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BUSY WEEK AHEAD.

- HIS VIII pc q busy week Tor west Virginia Republi.
cans, and especially for members of the party from
i this district. On Wednesday the First District con.
yention will be held at wellsburg. at which delegate.
from this district to the Republican National Convention
will be elected. The following day the state convention
will be held at which the delegates at large from this
state to the Chicago convention will be selected. Both
meetings promise to be of very great interest and import.
anee to every true Republican, and both meetings will
likely break all records for attendance.
The Republican spirit ia rampant in West Virginia and
while the election day is months away the GO. P. forces
are already in fighting trir. and ready to do battle to a
finish. There is no question as to how the state will 90
next fall. Every indication points to an Overwhelming
Republican victory. and the party leaders will not let any
opportunity slip past to help along the cause.
Republicans of Marion County are particularly inter.
ested in Wrestling their home territory from the Demo
Gratis. The party now in power was placed there BY
means Of split in the ranks OF the Republicans. Since
then all factions Of the party have been united and all
stand together now to fight for Republican victory. The
chances OF success are indeed bright. All that is needed
to insure victory is earnest and united effort. The fight
will be a bard and bitter one, but the Republicans can
win against money and tic machine Il the fighting spirit
now in evidence continues; and we believe such will be
the case.
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he was finally compelled to surrender,
his force Of 10000 men had shrunk to
Just half that number, an indication
OF the desperate nature Of the fighting
and hardships they had undergone.
This 10 the first surrender Of a Brit
ish garrison during the war. the Gal.
lipou campaign ending in the with.
drawaL When the Russians under the
Grand Duke beat back the Turks In
Armenia It was supposed that aid
would be dispatched for the relief Of
Townshend. But the Russians pressed
on toward Trebizond, northwest and
westward; only o flying column at Ker.
m%anshah. east Of Kut eli Amara, has
been trying to cross the mountain
passes to help the British. That col.
umn has met with much strong
resistance as to be practically held up.
The effect Of TownRhend's capture
from q ,military or political standpoint
Is limited. Undoubtedly II will be en-.
travagantiy hailed by the TURKS and
their Allies. But the other British
forces in Mesopotamis will still have
to be dealth with by the Bagdad ar
mics and meanwhile the Russian pres.
sure in the north may at any moment
cut the Turkish line to Mesopotamia'
and compel withdrawal. In England
the surrender will be mitigated BY the
heroic character Of the denfense main.
tanned for nearly i've months.
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Editorial Comment
ON Current Subjects
T%owNsHENp,s SURRENDER.
From the Pittsburgh Dispatch.


When the story Of General Town.
hhsnd's defense Of ku.au Amara Is
harmed IN detail the wonder wil be
that no was able to hold out SO long.
nther than that he was at last fore.
Cd 10 surrender. Originally this Brit.
fsh force was taken up the Persian
gull and landed at the mouth Of the
Tigris for Q dash up to Bagdad, In the
hope Of blocking Turco- German plans
for an adyanceitoward Persia and In.
tfa, based on the German scheme for
the construction Of the railroad to Bag.
dad. which was to give German COM
mprce an overland route to the great
British dependency. The British at.
tompt 70 reach Bagdad was so nearly
successful that the expedition got to
ctesiphon, alshort distance away, be.
fore II was driven back by the over.
wheiming Turkish forces. That was
IN November. Early in December,
Vownshend was shut 10 IN Kut-all Am.
ara and has been besieged by the
Turks ever since. British relief col.
ums have been beaten back and only
recently II was reported that Town:
ohend had been forced to order the
civilian population Of the place out OF
tho town in order TO conserve his mea.
z~errations as long as possible. When
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AMERICA FIRST


