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I ESTABLISHED "ms. FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSESYIVENING, OCTOBER 4,1917. tomv. n.w. tod?y PRinn FAIRMON WAR BASIS FUR STATF WIS V 8 1 1 t h i wras j Phy sicians Who Join the Army Will Be Protected MM!!! Dr. S. R. Holroyd Will be President?>icxi Meeting in the East. A ... ? ~ > U41J lUUKeuiciiLM y.tiii.in a IM lysiclaus called lo the (rum will be oked alter were decided upon this lorning by a resolution passed at the ieeting of the Wost Virginia Medical DClety. By the arrangement the sysician who has charge o( the eases to keep a separate account of all the loney thus collected, retaining two :irds and turning one-tliird of it over i the parly designated by the doclur hose practice is being cared (or. Alta physician's return no doctor will tend auyiot his families'for a period : one year by -which- means lie will ive an opportunity to reestablish his -act ice. The association decided to pay the embershlp -dues of all physicians dho 'e at the front. An extra dollar has :en tacked on to the membership dues ' the state body so that ?. tund might be created by which the family of a physician at war may he given support, or financial support might be given to army dotcois upon their return who will not bo able to practice because of injuries. The revised constitution was tabled so that the present one is still in force. These doctors were elected for the ensuing year: President, Dr. B. K. . Holroyd, Athens; first vice president. Dr. Charles O'Grady, Charleston; sec ted vice president, Dr. W. J. Judy, Belleville; third Wee president, Dr. 0. W. Waddell, Fairmont; secretary. Dr. J. Howard Anderson, Mary town; treasurer. Dr. H. (J. Nicholson, Charleston; council. First district. Dr. H. K. John son, Fairmont; Second district. Dr. T. K. Oatcs, Morgautown; Third district. Dr. C. It. Ogdcn, Clarksburg; Fourth district, Dr. G. D. Jefl'crs, Farkersburg; Filth district, Dr. J. S. McDonald, Logan; Sixth district. Dr. H. L. Goodman, McKendree; delegate to the American Medical Society. Dr. F. LeMoyne Hupp, Wheeling; editor of The Journal, Dr. J. It. Blnss. Huntington The association decided to hold its text meeting in September, WIS as the guests ot the Eastern I'an Handle Medical Society, vVclt itself will select the place of meeting between Eerkeley Springs and Harper's Ferry. The Medical Society decided that [ through its committee on policy and legislation efforts would be made to have a lunacy commit-ee of three created to take cliarg o" all of the state Institutions. Dr. L. V. Guthrie, of Huntington, was named to work in conJunction with the committee from the society. The association also decided to lurther the sale of Liberty bonds among patients. These subjects were suggested In a communication from Gov ?uui vuiuweu. negrei was expressed I by the committee that made the report I that the governor was unable to attend. | Pre. G. A. MacQueen. nf Charleston, c.nd Dr. C. O. Henry were members of f the committee present. I The convention adjourred at 1:20 (Continued on Pace Twelve ! I HOTEL WATSON CAFE I Business Lunch 11:30 to 3 P. M. 40c Supper 6:30 to 8:00 P. M. yV1 ^ Laborers Wanted In Select and Shipping Dept. Apply OWENS BOTTLE I MACHINE CO. B T BIDS f BRIDGE LEADING full FULLS HI TRACK j y i Two Auto Trucks Wore on II When, it CoHaps-y cd. 10 filE m INJURED | Wreck Completely Blocked J the Road for Considerable Time. Tho bridge owned by the Baltimore I land Ohio railroad and leading from , Cleveland avenue across the tracks to j the Baltimore and Ohio express station fell through this morning when , two trucks, one owned by W. S. Thomas and the other a post office truck , were standing on the bridge loading. I express. Fortunately, neither the driv-j I ers, nor the B. & O. employees were on the platform when the accident oc| curred and there was 110 one injured. The cause of the fall as could easily he seen was not that the bridge was overloaded but that the foundation