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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-16

material things It's not what we
but what we get that counts. In
final, Sfts not what we claim but
6 we've got. s;
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Services Sunday.

Rev. [. c. Bee is scheduled to speak
at the ". L. church tomorrow morning
at IL O'Clock. 1t is the regular BIZ
monthly services held at the Methodist
church
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&c are more temptations to break
Commandments than there are en-.
ements to keep them. Resolve
80 break the temptations and to
b make the encouragements.
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nth Is the practical exercise Of
spiritual eyes. Spirit IS the only
3 substance. The spiritual body Is
red man.-Henrg Wood
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Though not generally known. says
the Charleston Mail, West Virginia
has model vocational school in
which each student. without excep-
ton. spends one-half OF each day in
class room work and one,half in d
SHOP or laboratory suited 10 his sub
iect OF study. This school is the West
Virginia Collegiate Institute for col
ored youths, and it has been carry
ing out such a programme successful
" for a number of years. The Blue
field Colored Institute is organized
upon a similar basis, but is not fully
equipped with shops.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-16

G. E. vanDevender. president of
the Board Of Education for the past
several years resigned as a special
meeting of the board held wednesday
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MINISTERIAL MEETING.

The Ministerial Association will
meet on Monday morning at 1890
This is a regular meeting. The paper
will be read by the Rev. Chas. Baird
Mitchell. Business OF Importance to
be considered.
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Brotherhood Railroad Carmen Of
America meets every Wednesday
evening at Red Mems Hall at 1880.
". F. Gantz. Pres; G. A. Sporting, Re.
cordinS Sec'y.
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Marion CO. Medical Soeiety-MeetS
last Friday OF each month In the
Fleming Bldge. President. DR.. L. c.
Holland; VICE president. Dr.. L. D. Ho-
ward: secretary. DR.. II. R. johnson:
treasurer. Dr. ". H. Sands; board Of
Censors, DIS. L. n. Yost J. E. oRner.
WIN. F. Boyers: delegates to West
Virginia State Medical Association.
Drs. II. H. Carr. A l. Peters: alter
mates. Drs z. P. Smith, c. W. Wad-
dell.
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t<,Ioht. Of pythIzs = Mountain City
Lodge No IS. Meets IN Third LOOT
Fleming Bldg Thursday eyen1usss
7:3O. P. H Hall Master OF k! llLllSS,
r C. Miller, &. OF Z. ana >. AsIE lC,.1
Lodge No. 81 Meets AZ Market enc
Merchant streets, First WaEds eysEy
Tuesday evening. Mononent4 4Oo 1
No. 201. Meets in Pythtan 4oese
room, Barrackville, every TUESDAY
evening.
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Y. NJ. c. A.-Fairmont Avenue and
First Street. ]. NJ. Hartley. presi-
dent; B. L. Butcher, Secretary; J. o.
Watson, treasurer.
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K. o. T. M.-Showalter Tent NO. Z.
Meets every Friday evening IN Nc
Kinney Bldg
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A. o. H.-Meets every second Sunday
at Knights of Columbus Hall NJ.
]. O'Neal. Rec. Sec. Boutlou DIvis.
ion. Ladies Auxiliary. Meets first
Friday OF each month in K of c. Hail.
Knights Of coIumbus-Fairmont coun.
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Ladies Order Golden LInks-Meets at
Cunningham Hall, Jefferson street.
Fairmont, every Tuesday evening a:
7:45. Worthy Ruler, Beatrice Cole.
Fairmont: financial secretary, Mrs.
Martha Short, Baxter.
foasonic-Fairmont Lodge No. 8. Meets
in Masonic Temple first and Third
Mondays in each month Francis E.
Nichols, Sec. Orient CHAPTER No. 8.
a. NJ. Meets in Masonic Temple sec
end Monday Of each month. Francis
F: Nichols, Sec. Crusade Commandery
No. s, KIT. Meets IN Masonic Temple
every fourth Monday. Francis E.
Nichols, Sec. Fairmont Chapter No.
81, o. E. S. Meets in Masonic Temple
FIRST and third Thursday Helen Elem
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American Insurance Uniea-Meets
each second and fourth Tuesday of
the month in the &. OF P. Hall on
Main street
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Woman's Benefit Association OF me
MISREPRESENTATION Review No 80
meets every Tuesday evening. MaccS-
Zee hall, Main street MIS-. owe e
Harden, record keeper.
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Pythian sisters-Mountain City Ten
pie No. 5. meets every second and
fourth Tuesday evening IN x OF P.
Hall in the Fleming Building Mile
K. Evans, M. Of r. and c.
