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lady from Minneapolis One sample is sufficiently humiliat
ing to Washington. She concludes her letter:

so, Editor, 1 Just a little
comfort little more speed In re-
~. wan h o,tro1 Tho t,+a - nickels? would
the Washington railway Lir - - - -.
SYSTEM would summon my most riding like
gracious would Minneapolis"
"Pesse please sirs, when W Yours very truly
humble tourists again, may ANA THOMAS.
To this lady offer the thanks of Washington for her
letter The city apparently needs to be told In plain English
what sort of welcome gives its visitors so far as public
service corporations concerned.
In justice to the citizens of Washington we say this
Dear Mrs. Thomas
When you think of "back home in Minneapolis" re-
member that you speaking part of the United States
in which CITIZENS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE
Please be that if the people of Washington could
vote they would not be taking such rides that
so wildly described by you.
Do not be surprised that corporations do they please
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Here, young man, is picture, Sermon question
for you to AS you this question: time will
your question: "Sha be successful unsuccessful
in life?"
Chasing butterflies Dreams fancie pleasure is cheerful
work You dart here and there going nowhere in particular
You breathe the fresh air. you the buerfys pretty Wings
but when you catch It'll ISN'T WORTH HAVING.
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Mr.. MCCIatChy's Sacramento Bee
Pities Us in Washington

We Accept the Pity and Thank Mr. McCatchy for It. But
We Assure the Sacramento Bee That Washington
Will Not Be "The Dog Permanently.
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We omit other Washington street adventures of the
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majority Of the citizens Of WASH
ington.
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RED CROSS CARES
FORU.S. PRISONERS
Americans In Prison Camps
Will Get Sufficient
Food.

The American Red Cross has per-
fccted plans to care for Americans
who may be captured and held in
German prison camps. A Prisoners
Relief Committee has been organized
at Berne, Switzerland under the su-
pervision Of Ellis L. Dressed Of the
American Legation. Mr.. Dresel SER
we'd from the outbreak Of the war in
1914 up to our breaking off diplomatic
relations as an attache Of the Amerl-
can Embassy at Berlin, where his
duties included relief work for men
Of the Entente nationalities in Ger
man prison camps.
Today only about one hundred
American prisoners are held in Ger
many. Most Of these are civilians
taken off American merchantmen that
have been sunk by Teuton subma-
rines. Most recent arrivals in the
prison camps had served as gun
crews, since the arming Of our mer-
chant ships.
Speedy provision for their relief
and for those who may be taken pri-
soner is necessitated by the German
policy of giving their prisoners Of
war food totally inadequate to keep
men in good health. The extremely
high death rate among Russian, Ser
bian and Roumanian prisoners in
Germany and Austria go per cent in
the case Of the Roumanians) has been
largely due to the inability Of Rus
STA and the Balkan states to organ
lie the rationing Of prisoners Of
their nationaalities from their home
countries.
A recent cable dispatch from Paris
tells Of a French soldier just back
from q German prison camp and in
the last stage Of tuberculosis. This
soldier was one Of a battalion of a
thousand young and healthy men cap
tured in body, early. IN the war.
More than fifty per cent Of the num-
Der are now dead, or have been re-
turned to France, via Switzerland as
incurables.
Malnuritlon, no less than unsani-
tary conditions, produces these re-
suits. British, Canadian and Aus
tralian prisoners Of war In Germany
now depend exclusively upon food
shipped to them from London, and
generally give the prison camp ration
to prisoners Of other countries who
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Edito riiaI Comment
sorn,sEC u4pentssubiects
THE MOVING FINGER.