had I become rotten and gave way. The j fall which occurred about tweive I o'clock soon attracted hundreds of 1 nennle to the snot. I Immediately the station was dosed to permit employees of the company to get the tracks cleared away. Late this afternoon most of the material from the bridge lmd been cleared away. The fall is not expected to delay the train that takes the drafted men to Camp Lee at 3:50 o'clock this afternoon. TWflllil^i WHEN' Ml WIS Ellffl j John Rocko Will be Report-' ed as Deserter Tonight. John Bucko, order number 146 and ' II trial number 749, an Austrian by birth, is listed at the offiec of the local draft 1 board as a deserter. He will be reported this evening to the Adjutant Lcueral of the army as a person selected for military service under the proI visions of the selective draft law, and i tuter receiving sufficient notice tall| ing to appear before the local board, for service. I Baclto has been employed as a laborer for Henry Nicholich. About two > eeks ago he left Fairmont to collect |ccme money that some of his friends Iowed him. According to the best information received he told no one where he was going. Before going he told his brother that he would return within a few days. if Backo does not show up before the departure of the train at b:50 o'clock this afternoon, his name and description will be turned over to the local police who will hunt for him and if tound will deliver him to the nearest military station as n prisoner. According to the regulations of the draft law i there Is a reward of ?50 for the capture | of any such deserter. Papers will be 1 i made out this evening after the train j departs reporting his absence to the I government authortiies. i One of the five " alternates, Pete I Semos, also failed to report, at that time but he turned up while the men were at the Y. M. C. A. and said that he had been working in Ohio. HAIG RENEWS THE FLANDERS DRIVE Early Reports Say Germans i W?-o, Ct ?j?... TfCAC OUllCllUCriIl? in Droves. (By Associated Press) BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Oct. 4?Field Marshal Haig's forces in the offensive to the east of Ypres this morning in some places have penetrated the German line to a depth of one mile and have over run the crest of the Faschendaele Gheluvelt ridge. At an early hour the Germans -were surrendering by the hundreds. National Advertisers iOOD BY! WHATSATTE^^^ '''' :? ' .<** r.'.ir. :..,?-r?>?.' ^ \'i??*"v* -V'^1^ ^??^ This is the second in a series ( Wilhelm l-Iohenzollern lor his sins. \V; flMlfF Mini I Edgar Worthinglon Will bo' in Charge of the Local Activities. The Y. M. C. A. staff that is leaving lot Montgomery, Ala., will say farewell j in Fairmont this evening at 0:10 ; n'clock. The men will go from Fairmont di- ! redly to Wt/alilngton anil from there 10 Montgomiry. Ala., where they will have charge of ti.OUO troops. After a delay in their departure for about three weeks, the men are all quite keen to get away. Secretary J. W. Kight will leave the management of the local Y. M. (J. A. .11 the hanila of Edward Worthington. who has been at the "Y" lor the pa6t several months and who is thoroughly capable. Among those that are leaving are: J. \V. Kight, general secretary; Rev. J. C. Broomlield, in charge o. the religious work; John Reed, of the physical department, and Mr. Faw, I of the educational department. Mr. ] Faw has been in Cumberland for several days and will join the local men at that point. Another assistant from Kentucky will complete the staff of live Y. M. C. A. men. ? TO INVESTIGATE HEFLIN. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4?A committee of five members was appointed by the House today to investigate the charges made by Rep. Heflin of Alabama that certain members of Congress have acted suspiciously In connection with the war. EVERY CONTRIBUTION OF TWEN FIVE CENTS WORTH OF TOBAC , OF AMERICA'S FIGHTI The West Virgini; Indorsed by the Seer Secretary Load np the pipes of t Cut out this Coupon, fill it and send buy tobacco for 01 j , (Each dollar buys four Tobacco Fund, The West Virginians Inclosed find of tobacco through The WeEt Virgin men In France. I understand that each dollar bn; value of forty-five cents, and that In s postcard, addressed to me, on whli win agree to send me a message of tl Mama Street Address City .. .v.. ,sj.