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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-06-07
Flag Raising.

RAG RAISING.
An impressive ceremony was held on
the Shepherd College campus Tuesday
afternoon, when the United States flag
was unfurled for the first time from new
flag staff that had just been erected. Prof.
Thos. c. Miller had secured a splendid
solid locust tree from which staif As
feet in length had been made, and this
was planted in the corner OF the campus
on King street. At 2 O'Clock the cere-
mony was held with Prof. Miller in charge
A handsome new flag 6 X II feet in size
had been provided, and after prayer by
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin, Corporal
Gray, OF the Fourth Maryland Regiment,
sounded on the bugle the cali 10 the COL
orS, whereupon Mr.. Muldoon and Mr..
McBrien slowly raised old glory to the
top OF the staff, where il waved in the
summer breeze. The large crowd that
had assembled then sang America, with
Prof. Muldoon leading with a cornet.
After appropriate remarks by Prof. Miller,
Miss Ethel Scott delivered the dedication
OF The flag in the most pleasing manner.
Mayor ]. L. Waldeck then made an earn
est and excellent patriotic address.
Lieutenant MICHIGAN, OF the Fourth
Maryland Regiment, who is stationed ia
Shepherdstown, also spoke concerning
the present crisis confronting our country
and urged preparation to meet the terrible
Toe with whom we are now at war Rev,
Absalom Knox and H. L. Snyder also
made brief patriotic addresses, and the
meeting adjourned. The exercises were
very interesting, and the people seemed
10 be impressed by the spirit Of the occa-
sion.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-06-07
,so Reoistered For Army Service.

Tuesday, June 9Th, was observed as
registration day throughout the United
States, and Shepherdstown and the bal
ance OF Jefferson county did their duty
nobly. There was not the slightest dis
order. nor was there any resistance to
the orders OF the State and national gov
eminent. The registrars for the three
precincts OF Jefferson county sat in the
firemen's hall from a. nj. TO 9p. m. On
the stroke OF each hour, from the time
they met until they adjourned, the bell
was rung for five minutes as reminder
to those eligible 10 comply with the re-
quirementS of the Presidents proclama-
ton. Every man in this community. so
far as is known, between the ages OF Il
and 81. presented himself Tor registration,
and in only one or two instances were The
registrars required TO remind any one OF
his duty. In Shepherdstown l59 persons
were registered, as follows:
LOWER PRECINCT
WHITE
Horace McMurran Banks
r. H. NJ. Billmyer
James Edward Barnhart
Roy Austen Bell
John William Snyder Cookus
William Landon Crowl
Richard Dick Cash
John Julian Ely
Hubert Bertran Flaherty
Oklahoma Grubbs
Walter Barnes Hodges
Daniel Preston Knode
Ira Titus Lowe
John Stafford Lowe
Jessie Strider Moore
George Hamilton Myers
Thomas Clayton Myers
William Mitchell
Robert Newton Maddox
Samuel Gilbert Price
r. p. Prather
Earl Sylvester Rowe
Silas Shipley
Howard Cleggett Swayne
Harry Allen Tenant
George Russell White
Harry Staley White
CoLoRED
Robert Wesley Dreamer
Vernon Edwards
George w. Harris
Dennis McOhan
James Stanton
John William Staley
Lafayette Tolliver
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-06-07
UPPER PRECINCT

WHITE
Washington Grover Banks
Arthur Taylor Bragonier
Herbert Breeder
Andy Barron Burnett
William Herbert Coffinbarger
Reason Kearney Cross
Earl Daley
William Graves Dorsey
Samuel Brown Morrison Ghiselin
Charles Edward Griffith
Harris Isaac Heidwohl
Orland f. Hoffman
Raleigh Pearree Hoffman
George Clifton Huff
Walter Hugh Hill
Davis Billmyer Humrickhouse
Davis Trundle Jones
Charles Newton Jones
David B. Kisner
Charles Franklyr Lyme
Edmund Lee Licklider
Max Lewis
Howard Cecil Lowe
William Ernest Miller
Donald Holiday Myers
William Monroe Muzzy
Floyd Branson Matthias
Ruthurum Wellington Morrow
Edward Devereux Morgan
Garland Manuel
Frank l.. Mcdonald
Hunter Charles Mcdonald
Leonard Mcdonald
James William Mcdonald
Olin Conrad Mckee
John Myers Perks
Llewyllen Powell Potts
John Edward Schley
William Baldwin Snyder
Henry Melvin Sigler
Henry Shepherd
. Vernon Slusher
William Martin Shell
Charles Unseld
Albert VanMetre
Joseph Lewis Walper, Jr.
D. L. Wilmington
Joseph William Ware
Charles Wilson Walper
John Lester Waldeck
Charles D. Waldeck
CoLoRED
William Boyd
Hubert Clark
Alexander Clark
George Douglas
James Davis
William Devonshire
Thomas Raymond Devonshire
Herbert Green
Raymond Harris
Walter Jackson
Harry Jenkins
Washington Robinson
Frank Robinson
Harry Washington
James Washington
George Henry Washington
Homer Woodward
VanPerry Williams
Yes, Owens & Miller can supply tina
Victfola or any record you may want
also needles and supplies. Parcel pos
system. Give us trial. Owens & Mil
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-06-07

