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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-13
'0NE MORE Effort
.OH FRONT,
THEN COLLAPSE
That Belgian View of What
German Military Ma
chine Faces
GERMANY CAN NOT WIN
Belgians are Deeply Crate,
full for the Assistance
America Has Given.

on THE BELGIAN FRONT. Febru-
airy s.-(Correspondence OF The AS
sociated Press: General A. de ecu
ninck. the distinguished soldier and
Minister of War for Belgium. today
expressed to the correspondent of The
Associated Press the firm conviction
that the great offensive on the West
ern front by the Germans would be the
beginning OF the end for the Prus-
sian military machine. This is true.
said the general because even If the
enemy should not put his entire
strength into an assault it was doom
ed to certain failure in view OF the
Allied preparedness Having defeated
the Germans IN their onslaught. the
Allies would be in a position, through
the balance of power which America
had brought them to counter with 1r-
resiStible force.
The minister had been asked to dis
cuss the military situation as it ap-
peared in the light OF Germany's pres
ent position and the Prussian claim
that the Entente allies would be
brought to their knees The General
received the correspondent in the cha
teau which is being used as executive
headquarters for the war department
and talked freely for half an hour or
more. General de Ceuninck is vet
eran OF many battles. and he had
brought with him to the ministry the
comprehensive grasp of large prob
lens. the quick decision and the dis
cipline which have made his reputa-
ton IN the Belgian army. One reads
assurance and aIertness in his every
word and move.
st the outset OF the conversation
! the general spoke OF the close friend
shin existing between the United
States and Belgium and referred in
| the most grateful terms to the assist
anre which America had rendered her
aIIv through the Red Cross. the Com
mission for relief in Belgium and in
other ways.
| "The morale Of the hard pressed
Belxiaps has been sustained and in
creased by the knowledge that the
citizens of the United States were
standing with them IN the battle for
freedom and justice. You have light
ened our load and enabled US to con-
tinue the struggle" said the general
! He paused. and then added With
q "a assure you that the frs: thing
Belgium will do after the conclusion
Of peace Will be to erect a monument
to her good friend
The General turned to the outlook
for the Allied arms on the battlefield
we do not underrate the strength
OF our opponents" he said. Germany
is military nation powerful nation
and she IS not yet defeated. America
however. has brought into the conflict
the additional resources necessary to
tip the balance in our favor. and an
Ailied victory is assured. The out
come OF the war now hinges on the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-13
COAL JOBBERS FIGHT
TO SAVE BUSINESS
Fear They Will be Wiped
Out by Order of the
Fuel Administration

(Speciaf Dispatch to West VirginianD
WASHINGTON. D. C. March 10
\ federation OF coal jobbers and com
mission men. IN which are several
from West Virginia, is here il confer
ence with Senators Sutherland, Pen
rose and France. OF Maryland. They
are trying TO get help to save their
business from elimination, which. they
claim, Fuel Administrator Garfield S
order doing away with the 10 cents
commission allowed coal sales agen-
cies, will do. There doesn't appear on
the surface of things TO be much help
for these men.
The order in question is expected to
do away with all commission men and
cause the sole OF coal direct from the
mine operator 20 the consumer DR..
Garfield has promised 10 increase
prices to account for the extra expense
to the. operator by reason OF him sell
ing his own coal. The going into eff
feet of this order is expected to reyo-
lutionize the sales system which has
been patiently and painstakingIy built
uu in the coal business through many
years. 1t will, it is predicted. close
sales agencies by the wholesale, put
commission men out OF business, and
cause clerks TO have 10 seek new en-
ployment. The small operator. it is
claimed, will be annoyed more greatly
and put to more expense by the effect
OF the order than the wealthy indi'
vidual operator or the large coal cor
porations.
The coal men say that the effect OF
this order will be more far-reachinG
and more hurtful than they think that
the officials originating it believed il
would be when they issued it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-13
German Prisoners
Fight for Bolsbeviki

