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tains, and when there were days that
he could not go out they brought him
berries and other fruits to eat and
water to drink. In this way he lived
for a long time, but he was always
lonely and longed for the company of
other fairies. and the fairy banquet,
and the fairy dance. He had but one
constant companion, a small blue
flower that grew beside the entrance
to his cave. These two talked to-
gether every day and told each other
all they had learned in their different
lives. The friendship of this sweet
flower made him as happy as he could
be away from all his own people. So
he grew to love her very much, and
she loved him.
He had been away so long that he
thought the fairies must have forgot
ten him. But this was not so, for
when the fairy queen found that he
was missing she sent out searchers in
all directions. After a long time by
questioning the birds. and the butter
flies. and the bees, they found him.
Such joyous meeting they had when
they found him in his little cave far
up in the mountains. He was glad
to see them, glad to think of going
home again. And yet he did not wish
to leave the little blue flower he loved
SO well He did not wish to stay
there, nor could ne take her away
with him for she would fade away be-
fore he could reach his home. They
had a long talk together and both
agreed that he must go away When
he was about to start he kissed the
sweet blue flower She sighed and
kissed him in return and said. For
get-me-not." And 50. for ever after
ward that was her name.
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KANUCkS ARE READY
Dominion Troops Promise to Sustain
Fighting Reputation.

Canadian Army Headquarters,
March 3O.-All units and all ranks
in the Canadian army look to the
future and the possibility of their
being embroiIed in the offensive now
raging on their right flank with high
Courage and a steadfast determination
that they shall be worthy of the Do
minion and worthy of the high rec
ord of its forces.
While nothing approaching battle
line activity on the whole OF our
front has yet developed, our army has
been busy day and night. With
moonlight nights there has been great
aerial activity, our planes being busy
behind the enemy lines, while hostile
machines have bombed villages on
our front, in some cases flying SO low
that they have swept the streets
with their machine guns.
Small parties of French civilians
are be met with on the road NOV
ing out of the shell area but there is
no general civilian evacuation, and
hope and confidence have increased
that the enemy in his desperate gam
BILE for a decision has fastened his
final defeat.
North from Lens to Hill 10, we
gave the enemy another heavy dose
fewer than 1900 drums were pro-
jected on his front line communica-
lions in the battle area. Thirty min
utes later our guns opend up in a
battl barrage which lasted for fiji
teen minutes and swept the enemy
assembly, support and front line
areas
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troops and drive them back in disor-
der, compelling a German retirement
from the whole of northern France.
Such defeat for Germany would per-
haps force the Teutonic powers to
make peace acceptable to the allies
Between these two extremes lie an
infinite number of possibilities, one of
which is that the battle should end
without any major advantage gained
by either side. In that case trench
warfare would return and there would
be another deadlock on the western
front. 1t would be of no great mill
tary consequence whether Germany
was able to hold all, none or merely
a part of her recent gains. Funda-
mentally the situation would be the
same as before the great battle began
except that Germany having suffered
the greater losses would be weaker.
proportionately, in man power, and
having failed to break the allied line
would be in a position similar to that
following the battle of Verdun. Her
people sickened by the tremendous
loss without compromising military
gain, would not be satisfied with the
mere holding of a little additional
French territory and growing unrest
in Germany would be sure to follow
Victory Necessary for Germany.
Failure to accomplish anything OF
decisive importance in the present
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On Friday morning, as this is being
written. every indication points to-
ward an approaching crisis in the
great battle in Picardy.
The Germans have driven a wide
triangular wedge into the allied lines
The base of the triangle extends from
Arras on the north to the Disc river
at La Fere on the south and is be-
tween fifty and sixty miles long. The
apex at Montdidier extends into allied
territory about thirty-seven miles.
The German Salient.
The French are holding the south
side y tn triangle from La Fere to
Montdidler and thence north about
10 miles The west side north to Ar
ras is held by the British. AS the sit
uatfon now stands the French are
holding the German drive on a front
of about forty-fiv miles while the
British are defending a line about
fifty miles in length. The bulk of
the attack up to this time has been
against the British. The French have
been drawn in by the necessity of ex-
tending their line westward to keep
wing of General Haig's forces. At the
beginning the entire force of the blow
fell upon the British forces At the
present time the French around
Montdidier are sustaining the brunt
of some of the heaviest attacks and
farther east have assumed the often
sive on a considerable scale. AS this
is written, however, the major por-
ton of the German forces are being
thrown against the British lines from
Montdidter nOrth apparently with the
great British distributing center at
AmienS as their Immediate objective.
The Germans Held.
According to this (Friday) morn
ings reports the Germans with a few
minor exceptions are being held in
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Bible STUDIO
BY MRS. c. F. MENNINGER
Published every Saturday evening In
Topeka State Journal.
LESSON XIV.
:. MENNINGER


