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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
DARKEsviLLE NOTES

Darkesville, Dec. 5-Mr. and Mrs
w. o. S, Payne attended the funeral
OF Mr.. Orrick Cunningham, of Wash
ington, d. C, She was buried at Clear
spring, Nd.
Private George Mish, of Camp
Lee, is home on furlough at his
mothers, Mrs. Ella Mish.
Mrs. Mary Willingham and chill.
dren, were visitors at Mrs. virgie
ia Underdonk's. Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Custer and children
of Hagerstown, spent the week end
here with friends.
Mrs. Clara Hess, of Martinsburg,
spent couple of days with her
mother, Mrs. Lucy Chapman.
Mrs. George Watson, of Pennsyl
vania, is visiting her sister, Mrs
Sam Corpeny.
| Mr.. Fred Underdonk, of Greencas
de, spent over Sunday with his faith.
err, Mr.. D. H. Underdonk.
Mrs. Alberta Braithwaite and dau
ghter,. Bernie, visited Mrs. Bel
Wilson.
Mr.. Chas. Parkinson and wife
Miss Mary Parkinson, Miss Virgit
Newcome, Mr.. George Kilmer ant
wife and sons, were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs John Masters Thanks
giving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Butler spen
I the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Butler.
Mrs. Harry Lewis entertained thu
Aid Society Thursday evening Rev
Grove was present and baptized
Lige, the baby.
The following are some of the por
kers that hava been butchered re
Gently.
Mr.. H. P. Bryarly 9 head, VT. 1851
Mr.. Sam Stewart 2 head, VT. 780
Mr.. S. B. Turner head, VT 143
Mr. Arthur Dehaven head, VT 1876.
Mr.. James Wright head VT TO-
Mrs. Lucy Chapman 3 head VT 81
Mr.. Jno. Masters 6 head, VT 1856.
MIR Chas Miller 3 head, VT $40
Mr.. Harry Mcdaniel head, VT 65l
Mr.. Bert Lewis Q head, W.T. 2279
Mr.. Harry May head, VT 1888
Mr. NJ. s. Butler head, VT 1882
Mr. Mason Hess A head, VT 1850
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE:

Ganotown, Dec. 5-Mr John Ross
is visiting his sister, Mrs ]. P. Mas
tiers.
Mr.. Arley Slonaker is moving to
Martinsburg.
Miss Lizzie Parsons is moving to
the home of Mr.. Herman Slonaker.
The sad news has reached here
that Mr.. Lyle Fries is on his way here
from Lakeland, Florida, with the body
OF his dead wife. Mrs. Fries was
formerly Miss Harrison. This makes
the fourth death to occur in Harri-
sons family in the last year.
Mr.. K. NJ Masters and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
Porter at Sunny Side farm.
MIR. B. A. Tyson spent Saturday
night with the writer.
Miss Mamie Masters after spending
a few days with her parents, has re-
turned to Martinsburg.
Miss Irma Coils, of Gerrardstown
spent Saturday night with her un.
Gle, Mr.. John Long.
Mr.. Thurman Long and family were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Moore
in Frederick county Saturday and
Sunday. @.H'e
Mrs. Jane Slonaker is spending some
time with her son, Mr. w. A. Slo
maker.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
POPE ASKS PRAYERS

Pcpe Benedict has addressed an
encyclieal letter to the Catholic epis-
copate throughout the whole world
exhorting them to offer universal
public prayers so that Providence
may guido the members of the ap
preaching Peace Conference and
give the world peace founded on tru
principles of Christian justice and
love among men.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
MILLIONS MAssAcRED

M. Khanzadian, an Armenian lead.
er and former officer of high rank in
the Turkish Navy, on his arrival in
Saloniki declared that German and
Turkish statistics which he saw in
Constantinople in 1916 showed that
i.396,350 Armenians had been de
rorted and that of that number l..
056,550 had been massacred.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
DAM. PITSNOGLE'S
DEATH IN THE LIST

