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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20
fAREWELL TO THE SOLDIERS.

PITTSBURGH said goodbye on Saturday to FIVE
military units which were organized in that dis
hict to fight the battles Of America and humanity.
Judging by the newspaper reports great many bravely
smiling faces were wet with tears and sobs often checked
cheers Few. if any. of the quarter of million people
Who saw the procession will ever forget the occasonand
Alwll be better men and women and more earnest Ameri-
cans because of it.
That is going to be one of the most supendous things
about our participation in the great war. Something Of the
s which has descended upon the French and which has
given the nation new soul going to be vouchsafed u.s.
andis going give US new understanding of the broth
hbOd of man and the fundamental truths Of democracy.
The community that negects to hold Of these fare
we'll ceremonies will deliberately cheat itself Of one Of the
compeusaons Of the war, and before very long it will find
itself cold and out of sympathy with the great heart Of the
nation
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BITS Of
STATE NEWS

The state department of FIRE pre-
vention is conducting campaign in
West Virginia for the purpose
o Educating the people to exercise
care and proper caution to eliminate
the danger Of fires, and as a part Of
that campaign state FIRE marshall,
John S. Koran, is visiting the eastern
panhandle to inspect the towns there
with reference to IRE fighting and
fire prevention equipment. Slides Will
be shown in the moving picture the
aters Of the state which will show
graphically the danger Of careless
ness in this respect and Literature
dealing with this subject will be dis
tributed in the towns Throughout the
state. All the towns along the G. &
o.. and the N. & W. railways Will be
inspected and another inspection will
follow this one some time later to IN
sure that the instructions and orders
given now will be obeyed, Later all
Of the towns and cities will be In
Spected and the same procedure car
ried out,
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sustslned Injury,

Morris silverman who has ben sui.
ferlng from a broken toe, which in.
Jury was sustained two weeks ago
while bathing at Prickett's Creek near
this city spent yesterday at Valley
Falls During the day he went bath.
ing and in some mysterious way
smashed open another toe on the
same foot as well as reiniuring he
broken toe.
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Associated Press dispatches from the British front
say that the Germans are rapidly making radical
change in their methods Of defense Well, they may
be making changes but rapid is scarcely the word to
use in connection with it. The tenacty with which It
chung to its theories in spite of events which indicated
that they were aacious was of the gravest weak
nesses Of the German general staff.
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INDEPENDENTS WIN.

The South Side Independents do
feated Company F of the West Viz
ginia National Guard Saturday by the
score Of Z to /. The game was the
best played at South Side Park for q
long while. The feature Of the game
was the pitching of Burns, he allowing
but two hits and tanning nine batsmen.
This is the first time Company = haI
been defeated this season,
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MONONGAH
Returned Home,

A party composed of Mrs. Frances
EsEsth, Mrs, Rome Lawson, Miss
Pauline Davis Miss Madge Lawson,
Miss Kathleen Shaver, Miss Carrie
Brown, and Noel Esketh are returning
home today from Valley Fall where
for over fifteen dayse they have been
ercamped at Roaring Camp.
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II the Germans are going to get out Of ther trenches
and fight the thing out less in the OPEN Amer
lean field artilleymen quite likely to get chance
to distinguish themselves at the go Of In spite OF
their three years war the armies of Europe PROBABLY
cannot show the American army any points on the
handling of small field guns.
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To CIarksburu.

Many Of those who did not spend
yesterday up the river went to
Clarksburg in the Afternoon to attend
the baseball game in that city be-
tween the Consolidation team and the
Clarksburg Independents.
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Visiting at VALLEY Falls.

Many local people went to various
camps along the Valley river yester,
day to spend the day. The local
camps atsValley Falls, Camp Pershing
and Roaring Camp drew the big
crowds. Many made the trip by au.
tomObile while the large majority
went on the B. & o.
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SHORT. AND SNAPPY.

