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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12

Among the WHEELING people here
this week were Hon. and Mrs. George
A. Laughlin, Hon. and Mrs. Julian G.
Heane, Mr.. and Mrs, Garth Hearne,
and Mrs. Alexander Glass.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12

Miss Eyslyn earretl. Of Talrmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12

Wheeling from Florida, where they
have been for several weeks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12

Charles T. Craft. of BramwelI. was
among the West Tirginians here dur.
ing the past week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-12

President Wilson, among many other
bills, has signed the following special
pension bills sponsored by Representa-.
tive Littlepage: Spencer Philips and
Joseph Critics, of Buckhannon, $50 and
$50 a month, respectively; David w
Anderson. OF Dana, $40; and A. J.
Escuemof, Of Charleston, $50.
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
THREE YEARS OF WAR

Apparently few people in this coun-
try have begun to estimate the war at
anything like fits full Significance,
says a writer in Popular Mechanics
magazine. When the war opened it
was generally believed, even in parts
of England, that six months would see
it's end. The late Lord Kitchener was
roundly criticised when his first public
comment was uttered that the war
would last fully three years. Were he
alive today he would doubtless fee
justified in extending his prediction
two or three years longer.
On this side, the public, with onl!
their hopes as a basis of judgment
declared it would not only be 500,
over, but could never involve tn
United States. Time has now pro
longed the struggle into nearly thre
years, and the United States is itsel
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
A Magnificent Production in Parts He
Stage Admission Was $780, Boxes
CLARA kIMBALL YOUNG
In "The Easiest Way" Satur-
day, August 5th
KEYSTONE COMEDIES
z Rells Of Fun
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT

the "western 'front.'" What little we
know has been CLEANED from others
who have been engaged in the actual
operations. Dependent upon the Brit
ish and the French for guidance in
this hour of preparation, we must take
the word of these countries experts
in our work of organizing our forces
and resources of war. From Great
Britain and France come pleas for US
to make airplanes and still more air
planes. The fate of the struggle, we
are frequently told, lies in the con-
quest of the air and in the "blinding"
of our enemies.
If the supreme test of strength is
to be decided by airplanes, and if we
can supply these machines in unlimit-
ed numbers, then it would appear that
| our WOTk Is CuC OuL 1OI US. <1lu ~ 10
glorious work and work of the great
est importance. This country invented
the airplane, as it invented so many
other instruments of modern warfare
If our usefulness lies in the direction
of supplying airplanes to our allies
therefore, we should cease to talk
about it and start to work. Already
more than half a billion dollars is
available for building factories and
equipping training grounds. A star
has been made and it is understood
that number of factories and camp!
are "in process" of erection. But tn
; work has been slow-entirely to-
slow, if we are to contribute the re
, lief of which the allies are now so ur
gently in need.
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27

ing institutions in Canada have closed
their doors. Whether or not these
banking houses were operated under
charters from the Dominion govern
ment has not been learned, but at
least some of them are. Only banks
that are chartered in Canada may
issue currency, and as the banks men,
toned below, which are reported to
have closed down, are situated in the
eastern provinces their currency is
rarely seen in Montana. Following is
the list:
Federal Bank of Canada.
Bank of Arcadia.
Bank of Brantford.
Bank of Liverpool, N. S.
Bank of London, Canada.
Bank of Prince Edward Island.
Central Bank Of Canada.
Commercial Bank of New Bruns-
wick.
Consolidated Bank of Canada.
Exchange Bank of Canada.
Mechanics Bank of Canada.
| Pictour Bank.
Stadacona Bank.
Maritime Bank of Canada.
All chartered banks in Canada are
| backed by the government and if a
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
DRAFT INJUSTICE

The charge was recently made in
the senate that the census figures on
which the selective draft is based
have been padded for the northern
states, thus throwing heavier bur-
den on the north and Tightening the
burden of the south, says the Havre
Promoter
The south is in the saddle at
Washington. The places Of response
bility in congress and out are held
by southerners. House Democratic
Leader Kitchin frankly told his party
caucus that the revenue bill passed by
the last congress was so arranged as
to tax the north heavily and let the
south off lightly. So there is moth
ing inherently improbable in the
charge about the draft.
1t is not perhaps great matter
that Minnesota should be called on tc
furnish some six hundred more mer
than it's rightful share. But wher
Michigan is asked for ten thousant
more, Montana for double it's rightfu
contingent, New York and Ohio eac]
for nine thousand more, Connection
for five thousand more, Illinois fo
eleven thousand more, and so on, tn
matter becomes serious.
Absolute justice should characteriz
the selective draft in every respect
In the drawing of the numbers of thi
has been done with careful ingenuit,
AS for exemption, whether on physi
cal, industrial or domestic ground!
justice will be done if the boards az
ply the rules with intelligence an
fairness.
But if a group Of states is require
to furnish less than it's just propol
ton, and the difference is made u
from other states, it is obvious thu
some men will be drawn who shoul
not be, and others who ought to
drawn wiki escape.
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27

