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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06

Nv aristocracy. This is
NA{ striking social result of
wv her unprecedented struggle
against seven enemy states.
The corps and regiments of which the
fatherland is proudest, the corps which
in Frederick's time made feudal Prus-
STA and which make feudal Prussia to-
day, are being swept into the abyss.
The tragedy is outwardly most visible
at Berlin, where the Herr Leutnant is
the traditional hero of the sentimental.
pig-tailed "Backfisch." The Bavarian
journalist, Lachmann, himself re-
serve officer, writes 80 terrifcally has
our military aristocracy dwindled that
after the war we shall have a new.
democratically differed army like that
OF France
Totaling up sixty daily lists of killed
and wounded shows that the ten regi-
ments which count as ''smartest" have
lost. on an average. half their officers.
In peace time these regiments have
a total of $50 Iieutenants. of the
lieutenants only seventy-eight survive.
The reserve officers taken into these
regiments have lost 40 per cent. Four
of the regiments have lost their
colonies, and two of them have lost
two-thirds of their captains. Many
officers are only slightly wounded.
They will return to the front But
as the war goes on few of the orig
inal officers will be left Two years
hence. writes Maj. Lehman, the
army will be commanded by promoted
non-coms- These men Will excel, be-
cause they will have had practice in
fighting which will replace theoretical
leadership in his blood VIII have dis
appeared.
Every aristocratic name is in the list
of killed and wounded. Among famous
military and political names the writer
finds Bismarck. Noltke, Bueiow, Blu
cher, Bredow. kleist and Stein. All the
lost officers of these names are kins-
men of heroes of past wars or politics
In the northern provinces all the males
of several families have persisted
Worse are conditions in the west of
Brandenburg Mark and in Pomerania,
both OLD bulwarks of Hohenzollern
power.
Fourteen princes belonging to some
of the twenty-three reigning families
are dead or wounded. There are still a
hundred of these princes the front.
The losses of the reigning families are
exaggerated Every day foreign tele-
grams come TO Berlin recording the
deaths of foreign princes who do not
exist Most are described as cousins
of the kaiser" In addition to his sons,
Wilhelm IL has nine cousins and
nephews at the front Six are regi-
mental officers. All these undergo the
same risks as do other officers OF the
line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06

Descriptions of lighting in east and
west show that officers willfuIly expose
themselves Many perish through not
taking shelter in trenches; many more
through taking risks wIlu the object of
inspiriting their men, A story is told
by the wounded linesman. Seydel of the
recent fight between Roulers and
Ecloo, which shows the spirit in the
officers.
The Germans. says Seydel occupied a
double row of trenches flanked on the
right by a copse. and on the left by
q stream. which they made difficult to
pass by stringing barbed wire along
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
TERRIBLE
Special Correspondence of The Star.
DEDTTN N11-arohor

AR is wiping out Germany's
aristocracy- This is a
striking social result of
her unprecedented struggle
against seven enemy states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06

The house and lands of the Blackfords
were bought in 1S43 by George W.
Riggs, and he enlarged the house, which
is now coated with pebbles and cement
and called the Anderson building. 1t
was in or about the year 1857 that
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-27

pounds furnished free to each farmer who agrees to make the experiment. 1 am now negotiat- with the railroads to get the freight free, and 1 hope to do so. I will also endeavor to furnish inoculated soil to go with the al- falfa seed.
 If the distribution of this al- falfa seed would result only in ten acres increase in each county it would be worth from thirty to sixty thousand dollars a year to the State. If the distribution of good seed corn would lin the end be the means of adding just one grain to each ear raised in the state it would be worth over $60,- a year. One boil of cotton add ed to each stalk would be worlh more than million dollars a year to the State. Verify these things. though small in themsel- yes will eventually prove worth while.
 John H. Page.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-27
LAND WANTED