Yes, Owens & Miller can supply that
Victfola or any record you may want,
also needles and supplies. Parcel post
system. Give us trial. Owens & Mil
Ter.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
La Toilette Is Ostracized by the
Men and Women in the Capitol
THE SOLON' AND
THE DOCTOR
(From Minneapolis Tribune.) }


The legislative squall having passed
without serious damage. North Dako-
Ia doctors have given UP the idea Of
packing their things and moving out
Of the state. They have stolen the
Nonpartisan leagues slogan, We'll
stick because House Bills No. 276
and No. 6S did not become laws: -,
Bill No. 276 proposed to make 1T
illegal for any physician or surgeon
under any circumstances to charge
more than $65 for trephining for
$40 for chopping out a cancer. or
ton, or more than $5 for swapping off
a finger or toe.
Bill No. 68 required, when q patient
should ask it, that a surgeon should
wrap up an appendix, or wart, or
tumor or other excrescence from said
patient, in q neat, disinfected pack
age and send 1t along to the Medical
college of the state University Of
North Dakota for examination. The
college authorities were prohibited
from making other than a cost charge
for their inspection.
To the credit Of the Legislature Of
the state, the bills in question died
in committee soon after they were
born, hence the. doctors felt it un-
necessary to inroduce as a foil bill
making it illegal for any one to be-
come Ill or to be run over by an auto
mobile between sunset and sunrise,
and another making 1t a misdemeanor
to carry around diseased vermiform
appendix
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
SCIENCE PROVIDING
EYES FOR THE BLIND
Electro-Opdcal Device Makes 1T Pos
aible for Sightless to Read
OptOphone is Invented.

London, March 7.-Of all the scien-
tific marvels incident to the recon-
struction of wrecked humanity that of
providing eyes for the blind seems the
most wonderful. Yet 1t is declared
that DR.. Fournier d'Albe has perfected
an electro-optical device by which it
is actually possible to enable blind
persons to read ordinary letter press
by ear.
The printed sheet is placed over a
slab with an aperture upon which is
Illuminated disc. BY means Of seleni-
um exposed to the light reflected from
the type sounds are produced which
vary with the form Of the letters.
These sounds are carried into a tele-
phone instrument. This instrument
has an apparatus for magnifying the
sounds and thus magnif1ed they are
conveyed to the ear
In short, each letter is given its own
particular sound by this process. It
is declared that the totally blind per-
son may in three or four days learn
the alphabet as thus produced and
that in a comparatively short time he
will be able to read at the rate Of
twenty-five Or thirty words minute.
The device has been tested to con-
siderable extent with blind soldiers
and explained in great detail to the
Roentgen society at the Institute Of
Electrical Engineers.
The machine Is called the opto-
phone. 1t was invented in 1919, but
only now has been brought to the
point of usefulness. At first it was
only a curiosity. enabling a blind man
to hear" when window blind was
raised or light switched on.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
MERIT IN THE SUGGESTION.

