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ThePioneer Press. "HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE'S BIGGES MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN" MARTINSBURG, W. VA., SATURDAY, APR. 21, 1917. VOL. 36. NO. 8. The THERE SHALL ESTABLISHED 1882. MOBILIZING THE GARDEN-THE TEXT OF ARTICLE TODAY CABBAGE PLANTS SHOULD BE PURCHASED ABOUT MIDDLE OF APRIL SPRING ONIONS, LIMA BEANS SHOULD BE GROWN IN BACK YARDS APRIL LETTUCE MAY NOW BE SOWN—SOME VALUABLE INSTRUCTIONS By Carl Vrooman Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Member National Emergency Food Garden Commission. (Written for The United Press) WASHINGTON, April 16.—Cabbage plants should be purchased about the middle of April. They should be set two feet apart if of the small variety. Tobacco dust should be sprinkled over them as soon as set to keep off the cabbage louse. The plants should be set deep. In July or August the plants can be set for the Winter supply. The ameurence probably will find the bush lima bean the best. The ground should be well warmed for these. They should be sown in rows two feet and a half apart and four inches apart in the row. Spring onions are desirable and a start can be made with these as the ground is ready. Plant a third once a week for three weeks about onehalf inch deep. The rows should be a foot apart. Thin to four inches apart in the rows when the plants are four inches high. Pull the onions in the Fall when the tops begin to fall liver and leave them on the ground until thoroughly dry, then store them in a cool place. April lettuce may be sown early in the open ground. Do not cover them more than a quarter of an inch. The solid head revities may be sown early in May. When three inches high thin out to four inches apart in the row. For the table cut out every other plant. Most exacting of all plants is the tomato. The plants should be transplanted to the garden about May 20 to June 1. Set the plants in rows eighteen inches apart. Plant them twenty inches apart in the rows. As it grows all side branches should be removed and the main stem tied to a stake. FORMER CONGRESSMEN ACCUSED OF PLOTTING Two Former Representatives From Illinois Go to Trial in New York Today. (By United Press) NEW YORK, April 16.—Five Americans, including the two farmer Congressmen Buchanan and Fowler of Illinois and former Ohio Attorney general Monnett, went to trial in federal court here today charged with sonspiring to foment strikes in munitions plants in the United States to prevent the manufacture of arms to be used against Germany. They have denied their guilt. They were members of Labor's National peace Council, a pro-German organization; and were indicted with Franz von Rintelin, German plotter. --- President Appeals to Every American, Man, Woman and Child, to "Speak, Act and Serve Together to Meet Nation's SU- PREM E TEST." ALL THESE MAY HELP TO WIN THE WAR President Wilson last night issued the following address to the American people: "My Fellow Countrymen: "The entrance of our own beloved country into the grim and terrible war for democracy and human rights which has shaken the world creates so many problems of national life and action which call for immediate consideration and settlement that I hope you will permit me to address to you a few words of honest counsel and appeal with regard to them. "We are rapidly putting our navy upon an effective war footing and are about to create and equip a great army, but these are the simplest parts of the great task to which we have addressed ourselves. There is not a single selfish element, so far as I can see, in the cause we are fighting for. "We are fighting for what we believe and wish to be the rights of mankind and for the future peace and security of the world. To do this thing worthily and successfully we must devote ourselves to the service without regard to profit or material advantage, and with an energy and intelligence that will rise to the level of the enterprise itself. We must realize to the full how great the task is and how many things, how many kinds and elements of capacity and service and self-sacrifice, it involves. "These, then, are the things we must do, and do well, besides fighting—the things without which mere fighting would be fruitless: "We must supply abundant food for ourselves and for our armies and our seamen not only, but also for a large part of the nations with whom we have now made common cause, in whose support and by whose sides we shall be fighting. "We must supply ships by the hundreds out of our shipyards to carry to the other side of the sea, submarines or no submarines, what will every day be needed there, and abundant materials out of our fields and our mines and our factories with which not only to clothe and equip our own forces on land and sea, but also to clothe and support our people fro whom the gallant fellows under arms can no longer work; to help clothe and equip the armies with which we are cooperating in Europe, and to keep the