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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

Last winter I was walking mp q
grey London street just off Tottenhanl
Court road; grey buildings. grey sky,
but on the pavement, a stream Of glo-
rious dusky- gold--the uniform Of men
fn khaki, "A group of them stopped
suddenly IA front of a tail building
IN which was the sign Of the red ui-
angle. They pulled of their caps.
swung them In a wide circle, and
shouted.
Good old Y. NJ Good old Y NJ
Their youhg faces. a moment be-
fore masked with that stole surface
horn Of trench life. now spoke elo-
euently their appreciation, their graft
tude They gave that grey Y. Nj c. 4.
building the look man gives his
home.
We'll it is the nearest thing TO
home we have out there, one lad re
pied, when ] said something Of the
sort TO him
We discovered that we had been
born within a hundred miles of each
ether. and then he spoke TO me freely,
SIS soldier boys back from the front
often 10 speak to people whom they
do not expect 70 see again.
These blessed little butts follow our
war lines wherever they go. They
come up under Il shell fire Just as
close as the WAT office will let them
/ can never forget the first time I
got into support trenches. II was
pretty hard TO sit there under fire the
first time. and when our seventy-two
hours were over ! staggered out of
the communication trench half stupe-
fed The first thing ] saw IN "A mead
ow Just up by the road was q Young
Mems Christian association field Mitch
nj xs+ssN 1,rF gaTfng
The soldiers eyes Aimed over In
sI1fsty Renaissance, and | guessed they
must have known real tears when he
saw the y NJ c A worker quietly
dipping mp bot coffee and handing
cut sandwiches That peaceful nor
NAL occupation must have helped
bridge for him the chasm between the
hbnornaIlties OF war and the uorman-
ties OF, civilian life
Yes, na'am," he continued. good
old y NJ is about the last thing we
see going into the trenches and the
first thing We see coming out where
can 4 fellow be sure Of hot food The
7. NJ. Where can he see "A cinema
60 take his mind Of the trenches 2
lots o. the Z N nuts have them.
where can he hear q little 1lusic ?
! Good old z. NJ. has phonogra phs.
Biggest disappointment some of us
5h0 once was coming BACK TO hut
near hillets to ind that shel; had
gone bang through The monograph.
Does a fellow want a quiet hour? He
gets Il In the y NJ Does he want
some one 10 talk to- Y NJ provides.
I'm not IF put / do say Lord bless
'ena
This young soldier was quite evf
IDENTIFY not ptous. as he said. but his
look showed that out there IN the
trenches he had ben thinking Of the
deep things OF life. There were uttIa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

can have Just little idea of what the
i Y. NJ. c. A. is TO me Do you repem
ber,' e says. that time ! got lost when
I / was little fellow aud ran home
crying, and you were coming down
the road to meet me? Well. the way
/ ] felt that night when ] saw your race
and the lights of the cottage way up
! the road--thats the way l feel when
/ get my three days out and bring
up IN front of Y. NJ. hut. Ihat
what e says
I "Of course. ma am. that was all his
nonsense about his grandfather 8
whlskey granafather never got so TO
/ say ugly drunk. And ! don't know
why he thinks | set store by the Dor
cas- society. But when he eald that
about the time when he got lost II
IN ade my cart go queer Because
saw as | didn't see before 'ow lonely
the BOYS must get and 'ow much they
must like a place to sit and smoke
| and write ONE from. So | send my
little money up to 'eadquarters every
week. It's not much but 1t helps
cheer up some soldier boy. Ihat
something"
MANY times I have seen English and
colonial boys pouring into y. NJ Z. a,
huts In different places In England anu
France They are sure of sheiter'
good food and recreation. In the dln-
ins-rooms of the English huts, Eng
lish women wait on them for the sake
Of their own boys; give them help ana
com partnership, try to withhold them
from the temptations OF the street.
In France there is equal zeal once
/ saw in a certain seaport An ENG
lish transport had safely crossed the
channel, escaped from submarines put
not from rough weather. Inc SOL
dlers were disembarking, young un-
seasoned troops fresh from tnelr
training In England and now going
10 base camp In France. Some of
them were little pale from seasick-
ness; ali looked tired. The glamor
OF A foreign land had not begun TO
INSPIRE them, and some Of them, am
afraid, were suffering from touch
or inconsistencies Then they saw a
Y. nj. c. A. hut Some OF them
chesred and charged, and went In
boldly: others went in timidly. once
inside they were all at home ON the
walls. indeed were French posters in :
stead OF English. but the good old red
triangle was the same. There were
the tables for chess and checkers.
there were the English magazines;
there, above all were the paper and
ink In moment every available
desk and table space was occupied by
soldiers writing home. 1t was very
moving sight.
Now It is our own boys who are over
there. and who will need the kind of
comfort that only the Y, NJ c. A.
organizations can give Letters and
boxes from home are not enough, vital
] as they are tho ordinary voluntary
Icsntsens are not enough. There is no
single organization that gives such q
variety OF necessary help As the Y, n
&c. A. II not only gives shelter-and
/ to the boys who have known the shell
ter the word hut will always have a
blessed connotation: 1t not only gives
food and recreation, but II gives what
every woman will want her son, hus-
band and sweetheart to have, and
what every father will want his boy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

