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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
U. S. TROOPS OFF FOR 'FRONT.'
ouartermaster Corps Has Many Large
Problems to Solve.


Problems to Solve.
With the American Army An France,
-Pershing's boys crossed France from
the camps near the French seaport,
where they landed, to the new perman-
ent base.
1t was a triumphal procession. The
men travelled in trains carrying one
thousand each. The troop trains did
not pass through Paris.
The Quartermaster Corps is con.
fronted with a tremendous Job. A
huge refrigerating plant is required as
are refrigerating cars. capable of carry.
ing 100000 pounds of meat daily. For
the erection OF the plant only lumber
and cement are available in France
The rest of the material and all the
supplies must be transported from
America. In addition. the army will
need storage oil tanks OF 900 900 gal.
Ion capacity and salvage depots for the
renovation OF the clothes. One pair OF
shoes last just about one week in the
trenches.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
PENSIONERS GET
NEARLY MILLION
ANNUAL REPORT BY coMMIs
sIoNER OFT SHOWS sse6,44s is
PAID IN CLAIMS.
FIGURES ARE INTERESTING
Total Disbursements Are Over Million
and a Half-Commissioner's Report
Shows Fund Of S747,733.33 Cred
tied to Investments.
especIal charleston correspondenos.,

Especial Charleston CorresDondence)
on.-Commissioner OFT of
the workmen's compensation depart.
ment issued his annual statement for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917.
Since the administration of the work
mems compensation fund the total
amount paid out to all pensioners
amounts to 1866 6.446.17, which is dis.
tributed as follows Fatal claims.
:$572, 2,S05.50; permanent disability
claims, $52,03O.73; payments made on
claims that afterward we're paid on
percentage basis, $4,951.6O, making
total of s56,9S2.33 for disability.
Amount paid out by the commissioners
on permanent claims, 1912, 2,239. .9S; prior
payments. which afterward were paid
on percentage basis, $19,6I4.95, making
a total of 1891 ,85493; interest and NOR.
tality discounts, $6,63402, less pen
sions which have been refunded to the
commission because claimants could
not be located, $1,830.61.
For the year ending June 80, 1917,
the disbursements were as follows:
Fatal claims, $251, ,357.77; permanent
claims. 21,9S2.S2; prior payments,
which afterward were paid on percent
age basis. $4,951.60; total, 26934,42.
Permanent partial disability, $685.
55213; prior payments. $19.39941, to-
tai, $1S5.951.54. Interest and mortal.
ity discounts. $6,634.02; less pensions
refunded, $69,S3191
The total disbursements for the year
ending June 80 amount to s1,752. .6S4.79.
which was distributed as follows: Med.
ical SIPS, ,65422; funeral. $23, 1927; F.;
disability. $500. 6.1sO.6s; pension claims,
$439.892.72. Total amount for all acct
dents. $S95.490. Deposit refund. $14.-
0S6.09: premium refunded. $2,134.06.
Total refunded, $16,22015.
Commissioner Otis report shows a
fund OF $747,7 credited to invest
ments. The administrative expense
amount to $80,56O.76.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
KILLS OFFICIAL AND HIMSELF

Health Inspector Hesiy, Of Union
Township, N. j., Solves Old Feud.
Lyndhurst, n. J.-COmmissioner Ar.
thur A. Clay Of the township OF Union.
and formerly Mayor was shot and XIII.
cd by Health Inspector Michael A.
Healy
Healy after tho shooting ran to
his home and committed suicide by
cutting his throat with a razor
An old disagreement between the
men eliminated In another quarrel
when they met
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
DRAW ALL ReelsTRANrs

To Establish Seniority Of Summons
20 Colors.
Washington. All those who regis.
tered under the selective draft law
will be included IN the drawing 10 be
held here. Secretary Baker announced.
The object will be 10 establish the
order Of liability to service for each
man registered
This means that al the numbers
from one 70 approximately six thou.
sand the highest total In any die.
trlct-Will be drawn here
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
Bumper Crop This Year.


