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The Pioneer Press. "HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN" Department of Archives. The "HERE SH ESTABLISHED 1882. TAFT HOPES THIS LAST GREAT WAR Forecasts Hardships For Countries In Peace As Well As Those In Conflict. The present was is a retrograde step in Christian civilization; says William Howard Taft, in an article written from Manor Richelieu, Quebec, at the time when Germany made her first declaration of war. The United States and Japan, he prophecies will be the only great powers that will not be drawn into the struggle—perhaps only the United States, by reason of the treaty between England and Japan, Mr. Taft's article, which will appear in the Independent on Monday, says: "As I write, Germany is reported to have declared war against Russia and France and the participation of England on the one side and of Italy on the other seems imminent. Nothing like it has occurred since the great Napoleonic wars, and with modern armaments and larger populations nothing has occurred like it since the world began. "It is a cataclysm. It is a retrograde step in Christian civilization It will be difficult to keep the various countries of the Balkans cut of the war, and Greece and Turkey may part in it. All Europe is to be a bar tle ground. It is reported that neutrality of Holland has already been ignored, and Belgium offer such opportunities in the campaign certain to follow that her ritory too, will be the scene of struggle. "Private property and commercial shipping under an enemy's flag are subject to capture and appropriation by prize proceedings, and with the formidable navies of England, France, Germany, Russia and Italy active, the great carrying trade of the world will be in a large part suspended or destroyed or will be burdened with such heavy insurance as greatly is cuittail it. Capital to Be Withdrawn. "The commerce of the world makes much for the prosperity of the countries with whom it is connected, and its interruption means great inconvenience and economic suffering among all people, whether at peace or war. "The capital which the European people have invested by the billions in the United States, Canada Australia, South Africa and in the Orient must perforce be withdrawn to fill the war chests of the nations engaged in a death grapple, and the enterprise which the capital made possible are likely to be greatly crippled, while the hope of any further expansion must be definitely given up. "This general European war will give a feverish activity in a number of branches of our industry, but on the whole we shall suffer with the rest of the world, except that we shall not be destroying or blowing up our existing wealth or sacrificing the lives of our best young men and youth. "It is hard to prophecy the scope of a war like this, because history offers no precedent. It is impossible to foresee the limits of a war of any proportion when confined only to two countries. In our own small Spanish war we began it to free Cuba and when the war closed we found ourselves 10,000 miles away with the Philippines on our hands. "The immense waste of life and treasure in a modern war makes the loss to the conqueror only less, if indeed it be less, than the loss to the conquered. POPE'S ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY ON Sunday and Will Be Observed With Special Religious Services At the Vatican. ROME, Aug. 7—Tomorrow will be the eleventh anniversary of the coronation of Pope Pius X. In accordance with custom the anniversary will be observed with special religious services of an impressive character in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican. Mass will be celebrated by one of the Cardinals in the presence of the Pope and an audience that will include the members of the Sacred College, the papal court, the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican, the heads of the religious orders and representatives of the Roman aristocracy. Change of Government Possible "In such a war as this, therefore with the universal tendency to popular control in every country, the strain and defeat in war may lead to a state of political influx in those countries which shall suffer deefat with all the attendant difficulties and disorder that a change of government involves. "While we can be sure that such a war as this, taking it by and large will be a burden upon the United States and is a great misfortune looked at solely from the standpoint of the United States we have every reason to be happy that we are able to preserve strict neutrality in respect to it. "With'n our hospitable boundaries we have living prosperous and contented immigrants, in large numbers from all the countries who are to take part in the war, and the sympathies of these people will of course be with their respective native lands. Were there no other reasons this circumstance would tend to keep us free from any entanglement. "We may sincerely hope that Japan will not be involved. She will not be unless the war is carried on to the Far Orient, to India or to China. Germany has but a small settlement in the Orient, while France and Russia and England would be allies in this war, and it would seem quite unlikely that there would arise any obligation under the English-Japanese alliance for Japan to assist England. "At the time when so many friends of peace have thought that we were making real progress toward the abolition of war this sudden outbreak of the greatest war in history is most discouraging. The future looks dark indeed, but we should not despair. Hopes For Good From Scourge. "God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform.' Now that the war is a settled fact, we must hope that some good may come from this dreadful scourge. The armaments of Europe had been growing heavier and heavier, bankruptcy has started many of the nations in the face conflict between races had begun to develop. "One thing I think we can reasonably count on is that with the prostration of industry, with the blows to prosperity, with the state of flux that is likely to follow this titanic struggle there will be every opportunity for common sense to resume its sway and after the horrible expenditure of the blood of the best and the saving of the rich and the poor, the opportunity and the motive for a reduction of armament and the taking away of a temptation to further war will be greatly enhanced. OKLAHOMA HAS BIG WHEAT HARVEST 15,000 Men Were Brought Into the State By the State Labor Bureau. ENID, Okla. Aug. The problem of getting the man to the job was solved with extraordinary success by the State Labor Bureau of Oklahoma, which has succeeded in getting in the biggest wheat crop in the history of the state, with the aid of nearly 15,000 harvest hands brought from the outside. The total expense to the state was not over $700, most of which went for telephone bills. The officials went at it in a business-like way, beginning early in May with a thorough surety of the field. The mater was given all possible publicity and every effort was made to ascertain just how many would be needed to the harvest the crop in each county. With the aid of the Federal Department of Labor, the state department arranged for the needed help from