4, theater In the village where he pre-
scented certificates TO the boys whe
4 raised subscript ons to the liberty loan.
| These certificates will later be changed
\ for medals
/ Mrs ogden Goelet who has recover
/ ed from a recent attack of the grip,
drives daily with Mr. and Mrs. Mar :
! shall Orme Wilson who start soon for
| East Islip. L. L. where they have taken
/ house for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Delavan Wet
more are passing ten days at the
Grsenbrier. where, notable among
! other New Workers, are: Mr.. and Mrs.
! Irving Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel a.
Loring. Jr., Mr. and Mrs, Christopher
d. Smithers, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bullock and Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Fayns.
MIR. and Mrs. George l., Kingsland
and Mrs Newbold Morris of New
York, have come for several weeks
and are devoting much of their time
to outdoor sports. Mrs. Kfngsland
and Mrs Morris, who ride daily, re-
Gently went over the Dutch Run road
on Greenbrier mountain.
Notable among motor parties stop
ping at the Greenbier this past week
were Mrs s. Fl. McVittie, of Salem,
and Mrs K. r. Burnett, of Roanoke.
with Miss NJ. Burnett, of Buffalo;
Major X. II. McCrummon, of the
Canadian artillery and Lieutenant
George A Drew, of the Canadian in
fantry. They have been at Old Point
Comfort for short stay, after which
they went to Virginia Hot Springs
From here Major McCrummon went to
washington where he attended an i'm
portant business conference.
G. H Blakemore, of Roanoke, j.
f. Thayer and j. S, Lakin, OF Charles
ton. W. Va, are among others who
have registered at the Greenbrier this
week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
WHITE SULPHUR NEWS.

A Red Cross drive is being made
for $1,000 from the Greenbrier chap
ter and John r. Bradley, of New York
and Palm Beach, heads the list of sub
scribers. Mr.. Bradley started from
the Greenbrier Wednesday morning
to ride to Asheville, ". c. He expects
to take three weeks for the trip, stop
ping overnight at farm houses in order
TO avoid hotels. From Asheville h
will return TO New York to Join hi
family at the Plaza before starting for
Palm Beach where they will spend the
winter
Hon. and Mrs. william Gibbs Nc,
Adoo, who have been spending tn
week at the Greenbrier, have enjoyed
their stay immensely, passing most o
their time on the rails. Before start
ing for Washington Mr. McAdoo spoke
to a large gathering at the Plaza
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
MRS. JOoSOA AGAIN
ELECTED .PRtS|Othl
Annual Meeting Yesterday OF Social
Service Eederation--Body Has
Constructive Uplifg Program.

The annual meeting of the social
service federation was held Friday al
lernoon at the home of the president,
Mrs. Georgia May Jobson. and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ansuing year:
President, Mrs. Georgia May JOB
son; first president, Mrs. Heath
larke, second vice-president, Mrs.
Warner Moore. third vice-president.
drs. j. NJ. Cain; fourth vice president
Irs H w. Rountree; recording sec
etary, Mrs J. p. Spiers; treasurer
irs. l. Il. Stratton:
The report Of the committee named
ONE time back to revise the constl-
ution of the federation was adopted
The social service federation Is SUP
orting the two Restoyers. enc foF
-oys and the other for girls, which
tork has been of great benefit re
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

women prisoners and for policewl
men. 1t will have several bills befol
the next legislature for the forwara
ing of movements of an uplift cha
acter. Standing committees Will
in a few days by the pres.
dent of the organization.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

young people employed on small sala-
ries On Friday next a tag day will
be held for the beneht of these two
institutions. <
The federation will press it's cam
paign for female jail attendant for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

