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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-01
TEXT OF NOTE.

folloWlng IS the text of the German
note to the United States:
Mr.. Secretary of State. Your eX-
cellency was good enough to trans
NIT to the imperial government a
copy of the message which the presi-
dent OF the United States of America
addressed to the senate on the TWEEN
ty-second instant. The imperial gov
eminent has given 1t the earnest con-
sideration which the presidents state
ments deserve, inspired as they are
by a. deep sense of responsibility.
1T is highly gratifying to the i'm
perial government to ascertain that
the main tendencies of this important
statement correspond largely to the
desires and principles professed by
Germany. These principles especially
include self-Sovernment and equality
of rights for all nations. Germany
would be sincerely glad II in recog-
milton OF this principle countries like
Ireland and India, which do not en-
JOY the benefits OF political independ-
"ne", should now obtain their freedom.
Tie German people also repudiate all
alliances which serve to force the
countries into q competition for
might and to involve them in n net of
selfish intrigucs. on the other hand
Germany will gladly cooperate in all
efforts to prevent future wars.
FOR FREEDOM OF SEAS.
THE freedom of the seas, being a
preliminary condition of the free ex-
iStence of nations and the peaceful
intercourse between them, as we'll as
the open door for the commerce. of all
nations, has always formed part Of the
leading principles Of Gcrmany's DO
litical program. All the more the i'm
periHl government regrets that the
attitude of her enemies, who are SO
entirely opposed to peace, makes It
impossible for the world at present to
bring about the realization of these
lofty Ideals. Germany and her allies
were ready to enter now into n dis
cussion of peace and had set down as
a basis the guarantee of the existence,
honor and free development Of their
peoples. Their aims, rs has been cX-
pressly stated in the note of Dec l..
1916 were not directed towards the
destruction or humiliation of their
enemies and were according to their
conviction perfectly compatible with
the rights of the other nations.
THE CASE OF BELGIUM.
"As to Belgium, for which such
warm and cordial sympathy is felt in
the United States, the chancellor had
declared only Q few weeks previously
that it's annexation had never formed
part of Germany's intentions. The
peace to be signed with Belgium was
to provide for such conditions in that
country. with which Germany desires
to maintain freely ueighborly relations.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-01

Polk Directory OF Canyon, Gem.
Washington and Adams counties now
off tho rrcs.. Write for particulars, Il.
l.. Polk & Co, Globe Bldg" Seattle,
Waah.-Adv. u
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GERMANY NOTE

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the official document which had just
been presented to Secretary Lansing
by the German ambassador. Mr.. Lam
sing absolutely refused to comment.
President Wilson began immediately
a careful study of the document.
The president has the task of de-
Gliding what shall be the course Of the
United States. Three immediate steps
appear among the possibilities. The
United States might so:emnly warn
Germany against Il violation OF her
pledges; it might be decided that the
German warning is sufficient notice of
an intention to disregard those pledges
and Il sufficient warrant for breaking
off diplomatic rclations; it might hc
decided TO await the results of the
blockade and determine the course Of
the United States as the actual opera
tinnG 1pyplpp
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REGARDED AS CONFESSION.

on almost every side Germany's
drastic action is interpreted as an open
confession Of the effectiveness of the
British food blockade. 1t is regarded
as a determination to strike back in
ind
German officials in the United States
estimate the food supply on the Brit
ish Isles will last a month.
Admittedly, the plan is to carry
starvation TO the door Of England with
swift, staggering strokes, as n fulfill
mont of Germany's announced determ
nation to use every weapon and agency
at her command to end the war
quickly.
She counts on the operations of an
unheard-of number of submarines to
deliver blows to bring England to her
knees within 60 days. One German Of
fiCial here predicted last night the war
would be over in n month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
Informative Moments Near No Mans Land

