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New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
GREEK KING TAKES OATH. Citizens Cheer as Alexander Moves
 Through Streets

Athens, Aug. 6.-King Alexander yesterday took the oath of office amid great pomp and ceremony. Preceded by troop of soldiers the King, in a carriage drawn by four horses, pro- ceeded from the palace to the hall of the Chamber of deputies through streets lined with cheering citizens
 Reaching the chamber at 1O:3O o'clock. the King was met by parlia- mentary committee, the Council of ministers, and the clergy and escorted to the legislative hall, which was pro- fusely decorated with flowers and na- tional flags The diplomatic corps was present in full dress and the chambe was filled with deputies, ministers, and guests.
 The King wore the white uniform Of a general, with numerous decorations. His entrance was the signal for hearty cheers, which he acknowledged with graceful bows. As he remained stand ing to take the oath Premier Venizelos was at his right and the president of the chamber at his left. The oath was taken upon Bible handed him by the officiating bishop of the Greek church. As this portion of the ceremony was concluded the hall rang with cries of Long live Alexander!' Long live the constitution" and Long live Venize- los!"
 King Alexander then read the speech from the throne on the future attitude of Greece toward the belN gerent powers. He was again cheered at the conclusion of his speech. then leaving the chamber and returning to the palace.
 The ceremony was carried out with- out incident. >~.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
Steel Donates Medal.

Police Commissioner Howard M. Steele has donated a handsome medal to the committee in charge of the sixth annual picnic of the P. O. s. of A. The medal will be awarded by the committee to the winner of the prize shooting contest of the picnic which will be held at Whitman's grove, Berlin, on the 25th of August A large American flag has been do- mated by Sergeant Burgeson and there are many other prizes which will be contested for. This evening there wilt be an important meeting of the George W. Corbin commandery at which plans for the picnic will be completed. One of the features of the outing will be a baseball game between the commandery here and the commandery in Bristol. A num- Der of other events will be staged and the outing will last practically the whole day from a. m. to early even- ing.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
Principle Over All.

In vindicating the rights of our itizens against Germany's bru- ality, it may cost us millions of Ives and there are those who tould emphasize the discrepancy
 etween the loss of 200 American yes by Germany's overt act ct against us and the sacrifice of
 million in resenting 1t. This is l, ignore principle and make a ation's conduct in defending its .ghts and upholding its honor nd protecting it's citizens depen- ent upon the question of how luch does it cost"
 HOWARD TAFT.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
Artillery Observers.
H. GRIMES,
 S65 Stanley St.
(Sclentific American)

- \o~i0lIluC Amer1Can.)
 Arlilerh observation is one of the iiios' llhportant branches of the ser wee. So indispensable is the airman in coilhectloh with modern artillery that a noted authority recently stated that if one side had airplanes while the other had none the war would have been over in six months.
 Pilots and observers work in con- Junction With a battery. They arrange beforehand with the general staff Just where that battery is to operate If they are ordered to seek out an enemy battery that may be lodged in some concealed position, the pilot maneu- Vers ahout under the instructions of the observer until the battery is spotted, Whereupon it's position is s1gnalled back by means of a wireless set to the battery commander
 After notifying his battery to open fire the observer hangs over the posi- ton at height of say six thousand feet to avoid the trajectory of the shells passing beneath his machine; and as the shells burst near the position under fire, the observer noti- fes his battery how short or how far ahead or how much to either side the shells aer falling. The observer then OTuerS the pllOl to proceed over the next position, and the operation is re- peated. When the work is completed the airmen are ordered to return by means of signals in the form of can vas strips placed on the ground.
 All the while the observer is direct ing artillery fire his machine is being subjected to intence bombardment by anti-tircraft guns, which are firing shrapnel shells by the hundreds. Fly ing fragments of shrapnel are all about the airm en-beneath them, all around them and above them. For three hours at times the airmen must endure this intense bombardment, and there is no telling at what moment the tail of the machine or some other vital part may be blown away, or when the machine may become wrapped in flames. The work is' most dangerous and nerve racking, and most of the pilots shutter after going through this ordeal. Some have been known to be unable to screw a nut or bolt, due to nervous ailment.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
ARTICLES OF FAITH
 FOR GERMAN PRESS
Editors Asked to Sign Statement
 DenounCing AutocraCy

