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 lit what the people say who have used liant Juice, that has done this. If you bffer from stomach trouble, biliousness,
 kalaria, constipation. nervousness, in bmnia, kidney trouble, or feel debili- Lted and run down. try Plant Juice, the feat herbal system tonic.
 IIeaily testimonials are received from Iell-known people who have regained heir health through the use of this
 hmous preparation and are loud in I'aise of 1t.
 |The following statement from Very lev Don Roberto Joschko of No. 6304 locuin street. Chicago, III, Vicar Gen. tal of the diocese, will be of great in Erest. Father Joschko is known and kloved, not only by his church associ- les, but by thousands of people throughout the entire country, who will
 b glad to learn of this reverend gem
 eman's recovery to health. He said:
 "For more than F years I have suf- bred with stomach trouble, using many iedicines of various kinds without any blp. Two years ago I was forced to b to a hospital in Winnipeg. Canada. Ind remained there for over four Ionths. I heard of Plant Juice, and he first two days I had taken it got b much relief that continued it's use; ke gas has left my stomach, have a bod appetite now and feel greatly i'm loved in every way. I am glad to I.dorse Plant Juice and would recom- lend it to all sick people. especially for Iomach trouble.
 lSuch words as these and those of bany others which have been printed lave wide influence. for they come from len of standing and integrity. who have Int fai ben greatly benefited thereby. IThe Plant Juice Man is at Norton's Tug store, corner Second avenue and twentieth street, Birmingham. where he daily meeting the local public and Itroducing and explaining the merits E Plant Juice. Free samples given Ndy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Presbyterian Revival at
 Ensley Will Continue

The series of services at the Ensley Presbyterian has been most successful during the past week and many have been added to the church. The pastor, Rev. James F. Hixson. is being assisted by the Presbyterian ministers of Sir mingham district.
 Services will continue through the coming week with the following minis ters conducting the services: Monday, Dr. A. S. Johnson; Tuesday, Rev. John Miner; Wednesday. Rev. J. A. Bryan; Thursday. Rev. J. ". Hickman; Friday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

Washington. March 23.-(Special.)
 Relatives and friends of the boys in
 9halSf who are going abroad by the thousand and hundred thousand can est assured that they are armed with he most effective man killing weapon sver devised. according to ordnance ex- serts of the United States army. This B the new army rifle which has been surned out at the rate of 1900 per day Tor sometime past.
 And the result can be attributed Argely to the machine shops and the Eiunition factories of New England. they are making not only the best mili- lary rifle ever invented and perfected ly the human brain and the human land, but also the best cartridges in the Fcrld to shoot in these rifles And l1ese New England factories and shops iegan their good work toward equipping ncle Sam's fighting millions with the sery best Shooting irons" with the reduction of the machine tools and !ther machinery, gauges, dies, jigs. fools, etc., that are used in the manu- 'acture of the cartridges and rifles for slis government.
 When the history of the industrial |spect of this war is written it will be old that to concerns like Brown & Iharp company of Providence, Pratt & N hitney and plants at Pawtucket and liner points in Rhode Island, Connecti- Ilt and Massachusetts, belongs a great |eal of the credit for having properly l4ulpped American arms and ammuni- Ion factories with the apparatus thereby steel in the bulk has been con Eerted into the finest products of the Irmorer's art. It is said that one ot Ilese machine plants has made more filing machinery in comparatively
 ew months than had previously been
 hanufactured in this country through
 ut it's history.
 It can be said also on the athority of
 rdnance officers of the United States Army that in the cold light of historic
 r even present day analysis the pur-
 nase by this government of machinery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

Eating meat regularly eventually produces kidney trouble in some form or other, says a well-known author ity, because the uric acid in meat ex- cites the kidneys, they become over- worked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particu- larly backache and misery in the kid- ney region; rheumatic twinges. severe backaches, acid stomach, constipation, torpid liver, sleeplessness. bladder and urinary irritation.
 The moment your back hurts or kid neys aren't acting right, or if bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of lad salts from any good pharmacy:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

take a tablespoonful in glass of wa ter before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice. com bined with lithia. and has been used for generations to flush clogged lSid- neys and stimulate them to normal &C., tivity; also to neutralize the acids in the urine so 1t no longer irritates, thus ending bladder disorders.
 lad Salts cannot injure anyone; makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus avoiding serious kidney disease.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
NE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAIb3' SUNDAY, MARCH a. 1918

