
are glad to have him locate in
our town; he will do well. -Spen-
Ger Bulletin.
r. M. Marshall, Ira Stump,
Boyd Stutler and Harold Mar
shall took in the stock sale at
Chenille Friday. Messrs. Mar
shall and Stump each purhased
a fine registered Hereford bull.
They report that cattle went for
low prices and much fine stock
was sold.
Charley Marshall and Owen
Stutler, of this place. who have
been attending the Chenille Nor
NAL, returned home Wednesday
Of last week Rhoden Richards.
another Normal student. also re-
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LocArs AND PERSONALS.

E. B. Bennett, of Hattie, was
a business caller in town Friday.
Marcellus Stump, of Stump
town, was a business visitor here
Monday.
Blackstone Shoes are the best.
$3.50 and a 90.
The Want q Barr Store.
Assessor w. j. Sturm, of Hur,
was looking after official bust
ness here Monday.
Doc Stump. one of Dodrill's
Industrious farmers, was bust
ness visitor in town Tuesday.
Prices right on new line of
Furniture at M. H. Hardman's.
Misses Grace and Goldie Smith
and Mary Jackson, Of Cabot's
Factory, were shopping here
Monday afternoon.
j. M. Smith, superintendent
OF Cabot's factories, returned
Tuesday evening from a visit to
his old home in Cabot, Pa.
Automobile and Bicycle Tire
Repairs at
The Want & Barr Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Hays spent
several days of last week at
Chenille, visiting relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Hardman
and Mrs. A. G. Miller motored
over to Chenille Friday morning
returning the same evening.
DR.. Morford reports the birth
of a fine baby boy at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oak Parks, of
Joker.
Buy your Base Ball Supplies at
The Want & Barr Store.
Merchant Ira Hardman has
purchased a fine five-passenger
Empire touring car and the same
will be delivered to him Friday
of this week.
Hagan Barr, Bruce Terrell and
j. M. Hamilton departed Mon
day for Parkersburg. They
made the trip in George Bars
automobile.
George Grim. formerly a prom
inent merchan of White Pine,
and who is now located at Dain,
near Redwood, was visiting rel
atives and friends in this county
several days last week.
Let us take your order for an
Imperial Tailor Made Suit. We
guarantee a fit and our prices
considering the quality are the
very lowest in the country.
The Want & Barr Store.
Roy Stump returned from
Parkersburg Thursday with a
fine Empire fve-passenger tour
ing car for Roscoe Hardman
The car is a beauty, one of the
finest ones that has been brought
to this place.
Brown Mcdonald, of Syca-
more, was a member of the 1914
class of the West Virginia Uni
versity, which was graduated
Wednesday of this week. He
received the degree of Bachelor
of Arts.
r. l.. Hays. who has been Wis
iting home folks here for sever
al days past, returned to his
home at Spencer. Mrs. Hays
will remain here several weeks,
the guest of Justice Calhoun
Hays and Miss Matte Hays.
Champion Spark Plugs, Hard
ware, King Dry Batteries for
sale at
The Want e. Barr Store.
Capt. d. u. O'Brien and Lon
ME O'Brien, prominent stockmen
Of Chenille, passed through here
Monday morning to look over the
herd of A. & r. G. Hardman, of
Maplewood. They were accom-
panied by a Mr.. Carroll, a Here
ford stock-raiser Of Pennsylvan-
io
Mrs. A. c. Fisher returned
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A splendid Offering OF separate
shirts which for styles ami
vaIues cannot be excclled.
Skirts OF the wanted Shepherd
Checks, Serge, Crepe and Nov
city materials in the very new-
est tunic and tailorel II deis;
si,irtS that usually '-H for $3.50;
special at $500.
Attractive wash s-i.ts--an ex-
tensive showing OF tun:c and tai
Iorcd models OF Ramie linen,
ratine, crepe, wolfe amd novelty
fabrics-suitable for tennis, go:f,
riding, camping and beech wear
$3.50, $3.50, $5.75 and up
wards.
Boggs & Bull:
PITTSBURGH, PA.
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THE ROAD.

