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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Lawrence M. Lynch is here with
her two little daughters from Westminster
county, New York. and will spend some
weeks with her father, Mr.. H. L. Snyder.
Mr.. Lynch has been promoted to be traf-
fic manager OF the Bell Telephone Com
pany in Rochester, N. Y, ard begins his
duties there this week. His family will
20 10 that city after Christmas.
Miss Dorothy Ware, who has been
with her brother, Prof. John N. Ware, in
Sewanee, Tennessee. for several months,
has returned to her home in Shepherds
town.
Prof. S. o. Bond was called to Wilson,
burg. w. Va, on Tuesday by telegram
from his wife, announcing the extreme
illness of her father, Mr.. ]. M. Haggerty.
Mrs. Jessie Tyson, OF Kingwood, W.
Va, is here with her little daughter to
remain until after Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Swayne.
Mr.. Robert Arthur and his little SON
spent couple OF days here the past week
at his old home. His father, Mr.. VIM.
L. Arthur, continues to be quite poorly.
Congressman George M. Bowers re-
turned last Sunday from his trip to the
West and the Hawaiian Islands, and is
again on duty al Washington.
Mrs. Spencer Nottingham, OF the East
ern Shore OF Virginia, is in Shepherds
town visiting her mother, Mrs. Anna
Grove.
Daniel and David Folk have gone 10
Parkesburg, Pa, where they have Sc
cured employment.
Mrs. Mollie Gibson has been quite
sick this week.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
Another Good Thing at Opera House.

c. S. Musser, proprietor OF Shepherds
towns popular moving picture play
house, has contracted with the M. p.
MolIer Organ Company at Hagerstown
for the installation Of fine pipe organ.
This instrument will have the modern
Improvements, including various novelty
features and combinations that add TO
the interest and enjoyment OF the pictures.
The pipes will be placed behind the
picture screen. and the keyboard will be
attached TO the piano in such way that
both instruments can be used together or
separately at the will OF the performer.
Richard L. Spohn. whose talent as a
pianist and organlst is so much ap-
preciated IN our community. will continue
TO furnish the music. The new Instru-
ment will be installed, il is hoped, by
the first OF February. Mr.. Musser's
enterprise should be heartily encouraged.
He already enjoys the reputation Of
providing the highest class of pictures
indeed, no better are shown in the large
cities than those brought to Shepherds
town-and now that he is TO add pipe
organ to the attractions OF his place the
opera house will become more popular
than ever.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13

James w. Enge, son OF Rev S. Nj.
EDgle, OF Ellicott City, Md, formerly OF
Jefferson county, has enlisted in the ma
rine corps at Newport News Dinner
Engle, son Of Willard Engle, Springfield,
Ohio, is in training camp. Melvin D..
Engle, son OF James M. Engle, Washing
ton City, is drilling Company c at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, University, where "a
companies out OF 5000 stuuents are being
drilled, the government furnishing the
arms and uniforms. And so our boys,
wherever they may be, are periodically
doing their Bit
II was stated last week that c w. Sis
Ter, formerly of p"erdstown, who has
been in the United States Army Tor sew
eral years, located at Fort SIocum, New
York, had been promoted to the rank Of
sergeant. This was an error He has
been sergeant for some time past, and
his promotion was 10 the rank OF first
lieutenant. We congratulate Lieutenant
SiSler on his advance in the service.
The Advocate reports the assignments
Of Jefferson county officers as follows /:
Lieuienants Geo. Nj. Bellzhoover and
Willard OSburn have been ordered to
Fort Riley, Kansas LieutS. Frank L.
Yates and John P Bishop 10 Camp
Zachary Taylor, at Louisville, Ky, and
Lieut.. Francis w. Daniel to Camp Grant,
al Rockford, Illinois.
Rev K c. Meeks, pastor OF the South
ern Methodist Church at Strasburg, Va,
Rev. c. E. Brandt, pastor OF the Toms
Brook Church OF the same denomination,
and Rev. Benjamin K. Hay, pastor Of the
Reformed Church at Mount Jackson, will
enlist as Y. M. c. A. war secretary.
DR.. Ernest C. Bitner, formerly OF this
county, who some time ago was COM
mlssioned as lieutenant in the medical
corps OF the army, has been promoted 10
the rank of captain. He is at Camp
OOIuO1, Alfalfa, I'd.
Clayton Myers, who is at the Naval
Hospital in Philadelphia, spent several
days here the past week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Myers. He is look
ing we'll and says that he likes his work
irrstrate.
The colored folks OF Shepherdstown
met few days ago at the Baptist Church
and made arrangements to send nice
Christmas boxes 10 the colored men Of
this place who have gone 10 the war.
Charles NORMAN and Stanley Fulton
have arrived safely al SanAntonio, Texas,
where they re now engaged iu their du-
ties as young soldiers in The aviation
branch OF the army.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
To Conserve the Coal.


