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GUS portions OF roast beef. steak and
other things are passed around.
GREAT PRAISEFOR
AMERICANS FOR THE
ST. MIHlEL VICTORY

Paris. Sunday, Sept. 15.-IIigh
words of praise for the American staff
are given by commentators on the
American victory in Lorraine. The
pleasing rapidity with which the
American staff adapted itself to new
methods of warfare is praised and
tribute also is paid to young officers
who carried u their work with great
va1or and dash. WIN >.
While the Americans are operating
toward the northeast the battle has
extended far down into the Vosges
region. The German staff Is seeking
to rectify it's lines there.
The forced retreat at st. Mihiel
caused a backward movement. along
the heights of the Mouse. This dou-
BILE revolt, will establish the Allied
lines in stronger positions over a wild
er front.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
CHAPTER XVII.
Yankee Heroes.

The attack was preceded by a
heavy bombardment of u lines with
l~arge-caliber guns.
These guns ranged from the six
to the ~twelve-inch type. The enemy
also let loose great quantities of pois-
onous gas. Heavy shells and gas
shells fell on our lines in<a perfect
Whirlwind for more than a half hour.
a driving wet snow was falling and
the visibility was very poor.
The minute the attack opened we
ieaped to our guns and worked like
devils out there in the storm. T
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

rest Of them got scared and beat it to
parts unknoWn. . -.
We were not q bit sorry to lose
them. =
We jumped into real action on Mar.
1, 1918, when a large body of shock
troops, picked from the Prussian
charged toward the American front
line. The attack was met with con-
spicuous bravery by the American
troops, and there were many shining
our boys.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16
PRICE OF BEER in
- -
CHICAGO is RAISED
UP TO TEN CENTS

Chicago. Sept. 18.-The price of
beer In Chicago was raised fromtf iye
to ten cents q glass today. Tho III.
crease In price. safoonkeepers said.
was CAUSED by the advance in the
wholesale price to $18 q barrel for the
better grade. Ordinary grades were.
advanced from ~ to $16 a barrel.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

There is reason tosthink that Mays
Thompson's Billy Mason's congres-
sional goose Is cooked.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-16

TOWNS NAME AAfERICANIzED.
Chicago, Sept. 14.-The village OF
Germany. Ind, has changed its name
to Pershing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
CAEVORELT WINS
UN|ONTOWN RACE
Covered the distance in One
Hour and Eleven
Minutes.

UNIONTOWN. Pa. July 10. - In
the big race here yesterday. Roy Chew.
rolet, driving a Frontenac machine,
finished first. covering the 100 laps
in hour. IL minutes. 2245 seconds,
winning the $4,000 purse. Twice
Chevrolet had to stop TO change tires
and each time regained the lost lap.
During the sixty-third, sixty.fourth
and sixty-fifth laps he drove with
fragments OF rubber flying from the
rear right tire. In the seventh lap
he blew a tire and almost collided
with Barney Qldfield.
Eddie Herne in his Dusenberg was
close second until the ninety-ninth
round. when a tire blew out in front
OF the grandstand, causing the ma
chine to plunge and swerve in front
Of the big Miller Special driven by
Omar loft. He ran into his pit Just
in time TO avoid a collision with loft.
Athur Durray. who made his first
appearance yesterday. was forced 10
retire in the sixty-fourth lap on &C.
count OF engine trouble. Barney
Oldfield, changed a rear right tire
four times.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
BASEBALL !: TRACK !: BOXING ). OTHER SPORTS

