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citing on alright, just q little pain ir

getting on alright, just little pain in
my leg"
y few days before he died they moved
him into 4 room by himself. \ big
vase Of flowers was on a table near him.
and he was as comfortable as was posi-
bic. lIr kept un his courage and had
hops that he would recover up TO III"
last. although he knew he was fighting
for his life. He became dclirious and
unconscious several hours before the
end. So he was spared that suffering.
He spoke again 10 me during his last
days about not writing to you that he
had lost his leg. and ! assured him that
would not and lie said again that II
would he easier for you Il he told yoH
himself. The doctors found that the in
fcr.ion was sc. general all through his
body that recovery was absolutely In
possible.
! send you little blue flower from
those which lay on his coffin: the others
were chrysanthcmums and some whii"
roses and lilies. Tho American flag
covered the coffin and he lies in tn"
cemetery NJ SareSnes, just outside PARIS.
beside many OF his c"mrads who also
gave their lives for the greatest cause
men have ever fought and died for.
Dear Mrs Morris, believe that you
have the deepest and most sincere SYM
pathy OF all of US who knew your brave
son. Faithfully yours,
Mrs WIN. BARCLAY PARSONS.
American Red Cross Home Commu-
nications service
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AN ARMY IN EUROPE

,. Secretary. Baker tells tn" Senate curn-
mittee on Military Affairs that m
American army of occupation. number
INK 100000 rncn. IS 20 b: KEEP i'll
Europs for an indefinite time.
For what purpose. and ~ what
authority
In the. Judgment OF The InteIlircncer.
the place for an American army is in
the United States. ard the place f"C an
American bay is in America. TIL" young
men who went eagerly. gslyly an" en-
thusiasticaliy across the ocean. vent for
the special purpose Of fighting the
Hun, and helping II bring peac" back
once NOR. 70 war-turtur"d earth.
They have done the job which they
undertook 70 do: they have acquitted
themselves with honor and credit. and
now tho large majority Of them I'M
doub,edly want I" come back homo
and their families want them back
home
We have no interests in Europe that
REQUIRE their presence there. We have
40 territory TO 6"fca5. no property to
protect, and 10 responsibility for IN"
adjustment Of European questions. that
may not with all safety be left in the
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THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC

The Intclligenccr vas in receipt. yes
terday, OF a number of highly colored
and alluring reports relative tn tho in
flucnza situation. and it seems these re-
ports hay: I"eu current throughout the
community Or. VI. 3. Williams. city
health officer, said, concerning these
reports. that the Influenza situation was
better. instead of worse. and taat the
epidemic. in his opinion. was slowly
passing away. The death curve shows
for I'll" past few days. an average Of
four Deaths per day. About the middle
If November the deaths from influenza
average from eight to nine per day.
Tho number Of new cases reported
has recently averaged from As to So
per day: as against 65 sto 10 some
weeks ago.
The condition ia still grave. the
plague IS still with us. and may hc for
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NEW MART|NSV|LLE SOLDIER DIES
FROM WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION
PRIVATE NEWMAN A. MORRIS,
BROTHER OF HON. P. D. MORRIS,
MAKES SUPREME SACRIFICE.
Was in Big Fight at Chateau-TEeirry,
and Received Compound Frac-
turc OF Leg.

Another West Virginia soldier has
uad the supreme sacritI'" IN TIL" bat
rlctie1ds Of Franco. Win rr"f"und *"r-
row. friends uf rriva'" Newman y,
Morris. :; we'll kncwr young man a.!
New Martinsvilr. will learn Of his
death ut 4 ba.c hC>Titnl il France. t"f-
Living wounds received whit" III ;tction
n the firing lin"
Hc WAS q hrrt"h"r nf Hon. p. l..
Norris judy" uf III. Second judicial
circuit of VEST Virginia.. Ahh went 10
lamp Lee" rclcrshurE Nn.. with the
West Virginia lads on September II.
1917. and was ia the Thrc" Hundred
and Fourteenth Yield Artillery up It"
December 81, 1917. when h" was trans
rrrrcd 10 Company e. Eighth Mnchin"
where lac trained until March: 1915.
when II" VAS sen: "T"rS"aS and won't
into active service June |. 1915. From
that time until July -. l9lA. when the
americans took IN" OifenSiv" ht chateau
ThcrrT. he WIS "r Tia" lir.nG I'm" and
sustained COMPOUND fractur: Of the
leg in assisting in the capture of that
city. and was taken ~ a h1$" hospital.
wrrrc lie passed away on September -.
1915.
Resides his brother. Judge r. y. Nor
ris. he is survived by his mother. Mrs.
brothers. MS t"i!"ws: {: !. Morris, li"-
moo Morris. and ]. Il. Norris. and Four
sisters Amanda Mayhill. Elisa Clark.
r'yn,hia r. Morris and TiIlia Furhr"
II" Was VOL known ;hruu@h"ut tho Ur-
per end of the STATE. TIL" following
interesting and pathetic letter. written
30 Mrs. William barclay l'ars'ns.
American Rcd Cross ll"iu" ,'"rnlmunicA-
ton Service. EiN'S i E"hphi'' description
~ his last hours on earth: :
Cory OF letter from nurse. received
November IS 1918:
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RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
POOR ME.

