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The Washington herald., 1917-12-31

Germanys alleged o1er OF peace TO
the Bolsheviki of Russia shows why
the Socialists of Germany support the
Kaiser.
Germany is reported as demanding
that Russia should admit German
manufactures free of tarifr duty, and
should give to Germany control of
the entire Russian expectation OF
wheat.
peaceful Penetration
Whether these are the actual de-
mands or not. they agree with Ger
many's record. 1t is the record OF
what she calls peaceful penetration
This kind OF peaceful penetration
means the destruction OF Russian
manufactures and low wages for
Russian workmen. in favor of high
profits for German capitalists and
high wages for German worlingmen.
1t means that Russia will not have
the industries or the skilled labor
that can make munitions of war.
1t means cheap food for German
workmen at the expense OF Russian
peasants and farmers.
II the Kaiser offers such terms as
| these TO the Socialists OF Russia. in
order to get Russia to desert the
allies, what will he do to the work
inGnlhn OF France, England and
America II he whips us7
Socialists Aid Kaiser.
The Socialists Of Germany have
been the Kaiser's willing and eager
! agents to get the Socialists and work
! ingmen Of the world TO fall into the
very trap laid for the Bolsheviki. This
Is shown by what they tried to dc
at Stockholm.
They invited the Socialists and
workingmen Of the world TO meet al
Stockholm I'm order to discuss terms
OF peace. Then they fixed up the rep.
resentation so that the kcrensky So.
cialists would not be represented. but
the Bolsheviki would send delegates
The Kerensky Socialists knew what
Germany would do TO Russia The
Bolsheviki were willing to yield 10
the Socialists OF Germany.
In the same way the German So
cialists fixed up the representation al
Stockholm so that the 10000 Social.
lists in America would have sixteen
delegates and the 100000 trade union
lists only four delegates.
What is happening to Russia is ex-
actly what would have happened to
the workingmen OF France. England
and America II our government had
permitted the German Socialists in
America to D. to Stockholm TO con-
spire with their brother Socia lists
from Germany and Austria.
Would EnsIave Farmers.
The German Socialists declared
against indemnities and anneXations.
Indeed. the Kaiser and the German
Socialists can well do without annex
atoms or indemnities If they can do
what they demand of the Bnlsheviki
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
If You Wish to Make
Money, Invest in Snails

Chicago, Dec. 30-An investment
OF 10c three years ago in two red
snails has netted d profitable busi-
ness for Nine. Veronica Varje
Scrimshaw. who is known to hun
dreds of school children as The
Snail Queen"
The small Investment brought
thousands OF snails. which Nine.
Scrimshaw sells to school children,
fifty for five cents, and the madam
throws in a bit of seaweed and
sand. The children are so eager
for snails that the madam's profits
sometimes reach $12 a day. She is
said to be the only woman known
to raise snaiis
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31

compel the Russian workingmen and
farmers to become forever the vassals
of Germany and the German Social
ists.
Germany's so-called peaceful pene-
tration is worse for Russia than an
neXation
II Russia were annexed, the Rus
slams would have representation in
the Reichstag. II Germany controls
the markets OF Russia, the Russians
are exploited without a vote to pro-
teCt themselves.
In Germany. the Socialist party sup
ports the war. That ought to be ex-
pected in any country after war In
declared. But II was q year before
the war, in 1918. that the Socialists
of Germany voted with the capitalists
for the enormous war taxes that en-
abled the Kaiser to get ready for
war. He needed their 10 votes.
Always before that year they had
voted against money for preparation
for war,
But in 1913 they made the excuse
that the capitalists and aristocracy
were to pay the bills. and that the
taxes would be voted anyhow in a
worse form.
Cheap PsIitiesi Trick.
And. in order to clear thstnselves and
make a record, this Socialist caucus
in the German Reichstag played a
cheap political trick. They asked the
government to divide the question so
that they could vote against arma-
ments in one vote and then turn
around and vote for the taxes to pay
for the armaments by another vote.
They added fraud to their crime.
They sold out to the militaristS and
did It in such a tricky way that they
could still say they voted against MILL
tarism.
But they did not deceive them
selves
mo high-sounding words" excIaiu-
ed Geyer, a leader Of the minority,
mot even your vote against the mill
tary bill as such. will alter the fact
that you have strengthened militarism
by voting the means to carry it into
effect"
Yet Geyer voted with the other, to
strengthen militarIsm.
With such a record of double deal
ing charged and admitted out Of their
own mouths. how can any Socialist
have the audacity to ask the work.
ing men Of America to give in to the
Socialists OF Germany?
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Southern Planters to
Reap Benefit by Snow

