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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
YANKS ARE RESTING
ON "H|kE" TO RHINE

With the American Army Of DC
cupation in Germany. Dec. A (by
courier)-The American Third army
rested today following their long
three days hike towards the Rhine
The head of the American force;
is now well beyond Bitburg, 16 miles
north Of Treves.
The army has been travelling at the
rate of about twelve miles a day.
American troops have continued
TO pour into Treves and around the
city and are viewed by the populact
with the SAND sullen silence a:
greeted tha appearance of the van
guard.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
100000 NAVY men
Will Be RELEASED
Secy. Daniels Announces A 20
Per Cent Reduction.

(Hy International News Servlce)
Washington, Dec. 5.-The release
Of 20 per cent of the present United
States naval forces, or about 100,.
GOO men, has been authorized by the
Navy Department, Secretary Dan
iels announced today.
No men serving in foreign waters
will be discharged, however, until
after their return home, the Secre-
tary said, and discharges on this side
will be granted only when it is evi.
dent that the services of the men
seeking dismissal are not necessary
to the efficiency of the service.
The naval schools conducted at
the various colleges will complete
their courses by the first of the year
but the men in the navy's special
schools will be allowed to continue
their studies and be commissioned in
the Reserve Corps, the secretary
said.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
STATE CHILD LABOR.
| COMMITTEE TO meet
Will Frame Bill To Protect the
Young Children.

Tuesday evening in Wheeling
several members of the West vir
ginia child labor committee held a
meeting in one of the parlors to ar
range the preliminary details for a
campaign, which will be held soon
to enact an adequate child labor
law. The kill will be presented at
the next session of the legislature
and a temporary organization was
formed, and it was decided to issue
"a call for a general state. meeting,
which will be held in Wheeling on
December IL at the Hotel Windsor
This call will go out through the
state, and headquarters have been
opened in Wheeling and an active
campaign will be started and car
ried on until the law Is enacted
Mrs. l.. b. Bush. of the nationa'
child labor committee, was present
at the meeting and gave sesame
of the child labor laws now in eff
feet in other states and outlined pos
siblities for similar legislation In
West Virginia and emphasized Its
need.
Although no definite details have
been arranged, the leaders of the
movement are planning to arrange
the bill SO as to prohibit all gain
full employment of children under
ID years of age and all dangerous
employment of all children under 1f
years of age. The bill will be de
signed to harmonic with the public
school code.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
CLARkSBuRCER IS
HELD FOR ROBBERY
Stole JeweIery.In Pittsburgh
Family Is Notorious.

Benjamin Mcdonald, former res.
ident of Clarksburg, is prisoner in
pittsburgh on a charge of assisting
to burglariza the show window OF
Berdsford's jeweiry store. Pitts
purgh, recently. according to ]. j.
o'Toole, of Pittsburgh, assistant SUI
perintendent Of the Pinkerton Ma
uonal Detective Agency. Detective
oToole was in Clarksburg looking
up tho record of Mcdonald. O'Toole
says that Mcdonald broke hole in
me window of the jewelry store and
that confederate, who has not yet
oeen apprehended, reached through
the hole and stole a large quantity
OF jewelry. Mcdonald was arrested
shortly after the robbery occurred
cut his confederate made good his
escape. The jewelry store was a
member Of the Jewelers. Security Al
nance and the Pinkerton agency
looks after all its cases.
According to Detective OToole
mrs. Fannie Mcdonald, wife of VIII
liam Mcdonald. of Union Heights
IS serving time in the Keyser jail
oh a whiskey charge and her daugh
'ef. Miss Marjorie Barnhart, recent
" secured her release from thai
jan by paying fine of 5000 and
COSTS
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
RYNEAL SALE

The sale of furniture at the Ry-
neal residence on w. Burke St, will
be held Dec. 7th. not Dec. 9th. In ad-
dition to articles listed there will be
numerous household articles brought
in from Honeywood farm and offered
Tor sale. IL Up 2t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
WALNUT NOTICE

Mr.. w. D. Ham, who has been buy
ing walnut in this section for several
months past, will be at the Hotel
Berkeley today and tomorrow to dis.
cuss the walnut situation with walnut
owners. Come to Room 1, Berkeley
Hotel. Up II
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
LETTER
IS BADLY INJURED
At Demonstration
Leg Twice Fractured This Att
ern00n In Public SQUARE.

