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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13
Nature Cures. The Doctor Take!
tho Fee.

There is an old saying that "Na-
ture cures, the doctor takes the
fee," but as everyone knows you
can help Nature very much and
thereby enable it to effect cure
in much less time than is usually
required. This is particularly
true Of colds. Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy relieves the lungs,
liqufies the tough mucus and aids
in its expectoration. allays the
cough and aids Nature in restoring
the system to a healthy condition
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
YOUTHFUL BOOTIE
DIES IN PISTOL DUEL

One youthful member of an alleg
ed gang of bootleggers is dead, an
other is shot in the hand and a spe
cial officer has bullet wound in
the arm as an outcome of a pisto
duel between the desperadoes and
state prohibition officers who inter
cepted them on a freight train at St
Adams Wednesday. There were sew
en- men in the gang and they engag
ed three officers in battle, refusing
to submit to arrest. Two of then
were captured and lodged in the st
Adams Jail. Bert Evans, the prohib
ition officer, is not sriously wounded
the bullet entering the fieshy part
of his arm.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
SUPT. BRADY MAKES
HIS APPOINTMENTS
Former Martinsburq Man Road
Foreman of Enqines.

II. j. Brady, recently made super
intendent of Keyser division of the
Baltimore and Ohio, announces the
following appointments: E. p. Wei
sonee, assistant superintendent, with
headquarters at Keyser; NJ. Carney
tranmaster; A. H. Hedges, master
mechanic; L. Cramblitt, formerly of
Martinsburg, road foreman of en-.
gines, and T. F. Donahue, roadmast.
er in charge of maintenance of way
and structures. The division con-
sists of that portion of the Cumber.
land division formerly known as the
west end, west from Viaduct juno
ton, Cumberland, to the east end of
Grafton yard
In this connection it is explained
that the Cumberland division is
changed to cover that portion which
Was formerly known as the east
end, extending from viaduct June
ton, Cumberland to the west end OF
Brunswick yard, including the Rom
ney and Berkeley Springs branches,
and the line between Patterson
Greek and Mckenzie.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness il caused oy an in
famed condition Of the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
infiamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when 1t 10 entirely
closed. Deafness is the result Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which is
an infiamed condition OF tae mucous sur
faces. Halle Catarrb Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system
We will give One Hundreds Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine Cir
:ulars free. All Druggists. 75c
+. CHENEY G. Co. Toic1o. O.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
REPORTED MISSING

Mr. R. R. Stotler. of Berkeley
Springs, received a message from
the War Department stating that his
son, Jesse has been missing since
the Sth Of November at which time
he was in action at the front He
enlisted in the U. S. regulars about
year before the war broke out and
was on the Mexican border for some
months before going to France.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
Local 3fieb School Jlotes