E. E. Cooke, chairman OF the county
fuel committee, called meeting OF the
coal dealers OF the county in Charles
Town on Monday last, when there was a
general discussion of the best methods
for distributing coal during the present
crisis The dealers all expressed their
willingness to do what they can TO pro-
vide for the people on fair and equitable
basis. and TO conserve the supply so that
there may be as little suffering as possi-
BILE. After full consideration the dealers
present agreed on uniform rules and reg
ulations, and all OF them signed up and
agreed TO abide by the following plan in
the distribution OF coal while the shortage
exists:
|. Before making delivery of coal, TO
ascertain amount purchaser has on hand.
2. To deliver coal to no one having as
much as months supply on hand at that
time.
3. Not TO deliver more than one ton
per week 10 a customer.
4. 10 endeavor TO keep on hand five
tons OF coal for the purpose OF supplying
the small consumer.
5. And further agree TO abide by the
schedule OF profits as promulgated by the
u. S. Fuel Administration.
S. j. Hodges, w. N. Lemen & Son and
w. H. Knode, our Shepherdstown deal
erS, have all signed this agreement and
will live up TO its terms. The people of
the community should endeavor to help
them TO carry out the plan by not asking
for more>coal than the actual necessities
may be.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
Soup And Lunch For A Good Cause.

soup hHu EuHCII TUT - UOOu ShuSC'
Mrs. Fonrose Shipley, OF the Rumsey
Hotel. has enlisted number of persons
in this community in a soup and lunch
that will be served in the corner room at
the hotel Saturday night OF this week.
The mothers Of the boys who have joined
the army want to do something to add
still more to tlIe Red Cross fund, so Mrs.
Shipley offers the facilities OF the hotel
ard her own services in the good cause.
Be sure 10 give liberal patronage TO this
affair Saturday night and help along the
Red Cross work. Everybody will be
welcome.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
Responding To Their country's Call.


Some OF the best young men OF Jeffer-
son county have heard the call to the
service of their country and have enlist
ed in the army for The period of the war.
William Baldwin Snyder elder son Of
the editor OF the Register and associated
with him in its management, and also
one OF the proprietors OF the National
Highway Garage, went TO Baltimore on
Tuesday, and, passing the preliminary
examination there, enlisted in the avia-
ton corps OF the army. Tuesday night
ne LEFT for Columbus, Ohio, and after a
couple of weeks in the barracks there
will 60 on TO Fort Sauf~ Houston, at San
Antonio, Texas, where he will enter
upon active training. Few persons in
our community will be missed more than
Will Snyder, and while friends all over
the county will regret his departure. we
know that their good wishes will follow
him. God be with him-and with all the
other splendid young fellows who have
joined the colors. =
Kennard Ware, son OF Rev. and Mrs.
J. W. Ware, OF Shepherdstown, was
home on Monday. and after few hours
with the family left TOR Allentown, Pa,
where he will join the ambulance corps
OF the Army and 90 into immediate train
ing for service in France Mr.. Ware has
been living in Washington for the past
five years, and though he was engaged
in useful work, he could not longer
resist the call OF his country. He was al
first rejected for physical reasons, but he
made such an imprisoned plea for a
chance to do his bit that he was enlisted
anyhow. Ii is such spirit of patriotism
and sacrifice as this that is the pride and
consolation Of the fathers and mothers
whose sons are offering themselves TO
Their country.
VIM. H. Selvey, graduate OF Shep-
herd College, elder son OF Mrs S. J.
Selvey, also enlisted in the same branch
OF the service with Will Snyder. He has
been teaching in Hampshire county, but
he too has heard the call OF his country
and offers himself for her defense. He is
one OF the finest young men who has at
tended Shepherd College.
Oscar L. Snyder, principal OF one OF
the Marlinsburg public schools, has en-
listed in the CommisSary division OF the
quariermaSter'S department OF the Army.
He is graduate OF Shepherd College
and is remembered here as a fine, manly
fellow and most excellent basketball
player.
Five young men from Charles Town
have enlisted in the aviation corps this
week They are Garland Johnson, Camp
bell Woody, Raymond Long, Gordon
Webster and Earl Casey. They went 10
Baltimore yesterday for the final exam
ination.
Walton Morrow, formerly OF this
place, but who for several years has been
express agent at Harper's Ferry, has en-
listed in the army. He will serve in the
base hospital corps.
Steve Bowers, son of Congressman
Geo. M Bowers, and Frank Walker, son
OF A. H. Walker, Doth OF Berkeley coun-
ty, will enlist IN the aviation corps OF the
Army.
Elmer Tenant is another Shepherds
town boy who will enlist IN the army.
He went TO Hagerstown yesterday TO
take the preliminary examination.
Colonel Thompson, son Of Mrs. James
F. Thompson, OF Martinsburg, has enlist
ed in tractor regiment in Chicago.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13