-. Use The West Virgi : TO m do : ^VV ./ ' ? -V At '?" t r-^ sv?$ ~?. ' 4-^V .*#5 <4&SM r?0* ... :*: $%?&&, .-*%,jp" ;. ^ '',y--' '. '35s*, ' ? ;>>r'.v; ^ ' ..S -" *vV fii ,r?, itch tor "Freckles" Blosscr tomorrow, iirsiiiil mmm Si Near Race Riot in the Oc- ' cuquan Prison Participated by Them. (By Associated Press)' WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4.?! j venteen silent sentinels of the Woman's party doing time in the Occoiiuan work house for picketing the ' White House are bruised and scratch- ' ed today as a result of a free for all j scramble late yesterday when the au- t thorities removed one of the number to the hospital without giving notice of j1 her destination and the other pickets j 1 formed a flying wedge to rescue their j j comrade. . During the melee, it is said, some tO negro women, also prisoners at the work house, came to the rescue of the keepers and reports of the battle as it was waged varied. The mixup has resulted in new charges being laid by I he pickets against the conduct of the work house. One account of the melee is that it vc-ifsuu uu uciug a race not . SWEDES ARE INDIGNANT. STOCKHOLM. Oct. 4?The deten- : of Swedish vesselB by the United | I States, France and Great Britain and!) the capture of Swedish coal ships on i i the Rotterdam-Gothemburg route by' the British is causing much indigna- i tion here even among Swedes most ] friendly to allied cause. The Swedish i press unites in expressing its dlspleasure. i TY-FIVE CENTS PUTS FORTY!CO INTO THE HANDS OF ONE , N&MEN IN FRANCE. , in Tobacco Fund etary of War and the of Navy. he Boys in France. as much money as you can spare to or Fighting Men. packages of tobacco.) to buy packages lan's Tobacco Fund for our fighting pa four packages, each with a retail each of my packages will be placed cb my unknown friend, the soldier, lanks. 1 i ... 1.1 n nian, And Their Bt ??&&*, *4&? its telling how ^tliey would punish Was One of Marion County's Best Known Women. Mrs. Isaac Hunsaker, one of the best mown women of Marion county, died his morning at one o'clock at the home jf her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Palmer, on iValnut avenue, alter a week's illness, r'or the last week Mrs. Hunsaker had jeen ill and for several days her conlitlon was serious. Her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hunsaker. ot Pittsburgh, arrived here several days ago and was with her when she passed away. Mrs. Hunsaker was formerly Miss Mollie Fleming. She was united in marriage with Isaac Hunsaker who at the time of his death several years ago, was one of the county's most prominent citizens residing on the home place in 3rant district. Of the children born ,o the union eight survive, namely, Prank, of Dillon, Montana; John, of lenkins, Ky.; Neal, of Idaho Falls; I'harles and William, of Kingmout; Mrs. A. B. Palmer, ot this city, and Miss Elizabeth Hunsaker, of PitlsLurgh. Another daughter, Mrs. Virginia Hite, is deceased. Several grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Hunsaker was a woman of untsual personality and was greatly beloved by a wide circle of friends. Several years ago she sustained injuries in falling which had limited her activities greatly. She was a member of the Baptist denomination holding her membership in the Monongah Baptist church. Funeral arrangements will not be completed until relatives residing In the west can be heard from. The funeral probably will be held however on either Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning. Underatker R. L. Cunningham is In charge of the arrangements. Supreme Court to Hear Robert Glass Case Word was received today In