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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
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boys life; he approved OF Francis
friendship for her and of the common
interests that drew them together. He
wanted his boy to be both democratic
and chivalrous. Francis was the apple
of his eye.
John Willett had a soft heart
wherever suffering was concerned 1t
pleased him to see his boy display
signs of similar tenderness. If the
Galahad knights was Francis idea,
John Willett's pocketbook was an es-
sential of its success; for the Glitter
chure" and incidental expenses more
than ate up the twenty-fve-cent fees.
Willett was delighted to help; for he
was pretty well-to-do and prided him
self that he had never been selfish with
his money, from the first day he had
ever earned a dollar
There was now but one cloud upon
the immediate horizon of the Brown
family. This cloud would grow bigger
for the rest OF the three months of
Lem Browns stay in the workhouse.
and then goodness knew what would
happen. Mrs. Brown and Mary Alice
contemplated the possibilities with
dread.
Men are not reformed in jails. Lem
would emerge sober. but with the de-
termination to remedy that undesired
condition at the first opportunity. He
would have no job; even If he kept
sober for while, he would be bur
den upon the family. That he should
keep away from drink more than
very few days was inconceivable
The two-room tenement in the house
Off Calvert street was almost cozy
now. 1t was a home, clean and warm.
The Browns ate quite regularly; little
Dick was fat and rosy. Always there
was an atmosphere of good cheer and
comfort. The thought gripped them:
What would Lem Brown do to it all?
Sam Thomas came as usual, and one
day he broached the subject. 81 hate
to get personal, Lottie," he said. 1T
amt any Of my business, p'r'aps; but 1
been wonderin' about Lem"
Mrs. Brown looked up at him. but
said nothing. There was nothing to
say.
Nny don't you move away from
here, so he won't find you? This is a
pretty big town. You could go clear
way over on the East side. Your rent
wouldn't be no higher"
81 know, know" said Mrs. Brown.
'But-but-Im Lem Browns wife,
well, I'll be switched. Women's
the queerest of all human bein's," said
Sam. "Why-say, you don't for a min
ute think there's a chance Of reformin'
Lem, do you? You've tried that long
enough, amt you?"
He's my husband" said Lottle,
hopelessly.
She went about her work absently,
squeezing the sudsy water from a sue
cesslon of white garments. Sam sat
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
". VA. REGIMENT
is MUSTERED IN
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE
COMPANY, WHICH WILL HAVE
THE REQUIRED NUMBER.
RECRUITING BEING CONTINUED
ters-Second Regiment Has First
Pay Day Since Mobilization.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Charleston, w Va-Federal army
officers have completed mastering of
the Second Regiment, West Virginia
National Guard, with the exception Of
Company the reorganized Fayette-
vile company. This company expects
to have sufficient number of men to
permit il to enter the Federal service
Fifteen recruits arrived at Camp Ka-
nawha from Huntington while others
are expected from Welch and William
son, where recruiting officers have
been stationed.
Officers and men of the Second Regi-
ment enjoyed the first pay day since
they have been at the mobilization
camp. Major Charles II. Morgan, pay
master, distributed approximately
$4,000 among the men. Orders we're
issued by Colonel c. F. Jolliffe, of the
First Regiment putting into effect a
thirty-day program to fit the guards
men for the regular service. The pro-
gram was recommended by Major
William Wallace, the government in
structor detailed with the West Vir-
ginians.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
RUSS CAPTURE
RAIL CENTER
GERMANS IN RETREAT BEFORE
CZAR's FORCES
FRENCH ALSO MAKE GAINS
KoVel in Oanger-Experts on the Sit
uation - French Execute Drive
Near Somme - Changes In
Troop Positions.