in the war. We must not allow our
own sanguine hopes, which are stead
lily fed with suitable propaganda from
Germany, to longer deceive ourselves.
Germany has today, 100000 soldiers.
Our own Ambassador Gerard tells us
that while Germans do not have as
many foods as in peace times, nor as
much, a condition of starvation there
is a very remote possibility. And he
declares the world will look in vain
for revolution similar to that in Rus
sia, at least during the period of the
war.
! On the other hand, German intri-
guers in every country, large and
small, are working at supreme effort
in sowing seeds of discord. Those who
know the south are we'll aware of the
effort put forth the past few months
in all the southern states to incite the
colored people to an uprising against
the whites, one of the many rewards
promised being that laws would be
passed authorizing marriage between
black and white, in that near future
when Germany should be in control
here. That the colored people of the
south refused to be disloyal to their
country is creditable to their good
sense and patriotism, but the attempt
did not fail for want of earnest efforts
on the part of our enemies.
While the clash of arms is yet be-
yond wide ocean, the sun does moi
set on an idle enemy, whose long
, cherished plans of two generations fol
world domination are daily being un
q folded.
f A large number of our easy going
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
AIRPLANES MAY END WAR

1t seems pretty well established
that the most effective aid which the
United States can render the allies at
this time lies in the building and man.
ming of thousands of airplanes. Every
man of prominence or authority who
has spoken publicly on this subject is
agreed that a great program of air.
plane building, supplemented by the
instruction of thousands of American
young men for the plotting of .heni, is
the urgent thing to do. That being
evident, we are now entering period
of-talking about it! In congress ard
out, everybody is expressing an opin-
ion about the need for airplanes, and
it matters not that we are not in ac-
cord on the subject and that there is
not time enough for controversy, the
talk must go on just thte same.
There can be no denying the fact,
says the Kansas City Journal, that as
yet we know very little about the kind
of warfare that is being conducted on
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
Mrs. o. P. Hovend visited Mrs.

Mrs. o. P. Hovend visited Mrs.
Butsch Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Pease, accom-
panied by the Reverend's Batten and
Page, were evening callers at the
Space ranch Friday.
Mr.. Griffith has started to make
hay.
Two of our immediate neighbors
have been called to the colors, Messrs
E. R. Young and w. NJ. Malnut.
Mr.. and Mrs. St. John, Mr. anc
Mrs. Bertch and the Hovind family
spent Sunday about Is miles west o1
town fishing, lunching and bathing.
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27

bank was forced to close the currency
was worth face value.
Vague rumors have it that the
above banks failed on account of their
dealing in grains and stocks. Can
adian banks do not gamble on the
stock market and their charters do
not even permit them to negotiate
farm mortgages. Bradstreet's and
Dunn's commercial bulletins so far
contain no notice of any failures of
Canadian banks.
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
WHATELY NEWS

Mr.. G. j. Thompson made trip to
Glasgow Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Bertsch had Mr..
and Mrs. Ike St. John for callers on
Thursday evening.
Mr.. J. p Mcintyre has purchased
the "Troeger" place and is fencing
the south part. Mr.. G. j. Ecker and
Mr.. Burd are doing the work.
Mrs. Thomas Borton was down to
the ranch Wednesday to attend to
some of the stock that got out of pas
ture.
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27

who assume to be informed but are
far from it, still refuse to consider
these plans seriously. They are the
same careless thinkers who in August,
1914, were confident that the war
would not last six months.
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
Doing Good.

