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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
infantry Fighting Develops.

-.LHLGTNGI-N .gsTaIg 1EWTT EN-tJrAt
London. April 29.-The Germans
this morning opened a heavy bonn
bhrdment with high explosive and
gas shells on&the entire front be-
tween Meteren and Voormezeele.
south and southwest of Ypres, the
war office announced today. Infantry
attacks developed shortly afterward.
An enemy attack which developed
yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of
Locre, west of Mount KENNEL, vas
s~repulsed. 6.
There was great activity by the
hostile artillery during last night from
the. River Scarpe. opposite Arras.
north of Lens. and between Given
chy and Nieppe wood, on the sputh-
ern side Of the Lys battlefront
The post near Festubert, north Of
Givenchy taken by the Germans last
week. was recaptured by the British
were taken here and other prisoners
and four machine guns were brought
in as a result Of raiding operations
in sectors further south.
The statement reads:
The hostile attack reported devel-
oping yesterday afternoon in the
neighborhood Of Locre. was ~repulsed
,by rifle and machine gun fire.
"a heavy bombardment with high
by the enemy this morning on the
whole front from Meteren to Voor-
mezeele. and infantry attacks are now
developing.
THE hostile artillery has also
shown great activity during the night
from the river Scarpe to Lens and
between Givenchy and the forest OF
Nieppe.
by a successful enterprise carried
out by rs last night the post in thu
neighborhood OF Festubert captured
by the enemy on the night Of Apri
1921, was retaken by us ,togethel
with over fifty prisoners.
"a number of prisoners and fou.
machine guns also were secured h,
us in successful raids south of Alder
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
LA CROSSE MAN TO
y -
GO TO EUROPE TO
DO RED CROSS WORK

La. Crosse. Wis, April 2s.-Dr Ed
ward Evans will go to Europe in May
for h Red Cross. 1t was announced
today. Dr.. Evans was recently re-
fused for army regular work because
he Is past S. years. A daughter.
Mary, is waiting orders to sail to
Europe with the Red Cross. A son.
James. was wounded as an ambulance
driver and q the Croix de 5Guerue,
Another son Arthur, is in the Italian
rny
Massachusetts adopts the mayaower
for its state flower. Sr., r,igh.. hive
pilgrinmed father and Jared worse.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29

London. April 2s.----The British
troops around Ypres several times
after dawn this morning sent UP 8.
%. s. signals for artillery, support.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
called for Artillery.

and Ii the neishborhood q Nsuvaiist-
svitaese.,', As$
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
VIOLA

orOl Jones and family, q pnn||
town. spent Sunday WIN ~ uu''|
Of J. N. Prickett.
Mrs. Leonard cuFFy. and Mas I0|.
Prickott were calling o. MII' Charles
Bowers Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Curry q NOT
wood. were visiting NJ. o1l MIA
Frank Davis Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. WI Wet oI II.1I
Town. were whiting J. J. Harris and
family Saturday and 9lnl1Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. David fl|cII|I 11I
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koo1al and I1'|.
dren. of Rlvesvilla spent Sunday uII1
]. N. Prickott and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don HlyIuI|I Of wac
son, spent Saturday night InI EUl,
day the guests d Mr. ahd M. p y
Harris.
z. A. Pitcher has had I W|n1I'I
telephone placed IN he ro.|1'0c.
Mrs. c. =. Feather and 1.0|0|1II.
Of Fairmont. spent Sunday with ~.
and Mrs. Samuel Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell u1I10|| d Ne
Harmony. spent Sunday Win ne 40
ter's parents here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

PUTTING TEETH IN THE 36-HOUR LAW.
nY requiring Employer Of IaboF hTpn1hpul Re ,,es b
ID report ihe names Of neh who Do nj wslk IS houp
earh week As Ezseulve State Council Of DsfunIs
makes ,,ef independent Of The local snhonte who nay
Be d.nelnsd 10 Do ihsir dug .h matter. o. who are
deliberately Aiuldng he hikeB The Council also serves
notice upon al that i means 10 have As law sniOrced
Il i q striking commentary upon the weakness Of local
administration Of the laws that such an action should Be
necessary. Al 6ne Ike he present should Be enough
that such an act on he statute books to insure is con-
plele enforcement upon every man who comes within ID
provisions
West Virginia led IN this movement 10 compel every man
to be producer The theory behind il Is 50 sound hat It
has even been adopted and ezeded BY the national gov
eminent fof the men Of military age who are. while the
country j, at wal. under control Of the War Department
But M feet hat some Of The states which followed our
leadlhave exceled Us in the enforcement Of the act
The plan Of the Executive State Council Of Defense.
takca together with the state wide movement now beng
prepcssd 10 have all men who are living without visible
meas Of support and who are suspected of being boot
lesg arrested. ought to go long way toward remedy
ing rs situation. Before many more weeks every able
BODIED men in the state ought to be working at least Sc
hours aweek if not voluntarily then on some road gang
under he guard Of deputy sheriff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
HOULT

