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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-14
wedslno Guests Arrive.

Arthur B. Koontz, Of Charleston. W.
va. whose marriage with Miss Mary
Watson sipe will be an event at Fair
mont Farms on Wednesday night, has
arrived in the city and is a guest at
the Farms. Among other guests at the
Farms for the wedding are Miss Ida
sGuerin, OF New York City; Mrs. John
B!SWright and Miss Baldwin, OF San
francisco, CAL; Bentley Nelson, OF
Houston, Texas; P. B. Koontz, OF
Charleston, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Hutton, of Fleming, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

so distinguished by the 1915 tags. eight are cadillacs, according to data gathered hy Motor Age. This is greater number carrying No. tags than any other single make. The next highest is three. there being five makes which have that quota of No. l representatives. Three others have two each. and IS have one each.
 The states in which the Cadillacs head the license number list are Alabama, Idaho. Illinois, Maryland Nevada, North Dakota. Rhode Island and Utah In Nevada and Maryland the Cadiliacs are of the eight cylinder model and the one in Maryland carries No 1000, that being the first number on the 1915 regis tration list
 Cadillac owners whose cars are marked above all others in their respective states are B. c. Brown. Birmingham; Charles r. Koelsch, Boise Idaho; Sidney s. Cor ham. Chicago. H. Nj. Isuzus. Baltimore, Md; P. Y. Gillson. Reno. state distribu- tor for Nevada; G. H. Russ. Bismarck, N. D.. pr. R. R. Robinson. Wakefield R. l., and pr. Harry N. Mayo, Salt Lake City. Utah. the first man to drive a motor car in the Utah capital.
 Dr. Mayo has been driving cars for 13 years. and has carried No. l license plate for the last five years. Mir. Gorham of Chicago was awarded the No 1 tag be- cause of his having framed the motor laws of Illinois. Mr. Koelsch of Boise received his as a reward for similar work in Idaho, while a member of the state legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
THE JAPANESE ALSO
 HAVE NEW SIEGE GUN
Did Very Effective Work at Tsing Tau, Says Maga-
 zine Writer

Tokio. March e5-tC -tCorrespo nd ence of the Associated Press 1.-The an nouncement by the war department that one of the lessons of the capture of Tsing-tau was the effectiveness of the siege gun which was brought into play on the anniversary Of the Elm peror's birth. makes interesting some particulars concerning this weapon which appear in tho Japan Magazine.
 The details of the guns construction are guarded secrets. but il Is an nounced that the cannon is the inven- ton of an artillery officer Of the i'm perial army. Lieutenant Colonel Cgata, who had been working on his Idea for sometime prior to the war As soon ,ts the move against Germany began the inventor set ont for Tsing- tau on s ship bearing his gun. with a view to setting it up and having it ready for action on the Emperors birthday. l. was on that date that it sent its first shells into German forts with telling effect.
 Instead of bursting into fragments at the first impact the shell penetrated far into the objects struck, burst them apart and then scattered the pieces in all directions It proved itself much more powerful and destructive than the guns used at the siege of Port Arthur
 Pointing out that the main work ot good siege guns is to strip an enenays guns of shields and redoubts, the mag azine declares that the new Japanese gun did this in short order at Tsing tau. A careful study of the effects of the gun shows that but for it's work Tsing-tau would have withstood the siege much longer than 1t did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
DODGE REFUSES BIG ORDER FROM EUROPE

A cabled offer of an order for over s1,000,000 worth of motor cars has been received and turned down by Dodge Brothers, the big Detroit motor car manufacturers, during the past week, according to an official of the company. The order came from an agent of the Russian government, sta- toned at Stockholm, Sweden, and was for immediate delivery of cars
 Every car that Dodge Brothers can turn out during the coming season has been contracted for by dealers in this country says George c. Hubbs. as sistant general sales manager "Natur- ally we intend to satisfy the American market before filling foreign orders, and are shipping our cars as fast as completed to all quarters of the United States. A remarkable fact connected with the marketing of the new car js that although we have already shipped thousands of machines, practically none of our dealers report a single car in stock.
 Since the manufacture of motor cars was commenced last fall, the force of Dodge Brothers employees has been increased from 5000 to 7b00. Practical ly all manufacturing departments are working on day and night shifts to fill orders"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Trees Help to Win Battles

