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Villa Goes to Japan.

FL Paso, Texas.-Francisco Villa,
whose movements have been mys-
terry toh his enemies as wei las to
the mass of his followers, has made
his way to the west coast and en-
barked for Japan, according to w
l.. Crawford, a well-known cattleman
of Dallas, and former Texan ranger
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Withdraw All Militia.

Washington.-Dem of the
entire national guard force remaining
in the federal service on the border,
including troops from Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona, was ordered on
Monday by the war department.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20

New Orleans, La.-Edgar j. Har-
grave, an oil salesman of Houston.
Texas, Saturday shot and seriously
wounded Mrs. Matilda Koneman OF
Dallas and then turned the weapon
on himself and fired a bullet into
his head. His condition is critical.
Mrs. Koneman's wound may not
prove fatal. The shooting occurred
in a crowded lobby of a hotel
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
General pankl Retired.

Amsterdam.-The Berlin Vosische
Zeitung reports the retirement of
commanders in the Austrian army,
from field service.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20

Patents have been granted to a
Maryland inventor for a gasoline car
fridge for breaking up farm soil in
the same way that dynamite is used
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-20
KA|SER'S REQUEST
IS TURNED DOWN
OUR STATE DEPARTMENT LIT
Tile INTERESTED IN PRUS-
SIAN-AMERICAN TREATY.
NO ACTION IS PLANNED YET
Kaiser Wants Freedom for His Peo-
Pile Here-United States Will
Live Up to Spirit of Compact
Though Germany Don't.

Washington. =The full text of the
explanatory and supplemental clauses
proposed by Germany as a protocol to
the Prussian-American TREATY has
been made public at the state de-
partment.
Briefly, the protocol amplifies the
treaty so as to place Germans in this
country and Americans in Germany
in case of war on exactly the same
footing as to all property rights, free
dom from detention, concentration
camps or sequestration of property
that are applicable to other neutrals.
Nationals of either country might
remain fully undisturbed in the 9th
er country as long as they please,
and not for the nine months period
provided in the treaty.
Safety for Merchant Ships.
Merchant ships of either nation
might not be seized or driven to sea
unless under a safe conduct to their
home ports through all possible enc
mics, and their captains and crews
may not be made prisoners.
Officials under a safe conduct to
Officials have pointed out that
while Germany's violation of several
provisions of the treaty may be taken
by this country to have vitiated the
convention the United tSates will con-
tinue to live up to its spirit. Two
proclamations already have guaran-
teed that German ships or private
German property will not, even in
case of war, be seized and used by
this government.
Proposal Not Well Received.
Little interest is shown by the state
department officials in the German
proposals.
There is no indication that any i'm
mediate action will be taken.
Whether the new document consti-
tutes in effect a new treaty, subject
to ratification by the senate, or
whether it is a mere explanatory pro
tocol, is one of the points at issue
If it is shown to have new provisions
or to modify the sense of the earlier
documents senate approval is essen
tial.
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REPORTED
VICTORY IN FRANCE
TEUTONS VANILY STRIVE TO RE
GAIN THEIR LOST PO-
SlTIONS.
LOST HEAVILY WITH INFANTRY
Coveted Positions-French Hit
Foe Hard-Unabe to DisIowge
Germans in Champagne.

The Germans in the Miraumont sec
tor of the Ancre front in France have
striven hard to regain the positions
taken from them by the British on
Saturday, but their attempts were
fruitless, according to the British
war office. Attacking in waves, the
Germans came under the concentra-
ted fire of the British guns and were
swept back to their trenches, suffer
ing heavy casualties.
AT no place did the attacking force
reach the British line. The British
captured 7S0 officers and men.
Germans Hold off French.
Trench raiding operations and ar
tillery duels still continue on various
Belgium. In Champagne, near Ri
pont, according to Berlin, the French
have actively shelled the Germans in
the positions captured from the
French last week, but have been I'M
able to launch infantry attacks ow-
ing to the terrific artillery reply of
the Germans.
Except for isolated attacks, the
most violent of which was delivered
by the Russians against Teutonic al
lied positions in the Oituz valley in
Rumania, and which Berlin says was
repulsed, little fighting is in prog
ress in the eastern theater.
Teutons Driven Out.
Petrograd admits the entry of Ger
mans into Russian trenches south OF
Dvinsk, but says later they Were
driven out. In the Carpathians q
strong Austro-German work south OF
Okna has been captured by the Rus
slams.
Grenadiers Captured.
Some of the prisoners belong to the
famous Eighty-ninth Grenadier Guards
All the Germans were laden dowr
with picture postcards and pencils
They had scarcely anything else.
The British troops are greatly
pleased with the success of the at
tack in view of the fact that the
Germans had anticipated some sucl
forward movement and prepared wha
prisoners say was believed to be al
unbreakable defense.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAIL
ROAD CO., grant lands. Title e
same %eyested in United States by act
of Congress dated June 8, 1916. Two
million three hundred thousand acres
TO be opened for settlement and SAFE.
Power site, timber and agricultural
lands containing same Of best land
left in United States. Now Is the op
perfume time. Large Sectional Map
and description Of soil, climate. rain
fall, elevations, etc. Postpaid one dol
lor, Grant Lands Locating Co, Boa
$40, Portland, oregon. list No 1915
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New York