Serges, Wool Popins, Whipcord
and Cheviots, in the seasons mos
wanted colors; fashionable plain ant
trimmed models; very special,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
STATE BAR MEETS
At WHITE SULPHUR
Business Of the Body Was
Taken Care of This
Morning.
rRv Associated Press)

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.
Va. July 5.-The address of the presi-
dent, Judge Joseph NJ. Sanders, Of
Bluefeld, on the subject, "Workmen's
Compensation Law and Its Results"
and a paper by Fred 0. Blue. former
state tax commissioner, we're features
of the opening session of the thirty
third annual meeting Of the West Vtr-
gfnia Bar Association here today. Mr..
Blues ,.2per was on the subject, Has
the Legislature Power 10 Restrict the
Sale of the States Natural Products
into Other States?
Discussion Of the presidents ad-
dress, a report Of the committee on ad-
missions by William B, Mathews, the
election Of new members, appointment
of committees on nominations and
audit, and reading Of the reports OF
the secretary, ]. R, W. Morris, Jr, OF
Charleston, and treasurer, Charles A.
Kreps, of Parkersburg, occupied the
remainder Of the forenoon session.
The election of Officers, members of
the executive council and delegates to
the American Bar Association meeting
were on the afternoon program. The
report Of the retiring executive coun-
ell, made by W. P. Wiley, and the re-
port Of the committee on judicial ad-
ministration and legal reform, by John
c. Palmer, Jr., also were received at
this session. A. ]. Hoan, Of Fayette-
vile. read a paper on TAX Titles and
Remedies"
Sherman L. Whipple, Of Boston, who
was counsel for the government in the
leak" investigation, WILDE the speak
er tonight. His address will be on
"The Power Of Courts to Make Law
and Annual Legislation"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
Police Power Will Enable
State to Control Ex-
porting Companies.
THROUGH P. S. GOMNISH
Interesting Discussion of
Big Subject Before State
Bar.
.snecial Dlsnatch 10 west Vlrginlanl

Cspecial Dispatch to West vlrginlanl
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va, July Sired o. Blue, for state
tax commissioner, declared in a paper
which he read today before the West
Virginia Bar association now in ses-
sion here, that the state can compel
the gas, oil and electric companies
from exporting the natural resources
of the state to consumers in other
states until after they had first ade-
ouately supplied the West Virginia
consumer. He declared that author
ity to do this is ample in the police
powers Of the state and he expressed
the opinion that there would not be
| the slightest legal obstacle to confer
ring upon the Public Service commits
sion authority to exercise these pow
Mr.. Blues paper is the first public
discussion of the legal phase OF the
effort to stop the expectation OF gas
and oil and it was listened to with
considerable interest by the attorneys
who are here to attend the state Bar
meeting. $4,000.
After pointing out that the interest,"
of the domestic consumer was taken
care of when the power Of eminent
domain was conferred upon corpora
tons which manufacture electric cur.
rent by the power Of the streams OF
west Virginia, Mr.. Blue Launched
right into the following discussion OF
the gas situation:
During the year 1916 approximate
Ily $4,000, 900, 900 cubic feet OF gas
was produced and sold within the
state for domestic and industrial pur,,
poses, exclusive of the quantity used
in the manufacture of carbon black;
and 2O5, 900, 100000 cubic feet OF gas
was produced and piped from the
state. Nine companies, probably
! classified as pipe line companies
Continued on page ntnea
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
Must Stand Trial
For Theft Of Cow

Albert Pethler, who was arrested
yesterday charged with the theft Of a
valuable COW belonging 10 Mrs. Mary
Harris, of Catawba, was brought be-
fore Justice Musgrove this afternoon
and his preliminary hearing arranged
for next Monday afternoon.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Harris missed
the heifer from the pasture and at once
began searching for the missing ami
NAL. Investigation disclosed the fact
that Albert Pethler had been seen in
the field on the night that the COW
disappeared but the animal was not
in his possession. Finally inquiries
we're made of John Forene, a local
butcher, which disclosed the fact that
he had purchased the COW from Peths
Ter for the sum of twenty-five dollars
The COW had not yet been made into
beef stew however and was promptly
returned to the owner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
GERMANS EXPECT
BRITISH 70 MAKE
! NEW OFFENSIVE
Their Air Forces Trying to
Find Where Blow Will
Fall.

