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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

The first report Of the Price Interpretation committee
appointed by Federal Food Administrator Roster is
prited this afternoon It takes but glance at II to see
tat the work Of this committee win not materially
duce prices but IT will have the effect of making prices
uniform IL the enough interested in the
matter to see to II that retailers who make charges
different than those in the list reported promptly
Study the list carefully and act promptly if there the
least indication on the part of your retailer to ignore IT,
In this matter the gets square deal only
when he shows a determination to have II.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

a, hnnnn wI,ch MIDI &c va vi md I'D . y.
Tkrs m WI klgo b b rssduellsd Vocnfo1l.|V md
rrI,oI.d b q poriui Of 31etuIloD \ oocisV. Some d
h,n vii b . broken h health hat lons opuSa, Of heat
m1ni viii b nDco,ag. Ihm something u keeping wi,h
he pi Of he lines vii have b Be done ior he orphans
and widUNn Of he men who VIII never renm. PSovGon
will have b Be made for carrying The present activities
Of he slals government upon The bass which the
imitation has produced and there will be many other thing
hat will have 10 Be taken care Of.
All Of this means that here will have 10 be larger rev
ues which have to come from better systems Of layins
taxes We must also spend the money more nlellgenlly.
The Governor and the Executive Council Of Defense may
be depended upon 10 lead this natter but if we are to
aequii ourselves well we will have to send big men To the
Iesatre. both branches Of it, and the place to begin to
pick that type Of men Is at the primaries. Both parties
should make an effort not only IN Marion county. but
throughout he state 10 nominate men who are capable Of
deg their own thinking and with such grasp upon large
a1ls that they win not become frightened with the mag
nit Of the task before them when they get to Charleston
and utch at the coat tails Of some boss for safety Thai
Is Vat has made the legislatures the feeble bodies they
usually are. II IS this more than any other one thing
hate have to thank for the concentration of power and
autsty at Washington. The legislatures abdcs.ed IN
favor representatives Of interests Of various kinds and
there had 10 be government the at Washington stepped
into the breach If the legislatures that meet this winter
throu bout the country donot do their obvious duty abou
the dines that the war has created the government
WaspgtOn by this time next year will be telling the state
what hey must do. and in way which will admit Of nc
denial
So let's handle this thing The right way and see to
that only the best men are sent to the legislature.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09
Evening.C

Some very funny experiences in the
city are q result Of many people on
one te'ehone line. Last evening q gen.
tle tempered i.,tle woman took down
her reesiSsr and waited several NOM
va,s for central 10 answer. Finally
she heard: Now. wouldn't that Jar
you--sonebody's always on this line
when ! want 81" Very much embar.
raised she put up the receiver and
waited ten minutes and again she
could not use the line. This was what
she heard: Put II up! Put Il up! Get
OF the line! The nerve of some peo-
ple-listening!" Somtlme later she
tried again and heard: There they
are again. can always tell when
someone wants the line. You just
hold your end and well talk as long
as we like!"
Occasionally listening on the line
may be resorted TO by few but as a
rule Fairmont women are to busy TO
bother. Often one picks mp the receiv-
or to find someone talking but this
Is unavoidable and not done to hear
any private conversation: though
sometimes one cannot help but hear
remslks. Recently a woman was
heard to say over the line: snow.
don't you tell q soul what have told
you for no-one else In all the world
knows II and l wouldn't have told
you except that ] know you won't
repeat IT," II was very difficult not
TO hear this BIT Of secret information,
though to people that I know. who
were on the same line. both admitted
they tried not to. Often one hears
about the price Of various groceries.
A woman not long ago told another
on the line Of some berries winch
could be bought a certain place at .
much lower price than anywhere else
The woman overhearing. called ana
had all the berries that were LETT
sent out. She had wanted some very
badly at just that price.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

that there will be an extra month Of
summer.
Old Man Foch may want to use a
long summer in the business Of pound.
ing the tar out OF the Teuts.
Had fatal attack while shopping.
Headline.
You bet, prices have got TO the
point where only those with good con-
stitutions are entirely safe.
Home made whiskey killed . man
Up at Laura Lee mine.
When II comes TO skie stick TO the
factory kind.
And the Cincinnati brand dld more
q make the country dry than I'll the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09
NOMINATE STRONG MEN.

