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Arrived safeIY 4over There."

MT. and MRS. A. w. Beatty receiy-
ed a card that their son. George WI
bur, had arrived In France. He re-
cefyed his training at Camp Lee, Va.
but was only there six weeks.
Farewell Party.
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs A. W.
Beatty a farewell party was given In
honor Of their son, Philip omer, also
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11
LETTER LIST

List Of unclaimed letters remaining
In the Fairmont, West Virginia, post
onice for the week ending September
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11

Stout sizes ranging from 4I12 70 81
s26.75, s2s.75, $4,000, $3.50, S3875 and $3.50
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-09-11

An0s Z 4OEBOIG6A PSSu00-Ga4EIS.G- Ia
q forIorn creature indeed.
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New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
German Socialists
Accept Annexation
And Indemnity Plan
Majority Party Favors the
Scheme After Hertling
Threatens to Resign

AMSTERDAM, April 14.-The "Taeg-
liche Rundschau," of Berlin, q copy Of
which has been received here, contains
a story that Count Won Hertling, the
German Imperial Chancellor, broke off
e'at:ons with Matthias Erzberger, lead
er of the Catholic Centrists in the
Reichstag, and threatened to resign
when informed by the leaders of the
majority party that they adhered to
their resolution for peace without an
nexations or indemnities.
Sections Of the majority party, the
newspaper adds, thereupon decided to
accept the governments new pro-
gramme for incorporating French ter
ritory and the coast of Flanders into
the German Empire and levying large
war indemnities on the Western pow
ers. The majority Socialists have also
accepted the programme of annexa-
tions, says the newspaper
The ''Taegliche Rundschau" also de-
clares that Herr Erzberger, in 1917,
during the regime of Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, made a peace offer
to the enemy through a Dutch journal
ist. This offer, the paper says,
amounted to plea for peace at any
price.
Chancellor Won Hertling now refuses
to receive Herr Erzberger, the paper
asserts.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Crowder Calls
49,843 More
For the Army
New York's Share in New
Draft Will Be
3,542

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Another
draft call, for 49,S43 rcgistrants, has
been sent to Governors of states by
Provost Marshal General Crowder
Mobilization of the men is ordered for
May 1 and 10, the War Department an
nounced tonight, and they will be sent
to eleven forts and recruiting barracks,
probably for training with regular army
units there. This call increases to more
than 100000 the number of men or
dered to camp since late in March. This
is far in excess of the monthly average
that would have been mobilized under
the original plan to call 100000 men
this year during n ntne-month period.
Future calls at the same rate would
complete the 100000 programme before
midsummer.
Under President Wilson's determina-
tion to hasten the sending oe American
troops to France the whole programme
of the army is speeding up. Only a
week ago General Crowder ordered
mobilization of 900 men for April
26 and their movement to the National
Army environments during The five days
following.
Further announcements are expected
to follow the return of Secretary Baker
from the battlefronts and conferences
with officials of Great Britain, France
and Italy. Troops now are moving to
Europe at rapid rate, and this clear
ing of training camps will permit the
calling of men much faster than was
contemplated before the German often
sive began.
Although every state and the Dis
trict of Columbia are called upon to
furnish men under General Crowder's
latest order, nearly half of the 4s,s43
men will come from seven states. H.
linois will supply by far the largest
number, it's quota being 8047 Penn
sylvania is next with 3,776, New York
third with 3,542, Michigan fourth with
1888, Missouri fifth with 2,163, Wis
consin sixth with 2,135, and Ohio
seventh with 1850. Nevada has the
lowest quota, 40, and Delaware the
next lowest, with ST. Wyoming, with
92. is the only other state to furnish
less than 100 men.
The quotas of the other states and
the District of Columbia follow: Ala
bama, 261; Arizona, 31S; Arkansas,
500; California, 1887; Colorado, 6s6;
SOUIIpcllCul, JCJ, CiStl III VI oOAO
1877; Florida, 1885, Georgia. 316; Idaho,
1866; Indiana, s42; Iowa, 1910; Kansas,
1910; Kentucky, 1926; Louisiana, 535;
Maine, 22o; Maryland, 453; Massa-
chusetts, 1886; Minnesota, 1926; Mis-
sissippi, $50; Montana, 354; Nebraska,
oS7; New Hampshire, 1877; New Jersey,
1893; New Mexico, 274; North Caro-
lima. 481: North Dakota, 581; Okla
homa, s46; Oregon, PSI; Rhode Island,
1876; South Carolina. 2s9; South Da-
kota, 4S7; Tennessee, 442; Texas. l.
694; Utah, 1858; Vermont. 101; vir-
ginia, 1856; Washington, 434; West Vir-
ginia, $40.
The army posts to which the men
will 90 are Fort Slocum. N. Y; Fort
Thomas, Ky. Fort Oglethorpe, Ga;
Fort Mcdowell, Cal; Fort Screven,
Ga; Vancouver Barracks, Washington;
jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and Jack
son Barracks, Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Charles Tried
IoMake Pope
Peace Agent
Wrote Letter to Vatican at
the Time He Approached
France

