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Consumption
Bill Reaches
Final staees
House to Vote Tonight and
Senate Tomorrow Might
Making Closing Speeches
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y WASHINGTON. d. G. April y
= 2T.-The Army-bIll is now. in it's =
= final stagesdn Congress. The =
debate in the house was concIuS:
4 ed at 2:Sa. this morning hut no =
\ vote was taken. II having been =
that short tiafe would y
y be allowed today for speeches y
= summing up the arguments tos =.
= volunteer and for sefectife DRAFT. =
y systems. Z
= At noon today the house met =
y for these suinmfiigpp speeches =
y The fight for the volunteer :.
y system Is being handled In, the =
= final speech by S. Hubert Dent Z
\ OF Alabama, Democrat He is =
n chairman Of the military affairs -
y committees On the other side, \
= fayoring he selective draft plan. =
\ Is julius Kahn of Califorhia, \
4 ranking RaeubIican member OF =
\ the same e5mmittee. ~
= Subsequent Speeches will be y
y limited 10 live miputes and =
y there is hope BY house leaders =
= that vote viii be reached 20 =
\ night. =
\ The bill he's also been taken up \
\ in the senate and an Agreement =
y made to react final vote TN =
y Saturday night. Senator Jones. =
= OF Washington opened the =
4 speeches. declaring in favor of \
= the selective draft plan. =
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-27
At RAMSGATE
DRIVE OFF TEUTON WARSHIPS::
Big ARMIES LOCKED ON WEST
Allies Apparently Halt Drive After
Great Effort of Past Weeks German
Soldiers Show Encouragement
fAssociated Press by o. S. Naval Wirelessl

lAssoclateu Press Dy q oaNaVaI WlIeessI
LONDON, England, April 27.-0ne of the most daring
raids by German naval forces made during the took place
in the early hours of this morning when number Of German
desoye sped up to within shere distance Of Ramsgate
and opened fire with heavy bombardment Of the town and
port 9
of the number which have taken place in the vicinity HIM
dreds Of shells fell along the waterfront and in the streets
many striking shops houses The night dark but the
cannonre of the enemy at and Of the land batteries
which Quickly turned the desroyers illuminated the streets
for considerable time.
The desroyers finally driven of by the effective FIRE
of the land batteries To persons shore killed and
three injured and MANY houses damaged
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NAVY OFFICER ON AZTEC
THINKS SHIP HIT MINE
ASSOCIATED Press by q. S. Naval
Wireless)

WASHINGTON, d. c., April Ill
The American steamer Aztec. which
was sunk the night of April 11with
the loss OF large number Of her crew,
including five HawaIians, was not tor
pedoed but struck a mine, in the
opinion Of Lieut.. William Gresham.
U. 8. N. who commanded the gun
crew that was aboard the vessel Lieut..
Gresham yesterday made a report to
Secretary Daniels to that effect.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-27
Letters Of German Soldiers Show
Dragging War Discourages Them

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 27.-The growing wears
by Germany have extended to the soldiers at the front
though these have been given possible comfort and at
eton General Stein, the German minister of war, has
the Of the recsag that letters
declared that the spirit Of the army Ielnans good.
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HALF billion A
MONTH TO help
FINANCE ALLIES
ASSOCIATED Press by u. s. Naval
Wireless)


WASHINGTON, d. c.. April H.
The United States will be asked TO
finance the European Allies to the ex-
tent Of $4O0, 1000, 900, and possibly as
much as $500, 0O0. 900. a month, ac-
cording to preliminary report issnel
yesterday by the treasury department
Virtually all Of this money wiz be kept
In the United States. however, being
spent here by the Allies for food, fnu-
nitions and other supplies needed By
them to carry on the war.
or the total amount, England win
get between $500, 100000 and $3.50, 000.-
600 month, France 100000 900 to
$125, 000, 900, Russia about 500, 900 900.
and Italy $50, 1000.
The Chinese minister here called
upon Mr.. Balfour yesterday, and Il be-
Iieved to have taken steps to fix the
position Of China as a member Of the
Entente Allies
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Representative AhIna introduced a
concurrent resolution requesting the
governor to appoint three Hawaiians
as members of the school commission.
and providing that steps be taken for
the teaching of Hawaiian in the pub
lie schools to those who desired 1t.
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Amended to provide an appeal to
the circuit court from decisions of the
board, the senate bill creating board
of optometry passed third reading
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p. Madlangawa was fined $50 in
federal court yesterday for purchas-
ing revolver which was chi property
of the United States.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-27