Quite a large crowd was out at the
picnic yesterday at Aurora Park in
the afternoon but there was q very
small number out before noon when
W. J. Wiegel made his address TO the
great chagrin of those having It in
charge. Mr.. Wiegel first presented
tine Red Cross honor flag with ap-
pTopriate remarks II was accepted
BY Jas. d. Bowman, local captain of
the Red Cross drive Mr.. WIegel then
delivered to a small but apprecIative
audience one of the best addresses
we have been privileged to hear lately.
The only other speaker. Rev. o. G.
Phillips did not appear in the after.
noon and the principal features were
q couple OF ball games. The first be-
tween q local team hastily gathered
up. Roy Bowman. captain. and the
second team from Montana, Glenn
SINNERS, captain. The score was to
z in favor Of the Hoult team. II was
a holly contested game, and very
Close. There was a|1ittle soreness in
the beginning Of the game on the part
OF the Hoult boys over some rulings
OF the Montana umpire, which they
claimed lost them q couple Of runs.
Later in the game Lewis Burnworth,
the Hoult catcher. got hit on the arm
with q bat and Fred Steel took his
place. This change caused a little
soreness on the part Of the visiting
players, but all in all It was a good
game with less tan the usual amount
Of pickering and the visiting boys
game with less than the usual amount
were good losers.
The ladies Of the Red Cross auxiliary
sold ice cream. pop. ETC.. for the bene-
fit Of the auxiliary and realized nice
little sum.
Miss Cecil Higgins, Of Clinton Fur
mace, Monongalia county, 10 visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. s. J. Smith has returned from
Fairmont. where she was staying with
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Malone. She
was ACCOMPANIED by ner granddaugh-
tiers. Doris and Verta.
Mrs. Isaac Clelland. Of Mt. Har-
mony. was visiting her sister, Mrs. C..
R. Hoult. Tuesday.
Mrs. Dora Hoult and Mrs. Francis
Kreiger were visiting Mrs. Mary
Thomas at Fairmont Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clevender. OF
Montana, were visiting Harry Hoult
Thursday.
Joe West and son, Fred. OF Beech
wood, were visiting the formers
daughter. Mrs. John Byerly, Thursday.
Mrs. F. l.. Barnes and Miss Erma
Watkins were visiting at Pennington
Thursday afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
ERYL's BAND WAS
GREAT DRAWING CARD
Patriotic and War Airs
Scored Heavily at Both
Concerts. .

Bfore large audiences Kyrl's band
rendered concerts at the ChautauQua
yesterday afternoon and evening. This
is a fine musical organization and
ranks anon gthe best in the land. A.
q director Kryl cannot be excelled.
Like John Philip Sousa. the March
King" he is very liberal with his en-.
cores and last night responded TO a
half dozen or more. His greatest hit
Of the evening was on Sousa's "Stars
and Stripes Forever" with Keep the
Home Fires Burning" rs a close sec
ond. All Of the martial and national
airs were roundly applauded. A
splendid program was rendered at
both concerts. he closing number OF
the evening program was very spec.
tacular. Il was THE Village Black.
smith" by Michaelis. At one portion
OF the selection the lights are extin-
guished and four bandmen rugged up
as blacksmiths take their places at the
anvil. BY electrical connections huge
sparks are produced by the hammer
ing. Another feature Of the evening
program was the rendition Of 1.-THE
Death Of Custer" or "The Battle Of
Little Big Horn" by Lee Johnson.
Kryrs work on the cornet was one
Of the features Of the concerts.
Rev. w. J. Eddy addressed the Chau-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
FAITHFUL MINERS.

