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Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06

CORPORAL CHEERFUL.
A corporal horribly burned by gas
but not all downcast said:
Eyes, they fixed me up this way,
but that does not matter. / am re-
venged, 1t is almost incredible-the
way they fell in groups in companies.
l shall survive my burns, but the
thousands and thousands of Germans
whom 1 saw fall never will be seen
again"
Captain Vidal of the British army
medical corps said after visiting a
hospital in which were men who had
been brought i'll from the Disc front
that the wounded with whom he
talked were fully convinced the Ger
man losses had amounted to 100000.
OF all the great numbers of wounded
he had seen during the war, he added,
these now coming back from the front
were in the highest spirits. They were
almost joyful, Notwithstanding their
wounds, he said, because of their faith
in the approach of decisive victory.
Germans Lose Heavily.
The French lines have held below
Amiens and the Germans have been
defeated with great losses in what
probably constituted their most des-
perate effort yet to break in and cut
off the communications of this i'm
portant base from the south. -.<,
Similarly, to the east Of Amiens the
British have maintained their stead
fast defense and prevented the Ger
mans from making any important
headway here.
French Advance Line.
This battle which ragged yesterday
and virtually all last night was fought
along line of approximately 80 miles
south of the Somme. Today, accord
ing to unofficial dispatches, the Ger
mans switched their attack to the
north of the river and engaged the
British along a front of some II miles,
but again were unable to make any
progress except slight advance near
the river.
In the great battle to the south of
the Somme the contending armies
fought with fuctuating fortunes, the
French giving some ground in the
northerly sector of their battle area,
but closing the engagement with their
line not only standing where it was
along its southerly course, but even
advanced in one or two sectors where
The Germans had been violently
thrown back.
AS whole the entente line may be
considered, as the French official
statement puts it, maintained in its
entirety.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
Chicago Auto Bandits
Stage Daylight Robbery

chicago, April 5.-FlVe automobile
bandits traied P. A. Carrier, saloon
keeper, to a bank today. A block
away from the institution they leaped
out of a motor car, beat their victim
into Inconsistencies and lifted him
into the car. They overlooked $4,000
carried in an inside pocket, and were
disappointed in getting only $l7. They
dumped Carrier into the street and
empted their revolvers at him. None
of the bullets struck him.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
SOLDIERS SHOT
FOR MURDER OF
COMRADEMCAMP

Houston, Tex, April Sin little
arroyo within the limits of Camp
Logan a score of persons this morn
irg saw the first military execution
held here since the camp was estab-
lished.
John B. Mann and Walter Mat
thews, negroes, privates of Company
|, 370th infantry, paid with their
lives for the Staying of Private Ralph
NJ. Foley, Company G, 130th infantry.
The condemned men went to their
death calmly.
Private Foley was murdered while
guarding the two negroes while they
were engaged in cleaning up rubbish
around the camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
HENEY RESIGNS
AS COUNSEL FOR
u. 5. GOVERNMENT

Washington, April 5.-Francis J.
Heney has resigned as counsel for the
Federal Trade commission in its in
vestigation of the packing industry,
Officials of the commission said Mr..
Heney had completed his work, the
results of his investigation having been
turned over to the commission for
compilation by. Commissioner Muir
dock. A report will be made to Presi-
dent Wilson as soon as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
POUUS HOLD BIG
RAILWAY AGAINST
FURIOUS ATTACKS
French Conquer Enette Wood and Advance Near Caste
Wrest Foe From Arrere Cour Wood; British
Suffer Slight Reverses On Front East
of Amens.

Paris April 5.-German forces continued their attacks
during the night the official statement issued today by the
Office
Despite the superiority of the German efectives which
spent reckess the eutons unable to reach their
objective which the railway from Amen to Clermon
The French regiments by their resistance and counter
attacks, maintained the line in its entirety.
The French conquered the greater part of Epnette
wood north of the of OrversSorel All German efforts
to dislodge the Frenchmen were in vain.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
CUNARD LINER I
SUNK BY U-BOAT
IN IRISH SEA

New York, April 5.-The Cunard
line steamship Valeria, a vessel OF
5,865 tons gross register, has been
sunk in the Irish sea, according to
word received here by insurance in
terests. The Valeria left here March
4 with cargo for a British port.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
Casket Supposed to Haze
ROdH Yields Much Booze

