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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-15
WRIGHT BRIGHT LETTERS

In response to letter from an Of
ficer at Camp Shelby Miss, Cover
ror Cornwell has issued sort OF
proclamation through the press tc
the people of West Virginia, appeal
ing to them to write bright, newsy
letters to their boys in camp; not
the gloomy depressing ones.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-15
DR.. GRAY WILL BECOME
SURGEON IN u. S. ARMY

lsr Samuel Gray. the well-known
colored physician OF this city. has
been notified by the office of the
su. geon-general Of the war depart
ment that he mas passed the examiA
nation for a commission in the medL
cal officers reserve corps, and that
his name will be submitted to the
acknowledgement shortly, with the
recommendation that he be commits.
stoned a surgeon in the military
forces. Dr. Gray Expects to be call
ed for active duty within a month
ptfu flRrprN pnMnc
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-15
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
F. VERNON ALER HERE
ON VISIT TO PARENTS

+. Vernon Aler, jr, a student Al
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, will return to the acad-
envy this evening, after spending the
past two days with his parents, Mr.,
and Mrs r Vernon Aler, here He
will be graduated this spring, and
is now preparing for his final exam.
nations
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-15
APPEALS TO LAWYERS

Former Governor w. A. MacCorkle
has appealed to the bar associations
Of the State to organize and help in
the Third Liberty Loan drive. The
local bar is asked 10 meet as soon
as possible and take action in this
regard
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-15
LOCALS TO PARTICIPATE

The Martinsbms High School is
expected to have representatives at
the high school track and field meet
to be held at the University Of West
Virginia on May so, A large tugnout
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-04-15
buy LIBERTY BONDS
SUES FOR $4,000.

Harry G Jenkins brakeman on
the Western Maryland Railway filed
"a suit in Fagerstown Thursday for
$4,000 damages for injuries sustain
ed while employednAg Me railway
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25

"On each Monday beginning Jan. q,
1918, and continuing up to and includ-
ing Monday, March 20, 1918, no fuel
shall be burned Except to such extent
as is essential to prevent injury to
property from freezing) for the pur-
pose of supplying heat for:
"A-Any business or professional Of
| fees except offices used by the United
States, state, county or municipal gov
which are occupied by banks and trust
companies and by physicians and dem
lists.
"B-Wholesale or retail stores or
any other stores, business houses or
buildings whatever, Except that for
the purpose of selling food only, for
which purposes stores may maintain
necessary heat until IL o'clock noon,
and for the purpose of selling drugs
and medical supplies only, stores may
maintain necessary heat throughout
| the day and EVENING"
"C-Theatres, moving picture houses
bowling alleys, billiard rooms, private
| or public dance halls, or any other
place of amusement.
Saloons Not To Be Heated.
ION the above specified Mondays no
fuel shall be burned for the purpose of
| heating rooms or buildings in which
liquor is sold on those days. No fuel
shall be burned on any of the forego-
ing specified Mondays for the purpose
of supplying power for the movement
of surface, elevated, subway or sub
urban cars or trains in excess of the
amount used on the Sundays previous
thereto.
1.-The order provides that nothing in
this order shall be held to forbid the
burning of fuel to heat rooms or such
portions of buildings as are used in
connection with the production or dis
tribution of fuel
1.-The state fuel administrators are
authorized by the order to issue orders
on special applications for relief where
necessary to prevent injury to health,
or destruction of or injury to property
by fire or freezing.
Nothing in this regulation shall be
| construed to apply to or affect the
operation of any mine or plant pro-
ducing fuel, nor shall this regulation
be construed to forbid the heating Of
such rooms or offices, or such, por-
tons of buildings as are used in con-
| nection with the production, trans
portation or distribution of fuel.
1.-The order is effective in all the
territory of the United States east of
the Mississippi river, including the
whole of the states of Louisiana and
Minnesota"
Any person, firm, association or cor
poration which violates or refuses to
conform TO the above regulation may
be liable TO the penalty prescribed in
the aforesaid act of congress.
| H. A. GARFIELD.
| United States Fuel Administrator.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
SENATE LID BLOWS OFF
Partisan Fireworks Start When
Stone Attacks Roosevelt.
Refers to Colonel as "Most Potent
Agent of Kaiser in America
Adjourns for Two Days.

