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oil and Gas.

The Carter on company has shot in
the 30.foot sands its No. 8 on the w, Il.
Hays farm, Marion county, W. Va. 1t
Will make 4 very light pumper On
BAftho loinew run, Warrington district,
Marion county, the Eastern Petroleum
company drilled its No. on the Alfred
Kendall farm 10 feet into the 30-foot
sand. The hole filled up 100 feet. 1t
ID still drilling, and unless a second
pay Is encountered it will not make bet
terthan light pumper.
The South Penn Oil company has
drilled its No. 3 on the Rebecca Lemley
farm on Miracle run, Ballette district,
Morcngalia county, through the Big In
jun sand. It shows for a five.barrel
pumper. one.half mile east Of Bristol,
TeAsMile district, Harrison county. Err
nest Randolph & Co. have drilled their
test on the Nancy E. Davis farm
through the fifth sand. 1t has been
shot and shows for a five-barrel pump
en-.
On Lick run, Ten-Mile district, the
Turno OIL company completed a second
test on the ]. H. Furno farm. 1t has
an estimated capacity of 100000 cubic
feet Of gas day in the fourth sand.
IN Greenbrier district, Doddridge coun-
II. the Hope Natural Gas company has
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NorIcE oE DISSOLUTION.

Notice Is hereby given that at q
meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Fairmont Bottle. company, a corpora
ton created and organized under the
Iawso the state Of West Virginia, held
at the company's principal office IN
the city OF Fairmont, Marion county,
West Virginia, on the 18th day OF May,
1917. the following resolutions were
adopted:
Bottle Company, corporation created
ana organfzed under the .lGws Of the
state~of West Virginia. does hereby
discontinue business g. q, corporation
and; surrenherS to- said state its char
Ter ana corporate franchises. The
Board Of Directors will proceed to con-
vert the,property. chooses in action and
eli assets OF this corporation into cash,
and pay and discharge all its debts, lia'
bilities and obligations; and after fully
discharging all such debts, liabilities
and obligations, divide the remainder
among the stockholders pro rata with
thetr several holdings Of stock, but no
snch payments shah be made to any
stakeholder until after the publication
Of the notice hereinafter provided.
"ResolEed. Second, that the PresI-
Idaat Of this cogporEtion cause notice
ofthea d0phon'of the foregoing resolu'
ton to be published In some newspaper
Of general circulation, published near
the principal office or place Of bust
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New York

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE market
acquired new lease Of life yesterday;
primarily on the overnigh decision Of
the directors Of the United States Steel
Corporation to declare another extra
dividend of 8 per cent. on the common
stock for the current quarter.
This action, 1t is believed, virtually
insures full dividend returns Of II per
cent, on the common shares for the
calendar year. Moreover it bespeaNs
the confidence Of eminent trade au'
thorities in the future Of the steel in
dustry.
extra dividends, the whirlwind wind
up Of the Liberty Loan campaign with
its rush Of small subscribers and The
stability Of the money rates were adj
ditional factors Of sentimental value.
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NEW YORK, June 1.-THE wealth
of shipping sent to the bottom of the
ocean by German U-boats may yet be
saved.
An invention is being tried out on a
river near here with the purpose Of
pertecttng it and making 1t suitable
for deep sea salvage work. It is call.
ed a portable submarine fort and is
the idea of Carl ]. LingQuist.
What makes engineers and shipping
men here believe the millions of tons
of shipping may yet be reclaimed is
the simplicity of design and apparent
practicability of this submarine fort
LlngQuist has tested 1t under all con-
ditions he has thought possible and
says it has worked to his satisfaction.
Tue fort is a massive double steel
chamber built in sections, 80 1t may
be adjusted to different depths. At the
base of the chamber is the end Of a
pontoon or fiat bottom, which is hing
ed, so that the chamber may rest
lengthwise on the pontoon when not
working. In this way the fort is towed
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cup bottom of the chamber. These
give the lifting chamber a firm grip
for hosting.
from the sand bottom Of the ocean,
and allow for the passage Of cables
about the liners hull. The cables are
fastened to the upper ends Of the
pontoons.
AS the water which has sunk the
pontoons is pumped out, the pontoons
rise, and bring up the wreckage with
them. At the same time the vertical
chamber returns to the horizontal.
This affords a leverage to aid the rails
ing Of the pontoons.
AS the pontoons go up, the vessel
drains herself, the water escaping the
way it entered. Once above water
the damaged vessel is patched up TEN
porarily and lowed to port.
The principle Of this submarine tort
is based on the gasoline engine-as
the water leaves the chamber the
pontoon is sucked up to fill the vac
uum left. In the same way water
pushes the pontoon down.
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OH AND GAS

