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The Glenwood post., 1917-11-10

London, Nov. S.-A Reuter- dispatch
from Petrograd dated Wednesday says
the Kerensky government has invested
Minister of Public Welfare Kishkn
with extraordinary powers to re-estab-
lish order in Petrograd. One of the
first measures undertaken was the re-
moval of Colonel Polkovnikoff as gov
ernor of Petrograd and the appoint
ment in his stead of General Bagra-
tuni, chief of the garrison staff. Bag
ratuni, however, refused to accept the
post.
The minister of the interior, the cor
respondent adds, drew up circular to
all government eommissionaries in the
provinces informing them Of the dis.
orders and requesting them to take all
measures to suppress uprising in their
ditricts. Minister Of trade and indus
try Knovalon at the same time ap-
pesled to the troops at the front to
rally round the provisional government
and oppose the workmen 3 and soldiers
delegates movement.
The Glenwood post., 1917-11-10

Old yss,ss fse ss,s q sAss sass.
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FARM ARMY PLAN
fcontinued From First Page.)

10 do farm chores. Not only IN me
Wheeling district, but all over tne
country are these men now IN oe.
mand. The farm army movement OF
the Wheeling Commercial Association
has been heralded by the press. to oth-
or cities, which are considering the
execution OF the plan. 1t would never
do for any city the size OF wheeling
to recruit greater farm army than
Wheeling will recruit. The plan orig
mated here, and here it can be exc
c1ted to best advantage. We want
Wheeling to keep all the credit it can
for the farm army plan, the soldiers or
the sod having first been called to the
front in Wheeling. We want TO dem
onstrate the plan in its most practical
operation and set the pace for other
cities 10 follow Us. The men and boys
OF the Wheeling district who are will
ing to do their bits in the country's
cause want TO come up and enlist like
regular soldiers. The President has
said that the part they will play in
the great military organization which
is TO redeem the world of men to lib
erty and freedom is as important as
though they were carriers of arms in
the nations defense. If the United
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AGAINST
colo RED HOME TO
BOARD OF CONTROL

4 petition will be presented this
morning to the Board Of Control, ask
ing that body to take some action to
prevent the location OF the Ohio Val
ley Colored Home for Women and
Children at No. 416 Main stree! The
lntclllgenCer's informant last evening
stated that practically all owners Of
property fronting on Main street from
First to Seventh have signed the petit
ton protesting against the location OF
the home in the Main street section
of North Wheeling.
Should the petition ers fail to secure
the desired action t, rough the ,oard
of Control. ii WIS 'ated. in. action
proceedings probably will be insti-
iuted in the Circuit court.
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women's Council Formed.

| WASHINGTON April 25--An adHiS-
ory committee on womcn'S defense work
headed by rr. Anna Howard Shaw. rs
chairman. has been appointed hy the
council Of national defense 10 consider
and advise how the assistance of the
women ur America may be made avail
able In the prosecution of the war The
council In announcing the committee.
said it realized the iucstimablc value of
wnmcn's contribution to national effort
under modern war conditions
Other members are:
Mrs. Philip S. Moore. Of st. Louis.
president of the National Council OF
Women.
Mrs. Josiah s. Cowlcs. OF California.
president Of the General Federation o.
WOmcn'S Clubs.
Miss Caudc Wcttnorr. of Rhode Is
land. chairman Of the National League
for WomanS Service.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. of New
York. president of the National -AmCri-
cur Woman Suffrage organization.
Mrs. Antonrtta Funk. of Illinois.
Mrs. Stanley Mccormick. of Boston.
Mrs. Joseph i. Lamar. or Atlanta. Ga.
president of the National Society Of
Colonial Danes.
Miss Ida II. Tarbcll. Of New York.
publisher and writer.
Tho women were appointed rs individ-
ualS regardless of any organization with
which they are associated.
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Pledge Loyalty and
Demand Prohibition
Special Dispatch n thu InlrlliErnrcr.

