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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-26
TWENTY-FIVE LOST
 IN SCHOONER WRECK
Ore Vessel Is Pounded to Pieces on Rocks of Pacific
 Coast

Tacoma. Wash, November 25. Special advices to the Ledger to- night from Victoria. B. C., stated that the Chilean full rigged four masted iron ship Carelmapu had been lost with all hands, number ing about %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-26
GREECE MEETS DEMANDS

Athens, Greece, November 25.--(Via Lon don)-Greece has met the demands of the entente powers and given guarantees that their requirements will be fulfilled.
 Official announcement is made that the reply to the collective note presented by the entente ministers has been delivered to them. The announcement says:
 The reply Is couched in very friendly terms and gives satisfaction of the de- mands of the entente powers and all guarantees considered essential.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-26

The collective note was presented to the Greek government on Tuesday, As outlined in unofficial dispatches it con- tained no request for Greek intervention in the war with the allies but asked Greece to give assurance that she would preserve her friendly attitude in case the allied troops now in Macedonia should be compelled to retreat across the from tier to Greek territory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-26
PANAMA CANAL PAYMENTS

Panama canal payments for 1917 are esz, timated at s250O0.oo0 If paid out of reves nues and not from sale of bonds add se5.- O00.000
 On this basis the t,tal new revenue to he raised for fiscal year 1917 is sl12.So6.- a9i. %
 If however the Panama canal pay- ments for the years 1916 and 1917 amount ing to a total of 5o,0O0O00 should be paid from the proceeds of bond sales. then the
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
$4,000 FREE MEALS
|. DAILY IN BRUSSELS
Largest Soup House In The
World Has Been Estab-
lished for Relief.
Correspondence Of the Associated
Z. - Prasu ~. - 4. -l-ll.l.--1 u

4 Correspondence Of the Associated
Isl Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 6--The soup kitch.
en- organized in Brussels by the
American commission for relief is now
undoubtedly the largest In the world.
Nearly 80, 900 people entirely destitute
wait in the "bread lines. every day,
and over 6 1000 gallons of soup and
four thousand Kilograms OF bread are
daily distributed to them.
Unlike the bread lines i have seen
In America, says a report from one
of the representatives. in Brussels,
these are all people Of one nation.
atty and all4with a common and un-
deserved misfortune. They are Of all
classes, but we know none of them
save by number because no matter
what their station or the extent OF
their misfortune they still have
Pamour propre. and many Of them, IL
they were compelled to write their
names on coupons when they get the
soup would rather starye than take
1t. None OF them think that they will
always have TO be in the bread lines
and every one of them feel that when
1t Is all over they will want to forget
that they have been destitute.
1.-THE soup for these pitiful flotsam
and 1etsam Of war is all prepared In
the large storehodses OF the Inter
national Express Company Van Gand.
More than one hundred people are
engaged In this work. Among them
are former chefs OF some OF the lead.
ing hotels of Brussels, who give direc.
tons as to the kind and quality OF the
soup, its ingredients and their pro.
portions. Under them are those who
clean the neutrality-suspicious., car.
rots, beans, etc.---and prepare the
meat. This entire staff is composed
OF volunteers except the chefs who
receive at the most half.a:crowA a
day. { 2 g53 7
+ From 3 o'clock in the morning,
when the cooking OF the first 5000
gallons of soup is started, the scene
in the circus:like storehouse OF the
Express Company is one Of tremen-
dous activity with the moving figures
of the hundred Whitehead chefs, the
fires ablaze under scores of immense
cauldrons-all dimly seen through the
shifting clouds Of pungent steam ris.
ing from the boiling soup. ss
When the soup Is cooked 1t Is sent,
under the seals OF the commission
and under the protection OF the Amer
lean flag, I'M large lorries to the TWEEN
u Z ] Il q . > Fl s.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
.PAPE:'S D|APEPS|N
FOR !. / INDIGESTION | i
.0|R.B]A|D5SI0MACH
RELIEVES soURNEss, GAS
HEARTBURN, DYSPEPSIA IN
FIVE MINUTES.