Commanders in France are taking full advantage of the wounded state of the country over which fighting is talk ing place, and forests are playing an Important part in the various strate- gical moves. Fierce fights for forests are of frequent occurrence, as such po- sitions are a decided advantage to the army having possession of them They offer serious obstacle to the advance or the enemy. for troops cannot march neither can artillery be rapidly trans ported through dense woods What roads are available can also be simply blocked by few fallen trees. The latter tactics are especially effective for covering up retreats
 Many batteries are now secreted in woods, away from the prying eyes Of aerial scouts. The guns are placed in cIearings and they send out shells in an upward direction, through holes in the foliage above An army possess ing wood is, In fact, in as happy q position as if they were safely ensconced In a steel fort Theyy can concern trate destructive fire on an ap- preaching enemy, and. being practical ly invisible, they are safe from serious counter attack The only effective way of dislodging an army from d wood is to fire it. and burn the sol diers out. This is seldom done, how ever, as hostile army covets the wood for it's own purposes, and is not likely to destroy these Qualifications of nature.
 In the present war forests are prov Ing invaluable as means of conceal ing troops from air scouts. Infantry. cavalry. and artillery can be secreted in their thousands in forests. and if the trees cover long stretch of country. the troops can advance to points of vantage safe from immediate attack or discovery by land or air scouts.
 Trees are also useful in providing wood for fuel and constructional pur- poses Modern armies carry with them motor workshops where rough wood can be sawn and cut out blanks. and huts can thus be constructed and wood for aeroplafles provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
WORK OF OVERLAND
 IN THE WAR ZONE

After We left DunlSirk the hard driv- ing started. Upon leaving the town we turned sharply to the right and followed the canal for long distance. passing number of cars smashed and deserted at the roadside. We saw an Overland upside down in the canal. It had evidently been deliberately driven into the canal to pre- vent capture at some time.
 When we left the canal banks the roads became exceedingly rough and were fearfully cut up by the passing of heavy transports, tho troops and artillery. While rounding a turn at fair speed | had to jam on the brakes to keep from running into some nasty looking harbed wire en- tanglmenets which stretched across the road about two feet high upon alghting found that there was just enough room left for our car to crawl through diagon- ally across the road.
 We had just gotten up speed again when we were forced to stop and squeeze past some earthwor1Ss built on either side of the road. allowing just room enough to get the car through with a great deal of manipulation and close work Imme- diately after that we encountered a se- ries of entrenches dug almost clear across the road. 4 fall into these big ditches would probably put the car out of com- mission and seriously injure the passen- gers.
 ''Sleet and snow. which came at this point. would have made driving very diff ficult and dangerous. had it not been for the excellent adjustable windshield with which the Overland is equipped. When we arrived at Houtham. once a prosperous Belgian city, we found 1t oc- oupied entirely by the military, practi- cally all of the inhabitants having left. The streets were alive with soldiers, horses and guns. going to and from the fighting front. or changing positions. In the distance we could hear the continuous booming of the Belgian 150 milimeter guns. In the city We lunched on sand wiches and humps of chocolate and were on our way again in less than a quarter of an hour"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
LOCAL NOTES

John Gordon and Mir Simon of the Dodge Brothers Automobile company were in Birmingham last week and spent much of their time at the Blr- mingham Motor company. local agents for the Dodge
 A representative of the Cadillac fac tory passed through Birmingham last week and spent sometime at the prennen Motor company.
 pr. Thomas J. Conwell of Bessemer received his Hupp last week from the Birmingham Motor company. Another Hupp was delivered to MT. Preston at Jasper.
 req five-passenger was delivered by the Cox Motor Sales company. To- cal agents. 10 Joe Wieferich of the the Barrett Misunderstanding company at Fairfield also received his Reo from the Coxe company last week.
 The Coxe Motor Sales company der livered a four cylindeiV King to T. G. Cook of Athens last week.
 One of the new eight-eylinder King cars now on exhibition at the Coxe Motor Sales company is attracting at tention. It is one of the newest model of .'eights" out and MT. Coxe believes it is the best on the market.
 
