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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
WILL RAISE FUNDS
FOR WAR LIBRARIES
Campaign Will Be Started
In Fairmont Next
Week.

A campaign will be started In this
city next week whereby funds will be
solicited from the citizens OF the com.
munity to aid in raising the million
dollar war library fund Tor Libraries at
the army camps.
A War Library Council committee
has been appointed by the Secretary
of War and 1t is headed by Frank A.
Vanderlip, president OF the National
City Bank of New York. The com ait
tee has set aside the week beginning
September "a for this work of solicit.
ing which will be carried on throughout
all the states OF the union. Librar.
ian, county or district superintendent
and other school officials have been
asked to cooperate in this movement
This committee will receive contribu.
lions and will also select and install
the Libraries when the funds are forth
coming.
The object OF TIE war library fund
is to establish libraries at the front
where the American soldiers are fight.
ing and also to establish such libraries
at training camps. The best of liter.
ature will be provided for the camps
etc. The government feels that while
the physical and spiritual needs of the
young men are being looked ate: ii
is equally imperative that their in
tellectual requirements are met aud
the libraries will be selected with this
in view
Governor John ]. Cornwell has s.
sued letter in which he asks the co.
operation Of the state in this matter.
Henry A. Green, state historian AMI
archivist has written similar appeal
for the library and mas been appointed
state director of the camp library
campaign in West Virginia.
Mrs. Emory F. Mckinney, librarian
at the Fairmont Normal school, has
been appointed campaign director Tor
this locality and she proposes to take
up the matter OF organization upon 1er
return here from Morgantown on
Monday.
A suggestion is made by the War Lt
brary committee that schools, frater
nal organizations, churches, etc., taae
up special collections for this library
project and that the citizens generally
contribute literally toward the rising
of this million dollar fund. Further
notice will be given concerning the
methods to be used in raising the
funds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
NURSES Of STATE TO
Be HERE NEXT WEEK
State Medical Association
Meeting VIII Gene A
Week Later.

Nurses will begin to arrive In the
eity tomorrow TO attend the annual
meeting of the West Virginia Nurse.
association which will be held at The
'airmont on Monday, Tuesday, Wed
lesday and Thursday OF the coming
eek. The management of The Fab
mont is expecting to accommodate in al
over rs graduate nurses, coming frol
all parts OF the state.
Very little business will be take
up on Monday, the bulk OF the asst
citation work beginning on TUESDAY
morning. The annual meeting OF the
West Virginia nurses is the second big
tate meeting the new Fairmont hotel
las drawn.
ON the same days of the following
eek the annual meeting OF the West
.rginia Medical Association will be
I'D at The Fairmont. Already over
) doctors from over the state hav,
ade reservations at the hotel. I'll
airmont will not be able to accom-,
late all of the visitors, there being o.
+ $50 Of them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
COUNTY .SORELY IN
NEED OF CARRIERS
Government Attaches Find
Rural Men a Scarce
Article.

Rural carriers in Marion county are
in great demand just now and five or
more vacancies should be filed imme.
diately. In hope of securing the neces-
sary forces a rural mail carriers exam.
ination will be held at the Fairmont
post office on Saturday. October 10.
Two men are needed to carry lines out
of Fairmont and one each from Wor-
Ellington, Glover Gap and Metz.
A first grade examination will be
held at the Fairmont postoffice on
Saturday, october 6, for clerk in the
field service.
A civil service examination for stem
ographers was scheduled for today but
there were no applicants for the posi-.
tions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Prisoners Many
In County Jail

