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The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
FUEL PLAN TO
Be TRIED OUT
No Communicating Unless
Present System Is
Failure.

Following Mondays conference be-
tween President Wilson and Harry
A. Garfield, the fuel administrator,
the decision has been adopted that
there will be no communicating of
mines and pooling of product until
the present system of fuel admins
tration has had a thorough trial. The
difficulties which have beset the coal
trade are looked upon by the Presi-
dent and DR.. Garfield as due to the
fact that the system has not yet
been put in working order. There has
been much delay In the appointment
of the State Fuel Administrators
upon whom DIR. Garfield will be COM
PEELED to rely for the larger part OF
the effectiveness of his scheme.
The President today approved of the
appointment OF seven more State ad-
ministrators. among them that for
the State of New York, the most i'm
portant of all.
Assemblies Data.
Through these State Fuel Admin
istrators DIR. Garfield is assembling
his own data as to the reported
shortages or reported abuses in
prices. The State administrators will
handle all local complaints. Dr. Gar
field believes that as soon as all are
appointed and get their local or
ganizations going the central admin
istration in Washington will be en-
abled to make such dispositions of
cars and such regulations in general
as Will straighten out the situation.
So far the Fuel ADMINISTRATION has
succeeded in forestalling any vide
spread or serious labor troubles in
the coal mines, and 1t believes that
it will be able to continue this work.
The seizure of the mines and of the
stocks of coal in the hands of whole
salers. jobbers and retailers still re-
mains a possibility under the law,
however. and 1t will be resorted to If
the present arrangements fail.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
New Flanders Battle
Action Centers Near
PoelcapeHe Brewer

british Front IN France and Riyfuun
Tuesdsy.-The British IN tne new Of
fensfve Launched today hsve pusbe<
back the Germans through Poelcapeih
and are fighting In the eastern out
skirts of the city. about q lsrrs
brewery.
Just north of Broodseinoe. at DaiU
Wood. the Germans held out strons1y
The British surrounded khs ,Food -
hot nshting followed
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10

United States Army Yet to Come.
Technical warfare has worn her
down. as is testified by the German
staff itself. On the other hand the
British and French armies have
reached their full strength in men and
material. And Americas great army
Is yet to come.
In the British offensive at Ypres.
Germany has been Obliged to engage
fifteen divisions in the last ten days.
Twenty-Five fresh divisions were put
into action by the crown prince be-
fore Verdun; and forty-five fresh
divisions wore thrown into the whirl-
wind of allied steel in the battles
of the Aisne.
The French high commission yester-
day authorized these statements,
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10

based on official data of the French
general staff. No idea of the strength
Of the allied forces is made public,
but the inference drawn is that on
several sectors Of the Western front
the allies have VIGOROUSLY engaged
far superior numbers.
Fronts Of Same Length.
Both Franco-German fronts on the
Aisne, 1911. and Verdun, 1916, have
already been compared and it has
been noted that they are practically
of the same length. 1t has been
stated that the. German forces oc-
cupying them before the attack were
equally comparable: twelve and four
teen divisions 1t is known today that
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
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MEANS MOTION DENIED.

Salisbury. N. c., Oct. 9.-The mo-
ton of counsel for CASTOR B. Means
to compel Assistant District Attor-
ney Dobling, of New York, to turn
over to court papers seized in Means
New York apartment was denied to-
day by Judge Cline. The papers
are regarded by both sides of the
Means-king murder case as of
great value.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
INVISIBLE SHIP
new INVENTION
OF 7. EDISON
Wizard Evolves CamouAage
Vessel for War
Zone.
By FRANK MARTIN.