sLrays in the city and ! miss them.
They send fine shoots OF water-spray
ali over the yard and they remind me
Of the fountains az Lincoln Park in
Chicago, working On a small scale
No doubt there are a number who
have seen them. As Il has been about
fifteen years since did, am not
much OF an authority on them now;
but 7 shall never forget the evenings
spent with hundreds OF other people.
on the benchea. arranged as though
for a theatrical performance outof.
doors People brought their dinners
and stayed all day. At night they
gathered the children together. some
OF them asleep. and found a place
with good Wow. Those who sat up
prepared for a feast Of the eyes Those
who laid out on the bench and slept
missed il all. About eight o'clock
-.not our o'clock now-dozens OF foun.
tains. just like lawn sprays only
about ten times as big, started send
inE sprays I'D INTO the air. They start.
ed fine and got bigger and bigger
lntN N.utAtl s-l hlAtnLl anu litg
played r'eady. and sometimes they
PLAYED much Ike 4 child plays when
he puts his finger over the spigot hole
and then takes it away-just little.
But this in itself was not remarka
bic One soon saw nothing ont OF the
ordinary in that Soon. however, came
colors Of the rainbow and after that
fast and ever changing. all the colors
OF the universe blending and inter
changing until ones eyes fairly daz
zled with the marvel of the thing.
People sat entire evenings watching
the colored spray OF fine water which
sent out cool. refreshing drops nov
and then and ended hot day in rest
and comfort. | can not describe the
darkness about. every light near. out
for the performance nor the effect as
I see IL now. with myself the person
who sat sleepily on TIE bench. admir-.
ing. Oh. yes. but quite accustomed to
such sights-so much so that they
appeared an ordinary days occur
renee. Living as | did within walk
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
lee king GOES To
CAMP WEDNESDAY
Monongah Ball Player Re-
mains Property of Pitts
burgh Club.

Lee King, until just recently an &C.
tive member Of the Pittsburgh base
ball club, will march away with the
county contingent Of 159 men who en-.
train next Wednesday for Camp
Meade, Admiral, Md.
Knowing that he would be called
this month, King upon his own free
will. discontinued his major league
baseball playing 10 come to this sec.
ton to spend few weeks with his par.
cnts, MIR. and Mrs. Charles King. OF
near White Rock. before entering mil
itary service. Since returning TO Ma
rion county he has played number
Of games with the ldamay and Consol-
dstion Coal company baseball teams.
He is still the property OF the Pitts
burgh club and after the war will like
" resume his work with the major
league club
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
Evening Chat

Well. such time, Nobody could
get near a thing and IL YOU did man
&c TO get hold Of stocking or a silk
nesole, someone promptly pulled it
y OF your hand, This state OF az
RS prevailed the worst about eleven
clock when even the clerks began
70 say thing under their breath. Not
that they weren't perfectly polite and
very obliging, but the mass OF hui
mans which crowded about them bent
on having just share OF the spols.
would cause even the best tempered
and steadfast nerved 10 waver and
fall back. confused. The aisles were
plCked-everybody in town anxious 10
get a bargain. Some people bought
right and left. anything at I'll thu
sounded interesting and was in a.
mand II became game OF set hol'
OF and hang on 10. Everybody got
excited that in a few cases little juif
ment was used in buying and il a.
not mistaken a number OF things We
home which found no useful cornc
| heard a woman say: well. this
too small and II don't look very goo
on Marie. but maybe 1t will do
saw remnants snatched which held e
little for a dress and too much for
skirt and could not be used for a pore
swing cover. nor vet for new shin.
for father. Perhaps some use woulG
be found for IL. but ! doubted.
Bargain day is a great lot OF trin.
We get there early in the morning
sometimes even before the clerks. We
60 in for a regular good time and We
seldom fail to get IL. Each year We
stock up on some things we need. a
number OF things We don't need and 4
certain inevitable amount OF miatits
But il makes no difference. It's like
going to the lair or to a paradox
wouldn't miss 1t for anything in the
world.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19

We have IN the city az present a
man who upnolsta-s worn out chairs.
etc. he is something OF an adept at
the job and watched him today as
re worked. tie had a particularly in
tere,tinS set OF solid oak TO work with.
consisting Of two rockers. a straight
chair ard oven The lines in the
furniture were good and finish was
fumed. The seats had never contain
cd springs but this man was putting
them in He fastened wide strong
tape across the bottoms and set his
spiral springs along this tape in rows.
Every spring had - be tied so firm
II could not possibly slip: and then
tied in number OF directions so that
a strong network OF stout cord held
every spring in its proper position.
Il sounds easy enough but Il required
quite a knack and a strong hand. On
top OF the springs heavy, smooth pad
ding was set with edges well rounded.
On TOP OF this was stretched some
very pretty blue.gold tapestry. The
stretching Of this meant that II must
be fastened down once and then fas-
Jennings removed and after stretching
alain. put back for good. The tapes
try was held in place under the seats
out oi sight so that a plain unbraided
edge. well turned in, remained. When
the wood was refinished. which con.
sisted OF a thorough cleaning. new
coat OF wood stain the proper color
and top coat Of dull varnish. the fur
niture looked just as II might have
come directly from the store. new
Watching such a work proved very in
teresting. A furniture hospital such
as this man keeps. holds many odd
things and lures the imagination TO
many specuatiors as 10 the final
transformation OF the wood patients.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19