Marion county is doing a big bust
ness in the Jail at Fairmont, where
an unusually large number of prisoners
have been committed during the past
month
Today there are forty three prise.
ners in the Jail and it is expected that
the twenty nine taken to the Federal
Court in session at Martinsburg will
all be returned. In addition there will
be a number sentenced who are out
on bond BY that time seventy five or
more will be penned up in the prison.
The 1ails capacity is lis. During the
past summer four prisoners escaped
while working on the county roads. T.
v. Buckley, the jailer and deputy sher-
if, is naturally very busy man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Diplomatists At Washing
ton Thought t Was Abou;
AS Expected.
NO TERMS ARE STATE.
This Omission Regarded /
Robbing Paper of Any
Real Importance.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-The +
plies made by Germany and Austl..
to Pope Benedicts's peace propos.
contained nothing that will in any We,
alter the position of the United State
as outlined in President Wilson's reply
to the Pope.
The replies as received here in til.
Associated Press dispatches were
closely studied today by all OFFICIALS
and diplomats here who gave indica.
tons that they were little less than
had been expected
First examination of the replies, oil
ficials thought, failed to disclose any.
thing in the nature of terms which
afford a basis for discussion.
Secretary Lansing authorized no quo
tation of any opinion for the govern
ment, but it was clearly indicated al
the State Department that such con
sideration as had been given to the
replies had failed to develop any rea.
son for any alteration OF the aims or
intentions of this Government either
in the conduct of the war or in any
peace adjustment that may be under,
taken later
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Mrs, Mary E. Hawkins
Dies At Monumental

Mrs. Mary E. Hawkins aged 81, wife
of John w. Hawkins of Monumental,
died yesterday evening after a brief
illness. She is survived by her hus.
band and several children, namely
Mrs. w. H. Knight, Mrs. j. j. Wilson
and Mrs. Lewis Parker Of this city,
and Mrs. A. E. Weidebusch and Luth.
er Hawkins of townsville.
Funeral services will be held on
Sunday from the family residence at
8 o'clock and interment will be made
in the Pitzer cemetery on Dunkard
Mill Run under the direction of I'm.
dertaker Musgrave and son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Battle In Flanders
Continues To Rage

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sept. 22-
Fighting still is raging today in the
neighborhood of Tower Hamlets which
has been the scene of almost continu-
GUS strife since the offensive OF the
British to the east of Ypres on the
Belgian front began.
On the left the British lines were
reported to be intact but no news of
the situation on the right could be
had this morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
More Workers Needed.

We need more workers in the work
room! We have fallen far short of
our hoped for box this week. II we
are to ship one box a week the mem.
bers must come to headquarters and
get busy. Fill up the big room every
day. Eight workers Thursday night
made 1856 gauze dressings in one hour
and quarter. See how much can be
done by a few-the filling OF a box
would be light work for our member.
ship if everyone would share in the
labor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Our New Members.

Mary Josephine Conoway, Mrs. John
Barrack, Mrs. F. H. Barron, Mrs. T.
H. Acker, Miss Hattie Hall, Mary F.
Powell, Mrs. ]. H. Houston, Mrs. j. NJ.
Kisner, Miss Ruth Ross, Miss Florence
White, Miss Ella Ward, Mrs. ]. Z. Wat.
son, Miss Sue X. Watson, j. E. Watson
Jr., Robert Watson. The last four
named have long held membership in
the New York Red Cross chapter, but
wished to be enrolled in the local chap
ter also.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Personals.

Mrs. George w. Hawkins from Edge
wood, Warrington, was Red Cross
visitor on Wednesday.
Mrs. C. c. Wedding who with her
husband c. C. Wedding Of the Ameri-
can Valve and Tank Company is resid.
ing at the Fairmont hotel for the win
ter has been welcomed at the head
quarters this week.
Miss Jeanette Chancellor OF Par.
kersburg. W. Va, reported for duty
in the Thursday night class.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Gan. scoTT sTILL IM AARNEss.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Mai.
General Hugh L. Scott retired today
as chief of staff of the army and was
succeeded by Maj. General Tasker H.
Bliss. Gen. Scott, being "a years old,
has reached the age limit but will I'M
mediately be recalled to active DUTY
in connection with training OF troops
in this country.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
County Court May
Change Road Course

County Court met this afternoon but
only routine matters were disposed
of.
The county commissioners went to
Rivesville, Paw Paw district this af-
ternoon to view some roads. At that
point the Monongahela Valley Traction
Company is building a power plant
and the question of changing the
course of the road is under considera-
ton
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
HOUSE MAY INVESTIGATE.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-Chqlr.
man Flood of the House Foreign al
ter comforting with Secretary Ian
sing said that he thought there prob.
would be a House investigation Of
Count Won Berpstorff's plan to infu-
ence Congress by spending $4,000 as
revealed in his dispatches to Berlin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
osTENo BOMBED.

