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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
TAKE NOTICE

The County Council Of National De-
fence has requested me to ask all
persons who own lots or parcels of
ground, suitable for gardening pur-
poses to offer the ehme, free of
charge to the Local War Garden Com
mittee, for the purpose of establish
ing war gardens this spring and sum
mer.
There are numerous lots in and
around Martinsburg that are available
for this purpose and the Council Of
National Defence assumes that the
owners of this land are patriotic
enough to help in the matter.
The feeding Of our allies and our
selves this coming year Is a serious
matter, and it becomes the duty Of
every one to do everything possible
in this work These lots will be al
lotted to individuals and the associa-
tons to be formed for the purpose of
their proper. cultivation and all pro-
duce raised will of course, be for
the use OF those to whom the lots are
allotted Expert gardening informa-
ton will be furnished by the Council
OF Defense .nnd everything possible
will be done TO assist all persons who
are willing to take up this work
II you have any land suitable for
this purpose and are willing to help,
let me know at my office in the City
Han at once.
p. w. LETTER, Mayor
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
STARVING CATTLE
SHIPPED TO PASTURE
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Santa Rosa, Cal, April ten
thousand cattle and sheep from
drought-stricken sections Of central
and southern California have been
shipped into Humboldt Sonoma and
Mendocino counties where hundreds
of acres of pasturage have been plac-
ed at the disposal of the southern
stockmen, following an appeal from
the Food Administration.
Carloads of lean stock were pass
ing through this city daily for some
time, but rain in the past two weeks
have greatly relieved the situation
in the dry districts and it is believed
that no further expectation of stoci;
will be necessary.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
GOV. CORNWELL TO
SPEAK AT SHELBY

Governor John J. Cornwell will adj
dress the men. Of the 150th Infantry
AZ Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss,
one day this week he announced to
the officers and men OF that regiment
in q letter addressed to Captain Aus
TN NJ Sykes, captain to the adju.
tant. The governors letter was sent
in answer to AN invitation extended
by Captain Sykes on behalf of the
regiment which numbers in its mem
bership those who composed the
First and Second regiments of the
West Virginia national guard The
invitation follows;
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
693 BERKELEY co.
MEN IN CLASS ONE

Not including the 36 exemption
claims still pending and the 9S selec-
tive draft men hitherto sent to var
ious Comps throughout the country
693 Martinsburg and Berkeley coun
u selective draft men have been
placed in Glass / This is about 2S
per cent Of the county's enrolment.
In all 2,092 youths registered in this
county. The totals for the State are
114.C57 men registered and 35,515
men in Glass L Captain Jones re-
Gently estimated that the men in the
first classification would be 81 per
cent of the registration. He missed
his guess by only just 200 men.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
SM0THERED TO DEATH
UNDER TONS OF DIRT

Caught under i've. tons Of earth at
his fathers mine near lockwood,
Pa. Thursday afternoon Elmer Der
kehile. aged 26 yeani, son of Mr..
and MICS Joshua Berkebile, was
smotlerod to death before he could
be rescued. With his brother Earl
he was clearing away dirt from the
mouth Of the mine when the accident
occurred. Earl leaped to safety when
he saw the fall coming. The broth
er secured air from the house and
FOR three hours father, son and nei-
ghbors worked e'antically but the
young man was dead when eXtricat-
ed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

When the British Tommies and the
Canadians in France and elsewhere
heard that the Alien Draft Conven-
ton between Great Britain and the
United States had been approved by
the United States they sent this
message back to all Britishers and
Canadians of military age in the
United States: "Come on in out Of
the draftp There are at least two
hundred thousand British and Cam
adams of military age, 20 to 40
years, in the United States who are
subject to the draft, and as Briga-
dier-General w. A. White Of the
British Canadian Recruiting Mission
said today, "None Of these can escape
liability to service in war. The ar
rangement is perfectly fair one,
for it compels every man who claims
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
NO f3-THE LIBERTY
BOND


