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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
TWO BOUND TO ENLIST.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, May liz
Rejected because Of a sight detect
when he applied In the local recruiting
station for enlistment In the navy
Charles H. Dent, Of Montgomery, win
at once undergo an operation at his
Cwn expense so that he may be admit
ted. The operation win cost $50
Dents examination showed he was
otherwise perfect. Camden Keller
who applied for enlistment in the army
and was also rejected because Of Q de-
feet that can be overcome by an oper,
alton. will also become patient Ia this
hospital here to make him lit for ser,i
vice
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

Now that the conferees have come to such sensible
compromise upon the army bill the country will find it
difficult to understand why they squabbed over the
matter for ten days. and until President Wilson began
to exert pressure Congress complains when the Presi
dent ntereres in its business and when he does not
terfere it refuses to act until he does
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
SPLENDID ENTHUSIASM.

+ Asst nights meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce
was splendid demonstration of civic enthusiasm. and
t shows what the good people Of Faimont can do
When they make up their minds to get together and work
Is unit.
s meeting ought to furnish inspiration which will last
toushoutrthe year. and encourage Famont business
ii hs faith that when they act together with will they
Itan.do. almost anything.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

According to Amsterdam advlces retention of all her
colonies will be part of the German peace terms Right
there is where Germany will be made to feel that the
Zeppelin raids and the torpedong hospital ships
among the big mistakes of the war. Britain has most
of Germanys colonies.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

Warrington is to be congratulated upon getting a
thoroughly modern telephone system from the Bell
Telephone company In the not very far distant future
the Bell probably also will be kind to- Fairmont sub
scribers and take off their hands the inconvenience
having two separate exchanges and two telephones in
most Of the business places.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
SHORT AND SNAPPY.

Chicago saloon men are asking for an ordinance
against the free lunch. Uncle Sam may render such
efforts unnecessary by shutting UP the saoon-Blue
field Telegraph.
According to London reports. the Kaiser Is being
dealt many blows but far has been Of the sum
Der producing VARIETY niontown Evening Genius.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

When the young men Of the First regiment who have
been designated for training at Camp Benjamin Harri
son come back with officers commissions other young
men who would like to have them will be sorry that
they did not take the guard little seriously when
they had the opportunity to join its ranks.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
atnatznr AllnnInn aana q Meet,

The stoetzer Mission Band Of the
First Presbyterian church win mee0
on Saturday afternoon ofithis week @
1880 o'clock OF the home % Miss
Eleanor cobun q 1908 Carleton street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
Governor Con1veN Writes
About Our Duties In War Time

Upon his leaving Romney for Charleston to take the oath
naper The Hampshire Review Hink and
nothing in except his signature The
first Vned article appears notable production and
shonld be read by every West Vrginian follows
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11
only 10 rrust.

Only to trust.
Only to trust, and do our best, emo
wear a smiling a face as may be for
others and ourselves. Robert Louis
Stevc"r@n.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

citizens Of our young women Incidentally i would maxi
ihem mols self reliant and economically independents
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-11

row tE,as Che age question has been decided te Ne
department ought . Be able u proceed rapidly wit
aTranpenents o organize The fYsk half million uni
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
Must Classify Lines of Labor.

Emphasis is laid by the war de.
partment upon the necessity of reg
istrants definitely classifying lines OF
labor at which they are employed in
filing out the QUESTIONABLE which
local boards are sending out. Rail-
road men, for instance, should state
whether conductors, engineers, track
layers or other branch of occupation.
Occupational exemption may not
be appealed to the president under
the regulations if the district board
has unanimously refused to allow
such an exemption claim. zone men,
Der of board must have voted in
favor of allowing such claim be-
fore it may be taken up.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
SEEK EXTRA GESS|ON FOR
Law TO MAKE MEN WORK
Employers Association Starts Cam.
paign for Special Session of
Legislature.