For Christmas gifts Owens & Miller
have an up-to-date assortment OF latest
patterns OF Pyralin ware. such as combs,
brushes, mirrors. powder boxes, etc.-in
tact, almost anything in Pyralin ware you
will find here. Owens 6 Miller.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13

Some of the churches OF Shepherds
town have agreed TO abandon for t h
present the usual mid-week services in
order TO conserve coal, and will also re-
duce the number Of Sunday night services
to be held during the ensuing winter.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
LOST DOG.

Lost. a female beagle hound. white
with brown spots. A liberal reward VIII
be gwen Tor information leading 70 her
recovery. Report TO The Register Once,
Shephefdstcwn.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13

Yes camera, fountain pen. safety IA
zor, or in fact most any acceptable git
can be foundiat Owens & Miller's.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
Notes of the Churches.


There will be services in the Shep-
herdstown Presbyterian Church, if Prov
ideuce permits, Sunday at II a. m. Com
munion services in the KearneYsville
Presbyterian Church Sunday at 3p. m.
No preparatory service.
Episcopal Church-Sunday School at
$50. Services at II a. m. Night services
have been discontinued for the winter in
order to conserve fuel. Services on
Christmas morning.
M. E. Church South-The pastor will
preach in Shepherdstown at II a. m. and
at Marvin Chapel at 3 p. m. Epworth
League at 6 p. m.
Lutheran-There will be service Sum-
day at Uvila at II a. m. No service in
town at night on account OF union Red
Cross service.
The Presbyterian Church at Kearneys-
vile has been improved by the installa
ton OF very satisfactory electric lighting
system.
M. E. Church Services-Mt. Wesley
at l045 a. m. and Shepherdstown at 3
p. NJ.
Services in the Catholic Church on
Sunday at II a. m.
Rev. w. X. Hill who has been pastor
Of the Oaklawn Presbyterian Church for
the past three years, will leave Houston
November 20 for Kenneth, Mo-, where
he has accepted the call to the First Pres
byterian Church Of that city, and will as
sumo his new duties on the first Sunday
in December.
During his pastorate in Houston Rev.
Mr.. Hill has achieved signal success and
his church has enjoyed a permanent
growth equalled by few other churches
in Texas. When he took charge OF the
Oaklawn church three years ago there
were only 48 members and the congrega-s
ton was paying only small part OF the
church's expenses, being under the juris-
diction OF the First Presbyterian Church
The membership now is $50, and the
church is entirely Selfsustainng, and has
paid the pastor good salary during the
past year. When Mr.. Hill came the
Sunday school numbered 80 in attendance
and he leaves it with an average attend
ance of 800. These accomplishments
have been brought 10 pass by quiet steady
work and without any spectacular meth
DDS.
Rev. Mr. Hill is native OF West Viz
ginia and is a graduate OF Union Theo-
logical Seminary at Richmond, Va. He
has been IN Texas five and half years,
having served church al Blessing two
and half years before coming 10 HouS-
ton.
While his many friends will regret his
leaving Houston, they will rejoice 10
know that he goes to one OF the largest
and most prosperous towns in Southern
Missouri, and will become the pastor OF
splendid church with large and in
fluential Observation-Disclosures (Te1aS)
Daily Post
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
WANTED.