, l sing you an ode
} OF the country road,
The lumpy road
And tho bumpy road
That jolts the wagon and spills the
load:
Mud TO the hubs when the rain
comes down:
Filled With ruts when the fields are
. brown
) And the sun is hot and the air IS
, dry.
It's clogged with gravel and packed
with sand.
, So built and graded and laid and
} planned
, That II takes a team
; And sometimes two
. To do tho work one horse should do
, 1t racks the wagons with jolts and
, Jars.
1t ruins horses and motorcars.
. Keeps back crops from the market
. place.
) Piles up debts on the farmers place.
, The old time road IS n plain dis
grace.
But the modern road is a different
! thing
) n worthy theme for the bard to
, sing
, Put together
: For every weather,
) Smooth and dustless and good to
, see
, And graded right. as a road should
be;
; Useful always and muddy never.
. thing of beauty. a joy forever.
-Bellefontaine (O) Examiner.
. . Q . o
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
BELIEVE THAT MURDER
WAS BUSINESS DEAL

New York, Nov. 2S.-Herbert A.
Emerson, general manager of the
Live Poultry Auction company, told
the story of the late Barnett Baff's
quarrel with the little retail dealers
Of the East Side, the men who saw
this countryman Of theirs outgrow his
old business methods and forge ahead
of them in the struggle for wealth
until his success spelled their ruin
and they determined to kill him. Out
Of his story and others similar to it
the police have formed their idea that
the murder was business deal from
which hundreds Of small merchants
hoped to win back something of the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
MONROE DOCTRINE
UPHELD BY TAFT
Landing Of Enemy IN Canada
Would Not Violate Il.

Montclair, N. j., Nov. 2S.-The Mon.
roe doctrine was strongly appro, ed,
its relation to the present European
war discussed, and the declaration
that interference by the United States
in Mexico and Central American
states has had nothing to do with that
tocrine. was made by former Presi-
dent William Howard Taft in an adj
dress here. These are some of the
salient features of his remarks:
The landing of troops in Canaoa by
enemies Of Great Britain would not
constitute a violation of the doctrine,
but an effort to establish a new form
OF government in case of victory
would. Canada is already furnish.
Ing substantial military aid to Great
Britain and the allies" Mr.. Taft said.
"On that theory, therefore, could we
justly object to Germany's taking
counter measures and carrying the
war into country which is waging
war upon her? All that the Monroe
doctrine would consistently require of
us would be to insist when the war is
ever, II Germany were successful, she
could not take over the territory of
Canada"
There is little likelihood of the POI
icy's being pressed in Argentina, Bra
zil and Chile. These countries are
able to protect themselves and they
are 50 remote from the United States
that violation of the doctrine in re-
spect to them would not be harmful to
this country's interests and safety
The doctrine has not been applied
in Mexico because there is nothing in
1t which requires the United States to
bring about peace in that country.
"Watchful waiting" Mr.. Taft said,
was the term applied to the United
States status" but, he went on, 1--WE
have neither watched nor waited, but
have, in fact, most hastily intervened.
ana thus find the present anarchy
charged as the logical consequence Of
our policy"
Mr.. Taft found much good to say
about the Monroe doctrine and ex-
pressed the hope that it might not be
abandoned. 1T has made peace for
ninety years." he said "Why will 1t
not make peace in the next 100
years."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
TURKS PLACE BLAME
Helmsman Of American Launch Re-
sponsible For Smyrna Incident.

Helmsman Of American Launch Re-
sponsible For Smyrna Incident.
Washington. Nov. 2S.-The Turkish
government lays all the blame for the
airing on the launch Of the cruiser
Tennessee at Smyrna last week upon
che helmsman Of the launch. who ID
charged with indifference" accord
ing to dispatch received from Am
bassador Morgenthau and made pub
lio by Secretary of State Bryan. Since
Secretary Bryan announced that this
dispatch CLOSED the incident" and
indicated that the Turkish explana-
ton was acceptable, the matter will
end. According to the best under
standing of the Smyrna incident Cap
tain Decker was himself in the launch
and therefore responsible for all its
movements. He reported the shots
we're mot hostile but unfriendly."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01

New York. Nov. 2S-"Dr." Frank
lin w. Sears. head 4 the New
Thought church, in court acted as his
own counsel in defending himself
against charge made by Detective
Isabella Goodwin of practicing medi-
cine without license. Dr.. Sears said
he did not cure any ills, but taught
individuals how to cure Themselves.
His treatment, he said, was relaxe.
ton, silence long, slow, deep breath.
ing and affirmation of the wordt
"the peace and harmony of Gods uni
verse is pouring into me now"
Harmony constituted good health
and inharmony caused disease. no
said. Strong and clean thoughts, he
asserted, produced harmonious rela-
tionship. Anger is inllarmonious
thought, DR.. Sears added. The de-
fendant said he wore glasses for twen-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
THE PLAN
OF villa
viii Lead Troops On Vera
Cruz
Would Drive G.nera| Carranza
From the Country.
WILL EMPLOY FORCE OF $4,000

