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The Springdale news., 1918-05-10
PUNCHY PARAGRAPHS.

PUNCH1 PARAGRAfnS nS.
 The kaiser probably wants the Hague to hold peace conference Tn.
 The wheels of the Russian war ma- chine are accomplishing many revolu- tions.
 Alcoholic spirits have taken back seat. Patriotic spirit is the national stimulant these days.
 Holland should have sand and grit enough to refuse to have gravel trans ported across her territory,
 Congress has made hundred million people get up an hour earlier, but II has not affected a single rooster.
 Steel and copper have each given up magnate to war industries. But silver and gold are paying for the war.
 The market basket is an old and valu- ed member of the community, but It nas only recently taken it's place in high so- ciety.
 It's an i'll wind that blows nobody good. The draft that waited Grover Alexander away from the Cubs has prob ably supplied Uncle Sam with an excel lent bomb throWer.
 It is said that when Lenine finishes his work in Russia he will come over here. And shortly after his landing we predict a scarcity of feather pillows in his lmme- diate neighborhood.
 4 trip to Washington nowadays is a pleasure only to the millionaire. He can afford hall bedroom, but the ordinary citizen is lucky if he can get bathtub or a barber chair to sleep in
 Switzerland reports that her neutral ity has been violated 586 times since the war began. Which is patience and then some, the good Book itslf only enjoining the practice of that virtue seventy times seven times.
The Springdale news., 1918-05-10
"DAUGHTERS OF EVE"

TThe following poem clipped from Trench and Camp" paper published by the New Orleans Picayune for the soldiers at Camp Beauregard, Lar and was written by Sergeant Covington of Company A. 155th Inf and we infer from the tone of the poem, that Sergeant Covingon has not been treated right by some daughter of Eve" We hope that the per cent of girls left behind like the in the follow ing poem is very small-Ed.
The Springdale news., 1918-05-10

4 trip to Washington nowadays is pleasure only to the millionaire. He can afford hall bedroom, but the ordinary citizen is lucky if he can get bathtub or a barber chair to sleep in.
The Springdale news., 1918-05-10

Holland should have sand and grit enough to refuse to have gravel trans ported across her territory.
The Springdale news., 1918-05-10

Congress has made hundred million people get up an hour earlier, but it has not affected a single rooster.
The Springdale news., 1918-05-10

Steel and copper have each given up a magnate to war industries But silver and gold are paying for the war.
The Springdale news., 1918-05-10

It is said that when Lenine finishes his work in Russia he will come over here. And shortly after his landing we predict a scarcity of feather pillows in his lmme- diate neighborhood.
The Springdale news., 1918-05-10

The wheels of the Russian war ma- chine are accomplishing many revolu-
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
Besf of FoOf Powder
Makes Very Poor Bread

Who did YOU sell 10 to- How can YOU
get it back. and set it back quick?"
There was a dash to the side OF the
remaining -four"
Captain X nearly embraced it
Just then a man from the Italian mis-
sion appeared He explained that they
had had versions Of a real spaghetti
dinner But he added in effect, that
with all respect % the American s -four.
it wouldn't "spaghet"
Then came a man from a mess near
by In a few minutes there Neas line.
and everyone carrying a package OF
"nour' that wouldn't act as b. should.
Knowing that the "lour' had been
sold out in 50 pound lots TO several
times as many buyers. Captain was
frettlng over how 80 was to he gotten
back.
Captain Y looked at the line. and con-
soied
"l don't think I'll he long getting all
YOUR damn foot powder hack. and ]
won't have TO ca after It either"
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
Written Especially for THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
BY G.. CHARLES HODGES.