+ we had poured all of our gasoline upon all of our pa
per and set fire to the saturated mass. we could not be
4 In much worse case than that which threatens. For
common people are not going to have any Of either. ere
ious, unless We cooperate to take care Of the situation i'm.
mediately.
That careless day when the housekeeper busily invent.
cd new ways to use up old newspapers is gone, though
let US hope, not forever. Only yesterday she could at.
ford to make old papers save her heaps Of work; with
them she cleaned the stove, wiped grease from the fry.
ing PANS. brushed the mud from %Johnnyis shoes, covered
the door when she fried doughnuts. and then burned all
the scraps In the good cause of sanitation.
But now, all papers and waste rags must be saved for
the junk man at the back door. or soon there will be no
nice wrapping paper and lovely boxes for the parcels
coming In at the front door.
Something like 5000 tons OF different kinds Of paper
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HE.ZA HICK
Special Telegram to the New Ark
Mornina Light From H, Hick.

FAIRMoNT. May This is the
first day OF May. Yesterday was the
last day Of April. The last day OF
April was some day, and SO far the
first day OF May is exactly like the.
last day Of April. ! was walking along
one OF the main highways of this city.
yesterday afternoon thinking how nice
1t would be II all the year round 1t was
like the last day Of April. Just as
/ turned a corner, ! met a friend Of
mine. He certainly was looking like
a member OF the Woebegone family.
He was dragging along looking at the
sidewalk instead Of the glorious blue
azone filled with sunshine. There was
no light in his eyes. neither was there
expression on his face, save sadness
/ would have shot him and put him out
and II he had ont been against the law
of This misery.
what ails?r said !, This Is a great
and glorious day, the first one we have
had here in nearly four years and
still you have the nerve to go round
like some had stolen your last jitney."
Then my friend told me that he and
his girl had quarrelled, that she had
Tilted him and that life was not worth
living no longer for that reason.
I tried to give out the best brand
OF sympathy l had. l told him things
might not be as bad as they seemed
and that he would probably be glad in
after years with the cost OF living go
ing up that the girl had refusedGto
marry him. But while / was saying
this out loud, I was thinking quietly
that any girl who would fit a fellow
on a nice looking day like the last
day Of April was here did not have
much heart.
/ told my friend to just think OF the
hard luck that had beset others. /
told him that l had waited 10 years to
see Napoleon Lajoie play 3 game Of
ball, and at last when he did come
to my3tcwn l went to the game to see
how home runs were manufactured
the famous gentleman struck out
three times and popped up a fly to the
catcher the other time he came to
bat.
But my argument did not seem TO
Or n L -
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and paperboard arc manufactured in the United Staten
every day. Much Of 1t could be turned over and over
again, but has not been, because one Of the nasions's most
wttifnl extrayagances "a that OF wasting paper.
Now we are reminded by the government that We ought
TO be careful. Secretary Redaeld Of the department OF
agriculture % sending letters to 1000! commercial organ.
izatons asking cooperation In preventing q serious short.
age Of our paper making materials.
This particular economy which Includes the saving
Of every kind Of waste paper and rags, Will react directly
to the advantage Of every household. It Is not more df.
ncult than sending out the laundry Monday morning and
getting Il back fresh and nne at the end Of the week al.
though the actual processes of collection and distribution
are different.
Those housekeepers who fail TO do their bit Of waste
paper salvagins are helping to promote a widespread and
unaccustomedi~ hardship.
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RUFF STUFF
~ RED.
Hereafter on Thanksgiving Town,
shend's men vii ask for roast ruck.
BYERRp.