From New York World.
The Chicago Pit has stopped gamb-
ling in wheat futures. New York
State strides over men who thought
themselves its masters to cheaper
food for consumers. The Government
is dealing with labor direct, to stop
strikes on war work. Congress MAJ
tax war profits as high as 80 per
cent, it will fix higher rates on in
come and war profits than even
month ago seemed possible. The Ma
ton Is building, buying, commander
ing or planning ten times as much
shipping as all our fleets in foreign
trade three years ago. 1t Is setting
prices on half billion tons Of coal;
on more than a billion dollars worth
of wheat; on WOOL steel, copper and
other necessities, not only to our
own people but our allies and to
neutrals.
This is the news of a day IN one
land so newly entered into the war
that its i,eople are scarcely yet awake
to the mighty changes 1t has caus-
ed!
A reactionary autocracy, using the
power appealed to the sword to head
OF the growth Of democratic senti-
mepti and with twenty million men
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II arr vlth nnexampled efnsion
lot tears and blood, neither autocracy
! nor war power 10 hrn In It's seat,
High among figures Of might abroad
are 4 self-made Welsh attorney, a
BeIeian Cardinal and Q Russian pea
SAINT labor leader; II o fourth is to
appear IN Mitteleuropa he viii not
be Hindenburg; he may not wear a
Crown. In unexampled waste OF men
and, substance political IDEAS and ideas
thRve proved deathlsss.
Protesting against war, Socialism
was swept IN the war. Men bewailed
or exulted IN its supposed downfall
at the very time when all Govern
ments at war were driven to adopt
more socialistic measures in q week
than ten years Of peace would have
,compassed, and internstionalism was
welding the strong nations into two
giant leagues, q long step toward
world federation.
IN the ninety-nine years since Ma
poleon's eonQuerors had mapped Eu'
rope, so many million souls" to each
dull monarch without regard to theIE
wishes, ten new nations had been
born into Europe in response to the
urge OF popular will when the wal
was begun 10 smash and annex tt
the Central Powers such Of them as
we're small aud weak. It may end
by enforcing other races enslaved
Poland dreams again of achieving
unity and freedom like Italy. 3D.
henia has hopes Of Wrestling, as Hun
gary did, her rights from a tyranny
hard hit by war.
Nowhere has the change been great.
er than in the land Of Adam Smith
and Ricardo. Reverence for the Law
Of Supply and Demand may have
wrought well for a time, developing
initiative, but it is as dead in Great
Britain as King Alfred. The new
Britain when the fighting men can't
home will have learned what Gov
eminent can do in war and may de
in peace by conscripting capital fol
its purposes What 1t may do will
its knowledge no man can tell.
We are but at the beginning of thu
war road; and as strange as all thu
vast material changes coming TOT
swiftly for reckoning Is the person
mel Of the American movement. A
Socialist and conservative ex-Sena
tor join in cheering Russian Revolu
ton. A man who used in stock-Job
bling the brain OF a political philoso
pher finds bigger york as an inter
national purchasing agent. Railroad
magnates drop competition in a day
and show how by combination, by full
loading cars, by suppressing luxur!
service, their lines can respond likt
magic to the sudden need. And since
the best men in Big BJiiness. wer'
always more interested in the gam
than in gain, those who have beer
drafted for national service are hap
Ply in their wider usefulness. sucl
work may last,
THE Moving Finger writes; AM
having writ Moves on" What word'
It next will trace no man knows. Blu
It will never cancel half a line
History does not reverse. The wore
after the war will never again, fo
good or evil, be what 1t was.
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spent the morning running around in
crowds waiting for the parade to
start.
Some one pursued q theory over
the edge OF a cliff in this matter.
bad liquor causes trouble at new
mine"-Headline.
-
All liquor causes trouble around a
mine That Is one Of the main rea-
son why West Virginia went so
strong for prohibition.
And speaking Of prohibition
What has become of Mr., Charles
plan to attack the new law in the
Supreme court?
Merely kicking holes in the Yost
law now would be . waste Of time.
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afe. Is fiiog less. ven provide
Bread Is already being dispatched
from Berne to the Americans II Ger
many, and arrangements have also
BEEN made for transmitting letter9
and money from their families and
friends in this country.
Thus far only bread has been sup
piled by the Berne Committee Of the
American Red Cross Assorted tood
parcels and clothing will also be
forwarded soon. In the meantime
the Central Prisoners Of war commit
tee of London is acting on behalf Of
American prisoners In Germany send
ing them such foods as the Commit
tee regularly dispatches to British
and colonial prisoners.
BY arrangement with Germany,
these food parcels are sent 70 the
prisoner three times a fortnight.
These parcels supplement- the bread
which is also regularly supplied, ana
each Of them contains ten pounds o.
meat, butter, sugar jam. cones O.
tea, salt rice. and dried fruit The
American Red Cross Is FORWARDING 60
Berne stocks Of the same foodStnlt 3
as we'll as cheese, evaporated NIL,
Goldfish, and mixed biscuit. Tansd
goods cannot be sent to prisoners, Etor
Germany has made over the tn con-
tainers as hand grenades.
Ninety.ave percent Of the BVltsh
packages sent into Germany, with
postal card receipts to be mailed back
by the prisoner, have been duly re-
ceipted for. The American Red
Cross, also, will enclose postal 6aSess
as a means of making sure TINT
American prisoners do actually -
ceiYe the food parcels.
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MARY NURRIbrS
BETTER HEALTH
~STAYED PUT
In Excellent Condition
Grateful User ConfirnlA
Wentworth Praise Civ
en- Year Ago.

