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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

"Y" work extended among his troops
also on the ground that it strengthened
morale and so helped to win the war. A
few "Y" men were sent to Russia and
kept there at the express wish of Presi-
dent Wilson. And SO effective has their
Allies that the Germans started spe-
cal propaganda charging that the "Y"
is "capitalistic organization seeking to
exploit Russia"
The Frenchman on furlough goes
home; the Englishman leaps for the
first boat across the Channel But the
American boy, 5000 miles from the
folks he loves, has no home to turn to.
And furloughs are sometimes dangerous
to homesck boys in a foreign land.
But the "Y' has thought of furloughs.
Away back from the firing line, at AK
les-Bains and other attractive points in
France, the "Y" has rented great sum-
mer hotels. They have no tourists in
these grim days, and the owners were
glad enough to rent them for the use
of the American boys.
Here, in the beautiful country, with
tennis and swimming pools, and billiards,
and baseball, and clean beds and plenty
of war baths your boy may spend his
furlough After the trenches it seems
like heaven-which means that it's al
most like home.
1t costs lot of money to rent these
great resorts, and to send to the boys
the best preachers, lecturers, actors and
motion picture films in America. But
there is not man in America who
thinks that the best is too good for our
boys on furlough-not if one of the boys
is HIS boy.
Prison camps are bitter places; they
would be far worse were it not for the
work Of the Red Cross and the Red Tri-
angle. From the very beginning of the
war "Y" secretaries have been carrying
on their work among prisoners. That
work still goes on, though in Germany
it is now carried forward, by Dutch and
Swiss "Y" men and through other neu-
trail agencies, such as the Danish Red
Cross; but it is all financed by American
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
America Has Not Forgotten Her Men Are Human
Beings First
Beings First

and hereditary tyranny; and it is I'M
doubtedly that clear principle which
gives our forces their sparkling and yet
austere bearing.
1t is all better, the soldiers, the sailors
and the war; and the civilian popula-
ton, democracy, is enormously improved.
The ignorant and selfish attitude of old
days, the cold preying on simple men,
banished by a nation determined, with
such cause and such splendid troops, to
see that the "boys" had every reason to
believe that their supreme service was
understood and supported to the last dol
lar and breath of patriotism
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
\ Hut Every
~ Creed's Church

At the opening of one of the big huts
a Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi and
ministers of ten different Protestant de-
nominations took part. In France many
a hut is used by priest for mass, and
by the rabbi and the Protestant chap
lain, all within forty-eight hours. There
are no creeds at the battlefront; priest
and rabbi and minister work side by side
and the hut is the soldiers church
for all.
The "Y" makes no effort to force
religion on any man; no such effort is
necessary. At the front, where boys are
face to face with the great realities,
they turn eagerly enough to men who
can talk to them of big things in a
manly way. Surely 100000 is little
enough to spend next year in maintain
ing the soldiers church.
WHAT am going to do when the war
is over?" That is the question that
thousands of the boys are asking; they
do not want to lose these years; they
want to be equipped to hold better jobs
after the war than they had before.
So the hut becomes the soldiers COL
lege, under the direction Of such men as
Professor E. H. Wilkins, of the Univer-
sity of Chicago; and Professor A. c.
Trowbridge, of Iowa State University.
DR.. Arson Phelps Stokes, secretary of
Yale University, spent months in France
laying out comprehensive plan for
making every hut school house; and
Professor F. E. Spaulding has given up
his work as superintendent of the public
schools of Cleveland to become the "Y's"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Welcome Unity Idea
THE Young Mems Christian