other parts of the country. Enid was made the great distributing centre for the harvest hands, with subordinate offices in other cities and towns. Workmen were moved northward from one belt to another as the harvest advanced. About half of the 15,000 men employed were experienced harvest hands. The remainder included many college students and men from various commercial or industrial occupations, but nearly all were men who actually wanted to work. They gave practically no trouble to the authorities. WESTERN UNION HARD HIT BY WAR New rules regulating messages sent by wire and cable to England and the continent have been prescribed by the Western Union Telegraph company, as a result of the impending European war and are posted in Bulletin form at the Martinsburg office. All traffic is now transmitted by way of London and is subject to censorship, entailing probable indefinite delay. Telegraphic communication with Germany and Austria is entirely suspended over all lines controlled by France. Secret and private cipher language is prohibited in all cases. Other private correspondence must be written in German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Latin and form intelligible sense in whatever language it is used. Strict censorship is exercised over every message in the Western Union's London offices. All messages circulate via London. No code or cipher in any form will be passed. Cablegrams are accepted at sender's risk, subject to indefinite delay. Plain language in English or French will be accepted. "It is an awful remedy, but in teh end it may be worth what it costs if it makes this the last great war." Our West Virginia Grown NURSERY STOCK Fine canvassing outfit FREE. Cash Commissions Paid Weekly. Write for terms. The Gold Nursery Co Mason City, W. Va. Negroes O. K. In New Rochelle N.Y. For the past two weeks ending Aug. 7th, I will have been marooned in this thrifty little town, and under the medical care of my good friend Dr. Caeser P. McClendon, for a slight nervous trouble. And thanks to the Master, and the skill of the Doctor, "Richard will soo the hims-elf again," if the right hand of the cook does not lose its cunning. Dr McClendon has a fine sanatarium here which combines all the comforts of a private home and all the conveniences and appurtenances of a hospital, for those who are prepared to pay for the fine medical service and excellent board furnished patients who come here sick and leave in a few weeks, or a month with health restored. There are numbers of our people who dread going to a hospital because of their tears of the "black bottle" or of the apathy of white nurses and physicians who may be interested in cutting down the colored population, by the injection of deleterious drugs, into their system. Dr McClendon does not take persons having contagious diseases like tuberculosis, scarlet fever, smallpox etc. But those with nervous ailments heart trouble etc., are admitted and skilfully treated while under his care. I have met several of his patients during my stay here, among them Mrs. Alberta McCoy who came all the way from Americus, Ga., to be treated by the Doctor for general debility, and who after two months treatment has gained both in health, weight and beauty and soon will return to her home in Georgia and the loving embrace of her husband. Mrs. McCoy is a charming and entertaining, Southern dame, prouder of Dixie than I am. She is a splendid performer on the piano, and when no one is looking sings sweetly, and with that characteristic accent peculiar to the South which is refined and cultivated persons like herself make it pleasing and attractive to the ear. When Mrs. McCoy gets back to the land of cotton, juicy watermelons and beautiful women she can safely say that the "Nawth doesn't owe me a thing," for since the Doctor removed the embargo, the good lady has been almost everywhere proper for a lady to go, and see and seen almost everything worth seeing. The colored people here live in roomy and well furnished homes and as there are only about 1500 of them and a total population 39000 in the city they do not create very much of a problem. Still, nevertheless and not understanding they are made to realize that they are members of the Negro race and so are preparing to get together man-fashion and show the whites that Negroes can be CONSTRUCTIVE as well as destructive. There are a number of colored men engaged in business here—grocers, barbers, blacksmiths, book and job printers, contractors, &c., &c. The biggest and finest colored grocery in town is owned by Sam J. Davis a hustler, who really hushes. It is in League Trail 24 Brook St., and there isn't a minute in the day when there are not from 2 to five customers waiting to be served. Mr. Davis has set the pace for the various classes of merchants and they are about to organize a get-together club to boom Negro business men and to educate the men and women and children of the race to spend their pennies, dimes and dollars with the merchants and professional men of the race provided always the quantity of the goods, prices and service are identical with those of other merchants. The scheme has met with the highest approval of the leaders, religious and lay, and for a wonder, a clergyman was the first to propose that a mass meeting be called so that all the people might be invited, and persuaded to cooperate in this great race uplifting and developing project. This is a hopeful sign, and it looks as though the VOL. 33 NO. 24. MUST MOVE CROPS SAYS SECRETARY McAdoo Calls For a Conference of Bankers and Shippers In Washington. Confronted with the problem of disposing of the country's enormous grain and cotton crops, the administration yesterday made plans for a conference in Washington next week of representatives of the leading shipping interests and foreign exchange bankers. The bankers have been asked to visit Washington to formulate plans for a resumption of the international exchange market. The shipping men will be asked to move American grain and cotton in the European markets which have taken them so liberally in the past. Both of Vital Importance. In announcing the conference call Secretary McAdoo said: "It is of vital importance to the country that two things be done as quickly as possible: First, provide ships to move our grain and cotton crops to European markets, and, second, restore through the bankers the market for foreign bills of exchange. "Grain is a very pressing problem at the moment, because the crops have been largely harvested and the movement already is well under way. The cotton movement is not so advanced, and will not be for a few weeks. It is my purpose to invite special conference on the subject of cotton to be held at an early date, of which announcement will be made later. These are important questions for the American people, and every possible effort will be made by the administration to cooperate in the movement of these great crops." The Senate failed again yesterday to pass the amendment to the Panama Canal act admitting to American register foreign-built ships less than five years old. Some opposition developed, Senators Simmons and Williams, Democrats, attacking the plan as dangerous and inadequate to meet the situation. An amendment may be adopted looking