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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
What People Say
and Some Side Remarks

The farmers are doing their share
to win the war, according to ]. NJ
Downs, president of the Marion Coun.
ty Farm Bureau, whose advices from
the seven magisterial districts indi
cate that there is more planting than
last spring in spite Of the shortage
OF farm labor He says:
Zone Of tie great problems Of
this spring he5 been to obtain
good seed. lie said. This was
more particularly true in regard
to corn. TIE farmers have Sc.
cured good seed without regard
to trouble or expense. Cold, wet
weather is the only thing to be
feared yet this spring. If wealth
or conditions are favorable
throughout to .aar the Marion
county t. lght to harvest
lo@orl h~:a - crops. THE in.
die. =: i.lr to a good apple
croN il tIi5 section. Most of the
caches in thi ssection have been
killed" The farmers may not
all wear buttons" he concluded,
but you can mark it down that
most of them have Liberty Bonds
and will contribute to the Red
Cross The farmers are patriotic
alright although this thing Of
wearing buttons has not yet been
adopted by t!l!ers of the soil who
are slo VITO adopt fashions Of out
ward show"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
WOMEN OF THE GROSS AND THE CROWN.

aN T0IHERS -DAY-in the year Of our war, 1918.
alV Wars made with the minds and bodies of men,
ID. and men are made with the souls and bodies Of
In American training camps today, manning the ships
treacherous seas over there" in the fame of battle,
millions Of boys and men enlisted in the desperate fight
for5freedom, for all, forever.
And fighting beside 5 each man is an enlisted Mother,
Every man in camp and field and on the sea feels her
beside him ~
Living or dead, she clothes his daily duties with the
sompanonhp of her spirit the shield and buckler Of her
silent love. To be away from Mother to miss her little
naeess. unremembered acts Of kindness and of love-, to
see her beloved face is for these boys flashing
revelation Of Mothers DEAFNESS
We hear much of the importance Of an armys morale
Mothers are its chief source To most men Mothers will
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

All the comment seems to agree that the most i'm
pora4t effect Of the Maurice incident is to so strengthen
the Lloyd George government that it will be able to go
ahead for some time With its plans for conducting the
war without worrying about the political effect And
the little Welshman probably has both the brains and
the resolution to take full advantage of the situation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
trench shot gun.
("
Fine weapon that.

trench shot gun.
Fine weapon that.
Calculated to make the Teuts want
to keep away from the American posi-.
tions-as much as possible.
Postmaster General BurIeson yester.
day succeeded in drawing the fire Of
T. Roosevelt.
Bully. as the Colonel himself would
Now he can quit hammering the war
and hammer Burleson TOR while.
And goodness knows the P. NJ. G,
certainly needs hammertug.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
Moose Will Put Class
Through Tomorrow

Fairmont Lodge, Loyal Order of
Moose, will hold a special meeting on
Sunday aftrnoon at 1880 o'clock at its
rooms in Cunningham hall at which
time class OF 900 candidates will be
initiated. A. H. Logan, district deputy
supervisor, of Parkersburg, will attend
the meeting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

poisoned, that had to be buried Sat.
urday, eight dogs were found and bur.
led; and Monday, nine dogs we're
found and buried. III
Frank Showers, farmer, who lives
near Graham, Va, has found way,to
solve the labor problem on his Term.
Finding it hard to employ competent
farm labor, Mr.. Showers fell upon, the
plan Of teaching his mare, Katealto
not only perform the services that
might be expected of any good horse,
but to perform that service without
the necessity of driver. Now alltthat
is necessary is for Mr.. Showers to har.
mes up Kate and hitch her to the i'm.
plement and she will do the balance.
Kate has narrowed several gardens IN
Graham alone, dragging around the
harrow and plumbing the line every
time, and does not stop to rest, which
is another advantage Mr.. Showers
refused an offer OF two hundred dol.
lars for his educated and industrious
nag the other day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