 The Coxe Motor Sales company are now expecting Il carload of Reos In this week and among the lot will be the Rec sixcylinder car. The Rec factory has been working on this new six car for something like three years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

], Worried man writes: Let me say that lmy condition puzzles and worries me Tn lthe last year I seem to have been grow. ling old rapidly, though only sS. My food land sleep do not recuperate my strength land energy. and lately l have ,dizy spells, trembling. headaches. loss Of ap- petite. memory and hopelessneIs. De Iepondency and worry over my condi- jtion are ever present. Answer: Cheer up. get well and then lconserve your vitality by proper temper tablets in sealed tubes with full direc- Itions. use them and an agreeable pleas Hng restoration should ensue to your en- Etire satisfaction.
 MT. L. c. B. asks Do you think lit is possible to reduce my weight from 24o pounds to about 1so pounds?'
 Answer.; It Is impossible to say just trying, but 6-grain arbolone tablets nGh'e witS each s sealed fUbe. ebfainasls 0as at Hss snx Sou shouid easiy redscs as desired
 \ Sad case of stomach. liver and bowel Trouble? My food sours in stomach, | rift.
 meals. bntervals. coated tongue and bad breath Answer Thousands of people in this tcOuntTX are a11llcIeu aB you ar9s ana fo eet Immediate relief and gradually ef- fect permanent results. l advise & you to Of "double-four stomach and bowel medicine and use as per directions on khe packet
 !. R. O. asks T am thin, angular, Isweak and tired What can take to i'm Drove my health. strengthen my nerves and increase my weight about zo Answer. Take regularly. with your bmeals three grain hypo -nuclane tablets. hold in seafed packages. by druggists with complete directions. These tablets Rrnprove the blood. increase nutrition, Ind strengthen the nervous system if 6sed regularly for several months.
 aY. . e',e writes. 1T have tried so many remedies for rheumtism that, am al k, m Afraid to try any more, but if you San feli me sure remedy will try it." Anawer: DO not he disheartened be- eause you have not been able to find Sheiins !lsn. for yeg dep s bs rellsvsd f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

HN the official news from Europe lit- \ tie mention is made Of the small rem
 nant of the Belgian army which fought so gallantly in the early stages of the war. But a letter just received by the W1Ilys-overland company. Toledo. o. from the chief mechanic in charge of the big squad of 9oo Overlands purchased by Belginm shortly after the outbreak of hostilities. proves that the small army is still factor in the northern fighting
 An interesting description is given of one of many trips from Calais to the fighting front the cars are called upon to make, The letter gives an inkling Of the terrific conditions under which the overlands are forced to work contin- uously
 was ordered 10 drive the director of the cannon factory and an officer from Calais to the front runs the letter Tn addition to the passengers. the car. which has transport body like that of other overlands in use here, was loaded with artillery parts for repairing guns, togeth- CT with quantity of petrol and oil neces- sary to last us the entire drive. The weather was cold and foggy with a strong wind blowing off the sea.
 Before leaving Calais we were stopped by the first of the many sentries en- countered everywhere. They spring up suddenly. apparently out of the ground. like jacks in the box. We were stopped three times before arriving at DunkirlS and each time we were forced to show our papers and passes. Every precaution Is taken against spies. but they man age to get within the lines in spite of the risks they run.
 Tn the towns we were only allowed to maintain a speed little faster than a walk, but on the open road there is no limit. The Overland often reached a speed of 90 miles an hour with it's full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
BILLED
 |TSAPPEARANCES Story of Pretty Girl and Susceptible Officer-How
 Spies Are Caught