Since members Of the l. W. W. who are in jail IN
bsres boninE they will carry out the threat and that
the strike will be Notwithstanding News.
The wise guy got to the stock wire and put hiG mold
Ings up for sale as soon he read the Popes peace pro-
posalS in the papers.-wheelng Register
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At the Falls,

A party Of local young people com.
posed Of Oakie Watson, Norman Stout,
Martin Morris, James Mike, Miss
Bonnie Fleming and Pearl Boydoh
went to Valley Falls yesterday to
spend one week. They will camp at
Camp Pershing
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Austrian airplanes dropped bombs upon st. Marks
at Venice last Tuesday. Austria must have borrowed
some of Hindenburgs skilled airmen for that wanon
job.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

IS hour law Here m Fahnout absOluIsIy nothing has
ben done.
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while the contract may fall short Of
the 100000 it Is not far from that
amount, says the Wheeling Tele,
graph.
Some samples of corn grown on
the farm of Senator Faulkner at Boyd
willie were sent last year to Jacob
Kline, Cozad, Nebraska, by T. R.
Kline, who resides near Boydville,
and the samples we're planted, Some
Of the crop from this corn was this
year sent to the state department for
analysis, with a result that was very
flatterlng to the West Virginia corn
since 1t passed very high test, ger.
nination alone being 100 per cent,
The test was made by H. Ferne Peck
seed analysist Of the Nebraska Food,
Drug, Dairy and Oil Commission.
According to computations made by
the state department Of agriculture,
West Virginia farmers, truck men
and gardeners can save two and a
half million dollars on next springs
planting by taking the precaution to
save seed this years crop. Commits.
sioner Stewart Of the department
gives the people Of the state credit
for raising about 100000 gardens and
truck patches, basing his estimate on
personal observation. Most authori-
ties on the subject would estimate
twenty-five dollars as the amount
needed to purchase seeds for good,
big garden, but as some Of the truck
patches are rather small, Mr.. Stew
art makes his calculations on an av.
erage Of ten dollars to the garden,
which is a very conservative esti.
mate,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

That the production Of honey in
West Va. will increase 100000
within the next year is the opinion
Of T. K, Massey, Of Athens, W, Va,
who is one of the best bee authorities
in the state and a member of the d.
vision Of the agricultural commission
which was recently organized for the
purpose of furthering the honey pro-
ducing industry in this state, Mr..
Massey has invented hive which in
corporates a number of remarkable
features and is said to be very pop
ular with the fifty thousand bee keep
ers of West Virginia, as we'll as with
those in other states where the hive
has been introduced.
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one man has been found In Hsrri.
son county who claims exemption
from the draft on the gypuud that 30
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

County Agricultural Agent Smith cannot be said to
DO enthusiastic about the prospect Of success for u'
nicpal market in Fairmon but who shall say that the
position he takes is not the proper one? His idea is
that we are to have market that will be of any ben
eft We must work for it. and he urges as one Of the
necessary first steps that meeting Of farmers be called
to talk the matter over and outline the scope OF the
market plan. That take it should be done as soon
as possible for it is altogether possible that at this
meeting it will be found that enough farmers are In
position to open stands to keep the market alive
throughout the winter. Mr. Smith naturally is most
familiar with the circumstances of the more progressive
farmers in the county AS rule 1t is not that kind that
keep the markets going. Some small farmers and 9TH
ers to whom gardening and truck raising is merely
side line are quite likely to come forward in way lat
important to the ultimate Of this market move
ment. BY all means let have meeting to talk over
the market matter.
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is member of a religious sect which
is opposed to war. That man is John
Dee Moss q photographer who has
his studio in the Latstetter building at
Clarksburg, and he is a member OF
the Quaker church. De Moss had
previously filed q claim for exemption
on the ground that he Is married
man with dependant wife, but
fearing, evidently that his claim on
that score would not be recognized
he recently filed the other.
Judge Thomas A. Null, Of Hunting.
ton, stated recently that he Is going
into the northern panhandle Of the
state and buy carload Of peaches as
soon as they are ripe, ship them to
Huntington and sell them to the
housewives of that town at cost.
Samuel B. Montgomery, commissioner
Of labor, very heartily approved the
plan when it was brought to his at
tention and is advising other citizens
Of the state to take this practical
means of showing their patriotism
and loyalty. The scheme, while not
a money making one, is not money
loosing proposition If properly con-
Quoted since there are hosts of house
wives all over the state who would
jump at the opportunity, to get high
grade peaches at cost, and any one
with the necessary capital for the
initial investment can be Of real SER
vice in this way, says Mr.. MOntgom-
cry
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COAL CONTROL.
passengers.