rifles. cartridges and machine guns, au- thorities here say that too much credit cannot be given to few ordnance offi- cers Of the army who, by reason of long experience, expert knowledge and far slghtedness, have produced results that the American people have every reason to be proud of. For years General Crozier's was like voice crying in the wilderness TOT greater preparedness in the matter Of ordnance for the defense of America Due attention was not paid to his warnings and pleadings as chief of oro- nance of the war department, yet con- gressmen who maintained that attitude for years have not hesitated to condemn him for failure to equip the army of a million and a half men almost over- night with instruments of warfare which require months to perfect and get to a quantity production basis
 CROZEER MADE "GOAT"
 Like the innocent lambs, not to say
 goats" of heather times, it is said, the popular disposition has been to sac riQce Crozier and some of his chief ex- perts. but the powers that be have ap- preciated the value of their services to a greater extent
 While General Crozier had charge of all ordnance matters. the matter of ri lies has been in the special charge of the small arms division of the ordnance bureau, headed by Col. John T. Thomp- son of Kentucky. Colonel Thompson was prominent in this line in the war department some years ago. but there was not great deal doing there in peace time. He retired from the army a few years ago to accept an offer from the Remington Arms company. In an expert and executive capacity with that concern he built the mammoth plants erected at Bridgeport Conn, and Ed dystone, Pa., where enormous quantities of rifles and other munitions were made for the British, French and Russian governments in the earlier years of the war
 When the United States entered the war Colonel Thompson returned to the army and it is under his direction that enormous progress has been made in American ordnance preparedness. He has had charge of the expenditure of many millions of dollars for raw ma torial, labor machinery and produc- tion of rifles and other small arms All records for the manufacture of ri- fles have been smashed with the or ganization that he in the main created. Being familiar with the possibilities of the American munition industries, one Of the largest of which he had man. aged (he Remington works), he and General Crozler literally stood by their guns. Admitting that a few of the British model rifles could have been made earlier in the game, they insisted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
Ordnance Department Of
 .. s. Army Makes Good
 In Spite of Criticism
Experts Claim That New Rifle Now Being Made in Great
 Quantities Is Most Perfect Weapon Ever Pro- duced by Any Government
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

for the manufacture of rifles at s9,O0O,000 early in the war was one of the big gest bargains ever obtained by any government. One of these plants is in Ilri1U Conn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

stemmed. and longer before counter of fensive can be thought of. But with British steadness, French resources and the general allied reserve, the position cannot be regarded as unsatisfactory.
 "I gather that in military and other we'll informed circles the appearance on the scene of German tanks is believed to be imminent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

upon waiting while the British gun was being modified, it's parts standardized and arrangements completed for It's quantity production, so that the Anier- ican armies could be armed with the best rifle ever made ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

These Pianos were built for the most exncttng musicians; {; no better PtanOs are produced.
 Can be furnished either in oak, walnut. mahogany. dull or polished finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
ATHER JOSCHKO'S STRONG STATEMENT
|ndorses Plant Juice and Recommends It for All
 Stomach Trouble

Many of the best known and most re- pected citizens of the country have sstified to the merits of Plant Juice, the sw herbal stomach remedy. This rem
 Ky has made great reputation on it's serits alone. It is not what we say,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

During the first nine months after We entered the world war enemy incen- diaries destroyed S50.00o.0o0 worth of property in the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24
PRODUCTION SUFFICIENT

The production of army rifles has caught up with the demand, ordnance officers say, and until more men are drafted and to be equipped, it is under stood that certain portion of the rifle manufacturing capacity has been con verted to the production of the Browning machine gun and of automatic pistols with which the American armies are be- ing equipped The Browning gun, by the way, is said by ordnance experts and others to be another example where some delay In perfecting and testing has been justified by the ultimate result. this time in the form of the best ma chine gun on earth Thousands of these will be produced each month by summer time. as has heretofore been announced by the war department Browning the inventor. is deemed the premier inventor of small ordnance in the world today.
 Despite the fact that the production of army cartridges has been averaging 7.3p0. 600 per day in this country. ord- nance officers fear that there will be shortage of these best message to the Kaiser and his minions, owing to the tremendous quantities required It IS said that this country is producing mort rifle cartridges than either England pr France, although they have been in the war nearly four years and America less than one year. but it is explained, on thes other hand. that the allies of Amsr- lea have enormous reserves of small arms ammunition piled up, running into the billions Hence there is every reason why America should manufacture more and still moro.
 In carryine out the plans for equipping tho armies of nberty with the very best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-24

