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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

There is every reason to believe that the Austrian
campaign in italy which begun with high hope on
the part of the forces employed has become disaster
of the first magnitude Although this offensive was but
side issue in the general military situation It is among
the possibilities that the result of It will have the
effect upon the fortunes Of the Central powers that Get
tysburg had upon the COnfedcracy Certain 1t is that
the major plan of the German General STAFF has been
dislOcaed by the Austrian disaster. There will have
to be swift shifts of kind. and II may be that the
offensive will pass to the Allies everywhere and that the
will enter upon its final phase it approaches the
fourth anniversary II is too soon, however to expect
early ending of the struggle. No one knows what
of defense Germany has at its command or
how long the people would be willing TO hold out in the
effort to drive favorable bargain with the Allies
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
RUFF STUFF

50 ar a. We knew there have been
q deaths from iFOeSlhg during the
81 Few days:
-
NuhbeF d war gardeners, however,
we're almost scared TO death.
When the AustrlanS made W their
minds that II was time to 60 home
lhey fOnnd that the going was not so
UOod.
F0F . while the outer guard Of the
iowa and out club ought 10 be pre-
jared 70 receive visitors at any hour
Nv ~ nighG
Kaise- Kari Il apt to happen along
4 lry Gina
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

Bet old MCKEE Romanoff will black.
mail him when he does come.
But they'll let him in Just the same.
ThorSM DO no other place for him
to 90.
Even the Italians in France have
given the Teuts . licking.
Now that the thing has started may
be Kaiser Bill will be lucky II he eats
his next Christmas dinner In Berlin.
Whaddy you mean wild Feport?"
The actual brass tackS fact Is 10000
worse than the rumOT.
Printed only three columns away
1t that.
Have you signed - for the W 8 s
campaign yot4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
True Values

CroWder, would be a sweeping meas
ure, of which the effect cannot be ac-
curatGly forecast in the absence Of re-
liable statistics. There can be no OBJ.
lection to including men over thirty
one but among them it cannot be eX-
pccteG that there will be found the
same proportion who are physically
sound. unmarried or without depend
ent relatives Whether at the other
erd the age limit should be placed as
low as eighteen may be debatable. Con
siderable numbers Of young men under
twenty-one have already enlisted in
the army and navy and many more are
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
ALWAYS GOOD.

From the West Virginia Argus.
Owing TO the fact that over the past
week end the newspa per moved into a
new home The Fairmont West Virgin.
ian attempts to apologize in Mondays
issue because it is not up to the usual
standard. TIE West Virginian knows
better GHl ~ I'D not let its modesty
get the b. &. OF its judgment Aside
from r. p3..tics which, We think, is
somC.A,ag terrible to behold, every is.
Sue is Good. The West Virginian is
easily the best afternoon paper pub
lished in the state and is evidently
enjoying the prosperity 1t deserves.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

Not very hard to understand. is it? Neither is it hard
to do. Everyone can save if they make the effort and
everyone imbvel with the proper spirit of loyalty and pa
trotsm will rake The effort 50 far more than 1000 900
men have gone INTO the Army and Navy and 100000
more are to join before August l. These 100000 mea
give themselves their donation the war The remain
ing 100000 people left at home must give something
else their share This savings pledge gives the stay-a
homes an opportunity for service We are asked to pledge
ourselves to save and economic to use labor and mate
nas only as necessity demands AID to invest our savings
in War Savings stamps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

II the All Highest has any military genius at all he
will to it that the drive the west front is not
resumed until his foe has recovered somewhat the
thrill which follows the from Italy. To strike any
where against the British or French would be to
strike against veteran armies with all the eagerness
action which fresh troops have.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

II Austria had made peace with the
Allies when the young emperor was
writing about Il 70 his Bourbon Fela.
tiVes In France he would be on the top
Of the heap just now.
As Il Il he WIll either have to let
Prussia gobble all It wants Of his en-.
pire or see Italy smash It.
But even the great Napoleon over
played his hand in the war game in
the end.
II will be the most surprising thing
in the whole war. which has been full
Of surprises, II the German General
Stan does not commit the same fatal
error.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

According to a Havas agency telegram, Emperor
Charles will decide today what he will do about the
resignation Of the entire Austrian cabinet He had
better not postpone any longer By tomorrow he may
not be in position to act on any such matter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
What People Say
and Some Side Remarks

