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the past three years. We have also made some progress in the consol- idation of small rural districts. | Districts 26, 5i and 64 were consol- dated two years ago and the new district now has modern two-room school building, replacing the three small buildings formerly used for slhooi purposes. The Center Point Consolidated School will eventually be one of the strongest rural dis tricts in the county. Districts 80 and 82 were consolidated about a year ago and modern frame building is being erected to replace two old buildings wholly unfit for school purposes. Many of the prob lems of the small, weak districts can be solved by consolidation and it is hoped that other districts will take this important step by the close of the present year
 The Boys and Girls Club work has been introduced into our schools and has been the means of arousing greater interest among the pupils of the county. This is one step to- ward making our school work more practical and, when every school in in the county has taken up the club work, the problem of keeping our boys and girls in school will be solved. A large number of boys and girls were enrolled in the various clubs last year but more was prob ably accomplished in the girls can ming club and the boys pig club work than in any other line of work. The Hatfield school enrolled more than twenty boys in the pig club work and each member purchased registered poland-China pig. Sew eral schools enrolled large num- Der of girls in the canning club work and, under the guidance of the Home Demonstration, practically all
 of them did good work.
 We have more efficient corps Of
 teachers than in former years. One
 hundred and eighteen teachers hold
 county licenses. Of this number
 sixty-seven hold first grade licenses; forty-six hold second grade licenses
 and only five hold third grade li-
 censes. Eighteen teachers hold
 professional licenses for normal
 training diplomas. A aarge major ity of our teachers arel really inter ested in their work and are always
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The last legislature passed a law providing for a state uniformity Of school books and creating the State School Book Board, whose duty 1t was to adopt a series of school books for use turnout the state. The board met last spring and after several weeks work selected a series or books for use in all the grade schools of the state. The new books are now in use i'll counties that have never adopted county uniformity. The schools of Polk county will make the change at the beginning of the next school year, as our eohtraet will expire within the next few months. A new county Course of Study will be prepared to conform to the new course of study prepareN by the State Department of Educa tion.
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ings have been erected during the
 past three years. A large number
 of districts have purchased modern
 furniture and other apparatus. A majority of the districts now have good substantial school buildings, well equipped for school work, 1t is true that we still have a number of undesirable buildings, but we are forging steadily to the front and, within few years, we will have a
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steady improvement in our schools. A uniform course of study was pre- pared which placed all the schools of the cttinty under one system. With county superintendency came county uniformity of text-books and the new course of study was made to conform to the new adoption of textbooks. Polk county was one of the first counties in the state to adopt county superintendency.
 The Polk County Teachers Asso- citation was organized in December, 1914, with a membership of thirty
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unusual way of raising poultry. Yet the Poultry. Club Girls are doing this.
 So we are, not asking boys and girls, or any one, in the Extension Work, to de unusual things. but we, are asking them to do the usual things in an unusual way, or bet ter way, and the records We have gotten year after year from mem- statement that we are accomplishing bers who are carrying out the meth ods advocated, substantiates the this.
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STARS SHOW. CON- SoLlpATEn nl8-
 TRicTSs BLOCKS SHOW SPE- ciAL. DISTRICTS. CIRCLES SHOW CON- MON SCHOOL OiS- TRiCTS.

in attendance at the various educa- tional meetings of the county For the past two years, several of them have spent their vacations at sum mer normals.
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w~ WHILE remarkable strides kAI have been made in the de-
 NV vel0pment of the various
 W resources of Polk county, the special care and development of our boys and girls has not been neglected. We have learned that the biggest thing in the country to- day is the little child, and that the biggest business in the county is the proper care and education of that little child We realize that the school children of today are citizens of tomorrow and that the great work of the pablic school is to make good citizens. We are beginning to think of our schools just as the farmer thinks of his corn and cot ton crops, that is, with a view of getting the most good out of them possible.
 The beginning of the great for ward movement in education in Polk county really dates back to the annual school election in 1911, when the people of the county adopted county superintendency by a good majority. From the time the schools of the county were placed under county supervision, there has been a
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and that, in after years, we will sec the results of this effort.
 Some of the best rural schools in the county are not represented in this edition, but we feel that a cred itable showing is made for the school interests of the county. Polk county has some of the best schools in the state, but some of our schools are far behind the best one, and it will require a special effort and isv-
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NEW TEXTBOOKS NEXT YEAR

