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the enemy with whom they had to
deal.
Perhaps the Germans did not ac-
tually have advance information of
1.-THE arrival of this first detachment
of our, destroyers; but they certainly
did display remarkable skill in di-
vining what was to happen. At least
it was a remarkable coincidence that
for the first time in many months a
submarine laid a mine field directly
off the entrance to Queenstown the
day before our ships arrived. Soon
afterward parent ship of the de-
stroyers arrived and encountered the
same welcome, and soon after that
a second parent ship found a similar
mine field awaiting her arrival.
The news that our destroyers had
reached Queenstown actually ap-
peared in the German papers several
days before we had released 1t in
the British and American press.
Thanks to the vigilance and efficiency
of the gallant British mine-sweepers,
from all these preparations. for the
channel was cleared of German mines
before our vessels reached port
While some of the officers of my
staff were dining with Admiral Bayly
the night before the destroyers ar
rived, the windows were shaken by
heavy explosions made by the mines
which the sweepers were dragging
out. Admiral Bayly jokingly re-
marked that it was really a pity to
interfere with such a warm welcome
as had apparently been planned for
our crusaders. Even the next night,
while the destroyer officers were din
ing at the Admiralty House, several
odd mines exploded outside the chan
mel that had been swept the previous
day. This again impressed our men
with the fact that the game which
they had now entered was quite a
different affair from their peace time
maneuvers. Admiral Bayly could not
resist having his little joke with the
Americans.
\ X X
The Germans at that time were
jubilant over the progress of their
submarine campaign and indeed, they
had good reason to be. The week that
our first flotilla reached Irish waters
their submarines had destroyed 240,-
900 tons of allied shipping; II the
sinking kept up at this rate 1t meant
losses of 100000 a month and an
early German victory.
In looking over my letters of that
period. l find many references that
picture the state of the official mind.
All that time 1 was keeping closely in
touch with Ambassador Page, who
was energetically secondlng all my
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tions any definite plan or tactics, and
advised our commanders also to guard
against any regularity of movement;
they should never. for example, pa
troll from one corner to another Of
their assigned squares in the sub
marine zone. or adopt any other uni
form practice which the enemy might
soon perceive and probably take ad-
vantage of.
At the very moment that Admiral
Bayly was giving these impressive
instructions the submarine campaign
had reached it's crisis; the fortunes of
the allies had never struck so low a
depth as then. An incident connected
with our arrival, not particularly i'm
portant in itself, brought home to
our men the unsieeping vigilance Of
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Admiral Bayly was SO retiring and
so modest that he seemed almost to
have assumed these exterior. traits to
disguise his real nature. When our
men first met the admiral they saw
man who would exact their last
effort and accept no excuses for fail
ure; when admitted to more intimate
association, however, they discovered
that this weather-beaten sailor had
a great love for flowers, for children,
for animals, for pictures. and for
books: that he was deeply read in
general literature, in history and in
science. and that he had knowledge
of their own country and its institu-
tions which many of our own officers
did not possess.
Americans have great reason to be
proud of the achievements of their
naval men. and one of the most
praiseworthy was the fact that they
became such intimate friends Of ADJ
miral Bayly. For this mans nature
was so sincere that he could never
bring himself to indulge in friend
ships which he deemed unworthy.
he told them bluntly that any sue
cess he and they might have in get
ting on together would depend entire-
ly upon the manner in which they
performed their work. Il they &C
quilted themselves creditably. well
and good; if not. he should not hesi-
tate to find fault with them. 1t Is
thus a tribute to our offers that, in a
very short time. they and Admiral
Bayly had established relations which
were not only friendly but affection
ate.
rived at Queenstown most of the Britt
ish destroyers left to reinforce the
hard-driven fiotillas in the channel
and the North sea, so that the de-
stroyer forces under Admiral Bayly
became almost exclusively American.
ships and their men with the jealous
eye of a father. He always referred
to his command as "my destroyers"
and my Americans" and woe to any
one who attempted to interfere with
them or do them the slightest injus-
tice! Admiral Bayly would fight for
them, against the combined forces of
the whole British navy. like a tigress
for her cubs He constantly had q
weather eye on Plymouth, the main
base of the British destroyers. to see
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Americans and British Get Togethe-nteres Of Navy and
Populace in Our Travelling Feminine Destroyers
Americans Taken Under Admiral Bayeys Dection-Friendshp
Which Grew Up Between Them-"Get- Together" Spirit
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The Victory at Sea & e. A1 $sas:

