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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-25
Knitting Women
BY
KATHLEEN NORRIS.

cot million furnished by the Red Cross to
American soldiers half made by the hands Of the knitting
Of America."-January RepOrt)
We are the knitting women; weaving swift
Our webs of olive drab and navy gray;
We are the women, keeping thought away
By this new work of love, this eager gift
Through which our men, facing the bitter fight
Under the stars of far and foreign lands,
Shall know that still million women's hands
Uphold them in the darkness and the night.
We are the knitting women, knitting fast
A web of love; our million hearts are sent
AS one with ev'ry marching regiment,
Loves own democracy is come at last.
High over stricken France the black smoke towers;
Beneath it, in the hurry and the noise
Are eastern, western, northern, southern, boys,
No longer yours or mine,-forever oursl
We are the knitting women; weaving strong
web of prayer; our eyes with tears are dim,
But, wife or mother, we shall search for him
Across the seas, morning and even-song
Lord God,-we pray-look down on what we dol
Bless this our work, help US to play our part.
The God of Battles-Father, still Thou art
The God Of waiting waiting women, tool
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Over 1000 Repatriated French
Arrive at EVian Daily.

The number Of "repatries" ar,
irving at Evian daily varies from
1000 to 1900. Two trains a day
come into this little town loaded with
these unfOrtunates, most Of them chill
dren under fourteen years Of age. The
task that the American Red Cross has
undertaken Is the care Of these little
children.
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Furnished to the Press by Americas Foremost Writers
The Great Neighbor
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS
Secretary Of the Navy.

The Red Cross recognizes neither party, nor
race, nor creed. 1t is worldwide in scope
and humane in purpose. 1t has no political
nor economic ends to serve. It only asks
where it can be helpful to men and women
in distress-afflicted by disease, overtaken
by some sudden disaster or caught in the
ordeal of war. There it finds its place and
opportunity. There it springs to serve man
kind.
The Red Cross is the Great Neighbor,
it treats every man as a brother, and asks
no return. If the world of toiling people is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-25

Two hundTed tons Of supplies ere
received daily at the Paris warehouse
for reshipment 10 other para ~
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made little comfortable little happier, little
stronger for the struggle Of life through its effort the Red
Gross content And while it is not affiliated exclusively
with any religious body it is essentially Lay Brotherhood
and Serhood of all denominations putting in practice the
teachings of all regon-unsefsh service and good deeds
The works of mercy which it banded together to
ph are the result and evidence Of its noble sincerity and
inspiring faith.
In the great emergency Of the present the Red Cross
douby enlisted In all it does to help to win, it is help
ing to save and maintain those ideals of fithfunes and
honor kindness and loyalty which its existence rests
And every man, woman and child who realizes this
realizes the peril inland who can help the Great
Cause in other way at least support the generous
efforts Of the Red Cross 1t the best equipped agency in
the world bring in the day when only organized
.and we'll directed help can avail
947AIpA~4~7 QoA-A1a1
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
SIGOURNEY PLANS FOR
NEXT LOAN CAMPAIGN

Sigourney March 22-The third Lib
erty campaign committee met at the
court house Wed. The committee is
composed Of one member of each vot-
ing precinct OF the county. ]. r.
Mackey is chairman and w. H. Rich
ardson secretary. In conjunction with
the committee meeting held on We'd
nesday the bankers of the county met
and the entire plan of the campaign
was mapped out and discussed.
There were also number of auxiliary
committees appointed, as folloys:
Publicity, ]. H. Wy1ie chairman;
Speakers C. G. Heninger chairman;
Woman's Liberty Loan committee,
Mrs, s. G. Heninger chairman. The
members of the several townships
Of the county are to be the township
committees, composed Of such mem
bers as the chairman met to select.
The county executive committe is COM
posed of j. r. Mackey. President; B.
D. Helscher vice President; w. H.
Richardson. secretary; and D. w.
Hamilton. H. F. Wagner. Mrs. H. G..
Brown, Mrs. C. c. Heinger, Fl. L. Hink-
ley. G. G. Shanafelt and Henry L..
Snakenberg.
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INSISTS UPON MAYOR
ENFORCING THE LAW