Paris. March -Ccorrespondence of story of pretty girl and suscep- tibie officer which ended in the dis covery of system of espionage. Is published here.
 "An officer. about to take the train to rejoln his regiment. was aceosted by pretty girl who blushinsly asked If he would post a letter for her at Paris. so II would arrive more quickly at it's destination. I'm writing to my sweetheart she explained.
 Tho officer promised to render this little service. The girl in burst Of gratitude threw her arms about his neck and kissed him. I have your word she cried after him as the train started. you'll post 1t at Paris this evening"
 Before reaching Paris the officer had time to reflect upon some of the curious circumstances of tho affair. He pulled the letter out of his pocket and found the address read: Madame X, Then he recalled that the girl had told him she was writing to her sweet heart Madame x In that case could only be an intermediary,
 He reasoned that the peculiar cir oumstances justified him in looking into the letter. He opened 1t and read ::
 My Dear Friend--Contrary to the information I have already given you my aunt Jane will be at Z- with her baggage on the 2d. You know that my relation still has a great deal of baggage. I think that she will arrive during the night
 The officer needed no moro but car IL 1.ts t..t- IL. partment where 1t was figured out that this letter reported the arrival of im- portant French endorsements at a critical point on the battle front
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

are proving. in conjunction with emnty cigar boxes. excellent and effective N-ray machines for tho deeteotion of
 fractures and iron splinters in tho hands and feet. Dr. Heuef. speaking
 before the war clinic of the University of Frankfort. declared that one Of the
 lamps. held in an Injured hand in cark room. or inside a cigar box. was irilliant enough so that it illuminated the fingers and even the mid de or the hand sufficiently to show Just what and where the injury was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
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The questions answered below are general in character, the symptoms or apply in any case of similar nature.
 Those wishing further advice. free may address Dr. Lewis Beker. College Bldg. College -Ellwood Sts, Dayton, O., enclosing self addressed stamped en- velope for reply. Full name and ad- dress must be given. but only initials answers. The prescriptions can be filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any druggist can order of wholesaler.
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 the drug store. Iodide of potassium, drams; sodium salicylate.4 drams; Tram wine wort, l oz.; comp essence cardiol, oz. and syrup sarsaparilla, ozs;; Mix and take teaspoonful at mealtime and again before going to bed.
 c. L. asks: 'T have tried to cure dand- ruff, itching scalp, falling hair and bald ness with numerous tonice. etc.. but in vain. What do you recommend?
 Answer: I have been recommending plain yellow minyol for the past seven years and scores of my patients are de- lighted with the quick, pleasant action Ing hair: dandruff. etc It gives the hair health. lustre and vigor as nothing else does. Obtain in 4-oz. jars with full di- rections.
 1T M. B. writes Can you please prescribe medicine which will relieve me and bladder. as the following: Pains in small of back soreness in region of bladder. frequent calls at night but scanty flow with pain, burning and foul odor. puffinE of limbs. etc ?''
 Answer: Those seeking relief from kidney and bladder disorders should be- gin taking balmwort tablets, very suc- cessful formula sold in sealed tubes with full directions.
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 Mrs. N. B. B. writes: T suffer from headache and constipatio periodically and my blood seems too thick causing languor and tired feeling I will thank you to prescribe for me"
 Answer: Three grain sulpherb tablets (not sulphur) are most effective. in re- lieving constipation, thinning the blood, and removing the symptoms of languor. directions with each sealed package.
 ..w .. r,.x k, hMav. .rc,, rv severe cough and cold and have not been able, to get anything to help me. It is weakening my system"
 Answer: Use the following and your cold and cough will vanish and you will bottle of concentrated essence mentho- laxene and take every hour or two This pint of home made & syrup. a TnlI dip dipeetions as tQ use will be found on bottle This ts a mild iaxative and will drive the cold
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 F: c. Q. asks: ''Wfll you please pre- scribe home treatment for bad case cl c9tarrh of the nose and throat? Also my daughter is affected with Pelvic Ca tarrh or green sickness"
 Answer: Your daughter should begin taking tonic lesh-building trea tment ana TOT such case I know of nothing better than three-Erain hypo-nuclane tablste Local trea tment is a lso necessary 1or Dotn catarrh Of the head and Pelvic CatArrh. A,stmple but affective an ntfsepficl ana curative treFtme nf can be followed st ~ ' hems 5x buyiae 4lsleT ! tyc or ets'ft dsE soatsinias qe@piSs3 dirssfisnA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
MOTORCYCLE NOTES