Basing his estimates on reports re-
ceived from agents of the department
in various parts of the state. Commits
sioner of Agriculture James III. Stew
art made the following crop prediction
for West Virginia for this year:
Wheat is going to be better than
was thought possible earlier in the
season.
"The condition of growing corn at
this time indicates maximum yield.
"There is more potato acreage than
the state ever has had before
Decidedly more buckwheat was
sown this season than ever before in
this, the third buckwheat growing
state of the union.
THE plantage of navy and bush
beans was very heavy. The Kama
wha Valley alone has more growing
this year than the whole state ever
had in any one year before. This is
a crop to which West Virginia soil Is
especially we'll adapted but to which
but little attention was ever before
paid.
"The peach crop OF the famed Pc.
tomac valley portion OF West Virginia
is going to be the biggest ever even
far beyond the record production in
1914. when the balace was on the
wrong side OF the ledger for the orch
ardists. The first is unusually large,
on account of an excess of moisture
in that region this season, and Is
starting off around 81 basket f. o. b..
for the producers. Later arrivals will
be larger fruit and bring better prices.
as there seems to have been a general
storage in all peach-growing regions OF
the country except West Virginia"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
Chancellor Is for Conquest.

Zurich-Dr. Won Bethmann- -Hollweg,
German Imperial Chancellor. regards
the formula OF peace without annexa-
tions or indemnities as impossible
and dangerous" He stands firm in
his refusal to state Germany's peace
terms He backs It with the asser-
tiOn:
Germany must fight 70 the last
gasp"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
HUNGER AND PEACE PLEA

5asis Of German Crisis. says y. s.
Censored News
Washington The state Department
issued through the Creel committee
a summary OF its news from Germany.
Hunger among the poorer classes
and knowledge that only with the
coming OF peace can they get proper
nourishment are assigned as the basic
causes OF Che political uphcavaL
The Department warns that too
much must not be expected in the
way of peace
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

The right Of counties and municipal.
tiles Of West Virginia 70 assess a tax
on dogs, as IN the past, is not abridged
by the provisions Of law recently
passed by the legislature providing for
the tagging OF all dogs for which fee
not 20 exceed 25 cents is to be charged.
according to an opinion OF the attorney
general The attorney general holds
that the new law is not an act pro.
viding for a tax on dogs. but an act
providing for the registration thereof
so that, by tho tag worn. the owner
can readlly be ascertaiued.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
labor Troubles Cause Loss.

Labor difficulties In the coal mines
Of southern West Virginia are respon.
sibia for the loss OF tonnage at the
mines amounting to $500 tons daily
and unless there Is some adjustment.
the loss IN coal production in the
southern section Of the state will
amount 10 10000 tons with the ma.
tion facing q coal shortage. according
70 advices received here from the sur
rounding coal fields In June there
was a coal shortage OF 5000 tons. but
ih July. coal men say the shortage will
reach al least 10000 tona
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
"class An Road Is pefined.

The state road commission issued a
statement defining a Class A road as
follows: "The Glass A road as defined
by the law. indicates a road beginning
at one point on the border of the
county and extending through that
county to the border of the opposite.
and passing through and connecting
with another road that connects the
county seat Then. the other road
beginning at another point on the Dor.
der and passing through the county to
the opposite border But each of these
roads at the four points where they
touch the border must connect with a
similar. OF another Glass a road in the
adjoining county
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

New subscriptions to the workmen's
compensation fund we're approved by
the commissioner as follows Edward
S. Stentz. coal mining Cheat Haven.
Pa, Fairmont Big Vein Coal Co,
Clarksburg, Piney Pocahontas Coal
Co, Lewisburg Tanner Coal Co..,
Heedsyille; North Fairmont Coal Co.,
Fairmont: Randolph Planning Mil Co,
hlkins, and Chatteroy Coal Co.. Chat.
leroy
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Charleston.-Deputy prohibition ON
GERS in West Virginia had a busy time
In their chase of the elusive bootleg
GER according to reports received by
their chief, Prohibition Commissioner
Hallanan. Eight arrests were report
ed, including a little girl, Mary Kluza,
of Laurel, who was arrested at Hunt
ington.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
Railroads Want Increase.