Carpenters and laborers.
Steady work, good pay.
No labor trouble
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.,
Piedmont, West Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13

If you want to save money on Christ
mas gifts, such as cigars, candy, tobaccos,
stationery, just drop in 10 Owens & Mil
ler's and see how reasonable the prices
are. Owens & Miller'S for Christmas
gifts.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13

Sale OF H. b. Remnants furniture, etc.,
December I'D.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13
FOR SALE.

A very fine two-year-old Registered
Jersey Bull, or ndson of Eminent. Price
right and terms easy.
TO. EVERHART,
Kearneysville, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-12-13

kltcnen range al Inc nome OF ~. Il. KOYeG
five miles north OF Charles Town, early
"Wednesday morning, resulted in painful
injury 10 Mr.. Roger, the wrecking OF the
range itself, and damage to the plastenng
on the walls Of the room. Mr.. Roger had
started the range fire, which had gotten
under good Roadway when the explosion
came. Hard water had been used in the
range boiler. and 1t is thought that the
pipes had become clogged by lime de-
posts. rendering the circulation imperfect.
This probably in some way held the wa
ter out OF the waterback until the latter
had become too hot for safety. A frag-
ment OF the range struck Mr.. Roger in
the side, inflicting a painful wound which
required treatment from his physician
Advocate.
Real winter weather has prevailed in
this section the past week. Last Satur-
day there was fall OF about six inches
OF snow, and this was followed by an in
tensely cold spell of weather. The Their
mometer ranged. according TO location,
from zero 10 above in the early morn
ings. and it kept cold all through the day
and night. II was the coolest before
Christmas weather in many years. The
Potomac river is frozen over solidly from
shore 10 shore and young folks have been
skating on it. The snow has melted
practically none, and the sleighing has
been as good as il ever gets TO be in this
section. rhe boys and girls have also
had the best OF coasting on the hills in
town. The weather moderated a BIZ
yesterday, and this morning another snow
set in, which, as we 20 TO press, is still
falling steadily.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
First Contingent Of
Officers Reserve u
Begins Its Training

San Francisco, May 10 Registration
of 300 students, the first large incre-
ment to enter the officers reserve corps
training school, began at the Preside
today. Tents near the entrance served
as registration offices and throughout
the morning the men were presenting
themselves for enrolment.
Tomorrow another contingent arrives
and more will be added each day until
the entire membership OF the camp,
$500. is enrolled. About one hundred
men already commissioned in the re
serve corps, were in camp previous to
today.
It is announced that every man will
be ON "make good" basis. Men al
ready commissioned who fail to meet
the tests will be placed on the inactive
list, as will men who may be commits
stoned before the camp closes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
Mirror HELD UP FOR
S.P. TO SEE ITSELF AS
OTHERS PERCEIVE IT
Commissioner Buchtel Says
Rates Should Be Cut Until
Better Service

Instead Of allowing a horizontal in.
crease Of Is per cent in freight rates
as asked by the railroads, Public serv.
ice COMMISSIONER Buchtel believes the
freight rates ought to be reduced so as
TO be commensurate with the service
rendered by the companies to the pub.
lie. lie cites the ear shortage as an
instance of inadequate service given
the public by the railroad and he be.
lieves that until the railroads provide
efficient service there should be no in.
crease in rates.
"Service," SAYS Commissioner
Buchtel, "always bears a fixed rela.
tionship to rates, and the principle that
shippers paying a reasonable rate are
entitled TO an adequate return in serv-
ice, is both sound and well-estab.
lished. He goes on 10 say that dur.
ing the past two years the carriers
have furnished miserable service and
yet have gained enormously in wealth,
while the shippers have not received a
Just return for the payments made.
Besides urging that more rolling
stock is needed, the carriers also ad-
vance as reason for an increase in
freight rates that the price Of fuel
material, supplies, ete., are abnormal.
While this latter contention is true, it
must also be borne in mind that the
carriers are enjoying abnormal bust
ness, and that the operating revenues
of the principal roads in Oregon have
increased by millions in the last year.
"a severe ear shortage in the nine.
ties was responsible for the creation of
the public service commission and this
commission as long ago as 1915 sound
ed q warning tn another ear short
age was impending, and repeatedly
since its arrival has appealed TO the
carriers for adequate transportation
facilities. Since the carriers had ample
time to meet this shortage, and were
then and are now financially situated
to solve it, and also to cope with the
other emergencies pleaded by them, |
have decided to oppose any horizontal
increase in freight rates until such q
time as an adequate service IS furnished
and conditions warrant it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
.HOLLWEG WILL MAKE
AN OFFER OF PEACE
Chancellor to Announce Peace
Terms But When or Where
Is Still Unknown