Sour, gassy, stomach, Indigestion,
heartburn, dyspepsia; when the food
you eat ferments into gases and stub.
born Jumps: Your head aches and
you feel sick and miserable, that's
when you realize the magic in Pape's
Diapepsin. 1t makes all stomach mis-.
cry vanish In five minutes.
II your stomach is In continuous
revolt-if you can't get 1t regulated,
please, for your sake. try Pape's Dia-
pepsin. It's SO needless to have a bad
stomach-make your next meal a
fayorite food meal, then take little
Diapepsin. There will not be any dis.
tress-eat without fear. It's because
Pape's Diapepsin really does regu.
late weak, out.of.order stomachs that
gives It Its millions of sales annually,
Get a large fifty-cent case Of Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. 1t is
the quickest. surest stomach relief
and cure known. It acts almost like
magic-it is a scientific, harmless and
pleasant stomach preparation which
truly belongs in every home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
'OUCHI! "''.''''','.e(''
RUBEPA|AS FROM
SORE J D. !, LANE BACK
RUB RAckAcHE AWAY WITH
Small TRIAL BOTTLE OF
OLDEST. JACOBS OIL"

Back hurt you?s Can't straighten
up without feeling sudden pains,
sharp aches and twinges? Now listen !!
That's lumbago, u sciatica or maybe
from q stratnt and you'll get relief the
moment,y you rub your back with sooth.
Ing. penetrating "St. Jacobs oll."
Nothing else takes out soreness, lame.
ness and stiffness SO quickly. You
simply rub II ion your back aud out
comes the pain. It Is harmless and
doesn,t burn the skin. 2
Timber 8upi Don't suffer! Get a
small trial bottle Of old, honest est.
Jacobs DIR from any drug store, and
after using it Just once, you'll forget
that you ever had backache, lumbago
or sciatica, because your back will
never hurt or 3causo any more misery.
IL never Idisappoints any been rec.
ommehded for GO years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
Lake Ship Crushed
46 Men Are Saved

% CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-The steamship
Iowa OF the Goodrich Transit Com.
pue ,seou eoI eV1 AZ peQsn1o snM Gued
sank yesterday three miles off this
The crew. numbering about AZ
mud one passenger, Edward II
n, Of Conboy. o.. made their
yer the ice foes to shore. A
Of other ships are icebound in
e great fields that line the ives,
shore OF Lake Michigan, but the own,
ers said the situation was not hazard
GUS and that none OF the boats was
in danger.
A report that the steamship Racine
was In danger Of sinking proved un
true. The Racine was icebound and
was unable to make port. but the lat
est wireless reports were that It was
in no danger.
Miss Elizabeth Schmidt, steward
ess, was the only woman on board
the Iowa. She was swung over the
side of the ship. to the ice pack and
made her way ashore with the men
North and eastwinds have piled the
icealong the south end oil, the west
shore deeper than 1t has been IL
yeasr. 4
It extends for nearly 20 miles out
into the lake and in some places the
cakes have been piled up until they
are many feet deep,( The continued
cold weather had bound the cakes
into compact mass though which
no boats, unless 1t Is equipped with
ice crushers could pass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
BEAUTY ON BUSINESS sAslsr


Now Slogan Far Making National
Parks ssli Supporting.
Observation-Disclosures Of the
economic. as well as the aesthetic
value Of the national Parks Of the
country Is the policy Of Mark Daniels,
newly appointed ntendent OF ma
Stionai parks in the department Of the
interior.
Through tho operation of! a carefully
worked out plan Mr.. Daniels believes
that not only can the national ireserya-
lions eventually become self support
Ing, but that the picturesque value will
be enhanced rather than destroyed by
the placing OF beauty on a business
basis" Briefly, the plan OF the new
superintendent contemplates the estab-
lishment OF a "modei VILLAGE In each
of the large parks or In SO many Of
them as the patronage will justify. In
discussing his plan Mr.. Daniels said;
There is no doubt In my mind but
that the national parks should be
placed on q self supporting basis. The
people will in time refuse to support
the parks. and We should therefore
take adyantageiof the revenue produc.
Ing elements Of the national reserra-
stions. :
my plan is simply to broaden tho
field for concession and to lay down
simple building regulations to be fol.
lowed by the concessionartes, which
will preclude the possibility Of the
erection OF buildings not harmonious
with the scenic beauty Of the parks
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
I500.More R spond 10
Sundays Gospel Word

