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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10

Lieut.. and Mrs. John J. Johnston,
of Muskogee, Okla, are in Topeka
with Lieut.. Johnston's parents, Chief
Justice and Mrs w. A. Johnston.
Lieut.. Johnston was formerly con-
nected with the Mexican Central Rail
road, and later was with the Dawes
Commission at Muskogee. He is
veteran of the Spanish American
war. and was awarded a lieutenancy
in the present war. On his way to
Topeka he was stricken with an at
tack of appendicitis, and was taken
to Stormont hospital Wednesday for
an operation. He is doing well.
X X X
The following high school girls had
a line party at the Glee Club concert
of the high school:
Miss Isabel Whitcomb, Miss Hazel
Flanningan. Miss Mary Hillyer. Miss
Helen Thomas, Miss Annie Laurie
Close, Miss jeanette Dooly, Miss Mar
ian Ross, Miss Peggy LoveweIl, Miss
Edna Spikerman, Miss Mildred Quail
Miss Emma Sage. Miss Ethel Jordan,
Miss Esther Kreisie, Miss Lois Fer
guson and Miss Ruth Lerrigo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-10

Announcements have been received
of the marriage of Miss Yetta Conk-
ling. of Lyons. to Mr.. Harry Speck,
also of Lyons, which took place Sat
urday afternoon at two o'clock. The
bride was a former Washburn girl and
member of the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority. Her sister, Miss Katherine
Conkling, is living at the Theta house
in Topeka and attending college.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
TEAM TO
GET GOING soon
New Fence Being Built
Around Traction Park
For Its Benefit.

Just as soon as the new fence is built
around Traction Park, the Consolida-
Hon Coal company baseball team will
begin its active schedule. Several big
teams have been scheduled to come
here but because of the big guarantees
he games could not be played on unin-
closed grounds. A game has been
seIeduled with the strong Steubenville
nine for July z but had to be postponed.
Anon gthe teams that will be seen
here later in the season are: Akron,
Wheeling Steubenville, Elm Grove,
Glarksburg and Morgantown. Mana
Ashcraft also states that he is max
Is q strong effort to get one Of the big
iegne teams here later in the season.
sides an exceptionally good home
sehedule, the team will make several
tfire outside Of the state. Later in the
season, the team will make a tour
through Kentucky. Another trip is be-
blamed through Pennsylvania and
Maryland.
NE team has been practicing daily
Tor several weeks, getting into good
FORM forthe long schedule.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

loniki as their base involved King
Constantine in q long series of clashes
with the Entente commanders during
which he was accused Of evasion and
attempting to gain time in the hope
that Germany would assemble on the
Macedonian front sufficient troops IN
overwhelm the Entente forces. 1t was
charged that the King and his govern.
ment laid trap for the Entente troops
which occupied part Of Athens,to en-.
force a demand for a surrender of 10
batteries Of Greek artillery, to com.
pensate for the surrender Of Greek
guns to the Teutouic allies. Greek
reservtsts fired upon the French and
British forces, but the King was re-
ported to hive ordered the firing
stopped after about 200 casualties
Six batteries Of mountain guns were
given up to the Allies and the King
reached a temporary understanding
with the Entente commander.
Meantime the provisional govern.
ment headed by venizelos, had been
growing in strength,and had,obtained
the recognition of the Entente
powers. The provisional army 'occu.
pied Katerina, near Saloniki, and
Venizelos continued his agitation
against Constantine, declaring the
King was a victim Of bad counsel, had
led the Greek people to the brink of a
precipice by IN alliance with their
hereditary enemies and by violation
Of the Constitution in dissoHYing the
Greek Parliament, and brought the con.
tempt Of the world upon Greece.
In order to enforce their demands
the Entente Powers laid an embargo
upon supplies for Greece, which famed
the flame Of discomfort. Constantine
was denounced by people Of Crete and
Lemnos, who accused him Of treachery
and demanded his reinforcement.
Constantine, however, asserted that
England and France had reused the
resentment Of the Greeks and alien.
ated their sympathy by interfering in
Greek politics. He protested against
the Entente occupation of Greek ter.
ritory, asserted that his endeavors
we're to maintain Creek neutrality, and
predicted that, if the country went to
war with Germany, it would share the
fate of Runap:a.
A crisis in Constantine's fate arose
in the latter part of last April, when
it was announced that he had served
an ultimatum on the Entente Powers.
demanding guarantee against French
invasion and that he be permitted to
retain his throne. He offered, If this
was done, to form a cabinet agreeable
to the Entent. His attitude was re.
garded as threatening war upon the
Entente forces unless his demands
were granted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
CONSTANTINE HAD
BUT A BRIEF REIGN
But It Made Up in Stress
for Its Lack Of
Length.

