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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21
Plenty Of Proof
From People You Know-From Fail
mont Citizens

The greatest skeptic can hardly fall
to be convinced by evidence like this
1t is impossible to produce better
proof Of merit than the testimony OF
residents of Fairmont, of people who
can be seen at any time. Read the
following case Of it:
P. ]. MCGEE, 500 CASTOR ave-, FAIr'
mont, says: my work is rather hard
on my Kidneys. When l have taken
rold, it has settled on my kidneys
and has weakened my back. l have
then felt dull and tired and my hG-
neys have acted rregularly. Then
| have bought Doan's Kidney Pills
,2om Martins drug store and they
have always quickly relieved me OF
tie disorder"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
loans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. MCGEE had. Foster.Milburn, Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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ev PAUL PuRMAN.

Yes, it's our old fri0ld Barney Old
field back again. Same cigar, same
goggles, same grin, same Barney, but
a new car, by the way, when will look
like a real streak without human
agency &c guide it.
Fer when Barney's new car is in ac-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21
FLAGS FEATURED
SCHOOL DECORATIONS
Interesting Commencement
Exercises Held at st.
Peters 5oh2oi.

A class of seven, five girls and two
boys, were awarded diplomas at the
fourth annual commencement exer'
cises of St. Peters Parochtal school
held at the school last night.
A large audience assembled for the
commencement exercises last evening
and an entertaining program was rem
dered by the pupils. The auditorium
was tastefully decorated for the occa'
sion, with American flags and flowers.
After short address in which he
commended the school and especially
the graduating class for the excellent
work accomplished throughout the
year, Rev. Father BoNtlou presented
the diplomas to Tie pupils.
A pleasing feature of the program
was the pantomime Star Spangled
Banner" by Miss Margaret Rudy. AS
the Stars and Stripes were displayed
in this pantomime the National hymn
was sung effectively by Misses Anna
Frank, Helen Tchinski and Lulu Veg
man. The rose march gwen by num-
Der of children was also highly pleas
ing.
Those receiving diplomas were
Mary Fay, Mary Waltz, German Sloan,
Carlisle Small, Frank Pendergrast,
John Sander and Bernadine Cordray.
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Developing self.controI.

self-control may be developed in
precisely the same manner as we tone
up a weak muscle-by little exercises
day by day. Let us each day do, as
mere exercises of discipline in moral
gymnastics, a few acts that are dis.
agreeable to us, the doing of which
will help us in instant action in our
hour If need.-W. G. Jordan.
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.lalMEER EAIALLY BURNED

WHEELING, W. Va, Juno IL
William Price, aged 60, Of Bellalre,
Cit6, was fatally burned yesterday
,gben q Pennsylvania train OF which he
va engineer, hauling coal miners in
re mining district south Of BeIlaire,
ick spreading rails and the engine
cprtnrned, Price was badly scalled
is believed to be dying in hosDl.
here The fireman OF the train
jumping. None Of the min.
eli was injured
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Rasebal at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
I RaauIts Yesterday.

Pittsburgh, A; st. Louis, 4; six In
ifig, called to catch train.
Cincinnati, 5; Chicago, 4.
Boston, Z; New York, 4.
New York, 1; Boston, 0.
Philadelphia, q; Brooklyn, 8.
Philadelphia, 8; Brooklyn, 2.
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Games Scheduled Today.
cleveland at Chicago.
st. Louis at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Boston at New York.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21

4. Games Scheduled Today.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
New York at Boston.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-06-21

When playing Red Dog, in order for
fella to cheat he'd have to have 81
Gecks of cards up his sleeve in index
order.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Chicago, 8; Cleveland, 2.
Washington, S; Philadelphia, 3
New York, 8; Boston, 2.
Boston, 8; New York, l.
st. Louis, 8; Detroit, 2.
Standino of the Clubs.
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HOW KIND - TO GERMANY!

The Milwaukee Free Press, which is more disloyal in English than any
German language paper darest to be in German, wakes hugely indignant with
those who have condemned LaFolettes "peace" resolution. Of course it
commends the resolution without restraint.
like the LaFolete measure:
Resolved further, That the congress hereby declares that this
government will not contribute to the efforts of any beIigerent
for the purpose Of prolongng the war to < s. s. enforce the
payment of indennties to recover the expenses of the va; but
the congress does hereby declare in favor of a creation of a o. m
mon fund to be provided by all the beligerent nations to assist .
in the restoration Of portions Of territory in any of the countries
most seriously devastated by war.
Beautiful, isn't it? No wonder the kaiserlovers applaud it!
Here IS what it comes to: ------
Germany lawlessly invaded Belgium and laid it waste-uttery waste, spar
ing nothing, spaTng nobody. The loss to Belgium in mcney-not to speak Of
the ireparahle loss in lives and sufering-s prodigious. Germany is the
culmt who did this crime.
And LaFoNette comes along with a pretty proposal that the beligerents-
including the United States-chip in to a fund to restore Belgium!
Germany laid waste, vanity, the occupied portions Of France. Germany
wrought incalcuabe damage in Poland, in Serbia, in Roumania; and hr
friend the Turk has wrought incalculabLe damage in helpless Armenia. And
LaFoNette proposes that the United States shall help pay the bill!
Indemnities sin the sense Of the tribute laid upon France by Germany in 1871
there will not be laid in this war.
But the wrong that Germany did to n innocent neutral like Belgium, Ger
many should pay down to the last penny. The proposal that a part of the bill
for Germanys crime should be paid by the United States is about what yu
might expect from LaFoneHe-DVluth Herald.
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WANTS PICTURE OF
EVERY N. D. SOLDIER

