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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-03

To another Richmond cirl. Miss FL!
zaee,n Gaines. OF Westham0ton COL
lsEs has fallen the distinction Of ne
ing made chairman O: the anrua! stu
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

top of the heavens. These are the bursts of heavy howitzer shells. The quicker, the brighter, the smaller flashes are British guns hurling steel then a slow burning stab of flame leaps of and the whole world seems on fire. My room, perhaps twelve miles away, is then so brightly lighted that book print is quite readable without other lighting than that furnished by Armageddon. These bright lights come from the bursting of oil drums, or boiling oil Gin reality liquid fire), |, which the British are using to pun ish the originator of rrightfulness. The Germans, having originated and tried every devils device cruelty cunning brain could conceive, are now getting paid back in their own coin.
 Sky rockets go into the air like a Paines fireworks final. bursting into many colors. Aeroplanes, who eter- nally are zooping, goes on in the night as well as as day, add to the show by dropping their flaming onions," as their signal fires are called, and from the ground balls of fire leap into the air in answer.
 Behind the German lines search lights are playing, There are tons of them, their brilliant shafts inter- lacing and criss-crossing, reaching what appears to be the dome of heavc:h there splashing out like a stream of gold fluid projected from a fireman's nozzle against loftly cell ing.
 When there are clouds the effect is perhaps enhanced. The cloud banks catch and reflect the score of compet- ing lights and colors, making the war beautiful thing - from a distance. Properly stage managed. my little l, room in this little Flemish cottage,
 might bring fortune. Mans greatest | spectacle keeps on and on. in con tinuous performance - Is blazing away for all 1t Is worth even as | write these lines on my little type. l writer yet no amount of gold could
 buy seat in this room.
 | Outside the window at my right
 hear voices. The two old folks who
 own the cottage and who let me use one of the rooms, are talking. Over
 head, Aeroplanes are buzzing. In the
 middle distance rockets are answering
 the flaming onions" dropped by the
 war planes.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
MESSAGE DIRECT FROM FIRING
 LINE
(By United Press)

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Oct. 4. - (By MaiD - From the windows of the cottage where this Is written I can see the actual stabs of fire from the muzzles of guns along 62 miles of front. On the left I can see from Armentieres to Lens. Below Lens. Notre Dame de Lorette and Vimy Ridge shut out the remainder of the British line
 From the left window, on clear days, I can see the sand dunes along the sea- coast. Furnes is plainly visible and beyond, with field glasses. the very
 windows of the Casino and Grand Ho- tel at Ostend are as plain as day.
 Shells bursting along the bathing
 beach. where stretches of barbed wire now run are distinctly seen, while | with the nakeyd eyes I have counted not only 33 British observation bal.
 looms along the fringe of the fighting, ! but eleven German balloons as we'll | People say flat as a founder" better expression would be flat as
 Flanders" For a founder occupies
 very little territory. Flanders stretch | es away in all directions, while appal ling flatness, the only relief being
 three or four hillocks which rise like
 pimples from an otherwise smooth
 surface. My cottage sits on top oi one of the hillocks. Below me stretch
 es more than half of the entire British front
 The spectacle at night beats any Fourth of July celebration ever seer in the United States. And if the wind is right, the noise lays in the shade the unsafest and insanest Fourtf young America ever perpetrated Flares rise against the sky like SC many red arc lights shedding a giory along the whole horizon. Here ant there, in this red glow. great fani of flame and light, of brilliant yellow lleap like sheet lightning b the yer,
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
CHINA ASSURES ALLIES OF SOLID
 SUPPORT

PEKING, Oct. 19. - Newspapers of North Chita. even those which were strongly opposing the Feng Kuo- chang government before the declara- ton of war against Germany and Aus tria, have undergone a decided change since their country is actually at war, Even the utmost radical opponents of the governmert Cow are urging the republic to pre- er; an undivided front to the Eurorc1G enemies,
 The lett c, c2Ag ,tulations pre- scented { President Feng Kuo-chaug by Mir. Re.2sch. tha American minis ter, and all the sllied ministers, con. graduating him on China's declara- tion of war, contained this common paragraph: My government is pleased to take this opportunity to give to the Chinese government the assurance of its solidarity and of its friendship and support. It will do all that depends upon 1t, in order that China may have the benefit in her in liternational relations of the position and the regard due to a great nation" This paragraph Is generally inter preted by the Chinese press to mean that China's integrity is assured. and that an absolute guarantee is giyAA that the open door policy will be main tained by the joint action of Great Rri- tain, France. Russia. Japan and the United States.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

