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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03
BRYCE PRAISES THE
WORK OF THEV.NG.A.
Great British Writer Urg.
es That America Help
Along That Line.

LONDON, Aug. S.-(Correspond.
ence Of The Associated Press)) Wis.
count Bryce, former British Ambas.
scdor to the United States, has writ.
ten a letter to E. c. Carter, secre.
tary for France and England OF the
Young Mems Christian Association,
commencing the work Of that organ
iEatlon among the soldiers OF the En-.
tente Allies and suggesting that the
American association will be able 10
render the greatest possible service
to the American eXpeditionary forces.
Arrangements for the work of the
American organization are we'll under
wey both in France and in England,
but definite and positive plans will not
be completed until more is known OF
the strength OF the American forces,
where they will be located and When
they will arrive. Meanwhile, the
Young Mems Christian Association IS
doing everything possible to provide
for comfort and entertainment OF
those American sailors and soldiers
who aldeady are in Europe.
81 can truly say Viscount Bryce
writes in his letter that l have
heard from every quarter. including
many naval and military authorities,
the warmest acknowledgment of the
excellent work done by the Young
Mems Christian Association during
these three terrible years Of war, for
the British, Casadlan and Australian
soldiers both in camp here and at
home and among the troops on the
various fighting fronts. Many plans
have been devised, many methods
successfully employed, to provide for
their benefit comforts, recreation,
literature o fthe right sorts and many
other wholesome influences.
81 believe that the American AS.
ISOLATION, which will have the advan
tage OF our experience, which will be
worked with true American energy,
and which may command even larger
funds than we had my render the
greatest possible services in France
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03
Coffee Strongest
U, s, NAVY Drink

BASE AMERICAN FL0TILLAS IN
BRITISH WATERS, Aug S.--Black
coffee is the popular drink with the
men over here in Uncle Sans teeto'
tai navy. Steaming hot coffee ID q
ways on tap on board the destroyers
when they are ont looking for sub
marines. The men say it not only
keeps them awake but serves also
as a stimulant and protector against
the rigorous climatic conditions I'M
der which they labor. They have
not yc; carried on board ship the af'
ternaon tea habit which they have
form, & ashore and found such q sat
isfactory substitute for the use Of OIL
"oholic drinks.
The vast majority Of the men cay
they do not miss the absence In
toXicating drink on board their Chips.
Those who want it can get it ashore
from midday until eight in the even
ing but for the vast majority the II.
ouor saloons have very littlD charm.
Tho record Of the men as a whole IN
this respect, say their officers, has
been one OF the gratifying features
OF their stay here.
The patrols. therefore, have very
little to do but walk up and down
the main street Of the village in
search Of the trouble that seldom
comes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

Some queer things are cropping to the surface as the
result of the work of the draft boards. Charleston
this state for instance out of every eight men
have been rejected because Of physical disqualification
while out in Chicago in district where 60 regstrants
were examined yesterday all but five of them found
to be ft-but all but of the 55 asked exemption
In Pittsburgh the large number of exemptions which
has forced all the boards to call additional men are due
amos: entirely to the presence of large alien popu-
laon These things make trouble for the time being,
but they will be worked out equtaby in the end. The
draft is being conducted in the full light of day and
there is not much chance for injustice to be done.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03
SHOWS CREEL UP.

"WEDNESDAY night Secretary of the Navy Daniel:
w gave out the report Of Admiral Gleaws who was in
charge Of the naval convoy which escorted General
Perhnss command to France, 1t shows that the trans
Doris were attacked by at least four submarines and that
at least one Of the German boat: apparently was sunk.
Thus the matter of fact report of the Admiral in charge
Of The operation to his immediate SUPERIOR who forwarded
it the Navy department. turns out to be even more thrill
ing than the report which Censor George Cree wrote for
publication in the newspapers Of July 4. By many news
papers will be regarded vndica6n Of the Cree YER
sion.
To certain extent this is hue but it certainly is not
vindcation of Creel Rather damns him all the more
II he had the horse sense man in his position ought to
have, or if he had had the right kind Of newspaper training
h. would have known that the proper thing do would
be to give the report itself to the public and not attempt
to elaborate it, which is what he did by his own ad-
mission.
The official report from which all the military i3fOF-
nation that might have been Of to the foe could have
been deeted, would have inspired confidence at the start
whereas the Cee rewrite while substantially correct in its
general outlines bred dstrust and has been under fire in the
Senate and the newspapers extent which must have
been embarrassing to the President
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

