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THE BATTLE-B BORN
BY GUY FITCH PHELPS
Author Of ''Ths Black Prophet" etc. :

Of a woman. The valiant knights succeed In
laying low the lawless band and find that the
victim Of the attempted assault Is the abbess
OF a nearby convent who explains that she
had been detained until late hour at the
home OF sick communicate and was attacked
while returning to the abbey. After conduct
ing her thither the knights part with vows
OF eternal and mutual brotherhood to
ever be at the service Of the other.
Sir Percy reaches the continent and nears
Wittenberg without mishap. Bnre he over
tnkes youthful traveller, or pilgrim Of singu-
lar beauty and attractiveness: apparently a
student who is also bound for Wittenberg.
While the two are crossing bridge the young
pilgrims horse takes fright and crowds Sir
Percys horse of Of the stone balustrade into
the stream. The English knight is seriously
injured and Is borne by the youthful rider
end some Wittenberg students into one of
the latter's quarters where he Is being nursed
back to health by his travelling companion
and the German students.
Percy has discovered that his friend, Blount,
who takes exceeding care of him Is an ad-
mirer OF Luther. Either because Blount has
impressed him or through a desire to use
Blount to hasten his plans regarding Luther,
Percy requests that he observe Luther and
report.
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Parker in Iowa

IOWA ATTENTION. The Free
Fress Defense League has made it
possible for every wide-awake COM
munity in your state to hear Billy
Parker. Beginning September first
he starts lecture campaign in your
state and if you fail to have this
great awakener of the people in your
city it is because you have not writ
ten us signifying your willingness to
devote a little effort to get the ball
rolling. We have special repre-
sentative in your state now. He will
gladly call on you and arrange for a
lecture if you are sufficiently in
terested to warrant us sending him
to you. Write the Free Press De
tense League, Lecture Department.
Fort Scott, Kansas, and details will
be cheerfully furnished.
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PAUL JONES' FLAG FLOWN ONCE MORE
Its Stars and Stripes First Ever Seen1n European Waters

Baltimore Nd, Aug 2O-A lrec of the Revolution has once
been flung the breeze Center Nd The flag carried
by the Ranger of the Continental navy commanded by John Paul
jones' This said to have been the first American flag ever thrown
to the breeze Europe and owned by William Anthony 1t has
the original 13 stars and stripes
Though tatered and torn at its end from whipping in the
gales the flag still is in fairly good state Of preservation.
The gate Ranger the first vessel to carry the flag into
European waters Paul Jones' flag made by the girls Of Ports
mouth n H. from their silk gowns The first country in the Old
World to salute the Stars and Stripes France Of her meno
firing the salute Jones sight of the French coast He
carried the dispatches announcing the surrender of Burgoe
The 13 in the flag cut from the wedding gown Of
Miss Helen Seaey Of Portsmouth, who had married officer in
the Continental army The geatgrand father of Mr. Anthony
sailor the Ranger and brought the flag back to America 1t is
kept iron chest and had been out of Mr. Anthn
session since it given him momeno of the Revolution
Washington Post, Aug. 21, 1917.
Our readers will appreciate the above because Of its historic and
patriotic statement and particularly completely refutes the
Roman claim of CON- Barry the father of the American navy
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Says Americans Are
Turning to Rome

Americans are today turning to
the doctrine of the real presence of
our Lord of the Blessed Sacrament.
They are unwilling to admit that
they are coming toward Rome, but
this is the fact;" so says The Pilot,
the official organ Of the archdiocese
of Boston, on its editorial page, issue
for August 18.
A new book now in the bindery, en-
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Conservatism that amounts Il
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lations that lets Rome capture ant
direct your thought while hinderine
the mission of the church are foe,
Of Professionalism within its own fold
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Restoring Papal States

less biEot than his uncle, The emperor, eflsn
bossted both In private and In public that
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There is a wolf in the flock and a
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Save rs CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR

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The papist press Is so busy blow
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Kaiserism and popery are the twin
survivors of the dark ages.
The menace., 1917-09-01
CHAPTER XII
The Lamp of Reason

~ ERCY awoke to find the owner
= OF the house sitting by him,
Il cordial expression on his
face. The knight was much
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-22
MONONGAH DIV.
GETS RAW DEAL
FROM RAILROAD
Coal Operators Losing
Fight To Get Car Short
age Reduced.
kEARNEY MAKES REPORT
Shows That Nineteen Cars
Have Been Cut From
Total.
REARNEY MAKES REPORT

