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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-10-22
TRUSTEES SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue or the authority vested in
the undersigned trustee by a certain
deed OF trust made by Susan Bowers
and Joseph H. Bowers, her husband,
to w. c. Kilmer, trustee, dated the
goth day of January, 1900, and record
ed in the office of the Clerk of the
County Court of Berkeley County.
West Virginia, in Deed Book No. SO,
pages 433 and 434, the undersigned
trustee will offer for sale at public
auction to the highest bidder at the
front door of the Court House, Ber-
kelley County, in Martinsburg, West
Virginia, on
SATURDAY OCTOBER 2e, 1918,
commencing 1.30 o'clock p. NJ, the
following described real estate, stu
ate, lying and being near North
Mountain Depot, being a certain
mouse and lot, lying in Robbins addi-
ton in Berkeley County, West Vir-
ginia, and bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a point in the eastern
side OF Hedgesville grade, 4S0 feet,
more or less, southwestward from
the intersection of the said grade
with the southern side of the B. & o.
hence southw estwardly direction along
the east side of the said grade, 80
feet, thence in enthusiastically d.
ERECTION at right angles to said grade
165 feet; thence in northeastwardly
direction parallel to the first line, so
direction parallel to the second line,
165 feet, to the beginning, being the
same property conveyed to Susan
Bowers by deed from A. G.. Keesec-
ker and wife, dated the 18th day Of
February, 1890, and recorded in the
0 fice Of tae Clerk of the County
Court of Berkeley County, West Vir-
ginia, in Deed Book No. 81, page 1877,
to which said deed a reference is
hereby made for more complete
description of this said property.
There is located on this property a
good frame weather-boarded house,
two stories, with wing at baek--the
house contains about eight rooms,
and is in good repair. There is also
a stable and woodshed on this lot.
This property is well located, CON.
Ivenient to railroad station, schools
and churches, and will make a valua-
BILE home, or a good investment,
TERMS OF SALE-One-third to be
paid in cash on day of sale, one third
in one year and one-third in two
years, the purchaser to give his notes
for the deferred purchase money,
said notes bearing interest from date
OF sale, and said notes to have good
security for the deferred payments,
and title to be retained as a further
4 security until the purchase money is
paid.
w. C. KILMER, \
Oct. /, 8, Is, %. Trustee.
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PUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE BERKELEY COUNTY
LIMESTONE FARM.


The undersigned as attorney in
fact for the widow and heirs at law
of ]. T. Grove, deceased, will offer
at public auction at the front door
OF the court house in Martinsburg,
w. Va, on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1918.
at 100 o'clock p. M, that certain
farm located one mile east of Inwood,
known as the R.ACEFIELD FARM,
adjoining the lands formerly owned
by Peter Foreman, John w. Stewards
heirs, Col. Sencindiver and others,
containing $40 acres, more or less,
being composed OF the tracts of land
conveyed to Joseph IT. Grove by
deeds from Elizabeth Kounslar, ct
al recorded in Deed Book No. IA,
page IA, deed from S. J. G. Moore,
Trustee, ct al, recorded in Deed Book
No. rs, page 1928, and deed from
Blackburn Hughes, ct al, Special
Commissioners, recorded in Deed
Book No. rs, page 1923.
This farm is improved by a large
two story frame house in good condi
ton, large barn and all necessary
outbuildings, two large wells, two
spring ponds. twenty acres of good
timber All good limestone and slate
land in high state of cultivation.
Possession given April 1, 1919.
Reservation is made of the whea
crop Planted in the fall of 1913.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-third OF the purchase money
cash in hand on the day of sale, bal
,ance in two equal payments of one
and two years, the deferred payment:
to be evidenced by the promissory
negotiable notes of the purchaser
bearing interest from date, payabl,
semi-annually, and secured by dec
of trust on the property sold.
F. w. PAYNE,
Attorney in fact for the widow ant
heirs at law of J. T. Grove, decd
Dodd & Hoffman, Auctioneers.
Oct 10 III 25 % % 80 81 Ill.
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70 RslALE.- HUPMOBILE ROAD
ster, used slightly. A No. / condi-
ton. Inquire Akron Tire Repair
Company, ~ Queen st. 5-3t.
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the said 18th day of November, 1918,
at two o'clock p. M, at which time
any one may appear and make such
objection thereto as may be deemed
proper
1t is further ordered that the appli-
cant publish copy of this order once
each week for two successive weeks
in two newspapers of opposite poll
tics, if such there be, and of general
circulation in the City of Martins
burg; and said applicant shall also
mail to or serve on each of it's con-
sumers affected by the proposed
change in rates at least ten days prior.
to the said 18th day of November,
1918, written notice in the form pre-
scribed by the Commission, showing
that it has applied to the Public Ser
vice Commission for authority to
change its rates, the time and place
of such hearing and the rates proposed
to be charged by it; making due re-
turn to this Commission of the publ
cation of order and service OF notice
on its said consumers on or before
the day of hearing.
IA COPY este:
R. B. BERNTHEIM, Secretary.
10 Is %
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No HEADACHE OR
NEURALGIA PAIN
Get a 10 cent package Of DR..
James Headache Powders
and don't suffer.

