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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-08
many WOMEN And
CHILDREN PERISH
ON STEAMSHIP
FORTY-oNE PERSONS REPORTED MISSING IN THE
SINKING OF THE LINER CALIFORNIA BY a SUB
MARINE YESTERDAY--NO WARNING.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga second message from Consul
Queenstown the night
California and foryone missing The survivors
due at Queenstown at p. The message read
California apparently tofpedoed about a. m"
The department messages Frost said both
California without The
being British collier subject
attack This did apply to the California.
department. advised the California
trcench gum said this mitigate Gernanys
soffense.
Spain be asked make inquiries how Americans
Jared the California though the department itself
would questions of Germany the present
WOMEN AND CHILDREN AMONG LOST.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.Sx five children
according cable GLASGOW
Of the line today
THREE BABIES LOST WITH STEAMER
NEW WORK Feb. 8.The British consulate here received
sord todayha three babies lost with the Anchor liner Cal
ornia sunk yesterday by German submarine without
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-08
ONE AMERICAN
SAILOR KILLED
ANOTHER AMERICAN FALLS VIC
TIM TO SUB ATTACK ON
BRITISH STEAMER.
WAS A NEGRO SAILOR
Another American Member Of the
Crew from Utah Was Among the
SurNivorS--Eour Steam
.acS Srnl T..VaV


ers Sunk Today.
LONDON, Feb. S.-An American
negro, named George Washington.
was killed on the British steamer
Torino, which was snnk today by u
suhmatine assault. Calvin Fillmore,
who lives in Utah, was member of
the crew which was saved. The
Torino was "a steel steamer of $50
tans and was registered at Liverpool.
-Four other steamers are reported
sunk to-day. They are the British
steamers Hollinside. Dauntless and
Boyne Castle and the Swedish
steamer Naring. Two lives were lost
through the sinking of the Daunt-
less.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-08
RELIEF SHIP
VICTIM OF SUB
LARS KRUSE CARRYING GRAIN
SUNK AND 1. SAILORS ARE
DROWNED.
Captain of the Steamer Entered the
Barred Zone Ignorant of the
New Submarine
Warfare.


COPENHAGEN, Feb. s.
When the captain of the Danish
steamer Lars kruse entered the
AIRED zone established by Ger
many, February q, ignorant of
the new warfare decree ~ Her-
lin, the steamer WAS submarined
and seventeen Danish sailors
were drowned.
The Lars kruse was n Belgian
relief ship and was carrying
grain from South American
ports to Holland for distribu-
uon in Belgium.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-02-08

MAYOR LiNDSLEY TO
DELlVER M ADDRESS
DALLAS. Texas. Feb. S.--Mayor
.Lindsley and Rev. lrr Patrick A.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Band Concert at
the Camp Tonight

The First Regiment band will give
its semi-weekly concert at the camp
this evening between $3.50 and 1880
O'Clock The program for this even
ing as arranged by Band Leader Greg
DRY will contain many attractive Sc
lections and a large crowd is expected
to take advantage of one OF the last
concerts to be given by the soldier
boys before they go to the southern
training camp at Hattiesburg, Missis'
sippi.
Colonel Osborn stated this morning
that the special privilege that has been
granted to the public to remain on the
camp grounds in order to attend the
concerts is not being abused. He said
that the order to have the grounds
clear Of civilians Immediately after
the concert ends Is being carried out
and that the people are cooperating
with him.
The public is cordially invited to at.
tend the concerts that will be given by
the band as long as they remain here
and It Is expected that record break.
ing crowds will be in attendance at
each Of the remaining music feasts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
gDLTUR FINISHES
ANOTHER CATHEDRAL
That at St. Quentin Burned
Town Being Looted by
Germans.
tBy Associated Press