HE way in which the miners Of the Fairmcnt region
responded to the appeal Of the Fuel administration
10 return 10 the mines Immediately after the Fourth
Of July holiday was 10 have been expected Throughout
De two yea and more Of trouble over the car supply the
miners n dis district stuck to their work in manner which
reflects credit upon them Some Of them were driven en-
IIcy out Of The industry and into canss which provided
more regular employment but in the main those who re-
ahmed never failed to respond when there were cars to
load
Now after run Of good car supply. during which most
nf ihem have been making god pay and they might be
Expected 70 lay Of 10 spend the money they are meeting
Re new test N manner which entities them to the graft
de Of he local operators and Of the Fuel administration.
OF course there are Instances Of work sackes but It
nay Be taken for granted that when the plans which are
now beng worked out to encourage and recognize faithful
service N The mines are put into effect the will take
care Of his themselves just the in shpbuldng have
done By making the indOent workman ashamed Of himself
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
BUSINESS TRUTHS.

1T = very well for Billy Sundays Of the Business
World to tell merchants that when trade goes out Of
town their fault but it is quite another thing to
make Them believe it. Most men who slip back in business
have no difficulty at all in convincing themselves that is
some one ese's fault.
But it is not When Foeleman told the Chauiauqua
audience that when trade goes by any merchants door his
defective salesmanshp responsible he uttered funda-
mental business truth. But salesmaAshp is an all en-
bracing term Some Of the least important parts Of good
saesmanhp are the that the average retailer thinks
the whole thing.
In these days requires brains and energy to succeed in
business Merchants must study their trade and they must
see to it that the world foses that they are bust
ness The United Cigar Stores company spends hundreds
Of dollars upon investigations before opens up store
anywhere One Of the main requirements that the loca-
ton shall be at point many pass every day and at
all hours Of the day. But that is merely beginning.
There are not many big concerns that spend more for adj
verisng and probably none which puts more tme talent
and funds upon the effort to see that the stores kept
stocked up with the kind Of merchandise men want to buy
The United Cigar Stores company never makes the
mistake Of trying TO do business this week on last week.
record And that is the only kind Of policy that will
certainly produce maximum amount Of retailing
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
RUFF STUFF

speaking shout Huns
Iho,sis Q predatory COW down Bell.
view uay that had better look out.
Tue county's prize patch Of war
s s.ss:. sweet corn is no place to
And ne otllly night IL no time for .
eli respecting COW to be abroad any
What this town needs Il Q curfew
igr cows n the suburbs and for girls
q he school Ags IN town.
And stiil flnes and exposure for the
doctors Who DO not report their con.
III|o1g eases.
W CaIIlnEa. prexy Of MEXICO, sent
woodrow . nice little note on the Ma
TINS birthday.
11Iea.D -
Dcl that hurt worse than being nice
o molher-in.Iaw.
Washington stratesists believe Old
koc1 adopted . new lighting policy.
Wong agaIn-It was the other
~ MO has changed his plans ana he
nay lIoD them altogether before long.
TIE State Council Of Defense's plan
y Dalo 81 the work slackers reported
49, serious nav b Il.
U1e = solng to report the cops and
,onola1|es and mayors who are not do
- pncA nzenpk .ASaRAha'E Rayi
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
True Values