THE GERMANS-sO saws Niscount
uchida, just returned 10 Japan after
having served through the Russian rev.
olution as Nippon's ambsssador-HAN
10 INTENTION OF INVADING SIBERIA
AT PRESENT.
This is in part because the Teutons
are trying to cripple Russia, Ambassa-
dor Uchida explained IN Tokyo, reveal
ing the reasons why he opposed Japan's
proposal to occupy Siberia
But, he holds, Germany does not
want 10 destroy Russia, the Kaiser's
leaders only want TO be free TO act on
the West Front-that is all They
wanted the Ukraine only because they
needed the food OF this granary.
This Japanese statesman warns
against Understanding the power Of
the Bolshevik.
Lenine, Japan's ambassador TO Russia
declares, Is a great man. German and
Austrian prisoners are much Influenced
by the doctrines Of the Soviet Govern
ment which Lenine heads. Viscount
uchida thinks It probable that they viii
propagate these radical views In their
own countries after the war
Japan, he warns his countrymen,
must expect the Bolshevik TO predomi-
nate In Russia In the near future unless
something extraordinary transpires.
Even II Russia is disorganized Uchida
believes that Bolshevikism will not
perish.
He secuted any hope OF a counter
revolutionary success. Russia. In his
opinion, Is TO be led by extremists
this Is the secret Of Russian govern
ment." A great leader will probably
appear to lead the nation Mlliukoff
the first foreign minister OF the Rus
sian Provisional Government, ne thinks
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

mer and winter palaces OF Pekin. The
spoils OF the robbers are now being
displayed
10 entertain an idea Of friendship
with these people is betraying China
into the hands OF the brigandS.
China is in state OF confusion as
a result Of the overthrow Of monarchy
OF several years. This IS what men OF
average intelligence and students oi
history should expect. Cities cannot
have onder without law Countries
cannot have tranquility without a def
mite constitution. And a modern dem
oorscy with a citizenship OF nearly
one-lhird of the worlds population
cannot be organized in a fortnight. Il
took the United States OF America a
period Of from i716 10 1865 30 esiab.
lish herself and a still longer period
from i7s9 to 1870 for the French Ia
succeed in sending the Bourbons and
the Bonapartes into complete exile
Lastly the part contributed by The
Chinese In this great struggle is pub.
lished IN the London papers and else
where in this country. Immediately
after the breaking OF relations with
Germany, China sent a contingent o
10000 farmers and skilled machinist.
10 France AZ present. fresh men arr
being sent frequently TO England Al
well such facts may escape the no
tiee Of the public but they cannot bi
/ ignored.
III I could have done anything ol
could have seen any chance OF m!
being able 20 do anything 10 aid m,
country 7 would not have left H. Is {
statement which no man who has
country will make"
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
China NOT FRIEND
OF German RACE
c. c. Kuo Says Friendship
Would Mean Betrayal
TO Brigands
PEOPLE FAMILIAR
WITH "KULTUR"

c. c. Kuo, a Chinese Cornell Uni
yersity student, who has been study
ing mechanical engineering at the Har-
Ian plant here, discussing China
Hunined,' a story appearing IN THE
EVENING JOURNAL on Friday. said
today:
Il, being Chinese, consider it my part
to comment on the views given by the
brilliant Chinese LAWYER and the
prominent observer % your special
western reporter al an exclusive inter
view on China Hunined
The gloomy views Of this learned
scholar are not only too peSimistic
but groundless and ignorant.
In the frst place. China cannot he
'Hunifed' nor Anyned She Is old
enough TO have an opinion and iudg-
ment Of her own. and does not accept
anothers views 70 is this peculiar
characteristic resistance that prevents
her from adopting some Of the west
ern ideals and cOmpels her % remain
/ behind, as she Is now. Furthermore
| her past record reveals that the fire.
quent influences and innovations OF the
/ Tartars and the Manchus and other
] tlbto lldNo never rulNifti uut uhNt
only served 10 be absorbed in her at
mosnhere.
Next. let US ses II the Chinese are
sntasonistic TO the Kulturs' Il was
during the year 1900. the date happen
ed later than Spanish-American war,
that the same identical 'Kulhr' intro
duced the marvellous war invention
OF the well known gas bombs and eT-
perimented with magic success on the
Chinese As the result OF this many
~ the well known families were en-
tlrely wiped out Of existence.
In the same year the same Kul-
turs' Initiated the memorable robbery
OF the valuable treasures Of the sum-
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
SOUTHERN FARMERS
RAISING FOOD CROPS
Ry the unitad Pres