THE Young Mems Christian
l. Association, the "Big
Brother of seven organiza-
tions associated in the United
War Work Campaign, well
comes the unity idea because
OF a belief that the strong will
be enabled to help the weak.
1t is in the interest of the coun.
try; it is in the interest of mil
lions of men under impossible
strain; it is in the interest of
winning the war that every one
or the organizations which is
serving the troops be made as
strong as possible. No one of
them alone can meet the tre-
mendous situation. The Y. nj.
{. A. will continue the service
in home camps and overseas
which require a personnel of
more than 10000 men and
women, more than six hundred
motor trucks, and the expendi-
ture of $1OO,OOO,OOO during
the second year of the war to
provide recreation for the
lighting men and keep up their
mnraIa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
4 Change
In Community Life

w hen the representatives of War CAM
Community Service first arrived in Au
Camp Town the commercial amusemsa.
mouse was usually the chief place of enter
talnment open to the enlisted man. Bsfer
the camp came the average citizen pstron.
lzed these amusements only occasionally
he found his recreation in attending lodge
meetings, church sociables neighborhM
parties and family gatherings. He bad
gwen much thought to the question
entertaining the transient--the person VII
could not at once become a part Of thsE
clal life of his town. He had thought ofia
problem in the large perhaps once in BIZ
llte-as a member of the entertsinmsE
committee of a Labor Day celebration
when. over his printed name, he had con-
mltted the community to sixteen hours
unrestrained hospitality to any and oil eut
of7town guests who would succumb to ns
lure of his alliterative appeal. BE remsn
bered with anxiety how the ingenuity Of ha
community had been taxed to provide enter
tainment enough to keep four hundred PEI
pie amused from the time the 500 aFrFt'
IN the morning until the II :56 pulled ou u
night. For the other 360-odd days Q! ~
year the average citizen had left the a'h
sieut to the mercy of the commercial snuse
ment manager.
When the government revealed its pAh
establish military and naval training sts'An
throughout the country there was hulr'"
influx into many camp towns OF e''s
and vulgar amusements. The problem :"
providing recreation to 10000 or nas
transient visitors was larger than BE-
towns were able to solve alone. They ~
neither the powers to control undssans'
attractions nor facilities to provide w.
quate entertainment. A street caih'-
which came to one Southern camp w.
featured gambling devices, hoochi-Ae'',,..
show, peep" tent, and coarse im'es'.
OF Barbary Coast dances. This pafA'.'-
aggregation was practically ifan''a
group of prostitutes and traHlckeis
prostitution. parading as professions
tertainers. :.
When War Camp Community SER. ~,
went into the camp towns these a'tis s,..;s
left. For them were substituted a'as.
of all sorts, diversified entertainA' '.,s
pageants, festivals, parties, dances II.
mobile rides, sightseeing excursions IL
mics, concerts and wholesome com"''
amusements at reduced prices. =
Americas outdoor sports requ" IA.
abundance of space and air. Given =,
the average American-reared MAJ ~
amuse himself at baseball, foqtoai',, q
ball, tennis and their kindred ou'''"
energy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
EDUCATIONAL director over there.

educational director over there.
Glasses in French, in history, mathe-
mates and other high school and college
courses are held. Every month hundreds
of lectures are given by men like Will
lam Howard Taft, John Mase6eld, DR..
John H. Finley, Professors William Nor
ris Davis, Of Harvard; w. W. Atwood,
of Harvard, and j. w. Garner, Univer-
sity of Illinois. Besides these there are
almost nightly lectures by prominent
Americon business men to keep the boys
from losing touch with business life.
The monthly attendance of soldiers
and sailors at these lectures averages
more than 100000.
In one week in France the "Y" had
actors and actresses appearing in its
huts whose combined weekly salaries at
home would amount to $4,000. Twenty
five companies of players and 100 indi-
vidual players travel the "Y" circuit all
the time. If you figure only two shows
week on the averave and estimate them
at only SO cents apiece, your boy is get
ting $50 worth of good and wholesome
entertainments in the Hut Theatre.
You know what relief the movies are
after the strain of a business day. Sup
pose you were coming out from under the
strain of days in the trenches, your
mind filled with visions that chung in
spite of your effort to shake them off.
Imagine the joy of meeting Douglas
Fairbanks and Mary Pickford and Char
lie Chaplin then! The "Y" is the great
est exhibitor of motion pictures in the
world to-day. Every week boats bear
ing more than fifteen miles Of film set
sail for Europe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

