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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05
BY A. E. HELDHoF.
N. E. A. Washington Bureau,

WASHINGTON, D. C., April s.
You remember the battle Of the
ourcq, which followed the capture Of
Chateau Thierry last July, and how
the famous Rainbow" Division was
hurried from tho, Champagne, thrown
into the line and waded through that
German army till It reached the
pufcq,
Along With the rest OF the Rainbow
Division came the 167th Infantry and
Corporal Sidney q. Manning, OF Com.
pany @, q National Guardsman from
Eiomatin, AlE.
Corporal Manning was IN command
~ an automatic rifle squad during an
assault BY his battalion on the strong
ii fortified heights overlooking the
Ourcq river. The American army had
Ggured on getting across the 0urcq
bgJuly 20.
During the advance on the hills
along the river Corporal Manning's
platoon commander was killed. Just
IS the crest of the hill was reached the
platoon sergeant was wounded, and
Corporal Manning assumed command
sDf the platoon. He was himself Sc
yerely wounded, and the only survivor
ofthe rifle squad he had taken charge
Of when the attack began.
There were only 30 men left in the
platoon, which was near the center Of
The assaulting line, and was meeting
tie most desperate resistance. Against
tremendous odds Corporal Manning
took those IS men right UP to strong
~ entrenched German strong point.
II was surrounded by barbed wire and
defended by machine guns-but 1t DOM
mated the entire ourcq valley below,
and IL had to be taken.
The whitening fire from those Hun
guns killed or wounded all but seven
DC Manning's men, but be hung on like
death He was again repeatedly
wounded, but deployed his seven pri-
Yates to his flank and told them how
10 hold their position.
Meanwhile Manning observed a
SQUAD. of Germans approaching to the
relief Of the besieged position. They
were so yards away. Setting up his
automatic rifle, he kept up such muir
flerous fire into that bunch Of Huns
that he kept them off for several
hours.
Not until the entire American line
had been established and consolidated
along the crest of the hill did Cor
poral Manning quit his post and crawl
back to shelter. He had nine wounds
inyarious parts Of his body when the
surgeons finally got hold of him!
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05

September LIST to December 18th.
Wild ducks, geese Or brant, October
LIST to January LIST.
Snipe, October 18th to December Is,
Wood duck. No open season.
Bag Limits,
IL quail, 5 ruffed grouse, wild tur-
keys after 1921, 10 squirrels in any
one day; 60 quail, 90 ruffed grouse, 5
wild turkeys after 1921 or 20 squirrels
during any enc season.
Jack salmon (jack fish, white SAL
mon minimum length z inches) LIST
day OF June and 1st day of April OF the
following year; pike or pickerel (min-
imum length 10 inches), black bass
minimum length s inches), green bass
willow bass, rock bass, 1st day Of
June to Isl day of April of the follow
Ing year; trout or handbook salmon
minimum length inches) list day Of
May to first day OF September.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05
Elk (closed season until 1920

Elk (closed season until 1929
Squirrel, (gray, black fox or red)
September is to December 1.
Rabbit Except by property owner,
his children or agenN October to
January /.
Red Fox, mink and skunk, December
1 to February /, except in certain coun
ties,
Birds.
Quail Virginia PARTRIDGE November
/ to December 1.
Pheasant (Ruffed Grouse) wild tur-
key after 1921, October 18th to Decem-
Der 1st.
Woodcock, ortolain or sandpiper,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05
M. V. Dental Asso.
Meets at CIarksburg

At the Gore Hotel, Clarksburg, to-
night the Monongahela Valley Dental
Association will meet at S O'Clock.
The topic that will be discussed will be
Oral Photography"
Fairmont dentists who will attend
the meeting are: Drs. W. ]. Boydston.
c. H. Ncill H. L. Satterfield. Fred E.
Hess, H. w. Brunette, w. r. Dougan,
r. f. McCray, Clifford Bell, Herbert
Barnes, ]. o. McNeely. F. B. Heron,
C. H. Metz and H. L. Freed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05


This is the last of the Ten Best
Hero stories Of the war, picked
BY Psrshins.
What can we, who stayed at
home, DO for these and all the
other heroes who fought our bat
tIss9
We can bring 'em back!
TO do this we must buy Victory
Liberty 5OndS.
They did their bitV
Bonds are Oursl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05
Medal Presented to
Ensign for Bravery