The public service commission no
tilted the chambers of commerce OF
Wheeling, Fairmont, Clarlksburg,
Huntington, Bluefeld and Charleston
that a petition had been filed with the
commission by the Baltimore & Ohio,
Chesapeake & Ohio. p. G. G. & st. L.,
Norfolk & Western, Western Mary.
land. Kanawha and Michigan and the
Virginian railroads. asking permission
to file tariffs, effective upon five days
notice, to comply with the interstate
tarin recently permitted by the inter
state commerce commission. The ap.
plicants proposed to increase the intra.
state freight rates on shipments OF
coal, iron ore. grain and grain pro-
ducts. livestock, meats and sugar in
carload lots.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
RElCHsTAG DEFIEs KAISER.
Holds Up War Credits and Hlnden.
burg Is Summoned.

bHlS 70 summoned.
Copenhagen.-Serious news comes
from Berlin. The Reichstag went on
strike and the members decided to
suspend the labors Of the full house
and the main committee until tho
political situation is cleared up. This
leaves the war credit bill in abeyance.
Emperor William summoned Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, Chief OF the
General Staff. and General Luden.
dorofI, the chief quartermaster general.
for a conference.
This news should be interpreted IN
connection with intimations that the
German government has decided to re
fuse to parliamentarize the Cabinet.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Parkersburg. THE West Virginia
Natural Gas Association closed it's sec.
ond annual convention here. Officers
were chosen for the year as follows:
President Fred Paul Grosscup. Char.
lesion, vice president. r. G.. Dawson.
Crawford; ecretary-treasurer Edwin
Robinson, Fairmont: new directors.
George b. Riddle Wheeling; Pat Nc
Donough. Parkersburg; p. J. King
Huntington, and Lynn s. Homer. or
Clarksburg
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19
labor Shortage Is Held Cause.

Labor difficulties in the coal
mines OF Southern West Virginia
Charleston.-Labor difficulties in the
coal mines OF Southern West Virginia
are responsible for the loss OF tonnage
at the mines amounting to $500 tons
daily and unless there is some adjust
ment, the loss in coal production in
the southern section OF the state will
amount to 10000 tons with the nation
facing coal shortage. according to ad-
vices received here from the surround
ing coal fields.
The mines OF the Raleigh Coal and
Coke Company, at Raleigh. with a ca
pacity of 1900 tons daily, are idle ow-
ing to a disagreement over the union
and the question of providing a place
for holding the meetings of the local
union, IL is said. At Dunlop. the mi
ners have ceased to work because of
a dispute over the employment of a
contract doctor, II is reported.
Other questions have caused suspen-
sions OF work at Bachman. Boone and
Smokeless In June there was a coal
shortage OF $4,000 tons. but in July
coal men say the shortage will reach
at least 100, 900 tons.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Parkersburg.-The West Virginia
Veterinary Medical Association held
meeting here. DR.. j. j. Cranwell, OF
Clarksburg. was elected president, and
DR.. Ernest Layne, of Huntington. sec
retary.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