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 3.-Plantsrs
will benefit to the extent of many
thousands of dollars as a resaft Of
the snow line extending far into the
South this winter. Agricultural ex-
perts contend that where land is
covered with snow during the winter
months 1t is more productive the fol-
lowing summer. Freezing weather
has extended to the gulf coast and
snow has fallen to tho. depth as sew
eFal inches over most Of the Frn
States. #
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31

With the Belgian Army in Western
Belgium. Dec. 3O-The Belgian army
in Flanders has given me the biggest
surprise 1 have had in my six months
stay on the Western battle front.
Somehow had got the idea they
were a mere handful. poorly clothed
and fed. possessing inferior guns and
artillery, and not counting for much
from a military standpoint.
For some days 1 have been visiting
the troops OF King Albert. I've seen
the whole show. I've gone from one
end of their battle front to the other
1 can truthfully say that Belgium
in action.
BIgness In BelgIans.
Man for man. the Belgian is the
biggest soldier. physically. now
fighting in the allied line in the
west.
With the possible exception of
the Americans. he is also the best
dressed soldier.
His lighting equipment is of the
French and English and Americans.
The cOmmander-in-ch chief Of the
Belgian army, in a brief official his
tory of the memorable days of the
fall of 1914. after all Belgium ex-
cept a narrow strip in the west had
been Overrun by the German hordes,
states that at that time the Bel
Gian forces were reduced to $1,000
men.
Today. Belgium has vastly
larger army in the field: the ex-
act size, of course, being a military
secret.
Tenacity Their Trait.
'Wonderful." exclaimed with ad-
miratiUn to 4 former editor of an
Antwerp news paper who was plotting
me from place to place.
How is This present larger army
possible. when you are cut on from
the great bulk of your population
ITO understand that you must
know the Belgian character" he re-
piled.
Nobody will ever know how many
Belgians have been killed by German
bullets while trying to get through
the German lines to join their own
army.
But in spite of German watchful-
ness our men have come-tens OF
thousands of them. You used to have
underground railroads in America in
your slavery days. yes?"
l saw the point instantly.
Amy able-bOdied Belgian who has
not tried to get out of eastern Bel
Sium to join our army will never be
able to hold his head up after our
country has been restored to u.s." he
added.
The Belgians have anything but a
desirable part of the Western battle
line to hold. Flanders mud Is histor-
ic. The country is low and swampy
and mile after mile of the trenches
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Secular League Favors
Suffrage for District

Washington's Secular League placed
itself on record yesterday afternoon
as in favor OF suffrage in the ITs-
trict and equal suffrage for men and
women" James Hugh keeley intro
duCed the resolution at the regular
weekly meeting in the Pythisn Tenn
pie.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
DIED.