When your head aches you simply
must have relief or you viii go wild.
It's needless to suffer when you can
take remedy like DR.. james Head
ache Powders and relieve the pain and
neuralgia at once. Send someone to
the drug store now for a dime package
of DR.. James Headache Powders
Don't suffer! In few moments you
will feel fne-headacha gone-no more
neuralgia nain.
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INDICTED INTO SERVICE.

Sam Walsh, of Clarksburg, and Viii
liam Notes. of Fairmont, who have
been confined to the local jail since
the September term of Federal Court,
will be taken soon to Camp Meade or
some other nearby camp. They were
arrested for having violated the Sc
lective service laws.
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THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITS
SION OF WEST VIRGINIA, CAP
ITOL BUILDING, CHARLESTON.

- - - SftHiNL-G0 wv
A meeting of the PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA,
held on the 10th day of October, A.
D., 1918.
Case No. S14.
NORTHERN VIRGINIA POWER co.
Application for authority to change
electric rates at Martinsburg, West Vir
ginia.
Whereas, application has this day
been filed by the Northern Virginia
Power Company for authority to
change it's electric rates at Martins
burg, West Virginia, it is ordered that
leave be granted to amy one interes-
ed to file objection thereto before the
commission at any time on or before
the 18th day OF November, 1918. and
this matter he set down for hearing
at meeting of the Commission to
be held at its offices in the Capitol
Building IN the City of Charleston on
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-10-22

CASH FOR OLD FALSE TEETH
Don't matter if broken, l pay $500
to $500 per set. also cash Tor CID
gold, silver, platinum, denta, gold
and old gold jewelry. Will send
cash by return mail and will hold
goods 10 days for sender's approval
of my price. Mail to L. MAzER,
2007 S. 9th ST., Phila., Pa.
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Classified Ads.
,OR RNNT.-sToRNROoM,

FOR RENT.-sToRERooM, FOR.
merly the American Restaurant,
and fixtures, together or separately.
For information call F. o. Trump,
B. G o. Station, at Kearneysville.
10 If.
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FOR SALE-Ford Touring Car equip
ped with (EYer-Ready Starter, Cen
orator ana Storage Battery, Electric
Lights. .Hassler Shock Absorbers,
Yale Lock Switch Fully equipped.
Good as new. Demonstration. Call
either phone. Frank j. Trammell.
10 81 tt
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HOUSEKEKEPER WANTED AT
once for City Hospital. Position per
manent. Must be capable buyer. APP
ply to Mrs. G. B. Hedges, 200 W.
Burke st. 10 Is Cts
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LOST-A GOOD-SIZED BUNCH OF
keys. Finder will please return to
the Mayors Office. 10 Is BITS
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TENANT WANTED. -F'OR 350-ACRE
farm, with good eutbuildings, for
rent to the right man. Address
&C." care The World
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FOR SALE LIMESTONE
farm. Good house and bank barn,
large never failing spring. All the
land tillable and splendid for or
chard. Address &c. A." care The
World.
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WANTED = EXPERIENCED OPER-
ators and girls to learn operating.
Paid while learning and adTance
ment guaranteed. Be patriotic and
hep serve your country. Apply to
Cumberland Valley Telephone Co.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
EXPLOSION KILLS
THREE AT PENNIMAN
Four Others Injured, One of Whom Is
Not Expected to LiEe-NO
WrecknEe Takes Fire.
Especial to c'he T'imes-DiSpatch.1
VA November In A

