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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-09
Il Standing of the Teams.
ROOSEVELT ANXIOUS
TO RAISE 4 DIVISION

NEW YORK. April 9.--Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt issued state
mpnt here in which he de-
MED that "unwise precedent would
be created rs has been suggested,
in permitting him to raise divis-
ion for active service for the French
front.
'oThe American people, asserted
Colonel Roosevelt ARE united be-
hind the president in the determine
non to wage effective, aggressive
Var fer our rights and for the rights
of humanity and civilization. | be-
leve that our people now realize
that the system of universal military
saryice Is the only absolutely relia-
Bile system.
"ln addition, believe that the
American people desire that in the
immediate future we send abroad an
evolutionary force. 1t is an excel
lent and indispensable thing to
raise money fer and furnish supplies
far our allies. This, Of course, must
be done,
THE American people wish TO do
tbeir own fightiag. They do not
wish merely to pay others to fight
for them. They believe that we owe
II Ia ourselves and the national
aonor 10 send fighting force of at
laast an army corps under the Am
arican flag to the front at the earli-
aef possible moment. This army
corns should be commanded by one
If our first class regular major gen
erals IL might consist of three or
nerhaps only two divisions.
II have asked permission to raise
division, which would be in tbs
army CORPS and under its commander
M unwise precedent can possibly be
created permitting an ex-president
ns Tho United States, of previous mil
,,arv exnerienee, to raise such dl-
,.,sion and to serve with IL at the
front nnder the command of the
General who heads the army corps
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-09
FREE LECTURE To
BE GIVEN T0N|GHT
INTERESTING TsLKEa VIII,
GIVE SHORT LECTURE on
DENEREUx PLAYERS.
People of the City Invited to Trinit,
Tonight to Hear Pleasing speah-
er Tell of the Time, the
Place and Company.

IN preparation for the Devereuy
fiayers, who arc to appear at Trini-
y university on the afternoon ard
evening Of April Is, there will be
q special entertainment offered a;
the university auditorium tonight.
IL order to stimulate interest and
prepare the audience for nest
thorough enjoyment of the plays
Mr. Devereux is sending Mr. Will
Hutchins, who will lecture on the
plsys and their production in the
light Of the literature, art and life
OF the periods represented.
Among the more able lecturers
on the arts Of the stage. Mr.
Hutchins has earned a prominent
place. He brings to his platform
work an unusual training, both
academic and practical. His work
as student and critic is balanced by
professional experiences in every
department Of stagecraft, as play
wright, actor. stage manager and
producer. AS an artist ana critic
no less than as a stage manager
MI. Hutchins has fine grasp on
the more progressive developments
o. modern stage-craft. As lee
turer he speaks with unusual flu
ency and clearness with contag-
ioGs enthusiasm.
This instructive and interesting
lecturer is offering to the people
CT Waxahaehie without price. and
everyone will be cordially welcom-
ed at the lecture whether you in
tend to take in the plays next week
or not. Mr.. Hutehins will speak in
the university auditorium tonight
al s o'clock. Come out and learn
something. and be entertained al
the same time.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-09
For seIe by curlin's Two Drug stores.
petlte Is much better. 8
Mrs. Fink. said:

Petite is much better.
Mrs. Fink. said:
Il was sick all last summer and
I now feel better and stronger than
il months. no longer suffer from
the headaches | had so much"
Mrs. Wallis seemed to be espec-
cially delicate and had very weak
constitution and weak stomach.
Mrs. Wallis said
Gin only one week after taking
your medicine | began to feel great
" improved. ! feel very much
stronger. enjoy my meals more and
seem to rest better at night. ex-
pect to continue taking Tanlac."
In referring TO the above state
ments. Mr.. G. F. Willis, who is now
personally directing the Introduction
OF Tanlae throughout the south.
said:
GGHstuSE tue STATEMENTS vi
these old ladies the most remarkable
that have ever come under my OBJ
serFation. / do not hesitate to say
that | believe these endorsements TO
be the strongest that have ever
been received by proprietary
medicine of any character
Quoting from one of Mr.. Coopef's
lectures. Mr.. Willis said:
when people grow to a ripe Oh
eye, their digestive organs lack
vitality. and begin to act more
slowly and less effeetually than in
youth. The circulation becomes
poor, the blood gets thin, the appe-
tite fails and the digestion weak,
"Tanlac, the powerful reeonstrue-
tive tonic, is the ideal strengthened
and body builder for old folks, be
cause it Greatest q good healthy APP
petite. strengthens digestion. en-
riches the blood and in this natu-
raj manner builds up, strengthens
and inyigorates feeble, rundown
nervous people. and is an unfailing
source of comfort to the aged and
infirm,"
Tanlac is sold in Waxahachie by
Curlin's TWO Drug stores; in ennis
by Ennis Pharmacy; in Palmer By
Mcintosh & Son; in Italy b. Jen-
kins Drug Co; in Ferris by Cox
| d Nailoy; in Maypearl by Cavanoas
Drug Store; in Trumbuil by J. NJ
Davis & Bro; in Milford by O. h
Drug store; i'll Midlothian by ]. T.
Scweu and in Bristol By MnnEoe
, RCrriss. ~u'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-09
|YI ND LADIES ARE
RESTORED TO HEALTH
$50 Medicine AccompIisiles
wonderful Results In Treating
lnfjrmities of Old Age.
Ear the mast year or SO. several OF

