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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-26
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-22
TO SING CHRISTMAS
king At N. {. SOUTH
Interesting Musical Service
Will e Held There To-
morrow Morning.

/ The choir Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, will render Christmas
cantata at the morning service tomor-
/ row under the direction of the choir
leader Mrs. Z. C. Rowand The can
tata is entitled, THE Christmas King,
by Holton. The following program will
Be observed at this service:
Opening hymn, 'Hark! the Herald
Angels Sing" Scripture and prayer,
Rev. j. B. Yoak; cantata, Christmas
ling" Holton; 1, Prepare the Way, by
choir; 2. Ger the Silent Hills, mixed
quartet; 3. Follow the Guiding Star,
male quartet; 4. Glorious Morn, by
choir; 5. And There Were Shepherds,
duet and choir; 6. The Song is Raging
sun, soprano solo; z. Joy to the World.
choir; 8. Cradle Hymn, contralto solo;
.. Praise Ye the Lord, by the choir;
10. Fairest Lord Jesus, duet; II. There
Is Room in My Heart, mixed quartet:
II. Come and Worship, choir.
The personnel of the choir ia as fol.
lows: Sopranos, Miss NJ. Reinwald.
Miss Ersa Dowden, Mrs. D. N. Snider,
Mrs. Carl D. Yost, Miss Gaynell Barr;
altos, Mrs. L. c. Rowand, Miss Edith
Ralphsnyder, Mrs. A. L. Peters, Mrs.
c. M. Williamson, Mrs. H. S. Kopp,
Mrs. Dawson; BASES, Carl Yost, R.
s. Watts; tenors, DR.. G. M. Ramage,
f. T. Jones; pianist, Miss Nell Dou.
gan; flute, c. NJ. Williamson; saxa-
phone, Tony Cirmo.
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High School Party.
Students of the Thoburn high school
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W1ASH lNGTON NEWS -
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IN short, the purpose of this whole
/; sale examination of all war depar;
ments and everything connected wifi
the war, is to find out what las. beer
done, or what hasn't been done tina,
Should have, and what the plans ars
1 Tor the future. Congress, as Congress;
Knows no more about these things
than rank outsider, but It is nov
disposed to find out all about them
and, after having done so, to take !,
vigorous hand in shaping up the war
, organization in furtherance OF its IN
permost desire to win the war"
AS far as the various Investigations
nave gone they have been profitable
OF shocks. There has been inconceiy.
able delay disclosed by fhe eyidc 80
thus far adduced. This applies VIII,
striking emphasis to the ship.build.
ing program 1.-THE merchant marine
and not the naval construction niansS
production OF artillery, machine guns
and small rifles. the uniforming of
tue soldiers Of the national army at
the various environments. The testi.
mony shows that there has been de.
lay and indescision, an appalling con.
1iict of authority, and criminal waste
OF time. The war machinery has work
ed cumbersomeiy when it worked at
all. and there has been a lot of fric.
ton and lost motion.
There has been neither surprise nor
encouragement over the disclosures.
IT is generally realized in Congress
and out OF it that Uncle Sam entered
the greatest war in the worlds his.
tory without any preparation for It.
and that from the very date that /.
state OF war with Germany was de.
clared by Congress the organization
had to be built from the ground up.
While the European half OF the house
OF civilization was burning the Amer.
lean half OF 1t had taken no warning
from the flying sparks and embers
that rode upon the winds which swept
across the Atlantic.
Congress is not disposed to bark
back to things which have gone he
yond recall. But 1t is showing a de.
termined visage tothe future. square.
jawed and purposeful eyes, as this gen
Grafton has never before seen It wear.
It is prepared to hear anything and
be shocked at nothing. But it is deter
mined to find out what the troubles
are and to see to It that they do not
recur 1t is demanding, and expects to
bring about !,s demand, speed, eff.
cheney honesty and the utilization of
the genius Of this country without
regard to how the said genius voted
at the last election and to what
creeds his torefethers subscribed.
At no time since the war started
has Congress shown the grim. patriot
ic purpose to win the war" that It
is showing now.
That is the atmosphere to be found
on Capitol Hill now. Understanding
and sensing that, 1t will help the hin
terland readers of the daily reports
Of the routine sent out by the press
association to better understanding
and clearer perception of why this
wholesale investigation and what it
is all about.
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local war activities. Prosecuting At.