Soon shall hear the soldiers tell
Of mi lightly deeds they've done: how
they have dared the shot and shell.
aud have not baggcd one. l soon
shall see the hero here. with port
and front VI Mars. the man who
knew no craven fear when prodded
with 4 lance or Spcar--und l can
show no scars! The man who sailed
tho Vastly deep will toll strange tales
10 me; and will feel ST. dad blamed
cheap. I'm likely TO break down and
wccp-I have not crossed the sea!
The alrmen soon will with u9 tread
their voices will rcsnund: they'll
tell Of triumpS overhead and I'll
pc filled with grief and drcuJ--l've
never left the ground. Oh weary
days are coming soon for men too
fat to fight: J. melancholy lay they'll
Groom As they sit out beneath the
moon and weep through half the
night What il I bought green
thrift stamp and did without cigars?
The man from battlefield and camp
Will "u mo turn scnrnful lamp.
and show his h"nnred scars. What
if | lived ON graham bread. and cut
out pie and cake" The man who
piled up rirks IT dead. and lost an
arm. lc1 Il head, Will SAY my
hoaSt'S a fake. I've done my best:
alas. Hlack. that / should hc So small
FOR when the boys have Ejour1eycd
back. ! know I'll want rn hunt q
crack in which Il gent may crawl.
Cu!YEsn: hy George Ma:s:ro"I ADAMS
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member AID the representative 81 bus-
inrEs on tive Council Of National Dc
frnSr. t.. which tho President VS. as
signed the duties Of chief advisory
hody on nfter-war reconstruction, de-
mRndS the services. il his own depart
mCnt nf many competent authorities
on The several phases of international
commercial rcadju$tmcnt
While the Increase in the estimate OF
appropriations 10 meet tho department s
program arc larger than heretofore II
must DO remembered that. measured in
tho terms "f the results 10 be accom-
p!ishrd. they arc small
II by means of an official rxPcndi-
turc Of these funds the bureau Of, for
eign and domestic commerce can ihclp
to lessen the shock OF our indiv dual
system during tho transition period
after the conclusion Of peace, this in
crease in appropriations Will seem very
small indeed.
1t is firmly believed that thc cst!-
mates prepared by the department are
the investments which this country
must make for commercial prepared
ness. and for insurance against the dis
ruptlon of our commercial and indus
trial structure.
We must forget thr past. We must
no longer think in provincial terms.
Foreign commerce is just az essential
to cur economic existence MS domestic
commerce. We must broaden our Wis
ion and quicken our IDEAS or else lose
our position rs n world power.
The successful use Of past appropria-
lions by the department of commerce is
q sufficient guarantee Of the manner in
which the funds proposed would be
utilized on behalf OF American trade.
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hands Of our Allies. The armed forces
Of France. Great Britain and Italy arc
now amply able to handle any military
situation that may arise from disturb
ances in Germany. and certainly we
don't anticipate contingency IN which
We would use our armies against our
present allies.
Theodore Roosevelt most clearly and
forcefully presents the American View
point in his declaration that Americas
true policy Is to avoid unnecessary al
lianccs and responsibilities in Europe.
Our first concern is, and must remain.
In the western world. which has dedl-
Gated itself To democracy. and in which
we must guard our own material IN
terests with a jealous eye. As We ex-
pcct and require Europe TO keep hands
OF America, we must seek to keep hands
of in Europe. With the conflicting
racial and territorial ambitions Of the
many Municipalities IN Central Europe.
we cannot deal. except In IN advisory
way. and to deal so DOES not require .
standing army in France.
Our new made war. lords entirely MIS-
take tho temper and wishes Of the
American people.
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RELATED EXPLANATIONS