With Russia proving that her army,
now rehabilitated can strike telling
blows again the entente forces appar'
entity are preparing to resume the for
ward movement on the western front
Notable activity is developing in
Belgium. Germany senses the trend
of things there without question, and
extraordinary efforts by her air men
to find out what is going on behind
the British lines are reflected in the Of
fetal statements.
From all appearances the German
flyers are having poor success. Lon
don's report last night, for instance
showed nine German aeroplanes put
out of action to one lost by the Brit,
ish.
That the British blow will fall north
of Arras is the German expectation
according to the Prussian minister Of
war.
He told Reichstag committee yes
terday that General Haig apparently
was preparing for an offensive on
large scale in this area.
In this connection 1t is to be noted
that the British in local operation last
nigh pushed their lines forward slight,
ly on 600 yard front in Belgium.
General Petain, on the French front,
is bending his efforts toward retaining
entact all the commanding positions
his troops now occupy. The German
attempts to wrest control of an I'M
portant secor on the Aisne from him
not only came to naught with except.
ionally heavy German losses but the
French in their resumption took a sa'
lient near Cerny from the Germans.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
TWO ACCIDENTS
HERE ON FOURTH
Auto Truck Figured in One
of Them, Touring Car
in Another.

Two small accidents occurred here
yesterday, both at about the same time
but in widely separated locations.
About four o'clock an automobile
truck, owned by Arch Fleming went
over the bank near Tucker station on
the Fairmont and Warrington street
car line, dropping from the county
road to the street car track below. The
truck was in charge of Charles Hard.
way, who drives for Mr.. Fleming and
in it were Mr.. and Mrs. Hardway and
children, Mrs. Hardway's mother, and
a few others. The party had been
out piclmicldng during the day and
were returning home. Mrs. Hardway
sustained an injured hip and Mrs.
Moore had her face badly lacerated,
one lip being cut entirely through.
Several OF the children were cut and
bruised. All the injured we're brought
to their home in Washington street,
this city.
About four thirty o'clock while Har.
old Hutchinson was driving an auto
mobile on Cleveland avenue, he lost
control Of it and 1t squeezed two men
against the railing which tops the wall
One Of them Rock Marall sustained
injuries to one Of his legs and his
scalp. He was taken to the Miners
Hospital where his injuries were
dressed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
Newest Citizens
Registering for War
rBy Associated Press)

SAN JUAN PORTO RICO, July g.
The first Fourth Of July in which the
people of the island have participated
as American citizens was observed
enthusiastically and Porto Rico tc\y
set about the registration of her men
Of military age under the selecuve
draft law, in compliance with the
proclamation of President Wilson fix
ing July as military registration day.
News of the registration law and
the requirements have been spread
broadcast through the papers, by pla-
cards, through the insular police, town
criers and every possible means at
the disposal of the military regtstra'
ton committee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
ENOUGH Learned
TO STARTLE WORLD
SAYS AN OFFICIAL
Task of Running Down Ger,
man Agents Very Diff
ficult Here
ALL WORKING TOGETHER
Nothing is Being Said but 4
Lot is Being
Done.
ALL Working Together.
fRy Associated prtsg1

WASHINGTON, D. c. July v.->
Officials who for obvious reasons can
not be quoted declared today that ~
the government activities against Ger
man spies in the United States could
be published the news would startle
the world.
While not admitting they are COM
WINGED the spy system was entirely re-
sponsible for the massed submarine
attack on the transports Of General
Pershings expedition, it was said that
the combined forces of the State, War,
Navy and justice departments were
working together and systematically
unearthing information of an amazing
character and of great value TO the
government.
1t was pointed out that even With
the strictest censorship OF mails, ca
bles and press the European allies had
not been able to meet the situation K
their complete satisfaction. The prob
lem is of far greater magnitude in this
country with thousands Of aliens and
an immense border and countless pos
sible means Of outside communication.
Secret service operations necessars
lily carried on under cover are given
little or no publicity and this fact OF.
ficials give rise to surmise that little
has been accomplished.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
City Hall Notes