Huron, S. D., April 5.-A casket
supposed to contain corpse was
seized here and when opened was
found to contain 20 gallons of whis-
ky. The bootlegger had ordered a
grave dug in a Huron cemetery. The
coffin had been shipped to Huron
from the east.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
Bolsheviki Now Looking
For Russian Sea Fleet

London, April 5.-The bolshvik
government is anxious to learn the
whereabouts of the Russian Black
sea feet, according to wirelss state
ment sent out from Petrograd Thurs
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
GERMANS SUFFER
TERRIBLE LOSSES
IN GREAT SMASH
Most Incredble-the Way They Fell in Groups. Thou
sands and Thousands Fell Before Our Onslaught"
(By The Associated Press }

Paris, April 5.-The accounts of carnage the German
ranks which has been wrought by the fire of the allies given
the official communications and by correspondents at the
'front.' than confirmed by stories of the wounded
French hospitals.
1--WE cut down the Germans harvester cuts dowa
wheat" said wouded lieutenant back from Lassigny. I'VE
cutting them down until empted cartridge
boxes Then their mounts right the
firing line and brought cartridges"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-06
For Nebraska-Unsettled.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Da,
Comparative Local Record.

i y Ii r - -
from the normal:
Normal temperature
deficiency for the
Total excess since
Normal precipitation
Deficiency for the {
Total rainfall since
Deficiency since Mai
Deficiency for cor.
Deficiency for cor.
stations and State
80 Weather
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Mhiskey Runners Caught.

Last Friday evening Town Sergeant
Shipley got a tip from Bakerton to be
on the lookout for a whiskey jitney that
was bringing a load of booze from
Sharpsburg. He deputized T. A. Garter
to assist him, and they went to the
bridge and waited. Soon after dark
the automobile under suspicion rolled
gaily across from Maryland and was
halted. 1t was in charge of an Italian
with a name that sounded like Joe
Pogie,Who had as passengers three col
Ored men named George Prett, Hayward
Jackson and Latis PoamS.
A search of the automobile disclosed
eight quarts and a pint of whiskey ana
six or eight bottles of beer. The four
were at once taken before magistrate
r. G. Miller Caught with the goods,
they could make no denial, and each
was fined 500 and costs and sentenced
TO two months in Jail. The Italian got
the money with which to payhis fine
and his jail sentence was RENTED, but
the negroes were unable to raise such a
sum and were sent to Jail in Charles
Town. 1t is said that the Italian, who
was a sort of boss at the lime works at
Bakerton, has been engaged in this
business for some time, and has caused
so much annoyance there that the COM
pany is not sorry that he came TO
grief. He is said 10 have been espec-
tally active just before pay days. We
understand that he has lost his job at
the works.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Testing Seed Corn.

Shepherd College is still striving to
serve the public in a very practical way
and is now engaged in testing seed corn.
About seventy-five bushels in quaint
ties Of one and two hundred ears from
each grover have been brought in by
farmers in this section of the country
and under the skllul management of
Miss Violet cambridge, assisted by a
number OF students, careful and accu-
rate tests are being made Some re-
markable showings are found. Corn
has tested as high as 95 per cent, and
fallen as low as s per cent, the average
being little under IS per cent Some
times the finest looking corn is without
any vitality whatever. Many have been
converted on this subject, and the farm
erS generally are now engaged in max
ing tests.
Last night in Martinsburg a promi-
nent lawyer asked a farmer why the
necessity for testing was more urgent
this year than heretofore. The reply
was that the late planting last spring
and the early frostS in the fall had
failed to give the corn time TO mature,
hence its lack of vitality. Tens OF
thousands of bushels of corn NAV be
grown by proper seed test, besides the
saving of an immense amount of labor
and time. No farmer should think OF
planting corn this year without having
it plainly shown that his seed will ger
inmate and indicate strong, healthy
growth.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21