Now the Crown Prince declares that
he was opposed to the war and coun-
sellcd the surrender. Of Alsace and LOT
raine to France. as the .pr!ce OF peace
Soon we may be told that Serbia Sc
cretly and feloniously attacked. Austria,
and dared the Austrians on to invade
Serbia, to -sweeten the pot" so to
speak: that Belgium violated the ned-
trality Of Germany and destroyed Lou
vain in order to bring the peaceful Hun
into disrepute: that the Lusitania sunk
herself by stumpinG her toe against an
an,1able U-hoat. which was out on a
fishing trip. and. perhaps. that Edith
Cavcll took poison and died on Van
Blessings door steps simply in order to
bring rcproach upon a perfectly blame
less, and upright Christian gentleman.
The Hun bureau Of explanations Is
working overtime.
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Our Daily Story
THE STANDEE.

Wont you sit down." sh" said. after
.h.y had talked & whilc OF this and that.
ard IL" war. and Lois Cnffres cl"p"-
m"a. and that and this. won't you cit
down.
NO. thanks" he replied easily. nv"
boon Watching rcurl" sitting down 50
much lately that I've lost all desire To
sit down myself"
And they continued chatting ab"u:
whether there is really q future life. and
rho difference between 4 CUsSack and 4
hassocH. and On" hing and another. and
,hrn she said. "Itrally. you must sit
down
oh. that's quite AL right" h" smiled
kl.udly. II seldom sit down. even 1T
home. When my folkH see mo sitting
down ,h"y rxclnim. Why. you're sitting
down. aren't you,
And h" stayed till after eleven. airily
passing Of! light NOR" InvltatiuhS Ia vi
Down. and thu next tn"rninH h" CALL" !
up Gongcr's EQultatinn i'al;uc" and ~
riairrd that lac didn't fc.'l equal |" talk
ing MS, a"cond riding lesson that dag.
Io;rnsh: hr George Mathew AdamA
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Much il being don" W various
branches OF thc government that Will
enable the United States IL hold IFS
position as the leading export nation
Of the world.
Tho United States shipping hoard
expects 10 build within two years
merchant fleet Of c5.n"G. nOO tons. These
5000 ships must carry American prod
uc.s TO overseas markets. or OF what
use Will they hr tn us when peace
finally comes aud II Is no longer neces-
sary 10 support Il IarI" force abroad?
Under the stress of war our manu-
featuring facilities have been increased
many fold. Where Will labor find en-
rloyrncnt IL these factories cannot turn
from the production ri military ncccs-
sitics 70 the needs Of commerce?
Under the provision Of the Federal
reserve act. American banks have al
ready been established in the leading
trade cccrers Of Latin America Eu-
rome and the Far East.
This expansion must be accompanied
by Increased activity on the part Of
American manufacturers and exporters
or our banks must adopt n policy OF re-
;rcnchmcnt.
Under the leadership Of the bureau Of
foreign and domestic commerce our edu-
cat!onal facilities for training men for
foreign service have been increased.
Courses in foreign language arc be-
ing given in our leading universities
and schools OF commerce. and the sup
ply Of trained men for foreign service
is rapidly increasing.
Under the SANCTION OF tho export
trade act. ithe Webb Pomerene bill,
combinations Of firms engaged solely 10
expor: trade arc permitted.
The secretary Of commerce. az a
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AIDED BY THE SWISS.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.--To trans
port thu "3Uu American soldiers from
the German prison camp at EaStatI 10
the French border. the Swiss govern
mcnl has Offered 10 provide fully equip
ped truins, the American Red Cross wa9
informed today by its representatives, in
Switzerland. The Americans will hc
taken TO France BY way OF Switzerland.
The Red Cross has asked DR.. Crcsolc.
a Swiss physician with considerable ex-
p"rrnce in prison camp work. 10 20 into
Germany 10 expedite the movement Of
MnuNI,n or Slrk nrISnRnrI.
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GOES TO TRANCE.