The reign of Constantine l., who
yesterday abdicated as King of the
Hellenes was brief, dating only from
March IS, 1913, when his father, George
l., was assassinated in Saloniki.
Brief as the reign was, Constantine
had enjoyed, prior to the beginning OF
the great war in 1914, period of re.
marlable popularity and had increased
the territory of the Greek monarchy by
over so per cent. His attitude of oppo'
sitior toward the Entente powers when
their troops occupied part of Greek
territory in the Macedonian campaign
against the Teutonic allies, however,
brought him into conflict with the
statesmen of Greece and resulted in
the establishment of provisional gov
eminent headed by Eliphtherios Vent
zelos, whom the King had driven from
the post Of premier.
Throughout a long series Of negotta'
lions and conflict with the Entente
commanders Constantine was often
accused Of bebinbg pro-German in sym
pathies, largely, it was charged, as a
result of the influence of Queen Sophia
sister of the German Emperor, whom
he married in 1889. Constantine de-
clered throughout that he desired only
to maintain neutrality and that he was
actuated not by pro-German sympa'
thies. but by considerations of the well
fora of tho Greelys
Born On August 3, 1868, Constantine
was educated largely by private tutors
from Leipsic, which was said to have
stamped upon him a permanent Ger
man influence. His military education
was furthered by attendance at ma
neuvers in Germany.
One interesting chapter Of Constan'
tines life is the way in which he be-
came the peoples idol. After having
been dismissed as commander Of the
Greek army in 1909 because of popular
clamor, Constantine, then Grown
Prince, decided to accept command
in the Russian army, but the opposi'
ton to him at home lost its rancor and
he was restored to his former d1gnities
Ho finally became national hero
in the Balkan war Of 1912, when he led
an army of 10000 Greeks to the capture
of Salonid, causing 10000 Turks to lay
dowr their arms. His popularity was
such, as a result Of this feat, that
Greeks in America raised several thou
sand dollars with which to purchase
a gift sword, inscribed: '9To Constan'
tine, the Liberator."
When Constantine came to he
throne it was said he aimed to restore
the former grandeur Of the ancient
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
BY PAUL PuRMAN.

Is Ty Cobb slowing up? Has he
lost his batting eye?
1 have received many queries asking
these questions about the greatest OF
the present generation Of baseball
players.
And there were reasons for these
questions.
For the first time in II years Cobb
cropped out of the class Of 800 hitters
for day. Repeatedly short accounts
of games in which he participated
showed that he had been caught steal
ing. From the outside it looked as
though Ty might be due for bad sea
son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

Hellenic Empire, and that he was a be-
lever in the old national prophecy that
under the reign of a Constantine and
a Sophia the Eastern empire would be
called into life again and the cross re.
stored on st. Sophia at Constantinople
in place Of the crescent.
By the peace treaties signed after
the Balkan wars Greece acquired cen.
siderable stretch of Turkish territory
to her domain and In December, 1918,
the long desired annexation of the
Island Of Crete was carried out, King
Constantine hosting the Hellenic flag
over the fort.
With the entrance Of Turkey into
the European war the question of the
Intervention of Greece soon came to
be seriously considered, but King Con-
stantine insisted upon strict neutrality.
The cabinet, headed by Premier Veni-
zelos, which was for war on the side
of the Allies, finally rendered its resig-
nation. The Greek attitude, at least so
far as the war party was concerned
was largely to the effect that if Greece
had no hand in the war, her interests
might suffer when peace was arranged.
With the commencement Of the op-
erations against the Darlanelles the
government believed the time had
come for Greece to abandon her neu-
trality. The King, however, refused
to ccuntenance this plan. 1t was ar
gueG that sending forces to the Oar
danelles would dangerously weaken
Greece's defense on the Bulgarian
frontier.
Queen Sophia was regarded as bit
terly opposed to Greece joining the
war on the Entente side and it was
reported that she had threatened to
leave Greece if that event trans
piret.
Much criticism was directed against
Constantine because of the complaint
he failed to fulfill the terms Of the
treaty between Greece and Serbia
unGer which Greece was committed
to ally herself with Serbia II that
country we're attacked. When Aus
tria invaded Serbia Constantine as
serted that the treaty applied only to
an attack by another Balkan nation.
Another act which aroused much
criticism was the yielding Of sew
eral Greek forts and the surrender
of a large number Of Greek soldiers
to the Teutonic forces which were
invading Macedonia.
The occupation by the troops Of
the Entente powers of a part Of
Macedonia and the seizure Of Sd
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
Window sIIVs.

