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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-12

Scenes Southern shpbuldng yards where Of
being out for Uncle Sam help win the These
pictures made by u Hubbe caneraan for the Hearst
Pathe News Weekly and have passed by Government
general Of the ways at Southern port whore
big ships construction At the extreme
left the picture fregter virtually finished and ready
for the No gives idea Of the activity at one OF the sI
plants this being Of the largest In America Note
light The plants working night shifts in the race
against the Uboas No 3negro women are employed extensive
" Dixie spyards They oyeras and jumpers and do
Of the lighter work releasing men for various other
No shows Of the thousands Of posters that have
the of the South by the Southern Pine
Association urging upon ubrmen the utmost diligence in getting
out their product to help the boys in France
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-12

electricity. At the big mill there
is what they call a mechanical
niger" that grabs log and
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-12

Many farmers are thinking Sc
riously of substituting posts oil
metal OF concrete for those ol
Wootl. Wfthont first investigating
the merits Of the creosoted wood
en- post. This is not good farm
economies, because It has been
demonstrated h g creosoted
wooden post will give better
service at a lower annual cost
Metal in time corrodes, concrete
decomposes under the action OF
alkali and frost, bnt wood, prop
erly treated, is, for many years,
unaffected.
Creosote may be obtained from
any Of the oil or coke companies
during normal times costing 10
to Is cents per gallon. Often coal
tar may be obtained from the
local gas company at 3 to 5
cents per gallon. The creosote
or tar is heated to a boiling tenn
.peratufe and applied to the posts
with q brush a necessary pre-
requirement is that the posts be
peeled and thoroughly seasoned ;
only under these conditions can
the treatment be a success. One
gallon Of oil viii suffice for Is to
20 posts. Usually the cost of
turns it this way and that at the
touch Of lever, jerking it into
amy position desired as though it
were a feather. Tracks run ev-
Lumber is kept NOV
ing in a straight line from stump
to freight car. There is no lost
motion, no lost time.
I" | wish | could give you some
figures ON the footage turned
out, but they won't let me. But
YOU can rest assured Of this The
South is doing its share Of the
big work Of building ships for
IInale Sam.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-12

machinery is used every
where. Nothing is done by hand
that can be done by steam or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
WEIGH. CHARGED WITH
 IMPERSONATING A SECRET SERVICE MAN
Discharged Soldier Poses as Federal Agent and Cashes Number of Bogus Checks

George P. Welch was arrested in Louisville, Ky, yesterday by special agents of the department of justice charged with passing worthless checks and impersonating an army secret service agent At present. he is being held in jail in Memphis. Tenn. Welch was in Birmingham about week ago and is alleged to have cashed number of bo- gus checks
 He was drafted in November. 1917, by the Fl Paso, Texas. board, 1t is stated and was sent to Camp Gordon at Att lanta. Tn June, 1917, he was transferred to the tank corps and stationed at Get tysburg, Pa. where he was commissioned as second lieutenant. He is alleged to have been asked to resigned from the service and to have travelled over the country posing as a government secret service agent since that time According to information given out by special agents of the local department of justice Welch confessed to having secured $500 as result of passing worthless checks. The majority of checks passed by him were for amounts running from $50 to 800 At the time of his arrest he had num- Der of blank cheeks of the Birmingham Trust and Banking company, an Atlanta bank and number of other banks in New Orleans, Montgomery and other southern cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