looms and manufactories there in raw material; coal to keep the fires going in ships at sea and in the furnaces of hundreds of factories across the sea; steel out of which to make arms and ammunition both here and there; rails for worn1out railways back of the fighting fronts; locomotives and rolling stock to take the place of those every day going to pieces; mules, horses, cattle for labor and for military service; everything with which the people of England and France and Italy and Russia have usually supplied themselves but cannot now afford the men, the materials, or the machinery to make. "It is evident to every thinking man that our industries, on the farm, in the shipyards, in Railway Men Miners Merchants Shipbuilders Housewives ident Wilson last night issued address to the American people how Countrymen: entrance of our own beloved or him and terrible war for demen rights which has shaken the many problems of national life which call for immediate consider that I hope you will permit you a few words of honest care with regard to them. are rapidly putting our navy, war footing and are about to a great army, but these are parts of the great task to which ourselves. There is not a sent, so far as I can see, in the ing for. Are Fighting for Mankind. are fighting for what we be be the rights of mankind and peace and security of the world worthily and successfully we ourselves to the service without material advantage, and with intelligence that will rise to theprise itself. We must realize that the task is and how many kinds and elements of cap and self-sacrifice, it involves. We, then, are the things we must besides fighting—the things were fighting would be fruitable must supply abundant food and for our armies and our ships also for a large part of the room we have now made comms support and by whose sideing. Hundreds of Ships Needed. must supply ships by the hullipyards to carry to the other submarines or no submarine day be needed there, and is out of our fields and our stories with which not only do our own forces on land an the mines, in the factories, must be made more prolific and more efficient than ever and that they must be more economically managed and better adapted to the particular requirements of our task than they have been; and what I want to say is that the men and women who devote their thought and their energy to these things will be serving the country and conducting the fight for peace and freedom just as truly and just as effectively as the men on the battlefield or in the trenches. "The industrial forces of the country, men and women alike, will be a great national, a great international, service army, a notable and honored host engaged in the service of the nation and the world, the efficient friends and saviors of free men everywhere. "Thousands, nay hundreds of thousands, of men otherwise liable to military service will of right and necessity be excused from that service and assigned to the fundamental, sustaining work of the fields and factories and mines, and they will be as much a part of the great patriotic forces of the nation as the men under fire. "I take the liberty, therefore, of addressing this word to the farmers of the country and to all who work on the farms: The supreme need of our own nation and of the nations with which we are cooperating is an abunance of supplies. A food supply, especially for the present year, is superlative. "Without abaundant food, alike for the armies and the peoples at war, the whole great enterprise upon which we have embarked will break down and fail. The world's food reserves are low. Not only during the present emergency, but for some time after peace shall have come, both our own people and a large proportion of the people of Europe must rely upon the harvests in America. "Upon the farmers of the country, therefore, in large measure rests the fate of the war and the fate of the nations. May the nations not count upon them to omit no step that will increase the production of their land or that will bring about the most effectual cooperation in the sale and distribution of their products? The time is short. "It is the most imperative importance that everything possible be done and done immediately to make sure of large harvests. I call upon young men and old alike and upon the able-bodied boys of the land to accept and act upon this duty—to turn in hosts to the farms and make certain that no pains and no labor is lacking in this great matter. "I particularly appeal to the farmers of the south to plant abaundant foodstuffs as well as cotton. They can show their patriotism in no better or more convincing way than by resisting the great temptation of the present price of cotton and helping, helping upon a great scale, to feed the nation and the peoples everywhere who are fighting for their liberties and for our own. Continued on fourth page. IN AN ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY PRESIDENT WILSON TELLS HOW Farmers Manufacturers Middlemen Consumers Clergymen as, in