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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-24
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ed from over seas is'visiting relatives
here.
The funeral of the late Thomas Ha-
gans which took place at Dents Run
cemetery Sunday afternoon was large
ly attended.
Mrs. Esther Hawkenberry of Barns
town was visiting relatives here last
week.
Mrs. Ellen Stansberry left here last
week to spend the winter with her
daughter Mrs. Columbia Hess in Nor
! Mrs. Belle Downey of Rivesville is
visiting her sister Mrs. w. A. Fisher.
Miss Diana Henry spent the week
end with her sister Mrs. Anna Mus
grave at Hagans.
Miss Emma Brand who made her
home with her brother, Marshal
Brand at Hoult for the past year has
returned to this place and begun
housekeeping with her sister Mrs.
Rachel Henry.
Vance Tough gave an interesting
talk at the M. E. church here Sum
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-24

FUNERAL or MISS MERRI
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon over the body Of
Miss Susie Merrill, daughter Of Mrs.
Belle Merrill, whose death occurred
on Sunday morning at her home at
Riyesyille. The services which were.
conducted by the Rev. ]. B. Yoak,
were OF an impressive nature and were
largely attended by relatives and
friends. Following the services the
body was conveyed to oaklawn ceme-
tery by Undertaken Musgraye and Son
and laid to rest.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-24

day evening, relating his experience
while ii France and Germany where
ne spent is months at the front as e
truck driver with supplies. The rain
kept many at home.
Mrs. Ida Henry Of Harmony Grove
was here for the funeral Sunday.
Thos. K. Jones Of Fairmont was
here Sunday.
Jesse Champs, wife and three sons
we're guests OF George Furman and
wife Sunday evening.
Riley Huffman and wife Of Fair
mont We're visiting friends and ,rcla-
tiyes here last week.
Mrs. Rachel Polling has been visit
ing her brothers Josiah and William
at Morgantown the past week.
Mrs. Nancy Barb has been some
what indisposed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wilson have re-
turned from a visit to Morgantown
and Fairmont.
Mrs. Boyd cutlip and little daugh-
= ave
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-24

Mrs. Boyd cutlip and little daugh-
ter. Vera, are visiting the formers
aunt, Mrs. William Smith, at Ern-
shaw.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
FRAZIER EXPECTS A RAISE

Under law passed by the legisla-
ture, and which became effective about
April LIST, county commissioners are
authorized to increase the allowance
paid to county sheriffs for the board
Of Jail prisoners, and also to increase
the deputy allowances for county at
torney and sheriff.
Sheriff Frazier says that he cannot
board prisoners at Soc day apiece,
and make money at It. The new law
leaves It to the judgment Of the COM
missioners, as to the compensation to
be allowed, but the maximum price
cannot exceed 75c day, according to
county attorney Elleman.
The sheriff says that he wants ut
least 60c q day for each prisoner, as
the price of everything in foodstuhs
is so high.
"Why, we use about forty loaves
of bread every day." said Bob, @and
they cost me &c a loaf, wholesale"
In the good old days, the sheriff
made his principal bit out Of the pris-
oners' board, 'but them days are
past" added Bob, ruefully.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
NOBODY .eANTen when you
2 .Dtfkn Gray, FADED Hair
with Sage Tea

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.p1S mfxtufe VI applied win wondor-
tuR r00SGk. nY, 1hking e any drug
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-Sl0 6f-ElilSr 6tdzEimBi recipe improVOo
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r6ady q ujS. 6t voFy little cost THIS
simple mixture can b oopel404 upon
3 nssaors natural .color and beauty 70
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Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
MORE FURNISHED ROOMS

Baxter Is sadly in need Of more
light housekeeping rooms. The Citi-
zen Office is fairly swamped every
day by inquiries, and we don't know
whether It is worth while to mention
It or not.
There seems to be a'lethargic dispO-
sition on the pars Of the people here
Ia kind Of Rip VanWinkle sleep
and what TO do to arouse the citizens
70 q sense Of duty to provide for those
who have come among us, is beyond
our knowledge.
Aside from being q good business
investment, we should be loyal enough
as citizens 10 see that these needs are
provided.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
Trunk Line WIN Connect with
Baxter Springs Opens Up
Communication to the
Mine Fields