Cnllntv SuperinLendel
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in
Signal Victory Over
Germans and MdgyarS

WASHINGTuN. Sep. "+.--Grrinau
and Magyar troops have been dcf"at-
c,l hy Il Cz"chu- Siuvak unit "n the
Italian front in Il Irrc" haiti" which was
concluded by the GzCCh$ III Il desperate
attack with dagecrs. says an Official
,i;Sra,rh today from Rome. The Na!"T
disrlay.d by thr Czcrh"-Sl"vaks was
such lha. il brought from frcmI"r
Drllndo Of It;Lly II Telegram or con-
:,roIulalions to the Czcchc- -Slovak ma
;iunal council in l'tris.
This artion. the first III Italy i'll which
tn" ,'Eccho-SluvakS operated as unit
in their regular formation took place on
tn. Trcntinu front last Saturday. The
enemy launrllrd tho attack prepared
with III" greatest secrecy. east OF l-hh'
,;art!a. II appears from the dispa: cheS
,hr. the Gcr1n3tns and MaEyars had
!,u definite territorial objective. but
r1rn,,,i the stroke n the hope of gain
ina. ,urport for the Austrian claim that
lho CGrchS would gir" way voluntarily
when faced by the army Of the c"un-
,r,. that SO long had held them in sub
lection.
Il is believed In Rome and by officials
cr Ihc Czcchn- -Slovak headquarters here
iha. If the AuStrians had achicfeo
even n local success they would. after
rSrrutinE rs traitors any Czccho-Slu-
yaks taken prisoners. have again AZ
Iir,nrd that the CzrrhS do not wish 10
fight against Austria.
II was a bloody engagement and no
prisoners were taken by either side.
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GREATEST LOAN
IN HISTORY Of
ANY COUNTRY
INTEREST RATE WILL
BE UNCHANGED, AIS
Bonds for Twenty-Year Term,
With Right to Take Up
in Fifteen Years.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Amefl-
can people will be asked to subscribe IN
tho thrce weeks beginning next Satur-
dny the greatest loan in all history.
The treasury department announced
! tonight that the amount OF this the
Fourth Liberty Loan, will be sG,oOo'oeo.-
600. Tho bonds will bear s.. per cent
. interest and will mature in twenty
years. with the government rcscrv1ng the
! right 10 pay them in fifteen years If il
elects.
In making public these final details OF
| the loan. the treasury also gave out inc
uuo,as each federal reserve district IS
expected to subscribe and from Wnich
! will b. figured the share or each Slale'
county, city and hamlet. Apportlonmcnts
for states and smaller subdivisions Will
b, worked out by district organizations
and announced within few days oy
the time tho campaign opens a moment
after next Friday midnight. every COM
munity may know what goal II VIII nave
| to reach to gain the coveted honor nag.
! In assigning quotas. the treasury TOOK
| into consideration unusual conditions
either Of prosperity or Of business hard-
ships. as we'll as the banking RESOURCES
| of each district. ~ = V
Now York. with its lSs 4ntnk Inter
ests' and corporation headquarters. Is
asked to raise sl.S0O,Ooo.0eQ. or so per
cent If the total.
T. tn" Chicag" district quota is placed at
,l4i. per cent. and Cleveland at ~ per
cent. Dallas. partly because OF recent
drcuchtS in thc southwest. is asked Tor
, only 10 per cent.
Following are the quotas and percent
ages Of the total BY federal reserve dis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-25
Bo|shevik Troops Won't !
Come to Grips With the
: Advancing U.S.. Soldiers