OeudgOf 0dblse lultOuuCSu the UiIls
which had been drawn by hifaself
and Attorney c. r lIemenway, short
ly after the beginning OF the senate
session this n0rring. II was read by
title and referred at once 20 he print
ing committee so that action could tie
hurried along IN gctpng !. over to The
j 1use.
In prIef, the bilI provides q COM
mission Of nine, 10 be appointed by
the governor, and with fund OF $25,.
900 at fits disposal.
II Is expected that the makeup OF
the commission will be somewhat
along the lines Of the unofficial citi.
zens' COMMITTEES decided upon at the
chamber OF commerce conference.
However. il Is said that an army man
cannot serve on such a commission,
but II Is certain the army will cooper
ate with IL to the fullest extent.
After yesterdays gathering at the
chamber the committee then named
James D. Dole, ]. M. Westgate, c. S.
Judd. Mai. c. s Lincoln and H. p
Agee-went to the Capitol in the after
noon and had q talk with the governor.
II was following this that the move
for a territorial commissioner off
cial body--fnaterialized
The bill was partially drawn yes.
terday and finished today. II is to
be put through house and senate IN
der special procedure in order to get
It to the governor before the session
closes.
Broad powers Of food control, in.
GLIDING price-fixing. are granted the
commission undsf the terms Of the
bill.
II has the power to call on the at
torney-general or any county attorney
Tor assistance; 10 assist producers OF
food lIneI[Iaily; wide control Of ~.
I'|&| ,'.,11c||o1 ana lit(['-'
button; Ind may I1I4II he us> a
any TODD tot TIE nianuiacture 81 tn.
toxicati6. liquor.
It's rules must be made public. It
can brine suns and by regulation fix
prices, may compel attendance Of wit
nesses, and penalties are provided for
those who violate any regulation OF
the commission, the penalty running
up to $4,000 fine and one year I'M
pfisonment.
Provision Il made for furnishing
witnesses who periure themselves,
and for the financial procedure OF the
COMMISSION. The bill provides fund
OF $4,000 froom the general territor-
ial revenues for the use OF the com
mission.
Chief Provisions Of HIl
The bill is TO become law immedi-
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FOOD COMMISSION WITH Big POWERS
AND $4,000 FUND TO meet CRISIS
Chamber Of Commerce Conference Followed BY Action to
Organize Central Body With Official Standing and Rights
Bill Hurried to Senate

is
yesterday indication
drastic food control
which the territory paced in the hands Of
q &
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Above-Duke D'Abruzzi. Below
Count Guglielmo Marconi.

ASSOCIATED Press By u, S. Naval
Wirelessl
ROME, Italy, April 1.-Two ltal-
ians Of worldwide fane-the Duke
D'Abruz1i and Count Gualielmo Mar
conf, the inventcr-are to be members
Of the next commission of Allies to
visit the United States. Italy Is send
ing a number of her noted men on
this commission, which will arrive
shortly.
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IBID. fEx-dlvldend. tunquoted.
Bethlehem steel--a represents Class
A and b Class B stock.
SUGAR.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.-susar:
90 deg. test 6.fo5 cents. Previous quo
tstion, e.i4 cents.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-27
FRED FUNST0N'S MOTHER
FOLLOWS SON TO GRAVE

