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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-19

prompts Americans IN every walk Of life to rush 10 the
colo when the call to sounded and il is an mspr
ing sight see but the enthusiasm of the patriot does not
always make for the best efficiency The men on the
FARMS for instance have always been foremost in respond
ing to their countys CALL but the vast army which we are
about raise should include dsprOporonate number
of farmers. or of laborers
Of the 100000 persons engaged in gainfu occupa-
tons in 1900, according the census of that yearhe
latest available fgure-l7 100000 or IS per cent were
between the ages of Fl and A years. or the class from
which the bulk of the army will be recruited There will
be many who will falcon the physical test The total IS
made up as follows:
Division Total. Between 81
and A years
Of age
Agriculture, forestry and animal
husbandry ,ss5 SEQ 5,17s517
Extraction Of minerals ;-.-....- 1,o5s,s61 714,os1
Manufacturing and mechanical in
dustries 10, "a 75,22s 5,4ss.s7s
Transportation 3,199, 070 2,o92O75
Trade 4,327.014 2,12s02S
Public service -..-...-----..-.--.. 532,75S 29s490
Professional service .............. 1,7124S9 5e4O66
Domestic and personal service
and laundries ....----........ 3,795133 796574
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-19

Yes, yesterday beautiful day. How much gar
den did you plant?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-19

IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR PAPER CALL
WESTERN UNION"
Subscribers on carrier routes failing to set
The West Virginian any evening should call IVES.
TERN UNION" state the fact and give name and
residence and messenger will deliver paper to
your doc- at once. There is charge to the sub
scriber for this service. The West Virginan plans
to render to its subscribers the begt newspaper de.
livery service possible and this is Fart of the plan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-19
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

W. S. Butcher, of Leachtown, has
lost the sight of an eye, through a
peculiar accident when he entered
the barn on his farm to feed the COWS,
says the Parkersburg News. While
Mr.. Butcher was preparing to feed
the cows, he entered the stall where
one OF the feed troughs had become
loosened. He stopped to raise the
box to replace the trough when the
COW, in an eager manner to get the
feed lowered her head, and in rails
ng it again, the point of her horn
pierced Mr.. Butcher on the cheek di-
rectly under the eye, tearing a deep
cash upward and penetrating the eye
ball, causing wound which destroyer
the sight of the eye.
Wednesday the Clarksburg Expon,
ent printed the following: "Patrio-.
ism, willingness to help and aid in
every way possible during the war.
comes in the announcement made yes
terday by the Philadelphia Oil com
pany, that they will donate to all of
their employees, plowed and ready to
owned and controlled by them for use
in farming and gardening.
In Harrison county, the company
has already donated five different
tracts of land which aggregates more
than $50 acres in ALL which will be
placed under cultivation at once. The
company also has some more land in
this county under lease, which they
will haev ready to donate in the near
future"
This from the Martinsburg World:
"a car attached to B. & o. train No
Is which passed through here this
morning, evidently had seen service
in moving troops, as it had many
phrases written on it, such as ITO He'll
With the Kaiser and others
DR.. Jepson, president Of the State
Health Commission, is at Villains
town today, says the Parkersburg Sen.
tinel OF Tuesday, comforting with OF.
ficials of that town in regard to the
draining of swamp which lies just
back OF the business section of the
town. The town council has for some
time been considering the need of hav.
ng the swamp drained and filled up
anu Tue Sldle OlllCldlS dle III w AHlohAS
town to investigate the matter.
Olive, the four-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Melvin, met with
a painful accident at her home on
Main street, Wellsburg, Monday after
noon at $50 o'clock. when in play.
ing with several other children in her
yard, she fell with an axe in her hand,
cutting the index finger of her right
hand nearly off. The bones were sepa-
rated at the middle joint, but the
joint seemed uninjured, and Dr. c. R.
Werlich put the bones back in place
in an effort to save amputation. 1t is
impossible that the finger may have
to be amputated.
The question of establishing train.
ing camp, to be located at the Bluefield
Graham fair grounds, is being given
attention by senators and representa-
tives in congress from two Virgin
las, as well as presidents and man
ayers of railways and corporations
of this section. 1t Is learned that the
war department is very much inter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-19

Four valuable cows belonging to EN-.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-19

This from the Martinsburg World:
"a car attached to B. & o. train No.
Is which passed through here this
morning, evidently had seen service
in moving troops, as it had many
phrases written on it, such as ITO He'll
With the Kaiser and others"
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
President Tells Congress of Sew
erance of Diplomatic
Relations.
REGTES KAISER'S PROMISES
Says He Refuses to Believe Subma-
rines Will Commit Overt Acts
Against American Lives
and Ships.

