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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-16

Church-"Wcll. see DR.. Garfield. the
fuel administrator Is getting there.
Totham-"Yes. but see where he's
leaving us!"-Yonkers Statesman
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-16

ment of his own choice at an earlier
date than If he waits to be forced IN
anywhere BY the draft.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-16
Actual Cure MadeBy Ground Cripper Shoes
Sw Burt Co -r.,.o,.s, Write 10, Medical Book, etc

The above is ii Reproduction
from 4 patient that was. suffering
with FialI'oot and BunionS Be
ing advised By doctor 10 wear
GrOunI-GrippeiS and kept 4 care.
lul diagram the above drawing Is
produced from his records
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-16
FEELING INTELL1GENCER

" OF ''Undcr Fifteen Flags Traveller and Essay list
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-16

"Wut wos you before you joined the
army"
"Appy.--London sketch
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
Red Cross Drive
Headquarters Says:

The woman workers in the Red
Cross War Fund campaign are holding
a meeting at headquarters in the
Fleming building this afternoon.
Congressman NJ. NJ. Nicely will speak
at Fairview Sunday, May ~, at the
NJ. E. church South. at 200 p. m. He
will fill other speaking engagements
in this county which are yet to be
arranged
Senator Howard Sutherland will
speak in Marion county, May is and
II at both Warrington and Fairmont
but the details OF the meetings have
not yet been arranged.
Toniaht's Meetings.
Rivesyille-Patriotlc rally and Lib.
erty Loan flag raising. c. ". Evans
and Mrs. L. n. Yost, speakers.
Sugar Grove-A. l.. Lehman and
Miss Jennie Fleming, speakers.
Dakota Mines-Rev. c. E. Goodwin
will address an outdoor meeting.
Downs-Hon. 0. S. Mckinney and
Mrs. Kemble White will be the speak,
ers.
Hawkins station-w. E. Maple, OF
Pennington, and others will speak
Thoburn-W. H. Conaway and Shan.
non Allen, speakers.
Boothsville-Ira L. Smith, speaker
Millersvllle-Capt Don o.Bierne.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
INSURANCE MEN
ARE SELLING W.S.S.
Metropolitan Representative
es to Hold Mass Meeting
at Court House.

The local staff of the Metropolitan
life Insurance company is beginning
special campaign today in the inter-
est of the sale of War Savings stamps
In Marion county. Manager George
erling of the local office, has his staff
Of six insurance men lined up ready
tor the campaign which opens this
afternoon.
An automobile belonging to F. l..
Fast, one Of the local agents, has been
decorated and made into a booth and
will be on Main street until Saturday.
Anyone desiring to purchase a stamp
from the insurance men may do so by
applying at the automobile booth.
Saturday evening there will be reg.
ular W. S. 8. thuse in front Of the
court house under their auspices. A
band has been secured to give con.
cert and there will be some short
speeches.
The Metropolitan has pledged itself
to see to 1t that $65,OOO,O00 worth Of
Thrift and War Savings stamps are
sold before the end Of the year and
every employee. of the company has
been instructed to see to it that stamp
sales are doomed and all war work is
encouraged even if they have to ne.
eject business to do it. Manager Herl.
ing is determined that Marion couu.y's
share Of the big undertaking shat be
well taken care of.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
NAN DYING FROM
PISTOL WOUND
Fred Lewis Cannot Live
Says Physician-Ante-
Norton Statement.

Indications are that Marion county
will have another murder trial for Fred
Lewis, negro. is in dying condition
today at the Fairmont hospital from
effects Of pistol wound alleged to
have been inflicted by Robert Norris,
another negro, on April is. According
to the physician at the institution
Lewis at noon was not expected to live
for more than few hours.
When word Of the seriousness Of
Lewis condition reached the ears of
Prosecuting Attorney w. R. Haggerty
and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Charles E. Miller at II o'clock this
morning they hastened at once to the
hospital and took Lewis ante-mortem
statement.
Lewis and Norris had a quarrel in
the B. G. o. freight yards and the coun.
ty officers we're taken to the spot by
an engine and placed Norris, who was
still tarrying about the placH under
arrest. Norris is reported to have
been drinking.
Norris is in jail IN default Of 81, 0r0
bond for hearing before Justice Con-
away, but upon Lewis death a muir.
der charge will be prefarre,l.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
ALL CLASS ONE
MEN FROM 700
DOWN GO soon
All Physically Fit Men May
Make Preparations to
Leave.
Toniaht,s Meetings.