HARDIN. Manchuria. March 10
General Semenoff an anti Bolsheyihi
leader in Siberia has retreated into
Manchuria before the advance OF a
superior Boishevihi force, according
to advices from the border. The &C
curacy of the BoIsheviki fire durinS
the fighting is taken to indicate that
the cooperation /of former German
prisoners.
General seminoff brought his dead
and wounded with him in his retire
meRt. Nurses and a supporting de-
tachment are 10 leave Harlan tonight.
General Sheminoff's munitions aIe
reported exhausted az well as tne
funds at his Disposal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-13
ny ,SUEI TER WARIIS HEART At VEIL
AS BODY SOLDIER TELLS MRS. GIBSON
Writer tells How Boys Clasp
Knitted Garments to
Their Breasts.
o. IDAH MeoLoNE GIBSON

Hnshor OF Confessions Q. wife, %
Who Has Just RstpIaed from En-
AnsDices II ne American Red Cross
and T1S7Eest Iirginian.
ht, 1915, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Associatiou.)
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22

late, besides countless scores of
 useful as well as useless articles,
 including bouquet of artificial
 flowers, a baby outfit and bot
 tie of whiskey.
 On February z, a soldier, fired by devotion to the cause, wrote to his mother in Ashville. North Carolina:
 Don't take good space up with sweets that should be used for needed ammunition. The candy and the cakes taste fine, but they won't do much good when the Hun starts his offensive; so don't do anything to hinder the United States
 The question this state of affairs raises is; Why send apples and or anges that become bruised in the long transit and rot in the stuffy holds of the ships, when the recrea tion rooms of the Y. M. c. A. and other welfare organizations serve fruit fresh from Italy and Spain that takes up no cargo space; why send cakes and candies and chewing gum, when the post canteens sell r va rietiess of cakes and cookies, fresh baked in France at American prices or a bare shade higher; why try to send across vast quantities of matches which endanger the ship and which are a penitentiary offense to place even in the domestic mails?
 Could be Bought at Canteen
 Two thirds of the articles found in a 12-hour inspection tour when work ing the soldiers parcel. post, are on General Pershing's canteen list and sold in retail quantities to the sol diers at practically wholesale prices.
 The question will have to be an swered by the relatives of the sol- diers or it will, of military necessity. be answered drastically by the authorities in France charged with the responsibility for the success of this war.
 Is it not clear what will happen at this rate of growth of the parcel post to soldiers abroad when we have a million, or a million and a half men in France?
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22
NJ BEEF OR PORK WILL bE
 SOLD TUESDAY
Butcher Shops of City in Voluntary Agreement Not to Sell Beef and Pork or
 Products Thereof, is Made

To make more effective the observ- ance by families as well as the res taurants and public eating houses, of beefless and porkless Tuesdays, the exclusive butcher shops of Phoenix have signed an agreement to sell no beef or pork or the products thereof on Tuesdays. These products include bologna, sausage, ham, bacon and lard
 The new plan becomes effective next Tuesday.
 The action of the Phoenix retail butchers is wholly voluntary and the agreement with the food administra- tion was entered into in patriotic spirit of cooperation. which has been adopted generally by retail butchers over the state.
 The following concerns signed the agreement: Hughes market, Hurleys market. Tribolet market, Valley Meat company, W. M. Doyle, Union market Star market. Grand Avenue market, Arizona market, Palace Meat market New market, the Hackett market, Li- brary market, Seventh Avenue market and Home market.
 Grocers and other dealers selling ham, bacon, lard or other products of beef and pork will be asked to comply with the general program.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22
SUPERVISORS OF COUNTY SUMMON
 PEOPLE ID MEL I
County Council of Defense
 Will Be Formed Here on
 Thursday Afternoon as. Requested by President

