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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-01-18
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

Continued quiet along all battle lines,
except for minor raids and assaults.
The peace parleys between the Boil
shevki and Germany continue intermlt-
emily. The reports as to real progress
are contradictory. The only positive
conclusion is that the delegates from the
different sides not only find it very diff
cult to come to an understanding with
each other. but also differ among them
selves.
FFrom the interior of Russia the re-
ports are conflicting. Practically all the
news comes from Bolsheviki sources at
Petrograd and of course are correspond
ingly colored.
The lines of demarkation. the cracks"
between different territorial sections
!, grow more apparent, Siberia, Ukraine,
Poland and Finland are all apparently
working as independent states. There
is also marked feeling that these vari-
Gus autononles, will later form the "Uni-
ted States of Russia" with democratic
constitution similar to this country.
Everybody has been anxiously waiting
the news of that big push that Germany
with It's reinforcements from the Russian
lines, is expected to make on the west
ern front. But as yet there is nothing
doing.
The sensation OF the week is the pub.
lication of some more diplomatic cores
pondence of Count Bernstein, late Ger
man ambassador to this country. 1t
directly duplicates former French
prime minister in traitorous dealings
with the German government. He is
being held in France on charge OF
treason.
Congress has been stirring up the
army departments as to shortcomings in
war preparations. Not much not gener-
ally already known, and perhaps only to
be expected, has been brought out.
But it Is we'll that the army authorities
know that they have somebody watch
ing them.
There are two ways in which to look
at the work Of preparation Tor war. One
is to see what an almost miraculous
amount of work that has been done, and
the other is to look for thes many short
ages that are apparent. Itstill remains
that Notwithstanding mistakes, and com
plications, that We have already big
army, that is daily being sent across the
ocean as fast as available ships can take
them, and that the u. s.. is sending i'm
mense amounts Of food and other. sup,
plies 10 England and France and Italy.
But don't forget that every body can
help. Il you feel like criticising the
authorities for their errors 81 jinaction,
/ just ASK yourself what srs YOU person.
ally doing ~ help those sip comnaad
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-01-18
Teachers Examination.

State Teachers Examinations for
third grade First Elementary aud
fourth grade Second Elementary GER
itificates will be held ut the Court House
IN Cavalier. Thursday and Friday, Feb
fusry l4-l5, 1918. Examination begin
q $50 each morning. Applicants must
- supplied with pen and ink.
III CHARLOTTE 4. JONES,
8l.8 County 9upt 81 Schools.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1918-01-18
Official Directory

sNOAAANAouf D1hSSSSa
U s Senators 8 q GcGnmber GssHna
g R.spresen- ). ags John NJ Baer +
Governo:-L Frazier :
lieutenant Covernor-A T Kraabel J,
Secretary o. State-Thomas Hall !
STATE STATE ifesh Kesitzky
Attorney General-Wm LANCER !
D.,,..a co NJ Johnson j
Ra,,ieai% ,1issioners. @ 81 Aandall n Al,.. j
Supt of Pub Inst-EJ Taylor +
Com of Insurance-S A lSsnes 4
Com Ayr & Labor-John N Hagan +
4 4 4 95qist,an e5uss )!
Judges Ssass Ct Supreme ! + F a,sa7sii g4sss s'A
] E Robinson i
1udoe 7th Jud. Dist-WJ Kneeshaw Z
STATE SENATOR <
Walter Wexford s
REPRESENTATIVES :
LIST District Sjs;5S + S;Sssasi ss5Ss' +.
COUNTY OFFICIALS +
s+a+es Attorney-Wm McMurchie I
Clerk of Court D Winlaw !
Sheriff-Chas Atkinson
Auditorium. W. Felson !
= Treasurer-Hugh Gibson
Register of Deeds--Geo Roadhouse !
County Judge-H G. Wick !
Surveyor-Herman Campbell
Supt of Schools-Charlotte Jones !
Coroner-Frank w. Deason
(lst-A Purdy. Toilette 4
2nd-J Staples, Concrete !
County 3rd-Adam Nolton, Cavarr
Comrs 4th-W J Watts Leroy
t5th-Jos Morrison Drayton
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS (
Alex, Morrison, Collector 4
Robert Morrison Special Deputy !
:. 4 4 + T Ra5Xey oa1wSrtb Deputies
ER Russell Immigration Inspector
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
A NERVOUS Wreck
From Three Years Suffering. Says
Cardui Made Her Well.