]. R. Kearney, general superintsad
emit of transportation of the Baltim re
and Ohio railroad, Is making good.
From time out OF mind he has D-"n
promising the coal operators OF ,.en'
trail West Virginia that he would
make UP the shortage III the car -Gp'
ply, and JUS. To prove that ne can 40
It has submitted statemeni-recSiY-
ed at the Office vi the Central West
Virginia Coal Operators associa''CL
in this city yesterday wnicn sh""t
that between AuguSt 81 AMI Septembe.
Z he reduced it ~ cars. rue snurt'Se
itself is mere tribe q. lo5' : .htCy'
ton open top cars alter NIt. nc2rI-5 :
deep cut was taken oil.
When the subject u Car sCpylr IS
preached among Coal W :. At..s ~ To )
region their atut4ue u-Autss deep
gloom. But MI. NeaI"e! ,.tIe T. Ii
municatiou vi yes,elua! ,......eGd ILLS
In flash to DIdenlS dLSe.. -'ine'eSh
cars reduction lh as s.-,tAee - Tie
net result OF u wnute subtitle. "a Edr"
work on the part VI lI.si-e.I' Jeh"''iS
and d. X. Lawson, tns secretary ii
the association, ana u say mat lacy
do not REGARD Il as NOrn tue eAGII
is to put 1t inlluly .Seitne, Lhe I'll
Gers of the assurlauuL Iul tns Jp"I'
ators were del snu.ne ulreh "loh me
Representations To tuem ~ nearhGy,
It does not take mu Ii cross eaanl'EI
ton to bring out the tact That MS pr III
ises are rather heuyny I!sCou' ;eu
when car supply = the .uUject. Tut
the matter ud been taken ~ With
the division oI cal service Vi the IN
terstate Commerce ICmu.ssluh al
the gentlemen vi that once, VINO ndd
themselves conferred with hearu9y.
were rather inclined to think ina ne
should be given another trlal. Tue?
spoke in their correspondence VI The
pessimism vi the operators III thli
part OF the state regarding the 4
O's methods ol coal car distributor
and suggested that neainey be given
opportunity to fulfill MS assuran. IS.
That was as tate As the HAneteeuth o.
this month kearney own figures
bring the car statistics GOWN TO Sep
TENDER and ever since mat date the
car supply mas Desu even worse tnaL
1t was before. What the operators
will do next has not been decided and
IL they decide to leave the reserVa
ton" and try something UNUSUAL and
drastic it will be because they nave
tried every one vi he ordinary re ne
dies without getting rele and are be-
ginning to face the prospect OF being
compelled to suspend operations en-
tirely because the miners, disguised
at the frequent shut downs on account
Of lack of cars. have left the region.
The most eXaspe. ating thing about
the situation is that the Monougah d..
vision is being Disseminated against
in the matter Of car supply in N Jst
outrageous manner. In Kearneys
statement OF Thursday. which covers
CONTINUED on Page FourJ
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CRy Associated Prnsn

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 22.-The Ger.
IAN reply to Pope Benedjct's peace
,roposal declares special measures Ia.
zen by the Government in closest con.
act with the representatives OF this
erman people TO discuss answering
ne question raised, proves how ear.
.estly it desires to find a practical va.
is for just and lasting peace.
Continuing the reply, says that Ger.
many fully recognizes with his hell.
ness the high peace producing eftsc;
o farbitration to decide international
differences of opinion, and in this re-.
spect Germany is ready to support
every proposal compatible with the
vital interests of the German empire
and people.
The German reply says the imper.
ial government reads with special
sympathy the leading idea in which
His Holiness clearly expresses the
conviction that In the future the ina.
terial power of arms must be super.
coded by the moral power of right.
The concluding portions Of the text
of the German reply follows.
Approaching the importance of his
holiness declaration the Imperial Gov.
eminent has not failed to submit The
suggestion contained therein, to ear.
nest and scrupulous examination. Sps
cial measures which the Government
has taken in closest contact with rem.
resentatives OF the German people for
discussing and answering the CUES.
tons raised, proves how earnest it .Ie.
sires, in accordance with His Holiness
desires. and the peace resolution of
the Reichstag on July 10, to find
practical basis for Just and lasting
peace.
THE Imperial government greets
with special sympathy the leading
idea of the peace appeal wherein MS
Holiness clearly expressed the con
viction in the future the material pow.
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GERMANY DECLARES FOR DISARMAMENT AND ARBITRATION
gREDCROSS'
BULLETIN
Mr.. Lanse's Splendid SUGGESTION

