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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20


didn't ger hs- and wander into open
water"
Early that night the villagers were
startled 10 see 4 red bar Ct light shoot
from Clayton Point. 1t was the first
tine in his - that that light. which
had guided ns ny a ship through SUM-
me- gales, La, shone forth into win
Up il ire light tower stood Marie
looking S5::.cl Sh the great glass vail.
striving 30 pierce the darkness and
stozu With eyes tia: we're red nom
weeping
There's 40 much hope. she mused.
''but there's just chance he's still
alive ana tbs old light might help
She thozy.,t Eueline was seieeping.
bat the 1.ttle girl. clad in her night
clothes. presently appeared ct the head
of the o2Trcw, w.ldirG stairs and
-2Look:n- for saasae wnenu he
Marie carried her back 70 bed
You INST go to sleep. Santa never
comes wien little girls are awake,
she s6mcn!sred-
On hs- ~av back 20 tho tower she
noticed tha' the blaze IN the fireplace
WIS dyiag. s" size placed fresh stick
OF wood on the fame. AS she did 50
her eyes caught picture on the table;
Smiling sn1lewhat Srirn3E she added
81 70 the re. watched Il trsrn to ashes
and vent hack 10 her light
For hor7a she remained At the post
watering ana waiting, all bat hopeless.
Midnight fcl I'd her a'eep in a chair
close hv the Eight, exhausted by her
long vigil.
a scream from below made her wide
awake. STa stumbled down the stairs
and CROPPED her way to Emeli7e's room
TO her sunrise a lamp vas b1Tn!aS
and there was Eneline seated on the
bed, fouucinc a doll, fully As large as
he~e7f. on l,t- knee.
"Santa tarne;" repeated the tot ''I
so--5 this night On my bed"
Unable to understand. MaTie went
out into fAe living roon and lightea
a lamp. On the lounge lay q man, Iii
cic+hes cruEted with ice
She went tt, him and put her arms
Harry" size sobhed. -'They told me
you were dead= that the Ice cracked
and let =ol through
The big 50 nor opened his eyes and
I'm tl,,d. alright dead aslee7."
he grinn7d. 1.-The Ice opened up. all
right. but was on the other side OF
the crack. an bv drivin' the dogs IKE
the dickens I got over the danger Place
before sh4 cracked on the other side
I got 20 Slrn City without trouble, an
comm back I ski-ted the shore. At
that. I'd 80: lest only for the o. light
She took enc OF his hands, found It
cold. AID rutbed It vigorously
'EBut w1y-wdy did you go?" she de-
manded.
He tried to stif1e another xawn. but
didn't succeed
swe1, Incline was Iookfn' for san
Ia" he sns.. cred. "an' I couldn't 1ee
HeE be disappointed"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20
BUTlSteai' SWNmSyruD

10 children m anEel OF E1erC." HheEO
W0eu19 uFe uFeSeue 1Dd DIRECTIONS 3oli0WetL
II SEVERFAILS- One bottle DESTROYED 1ssS
worms. Stood de test for sixty wears. Sold
Est. c. A. VOORHEES, NJ D.. EhuadelphlO.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

Every youngsteT II the world wants
to look pretty and dressed up for the
Christmas party or the church aad
school entertainment. Here's cum
ming frock OF dark blue gabardine with
white linen collar and cuffs. white
pearl buttons, and touches of red silk
embroidery on tie belt. This little
gown is suitable for snail ladies' from
three TO six years old.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

