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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-23
Shepherd College Notes.

ouCpuCfu SofiCSC INutCS.
The college buildings are now being
cleaned and made ready for the opening
OF the Fall term or September Is. The
grounds were never more attractive than
they are at present, the rich dark green
ofthe lawn being set off by beds of ger
aniums, gladioli and cannas in different
parts OF the campus.
A part OF the abundant supply OF veg
etables from the garden is being put up
for dormitory use. A new boiler for the
heating plant in the town hall and the
old building is being installed. and nu-
merous repairs and Improvements are
being made in different parts of the COL
lege property.
Numerous requests are coming in ask
ing for catalogs and information, and in
dications point to a good attendance at
the opening, especially OF young ladies'.
Shepherd College graduates are in de-
mand and some OF them have been offered
two or more positions-Nine OF our grad
yates will teach in the Elkins schools this
year, while others will be found al Blue
field, Hinton, Charleston, Clarksburg,
Fairmont. Morgantown, Parsons, Keyser
and other distant points.
Members OF the Faculty have spent
their vacation in various ways and places.
Mrs. Gardiner visited her son, Robert,
on the Eastern Shore OF Virginia; Miss
Smith attended the summer school at
johns Hopkins University Miss Turner
accompanied by her mother was at Chau-
tauqua two weeks and extended the trip
into Canada Miss Ireland was in Wash
ington for time and then went 10 her
old home at Morgantown; Miss MerellS
is keeping cool at her home in The noun
tains of old Preston; Miss Williams took
her degree in The Bowling Green. KY,
Commercial school, and visited Mammoth
Cave and other interesting places Miss
Cowsill was extension agent in Ohio
County and at Wheeling, where her work
was very highly appreciated, Mr.. Bear
made hay for those fine Hereiords in
Harrison County Mr.. Duke dug eaters"
in his splendid garden, and learned 10
cook while camping with the Boy Scouts
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenamond with the boys
visited their old homes in Wheeling and
Huntington, respectively; Mr.. Muldoon
and all his family took trip by auto TO
his old home IN Ohio County; MIR. Miller
has been here all summer keeping up the
correspondence and making ready for
the new school year. All will be al their
posts at the beginning OF the term.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-23
Notes of the Churches.


Rev. Border L. Stanley, OF Mount
Pleasant, N. c., formerly Of KearneyS-
vile, preached an excellent sermon at the
open-air service last Sunday evening.
Mrs. c. b. Ollie, OF Morgantown, and
Mr.. w. s. Haines sang very sweetly a
duet, Love Divine, and VIM. b. SnY-
der sang as solo "Sweeter as the Years
Go By" The laStseryice for the summer
will be held on Sunday evening, August
18th, when the sermon will be preached
by Rev. J. Edward Harms, pastor OF ST.
Johns Lutheran Church, Hagerstown.
Rev. MIR. Harms is an able preacher and
forceiuI speaker and he should be
greeted by large audience.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence
permits, IN Shepherdstown al IL a. m.
and at Kearueysvile at 100 p. m. A
There will be district Sunday school
rally at the Greensburg United Brethren
Church next Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Lutheran Church-Services at Uvilla al
ii a. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
81 BRITISH VESSELS SUNK.
Losses for Last Week Slightly Lower
Than Week Before.

London, Aug. 3.--Some falling off in
the loss of British merchantmen by sub
marines is noted in the official summary
issued last evening. Fifteen British yes
sells of more than 1000 tons were sunk
by submarines or mines last week. Three
vessels under 600 tons were sunk
The following is the British official
weekly shipping summary, given out on
Wednesday:
Arrivals, 2,747; sailings, 2,776. Brit
ish merchantmen of more than 1900 tons
sunk, Is, under 900 tons, three. British
merchantmen unsuccessfully attacked,
nine, including three previously. Fishing
vessels sunk. none"
According to the admiralty report of
the previous week, the losses were 2l
British vessels of more than 900 tons
each, three of less than ! 800 tons, and
one fishing vessel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
ANOTHER HOT
WAVE COMING;
DEATHS GROW
United States Weather Bureau Sees a
Temporary Respite; May Last
Two Days.