BY the United Press
ATLANTA. Ca May 9O-Thc south
Will raise the greatest food crops ia
It's history this year. unless very un-
favorable weather conditions interfere
with the program The spring drive in
France and Flanders came Just IN time
to rouse the planters
Cotton Is being supnlanitd by poia-
toes. corn. rice, ana other food crops
in some places, hut the total curtail
ment OF cotton output probably vii
not be great
Florida Is producing about 500O0 car
loads Of foodstuffs for shipment 10 lh'
North and West W q McAdoo. di
rector general of railroads, has prom
ised 20 supply the 5000 cars.
Tennessee. Arkansas and Mississippi
are increasing food crop acreage From
~ 10 N per cent Though many o
the farmers sons have gone 10 wal
'the shortage OF labor has been supple
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
BY FRED s. FERGUSON
United Press stan Correspondent.


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY N
LORRAINE, April : by mail When
-four won't biscuit won't pie" won't
"doughnut, won't even dough. and
above all. won't even "spaghet. there
must be something the matter with 10.
And when you've ordered a ton of
rench-foot powder and 10 hasn't ar
rived; and more cases Of trench feet
are coming In; and your superiors are
raising the roof demanding the pow
der, and you can't get it-assin there
must be something the matter
TWO captains with these two lines
Of trouble 10 mind met recently. One
was a captain 10 the quartermaster
corps. The other was stationed al the
front
Captain Y opened the conversation.
He told Of his trench foot powder trou-
hlss The particular powder he had
ordered was the best thing for trench
feet that had been found-but he could
not get 10 for some mysterious reason
Captain Y came back with his trou-
bles He had Just gotten IN a batch
Of hour and had been deluged with
kicks from everybody from the Com
nanv cook 90 the French civilians and
the salvation Army.
Now, everybody was trying mixing \
with other 1our TO see IL 10 would work
be said
The stuff simply won't do nothins
that flour ought to do" was his INA
CRY Of anguish.
A light dawned In the eye OF Cap
tain y
What does this -four OF yours lool
like
Just -four"
But are YOU sure. It's -four ."
There's no analyst with my OUTFIT
but I take 70 as such
Captain Y was hot on the trail
You've got my trench-foot powder
III bet horse he shot at The Quar-
termaster. How much have YOU sold
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
HOW MUCH Is
BACKYARD HUNTING
LICENSE WORTH ?
By the United Press.

By the United Press.
ALBANY. y. Y. May 20-The Thomas
cat with the Csruso voice had better
stay indoors in New York from now on
Any doubling Thomas may be CON
WINGED either by going out for a solo
q number of nights IN succession. or
by reading a law just signed by Gov
ernor Whitman.
The new law is designed for protec-
ton Of birds, but easily may be made
20 work for protection OF humans also.
70 provides that anyone over 2i. holding
o hunting license. may Kin a cat found
at large hunting or killing any bird
protected by law
Evening journal., 1918-05-20
Huns Will Not Invade Siberia
Says Japanese Envoy TO Russia