Knocked down by the heavy noz.
ale and hose that escaped from the
firemen directing stream during
the official test this afternoon In the
Public Square of Hose Co. No. So
new auto-hose truck, former Mayor
p w. Letter, of South Raleigh
street, suffered SEVERE injuries, In.
GLIDING a compound fracture OF the
left leg, besides ugly cuts about the
face and head. At the same time
Mr.. Andrew Crisweli, OF North Queen
street, was severely shocked and
bruised, Mr.. John Kearns, of Moler
avenue, has the skin stripped from
his right arm for some distance, his
wife has deep cash in her left In
step, and their two small children
were slightly bruised. Mr.. Letter
and Mr.. Criswell were hastily re-
moved to the Kings Daughters Hos
pital and Mr. Kearns and family
were taken into Circuit Clerk L.
Dew. Gerhardt's office, where they
secured medical attention from sew.
eral doctors who had answered the
summons.
The distressing affair happened
about 2.45 o'clock and Ia much re.
GREETED by the fire department. and
Chief Quinn. "A large crowd had con-
gregatad in tha square and on the
sidewalk at the court house Ia Wit
ness the official demonstration. The
fire underwriters. association re-
quires this specific test and the
equipment when controlled by the
requisite number Of men is practic
ally harmless. However, 1t is under
stood that but one man had charge
Of the arrangement when the power.
full engine began to send 800 gallons
of water per minute through the
inch and three-eighth nozzeI.
. h1 iViSc WAC wv Blrut MI uAu
man and the stand was. wrenched
from his hands and nozzel and heavy
ripe swept around toward the side
walk with lightning like speed. Mr..
Letter was struck by the heavy part,
his leg and then hurled
over against the, curb by tho hose
when his head was cut. Mr.. Criswell
was also thrown some distance and
the Kearns family struck. Others in
the crowd had miraculous escapes
and many were drenched with wa
ter.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon for
mer Mayor Letter who had been
bearing his suffering with fortitude,
was put under an anaesthetic pre-
paratory to an operation. Mr.. Cris-
wells injuries we're also being looked
after, but 1t cannot be definitely stat
ed whether his ankle Is sprained or
broken. but he is cut about the face.
MIR Herman Burns, of Hose Co. No.
/, who was thrown by the slipping
nozzle stand, also had an ugly cut in
his leg attended to at the hospital
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
y
THE SEA POWER
eRlToN elRTHRloHT
(ey international News servioe)

(6y international News Service) .
London, Dec. 5.-Fifteen thou .
sand ships carrying contraband =
of war were stopped by the .
Tenth Squadron of the British =
fleet in the SEQ mile stretch of =
sea between the Orkney Islands :
and Iceland. thus accomplishing
one of the finest feats in history, .
1t was revealed by Sir Eric Ged-
des, First Lord of the British >
Admiralty.
Sir Eric declared that "the sea =
power, which is our birthright. >
= was not only the salvation of
Great Britain but the whole
world.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
THE BIG VICTORY SALE

Is going great, never before has
there been a sale so successful or
one giving such bargains. Come in
and see. You'll find wonderful val
ues and remarkable low prices.
KIRSONS Mems & Wlomen's Stores
II 5 LIP 2t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
CAFETERIA SUPPER

A Cafeteria Supper viii be held
bv the Young Woman's Christian
League, at the League Home on 5.
Maple Ave, Friday, Dec. 9th, the
following menu will be served, chic.
ken soup, creamed chicken, baked
beans, mashed potato, slaw, pie, hot
hollis. butter and coffee. IL 3 LIP 81
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
THE CROWN PRINCE
DON'T THINK PAPA
and HIM BLAMABLE
PIaintiveIy Declares the Old
Gent To Be A Broken Man.
lsy International News servlce.)