Hereafter on Thanksgiving Town.
shend's men vii ask for roast ruck.
Great dope-whene ser a achooi
team hereabouts loses loses the losing
school always says that the team was
only a pickup and did not represent
the institution.
The young men who insist On wear.
ing pink shirts and tortoise shell glass.
g, VIII bs forgiven II they will only
die young.
IT'S terrible the way Fairmonters.
eissipate on Sundays. Walk up and
down town and drink soda.
We think this will be tbs last raid.
now until November.
Why is Il that the best piano player
always refuse to play while the bum
artists insist on forcing a guy to list.
en- to some weird sounds resembling
that Of horses hoofs during d thunder
stormi
Soma druggists must think people
. :s5, to- ;s !, glass Of Ice With q little
There hasn't been 90 much fun in
Dublin since ne sts wind:
II oushtto % rsssrded ass less ma
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

FAIRMoNT. May 1.-tEditor West
Virginian.l-We note the announce
ment Of DR.. Chas. A. sinsel Of Taylor
county, in your valuable paper. With
your permission, l would like to say a
few words in regards to DR.. sinsel.
The Republicans could not do better
In my Judgment than give the doctor
a unanimous endorsement from that
county. It is needless to 60 into de-
tails as to his worth, only to say he
is q clean-cut gentleman. and got the
qualifications for Senator. and leaves
a Republican no excuse Il he don't
support him. And when IT comes to
being a Jolly good fellow, he can meet
Senator Capt. John Hatfield at any
time and at any ~cross-road. The doctor
Is not so tall, but We think him better
looking. but l may be a little partial.
and look at the doctor from a Repub-
lican standpoint, but there is one thing
sure. ] think It will be q dignitied
battle.
There is one other little matter that
! wish to call the attention Of the Re
publicans OF Taylor county to and that
Is they are sticking to the "old time
custom" Of naming the Senator in ro-
tation each county taking its turn and
! am glad they know that the Republic
hcans have a man big enough to an.
swer the call. But from present indi.
cations, the Democratic party has ret
regarded to some extent, aslthey are
going TO let the old time honored pre-
cedent 30 by and one OF sthese days you.
will hear them singing that old time
familiar hymn, TOO late, too llate;,
you cannot enter now. oh that IS o,
wonderful song too late.n
Yours.
A REPUBLICAN.
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Busy Business Man (atter standing
for q quarter Of an hour at the teie
phone, cautiously behind his hand to
his clerk)-sHere you, William, take
the receiver for q while. Ny wife's
got Q lot 10 Say 70 me still. You don't
nave to answer anything. Only when.
ever she says Are you still there, Hen
ny you say very nicely, Certainly.
my dear Jane"
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make much impression on my down.
cast friend, and left him in the com.
pany OF R. E. Morse.
About an hour later I met the same
guy, and he was surely changed. He
told me that there were other fish IN
the pond and that he knew hundreds
Of girls that were Just crazy to marry
him and that he did not guess he cared,
SO very much for the one he had thu
fight with anyway. He said any mad
that would let any mere woman get
him downcast did not amount 70
much.
I could not account for the sudden
change, until i happened to smell his
breath and then knew that he had
run into the only bootlegger in town
that had not been jerkedIon Saturday
Yours Hicls
P. S.-For medicinal purposes when
1t is used, whiskey is OK. It saved
a life yesterday.
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.URICACID
SOLVENT
so Cent Bottle go Doses,
FREE

lust because you start tho tday worrfs1
and tired. sttf legs and arms and muScicL
an nching head burning and bearing down
pains In the back-uors out before the day
6egtns e, not think you have 70 stay u
Those suiferers who are 90 ana out, Of
bed half aFdozen timea 1t night win ap-
prectAte the rest, comfort and strcnrfh
our treatment gtTes. For syery form. Or
bladder trouble, scalding pains, or weak
hess, Its action . really wonderfulr
Be strong. well and aytgorouss With no
more pains from stif joints, sore tnuseles,
rheumatic gunertng, aching back, or kfd.
ney or bladder troubles
nay and bladder diseases, l~rheuSsfian And
all uric acid troubles, no matter Row
chronic or stubborn. II you have nsypr
used The w1niams Treatment, We Sfi riye
one &c. bottle ga Idoses) for your own a11
re. Contains no alcohol or habit. foru-
Ing drug: Does mot i9fiect ithei heart.
Bend this notice with your nnrao and
address, and NIl1oc. to help pay
distribution expenses, 20 ETEs BIZ,
New Post once Block, East lHampton.
Conn. You! will receive by parcl poSf 1
regular 50c. bottle ca dosesJ, without chsrre
and without fncufring any obngatfonR Ons
bottle onlJi to family or lddfssls
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