FRENCH FRONT, in France, Aug.
1.-THE fire in the st. Quentin cath
edral was first observed about 6
O'Clock Wednesday night by sentinels
in a French trench outside Of st.
Quentin. They were startled to see
flames breaking from the famous
cathedral and soon the entire struc-
ture was ablaze.
The fire continued to light up the
town and surrounding country till 2
O'Clock in the morning. As 1t died
down it was seen that the steep roof
had fallen in. Everything but the
walls must be destroyed. The cause
is unknown. Certainly it was not due
to the French fire. There was little
bombardment last night and when
the correspondent watched columns
of smoke float away on a light wind
the landscape was singularIy peace
full ,,
Prisoners say the town has lately
been pillaged by officers and men,
who are sending many stolen vaIu-
ables to Germany.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
FEW CHANGES IN
THE WAR TODAY
German Losses Were Heavy
at Various Points on
West Front.

The Germans made violent and re-
heated efforts last night to regain i'm
norant positions recently wrested
from them by the French and British
They gained some small advantages
on the Verdun front; otherwise the
only resultof their attack was to add
to the heavy losses which they have
sustained in their local successful
operations of late.
The British report three counter at
tacks against their new lines near
Loos At the second effort the Ger
mans gained slight successes at points
but were given back again and the
third assault failed to shake the Brit
ish defense.
Heavy artillery fighting is reported
in the Ypres sector where the British
after gaining high ground in yester
days attack on nine mile front were
finally pressed back. The attack or
the French was made at widely reparat
ed points.
In Belgium the Germans attempted
to recapture ground taken by the
French along the Steenbeke river but
met with no success. On the Aisne
front the Germans made vigorous as
sault near the California plateau and
east Of Cerny. Shattered by the ter
rifle artillery fire of the French the
German infantry formations were
swept back with heavy losses.
On the Verdun front heavy fighting
was resumed with a German stroke on
front of two kilometres. At points
the attackers succeeded in gaining a
foothold in the foremost French trench
es but were subsequently driven out
of the greater part of the positions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
YES RUSSIA WILL
CONTINUED from Page one)

word about peace spoken in the United
States is worth to the kaiser as much
as a battalion taken from the Russian
side and battalion added to the Ger
man side.
The men that do these things take 6
poisoned dagger and drive it at thu
heart Of their country.
II you have not been in Russia you
do not know you have not a guess
Of the terrible possibilities concealed
in this maniacal or depraved foolint
with death and destruction.
Let Russia gather from all these as
founding performances that the Un
tied States will not crowd every pound
of steam and will not put forth every
element Of her strength-it is all OF.
For the only conclusion that Rus
sia can draw then is that the United
States is about to desert the alliance
the United States Is insincere and dis.
honest, the cause Of the allies is hope
lesSly lost and nothing is left except
for each member of 1t to do as the
United States seems to be doing and
look out for itself.
You would see then a real collapse
on the Russian front pulling down
upon US the most colossal and almost
irretrievable disaster in human his.
tory.
The spectacle therefore OF these men
in Washington taking such a chance
Of such ruin impending above US is
enough to strike one breathless.
It is exactly as If there we're stored
in a warehouse million open barrels
of giant powder and Senator Won
Schincken or Senator Feeblewit would
walk through 1t airily furnishing a
blazing pine torch.
Learn the truth and look at 1t square
~. II these men In Congress and else
where keep on as they are going now
they Will cost this country five years
Of war, two million American lives
and twenty five billion dollars.
This is the real meaning Of your
peace conventions, peace leagues, anti
conscription law agftators and con.
gresSlonal resolutions designed to Grip
pie your country in the time OF Its
greatest crisis.
suggest that before we otter any
more Of the reproaches against Russia
that have literally adorned our press
ne take a good square look at some Of
.sSsDs m.1
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Sends Constable to
Arrest Yellow Cow