London.-Two blows were delivered
against the Teutonic battle front In
the east by the Russians
The first was the capture of two viii
lagos in the drive on Kovel The Sec
ond was the capture of Delatyn. a rail-
way junction, through which the Aus
trians had supplied their armies at
Stanislau and Tarnopol protecting
Lemberg. Several days ago Russian
troops cut the Delatyn railway, west
Of Kolomea.
Heavy lighting continues between
the Stockhod and the Styr rivers. Pc
trOgrad officially announces that the
Teutons are retiring in disorder on the
lower Stokhod. where the cars troops
took 10000 unwounded prisoners, in
Guiding 300 officers. Forty-five guns
OF heavy and small caliber and 40 ma
chine guns also were captured.
Much Depends on Kovel.
By the capture OF the villages OF
Goulevitchi and Kacheva the Russians
have further imperiled the Germans
held in Kovel In the event Kovel
falls military experts declare the Ger
mans will be forced to retire on the
entire front northeast of Baranovichi
in order to straighten out their lines.
II Germany IS to hold the invaded
parts of Poland and Lithuania it is
essential for her to keep Baranavochi
and Kovel. The fall of Kovel would
force the retirement of General Lin.
singer from the Lutsk region.
The loss OF Kovel it also is stated.
might even result in general Ger
man retirement from that point all the
way to Riga. on the. Baltic.
French Advance Their Lines.
1t is reported that at a recent coun-
ell of Austrians and German marshals
Won Hindenburg announced it would
be impossible to launch a new often
sive on large scale unless the Teu-
tonic lines are stiffened with at least
100000 troops.
The Rumanian government has re-
fused to participate in conference OF
the Danube powers, called by Ger
many, according to a message from
Berne.
French troops south of the Somme
by sudden thrust on front of two
and half miles drove forward into
the German lines between the river
and Belloy-en-Saaterre for a gain at
its greatest point of a mile and a quar-
ter.
Russian Troops Sent to Somme.
Five contingents of Russian troops
landed at Marseilles between April 20
and May 3, after a land and sea jour.
ney of about 1880 miles from Mos
COW, where they were assembled, to
Port Dalmy, Manchuria and thence by
water via the Suez Canal. The send
ing of the Russian troops was largely
I'm the nature of an experiment. II was
said in Paris several weeks ago that
the first Russian contingents. number
ing probably about 25,0OO men, might
be followed by more substantial num-
bers but no word has been received OF
further arrivals
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GERMAN Sub"
BRINGS CARGO
DEUTSCHLAND DOCKS AT 6ALTh
MORE WITH DYES.
TRIP OVER 1000 MILES LONG
Brings Message From Kaiser to Prest
dent-Carries Merchantmen Crew.
Complications Feared-Her
Patents Questioned

Norfolk, Va.-The Deutschland, a
submarine 315 feet long and carrying
a 750-ton cargo composed largely OF
German dyestuffs. arrived in Hampton
Roads from a German port and pro-
ceeded up the bay for Baltimore
Bearing a message from Emperor
William to President Wilson, running
the gauntlet of innumerable dangers
from mines, sea-sweepers and enemy
warships and bringing a cargo OF dye.
stuffs, chemicals and mail, the Ger.
man undersea merchantmen complet.
ed 4,000-mile sea voyage, the longest
and most hazardous ever attempted by
any submarine.
Largest Submarine Ever Built.
She is the largest submarine afloat
The largest German war models are
less than 300 feet long. But this sub
marine of commerce is 315 feet long,
exactly one-third the length of the
largest merchant vessels aioat-the
Vaterland and the Imperator.
The boat carries no passengers. Her
cargo consists entirely of dyestuffs-
a thousands tons of them. This keeps
her very low in the water when riding
on the surface.
Will Libel Vessel.
Bridgeport, Comm an effort to es.
tablish the American patents on her
type of submersible, Simon Lake.
treasurer of the Lake Torpedo Boat
Company of this city, said that the
company would libel the German sub.
marine Deutschland. The allegation.
1t is understood will be that the con
struction of the Deutschland involves
an infringement of the Lake patents.
Cargo Much Needed.
Arrival of the undersea craft had
been anXiously awaited by the New
York consignees of her cargo The
supplies she brought are those most
urgently needed in the drug trade, and
to relieve the shortage OF dyes
State Department Puzzled.
Washington.-The arrival of the
German submarine Deutschland will
bring TO the United States government
a perplexing and unprecedented diplo.
matte problem. 1t promises 10 involve
this government in controversial par.
leys with either Germany or Great
Britain, and will necessitate a deci
sion by the American State Depart.
ment on points of international law
that have never before been under
consideration.
Next to the diplomatic tangle likely
to result. official Washington was
mostly interested in the purpose be.
hind the remarkable trip. The belief
here is that the German purpose is
%o-fold-frst. to demonstrate the
practicability of this method of evad.
Ing the British blockade, and. second.
to impress upon all neutrals the efh.
cheney and resourcefulness of the Ger.
many navy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
GETS 1912 SESSION.
State Insurance Men Meet in Fair
mont-Elect Head.