ARCHANGEL. Russia, Monday. Sept.
23.-l3y the Associated Press.)-Dur-
ing the past three days there have
been intermittent patrol actions be-
tween the American forces and the Boil
sheyili on the north Russian front. The
Americans have frequently bombarded
the enemy. hut generally the campaign
has been one Of hide and seek in The
mosquito-infcstcd swaInps and tunda
forests. The Bolshcviki are fast re-
treatcrs.
Yesterday Bolcshevik plane dropped
three bombs in an American held VII
lage but without damage. Later II de-
sccndcd within the American lines and
was captured. q;
Although other forces arc partici-
pating in the mancur"r. the Americans
are largely predominant in this sector.
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FREE NATIONS IN
THE WAR UNTIL
END ACHIEVED
INSPIRING ADDRESSES
MADE BEFORE SENATE
By Ambassador Jusserand, of
France, and Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. .,

WASHINGTON. Sept @4.--Dctcrmi-
nation and tn" allies tn uSr only the
argument 0C furcr until l'ruSSlan mill
tnrisfn shall have been forever crushed
was emphasized in addresses delivered
today in ll" senate by Ambassador
Jussrrand "f France and Vice l'rcsi-
dent Marshall. Tho occasion WAS the
prcscn,a ion Of vases tu the senate hy
the French government in appreciation
Of the reception accorded the french
mission that came to welcome America
into the war
Ambassador Jusscrand said tho free
nations are III Tn" war until the last
.,uu is fired" so rs Ito make good
for tho world Tho American d"clara-
tom If ind pcnd"nr".
Although now "hnhhl!nE OF rcac","
the enemy. tn" ambassador said. ur-
rI"rStandS Ne argument except mat "l
force, and since they wan Ia b" un-
.!rrs;ond the allies and ihcir as$oci-
atrs mean 10 us" IN" u:hcr.
In arrrrting tho vases for tho som
ate Vie" President Marshall assured
Amt,a%s;uinr .Iuss"ran1 rf Iii" devotion
Of America tn Franco and of lis deter
NINA ION In flght "n with III" FF"nch
until Justice wipes away MI their
tears and fears and aV"ngcs. though
il cannot rh!ii"ralT. All lnc scars W an
their Wrongs
AmhrssHd"r Juss"rlnh appeared be-
fore th" sruatr hy special invitation hf
that hndy. which had set aside today
for tn" presentation. TIL" vases came
from the a'iunal factories near Paris
and stand about six f"nt high. Critics
pror"mri"r them +" hc from an artistic
ytanslp"in. practically perfect and t"
l,r ymrHrrfu! examples nf tn" work nf
Tho famous mauuta"'ur"r. similar
vases also hav" been given by Franco
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DRASTIC LIMITATIONS Of ALL t@a
R||tD|NG ACTIVITY IN THE STATE

Gil. offered by Attorney General Eng
land. means 4 more complete mnbiliza-
ton OF labor. materials and capital FOR
war work, and. state committee on
proposed construction. created b. the
resolution. and consisting OF James 5.
Lakin, Of the board of control; 6. K. L..
Wilcs. Of tho public service commission,
and y. W. Patterson, local insurance
man. will pass upon all requests 70"
building projects. In each county the
county council Of defense or the cha10
inan nf that body has been ask
designate Il local representative
will make recommendation to the
committees. The war industries b
will enforce its order by wtthhoadN
prioritics and through a pler<e securS
from all manufacturers Of bidding ma
terials.
A few exceptions are made = the
order requiring permits. and among the
exemptions are building projects nee&a'
(oonttuusd o. PaEs 14gtt)
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NJ 'ADOO MAKES !:
KEYNOTE PLEA
FOR GREAT LOAN.
MUST HAVE THE CASH
TO DEFEAT GERMANY
Peace Of the World Hinges
on Success Of Drive for !, !.
Liberty Loan.