LIVERPOOL, April 5.-The Liver
pool ShipWreck and Humane Society's
silver medal and illuminated certifi-
cate were presented the other day to
Ensign ]. ]. Munns, OF the United
States destroyer Beale, forfgallantry
at sea.
In September, when the City o.
Glasgow was torpedoed, Ensign Munns
in motor boat launched from the
Beale, succeeded under great difficulty
in saving three OF the four men left on
board,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05

The most deadly of all weapons
was the Roman short sword. Caesar
reported that at the battle he fought
near Namur his soldiers slew 10000
OF the NEWT. There were no wound
ed when the weapon was the short
sword.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05
Meats Today.

Meade Circle, Ladies of the G. A.
B., will meet on Saturday afternoon
ut 80 o'clock at the 1. o. o. F. Hall.
This is the first meeting of the cincle
InJ two months and members are ask
I'd to attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-05

According to government statistics
1900 persons are struck by lightning
in the U. S. every year, OF whom
only about 500 are killed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
PRICE PRINCIPLE
 REASON FOR NOT
 GETTING HARMONICA

BREST, June PA doughboy step ped into Brest store last night and asked to see some harmonicas. As the soldier picked up one, in spected it minutely, wiping the edges of its with. his coat sleeve before putting it to his mouth, there. star ing at him, as if in letters of fire were printed the words Made in Germany"
 'I thought Made in Germany" was pas bon in France" he said to the storekeeper
 ''Zat is so," interrupted the French man suavely. but we buy Zem be- fore ze war"
 The doughboy threw the harmonica on the counter and sauntered out.
 That is the right spirit" said the correspondent. 'one should not trade with the enemy before peace is signed"
 Right spirit. nothing" replied the dougbboy, this bird wanted four dollars for this hamonica which he admits he bought before the the war. They were worth fifty cents then"
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Daughters of three Presidents of the United States, by the prominent roles they are playing in the world today, are re- garded as typical of the trend of the times toward equality of the sexes in civic and political life. Mrs. William G. McAdoo daughter of President Wilson. has been an ardent Liberty Loan worker and is shown here decorating Mrs A. Mitchell Palmer. wife of the Attorney General, with "V c." the Victory Cross.
 Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth daugh- ter of the late Theodore Roosevelt and wife of Representative Nicholas Long worth, of Cincinnati. Ohio. is fast gaining political erudition under the tutelage of Mrs Medill Mccormick in the Republican Women's National Committee.
 Miss Helen Heron Taft. daughter oi William Howard Taft, has just beer chosen by the directors of BryD AfaNi College to serve as acting president oi that institution Tor the next year. She ha been dean of Bryn Mawr for two years.
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Some home-hunters are more in terested in their quest right now than ever before. Advertise your property.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
SOCIAL WORK FOR THE ARMY BEST HANDLED
 BY THE GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, June 27-Social work in the army in any future emergency should be handled by the Government itself through a single non-sectarian agency, in the opinion of Raymond D. Fosdick, chairman of the Commission on Training Camp Activities, express ed in report made public by the War Department. Secretary Baker was said to be substantially in accord' with MT. Fosdick's views
 Rivalries engenered by the sec tartan nature of the Young Mems Christian Association, Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board O.; other societies sharing in the Unit
 cd War Work campaign fund of SIP, 100000, MT. Fosdiek found to have provided "the worst possible
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ISLAND PURCHASED THE FIRST TIME FOR
 SIMPLY ONE HORSE.

LOS ANGLES, June 27-Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California, recently pur- chased by William Wriglcy, Jr., Of Chicago for $3,00O,O00, was once purchased for a horse, saddle and bridle The transaction took place at hitching post in corral on the site of which now stands build ing but a few blocks from the heart of Los Angles business center.
 The fact was recalled around a family dinner table council on bod Ranch, when the last portion Of nearby undivided Spanish grants voted to be annexed to the city of Los Angles. The vote was } to 0 and the voters were the five members of the Dodson family.
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SOLDIERS MUST BE
 ABLE TO QUALIFY
 UNDER EXAMINATION