J. NJ Jacobs. a member Of the local
draft board observed that Robert Ad-
ans, one OF the colored draftees was
putting his brand new Red Cross
sweater on backwards when the con.
tingent reported for service Friday
evening whereupon he informed Ad-
ans OF his mistake With a chuckle
Adams, more commonly known as
Grey Eye" replied.
c as goin' to fool the Kaiser
III be coming when he'll think
I'm goin'."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

The Government asks US to do this because
the amount Of labor and materials in the
country is limited; there is not enough OF
either to permit US to use IL in the same free
way as we did in peace times and at the same
to have enough in the markets for the use Of
the Government. II Is purely a question OF
supply and demand II we use the supply the
Government does not have il for war needs.
And the smaller the amount the Government
has for use the longer the war will last. That
is the primary reason for the savings cam
paign.
But there is another side to the question
The Government asks US TO pledge ourselves TO
save 10 help win the war. Il does not ask US
TO give 1t anything except our cooperation. In
return for our help we receive a Government
security which pays us a good rate OF interest.
II we do as the Government asks and as we
shorld, this then. will be the result: (l) We
shcll buy onyl those things necessary to main
ten u1 In the best Of health and spirits (2)
by retraininc from buying unnecessary things
de shall leave in the markets for government
use a greater supply Of albor and material
web which to win a quicker victory: 90 by
not frtt7ring our money away on things that
do not make for efficiency we shall keep our
sc.ycs in better health and increase our powers
Of production "a by investing our savings in
War SAVINGS Stamps we shall be putting aside
for those days which inevitably come il we
live long enough, the means to gcrater happi-
ness
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
No Hurry.

Agitated Lady-Hurry, guard!
There's a man in the water with
paralytic stroke.
Life Guard--Dat's a new one on me
lady. Does you mean do overhead or
de crawl.-Jester.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

basis upon which i can work n meeting he dsnanA Of
DE winter ahead
And here IN he FamOnt region It means prosperity for
mine labor and for business Of every kind Now that there
certainty Of steady work men ought to flock back to the
mines AT present wages there few calmgs where work
safe and as pleasant in which men can make as much
money
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
OVER THERE.

Word has been received here an.
nOunclng the safe arrival Of Greenland
7. FodoFOF over sea-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
THE SAYINGS STAMP PLEDGE.

r HIS is the week Of the War Savings campaign. dur
ing which every man, woman and child is to be asked
to pledge themselves to save and to buy at definite
tunes a specified amount Of War Savings stamps and in
this connection the official statement Of the purpose Of this
great countrywide thrift movement Of great interest 1t
as follows:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

James Hopkins. OF the International
office Of the carpenters union, was
the principal speaker at the Sunday
meeting Of the Monongahela Valley
Trades and Labor Council az Fairmont
and observed:
Quick turns are the order OF
the day while the war is on. We
can't tell what change will be
next"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

Mention was made OF Mother
Jones at Sundays meeting and some
one seemed uncertain regarding her
age. W. NJ. Rogers, who was in the
chair spoke up:
"Oh, she is actually eighty.
eight"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24

S. s. Frum. delegate to the recent
meeting OF the West Virginia Fedora.
ton Of Labor at Parkersburg from
Fairmont, made his resort and dis
cVssed the speech OF Mayor Joe Grad.
dock, Of Clarksburg, taking occasion TO
say:
That Clarksburg mayor il
power in labor circles"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
War Savings Stamps.

One section OF our store
is stocked with the small
notions that pertain most
closely to Ready-tO-Wear
apparel. Don't Overlook
it
For here. too. you will find our
Prices Low.
Steel and Rubber Hair Pins
Invisible Hair Pins Of all sorts
Dress Snap Fasteners-Silk and
Cotton Thread Hair Nets-Cube
Pins of all ordinary Pins
Hooks and Eyes-Inside Betting
Safety Pins, etc.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-24
Reliable Advertising

Bathing Suits in Jersey Of
Most Attractive and I'm
usual Color Combinations
Surely important for
your summer outings
whether at home or away.
$500 TO $3.50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24