Have you strength enough to life
hoe2 Have you an hour OF 80 Of
pare time in the early morning or
: late afternoon? Then make yourself
present of a $50 or 800 Liberty
Pond in the form Of til quantity of
Vegetables fresh from the garden
YLich those sums will buy.
The city farmer may think that a
hce is printing press and spade
something needed to fill flush. but
if he enlists in the food gardening
movement and follows The instruc-
ton in gardening in this paper he
can become a good gardener and
make himself the present aforesaid
Instruction comes from the govern
ment experts in Washington com
piled and put into daily garden les.
sons by the National War Garden
Commission. which is co.opeyat.ns
with this newspaper in aiding new
gardeners in American towns and
cities this spring.
= Thus everyone who plants a gar
den this year not only benefits him
SELF in purse, in health and in appe-
tte but he also benefits his No..
gardening neighbor by removing his
food needs from the general demand
and thus assisting the cost Of living
Gown a step
The oak scatters its acorns but it
cannot tend to them afterwards,
hence few acorns grow. The success
ful gardener must do something be-
sides sticking the seeds iato the
ground The tricks of his trade, how
ever. are easily understood They
reed only to be deacrifad and ex.
splained and the average man or
child, either gets them immendiate-
sly
I A garden must be planned in adj
vance and the kinds of crops select
led that will do best in this sol aad
climate. The gardener must not buy
too little seed nor too much. He
must know how to start some of these
seeds growing in seed boxes indoors
in order to get early crops. II is Inn
portant that he knows how 70 pre-
pare the soil the time TO plant, how
far apart to set the rows. how 20
grow srsccee- We crops and thus have
no idle land in his garden, and haw
to attend to such general matters Of
cultivation as hoeing, wedding ard
wate ring
Al this Instruction viii be given
= the daily gardening talks of the
Journal. Send to the National War
Garden Commission for free gar
cen primer A two-cent stamp for
postage will bring it to any reader
Of this paper.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

: w Lightly, asoocite editor National
stockman and Farmer, win speak up
on dairying or field crops
w. u. linn, County Agent for Har-
rison county. this State. and likewise
writer for the Stockman q Farm
err, viii speak upon deld crops. IL.
w .Collmgwood, editor of the Rural
New Yorker, will address the con
clave upon some aspects Of fruit
growing. A fourth man will be Sc
cured in the near future. Other
features OF the business session viii
involve the appointment of nomi-
mating committee and discussion
regarding the Important extension &C.
tiyities to be er Iraged throughout
the spring and mmer An effort is
being made to secure a fourminute
man to speak to the members OF the
Executive Council Saturday morning
upon the duty OF Berkeley county
folks Us regards the war, This meet
ing will take place in the office of
the County Agent, Court House.
Meetings Last Week.
Food production was hammered up
on quite largely in the four evening
meetings which were conducted ait
various points in the county last
week Quite a number of members
of. the community were present to
hear what was said on Tuesday
night at Falling Waters schooihouse.
An additional feature on the pro-
gram was a short talk by w. w,
Brownfeld County Agent for Wash
ington county, Ohio On "Wednesday
night the members Of the Spring
Mills community We're entertained
On Thursday afternoon and even
ing, Miss Kathryn Alger, Home Dem
onstration Agent, gave demonstra-
lion on the cooking OF wheat suhsti-
iutes. During the afternoon period,
she pointed out some of the ways by
means OF which corn meal, buckwheat
and, other substitutes might be used
to best advantage Her demonstra-
ton was Witnessed with interest by
a number OF the housewives of He'd.
gesville and girls of the High School.
MISS Alger finished her demonstra-
ton in the evening after which the
lecture on Soil Fertility and Boys
and Girls Clnhs was given.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
BERKELEY COUNTY FARM BUREAU NOTES
Pres, l. D. VanMetre Treas, {. L. HenShaW
Sec, J. H. Sperow Co. Agt., Paul H. Teal
Itinerary.