In today's casualty list appears the
name of Private Daniel w. Pitsnogle,
son of Mrs. Annie Pitsnogle, Rural
Route No. 6, who died from disease.
Several weeks ago the Journal relat-
ed how this young soldier died OF
pneumonia while aboard ship en-
route to France. Private Albert Mi
ner, son of Mrs. Sarah Miner, OF Hall
town, is reported as wounded slight
ly; also Sergt. Maurice Campbell, of
Weyerton
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
MIA COAL GAS

Mrs. Margaret Barrel, of Halltown
died suddenly Sunday night from
what was supposed to be inhaling
gas from q coal stove She was a
daughter Of Thomas OFT, of that
place, and Was so years old. She is
survived by her father, daughter
and one brother, Frank K. OFT, of
Washington.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
WHY COUGH AND
COUGH And COUGH?
DIR. Kings New Discovery
removes the danger of
neglect

Coughing until the parched throat
grows painful should not be permitted
It should be relieved before il gains
Roadway with a dose of DR.. Kings
New Discovery.
The same with cold or bronchial
attack. Millions have used this we'll
known remedy for half century
regularly without thought of change.
Sold by druggists since 1869. An all
important adjunct to any family
medicine cabinet. Coo and Sl20.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
NOT EXPECTED TO
RETURN HELGOLAND

The British naval authorities have
decided that it will be unnecessary
to demand the return of Helgoland
~ eat Britain from Germany, Win
ston Spencer Churchill, the Minister
of Munitions, announced in a speech
at Dundee. Mr. Churchill also said
the government had decided upon
the naturalization of the railways.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06

Head the Martinsburs journal
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
WHITE SLAVE CHARGE

Following complaint made by
Pearl Tross, a negro woman, aged 81
formerly from Keyser, Fairmont po-
lice conducted an investigation
which resulted in the arrest of Char
les Evans, a negro, who went here
some time ago from Millersville, Ga,
on a charge of white slavery.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
WAS OPERATED ON

Mrs. A. J. Long, nee Egan, for
mer resident of Martinsburg, is re
covering from a serious surgical op-
Grafton at the Washington county
hospital in Hagerstown.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
SAVE OVER BILLION

Secretary Baker told the Senate
Finance Committee Thursday that
through contract cancellations the
War Department expects to save ap.
proximately $3.50, 100000 of the
s24, 2s1, 100000 voted by Congress
for tho army during the war.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
ABOUT THE MAPLE AVENUE SEWER.

Several days ago the Journal requested the City
Council to complete information from City En-
gneer Sparrow about the sewer Maple avenue now in
course of constr uction.
We want to thank the Council and the Engineer with
the quick and accurate reply that made Ii the shape
of detailed report submitted at the council meet L.
night.
The public is interested in such matters and it is only
right that the authorities should that the people have
full information city affairs.
The report which follows, divides the expense OF the
sewerage work under different heads and shows the cost
per nea foot under each head well as the total cost
per lineal foot.
There has also been feeling that the work cost
ing the city much than if the job had been done by
contract
Engineer Sparrows report compares the costs they
are with those given in the lowest 6d submitted to the
that the city has saved great amount OF money through
doing the work itself.
And the engineer calls attention to the fact that the
work done where the excavation the deepest which
that the per foot cost when completed ought to be
down to about four dollars Labor conditions and the
epidemic have both made the progress slow and expen-
sve
We are glad to give here the detailed report and we
glad to know that were wrong In thinking the
city was wasting money
Here is the complete statement:
REPORT OF COST DEC 1sT, 1918
E Enssa sGn anu and p supt SS5oo
For 514 Gu ssos4s-s
Labor Hs1:so
Stone 4',zo
11A50
For 525 lin 123 lin it.
Nanho-10 1892 yd
Total cost 4Ss lin it.
COMPARISON WITH CONTRACT.
jim the unit of lowest
Excava ton 1S9.........$ 3S745
Excava tion l41S3
Gu. 10000
525 lin. #. at $300t......s l51500
Engineer ...-............... S'oVo
Total cost Of contract ssso57s-s per
Total cost of city 255S45- ass per IT.
-.
T. W. sPARNuN, Conn
H. ZIRK-E City Recorder
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
The Burden of Constipation

is lifted, comfortably but positively
when you treat your bowels with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. The liver gels
busy, digestion improves, the sickly,
sallow skin is freed from bile. Get
tpi;'e soday--stss ne day right. 25c.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06
DANIEL wIL&"-.n DISCHARGED