New York, Aug. 6.-The National Security League of 31 Pine street an- nounced yesterday that it has asked the editors of 450 German-American newspapers to subscribe to the fol- lowing Confession of Faith"
 '1. I believe that the objects of America in this war are noble and unselfish, and square with the highest aims of morality and religion.
 "2. believe that the aims of Ger many in this war are sordid. selfish and opposed to the principles of hu- man liberty.
 "3. I believe that the statements of the German monarch and of his prime minister as to German aims and purposes in the war have been false and hypocritical.
 "A. I believe that the methods sanctioned by the German govern ment and rulers in this war are bru- tai, barbarous and revolting to civil- ized thought
 "5. I believe that the preservation of human liberties, of the ideals of civilization and of morality depend upon our victory in this war.
 '6. I believe that we cannot win this war alone, and that our own fu- luT6 duQ dll LIldL we SCTlVe TOT IS 1n- separably bound up with the success of our allies.
 "7. I believe that the peace of the world cannot rest on any contract made with perjurers and that our own preservation and the accomplish ment of our objects in the war re- quire the permanent effacement of the present German dynasty and a radical change in the present system of German government.
 B. l believe that the war must continue until this result is achieved by military victory of ourselves and allies or by revolution within the German nation.
 "9. I believe that there can be no qualified allegiance to the United States and the principles for which it is struggling. Those who do not support the war whole -heartedly can- not claim to be wholly loyal"
 This action by the league is due, it says, to failure to get satisfactory responses to its proposal to the Ger man-American Alliance and similar organizations that they give a public pledge that they are with the United States in the war. Some answers to that proposal, made public yesterday by the league, are what it calls abusive"
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
A STROKE OF THE PEN.

" one stroke of the pen. Raise"
 helm changed the reading of his
 GIT of August 10, 1914, to Presi-
 t Wilson. This letter was after
 ,ds ordered by royal command to
 kept secret, and the American am
 sador to Germany at that time.
 ard, did not send it. He held onto however, and later gave it into the jpingrof the President of the United tes. In the history of this war; to be written, that letter will play
 Important part. It will prove con- 2sively who started the war.
 One hand-written correction in par llar will have the attention of the Gorians This appears at the close Ethe German Emperor's cable let
 in which he substitutes the word tvs" for the word knowledge" It skes the most important sentence Id: Instead, he (Sir B. Grey) de- red England had to defend Bel lm neutrality, which had to be vio- ;ed by Germany on strategic sunds, news having been received 1t France was already preparing to Fer Belgium, and the King of Bel m having refused my petition for
 rec passage under guarantee of his lntry's freedom
 tRnowledge having been received
 It France was already preparing to
 Ier Belgium,'' was the first impress
 n made by the imperial pen. On
 ond sober thought, as President
 lson loves to call it. the Emperor
 tst have decided that, having no
 howledge" of such preparations by hnce, he had better scratch out the ird Knowledge" and substitute the |t such news is not stated. The As Feiated Press did not furnish it. Nor h any other reputable news agency. e chances are there was as much Jews" in the Emperors possession E there was "knowledge."
 With all this pretense at his com ,nd, the Emperor of Germany wrote the President of the United States lat the neutrality of Belgium had be violated by Germany on strat- |ic grounds" Poor little Belgium. ! neutrality had to be violated be-
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
By way of illustrating the compara-

By way of illustrating the compara- tive value of news, the Waterbury American recalls the story of old Nick Romonoff's broken leg. Says the American: If Nick had still been czar when he fell off his bike and broke a leg the other day, we should have been paying cable tolls on doc tors bulletins every eight hours. As it is we haven't had even a follow-up report. We do not know what leg it was. Which illustrates two good old newspaper maxims that all news value is comparative and that it isn't so much what happens as to whom it happens. Poor old Nick is a dead one on the news desk now To which we add, may he ever remain so.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
LOGIC FOR LOAFERS.
Why Be "A Nobody" When There is a Chance of Being sSome-
 body ?;'-Think It Over.