For the past year or SO, several or
no more elderly ladies' of the Old
ladies, Home on Rutledge Pike.
Kpoxyille, Tenn, have been in
rsry feeble, delicate state of health,
soraaring at times on. what might
Il termed general decline.
Their failing health was due, no
iorbt, in a large measure, to the
rneral infirmities Of advanced age,
md although they received every
possible care and attention, they
seemed to be beyond the reach Of
lie treatment ordinarily administer
I'd in such cases.
At the suggestion OF Mrs. Culton,
lie matron of the institution, they
s0aeluded to try Tanlac and it was
happy decision indeed when they
Il Cid so. The reeonstruetive powers
Of The medicine were at once in evi-
aence, They began almost imme-
aately to feel better, eat better and
Esst better Since that time the
treatment has been continued with
the most astonishing and gratifying
results, but let them tell their own
stories in their own individual way.
tier statements are profoundly
Interesting.
Mrs, Houser was one of the first
70 use the medicine, and being al a
very advanced age, her trouble had
been mere persistent and difficult
% treat, perhaps than any of the
Oilers, Mrs. Houser SAID:
i have been in a very weak, nor
soas state for several years and
ave suffered principally from stom-
gu trouble. | would go for months
time without eating any solid
oOa and up to a short time ago,
spsht most Of my time in my room,
! was too weak to come down
sA'is' ate some corn bread ana
ware ribs for dinner today and they
ssaea to agree with me perfectly,
| have suffered no bad after
aTs whatever. The horrible head
.sass and nervousness are gone and
an feeling SO much better In every
say
mrs Martin, who WAS the next
. testify, said.
! have suffered a great deal
a'a Aafd, darting pains in my head
su' had stomach trouble. | hardly
~ nave a pain now, the catarrh
"aser troubles me and my an
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size got along with less. Postmaster
Winter informed them that there
are 1000 students at Kansas State
Agricultural College nust of the
year. that they are mostly poor boys
and that their mothers help them
reduce the cost Of living BY eend-
ing them cake and pie and baked
beans and things by parcel post.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-09

to impress on the farmers of Texas;
plant more food crops and raise
more beef. pork and poultry. Let
every farm household supply its own
table with everything possible, Plan
for another years supply. The sur
Plus will take care Of itself An
hour OF need is upon us.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-09
poor BOYS COLLEGE,
IN KANSAS MAKES TE0T-
Rf4E FOR posTsfa sTgi

MANHATTAN, Kan. April o.
Asked by the postoffiee authorities
at Washington TO explain why his
office needed SO much extra help
when those In towns Of the same.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-09
D q q . . = . = = = = = y . = .
D BASEBALL CALENDAR. .
y + q = q . = q o . = . . . = . =
TEXAS E.EAUI r..
Results Yesterday.

Dallas s, Waco }.
Shreveport s, Fort Worth 4.
Houston >, Beaumont 0.
Galveston s, San Antonio 0.
Where They Play Today.
Dallas at Weco.
Shreveport at Fort Worth.
Houston at Beaumont.
San Antonio at Galveston.
Standing OF the Teams.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
TO TAKE OPTION ON
THONPS0N'S COAL
Plans For Their Sale Were
Announced at Uniontown
Yesterday.

