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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28
VAIN WORDS.
New York Times.l


Since the Kaiser knows as we'll as
anybody else that the Grown Prince
has not brought to failure the great
French attempt to break through on
"the Aisne and in Champagne" why
should he say so? Since he knows as
well as anybody else that the French
have not failed in anything; since he
knows that the terrible policy of alter
mating blows. delivered first by the
British, then by the French, then by
the British again. is having its full
measure of success, why should he
write congratuIating the Crown Prince
on its failure? Obviously because it is
necessary to use the language of vic
tory when the fact Of victory has long
since departed. II is not to the Grown
Prince but to the gasping German
people that these words are address
ed. and they are not words of con
graduation but Of false consolation
IT would not be enough for linden
burg or for the Grown Prince him
self to use this language. Neither
of them could still the murmur. TIE
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28
NEWSPAPERS MADE
GREAT PROGRESS
During the Past Year They Gained
Over s2o,ooo,ooo in Advertis-
lnd

The newspaper as national adj
vertising medium in the United Stat.
es and canada made remarkable
progress" during the last two years,
according to the fourth annual re.
port of the Bureau of the American
Newspaper Publishers Associa ion,
ust made public. The annual conven.
ton Of the association convened in
New York yesterday.
Newspapers gated 100000 in adj
vertising during 1916 over the pre-
ceeding year and magazines $4,000
coo, figures computed by the Bureau
show. Ruring the first three months
Of this year there was a further In
crease of sixteen percent over the
corresponding period Of 1916.
The committee recommends The
adoption Of a plan to bring about a.
greement between publishers in ev.
cry city, putting up the bars" a.
gainst free publicity.
Community agreements of this sort
seem advisable" the report continues
"inasmuch as the individual news
paper that refuses free publicity
while its neighbors accept it, is often
made to suffer for its stand in the
competition or business. This is par
true of automobile and NOV
ing picture advertising"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28
TWO WOMEN START ON
f75-MlLE HIKE FOR HOME

Mrs. Aloysius w. Straub, wife of
Gil Clerk Straub, and her sister,
Miss Anna w. Kavanaugh, New Mar
tinsville, w. Va, started yesterday
next Monday night, when a big re-
ception will be given them. They wal
ed yesterday to EVANSVILLE. Nd, Is
miles, undaunted by the cold rain,
on l75-mile wolk TO New Martins,
vile where they expect to arrive
On schedule time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28
9. & o. RAILROAD OFFERS
LAND TO ITe EMPLOYEES

Noite chas been given ii all the
employees of the B. & o. R. r. that
the management welcomes the ul-
tiyation Of unoccupied land belong
ing to the company for the purpose
of growing food products. The com
pany is DESTROYS that the gardens
should be so arranged as to present
a neat appearance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28
EVERY COUNTY TO
HAVE A TEACHER
Government Man Declares State Has
Very Complete Agricultural
ORGANIZATION.

SOFSilHnCHt Man OcCidTeS Otctc FJdS
Very Complete Agricultural
Organization.
Within ten days every county in
West Virginia will have at least one
agricultural field agent working I'M
der direction of the college of agri-
culture.
G. l.. Afford of the United States
department of agriculture having
supervision of farm work in thirteen
southern states addressed about 35
farm agents in session at Charleston
Tuesday and declared that West Vir-
ginia has the most complete organi-
cation of any of the states he has
visited.
The agents unanimously agreed to
work to have the farmers of West
Virginia to do their annual work this
summer, but do it unusually we'll
and more of it. The need of more
food supplies was emphasized by all
the speakers in conference and re-
ports were made by many of them
who have been in the field that their
work has been fruitful and that the
farmers everywhere are entering n
to the spirit of the grow more"
movement. In addition to the farm
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28
REPORT THE KAISER WAS
ADVISED TO AsDIcATE

PARIS, April 25.-At a council
o the Hohenzollern family, shortly
after the entrance of the United Stat
es into the war, the Kaiser was ad
vised to abdieate according to des-
patch from Rome which quoted the
Italian newspaper Corriere D'Taha
as its authority.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-04-28