United States provided for the masses of
men suddenly gathered about towns and
cities with no accommodations for such
huge invasion. Clubs were organized for
officers and men, good. reasonably priced
food was made possible, information
booths established, entertainments con-
Quoted, invitations secured for dinner
with private families, and dancng-not
only the time and the place, but the
pretty girl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

funds. If your boy is taken prisoner
he will find "Y" man in his prlsvi.
camp. The packages that you send to
him will get through to their destina-
ton if there is any human way of man
aging it. Your hand stretched out
through the long arm of the "Y" will be
doing for him, wherever he is in Eu-
rope, the things that you would do if
YOU were with him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Organization Is Fitted
~ TOR his Task

This is very heartening. The improve
ment, too, goes far below the surface; the
men are different--or such, at least, is
the report-and the reason for Amer
ica's warfare has justice beyond all
mere former conquest or aggression. It's
single purpose holds the aspirations of
an entire earth sick of brutal oppression
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Y" Hut Home for Two Million Americans in France

three-sided development of the strong
mantle physical, the intellectual and
the spiritual; in other words, symbolic
Of the influence of the best American
homes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

the 'Y" to add this extra 10 per cent.
to the fighting efficiency of our armies;
TO maintain that indefnable quality
which wins wars-MORALE.
The "Y'' has built 538 huts of various
designs in American environments; and
in France the number is larger already
and is growing at the rate of hundred
a month. If they were gathered to-
gether they would make quite city.
And besides these, there are "huts" in
cellars and dug-outs, right under the
guns in France; for the "Y" follows the
bows straight up to the trenches.
In some of the French towns, where
the BOYS are billeted in barns and ware
houses, the hut is the only place where
thew can be warm or write letter.
Coal was $50 ton in those towns last
winter, but the ''Y" kept the hut fires
burning. Every day 100000 letters
arc written on "Y" stationery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
By Bruce Barton

Lieutenant Colonel E. S. Wheeler
in a report to General Pershing in
May, 1918, said:
"There Is no one factor contribut-
ing more to the morale of the Amer
lean army in France than the Y. M.
c. A. The value of this organization
cannot be overestimated. Give me
600 men who have Y. M. c. A.
rather than 1000 who have none,
and l will have better fighters every
time"
General Pershing directed that
Colonel Wheeler's letter be sent to
the Y. M. G. A. officials, and himself
added this comment:
"The conclusions and opinions of
Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler are con-
Cured in by these Headquarters"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

me men who are happy and
entertained can Outright ten
who are homesick and lone
some. 1t is the business of
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08

cS, OF which tao thirds, or SECS, AZ. 900.
~ss for ordinary war expensss. and
$sso.1p.uuv was in loans 20 allied soy-
~rnments. Corresponding expenditures
were si. .,sO. o.. 90 in January. 81. .io5.-
wp.n" in D~c~mber. and $s>2 .uO. % ~ in
November.
The net balance in tl.e general fun
Was s~eiies. today 10 $f.S.s. .as; -.
the billion dollar mark for the fir,t time
since the middle OF ID, cemt.er. by the in
How of So .up.uD from sale of c~rt,fi.
Gates OF Indebtedness Of ia. current
scco.""."o block. will close next Tu-s-
day More than four fifths of this hus,
government working fund wss d,stribu-
ted throughout she country in deposito<y
bonds. - that there wAs no big sccumu-
istion Of idle dollars in the tressary.
The total essh assets OF the govern.
ment today were $4.Os- .sIY. .54s. which
included e.. soi. lS5. $40 gold. x4sI .6ss.
S5' SILVER and the bslanse Of the general
fund
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
JOHN JOHNSON Is STILL
SAFE IN MASSACHUSETTS
Federal Commissioner Refuses TO
Return Him to CharIes:or.
Appeal Will be Esken.

