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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-26

Of the peace that must end this wa-
it Is taken for granted that the peace
must be followed by some definite
concert Of power which will make it
virtually impossible that any such a
catastrophe should overwhelm us
again Every lover of mankind, every
sane and thoughtful man, must take
that for granted.
Il have sought this opportunity to
address you because I thought l owed
it to you, as the counsel ASSOCIATED
with me in the final determination
of our international obligations, 10
disclose to you without reserve the
thought and purpose that have been
taking form in my mind in regard
to the duty of our government in
those days to come when it will be
necessary to lay afresh and upon
new plan the foundations of peace
among the nations.
Must Play its Part.
at is unconceiva BILE that the peo-
pie of the United States should play
no part in that great enterprise. To
take part in such a service will be the
opportunity for which thev have
sought to prepare Themselves by the
very principles and purposes of their
polity and the approved practices OF
their governments ever since the day.
when they set up new nation in
the high and honorable hope that it
might in ali that it was and did show
mankind the way to liberty. They
can not in honor withhold the ser
vice to which they are now about to
b" challenged. They do not wish to
withhold it. But they owe it to them
selves and to the other nations of
the world to state the conditions un-
der which they feel free to render 1t.
"That service is nothing less than
this: To add their authority and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-26

their power to the authority and force
of other nations to guarantee peace
and justice throughout the world.
Such settlement can not now pe long
postponed. 1t is right that before it
comes this government should frank
ly formulate the conditions upon
which it would feel justified in ask
ing our people to approve its formal
and solemn adherence to a league for
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-26
AN AGED COUPLE
Tell How They Regained Strength
and Vigor

Steubenville, Ohio.-"My husband
is 70 years old and I am 7S years of age
and We owe our good health to Vinol,
the greatest strength creator and
medicine there is. When either one
of us get into a weakened, rundown
condition, Vinol has never failed to
build us up and restore strength. We
have often said we would not be
living now were it not for Vinol." :"
MARY A. LEE.
We guarantee Vinol to create
strength for feeble old people.
Glider & Weeks, Druggists. New
Berry, S. C.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-26

peace. I am here to attempt to state
those conditions.
''The present war must first be end
ed but We owe it to candor and to
just regard for the opinion Of man
kind to say that 80 far as our partici-
patton in guarantees of future peace
is concerned, it makes a great deal OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-26
President Points Path To
Service For America
Lays Peace Plan Before Senate and People, United
States Can Not in Honor Remain Aloof From Great
Task.

which an approach may be made to
an end Of the present conflict.
Last Great Neutral.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26
tBy PHILIP GIBBs.)

with the British Armies In the
Field. Saturday, March II, dispatch
to The London Daily Chronicle).-
Today. early in the morning. British
troops entered Bapaume. The Ger
mans are in retreat across the plains
or.of going into Bapaume myself this
morning and the luck to come out
again. and am now sitting down to
ten the history of this day.
feel something Of the old thrill
that came to all Of us when the Ger
mans fell back from the Marne and
retreated to the Aisne. Bapaume Is in
British hands after q short, sharp
fight with the last rearguard post. I
ddnot know how much this will mean
tosthe people at homo. To US out here
it means enormous things. above all
the completion or result of great
series Of battles in which many Of the
best gave their lives SO that British
troops could attain the ridge across
which they went today and hold the
town which is the gateway to the
plains below.
/ walked through the highway Of
the great battle up from Pozieres
past Courcelette, with Martinpuich to
the right. past the ruins Of Desire
mont farm and into the ruins Of LIE
ears. Thence the road struck straight
toward Bapaume with the gray pyra-
one field and the frightful turmoil Of
Warlencourt village on tho other.
Soldiers were going and coming. Some
OF. them wore sprigs Of shamrock In
their buttonholes and I remembered
It was st. Patrick's day. Some Of them
were gunners and some were pioneers
and some were generals and high Of
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26
Shell Torn Bapaun1e as
British San it.; Cat the
Only Inhabitant;; Many
Buildings Lay in Ruins