LONDON, Sept. 22.-British war.
ships this morning bombarded the
German naval works at Ostend with
satisfactory results, it was announced
today by the British admiralty. Tarec
German seaplanes were shot down by
British airplanes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

ceived had been packed, dragged the
excelsior through pans of red and
green paint and walked with the drip
ping excelsior over the china, thus
saving Mrs. Douglas the necessity OF
manipulating it. Some Of the futrr.
istic designs are very artistic.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

City Clerk Albert j. Kern has recent
" received an appointment as mem
Der Of the judiciary committee Of the
Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. The
work Of the committee is quite i'm
portant in lodge affairs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept 22.-Four uen
were arrested here today IN conncc.
ton with the murder in Philadelphia
last Wednesday of Policeman Eppley
in political feud as result of which
charges have been made there agains.
Mayor Smith and others prominen: in
politics.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Have You Seen Our New Liaht?

We have q fine new Red Cross light
now directly in front OF the headquar-
tiers entrance, through the kindness Of
Mr.. H. A. Williamson. This entrance
has always been confusing to visitors,
but now the right way is plainly, and
yes-frmly pointed out!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
Donations for Comfort Klts,

The Holt Drug Company and Crane
Drug Store have sent donations OF toll
ct preparations for the comfort kits.
These are most gratefully received.
Thank you, gentlemen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

Our telephone number is listed as
American Red Cross No. 1495 j. There
has been some confusion about the
number.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
CAT PAINTS CHINA.

APOLLO, PA trjned cat be.
longing to Archie Douglas got into
some fly paper, tracked through ex.
celsior in which a china set Just re-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
City Hall Notes

Once again the little Ford garbage
truck that has won fame for the city
10 in the garage. Sanitary Officer Hol
den reports that he fears the engine
viii not recover from the jolts given
It while in the hands OF Mr. Anderson
and FATTY" Ferguson, the first two
drivers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

It is evident that Mayor Bowen is
enforcing the law on the big" men in
the city. George Wadsworth, weight
about $50 pounds, the largest man in
the county, Is the latest victim.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
ThanIts to the Fairmont transfer Co.

The Fairmont Transfer Company
hauled five large boxes OF supplies for
the local chapter to the station with.
out charge this week. Not only that
but they offered their services at any
time IN the future without any expense
to the Red Cross. How this support
from the people of Fairmont does
hearten the workers!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

Mrs. W. B. Taught, OF Blackville,
Pa, is the guest of friends in the city
for few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. %
The British steamship La Negra on hei
way from Buenos Aires to Havre, with
a cargo of Argentine beef was sunk by
German submarine, 40 miles off Ply.
mouth, according to survivors of the
crew who arrived here today on an
American ship.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
SUBS SINK FIVE
STEAMERS AND
TW0DESTROYERS
Record Breaking Feat Took
Place Right Off English
Coast.
ONE DESTROYER ESCAPED
British Steamer Loaded
With Argentine Beef
Goes Down.
ONE DESTROYER ESCAPED
By Associated Prsssl

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. %
Passengers who arrived for England
today on an American steamship
brought circumstantial reports that 5
British steamships and two destroyers
out of a convoy fleet OF six which left
Scilly Island September were sunk
by German submarines while within a
few hours of the port of departure.
The story was told among others,
by shipwrecked seamen who were sur.
vivors of other summarized vessels
and by merchant ship officer who
had been in Louzh, Scilly.
The five vessels, it was said, convoy
ed by the destroyer. put to sea shortly
after midnight and were attacked by
massed submarines at daylight the fol
lowing morning.
The news of the disaster was learn.
ed when the destroyer which escaped
put back to port bringing survivors of
the torpedoed merchantmen and war
vessels.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22

CONTINUED on page 1O.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
TIE WEATHER..