NEW YORK, Jan. 2o-The gyra.
lions Of Bethlehem Steel, foremost OF
The war babies" which 6uctuated be-
tween 400 and 1896 and closed at ago,
q net loss of IS points was the sub
Iect of much conjecture In yesterdays
extremely professional market.
Transactions in Bethlehem Steel
amounted to $500 shares, its largest
Total fer any single session in many
months. Today's minimum quotations
represent a gross decline of "A points
since Tuesday, 119 from the high level
of the first of the month and 304 from
rs maximum of 700 attained last No.
3vember.
Until the final hour the balance of
the active list and fer that matter,
many inactive issues, pursued an ir.
regular but upward course. United
States Steel and affiliated indutrials
us well as minor munitions and equip.
ments, showed extreme gains of / to
8 points, with to for Mercantile
Marines and United Fruit and for
Alicante, Gulf and West Indies.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

To Lucy c. Walker, plaintiff, and
Charles A Stealey, The Real Estate
aud Improvement Company OF Bal
timore City, corporation, Samuel
X. Barr, Trustee, Frank Il. Amos
Trustee, The National Bank of Fair
mont, a corporation, defendants.
In the Circuit Court OF Marion county,
West Virginia.-ln Chancery.
You and each of you will take notice
that in pursuance of a decree of the
Circuit Court OF Marion county, West
Virginia, entered OH the LIST day OF
December, 1916, in the chancery cause
therein pending wherein you are par.
ties complainant and defendant, / have
fixed upon the Goth day of February,
1917, at my law office in the city OF
Fairmont, Marion county, West Vir.
ginia, as the time and place for begin.
ming the discharge Of my duties under
said decree, an abstract Of which is as
follows:
Upon further consideration of all
of which the Court is OF opinion to,
and doth hereby adjudge, order and
decree, that this cause be, and the
SAME IS, TeIeTTeu 10 "A. Il. Lehman,
one OF the commissioners in chancery
Of this court, to take, state and report
to this court as follows:
II. All the real estate owned by the
lien debtor, Charles A. Stealey, where
situate. its description and quality.
"2. The liens upon said real estate,
by whom held, their respective
amounts and priorities.
"3. Whether said real estate will
in five years, rent for sufficient to pay
of and discharge said liens and the
costs of this suit.
"4. And such other matters and
things as any party in interest may re-
quire, the same being pertinent, or such
other matters as said commissioner
himself may deem pertinent, whether
so required or not"
At which time and place you are re,
quired to be present.
Given under my hand this Goth day
Of January, 1917.
A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner in Chancery.
HARRY SHAW,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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oil dealer. They married and child,
Mildred, was born to them.
The couple later agreed to d.
vorce.
Mrs. Moore married Smith who was
chauffeur to her step.father.
According to the police, Mrs. Smith
said Smith did not work, but lived on
the money he got from her; promised
to leave her for $4,000 and that she
gave him the money.
Mrs. Smith said, according to the
police, that Smith came back, mis-
treated her and threatened to assault
her daughter, Mildred, IL; that she
shot him once, then, Gearing he was
not dead, fired another shot into his
head as he lay on the floor.
Moore says he and Mrs. Smith have
not thought of remarrying, but that he
is doing all he can for her because
! she is the mother of my baby"
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IL and beng the parcel DESIGNATED
on said Prickett Map No. l. as Parcel
.sE''.
Parcel No. 5. a certain tract Of land
situate on the West Fork River, bound.