I. Samuel II. Ellie and Samuel
Hannah knew how to pray. Eli
did not know its worth. Hannah's
son was consummate flower of
grace, Els sons, a red flag of sin
ming"
Lesson verse. 2:26. Write it out in
full.
Chapter names and verses to mark
this lesson. 1. Hannah's Prayer, 81.
II. 1annah's Song, 30. III Samuels
Call, 10. ". Ark Taken, 22 " Ark
Triumphant 4. VI. Ark Restored, 20.
VII. Ebenezer, IL.
DIVISION T. Chapter 1.
1. Name the parents of Samuel
and give meaning of the names
2. State five facts concerning af-
fairs in this home in Mt. Ephraim.
3. What was Hannah's method of
meeting her troubles?y
4. What vow did she make to God?
s. OF what did Eli accuse her?
3. In what spirit did she leave the
temple in Shiloh?
Z. When did she make another
visit to the sacred place?
What did she take with her, and
with what purpose for each?
DIVISION II. Chapters 2-s.
1. How did Hannah celebrate the
birth of Samuel?
q w nat does the word Samuel
mean?
3. What beautiful promise of guild
ance and preservation in -Hannah's
song?
4. How was Hannah rewarded for
her gift to the Lord?
.. How ere Ellis sons described?
8. OF what three great sins were
they guilty?
Z. In contrast to the sons of Eli.
what is said of Samuel?
s. How did Eli treat his resnonsi-
lily to his sons?
.. What judgment does the man of
GOD pronounce on the house of Eli?
10. How often did God call Samuel
before he understood
Nj. What shows that Gods will can
De taught to a little child?
II. What revelation was given TO
Samuel for Eli?
13 How did Eli accept it?
IA. How did Samuel come 70 he r.-
garded turnout all Israel?
DIVISION III-Chapters and 5.
/. What nation is IsraePs particular
enemy at this time ,
2. How did Israel try to secure VIC
tory over her foes?
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Mein dear son Heine:.
One needs only to readt your letters
to know dot 1 am either your fader
or your wife if you hadt vun. All
vot you told me ISIS to ask for money
Heremit ISIS der check.
Veil, Heine, 1 see puy der bapers
dot der Chermans half inventioned
gun vich shoots ofer sefenty miles adj
Paris. Now, puy der time you receife
dis letter We will probably know wheth-
camelfudge, but personally 1 pellet
dot somepody hass infentioned gun
vich shoots far enough to lombard
Topeka from some blaze, where L
don't know. Der evidence, howefer,
ISIS dot der bombarding hass already
commenced. Sunday Mamma und me
und der kids vos ouidt riding und in
seferal places We encountered shell
craters puy der street on. NO oder
agency but a large calibre shell couldt
half made sooch places in der pave
ment. Take for instagnance on West
Tenth Street. Der heaviest Smelling
occurred beginning adj Tyler Street
und got heavier as you travel west
Between Taylor und Western Avenue
der bombardment must haff been
someding terrible. In vun place der
shell crater vos so deep dot 1 drove
down vun side und oop der oder und
thought dot / vos going aroundt der
block Und der pavemendt ISIS so bad
between der streedt car tracks dot der
West Tenth Street cars are now
equipped nit airyplane wings so dey
can sail ofer der bumps und holes und
nodt chump der track where der
bricks und debris are laying aroundt
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NEGLECT THEIR DOGS
Many Topckans Have Failed To Take
Out Tax Tags.