10y International News servlce.)
London, Dec. 5.-The former
Crown Prince of Germany thinks
that neither the ex-Kaiser nor him.
self should be punished by the AL.
lies, according to an interview print
ed by the Daily Mirror today.
The ex-Crown Prince denied that
he had any hand in bringing on the
war.
Father is a broken man." declar
ed the former heir to the German
throne. I'VE are both down and out
Isn't that punishment enough for us?
Il am supposed to reyel in. blood
shed but do not nor did l have any
hand in bringing on the war"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05

The above poem written and given to the Jour
nal by Rev. c. w Huter and shows in most convincing
manner how thoroughly he is back of the plan to build
Memorial Library in honor Of soldier and sailor boys
and the part this country has taken in winning the war
Probably no of any kind has been suggested to
Establishing of permanent memorial to part in the
49,.
The fact that the plan contemplates something use
full for the boys and for all of the people OF the city and
county makes it most attractive.
When the committee is ready to act it will consider
every phase of the proposition and be able to to
the people with all the facts and details worked out The
committee will incur no expense of any kind. Any sug
oestons sent to the Journal will be turned over to the
committee $50
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
MAKES USE OF POETRY
TO URGE THE MEMORIAL
A LIBRARY IN THEIR HONOR.

Well Tom, my son, since you have come
From the bloody filds of France,
A loving welcome you shall have
And in our arms be clasped.
You did not shrink at death
Nor run from shot and shell,
But over the top you went
And gave the Huns real hell.
Since you have done so much
More than tongue can tell,
Well celebrate this great event
But not with shot and she'll
But Tom, we're forced to mourn
For the noble boys who died
Who can never come again
And sit by the home freside
In France are new made graves,
A cross just marks the place,
More sacred soil was never known
Each grave purchased with human blood.
Our self respect, our very honor,
Demands of us some sacrifice.
Others are acting - can we be still
And let the library pass by Mill?
No, No, That must not be done
That those.who sleep beyond the sea
Shall not have some lasting honor.
So build a library and remember all
C. w. HUSTLER.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
TRIP UNEvENTFUL
TO PRESENT time
President Keeps to Quarters Be-
cause of Slight Cold.
(sy international News ssrvIee.)

(By international News Servlce.)
With President Wilson aboard the
George Washington, Somewhere at
Sea, Dec. s., (By wireless to New
York)-President Wilson is spend.
ing most of his time in his quarters
ON the George Washington because
he is suffering from slight cold.
The Presidential trip has been un.
eventful up to date.
The George Washington is being.
paced by the battleship, Pennsylvan.
ia, fianked by a destroyer flotilla.
Since leaving port, the transport
has been making II knots an hour.
The weather is fine but cold and.
windy causing some roughness Of
the sea.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
NOTICE MAsoNs

There will be- a special communl-
cation tonight of Equality Lodge No
Al, A. F. and A. M, at 7.3O O'Clock,
for work in the Third Degree. Up 1t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
FOR SALE

1 33x4, / 30x3 1-2, 30x3 and 31x4
all brand new non-skid castings fully
guaranteed. VIII sell at cost.
AKRON TIRE REPAIR co.
Il 4 Up st. N. Queen st.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
Big dance Armory Friday.
LIP ct
JUST THE THING EVERY
MORNING

Hot Cakes made Of good old-time
Buckwheat or self-raising Pancake
flour with maple syrup. "a dish fit
for King"
IL ct Up F. A. MINOR.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
HELP WANTED.

II men and 10 women to pick up
apples. Truck leaves Public Square
G 30 a m. M. A. LITTLE, 2l7 East
King St. Il ~
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05

U. s. District Attorney s. w. Walk.
er, Of this city, and U. s. Marshal c.
f. Smith, of Fairmont. are in Wash
ington on official business.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05
JUST ARRIVED

First barrel of new crop New Or
leans Molasses. Bring a pail and
get the best you ever ate.
f.. A. MINORS s. & C. STORE
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05

WANTED-A night fireman, light
work, steady employment, good
wages.
THE INTERVIEWER MILLS. INC.
12 Up If
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05

You can buy best at Cohen's. See
ad. LIP 1t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05

Good Soft Lump Coal.
MARTINSBURG ICE & COAL CO,
IL 2 lip If :
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05

Attention Xmas Shoppers. See Co
hens ad. Up 1t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-05

High winds and much colder to
night and tomorrow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-07
AUSTRIA-HUNGAR OUT.
Terms of Allies Armstice,
and are Through Fighting.
Terms Sent to Germans.