A resolution calling upon Cover
nor Ernest Lister to convene a spe-
cial session of the legislature to pass
a law compelling every able-bodied
man in the state to accept employ
ment and remain at work for the du-
ration of the war vas passed by the
Employers Association of Washing
ton at its annual meeting in Seattle
the latter part of last week.
Every organization in the state.
including commercial clubs, cham
bers of commerce and churches, are
being asked to join in the appeal for
the extra session. The law contem-
plated will be patterned after those
passed recently by the states of
Maryland, Virginia and Minnesota as
means of enlisting man power to
operate industries engaged in the
manufacture of war materials.
The governor ha so far declined
to comment on the movement.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
Gopd Program for Musicale.

An exceptionally good program
has been arranged for the musicale
to be given at the Ray theater next
Thursday evening, December 81. by
the local council, Knights Of Column
bus, for the besefit of the Red Cross.
Local musicians will participate, in
Guiding Mrs. Edward Kelvin, Miss
Whiting, pianiste, Mr.. Whiting, vio-
Inst, and Mrs. A. c. Baker, while
Mrs. Edward P. Gardner will appear
in several interpretative dances.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
Camp Lewis Is Healthiest.

Camp Lewis is the healthiest of
any of the 16 environments in the
United States. Weekly health re-
ports received by Lieutenant Colonel
l.. L. Smith, division sanitary in
spector, are to the effect that, with
more men in Camp Lewis than the
other mobilization points in the
country, there are fewer men sick
than in any of them, despite the fact
that two regiments are quarantined
with German measles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
Checks Out Before Christmas.

Christmas cheer will be brought
to thousands of homes whose bread
winners are now in the army or navy
through the redoubled efforts this
week of the war risk insurance bu-
reau to make the first payments be-
fore Christmas day. BY the end of
the week government checks for
wives, mothers or other dependents
will be mailed, dispatch from the
national capital says.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
Thanks County Council.

George Draham, chairman of the
County Council of Defense, received
a communication Monday from
Charles Hebbard of Spokane. federal
food administrator for Washington
enclosing letter from the national
administrator. Herbert Hoover
thanking the county councils for
their work in making the food con-
servation campaign in this state a
success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
Government to Make Munitions,

Government explosive plants to
supplement the present output of
private manufacturers are to be built
in the immediate future. it was dis
by Secretary of War Baker, of the
appointment of Daniel C. Jarkling of
San Francisco to take charge of con-
struction work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-12-21
Rev. Emery Powson of Spokane

Rev. Emery Powson of Spokane
who has charge of the Y. NJ. G.. A,
work at Camp Lewis. brought Mrs.
Powson and daughter to Olympia
this week, to reside at the \. S. Por-
ter home. One of Rev. Mr.. Powson's
sons is a lieutenant at Camp Lewis
while the other will assist him in the
Y. NJ. G. A. work.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27

Seldom OF the British Royal Naval Air
Service. who has been cooperating
with the United States government
on the aviation program.
mo one can conceive the enormous
commercial possibilities of the air
plane" says Commander Seldom. "un-
less he has lived in Intimate contact
with the phenomenal development in
flying since the beginning Of the war
and has seen the wonderful perform
ances Of the best present-day ma
chimes.
But the possibilities come home
keenly 10 the average man when you
can tell him positively after the war
1t will be possible for the airplane 10
carry passengers long distances for
only about half the cost per mile that
you pay in this country for taxicabs.
Sixteen cents a mile per passen-
ger for distances up to say 500 miles
viii not only pay all costs. but should
give a clear profit Of something like
100 per cent
when you consider how many
people there are who would willingly
pay a high price 10 make the trip
from Washington 10 New York in two
hours or from Chicago 10 New York
between breakfast and dinner. It is
easy 20 understand there will be a
large traffic.
and on good days there will be
little or no danger. A first-class ma
chine In the hands OF a good pilot can
be landed with perfect safety even II
the engine breaks down and in reason
ably good weather Is unlikely 20 have
an accident that will destroy t. This
| is particularly true where a river or
lake connects two cities so you can
/ fly low over the water and have a
good landing place at every point IN
your journey
Think also OF the hundreds Of
places In this country which can now
be reached only over bad roads OF
slow trains. The airplane would take
you TO them in a short time and with
perfectly comfortable journey.
Il am sure also IL IS even now fess.
ible TO cross the Atlantic in a Zeppe-
! lin and Il will not be long after the
war before a 24-hour schedule with
airplanes between New York and
London Is established
"Then there is the air-mail service
/ including the carrying Of light pack
ages. We already have machines with
big lifting capacity myself have
flown an airplane that weighed ter
tons-and Il is really only a step from
that to big planes that will carry q
profit-paying lead OF several tons.
"Think Of what II VIII mean 10 busi
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
Shorter RATIONS
FOR neutral nations
America Will Conserve Her
FoodStufis for Self and
Allies
MUST SEND OWN
SHIPS FOR SUPPLIES