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 27- Although there is a desire on the part of the Congress, the heads of executive departments, and the Civil Service Commission to recognize in all proper ways the claims of re turning soldiers, sailors, and marines to employment in the classified civil service, the Civil Service Commission feels that in order to avoid misap- prehension certain facts should be brought to the attention of the men
 The law provides for certain pre- ferences in appointment in favor of discharge soldiers, sailors, and marines. It should be understood. howeved that preference claimants must qualify in open competitive examinations unless they left the classified civil service to enter the military or naval service
 These examinations are announced from time to time to meet the needs of the service. They must be advertised for sufficient time to give them due publicity; then the papers must be rated, registers established. and claims of preference passed upon
 An Act of Congress of February 9, 1919, makes mandatory the re instatement to their former positions of all former Government employees who were drafted of who enlisted in the military service of the United States in the war with Germany upon their aplication and if they have received an honorable discharge and are qualified for the work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
RECENT ARMY ORDER
 PLEASES THE MEN

BREST June 27-Thc privilege of itating their preference to units in which they wish to serve upon re- enlistment has now been given to 'oldiers who sign up for another erm in the army. This announce nent has brought goodly number )f re-enlistments in the Eighth In 'antry which is eventually to be made a part of the famous Second Division now in the Army of Oc- cupation.
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basis for social work with the ar my" result for which he held the Training Camp Commission re sponsible for having turned to these private agencies.
 Tt seems to me-" said Mir Eos dick" that the lesson of the war in social work involves perhaps but three points: The elimination of sectarian auspices; reduction in the number of agencies employed; and the transfer to the Government it. self of much of the activity hither- to left to private initiative"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07

You can drop in at the Alaska Grill any time for a square neal and get it. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
PICTORIAL RECORD
 OF THE FLIGHT MADE
 ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

NEW YORK, June 27,-One of the unique and interesting features of the navy's Atlantic flight is the compilation for the historical archives of the Navy Department of a complete pictorial record of he flight, including drawings, iketches, photographs, motion pie lures and oil paintings. This rec ord will show the construction and trace the development of the NC
 ype of planes in which the flight was made besides depicting actual scenes of the preparations for the
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
UNITED STATES IS
 ASSUMING FINANCING
 OF LIBERIA REPUBLIC

LONDON, July 3.-Proposal that the United States alone should un- dertake the. whole responsibility of the finances of Liberia is made by c. D. B. King, Secretary of State and President elect of Liberia, who is visiting here,
 Mr King said the negotiations for a loan of $5,OOO,OO0 from the United States government to Liberia had not been completed. At present there , was an international receivership to which Great Britain, France and the United States were parties.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
TODAY

NnrE-Obseryations Paul Kodiak at Prince Rupert Seattle Portiane md Gan Fraucisco . m. and D. m, Juneau ume
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cight and it's program across the ocean
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
PRESIDENT CARRANZA
 WANTS MONEY TO BUILD
 MORE MEXICAN RAILWAYS

WASHINGTON, July 1-Presi- dent Carranza of Mexico in a mes sage to Congress asks authority to construct more than 1,500 miles of new railroad, covering practically he same routes designated in con sessions held by the American and British interests at the time of the beginning of the revolutionary per cd nine years ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
HEY. GEORGE WADDELLI

.The whereabouts of George Wad- dell is inquired for through the Gov ernors office by his sister, Mrs. Mar tha J. Hays of Vandergriff, PennsyL vania. George was last heard of in Fairbanks and his sister says: If he cannot be found very shortly he will lose a sum of money bequeathsd him by his brother" Alaska papers please copy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-07-07
PAJAMAS WORN FOR CLOTHES
 BY THE ALBANIANS

TIRANA, Albania. June 27-Thous- nds of Albanian men and women ire now proudly wearing American )ajamas day and night. When the American Red Cross representatives 2ame to Albania the people were clothed in rags and tatters.
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believe that Alan was dead. Conrad Won
Hengel had dealt upon her fear and cre-
dulity. She would not believe it. The
thought was monstrous. He had been in
jured. perhaps, but she knew that the men
OF Northby Pasha would surround the
Mosque Of Hasaneyn and rescue both
Daoud and Alan. The brief glimpse Of the
blue uniforms which she had caught when
fleeing with Won Hengel had given her the
courage to believe as she did. Alan had
been injured, perhaps, and unable to save
her from Won Hengel, but he would not
die. She knew that. Alan couldn't die
now, just as he was beginning to be awake
to the real meaning of life and his great
possibilities for good in the great crisis
that had come upon the world.
He was awake. She had seen the keen
look in his eyes, in which new fame
seemed to burn. The two months that had
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Conrad Won Hengel, and he had not
seemed to remember what had been be-
tween them or even to care that she re-
membered 1t. And yet In her heart she
felt that she had deserved his indifference.
She had been cruelty abrupt In her dis.
missal of him. She should have known
then, as she knew now, that he was merely
what his money had made him, but that
the Alan Jessup that she had cared for,
the real Alan beneath the bored and weary
exterior, would go to any lengths required
by his sense of justice or honor. Tonight
she had even longed for an opportunity to
show him that she knew him in his true
colors, but events had moved too swiftly.
And now!-
She clenched her fingers over her eyes
and tried TO believe that IL was not too
late. She knew that she loved him-that
she had loved him always, and the danger
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