to an immediate increase in auxiliary ships for the American navy. A proposition along this line that attracted senators yesterday, which has developed unusual support is, an amendment introduced by Senator Newlands. Friends of the navy believe that the congestion of commerce on the high seas due to the present European war situation will convince the country the moment is most opportune to try to build up the merchant marine. Senator Newlands last evening expressed strong confidence that his amendment would be agreed to. New Rochelle Negroes are getting ready to stand at the head of the heap among the Negroes of Westchester Co. They have the brains and the cash to do big things—in a big way. It now remains to be seen if they possess enough race pride, and unselfishness, and public spirit to subordinate their personal feelings and jealousies, if any exis among them to the larger and greater and more important question of raising the mass of the race in the scale of being by intelligent cooperation of all the disorganized elements among them. The eyes of the country are on the Negroes of New Rochelle. Will they—can they redeem the pledge? sg . ¥ ve Dioneer jiras Deveted to the Moral, Religious and Finanslal Development of Humanity. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: BD YEMr eee cece eee S10 © months -................ Toe. @ months ................. 400. Prey for ail advertisements is due in a@vamce unless advertising is run by yearty coa‘ract, in which case the ad- vertiser pays every turce mcnths. Advertising 1 inch one time 75c. @tanding ........ 26. ...--. 50e Reduoed Rates to Clubs. Bend for Sample Copies. @atered in Post Office at Martins: burg, W. Va. us Second Class Matter. J & Chord, Editor and Proprietor. Drawer 869, and Bell ‘Phone 0K, Martinsburg, W. Va. — BATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1914 It looka like whoever tries to enter France by the gateway of Liege leaves hope behind. The greater the mentality of a man, the less he talks, because the more he thinks; 80 we always judge the caliber by the use of the tongue. It behooves this wise nye of Ameri cane to strictly observe our hundred year ago wise man’s advice to keep out of war—George Washington was the man. It is an established fact in law that before a person, whether oflicer or civ- ilian can be justified in taking human life, he must show that his own was. in danger. The best adviee that can be given Lo poor people is, get together all you can of this year’s abundances of everything, can, dry, preserve, bury &e.. sane for next year may be a famine and the war now going on will add misery to it. ‘To kill civilians and the wounded is more than civilization. if oven tinged with christianity will stand, hence the Germans to keep the good name they have earned, should stop such inhuman: ity in war—though the whole of i be brutal. Hon. G. M. Bowers was nominated for Congress at Elkins 12thinst. Ife ‘is a very fino man, but Mr. Keim isa Pro gressive and is exceedingly popular— having landed many a republican in Congress by his shrowdness, and he is so well known {tis not impossible for him to put himaolf thercin. The lightning rod fake is around again doing or trying to do the farmers. Don’t be fooled, although Benjan in Franklin fathered the lightning rods they serve no good end.are useless, and if you put the sellers of them to w rigid test, it will be seen that they know nothing about them and aro trying to beat you: The republicans made a bad step at Elkins. Instead of nominating they should have endorsed Mr. Keim, who is and always been true to the principles of the once G. 0. P, He is clean, wise and honest and will and is going to make the welkin ring in this district till the very last hour of this campaign and win with a small majority. The ball game between the Martins burg Wonders and Frederick team ‘Thursday was a good one for the heme boys—score 910 J in favor of Martins burg. Doubt if there ie a texm in’ radius of a hundred miles cai. bext our home team, if two or three pinyers be Jaid off, their places filled. «nd practice be kent uo. And the Kaiser has called for # mil- lion men toarms., Sir, keep in miod shat God’s hand 18 seen i) the history of the Universe. The failef Bobyion: the destruction of Nineveh; the burning of Bodom and Gomorrah the full of the Roman Empire &e . are mutters for your serious consideraton. it would be a good thing for war leaders to recall Koob Hill the Sunday after San Fran cisco’s earthquake. A thing meaner, and deeper laid is hard to find than the effort of a South- ern man, not congresstnan- but in con gress, is trying togetthrough The bil authorizes street car conductory to cur ry pisto!s and billies. It means and is intended to create a fr.ction and end in fights and twurders on street cars, where all is now peece and barmony. Every year and day are giving increased power and vim to the men and women it secks to humiliate. | Pits Boo The Negro has neve: before beon put in history in the wey John We-ley Cromwell has doae it Inaan invellee= tualinixup that will awakea, enteven, enrich and do the eace more good than any book of its kind we haveever read, Get the book and read ioand ure ev. ery reading Negro to do the same Tt telis of the hardshiys, and the un- precedented progress that) haa been made, and 60 plainly aud forcibly shows the open door to all those who strive to go in to be applauded ws men. Get the book. Write John W. Cromwell, M39 Swann Street NOW, Washington DC. The more we eee of this age’s celisions conduct, the more ond more it disgusts us. How stupid God would be to. ane: wer mostof the prayers anade and how gully itis forthe hetks Qhinkers to tor ture themselves and sereai bike wid Cats na though the wonder source of ad things were deat, Braver ae noth Jess than work, and he who prays none with bis tips and wot with his hands and hend is worse GT thaa hia he sad noth ing. The main earcers is not dentin and what lies beyond at for dite ia your poo vinew, the living your dury ond uty well done can ouiy be wes pou tated ke stop your foolish paying wick 6 tually goto work Since an effort is on foot to stop food prices from going up, shy nor bes ns with sugar, which has jarspos up to S cents within a week? Pho warin Ku. rope has nothing todo with it but the manufacturers and refiners have. ane the Democratic, Congress which poses ae the great friend of Gis + dear peepul. should get busy and find out where the blnte for this meteoric price raring SUBAF, potatoes, Meat and other neces ties that must be had by the consumer lies, und if possible. pouteh hen: their downright rescalny GERMANY. For its hatred to no man on recount of color; its wisdom, ecicnes, wonderful power of development of all kinds. our deepest sympathy goes out to its people, Why should such # far advanced people xo to war for a mere trifle? Suppose dhe Crown Prince did in his absence, pro voke and plunge Germany in war, it would haye been bigger s' beter for the Kaiser to have explained noatters. rebuked the Prince, intead of oping his cheoks,and spoke stieniousis ousnet war, Wealthy as Germany isan hand, mantfactures, edt mentiits setools science and happ. Lowe. thy bod work of centuries a!) with be -Larsefulls depleted if noo destiosed by