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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
PennsyIvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, May Is, /

LANCASTER, Pa, May ID, 1918.
Local packers are engaged now with
their new packing, though there are few
who are not working under difficulties,
by reason Of being shorthanded. The
ordinary warehouse hand has demanded
and is receiving wages out Of all pro-
portion to the work required. And as
a rule the class of men employed now
please themselves as to the amount of
hustling they do.
A packer may think himself fairly
we'll supplied with hands one day, only
to learn next day that he has been
crippled by some of them going some
where else for better wages.
The seed beds for the new crops are
showing up nicely and if nothing trans
pires to change the favorable outlook,
plenty of plants will be ready for early
planting, which is likely to start now
any day It is not likely, however,
that the bulk of the crop will be out in
the field before the tail end of the
month or early in June.
Nobody need be afraid that Lancas-
ter county farmers are going to divorce
themselves from tobacco to take up
with grain growing or the culture of
anything else. Too many mortgages
were paid off with the 1917 crop, and
too many nice, comfortable automobiles
bought to induce our growers to turn
aside from King Tobacco. Every ything
indicates at least as large an acreage
as last year, and from the preparations
some growers have made, nobody here
would be surprised to learn of very
materially increased acreage.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24

THE campaign for the Third Liberty
Loan has closed with some 1000, 600
Americans purchasing about 81, OOO,-
600, 900 of bonds. Hundreds of thou
sands of individual citizens, thousands
of corporations and associations, and
practically every newspaper and bank
in the country gave literally of their
time, space, effort, and money to make
the loan a success. The response of
the people of the country was commen-
surate with the appeal made to them.
One great feature of the loan is its
wide distribution The farmers of the
country, the people living in rural COM
munities, in the small towns and vii
lagos, not only subscribed literally to
the loan but subscribed promptly. In
fact, to very great extent rural COM
munities were earlier in making up
their quotas than the larger cities.
Secretary McAdoo well calls this wide
distribution of the loan among the peo-
pie the soundest financing in the world.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, Wis. May "a, 1918.

Frequent showers and growing tenn
peratures continue to promote healthy
growth of the young tobacco plants,
which now cover the beds so plentiful
that there is every reason to believe
there will be an abundance of plants in
readiness by the time growers have
their fields ready for transplanting the
crop. The plants are just now at a
stage when they advance very rapidly,
so the prospects point to having proper
sized plants for machine transplanting
at an earlier date than usual in this
state. The soil is so thoroughly soaked
now that preparing the fields will be a
comparatively easy matter.
There is considerable work yet to be
done about the warehouses before the
close of the packing season, though
much of the help is being transferred
to the stemming plants.
The shipments out of storage reach
300cs from this market to all points
since laSC report.
NEW YORK, May IA, 1918.
There is very little to be said about
the old tobaccos. The supply is very
small, too small to admit of much busi-
ness being done. All eyes are turned
to the cigar leaf growing sections
where the new crop is being planted, in
most instances under favorable condi-
tions. Manila tobacco is in very strong
demand, and the importers for the
most part ship it out as fast as it ar
rives, though in the latter matter they
are having great deal of difficulty
owing to embargoes. Shipments from
Manila are coming forward with regu-
larity. In this particular the ship ton
mage situation is not so bad as the rail
transportation between here and San
Francisco. One importer of Manila re-
Gently located shipment in Norfolk,
which ought to have arrived in New
York two weeks age. He got it started
northward, lost track of it again, and
finally found it in Buffalo. From Buff
falo it was finally shunted to New
York, reaching it's destination seven
weeks after leaving San Francisco.
Much fear is expressed that the ton
mage available between here and the
Philippines may be materially reduced
later, but nothing definite is known
just now.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-05-24
New York.
NEW YORK, May 18, 1915