BOSTON, Feb. -. -Tne r,4iu,-~t of the
federal authorities of Wet Virginia fo,
the return o. that state of John Johnson.
colOred. In iicted TOR violation II the
Mann Act, ~As drniei by Commissioner
Hayes today The government .nnonnc-
ed that the case wouid be appealed IN
the district court
Johnson VA srrs--t..,i here = ,ri,. Month.
sso - iugutte. charged ~itb assault
on q Whit girl ~ Charleston. Governor
Mccall. however. declined o. honor
regni-ition ~-ke'i for ~ G0vernor Corn
veil II West Virgins and b, VA rrle.s-
ed. The federal indictment on which he
wss arrested latsr -et forth tnat he had
transported y lith t'odi,ey. white wsman.
from Charleston o. Cstiett.lurg. Ky
for immoral purpp-e-.
The i,ond on ~hich Johnson a.. -
les-ed after bis arrest would i,e continuei-
Commissioner iIaye- snn0unce,i I,endins
the appeal, shich - bs--d ou his refusal
% receive sfiidsvit- from citizens Of W~t
Virgins. These relsted o. Johnson's
claims that he Wa in Charleston 1t the
time the government charsed he va IN
Kentucky With the Godley woman.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
NEW YORK WORLD N
EDITORIAL ON JIM
CROW DEMOCRACY

The Jim-cro~ car laws Of the South@r u
states requiring one car for white p..oplr
and another Tor colorei are IN danger of
being made inoIerstive il sections be
comes effective.
The following editorial from the New
York World 10 one Of tile h..t .t.unch
friend of Justice and fair play IL has ry, .
published
JIM CROW DEMOCRACY.
According 70 reports from Washing
ton. various Democratic congressman Arr
dubious about the administration rail
road bill, becsuse they fear the proposed
Legislation with the jim-crow laws of th.
south. That 10 about what might
have been expected
The Democracy Of the South 10 large
y . Jim-Crow Democracy. Nothing
else matters much. To keep tha Neyr
from voting. tile tifteenth Amendment
has been nuIliked. To keep the Negro
sober in order that lac will work mcrs
steadily. the South proposes to fastrn
prohibition upon the rest of the country
To keep the Negro out of the white mans
rsiiroad cars 10 = subj-cr that would
naturally appeal 10 the average southern
Democrat. Ii Represents the one poliH-
cal principle To which he consistsntly nd
hears II Jim-crowism 10 menscsd in
any way 10y the sdministrat'on's railroad
bill. Southern Democracy in Oongre-s
can be counted on to jpin hands with
Ud Guard kepubicsnism in the N,rth
u hold uP the measure. Whatever ellie, 6
delay may have on winning the war.
Making the world safe for Democracy
Is not hall 80 important as Keeping the
South sale for Jim Crowisrn."
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
COMPENSATION
COMMISSIONERS
MONTHLY REPORT

CHARLESTON, W. Va, March ; -
Forty seven persons were killed in the
industries Of the state during the past
month. The deaths were distributed
among the foIlo~ibg industries: Goa
mining, % deaths; lumberng, 4; c'sy
products, metal working. q, public
utilities. 2, ~srehouses. ! CONTRACTOR.
explosives. \.
The number Of injuries reported 10 the
state Compensation Commissioner du-
ring the month were - foIlo~s. CosI
mining, 773; lumtering. ~; minisg, ~
elusive OF cosi ~; clay produces, 81
metal working, "a; chem cal plsns, 81;
textiles. %. warehouse, s: public utiI-
ities, IIs. contractors. I0z: printers, 10;
food products, :; miscellaneous. :; total
numbsr Of injuries reported for moi On
i,os2. The number Of application msds
Tor swards lOompsnsstion and Medical }
vsss l.sl<.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
PRES. WILSON LISTENS;
SURPASSED A! LYNCH|NG;
CONSIDERING CLEMENCY