Joseph Haas, Jr., has been confined
to his residence on Winchester ave
nue. for the past few days with sick,
ness.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
DODGE CAR IN FRANCE.

sy special permission of the French government the first pleasure car to enter France since the war began will be e Dodge Brothers sedan recently bought of the Colt-stratton Co.. our New York dealer, by the Comtesse Regina de Regis de Oliveira.
 The car will be used in France in motion picture work when the art ruins of the war. including the Rheims, Soissons. and Ypres cathe- drals, will be photographed under the direction of Rodin. the sculptor. These pictures will later be shown in this country for the benefit of the Com mittee for American Aid for the Res toration of French Monuments of Art" of which Mrs. Cecelia Sartoris. granddaughter of General. Grant. is the American representative. The committee which has been formed in this country for the collection of the restoration fund has notable list of members, including Theodore, Roose- welt, Jules Jusserand. Robert Bacon. Nyron T. Herrick, Cardinal Gibbons. etc.
 In tho collection of the fund for the restoration of French art. this Amsrican-made automobile, now on its way to France, will play an im- portant part.-adyt.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
PLATE PRINTERS WANTED.

The Civil Service Commission tele- graphs that there is an urgent need in washington for plate printers in. the Bureau of Engraving and Print ing and that 7s appointments arc to be made at ones. The only examina- tion required is . physical examine ton and sworn statement of tho applicants experience. Application blanks Form 10S0 may be obtained by calling at or writing to Room 14b post once building, Boston or from tho local civil service secretary at any post once. Experienced plate print ers arc urged to Ill put applications and send them at once to the Civil Service Commission at Washington, ID. C.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
MORE LAND GIVEN
 FOR HOME GARDENS
Generous Citizens Offer t6O Acres
 for Raising of Food

One hundred and nifty three acres of
 hnd to be cultivated has been offered t0, the people of New Britain through the general committee on gardens exclusive of the acreage which will be plAnted and tended through the agen- cits of the factories, several of which Aro conducting farms of their own. Some of the land xendered is now be- 3nt plowed and some Is lying in it's natural state waiting for applicants who arc willing to plant and cultivate the plots As each acre will contain approximately eight individual plots the committee is now ready to ac- eommodate 1924 farmers. In the nAi9hborhood of 250 applications for land have been received and many more are expected before the closing Of application time. It is thought the present land will be sufficient to care for tho needs of the amateur planters but If 1t is not there will undoubtedly . be more forthcoming. Those who wish land arc urged to get their applica- tons to the committee right away as the time for planting is already here and the crops should be gotten into the ground at once.
 Not including the land under culti- vation by the factories the following tracts will be distributed in plots as ooon as the demand arises.
 Tract A. donated by W. L. Hatch. Monroe street, seven acres
 Tract B, by W. l.. Hatch. Monroe street nine and one-half acres.
 Tract c. by T. F. Lee. Lincoln street, twenty acres.
 Tract D. on Platnville trolley line. by Hart and Hutchinson, two and one- half acres. Tract U. by F. W. Holmes, South l street. twelve acres.
 Tract F, by F. w. Holmes, South | street nve acres.
 Tract c, by Philip Corbin, corbin avenue. four acres.
 Tract H, by Rev. J. T. Winters, Stan- Icy street. one and one-half acres.
 Tract by Rev. T. Winters, Sex ton street, one and one-half acres.
 Tract J, by F. G. vibberts. Allen street. one and or,e-half acres.
 Track K, by City Development and Realty CO, Seymour Park, eleven acres.
 Tract L, by New Britain Lumber & Coal Co, Seymour Park two acres
 Tract N. by E. o. Kilbourne, Stanley street. twekty -five acres.
 l Tract N, by L. T. Booth, Hart street, two and one half acres.
 Tract Q by chiidren's Home. two acres.
 Tract F. Lyons street by c. A. Quixley, fourteen acres
 Track Q, Randecker's Lane. by A. W. Williams. ,Corbin avenue. three acres.
 Tract R, shuttle, Meadow ciub. thirty acres.
 Theresare also in the city seNeral K tracts being operated by the Boy Scouts and the factories. As the above mentioned tracts have not been taken care of applicants are again asked to hurry with their applications and they arc assured of getting land in good condition as near their homes as possible.
 At a special meeting of the common council to be held tomorrow evening 1t is expected that sum of money sufficient for immediate work Of the committee will be voted. Each applt- cant will be required to pay the ex- pense of blowing his land but this Will not be great and in comparison with tho benefit derived will prove far more than 100 per cent. investment.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
And Me Only sets Of fife Bn-
tdnnic1 tor sale anywhere in fife W0Ild, printed or MiS be0ut1ul p1peE. a1e Ighf here in Amefic0.