Is the submarine menace to be nulli.
fed by Edison's invisible ship?''
From an Official naval source It was
learned yesterday that the wizard Of
Menlo Park had perfected a way OF
battling the U-boat. which probably
would have been considered chimeri-
cal and fantastic IL any other than an
Edison had proposed 1t.
Furthermore. it was learned thai
the scheme actually Is In operation,
and that none of the ships that have
been made invisible" by Edison &
patent method has fallen prey TO the
torpedo. So far. the experiment has
been a decided success.
The conservatism OF navy oficers
prevents them from revealing all they
hope for from this new system OF
"super-camoufiage" which Edison has
developed. All that they will say is
that practical shipping men have been
impressed with the practicability OF
the plan and that the experiment has
every promise to permanent success.
Method II Simple.
The method is simplicity itself. II
might be called "camouaage" on a
scientific basis. 1t actually makes the
liner or freighter invisible" except at
short ranges. And the submarine docs
not like short ranges; 1t likes TO track
its quarry via periscope from afar.
drawing up to IL without coming to
the surface,
Anyt Ordinary -freighter, can De
transfd~med into an Edison ship
easily. The masts forward and aft,
;ar 81
ing OF the cargo, are hinged in such
manner that they can be laid down
fiat. A portion of the tunnels can be
removed to cut them down to the
deck line.
1t must be remembered that the
ship at lopg distances at sea looks
like turreted wall, being very high
forward. with a deep cut where cargo
is loaded, then the bridge and the
stack. elevated to the level of the
high forward deck. with another deep
cut in the outline of tho vessel be-
hind this and finally the after deck
rising high again
Appearance of ship.
The forward mast. when folded
down and back on its hinge contri-
vance, extends across the forward cut.
which is boarded up to the level OF
the forward and bridge decks. The
after mast is laid down across the
deep notch in the vessels outline
formed by the space where the after
holds of the vessel are loaded, and
this cut or notch is boarded up to the
level OF the higher portions OF the
i ships side. With the upper part OF
the stack removed the line from the
bow to the stern of the freighter "a
thing.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
QUITS MINING FOR ARMY.

New York. Oct g. Ambrose Mo-
nell today resigned as president Of
the International Nickel Company,
He will receive colonel's commits
sion IN the United States Aviation
Service and will be on the star OF
the American commander of avia-
ton forces in France.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
SUE MRS. BINGHAM ESTATE.

Lexington. KY. Oct. e.-Suit for the
Kentucky State inheritance tax was
filed against the estate Of Mrs. Rob
ert w. Bingham today. Mrs. Binx-
ham was formerly Mrs. Henry M
Flagier. II Is estimated the inherit.
ance tax will be between s2ooo.eoo and
S.eo@o- Officials say the estate {,
worth ss5. .ooo. 900.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
STUDENTS CALL
MASS MEETING
Columbia Row May Result
In Further Resig-
nations.

New York, Oct. 9-A student corh-
mittee at Columbia University toasy
issued a call to LOO feliow-studcnts
to cut" lectures beginning at I
o'clock tomorrow and attend a nass
meeting on the library steps 10 pro
test against the suppression Of sca-
deinic freedom.
The resignation Of Prof. Charles A.
Beard. Of the chair Of political science.
who declared in his letter of resigns-
ton-thst the board OF trustees is
throttling free speech. was the cause
OF the students indigna tons. Students
Of Columbia and OF the school OF
Journalism were urged to let nothing
interfere with their attendance to--
morrow. -
One-third Of the faculty OF Barnard
College were reported tod2yStO have
threatened TO resign II Prof Besrds
resignation is accepted The faculty
Of political science of Columbia are
to meet tomorrow Afternoon. 60 de-
termine what course to adopt regard
ing Prof Beard's resignation
Members Of the board Of trustees
Nlo NtIt Ntr(AAbN0 " AOAa AsNdA v o1
''resctionaries and Visionless IN poll
tees" or marrow and medieval In
religion" declined. today TO make
any comment upon tie resigntns
teachers structures. Nor would Presi-
dent Nicholas Murray Butler have
anything 10 say.
Threst to Leave Lectures.
An effort 10 induce the stadents Of
the school OF Journalism TO leave tie
room when President Butler deliver
ed his annual address on The train
Ing Of Journalists was not carried
out.
In his address President Butlef
made no direct reference 90 the con-
troversy projected into the univer-
sity's affairs by Prot Boards views
expressed when he resigned.
James Harvey Robinson professor
Of philosophy, who Is an intimate
friend of Prof. Beard. declared to-
night:
There win be a riot in this uni
versity within the next few days
ard the faculty viii not sit euiety
by while these great upneavsls ara
going on"
Congratulations showered in upon
Prof. Beard all day today at his
home.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
Urge Germany's Withdrawal.