Part OF Villas Army Now In Mexico
City, While the Chief Himself Re-
mains at TuIa, Forty Miles Away.
constitutionalists Promise Strong
Opposition to Any Eastward Move
men From the Capital.
Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. ga part Of
General Villas forces have entered
Mexico City, but Villa remains at
Tula, forty miles from the Mexican
capital. A train, the first In many
weeks, left Mexico City for Juares.
This was learned when rail and wire
communications were opened between
the national capital and the border.
According to Juarez officials Villa
will remain In Mexico City only long
enough to establish the government,
and will then move his entire force
against Vera Cruz. His object, 1t is.
stated, Is to either capture Carranza
or drive him from the country. All
other campaigns will be subservient
to this move, and a force of more
than $4,000 men, 1t is claimed, will be,
moved against the seaport where Car
rama is making his headquarters.
Zapata, who holds Mexico City, is ex-
pected to assist in this movement
Villas troops will encounter strong
opposition in any eastward movement
from Mexico City, sCarranza agents
here declare. The latter claims that
the entire command of General Lucio
Blanco, parts of the commands Of
Generals Obregon and Buelna and
most Of Jesus Carranza's brigade are
located along the line east, with Orb
zaba as a base.
A movement against Victoria, capi-
tai of the Mexican state of Tamauli-
pas, has been begun by the Villa
forces. An official Villa report said
| that General Caballero, the Carranza
leader, whose troops hold Tampico,
has recognized the convention party
and will offer no resistance to the en-
try of Villas troops. Villa forces are
also moving against Monterey.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
CHAOS IN MEXICO
Heart of Oil District Held by ire
sponsibIe IrreguIars.

Washington. Nov 2S-The disinte-
grafton of the political situation and
lack Of any restraining and responsi-
bic authority is greater today than at
any period in the four years Of Mexi-
can troubles, according to advices
reaching here.
Late reports received officially an
nounced that the town of Plnuco, in
the heart of the Tampico oil district,
had been evacuated by Carranza
forces, fearing the approach of Villa
troops, and that the town was taken
possession of by irresponsible irregu--
lars. declared to be no better than
bandits. Looting of stores and houses.
In the town has already occurred.
The United States has the monitor
Ozark in the Panuco river at Tam
picO. and it is thought she will bs
moved up the river as close as possi-
BILE to Panuco.
1t was thought probable that ap-
peals would be made to the United
States on behalf Of the British, Dutch
and American oil interests. in that
district for the taking of bluejackets
to protect the immensely valuable oil
properties there, but the present in
dications are that such an appeal will
be fatty refused
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
AMERICAN SHIP FIRED ON
British Cruiser Berwick Halts Her
Northwest of Colon.

Parama, Nov. 2S.-The American
steamship st. Helens. Captain Odland,
which sailed from New York Nov. II
for San Francisco, arrived at Colon
and reported that she had been fired
on by the British cruiser Berwick.
Captain Odland said that his ship
was hailed, but apparently failed to
heave to as quickly as was expected,
with the result that the British cruis-
er fired two shots across the stern Of
the American vessel. The incident
occurred at a point ninety miles north
west of Colon.
An officer from the cruiser boarded
the st. Helens and examined her pa
pers and cargo and then the vessel
was permitted to proceed on her voy-
age, after a delay of three hours.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
Wilson'S DESIRE
Expected Grandchild May Have Honor
Of Being Born In White House.

Expected Grandchild May Have Honor
Of Being Born In White House.
Washington, Nov. 2S. = President
Wilson arrived her today from VIII.
Jamestown, Mass, where he had been
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Fran.
els B. Sayre, whose first wedding an
niversary the president Joined in cell
ebrating Wednesday night. Both Mr..
end Mrs. Sayre urged the president
to stay over Sunday and 60 home Sun.
day night, reaching Washington Mon.
day morning. Mrs. Sayre had not
been feeling very well, which lent
more force to her request. A compro-
mise was reached. 1t was intimated
that the Sayres should visit Washing
ton for the Christmas holidays, at the
time that the visit of the stork is ex.
pected
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01