Washington, Jan. %. - Senator
Stone, veteran Democrat, set ablaze
smouldering fires of partisanship in
the senate with long prepared
speech accusing Republicans of play
ing politics in their criticism of the
conduct of the war and
calling Theodore Roosevelt 'the most
seditious man of consequence i'll
America"
When he closed Senators Penrose,
Lodge, New and others on the Re-
publican side answered with vigorous
defense of their right to make proper
criticism of inefficiencies and, with
counter charges of partisanslip.
Senators Lewis, Kirby and other
Democrats joined in the fray, which
lasted until the session ended, with
adjournment until Thursday.
Quoting literally from Roosevelt
published criticisms of the Wilson adj
ministration conduct of the war SEN
ator Stone said:
1.-The heart of this man is aflame
with ambition and he runs amuck.
On my responsibility as a senator, |
charge that since our entrance iEto
the war Roosevelt has been menace
and obstruction to the successful pros
ecution of the war. His chief thought
has not been to help the government
solve the mighty problems they have
to solve, but always his chief thought
has been of Roosevelt
Il inquire why Roosevelt may say
things with impunity which citizen
of lesser consequence dare not even
repeat without danger of indictment
for disloyalty?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
MOVING
FORWARD FAST
President Cites Progress Made
in War Preparations While
Critics Mobilize.
ADVOCATES PUSH BILL
Roosevelt Takes Hand in War Cabs
net Measure Fight-U. S. Speed
ina Twice as Many Men
Overseas as Planned.

Washington, June 24-By June the
United States Will have in France
on army twice tie size originally
planned, so rapidly are Americas war
plans moving forward
This was the assurance given DEM
ocratic senators who interviewed
President Wilson at the White House
concerning his opposition to the bills
before Congress to establish a war
cabinet and director of munitions.
Neither the aggressive opposition
of President Wilson nor the apparent
certainty that their measures would
have no chance in the House even if
passed by the Senate is hating the
campaign of advocates of reorganiza-
ton of the war control.
When the Senate reconvenes, &C
Chamberlain and his associates on
the military committee behind the
legislation, the contest will be op-
ened.
Chamberlain to Reply to Wilson.
They propose with a motion to re-
fer the war cabinet bill to the military
committee as the vehicle of debate to
open discussion of the merits of
their war machinery reorganization
program and Senator Chamberlain ex-
poets to reply to the statement is
sued by President Wilson criticising
him for his New York speech, in
which the Oregon senator said the
military establishment had broken
down.
Administration leaders also con-
ferred at the capitol and planned to
fight the Chamberlain bills and an
swer attacks upon the governments
conduct of the war. In preparation a
number of Democratic senators saw
the President. 1t is understood the
President told them he believed the
country would support him in his
opposition to legislation which would
abandon a machine carefully devel-
oped since the war began in favor of
a new and untried organization TAX
ing over many of his own constitu-
tional powers under the proposed
war cabinet bill
President Points to Record.
The president advised his visitors
that under the present organization
the war record of the government
has been one of great accomplish
ments and would result in placing
abroad by next June twice the num-
Der of Americans originally planned.
Mistakes in such a gigantic task, he
suggested, were to be expected.
To meet arguments of administra-
ton spokesman, Senator Chamberlain
and his supporters are preparing to
elaborate on the deficiencies in the
delays in providing army supplies and
equipment disclosed in the commit
tees war inquiry The committee has
decided to resume the investigation
Saturday, calling Surgeon General
Gorgas to testify regarding canton
ment sanitary conditions.
Roosevelt Makes Statement.
Colonel Roosevelt has reached here
and Immediately became the central
| figure in the turmoil.
Colonel Roosevelt on his arrival
made this statement:
81 am here to help every man who
| sincerely desires to speed up and
make more effective OR part in the
| war, to stand by every man who is
| efficient and against every inefficient
man. No man is intelligently loyel
| unless he takes both the affirmative
and negative pOSition"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
GARFIELD ASKS
FOR EMBARGO
Urges Movement of Only Fuel
and Food to Relieve Try
ing Situation.
STORMS BLOCK ROADS
Director General McAdoo FroWns on
Proposal, Holding That Roads
Can Clear All Freight
Offered.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Tle fuel adj
ministration has submitted to Direc-
tor General McAdoo urgent recon-
mendations that an embargo be de-
clsred for a few days on acceptance
by the railroads of any freight ex-
cept coal and food.
This action is imperative, Admins
traitor Garfield said, to assure abso-
lutte movement of fuel during the bal
ance of the week when the general
transportation system east of the
Mississippi threatens to become
worse daily owing to the prolonged
strain on railroads of deep SHOWS and
intensely cold weather.
Tie five-day period of industrial
suspension ended and with the re-
sumption of manufacturing railroad
officials look for new flood of traf-
fic which the railroads cannot handle
until normal weather is restored.
Director General McAdoo was not
inclined to look with favor on the
embargo proposal He held that un-
der government operation and cOnse-
quent pooling of facilities and short
haul routine tle railroads would be
able to clear all freight offered for
transportation without priority and
without embargoes.
Weather Still Problem.
The necessity for some new method
of dealing with the coal transporta
ton problem was emphasized by
scores of reports that weather. condi
lions were as bad or worse than al
any time since tle unprecedented pc
riod of cold and stormy weather
started nearly two weeks ago. Heavy
snow throughout New York, in New
England, in Pennsylvania, West Vir
ginia, and elsewhere, made traffic
movement extremely slow and cut the
supply of empty cars to mines fal
below even the sub-normal supply OF
the last few days.
The bright phase of the situation
was report of DR.. Garfield that ships
were being bunkered more rapidly
than last week and that coal was go
ing in sufficient quantities to domes
tic consumers. These were the maiI
purposes of the industrial curtailment
order of five days ago, DR.. Garfield
said
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
ARE CLEAN-LIvED BODY
Pershing Says Sammies' Con-
duct Is Exemplary.
Denies Reports of Immoderate Drink
ing Among U. S. Troops
In France.