Peking, Oct. s-The French Minis.
ter Is especially anxious to have Bel
sium replace Germany as the nth
member OF the group which foated
the Sa0oo,ooo Chinese reorganization
loan which is secured upon the salt
monopoly
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
CANADIAN DRAFT DEC. 1

Ottawa. Canada. Oct. s.-Cnder
the Canadian selective conscrfptiye
act the nrrt men to be called will
be REQUIRED TO repoT on December
1 u was announced lo1Ay,
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
TO REORGANIzE
NATIONAL ARMY
Distribution Of Negroes VIII
Be Big Feature Of
Change.

The national army is to be COM
pletely reorganized- Plans were
completed and announced yesterday
BY Secretary Of War Baker after a
conference with Gen. Tasker H.
Bliss, Chief of stafr.
Every one of the sixteen canton
nents, except that at American
Lake, Washington. is affected by
he reorganization, the plan of which
s to train at each of the canton
nents an army division-27, 900 men
instead of the $4,000 originally
arranged for.
Negro drafted men are to be dis
ributed throughout the country in
mch fashion that no considerable
number will be under training at
my one camp. This is to guard
Igainst a repetition Of the Houston
riots. fear being feft that a large
lumber of negroes under arms
would be a menace to the commu-
lity IL there were not enough white
roops TO overawe them. The
negroes will be organized into a
Iivision at an embarkation point as
apidly as possible and will be sent
o France, where they will be divided
nto a complete fighting force to be
tent soon to the trenches and a
lumber of laboring regiments for
Ise behind the lines. In all there
re $4,000 coIored men 10 deal with.
approximately $1,000 will be sent
nto the trenches. The others will
,e employed behind the lines.
To Shift Troops.
As a result OF the reorganization,
which contemplates the immediate
uIing up of National Guard ranks
n the South from the conscript
orces, a great shifting of the ma
ional army will soon begin.
The training Of a division to a camp
Will leave a surplus Of 1900 men at
weIve of the camps. These men will
,e transferred to the camps at Atlanta
md Little Rock, there to form
leparate divisions.
The white men of the South
originally assigned to Camp Gordon
4 Atlanta and Camp Pike at Little
Rock, as well as those assigned to
amp Jackson, at Columbia. will be
lrawn upon heavily to fT the ranks
Il the Thirtieth, Thirty-first. and
rhirty-nlnth National Guard DIVISIONS
drawn from the same states-to war
arsngth- This will leave an insult
tcient number Of white men to form
divisions at each Of the three camps,
the white men from Camp Gordon
md Camp Pike win be moved to
lamp Jackson and VIII form a divi-
don there.
To Camp Gordon. at Atlanta. then
-sfN hA MI
lyer. Mass, Yaphanlz L. l., Wrights-
own. n. j., Admiral, Nd, and Peters
1urg, Va. To Camp Pike, at Little
sock, will be moved the surplus from
he cantonrnents az Chilicothe, Ohio,
battle Creek. Mich. Rockford. Ill,
louisville, Ky. Des Moines, Iowa.
Fort Sam Houston Tex, and Fort
Riley, Kans
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
BRITISH AND FRENCH
ADVANCE ONE MILE
Allies Continue DriUe on Flanders Front
Pushing Germans Back Dramatic
Race Is uith "king" Winter.

London, Oe 9-Ihe wars dramatic began today:
with the West The ales-Fance and England
driving hard; harder than before the ground where
the besan Besans riding victory. They took the first
hurdles by today the of miles advance on ten
mile front and thousands of prisoners.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
Fresh Troops and Unlimited ammunition BJop to Huns
AMERICA BUILDING ~
IMMENSE WAR FLEET
Navy to Be Enlarged by Addition of 7S7
Vessels of All Glasses Within
Period of Eighteen Months.

America eaped the forefront yesterday with the biggest
shpbung program in the world With the letting of contracts
for the construction of least $50 additional destoye the
had 7 ws of all and classes building contracted for
ALL READY In Is MONTHS.
Ranging from super-dadnoughs speedy. eammins sub
chasers every the ships will be active service within
eighteen months according promises written the
The desoyers contracted for today will give the United States the
greatest fleet of that type of vessels in the world The Department
withheld the exact number contracted for but 50
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
CHECK TRANSFER OF TROOPS.

Her losses heavier and heavier. Her ability transfer
from the Eastern front the Western and
the big drive has been checked Her men are diminish
the military emergencies demand they should
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
TEUTONS' SUPREME
EFFORT IS FAILURE
Losing Man Power Under the Continuou.
Onslaughts of Allied Armies Great
American Army Yet to Come.