To further the work of the State Council of defense, the board of super visors has called a public meeting for Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the Water Users building where prelimi- nary steps will be taken for the organ zation of a county council of defense.
 This is in line with the request of President Wilson for the extension of the work which will ultimately be brought closer 10 the people in com munity councils
 There arc but three counties in Ari- zona that have not been organized Gila, Maricopa and Santa Cruz being the last on the list 10 follow the recom-' mcndatiOn of the national council in forming county councils.
 Professor J. $. Tatlock is addressing the public meetings in Arizona for or ganization purposes and will be in Globe on Tuesday where he will be met by Dwight E. Heard, chairman of the state council of defense, T. A. Rior- dan, federal food administrator, and George J. Stoneman, state chairman of the Four Minute Men. Leaving Globe Wednesday morning the party will re- turn 10 Phoenix where Professor Tat lock will talk on Thursday.
 For the past several months, he has been working with the committee on public information, under the direction of Mr. Greet across the street from the White House in Washington. He has been writing pamphlets on the war published by the committee, doing edi- 'orial work. and carrying on research and investigations in connection with practically every phase of the war. Is m close touch with the Irish and Irish American situation, with the subject of German intrigue, and with the at titude of the American periodical press. He has a grasp of the tendencies un- dcrlying the war, but is not unfair to the Germans.
 Professor Tatlocll is an excellent speaker, is clear, forceful and effective, has an excellent command of the Eng fish language, and has the ability to present his first hand information in d most interesting and convincing fashion.
 Professor Tatlock is professor of English literature in Stanford univer- sity, California, and has been pro- lessor at Michigan, Harvard, Chicago, and Dartmouth.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22

That the parcel post mails to sol diers in France are greatly burdened by reason of so many unnecessary articles being mailed, and that there may arise a necessity for curtailing the parcel post privilege to soldiers are shown in the following statement given out by the postoffice depart ment today:
 In March a government transport reached France carrying to the sol diers at the front 715,9S0 letters and 9S5,S40 pieces of parcel post and newspapers. The letters weighed eight and one-quarter tons and the parcels and papers in excess of 113 tons. By reason of the bulkiness of the mail, this shipment took up in excess of 12,000 cubic feet of space on the transport. This means a slice of the ships cargo space 100 feet long, 10 feet high and F feet wide. The ,9S0 letters went into 346 sacks but the pieces of parcel post and papers required 7,452 sacks. When this mail was unloaded at a French port. the letters filled completely one of the French cars, which are half the size of the American mail cars, but the parcels and papers required d train of 19 cars.
 The mail that is unloaded from the ships must frequently wait days at the port before cars can be spared from the heavily burdened railroads in France to move the mail.
 When the United States army postal service was first inaugurated, mail reached all the camps in the country in one to two days, according to distance and train connections Today mail by reason of it's vast volume and the heavy demands on the railroads, frequently takes six days to reach General Pershing' S headquarters, which is located on a trunk line.
 SOME COLLECTION IS FOUND
 According to report from
 New York and Chicago of some
 of the contents of this parcel
 post matter to the troops, a 12-
 hour inspection of the parcel post as it was being searched for in fIammabIes and explosives dis
 closed, among other things, 1,642
 boxes of matches, 361 cans of
 soidfied alcohol, PA cigar light
 CTS Gall of these of the greatest
 menace to the safety of the
 ship) 1,248 cakes, 3,818 packages
 of candies, 1882 bars of choco-
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22
Western Drama at Hip

A sparkling western drama, The Claim" will be seen at the Hip today. 'The Claim" was presented originally in dramatic form on the stage by Flor ence Roberts.
 This picture features Edith Story, who has been styled The Female Bill Hart of the Screen in the part of the dance hall girl, and tale is woven about this girl who abandoned by her gambler husband, finds herself unable to provide for herself and her baby and is forced to leave it to an unknown fate on the bar of a western saloon. Things happen fast in the life of the girl and baby until they are reunited several years later. To try to enumer-
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22
"The Moral Law" at Empress

