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The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
MESSAGE BY PERSH|NG
U. S. Commander Sends Holiday
Greetings to Washington.
Gen. Bliss in Reply Says People OF
America Pray for Welfare and
Success of Army in France.

Washington, Dec. 26.-General Per-
shing cabled to the president and the
secretary of war holiday greetings
from himself and the other American
troops in France. The cablegram,
which was sent to Gen. Tasker III.
Bliss, chief of staff, read:
please extend to the president and
the secretary of war holiday greetings
and best wishes for success of our
arms during the coming year, and con-
vey to them from all ranks of the
American expeditionary forces in
France renewed pledges of devotion
to our sacred cause.
"LikewiSe express our greetings to
our comrades at home coupled with
full confidence in the patriotism, cour-
age and devotion to the flag.
(Signed) "PERSHING."
Washington Dec. 26.-In return Gen
eral Bliss sent the following cable:
'The president and secretary of war
send you and to the American army in
France the most cordial greeting and
good wishes for this Christmas season
from the people of the United States.
Your comrades in every camp and can
tonmsnt send you greetings. From ev-
cry home today goes q prayer for the
welfare and success of our troops in
France and personally for that of ev-
cry man of them. The nation reposes
in you and them its full confidence
that in Gods time and with Gods
blessing its troops in France side by
side with their gallant allies, will
bring victory and abiding peace to all
the world"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
Mining Engineer Killed.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 26.-Fred Green,
one of the hest-known engineers of the
Northwest and a member of the en-
gineering department of the mines Of
Senator w. A. Clark in Butte, and Miss
Jessie Wharton were killed almost in
stantly when their automobile was
struck by Northern Pacific train on
the outskirts of Butte. A row of will
lows along stream which the road
followed obscured the approach Of the
train.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
ARTILLERY DUEL IN WEST
Christmas Eve Sees Guns Active and
Raids in France and Belgium.

ndiOS III france ana Belgium.
London, Dec. 26.--The official state
ment issued by the British war Office
on the Franco-Belgian front operations
reads:
"We took a few prisoners in night
patrol encounters south of Cambria,
There was considerable reciprocal ar
tillery fire at night west of La Basse
and east of Ypres."
Tuesday nights war office statement
regarding the same war theater reads
"a hostile raiding party was driven
off southeast of Ypres. There was con-
siderable hostile artillery fire in the
afternoon in the region of Epehy and
south of Poelcapelle"
Paris, Dec. 26.-The war office is
sued the following statement on mill
tary operations:
"There was intermittent connonad-
ing at various points along the front.
An enemy raid upon one of our small
posts at Caurieres wood (Verdun re-
gion) was without success"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
RED CROSS CLEARED OF PLOT
Leon Trotzky Releases Train Loaded
With Supplies for Roumania.

Petrograd. Dec. 26.-RaymOnd Rob-
ins was handed a special order by
Foreign Minister Leon TrOtzky clear
ing the road for 80 cars of Red Cross
supplies to Jassy. The train had been
detained and searched following the
arrest of Colonel Kolpatsnikoff, an
agent of the American Red Cross. A
search of the train revealed that it
was free from suspicion and it was
allowed to proceed. The train was
seized in a dramatic manner by the
red guards. Robins went to SmoIny
institute and asked for an fnyestiga-
ton. He assured the authorities the
train only carried Red Cross supplies.
TrOtzky's order virtually clears the
American Red Cross mission to Rus
sia and Roumania of completely in the
counterrevOlutionar plot 1t indi-
Gates also that the papers found in the
possession of KolpatsnikOff, and still
unpublished, were not compromising
to the Red Cross.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
KNEW WHEN u. S. SHIP LEFT
German Captured by Yankees Says
Chief Received information.