Iowa City, March PA committee
of citizens, one from each of the five
wards of the city, called upon Mayor
Stebbins Tuesday night and urged up
on him the absolute necessity Of
more strict enforcement of the laws
Attention was called to the fact
that one little girl was struck by a
speeding car as she left school only a
few nights ago escaped death with a
few minor injuries. In the interest of
the lives Of children they pleaded for
the punishment Of those who do not
exercise care.
At the same hour that this commit
tee waited upon the mayor the school
board in session empowered its presi-
dent to go before the city council and
ask for the establishment of school
zones and danger signs for the protec.
ton OF the little folks.
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convention All the members were
very active during these first years,
for there was much to do for the boys
going off to the Spanish American
war, and for those who came home.
MRS Gephart had brother, Harry
Dutton of Oskaloosa home from the
war and her father was G.. A. R. man,
so she entertained all the G. A. r..
men in Ottumwa, Harry Dutton and
other soldiers. Books and other read
ing matter were packed and sent to
the soldiers. An entertainment was
given to secure funds to buy a tent
Ito send. Trains were met by COM
mittees who served coffee and sand
wiches to the soldiers passing through
the city.
"The first flag day picnic was held
at Franklin park Those first years
are very pleasant to look back upon
for we all worked hard and enjoyed
delightful social gatherings. Mrs.
Daum and Mrs. McCue entertained
the chapter and other friends at a
Lexington party on April 10, 1899.
The guests were requested to dress in
colonial costume. They all did SO and
arranged themselves in front of the
Daum home and had their picture
took Miss Emma Holt entertained
the officers at an afternoon party.
The guests tackled comfort for Miss
Holt and the name of each guest is on
that, comfort. These ladies were all
dressed in colonial costume with
powdered hair. They, too, had their
pictures taken. The only one of these
pictures know of hangs in the Will.
liam, Haven home, The third and last
picture was taken down at the Eldon
home Of Mrs. J. W. Hall.
While today Betsey numbers q
great many of the finest musicians in
the city as D. A. r. s, there was time
when Miss. Holt carried her musical
responsibility, and did it successfully,
to-, her !. honor, and credit. As. a
musician, and composer Miss Hollis,
great interest was displayed in her
music. In the first, years each chap
ter meeting always, closed by singing
America with Miss Holt at the
piano.
Gould the twelve women who
organized the, chapter have, looked
through the years before them and
have seen all that has been accom-
plished and the great, work we are do
ing now, think we would have shrunk
from the responsibility However
with this 1918 convention to inspire Us
and bid US go forward to further work
we, will. feel able to continue"
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Is MASON FOR
FIFTY YEARS
DR.. JONES OF CANTRlL ELIGIBLE
TO MEMBERSHIP IN
MASONIC VETERANS.

