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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
RUSSELL TELLS WHY RUSSIA QUIZ
FIGHTING AND THEN BEGANIT AGAIN
Eight Claims
ForEren1pton
Are AN0wed
FairmOnt Board Has Two
Other Applications To
Pass Upon.

Nine Of the eleven claims for exemp
ton that have been holding the local
exemption board back in their work for
several days were brought up at q
meeting yesterday evening and conslo
cred. Eight of the claims were allowed
and one refused. Two other claims are
awaiting the filing Of affidavtts.
Two cases from the first call and
two cases from the second call, Certl'
fled t. foreign boards are awaiting e.
cision and ruling from these boards.
1t was announced at the office oil the
draft board this morning that on Mon
day all persons that have been called
for service and have not appeared for
physical examination will be certified
to district boards as persons called Tor
service, neither exempted or discharg'
ed. Their names will be recorded to
the nearest agent of the Department OF
Justice.
Today the board is spending a large
part of Its time filling out the dOckets
giving the history Of all that have been
called.
The local board has not as yet re-
ceived the official list of those that are
selected. This is expected to be here
not later than Monday and immediate
ly notices will be sent out informing
those that are selected for service.
Claims Not Allowed.
Order Serial Name Address
I No. No.
2OS 1917 Russell G, Francis, soc
NorYal St, F'aI7mout, w
Va. Dependent mother was the claim
Failure Of affidavit to meet the re
quirements Of regulations and other
available resources together with en-
listed pay.
Claims Allowed
16S 1875 Domineck PeahinaIy, 42E
Robinson St., FailmOnt
w. Va. (Alien).
212 6 Francesca Capallone, 7OS
Diamond ST, Fairmont
W. Va. (Alien).
225 1921 Mike Natley. 1876 Bennett
ST., Farmont, W, Va
NA4SuJ'
227 $50 Nicolo Ramiozo, sol JEFF
1ersol St., Fairmont, w
Va. (AlienJ.
1877 1914 Camille Lambert, 1907
Virginia Ave, Fai7mont w. Va. (Wife
and Children}.
200 S56 James Hawkins, R. F, D..
No. s, Fairmont, W. Va.
(Wite and child.
10 1922 John Leo Gill, $40 CASTOR
avenue, FairmOnt, W. Va.
Dependent mother. Discharge al
lowed until Jan. /, 1918 only.
1877 1913 Clarence Oscar Morgan
Walnut avenue, FairmOnt
w. Va, Dependent wife undergoing
surgical treatment. Discharged until
Jan. l, 1918, only.
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c. Of c. 70 HELP
Make ROADS SAFE
Special Committee Named
To Enforce Law Against
Reckless AutOiSts.

President ]. NJ. Jacobs has named
a special committee from the Cham
Der of Commerce consisting Of Fred
Helmick, chairman, NJ. L. hutchinson,
Brooks Fleming, Jr., ]. H. RoWndr
T. w. Hennen
This committee will act with
similar one to be named by the Bus
mess Mems association in special
effort to secure protection to people
who are Obliged to travel the city and
county highways and who are con
stantly in danger from wreckless and
careless drivers Of automobiles.
The county court will be appealed
to by the committees to furnish spe'
cial police officers to keep lookout
for dangerous drivers and arrest them,
1t Is probable that action may be Ia
ken in order that Sunday traffic may
be watched. Sunday is always day
Of accidents and casualties, many OF
which have been very serious. 1t is
to be expected that some severe pen
aities will be imposed on ViOlators OF
the law before the dangers will be
lessened.
The number Of automobiles is con
stantly increasing and in consequence
possibilities of casualty are constant
ly growing.
Every citizen whether an owner OF
an automobile or Of other vehicle
used for transportation over the pub
lie highways should join with the au'
tomobile association in and stamp
out the increasing hazard to human
life and to property. We trust every
officer Of the law may be on guard
especially on Sundays looking to the
arrest and punishment of every traf-
f1c violator.
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o
One Report Says
ESQ Persisted at
Rigaud, Que.
THREE EXPLOSIONS
Farm Houses Mile AN
Were Leveled By the
81 Force.
"a - EsSs4 E
fnpeld po1OpoegY "a