for the car ahead Of US had suddenly swerved
and stopped. and I could look up the road
saw the two hind wheels and the back Of tn
captains car The front had vanished and the
TOP had fallen in. Neither Of us moved for a.
instant Then De W shrugged his shoul
ders. | said: They're gone" | spoke in
English, although / knew that my companion
understood none But !, had not meant TO speak
at all.
The two other officers ran up the road and
| heard one of them shout, "AUcz! Vite"
Suddenly remembered that shells are seldom
fired singy If there had been one there would
probably be two, perhaps four. Our driver
had remembered, too He was crying "Vite'
Viter TO the driver ahead and frantically try
ing 10 shift his gears. We started with jerk,
and remember wondering when the next shell
would come and where it would land. ] tried
TO imagine what 1t would feel like if it hit US
The whole thing seemed purely impersonal
When we turned out to pass the captains
car tried not to look. II there was anything
left Of them did not want 70 see it. But did
look and had the worst shock Of my life; for
saw just the one thing was not nerved up TO
see l saw nobody. Furthermore, the car was
not blown in two, as l had imagined. The
front of it had fallen into shell hole whose
diameter was nearly that Of the road.
And then just ahead, saw two men run
ming. They were L. and the captain.
Without a scratch 1t was utterly preposter-
Gus, but there they we're The captain jumped
into the car behind US, while we stopped long
enough TO take L aboard. Then off again
at full speed. We were not yet out Of danger.
L sat down. He was smiling nervously.
He drew a long breath and stared at US. We
stared back Then De W and | stood up
in the swaying car and shook hands with him
in turn. Abruptly he began to speak
I'VE had just taken off our helmets. The
captain was telling me about the war. He had
finished telling about England and Russia.
France he said, and just then, pouf the roof
fell on us"
He talked almost eagerly, smiling and con
fdential, as though he were telling an amusing
secret
I'VE sat up and looked at each other, and
each said, You are saved Then the captain
said, I'm going TO get out And | said, 1
follow"
We all began 70 laugh. We roared and
slapped our knees. We laughed as mer would
laugh who had just heard the best joke in the
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1t was the first time had ever seen French
officer frightened.
A few days later, in Paris man told me
Of soldier who had picked up just such
grenade as we had seen Il had exploded in
stanty and had torn off his hands and blown
out both his eyes. And they look like tin eggs.
We stopped at what had been the German
first line trench. The poilus had been digging
it out, putting it in order, for weeks; yet even
now it looked more like a shallow ravlne than
a trench, so completely had the French shells
smashed it. can only guess at what 1t must
have looked like just after the bOmbardment.
There were low, heavily timbered doorways
LET into its westward side, and one could make
out fights Of steps vanishing into backness.
German bomb-prOofs," the captain said.
"They are very deep and safe under shell fire,
but" he shrugged significantly, when the
bon,bers come one cannot get out quickly"
thought of the prisoners on the road to Amiens
They were the lucky ones.
Near US were three battered tree trunks, and
suddenly remembered that this part Of 1t had
been wood, the Bots t7tdngltldare leading TO
Chaulnes. You will see it on the map; but II
no longer exists To the east, about kllo-
metre away, was what was left Of lt-a thin
clump Of torn trees. TO the left of these, still
farther away, was a gray mass topped by a
dim white spire. That was Chaulnes. Behind
the trees and before the town were the German
lines. Over there was Germany.
kilometre to the roar lay the wreck OF Llhons'
while TO left and right was just the sky over
the Jagged horizon Of the field.
Somewhere over the brow Of the hill to our
left the "soixante- quinzes" were still firing
They were throwing sh<spnel over The German
lines-shelling a road perhaps. One would hear
the "depart"-bang shhhh-the report Of the
gun and the vanishing hiss Of the shell. Then
the gray sky above the trees in the east would
show a dazzling fash Of white fame, and out
of this would be born tiny puff Of white
smoke. which slowly grew to fieecy ball.
lust as the ball was vanishing into vapor one
would hear faint pop, the sound of the burst
ing shell. It was beautiful-at that distance
I wondered why the Germans did not reply.
But they did not. Only six shells fell IN our
sector that morning. Four Of these saw.
Three have already described.
The rain began again. II had rained inter
mittently ali morning, and the mist was thick
on the horizon. Had the day been clear we
could not safely have stood out in the open
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up the steep incline Of he trench side and
io.d US to follow him. We scrambled up and
stood beside him, a little out Of breath. He
gsstured in a half circle with one arm.
"Now you see what we have to do to our
country in order 10 drive out ie boche,' he said.
And be smiled grin.y.
It was par. Of the ground ragained by the
French in the battle Of September 4" when
esy took the German first line works over
ir'1t Of four kilometres in front Of Chaulnes.
Upon this sector, previous 70 the attack, the
French guns had thrown high explosive shells
at the rate Of a thousand an hour for four days
and nights That means about five shells TO
every square metre Of ground. The earth had
been so racsed and torn that it no longer re-
ienbled a solid substance. 1t was like an ocean,
a thick brown ocean, angry and horrible,
frozen magcally into immobility. You could
Almost see the ground writhe and toss. / can't
describe the thing. 1t is quite beyond words.
1t made you sick to look at it.
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@ssAHYYskISAIEIAit5iNi tSSzzseyyy9W