Itinerary.
Monday bartinsburg.
Tuesday--Jones Spring.
Wednesday Greenwood School
Thursday Swan Pond
Friday -lyaRclevesville.
Saturday -Martinsburg,
Meetings This Week
Three meetings dealing with agri-
cultural production and Boys and
Girls Club work viii be held this
week on Tuesday night. the sets eli
slides previously shown at several
points in The county will be eXhib-
itej at Jones Spring school in CON
neetion with festival which is sch
eduled for that place
"Wednesday night. the same series
will be shown at Greenwood school
of which J ". Beal is teacher
On Thursday night the nation of
the new members in the Fairview
boys and girls agricultural club will
be made by last years members.
Business of the Swan Pond Farm
eus' Club will be transacted after
which the program will consist of
the election of demonstrators for
this year and appointment of man
to use experimentally two kinds Of
lime donated by the Agricultural
Lime Bureau. Washington. d. G.
On Friday night the Council Of
Defense win plan . send four-min-
ute speakers TO Mt Any school to
speak upon war time subjects and
to enlist the support OF the members
of the community in the monster pa
rade which takes place on Saturday.
The four minute addresses will pre-
cede four. act drama entitled dot,
the Miners Daughter
Monthly Farm Bureau Meeting On
Saturday.
Because of various reasons includ-
ing parade which will take place on
Saturday afternoon il has been found
advisable to hold the Farm Bureau
on Saturday morning at 10
o'clock rather than in the afternoon.
Further arrangements for the Farm
Bureau picnic on June 18th will be
made. Already three speakers of
considerable prominence have con.
scented to be with the farmers Of
Berkeley county on that occasion. l..
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
SAMMlE BAKER GETS I
INTO ARMY AT LAST

Samuel II Baker. son OF Henry s,
Baker, Of Winchester, well known
here, has gotten into the army after
three unsuccessful attempts and has
left for training with the Engineer
Corps at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.
The young man, who is just II years
of age, was turned down repeatedly
on account Of a slight defect in his
eyesight. but the last time he APP
piled, in Washington that discrep-
aney was waived His elder broth
en- H. S. Baker, jr, is with the
Washington and Lee University Am
buiance Unit in France
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
FOREST RESERVlST
IS EXPERlMENTER
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Wehftc@eo .c'1.a, April liza. p.
Sylyo@ KIT stendcat or the
Wenatchee National Forest Reserve
in addition to his duties watching
the interests of Uncle SANS vast
forest domains here, finds time to do
his bit for his country's armies at
the front He has just finished knit
ting a gray sweater for the forestrA
branch of the army at the front. In
y recent shipment Of forty-seven
sweaters the nuperintendent's was
pronounced by experts as mechanic
ally perfect.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

British citizenship to place himself
upon practically the same footing as
his fellow countrymen at home; and
surely citizenship should carry with
it obligations as well as advantages.
After congress passes the necessary
legislation, they will have sixty days
in which to enlist in the British or
Canadian armies However, they
win be doing far better work if they
enlist at once and do not wait few
weeks longer for the draft. What
we want at present is man power. IL
the Britisher and Canadian enlist
with us, they can get to Europe
quickly and be made effective much
sooner than if they wait to be draft
ed. There is a branch of the British
and Canadian Recruiting Mission IN
every big centre in the United
States, consequently it is an easy
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
TOWN PEOPLE VISIT
BOYS AT CAMP LEE

Misses Leila Shipe, Mildred Ed
monds, Mrs. Hilda Spaulding and
Messrs. Bernard and Julian Shipe
went 10 Camp Lee, Va, last
week TO visit Private Carter
son of Mr. and Mrs. J H.,
Shipe, of Maryland avenue. His
brothers have returned but his
sister and the other girls will
remain there for several days. They
found the Berkeley county boys to
be in fine health and spirits. They
also visited other friends in the
camp
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

matter for every Britisher and Cam
adam to do his plain duty for liberty
and humanity"
Some eighteen thousand men have
already volunteered for the British
and Canadian armies since the Mis-
sion began it's work in the last week
tof June, 1917. The Tommies are
cheerful lot, even when conditions
are unpleasant. A close-range snap
shot of group of them even when
they are ready to go to the front
line trenches shows any number of
smiling faces. They say that the
Germans do not stick out to the
bitter end nowadays as they did
earlier in the war, and many of them
seem not at ell averse to yelling
"Kameradl" upon slight provocation
and holding up their hands IN SUR
render. -
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
KEYSER COLLEGIANS
NOT TO PLAY GAME