the factories, must be more man- and more efficient than ever, must be more economically man- adapted to the particular requi- task than they have been; and may is that the men and women air thought and their energy will be serving the country and fight for peace and freedom just as effectively as the men on the trenches. A industrial forces of the coun- men alike, will be a great na- international, service army, a no- host engaged in the service of the world, the efficient friends, free men everywhere. Thousands, nay hundreds of thou- everwise liable to military service and necessity be excused from the assigned to the fundamental, so the fields and factories and men be as much a part of the great of the nation as the men under- Addresses Word to Farmers. like the liberty, therefore, of a land to the farmers of the country, work on the farms: The supremely nation and of the nations we cooperating is an abunance of supply, especially for the present we. Without abaundant food, alike for the peoples at war, the whole upon which we have embarked on and fail. The world's food. Not only during the present year for some time after peace so with our own people and a large people of Europe must rely on America. In the farmers of the country large measure rests the fate of the nations. May the nation them to omit no step that the production of their land or out the most effectual cooperative distribution of their product short. In the most imperative importing possible be done and done to make sure of large harvesting men and old alike and upon boys of the land to accept and—to turn in hosts to the faint that no pains and no labor is great matter. Appeals to the South. particularly appeal to the farmer, the plant abaundant foodstuffs a They can show their patriotism more convincing way than by a temptation of the present pri helping, helping upon a great nation and the peoples everyw ing for their liberties and for used on fourth page. RED CROSS SOCIETY TO ORGANIZE HERE RED CROSS SOCIETY TO ORGANIZE HERE Martinsburg Women Start Work to Effect Organization in This City. That the women of Martinsburg are eager to do all in their power for the good of the nation at this trying period is evidenced by the announcement made today that a society of Red Cross nurses will be organized here in the next few days. Nothing definite as to the time or place of the meeting can be announced today, but due notice will be given through these columns. A number of Martinsburg young ladies have signified their intention to join the organization. SENATE DEBATES GREAT BOND BILL; PASSED TUESDAY SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTS SEVEN BILLION BOND BILL FAVORABLE. WILL BE PASSED TOMORROW AND THEN GOES DIRECTLY TO THE PRESIDENT. FEW MINOR AMENDMENTS WILL BE ADDED—PASSED HOUSE LATE SATURDAY. WASHINGTON, April 16.—The senate finance committee today reported favorably the seven billion dollar bond issue bill, and tomorrow it will be passed. Senator Simmons said that only three minor amendments would be added. American record-smashing seven billion dollar war credit bill will be debated in the senate late today and tomorrow morning. The bill passed the house late Saturday without a dissenting vote. While the course of a measure and the length of time likely to be consumed in discussion by the senate is always problematical, it is expected that within 48 hours at the most the bill will be before the President for his signature. The tremendous need for funds, both in the United States and in the coffers of America's allies to whom three billion dollars will at once be advanced will force speedy action. Conecription Bill. In the house of representatives the administration fight for the enactment of a law providing for the gathering of an army of 500,000 by selective draft, designated the "conscription bill," was inaugurated. Opponents of the substitution of a general selective draft for the system of voluntary enlistment which has served the United States in all former wars are confident that they will be able to defeat the measure. On the other hand the supporters of the measure claim a majority. All of the administration influence will be exerted to push the conscription bill through. FORREST FIRES ARE RAGING NEAR KEYSER Forrest fires are raging in the neighborhood of Keyser, W. Va. The mountain to the left of the national pike toward Frostburg is ablaze at a number of places. Great damage has been done to young timber and fencing about Keyser, where four fires have been raging for a year. THE PIONEER PRESS Entered at Postoffice, Martinsburg, West Virginia as second-class matter. Subscription Rates: One Year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... 75 Three Months ..... 