evidence probably would be willing
TO aGnit,
The man who shipped a barrel oil
hard cider to CtatwaBa when hog
was ordered will learn something to
his advantage II he will just let the
thirsty public know 'his postoffice
address.
Russians out Of 1t. says Gen. Maur'
ice"-HeAdline.
Probably getting ready to do their
fighting at home.
Pershing does not know his Job as
we'll as he should.
As a soup sampler be gets by, but
apparently he forgot yesterday to
tweak the ears Of some Of the prI'
Yates.
That's what Napoleon always old
when he wanted to make dope for
the campaign biography writer's
Speaking Of benches on the court
house lawn, one point in their favor
has not been mentioned
They might induce The loateF1 10
move in off the streets SO the people
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03
RUSSIA OUT OF IT.

- ENERAL MATRICES admission that the En-
tente allies no longer count upon Russia for any
material military assistance merely confirms what
lyntn have been suspectng for some time. As director
81 the military operations of the British empire General
Mauriees opportunities for knowing exacty what going
Cd are uexcelled and what he said yesterday to the repre-
sentative Of the Associated Press obviously for the
purpose Of breaking the news, which so unwecome to the
nations lined up against the Central powers, to the world
Il means that Kerensky with all his FIRE, his magnetism
and his energy will be lucky if he can preserve Russia from
ie dangers that urk within. and that he will have little
time for thought of the foe beyond the border. Its pity
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

CT lhsyonis nll Of lhe United Stat, VITO q.
now called upon % face war which may LAST long dme
and require lie Republic 10 eSn itself to s utmost bu
We may al yet learn TO accept the view Of The New Re
public that he revolution N Rusisa is to date the biggest
net sain" made during the war Certainly The wipng out
Of he huge reaedonaIy structure which took the place Of
government for the Russians IS tremendous advance for
democracy.
But history teaches that revolutions come slowly. and
that they are just as slow in accomplishing The work they
are intended to do Many people who were reasonably
well informed about the affairs of Russia hoped that
period of alternating anarchy and ds:pO:m migh be un-
necessary in this rising of the people, and perhaps there
will not be great deal of blood letting and human suffer
ing but no one can tell how long it will be before cOnd
tons settle down. Just how unsettled things are how COM
plely at sea the government is the report that project
to raise whole army Of women has seized upon the mag
NATION of the public shows.
One cannot avoid feeling that people which enthu'i-
aicay embarks upon project like that are more than
little light in their heads savors Of tranp lanng the
mas psychology of the crusade period to this PSOsac
twentieth century.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03
Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
rhE CENSORSHIP PROBLEM.
(BY coNpol


