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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13
cARRANzA MINE TAX LEGAL

Chamber Of Deputies Adopts DEGREES
Issued by First Chief.
Mexico City.-The Chamber of Dep
uties has put into force the same taxes
on mining property by organic law
that were assessed by decree by
President Carranza as First Chief
prior to the constitutional period
These taxes are progressive. taxing
large holdings more than small
The Legislature OF Guanajuato has
granted woman suffrage with the re-
strictiOns that voters must be able
TO read and write and must also be
self-supporting.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13
comnsnaatIens Fer Aunust.

The report Of the state compensation
commission for the month Of August.
made public. shows that 2.476 formal
applications for compensation we're
received; 2.754 accidents were report.
ed, 4S OF which we're fatalities: $50
claims were paid in full; partial pay.
ment was made I'm 252 cases in which
liability was for less than one week.
Thirty-one Of the AZ fatalities we're in
the coal mining industry.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13
U. s. TO MANAGE SOLDIERS, CASH

Oheers 70 Supervise Money Ex.
Changes; Profits 90 Men.
Washington.-The efficiency system
is to be extended by the war Depart.
ment to the point where even personal
expenditures OF men I'm the army may
be protected. An officer OF the quar-.
ter's department will be assigned TO
every division TO supervise exchanges
for the convenience Of soldiers wish
ing to make small purchases
The profit Of the exchanges will go
TO the men.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13
ProfessIonaI Juror PasaIna.

The West Virginia statute providing
a cure for professional jurors" pass
Cd at the last regular session OF the
legislature to relieve situation that
was said to have become chronic
m many counties, was construed by
Attorney General ID. T. England to
mean that "a Juror having served once
10 any court is ineligible to serve
again within four years In that OF any
other court; but grand jurors are not
Affected by the law"
He answered a query from A. IT.
hatheney, Of Beckley, who asked II a
Juror. having served once on a jury In
the circuit court, would be eligible to
serve on a criminal court jury before
the expiration OF the four years.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13
Chartered 10 prlI Wells.

A charter has just been issued by
the secretary OF state to the King oil
Gas and Land Co, Of Huntington. w
Va. 70 drill for oil and gas IN Lincoln
county; capital stock 10000.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13
West yirsIplsns IN Rank.

With tie assistance Of Congressman
Neeiy aliite number Of West vir-
Rlnions have secured appointments In
The various branches Of army service
within the last few days. Grosvenor
3 Mckee, Of Wheeling, has been com
miss.oned a FIRST lieutenant IN the en-
F'neer officers roserYe corps Harry
Mcbufe. Jr.. Of Wheeling has been as
tiFned as an army field clerk and sta
toned at Chicago. Dr. 10 Roy HILL OF
wheeling. has been commissioned a
first lieutenant IN the dental reserve
corps
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Joseph n. Cathner. Of the First
West Virginia infantry. is trying to
be transferred to the position Of ma,
chinist in tho service OF the United
States, and Congressman Nicely Is try.
ing 10 assist him
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Parkersburg-The following sum-
mary OF weather and crop conditions
for West Virginia was just issued.
The drought in practically all Sec
tions OF the state was broken by copi-
Gus rains. Corn, buckwheat and pas
lures are much improved. Potatoes
continue In good condition"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Charleston.-An unusual picnic was
held at Luna Park in Charleston, in
celebration of Labor Day. on Septem-
ber 3, when all the deaf mutes OF
Charleston, with several guests from
Huntington, making a party OF forty
in all. carried out a regular program
OF entertainment at the park.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

The first attempt that has been
made In West Virginia 20 establish
full equipped industrial high school
has just been undertaken in Lincoln
district, Marion county, it has been
announced by T. L. Friend. state su-
peryisor Of high schools. The sug
gestion for the project grew out OF
the fact that the district now has two
high schools; one, a first class school
az Farmington. tho other. a three
year school. at West Monongah.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Huntington.-Mrs. Dina Sheff Reese,
aged So. of Blue Sulphur Springs, was
struck by passenger train No. on
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad at
ona and instantly killed.
Wheeling.-Osceola c. Statler, local
business man, was sentenced under
the new state road law to pay a fine
OF $25 and costs for driving an auto
mobile on the wrong side OF the road.
and was fined 800 and costs and sen.
fenced to 80 days in Jail for reckless
driving
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