Texas City, Tex.-ln an interesting
statement, Mrs. g. II. Schill, of ihis town,
says: "For three years | suffered untold
agony With my head. ! was unable TO
do any of my work.
just wanted TO sleep all lifetime, for
that was tile only ease could get, when
was asleep. became nervous wreck
Just from the awful suffering with my
head.
Twas so nervous that the least noise
would make me jump out of my bed. |
had no energy, and was unable to do
anything. My sor, young boy, had to
do all my household duties.
Twas not able to do anything until ]
took Cardui. too,; three bottles in all,
and it surely cured me of those awful
headaches. That has been three years
ago, and know the cure is permanent,
for have never had any headache since
taking Cardui. -.
Nothing relieved ne until took Crdui.
II did wonders for me-"
Try Cardui for your troubles-made
from medicinal ingredients recommended
In medical books as being Of benefit in
female troubles, and 40 years of use has
proven that The books are right. Begin
taking Cardui today. NC-l4
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
Treachery Of O German Officer.

An instance of cowsrdty treachery on
the part Of a captured German officer
who had been wounded and who had
been offered help by an American Of
fcer is told by Lieutenant Edward
Nichols, of Jamaica, New fory.
After the Last big drive OF the Allief
in August, Lieutenant Nichols was
placed in charge Of company OF
soldiers whose task il was to clear the
field of American dead and wounded
Although his duties did not require
him TO aid the German wounded on tho
field until the Americans were disposed
of, Lieutenant Nichols, who is only 2
wears old. went TO the assistance OF a
German infantry officer who seemed
more than any OF his comrades TO be
in need of succor
The lieutenant was in the act OF un'
fastening his canteen and giving tho
wounded man drink OF water whef
the German drew a revolver while the
unsuspccting Americans face was turn
ed, and aimed it at the head Of his sue
cor.
Before he could pull the trigger, how.
ever, a quick-witted American ser
eeant plunged his bayonet through
the Germans heart. The Germans act
was condemned even by his captured
comrades.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
Who Am II

am more powerful than the COM
bined armies Of the universe.
| have destroyed more men than all
the wars Of the world.
am more deadly than bullets, and
have wrecked more homes than the
mghtiest Of siege guns.
spare no one, and End my victims
among the rich and the poor alike; the
young and old; the strong and the weak
widows and orphans know me.
loom up TO such proportions that
cast my shadow over every field OF
labor, from the turning Of the grind
stone to the moving Of every train.
massacre thousands upon thousands
lurk in unseen places, and DO most
Of wage-earners in year.
of my work silently.
You are warned against me, but you
heed not.
am relentless. am everywhere
in the home, on the street, in the factory
at railroad crossings and on the sea.
bring sickness. degradation and
death, and yet few seek 10 avoid me.
destroy, crush or main; Igiye moth
| ing. but take all.
am your worst enemy.
| | am Carelessness.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
An Ear of Indian Corn.

Nothing could be more romantic than
the true story Of Indian corn, yet we
have been in the habit of paying no at
tention to it, or, when we did notice il
of confusing it. with many different
sorts Of grain.
Strange to say. no one can tell wneh
this grain first began to be cultivated,
but it is almost certain that il first grew
in South America. When white men
discovered North America this was the
most useful article of food the red men
had. True, they had beans and pump
kins and squashes, and they gave these
and their corn patches a certain rude
kind OF cultivation, but corn was their
mainstay. Sometimes they ground
the kernels into a fine powder and OF
il made sort OF bread. They gave
some pieces Of this TO Columbus soon
after he landed, and he found il capital
eating. He wrote home to Spain about
it, calling the powder by its Indian
name 'mahiz,' or as near as his tongue
could come to it, and il is from this that
We get our word "maize."
1t is hard for us to realize what thi:
plant in the early history Of our coun
try. Our ancestors saw how the Indians
planted this grain Of theirs without
any long plowing or narrowing OF the
ground They watched row they
Scratched the seed in watched how
they girdled the trees with a stone
hatchet, so as TO destroy their leaves
and let in the sunshine and then saW
to their astonishment how the corn grew
and fourished. True, il would have
given a better crop il the preparation
had been better, but it did grow, anc
best OF all, without being either harrow
ed or winnowed, it made good food
John Fiske, the historian, tells US tina
in his opinion this plant actually ssvec
the lives Of the starving colonists IL
the first terrible winter or two on tha
bleak New England coast.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
Bulgars An Old Race.