ficers and they had tho look Of victory
upon them and were talking cheer
fully about the great news Of the day.
The Approach to Bapaume
It was in the neighborhood of that
haunted looking place called La Cou-
became the scene Of very recent war
fare Dead horses lay about, newly
dug shell craters. made last night,
pockmarked the ground ten feet deep.
An airplane had crashed to earth In
the shell blasted fields. It was Brit
ish machine. A car came along and
saw the young pilot lying back
wounded, with another smoking a
cigarette, but grave eyed and white.
A little further on I saw a fallen air
plane. Pools Of red mud were on each
Everywhere in the neighboring
ground hidden batteries were firing
ceaselessly. the long sixty Founders
making sharp reports that stunned
ones ears and the field guns firing
rapidly with metallic painful knocks
at ones eardrums. Up in the blue sky
there was other cunning. Flocks of
British airplanes were up and singing
with loud. deep humming music as of
monstrous bees. The British "Archies"
had ventured over British country.
High up in the blue sky was tho rat
tie of machine-gun fre.
But the soldiers went up toward
Bapaume and down from 1t regardless
Of the scene and among them came a
stretcher, shoulder high, and on the
stretcher. a wounded comrade borne
like a hero slowly and with uncon-
scious dignity by the steel hated men.
The Germans had ruined the road in
several places with enormous craters
to stop British progress. They were
twenty yards across and very deep,
fearful pitfalls in the dark.
Bapanme Badly Damaged.
Behind me on the left was Loupart
wood and Grevillers beside 1t. smash
ed to death, and then presently and
quite suddenly l came into sight of
Bapaume 1t was only few hundred
yards away and could see every de-
tail of its streets and houses. Ba-
paume was still standing, but broken
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26
Supreme Court Decisions

From Grand Forks County.
]. N. Black, plaintiff and appellant,
VS.. The North Dakota State Fair as
sociation for Grand Forks, defendant
and respondent.
Syllabus:
% The purchaser of license to
sell cigars and drinks in the grand
stand Of fair association. takes his
own chances on tho crowd and the
conditionA
Appeal from the district court Of
Grand Forks county: Hon. Charles N.
Cooley, ].
Affirmed.
Opinion Of the court by Robin
son, J.
J. F. T. O'Connor and sveinb1orn
johnson, Grand Forks. for appellant
Bangs & Robbins. Grand Forks, for
respondent.
Birdzell, J., being disqualified. nd
not participate.
Ex rel J: 3. sprtgs4 plaintiff, u.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26

R ". Cra1G dhoeaR Of Ransogn ooun-
u. North Dako&a. defendant.
Syllabus:
dl 4 h,ss pr,tsnss h . mtrsp-
reeentAtion - % an existing tact or
past event ana not . more broken
promise to do something In the fu-
turo. SIS
Application s1sr witt Of habsas COR
~. WIT s.saess a.s ana p.t't,on.r Re-
Opinion q d. court by Bruce.
Robinson. J, dis,snts.
Curtis q Curtis Of Lisbon. N. d., At
torneys for plaintiff.
j. v. Ravklund. Lisbon. attorney
general. and Dan v. Brennan. aasis--
tant attorney general. attorneys for
Fron Oass County.
Gilbert N. Hagen. plaintiff and ap-
pellant. VI. N u. Dwy6r. defendant
and respondent.sAn A. NJ. Green. in
tervenor.
Syllabus: sS.e
.u) A description in chattel
mortgage Vi on q crop to be grown
described the crop as that to be grown
upon zone hundred (100) acres lying
In the northwest part Of the northwest
quarter Of section No. %. township
No. 141. range No. 54." Held. that
the descriptions renders the mortgage
void II 1t should appear that the
whole Of the quarter section referred
to was cropped. Held further. that
the description would he reasonably
definite and the mortgage valid II it
should appear BY extrinsic evidence
that the only crop grown upon tho
quarter section Yas approximately 100
acres on the westerly side thereof.
mo1tea8e a ss'eslen de- io1s%,: in ssssts.
acres Of wheat south of the north 100
acres Of section 2S," is SO vague and
indefinite a. to- render tho mortgage
void.
(s) Where, s chattel mortgage is
given to secure: . promissory note for
$500 and it appears in a typewriter
statement In the mortgage that the
mortgage is given to secure the pay
mont of $500 for merchandise to be
sold on credit In the future. which
is the same consideration that sup
ports the promissory note. and whore
the mortgage contains an additional
printed stipulation purporting to en-
brace additional Indebtedness. It IL
held that there is a conflict between
such stipulation and the typewriter
statement Of consideration; and that
@tA SNSA Sea<So SA0 0CCuIllS 4OI SI0 AlCAs
chandise sold on credit.
ca Where the debtor pays a part
Of the indebtedness secured by mort
gage and directs its application to the
payment Of such debt. the mortgage
IL reduced by the amount of the pay.
ment. notwithstanding a subsequent
effort Of the creditor to apply it upon
another debt.
(6) The evidence is held to sup
port finding in favor Of thresher's
lien.
CO.. Where lien exists and it is
claimed that the lien is waived, waiver
is question Of intent and will not
necessarily result from the sale of a
portion Of the property against which
the lien exists made by or with the
consent Of the holder of the lien.
Appeal from district court Of Cass
county, c. A. Pollock, ].
Reversed.
Opinion Of the court by Birdzell, J.
Bruce. c. j.. and Grace and Chris
tianson. j. j., concur.
Special opinion by Robinson, ].
w. j. Courtney, Page. N. D., attor-
ney for plaintiff and appellant.
L. L. Twitchell. Fargo, attorney for
defendant and respondent.
Fowler 4 Green, Fargo. attorneys
for the intervenor.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26