An epitone of most inn
portant events transpir-
ing i'm state
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Wheeling-The case OF Thomas
Woods, who shot and killed Mike Ma
loney, mill worker, in Woods home
is being presented to the Ohio county
grand jury, which is at present in ses-
sion. According to the authorities,
Woods claims he killed Maloney who
threatened harm to Mrs. Woods
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Wheeling.-The semi-final round OF
the West Virginia Patriotic Golf Tour
nament was played on the Wheeling
Country Club course here. w. e.
Rownd, OF Wheeling, defeated Walter
Stockley, of Fairmont, in the first
flight. In the second flight, his son,
Robert Rownd, defeated DIR. e. A. Hill
dereth.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Charleston Mayor O. A. Mcqueen
announced that city Manager p g.
Board had resigned from Office and
that Mortimer J. McChesney had been
appointed iu HIS place Former Man
ager Board is said to have resi- ned
because OF pressing personal business.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Wheeling Gov. John J. Cornweii.
president OF the state council Of do
fense. is I'm receipt Of letter from the
army central department at Chicago.
asking for the cooperation Of tho
state council In establishing classes I'm
schools and Institutions throughout the
state for training as telegraphers
young men who viii be included In
the second and later calls Under tho
draft
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Word has reached here
OF the accidental death Of older q.
Snodgrass. former resident OF Fair
mont. which occurred at Cleveland
Ohio. he fell down an elevator in "a
hardware store where he had been
working.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Charleston. = Announcement was
made here that Rev. David c. Bayless,
secretary OF the Charleston Young
Mems Christian Association. has been
appointed by the National War Coun-
Gil of the Y. M. c. A to represent
West Virginia as general secretary In
charge of the association buildings at
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Ga.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Wheeling-The longest cross-coun-
try flight ever made in this section of
the country was made when Captain
Louis Bennett and instructor Frank
Stanton OF the West Virginia Flying
Corps, few from the Beech Bottom
aviation school to Uniontown, Pa, q
distance OF more than sixty miles, di-
rect route, and return.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-09-13

Wheeling. .-WheeIing's frst con-
signment OF men for tho National
Army has already reached camp at
Petersburg, Va. When the drafted
men departed from here for the fret
time did many Wheeling people come
TO the realization that the United
States at war means as much to this
city and as much 20 them as France
az war means to the people OF France.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
"THE FIRST TEN THOUSAND"
OFFICERS TO BE RECRUITED
Fort Smelling Training Camp Expect
ed to Furnish $500 by
August 1.

Minneapolis. April 24.-The War de-
partment calls for 10000 men for ar.
my officers. 1t has begun a campaign
for them under the slogan, "The First
Ten Thousand"
Detailed orders for the Central ar.
my department for the conduct of ex-
aminations of applicants for the Off.
GERS training camp which opens at
Fort Smelling May 8 have been re.
ceived here by Major George w. Mos.
es, c~ommandant at the University of
Minnesota. The War department
names civilian training camp commit
tees already organized as the prelim.
mary bodies which will receive all ap.
plications and conduct the prelimin.
airy examinations.
The War department wants the TO-.
600 additional officers by August
when the first 100000 men of the ar.
my will be called to service for train.
ing. The Fort Smelling camp, de.
signed for candidates from Minneso.
ia, Iowa, Nebraska and the two Da.
kotas, must supply $500 of these com
missioned officers.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
AUSTRIA IN new PEACE MOVE
SEEKING SEPARATE PEACE WITH
ALLIES Is REPORT.
Inactivity Of saIoniki Army Said to Be
Caused by Fact That Plans for
Agreement Are Under Way.