efforts to bring more American ships
across the Atlantic. $500.
Il inclose herewith a letter on the
submarine situation" wrote to Mr..
Page about this time. II think I have
made 1t plain therein that the allies
are losing the war"
1T remains fact,".I wrote our ams
bassador in another letter, that at
present the enemy is succeeding and
that we are failing. Ships are being
sunk faster than they can be replaced
by the building facilities of the world.
This simply means that the enemy is
winning the war; There is no mys.
. terry about that. The submarines are
rapidly cutting the allies line Of com.
munication. When they are cut, or
sumciently interfered with. we must
accept the enemy's terms" -
Six days before our destroyers mt
In at Queenstown I sent this message
to Mr.. Page:
Allies do not now command the
sea. Transport of troops and supplies
strained to the utmost and tho MAIN
tenance of the armies in the field is
threatened" ~iN - Il
Such, then. was the situation when
our little destroyer flotilla first went
to sea to do battle with the subma-
rine
Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly. who now
became the commander of the Amcri-
can destroyers in Queenstown, so far,
as their military operations were con-
cerned. had spent fifty years in the
British navy. This ripe experience,
combined with great natural genius
Tor the sea, had made him one Of the
most efficient men in the service. In
what have already said may have
given a slightly false impression OF
the man: that he was taciturn, that
he was generally regarded as a hard
taskmaster. that he never made
friends at the first meeting, that he
was more interested in results than
in persons-all this is true; yet these
qualities merely concealed what was
at bottom. generous, kindly, and
even a warm-hearted character.
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AS soon as the destroyers passed
beyond the harbor defenses the dan
ger began; death constantly lay be-
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15
The Monroe Doctrine

The Monroe Doctrine was a for
NAL notice served on the nations of
Europe by the United States that
this country would consider as un-
friendly any act by the nations of
Europe looking toward the acquiring
of more territory in the Western
Hemisphere; that this government
would resent and resist such an act.
That was enough.
There are those who express fear
that with the adoption of the League
of Nations the Monroe Doctrine will
be abrogated.
In the Covenant of the League of
Nations agree not to do that which
our government asked them not to do
and which request has been respect
ed for SO years.
The promise extends over the
world as well as to the Western Hem
isphere.
But the Covenant goes further as
regards the Monroe Doctrine. 1t spe-
officially provides:
Nothing in this Covenant shall be
deemed to affect the validity of the
international engagements, such as
treaties or arbitration or regional un-
derstandings like the Monroe Doctrine
for securing the maintenance of
peace"
BY the Covenant the Monroe Doc
trine is not weakened; it is strength
ened. 1t is given positive recogni-
ton by all Of the 46 nations in the
League.-Dearborn Independent.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

dents, are either wise enough to know
where the big news comes from or
have a special interest in the particu-
lar section where the newspaper is
published. There are not a few of
the country's biggest business men
who rely very much on the news to
be found in the small town papers,
and although they do not have the
time to read them, they have paid
employees to do their reading or de-
pend on the service of clipping bu-
reau. These clipping bureaus read
all kinds of papers and all kinds of
news they are prepared to supply
any kind of news that is printed,
and, although it may not be generally
known, they have many annual sub
scribers to their service who require
only country newspaper items deal
ing with live stock, hay, grain, dairy
ing, poultry, or such other valuable
information as can be found only in
the small town newspaper. W
Reprinting of news items of gen.
eral interest is undoubtedly as COM
mon as ever, and the exchange edi-
tors never pass up good news item,
despite the size of the newspaper
or the smallness of the town in which
the paper is printed. It's the value
of the item that counts-the value
from a human or general interest
Observation-Disclosures Auxiliary.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15
In Touch With the Farmer