The completion Of fifty years as a
Mason was celebrated by DR.. w. A..
Jones of Cantril on the date of his sew
entieth birthday, March 10, 1918. He
is now eligible to honorary member
ship In the Masonic Veterans associa-
ton of Iowa.
DR.. Jones has been Mason since
1868, when he joined lodge No. SO Of
Winchester. This chapter has long
since given up its charter, and Of the
charter members, only Sam Whitaker
OF keosauqua and DR.. Jones survive.
Dr.. Jones moved to Cantril in 1876.
and became one of the charter mem
bers of Apollo Lodge there, where he
has since retained his membership.
He was the first master Of the lodge, a
position he has held many times since.
On March 10, the lodge made Joint
celebration Of his birthday and his fif.
t1eth anniversary as a Mason. The
Cantril lodge opened in regular form
then marched to the home of DR.. Jones.
where speeches wera made by John De
Ford and others and DR.. Jones was
presented with a beautiful Masonic
pin.
DR.. Jones has not been able to attend
his lodge for more than three years,
but while he Is enfeebled physically, by
illness, his interest in and appreciation
OF everything in the world Of action is
just as keen as ever.
On his anniversary, a great many Of
his relatives were with him. Letters
and telegrams of congratulation were
received from his sons and daughters,
and from many other friends and rela-
t1ves throughout the country.
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New York, March 22.-Germany is
threatened from Russia by moral
infection" says Prince Mammalian OF
Baden, in an interview with the Wolff
bureau Of Berlin German world
order must undertake defensive
measures against Russian world dis
order" according to the prince, who
is heir to the throne Of Baden and
president Of the Baden upper chamber.
In his interview he outlined three
measures OF defense against the Rus
sian menace, according to the Ber-
liner Tageblatt of February 16, a copy
of which has been received here, as
follows:
"First, Trotzky proclaims a world
destiny which he desires to bring
about. Against ideas one must fight
with ideas. Certainly we are fighting
for our existence and the possibilities
of our economic development.
WOULD "PROTEcT FREEDOM"
But the idea of self preservation,
If unsupported, leaves large resources
Of human strength untouched. We
must set against the world disorder
of Trotzky which destroys freedom, a
world order which, protects freedom.
Germany may confidently avow that
1t comprises in its national will the
happiness and rights of other peoples.
All great nations must strive for a
world condition In which their name
will be uttered with fear and hope
wherever a wrong is done. In this re-
spect Germany must not renounce the
position of being a moral world fac
20 m ctrf IN a
renrnciatory peace.
"As a second offensive measure, 1t
is necessary to make our German or
ganizism as sound and as capable of
resistance as possible A great mass
Of the German working people is fight
ing with strong and sound instinct
against the attempt to weaken Ger
many's power of resistance. Therefore
4 regret the agitation aimed to charac-
terize as unpatr1ctic broad strata Of
the population end to isolate the
members. Regarding the aims of the
war there must be lively contentious
In every country.
APPEALS FOR SUPPORT
mo able bodied person must stand
aside in the task to maintain a COM
mon national feeling; otherwise We
endanger our immunity against the
eastern contagion.
1.-THE third and most effective meas
ure naturally would be peace. The key
to the situation is in the hands Of the
AngloSaxon races. 1t is difficult to
see clearly. The reports from America
are of contradictory character. The
United States has no desire to inter
fere in the European affairs or to act
as arbitrator in European controver-
sizes. America will acquiesce readily
If 1t is made clear that the conditions
proposed by it are not the best and
most durable"
Prince Macmillan referred to Pre-
mier Lloyd George as the exponent
of knockout militarism" and the "un.
merciful will to destroy"
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CASUALTY LIST
INQUIRY CARRIES

Washington. D.. CS March pa
resolution introduced, by Senator New
OF Indiana asking the war department
to advise the senate as to its reasons
Tor not making public the addresses Of
American soldiers killed and wounded
abroad, was adopted yesterday by the
senate without record vote.
Urging adoption of the resolution
Senator New said that both the Can.
adam and British government permit
the printing of casualty lists in full
and he could see no reason why this
government could not do likewise.
IF it is improper the war depart.
ment can convince the senate Of n,
but think the country is entitled =
the information" Senator New said.
Senators Smith of Michigan; Pome-
rene of Ohio and Weeks Of Massa-
chusetts urged adoption Of the resolu-
tion.
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DOES HOOVERIZING
FORCE BOYS TO STEAL?

Fort Dodge, March 22-Five high
school boys of prominent Fort Dodge
families pleaded guilty Tuesday night
to entering the home of City Commits.
sioner c. H. Smith, Sunday night, and
ransacking the entire house, and TAX
ing number Of edibles from the
home.
1t is said that about fifteen boys
have formed secret society, and
that the main idea of the society is to
pull off various like stunts.
1t is uncertain whether they will be
prosecuted on criminal charge. 1t is
certain however that if the law does
not take up the matter, the parents
will make sure that the society is dis
solved
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PEACE OFFER MADE?