ROME. April 14.-The Italian press
commenting en- the controversy that
has arisen between the French Premier.
NJ. Clemenceau, and the Austro- Hun
garian Foreign Minister, Count Cezrnin,
insists that at the time Emperor
Charles wrote to Prince Sixtus of
Bourbon another letter was sent to
the Pope.
The "Idea Nazonale" says that the
second letter was designed to complete
as relating to Italy, the first letter as
relating to France and had for it's OBJ
Ject invoking the intervention of the
Holy See in favor of peace.
The "Tribuna" says that it was all
part of vast pacific offensive" on
the Fart OF Austria and Germany and
that it was Joint movement to de-
ceive both France and the Vatican.
According to another source, the let
ter to the Pope was written by Empress
Zita
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
$4,000, 1000 DAY Needed
To Put | oan 'Over the TOP

reach the popular goal of at least
$4,000, 100000 an average of $2oo,ooo,-
600 daily, which is double the present
rate of subscriptions, would have to be
raised. And in each of the next nine
teen days, which are all that are left
for bond buying, an average Of some
s230OOO,000 daily will have to be
pledged to make up for the previous
shortage.
Ahead of Quota Here
New York and the rest of the Sec
ond Federal Reserve District are con-
fronted with a somewhat different
task than the nation as a whole. The
extent to which this district is now
running ahead of its minimum quota
of $900,0 100000 may be realized by the
fact that at present speed the New York
Reserve District would turn over ST.
000,000,000 in subscriptions by the end
of the push" for dollars.
But the Second Federal Reserve Dis
trict is bent on reaching the goal of
81 500, 100000 which it has set for it.
self. To do So, the district will haye hay
to make its daily totals average $780,
100000, which is s2o00o,o00 day
higher than the pace set last week.
And for the next nineteen days, to
make up for the shortage last week.
some $66,000,O00 will have to be offered
daily.
According to the Liberty Loan Com
mittee, this ambitious undertaking can
succeed only through the aid of the
country's millions Of people. The third
Liberty Loan is not special matter
for the Four Hundred, but vital con-
Germ for Americas hu..dred million.
u. S. War Aims Indorsed
A spiritual Endorsement of America 3
war aims and of the governments call
for financial war implements was given
yesterday from the pulpits of the
churches of the city. The sentiment
expressed Yesterday morning by the
Rt. Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle,
Bishop of Missouri and presiding
bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
of st: John the Divine was fairly
lyrical.
"A terrific BATTLE" the Bishop said,
"is going on along the plains of Flan-
ders, and our own American forces are
perhaps getting in the very thick of
it. We need to stand by them with
our sympathies, ,sour prayers, our hope,
our love and our money. 1t is team
work that we must do. While our boys
are in battle we ourselves must help
in the conservation Of food and in
subscriptions to Liberty bonds"
Meetings all over the city to-day will
urge upon the people the necessity of
doing their utmost in bond buying.
Special interest is focused on the ad-
dress by James M. Beck Mt O'Clock
this afternoon to mark the formal OPEN
ing of the campaign of the Stock Ex-
change Liberty Loan workers.
Details of Liberty Loan Campaign
on Page 6
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