Washington. Aug 3.--No permanent
relief from the heat wave, which has cost
hundreds Of lives in the eastern states
was forecast by the government weather
bureau yesterday:
"The temperature in eastern districts
will fall slightly to-day but the fall will
be only temporary and return to higher
temperature in the next few days is
probable" it was said
The mercury had fallen somewhat in
the lake region and the Ohio valley. No
rain which might bring relief from the
sweltering heat is in sight and very little
breeze is forecast.
The department of agriculture issued
another appeal to housewives to ''sacri-
flee comfort and continue canning and
There will be greater waste in the ex-
IRENE heat expected during the next few
days" because ''perishable fruits and veg
etables are ripening faster than had been
expected the department warned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03

Hotel Committee Calls for This in Reso-
luton.

Washington, Aug. 3.--Resolutions to
make every Tuesday a beefless day and
to inaugurate systematic measures to
curtail consumption of wheat bread, but
ter, sugar and young animal meat, were
adopted Wednesday by the food admin
istration's hotel and restaurant commit
tee, whose membership includes the pro.
prietors of many of the country's lead
ing hotels and restaurants.
The steps decided on include use of at
least ten per cent. of some other kind of
flour besides wheat in making wheat
bread and rolls; featuring of corn and
rice cakes in place of wheat cakes; sub
stitution of fish, fowls, vegetables and
fruits for heavy meas, wherever posi-
BILE; and elimination when practicable
of the icing OF cakes and of the cube
sugar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
LAFAYETTE ESC4DRILLE
MASTERS OF THE AIR
German Airmen Keep to the Ground and
Decline TO Fight Entente
FLYERS

Parsi, Aug, 3.-Complete allied mas
terry of the air has been achieved on that
section of the front where the Lafayette
escadrille of American air fighters is To-
Gated.
Dispatches from the squadron's head.
quarters yesterday declared on Monday
the star fiiers of the Lafayette corps, in
Guiding Capt. Thenault, Lieut.. Thaw,
Lieut.. Lufberry and Sergts. Rockwell,
Parsons and Willis, had flown distance
of 20 miles behind the German lines
without even sighting an enemy plane
Most of their reconnaissance was over
German aviation fields, but the enemy
declined to fight.
81 am thirsting for a good old fash
toned fight complained one Lafayette
fier in message received here yester-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
Sporting Notes.

Walter Rehg the Braves right fielder
Wichita, Kan, that he has been drafted
along with younger brother. No de-
tails we're given, so there is a possibility
that he may not be taken in the first
army
Speaker, the Cleveland center fielder
played big part in Cleveland's win over
Philadelphia in Wednesdays encounter.
He secured three hits out of three times
at bat, including triple besides scoring
three runs.
Lawton Witt, the former Goddard ath-
lete, now with the Philadelphia Athlet-
les, has been called home to Massachu-
sets to be examined for war service. He
is the first major league player to be
summoned
SCOTS fielding featured Wednesdays
game between Boston and Chicago, when
he was credited with five putouts and
four assists,
Felsch, the Chicago center fielder, had
an exceptionally busy day in the field in
Wednesdays Boston Chicago game, when
he accepted six chances without an err
ror.
Lawless, the Fort Andrews pitcher,
shut out the Fort Revere team Wednes-
day without allowing a run or hit. He
retired Is men on strikes and did not is
sue pass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
Nansen Makes Offer for the
Norwegian Commission
for Import Privilege
PUTS NORWAY IN
DESPERATE PLIGHT
Country Will Maintain the
Position of Neutral,
He Asserts

Washington, Aug. 3-Norway, facing
starvation If the United States cuts off
exports of food, is ready TO release a mill
lion tons of her shipping in return for
the privilege of importing food principal
ly from the United States. Dr. Fridtiob
hansen, head of the Norwegian mission
TO the United States, declared yesterday
unreservedly that Norway faces privation
If the United States enforces an export
embargo against her
DIR. Nansen compared possible eondi-
tions with those existing during the Ma
poleonic wars, when the Danish fleet was
taken by the English and Norway was
forced to side with France He said,
however, that Norway will maintain her
present position of neutrality, as Norwe-
gians can see no possible benefit to any
one if they should enter the war on Ell
Their side. Anxious to maintain their
place in the world as seafaring nation,
a common carrier of world commerce, and
in order to get foodstuffs for themselves
and keep their maritime flag ahoat, he
said they were willing TO barter ships
for food.
Norway, before the war, had 100000
tons of shipping; the Germans have de-
stroyed 100000; Norway now needs ]
100000 for her own wants, and
is willing to devote the remainder to the
carrying needs of other countries.
What Norway needs now are fats, sug-
ar and grain and, as Dr. Nansen ex-
pressed it, that Norway would give a
guarantee that none of these things |
would be sent to Germany goes without |
saying,
The Norwegian ships would be put
INTO the coastwise trade as soon as Con
yress revises the navigation laws to per.
nit foreign ships to do so.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
WILSON ORDERS ALL
SLACKERS REPORTED
Delinquents Will Be Certified Into the
National Army Within Five
Days of Calling.