Few medicines have met with more
favor or accomplished more good than
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy. John F. Jantzen, Delmeny,
Sask., says of it, 81 have used Cham
berlain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
myself and in my family, and can
recommend it as being an exception
ally fine preparation"
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
A GOOD PROVIDER

"How do you like married life?"
"Fine! JUS fine replied the bride.
"And is your husband good pro-
vider?"
"He suttinly am, ma'am, replied the
bride. "He suttinly am. Dis week he
got me fo' new places to wash att"
The Glasgow courier., 1917-07-27
USED CARS FOR SALE.

1916 model, 3S h. p., passenger, 6
cylinder Paige, in good condition only
run $500 miles. See Glasgow Motor
Sales Co. Office main floor Rumble
bldg, with Western Realty Co.
lotto
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
Prominent Young
People Figure in
Double Wedding

Surprising even their families and
clasest friends, R. P Hamilton, jr
and Miss Mary Jane Stroud, and Guy
Eldridge and Miss Elsie Pjerrou, well
known young Omaha people, were
the principals in double wedding
Monday afternoon, which has just
come to light. The mother of one OF
the brides was notified just before the
wedding took place, while other rela-
tives were advised of the sudden nup-
tials by telegraph after the honey
moon had started.
After a western trip the young
couples will occupy the same house al
5105 Davenport street. Mr.. Hamilton
and Miss Stroud had originally PLAN
ned to be married the coming
September, but Sunday they decided
on the double wedding with the other
young folks. Rev. Oliver d. Baltzly
performed the double ceremony at the
kountze Memorial church.
Mr.. Hamilton is son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. R. P. Hamilton, and his bride
the daughter OF Mr., and Mrs. T. F.
Stroud.
Miss Pjerrou is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Pjerrou.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
AMERICAN BOAT NEW
YORK STRIKES MINE
Big Ship Is Damaged by
External Explosion Five
Miles Of Liverpool Bay.
NONE OF CREW INJURED

Washington, April l0.-Thc Amer
lean liner New York struck mine
at 7:40 p. m. last night five miles of
Liverpool Bay. No casualties we're
reported. The vessel later proceeded
to Liverpool.
Consul Washington at Liverpool,
reporting the incident to the State
department today, said:
"The American liner New York
struck a mine, 7:40 p. m. last night,
FIVE miles off Liverpool Bar. Com
pany reports passengers landed at
Liverpool except four, who are still
on the ship. No casualties. Vessel
proceeded under own steam and is
now q o'clock this morning) enter
ing its dock"
Fifty-eight Passengers.
New York, April 10.-The Ameri-
can line steamship New York left
this port on March % for Liverpool
with fifty-eight passengers and mail.
The passengers included seven Amer
lCdH CltlZellS. Flt CdTElCu naval IlCW
of gunners and was armed. The
ships crew OF 254 men included l44
Americans.
The American citizens who were
passengers on the New York, with
their addresses given when passage
was secured, we're:
John NJ. Curtis, Mrs. Maude Au-
gusta Dowling and R. H. Gamble,
New York City; Archer G. Jones and
Mrs. Jones, Richmond, Va; Charles
F. Gale and Captain Lawrie, Eliza
beth, N. J.
The New York is commanded by
Captain w. J. Roberts. The gun crew
was in charge of naval lieutenant.
The vessel, Of 1923 tons gross, was
the third American passenger ship to
leave armed from a United States
port.
The New York docked safely at
Liverpool at p. m. English time)
and all passengers are safe, according
to cablegram received here today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
WAR COMES FIRST,
SUFFRAGE AFTER
Mrs. Minnie Boyer Davis Fa-
vors Letting the Question
Wait.
SEND SONS TO THE FRONT

Lincoln, Neb., April 10.-(Special.)
-Postponement of the fight for equal
suffrage until after the present war
is advocated by some of the leaders
of the suffrage movement, who be;
lieve there are greater matters to be
met than giving the women chance
to vote.
Mrs. Minnie Boyer Davis has a
son who saw service on the border
and is now ready to go to the front
in any emergency which may arise.
Il believe that the women of the
country should drop everything else
and give all their energies to assist
ing the president in bringing about a
successful termination of the war il
we enter it." said Mrs. Davis today
"We who are mothers have great
duty to perform in giving our sons to
defend the honor of our flag and the
country on land and sea, and those
who are not can do a most noble
work in assisting in instilling in the
minds of others their duty to their
country.
II have not lessened one whit in
my zeal for equal suffrage, but we are
facing something of more moment,
and every patriotic woman should
forget for the time the lesser things,
no matter how dear to their hearts
they may be, and rally to the more
and all important matter, so dear to
every American woman, the success
of our boys on land and sea and the
honor of our grand and noble flag"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
BRAz|lfAkS
OFF RELATIONS
WITH GE RMANY
Switzerland Will Take Charge
of South American Coun-
try's Interests at Kai-
ser's Capital.
THIS REPORT CONFIRMED
Big South American Nation
suspends Diplomatic Rela-
tions With Kaiser.
THIS REPORT CONFIRMED
SWISS TO ACT FOR BRAZIL