would have done a sreat work any
where else: but this Russian statesman
was helpless In Russia-snd this
Japanese diplomat should know per-
sonally.
NiscOunt Uchida was withdrawn from
Russia after the peace OF Brest-Litovsk
was signed with Germany. He crossed
Siberia and hurried 70 Japan. Here, he
figured largely in the boldng up OF
Japanese action against the Bolshevih
government in Siberia.
This Japanese statesman may he
credited with having done more than
any other leader 10 stop the interven7
tion Of Japan in East Asia against what
has been denounced as a German-Bol-
sheviki combination.
Ambassador Uchida. fresh from long
contact with the men heading the Rus
sian Soviet Republic and thoroughly
conversant with the situation. was dead
against Japan going into Vladlvostok
and Eastern Russia in force. His views
for the time have triumphed IN the
councils OF the empire
Niscount Uchida has refused TO Join
the Terauchi Cabinet, succeeding Mo
tono In the Foreign once. 10 is under
stood 10 Tokyo that he characterized
the situation as too dangerous"
II Is Just possible that Uchida antici-
pates the fall Of the TeFauchi Ministry
IN the near future, sna does not care 20
connect himself with 10. on the other
hand, is Is highly probable that this
japanese statesman will some time
again come into control Of Nippon
foreign affairs-he was Jspan's foreign
minister during the second premiership
OF the great Saionii in ioii-i9i2
At any rate, Niscount Uchida's atti-
tude has been Of the utmost importance
in framing Japan's liz Of action IN the
I present crisis along a line meeting the
approval Of the United States. as well
as the Allies
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

in many cases by purchase Of tractors
and other farm machinery.
six million acres OF corn have been
planted near Memphis. Tenn. Missis-
sippi farmers hope 20 raise 100000
bushels of corn
Late corn and potatoes were objects
OF a special meeting Of the Georgia
Farmers union last week. Weather
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

but The sate agriculture bureau estI-
mates The wheat CROP at 81 per cent Of
normal, compared with only 6s per
cent last year.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

The Want Ads ofief good positions in
orlces, and domestic help should ad-
vertise In the Want Ads during the
coming two weeks.
Evening journal., 1918-05-20

NEWPORT SUFFRAGE MEETING
The Newport Equal Suffrage Club
win hold Us monthly meeting at the
home of Mrs John a. Cranston. at
2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12

and thribble trees, lot of crowd sticks,
log chains, mattock, grain cradle, dig
ging iron, scoop shovels, 4-prong
forks, pitch forks, Soft. extension lad
der, l Myers double-hose spray pump,
10 new apple barrels, lot of empty bar
rels, and other articles too numerous
to mention. Many of these imple-
ments have been littel used.
ADMINISTRATORS complete for
4-horse team, set of wheel harness, 1
set of lead gears, 6 blind briddles, six
collars, saddle, 1 wagon line, a sets
of pillow gears, 10 halters, 3 lead reins,
2-pr. of check lines, 1-pr. spreaders,
breast chains, butt chains, / set of
single harness, l hay fork, 120-ft. of
q heavy rope, lot of pulleys, Amer
lcan field wire stretcher, so bbls. of
yellow corn, tons of Timothy hay,
900 or more bundles of fodder.
About so to rs Tyr. old hens, 20
pure-bred Rhode Island Reds.
TERMS:-A credit of IL or Is
months will be given on all sums of
$40 and over, purchaser to give a ne
gotlable, interest bearing, exception
able note, payable at any of the Char
les Town banks. Sums under SO,
cash. No property to be removed I'M
I'll terms OF sale are complied with.
JOHN w. IRWIN.
Ihos. j. West and Chas. I. Engle,
". A. Daniel & Bane Brown, Clerks.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
Honor Roll For January At Charles
Town Graded and High School.