Ordershave greatlyincreased in the last month the sales have jumped to an average of more than 2,OOO sets a week. This fact makes it certain that the few remaining sets will not last beyond 2 or 3 weeks.
 If you know the Britannica, know how useful it will be to you, and are quite sure you should own a set, order # in- nediately. This IS your Only assurance 0f getting n
 When the last day is announced on which we can accept orders with any prospect of filling them, it is reasonable to expect great rush of orders to come in at the eleventh hour. This was shown last June when a slight increase in the price was made on account of the increase in the cost of bookma king materials, and we received over 17,OOO orders after the last day.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
Co1LrGE CLUB OFFICERS.

The following officers were elected at the meeting of the College club held last evening at the home of Mrs. u. ". Potion. PreGdent, MrA s. H. Holmes; vice president, Mrs.. c. F.. Chase: reoording secretary. Miss Mar garet Allmanritter; corresponding secretary. Mrs. Otto Burckhardt; Axoa1are9. 1llss Jesas Looke&
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
l69-.71 MAIN STREET

and examine the Britannica for yourself. You can there see a complete set, investigate its contents in your own way, run through the index of 5OO,OOO facts and learn all about this great work. You can compare the large-size, higher-price Cambridge issue and the popu- lar Handy Volume" Issue, which sells for about 6O% less. You can also select the style of binding you prefer.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
hcnl everyday help.

Go at and the different sues You leave your order at the time. But this YOUR LAST OPPOR- TUNTYremeber when the last remaining is sold will NEVER AGAIN opportunity to buy this valuable work printed on genuine India paper.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

We d0n'f w0nf any ore to order Me BritdnnicQ unless he iS positive Maf if will De useful to him. We could sell many M0u- sands more sets # more India paper for printing Mem could De obtained.
 Hence we desire that every single one 0f Me remaining sets shall go t0 men and women wh0 will find Me BritQnnicQ q Druc- Hc1L eVervdQv heLD.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
| NOW l\L3'l3i]]

We are giving you warning NOW to save you any disap- pointment in never getting one of these Uery last sets.
 In this case when the last set is gone you will not be able to buy a first-hand set of this great library of knowledge, printed on genuine India paper, at any price.
 Today in England, Australia and other countries people who failed to buy the Britannica when they had the same chance that you have now are adver- Using for it and have to pay whatever premium may be put
 .DICKINSON'S
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New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

These remaining sets are he very last in the whole world, printed on the famous India paper, that can be offered.
 They are printed on the last India paper manufactured be- fore the war made it impossible to get the special kind of flax from Belgium, Ireland and Germany and hemp from Russia for the making of India paper. No more of these raw materials is savailable, orwill beprocurable for years after the war, for the making of India paper.
 And Me Only sets Of khe Bri-
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

7hoss sDho cannot 70 fo fhe store may uss tllis Fooo1Do OsuoF form, sDkicjk ssill - =. sally binding upoa ssSts rs- ssrOe one ct for yosL juse tle X sm,ss as if yos ordered ifah nersou.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

We close to the day when The few remaining sets of the Britannica selling that want to be getting
 And is NOW NEVER desire to this great work in it's most convenient om-the andy Volume" printed on genuine India paper
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09
! WILL GIVE Names
NEST|GAT|ON CALLED;
AD HERETOFORE REFUSED
MAIL ORDER CHURCH
LOST IN TRANSIT, FINALLY
TO BE DEDICATED