The Sumatra Sales Co. have an
nounced that the 2,200 bales of 1916
Sumatra tobacco recently received
from Holland will not be offered at the
inscription sale which was to be held in
New York city next month. This step
was taken, the company announces, IN
fairness to the manufacturers who
have not enough tobacco on hand to
last them until the new crop arrives in
this country. The directors feel that
although considerably higher prices
could be derived for the tobacco at an
inscription, still the trade in general
would not be benefited by such plan
of disposal, as there would be undoubt-
edly many smaller manufacturers who
would not receive any portion at all,
innce they would be unable to outbid
the larger manufacturers.
The allotment of tobacco will take
place in New York Ciyt on June 5th.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05

their way towards the rising sun, cap
turing the railway as they went and
leaving guards behind thcm. Nok, ex-
cept for one gap they hold the entire
line from the Volga to Vladivostok,
and they hald it for the Allies
There is nothing in history that can
compare with the march of this little
army across q continent and half.
Their dilapidated clothing made them
look like tramps, and their feet wore
bound in rags. But 1t Is said that
eighty per cent Of the men in the
ranks were university graduates, so
that they may be said to have
marched neither on their feet, nor on
their stomachs, according to, the old
military aphorism, but on their heads.
This heroic little band have saved a
country far exceeding in size the Uni
ted States; they have defied alike
Germans, Austrians and Bolshevists,
and they have opened the way to the
rescue first of Siberia and, then, Of
European Russia II they receive
promptly the support Of the Allies
which it is feared may even now
reach them too late. The awkward
and semi-barbous sounding name of
Czecho- Slovaks will live long in his
tory. For shee heroism, for thrill
ing adventure, for the possession of
an idealism of purpose beside which
all the pretentious canting about the
safety of democracy seems vain and
vulgar, this little Czecho-Slovak
army, composed Of intelligent and
thinking men, must take rank today
as the very cream of the Allied forces.
1t is wonderful story and deserves
happy ending.-Palm Beach Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05
CLASSIFIED ADYERTYSZNG
OUR cZEcHo-sLovAK ALLIES

For sheer romantic interest, and
unequaled patriotism, the story Of the
Czecho-Slovak army that is now bat.
Ting for liberty in Russia has not its
match in history. When the Russian
army went to pieces on the eastern
front, there was one portion of 1t that
refused to disband. An army Of 60.
600 Czecho-Slovaks, the remnant of a
body of twice that number, who had
been recruited from refugees who fed
across the border ct the beginning OF
the war, and from deserters from the
Austrian army, found itself in Ukran.
ia at the signing of the Brest-Litovsk
peace treaty. They we're we'll armed
and equipped, and they conceived the
bold idea Of reaching the French
fighting front by going around the
world. They determined, therefore
to fall back to the Trans-Siberian
railway and negotiate with the Boil.
shevikists for safe passage to Vlad.
ivostok. On their way they encoun.
tered a German army whom they
forced to retire at the end Of a four
days battle. On reaching the railroad
junction they bargained with the
Bolsheviki for passage to the east
ern terminal of the longest railroad
line in the world The Bolshevilsi
insisted on the surrender of all their
guns, munitions and equipment on
the grounds that they were the prop.
erty Of the Russian Government to
which they were forced to accede,
retaining only about one rife for ev-
cry ten men. But they kept their
stock Of hand grenades. They start
ed east and encountered many diff
culties which were bravely overcome.
They had to do their own train-run.
ming, to coerce the railroad engine.
drivers occasionally by threatening
them with the bombs, and some.
times to furnish engineers from their
own body. They cut their own wood
for the engines and bought what sup
plies they needed as they went along.
At one station an extraordinary, al
most providential, Incident happened.
They were met by two thousand
Red Guards commanded by German
and Austrian officers, and were told
to surrender the rest of their arms.
Refusing, the officers gave the order
to fire but gave it in German, which
was understood by the Czecho- Slovaks
but not by the Russians. So they
threw themselves ont he Bolshevists
with their bare hands, with pocket
knives and with stones and killed
eight hundred Of them. Then they
disarmed the troops, taking their
rifles and machine guns and resumed
their journey eastward. Failing to
negotiate with Trotzky, they fought
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05

