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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-21
CAN BEAT ON His
stomach THANKS
TO WENTWORTH
Thankful Grocer Gave Re
markabIe Signed State
ment.

Over his own signature and on his
own letter-head this well known and
highly esteemed dealer in dry goods,
groceries, ETC., located In Clarksburg,
". Va, gave to his local druggist, in
the following words, one Of the most
remarkable endorsements ever set
down on paper.
Mr.. Burke have been doctoring
with two or three doctors for my
stomach trouble and didn't get any
relief from them at all but got worse
all the time. l couldn't eat anything
but what it hurt me and couldn't
get any relief until I had taken
Nerv-Worth. feel entirely well aft
er taking one and half bottles Of
CIerv-Worth). feel as well as
anyone could feel. can eat any
thing and can't get enough to eat.
Ny stomach was so sore and so ten
der that l couldn't bear my clothes
to touch nee, but can beat on my
stomach with my first and it don't
hurt me. I can't get enough sleep
md couldn't sleep at all before TAX
'ng Nev-Worth. But thank the
Lord I can sleep ard eat and feel like
a young man. (72 years old.)
Yours truly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-21

Home baked pies and Pastries,
Boyers Restaurant. Arvt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-21

How to Avoid the Disease.
Evidences seems to prove that Span
ish Influenza is germ disease, spread
principally by human contact, chiefly
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-10-21

After signing the above Mr.. Quick
added the following statement:
''If any person wants to know
about Nerv-Worth cali and see me. I
cannot give it just right on paper,
but / can show the people,"
Your dollar back at Cranes drug
tore, Fafrmont. II NerT-Worth does
cot benefit YOU.
Neigbboring agents: H. J. Mathews
& Co., Warrington; W. P. Moran,
Pennington: P. J. Yest, Fairview;
Windsor Drug Co., and the HOnaker
Pharmacy, MOnongah; Jehns0n's
Pharmacy. Shinnston; Grant GrahEn,
Belington; " o. Davis, Philippi, Adv.
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glance fails to understand the vasf
amount OF measuring. Some OF the
gauges wear better than others, but
all sooner or later wear out ana
ma chine shop to keep these In crdsr
Is maintained at every plant. General
March. the Chief Of Stan Of the Amer
lean Army, has declared that America
is going through" 30 the nanufaeeuS-
ers understand that thsrs must b Ne
let up on the making OF the weaDons
required to carry on
One In every dozen employees y .
government inspector and each one y
skilled In his work - q gaugsr ana
tester. While much Of the WORK p
done by machinery. It II necessary for
the man behind tho machine to know
his business AZ the wrong pulling of q
lever or turn Of . screw may ruiz the
work.
After a rifie has been assembled It u
sent to the shooting house whore y y
sighted over a 1oo-yard range -.
shots are then nred and four Of them
must go in q small square. After tAsy
are inspected again they are sent .
the various places OF distribution.
Immense Plants L 4a
Az gun making was not regarded -
Il big industry before the war there
were few men found to be skilled -
this trade and there was great 1t0r
Guilty in finding mechanics to - tAaa
work. It was found necessary - teAAA
men the art and II wa. 'disoOvsreA
that about only one In twenty-five he0
the required patience for the task.
Men who have worked on fine JewAsrx
were the most apt pupils.
Tho manufacturing plants are iittl%
short OF small towns. one alone eo*-
ering q 80 acre reservation ard ens
ploying about $4,000 persona .s
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another smooths OF each side. vari-
Gus gaugings follow for the parts must
be accurate to the one thousandth part
OF an inch.
Must Be Perfect
After this part has been found to be
perfect, other cuts are taken, holes are
bored, grooves made and screw
threads turned out by machinery
Each one is go perfect that thcre mus.
not be a hair breadth difference from
the pattern OF the rifle. They must
also be a minute given distance from
the other threads and holes. One of
the difficulties of rifle making lies in
the fact that II one man makes a
mistake all the work that has gone
before Is useless and the rife body
ruined. IN manufacturing a barrel
and receiver alone even the most tiny
hole is measured again and again. Its
diameter. its circumference and its re-
lations to the other cuts and holes.
The limits of accuracy seem to the
,aymen as infinitesimal.
The tools used are cleverly contrived
instruments made so that the part to
be measured can be slipped into them
and a lever pulled or screw turned
and the proper dimension shown on
the machine.
Millions or Measurements
1t has been estimated that In max
ing 1000 rifles alone. nearly three
million measurements must be made
In the making OF the barrels and re-
ceivers. to say nothing OF the work Of
the men who are-skilled in assembling
the weapons. No machine mas yet
been invented to straighten barrels.
this being done by hand power alone.
The central gauge room with Its
curious looking machinery Is most In
teresting to the visitor who at first
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24