Washington, Feb. 3.-PreSident VIII
son this afternoon addressed a Joint
session of congress, outlining the
events that led up to the diplomatic
break with Germany. He said:
"To the congress, February 3, 1917.
Gentlemen of the Congress:
1.-THE Imperial German government
on the 31st of January announced TO
this government and to the govern
ments of the other neutral nations
that on and after the 1st day Of FehrU-
airy, the present month. II would adopt
a policy with regard to the use If
submarines against all shipping seek
Ing to pass through certain designated
areas Of the high seas TO which II is
clearly my duty to call your attention.
Let me remind the congress that
on the 18th of April last, in view of
the sinking on the oath OF March of
the cross Channel passenger steamer
Sussex by a German submarine. with
out summons or warming and the con-
sequent loss OF the lives of several
citizens of the United States who
were passengers aboard her, this gov
eminent addressed q note to the I'm
perial German government In which 1t
made the following declarations:
eff 1t still be the purpose Of the i'm
perial government TO prosecute relent-
less and indiscriminate warfare
against vessels Of commerce by the
use Of submarines without regard to
what the government of the United
States must consider the sacred and
indisputable rules of international law
and the universally recognized die
tates of humanity, the government of
the United States is at last forced to
the conclusion that there is but one
course IL can pursue. Unless the inn
perial government should now and i'm
mediately declare and effect an aban-
donment of its present methods of
submarine warfare against passenger
and freight carrying vessels, the gov
eminent of the United States can have
no choice but to sever diplomatic re-
lations with the German empire alto
gether.'
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
ELK MAY BE RAISED IN STATE
Wexford County Farmers Have Plan
Under Consideration.

Cadillac-Wexford county farmers
may rear elk for commercial purpos-
es, r. B. Jennings, a prominent far
mer, is urging the plan. arguing that
the importation of reindeer into Alas
ka has already proved success.
Elk can be raised so per cent cheap
er than beef, he claims. and the meat
has flavor which will bring a high
er price. A pasture with a barbed
wire seven feet high, a cheap shed
to enter on cold nights and feed SIM
liar to that given sheep is all that
is necessary.
They are not susceptible to disease
like cattle or sheep. The pasture
that is providing home for the
animals will at the same time be
growing timber for fuel
The state has an elk farm in Ros.
common county, where stoc kcan be
secured.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
Purpose only Defense
OF American Rights.

ave do not desire any hostile con-
fiict with the imperial German govern
ment. We are the sincere friends Of
the German people and earnestly de-
sire to remain at peace with the gov
eminent which speaks for them. We
shall not believe that they are hostile
to us unless and until we are obliged
to believe IL, and we purpose nothing
more than the reasonable defense Of
the undoubted rights of our people.
We wish to serve no selfish ends. We
seek merely to stand true alike In
thought and In action, to the imme-
mortal principles Of our people which
I sought to express In my address to
the senate only two weeks ago-seek
merely to vindicate our right to liberty
and an unmolested life. These are
the bases of peace, not war. Grant
that we shall not be challenged to de-
fend them by acts of wilful injLsties
on the part Of the governments Of Uts
many"
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
MICHIGAN STATE ITEMS

Just why the price of bread is what
1t is, was explained at the mid.winter
meeting of the Michigan Master Bak-
ers' Association at Jackson, February
7. A number of men of national au-
thority addressed the assembly.
His appeal to William B. Wilson,
secretary of labor, for admittance to
the United States refused, Salurohyho
Taniyama, of Windsor, Ont, the Sec
ond japanese to apply at the Detroit
port for entry into this country, will
have to proceed on his way to Eng
land. Taniyama is of the coolie class,
laborer, and as such was barred
Fire originating in a barber shop
destroyed IL stores and residences in
Hillman, % miles west of Alpena, with
loss estimated at $4,000. Hillman
was visited by disastrous fire April
20, 1915. when % buildings in the
heart of the city were burned
f. c. Puffer, of Flint, president OF
the Michigan Hotel association, has
sold his interests in the Dresden no
tel 10 Thomas c. Riley, of Rochester
N. Y Puffer plans to move to Jackson
where he is interested in the Otsego
hotel and will build a 125-room add
ton to the Jackson hotel.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
Grain, Etc.