FOR SALE-Good, second hand type
writer for $50 cash. Apply sol
West Lemon st. 1851
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05
FLoRIDA's OPPORTUNITIES
KEEP GROWING

Floridas ship building activities
shown in a recent report sent out
from Washington are not so bad
Upp to July 1 contracts had been
placed by the shipping board with
the yards at Pensacola, Tampa and
Jacksonville for sivty-eight ships
with total tonnage of 435,OOO tons
and at cost Of $66,S1S,S4O.
Since that date a number Of other
contracts have been let to Florida
ship builders, Tarpon Springs getting
one contract for a million dollars
worth of boats, and Miami being
given a fine start in the ship build.
ing part Of the war-work with the
contracts for barges and light.draft
boats. All Of this means more
money for Florida, and more money
is all that is needed to keep Florida's
general development rushing for.
ward.
If these well-paid workmen are
wise they will manage to buy some
Florida land If Florida farmers are
wise, they will see to 1t that the
food for the many workmen in the
war industries is produced upon
Florida farms. And II farmers in
other states are wise, they will come
to Florida to have share in the
big returns that can be gathered
from a properly cultivated tract of
land in this Sunshine State. Every
increase in the number and extent of
the states industries means addition.
al opportunity for every wide awake
Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05
, D o q o q o O o o o o O q
FOR SALE

NEW FORD TIRES FOR SO. All
other sizes sold at same cut rate
: price. Red Front vulcanizing Shop.
TITS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05
IN COURT OF, COUNTY JUDGE. STATE OF
ftoRI0A.-lN RE ESTATE OF MARTHA

Notice is hereby given, to all whom II NAV
concern, that on the 30th day Of October, A
D. 1918. shall apply to the Honorable Kel.
sey Blanton, Judge Of said court, as tdre
I probate. for my final discharge as admin
strator OF the estate Of Martha A. Foote, de-
ceased ana tnat at the same time will pre-
sent to said court my final accounts as ad
mlnistrator OF said estate, and ask FOR their
approval.
Dated April 2sth, A. D. 1918.
W. s. PRESTON,
1900 Administrator
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05

FOR SALE-1916 Dodge Touring car ;
1915 6-passenger Pitin-P Palmer; 1913
Hup Model, 80; 1916 Ford Touring
car; 1914 Ford Touring car: 1914
roadster truck; 1916 Ford heavy
truck; Corbensen, reconstructed
LAKELAND AUTO EXCHANGE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05

WILL SELL-A $500 Player Piano
for $500 and throw in a good house
and lot, if taken within 10 days.
Route B, Box u. 1857
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05

A little orange juice may be added
to the drinking water If the baby re
fuses 1t plain
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-05

Sea food, poultry and rabbits are
particularly patriotic foods to use in
place of meat.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
TEUTONS CHANGE
TACTICS FOR BIG
DRIVE ON BRITISH
viii Depend Upon Tanks
and a New Form of
Gas.
TELL MEN IT'LL Be EASY
But They Are Far From En-
thus1astic About the
Prospect.
rRv Associated Pressl

lbS ASSOCldCed tT9SS)
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE, Feb 1s.-The great Ger
man offensive on the western front
may be expected to begin at any mo-
ment now and as far as the British
front IS concerned the main thrust Will
be node on the sector between Arras
and St Quentin.
Tanks and a new mysterious gas"
Will be employed by the enemy in the
attempt TO break through allied lines.
The fact has become kr{Swn through
captured German prisoners and from
information cleaned in other ways.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General Won Ludendorff appear TO have
realized that the old methods of at
tack IN which a long bombardment is
employed, are TOO well known to pro-
duce Ihe result desired. Accordingly
the German troops are being told that
surprise attacks such as were used in
Galicia last summer at Riga. and again
on the Isonzzo are to be tried against
the allies on the western front.
Much stress has been laid on the
fact that tanks and new gas are to be
used. leaving TO the infantry little to
do but walk through the gaps and con
solidate the positions captured. Ger
long approach marches and then to
storm enemy positions after a short
gas shell bonn bardment.
The German infantry will rely on
weight ofnumbers. masses of machine
guns and mobile batteries 10 finish
the work begun by the tanks and the
gas.
Word has been passed out by the
German high command thai few OF the
allied troops will survive the effects
fthe tanks. the gas and the bonn
Dardmeut and that fresh German in
fantrv will overcome speedily any re-
sistance offered in captured positions.
Despite these assurances and the in
tensive training to which they have
been put the German troops are frank
" skeptical and are undertaking their
tasks with no enthusiasm. They feel
they are going TO be thrown into bat
tie to be used as cannon fodder and
do not relish the prospect
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
FAIRN0HTER HELD
FOR SHOOTING Man
Traction Company Claim
Agent in Mixup Over His
Wife in Baltimore.