FNAh~fAoNNA 0iaatfaI NAAol y
School attendance in West Virginia
IS declared by the state department OF
schools to be very unsatisfactory In
an effort to stir boards of education
throughout the state into action to 80.
cure better results next year. an
urgent appeal has been made to them.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Parkersburg-Ralph Buckley, "a, OF
this city, was a fireman on the steam
er kansan, which is reported to have
oeen sunk off the French coast. He
left here two months ago and the last
heard from him was when the ship
sailed two weeks ago.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Huntington.-Coal men have filed
protest with the public service com
mission. asking restoration of two
trains each way daily on Chesapeake
& Ohio branch lines radiating from
Logan in coal district that is being
developed rapidly. The railroad re-
Gently reduced the passenger service
to one train daily.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Subscriptions to the workman's com
pensation fund were approved by Com
missioner Lee OFT as follows:
Hon Brothers Coal Company. Pied
mont; p. F. Rhodes and Son Company,
road contractors. Fairmont; p. Spanos
and John Karos. roofing contractors.
Wheeling; Whyte Block Coal Com
pany. Huntington; Rock Island Coal
and Coke Company. Meridian; Charles
f. Connely, building contractor,
Sprlgg. W. Va.
A pension OF $25 a month was allow.
ed Delicia Coleman. of Hot Coal. whose
husband was killed by a fall of slate
in the mine of the Pemberton Coal and
Coke Company. May 10.
Compensation OF SO a week for 1O5
weeks also was awarded to John Ro.
bush Of Red Jacket. for fracture of the
femur bone while employed by the Red
jacket Junior Coal Company
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Wheeling Wheeling faces a seri-
Gus typhoid fever epidemic, according
TO a warning issued by the city board
Of health. Fourteen cases are being
treated in one hospital and many 9TH
ers are in private homes, and other
hospitals. The health department.
urged the boiling of all water used for
drinking purposes and also the pas
teurization Of milk as precautionary
measures.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

White Sulphur Springs.-The annual
banquet of the West Virginia Bar AS
sociation was given at the Greenbrier
at White Sulphur Springs. following
two days of executive sessions and
committee meetings. The speech by
Hon. Sherman L. Whipple, of Boston,
was accounted the most brilliant pa.
per OF the session.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Clarksburg Another new scheme
to dodge the stringent prohibition laws
was run to earth at Weston, when 40
gallons OF whisky and wine consigned
TO the clergymen of Weston was seized
at the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
freight depot there By J Walter Bee.
deputy state commissioner or prohibit
tion and Harry Fitzgerald. a federal
revenue officer The clergymen denied
knowledge Of the shipment. and a is
believed their names we're used TO
shield the transportation OF the contra
band
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Parkersburg-The Western Vir-
ginia Epworth League Conference OF
the NJ. E. Church. South, elected Off
GERS here as follows: President, Rev.
II. G. Howards, Paintsville, Ky; vice
president, w. w. Hyre, Huntington. w.
Va; secretary, Miss Julia Wilson, Bar
louisville, w. Va; treasurer, S. H..
Robertson. Pendennis, w. Va.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Huntington.-The county is host to
about thirty-six prisoners. according
to Jailer J. H. Lewis. Eighteen Of them
are performing useful service on the
county road. while the other eighteen
are in Cabell county Jail here. Five OF
the prisoners in the jail are charged
with felonies, alleged to have been
committed since the common pleas
court was in session
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Wheeling The discovery OF the
fourth case OF smallpox in Wheeling
has stirred city and county health an
,horiues to greater efforts lo prevent
the spread of the disease.
Fairmont "A dance was held nt the
1rmory by the non-commissioncd on
GERS of Camp C1rnwell Owing 10 the
tact chat che forces at Camp Cornwen
s expecting to boz moved to southorn
concentration camp gave added signif
canoe To- the affair. and very large mum.
oers turned oul Co help the soldier boys
have a good time
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-07-19

Wheeling.-Acting upon advice OF
State Health Commissioners Jepson,
City Manager c. o. Eagle has ordered
steps taken to place armed guards on
the bridges between West Virginia and
Ohio here. The quarantine regulations
against the infantile paralysis in Mar
tins Ferry are being disregarded Fear
of the spread of the plague is feared.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
Severe Headache, Cold
and Three
Bottles of PERUNA and
made me well