Special Dispatch thu InlrIliErnccr.
CLARkSBURG. W. Va, April %
A telegram pledging loyalty and sue-
costing that national prohibition
would benefit the country anu the
cause for which it is fighting during
the var, was to-day sent President
Wilson by the Tygarts Valley Presby-
terry, which is holding its tenth stated
meeting in the Central church here.
The following commissioners TO the
General Assembly to be held the last
of May at Birmingham, Ala. were cho-
sen: Rev. w. T. Mann. Of Parsons,
and T. B. Woodford, of Philippi, priR-
cipals, and the Rev. John Mckisie, Of
Belington, and President James E. Al
len. OF Davis G. Elkins College, Elklns.
alternateS
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SINKS SUBMARINE
CONTINUED From FIRST Page.)

and two minutes after VIC first sig hted
the U-buat it emerged aga pbout l,OO0
yards off. Its intention Pr ably had
been to catch us broadsidc on. but when
it appeared We had the stern qua train
ed full on it.
Praise For Gunners
The lieutenant gave the command and
the big gun doomed. We saw the peri
scope shattered and the she'll and the
submarine disappeared.
Il can't speak too highly Of the cool
manner in which The lieutenant handled
his crew Of gunners. 1t was Il fine eX-
hibitiOn of the efficiency OF American
naval men. The lieutenant knew before
the shell struck The submarine that its
aim was accurate. There is no guess
work about it. but Il case OF pure muth-
ematics. Taking the speed II which the
Mongolia was travelling 1T the time
would make and computing these fig
ureS with the distance We We're from
the submarine when it was first sighted
and when II appeared the second time. 1t
can bc shown that the lieutenant had his
gun sighted TO the inch And 1t must
be remembered the whole affair took
only two minutes.
Il assure YOU We did not stop TO re-
connoiter after the incident but steamed
away at full speed. for 1t was not inn
probable that there was another subma-
rnc about. The one | got undoubtedly
had been lying on the bottom at this
spot waiting for the ship and came up.
when 1t heard our plSpellers, l immedi-
atcly sent a wireless message stating
that a submarine had been seen.
That's about all the story, except
this: The gunnerS had named the guns
on board the Mongolia and the one
which got the submarine was called
Theodore Roosevelt; so Teddy fired the
first gun Of the war after ALL"
Captain Rice recalled that he came
from IAllston. Mass, and that the en-
counter with the submarine occurred on
the date when the bay state was cele-
bratinS the anniversary OF the battle OF
Lexington
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Mrs. Brady'S Brother
Leaves for the Front

Special Dispatch to ire 1ntelgcncer.
CUMBERLAND, Md, April Is
David w Sloan, son of the late Judge
David W. Sloan, was rendered fare
we'll reception at the city hall tonight
prior TO, his leaving for France ON
LaTourraine Saturday 10 become a
member of the American Ambulance
corps as an expert driver. Former
State Road Commissioner Andrew
Samsey presided. Colonel George A.
Pearre made a testimonial presenta-
ton address. Company G, First regt;
ment Maryland National Guard, turned
out for the occasion, Mr.. Sloan is the
first man from the county to leave for
the front. There have been several
women from this county doing Red
Cross work in France. Mr.. Sloan Is
Il brother of Mrs. Hugh S. Brady, OF
Wheeling. -,
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MUSTEROLE-QUICK
Relief. NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like ;
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with the oil OF mustard. 1t does all
the work of the old-fashioned mustard
plastcr-does it better and does not bis
ter. You do not have to bother with 4
cloth. You simply rub 1T on-and usually
the pain is gone!
Many doctors and nurses Use Muster
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, Group,
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia. congestion.
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises. chilblains, frosted
feet, colds of the chest Git often pre-
vents pneumonia).
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Confer with women Leaders