| WHO are Tic DulSdIldES anu NIldl -
their history?
The Balkan peninsula is divided
racially into FIVE groups Slavs, Alban-
ians, Greeks, Turks and RoumanianS.
The Slavs in the Balkans constitute
the southern branch Of the Slavonic
race, and are themselves divided into
Jugo-Slavs (Serb- Creates and Slovenesf
and Bulgarians, who are not pure Slav.
The Bulgars are first mentioned in
history as having lived in the steppes
to the north of the Black Sea in 4S2 A
D. In the sixth and seventh centuries
they expanded from Eastern Russia and
settled along the Danube.
Gradually the Bulgars became fused
with the Slavs, and so completely were
they merged that beyond a few per-
sonal names no traces Of the language
of the Bulgars have survived.
From the ninth century to the four
teenth, except for periods when it was
under Greek rule, Bulgaria maintain
ed its independence as an empire. In
1893 the Turks conquered the coun-
try, and Bulgaria was the last of the
Balkan states to emancipate itself from
the power Of ConStantinople.
In 1870 began the series OF inSur-
rections, some of them having religious
basis, which finally led to the independ-
ence Of Bulgaria. In 1873 a principal
ity Of Bulgaria was created, comprising
the northern portion of the present
nation, with Prince Alexander Of Bat
tenberg as ruler. In 1885 the inhabi
tants of Rumela, or southern Bulgaria
proclaimed their nation with Bulgaria.
The present ruler, who was Prince
Ferdinand Of SAKE -Coburg, was elect
ed in 1886. He is largely responsible
for the economic and material develop
ment Of the country in recent years.
Taking advantage of the Young Turks
revolution in 1908, Ferdinand proclaim
ed the completed independence OF
Bulgaria and eastern Rumelia unde
him as king or car.
Immediately Ferdinand cast abou
him for other worlds to conquer, and
found Greece and Serbia sympathetic
toward the organization of a Balkar
league for a Joint campaign to wrest
Macedonia and Albania from the Turks.
This league was organized in 1911 b
Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Monte
negro and it wasn't long before their
armies were at the doors of Constantin-
ople and the Sultan was CRYING for
peace, which was signed at London
May 3d. 1913.
Serbia and Bulgaria had agreed to
divide Macedonia between them, but
the peace conference created an indie
pendent Albania, which altered matters
and shut out Serbia from the sea. The
division of the spoils was left to the
Gar of Russia for arbitration but while
he was considering it Bulgaria, without
warning, attacked Serbia, and the second
Balkan war of 1913 was on. Greece
and Roumania joined with Serbia in war
against her former ally.
Austria is credited with having delib-
erately forced the second war to keep
the Balkans in a state of turmoil and
further her own ends. But the Bull
garians were decisively beaten and a
peace treaty was signed August 10.
1913.
For time it was thought the Balk-
an War cloud had been permanently
dispelled, but Austria's attack on Ser,
bia in 1914, which brought on the
world war, is now a matter of history.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
The Stutter Cure.

Secretary Daniels said at luncheon
in New York:
"Ouick decisions are necessary in
submarine chasing. A slow-mindet
commander is under as great a ci5
advantage as-well, as the stuiieser.
"A sufferer on a passenger ship
rushed up to the captain and said:
"C-c-cI
"Oh, don't bother meP said the cap
tain. Try somebody else
"Very. red in the face, the stVterei
hurried away. He attempted to com
municate with everybody on board. bu
no one had any patience win him, snc
at last he came back 10 the captain again
"C-c-c-
"Oh, look here said the captain
IF you can't say il, sing il. That's
stutter cure, they tell me-
'Then the sufferer, beating time
with his hand. sang in loud, impressive
tragic tones:
Sailing. sailing. over the bounding
sea,
The second mate fell overheard thre'
hours ago, bygee.'"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
please Pass the Ostrich"
please pass the ostrich"