UN1ONToWN, Pa. June 15.-An.
nouncement was made yesterday by
the members Of the J. v. Thompson
Creditors committee that with the ap-
proval OF three-fourths Of the unse.
cured creditors and the extension Of
the secured claims for period Of
three years, the J. v. Thompson prop.
critics will be optioned for 80 days on
July 10 to Ralph j. Young Of st. Paul,
MINI, representative of the Hill In.
terests, for $4,000, 900, the option to
expire August II.
The plans for the sale Of the proper.
ties with mortgages, liens. taxes, obi.
cations, ETC., upon the payment Of 49,.
100000. stipulates the following terms:
$500,60O cash and upon transfer Of the
properties August 70; 100000 at the
expiration of12months and $500, 900 at
the end Of each skmonth period until
the total amount Is paid. The rate Of
interest on an deferred payments to
be per cent.
"A financial statement Of the Thomp.
son interests shows the assets to be
sec, 0SS, 06S.ss and. the liabilities $685.
946,532.
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.EA|RM0NT AUTO
TAX IS ILLEGAL
Road Commission Rules
Thus on Clerk Kern's
Inquiry.

CHARLESTON, June Is. - Cities,
towns and municipalities in West vir-
ginia are prohibited under the recent
ly enacted state road law from collect
ing any license tax on automobile We
hicles other than that on cars used for
commercial purposes within the mu-
nicipality, according to a ruling Of the
State Road Commission today. Even
the rates of special privilege tax is to
be fixed by the state commission.
Charleston, Wheeling, Huntington,
Clarksburg, Parkersburg and Fairnont
each will lose revenues Of $4,000 to $1O..
900 annually by reason Of the commits.
sion's ruling. Several municipalities
in the state acting on the theory that
since the new law did not specify their
laying a license tax had proceeded with
plans to collect this as in the past.
The state commission ruling was re-
,quested by A. J. Kern, city clerk Of
Fairmont. 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
Dinner TONIGHT FOR.
TRIANGLE WORKERS
It Will be Served Tonight by
the Young Women's
Department Of "Y"

A dinner will be served at the "Y"
tonight to the committees and others
who are to be actively engaged in the
Y. M. C. A. Red Cross campaign that
will begin next Mondays The dinner
will begin promptly at $3.50 o'clock
this evening and will be served by the
Young Women's Department of the
Y. M. c. A.
At this meeting the final plans for
the big campaign will be completed,
the committees given final instruc-
tons and the decks cleared for action.
The chairmen Of the various commit
tees, j. M. Hartley, A. G. Martin, w.
]. Wiegel, F. B. Pryor, J. Walter Bar
mes, DIR. ]. c. Broomfield, Miss Virgin
Ia Fleming and Mrs. John Gordon
Smyth are all experienced in this
work, realize the Importance of having
every member of the committee work
ing and have made every effort to get
the members of their respective com.
mittees out for the meeting tonight
and get them lined up for effective
work.
The campaign has been termed a
triangular campaign since its purpose
Ia threefold; the raising Of this city's
share Of the Army Y. M. @. A. fund,
the contribution to the Red Cross fund
and the establishment of fund suffi.
Gent to provide for the remodeling Of
the Y. M. G. A. building made neces.
sary by the organization Of a Young
Woman's Department.
The huge clock which is to keep the
city posted on the progress Of the cam
paign is about completed and Will be
ready for duty Monday morning. It
will be placed in front Of the Y. M. @.
A. building and each evening will in
dictate the gain which the Triple En-.
tente, Y. M. G. A, Y. w. G. A. and
Red Cross has made during the day.
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PLAY EXPERT FOR
THREE NINE TOWNS.
Miss Norma Cornwell Will
Have Charge at 1damay
Carolina and Watson.