Sunday, December 30
1877. at 10 p. M, at the residence
of her sister. HarTette r. Jennings
lSM R street northwest, JANET
JENNINGS.
Funeral private. Burial at Munroe
Wis. Kindly omit flowers, (Madi.
son and Milwaukee papers please
copy.)
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31

, have been artihcially constructed
with bags Of sand and dirt
A Belgian soldier at night patroling
his post has to keep his eyes open or
he is likely to fall from the paths into
one OF the thousands OF pools that dot
the countryside.
Sailor. OF the Land.
He must be a marine as well as a
| soldier
In the Belgian sector, for the first
time in Europe. I saw boats being
used for land" warfare
Water separates the entire Belgian
tirst-line trenches from the opposing
German first-line trenches.
I'VE make many Of our raids in
boats" a Belgian officer told me.
1--WE mount our machine guns in the
prows, and many's the time we've
] taken the Boche completely by sur
, prise. It's one very different way Of
going over the top"
The Belgians hate the Germans with
ferocity that is terrible.
Practically every husband and
father in the army is cut on COM
pletely from his family and many of
them know too well that their wives
and daughters are undergoing unmen-
tionable indignitiss at ths hands of
their German masters.
For this reason, the Belgian, once
at grips with his German foe. fights
like a mailman.
There are no halfway measures.
It's kill or get killed.
One story will suffice.
A few days before visited a GER
Nnf ~ 80 hA IrrfA
there had been a raid into German
trench and a middle-aged Belgian,
hand grenade in hand. had caught
seven Germans unaware in a concrete
dugout.
They threw up their hands to sur
render but as they did so there ap-
peared several armed Germans at the
door.
1t looked like certain capture for
the Belgian.
Seven Dead Huns,
There was a terrific explosion and
twenty minutes later when the trench
was completely in possession of the
Belgtans. his fellow soldiers entered
| the dugout-and found him dead in
the midst of seven dead Germans.
And there was a smile Of satisfac-
ton on his face" said the Belgian
soldier who told me the story.
The dead Belgian. before he was
able to escape from the Germans to
his own army, had seen his wife die
Of fright and his two daughters as
saulted by German officers.
This intense hatred of the German
invaders probably accounts for the
fact that in a single days fighting in
the fall of 1914 the then little Belgian
army suffered nearly 10000 casualties
/ The world must never forget the
heroic sacrifices Of the Belgian army
AS famous French general observed
to me once:
THE Belgians saved Europe in
! August, 1914"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
NEGLECTED OPPORTUNITY.

You probably have noticed that none
or the men about town who like to
boast of the fellows they have licked
are members of Uncle Sans army
yet.-Peabody Gazette Herald.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31

Grip Follows the snow
LAXATIVE BRoMO QCININE Tablets taker
in time will Prevent Grn E. ". GROVES
Signature On box 1c-Adr.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
Kaiser Planning to Feed
Huns at Expense of Russ
Than Annexation, Says Economist-So-
cialists Aid War Aims of Germany
written Expressly for The Washington Herald
By PROF. JOHN R. COMMONS,

Economy in the University of Wisconsin
The Washington herald., 1917-12-31

Trench Raid in Boats
Made by Army of Belgium
Growing Forces of Devastated
Kingdom Perform Deeds of Unexampled
Valor as Part of Flanders Campaign.
By c. c. LYON,

Reporter The Washington
Pershings
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Mrs. P. o. Stuchell Tells How She
Cured Her Son of q Cold.