Daniel Willard, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
missioned a coisasl of engineers
last month and ordered to sail for
France Novem'er 5, has been honor.
ably discharged from the service.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-06

Mrs. Jane Vanhorn has returned
from visit to her son in Western
Pennsylvania.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-09

For Sale-one 1917 Model Crow
Elkhart Car. See Ed Hood.
Lost.-One large PERSIAN cat color
white and black, hair long. Reward for
return. Beulah McCleish.
L. C. Wynne, S. A. Harvell, @. c.
Hill and Bobbie Maclin are the names
given by four bootleggers caught at
Stanton Tuesday afternoon by Sheriff
Davis and Deputies Clancy and Lank-
ford. 1t seems that the four men nam
ed had been to Charlottesville, Mo-,
Where they loaded down a seven-pas-
senger Buick car with booze and start
ed for Memphis. When theytreached
Stanton their car broke down and
while having it worked on at the Stan
ton garage, they hid the whiskey in a
field just in the edge of Stanton, COW
ering it with weeds. After the arrest
Of the men search was made and the
booze found as stated. The officers
also found a pistol in the car. The
four men were brought to Brownsville
Tuesday night and on Wednesday
morning were carried before Esq. w
t. Currie, where they waived trial and
were bound over to the circuit court
under bonds of $500 each. They are
now in Jail here, not yet having beer
able to make the bond. They claim
Memphis as their home. The sheriff
brought in something like 400 bottles
Of whiskey from this raid.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-09
GRAPHIC STORY OF
SINKING OF VESSEL
Miss Charlotte Trowell Relates Her
Experience on British Transport
Warilda.

London, August IA graphic des-
cription of the sinking of tn British
transport Warilda by a German sub
marine on Saturday was given Tues
day by Miss Charlotte Trowell of Wo-
mans Auxiliary Army Corps, one of
the survivors.
II was thrown from my bunk by
the explosion and hurried on deck"
said Miss Trowell, "Just as / got there
the stairway was blown up. was put
into boat along with the wounded,
but as the boat sank the davit ropes
were cut and we were upset. All were
thrown into the water. | chung to .
rope and an American officer and an
Australian pulled me into another boat
The wounded in the boat insisted that
! be wrapped in their blankets. Never
will forget the end of Mrs. Violet
Long, chief controller Of the Woman's
Auxiliary Army Corps, she chung to
the boat into which l had been dragged
| caught her hair and as / did so, she
exclaimed:
"Ah, save me. My feet are fasten-
ed. I have lost my foot"
Her feet had become entangled in
q rope, but she finally was freed. n
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-09


sailor managed to get her into the
boat, but she collapsed, fell back and
was drowned.
"We were in the boat about two
hours before a rescue vessel put In an
appearance.
AN officer gave the srder to lift up
the wounded first but the wounded
shouted: There is a girl aboard. You
GO first, Missy
1T was impossible to reach the cot
cases in the lower part of the Waril-
da and it was terrible to hear the
groans of the helpless men as they
wer drowning"
There were six hundred sick and
wounded on the Warilda, of whom 12s
are missing
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-09
VICTORY is CERTAIN.