The movement 10 conserve farm la
hor and keep il on the farms cultivating
food crops is being pushed in Wash
ington. Provost Marshal General
Crowder, after repeated conferences
with Senator Martin and Representa-
tiyes Harrison and Flood on Tuesday
issued formal instructions TO the local
exemption boards directing them TO
place all farmers and farm laborers in
Glass Al at the bottom OF the list in
that class. The effect of this order
will be that all non-agriculturists in
Class Al will be called upon for mill
tary service under the draft before
farmers and farm laborers are called.
Also, under the plan in which the next
army is TO be draWn-in small groups
ct a time-it is estimated that il will
be late in the summer before any Of the
special classes OF agriculturists will be
reached. This will enable the farm
labor in Class Al, according 10 War
Department officials, TO plant and partly
harvest this years crops.
The local draft board for Jefferson
county, Captain Getzendanner informs
US, has been instructed, in filling this
emergency call. 10 defer for the present
the call Of men necessary in agricultural
enterprises, passing them by for the
time being. The local board must COM
ply strictly with the instructions, which
say that only such men as are actively
completely and assiduously engaged in
the planting or cultivation of a crop
shall have the deferred rating.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Notes of the Churches.

Rev DR.. Harry B. Lee, who for the
past twenty-eight years has been as
SiStant minister and rector of Christ
Church at Charlottesville, Va, and who
some time ago rendered his resignation
to that congregation, will retire from
the active ministry and 60 on the re-
tired list the first of April, the date
when his resignation becomes effective.
DR.. Lee expects to continue to live in
Charlottesville, though we feel sure if
he knew how welcome he would be in
Shepherdstown and what loving friends
here would delight in his presence, he
would come back 10 his old home to
spend his declining years. Can't you
hear the call from your old town, DR..
Lee?
Reys. |. D. Norman, S. L. Flickinger
and J. w. Ware announce the following
services for Holy Week: Monday, March
18th, at 40 p. m, in St. Peters Luth-
eran; Tuesday, March 10Th, at 100 p.
m, in Christ Reformed Church; Wed
neSday, March 9th, at 80 p. m, in
Trinity Episcopal Church. Each pas
tor will officiate in his own church.
Everyone is invited to attend these
services.
Christ Reformed Church-Palm Sun
day. At 945 a. m, Sunday school; at
l / q. m, morning worship, with sermon
on The KingShip of Jesus" Lenten
service Friday at 80 p. m. Grace
Reformed Church, Kearneysville-At
, p. m, Sunday school; at ! p. m, wor-
ship with sermon.
Episcopal Church-ServiceS Sunday
palm Sunday in Trinity Church at
l / a. m, and at the Chapel at DuffieldS
at p. m. Thursday, March 18th
(Maunday Thursday at $50, holy COM
munion. Good Friday, at 1870 a. m.
There will be services in the Pres
byterian Church Sunday, if Provi-
dence permits, in Shepherdstown at ! /
a. m. and at KearneySville at 3 p. m.
NJ. E. Church-Service Sunday at
Mt. Wesley at 1890 a. m. Shepherds
town : p. m, subject, "How Conscience
was Banished from the Town."
NJ. E. Church South-The pastor will
preach in ShepherdStown Sunday at / |
a. m. and 7 p. m. and at Marvin Chapel
at 3 p. m.
Lutheran-Service Sunday at Uvilla
at / a. m. and in Shepherdstown at !
p. m.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Great Methodist Gathering.

