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Unable to Go to Camn Lee,

Homer P. Caldwell, who was one OF
the men in the last call to go to Camp
Leo, has been suffering from a severe
attack OF ptomaine poisoning and was
unable to go with the other boys. He
was taken to Warrington on Thurs.
day, but the board turned him back.
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Entertained Sunday School

Entertained Sunday School Glasses.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Plaster enter
tained the young ladies and the Jun
Tor classes Of the Christian Sunday
school on Friday evening. Mr.. Plas.
ter is the teacher of the young ladies'
class. Refreshments were served and
a very pleasant evening was spent.
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Porperty Changes Hands.

8. ] .sturm has sold his new house
recently erected in the East end of
the town. James Radcliff is the pur-
chaser and will remove his family
here shortly.
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Returned from the Hosn,ta1,

Miss Lulu Bates, who has been
patient In the Cook hospital for some
time returned here on Friday much
improved In health. She left on Sat
urday for her home In Roane county.
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PurchasAd pronsrtY.

]. L. Carpenter has purchased the
]. R. Musgrove property in Guffey
street The property is occupied by
]. A. Raikes and family.
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Attending 1. o. o. F. Grand Lodge.
s. K. Jacobs left on Monday morn
Ing for Huntington, where he will
represent Worthington Lodge No. 179
in the Grand Lodge Of the order.
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L0ST Ann Fnmn

LoST-small zinc cut OF monogram
NJ. v T Co. Reward II returned to
Box 1888 West virgtnian. lo.s-1t.2sSs
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, Oct. a. over.estimates
OF the shortage in the 1917 yield Of
corn as compared with the total sug.
eested by the government crop of a
month ago led yesterday to material
advance in the corn market. Prices
closed firm lc to 11sc net higher at
S1.19N to $1.20 December. and $115A
TO $1.16 May. Oats gained Nc to sc
and &c. In provisions, the outcome
ranged from 21sc to sc decline to
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FOR RENT-Furnished rooms. Apply
215 Maple Ave. Phone 466:w.
1O-S-st,2s14
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FARMs FoR sAIR
RooMs-FURNIsHED

FOR RENT-Furnished room. Gentle
men. 1907 Alexander Place.
1o.2-tt-2sO5
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WANTED

WANTED-5OOo old feather beds.
Highest cash prices paid. Mail or.
ders PROMPTLY attended to. Write
Pullman Feather Company, P. o. Box
2771, West Virginian. S.31.tf.2771
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WANTED-Home for full blooded
Cocher Spaniel dog, years old,
very intelligent and playful. 62S
Monroe st. 10.9.2t2936.
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HELP WANTED-MALE

wANTED-Men. Steady work. Hell.
mick Foundry Machine Co.
s.24+t.2744
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
MODERN BAY ARCADIA
SAVED FOR DWELLERS
Aged Islander Sobs as Senate Com.
mittee Defeats Measure.

Kent Island. the Chesapeake Bay
Arcadia, will not be taken for an ar
tillery proving ground. and last night
there was JOY in the quiet little COM
munity transmitted by telephone and
a happy delegation of "Arcadians''
journeying homeward, swearing that
Senator John Walter Smith, of Mary
land. is the grandest development of
Maryland manhood since the days of
Charles Carroll. of Carrollton.
The Senate Committee on Miiitory
Affairs, following upon the recent
hearings of the plant of the Kent
Islanders and Secretary Bakers con-
trary argument yesterday voted
unanimously against the Baker
scheme.
The adoption of the formal resolu-
ton was the occasion for a real jubi-
lation on the part of the islander dele
CATION. DR.. Benton, the venerable
leader of the group of protesting
island dwellers, was SO moved with
joy that he bent over the committee
table and shook with deep sobs. State
Senator kirwan, of Maryland, ex-
pressed the thanks of the islanders 10
the Military Affairs Committee and
the party withdrew.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
Austrian and German
Breach Hourly Growing;
Riot Epidemic Spreads