Well! Welt
The Soubrette-Why do they call
money "dough?"
The Comedian-Because everybody
"kneads" it!
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24

getting an Opportunity to furnish a
large supply Of ships without further
straining the steel rolling capacity Of
the country and that the direct cost in
well-organized shipyard foundries
would be less than the cost Of fabri-
Gated ships in times Of peace.
Emphasis is placed on the minimum
resistance to fraction Of the ships hull
owing to the absence Of riveted points
and to the fact that the higher silicon
content Of cast steel is calculated to
give maximum resistance to surface
corrosion. Emphasis is also placed on
the fact that the welded joints are
stronger than the average section of
the steel casting, while with riveted
structures the weakest points are the
riveted joints. It is mentioned to point
out the feasibility of the scheme that
German submarines are built of cast
steel sections. The casting Of the Sec
lions is regarded as no greater prob
lem, being a standard commercial prod
uct, nor the electric welding, being
merely the application of a standard
commercial process on a large scale.
A consulting engineer on request has
recommended that the shipping board
spend $4,000 in experiments and a
marine architect has approved an ex-
Denditure of S5O COO for trvino o,,t tho
scheme.-Iron Age.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24

Anxious to do her bit and make it
the most valuable deed she is capable
Of rendering the nation, Miss Lucille
Patterson, a twenty-three-year-old ar
tist Of prominence, is devoting her ar
tistfc talent to war work. She is now
at work on a gigantic service poster
for the National League for Women's
Service, and to paint it she has to work
on a scaffold high above the busy
throngs in the street below.
The poster is 20 feet high and will
take the patriotic young artist at least
three days to finish her task. It de-
picts a modern Joan of Arc holding
aloft a banner and leading an army Of
American women in various necessary
branches of the service in aid of their
country. The poster will appear on
the busiest corner in New York" The
use Of the billboard at Forty-second
street and Fifth avenue was donated to
the league.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
WAR CROSS TO N MAYOR
Nine. PeIIequer, Also schooImistress
at Quesmy, Is Decorated
by General.

Pars.-Quesmy, a little village north
h the Disc, counts July z, 1917, as
the proudest day in it's modest annals.
On that day a French general, with a
guard Of war veterans in attendance,
came to pin the War Cross on the
breast of Nine. P%ellequer, the local
schoolmistress and mayor, for her gal
ant conduct.
Nine. Pellequer is one Of those mod
.st heroines of whom France has e a
ION to be proud. When the war broke
'ut Nine. Pellequer was teaching
school in Quesmy while her husband
was similarly employed at the neigh.
boring village Of Maucourt. Her hus-
BAND left for the front, and she took
over his pupils.
The Germans occupied Quesmy, and
found Nine. Pellequer installed as
mayor, maintaining order and attend
.ng to everything. She it was vino first
refused to salute the invaders, who,
Tor once, overlooked this insubordina-
don.
Then, at last, the French returned in
March, and the report they made of
the noble work accomplished by Mime.
Pellequer has earned her the distinc-
lion reserved for the heroes of France.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
How to Cut One Burden.

Much has been done to reduce pre-.
ventable waste by fire in Portland, but
much more can be done and must be
done by the individual citizen rather
than by any official. A reduction of
one-fourth in fire losses, as sustained,
would warrant a proportionate reduc.
ton In premiums. The insurance com.
panies might hold out for a few years
but they would be obliged to yield by
threats Of competition. Fire proven.
ton is bound to result finally in reduc-
ton of premiums, so that the property
owners get the ultimate bene6t.-Port,
land Oregonian.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
I'VE Must Operate at 0nce!"

Appendicitis has clutcbed an
other victim. Clogged intestines
generate the poisons of this
dreaded disease. How often
this might have been avoided by
the use of "Holliste'r Rocky
Mountain Tea. This wonder
full herb laxative penetrates ard
cleanses the lower bowels, re-
moving irritation and poisons.
Thousands of women are today
enjoying health today thru the
virtues of this excellent medi.
cine. Triling cost, harmless in
action. Get a package today
Wamberg's Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
Soon Over His Cold