Fair mont that the Supreme Court of Ap peals has agreed to hear the habeai corpus proceedings to Robert Glass colored, who was held by Justice Con iway for the grand Jury. At the time Glass' attorney, L. C Musgrave made a motion tor a trial but the magistrate allowed a prellmln iry bearing. Glass could have fur nished one {500, but not two $500 ai was demanded. Sheriff Glover was directed today U have his man at Charleston next Tues day. isiness is Placed b - - RE NATII TO THE KAISER tneir invited gutsts. I Hl At nine o,'clock this morning the hf young men assembled at the olficti of the local draft board on the fourth' K floor of the Watson building for their first instructions. Ono of the (if- s< teen drafted men John Backo failed s! to report. With the exception ofthes " two men all of the boys answered 0 tht roll call ready for service. Alter 81 a short discussion of their trip and B after receiving instructions, the local w board appointed the captain ifid his two assistants. U Howe Stidger was placed in com- 11 mand of the consignment with Wil- 8 bur Harry Shinn first assistant and ( Kenneth Woods Schwarm as second P assistant. Stidger was provided with necessary transportation and with b meal tickets for all of the fifteen men. Just as Homer C. Toothman \ had charge of the last contingent, ? Stidger was placed in command of the quota leaving today and will direct their movements until their arrival at I'amp Lee. * About ten o'clock the men were . dismissed again appearing prepared I fo rservice at 12: IR o'clock. At this time Captain Stidger gave first command and all o? the fifteen men, as n well as the alternates were in rank d prepared to march to the V. M. C. a A. d The men that Were in rank as they o marched down Main street and thaty ' will leave this afternoon are: a HOWE STIDGER. KENNETH WOODS SCHWARM. t WILBUR HARY SHINN. c EUGENE EDWARD LAYMAN. I JAMES EDWARD MATTHEWS. h DAVID GUY PRUNTY. v FRANK HEYMAN. / ; ADAM CRISS PETERS. n WESLEY ATWOOD HOFFMAN. c ROBERT JAMES RITTER. SANTRO FRANSCO. q WALTER LOVURN GILLETTE. B FLOYD LEDSOME. p ACHILLI MOCCIO. t PETE SEMOS. ? At the Y. M. C. A. the boys were h met by the members of the Fair- c mont Chapter of Red Cross and ea- t corted to the auditorium. The mem- , bers of the Red Cross had been at * the building the entire day and were ready for the drafted boys quite a " ' while ouiore they appeared. : The fifteen drafted men and the , enter the banquet room. They took 1 ' their positions at the table and were soon followed by their friends and later by the speakers. Between each of drafted men sat two near friends or relatives, i The auditorium was beautifully i decorated with red, white and blue. Mounted on the tables were American flags around which encircled several flags of the allies . The tables were . arranged in the shape of a cross, , emphasizing the work of the organ izatlon, which was In charge of the affair. Here and there on the tables 5 were decorations of flowers, mostly cosmos and scarlet sage. 3 After the men and their friends - were seated at the table, a committee of young girls were not long y Experts in Publicity . 1 . , ' i I ONAL m HOWE STIDGER IH COMMAND 0 > AT MUSTER .1 ? . . .. ,i... Wilbur Harry Shii Woods Schwarm Assistant by ] FINE DINNER AT jl Red Cross Again Host to the D Immediate Friends?Are on Baltimore & Oh "Farewell" waa said to a contin- g\ gent of fifteen local young men who n ipave this afternoon for Camp Lea F to make up Fairmont's quota in the g New National army. While the crowd on the streets that was out J this afternoon was not so large a? ' that which celebrated the departure r of the second contingent, the flair y was in every way a success and ap- ,1< propriate to the occasion. ' d The second farewell to Fairmonyt drafted men this afternoon was in many respects a repetition to the ri grand send-off given the second quota on September 20. The men who ni are leaving this atfemoon are under the same rules and regulations. that. governed