started to drill q second test on the G.
,C. Freeman farm ana has the rig COM
pleted for a test on the J. 3. Greynoids
farm.
On indian creek, Elk district, Ka-
nawha county, the South Penn Oh COM
pany has shot In the Weir sand NO. :
on the T. c. Alexander farm. It Is
good for less than five barrels a day.
In the same district the same company
has started TO dril No. on the G. B
Graham farm.
The Empire Petroleum company y
drifting a test on the W. G. CaEendef
farm and q second test on the K &
Catchell farm, both in Elk district.
joseph Norton company are starting q
second test on the John Baker White
farm. The Navajo OH and Gas COM
psnv has the rig completed for sac
ond test ON the W. B. Lewis farm. The
South Penn on company has the rig
completed for test on the A O God
shall farm.
On Rock Creek, Harper district
Roane county, the Jarvis OIL company
drfIled its No. S on the Nancy ]. Lowe
farm to the Big 1ntun sand and shot
&C. It will make light pumper. In
the same district the Ohio Fuel OH
company has the rig completed for NO.
3 on the E. and ]. r. Rucker farm. the
United Fuel Gas company is due ii
the sand at No. IA on the q. D. serg9nt
farm. In the Geery district Roans
county. the South Penn OIL company
completed No. 8 on the o. Il. Trout
farm. It Is good for five barrels a day
in the Big In1un sand.
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to the sunken liner.
Just before the spot is reached, the
base Of the chamber is flied with wa
ter and allowed to settle until the
chamber is upright and the pontoon
is sinking horizontally. The cham
Der is filled until the pontoon has
reached the depth Of the wreckage.
Cables hold the chamber and pom
toon taut. Others are let out and, by
the direction of diver at the bottom
of the fort, passed around the sunken
liner.
Many of the ships sunk by the Ger
man submarines in the Atlantic are
small enough to be salvaged by one
of these submarine forts, but two forts
may be used together when the work
of salvaging is too heavy for one. In
this case the forts work end to end,
so the hosting cables Of each may In
tertwine about the wreckage and the
salvaging be divided equally between
the two.
There is no danger of the forts tip
ping over, because Of the broad pom
toon base and the powerful vacuum
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The First American Indians.

According to Keith, the American
Indian in all his varieties, is descend
ant from the primitive Mongolian type.
There is a theory advanced by Payne
that in some remote period the progen-
itor of the Indian came to this CONT
nent from Asia over a bridge Of land
that existed in prehistoric times where
the Behring sea now is. Another
theory, championed by Dawklns and
Brlnton, assumes TINT the originals Of
our native stocks came from Europe,
probably by way Of Iceland.
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sBuRGz, Juue 1.-THE local
1aptat vas dull but firm. L.
.lnIn nm continued its upward move
- achtng 1101k, { now high rec
~ ma q Fain Of ~ for the day. I'm
E6r m tSl Gas was 81 higher ct h2,
,cle STIR Gas was u lower al g.
r Gas declined Y TO 4s1s.
caerp epbers Of this group were
Feinely dun and the smallest frac'
cpgered the net changes.
lican Window Glass Machine
tcotnmpn vas a traction higher at 65I,
lfit 1feh Plate Glass at III and
lIinited States Glass at 80 were un-
hSuekd
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sPECIAL NoqICEs
IMPORTANT NOTICE

The registration list Of the City OF
Fairmont has been published in both
the city papers. l want every citizen
to scan this list carefully, and imme.
diately report to me or to Sheriff
Glover If you know of any persons
residing in the city Of Fairmont and
subject to registration whose names
do not appear on said registration list.
We must protect the good name
Of Fairmont by seeing to it that every
man complies with this law.
ANTHONY BOWEN, Mayor.
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RoOMs-FURNIsHED
PRooLAMATIoNs
TO PREVENT lDLENEss AND VAC
RANCY IN WEST VIRGINIA