Huntington, w. Va-The next an
nual convention of the West Virginia
Association of Local Insurance Agents
will be in Huntington, it was announc-
ed by c. w Thornburg, prominent To-
cal insurance man, who attended a re-
cent meeting of the association at
Fairmont. Huntington's invitation. ex-
tended by the Chamber of Commerce
through Mr.. Thornburg and A. w.
Werninger OF this city. was unani-
mously accepted The Fairmont meet
ing was highly instructive and inter
esting. About 100 insurance men will
attend the 1917 meeting. f. r. Bell,
Jr., was named president of the asso-
citation.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
NEW COUNTY is PLANNED
Citizens OF Redwood Meet and Discuss
Line Of Procedure.

Redwood, w. Va.-A meeting of the
committee on arrangements and IL
nance, organized for the purpose OF
formulating plans for the formation OF
a new county, with this town as the
county seat. was held at the town hall.
when plans already drawn up for the
purpose of applying to tine legislature
were approved and orders entered for
the presentation of same. 1t is the de-
sire of the citizens to form a new
county, taking in parts of the four
neighboring counties. The reason
given for desiring to do So is the fact
that the district is remote from all
means of travel of the modern and II
is thought that by forming the new
county that improvements will be
made in many ways
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
SIX INJURED IN AUTO WRECK.
Careless Driver Runs Into Party in
Small Car and Make Escape.

Wheeling, w. Va.-The fact that the
driver of big car made his escape
after overturning a smaller touring car
on Britt's hill, near Viola, Marshall
county, possibly saved him from rough
treatment, as score of campers from
along the creek who witnessed the ac-
cident started after him In a very an
cry mood. The car which he struck
was owned and driven by Frank Fish
and was occupied by his wife and two
sons and Mrs. ]. Long. Miss Gail Long
and Joseph Long. of Moundsville
While ascending the hill the smaller
car was overtaken by the other and
Mr.. Fish made an effort TO pull as near
to the side OF the road as possible to
allow the driver OF the larger car to
pass. The machine. however. was
struck and turned it completely over
the steep embankment and the occu-
pants were pinned beneath it, They
were all injured.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
SYNOPSIS.

While trundling the clean washing up
Clipper Hill Mary Alice Brown is set up
on by some mischievous boys, who spill
and taken to her home in Calvert street
by Francis Willett, a Galahad knight
She Is punished by her drunken father for
returning without the wash moneys Mary
Alice wanders away from home takes a
trolley ride into the country and spends
the night at the farmhouse OF Sam ThoH1-
lie Thomas. cripple. Sam takes Mary
Alice home and finds that he and Mrs
Brown are old acquaintances. Sam takes
her and Mary Alice to his home for a
visit while Lem Brown, the drunken ia
ther, is serving a woriShouse sentence
Sharie is made Galahad knight. Fran
els visits the farm and is saved from
drowning by Mary Alice.
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FOURTEEN VESSELS LOST
Loss Of Life at Sea May Prove HEAVY

Loss of Life at Sea May Prove Heavy.
Mobile Ala.-Fourteen steamships
large schooners and other vessels OF
size, are known to have been lost in
the vicinity of Mobile during the ter.
rife hurricane, six big sailing vessels.
and six smaller schooners We're beach.
ed or wrecked
Loss on life on vessels wrecked in
the gulf is expected 10 prove heavy
The water front has been placed un.
der martial law and several lootcrs
shot
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
Mexico Arraoges Peace Parleys.

Mexico City Preliminary arrange
ments for a conference OF representa-.
.ivas of Tine United states and Mexl.
go to Dee held in some city I'm tho
United States have been completed. it
is learned from a trustworthy source.
and ~ is believed chat Mexican Ambas.
7ador Designate Arredondo will advise
t0" State Department at Washington
of the details of tine plans for peace
3arIovs
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
ANIMAL EXPERT IS ENGAGED.