Work has started on the construc-
ton of the trunk telephone line from
Peoria to Baxter Springs, via b-Mile
creek, according to information re-
ceived from Z. M. MeCOnkey, presi-
dent Of the Peoria Telephone COM
pany. w. ]. COwen Of Peoria Is sec
retary and Luther Sullivan Of that
town Is treasurer.
Il was agreed that II the telephone
line was built that a subscription Of
500 would be placed to the credit Of
the company by the business men Of
Baxter, and this fund was raised
about ten days ago by Sergt. Jack
Twente. A check for the money was
sent today to President McConkey.
At Baxter the Peoria line viii con-
meet with the central station Of the
Home Telephone company, according
to the understanding here.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
MAINTAINING YIELD OF HAY

Mr.. J. A. Hush is q farmer who
came from Iowa about 20 years ago
and bought q farm four miles north
Of McCune. He has grown Timothy
hay most Of the time he has lived in
Kansas. / asked him how much hay
he got per acre. He replied: "When
the field ID new, I get about one ton
per acre, but the yield gradually de-
creases until in about four years / am
getting one-haK ton per acre, OF
less. But WIN have tOp-dressed q
field with well-rOtted manure, the
yield Of an old Timothy meadow has
been doubled. Usually, the meadow is
plOwed DIP when the yield gets very
low; but It could be kept up If it was
tOp-dressed once in two years"
We have noticed meadows Of native
grass which are growing very light
Yields Ofhay. And we wonder II these
could not be improved a. Mr.. Hush
tells Of improving his Timothy
meadow. As we cannot get the land
back into native hay If It IN piOwed; It
seems that It might pay to try te Inn
prove Il by tOp-dressing, lightly, with
well-rotted manure.
J. E. PAYNE,
Agficulturist for Frisco Ry.; Parsons.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
WORK STARTED ON THE
PEORIA TELEPHONE LINE
NEW WHEAT DISEASE IN -.
SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS

LIE. Melchers, plant pathOIogist, at
the agricultural experiment station at
Manhattan. yesterday sent to 8. d.
Flora, Of the Kansas weather bureau,
q detailed account Of the actions Of
the new leaf. spot which has caused
considerable damage to wheat In
Crawford county and which Ii spread
ing TO affect wheat in other counties
according to reports received at the
weather Office.
Mr.. Melchers says m his report Of
the examination Of the new disease:
1--WE have found that in the last two
weeks q new plant disease has made
its appearance In Kansas and has
caused some excitement among
farmers In the southeastern part Of
the state. This is q leaf spot disease
due to the SeptOria fungus and should
not be confused with rust. In all prob
ability II got its start during the pro
longed growing season last fall which
was condition necessary to this fun
gus for It's development. It is caus'
ing the lowermost leaves Of the plants
| to turn yellow and dry and in some
cases 1t Is attacking the upper leaves
"This disease has been known to me
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
STATE SUNDAY .,.
SCHOOL CONVENTION

The Out-of.Btate tOplineTs at the
State Sunday School Convention
Wichita, May 6-7-s, are Halpenny OF
Chicago, HOnline Of Dayton, OPShea Of
Wisconsin University, Caldwell OF
China, Miss Lewis Of Cin6innAti; and
Mrs. Dietg Of Chicago, beGides Kurtz,
MeKeever, Governor Allen, Nr.
Chabpell and a score or more 0f Kan
sas Sunday School nOtables.
auto Brigade" has proved . catchy
and timely slogan. The SEATS Office
Gt Abilene reports q generous ne
sipOnse. The Forum garage Under the
state committee's auspices is an ap-
peal to the sense Of safety and econ
Omy.
The Wichita Municipal chorus will
render "The Heavens Are Telling"
and ''Tk6 Halleujah Chorus" from the
two best known oratorios fhths world.
A superb eantata by the Flint Pres
byterian church chorus, and a-pageant
by children from the C6llses Kin
Community win add favor tO,pCpGlar
interest.
More Than one hundred counties
were represented IN the state ccnyen-
tiUn Z year ago. II is believed By the
officers that every county win send .
delegation this year.
Governor Allen, fresh from wslcOm-
ing tie Kansas soldiers frcaf overseas,
win speak Oh behalf Of his city the
state and and world reeonEtfuctiOn.
Topeka has filed It's application for
next years meeting. I
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
HDN[HElD
sDEElYS TRIP