Today is pay day at the city hall
and every one from the janitor up to
the mayor is wearing a smile. The
envelopes were passed around this
morning.
William Clayton, a member Of the
fire department regiment, is celebrat-
ing the Fourth Of July today-he is
not working,
Captain Rhodes, of the Colts, want.
ed to see his team beat Elkins at South
Side park yesterday afternoon. Look
ing at the lineup this morning, it ap-
pears as though he watched the game
from center field. The employee Of the
street department that went to the
city hall cooler and left the door open
is new man. AS an explanation Chief
Harr says It was his first trip.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
Miss Estelle Hamilton of the
Faculty, Will be in
Charge.
CORRESPONDENTS
Make Preliminary Plans for
Picnic to be Held on
July IA.

To conserve an enormous amount OF
garden stuff such as beans, corn, TO-
matoes. which would otherwise go to
waste. canning clubs will be organ
lied at the high school within the
next ten days and the bushels OF gar
den produce raised in the high school
gardens will be canned and stored
away for winter consumption.
Miss Estelle Hamilton, Of the Nor
NAL school faculty, will have charge
of the canning clubs which will be or
ganized In time to care for the already
ripening garden stuffs.
The high school gardens which are
worked by high school students, both
Young men and women, under the d.
rection Of Mr.. Musgrave, the head OF
the agriculture department, are com
ing on fine and show effects OF careful
and painstaking care.
The pupils who are maintaining
these gardens during the vacation will
be given credit on the years work by
the high school.
The potato patch at Bell run which
is in charge of a number of high school
young men, is coming on nicely ano
promises a nice yield Of spuds in the
near future.
An enthusiastic meeting of "the gar
deners" was held on Tuesday evening
of this week>at the high school when
plans were outlined and discussed for
the good OF the gardens. Plans were
also made at this meeting for picnic
to be held at Valley Falls on Saturday,
July IA. The party which will number
approximately so. will go to the Falls
on the 1880 train and return here late
In the evening. The party will be
chaperoned by Mr. Musgrave and sew
eral women of the community.
A committee composed of Paul
Stevens, Walter Reed, Kenneth Hess,
and Misses Nellie and Olive Nelly and
Genevieve Atha was appointed to ar
range for a picnic lunch and other de.
tails of the outing.
The gardeners will have another
meeting on July II when business mat
tiers will be discussed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
.NANCHU COUP NOT
So EASY AFTER ALL
General Chang Hun Will
Have to Fight for Con-
troll of Picking.

TEN TsIN, July 5. = A military
clash in China is imminent The
troops of Picking are showing signs
of opposition to General Chang Huns
dictatorship under the guise Of mon
archy and at the same time the corps
Of the military government Of the prov
ince of Chill are mobilizing and pre-
pariug to proceed to Peking. The mil
itary governments action followed an
uItimatum sent to Gen. Chang Hun
giving him "a hours to withdraw troops
from Picking. The general took no no.
tice Of the demand.
Executions and imprisonment OF
prominent officials have resulted from
the disturbed states Of affairs. The
executions already number nine.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-05
v. N. RODGERS IS ON
DRAFT APPEAL BOARD
One Named for Each Fed
eral District in West
Virginia.

CHARLESTON, July 5-Announce-
ment was made yesterday of the per
sonnels in the two districts of West
Virginia of the federal boards of ap-
peal in the two federal districts of
West Virginia. The boards will hear
all appeals from local Consumption
boards-if man is drafted and is not
satisfied, he will have the right to
appeal to this board for exemption.
The boards follow:
Northern District j. B. Huyett,
farmer, Charles Town; Ira E. Robin
son, lawyer, Grafton; W. NJ. Rodgers,
president state branch American Fed
Grafton of Labor, Fairmont; DR.. W.
]. Davidson, Parkersburg; Arch w.
PAUL, manufacturer, Wheeling.
Southern District-William Gorden
Matthews, lawyer, Charleston; War
rem Miller, farmer, Ripley; @. W..
schweikert, laborer-rsilroad man,
Hinton; A. H. Land, coal operator, Lo-
gan.