ers or their grandmothers or their
sisters, who loved them very much
but did not know how babies
ought 10 be cared for.
The proportion of young
babies that VIII die depends al
most wholly on the amount their
mothers know about infant care.
In Russia / baby in every dies
before completing the first year of
life. The Russian mothers love
their babies, but the mother in
stinct" does not teach them to
feed them only on mothers milk
or clean. pasteurizedx cows milk.
and SO they sIvetfhose babies
other foods aud the babies are
killed by summer diarrhoea. In
the United States about baby In
s dies before reaching It's first
birthday That is better than the
Russian record; bat in New Zea-
lard only i baby cut of 20 dies I'm
the first year OF life. The New
Zealand mothers are no more de-
voted than ours They are no
more highly educated nor any
wiser IN most matters. but they
have learned mere about infant
care.
THE great objec: Of this whole
campaign OF Chndren's Year is to
teach American mothers how
they. too, may keep their babies
wall
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24

British Army used this type for many
years, In 1896 the Brunswick rifle.
percussion rife with a bore over
twice as large as the present weapon.
was put into use, and fof time this
served. but from time to time efforts
were made TO overcome the dificulty
in loading. Finally the MIME bail.
such a favorite during our Civil War,
came into existence. being introduced
into the British Army in 1851. But
this was not satisfactory and the In
ventors kept up their work until the
Enfield rine OF England and the
Springfield and Winchester rifles OF
the United States came into use.
United States Model 1917
From all OF these was evolved the
famous United States rife model
1917" which is now being used by
our boys over there and which Is be-
ing turned out by the thousands In
this country today. 1t Is a modified
Enfield. British weapon altered to
At American made so calibre car
tridgeA
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just as essential for children az for
adults, to protect them under the dts
turbed conditions that are inevftabls
everywhere. The great need for
wholesome, interesting children's play
Is shown by the increase Of Juvenile
delinquency in European countries
since the war began.
Besides the playground activities
the children's minds are being health
fully occupied by Red Cross work. war
gardening war canning and food con-
servation. poultry raising clubs and
other worthwhile pursuits. Folk dane
ing, community songs and whistiing
clubs have likewise been promoted 70
get the children together and stimu-
late their spirit of team work.
During September. Patriotic Play
Week was celebrated in various parts
Of the country, to show what each
community had. been doing for this
children during the summer. the work
in some places being marised by =
patriotic pageant, defeating 1t ali to
the service OF the country.
Children's Year is Just getting into
Its second half It has accomplished
far more than its promoters dared
hope for, but not more than they felt
1t should accomplish. For to achieve
lasting good. the activities must b
consistently maintained, and all the
work conscientiously and enthusiastic
ally followed UP. IF the public shows
The same appreciative and helpful
spirit that greeted the launching Of
the campaign. then the dream Of saw
ing the lives of hundred thousand
babies, who otherwise would have
died. may we'll become q reality.
And America does need those hun
dred thousand Youngsters.
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During the early part of the war
when England was in a. mucf, OF a
state OF urpreparedness as We were on
April 9Th. 1917. several British agents
we're sent 10 this country to purchase
munitions, They brought with them
4 single Enfeld rifie--a weapon known
at mat time as an emergency rife.
About t.2o0 oNhese had been hurried
" made in Euglan ant, the agents
were anxious to have a large number
of them made in this country. Eng
and was hard pressed at that time
and the agents were willing 10 pay big
prices to anybody who would take con-
tracts. Many manufacturers who
were engaged in making shot guns
and sporting rifles enlarged their fac
tories and took the contracts at once.
Then the military men or our country
began 70 quietly look into the qualities
or the rife and IT was finally decided
upon for our army At present more
than 5000 rifles. the best ever carried
by soldier, are being turned out each
day by one plant alone to say nothing