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What! A New Store, Where?
In the Hankey Building near the
freight Depot, What do they
sell? Feed and Groceries. How
is their prices? That is their
drawing card, Try them and
be convinced. We solicit por-
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Owing to unavoidable delays The
Progressive is late this week.
a few days visit.
DR.. E. l.. Woodford is here for
Miss Edna Jefferys spent the
week end at her home here.
R. G. Douglas, of Buckhannon,
is here this week on business.
Mrs. Alice Morris is quite i'll
at her home on the West side.
Mrs. Morgan McVicker spent
Sunday and Monday at Vogla
visiting relatives.
Rev. H. d. Farmhouse is at
tending a missionary meeting in
Grafton today.
Rev. F. G. Radabough is sick
at his home this week. He came
home Saturday very sick.
Deputy Collector Barret, of
Elkins, was here looking after
business matters Monday.
Miss Edna Northcraft, of Ell
kins, is nursing at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Thompson.
Miss M. E. Clothier who has
been in Baltimore for the past
few days, returned home Tues
day.
Capt. Harry Sluss, of Western
Maryland, brought his family
over here Sunday to visit their
friends.
Porter Sipe, VIM. Sipe and
Simon Sipe were here Thursday.
attending the funeral of their
mother, Mrs. Julia Sipe.
Howard Wilson, of Arkron,
O., is here this week visiting his
parents. Howard is working
every day and making good.
Mrs. A. Doak and Children, of
Grafton, were here Saturday
and Sunday the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Coffman.
Rev. Chenoweth, Of Virginia,
former pastor of the Baptist
Church here, passed thru on the
north bound train Wednesday.
Federal court is in session at
Philippi this week. Today about
thirty-two were summoned be-
fore the Grand Jury from Bel
ington.
w. M. Martin, representing
the Wooden Ware House, Gin
cinnati, the ruglar seventh week
visitor, was here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Smith, of
Waynesburg, Pa, are here the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Terrell. Mrs. Smith is a sister
to Mrs. Farrell.
Miss Winnefred Cruickshank,
principle of the High School in
Davis, spent the week end here
1.-THE guet of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A..
Rinehart.
Mrs. Ream, who has been Wis
iting her sun, Vincent Ream,
and other relatiees, returnd to
her home in Charlottesville,
Indiana, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Robincon
and Misses Edna Boyd, Iona
Robinson and Pauline Right
motored to Pruntytown Sunday
and spent the day with friends.
Mrs. Fultz, of Cleveland, O.,
who has been here visiting for
the past few days, returnd to
her home Saturday. She was
accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
S. L. Brooks, as far as Grafton.
Scott Bailey, colored, is visit
ing in this vicinity. He was a
valet at one time to the late w.
w. Teter, and assisted in the
Teter families some twenty
years ago. He was educated by
them and is worth quite a good
sum of money now.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
BELINGTON HIGH DEFEATED BY
PARSONS SIDE-LINE
Fight Started By Referee and Justice
of Peace, Phillips.

Belington High School lost an up
hill fight at Parsons Saturday, Nov
10th. The boys left on the eleven
o'clock train and after a two hours
and half wait in Ellxins arrivedin Par
sons two hours later than time SEIZED
uled for the game.
They were met at the field with
jeers and were forced into the game
by the referee without being allowed
time to timber up and get their
tiresome trip out of their system.
This resulted in Parsons scoring the
first four minutes of play. The ball
was in Belington's territory the first
quarter. But during the second
quarter Parsons was unable to carry
it past the forty yard line.
The second half was all Belington's
as the ball was never in her territory
except when punted. Belington
fought Parsons by the arrival route
and scored one touchdown in the third
quarter which the referee stole out
right from the boys.
In the last Of the fourth quarter
Belington took the ball on punt and
by long forward passes and lineplung-
ers by Rohrabough, and carried the
ball to Parsons ten yard line. 1t was
here that the side lines won the game.
On shift play Rohrabough took
the ball around the short side of the
line. Here Squire at Parsons left
end, continued his dirty work by de-
liberty kicking Rohrabough.
The referee not satisfied with this
dirty officiating here took an active
part in the affairs of the players by
butting Rohrabuogh. Before a Bel
ington fellow could turn around the
side line out numbering them about
twenty to one had swarmed in on the
field.
Justice of Peace Phillips instead of
from behind and with four minutes
fulfilling his office hit Rohrabough
to play the field became the scene of
fight.
A clean foot ball player always
stars, so for Parsons only three men
could star; they were Murphy Lantz
and Blebank.
This is the second time that Bel
ington foot ball team has been i'm
posed upon by the side-lines of
Parsons.
For Belington the work of Hill, D.
Rohrabugh, Right and Cap. Rohra-
bough owed for itself.
Broaddus will likely meet Belington
High School here in the last game of
the season sometime next week.
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For a Week Somach.