WASHlNGTONI DEC. 4.--R0rle RaKh-
mc.icff. the Russian aInhassador; a.,
co1npanicd BY n staff Of technical ad-
visers from the embassy here. will go
to Franco To confer with other Russian
Representatives there regarding Russia 3
representation ut the peace cont"rcnrH.
The ambassador il UNDERSTOOD to plan to
sail from New York tomorrow On the
Cunard liner MauretRnta.
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FAvoRS INTERCHANGE.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass Dec. 4.-Thc
free interchange Of students between
British and American universities WAS
declared L. he uf far murr Importance
than the interchange Of professors NY
President Arthur T. Hndlcy. of Yale,
speaking al tho opening session Of the
Goth annual conference Of the Assoc
citation Of the American universities
her today. Seven members Of tho Brit
iSh educational mission were in attend
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FOE 500 LOCOMOTIVES.

WASllEGTON. Dec. 4.-.tnntracta for
The CONSTRUCTION Of 500 standard loco
motives were awarded today BY tho rail
rnaL administration to tho American
Locomotive Company. Director General
said this order IL In addition IL one for
no Mikadu STANDARD locomotives recent
" placed With I'll" lima Locomotives
Works. Lima. ohio The Two orders In
pHlrr the expenditure "f approximately
$40 0h0,hU0 The order Ia the American
Company will be divided between the
plants Al Schenectady y. Y: Richmond.
and Dunkirk, y. y.
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20 coNrEsr BERGER.

NuNACKEE Wis. Dec. I. Con-
grcstlan-clect Victor l. Berger. Social
iss today was served with notice 81 81
protest 10 boing seated by Joseph p;
Carney. Democrat. on the ground OF in
eligibility. Carney was second in the
three cornered race.
Hearings will DO had and copy or
tho testimony will be presented to the
congressional committee on elections at
the proper time.
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II Woodrow Wilson knows what his
fourteen points mean. and what his
peace program IS. no has little some
thing on every other human being on
top Of tho footstool
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son. and y"u may fool perfectly say"
that everything known III surgical
science wills donc for him. Everyone
lov"d him. and nurses ami doctors and
Ur'!"rlIrs wcr" Crly l"r glad To do any
thing which they could for him. The
Infection from 'ha wound was too
strong. and though his strength WAS
wonderful. y VAS not adequate. Ia resist
\ w""i; ago they Hmputal"d his leg. il
was tho one" rhanc" 10 say: INN. lie
was most anxious /" it""p This from you.
and h" and ] talked about IL and agreed
thai whru lie got HON" y"u would h" so
glad L. 50" him that you would not mind
HhrIt tn" l"@. hut that | should write
about It beforehand you would feel 50
badly for him that Il would worrv you
To" much. His thought Wig nf Y"T a.
was. He told m" after the :mputatlnn
that h" could bear such II !:l!ul: better
than many uf 1T" rn"n because he Was
81 placed in life that hi woUld not
have tn 90 out aud wurk hut could b"
useful at horn. and l." taken carr. nt.
He had the hravcSt heart and never
complained: h" would always answer
when | asked him how he fell. I'm
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WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON. y. c., Drc. 4.-Thc
pension commissioner has notified Scna-
tor Sutherland that an original pension
OF se5 n month. from May. 1918. had
been granted Mrs. Mary Il. Lipscomh Of
Eowlcsburg. together with pension
money due her husband at the date OF
his death. Tho senator has filed with
the same official additional evidence In
support OF an application filed by him
for Mrs. Mary 4. Nicholson. OF Rich
ardson, W. Va.
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Victorious American troops: are now
on the sacred soil OF Prussia; Tlsiplc
evidence that tho Hun who said Wa had
no soldiers, and no ships to bring them
IN, II We had. made serious miscalcu-
lation
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some timo. but, apparently the worst
IS over. At least. there Is no greater
cause for alarm than there has been
at any time during the past month.
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London gave Foch srcat welcome
probably very good in British way
but the real thing will happen when
Ferdinand sails up the narrows some
day next summer. and puts foot N little
ole New York
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Following an address by DR.. Lyman
Abbott, the New York Y. n. G. A.
voted to hang the Kaiser. We presume
this settles the matter.
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Tho little affair between Chile and
Peru IS only n feeble attempt 10 get
into the lime light
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Luxembcrg IS clear Of Hun soldiers.
Now let the Americans use Sooo oiS-
tnfcctant
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Postmaster commissions have hccn is
sued to the following West EirginIanS:
Ballard l. Sanders Banco. W. Va: Ar
thur G; Goodwin. Bcerhwood; londR {.
Lilly, Blrchton; Bedford NJ. MauEans
Delmar: and Charlotte \. J. Hokc as
acting postmaster at Millville.
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Recent visitors In the city: Prof ThUs.
l.; NJ. Miller. Shepherdstown: W. II. SOM
ers. Berkeley Springs; and Col. John T.
McCraw Grafton
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White Sapphire
Jewelry--Newer