md finger marked. The show eases
were finger marked and griny Tao
window outside vas covered with blnP
and needed washing. In fact the =,
tire store 50 showed lack Of care on0
attention that one dreaded 10 stay tor
fear OF germs. II must require uuoh
work TO keep . drug store clean. bqe
no other place OF business shows -
cleanliness more. There 10 nothing
more attractive 10 people Who ony
drugs and ice cream and drinks than
a clean counter, tables, chairs and Oh.
er equipment. In this day when . lot
Of people are looking for 0er1on
germs everywhere they 80. 4 -
hooves the drug store man 70 kooD
a-shinin',
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
LumberpOrt to Play
at Idamay Sunday

Idamay baseball will turn out en-
masse to see the baseball game on the
Idamay field Sunday afternoon be-
tween the Idamay and Lumberport
baseball teams. The game is scheduled
for $500 p. m.
Lumberport has been getting the
best OF most Of the teams in Harrison
county and knowing that they are to
face one Of Marion county's best base.
ball teams, will gather up their best
lineup for Sundays game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
STAR CITY TO PLAY
CONSOL ON SUNDAY
Sig Crowd Expected to Turn
Out for Traction Park
Game.

Once more Star City will invade Ma.
fion county in an effort to win from
the Consolidation Coal company base
ball nine. The two teams are SEIZED.
uIed TO clash at Traction park Sunday
afternoon, the game to begin at $3.50
?. a.
Earlier in the season Star City came
70 Traction park and was defeated by
the Consolidation team By So score
Since that time Star City has been
over anxious to get another crack at
the coal company team and with this
in view have arranged to come 20
Fraction park again Sunday The
Star City players are fine bunch Of
fellows and are a great fayorite here.
largely because OF their clean play.
Ing
Star City can be depended upon for
. star lineup. johnson will do the
pitching for the home team and Lee
King will likely play short stop.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
Darkness Stopped
Game at Baxter

After ten innings OF play and with
the score sc u became too dark TO
play baseball and IL was necessary for
the twilight game between Baxter and
Watson at Baxter to be called off late
yesterday evening. Arrangements
have been made by the arrangements
OF the two teams TO play off the tie
q Watson on August IL.
Following the baseball game there
was . box supper. the proceeds 60
ms to the Baxter team. A large
crowd was out and the affairs was
considered q grand success.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19

We have a drug store well outside
az the city cehter which needs a han.
dy boy who likes TO keep glass show.
cases, glass mirrors and other shiny
parts OF a drug store well rubbed and
clean. Tho tables in this particular
place we're so greasy that one dare
not touch them. The chairs were also
greasy. The mirrors we're specked
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
UNTITLED SWELLING.

] don't suppose your measurements
have changed any since made youi
last suit. remarked the tailor.
! don't know about that. replied tn
proud and happy father. You'd better
measure my chest again. ! have two
sons who are captains in the army
n0w.-Blrmingham Age-Herald.
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ing distance Of the park. I could see
it every evening IL desired. How
little ] appreciated truly remarkable
sight. | was much like the man who
saw Niagara Falls for the first time.
Instead OF growing excited about n.
he said: Just water falling down
over a bank. What's 10 prevent it,"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19

Games Scheduled Today.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
st. Louis at New York.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
Gamec schednlcd ~

Games Scheduled To-Day.
Philadelphia az Pittsburgh
New York at ST. LoC,5.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Boston al Cincinnati.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19

Coming along Fairmont avenue TO
dsy a woman crossed Eighth street
with a child beside her. The child
instantly caught sieht Of q number Of
trees with white cotton wound around
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
Net Letter Perfect.

4 hear. James, your master Is a
perfect lady.killer. especially since he
got'his new auto.
'YTaint 90. sir. He has run over
SOME. but none OF ems dead yet
Baltimore American.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yc-.craaY.