On the skyline all the fireworks in the world seem concentrated, the glow now and then making the wrink,ed faces of the old man and woman stand out in the dark night
 Its time we're gettin' in the pota- toes." the old man is saying. This rain ain't any too good for them so long as they ain't in the ground"
 And the old lady responded sympa- thetically:
 Them potato bugs are getting mighty bad, too."
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
WOMEN ENTER PROTEST
 AGAINST WEARING BREEcHES.
(By United Press)

LONDON, Oct. 19-The British have another revolt on their hands - the brooches rebellion. A body of women workers of Buckinghamshire drew up resolutions against the use of the bi' furcated garments which are becoming
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19
LATIN-AMERiCAN
 ORGANIZATIONS FIGHT H. c, |

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 19. - Latin American Federations of Labor met recently at Santiago, Chile, to con slider ways and means of meeting the high cost of living.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

Your eyes fitted. Compound and astigmatic lenses replaced. See Os- borne.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

popular. Some of the younger girl
 workers intimate there are other req sons than purely ones of modesty.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

Largest assortment or fancy Rib. bons at Mrs. Kate Rolfe's.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-19

Advertise in the Times--It pays
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
COUNTY SCHOOLS TO
Be OPENED LATER
County Health Officer
Finds Early Opening To
Be InadvisabIe.

DR.. L. n. Yost, county health officeI.
after a conference with County Super
intendent Homer c. Toothman yester
day announced that the schools in M
rion county will not be opened this
year until SeptembeI II and that II
was possible that even this late dats
would be changed to week later. This
order will affect all the public schools
in The county including the local high
school.
The issuance Of this order for the
late opening ofthe schools Of the c0uu.
ty has been made necessary by the
widespread epidemic of infantile par.
abyss. Circular letters are being pre-.
pared by the county superintendent
and will be distributed to the boards of
education of the county.
Many of the schools Of the county
had planned to open an September 10
and the new order will affect them ma.
terially. However it was deemed aG.
visatle that this action be taken to
avoid any further spread of the plague.
The health officials OF Harrison
county have issued orders TO keep the
schools OF that county closed until Sep.
TENDER "a. This extremely late date
for the opening of the schools may -
made necessary also for Marion coun
ty II present conditions grow any worse
before that date
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MOTHERS, ATTENTION!
A Wonderful Prescription for You!

nearly fifty years because it contains
no alcohol or any narcotic. 1t is put
up in liquid and tablets and is to be
found in any drug store. If not OBJ
tainable at your dealers, send $1.OO
to DR.. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, But
falo, N. Y, and he will mail large
package of tablets, or send fifty cents
for smaller size.
Mrs. A. R. Hicks, who resides at
1719 Virginia Ave, Huntington, W.
Va, says: "Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription was a great help to me
during expectancy. My health SEEM
ed to fail became all rundown,
weak and nervous, could not eat nor
sleep and was nauseated all the time.
was ii very bad condition and even
the doctor did not think | would get
along all right, but began taking
Favorite Prescription and it brought
me through in splendid health and
my baby was strong and healthy.
do recommend Favorite Prescription
as being splendid medicine"
Mrs. Mae Castle, who lives at 171s
4th Ave-, Huntington, W. Va, says:
After my Oldest child came I was
left with weakness, never seemed to
get strong afterwards. This woman.
ly weakness caused me to become all
rundown, weak and nervous. doc.
tired and took different medicines,
but did not get any better. 1 kept
this up for about ten years and was
getting very much discouraged when
learned Of DR.. Pierces Favorite
Prescription, and this medicine along
with the Pleasant Pellets Healing
Suppositories' and Lotion Tablets
completely cured me-built me up to
health and strength. Women who
are suffering with weakness of any
sort will find relief in Dr., Pierce's
Fayorite Prescriptions"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
40 BESTBlIEBS
ESCORT II SHIPS
Britain Takes Care Of the
Commerce With
Holland.
Correspondence Associated P[eSD .,