4 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. s Twenty.
FIVE thousand men, TANNED into the
Billy Sunday tabernacle to the point
Of suffocation last night; sat and
gasped as the evangelist flung before
them the possibilities OF their getting
into heaven were Christ to come to.
night. One hour before the Calves.
ton flood mo one thought of such a
thing. Five minutes before Mount
Pelee exploded no one dreamed Of
the death that was coming to them.
Ten minutes before San Francisco fell
before the earthquake no one believed
such al calamity 4 possible Where
would you be IL Christ steppedlin here
now !" hcs declared; and his immense
audience was startled, to say the
least. s4 " < i IN,
-Four hundred and fifty;twos'' Shit the
trail, at the end of Sunday's sermon,
which number aided to AZ converts
yesterday afternoon makes q total OF
499 for the day. and close to IL, 500 SO
far in the evangelists campaign here.
Sunday. pointed out that all the
signs indicate the second coming OF
Christ at a not very distant date.
Among the signs he enumerated were
the radical tendencies to depart from
the Christian faith and the general
turning away from the Bible and the
revival Of the Jews, together with the
fact that they have today material in
Jerusalem for the rebuilding of the
temple. ~;
"The worldwide expectancy OF all
true believers that He will come, and
the political unrest OF the people, and
the concentration Of great wealth in
the hands OF the few to the detriment
of the many" were other reasons, the
evangelist ascribed to provide his as;
sertion that Christ would appear on
earth. ~,
In his afternoon sermon on the
text, Eye Are My Witnesses" Sunday
came out strong against his critics.
81 am trying to please God and I
don't care a rap whether you like 1t or
not. II you're decent you'll IKE what
I say or II you want to be decent
you'll like It."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
CONVICT AUTHOR
WELCOMED AT home
Made $1,000 While Ii Prison
BY Willing Short Stories.

Jackson, Mich. p Frank Goewcy
Jones, who during the past year has
written humber Of short stories Of
high quality while serving a sentence
for forgery in ,penitentiary tsionia,
Mich, has received his pardon from
Governor Ferris and a big welcome at
Muskeson. Mich, where be was con.
victed Of the crime in July, 1911.
After leading magazine Ind printed
in November "a Problem In Eugenics,"
written by Jones. the editor wrote to
HIM. Nlmmo, editor OF the Detroit
Saturday Night asking for Information
about the remarkable prisoner. Fhe
letterwas forwarded TO- Warden ods
Fuller OF Ionla. who wrote: ~
Jones was sentenced 70 this institntion
on July 9 1911, for q minimum tefm OF
four years and d maximum term Of four.
teen years on a forgery charge.
Something more than year ago che
submitted 10 me a couple of manuscripts
with the request that ! read them and
advise him whether or not I thought he
could write stories. They were couched
in such unusually. clear and crisp English,
and he had invaded such a new and orig
inal field, that assured hitnI thought he
could write. or at least that his stories
had made such an impression upon ma
that could not see why they should not
make q hit with the average reader, espe.
cially among business men. f4f
Jones has certainly been a rapidly rta-
ing star on tho literary horizon. During
the past year he has received more than
l.so from stories that have been accept
ed. He has a fine mind, a good education
and an unusual fund OF optimism and good
humor. a.. rs q. 81, f r e ~
The magazine editor wrote another
letter to! Nimmoi saying that after; the
sitting Of 10000 manuscripts, which
had been submitted In a prize short
story contest. the story by Jones had
been seriously considered for one OF
the twelve prizes. 1t receiyed no prize,
but the magazine bought It and print.
ed it The! editor wrote:
incidentally st Is worth noting that
one OF the things which Z observed In
looking Into hlsSwritings and which I'm.
pressed me particularly was note OF
cheerfulneBs and optimism. This, to.
gether with the accuracy OF his under.
lying knowledge of human nature, are
marked characteristics OF his writings
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
FornerW. Va. Woman.
Heads Belgian Relief