he was our pilot his car had 70 turn out in
order to pass No. 2 car and the one IL which
De W and myself were riding and so take
the lead Thus the captain was delayed a
minute fraction Of time in starting-about
fifth Of a second. This seems like a silly detail
to make so much Of I shall never tire Of re-
calling it.
We had gone perhaps a kilometre. was
peering through the misted glass front Of our
car, trying TO follow the road, when l saw
dull red fash just ahead and Immediately AFTER
ward heard the thud of defamation thought
it was a masked battery firing over our heads.
I nudged De W and said: "Did you see
the cannon"
But even then knew it was no gun flrlng'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07

AS :: was, on our way back we did not take
10 the 5oyau until we had passed Lihons
When we reached the spot where the auto
mobiles were parked our soldier-chaufeur5
had news for u.s. Two more shells had fallen
into the wood after we had left, one Of them
quite close to the cars. | was glad hadn't
been there. Three shells in one day were
enough
On the way out from Amiens the three Of
US T., the Dane; De W, the Dutch
correspondent, and mysef-had shared one
car. Captain A now invited l. to
make the return trip in his machine. 1t was
not limousine like the others, but a touring
car. The top was up As the procession got
under way the captains car was No. 3, and as
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world. We stopped suddenly. l. chucked.
81 knew something was going TO happen 10
me to-day"
And we laughed again.
All this time we had been racing up the road
at heaven knows what speed. As wc thun-
dered into the empty, shelled town that we had
passed on the way out happened 10 be looking
out Of the window A sign swung at the side
Of the road:
PLEASE SLOW DOWN TO 16 KILo-
METRES AN HOUR.
As we Numbered out at the other end ! saw
the back Of a similar sign. On this back was
painted:
THANK YOU.
It was as though the dead village was mock
ing US.
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A Miracle? Yes; but Miracles
Are Common i'm This War

| do not know whether any other shells fell
upon the road behind US. We saw no more
When we stopped at headquarters long enough
TO report the loss Of the captains car and TO
describe its location upon the road learned
the details Of what had happened. A German
"155"-a six-inch shell-had burst in the road
Just in front Of the radiator Of the car. Tbs
radiator and front axle had been smashed.
The driver had a small cut on his cheek from
the splintered glass Of the windshield. That
was all. Had the shell fallen a little nearer
the occupants Of the car would have been blown
10 bits. Had it fallen a little farther away the
flying shell fragments would have killed them.
Because their car had reached a certain spot
in the road one-ffth of second later than IL
might have done three men had escaped death.
A miracle had happened. But nobody spoke
much Of that phase Of the incident Miracles
are common in this war.
Only the captain and L instantly became
fast friends. They exchanged cards ard L
adopted the driver Of the car as his fiIet,I, his
special protege for the rest Of the war.
Throughout the remainder Of the day, wher-
ever you found the captain there you would
find l., and usually the driver, too. ! don't
wonder. They had something in common, those
three men.
It was only o'clock when we reached
Amens. We had been gone six hours. lt
seemed much longer than that. We'll" said
our driver as he opened the door for US TO
descend, I'VE have had fine day! One has
been saluted going in and one has been shelled
coming out"
SO we had. Technically, at least we had
been under shell fire" / had not thought OF
that All at once began 70 be frightened.
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Lunar Landscapes" Filled with
Shoes, Socks and Helmets