An Atlantic Port, Dec. 26-Seventy-
five officers and picked men of the
United States navy, who have been
serving on destroyers in European wa
ters, arrived here to instruct the crews
Of new destrOyers. One of the petty
officers was on a destroyer that sank
a submarine in the Irish sea with a
depth charge and captured the crew.
A member of the crew of the destroy
er who spoke German was informed
by a German petty officer that the
commander of the submarine had
learned the sailing hour of the steam
ship and that there were American
officers on board. He had been told
that the steamship would not be con-
voyed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
TARS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
American Sailors in European Waters
Eat Turkey

Base of American FlotiIla in British
Waters, Dee. 26.-EVery sailor in the
fiotilla had real American Christ
mas. The sailors ate turkey and mince
pie and had all the other trimmings
that go With Christmas dinner There
Was music at mealtime and few ex-
ira hours of duty, and each sailor was
happy.
The feature of the Christmas cele-
bratiOn was an entertainment at the
naval clubhouse. 1t was staged by
American sailors and soldiers from the
famous Black Watch regiment. AG-
miral SimmS, who came all the way
from London, to be with his boys over
the holidays, was a smiling spectator.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
U. S. MAY OPERATE ROADS
President Reported Planning to Solve
Problem of Congestion.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The nations
transportation facilities will be taken
over by the president on December 81.
This is the statement made here in
high circles. While no confirmation
was Forthcoming from the White
House, the information is that the pres
ident has decided finally upon this step
to solve the increasing railroad con-
gestion problem. His proclamation
has been prepared and is ready to be
made public after his conference with
representatives of the big four broth
erhoods and railroad presidents, which
begins Thursday. While there are
several obstacles to carrying out the
plan as arranged, 1t was said authori-
tatively that the president was hope
full OF overcome the existing difficulties
before next Friday.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
100000 JOIN RED CROSS
Membership Campaign Exceeds Fig
ures Aimed at by Three Million.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Reports re-
ceived here said the enrolment in the
Red Cross Christmas membership drive
would, exceed 13,0OoOO0, or more than
100000 above the figures aimed at
The Atlantic division with an enroll
ment of 2,5S0,000 passed the quota as
signed by the national headquarters by
6OO,OOO New York city and state con-
tributed 1,650,00O new members.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
DOCTOR is FOUND MURDERED
Brother.in-LaW Accused of Shooting
DR.. James Goodwin.

Morgantown, w. Va, Dec. 26.-Dr.
James Goodwin of Smithfield, Pa, was
shot and killed by his brother-in-law
A, Cole Bowers, at the latter's home
in Cheatneck. Both are widely known
Bowers surrendering to the police, said
Doctor Goodwin went to his home
twice and threatened him. He shot
the physician with a shotgun. The
cause of the quarrel is not known.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
BARONESS SUES FOR DIVORCE
Wife of German, Arrested on Charoe
of Espionage, Starts Action.

OF GSPFUHagcy 0tdT tS HCtIUn.
Annapolis, Md, Dec. 26-Baroness
Iona Zollner of New York, who was
arrested by federal agents at Chat
tanooga on an espionage charge while
at hotel with Lieut.. John w. Spauld-
ing, young officer of the United
States army, has instituted divorce pro-
ceedings against her husband, a Ger
man army officer, it was disclosed here.
She charges abandonment as the basis
for her action. The baroness is forty
four years of age, while Lieutenan
Spaulding who was arrested with he
is but twenty-five. She is tall, of strik-
ing appearance and has mass of au-
burn hair.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
WINS PRIZE FOR BEST PRAYER
Baltimore Minister Awarded $500 by
University.

Edinburgh, Dec. 26.-St. Andrews
university has awarded the first prize
of $500 to Rev. Samuel McComb of
Baltimore in the first competition un-
der trust established last year for es-
says on prayer" The competitions
are open to the world with essays in
any language. There were 1,7OO com
petitors. The other prizes were award
ed as fellows: Two to England, one tc
Switzerland and one to India.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
JOHN D. PLAYS SANTA CLAUS
Rockefeller and Mrs. Shepard Aban
don Usual Custom of Givino Gold

TarrytOWn, n. Y, Dec 26.-Jobn n
Rockefeller and Mrs. Finley J. Shep-
ard played Santa Claus. Because of
the scarcity of gold, however. they
abandoned their usual custom of Civ
ing gold pieces, and distributed five
and ten-dollar bills instead. All the
employees at the railroad station. tel-
egraph office and telephone exchange
were remembered.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
Parrot Saves Family From Fire