Especial TO The 7'imes-Dispatch.1
PENNIMAN. VA. November l5s An
explosion occurred at ocloc lis
morning In No. 3 Large CalibS OF
the great Dupont munitions pi e,
killing three men, seriously &.
another and wounding three oS -.
Those killed were Foreman w. S.
Thomas. whose home is in Texas, and
Operators Glen Reese and ". r Cava-
nah. Carlos Plummer, an oiler. sus-
tanned serious injuries and his death
is expected. John Hundlcy. Walter
Hart and Walter Hudson. operators.
also sustained injuries.
Fortunately no wreckage took fire,
the plant thereby escaping what might
have proved a serious disaster.
The explosion took place in the room
containing cXtruding machine. No. 2,
which had just been examined by the
supervisor. who had given the foreman
instructions TO move over to another
machine pending some repairs thereto.
The supervisor had barely left the room
when the explosion took place. The
cause of the accident is unknown. The
property damage was inconsiderable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
MEXICAN LABOR PROPOSAL
DEFEATED IN CONFERENCE
American Delegates Turn Down Ef-
fort to Express Sympathy With
Imprisoned /. w. w. Leaders.
MOVER MAKES
SPEECH
Declares Hc Owes His Life to Com
pcrs Organization, and That Hay.
wood Is False, Because He Started
Rival Body.
fBy A.sociatsd Prc.,l

LAREDO. TENAS, November l5.--An
attempt by Mexican delegates to the
Pan American Labor Conference to
have adopted resolution aiming at
the release from prison OF Industrial
Workers or the World to-day brought
forth an attack on that organization
by American labor leaders. who de-
fcated tho plan by amending the rcso-
luton.
The opposition to the Mexican rcso-
luton vas led by Charles H. Meyer.
who. AS president OF the Western Fed
GRAFTON Of Miners. several years ago.
had associated with him AS secretary
OF that organization William ID. Hay.
wood. now secretary and treasurer or
the |. w. w. who Is serving sentence
under the espionage act.
samuel Gompers. after the rcsoiu-
tion had been introduced, drew out the
fact that II was intended to aid i'm
prisoncd Industrial Workers of the
World, and at once the executive coun,
Labor attacked the movement. which
was warmly defended by some of the
MeXicanS.
by a Mexican delegate that the |. w. w.
had convineed many Mexican workmen
;, thas The American wedsra.ion Of Labor %
chiefly because the two organizations
were seeking the same end by different
means.
My name is Moyer." he said. Re
member that name. and 60 back TO
Mexico and tell them what say.
Twelve years ago Meyer, Haywood and
Pcttibone were on trial for their lives.
and although we were not affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor.
that organization contributed the funds
which enabled us TO prove our inno-
ccncc and saved our lives.
"Pettibonc died, and on his death
bed he gave thanks to the American
Federation Of .abor for the help IL had
given him. Meyer lived and served
and has tried 10 be true TO the organ
ization to which he owes his life. He
Is now paying part of the debt he
owes them. Haywood was false; he
started at once an organization 10 un-
dermine his benefactors and to injure
his country. ] warn you TO go back
10 Mexico and tell the miners that you
have learned from Meyer to look and
be careful"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
UNIFIED OPERATIONS
OF ROADS TO CONTINUE
Regardless Of the Ending OF Hostili-
ties Director-Gcneral Will Main
tain Present Plan.
SHOWING MADE TO DECIDE
Government Operation Of Railways
Will BE Given Opportunity TO
Show the Best Results Possible
Before Change Is Made.
SHOWING MADE TO DECIDE
- i PRESS. RI i;

~. 4ut "sN''T,BS.EsAoetuted Press
,,.y,pSg.ASHINETQSn~ NoNembe I5.-Re-
gardisss or the ending Of hostilities.
Director-General McAdoo intends TO
continue to unity railroad operations
and pool facilities throughout the
period of government control, which.
under the law, will end twenty one
months after peace is formally de-
clared. This policy. 1t was stated to-
day. has been adopted definitely and
the railroad administration will not
limit it's changes in the interest of
economy to those contributing directly
to winning the war.
Mr. McAdoo, together with other OBJ
servers of the Development OF govern
ment policies. Is represented as be-
lieving that on the showing made by
the railroads under unified control dur
ing the next year or two depends set
tiement of the issue OF permanent gov
ernment control and ownership, or OF
restoration of private management.
without attempting at this time to
take definite stand on this question.
the Director-General. it is said. plans
to make government operation show
the best results possible. in service to
shippers and travellers, rates and treat
ment Of employees.
The Director-Gencral homes that the
reforms. such as pooling of facilities,
short hauling and standardizing or uni
flying operation and accounting prac-
tices will result in material economies
in another year, and that ultimately
this Will mean rate reductions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
DOWNWARD REVISION
OF REVENUE MEASURE
McAdoo Makes Full Explanation to
Members Of Senate Finance
Committee.
OPPOSITION BY REPUBLICANS
Leaders Protest Against Abandoning
Excess Profits Taxation and In
crense of Individual Income Rates
During Year 1920.
OPPOSITION BY REPUBLICANS
TBy Associate 1, &; d ,ii' Pyess. cas- ! - :