war. Pv AS oN Tt f) Pay E] “DK USTAL ULAR PARAS TAP OPA WAYS DOEOCMT Wed PAP Arg Mae BS Pale SD dof 22 Only Canine in the World That Car ries Mail From Train to Postofiice. AU Vanderlip, W. Va. a little sta tion on the Mooreticld and Peters- burg branch of the Galliaore and Ohio, Eves the only canine postil clerk ia the world, a doz thet carries the mail to and from Ue postoflice. The dog. which is the property of George Wo llawse, formeriy of Cum- beriand, but now agent ror the Balt more and Olvo at Vanderlip, at though an wnealariod employe of the government, is a faithful handler of the mail and moets every train thet passes throught Vande: lip. Rut few of the trains that earry mail to Vanderlip on account of tie smul passenger trattie from — that point, stop there, but the dog waits for the bag to be thrown from the car. Mr. Hawes asserts that the dog knows the {ime of all ihe trains he is expected to moet, and makes ins trips unfailingly without boing se minded of his job SALYSMEN os miele tS Sell Gur West Virginia Grows NURSERY STOCK Fine can- vassing outfit FREE. Cash Commis- sions Patd Weekly. Write for terms. Tike Gold Nursery Co. Mason City, W. Va. TADVTEIMO fe c Aic ADTHDE Anis WU { PL PE rery SRGI PRE EA BRS ante FS g, Pheu CA GAIL lind a Vs @ Raiwed be FF AISER’S TROOPS ADOPT 1 WP MC METHO? § BECAUS? THEY HAVE SUFFERED) SO MANY REVERSES Us THEIR ATTACKS GN BELGIANS. i af Fy py} VW ORTRE TRAV EE a ern ITALY Will PROSABE TU Wa Ado LG, Powerful Infiuence Being Uroug (to Bear ou the Couai y to Pal Up Arms—Four Hundred American Refugees Hurryin From Berlin to Rotterdem -Uerman Advance Upon Mam: Has Been Checked by the Ucigian-French Morees, and Con siderable Artillery Was Cactured and the Germans Re pulsed. ROME, Aug. 13.—(3 p. m.)-——!ollowing the official anaounc: ment that Hngland had declared war against Austria, the [tabla cabinet convened. It is not believed the policy of llaly to prema ppeutral will be changed, although ihe sentiment ngainat Austyi. is inevcasing in bitterness. it is expected nevertheless iia ui tela will insist that her obligated friend comes to her aid, AMERICAN REPUGEES IM CARE GP AMBASSADOR, LONDON, Aug. 13.—3 p. m.)—Specials from Amsterdar pay that Anibassador Gerard nas personal charge of a party o vour hundred American refugees, who passed through tnere en route from Berlin to Rotterdam. LONDON, Aug. 13.—(3 p. m.)J—Specials from Amsierda pay that Anibassador Gerard nas personal charge of a party. vour hundred American refugees, who passed through tnere e route from Berlin to Rotterdam. EMBASSY DENLES REPORT. LONDON, Aug. 15.—-(2:50 p. m.)—The French embassy nas denied officially the report (hat the German troops at Mul- faittsen nave captured an entire French regiment. ISERCE BAYONE’ CAARGE BY PRENCH. PARIS, Aug. 13.—(2:30 p. m.)—The Germans have bon: barded the French position av oat Mousson Mperthe, siorciice vita heavy artiliery. More than one hundred snelis have fate. spon the town, Many have bees killed, inciuding a Beigian cou adi general there. The war office says that the French army, operating in tic vicinity of Stincoourt, was rorecd back by a superior force, bu after reinforcement arrived assumed the offensive and drove tne Germans back with a bayonet charge and sustained a heavy loss One German battery is said to Have been destroyed and severas wuns captured. GHEECE READY TO ANNOUNCE POLICY. ATHENS, Aug. 13.—(2:50 p. m.)—The King lias calicd : council of hts cabinet and former ministers to decide upon a poi- jey. fe is anxious to maintain p eutralily, but fears his inability. TORLURESG PRISONERS ALD MURDERING WOUNDED BRUSSELS, Aug. 13.—(2:40 p. m.j—It is announced that the Belgians have maintained incir position despite the heavy at- tacks by the Germans ina dozen places. Last night an arsault wae made upon the forts at Licge buc tie Germans were beaicn away with heavy losses. Tue Germain. have bridged the Meuse and are hurrying their crack artillery against the Belgians. ‘The Belgian officials charged that the Germiaus are maddened by their re- verses and are torturing the civilians and killing ihe wounded Belgians weherever they are found. Foreign Mimster Davingtoa has called a mecting of the diplomats representing the neutrai nations and it is said he will submit proofs of the Ferman’s bar- barity and they willsbe asked to protest against tuo continuation of such. GERMAN LOSSES ENGRMOUS; ADVANCE CHECKED | It is officially announced the: the German advance upon Na- mur has been checked by the Betgian-french forces at ighexce,| ‘Phe war office claims that the German losses are enormous. The Gagians have captured several of the latest model German guns mounted on auto trucks. It is stated that the Belgians outwitted the Germans took the offensive in a series of brilliant charges, and drove the Germans back upon their reserves. ‘The Belgie exvalry assisted by the infantry and artillery moved so rapidly | that the German plans were completely upset. DESPERATE FIGHTING IN BELG! BRUSSELS, Aug. 15.—(11:060 a. m.) —Afte y fight yesterday, the Germans iook Hassel, P rg, the losses being heavy. According to advices, the Ucigians now hold t rman cavalry engaged in a second fight. The L have completely repulsed the German flanking is of which are withheld. It is understood th att RAMOKATERMA. AE bene. Goleta: dha Dinlainaa as BRUSSELS, Aug. 15.—(11:06 a. m.)—After a terrific all- day fight yesterday, the Germans took Hassel, Province of Lim- burg, the losses being heavy. According to advices, the Uelgians now hold twenty thousand German cavalry engaged in a second fight. The Belgians are said to have completely repulsed the German flanking movement, de- tails of which ave withheld. It is understood the Germans used dnass formations of troops, which the Belgians-and Trench allies met with a murderous fire from machine guns, inflicting heavy Jusses on the enemy. The Germans were several times trapped yesterday and today, and at one point at Tierlement, two hundred and fifty Germans were killed and hundreds wounded in a few minutes. MEDITERRANEAN FLEETS READY TO BATTLE. LONDON, Aug. 15.—(11 a. m.)—Orders have been flashed t» the British fleet in the Mediterranean Sea to strike the Aus- tvians, whose ships, cleared for action, are lying fifteen miles off the naval base of Pola, on the Adriatic, according to dispatches dvom Rome based on reports of steamers reaching Venice. Three first-class battle cruisers and several armored cruisers, with a number of destroyers make up the British fleet ready to give battle, and the French fleet in the Mediterranean is in close touch and ready to co-operate with the British men-of-war, Re- ports of a desperate sea fight are expected at any time. 9, INMBPAAT | REND IO COR YIET LABORS . BEAT CAYIN: A GREAT SAVIN: te Road! Engi-eer ALD. Wihian Se) 2 eee Sante 8 eA DWI received the first. repor of work done on sate roads by | con irom the Mount « t Saint 3 Ys and tie rsoor made byt GM. Hatver. of Mai i Pte of cain) fo Vat Sent Marsa. ‘Pha name Toanen on jeb ranged trom 29 ghee to the veport, wor Was started by the camp done st us ow totel of 6 Le days labo ¥ « oF cost for tht fe darts. The vast to the count f foamstors and terms was $239 2 brpenis the total cost up t S67. More than 1,800 cubie yard goa ral was