tells ssup
him he life Con-
his yacnI
harbor Wne
the men on
s Won
in
Connolly
him and tells
o
q his direction
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OF losing him now assailed her like the
pang of an angry conscience. 1t did not
seem to matter a great deal what was to
happen to her, II before 1t happened she
could see Alan again and tell him what
terrible mistake she had made. Death!
She would not believe it. And then her
over.wrought nerves broke with the stress
of their tension. and she sank upon the
deewan, racked with sobs, her cheeks wet
with the merciful tears. And after while
she slept.
She awoke suddenly with an uncomfort
able feeling of oppression. The light in
the huge room was dim, but as she turned
on her couch and raised her head she
found herself facing two females. each in
various stages OF undress. They were tit
tering and staring at her in amusement
and no little curiosity. But their attitudes
were not unfriendly.
One Of them sat upon the deewan oppo-
site her-quite young and handsome-and
the other, a much older woman, stood at
her feet gazing down at her, arms akimbo.
waiting for her to awaken. The eyes of
both women, soft, dark eyes, much the
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OF others, and after a cup OF coffee, which
Seemed to revive both her health and
spirits, she went into the oriel window with
the intention Of sitting alone and gazing
down into the sunlit street below. But be-
fore she could seat herself Zeyneb caught
her by the arm not too gently and told her
that she must not approach the windows
either to the courtyard or street. And so
If there had been any doubt in her mind as
to her status in the harem, il was now re-
moved. She was prisoner.
The touch Of the woman's hand upon her
arm had made her angry, but she bit her
lip and refrained from a reply. She saw
the soft eyes Of Amneh watching her in
sympathy and after moment she sank
upon the deewan beside the girl and gave
herself up to her rather hopeless medita-
tions. She felt Amnehs soft palm steal
INFO her hand, and their fingers inter
twined. Constance had not been mistaken.
There was a bond OF sympathy between
them which needed little encouragement.
"I-am-sorree," Amneh's soft voice
whispered. And then in whisper. "Tu
parles francais mademoiSelle?"
Constance turned her face toward her
companion in surprise and delight
Yes" she said quickly And you
where did you learn French"
"In Paris, mademoiselle-in a boarding
school,"
Paris! You are, them
"An Armenian, mademoiselle."
But your name, Amneh. dow did you
come here?"
The girl shrugged with the same air OF
fatalism and indifference.
What matters a name-or an identity
here? Cairo absorbs and forgets. eat,
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finest features in their faces, were deeply
shaded with kohl, and the palms of their
hands and their fingers and toenails were
stained a bright orange color. The older
woman, who stood beside the deewan, had
a round tattoo mark on her chin and an
other like a falling arrow upon her fore
head. ~
Constance Strengthened and sat up. try
ing to summon her scattered wits ard ad-
just her mind to meet this situation. II
her fellow-prisoners were antagonistic
they gave no sign of II. And then, as Con-
stance smiled pleasantly from one to the
other and wondered what was going to
happen next, the older woman spoke quite
clearly in English.
"You have slept well. mees?"
YES" said Constance with smile
Thank you, very much"
"You would like, perhaps, a bath?"
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spoke a few short
words in Arabic to
the black girl who
stood in the back
ground, and then
went andf helped
her to prepare the
bath.
The youn g err
woman on the op-
posite deewan re-
manned as before
regarding her, smil-
ing In so friendly
a way that Con-
stance felt sure
thai she had made
q friend. The girl
was quite pretty
and garbed in stays
and a French frock
would have made
an excellent ap-
pearance on the
terrace OF Shep-
heard's hotel. And
while she looked
at her Constance
wondered W b ere
she came from and
in what part Of the
world she belonged.
She was surely
OF an Egyptian
or a Habasheeyeh,
like the slaye-girl
who had gone 20