some advice to me. I looked through
 Bats arm in a clinch anf said TO
 Joe:
 Much obligs, Joe. but I don't need
 any advice on how to fight this bird
 Even while we were still in the
 same clinch, Bat turned around, faced Cans who had a ringside seat and leered at him:
 "'Say. you big skunk, I'm going to lick this dude and when set through with him, you can jump into the same ring and I'll lick you. too That shows the fighting spirit of
 the great Dane. He was badly beaten at the time and undoubtedly suffer- 1 ing great pain from the many cuts and gashes on his face and from the terrific body bombardment But just the same, | the lust for battle had not died within | him and I actually believed that If | Nelson had knocked me out that night | the first thing he would have done
 after I had been counted out, would | have been to walk to the center of the ring and try to lure Cans into it. | But Nelson did not win. I continued to roll up points against him through 1 the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth rounds, As I have said. conserved
 my strength through the early fightins and was not letting the battler trick
 me into wearying myself out by hit ting him. I was landing-and landins with frequence and considerable force But I always kept a little in reserve and went along smoothly.
 l 'But as the final rounds approached
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
SOCI[E7 7[Y
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tContinued From Page six) Magic City in their automobile and were accompanied by their sons, Messrs J. H. Shook and c. P. Shook, Jr., and grandniece little Miss Louis Shook. MT. c. P. Shook, Jr.. leaves Birmingham shortly for Fort Monroe where he will enter an officers training school.- Montgomery Journal.
 Mrs. H. Edwards is the guest of her daughter. Mrs. w. H. Penn. in Annis- ton, having been called there on ac- count ,f her illness.
 Among the out-of-town guests at the Lamar-London wedding were Mrs. Law Lamar, mother of the groom, and his sister, Mrs. Houston Armstrong and MT. Armstrong of Selma, MT. and Mrs. Julian Parke of Selma, MT. and Mrs. Law Lamar, Jr.; Mrs. Portis Welsh and Miss Louise Hooper.
 MT W. H. Paris who has been the guest of the Rev. N. c. Claybrook has returned to his home in Huntsville.
 Mrs. Earle Wilson is the guest of MT. and Mrs C. H. Norwood at their home of-town guests at the marriage of her sister, Miss Alberta Norwood and Lieut.. U. Phillip Whiteside.
 Mrs. J. c. Rhinehardt and son are spending few days in Anniston as the guests of Mrs. S. E. Forbes.
 Mrs. c. A. Case of Troy is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Motion Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

came boring at me and drove a punch into his stomach that was one of the hardest l ever landed in the ring. Bat flopped on the mat and gave one of the best limitations of seasick person I had ever seen. The bell saved hlm from being counted out-but when Bat was taken to his corner l daresay that not one man in every 100 in that audience figured he could weather another round. Many were certain Bat wouldn't answer the bell for the next round.
 The old boy was sitting over in his chair, rolling around in agony with pain shooting over his face. He was in nauseated condition and, wallowing around in his chair it seemed as If he never could stand erect on his Tee. again for a half hour or more.
 Just as the bell sounded for the thirteenth Spider Kelly, my chief sec ond, whispered something in my ear and turned my head away from tEe direction of Nelson's corner. A second later a voicet sounded over me, as still sat in my chair;
 "Get up and fight, you dude
 And there was Battling Nelson, the man who only a few seconds before had seemed almost weAnigh helpless, leaning over me in my own corner and bullying me into getting up and fight | ing.
 T jumped up and as I clinched my way to the center of the ring with l Nelson. Joe Cans, who had just won i from Nelson on q foul, began yelling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
SAGE TEA TURNS
 CRAY HAIR DARK It's Grandmother's Recipe to Bring Back Color and
 Lustre to Hair

That beautiful, even shade of dark, glossy hair can only be had by brewing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Your hair is your charm. It makes or mars the face. When it fades, turns gray or streaked, just an application or two of Sage and Sulphur enhances its appearance hundredfold.
 Don't bother to prepare the mixture: you can get this famous old recipe inn proved by the addition of other ingredi- ents at a small cost. all ready for use. It is called WyetRs Sage and Sulphur Compound. This can always be depended upon to bring back the natural color and lustre of your hair.
 Everybody uses "Wyeths" Sage and Sulphur Compound now because 1t darkens so naturally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied. You simply dampen sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through the hair. taking one small strand at a time: by morning the gray hair has disappeared. and after another application i it be- , comes beautifully dark and appears glossy and lustrous. This ready.to- use preparation is a delightful toilet requisite for those who desire dark hair and a youthful appearance. It is not intended for the cure. mitigation or pre- vention of disease.~-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