oo 1 29 per eah i Deine solid 1osk, a) per cen cose reek and sd per cent shale, Mh fab cost ta Une comity for the wor! vas U0 cents a cubic yard. Sunilar werk was doue by reg! uy inbor fi tie saute locality. A ‘a Gr 3u59 cubic yards of mater’a BS reuoved at a cost ef $2448. roSS cents per cuble yard. Tix wing to the state by tie use o Oaviet labor was 52 cents a cubi ant Betanalag on this basis tiy mine of the labor to the county wa Losin ‘The report shows — tha cho aman cenioséd, on an average up cable yards of uiterial al day he Het cost Ter the conviet Tabo as ls S44 ceats a cuble yard and tit ost of teams, ete, was iL 14 cents anking a total cosi of 20 cents pe uble yard. A opretminary report also ha eeen received frum the convict can] ils county, ‘The werk he:e wa! teried June 48, and 11s days wort ene on the roads. ‘The cost to th ouniy for this was $89.50; showm: groxt saving. ime a y f We he ran Leg hdp ees, [hae eee jURGNS BILLATE Uh ary MOUOT Thy Wee Ce VERE REAG Guoatl HONK jury Commissioners Selects Those Who Will Serve During Septem- ber Term Vodry ie jury commissioners irew the grom? and petit: jurors for Seplemha ior mo! cireuit count. he grand jury will report on Tues y. September &, und the petit dary we following day. ‘The grend fury: Nu T. thusster, A. FL) Rentz, Joka Swartz, D. PL Lomarior Menton ‘Tab rd. 'C. Parsons, Ceo, D. Pitzer, Wm, tis, W. S. Suyder, Geo, M. Rowres D, M. Pitzer, C. Al Wever, RC. Me Wiliams. Re G. Horner, Clyde Bor nm, J. AL Butler, Petit Jury John D. oard, Alien Cushwa, Geo ». Lambert, J. W. Copenhaver, Zeph Morgan. W. 8. Small, Jr, Leonard Snyder, Barney Baricies, Ward La mon, 1. G. Harper, @. C. Needy, Har vey MeDonald, Conrad Robbing, D. IL Stnekey, A. P. Nicklas, William Spi er, Jr, Lewl: Glover, J. W. Myers G.W. Sirodes, G. A. Welter, Morgan Shaffer. J. D. Dillon, Abreham Lew. fe, Marry Meintire, 1. ‘Thomas, David Hutzler, R. . Whiting, Char les Hess, J. Harry Anderson, Warren Vanmetre, Frank Doll, BL F. Dooley, Howard Tabler. Stewart McDonald, M. L. Tabler. J. i. CLIFFORD Attorney At Law MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Practicos {n all the Courts of Wes! Virginia, the Supreme Court of Ap peals aud the United States Courts, ane En... War Lords of Europe a : a fiave a Host of Titles KAISER IS AN. OFE ER IN NEARLY £VERY ARMY AND NAVY ON CONTINENT—IS AN ADMIR AL IN ENEMIES’ NAVIES—OTHER MONARCHS HOLD MANY COMMISSIONS KEEPS (OUR HOME =o er. FRESH of CRANES =P 7 oT Fe ed | Comtineticn Preumatic GSuveepor | Ts Swiftly-Gu- j Dus ¥ Sweeper cleans wirtour 5 i a | pins, lint, . Io ease ft makes sweeping * it reaches f/ , even the me necessity * of moving 4 The Groat ic F stage or fy small, can ¢ Hemacd the danger ¢! Duntley is the ? — Sy 4 Hat tie combinsdon ¢ 5 1 hy revolving Pruvi. § a if | @ anteed. tit why a ies the “Duntios”? a trial ja at our € > Me | Write today for ful! vartl A a | G 21, | © f tee a el ee ceme Not whhout reason is the Walser culled the War Lord of Eu.ope. Ow- ig to the compl ientary custom ot taining fa European armies inthe last hundreds years, neatly every ruler hells any manber of commission erally modified by the — adjecti “honcrary iy ony muniber of a mies bes'dés his own, and William is at offiver in meaty every Power's ar grdonayy. Ulually the honorary cot onel of a gnard resiment ¢ hi Mroaps once every two ur thee years when he drifts them at a formal re view: but from time to thine he ha his photog?aph taken im t unlforr of ius foreign resments tor distri: ten Gn post cards in the country which the repiment belony: it ts ia teresting to reflect on the — possitt < ihenses HW the military prineipl of pbsolete chedenee + lers wer insisted on in the present yay and Sola OF The Grok Huabt reg ments « the comiunds ef the rulers ef the a tor asainst wich they we fi * gore of Maisers Titles. ho Balser | is Wet om aed hecher of the German ye ated A irabin-Chler of ihe Gerari Fle: © is Colonel of efaht Pruss aut Tents, one from Moc whore froin Saxony, two trom W sthte ene from Baden, one from Hess: two frem Bavaria, He ts a Marshal in the Austrian Guatd, Mor ever he is Colonel of a reste the Cazrs Life Cu a ft other :eg’ments in tie Hussian Ar Ase this Caosie ef the Sorans Admiral in the priteh and tte Fleets, fo he could exercise his ¢ mands zl this t'me, he would no dor find a way to seitie the ditfieutiios + the North Sea in short order, butt te be feared that View \dnitval 9 John Jellicoe, thou tiferiar rank, would hardly yield phew tat German BEmpersr choutd that mw arch appear suddenly in a ‘Zoppelty and demand that he recerve comm What elee he might do if he ont could may be indicated by fs that the Kaiser is au admiral ind navies of Norway, Sweden, Denmaz and Creoce: Mield Marshal in ty Swed'sh Army: Colonel of Heit dragens, and Captitn-General of th Army of Sain, Crown Prince, Too, tlase Many Titles ‘The Cerman Crown Prince fs Co onel of sever Pruss’an, two Say ise Bavarian, ene Wortembern, tw Rustan, one Austrian and one Urith regiment and a Major in the Spant Amy. The German Hnipress « mands two regiments of te Prus'e and one of the Ruston Guard, Francis Josenjh fs a felt wearsh in the Prussian and Urilieh armie Eeueral in that of Sweden, honorary Benes in Dommark and eapingegea- eral in the army of Spain. Macs this he °s colonel of eight Austrian, Cree Prussian, one Bavarian, two Murttembers, one Saxon, two lus- shar and twa Qrilish reginents, “the Caar ef Russia ts colonel of 32 revhnents in b's own army and an hono-ary stall offiver in 12 others. He commands three reimenis in the Prissian Guardscand on each in te aitiied uf Uesse, Bavaria, Great brit tin end Spain, Uoesides this he is an admiral in the navies of Great rit: wee 1 " ko ound Sweden, arina is colonel of roar teglnents In her hustand’s army aud or one in the Prussian Guard. King George’s Many Commands. Soorge Vy besides beluga field amas ha adhniral in ihe Beiiish fork ‘ toh jot 22 Bevsh rogimenis pnd hondrary comtnadce cor the An cat al Honormble Actitery Cou say of London. “He alse commands He resments dn the ladiar arm 1 2 fehl anarsiad ft the Prussia art vd enlonel of two res iments ithe Giavied, an admiral in the nave es oof Russta and Dommark, and eat: eof Kussinn and Sanish regk i Sibet of Beteium ts a ge Pin tue wamy whieh fs now imei nhs ea ail Winwas uew invad & lbs muiniey mind atso a colonel in eae Tie a \uettign irigeon: © Ban Susuuy Lalas coamund hed a. vustun and) Spa ‘ Dies, BD + th Ultey of a nu : Geraaw siutes, The King ai Wark rekinens and of one. i bm. The King of Warttembans i sional fy ihy Ruwsian gad) At Riag & tof Sweden fs an at fy ah Britich, Corman un sonivins sud a eolenct im tb fos Ha and Peuss'a. : i Polieara, President of ‘runes. hols onty one commission hat of eaptuin tn the French re serves, Prince Alhert of Monaco is one 2? Le least amily sovereigns of Jae epe. tis army consists of four oiti- ers and Moen, and his anly naval hip is the masuificent private yactt, Hich Ne employs in the selentitic ivisex which have made him famous mong the oceangraphers of the oyld, Nevertheless he is a rear ad- ciral in the Spanish navy. ‘ MacCorkte Re-nominated. Hx-Governor William A, MacCorkle +i nominaled by Democrats in the Hehth senatorial district convention cid Saturday at Logan for state sen- \tor