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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-17
A Good Day for a Boy to
Get a Good New Suit

And no better place anyhere in which to get Il
than this Boys Clothing Store. Any mother who
"pinch.back" and Norfolk styles that we are nov
showing for boys of to Is years, at S. to $15.
(Mens Store, First Floorl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-17
Receptlon at Normal.

The Senior class of the State Nor
NAL school will entertain the Junior
class and members of the faculty 70,
night at a reception at the school
building,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-17
New Hosiery Of Fibre
Silk at 6Oc a pair

Fibre Silk stockings are really the best wear
ing kind and women have already been inquiring
for them. The new summer stock has just arrived
and there is choice of silver gray, medium gray,
fawn, navy, white and black, all sizes, 60c pair.
First Floor
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IN TIE
FRONT ROW
iHEApLlNERs TONIGHT.
Musical Comedy.
Photoplays.
.ome. Wllson,s Nigbt ON

S-EPHE SIX act allegorical drama, "Pur'
ity," starring Audrey Munson, IA
nous artists model and inter.
national beauty, which will have con-
ttnuous showing at the Grand tomor-
row and Saturday is production OF
the American Film Company, which
employed over three hundred people IN
the filming Of the play.
Many Of the scenes were taken in
natural amphitheatre on one of the
most beautiful estates on the Pacific
Coast. Many weeks were required to
perfect the scenes, and every detail In
the filming Of this spectacle was work
ed out under the eyes Of artists OF note.
The allegorical characters Evil, Beau
~, Art, Music and Drama all play i'm
portant roles in this remarkable
drama Prominent in the cast support
ing Miss Munson are Eugene Forde,
Nigel de Brullter and William Carroll.
There are numerous ballets which add
delightful ancient atmosphere to the
action Of PURITY"
Miss Munson will be remembered
for her work in inspiration" one OF
the most successful films ever re-
leased. In Purity" she far excels her
former triumph, for the pastoral sur
roundings under which the picture was
made serve to bring out her charm ana
grace.
Purity" is a real artistic film pre-
sentation and proves Miss Munson is
not only a woman of exceeding beauty,
but an actress of rare talents as well.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-17

Eastern Star Tonight.
The regular meeting of the tair'
mont chapter of the Order of the Las
tern Sta will be held tonight ut the
Masonic Temple at 1880 O'CLOCK.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-17
Wherever There IS
Summer Furniture
There is Sunshine

or at least something very like It Under the PEI
COLA on the Fifth Floor is now the most sunshiry
place we know of, for 1t is the home Of the most
extensive collection of summer furniture We have
ever had
New wicker, fibre and rustic furniture Is here
In many styles-rockers chairs, settees, swings
tables. flower boxes and 50 on while the prices
all throughout are very moderate.
F4tth Floor d.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-17

Hats for all sort of spring and summer occasions.
Big hats with curving brims to wear with silk
dresses, small tailored hats to wear with street
suits and becoming sports hats in gay colorings.
Many Of the broad brlmmed mians and leghorns
that are so summery and picturesque. And there
are any number Of shiny lisere braids hemps and
panamas trimmed with wings, Japanese orna.
ments flowers, fancy feathers, ribbons and so on.
There are black hats, white hats and combinations
of black and white as we'll as all the fashionable
spring shades. Perhaps the very hat for you is In
the collection!
And what a little price $3.50 isl 1t is quite
amazing when you see the hats themselves
Second Floor
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-17

able and serviceable, making splendid opportu.
nifty for hotels hospitals, clubs and rooming hous'
es to replenish their summer towel supplies
These are slightly soiled, but the price reduc-
tions are great Plain ends, 25c; hemstitched, $50.
Sale Starts Saturday Morning at o'clock.
Third Floor Annex
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-30
MILLER CASE
ALMOST OVER
CUSTER PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
kEokUk COUNTY SUPERVISOR
DRAWS TO CLOSE.

Sigourney Nov 27-In the custer
proceedings against County Supervisor
Thomas A. Miller. the testimony was
closed yesterday at the evening adj
journment. The defense closed its tes-
dmony Monday forenoon and tho ball
ance Of the day was taken up by tho
plaintiffs rebuttal.
Nothing new has been brought into
the case during the last three days Of
the taking Of testimony, as the testi-
mony during these days had to do
mostly with bridge and road work, the
rebuilding of the court house heating
plant and the sale of the SCI, 900 re-
funding bonds, which the board sold to
6. M. Bechtel & Co. late last fail.
Much testimony was introduced on
this bond sale. and the controversy CEN
tered on the point whether the bonds
were in fact sold to Bechtel 4 Co. or to
Frank Tinsley as their agent. The
plaintiffs claim that the bonds were In
fact sold to Frank Tinsley who is al
legged to have made profit OF $Sss.e0
on the bonds and the plaintiffs put
much stress on this fact, claiming that
If the board had used due dili9ence
this $s55.00 would have gone to the
benefit Of the county.
The attorneys are making their ar
guments to the court today
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knitting needles again. 1t no longer is
disloyal to do kindness for the fight,
ing men.
AUSTRIA AND THE WAR.

The American Courier, publica
ton issued at Milwaukee in the in
terest of American citizens of Polish
parentage, contains an interesting
sidelight on the position Of Austria
in the war as that position is viewed
through Polands eyes.
This article calls attention to the
big Slavic citizenship in Austria-Hun'
gary and it's preponderance over the
German element. It goes back, too
to the time when Count Kazimir Ba.
deni, a Pole, was Austrian premier
for brief period during the last de
cade of the nineteenth century.
Premier Badeni, The American
Courier says, frankly declared that
there was no room in Europe for
two Teutonic states. He argued that
Austria, if she was to continue to
exist and progress, must base her poll
tics on the support of the Slavic races
within her borders because they were
the most numerous.
He revised the basis of representa-
ton so the Slavs had majority in
the Austrian parliament and restrict
ed the use of the German language by
ordinances promulgated in 1897.
This act enraged Germany, and the
wrath Of the emperor descended on
Francis Joseph. The Germans in the
parliament created such disturbances
that legislation was paralyzed and
Count Badeni, discouraged because OF
Francis Joseph's failure to support
him, resigned as premier.
Then reaction set in and Austria re-
turned to her traditional policy OF
serving Germany. Since then she has
been the second Teutonic power in
Europe, always subservient to the will
of the kaiser. It was at his order
that Austria precipitated war in 1914,
and according to the Polish view,
this action doomed Austria to destruc'
ton and dismemberment.
In the event Of German defeat, the
American Courier believes, Germany
would be forced to surrender Alsace
Lorraine to France and to Poland the
Polish provinces of Posen, West and
East Prussia and Silesia. But the
hope of being compensated for these
losses by the incorporation of Aus.
tria's German provinces into the Ger
man empire still is seen by the Poles
as Germany's consolation in the
event of defeat by the enemies of the
central powers.
With this view Of Austria's predica.
ment before us, 1t is not difficult to
understand her readiness to talk
peace at this time, in the hope that
a restoration Of conditions as they
were before the war might give her
an opportunity to remodel her gov
eminent and, possibly, to free her.
self of the German domination.
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co.opERAr,oN.

If it were not for the terrible serl
BUSINESS of the war situation there
; would be enough humor for a double
strength almanac in the announce
ment which came from Washington
yesterday that hereafter, as q means
of unifying the war activities of the
government, weekly conferences will
be held by the council of national de
tense, Secretary McAdoo, Chairman
Hurley of the shipping board, Food
Administrator Hoover, Fuel Admins
tration Garfield, Chairman Willard Of
the war industries board and Director
Clifford Of the defense council
The council itself includes Score
taries Baker, Daniels, Lane, Houston
Redfield and Wilson. This means that
eleven men, each representing and
directing a governmental department,
or activity which occupies, or should
occupy his entire time, thought and
energy, are to attempt to bring all
these activities into cooperation and
co-ordinated effectiveness through
the medium of one meeting week
in which the twelfth man. Director
Clifford, will be the single individual
with divided or general interest.
II this is to be the net result of all
the demands that have gone up from
all over America for a supreme wal
board, then indeed is there crying
demand for optimism and courage.
Three or four presidential aspirants
are to be found among the eleven
men; echoes Of quarrels involving sew
eral Of the group are to be heard
around the corridors Of Washington's
government buildings even now; the
most casual observer cannot fail to
know that almost all the various &C
tivities represented in this proposed
war council have been working al
cross-purposes at some time and
some of them throughout all the
months America has oeen at war.
II there were no war, such STEP
might be considered polite as an ex
pertinent preliminary to the formation
of real board to have supreme au
thority and force coordination OF the
various interests and to force, as
we'll, a burial of the jealousies which
long have made coordination impos
sible.
But when the nation should be
straining every nerve to get into the
war with a punch that will be felt
from the Rhine to Constantinople and
from Sofia to Vienna. experiments
should be dispensed with.
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REJECT RECRUIT;
HE IS AN ATHEIST

Des Moines, Nov. 27.-Because he
didn't believe in God. heaven or hell
prospective recruit has been re
iected BY navy officers here.
The prospect was physically normal
and had passed all examinations. He
was about to be sworn in. When asked
what religion he adhered to, he re
piled he had none. Further ques'
tioning revealed the fact that he was
an atheist, and believed neither in
God nor a hereafter.
Since it is necessary to swear
every applicant in with his hand on
the bible, recruiting officers decided
the oath would be meaningless, and
rejected the man.
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EvERYrHlne,s ALL RIGHT.

Well. it's all right now. The women
may resume knitting. for the oracies
of the war cabinet have spoken. Their
royal consent has been handed down
after two weeks of solemn considera-
ton and prayerful thought, no doubt.
They caused no end Of worry for
Red Cross workers, already over
burdened; they gave all sorts OF glee
to those disloyal folk which are to be
found in every community, sneering
at the women who knit sweaters and
prepare comfort kits; they provide all
the slackers with authoritative ex-
cuses for refusing to take part in the
patriotic work of the Red Red Cross.
But they protected the sacred repu-
tation of the army and navy depart
ments against the "spiteful imputa-
I ton" that they did not provide the
soldiers and sailors with proper and
sufficient clothing and camp life con.
veniences.
And having maintained that repu.
tation, these two ,men, who find time
,, amid the multitudinous and intricate
duties OF the two most important cabi-
net offices to quarrel and bubble over
fancied sights, united solemnly in a
public statement issued yesterday,
which says that, of course. they are
glad to have the soldiers and sailors
receive all the comforts the women of
grateful nation can offer them.
Had they reached that conclusion
two weeks ago there would have been
no occasion for the furore these two
exalted officials stirred up when
Major Grayson NJ. p Murphy sent an
appeal from the French front for re-
doubled energy on the part of the
women in America. He was too busy
working for the men who are fightin. ;,
for us to even think Of a reflection on
the heads of the army or navy. If he
gave these two officials thought
when he made his appeal it was with
the idea that he was helping them IN
their arduous work.
But they were offended. and they
vented their bad temper on the Red
Cross and on the men of the army
and navy. But now everything is all
fright. The secretaries have recovered
from their peevishness. Get out your
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-30
GAME AND FISH wARDENs susY

GAME AND FISH WARDENS BUSY.
Spirit Lake. Nov. 27.-The monthly
report for October Of State Fish and
Game Warden Hinshaw shows that
there were sixty-one arrests made for
violating various angles of the hsh
and game laws and that fines approx
mating $1,000 were assessed. Much
hunting and fishing tackle was cap
tured and destroyed. During the
month it is estimated 100000 fish
were rescued from bayous and lakes
where they would have frozen to
death during the winter. Most Of
them we're placed in inland streams.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-30
WHY GERMANY is At WAR.

In a brief book, "a War of Liber:
.ion." which comes anonymously froi
! New York publisher, we find fe'
which phrase admirabl
he reasons for Germany's war on til
world. The author shows conclnsivel
md clearly that military autocrac
:an exist only by means of wagin
vars with other nations on a falls
ground of self-defense. The extrat
ollows:
1t is not only the lust for power
that makes absolutism danger to
the world. Absolutism is doomed
to be aggressive Forever engag-
ed in war with the future, per-
petually threatened and under
mined" by the forces of progress,
it must for its very preservation
be always sharpening its weapons,
and from time to time for the
same reason 1t Is compelled to use
them. The kaiser, like every 9TH
er autocrat before him, was bound
to foster the military pride of the
army on which his power rested;
bound, too, in the end, to glut its
leaders appetite for fighting. Like
every autocrat, he was bound to
use all means for bringing the
minds az well as the arms Of his
people under his sway; to teach
them the doctrine Of a superhuman
state unfettered by morality or
law; and to tempt them back
across the ages to the barbaric
cult Of Thor and Odin.
And at the last, when despite
his utmost efforts the rising tide
of social democracy began to wash
the footsteps of his throne, he was
driven to adapt for his immediate
needs the policy which had served
Bismarck so well-to divert pub
lie attention from domestic to ex-
ternal problems, to eclipse the
hope of liberty at home with the
glamor of ascendency abroad.
and then, when antagonism was
inevitably provoked thereby, to
spread the legend Of "encircle
ment," to raise the old cry Of
danger to the fatheriand," and
finally, to set the world at war on
the plea of self-defense.
All this was inevitable under the
circumstances if military despot-
ism was to endure in Germany. 1t
was indeed a war Of self-defense
not, however. for the German
people, but, in a sense. against
them. If the emperor and his gen.
erals could repeat on larger
scale the triumphs Of 1864 to 1870,
then the clock would be set back
again; the ideas of their "ene-
miles," the social democrats and
all the exponents of popular lib
erty and parliamentary govern
ment would be once more discred-
tied and forgotten; and militarism
and autocracy would be riveted
still more firmly and lastingly
upon the German people.
This, then. is why Germany Is 8
set autocracy over democrac!
iespotism over human liberty, mi!
arism over right, Germany ube
Hes"
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ARRESTED ON EVE
OF GIRLS WEDDING

Des Moines, Nov. N.-Two pretty
Des Moines girls-sisters-were ar.
rested on the wedding eve as shop.
filters, after they had plundered de-
partment stores for trousseau articles.
At police headquarters, valuable
silk waists and other articles Of wo.
mans apparel were found on their
persons.
When questioned, the girls broke
down and between sobs, revealed the
fact that both were to be married
the following day They said they
were without funds and wanted some
decent clothes in which to appear be-
fore the preacher when the ceremony
was performed
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HARRY LAUDER TO
BE IN DES MONIES

Des Moines. Nov. 27-Hary Lauder
famous Scotch comedian and singer,
is coming to Des Moines in December.
Since his son was killed in battle,
Lauder has abandoned the stage. He
is now making a speaking tour OF the
United States to arouse interest IN
the war.
Lauder spent several months sing,
ing to the soldiers in the trenches IN
France.
He win deliver q patriotic address
in Iowa's capital.
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YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

The Christmas shopping season Is
with us again. and this year there is
more reason than ever for early in
auguration of the buying period which
is anticipated with so many different
sorts of emotion by different sorts of
folk; by clerks with anxious memoir
les Of long, busy days and tired
nights; by merchants with the mar
shalling of appropriate goods in at
tractive displays for the convenience
of the buyer; by the public with pleas
urable thoughts Of gifts to be be-
slowed and other gifts to be received.
There will be more than the usual
interest in the Christmas shopping
this year. Gifts for the thousands
whom Christmas will find far from
home, in camp or in the trenches, must
be purchased early and dispatched
weeks in advance of the Yuletide.
Many. of these already are on their
way: many more must be started be-
fore the week is out.
Meanwhile, of course. stocks OF
Christmas goods will become some
what smaller and must be replenished
in some instances before the rush OF
Christmas buying by the eleventh-hour
shoppers. Some merchants already
are sounding warning that tardy
buyers may find prices advanced
somewhat if they postpone their pur-
chases until the first holiday stocks
are exhausted and the recorders are
unpacked and on sale. Prices are
quite uncertain nowadays and the only
prophecy which can be made about
them with feeling of assurance is
that they will increase before they de-
crease.
There is much talk against useless
giving this year as always. 1t would
be heard as much perhaps, II there
we're no war, but it receives more at
tention for that reason. Useful gifts
promise to be far more popular with
Christmas shoppers this season than
ever before, and it is indicated that
! this is the form Of economy which gift
buying will take this year.
And q very wise course it seems,
when the broad view of things is
taken. There is little II any distinc.
ton, as rule, between necessities
and useful gifts that are selected viii,
wisdom. After all, Christmas giving
| is largely an exchange. Except where
charity is the motive, we give to those
from whom we expect to receive re-
membranes II we and they give use
full gifts instead of silly. frivolous
| things, neither can be accused Of ex.
| travagance.
Well balanced sanity is more essen
| tial now than ever before to what we
call the tone of business in America
Extravaganza partakes of disloyalty
hut in avoiding extravaganza it is i'm
portant that we do not swing to par.
simony and to denying ourselves thnse
proper possessions which tend to
| make us, as a race, intelligent, re-
sourceful, quick of wit, charitable
happy and capable of imparting hap.
piness to others.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-30
WILTON FAIR pIssANps.

Wilton. Nov. 27..-The board Of d.
rectors Of the Wilton Fair associa-
ton met last week and decided to
sell at public auction all OF the prop
erty belonging to the association.
This action was taken on account Of
the inability of the association to
rent the grounds on which the fair
has been held for the past twenty.
two years. 1t is to be regretted that
the Wilton fair is thus forced to pass
into history.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-30
OWNERS OFF TO WAR
so PAPER STOPS

Bloomfield. Nov. 27.-The Cantrjl
Tribune. Of Van Buren, county, has sus
pended publication. for the time being
since its owners and editors. Wellbor'l
Brothers, have enlisted In the United
States army. The plant has been
stored away until its owners are mus
tered out Of service. The Milton Her
old will take over the editorial inter
ests of the paper and endeavor to Gov
er the field OF this excellent country
paper.
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BROWN COMMISSIONED.

Bloomfield, Nov. 27.-Word has
been received that Willard J. Brown,
one of the sons OF Prof f. c. Brown,
who are in the U. S. army. has lately
received his commission as first lieu
tenant at FIT Smelling. Mimi. Also
that Fred C. Allender. has received a
similar commission as first lieutenant
in the dental corps at Camp Dodge.
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hEpRIcK UNION SERVICE.

services will be held in the Baptist
church at 1890 a. m. conducted. By
Rev L. C. Swan, pastor of the Chris
tian church. The dinner will be given
this year by the Methodist ladies, in
the basement Of the church.
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oTTuMwA sEM1wEEKLY COURIER FRIDAY NOVEMBER go

it must be confessed that they arc
written with misgivings and some
trepidation lest the wish may be faith
er to the thought and the thought far
from what may turn out to be the fact.
1t is difficult indeed to look more
than an hour into the future OF any
phase of the world war. 1t is not al
ways safe to believe even that which
we are assured already has transpiretl
in the Russian situation.
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TOBACCO GIFTS TOTAL ss1.

Chfllicothe. Mo-, Nov. 27.--Miss Lu.
Gle Graham has shipped SSl worth OF
tobacco to the American soldiers in
France. She received the bill Of lad
ing for the shipment last week. Miss
Graham solicited money from Chilli
cothe people with which the tobacco
was purchased.
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WANTS cHAPLAINcY,

Carman. pastor of the Baptist church,
has made application and has been
recommended by the UNCONVENTIONAL
board war commission to the federal
council Of churches, for q chaplaincy
in the United States army.
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VOTE FOR LIGHTS.

Denison, Nov. 27.-The voters Of
Vail. nine miles east of this city, have
almost unanimously voted to obtain
electric lighting from here. Eleven
thousand dollar bonds will be issued
and work begun at once to connect up
by Christmas. OF the PIT votes cast
ninety were by women and all II
favor of the bonds.
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MAY GET HARD COAL.

Chillicothe, Mo-, Nov. 27.--The pros
poets for the users of hard coal IN
Chillicothe getting a supply are much
brighter, according to letter A. X.
Coburn. fuel administrator for Living.
ston county, received from Wallace
Crossley Of jefferson City, stats tuol
administrator.
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BURNS ARE FATAL
TO AGED WOMAN

Mt Pleasant. Nov. 2S.-Mrs. Charles
Murray. the aged woman who was 50
severely burned few days ago.
passed away at her home in the West
Highland neibhborhood. The deceased
was past so years Of age and leaves
her aged husband and several chill
dren