Results Yesterday.
Cleveland. 5; Washington, /.
Detroit. 4; New York. l.
New York. 8; Detroit . Ten innings
Chicago. 3; Philadelphia, I
Philadelphia. 4; Chico 90. $.
ST. Louis, s; Boston. 3.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19

saw a conductor today chew nice
piece OF tobacco. A lady spoke to him
and he leaned over her 10 hear all
that she said When the lady arrived
at her home last night she wondered
wrere she got the nice brown stain
or the shoulder OF her white waist.
It'll never tell her. Perhaps you'd
better not, either.
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Baseball at a Glance.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Resulta Yesterday.

Philadelphia. /; Pittsburgh. 0. Thir.
teen innings.
New York, s; St. Louis. 5
Brooklyn, 8; Chicago, 2. Sixteen
innings.
Boston Cincinnati. rain
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-19

them halfway UP. She pulled at her
mothers skirts and stopped. saying:
Lock. mother. the trees are wearing
turs too"
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There arent very many lawn
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Boston CINCINNATI. rain
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Last Minute Score
Beats Pelham Bay
Iars in Yale Bowl

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Nov. 16.-Half-
back Halloran's fve-yard dash through
centre registered the only tally of the
Newport-Pelham Bay naval game to-
day, giving the Rhode Island Reds vic
tory with only five minutes of play
left in the final period
Forty thousand persons witnessed the
struggle in the Yale Bowl. which was
the athletic feature of the New Haven
formal celebration of victory in the
world war. Aeroplane fights and mill
tary reviews by the Yale army and
navy units were incidental features.
Newport's victory settled the oues-
ton Of the superiority of the Eastern
Naval Station teams and will probably
result IN game being arranged by the
winner with the Great Lakes Station
squad, easily the strongest Western
naval aggregation.
In the final period Goods end run
Tor tor twenty. yards and forward pass,
Nixon to Youngstrom brought the bali
to the Pelham ive-yard mark, where
the New Workers stubbornly held until
fourth down, when Halloran wripyled
across the line.
Newport was presented with a seo--
ing opportunity in the first fiye mir
ur~s OF play. when q tumble gave Lynen
the ball at the Pelham ffteen-yard line.
put the home team relinquished the
ball on downs. @Ne
The lineup:
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Columbia Wins
In Hard Tussle
Over Wesleyan
Robb Tallies Two Touch
downs for Blue and
White Team

Columbia scored its fourth consecu-
tive victory in defeating Wesleyan on
South Field yesterday afternoon by a
score of IA to 0. The game was a
battle every inch of the way, and al
though Columbia. on the merit of play.
deserved to win, the margin of differ
ence between the two teams was
mighty small and there were times
when the Blue and White was in pre-
carlous situations. The superior foot
ball knowledge of the local team told
IN the end, however.
Chester Robb, whose football deeds
have stirred Morningside Heights for
the last three weeks, outdid himself in
the struggle. He scored Columbia's
two touchdowns. the first in the second
quarter and the second in the third
The first he made on a smashing
line plunge that broke through the
Wesleyan defence; the second came
after dashing run of fifty-four yards
down the field. The goals were kicked
by Stevens
Early in the game, just before the
Blue and White made its first tally,
Robb came within inches of putting
the ball across the Wesleyan goal. and
only a firm stand by the Connecticut
team, which held Columbia to nine and
one-half yards in four rushes, prevent
ed another score.
Columbia Goal Threatened
The Columbia goal line was threat
ened several times. Twice Boote. en-
deavored to score by drop kicks, but
each time he failed, although one of
his tries was ridiculously easy. In the
third period penalty set Columbia
back to its own 15-yard mark, and a
f..1 E. } VI
leyan eleven yards nearer the Colum-
bia goal line. But the Wesleyan rush
spent itself in four smashes against
the Blue and White line, and it lost
the ball within two yards of the goal
lines
After that trying time Columbia.
having found itself broke loose with
slashing attack, which forced Wes-
leyan back yard by yard until mid
away for his sensational run. he
lodged half dozen tackles and set off
for the goal line. He eluded Steele at
Wesleyan's 25-yard mark, and then on
the 10-yard mark Boote, the big Con-
necticut fullbsck, hurled himself upon
him. The two fell to the ground and
rolled ever and over At the 2-yard
ran directly behind the goal posts,
Penalties Mar Content
The game was marred by many pen
alties in the first period. No less than
six times was Columbia set back in
the first five minutes of play for being
offside, and Wesleyan suffered once.
The penalties hurt Columbia greatly.
too, because they nullifed one slashing
run of twenty-five yards by Jim Houla-
han and set at naught a twenty yard
dash around left end by Charley Shaw.
Then in the third period a penalty
nearly cost Columbia a touchdown.
Wesley had the ball on Columbia's 30
yard line, when Kinnenger. Columbia's
left guard, lost his temper and slugged
Travis, of the opposing team. Kinnen-
ger was Immediately disqualified and
Columbia was penalized half the dis
tance to the goal line.
The lineup and score follow:
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17
Garden Bouts
Reap Harvest
For War Fund
thousands Attend Big Carni-
val-Army and Navy Off,
GERS Among Throng
By Fred Hawthorne