Washington, Jan. 24.-General Per
shing says in cablegram to Secre-
tary Baker, in reply to reports as to
immOderate drinking among the
men, that there has never been sim
liar body of men to lead as clean
lives as the American soldiers in
France.
General Pershing's message was
made public by Mr.. Baker in this let
ter to Governor Capper of Kansas.
1t is as follows:
"'There has never been similar
body of men to lead as clean lives
as our American soldiers in France,
highest devotion to duty and with
no other idea than to perform these
duties in most efficient manner pos
sible. They fully realize their obli-
cation to their own people, their
friends and the country.
Ready For Task.
GA rigid program of instruction is
carried out daily with traditional
American enthusiasm. Engaged in
healthy, interesting exercises in the
open air with simple diets, officers
and men, like trained athletes, are
ready for their task. Forbidden the
use of strong drink and protected by
stringent regulations against sexual
evils and supported by their own
moral courage, their good behavior is
tho cuhiect Of most favorable COM
ments, especially by our allies.
American mothers may rest as
sured that their sons are credit to
them and to the nation, and they
may we'll look forward to the prouu
day when on the battlefield these
splendid men will shed new ulster
on American manhood"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
No BRITISH Premium Bonds.

London, Jan. 23.-The government
mas decided against the issue of pre-
MUM bonds, Andrew Bonar Law,
chancellor of the exchequer, has told
the house of commons. The decision
was taken, the chancellor said, after
consideration of the report of the
committee appointed to inquire into
the advisability of the plan. The
committee had found that the step
cor until further efforts had been
made to make the present issues
more attractive to investors
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Lost In Terrific Storms On Gulf Of
st. Lawrence.