Dog prisoners are giving the
Moundsville police department consid-
cradle trouble. and the department
asks that the persons who are poison.
ing these dogs kindly refrain from it
IN the future, says the Moundsville
Echo, which may and may not have
Gense Of hun,or.
Friday, the police were called out
in the east end and found II dogs, all
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

The new chief director of military operations a. the
British War Office in his weekly statement yesterday
said that the bulk Of the German reserves are still in
the rear Of the somme positions and the inference is
that here will be struck the principal German blow
when their offensive is renewed Nothing is said about
the Allied reserve but it is fair to assume that it is
not far of.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
Appeal Board To
Meet Next Week

With 200 claims before It the Dis.
trict Appeal Board of Northern West
Virginia will meet in the. postotfice
building at Clarksburg on Tuesday
next. A number OF these claims are
from Marion county.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

April shipping losses from U.boat operations we're
less than half what they were for the month last
year And with the underseas bases in Belgium badly
damaged and great mine field making the use of the
home ports for such purposes highly dangerous the pros
pect that the U-boat will have to learn some new
tricks or go out of business before very long,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

SERVING CHINESE LABOR ARMY.
China is sending contributions to.
ward the six Y. NJ. c. A. huts that are
maintained in France for the Chinese
labor army.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

Large numbers Of Austrian DESERT
ers have taken refuge in the great
marshes Of the Livenza. They live on
fish and such food as they are able
to steal from Italian peasaptry.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

Ira L. Smith is Of a very serious
turn Of mind but occasionally he
tests. He may have been testing at
Hickman's Run the other night when
in his address he claimed by way Of
emphasizing how his family stood re-
gardi1g the Red Cross:
my wife has given my last pair
OF socks to the Red Cross and they
are on their way over there"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
MaY Il. lgls
C0URTNFYs sTORE NEWs
Have You Seen Our East Window? Truly A
Wonderful Display Of Charming White Skirts!

Editorial
Pay As You Enter-or
Have the Kaiser Collect.
x We're in the war to the
finish. Whether it is a
long ride or a short one,
we will have to pay some
time. The cost is high,
but it will be higher if we
lose the war.
We are not going to lose
but it will take a lot of
money to win. We have
the choice of backing IN
Gle Sam with every dollar
he needs or contributing
vast indemnities to Kaiser
Bill.
There is but one answer
to such a proposition for
every red blooded Ameri-
can! It's GIVE! Give
money, men and food.
Never wavering, never fal
tering, never begrudging,
give freely and glady that
peace with honor end a
world wide freedom may
soon be won.
BUY WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS TODAY
On sale at our Cashiers
Desk
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
ARCHER.

There will be meeting in Hunting
ton today of all of the county War
Savings Stamp chairmen in the state.
Glenn F. Barns, OF this city, is in Hunt
ington for the purpose Of attending.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
V.S.S. PLEDGE week
GOES OVER TO JUNE
Date Originally Set Conaic-
ted With the Red Cross
Drive.

The War Savings Stamp pledge
week which was originally set for May
2O.27 has been postponed until the
week of Jun 1929, according to ipfor-
nation received in this city by Glenn
F. Barns, chairman OF the Marion coun-
ty War Savings Stamp campaign. The
date was postponed because Of the
Red Cross campaign. which has been
set for the former date.
The telegram received from Robert
L. Archer, state War Savings Stamp
director, reads as follows:
Glenn F. Barns,
Fairmont, w. Va.
Owing to conflict OF dates with
the Red Cross drive the War Saw.
ings Stamp pledge week is post.
poned until week Of June 1929.
At that time nation wide drive will
be made for War Savings Stamp
pledges.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11
SHORT AND sNAPPY

The bank clerks are grateful that Liberty, loan cam
pagns come only at intervals and not as regular par
Of the banking business,-Co nnellsville Courier
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

The frequent recurrence of anti-Jewish riots in Rus
STA recently shows that the people there have not made
great progress in civilization under the Boshevst doc
Iptelligencer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-11

Alcoholic spirits have taken back seat Patriot
spirit is the national stiulant these days-Bluefe
Telegraph.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
Government Regulation Solution of the
Labor Problem During War
By ANGUS McSWEEN