High ScnOOI.
Katherine Boxwell, Fannie Burns,
Agnes Conner, Elizabeth Elliott, Kate
Riggs, Frances Luke, Agnes Moore,
Phoebe Moore, Maude Painter, jose
phine Pittman, Nina Ramey, Eleanor
Selden, Rufus Edwards, John Luke,
Dilmon Moreland, John Selden, Ernest
Slifer, Raleigh Watson.
Eighth Grade.
Theo Brown, Charlotte Higgs, Willie
Higgs, Hazel Johnson, Olive Moore,
Lillian OFT, Mary Ramey, Julia Slifer,
Mary Callan, Louie Burns, Willie
Luke, Richard Macomb, Charles Scho-
field, Charles Skinner, Daniel Hefe-
bower.
Seventh Grade.
Elizabeth Anderson, Alice Lefever,
Florence Morgan, Edna Shull, Edith
Stanley, Virginia Watson, Della
White, Margaret linn, Henrietta
Myers, Francis Conklyn, Howard Kiss
Ter.
Sixth Grade, A. Section.
Virginia Bailey, Thelma Dick, Vir-
ginia Kelly, Ethel Lancaster, Edna
Wilson, Robert Daley, Newton Glib
son, Charles Osbourn, Harry Ronemus.
Sixth Grade, B. Section.-Mary
Smith, Carrie linn.
Fifth Grade, A. Section.
Virginia Gibson, Doris Griffith,
Nina Hooe, Sadie Kelly, Marie War
tenbee, Myra Moler.
Fifth Grade, B. SectiOn.-Abner
Myers, Virginia Smallwood.
Fourth Grade, A. Section.
Joseph Wiener, Frances Furr, Bette
Gibson, Bryarly Kearns, Lucy Miley,
Mary Rissler, Frederick Selden, Dor
othy Watson, Lucy Skinner, Mary
Magaha, Louise Kelly.
Fourth Grade, B. Section.
Dixon Baumgardner, Owen Conklyn,
Ted Elliott, Fred Martin, Louise Dut-
row.
Third Grade, A. Section.
Catherine Burns, Maxine Slifer,
Edith Hooe, Dorothy Greaver, Ruth
Smallwood, Kathleen Albin, Pauline
Dutrow, Ralph Albin, Jack Ford, Maui
rice Ham, Howard Hensler, Joseph
Miley, Paul Palmbaum, Charles War
tenbee, Robert Hockensmith, James
Kelly, George Moler.
Third Grade, B. SectiOn-Eva Alger,
Ralph Ennis.
Second Grade, A. Section.
Alma Johnson, Eleanor Moler, Mar
garet Rissler, Harry Callan, Abner
Hockensmith, Ernest Pope, William
Reed, Raymond Riddleberger, Louis
Wiener.
Second Grade, B. Section.-Edward
Kelly, Pauline Johnston.
First Grade, A. Section.-Anna
Conklyn, Porter Miley, Moses WEIGH.
First Grade, B. Section.-Ellis Hooe,
Maphis Ingram, Charles Moler, Ed
ward Miley, John Skinner, Conrad
Woodward.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
To Register Applicants For U. S.
Public Service Reserve.

Commissioner of Labor, Samuel B.
Montgomery, Federal State Director
has announced the appointment of the
following enrolment agents for JEFF
ferson County, whose duties will be to
enroll workmen for possible service in
Government War preparations in the
United States Public Service Reserve.
Chas. A. Johnson, Charles Town;
Clayton L. Haines, Charles Town; E..
E. Cooke, Charles Town; Fl. N. Brad
ley, Kearneysville; Chas. D. Wysong,
Shepherdstown; o. L. Watson, Ran
son; Jos. Ketzner, Bolivar; J. w.
Lynch, Halltown;' Chas. H. Briggs,
Harpers Ferry.
The object of the Reserve is to put
the right man in the right job in war
work requiring skilled labor. All
branches of the Government are unit
ing in using the Department of Labor
as the common medium for recruit
ing men. The Public Service Reserve
has been created by the Department
as the organ through which this work
is to be done. In enlisting men for
public service, the Reserve will act on
the following principles:
"a To try to keep men already
skilled in a particular trade, in that
same trade, in the essential industries,
so far as it can be done.
(2) Not to injure any essential in
dustry, and
{3) To disturb as little as possible,
the non-essential industries, endeavor-
ing so far as possible, to consult in adj
vance employers whose workers are
needed for essential industries, so as
to arrange with them the policies to be
pursued, and to enable such employers
to adjust their plans so as to release
reasonable numbers at a time; and
seeking further to distribute the bur-
den as fairly as possible, among indus
tries, employers and localities.
The production of munitions, sup
plies and means of transportation for
the military forces, has become, in
modern warfare, of prime Importance.
The men who are engaged in such pro-
duction are performing a National
service and at the same time making a
comfortable living.
After enrolment the mechanic will
stick to his job and make no further
move unless he is called upon person
ally by an agent of the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor. When the agent calls
he will give complete information as
to wages, hours of labor, and other
conditions. The registrant will then
have his choice of accepting or declin-
ing the position offered.
Do your patriotic duty and be en-
rolled by one of the agents in Jeffer-
son County at once.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
PUBLIC SALE.
OF Live Stock & Farming Implements