between flashes of lightning and
binding dashes of rain. One Of the
darkies thought maybe a little strong
language would ease his mind, but
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26

and burned. Unlike the villages Of the
Somme battlefield. tts houses had not
disappeared OF the face OF tho earth:
many Of them were still two stortes
high. old brown brick houses with
gray slated roofs. but the walls were
were gaping. In the middle OF Ba-
paume stood tho remnant Of tho clock
tower Of brown brick like the houses:
the top had been blown OF and 1t
was only two-thirds Of its former
height and without the clock which
used to tell us the time miles away
when We ga1ed through telescope
from distant observation points.
On the right Of the old tower the
town was burning, not in flames when
entered. but with volumes OF white
| smoke issuing slowly from q row of
red villas already gutted by fires light
! ed before the Germans left. There
were other fires to the westward.
Bihucourt was under q poll Of dense
There was heavy fighting up by Buc-
quoy. and shells were making hell ov-
er there.
A colonel came riding out Of Ba-
paume. He was carrying big German
beer jug, and showed me his trophy,
leaning down over in his saddle to let
me read the words: "Zum feldgrauen
hilfe."
'Is it pretty easy to get into Ba-
"par.; ~ S.,,,,; .t,,r" =. ..,a
"rhe~:re n,t,ing ovsr she,,s NJ the
rata ~ two mr. fhree q minute
They were, and 1t was not pleas
ant. this walk into Bapaume, altho
~ On oiS farn,hom.e that Inev the
f,,,i ro.n.cs ~ thi. Tha Gsrn,sns
-,,ar. Tr;nS rrent ,,n,har ~ sheiis
into RanaEno. Thav came +ow,ard mo
With tp.t rm,hiny hnv,;n~ noise
which Give. one 1re.+ fasr ~ ,nata nt
Taath end hSrst yith crs.hed annonr
hi9h aYnio.ives hut ahrannel was
hnrst,n9 hirh Nth thunderclans
wh,ch isr+ hehira crsan,.h cIond. md
| scattered hnIiet. ~
The nefer:e. ~ R.n.nrna
Down 7 went throm1h The outer de-.
ren.es ~ Ransnnne waitine With a
1enera, who ywa. m hia v,av fo the
town ana who no;nted Ont the
strength. of the nlaca' Tordi II Was
cost the british nsny live. to take -
hv asssuit Three heits If wire, very
tb,cIr stood solid .nd stronp IN n pride
curve ali romnd the town The Ger.
Mans nod duo trenches ",,ita racentlv
so that each WAS fresh and hrown'
md dur them well and nerfectlv On
iv hare and thera had thav heen hroE-
en hv the Rrit,sh sheiif3re aithongh
son,e NJ tho dmoo,ts had heen hIown
IN
iu.+ o,+.,d. Ran.uno. m III. .o,,+b.
..st .iS. "a tba IA citedeI hr,it cen-
t~r;a. 60 - sn6 no,r o,,arsro,rn nth
A. traes wh;cb r,ouId have" given
nr.at nro+a"t;o, ~ tha carr,o, No
cbine p,,nners went arterward IN to
.niners, ,nsts and stood at. tho an
tranca NJ +mnn.ia anS hon, hnroor shei-
tar. There u,as a rreat iiftar evarv-
whsre Sor The Garman .oidiars had
,eft hehind iar1e- nmnohers ~ ,onS-
ha ndIed hon,h. and thoI,sand. ~ cart.
ridges and MANY tools and imnie-
mants
Before 1et+,nr into Ran.ume
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26
Thunder as,ll Theoloey.

Two negroes were caught in a ter
rife thunderstorm in the South and
took refuge in a barn. but before they
could enter they were completely
drenched.
The thunder crashed and pealed
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26

his companion demonstrated with
him.
Look heah, yo' Charles Richard
yo' quit yo' cussin'. Don't yo' know
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
|DOC SHOW HERE TO
Be CLASSY AFFAIR
Further Plans Made Last Night
Finest Bred CANNES In Country
IN BE Benched in March.