The Austria Hungary forces are
down and out, the terms of the al
lies having been accepted and the
armstice signed up: 1t is estimated
ers which were captured before the
armstice took effect at o'clock
Monday afternoon amounts to more
than 100000, together with 25O,-
900 horses, and an immense amount
of artillery and ammunition. Emper-
or Charles of Austria refused to sign
the armistice and abdicated his
throne. leaving for Switzerland, and
a new government for Austria and
Hungary has been formed:
The terms of the armistice which
will be granted to the Germans by
the allies were completed the hrst OF
the week, amounting. to virtually
unconditional surrender, and de,
with white flag if they want to ac-
cept. Yesterday flash press re-
port just before The Reporter went
to press, said a German messenger
with a white flag was on his way TO
General Foch, which would indicate
the Germans would accept the Sc
meantime the allies are smashing
front, and they are retreatings as
fast as they can over front of =,
miles, and immense numbers OF
Germans are being taken prisoners
daily. 1t may be that before anoth,,
er issue of The Reporter is printed
the great war will be over SO far as
fighting is concerned, bat the allies
are taking no chances and will con
tinue their successful advance right
up to the last minute before the
Germans surrender War news
looks mighty good and the Germans
will have to accept the terms OF the
day. The surrender of Austria,
last props out, and leaves another
big front for them to protect with
no troops to spare, as the allies now
have nothing to stop them from
passing rapidly through Austria and
Hungary and attacking Germany on
their border where they have no de-
fenses nreDared or troops.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-07
New Court Cases.

Charles Girdner VS.. Clyde Weldon.
Plaintiff sues to recover 1854 which
he paid to defendant for representing
him in an exchange Of real estate
with Walter Barbour, which real, es--
tate in fact was owned by defendant
Clyde Weldon, who represented to
plaintiff he had no interest in the
property. McGinnis & McGinnis at
torneys for plaintiff.
w. G. Lovett VS.. VIM. Burrell, con-
stable. Plaintiff asks for writ OF
replevin to recover an auto which de-
fendant levied on to satisfy a judg-
ment in favor of p. -Argo against Ed,
win Cain, claiming he had purchased
and paid for the auto prior to the
time the constable levied on it,.
McGinnis & McGinnis attorneys for
n1aintiff
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-07
BOGUS CHECK GUY IN OSCEOT.A.
Landlord Shirley of Howe Hotel En-,
dorsed Check of $64.3O Which
Turns Out to be Forgery.

A slippery, sleek stranger worked
Shirley at the Howe Hotel some days
ago; ne went under the name of II.
was for $64:30. He got it over oSI M
Shirley by, the fact that a travelling
salesman by the same name often
stops at the Howe and Mr..
thought he recognized the man as
Gelng pen the same: Mr., Shirley had
he had deposited his surplus CASH
SO he simply endorsed the check and
the stranger went to the hank and;
got the money The check was a
printed one of the firm he claimed
10 De representing and everything
aanfd appfHarea be as s;geI genuine me as check
discovered to be forgery it has
come to light that this same stranes
er, or one just like him, is not new
at the game, as he recently worked
| the Bates house at Charlton with
one sor $S4.2o, 1 passing under the
returned to the name of Grimes and
got away with $64.2O at that place.
He did not forget CentervilIe and
tapped the landlord at that place for
like sum, At Ames fellow by
IN the name of H; H.. Edwards pulled q
Of the sda town on and nf so tMo Dy Dsadf Mfh hoss %s
checks of $40 each. At Des Moines.
a strange swindler of the same de-
scription got away with $175 at oneI
place and 5000 at another. The
larger the town the larger the}
amount seemed to be his policy and
how long he will keep the work upy
before he is nabbed is a question.
Detectives however are now hot on
time until the hand of the law will
have him in custody. If all of the
men are Of the same determinatiO
Mr.. Shirley is, he will get pretty hard
usage as he says the amount he gotl
from his is gone and forgotten butl
ne Will spend heap more to prop
erly punish the guy. Mr.. Shirley he
lieves if we have laws, enforce them
and the people who break them mus
suffer accordingly.-Osceola Demo1
crat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-07
DfMOCRACY'S Off DAY
Elect Two Candidates On the County
Ticket, and Soldier Vote May
Yet Defeat f. A. CARRIER.