Mr.. John 3. Capers, No. 400 Live
Oak St. Fort Worth, Texas, writes:
II am sending you the thanks OF not
only myself but my father, mother and
brothers. not that they have been
benefited by your medicine them
selves. but they are thankful on my
behalf. In the summer of 1900 ! was
taken with a severe headache and
cold. which after being neglected for
a short while turned to what the ply
stefan called severe ease of consti-
patton and bowel trouble. After
spending the nice sum of sixty dol
lars and receiving no relief from the
doctors treatment. | at last decided
TO TAX a trial at you Peruna and
Manalin, which a neighbor had recon-
mended as being a good medicine for
that complaint. After using about
three bottles of each | was a we'll per-
son again. Then in 1905 the same peri
Torrance took place. only the doctor
bill only reached thirty dollars that
time. and your medicine cost amounted
to eight dollars. And a repetition of
the same case took place again some
two months ago, and after trying the
doctor to the tune OF fifteen dollars
| went back TO you medicine again,
and am again on my way to good
health and peace of mind. / forgot TO
mention the amount of the drug bill,
and owing to the fact that l have for
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
Well Known Inhabitants
Speak of Old Reliable
Herbal Remedy

DR.. pierce.s Golden Medical Discov-
cry. the herbal remedy which has mao
such a fine reputation for so years Is
endorsed by many ~well-known residents
of Indiana. Every day more and more
people are coming to realize that THIS
is A standard medicine. and is safe to
take. 1t contains no alcohol or mar
cotics. The ingredients are printed on
the packa ge. 1t is to be a at every
drug store in the land in either liquid
or tablet form. If not o~btainable at
your dealers. send $1.00 TO DR.. Pierce,
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, y. Y. and he
will mail large package of tablets.
Mrs. Eliza Teeter. who resides at 6lO
N. Main St, Goshen, Ind, says: 1t IS
now about fifteen years since l had a
wonderful demonstration with DR..
Pierce-s Golden Medical Discovery. |
was down and out with my doc
tor pronounced tuberculosis. / had
coughed night and day for a whole year
and had lost so much flesh L began TO
look like a walking skeleton. Two of
my sisters had died with tuberculosis
and / felt certain that my time had
rome, too. After the doctor gave me
up. a friend recommended DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery to my hus-
band and we wrote for advice to DR..
Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo. n
Y. III Golden Medical Discovery
gave me new strength and vitality right
from the start. and in a years time l
was just as strong and hardy as ever.
have never suffered With a deep hack
ing coug h since and it is all of fifteen
years since l was at deaths door with
this ailment. I have always felt very
grateful for the advice given me, as I
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-17
CHAYKEN COMES BACK
At CRITICS WITH PROOF

near future.
Forrest Granger who was laid up in
the hospital with a case of severe
throat trouble is up and around again
and feels as fine as can be expected.
Jerry Collins is to become the dane
ing teacher of the fort and already
over thirty applicants have applied to
the Vernon Castle of the post.
And we say that if Leo Arkin keeps
on selling wrist watches the jeweiry
back home will resemble a million dol
lar corporation.
Fred Eggebrecht OF IS Gordon street.
Hammond. and the latest recruit from
our city is daily learning the routine OF
army life and seems to like it better
every day
Honey Boy" Kingston took several
snap shots of the Hammond boys today
and the pictures will soon appear for
publication in Hammond.
Edward Larson is still going up. To-
day the young railroader was the entire
chief by himself in having charge Of
Barracks No. /.
We arc very sorry to miss those
Hammond ball games but as we have a
ball team of our own that has sope
class TO II We Just pass the Dug Nedrn-
ing away as if there was never a Pete
Henning. We must admit that the h
cago Cubs know there is such a per-
son
Charles Miller, a Hammond rookie at
Fort -, has just been heard from
and the letter states that all is going
well on the Maryland post.
well on the mainland post.
| Wilfred Soma. formerly with the
Betz plant at Hammond. is the happiest
chap in the crowd and seems TO take
things very Interestingly.
Private (frstcfass). Elmer Gregory
was over to Boston Saturday.
John Gleason received a very nice
cake from home last week to commem-
crate his birthday and the fellows at
Fort -- had a little party. The
crowd had an enjoyable time while the
cake lasted.
Paul Stewards boil is gone and the
smile once more is with Chick"
Louis Peterich is soon to become a
student on one OF the big guns Louie
is a mechanic and should easily make
good.
Harry frost. son of Bailif frost, is
still leading the crowd in humorous
stories.