we must have government control Of fuel it ought to
be of such character will give the largest possible
margin Of protection for the consumer with the least
possible invasion of the realm of producing The public
wants remedy against the coal price extoOns of last VIM
ter but is not demanding blind leap into state capital
ism to get it Defective distribution is responsible for the
trouble and while is about providing an emergency rem
edy the government should take care that as little damage
as possible is done to the people who own the coal in the
ground and who have millions upon millions OF dollars
invested in plants for making the deposits available tor
consumption.
In other words, what the government ought to do to
ADOPT some plan for taking over all the coal that is mined
and become responsible for the distribution of while the
war lasts This would enable mining organizations to con-
inue intact 1t would contribute to speeding up produc-
don for under such plan all the arrangements various
companies have made for greater efficiency could be
RED out And at the end Of the emergency the coal in
dusry could return to normal conditions with minimum
amount of disturbance to consumer and producer
No. the least important feature Of such plan would
be that it would have certain punitive effect upon the
producers whose cupdy forced the governments hand
Most of these people would be at disadvantage it they
were operating for government account at fixed price,
for he simple reason that they cannot produce coal a.
ehsaply as can the producers who have well organized
plants and who for that reason were willing to go to any
reasonable length to keep out Of the sovenments hands
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-20

"A Guide for the Buying Public" is
the title of booklet recently issued
by Samuel B. Montgomery, state COM
missioner Of weights and measures
The slogan which Mr.. Montgomery
quoted when issuing the Booklet is
taken from King Solomon, "a false
balance is an abomination to the
Lord; but Just weight is his delight,
and the purpose Of the publication Is
to assist the housewives Of the state
in securing full weight and measures
Of household necessities. This Is part
of systematic campaign which the
department is carrying on to protect
the purchasing public from dishonest
or careless merchants and this little
booklet will be distributed among the
housewives Of the state.
"Thst's about q sixteen shoe you
are wearing, isn't IT," asked George
Bell, a negro from Atlanta, Ga, when
he appeared on the street Of Beckley,
Raleigh county, recently. Nav, sub,
man, nothin' like dat. OATS a small
size tWGhty.three," was the reply, as
the huge mass Of black padded off,
bearing q striking resemblance TO the
modern tanks" which are being used
so successfully on the battle fields
across The waters. The negro is black
as ink, is twenty-five years old. seven
feet eleven inches tall, weighs three
hundred and fifty pounds, wears size
ten hat and shoes sizes twenty'three
and he-wants to FIGHT THE GER
MANS! He is registered for the new
National Army at Pocahontas; Viz
ginla. and he says be hopes he Is cal
led as he wants chance to clean
up a few Boches. 1t has been sug-
gested that he be assigned the task
Of hauling one-or two-of the
tanks" which he 80 much resembles.
George says himself that "Ah Hggas
Aid make de Mammoth Cave look
LAX alley, boss" and he says also
that among his friends he is known
as "seben.eIebeen," "and dem sbuah
is llgas to conjure wild in a crap
game" he added.
A contract for close to 100000 three.
inch shells for the United States army
has been received by the Wheeling
Mold and Foundry Company and 1t
Is expected that this contract will
keep the munition plant Of the. COM
pany in full operation for nearly two
years. Repairs are being made now
IN the Manchester factory and with.
In the next few months the plant VIII
start operation e stated ta lg.
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~ ooNpol

while the contract may fall short Of
the 100000 it is not far from that
amount, says the Wheeling Tele'
graph.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
New cobs for sale, phone so.