esners ne observed.
BE opened the door. and was about
70 step o11, when Emeline spranE into
his arms- He kissed the child on the
forehead. theE put her back o. the
door an1 vent out, remarkinE to him
SELF that "thts sure Is some merry
C1ristm2s
That afternoon Eto-m that had been
brewing fc- days vented lis spite on
The village and its surroundings,
Which iucIIeed Clayton Point and tho
1Shthous2. A raw. stiR wind carried
biting pieces OF hard snow.
Nebbe Santa Claus tant tome. said
the tot. as she Bmuggled Up to the
older gid and listened to the bowling
wind
Probably rot" replied Marie. who
nom Wiadow Cut oTec TIE frozen lake.
{Grie vas quite sure Santa would
not come Sarta woEIa have TO be her
hrotler Frank, who vas Eneline's
father, and he was at Sloan City, 90
miles away, helping an ice company
put M next summers supply. He had
promised to bring something for Eme-
Ines Christmas, but Marie knew he
un1ld not attempt the trip In the
storm
FEaak was the Tghtkeeper and the
SQIfC6S1l8G1G SSCOGCS SHOWED EA2S1S 70
Be his assistant. Frank kept the light
burning duarE the summer and IN the
Ufnter found Jobs OF various kinds 20
perform
About 3 c'Goek. through the storm.
Marie heard an automobile horn, and
presently came . knock on the door.
Ben CIaSE E.saketed with snow, stood
ers whep 8he opened *
em't stay he said, cor I won't
be abe . DIVE back because the road
dr9aS badly. I came because /
heagd some news youu be interested
"a. Hairy hammond went ont On the
lee tbs pontng WithhiS dog team.
~ It the village fisherman Just
me IN WITH the news that the Zee
= cracked and part OF It went cut.
almond Didn't have chance IN a
olsand especially IN this storm. he
1ErGly musE have drowned"
Marie stSrted back, horror IN her
Ha-4y drcvned." she cried" "H
doesn,k Seem possible. Are yOu sure?
an,t you DO scmethiag7 Take me out
N The 9cs in your car Perhaps he's
Tn alfVe, ling somewhere ON the fee
reezmg The ico must Be drm for a
11gsWAyB out
What exclaimed Ben. go out
ege IN a EcVIfaE bIizzard2 The Ice
ght hosd ~ rp for \ long Eays. but
run ne car and we'd StaEd Z good
sg 3 ggEls.1I.asll4'e g Esi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

.fCO1yeIH1 1913, by the Mcclure
HTe pSper Syndicate.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

Ths taf. raWboned sailor stopped
SflIn1l,, when he sEw the automobile.
ough hIs lips remained pursed and
aDos eoudrUed to form before his
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-20

There was nothing ebout the sailor
to denote taa. he was seafa-nS man
unless S was his rolling gait, for he
was bundled up much as the other
man. although his coat, instead Of be-
ing Fur. vas an old fCzzy blue one.
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Ben CInkSs autonob1e." he said.
and be ola not say e 5oyfuIy lies
calm On Marie agsfr"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
A Great Example

The biggest news does not always
get the headlines. Announcement from
Washington, in technical trade terms, of
an historic agreement between the Amer
lean copper industry and the War Indus
tries Board was printed by The Tribune
ON it's financial page and by the other
New York papers that carried it at all in
various obscure positions. Yet nothing
more important has happened since the
signing Of the armistice.
The agreement is
% That the production of copper
shall continue undiminished;
(2) That the price shall be unchanged;
60 That wages shall be maintained;
and,
(4) That the War Industries Board
shall distribute the output-all until
January /.
The purpose is to restore the copper
industry to peace basis without any
boom or panic or stultifying uncertainty.
The same thing can be done with every
great productive industry.
We know by experience that it is i'm
possible to produce more iron and copper
and cotton and oil and other imperish-
oIJo Loe;o oo,,o,ooI;+;oc +Loy, ho xror1J
can use. If by chance you produce
more than the world is Immediately ready
to use, you have only to store it safely
and it is so much true capital ahead.
Then why not go on producing the
basic things as before, at the same rate,
at the same prices and at the same
wages?
If the demand for the surplus should
lag for little while, no matter. The
surplus will not spoil. We are rich
enough to carry it until the world is
ready to take it.
People cannot impoverish themselves
by producing more than they consume.
The only problem is to see that those
who assist in the production shall
participate fairly in the ultimate pro-
ceeds. That is a detail of finance. The
principle alone is important.
We congratulate the chairman of the
War Industries Board and the men of
the copper industry on their famous
example.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Belgimn's Day of Glory