Washington, Jan. 17-Four vessels
of the Shipping board fleet, being
brought from the Great Lakes to the
Atlantic seaboard, were lost in ter
rife st. Lawrence storms, it is an
nounced by the Shipping board.
The vessels were the Codorus and
the G. n. Orr, now ashore east of
Quebec, the Saranac, ashore near Hall
fax. and the Tuscarora, which disap-
peared somewhere on the voyage.
No trace of the Tuscarora has been
found. Nor is it known whether
her crew persisted.
1t is believed that none of the
other crews abandoned their ships,
and it is believed they all were res
cued.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
U. S. Wants "HeIIo Girls" Over Seas

U. S. Wants "HeIIo Girls" Over Seas.
Washington, Jan. o. The signal
corps needs women telephone opera
tors between % and 35 years old, who
are in good health and speak French
and English fluently. Experienced OPP
orators are preferred. Salaries range
from $50 to $125 month with rations
and quarters, the same as received
by army nurses. Units of women
operators to be sent abroad will wear
distinctive uniforms and be consid-
cred, from military standpoint, as
in similar position to members OF
the British women's auxiliary corps
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Girls Beat up Street Car Crew.

Pittsburgh, Jan. 18.-Seven girls or
dered to leave trolley car when it
was half mile from the place to
which they had paid their fare follow
ed their futile protests by clubbing
the motorman and conductor. The dis.
order occurred on the bonneville car
line near Homestead. The conductor
was beaten and thrown from the car
The girls then attacked the motor
man. Other trolleymen went to his
rescue and police threatened the girls
with arrest. Under police guard the
car was run to the barn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Wine and Women Charge Denied.

Chicago, Jan. Exchanges of i'm.
morality in the army abroad are de-
MED by Edwin w. Law, resident of
Elmhurst, suburb, in letter just
made public here. Mr.. Law Joined
the colors early last June and since
that time duty has called him to sew
eral places in France. His expert
ence, he says, justifies none Of the
wine and women" charges and he
urges that such reports be contradict
ed for the sake of the parents and
relatives already overanxious for the
fate of the men on overseas service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
1874 New National Banks.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Charters were
granted to 1914 new national banks
with aggregate capital of $12,OS5,OOO
in 1917. Comptroller of Currency
Williams has reported. Fifty-seven
were conversions of state banks, with
capital of $3,2O5,000. During this
year POI applications were received
and 81 were refused. Capital stock
increases by It's banks amounted to
$22, 1884, 900 and 13 reduced their stock
in the aggregate of $915.000. Seventy
four went into voluntary liquidation
and 25 consolidated with other banks.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
May Melt Up Silver Dollars.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Congress will
be asked soon to authorize the melt
ing of 150,00O,000 silver dollars now
stored in the treasury to supply bull
lion for export to Americas allies and
to pay trade balances. Simultane-
ously, one and two-dollar silver GER
tificates now issued on the basis OF
the coin in storage will be withdrawn
from circulation and Federal Reserve
bank notes of the same denominations
issued in their place. according to a
tentative plan of treasury official
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
UKRAINIANS AGREE TO PEACE
Practically Conclude Separate Treaty
With Germany.

Amsterdam, Jan. %. = A separate
peace with Germany has been prac-
tically concluded by Ukrainia.
Word from Brest-LitOvsk, received
via Berlin, gave this first news of a
breach among the Russians. The
agreement between Germany and the
infant Ukrainian republic was con-
cluded several days ago. Previous
word had stated that all Russian del
egates had departed from Brest-
Litovsk and this had been supposed
to include the Ukrainians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Four Die in Tenement Fire.

Philadelphia, Jan. ia man and
three young women, three being men,
bers of one family, were burned to
death in fire that swept tenement
in the Italian quarter here. One of
the girls sacrificed her life in an at
tempt to save the others. The VIC
Tins were all trapped on an upper
floor and were burned to crisp be-
fore firAmen could reach them. Ten
other persons residing in the house
escaped a similar fate by fleeing down
a stairway while it was enveloped in
flames. but they escaped uninjured.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Steamship Texan Safe,

New York, Jan. 1S.-The American
Hawaiian line steamship Texan, report
ed sinking off the coast two days ago,
is safe, the line was notified by the
navy department. The line received
no details. the notice from the Navy
department merely stating that the
Texan was afloat. Their assump-
ton was that the crew of 43 men was
also safe, otherwise they would have
been notified. Wireless messages from
the Texan reported that she had been
struck amidshipS," and that she was
sinking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
REFUSES FOOD TO ALLIES

Geneva, Jan. 23.-News OF relia-
ole nature has begun to trickle across
the Swiss frontier which seemingly
proves that Austria and Hungary are
in the throes of the greatest economic
crisis since the war began. 1t is
stated that Hungary absolutely re-
fuses to give cereals either to Aus
tria or to- Germany, and that the Ru-
nanian stocks of grains are exhaust
ed. The military situation is involved
and even endangered by the strikes
which continue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
To Lose Millions In Wages.