Washington, Aug. 3.-President Will
son yesterday ordered all "slackers" who
failed to appear for draft examination
be reported to the department of justice
and certified into the national army by
the adjutant general of the state.
Should these men fail to report to the
adjutant general within five days after
notification of their certifcation into the
army they will be reported to the adj
jutant general of the army for his ac-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
SUPPLYING DRAFT WIVES.
Federal Agents Investigating Activities
of Marriage Brokers.

New York; Aug. 3.--Agents of the de-
partment of justice, it was said yester-
day, were conducting an investigation
here to learn if marriage brokers have
been supplying women as wives for men
seeking exemption from service with the
national army The investigation is said
to be the result of two days work by
members of the department after they
discovered that many of the men apply
ing for marriage licenses knew little or
nothing about the women they were
seeking beyond the facts necessary to
obtain a license.
As a result of the action taken by the
federal authorities, there was expected
to be further falling off in the number
of applications for licenses. United
States Marshal Mccarthy said his depu-
ties would be present again yesterday
and that all applicants for licenses who
could not show registration cards would
be turned away. Only las were issued
Wednesday, which was about normal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
SS,OOO,0OO,OOO
LOAN, NOV. IS
The Announcement Made by
Government Treas
ury Officials
$1,000 100000 IN
TREASURY NOTES
Short Time Treasury Ger
tiicates for Immedi-
ate Needs

Washington, Aug 3.-The second Lib
erty loan - for $3,0O0,O000O0 - will be
launched Nov. Is, treasury officials said
yesterday.
Before that time it is planned to issue
nearly $l,ooooooOoO in treasury short
time certificates to meet immediate
needs.
= On the eve of the announcement OF
the second Liberty loan, treasury Off
Gals are at loss for name to distin'
guish it from the first
To sell the second issue of bonds, a
campaign is being planned which VIII
overshadow the organization and pub
licity which made the first bond issue so
great success. Much of the first or
ganization will be used, conferences with
district Liberty loan committees and
prominent bankers from all parts of the
country already having been held.
A new feature in the second bond sell
ing campaign will be the women's Liber-
ty loan committee. 1t has named state
chairmen and opened offices in the treas
ury building here. The entire campaign
will be under the direction of Secretary
McAdoo and the national Liberty loan
committee, which figured in the previous
issue.
Several million new posters and 5000,
600 Liberty loan buttons have been con
tracted for.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
FINAL ACTION nv SIGHT
ON THE FOOD BILL
House Expected to Accept Conference
Report Some Time To-
day

Washington, Aug. 3.-Final action by
both houses of Congress on the food con-
troll bill was in sight yesterday. Presi-
dent Wilson hoped to have the measure
before him for his signature early next
week.
Spirited opposition in both branches
was expected to accepting some of the
compromises effected by the conferees,
but Representative Lever said the House
would accept the conference report to-
day.
An agreement reached in the Senate to
vote on a separate bill providing a con-
gressional war committee was counted
on to modify opposition to the confer
ence report in the upper branch Sen
ator Reed and others, however, were ex-
pected to fight further for amendments
approved by the Senate and eliminated
in conference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
IMPORTING FROM so. AFRICA.
Three Thousand Tons of Waffle Bark
Each Month.

London, Aug. 3.-In view of the fact
that shipments of quebracho from Argen-
tine have been restricted and the French
chestnut bark supplies are not available
tanners are glad to hear that the ship
ping controller has authorized the impor-
tation of three thousand tons of waffle
bark from South Africa monthly.
Works are said to have been estab-
lished in Natal for the extraction of tan
min from the bark and in view of the
fact that waffle wood is being used in
the manufacture of explosives, acetone
industry promises large developments.
Prior to the war, most of the waffle
wood bark. imported into England was
re-exported to Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
93O,OOO,OOO BUSHELS
OF STAPLES PROMISED
Potatoes, Though, Only Record Crop of
the Northumberland Crop
Larger Than Last Year.