sistent ground gainer on the team. From the 1917 outfit Coach McGugin has sherman. right half; Top Rich ardson, left half, and Davis, rlsht tackle and captain. The rest of the team is fast and while rather weak on offense, can be counted on to give Donohue's bunch a hard fight.
 Vanderbilt rolled up score Of 74 to against the Tennessee team and defeated Kentucky State S3 to 0, but neither of these, teams were up to their standard strength. The Comfpodor es completely baffled the Kentuckians by their puzzling forward passes and ably use this style of play consider ' ably in Saturdays game.
 Football fans are apt to underesti- mate the strength of these two ma chimes on account of the absence from their lne-ups of well-known stars, but with 1500 students at Auburn to pick from and as many at Vanderbilt, there is no reason to expect anything but the fiercest kind of a battle Saturday
 Auburn's squad, 24 strong, will arrive tomorrow night, and will be stationed at the Tutwiler. The Commodores will punch in about the same time. Prior to the game Saturday, parade around town will be staged in which alumni of the two colleges will participate After the game Saturday night,~a big dance in honor of the visiting elevens will be given at the Country club.
 The game will start promptly at 2:1 > Officials and sponsors will be an- nounced later. N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
py JAMES ,. coRBErT.

s COEtRG
 punches. was saving my strength not making the mistake of wasting it
 as I had in our second contest. Bus just the same, before the tenth round had came along, Nelson was battered, bleeding and groggy and in such con- dition that had 1t been any other man
 but Nelson. the referee, mercifuliy, would have stopped the contest and given the fight to me. But referees in those days under stood Nelson. They had seen him chopped almost to pieces by ring foes "a pitifui human wreck. They had seen Nelson tottering and staggerlns < and with seemingly certain defeat staf- | ing him in the face. And then, they | had seen that same Nelson rally in | that famous way of his and batter his way to victory.
 ''So, when I had Nelson in such shape at the end of the tenth, the ref cree made no move whatsoever to stor the contest.
 Near the end of the twelfth Bat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
GROSS, FEVER|SH CHILD IS BILIOUS
 0R CONST|PATED Look, Mother! If tongue is coated give California
 Syrup of Figs

Every mother realizes, after giving her children California Syrup of Figs" that this is their ideal laxative, be- cause they love it's pleasant taste and it thoroughly cleanses the tender lit- tie stomach. liver and bowels without griping.
 When cross, irritable. feverish or breath is bad, stomach sour, look at the tongue, mother! If coated. give a teaspoonful of this harmless fruit laxative" and in few hours all the foul constipated waste, sour bile and undigested food passes out of the bow els, and you have a well, playful child again. When its little system is full of cold, throat sore, has stomach ache, diarrhoea, indigestion, coI.c--rem em CT, a good inside cleansing should always be the first treatment given.
 Millions of mothers keep "Calffor- mia Syrup of Figs" handy; they know 2 teaspoonful today saves a sick child tomorrow. Ask your druggist for 3 bottle of california Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies, children of all ages and grown ups printed on the bottle. Beware of coun- terfeits sold here. so don't be fooled. Get the genuine, made by t"California Fig Syrup Company."-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

began to cut loose. I estimated my own endurance powers and figured that could breeze along at top speed dur ing the rest of the fight and have enough in reserv to stall off any rush the battler attempt.
 'So I went out after Nelson then and hammered him with everything had. Every time I landed I felt that 1t wasn't humanly possible for Nelson to stand up longer. He seemed wreck. But the harder l hit. the faster the great and game old warrior came at me.
 And eve mas the final gong banged and the referee had awarded the de- cision to me, the battler was still full of fight He began looking around the ringside then and I guess if he had seen Cans then he would have in- vited him into the ring for finish fight
 "A wonder of wonders-that was Battling Nelson, the fighter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

o~--FN
 So little dope on the comparative strength of the two aggregatlohs ie available that with a few eAceptioi's the ability of players is absolutely VT known and with such large staDle oa dark horses" in the respective hpe- ups. the battle appears at present writing. to be toss-up.
 As will be remembered the Plains men humbled their ancient rivals iase year right before crowd of NashVll4s rooters. The contest ended 31 to q, in Auburn's favor, due largely to the terrific charging of Ducote, the "hu- man tank"
 This year Auburn has but one vet eran in her lineup, and not single Auburn player who participated in the game last year will face the Gold and Black in the coming struggle How ever there are many subs left from the 1917 team around which Coach Donohue has built a most formldaple macIine. The team is strong on de- fense, as evidenced by their holding the powerful Camp Gordon bunch 10 the score of IA to 6, and this in spite of the presence of Everett Strupper Tn the soldiers backfield.
 The Plainsmen also took Oglethorpe's 5 measure in easy fashion, and defeated Marion by the count or 20 60 6. They, however, lost to Camp Greenleaf. as did every other football team that faced them.
 BERRYHILL A STAR
 Vanderbilt, who was woefully weak last year, appears to have a we'll balanced team, judging from reports sent out from the Commodore campus. Berryhill, the side-stepping quarter back has been the most flashy and con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

