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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
SONG LEADERS WANTED.
Volunteers Urged to Work in Thea
tiers in Next Loan Drive

Peter Dykema, In charge Of COM
munity singing for the War Camp
Community Service, has issued call
for volunteer song leaders to work in
the local theatefs in connection with
the next liberty loan drive.
Arrangements have been made with
thirty-six local theaters for four-min-
ute Sings" alternating with talks by
the four-minute men. The song lead
ers will lead the audience In the sing
ing Of two pstriotic songs.
Mr.. Dykema. is conducting q class
each Thursday night In the Thofn-
son School for drilling song leaders
and instructing them in the work All
volunteers who will give their sefv-
ices in the cause Of the next liberty
loan may call on him tonight or any
other Thursday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
MISS FEEHEaEH A SUICIDE.
Young Woman From Virgins
Takes Prison IN Room in Civ.

Miss Sadie Fenhegen. twepty-six
years old. . native Of virginia. took
poison while In her reen ut 7o5 9Th
been. employed ~ cashier in a BUSH
ness house: ana recently she had ex-
pressed q desire to become q trained
nurse. She was unable to comply
with certain requirements to become
a nurse, it is stated. became deepond.
emit ana took the poison.
Cerener hewitt gn9A = aaEt1A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
Divorce Given Soldier.

Justice Gould OF the District SUI
preme Court today granted an abso.
lutte divorce to Wilbur H. Bladen. an
enlisted man Of the Army, against
Lillian G. r. Bladen. The court as
sessed the costs against the core
spondent, yeoman in the Navy, to
whom the husband charged his wife
had transferred her affections. The
wife and Correspondent noted appeal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19

Raymond Clancy. tveuty-fSur years
old. who escaped from: Occoquan
March 10. last year, was recaptured
and again escaped from the prison
van while on his way from the court
house to the Jail the middle of No
vember, this morning surrendered to
United States, Attorney Laskey. He
was turned over to the marshal and
committed to jail.
Clancy Yves serving sentences Of
one year in Occequan at the time Of
his escape. Additional charges were
filed against him for alleged thefts
committed while he was q fugitive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
STANDS ON EIGHT BILLION.
No Intention to Ask for More
Taxes. Mr.. McAdoo Saws.

Secretary McAdoo stated today that
it is not the intention OF the Treasury
Depa rtment to ask for more than
5000, 100000 of taxes for the current
fiscal year.
This Is the amount proposed III the
pending revenue bill. Mr.. McAdoo
expressed the opinion that it would
be unwise to levy heavier taxes al
this time. He said conditions may
develop in the future which will de-
ternine the question of further in
creaSeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
Soft Drink Tax After November 1.

The House began work on amend
nients approved by the ways and
| means committee, adopting q pro-
vision fixing November l, 1913. when
| the taxes on soft drinks sold at soda
fountains, ice cream parlers and other
into effect. These taxes are cents
on each 10 cents paid and cent on
| drinks costing cents or less. from
| which $37,000,000 in revenue is ex-
pected., The tax would be paid di-
| rectly by consumers.
In discussing the soft drink sched-'
ule, Representative STAFFORD suggest
| ed that the new order prohibiting
manufacture of near beer would ma
terially decrease revenues expected
from that source.
The House adopted amendments by
| the COMMITTEES to make clear that the
cigar and cigarette taxes are pay
able primarily by manufacturers, and
| importers, with retailers subject to
the floor or stock tax. The sporting
goods section of the bill was broad
enej, upon the recommendation Of the
committee, to include all sorts OF ath-
letic goods.
Another committee amendment APP
proved by the House, suggested by
Representative Walsh of Massachu-
sets, would include entertainment
for soldiers and sailors among those
exempt from amusement admission
taxes.
The committee recommended and the
House approved amendments striking
| out 10 per cent taxes on duplicating
| and adding machines, included among
the seIni-luxuries, and also the section
levyihg a S per cent tax on gross re-
ceipts of automobiles used for hire, which
includes taxicabs. The adding and du-
plicating machine items were estimated
to raise 100000 each. Their elimina-
ton was opposed by Representative
STAFFORD Of wisconsin, who said they are
| controlled by monopoly and complain
ed because the tax is left applicable to
cash registers.
Representative Kitchin explained that
adding and duplicating machines are
the government, and the revenue ex-
| pected from them was small.
STANDS ON Flight RILLIoN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
Two Amendments Killed.