rome, Sept. H.-Austria-H Hungary is
reported finding IL increasingly diff
cut to keep in agreement with Ger
many.
Dipiomatic advices received here to-
uay toid OF an epidemic of riots
throughout the dual enpIre ana noIit-
ical differences al to PrussianIsm that
indicate growing breach between the
two Teutonic Powers,
Austria is suffering from lack of
1000 and most Of the disorders have
been due to this cause. Thousands of
the people are imploring divine in
tercession for peace. Prussian Off
cens. 1t was asserted. are frequently
insulted on the streets of Austrian
cities.
ltaly's successful drive east of
Gorizia is likewise reported as caus-
ing widespread apprehension through
out Emperor Karls dominions.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
DEFECTIVE MUNITION
SCANDAL EXPLAINED
Lack of Chemicals One Reason Ad-
vanced Before Committee.

Lack of chemical supplies in this
country and failure to station buy
ers in other countries were yes
terday declared responsible for
munitions defects. These two state
ments were made before Chairman
Dents House committee probing
the Frankford Arsenal ordnance
scandal Col George Montgomery
and Maj Allerton Cushman were
responsible for the statements.
When the war broke out. it was
said. chlorate of potash was practi-
cally an unknown quantity in this
country, with chemists unfamiliar
with it. Chlorate of potash is i'm
portant in the making of primers.
Poor quality caused the trouble in
Pershing's ammunition. it was de-
clared.
Again, sulphate of antimony, i'm
portant in making primers, is hard
to get in this country. the experts
told the committee. It is produced
in China. and the United States
does not maintain buyers in that
country. Other nations keep ex-
perts there to get the pick of the
market. and the United States
gets the leavings, it was declared.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
FEAR POISON PLOT
in SOUTHERN CAMP
Officials Guard Water Supply at
Spartanburg, S. C., Enclosure.

(By the International News Servicc.)
Spartanburg, S. c., Sept. 17.-Fesrs
that attempts will be made to poison
the water supply for Camp Wads-
worth were expressed tonight. On
three nights in the last week men
were seen prowling In swamps about
tn pumping station. The strangers
fed when guards threatened to fire.
They fed through the swamps.
''The chief danger is that poison
might be introduced into the sluices
through which water reaches the
pump" Chief Engineer Hinchey said
tonight when the first nocturnal
visits were reported We feared at
tempts to dynamite the machinery,
which could not be replaced for
weeks. Investigation disclosed that
poison atrocities might be expected
To-day We placed electric lights al
every vulnerable point. Deadly chin
icals would not be stopped by oul
filters They would accompany water
direct TO the mess kitchen In camp
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
KILLS Companion;
SHOOTS himself
Crazed by Drink. Elkton Men Fight
Pistol Duel.
20 The Nyashington Herald.

Special 20 The Washington Herald.
Elkton, Nd. Sept. 11.-After killing
William Hathaway. 80 years old, with
whom he had been living. Gus" Gun
dacker. IS years old. went about half
a mile from the scene of the shooting.
near here last evening. and sent a
bullet into his brain. dying almost
instantly. 1t is said both men had
been drinking heavily.
They went to their shanty. In the
woods, near Porters Bridge. and
shortly afterward got into a quarrel.
Each drew pistols, it is said. but Gun
dacker fired first, and the other man
fell to the floor. Gundacker walked
from the house and went about half
mile away and raised his pistol and
shot himself.
The shot which killed Hathaway at
tracted the neighbors, and a search
for Gundacker was started. His body
was found several hours later. Cor
oner Litzenberger held an inquest and
a certificate of murder and suicide was
given. Nothing is known of the rela-
tiveS of the men.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
Means Papers Disclose
Location Of Munition
Plants In Ia States,

New York. Sept. 17.-Federal
authorities tonight received
from District Attorney Swami
astonishing data found among
the papers of CASTOR B. Means.
confidential business agent of
Mrs. Maude A. King. who was
killed at Concord, N. c. on
August 29.
The papers include docu-
ments and memoranda informa-
tion about manufacturing
plants of munitions of war 10
Gated in fourteen States east of
the Mississippi River.
The main facts about each.
with daily output of each. are
given.
Assistant District Attorney
John T. Dooling declared it
would be unwise to disclose the
names of the sites mentioned,
but gave the list by States as
follows:
Seven plants in Connecticut,
five in Ohio. four in New Jer-
sey. four in Vermont. three in
Massachusetts,. three in Rhode
island. two in New York, two
in Maryland. two in Georgia.
and one each In Michigan, Del
aware. Wisconsin. Kentucky,
and Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
Police ARREST MAN
ASDISTRICT STACKER
Suspect Declares He Is Under Age.
Police Say Different.