According to a dispatch from saltf,
more Charles 3. W, Chapman, OF this
city, shot George z. Osborn through
his left breast last night at his board
ing house in Baltimore. The dispatch
says that Chapman was in Baltimore
10 exact a promise from Osborn to let
his wife alone. Chapman after the
shooting surrendered to the police. Os-
born IS expected TO recover from the
effects of the wound inflicted by the
bullet.
Chapman Is the claim agent OF The
MononsaheIa Valley Traction COM
pany, aud has been connected With the
local Company three months. He came
here from Petersburg, where he had
been Connected with the Kana~ha
Traction company and was transferred
here when the Monongahela Valley
Traction company absorbed the trol-
ley interests in that city.
He left Fairmont for baltimore sew
eral days ago and Fairmonters did not
know that the man had any domestic
troubles. Since he came 10 Fairmont
ne had been residing on Maple ave
nue..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
JUDGE STUBGISS
BEFORE HIGH COURT
Acts as His Own Attorney
in Suit Started by Com
missioncrs-
- Aszoc!ated P.essl
n. Assnclatcd 80

CHARLESTON. Feb. 19.-Chief IN
terest in the session OF the Supreme
court today conferred in the considera-
ton which will be given TO tue case
OF Price against Sturgiss IN prohinl-
RON from Norgautown in which Judge
George {. Srurgiss appeared as his own
counsel and asked for further time in
which to examine late EXHIBITS which
have been fled in the Supreme court
on the petition Tor the writ. The case
was passed this morning and prooaoiy
will not come up for argument until
late today or tomorrow.
The rrft of prohibition IS sought
against Judge Sturgiss to prevent him
from trying certain cases involving IS
sues watch are alleged to be the same
as those contained in cases in which
an agreement recently was filed in the
supreme court providing for special
Judge 10 hear them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
MANY PATRIOTIC
!. PROGRAMS TO Be
RENDERED FRIDAY
People Are Applying for
Speakers to Address
Their Gatherings