ed and described as follows: Begin.
ming at the West Fork River at stone.
thence crossing the Monongahela Val.
ley Traction Company's line. n. 52js
/ w. poles to a chestnut; thence
s. S01s W. 81 4.5 poles TO popular;
thence n. IL Z. 10 2.5 poles to a W. o.;
thence n. p poles TO maple; thence
". 50 f. 81 poles to q chestnut; thence
n. % E. 45& poles to beech pointers;
thence S. 81 E. % poles to stake;
thence S. 81 Z. SO poles to pointers at
Run; thence S. A61s W. II poles to
stone in Run; thence S. Is W. 40 poles
to lower end Of bridge; thence S. 61s
z. 5Sh poles to water elm; thence S.
( q f.. u poles to West Fork River;
thence with the meanders OF said riv-
er, to the place OF beginning. contain
ing 1O4.41 acres, and being known as
the Whiterock Farm. Excepting and
reserying the right OF way conveyed
by said B. d. Fleming to the Fairmont
and Clarksburg E. r, r. Co., by deed
dated April o, 1902, and recorded in
Deed Book No. ia, page AIS, and by
deed dated June 80, 1902, and recorded
in Deed Book No. lis, page ass. And
being part Of the same land convey
ed by John S. Fleming and wife to T.
r. Fleming and B. d. Fleming by deed
dated January -, 1862, and recorded
in Deed Book No. IL, at page 3S5, an
undivided one-half interest in which
was conveyed by said T. Il. Fleming
and wife to said B. D. Fleming, by
deed dated March IL, 1866, and re.
corded in Deed Book No. 90, at page
GS; and being the same land shown
on said Prickett Map No. 2.
Parcel No. s. A certain lot or par.
eel of land situate in the City Of Buck
harmon, West Virginia, appraised by
by the appraisers OF said DEFENDANTS
estate at $4,000
For a fuller description of said prop
critics to be sold by said Special Com.
missioner, reference is here made to
the file of papers in said cause and to
the maps and surveys filed therein.
Terms Of Sale
The said sale Will be made upon
the following terms, to.wit: one.third
thereof cash in hand OH day Of sale,
one.third thereof upon q credit of one
year, and the residue of one.thirtl
thereof upon credit Of two years from
day of sale, said Special Commission
er taking the notes of the purchaser
with good personal security to be APP
proved by him for the deferred pay.
ments of purchase money, which said
deferred purchase money and notes
will draw interest from the day of
sale; and said Special Commissioner
will retain vendors lien in the deed
to be made by him to the purchaser
to further secure the payment OF said
deferred purchase money notes.
Given under my hand on this 10th
day of January, 1917.
HARRY SHAW,
Special Commissioners.
/, W. S. Black, Clerk of the Inter-
mediate Court of Marion county, West
Virginia, hereby certify that Harry
Shaw has given bond in the penalty
of S10,000.00. required by the decree
Of sale authorizing him to make sale
of the property described in the fore
going notice, with security approved
by Inc.
W. S. BLACK,
Clerk Of the Intermediate Court OF
Marion County, West Virginia.
1.2O.27I 2-3.lO.
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DENVER, Colo, Jan. 90. - While
the death penalty by hanging hovers
over Mrs. Stella Moore Smith, the
wealthy woman who police say has
confessed to the murder OF her hus.
band, John Lawrence Smith. the wo-
mans divorced husband, William A.
Moore, is doing his utmost to save her
from the moose.
Mrs. Smith is held without bail on
the verdict of the coroner's jury that
two shots that killed Smith were fired
by her with felonious intent"
Moore is consulting attorney pre-.
pairing her defense. He is son of the
late Bishop David Moore of the Meth.
odist Episcopal church of Colorado and
brother OF District Judge Julian Moore.
Moore was prospecting as a lawyer
here when he met, Miss Stella New
ton, daughter of wealthy California
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Oil and Gas.