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Order Railway Conductors - Meeta
every first and third Sunday IN Red
Mems Han at 2:30p. m. F. q. Brum-
age, secretary.
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Knights Of the Golden Eagle = Mus
grave Hall. Meets every second ana
fourth Thursday of each month. ]. L.
Shackelford, Master of Records.
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Order of OwIs-Fairmont Lodge No.
1922. Meets every Thursday IN old
X. OF P. Hall, Mckinney Bldg W. H.
Randolph, Sec'y.
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Knights of Malta = Mountain STATE
Commandery No. 446. A & /. o.
Knights of Malta, meets every Thurs
day evening at 5:3o In third floor Gun
bingham building. Eminent Sir c. &.
Boyer; Sir knight Commander. Sir T.
E. Minear, worthington, W. Va, secre-
tary.
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!. o. o. F. Marion Lodge No. H.
Meets every Tuesday in Odd Fellows
Hall. W. S. Pitzer, Sec. Palatine
Ledge No. 81. Meets every Wednes-
day evening at 1880 o'clock in ODD Eel
lIows Hall, corner Main and Monroe
streets. H. W. Stonekfng, Sec'y. Noun
tain City Encompment No .. Meets
in Odd Fellows Hall on she first and
third Fridays of each month. G. H.
Riggle. Scribe. Patriarchs Militant
Meets in Odd Fellows Hall Thursday
evenings. ]. C. Glasscock. Captain:
w. S. Pitzer. Clerk
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Marion Auxiliary to the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen meets every
second and fourth Thursdays OF each
month in the Naccabees' hail at 2 p.
n President. Mime HovatSer; sec
rotary. Mrs. Ward Hager; treasurer,
Mrs. Jennie \. Hupp.
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A. o. U. W.-Meets on the second and
fourth Monday in each month. }. d.
Kinkead, Rec; W. A. Crowl, Rep. 6.
Lodge. Degree Of Honor. auxiliary 70
the A. o. U. w, meets first and fourtn
Monday Of each month Mrs. A r
Jones, Lady Chief of Honor.
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Royal MISREPRESENTATION Camp. meeta
every Tuesday evening IN the SKIN
ner building. Miss Daisy Adams, sec1e
tag.
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The Protected Home cireIe-Fatrmont
circle No. 616. Meets every Mon
Gay evening at 1880 in the Maccabee's
hall. Main street.
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Council No. 497, United Commercial
Travellers meets fist Saturday even
ing in each month in Maccabee Hall.
L. E. Bennett. Sec'y.
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Protherhood Railway Trainmen-o. Z.
wills, president; E. D. Holden sec
1etary. Meets second Sunday OF each
u:onth at 1870 p. M and last Sunday
Of each month at 7:3op- m. in the Req
Mems hall.
LOYAL Order Of Moose = Fatrmont
Lodge No. 9. Meets every Wednes-
CAV evening at 1880 O'Clock in the
Moose Home, 418 JEFFERSON street.
Z. D. Harden. Sec'y-
9Fodern Woodmen Of Aneriea-White
Camp No. 5473, Modern Woodmen
of America Meets every Friday even
ing at their hall in the Skinner Bldg
r. Leigh Fleming, clerk. Modern Wood
men OF America MononGahela Camp.
No. 1862. Meets every Monday. 1880
D. M. Hall on Merchant st. Ralph
Courtney, clerk.
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
W. J. Eddy, Pastor
Come with US tomorrow The sun
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Daughters of Rebekah-west Virginia
Lodge No. 81. Meets every Monday
night at. 1880 o'clock at Odd Fellows
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Interior counties OF West Virginia
in almost every instance Will spend
more money this year. in proportion
to their property valuation, on road
construction. than border counties and
those located on natural arteries Of
traffic. 1t is declared by members OF
the state road commission after hay
ing made trips covering practically
the whole state. Practically all of the
interior counties have laid the maxi
mum levy Of % cents on the hundred
dollars for road purposes.
The Parkersburg Weather Bureau
Office has received the weather rec
ords OF the late Captain W. II. Walk
er. by the kindness OF his relatives.
The record covers the period from
1870 to early in 1918. 1t is not only
complete in many details. but it is
also interspersed with many dates
and facts. of important happenings in
the history OF Parkersburg during the
past 4S years. The record is avail
able to anyone interested in the
weather and river history of Parkers-
burg. The Weather Bureau will also
be pleased to secure other weather or
weather records that were made in
ParkerSburg or West Virginia by OBJ
servers that were not connected with
the service. If such records are re-
ceived they will be preserved for the
benefit of the public.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-16