Wheat-Cash No red. SLIP IL
bid; May, SIG IL; July. STAG; No
white, $1.67 IL.
Corn-Cash No 3. $1O1; No vel.
low, $1.O2; No 4 yellow. Si.OO L.
oats-Standard, SIC bid; No
white, 56 lie; No 4 white. So lie.
Rye-Cash No 2. $1.41.
Beans-$6S5.
Seeds--Prime red clover, s10.75;
March, 5000; alsike. Sill; timothy,
$3.50
Flour-Per 100 lbs in eighth paper
sacks: Best winter patent, $3.50; Sc
cond patent. 50; straight, $50;
spring patent, $3.50; rye -four, $3.50
per Dbl.
Hay-No l timothy, s145O015;
standard timothy, $13.5O014; light
mixed, S13.50G14; No 2 timothy, $40
all; No 1 clover, $12@12.5O; rye
straw, $9410; wheat and oat straw,
SS.50@9 per ton in carlots, Detroit.
Feed-In 100.lb sacks, jobbing lots:
Bran, $97; standard middlings, $3S;
fine middlings, $40; cracked corn,
S44; coarse cornmeal, $43; corn and
oat chop, $50 per ton.
Prices a year ago in the Detroit
market were S1.94 IA for No 2 red
wheat. 76c for No corn and SO 1-2c
for standard oats.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
WAYNE COUNTY
LOSES TAX CASE
SUPREME COURT ORDERS SUPER
VISoRS TO TAKE FIGURES OF
TAX ssIoNERs.
COUNTY MUST PAY ALL TAXES
State and County Tax Collections Held
Up Because Figures Were Con-
sldered Too High.

Lansing-The supreme court has or
dered the board of supervisors of
Wayne county to reconvene and take
the figures of the state board of tax
commissioners as basis for the levy
ing of the taxes in that county.
The order is the result of a petition
for a mandamus asked for some time
ago by the state board of tax commits
sioners. Not only does the board Of
supervisors lose the case, but the costs
of the entire proceedings are assessed
against the county
Collection of taxes has been held up
while the county, and particularly De-
troit, fought the state figures. which
were considered far too high.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
INCREASE IN FIRE LOSSES
over SIS, ooo, 900 Worth of Property De-
stroyed During 1916.

Lansing-The sixth annual report
OF the state fire marshals bureau
stresses the Importance OF compul-
sorry inspection of fire hazards at the
frequent intervals by every depart
ment and in carrying out this inspec-
tion, advocates the enacting of local
ordinances reaching properly owners
who refuses 10 comply with the or
deTs.
In 1916 Michigan sustained 1904
fires with a loss of $5,571,96 an in
crease of nearly 100000 over 1915.
Explosions and the careless use of
gasoline and kerosene resulted in
100 deaths and injuries to 234 per
sons. Public buildings, burned or
partially destroyed. total 100, with a
property loss Of 1892. 5O3.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
Recalls Assurances Given
BY Germany.

"In reply to this declaration the i'm
perlal German government gave this
government the following assurance:
1.-THE German government is pre-
pared TO do its utmost to confine the
operations of the war for the rest of
its duration to the fighting forces of
the belligerents, thereby also assuring
the freedom of the seas, a principle
upon which the German government
believes, now as before, to be in agree
ment with the government of the
United States.
1.-The German government, guided
by this idea, notifies the government
of the United States that the German
naval forces have received the follow
ing orders: In accordance with the
general principles of visit and search
and destruction of merchant vessels
recognized by international law, such
vessels, both within and without the
area declared as naval war zone,
declared as naval war zone, shall not
saving human lives, unless these ships
attempt TO escape or 0ffer resistance.
But it added, 'neutrals cannot
expect that Germany, forced to fight
for her existence. shall, for the sake Of
neutral interests, restrict the use of an
effective weapon If her enemy is per-
mitted to continue to apply at will
methods Of warfare violating the rules
of international law. Such a demand
would be incompatible with the char
acter of neutrality, and the German
government is convinced that the gov
eminent Of the United States does not
think of making such a demand,
knowing that the government of the
United States has repeatedly declared
that IL is determined to restore the
principle of the freedom of the seas,
from whatever quarter 1t has been vio-
lated
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08