We want land and want it now. We have a bunch of farmers coming to Prescott from Kansas. Two of them write us to pick them out 40 acres each. They want good Land and will pay Cash. Two more want 80 acres each, and:want the places close together. a One wrote for good 160 acre tract, about half or more in cultivation. They want to invest from..$2O0O. to $500O. each and want good land, teither improved or unimproved. Not particular about being close to town. Now Mir. Farmer, if you have anything to sell, it will pay you to see us at once. You can either drop Us card or come in and see us. If you will let us know you want to sell, we will come and see you. Anyway let uslknow at once. we must get the land for these men. Call in or write to c. l.. Green, with Moore Realty Co.,. Prescott, eArk.
 A dvt
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-27

to send out the sample packages to all whose requests come too late to be supplied out of the
 1000 packages that were avail able. Several hundred names are being sent to Washington this week with a request to send out the seed. 1 shall urge the Sec retary of Agriculture to send the seed. So will Senator Clarke. We hope to get them. If you have. written and fail to get your package of cotton seed, do not be disappointed. It is just be- cause your request came too.late.
 These requests for sample packages of good seed bring us a lesson. It proves that the farm CTS are interested in good seed and good farming, and it argues that the Commissioner of Agri- culture could render a mighty good service to the farmers by obtaining good seed for free dis tribution .in small packages. l hope you will ask the candidates Tor the Legislature to make an appropriation to enable me to do this next year. The law author izes it, but the Legislature made no appropriation for such pur- pose.
 The seed produced at the eX- perimental station at Fayetvilie should beirequired to be put up in small packages and distribut- ed to the farmerss. .of..the State. The work s.careied on by public funds. and the.Legislalure could we'll afford to:have it distributed among the farmers to::give them a start of good seed, instead of being used-ortdisposed of other wise. 1 hope the next legislat- ure will require:the corn. cotton, and grass seeds suitable for plant ing that is produced at the Uni versity at Fayetville, to be dis tributed free unlimited quantities to the farmersslt would be the surest way of8doingEthe greatest good good for the least money.
 In giving instructions to the farmers how to~sprepare their land for the one-pound sample of Alfalfa seed, I suggested the use of ground lime stone. 1 am glad to announce that 1 have made arrangements to have 200
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-27
More recently announced thal

More recently announced thal 1 would distribute some prize winning seed corn. l have re- ceived hundreds of requests for the seed and they are still coming in. l announced that through Senator Clarke 1 had obtained 1000 packages of government cotton seed for distribution. l received 1000 requests in three days. Several hundred other re- quests have come since the seed were exhausted, but Senator Clarke is making an effort to get the Department at Washington
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-02-27
WEEKLY LETTER OF JOHN H. 'PAGE, COMMISSIONER MINES.
 MANUFACTURERS, AGRICULTURE
SEED FOR THE FARMERS

Not long since 1 offered to furnish free one pound of alfalfa seed to the farmers who would use the seed for experimental purposes and prepare the land and plant the seed according to instructions. The responses have been numerous.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28

tive In the coming campaign. drvoting
all his time u the interest OF the Repub-
lican party in this district Mr.. Tyree
Is well as and favorsbly known in this a.
well all sections Of the state. snd was tor
a nnmher of years conns.tei with th,.
United states sscret servic~. heing "a per
sonal gurri for Ca H,o-.v,lt. AMI was
later appointed by HIM Unit.~i Statr
marshal Tor the southern district of West
Virginia, which nfiise he held acceptably
for eight yesrs. being -nccssls-d 10y a
Democrat.
Mr.. Tyree is great a.lmircr of Col
Roosevelt, hut believes i'm lighting ont
the principles for which hr stands in the
Republican party. to which he has al-
ways been loyal.
Mr.. Tyre has been over th,. fifth dI-.
trirt and ~ very confident that Hon
Edward Cooper will le el,~ts~i to con
gre-s by large majority Blneiield
Daily Telegraph.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
DREW PREFERS EDUCA
T|0N TO RUNNING RACES
Premier CoIored Sprinter Says He
Cannot Stay East to Compete
in the National Cham
pionship.