New cobs for sale, phone so. 32.
l.. S. Pringle, returned yesterday
from a several days business trip to
Des Moines.
Bert Evans was in Atlantic Satur-
day to look after some business mat
ters.
II. j. Jorgensen of Thornton, Ia,
was business visitor in the city Sat
urday.
Roy Durbin of Coon Rapids spent
Saturday attending to business mat
tiers in the city.
| Mrs. l.. Long, who visited relatives
in the vicinity for a week or more,
departed Saturday for her home in
York, Nebr.
q, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Phelps left
| the latter part of the week for Fort
Dodge, where Mrs. Phelps will enter
the sanitarium.
Mrs. Minnie Christensen went to
Council Bluffs Saturday to spend a
few days at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Englehart.
! j. Jacobsen who has been a guest
at the home of Jens c. Hansen and
family, departed Monday morning for
his home at Scranton.
Ernest McKibben motored to Des
Moines the latter part of the week TO
attend to business matters, concern
ing the purchasing of new car.
Mrs. John Miller who was called
here on account of the death of VIM
Cloughly, returned to her home in
Ute. Iowa, Monday morning.
Mrs. Fulton and daughter. Miss
Matte, of Atlantic, were guests at the
home of her son. DR.. j. NJ. Fulton and
family the fore part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Brockway, OF
Perry came the Latter part of the
week and are enjoying visit with
friends and relatives of this city
Misses Tilda Schmidt and Ceci
Keith went to Atlantic Saturday eve
ming to attend the concert, given by
the Simpson college girls glee club
Mrs. o. G. Richie came the latter
part of the week from Sioux City Il
visit for a short time with her broth
er, w. H. Aldrich. who has been quit,
sick.
A. Cell and Herman Cell, of Gar
, ret, ina, VINO came TO attend the run
eral of the late Herman Neiman, re
turned Monday to their home in In
diana.
: G. l.. Greer and w. NJ. Greer. VIII,
were called here Sunday to atten,
! the funeral of the late VIM. Clough
J ly. returned Monday to their home
! in Winterset.
Miss Mary Giddens arrived in tn
city Sunday from Saint Joseph, Mo
for a ten days visit at the home o
her brother, Rev. Jackson Gidden
and family.
,, Mrs. A. C. Wilson and son. an,
,, Leila Nelson returned the latter par
, of the week from Hutchinson. MINI
,, where they had been for the week Wis
iting friends and relatives.
! Peter Jensen and daughter Lillian
returned Saturday evening from ON
. aha where they visited friends an
, relatives and where Mr.. Jensen al
s tended to business pertaining to tn
Jensen garage.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Harry E. Noel of Carroll spent
Monday visiting friends near Larland.
Miss Rubie Mullinger returned to
her home in Denison, Tuesday after
visiting with friends in this city for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. F. Kerwin of Car
roll were overnight visitors Monday
at the home of their son, j. E. Ker-
win.
Mrs. Lou Kluever of Extra, came
Tuesday to visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Owens and family
for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Dittman and
family of Gray came yesterday morn
ing to visit for few days at the
home of H. Dittman.
John Earhart, who has been visit
ing at the home of his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis, returned
Tuesday to his home in Menlo.
E. E. Bailey returned Tuesday from
/ Des Moines, where he attended the
short course that was being held
there for painters and decorators.
Miss Julia Winters who has been
here the past week visiting with her
sister, Miss Anna Hansen, departed
Tuesday morning Tor her home in
Persia. Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Humiston, who
recently returned from a visit with
her parents at Cedar Rapids. have
been quite sick at their home on
Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nelson and
son, Fred, who have been visiting al
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
C. Hollison of Cedar Rapids returned
home yesterday morning.
Rev. Cox. pastor of the Methodist
church at Extra, accompanied by his
wife, were in the city Tuesday enroutt
10 Lanesboro. where the reverend
gentleman was to ofiiciate at a mar
riage on Wednesday.
Chas. S. Hobson, of Clarinda. de
putty game warden for the southern
district of Iowa. was in the city yes
terday looking after business matters
and calling on the local game warder
Harp Wilson.
Mrs C. II. stephens who has beer
here visiting at the home of he
mother, Mrs. ]. c. Burkey. was Gale,
to her home in Lead. s. d.. yesterda,
morning on account of her husban,
taking sick very suddenly.
w. ]. McCaw, who was here las
fall and rented the John Buttertol
property. will hold his public sale a
Dixon. Nebr., January Goth. The fam
lily will make arrangements and NOV
back to Audubon about March first
j. b. Northup, who has position
with the firm having the contract 70
installing the sewer system at Panor
went to Des Moines yesterday to lool
after some matters with reference L
getting the work started early in tn
spring
| Miss Abbie Leatherberry, kinder
, garten teacher in the public schools
, entertained dozen lady friends a
, her rooms in the Kellogg residence
on Friday evening of last week. TIL
: ladies enjoyed the evening at 800.
, Refreshments were served later |
r the evening, the hostess being abb
assisted by Miss Mary Bradford.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25