go find a yellow COW with half a
tail and arrest 'er," said Justice Mus
grove to Constable Ramage this af-
ternoon. The constable saluted in
approved military style and with an
Italian as a guide he departed upon
his mission in quest Of yellow COW
with an abbreviated anterior append.
age.
An Italian who lives near Worthing.
ton has been cultivating, laboriously,
a war garden during the spring and
summer months and few days ago,
when the garden had at last reached
a stage where it was bringing the in.
dustrious foreigner good returns for
his labor invested, COW, answering
the above description and belonging
to another foreigner Of the section,
entered the choice war garden and
proceeded to devastate and destroy
with the indiscriminate eagerness OF
hungry heifer.
The Italian whose pet garden was
thus destroyed brought suit for the
value Of the COW feed which he had
unwillingly supplied and demanded
that the COW be given him In payment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Birthday Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Farkas enter
tanned O number Of friends on We'd
nesday at their home honorlng the
seventeenth birthday anniversary OF
their daughter, Miss Anna. The
guests included Mrs. Louis Barnhart
and daughter Helen, Misses Caroline
Post, Nellie Satterfeld, Minnie Hall,
Minnie Hawkins, Elizabeth Post, Char
lott Powell, Mable Clayton, Myrtle
Hall, Rena 'Matheny, Rose Stnder,
Messrs. VIM. Costello Peter Wilson,
George Bowman, Walter Thorne,
Chas. Davis, Herman Post, Edgar AL.
Ian, VIM. Sloan, John Sloboda, Fred
Hoult, Chas. Fletcher, Jno. ostek, Lou.
is Virage, Gabriel Kovacis, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sander, Mr.. and Mrs. Papp,
the host and hostess and honor guest
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
POUCEMAN'S GUN
KILLS WRONG MAN
Shot to Stop Party Fleeing
and Struck an Innocent
Bystander.
~ AssocIated Press

FREEPORT, Pa, Aug. 17.-Wil-
liam Blackburn, aged IS, Of Freeport,
was killed and H. MCLEAN, aged 25,
of Breckenridge, was injured last
night when Policeman Mont McWhin-
ney fired five shots at the occupants
of an automobile, who, it is said, were
attempting to escape after having at
tackled an officer who attempted to
place the members of the party under
arrest.
MCLEAN, the injured man, is said
to have been a member Of the party
Blackburn according to the officer
was standing on his front porch, haV'
ing bee nattracted by sounds Of the
revolver shots, when stray bullet
fro mthe officers gun struck him in
the back, severing the spinal cord
He died instantly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
meats and meat products.

meats duu llCdI p4OhuShSB
sist in solving local truck-ma.-
problems These services will MAJ
public facts as to supply, demand, and
movement of food products, intended
to help In the elimination Of the lost
motion an deconomIc waste existing
In the marketing machinery OF the
country. The bureau also will help
producers and consumers to form di-
rect business relations through the
parcels post.
With the extra funds furnished by
the bill the Bureau of Plant Industry
will greatly increase its war against
destructive plant diseases which an
nually bring about the loss Of consid-
cradle proportions of the crops OF the
country. The bureau also will seek
to bring about increased conservation
of food products by encouraging nat
ural storage and drying Of the pro-
ducts best suited to cheese methods OF
preservation.
| Conserving Farm Products and AMI
mails.
Under the food production bill the
departments work for the conserva-
ton of farm products, including live
stock, will be greatly extended. The
States Relations Service will add to
It's staff many county and city agents
who will gve instructions and demon
strations to all parts of the country
| in canning, drying and the prepara-
ton Of food products in other forms
which will protect them against spoil
age. The Bureau of Markets will
seek to reduce losses due to family
handling, packing, shipping and mar
keting. The Bureau of Plantlndustry
will endeavor to arouse interest in
the natural storage during the fall
and winter months Of semi-perishable
products, Forces making for the
conservation of live stock and animal
products will be put into operation
by the Bureau Of Animal Industry
This work will include, as already
mentioned, campaigns for the reduc-
ton of losses of live stock from anil
NAL disease, losses of eggs through
faulty handling and from failure to
produce infertile eggs, and move
ments to assist in the more economi-
cal distribution of hogs. In the latter
work field agents of the Bureau Of
Animal Industry will bring together
owners Of surplus hogs and farmers
having facilities for raising more hogs.
This should result in the distribution
OF the surplus stock from regions Of
heavy animal production and expen-
sive feed to parts of the country
where animal industry is not well de-
velopad and where pasturage and
feed are relatively abundant and
cheap. The bill also makes provision
for the extension of other lines OF the
work of the department.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Federal Authorities
Have Got Minnie Wells