The observance Of Washington
birthday by patriotic programs at va.
rious school auditoriums in Faizmont
next Friday evening Is expected to
prove one OF the most important fac,
tors in community war work that has
yet been arranged. The plans include
general gatherings at several school
houses when a realization OF the aw,
full war in which this country is en-,
Saged Will be brought home to the
people by the most capable of local
orators and patriotism will be stimu-
lated by the rendition of patriotic
songs by school children.
The Miller school has a patriotic
entertainment on Thursday which is
strictly a school affair and 1t is likely
that a part of that program will be
repeated at the community gathering
on Friday evening. This idea may be
followed at other points throughout
the county where the schools are 20
community plaEs a program Friday
night.
Rev. C. E. Goodwin. representing the
speakers bureau named b. the orig.
iual committee at its meeting last Sat
urday. met with the school principal
OF Fairmont Monday afternoon and
found the educators were very enthus-
iastic in regard to the community eel
CITATIONS outlined. Some sections OF
the city have already filed request for
certain speakers and there has been
other evidences of general interst.
The Speakers bureau, which con.
sists of c. W Evans. Mrs. ]. Walter
Barnes and Rev. c. E. Goodwin under.
stood that It's duties lay in providing
speakers for the city only but it was
persuaded TO broaden its territory and
serve in a similar capacity for all parts
OF the county. excepting Warrington,
where the local committee will super.
intend all arrangements not only for
that city but for Metz and Downs.
The county wide observance OF
Washington's birthday by patriotic
song services and patriotic addresses,
as encouraged by the Marion County
Council Of Defense. seems to have met
with favor from early reports. Enter
prisinr citizens in every community
are being urged to evidence their pat
riottsm by manifesting an interest in
getting out good crowds and providing
inspiring programs.
Miss Blake Nicely. teacher at Hutch
inson. has asked that that school house
be one Of the points at which com
nunity meetings be held and the suG
Sestion finally went through after q
lot of debate whether 1t was in Marion
county or not and what district 1t was
in IL in Marion county. It seems that
some of the maps have Hutchinson N
Lincoln district. having given more at
tention to the trolley line than to the
actual location of the town.
MAYOR Anthony Bowen, who presld
ed at the meeting held last Saturday
has been kept busy with the prel1mi
nary arrangements for the GATHERINGS
in F'airmont and announced that pro
r-rans viii be rendered, according tc
1resent understanding. at every schoc
house originally named with the e1
cen+ion OF East Park. The Bible Class
of that immediate neighborhood !:
to have exercises on Thursday nlGn'
CONTINUED on T6Ge Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
CATHOLIC RECTOR OF
N0UNDSVILLE DEAD
Rev. Father Francis Flana-
gan Expires in Wheel
ing Hospital.

Today Rev. Father BoutIou, rector
of Ct. Peters Catholic church receiv-
ed word from Wheeling that Rev.
Father Francis Flafasan OF Mounds
vile, died IN the Wheeling hospital
OF meningitis this morning.
Rev. Father Flanagan succeeded Rev.
Father Boutlou as rector OF the Cath
olic church at Moundsviiie. He was
favorabIy known in Fairmont because
OF his frequent visits.
The funeral will take place on Thurs
dag morning at 10 O'Clock at Mounds
vile.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
.COHSOL URGING
ALL TO VAGGINATE
Men ard Their Families Can
be InocuIated Free Of
Cost.

The Consolidation Coal Gmpaty
mas taken steps to protect employees
and their families from the eploenllc y
smallpox that has struck Marion eo .Illt
~ At certain mines the company ne-S
offered TO vaccinate all of the emptoyes
free of charge.
At Mononsah, one OF the largest
mining towns in this region the COIL
pany is insisting that their men pc
VAGINA ted. Superintendent John t S-ls
gins. of Monongah. has issued VIII,
Ten appeal to every employe OF the col11-
pany in which he urges the emptoSes,
their wives and their children. al %
he yaccInated Immediately He ADDS
further that the company DOCTOR W.
vaccinate all employees. their wives
and thei- children free OF charge anu
will be glad to do it.
The following has been sent out e
employees by Mr.. higgins:
To all Employees and Their Fam
lies: in view OF the continual
development of new cases OF
smallpox in the county, It IS abso-
IuteiT necessary that employees,
and their wives and children who
have not been vaccfnated. shan
do so at once. The vaccination
will be done by company doctors
free OF charge to all employees ana
their families. -
JOHN c. RIGGESs.
Superintendent.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-02-19
Mayor Bowen Offers
Spruce to Uncle Sam

About one week ago Mayor Anthony
Bowen wrote a letter 70 Col. Brice
Diszue OF Portland, Oregon asking that
the government use spruce on tract
OF land owned by him in the state OF
Washington. The land Is located in
Pacific county. about four miles from
where the present spruce camp is To-
Gated. The trees are valued very
highly by Mayor Bowen, but despite
this fact he IS willing and anxious TO
have the trees cut and used for aero
The patent for the land, held by
Mayor Bowen is signed in hand writing
by Grover Cleveland. It Is likely that
the government authorities in that
state viii investigate the property
and = deemed advisable establish 4
sprlce camp there.