Jimmy Britt, discussing his third fight with Battling Nelson on July 3l, 1907 in San Francisco. which ranks among the most sensational ever fought along the Pacific coast, de- clared:
 T started out after Bat in that 2o- round fight and began peppering him on the face and body. The Dane wasn't a scientific fighter and never had real defense. He depended very largely upon hs own ability to take punishment to beat the other fellow. Bat gladly too five punches to land one and usually fought wide open. So it was comparatively easy to reach him. But through the first few rounds I did not put all the steam I had into my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
MY OATH

By P. c. Tutwiler I will not drink from a German cup.
 Or eat from a German plate; win not deal with a German man.
 All foul with German hate. I'll use no drug with German name
 That's grown on German land, I'll eat no food and drink no beer
 If made by German hand. will not use a German tool
 Razor or knife or saw, I will not trade with Garnlan shop
 That lives by a German law. will not sail on German ship
 Where German songs are sung; T will not breathe. where Gods clean air
 Is soiled by German tongue. I'll not forget those awful deeds
 To girls and little boys; No more I'll hang on Christmas trees
 Those blood-stained German toys. will not take Germans word-
 He'll break 1t if he can, There is no love in a German heart
 Or faith in a German man. THIS IS MY OATH! When war is done
 I'll swear to keep 1t true; And since know you feel the same
 I'll pass II on to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
Card of Thanks

Mir c. J. Lightsey and son. Roy, Mir. and Mrs. Henry Beles wish to express their appreciation for the kindness shown them by friends and neighbors at the death of Miss Grace Beles Lightsey; also for the many beautiful flowers sent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14
Conmodores and PLainsn,en
 10 Grapple For Supremacy
 At Rickwood Park Saturday
McGugins Men, Smartng Under Crushing Defeat or Last Year, Will Come Back for Revenge-Little Is Known of Comparative Strength of the Two Teams.
 Vandy and Auburn Alumni Meet at Lunch

Although grdron struggle between Vanderbilt and institutions actually ate lunch to- ether the Civic association yesterday talked plans for the game Saturday without single casualty resulting the argument Dan Alumni association presided at the gaers dever,rde detal nft the Saturday discussed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

In the city of London juror must be a householder or occupier of prem ises. and must possess property to the value of $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

Miss Emily Moran an Indian princess lis no wattending a school in Washing ton, D. C., where she is being taught radio operator. She b . full-biooded Indian of royal ancestry. and on her graduation hopes to secure an appoint
 ment in the government service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-14

This is the second and concludtng chapter of Jimmy Britt's story of his great battles with Battling Nelson.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-28
MRS. JAMES HEATHERLY
PASSES AWAY

The citizens of the Divide creek
country were very much shocked and
grieved when they learned of the
death of Mrs. James Heatherly which
occurred at the ranch home last Sun
day. Death was sudden, being due to
heart trouble from which deceased had
suffered for some time.
The Heatherlys have been residents
of this county for many years, most of
the time living on ranch near Raven.
Mrs. Heatherly was daughter of the
late Sylvester Wilmoth, who died
while serving Garfield county as sheriff.
Deceased is survived by her mother,
her husband and eight children, three
of whom attended the Garfield County
High school here a few years ago. The
funeral was held Tuesday, interment
being in the Fairview cemetery.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-28
CHRISTMAS CHEER TO
MEN AT ROAD CAMP

An auto party composed of Mrs. M.
j. Mayes, Mrs. Chas. A. Montandon,
Rev. VIM. Pepper and A. j. Dickson
carried Christmas cheer to the men at
the convict road camp at Shoshone.
The men all gathered in the dining
hall and Superintendent Gudgel intro
duced Rev. Pepper who gave the boys
an interesting and inspiring address.
Mrs. Montandon then recited several
selections which were highly appreci-
ated by the men. Mrs. Mayes then
presented each of the men with bag
of Christmas candy and left a lot of
records for the camp phonograph, ex-
planning to the men that it was through
the generosity of Mrs. j. Ogden Ar
mour that she was able to thus remem-
Der them on Christmas day. Superir-
tendent Gudgel then expressed the
thanks of the men to Mrs. Armour and
to Mrs. Mayes and the rest of the party
for making the trip in the severe cold
TO thus bring Christmas cheer to The
camp.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-28
DEATH OF MRS. COON