Ross Crugg, colored, and Minnie
Wells, white, were given preliminary
hearings before United States Com
missioner j. 2. Kirby yesterday for
violations Of the federal laws and
both we're held for the federal grand
jury at Martinsburg.
The two prisoners were arrested
some time ago by Deputy United
States Marshall Moore charged with
bringing into the state and distribut
ing for "a considera ton" quantities
Of the artificial hot springs WAGER
from the neighboring state OF Penn
sylvanla in violation OF the Reed
amendment. Neither OF the two could
furnish bond and both were returned
to the Jail to await the action OF the
grand Jury.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
W. Va. Gonscripts
Go to Petersburg
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-West Wiz.
ginia's share OF the new national army
Of $4,000 raised by the first draft will
be sent to Petersburg, Va, instead of
to Chilllcothe, Ohio, as previously an.
nounced according to recommendation
of the Provost Marshal General ap-
proved by ecretary Baker today.
West Virginia will send 47,OS6 men
to the Petersburg camp part OF the
Pennsylvania troops and Virginia will
also be sent to Petersburg. Ohio and
part Of Pennsylvania men1will be sent
to ChillIcothe.
Part Of the Pennsylvania quota will
also be sent to Annapolis Junction,
Md.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

sion. appeared before Justice Mus
eroye this afternoon, entered plea
Of guilty and was fined 500 and gwen
sixty days in Jail. Wink asserted that
he was coming into the state to work
and was ignorant Of the prohibitory
law but he was informed that ignor-
ance was no excuse and was given six
~ days in which to familiarize himself
with the statutes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Agricultural Department
Will be Busy for Rest
of Year
MORE COUNTY AGENTS
Complete Survey Of Actual
Food Situation to be
Made.

Especial Dispatch to West T!rsinian)
WASHINGTON, D. c., August IL
The task OF maintaining during the
war an ample supply of food will be
attacked on still larger scale by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture through score or more OF pro,
Its. under the provisions O. 80 '''H
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
AUTOMOBILES, ACCESSORIES

FOR SALE - Following Ford cars:
1917 Roadster AL condition; 1915
Roadster fine condition; 1918 Roadster,
cheap; 1917 touring car fine shape;
1915 touring car, good condition; 1914
touring car, good condition See chas.
n. PoEell 81 7.at-21l7i
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
Vain Attempet.

Urchin-Whats the time, mister?
Gentleman Ito teach politeness)-
II what? If what, my boy?
Urchin-If yer got watch.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Weather-West-
I'm Pa. and West
Va, fair tonight
md Saturday.
Weather Readings
F. P. Hall, Oh.
Temperature at
; a. m. today, 6G
Yesterdays wea
her, clear; tenn
7orature, maxi
mum, 81; mini
mum, 60; precipi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Cut out the p.c.u!e VI 90. Gu eiues'
Then carefully fold dotted line its
entire length. Then dotted line 2, and
30 on. Fold each section underneath
accurately. When completed turn
over and you'll find surprising result
Save the pIc'ure7
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17
City HaIIzNotes

The law requires that the city
finance estimates be posted at all the
voting places. This is being done
this afternoon.
"Thers is sometimes the very best
meaning IN even Joke" said one Of
the city commissioners this morning
when Fred Harr received a letter ad.
dressed 1.-THE Sheep OF Police"
Miss Edna Kelley Is working at the
office Of City Clerk Albert Kern in
the absence Of Miss Minnie D. Pol
ing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Got Usual sentenes-George Wink,
b Russian who was arrested by co 4
y officers yesterday with seven quarts
and one pint Of whiskey in his posses
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Marriage License - A marriage II.
cense was issued at the county clerks
office today to Mitchell Beverly, age
26, and Myrtle Prickett, age %, both Of
Fairmont,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