The county election in Decatur
county brought out some big sur
prises Tuesday, and it was not very
good day for democrats in Decatur
county, the only. democrats elected
on the county ticket being represen-
tative CARRIER and sheriff Fulton,
and for representative CARRIER has a
the returns from the soldier boys in
the various camps may change. this,
as no one knows how many soldiers
voted or how they voted, and these
returns will not be received for sew
eral days. Sheriff John Fulton who
was elected two years ago by the big
majority Of $50, this year INCREASED
to 1O43, Fulton carried every pre-
cinct in Decatur county except
Franklin township, where there is
about one hundred republican ma
jority, and it was the home of his
opponent, but Fulton ran ahead OF
his ticket, receiving one more @ vote
than he did two years ago J. Mes-
for treasurer is the high man on the
republican ticket, defeating Patrick
Griffin by majority of 1901: 1t
was an off year for democrats in De-
catur county.
Owing to the cutting of the tele-
phone cables by the bank robbers it
is impossible to secure any figures
on judges of the supreme court or
for district judges.
A telephone message from Des
Moines at 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon said Harding was leading Por-
ter by about 5000 votes, but there
were many counties who had not
been heard from.
1t is impossible to give any fig
ures as to the control of the next
senate and house at Washington at
the time The Reporter went to press
Wednesday afternoon, but it :. is
claimed speaker Champ Clark has
been defeated in his district, an
both parties are claiming control Of
the senate and house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-07
Things Have Changed Nightly.
Here is an old clipping which

Here is an old clipping which j.
A. Caster found in a book the 9TH
er day, which was clipped from a
paper published more than a quarter
of century ago. You cannot help
smiling when you read it if you
have been reading the reports from
the battle fields of Europe recently:
A story is told that recently in
Los Angeles five prominent gentle
men, of foreign birth chanced to
meet. One was Russian, one a
American and the other an English
man. The gentlemen became bosom
friends, and finally a champagne
supper was proposed, at which each
gentleman, to be in keeping with the
times, was to give a toast to his ma
tive country, the one giving the best
toast to be at no expense tor the
wine. Here are the toasts given:
The Russian-''Here's to the
stars and bars of Russia, that were
never pulled down."
The Turk-"H Here's to the moons
clipped"
The Frenchman- Here's to the
never picked"
The American-"Here's to the
Stars and Stripes of America, never
trailed in defeat
The Englishman-"Here's to the
rampin,' roarin' lion of Great Brit
ain, that tore down the stars and
bars of Russia, clipped the wings of
Turkey, picked the feathers off the
cock of France and ran like hi
from the Stars and Stripes of the
United States OF America"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-07
Victory Boy and Victory Girl Cam
paign.

Decatur county is being organized
for the Victory boy and for the Vic
tory girl.
o. NJ. Gass is county leader for the
Victory boys and Miss Kate Hull is
county leader for the Victory girls.
1t has been planned to make cam
paigns for the boys and girls stimuli
taneously, both in the high school
and in the rural schools of the
county.
In the city schools the local leader
is to be the city superintendent. or
some person or persons appointed by
him. In each rural school the teach
er is to be the local leader.
Last year the Y. M. G. A. raised
some of the war fund by obtaining
$40 pledges from high school boys,
it being understood that the boys
should, earn this amount. The sum
raised in Iowa was 100000 and in
the United States $1,0O0,OO0.
This year the, plans are changed a
little. The individual pledge is five
dollars. The campaign is made, in
both the high school and the grades.
The boys who pledge are the Victory
boys. They al aim to raise $ $1,000, S ,oSo. o.
hind million fighters. This is an
earn and give organization.
The girls are to be organized in a
similar manner. They are the Vic
tory girls. Their slogan is: Every
girl pulling for victory. They also
aim to raise $1,OOO,OO0.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-11-07
Ralph McGinnis Promoted to First
Lieutenant.

Word has been received that
Lieutenant Ralph A. McGinnis, OF
this city, who received a second
lieutenant's commission few weeks
ago at the officers S training. school
at Camp Zachary Taylor, at Louis
Vile, and has been stationed at
Camp Jackson, South Carolina, in
the Field Artillery, was last week
promoted to first lieutenant: Ralnh
had lot of experience in handlin;g;
men as captain of the Iowa football
team, anda lso as coach at Ann Arbor,
Michigan, and he is to be congratu-
lated upon his rapid promotion, but
the chances for him to get overseas
are mighty slim now, in view "s
what is happening to the Huns.