1ERE 3 not much popular interest in politics now
and thsTe i not going 10 be great DEAL Nevertheless,
4e campaign which was officially opened Saturday
Nth .. fling Of petitions for places on the primary ballot,
% important IN some of its aspects One of these /
.ne nomination and subsequent election Of members Of the
lioue Of Delegates and for state senator's Memberhp on
~ v.eq boards Of education also will be more important
nan has BEEN N The past for the next few years, and
e v.lln should exercise care IN voting At the pmare,
q ord. that her tickets may have worthy nominees for
he,, placa '''>' -
!s nat West Virginia Legislature IN common with the
legislatures Of other states Is going to face problems and
responsibilities Of an entirely new sort next winter Pro.
on VII have 10 be made, for instance. for The car. ~
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

Yesterday the government instituted a suit for per-
jury against the majority owner of a New York news
paper who Is accused Of holding his stock for the I'M
perial German government while for time another
New York paper has been under fire because OF its
friendship for the Germans and its open hostility for the
governments associated with the United States In the
war upon Germany. or course it does not make much
difference but there is reason to suspect that we have
touch of Booism in this country and for the principle
of the thing ought to be rooted out matter who is
involved.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

All signs indicate that this viii be a bone dry
nation from the beginning Of next year the end Of
the war; and It is pretty safe to bet that II get rid
Of the saloons and the booze traffic generally for that
length Of time there never will be comeback The
legislation which will bring about prohibition war
has been agreed to in committee and 1t is as
certain as anything can well be that It will be passed
by both houses when It comes up for action.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

An effort was made n f|.I||n.1oII
Saturday 70 patch % Z political true.
for Berkeley county and while TIE I''
fair was not . dhcclll 4 a NJ 10
means abandoned. TIE proposition A.
n was explained b. ne .II||I.IIII
World was that TIE Democrats should
have one member % ne Legislature
and the commisllonor a ne county
court Who Il 10 b elected |I|. fan.
the Republicans were a have 10 '||I'
selves one deIog1le % l1I |'.'||.|
and the superintendent d county
schools.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09
RUFF STUFF

Naturally the AstOnIsher SHE'D at
uai Worm story.
4 vas veal news.
-
Z likkor was not 90 high in price
Ill hard 70 get these cold nights
Would make an excellent excuse for
hosting . few hooters aboard.
Il & keeps NJ much longer the
Stores win have TO announce sales Of
=. Y. p. and SIGH like stun to make
~ ~ heaVies.
NI1TlEn1ss
L1l ch6eP %. maybe the Weather
W. q 3ual arranging the weather 70
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

Late dispatches from the other side indicate tat the
Germans may undertake march on Moscow reprisal
for the murder Of the German ambassador The nearest
German military column appears to be about 500 miles
from the ancient capital of the Russians That is not
a great distance. but marches on Moscow have been
known to be attended with disaster and 1t is altogether
probable that II the Germans do start army in that
direction they will again start something they cannot
finish.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

temperance preaching that ever oc.
CURED.
Even the stun they make at Gin.
cinnati is better than the home made
product.
Lamp in the papers that some one
took" a straw hat at restauran. yes
terday.
What in the world would any one
want . straw hat for In this frigid
clImatel
Wonder n the Gang VIII string q
banner across Main street this time?
Probably not. because Il would be
perfectly legal now.
The political Dot is boiling
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

The collections Of federal revenue
In West Virginia for the fiscal year
erding June 80. according to figures
made public by Secretary Of the
Treasury McAdoo. amounted to SlS..
1S1.1S0, an increase Of about 500 per
cent. compared with the preceding
year. OF this amount S46.717,elS was
in income and excess profits taxes
and $2,4es.635 in miscellaneous taxes.
mostly on stogies and tobacco manu-.
featuring in the Wheeling district.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

Mr. II. T. FILES, Of near Jones
Spring. berkeley county, clh|1|I, I
curiosity in the shape q natural
limestone formation. f'oqI11l ~ On
his farm recently. ne IocI weighs
eight or nine pounds, \ almost q
large a. q mans head, md beer. A.
ures IN miniature euG11.||1I 4 man.
q baby and he head d = dos Al IIII
distinct The rook q cIo.u1,'1I11|
and Il 0s.o PER cent line. u||1 small
percentage Of mame1l4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

A Belgian machine Or 1|.I|1I can.
ais viii eat ~ WaY through |||
ground at . rate q 40 yards Al hour
Mobile inhFmaflos, QneI1|1l II .I|'
On. are 70 BE established behind ne
United State llno1 N NI1II|
New Zealand u going extensively I'M.
TO the erection d oon111|I toad. D.
cause the cost q Vpke,p = ''|.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09
BITS OF Z
STATE NEWS

Saturday evenings Martlnsburg
Journal contained the following:
Harry Norrish, Of South Raleigh
street. caught an cdd fish at the river
Thursday. 1t looks like an immens.
gold fish and none OF the fisherman
who viewed the catch say they never
saw anything like It.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

The Australians who occupy positions on both sides
Of the Somme river made another advance yesterday.
but neither in Italy the West front did the Teu-
tons make move-that is to say. no movement for
ward. ,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

DR.. Clarence Williamson and family,
OF Petersburg. spent the Fourth on
q visit 70 relatives at Ravenswood, and
during their stay they figured in an
unusual and alarming accident which
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