g. p. o. E.-Fairmont Lodge NO Zy4,
at 1880 o'clock. Charles D. Barry, Sec"
22S High street.
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Ladies Of Modern Maceabees = Dent
Hive No. 753, Ladies OF the Modern
Maccabees. Meets the first and third
Fridays Of each month in K. of P. Hall.
l. o. OF r. M.-SettfnS Sun Tribe No
16. Meets each Thursday evening
ct Red Mems Hall, First ward. H
Ernest Hawkins, K. of R.. 1SS State
street, First ward. Woneta Council
30. s. Degree of Pocahontas. Meets
every Friday evening at Red Mems
Hall. First ward.
library Assoefatfon-The Board OF Di:
rectors OF the Fairmont Public Ii
brary Association meets in the Library
Parlor the first Monday evening Of
each month at 1880 O'Clock. The Off.
GERS are: President, Mrs. n. R. c.
Morrow; vice president, Mrs. George
DeBolt: secretary and treasurer. Mrs.
! Walter Barnes. Other members Of
the board are: Mrs. Jennie Eng!e. Mrs,
Francis F. Nichols, Mrs. Charles Baird
Hlitchell and B. L. Butcher
Commercial Travellers - Fairmont
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ladies' Of the GoIden ElaIe-A[o
City Temple. No. - meets every
Thursday evening "a Modern Wood
man Han. Skinner building. F1orence
Sims. recording secretary.
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ff9SToR MEMORY vERSE-Isa. 62i.
ItSTERNEDIATE TOPIC-Messenger
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NfoR AND ADULT ToPIc-The
80 OF the Gospel OF Christ.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05
SUBSCRIP ton RATES.

B. c. Butler, who has been
appointed to the office of assist
ant Attorney General of the
Fifth Judicial Circuit, went to
Sparta this week where he will
take the oath, and enter upon
the duties of his Office. The
many friends of Mr.. Butler will
be glad to learn of his appoint
ment. He is a graduate of Knox
vile University, and is capable
and qualified to perform the dut-
les Of the office in the same and
efficient way as it has been here
tofore. We extend our heartiest
congratulations to you General.
iona S. Dudney, who was COM
missioned Lieutenant at the Off
GERS training camp at Camp
Gordon last week, has been spend
ing the past week with his father
John Dudney, and other relatives
in the county. Mr.. Dudney is
the first Jackson county boy to
receive a commission and We are
all Justly proud of him. He en-
tered the training camp May 10,
after having served as a private
six months at Camp Jackson.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05


Mr.. and Mrs. Mart West, OF
Cal, are visiting their
parents and other relatives in
Jackson county. They made the
trip in Mr. Vests Chandler Six,
being q days reaching Gaines
boro. They stopped in several
Of the largest cities along the
way, which made the trip one OF
great pleasure. They stopped
over in Western KY, several
days where they were Joined by
Mr.. Vests sisters, Mrs. Robert
son and Mrs. Jamie Tase, who
are visiting their father, j. I.
West on RI. Mr.. and Mrs.
West will be here until about the
first of October. This is their
first visit here in 6 years. Geo.
Anderson who has been in Cali
fornia for s years came in with
them. He is visiting relatives on
Roaring river.
J. I. Phillips, R 2. added his
name to our subscription list
Monday. Every home in the
county should not be without
their county paper. 1t makes no
difference how many others you
are taking, your county paper
should come first of all. 1t tells
you all about happenings that
you are interested in and like to
know. Take it for year and if
you are not satisfied with the
trade, we will refund the 81.
C. G. Whitaker and Hugh OAR
win, two prosperous and hustling
young farmers of the 9th and
IIth districts, respectively have
rented the Gore farm on Roaring
river, for 3 years paying cash
rents. This is considered one of
the best money making farms in
the county, being especially suit
ed for raising all kinds of stock.
They will take possession first of
next year.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. SllaS Williams
and family, of Haydenburg, were
the guests of Mrs. Williams, fa-
Their. ]. B. Dudney. during the
weekend.
The protracted meeting at the
Christian church closed Friday
night with 3 additions. Evan
gelist King left after the night
service for his home in Fradklin,
Ky.
The following young men left
Tuesday for Camp Wheeler, Ma
con, Ga. Jesse Cason. Willie
Cornwell, Gaily Keith and John
Stewart. They were presented
with kits by the Red Cross ladies.
G. Lee McGlasson, our new
county iclerk, entered upon his
duties of office Monday, Sheriff
J. M. Spurlock will not move
until next week. on account of
his wife's illness.
B L. Quarles has returned
from Nashville and St. Louis,
where he purchased fall and
winter lines for the firm. He
was accompanied by Miss Mona
Sadler, who assisted him in Sc
Letting the various lines.
Fred Tardy, Jr. is confined to
his bed with aseptic poison in
the foot, which has been giving
him intense pain for a week OF
more. 1t is hoped that the
worse has passed and that he
will soon be out again.
Sheriff SpurlocK moved in and
took charge of the Jail, Tuesday.
From what we know and hear OF
our new sheriff crap shooters anC
Bone dry" violators, and al
the rest as for that, had better
keep an eye skinned or they will
be rooming in the big brick
house.
Bruce Settle, who has been il
Naval Training School at Anna
polls, Md, for the past Is months
came in Sunday on a fifteen days
furlough. Bruce is delighted
with his work, and is looking as
fine as could be. For the past
three months he has been serving
IN the IT. 6. Battleship WiscOn.
sin, which is doing patrol duty
along the Atlantic coast. Or
several occasions U-boats were
sighted, but only one was ir
range of the ships guns. Mr.
Settle is greatly impressed with
u. S. Navy, and is confident
that it is the equal of any navy
n the world.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Grady Gore
are visiting Mrs. Cores parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Shorter, neal
! Lebanon.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-09-05