Amsterdam, May lO.-Chancellor Won
Bethmann. Hollveg is 10 announce
Germany general peace terms, but
when or in what form, German dis
patches today did not disclose. Pre-.
sumably viii be in a speech in the reich
stag. but the German assembly is sehed-
uled TO adjourn within week. One
report today fixed Monday as the date,
but this was unconfirmed elsewhere.
In the meantime German newspapers
revived peace discussion. The Bavar-
ian Staats Zeitung. credited with being
the mouthpiece of the Bavarian premier,
Count Hertliug, publishes an editorial
insisting that Germany does not desire
was indemnities but will insist as a
prime requisite to end hostilities that
Germany have every facility TO obtain
raw material for her manufactures;
that her foreign trade shall be granted
every opportunity to develop; that all
seized German ships be returned and
that Germai colonies be transferred
back to the government.
Other German newspapers view the
Stats Zeituug's editorial as inspired
from the recent visit TO Berlin of Count
Herthng.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
GERMANY WORRIED AT
SWEDISH SENTIMENT
Change of Feeling Which Now
Leans Toward Allies Is
the Cause
By Arthur E. Mann.

UNITED Press staff correspondent
Copenhagen, May l0.--Germany is 50
concerned about the recent tremendous
Increase in pro-ally sentiment in Sweden
due to America s entry into the war
that she is probably going to send her
most expert propagandist there as am.
hassador He is Count Won Bcrnstorff
formerly envoy to Washington.
This decision &as persistently re.
ported in adviccs today from Berlin. 1t
came upon the heels of other authorita-
tive reports that Bernstorff was slated
to succeed Zimmerman as foreign sec
retary, in pursuance with a German gov,
ernmental plan to seek reconciliation
with America. That Berlin should have
abandoned Zimmerman : replacement
and such a course to utilize Bernstorft
in the capacity of envoy to Sweden, was
taken here to indicate the vast import
ance Berlin attaches to the pro-ally sen
timent crystali2ing there.
There is no mistaking the develop
ment of this trend Of public feeling in
Sweden. 1t is particularly strong among
the farming classes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-10
BLLNGSLEY HAS
Continued from page One)

"But my attorney advised me that !
was entitled to an appeal from the
courts ruling and that he would start
this Immediately. For some reason. how
ever, this appeal was not begun.
Haeksaw Handed Him.
"Suddenly, Saturday afternoon two
days later, when ] was IN the United
States detention station | learned of
the facts which led me 20 believe there
was secret plan by my enemies 20 have
me rushed off 10 the pcuitentiary be
fore my appeal could be perfected
Later the same afternoon when my
brothers were taken to Bclliugham and
] was ordered 10 make ready to so Ia
the penitentiary, l became alarmed. Up
TO this time / had given no thought OF
trying TO escape. 1t was about 1850
O'Clock | thini; when heard q sound at
my window. l could see nobody az first,
but finally saw man coming slowly TO
ward the station. He appeared TO be
crawling, with one hand on the ground.
In the other he carried a flshpole. y
moment later the end Of the pole was
where | could reach it from my window.
On the end of it was a package wrapped
in a Handkerchief. The man below did
not say word, but | reached out and
took the package. 1t contained a very
handsome little hack saw. ] never saw
the man again
Saw is a Mystery.
"Well when / got that saw / knew
the chance for freedom had come. |
tried it first on the iron bed in my
cell.
"I then used it on one Of the bars at
the window and in a short time had an
aperture big enough for me to get
through.
"I made my first mistake when ]
tried to get through that hole with my
coat ON. l got half way through the
window and stuck. did not know what
to do. If l hollered for help l was in
a fix.
"I finally got back into the cell then
peeled off my coat and got through the
hole.
''The only mystery connected with
my escape is who furnished the saw, and
how it happened that the saw left be-
hind was brand new and had never been
used. AS for the saw, it had two blades.
After / had used one, | put it in my
pocket and left the new one behind.