Do you know the photographer Il
doing a remarkable good business
these days with SO many young LADIES
havings reproductions Of themselves
made? OF course the soldier wants
a picture Of his family to carry away
and a picture OF his best girl or MS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

Dul : b MY b ~ 81 en-
Wlih boooo e present u1I1ol
prices thoFs Wont b Dueb % 4
around even q The city government
does YET Ire bars down % Ne ground
.. = did two ycsn-aso.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

81 do the best for the government" said Charles
Schwab to meeting OF shIpwrlghts the other day. II
everybody follows his example, all will be we-Wheel-
Ing News.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

Word has been received nat II1I1lI
B. May, who vas guDoI|nlg1ll1I ~
the water WoFks N ohoD1cldlI1N1 M
IN be disappeared z couple q n1I|I|
ago. has enlisted n the British amy
having recently sailed lI1u New York
Mr.. Mays wife had hl1n1II |.||
against him q Difholop E1||II. for
non-supDort. Whe1ouDon ~ decided 90
take his chances % ne BATH. I|11
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09
SHORT AND SNAPPY

You have heard about the man without Q countr
but how about Russia-the country without 4 man?-
Uniontown Evening Genius
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

the Parkersburg Sentinel tells Shoui
in the following wey. plrI1g ~ ~
DR.. Williamson. he wife 81 ~ l..
ter. his mother end I've G.In en-
dren made . trip % tho o1|o G'lo A.
his auto on . ferry boot oI1IlI1d uI|I
gas engine. On the return trip ~
driving chain On the boat slipped ~
the wheel and the men were noB8t
less TO operate The bet y 1|1ID
drifting down stream toward tho On.
There was not even IN anchor GD0.I1
and the boat continued with lho lII1
toward the dam. Those nnGoDIof q
the auto, ~ well - 81 TIE olIol1 d
the boat, were very badly flII1II111.
The boat shot over the breast q ~
dam. but fortunately 4 went oy6I head
on. and a. the faIl there 01g oI'I
about two ieei. Il GOT through VIA
out IN accident. 70 re oIoal relief %
everyone. Had 4 oone opof 1I11U|I.
the boat no doubt would have t1I1.I
turtle zs.s .~1H.NN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-09

Dahlia Hats of
Satin and velVt-
the very smartest ideas just from
New York, are eliciting the highest
praise from those who have seen
them. You will hear a lot about
them,
$9.75 to $500 X
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-12

1t always takes exceptions to prove
the rule and to keep certain accepted
styles from becoming monotonous. The
handsome dinner gown which presents
its brilliant accomplishment in black
and white with such assurance here is
an exception to the straight-line siIhou-
cite. 1t belongs to small and exclu-
sive company of exceptions to this fea-
ture of the styles for fall. for the
straight-line figure grows more popular
all the time and is destined to domi-
nate in the styles of the coming sea-
son.
Allover lace and black satin join
forces in the tunic skirt and bodice.
There Is an underskirt of white satin
bordered with black. The tunic is set
onto body of black satin that forms
q short yoke extending a few inches
below the waistline, and has a border
of black satin about its lower edge
The lace bodice is very simply draped
over its satin foundation and the
sleeves are of lace-rather full above
the elbow and shaped to the arm be-
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-12

friendly with the men, and while I
think they liked him they were so
tough they would never admit it, and
some of them claimed he was a Jonah,
or jinx, or bad luck of some kind. But
they all told him their vows SIS soon
as they made them and he was sup
posed to be a sort of referee as to
whether they kept them or not.
During my second stunt in the front
lines things got pretty bad. The Ger
mans were five to our one and they
kept pushing back parts of the line
and cleaning. out others. and the
weather was as bad as it could be
and the food did not always come reg
nlarly. Now, before they took their
vows, every last man in the bunch
would have been kicking and growing
all the time, but, as it was the only
time they growled was when the Ger
mans pushed US back.
Things kept getting worse and you
could see that the men talked to the
chaplain. more and quite few of them
got real chummy with him.
One morning Fritz started in bright
and early to begin his strafe The
lieutenant was walking up and down
the trench to see that the sentries
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-12

low. They extend a little way over
the hand and are finished with a mar
row binding of satin. A bit of white
georgette suggests an underbodice of
this lovely fabric where it shows
through the lace at the shoulders and
above the satin at the square neck.
If this gown started out with a dec
laration of independence as to its out
lines, it makes amends by making the
most of the vogue for long silk tassels.
There is a very long girdle of the satin
that is wrapped about the waist,
crossed at the back and looped over
at the left side. The ends, finished
with long, handsome silk tassels, fall
to the bottom of the tunic and little
below the bottom of the skirt.
This gown is becoming to almost any
type of figure. 1t is dignified and
quiet, but it is also brilliant. In the
picture big black satin poppy adds
its fine silken sheen to the finish of
an exquisite frock. 1t is in black also,
but might be in some brilliant color IL
occasion seemed to demand it.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-12