-lHIHA IL oNef. To the Editor of the Herald:
 There are a few young fellows that have made a practice of congregat- ing at the corner of High and Myrtle streets making it very unpleasant for the people in that locality, while the expectorating of tobacco juice on the sidewalk is. something fierce and should be abolished at once. There is a law that calls for a fine of ten dollars for this misdemeanor and it behooves these young fellows to sit up and take notice before they are summoned to face Judge J. T. Mes Kill. In the police court.
 Would it not be far more to the creolt or these young men to go to work and be somebody, than to be 1dllns away their time on the public streets and be 8 nobody?
 Ihere is plenty of work for all who wish It, and good money at the end of It, and our manufacturers would De only to glad to make room for any ana all, that would be willing to work for their interest. Better think 1t over fellows, and see if this isn't pretty good logic
 G. H. GRIMES,
 S65 Stanley St.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
COMMUNICATED.
BOGGS IS BACK.
Has Few Philosophical Observations Up His Sleeve for Herald Readers

Has Few Philosophical Observations
 Up His Sleeve for Herald Readers. To the Editor of the Herald-
 When I picked Up Saturdays paper and read on the editorial page my effusion l said to myself, said I. "Boggs, old boy, you've knocked 'em for a goal You've landed" Believe me, it was great event in my life. For years, as mentioned in my last writing, I have been trying to "break into print" And not until Saturday did I succeed. Oh the joy of 1t all. For your kindness in considering me in Class A., I will in the future en- deavor to give your readers something worth while in the various philoso phies of life. Having studied p11ilo- sophy. I am well qualified to do thisi. New Britain as I have noticed from my brief stay here, offers many valu- able points for observation. It has been my good fortune to have travelled all over this country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Gulf to the Canadian border, and I must frankly state that there is no other town like New Britain: at least, as farSas I have seen. Aside from be- ing the greatest hardware manufac- turing center in the United States, and possibly the world it is also replete with interesting people from all parts of the earth. To properly understand New Britain and its people one would actually have to be the master of some fifty-seven languages. But of this, more later
 Yours gratefully,
 l.. K. BOGGS.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

Two negro farm hands among the first men drafted in Florida, last week mutilated themselves to escape serv- went to the woods and shortly re- turned. one with four fingers of his right hand shot off. the other with his right arm shot off below the el- bow Had they known where their brains were they might have made d complete slacker's job of it. or else got married.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
MERCHANTS CUT DELIVERIES.

Rochester, Aug. 6.-A wartime economy measure was put into effect by Rochester merchants today in re- sponse to a request from Washing ton through the commercial economy board of the Council of National De- fense. By agreement deliveries of merchandise will not exceed two a day and wherever possible only one delivery will be made. A minimum charge of ten cents will be made for all special deliveries.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
PerSilino'S Praise.
(Chicago ENening Post ]

(Ch1CagO Evening POStJ
 General PerShing, with General Joffre reviewed the French chasseurs at the front and expressed deep appre- citation of the dash and smartness of the men, Of course he did. And he should But, just for fun think of the international rumpus there would be if he hadn't. Think of the roar that would rise if Joffre had let fall a single word implying anything except that our Sammies were absolutely perfect. Nations are as touchy as schoolgirls
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
Russo-Japanese War.

In reply to query The Russo Japanese war was waged during 1904 and 1905. The expense of the war was s2.50O, 100000 and the loss of life was placed at 1900 men. The armies in
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
No Use for Esperanto.
(BQstOn GlObe.)

I
 Incidentally the announcemen ent of the French scheme to organize recip- rocal instruction in languages among the Allies, utilizing convalescent officers and soldiers as tutors, serves as a reminder that to the many nations brought together Esperanto or the other Universal languages" have ap- parently been of little use during the world war.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
TRADE INCREASES

Washington. Aug. 6.-Foreign trade of the Philippines during the fiscal year just closed, cable advicesc to the bureau of insular affairs of th9 war department state, totalled $122,- 700, 900 an increase of approximately 6,OOO.O00 over the previous year,, Imports increased about $6,0O0,000.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

Once the popular song was T Didn't Raise My Boy to be Soldier" It is better now changed by American mothers to T Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Stacker"
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
FRATERNAL NEWS
Court Friendly. F. of A.