Government including formation of definite labor policy
adhered period Of the necessary solve the labor
problem
problem the intricate and troublesome with which
confronted Labor shortage hampering preparations all
preventing the effective carrying of the shpbuing
plans of the reducing the output of munitions and slowing
down the production of coal and other materials
fighting of So far this
the sympathetic support of the government.
Capital demanding the abolition of the organization but the
suspension of organization rules which restrict production.
the standpoint governmental and public welfare 1t would
be that both capital and labor should make CONCESSIONS
that until these made the difficulties under which the
nation is struggling will continue.
Regulations have been adopted by which highly skilled will
be exempted from the draft This expected aid
keeping the production of industries at high mark
WILL however, only slightly affect for the better the generally rec
ogned shortage skilled labor all industries and it will not
except the slightest degree the solution of the problem OF
increasing once the supply and efficiency Of labor.
with this latter proposition that the fight between
serious obstruction the bermen OF gen
eral conditions.
So capital opposes extension the organization of labor
labor likely make respecting the suspension of
union rules.
the necessity of forcing both sides to make concessions and
this only be done by the government.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
Our Pensioners in EnoIand.

In his way. John Davis, who died at
his BcrmondSey home in Blue Anchor
Lane-an appropriate address for an
cid sailor-did much useful work on
behalf of Englishmcn who, like him
self. had fought in the American Civil
war. relates writer in the Westmin-
lister Gazette.
There are something like $50 Of
these men still living in this country;
and John Davis was instrumental in
rcscuing many of them from the work
house and getting them pensions.
which the United States government
was always willing to pay if ii had
known where to find the men.
On the last occasion | chatted with
the old man in his little parlOr, fur
niShed like ships cabin. he told me
of a rumor that the pensions were TO
he stopped unless the men returned to
America. but he wrote later to say
that this rumor was quite without
foundation.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
STRANGE War Craft.

Plans for one Of the strAHgost war
vessels ever proposed have been sub
nIttcd to the council OF national de
Tense says Popular Mechanics Maya
ZInc. The craft is an enormous ocean
going water wheel that is intended to
perform much the same service for the
navy as the British and French tanks
have for the allied armies. Although
highly visionary and entirely untried,
it has novelty and potential power that
draws attention. In addition 10 being
ambitious to certain degree, il Is
theoretically capable of great speed.
Essentially it consists of two big con-
nected cylinders that are supplied
around their outer rims with adjusta-
bic paddles. The horizontal axle Of
ferS space for a crew and is gyro-
>copically stabilized to support fight
Ing mast. Opposite ends Of the axis
are utilized as gun turrets.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
SerVselfS Also EfIoat, .

There isn't Il chance of lodging
them any more, either on land or on
sea. The sailor boys on the L. s. S.
New York form in line between decks
and. tray III hand, select their food ut
the counter Of the ships ServSelf \
blackboard over the counter lists the
bill and in all other respects except the
presence of the graSping cashier the
service is just like the midday lunCn
back home.
The new method. which is to be in
stalled on all of the big battleships, re-
places the old system of mcSSmen and
mess units, says Milestones. Then all
of the food for the meal was piled on
the plates at the tables by the mess
men and the job of serving the entire
unit was completed before the men
were ''piped down" TO their cooling
food.
Surely hot food. in the amount you
want and of the kind you want, must
be an Improvement over the old mess,
but juggling a tray loaded to the gun
wales with beans and corned beef and
bread and coffee. on the rolling waves
must be something of fine art.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
Falsehoods About Red Cross Circulated
to Destroy Public Confidence
By JONATHAN BANG Of the Vigilante,

One of the activities of folks who destroy confidence every
which working for permanent of democracy
get after the Red Cross.
Terrible lot Of graft they declare. lawful what salaries
them get"
That by the way lie. Those who give all their time Red
the basis of receiving they
individual mefu
the Red Cross
There persistent that the bcy
have 50 for knitted by patriotic fingers and so
similarly OF this
hood.
Boys will be boys and many lad in the army navy far
bvond the kckerboer when he traded marbles and
their souls does always orthodox
while and girls who knit the blue
protectors feel that each stitch treasured by the boy who
it. likely he takes chance selling when he
advantage the huce who follow the
These have been known resell such
soldiers who have received their aotnens from the Red
But whatever knitted saes the Red Cross sends free charge
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
THEY HAVE 4 DARK S1CnE
Husband ard 6rother-in-Law Feaez
ard Smash Piece OF China. W.1icn
IS MysteriousIy Replaced.