RAMCY IN WEST VIRGINIA
The law passed by the Second Elk
traordinary Session of the Legislature
Of West Virginia on May 10, 1917,
will become effective on June 10, 1917.
This law provides for the arrest and
fine and working on the streets of all
male residents Of the State between
the ages Of is and go who cannot show
that they are employed at least thirty
six hours in every week. No one is
excused from this law except as there.
In provided. 1t is made the duty Of
the Mayor and Police Officers to see
that the law is implicitly obeyed in
all cities Of West Virginia. hope
we will have no prosecutions under
this law in Fatrmont, but this is to
give notice that every one subject to
the law must find employment. If you
are not now employed get work at
once and stick to It.
ANTHONY BOWEN, Mayor.
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NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD
OF REVIEW AND EQUALIZATION

VT nENlE" FNlND ESSEAs'-'N
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that the
Board of Review and Equalization Of
Marion county, West Virginia, will
meet in the City of Fairmont, at the
Court house Of said county on Monday,
the End day of July, 1917, for the pur-
pose Of reviewing and equalizing the
assessment Of said county, as returned
by the Assessor and will continue in
session until said work is completed,
not, however, exceeding twenty-five
days.
The laud and personal property
books of said county for the current
year will be then open for inspection
and have any errors that may appear
nd have any errors that may appear
in the assessment Of his property cor
rected, and do such other and furth.
er things that may be necessary to
protect his interests.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of June, 1917.
Clerk of the County Court and ex.
officio Clerk of said Board.
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INDUSTRIAL
FAIRMONT

d.. Mayors, who has an electric
supply shop on Fairmont avenue, has
two Delco lighting plants which are
ideal for the rural home and are prov
ing very popular among the farmers
of the nearby country districts. The
equipment consists Of a gas engine,
which burns either natural gas OF
gasoline, a dynamo or electric genera.
tor, an electric motor and series OF
storage batteries. The plant may be
started by pushing a lever on the en-
CINE, it stops automatically when the
batteries are charged and is so simple
that a child can easily operate it. 1t
is necessary to run the gas engine
only two or three hours each day in
order to light a large house and supply
motive power for washing machines
electric fans and various other me
chanical appliances and the cheapness
with which the plant can be operat
ed counts greatly in its favor. The
plants which are on the market al
present have only thirty lights but
the Delco company expects to have on
the market by July i new plant equip
ped with one hundred and fifty lights
with one of these plants the rural res,
ident or suburbanite can enjoy all OF
the Injuries and advantages which the
electrical companies bring to his city
brothers and at no greater expense.
Workmen today began installing the
large water cooling plant on the roof
Of the Marion Product factory and 1t
is hoped to have the entire plant In
stalled with in a fe wweeks A tank
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sp:Eo1AL NOTICES
MorIcE oE nIssoLuTloN.

This is to certify that A. B. Mcdaniel
and ]. G. Glasscock, doing business as
Mcdaniel & Glasscock, 1886 Morgan
town Ave, have dissolved partnership,
A. B. MCDANIEL purchasing the interest
Of ]. G. Glasscock.
All persons having bills against the
above firm, or owing the same, present
them, or make payment to A. B. Nc.
Daniel
MCDANIEL & GLASsCoCK.
Fatrmont, W. We, June 6, 1917.
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ten feet in depth and lined with water
proof sheeting will be built and will
practically cover the entire roof. The
work is being done by Holbert and
Spedden and when completed will
greatly facilitate the work Of the fac
tory as it will enable them to have on
hand at all times a great quantity Of
cool water for use in the plant.
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, June IA. = Optimistic
forecast regarding the yield this sea.
con in the Dakotas, Minnesota and
tome other sections tended yesterday
% cause a decline in wheat values.
Largely az q result, the market, al,
though steady at the close was Il cent
to- cents net lower with July at $2.S1
and September at $2.07h. Corn fin,
lshed y cent to 2H cents up and oats
gained 4 cent to 19s cents. The out
come IN provisions was setback Of
9k5 cents To Is cents.
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Work is now going on at full swing
in the new blacksmith shop Of the Hell
mick foundry. The equipment from
the shop in the old building has been
moved into the new and the room in
the old building is being prepared for
foundry work.
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S1.25 WILL BE GIVEN 70 each q scr
eral school boys who apply tor work
in delivering The Saturday Eyenlnl
Post to customers. Only school boys
Extraordinarily and Ambitions
need apply. The $l,25 Is "a addition
to liberal cash profits ana many other
advantages. Apply to A. q. Martin Co
& Co.. 1S1 Main street 6sSt.6-l'it
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Not Always.