An important anhoIhce cement, at
least to Class / registrants with order
number between the 600 and 700 mark,
was made at the office Of the local
draft board this morning when it was
learned that all Glass registrants,
physically qualified and not already in
service, would be included in the Sec
.ond general draft to fill the ctty's quo
ia Of SO men to Leave during five day
period beginning May rs for Camp
Lee, Va. All Glass men qualified for
service with order numbers under the
700 mark may begin to make arrange
ments to leave as 1t Is certain that
they will be called. To fill the quota
it will be necessary for the city board
to take three or four men with order
numbers above the 700 mark 1t is not
probable that any person with an or
der number above 725 will be called,
except to serve as an alternate.
The local draft board will be called
upon to furnish 20 colored men in the
second big draft exclusive Of SO white
men, making the city's quota 70 men
for the entire draft. 1t is very likely
that they will be called about three
weeks after the white men depart. The
local draft board has received on Off
cial notice of the call for 20 colored
men but is expecting this notice at any
time. It was stated at the office of
the draft board this morning that the
twenty colored men could be secured
without going above the 600 mark.
The county draft board will be
called upon to furnish Is eolored men
under the second big draft, making
their second draft quota 100 men.
Quite bit Of light was thrown upon
the county's quota and its credits in
the second draft when the official in
formation pamphlet, containing all of
these figures was received at the of.
flee Of the local draft board today.
A gross quota OF 1890 has been al.
Looted to West Virginia by the Provost
Marshal General on the second general
quota to be raised for the National
army. This state has also received
credit for army enlistments of 1929
men. There has been apportioned to
each local board, in proportion to DOB.
ulatton under it's jurisdiction. it's
share Of the gross quota and Of the
credits. s,,',Ss...
Marion county's gross quota is 4s1
men. Credits for 1875 enlistments
bring this quota down to 365, which is
apportioned to the county boards as
follows: Board No. /, 1913 men; Board
No. 2, 237 men. The Fairmont draft
board has furnished 4s men IN special
calls since the ffr&t general draft,
bringing the city quota down to IS
men. The county board has furnished
IS men in special aclls, bringing its
quota down to 100.
The Farmont board will furnish its
IS men as follows: White, So: col.
ored. 20. The county board will fur.
nish their 100 men - follows: White.
las; colored, 10.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
FOUR MINUTE MEN
Doing GOOD WORK
Chairman Kern Today Says
1880 People Heard Bond
Appeals

City Clerk Albert j. Kern, chairman
of the Fairmont Four Minute Men,
today orwarded his report to the chair
man Of the Four Minute Men at Wash.
ington, D. c., which deals with the
Liberty Loan campaign.
He reports the following: Speeches
made in local theatres, so; people ad-
dressed in local theatres, $4,000;
speeches made in rural districts by
Four Minute Men, %; people address.
ed in rural section, $3.50; total speech
es, rs; total people addressed, 1880;
active Four Minute Men. 25; average
number of speeches for each Four
Minute Man. 8.
During this campaign Chairman
Kern himself delivered twelve address
es. Other speakers had six and more
to their credit.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
Steel Car Crushes
Two WOODEN Cars
To KindIing
INJUREDINVOODCARS
Men Were Going From
Camp Jackson to Camp
Sewer.
lBy Associated Pressl

COLUMBUS, S. C., May 1O.-Be-
tween 10 and is soldiers were killed
and many probably were fatally in
jured when three, passenger coaches
loaded with members of the 321st
INIT. and 317th Machine Gun companies
Tell from trestle near Camp Jackson
Today.
The men had just entrained for the
lrmy cantonment at Camp Sewer,
Greenville, s. C. Nearly all Of the
men in two coaches were either killed
Dir seriously injured according to ear
" reports reaching here.
Two wooden coaches jumped the
track first and steel coach followed
and crushed them. 1t was reported
40 one in the steel coach was serious
- hurt.
A telephone message reaching this
tity at 1915 stated that between 80
and 40 bodies already had been taken
from the wreck. The soldier who
brought the report Of the wreck to
the city said he was standing at the
uuartermaster' depot when he heard
the crash of the falling cars. Calling
some officers, he hurried over to the
place and was appalled, at the specta-
Gle. The light coaches, he said, were
crushed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
C.0F C. HEARS Of
GREAT PROGRESS
PAST YEAR.
Interesting Addresses Were
Made at Annual Meet
ing.