While the market is stationary and
very little doing in the fields, opera
tors have very little to attract their
attention, The week promises to
Dlose with fewer compilations than at
any time during the winter. None of
the few are important as to size OF
location.
On State Fork, Warrington dis
trtct, Marion county, west Virginia,
French, Allen d Co. drilled second
test on the Annie j. Kendall farm
through the 30-toot sand, and since
put to pumping is producing 20 bar
rels day. In the same district the
South rem Oil company mas the rig
completed for q test on the Jacob
Metz farm, and the Carnegie Natural
Gas Comapny has q rig up on the
Warner helrs' farm.
On Scott's Run, Battlelle district,
Monongalla county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company drilled a second test on
the PersIey Schriver warm to a depth
og 3,1S7 feet. 1t is fair gasser in
the Gordon sand. On Prices Fork,
Grant district, the DOMAIN Oil Com
pany drilled its test on the G. w.
Price farm through all sands. It is
q duster In the same districts Sny-
der 4 Pence are due In the sand at a
second test on the l. D. Snodgrass
farm.
On Nummers Fork, West Union
aistrlct, Doddridge county, the Car
ser OIL Company's second test on the
Amanda Freeman farm is a very light
pumper in the Big Injun sand. This
location is 600 feet south of the same
company's test on the w. L. Camp
bell farm. The rig for No. on the
same farm has been completed. The
same company has rigs completed for
tests on the Hugh Hammond and
John Freeman farms. The Hope Nat
ural Gas Company has started test
on the F. e. Burton farm.
On Steer Greek, Sherman district,
Calhoun county, the Hope Natural
Gas Company drilled a test on the
Wait Polling farm through all sands,
and found nothing in the lower for
nations, A light show of oil was de-
yeloped in the Big Injun sand and
the hole was filled up to that level
and shot, 1t Is showing for q very
Light pumper. This location is 1000
feet southwest of the test on the Dan.
lei Huffman farm.
In Troy district, Gilmer county,
the Philadelphia Company's test on
the L. S, Hall farm is q gasser in the
Big Injun sand. In the same district
the same company has rigs complet-
ed for tests on the II. Wilson and n.
~. Smith farms. The Hope Natural
Gas Company is starting tests on the
]. NJ. Wilson and Eli Hart farms. In
Greenbrier district, Doddridge coun-
sN the Sun Gas Company has rig
completed on the Smith heirs' farm.
On Little Kanawha River, Sher.
man district, Calhoun county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company drilled O
test on the tHaning Polling farm
through the Maxon sand. 1t is a faIG
gasser In that formation. Sherman
district is receiving good deal Of
attention. It holds a good deal Of
INFESTED territory. The tests com.
pleted show enough oil to encourage
development work and IL is probable
that q new pool will be discovered.
In the Dents Run pool, Marion
county, the Delmar OIL Company's
No. 20 on the John L. Hays farm is
holding up very creditably since II
was shot. For the "a hours endine
at o'clock yesterday morning 4
produced $50 barrels. The only 9TH
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TIAIGIt oIIANVt
Attorney for Plaintiff.
NOTICE TO LIEN HOLDERS,

To all persons holding liens by iudg.
ment or otherwise on the real es.
tate or any part thereof Of Charles
A. Stealey:
In pursuance of d decree of the Cir
cult Court of Marion county, West vir-
ginia, made in a cause therein pend
ing to subject the real estate of said
Charles A. Stealey to the satisfaction
Of the liens thereon, you are hereby
required to present all claims held by
you and each Of you against the said
Charles A, Stealey, which are liens on
his real estate or any part thereof, for
adjudication to me at my Office in the
city of Fairmont in said Marion coun.
ty, on or before the goth day Of Feb.
ruary, 1917.
Given under my hand this goth day
of January, 1917.
A. L. LEHMAN,
Commissioner in Chancery.
1-2O.27-2.3-10
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 2O.-on the
pittsburgh Stock Exchange over 400
shares Ohio Fuel Supply were dealt
IN. The stock opened 81 higher at
IS and advanced to 51%, closing at
50M, a net gain of 3h points. Ohio
Fuel Oil was moderately active and
closed unchanged at 10. Columbia
las and Electric, which was q strong
feature OF the New York market. ad.
vanced to and closed at ASH here and
70 46ls in New York. Pure Oil sold
% the extent of 1,O55 shares at the uni
form price OF %.
In the remainder of the list the
aaalings were extremely light
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Guardian Named.

David l.. Tenant was named guar.
dian of Lotto, Uriah ~, zalla Dale,
and Leslie Tenant, infant heirs OF
David L. Tenant. Bonds of $500 in
each case amounting to $500 furnish
ed.
j. Lee Jones was named admins.
tlator of the personal estate of the late
Fred Shaver. Bond of $500 furnish.
ed.
C. E. Amos was named administra-
tor of the setate of the late David
Rldgeley. Bond of $25 given.
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Miss Mcnamara is Americas new.
est heroine. She was at the telephone
switchboard Of the Canadian Car and
Foundry Co., at Kingsland, N. j., when
she noticed the small flame which 10.
ter caused explosions OF big stores OF
munitions, wrecking buildings and
killing many. She stuck to the switch.
board'until she had routed out all 1,400
employees Of the plant, then tainted
and was saved by Fire Chief Nc.
Arthur.
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Court News
Deeds Filed.