81 will not compete in the national
amateur championships at Baltimore -
derlared Howard =. Drew. the rham,.,on
colored sprinter. 81 had int.n.I.~l e..
Try for the National title, but ! find that
my financial condition will not frruit
me ~ remain much longer in the Pat.
81 have not heard from Mr.. sullivan.
OF the A. A. T., shout my standing viii,
the Lo- Angeles A. g. !. am still wear
ing the club's insignia and intended %
do 20 until the amateur heads inform me
that ] arm violating q arule.
IL ~oul1 like very much b. cosnpete
IN the Csns'iisn championships. but with
my standing a. I.o- Angrls~ Club mem-
Der in the AIR, Lson't - how I can r.
there. Then, TO, ! ann on this Eastern
trip on . tourists ticket, which expire-
very soon. cant afford n STAY here
for athletes.
81 want an e,incstion, and the IIni-
veussy Of soethern C.lsfo rni., Of which
! sn . ss.drss. bsxin- iss regular ooar-r
esyer.hss h"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
DIRECTOR OF ExTEM-
SION WORK u CITY
Prof. ". ". Sanders Attend In
stitutes.

The director of extension work in col
ored schools, Prof. w. w. Sanders, il
attending the teachers institutes in Nc
Dowell and Mercer counties this week.
Director Sanders attended the Mercer
County Colored institute ct the BIue6eld
Colored Institute Monday, Tuesday and
"Wednesday and gave Mr.. J. l.. Hill and
Miss Fannie Cobbs-Carter. the instruct-
ors, valuable assistance The ts1Ghers
were very enthusiastic over the soeees-
tions for improving the schools made BY
the director.
Thursday and today Director Sander
10 attending the Mcdowell county insti =
tute at welch. He has already attended
the institutes Of ksnswha and Cabell
counties and highly praises the efficiency
and earnestness OF the teachers- The ex-
tension work being orgapized by Prof
Sanders Is recei, ing the hearty approval
Of educators and teachers throusbost the
state xad the teachers are co-opentins
with the director IN every ysy possible
a. soon a. the work 10 placsd before
them. This departments promises 10 be
Of great benefit TO the colored people Of
West Virginia
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
Now
Rules Mexico

Mexico City, August q. Provisional
President Carranza today occupies, tIr
national palaee a. chiei rxecntive 81 Mex
ico- His triumphal entry into the city
~a- male at noon yesterday. when the
new provisional president and hi- follow .
err marched into the capitol from the vii
iage of Atzrapotzaico. a distance of six
miles. Cheers from I5O.oo t@r-on-.
showers of confetti and flowers ami the
singing 10y hundreds OF -chool children.
dressed in white. and rarh carrying n
boqnet and a Mrxic an flag. singing the new
hymn, "CnIon and Liberty" written
Tor the occasion, marked the procession
Carranza rode at the heal 81 h- stall
officers. mounted ON a .nrcrb hor-c and
e-cortsd by a squadron of calvary and
the Fourth Sonora Battalion 81 Infantry
which artesi A. the guard of honor. Gen
ersl Csrranza, in an address To- the .s.s,-
pie. promised real constitutional govern.
ment. He declared the Constitutional
'sts had no desire u wreak vengeance on
meniers Of the opposition. While the
new government would -ternly punish all
crimes against the STAT. IL would I,p only
alter fair trial. During the progress 81
the ceremony inside tl,e I,alaor Pr,--i,Ien 1
Csrranza occnpis-i the giIsIesi chair onc..
n-''d by Benito Juarez. cslls-i the Lin
coin Of Mexico.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28

her all possible succes~ in her new field.
The sewing ~ the Blue6eld Colored In
stitnse will keep the came excellent stand
azds under hrs. Brown.
Mr. A A Turner Who 10 b. $, in
agriculture from the Ohio State Universi-
~ will have charge of the science de-
partmeos. In addition TO the sciences Of
chemistry, physics and biology he will
give instructions in home and school
gardening. All boys will be required to
take this course and also the girls who
are planning to teach. Such . course IL
offered with the hope Of giving to boys
and girls such tastes. habits and knowl-
edge - will enable them to make their
surroundings tasteful. pleasant, beautiful
and profitable.
Mr.. HI Dickerson will have charge
OF ths department of mathem atics. Mr.
Dickeson 10 . Monroe county boy, q true
child Of the hills, q product of the Blue
field Colored Institute and the Ohio State
University. From the last named school
Mr.. Dsckerson took his bachelors de-
gree in Science and Ant. "magna cume
laude, in October. 1913, and his Master .
degree in June, 1914. The management
feels that each and all of these will do
much to increase the efficiency of Blue
field Colored Institute.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28