An amendment by Representative
Treadway to tax gross receipts from
billboards, street car, electric signs
was disapprovkd by the committee.
Another amendment disapproved by
the committee was that Of Represent
alive Wood Of Indiana, to exempt
travelling statesmen from the. 500 tax
though Mr.. Wood contended the tax
would apply to and work q great
hardship upon thousands OF travelling
sA1esmen, the committee was assured
that Treasury regulations in admin
istering the law would meet the SIT
uatiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
xau1r1fAHr Is sALvAaED.

Much Of the damaged equipment Of
the steamer Newport News, which
burned at its lecal pier several
weeks aso. has been sent to the sal
wage headquarters Of the American
Red Cross, Delaware avenue ana G
street, BY the Norfolk and Washing
ton steamboat Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
|bQLSHEnN REIRfi1|NG
| On TWO BATTLE FRONTS
Turks Reportsd to Have Occupied
Baha-caaees No surprise
in Wsshinstsn.


By TIE Associated Press.
LeNpoN. september 1s@Bo1shevik
forces afs fetfeatihg, ufs botht el1e
northern and southern fronts. accord
Ing ID s Stockholm dispatch to the
Daily Maai:
The dispatch says that . telegram
has beeh received in Stockholm from
MOSCOW stating that the Cxecho-sto-
raks still hold the city Of safhara.
which the bolsheviki recently claimed
to lave retaken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
TEE EyEr1ra srAH. rnuRapAY, arrTnMpER 1g 1gla

&e3sTfs@ ff66 C664fAAfihStle t1HdSk
datS II Sspt6Mbef ia.
&c q b6ihtSd out 81. tie Temps TIT
th6 freaty Of RrestsIdteysk 1Sft DaAu
n6t irev0nl The Turks from cohtinu.
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Suggests Variety Of Grades.

It is, known that one Of the most sig
nificant features of the recommendations
to be made by the. meat committee to
better conditions here is the requiring
of retail dealers to handle a wider va
riety of grades and cuts-not simply
to conf1ne their meat business to tender
loins and prime ribs and other so-called
luxuries which the trade contends is so
popular with the Washington house
wife.
By handling all grades and cuts and
pushing their sale the administration
IS satisfied that the housewife will read
lily take to the cheaper cuts. 1t may
take a little education on the part Of
the retailer at first, but the administfa-
ton points out that If the housewife is
really serious in her protest against high
prices she will take advantage OF the
offerings OF wider assortment of grades
one sure means of making the, family
funds stretch somewhat farther. The
administration says.
Supply and Demand RULES Prices.
The law Of supply and demand
naturally holds good in the beef trade
as IN any other industry, was the
statement made today by an official
OF the meat division Of the United
states Food Administration when
asked why the wholesale beef prices
should be higher in Washington than
In other large eastern cities.
He stated that at the particular time
those quotations were made there an
parently was an oversupply In the
other cities and that Washington 8
supply was short. He declared that
this condition could not last for any
length of time in view~of the close
watch kept on such conditions by the
packers. e-Ae
IT the packers saw that higher
prices were prevailing in washiflrl
ton, this official continued, "they
would hurry larger shipments to this
city. In the course of a day or two
1t would be noted that the local mar
Ret would be more than well Supplied,
and as a result Of the supply beine
greater, or even equal to, the demand
the wholesale prices would naturaIIy
DROP
He explained that it is also natura,
Tor prices to vary in different cities
hut that the difference should not he
great and should be only temporarv
He took Issue with the sugFestion
that Washington's inflated wartime
population" is responsible for higher
price here. He declared that ever
with Its inflated population, washing
ton Is small compared wit i1sume cen.
tiers and that there is no ground for
this as an explanation Of a meal
scarcity or Of excessive prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
'TAX0f.$10AY YEAR
ONBUS|NESS0. K. D
House Committee Approves
Levy on All Persons Earn.
ing $1,000 or More Yearly.
TWO AMENDMENTS KILLED