y scr in the sins'e state of Trnnes>e
within nine months tho burning st
Memphis. Tenn. at Dyrr-i,ur~, Tenn.
and only last week ~ f-till Springs.
Tenn. where "A Negro charg,-i with the
killing of two mrn wa- tortured With red
not mons. then saturated with oll and
burned tn death heior,. a crowd of Amer
lean men. women AMI children. And
We ask that you. who have sIs,ken - no
lily to the whole world Tor th. aus. of
humanity. speak against the-r specific
wrorg-. We rralix- that your high pp-
.ition and the Tremendous moral infin-
ence winch ybu wield in the world will
give word from You grrat.r i"rce than
could come from any either -,nrcs
The President rer-lNr~i ihr ,irlrg.t...
very cordially and granted them AN au-
diencs lasting halt an lour AZ. assured
them in effect. that he would carefully
examine the record in the ease of the
condemned men aud would give the
whole matter hi- -ynpathrtIc attention.
A -urpr'-ing irrident oi ti,,. interview
Was that the President ,i,s.laf,~l that lie
had n'd heard an, ,tliine ai.,lt fi. k-tll
Springs burning lie A-krf th,. com
mitt-- Z" tate the is,.t- faf nlin which
the cpmnntter dii Iil.. President .x-
pr---sd tihr "pini"n th-; i,. ...4.I hardly
ieli-ve ~ true that -u,h q thins had
happened
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08

Hanson, the nlnms>s eject Of Of which
will be . bsessr Williamson.
The following od,csn were elected:
q. W. Foy. chairman; L. 8. Camp
bell. secretary.
Program Commitsss-R- W. Austin,
p W. Watts, DIR. H. +. Kineslov,
chairman
Receiving Oommitsss-O. II. Morris.
R. B. Hill.
Refreshment Oommittee--J. J. Holly,
w. :. Speiehu, r. W. Wssss. chairman. D.
The second meeting OF the club va
held Monday night March 4sh, with the
following program rendered:
Song. America. led BY y. Ii. Morris.
Prayer, BY r B. Hill.
Businsss Of Club.
Addrso-Subject, "Eficiency," by
DIR. r. @ Warren.
Discusionr on address limited to
three minutes.
Refreshments served during which
time current news Items we're read and
discussed.
All men are cordially invited TO attend
rhese meetings-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
UNITED SUPPLY
COMPANrs STORES
Cosduct Lively and Successful Ten
Days Sale Of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps-.Two Popular
Ladies Win Prizes.

The United Supply Compsny's Eight
stores at and near Gary, w. Va, and
Gary Drug Store under direction o.
Claude Boughn r. general superintend
ent. run q special ten day sale Of Thrift
and War Savings Stamps recently. Quite
a rivalry shown By all the stores, escb
one trying ~ lead in sales. A report
vss recsived ct the main office at Cary
each day and then the daily standing of
the clerks and stores ~ss telephoned 10
and posted at each store Alec quite o
rivalry existed between ell clerks. O.
Mr.. Bouebner offered . prize OF o filed
Thrift Stamp book IN the two clerks lead
ing in sales.
Total sales for ten days. t6.sIs. ~
Average daily sale o9I 90
Thorpe store lead in sales Of 3,17e on
Mis- Louise Arovood Of
Thorp store, let prize. sales /, ,64s %
Averase daily ssfss 164 o.
Miss Pearl Daniel. Answslt
store, End prize, sales I.264. q.
Aversge daily ssles I26 OO
Ansvslt store, the smallest store the
company o~pes, vas second In total sales
All the eight ssores of the company
vill carry . stock OF Thrift and War
saving stamps for the convsnisncs o,
their customers.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
GOVERNOR SPARES LIFE
OF CONDEMNED SLAYER
Commutes q Sentence of Death 10
Life Imprisonment--Herman
NorviI 10 the Man.