H. H. Marsh Here-H, H. Marsh, OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany, was in Fairmont this afternoon
attending to business in the interests
of the company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

EVENTS TONIGHT.
East Park-Ball game, First NJ. P vs..
Monongah Glass.
odd Fellows hall - Mountain City En-
campment.
Red Mems hall - Waneta Council,
Daughters Of Pocahontas.
Modern Woodmen hall-Whtte Camp.
NJ. W. A.
Maccabee's hall-Showalte Tent.
K. of P. hall-Dent Hive, Ladies OF the
Maccabees.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Fay Watson ImproVIns-J. Fay Wat
son, who was injured early this week
when his horse fell, is improving. He
is able to sit up but will be confined
to his home for some time.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

InspeetS sosooI PIant-Superintend
ent L. w. Buins of the Grafton schools
spent yestef lay in this city inspecting
the kitch9.s Of the city schools He
was accc Ipanied on his tour Of in
spection by Superintendent o. G. Will
son OF I've Fairmont schools.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

New Master Car Builder William
Battenhouse has been appointed dis
trict master car builder of the West
Virginia district of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, with headquarters at
Wheeling, w. Va. Mr.. BattenhousO
succeeds W. F. Bentley, who has been
assigned to other duties.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Home from klngwood - Miss Alice
Snyder, employed in the office OF Di
C. w. Waddell, has returned from
Kingwood where she has been visiting
friends and relatives. During her abb
sence Miss Ruby Hess has taken her
place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Announce Birth-A nine pound sor
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard
Smith OF Pennsylvania avenue Aug
ust Is. Mrs. Smith was before hel
marriage Miss Maye Morris. Mr.
Smith is an employ Of the Consolida'
ton Coal company at Shaft store.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Battery ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are
well under way for the annual reun.
ion OF the Society Of Maulsby's Bat.
terry which will be held this year at
Fairview Septembe. H. Notices we're
sent out yesterday by Commander T..
N. Swisher and acting Adjutant Rich
ardson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-17

Or. Noe at ManninGton.-There are
no new cases OF poliOmyelitis in Mo-
nongah today, which Is more than en-
couraging to the physicians in charge
Of the epidemic there, DR.. Noe Of the
Children's hospital is in Warrington
today Investigating a suspected case
Of polomyelitis in that town. Yester-
day afternoon he went to Clarksburg,
where he reports there are nine cases
o fthe malady.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-24
"The Marines
Have Landed"

And always they went without any fuss Most of
would have say about going the office of snowy
morning than do the marines leaving for some far-away
country from where, they know by past records of the
corps. quite few of them coming back. They
were the original efficiency boys They smg their rifles,
hooked their packs and went-and that ended that
part of it.
But after they were gone people living near naval
quarters waited for the wordand that word
often in the form of aconic sentence the same
cabed back by the topsid naval officer American
consul that used to wonder if they had rubber stamp
for it-hat laconc, reaurng sentenced When country
eects memorial structure the United States Marine Corps
she should chisel the main front:
The Marines Have Landed and Have the Situation Well
IN Hand
By the looks of things there probably vii be plenty
of war before done IF any young fellow is wshfu to
be IN the middle of it, would say. Consider the marines
When action wanted be the marines won't be over
looked" -----
The Washington herald., 1917-05-24
~ g

200 pairs Ladies' High-grade
Hand-turned Pumps and Colonials. in
a variety of colors and combinations.
Just the styles and shades you will
want. Every pair great bargain.
Not all sizes.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-24
Continuing WhrlWind Drive That Is Breaking Records

We have grade shoes the ne
replace them the day.
In this drive have marfaed pairs of shoes pe
Don't bargains
be offered far as Bcbs can Gee h
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-25

Wales, So years ago today.
Bishop Wilbur P. Thlrkield, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, born at
Franklin, Ohio, SO years ago today.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-09-25
GOOD BACKS FOR BAD
Maysyille Residents Are Learning
How to Exchange the Old Back
For q Stronger One.

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