From the Baltimore Sun
A special dlspat h to che New York
Times from. Washington lsprrts that
Mr. Crael, chairman Of The so.called
Lommittee on Pubic Information, has
recommended to President Wilson that
the effort to conduct a voluntary press,
censorship lie abandoned, leaving to
the newspapers and press associations
the responsibility of determining wha;
war news they should or should ne;
print.
While The Sun did not consider Ell.
tirely wise the drastic provisions for
legal censorship contained in the bill
which was defeated in Congress, 1t
would be a grave mistake, 1t seems to
us, to abandon voluntary censorship,
or to leave the question Of what con-
stitutes safe or unsafe war matter to
the discretion of individual newspa'
pers Such a system, or lack OF sys'
tenn, would handicap patriotic and con-
,cientious papers, and would put them
in the publication OF news at disad'
vantage with INSCRIPTIONS competi'
tors.
The conflicts of authority in Wash
inston between Mr.. Creel's bureau and
ether government agencies and the
uncertainties to which differences OF
opinion en- current events have given
rise seem strong.y to suggest that this
is an opporture time, not 10 give up
censorship, but to inaugurate bet
ter, mnr5 intelligent ami more work
able system We do not believe we
would get satisfactory results by put
ting censorship in the hands of board
of military and naval martinets. Ihat
might do i'll Germany, but it does not
suit the temper and spirit Of the Amer
lean people. Such a board would be
likely to make the same errors that
we're made in Great Britain in the
earlier parl Of the war; because 1t
would naturally look at everything
from the professional and not from the
uopular standpoint. In democratic
country the government must depend
for its strength upon popular approval
and in censorship. as in other things
we must look through the peoples
eyes as we'll as through military spec
tacles.
The solution of the difficulty, 1t &C.
ours to us, ia 10 be found in organizing
a publicity bureau through the news.
papers themselves. Let them be repre-
sented in Washington through a lead
ing Journalist of their own selection,
as members Of the Council! Of National
Defense, and let the man so chosen
keep in close toucn with the President
and military and naval authorities and
be empowered, after consultation with
department heads, to determine what
should be suppressed and what should
he published All the leading newspa'
pers would iecl II emselyes in honor
bound to respect such an agreement
and there would be little disposition
TO criticize regulations prescribed by
an acknowledged and sympathetic
authority in newspaper work. a man
of road mentsl gauge, long experience
and familiarity with conditions abroad,
as well as in this country, is required
for the work, and If the President viii
look for him we think he can be found
"War Economy" shoe sale at
shurtleff & WeIton's. Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

General Kornilof, the new generalssmo of the Rus
sian armies had very humble origin and at least one
OF the biographies of him printed in this country at the
time he began to attract attention outside of Russia
had it that he born in log cabin That is inter-
esng There was time when birth in log cabin was
almost essential the attainment Of greatness in this
country And twas long after log cabins we're common
at that
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03
LETTERS TO
TIE EDITOR
Frlrmont, ". IA.

August !, lV4I.
Editor The West V!:Si2iar-As q
erection TO .n article a7pc2r,@J II
a recen: issue Of your p27az, pcr,-1.
ing to the local carpenters os5anisa'
ton taking part in recall proceedings
against the Mayor o. our city, ! an
instructed by the organization to say.
that the alleged statement is far from
our mission. Further, wo ara not re
sponsible for the Individual opinions
OF cur membership.
Local No. 42S Brotherhood Of Car
penters & Joiners.,
JAS. r. PHELPS,
Recording Secretary, 't
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

Judging by dispatches from Paris and Berlin all
hands are satisfied with the progress Of the battle in
Flanders WE'LL both sides satisfied with the pro-
gress of the fight at verdun up until the end, but the
Germans do not take great deal of pride in what they
accomplished there now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03
SHORT AND SNAPPY.

Lonely farms bothered with tramps have no further
trouble after they hang out sign, harvest hands
wanted. "-Clarksburg Exponent
senators Begin Trial Of Liquor" says headline in
the Huntington Advertiser. good many Of them be-
gan that long time ago. and are still trying it-Par
kersburg Sentinel.
German advance in Gaicia reported stopped at
sorokikrogouletz. Now, wouldn't that stop your
Charleston Leader.
Billy Sundays New York tabernacle to be dance
paylion-news item. The devil-WheeIng Register
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

could use them occasionally without
having to hit the line hard.
Most any evening the only thing
that could negotiate the jay lane with
ease would be road roller.
Wonder II the cops were never told
what the lines are for?
Looks like it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

Miss Rose Gaskill has returned to
her home at 431 Jefferson street from
Pittsburgh, Pa, where al operation
was performed on her font.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

10 th6s American s6.alSts who Brit
ain ana rance reioice to welcome d.
their allies IA this tisht Tor freedom
AID right
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

There is one thing about the surprising number OF
men who do not come up the army standard of ply
steal fitness 1t is bound to result in sweeping the lads
who married to evade military service into the net.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

One Of the significant Signs of the times is that the
newspapers contain almost many reports of U-boats
Destroyed as Of ships destroyed by Uboats these days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

So far as is known the corn not nIpped by last
nights abrupt cold wave
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