" 49, \ ny ASSoElAteu- tFetSl tt4tsl sst'
NEW YORK, Feb. 5-The Serbian
Agricultural Relief Commission was
formally organized here, to prosecute
a Nationwide campaign to secure seed,
grain and farm implements for S00, 900
starving Serbians. who are left ,desti:
tute by the rayages OF the war. Nine.
Slavko Grouitch wife OF the Servian
permanent Under.Secretaryi for For.
eign Affairs, who recently arrived In
this country seeking aid for. the istrick.
en- Serbians, explained their plight.
An organization committeel of 20 was
named, including DR.. Charles w. Eliot,
president emeritus Of Harvard; DR.. al.
bert Shaw, Charles ScrIbner, Willard
Straight, Mrs. Ethelbert Neyin and
Mrs. John L. Griffith. 1t was announc.
ed that Mrs. Neyin, Mrs. Griffith and
Helene Lozanitch are to make two
months tour OF the country and make
personal appeals on behalf OF the com.
mission.
Nine. Grouitch. who before her mar
rlage was Miss Mabe | Dunlop OF West
Virginia, said the people Of America
had no conception Nf the awful plight
OF her people. She said J. r. Morgan
& Company had agreed to act as bank
ers for the commission and that the
forwarding will be done by the war re.
lief clearing house for France and her
allies. Nine. Grouitch read a letter
written by Serbian nurse saying:
Thousands are waiting for the prom
ised help from abroad Serbia is not
accustomed to beg. but the present
need Is too appalling. Surely it is a
sacred duty to keep alive the orphans
OF those who made rampant of their
bodies on the Save and the Drina..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
SUPPLY OF GERMAN
MEAT STILL LARGE
Russia Suffers Most Of Be.
ligerant NJ tions Over
a Shortage.
lcorrespondenee otI the Associated

Correspondence OF the Associated
Press.
LONDON, Feb. s.-An authority on
the frozen meat trade is OF the opin.
ion that up TO the present Germany's
meat supply has not been seriously
atfected by the war, but as in all the
other belligerent nations, economy
there In this respect will be ncceS.
sary OF the general effects OF the
war on European meat supplies he
says: q.
In France tho hostile occupation
oftconsid erable tracts OF territory has
certainly tended TO curtail the guam.
uty3 % available. but the remain
ing undoubtedly have provided
Dip ftionately heavy, Killings 9th.
efwise prices would have advanced
more than has been the case. Prob.
ably tie larger proportion OF the q.
100000 head OF cattle nthe eastern
provinces, available In July last. are
permanently lost to France, as meat
producers. On the other hand France
having removed import duties and re.
strictions. has already imported large
quantities OF frozen meat, and has
arranged for still larsSf imports in
the near future. This change OF pol
ley is so marked, and its effect likely
to be so sfar.reaching, that It can
hardly fail to influence materially the
COURSE Cof q tile whole frozen meat trade
for some time to come. Formerly
France kept out frozen meat to pro-
tect her farmers. Now that country
issadmitting frozen meat, not only to
supply military requirements, but al
so to protect; her floeIs and herds
from undue depletion.
Elm Germany, the pressure OF de.
mand for army requirements has prob.
ably been met thus far from domestic
sources, supplemented by captures
from France and Belgium. and i'm
portations from small neighboring
states. who appear to have slaughter:
edsstock freely: but on the other hand
the Russian supply OF cattle and feed.
fng stuffs and the limited receipts OF
frozen Australian mutton and beef
have been cut Oft. In effect the. value
Of meat In Germany does not appear
to have been seriously affected up to
the present, but Indications are not
wanting to show t'Nt greater economy
IN consumption is now being called
for.
.tAustrla isypractically selt.contained
In respect TO meat requirements, al
though Rumania, Serbia and other
Balkan States provided some well
come supplies in normal times. These
are now3probabiy missed, and heavier
'nroads are being made into her own
flocks and herds in consequence. That
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
WOMEN or RUSSIA.

Petrograd. Feb. {: AS the war con.
tinues the women on the 'borde Ter suffer
the horrors OF war and the mothers
and orphans left at home are the ones
who suffer most. In America are
many mothers and daughters, who
were left pennilsss by the war OF the
Rebellion, but their suffering are as
nothing to the women and children
left.asswidows and orphans Of; the sol.
diers who have fought and bled for
their country In Europe.
Many a mother and daughter have
reason to be thankful to- DIR. Pierce
fol! relief from uifering and the cure
OF those weaknesses of their sex, be.
cause OF his .Favorite Prescription"
This tonic, which is strictly a temper.
ance& medicine, has cured thousands
OF those weaknesses. heaaches. snery.
ousness. backaches. which are the
outward manifestations OF disease in
women DR.. Pierce's 3Favorite Pre-:
scription speedily causes all ,womanly.
troubles to disappear--compels the
organs to properly perform their nat
ural functions. corrects displacements,
overcomes Irregularities. removes
pain and misery at certain times and
brings back health and strength to
enryops, irritable and exhausted wo-
men. Il -
It Is a wonderful prescription pre-
pared only from natures roots and
herbs with no alcohol to falsely stimu:
late and no narcotics to wreck the
nerves. It banishes pain, headache,
backache, low spirits. hot flashes,
dragging.down sensation, worry and
sleeplessnesss stirly and without loss
of time.
What DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription has done for thousands it
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medicine dealers in either liquid or
tablet form. Y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06