NEW YORK. Sept. 24-Six billion
dollars is the minimum amount which
the people of the United States arc
asked to subscribe for the fourth Lib
erty loan, according TO an announce
ment by William G. McAdoo, secretary
Of the treasury, in a stirring aodresa
here tonight, outlining the govern,
II, ,,nts plah for the campaign. whicn
starts Saturday.
The share allotted to New York fed
eral reserve district is $1.8o0.00O,000. or
50 per cent Of the greatest loan YET OF
fcrcd. The loan. which will bear ~
Der cent interest. will run for 70 years:
maturing October Is, 1888. unless the
government should exercise it's reserved
right to redeem the bonds on or aftcI
October 15. 1888.
McAdoo'B Appeal.
Asserting that, without this vast sum,
"wc cannot lick the kaiser" the secre-
tary made a special appeal for the SUBJ
scrjptions of corporations and wealthy
individuals as returns from the third
Liberty loan indicated that wealthy cor.
porations and persons OF. large means
had not responded "commensuratcly
with their abilities to help" He point
ed out that Of the 100000 Americans
who subscribed for the last loan. otl1$
23,5O0 including corporations. bouShS
bonds in excess Of $4,000. !. -. 81
'rs-tIt would be preDosterous." he EAid.
ito say there nrasQply .?,60e r:len';
women aSd corporatfohs~ IN 9AmSfiE:
able TO lend moro than $4,000 each "a,
their government in Liberty bonds"
Swiadlers Denounced.
slr. McAdoo also condemned the prac-
ticc Of "swindlers and unscrupulous anil
unpatriotic people who. contrary TO the
urgent request Of the treasury dcpart-
ment, had induced holders OF Liberty
bonds to exchange them for E+ncks or
investments Of doubtful value" Ho
pointed out that these operations
forced the treasury to buy the bonds
thus thrown upon the market in order
TO protect the market and the credit Of
the government
Thus the treasury's available re-
sources from the loan," he declared,
ARE deplcatcd and forced in unworthy
channels. oftentmcs IN wildcat enter
(EnntinnAd On Pm Tan
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vON HERT[|NG
IN ADMISSION
Of BIC DEFEAT
At THE WEST
"SITUATION is GRAVE"
WORDS OF CHANCELLOR
Tries to Bolster Courage OF
Germans by Reference
to Russia.

LONDON, Sept. 24-(By the As
sociatetl Press.)-count Won Hert-
ling, the German imperial chan
csllor, addressing the main COM
,littee of tho rstchstag today, de-
clared that the public discomfort
in Germany Was not justified By
tho military. situation on tho
EesteTn front, according TO =
dispatch from Berlin
The chancellor opened with the
pyon,ise to meet the desire of the
reichstag foH information as far as
possible. he proceeded to alude
to the "deep discomfort which has
seized Wide circles of the popu1a-
ton" ard said that tho principal
reason was the pressure of the
terrible four years of war, with all
the deprvattous and suneTn8s
brought in its wake and tho sac
dhces imposed on all classes, all
families and, more or less, on ev-
cry individual.
IT have no intention Of trying TO
diminish this pressure by words,
ho continued, "but, gentlemen, u
this discomfort Is influenced by our
present military situation, by the
events on the western front, I
must, without desiring to anttct-
nate a. statement which we may ex-
pect from a representative OF the
ministry, declare most enphoti-
cally that 1t far exceeds juStinable
limits"
Count Won HertHng admitted
that the last German offensive Tas
unSucccssfu1 and that 1t had beeu
necessary to withdraw to the
StegfHed limo.
"The sitrHtton is grave" he add
ed, "but wo have no cause to be
faint-hearted. We have already to
pass through harder times"
The chancellor tnstnnced the fall
vro Of tho vertlun ofen5tve, the
so:,ale battles and BrusSnon's
riass assaults, bringing In their
train the vcn. remembered un1a-
vorable reaction on the Austro-
1.sl!sp front. Then came Ru1na-
MAS entry into the war.
I'VE never lest courage" he
snid. .'5ut showed our enemies
what 4 resolute Will to victory
could Go.
"How do things stand now? We
havo peace with Russia and Ru-
man.e., and even thorgh conditions
In Ru-sia arc not yet clear and
the ru'ure appears uncertain, new
crtheless the former menace from
two sides has disappeared and q
considerable part Of our mon OF
tho eastern army can be employed
IN tho wet"
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Marshall County Case
Argued in High Court

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Sept. Il
Oral argument. were heard today III
four Of tho thirteen cases OF the
docket Of tho supreme court ior Sup'''''-
sion One caSr was d'ShnisSrd' wv
were continued and The remainder were
submitted OH briefs.
rho cases in which oral arguments
wore heard were Charles l.. CarriEan
against William Davis. from Marshall
rnuniy: Stat" against Mohammcd +Ahe'
Hancock county: q. warren .'ue
against City "f lexington. barbour
county. ana James y. Hcni against
Nora S. Read Randolph county.
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Government, Employers and
Employees Participate
In the Plan.