Belgium's martyrdom is almost over.
The Germans have evacuated Antwerp
They have left Brussels. Soon they will
be clear of Namur and Liege. They are
quitting, hu1niliated and broken in spirit,
the heroic little country which they have
tyrannized over for four years and
quarter
Belgium was tried more harshly, per-
haps, than any other of Germany's VIC
tins. But she has come through her
trial, as President Wilson has we'll said,
with "imperishable glory" She was an
artificial nation, creation of European
diplomacy. Her status was that of
protege of the various powers which
guaranteed her independence and terri
torial integrity. She was bound over to
neutrality. She enjoyed something less
than the full rights of sovereignty.
But when the courage and spirit of
her people were tested she vindicated
nobly her right to exist as an equal in
the family of free nations. Nothing
could have been finer than her proud
reply to Germany's insulting demand
for the use of her territory as a path
way into France. Nothing could have
been more inspiring than her choice be-
tween military annihilation and dis
honor.
For time German military power
seemed to carry everything before it.
Evil prospered. But even if Germany
had come nearer to military decision
than she did in France in 1914 or in
Russia in 1915, she would still have
failed because of the challenge to the
security of the neutral nations which
her treatment Of Belgium emphasized
The outrages inflicted on the Belgian
people left the German cause without
disinterested friend or an unpurchased
apologist anywhere outside the bounda-
rics Of the Quadruple Alliance.
Belgium has symboliycd the cause for
which the Allies fought. In the day Of
triumph she asks nothing but just repa-
ration. This she will get. She has the
first claim ON German atoncment. She
deserves more. She deserves full inde-
rsndence. And il Luxemburg wants to
unite with hsr no obstacle ought to bs
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Preaching America,,iisr,,

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The defeat of all the six New York
Socialist candidates for Congress at this
election does not mean that the grin Of in
ternatlonal socialism upon our foreign born
population has at all lessened The result
at the polls was primarily a reaction of the
war. The community at large must not
think that the black flag of anarchy. which
IS prone to blend into the red emblem of
socialism, is gone from our midst.
An important work in this connection ;s
being done by the National Security
Leagues propaganda regiment" of open-air
soappox orators, known as the "fying
squadron" These Security League speak
crs, believe, played an important part in
the defeat of the Socialists, and it was most
interesting for me to observe how tbov
smoked out the hidden anti-war blanks of
the st. Louis platform. The Speakers novor
attacked socialism per Sc but alwavs made
1t clear to their street audiences that their
opJecuon was purely to Socialists who de-
nounced the objects Of America in tho wor
The manner in which these volunteer
workers of the Security League eynoundod
loyal Americanism to their audiences mr.
ticulariy on the East Side, where | was ablo
TO observe them at first hand. is desorvino
or sincere commendaton. I am plad 70 en-.
that to-day we arc not ashamed to nrcacb @
good healthy, red-blooded Amcricanism md
love OF country on the highway and bvwav
r. S. BRIGGS.
New York, Nov. H. 1918
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
When the u. S. NJ. Got In

1t has been argued that President Lincoln
himself, in the Civil War, adopted what
may call the larger Interpretation of block
ade, but on that precedent cannot express
informed opinion When the American
navy entered the present struggle the de-
termination to prevent aid and comfort
reaching Germany was, if anything, intensi-
fed, and, as it seems to us, there is no dis
tinction to be drawn in principle between
American practice on the high seas in time
of war and that of the Allies. There may
be difference, but l speak with sincerity
when | say that it is not clear to US.
In 1905 German pressure drove M. Del
casse from office. France and Britain knew
that they up against it. In 1907 we
were urged to surrender the right of
capture of private property at sea. We re-
fused to give undertaking which would
have bound US without binding the German
autocracy
1t is said that our attitude constituted an
incitement. That is not history as we read
it and as it is read by the French. In 1911
we were on the verge of war over a French
matter-that is, Morocco-and the disaster
was averted because Germany was told that
the British navy WAS 81 factor
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
The Unbrandished Weapon

1t is now known that, in August, 1914,
Germany only took the plunge because she
believed, on the reports of her agents, that
Britain would stand aside. In Paris and in
Petrograd it was a complaint against US
that in those critical days we did not more
plainly indicate that the navy was again a
factor. Among our allies it is still believed
that if we had made our position more def
mite war would have been averted.
When Germany attacked France IL was
our duty tc relieve the pressure by every
means in our power. "The Nation" this
week contains an article by DR.. Pitman b.
Potter, of the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternationai Peace, who says that the Dec
laration of London "couid not have boon
maintained without stultifying large part,
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
After the Slump