ASSOCIATED Press by U. s. Naval
Wireless)
EMPORfA. Kansas. April 27.-Mrs.
E. H. Funston, mother Of the late
Major-G General Frederick FunsTo On,
died today. She was 70 years old
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CONTINUED on page twO)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

who have been visiting Mrs. Martins
father, Curtis Davis. on David Ridge
for several days, have returned home.
Mrs. Lee Currey, of Hutchinson, was
shopping in Worthington on Tuesday.
Blake McIntire and Everett MILAN
were social visitors in Clarksburg on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Geddes were
shopping in Fairmont on Tuesday.
Mrs. /. McIntire and little grand
son, Isaac Andrew Geddes, were visit.
Ing relatives at Enterprise on Tues.
day.
2. F. Davis. of Fairmont, is assisting
at the First National Bank during the
absence Of the cashier, A. ]. Mcdaniel.
Homer Spri1gston motored to Gilner
county on Sunday returning on Mon.
day.
Attorney B. F. Ranage, OF Fairmont,
was a recent legal visitor here.
Mrs. Jacob Myers. OF Manningtoa.
arrived here on Tuesday for a visit
with her daughter. Mrs. ]. C. Jacobs.
Miss Martha Flogersy, of Long Run.
was visiting her sister, Mrs. Howard
Shaver. on Wednesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
Want TO EAT PIE
AND ALL THE GOOD
THINGS BESIDES?
Then Take Wentworth Says
Thankful Marietta Tray
cling Man, and the Ia
BILE Pleasures Will
be Yours.

The giyer of the following remark.
able signed statement is a highly es.
teemed resident of Marietta, Ohio, who
for Is years has covered Ohio and
West Virginia for a Cleveland house,
He began testing Wentworth value in
Bluefeld, w. Va, a short time ago.
Here's what he says of results:
Statesmen on the road, having no
regular eating place have their trou.
bles with Indigestion, headache and
nervousness. l have been trying out
the famous Nerv-Worth, manufactured
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio. Seeing the testi.
monials of reliable people Nery.Worth
has so wonderfully helped have been
trying 1t out for two weeks for indiges-
ton and headache. l must say l am a
friend of Nerv-Worth. If you want to
eat pie and all the good things 90 to
Goodykoontz's Drug Store (the Blue.
field agency and purchase a bottle of
Nerv-Worth for one dollar and the
pleasure of eating good things is yours
-. M. HAMILTON"
Marietta, o.
Cranes Drug Store in Fairmont sells
Nerv-Worth. Your dollar back If this
famous family tonic does not help
YOU.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
HEALTH HINTS

Whooping cough is a very danger
Gus and common disease. Too often
it is neglected when among chill.
dren.
1t is most fatal among the very
young, so the longer an infant can
be kept from exposure the better is
his chance to escape or recover IL he
finally does contract the disease.
More dangerous than the disease
itself are its complications, OF which
pneumonia and heart disease may be
mentioned as the most dangerous.
From four to IA days after exposure
whooping cough begins to develop.
The child seems to have a cold but is
not so feverish as with measles. There
is cough which grows steadily har-
sher, finally developing the "whoop"
which gives the disease its name.
This condition continues for a
month or six weeks when the cough
becomes looser. While a child with
the disease is dangerous from the
first the greatest danger of spreading
infection is during the period of the
"whoop."
Anyone who is near enough to the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
HOW TO FORM AN
UNBIASED OPINION
Facts First Must be Pos
sessed; Reliable Refer
ences Important.

Perhaps no more disagreesble fea-
tture Of the European struggle exists in
this country than the proneness OF
readers 70 base their opinion of the
right or wrong of the various contend
ers upon sentimentally biased and col
ored reports, which are at best but
lb4or substitute for fact.
The intelligent mind naturally gropes
for the truth, but the absence OF accu-
rate, reliable information has rendered
It well-nigiI impossible for the layman
f(get at the facts.
Realizing the necessity for enllght.
sning Information, edited without fear,
Layor or Partially, this newspaper ar
ranged for limited allotment of the
1rst edition OF 1.-THE Nations at War"
or pi esentation 10 its readers.
II is book OF fact, complete, com.
,aet and Internationally true. This
~ abtional work, ably edited by Willis
7. Abbot, was compiled from data gath
bred by corps OF experts and repre-
sents the most accurate chronology OF
events possible to secure.
II is handsomely bound, contains
7nearly 800 striking Photographic re-
productions, many in color plate, 42S
pages of enllghtening information,
maps, charts, chronology and lyric
verse Of the war.
This book is brought right up to
Americas entry into the war. Read.
ers can secure copies Of this splendid
1890 volume from this newspaper
while they last on special discount
terms which place this handsome vol.
une within the reach of every family.
The Cash Discount Voucher, printed
elsewhere In this Issue, explains tho
plan fully
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
Attending Hlah School.