The French call these shelled fields pdysdges
'Saires-"lunar landscapes"-a good figure
lar as it goes. But the cratered face OF the
eoon is the face Of dead world, world that
'eer was alive. This field was worse, for its
sCe was Uttered with the relics of human be
hgs-or what had been human beings. Muddy
Noes, socks, torn bits of cloth, rimless French
helmet, broken water bottles. In the bottom
oi one shell crater lay a German helmet.
'ac onged 20 possess German helmet, but
dld not pick up this one.
There were other relics, too-shel frag-
nsnts, twisted shell bases, pieces of to=psdoes
'hd bombs and grenades, tons and tons Of
listed scrap steel Hundreds Of the German
missiles had failed TO explode and lay, still
nnct, constant menace 70 the soldiers who
walked among them. For no one can tell by
ooklng at it whether an unexploded shell will
20 Of or not il it DO picked up; and 80 all these
nslls and bombs must be left where they fell
nal the experts arrive to take them apart on
he field.
sew some Of the party grouped about some
oIect that lay on the ground before them. and
ssnt over 70 SEQ what it was. The thing
'o0ked Ike tin egg, painted blue. with half
1eh Of lead pencil sticking out Of one end. 1t
'n an unexploded hand grenade. Some one
'oopsd as though 10 pick it up.
Don't touch 81" cried an officer sharply.
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Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. W. Davis, Of Fair
mont, we're visitors here on Friday.
Mrs. Elwood H. Deane, Of Connells
Vile. Pa, arrived here on Thursday
evening for visit with relatives AND
friends.
Van c. Wilson, of Briscoe, an aged
Civil war veteran, was transacting bust
ness here on Thursday.
Chas. NJ. Tetrick, prominent mer'
chant OF Enterprise, was business Wis
itor here on Friday.
Mrs. Thos E. Meeks, of Hutchinson,
was shopping in town on Thursday.
Arlie Barbe was business visitor In
Fairmont on Friday.
]. B. Anon, Of Camden, Lewis coun.
ty, was business visitor here on Fri.
day.
Fred T. Mendenhall was calling on
friends In Fairmont on Thursday after.
noon.
Marshall Tetrick, prominent Har.
rison county farmer Of near Shinnston,
was business caller here on Friday.
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New York

NEW YORK Aug. 25.-Further up.
ward reAdjustment Of prices was reg
iDtered by yesterdays stock market,
traders regarding the governments
hard coal schedule as altogether eQuit'
Ohle Sharp rallies in oils and shares
OG other commodities seemed to result
trem the belief that additional price,
Et1ing would be on the same basis, Pro-
0hunced betterment In Russian affairs,
90 suggested by the new credit Of $780,
100000 to that country, went far to al
lay the pessimism Of recent days,
All classes Of rails participated in
the advance, the movement embrac.
Ing numerous low.grade issues, lota-
bly, Rock Islands, Missouri Pacific,
wheeling and Lake Erie, Wabash and
Kansas City Southern, at extreme
gains Of to I points.
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An Aued Resident III.

John N. Wood, an aged resident OF
the south side, was taken i'll on Thurs
day night and has been confined to
the house since. Although his health
has not been good for several months
he has always made his daily visits to
town and very rarely failed to be at the
car waiting for the West Virginian to
arrive in the evening. He is about u
years Of age and served through the
Civil war, part of the time as a mem
Der of Maulsby's battery. He also
served five years in he regular army
after the close of the Civil war being
a member Of the famous 7th Cavalry
under General Custer. His term ex'
pired short time previous to the Gus
ter Massacre.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-25
Oil and Gas.

The shallow sand districts in West
Virginia are completing "a good many
wells. All are light bumpers. Out Of a
dozen late competitions in Wood cOun-
~ not single one had an initial pro-
duction Of more than five barrels. Not
Q few are total failures. The Baer
Development company completed a
second test on the McCosh farm. 1t is
Q two.barrel pumper. The Angus Oil
company's test on the P. Higgins farm
is dry. Hoopengardner & Co.'s test on
the Edward Nelson farm, the Hendor.
en- OIL company's No. on the G. P.
Morrison farm and the Arbutus Oh.
company's No. on the NJ. T Angus
farm are all busters.
The Henderson Oil Company's No, 4
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, aug. Is. - On the
Ptttsburgh Stock Exchange the tone
VA better, blu trading was dull and
the range was narrow. Only lz44f
Shares we're sold and Of those nearly
( .6o6 were the coppers. The days fea.
Snya was the sale OF 1920 shares OF
Plttaburgh OIL and Gas, which was on
a. Ligh and Heat was up 10; onlo
Euel supply rose -; Oklahoma Gas
"a up 4 and United States Steel
advanced Il. In the coppers Pitts
burph.Jerome advanced cent and San
roy was up a cent. Mt. Shasta drop
ned Q cents. Others were stationary,
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Seriously M.