Court Friendly, F. of A., will hold, a meeting tomorrow evening at which time Chief Ranger M. M. Mes kill will announce appointments to the board of auditors. the house. finance and arbitration committees. As this is an important meeting all mem bers are requested to attend. "
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

It is understood that the kaiser's announcement that Germany is invin- cible was not based on late dispatch es from the Flanders front.-Boston Ira nscript.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
Remedies for Submarines,

(Detroit Free Press.)
 Won't somebody please send tracer after those gentlemen who a few weeks ago announced that they had the problem of defeating sub- marines solved?
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

A punch at Russia is like a punch in the air. The Teuton drive in Ga licia is the usual triumph that de- cides nothing,--Springfie Republ- can
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
SOCIALISTS MEET SEPT. 9.

Stockholm, Aug. 6.-The date Of the international socialist conference to be held here has been definitely fixed for September g.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
FACTS AND RANCHES.

It's all right for MT. Hoover to or der a beefless Tuesday, but there are some people who just simply cant stop beefing even one day a week. Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
The bunker Understood Here.
(Kansas City Star

NTAdTSdS NIIy
 Practical American politics will not wonder at the tenacity with which the Prussian junkers cling to a suffrage system that permits them to vote three times while their opponents are voting once.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

Admiral Jellicoe is modest in his claims: 'The Germans have not mas tered us, but, on the other hand, we have not mastered the U-boat.' That Is the exact situation.-Springf1el Republican.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

The plan to send 5000 Hawaiians to the fighting line in France appeals to us. Properly armed with ukuleles 5000 Hawaiians could do a lot of damage to the Germans.-Capper' Weekly
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06
Britain Herald.

HRALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
 Proprfetors.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

The Waterbury Republican remarks that the Shore Line Times for July was 20 days on the road from Gull ford to the Brass City. From our own experience on the Naugatuck lne it does not strike us that this IS ao- normally slOw-Shore Line Times.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

ed daily tSunday excepted) at 4:15 D. n',
 et Herald Building, s7 Church St.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

We are getting accustomed, though we wish it were otherwise, to the sight of soldiers, but they are not so pie turesque as they were when we were younger. Along in the early 70s member of the Connecticut national guard was a sight worth seeing and he could be seen at some distance, too. Shore Line Times.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

red et tne Post Ofaoe at New Britain
 S Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

For some time the German ranks have been filled with boys not above the age when they weep and call for their mothers when they are wound ed. This knowledge makes the state ment that 100000 more are to be called to. the colors one of unparal- leled pathos.-Baltimo Star,
New Britain herald., 1917-08-06

Showers that reduce the tempera- ture and increase the humidity ma1n- tain the same average of discomfort Cannot a method of registering neat and humidity be devised by Whlcn their combined devilishness can De ln- dicated by one figure.-New York World.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
corn L|KKER'' IS
AGAIN BEING MADE
Prohibition Department Pre-
pairing to War on Noun
tain DistilIers.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, June 15.-
Old whiskey stills which have been
buried or otherwise hidden away in.
operative for a number of years, are
being resurected and put into service
for the manufacture of old-time corn
liquor" in the mountains of Raleigh,
Summers, Mercer, Wyoming, Nc
Dowell, Mingo and Logan counties,
according to information winch has
come to the state tax commissioner.
Since the latest amendment to the
prohibition act became effective, by
which not more than one quart Of in.
toxtcants may lawfully be brought
into the state each month by an
individual, the prosecutions of the
state department of prohibition have
become so frequent and vigorous that
boutlegging is being abandoned in
many instances for the risks of old
time distilIing
Commissioner Hallanan said today
his department was being Joined by
the Revenue department Of the Fed
eral government in ferTeting out the
stills and several already have been
located.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS


compan's No. "a on the John L. Hays
farm, previously reported a buster, has
been shot in the 30-foot sand. It is
now producing SIX barrels a day. On
Nutters Fork, West Union district,
Doddridge county, the Carter on COM
pany has drilled Nc. 3 on the Amanda
Freeman farm through the tg lntun
sand. 1t is a buster.
In Ten.Mile district, Harrison coun'
t, Randolph & Dennison are swabbing
20 barrels q day from their test on
Amos Maxwell heirs farm, while drill
ing through the Gordon sand It is
expected to make Is or 30!barrel pro-
Queer. In the Weir sand development
on Blue Greek, Elk district, Kanawha
county, the Ohio Fuel company com
pleted and shot No. IA on the G. W.
Belcher form. The well produced 30
barrels the ensuing "a hours.
In smithfield district, Roane coun-
ty, the Carter OH company has drill.
ed No. "a on the David Simmons farm
and No. is on the J. A. Harris farm
through the ig Intun sand. Each will
make 1O.barrel pumper. These two
compilations are located on part Of
the property recently purchased from
the Parker and Edwards OIL company.
On Wolf Pen Run, Grant district,
Richie county, the Open West on
company has~drilled a test on the 10.
seph Newbrough farm through the
Big 1njun sand. It is a duster.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
OLl and Gas.

Late compilations in Warrington dis
trtct, Marion county, w. Va, are all
showing for light producers. On Bar
tholomew Run the Hope Natural Gas
company has drilled No. on ]. L..
Hamilton farm through the Big Injun
sand and got only a light showing Of
oil. It is still drilling. The first we'll
on this farm was completed some
months ago and came in good pro-
Queer. In the same district the United
Oil and Gas company and Law have
drilled No. on the John Campbell
isrm into the same formation. The hole
has filled up 700 feet with fluid.
On Dents Run, Warrington district,
the South Penn Oil compan drilled
No. Z on the ]. L. Rex farm through the
60.toot sand. Nothing was found in
that formation, and only light gas
pressure in the 30toot formation. The
locations is 700 feet north Of No. 8
on the same farm. On the same
stream and in the same district the
Eastern Petroleum company has drill.
Cd No. s on the Alfred Kendall farm
into the top Of the 30O-foot sand. The
hole has filled up 1900 feet with fluid
ana the location Is 600 feet southwest
81 the second test on the John Baker
farm.
In the SAGE district the Delmar Oil
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15

ground level. This causes the water to
drain away from the plant. (5) Plant
ing too early, especially corn, lima
beans and cucumbers. (6) Too many
light. surface waterings. Roots seek
water, and a wet surface causes the
growth Of roots there, which are later
parched by the sun. Such watering
tends also to form a hard crust over
the surface. In general there should
be less watering and more hoetng,
Keep loose layer Of soil on top and
retain the water that is present. II
you must water, soak things well, hoe
as soon as the soil dries q little, and
then leave the garden unwatered sew.
eral days rather than sprinkle light,
ly each day. (7) The raising Of too
many different vegetables attempted.
Instructions concerning bean culture
may be had by writing to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture Tor Farmers Bull.
letin No: ga
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-15
.INDIGESTIBLE
VEGETABLES AND
PASTRY eaten
By This Endorser When
Nerv-Worth Made Ov-
er Her Stomach.

Only those persons who have gone
through the happy experience recorded
in the following signed statement can
fully realize the deep pleasures of the
table One must have suffered severe.
" from indigestion and then found a
way 10 eat without distress if he wants
TO know what the enjoyment of his
meals really means. Mrs. Parthena
Keener, of Montana Mines, this coun=
ty, found such enjoyment by theuse of
Nerv.Worth, as the following letter
which she Vrote some time ago to
Cranes drug stonS, fully proves:
Il have taten three bottles Of Nerv'
Worth and / has helped me wonder
fully,
II was so nervous that could not
stand the noise of children playing.
/ now eat onions, cabbage, cake
and pie.
"INoW CAN sLEEPNTNE HOURS.
(Mrs.) @PARTHENA KEENER, :
Montana Mines, W. Va"
Your dollar back at the w. R. Crane
& CO.'S drug store, Fairmont, If Nerv-
worth does not benefit YOU. Ask at
Cranes for the new Nerv-Worth Laxa-
tive tablets, Is cents box, Wonder
fully good for liver and bowels, espe'
cisliy in connection with Nerv-Worth
the tonic.-Adv.