WASHINGTON April 25.--Secrctary
Houston today asked the editors of some
fifty wnmcn'S publications In come TO
Washington next Monday for Il confer
cnce on food conservation. II" will try
to enlist their aid in the agriculture" de-
partment'S campaign for household
economics. Through tho ma gaZinrs and
III" daily newspapers. the department S
experts hope 10 teach tho country's
houSckccpcrS how 10. cut consumption
t. war time standards.
The services Of Il! thousand trained
agriculturists. members of tho Alpha
Gamma Rho College Agricultural Fra
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The Mongolia

NEW YORK. April 25-The American
steamship Mongolia. a vessel of 1858
tons. owned by the International Mcr-
camille Marine Company. left an <An1erf-
can port for England on April Z on her
second trip since Germany'S Submarine
declaration of February l. The Mongn-
lia carried n crew OF United States navy
guuners In charge Of lieutenant. She
is one Of the largest vessels under the
American flag.
The Mongolia was built at Camden.
y. j.. in 1904 for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and for a number
Of years was engaged in the California
Oriental trade. carrying both passengers
and cargo. With the Manchuria. Siberia
and Korea She has purchased by the In
tcrnational Mercantile Marine in 1915.
The Korea and the Siberia were re-Sold
to a Japanese line and the Mongolia and
Manchuria were brought 10 The Atlantic
entered tho service of the Atlantic
TRANSPORT Line. Il subsidiary Of the In
tcrnational Mercantile Marine. and have
been carrying freight only.
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Of various unions who arc now earning
a better wage than ever before will be
asked to take an active interest IN the
success OF the army. Employers should
present it 10 employees with the request
I that all those who are able to enlist for
spare time will do so i'll preference TO
loaf about in the mountains or at At
lantic city.
The farmer has declared his inability
! to cope with the situation because of his
inability to engage sufficient labor ano
the remedy lies In the application OF
/ that help his city brother is able TO rem
der and Will render him. Hurrah for the
| Farm Army,
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Cause OF SieepIessness

Sleeplessness often results from a
disordered stomach. Correct that and
you can sleep as well as ever. Mrs,
Mae Ingersoll, Pulaski. n. \" was
ache. II was 80 restless at night" she
saws, that could not sleep. Cham
herlain's Tablets were so highly
recommended that got a bottle OF
them and soon after began taking
them l was very much improved. Two
bottles of them cured me-" Obtain
able everywhere.-AdV.
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SIGNED AGREEMENT.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. April %
Headquarters Of the United Mine work
rrs OF America here announced today
that the coal company operating at
Brcam IN Elk river, has signed the SAM
WORRYING agreement with the miners az
that prevaIling in the Kanawha district
-Four other companies operating or
Cabin Creek and along the main line ~
the chesapeake & Ohio railroad. are also
reported to have signed the same agree
ment in each case giving the employees
n substantial Increase in pay and an
eight hour work day.
Miners employed by the jackson Salt
and Coal Company. at Hartford City.
were reported on strike to-day over n
disagreement about the separation OF
coal for drivers.
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ternity. now engaged in teaching aGri-
cultural subjects. were accepted Today
by Secretary Houston. lie said he
would call on the fraternity men in or
gauizing agricultural bodies IN the Nari-
Gus states. The problem of obtaining
labor for the farms undoubtedly will be
net, Secretary Houston said today,
through the efforts Of tho department
of labor. and of farmers organizations.
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States army and navy are to do any
good at all in this crisis the 'stay-at.
homes must pitch in and increase the
flood supply. Some Of US may. indeed
every one Of US has done all that we
can do, we will have performed full
and complete duty"
Serious Situation
1T is a deadly serious situation. said
Mr.. ketchum. .ConEpcrcial associations
throughout the country are taking up
! the food question from every point OF
view and finding that some way must
be found to relieve it. Clubs everywhere
are realizing that they must lend their
organizations to the purpose OF relies-
ing the situation and ii has occurred 10
me with L greater force than l can tell
that the only way 10 Stavc on a famine
next winter is TO find these loyal men
and boys who Il cannot help but be-
lieve) Will come to the aid Of thri.
! country. II We can so out into the
country and help the farmer take care
of his crops. We can help the farmer win
out. We must do it with a will and 4
spirit. Not u man must stop 10 think or
himself. not for the farmer personally,
but for America our country which ~
: today fighting for the glorious privilege
OF being free"
Mr.. ketchums speech was received
with much applause and credit. In the
discussion which followed many men,
bers expressed their Willingness to CO.
operate and bring. the Farm Army plan
10 a successful execution. Every effort
will be made to enlist volunteers in the
army at once: every business man. clerk
hnrkkc"p"r and m"chanic In Wheeling
who iS not Intending IL enlist in the
military establishments Will be appealed
to to give rs much tim" as they may be
nhic IT, Spart 10 do work on the farms.
Tn" term OF service Will DO optional
with the volunteer. Men who can give
but u few hours Il week for q few weeks
Will be enlisted gladly.
True Patriotism
The true patriotism Of all those who
arc n"lgiblc for military duty Is put 10
Il test by the ingenious plan of Mr..
Ectchum. There is nu visible excuse
why an able bodied man who for reason
OF age. limit or the fact that he has i
family does not enter the military ranks
To prove a Stacker" In the case of the
Farm Army. The soldiers Of the sod"
will be q crcdiiablc organization. Off
ccred by. Creditahle men. 1t will so
down in history as one Of the prime fac
tors in the fight for right. The farmer
may pay for whatevc, work tho soldiers
OF the sod may render him. and these
may donate the wage thus received to
the Red Cross and so do II double duty.
Many vacationists who will receive pay
while away from Their regular work are
expected to take advantage of this
movement and gain credit for them
selves by serving the two weeks of their
vacation periods i'll the army. Members
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BIG EXPANSION.