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 2S.-Soldiers
Of North Dakota are coming forward
rapidly and taking advantage of the
generous offer made by the North Da-
kota State Historical society to leave
their photographs on the records in
the Office of the society at the state
capital.
The portraits will be taken free as
the society is anxious to have every
member of the National Guard and
the states quota of the national army
filmed. They will lthen be given an
appointed place in the state archives,
and will indicate the character of the
class Of men who went from North
Dakota in 1917 to fight in the worle
wal 50 "that the world may be safe
fordemocracy."
The undertaking which is an i'm
mense one will take some time as it is
estimated that more than ten thou
sand faces will have to be photograph
ed.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-30
DESTROYS
RESERVE FENCE

Greenwood and Chautauqua resi-
dents, alarmed by the rapid spreading
of the fire on the military grounds, put
in a call for the fire department yes
terday afternoon. While there is no
immediate danger to the cottages, still
precautions were taken to prevent the
conflagation entering the grounds.
and fire has now been burning for two
weeks and has done an immense
amount of damage 20 the timber and
fences. The length of the government
fences on the three sides where the
fire has gone beyond the confines Of
the military reserve is approximately
three miles and Of the posts and fenc-
ing on this three miles there is but
little left, the posts having been burn
ed off in places over the distance GOV
cred by eight or ten posts, then a few
are left in tact with another space
with the fence destroyed. This is to
be regretted as the fence was erected
at considerable cost and will now have
to be practically rebuilt.
This land was cut over some ten or
twelve years ago, and to some extent
each year since to furnish wood for
the soldiers encamped there annually.
The big sturnps have stood there I'M
til they are partially rotted and dired
out, but from their roots have sprung
innumerable shoots that have now de-
veloped into trees of considerable size.
These are all now being destroyed by
the heat of the burning stumps and
underbrush. It it hoped that a rain
in the near future will stop the fires
before the damage reaches more SER
ious proportions. With no water av-
ailable to fight it with, a heavy rain
is the only thing that will stop for
once and all the inroads of the. con-
flagration.
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BOARD GRANTS
SMALL NUMBER
OE EXEMPTIONS
ONLY FARMERS WITH DEPEND
ENTS ARE BEING GRANTED
EXEMPTIONS.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 2S.-Exemp-
lions Of registrants from draft as ag-
ricultural workers are running be-
tween eight and ten per cent of the
total number of applications in North
Dakota. The percentage if far lower
than had generally been anticipated.
1t will mean that a very small pro-
portion Of all the workers who have
appealed to the district board for dis
charge al be accommodated. In the
majority of instances here agricul-
tural workers have been exempted by
the district board, they have not only
were bona fde farmers, owpers, or
renters of farms which they actually
operated. but the also have depend
ents who entitled them to considera-
ton. j
Only two counties have been con-
sidered to date. The board only be-
gan yesterday wading into the noun
tain Of claims which confronts it.
Adams county has comparatively few
claims for exemption on agricultural
grounds and was quickly disposed of.
The number Of claims from Mclean
county, the second considered, was
rather large, but the board had run
through the list by noon today and
took up the third county this after
noon.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-30

Lin Arnesoa. who is raising flax near
Mclaughlin, with his brother, James
Arneson, and Charles Lang of Harvey,
estimates that his 3,150.acre patch will
average twenty bushels to the acre
and that the 633 ,o00-bushel crop at $3.50
the bushel will bring the three part
ners 1929, $50. To market the crop
1850 wagon loads Of sixty bushels
each must be hauled to the railway
Arneson has eight binders ready to put
in the field behind four tractors anC
expects to begin harvesting soon.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-30
REJECTS
P0PE'S PEACE NOTE