This request may be heard soon in
the public eating places and the din
ing rooms of the private homes OF
Washington. Stranger things than the
serving of nice roast ostrich, with
plenty of gravy and dressing, have hap
pened during these war times.
The future popularity of this bird
as an Americn dish depends TO large
extent upon the success 10 be met as
food now.
The federal food administrator for
Arizona has granted permission TO the
owner of one Of the largest ostrich
farms in America, situated near Phe-
nix, 10 slaughter 500 Of his birds. This
ostrich raiser reports that the birds are
in excellent condition, and when killed
will be dressed and placed on the market
at an extremely low price-proeaoly
Is cents a pound. The 500 birds will
make about $4,000 pounds OF dressed
meat.
This war is responsible in two ways
for this action on the part Of the os'
trich raiser. In the first place, the lat
ter would never think of Staughterine
these valuable, il not overtender, birds.
but for the fact that the war has put
the ostrich plume more or less out OF
business. In the second place, the
war shortage of meat is responsible for
the issuance of the order permitting
the slaughter and sale.
And thus it comes 10 pass that Ari-
zona, or part Of her population, at
least, is preparing 10 observe and cele'
brate "Ostrich day" Meanwhile the
rest of the nation is waiting 10 hear
the verdict to be passed upon this bird
as a nice, tasty, and tender food aside
from its neck.
Officials of the food administration
are rather optimist about the future OF
the ostrich as a food. They point to
the tremendous hit whale meat has
made in various sections ; even shark
steaks have been passed upon and
approved, and reindeer meat is making
the hit of the year in the West.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
Where The First Three Are Buried.

Not long ago the French military
authorities granted permission to an
American press correspondent to spend
a day and a night in the trenches where
Corp. Gresham and Privates Hay and
Enright of the American army perished
in the German raid Of November 3.
1917. Later he visited the graves OF
these first to fall.
The soldiers, he says, guided us between
two buildings down a stretch OF deep
mud. Out ahead was ten-acre field,
surrounded by high stone wall. At
the very bottom angle Of the wall eleven
fresh mounds marked the resting places
of the American dead. Wilted howers
covered them. At the head of each was
a roughly hewn cross FIVE feet high.
Farthest away, the crosses told US
lay the body of Thomas Enright. Next
was the grave of Merle D. Hay, and the
nearest of the three was the mound that
was the resting place of James B. Ores
ham. The markers for those three
Americans were otagpnal wooden name
plates with the regimental number of
each man, and the date of death in
scribed on each. An intertwined back
ground of the Stars and Stripes and the
French Tricolor made them stand out
prominently. On the fence inclosing
the graves is a wooden sign, with black
letters painted on white background.
The inscription in French reads:
"Here lie the first soldiers Of the noted
republic of the United States to fall or
French soil for justice and liberty"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

Two old-aged pensioners got TO talk
ing about sight and hearing-a Scotch
man, aged II, and an Irishman, aged 10.
The Scot said he could see as well as
ever. The Irishman asserted that he
could hear as we'll as ever.
"Do you see the deer walking along
the top of the mountain about four
miles off," said the Scot.
The Irishman looked and looked, then
said: 81 cannot see him, but can hear
him walk"
Scottie then went home.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

One night Pat was aroIlins sr
a show, when the Snowman called
and told him that lion had just
and offered him SIS to take its I
and Pat, being out OF work. jump
the chance. -
As soon as he vas Ia the cage
other door opened and In walked Z 1
Pat was so frightened that he bae'I
the other side Of the cage. treu1
all over
When he had given up all he
voice from the tiger excls med:
stop trembling, Pat. I'm an
man myself
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
Administrators Notice.

The undersigned having qualified as
Administrator of the estate of A. S.
Miller, Jr., deceased, all persons in
debted to said estate are hereby notified
to make prompt payent. Persons having
claims against the estate will please
present them, properly authenticated.
for settlement.
c. G. MOLER,
Nov. 7, 191S-3w Administrator
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

"The next person who interrupts the
proceedings said the judge, sternly
"will be expelled from the courtroom
and ordered home"
"HooraYw cried the prisoner.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

An old lady went one morning to a
friend who kept poultry. to purchase
setting Of eggs. The latter. not hay-
ing any on hand, asked.
"Have you got broody hen?"
"Well, no." answered the prospec
tive purchaser, "but our old hen has
broken her leg and she might as well
spend her time Matching out some eggs
as to sit around doing nothing"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