of several Others who are vying with
this factory in the work
Making The Rifle
Rifles arc made Of the highest grade
Of nickel. steel and walnut. and like
the hogs that 60 into the big meat
packing places In Chicago at one end
of the plant and come out as sausages
at the other end, so this steel. nickel
and walnut go through the. big build
ings and arc turned out at the other
end as rifles. The present war has
been 80 overpowering in the slaughter
OF men. the destruction OF property.
the number of weapons used. the man.
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many of those men were found unfit
because OF defects which might have
been prevented II they had been de-
the examiners are finding those same
defects In the coming generation. and
! taking steps 10 see that they a-e cor
rected.
1t Is not generally realized that
nearly a fourth Of the deaths that
occur at all ages are those OF babies
under five; and that the infant death
rate ia nearly az high as that OF men
and women who have passed the al
Iottei three score and ten" Yet a
lea ding authority has declared that Il
children were we'll born and well
cared for. the infant death rate would
be practically negligible
Why Babies Die
Or. G. Z. A. Wirslow. Of Yale Uni
versity. has given emphatic expression
regarding the infant mortality in this
country:
II the lives OF 1905 babies
can be saved ny something that
we can DO or ieaye undone this
year. II must be that*what sons
of us have done or left undone
has caused the death of 100 coo
babies each year in lie past, Those
babies did not die of their own
accord They were kilied--isilied
by feeding them with dirty. UNI
cooked cows milk or some other
improper food. killed by weaken
ms them with heavy clothing and
then exposing them 10 sudden
draft. killed by letting some one
who was coming down with "a
cold fondla Them and pass on to
~them the deadly germs of some
disease. They were most OF them.
these 100000 killed b. their moth
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ner In which they are rushed 20 the
front and the colossal cost. that the
average person gives no thought to The
extraordinary work required in max
ing each weapon. From beginning 10
end rifle making seems to be one iong
series of measuring. testing and gaug-
ing.
What is known as the rife bod"
= made Of steel and comes to the fac
tory in bars and rods. The principal
part of the rife is the body--the bar
rel and the receiver--the mechanism
which receives the cartridge and
thrusts Il into the barrel for firing,
Uncle Sans official description of the
manufacture of this arm Is perhaps
the most lucid to a layman. The
body" component begins with rough
forging of the steel which comes TO
the nlachinists to be worked into
shape. Something like 225 to ESQ diff
ference operations are necessary to
perfect 1t and about IT'S gauges to
keep its dimensions within the stand.
ard limits as the work goes on. A
barrel at the beginning Is a piece OF
steel about nine inches long and one
and three-Quarter inches in diameter
This Is heated TO high temperature
and run through a circular forge,
which squeezes 1t out to length OF
thirty inches Tho heated metal Ia
then Strengthened and cooled before II
goes to the tools that machine out the
bore. The receiver Is a similar piece
OF metal. square instead Of round, and
goes through number OF operations
and measurements. as in the case OF
the barrel. One machine after another
is used. the first one makes a long cut
through the ton Of the steel whilA
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iary organization IN the history OF TINS
nation, 1t was something more than
simply step toward creating a vast
national army. For the first time. the
United States learned for Itself the
physical condition OF its men between
me ages OF 81 and 81. 1t was an in
yentogy OF the young man power of
the nation
Less spectacular, opt hardly less IN
eeonomic importance. Is the inventory
which IS being taken of the baby pop
alatlon by the chiidren's Bureau of
the Department OF Labor, and the
Child Welfare Department OF the
/ Womans Committee of the Council OF
National Defense.
The future OF the nation depends
apon those who Will be voters and
citizens. and fathers and mothers.
!. twenty years or SO hence. More than
ever now. with an unprecedented drain
upon the man power Of the world, Is 1t
important that not a hahy's life be los.
which might be saved TO the good OF
the nation
Every year. IN tAe United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24
Used In American Revolution