tCoYreSpondence Associated Press)
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 20.
"A record convoy has just reached
Rotterdam from England, numbering
seventeen ships. The escorting squad
ron was likewise probably an easy rec
ord for this route, comprising, as 1t
did, forty torpedo-destroyers.
The British convoy between Britain
and Holland is now regular institu'
hon, and is doubtless typical Of what
takes place on far wider and extend
ing scale in the Entent shipping world.
The uon.admittance Of armed mer-
chantmen to Dutch ports has made con.
voying essential on this route.
Times Of sailing are kept secret.
The boats collect somewhere In Brit
lsh waters, and sailing orders reach
them on short notice. The crossing
frequently takes place at night, Some
OF the escorting destroyers go or
ahead; others rush along at great
speed on either flank Of the merchant
men, turning and twisting and making
all kinds Of strange evolutions calcu-
lated to ward off and endanger the lurk'
ing German submarine. Three or four
Dutch boats are often included in the
convoy, for the crossing Of the North
Sea alone, with no protection save
that OF neutral flag, has proved to De
merely asking for destruction.
Arrived on the Netherlands side, the
escorting squadron stops short on tho
border of Dutch waters, and the mer'
chantmen go safely on into their ports
of destination, constantly passing close
by the German cargo.boats that have
recently taken to trading with coal be
tween Rotterdam and Scandinavian
ports through the channel of Dutch
territorial waters.
Shortly afterward returning con
voy, which has been lying in the New
Waterway, emerges and, under the pro-
lection Of the warships, swiftly takes
its way westward, heavily laden with
such products as Dutch cheese, butter.
eggs and meat. Oflate the convey mas
crossed and re.crossed in this way
once a week, incidentally conveying
the mail either way. The mail from
England is always very considerable
including something like 10000 or 20.
900 parcels of food for British prison.
ers-of-war in Germany. Occasionally
straggler falls victim to a torpedo.
and mine victims used to be heard OF.
but the convoy method on the whole
appears TO be remarkably successful
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Mrs. Laura G. Neimer, Of 1872 Mar
ket St., Wheeling, W. Va, says: "All
through my married life DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription has been a
great help to me-has saved me
many doctor bills and lots Of suffer-
ing. l have taken it during expectan-
cy and found it wonderful help in
keeping me we'll and strong, and my
children are all healthy. l also took
it when / was suffering from ner-
vouS breakdown and it restored me
to health. really do not see how l
could have gotten along without
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
Nuzum Family Reunion.

The Nuzum family and historical so.
ciety will hold its annual reunion In
Loop Park on Wednesday, September
5. Invitations to thu event have been
issued to members OF the family and
friends. The reunion is one OF the big.
gest and most important Of these
events in the county and will be at
tended by a large number Of people.
A picnic dinner and supper will fea
ture the days festivities. in, Nuzum.
of Ellwood, Ind, is president Of the
association and C. E. Nuzum, Of this
city, is secretary,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
A House Dance.

Miss Peggy Fulton, OF Bardstown,
KY, who has been for several weeks
the attractive house guest of her cous
in, Mrs. Edwin Robinson, on Fairmont
avenue, was the honor guest last even.
ing at dance at which Mr.. and Mrs.
Robinson were host and hostess at
their home. Garden flowers attraC.
lively Ornamented the interior of the
Robinson home and the wide veranda.
VinCent's orchestra rendered music for
the dancing which began at nine and
continued until one o'clock. A lunch
was served during an intermisslon. The
guests which numbered about forty in.
cluded Miss Julia Nuzum, Of Tusca
looss, Ala; Miss Mary Zell, Of Birm-
ingham, Ala, and Miss Jean Melon.
ough. Of st. Louis, Mo.
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Personals