MONTREAL, Aug. 1S.-A teRia
explosion at the powder plant Of Cur
It's and Harvey limited, at Rigaad
Quebec, today is believed TO haVe
caused heavy loss Of life.
Five thousand men and women arc
employed at the plant which covered
an a/sa Of s square miles 4
Reports received here soon after tae
explosion said the plant was nearly
all in flames. From points near Rig
aud It was learned that three eXpl0l
slons took place. The first OF nine
O'clock was heard at Vaudreuil, 81
miles away. 1t was followed BY two
others in quick succession,
The explosion disrupted telephens
and telegraph communications VIII
Rigaud. making it difficult to obtain
Information.
Traffic on the Canadian,Pa Pacific "
R. ottawa and Montreal line which
passes close to the plant has beo1
suspended. Trainmen who got away
from the scene OF the explosion Te3
ported that forty houses at Dragon
a little village near the plant occupied
by workmen, we're RACED by the force
Rigaud is a village in Vaudreuil
county, Quebec, on the RlViere Aa
Graisse As miles southwest Of Mons
treal.
1t had a population prior to the wax
Of 1000 persons. The whole country
side was covered at 10 o'clock With
a dense copper colored smoke. A spe9
cal train Of doctors and nurses LEFT
here at 1920 for the scene Of TIE
disaster.
Passengers on a Canadian Pacific
R. R. train which passed the scene
Of the disaster placed the number q
dead from the first explosion at 20.
The passengers said it was tmpos.
sble to obtain definite figures as huns
dreds rushed into the open county
when the first explosion occurred and
few had returned when their train left
for Montreal. The extent Of the exc
plosion may be judged by the fact
that two farm houses more than .
mile from the plant were blown down.
At noon the village of Dragon was
blazing and it looked as II 1t would
BIO destroyed. The officials here OF
Curtis and Harvey lack Information
as to the cause of the explosion.
1t was said that probably 80 per.
sons were working in the section Of
the plant where the first explosion
took place. 1t was believed by the
officials that the two other explosions
we're caused by fire which spread from
the first.
OTTAWA, Aug. 1S.-EtIt HoDoEo
received here from the scene OF the
powder explosion at Rigaud, Quebec,
states that in the neighborhood Of
OEh t.a,-o ham GiI1od
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Distribution Will Be Entire
Iy In the Hands Of
Authorities.
PRESIDENT SEES Hoover
Also Pays a Visit To the
Federal Trade Commits
sionS Office.
(By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Presi.
dent Wilson went to the Food admin
istration office today for personal
conference with Herbert c, Hoover
and later went to the Federal Trade
Commission. 1t was believed the
President discussed the coal situation
and the extent to which he would as
sumo the powers to control distribu.
ton vested in him by the Food bill.
Under the law the President may
fix the price of coal, operate the mines
or commander stock and sell it to
the public. Some decision Of which
course he will pursue is expected as
the result of today's conferences
which were based on the Federal
Trade commissions now completed
report on the coal situation.
Al the Federal Trade commission
the President went over the figures
gathered on the cost Of producing
coal. The trend Of the commissions
report on the subject was to urge the
2zesIaent 70 takefoyeb supplies and
its distribution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
TEN COUNTIES
HAD NO ONE IN
JAIL AUGUST |

Special Dispatch to West virginian.)
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Aug. 49,
On the first day of August Governor
Cornweli sent to the Sheriff Of each
county a letter requesting Information
regarding the number Of persons con-
fined in his Jail, the number employed
on the public roads, and the number
physically able to work who are unem'
ployed.
All the sherifs have reported, except
those of the following counties: Berke'
ley, Lincoln, Mingo, Morgan, Pendle'
ton, Pleasants, Randolph, Summers
and Writ.
Excepting the counties whose sher'
IFS failed to report, there are 6S5 pris'
oners in Jail. Of these 34S are being
worked on the public roads, and 1853
physically fit are unemployed. OF the
latter number considerable number
are charged with felonies, while some
are Federal prisoners. The figures by
counties are as follows:
No. in No. work No. physt'
Jail ing on cally fit I'M
II
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Had To Learn That Univer-
sal Peace Ideas Would
Not Work.
-
aARDFACTSANDT THEORIES
Now Know They Must He'll
To Defeat Prussian
Militarism.

charles Edward Russell, mem
ser Of the staff Of The West Vir'
ginian, spent three months IN Rus
ala with the United States commits
sion headed by Elihu Root 70
which Mr.. Russell was appointed
nv president Wilson, He has just
returned to this country and IS
now writing for this newspaper
and its associates in the Newspa'
per Enterprise Association the r r,ea
facts, about GREAT RUSSIA TO-,
DAY as he found them in his dual
capacity as official investigator
and observant reporter. This Is
his second article; watch for otn'
ers.-Edltor The West Virginiah'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
Mrs. Jos. P, Palmer
Dies In Arizona