Parkersburg W. Na-Frof %. w
Sheets head of the Bureau of Animal
Industry will be here for the West
Virginia Fair. and viii lecture from
August 15 to 49, Prof Sheets Just
passed throueh tho city. and while
here held "a conference with County
Agent e T.. Buohanon and Secretary
a. ID Ireland of the West virginia
Foir Association Full arrangements
for his coming and also for the st0ek
Judging contest for boys we're made
while ho was here.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
RIOT ON EXCURSION BOAT

Charleston, W Na.-Charles Justice
Is dead and Henry ThornhU is seri.
ously injured as the result of a riot
an the river steamer Helen Lane.
which carried a crowd Of excursionists
from Charleston to Gallipolis Both
are negroes Bud Brown q police
character. Is lodged i'm the Charleston
jail charged with having struck Thorn.
bin with sledgc hammer The s'ay-
er of Charles Justice has not been
found Many OF the excursiouists
were intoxicated on the return trip
and fights were numerous Capt John
vs. Lane protected his property iu the
engine room at the point of pistol
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
UNION OF METHoDIsM NEARER.

Huntington. w. Vain recognition
of the approaching union of Method
ism in the United States as indicated
by the action OF the Saratoga Springs
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, the pastors OF the two largest
congregations representing the Meth
odist Episcopal and Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South. have planned for
an experimental union i'm the vacation
season. on Sunday, July 30 the con-
gregations of the First NJ. T.. church
will worship with that OF Johnson Me.
mortal NJ. p. Church South. and DR..
J. w. Engle, pastor of the First VI. r..
will preach morning and evening.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
moUNOsVlLLE GETS BIG PLANT.
Six Million Dollar Concern to Erect
Big Factory.

Moundsville, w. Va.-Moundsville
has landed one of the largest indus
trial plants that has been located in
this section Of the Ohio valley in many
years. The deal has been closed and
the location of the big plant at the
Mound City is now absolutely as
sured. The new industry will be a
large smelling plant, to be erected on
the Miller-AleXander property, or what
is known as the Hawley tract of land
In southwest Moundsville, by the
United States Zinc company, a $6.OOO.-
900 corporation, with main offices in
New York and plants in Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Colorado and mines in several
other states.
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ANOTHER U-eoAT ON WAY.

VIII Dodge Interference Of Foreiqn
Powers on the Way
Another cargo carrying German sub
marine is now ON the high seas and
making for the United States at a
steady pace OF ~ knots an hour. is
the statement made by German
business man of Baltimore
10 will not come TO Norfolk or
Baltimore, he added because from
now ON the entrance to Chesapeake
Bay Will be blocked by British and
French cruisers The captain will
try To- slip into New York harbor
or Philadelphia.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
CABIN CREEK COMMENCEMENT.

Charleston, w. Va.-A class of fifty
eighth grade students of Cabin Creek
district just received diplomas of grad
uation which entities them to attend
high school next year. The exercises
were held at East Bank and ] F.
Marsh, secretary state board of re.
gents, made the principal address.
while County superintendent George
w. Jenkins presented the diplomas.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
80 Heaas Rrothorhona.

Doover Col W S. Carter on Peo-
ria lD was reelected president 81
tfe brotherhood ot Locomotive Fire
men and Eng.nemen "a tbo organiza-
tOus convention A. H uawley was
reelected general secretary and
ssoaHlirer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13

One Of the burdens of ex-
treme poverty Is that the poor
must live In surroundings which
drag body and soul TO greater
misery. A person of true re-
tinement can endure shabby
clothing, bad food, bare neces-
sltles-but Grass associations,
ugly environment, brutality,
these make a headpiece of
thorns.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
MONTAGUE IN TREASURY
British Government Announces Other
Appointments Of Statesman.

Appointments Of Statesman.
London-Following the appointment
of David Lloyd-George as SECRETARY
Cor war official announcement was
made OF several other changes in tho
government. Edwin Samuel Mon
tagu financial secretary to the treas.
lry takes Mr.. Lloyd Georges place
as minister of munitions Thomas
Mcknuon Wood secretary OF state
,Sr Scotland becomes chancellor os
the Duchy OF Lancaster and fnan.
cial secretary Of the treasury. Harold
:. Tenant parliamentary under-sec-
retory for war. is made secretary OF
state for Scotland
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13
FAYETTE FARMERS LAY PLANS.