ty-one cantecns. scattered Gil over
Brussels, These canteens we're for
meriy schools, dance halls. Turkish
baths. etc. During the morning when.
ever one goes. women and children
may be seen coming and going with
pitchers OF steaming coup and their
ration Of bread under their arms.a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06

the margin OF surplus supply in Aus
tria &c nnimportnnt was shown by
the temporary opening or its markets
70 frozen meat three years ago. This
popular step was. however. soon an.
nulied In Difference toithe strong pres
sure which the Agrarian party brought
TO bear Upon the government
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
LIVE SNAKE IN HER STOMACH II
Reveals Reptile Removed
Without Operation.

Without Operation.
Madison, wis.-one Of the most IN:
usual cases in the history OF local medi
cine was revealed at a local hospital.
when physicians, submitting a woman
from Waunakec, Dane county. to IN
x ray examination, discovered that her
stomach contained live snake SIX
inches long.
The woman had not suffered any
pain up to the time OF the discovery,
but was greatly distressed when told
of the result of tho examination. The
snake was removed without operating,
1T proved to be a reptile commonly
known as the grass snake. nearly pur,
white. The hospital authorities refused
to make any statement regarding tho
case.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
FOR A Cad COLD

The surest way to stop a cold Is 10
liven the liver and cleanse the bowels,
and the incest cathartic to do this IS
a Decent box Of Cascarets. Take one
or two Cascarets tonight and your
cold may be gone by morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06

Doctor Plerce'sl Pleasant Pellets
regulate and inyigorate stomach, liver,
and bowels. Sugar.coated, tiny.
lgranules. easy to take as candy
Adv. KS ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-06
MONTE CARLO IS
CLOSED BY WAR.
Many Of tho Employees Jgll
sIBneh Regiments.
GAMBLERS !. have NO MONEY.
Opening on !, Small Scale /. Planned,
and Few Americans Arc Expected TO
Be Present-lnterest In War Over.
shadows. Excitement of Cameo, but 4
Few Visitors Arc New Expected.

London.-The Times prints the fol.
lowing interesting article from its cor:
respondent at Monte Carlo describing
war conditions in the gaming capltal:9
According to established precedent,
the gambling season should open at
Monte Carlo in the fall. Then all the
officials OF the casino, from the guard.
Iians Of the outer courts to the least Of
the detectives that stand behind the
,crouplers. begin to take note OF the
inst gathering Of worshipers at the
shrine Of the tickle goddess. But Monte
Carlo has suffered the common fate.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-01
UNCLE SAM WARNS
ORIENTAL POWERS
China and Japan Advised This
Country Will Recognize No
Treaty Endangering
Trade Policy.

Picking, China, June 2s.-Warning
that the United States would not rec
ognize any agreement between china
and Japan. which impaired American
rights in China or endangered the So
called open door" policy, was con-
veyed to the government Of both China
and Japan in an identical note from
Washington which was delivered about
May Is. The notes were handed to the
foreign offices of both countries a week
after China had acceded to the de-
mands made by the Japanese ulti-
matum insisting pom concessions from
the former nation. q
The United States note in substance.
follows:
"In view of the negotiations which
are now pending between the govern
ment of China and h government of
Japan and the agreements that have
been reached as q result thereof. The
government of the United States has
the honor to notify the government Of
the Chinese republic that it cannot rec
ognize any agreement or undertaking
which has been entered into, or which
may be entered into, between the gov
ernments of China and Japan, impair
ing the treaty rights of h United
states and it's citizens in China. the
political territorial integrity Of the re-
public Of China, or the international
policy relative to China commonly
known as the open door' policy" An
identical note has been transmitted to
the Japanese government.