Provist Marshal Crowder announces
that as of today, July 81, the armed
strength of the United States, not in
Guiding the navy and marine corps, is
1900, 900, and Gen. March has previous
ly told US that of these 100000 SOL
diers would be in France by August /.
1t is not difficult from these figures
to attain fairly accurate idea of the
probable military contribution of the
United States to the war in Europe
during the period that hes before US.
We have 100000 soldiers in service,
of whom 100000 are in France. Of
the remaining 100000, at least ], OO0,-
900 are well advanced in training and
who will be sent over as rapidly as
needed and transportation and supply
facilities are obtainable. The remain
ing 100000 are raw men. There is,
however, an abundance of trained men
to retain them, and practically all Of
this great force of 100000 will be dis
ciplined soldiers by January /.
No one except the heads of the war
department knows how rapidly the
soldiers will be sent abroad. Presum-
ably the flow will continue with little
cessation throuh August and Septem-
Der; equally plausible is the theory
that, after winter begins to set in, the
transportation of troops will presuma-
will cease to France as it is easier to
feed the men in this country during
the winter months than in France. 1t
does not seem however, an exaggera-
ton from these figures to assume that
close to 100000 Americans win be in
France in time to participate in this
years fighting, while the coming Of
the winter should see 1,750,000 Amer
lean soldiers in France.
That more men will be called be-
tween September and March !, 1919,
is announced by the war department,
and the estimate usually adopted is
that the number will be approximately
100000. Allowing, therefore, for
heavy losses, no reason exists why
100000 American soldiers should not
be in France March / next, Of whom
100000 will be fighting men, and at
the same time well over 1000, 600 men
will be in training at home to keep
the strength Of the army up by steady
embarkation all through the yearyI
Some months ago one Stt tlss ].
experienced officers Of an als2 IN
army said that when the time came
America could put 100000 trained
soldiers on the front line in France DDd
could count on sufficient reserves to
maintain that frst-line strength, the
end Of the war would be in sight. We
think the developments in the great
battle from Scissors to Rheims bear
this out. Not over 100000 Americans
were engeged and yet they made a tre-
mendous impression. We viii have
many more than 10000 soldiers engag-
ed before 1918 is over, and March l,
1919, we will have not 100000 but
100000 first line troops ready for a
GREAT attack, with the certainty that
our frst-line strength will never fall
under that grand total. Such an army
will cut through the German line like
knife. That we will win the war has
always been certain, but it is not i'm
probable that the war will be prolong-
ed further than the fall of 1918--The
Louisville Evening Post.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-09
SHELL-SONG TUNES.

An American army Y. M G. A.
movie man who cares portable out
fit along with him, giving shows in
dugouts, barns, tents and wherever he
can set up his machine and curtain,
hiding his light at the SAME time from
watchful German eyes, was travelling
along a shell-swept road behind the
lines in France. He picked up an
army chaplain for a ride to neighbor-
ing outpost. In a few minutes they
were speeding along a stretch Of bad
over which the big shells were iE-
zing. i
"They seem to sing song" said the
chaplain as he listened to the hum
overhead.
81 thought the same thing when !
first heard them," said the Y movie
man.
what tune did it sound like to
you?" asked the chaplain after a
pause.
"First it was Home, Sweet Home,' "
was the reply.
"And them"
"'Nearer My God to Thee" said
the movie man, as he swerved the Red
Triangle automobile to avoid shell
hole.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-09
AMERICANS LAUGH AS
GAS BLOWS BACK
BOches Take Energetic Steps to Dis
courage Forward Movement of Boys.

With the American Army on the
Vesle, August THE Germans along
the line opposite the Americans west
of Fismes used their guns freely yes
terday afternoon in an apparent at
tempt to discourage the Americans and
their French allies from further ag-
gressive efforts.
The Germans were handicapped by
the weather conditions. 1t was misty
and at times rainy, and although Ger
man balloons were up they must have
been unable to report accurately.
About mid-afternoon the Germans be-
gan trying other methods to get the
range for their heavy guns. Many
shells which threw out black smoke
were hurled toward cross roads and
other detectives to gauge the range
from the smoke clouds.
But the mist likewise hampered ac-
curacy in observation on these shells
and the attempt was abandoned.
Late in the afternoon the Germans
began using mustard gas, sneeze and,
and some chocolate gas--so named
4 from the odor. These gas attacks were
ineffective, the American gas drills
having taught the troopers all the
/ German tricks. Nevertheless, the
Germans were persistent. They comb
ed the hills bordering the Vesle with
gas shells, endeavoring to reach the
roads leading to Fismes and other
points where they thought the allies
might be assembling for a crossing of
the Vesle. At some places along the
highways the Germans would start
planting shells in a zig-zag line for a
mile or more, often dropping them ev-
cry twenty or thirty feet and then re-
peating the process along the object
i've for which they were aiming.
South of the Bazoches, where the
Germans tried this trick, they fired a
lighter gas, and then suddenly switch
ing to a more powerful poison gas,
hoping to catch the allies mapping. The
men, however, have learned to discern
the various shells and have regular
systems of sending word along the
line for their protection. Today like
wise, there happened TO be a south
wind which carried the gas back across
the Vesle, and after putting on their
masks for each attack, the Americans
would laugh as the gas was blown
back.
Meanwhile the Americans and
French heavy guns to the south were
sending in repeated salvos, and the
Germans were supplementing thier
gas shells with mine thrower and ma
chine guns north Of the Vesle. These
small weapons were kept workingfi full
time in the hope of keeping clear the
south bank of the river. Darkness
came and with it more rain. The Ger
mans kept pounding away after dark
but for every she'll the enemy sent in
the Americans sent across half doz-
en- or more and never said goodnight
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-09
AMERICAN ATHLETICS
NEW TO THE FRENCH