local war activities. Prosecuting At.
tcrney Ferguson and Mr.. A. S. Heck
were chiefly responsible for working
Up this splendid arrangement.
The building will more than likely
be erected on the corner of Main and
Market streets. 1t will be consider.
able structure While the building will
be temporary affair to be removed at
the close Of the war, yet 1t is planned
TO make it neat and comfortable and
thoroughly adaptable to the work for
which it will be used.
, The building will be used especially
as meeting place for workers of the
Red Cross and the National Surgical
Dressings committee and as their
workshop. 1t is designed for the use
CT all the people of the county. Rec.
ords will be kept in this building OF
sll the men who leave the county for
service in either the Army or Navy
and Photographic history of the war
will be shown as far as possible.
A state school code conference will
be held at Clarksburg next Thursday
aud Friday.
Wheeling will have its first commu.
nifty Christmas tree.
Coal is being used again at Weston.
Luther Taylor, of Hackers Creek,
hutchered a hog which netted sos
rounds or $111.0O worth Of meat.
Today is tag-day at Weston.
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you for advice, was In such bad con.
dition did not think could live very
long. The doctors said ! had ulcers Of
tic stomach and some said had con.
sumption. bad taken treatment from
four different doctors and got worse ali
the time. I had Just about given up
hopes Of ever being well again. 1could
not eat anything--couldn 't take drink
Of water but what II would nearly kill
tne. My stomach was IN such bad con.
dition, could not have my clothes
touch me, but since using your rene.
dies can eat anything want to and
It does not hurt me. I am looking aud
feeling better now than have IN I've
or six years."--MRs. VrNToN MILLER,
Redstar, West Va.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
coyery helps the stomach digest the
food aud manufacture nourishing blood.
It has a tonic effect and soon enables
the stomach and heart to perform
their functions In a natural, healthy
manner, without any outside aid.
Contains neither alcohol nor mar.
cotics. It's Ingredients are made public
and printed on wrapper. It's a pure
alternative extract made with glycerine
from native roots and herbs.
DR.. Pierce,s Pellets regulate aid in
Vlgorate stomach, liver and bowels.
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ter, Mrs. Chas. Rankin in Oil City,

ter, Mrs. Chas. Rankin in Oil City,
from an attack OF heart trouble,
her death resulting few mo.
ments after she was stricken. Mrs.
Kissiner came east several months
ago to visit relatives and a few weeks
ago went from Mrs. -Kline's home to
OIL City to visit her daughters, Mrs.
Rankin and Mrs. Fred Holt. Two
sons and daughter, j. B. Kissinger
and Chas. Kissinger, and Mrs. Frank
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Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee N. Satterfield were
calling in Fairmont yesterday evening.
Miss Maud Yoak. a teacher in the
Rivesyille high school, was in Monon.
sab yesterday evening calling on
friends.
Edward Fleming was among ne Mo.
nongah callers in Fairmont yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Thomas Everett was in Fair.
mont for short while yesterday even
ing attendingto shopping.
Mathew Turkovich was In Fairmont
as a business caller yesterday even.
ing.
Mrs. Harry King has been visiting
friends and relatives at Riyesville for
the past several days.
Miss Lucy Lambert has accepted q
position in the Bear department store.
w. A. Scritchfield was among the
Monongah callers in Fairmont yester.
day morning.
Dr. and Mrs. @. H. Freed were among
the out Of town callers yesterday even.
ing.
Miss Genevieve Parish, of worthing-
ton, was In Monongah yesterday even.
ing calling on friends.
Russell Morgan was In Fairmont this
morning calling on friends and attend
ing to business.
Virgil Koon was in Fairmont this
morning attendingto business.
! Miss Helen James will spend Christ.
mas in Pennington, w. Va.
Miss Georgia Downs. a teacher In the
Thoburn public schools, has gone to her
home near Fairmont. where she vii!
spend her Christmas vacation.
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Mrs. s. G. Kline's
Mother is Dead

Mrs Elizabeth Kissinger Of Los
Angeles. CAL. mother OF Mrs. s. G.
Kline. Of this city, died yesterday
morning at the home of her daugh.
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TRUTH STRANGER
THAN FICTION.
Redstar, ". Var am glad that I am
SHOWING better health now than ], have

In five years, and
I give Dr.. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Disco ry and
1Favorite Pre-
scripton' all the
praise, I also
used Dr. Pierce's
Autiseptic Heal.
and they have
helped me go
much. The first
fitT1A + wYofe fn
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i snd others who have previously attend.
"a the Thohurn high school. Were en-.
tertalned at . party which WIS given
at the Thoburn school building yester-
day evening. Each received . Christ
mas present. s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-22
MONONGAH
Vacation at Home.

Howard Koon, student in the West
Virginia University, has returned to
his home, near Monongah, to spend his
Christmas vacation.
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chrietmas Tree.