Used In American Revolution
The final triumph of the rifle came
in the eighteenth century. when the
hunter found one type which was espe-
cially accurate In its range. During
the Revolutionary War II was used
with such success that Napoleon
armed some OF his troops with It. but
after time he gave 1t up as he con-
sidered Its firing too slow and declared
that It was only fit for sport. After
the war OF 1Sl2 with the United States
the British authorities formed rife
brigade and armed 1t with kind OF
rife carrying a spherical bullet, which
had to be driven in with a wooden
mallet. In this day OF rapid fire guns
one can scarcely imagine soldier
stopping after every shot to hammer
In the bullet and carrying a mallet for
this purpose. yet certain troops OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24

dren is evld,n q by the fact that
the infant d. ia rate in England
for the second year nf the war
was the lowest IN her history. At
ten,ion is now being given 20 edu.
cation and labor conditions for
children by the legislatures OF
both France and England, show.
ing that the conviction among The
allies Is that the protection OF
childhood Is essential TO winning
the war
Il am very glad that the same
processes are being SCI afoot in
this country. and / heartily ap-
prove the plan Of the Chiidren's
Bureau and the Woman's Com
mittee of the Council Of National
Defense FOR making the second
year Of the war one Of united ac-
fiYity on behalf or children and in
hat sense os ehtldrer's year"
The goal of Chtdten's Year " IL
save the lves OF 100000 children un
der FIVE years of age during this second
year Of our part in the war The frs,
step in the program was a nationwide
ttt f1tiiS aEI itata sur 4stS TEST OK HOQUI
children. carried out in each State by
individuals and organizations cocoerst
ing with the STATE and local child
welfare committees OF the council oil
defense BY this means. mothers ara
learning when their cb!idren's condt
ton Is not normal. ana valuable sta
tlstles are being assembled
Finding Tho Ills In Time
DUST as the draft toek stock Of the
men upon whom the nation depended
10 go 10 the battle front---ana inciden.
tally fount less than tWo-thirds q
them physically ii for serv!ce--so the
Children's Bureau IS taking stock OF
our future eitizenry And. just Is
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The Health of The Child is the Power of the Nation

3oe,oee children die under Ave years
ST age. One-half OF this awful loss
might be prevented, II the best merh-
DDS OF child care and the knowledge of
skilled specialists were at the dispose.
Of the nation al large instead of being
accessible only Q the fortunate few
j was with view to bring about a
decided change FOR the better in this
feature of vital statistics thai the Chill
dren@s Bureau appointed Children S
Year. beginning April 9Th last, in
which period the baby population OF
the United States Is being tnyentoried
and the mothers Of the nation are hay
ing brough, before them the best
scientific knowledge and service and
advice in the care OF infants ard Young
children
President Is Enthusiastic
In approving the plans for children S
Year. the President said.
Next 10 the duty OF doing ev-
erything possible for the soldiers
a. the front. there could be. Il
seems TO me, no more patriotic
duty than that OF protecting the
children, who constitute one-thi:d
of our population.
The success Of the EFFORTS made
In England in behalf OF the chill
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24
Delicate Workmanship OF
The Rifle Being Used BY
Our Boys The MosfPer-
feet Weapon of Its Kind
Ever Carried BY a Soldier
/ ialS. by The International
Syndicate