MR. Tango . oPIenulo suggestion
Here Is fine suggestion for the peo-
pie OF Fairmont. Mr. Paul LANCE, stir.
red by the splendid patriotic spirit
shown at the departure OF the boys
Thursday evening stated that month.
ly community mass meeting would be
fine thing for our citizens. A meet.
ing held once month at night, where
the men and women OF our city could
get together and talk about and plan
for the welfare Of our soldiers, read
our boys letters together and try with
real democratic zeal to solve the vital
problems of service to our country.
Here is a chance for our men who
want to do something locally, every
man is anxious about this tremendous
affair OF war. There could be talks
by our own people about their own
boys in the army and the meeting
would be open for expressions from
every person present All who heard
Mr.. Lange considered it a splendid
idea. The Red Cross room is cordially
offered for these meetings, should they
be held The room is large and Just
right for such a purpose.
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eettIna Ready for Winters WORK.

The local people are getting organ.
lied for effective work for the Red
Cross during the winter. Every one is
anxious to share in the work in some
manner Our women are fast begin
ming to thing that their days work has
not been completed until the Red
Cross has had a share in it. The
young people are getting more enthu.
siastic every day. Here is a partial
list of the organized work.
World Wide Guild of the Baptist
church will meet once a month in
their own work room in the evening,
to sew for the Red Cross. The date
will be announced later.
The Presbyterian church will take
each Wednesday for their own partic.
ular Red Cross day at the work room
at headquarters. This does not mean
at all to exclude other workers on that
day for all workers are urgently need
ed, it only means that this church will
make a special effort on that day.
The Senior Sewing class of the High
School under the supervision of Miss
Jacobs and Miss Criswell will take up
garment making for hospital supply as
part of their years work.
Miss Hazel Frey will introduce the
simpler work in the grades. They will
begin with bed socks and towels and
gradually work on into more difficult
articles. Tell your own little ones
what the Red Cross means. Stir the
fire of patriotism within their intense
little hearts. They will be our men
and women OF tomorrow.
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Promises To Support Every Proposal for Simultaneous
Disarmament Compatible With the Vital Inter.
ests of the German People
MUST F0RT|FY MORAL STRENGTH
Only In That Day Can the Sick Body of Human Society
Be Made Well-Hope Expressed That Enemies
Will See Things In The Same Light.

ar OF arms must be superseded by the
moral power Of right. We are also con,
WINGED that the sick body OF human so
ciety can be healed only by fortifyinR
its moral strength of right. From this
would follow, according to His Huii.
ness view, the simultaneous dimu,nt.
and the institutions OF obligatory ar.
oitration on for international dispute.
We share His Holiness view that def.
mite rules and certain safeguard for
a Simultaneous and reciprocal limIta.
ton of armament on Iand, on sea. and
IN the air, as well as for the true free
dom OF the community aud high ssaS
at the things in treating with which tie
new spirit, that in the future should
prevail in international relations,
should find their frs. hopeful expres.
sion. The task would then of itself
arise to decide international differ.
ences of opinion not by the use d
armed forces but by peaceful methods
esecially by arbitration whose high
peace recurring effect we together with
His Holiness fully recognize.
The Imperial government will n
'Ais iesPeCt support every proposal
compatible with vital interests OF Ger.
man empire and people. Germany.lH.
IN gto her geographical situation AID
economic requirements has 10 feIy Sn
peaceful intercourse with her neiSn.
bors and distant countries. No pep
pie therefore has more reason taun
the GermA npeople to wish that IN.
stead of universal hatred and battia
that conciiatory and fraternal spir.
1t should prevail between nations. IL
the nations are guided by this spirit
it will be recognized to their a1vant.
age that the importah thing is to lay
more stress on what unites them Ia
their relations. They will also sue
coed in settling individual points Of
conflict, which are still undecided IN
such a way that conditions of exist.
Continued on mage 10l