London, March 22.-Semi- official ne.
gotiatfons are on foot between Ger
many and the entente in which Ger
many is displaying strong inclination
for peace, the Catholis newspaper
Nieuwsblad van Hetzueden says it has
learned, according to the Central News
correspondent at Amsterdam.
According to reports from Petrograd,
dated Wednesday. rumor is current
at Moscow that Germany has offered
important concessions, to the allies
conditioned upon the recognition of
the Brest-Litovsk treaty of peace.
The Amsterdam newspaper is quot.
ed as adding that its information is
that if no basis for official negotia.
tions was reached by March 81 the
German offensive in the west would
be begun.
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rEurons ANNOUNCE DRIVE

London, March 22.-"We are now en-.
tered on decisive battle for general
peace" says the Taglische Rundschau
Of Berlin, according to an Exchange
telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen,
In announcing the commencing Of the
German offensive in the west, is re.
ceived with great felicitation by the
German people who will follow it with
feverish interest. The newspaper adds:
"a single combat between England
and Germany which is to decide the
war, our future position in the world
and whether the Anglo-Saxons shall
continue to press their will on the
world opened today"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-26
MASTER HORSESHOERS
MEET AT DIES MONIES

Des Moines, March 22.-The conven-
ton of master horseshoers of the
state adjourned Wednesday noon, to
meet in September, 1919, again in Des
Moines.
Gus Kullander of Cedar Rapids was
elected president; BIZ w. Briddle Sof
Des Moines, vice-president; D. c. Copp
of Davenport. secretary-treasurer.
The convention appointed commit
tees to try to procure legislative en-
actment of the lien law and the exam
nation license law for horseshoers.
The lien law seeks to give the work
man lien on whatever property he
works upon. This would give the right
of attaching the property for unpaid
bills. and would extend to livestock.
Scarcity of material in the trade
was discussed No official action was
taken, but it is the opinion of dele
gates that thorough conservation Of
iron and other material will have to
be observed. Some expressed the
opinion that soon most Of the horse
shoes would be made Of old shoes
melted over and reshaped.
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ITALY scoRNs OFFER

New York, March 22.-Proposals
for peace have been maded by Ger
many and Austira-Hungary to Italy
according to dispatch published in
II Progresso Italo-Americano The
dispatch, which is from the Rome
correspondent Of the newspaper,
says:
II am able to inform you on infor.
nation from an authoritative source
that proposals for peace have just
been made by Austria and Germany
directly to our government, which has
Indignantly rejected them, although
they were quite alluring."
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ENEMY ATTACK
MAY Be MOVE
TOWARD PEACE
Observers In Washington
Point to Rumors of
New Overtures.
SUPREME CONFIDENCE
REPOSED IN ALLIES

Washington, D. c., March 22-Amer-
lean military observers, already having
f cast their doubts on whether the Ger
man drive begun yesterday really her
aids the long expected German often
6ive were closely scanning the official
dispatches today for evidence to sup
port their view that the German on
slaught terrific as it may be, really is
the forerunner of some other move
ment.
There is marked tendency among
American army officers here not to ac'
cept the present movement as the real
offensive until 1t Is more fully demon
Strated.
EXPECT ALLIED VICTORY
American observers think that the
4 military situation in France is against
the probability of real German often
siye at this time The view prevails
that Germany now would hardly stake
the issue of the war on desperate
drive against the all but impregnable
allied line in the west.
Reports from Holland that Germany
semi Officially has made peace offer
to the entente, coming at the same
tllile as Tue attuCh, elSd6eu AliihieuioI'
attention Although there was nothing
to confirm the reports, 1t was pointed
out that the threat of German guns
may be for its effects on the people OF
England and France. Supreme conf
dence is expressed on every hand,
however, in the allies ability to arrest
the Germans even should the attack
now reported under way from La Fere
to the Scarpe prove to be the grand
offensive.
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NEW YORK AVIATOR
VICTIM OF PLUNGE

Fort Worth, Texas, March 22-
Cadet s. w. Arhein of New York City,
royal flying corps, was killed late yes
terday afternoon at Hicks. He was an
American. but had joined the British
forces. Officers believe he tainted
while 1000 feet in the air.
ICadet Arnhein was a comrade of
Lieut.. Paul Box of Ottumwa, who is
Visiting in the city today Cadet Arm
helm had almost completed his training
course and would have received his
commission within a week.
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TEUTON RAIDER
CAUGHT AT SEA
MENACE TO PAclFIc-sHIPPlNG Is
REMOVED BY UNITED
STATES.