"War Economy" shoe sale at Shurt-
left & Welton's for 10 days.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-03

"WEDNESDAY night Secretary of the Navy Daniels
w gave out the report Of Admiral Gleaves who was in
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-16


sided in the comfortable old-fashioned
country house which you assisted me
10 purchase on the border of the love-
ly forest of Fontainebleau.
And now, you have asked me to
reveal to you some of the secrets of
Potsdam-Secrets known to me by rea-
son of my official position before the
war.
You are persuading me to disclose
some facts concerning the public and
private life of the emperor, of my
imperial master, the crown prince
known in his intimate circles as
willie" and Of the handsome but long
suffering Cecil, duchess Of Mecklen-
burg, who married him ten years ago,
and became known as "Cilli." PheW!
Poor womanl She has experienced
ten years of misery domestic unhap-
piness, by which she has become pre-
maturdy aged, deep-eyed, her coun-
fenance at times when we talked wear-
ffnr an almost tragic look.
y Strange, InexpIicabIe Affair.
In he early days of 1912 1 found
myself, as the personal adjutant of his
imperial higkuess the crown prince, in
volyed IN a Very strange, even mex
plicable affair.
The drama opened In the emperor's
palace in Berlin on New Years night,
1912, when, as usual, grand court re-,
ception was held.
In the famous White salon, with it's
ceilings gaudily emblazoned with the
arms Of the Hohenzollerns as bur-
graves, electors, kings, emperors, and
what-not. it's walls of colored marble
and gilded bronze, and its fine statues
Of the Prussian rulers, we had all as
senbled and were waiting the entrance
Of the emperor.
OF sudden the tap of the chamber
lain's stick was heard thrice, the gold
and-white doors instantly fell open,
and the emperor, his decorations
cleaning beneath the myriad lights
smilingiy entered with his waddling
consort, the crown prince, and their
brilliant suite.
The Cause of the Kaiser's Annoyance.
An OF us bowed low in homage, but
as we did so / saw the shrewd eyes Of
the "all-highest one" which nothing es-
capes, fixed upon woman who STOOD
close to my elbow. AS he fixed his
Fl rec gaze upon her, I saw, knowing
glance as did, that 1t spoke vol
umes. Hitherto I had not noticed the
lady, for she was probably one of those
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-16
Newfoundland Docs.

A reliable authority states that orig
inally the cOlOrs of the Newfoundland
dog were red, brown, brown and white,
bronze, red and white, and black and
white; but these have given place to
two orthodox colors-black (Which is
generally preferred), or black and
white. The famous English artist.
Landseer, in his celebrated picture, "A
Member Of the Royal Humane So
ciety," painted a specimen of the lat
ter colors, and hence the black and
white are sometimes called "Landseer
NewfOundlands."
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-16

EDITORIAL NOTE. - William Le-
Queux, who here chronicles for his
friend, Count Ernst Won HeltzendOrff,
the latter's revelations of the inner
life of the imperial German court, has
long been recognized throughout Eu-
rope the possessor of it's innermost
secrets.
The English "yNho's Who" says of
aim: "He has intimate knowledge of
the secret service of Continental cOun-
tries and is considered by the govern
nent (Of Great Brittany an authority on
such matters" Another authority saysi
"Feyv people have been more closely as
ISOLATED with know more of the
astounding inner machinery of Ger
many than he.'
Leaaeux probably has more sources
of secret Information at his command
for the last six years the British Gov
eminent has made valuable use of his
vast store of secret information through
a specially organized department with
which LeQueux works as a voluntary
asststant.
Count Won HeltzendOrff became an In
climate of LeQueux several years prior
to the outbreak of the war; he has been
diving I'm retirement In France since
August, 1914, and 1t was there that Lee
QAenx received from the crown princes
late personal adiutant permission to
make public these revelations of the
inner kfe of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the denecracies of the world might
come TO know the real, but heretofore
hidden, personalities of the two dOmI-
nant members of the autocracy 1t Is
now arrayed against.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-16
THE TRAGEDY OF THE LEUTENBERGS
How the Kaiser and His Heir Conspired for the
Undong of the Beautiful English Wife of
Member of the German Nobility

ALETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUTANT
WILLIAM LEQUEuX POSSESSOR OF THE
EUROPE.
Veneux
par oret-s ur-L DING
Marine,
February til,
MY
ife OFF, a he
The scandal will
were of themkn to
Tulsa. the ex-cr o
coseya wit many OF Il
hesear
The wh
here.a but of
desires MORE
even mo-es
Ms person
nendnn now
most cord greet
Yours SINGER
(signed) HELTZENDORFF.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-16
Photographs With Bubble Background.