Washington, April rs. Separate
peace between Austria-Hungary and
the Allies is in actual tentative forma-
ton, according to reports which are
given more than ordinary credence.
In confederation of the rumor of such
negotiations, government officials re-
ceived information yesterday that the
eason the Saloniki army under the
French commander, General Sarrail, is
inactive, is that overtures are under
way whereby Austria Hungary will de-
sert her German ally and seek to es-
cape the impending ruin by laying
down her arms.
Rumors that Austria-H Hungary has
had "feelers' out, especially among Al
lied diplomats in Switzerland, have not
been lacking, and the present recur-
renee Of such stories carries the added
detail that Slav leaders in Austria are
behind the negotiations for that ma.
ton.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
MEASURE OF IOWA CONGRESS-
MAN WOULD ALSO CONTROL
COSTS OF CLOTHING AND
FUEL DURING WAR.
HOUSTON ASKS POWER
TO MAKE SURVEY NOW
Council Of Defense Would Also Be
Empowered to Settle All Labor Dis
putes During War-Governors
Asked to Send Delegates.
for High Cost Quiz.

Washington, April 25.-The council
of national defense would be given
plenary powers to fix maximum prices
on food, clothing and fuel during the
var and for one year after under a
resolution introduced in the House by
Representative Good, Iowa.
Food, clothing and fuel producers
trading in interstate commerce would
be prohibited from advancing prices
higher than those prevailing December
l, 1916, but could file appeals for re-
lief from this provision Of the council.
To Settle Labor Disputes.
The council Of defense would also
be empowered to settle all labor dis
putes during the war.
Introduction of the Good resolution
brought to the floor of the House the
sharp conflict which has developed be-
tween the council and other govern.
ment agencies.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
asked the Senate Agricultural commit
tee for power and money to make an
Immediate survey of the food supply
of the country to determine what the
esource Of the country are"
The total supply now, he told the
committee, cannot be estimated.
Conference With Representatives.
At the same time the Federal Trade
commission, directed by President Will
son to investigate with the Agriculture
department the causes of high food
prices asked all state governors to
send representatives to Washington,
April 80, for a conference on state CO.
operation in the inquiry.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
MUCH ANXIETY IN NORWAY
Would Face Starvation Should U. 8.
Food Exports Stop.

Christiania, Norway, April .25. -
Newspaper reports that America would
cease exports to neutrals has caused
much anxiety here. Norway is entire.
ly dependent on America for grain.
sugar, salt port and other provisions,
petroleum and certain other raw ma
terials. The export of these articles
from Norway is forbidden, as the coun-
try is In need of them. The country's
supply of grain, including the coming
crop, is sufficient until September if
none is exported.
The embargo on American oil would
hit Norway especially hard as the fish.
Ing fleet uses oil-driven motors. I'm
less the United States permits exports
to Norway under special licenses for.
bidding re-export from this country.
all of Norway will soon be on the
verge of starvation.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
BRITAIN TO GET FIRST AID
FIRST PROCEEDS OF WAR BONDS
TO GO TO ENGLAND.
To Be Given Before United States
Uses Any Of Proceeds for it's Own
Purposes, 10 Official Report.

Washington, April 25.-Great Brit
tain will receive the first proceeds, to
an amount as yet undetermined, of
the $5,Ooo,0 00, 900 bond issue soon to
be offered to the public.
The amount of the British loan, it
is stated authoritatively and other de-
tails probably will be announced by
Secretary McAdoo at once.
Financial institutions which have
subscribed to the first issue of treas
ury certificates under the war finance
measure have been notified that the
first call for the proceeds would be
made Immediately.
Suggestions for financing the war.
drawn by a committee of the Cham
Der Of Commerce of the United States
are about to be submitted to a referen.
dunn of the members.
Revenue Raising Suggestions.
Suggestions for raising revenue are:
Increasing individual income taxes
through super taxes and lowering of
exemptions, estimated to yield approx
imately $500, 000, 900; additions to the
present excise tax, estimated to raise
approximately 5000, 600, 900; an in
crease of SO per cent in the irst-class
postage rates estimated to produce ap-
proximately $4,000 900; stamp taxes
to bring in approximately 500, 00O, 900;
excise taxes on a list Of articles of
luxury and general use would produce
approximately $500, 0O0, 900; decrease
the amount of exemption of the CAPT.
tai stock tax from $99,999 to 1914, 999.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
FRENCH COMMISSION
ARRIVES SAFELY IN U. S.
Distinguished Visitors Welcomed by
Salutes-Joffre and Viviani Are
Members of Party.