Miss Norma Cornwell, who recently
completed a course in the Savage
School of Physical Training at New
York city, has ben secured by the
Employment Relationship department
of the Consolidation Coal company to
supervise the play grounds at ldamay,
Carolina and Watson and will assume
her new duties at once.
Miss Cornwell is thoroughly fitted
to handle the work for which she is
selected, having taken special work in
one of the best physical training
schools in the country, and the newly
established play grounds at the three
mining towns give promise Of being
great factors for good In the commune
ties.
The equipment Of the Fairgrounds
is very complete for small communi.
ties and includes a number Of the ever
popular swings and slides. The equip
ment Of the play ground at Monongah,
where B. Bailey, Of the West Virginia
university, has charge, is especially
complete and large sum OF money
has been expended to provide health.
full and properly supervised outdoor
sports for the young folks of the var.
ious mining towns.
The Employment Relationship de.
partment has secured another worker
in the person of Miss Helen Prichard
who is to conduct a kindergarten at
owens, one OF the mining towns of the
company. Miss Prichard lives at Man
nington but she will come here from
Washington where she has for some
months been studying kindergarten
work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
GERMAN AGENTS
BUY Milk IN us.
Pick Up Canned Article in
Small Quantities in Re
tail Stores.
fBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June Is. - Large
quantities Of condensed or evaporated
milk have been bought recent at retail
by German agents and shipped to Ger.
many through neutral ports the De-
partment of Commerce was informed
today by the War committee OF con.
densed milk industry. Fearing detec-
ton if they purchased from manufac-
tursrs Of jobbers, the German agents
have canvassed retail stores and pald
retail prices. In some communities
where milk producers were OF German
descent, dealers have been told milk
purchases we're intended for Germany,
1t is said.
Buying operations have been report
ed in New York, Illinois and Oklahoma
and shipments were made to Genoa,
Italy and Norwegian and Danish ports
where ordinarily little American milk
is bought. The milk manufacturers war
committee will seek to aid the govern.
ment in preventing future shipments.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15

Dean Of Fair1nont's
Pastors to Celebrate
REV. w. j. EDDY HAS BEEN At
FIRST BAPTIST TWENTY
YEARS

The congregation Of the First Bap-
fist church will on Sunday celebrate
the twentieth anniversary Of the pres
ent,pastor. Rev. W. ]. Eddy. In point
of service, Rev. Eddy is the Oldest min
lister Of the city and his church has
made rapid strides during his pas
torate.
twenty years ago, the church had a
membership of 121, and today the
membership list stands at $50. In
the twenty years the church had taken
into membership more than a 1000
persons. OF the 121 members twenty
years ago, only SO have retained their
membership in this church, and Of the
"a charter members Of the church at
its organization, II are now members
of the church.
On the occasion Of the celebration
Clyde Kinsey OF New York, baritone,
will render two solos at the morning
service and the pastor will deliver
special sermon. Mr.. Knsey is a
member Of the church and a son Of
the late Rev. George Kinsey. The pub
lie is invited to attend the services.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
BELGIUM DRIVE
DEVELOPING INTO
BIG OFFENSIVE
May Turn Out to be One of
the Wars Most I1npor-
tant Campaigns.

The British campaign in Belgium
gives signs of developing into one of
the most important Of the war.
The Germans are apparently unable
to resist the pressure being constantly
applied to them and are being forced
back at a comparatively rapid rate.
Today brings announcement OF an,
other considerable advance by the
British in this area. They attacked
last night in the region south and
east of Messines and on both sides
Of the Ypres. Confines canal, gaining all
the objective and capturing one big
gun and several machine guns with
$50 prisoners. The front line In the
British offensive movement extends
for the distance of about seven miles
from the village Of Klein Ztllebeke,
south to River Warnave.
Signs of probably further retreat OF
the Germans are not wanting. Cores.
pondents report the withdrawal of
German big guns in the area east and
southeast Of Messines to the extreme
limit OF their range.
The British artillery command OF the
situation seems to be almost wholly
responsible for this Sand the other
yielding tendencies Of the Germans.
British big guns secured their advan.
tage when Messines ridge, the only
commanding eminence in the region,
was stormed at the opening Of the Of.
fensive.
General Haig's dispatches have in.
Dictated that important developments
might be expected to grow out Of the
offensive in Belgium and his predic.
ton appears to be in the way Of being
made good.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
Begin Probe on
High Food Prices

WASHINGTON. June 15.-The Fed.
eral Trade commission began today its
investigation into the cause Of advanc-
ing food prices, The inquiry will be q
part Of the food survey to be undertak.
en- by the Department Of Agriculture
when the administration food bills are
passed and information developed will
be turned over to the new food admin
istration to be created under bill.
The commission will go first to the
meat packing industry.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
Germans Admit the
Losses in Belgium
fBs Associated Pressl

BERLIN, June 15.-Retirement Of
German forces at two points on the
front in Belgium is reported in to-
days official statement The Ger
mans were ~ .ssed back by the British
between Hol!ebeke and the region of
the River Douve and also southwest of
Warneton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
City Hall Notes

All fires were lighted at the city hall
this morning, the middle Of June bring
ing in October weather with chilling
winds. Windows which had been left
open to carry the fragrant breezes
from Coal run through the offices were
closed today and all employees sought
comfort close the Pickering gas burn.
ers. The fire department dogs which
since spring have been scampet'ing
about in the street in front Of the de.
partment were snug behind the large
barrel shaped stoves. Fire depart
ment loafers slept and checkers took
the place of daily baseball passing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
MORE lax RlLL CHANGES.