50 Issued every Saturday by J. R. Clifford, Editor and Owner. Drawer 869.....Bell Phone 101J SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917. Our friend and great editor, John Mitchell, Jr., of Richmond, Va., has won another big victory-will explain fully next week. It looks like the Wilson administration has changed heart, because by executive order the word has gone forth that Negroes be enlisted for the Infantry and Cavalry arm of the United States Army. Vagrants and loafers will have to "either work or fight," so say the powers that be. One good result of the war, and may those in authority be sure and come to Martinsburg, because there are plenty of both kind in this city of the black and white race. Until mosquitoes' spread of disease was ended, this and other countries suffered immensely. The difference between the mosquito and the fly is, the former spreads one disease while the fly spreads a score or more, and while so fierce a spirit of war is on, and we are on the alert to capture or kill foreign foes, it would pay us better to kill our infernal and internal foe—the fly, and next to the fly, for damage to health, rats and mice are active on the spread of disease. --- Kick him. All right boss. Deny him a meal in an eating house, off goes his hat and he into the kitchen. Deny him a bed, he'll sleep on the floor or in the mow. Jimcrow him in the movies and he crowds the galleries; in the cars and on boats he is happy with his banjo, song and jig. Disfranchise him, he crosses his leg and waits for God to do everything to bring right around. To climax it, he wants to fight for his country, in the very face of the fact, that he is told he is not wanted. If the war lasts two years every able-bodied and the unable-bodied Negroes will have overtures to enter, and hard fighting to do, and it will be the last war they'll fight for their white oppressors, for their heroism will have put the world on tiptoe in honor to the American Negro. The foxey William Jennings Bryan thinks he sees his last chance to get into the White House. He has tried three wildcat schemes and failed and his efforts now spell failure. He feels sure that the temperance wave will waft him into the portals of the White House. War or no war, it will not do it. If the war now facing us lasts till then, whiskey will be as plentiful and as easy to get as it was in the sixties. It's one of war's chief elements. Lincoln wanted his other generals to find out Grant's brand so he could get it and give them some. The officers, like the rich, have it and drink to keep up their courage; then why not the poor, tired hungry, fighting, suffering, sick and dying fighters have it? It is a man's best medicine, a fool's worst curse. St. Paul, God's idol, and the world's brightest scholar and best manly type of a christian, in the first Timothy, 5th. chapter and 23rd. verse, endorses it and advises its use. It is wisdom to get in the beginning a proper idea of what we are up against, and this can only be done by sane reasoning. Germany is a secret working nation. We are not. Whether Germany is depleted in foodstuff, munitions of war &c., is not known to us, and while we are in a state of preparation Germany is and has for years been prepared and is seasoned by and to the hardships of war. Her knowledge of air-craft and sub-boat construction and maneuvers are far in advance of the world. Her under-sea destructive power is not only unknown but inconceivable. The war may end in a few months or it may last for years. At any rate, hard times confront us. No President has been so unmercifully criticised as Woodrow Wilson. However, if his "keeping us out of war," and "getting us in war," will turn America back to the farm, he will go down in history as its savior. A harsh word spoken to a thorough-bred race horse by his keeper, means his discharge. It is because the horse is high-strung and valuable. Yet to a thorough-bred manly Negro who does his best to live an upright life, obey the law and try to serve his God, harsh words and hellish treatment are America's slogan. It is a terrible thing—makes it doubly hard for him to please even God, this Maker. For one my rights as an American citizen rank far above a blood curdling thirst for human blood—called patriotism. If I have to fight I prefer to fight for my rights first and the oppressors' last. We fought in the war of the sixties, and for it live the life of half a slave. I love the soil, air, foliage, rain and sunshine of the land called America, because I am part and parcel of it, and because in no way have they ever discriminated against me. "IRISH" WESTWOOD PLEDGES SUPPORT TO HIS UNCLE SAM B. & O. Fireman John R. Westwood returned last night on No. 16 from Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended a big Irish celebration, which lasted three days. Mr. Westwood, being a native of Cleveland, pledged himself with the other Irish population of that city, to serve his country and has sent word to President Wilson to that effect. TWO ARE SHOT AND POSSE HUNTS WOMAN A shooting which is expected to result in two deahs took place yesterday on Hawfield farm near Orange, Va. Annie Pinkard, colored, went to the home of one of the colored hands on the farm, it is said, threatening to shoot him with a pistol. The man's son attempted to prevent her, when, it is alleged, she shot the son through the head, then shot his fater troug te lungs and made er escape to Clarkes mountain. The sheriff and a posse are hunting her. FIGHT AGAINST THE CENSORSHIP 01 Newspapers in the Espionage Measure Continues Unabated in the Senate Today. WASHINGTON, April 19.