Extension of the proposed special
war tax Of SO year on business or
Occupations SO as to include All per-
sons in professions and trades earn
ing $4,000 or more annually. was ap-
proved today by the House ways and
means committee.
A redrafted clause to coter this tax
was ready when the House met to re-
sumo consideration Of the war rev.
enue bill, with only relatively minor
sections to be disposed Of before q
final vote.
The committee. by, divided vote
also decided to recommend Suspension
during the war Of the per cent TAI
and regulations on manufacture. OF
mixed -four. Flour mantfacture would
be left TO the food administration. az
requested by Administrator Hoover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-19
BEEF HIGHER HERE
THAN ELSEWHERE
Retailers Have to Pay More,
Due to Heavy Demand, It
Is Claimed.
HOUSEWIVES ARE cHoEY

On the eve Of its announcement
Of drastic regulations governing the
sale Of meat in Washington. with the
view to Erecting some relief from
what householders in Washington
have termed excessive retail prices,
the District food administration
learns through the bureau Of mar
kets, Department Of Agriculture, that
the wholesale prices here are higher
than In other Large consuming CEN
tiers in the east.
More than three months' time has
been. consumed by the special com
mittee headed by the local admins
traitor and Commissioned Brownlow
in investigating the meat situation
here and In forming plans to cheek
the continued Increased prices the
Washington housewife is required to
pay for this commodity.
This committee has finished It's work
and its Recommendations have been
approved by the United States Food
Administration with one or more mi
nor alterations. and it is only ques-
ton of few days before the report
of the findings OF this committee with
Its recommendations will be made
public.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-01
CBv Associated Press.)


WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, June
Attempts of the Germans to the river Marine hav
met with vigorous resistance and failed The troops
which made the effort retired from the river banks
PARIS, June 1.-The German attack continued during
the night with redoubed violence on the western side Of
the new salient between Scissors and Chateau Therry
The French made counter attacks and drove back the
masses Of German troops in the region of Scissors and
on the oe of ChaudenVervy gaining ground everywhere
and taking several hundred prisoners, the War office
nOunceS.
Along the northern bank of the Marine the Germans
pushed forward advanced parties from the north and
cast borders at Chateau Therry as far as Verneuil
On the French right there was sharp fighting be-
tween DOrmans and Rheims The situation is unchanged
nOrthw st and north of Rheims.
The statement follows
The pressure of the Germans continued late yester.
day and through the night with renewed violence on The
front between Scissors and Chateau Pherry In the re-
gon Of Scissors and the line of Chaudun-V erzy the
French made counter attacks with interchangeable energy
pushed back masses of enemy troops winning ground
everywhere and taking several hundred prisoners
South of Scissors the Germans were thrown back On
the Crise river Chaudn taken and lost several times
ing.
"The battle was violent also in the region Of Chouv
and Neuy Gin the centre of the western side Of the sal
ient)
The French broke up German attacks and maintained
their lines Immediately to the east Of these localities
"Aong the northern bank Of the Marine the Germans
pushed advance bodies from north and east borders 81
Chateau Thierry as far as Vermul. III
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Their Only Chance to Have
a Voice in Management
of Industry.
WILL REBUILD ROAD
All the Latest News About
the Fairmont Coal Re-
gion.

The disposition Of the government
b to work with organizations and this
policy makes It urgent that every coal
man in the Fairmont district wishing
10 have his say in the control Of coal
affairs should be a member OF the Cen
trail West Virginia Coal Operators As.
ISOLATION.
The government Is handling the pro.
duction Of coal through the Fuel ad-
ministration and the transportation Of
coal through the Railroad administra.
ton. The matters pertaining to the
coal Industry are referred by the Fuel
administration 10 the National Coal
Association, which is taken as repre-
sentative Of the coal interests OF the
country.
Every member OF a local association
ls automatically a member of the Ma
Lional Coal Association. The coal
operator who belongs to the Central
West Virginia Association has a voice
n the National Coal Association and
one particularly attractive point to
The small operator is that votes are
giVen every corporation represented,
which means that an operator in the
Fairmont district turning out $50 tons
! day has just as much power in the
National Coal Association as the Con.
Iolidation or Hutchinson, or Jamison.
The position to be occupied by the
West Virginia Coal Association will
Continued on Page eighty
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Had Spent Greater Part of
Her Life on Place Where
End Came.
WAS OF PIONEER STOCK
And Was the Home Keeper
Of a Distinguished
Family.