WASHINGTON. June 27.-Neutrals
hereafter will be on shorter ratlons
than they have been for recent
months.
The exports council. designated bv
President Wilson will apportion sun.
plies for them. subject to the Presi.
dents approval.
IL viii determine what the neutral
needs are, scientifically as based on
import figures covering a period OF
years.
It will do its utmost to see that
tnere Is 10 surplus which corld
leak into Germany.
These things were made perfectly
clear today by one Of the members
OF the new council.
The neutrals also will be told fatly
that II they want food they can send
their own ships after It.
Or the new scheme Of things, Pres.
ident Wilson says:
THE whole object will be 70 direct
exports in such a way that they will
90 first and by preference where they
are most needed and most immedi
ately needed and temporarily 10 with
hold them. If necessary where they
can best be spared.
"Our primary duty in the matter
OF fcodstuffs and like necessaries Is
20 see TO It that the peoples associ
ated with us in the war get as gen
erous a proportion as possible Of oui
surplus but 1t will also be our wish
and purpose to supply the neutra
nations whose peoples depend upon
MS for such supplies as nearly in pro
portion to their need as the amount
TO be divided permits"
The free play of trade will be 'in
diligently and systematically direct
ed " he said.
The following exports to European
neutrals, Netherlands. Sweden. Nor
way. Denmark. Spain and Switzer
land for the first ten months Of tho
fiscal year ending June 80. 1917. were
announced today by Herbert c
Hoover:
Wheat and wheat -four, 3S.977. 00C
bushels, value SOS. 641000, an average
Of S1.79 per bushel.
Corn and corn meal. 13,24S 00C
bushels. value SIS. 297 900. an average
of s115 per bushel.
Oats and oatmeal, 4,912.000 bushels
value S2.927000. an average OF 81
cents per bushel
Barley. 4.914O00 bushels, value
S5,2200OO, an average Of S1.06 pei
bushel.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
BY BASIL M. MANLY.

Staff Special.
WASHINGTON. d. c., June 81
oven IF the war should end in n few
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
Will START LINCOLN
HIGHWAY AUGUST |

Complete rebuilding Of that por-
ton Of the Lincoln Highway from
Wilmington to the Red Clay Creek
bridge at Marshallton. the work to
start not later than August 1. 1917.
Is provided for IN a resolution passed
this morning by the Levy Court.
Courtman Groves presented the
resolution saying that that portion OF
the road from the Union street 10
Newark is In bad condition. The reso-
luton provides that the State high
way Commissioner for New Castle
County and the engineer OF the State
highway department be asked to get
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
FUN ZOE YAAKA HuLA BOYs.

The Yaaka Hula moonlight. which
is being sponsored by the advertising
class of the Y NJ G. A. promises TO
be an event Of more than ordinary in
terest. both from the 20 Mt Of view 81
numbers and variety. II Il scheduled
for tomorrow night on the steamer
Queen Anne, leaving the Peoples
steamboat wharf. foot OF Market
street. at O'Clock These future pi
lots OF business have gone about the
affair with a determination 10 give
Their patrons and friends the best re.
turn for their money that they ever
exper enced from an amusement as
moonlight ride.
A complete vaudeville program has
been arranged which includes suck
well-known artists as The Pratts.
Tom Morrell and others. who in the
past have been prominent figures on
the Keith circuit Dancing and re-
freshments are other features that
will make the ride on the river the
more agreeable. All those who make
the trip can be assured Of an evening
Of enjoyment in an atmosphere Of
complete refinement
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
Trench tales.