Much of the biggest news of the
day comes from the farms of the
country-there is where the food that
feeds the world comes from, and
any news about the production of
grain, live stock, fruits and vegetables
is of especial interest, not only to the
home town readers, but to the whole
world. 1t is not likely that very many
editors stop to consider the. fact that
what may appear to them to be an
unimportant news item about an I'M
usual crop, about the splendid herds
of beef cattle, about the fine yields
of wheat and oats in their section,
would be a cracking good story in
the estimation of many of their read
ers.
Thousands of the biggest newspa-
pers in the country would be only too
glad to send feature writer into the
country town, to the farm or to the
dairy, to pick up and elaborate most
profusely on the countless feature
subjects that are available to the
country newspaper and not known to
the big city paper until some refer
ence is made of the facts in the small
town newspaper.
1t is true that more good, substan-
tial and more appreciated news comes
fro mthe farm and the small town
that's the life of the nation-not muir
ders, robberies and the scandal for
which the cities are famous. Few
readers care for the chatter that is
found every day in the big city pa
pers, outside of the national news.
Fewer readers expect or do find any
of this most important farm news in
the city newspapers.
Every country newspaper has its
small list of city subscribers. These
are people who, if not former resi-
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

to the bank, land, best of all, the
banks are seeing their relation to the
people"
1t is a system of mutual help
fulness.
"Pick up the average weekly news
paper @ even the remote rural COM
munity," says our Columbus contem-
porary, ''and you will find one or more
well written and well reasoned adver-
tisements by bank for the starting
of savings accounts
The "younthful bankers" of the
country are becoming as numerous
as the dollars they are placing to
their credit on the books of the banks
they are helping to build up.
And the dollars accumulated by
youthful thrift and business enter
prise in many community are going
far into the thousands!
These youthful penny and dollar
savers were started on the right road
by the encouragement of banks--en-
enlargement which has been an all
around great and good investment.
The Constitution recently told the
story of Texas banking institution
owned and operated by five boys, and
doing a flourishing business.
Thrift work helped them to a start
in the banking business, and bust
ness man of their community backed
them up.
They had the help of the home
banks from the start; the banks-as
The Columbus Ledger points out
chat are performing an immense ed
vocational service in this country, and
by evolution; for, first, they induce
US to take our surplus funds out of
stoves, tin cans and stockings and
put them in the bank; then they in
duce US to save more and now they
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15
The Helpful Bank

"By their advertising, banks have
performed a splendid service in teach
ing more of US to save"
That is from a thrift editorial in
The Columbus (Ga.) Ledger, which
stresses the fact that more than ever
now the people of every progressive
community are seeing their relation
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15
Clippings and Comments

That fellow was getting air like he
wants salvation. News.
A lot of things people pick up as
bargains are not worth the price, even
if there is a premium thrown in with
them,
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

1t requires two-cent stamp to car
ry letter to our next door neighbor,
only ten feet distant, when that same
two-cent stamp would carry the same
letter to the remotest bounds of Cali
fornia. And right there, that zone
system bobs up again.-Commerce
News.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

It's funny to see how hoggish some
people are when they can get some
thing for nothing. We saw this char
acteristic clearly demonstrated when
a fellow from the country drove his
car up to a free air tank, and pumped
and pumped until he bursted his tire.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

are teaching us how to produce
more"
These are some of the rudimentary
thrift lessons freely given by fnan-
cial teachers who have made good"
and who are blazing" the business
road for the youth of the country
Atlanta Constitution.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

We have a great deal of respect for
those subscribers who send in their
renewal check, or pay the spot cash
to the editor while on the streets, or
call at the office to make a prompt
settlement without forcing US to send
bills, and nag and annoy and resort
to other measures to collect subscrip-
tons. The most unpleasant work of
conducting newspaper is that of
conducting the subscription depart
ment 1t robs you of so many illu-
sions you formed in youth as to the
genuine honesty of people you have
always had the profoundest respect
for; it convinces you of the nu-
thoughtfulness of so many otherwise
affable people; and it makes you Won
der if the principles of practical Chris
tianity are really deeply implanted in
the hearts of church people who pro-
fess certain things. Commerce OBJ
server.
We trust there are not many of the
class of persons spoken of in the last
clause above in Jackson county. 1t
would make us think less of that
section to believe the people do not
appreciate paper like The Obser-
yer and man like Paul Harder.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