AS general rule all you need
to do is to adopt a diet suited to
your age and occupation and to
keep your bowels regular.
When you feel that you have
eaten too much and when con-
stipated, take one of Chamber
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hands of the postal authorities, and ]
presume that they will feel it their
legal duty to proceed not only against
Mr.. Merritts, if he can be discovered
but against those gentlemen, OF
WHOM YOU ARE ONE, who have
made themselves his accomplices The
Lord have mercy on you. Believe
me,
Respectfully yours,
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Broaddus will likely meet Belington
High School here in the last game OF
the season sometime next week.
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FOR SALE

FOK OALE
Seven room cottage with all
modern improvements, good
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G.. A. CONTE,
8-3t Belington, w. Va.
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FOR SALE

One 8 H. P. Stationary Steam En-
CINE and Boiler. Good condition.
Will sell at once. Terms Cash.
AUSTIN McCLOUD,
11-15-3t Belington, w. Va. RI A..
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BIRTHS


Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Price last Friday an eleven
pound boy. This newcomer
makes the fifth boy in this
family.
f''a's- r. e.
Sunday afternoon was born a
fine baby girl unto Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred E. Thompson on Pike Ave.
Weight: 8 Ia pounds. Name
Mary Anna, taking those names
Of it's grandmothers.
A baby girl was born unto Mr..
and Mrs. Caz. Evans, colored,
Monday night.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS

Belington, Nov. 5.-Mr. Clark
Morgan, Mrs. Oracle Wallbrown,
Mr.. Julian Waneless.
B. B. Rohrbough, P. M.
The evening world., 1917-10-30
Keeping Down Taxes
and Rents

POCKET-BOOK PARAGRAPHS

Do you pay rent2 Either way Su- And New York
frage fatter pockebook Look at Cali $l60 In
fornia ALL five and his Wi
Suffrage between $120 and New York M
1884 per $1000l
Only four go as high as $500 than erin the
been voting. @
Where only VOTE half the states have
rates of or over Ten of them 20 as high Colorado public
in the teens twentcs and thirtes. ofnal bonded
Take Kansas, instance. It's the only - - go,
which, having had bonded Indebtedness 49,:
paid it off. The last dollar cleared . -:
away in 1o16-our years after Kansas women 80
granted full suffrage.
Think these i
Still Kansas benefit of partial Woman i u0 oAP0f
Suffrage for long time before that-school ~ " 'o w
suffrage since 1861, municipal suffrage since =,
1887 and full suffrage since 1912 Good for - ~
Kansasl
Ct, Public finances
state soundly fl
VI unnk aOou' 0Ap0'S0S' WHO "S good place to
many sounds like twice much money sta+.
doesn't it2 Wait minute.
CT, This year. In
Election expenses a mighty small ,a ~ "a q "
anyway-much less than per of the t So. 90.
total The big items for things like ~
roads, schools, prisons
u way their wve
But even this small item doesn't bother suffrage
states Women in Sui
u. that
There's Denver Lowest per capita voting cost
of city-4c. Or Cheyenne Wyoming Two heads AZ
where women nave voteo since looe-wen ballots together
eight years before they received full suffrage You can do it
any other state ~ Tuesday.
Cheyennes per capita voting oc-lcss Figure
than of its wartime bas
wooly perhaps but very, very thrifty Woman Sufra
The evening world., 1917-10-30

And New York; In New York the cost per voter
is $l.60. In Chicago, SIC. So in Chicago a
man and his wife can both vote for Acc less than
a New York man aone
O,
Don't forget Colorado Bigger prospeIty there
than ever in the past % years while women have
been voting. Gone from poverty to great wealth.
e.
Colorado public institutions worth 1854, 100000.
Small bonded debt; tax rate notably low.
O.
Denvers so careful about spending that it takes
in more than it pays out. One OF only seven
cities with this excess of revenues over cxpendi-
lures, according to the Federal Bureau of the
Census.
CT,
Think these facts over Remember suffrage
isn't the experiment that many people would
like to have you think