Received yesterday another new line Of
those in-demand Sterling Silver RINGS,
BAR PINS, BROOCHES, CRESCENTS,
HORSESHOES, ETC. Their wondrously
brilliant first quality white Sapphire set
tings almost equal the "rcal thing"
All priced to your liking, among these
late arrivals are some worth fully ONE
FOURTH MORE.
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Than you've ever expected to: secu
so early III the season.
Thursday shoppers will find the
sortlncniS rc-arrangcd To make SELF
ton pLcaSurablc
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our voters that the return of a
Democratic congress means a con-
tinuance of the present system of
giving the south an open and an
unrestricted market and at the
same time regulating the price of
the products of the north, including
wheat, wool and copper. This un-
just discrimination cuts the north
two ways. By regulating the north
the price of our products is kept
so low that there is a .scant profit
to the farmer, the miner and the
grower. Yet the north must go in
to an unrestricted market and buy
its corn and cotton and their pro-
ducts at any price an open mar
ket demands and we all know the
hardship this brings to states SINH
lar to Montana in their require
ments. And it is known of all men
that the south has taken the full
est advantage of this condition to
enrich itself at the expense of the
north. The Democratic admins
tration has held us while the south
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various departments constitute the
most gigantic political machine
ever created in the history of the
state. 1t is a dangerous abuse of
governmental authority and costs
the taxpayers of Montana an i'm
mense amount of money.
A vote for the Republican ticket
this fall is a vote to protest against
this Ubiquitous system and when a
chief executive is to be elected two
years from now, the people of this
state will have opportunity to for
ever destroy it by electing a Re.
publican governor.
We protest against the interfer-
ence of President Wilson in Mon
tana elections. His activity in be-
half of Senator Walsh, is a shame
full abuse of presidential propriety
to say the least. After making a
record for being one hundred per
cent efficient in all war activities,
both in man power. in money and
in every way, and Montana stand
ing at the head of all the states in
standing by the war;" it does seem
as though the president could we'll
afford to take a chance on the pa
triotism and the good Judgment of
Montana citizens in selecting men
of their own choice to represent
them in the national congress. with
out his interference. Every man
and every woman in Montana and
our every dollar is at the presi-
dents disposal to win the war, but
we of the Republican faith, and
speaking for every fair-minded
citizen of this commonwealth, SOL
EMMY protest against the interfer-
ence of President Wilson in the
local political affairs of Montana.
And there is no use Disgusting
the purpose of the presidents anx-
iety; and he must not complain if
people the country over question
his sincerity of purpose when he
uses his high office for purely par
tisan political gain, especially so
soon after saying to the country
"Politics is adjourned" Our Dem
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State Central COMMITTEES Head Issues Appeal
to the Men and Women of the State

For the first time in about 20
years the Republican party is going
to the polls in Montana absolute
ly united. There is not a discord-
ant note to be found anywhere in
the rank and file and all those who
have been accorded high place and
given leadership are unitedly and
tremendously working for Repub-
lican success this year. Naturally
this is a gratifying condition. Mon
tana being normally a Republican
state, this means the election of the
Republican ticket on the fifth of
November. I want to congratulate
the Republicans upon this splendid
solidarity of those who believe in
the principles of this grand old
party, not alone in Montana but in
the nation as we'll. A common ne
cessity has brought all again to-
gether for a common purpose. And
in the largest sense that necessity
is the welfare of the state and ma
ton. The people of both state and
nation, this year and in November
two years from now will again
turn to the Republican party as the
party which can best serve in adj
Indicating the great world prob
lens which will press for solution
Immediately upon the winning of
the war.
And in our state affairs Montana
citizens will register a protest
against the wanton and wasteful
abuse of public moneys under the
present Democratic administration.
The horde of deputy game wardens
scattered all over Montana, paid
out of public funds and for ques-
tionable public service, is a strik-
ing indication of use of the tax
payers money for partisan pur-
poses. These game wardens and
scores of useless deputies in the