—The flight against the administration's proposed newspaper censorship egulation, which is included in the espionage measure continued unuabated today. The opponents declare the measure would make the press of the nation a virtual toll to the government, and to muzzle its comments and criticisms of the government's plans and policies. STOMACH TROUBLE Mr. Marion Holcomb, of Nancy, Ky., says: "For quite a long while I suffered with stomach trouble. I would have pains and a heavy feeling after my meals, a most disagreeable taste in my mouth. If I ate anything with butter, oil or grease, I would spit it up. I began to have regular sick headache. I had used pills and tablets, but after a course of these, I would be constipated. It just seemed to tear my stomach all up. I found they were no good at all for my trouble. I heard THEDFORD'S BLACK-D recommended very highly, s me. I keep it in the house liver medicine made. I do stomach trouble any more the jaded liver and helps it throwing out waste materials tem. This medicine should use in time of need. Get a sluggish, take a dose toniq morrow. Price 25c a pack. BLACK-DRAUGHT recommended very highly, so began to use it. It cured me. I keep it in the house all the time. It is the best liver medicine made. I do not have sick headache or stomach trouble any more." Black-Draught acts on the jaded liver and helps it to do its important work of throwing out waste materials and poisons from the system. This medicine should be in every household for use in time of need. Get a package today. If you feel sluggish, take a dose tonight. You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price 25c a package. All druggists. ONE CENT A DOSE MARTINSBURG CLUB PLAYS FIRST GAME AT HOME MAY 10 BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE SCHEDULE RELEASED YESTERDAY BY PRESIDENT JAMISON FREDERICK PLAYS LOCALS FOR THE INITIAL COMBAT AT ROSEMONT PARK JAMISON HAS GOOD STAFF OF UMPIRES LINED UP FOR HE COMING SEASON As will be noticed from the schedule on this page of The World the season of the Blue Ridge League will be opened on May 10, and for the first time since its organization Martinsburg will play at home on the first day, with the Frederick clan as the Mountaineers' opponents. The schedule was announced yesterday and contains 100 games, the same as last year. Everythig is the same, with the exception that the towns that had the opening games last year, will be on foreign field this season. Frederick plays here Thursday, we play Crooktown Friday, and the Marylanders journey back to Rosemont Park for the final game of the series on Saturday. Good Staff of Umpires. The Blue Ridge League staff of umpires for the season is a great improvement over last year. President Jamison has lined up three who have had experience in good leagues. Harry Bonthron, Baltimore, who umpired several games in many leagues last year, Tom McNamara, one of the few good arbiters of last year, has regained his health and will be on duty. A new one will be Bill McGowan, who has had wide experience. He umpired in the Virginia League in 1915 and has worked in the International League. Within the next week practically every team in the circuit will be working out on the home grounds in preparation for the opener, which every aggregation likes to capture. "Country" Morris and his aggregation is expected to arrive here about this time next week and take up the training stunts. Looks Like Good Season. While it is quite early for a prediction it looks like the Blue Ridge is in for a good season this coming one, unless the chances are spoiled by the war situation. All club owners are figuring on having a successful season and have made up their minds that their teams are going to fight for the pennant, which means that every one of 'em will be there fighting, the result of a most successful year for the little B. R. L. circuit. o o o WILL Soon Be Here. HURRAH! RINGLING BROTHERS DAY NEAR Big Circus and Great Spectacle Occupy Five Trains Crammed With Wonders. The big event for which the youngsters and grown-ups have been impatiently waiting is drawing near, for on Saturday, May 12, Ringling Brothers' circus is to exhibit afternoon and night in Cumberland. Expectancy never ran so high before and it is likely that this district will send a large delegation to feed the elephants. Unusual interest centers around the gigantic spectacle, "Cinderella," with which the famous showmen are this season opening their wonderful main tent program. "Cinderella" is probably the best loved of all fairy tales and to see it produced with more than 1000 persons, hundreds of dancing girls and glorious pageants, indeed gives promise of making "childhood's