to succeed himself, Among the poakers was United States Senator William #. Chillen. /urope Will Be Cossack or “Republican” Said Napoleon WORLD'S GREATEST SOLDIER, AFTER HE HAD BEEN CRUSH \ hundred and some odd years ayo Napolcon Bonaparte, the see: ond Julius Ceaser, a Corsican by birth and a nobody by ancestry, forced his rile upon Franee, willingly bowing her neck to his sov- ereigmty, welcome because fuil of military glory to her, but no less welcome because it was a relief from the despotic tyeany of her own Bourbone, But when Napoleon usurped the sovereignty of Naples and pui first his brother Joseph upon iis throne and then his sisters Caroline and Murat, when Joseph was made King of Spain and Louis King of Holland, the sovereigns of Europe, among them the great powers of Resolt. Austria, England and Prussia, all felt their thrones tottering bencath them, and with mighty armies combined they erushed him, Looking back upon the rine of his once overwhelmingly splen- did dominion and seeing his exemies returned 6nce more to their ab- oluie rule, Boneparte yet han the vision of the seer in looking into the future, and he said: “In a hundred years Kurope will be either all Cossack or all Republican.” Js that day dawning upon as, now that the span of a hundred years has passed? The people of the fair United States, dwelling In peace and se curity under the: folds of a flax o€ constitutional independence une sullied by the “divine right of kings,” strain aghast eyes across the seas where their brothers, endowed by the same God of Love with immortal souls panting for Hiberty and the right. to pursue hapoi hess are being dqiven by aniitions to the brink and over the prect- Dice of that war which fs heil--the hell of barbarie savagery, of fury and madness of battle ant slaughto;—the hell of militarism, Hutoeracy and the “divine right of kings.” Tut in the spectacle of things so ferocious that our minds ean not imagine them, and so full of woes that our hearts cannot count ‘hem, can we not see the cataclysm of the struggling forees of a new hope, the pangs of travil in the birth of a new government Which shall be for men, and aot for kings. aE HENERAL ELUGTT IS A CANDIDATE Nominated by the Progressives for Congress in the Fourth District Saturday. 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Harty Clyde, who hag been ba- bering at the Hotel Berkeley Rarber- shop fer years, is now in’ Uniontown, Pas. whee he os cmployed by Mr. John Jenkins Mr John Wo Cotsey has put a con- crete javement in. front of bis tine Burke Street property, aadas a result there’, said property always va'nable, is now more so than ever, Miss Leda ‘Locas, of Pittsburg, avery pleasant young lady. a8 sojourning a our ety tor awhile, and during her say here she will be the house guest ot Mies Hannah Vevey, at the latter's spacons home us Nori M rtinsburg How Chatks J) Seluck, former pres’ cooling aorney of Olio County, and Progressive Party eardidate tor Cou gresman at Large spoke to an inter- ested aad once at Thornwood) Tall on Tuesday night. ‘Paose wha head the ventionra voted Liu a good speaker Mr Heory Bord, that sturdy: gentle man who has made Darksville, (where he has he tsof friends.) his home tor wary lone years, was noticed on our Sieristhe other day. He tooked the picture of beabhy and. appeared as youthful as he did twenty years ao. Mr Hiram Parker departed this ite at toe home of hs mother on Mer day morning Jast following a Tong ines trom consumption. is tuneral was held trom Dudley Baptist Chureh on Wednesday afternoon, the pastor in charge, Rey RoR. ‘Thompson, ofie- lating. Tiermeat in Mt. Hope Ceme ery ‘The dead young man is survived by his father, mother, two brothers ard women's suffrage and national pro- hibition and commending some act of the Wilson administration, while condemning others. : eee SUT cole 11 = ec k e Cossack or said Napoleon , AFTER HE HAD BEEN CRUSH Change Your Sced Wheat | Sell ten bushels of your common wheat market price say 75 conta, mak= ‘ing $7.50. For this sum, $7.50, we will send you enough of the wonderful Mar- velous wheat to sow ten ueres. You're skeptical? We don’t blame you! 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COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF MAN UALARTS AND APPLIED SCLENCES, Courses in Engineering Domestic Science Domestic Arts Manual Arts CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC : ACADEMY ; Three Preparatory Courses (Classical, Seientilic, Nurtnal) COMMERCIAL COLLEGE Stenography Pypewritiny Economics Bookkeopiny, Exe ¢ SQ> ° al of avi Professional Schools LIBRARY SCROOL SCHOOLOF TITEOLOGY. THE SUHOOL OF MEDICI NE. College of Medicine College of Dentistry College of Pharmacy SCHOOL OF LAW. All Courses begin Sept. 30th, 1914. For Catalogue, address Howard Uni- versity, Washington, D, © | Are You a Womea ' Take (PArduI The Women’s Tonic FOR SALE ie ki poe, ALL KINDS OF KINGS IN EUROPEAN WAR Czar Tops the List, Being the Largest Assortment of Any Other The battle of four Kings against five, celebrated in the annals of Scripture, is far surpassed by the present European war. How far may be indicated by the statement that if Spain should throw in her lot with France, as has been suggested, it would mean an addition of 25 kings to the forces of the Triple Entente. For the kings of Europe bear many and diverse titles; and Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, has 24 other royal titles to his credit. He is officially known as King of Spain Castile and Leon Aragon, the Two Sicilies, Jerusalem, Navarre, Granada, and so down to the Canary Isles, the East and West Indies, India, and the Continent of the Farther Ocean. Besides which he is an Archduke of Austria. Many of the heads of the older houses, after leading off like Alfonso with the title which marks them as rulers of the whole country, follow with the titles which confer sovereignty over the smaller domains to which every European country was divided in the feudal period. Moreover, a king never admits if he can help it that he has ceased to be king of anything. So it comes about, for instance, that they are two others besides Alfonso who may on occasion claim titles as kings of Spain. They are Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aoste and cousin of the King of Italy, and Don Jalme, head of the Carlist house, Alfonso and his cousin, the Count of Ctserta, both hold the title of King of the Two Sicilies; but the King of Italy, who is actual ruler of the Two Sicilies, does not. The Emepror of Austria, the King of Spain, the Count of Caserta and Don Jalme, all hold the title of King of Jerusalem. The actual ruler of that city, the Sultan of Turkey, styles himself not the King, but the Seravnt of Jerusalem (or, as the Arabs call it, Kuds). That ruler's full rank and entitulature is Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Mussulnians, Prince of the Faithful, Servant of the Cities of Medina, Mecca and Kuds; Sultan of the Lands and Sons and Padishah of Turkey. The Emperor of Austria styles himself Grand Volvode of Servia and Grand Duke of Tuscany, though the first is now ruled by the King of Servia and the other by the King of Italy. The title of King of Hanover, which is now part of Prussia, was for a long time claimed