London, April l0.-Diplomatic re-
lations between Brazil and Germany
have been broken off, according to
the Evening News.
Rio Janeiro, April 10-Switzerland
will take charge OF Brazilian interests
at Berlin.
The minister OF marine has received
from the commander of the Brazilian
destroyer Alagoas, which is stationed
at Desterro, report that signals are
being exchanged by means of lights
and wireless between Germans on the
coast and ships cruising in Brazilian
waters. The minister will transmit
this report to President Braz.
Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic
April l0.--A dispatch from Rio jan
eric received by newspaper here to-
day, says that the Brazilian govern
ment has decided to break relations
with Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
Army Bill Will Abolish
Briqadier General Rank

Washington, April 9.-The rank OF
brigadier general in the regular army
OF the United States is abolished by a
provision of the army appropriation
bill taken up today by the senate. All
general officers after its enactment
would have no less rank, than that Of
major general. About thirty brigadier
generals now in active service would
become major generals. Committee
members said the change was made
in conformity with modern military
practice abroad. The chief of staff
is given the rank of general and
precedence over all other army of
fcers,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
M0ST.OF SCORES
! OF BLAST VICTIMS
ARE GIRL T0|LERS
Two Hundred or More Injured
When Big Shell Plant at
Eddystone, Pennsylvania,
Blown Up.
TWO ARRESTS ARE MADE
Victims Are at Work Loading
Shrapnel and Making Time
Fuses for Russia.
HOSPITALS ARE FILLED
TWO ARRESTS ARE MADE
HOSPITALS ARE FILLED

Chester, Pa. April l0.-At least 100
persons, mostly girls, were killed and
200 or more injured by an explosion
today in the great munitions plant at
Eddystone. Pa, near here, owned by
the Russian government. There is
suspicion that the blast was not due
10 accident.
Basil Green, Russian inspector in
the billet department, who was in
jured, said there was no powder in
the loading room and no fire. u was
standing near one of the tables, when
from under the door of the loading
room there came bright glare. Then
instantly another bright light and
everybody fell to the floor. There
were nothing but cases of empty
shells in the loading room. There
was a heavy iron door between the
loading room and the billet room
ard with the first glare the door was
blown off and then came the second
burst OF light, just as turned to see
what caused it. 1t was awful. Men
and women were falling all around
me. ! tried to help, but was too
badly hurt
Two Are Arrested.
There is an unconhrmed rumor of
two arrests.
Officials said the damage TO the
plant was not serious and that work
would be resumed tomorrow in most
departments.
At one undertaker's establishment
there were eighty bodies, seventy
nine being those of girls.
ThQisands OF girls were employed
at the plant, most of them coming
from Philadelphia, ten miles away.
They were attracted by the wages
paid.
Explosion In Pellet Room.
The first explosion occurred soon
after 10 o'clock in the pellet room OF
the shrapnel building, where about
100 girls were putting the finishing
touches on shells. In building ad.
joining approximately 10000 she'll,
were stored. A second explosion de-
molished this structure.
The ruins caught fire, but the fire
men, called from surrounding towns.
extingushed the fire after two hours
work, Meanwhile charred bodies
were being pulled from the wreckage
and injured persons taken to Chester,
mile away. The two main hos
pitfalls of the city were soon filled and
others injured were taken to an ar.
mory and to a frame tabernacle re.
Gently erected here for religious serv.
ices.
Employs Ten Thousand.
The plant was originally construct.
ed soon after the European wal
started by Baldwin Locomotive in
terests. Recently it was taken over
by the Russian government, which
has been employing 10000 workers.
The place has been thoroughly
guarded night and day and after dark
immense searchlights made every por-
tion of the ground as light as day. In
addition secret service men and de-
tectivesr worked in the plant dis
guised as munition makers. There
have been whisperings of plot to
destroy the plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
THIRTY MORE SIGN
UP WITH UNCLE Sam
Age Limit Extended for Army
Recruits and Minor Physi-
cal Defects Waived.
ENLIST FOR HOME SERVICE
OMAHA'S MUSTER ROLL.