correspondents. In the case OF European
~areiare available telegraph lines. il
found at all. are apt To he hundreds of
miles away from the scene of the strug-
gle. The difficulties OF news gathering
never were greater i'm war matters than
now In order In control the natural
methods of communication the case Of
eernany aud its censorship il in point.
However. that is not . new experience,
since no foreign country knows even yet
what happened at Mukien. Neithsr the
japanese nor the Russians would permit
any writers near the scene Bs~idssthat.
no correspondent could Of himself posi-
oly know what Was going ON over ter
ritory 10 very many miles In extent.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
TEDDY iURnS HIS
BACK ON v. Va.
0isf Ball Meose Dea't Like The
Presest Leadership Of Party
n This State.

Charleston w. Va, Aug. 19.-Col
rhsodore Roosevelt will make no speech
e. in West Virgins in tie coming cam
pAisn in behalf Of the Progressive party
candidates.
This information has been given out in
Charis.san By one who is in q position to
know uhsreof be speaks and the an
nouncemsns has created copstern Ltion i'm
the ranks Of the Progressive candidates
who hsd ban led 70 believe that they
could depend entirely on Colonel Roose-
welt 70 make their csmpaien-at least
th<ir speaking campaign.
An ia6epuoiag feafure Al the West yir-
Ginia at1egJoa "a oneS which - bslievsd
9, have cut cone figure when Colonel
Roosevelt rejected the plea OF the Pro-
Rresslves 70 come 20 West Virginia, is
that the founder OF the new party is not
By any means pleased with the ciass of
gnsn who are running the Affairs of the
Progrsssive party nov in this state
When the Colonel learned that ex Cover
nor Dawson, william p Hubbard, 8. Il.
Montgomery. ex-Governor William r.
Glsascock, Frank Tyree, and other scores
OF his bSysi friends ia the fight Of 1912
had severed their connections with the
Progressive Psrty, he 10 said to have in
quired snxiously - 10 the kind of men
who had taken their places He was not
Pleaset when be learned the personnel Of
those who had been PLACED in charge and
expressed himself ss being utterly dis
en<ssd with the Misunderstanding lead
ership-
Anyway, it's a safe bet that Colonel
koo~eveit's voice will not be heard in the
coming campaign in this state. and it's a
pretty safe BET that neither will be show
in any other way that he is in symp athy
with those who are in control OF the des-
TIMES of the Progressive party in this
state.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28

isriy and easily <eepiae the wolf from
the deor. and they were losing time and
wages, the labor leaders. for whom the
dues had been collected. had lost neither
time nor wages One union miner, whose
dues are forcibly collected by means of
the check-off. has Observed that the
whole union situation could be remedied
If the labor leaders were paid as long ss
there Was no strike, and not paid when
there Was one
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
PRIMITIVE bAP-
T|STASs0C|ATI0k
Hold Interesting Session
Large Crowd At
tend
BY III. j. p. Reynolds.

The Twenty third Annual Sesuon of
the Old School or Primitive Baptist a.
sociation convened with the church at
Beaver Greek, Msrtinsville, Henry coun-
ty. Virginia, Friday. August IA, and
continued in session three days. This
association OF the Pisdmont district, h
composed of ~ churches, Is OF which
are located in the counties of Floyd,
franklin, Henry, Pitssylvania and
Roanoke, and one in Fayette county,
West Virginia Every church was rep
resented and, a. whole, the union
among the churches. relative to doctrine,
discipline and practice was strong. e.
ders j. M. BeIcher and H. J. p. Reyn-
olds we're moderator and clerk pro tan.
The introductory sermon was shly de-
livered by Elder j. @. Clayton from
Isiah the first chapter and 18th verse:
Come now, and let US reason together,
sayeth the Lord" The annual reports
were read from the several churches and
showed each church to be in splendid
condition. They were unanimously sd0pted
and ordered to be inserted in the minutes
for distribution among the churches of
this association There was . svod a.
tendance from sister associations- There
were present eight elders from Chestnut
Knob. one from Rsdicue and one from
Roanoke associations There wss q large
attendance throughout the ssssion md
We feel that the spirit of God was the
ruling power. The preaching was able
and instructive and was listened TOO with
great attentiveness- There were Shout
one thousand Persons IN number CON-
posing the congregation and GOD order
prevailed, for which We fsel thsnkful.
Ihis aasociasisd has -anBavs sssnus "a
snong fnsm soms vesysbls nsn- Ameae
eaf visi>os We DE sdisos o( this paper,
Mr.. whittico. We hope 10 have him
attend again.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28