Give the Kaiser another black
eye, Sept. 18th.
Mrs. Helen Poston, of RI,
was in town Tuesday.
Ernest Poston, of Burristown,
visited the office Tuesday.
HALEY Jones, of Defeated paid
us a pleasant visit Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. F. 0. Cornwell
were visitors in town this week.
Clay Reeves, of Nashville,
spent several days here recently.
Several from this city attend
ed the Cookeville fair last week.
Jerome Draper, of Highland,
transacted business here Tues
day.
DR.. Frank Clark, of North
Springs, was in town Wednes-
day.
H. L. McDearman, and L. G.
Quarles went to Nashville Mon
day.
The rural route carriers were
off duty Monday, it being a legal
holiday.
w. B. Wooten, of Nashville,
spent several days here with his
family this week.
Buford Mosley, of Whitley
vile, was a caller at the office
last week.
Ex-Sheriff Sadler is occupying
the J. G. Reeves property on Col
lege street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Reeves, of
Martha, Tenn, were recent visi-
tors in Gainesboro.
Mrs. Sarah Darwin and father
]. M. Johnson, of Stone, were in
town first of the week.
Garland Jackson, our new reg
lister, is now in his office ready
and waiting to register your
deeds.
R. A. Montgomery and wife,
Mrs. Luke Dennis and P. j. An
derson motored to Carthage Mon.
day.
Misses Bonnie Gailbreath, Mil
dred and Vina Burton, of Gran
vile, spent Saturday night in
Gainesboro.
Miss Leila Draper has taken
charge of the Millinery Depart
ment at Quarles & Sadler Dry
Goods Co
The End districts Red Cross
''Hen Day" sales amounted to
SIS. 90 instead CT $50 the amount
published recently.
Harve Raines who has been in
the oilfelds of California for the
past 2 years came home Tuesday
to visit his family.
Mrs. Leslie Hargis, of Gran
vile, has returned home after a
weeks visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Pate.
Mrs. M. X. Williams and daugh
ter, Miss Mollie, have. moved to
]. T. Vests on RI, where they
will remain for short time.
Lex and Frank Williamson, ,
Chas Brown, Guy and Will Mad
dux. of Granville, were in town
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wright, of
Nashville, who have been visit
ing relatives here for the past
week have returned home.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-21
steal. in Order to learn Trade.

Detroit want to go back to Jack
son prison to finish learning my trade
as plumber" Reuben Mcmillan. re-
Gently released, explained just before
he was sentenced by Judge wilkins
in recorders court. Reuben gave his
ambition as the reason for stealing
an automobile. driving away another,
and committing the theft of 400
pounds of stereotype metal. McMil-
Ian got his wish. Judge wilkins SEN
fencing him to Jackson for a term of
two and half to five years.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-21
ARMY BUILDING BOARD CREATED
Experts to Supervise Construction to
Curb Profiteers.