n bOnehead, pulled by an employee
Of the United States Railway Admin
iStration in the general offices at Kan
sas City, No., caused . delay Of the
trip west to the Colorado beet fields,
for the remainder Of this season, Of
Numerous families who expected to
leave Baxter yesterday afternoon at I
o'clock.
The transportation for these fami-
lies was reported to have left Kansas
City, No., Friday of last week. That
would have put them in here in plenty
Of time. It developed yesterday, how
ever, that the tickets were not here,
and Inquiries proved that the en-
|ployee Of the United States Railway
Administration had wired the tickets
to the Katy Agent at Baxter SPRING.
instead of to the Frisco as ordered
Aseareh here Of the telegraph Offices
|hOweyer, failed to show any Telegram
received for the Katy agent.
The families are going West thru
the United States Employment Service
to work for farmers around Sterling
who are raising beets for the Great
| Western Sugar company. The mater
| Of no tickets was taken up early today
with the Kansas City, Kas., headquar-
ters of the Service and 1t was prom
| ised faithfully that the tickets woult
reach Baxter in time for the families
to leave at 4 this afternoon and that
they will be taken care Of in Kansas
City by the United States Employ
ment Service, until the next shipment
West from Kansas City on Wednesday
Of this week.
The following are the families TAX
ing the trip: James R. Wilson ant
wife, C. o. Wilson and wife, and A
w. Wilson and wife, all soldiers and
all Of Douthat, Okla; William Bruf'
fet, wife and S children, J. E. Hall
wife and 4 children. Frank Self and
wife, N. B. Dean and wife, and B. d
BrittOn and. wife, all Of .HOckerville
Okla; Roy Attebury and wife Of Jop
lin; w. R. johnson, wife and child o.
Webb City; J. R. Nolan, wife and
child, Thomas Smith, wife and 2 child
ran, s. T. Gilliatt, wife and 5 children
and L. Miller and wife, all of Picher
and Charles r. Butler, q soldier o.
Kansas City, Kan, who will be JOINED
there ON the trip by his mother, broth
er and two sisters.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
DR.. cADlEki'S SERMONS

Dr.. s. Raxkos Cadman, q the Pres
bytsriad -chnrh yeStt ttrdAy, preached
two most abs md .intsrestmg scr
mons. It would be imposaible to giye
any synopsis of his remarks that
would adequately convey his profound
treatment Of the momentOus quea.
tions he discussed. His coming herr
WIS indeed a great thing for Baxter
and the packed pews at both services
proved plainly that the opportunity
was fully appreciated. The \Tegret
liable thing about It an was thAt ~
auditorium equal m size + the Inn
| portance Of the occasiOnf NaA not avail
able. DR.. Cadmen, IN the' course q
his remarks, pr6phesied that ten year
from now iSects and ereeds would b
merged into one grand Church %
Christ, and then every community
would be able to support one churcl
large enough TO hold MI and bfoa'
enough to take in all who are earnest
" trying to serve God and follow tn
| teachings OF Christ. The necessity o
turning people sway forlack Of Seat
yesterday, brought 10 the mind Q
many the need right now Of just sucl
a community church. When Dr.. Cad
man comes again, which will be mex
winter, II the plans Of the Lyceun
course are carried out, he will hav
a much larger auditorium in which 3
speak, and then it may 60 withou
saying, all of Baxter Springs and tn
community surrounding win want +
hear him.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
Where the Fighting KsHpans
Turned the Tide Of Battle
from the Huns, Says
Joe Nickel e,

Joe Nickel, writing from France,
giyes the first description Of the Ar
Ronne forest and what the Kansas
soldiers had to contend with In turn
ing the tide Of battle away from the
Huns. In his words:
Do you remember with what q thrill
You read the now famous dispatches
back in the hectic days Of September
that the Thirty-fifth division had PEN
etrated the great forest Of the Ar
gonne, passed Avocourt, destroyed the
German positions on the commanding
height Of MontfaucOn, taken Apre-
mont and Exermonti Did you know
then that the Argonne forest was one
of the great natural fortresses Of the
world and to be compared with Gi-
braltar and the now famous Dardan-
elles in that 1t was as great an OBJ
stacle to a European land power a.
these famous natural defenses are to
q naval power?
Caesar had q taste Of the Argonne
when the Gallo chieftains took refuge
from his legions IN that impenetrable
fastness. Clovis slirted the Argonne
on his way to fight the Romans near
Scissors because it offered too great
an obstacle to his marching columns
who had q hard enough time Of u
marching on the paved Roman high
way thru Champagne with their light
leather sandals. For countless cen
turies It has lain as q natural barrier
to help the French defend their Allan.
tic seaboard from the less favored
races Of the central mountainous back
bone Of Europe. (
Paths Almost impossible
The Grand forest Of the Argonnt
covering the rugged slopes Of tht
nofthermost Vosges where those
mountains merge into the lesser Ar
dennes stretches roughly thirty-ive Of
forty miles in a general northernly
and southernly direction and varies IN
depth from fifteen to twenty-five
miles. A river breaks the mountain
chain at Verdun, forming natural
gateway thru which the crown princet
armies tried to win the plains Of cen
tral France. Northwest Of Verdun the
mountain bluffs present an unbrOker
front along the Meuse river from Yer
dun to Sedan and back to the plains
of Champagne.
The forest growth along this north
ern mountain is continuous and extra
ordinarily heavy. The trees, many o.
them Of primeval stature, are gnarlet
and grow closely together. The rough
country under the trees is covered
with the heaviest growth Of under;
brush and scrub timber Of any place
in Europe with the exception Of some
parts of Switzerland and Austria. u
il imnossible to see more than q Few
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02