Since Tie coming Of the N-ray and
the r"rfccfinG Of the Brrtillon SYSTEM
dark secrets have lost vogue. Yer o.
cHsionally one Of them docs escape the
keencst vigilance and tlauri~l"~ with
All III" "ld-timr mystery, according IL
the Kansas City Star.
Mrs. Miller has SET Of chinawar".
the real creamy ware that I'll" light
shines through. 1t is very old. Mrs.
Miller inherited it. She also inherited.
the proud right to boast that not one
piece had ever been broken.
Mrs. Miller went away. Mr.. Miller
entertained his hrother-iRlaW while
she was gone. There were other rel
atives that he might have entertained.
Eut III IN unguariIcd moment he chose
his brcthrr-inlaW.
One night they made feast. They
baked Il great number Of things all i'll
one pan. -. when il came out Of the
oven it seemed 10 demand that it
should all be served on one plate. Mr..
Miller looked over the supply Of dishes
that had been left out for his use and
contain it. A wild spirit of revelry
seized Mr. Miller
I'VE will do the thing up right he
shouted.
He went boldly into the china closet
and brought out the very largest plat
ter.
When the meal was ended, Mr. Mil
lcr'S hrother-in-law suggested dish
washing. Mr.. Miller did not favor the
plan. but finally yielded to it against
his better Judgment. What happened
was quite natural.
The platter slipped and fell and
broke.
After al the years, after all the fam
lily pride and care!
From thai night on those two men
took UP and carried about with them
a dark secret, for this is what they did
each carrying a. piece of that plat
ter, they went from one china store to
another until they found its duplicate
They carried it home and brought in
a woman to wash it and replace it on
the shelf of the china closet.
Now when Mrs. Miller entertains her
friends and one of them says: "How
l envy you these beautiful dishes, and
it is so remarkable that not one has
ever been broken" Mr.. Miller and his
brotherin-law sit with far away look
in their eyes and dark secret in their
souls.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
MOLES LARGE AND PLENTIFUL
Animals of Northwest Regarded as
Producers of Peits Far Superior
10 Those of Other Lands.

From tile United States Department Of
\ ;,rlt u4ttrc.p
Because of the superiority oi Alncfl-
can mulCSkiNs. particularly th"S" from
Iu0lrS in the Pacific Northwest. over
the European ptlts. which no" large
ly make up the world supply, biologists
of the United States department oI
agriculture furrSCc pr"tllabIc AlntH-
can industry in moe>kinS. In the
Northwest the animals are large ana
plentiful and ii i often desirable to
keep their numbers down To prevent
injury Ia fields and lawns. Mole trap
ping should he especially desirable as
/; spare time occupation for farmers
boys, ii is pointed out.
The habits of American moles are
described and methods of capturing
them and treating and marketing
their skins are outlined i'll I; farmers
bulletin. "TrappiHG Molc> and ChIiZ-
inc Their Skins recently issued by
the United States department OF "GrI-
culture The publication also offers
suggestions for the tanning Of the p"ItS
50 that they may be made locally into
WUncn'S neckpirccs, mulfS and coats
Copies of the bulletin may be had
free 50 long as the supply LASTS, on
aJiplicatiou to the United States de-
uartIncut of agriculture, Washington,
ID G.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19

he
Kansas CITY lie
Inc the husband
ana milk morning before
find job
when ne had Mrs
check and had repaid
cred
made out check for S payable herself the arthur Kelley
The employees called
Sood for realdi
him the terminal his the
i Irovden
a
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19