WASHINGTON. Sept. eth" GOV
ernnent Is about TO adept measures 70
cn>orc, stability u: wag,s during III"
wor Plans arc under discussion b.
,u,s,, representatives Of manufacturers
and ,,ho- ,nyI officials uf the war and
navy d.rar;n,cntS. charged with letting
enormous contracts. IL vas learned to-
day 10 provide for Il natton-w.dc SyS-
ten, o. conr:auai,y or industry agree
meuts. IN which both employees and en-
ployers will participate. and which Will
be enforced for the agreement period
through government prio-;tics power or
labor employment pressure
This plan has received tentative a7-
prevail OF representatives Of wanufac-
turers and labor interests. and@will be
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Cl|Nl0DNITY AGREEN|E NT5 WILL
STABILIZE WAGES DURING WAR

discussed further tomorrow with dole
CATION from thu national industrial con-
ference board.
In this connection it became known
today. 4 number Of government aGcn-
ci.,S dealing with labor prohlemS---thc
war and navy departments. shipping
board. railroad administration. labor Dc
:.r:!n"nt. labor adjustment board. war
labor policies hoard ;lnd uth"rS-pr'ha-
BIZ VEL b" Co-uilinatrd shortly under
= n.w committee Of representatives
from raci. 0l,r OF tn" principal rra-
som, fer. this action. which may be
taken by executive order ot President
Wilson, is t. facilitate the enforcement
Of the grvernmrnt'S wage ScbllizinG
policy. i conference of different aScn-
cics was held today to discuss methods
Of eliminating duplicat!oE OF effort.
Rapidly rising lab"c. costs. stimulated
by competition among industries for
employees and by the governments prime
Continued On Page Three.)
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Action of State Board Applies
to Projects Involving
Over $2,500.
special Dispatch TO The lntsllisenccr.

Special Dispatch 20 The Int"IHEeEccr.
CHARLESTON. W. Va. sept. @i.--
Nnn-war construction projects in the
state of West Virginia are eliminated
hv the action OF the stat" ccunci! "f Dc
rrns" today in the adoption nt a rcS"!I-
tirn which will require Il permit from
the war industries board before building
projects can he undertaken.
Tho action Of tho state council was
taken pursuant 10 the request Of the
fon-war construction scctIen OF the
prloritics division OF the war industries
board. which has announced policy Of
withholding permits for building which
is not OF distinct and essential char
actCr.
The order adopted by the state coun-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-25
American Flying Circus
Has 1877 Victories to
Credit In Offensive

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
TIL: LORRAINE FRONT, Sept. ~
(Ify the Associated rcs*.)-TIr Amer
lean Flying Circus is the nickname ny
which the most notable American AVA
tim pursuit group Will hr KNOWN III INC
future. after having enhanced its rec
ord. notably during the -. Mlh'a Oh
frnSivc.
ono hundred and thIriy-FHHrn oihclAi
victories had been credited 10 INC group
last night. with II more c"nlriilallotlS
unLlrr WAY.
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ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
NEAR DEATHS DOOR

ST. PAUL Mimi. Sept. 24.-Physi-
clans with Archbishop John. ireland
were hopeful that he would live through
rhe night. At O'Clock tonight the arch
bishops condition was much the same
as it was throughout the day. and
oxygen and other stimulants were being
used.
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BOND ISSUE DEFEATED

CT.ARESHI-R"; ". Va. Sept. ct.-Ry
n vote nf ioA Ia l1i9 citizens Of Clarks-
burg. at Il special olccri"n today. de-
s.atrd n proposal Ia iSsu" s@2I.hn0 In
hon,!s for bridge. fire and water improve
lncntS.
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(cootinuel IN Page Tony
TIE WEATHER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Forecast:
Ohio and western Pcnnsyivanta-1n-
crcnsiuE cloudiness Wednesday, rain at
night and Thursday, cooler Thursday.
West Virginia-rncrcasing c1oudiness
wednesday; Thursday rain cooler In
northwest portion