The fourth month of the work at
the High School has passed by and,
judging ardm the records the pupils
are keeping up their usual and en-
thusiastic work. Quite a large per-
centage of enrolment appears on the
honor roll, which, it must be remem-
bered. is based not on grades, but on
perfect attendance The Honor Roll
follows:
First Year-Rheva Mauck, Mary
Ann Blake, Beatrice Clark, Hortense
Payne, Helen OBrien, Pauline Am
brose, Mae Ambrose, Myra Snyder,
Gertrude Miller, Elizabeth Wiltshire,
Alice Taylor. Rebecca Thompson,
Mary Appleby, Ruth Evans, Nettie
Jones, Margaret MCGEE, Ruth Crit
fifth, Blanche Weist, Olive Gall. Rosa
lie Hollida, George Lambeth, Gather
+. inc Weaver, Mary Noll, Madeline Ad-
ANS. Helen Hollis, Gladys thinner.
man Esther Combs, Edna Barbe
henn Leona Carr, Martha Thornburg,
Dorothy Small, Dorothy Rutherford,
Ethel Melbourne, Daisy Snowden, Ell
len Miagely, Ernestine Lawton, leila
Shade, Chrystal Rutherford, Catherine
Baker, Pearl Jacques, Zelphia Ruth
rauff, Elizabeth Hs1aeon, George Poi,
sal, Sherman !, Charles Sullivan
Willie kenshn ace Yontz, Clarence
Beard, Francis Chambers, Eldred
Wolford, Samuel Michael, Charles
Miller, Melvin Smith, Presto Busey,
Albert Brooks, Desmond Snapp, Paul
Anda ecn AEeveral Blonlel. Ogden
! Miller Sprague Grove, Bradford
Smith Paul Mosier.
Second Year-Elizabeth Bender.
Myre Blake, Esther Homer, Elsie
, Keller, Irene -samaster, Manzella LIT
tie, Anas Ilos3 Virginia Minghini,
Mabel i'g9kstt. Zenobia Stuckey. Ann
Thompson 2 aien T~smble, Paul Ham.
mann. Vs. Bake. Charles Kline,
Julian owes7 Paul Ropp, Dale Rus
sler, John Gaskey, Harry Lee Doll,
Howard Minor, Albert Geyer, Daniel
D'Auito, Robe IWkland, Flick Wilt
shire, Gerald snapp, Robert Thorn
burg. Lester Landerkin, Leland Nor
E'-ao-e Daily, Later Knaggs,
l.GYi D--iavea, Ted Fra.kenbe--y,
Niilloughby Lemen.
Third Year-Carlton Cunniagh2rn.
Forrest Stuckey, Oller Decker, char
les Wsestrater, Herman Katz, VIZ
liam Fiery, Frank Kline. Harry 81
nheHs, Gail Hobbs. Dorothy Hobbs.
Frances Keefe. Ruth Kaufman, Re-
beeca Doll, Blanch Seiders, Reva Cop
enhaVer, Elsie Brown, Byrd. Fiery,
s'ClsTa G. Thompson, Mary Michael.
Grace Fristoe, Margaret Boyles.
Frances Kilmer, Mary Phillips.
Fourth Year-Paul Gruver. John
Caldwell, fWade speilman, FRANCIS
Kershner, David ..Musser, Wilbur Bou..
&c, Meade Jefferson, Leslie Coyle. lie
liza Staubly, Alice Carr, Leila Gain,
Esther Rogers, Blanche Hovermale,
Virginia Parkinson, Leah Miller, Pau
line Gruver, Mae Eversole. Dorothy
Pitzer, Clara Hill, Helen Ettinger.
margaret Beavers, Grace Fauyer.
Daisy Coils.
Mrs. Hattie Geyer, president of the
Mothers LEAGUE wishes to say that
I.
the mothers of the High School are
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21

Ex-Policeman Walter Lubman, ar.
rested on the charge Of stealing a
suitcase, containing whiskey, from
Brunswick man at the Baltimore and
Ohio passenger Station here, was
dismissed by Justice John II. Bitner
in Hagerstown for want of sufficient
evidence.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
PVT. CURRY SOON TO
RECEIVE DISCHARGE

Private Dorsey B. Curry, of Graf
ton, who has been associated with
the local draft board for some month
viii be mustered out of service next
week. Tonight Private Curry leaves
for his old home to spend Christ.
mas and will report Thursday morn
ing at the Chilicothe, o., camp to
receive his honorable discharge. Pri
yate Curry was assigned to the local
board by the department and while
here has not only proved to be a
valuable assistant, BIT has become
very popular among the young PEG.
PIE, all of whom will regret his de-
parture.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
HAS LEG BROKEN

Marvin Funkhouser, sustained a
broken leg Wednesday night while
turning over the engine in his auto
mobile in front of the Colonial The
atre in Hagerstown. The car started
forward and pinned him between
his own automobile and another ma
chine behind him.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
HANDS DOWN DECREE
IN CELEBRATED CASE

Federal Judge A. G. Dayton, in
Wheeling handed down a final de-
cree discharging receivers in the
case of the Mercantile Trust Com.
pany, now Bankers Trust Company,
trustee, complainant, against the Wa.
bash, Pittsburgh Terminal Railway
company defendant which has been
in hanging in federal court for the
past several years. The case origin
ated in the state of Pennsylvania and
as the defendant company owned
property in Brooke county, w. Va.
it was necessary for action to. be
brought in the district federal court
OF northern West Virginia.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
ONCE A RAILROAD
MAN, NOW LIEUTENANT