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Queer things
have happened to churches by flood
and fire and storm and battle, but it
remained for Windsor Park Congre-
gational to be lost, strayed, stolen,
CT delayed in transmission.
Members of this suburban congre-
CATION last summer selected an edi-
flee from the catalogue of an eastern
house which manufactures portable
buildings. Last October the day of
dedication was set, but the church
had not arrived. Since then. tracers
and investigators have from time to
time revived hope as to the dedica-
ton, but seven times the day has
been set, only to lead to disappoint-
ment.
Today the church was said to bf
actually in the railroad yards, and
faith, triumphing over experience
has again set the date for dedication
this time for Jan. IA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09
OF STONE
CRABS is URGED BY THE
COUNTY BOARD OF TRADE
o FPINELLAs COUNTY

st. Petersburg, Jan. Trapping
stonecrabs and shipping them out
side the State is to be prohibited by
act Of the legislature If members Of
the County Board of Trade, in ses-
sion at Clearwater yesterday have
their way. The matter of protec-
ton for the stonecrabs was brought
up at the board meeting and Rep
lresentative-elect S. ID. Harris de-
clared sucn law should be passed.
The other members of the board
agreed with him and favored stop
ping the use Of traps. A law is to
be prepared and will be handed to
Mr.. Harris to be introduced in the
Legislature. 1t was stated that the
stonecrabs are being wiped out.
The board decided to refer to the
county commissioners the matter of
an exhibit for Pine!las county at tho
South Florida fair in Tampa. Tha
|ouestion of whether or not Pinellas
Twill be represented was presented to
1.-The board and 1t was the opinion
THAT this county ought to have an
exhibit.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09
PARTY PINCHED AS
SPIES AT ST. PETERSBURG

st. Petersburg, Jan. 9.-Two st.
Petersburg ladies and one Orlando
professor know how ii feels to be
"pinched" as spy on government
Notifications. even il the absence of
guilt permitted them to take 1t as
la joke. Thye are Mrs. Amelia
Heidi. a teacher in the high school;
Mrs. A. T. Roberts and Professor
Henderson. One other gentleman
in the party, who withheld his
name. enjoyed the same experience.
The spy episode was a part of the
delightful outing trip of the yacht
Daisy to Fort Dade yesterday. but. it
wasn't on the program. 1t developed
shortly after the Daisy docked at the
fort, but it did not interfere with a
delightful day at one of the most
interesting spots in Florida. Before
Captain Louis Cobb could leaye his
boat and arrange for the necessary
permit to see the Qualifications in
the regular way, several members of
the party strolled of for a little
sightseeing on their own account.
L The result was that when just
,about to get q fine view Of the big
gums that guard thine bay from the
battlements Of Ft. Mcintosh. SEN
try placed Mrs. Heidi, Mrs. Roberts
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09
TEUT0NS HAVE
TAKEN $500
PRISONERS IN
TWO DAYS
TEUTONS HAVE DRIVEN THE
RUSSIANS ACROSS THE PUTNA
AND HAVE MADE GAINS ELSE
WHERE
(By Associated Press }

The Teutons driving against the
Sereth line in Southern Moldavia
and on the Moldavian frontier
mountains have continued TO gain.
pushing north from Fokshani The
Teutons have driven the Russians
across the Putna and have made
gains in Kasino and Suchitza val
leys of the moontain region. They
took approximately fifty-five hum
dred prisoners in the last two days.
Berlin claimed. The Russians con-
tinued their offensive between
Dvinsk and Riga in Russia. The Rus
SLAMS yesterday regained an island
in the river A-A which they lost last
Thursday, Berlin said. Minor opera
tions ON other fronts are reported.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09