News has been received here from
Phoenix, Arizona, of the death Of Mrs.
Jas. P. Palmer. formerly Of this city
which occurred at her home there on
August 7th. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and
family left here In March for Arizona,
in hope that the climate would benefit
Mr.. Palmer's falling health. The de-
ceased was formerly Miss lcie Bar
ker, daughter Of DR.. D. B. Barker.
She was aged 50 years and was born
and reared in Marion county. She is
survived by her husband and three
children, Paul, Misses Virginia and
Blaine Borgess. and Assistant Chief
a sister, Mrs. Margaret Simmons.
The body was inferred in Phoenix,
August 9. Mr.. Palmer expects to con.
tinue his residence there.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-The Fed.
eral Trade commission which has just
completed its Investigation Of coal
production cost will probably sub
nit its findings to President Wilson
in a few days.
The report will serve to acquaint
the President cOmprehensively with
the nations fuel situation in relation
to the consumer.
Government control Of the indus
try in accordance with the provisions
of the food control law now appears
imminent. The Trade commissions
report will say 1t has learned that at
present prices operators, jobbers and
retailers are reaping exorbitant prof
it's and unusual distribution is adding
to the cost in many sections.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
Swimming for Girls
At Y. M. G. A, Soon.

Indefinite postponement Of the on.
enng date for the opening Of the
Young Women's department Of the
Y. M. C. A. has been announced BY.
the secretary, Miss Grace M. Foster.
Several weeks ago it was stated that
the department would be opened short.
" after August is but inability to ge,i
cure materials and labor has greatly
retarded the work of remodeling the,
building and delayed the opening ms
definitely. Swimming classes, howeE.i
er, according to present plans, will he
opened the last week in August.
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Mrs. C. F. Crane went to Plttsburg
today to spend several days with Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. E, Suck and Mrs. W.
A. Fisher, former residents Of Fair.
mont
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Brig. Gen. W. A. Mann, chief of the
o. s. militia bureau, has just been ap'
pointed division commander. He will
lead the militia division to France, In
this photograph he is reading the first
orders for the divisions mobilization.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
PROVERBS AND PHRASES.

Geology gives us a key to the pa
thence Of Cod, G. Holland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18

OTTAWA, Aug. 1S.-TifSt HODO5
received here from the scene OF the
powder explosion at Rigaud, Quebec,
states that in the neighborhood OF
$50 have been killed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-18
THE WEAVER,

EalF and WarmeF tonIshsi Jun
day fair.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE BULLETIN
The Second Liberty Loan
Can Be Financed

ony through the united support of all the people of the
United States says W. G. McAdoo Secretary of the
Treasury. =.~" >." ~. ~
The kind of support mean is that every individual
every partnership corporation shall invest only
their available from time to time in Government
Bonds but that they shall make sacrifices of comfort and
convenience that they shall economics that they shall
avoid waste that they shall in every possible drec
ton in order that they may increase their available
sources for the purpose of assisting the Government in
these prodgious operations upon which the national
curity absolutely depends.
1--WE must encourage thrift and industry throughout
the land and must make everybody understand that
the first duty of the hour In this critical time to place
all their available resources at the disposal of the Gov
eminent y - z@
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
WAIMEA RIVER
CONSTRUCTION
Being Held UP

Through a certain section of the
act passed by the 1917 legislature all
construction work on Waimea river.
embankment, Kauai, is being held up
until Land Commissioner Bertram G.
Rivenburgh can arrange for enough
land sales to total the $4,000 set
aside by the legislature for the work.
Unlike other appropriations where
money was to be repaid through the
sale of public lands, this cannot be
used until full arrangements are made
for such sales sufficient to total $780,.
900. The section IS almost in the
form of a Joker for territorial off,
cials are frank in stating that they
did not know the bill was thus loaded.
Incidentally the section prevents the
sale of any leases for the Hanapepe
wet lands and these leases have been
postponed indefinitely until arrange
ments have been completed for the
sale of enough of these to repay the
embankment expenditure. II any land
Is left in this section after the sales
these win be leased for rice planting
probably, Commissioner Rivenburgh
says. Actual sales win be for taro
lots.
The lease of a right of way for
bitches and fumes from one piece OF
Gay & Robinson land to another piece
across government land has been post.
poned until November 10, because of
a protest from the people of that dis.
trict. = ~. ~
There are about 1000 acres in the
government piece which citizens are
DESTROYS of homesteading. It is said.
that the land will be of little
value unless they can get water on it
from the plantation An effort to do
this Is now being made through ne.
gotiations with the plantation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
CREATES
FAVORABLE VIEW
AMONGJAP ANESE
lspeei.l o.hle . Nlprn yiiD

TOXIC, Japan. Oct. PA radio
message was this morning received
here from the s. S. Empress of Japan
that Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Morris,
newly appointed American ambassa-
dor to Japan and his wife, are among
the passengers on board the big Cam
adam liner.
Mr.. Morris. who is generally regard
ed as one OF the most intimate friends
of President wilson, was picked by
the latter, after careful consideration,
from among the many candidates to
succeed the late George w. Guthrie as
the United States : ambassador to
Japan. Mr.. Morris recent declara.
ton that he will always strive as
hard as he can to serve for the good
of the United States as well as Japan.
has created favorable impression on
the japanese people in general. The
tones Of the Toxic press in heralding
the approaching arrival of the new
American ambassador are in unifor-
nifty that the appointment TO the Jap
anese post Of an able diplomat in the
person OF Mr.. Morris Is sufficient
proof that President Wilson is sim
cere in HIS desire to bee the United
States and Japan on the most friendly
relations.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
BIGCARGOESF FOR
MATSON Liners

Just what effect the mainland rail.
road embargo on freight consigned to
Honolulu will have Is unknown to
John Drew. shipping executive OF Gas.
tie e Cooke. He does not expect its
effects to be Immediately apparent
IRE, and refers to the fact that there
Is a Malson steamer en-. route to Ho-
nolnlu With over 5000 tons OF cargo.
Eastern freight for Honolulu now in
San Francisco will probably keep all
the bottoms coming to Honolulu for
sometime supplied with cargo. Be-
sides there is certain amount of
western produce which is sent TO these
islands, other shipping men argue.
Although no instructions have been
received from the San Francisco Mat.
son Office as to how the business OF
the company Is being conducted since
he ships were taken over by the gov.
eminent, il is assumed that the re-
ceipts are coming to the company as
previously, as the only orders received
were to continue business as before
until otherwise instructed.
Following the provisions of the fed
erai revenue law. the local Matson
Office. like other steamship companies,
is planning TO begin the collection OF
the threecent tax on freight charges
and the eight per cent tax on pas
scnger tickets.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
U.BOAIS
sunk, CAPTURED
BY NIPPON navy
(spseIal Gable . xlDpu Jiii)

TOXIC, japan. Oct. 22.-The sec
ond-class cruiser Akashi, unit Of the
Japanese squadron In the Mediter.
ranean under the command Of Rear
Admiral K. Sato, viii arrive at the
Yokosuka naval base today. The
cruiser Is bearing the remains of Capt.
Uyehara and other victims OF the de-
stroyer Sakaki. which was torpedoed
by German submarine in a naval en-
gagement between the japanese squad
ron and Hun U-boats early In June.
Capt. Uyehara and score of other
officers and men OF the Sakaki died
calamity. They were decorated by the
Japanese emperor as well as King
George of Britain for their bravery.
While the navy department is I'M
der pledge to announce at once all
losses, no announcement of the sue
cesses are obligatory, but it was
learned today from an authentic source
that the Sato squadron had sunk or
captured to date 40 or more German
and Austrian submarines operating in
the Mediterranean The Japanese
squadron had arrived there early in
April.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
Sommiies Killed
When Antilles
. Was Torpedoed

tAsseeiatsd Press BY o. .. Naval wnslssal
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2e.-GeneraI
Pershing today reported the following
soldiers and others who went TO their
death when the Antilles was tor
pedoed by German submarine last
Wednesday. They are:
IN sERGEANTS
Otto kieher
Otto Miller (pareats
born In Germany
CORPORAL
Abraham Swartzherg
PRtvATES, INFANTRY
Roy cottreIi J. p. Lock
Lee w. Nelson X. G. Noursell
Ernest Esert 6urrett Hamilton
Anton Erhart G. ]. Mclaughlin
John Bright -.
PRlvATEs, ARTILLERY.
VIM. l. Faust
Edwin L. EcheI ..........
TRANSPORT WORKERS
Neptoin
Bobin
CIVILIAN
Il: II. Cummings
PRIVATES, MEDICAL
Guy r. Bosworth Melvin Bradbury
ELECTRICIANS
J. L. Ausburn n. q. Watson
SEAMEN
J. c. Mckinney r. Jolly
J. w. Hunt r. Parks, San Fraa
e. Eriksen cisco p
J. ishoIm A. oousoPs
ENGINEERS
e. A. Walker
Thomas Boyle III. IN
J. O'Rourke H. -s-. 49,.
EiREMEN r
NJ. 5oza n. L. LIaret r
=. Gonzales Antonio Ieal
. Carpenter, Petersen; wheel.
man, l. e. Jensen; butchers, George
Stanley and casinae Maurln; baker,
{, 8iskofberger; seuIiIon, A. Tousey;
walters, D. L. Irvine, George Haskie,
=. Miehels, w. Pirie; steward, w. Stat
terry; Water.tender, James Flnneaan;
oiler, o. Fearon; assistant storekeep-
er, q. Payne; cooks, Charles Janson,
Bell, v. Ripa, Charles Tun-
ME.
A revised count shows 81 lost, 40
survivors and one unaceounted for.
\ +
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men
CAN'T LEAVE
WITHOUT 0. K.
Major Green Decides Whether.
Applicant is Attempting to
Eyade Service; Exemption
Boards are Increased

Every man of draft age in the ter
ritory who proposes to leave the
islands must report 10 Mai. F. J..
who decides whether or not the applt-
cant Is attempting to evade the draft.
This Is one of the workings of the
draft law here which is not generally
known to the majority Of the people In
the territory.
Major Green stated today that no
has already refused permission to
leave to a number of men who have
reported to him. He gives them a
thorough examination, quizzes them as
to what they intend to do upon al
rival at their destination, gets the
names of acquaintance or relatives
and finds out the occupation of the ap-
plicants. =
In addition to this every person
who desires to obtain passport must
have q permit signed by the draft Of
ficer. One case Is cited OF where APP
plication papers we're returned from
Washington because not accompanied
by the certificte.
Honolulu will not be given an ad.
ditional number of draft boards as
seemed possible week ago. Instead
OF this the present boards will be in.
creased. J. 8. NfcCandless and John
Gill for the Fourth district and Harry
Won Holt and B. L. Marx for the Fifth
district have been recommended, It is
reported. +
Major Green will leave tonight for
Kauai to be gone until the end of the
week. A request for him to come to
the Garden Island has been sent here
by Sheriff w. H. Rice, chairman OF
the Kauai board. l.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
SOME FISHERMEN MAKE
ABOUT 26 CENTS A DAY;
OTHERS MAKING So. 10

nShyf there is q scarcity OF fish
IN the Honolulu market is shown in
an interesting table compiled by ]. +.
Child, assistant executive officer Of
the territorial>food commission. These
figures show that, IN one instance
this month. three fishermen were at
sea for 10 DAYS and, after having sold
their catch at IS cents a pound, each
mans share amounted to 50 cents a
day.
Three other fishermen were at sea
for Is days. sold their fish at 20ls
cents a pound, and realizcd IS cents
day. Three others were out IA days
and each made IS cents a day with
fish selling at 1915 cents a pound. Two
men stayed out eight days and each
made $40 q day. the fish selling at 20
cents pound.
mo wonder the fishermen do not
want 10 so to sea when this is all
they can make. declares Mr.. Child.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-22
WHISKY CAN Be
IMPORTED RULES
TREASURY DEPT.
sA..esl...a e. :. .. :. s.va oenaual

FAssocistsd Press " o. 4. Nsvu comnuni
WASHINGTON, d. C., Oct. 22.--
The solicitor Of the treasury depart
ment has handed down q decision IN
which he holds that distilled spirits
can be imported into the United States
despite the operation Of The food bill.
A section Of the revenue bill. he
holds. repealed the import prohibition
clause in the food BIZ, and custom
houses have been ordered 10 release
importations which were held up az
ter the passage OF the food bill.
The solicitor, in his opinion. holds
that spirits. prior to Oct. 3, under the
revenue bill, which is now a law. were
importable for beverages or other
uses. but liquor produced subsequently
can staaf be used for other purposes
than Ukerages.
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IS, 600, 900 MEN NOW UNDER
ARMS IN WORLD CONFLICT

Oct 2Fres compiled and made public today by the
yN n
Wv 2500090
central empires 106000o
while
noneny while of Japans $1,000 under
Liberia and San Marino negligible factors from
military standpoint