When the German government
sought an alliance with Mexico in a
war with the United States. and dan
gled before the Mexicans the territory
comprised In Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico as the reward to be bestowed
on the southern republic for it's CO.
operation in this enterprise, It was un-
pointing the way out of
certain difficulties which beset both
Mexico and the United States Mexico
Is very troublesome neighbor of ours.
Her people do not know how to gov
ern themselves, and we Of the United
States do not relish the Job Of going
In and taking possession and assuming
the responsibility ourselves. The Ger
man plan might solve the problem.
Let Mexico annex the three states
named. and then see what would hap
pen. The residents Of that territory
would proceed as one man to pound
sense into the rest Of Mexico. Those
who refused to have sense pounded
into them would forever be rendered
incapable Of raising disturbance. The
whole outfit Of guerillas, and bandits
and revolutionaries would be wiped
out, and Mexico would be placed on
the high road to order and prosperity.
Then would come request for adrnis-
sion to the American union. and the
three states would come back. bring
ing the rest Of Mexico with them. This
might not be in accord with the Ger
man desire, but 1t would work out in
about that way. There is merit in the
suggestion.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07

saw three steamers lying under Sew.
ellis Point; made one out to be the
rebel steamer Merrimac. At half
past seven got under way and stood
quarters. J. webber.
From eight to meridian. fine
clear weather. At half past twelve
rife shell struck the pilot house, Sc
verely wounding Commander wor-
den. One p. M. the Merrimac haul.
ed off in disabled condition. Stood
tow3Ed the Minnesota and received
on board Assistant Secretary Fox Of
the navy. Two p. NJ, Captain wor-
den left for Fort Monroe, in charge
Of Surgeon Logue.
George Fredericton.
From four to SIX p. M. fine
weather. At fve p. N. came TO
anchor alongside the Minnesota.
From six to eight p. NJ. clear
weather. Sharp lookout kept.
Louis 4todder.
From eight TO midnight, weather
the same. Sharp lookout kept. Ton
p. M, Lieutenant Edwin F1ye Joined
the vessel as executive officer.
4"Geor1o Erederickson.
Thus It took these seamen but n
couple Of hundred words to toll hov
that sturdy ltttier "cheesebox'' blasted
tho hopes Of the south. by. fulfilling
for the north AL the promises MADE
by its inventors for Il. new ana IN.
teseed 0ghdng DAAha1A
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
WINTER HOLDS
COLD RECORD
Month of February Just
Past Was Beaten in
1914, However,

In spite Of tho spring-like tempera-
lures which have prevailed, in Grand
Forks during the last two days. the
winter now drawing to q close holds
the record as being the coldest on
record at the state university weather
stations which covers the last 2S
years.
The month of February just past
was exceeded for low temperatures
by February. 1914. but with that ex-
ception holds the cold weather medal
among the corresponding months on
record at the university.
The mean minimum for the month
Just over was 4.6 degrees below zero
according to the records Of Prof. H.
e. Simpson in charge Of the universi-
ty weather station. The mean mini
mum for February, 1914, was 5.4 be-
low.
In the amount Of snow which has
fallen the present season takes second
place among those on record with
86.4 inches up to March I. In the
winter of 1s96-97 the snowfall up to
the same date was 49, inches.
The lowest temperature reached
during February was S6 degrees be-
low, reached on February 2, and the
highest 81 degrees above on Feb. 16.
TIL daily range Of temperature fol-
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
BRITISH EXPORTS
GROW DESPITE THE
SUBMARINE WARFARE

London, March despite the un-
restricted German submarine warfare
Great Britain's exports to the United
States during the month Of February
show a considerable increase over
those Of February year ago. During
February. 1917, the exports from
London to America aggregated $14.-
061,276 against $12,371, ,166 in Febru-
ary, 1915, an increase of $1,690,110.
In January Of this year there also
was an increase over the same month
Of a year ago, the exports Of 1917 be-
ing t18.911,008, against $18,466,978
in January, 1915, or $455,035 more.
The exports for the first twelve
months this year from London to the
United States aggregate $S0,012,284,
az against $2S,8e7.138 In the Ssame
months last year. an increase Of $2.-
145,146.
These figures, represent only the ex-
ports going out from England thru
London. A considerable quantity of
other exports are going direct from
Liverpool and other ports without
touching London. OF the exports in
the nrst two months this year from
London. the largest item was rubber,
Of which $10.000.000 worth was sent
to the United States after being re-
ceived from Africa and other British
rubber-producing colonies. The art
exports, including paintings, aggre-
gated $1,904,400 in January and Feb
ruary Of this year aa against $1,269,-
0S7 in January and February Of last
year.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07