Everyone speaks we'll of Chamber:
lain's Cough Remedy after having
used it. Mrs. George Lewis, Pittsfeld,
N. Y, has this to say regarding it:
Last winter my little boy. five years
old, was sick with a cold for two or
three weeks. I doctored him and
used various cough medicines but
nothing did him much good until I be.
gan using Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy. He then improved rapidly and
In q few days was over his cold."-
Adv.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
Garfield Makes Milwaukee Or,

Garfield Makes Milwaukee Dry.
Milwaukee, Jan. % Milwaukee
"bone dry" What thousands of pro
hibitionists have failed to do. Fuel
Administrator Garfield did to Mil
waukee. The home of a famous bev
erage was dry as a desert so far as
the dispensation Of liquor was con
cerned. Promptly at midnight Sun
day every saloon cleaned it's bar ant
switched off the lights. Radiator!
iwere just warm enough to keep from
freezing. Not in the memory of thu
oldest patriarchs Of the business hal
lthis come to pass before.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24

County commissioners of North Da.
kota held their annual convention in
Fargo, continuing three days. ]. w.
Bliss, state engineer, addressed the
convention.
DR.. l.. S. Platou, former mayor Of
Valley City, has been elected presi.
dent of the Equity International bank
of Fargo, and will remove from Val
ley City to Fargo to take active
charge.
Sixty-seven quarts of five-year-old
whisky, worth on the market as high
as $3.50, was seized by Bismarck po-
lie authorities and Frank Kuntz, who
is alleged to have been the owner Of
the valuable cargo, was thrown into
Jail to await the action of United
States Attorney Melvin Hildreth.
About 20 of the representative men
Of Grand Forks met in the courthouse
to consider a plan for doing away
with any contest in the mayoralty
election this year. It was the unani-
nous opinion that, because of so
many other activities that demanded
the time and energy of local resi-
dents, there should be no contest.
Ole Larson was instantly killed
and his mangled body dragged sew
eral hundred feet when he was run
down by Great Northern train No. 10
at Devils Lake. Larson, a section
hand, was standing on the track in
the path of No. 10, whose approach
he failed to note because of the noise
of the exhaust of an engine standing
on the siding, while a cloud of steam
obscured sight of the train. The de-
ceased leaves a wife and several chill.
lren.
The Hettinger County Farm bu-
reau, through County Agent Orr, has
recommended to the county commits
sion the issuance of bonds to provide
funds which may be loaned farmers
for the purchase of seed. Hettinger
county has been hard hit for two sea-
sons past and the county commits
sions plan to act Immediately fol-
lowing the special session.
The Observation-Disclosures bank
of Alexander has changed it's name
to the First State bank, and its cap
ital and surplus was increased to
$4,000, making it the largest bank In
Mckenzie county.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24

""To add as Senator Chamberlain
did, that there is inef1ciency in every
department and bureau of the gov.
eminent is to show such ignorance Of
actual conditions as to make it i'm.
possible to attach any importance to
his statement l am bound to infer
that that statement sprang out of
opposition to the administrations
whole policy rather than out Of any
serious intention to reform its prac.
tice."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
BARS UP TO GAMBLERS
AT ARMY ~CANTONMENTS

Memphis, Tenn.-Crap shoot
ers, card sharps and other MINI
ble-fingered gentry are having
a hard time breaking into the
camps Of working men estab.
lished at United States army
environments. In examining ap-
plicants for jobs pains were talk
en-. to look into the character of
the men. The examiners in sew
eral instances found that the
applicant was not a worker, but
a gambler. Six professionals
from Memphis reached the gov
eminent cantonment at Little
Rock. Within an hour after
their arrival they had a game
"going." They were deported.
Other environments had the same
experience.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
SUGGEST CAsT.sTEEL SHIP;

The cast-steel ship is suggested as
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24

Po-"Your roommate says that he
Is a practical socialist" Dunk-"He
must be. He wears my shirts, smokes
my tobacco and writes to my girls."-
Panther.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-01-24
Ultra Fashionable.

Willis-"What kind Of a school IL
your son attending?" Gillis-"very
fashionable-one Of these institutions
where you develop the mind without
using it."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
pATHos NOT LACKING.
Examiner Of q. s. Employment Service
Finds Pleasure in Helping Others.