DECREASE IN
v. VIRGINIA

Charleston. ". Va. Aug. 1.-The
a~'i,ient r'turns lor the month Of July.
Just made puhlic 10y the state Depart
n'eit oi mines. show that. despite the
fact that ~'ne of the miners oi West
Virginia arr still riSking their live. by
violations "i stats mining laws and of
the rules of the companies, the number
"i fatalities i~ decreasing A. in previous
months, many oi the miners Who violated
tine rul''- lo~t their lives thereby. Thirty
thr'c minrr~ were kill,Sl i'm this state ls.t
month. a. against forty-one for the
n,onti oi June.
iirl \ Henry. chiri mining Inspector.
l"'int~ ont that ii each of the men Who
h-t thur lives through carle--n.--s had
rNerci-'sl line canc the fatality list in
West Virginia in July would have been
r'SincsSi to twenty four.
The chief is pl-asssi with the showing
made In July by acDowell county.
Hitherto this county has led all other
counties in the number OF fatalities.
Bm last month il had Only three. as
against ten in the previous month and
live in May. The state officials point
mt That the efforts on the part of the
"Irrat"r~ and miners i'm Mcdowell
county To make naturally haxar,iou.
occupation lsa-- hazardous are more .ne-
'ss--iul than even the most -anguin. had
hoI~si Tor.
Classification ol the arci.ient- show
u'at twenty were due In falls of slate and
'"ai' eight Ia minr rar- anil motors. two
1" Explosions, one Ia electrocntion and
"nr 10y l'eing run over 10y railroad car
at the tipple.
Chief Henry has sent out 70 each omar
at"r IN the -tHte a letter cornmenting on
the fatality list for July, in which hs
says in part:
IL may be Of interest to know that.
Ia An effort " rSlnae the numbsr Of
a'ridentr, many of thropersfsr. through
Out the state are putting on extra men.
." 'e known ~ safety in-reetor., whose
hnti'r in no way conflict with the mins
'"r'''''"' :. but arr additional protection.
aud, Where ths-.- men have been su-
l""jei, hr arri'irnt- have been mater
ially r~iuo|i
Ia ahiiti"n tD this, in a numf~r of
n'n'- ~h'"h iiI~ratr explosive ga-. the
iiiAnagein'nt- have installed electric ..fe-
" ia"i-. -trirty prohibiting the Use of
''i"n lights "i any character. Thi. i.
certainly an rii"rt along thr right line
AMI only demonstrates that tl,. usn.ys-
""h'- "i ti'r'r mines are en,leavoring to
pr"t'Ft the miners aud lalor,.r- against
Tie possibility 81 an expl.s-ion or aeci-
'ient d''r O. exrlo-ive ga.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-08-28
THE btUEAHtD COL.
'ORED INSTITUTE


The fall term Of the Blue6eld Colored
Institute opens sept 8. From spplscs :
tons now on file the years. sssendanc>
will psss the 300 mark. Amoss sh<
faculty there will Be seversl new fsces.
Ni-s C,ents Collins will nave charge of
both vocal and Instrumental muse. She
has had exper.ence IN teschisx sDd con-
cert work and special p~psrskon for
instruction IN public, school music.
Mrs. Marian X. Brown, Of Chicaso. and
for several years bod rsmseos e Tus-
kerce institute, Tuskegps, Ala. sbeprb
reelected 70 her position &C Toskeeee.
has decided 70 come 10 ne In th> plsre Of
Mis- Hattie T. Nevbern, Who r.ipsd
from B'ae6e'd in July, - axe chsrss Of
The sewing in he Boyl0 Indussrfa
Home for Giris N yscknnHlle, Fs.
--k1is Nswbern's hon,s eiey. Ne we
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