In their enthusiasm to facilitate the
oversubscription of the nations third
call for Liberty dollars the workers for
the loan seem too eager for achieve
ment to pause yet to consider what
has been done. The record Of the
first week of the campaign apparently
means nothing to them; the prospects
for the three weeks of intensive driv-
ing, which starts to-day, everything.
The success OR failure Of the cam
paign lies in the days to come. IT,
however, the incomplete total for the
first six days of S580,0o0,000 can be
regarded as a guide to what is COM
ing, the third Liberty Loan will be far
more triumphant than the secondhand
that is what every loyal American eX
poets.
Must Buy More Freely
Viewed, from the financial side, the
subscription of s580,000,000 in one
week may seem cminently satisfactory.
And there is no pessimism shown over
the total. But in the next nineteen
days the American people will have to
pour forth their soldier dollars more
freely, or the goal they have set for
themselves will not be reached.
If the United States were engaged
in mere quest of territory tie pres
ent rate of subscription might be
enough If the relative Importance OF
the United States in the battle for
world civilization were insignificant,
$3.50, 100000 a week for the rest OF the
campaign might be considered excel
lent. But, according to the leading
spokesmen of the Allies and the United
States, special facts surround this loan.
II comes at tune when Germany is
making it's most tremendous and per-
haps last desperate effort to crush the
resistance Of free nations. 1t comes at
a time when Americas allies assert
they can hold the lines at the "fron-
tier Of freedom" if the United States
will send reinforcements in men, money
and things to carry on the brunt of the
battles that loom ahead.
A realization of these critical facts,
vation which will be necessary for the
maximum SUCCESS of the third Liberty
Loan. At the rate of subscriptions
throughout the country $2,4oo,o0o,ooo
wonld be raised by May 4, when the
campaign ends. The minimum quota
set by Secretary McAdoo is $4,000, ,000..
900. and the Treasury Department will
accent half Of the ovcrsubscriptions
On the amount the nation mobilizes
Of thc campaign will be judged.
In order to meet it's official quota
tho country as whole must raise $23,-
900 900 day more than It has during
a. show to what extent the people IN
dorsc the nations war enterprise. To
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Americans Capture
Two German Fliers
Winged in Battles

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 1.-two German
fighting planes were shot down this
morning inside the American lines by
Lieutenants A. S. Winslow. of Chicago,
and Douglas Campbell, Of California.
Each man bagged one machine.
Both the enemy aviators were made
prisoner. One of them was slightly
wounded.
The machines, which formed part of
patrol of five aircraft, were brought
down after a six-minute engagement.
One of the enemy machines fell in
flames, but the other was only slightly
damaged. 1t is believed that Lieuten-
ant Campbell is the first graduate of a
strictly American school to bring down
an enemy machine.
The American aviators were en-
camped when enemy machines were
signalled as crossing the line. Fifteen
minutes later the American pilots
sighted the enemy machines and i'm
mediately engaged them.
Both the captured machines were
placed on exhibition in the public
square ofsa town behind the American
lines, where they were viewed by thou
sands of persons, who came from miles
around.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Vice Raiders
Stir Broadway
For 4 Hours
Police Round Up 1900 i'm
Thirty Chop Suey
Restaurants