ST. Paul, Aug 3.-The Northwest will
not come empty handed TO the food mar
kets of the nation this fall, Neither will
it come with bumper crops. Potatoes
only offer promise of record yield.
These are the conclusions of the st. Paul
and Minneapolis Daily News crop report
published yesterday after thorough in
vestigation.
The wheat crop will go over last years
by 45,000,00o bushels, 1t viii fall short
of the record 1918 crop by l64,444000
bushels. These figures are for Wiscon-
sim Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and Montana.
The Daily News crops statistician
makes the following estimate of leading
farm crops in these five northwest
states; Wheat, 100, 100000 bushels; corn,
225, 100000 bushels: oats, 335,000,000
bushels; barley, 100000 bushels; rye,
100000; faxseed, l0,00000e bushels;
potatoes, II 100000 bushels. This makes
a grand total OF 93o,OO0,0oO bushels of
staple foods.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
What One Mother Will Sacrifice for Her
Country.

Here is the prize-winning letter in the
contest: What | Would Sacrifice for
My Country which was held by The
American Magazine The writer of it
says
"What would / sacrifice for my coun-
try? That question is in the past tense
with me. | have already sacrificed for
my country What? Whomy With the
exception of two others who have an
equal share in my affections, | have sac
rificed the dearest thing on earth to me
my first born son.
HE went away this morning. Half
laughing, half crying, he started on a
S00-mile journey to the recruiting sta
ton on the coast, there to enlist in the
navy; to give up his school life, his
home life, even the thought of marriage
should such a thing strike his youth
full fancy-to serve his country for the
next seven years.
"He is just 10, this boy of mine! Six
feet of brave, clean American boyhood.
We have played together, danced togeth-
er, laughed together, and occasionally
cried together all Of his 10 years. He
has been my chum, my playmate, and my
dear child. was very young when
married and he came TO me, and. being
one Of those unorthodox women who be-
lieve that fun, sympathy and the prae-
tice Of entering into the spirit Of youth
viii hold ones children when preaching
and long faces fail, l have held my boy
and made home the brightest spot to him
] gave him. Can one do /
more for ones country
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
ATTRACT CROWDS
Each Night at the Base OF the American
Flotilla the Trim Little Fighting
Ships Are Watched Eager
ly by the Landsmen.

Base American flotilas in British wa.
tiers, Aug. 3 Correspondence of the As.
ISOLATED Press Atop steep activity
that skirts the harbor of this port much
like the Palisades do the Hudson river,
hundreds of villagers and folk from a
nearby city gather each night to watch
the American destroyers trim little
fighting ships Uncle Sam has sent across
the Atlantic to combat the submarines.
On peaceful, beautiful, moonlight night
these people have a picture of the silent
activity that is hard TO beat.
From their high perch the people can
see for several miles vast expanse of
hills and water that make wonderful
setting for the fighting craft at their
feet. The British and American sailors
on shore leaves bring their girls up there
and men and women trudge baby car
riages from miles around to watch the
silent ships. 1t has come to be one OF
the most popular walks in the country;
even the railroads run week lend excur-
sions to the spot, bringing hundreds of
holiday clad boys and girls from great
distances to e the Americans.
Up TO a certain hour the ships are out
lined in the darkness by many lights.
But all the time there is a scene Of ac-
tivity on board and in the water The
bluejaekets with their little white caps
seem to be always moving about, motor
dories dart here and there among the
ships, orders are called out and occa-
sionally is heard the shrill warning of
the horn on the dories Always the do
ries are running from ships to shore,
loaded with men going on leaves or re-
turning to ship, Wireless and search
lights which at night replace the flag sig
nails and semaphones are exchanging
messages and lights on board each ship
flicker up and out in Morse code,
In the midst of all this is heard the
strains of string guitars, ban
Jos and violins--which seem to be favor
ties with the American boys. From the |
deck of the supply or mother ship, which |
boasts string orchestra of Is pieces,
Hawaiian melodies enchant the music |
overs on shore. From other ships mu
'ic comes from the monographs, with
which every ship in the fotillas is sup
,lied. On week ends many of the towns
,eople crowd into small boats and swarm
bout the destroyers in their anxiety to
ret as close as possible to the music.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
WAR RATIoNs FOR CANADA.
Food Controller Demands Provision for
Two Meatless Days Weekly.