A jut in a window, which has no
sill, may be made to look attractive by
placing a box in it, and by proper COW
erIng be transformed into q window
seat. A cover may be hinged on the
front, and the interior used for stor-
age purposes. In small rooms such a
nook is impossible, as it takes up too
much space.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

more judgment in his plays than for
merly.
Cobb is 80. He has been in major
league baseball for IL years. He
realizes that he cannot hope to con-
tinue leading the league in half a dozen
departments for many more years. He
also realizes that conservation Of speed
now means more years "up there" and
Cobb wants to stay "up there" as long
as possible.
But Cobb is not slowing up. He is
still! the tantalizing, dazzling streak
on the bases. And don't for moment
believe that he hasn't very good
chance to lead the league in batting and
base-running this year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
CHURCH LEAGUE GAME.

A postponed game between the
HONEYWELL team and the Diamond Street
M. e. will be played on the East Park
diamond this evening at 6 o'clock and
an interesting contest is expected to
result. This is one Of the games of the
recently organized Church league, ano
a great deal of enthusiasm is being
manifested by the members of the
league and some good material is be-
ing developed on each Of the teams.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
Bat to answer the questions.

But to answer the questions.
Cobb is not slowing up, at least not
enough to be appreciable.
he suffered slump in batting but
seems to have regained his batting
eye with vengeance.
Wet, cold weather, games played on
slow mucky fields have caused him to
be 1lught many times this spring
where he would have beaten the throw
on fast diamond.
But Cobb, for the first time in his
life, is conserving his speed.
He is not taking the chances on the
bases that used to mark his play. He
is still taking more chances than any
other player in baseball, but is using
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
eve INNING TIE
lgGHURGELEAGlE
Contest Staged at
East, Park Grounds
Yesterday Evening.

iyeinnings battle which ended
de score5Was staged between
tis Famont Mining Machine com
( Dstly and the PaIatine Bapttsts at
Side park last night, it having
be- ecessary TO stop the game after
file fifti inning because of approach
ing darkness. The Machfnists got
~ ffast and maintained good lead
az fHe first few innings but the Bap-
then rapidly oyerhauIed them
the score wast7!7 when darkness
ed the. contest. The score:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

Games Scheduled Today.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

eonarIts semrto 6aEeEamon.
opol on head work. Benny knocks
'6rn out with lefts to theHhead and
Dutch nse the. bean ball
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
onp. IsNT fTY

Ayay Baltimore seemssto4be. a
touc nbjectewfthG McGraw.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

duite4.makeaoutTtllts fellow
acnard He,sayss he Is always
to Sgiye4the public its money
ndt hen goes. ahead" and. does
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
st. Louis-Boston, wet grounds.

Games Scheduled Today.
Chicago at New York.
Cleveland at Washington
Detroit at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

GOSHEN, N. Tx. s. Oakley has
Just leasedhis farm. Rent being, zone
4ipe pdnnkfn IA 0ctnhaES
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
Art Of Letter Writing.