The following deels were yesterday
filed with County Clerk A. G. Martin
for recording:
Ross A. Watts, special commission.
er to Clara Phillips parcel Of land
in the Monongahela Industrial Com.
pany's East Side addition to the city
of Falrmont. Consideration $40.
Fairnont Building and Investment
Company to BAIL Layman a parcel
of land in the East Park section of the
city Of Pairmont. Consideration ST.
400.
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SPECIAL Nor1cEs
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VAL.
LIABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE
CITY OE EAIRMONT

BY virture of a decree of the Inter-
mediate Court Of Marion county. West
Virginia, entered on the goth day OF
December, 1916, In a cause therein
pending wherein John w. Irwin and
others are plaintiffs, and Estella &.
Hough and others were defendants,
the undersigned Special Commissioner
will offer for sale, and will sell, at pub
lie auction at the front door of the
court house OF Marion county, West
Virginia, ON the 18th DAY OF FEBRU-
AIRY, 1917, between the hours OF 10
o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m. on
that day, all of the following describ.
ed real estate, situate on Washington
street and Hull alley, In the city Of
Fairmont, more fully described as fol
lows, to.wit:
First. All those certain parts of
lots Nos. 81 and 70 In the plan of the
said town Of Fairmont, said part ~of
Lot No. 81 having frontage OF 20
feet on Washington street and extend.
tending back therefrom S21S feet, and
said part OF Lot No. 72 having a front
age of 421s feet on said street and ex.
tending back therefrom S211s feet.
Second. ALI that part of Lot No. II
in said town bounded as follows: BeA
ginning at the western corner thereof
and running thence with the line oil
Hull alley 40 feet to Barnum Fletcher's
line; thence with the same S2js feet to
line of Lot No. ~; thence with same
AZ feet to line Of Lot No. IS, and thence
with the line of same S21s feet to the
beginning which said parcels Of land
adjoin each other, and is the same
property that was conveyed to Con.
slant NJ. NJ. Hough by Thomas Hough
and wife, by deed dated the 5th day of
August, 1870, and reporded in the
County CLERKS office in Deed Book
No. 20, at page 391, and being the
same real estate conveyed to Estelle
Catharine Hough by, Constant NJ. NJ.
Hough and husband by deed dated the
26th day Of November, 1910, and re-
corded in said County Clerks office
In Deed Book No. III, at page 1876, and
being the same real estate which said
Estella Catharine Hough conveyed to
Charles d. Hough and others by deed
dated November 9th, 1914, and record
ed In said Clerks office in Deed Book
No. 1893, at page 43S, and being the
same real estate which VIII A. Hough
conveyed all his interest in unto
Charles D. Hough by deed dated No
vember 18th, 1914, and recorded in
said County Clerks office in Deed
Book No. 1893, page 449.
Terms Of Sale.
The terms of sale will be cash in
hand on day Of sale.
Given under my hand this 10th day
Of January, 1917.
HARRY; SHAW,
Special Commissioner.
/, W. S. Black, Clerk of the 1nterme.
date Court OF Marion county, West
Virginia, hereby certify that the above
named Harry Shaw, Special Commits
sioner, has given bend in the penalty
of $S,000.00, with security deemed
sufficient by me as required by the
decree Of said intermediate Court
authorizing said commissioner to make
sale of said land in the above notice
described.
Clerk OF the intermediate Court Of
Marion County, West Virginia.
1-20-27 Feb $40
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PERSONALS

Cecil Newton, of Pennsylvania.
spent the past few days with his cou-
sin, Austin Stealey, of East Park ave-
nue..
Mrs. j. W. Smallwood is recovering
slowly from several weeks illness.
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FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

er well in the district producing 100
barrels day is F. w. Bartlett's No.
2 on the .. E. Batson farm. There
Is very little new work starting In
the district.
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License Issued.

A marriage license was issued yes.
terday by County Clerk A. G. Martin
as follows:
William Brimilich SO and Jeanette
Greathouse 81 both of Dakota Mines.
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pIspIaces Steam Roller.

To replace the familiar steam roller
a gasoline machine has been developed
which, in addition to economlzing on
fuel, gives its driver an unobstructcd
view of his work,
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HOUSES FOR SAFE

~rS~s-srSNSes-.-s>~r--~r-
FOR SALE - Desirable residence on
Watson avenue. Eight rooms, be
sides four rooms in basement MOD
ern conVeniences. Address BOX 1901
care West Virgihian office.
1.S.tf No. 1901