With Gladys Brockwell appearing in a new William Fox photoplay in which she takes the dual role of two sisters a great deal was expected of "The Moral Law that opened yesterday at the Empress theater but the thrilling and clever nature of the story was a pleasant surprise. Miss Brocllwell out did herself in the wonderful parts that she played. Here is a piece of acting that could only have been shown in an unusually good play. Great as these opportunities are, Miss Brockwell has improved upon them.
 The story of the play has to do with two sisters. One is born in this coun- try and the other in South America. When their father dies he leaves all of his wealth to the girl of this country and cuts off his divorced wife in South America and her daughter with a dol lar each. The reason is soon evident.
 Miss Brockwell plays the part of both daughters. They look alike, ex- cept for the character that shines out through their faces and in their man. ners. The good woman seeks to divide her fortune with her sister, if the latter will give up her vicious life. The latter tries by schemes and even crime to
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22
ADJUSTMENTS
Charles Ray at the Lamara

Rupert Hughes story, When Life is Marked Down." has been adapted for pictures It serves to star Charles Ray. one of the most versatile young actors on the screen, in Thomas H. Ince's production of His Mothers Boy" at the Lamara for today and tomorrow.
 Charles Ray has won laurels for him. self in roles depicting a weakly, cow ardly, specimen of humanity who needs only the proper incentive to become a veritable whirlwind of action and ag- gressiveness. It is such a character that he brings to the Lamara for this enga cement, in a story of the Texas oil fields. He appears as the son whose father has been responsible for many of his townspeople investing in oil stock which does not prove the invest ment they had supposed. On the death of his father. his mother comes in for a large share of the tirade waged against the family. Declaring. that ev- eryone who has invested a penny will be amply repaid, he starts out for the oil fields, and it is the many adventures he encounters there that form the ab- sorbing story of His Mothers Boz" Mack Sennett is offering Polly Moran in Sheriff Nelrs Tussle" as an added attraction.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22

star, a broadway favorite and those who have been fortunate enough to see him on the stage and hear him sing, have said that his voice is one of the finest for musical comedy work.
 In the college scene in "The Gift O Gab," one feels that they would like to have him come off the screen and sing with the same cheerful en- thusiasm his work indicates.
 Today and tonight will be the last showing of this comedy and of the Columbia Screen Telegram. Little Mary McAllister in When Sorrow Weeps," the added extra for today, will hold over for tomorrow and with William $. Hart in the "Aryan" will make Saturdays program one of the strongest in the week.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22

ate them in the review would rob the picture of much of it's interest
 Wheeler Oakman supports Edith Story in this picture, which will be pre- scented again tomorrow and will be augmented with the first authentic picture of the recent military review at Camp Kearuey.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22

gain all of the fortune and even resorts to poisoning.
 The acting of the star is more bril- liant than could be imagined. She is graceful and beautiful, and low and vicious, as she goes from one charac- terization to another.
 The play is charminSly presented. There are many brilliant and pleasing
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22
POST0FF|CE |SSUESSTATEMENT
 ABOUT MAIL SENT TOWARFRONT

One Ship Takes Over More Than 121 Tons of Mail Which,
 Outside of Letters, Contains Merchandise Over Two Thirds of Which Soldiers Could Buy in Canteen of Pershng Commando; Demand More Care in Shipments
Arizona republican., 1918-03-22

Jack Gardner at Columbia
 Handsome Jack Gardner, who is at the Columbia today in "The Gift O Gab," is former musical comedy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

said that the school board could legally
borrow money OF issue warrants to car
ry on the school and whatever samount
was needed up to 100000 could be
turned into the assessor next year with
no chance for the electors to exps.as
themselves. Then there would be the
regular budget and at this time next
year and the taxpayers would have
two years of school expenses to pay in
one levy.
According to the law, there is no
way of closing up the schools What
ever amount is needed may be borrow
ed and the district will then have the
principal sum and interest to pay at
a later date. the amounts borrowed can
be certified up to the assessor and that
ended the matter as far as voters were
concerned. He didn't defend such a
law, but it was there and Attorney
General Brown had so advised them.
No Use Minciag Matters.
A. A. Lee, who has been oii.*he school
board Is years, told the directors there
was no use mineing matters. That in
the city there was an element that had
attempted to defeat every school board
and every budget and that the same
element was out to discredit. the board
this year. That at the election Dec.
80 this dissatisfied element would vote
against everything just because it had
alWaysbee n against eyery school board
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