The question OF the basketball
championship Of the state Of West
Virginia for the season Of 1918 will
never be settled The third and de-
deciding game, scheduled for Tues
day night at Homecoming, Nd, be.
tween Fairmon Normal and Keyser
Collegtans has been called off, Man
ager Bell OF the Normal team was
notified by Manager Davis of the
Keyser Ave that his team had dis
banded and he could not play the
same.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
1.-TWO BITS A DAY
THE PATRIOTS WAY

(By International News Service)
Los Angeles. Cal, April 1.-Two
bits day-the patriots way" was
the. prize winning slogan in con.
test conducted by local bank. Five
thousand PATRIOTS participated in the
contest win the war bit buy bit"
won the second prize, and Every
miser helps the Kaiser" won the
third prize
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
LIKE MARK TWAIN
DEATH EXAGGERATED
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icy international News service.)
Uniontown. April Frank Craw-
ford, like Mark Twain has had the
occasion to say that the report OF
his death is greatly exaggerated.
Crawford, whose job is digging graves
in the Park Place cemetery, has
been in many graves. though as a
corpse he was much too spriglItly.
The editor. however. reported on APP
parently good authority that he was
dead, naming his survivors.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
VA. BOY IS
TO RECEIVE CROSS

Carson Shumate mentioned in dis
patches to receive the French war
cross, for heroism and bravery, - a
member of a prominent family in
southwestern West Virginia, and a
relative OF the Shumate family re
siding in Raleigh and Mercer coun-
ties. Shumate's home Is about eight
miles from Princeton, al the town Of
Ada place Of $50 population One
of his nearest relatives is II. II. Shu-
mate, an uncle, Of Ada.
Journal classified ads cost little
work wonders.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
MANY BAPTIsMs

In many of the churches Sunday
there were quite a number Of infant
baptisms and christening. Pastors
also visite numerous homes during
the day, where sickness or ace pre-
vented sope older folk from attend
ing regular service, and baptized lit
tIe tots
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
SERVED PART OF SENTENCE
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Carrollton, H.. April AFTER be
ing prisoner for two and half
years on a charge Of wife murder
Antoine Ahrling has been released and
acquitted. lie had three trials, the
first two finding him guilty. The
evidence was entirely circumstantial.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
GIVES FOUR SONS
FIFTH READY TO GO
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st. Louis, April 1.---lHaying given
fur sons TO the national service.
Mss. Elizabeth Gearin, is to be per-
mitted to keep the fifth.
Afthoit-.l Leo, the only one OF the
Ave sons not in khaki, expressed his
Willingness and readiness to answer
the call TO the cJlors, the District
Draft Appeals Board ruled that moth
ers who have given four sons have
given enough. and granted Leo a de-
ferred classification.
il .-----------------------
Contractor f. o Trump, of Kear-
neysvilie, was in town today
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
FOUND IT CHEAPER
THAN BUILD BRIDGE
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tBy international News Service.)
Oregon City, Ore. April THE
County Court. acting under insa'ne-
tions OF County Judge Anderson, is
going to move the Molalla river back
under Weights bridge. Last winter
during the floods, the river left its
old bed and moved south a quarter
of mile. The County Clerk has de
cided it will be cheaper to move the
river back than to build a new bridge.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
BAN sHER5ETs AND ICES.
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indianapolis, Ind April BE
cause sherbets and ices possess no
food value they will not served over
Indiana's soda bars this summer.
This was decided upon at meeting
of the Indiana Association Of Ice
Cream Manufacturers, They will
continue making ice cream and other
products having food properties.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
WILL is PRoBATED