Miss Ida Watson. one OF the best
known women Of the community and
a member Of a pioneer family Of North
ern West Virginia. died this morning
shortly before eight o'clock at Fair
mont Farms after a long illness. Miss
Watson had been in III health for some
time from a complication Of diseases
and several months ago sustained a
fall from which she had been since
confined 10 her bed and which prob
ably FASTENED her death. Her brother,
Col e. W. Watson, arrived home from
Pittsburgh last night and other mem
bers Of the family we're already in the
city.
Miss Watson was past n years Of
age. She was a daughter Of James
Otis and Matilda Lamb Watson.
pioneer residents OF this section, and
she was born and had spent the great
er part OF her life on the home place
where her death also occurred Her
father was a pioneer coal operator OF
this section his death having occurred
sixteen years ago at an advanced age.
Miss Watson was one Of large fam.
ily OF children. six OF whom survive
her namely. Mrs. Caroline Fleming,
wife Of former Gov A. B. Fleming;
Mrs. Mary A. Sipe, wife Of the late
Conrad A. Sipe; Miss Lucy Watson.
Sylvanus L. Watson. James Edwin
Watson and Col. Clarence W. Watson,
all Of Fairmont. Three brothers, vii.
liam Watson, George and Frank Wat.
son, are deceased.
Miss Watson was prominently a
home keeper. At the death OF her
mother which occurred when she was
but young woman, she assumed the
(Contiued on page FOUR
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-01
RED CROSS DRIVE
WORKERS DINED
Compared Notes at Gather
ing in Social Room Of
First NJ. E. Church.

At noon today vice chairmen of the
different districts and captains Of
community teams engaged in the Red
Cross recent drive for $4,000 in Ma.
rion county, were guests OF W. j.
Wiegel chairman Of the campaign,
at a luncheon in the social room Of
First Methodist Episcopal church.
There was a good sized attendance
and the room was nice and cool. The
invocation was BY the patsor, Rev
c. F. Goodwin. The ladies OF the
church served an excellent menu
In his remarks Mr.. Wiegel said in
part: THE war working army Of,
Marion county is assembled here for
the purpose Of becoming a little bet.
ter acquainted. During the past cam.
paign workers were scattered in CIV.
cry district and community through
out Marion county ! do not know YOU
all personally, but | know you all by
reputation Not one community ! be.
lieve had failed to go "over the top
in the recent Red Cross campaign.
There is a great deal Of work TO do.
BY present indications in France to.
day the end OF war is far distant and
the burden will fall more and more
heavily upon US, | have no doubt
that Marion county will respond gen.
orally in the future as II has done
in the past in all war fund cam.
paigns."
MIR. Wiegel stated that due 70 the
change in hour and the rural resi-.
dents having no mail on Memorial
Day he feared that the notification
had not reached some of the men.
II any come in at $50 o'clock tonight
they will be well taken care OF he
added.
Mr.. Wiegel then asked for four min.
ute talks on experiences. The fol.
lowing responded: II. S. Lively. c.
L. Prichard, Warrington district: Dr.
W. F. Hall, Winfield district: H. N.
Martin. Lincoln district; Prof. D. A.
Ward, Warrington, and others.
The following were in attendance
at the dinner; II. c. Stoetzer, Da.
yid A. Ward, Warrington: r. T. Gun.
bingham, Chester L. Prichard. Man.
nigton; =. H. Huey. Warrington. r
No. 2; n. F. Hollobaugh. Manning.
ton; ]. McIntire. Worthington: B. E.
Mitchell. c. c. Coffman. w. R. An.
drews, Warrington; o. F. Wease. All
Richmond, Philip Van Glider, J. NJ.
Continued on page four)
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They Kept up Pressure on Line Be.
tween SaissOns and Chateau Thierrey
But Suffered From French
Counter Attacks
RHEIMS SEEMS TOBE STILL INFRENCH HANDS
Washington Military Observers Believe Germans Hava
Gone as Far as They Dare And Will
Now Dig In.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, June Members of the
Senate Military Committee at their weekly con-
ference today with War department officials
were told by General March, acting chief Of staff,
that opinion here is that the Germans have reach'
ed their present objective, the Marine, and that
they will now probably dig in and prepare for
later drive, perhaps on Paris.
With the Germans within As miles Of Paris
the .tuatiOn, the Senators were told, is serious.
Military experts here were advised are unit II
rea!izing the danger confronting the allies.
The senator's were told that the rapidity Of
the German advance since their offensive began
last Monday was unexpected by virtually all all
lied military experts Twenty German divisions,
it was said, were thrown against seven of the
allies.
The Success of the enemy was asCribed By
the var council largely to improved use Of gas
shells. Although few new types of gas Offensives
have been developed the Senators were told the
Germans are employing former types to much
bett r advantage using nine inch gas shells TO
shell territory from seven to eight miles back Of
the allied lines.
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LOCAL MEN GOING
INTO Y.M.C.A. WORK
DR.. ]. w. Mcdonald, Well
Known Surgeon, Among
the Number,