Germany has made her supreme military efort-and faiedl
Under the terrific continuous onslaught of the allied armies she
losing her manpower today the of than 25OOO
month.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
ONLY THREE WEEKS LEFT.

Scarcely three weeks left complete the job which is to
clear height and hok and every inch the slopes the
northern tip of the ridge that bars their way sweep down Ii.
plains of Flanders.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-10
The Washington Herald

lis a Home psper-going into
more homes, proportionately, than
any other Washington morning
paper-3oc a month-delivered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22
COME AND CELEBRATE WITH ME
JACK-C'-LANTERN JUBILEE
BY BlppY BYE.

The invitations to Halloween
frolic are very important for they
should put the guests in tune for the
occasion.
A rhyme, written on a pumpkin or
cat cut from colored paper and en-.
closed in a small envelope is good.
or, II the invitations can be deliver.
cred by messenger, 1t is a clever idea
to write them on clean white corn
husk leaves, and to roll and tie them
with bit OF orange ribbon. Original
verses are best. Here are two sug.
sestions that may be used-with the
hostess name and address written be.
low:
Appear on Wednesday night at eight.
AS ghost or witch you should be seen
To be in style on Halloween.
ALICE HARPER,
40 Chestnut.s:.
Halloween is goblin night
Bring your Jack-o'-Lantern bright
And by the charms and tests of fate
Each maid or man may find mate.
MARGARET ARNOLD.
1877 Grove Park.
If you wish to give a flip VI or.
iginally to your Halloween party call
it by new name and use the :5;low-
ing verse:
Come and celebrate with me
Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee.
Bring pumpkin, large or small
That cheerful fate may you befall.
HALLOWEEN COSTUMES.
When you find cute little .lack-o'-
Lantern invitation for the night Of
Oct. 81 in your mail some a,ornig,
you experienced little thrill II plea.
sure when you meet that we'll .nown
second thought, What shall , wear
to the party?"
Costumes for Halloween partiee are
so much more fun than even bR.nd.
new party gown, for mostly they are
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work. 1t would be far better than
running the risk of infection from
elbowing our way into crowded cars.
We can go for days without food
or water, but the moment air is cut
Off from our lungs we begin to strug.
gle for that life-giving element. If 1t
Is not restored the person dies in min.
utes instead of days. From this OBJ.
servation we may get true obesr-
walton of the relative importance of
air to life.
To maintain health, however, we
must breath air that has not just
been robbed Of its oxygen by reason
Of another person having used it.
We must breathe air free from poi
son given Off by the bodies Of those
crowded in poorly ventilated places
and particularly must we avoid air
loaded with germs of grippe, tubercn-
losis. pneumonia and other diseases
rife at this time of the year.
When completed to submit to evils
Of crowded street cars during grippe
and pneumonia seasons it is well to
have your doctor give you prescrip.
ton for good disinfectant solution
with which to rinse the mouth, nose
and throat several times daily.
1t has been demonstrated that there
are many pneumonia suffering from
the grippe-so why take chances?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22

side of the story. I'd like to know
it."
We'll, Dick" said eagerly, II have
here some letters from a woman who
might have been the very woman the
man was IN love with, il you call it
love. or course, can't be sure that
she is the same woman, but it is so
much like the other side of the story
that l cannot think it impossible for
two life stories to be so near alike.
II am going to read to you the let.
tiers OF wife first--a wife who might
be the other side of this isosceles
love triangle Of which the man who
wrote the letter Just read you and
the woman whose letter | am going
to read, are the other two sides"
You have left out the American
beauty rose, Margie," said Dick with
grin.
Simply because from these letters
| realize that none of the people, the
man, the wife or the woman outside
played any part in her life. She
is only one of those Unsuitable egot.
lists who much make every man who
comes near her admire her-love her,
II possible. She has probably forgot.
ten the man by this time and is us.
ing all her magnetism on another Of
your sex"
Dick looked at me rather quizzic.
ally, and then he sighed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22
:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::