Failing 10 register as required b.
the draft law was the charge on Shi n
John Caepolo, a Hungarian. employed
as a waiter and who lives with his
wife at H3 Twelfth street northwest.
was arrested yesterday.
Caepolo. who. the police say. has an
alias. Chaplo. claims that he was not
OF age on June ). The police. however.
say that they are in possession OF a
marriage affidavit made out by the al
legged Stacker stating that he was
born in 1898. which would make his
age q
II is being held pending an iuVesti-
cation into his case. Central Dt.ca
Detectives Grant and Armstrong made
the arrest on the complaint OF district
Attorney Laskey.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
bright REPORT
FROM EMBASSY
Russian Diploma ats Hear
Country Is Falling Into
Fighting Shape.

The Russian Embassy had none but
the most encouraging reports from
Petrograd here last night. Contrast
ing with stories Of the reported suit
eide of Gen. Alexief. the new COM
mander-in-chief. the embassy an
nounced that the new Renerallis;uo
was rapidly getting the army Of Rus
sia into fighting shape.
The embassy expects that his ap-
pointment will be followed by a COM
plete shake-up all along the line Of
I the Russian general command Gen.
Alexieff will be backed m this. IL IL
believed. by the new authority Of the
provisional government with which IL
has clothed itself In definitely form
ing the new government along repub-
lican lines.
The announcements Of the republic
was in line with the report made by
the Root Mission upon its return from
Russia. II was stated at that time
by the members Of the mission that
the new Russian government would
be closely modelled upon that OF the
United States with the provinces Of
Russia granted the same sort Of local
] sovereignty as that enjoyed by the
I States Of the Union.
The Embassy here insists that the
/ Cossack revolt is not serious. II is
I indicated that the dissatisfaction is
confined to one small body Of the
| famous troops.
1t is expected here that the calling OF
I a constitutional assembly will follow
{ rapidly upon the restoration OF dis
( cipline In the army. assuring Russ. a
that the German lines can be broken.
London. Sept. l7.-British seaplanes
! struck an effective blow against
| Germany's naval base on the Belgian
coast Saturday, the Admiralty an
, nounced today. The raiders dropped
{ bombs upon a fleet of Teuton de-
I stroyers and trawlers "One large de-
stroyer was hit smidships, and one,
} probably two. OF a group Of -four
| trawlers was sunk" the statement
F, says. On the same night British and
| German scarlanes claShed on patrol
/ cruises. One Of the German machines
was shot down in flames. shortly
after another German aircraft was
''bagged."
Apart from this operation against
the naval flank" OF the German
west front. fighting activity on an
fronts was confined TO local actions.
( The Austrians launched four sue
cessive counter attacks on the Italian
Bainsizza plateau positions. Each
was repulsed. Seventy-three prison.
ers were taken by Cadorona's troops.
British patrol forces carried out a
number OF successful raids. The
French repulsed a TeSton assault in
the Ansienucs.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18