Professor Boys of England, expert.
menting with bubbles, obtained some
very large ones, which in the sunshine
changed colors so beautifully that he
conceived the idea Of using them as
backgrounds for photographs.
These large bubbles were blown with
an ordinary bellows, says the Popular
Science Monthly. The soap solution
was heated and large-mounted fun.
mel was dipped into it. The bellows,
connected with the funnel, was then
worked very gently. Bubbles with as
great circumference as two and a
half feet were easily obtained.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-06-16

y AUGUST 5, 1914, I shook
the dust of Berlin from my
feet, crossed the French
frontier, and have since re-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19
HUNTERS PERISH
IN RICE LAKE
Drown in Storm and Bodies
Found Saturday Standing
Straight Up in Muddy
Bottom

The finding of the bodies OF Maj. A.
b. Gambler, Waukesha, superintendent
of the Inderrieden Canning company OF
Chicago, A. G. Tamms, bookkeeper OF
the same company, and Herman f..
Boortz, a Rice Lake insurance man in a
patch of wild rice in Rice Lake Fri
day afternoon, ended the story OF a
struggle for life on the part OF three
men Thursday night when their duck
boat capsized in the storm.
The men had been at Rice Lake sew
eral days and drove to the lake shore
in an automobile Thursday afternoon.
Late i'll the evening they were over
taken by the storm in patch of wild
rice and the boat was overturned.
circumstances indicate that the men
cIung to the boat but were finally over
come by exposure and had to let go.
The bodies of the men were found
standing erect in the muddy bottom OF
the lake.
Maj. A. b. Gambler leaves wife
and several young children. A. g,
Tamms leaves a wife and Herman r.
Boortz Of Ackermann & Knudson
company leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19
GRANDMA USED SAGE .
TEA TO DARKEN HAIR
She mixed Sulphur with it to
Restore Color, Gloss,
Youthfulness.

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea with sulphur added, will turn
gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully
dark and luxuriant. just few applica-
tions will prove revelation if your hair
is fading streaked or gray. Mixing the
Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home,
though, is troublesome. An easier way is
to get 5O-cent bottle of Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound at any drug store
all ready for use. This is the old time
recipe improved by the addition of other
ingredients.
While wispy, gray, faded hair is not
sinful, we all desire to retain our youth
full appearance and attractiyeness. By
darkening your hair with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound, no one can tell,
because it does it so naturally, SO evenly.
You just dampen sponge or soft brush
with it and draw this through your hair,
taking one small strand at time; by
morning all gray hairs have disappeared,
and, after another application or two,
your hair becomes beautifully dark,
glossy, soft and luxuriant
This preparation is a delightful toilet
requisite and is not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention OF disease.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-10-19
CLOVERLAND PASTURES
SHEEP SALVATION
President of National Wool Growers
Association Will Help Put West
ern Sheep Here

Rusk county was not represented at
the Cloverland Wisconsin Sheep and
Wool conference at Menominee, Mich.
last week. There was present Frank
HagenbartTr, of Salt Lake City, presl-
dent of the National Wool Growers
Association, who stated that he was
convinced that the solution of the prob
lem of raising enough sheep TO supply
both the wool and mutton demands OF
the country rested in the utilization
of the great natural pastures OF the
cut-over lands of Wisconsin and. Michi-
gan.
He has gone back to the western
ranges with much data which he has
gathered in several weeks investigation
of the Upper Wisconsin country.
Eighteen hundred sheep will at once
be shipped from Livingstone, Montana,
for pasture on lands near Superior IN
Douglas county.