Shirley D. Mayors who had been
here ON ayisit to bis parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Mayors, left last night
for Wheeling en- route TO Detroit,
Mich, to spend some time.
Mrs. SabIna Hill returned last night
from Morgantown where she had been
the guest Of relatives for a week.
Miss Jean King, Of Waynesburg,
Pa, Is the guest Of Miss Evelyn Gar.
rett at West Lawn.
Miss Gertrude Churchman and Miss
Elizabeth Charnock, Of Grafton, were
the guests yesterday OF the latter's
nephew, Lieut.. Howard Charnock, at
the First regiment camp.
Mrs. n. R. C. Morrow returned yes.
terday from visit in Wheeling and
Wellsburg.
Miss Nellie Sturm who had been
the guest Of Mrs. NJ. L. Sturm on
Main street returned to her home in
Wheeling yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Conway and
daughter, Miss Mary Josephine, went
to Altawa on the Valley river yester.
day where they will spend two weeks
Glen Toothman who for four years
had been with the Madison Coal Com.
pany in Illinois. has returned here
and has entered the employe OF the
Hutchinson Coal Company.
Mrs. H. ]. Hill, Of Waltersburg,
Pa, is the guest Of her niece, Mrs. W.
H. Brand, on ogden avenue.
Mrs. F. ". Grimes Is i'll of typhoid
fever at her home on Maple avenue
Miss Lillian Zundell is nursing her
Mrs. Charles V. Redic is the guest
OF friends in Clarksburg for several
days.
daughter Margaret Marie, and Mrs
Asby Rice have returned from Balti'
more where the former had been a
natient in the University hospital for
some time. Mr.. Rices condition has
not been much benefited by his
treatment. Mrs. Rice and daughter
and Mrs. Asby Rice we're the guests
in Baltimore for two weeks of Mrs.
Guy Zinn,
Mrs. Elizabeth Kissinger, Of Los
Angeles, Cal, has arrived here on a
visit to her daughter Mrs. s. G. Kline
on Fairmont avenue.
The Misses Madeline and Margaret
Neuhaus, Of Houston, Texas, who had
been the guests of Miss Pauline Jam.
Ison for several weeks, have returned
home.
Glover, Of Warrington, are visiting
Mrs. Gordone Alta Of High street, for
several days.
Miss McKinsey and daughter Su'
san, of Pittsburg, are in town for
several days visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson of High street
Leslie King, who has held posi-
ton with the ]. NJ. Hartley and Son
Company store has gone to Colum'
bus. O., where he has taken a posi-.
ton with an Edison Music store. Mrs.
King and children will join him there
later.
Lee Harr and George Bennett have
returned after a short business trip
to Pittsburgh.
Miss Helen Atha and Miss Leila
Williamson have returned from
weeks visit with friends and relatives
at Weston,
Mrs. stendiford, of New Martins
Vile. is visiting her daughter. Mrs
Lovall of High street :,
William Hopkins, OF Chicago, ILL.,,
has been visiting his brother, Evans
HOPKINS, of Jefferson street. After a
short visit with friends and relatives
here he will return to his home in
the west.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
WINFIELD DISTRICT S. S. CON-
VENTIoN.

The Winfield District Sunday school
convention will be held on Sunday,
Septcmber 8 at the Mt, Zion NJ. II,
church. l.. W. Morgan is president
of the association and Miss Edith Mo-
ran is secretary. The program for thu
sessions is as follows:
Sunday morning - Song and deVo
tonaI, D. H. Perkins; address, Denz'
Carpenter; song service; address, "
H. Bunner; recitation, Gladys Wat
kins; song service; round table con.
Quoted by H. l.. Harris; Has You
Sunday School Been a Success? If Not,
Why? address, E. j. Thomas; appoint.
ment of committees; song.
Afternoon-Song service; report o.
committees and election of officers;
recess; song service; The Boy Prob
lem, Rev. ]. Brown; song service; The
New Life, Levi B. Harr; Why We Arc
at War and What Shall We Do to BIZ
Saved? NJ. NJ. Nicely; summary, J. o
Swisher; song and adjournment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31

'Favorite Prescription 1t certainly
has been a great help to me and will
also help other women who are all
ing II they will give it fair trial,
No matter how much l would say in
praise Of this medicine could not do
justice to it. am always advising
my friends to take II"
DR.. Pierce's favorite Prescription
has been q favorlte with women for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
MARK VINCENT OUT ON $1,000
BOND.

Bruce Hill, who has been lodged IL
the county Jail since last Sunday charg
ed with felonious shooting of Mack
Vincent, was released yesterday on &
$4,000 bail. The action was taken when
It became known that Mack Vincent
was improving and would probably re.
cover.
Hill was represented by Attorneys
Tusca Morris, Scott Meredith, George
NJ. Alexander and Harry Shaw, while
the state was represented by Prescott
ing Attorney Haggerty and Assistant
Prosecutor Miller. The preliminary
hearing OF Hill was set for September
rs and 1t is thought that Vincent will
be able to appear at that time as wit.
ness.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
entertained Board Of Stewards.

Following the meeting of the bust.
ness session last evening Of the board
of Stewards OF the Williams Memorial
NJ. E. church at the home OF the pas
tor, Rev. R. r. Webb, on Second street,
Rev. and Mrs. Webb entertained the
members informally. Refreshments
were served. The guests included Pre-
siding Elder j. S. Pollitt and Mrs. Pot.
lit. Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Boice, Mess.s
Charles l.. Clayton, ]. o. Prickett, S. +
James, Ward NJ. Downs, Jesse Wright,
o. [, Wilson, w. D. Straight, A. J
Arnett, R. A. Watts, H. T. Jones, James
F. BOOr.'
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jolly Corners.