Lieut.. ]. R. Westwood,, of the
Naval Reserves, formerly a widely
known Baltimore and Ohio fireman
and raconteur of this city, spent sew
eral days of his furlough here with
friends. The affable 'lefenant" has
crossed the pond three times and al
SO visited the Chilean and other
South american ports.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21

invited to be chaperones. at the dance
to be given by boys and girls from
The High School, December &c, at
Thornwood Hall.
The boys and girls and the faculty
of the High School remembered Pap
jenkins, the faithful janitJr. vita q
liberal purse of money. pap" E1.il
ed healthy smile when presented
with the cash.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21
NOW A MAJOR

A recent letter from Manager H.
B. Baird, OF the Potomac Power Co.,
states that he has been promoted to
Majority. Major Baird is with the
307th U. S. Engineers and was in
the great drive against. the Germans
at st. Mihiel.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-21

An ideal, useful Christmas gift-a
subscription to the Journal.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
Mooney Mass Meetinos.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Two mass
meetings will be staged in New York
tonight in protesting against the exc
cution of Tom Mooney
The socialists will meet In Madison
Square garden, while the United
Hebrew trades and other labor bodies
will meet in Cooper Union.
Police authorities have forbidden
the display Of the red flag at either
meeting and will take necessary
steps to enforce the order, 1t is
stated.
Plans are also under way for a big
mass meeting of all socialist organi.
cations in New York, to be held in
Cooper Union on Thursday night, De-
cember S, in protest against MONEYS
execution.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
TODAY'S CASUALTY LIST
CONTAINS 1911 NAMES

George G.. Goldman, New York.
Thomas Ollen Leslie. Madison, Ala.
Will |. Tredway, Glenbrook. Calf.
Tidal B. Brown, Boswell, Pa.
John Menegue. Passaic, N. J.
John A. Nelson, Elliott, Wash.
Roscoe c. Olds. Oakland, Calf.
Allen O'Sullivan, Cardwell, Mo.
Joseph A. stephens, Hinnom, Va.
Joseph Tribble, Kingsport, Tenn.
Mechanic Frank A. Bidwell, Water
vliet, N. Y.
Gordie c. Amox, Avinger, Texas.
Joseph A. ASH, Niagara Falls, N.
Y.
Helmuth M. Aukes, Wellsburg. la.
Charles R. Blake, Los Angeles, Cal.
William Bobian, Rockford. Ill.
Alec NJ. Boldish, Clinton, Mass.
Dyle E. Bray, Bangor, Pa.
Will NJ Birdwell, Purcell, Okla.
Thomas W. Brogan, Medford. Mass.
Rossie Bryant, Hampton. Va.
Clarence E. Buck, Terrell, Texas.
Frank E. Burke, Nashville, Tenn
Elmer II. Burket, Lancaster, Pa.
Oliver w. Buzan, Glenrose, Texas.
vittorio Cescato, Latauche, Alaska.
Henry A Christen, Kendall, Wash.
Temple Dell Cook, Philpot, Ky.
Angelo Crispoldi, Chestnut Ridge,
Pa.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
No Question in Minds of Eu-
ropeans That It Was the
Yankee Troops Who
Saved the Day.
CROSSING THE OCEAN
Ships Sail Now on Regular Course
With All Lights Burning and
Passengers Cele-
brating.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.--Adam
Breede. editor of the Hastings. Neb.
Tribune, arrived here today on the
French liner Rochampeau, the first
French passenger boat in four years
to cross the Atlantic fully lighted and
with no anti.submarine precautions
1t was strange contrast" said
Breede. "to the boat drills. life belt