were properly posted and were on the
job. A shell whizzed over his head
and landed just behind the parados
and the dirt spouted up like imagine
a Yellowstone geyser looks.
Another officer came up to the lieu
tenant-a new one who had only
joined the company about a week be-
fore. They had walked about ten
yards when another shell whizzed over
them. They laid to and a third one
came. There were three in less than
five minutes, directly over their heads.
Then a shell landed on the left side
of the trench and poiIu yelled that
four men had got it. They were all
wounded and three died later. The
lieutenant went over to them and Just
after he passed me a lad got it square
not far from me and was knocked
over to where I was lying.
The lieutenant came back and
helped me with the first-aid roll and
then the Germans began using shrap-
mel. The lieutenant was swearing
hard about the shrapnel and the Ger
mans and everything else
Farther to the right q shell had lust
struck near the parados and made
big crater and across from it, against
the parapet, was young chap with
deep cash in his head, sitting on
the fire step md next to him a fellow
nursing the place where his arm had
off
all about the trench and some of the
poilus were fishing it out of the mud
and water and wiping the biscuits off
on their sleeves or eating as fast as
they could. Only some of the biscuits
had fallen in bloody water and they
did not eat these.
A young fellow, hardly more than
boy, stumbled over the parados and
fell into the trench right near the
lieutenant and the lieutenant dressed
his wounds himself l think he was
some relation of the boy.
The lieutenant asked him how he
felt, but the boy only asked for water
and smiled. But you could see he was
in great pain. Then the boy said /:
ooh, the pain is awful. I am going
to die"
"You are all right, old man." the
lieutenant said. "You will be home
soon. The stretcher bearers are COM
ing" So we passed the word for the
stretcher bearers.
| Then he took the water bottle from
the boys side and sat him up and gave
him some water. He left the water
| bottle with the chap and went to
hurry the stretcher bearers along.
When he got around the corner of the
trench the boy was slipping back and
the water bottle had fallen down. So
l went over to him and propped him
up again and gave him some, more
water.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-12

front and back of the bodice between
those at the sides, are pointed at the
top. They all hang several inches be-
low the waist and the end of each band
is threaded through bead. Two of
these narrow silk bands are tackled
about the waist and the bands that ara
applied to the bodice are threaded over
and under them and then tackled to
them. The ends hang free.
The same bands in five overlapping
rows are stitched about the tunic lust
above its hem. This is all there is to
tell of pretty afternoon gown which
one must acknowledge achieves dis
tinction by the simplest means. The
round neck has picot edge aud SO
have the sleeves at the wrist. They
could not be palmer and they fit the
arm from shoulder to hand.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-12

Magnificence is not a characteristic
Of any of the dressier gowns for after
noon and evening these days, but they
rejoice in simplicity and elegance.
These are the Indispensable things in
war time and the most satisfactory
In any time. Ingenuity in the manage
ment of simple trimming takes the
place of lavish work in elaborate en-
broideries. About all the chance left
for milady to be splendid In sumptu-
Gus clothes lies in the direction of
furs. Among these there are some SUI
perb pieces, but they are bought for
q lifetime and so their case and that
of gowns are not parallel. They are
allowable even when good taste for
bids other extravaganza.
An afternoon frock as presented in
the picture seems almost too simple
to need a description. 1t is of blue
georgette over an underslip of satin
and is made with a bodice and tunic
skirt. The tunic is plated onto the
plain crepe bodice at the waistline,
which is little higher than the nor
NAL waistline of the underslip.
Straight bands of satin are applied to
the bodice. One Of them at each side
extends over the shoulder and down
the back The three bands on the
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-09-12

CHAPTER vi.
Fritz Does Little "Strafeinq."

fttSZ 0OSS d Little -SLTdTeInQ."
My outfit was one of those that saw
the Germans place women and chill
dren in front of them as shields
against our fire. More than third of
our men, should say, had been pretty
tough criminals in their own countries.
They always traded their pay against
handful of cards or a roll of the
bones whenever they got a chance.
They had been in most of the dirty
parts of the world. This war was not
such much to them; just one more
job in the list. They could call God
and the saints and the human body
more things than any boss steyedore
that ever lived.
Yet they were religious in wav.
Some of them We're always reading
religious books or saying prayers in
different ways and between them thew
believed in every religion and SUPER
stition under the sun, 1 guess. Yet
they were the toughest bunch I ever
saw.
After they saw the Germans using
the Belgian women the way they did,
almost every man in my company took
some kind of VOW or other, and
most of them kept their vows, too, 1
believe. And those that were religious
got more so after that.
Our chaplain had always been very