Washington, Aug. 2S.-President
Wilson has rejected the Pope's peace
proposals.
In a note dispatched last night and
made public here tonight the President
says that while every heart not blind
ed and hardened by the terrible wal
must be touched by the moving appeal
his Holiness, it would be folly tc
take the path Of peace, he points out,
if it does not in fact lead to the goal
he proposes.
Enable Teutons to Rally.
To deal with such a power as the
present rulers of German on Pope
Benedict's plan, the President de-
clares would involve a recuperation OF
the strength and renewal Of the world
domination Of that power, now baked
but not defeated after sweeping a con-
tinent with the blood of innocent wo.
men and children and the helpless
poor as we'll as of soldiers.
Faith Basis For Peace.
Permanent peace must be based on
the faith Of all the peoples and on jus
tice and fairness and the common
rights Of mankind, he adds, and eve
cannot take the word of the present
rulers of Germany as a guarantee
of anything that is to endure, unless
explicitly supported by such conclusive
evidence of the will and purpose OF
the German people themselves as the
other peoples Of the world would be
justified in accepting"
Discussed By Cabinet.
The note was signed by Secretary
Lansing, acting for the President. Il
was the subject Of discussion at the
meeting Of the cabinet today.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-30

Minot has an eight-year-old boy
hero. He is Normal Miller, who, see
ing a man apparently drowning in the
Mouse river, swan out and held him
up by his hair until Fred Mott, man
ager of the bathing beach at Dormant
park, pulled both to shore. Thu
stranger, who left town without Civ
ing his name, was SO far gone tina
artificial respiration was necessary t.
ave his life.
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Albert and R. L. Moneysmith, two
brothers, pleaded guilty at Minot to
stealing stoves valued at $3.50. Albert
was given n yea in prison and his
younger brother sent to reform school.
A seven-year heat record was broken
at Bismarck on July 81 when the
thermometer climbed to 1904. This is
a record for July since the heat wave
of 1910, when the bulb registered 107
on July, Is.
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LAWS MUST APPLY TO ALL

The Senate is hoping to produce legislation which will curb the l. W. w.
without inju1ing interests Of organized labor" 1t will not be easy to draw,
unless the Senate is prepared to write bodily into our laws 2 provision that
labor organizations which are under Samuel Gompers' jurisdiction are to be
dealt with differently from labor organizations which report to Secretary
William D. Haywood. The w. w. and the Federation of Labor are nj
mics. That is well recognized. 1t is also well known that the l. W. w.
adopts methods which the Federation of Labor affects t. scorn. Yet the Nc
INanara case cannot have been forgotten 81 soon; and if laws are to be passed
to govern the operations of organized bodies of workmen, they must apply
to all alike. >
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THE DEVILS LAKE W0RtD-INTBR OCEAN

unless duly served with papers. A nice state of affairs, and n that you
know would be a direct blow to your own locality were it put in effect there.
A mar may be carrying six guns and making all kinds of threats, but an
officer can't touch him until he cur a warrant from a justce-Judith Gap
l(Mont) Journal.
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No time should be spared by farmers in protecting their crops and buildings
by seeing that proper fire -breaks were powed around every field. This has
been a dry year and at the present time fire would run in th prairie Of stub
bic fields, and the proper precauton might save many farmers thousands Of
dollars by a few hours work.
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Senator Knute Nelson says that the farmers are getting just what the.
been asking for-and Knute generally knows what he is talking about.
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PARTLY ON FRENCH PLAN

The fighting force of the nation is to be organized on the French plan. The
regmental companies are to be increased in strength, the divisions will be
reduced in numbers, and generally speaking our men will be on the same
terms a their allies. Now if the directing force O. the nation could also be
organized in the same way, a great gain would be made. The French Cabi-
net contains men from all parties and specialized to do the best work possible
for the nation; whereas the American Cabinet-wen, reader, you finish the
sentence.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-30

A great deal of credit is due the To-
cal sherif's office in the apprehension
Of Ulick. The reason that he. gave
himself up, according to his statement
was that he was continually bounded
and it was getting on his nerves.
Sheriff Olsen has had him located in a
half dozen different places in the last
few weeks. A short time ago he made
a special trip to Montana after him,
and was just "a hours behind him.
This never ceasing chase ended in
Grand Forks when he realized that his
~re-arrest was but a matter of time.
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WHERE WILL THE BLAME REST