golden dreams come true." In the same great tent, will come the marvelous circus numbers in which 400 men and women performers, scores of trained animals and a galaxy of special features are introduced. The majority of the acts are entirely new to America, the Ringling Bros. having secured the pick of all European performers who have been obliged to seek engagements in this country. The all-new street parade will take place show day morning. The circus will be in Washington. D.C., Monday and Tuesday, May 14 and 15. THE WEST VIRGINIA CAMP FORT MEYER War Department Picks Site for Training the Gigantic New Army. WASHINGTON, April 19. The location of citizens' training camps at which America's new giantic army will be trained, was announced late yesterday by the War Department. They embrace every section of the country. On May 1, they will be ready for the reception of reserve officers and candidates for commissions and the course of instruction will begin one week later. The camp will later be suited for training a large part of the prospective army of 500,000 men. The camp for New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia will be at Fort Meyer, Va. or such other place as may be designated by the commanding general of the eastern department. (1 73) o o o HENRY WATTerson, editor of the Louisville Courier Journal and dean of the active editors of American journalism, has lived long enough and through so many epochs in world history as to be qualified above most of men to express intelligent opinion on the declaration of war with Germany. In addition to his years he is a highly educated student of history, something which cannot be said of many men who occupy lofty places. In the course of his long career as editor and publicist, Henry Watterson has sometimes taken the unpopular side, has occasionally been wrong, but his devotion to his country has been of such fever heat throughout his long life that following his name could be written in indelible letters the word—American. In commenting on the declaration of war, following the vote in Congress on the issue, the dean wrote: "Fifty years the country has enjoyed surpassing prosperity. This has over-commercialized the character and habits of the people. Twenty-five years the gospel of passivism, with "business is business" for its toxt, has not only been preached—indiscriminately—oracularly—without let or hindrance, but has been richly financed and potentially organized. It has established a party. It has made a cult, justifying itself in a fad it has called Humanity—in many ways a most spurious humanity—and has set this above and against patriotic inclination and duty. "Like a bolt out of the blue flashed the war signal from the very heart of Europe. Across the Atlantic its reverberations rolled to find us divided, neutral and unprepared. For 15 years a body of German reservists disguised as citizens have been marching and countermarching. They grew at length bold enough to rally to the support of a pan-German scheme of conquest and a pro-German propaganda of "kultar," basing its effrontery in the German-American vote, which began its agitation by threatening us with civil war if we dared to go to war with Germany. There followed the assassin sea monsters and the airship campaign of murder. "All the while we looked on with either simpering idiocy or dazed upathy. Serbia? It was no affair of ours. Belgium? Why should we worry? Foodstuffs soaring—warstuffs roaring—everybody making money—the mercenary, the poor of heart, the mean of spirit, the bleak and barren of soul, could still plead the Hypocracy of Uplift and chortle: 'I did not raise my boy to be a soldier.' Even the "Lusitania" did not awaken us to a sense of danger and arouse us from the stupefaction of ignorant and ignoble self-complacency. "First of all on bended knee we should pray God to forgive us. Then erect as men, Christian men, soldierly men, to the flag and the fray—wherever they lead us—over the ocean—through France to Flanders—across the Low Countries to Koln, Bonn and Koblens—tumbling the fortress of Ehrenbreitstein into the Rhine as we pass and damming the mouth of the Mozelle with the debris of the ruin we make of it—then on, on to Berlin, the Black Horse Cavalry sweeping the Vilhelmstrasse like lava down the mountainside, the Junker and the saber rattler flying before us, the tunes being "Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle," the cry being, "Hail the French Republic—Hail the Republic of Russia—Welcome the Commonwealth of the Vaterland—no peace with the Kaiser—no parley with Autocracy, Absolutism and the divine right of Kings—to Hell with the Hapsburg and the Hohenzollern." RUSSIA IS FIRMLY AGAINST GERMANY RUSSIA IS FIRMLY AGAINST GERMANY Foreign Minister Mulukoff so Tells British and French Labor Delegates Today. PETROGRAD, April 19.