DR.. J. ". Mcdonald a local physic.
ian and formerly superintendent OF
the Fairmont State Hospital No.
leaves tonight for New York where
he will enter war service. DR.. Nc.
Donald has enlisted in the medical
department Of the Y. NJ. {. A. and was
ordered to report there today and viii
probably be given over seas duty.
Rev. John Brown pastor OF the Pal.
a,ine Baptist church will also leave
tonight for New York where he will
report for duty in the war Y. NJ. c.
A. work. He also expects 10 be as,
signed to duty in France within a
short time.
Oliver shlCEsff another local young
man will also leave for New York
this evening and will 60 into Y, NJ
c. A. work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-01

The above attractive photograph
is that OF little Miss Virginia Davis,
daughter Of A. c. Davis OF EVerson.
Miss Virginia is two and one-hali
years of age. and already has a
grudge against Kaiser Wilhelm. No
doubt home atmosphere has encour-
afed her attitude in this respect as
her father was chairman OF his dis
trict in the Red Cross campaign for
funds and is an ardent worker for
any cause 70 further Americas inter
est in the war
When Everson organized her auxil-
larry a few days ago Miss Virginia
advanced on the treasurer with her
dollar membership fee. and announc.
ed with firm determination Il want
to join the Red Cross, and beat the
Kaiser!'
Everybody present heartily approved
this expression, and hurried to join
and beat the Kaiser also. The wick.
cd old Kaiser will probably now see
his finish shortly. any way this little
girl has the right spirit and will, no
doubt be a real inspiration TO the
Everson Red Cross auxiliary.
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MRS. SAPP FIRST
ELEVATOR WOMAN
She Has Made Good on Lift
at the Professional
Building.

Fairmont has its frst elevator wo
man in the person Of Mrs. Ella sapp.
a young matron Of this city, who as.
sumed the duties Of elevator woman
in the Professional building on Deco.
ration day.
Mrs. sapp has proved 10 be fully
equal to holding down the position
and her efficiency will probably lead
to the employment of women in other
elevators OF the city.
Fairmont's first woman elevator is
a patriot and states that her main
reason for accepting the position is
the fact that she desires to make mo.
ney in order that she may help the
Red Cross an dthat she intends 10 do.
nate a portion OF her salary 10 this
worthy cause.
Mrs. sapp is the wife Of F. E. Sapp
and resides at lis Raymond street,
this city. She has an eleven year old
daughter, Opal Sapp.
Mrs. Sapp is a young matFon Of
good appearance and bright pleasing
manners and according to patrons Of
the building she has already made
good She attends strictly to business
but is polite and pleasant in her man
ner.
The owners OF the building hive
experienced no little difficulty in Sc
curing men to run the elevator, which
is Of the newly and most modern type
and have had several try out for the
Job, with unsatisfactory and at last
decided 10 try out a woman with the
result that they now believe their
troubles are at an end.
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by the Germans in their march on
Paris in 1914
The map illustrates graphically what
the Germans are trying 10 do. They
seek 20 force a wedge into the allied
line reaching from the Aisne 10 the
Marine, forcing the French and British
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MORE TRAINS CUT OFF.

WASHINGTON, June Further
reduction Of passenger train SEIZED.
ules between Omaha and Kansas
City, Omaha and St. Louis. ST. Paul
and Minneapolis and cities at the
heads Of the lakes is contemplated by
railroad administration. The reduc.
ton is in line with other curtailment
in the west and would save one mil.
lion train miles q year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-01

Deputy Marshal Here - United
States Deputy Marshal John Shorts. OF
Wheeling, was in Fairmont yesterday.