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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

the continent and tie supplying Of British army that
IS somewhere between Two and three million men in SIZE
Hndenburg great retreat Of last spring. for instance arc
in the last degree wonderful Accomplishments which will
challenge the admiration of poster, but they were NOT
spectacular: they occupied too much time and covered too
much territory to partake Of that quality.
It is possible that the East front may have witnessed
operations that could be clased spectacular Macken-
and Falkenhyne crushing Rumania between the weight
Of their respective armies operated with dash which added
interest to the drama great as it was But the East front
matter about which the peoples who have their chief
the experts have clear idea Of what happened there.
All these things being true the march Of the French and
the British 10 the support of the Italians. in addition to be-
ing fine military performance. which will be studied in
all the military schools Of the world as carefully as some
Of the major operations Of the American Civil war are
studied almost in class by itself in that it is as spec
acular a: when Napoleon. who understood
the psychological effect of show nicely. the worlds
greatest captain. The arrived in the best Of cond
ton, said the reporter who them on Sunday They
eager TO hear how the fight going and anxious
10 get forward 1t has the old hme ring and it must have
given the sorey pressed Italian troops the old time thrill
The best American experts of the opinion last week
that if the Italians could hold out the Pave line until
the promised French and British enforcements arrived it
would mean the failure of the Austro-Geman campaign
1t also believed that if the troops were in sufficient
strength ind well enough equipped with artillery the often
ye might pass 10 the Italian side with disastrous results for
the Teuonic forces We do not yet know how large the
FraneoBntsh column is but we are warranted in assum-
ing that composed of the best kind Of troops and thai.
it will give good account of ITSELF
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Soldiers of the United States upon whom the French
have conferred war have been told that they
may keep them but that they must not them. In
this the policies of the War and Navy departments
squarely at opposition which is another reason why
there should be early Congressional action upon
subject The constitution provides that these decora-
tons may be accepted with the consent of Congress
and in the history of the country that has been
granted few occasions. If America is to have, "a
decoration Of its for gallanty in this it might
be expeden to keep the constitutional bar against
the acceptance of avors from kings princes foreign
states, but II it is not the who been given
French who will be given them the future
should have full permission to wear them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

De Rgeur: audaclcus creations In
straight lines win be shown. Every
At mans patriotism will be under aus.
picion. Any slack IN the tit OF a suit
win mark the Stacker. rhe prase.s
trouser mode leaves 50 little room for
economy hat some designers. 1t IS un.
derstood, are working on trouscr
that will button down !ie side. al, the
way down. waistcoats. probably vii!
be entirely taboo, and coats take their
Place entirely by the evolving OF
masculine basque. though not SO dar.
:rg as its feminine prototype.
When Gen. John Barleycorn was
forced to make strategic retreat
from the District OF Columbia TO the
Baltimore line, there was small part
OF his force left holding the high
ground in Prince George county. Nd.
that held out against all pressure. Blu,
after "a hours of fighting on that So.
lient, Gen. Barleycorn was compelled
to withdraw there and straighten out
his line. which may he traced along the
boundaries OF the Monumental City. IL
you have map handy. Discarding the
metaphor, it is meant to be said that
the courts have declared the dry law
OF Prince George county as good as old
wheat in the mill and in harmony and
accord with Maryland's constitution.
Thus, the last remaining oasis In the
dreary stretch OF desert intervening
hetwixt Washington and Baltimore has
been swallowed up by the sand
storms. Gen. Barleycorn's army is
row. it may be said. bottled.up.in.bond
in Baltimore. For, all around and about
him 1t Is as dry as a covered bridge.
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TRY This FOR
YOUR CON
WHAT YOU NEED lssTHIs sn1
BILE AND EFFECTIVE REM
DY, DR.. BELLS PINE.
TAR-HoNEY ATsoNcE.

As cold is only dangerous II
neglected. the prompt use OF .
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey will break
up and prevent the weakening coni
from becoming chronic.
This happy combination OF balsa
and healing agents soon overcoml
the cold germs, loosens the phlegI
relieves congestion and quickly l
lieves the cold.
Search As you will. you will not ID
a better remedy than DR. Bells Pin
Tar-Honey. Not only recent or hinge
ing coughs, but grippe, bronchitis,
asthma are helped toward speedy /
covery by its proper use
Children take It without coal
and wise mothers have 1t handy.
dangerous Group.
Tear this ad out and take It
your druggist with Csc and he N
give you the genuine DR. Bells PHI
Tar.Honey.
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PARKER's RUN.