Washington, April 25.-The state de.
partment announces the safe arrival
in the United States of the French
commission.
The department issued the follow
ing statement:
The department of state is advised
of the safe arrival of the French CON-
mission"
The commission, which includes
Marshal Joffre and former Premier
Rene Viviani, arrived on board a
speedy steamship of the French line,
which was conveyed across the Allan
tic.
The vessels were met off the coast
by American torpedo boat destroyers
and escorted to a port. The distin-
guished visitors were welcomed with
salutes as the French vessels dropped
anchor.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
RECOMMENDS TO SENATE, LEG
ISLATION TO PERMIT REOPEN
ING OF OIL TRUST CASE.
SEGREGATION OF PIPE
LINE OWNERSHIP ASKED
Government Investigators Declare In.
terIocking Stock Ownership Pre-
vents Real Competition-conclu-
sive Evidence Of Collision Lack
ing-Prices Raised Arbitrarily.

Washington, April determination
Of the gasoline industry by Standard
Oil interests, the federal trade COM
mission has just reported to the sen
ate, has been largely responsible for
high gasoline prices of the last two
years.
Real Competition Prevented.
The report, written after an exhaust.
i've investigation into the entire pc.
troleum industry, declares interlock.
ing stock ownership prevents any real
competition among the various Stand.
ard Oil companies, and the commission
recommends legislation to permit re.
opening of the oil trust case to obtain
notifications of the supreme. courts
dissolution decree.
Would segregate Pipe Lines.
Recommendation of the commission
made with a view of preventing or
remedying the conditions include the
abolition by legislation in certain cases
of common stock ownership in corpora.
lions which have been members. of a
combination dissolved under the Sher.
man law, the segregation of pipe line
ownership from other branches of the
petroleum industry and the fixing by
congressional legislation of gasoline
standards.
No Evidence of Collision.
No conclusive evidence was found.
it is stated, that collision exists among
the Standard companies in violation
of the decree, but the commissions
findings have been transmitted to the
attorney general.
Prices are declared to have been
raised arbitrarily, although natural
causes contributed. Pronounced in.
equalities were found in different
parts of the country.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
BUEN0S AIRES ENTHUSES
OVER CAUSE OF AMERICA
demonstration for Allies Is Partici.
pated in by Throng Of 100000
People.

Buenos Aires, April 24.-Enthusias-
tic demonstrations held here in sup
port of the cause of the United States
and the Entente Allies in the war.
One hundred thousand persons carry
ing flags marched through the streets
singing the "Marseillaise" and shout.
ing for the United States, France and
the other Allies. Women threw flow.
ers upon the paraders from the bal.
comics.
A great mass meeting heard various
speakers and adopted a resolution pro-
testing the violation Of the rights of
nations by the Germans in sinking
steamers and expressing complete
harmony with the attitude of the
United States and Brazil, sympathy
with the Allies and qualification at the
triumph of the Russian revolution.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
ALASKAN MINES
ARE RUINED BY CAVE-lN
TreadweII Gold Properties Flooded
When Waters Of Channel Break
Through Worked-out Slope.

Juneau, Alaska, April 24.-Two min
ers are still u~naccounted for after the
cavein Of three units of the famous
Treadwell gold mines, although it was
believed all were saved. The waters
OF Gastineau channel broke into the
Alaska Treadwell, Alaska United and
Alaska Mexican through a worked out
stope.
Thirteen hundred men we're en-
ployed in the mines and mills. AS the
mines apparently are irrevocably
ruined, the disaster seems to be the
greatest in the history of Alaska min.
ing. The three mines are said to have
produced $56, 100000 in gold.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
IMPORTANT POSITIONS ARE CAP.
TURED IN DAYS BATTLE DUR.
ING WHICH OVER 1900 GER.
MANS ARE TAKEN.
BERLIN CLAIMS new
DRIVE "BROKE DOWN"
Both North and South of Scarpe River
British Advance Materially in Sew.
eral Places Toward Douai-
Four Villages Taken and
Lens in Jeopardy.