According to the Nicholas Republi.
can the Cherry River Extract company
is operating a large force of men in
Webster county, preparing extract
wood for their large plant In Summers.
Vile. We understand this company
has purchased q large boundary of
land on Holly River, which will fur.
nish an unlimited amount OF material
for their plant here.
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Says the Marlinton Journal, E.. C.
Hoge, a representative for a large
tobacco house, was a Marlinton visitor
a few days this week. Mr.. Hoge has
been selling tobacco for the past So
years, and mas been making this ter.
ritory regularly for % years, having
seen the town develop from a village
consisting OF a p~ostoffice, store and a
couple OF dwellings to its present
size"
Parkersburg, W. Va. and Belpre,
Ohio, took a holiday to celebrate the
linking Of the two cities and the two
states by the completion OF a bridge
sparrlng the Ohio river. A parade Of
automobiles across the bridge, speak.
ing and a banquet were features Of the.
day. Miss Mary Camden, representing
West Virginia and Miss Dorothy Nc.
Grew representing Ohio walked across
the bridge and met in the middle,
signaling the union OF the two states.
The speakers were H. P. Camden,
president OF the Parkersburg.Ohio
Bridge Company; DR.. Frank p. Ames,
on behalf OF Ohio; J. a. Wakefield Of
Pittsburg on behalf OF the bridge con.
tractors. During the ceremonies a
coffin containing the remains OF "old
Man Grump" was dumped from the
bridge into the river.
In the opinion Of the Wellsburg
News "The Republican Convention
which will be held in wellsburg on
May 8, means an additional feather
in the cap OF old Brooke county, and
those instrumental In bringing this
about are entitled to considerable
credit for landing the proposition.
There is anticipation of a large crowd
at the convention and those in charge
hope that everyone interested will
make it a point to visit the county seat
on that day and enjoy an all.round
good time"
The State Gazette Of Point Pleasant
quotes the following form the Ran.
dolph Review: The Keystone Manu-.
featuring Co. OF this city started Its
inspector W. G. Warner to Nova
Scotia, Canada, last Saturday to load
two boat loads hardwood lumber from
that point to Philadelphia. Mr.. Ma.
son. the President Of the Company az.
companied Mr.. Warner as far as New
York. West Virginia operators, It will
be seen from the above are operating
in an unrestricted field"
Monday, April Path, marked for
Mr.. James W. Gilkey, OF the Fourth
ward. Wellsboro, the completion OF q
full half century of activity at his
trade as q cooper, he having fifty years
ago entered upon the work Of barrel
making in the shop with his father In
Meigs county, Ohio. and since that
time he has followed this calling prae
tically without interruption. He was
twelve years Of age when he started
in upon what has proven to be his life
work, his first labors being expended
upon the making OF! salt barrels. Dur.
ing the fifteen years, he has been EN-.
ployed in only five different shops. He
Is now with ". G. Howard, OF this
city, with whom he has worked for
fourteen years, having entered Mr..
Towards employ shortly after coming
to Wellsboro from Ohio.
w. W. LmaMmI.L ~ HHHEE e a|
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Milwaukee man got divorce. Said wife had two bad
h%abits-besr and movies. Didn't say which he objected
to.
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Badly Nssdsd.