When newspaper gets to the
point that it is run for money, and
money first, it ought to be suspended.
-Alpharetta Free Press.
Very true, but the paper that neg
lects the money side of the PROPOSE
ton has already suspended.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-08-15

Living costs will never be reduced
until the millions who are now loafing
90 to work. If congress will devise
nEome way by which it can induce the
idle millions to go to work 1t will have
solved the high cost of living prob
lem.-Lyons Progress.
Local authorities, backed up by To-
cal public opinion, acting vigorously
in the enforcement of vagrancy laws,
could do world of good toward in
sxeasing the production of the coun-
tn from both farm and factory.
Despite the fact that the unhappy
world is receiving the assurance that
there will be no more wars, 35 differ
ent factions in Europe are still fight
ing each other. Maybe when the
League of Nations gets in good work
ing shape it will be able to force the
European factions to quit and be
good.-Lyons Progress.
A league of nations, not very we'll
organized or prepared, saved the
world from German slavery and
stopped the greatest war in the histo-
ry of the world. Is there any reason
to believe that these same nations
cannot organize and control SO as to
prevent all future wars? Those 35
fractional fights are police court af-
fairs, not real wars, and they will be
stopped.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-20

the East where they had spent their
honeymoon.
Earl McWhorter, who is located in
Clarksburg, spent the week end here
with friends.
Miss Lucille Hamilton, who is teach
ing IN the public schools at Shinns-
ton. spent the week end here with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Hamilton,
in CASTOR avenue.
Mrs. Flora Homer, Of Lumberport.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. c. U.
Henry, in Fairmont avenue.
w. B. Campbell, who is located in
Cleveland, is here spending seVcra,
days with his family in Pierpont ave
nue..
Mrs. Heber vangilder is spending
the week with relatives at Weston.
Miss Sue Simmons, of Philippi, is
the guest of Mrs. Martha Davis at her
home in Cleveland avenue.
Roecoe Reeves, who had been spend
ing furlough here with his father, j
W. Reeves, in Morgantown avenue,
has gone to Pittsburgh en- route II
New York where he will spend few
days and then will report to Fortress
Monroe, Va, where lie expects to gel
his discharge from government SER
vice.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. jenkins and the
latter's sister, Mrs. Rose Steele, LET:
last evening for Baltimore where Mrs
Jenkins will enter Johns Hopkins hos
pital for an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peddicord are
eDAnding several days in New York
city.
Mrs. Thomas Powell, of Manning
ton, was visitor in the city Saturday
having come here to see her mother
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Personal.

A son was born recently to Mr.. anu
Mrs. F. A. Wagner in Reeves avenue.
He has been named Billy.
Little Miss Christine Patton, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Patton, OF
State street, is seriously III.
Miss Lille Henderson has returned
to her home in Taylor county after
visit Of several days here with rela-
tives. Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Henderson
accompanied her home and spent the
week end.
Mrs. White, of Grafton, spent Sun
day with her son, Laban S. White and
family, in Elkins street.
Clarence Garner, who is employed
at Pittsburgh, spent the week end a.
his home in Vermont avenue.
Mrs. Willis Irons, of Colfax, has
been quite Ill the past few days.
Ralph Gwynn, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Gwynn, Of the South side, is
very i'll.
Miss Pansy Jacobs, of High street
who has been nursing patient for
several weeks at Bingamon, has re-
turned to the city.
Mrs. Killeen, of Ohio avenue, who
was operated upon at Cook hospital,
is improving rapidly.
Trueman Davis, of East Ferry street,
has been very i'll the past several days,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-20
FINANCIAL SIDE Of
CITY BALL LEAGUE
RECEIPTS for the Season Were
$780, and the Expen.
ditures S1,54O.