Present indications are that the dog
catcher will be a busy Individual this
summer With only two more days
remaining in which to pay dog taxes
only SIS CANNES have been registered
with the city clerk, after taxes being
paid to the city treasurer. Will, on
this date last year 676 were registered.
At the close of registra ton last year
the tax payments showed a total law
full dog population here of 1,147. City
Clerk Covell thinks there has been no
decrease. However, one thing is sure
all pet pups must be registered and
the taxes paid thereon by Saturday
night. After that date the dog CATCH
err will begin his travels up alleys
and thru back yards. The city tax on
male dogs is 81 and on female SIS.
After Saturday night the tax jumps to
81 for males and 81 for females with
the possible activities of the dog
catcher thrown in.
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campaign, coupled with the spectre of
troops thrown into the scale on the
allied side in 1919, would iorce on
the German mind a vision of coming
disastersthat even the optimistic decla-
rations of the junker press would be
unable to Danish.
1t would be too much to hope for
peace this year under such circum-
stances, but a decisive allied victory
in 1919 with peace in the fall of that
year would be almost a certainty.
An Opinion, Not a Prophecy.
Finally, let me venture an opinion.
I will not call it a prophecy, for fu-
ture events at a time like this are too
uncertain for any man to attempt to
pose as a prophet. Based upon the
news up to noon Friday, will venture
this opinion. I believe that the next
few days will see a tremendous stroke
from the allies that will drive the
Germans back toward where they
started and perhaps beyond that line.
and that the end of the great battle
of Picardy will leave the German COM
manders in no position to claim vic
tory for their long advertised often
sive. OF this much I feel quite con-
fident.
I am very hopeful, however. that
when the tide turns it will sweep with
even greater force than that and end
with a defeat for Germany which even
her most optimistic apologists can not
hope to sugar coat or deny
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THE CRISIS AT HAND
BY lMRI ZUMWALT

allies had as many men in France
as the Germans at the beginning of
the battle, they ought now to have a
superior force of fresh reserves to
tnroV- into the struggle. Dispatches
satte that the allied "army of ma
neuver" has not yet been drawn
upon for actual fighting. If that be
the case and unless the Germans
have far greater numbers of men on
the western front than the British
end French intelligence offices have
reported. the coming days ought to
see the German armies get a drubbing
as severe as the one they had at the
Marre in the fall of 1914
Very Much Like the sIarne.
The events of the past ten days
have been in all fundamental matters
a reproduction of the condition that
preceded the battle of the Marine. On
the 23d of August 1914, the Germans
broke thru the French lines along
the border and the retreat toward
Paris began. For thirteen days every
report from the front told of German
victories and allied retreats. Mean
while the French were gathering their
forces for the counter blow On the
6th and 7th of September they at
tackled in great force and drove the
Germans back in what came very near
being a rout. The battle of the Marine
ended with the Germans intrenched
oh lilc AiSle ABOUT sixty miles IN the
rear OF their fartheSt advance.
What May Happen.
There are two extreme results pos
sible in the present battle.
l. The breaking in two of the al
lied line and the rolling up of the
f1anks, which would constitute a de-
cisive victory for Germany and might
force German peace.
2. The allied counter attack may
overwhelm the worn out German
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loose. Off course der var ISIS terrible,
Heine, but 1 did nodt think dot idt
would be brought home to US so soon.
Vun Teller vot I saw fell down vun off
der holes, und ven 1 saw him he vos
still going down und hadn't hit bottom
yedt. Maybe tomorrow or sometime
l will go puy dot blaze und see Tiff he
ISIS still falling. Heine, iff you ride
for two blocks on dot street und don't
gedt sea -sick you need half no fear
off der ocean. Yum Teller vot lifes on
Tenth streedt told me dot he hadt
chust bought new automobile und
wore ouidt a set of tires getting der
car home, und hadt to telephone for
more tires pefore he could go riding
again. But We shouldt worry, Heine.
Der skinity cant waste so mooch
money fixing der pavemendts. Dey
haff to safe der money to puy more
bolicemens to keep Kansas Avenue
clean so der unprotected male skinit
liens will gedt lonesome. OF course
der street railway company MIGHT
fix oop der pavemendt between der
tracks, but since der peoples half got
used to riding in Ford cars they eff
IDENTIFY don't think dey will notice der
roughness off der street.
Say, Heine, 1 half planted dot gar
den 1 bet me dot Mr.. Hoover will be
pleased. Mamma helluped also. AL
ready half We got growing onions,
sweetpeas. morning glories. three
rose bushes und lots off oder vegeta-
bles. But us farmers need rain pref
~ bad, Heine. Crops ISIS gedting
pretty dry.
Hoping you are der same,
LOUIE scHNITz.
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KEEP UP OUR SPIRITS
Charles L. Mitchell Issues "Joy Card"
to Chase War Glooms.