Mrs L. H. Robey received q message
on Thursday morning conveying the
intelligence that her aged father, VII
liam Smith was dangerously Ill at his
residence near Middlebourne, Tyler
county, and that he could not survive
many hours. Mr.. Smith was former
resident Of this place but located in
Tyler county about forty years ago.
He is about 88 years Of age.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-25
PRICES OF HOGS TAKE TUMBLE

PITTSBURGH, Aug, 25.-The hog
market cracked with a bang at the
Union Stock Yards, Hers Island, yes.
terday, and the $50 hog market, pre-
dicted by live stock commission brok.
ers several days ago. appears to be fad
ing. Prices quoted at Hers Island
were rs cents to 81 lower than Thurs.
day quotations and about $3.50 lower
than Mondays prices. Heavies sold
down to SIS and S1S25, mixed to SIS
and $1Sl5, and mediums to SIS and
$3.50.
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FINANCE, OIL AND Gas

George Pugh is good for four barrels,
E. S. Briggs & Co.'S No. 3 A. Dunbar,
three barrels; the Shriver OIL COM
pany's No. 3, j. II. Conkin. Two barrels
and E. S. Briggs No. 5 W. II. Meth
erell, two barrels day. Strain Bros.
got q dry hole at their test on the
B. C. Strain farm and the Hedrick OH
com1any's second test on the L. NJ.
Hedrck farm is a very light pumper
in the second Cow Run sand.
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spErfAI MOTTO

the municipality Of FairvieW. county
Official Title.)
Of Marion, and State Of West Virginia,
do hereby certify that the foregoing is
true copy from the records Of an
order made by the council Of said
municipality on the 18th day Of Aug
ust, 1917.
Given under my band his 21st day OF
August, 1917.
B. F. BATs0N,
(Official Title.)
Recorder Of the Municipal.
ity of Fairview, w. Va.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of Administration upon the estate OF
Charles E. Wells, late of Warrington
District, Marion County, w. Va, have
been granted to the undersigned. All
persons having claims against said
estate will present them for settle
ment and all persons owing said
estate are requested to make payment
at once.
O. S. MCKINNEY, Admr.
Fairmont, W. Va.
S-4-11-25; 9.1-8.
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FARMS FOR SALE
"poN'T BUY A FARM"

"DoN'T BUY A FARM"
Until you see this 1875 acre dairy and
general farm. Two dwellings. Spring
water to buildings by gravity. Rich
valley land. Mile 10 manufacturing
town. Sacrifice, $4,000. Illustrated
catalogue describing this and 200 9th.
er NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. county
bargains surrounding Philadelphia on
request. H. c. Reese & Son, 6 East
Airy St., Norristown, Pa. S.22.25.2722
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AGENTS WANTED

WANTED-Salesman; Young nan
with high school training preferred
to represent the largest machine spec.
ialty company in this country, N ilne
West Virginia territory Previous
Experience not necessary. Men
having railroad, general store, Of q.
flee training should investigate THIS
opening which will pay live wEep
liberal compensation, with opportuni'
ty for advancement. L. A. HUN
man, 1913 Union Nat Bank Bldgo
Clarksburg, w. Va. 1901.
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WORTaINGToN
Purchased Truck.

The Carolina Bell Coal company
has purchased three ton self dump
ing motor truck which they will use in
hauling coal from their Jersey Hol'
low" mine to the railroad where 1t will
be loaded in cars for shipment.
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p.+urned from The sprlnus.

Oscar Cochran and daughter, Mrs.
Henry King, returned on Thursday
evening from a several weeks sojourn
at Webster Springs where they had
gone for the benefit Of their health.
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w OWN 10000 acres in Duyal, Mas
sau and Palm Beach counties; price
Sc to $50 au acre; ali good cultiYating
lands for cotton. corn, cane, Irish po'
tatoes, all kinds OF vegetables, citrus
fruits; terms can be arranged to suit
purchaser; land in Duyal and Nassau
counties will grow $50 bushels Irish
potatoes from February until May, and
$50 bushels OF sweet potatoes from
June until November, This product
will sell at an average Of 81 q bushel.
S. j. Nelson Co., 435 West Adams st.,
Jacksonville, Fla. S-1S'26t-21t8