Misses Clarice Cakes, Doris and Gen.
evteye Parish. Mary Billingslea and
Larnie Cakes have enrolled as students
Of the Thoburn High school 1t hard.
ly seems fair that our young people
should have to go to other towns to
complete their education while Worth
ington Ia an ideal location for q high
school, but It seems that this town has
been Disseminated against for several
years and We presume will continue
TO be. Our people had to make a TWEEN.
ty year fight to get . decent school
house, before they were successful.
Their efforts to have high school 10.
Gated here seems to have been unsuc.
cessful. BY some sort OF a combina.
ton this section has been denied rep.
resentation on the board Of educa ton
for almost n generation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
Big Jump in Land
Value in 7 Years

Quite fair idea of the increase OF
land values can be CLEANED from a reel
estate deal, the deed for which was
placed on record at the office Of the
county clerk today A deed shows
where Vincenzo SERVO purchased lot
in Brookdale addition to the Town Of
Moncngah on May 2, 1910 fcr 1910 from
the Monongah Improvement company.
Recently he disposed of 1t to Giulin
Pete Demaria for $1,000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
Over 1000 Enrolled
in West Side Schools

The enrolment for the public
|ehools of Fairmont Independent
chooI district for the first week end.
ng September 81 shows a total Of O..
IL.
Everything 10 moving OF in fine
|hape In all the ward schools as well
q the high schools and from present
ndicationS II is believed the year
'sl7-1S Will be the baner year in point
tattendance Is well as in the grade
{ work accomplished. Several vacan.
Hes In the teaching force Of some OF
be schools have been filed.
The enrolment In the various
.chools Of this district is as follows:
arnes, 100; Butcher, go; Fleming,
e7; Miller, 63S; White, 1872; Dunbar,
20; high school, 512, making = sum
btal Of 2,1kA
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
HoW's Thisi

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
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five years. and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poll
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After you have taken Halls catarrh
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

I've found them serious and earnest,
facing with grave determination their
tremendous task of moulding untrain-
ed men into great modern army.
we realize that We haven't learn
ed all there is to know about modern
warfare" one of the reserve officers
told me. We're willing to learn, and
L believe it's that very willingness
that's going to help us succeed"
Camp Logan, eventually to hold
more than 10000 men, is in a dense
forest of southern pines. Today the
Illinois men are cutting down many
'of the trees, laying out streets, pitch
ing tents and going through the many
activities of army life.
We saw army engineers digging
out roadway, artillerymen number
ing and repairing saddles, infantry
men washing their uniforms and 9TH
or infantrymen cleaning up their COM
Ipany streets.
The soldiers are doing much think
ing about the folks at home.
remarked to one of the camp Y.
NJ. c. A. secretaries upon the number
of men who were writing letters at
the desks in his building.
You should have seen them on
payday, standing in line, waiting their
turn to write" he said. There were
less than 1000 men in camp then,
and this is only one OF six Y. NJ. C. A.
buildings, but at this building alone
we sold more than $3.50 worth of
money orders to be sent back home.
80. you see, these boys are not
only doing their duty to their coun-
try. They're continuing to do their
duty toward their families"
In that section of Camp Logan
most distant from the city of Houston
we found one company of negro SOL
diers from Illinois. They are tho
onl ynegroes now in the camp.
They have been segregated because
Of the feeling stirred up by the Hous-
ton riot, in which negro soldiers of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