Tes the thing we haven't that makes
us unhappy" remarked the parlor
philosopher. GLOW about the tooth
ache?" suggested the mere man.-Mn'
neapolls Tribune.
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Not a Convert.

"What bekum ur Sam Bailey since
he entah'd de church?" "Wha, he
amt got out yit-he done got two
yeahs, yo' recollec', TO dat job"
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WANTED-To buy drum for use on
gravity plane; capable Of handling
five tons of coal or more. address all
communications to h. ]. Mcdaniel,
Uniontown Pa. 6-12-6t-2460
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FOR SALE-6.room house with bath,
Big lot Apply 325 Jefferson street
4.2O.tf No 22S6
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FOR RENT = Very desirable housec
and flats close in South Side. In
quire F. P. Kelley, Bell phone 1021-M.
5.26.tf No. 1890
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WANTED Furnished house. Prefer
same near car line. Address With
full particulars w. ]. Wiegel, care
West Virgtnian. 6-12-3t-5t61
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HOUSES FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Four room no4se with
bath. For Information call or ad.
dress A. c. Kendall, Mining Machine
office. 3-15.tt No. 2O27
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WANTED - AL experienced stenog'
rapher. Apply at once Sanderson &
Porter, Third floor, new Fairmont
Trust Company building. 6.7.tf No. 24SS
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WANTED Capable middle aged
woman for general homework.
Three IN family. Good wages. Call
Bell phone 1914. 6-l2,St No. 2463
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WANTED

WANTED-Clean cotton rags; will
pay &c per pound. West virginian
Office. 6,S-tf No. 2449
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WANTED Girl for housework; CON
ttnpous place, Apply 70S 9Th St
64-.f No. 242S
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HELP WANTED FEaEAzE

GIRLS WANTED at FaiImont stogie
Co. Must be over 16 years Of age.
Good wages. Apply 112 Merchant ST,
: est No. 2440
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WANTED at once, laundry woman.
Cooks Hospital. 5,25-h No. 1884
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WANTED - Nine electrician who 81
not afraid Of work and understands
motors, chain machines and pumps.
Steady position the year around and
good salary to right party, Married
man preferred. Address BOY yt3e
West Virginian. 'st,Stto
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. halp, car
pentars, machinista. steam fittera
and electricians. Goodyear Tire & Rub.
Der Co., Akron. o. Big wages, steady
employment. See Mr.. Persons lauleg
hotel. 10 a. m. TO 1s, 9 ., ms % s p, m.
White help only, 6.iSNt 2iii
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WANTEp-Dlning room girl Apply
at Coffee House. 6-12St-si59
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Rus1NEss oppoRgulII.gIg

FOR RENT - A piano at $500 per
month. Address Box $3.50 M Ve.
6.s-st No. 2l6o
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HOUSES FOR. RENT

e%~r~OSoI-~ ~~O~SO-o1~-~~.NIooNN-
FOR RENT-7.room house. Apply 24s
Grant st. 6-1S.3t-2469
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WANTED = Girl for general house
work Call Bell 427-W. 6-12-tf-2462
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CL ASSN IL b 4. d r ISM
foNE CENT WORD BASIN WITH ORDER
HEI,p WANTED MAIL

WANTED Delivery hpyf taunt know
streets Of city, Have Bicycle, Al
ply osgood's store
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MONEY TO LOAN
FOR SALE
FARMS FOR SALE

COOsAW FARMS FOR SALE, 25O
acres, 500 under cultivation and
open, balance in woods and marshes.
Land very fertile Now raising truck,
cotton, corn and cattle. Will accom-.
modate several hundred families. Rea,
sonable price. Easy terms. May ex-
change for city realty. Write to VIM.
Keyserling, Beaufort, S. c.
6-7-6t No. 24S7
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-28
French Take Over 1000
Prisoners on SUNDAY