CHARLESTON. w Va. Feb. 2s.-
Herman Norvil, colored, under sentence
70 he hanged at the state penitentisry
March - for the murder Of Will James,
II which he pleaded guilty and was sen.
t-nced by the criminal court Of McDov.
ell county in January. today was shown
executive clemency by Governor Corn.
we'll ~ the extent ~ receiving a cornmu
tstion Of bIs sentence u life imprison
nent.
Governor Corn~el's action IN show
Ing clemency m Norvirs case folIoxee
an examination into the sanity of th.
Negro by the governors direction by th.
prison physician and Dr. John a. Petit
of the Weston state Hospital for the in
sane, both physicians having reporteC
that the condemned man 10 insane
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
THIS IS RAT
KILLING WEEK
Rodents Are More Menace to I ood
Cssservasios Than UaIeyaI
Wastefulness.

beginning March has been design stssi
~ rat killing week" by the agricultural
departments at Ws.hir stDn AMI Charles
ton and has been set a-ide A. the week
when every person oi the ~hols. country
should at least strive to till thrir pro
rata "i the rat- anil ui.-, OF the country.
Ia ~ e-timsted tilat n-Arly ~ many
rats and nIce exi-t In the United State.
~ there are I's-"pl~. AMI a.. government
gives the population "i tic country AT
i'1, 1,Vs'.'vi. and be a that half ~ manv
rats and mice exist. plAcs~ the hynre AZ
-. .vp.uD. Nov. tisess little animals mr..
practically ~ no nee st all t. the human
race. still they are being fed from tho
barns, storrhouses and Kitchens Of the
people OF this country. 5tsrstics show
that one RAJ ~iil consume sboet Is worth
OF provisions during uls yesr. and ~ there
are ~. 10000 ~ them the Astounding
figure of s2'ss. .5cD.oo worti.1 of food !.
~ nuslly consumed and nothing e. show
for IT,
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-08
C0lORED
SOLDIERS
THANK GOVERNOR CORNwELI
FOR SECURING TRANSFER
--WRnES LETTER.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Feb. 2s.-
Several coiorsd soldiers who was trsin-
ing ss Damp Lee desired to be tran.-
ferred 20 Camp Meade and Gov. John
Oornwell wss interested in the matter
and secured their eransfer. In exprr<s-
ing their spp<cias,ons live OF the men
wrote the following letter:
''Bstserv q, ISL F.A,
Camp Meade. Nd.
February IA. 1918
Gov. John J. Oornweli.
Charleston. w. Va.
Our Dear Sir:
We have been trsnsferrd to this camp
aud placed in the S5lst p. A. Regiment.
and will say that we are well pleased
with this branch of the service and aiso
with the general conditions in the camp.
We want to thank you on the part OF
the West Virginia drsit-e- for what you
have done in the way OF having No trans
ferred here. We feel that it was due
largely TO jour indusnce that We we're
able TO secure . transfer
We have just sssn An account stating
that the West Virginia boys will lie sen,
10 Camp Meade. We are very proud to
know that and feel that was through
Jour efforts that the color,d drafts~. will
b sent here.
Thanking you again TOR your very kind
consideration.
Very truly yours.
Lyman Connor,
Elliott Fsirfsx,
Leonard Hughes,
James K Lipscomb,
William Washington" Z"
Governor Oornwell replied ~ follows:
February IL. 1918.
Mr.. Lyman Connor,
Bat. q, 35ist r. A,
Camp Meade, Md
My dear sir:
have youn Of the l4th instant signed
BY you and four other boys and AN glad
10 know thss.y are sAtished with your
present situstion. It 10 very gratifying
10 me that | have been Of some service
10 you.
Yours very truly,
JOHN J. CORNWELL.
Governor "