there mokery asking why food? We
don't need it.. That the real issue The real
and razor-edgd-s that lands
do food.
those bows allies
need it. And their and children need it. And supply
And the way supply it 5 it.
When the patriotic American gets that through his head he
viii stop asking "WIly?" and begin 0 ask How
That the task ahead and neither peou the uct
ang fortunes Of conceal minimize that task Unless
take prevent it, what begins pryaton there
end starvation.
That why conservation of food necessity today In fact, in its
rosent-ay significance the need for be summed up
the need for such national and voluntary acrco
food sufficient supply
Of Others
Now suppose that nation, do put shoulder TO the
Wheel either through careless wul negligence Suppose do not
"plav Can called heeessne
peccaio be excused by future historians: VIII off
scofree will such negligence entail stern and immediate penalties:
The is simple simple it be put in ten words
We've got o food or lose the
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
Worlds Rubber Production.

Early in the war England establish
ed an embargo on crude rubber, and
through her control of the far Eastern
rubber plantations was able to make it
effective. Rubber manufacturers later
were permitted TO obtain crude rubber
on their written agreement TO withhold
shipments Of rubber or rubber prod
ucts from the central powers and GER
tain neutrals. The shipments of crude
rubber TO this country is still contin-
gent upon the observance Of this agree
ment.
The worlds rubber production for
this year is placed at 100000 tons
about double the production at the be-
ginning Of the war. About GO per cent
is used in the United States.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
CUT!CURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and
RIeed-TriaI Free.

In a wonderfully short time in most
cases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
firing in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap,
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywherc.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19

cans and waste. When Tombstone
was bad Mans Town." back in the
eighties and nineties Boot Hill was Il
busy burying ground. Dozens of men
were buried there with the simple cere
monials of the times and no slab re-
mains to mark their grave. Five men,
who were hanged legally and good
many more who were shuffied off less
formally, are buried there in what used
TO be known as ''Scaffold Row."
There is nothing now on "Boot
HilI' to recall the earIY dnYS. but
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19

the juvenile sending
be The CHEESEMAN'S
dminuive
Her husband
home Mrs po helping her mother the Her black
child bride
questions.
in Akron.
Akron Both mother
charges being
a habitual
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19

"N'IVETCI IIsIU tdIIH Tot T HOURS. And
uioer such circumstances young
mother may be pardoned for trying to
break the law in an effort to get food
at least that's what some policemen
thlnk. BY trying to cash Il forged
check, the mother secured good din
ner for herself and little girl and Il Job
for her husband that considerably
brightens her future.
The husband. Charles Ray, twenty
thrce years old, is an electrician. He
lost his position in Springfield a few
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
Vain Thought.

you are looking thin, Gadspur."
That's true
appetite poor?"
very. l was just thinking that II
M appetite for food were one-tenth
D. voracious as my furnaces appetite
for coal. I would soon be tipping the
scales at 200 pounds
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
In Bad.

Many of our girls marry we'll" said
he head of the store to the new sales
lady. "A millionaire Just married n
girl in our fur department. Settled
$4,000 on her, too"
Dear me, and here l am at the bar
gain counter"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19

some of the old timers recall
Spague
buried there after his duel
fasan high
Basan
Red
and that Bastian had
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19

IIlt INV tight 10 treat NtT rs CIIIIU
merely because she had played
hockey" from school.
Mile and her mother insist the
girl is ''going on seventeen" The
school census gives her age at ten.
The Juvenile court, which has records
of the ages of the Grissman family,
also says she Is ten.
.laymates of Mile at Case-Wood.
land school tell school authorities that
the little bride said she is eleven.
Truant officers, responsible for the
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-01-19
STOP THAT HACKING coI,cu

Mansfield formerly Hungarian
Cough Balsam heals the indamed and
lacerated membranes and quiets the
tickling nerves that lie underneath the
injected portions. Invaluable for ba-
bies. Price 25c and 5Oc.-Ady.