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. 26.-'Fire,
fire!" screamed a parrot, the pet in the
home of Mrs. Mary Cleator, when
smoke filled the premises. Awakened
by the birds, the almost suffocated
members of the household rushed to
safety.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
MOTHER AND BABES PERISH
Woman and Six Children Burned to
Death in Home

Greenwood, S. c., Dec. 26.-Mrs. J.
T.. Whitman and her six children, rang
ing in age from three to thirteen years,
were burned to death in their home
near here.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
Claim Second Peak.

The Austrian official statement of
Monday as received here supplements
the German statement of that date re-
garding the capture of Col Del RossO
by reporting the capture also of Monte
Val Eella. 1t also states likewise that
a colonel and several Italian staff of
ficers were captured.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Owing to the confusion In the names
of two Doctor FraZers on Military st.
DIR. II. G. Frazer, specialist on Eye
Ear, Nose and Throat diseases wishes
TO announce his office on the ground
floor of.the Yokom Bldg, opposite the
Harrington Hotel, l0ll Military street
Port Huron, Mich.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

FOR SALE have thoroughbred
roam Durham bull, months old, reg
isterrd, that | wish 10 sell. Enquire
at my farm miles west of Yale or
phone SS-2 James Rose. IA
COWS WANTED--W Would like to buy
i've cows, two due TO freshen soon
and the rest later. w. A. SilveTthorn,
Route 5, phone SO IL Is. ~
LOST-On streets of Yale, Saturday
night, gold link cuff button, with
initials II II II. Finder please re.
return 10 Mrs. II. ). Hydorn. 1872
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
POULTRY WANTED.

am in the market for poultry of all
kinds and will pay the highest market
prices for same. Bring in your poultry
any day of the week except Saturday.
Inquire at residence, opposite feed
barn, Yale. IS Henry Z. Dinner.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
BIG PRiZtS ARE OFFERED

Short Ship and Grand Circuit Horses
Will Provide Card Of Events That
Is Exciting Interest All over the
State
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

I will pay $500 ton for old iron; 1,
a pound for rags; &c pound for rub
Der boots and rubber shoes.
0-13 John Sexton, Yale
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

When the Michigan Short Ship Cir
cult moves to Detroit for its program
OF speed events during the Michigan
State Fair from August 81 to Septem-
Der 8. followers of harness horse
events will be offered the best racing
card ever carried out on the State
Fair track
Not only will the Short Ship horses
be on the bill but prominent Grand
Circuit trotters and PAGERS are entered
for the class events. A number of In
dependent runners from the state will
also enter the lists.
General Manager @. w. Dickinson
has hung up some attractive purses
and an early lively interest has been
aroused in the program.
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16

Exposition liners pay, try one,
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
Entries Close August 20.

american rules VIII govern all the
races which are won In three out OF
five heats August 20 is the final date
for the late closing events.
The list Of entries for the early clos
ing events follows:
2:1S pace. purse s1,000-Atruola
Battle King. Biddie Bee. Robinell. Ce
ell Direct. Geo. e. Hutton, George T.
Hazel Pointer. Imilda B., Jack Powers
Jessie D.. Juanita s., King Canuck
Little Jay. Mary K. Brown. Nella
Chimes. Monte Direct. Peter Piper
Peterkin. Tax Title, Utah Pointer
2:13 pace. purse s1,00O-Allerton Di
rect. Daronwood. Bertha Walsh. Birdie
WEIGH Rob Fitzsimmons, Jr., Captain
fieir-AtLaw. Cleo b.. Cliff MoQuette
College Boy. Bonbiscuit. Daisy Direct
Daisy H., Dexter. Eel Direct. Essie v.
Flaxy b.. Florence Peters.
$40 trot. purse ,O00-Canute. Ell
sic Onward. Helen Zedo, Jennie Fitz
simmons, Josie Knight. Mary Rosaline
parr. Muscle Shell. Queen Volo. Ton
leo. Willow Hal
2:14 trot. purse s1,00o-A. r. O..
Binville. Doris Watts. Golden Ear
Grand Marshall, Isworthy Mckinney
Jennie E., Kongo, Minnie Arthur, Miss
Silver Todd, Mr.. Forbes, Thorn, Rala
Hall, Stafford.
2:19 trot. purse, $1,000-All 'Ablaze
Scar Peter, Doris Watts, Frank Finzel
Ingara, Jim Thorpe, Lulu s.. Martinos
The Yale expositor., 1917-08-16
rs Speed Events.