the regular army took part on August
23.
Maj. Gen. George Bell, Jr., CON-
mander of the camp, told me there
is no danger of further rioting.
But l find it the belief of many in
southern cities where training camps
have been located that negro troops
from northern states should not be
encamped in the south.
This belief is shared by many negro
soldiers.
We've shown our patriotism by
enlisting," one of them told me today.
eve think we should be left to train
in the north, where we understand
the people and their ways"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

patient to breathe the fine particles
of spray thrown off in coughing is IL
able to contract the disease. 1t is
not spread very easily in the open
air
To prevent the spread Of whooping
cough all those who have it should be
isolated. This does not mean that
the child should be kept shut up in
room for fresh air is very helpful. All
public gatherings and all other chill
dren should be avoided.
When whooping cough exists in
school children all those who have
colds should be kept at home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

Virginian, who is touring the Ma
tonal Army and Militia Camps.y
CAMP LOGAN, HOUSTON, Teaxs,
Sept. 25.-There was nothing about
the young sergeant to distinguish him
from the other soldiers near.
He lay stretched on camp cot, read
ing diligently in a blue-covered manual
oil army drill. And he provided what
is to me the best proof that our army
now training to fight the battle of dem.
ocracy is a really democratic army.
The young sergeant is Marshall Field
III, grandson Of the great Chicago mer-
chant and heir to $50 millions. Photog.
rapher Dorman and l found him in the
section Of Camp Logan, that is occu.
pied by Battery B, Second Illinois Field
Artillery. of which he is member
Among members of the same or
ganiZaton are former employees of
Marshall Field & Co., workmen from
the Chicago stockyards. clerks, cho-
rus man from Chicago theater and
even cabaret singer.
The other artillerymen,, l found,
have wholesome respect for Ser
geant Field as an efficient non-com-
missioned officer. AS multi-million-
aire, they simply don't think of him.
HE won't let u.s." one of them ex-
planned. HE doesn't spend more
money, wear better uniforms, eat bet
ter food or have any easier time than
the rest of us. The only difference
seems to be that he studies more"
Sergeant Field had this to say
when l asked him why he hadn't en-
tered an officers training camp:
81 saw so many others trying to be.
come officers that thought a few
privates would be much needed. So
l enlisted and served two months as
a private before l was made n cor
poral and later a sergeant"
II enjoyed it, hard work and all. {"
That's the kind of army Uncle Sam
is getting ready, here in the training
camp of the Illinois National Guard
as we'll as in the many other camps
and environments scattered over the
country.
It's an army in which one man is
just exactly as good as another man;
its officers as well as it's soldiers are
drawn from all ranks of civilian life.
We saw a group of these new Off
GERS today, gathered under one of the
big pines of Camp Logan to hear a
lecture from an older officer It's my
opinion that the history of Americas
share in this war against kaiserism
will have much to say of the part
played by these boys from the Off
GERS training camps.
Most of them have had only three
months of intensive training. On
trains going to the encampments I've
seen them skylarking like college
freshmen.
But here at Camp Logan. and in
ether training camps we have visited,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
WoRTdINGToN
RnYn cnaI.

Samuel D. Brady, OF Fairmont, has
leased the Sewickley coal underlying
the surface Of the Mrs. Jas. !. Michaels
and U. G. Cochran's heirs farms ag-
gregating about 95 acres on q royalty
basis. 1t will probably be operated by
the BraEell Coal company recently in
corporated under the laws Of. this
state. This tract Of coal all lies within
the corporate limits Of Worthington.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27
Liahta Of.

Only about one.half the electric
street lights we're on on Tuesday night,
which is but little better than the old
gas lights which were discarded. We
presume the company will remedy the
matter as 1t was to maintain the lights.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

Wonder how it feels to be a south
slider and realize the Sox aren't play.
ing Jazz baseball this season.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

Nobody can appreciate the Joy o.
nursing and coaxing century plant
until It blooms, more than Comiskey,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

We believe Pants" Rowland was
the only American League manager
whose spring prediction came true.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-27

Lost-Somewhere between April
and October. on the Ban Johnson cir
cult phrase, "Hitless Wonders"
No reward is offered for its return.
Finders, keepers
CHICAGO WHITE SoX.