For baby's Group, Willie's daily cuts
and bruises, mothers sore throat,
grandma's lazeness-Dr. Thomas Eclec-
tic Oil-the household remedy. 3Oc
and Coo.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

Remember, my son." said the moth
er, as she bade him good bye, "when
you get to camp try to be punctual In
the morning, so as not to keep breakfast
waiting"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

Dearest, ordered to be sent home
today a most beautiful hat for only
thirty dollars. It's perfect loye!"
"My darling, your love will be return
ed"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21


A han once was talking about
luck, and his friend was listening
a sour expression.
"Why, you don't know what
luck isw said the friend. II hay'
ways had II. When ! was a kid
wes such a bunch Of kids In the fa
:ha: there had to be three table
meal times. and ] always got the
one"
What's hard about that3r snaI
the other.
"Why."" said the friend. "it wa
teen years before I ever knew . q
en- had anything but neck!"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

To feel strong. have good sppefi|
digestion, sleep soundly and enjo1
use Burdock Blood Bitters, TIC Z
system tonic. Price. Sf26.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21

Teacher-@Jimmie, can you. tel
iron was first discovered ?"
Jimmie-"I heard my father -!
they smelt IL"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
The Last Straw.

He had worked for the farmer
years, and until his employer ad
poultry raising TO his list OF actiyitie
was apparently -contented. Then
farmer, intent on conducting the
business on scientific principles,
him the task Of writing with an
delible pencil on each egg the date v
il was laid and the name Of the hen
laid IL.
One day, says Surprises. he mars
up TO his employer and announced:
arm going TO leave"
The farmer was astonished. "'
are you going to leave" he asked. Il
working for me all these years ?"
well" said the man, eve
pretty near everything about this 8
now, but I'll starye before I'll be u
tary TO your old hens.'
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-21
JoS B. VANNETRE President H. TROUT, Cahier
NJ T. SNYDER Vice President. E. E. BHLNER, Assist Cashier
The Farmers Bank of ShepherdstoWn,

SHEPHERDSTOWN w. VA,
THE FULLEST MEASURE OF SATISFACTORY SERVICE is
assured to all deposo and patrons of bank which invariably all
heres the principle of extending the courteous efficient aten
ton the smallest well the largest patron commercial bank
exists for the benefit of the business community part OF
it, come here for good service
Your patronage solicited Open checking account with
If you have idle funds,
We pay per cent Interest on Time Deposits.
DIRECTORS
E Reinhart, g. Hoffman, .D.Wysong
Geo. M. Knott F. R. McQulkn, J. S. Osbourn,
M. H. Crawford, w. Harry Saley, N. I. Snyder,
K. M. Williams,
r. Iva
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25

Srrrist Co Tho World
ngDMNtGllT okla. mN 90
rrof i. a. pclnlugrr nts boon
elected principal 90 tho brumrlghf
hlrh school M the board uC cdut1.
tipn. succeeding -. q. tlol,N fc-
signed Professor nrniugrr Cawc tu
this city from Woodward OkIs
where I've was principal ut thc hIEu
school there Prof W o. French of
public schools Tor tho present year.
Tho, public schools ut this uN viii
be- opened on september 10 With a
coLps ~ seventy truchCrs and h la
believed that lnIs VIII rc the most
uccessml lOum that h1# r,rr taken
place here
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-25
In the Oil Fields
San the Germans Take Orer
Rumdnidn Oh FicidS

g. d SaiNrr fnrwcr' dIrcCfcr.
general ouf lhr I,uWWB- NWonCsus
'tthe STANDARD pN or lumpninD 10
hero frUm Now Nurk, loDkInE after
hugiucAs and Waiting oli friends.
many ~ whom were with him boo tnr
oil fields ~ HuWtnIa
Mr. SAdtIor was iu charge ~ the
standard Interest there ll the tWg
of tho German Invasion and person
ally supervised the removal ot many
Americans lu the Rumlnmn uglds 10
places of mfotY Mr. S0luT him
SELF got out just rIrhtccu hours boo
advance of tho then triumphant
Huns
Tie o., now loo charge of III stand.
ards activities Uu Mexico