The will Of the late Miss Alma
Jane LeFeyre, Of Falling Waters dis
trict executed July 8, 1911, was filed
in the county court for probate to-
day. 1t makes her sister, Miss Rebec-
ca V. LeFevre. the sole beneficiary,
she is to qualify as executrix with
out bond.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01
mlLKsAAxgs TOO HIGH.
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(By International News SerVice0
Portland, Ore, April 1.--sol Salms
dose not approve Of war prices az
fecting such things Jas milkshaliee.
sd went into former saloon and
ordered one They taxed him IS cents
for it, Sol then kicked the window
out and landed in Jail.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

Miss Mary Snyder, formerly of
this city. now Of Baltimore, spent
Easter with relatives here.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-01

p. w. LETTER, Mayor.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18

This letter was received from Priv
ate Herbert E. Moog by his niece, Miss
D07Bthea MOCg:
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
In Aero Construction Work

Engineer and Mrs. ]. j. Raymour
have received a letter from their son,
Leonard, which stated that he has
been transferred from Vancouver Bar
racks, Vancouver, Wash, to Clatsop
Greg, which is just across the state
line. The young man is member
of the 456th aero construction COM
pany and states that where they are
now located there is much prepare
tory work done on the spruce timber
that goes into airplane construction.
Mr.. Raymour was employed at Ben
ton Harbor Mich, and enlisted over
two months ago. Shortly after his en-
listment he was given charge of a
large contingent of men, most of them
lumberjacks, during the long trip from
Chicago to the state OF Washington.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
Worth While

I have given a great GCal OF thOught
to the requirements placed upon our
country. to win this war. One respon-
slbility rests upon me and every other
soldier and sailor. The brains and
sinews must go to the front and over
the top to meet Dame Fate in action.
This we are anxious to do with Will.
However. there is the question OF
with the best of luck" and that is
largely in your hands at home. Every
soldiers relative and friend owes him
support and you are going to do two
things if | am to fight my best when
the hour comes for my supreme test.
You will keep the Liberty Lights burn
ing in my home country by voice and
action, namely, insist upon the unln-
terrupted manufacture of army ana
navy supplies, and support the raising
Of money to carry the cause of liberty
through fire and flood both in the tax
payments and liberty loan issues,
Do YOU want a task, to give me
greater personal assurance. that when
] go over the top that it is worth
while?
TIL tell you how TO do it. Send me
a list of ten names Of people whom
YOU have solicited for the Third Llber-
" Loan on my behalf and to whom
will personally write a card OF thanks
If they will subscribe-E don't ask the
amount-in response to my appeal
through you.
7 want to fee7 that l have not only
those Of my family and acquaintance
20 fight for. but that they have pro-
cured my Quota of the cost which is IN
volved in giving me this opportunity
to represent my family, friends and
cur generation in the war against a
might which murders the innocent
noncombatants and buys weak souls
with blood money wrung out OF Bel
GUM and the like. VIII you publish
this letter and request your readers to
fill in the blank? Each one Of you
will get a personal card Of thanks from
one of us. We need your help as
you need ours.
Yours For the COlOrs,"
VICTOR r SCHAEFER.
co. G. 2pd Depot Battalion.
Signal Corps.
Fort LeavenWOrth, Kansas.
Editors Note: AS stated in Mr.
Schaefer's letter, he Will be pleased
to receive ten names of persons who
have subscribed to the third liberty
loan. Blanks are furnished. but these
are not necessary. He will mail to
each a card Of appreciation. Mr..
Schaefer is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Schaefer of Baraboo and was formerly
with two Cf the local banks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-04-18
John Zimmerman Writes From
Michigan

John Zimmerman writes to his folks
from Camp Custer, Mich, they arrived
safe in camp. He says there were
about 1000 Milwaukee boys on the
train. The camp is Is square miles
and not a piece of paper or cigarette
butt must be found on the main bar
racks streets There are $4,000 men
there and seven Y. M. G. A buildings.
One could think from the buildings
and other things that the government
had figured on a war of years, and
still this is only one Of many camps.