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 3.-Canada will be
put on rations and there will be pen
atty if the orders are not obeyed. w.
Hanna, food controller of Canada, has
made recommendations to the minister
of justice that the people of Canada shall
be required to observe two meatless days
a week, two baconless days week, and
that every caterer in Canada who sup
plies daily rs meals, must supply bread
that is other than pure wheat bread. The
government, he said, must fix the penal
ties War and the feeding of the allied
nations are stated as the justification for
the recommendations of the Canadian
food controller.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
MEXICAN GENERAL ACCUSED.
Charged with Plot to Embarrass Mexieo's
Foreign Policy.

Mexico City, Aug. 3.-Charges of a
breach of discipline of the army and of
conduct tending 70 embarrass the foreign
policy of Mexico have been made against
General Juan Merge in connection with
a statement said TO have been made by
him, which was published in local pa
per and in which he was alleged to have
advocated that Mexico break with Ger.
many and join the allies.
General Merge asserts in reply to the
charges that at the time the statement
was made he had resigned from the Army
and his resignation had been accepted,
and that he considered his utterances
patriotic rather than likely to involve
Mexico to her detriment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
LOUIS PINDY DEAD.
He Set Fire to Hotel de Vile in Paris
in May, 1871.

AsN 49, AAAN ~ AAgNSA Wv LIZ AZ 4 0AAs
in May, 1871.
Chaux de Ponds, Switzerland Aug. 3.
Louis Pindy, the man who set fire to
the Hotel de Vile in Paris in May, 1871,
and who was one of the last four mem
bers of the Paris commune exiled in
Switzerland, has just died at the age of
IL. The remaining three are Protot, who
was minister of justice in the govern
ment of the commune, with Louclas and
Gerardon, two inconspicuous members of
the commune.
Pindy was in command at the Hotel
de Vile He declared that. il obliged
to quit the building, he would leave it
in flames, and kept his word.
Condemned to death for that act Of
incendiarism, he hid ten months in the
rue Saint Maur. manufacturing jewelry
meanwhile. Denounced by his partner,
he escaped to Switzerland by way Of
Mulhsusen and settled at Chaux de
Ponds. where he was employed for "A
years by the same firm making watches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
I. W. W. THREATS.
Outbreaks Feared, Following the Lynch
ing of Frank Little.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 3.-The citizens Of
Butte passed a restless night. owing 70
rumors Of wholesale lynehings and
threatened outbreaks by the comrades
Of Prank Little. leader Of the Indus
trial Workers Of the World. who was
dragged from his hotel BY a party Of
seven and hanged to a railroad bridge
early Wednesday.
The city council at the request Of May
Or w. H. Maioney, voted 20 oiTer a re-
ward Of $500 for the arrest and con
vietion Of anyone Of the sisyers Of Little.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
PROHIBITION GOES OVER.
No Action in the House Until Deem
her.

Washington, Aug. 3. National prohibit
bition by constitutional amendment was
hung up in the House yesterday by the
prohibition leaders themselves.
The resolution to submit the proposal
to the states, passed yesterday by the
Senate, was put out OF the program for
the present session and will not come
up until the regular session in Deem
ber
Plans to reconvene the Democratic eau
Gus and reverse its decision to consider
only war legislation were abandoned be
cause it was believed delaying action
until the next session viii help the pro-
hibition cause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-03
JAPANESE ENFEEBLED.
Complaint Made That Young Men are
Deteriorating.

Toxic, Aug 3.-Interpellating the gov
eminent about the health of the nation,
Baron Kenkwan Takagi, a well known
medico-scientist, speaking in the House
of Peers, declared that there was grad
ual enfeeblement in the physique of the
young men which was discouraging He
asked whether the government was con-
sidering any measures for the improve
ment of the health conditions of the EN-.
pire.
In reply, Premier Count Terauchi said
the government was not satisfied with
the present national hygiene and would
adopt all possible measures to bring
about an improvement.