1t is still dull front page that greets
us in the morning if we compare it with
pages Of the last four years. But COM
pare it with pages Of the old, faraway
days before the fighting. If the period
Of the Great War was the most interest
ing in historic times, surely the period
now about us is the next most interest
guesses and thoughts Of to-day and the
whole long period Of pacifcation and
settlement and reconstruction offer
programme Of entertainment and thrill
that ordinary folks accustomed to peace
would fall over one another to see.
Most of US are already beginning to
prick up our ears a bit, we think. The
first awful slump has almost passed
away. The feeling Of being suddenly set
down in an utterly empty room is no
more. Fresh objects of interest are
constantly appearing out Of the void. He
that was the Kaiser, for instance. What
does he think of himself when he wakes
up in the morning? Is he simply de-
pressed and stricken? Or is he, like a
true German, hurt and abused and angry
and vindictive toward Gott because of
the trick that was played on him? What
do the German people think of it all?
Are the Bavarians better or worse in
their attitude? Then there is the betting
on Bolshevism. 1t is on the wane, will
never spread in Germany and will soon
vanish in Russia. Or is it sweeping
westward like prairie fire to consume
us all? Who will be the last king to go.
by the way?
1t is an awful mess-that is the great
difference. The Great War, for all it's
colossal size and unbelievable variety of
weapon, of invention, of place, was a
clear-cut duel, as directly personal a
combat of two forces, of two personali-
ties, as any fight in a prizerng. The
great reconstruction is hopeless med
ley. Most of us have our pet theory af
the unity, the theme underlying it all.
But the show is not single. 1t is a con-
fused jumble of warning factors, with
neither goal nor process clear or COM
pretended. 1t is exactly as manifold
and vari-colored and disturbed and con-
fusing as a crowd in action. You pick
out one group advancing, only to see it
swallowed up in another. Personalities
occupy the headlines for day and
depart.
Right here is the true fascination of
this new period. After you had read all
the war experts and seen them duly con-
firmed or contradcted by the issue any,
body could follow the dramatic action of
the war But no experts can forecast
what is happening now. There are no
definite ,Glimaxes. The show is not drama
at all, but chaos. Or SO it now appears
The interest will lie in seeking out the
thread, sensing unity between an out
cry at The Hague and government con-
cession in Stockholm, attempting to work
out formula for it all, or at least no.
ton OF the direction of the mind and it's
probable force. Also, if possibleg Of
making up ones own mind about series
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
ShoaI Water

But there is danger that by attrlpaals
to Great Britain responsibilities which w
shares with other democratic nations "
Guiding the United States, the advoesla" ="
freedom of the seas may inadverten4a'
ate a diplomatic difficulty which iA "
substance except in phrases.
The Allies are only too anxious TO NV, w
the wishes of America, but there are ~"
people in the world who would like 70 w
this question to foment the old mlsua''
standing between Britain and the la'',
States. If they succeed-and they VIII ~ =,
succeed-the forces of law ana WV,
throughout the world, already men''''
from many sides, will be further wesAs'''
and no country viii escape the resui'S
The American and British nav'es = =
working in absolute harmony, win one one r. =
icy and with joint organization. Inv .
justment of American and Britlsh 'OA'''
is also unified. IL,
In all seriousness. l would suggest ~, y.
with the ink scarcely dry on the S'"-,.. Wv,
as yet unfulfilled, it is case ol app',, :,
the words to the United States anu o. i.
allies, "What God has joined toge'H''
not newspaper men put asunder"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
The German War;

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Greasy has given US a list of what
he calls the "Fifteen Decisive Battles of
the World" These begin with the Battle
of Marathon, 400 B. c., and end with the
Battle of Waterloo, in 1915. Since the book
was written about 1850, it obviously fails
to include certain recent battles which
would be generally regarded as decisive. In
this class certain of the battles in our Civil
War, in the Franco-P Prussian War, and in
the Russo-Japanese War might possibly be
included. 1t may be that the war which has
just closed should find a place, although
there was battle that was decisive in
the sense that Waterloo was decisive
Looking over the list given by Greasy, it
will be noted that twelve bear the names of
places at or near which the battles were
fought; two are given the names of the vic
tors-Armlnus and Joan of Arc; and one
IS designated as "The Defeat of the Spanish
Armada" Practically all the battles in our
recent war have been named from the. geog-
raphy of the country.
1t is, however, of far greater Importance
to select an appropriate designation for
war as whole than for its individual bat
81
tlities of the last four years as "The War"
If any one designation has come into use
more than another it would seem to be "The
World War" 1t seems to the writer that
tins is open to considerable objection.
While it is true that the greater part of
the world was at war, it is also true that
by far the greater part Of those engaged in
hostillties did so from necessity rather than
from choice. 1t is not quite fair to the
world as a whole to use this designation.
Now that we are in q position to look
back on the whole situation it becomes
clearer every day that the war was def
nitely planned by body of unscrupulous
self-seeking Germans for peraonal and ma
tional profit. This being the case, Is there
any designation which SO appropriately de-
scribes the conflict as "The German War"7
JAMES S. STEVENS
University of Maine. Orono, Me-, Nov.
18, 1913.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Where NeufraIs Stand