A program Of unusual interest to the
pupils OF the Thoburn public schools
was given at the school yesterday
morning at 1890 o'clock. A large
Christmas tree was prepared, on which
was present for each pupil.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Under the head "An imposter, of
course" the Fayette' Tribune printed
the following In its last issue: "a
stranger driving a broken down rig has
been going through Clay county claim.
ing to be a food agent of the govern.
ment. He gave his name as Wv. w.
Lard The man had been collecting
food from. farm houses and other
places; had fixed" the prices Of sugar,
potatoes flour and tobacco at several
stores, and in each instance had charg.
ed fee Of 25 cents"
In an interview given to the Win,
chester Star last week by w. B. Corn
well, the president Of the road, the
statement was made that work on
the Winchester and Western railroad
would not be abandoned during the
winter, but that, on the contrary, a
larger force would be employed and
every workable day utilized. The oper.
ating Of this line opens up an immense
tract Of timber, said to be the only. yir-
gin tract in this section of the coun-
try, says the Romney Review. Great
beds of hematite and iron ore also lie
contiguous, as well as considerable
anthracite coal. This jn addition to a
large acreage Of limestone and grazing
territory.
Corporations have already been char.
tered under the laws of West Virginia
for the development of the ore tracts,
mineral springs and other natural re-
sources Of that section. A large saw
mill will be operated at Wardensville.
The timber in that section has recent
~ been sold to Moore & Keppel OF
Pennsylvania, for $2S5,000. A corpora.
ton with Pittsburgh capital will re.
build and develop the Capon Springs
hotel property which was burned sew.
eral years ago. on a much larger scale,
as we'll as build and operate q large
senitarium in North Mountain. The
same syndicate will exploit. on large
scale, the waters Of Capon Springs,
piping the water in porcelain-lined
pipes to the new railroad, when 1t will
he sent to the large cities in porcelain
lined tank cars to be bottled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-22
Posting Candidates.

POSTING Candidates.
Recorder of the town Of Monongah
Lee N. Satterfield has posted the can.
didates on the Citizens party ticket, as
required by law. The election will be
held on January 8.
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According to the Spencer Times.
Record permission has been secured
Of the county court to erect q building
on the court house grounds for war
work headquarters. The building is
to be known as the Roane County. War
building and is to be the center Of all
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-11-02
AMERICANS TAKE,
GERMAN PRISONER
First Captive Of War Dies From
Wounds.

With the American Army in
France, Oct. 30.-The first German
prisoner of war taken by the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces, died yes
terday in an American field hospital,
having been shot when he encoun-
tered an American patrol in No
Mans Land in front of the Ameri-
can trenches.
He with another German was dis
covered Saturday night by the patrol
and was called upon to halt. The
Germans ran; the patrol fired and
one of the enemy was hit. The pris-
oner was treated at a dressing sta
ticn and removed to a field hospital
where the combined efforts of sew
eral surgeons failed to save his life.
The prisoner vas a mail carrier
and letters of some value were found
on him. He explained his presence
near the American trenches, saying
he had lost his way in the dark. He
declared that the German soldiers
did not know that Americans were
on the front or in France, the Off
GERS telling them nothing.
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OWNDESVILLE

Lowndesvilla, Oct. 31.--Mrs. E. W
Harper has returned home from a
visit to Mrs. W. W. Reese in Green
Vile.
Miss Aileen Hammond spent the
weekend with her cousin, Mrs. j.
N. Land of Starr.
MI. A. v. Barnes, Miss Alpha
Barnes and Master James Barnes
we're guests of Mrs. R. H. Moseley
Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Lawrence and daughter,
Miss Ellen of Pendleton, were Mrs.
Sam Cooks guests for the week end.
\ Mrs. Annie Moorhead has return
ed OF her home in Atlanta after a
two weeks visit to relatives here.
Messrs. Ed and Game'well Lem
mon, Geo. Bell, w. H. Bonds and
Luke Lofts were an automobile par
ty to Greenville Sunday, visiting
Camp Sewer.
Mrs. W. M. Speer' is at home after
spending two weeks in Atlanta with
her sister, Mrs. W. C. Tenant.
Mr.. J. M. Baker, who spent last
week here on business, has returned
to his home in Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Barnes, Mrs
Annie Moorehead and Mrs. R. H.
Moseley were on auto party shop
ping in Anderson last Monday.
The second number of our Lyce-
um our will be presented on Fri
day evening in the school auditorium
when Mrs. William C. Chiffon will
appear. Mrs. Chiffon pleased a
large audience here before and we
know there is a good time in store
for all who attend this number.
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time it came into possession of other
kilograms forwarded to Berlin
through the Swedish legation at
Beunos Ayres is not disclosed.
Several days ago press reports
from Buenos Ayres said a sensation
had been created there by publica-
ton of a dispatch from Rio de Jan
GIRO saying the Brazilian foreign
minister had made known that trans
lations of the Luxburg messages re-
vealed a German plot to invade
South Brazil. The Argentine news
papers demanded then that their gov
eminent either publish the dispatches
or "authorize their publication by a
foreign government"
"The reorganization" of South
Brazil referred to by, von Luxburg
is assumed here to refer to the ac=
tivities of the Hamburg Colonization
Company in connection with a large
German element already located in
that section. Several months before
this dispatch was written there were
reports of plans for a Grman insur-.
rection.
The break between Argentina and
Germany, which Won Iuxburg ap-
parently was expecting in July, has
no tyet come, and latest advices from
Buenos Ayres do not indicate any
intention on the part Of Argentine
government to join Brazil and other
South American nations on the side
of the allies. Won Luxburg, who
was kept in a detention camp for a
time after his exposure, is expected
to sail for home November 1, the al
lies having agreed to grant him safe
conduct for the voyage.
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be blatant about what we are doing
or what we can do, until we have
surpassed the sacrifices of France
and Belgium and England and Italy
and Canada and Australia and Ser
bia and Russia. They saved US. Not
until then shall we measure up to our
responsibility.
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TEUTONIC INTRIGUE
MORE FULLY SHOWN