In March, 1916, Nerv-Worth eds
contained the following remarkable
signed endorsement:
II have been sick two years. Doc.
tored considerable, taken lots of medi.
cine. had pains in my chest that
would keep me from doing my work.
Coughed night and day and 1t was
very distressing Nervous headaches,
dizzy spells all the time, bloated aw.
fully, and the gases would smother
me until ! thought | would del was
completely down and out when got
my little bit of work done. l did not
rest at night and was completely
run down, I'm on my second bottle
of Nerv.Worth. l began to get relief
after the first week and firmly believe
if l hadn't found Wentworth 1 could
not have lived. think Nerv.Worth Is
the finest medicine ever took, % 1t
relieved by terrible suffering and /
am certainly friend Of Nerv.Worth.
MRS. MARY MURRIN,"
Wheeling, W. Va.
A few days ago Demonstrators
England, Of the Wentworth force had
the pleasure to meet Mrs. MurTih, who
lives at 1921 Eoff St., Wheeling, He
writes the office that Mrs. Murrin 10
in excellent health, is enthusiastic 90
to Nerv.Worth's curative qualities,
highly recommends the tonic to all
and is quite willing to have her words
of praise reprinted.
This is one of a multitude Of proofs
Of Nerv.Worth's lasting benefits.
Cranes Drug Store sells Nerv.Worth
In Fairmont. Your dollar back Is
Wentworth does not benefit You,
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REALIZATION NOT FAR OFF.

THE casualty reports are beginning to come IN from
he seat Of the great war One day an infantryman
loses hand by inexpert handling Of grenade an
other day naval aviator loses his life and the next day
marine officer is reported killed Nothing startling about
times Of peace But one Of these days the list will be
long and it will be part Of the report OF some action
Then America will realize that we are at w9r-sGme-
tbng we cannot do now apparently although the Wash
ngton correspondents talk about expenditures OF 81 oGO
100000 for the first year, sum. by the way, which is
more than two and half times the total cost for both sides
Of the Civil war including the value of the slaves ThGh
were liberated moderately estimated at OOO'OOo.
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RUFF STUFF

or the other hand, If the officer
atsx! making the arrest has to fight
ia culprtt, and the Mayor too, to
get the law enforced what incentive
q there to make an arrest?
The correct il somewhat ingram
meticsl answer to this is
80
There amt none.
That being the case that general
committee on trsffic regulation could
DO worse than talk turkey to His
Honor tho Mayor.
Keeping the kids out. OF the circus
will DO . lot Of good after they have
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Germany has agreed permit vessels under the Ar
gentne flag to have the freedom of the seas If Ger
many had taken that position with regard to the United
States she might have out of the great war VIC
torious Such an action with regard to Argentine at
this stage of the struggle indicates that 1t is now real
ICED in Berlin that the policy of ruhesess is 60
ing to be terrible drag on the nation in the effort to
recover the industrial and commercial standing which
the war has ruined Argentine was one Of Germanys
best customers when the war began.
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Although there is new case every now ana then 1t
begins to look the nfane paralysis OUTBREAK IN
this country had spent its force Every one VIII oreae
froer when the community is officially pronounced sae
.or o1bougb the serum treatment has robbed the NAL
adv of some of its terrors it has peculiarly dsquetng
effect upon the public mind.
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Senator Howard Sutherland on his
round of the departments this morn
ing called on Col. Squier, chief Of ayia
ton to make arrangements for Lloyd E.
Gregg, OF Sistersville, to be examined
for that branch Of the service, filing .
formal application for Gregg mean
while. He filed applications at the
Pension Bureau in behalf Of Mrs. Caro-
line Pearl, Of Milestone, and Mrs. Cath
erin9 NJ. Jackson, of Morgantown. Sen.
ator Sutherland has secured an in
crease to $40 month in the pension
of Mrs. Nancy A. Kendall, Of Mt.
Claire, and the same amount for Mrs.
FraLces A. Martin, of Gypsy,
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Wonder how the poor old Demo-
cratic party in Marion is going to
survive the blow.
They'll have to put on the tomb
Done to death by a Democratic
Congress-"
Joking outside it is getting darned
arid In this burg.
-
Even our best citizens confess they
can't get 1t,
But there is some of it around.
And as usual the closer you get,to
the court house the better your
chances Of running into little Of II
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The War department has notified
Senator Sutherland of the favorable
action on his petition to discharge
Kenneth Dick, OF Kingwood, a mem
Der OF Co. B, West Virginia N G., Dick
being minor and his parents object
ing 10 his serving. Charles H, Rogers,
a railroad construction man Of Beck
ley, has been recommended to the
Council of National Defense aud the
Russian ambassador in Washington by
Senator Sutherland for service ia Rus
STA, end upon Senator Sutherland's rec
ommendation Edward L. Blake, Of
Ronceverte, and ]. Lee Hornor, of
Clarksburg, have been put on the al
ternate list for the present training
camp list for the second Officers train
ing camp.
Among the visitors at Senator suth-
eland's office were Ralph ]. Leeds and
M. S. Scott, of Elkins; Rev. DR.. and
Mrs. Howard and son, Of Buckhannon;
DR.. and Mrs. French Farnsworth and
Miss Alice King, Of Buckhaulon, and
S. H. Nigh, of Huntington.
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Lewis Go. Man Is y
Arrested As Stacker
lRy AssocIated Presgl