by the Duke of Cumberland, and the question was settled only with the marriage of the Princess Victoria, Luise of Prussia to the son of the pretender to the throne of Hanover. There is still a Princess Imperial of Braizl, though that country has been a republic since 1889. There are a near-king of France and a Napoleonic pretender though as neither has ever ruled neither ever has claimed the title. There is also a pretender, Miguel of Braganza to the throne of Portugal, as well as the celebrated former King Manuel of that country. Another title which seems to be almost as general among the royalty of Northern Europe as that of colonel in Kentucky is the designated "King of the Wends and Goths." This is borne in the form given by the King of Sweden and the King of Denmark, while the Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg and of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are Princes of the Wends and the German Emperor is Duke of the Wenls. The Cazr of Russia claims the titles of Duke of Oldenburg and Prince of Bulgaria, though both of these countries are ruled by other men, and it is little more than a century ago that the Kings of Great Britain and Ireland dropped the title of King of France from their list. The Prince of Monac though he rules one of the smallest states in Europe, has nevertheless 21 titles. They are, variously prince, duke, marquis, count, baron and seigneur. The German Emperor is also King of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg, Burgrave of Nuernberg, Grand Duke of the Lower Rhine, one Landgrave, two additional Margraves, 11 Princes, 17 Dukes, 10 Counts and Lord of Frankfort. The Emperor of Austria is Apostolic King of Hungary and eight Kings, besides an Archduke, two Grand Dukes, a Grand Volvode and Prince. The largest claimant in Europe, if reports are correct, is King Constantine of Greece, who is said to sign himself Constantine XII. Constantine XI was the last Roman Em- peror, killed at Constantinople by the Turks in 1453; so if Contsantine asserts he is the twelfth of his name it follows that he considers himself heir to the Roman Empire, which extended from Edinburgh to Bagdad, and from Budapest to Tangier. But for all monarchs of Europe the most imposing in the list of titles is Nicholas of Russia, who bears the following honors: Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russians, Cazr of Moscow, Kief, Vladimir, Novgorod, Kaazn, Astrakhan, Poland, Siberia, the Tauric Cheronese and Georgia; Lord of Pskow; Grand Duke of Smolensk, Lithuania, Volhynia, Podolia and Findland; Prince of Esthenia, Livonia, Kurland, Semgalle, Samogitl, Bielostok, Carelia, Twer Pern, Yougoria, Vlatka, Bulgaria, etc., Lord and Grand Duke of Lower Novgorol, Techern'goff, Rissan, Pelatisk, Rotoff, Yaroslav, Belosero, Oudoria, Obodria, Condia, Vitebsk, Mstislaw and all the Regions of the North; Lord and Sovereign of Iveria, Catalinia, Kabardinia and the Armenian Provinces; Sovereign of the Circassian and Mountain Princes Lord of Turkestan; Heir of Norway; and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Stormarn, Dithmars and Oldenburg. LET'S GET TO WORK. (The Manufacturers Record.) American people can themselves do a great deal to bring about a free flow of trade notwithstanding the partial blocking of the channels of foreign commerce by war. European nations will be forced by need for foodstuffs to prevent starvation to bring the war to an early ending, even if the terrific armament of the various nations engaged did not themselves accomplish that. In the meantime the temporary difficulties which confront the handling of grain and the doing of general business may be largely overcome by concerted action on the part of the people of this country to their own great good. There are several million families in our country who now buy flour by the bag who could, to their own profit and to the great advantage of the wheat growers of the country and the transportation interests, lay in a barrel of flour. Some millions of barrels would thus be taken off the market to the benefit of all interests. There are millions of families who during the next few months will in the course of events buy more or less freely of cotton goods. If every family in the country intending to do this, and able at the moment to do it, would make prompt purchases to meet the expected need of that time, the cotton market would be materially helped to the advantage of everybody. There are millions of families who have been intending to make other purchases, perchance of furniture or other household goods, or agricultural implements, or other things for farms. Millions have been planning for little improvements to their homes, or to the doing of other things which create business activity. For those who can afford to do these things at present there is a responsibility which rests upon them to do them and to do them at once. Every individual can contribute to some slight extent through the doing of things of this kind to keeping open the channels of trade, increasing the activities of the country and absorbing the production of the farms, which otherwise would bring about congestion by reason of the inability to ship freely to foreign countries. It is incumbent upon every municipality in the country to carry forward as actively as possible every improvement which it has under way or which it expects to undertake in the near future. Patriotism of the highest kind can be displayed by the people of the whole country in ways such as is here indicated just as much as in the support of a country when it is at war with its enemies. If our people become so absorbed in thinking about the situation in Europe as to put aside from day to day the things that they have been intending to do in a business way, the improvements they have been expecting to make, the purchases that they fully intend to consummate, they will to that extent intensify the general situation and lessen the business activities of the whole country. It is the supreme duty of every man at the present time to put forth increased energy for the expansion of his own business and for assisting in carrying forward the broad work of the business activities of the country that the products of the farms may find a profitable market and the output of factories be not curtailed. Our country is in magnificent shape to meet this unprecedented condition, without excitement, without any fear as to the future, but with an abiding faith in its ability to expand its financial and commercial power. This is no time for the pessimist to raise his voice. This is no time for any man to shirk the responsibility of doing all in his power to broaden the business activities of the country in order that the temporary congestion of grain and other products which cannot find a foreign market shall not adversely affect business affairs. There is a finer and broader field for the highest order of patriotism in every individual shouldering his responsibilities than there is in shouldering rifles on the part of European soldiers. When Galveston was almost destroyed by the hurricane and the tidal wave its own people never halted nor hesitated, but, with a spirit of heroism that has been heralded all over the world, immediately