Besides the early closing card there
will be 10 class events for purses from
$500 to $1,000 beginning on Septem-
Der and continuing to September 4.
The events are carded under the fol-
lowing classes:
Trotting -2:22. 2:17. 2:12, 2:10,
2:19, 2:15 and 2:14.
Pacing-2:13, 2:2O, AIS. 2:1O, ALA,
2.16, aga, and Free-for-All.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-22
FEWER CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS
or NEW YORK AND BOSTON

NEW YORK, Sept 1s.-The rsgis-
TRITON this year Of s2S.441 pupils for
the public schools of this city shows
o decrease of 5,s79 from last year.
according to figures made public yes
terday by the superintendent of
schools. 1t is expected. however.
that by the end of this month nearly
1900 more pupils will have register
ed.
Because of the infantile paralysis
epidemic last year the schools open.
ed VITO weeks later. A decrease of 4,
334 is shown in the parttime pupils
BOSTON, Sept. ia marked fall
ing off in the attendance in the kin
dergarten and primary grades of the
public schools this fall is attributed
by Franklin B. Dyer, superintendent
Of schools to the almost complete ces
lsation of immigration.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-22
? RULES OF WoOLWORTH
5 AND roc. STORE MAN


There is an article about Frank
Noolworth, the famous five and ten
cent store man, in the October Amer
lean Magazine. The writer, in talk
ing of Woolworth, says.
t'These are his deductions from
forty,three years. as a merchant or
genizer and builder. OF the worlds
tallest structure
/. OF course. you will beldiscour-
aged But keep on.
2 If you believe in an idea give
1t chance. Some OF my first stores
failed because | hadn't studied the
situation thoroughly. placed my
stores in the wrong part Of the town.
There's right place. Find it.
8. Everybody likes 10 make a good
bargain Let him. Small profits ON
an article will become big profits. Ii
sou sell enough of the articles =,
4 i believe in doing business by
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-22

space where careful attendants viii
look after your car. The trolley line
will bring you direct 10 the gate from
any point in the country. Bring the
children this year; let them have a
good time.
Canning and preserving have tax.
en- such a prominent, place in the
public eye that a visit 20 the mon.
ster exhibition of canned and pre-.
served fruits in the main exhibition
hall will instruct and help you with
yonr canning and preserving prob
lens.
The war needs have made the
raising of vegetables big feature OF
this fair this year Every man, won
i an and young person who has a war
garden should view the agricultural
exhibits and learn more about the
| methods of gardening. The war has
, made every man, woman and child
a farmer--a tiller of the soil, a help
il the war and vegetables are grow
ing on lawns, back yards, and every
available space in city and country
Tle products of these war gardens
will be shown at the fair and thous
ands VIII congregate there to talk
ever their mistakes, their successes
I etc $3.50
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-22
Juice Of Lemons!
How to Make Skin
White and Beautiful

Here is told how to prepare all in
expensive lemon lotion which can be
used to bring back to any skin the
sweet freshness, softness, whiteness
and beauty
The juice Of two fresh lemons
strained into bottle containing
three ounces OF orchard white makes
whole quarter pint of the most re-
markable lemon skin beautifier al
about the cost one must pay for q
smlll jar of the ordinary cold creams.
Care should be taken to strain the
lemon juice through fine cloth SC
no lemon pulp gets in, then this 10
ton will keep fresh for months. Ev
cry woman knows that lemon juice is
used to bleach and remove such blem
ishes as freckles, sallowness and tan
and is the ideal skin softener, smooth
ener and beautifier.
JUST try lit! Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any pharmacy and
two lemons from the grocer aud make
up a quarter pint of this sweetly
fragrant lemon lotion and massage il
daily into the taee. neck, arma and
hands, aud see for yourself
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-22
AMERICANS TOLD
TO AVOID RUSSIA