One of the most spectacular raids
ever made in this city took place yes
terday morning, when police under the
direction of Assistant District Attor-
ney James E. Smith entered thirty
chop suey restaurants in the Tender
loin. The places visited were all in
the Fourth Inspection District, which
extends from Forty-second Street and
Broadway north to 10th Street, from
Sixth Avenue and Central Park West
to the Hudson River.
The raiding party, which included
scores Of detectives and policemen uns
der Inspector Dominick Henry and Act
ing Captain Richard Mckenna, left
their meeting point, Forty-second
Street and Fifth Avenue, at 2 o'clock.
rangement, two policemen entered the
thirty restaurants and announced that
every one present would have to re-
main until the arrival Of the District
Attorney. At this some of the / 800
patrons in the various places became
;ndjrnan: end wanted to know by what
authority they we're being detained,
and threatened to sue the policemen.
Raids Last Four Hours
The first chop sucy restaurant at
which the police stopped was the Vice
roy. 107 West Forty-second Street, and
the last was a restaurant kept by Lee
suev 210 Manhattan Avenue. which is
near 10th Street, the tour taking
four hours.
When Mr.. Smith arrived at each
Mace he scrutinizcd every man and
woman and those who could properly
identify themselves were allowed TO go.
T,yn hundred others, ninety Of whom
.unrc women. we're sent to the West
we..y ~. .""svcnth Street police station,
.uLnys their names and addresses were
taken and they were sent nome o" INC
c"ndi4ion that they would never pat
rnnize such places again. Among tncsc
wcrn found girls ranging IN age IroIn
/ ,..tnnn 70 nineteen years, VINO were
~" -, .he nlaccs with what Mr.. smith
, ~ ."xnnd r" "undegjrabIe" cscorts'
1efnnIiu nnitn a lew Of the diners who we're
-. " 4he station house were from
nnt Of town, some OF wnos,' on a,.tr;nt str"s
questioned by the ass's1AnD "'oe''s '
| b'"Ds'e' b'.
.4.An,,nd nm Lust Pare, C0t q
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Czernin Plans Statement
On Austrian PoIiciie.

COPENHAGEN, April 14.-The For
eign Committee of the Austrian dele
cation has been summoned to meet
April 20. according to Vienna de-
spatch to the "Politiken."
Count Czernln will then make a
declaration on foreign and internal at
fairs.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Neuve Eglise Still
In British Hands
Berlin Statement Ad-
mits Reinforcements
Have Strengthened
Allied Resistance

Inc German drive from Armen-
there's for the Channel is checked.
For the second day in succession
General Won Quast's and General
Won Arnim's German armies, de-
spite the most ferocious fighting,
have been able to gain scarcely a
yard.
Field Marshal Haig reports that the
British line is holding everywhere.
The battle continues violently on the
northern flank of the German sa-,
lient, with the enemy pIunging
vigorously to complete the turn
ing movement around Messines
Ridge, and the British charging
again and again in successful
counter attacks
The bloodiest fighting has taken
place at Neuvc Eglise, little VIII
lage at the southern end of Mes
sines Ridge. This hamlet has
changed hands repeatedly. Yes
terday the Germans overran it,
as their early report of yesterday
discloses. Immediately the British
reorganized and returned to the
encounter. They are now hold
ing Neuve Eglise.
Heavy German assaults further west.
both about Merris, in the direc-
tion Of Bailleul, and near Mer-
vile, were met by Haig's men in>
the same spirit. The enemy was
dispersed.
On Saturday the Germans also at
tempted to widen their salient bv
powerful pressure at the southern
hinge Of the British line. They
stormed at Festubert, but were
thrown back so decisively that
these assaults were not renewed
yesterday
Reinforcements have reached the
British and are making their pres
ence felt. Tremendous activity Of
the Allied fliers over the battle
field has also interfered with the
enemy transport, throwing his
supply lines into confusion.
Berlin continues to report prog
ress, but the German claims are
vague. For the first time defen-
sive note has crept into General
Ludendorff's communicates. Ber-
lin says: Enemy forces which
were pushing forward toward the
battlefront sustained heavy losses
by our fire."
The early German statement of yes
terday announced the capture of
Merris and Vieux Berquin, but
both villages are in the zone from
which the British retired two days
ago.
On the Somme battlefield there were
no infantry engagements. Gen.
eral Haig, however, refers to an
increasingly heavy bombardment
at Albert, which may presage new
German convulsions in the south.
Northwest of ST. Mihiel the Ameri-
T can troops have been compelled to
withstand series of persistent
assaults, second in intensity only
to those delivered by the Germans
against the British in Flanders.
And the honors at the end rested
with the Americans.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Terrific Hand to Hand
Struggle Takes Place
North of St. Mihiel
60 Germans Killed
And Prisoners Taken
Pershing's Force Skaters
Two Enemy Attacks in
Apremont Forest
(By THO Associated Press>