After a trip thruout the east where
he witnessed spirit of pessimism.
the outgrowth of war conditions,
Charles L. Mitchell of Topeka re-
turned home with a defined purpose
in view-to spend his spare time in
hasing away war glooms.
AS a starter he has issued a card
decorated in co2ors and bearing a
flag, with the following inscription:
In this time of war, with all its serious
ness and horribleness-
Is it not true that General Cheerfulness''
is highly important!
Is it not true that should NOT dispense
with our amusements and social affairs !:
Is it not true that to silence sociability,
laughter. and happiness, is to make a
nation unfit for war?
What do you think about it?
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8. Outline six calamities that befell
Israel in chapter four.
4. How many Israelites were slain
the day the Ark was taken?
5. What Philistine cities tried to
keep the Ark, and what trouble came
to each of them?
6. At whose demand was the Ark
returned to the ISraeliteS?'
What characteristics may be
ascribed to Eli?
DIVISION IV.-Chap piers and T.
1. How long was the Ark with the
PhiliStines?
2. What were they willing to do to
get rid of the Ark?
8. How did they satisfy themselves
that it was the Ark that troubled?
4. How was the Ark received by
Israel?
s.. Why were the men of Betpshem-
ish punished?
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SINK RUSS CRUISER
Blown Up by a Mine in Reval Harbor
Gulf of Finland.

London, March 30.-The sinking by
a mine III the harbor at Reval, on the
Gulf of Finland, of the Russian cruiser
Admiral Makaroff is reported in a
Petrograd dispatch to Copenhagen as
forwarded from that point by the Ex-
change Telegraph company.
The Admiral Makaroff was laid
down in 1905. She was 442 feet long
and displaced 7,775 tons. She was
armed with two S-inch, eight 6-inch
and twenty-five 34 Inch guns, and
two torpedo tubes. Her complement
was 56S men.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-16
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE USE IT
DAILY IN WEST VIRGINIA.

For tonic that builds up weak.
delicate. run down and sickly men,
women and children, Hypo-Cod. the
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so tina they can extract the full nour-
ishment from your food, creates a hear
" appetite. helps make rich pure
blood. clears the complexion of PIN
pies. etc. increases the weight and
doubles the strength in a remarkably
little while.
Thousands of people all through the
state are using Hypo-Cod every day.
They have found by actual test that it
is a splendid tonic and, used faithfully
as directed on bottle will accomplish
the result desired. This is due to the
fact that Hypo-Cod contains nothing
but the very valuable medicinal ex-
tractives from fresh cod livers COM
bined with iron, malt. wild cherry
bark, manganese. quinine. hypophos-
pilates, lime, aromatics and dash of
sherry wine, a combination that is
powerful and effective for the ailments
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only the knowledge that she was back
in her beloved country to sustain
her.
-'wiu you have your picture taken
for me?'' 1 asked, at last, for wanted
Ito show to Americans type Of these
thousands OF old people that have
been sent back to France by the
Huns to live as best they can tie
few years remaining to them
She looked at me a moment, and
then. apparently seeing the Red
Cross on my hat. she knew there was
nothing TO distrust, and she answered
"Oui'
And right here I had most Won
derful illustration OF feminine nature.
The dear old woman, whose only pos
sessions in life were the bag and
crutch that stood beside her-wno
knew that she would never see this
picture. and who did not know where
she would be sent to finish her lie
who did not even know where her
next meal was to come from-sat UP
a little =traighter. brushed back the
stray locks of white hair that We're
blown about her wrinkled face. and
asked me if would tie her bonnet
strings a little tidier.
Brave old soul!
It was the spirit that cannot be
crushed. whether it rests on the booy
Of an orphan child, a crippled SOL
der or the worn and weary frame
If a woman who must patiently wait
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FOR A TONIC, HYPO-COD
IS UNEQUALED
Strengthens and Builds Up Weak, Delicate and sckly
Men Women and Children in Remarkably
Little While.
L Ask vorr doctor.