London, April 25.-Again the British
have begun a period of intensive fight.
ing from the region of Lens southwark
to the Havringcourt wood, and have
been successful at various points in
capturing important German positions.
In addition more than 1900 Germans
were made prisoners in the days fight.
ing.
Both north and south of Scarpe river
the British have materially advanced
in several places toward Douai. North
of the river the village of Gavrelle and
positions two and a half miles long
south of the village we're captured,
while south of the stream they took
the line of the Germans on a wide
front south and east of Monchy-le.
Preux and captured the village of
Guemappe.
Lens In Jeopardy.
Further south the entire village of
Trescault and the greater part of the
Havrincourt wood now is in their
hands.
On the northern end of the battle
line additional progress has been made
southwest of Lens, seemingly placing
that important town in great jeopardy.
The last official Berlin communica.
ton says the new British offensive on
the Arras front broke down with heavy
casualties. Berlin admits the pene-
tration Of German trenches on afront
of 500 yards north of Lens, but says
the British later were expelled in a
counter-attack.
French Make Advances.
Northeast of scissors. between the
Aisne and the observation-disclosures the
French have advanced, but elsewhere
on the front held by the French artil-
lery duels have predominated. Sunday
night the Germans tried, but without
success, to penetrate French positions,
notably east of Craonne in the Cham
payne, near St. Mihiel, and in the
Vosges mountains.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
Amateur Players Stand by President.

Amateur Players Stand by President.
Detroit, April "a. - The National
Baseball federation with a member
ship of more than 100000 amateur
players, pledged it's unqualified sup-
port to the President of the United
States, in a resolution adopted at its
meeting, held here. The services of
all its members were offered the gov.
eminent. The federation decided to
continue Its activities as previously
arranged" 1t was stated al the meet.
Ing that army and navy officials ad-
vised the federation to play it's base.
ball games this season as arranged
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
CAPITAL GREETS
ENGLISH VISITORS
6ALFoUR AND PARTY REACH
WASHINGTON AND ARE WEI.
COINED By LARGE CROWD,
GUESTS CLOSELY GUARDED
Arrival Is Not Treated as Social or Fes-
tive Affair But as Event of
Grave and Serious
Nature.

Washington, April 24.-The Ameri-
can capital extended a simple but
heartfelt welcome to the British min
lister for foreign affairs, Arthur j. Bal
four, and the other members of the
British commission, which came to
Washington, as Mr.. Balfour expressed
it, Ito make cooperation easy and et-
fective between those who are striv-
ing to bring about a lasting peace by
the only means that can secur it
namely, a successful war;"
Everywhere bunting flew in the light
breeze, mainly the American national
colors. The British union jack and
the French %tri-color were in evidence
in many places but the local flag max
ers had been unable to meet the pub.
lie demand for chem.
There was no music to greet the
visitors, the original plan, including
the presence of the marine band, hav-
ing been amended to conform to the
view expressed by President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing that this was
a grave and serious event and not to
be lightly treated or regarded as a So
cial and festive affair.
Thousands at Depot.
On the plaza and overlapping the
great building at either wing were
gathered some 5000 people waiting pa
tiently for a glimpse of the nations
guests, restrained at a proper distance
by hundreds of policemen and by two
troops of cavalry.
AS the special train stopped Mr.. Bal
four descended and was Immediately
presented by the British ambassador
to Secretary Lansing. The two ex-
changed a hearty hand clasp and chat.
ted for a few moments.
The visitors then moved to the sta
ton. Mr.. Balfour walked uncovered
with head erect smiling his greetings
to the hand-clapping and cheering of
the party that had gathered within
the concourse.
When the signal was given for the
start the cavalry guard closed round
and enveloped the party. The troops
ere disposed SO as to afford the ex
IRENE measure of protection to the
visitors.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-04-26
"REPUBLlC," CRY IN SWEDEN
Royalty Guarded as Alarm Spreads
Through Country.

Royalty Guarded as Alarm Spreads
Through Country.
London, April PA news telegraph
from Copenhagen regarding the work.
ers' demonstration before the Swedish
parliament in Stockholm while the
food situation was being discussed,
says:
Throughout the delivery of the
speeches in the Riksdag the crowds
outside were quiet, but occasional
cries for a republic and a revolution
we're to be heard.
This demonstration has caused an
enormous sensation in Stockholm and
rumors Of a revolution are persistent
throughout the country. Fresh demon
STATIONS of q far more serious charac-
ter are expected May 1. The royal cas-
tie is being strictly guarded by marine
infantry"