The health of our community is vel
good at this writing except bad cold
Mrs. Harriet Straight spent "
weekend with her son, Hood Straigl
and family, of Rivesville.
Miss Winifred Nay was calling q
Mrs. Gail Radcliff on Saturday.
The pupils Of the Parker,s nj
school will hold pie social on Wedne
day night. November 2S. Eyerybod
IS cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Claud Wilson was shopping \
Fairmont one day last week. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilson and ~
James and Fred, Jr., Of Morgan Mind
spent Thursday with the la.ter's pa
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Harris.
Mrs. James Powell was calling I
her brother. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Harp
one day last week. n
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27
GINGER0LE
The Greatest Known Remedy
For Rheumatism, Colds In
+, Chest, Lumbayo, Ton.
/ siIitis, Sore Throat,
Neuralgia
Stops Hsaussts, Hackaohs, Relieves
stu Joints instantly

GINGERoLE is better than any hot
water bag-poultice or ointment. Just
rub it on, that's all. 1t is very pefie.
trating but won't blister.
A package that will do the work
of so blistering, mustard plasters
cost but % cents. Use it to Danish
sore throat, cold in chest, tonsilitis,
pleurisy. lumbago. swollen glands,
and to drive soreness from varicose
veins. Money back il you don't say
its results are astonishing.
Nothing so good for swollen. ach.
ing rheumatic joints, neutritis, sore
1t draws out the burning infiamma.
muscles. sprains, stir neck, bruises.
ton from sore feet, bunions, corns
and callouses- over night.
Gingerole is for sale and recon.
mended by Fairmont Pharmacy and
all druggists. IN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

And after paying present prices it
Will take pretty good glass to find
anything with which to practice
thrift.
At that they say the turkey bird
can be bought for Thanksgiving din.
ner at fair price
And pumpkin for pies it not yet
on the impossible list.
So II there is little bit OF sugar
in the house a fair feast can ne ar.
ranged even as matters stand.
Nineteen girls living at the Y. NJ.
c. A. in Youngstown the other day
were poisoned by the milk used In
the cooking.
Gosh, 1t takes fortune to buy milk
and then one can not be sure 1t Is
safe when it is bought
Bet the Italians were glad to see
those French and British lads when
they arrived after their long march.
But think how the Austro- Germans
must have felt about t.
This is one time when the conten.
ton cannot be made that the Entente
acted too late.
OF course they are getting in pretty
late at that, but that probably is the
ault Of the Italian high command.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

Every few days some new informa.
ton comes to hand that quickens the
Interest of the people in the titanic
struggle now in progress i'll Europe,
sayS the Spencer Times.Record which
alsS says it has learned that Clyde
Runnion, son Of the late Andrew
Runnion, is Captain in the French
Army. While all the particulars are
not known, it is supposed that Cap.
tain Runnion made his way to France
and enlisted early in the war. He Is
cousin OF Edward Runnion, of this
city, and was born here. His parents
moved to Kansas several years ago
ard the father has since died there.
The mother and a brother. Peasants
Runnion, reside at Winfield, Kansas.
For the following rather Interesting
story credit is due the Jackson Her.
aid: Court was in session, more
than two hundred spectators were
present Thursday afternoon, to hear
the evidence in the case of the State
VS.. Silas Casio. Mr.. Casio was in.
dicted last April on the charge OF
bringing booze" into the state unlaw.
fully. Attorney John 7. Simms. OF
the Tax Commissioners Office, assist.
ed Prosecuting Attorney Borgess. in
prosecuting the case, while Attorney
j. L. Wolfe was employed by the de.
tense. The Jury had been impanel.
led, statements Of the case were pre-.
sented and the first witness had been
i called to the chair. The six quarts
and one pint Of whiskey and three
quarts of alcohol, alleged to have been
taken from the defendant. were placed
on exhibition. The attorney for the
defense was asked to admit that Ger.
tain bottle contained whiskey. He re-
fused to make such admission for the
benefit of the state. Proof was neces-
sary. The bottle was handed the wit.
ness, who upon the request Of the at.
torney. withdrew the cork, pressed
the bottle to his lips and said, "It's
whiskey." The bottle was then hand.
ed by the lawyer to the juryman who
sat nearest. The juryman after sam.
pling the goods passed 1t to the
next who likewise acted as though
the beverage" tasted good. At this
instance Judge o'Brien noted the state
over for his opposition to the liquor
traffic called out at the top of his
voice. Don't give that jury whiskey."
But by this time the third juryman
knew by actual knowledge that the
bottle contained whiskey. Judge
o'Brien was then standing and the
sheriff, following the instructions OF
the Judge, had possession OF the bot
tie. Some Of the other members of
the Jury are said to have thrown
away their tobacco, anticipating a
drink OF the booze" But at the rate
the contents Of the quart was disap-
pearing one quart would not have
been sufficient for the twelve men.
The state failed In the case, the de-
PENDANT showing that the goods were
properly labelled
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WASHINGTON NEWS =
GOSSIP ~ szzzzzs sza5z. sz!zz