.
" A Tommy was discussing the
. open warfare. This break away
. from trench war gives us a much
. better time" he said. I'VE know
. now that we are the top dogs and
= that we are keeping the Germans
. on the move. And they're busy
. all the time wondering; they don't
. know where the next whnck is
. coming from. Mind you, I'm far
from saying that we can com
pletely get them away from the
Hindenburg line without a bit OF
scrapping yet. but IL is only a
. question Of time It's a different
q" sensation going over the top now
. from what Il was In the early
days. You see. we used 70 know
. that our guns were not nearly so
many as the Germans. and that
we hadn't the stun TO put over.
We knew that it depended how
quickly we could get through the
. Boche barrnge and in among the
. blighters with the bayonet. Now
we just climb out Of a trench and
walk behind the curtain Of fire.
It makes a difference.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
MANY IKE RlVER RlpEs.

Hundreds OF Wilmington people
are now taking advantage OF the
summer schedule OF the Wilson Line
boats for pleasure trips TO Philadel-
phia and return. The boats are max
ing eleven trips a day each way and
this gives the pleasure seeker a wide
choice Of time for a trip. The evening
trips are especially attractive and
hundreds Of people are making a trip
TO Philadelphia and return without
leaving the boats These evening
trips make Il especially easy TO en-
terrain parties OF friends.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
u. S. Should Spend Millions
on Planes, War or No War

ness when a letter or important draw
lngs can be sent from New York to
London in "a hours for less than the
cost OF a cable message today.
when the war ends England
France and Germany. too-even II we
have destroyed all her war planes
will have developed their airplane in
dustries and their pilots to the point
where they will be ready to plunge
directly into commercial flying. II the
United states developed her aviation
no mere rapidly before the wars end
than she has in the past. she would
be clearly Outdistanced by the other
countries and would have a hard time
entering this great new field OF deYe-
lonment"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27

months. It would
still be to the in.
terest Of the Uni
ted States to spend
millions Of dollars
in the development
Of her airplanes,
because Of the
enormous part
which they are
destined to play
in the commerce
Of the future, is
the opinion of
Commander 7 w
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27

the work started by August l. The
plans and specifications for rebuild
ing this roadway are TO be prepared
by the State highway commission.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-27
COUNTY BALANCES

Balances in the county funds to the
credit Of Levy Court and in the funds
Of each hundred OF the county we're
reported to Levy Court yesterday by
County Treasurer c. H. Lippincott. as
follows:
Evening star., 1917-05-28
MOTHER LOVE TRiUMPHS
At MURDER HEARING

Mother love triumphed today over
the marital tie. when Mrs. Susie Allen
testified against her husband. Peter w.
Allen. who is on trial before Justice
Gould and jury in Criminal Division
No l, on an indictment charging him
with murder in the first degree in caus-
ing the death of his stepson. Ernest
Allen. April II. by shooting him at his
home on Good Hope road. Mrs. Allen
was the widow of the brother of the
accused when she married him about
twelve years ago
The wife declared that the son was
seated at the breakfast table when
Allen entered the room with a shotgun
and chased him from the table. Before
getting the gun. she stated. the hus-
band had tried to pick quarrel with
her son. but had been unsuccessful.
The son BACKED to the door leading
into the yaDi. and when he reached
the doorway the gun was exploded in
his face. He died instantly, 1t was
testified.
Attorney Robert I. Miller. for the ac-
cused. will plead self-defense. and will
offer testimony to show the reputation
of the deceased for quick temper and
quarrelsomeness. The case will go to
the jury tomorrow, probably. Assist
ant United States Attorney Leahy is
conducting the prosecution.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

member Of the party of copy of The
Sunday Star, when he awoke yester-
day morning for breakfast on the
Majestic, as 1t was leaving Leonard
town. Md The Star was the only sun
day newspaper in the National Capital
to be delivered on board. containing as
war news and other events of interest
to the business men participating on
the trip.
The Stars special, new six-cylinder
Columbia touring car. driven by Robert
f. Lincoln of the Barry-Lincoln Motor
Company. with Howard S. Fisk. auto
mobile editor of The Star as passenger.
left at 3:15 o'clock Sunday morning in
heavy rainstorm for Leonardtown.
and arrived at the dock, where the Ma
Jestic was anchored at exactly $50
o'clock. Not a shift was made in the
gears from the time the machine left
The Star office until the wharf was
reached. The papers were placed on
the upper deck and Immediately dis
tributed.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
FORT MYER CAVALRYMEN
NAMED TO GO TO FRANCE