Senator Gronna because of the oppo-
sition Of these men to tho only course
which this country can pursue that Is
consistent with the performance Of its
duty, the only course which can be
pursued without repudiating the work
Of every patriot Of tho past, and with
out imposing on posterity a legacy Of
injury and shame. If these two men
are unable to share this opinion the
situation is unfortunate, because they
are out Of touch with the sentiment OF
their own state, and with what Is un-
doubtedly the overwhelming sentiment
of the country. In such situation.
when men are in a minority 50 small,
they might we'll be expected to pause
and consider who are most likely to
be right, they and the inflnitessimal
group Of which they are members, or
the vast majority Of their countrymen
in every state and in every line Of acti-
witty. II, after making this inquiry, in
all earnestness, and with minds open
to conviction. they are still sure that
their own judgment is superior to that
Of all other men. there Is no help for
1t. They are at liberty to vote their
convictions, though their constituents
are equally at liberty to denounce
their opinions, and to regret the fate
that has caused them to be SO misrep-
resented.
But, if'the members Of the minority
have a right to vote their convictions,
what Of the members of the majority?
Surely they, too, have an equal right
to express themselves. and to do so in
the way which is most effective, which
which Senator Gronna, Of North Da-
kota. and some dozen others, have de-
MED. On an issue on which 90 per
cent Of the members Of the senate de-
sired to take effective action, these
men assumed the responsibility. not
Of voting against the proposed action.
but, under the archaic rules of the
senate, Of preventing all the other
members from voting. These rules
gave them the strangle hold, and, to
their everlasting shame. they used 1t.
Similar tactics employed by small
group Of copperheads during the Civil
war would have prevented that men,
orable conflict or brought It to
speedy close. It would have brought
peace, and peace is what all men de-
sire. But the peace which would have
been secured by those means would
have been obtained at the cost Of ma
tional unity, and Mr.. Gronna and his
associates are now seeking to choke
the nation into the acceptance Of a
peace founded on a reputation Of
everything that government stands for.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
Women Draw Aside Their Skirts
and Men Present Their Backs
as the Wisconsin Senator
Passes, Says Writer for Mil
waukee Sentinel.

Washington correspondence OF the
Milwaukee Sentinel: Robert Marion
La Toilette defeated the will of the
congress Of the United States, Of the
president Of the United States and Of
the people Of the United States by
what may go down in history as the
most indecent flibuster ever engineer
day night Robert Marion La Toilette.
name and self, are anathema in the
mouths of his fellow citizens
His passage from the senate cham
Der at the minute of adjournment on
Sunday was marked by silent dem
onstration of disdain which. unless
Robert Marion La Toilette possesses
the most pachydermatous hide in all
the world, can not but have bitten
groups of men and women the gnome-
like figure proceeded, while women
drew aside their skirts and men
turned eyes down and presented their
backs for Senator La Follette's view.
Sunday gave an exhibition of what
one man with adequate perversity OF
purpose, coupled with a parallel per-
versity of mind, can do with the rules
Of the United States senate. True,
the prospects of the American con-
gress going on record as backing the
purpose and will of the president to
protect American rights and American
honor on the high seas, was aided and
abetted by the other senators. There
was plethora of oratory and a pauc-
ity of patriotism and common sense
in the utterances Of a round dozen Of
members of the upper house of con-
gress.
But upon the shoulders Of wiscon-
sins political zebra rests the real bur-
den. Back of the general disposition
to emasculate and In spirit and pur-
pose moderate the American policy of
armed neutrality, urged continuously
the La Toilette threat Of complete de-
feat for the measure through his
power to talk it to death.
Waiting, waiting, waiting through
out the day, La Toilette sat, or stood
in the senate ready to take the floor,
ready to loose his avalanche of argu-
ment, or oratroy, of spleen, or what
ever 1t may have been. His continued
preeer ce, his continued menace to the
armed neutrality bill. kept the senate
listening to the speeches of the friends
OF the measure. Senator La Toilette
did not talk.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
AUSTRIA WILL SELL
FOOD TO THE POOR
Premier Announces Plan, and Says
the Nation Will Hold Out with
"Grcat Privations."