WASHINGTON D. c.. Nov. 27.-
That as good corn can be grown in the
soil Of Potomac Park as is grown in the
Iowa corn belt is the statement of an
expert from there who gave the 400
acres of corn planted and raised by
the Boy Scouts of Washington the once
over before it was harvested, That
Job has just been completed by the
youngsters and they gathered in TO-.
900 bushels OF such extraordinarily
fine corn tLat dealers We'd with each
other to buy 1t. Next year it wouldn't
surprise anyone to gee number CT the
beautiful parks of she Capital sudden.
ly loom UP as fields of waving and
tass. lated maize
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against the action OF Governor Mccall in releasing the
negro johnson who is wanted this state to stand trial
criminal charge to each of the six Rotary clubs in
Massachusetts, and eventually the same letter will be
sent to of the 800 Rotary clubs in the country
Massachusetts, started something without waiting to
find out whether 1t could be finished in this johnson
matter and the end the incident by no means in
sight
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Huntington is to have revival.
Cameron is TO have electric lights.
kingwood now has a basketball
team.
Rowlesburg has new moving pic.
ture theatre.
Barboursville may have a knights
Of Pythias lodge.
Shinnston may well be proud OF its
attractive houses.
Sutton entertained the Central
West Virginia Round Table.
Morgantown's population is said to
be something like 10000.
Charleston people are being vaccin.
ated in fear Of smallpox.
Belington Will have a patriotic cele.
bratfon on Thanksgiving.
Spencer will have its. first college
football on Thanksgiving.
Salem will have football game on
Thanksgiving-benefit Red Cross.
Moundsville Is beginning to think
OF its coming city election.
Hinton has set down on letting
cows run at large inside the corpora.
ton.
J. o. Moran. OF wellsburg, is In re.
ceipt OF letter and photo OF his
SON. Will Moran. who has been in
three battles in France, and some
weeks ago was wounded in the thigh.
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Waat People Sal
And Some Side Remark

Max MARGIN. author OF .Cheat'
Cheaters," which comes to the Gfi
theatre soon. naturally opposes giyi
the plots OF plays for Cheating a
ers" Is built on surprise. He says.
81 can't see any reasoN why crit
les have to 60 into the plot whei
they review play. IL the audi
ence knows what IS going to Il
pen, they won't be half so ID
ested in It as they otherwise wd
have been. Therefore when
dramatic critics tell everybody
story the day following the
mier It may kill the enjoyment
many play.goers."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

The picture shows the fine looking
American soldier on crutches. This
is the first boy from this county
wounded in the foreign or allied war.
so far as known. The many friends
OF the young man will be pleased to
know that he is at least able to so
about on cruJ:hes. Mr.. Moran has
two other sons in the ranks at differ
ent places, the youngest of the three
enlisting in July last at the age Of
IL years.
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In the sudden death of Festus Downs which occurred
at his home yesterday evening the city and county
citizen who has been prominent in business and public
life for many years. Mr.. Downs believed in Marion
county and the which he attained here is an
inspiring example of what may be done by steady ad-
herence to a sane business ideal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27
rHANKselvlNe QUESTS.

DR.. and Mrs. L. d. Howard will have
Is their guests for Thanksgiving. day
members of the formers family which
will include Mr.. and Mrs. A. Howard,
parents Of DR.. Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Howard, of Smithtown;, DR.. and
Mrs. A. C. Howard and children, DR..
orville Howard and Lindsay Howard,
of Uniontown. Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Howard will come here this evening.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

State department officials at Washington at Wash
ngon they have received word that the authorities
in control of Perograd in wireless communication
with those in control in Berlin. The in that piece
of information probably lies in the fact heretofore
communications between Petrograd and Berlin went by
the underground route.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

Washington correspondents continue to talk about the
possibility government operation of railroads if the
general pooling system which has Just been adopted
proves to be failure What earth could the
ment do that the railroad vice presidents are to be
in charge of the arrangement also do In the
way of getting traffic over the roads?
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SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES.