A Pacific Port, March ga Ger
man raider operating in the Pacific
ocean has been captured by United
States cruiser and is now being towed
to this port, according to report re-
ceived here today.
The raider is said to be compare
lively small vessel, but capable Of
sinking any merchant ship in the
Pacific. It is alleged to have been out
fitted from the west coast of Mexico
and manned by an alderman crew.
An investigation is being made by de-
partment Of justice agents into how it
secured clearance papers.
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FORCE WEALTHY MAN
TO ASSIST WAR WORK

Spencer, March 22-When 1t be-
came known that John Fell, wealthy
farmer near here who owned 500
OF Clay county land, had done moth
ing for war work excepting five dol
lar subscription to the Red Cross, he
was hailed before the local Council Of
Defense. He was made to declare his
intention OBJ putting $4,000 in Liberty
bonds and subscribe $3.50 each to the
Y. M. C. A. and Y. w. C. A,
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HIGHER LUMBER
PRICES ASKED

Washington, D. c., March %
Higher prices for lumber furnished
the government were asked of the
war industries board today by a com.
mittee representing lumber interests.
Increased cost of lumber and mater.
falls used by mills, it was set forth,
make the increases necessary.
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FORBID SPEAKING
GERMAN IN TOWN

Spencer. March 22-The citizens
of Sutherland have posted signs in
prominent places forbidding the use
of the German tongue inside of the
city limits. Sutherland is thickly set
tied with Germans.
OF the fifteen boys who enlisted
from that town in the war, three
have already been killed.
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First Two Lines of Trenches
Are Vacated By Enemy;
Six Hour Search By
Americon Patrol Discov-
ers No Defenders.
GERMAN SOLDIERS
DESERT; SURRENDER
by Associated Press STAFF



With the American Army in Franco.
March Delayed Enemy hrst
and second line positions on a part az
| the sector east of Luneville have been
destroyed completely by American
artillery fire. After the raid into the
German position last night the Amer.
lean gunners shelled the positions
heavily all night and this morning.
Today a patrol, without assistancs
from the artillery, crossed No Mans
Land and found that the first and sec,
ond line had been wiped out. The
patrol also obtained additional infor-
nation and returned without casual.
ties, the Germans apparently having
decided not to modest its members.
GERMANS ASK Capture
Artillery firing by both sides on this
sector continued all day. On the sec.
tor northwest Of Toul z number Of
Germans deserted last night and sur.
rendered to an American patrol In q
certain wood. The Germans approach.
ed the Americans shouting, Don't
Shoot" The prisoners were turned
over to the French. (,
Much information Of value was oh.
tanned from the desorters. who said
they were fed up with tho war and
decided they would rather be prison.
ers. Included In the information OBJ.
tanned from the men was the state.
mont that during the gas protector At
tack against the American lines on
February ~, 900 projectors were EN-.
ployed. One-half the projectiles fred
fell within the German lines and tho
gas Overcame many Of the Germans.
The next day, according to tho desert
ers, eleven Germans were killed and
thirty wounded while taking out the
dead.
FOES TRENCHES EMPTY
American intelligence officers ars
inclined to doubt the story regarding
300 projectors. Their Information IL
that only seventy-five were used.
An American patrol last night en-
tered the enemy first line and remain.
cd there Six hours but did not see any
Of the enemy. It is reported that the
Germans recently had constructed
trenches that are concrete half way
up on the side.
Great activity continues behind the
enemy lines. Within the last four
days number Of rock crushers and
concrete mixers have been brought
up and there are signs that the Ger
mans intend to construct q number Of
new pill boxes opposite the American
'front.'
MATERIALS FOR ENEMY
Several trains Of material have Ar
rived at towns in the German lines
during the last twenty-four hours.
Today's reports say that three Ger.
man airplanss flew over various
parts Of the American front line At
daybreak and fred their machine
guns on our positions Their efforts,
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AUSTRIA TO FORCE
JOBS ON IDLE MEN

Amsterdam, March 23.-The gov
ernment's bill relative to general com.
pulsory labor has been introduced in
the lower house Of the Austrian par
lament. says Vienna dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette.
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DEMONSTRATE NEW FIRE TRUCK

Abba, March pa demonstrate
ton of the new fire truck was given
on the public square Thursday after
noon. The demonstration proved very
successful, the pressure being such as
to throw the water many feet higher,
than the buildings.