The Jolly Corners, an organization
OF Watson women which has recently
signified its desire of working for the
Red Cross through the local chapter
met in regular session last evening at
the home of Mrs. Dowie Toothman in
Watson. In answer to a request for
instructions on Red Cross work, Miss
Mae Felming chairman and Miss Ruth
Kelley secretary Of the local chapter
and Miss Elmer Lewis Crigler last
night visited the Chapter and In
structed them along the lines Of
work, showing samples of work done
by the local chapter. A sum of mo-
ney which was the weekly dues Of
the Jolly Corners organization was
contributed to the Red Cross work.
There Is much enthusiasm at Watson
and requests for a night class at the
local headquarters will probably re-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31
For Miss Maple.

Miss Geraldine Maple whose engage.
ment to B. H. Fanus was announced
recently, was the honor guest last even
ing at a PRETTY appointed shower at
which Miss Edna Jones and Miss Lot
tie Glover were hostesses at the home
OF the former on Jefferson street. The
guests included intimate friends OF
the bride TO be.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31


able for canning may be used for sailing BEANS
any containers of yellow pitch pine.
Wash thoroughly and steam kegs other containers be used
Select young and tender string beans.
the drain off surplus water, weigh them
each 100 pounds OF the vegetable allow pounds salt small
quantities use the same proportions per cent
tip ends and strings from the beans.
the beans into inches
the bottom the contamer with Inch the
beans, sprinkle with little 4 the salt
Continue adding layers Of the sprd with salt until the
tainer is about threeluarters full
thickneSses of cheesecloth.
upon piece thickness
to fit down rto the container.
the board the size of the
weight depending upon the quantity For
gallons weight of 10 pounds sufficient
"a until the weight added extracted
brine sufficient to the top OF the beans
until fern entsioa completed bubbles
the surface when the receptacle tapped gently
fermentation depends upon the temperature. @
weather to 10 days required COOL to weeks
Store receptacle in cool place. T
Cover the the brine with hot melted paran form alright
surface
paratn romet and replace.
DON'T MISS ANY STEP.
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LOCAL SOCIAL EVENTS

suit in the establishment Of one in the
very near future. Refreshments were
served at the close OF the meeting
which was attended by about forty
members and friends.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31

oh Everett True, oh Everett True,
II We had a million or more like you
With shoulders broad and with jaw
bones grim.
To keep the pests Of the land In trim,
Things might not seem so bright and
To practical iokers everywhere.
And Doors and Washers might find
that life
Was full of trouble and woe and strife
And cads might mutter and fools might
fuss
But you'd hear no kick from the rest
There's never mortal, Everett True,
That hasn't wanted, at times, to do
The sort OF a stunt that you work so
When you slam some mutt with your
old umbrell;
And II a million or two or three
OF decent people would all agree
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31

BLOWS In woran's eyes at the sight Of
her heshi and blood represented in the
tiny infant. Every woman In the Joy Of
coming n56therheod should prepare her
system for, the crisis and the unusual
strain. Three generations have found'th
tried andEBeARble external application,
Mothers friend" Of the greatest help at
such q ttns. By its daiEIuse throughout
the period tie skin Of tho abdomen ia
made softf and elastic, The expanding
muscles relax ina turaIysa aud with ease,
when, a6yyaTfi4ea, and inflammation
Of breastIG Ends Is sooth6d.
BY no tchalceS neglect to obtain this
great ppsBaEahon which seience has Of.
feredS for 60 many year, to expectant
mothesE Wife 4 the 4radheld Rsgu.
lator. Coz DF5eSIS 900 Lamar Building,
Atlanta, ca, ,for, their helpful and interest
ing book, Motherhood and the BABY.
II Is FREQ and Is well worth writing for.
No woman should fall to help nature In
the severest strain ever put upon her
Mothers Friend is procurable from any
druggist and ia q real help to nature IN
hcr glorious wosli. Mothers FFic:d' Is
absolutely and entiroty rEtA
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31

Amy Rogers Rice instructor I'M
piano, organ and harmony, in the
Fairmont Normal school announces
her fall term, commencing September
the fourth. Phone 495.J Bell.
S-29.4t.2766.