war of such vast proportions the one now going
it is impossible for observers to know all that takes
place. but it is safe say that one Of the peculiarities
OF this struggle the small quantity Of what might be called
the spectacular that has given rise to- TIE big things
like the defeat of the Germans at the Mame, the landing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

in General Byng's einashup OF tic Hin
! denburs line very quickly stt.aets the
minds of the military expa:t3 at trs
War department TO tn: question Of
cavalry for Pershins':: fcrc";. GhI re.
suited in prompt action being taken in
getting together cdvt.ry division 10
send to France as .o.L as that can he
Cone. Already, work on getting up a
cavalry division OF 10000 men and
mounts has commenced That will be
done with all possible speed and they
will be transported just as soon as they
can be gotten ready and shipping pro.
yided. Only once before in the war
has cavalry been used, then only on
small scale, and the opinion had grown
widely in both military and civilian
circles that the cavalry had outgrown
i. It's usefulness as result Of the new
raethods and system of warfare. Gen.
Blng's surprise attack aud splendid
victory disclosed quite the contrary
TO be true.
The third officers training camp
will start January 5th and last until
April 5th. 1t will be open only to ell.
listed men Of the regular army. the
National Guard, the National Army,
and to'the graduates and undergradu-
ates Of certain colleges. universities
and military schools specified by the
War department. Charles E. Tustin,
CT Middlebourne. Bat. A, 314, F. A..
stationed at Camp Lee. upon request OF
Congressman woodward. hes been Civ.
en- leave to attend the regimental
training school SO that he may qualify
fer appointment to the third officers
training camp. Lyle D. Vincent, of st.
Marys. member OF the 18th field artil-
lery. now stationed at Camp Robinson,
Wis, has also been recommended by
Mr.. woodward for admission to that
camp.
The Sausage suit" for men is COM
ing back. This is not flippant fosh-
:on comment; it is comentary on the
grim tragedy of war that those who
stay at home must suffer too. Not only
are civilion clothes to be shorn of their
wool to the extent of thirty or forty
per cent, but the tailors. by agreement
with the government, are to clip and
snip wherever possible to save cloth!
The war style, as effected by an agree.
ment between the manufacturers of
WOODEN cloth and the war industries
BOARD of the Council Of National De-
tense, and with the tailors through the
manufacturers, will give little latitude
for style variations. Narrawness is
the war vogue; narrow trousers. mar
row lapels, narrow coats, even to the
pockets, and narrow buttons to save
buttons and lots OF button holes to
save cloth. The silhouette is to be
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-27

The success o. the Eng "a ,svalry
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Spuds getting cheaper. Potatoes will be selling
for less than dollar per bushe the winter
is over-Braxton Central
Isn't It high time to change the names OF Hamburger
steak and Misunderstanding Journal. Let them
remain German. Don't we eat them?-st. Adams Her.
aid
II Billy Sunday could have charge OF the Kaiser for
week ten days the chances that the latter would
be convinced that he did not have anything
way of partnership with the Diey-Parkersburg News
Judging from the splendid resistance of the Italians
the Germans haven't yet found the pie" along the
Pave.-Wheeling Register
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SHORT AND sNAPPY.

To err is human-to lie about it is more so-Rich-
wood Republican.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
XIV.
The Soldiers Heakh and
How He Can Protect II.

No, duty Of the soldier is more i'm
Portant than the care Of his health
a SICK soldier is worse than no soldier.
NOT only is he a dead weight. but he
requires the services of other men in
taking care OF him. A company which
mas twenty sick men would be better
on. II II were actually twenty men
snort OF Its quota, because the twenty
SICK men are of no military value
and put an extra drain upon the regi-
mental organization. Much, IL not
most, sickness Is avoidable, with
proper sanitary and medical precau-
tions, and much Of It. certainly, may
be mans avn fault
The matter Of health is especially
Important to the new soldier Nsince
those whose lives have been sedan
tary are exceedingly susceptible to
Illness when they FIRST start to live
under camp conditions. The change
Of food, change OF surroundings,
change Of air, and change OF habits
are often too revolutionary for the
system all at once. unless the soldier
pays particular attention to his
health.
The stomach, especially in warm
weather, Is the principal seat of III
ness, and IL Is here that the new SOL
dier has his fate-his efficiency as a
soldier and his usefulness to the COM
mand-largely in his own hands. II.
before he Is we'll seasoned in camp,
he eats between meals; II he cats
food not set before him at r1ess-es-
pecially the most tempting pies and
cakes and cream-puffs from home: n
he hangs about the canteen buying
candy, nuts, or cookies. he is almost
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
SOUTHERN VISITORS
/ MEET MISS RANKIN