drills, lightless nights and camou-
flaged days, which all the passengers
underwent when / went TO England III
April on the Lapland. Going over we
zig-zagged and changed our course
from day to day. Returning the jubila-
tion was universal. Lights were going
full tilt, passengers were celebrating
the end OF the war and the seamen
aboard were enjoying their first free
dom from the submarine menace in
four years
When Breede arrived in France IN
May the Germans were threatening
tar1s. he witnessed the acnlevements
OF the American troops from the first
day they began to operate against the
Germans in the spring until they
swept into Sedan and Stenay just be-
fore the armistice was signed in No
vember
There is no question In the minds
Of any Europeans that It was the
American soldiers who saved the day
and enabled the allies to defeat Ger
many" he said.
Breede declared most of the troops
from Nebraska, his home state, parti-
cipated in the Argonne fighting in
October
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
Preliminary Conferences to be Held VIII
Will Adopt Ticket to be Taken up
at Meeting.
REPUBLICAN OBSERVER TO KEEP
Wishes of Smaller Nations Probably Respect
and Written Into Peace Pact to be
Signed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--Decisions
OF the forthcoming peace conference
must be unanimous. There will be
no majority rule.
AS result, preliminary confer
ences Of the United States, England.
Franco and Italy will be held q.
which the slate will be written and
agreed upon, and then when the full
peace table Is assembled the ticket
will be adopted--with perhaps some
minor alterations.
The "preliminaries' will get under
way late next month or the first of
January. In questions affecting the
smaller submerged nations now rising
to place OF their own, II is likely
that their wishes as to the future
will be largely considered in dealing
with the problems.
One of the matters destined to &C.
cupy much time is that of freedom
of the seas" This doctrine Is nabu-
Ious now Paris press messages say
one phase OF this subject will deal
with submarine warfare, proposing
elimination of U boat sinhings OF all
freight and passenger ships. While
lueOI lliSIS Will uO LIZ hioi Y
wars, this sort Of provision. If fol.
lowed in a war, would tend to short
en- the struggle.
In the great war. for instance. had
Germany refrained from use OF y
boats, except against strictly naval
craft, the question Of supply and
transport would have been vastly
simplified and the allies would have
been in position to end the conflict
sooner than it was finished.
While President Wilson today still
pondered the makeup of his peace
delegation, 1t developed that repub-
licans are preparing to send re.
publican observer" to the peace con
ference.
This observer" will go armed with
letters from Senator Lodge. Elihu
Root, Chauncey Depew and other
noted republicans, to Arthur Balfour,
Earl Gray, John Dillon and other
prominent Britons. His task will be
to sit in at the peace conference, IL
1t is public, or to gather from states
men assembled, If it IS secret, what
is being done. He will also keep an
eye on American delegates and will
be expected to present a complete re-
port to party leaders upon his re-
turn.
A decision to send this observer
was virtually reached, it was stated
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
Some of Crews of Surrendered
u Boats Defend Germany's
Ruthlessness.