This Office Il in receipt Of . lot Of
literature from WaSAingtdhr On the
School Garden Army for 1913 inwhieh
school teachers are urged tbrhaVs fhe
-pupIs, known q soldiers, put Outyar-
-aans. Ths bureau Of edneaEiUn itsoo1
-tinning the work on a'largs sBeals NitA
the idet OF making Il pdE1ahazt
Thsrs wora . million and q hah IN
fshs army qa5s year.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
DESCRIPTION OF THE
ARGONNEE 10 REST

yards In any direction once . peracn
4 insIde the forest. The growth 4 %
heavy that even 6hths bFithtekt dkss
there IA little Light under the trees.
The climate Of that country includes
more ralRfall, 9Cldi damp tid3yy dri1-
cling than almost Eny other sections
of Francs and this coupled with the
density Of the forest, create . con-
tihhOus -half-niVht with constant
ground miSts to obscure the vision.
During the battles Of Verdun count
less hand-tO-hand struggles were
fought 10 the ,ultimits issue without
other soldiers perhaps mot more than
ATTY yards away, being aware Of their
happening. Thin Occhfred'again when
the infantry Of The ThiFty-Afth divi-
I1ofn fought thru, the cdepthS Of the
forest in September. It was only In
such q place as this that the famous
.IOst battalion Of the Seventy-sev.
enth division, supporting the Thirty
fifty division on itS left, could have
been lost within d mile or two Of iti
own reEimental headquarters.
wildAsfRsss u widest Sort
The ArgCnne never has been deyel'
oped. A wilderness Of the widest
sort, It was 4 foyh hunting park fo'
countless agenerStiOiS and even thu
year before the war q Frencfman
who had lived In the ArgUnne all hi
life, did not dare TO penetrate its. fast
ness for fear Of being lost or kiiiet
BY wild boards, which were then {
plentiful as they were ferOciOus.
In the center of the ArgOnne ana
Itraversing It in the direction Of Apre
mont, lies the unimprbved AvOcCurt
Montfouccn road. This never wa
/ paved all its length, probably the on
Ily important road in France which
was not i1nproved and between Avo
court and MontfoucOn, about ffteel
miles, il passes thru the center Of tn
forest, rough, mirey,, and almost i'm
passable. Fully fifteen days after tn
Tbirty-afth division had passed thr1
lthe f8rest 4eftaiIf supporting artiller!
regiments were standing along thai
same road while engineers swampet
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02

oped its natural dsfsnsss and q the
time the Americans Of Tire Thirty NTH
division penetrated-it Il and made futile
its defenSes twas Son1ldefsd ~ the
German seIstaf stan y bsFimpkeg-
nable. ..l FL
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
Suggestion for q Camping Trip

Buy a bottle Of Chamberlain,s Collie
and DiarrhOea Remedy before leaving
home. As q rule Il cannot be obtained
when ON hunting, fishing or pros
pecting trip. Neither can it be OBJ
tanned while on board cars or steam
ships and at such times and places It
is most likely to be needed. The safe
way Is to have It with you.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02

Mrs. John Harnes left Sunday for
Oklahoma City where she will visit q
short time with her sister after which
she will join her husband at Wichita,
Kan. where they expect to make their
home.
The sun., 1919-08-06
ADMINISTRATOR MUST GO.
Brother who Vanished Year Ago
to be Ousted.