Adequate water supply is one OF
the great advantages which the city
of Fairnont and points nearby in Ma
rion county enjoy, according to A. G..
, Polk, OF Sanderson & Porter who ad.
dressed the Chamber OF Commerce
last evening at The Fairmont when at
the annual meeting OF the Chemher
OF Commerce he explained in detail
the big power plant Of the Mononga-
hela Valley Traction Company at
South Rivesville. BE told how Fair.
mont had outgrown the plants at
cayenne and Hutchinson due to its
rapid development and explained in
detail the points Of the new power
prodcer.
The plant at South Rivesville is be.
ing built for F'airmont's distant needs.
At first 10000 kilowatts will be gen.
Grated, but provision will be made for
an additional 10000 kilowatts with
sufficient land adjoining to increase
it to $4,000 kilowatts and eventually
to 100000 kiloWatt0, rafss.M ~
The plant is placed seven feet above
The flood mark Of 1880 and the boile:
room is fifteen feet above the plant
level. The power that will be gener.
ated at this plant will also furnish
Clarksburg, Weston and. other cities
in addition to Fairmont and various
towns in Marion county
The men at the plant believe they
are doing their "bit" to win the war
declared Mr.. Polk because the power
from this plant will be used next year
to assist in coal in mining this in this
section. He congratulated The Mon.
ongahelh Valley Traction Company on
its willingness to construct & work of
such materials and tie.up OF transpor.
tation lines. They were very forum.
ate he said in securing materials and
frequently they had preferential or.
dels. only following the governments
itself. ~ = 81
]. NJ. Hartley made a report of the
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
Of the United States. which met at
Chicago the other month. He pictur.
ed the delegates as being more seri.
Gus and reserved than the usual ag.
gregation because Of the war coudl.
tons. He referred to the addresses
Of Secretary OF the Navy Daniels and
Secretary Of the Interior Lane.
T. w. Hennen made report on
the Community Savings and Loan
Company, which he said was not ex.
actly a building association or a loan
officue, but was perhaps an in between
Continued on page four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
RELIEF
REDCROSS WORK
IS IN FULL SWING
Fifteen Cases Were Taken
Care of During Month
of April.

Fifteen cases came before the Civ.
ilian Relief committee of the local Red
Cross chapter during April, according
to reports submitted at the monthly
meeting of the committee held in the
office of City Commissioner j. Walter
Barnes last evening.
This number practically trebled that
OF any previous month and already
this month in period of ten days five
cases have had attention.
1t looks as though this committee
will have its hands full during the
period of the war and following the
war the committee will be more than
busy, as then will begin reconstruc.
tton period in which the services Of
the members will be greatly in de-
mand.
A large proportion of the cases
which come before the committee con.
sist Of families who have fathers, sons
or brothers in service who are depend.
ent and are ignorant as TO how to Sc.
cure an allowance or an allotment
from the government which is their
due.
One case was cited where the head
Of family consisting of mother
and four children, from six to twelve
years, had enlisted in the service be.
ing over draft age. Neither the man
nor his family knew that the family
was due an allowance from the govern.
ment and had made no attempt to Sc.
cure one. The helpless condition of
the family was brought to the atten.
ton Of the committee, which upon in.
vestisation learned that the family
was not receiving the allotment or nj.
lowance and application was at olce
made to Washington with the result
that this family will receive the sum
of S52 90 NORTH toward its mainte.
nance. The woman of the family sat
ed that as long es she kept her health
she did not ask assistance but the
thought that she might become ill and
what would become Of her little help.
less children had caused her much
anxiety. The member Of the commit.
tee who had the case in hand relieved
the @oman's mind by telling her that
was where the services of the Red
Cross would come into play.
Another case is cited where local
boy was drafted into the service and
is now in France. He left a depend.
ent mother who is slowly dying with
an incurable disease. When the Civ.
ilian Relief committee visited this
Continued on page four.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10