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 1S.-Instruc-
tons have been received at the Amer
lean legation here from the State De-
partment at Washington to advise
American citizens not to go to Petro-
grad and only in urgent cases to wise
passports for Russia.
Alexandra Grekoff, Bulgarian Min
lister to Sweden, yesterday conversed
at the American legation for half an
hour with Ira Nelson Morris, the
American Minister.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-22

immediate duty abroad. rot thought
of when the call was made, have been
organized.
Where enlisted men OF the guard
or the regular army have been. taken,
their places will have to be filed
with national army men.
SO far as known no definite figure
as to the probable total deficiency in
men has been compiled nor any es-
innate prepared in the absence of
complete reports from all guard d.
visions and auxiliary corps. 1t is not
unlikely, however, that when the ma
tional army divisions are organized,
many vacancies will be found at the
cantonments and ii will be necessary
either to make a second cali on the
drafted forces or to train incomplete
divisions Divisions will go to
France only at maximum strength.
In statement yesterday the War
Department says that the industries
of the country are expanding rapidly
to meet the army supply demands
and only minor shortages are ex-
pected at the training camps. Quar-
termaster officials regard the food
situation as satisfactory.
Difficulties arose from the out.
get" the statement says. There was
a shortage of wool, shortage of
duck for tentage and leggings. a
shortage Of labor. There was 10 ap.
.preciabe shortage Of cotton, but a
5hortage OF looms.
These difficulties have been ana
are being gradually overcome.
"The first officers training camps
brought rush order to the quarter.
master department for approximately
100000 uniforms. The equipment of
technical troops, authorized by Con
gress after the declaration of war,
brought other unexpected demands.
The quartermaster department has
also suppiict; six months equipment
for the expeditionary force now in
France and has contributed to the
equipment of the medical units.
All this time preparations were
continued for the opening of the. can
tonments. Incipient labor. troubles
and shortage OF raw materials for
a while retarded this major task A
great industrial expansion became
necessary"
1T is practically certain that the
100000 men not called or exami1a.
| ton in the first draft, viii be called
up and either enereoeld forbmbmb
up and either enrolled for service or
exempted Immediately.
! General Crowder Saturday put tha
question of calling these men for .ex
| animation now up to a referendum
Iwote of state governors. Ten have
replied Eight favor the suggestion
| One is strongly opposed to it
while the remaining one is against it
bat is willing to listen to arguments
in its favor and follow the decision
of the majority.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-22
NOTICE.

Notice TO the public is hereby CIV
en- that the Potomac Light and Pow
err Company, Of Martinsburg, West
Virginia, a corporation organized and
doing business under the laws. of the
State of West Virginia and author
lied to do business in the State of
West Virginia, has this day filed with
the Public Service Commission of
West Virginia. rates. rules, and regu-
lations for furnishing electricity for
light, heat and power at Martinsburg,
West Virginia, as follows:
GENERAL LIGHTING:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Com
mercial lighting, Fan motors, Irons,
Electrical appliances.
s cents per hilowat,-nour for the
first so kilowatt-hours used per
month.
6 cents per ki1owatt-hour for the
next $50 kilowatt-hours used per
month.
SCuto per hllCWdtl-lUuT 1OI tuu
excess over 200 kilowatt-hours used
per month.
Prompt payment 10th Of each month,
discount 5 per cent.
Minimum charge so cents per
month.
Notice is further given that said
rates, rules and regulations are on
file al the Office of the Potomac Light
and Power Company, 123 West King
Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia,
and subject to the inspection of the
public The company will gladly give
any information without requiring or
requesting inquirer to assign any rea-
son for such desire
POTOMAC LIGHT & POWER COM
PANY.
BY Frank ]. Schroeder,
Aug. II, 1917. Manager.
1t wk If