DR.. George Meylan of the National
War Work Council, Y. NJ. G. A., has
just returned from France. He found
a virgin fld for athletics in the French
army. He modified the rules Of base
ball, volley ball, indoor baseball and
quoits, which games took quickly
with the Poilus. They enter into the
sports, new to them, with spirit.
Teaching the French soldiery how to
play and forget the horrors Of the
trenches, while at rest bitlets, is the
work Of the American Y. NJ. G. A.
physical directors assigned to the
French army at the request Of the
French Government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-22
BREWERS CHARGED WITH DRIVE ON
 DRY LEGISLATION

Washington, Nov. 22-Organized campaigns directed by the United States Brewers Association against prohibition laws and dry sentiment were described to the senate commit tee investigating brewery propaganda today by John McDermitt, of New York manager of associations orga- nization committee.
 Under questioning the witness told of organizations formed in various states, some times with their names giving no indication to the public of their purpose. He told of speakers sent into sections engaged in wet and dry fights and of other activities.
 McDermitt said he prepared schedule showing the situation in many states, but denied that his com mittee actually participated in poll tical contests except in Tennessee and Texas, where 1t supported anti-proht- bition candidates for governor. In other states local organizations were left to conduct the contests in favor of individual candidates favorable to the brewery interests.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-22
CENT A LOAF
 ON EIGHT CENT
 BREAD IS LIMIT
(Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D ing the prices set by the Administra- ton.
 The United States Food Adminis- tration, although having removed the restriction requiring the use and purchase of substitutes with wheat flour so that the public may now, as of old, purchase wheat flour and the baker may manufacture his product from pure wheat goods, desires to specially emphasize the fact that the price regulations are still in force on the selling of wheat flour and also fully in force on the retailers profit OF the sale of bread.
 There seems to be some misunder. standing among the retail trade as to the profit which is allowed the re- taller. Federal Food Administrator Robert Scoville has established in Connecticut the maximum profit of one and one-ha1f cent per pound loaf In no case must the profit be higher than that, i.e., in the case of bread which the retailer pays eight and one-half cents for he is allowed to sell for ten cents per loaf. In the case of bread for which he pays eight cents, he is only allowed to sell the same for nine cents. Likewise, in l F pound loaves the margin allowed the retailer is to 21a cents per loaf, al- lowing him to sell the 12 cent loaf for IA cents and the 121A cent loaf for 15c.
 Should he purchase for less than these prices, the benefit of the pur- chase must be given to the con | sumer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-22
DIED.

CASSIDY-In this city, Thursday, Nov. 21, 1918, Ann, widow of the Terrence Cassidy.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, No. 360 Center street, on Saturday. Nov. 23, 1918, at. 8:30~ a. m., and from St. Patrick's church at g a. m.
 Interment at St. MichaePs ceme- tery. Automobile cortege. a%p CURRAN-In New Haven, Nov. 21, 1918, Miss Hannah Curran.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her sister. Mrs. Joseph Gasso, AT Union avenue, on Monday. Nov. 25, at S:30 a. m., and from Blessed Sacrament church at a. m.
 Interment St. MchaePs cemetery. Automobile cortege. H22 b" WODFRAM-In this city, Nov. 21, 1918. Anne NJ. Kistner, wife of George L. Wolfram, aged 35 years, Il days.
 Funeral private from her home, No. 1905 East Main street, on Sat urday, Nov. 2S, at 2:30 p. m.
 Interment at Mountain Grove cemetery. a"p