Although navy recruiters WORKED
until | a. nj. Tuesday morning. and re-
cruiters for all branches of the serv.
ice had rolled up total of enlist
Tments that broke all records for a
single day here, they we're on the job
again, bright and early Tuesday
morning, and started enlisting men SO
fast that still bigser record may be
established by night.
On top of the grand total OF eighty
six secured Monday in the various
branches, thirty more were enlisted
before noon Tuesday, and many more
"rookies" were waiting their turn to
be examined and sworn in at the
army and navy stations.
National Guard recruiting was
slack. Evidently the desire of the
government authorities to boost the
army and navy recruiting now, in
stead of the guard recruiting, is be-
ing reflected here. By far the great
majority of recruits now are entering
the Regular branches, instead OF the
guard.
However, as the guard here draws
only from Omaha and closely adjoin-
ing territory, while the army and
navy draws from all of Nebraska and
South Dakota and p-rt of Iowa, the
showing made by the Omaha bat
talon of the guard is considered
splendid.
Citizen Recruits Six.
At his own expense citizen OF
Crofton is sending six navy recruits
to Omaha. according to phone mes
sage received Tuesday morning by
Lieutenant Waddell The patriotic
citizen refused to give his name, and
said he was just doing his bit" III
that way, because he was too old to
enlist himself. He rounded up the
prospective recruits himself, as no
canvassing party visited his town. .
Twelve. more recruits were reported
coming from Sioux City to join the
navy here. Other points are also send
ing in men, as the result of the pa
triotic rallies and the efforts OF travel
ing recruiting parties.
Results are also expected soon from
canvassing parties of army recruiters,
who began their special work Mon
day in Nebraska and Iowa.
Age Limit Extended.
The age limit of IS years, in the
army, has been extended to 40 years
by orders from headquarters, which
also instructed that from now on, GER
tain minor physical defects should be
waived, in order to get more fighting
men.
Army applicants. who desire to en-
list for the duration of the war, in
stead of for three years, are being ad-
vised that under the present regula-
tions they can arrange for transfer
to the reserve after one year, if the
war is over. They also can enlist
with the restriction that they shall
serve only within the United States,
if they are opposed to going abroad
to fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
Discourage Rail Workers.
From EnIisting for War

Chicago, April 9.--At meeting Of
the presidents OF the railroads en-
tcring Chicago today it was decided
not TO encourage enlistment of em-
ployes for war service at this time.
With the prospect Of heavy movement
Of munitions and supplies it was felt
that the need of experienced employees
10 the railroad was greater than the
need OF recruits to the government
for the present. at least.
In discussing the relation of the
railways to war, it was pointed out
that England had called back men
from the front because they were
needed 10 run the railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-11
PLAY BASE BALL
TODAY IN MAJORS
National Game Opens In Seven
Of the Sixteen Big League
Cities. e
SNOW ON BOSTON FIELD

New York, April 10--Preceded by
a forecast of generally fair weather,
but low temperatures, the major
league baseball season will be for
maly opened tomorrow in seven of
the sixteen cities composing the Ma
tional and American league circuits.
In the National league Pittsburg will
play at Chicago, St. Louis at Cincin-
natl and Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
The opening game at Boston with
New York has been declared off be-
cause the grounds are covered with
snow. On the American circuit Chi
cagoswll open at St. Louis, Cleve-
land at Detroit, Washington at Phila-
delphia and Boston at New York.
The league executives and club
owners are-loath to predict the eff
feet OF the present international COM
plication upon the national game. In
a general way they believe that base
ball is facing fairly prosperous sea-
son, but expect the receipts and at
tendance to fall below estimates made
before the developments of the past
few weeks. Precedents upon which
to make calculations in the present
situation are few.
During the Spanish-American war
base ball experienced little, if any,
setback. Last summer the 1nterna-
tional league clubs in Canada en-
joyed marked prosperity notwith-
standing that large proportion OF
young Canadians were IN or training
for the trenches.
Unusually close races are expected
in both leagues. The clubs Of both
organizations have been strengthened
to a point where at least six teams in
each circuit are considered real PEN
nant contenders.