Fair tonight. Sunday fair and
warmer. - y.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
POLITICAL GUN MEN ARRESTED.

Continued on Page Four.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
WANT OVER 200 MEMBERS
Effort 10 Boost the Membership of
C"'r:.. .,iai Organization.


COlLlNSNILLE. Okla. Jan. "a
!. NJ Herskowita. president Of the
business mems league of this city, has
bcon aiding the secretary of the OF
gAniZGtion In n movement To increase
the membership more than two hun
drcd members. For several months
little has been done To build up tn"
membership Of the business mems
league. which has been without sec
re.ary until the coming of O.. b.
Weeks, who has been endcaVoriug TO
put new enthusiasm into the organiZa-
tion 10y pushing the membership cam
paign. An effort will be made To in
tcrcst the men OF the two smeltcrs
whore II Is thot large number Of
men may be encouraged TO take mem
hership. Nhus far the smelter men
have not t0kcn any active part in the
business mems league that is now go-
Ing To call upon them for help. 4
number have already encouraged 4
pushed campaign among the employees
OF the two smelters 10y expressing q
TO become members. Those
who are pushing the interests Of the
organization assert that a number uf
boosting enterprises will be started
when the membership has been made
larger.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
COUNTY MAY BUY TOLL ROAD
Propose To Get Kid of the Irritating
Gates in Some Way.

Special to The World.
CLAREMORE, okla. Jan. 23.-ln-
terest in the furthering of the good
roads movement Is at present stronger
in Rogers county. especially in the
section surrounding Claremore and
Chelsea. than at any time previous.
Meetings will be held In various places
over the county this week To organize
active good roads associations and
thus create a stronger interest among
the farmers, TO whom the value OF
good roads is the greatest. II is
planned to make the road leading
from the northeast portion OF the
county thru Chelsea, Claremore and
CatoOsa TO the Tulsa county line on
the southwest, an ideal road as re
CARDS grading and drainage. this be
ing the road II Is hoped the Ozark
trafs routing committee will select
thru Rogers county. 1t is thot that
ere long the toll gates, which have
caused SO much worry for Claremore-
Chelsea citizens, now on the road con.
meeting these two cities, Will be done
away with, as the citizens are at pres
ent seriously regarding the purchase
of the road outright, in the event that
the gates cannot he done away with
in any other manner.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
WORK FOR THEIR TUITION
Ambitious Young Ladies' PAY own
Way Thru Music school.
Special to The World

special 90 ne world.
CLAREMORE, Okla, Jan. "a
Misses Olive and Esther Thceson, twin
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. William
Thceson, prominent Claremorc citi-
zcnS who are AT present spending
their time In Chicago in the studying
of music, recently appeared in pub
lie recital under the auspices of Mar
gucrite l.. Wicker, Il. NJ. NJ. NJ, as
sisted by Miss Rose Heidcnreich. CON
tralto sOloist. The sisters carried their
part Of the Wusical program-a senior
piano-in aT excellent manner. Not
only are the two girls studying music
regularly. hut, in order to secure the
advantage Of this training, are MS is
the case with many young persons
dcsirous OF securing the proper in
strGction, working their way thru
school spending Poodly portion Of
their time as salesladleS in depart
mcut store there.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
Simple L0x0fiUe Remedy
Best for Constipation
DR.. CaidmeWs Syrup Pepsin
Care Satisfaction When
Nothing Else W0uid.

Nearly everyone, at one time or an
other suffers from constipation. or in
active bowels, and one Of the few CON
tlusions upon which the doctors hsrc o
ls that regularity uf the bowels is an
essential 70 good health
In the family medicine Ghost of
most well-ordcrcd households viii hc
found one or moro of the various .cm
cdios recommended for the rcli"f OF
constipation. In the minority of
homes today the combination OF sim
pie laxative herbs with pepNn knoWu
as Dr. Caldwcll's Syrup Pcpsin IT,
recognized AZ the standard laxative.
Druggists everywhere report con
hantly increasing demand for this
splendid remedy which is sold for 80
cents "A bottle
Mr. James Ash. l02 Green ST. cum
btrland. Md. wrote To pr. Caldwell
that he found Dr. Caldwelrs syrup
Icpsin the most effective remedy foi
constipation he had ever used and
that he always keeps bottle OF II o..
hand for use when necessary.
DR. Caldwell's syrup Pcpsln Is q
mild laxative, and does not gripc or
strain. but acts gently ana brings re-
lief IN an easy natural manner. IT,
freedom from opidtos or narcotic
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
The Calendar for "Wednesday.