the earlier quota. Tty5 16 Fairmont Chapter of Red Cross that r< so successfully planned and -carried ? oiit the dinner In the last call was n' again lit charge and prepared a meal p that certainly must have been grnt- B lfylng to the fifteen young men and If LADS' jig11 m and Kenneth Were Made His Draft Board j ujno'W ! eparting Soldiers and Thei* : Scheduled to Leave io Train at 3:15. ftting food before their gueats.Ths lenu consisted of: 'ried Chicken ('.hitmen grnry Candied sweet potatoes, *lSp3 lring beans Sweet potato*, j Hot rolls ally Plckels Aeple pie e '.'ream Code# Fallowing the dinner came tha exyient program of after dinner Seeches. Judge TV. S. Hsymond >u mstmacter and after a short Introaction introduced each speaker la Street Commissioner A. I., I.ehroan - i] ;p"eser.ted the cltv. although the titer city officers attended the dljp I er,' In behalf of the Falrfnoirt rhools, Principals of theJ^||fi|ijMj^^^H Igh school, 0. H. ColebanX wps estd upon. The local draft hoard'was jtfu '.presented by J. N. Jacobs who .tali I the relation of the Fairmont draft oard to the departing men. He *? M baslgcd the honor ot tbelr .servloe ffl nd' as a member of thehoaid.'Wlt tn are that the second quote would yilt themselves as gentlemen. Mr. n obs has been an ardent worker1n 3| onnectlon with the draft work and nwnro nT till holi* * Representing the Ministerial Asiciation, Rev. c E. Goodwin gave a tort talk. Rev Goodwin brought out . J hut this is not a time for .tears hut '?shB f pride to have the opportunity- of jch service to the government. Hh '- sajjl truck the patriotic not\ %sd- way urinly applauded. Mrs. J. Walter Barnes represented tie mothers, and having sent two of er sons into service for Uncle Sam poke with much feeling. The Red ross was well represented in the erson of Mrs. A. C. Ross. Captain Thomas Reed responded ehalt of the G. A. R. men. A vocol solo was rendered by LA 1 lar Satterfleld, accompanied by Misy iduise Nichols. Throughout the dinner excellent : tuple was rendered by the Vin- ! ent's orchestra. The orchestra volntarily gave their ser.vlces and adcd much to the pleasure of the afernoon. About 3:15 o'clock the after diner program was completed and-the ^ rafted men followed by their friends ad relatives marched to the street. , .s they passed from the building each. ; >t the boys were presented with a unch carefully done up In a sepyrte cover. The contents of the boxes are: chlck- ' n, two homo made rolls, home made ake. peaches, pears. With each ofhe boxes a copy of The West Vlrglnsn was attached for the boys to read .'bile on the train. At the door they . 4 .ere given a supply of smokes and I patches, enough to at leaBt last them' ntll they arrive at Camp Lee. . - 1 ':? Unlike in the rlenarture of the second uota there were no bands on the out- I ide of the Y. M. C. A. to join in the ine of march and accompany the boys 0 the station. Quite an effort was uade to get a band for the occasion, iut because of the hour at which the elebration took place, enough memore could not be assembled together. n fany of the men hold- responsible portions and could not be excused from 1 half-days' work. The last farewell f as given later in the evening and here was no trouble in getting the cusiclans together. The members of the Fairmont Chap- | er of Red CroBB that were in charge if the dinner this aftternoon are all ;' j rom the Presbyterian church. The nembers that prepared the dinner for jj he second consignment was the Caheen committee from the Red Cross, lire. M. L. Sturm was chairman' of the :ommittee that prepared the dinner ,nd lunches for the boys this afternn ti. the was assisted in her work by Wfs. i farry Jackson. Mrs. Duncan Sincltiiy, ifrs. A. W. Reed, Mrs. Ralph Doolittle, drs. Love. Mrs. Welsh, Mrs. A. 'W. i iVeed, Mrs. R. A. Shurtleff, Mrs, T. A. lunBaker. The committee of ybtfng < ;lrls that were in charge of the table vere: Misses Elsie Welsh, Loulie .1 Leonard, Davinna Brown, Helen Robh, ? I ...... . ,w... JSi