WESTON, W. Va, Aug. 2s.-John
Burrough, Of Lewis county, was arrest
ed here today by United States Mar
shall Moore on the charge OF eyadtnS
the draft. He was taken to Clarksbufg
for hearing before the United States
commissioners.
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he had wanted to the institute instructor who yes
+erdsv snoke about vision limiting mental habits might
have added that before get beyond the effects OF
the great war lot of people who are now all bound
IN in such habits will be totally lost unless they develop
the ability to grow new SET Before we are year
older most of the old classifcaons will be extremely
passe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-29

West virginians in the city: W. H.
steere, a we'll known oil operator OF st.
Mays; Prof. L. c. White, Of Parkers'
burg; Fred o. Blue, Of Charleston;
orvllle Lyle, Of Parkersburg, who
spent Sunday with Leland Lough en-
route to Philadelphia; DR.. and Mrs.
E. W. Johnson, newly weds Of Clarks'
burg, on their way home from the East,
and Percy Byrd, also Of Clarksburg.
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Congressman Reed paid visit to the
Pentlon Commissioner today to speed
up action on the claim of an original
pension filed in behalf of Carl c. Dun
ham, Of Weston; and to the Postorfice
department to have mail route estab'
lished between Big Bend, Calhoun
county, and Hartley, Richie county.
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Among the recent visitors in the
city was Capt. Frank H. Hess, Of Point
Pleasant, VINO was q member Of a
house party of military men and their
wives at an officers nome at Washing
ton Barracks. Capt Hess was recent
ly commissioned after three months OF
strenuous training at Fort Benjamin
Harrison. He narrowly missed getting
in the camp for training, and it was
only after days and nights OF red tape
Gnwiuding by Congressman woodward,
which ran all the way from Charleston
to Chicago, via Washington and Fort
Harrison, that he. was accepted. The
trouble was that his application pa
perG, and the action taken thereon,
wers lost. Capt, Hess called on Con
gre ssman woodward to thank him for
wha. he had done, and they spent a
pleasant hour together. The captains
father, all old river steamboat captain
known and we'll liked by tle people up
and down that stretch of water; has
been a friend of Congressman Wood
yard for years, and he was glad Of the
chance he had to do good turn for
the son.
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Interested parties probably think that draft appea
board sitting at Clarksburg is cold proposition.
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CONSERVATION became law in Canada yesterday. Thus
was another prop knocked from under the American
ants.
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WILLIAMS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY

ToRESIDENT WILSON'S reply to the Pope is clear
enough to be understood anywhere--even in Ger
MANY. where popular understanding is somewhat at
disadvantage because the public is not possession OF
all the facts. The man who finds ambiguity In any part
Of this tremendously important state paper Wltuy ignore;
recent history and obvious facts Especially sPechc ana
direct are the concluding sentences:
eve cannot take the word of the present
rulers of Germany guarantee OF anything
that is to endure, unless explicitly supported
nv such conclusive evidence Of the Will and
nyrnose of the German people themselves as
the other peoples of the world would be just
Aed in accepting without such guarantees,
treaties of settlement, agreements for dis
armament, covenants to set up arbltrauon IN
the place of force, territorial adjustment, re-
constitutions Of small nations, If made with
the German government, no man, no nation
could now depend on it. We must wait upon
some new evidence Of the purposes OF the
great peoples of the Central powers"
This ringing challenge to the people Of the Central
empires The way which the war shall end is Squarey
= their hands, Prusan autocracy must CO. hat is the
y.naraon the world demands for the and want and
wer Of this war 1t is the only security for the future
which will be accepted At that point only can the be-
ginning Of the end start.
The Wilson letter is unique in that 1t is the voice OF
world democracy 1t is the first time such voice has
come from the head Of great government and 1t marks
tuning point in the history not only of the great war. but
Of the political future of the whole world From the posi-
ton taken in there will be receding IS the final
word and it creates an opportunity for Emperor William
which he will be quick to seize If his really great char
aeter If he loves the German people as he declare: he
.ne.,ey he can snhrs hmse in their affections for all
iros 81 abdicatng for himset II for the HOhenzollem
family. He now knows tha w. he represents stands BE-
tween the German peOp> and peace Coming now abdea'
don would be sublime remuneration and win for him
place as the greatest cutonc ruler and one Of the very
5rsl Of he great mer C history.
To very few r.n has such wonderful opportunity been
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WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 90
The following pension claims which
Congressman woodward mas been at
tending to at the Bureau, have been
allowed: To Mary A. McQuown, OF
silverton, $12 a month dating from
last September; to Mrs. Columbia
rawpey, Of Newton, $12 month from.
last November; and to Mrs. Armenia
Craig, of Ravenswood, $50 month
Mr.. woodward has introduced in the
House special pension bill providing
for u substantial Increase for Nelson
D. Madden, of Burning Springs. He
has Up with the Pension Commission
er row the pending claims Of Mrs.
Elizabeth ]. Bennington, OF Creston,
and Francis A. Kernes, Of Middle
bourne
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Thornton A. Berry, of Gassaway, and
Alfred Walker, Jrp of Sutton, are in
the CITY, come here TO take the various
tests preliminary 10 acceptance by
Uncle Sam for membership in his
flying corps. All the preliminary ar
engagements for their examination was
made by Congressman Stuart F. Reed,
who, upon their arrival, introduced
them personally to Col. Squier, who is
in command Of the aviation section.
They are two likely looking candidates,
but they will not know the results OF
the test until the last OF this week.
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WASHINGTON NEWS -
" GOSSIP p 97zzz5s 5z22zs sE!zE

gan county, and Murrayville, jackson
county. e4-.-
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PoSmaSterBnlp commissions OF Cle
fourth class have been issued In West
Virginia to Richard Hunt, Boyd, new
ly established postoffice in Roane coun-
ty through the influence Of Congress-
man woodward; George W. Linville,
Linford, also a new office, which Con-
gresham Cooper secured upon petition
of those to be served by it; Margaret
Cullman, Dean; Leland B. Anderson,
Price Hill, Raleigh county, another
new office for which Mr.. Cooper is re-
sponsible; Robert N, Burgess, CLAY,
Logan county, another new office Sc
cured by Mr.. Cooper; Robert G. Woods,
Minuen.
Lieut.. Geo. Brice, formerly Of Nor
gantown but now an army officer in
charge Of company Of Filipino scouts
and home from the Islands on fur
Tough, is here visiting Congressman
and Mrs. Stuart F. Reed at their apart
ments at George Washington Inn.
Lieut.. Brice has much official bust
ness to attend TO at the War depart
ment, and through Congressman Reed,
who is his cousin, has met a number
of Senators and Representatives whose
committee work compels them to spe-
cialize in Legislation for the Philip
pines. He has made number OF most
excellent suggestions, and his advice
and ideas have been sought by these
members.
The Postoffice department. announc-
es that examinations will be held to
fill vacancies in the postmasteBhips
at Ireland. Lewis county; Mt. Gay 70