[By Edwin Hullinger. United Press
Staff Correspondent
HARWICH, Nov. 24.-(NighD-
The Germans still justify the sinking
of the Lusitania because she had
munitions aboard. "She was given
warning not to SAIL" declared Karl
Obser. machinist on one of the
twenty-eight German submarines
which surrendered here today.
Other members Of the crews said
they were ashamed OF Germany's
ruthlessness and many hoped to win
back Americas friendship.
The y boat men were burdened
with kit-bags.. monographs and other
paraphernalia, when they landed
from their craft. All were attired in
overalls. They were laughing and
joking when they scrambled from the
slippery decks into the launches wait
ing to take them ashore.
The correspondent interviewed a
score of them. Most of them rejoiced
at the overthrow of junkerism- One
young officer, however. defended ruth
lessness and scoffed at Americas
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25

,By Frank ]. Taylor, United Press
staff Correspondent
sTRASSBOURG, Nov. 24.-(nighD
The lost provinces of Alsace and
Lorraine are again wholly French
through the formal occupation OF their
capital today by French troops, the
great enthusiasm.
Evidence was obtained today that
the Germans are taking American
prisoners to the rear to fatten them
up on good food before liberating them
as a result of an investigation by the
German prison commission, which Is
afraid to permit the return OF the Yam
KEGS in their present emaciated condt-
ton. The Americans have been work
Ing for months in mines fifteen miles
from the front, laboring eleven hours
a day without sufficient food or cloth
Ing according to officers who escaped
rather than wait for their delayed lib
eration.
According to these officers, the cou-
ditions in the enlisted mems camps,
and their treatment. were atrocious.
Eugene Scfoggy. Of Des Moines, an
aviator OF the "gimpers squadron"
who was wounded and taken prisoner,
was liberated from the Karlsruhe
prison camp for day by the Germans
that he might act as their ph enipoten.
tiary in arranging the possible send
ing of prisoners directly across the
Rhine instead of through Switzerland.
He was accompanied by British
colonel and a French major.
These plans are now developing.
Scroggy returned to the Boche guards.
waiting at Rhine bridge, to keep
his parole.
italian Occupation.
ROME, Nov. 25.-Italian troops
have occupied Innesbruck and Ian
deck, It was announced today.
These cities are in Austrian terri
tory outside the specific zone of occu-
patton provided for in the Austrian
armistice. Innesbruck is directly
north of TRENT and only ten miles
rom the German frontier Landeck
Is forty miles west of Innsbruck.
New French Line.
LONDON, Nov. 25.-The French
now hold the line Of the Rhine from
Selz southwark to the Swiss border,
distance of nearly one hundred
miles. This is little more than
Quarter Of the line to be occupied.
Ihe greatest distance yet to be
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
Eighty -one Died of Wounds,
Ito Missing, Seven as
Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The fol-
lowing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the American
expediuonary forces:
Died OF wounds. 81.
Died of accident and other causes,
Died Of airplane accident, 1.
Died Of disease, $40.
wounded severely, As
2S7.
wounded slightly, 1875.
Missing in action, 11o.
Prisoners, Z.
Total, 1,071.
Died Of Wounds.
captain Robert Hayes, Dorchester,
Mass.
Lieutenant Harold L. Hemingway,
New Haven, Conn.
Lieutenant Charles B. Mowbray,
fredericksburg, Md.
Everett L. Varney, Marshfield, Wis.
Sergeanas-
Chas. 3. Coughlin. Hartford, Conn.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
Discharge Of Soldiers on This
Side is Being Rushed Along
as Fast as Pos
sible.
MILLION BY YEARS END
Not Over One Million Men to be Left
In Europe to Serve on
Army Of occu-
patton.
[By Carl d Groat, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

lBy Carl d Groat, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Dds
charge Of soldiers on this side Is ex.
pected to reach a daily rate OF 10000
by the end Of this week or early next
week.
Machinery for demobilizing them
has been speeded up now that the mi
tiar organization work is completed
The system Of releasing men, while
fairly intricate, is in charge Of exper'
fenced personnel officers at each camp
and cantonment and no difficulty Is
being experienced anywhere.
With the flow of 10000 or better a
day the new year should find more
than 1000, 900 freed both in this coun'
try and abroad The situation with
respect to rehabilitation overseas is
complicated by the tonnage situation.
England is understood to desire to
withdraw some of her transports from
American service quickly, hence this
may slow up home-comings. The eight
divisions already ordered back should
be undar way fairly soon, however.
Army men were of the opinion to-
day that the thirty division limit on
the army occupation would be quickly
reduced after thirteen divisions above
that limit are sent hack. The German
army is unable to renew the war. 1t Ia
held here that probably far fewer men
than thirty divisions can adequately
police the Rhinelands.
The thirty divisions will be stripped
of certain auxiliary units unnecessary
to occupation, therefore it is likely
4Lot ho ctr roSI, 49, no a IN or will
not run over 900, 900 or 1000, 900.
Jobs for Aviators.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Hundreds of
army aviators have called recently at
the Aero Club of America headquar-
ters here asking assistance in getting
into the aerial mail service, Allen A.
Hawley, president of the club, an
nounced today.
AS the result OF these requests
Hawley telegraphed to Secretary of
War Baker as follows:
Hundreds of army aviators who
have been notified they must decide
in few days whether to resign their
commissions or Join the regular army
have applied to the Aero Club of
America for positions. Most OF them
are anxious to join the aerial mail
service, therefore we urge that the
time in which they must place their
designations with the army be delay
ed long enough to permit to connect
themselves with the postoff1ce aerial
mail service. Second Assistant Post
master General Praeger and Capt B.
3. Lipsner. superintendent Of the
aerial mail service are ready to es-
tablish fifty aerial mail lines through,
out the United States and employ one
thousand male aviators to carry mail
You can hasten the establishing of
these mail lines and the employing
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-25
National Security Leaoue.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25. = Colonel
Charles e. Leydecker. president of
the National Security league, will
confer with leaders of the leagues
work in the west at Chicago on No.
vember 27. Francis NJ. Brogan. chair.
man Of the Omaha branch; Edward
K. Lone, chairman Of the st. Louis
branch; Willett NJ. Spooner of Mil
waukee, Il. w. Woodcock Of Moline,
Ill, and H. L. West of the District OF
Columbia will s'to attend the con.
ference.