Having sold my farm, / will sell at
Public Auction at said farm. 2-miles
west of Charles Town, near the Mid
dieway and Charles Town pike, on
Saturday, March 2, 1918,
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m, the
following property to-wit:
ELEVEN HID. HORSES & COLTS.
No: l, blk. gelding, 8-yrs. old. works
anywhere hitched, No. 2, blk. mare. IL
yrs. Old, works anywhere, good bar
smear leader, No. 3, bay mare, 9-yrs.
old, good work mare, No. 4, roam mare,
IIl-yrs. old, fine wagon leader, No. 5,
pay mare, 12-yrs. old, works anywhere,
IN foal to the Rippon Co. Percheron
horse, No. s, bay mare, 11-yrs. old. a
hne barshear leader, and in foal by
the same horse, No. Z, sorrel horse, 10
yrs. old, good driver, No. 8, blk. geld
ing, coming 3-yrs. old, has been work
ed some, No. 8, roam FLY, coming g.
yrs old this spring, Nos. 10 and IL,
2 yearling colts.
TWELVE HEAD OF CATTLE.
Five head of milk cows, some will be
fresh by day of sale and the others in
early spring; heifers will be fresh in
the summer; 2 stock steers, weighing
from 700 to 800 lbs. each; 2 yearling
steers; l Holstein yearling bull.
TWENTY-FIVE HEAD OF HOGS.
Three brood sows, 2 Of which win
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12

have pigs by day Of sale y
will farrow in April; u \ y I, I
weighing from 50 to y Y |.
shoats weighing from z
FARMING mPLEAl
One 4-horse wagon, flli
with 10-bbl. bed; Deer15g
as new; horse rake g
Favorite grain drill, doas5
corn planter, 2 barsneal 4.
Bile shovel plows, ! single
new cultivator, Buckeye, ~ 1
harrows, / Perry sPnngioa
lot of thribbIe, double ana
crowd sticks, cutting ooS,
mattock, half bushel NEE 7.
down silage wagon, i-pi +. :, y
ings, and other articles "
to mention. "A
HARNESS.-0ne e! e..
harness, 2 sets Of breeS Il. "a
lead gears, wagon sadalt I "a
6 blind brides, s collars ~ 7 q
1aare lead reing, piOW 49,
Some Yello" e'' ].
TERMs.-A credit &
win be given on al suns =,
over, purchaser to give vi y
interest bearing note
payable at any neigaD H q
sums under $40, casa;, n
to be moved until se5slsVO s.
Chas. T. Engle, Aueil''s'
Bane Brown, GleIk, r.,
G. P. Engle, Huckstsf'
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-02-12
The President Addresses Congress
Again.

President Wilson, appearing unex-
pectedly before Congress again yes
terday, replied to the recent peace
speeches of Count Won Hertling, the
German Chancellor, and Count Ger
min, the Austro Hungarian Foreign
Minister by reminding the statesmen
of the Central Empires that peace
can be discussed only on the basis of
permanancy and eccential justice, and
broadly warning the people of the
Central Empires that the participation
of the United States in the war for the
emancipation of humanity has only
| begun.