An order directing Thomas J. Gilbert.
Jr., whose disappearance year ago has
proved a puzzle to the police and army
authorities, to show cause why he should
not be removed as administrator OF the
estate of his father the late Thomas j.
Gilbert, Sr.. of 6s5 Bergen avenue,
Brooklyn, was signed yesterday by Sur
rogate Cohalan. The order to show cause
will be served by publication and II
there is no response from the missing
man within ten days he will formally be
removed.
Gilbert was appointed administrator
of his fathers estate a year ago. Shortly
afterwsrd he informed relatives that he
had been ordered to report for service
in the army engineering corps at West
Point and left home ostensibly to take
IN his duties. That Is the last heard
of him, although a nationwide search
has been made.
william s. Gilbert, a brother. who re-
czntly was discharged from the le5th
Infantry Regiment. made application for
the administrator removal on behalf OF
himself and several sisters. In his peu-
ton he stated that the estate is badly
involved and the beneficiaries under the
will of his father are unable 70 obtain
what is due them on account of the
absence of the brother.
The sun., 1919-08-06
SIX NATIONS PLANES TO RACE.
Will Fly Between Toronto and
New York for 10000 Prize.

Airplanes of five, possibly six, nations,
including an entirely unwilling German.
will take part in the American Flying
Clubs handicap between New York and
Toronto. starting August 25. The Prince
Of Wales will start the planes which
will fly from Toronto to New York and
Gen. Mitchell will start those flying In
the opposite direction.
American, Canadian, English, italian,
German and possibly French planes viii
fly. The German is the Folker which
the Americans captured in the Argonne.
II will be flown by Col. II E. Hartney
Of the United States Air Service. 1t is
driven by Its original Mercedes motor.
Lawrence Sperry has entered a British
Avro with a French designed Gnome
rotary motor. An italian Sva is driven
by Spa motor and two Pomilio-An-
saldo boats are Fiat powered. The Brit
ish Bristol fighter entered by Capt.
George Trail. X. A. F.. has Sunbeam
motor. The American entries will be
driven by Liberty. Hispano-suiza. Hall
Scott and Curtiss motora The Curtiss
triplane is one of these entries.
The Flying Club has worked out a
handicap formula to be applied for the
first time which It believes will give
every plane an equal chance for the
$4,000 commodore prize. The Toronto
and New York clubs have each offered
a cup for the best speed irrespective OF
the handicsps.
The sun., 1919-08-06
SECOND DIVISION TO
HAVE GREAT PARADE.
Gen. Lejeune's Force Of 25, 900
Largest Of Regulars Seen
Here in Long Time.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
Last Contingents to Be Off
Ships in Time for Process
sion on Friday.

A larger number of regular army
troops and officers than has paraded In
this city in years will swing up Fifth
avenue from the Washington Arch at
o'clock Friday afternoon. when the Sec
ond Division, led by Maior-Gen. John A.
lLejeune, with $4,000 officers and men.
starts from the historic monument for
the march. Old timers could not recall
last night any parade held In this city
where more than $1,000 of the regult IS
participated. Tho procession will dis
band at 10th street
Plans for the march were completed
yesterday at a conference held in the
Hall of Records by the Mayors Com
mittee of Welcome for Homecoming
Troops II was called by Rodnan Wana-
maker, the chairman Of the committee
and brought together Gen. LeJeune, his
staff and Major-Gen. David c. Shanks
of the port OF embarkation, who prom
ised to rush the last contingents of the
ships due here to-day to camps for q
cleaning up.
The doughboys, marines and artillery
men will be allowed to discard their uni
form blouses and carry light marching
haversack, wear their steel Stetsoni
and carry fixed bayonets, with gai
masks slung at the hip position. Late
tonight and all day tomorrow the Gals
son wagons. ammunition trucks and mer
of tho division will arrive In this city
| from the different camps about Long Isl
and and Jersey, and will be quartered a
the various armories.
They will be reviewed officially at thu
| Public Library by Newton d. Baker
| Secretary OF War; Franklin ID. Roose
| welt, representing the navy; Mayor Hy
| Ian, Gov. Alfred E. Smith and other city
| State and Federal officials.
One year ago to-day the troops OF the
division went into the hot fighting a.
| Scissors, where they we're brigaded Will
| the First United States Division and tn,
| French Moroccan forces in Gen. Man
gins French Tenth Army. Friday will
mark the first anniversary of their re
| lease from the Scissors sector, wheI
| they were sent to a rest camp at Nancy
The division lost more men killed ant
| wounded than any other In the American
| Expeditionary Forces. and is said Il
have captured more prisoners than AM
| other division. Almost 5000 of the mel
have been decorated for gallant fighting
| They will parade in mass formation
and are expected to pass the reviewing
stand in sixty minutes