aow many baseballs do you think
we're batted to pieces in the city
league Just closed? According to the
report OF receipts and expenditures
lust completed by President Clevett
and Treasurer Cash, the tidy sum OF
ff2.5S was spent on the horsehids
bills during the season. Take the cur
rent quotation on base balls and fig
me for yourself the batung average
o. the various teams.
Ard the matter OF umpires. Ons
wou1d think that nearly anybody
wofid be only too willing to stand
rp behind the plate and call 'em OF
Tor the pleasure OF seeing the game
rom such reserved position. But
no. In the expenditures is listed tpa
item: Umpi1e, S231.S4.
Running base ball league Is pot
II simple an affair as might appa1r
an the surface. There is score
Keeper, and he must be fellow WI"
knows more about baseball than ti1S
fellow who wrote 1t. For the services
81 such gentleman the league lsai
season sent S4S.5v.
Nowadays when any money Is DelnE
spent Uncle Sam usually comes ~
fora share. In the city league whe9
they figured out what had been
asen in during the season they d.
severed that Samuel was entitled TO
t52. 80 Tor war tax and a check fos
hat amount was iddemiateIy turned
sPver IN the internal Revenue OtticeS
And that banquet. Every one who
was there will testify that it was one q!
~ The finest feeds ever conceived IN
the mind of epicures. Altogether IL
cost S406. so.
Total receipts for the season were
IA and total expenditures o ~ =;
s40 %, which left a balance OF $32O9l'
mis- balance vas split three ways.
500 was given to The Times Christ
mas F1nd. $40 to the Salvation Army
and S120 to the physical department
SC the Y NJ. G. A.
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Basketball League
To MeetTcnigbt

Adoption Of the Constitution and
playing rules for tie new city indus
trial basket bail league is expected
this evening TIA meeting Of the Y.
NJ. C. A. Of representatives of the
various teams entered in the league
and Physical Director Clevett Of the
Y.
Practice is already being carried or
by certaa1 members of the teams on
the Y. NJ. C. A. floor and 1t is hoped
that the first game will he scheduled
for November is and that by that
time every team in the league win ne
in fine for
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EAST SIDE
NEWS =
* the Christian Chapel.

Large crowds attended the services
at the Christian Chapel in Columbia
street Sunday to hear Evangelist
Pencil. The theme for the morning
Service was 1.-THE Tabernacle a type OF
Pattern Of the Church" This subject
VAS illustrated by the use OF charts
nd was made most convincingly plain
to ali. present. The house was filled
Tor the evening service and for more
tlian an hour the evangelist was given
lie most earnest attention while he
! discoursed on "The Story of Joseph a
Aype of Christ" This evenings sub
Type Of Christ" This evenings sub
4 question box has been placed in the
aouse and all questions found in 1t are
answered by the evangelist at each ser
ice You miss much when you miss
liese plain forcible gospel sermons
Come out tonight and hear him on
eThe Great Deliverance."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-20
HUNTINGTON NEXT
ON F.H.S. SCHEDULE
Looks Hopeless but Locals
VIII Take Their Nerve
Along.

Considerably battered and bruised
at the hands of the husky Parkersburg
eleven, Falrmont high rext Saturday
is again scheduled to go into action
again a team of University weight and
experience when Huntington high is
on the card.
Fairmont is going to Huntington
however, full Of that fighting spirit
that has more than once brought a
smaller tea mout on top, and is pre-
pared to make the river city boys WORK
their hardest to win.
The average weight Of the Hunting
ton team stripped is 152 pounds, with
Hay, a 19S pound giant at center o.
their games already played this season
Huntington has scored 127 points as
against by their opponents. This is
the record:
Huntington, 81; Gallioplis, o.
Huntington, "a; 1ronton, 0.
Huntington, 80; Morris Harvey col
lege, 0.
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Hleh School Team
Defeated on Saturday

PARKERsBURG, Oct. 2O.-A hard
played contest, resulting in a final
score of 81 to in favor of Parkers-
burg, followed the clash here Satur-
day afternoon between Fairmont High
and the local high school gridders
The visitors put up plucky fight but
were greatly outweighed.
The Rrl and White this season is
claiming to have the best high school
football team in the state and so far
the season has borne out the claim.
The lineup: