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SPECIAL NOTICES

refunded to all bidders upon the re-
turn of the plans and Specifications in
good order, and to all other contrac-
tors returning same before the date
on which bids are received.
A certified check for the sum Of
Five Thousand ($5,0OOO0) Dollars,
payable ITO the Treasurer of the
City of Fairmont, West Virginia, "
must accompany each proposal. Each
proposal, accompanied by its certified
check payable to the City of Fair
mont, must be enclosed in sealed
envelope and be endorsed Proposal
for the construction Of Coal Run
Bridge" and must be delivered to AL
bert j. Kern, City Clerk, City Hall,
Fairmont, West Virginia
A satisfactory sarety company's
bond for Sixty (60%) per centum Of
the estimated contract price will be
required Of the contractor to whom
the work Is awarded.
Monthly estimates Of the value of
the work done and materials deliver
ed will be made on or about the
first of each month, and payments
amounting to ninety (9O% per cen
tum of such estimates will be payable
on or about the 18th day of each
month.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
By order Of the Board Of Affairs.
ALBERT ]. KERN,
July 5-12 City Clerk.
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American RltllIessi1eSS8

such a violent change IN our attitude
as to the rights Of neutrals that We
have adopted It only as a last resort
That We have been forced to adopt
1t and virtually say to the neutral ma
tons, Eight with us Or eat with Ger
many" Is due in great measure to the
cowardice and cupidity Of the neutraIa
themselves.
Germany has stood and is standing
over them with the threat Of the mail.
ed fist II they do not help feed her
And at the same time she threatens
she attempts with unheard-of prices
for what she wants.
AS soon as Uncle Sans embargo
gets into good working order there
not only will not be any surplus food
in the neutral countries; there will
actually be such a food scarcity that
they will all have to 90 on ration
basis.
For America and her allies are not
going to permit the people Of the
neutral nations to eat three square
meals a day at the allies expense IN
less these nations earn this right BY
joining them In the war against Ger
man autocracy.
1t is not considered at all unlikely
in diplomatic circles here that Amer
ica's embargo policy will force the
neutrals one by one into the wal
against Germany.
It Is agreed that the neutral states
men will very soon see that this is
literally world war in which every
nation must choose one side or the
other and bear its full share Of the
burden or be crushed between the two
great contending forces. There is not
one of the neutrals that is anywhere
near seltsustaining from the stand
point of food. They are all absolute
ly dependent on the allies for theil
surplus and to great extent for the
shipping TO bring 1t to them.
The situation Of such neutrals as
Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Nor
way is, to say the least unenViable.
What the future may have in store
for them no man can even guess.
But then, so far as that goes, the
same may be said Of the belligerent
nations.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF SALE

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE OF SALE
Pursuant to decree u the Circuit
Court Of Marion county, West Virgin
ia, entered on the 4th day Of June,
1917, in the chancery cause of E. w.
Howard and L. d. Howard, practising
medicine as Doctors E. w. and l.. D.
Howard, who sue on behalf of them
selves and all other lien creditors Of
]. E. Shuttlesworth, plaintiffs against
Joshua E. Shuttlesworth and others,
Defendants, therein pending, the un.
dersigned Special Commissioner will
on Saturday, the 4th day of August,
1917, at two o'clock, P. NJ, offer for
sale, and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, or bidders, at the Front
Door of the Court House Of Marion
County, West Virginia, all OF the fol.
lowing described real estate, situate
in the City of Fairmont, in the Coun-
ty Of Marion, and State Of West Vir-
ginia, that is to say: Lot No. Is, in
Block No. II, fronting on Buffalo Ave
nue. 40 feet and extending back 100
feet to an alley in the Bellview
Heights addition to said city of Fair
mont, excepting therefrom all The coal
and mining right in and under said
property, aud being the sans proper
ty which was conveyed unto the said
defendant, Joshua y. Shattlesworth,
by the Bellview Imrro ,omeut Com,
pany. a corporation. by deed bearing
date February 1S, 1870, and Of record
ic the Office of the Clerk Of the Coun.
t. Court of Marion COMFY, West 1ir.
g'nia, in Deed Book no 1853, at Page
Terms Of Sale.
One.thirl part thereof, or as much
more as the purchaser may elect 10
Eay. cash in hand on day Of sale, and
Ch9 residue in two equal instalments.
payable in one and two years respec.
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THE STORY OF FRANCE

victorious against the foes that had
menaced France during the reVolu'
After recognizing and centralizing
the government, Napoleon again TOOK
the field. By 1901 he had extended
Frances boundary to. the Rhine. In
1904 he became emperor, ending the
first French republic.
In 1906, Napoleon took the title OF
King Of Italy, brought Austria, Russia
and Prussia to terms and started a Sc
ries Of blockades against England, US
ing the united strength Of all Europe
to do it. He attained the height OF his
power in 1900, when he again defeated
the Austrians and had Spain and Por-
tugal under his rule.
Spain caused his downfall. While
Napoleon strove to defeat Russia, the
Spanish people revolted against him.
His disastrous campaign against Rus
STA in 1912 was a signal for Europe's
revolt and Napoleon's surrender on
March 30, 1878.
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The West virginlan is on sale ev'
cry evening at the following places:
UNION NEWS CO.. Street Car Sta
ton and B. & o. Station.
WATSON BUILDING NEWS STAND,
Main entrance Watson Building.
FA1RMoNT NEWS co. 1241z Main
Street.
CLYDE s. HOLT. Main Street.
MORAN & PRUNTY, corner Bridge
and Water streets.
]. H. M'CLosKEY, corner Sixth and
Locust avenue.
A. G. MARTIN, Main street.
HAMILTON DRUG co, corner Tenth
and Virginia avenue.
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rREvEY NuTTER,
7-12.ls-2s-1-s,2
"a Tha peopIes National Bank Of

10 The Peoples National Bank of
Leesburg, Leesburg, Virginia.
You win take notice that at special
term Of the Circuit Court Of Marion
county, west virginia. to be held on
the 18th day of July, 1917, l shall move
to have the Clerk Of the County Court
of Marion county. West Virginia, re-
lease a certain judgment in your ia
yor against E. G. Frame, Charles l.
Simms and the undersigned, said judg-
ment rendered on the 9Th day of Au-
gust, 1908, for $1O,5O2.6S, with interest
and cost, by the Circuit Court Of Ma
rion county, West Virginia, and which
said judgment you have heretofore
been requested to release and have
refused to do so. Said motion to be
made to release said judgment in so
far as it affects the Undersigned, or
any Of the defendants who are, or may
be, entitled thereto.
This July 9th, 1917.
1912 CHAs. E, HAwKER.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FOLDING FRUIT CRATES = BusheI
size. Big stock for quick delivery.
Order now for future needs and have
them ready when wanted. Handiest
crate made. Folds into small space.
rite for catalogue We sell the Clark
Double Disk Cuteway Harrow. Big.
gest selling harrow in West Virginia.
Dies double the work with half the
labor. Hedges & Oyster Co., Lumber
port, W. Va w.t8.29 NO. 2399
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lCE. OIL AND Gas.

3 on the Jacob Myers farm. It y 10
Gated on Turtle Tree Fork and was
shot in the fifth sand, developing a
fair gas pressure. In Terrible dis
trict the South Penn OIL company is
starting No. 5 on the G. w. Albright
farm.
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, July 12.-Newly institut'
ed war emergency curbs on trading Al
Kansas city and st. Louis, together
with prospective additional check on
transactions here brought about much
nervousness yesterday in the corn
market. After breaking all high-price
records for the season, quotations
closed unsettled at Is to 2Ac, net ad'
vance, with September 1914 to 15s&
and December 1915 to 1217s. Wheat
finished half of to a like advance at
2OS July and 1919 September. Oats
gained nc to 21sc and provisions we're
unchanged to 10c lower.
Ar+icler 0nen Close
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SPECIAL NOTICES

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. \
REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE
Eairnnnnt. West Virginia.

E6lTmOuCI WSbL NEI6Au4d'
Sealed proposals for the Construc-
ton Of a reinforced concrete bridge,
over Coal Run, in the City Of Fair
mont, west Virginia, will be received
by the Board of Affairs Of said City
at the Office of the City Clerk until
1900 o'clock a. NJ, July 90, 1917, at
which time and place the proposals
will be opened and tabulated.
Copies Of the plans and specihca-
lions, including form Of proposal,
may be obtained BY contractors, at
the office Of A. L Lehman, oom'r Of
Streets, etc, City Hall, Fairmont
West Virginia, or at the office Of
Shrewsbury B. Miller, City Engineer
Fairmont, West Virginia ,or at the
office Of the Concrete Steel Engineer
ing Company, Designing Engineers,
Park Row Building New York City,
upon making 4 deposit Of Ten
tS1oo0) DoilatSi which sum % ID
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FOR SALE

FIfcHIE coUNf9 LAND FoR SALE
1850 acres on Hughes River, 2Iz miles
below Cairo, w. Va Good CRAVINGS,
some meadow, some timber and or
chards. room house, barn and out
buildings. Some OF land grown up.
Good show for oil and gas, and is
under lease. Will sell for $35O0,OO
With one.fourth Of oil and gas.
Terms 1.S cash, balance on time.
Would take town property in live
town, or small truck farm near good
town to the amount of one'fourth
Of the value of land, timber for 1907
VOC feet lumber
1874 acres on Cabin Run OF Hughes
river, 21s miles from Petroleum, W..
Va, mostly in woods. Some timber,
good show for oil and gas, and under
lease. Price without oil and gas rights
100000; with one-fourth Of oil and
gas, $4,000. Terms one-third cash,
balance on time. Would take one
third value in town preptry or truck
and garden farm near town.
For further particulars, call on or
address S. Steele Cox, West Union, w.
Va, or Geo. C. Cox, % TANNERS St.,
Sharon, Pa.
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ReauEng every family Famon vicinity American
display patriotic holidays have limited
readers rduus small spite Of the tact that the
All need do ts
the above concutvey numbered present them e
office with 9s the dag Tea
exta TO- mailing II not called oJs
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missed from the guards he at once
sought his bride and held reunion
which was rudely interrupted by the
appearance Of the second victim with
officers who placed the lass in jail
to give the juvenile court an oppor-
tunity to tuzzle over the matter
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tiyeiy nom the date % baIe, win III
terest thereon from said date, the pur'
chaser executing his own certain OBJ
Iigahons therefor, each bearing date
.of saIe; and payable insone and two
wears amer date respectively, with In
.tsrest from date and with good per
sond security thereon, To be APPROX
ed BY the undersigned Commissions
and as a, further security, the said
Special Commissioner viii retain q
vendors Lien upon the property sold
to secure the payment Of said deterr'
ed instruments Of the purchase money
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of July, 1917.
TREvEY NUTTER,
Special Commissioner.
NV. S. Black, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Marion County, West Virgin
ia. do hereby certify that the above
named Special Commissioner has ex'
ecnted bond in the sum Of Two Thous-
and Five Hundred Dollars, with Sc
curity approved as sufficient by me-
Conditioned by the faithful perform
ance Of his duties under said decree
and otherwise conditioned according
law W. s. BLACK,
Clerk of Said Court.
11o,oOe.1-a1
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officers who placed the lass IN jan
to give the juvenile court an oppor-
tunity to tuzzle over the matter.
A courtship Of only one day dura-
ton and which ended in a marriage
rather than in an impact from a num-
Der ten boot is the story told by the
Martinsburg World Of Miss Ruth Sic
ding and Lewis W. Sponseller, who
became engaged on Friday, the girls
birthday and were married on Satur-
day. The two were quietly married
at the u. 3. patronage and left at
once for Baltimore on a wedding trip.
School attendance in West Virgin
ia is declared by The state department
Of schools to be very unsatisfactory.
In an effort to stir boards Of educa-
ton throughout the state into action
to secure better results next year,
the following urgent appeal has been
made to them! "The taxpayers OF the
state are paying for the education OF
all children, but only little more than
half of them are in regular attend
ance at the schools. Boards Of edu-
cation are urged to seek diligently
to find good truant officers. II one
fails to act, then appoint another.
Som woman makes the best
truant officer. You must remember
that thousands Of children for which
the boards of education are respon.
sible are growing up in ignorance
State officials believe that when
A. D. Williams, chairman Of the state
road commission, hit upon the plan of
asking each owner Of an automobile
in West Virginia 10 give any sugges.
ton he might have for the improve.
ment of the roads Of the state, he
adopted the most effective way posi-.
BILE to create a strong sentiment to
back the work Of the commission. The
receipt by the commission Of over a
hundred letters a day recently con.
tanning such suggestions has added
great fund of information on condi'
lions of roads in various parts of the
state, all of which Is being filed 70.
future reference.
To determine, If possible, to what ex
tent college athletics may be conduct
ed when the school year begins this
fall, athletic officials Of West Virgin
Ia University will, within the next 8
weeks, communicate with all students
who took any part ii last years activ-
tiles to learn whether they intend re-
turning to the university for the 1871
IS season. Although 1t is realized
the war situation will make deep In
roads on the schools athletic "tim-
ber," faculty members are hopeful 1t
will be possible to fill out the various
teams playing schedules. While 1t
will doubtless prove necessary to
shorten the basketball and baseball
season engagements, instructors be-
lieve the football schedule can remain
intact. Through a careful canvas Of
athletic ability available through pros.
pective students It is planned to
recruit" the various university squads
If military enlistments threaten SO.
riously to weaken any Of the school
lineups.
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SAVE THIS COUPON
AMERICAN FLAG COUPON
NUMBER 70

Present three consecuvey numbered at the office
vgnan with 9S cash and get beautiful Flag 6 tee
With sewed stripes guaranteed fast coors
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SPECIAL NOTICES

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The undersigned, Floyd Stalnaker,
who resides at Annabelle, in Marion
County, West Virginia, and who Is en-
ployed as a Waterman and payroll
guard for the -Four States Coal Com
pany, at its mines, will apply to the
circuit court Of Marion county, West
Virginia, at the court house of said
county, on Monday July 16, A. D., 1917,
for license to carry a revolver during
the ensuing year.
Given under my hand this 9Th day
.ot July, A. D., 1917.
.T6-10t FLOYD STALNAKER.
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HORSES. CATTLE. ETC.

aUhoGoJ VA1 IhE'J G4V'
FOR SALE-Horse. harness, buggy,
wagon; bargain. Inquire by Bell
phone straight's store, Grays Flats.
6.27.tf.2519
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TRY A WANT AID
HOW TO ANSWER
WANT ADS
Telephones

Bell 11O5 Con. $50.
In answering blind ads in
The West Virginian classified
columns, please be careful to
use the precise address given in
the adv. Write the address
plainly. Letters brought to The
West Virginian Office DO not re.
nuire stamps. Always inclose
your answers in sealed enve-
lopOS. Advertisers or others In.
curing about . classified ad.
aust designate the ad, number
at the end Of the ad., as we have
no other means Of referring
to 1t
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HOUSES WANTED

wANTED-At once, furnished house.
Apply W. J. Wlegel, West virginian
office. 7.9.3t.2562
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-09-06

ton, extends an invitation to make
use of any Army Y. M. c. A. building
tent or hut, to enjoy its privileges
and advantages and to find there
always friendly interest, a warm
and cordial welcome, writing paper
and envelopes, reading matter,recre-
alton and all that will help to make
men away from home happier and
better physically, spiritually, men
tally and morally.
The Y. M. C. A. is there to form
connecting link to help both the
parent and the soldier. 1t is the on
ly mobile institution in the midst
OF war preparation to turn its atten-
ton in friendly manner to the
comfort and entertainment of the
men in khaki. 1t aims to help them
in every way possible. Its influ-
ence is for good at all times.
To every man entering the new
national army from this community
the Dispatch has been requested to
extend hearty, cordial invitation
to make use of all the facilities of
the Army Y. M. C.. A. which they
will find awaiting them wherever
they may be sent. This assurance
of welcome and the request that the
Dispatch extend it to the men of
this community, comes from Mr.. F.
A. McCarl, the executive secretary
Of the national war work council of
the Y. M. C. A. for the western de-
partment.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-09-06
HoNoRING OUR SOLDIERS.

Last Friday evening the Red Gross
gave most successful and enjoy
able reception in honor of the four
soldiers-elect selected from our
town. The school lawn was we'll
lighted by the system of wiring fur
nished by the city Lighting Compa-
ny. The school building entrance
was draped over with large Amer
lean flag and the interior, where
refreshments were served, lighted
with red, white and blue bulbs.
The program of the evening be-
gan with a piano solo by Miss Mae
Rose. The next number was vocal
solo rendered by Miss Routh. Fol
lowing Miss Routh, Mrs. Hancock
(Sr.) gave a Civil War reading
which was enthusiastically encored.
The Emmanuel Double Male Quartet
came next with special arrange
ment of "The Battle Hymn of The
Republic" This was followed with
short address by Rev. Faucette,
of Emmanuel church. The Ladies
Trio from the Coulee City Presby-
terrain church, consisting of Mrs. w.
J. Jones and Misses Mabel and
Elizabeth Jones, next gave a well
received number. Mr.. Homer Harris
followed the trio with a we'll exc
cuted violin solo. Mrs. Walter Math-
is next sang Japanese song. Fol
lowing Mrs. Mathis came Misses
Mabel and Elizabeth Jones who sang
a patriotic number exceptionally
we'll. The last number was chorus
by the Emmanuel Choir. Every
number was we'll received and ever
y one enjoyed the evening immense
ly.
After the programme refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served
in the school dining room by young
ladies of the Red Cross most be-
comingly dressed in the Red Cross
uniforms. If the nurses at the front
wear uniforms like our girls wore
that night there wont be nearly so
much effort at recruiting in the fut-
ure is our Judgment. da
The Red Cross Society is to be
complimented upon it's work and
patriotism. 1t is most important
movement and one that will deserve
large share of the credit when the
war is won.
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j + 80 + - i.
+ EMMANUEL PRESBYTERIAN i.
+ CHURCH. j.
+ + I. + + + + + i i + + + i i j. !.

"Hagar and Sarah" or "The Great
A]legory" will be the subject of
Sunday mornings sermon at 1mman-
uel Are We still under the law? is
question that many Christians are
concerned about. he morning SER
mon will give Gods final statement
with regard thereto.
At the evening hour-changed to
7:45 o'clock-the pastor will speak
on "a Roman Governors Tremen-
dous Question" The most startling,
the most important question ever
propounded. Tho there are but elev-
en- words in the question it remains
today the all-important issue. There
will be special music by the choir
and also number by the male quar-
tet.
Wednesday evening the study of
the Seven Judgments will be contin-
ued. The fourth of the series "The
Judgment of Fallen Angels" will be
the subject Wednesday evening next.
Please bring Bible.
Saturday evening the usual street
meeting. The pastor wishes to ex-
press his sincere appreciation of the
help of the Christian people who
are assisting in the singing on the
street.
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LOCAL. BREVI7IES 5
Short Items that may not be of any 5
Interest to- you but are to Someone else 5
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mrs. Alice Jones went to Hartline
Monday morning.
Art Elliott of Hartline was a call
er here Wednesday.
DR.. Cox of Hartline was Coulee
City visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. F. H. Fisk returned home
Sunday night from a few days visit
in Spokane.
Dr.. Gregg spent few days in
Spokane This week returning home
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Clyde Gilbert left last Sat
urday morning for Almira to have
some dental work done.
Miss Elizabeth Davis is leaving
this week to take charge of her
school north of Hartline. :
The Woman's Association of the
Coulee Presbyterian church met to-
day with Mrs. E. ]. Guenther.
S. A. SERVER and Mr. McLandress
motored to Soap Lake Wednesday
returning Thursday morning.
Miss Mabel Jones is working at
the Coulee City Leader this week
during the absence of Miss Smith.
]. S. Cutlip left Wednesday morn.
ing for Stephens county where he
will remain for a few days on bust
ness.
If you don't attend the dance at
Gregg's hall Saturday night you will
miss one of the best times of the
season.
C.. A Stapleton and E. L. Barrows
motored to Spokane this morning
on business. They will return to-
morrow.
L. B. Wright and daughter Margar-
ct motored over from Mansfield Mon
day returning home the following
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Box drove ov-
er to Ephrata Tuesday where Mrs.
Box had very annoying tooth eX-
tracted
Mrs. A. B. Bennett and daughter,
Betty, returned home last Friday
night from several weeks stay at
Hayden Lake.
Mrs. Chas. Embury returned home
last Friday evening after being alb
sent for few month with her peo-
pie in the east.
Mrs. F. w. Mccain and daughter
Florence and Wade Purcell left Tu
esday morning for Spokane to at
tend the fair.
D. w. Jones received a carload
of FordS this week but are all sold
now. A recent report from the
food conservation committe says
that tho statistics show that cattle
and pork are decreasing in number
in the northwest, the number of
Fords are steadily climbing upward
A very enjoyable evening was
spent last Thursday night by sever
al from Coulee City at "weenie
roast" They drove down in the
WEIGH truck Those present were:
Misses Loudon, Lila Parry and Gail
Walker: Mesdames VIM. Pyles, r. E.
Brindle, Kruger and o. A. Welch.
Messrs C. Ham, w. O. Straight, w.
E. Lamb, Ephriam Wilson, George
Parry, H. Larrimore, VIM. Pyles and
Mr.. Kruger The party was in hon
or of Miss Loudon who left the fol-
lowing morning for her home.
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THE Y. M. c. A. AND THE SOLDIER

To the men of the new national
army and to the fathers, mothers,
relatives and friends of these men
called to the service of their coun-
try, the Army Y. M. C. A., through
the national war work council of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-