Members Of the I'd Cavalry stationed
at Fort Myer are to be in the expedi-
tionary force soon to start for France
under command of Maj. Gen. John ].
Pershing. according to an official an
nouncement. The headquarters troop
of this expeditionary force is now being
assembled at Fort Myer. The men who
have been transferred from the I'd Cav
airy to the headquarters troop, as of
their present grade. are:
Sergts. Dixie B. Guynn and Philip P.
Auer. Troop B; Corpls Jacob P. Heffel-
finger and Leo ]. Smith. Troop C, and
Fred Miller, Troop D; Privates First
Class Ray Austin. Harry Baker, John J.
Shaughnessy and Albert E. McCravy,
Troop c.; Louis A. Beamen, Christopher
Evening star., 1917-05-28
TO DRILL C0LoRED OFFICERS.
Arrangements Made for Reserve
Camn at Fort Des Moines.

NEW YORK, May 2s. Conditions
under which reserve officers camp for
negroes will be established at Fort Des
Moines. beginning June IS have been
made know here Applications for ad-
mission to the camp will be received up
to and including June Z. All colored men
between the ages of twenty years and
nine months and forty-four years. of good
education and morals. are eligible.
Applicants must be provided with three
letters of recommendation as to their men,
tai and moral qualifications from repu-
table citizens Satisfactory applicants who
pass the physical examination will be
recommended to Maj. Gen. J. Franklin
Bell. commanding the Department of the
East and the required quota from this de-
partment viii be sent to the camp.
Transportation will be furnished to Fort
Des Moines and subsistence will be sup
piled at the camp. Necessary uniforms
also will be provided.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

E. Schroeder. Steve Papp, Carl Moline
and Otto Zimmerman. Troop B. and
Willie NJ. Fielder. Stephan Newman
Yates Ralph Chappell, Abraham Cohen.
John w. Morgan and John A. Nestroy.
Troop B: James J. Murphy, James New
berry and Edgar B. Rawlings. Troop c,
and Edgar R. Abels, Harry Cooper,
Clyde E. Mundy, Edward e. Neff. Ray
mond J. Pickett and Edward Cohen,
Troop D.
Private Roscoe Williams, Troop A. 7th
Cavalry. on furlough in this city. is
transferred to headquarters troop.
Myer, Va.
Evening star., 1917-05-28
Tug Edith G. Winship in Service.

Repairs to the tug Edith Goddard
Winship, belonging to the Consolidation
Coal Company, have been completed and
under the command of Capt. Tom Sc
lectman she resumed service this morn
ing and will make daily trips to Indian
Head with coal-laden canal boats in
tow. The Winship, while on her way up
Evening star., 1917-05-28
GEORGE E. DAVIS DIES.
Retired Business Man Of Washing
ton Victim of Acute Indigestion.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW LONDON, Conn, May Is
George F. Davis. eighty a retired busi-
ness man of Washington. D. c.. died
suddenly at his summer home at Maple
Point. Stonington, early yesterday
morning, from an acute attack of in
digestion. He came to Stonington about
two weeks ago. He was a native of
Watertown, Conn. and was born Sep
tember 10. 1896. He leaves widow,
one son and two daughters. The funeral
will be held tomorrow, and the body
will be inferred in Rock Creek ceme-
terry, Washington. Wednesday.
Mr. Davis had been suffering from
heart trouble of late, but was thought
to be improving.
Transoms can be raised and lowered
like window shade with a device an
Oregon inventor has nateDted
Evening star., 1917-05-28

the river in the early part of last week
broke her shaft and had to go into
the machine shop dock for repairs.
Work was hurried on the tug and she
was returned to service in record time.
Evening star., 1917-05-28

To be supplied with new sails in prep
aration for the coming of summer
squalls the river schooner s. c.. Coll
bourn came into port yesterday ami
docked at the 11th street wharf.