Rev. A. c. Harris; Sunday services by the pastor. On Friday afternoon spe- cial ehildren's service will be held, con- ducted by Rev. J. A. Bryan.
 Special music has been feature of the meeting with vocal solos by John Ander- son, Mrs. H. P. Rogers. Mrs. Charles Hassler, and Miss Beulah Freeman
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
TAKE CHEERFUL
VIEW Of BATTLE
At WASHINGTON
Germans Have Failed and
Turning Point is Close :
atHand.
CBv Associated Press

WASHINGTON. April 15.-Tnrnins
point IN the battle on the west front
Is being reached said che War depart
men: review OF the military situation
for The week ending April Is, publish
ed today.
The Germans have failed in their
purpose TO achieve victory in me
field, the statement continues. and
will soon be forced TO resume their
old mctics.
We must bear IN mind" the review
says, that the enemy is waSing a
battle OF annihjlatiop TO achieve vic
tory. He is fighting today with the
sole aim Of annihilating the British
army.
While it must be admitted that
German operation sin the beginning
of the present offensive nave resulted
in more than mere ploughing up OF
parts of the allied trench system and
the capture Of local obj@ccives along
a wide front nevertheless the ann OF
the German higher command 20 OBJ,
tain decisive strategic Success Ey
these assaults has not been sttained.
"The turning point in ;1e vest IS
being reac=B !. The GSrp2ans have
scored a distinct advantage which il
would be unwise 10 endna"oF . be
little"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
Rev. John W. Brown
breaches Farewell
PASTOR CT PALATlNE BAPTIST
cHuRcH WILL ENTER Amy
Y. N. c. A. SERVICE.

The congregation OF the Palatine
Baptist churcl: presented Rev. JohH
". Brown, Ike pastor, With a hand
some wrist watch upon his departure
from this city to take up work WIFE
tie Var Y. VI. c. A.
Rev. Mr Brown preached his rare
well sermon last evening to a large
CONGREGATION at the church and stated
that it would be months and perhaps
years before he would again occupy
the pulpit. lie left today tor King
wood vice. he will visit his cnothe7
..-,rIcu7 20 reporting 20 New Horh
where Re will be assigned t. duty
Re-. Mr. Brown had expected 20 leave
.asc evening for New York bu1 re-
t-:v.d a telegram telling him net to
repo!: urtil he rece. 80 fu:::her Iu-
struc:ions arS probably iii not leave
for several days. Just O73:e he VIII
be sent is nos known at this time
though he may be sent 10 France at
o1ce.
At the morning service yesterday
five candidates we're baptized. a con-
SreSational meeting Will be aeld on
Tuesday evening OF this week at
which time the mater OF calling a
pastor to take the place OF Rev. Mr.
Brown 7yIII be considered.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
Rev. H. 0. Reynold S
Installed Pastor

Rev. II. o. Reynolds was fnsta&lsc
as pastor of Grace English L1t4le1
church last evening. the install 4ElE
fice- having been Rev. n. F Baus
man. of Keyser. president Of the
Virginia Synod. Nearly 100 person
were III attendance
Rev. Baughman preached
forccfuI sermon in which hedeyelpp
the fact that numbers do not sss
a congregation. In the sruGg4e 4ol
numbers frequently one church
found pitted against another while tl1s
unchnrched are Cuapprozched- 5e
termed the Book Of Numbers
American b3ck because OF Il dfs244lls
with numbers. He referred to ey1
Selists who rent the C=i-'rch az pnGi
whom he said feel as 3 Che work ::
then done. although no constr94e
work has been done. He added
it was easy to crieicize.
Yesre "a morning Rev. o..G- leNl
of Wnee:il:E. preached Che se5lnoss
which was OF a very able enaEec 81
also. Rev Dean had the charge to
conSresation while Rev. Bang
had the charge to che pastor.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
ICE JUMPS SIXTEEN
CENTS A HUNDRED
Big Increase in Delivery Elk,
penses Causes Prices to
Soar.