draw her bath. She
seemed to repre-
sent a type with
" b i.c b Constance
was more familiar
and looked not un-
IKE some OF the
girls in one of Con-
stances pet chari-
ties down on the
East Side in New
York Greek. Cir
cassian or Geor-
gian? She could
not decide
But all the while
the two girls smiled
at each other he
con vic tion was
gr ow in g In the
mind of the Ameri-
can girl that some
strange freak of
fortune had thrown
this girl into these
surroundings. II
was not that she
did not seem con-
tented, for there
were no marks OF
pain or unhappi-
ness upon her face.
but her expression
was that of sodden
Indifference. of the
fatalism which lives
in the present, OBJ
literating the past
and careless of the
future. Amneh was
Of Islam, for later
in the day, at the
duhr, or noon hour,
Of prayer, she pros
trated herself and
said her rekahs.
The girl inter
ested Constance in
tensely. but at the
pre- s ent moment
her own difficulties
scarcely left room
for tthe affairs
.nN - o0Hn1 .-hs.L
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passed since she had given him his congo
had made transformation in Alan. She
had known 1t In the train to Cairo and
again In the Khan-El-Khalily. He had sud
denly appeared to her in a new light. the
same Alan in all the essentials that she
had cared for-considerate, gentle, steady
and honorable, but born into a realization
OF the gravity Of life and a resolute pur.
pose to undo wrong. He typifed some.
how their own great nation, which was
awakening slowly to the full measure of
its responsibilities in the great crisis of
civilization, and 1t had taken the deeds Of
Prussian to arouse him.
She had thought much about Alan since
she had left him in such a sudden and
cruel fashion. He had hardly deserved
his punishment. He was merely the crea-
ture OF his environment, and there had
been many times in the last few weeks
when she would have liked to have told
him that she was sorry. Tonight she had
tried to show him something of what was
in her heart. but he had not seen-it had
not seemed, indeed, as II he had wished
to see. He had been abstracted-wrapt in
his new purpose to achieve the capture of
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a door with a
heavy iron knocker
which he struck
five times and was
instantly admitted
by a waiting por-
ter. Bewildered as
she was, and terri
fed at the prospect
of the nameless
dangers that seem
ed to confront her,
she followed blind
ly where Won Hen
gel lead, aware OF
a small court yard
with a fountain and
a door which they
passed, entered a
room Of large d.
mensions, evidently
a part Of the abode
of some one Of con-
sequence. Won Hem
gel made a motion
toward The deewan,
and then vanished
through hangings
at one side.
She obeyed his
gesture, ready TO
relax and at the
point Of tears, but
summoning h er
strength sat stifly,
dry eyed g azin g
straight before her
1t the opposite
d oorw ay. which
seemed 20 hold the
enigma of her i'm
mediate future.
Fro m somewhere
within came the
sound of voices,
at first masculine,
and then feminine,
and at last the
hangings part e d
and a black woman,
with one hand hold
ing a drapery over
the lower part of
her face, entered
the room and made
a gesture to Con-
stance to follow
her.
There was nothing
as she had reasoned
ter was now impos
lowed into a dark
stairs into what was
or that part of tn
women of the hou
cluded.
Upstairs there W
marble, from which
ages and rooms, int
the slave-girl, VIII
drapery and disclo
face. now directed h
tenBiied by her fea
every detail OF thi'
roof. the lantern alb
pattern Of lattice v
its deewans and Gu
with curious carved
which ran around
openings Of scrollw
arranged a number
use as we'll as orns
oriel, or meshrebiya
end Of the apartm'
dows Of which Cons
the subdued BREATH
She looked around
the corridor, but
peared. The black
an earthen bottle In
fingerbowl, and hal
brought a covered
upon a tabOuret. TT
toward the smaller
ing a few words tina
understand. and left
The events of the
and terrors, had k'
nerves, and this
made her aware of
of physical weakne
unaccustomed. She
loosening her garn
But her mind was
terrifying visions to
slumber possible
She drank a littl,
after awhile found
Ing something Of h,
tive. The buoyancy