and Professor Henderson under ar
rest, and called for Sergeant Sutton.
The sergeant admitted that the par
ty did not look like Germans, or
Japs, or anything like that, but in
sisted that he had no course except
to put the party in the guard house.
He promised, however, to send to
Captain Lawrason before he turned
the keys, which he did.
Before you lock us up, please let
us 20 up on that light house.
begged Mrs. Roberts.
This is serious matter, but you
don't esem inclined to take 1t So,
said Sergeant Sutton.
"Oh, we know it's awfully seri-
ous," the ladies admitted, "but be-
fore you lock us up OF shoot us, or
whatever IL is you do to spies, won't
you please let us go up in that light
house?"
About that time Captain Lawra-
son came up, listened to extended
explanations in which there was
some more about going up on the
light house, askd many questions
and finally admitted that the ladies
could talk too much and too fast to
ever be successful spies. He dele
gated a guide to show the entire
party about the fort, invited them to
come again and laughed the matter
on. But first he sent the party up
to the top of the S-foot light house,
from which many keys and much of
the Florida coast may be seen.
One of the interesting features OF
the day at the fort was a trip made
by the party over the defeneive
mines and through the big mine
planting steamer that will be at Fort
Dade for the next month She is a
very large vessel and intensely in
teresting to visitors. officers on the
vessel and in other parts of the for
tifications were unusually courteous
to the party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09
FARM PRODUCE WORTH
NEARLY $4,000, ,ooo, 900
New York Packer)

Washington. Jan. 9.-Almost $4,000
100000 was the aggregate value of all
crops OF the country last year. In an
estimate announced Tuesday of this
week by the Department Of Agricul-
ture the exact value was ct at $8.934.-
$4,000. That was an increase Of $2.-
165, ,9S9, ,OOO over the value of 1915
crops and $2,S67. 100000 over the av-
erage of the years 1910 to 1914.
Texas held its lead as first state In
value of it's crops, but Illinois. a.
second state in 1915. was displaced by
Iowa last year. The other states OF
the leading ten in order of value Of
their crops we're:
Nebraska. Georgia, Kansas, Penn
sylvania, New York, Indiana and
Ohio.
Except North Dakota, every state
showed increase in the value of its
crops last year over 1916. Alabama's
increase was very slight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09

pace" is equivalent to a yard. In
order to clear away all doubt the
rules were changed in 1885 to rear
that the diamond must be a square
every side Of which measured ninety
feet
Decreasing the width Of the home
plate would naturally give the pitch
er less leeway for the manipulation
of his curves and shoot At the pres
ent time the plate is seventeen
inches wide and if two or three inch
es were clipped from the white rub
ber the hurler would have to como
nearer growing" the ball in order
to register a called strike and tho
batter would have less area to pro-
tect while waiting for ball that
suited his idea of what he could hit
safely.
Changes in the size and form OF
the home plate have been more fire.
quent than alterations to the play
ing diamond For some years prev
ious to 1900 the plate was a twelve
inch square so placed that one angle
pointed directly at the pitcher and
the greatest width was seventeen
inches from the points that would
be represented by first and third
bases on the larger diamond. In
1900 the square plate was discarded
for fve-sided plate measuring sew
enteen inches across the base; IL
inches on the sides and twelve inch
! es on tn two angles that form the
point which still faces the pitcher
as he delivers the ball.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09

U. S. output of manufacturers,
which has, according to the census
figures, grown from s1,O0O,0 900
in 1850 to s24 900, 900, 900 in 1915,
these figures being those of gross
value, far exceeds at the present
time that of any other country of
the world, or in fact than any other
two countries. No other country ex-
cept the United States takes pc
|riodical census of its manufactures.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-09
j. S. TO HAVE
HPPEL|NS, MOBILE
RIFLES AND
HOW[TzFRS
(By Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Ordnance
and aircraft innovations designed to
follow the lines of developments of
the European belligerents were au-
thorized by the army and navy de-
partments to include Zeppelin type
airships, large caliber mobile rifles
and Hcwitzers mounted on railorad
trucks for coast defense or hauled by
tractors over the country roads. Sec
retary Daniels said the building OF
Zeppelins will start at once.