There will be no meeting of the
Good Health society Tussdayseysning
because OF the illness OF 80 many Of
the memberhr-From the wakeasld
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teste for any one of advocate non.
preparedness.
Between Thornt and John Doe the
mayor and chief Of police are kept
busy.
From the roprts of Saturdays do
ings we'd say the cops are some raid.
ers and should be employed on sub.
marines.
It's going to be an interesting race
TO watch; the building OF the new
bridge and the sale Of the F. N. bank.
II that squirrel Of Sam Nuzum's ever
gets to the front OF our Main street
drug stores said squirrel will become
quite embonpoint.
It seems that the county official
who's business 1t has been all along to
tip of the poker Joints and speakeas.
les was not on the job Saturday night.
From the looks Of the road between
Bellview and Fairmont yesterday ali
carburetors in that section were vic.
Tins of acute Spring fever.
A young lady yesterday said she
didn't like to drive her own car; It
Is too much work on the ankles. Good
night, how about us guys who walk?
Why not do a friendly act and offer
the Philippines to the Irish?
II the guy who wrote Maco Baz.
zaris would only reverse the tale and
make 1t England instead OF Greece
II would be appropriate at this time.
II the girls could carry water to the
elephants there would be no students
in the class rooms Wednesday.
Isn't It about the season OF the year
for the Germans to start pushing Rus.
sia into the Pacific ocean?
We can hardly believe that Carl
Kerns would shanghai the bootleggers
and confiscate their goods were he
constable.
The police notified the Twelfth
street gamblers several times that IL
they didn't stop playing they'd be ar
rested. Probably didn't fork over Sat.
urday for the week.
4H.HA
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The flowers that bloom in the spring trala. are riot.
and battles and raids.
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From the roprts of Saturdays do
ings we'd say the cops are some raid.
ers and should be employed on sub.
marines,
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Villa is dead again. according to a fresh report. Well
the old boy has not had a funeral for several days now
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It's going to be an interesting race
to watch: the building OF the new
bridge and the sale Of the F. N. bank.
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DR.. waite's trial is planned for May Is. Wonder If
alter Ego" will be present?
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Some day yesterday all day.
Everybody had a kodak yesterday IT seemed
This May Day. Who is queen?
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Between Thornt and John Doe the
mayor and chief OF police are kept
busy.
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Deferred Again? Yes. you were right on the first guess.
First National Bank sale.
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teste for any n of advocate ION.
preparedness.
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Sam R. Nusum's squirrel is not the only one of the spe.
cies loose.
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Between starving to death and surrendering to the
Turks there is little to choose.
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Pittsburgh has one strike called, another one about to
cut the plate-remember three strikes are out.
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obregon, the Mexican commander. says to Scott. the
U. s. general. "obegone."
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II that squirrel Of Sam Nuzum's ever
gets to the front Of our Main street
drug stores said squirrel viii become
quite embonpoint.
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Why not do a friendly act and offer
the Philippines to the Irish?
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II the guy who wrote Maco Baz-
zaris would only reverse the tale and
make 1t England instead OF Greece
1t would be appropriate at this time.
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A young lady yesterday said she
didn't like to drive her own car; It
Is too much work on the ankles. Good
night, how about US guys who walk?
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WALK TO YOUR WORK.

. ONT eoddle yourself. II you live within three milel
of your place Of business, whether you are a shoI
. worker. an office man or woman, or even an out Of
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It seems that the county official
who's business 1t has been all along to.
tip of the poker Joints and speakeas.
les was not on the job Saturday night.
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From the looks Of the road between
Bellview and Fairmont yesterday ali
carburetors In that section were vic.
Tins OF acute Spring fever.
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II the girls could carry water to the
elephants there would be no students
in the class rooms Wednesday.
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Yours,
A REPUBLICAN,
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u ouEhtto b fsgsrded % less ma
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Kut-elAmara Is almost as bad as Chihuahua.

Our idea of the height of futnity is defending Shakes.
peare from George Bernard Shaw.
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The police notified the Twelfth
street gamblers several times that IL
they didn't stop playing they'd be ar
rested. Probably didn't fork over Sat.
urday for the week.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-01-07
SYRUP OF FIGS FOR
A CH|LDS BOWELS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides' are
injured by them.
II your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup Of Figs" It's
action is positive, but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that a teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row
Ask at the store for q 5O-cent bottle
OF California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv.