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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
MODEL DINNER AT \
NORMAL TONIGHT
Business Men Of City Will
be Guests of Domestic
Science Students.

Business men of the city will be en-
tertained this evening at dinner to
be served by the Domestic Science de-
partment of the Fairmont State Nor
NAL school under the direction of Miss
Nell Mcconnell of the department.
Approximately twenty business men
representing the city Board OF Al
fairs, the Chamber Of Commerce, the
Business Mems association, the Marion
County Medical society, The Minis
terial association, Boards of Educa'
ton, newspapers, ETC., have been ask
ed to attend this dinner which prom
Uses to be an excellent one.
The purpose of the dinner is two
fold. The Domestic Science depart
ment will endeavor to demonstrate
first, the excellency with which they
can prepare and serve meal and sec
ond will demonstrate how 1t may be
done with small out lay.
In the dinners served at the school
the menus have been cut down con.
siderably, in accordance with the food
conservation problem, that is facing
the nation, and it has been found that
a thoroughly enjoyable and practical
nourishing meal may be served for
considerable less cost than has been
the case heretofore.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
NORMAL TEAMS
FLAH HERE TODAY
WiIIsbe LocaI Mines Only
CIranc at West Liberty
Aggregation.

Aged game is expected this after.
noon ii South Side Park when the
west Liberty Normal will meet the
r1ncnt Normal. In past years the
two schools have been bitter enemies
81 the baseball field and when the
ene Is called a real battle Is expected.
Tie Normal was scheduled to meet
West Liberty at West Liberty on FIJI
day. but owing to the weather the
zane was cancelled. AS this is the
prIy time this year that the two teams
WIN meet the game Is expected TO pc
hi the more interesting. Thus lar
west Liberty has not played many
ganes, spending most OF her time IN
practice. Some few days ago they
irinmed Martins Ferry High, usually
strong team, by the score of AL.
Since the last home game the Nor
nal has madeta wonderful improve
neat IN both fielding and nlttlng'
once again the infield has been shllt'
"a Ben now playing first, lsenhat
royerinf third, with Hess on snort.
IEhompson, who made such brilliant
EhoWing at the beginning Of the sea-
- al third base has been shifted to
eft field.
The Normal has this year played
rsyen Games winning three and losing
an. Enthused over their victory sat
6rilay over Bethany, the Normal WIZ
IS into the game tomorrow determined
o WIN.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
7Elkhorn Stock is
Advancing in Price

BALTIMORE, May s-The firm fea
ture of the trading at the Baltimore
Stock Exchange yesterday was the
stock of the Elk Horn Coal company
This had been selling around % and
2S1s for some days, but the demand
yesterday caused an advance to 294s'
The highest price was paid at the close
when the stock was in steady request,
1t is said the company has brisht
outlook in earnings from the sharp
es this product now brings. The com
pany operates in the Elkhorn fields
Of Kentucky, where it owns a large
acreage of avluable coal lands.
A. H. S. Post, president Of the Mer'
camille Trust & Deposit company, bas
been elected director in the Elk
Horn Coal corporation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
Asks w. Va. Farmers
To Work Harder

ELKINs, W. Va, May &C. R. Tit.
low director Of the West Virginia
university agricultural experiment sta
ton at Morgantown, addressing the
state conference Of county agricultur'
al agents here yesterday on What
war Means to Men in Extension
work" urged upon the agents the ne
cessity of multiplying their influence
toward increasing the production OF
crops, beef and mutton in the state
"War," he said, means an intense
struggle for supremacy, and West vir.
ginians must increase their working
hours and put intensive effort into
their work"
State Agent Nat T. Frame, Prof.
Dadisman and Institute ,Didector G, II.
Hartley were among the speakers.
he conference will continue through
today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
.ACpOpT~9a
CEILATTER@4I

How the mighty have fallen. Home
tltn Baker failed to hit a home run in
pinch the other day.
less willard is travelling with wild
vest show. Which should be good
reason for staying away from the
Mid west show.
Connie Mack's hobby of developing
young ballplayers is shown in the
Tade BY which he got Fred Falken'
berg.
Since Frank Gotch has announced
Mis- plan Of q series Of wrestling match
ss @ decide the heavyweight title we
have lost on the average Of one min
htute' sleep week over it.
The main question now seems to be
not what is an amateur, but why is an
amateur.
From the size of purses offered ras-
slerss all Of 'em ought to be classed
Is amateurs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
Standing Of the Clubs.
!. Games Scheduled Today.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Boston at Washington.
L. King Ahead.

Little Mary, Sed ten, gazed admir-
llngly at the diamond rings glitierlng on
The fingers Of her grandmother. when
i marry said the child, II suppose l
win get these rings as wedding pres
emit" Up spoke her brother Bob, aged
seven. mot on your sweet life," said
he. ''You get one Of them; the other
goes to my wife,"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
Ruhh.r closes the Skull.

For closing a hole in the skull DR.. G.
Scandota of Naples uses rubber
sponge. He reports to La Riforma
Medlca that he tried 1t on n rabbit G'Ad
a dog, which he Filled after nine and
six months and found that except for
slight loose adhesion 10 the dura, the
rubber sponge waG unchanged. 1t had
caused no trouble md the animals had
behaved normally.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
BY PAUL PURMAN

George Stallings plus John McGraw
"a pretty good combination-what?
eyes," says the fan, where Stall
lings plus John McGraw is impossible
on modern ball club"
Very well! But here are not Jawn
himself, but Fred Mitchell represent
ing Stallings and Fred Merkle repre-
senting McGraw on one ball club.
Rot" says the cautious fan. What
has Merkle to do with running the ball
club?"
1t is commonly supposed the man
ager is the autocrat Of ball club.
To be sure his word goes, but wise
manager takes into consideration ev-
erything every member of his club has
to tell him.
When Vic Safer broke his leg the
talent had it that the Chicago Cubs
were done for the season,
It was figured that without the clout.
ing assistance Of the hard.hitting first
baseman Weeghman's team would hit
the skids.
When Merkle was secured the dopes.
ter had little to offer. They knew
Merkle was hard hitter, a fair first
baseman and pretty smart ballplay.
er, but what they did not know has
been shown in the Cubs recent per-
Torrance.
For several years before he went
to Brooklyn Merkle had alternated be-
tween the bench, first base and the out
field for John McGraw. He knows
about all McGraw can teach ball
player.
Fred Mitchell has been schooled in
Stallings' baseball academy. He was
Stallings' righthand man.
The expert or the fan who jeered
when the unknown Mitchell was sign
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
The Easily Satisfied.

Indeed it does tnke all kinds Of peo-
ple tn make a world, or even this gar
den spot of 1t fer that matter, and
occasionally in our daily walk we run
across a person OF the type who feels
that he has not lived in vain when re-
ferred to in the piper as a prominent
society man.-Ohlo State Journal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
His Ambition.

"Tll be glad when 1 get big euopgh
to wash my own face" said little
Bobby, as his mother finished the Gper'
alton. "Why so. dear?" she ASKED
accuse then won't wash It" he re-
piled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
natural DaductIon.

"Papa, ] know what makes some
people laugh in theft sleeves" said lit
tie Ralph. "Well, ny son, what makes
themP" asked the father. "Cause
that's where their funny bone is" was
the rerVy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
The Reason.

The Reason.
He 'How that Dutch chorus does
lumber alongF' she-EBut. my dear.
they have on wooden shoes"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
Virtue.

II cannot praise a fugitive and
cioistered virtue, unexercsed and un'
breathad, that never sallies out and
sees her adversary, but sinks out Of
The race where that immortal garland
IL "a, be run for, not without dust and
heat. John Milton
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09

Fred MerkIe, In action, ana r!eo
Mitchell, scholars Of pennant WAITING
managers, who are making the Cubs
win.
ed as manager of the Cubs, may now
look at himself askance, for, in fact,
Mitchell had almost as much to do with
the remarkable 1914 Boston Braves
as Stallings himself.
All of which summed up means the
Chicago Cubs, a hopeless ball club
early in the season, is now winning
ball games from the best teams in the
west and probably will continue win
ming from the best teams in the east,
regardless of minor handicaps, such
as broken legs, etc., and the Whole
cause seem to revolve around the base
ball brains which may perhaps be
traced back to John McGraw OF George
Stallings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09

Games Scheduled Today.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
81 Louis at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at New York.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

New York, a; Philadelphia. 2.
Chicago, 4; st. Louis, 8.
Chicago, 8; st. Louis, z.
Cleveland, s; Detroit, 2.
Cleveland. Detroit, rain, second game.
Boston.W ashington, rain, two games.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09

This picture is the latest of General
Bell taken as he took up his new duties
as head of the department of the east,
with headquarters in New York, sue
ceeding Major-General Leonard Wood.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-09
3 Baseball at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
! Yesterdays Results.

Pittsburgh-st. Louis, wet grounds.
New York, s; Philadelphia, /.
Boston, 2; Brooklyn, /.
Chicago Cincinnati, not scheduled.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
FULTON AC RE E U FIGHT JESS
 WILLARD
(By United Press)

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.- The victory of Fred Fulton over Carl Morris, elean-cut at every punch in the six rounds of the mill spell the words that go with a championship battle. Will lard will sign articles to meet the huge Minnesota boxer just as certain as the proper place to pull off the bout is found
 Willard has stated-and there is no reason to doubt him that he will promote his own mill. He probably will. He probably will do all the of fering, picking of arena and all the preliminary works. He has the money and the nerve to tackle it. Such a scrap could not fail to appeal to the red.blooded fight fan. A championship mill, after all, is a championship mill, and that is what makes the attraction.
 There are plenty of folks in this country who think that Fulton can beat the long, numbering westerner who sent Jack Johnson panting to de- feat. There are plenty of them who can take a record book and show just why. Their main argument is that Willard never in his life defeated a good man, with the single exception of Jack Johnson, and then they are prone to add that 1t took twenty-six rounds for the big, husky white man to lay out the faf old man Johnson, Sblaes Sg,lasscsr,s readr dreffsrd as matter qt- et lard's. If Jess had the string of vie. tories by knockouts plastered after his name in the pugilistic records he would be far more respected as champion. He hasn't. Most of the wins are over men that 1t requires an effort to recall And it doesn't take I stretchy memory to recollect that little Gunboat Smith once put on party that nearly wrecked big Jess put in California.
 Fulton has won some notable victor les and has performed in rather i'll fashion at times. As a whole. how ever, his record is worthy of eonsid- eration and should get him the bout with the champion. It probably will
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
B | YS PLACER MINI:
 IN OREGON

One of the most important mining deals in the history of southern Ore gon has been cOnsummated within the last day or two in the sale of the ia nous Logan placer mine, situate on the Grants Pass Crescent City road. about two miles northwest of Waldo, to George NJ Esterly and associates, of Seattle and Alaska. The purchase price is $14O,O0O.
 An option was taken on the pro perty by MT. Esterly about ten months ago. Since that time an immense amount of sampling has been done, the first pits numbering over one hun dred, being put down and sampled by Lewis Lavensaler, representing Mr. Esterly and associates. The average value of the ground as disclosed by .this extensive samniingz aasa nor been announced, but the fact that the par ties want the option by the terms of which final payment on the property need not be made till December 1913 and are closing it by final payment at this time. indicates their satisfaction with the showing made.
 The change in ownership means the property will be operated on a con siderably larger scale than heretofore. The problem in this district is the water supply. The Logan mine owns practically all the available water. he new owners intend enlargine the ditches and expect to increase very materially the yardage handled annu ally. AS the property has netted near ly $40,O0O annually, MT. Esterly's s plans when consummated mean that the property will be very large pro. dueer.
 The mine is one of the oldest in the state. It was in operation before there was even a village on the pres ent site of Grants Pass. In the early days, supplies were brought in and the mine output was shipped by way ,of Crescent City. It's early history is contemporaneous with the gold rush to Jacksonville, where $3S,000000 of placer output was recorded by the Wells Fargo Express Company, within a few years.
 James Logan, the seller of the pro perty, and his mother-in-law, Mrs Simomns, who formerly owned the property, and has lived on the ground for nearly half century, have oper ated the property for many years.
 Only about ? per cent of the placer | ground in the Logan ownership has been worked. The remainder shows by extensive sampling gold content equaling that of the ground worked
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
TERROR CREATED BY FRENCH
 RAIDS
(By United Press)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Sept 20. -~- Ample evidence is secured in France from time to time both of the damage and of the terror wrought in Germany by the French aviation squadrons when they go to lombard cities far back from the line.
 The general policy of the French military authorities is not to bom- bard German cities except when it is absolutely necessary as a matter of reprisal. When these reprisals become necessary, however, an effort is made to render them so effective that the German military authorities will see the advisability of discontinuing their bombardment of open French cities and towns.
 The following letter, just taken from aoerman prisoner, s1yes some idea of geanf Gt3;a1i6fs exploit m bombing the famous Krupp works on the night of July 6:
 Last night we had the visit of an enemy air squadron. l was awakened by the anti-aircraft guns that began firing a hundred rounds in succession. The window panes trembled. The si- res of all the factories began to shriek and the bells sounded the alarm. It was terrible. Rockets were shot up on everyhand. All of the street lights were extinguished. All of the factories were darkened and every one sought refuge in the caves and cellars.
 When calm was again restored everyone went to bed, but immediately afterwards other airplanes came and it all began over again. Bombs were also thrown on the Thyssen plant at Mulheim. The new Kruppstrass plant, the new intuition factory, is destroyed from top to bottom (total kapuD. tails. will write you tomorrow,
 "Piacards have just been posted this instant announcing that the raids will be repeated this evening. Nobody at Essen will sleep tonight! May the good God protect us well. An. if we could only approach the end.
 There were revolts everywhere this week. At Dusseldorf over loo stores were stoned At Weisbaden the same thing. We are terribly frightened and think always of all the poor soldiers at the front"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
MEDLEY POPULAR
 AMONG SOLDIER BOYS.

LONDON, Sept. 20. = They've got a pianola in the American Y. M. c. A. here. Somebody keeps it going all the time. And nearly every soldier picks out the same roll, one labeled "Ameri- can Medley" Somewhere in the midst of the medley occurs America
 They have also got an English lady capital L-managing the books of the Y. M. c. A. When she heard America" the first day she thought 1t was God Save the King" and stood up. In fact. she stood up nearly a hundred times. Finaly some of the managers. seeing they were not going to get any bookkeeping done. ap- preached her automatically and ex- plained that it Is legal to sit still when America" is played.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
BRITISH $ W [ EP ALL GERMANS
 BEFORE THEM
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(By Associated Press)

Npy Abbbtldleu fTeSSl V . BRITISH H E ADQUARTERS . France-Belgium. Sept 20. - To ( . days offensive will be known as (, < the battle of Menin road The (, fair weather improved the | ' ground, but the mud is still deep . . and the whole territory is coy ' cred with water filled shell holes, ' tgtangled barbed wire and shat . >etered trees. The German dis . patch was composed largely of . . concrete redoubts and the Ger . mans poured a wicked stream of ' . bullets into the ranks of the ad- . vancing troops from redoubts. ' . Every little elevation and all the . . woods are choked with rapid fire . . guns. The British encountered ' hard fighting at many places, but . the magnificent artillery work . . made the first stage of the Brit ' . ish drive easier.
 . The British barrage swept the ' ' country like broom. The Ger ' mans knew the attack was com ( . ing but were unaware of the ex- ( >act locality. A light rain fell last . . night, but the weather cleared . . this morning and is visibly i'm ' . proving. .
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
METROPOLITAN OF MOSCOW
(By Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, Sept 20. - Tikhon, whose lay name is Vassili Biellavin, who was elected in July as Metropoli- tan of Moscow by joint vote of clergy and laymen, was born in Pskoff in 1864, and educated at the Petrograd Ecclesiastical Academy. After teach ing in different seminaries for the education of priests. he became, in 1897, bishop of Liublin, and in the year following bishop of Aleutsk. He spent nearly ten years in America. Tn 1907, Tikhon became bishop of Yaro- slavl. and in 1913 bishop of ithuania and Wilma. Tikhon is a progressive. and champion of radical reforms in the Orthodox church.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
# N ] DRAF I IN TRAINING
 CAMPS
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. With the second 3OO.OO0 draft rockies in the country's sixteen cantonment training camps today, the task O. making them into fighting men begins.
 The first thing every recruit did on reaching camp was to take a bath From the bath houses one by one the boys were taken before medical ex- aminers of the regular army. As a result of this final and most rigid physical test, many of the boys who closed the door on civilian life and left lonely mothers, wives or sweethearts inside less than 36 hours back will be back home tomorrow, maybe tonight
 Those who pass the physical test will be vaccinated for typhoid, para typhoid and smallpox. Recommenda- tions will then be made to company commanders for special exercises for each individual to correct any slight physical defects. The first two weks of training will be occupied almost entirely with these special exercises. light setting up drills and physical schooling of the young soldiers to be.
 During the second two weeks regu- lar training will begin. The rigorous work will be increased gradually. The division surgeon and his assistants will keep watchful eye on the gen. eral physical condition Of all the men Thorough instruction in personal hy- giene, sanitation and first aid will be given them during the first two weeks.
 These boys, in short, will be put into the best physical condition they ever were in their lives. Should anything intervene to keep them from going ahead toward France after their threc months of training, they will return to civil life sound as nuts, physically hard and fit for any work.
 AS they arrived at cantonments the men were assigned to sections of the camp reserved for recruits from their own local section of ~the divisional area for which each- cantonment is established. In other words, the men who know each other and who came from the same states will be put together.
 AS other shipments arrived yester day. and later will arrive, the same rule will be followed, so that when the entire first draft of 687, ,000 men are finally in camp they will be among fellows they know. AS soon as all the men are in camp, however, those from the same town will be separated, though they will remain in the same sectional division for the general part of the country from which they come.
 This will be brought about by the segregation of men by occupation. Ac- cording to what their previous oecu- pations have been they will be trans ferred to the different branches of the service, such as artillery, machine gun, infantry. Thus will the regi- mental and battalion organizations be kept intact, though shifting the make up of the companies to get all the men of similar bent together
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
CALIFORNIA IS FIGHTING
 DESTRUCTIVE MEALY BUG.
(By Associated Pressl

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. 20. = The state board of control granted the request of State Horticultural Com missioner George Hecke, for a fund of s5,000 to help in the work of con- trolling the mealy bug. This pest, which the state commissioner is com batting vigorously, has done great amount of damage in California The work of subduing the bug is under the Smith, of the state insectary, and Cur tiss c. Clausen, assistant superinten. dent at the branch insectary at Al hambra.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
SOC|A TS ARE IN CONTROL
 RUSSIA
(By Associated Pressl

PETROGRAD, Sept. 20. - There is growing supremacy among the ex. treme Socialist element in the coun- cils of the soldiers and workmen's delegates here and at Moscow. Their radical programmes eliminating all property owning classes from a voice in the government causes grave con. eern. The resignation of the execu. tive committee of the Petrograd coun. ell was the direct result of the adop. ton of a resolution committing the delegates to the ultra-Socialist.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
FINNISH PEOPLE FEAR
 SHORTAGE FLOUR SUPPLY.

HELSINGFORS, Sept, 20. = Accord ing to the Hufvudstadsblad, communes containing 100000 inhabitants (of total Finnish population of 3,200,O00) have reported that their supplies of flour will run out at least a month be- fore the reaping of this years crops.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-20
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL AUTHOR
 TREATISES BALKAN AFFAIRS.
(By Associated Pressl

PETROGRAD, Sept. 20. = A. NJ. Petrayeff, appointed assistant minis ter for foreign affairs in July, was for merly director of the near-eastern de partment of the foreign office. His first diplomatic appointment was in Turkey, where he made a special study of politics. He served some time in Macedonia. He was one of Russia's representatives at the Lon don Conference, convoked during the Balkan war of 1912-13. Later he served as commissioner in Albania. Petray- eff has written valuable treatises on Balkan affairs.