WASHINuR0N,sNov venb ber i16 .a.Dowf,. /.
ward revision or the war revenue bill
to about the $4,000, 600. 900 total recon-
mended by Secretary McAdoo, appears
to be assured. members Of the Senat te
Finance Committee ga Ill tonight, after
Mr.. McAdoo had personally explained
to the committee suggestions as to flu
ture government financing made in his
letter last night to Chairman Simmons
Some of the secretary's proposals.
however. especially those to abandon
excess profits taxation and increase i'll
dividual income taxes in 1920, met with
strong opposition, Senator'S said. Re-
publican opposition TO Mr.. McAdoo's
recommendation for immediate specific
limitation of taxes to $4,000. 100000 in
1920 also developed. but Senator Sim
mons said a majority of the committee
Because. of prospective Republican
control of both houses OF Congress
next March. Republican opposition to
not unexpected.
In statement tonight regarding
Mr.. McAdoo's conference with the COM
secretary's estimates of $4,000, 100000
of government expenditures next year
and OF probable, reductions by 1920
OF the tax bill to about $4,000. 600, 900
largely are "guesswork" based on all
possible, but incomplete. information.
Senator simmons. lis nothing bu, an an
estimate, and, according to Secretary
McAdoo, not much moro than an en-
of Wss at
available at this time. The War. Navy
and other departments cannot now
give any absolutely reliable statement
of their requirements.
Neither Is 1t known whether we
must continue advances to the allies.
But with these estimates. Secretary
McAdoo thinks If we raise $4,000. 600, =
600 by taxation he can finance the
government for the next fiscal year"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
FRENCH COURT MAY TRY
WILLIAM HOHENZOLLERN
Government Intends to Prosecute or
fccrs Known to BE Responsibic
for Atrocities,

WASHINGTON. November l5.-An
indication OF what might eventually
ha ppen to William IIohenZollern is uf
forded by the action Of the French
government in the case of German army
officers guilty O: crimes in the vicinity
OF Lille. An official dispatch from
France to-day explains the contem
plated procedure as follows:
The inquiry made at Lille and in
the north district enabled Ms TO verify
very precise facts OF which German Of,
iceIs. guilty of having either ordered
or accomplished real crimes. are re-
sponsible. The French government, in
accordance witt the declaration lately
issued, has decided to consider as per-
sonally responsible all those OF whose
guilt there may be proof. Military pro-
ccdure will be used and the culprits
will be made TO appear before Il court
nrn' tial. Th"v Tili he tried in their
absence by the court. If the allies are
unable TO lay hands on them. but the
sentences passed Will rcn ain eX
acutory."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
PEACE CONFERENCE
PLANS DISCUSSED
Development Battalions Will Be First
When Department Begins Demobilizing

WASHINGTON, November 15.-
"rhc first units to be demObiliEcd
will bc the development battaiiOns,"
Secretary OF War Bnker stated to-
dny. These men nre distributed at
most OF the cnntonmcnts and num-
her about 10000. .They arc mrn
who were under physical require-
mcnts or who needed sOme special
drill or discipline to bring them into
physically largely" said the Secre-
tary.
Explaining the process OF getting
these men out of the urmy, Sccrc-
tnry BAKER snld:
Every man who Is discharged
from the rrmy Inns TO have IA phys
fui record mnde for statistical
stntus. nnd lnstead Of furIouEhinE
them and then dirchnrEinE them,
they will be discharged so that
there may he no Subaequent claims
against the Eorernment."
No date Inns been set for, the dis
charge OF tho undevelopcd bnttal-
ions or FOR tho cxRmlnntiOns, but
Mr.. Bnkcr snid there would be as
SOOn AS possible.
The Secretary explained that II
Will be difficult TO grant requests
from business Institutions for the
discharge OF particular men and
thnt aft Is not likely TINT individual
requests cnn be granted" He, how
ever. said that In an Ind viduaI cnsc,
'if II came in class thnt was to
he discharged ms class, IL might
he considered"
MIR. Buker also announced that
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16