ice has Jumped Up sixteen cents a
hundred pounds in price. and the OF,
ricials OF The City Ice Company say
the raise Is justitiabie because of the
big increase IN running expenses.
NJ. NJ. Foster. manager Of The City
Ice Company. which is the only con
Germ IN the city. which conducts de-
livery system. states that the raise
OF from As cents hundred to Ga
cents a hundred pounds for ice is due
to the fact that oats used 20 feed the
twelve head OF horses has jumped
from fifty cents 4 bushel TO S1.09 a
hushel: hay that former Y cost from
SIS to ST. a ton IS nov bringing So,
gasoline used in the delivery trucks
has jumped from sixteen cents a gal
lon to twenfy-six cents gallon and
added TO this is the extra cost Of L
Dor. Ammonia used in the manufac-
ture OF ice has also increased mater
tally in price. Fuel had increased
fifty-fivs per cent.
All OF the ice used in Fairmon: is
manufactured ana no natural ice is
being used today. The Fairmont Ice
Company plant on the East Side has
a daily capacity OF sixty tons, while
the Marion Products Company plant
has a capacity of tlairty-five tons.
these being the limit productions OF
be I'll plant. The amount OF ice con-
sumed by the citizens. however, will
not be more than third of this ton
maze.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
File Certificates
Of Many Marriages

a. the office OF the county clerk
these minister's marriage certificates
have been filed: George NJ. Hughes
and Carrie A. Campbell by Rev. Slack
burn Hall. OF the United Brethren
church on April g: Charles ~ cha-l-
ton and Ruby Floyd by Rev. c. z.
Goodwin. OF N. T. church. this cts.
on April 4: Frank Nicholas and Hazel
snyder by Rev. c. E. Goodwin. OF th@
u. e. church. this city on March %:
Harry S. Bayles and Ante e.. Arm
strong by Rev. C. E. Goodwin OF the
N. e. church. this city. on March Il /:
Enoch Brent Kirk and Virginia Belle
Wroe by Rev. c. E. Goodwin. OF the
NJ. z. church. this city, on March 60:
Walter Lewis and Amos l. Miller by
Rev. c. E. Goodwin, OF the N. E
church. this c::s. Sc April 5.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
MRS. NIB. RAYMOND
WAS BURIED TO-DAY
Mother of Circuit Court
Judge Now Rests ct
Woodlawn.

Funeral services over the body OF
Mrs. Maria Borgess. Raymond whose
death occurred on Saturday afternoon
we're held this afternoon at ? O'Clock
from her late residence on Quincy
street. The Rev. Charles Baird Nit,
chell, rector Of Christ Protestant Epis.
copal church, Of which the deceased
was member conducted the rituals
tic burial service OF the church and at
the conclusion OF the services. the
body was inferred IN WoodIawn Gem.
etery. The honorary pail bearers. all
friends OF the deceased were J. NJ.
Hartley. A. j. Stone. A. l. HouIt, ia
cob Hayden. A. 3. Fleming and DR..
J. II. BrownieId. The active pail.
bearers included George Peddicord
George Hill. John Clark Raymond,
srandsons OF the deceased E. c.
Frame and u. H. Holbert grand sons
il law and Guy Fleming.
among relatives here for the fun
erai were Thos. Raymond of Fleming
ny. and Mrs. Lucy DerrirS Of Nor
gantown. a son and daughter OF Mrs
Raymond. Mrs C. y. Mcdonald OF
New York and Mrs. Julia Peddicord
Greenwc,;i OF Philadelphia. grand
daughters. 2grs Kenpa Clark at At
lantic City aHG Charles Peddicord al
so a: that place were DELAYED in Phil
a deIphia and were unable to arrive
here in time for the service.
The death OF Mrs. FayEoud. which
occurred on Saturday afternoon short
Il before three o'clock at her home
greatly shocked the conlmur ity in gen
eraI. She had been taken III on FRI
day but her condition was not thought
to be in the least alarming. A Re"
moments before her death She was
taken with sinking spell AID passed
quietly away.
The deceased vas n dau0Gh:er Of
the late Thomas Lindsay BoSgess. 9
native OF Fairfax Courthouse. in Far
fax county. Va. He however came &c
this county in the year 1910 and later
served for sixteen years as clerk OF the
county court. Ills daughter Maria
Bossess was united in marriage WITH
the late Judge Alpheus Raymond
--E,e-- 6e~+7 occurred rr-51e:' o.
yea-- ago J&dgs l4&ymei.5 e2,e;@-
rai!it:-ry service u tGe Co-lseI@ii-;; :
49,. 4. iha oatb-c.l& .: t'a w: G1g
siic: Scs',.i,S in E2:!c3s S-'iSaae o.
Jac,,so,. amy Us maze a TlSJoF
Oh. :us TIE var -. ~! 4 nd "ai
may F:l.ir::ag a,iy,n,,:res. enc "a
which - drip 10 Richmond. Va
., 49, ...aI 80 - l..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
Again
ARE DRIVEN QQl
OF NEyVE EIGlIgII.
But Their Line in FIander
Continues to be I'm
broken.
GERMAN LOSSES H
British Artillery Breaks W
an Attack on the River
Lys.
GERMAN LOSSES M