- FILES WE'RE not put to any
~ serious use for military opera
tons until the end of the six
teenth century. although their
Invention dates beck nearly one hun.
dreG years previous. when they were
used for sporting purposes. The I'D
yantages of the weapon in point OF
accuracy and range were well known,
but for some reason they were not re-
fgarded as OF much value by military
mon until 1880. when the French
Icavairy were equipped with them.
Early In the seventeenth century they
were used by certain regiments of the
Danish and Bavarian troops, The difii-
Guilty Of forcing the tight fitting bullet
down into the barrel against the
grooves 30 retarded the loading opera
zion that rapid fire was out Of the
question. and the old smooth bore
musket, whose bullet dropped into
splace easily was the favorite for the
service.
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with pan is preferably used. fresh
paper towel being laid in the pan and
renewed after each Weighing
Children old enough to stand alone
are measured in the customary way.
For babies and very young children. 81
homemade apparatus Is contrived by
mailing headboard across one end OF
the examination table. One end OF q
linen tape measure Is attached to this,
and the other end fastened across the
sheet covering the table. The baby is
lain on the table along the tape,
head against the board, body relaxed,
ana legs straight. An enameled book,
end is placed against the feet and the
height thus read al once.
For each child a record card Is
filled out. showing whether the sub,
iect Is above or below the average
weight and height for its age. Trifiine
variations are not regarded as import.
ant, but any marked divergence from
the normal is a warning that the
child's health requires medical atten-
ion. and the mother is advised 70
have abe child examined by the family
physician or TO take it to an infant
welfare station or children's- clinic.
one part of the record card Is given
TO the parent 10 be retained, the other
returned to The Children's Bureau for
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24
Weighing And Measuring

when child under five is brought
20 a weighing station to be examined.
it Is undressed and weighed without
clothing. or wrapped in thin sheet
or towel the weight OF which is de
ducted Children over five are weighed
in ordinary clothing For a young
baby, unable 10 stand. a scale equipped
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24
Keeping The Children Busy

The Children's Year program en-
braces also recreation drive, which
has been under way throughout the
country during the summer Album
dant and constructive recreation. pro-
ected from any form Of exploitation.
has been provided for the children.
Wartime recreation is regarded as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-24

HEN UNCLE SAM carried out
ms first seiectlve service pro-
gram 10 prepare for the build
ing I'D of the greatest mill
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26
A Letter from Pvt. Chas. w. kumley
Camp Kearney, CAL, Aug. %, rs

Camp Kearney, Cal, Aug. 2S, is.
>Dear Beulah: l received your let
ter today that was written the 18th,
and was glad to hear from you. l
am fine and dandy and sure hope
you are the same. ! sure have , seen EEL
From there went to Douglas. Ari-
iona, by the way of Topeka, kansas.
Laid over there about seven hours.
The Red Cross met us and took us
to the Y. M. c.. A. for good swim,
then to the show, then to. the ice
We have to give it to the Red Cross
for they always treat us fine. Left
Topeka about IL that night. Did
not get off any more until we got to
Eel Paso. Texas. Had all day in Ell
Paso. Took in the town. out to the
park; it is sure a nice. town. Left
that evening for Douglas, Arizona.
stayed about a week in that camp,
and that was long enough. too. 1t
lis right on the border. l have
crossed six states: Kansas, Okla
homa, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona
and California. in about two months,
has them all beat for mountains,
and was awful hot all the time and
sand storms every day, until. you
couldn't do anything, and Texas is
about the same eh that ATS is what saw W
there were 1900 of us sure tickled.
There were three train loads of us
left one hour apart. l was in the
first train load. Had box cars for
kitchens, and for beds we crawled
under the seats on the floor. 1t was
q fine place to sleep. In the day
time we rode on top of the train
where We could see the country
Stopped In Cotton, Cal, three hours.
Marched thrS the streets: drilled
Isone and = good ~ 10y
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-09-26

songs. Then the Red Cross treated
us with all kinds of fruit. Got in
Camp Kearney at midnight but
didn't leave our good beds until
morning. Have got good camp
and sure is fine country. Air
planes flying thick every day.
think we will stay here until we go
across. We are just seven miles
from the ocean. l was at San Diego,
Sunday and out to the beach. Took
a good swim in the old ocean. That
is swell place. There is dance
hall there. We were lucky to get
away from Douglas, Arizona, when
we did. They had a little trouble
there close with Mexico. About 100
boys were killed They have put us
in the artillery now instead of the
cavalry. Did you get the picture
had taken at Ell Paso? l have
some more pictures l will send you.
Well 1 expect l had better close for
this time, hoping to hear from you
soon. Good bye.
Affectionately yours,
Pvt. Charles w. Rumley,
Gath Regimental Intirmary,
Field Artillery,
Camp Kearney, California.