CHARLESTON w. Va, April 25.--An-
nouncemcnt was officially made here to-
day that the Roll!n Chemical Company.
Of South Charleston, will double its pres
I; ent factory space and equipment at Il
cost Of approximately six million dol
lars Five new buildings will be con-
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STATE NEWS

CHARLESTON, w. Va. April GA
great many towns and cities hogan their
annual cleanup campaign last week but
others delayed ii until this week. III
both Charleston and huntington. two
weeks will b. given over 10 the efforts
TO relieve those cities Of any rubbish
that may have accumulated during the
last winter TIL" street departments urc
cooperating with the citizens and are
hauling from the, prcnrlTcs OF 1ndiNi-
duuls and corporations all The refuse
TINT is gathered up. The health depart
mcnts throughout the state have made
recommendations in connection with the
general cleanup movement and the citl-
2rns in general have either done their
part or are doing 50 this week.
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= SLAIN BY ROBBERS.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, April 25.-Mrs.
Sarah Nickel. age 81 years. Il widely
known resident of South Bend, was
murdered early today and her hus-
band, George Nickel, age 81 years,
was injured so badly he is expected
to die. The weapon used was an. axe.
The body Of the woman and the IN
pured man were found in the barn by
neighbors. The police are working on
"a theory that robbery was the motive
of the crime as more than S2,00O was
supposed to have been secreted IN the
house.
Harry c. Hunter Shows open today,
Bridge Park; twice daily. apr25tf
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Is Stories-un,or 1ra0et-l1so
Why This Half Price sale Must Stop

Mark Twain wanted everyone in America to
Get of his books So of he last things he asked
was that we make scr at low price that everyone
might own It,
He said, Don't make fine editions. Don't make
editions TO sell for $500 and $500 and $1,000. Make
good books books good look and easy TO read and
make their price low.
So we have made this set. And up were able
TO sell it at this low price. But thing has happened that
Marx Twain could NOT forcsce
Get your before these 60. Remember, never agai
at such price this When this edition is gone the
herewith AT once HARP
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He was american. He had the
idealism Of America-the humor, the
kindness, the reaching toward big
ger thing, the simplicity. In his work
we find all things, from the ridiculous
in "Hucklcberry Fin" to the sublime
. of "Joan of Arc,"-ehe most spiritual
book that was ever written IN the Eng
lish language, of serene and lovely
beauty as lofty as Joan herself: a man
who could write two such books as
"Huckleberry Finn" and Joan OF
Arc" was sublime in power. His youth
and his laughter are eternal; his genius
will never die.
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He Was a Great Man; So His
Works are Great