Mrs. Loretta Coon died last Sunday
at her hi me in North Glenwood after n
short illness with influenza. She had
lived for many years in this city and
had many friends to whom the news
of her iemise came as great shock.
Mrs. Coon is survived by her hus-
band, l.. P. Coon, for many years en-
ployed by the Denver 4 Rio Grande'
three daughters, Mrs. Sandusky CT
Salida, Mrs. w. E. Mcpherson of Okla
homa, Mr.. II. j. Mangall of this city,
and one son, Grover Barrier of Ouray,
all of whom We're present at the fun
eral which was held Tuesday after
noon and conducted by Rev. Edwin
Johnson of the Episcopal church.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-28
DIR. HINMAN A VICTIM
OF THE FLU

DIR. Charles A. Hinman, for several
years practicing osteopath in Glen
wood, died last Sunday morning at the
home of his son in this city, of pneu-
monia, following closely an attack of
influenza.
DR.. Hinman was born in Hartford,
Connecticut, almost IS years ago. He
moved to Iowa in 1862 and enlisted in
the 18th Iowa infantry and served
three years in the civil war. He came
to Denver 25 years ago and moved TO
Glenwood IL years ago. He was a
member and at one time the commander
of Ed Carris Post G. A. R., of Iowa,
and was scout master of the Boy Scouts
of Glenwood.
Deceased is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Sadie Korn, of Glenwood and two
sons, George of Glenwood and Roy of
Utah. The funeral services were con-
Quoted Monday afternoon by Rev. VIM.
Pepper at the Schwarz mortuary. In
terment was in Glenwood cemetery.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-28
FROM aoRY BATTLE FIELDS

w. 8. ParkisOn is this week display
ing in the win ow of the Pharmacy
some trophies from the French battle
fields, which are highly suggestive and
which, now that eace has come to the
world, we can appreciate more than
ever before.
The most imp rtant is German
steel helmet, weighing 2A pounds and
bearing the name of the Hun soldier
who wore it before 4 machine gun bull
let put an end to his earthly career.
In addition to this here came in the
package three An crican made shells,
one of caliber of 7-s inches and
two of them of a calber of l 3-S inches.
These war relics were sent to Mr..
Parkison by his son, Walter, who was
on the fighting front in France for
some time before the armistice was
signed. The package was plainly ad-
dressed in Walters handwriting, but
thus far no letter of explanation has
been received and therefore it is not
known just where the trophies were Sc
cured or under what circumstances they
were taken. 1t is presumed that an
interesting explanatory letter will fol-
low soon. These relies have attracted
much attention.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-28
HEARING ON GLENWOoD
LIGHT RATES

Editor Glenwood Post,
Glenwood Springs, Colo.
Dear Sir:
The commission has set Monday, Jan
uary 13, as date of hearing upon the
proposed increase in rates of The Glen
wood Light & Water company. The
hearing will be held at Glenwood
Springs beginning at $3.50 a. m.
The proposed increase is contained
in a schedule filed with the commission n
by the company some months ago. This
schedule was suspended pending lnves-
tigation into the reasonableness of the
rates. The city of Glenwood Springs
has interested itself in the rates and
probably will participate in the hear
ing on January 13.
Yours very truly,
THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMIS-
SION OF THE STATE OF COLO
RADIO.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-28
SCHOOLS TO OPEN MONDAY

AS the Post goes to press DIR. Horan,
our local health officer reports that not
case of influenza exists in Glenwood
save of course those cases which have
been discharged and released from
quarantine and are now only waiting
for complete convalescence. The con-
ditions are so favorable that it has
been decided to lift the ban entirely,
all physicians and officers, however,
exercising great care and our people
being urged to use all sanitary precan-
tons possible.
Accordingly, the schools of this city
will all be opened next Monday and
the work will be taken up where it
was left off at the time the epidemic
struck the county.