Work will shortly be begun on a tWo-mile automobile and motorcycle speedway at Waterloo. Ia.
 Dealers in Cook county, Illinois. re- port that motorcycle sales so far this year average about 25 per cent over last year
 The Augusta (Ga) Motorcycle club has decided to hold race meet on April 26.
 Alexandria, Minn., has new motor cycle club of 6 riders.
 The Jamestown (N. Y.) Motorcycle club recently became affiliated with the F. A. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
LOCAL AUTO OWNER HAS STATE TAG NO. 1 Eight Cadillac Owners in the United States Have
 Coveted Number

The well known reputation of the Sen ate of the United States as the most ex- elusive body in the world seems to have been gained before the Holders of the No. 1 Tag society came into existence The latter is the term applied to motor fsts whose cars are adorned by the tag No 1, Indicating that the motor license bears the most coveted and most sought Of all the numbers issued by the several states.
 No more than 43 cars in the United States can carry this number, because two of the states, South Carolina and Texas, have no state registration. and in Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire and Tennessee. the registrations do not begin with the numeral l. Out of the 4y cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Hero Worship in England

London, March 25.--( --(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)--The wave of fero worship in England may be meas ured by the fact that one London pie ture dealer reports having sold over 10000 portraits of Lord Kitchener and Sir John Ieilicose with an almost oqua, demand for Sir John French, King All tert. General JoIfre and the Prince Of Wales. Dealers report little ir- creased demand for portraits of King George.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Necessarily Slow

From the Boston Transcript.
 California youngster had been per mitted 10 visit a boy friend on the strict condition that he was to leave there at 5 o'clock. He did not arrive home till I o clock and his mother was very angry. The younEster insisted. however. that he had obeyed her orders and had not lin- gered unnecessarily on the way.
 DO you expect me to believe" said his mother, that 1t took you two hours to walk quarter of mile?' She reached for the whip. Now. sir, will you tell me the t,.iitf2'
 'lfeSes, mamma sobbed the boy. ~Charlie. Wilson gave me mud turtle and wes afraid-to carry n~zo I Tod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
PACKARD NOTES

announces that he has received one of the prettiest Packards he has yet seen and 1t is on exhibition at his saIesroom It is s3s salon touring car and is really enc of the most beautiful cars ever seen in Birmingham.
 E. P .Chalfant, who formerly was con- nected with the Packard company, was In Birmingham last week and spent a day with MT. Denegre. Mir. Chalfant is secre- tary of the Electric Vehicle company now.
 Word comes from the Packard company that new system of inside testing, said to be the finest in the country. has just been completed there. The cost of the installation was near s4o,o0O but General Manager Alvan Macauley of the company is confident that this sum will be saved in one years operation.
 Under this system the human element Is largely removed from motor testing and every vehicles performance is guar anteed to be up to the Packard standard In the new Packard department the new ly assembled car or truck motor is tested out first under belt and it's action Is gauged on Watt meter. After this pro- cess the motor goes to the dynamometer. where it is rated under its own gaso line power. When the motor has passed inspection the various adjustments are sealed and so remain until the car is delivered to the purchaser
 From an operating standpoint the new method of testing is indicative of new standards of efficiency. It is more sci entific, more exact and more econom- ieal than the haphazard test on the open road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11

It Is on the market for the first time, and MT. Coxe says it Is new de- parture in the six-cylinder class
 At the Birmingham Motor company, Donald Drennen says he has sold all the cars he could get this week. MI. Drennen says the Dodge factory is greatly over worked and the Hupp company is in its class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Worlds Laying Record

London, March 25.@tCorrespondene of the Associated Press )-Six White Wyandottes belonging to the Utility Poultry club have set up new worlds record by laying in four months 52a eggs. The previous record was 4ea eggs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11
Handy X-Ray Machines

Frankfort. March s. Correspond ence of the Associated Press)--The simple and inexpensive flashlights with which all soldiers are equipped