The week beginning April ID will be
One of unusual interest among the
churches of the Methodist faith in this
and adjacent sections. On that date
the three great bodies of Methodism,
the Methodist Episcopal, the Metho-
dist Episcopal South and the Metho-
dist Protestant churches, will convene
in annual session in Baltimore -city.
This Simultaneous meeting at the same
place of these leading branches Of the
one denomination is strikingly prophetic
of the long anticipated unifcation of
all branches of the Methodist faith.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference
will meet in the Mt. Vernon NJ. E.
Church and be presided over by Bishop
w. F. Mcdowell. Rev. William Rogers,
pastor of the Shepherdstown, Sharps-
burg and Mt. Wesley congregations OF
the Nj. E. Church, expects to be present.
Rev. Mr.. Rogers has teen the efficient
pastor Of his present charge since April
|. 1914. and has made many friends who
anticipate his appointment for another
year.
The Southern MethodistS will hold
their sessions in Central VI. E. Church
South, of which Rev. T. J. Lambert,
we'll known in ShepherdStown, is now
pastor. Bishop Atkins will preside,
Rev. A5salom Knox. pastor of the local
charge, together with several members
of his congregations, will be present
throughout the sessions Mr.. Knox IS
now closing his third year as pastor
here, and as the time limit doesn't
apply until the fourth year, he is eX-
pected TO be returned by the Confer
ence. We very earnestly hope, with
the people of this section generally,
that this may be the case. The time
limit is a feature of the Southern
Church which does not adhere 10 the
so-called northern branch. For that
reason the pastorate Of Rev MI Rogers
will not necessarily be affected at this
time.
On account of the four-year limita-
ton. three Southern Methodist churches
in Jefferson county will have new pas
tors the ensuing year:Rev +. A. Tyler,
of Charles Town, Rev. E. W. Aaron, OF
Shenandoah Junction, and Rev. J. II.
Cooley, of Glenside, have served their
respective charges four years. Among
others of the Conference who move by
limitation at this time are Rev. H. |.
Stephens, presiding elder of the Rock
ingham district, Rev W. S. Hammond,
of Roanoke, Rev. J. r. Jacobs, of
Woodstock, and Rev. J. II. Haley, OF
Niddletown
One of the very interesting features
of this years conferences will be the
election of delegates to the General
Conferences which meet in May of this
year. The Southern Church will con-
vene in Atlanta, Ga, and the Baltimore
Conference will be represented by ten
delegates, five of whom are laymen.
It is expected that the NJ. E. General
Conference will also hold a special
session this year in order to cooperate
with the sister body nj concentrating
the unifcation of the churches.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Big Prices at Public Sales.

All sorts of property have been bring
ing big prices at the public sales this
spring, stock and farming implements
in some cases beating all records.
w. Lee BankS'S sale near Shepherds
town last Thursday aggregated S4,69o.
His best work horse brought SOL, and
others sold at $3.50, S216 and $500.
Cows sold at 500, $50, $50 and down
to S64. One COW for which he had paid
S45 was sold at SIS. A sow and nine
pigs brought STOP. Harness and farm
ing implements sold very high. A
pair of breechbands for which MI.
Banks paid sci seventeen years ago
brought SAB; lead harness that he had
bought new for $500 brought SlI00.
A binder that had been in use nine
years sold for S85, and cultiyator
that cost new $500 sold at $1,000.
Naturally M Banks is quite well sat
iSfed with the result of his sale.
c. o. Writt's sale near Charles Town
last Wednesday footed up to $1,000.
His Durham cattle brought splendid
prices. One COW and calf brought S245 ;
heifer lS months old went for Sl775O.
A herd of six Durham bulls less than a
year old ranged from $50 to S240 each.
The sum of 500 was bid for a SOW and
pigs, while S240 was the top price bid
for a work horse.
c. Harry Whiting and VIM. L. Folk,
vino sold Jersey cattle and other farm
property at Billmyer's Mill yesterday,
had an excellent sale. The highest
COW brought Sl5l and satisfactory
prices were realized on all the stuff.
Mr.. Writings COWS averaged $40 each.
J. D. Muldoon, who had SAFE in the
same section yesterday, also realized
fine prices. All of his Jersey cows
brought over 500, the highest selling
for Sl30.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Notes of Our Soldiers.

Stewart VanMetre, one of our SOL
der boys from Camp Lee, was home
for the weekend, and called at the
Register Office on Monday He is
looking well and reports that all of the
boys from this section are getting along
firStrate. Nelson T.. Snyder, Jr., and
Leo Smith are in the officers training
camp at Camp Lee, with every prospect
of soon getting commission.
Jefferson county will have to furnish
only IA men for allotment of l,5l2 from
West Virginia in the latest call for e5,-
600 draftees during the fiye-day period
beginning March 10Th. Berkeley coun-
ty will furnish Is men and Morgan
county 8. The men from this State
will be sent to Camp Lee.
No word has been received from
Sergeant VIM. B. Snyder since the brief
message last week announcing his ar
rival in France Our readers will
miss a letter from him this week, but
we hope to hear from him before our
next issue.
Dewitt Fulton, who recently received
an appointment as cadet in the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, has quit
at Shepherd College, and is now at his
home in Morgan county for a week or
two before starting in at preparatory
school.
Robert Knott was home from Camp
Meade to spend the weekend with his
parents east of Shepherdstown. He
thinks it will not be long now until he
will be on his way to France.
Harry Rogers, who is a yeoman in
the U. S. Navy, spent last Sunday in
Shepherdstown with his father, Rev.
WILLIAM Rogers. He recently return
ed from a voyage to Europe.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
In The Realms OF Rest.