be greatly reduced and by proceeding
without haste it is thought that tine
hardship on the members of the boards
can be relieved. The suggestion here
made must not be taken as evidencing
any lack of appreciation of the enor-
nous amount of work and the great
personal sacrifice that has already
been demanded of the system of
boards and the several State head
quarters, but We are assured that the
revised procedure We have in mind
will alleviate over 80 per cent of the
work and the unhurried schedule will
vastly reduce the hardship that has
hitherto attended it.
"A decision must be reached very
shortly. Will you please let US have
your views by letter within the next
few days, first as to the general al
visibility of the plan. second as to any
suggestions concerning it or the regd-
lation under which it shoull Pro-
cced?"
More Slackers Spotted.
Forty-one more men were yes
terday given five more days to
appear before local boards or be
certified to the War Department
as deserters. This was in addition
to the ninety certified to the pro-
vost marshal general as deserters
and for whom a roundup has al
ready started.
Local board No. 2, with head
quarters in the Dunbar High
School. and local board No. s, with
headquarters at Business High
School, have had their offices for
examination moved to the old Cen
trail High School, at Eighth and o
streets northwest.
Anticipate Baseball Celebration,
Military Draft Day" will be cele-
brated next Saturday with a ball
game at the Washington American
League Park in honor of the l,O22
drafted men of the District. Clark
Griffith and Adj. Gen. Donovan have
issued invitations to the President and
his staff. Gen. Crowder and his staff,
Secretary of War Baker and Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, as well as other
high officials of the government, ex-
emption boards and Mai. Pullman.
Passes will be issued to the 1.022
drafted men in the District who have
been certified back to the local boards
by the District board.
District Commissioner Brownlow
will act as master of ceremonies.
The Marine Band is one of a ngm-
ber of bands that will participate In
the affair. !.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
SWEDISH OUTLOOK
PLEASES OFFICIALS
Belief Prevalent that Sweden Ac-
knowledges Justice of Exposure.

Nho"iNNoNS y JeSNANN VI
The objects Of the United States in
revealing the Luxburg and Won Eek
hardt notes have now been as COM
pletely attained in Sweden as they
were in Argentina. according to we'll
informed semiofficial opinion here last
night. The great mass of the Swedish
people. according to the dispatches
that have reached the State Depart
ment, have taken the revelations in
good part. The reported insistence of
the Kaiser on his right to send code
messages through the swedish foreign
office may, it is thought here. result
in an even wider rift in Swedish
German relations.
Furthermore, no protest against the
exposure or against the methods of
the State Department in making it
have been received at the Swedish Le-
CATION here. This. taken in conjunc-
ton with the synopses of Swedish
public opinion made available here, in
dicates that even the Swedish admin
istration admits the justice of the al
lied complaint and is taking steps to
make amends.
Officials of the State Department are
plainly pleased at this outcome. Ii
had been frankly feared that the
United States might be regarded as in
terfering in Swedish internal affairs or
criticised for the rather unusual man
ner in which the offensive dispatches
were made public. Every sign so far
from Sweden is to quite the contrary
effect. The disclosures are regarded
as working far more against German
interest in Scandinavia than any pos
sible formal diplomatic negotiations
could have done
As a rbsult of the incidents of the
last few days, it was learned last night
that Sweden's representatives here
have assumed a much more concilia-
TRY attitude already with regard 10
the food embargo policy of the United
States.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
FEARS PUNISHMENT;
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Fort Myer Soldier. Rescued from
River After Sinking Twice.

Fear OF returning to his station
at Fort Myer. Va. from which place
he had been absent four days with
out authorized leave. is said by the
police to have been the reason for
Mike Driscoll. %. a member OF Bat
terry +. Third Field Artillery, at
tempting to commit suicide yester-
day.
At 4;l5 2. m. he hurled himself
into the Chesapeake and OHIO Canal
from the concrete wall on Canal
road near Thirty-eignth street
northwest.
4 passerby. Charles shelby. 1925
Canal road. seeing the man floun-
derinC in the water. succeeded in
rescuing the body. which had gone
beneath the surface for the second
time. Driscoll was rushed to the
Georgetown University Hospital in
an automobile. where he was re-
vived and sent to his post.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18
SOLDIER ABUSE
, BILL APPROVED
Sentiment Favors Measure
Designed to Potect En-
listed Men.

A big drive swung under way yes
terday for passage of the fighters
moratorium bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Chamberlain. chair
man of the Military Committee. The
bill was drafted by the judge advo-
cate of the army. Gen Crowder. with
expert civilian assistance. Mansfield
Perry. OF New York. and Samuel Ro-
senbaum. of Philadelphia, lent him
their legal aid.
Known officially as the Soldiers
and sailors civil rights BILL" it would
prevent court actions and foreclosures
against men while they are in the
army and navy ranks. 1t Is designed
to put an end TO abuses-such as the
foreclosure of homes which drafted
men have been purchasing on the
installment plan-while the men in
question are fighting their countrys
battles at the front
Both Secretary of War Baker and
Secretary of the Navy Daniels have
written to Congress urging early and
favorable action on the measure
which is described as ''the biggest
and most needful thing that remains
to be done for the fighting men, out
side of the war insurance bill" The
latter measure has passed the House
and is now in the Senate.
Here Is What 1t VIII DO.
Here is what the civil rights bill
does for the fighting men:
l. Prevents an alleged creditor from
obtaining judgment against him by
default during his absence from home.
p Prevent seizure of his home or
property to satisfy judgment grant
ed against him just before his de-
parture.
3. Prevents the statute Of limita-
tions from operating TO prevent a
lighting man suing for his just debt.
should the legal limit expire during
his absence.
4. Prevents landlords from dispos-
sessing his family should they be un-
able at any time to pay rent during
his absence
). Prevents foreclosure. costing him
all he has paid, on homes being bought
by soldiers or sailors on the INSTALL
ment plan when they were ordered
to the colors.
6. Prevents foreclosure OF mort
cages on his business or stock in
trade.
Z. Protects his claims on mining or
irrigation lands he has pre-empted un-
der the Federal law. Relieves him
Of the yearly payments required on
such claims and prevents claim-jump-
ing.
s. Prevents insurance companies
from cancelliag his insurance policies
if he defaults in premiums in his alb
sInce.
. Prevents sale of his property to
satisfy taxes.
X is estimated that more than a
million men are affected by the bill
today. Among them are the 6S7.oc0
just coming in through the draft.
Similar laws have been enacted. it
is pointed out. By every European ma
ton.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-18

I offered to reduce their original de-
mands of increases averaging IS per
cent to increase of 20 per cent for
the men who are now getting as low
as $2.25 a day and 10 per cent In
crease for others.
The unions declare their Willingness
to enter into any conferences ana
point out that even after the strike
started today a conference was held
\ with the employers but without
reaching any successful termination.
| Answering the charges that the men
are unpatriotic in striking, the state
ment points out that the iron Work
ers and ship builders Of the union
iron works alone subscribed for S3l,-
600 of liberty bonds.
Despite the increa sed disorder and
rioting connected with street car
| strike following the sympathetic at
titude taken by the iron workers and
shin builders after their walk out
! today. the united railroads tonight
/ consumed complete night service.
Government to Act.
All the power of the Federal gov
I ernment will be brought to bear upon
the settlement of the shipyards
strikes ON the Pacific Coast, 1t was
learned yesterday. Chairman Edward
| Hurley expects to leave for the
coast within a day or two to person
ally take charge of the situation as
the first step in the government
plan to keep work on its merchant
marine going at full speed.
| A plan was discussed yesterday for
drafting the workers into the gov
4 ernment service with the same stand
! ing as army or navy mechanics, but
it was denied at the Shipping Board
that this proposal had been received
seriously by that department. The
| Shipping Board still believes the strike
can be settled by mediation with sat
isfaction to both sides.
| Chairman Hurley yesterday called
upon Secretary OF Labor Wilson for
aid in handling the strikes and was
given the services of William Black
man. who has acted successfully as
mediator in settling several strikes
in the East. Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, also was called into the con-
\ troversy yesterday, II. 'is understood.
He visited the White House, and al
though no explanation was given, II
is generally understood that Presi-
dent Wilson asked him to exert all
his influence to prevent further de-
lay to the shipping program.
Capt A. +. Pillsbury, special agent
of the Shipping Board in the San
Francisco district. is now on the
ground. and his reports are awaited
before the government takes any decis-
i've action. 1t is believed by officials
here that the San Francisco strike is
the result of a false report reaching
there that the Portland and Seattle
strikes had been settled. and the in
creased wage scale signed by one of
the companies there made general.