Neutrals have suffered, but it is remsts.
able that every one Of them to-day suppor,
the cause for which the Allies had to ,ss,
strong measures on the ocean four uss
ago. Quite frankly, we do not feel uIss
upon to apologize because some neutral a.
goes failed to assist the enemy in his d.
tempt to lombard Paris.
We have now to consider the iu.un
There is no longer any question of Britan
ruling the waves. 1t is clear that fleet
as powerful as hers, and probably more
powerful, will be owned by the United
States. Also, the British navy will COR
tinue to work as it has done in allisnn
with France, Italy and Japan, aad there will
be one policy for the ocean, pursued b.
friendly nations in common.
Under a league of nations, as l read tt
scheme, the Allied policy, for which preia
dice is raised against Great Britain, wOul
be strengthened. If war occurred the con
stitution of the league would prevent an
nation remaining neutral. Instead D
searching cargoes measures would be taksl
to prevent the loading of ships before the
set sail, and the whole world would be Fs
sponsible for boycotting the aggressor
There is thus no real cause Of differena
between those who desire league to en
force peace and the action of the Allie
when they formed themselves into such
league in order to enforce peace on Osi
many
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18

Henry Allen, hero of William Allen
Whites book "The Martial Adventures
of Henry and Me-" is on his way back
from his Red Cross work in France. In
his absence he was elected Governor of
Kansas by the largest majority ever
given a candidate. The Wichita Beacon,
of which he is editor, made no mention
of his candidacy during the political
campaign in which the Republicans swept
the state. He will succeed Governor
Arthur Capper, who was elected Senator.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
A ChiLd's Verdict

To the Editor of The Tribune. -.
Sir: My suggestion is that 0e',jt .,i,s
name ought not to be spelled with 'sf, ~,
letter, because she was so cruel 10 "' n,
tries that she fought with. Just ss' s,,-.
she treated Belgium, and the poor eAl.s,
of Belgium am SO glad ths' o'
hasn't Kaiser Bill any more. ~
SELMA SHAPIRO (aged SIX yss's'
Passaic, N j., Nov l5, 1915
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18

put in the way of such union. Perse-
cution has unified the Belgians. A he
roic people, under a heroic king, they
have won for themselves proud place
in new Europe dedicated to recog-
milton of the aspirations Of all races and
peoples which have the real stuff of
nationality in them.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18

How doth the busy Hun improve each
shining hour! Out in California he has
been poisoning flowers to kill bees. The
California Association of Bee Raisers
has offered reward of $4,000 for the
capture of the anti-honey Hun.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
The Figures Explained
tFroo, The Kansas CITY STAR

tFroD The Kansas City s'o'' So,
The quartermaster general anneuhsos ,.,tis,.
contracts have been placed with lne ...s
government for 100000 pairs OF -
and 100000 coats for the Americ&N s.rs,
tionary forces. The reason WI! s.,.s
coats than trousers were ordered ov1 .,,
is that the American boys agh' VIZ, III
coats off, differing in this respee' n
Scotch, who merely remove their sr''s''
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18

of world problems the knottiest and most
difficult ever assembled under one roof
problems which have heretofore defied
every last mind that ever tackled them.
Not exactly a hopelessly dull and safe
ora is it2
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Amend to Read ''DemocfsuS

(rt,om The Kansas City 9sHesf 4
A New Yorker writss to The ft'l>,.J 's,;,sr
vocating law abolishing the Nsf;;S r;;S
party. We suggest that he taxa
the next Congress.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-18
Punishment to Fit the Grim. j..

(From Tho Empora. Kam Gazette,
we may be accused of being unduly
o'oodthifsty' but our opinion of suitable
punishment for the Kaiser is to compel
MIN to shave with dollar safety razor