velop.,..ed that during the past year tn0
board had paid off $4,000 in popular
loan notes, and that if it had not paid
off this indebtedness, it would have
reduced the levy just that much. 1t al
so developed that a few years ago the
levy was S.4 mills and that the board
had been gradually cutting it down
each year until now it asks IA mills,
although the lowest levy was reached
last year.
1t also developed in the discussions
last night that Superintendent Todd
had maintained the full efficiency of
the school with 107 teachers this year
while one year ago it was lis. That
when Mr.. Todd became superintendent
the board was about to build four small
houses to accommodate pupils but that
by e-arrangement he saved the dis
trist this expense.
Favor Budget Unanimously.
However, as the matter now stands.
every member on the scnool .oe.v )
on record as voting in favor Of sub
mitting the budget to the assessed vot-
crs Dec. 80.
It is also we'll known that determin-
ed fight is to be made, not SO much
on the budget as to discredit the
present board Of education and the
question will be put to the voters Dec.
80 is whether the board is capable of
handling the affairs Of the district or
whether the board is incompetent. Tho
board of education consists of Chaun-
cey Bishop, E. T. Barnes, Hurley 0.
White, H. L. Clark and Walter Wins
low.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

and it was unanimously adopted. Direc-
tor E. I. Barnes, IN order that each
vote might go on separate record, called
for record vote and as the names of
each were called each voted in favor
of the budget. This included Director
Clark who has in reality been opposed
to the budget and the actions of the
other four members of the board, As
the school record now stands, Clark vot-
ed for submitting the budget.
Could Legally Borrow.
In explaining the law with reference
to school budgets and when they atu
turned down, Director Walter Winslow
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06

of the board Of education held last
evening.
Tht budget will be practically the
same voted on last Saturday, the only
difference being two mills less. The
final re-eheeking of the school census,
completed after the first budget was
adopted shows a loss of 1928 of school
age in the district instead Of 666 as
first reported.
With a credit of the additional 339
names, the budget to be submitted to
the assessed voters will be $93, 3,298.54
Last year it was about $4,000. The
levy now is IA mills. Only one dis
trict in the state has lower levy A
majority of the first class districts lev
led from 8 to IL mills,
Finance Committee Reports.
The finance committee of the board,
L. L. Barnes and Walter Winslow, in
their report, stated they had gone over
each item separately and found that
none could be reduced, especially as the
school law is such that contracts for
the school year were all entered into.
That the amount Of money asked for
had been based on the amounts called
fol- by these contracts. That while the
school year ran from July l to July l.,
yet it as necessary to contract for
teachers and buy materials during the
summer months before the annual budg
ct was submitted.
In submitting practically the same
budget the school board again voted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06
SOUR STOMACH
Mi-o-na Puts the Stomach in Fine
Shape In Five Minutes.

Mi-o-na Puts the Stomach in Fine
Shape in Five Minutes.
If your stomach is continually kick
ing up disturbance; you feel bloated
and distressed; if you belch gas and
sour food into the mouth, then you
need Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets.
Mi-ona Stomach Tablets give in
stant relief, Of course, but they do
more; they drive out the poisonous gas
es that cause fermentation of food and
thoroughly clean, rcnovate and streng-
then the stomach so that it can readily
digest food without artificial aid.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are guaran-
teed to end indigestion, acute or chron-
ic, or money back. This means that
nervousness, dizziness and biliousness
will disappear. Druggists everywhere
and Dan1 j. Fry sell Mi-o-na.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06
HAND OVER. INDEMNITY

Paris. Dec. 6.--Complying with the
.arlnisticc, tho Germans have handed oy-
cr tho Russian indemnity Of 300,000,00O
pounds ($1,500,000,000) to the allies.
The value Of art works already return
cd is placed at 2,000,000,000 frames
($400,000 0O00.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-06
pERsHING REPORTS LINE

Washington, Dec. 6.--The Third Am.
crican army stood last night on the limo
GelladtWallcntorn, Daun, Raversheur.
on, Ringel, Kohs, General Pershing 10.
ported today.