no more candidates will be admit
sed 10 central officers training
schools, officers training schools for
the line or stan. or departments of
the nrmy. RcfcrrinE to the pres
ent anu future status of attendants
mt the schools, Mr. Bnker snid:
candidates now In attendance
will hc allowed to complete the
course, OF will he discharged imnc-
diateiy from the army or mt nny
time prior to the completion of tho
coursc of instruction which they nre
taking. nt their option. Candidates.
dent army training corps will he
allowed the further privilege OF
transfer hnck to that organization
provided they return to college inn
medintelS. Those candidates who
nuccessfuiiy complete the course
Will receive certificates OF Erndua-
tlOn md Will he comnissioned I'm
the officers reserve corps and will
be placed Immediately on inactive
status"
As to the troops abroad, there II
nothing to indicate yet whether uny
Of them will return, although Sec
retarJ bnker la HIS cnbleErnm Of
congratulations to General PershinS
intimnted thnt tho return might he
noon. StnT officers sccm to think
thnt, In view OF Developments in
Europe, there In no need for undue
haste. Ii WINS suggested to-day
TINT perhaps In addition to poItc-
ing evacuated territory. It might
be necessary for American troops to
enter Austria, where the terms OF
the armtsticc were apparently not
being carried out satisfactorily.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
Is FAR BEHIND QUOTA
Whirlwind Finish Needed to RnI.e Full
Amount Asked by Monday
Might,
IBy Associate Press. /

NEW YORK. November 15.-Only Il
whirlwind finish similar to that In
the Fourth Liberty Loan drive can put
the nation over the top" in it's $Iio.-
100000 drive for the united war work
campaign. officials declared tonight
when the fifth day OF the campaign
ended with only $S6.632.1l9. or ~ per
cent. of tho amount asked. contrib
utcd.
Confidence was expressed, however.
that the whiriwind finish will he forth
coming and that not only the slYO.-
100000 minimum, but the full $3.50
100000 needed by tho seven organiZa-
tions during tho coming year will be
raised before the campaign ends Nom
day.
subscribed S4621.924, or GS per cent.
Of its quota. Georgia leading with 95
per cent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
COUNT KAROLYI GOVERNOR
OF REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
Universal Suffrage VIII he Proclaimed
for Both Men and
s. Women.
IBy AssocIated Press. I

BERN, November 15.--A. wireless dis
patch from Budapest says that Count
EsterhaZy. Count Szechenyi. Count
DeseTy and Baron Vlassies have re-
turned from Eckartsau Castle. where
they conferred with former Emperor
Charles. The latter, they declared. has
decided to renounce all participation
in Austrian and Hungarian affairs
The Hungarian national council and
the two chambers of Parliament, the
wireless message adds, will meet to-
morrow to proclaim a republic, dissolve
the two chambers and elect Count
Karolyi Governor of Hungary.
1t is also planned to proclaim uni
versal. secret and equal suffrage for
both men and women. The message
adds that all these resolutions will be-
come effective Immediately, and that
tomorrow will he made a holiday, en-
abling the population to celebrate the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
DISCUSS LARGEST LIZARD
Flesh Eating Monster brought TO Ne,,
YORK Measures sixteen Feet
In Length.
I by Associattd Press. |

guished ichthyologists and herpetolog-
lists met here to-day TO hear about
the largest iizzard ever discovered The
enormous lacertilian reptile was found
or tho American Museum OF Natural
History.
This lizzard, officially described as a
any rentile OF it's species ever before
mounted, measuring sixteen feet from
nose to tail and built in proportion
Herpetoiogists have found fragments
OF what they took for prehistoric liz
yards Of enormous sizo but the largest
one ever seen alive, until Mr.. Baven
found his IN Borneo. was only ten fect
eight inches long. s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-16
Plucky American Girls
Helped Make Advance


NEW YORK, November 1J.-
Plucky American girls on the battle
front of France helped to make tho
81. Mfhici advance success, uc-
cording 10 Mary George White. OF
baltimore, who arrived to-day on nm
army transport.
Six S.gnni corps girls worked
throughout the night of the advance
and controlled the telephones along
the ~nthc line without making ono
mistnkr. she snid. In speaking OF
the Incidents following the caIl for
girl telephone operators for this
important work, she continues:
''fhrrc tras no place for the girls
to live bot headquarters nsked Miss
.Iuiin Russcll, of Detroit, Y. w. e..
a. sccrctnry directing housing for
siEnnl corps girls. II shc could find
place In TINT devastated district.
She snid she could, and did.
"Full credit wis given Miss Rus-
sell and tho Nix girls for their work
In the official cOmmu niques the
neat day"