The road ahead of that boy on tho
river bank. was hard one. Before
MARX Twain" distinguished, white
haired man, and the King OF England
walked and talked together, his path
was set with troubles that would have
broken a weaker spirit. 1t was a
truly American story-a small begin
ninc-littlc schooling-hard work
disastcr-good humor-and final, shin
ing, astounding success,
He fought with poverty, he fought
with disaster, he lost those dearest to
him. BUT he won.
| Because he was Of high and brave
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MARK TWAIN

He had time that his style sub
sme biblical in simplicity that he America another
Lincoln in spirit.
To u.s. every the United States he just Marx Twain
wbevcd ourselves laugh with for cheer
one to Now he trenchnt
STILL But his JOYOUS spirit still with Marx Iwans smile Will
live forever His laughter S eternal
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:WARMEST OF WELCOME
Continued. from First Page.

marine guard on shore stood at atten-
ton, there was real warmth in Tho
hand shakes and the .earnestness OF
genuine feeling in the words OF we:
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FAIRMONT. W. Va. April 25.-Pro-
fessor A. q. Steele of the department of
education OF West Virginia University.
has resigned to accept the presidency OF
the state normal school Mt Minot. \. ID.
His resignation has been accepted by
the State Board of Regents. y success
or has noe yet been appointed. Professor
Steele cam" to the state university a
year nSo from al Ohio college. He ls
10 begin his work in North Dakota the
first of July and will not give his
courses in the summer school of the
university rs announced.
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structed and equipped TO be ready for
operation next January !, according TO
the present plans.
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Paper and Ink Go Up

Pcfor. n. var ". had contract price for paper.
But now the price Of paper has gone up Il has almost
doubled in price Even the price of ink has gone up.
So it is impossible make more sets and to sell them
at this low price.
Send Coupon Without Money Today
The last of the edition is in sight. There will never
again be set of Marx Twain the present price.
Remember that it is because Mark IVAN ,aenheeA
some Of his royalties that you can have set at TINS pee
a, all Take advantage Of that kindness that was go
,b,r,cterstir of him
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Guarded by Troops,

OUdT NSN ny F00FS'
Once ashore the party quickly On
tered motor cars and drove across the
city 10 the residence where its mem
bers are TO be entertained during their
stay here.
Two troops of the United States
cavalry acted as escort for the mission
through the streets and other regu'
lars were stationed about the White
Home. Every precaution to insure the
safety of the party has been taken,
No plans for the members OF inc
commission to visit other cities or the
United States have yet been maze. IL
is regarded probable, however. that
several trims may be made before tn"
marty returns to France.
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intellect, because he had humor as
deep and as true as the human heart,
and because he had struggled with life,
he was a great man. So his works are
great.
As Children We Loved Him
They say that children know the
inwardness of things. A child knows
the heart Of a man. We as children
instinctivcly knew Mark Twain was
so much greater, so much truer than
anybody else that there was no ono to
compare him with.
Now, grown up, we know the reason
why. He had the heart Of a child; he
had the style of master; he had a
character Of rare. beauty.
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He could not know, standing
there in his bare feet and his
rough clothes, with his little
schooling, that kings would do
him honor when he died, and
that all men who read would
mourn a friend.
Hecould notdream thatone day
his work would stand in Chinese,
in Russian, in Italian, in Polish,
in German, in Yiddish, and in
many languages he could not
read-and from humble doorman
to proudest emperor, all would be
gladdened at his coming.
observation-disclosures that through
it all he would remain as simple,
as democratic, as he was that day
las boy on the Mississippi.