Mrs. May Blanche Williamson, an
estimable resident Of Shepherdstown,
died last Thursday afternoon in the hos
pital in Charles Town, aged so years,
months and 2 days. Mrs. William
son had been in failing health for the
past year or more, from cancer. Some
time ago she received temporary relief,
but recently il become necessary TO
operate again. She was taken TO the
hospital, but there were other compli
cations of a character that precluded
hope Of her recovery. Her children
were summoned to her bedside, and
they all reached her before the end
came. She was conscious almost 10 the
very last, and faced death, as she had
borne her suffering, with courage and
Christian resignation During all her
illness she remained cheerful and hope
ful,and thought more of others than
she did of herself She was a truly
good woman devoted mother, good
neighbor, an exemplary member OF the
Lutheran Church and active and help
full in all its work. She will be miss
ed in this community and in tine church.
Mrs. Williamson was the widow of
Samuel Johns Williamson, of Berke-
ley county. Her maiden name was
Ditto, and she was born in Warfords-
burg, Fulton county, Penna. She
lived for a number Of years in Berke-
ley county, but eight or nine years ago
moved with her children TO Shepherds
town, where she had since resided.
She is survived by four children:
Samuel G. Williamson, of the high
school faculty at Welch, W. Va, Max,
of Cumberland, Miss Mary, teacher
at Elkins, w. Va, and Miss Bessie,
teacher in Berkeley county; her aged
father, G. c. Ditto, of Falling Waters;
five brothers: V. Charles Ditto, of
Hagerstown, Harry Ditto, of McKeeS-
port, Pa, Samuel and William Ditto, of
Falling Waters, and Captain John A.
Ditto, Camp Gordon, Georgia; and
three sisters, Mrs. Daniel Lefevre, Mrs.
Grace Lands and Miss Sue Ditto, Of
Falling Waters. The body was taken
10 ST. PauIS Church, in Washington
county, last Saturday, and after service
conducted by Rev. |. D. Woman, Of this
place, the body was laid to rest in the
graveyard where her kinfolk await the
last great gay.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hilbert, widow Of
John E. Hilbert, a former resident of
Charles Town, died at her home in
Washington last Thursday, in the S6th
year Of her age. Three sons and five
daughters survive her. Her body was
taken to Charles Town for burial.
Mrs. Susan A. Meadows, wife of
George Meadows, died at her home in
Martinsburg last Sunday, after a long
illness, aged 90 years. She is survived
by her husband, four sons and two
daughters.
James H. Byers, an old resident or
Jefferson county, died last week at the
County Infirmary, aged 50 years.
Miss Edna Custer, daughter of R. l.
Custer, died at the Charles Town Hos
pital last Sunday, aged 10 years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21

There is more Catarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it was
supposed TO be incurable. Doctors
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable. Ca
tarrh is a local disease, greatly inhu-
enced by constitutional conditions and
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Medicine, manu-
featured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is constitutional rem
edy, is taken internally and acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Charles Town. w. Va.

The shortage and high price of farm
labor makes it imperative TO raise more
corn on the same number of acres.
This can easily be done if you will in
vest about $500 per acre in lime and
good corn fertilizer. We can prove it
TO you.
Washington, Alexander & Cooke Co.,
High Grade Fertilizer Works,
Charles Town, W. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Public Sales.

'1ISS'
The following is the list OF public sales
that will be advertised IN the Register for
the season OF 1918:
March 22d-H. T. and R. G. Fralev
near Swan Pond, Berkeley county.
March 3D. l. Moler, at Bskertor.
March 25th-J. Albert Link, at Duff
fields.
March 2Sth-G. W. Shull, near
Charles Town.
March 26th-Wm. c. Link, near Shep-
herdStoWn.
March 2Hh-N. S. !. Strider, al Uvilla
March 2Sth-A. R. Tabler, two miles
east of Bedington, in Berkeley county
March 3Olh-Mrs. Kate ShipIey a
RumSey Hotel
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-03-21
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified as Administrator
Of the estate OF Mrs. May B. William
son, deceased, all persons indebted 10
said estate are hereby notified TO make
prompt payment Persons having
claims against the estate will please
present them, properly authenticated,
for settlement.
S. G. WILLIAMSON,
Box 56l, WEIGH, W. Va.