PARIS, Aug. 27.-Strong German at
lacks were made last night on the Aisna
and Verdun fronts The war office an
nounces that the assaults were broken,
up by the French fire and that all
French positions were maintained. More&
than LOO prisoners were taken yester-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-28
RUSSIA IS ASSURED
OF STRONG SUPPORT
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
President Sends Message to
Council at Moscow Express
ing Confidence in Triumph
of Democracy

WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.-President
Wilson sent 10 the members of the ma
tfouaI council assembly at MOSCOW To-
dav. assurances that this government
Is willing TO extend every material and
moral assistance" 10 the government OF
Russia
The message addressed 10 the pSesi-
dent OF the national conference assem-
bly Moscow, reads:
I take the liberty to send 10 the
members OF the great council now meet
Ing in Moscow the cordial greetings OF
their friends the people of the United
states to express their confidence in the
ultimate triumph OF ideals OF democ-
.acv and self-government against a.!
enemies within and without. and 20 give
their renewed assurance OF every ma
r.riaI and moral assistance they can eX-
tend 10 the government OF Russia IN
The promotion Of the common cause in
--hsch the two nations are unselhshlr
united"
No Official comment was made by gov
eminent officials on Premier Kerenskys
speech before the members OF the coun-
Gil Yesterday. but IL was made clear
that the sentiments expressed by the
Russian leader were heartily approved
here and that his declarations indicat-
irp the firm manner in which he and
his counseIlors are prepared TO deal with
enemies of the new government had
aroused a greater confidence in the out
come OF their plans
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-28
KAISER PLANNED
TO DEFEAT u. S.
AFTER BIG WAR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Evi-
dence which made American gov
eminent officials believe Germany
planned to war on the United
States after cleaning up France
and England is in the hands of
the administration, the state de-
partment admitted today.
The state department merely
confirmed Lord Robert Cecil's
statement that Germany had so
plotted.
Secretary Lansing refused to
be specific as to what evidence
there was.
II is believed the evidence tend
ing to show Germany's war plans
on the United States was brought
here by James Gerard, on his re-
turn as ambassador to Germany.
Gerard himself has frequently
said the Teutons had their eyes on
this country and Lord Robert Ce-
ell claimed to have prof of this.
This and other autocratic dreams
showed the trend of the German
mind. THY also afford President
Wilson the opportunity he will
soon have of showing why Amer
lea cannot deal on friendly terms
with Germany so long as the
kaiser reigns.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-28
PRICE OF SUGAR WILL
CO DOWN, SAYS HOOVER
At Same Time He Warns Peo-
pie Not to Eat Too
Much of 1t

WASHINGTON. Aug 27-American
householders are to have cheaper sugar
but they must not eat so much of it.
Herbert Hoover, returning from
Chicago today after a conference with
meat packers. said beginning October
T. there will be a cut of 1 1-2 cents a
pound below present prices. At the
same time he warned that the allies
are already on sugar rations and it
will be necessary for the American
public to economic in this also.
Under an agreement between the food
administration and the United States
beet sugar producers. their crop will
be available at lower prices. Cuban SUI
gar is commanding exorbitant prices.
and the chief portion of that crop will
not arrive until December. With the
cut in American beet sugar. it is esti-
mated that the Cuban price will be
sliced.
Meantime, Chairman Garfield of the
wheat price fixing board met with con-
sumers, seeking lower bread prices. He
expects to finish his wheat work this
week, so that he may devote his en-
tire time to his coal work. The Amer
lean home economics association has
presented the food administration with
brief claiming that bread prices have
been unreasonably nigh and that the
price on this years wheat crop should
not reach 81 4 bushel
The price of the 1917 wheat crop
fva5 h, the povernment will be an
nounced probably Wednesday. Until
then DR.. H. A. Garfield. chairman of the
price-fxing committee, says there will
be no intimation of what the figure will
be.
A Joint stock committee from the
food administration and the depart
ment of agriculture is working on the
meat price problem, but indications are
that a separate committee will be as
signed soon to handle meat, the same as
sugar.