The art of letter writing is well de-
fined by james Howell, who held that
a true familiar letter is the art of
expressing ones mind as If he were
dlscoursing of the person to whom he
writes in succInct and strict terms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
Baseball at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday,

Pittsburgh, 5; Boston, 4; eleven
innings.
Philadelphia, 4; St. Louis, 0.
Brooklyn, 2; Cincinnati,.0.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

Two.base hit-Donham
stolen bases Travis, Primm, Mad
en Adams, Donham, Males 2, Small
WOOD, Reed 2, swearingen, Ruckman.
Hit by pitcher-By shrivel, Small
wood Rucker.
rieft on bases-Mining Machinery
Baptists 8.
first on ba1ls-off Smallwood Q.
Struck out-By Adams, L; by Shriy'
III 5; by SmaIlwood, 9.
Hits apportioned-off Adams, in
inning; off Shriver, 3 in 4 innings.
Wild pitch Smallwood.
Umpire Henry Morgan.
Vine So minutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yester

Results Yesterday.
Detroit, 3; Philadelphia, 2.
New York, 4; Chicago, 3; IL innings.
Cleveland, 2; Washington, 2; 16 in
nings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
l0HIE
EIAL

Michigan is back in the Big Nine.
r Michigan follows her former exam
bic she viii be the Big Nine before
many years.
lawn lEeGraw beat Upsa1S umpire at
cIenati. Lfe's just one 'jamboree
another for Jawn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13
AeoLF cRf11c

tern minister afterFeadtng Of
6litiomo the stymie'bysth IVES
Golf association told his flock
Ies could. recommend golf now
they dn'tsserVetI quUrrat the
lonse.a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-13

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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-15
First Crossing to Go.

The Public Service Commission
made an order for the abolition of
what is known as the Mount Dallas
crossing on the Lincoln highway, in
Bedford county. and apportioned the
cost of change whereby II will pass
under viaduct of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
This is the first grade crossing to
be ordered abolished by the commits
sion after an inquiry inaugurated on
its own motion. The state highway
department brought the conditions to
the attention of the commission,
which made an inquiry and requested
that plans aud specifications be pre-
pared.
The report Of the commission, pre-
pared by Commissioner Killing, al
lows damages to adjoining property
owners to the amount of $3.50 and
assesses the cost of elimination of the
crossing, as follows: Pennsylvania
railroad, $1,000; county of Bedford,
$1,000; Snake Spring and West Prov
idence townships, each $3.50; Broad
Top Mountain and Coal company,
$11,046.50, and state highway de-
partment, $11, ,046.50.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-15
Changes In Capitalization.

A series Of notifications of stock or
bond increases has been filed with the
Public Service Commission by electric
companies operating in the central
and eastern counties. The Chester
Valley company, Coatesville, filed no
tice of issue of S45,O00 of bonds; the
Juniata company and the Perry Elec-
trio Light, Heat and Power company,
both of Clearfield, stock, $50, 900; Co
nestoga Traction company, Lancaster,
car trust certificates, s25, 5,000 Scran-
ton Electric company, Scranton, notes,
s613,000; Penn Central Power and
Transmission company, Altoona,
bonds, $50, 900; Penn Central Light
and Power company. Altoona, bonds,
$4,000; Millersburg Electric Light,
Heat and Power company. Clearfeld,
stock, $11S,000; Stroudsburg Trac-
tion company. Stroudsburg, bonds,
$4,000, stock, 100000; Metropoli.
tan Edison company, Reading, bonds,
$143,500; Lehigh Valley Transit
company. Allentown, bonds, S12, 900;
Panther Valley Water company, Phil
adelphia, stock, 100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-15
Will FORESTRATE
CAMP MT. GRETNA
State to Plant 5000 to 10000
Trees For Preserving
the Water Supply.
ADD TO ATTRACTIvENESs
Reservation Includes over 1000 Acres,
Of Which Almost 1900 Are Tim
ber Land-PIan Is to Re-en.
force Existing Growth.
Harrisburg.


Between 5000 and 10000 young
trees will be set out before the end
of the year at the states permanent
camp site at Mount Gretna with the
object of preserving the water supply
and at the same time adding to the
attractiveness Of the grounds. Ar
rangements were completed by repre-
sentatives Of the departments Of the
adjutant general and the forestry
commission for an early start Of the
planting, the trees for which will
come from the states nurseries.
The Mount Gretna reservation in
includes over 1000 acres, Of which
almost 1900 are timber land. 1t is
the plan to re-enforce the existing
growth, especially where the water
supply is to be conserved; to set out
evergreen borders along main thor
oughfares, including the road built
this year; to plant new trees along
paths and to reforest areas where the
chestnut bright killed off trees of that
variety.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-15
WANTED-NEW RECRUITS.