mentioned. Ask your doctor.
No dangerous or habit-forming drug
is contained in Hypo-Cod and the full
formula is printed on every package
and bottle label. Look for it, it is
your protection and guarantee Of pur-
ity and wholesomeness. Mothers use
Hypo-Cod for their children who may
be weak, delicate, sickly or not devel-
oping properly They like its delight
full wine-like flavor and ask for it
often after they take the first dose.
Just get bottle of HypoCod from
your druggist today. You can get a
large bottle for only s1.2O which con-
tains enough Of this splendid tonic to
treat the average family for weeks.
If You do not live near any OF the
following druggists large bottle OF
Hypo-Cod will be sent by the Earle
Chemical Co., Wheeling, W. Va, pre-
paid anywhere for $1.2O.
Hypo-Cod is sold here by Fairmont
Pharmacy. Cranes Drug Store. Mar
tins Drug Store Holt Drug Co.. Noun
tain City Drug Co. and Halls Drug
Co.: in Shinnston by Johnson's Phar-
macy; in Pennington by W. 2. Mo-
ran; in Monongah by Windsor Drug
Co. in Fairview by Frank J. Yost.
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Worthington
A PLEASING Entertainment.

The concert given by the Worth
iugton Choral society at the Chris
tian church on Thursday evening was
very successful. A large audience
greeted the musicians and If the ap-
plause given is any indication every
body present was we'll pleased The
program as carried out was about as
follows: The Star Spangled Banner.
A Song OF Spring, Music in the Air
and BugIe Song, all rendered by the
Choral Society. Hear You Calling
Me and He Takes Ny Grief. by Mrs
E. A. Galbraith- Two pIono duets.
Valse Venitienne and Cecilia Waits.
by Mesdames Opal darlington and
Bertha Sildes. Two male quartettes.
Ny Old Kentucky Home and Listen 70
NY Tale of Woe, by DR.. Howell.
Frank Sharp. Fred Billingslea and
Finley cakes. Three vocal selections.
Flee as a Bird. All Through the Night.
and Mothers Sweet Voice. by the
Choral Society. All, Noon Of My De-
light. Little Papoose and Sound an
Alarm were sung by w D. Barring
ton. and as an encore he sang Honey,
Mine. Over the Stars There is Rest.
a due, bv Miss Carice Cakes and
Finley Cakes. Bells OF Dr2mland. a
mixed quartette and Come Spirit
Come. a male quarette came next
The closing selections were The Red.
White and Blue, The Marsellaise. and
4 Yrerca
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MILLIONS ARE SAVED
FOR FRUIT GROWERS
States Experts Devise New
Plan for Killing Tree
Insects.

(Specia! Dispatch to West Virginian.)
MORGANTOWN, ". Va, March Is.
1T is estimated that West Virginia
fruit growers will save several million
dollars every year as the result OF sue
cessful experiments that have been
carried out at the experiment station
of the West Virginia University here
in fighting insects that are dangerous
to fruit trees
According TO Prof. John Lee Coulter,
head of the Agricultural Extension de-
partment. there are 100000 fruit
trees in West Virginia and most OF
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them are located on high hills or

mountains. Water is always scarce
there of course and it costs the big
orchardists thousands OF dollars each
to haul water up the hills to spray the
trees with Insecticides. but under the
old system it was impossible to do any
thing else.
Extended experiments about the
state, however. by the experiment sta
ton experts proved the efficacy OF dry
insecticide when busted on the trees,
while the leaves were damp with dew.
a powerful machine TO drive the pow
der to the tops OF the trees was de
vised and perfected at the station. and
the experiment was complete. 1t has
been found possible to thoroughly pro-