boxing made its contribution to tho
united War Work Fund last night at
Madlson Square Garden. where Charley
i'arVey' chairman of the local commit
tee of the experts division Of the allied
'neatrlcal and motion picture team
staged his "nine-ring" circus.
several thousand persons sat in the
r1ngside boxes, in the floor seats in
the arena chairs and in the ba]con;es
ana galleries. "To ascend from the
sublime to the ridiculous" before the
nrst of the battlers was squeezed into
his gloves, it looked like one of the
old nights at the Garden, when the
ooxlng game was enjoying its fair
share OF health and prosperity.
Tex Rlckard, the man who promoted
the Johnson-Jeffries championship fight
at Reno in 1910, sat at the press table.
chatting with the chauffeurs Of the
pencil. There were other notables
sprinkled around the ringside. and
women in decollette were prominent in
the boxes, as were officers of the AL
lied armies and navies. 1t was what
Joe Humphries, of the siren voice fame,
would have described as brilliant
assemblage of this country's most
prominent citizens." The bows Gun
there" let loose a barrage of cat calls
and assorted whoops at 8:45, fifteen
minutes after the scheduled starting
hour.
Leo Johnson, the negro lightweight,
and Benny Volgar were the first pair
to enter the inclosure.
Pete Prunty did the announcing from
the ring, and gave Leo and Benny a
boosting send-otf. From the start of
the bout it was evident that the boys
were there to fight, and they set a
red-hot pace, with Volgar doing the
leading. He punched johnson badly in
the first three rounds with rights and
lefts to the body, and Leo was slowed
up by these wallops.
Johnson made a rally in the fourth,
catching Volgar with jarring uppercuts
when he came out of the clinches. 1t
was Leo's round. The fifth was rip
snorter, with honors even, as was the
last. 1t was Volgar's fight by shade,
good fight in a good cause Lew
Magnolia, of Rockaway Beach, was the
referee.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-17

the twenty-yard mark. 1t took the
Sanford men three plays to squeeze
out five yards; then Summerill punted
to Driscoll on Great Lakes forty-fve-
yard line. Driscoll kicked to Kelly.
who was stopped on the Rutgers twen-
ty.hve-yard line. Rutgers failed to
gain and Summerill again punted, but
keete broke through and blocked the
Kick. 1t was Great Lakes ball on the
fifteenyard line, and Driscoll never
hesitated as he sped over for another
score. Paddy kicked the goal and the
statistics read Great Lakes 33, Rut-
gers IA.
In the final period the sailors added
three more touchdowns, from each of
which goals resulted. 1t was shame
the way Lieutenant McReavy's crew
handled Sanford's stalwarts during
this period. Rutgers would no sooner
get the ball than it would be forced
to punt, and Summerill's efforts in this
regard were so puny that Great Lakes
would invariably find itself in easy
striking distance of the goal line
Lauer, who had supplanted Reeves at
fullback for the sailors, made two of
the touchdowns and Erickson one.
The way the tide of battle turned
away from the Scarlet to the Navy
Blue is emphasized by the fact that
Rutgers made seven first downs by
rushing in the first half as against
two in the second half, whereas Great
Lakes collected no first downs in the
first half, but piled up eight in the
second. Rutgers tried thirteen for
ward passes, four of which were sue
cessful, and the sailors attempted
eight, of which four gained ground.
Secretary Daniels Sees Game
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy, and Rear Admiral Usher occu-
pied box during the first half of the
game, and the honorable Josephus was
warmly greeted by the ten thousand
in the stands. A troup of Caproni
planes also helped in the entertain
ment by sweeping low over the field,
but the big show after all was Irish
Paddy Driscoll.