The pathetic cases, o. well ~ humorous
ones, attract The attention ~ the OBJ
server interested IN jobs for women.
Yesterday young girl evidently un-
der mental strain walked into the
Division 0f the United Sfates Employ
ment Scrvicc, NJ s38 Market street, and
timidly inquired ~ Mrs Evelyn T..
Bower. the examiner in charge, If there
WA any clerical work that she might
do at night
Upon being questioned by Mr. Boyer
the young women told 3 pathetic tale
of an invalid brother dependant 9pou
her care, but that he was able - help her
with clerical work during tho d9Y If
she could take it home with her Ihls
apparently waa difficult opportunity
10 find, but IL just happened that few
davs previous an OverWOrkcd coal dealer
whose knowledgc 0f bookkeeping was
not on a par with his knowledge of the
coal business. had appealed to the
Woman Division for Jnsl such help.
By the use of the telephone If Boyer
aoon sicc eflrd ia lndiag the work that
th eyoung woma1 bad asked Tor. thus
pleasing both employer and ernpipye ~
we'll AZ hcrseIf as the examiner chief
pleasure lies m help NJ just such people
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
SURE wrLMrNGToN's HONEST.
Marcus Hook Man Lost S30O-Fat Wallet
Here. hui got u Back

slmost distracted ehen be- discovered
hat his wallet cont aiming $3.50 in Liberty
Bonds and so in Thrift stamps had hoen
stolen from hi- pocket, Alieg NcCiatac.
of II Chcsupt street, Marcus Hook. ran
breatiless into fhr polir. station Iat.
yestcrdav afternoon 20 report His .oes
McClainc relqted bow re bad heon
standing N o local hotel and ThrB Gc
left and started TO- feel for nis wallet, n"
found II was gone tftcr be- ha finished
telling his version of how ae mad ocen
touched" Dv jto 1QhtGt ecred gcufr-
Police Capital" Naralo ont him - 'hc
oaicc pf Chief Black vhcu hc found
Patrolmau Bowman rrrIng 'nr .o9'
wallet and b9rdz ovrr ~ he p0lIce oNio'
The wallet and contents w~ro gwen &.
OHirer Bowman. ,eho raFa officer ,t
Ienth and Market streets bv waiter at
the hotel where McC laino bad boan ] hs
waiter found the wallet sn tno floor End
took II tn the officer
The wallet was turned over ~ N--
Chime who lefi feeling tnat Wilmington
il 4 city of honest rnon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
EBY HEADS KIwANTs CLUB.
Other Officers Elected And Committees
Chosen For New Year

THE Kiwani= Club ast agt 4 ar n
meeting held at Tie ftotei au fnHf
elected officers !rs = trurov pre-
sided The club ba@ iJ5 charter mer-
bers. -5 af whom vere present
Mr. DUMMY named fhr .oIIowina
committee John M Thompson WIZ
liam C, Taylor Az q pean. George
Butz and C Rice
This committee selected the follow
Ing eleven directors George y. Town
send Carroll W Griffith W. salt
marsh Harrv II Merton William N.
Carey. q W Ebv, James III stein.
William VI Iask Jr William
Cha7ev. Wesley ~ ~tour and I Writ
Willis
The board III directors went Into M
mediate 7esslon and elected officers
a. follows. President, 4. W. Ehv: vice-
president. Wesley MI stout: treasurer,
William :. >altmarsh; secretary, james
T. stem.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
EDUCATIONAL.

THIS "A YOUR CHANCE
rnviueeriug Chemistry, ship Drafting.
Commercial
CHOOSE YOUR CAREER
4 vast Army OF IL 9 students now
occupy
HIGH eALARIED REsPONsIBLE PO-
SITIONS
Call or Write To-day
Enternati tioual Cores pondence schools,
scranton Pa
Wilmington Once. TQs Euulta bic Building
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
REMOVALS.

DR. Al b. HOLDMAN has removed his
Office from 620 South Van Buren to 8. T..
corner Eighteenth and Washington Phone
AS22.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
PRINTING. ENGRAVING .EMBossING

/ AM STILL GIVING REASONABLE T.
SERVICE. both quality and delivery,
Chas. III. Gray. printeT. IL East Eigh th
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
MONEY To LOAN.

DELAWARE MONEY LOAN OFFICE
Licensed and bpnded Advances made on
Watches diamonds. lewelry. J. Rose. Prop.
III h seventh street