If an unsatisfactory price for the farmers, wheat is fixed as
now seems probable, the farmers of North Dakota should clearly
understand where to place the blame.
1t will rest with the chamber of commerce and board of trade
men who have been advising against a liberal price to the farm
ers, who have sought a substantial reduction from the price of
wheat Which prevailed in the markets before the food control
order was issued-Fargo Courier News.
It very evident that the leaders If the Non-partian League are now try
ing to hedge, and re making all kinds of attempts to place the blame for the
price OF wheat o n someone else. The above article means n more less
than that President Wilson has appointed a prGefxng board, who are con-
how about the Equity Society, and the Nonparisan League? Have they not
been clamomng for the Government to establish a federal grain grading ON
the government to fix the price Of Wheat 1t 81 60 p@r busbe1 Ts Tmitv and and
Non-partsan League are DIV getting just what they have been asking for
and now they should take their medicine, and not try to lay the blams onto
som n else.
"seuetary of the Treasury McAdoo is by ne mean frank when he says in
a statement in the Official Bulletin of August IS:
The American people are not asked to give anything to their
government, but merely to invest a small percentage of the n
nal increment of wealth in this country and take in return from
their government the strongest security on the face of Gods
Congress is now trying to devise a revenue bill which will raise more than
s2O0O00OO0O next year, or about $40 per capita, or 500 from the head of
every family on IN average. Are not the American people asked to give that
non ast are sold the people are not asked to give ANYTHING to their government
II we sell s15oooO0o0o0 worth of bonds the people must eventually pay the
debt. both pincipal. and interest.
"Mr McAdoo's statement is not harmlessy inaccurate and misleading it is
ep1s IN its effects" 1t assumes that money raised by sale of bons it not taken
in spending that money freely, laWshly, wastefuuy. And, indeed the admin
1straton seems to be proceeding upon that theory. It " objects to the
"Mr NcAdoos statement is false either ignorantly o malciously false.
all n NJ @s ro ssr;sces % of m ms sd + Me ~. nn maran Pep 4eo are w an1he. 70 .n max
by telling them that they ire not asked to give anything to their government"
1t is hard TO figure out how the peaceabe, law abiding citizens al get
along when officials do as the governor of North Dakota did recently. He
is a Non-partisan Lacquer, and "a elected governor for the first time, last
fall, and w may is we'll add for the last time He issued instructions to
secured a search warrant and ven went so far as to advise that persons re-
astng such search without first having been served with such a warrant were
have been and art still circulating among their members copies Of portions
Of the governors message, which ire but letters for the officials of his state.
n that nefaTOuS organization advisesn its member To resist cearch r ,rros+
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statutory offence, but who escaped
from the pen a year ago last June, has
been sent back to that institution, af-
ter having given himself up to the To-
cal sherif's Office. A guard arrived in
Fargo Sunday evening and took Ulick
to Bismarck yesterday morning.
Ulick said he had attempted to en-
list in the United States army but was
refused. He declared he had lived in
dread of being unprecedented every day
since he escaped and could stand it no
longer so gave himself up.
At the time of his escape he was re-
garded as a trusty at the prison and
was herding stock on the prison farm.
Courier News.
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Wanted travellers to establish az
encies for Armstrong Automobile
tubes, equipped with the new Kahn
Automatic Valve. State territory can
cover in 80 days surrounding towns ip
N. D. Box 1926, Williston. N. D.
31-3t.
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NORTH DAKOTA.

II UAhOIA.
BY Peer Stromme.
The wintry blast, the summer rain,
The air surcharged with health;
The grasses clothing all the plain,
The yellow sea of golden grain
Are our exhaustless wealth.
The sunkissed slopes of fruitful ground
With natures bounty TEEN; >:
Good faith and fellowship abound, :
And rich reward of toll we found
Beyond our fondest dream.
The bracing breezes from the West
Are big with warm desire. /.
They bring of all good gifts the best;
They ripe the maiden's virgin breast
And fan young manhood's fire.
We love these prairies broad and free
Bequeathed by bounteous fate;
We bow the head and bend the knee
And thank whatever gods there be
For our most favored State.
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Mike UL|CK IS
AGAIN IN Tolls

ESCAPED INMATE OF PENITEN.
TERTIARY SURRENDERS TO
SHERIFF ROSS.
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After successfully evading arrest
for more than a year, Mike Ulick,
sentenced from Ramsey county to ID
years in the state ~Denitentiary for a
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-26
GERMANS LOSE
GROUND DESPITE
FIERCE ATTACKS
Allies Pursuing Nibbling Tac-
tics and Slowly Making
Forward Progress

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, May %
despite desperate attacks by the
Germans to regain vantage points
they have lost ground recently in thc
region To the north of Chemin des
Danes, and in the Craonne sector the
French have switched in and are hold
ing these positions In the Cham
pagne section they have gained new
ground on both sides of Mont Carni
let
The British on their part are a!sC
pursuing nibbling tactics. Genera
Haig reports a slight improvement o.
the British positions on the righ
bank of the river Scarpc. east o
Arras.
New Reactions by the Germans may
be in preparation between Croisillcs
and Scarpe as an increased activity
of their artillery is reported in this
sector.
italians Make Progress
ROME. May 26.-The Italians hav,
also made progress east of Boscomalo
The statement says that the number
of prisoners taken on the Julian from
from May II To Yesterday was 22,il9