The most dangerous principle
which the saloon is built is this
Is not fashioned to supply the dem
Of men whose passion for liquor
been developed, but, with the Cu1
which only the lust for money CaI
splre, 1t is fashioned to teach a
generation to drink. Under the
of life, the men already enlisted \
army Of drink will be dead withl1
limit Of twenty years. The slOgi
the saloon is, "New recruits! M
crults !" AS hundred thousand
drop out Of the ranks, a hundred
sand new recruits are made. Ne1
manned and bruised and dying
falls out of the ranks, that the
Is not ready with a new recrul1
from this vast, ever-increasing
the masters Of the liquor interes
yearly drawing millions Of doll
toll-Seaborn Wright.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-15
LIBERTY LOAN
s4,6I7,532,300
0versubscription Of 81 Per Cent.
Of $4,000, 100000.
100000 SUBSCRIBERS
Third Loan Not To Be Put Out In
January, As Reported-Distinct
Triumph For People, Says
McAdoo.

Washington. responded
to the call for a second Liberty war
loan by subscribing s4,617,532, 300 an
oversubscription by 81 per cent. of the
$3,000,000,000 asked, and only $685.
100000 less than the $5,000,000 maxi.
mum fixed by the Treasury. Tabu'
lations just completed showed that
every Federal Reserve district exceed.
ed its quota, and 100000 persons
subscribed.
Half of the oversubscrbed sum will
be accepted, making the actual total
Of bonds to be issued S3,S0S, ,766, $50.
Ninety-nine per cent Of the subscrib.
ers will receive the amount for which
they bargained, all subscriptions for
$4,000 or less being allotted In full,
and those above that amount being
pared down in varying proportions,
ranging from 80 per cent. allowance
on subscriptions between $4,000 and
100000 to 40 per cent. for the largest
single subscription Of $4,000, 900.
The success of the second Liberty
Loan, like that Of the first, is dis.
tinct triumph for the people OF the
United States" said Secretary Nc
Adoo. 1T not only demonstrated their
ability, patriotism and resources, but
augurs the certain success of any fu.
ture loans that may be offered by
the Government"
The Secretary added a denial of re-
ports that the third loan would be soli-
cited in January 1918.
'ln view of the large oversubscrip-
tion of the second Liberty Loan" he
said, 81 am glad to state that this will
not be necessary"
1t has been generally understood
that the third loan would be sought
probably in late February or early
March next year.
Although only / per cent Of the
number of subscriptions was for sums
above $4,000, $2,129,0O0,O0O. or nearly
half the big aggregate, was made up
by the larger sums. More than three.
quarters Of billion dollars were sub.
scribed in individual amounts of more
than s1,0O0,000.
Subscriptions to the First Liberty
Loan, which closed June Is, were $3,-
035, 100000, a so per cent. over-sub.
scriptiUa Of the s2,OO0OO0 offered and
allowed. There were more than A..
100000 subscribers and allotments
were made in full on subscriptions OF
$4,000 and less.
On the Second Liberty Loan pay.
ment o. 2 per cent. of the subscrip-
tion amount was required with the ap.
plications and thousands of purchasers
of the smaller bonds, particularly OF
$50 and 800 denominations, paid cash
in full. From these payments $751;.
100000 already has been received by
the Treasury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-15
FROM A NEW ANGLE.
A Spokane (Wash.) pa,

A Spokane (Wash.) paper te
story:
"a man went out to buy a n
in a secondhand store. lie G
find what he wanted, so ylSlu
pawnshop after another, ana SUI
to make a purchase. Ills cu
was aroused, as he had DC,
customed to pick up yaluaO|
chanic's tools in this way for
song. So he said to one pawn
LET me see your entire stock y
l may find something that way
The man replied, II have W
now."
"What do you mean? Don \
men come in to pledge tHe''
money to tide them overT u
"Not since the state went dfY
mostly are sober, and have sO
and want to hold onto their IVY