shouldered the responsibility of rebuilding Galveston on a greater and safe foundation than before. Before the rumbles of the earthquake and flame that combined to almost destroy San Francisco had passed away the people of that city, with sublime courage and undaunted energy, united to rebuild the city and to make it greater and more beautiful than before it had felt the power of the earthquake or the fire. While the fire which destroyed nearly $100,000,000 worth of property still raged in Baltimore the people of this city had sent notice to the world that they would not ask for help and while the fire was still burning every houwse of importance whose place of business had been destroyed was planning to open with a new stock and to rebuild on a er scale. In these three cities all that was needed was courage and a determination to do things, and not to be daunted by difficulties. That same spirit evinced broadly by the whole country at the present time will have a very powerful effect in stimulating business and avoiding the possibility of any slackening of our domestic trade by reason of the halting of our commerce in Europe. Let's get to work. FREDERICK II ALSO FOUGHT ALL EUROPE Kaiser Wilhelm Takes Lesson In War From Illustrous Predecessor. Kaiser Wilhelm II finds himself confronted today by nearly all of armed Europe and with but a single ally to support him. A little more than a century and a half ago the Kaiser's illustrious predecessor, Frederich II, called the Great, was faced by a similar desperate situation—and lived to triumph over the coalition against him. In the year 1756 Frederick, King of the then insignificant State of Prussia, bearing of the design of powerful enemies on every side to crush him, surprised them by starting the war himself. With a suddenness comparable to the recent movements of Kaiser Wilhelm's armies, Frederick's forces invaded the neighbor kingdom of Saxony and bottled its defenders between Pirna and Koenigstein. So began the Seven Year War, one of the most bloody struggles Europe had known to that time. Prussian Army Very Small. Frederick of Prussia had an army hardly larger than one of the present corps of his imperial descendant. England was then his only powerful ally; and arrayed against him were the united forces of France, considered unbeatable; of Austria, far more powerful then than now; and of Russia, Saxony and Sweden. The odds were greater, if anything, than those confronting the Emperor of Germany today; though there was nowhere near the number of men involved as in the present "world war." Once Gave Up Hope. So desperate were the chances against him that once, after the battle of Kunersdorf, August 12, 1759, Frederick seeing his army shattered, wrote to his Prime Minister, "All is lost. 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Louisville, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Cleveland look to be the team that will fight it out to a finish for the American association pennant. The New York Yankees have been playing regular bascebil of late, dan "Birdie" Cree's big stick is one of the principal factors in the Yankees good showing. Manager Jack Dunn of the Baltimore Orioles plans to sell two or three more of his veteran players and finish the season with ateam of youngsters. Third Baseman Metzer, of the Los Angeles Pacific Coast league team, has a record of playing in four consecutive games without having any kind of a fielding chance—either put out, assist or error. Now that Charley Carr has joined the Indianapolis Feds the Detroit Tigers have given up the idea of training Charley's baseball college in San Antonio next spring. After making a ruanway race in the first half of the Southern Michigan league season the Bay City team has jumped out in front in the second half of the season. "Long Tom" Hughes, who was a star pitcher in major league company a dozen years or longer, is doing a successful come-back stunt in the Pacific Coast league. Followers of the Tri-State league consider Mauer, the Trenton shortstop, strong enough for the majors. He is a brilliant fielder and is hitting the pill over the .300 mark. Opinion seems to be divided as to the real condition of Larry Lajote. Some of the Cleevland followers save that Larry will be the star of old after a short rest, while others believe the great second-sacker is "out" so far as big league ball is concerned. Two former Boston Braves, Hap Myers of the Brookfeds and Benny Kuaff of the Indianapolis Hoosiers, are having a grand battle for the leadership of base stealers in the Federal league. Nick Maddox has been released as manager of the Wichita Western league team and "Peaches" Graham has been named to succeed him. Both players were at one time well known National league performers. From all accounts that was some riot at Detroit recently between the Washington Senators and Umpire Jack Sheridan, with one or two spec- RDUI man's Tonic R. F. D. No. 4, Alma, Ark., greatest medicine on earth, gan to take Cardui, I was and had such awful dizzy Now I feel as well and and can eat most anything." Sold by all dealers. Thousands. tators being beaned for good measure. And it was one muss on the Detroit field that cannot be charged to Ty Cobb. TRAINMEN'S STRIKE HAS BEEN AVERTED 98 Western Railroads Agree to Accept Mediation Plan of Federal Board. Managers of 98 Western railroads have agreed to accept the mediation proposal of the federal board to avert this week's threatened strike of 55000 employes. The plan of the board is to arbitrate solely on the question of the men's demand for increased wages, leaving all working rules which the men demanded should be reinstated in effect. The men's original demands were presented October 10, 1913, and negotiations had been going on about three months. Two days later, however, both sides agreed upon federal arbitration although the enginemen had refused peremptorally to consider it on the ground that the roads had refused peremptorally to former arbitration court decisions. Matters with the man had proceeded to the taking of a strike vote the result of which, announced July 14, showed that the men were almost unanimously in favor of backing their demands by a general walkout. Basing their demand on the increased cost of living the men called for increases in pay and overtime allowances, which, they said, would just about cover the advances in the prices of necessities in the past four years. In answer the road declared the increased asked for would amount to $30,000,000 a year or a nity per cent advance in wages and could not be granted. Ninety-eight railroads were affected by the demands. They included virtually every line in the United States west of Chicago and also the Illinois Central road. In Canada every line west of Fort William Outagio was affected except the Grand Trunk Pacific, One hundred and forty thousand miles of roadway and 55,000 engineers, Iremen and hostlers drawing $67,750,000 annual wages were affected. The men's committee was headed by Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and W. S. Carter, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firement and Eagineman, A. W. Treuholm, general manager of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, was chairman of the manager's committee.