horn. Which is very foolish as every
one will admit but is Just mother ma
ture.
ran across an int sresting family
conflict recently which bears telling
about. The mother IN the family had
h- years borne ii. the hard things.
SIN worked the hardest and went
without the most - materially and
spiritually. No one ever thought Of
bringing her a book or a box Of can
dy, or even a small bag OF 1t. She was
supposed to have outgrown that sort
Of thing. Every birthday she planned
q pleasant surprise for some member
Of the house and mad the time Of her
life doing 1t, not for a moment ex.
pectIpg her own birthday to be re-
membcred. Sometimes father said.
"Oh. Maria, would have brought you
birthday present last week, but
didn't know anything you wanted.
Mother just smiled and called him fool.
ish and father thought how generous
ly economical he was to have thought
Of II, instead Of doing It. This had
been going on for a matter Of twenty
years when suddenly second child
hood came to mother and she decided
recklessly to 90 away on the vacation
she had planned nineteen years ago.
without going into the details Of 1t to
the family. She packed her bag and
this was all she left behind: Dear
children: Take good care OF father.
Won't be back for two weeks. Am
taking a vacation Mother"
Such q storm as this harmless letter
raised. Father was for going directly
to the police and the children sat
down and cried. But after two days
o fbrooding and grieving. another let
ter was received which said mother
was having q glorious time and that
she was perfectly safe. So the family
made the best Of It, hearing daily after
that Of mothers good times. One
letter In particular read: II am hav-
ing party today. Aunt Sylvia says
! ought to have one every year."
Mother having q party-who ever
heard OF such a thlngl The girls were
almost Mortified and father laughed
which made matters worse.
happened in o few weeks after this
Father had decided to have mothers
to find the entire family preparing for
mothers return. Such an upset house.
room papered and a new dresser put
in. The girls were baking and clean
ing and were planning a big meal in
honor Of mothers return. The Oldest
said to me: Does your mother have
parties and 90 visitIng?" "If she wants
'em, she does" ! replied. well,
guess We haven't had time to think oil
mother having fun-she has always
been 30 busy; but we have decided
that she Is to have vacation every
year after this and q party on every
birthday" II II meant so much "a
mother. then she should have her way
And in getting her way mother scored
q big victory spiritually, -having moth
ing to do with religion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
COSTLY CARELESSNESS.


THlRTEEN reported typhoid cases in one week.
j thirty n three weeks. reveals condition which is
way out Of proportion in city As small As his The
worst Of il Is that the formally reported known
not % cell the full truth But on their face they
grave that n some states they would bring the state health
suhonfss Nwamins down upon us and we would soon
fud ourselves in charge Of an epidemOlogst And in
Faimoni night now that probably would mean that some
Of he ppedcng physicians would have to do penance for
nouing he law regarding the reporting Of contagious dis
eases and for lack Of public spirit generally.
Bm he striking thing about the present epidemic Of
typhoid, ioF that what il amounts to, is that IS due to
ear,emes on the part Of the public. The city authorities
cav. prompt warning when the water became unsafe.
People were told not 10 use the city supply without boiling
l. Yet probably because was not always convenient
10 d hat and because people did not take the warning
seriously enough he town is shot through with type Of
typhoid which has caused one death and may cause more.
nol 70 mention the money that the prevalence Of this long
drawn out form Of illness will cost
Just how serious the outbreak is going to be cannot be
,aid night now. Fortunately the city water is now re-
earded q entirely safe and il believed that has been
safe for the past week Il may be that the worst over
Is fr Is de infection concerned is to be hoped that
l. IN the mean time the local health authorities ought
% put he screws upon the FamOn physicians and make
them report every last one Of their typhoid at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

s1Do,,ed' tui who e uiien o,,orh %
keD out fTom under ~ ln6Iinlnai.
~ evidence the prohIhitIun depart
ment ana the county prosecutors q.
ne win ~ once set together and
throw the slick on into jan Th6y
won't charge him with violating the
prohibition Law. you understand. bat
theyll accuse him win being ",
giant and consistent idlor. Under
recent laws and regulations adopted
IS war measures. an idler and Va
grant does not fare any too well with
the rest Of human kind.
So that's the new. job Of the pro-
hibition officers. II they can't get
their quarry in their oEn specific wsv
laid out many months a0D. they'n
Just grab 'em because they won't
work.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

tauaua last evening n Ne il',I,.l e
securing another Tor noEl oC..I1. -
has been planned 10 h1Vo u u ~
local churches take . uHuDlE G lIIl,
etc. Seven hundred end ny q (1oU|
are 10 b sold and q hat nHu11D 80
have already boop disposed % To-
day II win b decided Inst MAJ va
be done % the DIoDolIilop ~ 49,
year.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

Again the U-boats have been able to sink an Ameri-
can transport the homeward trip. This makes the
third returning troop ship and the second of the Ger
man ships which seized when this country entered
the war go down. In time. doubtless, will have
desroyers enough to guard the ships in transport
vice on both trips. but at present cannot AFFORD to
weaken the guard outward bound transports in order
to take better care of those coming home
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