WASHINGTON. june 15.-An in.
come tax exemption allowance Of 5000
for each dependent child Of taxable
parent and q reduction Of the two cent
stamp tax on bank checks to,one cent
we're decisions reached today by the
Senate Finance committee revising the
war tax bill.
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NEXT LOAN IN THE FALL.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-secretary
McAdoo, announcing the oversubscrip.
ton Of the s2,oOo,ooo,oOo offering Of
the loan, today said he did not think
there would be another offering of the
remaining three billion authorized by
Congress before fall.
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WAR BUDGET BILL SIGNED.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-President
Wilson today signed the three billion
dollar budget bill which carries appro-
priation for the new army and other
war preparations.
II was the largest single appropria-
ton measure ever enacted by any gov
ernu,ent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15

Dory Rolls, the city hall hall janitor,
tWhom Mayor Anthony Bowen asks
permission each time he wants to leave
the office, according to the mayors
statement to the Board Of Affairs at
the last meeting) is cleaning house in
genera1eatsthe city building. He has
sevcraLcolored helpers and everything
washable is being washed and every
speck Of dirt Is being forced from its
hiding place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
NOTICE.

* IA meeting ,of the depositorssof Thu
Citisans Dollar Savings Bank Of Fair
mont will be held In the court house
Saturday, June 16, ats3 oclociCpem.
By order Of the Depositors' commit
81 n .. ABBAT1CC CHIC, Secretary.
j. HOLT, Chairman.
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Worst Month for the
Poor Since War Began
fBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Retail
food prices in United sttaes jumped
on an average Of nine per cent be-
tween March IL and April is as shown
in statistics compiled by the labor de.
;partment. twas the sharpest advance
in any one month since the beginning
u the European war.
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FINAL FIGURES
FORFA|RMONT ON
LIBERTY LOAN
n ~
Seven Hundred and Eighty
One Thousand, Five Hun
dred and Fifty.
ARE 1000 SUBSCRIBERS
Subs criptions Here Were in
Excess Of the Sum
Looked For. !.
ARE $4,000 SUBSCRIBERS

Bankers today claim the allotment
for Fairmont Of the Liberty Loan fund
was over subscribed In the city about
100 per cent. They figured about
$4,000 for Fairmont, estimating
100000 for the county. Fairmont
comes to the front with total sub.
scription of 1871, $50 and it is under
stood that several came too late, the
closing time being noon today. The
figures as estimated in some cases
and as compiled in others are the fol-
lowing:
National Bank Of Fairmont.. $552, 05O
Peoples National Bank. .... 100000
Fairmont Trust Company. 74,500
Home Savings Bank. ....... $4,000
Monongahela Bank ......... 10000
1Os1A ......sss zee. .s . s's - p o4,oOV
Persons who came late and figured
their small subscriptions Of $50 and
500 may be thrown out are mistaken,
for these will be recorded first and the
larger subscriptions will follow. An
estimate Of the number Of subscribers
is said to be 1000 scattered in all
parts of the city.
The Liberty Bond Bureau of Tie
Hartley's department store which be-
gan to place subscriptions early in the
campaign, and was one Of the most i'm
portant educational forces here, took
subscriptions amounting to $14.650,
al Of which have been placed In vari.
Gus banks over the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
BRITISH LOSE A CRUISER.

LONDON, June is. = Tho British
armed merchant cruiser Avenger was
torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea
IN Wednesday night All but one were
saved.
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Liberty Bonds Above
Par in Baltimore
By Associated Press,

BALTIMORE, June 15.-The Liber-
II loan was traded in on stock ex.
charge. here today at 101h on first
sales. other:salesswere made at 1o1.
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Harrison needs salesladies at,once,
steady positions to those who qualify.
Apply today between and 6 p. M,
Saturday between and 10,a. m.-Adv.