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we are Trying W save LIe WedlIl
of the nation. But what is its wealth
of money worth by the side of its
manhood and its womanhood and
what it has stood for through its his
tory of human liberty, civil and re-
ligious?
Let us put away from our thought
even the shadow of an idea that this
is not u war; that this war is not
specifically and directly and selishly
for our own salvation from eternal
damnation. It is for this we are
fighting.
1t would have been glorious for
this country to have stood at the be-
ginning of the war alongside of the
countries who now are its allies, bat
ting on high and holy ground for
civilization and democracy. But we
did not do it. Let US admit the
fact, and, as we shamefacedly recog-
nize our national shortcoming in
this, let US now atone to the utmost
extent of our power for our failure.
And now as we try to a v our
selves-for up to this hour the Allies
alone have saved us-let US throw
into the contest the utmost power of
men and money, the utmost force of
the cation, morally, physically, spir-
itually and financially, and let us not
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moved by a spirit of world patriot,
ism and world sympathy and a love
of civilization to enter the war. One
may well sometimes wonder that the
Almighty did not smite US with de.
struction as we gathered to our.
selves the vast wealth that was being
created, and which had been created
prior to the war, and gave none of it
or almost none of it, back into Hi:
service to the starving ones of Eu'
rope. Surely if ever a nation
through SNUG satisfaction with it
self, through a desire to shut its
eyes to the realities which face il
and shirk it's responsibilities, deserv.
ed the condemnation of Almighty
God, this was the nation.
Talk about world-encircling patri
otism! We should be ashamed OF
ourselves, and frankly admit that
this country went into this war fol
the purely selfish eason of trying to
save itself from destruction. We did
not have the manhood to enter it in
the interest of Christianity and civ.
ilization until we saw that we our.
selves were doomed unless we Joined
the Allies. Not until war was being
made upon US vigorously and aggres-
sively, and not even then did we go
into it until we got an intimation
that possibly a defeat of France and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-02-08
PhTETTE NEWS NOTES.

Fa&et", i'ch. s. Mrs. Strous, wife Of
Dr. Strau" of PaNettc, was the victim Of
an unusual accident Monday morning
when she slipped on the ice falling in
such d way as to break her leg in two
places. Til" two breaks arc near the
ankle, aud arc only about an inch
apart.
y pretty wedding dinner was given
TUESDAY evening at HotA Bancroft TO
party uf seven from Ontario. r. ~
EountfNman and Miss Emma Wells
were married Tuesday afternoon at )
O'Clock by Judge Dalton Bgss, circuit
judge of Malheur and Harney counties,
Oregon, at the Judges home in on
,arln. The party of seven, cha pororrd
ny Professor f.. i. Conhlin, former SUI
perIntendent Of the Ontario schools,
1roEc over to payctte In an auto and
enjoyed the wedding dinner prepared
Cor them at Payettc's popular new hos
tclry.
Abe Southcmcr, who for tho past
seven years has been the popular hot I
clerk, first at the Paycttc Commercial
motel and later at Hotel Bancroft, has
resigned his position and will leave
here about Feb. 49, He will he sue
cccded as night clerk of Hotel Bar
croft by Charles Busscy. who will ar
I'VE here next Monday from Utah. NJ.
BusseH is son-in-Iaw Of Mr. and
Mrs. VIII Reilly, the popular caterers
II charge of the Bancroft Abe" as
nc Is familiarly known to the traveliut;