w i IL L LII Al NA ~ IVA O]AAN AAAsA'A Il
IN FRANCE, April 14.-Preceded
by an intense bombardment Of high
explosives and poison gas shells,
picked troops from four German
companies hurled themselves against
the American positions on the right
bank of the Meuse north of ST..
Mihiel early this morning, but were
completely repulsed after terrific
hand-to-hand fighting.
The Americans captured some
prisoners. The German losses al
ready counted are thirty-four dead
and ten wounded, who We're in the
A.Iserican trenches, and thirty dead
in No Mans Land. Several Of the
wounded enemy were taken back by
their comrades to the German posi-
tions.
Meet Foe With Bayoncts
A concentrated artillery fire on the
American position in the st. Mihiel
sector began Saturday morning. 1t
was resumed with increased vigor
lust before midnight and continued
internationally until nearly daybreak.
The Germans then laid down a
barrage and leaped over the para
pets and reached the American
front-line trenches closely behind
the barrage.
At this moment the American in
fantry burst from their shelters, at
tacking the enemy with grenades
and bayonets.
The struggle continued back and
forth for some time, but over most
of the front involved the American
troops were completely victorious,
as was evident from the heavy toll
of enemy dead and wounded.
At another point large enemy
force surrounded twenty-five Ameri-
cans in front of their trenches. The
Americans suddenly attacked, and
killed several of the Germans, and
returned to their trenches uninjurd
and bringing prisoners.
Silence German Guns
The American troops northwest OF
Toul. southwest of St. Mihiel, again
were subjected to a violent artillery
bombardment Saturday night. The
American batteries sent back an
equal number of shells. The Ger
mans made no further attempt %
penetrate the lines.
The French general commanding
the troops in a neighboring sector
personally congratulated the princi-
pal American units commander to-
day on the excellent offensive quail
ties and the splendid resistance of
the American troops.
"With such men the cause of the
Allies is sure to triumph" the
French general wrote in his repor.
to the French army headquarters.
Wounded Men Fight
The doctors in the front line dress
ing stations reported to-day that
several Americans who were slightly
wounded refused medical treatment
until the Germans had been driven
back to their trenches. One man
with slight wound in his hand who
was ordered to the rear later was
found, according to the surgeons,
Fighting like a tiger" in the front
line.
One German Red Cross man capt
ured in an enemy dugout was found
to be heavily armed, Notwithstanding
the fact that he was supposed to be
Continued on Neat Page, Col. 8
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15

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New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
Germans Are Checked
In Arrnentieres DriDe
For Channel Ports

StfNCtJ
LONDON, April l4.-Despite the grave
situation on the Armentieres front
there is a feeling this Sunday night
that the cnemy's dash for the Channel
ports has been definitely checked. His
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
British Aviators Drop
1000 Bombs on Foe
One 'Plane Missing After Opera
tions Saturday Over West

LONDON, April 14.-"On Saturday it
was cloudy and misty" says an official
statement on aerial operations tonight.
"but our low-flying machines dropped
200 bombs on enemy troops on roads
leading to the front
only few fights occurred and the
results Were indecisive. One of our
machines is missing"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-15
German DriDe Checked; Aid Reaches HaiQ:
Americans Repulse Hard Blo1p on Ne1p Lin
Foch Gets Title of Commander in Chief
OF the Allied Armies in France

PARIS April 14An official note issued tonight says:
THE British and French have agreed to ccn-
ter the title of commander chief the Allied armies in
France on General Foch."
Since General foch elevation chief
Tor
MS exact standing and the question has been
powers executive advisory above
menu dlspo OF the matter General eneralmo with
all that -
Auttaja. [volume] (Ironwood, Mich.) 1906-19??, 1918-05-30
Wass, Mieh.

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