Amsterdam, March AT a confer.
ence in Vienna, attended by Cabinet
Ministers. Governors of Provinces.
Burgomasters, and several Par.
liamentnry Deputies, Premier Count
Clam MARITIME announced that the
Minister of Finance was about to put
into operation measures to provide
foodstuffs for the poorer classes a.
considerably reduced prices. according
to Vienna telegram today.
I'VE shall hold out" said the pre-
mier, with great privations and sacri.
fees, indeed, but we shall pull
through. Spring has come and the
Danube will be open for Rumanian
grain to be shipped, thereby alleviat-
ing the food difficulties.
Peace. too, after all, must come"
the premier added, but we should
not cherish the illusion that anxiettes
over the food question will then van
ish. Reasonable policies will have to
be adopted to harmonize food produc-,
ton and food consumption"
The premier expressed 'the hope
that it would soon be possible to sum-
mon parliament.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
As Monitors Log Tells it

A big book is one of the interest
ing relics among the archives Of the
navy department. The book is home-
made. never having seen the inside
Of q bookbindery. and on the cover
in large, flowing handwriting 10 the
following: Log, of U. 8. Steam Bat
terry Monitor"
This box is the original log Of the
Monitor, "the tin pan on q shingle,"
"the cheese box on q raft" It was
presented to the navy department by
Captain Louis n. stodder, who served
on the Monitor during her famous
engagement with the Merrimac.
On the yellowed leaves Of the book
visitors to the navy department Ii
brary can read the sailorly account
Of that famous March 9. 1862. when
the Merrimac after four hour en-
gagement with the Yankee cheese box
steamed away in q disabled condition.
On March ., the day Of the fight,
Master George Frederickson came on
watch 1t midnight and set down tho
entry: Comes in fine weather and
calm" Tho whole simple record Of
the fght read 40 follows:
Remarks, March ..
From midnight to four A. NJ,
comes in fns weather ana calm. At
half past one piped all to quarters:
hove up anchor. AZ two Al. M. came
to anchor again e
/ George Trsderfckspn. b
From four TO eight A. IL. comes
- ~ NsatAsg "a calm. ~ sans1ee
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
AN EXTRA SESSION.

There Is need for an extra session
Of congress, There are appropriation
bills to be passed, further arrange
ments for the betterment of army and
navy to be- made, provisions needed
for the development Of proper sys-
tom through which real army can
be assembled In time Of need. and
many other matters which need at
tention, and need 1t at once. There is,
further, the in1rninence of war, and
our government has been left in no
condition to act effectively in such an
emergency. The president has made
tho point that the came action which
Htiaed action on tho armed neutrality
bill could DO taken to prevent any
action by the now congress If 1t were
assembled. Undoubtedly he is right.
But It is not clear that such action
could be sustained, even under the
present rules, If the new congress were
called together now.
The thing that made the tactics Of
tho obstructionsts effective was the
fact that within a few hours the life
Of the congress would expire by linn
itation. A dozen men could occupy all
the time, and they had declared their
determination to do so, II necessary.
That they did not actually do so is
beside the question. That was their
declared purpose, and they could have
made 1t good. But In a new session
the conditions would be different. In
stead Of few hours there would be
two years before the congress. and in
tho faeo Of that fact 1t Is scarcely con-
oeivabls that any dozen men would
have either the endurance or the
hardihood to undertake to talk
measure to death If those in favor of
action were determined to force a
vote.
There may be valid objections to the
plan, but at this distance 1t seems
that speedy action could be secured If
An extra session were called now and
the majority were to insist absolutely
on its right to vote, either with or
without amended rules. There would
be no difficulty in securing action In
tho house. And If the majority in the
senate should make 1t known that the
body would be kept in continuous
session, night and day. and that no
business of any kind would be per-
mitted until vote were taken. even
the stubbornncsa of the dozen would
be dictators would have 20 Yield.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
EASY TO DARkfN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
You Can Bring Back Color
and Lustre With Sage
Tea and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally, SO
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some. For so cents, you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use prep
aration. improved by the addition of
other ingredients, called "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" You
just dampen sponge or soft brush
with It and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at a
time. By morning all gray hair dis
appears. and, after another applica.
tion or two, your hair becomes beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and luxuriant.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis
grace. is sign of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive
appearance. get busy at once with
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
and look years younger This ready
to-use preparation is a delightful toi-
let requisite and not medicine. II ia
not intended for the cure, mitigation
or prevention Of disease.-Adv.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-07
MUsTER0LE-QU|CK
RELIEF! NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like a
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is clean, white ointment;
made with the oil of mustard. 1t does all
the work of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster-does it better and does not blis-
ter. You do not have to bother with
cloth. You simply rub it on-and usually
the pain is gone!
Many doctors and nurses Use Muster
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, Group,
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet colds of the chest Git often pre-
vents pneumonia).