Mrs. James Is. Digs is hostess Of
auction party.
Piano study club meets with Miss
Lynette Kimmons.
Meeting of Ecumenic club at IL
brary, Mrs. G. j. llindman. leader
Chapter n, +. r.. o., meets with
Mrs. Fred S. Clinton.
Mrs. Glenn McClelland, Wednes-
day Auction-Fve Hundred club
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
Marriage IiccuscA

CLAREMORE, okla, Jan. 23.-The
court clerk of Rogers county on Mon
day issued marriage license to
Homer a. Bf,lingslea and Miss Erna
Parker. both OF Inola. A license was
also recently issued to Robert r..
Brundage, age 46, and Mrs. Sue Il.
Willis, ~, both Of Cherokee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
Dinner I'artN.

M r. AND MRS JAMES II. COLE
NA entertained at dinner last evening
when they had a company Of matrons
and men as guests The table decora-
tons were a lovely centerpiece, and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
IRON MOUNTAIN EXTENSION
Wohld Have Line Routed Thru Col
linsyillc to Reach Tulsa.

CLAREMORE. Okla. Jan. est
is generally understood in Claremore
that the Iron Mountain railroad viii
within the next very few months be
gin the construction of u branch line
from its Coffeyville-Nan Buren, line
into the city OF Tulsa. 1t is not known
at just what point the line will branch,
Claremore or Oolagah. and a strong
effors is being put forth by the citi.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
Mcthodis,s to Build Parsonage

COMMERCE., okla, Jan. 23.-The
Methodist people of the town are now
engaged In raising money for the
building OF n parsonage. Work has
already been started on the building
and near $500 has been subscribed.
II will cost about $500.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
COMP\\IONSIiIP.

Certainly that which we treas
ure most in companionship with
an earthly friend Is not his
counsel or service; II is the
touch Of his soul upon our own;
it is the embrace Of his whole
being that wraps itself about our
whole being Brent.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24

Mrs Lucien L. Morrison has asked
n small party of matrons for luncheon
Informally this afternoon in honor of
the visit of Mrs. Charles +. Mobiles
mother, Mrs. J. NJ. Duncan of Kan
sas City 70 Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. h. NJ. Stover will
open their attractive new home to n
company Of Miss Mabel Clare Wits
friends for dancing party this
evening. There will be fifty guests.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24

danes J, Wise Brown, B. Myers. H. G.
Childs, Edward Argue. j. Childs. AL
len Bradshaw. william Rogers, W ".
watson, william Smith, r.. q. Rowcll
Dumbaugh, j, Conway. Misses Nadine
rlNmor' Nova Norton, Ella Rome,
Ruth iIanley Loona Kiser. Ruth
Payne. Josephine Irwin. Mae Taylor.
Hazel Hubbard. Ann Cornelius. Baker,
Humphrey. Terrossa Shields, Grace
Musick. Hazel Murray, Myrtle san
derson; Mossrs G. H. Baldwin, Bruce
McAllistcr Rex Watknson. Ray
Welch. +. j. Stigler. y. y. Burton,
Paul lverson, H. IIazlett f.. y.
Shriver, II. ". Ewing, J. NJ. Bellamy.
Ralph Moore, Ira Irwin. u. X. Jones.
Noel Fahncstock, Paul Wilson, A. Il.
Taylor. T., A. Hughes w r. Upton,
Zahn and Harry Robinson.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-24
Bonanza Dance February r.

The Bonanza clubs Valentine week
dance has been set for Tuesday
evening, February l3, at the Ohio
ballroom.