LONDON April 15-seyen attach
bv the Germans in the MerTtIte seelp4
Of the northern battle front have be-
repulsed b.; the British who inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy. Is e IN
nounced officially
Southwest Of the Bailleul the Ger
mans temporarily penetrated The BFls
ish positions but were driven out 9ss
counter attack
The British have lost Ne;1veSEgll
The offioial communications IS 81
follows: severe fighting continued
all day yesterday around NedSS
ESlise alter beating Off numerous
tackS our troops were in the end eolls
PEELED TO withdraw q second time from
the village.
Strong attacks were made By the
enemy yesterday afternoon as 2 nuns
Der OF other points on the bette tEott
Northwest OF Merville flee ftght4p5s
look place as result OF whie1
attacking German infantry was driven
back with great loss.
The hostile infantry advancing alon
the northern bank Of the Lys
caught by the fire OF Oh: artillery ana
was unable 10 develop its attae1.
Southwest OF DardIleui parties 05
the enemy =LcrGsded temporarily
aeue,ras iI.g or positions but
driven out by our counter attacks ana
our lines WIS restored.
Fighting took place early this MON
ing south OF the Somme in the neig
borhood of lanyard. Our position e
This sector has improved and nuns
Ser os prisoners have been taken. 2 -
hostile artillery was active last - sl5
in the ueighborhood of Bucquoy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
BOOZE PASSED OFF
LABELED AS FRUIT
Breaking of Barrel Expos
es 5000 Booze Cargo
on Pennsy.

Giving bond today before Justice
Conway in the sum Of $500 Thomas
Caruso, an Italian transfer man. will
be heard on Wednesday afternoon at
. O'Clock on a charge of being impli-
Gated in receiving 500 pints of whis-
key, which we're neatly packed in
seven barrels. Attorney T. R. Bell
represents Caruso.
Late Saturday afternoon Constable
Michael working under the direction
of Sheriff Clover and Prosecuting At
+ornev HasSerty found the wholesale
cargo of booze in the Pennsy freight
station. The barrels we're all labeled
.'aopIes.'' but a freight handler no
r;ced after the head Of one OF the bar
reIs had been mashed in thai it con
tanned pint bottles OF whiskey.
Since January 81. the officers say
that Caruso and those connected with
him, brought in TWENTY-FIVE barrels Of
whiskey in THAI fashion. fifteen OF
which GOT BY the officers. Some OF
the wk:skey was labeled as pears
The zh:ske= at West Virginia prices
is valued at $500. while it could he
purchased III wet territory for about
half OF that amount. Whiskev has
been ssIlirg Sc- 81 pint here. bu:
Iacksca street prices have boosted to
50 a pint de 10 the activity Of the
countS officers.
Caruso ci,inls tina: he hauled the
barrels Er,a the station to Mill Falls
run. 7-nere another wagon zHet him
and transferred the freight. The su-
florities are hunting for other indi-
viduals and Il is probable that the
princira! one had not been nipped as
vet
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
Down Appraisement
Placed at S66. 264.68

Late Saturday afternoon E. L. Talk,
inStor. N. A. Fletcher and L. E. Nor.
gan. appraisers IN the estate OF Fes-
tus Downs. late bank director. OF tht5
COUNT, filed an appraisenent bill,
The total app:aisement is placed At
eS6.264.6S.
\. O. Fortney. John y. Hess and
W-iIl:a:r !. :-aft, appraisers in the cs,
re OF A.::is y. Eeflin, late OF this
= >U.,t--. i-..e S-.r: Hfternoor- tiled
a APP .sc4.2*s LiN = - office Of
re cant c.;.rt. ine.- p..-@e -i'2 per
,onGi property @t &1G4 IS While The
real estate is ;pp:s. ct $500.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-04-15
Synodical Society
Will Meet Here

Arrangements are being made 20
have the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the West Vir-
ginia Synod OF the Lutheran cnurc:
to meet in Grace English Lutheran
church on Wednesday. THURSDAY and
Friday. June 90, q and IS There are
TWENTY-FIVE societies in the synod and
thirtytiye delegates.
Last evening Nra- z. c. Resp and
Miss Henrietta Hitc. OF EIarks burg,
were here 20 make some preliminary
arrangernen