The Indiana house Of representa-
tives at indianapolis PASSED the state
wide prohibition bill which previously
had passed the senate, by a vote OF 80
to IL. Under its provisions Indiana
will go dry April 2, 1918.
"Stand behind the president" is the
keynote of resolution introduced by
Representative Chester of Paulding
county and unanimously adopted by
the Ohio house of representatives at
Columbus, o.
five persons were killed at Crom-
well, Ia, when passenger train No. II,
Chicago bound, on the Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy railway. was de-
rallied and rolled down a 40-foot en-
bankment.
The New York stock market was
again subjected TO heavy selling.
News Of a Japanese protest against
proposed antialien legislation in the
West and the form which il took
caused heavy selling with new low rec
ords for many issues.
Charles Evans Hughes, who was
guest of honor at the annual dinner
of the New York alumni of Brown
university, declared every loyal Ameri-
can would stand behind the admins
tration "in this solemn hour" without
a partisan thought.
1t was announced at General Fun
stOn's headquarters at San Antonio,
Tex, that the following state troops
are scheduled to start home from Dor
der stations at once; Indiana brigade
headquarters and Second infantry, at
LlanO Grande; Iowa brigade headquar-
ters and Third infantry, at Browns
Vile, and First North Carolina infan-
try, at FL Paso.
Francis A Connolly, the Washington
broker and partner of II. w. Boiling,
who gave r. F. Hutton & Co., New
York brokers, an accurate resume Of
the presidents peace note before II
was published. failed in examination
by the congressional inquisitorial com
mittee ut New York to name the exact
source of his information. He exon
Grated Boiling from all blame for the
leak" on the note.
Sixty-eight million dollars was Of
fered by the Federal Reserve bank OF
San Francisco 60 its six member ma
tional banks in Seattle, Wash, in case
they should need it, in connection with
hank failures there.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Live Stock

DETROIT - Cattle: Best heavy
steers, $9Q9.25; best handy weight
butcher steers, $S0S.5O; mixed steers
and helfers. $7.50@775; handy light
butchers, $6.5007; light butchers.
$5.50Q625; best cows, $6.75@7;
butcher cows. SCOOPS; common cows.
$5.2595.75; Gamers, $4.50Q5; best
heavy bulls, S7Q750; bologna bulls.
$6.25@6.75; stock bulls. $5.5O@6;
feeders, $7@75O; stockers. $6Q7;
mixers and springers, $4,000.
Calves-Extra good. $1401450;
good. $13@13.50; mediums, s10Q12;
heavies, $6.5O08.5O.
Sheep and Lambs-Best lambs.
s14; fair lambs, $13.50013.75; light
to common lambs, $12.50013; year
lings. $12.5O@13; fair to good sheep,
SS.50Q1O; culls and common, $7@
$50.
Hogs-Best $11.25; pigs, s1O.5O@
1850.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
Cannot Believe Germany
viii Carry Out Threats.

Notwithstanding this unexpected
action Of the German government,
this sudden and deeply deplored re-
nunciation Of its assurances, given
this government at one Of the most
critical moments of tension in the re-
lations Of the two governments, / re-
fuse to believe that II Is the intention
of the German authorities 10 do in
fact what they have warned us they
will feel at liberty to do. l cannot
bring myself to believe that they will
indeed pay no regard TO the ancient
friendship between their people and
our own or TO the solemn obligations
which have been exchanged between
them and destroy American ships and
take the lives Of American citizens
in the willful prosecution of the ruth
less naval program they have an
nounced their intention to adopt. Only
actual overt acts on their part can
moke me believe II even now.
IF this inveterate confidence on my
part in the sobriety end prudent fore
sight of their purpose should unhappily
prove unfounded; If American ships
and American lives shOuld In fact be
sacrificed by their naval commanders
In needless contravention of the just
and reasonable understandings OF In
ternational law and the obvious die
tates Of humanity, shall take the lib
erty of coming again before the con-
gress, to ask that authority be given
me to use any means that may be nee
essary for protection of our seamen
and our people in the prosecution OF
their peaceful and legitimate errands
on the high seas. can do nothing
less. / take IL for granted that all
neutral governments will take the same
course.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
Refused To Be Bound
BY Any Conditions.

ITO this the government of the Unit
ed States replied on the eighth of May,
accepting, of course, the assurance Civ
en-, but adding:
"'The government OF the United
States feels 1t necessary to state that
Il takes 1t for granted that the Inn
perial German government does not
intend 1t to imply that the maintenance
of Its newly announced policy is in any
way contingent upon the course ofre-
suits of diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the government of the United
States and other belligerent govern
ments. Notwithstanding the fact that
certain passages In the imperial gov
ernment's note of the fourth instant
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
SEED OATS CAUSES WORRY
Feared That Most Of Last Years
Crop is Defective.