II do not mean to he cad ] do
not mean to hurt any woman. Mrs.
Margie," the letter, continued toward
the last. II know that Ii I could have
gone to Quito with the woman in my
heart there might have been other
American beauty rose episodes. but
also know that she woul:. have been
the one woman | would always hold
In reverence and faith She is the
one woman who has never disapoint.
ef mo, the one woman who has never
sored me, and know whether | ever
see her again or ont her place will
always be in my heart.
perhaps, 1t is better Mrs, Margie,
that ] Saould only hold her in ny
heart. but there is the irony of fate.
Unwtttingly she is furnishing me for
all my misdeeds, for miss her voice,
her wonderful originality of thought
and her sane counsel so much that
the hurt is almost physical
Il expect you think ! am mon.
ster. but l want you to realize that
am only man and very unhap.
py one. And the worst of 1t is. there
Is nothing to do about 1t,
This play, as far as the poor stick
OF a hero is concerned. is endf<, but
am Just wondering how many 9th,
ers are in the same boat You see,
\ Mfs. Margie. we are very imperfect
beings as yet, Although we pirate
about our wonderful intellect and cul.
ture and human insight we find that
after all. our heads are ruled by our
emotions.
1.-THE man who wrote that silly
song in musical comedy some years
ago, ] want what want when want
! II was probably saying a much truer
thing than he knew. Please don't
think that l am trying to exculpate
myself. l am not. I am only trying
to explain myself to myself as well
as to you"
~ do you know Margie" interrupted
Dick at this point, that mans story
lis real. I believe that every man
S9who thinks at all, at times tries to
teHplain, II not excuse, his actions
himself. am mighty sorry for
hun and yet think IL that Quito
thing had been carried through to its
conclusion he would have been more
miserable than he is now He never
could have lived up to that woman
he asked to elope with him"
d "But Dick, you must remember that
the woman could not have had very
great ideals. She had evidently fai.
len in love with him-a married
man"
@My dear girl, that is Just where
you may be mistaken. Many a wo.
man OF the highest ideals finds her
heart straying. Nobody knows her
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1.-THE view from Kaska was wonderful?
He sure did. And when she begged
for the privilege OF riding up with him
aud the rest OF the poEse Slim was NOT
the man to say her nay. They were
going eight miles around the noun
tain. He told her she could ride until
h. asked her to turn back, and she ag-
reed to obey orders. There is a
w1tchery about Alaska scenery in
June. and suddenly. without warning,
the whole land throws aside its frozen
cloak and blooms in splendor.
Slim had only l'now her for four
weeks. but before they had reached
the timberline he had forgotten the
vital Importance of catching the kid,
and was absolutely at the mercy of
Evelyn May. It didn't worry him
n.=ch. Benson had gone ahead with
the ether men. He could afford to
loiter. When her pony stumbled and
came up with sprung knee. Sill.
welc1m the delay as gift from the
gods. He stood beside her as she sat
on great boulder, overlooking the
country for miles, and even wit. her
teasing. provocative blue eyes mock
irg hi; earnestness. he told her what
life might be like il she remained in
the Yukon count as lie sheriff's
bride.
You'd make wonderful pal :or
somebody, MIR. Rogers. but how about
bo'-g husba=i? We're al oat
strangers You men of the North do
your wooing rapidly"
We have to" said Slim, shortly
"or they get away. It's fearful eli
mate up here. A woman's got to
have a doggone good reason or she'd
never stay 10 it at all"
He stopped short. There came the
-. und of rapid firing above them,
thu. the crashing, sliding grind of
hoofs, as horse and r.ier dashed
recklesly down hte mountain trail.
Slim whipped his postol out and aim
ed as the boy shot past them. but
Evelyn'o hands gripped his, and she
buried her teeth in the wrist that held
the revolver. 1t was over in an T.
st t The kid was OFT of sig al
ready, bound for safety. and Slim
stood over sobbing girl. loking at
the blood tric,-ling FROM his wrist.
Somehow his arm found its way
around her shoulder, while she told
him of her mission to Three Arrows.
The Kid was Just her brother, T e.
teen years old, and the baby OF the
family back East. They had not
heard from him in months, and she
had come out alone t" learn the rea-
son.
"1'm sorry. slim," she said, that
Il trk1y II Iytk f1
pose it's wrong to want him to get
away when he broke the law"
Slim smiled peacefully; the head of
Evelyn May leaned willingly against
his shoulder.
II guess he'd better put up plea
OF self-defense and come back home,
he said, so as to be in tine for the
we dding."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-22

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