New Constitution is Adopted-EzeII
Present at the Meeting.
Fayetteville, w. Va.-A new consti-
tuition and bylaws for the Fayette
County Farm Bureau was adopted at
meeting held at the courthouse here.
The meeting was attended by about
70 farmers, and plans for work that
will be carried out during the next
year were discussed. b. b. Ezell. agri-
cultural agent for the southern coun-
ties OF West Virginia, attended the
meeting.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-07-13

Secretary of State Robert Lansing
is at hIs summer home at Henderson
UarbOr for "a months vacation.
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PLAN HORSE TRADERS MEETING.
Stockmen From All Sections are Ex-
pected to Attend

Wayne, w. Va.-A horse traders
convention, an ancient institution that
was revived here last year. is to be
held again in this town October 4, 5,
and 6. and visitors from throughout
this section are expected to be here
IN great numbers. Last year thou
sands attended and the convention
proved one of the most unique affairs
given in this state in years There
were many traders and many thrills,
an impromptu bull fight being pulled
off in the street that set the whole
town in a pandemOnium. Great pre-
parations are being made for the com.
ing affair, which is expected to at
tract horse-traders from many states.
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Mexico City Newspapers here pub
lish story chat group off Sew York
bankers has offered to loan the C8r
rama government siO00n000) Edt
torially it De- stated tha with h.a new
move Che Mexican financial em Isl
in lair way to being settled
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Frereh ALrmen somb 80

A squadron of French a.rop'aucs
visited Sofia and dropped bombs on
the military buId.nc there
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That the human brain can withstand
the strain Of persistent work better
than the muscles OF the body has been
proved by recent oxpsrimonta
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90 you believe there ls
enough iron In Lem's soul,
enough manhood buried away
In him, to stick at this Job and
make qood7

fTO BE CONTINCEDJ
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-14
GREAT PEACEMAKER TO
OFFER NEW TREATY

st. Louis, Mo-, June 13.---William j.
Bryan, newspaper reporter from Ne
hraska. arrived here To-Day to 'cover"
the democratic national convention.
He asserted most emphatically that
his reportorial role will be his first
interest But the former secretary Of
state. chief builder of many democrat
ic platforms. including the one on
which the party now stands, and au-
thor of numerous peace treaties. has a
new treaty to propose to other dem
ocratic leaders--a pact between the
democrats and progressives to induce
most Of the bull moose to support the
democratic ticket next fall.
MIR. Bryan discussed the general po-
litical situation as affected Ivy the ac-
ton taken by the two conventions in
Chicago last week.
THE republican party makes its
appeal to the standpat of the element
of the country, only he said. The
progressives are disappointed and dis
heartoned by Roosevelts refusal to
run
They are sheep without c. shep
herd. They are open to democratic
appeal The democratic party's OPP
portunity is here"
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shed among foreign residents. 1t is
feared. would be easily provoked. The
consequences probably would be far
reaching, and the Washington govern
ment be compelled TO take measures
which II has struggled years 10 avoid.
Peace II Possible.
President Wilson has no intention Of
changing his policy unless forced to
do so. IL peaceful way can be
found out OF the difficulty presented
by the Carranza note and the even
more threatening spread OF anti
American feeling In Mexico, that VIII
be the course pursued. In his treat
ment OF the Mexican problem, Mr.
Wilson II said to have worked always
with regard to the effect each step
might have upon the Latin American
nations generally. hoping 20 give them
n clear demonstration OF the good
iaith OF the United states In It's dec
laratioHa Of friendship
Outbreaks Hasten Issue.
u Is known that before the out
lfAk Of the nnti-Americansm COM
rIicated further the problem Of franz
ins q reply TO The carranza note. Of
ffuis we're considering proposal
t#ai an international commission be
formed 70 discuss all matters between
th two countries The treaty OF
ls8s. referred 90 IN the Carranza note.
provides for such II discussion. Will
faH new and alarming dpyelOpmcnts
~ pnd The border however. there