East Lansing-Dificulty in secur.
ing good seed oats for spring plant
ing will be encountered by Michigan
farmers in the opinion of NJ A. c..
farm crops men, as oats harvested
last fall were under weight because
of the hot, dry weather which pre-.
vented them from filling out.
To assist farmers in getting good
seed, the college is compiling a list
OF growers who possess inspected
oats available for spring planting,
but it is feared that despite the work
most of the farmers will be com.
PEELED TO plant inferior oats.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08

might appear TO be susceptible or that
construction. In order, however, to
avoid any possible misunderstanding,
the government of the United States
notifies the imperial government that
Ii cannot for a moment entertain,
much less discuss, a suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
for the rights of citizens of the United
States upon the high seas should in
any way in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct of
any other government affecting the
rights of neutrals and noncOmbatants.
Responsibility In such matters is
single, not joint; absolute, not rela-
tive
ITO this note of the eighth of May
the imperial German government made
no reply. On the thlrty-hrst of Janu-
airy, the Wednesday Of the present
week, the German ambassador handed
to the secretary of state. along with
formal note, a memorandum which
contains the following statements:
1.-The imperial government, there
fore, does not doubt that the govern
ment Of the United States will under
stand the situation thus forced upon
Germany by the entente allies brutal
methods OF war and by their determine
tion 10 destroy the central powers. and
that the government of the United
states will further realize that the
now openly disclosed intentions of the
entente allies give back to Germany
the freedom of action which she re-
served in her note addressed to the
government Of the United States on
May 4. 1916.
"'Under these circumstances Ger
many will meet the illegal measures
of her enemies by forcibly preventing
after February l, 1917, in zone
around Great Britain, France, Italy
and I'm the eastern Mediterranean all
navigation, that OF neutrals included,
from and to England and from and to
France. etc, etc. All ships met within
the zone will be sunk
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08

EAST BUFFALO-Cattle; choicest
to prime steers, $10.5O011.50; good
to choice, s9.70@10.26; fair to good
$875@9,25; coarse, $S6S.5O; yearlings
dry-fed $1O@1O.5O best handy steers,
$9Q9.75; best butchering steers and
heifers, mixed. sS.50@9.25; western
heifers, s775QS.5O; best fat cows,
$750qS.50; butcher cows, S666.75;
cutters, S595.5O; Gamers, $4.25 Q45O;
fancy bulls, S7.75@9; butcher bulls.
SG7.5O; common, $4,000; good
stockers, S7975O; light common
stockers. '$5.50@6; best feeding steers,
S750GS; best mixers and springers,
SSO@11O; mediums, $6OQ75; common,
$40650.
Hogs-Heavy and workers., $12.859
1890; pigs and lights, $11.50Q12.25.
Sheep and lambs: Top lambs, Sla.20
OILS; yearlings, $12@13.50; wethers,
S11@11.5O; ewes, S1O61O.75.
Calves-Tops, SIS; fair to good, S13
OLA; fed calves, $5@7.
The Yale expositor., 1917-02-08
General Market

Rabbits-s2.50-2.75 per doz.
Dressed Hogs-14@15c per ID.
Sweet Potatoes-Jersey. Kindred.
50 per crate.
Honey-Fancy white, 16@17c; ex-
tracted, 901Oc per ID.
Michigan, 100000; Califor.
MIA, 75c@$1.50 per doz.
Dressed Calves-Fancy, 1SQI9c;
No 2. 17017 1-2c per Id.
Cabbage-$7 per 100 lbs; new, S5.75
as per crate of 80 lbs.
New Potatoes-Bermuda, S105e per
Dbl and 1915 per bu.
Onions-Spanish, SO per crate; vel
low, SS@S.50 per 100-lb sacks in car
lets.
Potatoes-In CARROTS: In sacks, $50
2.05; western and Maine, $225@2.3O
per Blu.
Lettuce-Head lettuce, S3.25@3.5O;
iceberg. head lettuce. s3.5093.75 per
case; dollhouse, '1S@14c per ID.
Apples Baldwin, s5.2565.5O:
Greening, Spy and King, s5.75@6 per
Dbl for best; western, $2.5O@2.75 per
box.
Live Poultry-No spring chickens,
22c; No 2 spring chickens, 10000;
No 1 hens, 21@22c; No 2 hens, 1ec;
small hens, 14c; ducks, 22@23c:
geese, 2O@21c; turkeys, 25@2sc per
ID.
Tallow-No 1, &c; No 2. Sc per III.
Hides-No 1 cured, 22c; No 1 green
lie; No / cured bulls, 15c; No
green bulls, lie; No l cured veal kin.
TIC; No ! green veal kip, 22s; No 1
cured murrain, zoe; No i green muir.
rain, 1sc; No l cured calf. s5c; No
l green calf, 32c; No / horsehides,
IS; No 2 horsehides, 81; No 2 hides
1c and No 2 kip and calf l 1.2c
lower than the above; sheepskins. as
to amount of wool, 5Oc@s2 each.