New modern seven room house to
sell if taken soon, terms reasonable.
Enquire at this Office.
If you are going to hold public
sale, don't neglect TO have your sale
date appear in The Republican.
Hans Johnson of Omaha came yes
terday and is visiting at the home of
his mother. Mrs. Peter Johnson this
week
A good time to use dry dip is right
now See me for dry dip and p. E.
worm powders. Martin Mogg, spec
ial agent for Audubon county.
The Philathea girls of the Method
list church will hold a candy sale at
McCort's meat market on Saturday
afternoon of this week. The sale will
begin at two o'clock.
The Women's Relief Corp will
meet at the X. p. hall at goo o'clock
sharp, February LIST. A good attend
ance is desired, as arrangements will
be made for Valentine social.
Mrs E. E. Bailey. who has been
quite i'll at the home of her parents,
near Redfield, is reported consider
ably better today and she hopes to be
dDle 10 TeUuTH 10 HeT HOUle Ill Auuu-
bon within the next three weeks.
Ray Smith the chef at the Booster
Cafe for several years past, resigned
his position Saturday night and on
Monday went to Oakland with Bertel
Wonsmos. the landscape artist, and
will be associated with him hereafter
in the sale of pictures.
Quite a number of the members of
the X. of P's went to Anita yesterday
| to attend a district convention of
/ that order. After the work of init
iation the members present enjoyed a
delightful banquet. The district COM
prises numberof adjoining counties.
Clara Kimball Young in THE Deep
Purple" the special feature at the
/ Crescent theatre Tuesday night
drew large house 1t was de-
! lightful story and the players in the
cast did some clever work. 1t was
pronounced by many as an especially
good attraction.
The Philathea girls of the Method
list church. who will hold candy sale
Saturday of this week, are endeavor-
ing to raise sufficient funds to enable
them to send a delegate to the Jubi-
lee Convention which is to be he'd at
Syracuse. n. Y, early next June. The
public in general is invited to patron
iZe the girls and assist them in what
ever way they can.
Walter Leib. who left last week
with Perry Harmon. for Canada
where both had been offered a posi-
ton in a large -four MILL returned
home Saturday, having been denied
the privilege of entering Canada by
the immigration officers. The fact
that he is from German parentage
was no doubt the cause for their re-
fusal to permit him to enter Canada.
The United States is a mighty bic
country and Walter will have no diff.
flculty in finding employment here.
The regular meeting of the Column
bian Club will be held at the home OF
Mrs. Joe Ross next Monday, January
20, instead of the regular day. The
reason for this change in the date is
that Prof. j. w. Leach of Atlantic
will give a lecture and as il is impos-
sible for him to be present on the reg
ular day, the meeting will be held or
, next Monday. Those having charge
of this meeting are. Mrs. Will Wilson
Mrs. Arthur Farquhar, Mrs. II. NJ
McLeran with Mrs. Frank McFadder
as chairman of the ,refreshment com
mittee.