President Carranza Of Mexico. sent President Wilson
Fourth Of July message carrying Sincere wishes Tor
the prosperity Of the United States" Coming 1t does
right after Secretary Lansing administered spanking
to the Mexican government. this leaves us in doubt
whether Carranza has at last got around to thinking
the equal of Germany. which he felictated on
the birthday of the emperor. that the best to
keep him his good behavior is to kick him down
stairs once In a while.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

Washington dispatches say military there believe
that General Foch has adopted a policy. That is
decidedly careless way in which to state the situation
Undoubtedly change has come over the character Of
the fighting the allied armies doing. but that is no
sign that the generan-chief has changed his plans
There will be other changes in time and is pretty safe
TO say that Foch knows right what they will be
and approximately when they will
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

Speaking before the members Of the National Educa-
tonal association in session at Pittsburgh. Secretary
Lane yesterday said that every soldier who returns
should be given the choice of either going back to the
life he led previous to the be given farm That
has familiar ring. but what about the mule?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

Yesterday the passage by the Senate finally disposed
OF the bill authorizing the issue Of $4,000 900 more
IN Liberty loan bonds and the now goes to the
President for his signature This does not how
ever. that the fourth Liberty loan will be for that
amount The measure is merely an enabling act and
the Treasury will take at least two bites OF this cherry
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

The Berkeley Springs correspond.
ent Of the Martinsburg Journal says:
Miss Lille Rockwell, who has return
ed to her home there from Parsons.
where she was q teacher In the high
school will sail for India in Decem.
Der. She has received an appoint
ment Is teacher In q college at Luck.
now. Miss Rockwell il the only
daughter Of Mr.. w. A. Rockwell Of
Berkeley Springs. one Of the leading
Gamers Of the county. Two Of his
boys are IN the United States army.
The state treasury OF West Virginia
closed the month OF June. and Incl.
dentally the fiscal year Of 19l7-l9ls.
with Q grand total balance of $S.672..
7o0.73 to its credit. Of which the cash
balance was S3.0Ol.ll072. investment
in school funds e07l.900. and work.
mems compensation fund invested g..
796.75O.
The grand total was divided among
the several funds - follows:
State funds. general revenue 81. 227..
30S.73: state rund. special revenue
tSoo.17i.S1: state fund. moneys b.
loAGinG r Anna,iaA liatEIcta ~ M.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
Evening Chat

I hard some boys today say to sew
eral girls who had just treated them
to ice cream cones. you've got Us
beat-setting up the boys!" Some.
times girls don't mind doing this.
Sometimes they don't think at all but
want q thing so badly they follow their
own wills in the matter quite inno'
Gently. In this case the girls were
very young and so to be excused but
II might be we'll 10 warn them that II
there IL anythinga boy hates It IL to
be treated" by q girl. It's his Spc-
cial nature to want to do all the
treating" himself. ! heard one par.
ticular boy say In his merry group:
IF your mothers will let you. well
take you all to the picture show to-
night. girls" Already he was anxious
TO get even-boylike. And already he
was starting trouble at home for tru-
ly there Is nothing more annoying
than to be refused permission By q
cruel parent to attend the movies with
ones boy friend-and there Il moth
ing more certain than that permission
will be refused. Such u life-and
mother.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
Something ought to be done about

Something ought to be done about
that.
Congress yesterday passed bill
authorizing the country to borrow
eight billions more.
Gosh. we are getting so used 10 bill.
lions that they make no impression
upon US these days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

Small green apples have made an
appearance in the city and much de-
licious apple pie 10 served in conse-
quence. Though It means quite lot
Of sugar. II cannot be resisted. Speak.
ing Of sugar. members Of q certain
family here are planning 10 tie uD the
family allowance IN separate bagn. one
for each member. with name written
plain on the outside. This Il 70 coun.
teract sisters using more than her
share and viii tend 70 cure the ehll'
dren Of filling an iced tea glass quarter
full IN spite Of al protest1. Il may also
allow mother her share. 80 far moth.
- comes out - the small end q Ne
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06

The Maryland STATE industrial I.s
cIdent Commission has ruled that
where minors ere employed IN viola.
ton Of the chlld labor law and an.
injured. they cannot recover lonI,n
sation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
Of Course You Have
Noticed the New Patent
Leather Belts.

They are here in mar
row, medium and wide
styles. Some with three
or four tiny buckles, 9TH
ers with one large buckle.
Ask to See Them.
Soc Csc 75c and $1.O0