New York, Jan. 1S.-More than
S9T, 100000 will be lost to workers in
New York state in unpaid wages for
the five day period and the Monday
holidays during which industries must
close, it is estimated. Fuel Admin
strator H. A. Garfield's order for coal
conservation means a condition ap-
preaching starvation to New York's
poorer classes, it was declared, as
some workers live virtually from
hand to mouth. State, county and
city administrators were astounded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Protests Luxbura etention.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 22.-The Argen-
tine government has received a note
from the German government protest
ing against the confinement of Count
Won Luxburg, former German minis
ter to Argentina, to a hospital, con-
tending this is a continuation of his
detention on the island of Martin Gar
cha. Germany admits the Justice OF
the detention of Won Luxburg on the
island as punishment for leaving Bue-
nos Aires without permission, but
argues there is NO excuse for contin-
uance of a guard at the hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Medical Tests for Movino Troops.

Washington, Jan. q. = To prevent
spread of communicable diseases
through movements of troops the war
department has ordered careful ply
steal examinations of every man be.
fore the departure of any unit from
one camp or cantonment to another,
or to a port of embarkation for trans
portation overseas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
To Import, Porto Ricans.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Arrangements
for the early transportation of $4,000
common laborers to the United States
from Porto Rico are being made by
the department of labor. AS soon as
tonnage is available $4,000 others will
be brought from Porto Rico and the
Virgin islands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Low Water Bars Mississippi Traffic

Low Water Bars Mississippi Traffic.
New Orleans, Jan. 23.-Owing to
the unusually low stage of water in
the Mississippi river steamboat traf-
fic from New Orleans to points north
of here has been seriously curtailed
and in some cases entirely suspended
for the last two months. The excep-
tionally low stages are attributed to
lack of rain last fall and more re-
Gently to the ice gorges above Mem
phis which have held back the water.
Vicksburg reported the Mississippi
frozen over almost from bank to bank
for the first time in many years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
TO WEED OUT INEFFICIENCY
"Pluckng Board" to Pass on Fitness
of Officers.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The war de-
partment has taken new steps to
weed out ineffi ciency in the service
Division or higher commanders
were authorized to order before
''plucking board" regular army Off
GERS regarded unfit to lold tenn
porary commission higher than their
normal peace time rank.
The war department then will pass
on the boards findings. In case the
department confirms the ''plucking
board" decision of unfitness the off,
Ger will be ordered back to his previ-
Gus status in the regular army.
General J. J. Persling retains his
power to discharge inefficient officers
abroad below the rank of brigadier
general, except those with permanent
army commissions or temporary pro-
motions in the regular army.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
FARM PRODUCTS INCREASE
Growth in 1917 Near Doubles That of
Previous Year.


Washington, Jan. 23.-Farm prod
ucts of the United States reached the
unprecedented value of $19,443, S49,-
3S1 last year, an increase of more
than $6,O00,000,000 over 1916 and al
most $9,O0O,OOO,O0O more than in 1915.
A preliminary estimate just an
nounced by the department of agri-
culture SHOWS crops were valued at
$13,61O,462,7S2 and represented 20 per
cent of the value of all farm products.
That compares with $S,9S5,S70,O00 in
1916 and s6,29S, 100000, the average
for the five years 1911-1915. Animals
and animal products were valued at
$5,S33,3S6,599 in 1917, an increase of
almost $1,5OO,OOO,OOO over 1916.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-01-25
Wealthy Must Close Greenhouses.

Newport, r. l., Jan. %. Wealthy
summer residents who have depended
upon their greenhouses here to keep
them supplied with flowers in the
winter, will have to patronize the
florists in their home cities until the
coal shortage is ended. Local fuel
authorities have ordered closing of
greenhouses owned by Vincent Astor.
Arthur Curtiss James, WHO has large
plant under glass, has shut it down
with exception of one small house
and arranged for distribution of coal
to poor people.