Further plans were made last night
nv the committee for Wheeltng's hrsl
dog show to be put on by the ONO
VaI,ey Kennel club In the Market
Auditorium, M:rch l, 2 and 3. Reports
received indi ate that everything Is
progressing lcely for the exhibition
and that a Lumber Of local firms and
individuals have promised to put "ul
cue awards. The committee Will sol
icit further prizes.
The show promises to be the CLASH
est and biggest affair Of the kind ever
held in West Virginia or in this sec
ton Of the country. Emo Meyer me
well known dog fancier of Cincinnati
has been secured to be the prlnclpaI
judge.
Among the interesting and valuable
awards will be two miniature pant
iings to be done and presented by Mr.
Meyer. Cups and gold cash prizes
will also be awarded. Among tne
entries will be many fine bred dogs
OF the Wheeling district. IT Is e&
pected that several hundred oogs WI
be benched. Some Of the finest cannes
in the country will be on exhibition
including a number, from New 1ork
It is necessary to have 200 dogs a.
the show and to give two shows with
this number to have three-p oin
show. A three-point show is classet
as the best in the country. Wheelins
is the third place on the annual cir
cult. The first is in New York city
for week, thence to Philadelphia ant
then here. All the dogs shown II
these two cities will be benched here
Some Of the best known dog fancier:
and attendants in the country vii
attend the exhibition here. among
whom are ALT belmont, of Harris
burg. Pa, who has charge OF dogs fol
forty persons; E. A Alderman. o.
Hobbs Ferry. New York. and Al Eb
berhart, of Camp Dennison, Q.
Albert Welty. of this city. is presi
dent OF the Ohio Valley Kennel club
and all who wish to enter their dog:
or donate prizes should communicate
with him at once.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE
PLAYERS: FRATERNITY
Major Leagues, According to Heads,
Will Not Have Any Dealings
With Association Whatever.

NEW YORK, Jan. lin retaliation
! for the action Of the Players Fratern-
! ~ in refusing to grant its players per
| mission 10 sign, Presidents John *.
t.Tener. Of the National League, and
I Ban johnson, Of the American League.
have decided that hereafter their
! leagues will refuse TO recognize the
! Players Fraternity, or have any deal
ings with it, it was announced here To-
day. President Johnson left this al
ternoon for Chicago.
I'VE could take no other action
! said President Tener. I'VE can no
longer have dealings with an organiza-
lion which is guilty of the rank MUS
tice of the present action of the fra
/ ternityl in attempting TO interfere
with, hurt and ruin our business.
! Hereafter the clubs will have 10
deal with their players individually,
and we can no longer deal with any
! outside body.
"By it's strike threat t. : fraternity
has of Itself destroyed tn agreement
we drew up with it in 1915, when nrl-
merous concessions were granted TO
the players. The fact that the fra
| ternity admits the big leagues have
treated it fairly and squareiy nave
kept all their pledges and that II mas
absolutely no grievance against tnen'
made such action on our part newt
able"
When he learned that the major
leagues considered their agreement
with the fraternity broken, and would
no longer recognize it, President
Fultz, of the fraternity. said:
They will be only too glad to recog-
nize us after this case comes TO
houd Perhans ORGANIZED baseball
would rather deal directly with Or
ganized labor. which can know moth,
INK of the fundamentals. Of baseball
law, such as the reserve clause, the
release clause and other baseball fac
Iors. also can see how long organ
lied baseball will attempt to fight the
American Federation Of Labor and
attempt to play seml-professional play
crs as strike-breakers. They had bet
ter give in now. as the situation Is
growing more tense all the time
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Discussed at o. V. A. Club Meeting
Plans Made for Annual Session
February s.
I q snecial meeting Of the board Of

At special meeting of the board of
directors Of the Ohio Valley Automo.
bile Club last night preliminary plans
were discussed for the second annual
automobile show to be held in this
city the latter part Of February or
early In March. The dates will be
left to the convenience Of the local
dealers, which will be decided upon
in the near future. The show will
likely be held in the near future. The
show will likely be held in the Mar
ket Auditorium. This, too, will be
taken up at the next meeting. The
program Of operation will be about
the same as last year, including the
Wheeling district dealers being given
preference to spaces at the show.
Plans were completed at the meet
ing to hold the annual membership
meeting Of the club Tuesday evening,
February 6, at 7:45 o'clock. The af-
fair will be in the nature Of a smoker.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected and all preliminary plans for
the auto show completed.
The meeting was presided over by
Jesse W. Speidel, with Secretary A.
II. HoblitzelI in his official capacity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
BRYAN URGES LEADERS
TO LINE UP DRY VOTE

COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 17-William
Jennings Bryan, former secretary OF
state, in an address tonight before the
Ohio dry convention, repeated his
statement that 1t is time for leaders
of political parties to begin fighting
for the dry vote, He appealed to dry
leaders Of all parties in Ohio to Or
ganize within their respective parties
In the interest Of prohibition.
Bryan declared that in his opinion
the passage by the United States Sen.
ate of the bill making the District OF
Columbia dry. and the certainty of its
passage in the House, will have a
tremendous moral effect on the entire
country ,.,..,,
amendment to be submitted to voters
this fall was determined upon. 1t will
not prohibit importation. An effort
made BY drastic leaders to include
such a provision lost.
The convention will close tomorrow
with the formal adoption OF the pro-
posed constitutional amendment.
Tomorrow Mr.. Bryan will speak 10
the Ohio Woman Suffrage League at
luncheon, and In the afternoon adj
dress joint session of the general as
sembly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
SENIORS WIN FROM
SOPHOMORES OF HI
Hast Contest THRILLS High School Stud
entS yesterday A1tsrnoon-FtnA
ScorO was IL TO II.

In the most interesting inter-olass
game Of the season. the Senior basket.
ball team Of the Wheeling High school
was victorious over the Sophomore
yesterday afternoon The final score was
IS to II.
The game was fast throughout and It
VISA not until the last half that the
Sophomores displayed staying quail
dies. During this period OF the contest
their forwards played an, excellent
floor xame and the guards worked like
demons. Score upon score was made
by the lower classmen, until they forged
one point ahead. In the last minute
OF play Woods. forward on the upper
class team eluded the Sophomore guards
and Gagged a difficult basket winning
tho game. There was no game between
the girls teams Of the two classes. IL
will be played Monday afternoon.
The lineup:
Seniors, 1s- sophonao-ss. =:
Wood Observation-Disclosures. A....... tunu
Right Forward.
Left Forward.
Center.
Right Guard.
Left Guard. -.
SubSt1tuttons: Giesey for Gordon,
Biery for Morgan.
Goals from ield: Plummer .. Wood.
Giesey, Bond 2. Hatfield ,. Martin l.
Foul goals. Wood 10. Bond l, Hatfield
5: Martin s.
Referee-CalSin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
MISS tanner INSISTS
JAS. OSBORNE WAS MAN

NEW YORK, Jan. 1T-Miss Rae
Tanner testified under cross examlna-
ton today that oliver Osborne who
she now asserts to be James w. Os-
borne, former assistant district attor-
ney. proposed marriage one hour after
they met Miss Tanner was witness
for the defense in the trial of Franklin
D. Stafford, who is charged with per
Jury in the proceedings that grew OUT
of Miss Tanners breach Of promise
suit against the attorney.
The witness assertion that James
w. Osborne and not Wax was the
"Oliver" she had known was repeated
under cross examination: SeVeral
, times she collapsed and orler recesses
were given by the court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
BISHOP ANDERSON NOT
TO RELIEVE NUELSON


COLUMBUS, Ohio. Jan. l I--Bishop
William F. Anderson of Cincinnati
who was reported OIL December 81 As
having told officials OF the. Methodist
Episcopal Church from Indiana. Ohio
and Kentucky. that he was going TO
Europe 10 release Bishop J: l.. Nuel-
son Of the NJ. f. church Of Europe. To-
day denied the truth of that report
He explained that his mission was I'M
dertaken because up 10 the outbreak
of the war the church had been at
tempting practically the impossiblc
by the effort To administer all our
great interests in EUROPE through or"
bishop. I'm view Of present conditions
and demands the work has now been
divided between Bishop Nuclson and
myself"
Bishop Anderson emphasized that
there was no intention Of replacing
Bishop Nuelson
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-18
LOCAL BO0TLEGGERS
Also Periurers of This City Handed Out
Stiff Sentences at Parkersbur
u. S. Court.

Judge A. q. Dayton. presiding at the
present l'arhrrsburE term or reoeraI
court sentenced 4 number Of. Wheeling
men yesterday. George Lucas, who was
convicted last week for Bookkeeping and
given six months III the Ohio county
iail. was handed an additional sentence
OF one year and one month IN the AZ
lanlu, Ga, federal prison for perjury in
defending another boutIegger. He Will
first serve out his sentence in Jail here.
Lucas conducted 4 restaurant at Twcn-
ty-third street until recently. George
Francis and Jim PAINT. also charged
with pcrury in defense Of hootlegger,
were each given six months in the Ohio
county JUL.
Tony Scarpnto. a well known Wheel
ing honilrggcr. upon second conviction
of selling without L government license,
was given one year and month IN the
Atlanta prison.