NTeWs OF tne ihree Vessels Safely
Landed - First Lord Churchill
Praises British Navy.
London. Nov. 2S.--A British collier
and two steamers have been added
to the toll of destruction from German
naval operations. Crews Of the three
vessels were saved.
The British admiralty announced
that the collier Khartoum had been
blown up by mine off the Grimsby
coast. The crew of the Khartoum
was landed at Grimsby. Grimsby is
On the south bank of the Humber, fif.
teen miles southeast of Hull.
The Khartoum was of 1890 tons
net. She was 3135 feet long, 40 feet
beam and 20 feet deep. The vessel
was built at Stockton in April, 1893.
Two British steamers we're sunk off
Havre by German submarines. The
steamers were the Malachite and the
Primo. The crews OF both vessels
were rescued. The men from the
Malachite were landed at Southamp-
ton and those from the Primo at Fe-
camp. French port ON the English
channel.
Lloyd's report indicates that Ger.
man submarines have performed one
Of their most daring feats. This Is
the first occasion on which their ac-
tivities have been reported in these
waters. Apparently they made their
way through the Straits Of Dover to
point more than $50 miles from
their nearest base.
The Malachite was small steamer,
Of 718 tons gross She was built in
Glasgow in 1902 The gross tonnage
Of the Primo was 1865 She was laid
down in Stockton in 1898.
Churchill Praises Navy.
Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
Of the admiralty, in a speech in the
house Of commons, before the ad-
journment of the lower house to Feb.
2, told the country that, despite the
loss of some of the older ships of the
British navy, there was no cause for
nervousness. but every reason fo-
complete confidence in the power of
the navy to give effect to the wishes
and purposes of the empire.
The first lord told of the danger 70
British ships from mines and subma-
rines and of the possibility of armor-
ed and fast enemy liners escaping to
the high seas to prey on the allies
shipping, which he added, had been
prevented thus far. On the whole,
the first lord said, he considered the
navy had done well. 1t was, he de-
clared, driving German commerce
from the seas and preventing enc
mics getting their war material, which
they needed more and more as the
war proceeded.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
Desperate Efforts Made To Save
Isolated Advance Column
Russians Pressing Inward.Gernan Corps Of Fifty Thous-
and Reported To Have Surrendered When Cut Off
From The Main Army In Poland. Another Corps
Said To Be SurrOundGd.-Reports Lack Official
Confirmation

London, Nov. 2S. - The failure OF
the Russian government to announce
the extent of the victory gained over
the Germans in Poland is producing
irritation in Petrograd, and there is a
redection of the feeling in this city.
Notwithstanding the reticence Of
the government, there is evidence
that the Russians have scored great
victory in Poland. The Army Mes.
senger of Petrograd, the organ of the
Russian general staff, publishes the
following: The Russian troops have
rodoubled their offensive. An entire
German corps Of $4,000 men surren.
dered when cut off from the main
army in Poland. Another corps has
been surrounded and probably will
have to surrender. The terrific losses
suffered by the Germans have com.
PEELED them to weaken in their often.
sive, though they have rushed up
great numbers of reinforcements."
A dispatch from Petrograd says:
"The Russians are now pressing
Inward with the object OF enclosing q
great part of the German amy, which
ts halted within a crooked triangle,
the apex of which is west of the Ko-
luzki railway junction and the base
of which bends through the country
below Lowiscz and Lodz, Poland. The
Russians have part of their strength
turned inward against this position as
a kind of siege operation, but the
main Russian army Is now thrown
outward over wide area in order to
resist the determined efforts now be-
ing made by the Germans from the
direction of Thorn.
"The Germans are bringing re-
serves from East Prussia in the hope
Of saving the isolated advance col.
umn, and it is evident that immense
numbers of troops will again be en-
gagged German troops are on the
way from Dantzig. These troops are
making train journeys of from one to
four days to the frontier and then
must march for five or six days in or
der to reach the fringe Of the present
battle-ground. All the weight of this
force comes from the north. The ef-
fort from the west through Vielun
has been completely smashed, and de-
feats suffered by the Austro-German
force between Cracow and Czensto-
chova make it hopeless for the be-
leaguered army to look southward
through Petrokov for help.
"The situation has the most vital
Importance for the whole campaign.
The German column whose existence
is at stake lost a great part of it's
transport, artillery and ammunition
before 1t felt the pressure of the clos
ing operation. II is losing It's rifle
ammunition. The next stage must be
. bayonet fight or surrender"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
NO BAND
FOR HERR|Ck

Cleveland, Nov. 2s-There will be
no band with the committee Of Cleve-
land citizens which will meet Myron
T. Herrick and wife when they land
at New York next week. Instead of
meeting Colonel Herrick with band,
the committee in charge Of the New
York reception decided that the cost
of band would be donated to the
Red Cross war relief fund