Or. Anna Howard Shaw last night
discussed suffrage in the South at a
reception to the Confederate veterans
and their friends to meet the only
CongFesswOman, Miss Jeannette
Rankin, OF Montana, at the head
quarters OF the American Woman
Suffrage Association.
The gray-clad visitors listened to
NIissr Rs nllln, Mrs. Carrie Chapman
and Nrs. CoTdelia p. Odenheimer.
president general OF the United
Daughters of the COnfcderacy, who
also gave brief talks on suffrage and
its progress in the South. In the re-
ceiving line we're Mrs. George P. Har-
rison. Mrs. Caroline L. Stewart, Mrs.
l. VI. Bsshinsky, Mrs. Lula Lowell,
Miss Eugene Little, Mrs. Arthur Wal
Cott, Mrs. J. Norment Powell, Mrs.
Frank A. Wake, Mrs. f. 7. Sells,
Mrs Adelbcrt w. Mears, Mrs. A. A.
Campbell, Mrs. Harriet S. Turner.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood. Mrs. P. P. Claxton,
Mrs. Kate T. AbTahams and Mrs.
Helen Gardiner.
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
LOUISVILLE ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Claiming: purse. 500; 2yearI
ODDS; five and onehah fuflongs. Redwood,
l4; ZuZu, le4: Marna. loi Mimby, lA: Rtth,
l04; Little Relic, 1G Cruelty. l07; Ambuscade,
10a; Dickie W., l07 WSlter Dant, lW; Pretty
Babr, 1os; Frank Wilson. liz.
SECOND RACE-Maidens: purse. 500; 3-ytar
olds and upward; mile. Miss Lulu Long, &
Beetle Bug. B: Day Dream, l03; Flash Of
Steel, lo2; Bribed Voter. los; Water Blue, loei
Spadix. liz; Fonnefsade, lis.
THIRD RACE-C1aiu1ing pure, 500; 3yenr'
ODDS and upward: six furlongS MARY. Lou, 81
J. Rufus, 100; Queen Errant, l0l; Impressive,
le2; Blaiss. los: Subject, 1oi; Primere, l6i
Please Weller. los; Margaret N. l06; LindenthM
los; Douglas g.. loi; Amazon. 1l2. Also eligible
Arch Plotter, 100; Billy Joe, les: Kinney, l1e
OEhelia w, 1d5: SayohaTa, lO9; Dinlitri, ITO
zifH, l0T; Water War, l4
FOURTH RACE-The Lagrange Handicap
purse. 81 900; 3.year-olds and upwards; six fur
lcnss Prince Hermis. 10; ]. J. Mu;dock
100; BringbuTst, l26; Marion Goosby, les; Lee
Sknlney, Ill.
FIFTH RACE-Indiana Pure; 8, ,OO0; 4-year
olds ard upward: mile and seventy yards. Capt
Rees. los; Jack O'DoFd. 1l0; Money Maker, Ill
Tokay, Iii. -.
SIXTH RAoE-Piuse. $40; s-year-olds; BII
flrlongs. Happy Thought, 10i Baron. l0e; NiTs
America, liz: DR.. Shafter, liz; Jack Hare, jr
ll5; b. B. johnson. lis. ,.-.
SEVENTH RACE-Claiming; pure, $50; 5
year-olds and .upwariI mile and one-sixteenth
hiss Fannie. lc7; 'Srlety FSt, Ie; Beauty
Shop 100; BatcheloC, 100; Heather Moon, liz
'1ntone, l13,
- IS
Apprentices Allowance claimed
The Washington herald., 1917-06-06
Human Flag Spectacle
At Monument Tomorrow

Veterans and their families will wit
ness an unusual patriotic spectacle
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
the base of the Monument when the
Southern Society will present living
American flag Of huge dimensions,
made up OF 200 children from the
public schools. The staff of the flag
will be made by line of Boy Scouts
in uniform.
Songs viii be given by the children
in the flag and by the Marine Band.
the Industrial School Band, OF. Bir-
mingham. Ala, the Confederate
Choir. of Portsmouth, Va, and the
Confederate Choir, of Washington.
The arrangements have been perfect
ed by c. G. Calhoun, president of the
Southern Society.