The Consolidation Coal company is
out to win the war!
In order for coal operators and
miners to make a solid phalanx against
the common enemy that important
company has adopted new policy
which permits organization of miners.
The new policy has been under con.
sideration for some time but circum-
stances hurried along its adoption.
George I. Watson came here and at
meeting of lading operators at his
office last night explained the reasons
which led the Consolidation to deter.
mine upon a broader policy in regard
to employees than had existed in the
past.
The new policy means an open shop
There is only step between condi-
tons as they now exist and straight
union'sm, which is likely.
The Consolidation plans look for.
ward to miners organization on a
high basis and provides for the miners
to organize at will and removes the
barriers which have been placed in the
way OF organizers in this region in
the past.
The other coal operators OF the Fair.
mont district are likely to follow the
CONSULTATIONS lead. although there
mas been no announcements as vet.
The Hutchinson Coal company al.
ready has mines in the Kanawha dis.
trtct OF West Virginia and in Ohio
where the regions are organized.
The reversal of policy on the part
OF the Consolidation seems to he
made with the right spirit. There is
20 hesitancy about viewing things
along broader lines than in years gone
by when the country was not at war.
The Fuel Administration is receiv.
ing the hearty support of both coal
miner organizations and coal operator
organizations and while it took no mart
IN the controversy between labor ana
mine operators 1t die insist that there
should be no discrimination, which led
to the decision of the Gonsolidatiop to
Continued on Page Four)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
CONSOE MINES
TO Be RUN ON
OPEN SHOP PLAN
New Policy Announced to
Operators of Region by
Geo. T. Watson.
Get Together
Spirit Necessary
to Win the War

George T. Watson vice president
OF the Consolidation Coal Company
who brought word of the new poll,
cy OF that organization, this morn.
ing said:
THE war has changed every.
thing. The get together spirit is
in the air. Labor and active cap.
ital are working together in the
cause of winning the war. Real
democracy is sure to triumph.
1.-THE Consolidation Coal Compa.
ny heads have been engaged on a
get.together plan with its men for
some time. The present action is
not exactly sudden though the de.
termination to put it into effect
came very suddenly, without giving
the opportunity for general consul.
tation that would have been prefer.
red.
1.-THE coal industry has never had
a clear sky until now. It has been
handicapped by conditions which
are being remedied by the cooper.
alton Of employer and employed
with the United States Fuel Admin.
istration."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
DR.. Basil Heron
Called into Service

Or. BasiI Heron. dental surgeon
with offices at 3O2 Main street has
been called to the service ard will
report at Fort Oglethorpe, Ca. MAY
-. He will leave this city about May
He will enter the service as a lieu.
tenant in the medical reserve. His
wife, formerly Miss Helen Barnes will
Join him at the southern cantonment
at later date.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
Hoodsville Has War
Bread Demonstrated

One of the best war bread demon.
STATIONS given thus far in the county
by Miss Blanche e. Price, county
home demonstration agent, was Vel
terday afternoon at the home Of Mrs
E. ]. Parker at HoodsyilIe. TWeniy
five members Of the Woman's clut
of that place were in attendance. The
food demonstrated was served as te
freshments.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
BRITISH NAVY AGAIN SUCCESSFULLY RAIDS SUB BASE
MANY SOLDIERS KILLED IN TROOP TRAIN WRECE
Battle Bulletins
tBy Associated Press>

PARIS, May 1o.- Six German
aeroplaneS were brought down
yesterday by sub-Lieut. Rene
Fonck, the War office announces.
PARIS, May to.-French troops
yesterday captured GrieVesnes
park, five miles northwest Of
Montdidier, the War office an
nounees. The French took 25s
prisoners. They organized their
new positions Notwithstanding
German resistance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10

Entsrtalnment at W. r. White School.
Uncle Sans Visit" a musical play
viii be 10c and zoe. The proceeds to
White school on Wednesday, May Is,
1918 at eight O'Clock. The admission
will be DC and zoe. The proceeds to
be used for the Edison purchased last
yeaPs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10
Cruiser Vindictiye,
Concrete Filled,
Sunk There
COMPLETE SUCCESS
Second Raid on Belgian
Coast Was Great Sur
prise. 3
(Ry Associated Press)

LONDON, May 19,-9ghe. German
submagine base Of ostend on tie
gtan coast has been Blocked Is III
result o IA new rata by British naval
forces, the Admiralty announces.
The obsolte cruiser Vindicttve f)sledt
with concrete has been sunk aero
the entrance to the harbor. Tha
ish lost one motor boat. Their
ualties were Light. The statement ~
lows:
Operations designed ID, close shs
port OF 0stend and zeehFugge
successfully completed last .niaiiit II
the obsolete cruiser Yindieti9e ~
sunk between the pier sand aero
the entrance to ostend's haFhor.
Since the attack on the
on April %, the Vindictiva lad heeIl
filled with concrete and fitted a.
block ship for this purpose. Our
ualties were light.
DOVER, Eng, May 1O.-The diei
ion to send the vindictiye to ostend
was made few days after her return
to the zeebrugge raid and the tasl;
Of filling her with concrete was Sc
gun Immediately.
AS in tn Joint raid on the zeebr4t gs
and ostend this latest British naval
exploit was kept we'll guarded ss
cret.
AS an evidence Of this it Is recalled
that after the battle SCARED cruiser
returned from the zeebrugge and tir.
gent requst was made that she ba
sent up the Thames to London feY
public view. The authorities aid NOT
encourage the proposal and tn agitas
ton subsidized. All the time the old
vessel was being overhauled for heI
last voyage.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-05-10

LONDON, May 1O.-The British
have recaptured a small portion
Of front trench northwest Of Al
bert, which the enemy gained
yesterday It is announced Off
fiaIIy. The statement follows:
1.-THE small portion Of our front
trench northwest Of Albert gained
by the enemy as a result Of his
attacks yesterday morning was re.
captured by US during the evening
by counter attack, We took a
few prisoners. The hostile artiI.
Iery was active last night In the
valley Of the Somme and Ancre
rivers and at distant points on the
Lys battle front"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-05-09


you thema ALL they all makesu perca-s
In your experience that theory doesn't hold.
S
We claim anything prove
A av ben fact no wye 11g sy m an 1 Ts that has
Maxwell claims therefore claims ordinary
mentso o. fa-provn
They every
Maxwell every minute under observation the A A. officials
That still remains worlds reliability
That particular about all
things long speed
Just consider a. days and nights without
that by $4,000 car but by stock model Maxwell listing $685.
perhaps high powered priced
continental trip made % miles average period of five days and eleven
Yo no auomo6us Uas the e se gays the 0F OF q
comparison grounds speed
Proves don't need than $825 obtain all the qualities
oE THAT Ms h0noe @ n not on IN n but rough
condition great
would @ % ont Of the c Los f Are t o fs
a. days nights continuous running she was Started again and off on
thousand mile aunt to visit various Maxwell dealers.
precision certainty brought
of applause the thousands
mbing?ths practically
especially in the West where the real hills
The Mount Wilson record and onaf
ago 2cyinder by
So Maxwell still holds the Mount Wilson honors
Ready defend all
stock special chassis.
Economy-aso a matter of
Thousands of Maxwell United
averaged 2e4 miles per gallon of gasoline
Of
driving their Maxwels
they kinds were
Good roads and bad level and mountainous
sunshine and ranaphat and mud
a 2o4 miles galon
economy you average diving coadiGno
laboratory
bliy and all in the I'm.
averaged D. miles per gallon and rs miles per hour
sovspedcosed throttle thin mixture conditions
building adjusting
for that condition.
Speed by building for Any do
reliability
Arizona republican., 1918-01-15
FUNSTON b0YS
 VERY GRATEFUL

As an interesting evidence that the boys in the cantonments on their way to the front appreciate the thoughts of the people back home, a member of the executive committee of the Arizona Council of Defense received recently letter from a captain in one Of the batteries at Camp Funston, from which the following is quoted:
 Your generous Christmas gifts for the men of this organization were de- livered today and very materially helped to brighten this, the first Christmas of the war. A few men were able to go home, but among the many who had to remain in camp there would certainly have been many lone some and dejected ones had it not been for the thoughtfulness of such kind and generous persons as you who showered the camp with gifts. While our men are not much given to self pity they could not help feeling. on Christmas day so far from home, the sacrifice they are making and are to make; but when the folks at home so