Washington-With the creation Of a
construction division in the war de.
partment to handle the largest single
building program in history-aggregat.
ing s1,0S4, 600, O0O-a board Of eminent
experts appointed by Acting Secretary
Crowell reported the present form of
construction contract is "profiteer
proof"
The new construction division will
replace the cantonment division, which
did the preliminary work of building
national army camps, and will carry
on an immense building program in
volving hundreds of thousands of work.
men and extensive structures for the
army throughout the country. II will
be under the direction of the chief Of
stan.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-21
U.S.CONTROLS COAL
INDUSTRY APRIL |
GOVERNMENT WILL LICENSE ALL
PRODUCERS, DEALERS
AND JoBBERS.
IS SIMILAR TO FOOD CONTROL
Zones to Be Created Around Mining
Districts to Avoid Long Hauls
Across Country.

Washington-The coal industry-vi-
tai to winning the war-will pass I'M
der rigid government control April l.
In a proclamation President Wilson
ordered the licensing with exceptions.
of all producers, jobbers and dealers
in coal and coke. At the same time,
the fuel administration issued drastic
regulations, slashing to fixed limit
the profits of middle men jobbers, SELL
ing and purchasing agents.
The control to be set up is almost
identical with that exercised over food.
Dealers must do business under gov
eminent license; and must conduct
their profits and practices as the fuel
administration says. Offenders may
be punished by revocation or suspen-
sion of their licenses-as with food
dealers.
Besides an iron handed suppression
of price juggling and boarding, elabor-
ate plans for a more systematic distri-
button of fuel throughout the country
have been worked out. Zones will be
created about the large producing
areas; and surrounding territory sup
piled from within the local zone. This,
1t is pointed out, will do away with
cross country hauling, besides bring
ing about a direct and speedy distri-
button straight from the mines to the
nearby consumers.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-21
HORSE POISONING STIRS MOB
Man Nearly Lynched for Interrupting
Protest Meeting.

Covington, Ky.-A crowd estimated
at 10000, which included men, women
and children here Sunday afternoon
participated in a remarkable demon
stration of patriotic protest against
pro-German propaganda in Covington
as exemplified by the poisoning of 500
of 726 government artillery horses
shipped from Camp Grant, ILL.,, for an
Atlantic seaport.
Emotions of the throng had been
aroused to high pitch of patriotic
fervor when an interruption from a
man giving the name Of Richard
Schmidt, % years old, nearly brought
about his lynching. AS it was he was
severely beaten before police locked
him up.
The mass meeting of protest was
held under the auspices of the Citizens
Patriotic league of Covington. 1t de-
cided to send a memorial to congress
calling upon the congressional law
makers to enact law informing every
alien within the borders of the United
States and making more stringent
laws governing tTaitorous acts.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-21
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL PASSED
All Clocks in Country to Be Set Ahead
One Hour On March 81.

Washington-The daylight saving
bill has passed both senate and house.
Under its terms all time-pieces are TO
be advanced one hour beginning the
last Sunday in March.
The change in time will remain in
effect until the last Sunday in October
when clocks will be turned back again.
Millions of dollars annually will be
saved to the country by putting the
plan into effect, according to its sup
porters. Approximately $40,000,000
alone will be saved in the nations
lighting bill, it is said.
The general plan proposed was
adopted last year in many European
countries with marked success. and
has the approval of virtually all in
dustries and commercial establish
ments in the United States.
The Yale expositor., 1918-03-21
SOvIETS RATIFY SURRENDER
Agree to Peace Terms Laid Down BY
ermany-Teutons Gain Thous-
ands Of Square Miles of Land.

London-The all-Russian congress OF
soviets, meeting at Moscow, March
ID, by vote of 453 to 80, decided to
ratify the peace treaty with the cen
trail powers
Just one year ago Emperor Nicholas
abdicated as autocrat of Russia.
BY the peace terms just ratified Ger
man militarism takes from the pres
ent Russian government thousands of
square miles of land and millions of
inhabitants contained in the former i'm
perial territories of Finland, Loland
Courland, Lithuanian, Esthonia, Ii
vonia and the Ukraine in Europe, and
Batoum, Kars and Erivan in the eau.
casus.
Russia must renounce all claims tc
the occupied territories in Europe
Germany and Austro-Hungary to de-
eide the fate of the regions in agree.
ment with their populations.
More important to the central pow.
ers is the reopening of navigation in
the Black and Baltic seas and the sign,
ing by Russia under compulsion of a
new commercial treaty, with guaran.
tees of a most favored nation treat.
ment, at least until 1925. The bolshe-
wiki also promised to put an end to
all propaganda and agitation with the
central empires and in occupied terri.
tories under their control.