—The pledge that Russia stands unswerving against Germany was given today by Foreign Minister Milpkoff in welcoming the British and French labor delegates. "The provisional government," he said, "will continue to do its part toward annihilating German militarism with the greatest intensity. Our ideal is to prevent the future possibility of war. I beg to announce to your countries that free Russia is doubly strong." PROCLAMATION PHEREAS, the Counce} of the City dartinsburg, pursuant (o tie law in \ case made and provided, on the h day of Maren. 1517, duly and leg: # possed un ordinance entitled “AN DINANCH TO AUTHORIZE THE BUANCH OF BONDS OF “PHL Wy OF MARTINSBURG, AS FOL. WS: “RST VCR THE PURPOSE OF PROVING SND PAVING IN A RMANENT MANNBR CERTAIN RERTS IN THE ClrY Of MAL: NSCURG SBN EN, + TURCHASE RBAL PAPE aii WILDINGS ANT PROHASE BQUIPMENT FUR ‘PH 5 CITY HALL, SE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ! THE GITY OF MARTINSBURG. THIRD. TO AID IN THD CON- RUCTION OF A SUBWAY OR IDER-GRADE CROSSING OF THE ‘LTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD . QUEEN STREET IN THE CITY MARTINSBURG. FOURTH. TO REPAIR AND EX- IND THE SYSTEM OF WATER RKS OF THE CITY OF MAR- SBURG. FTH. TO ERECT, CONSTRUCT D MAINTAIN A BRIDGE OVER {Ee BALTIMORE & — OHIO RACKS, YARDS, AND TUSCARO- k CREBK AT MARTIN STREET THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG. IXTH. TO PURCHASE AND ECT AN INCINERATING PLANT. SEVENTH. TO CONSTRUCT ORM WATER SEWERS IN REETS IN THE CITY OF MAR- NSBURG. GHTH. TO AUTHORIZE A AXIMUM SPBCIAL BOND LEVY PAY TH, INTEREST AND LINCIPAL ON SAID BONDS, which nance is in words and figures fol- bing, to-wit: ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF HE CITY OF MARTINSBURG, AS FOLLOWS: FIRST. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVING AND PAVING IN A FRMANENT MANNER CERTAIN Aires IN THE CITY OF MAR. ISBURG. SECOND. TO PURCHASE REAL ‘ATE, ERACT BUILDINGS AND CHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE EH OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE CITY OF MARTINSBURG ‘HIRD. PO AID IN THE CON UCTION OF A SUBWAY OR UN “GRADE GROSSING OF THE LTIMORE & OHIO RATLROAD QUEEN STREPT IN THE CITY | MARTINSBURG, FOURTH. TO REPAIR AND EX: (ND THE SYSTEM OF WATER RKS OF THE CITY OF MAR- NSBURG. MIFTH. TO ERHCT, CONSTRUCT /D MAINTAIN A BRIDGE OVER EB BALTIMORE & OHIO TRACKS RDS, AND TUSCARORA CREEK MARTIN STRHET IN THY CITY MARTINSBURG, SIXTH. TO PURCHASE AND ECT AN INGINERATING PLANT. BEVENTH. TO CONSTRUCT (ORM WATER SEWBRS IN BEETS IN THE CITY OF MAR- SBURG. IGHTH. TO AUTHORIZE A XIMUM SPECIAL BOND LEVY PAY THE INTERPST AND PRIN- ‘AL ON SAID BONDS. IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN. 1L_OF THE CITY OF MARTINS- URG: sec. 1. ‘That the Mayor and Auditor ‘the City of Martinsburg be, and y are hereby authorized to make Pcute and deliver, as hereinafter vided, bonds of the City of Mar- burg to the aggregate amount $210,000.00, known as "“GENBRAL ROVING AND PAVING BONDS,” denominations and terms of ment of said bonds shall be hereinafter provided and pre libed, the proceeds of the sale which bonds shall be appro- ted and expended for the fol- ing purposes, and none other; t ig to say: IRST. The proceeds of the sale $115,000.00 of said bonds shail appropriated and expended in im- ving and paving in a permanent nner certain streets of the City Martinsburg, as follows— West King Street from tho Fast fe of Maple Avenue to the Cum- land Valley Passengor Station, rth Queen Street from the North fe of Race street to the South side Street to Faulkner Avenue, Florida Avenuc from Bowers Street to | Faulkner Avenue, Winchester Ave- ‘hue from Wilson Street to King Street, Buxton Street from Raleigh Street to Faulkner Avenue, Fourth “treet front Faulkner Avenue to Win- chester Avenue, Faulkner Avenue ivont Winchester Avenue to Stephen Street. Stephen Street. from Maple \vehue to Winchester — Avenue, Stephen Street from Queen Street 1) Circle on Berkeley Place, John Street irom Water Street to Winch- ester Avenue, First Street from \in- chester Avenue to Kentuckey Ave- nue, Vorter Avenue from First Street io King Street, Samuel Street from King Street to Burke Street, King Street from High Street to Square, King Street from the Cumberland Valley Passenger Station to Tennes- see Aenuve, Burke Street from Cem- etery Gate to Charles Street, Martin Street from High Street to Charles Street, Race Street from Woodrow Street to Charles Street, Church Street from Stephen Stroez to Race Street, Maple Avenue ‘from Stephen Street to Exchange Place, Boyd Ave- nue to “Stewart’s Addition” from Race Street, College Street from John, Street to Commerce Street, South Queen Street from Square to Stephon’s Monument, North Queen Street from Moler Avenue to City Limits, Spring Street from John Street to Race Street, Water Street from Stephon Street to Martin Street, High Street from Moler Ave- nue to King Street, Bulalia Street from High Street to Russler Street, Liberty Street from High Street to Queen Street, Center Street from Liberty Street to Burke Street, Swartz Street from Burke Street to King Street, Pennslyvania Avenue— Queen to Albert Street, Union Ave- nue from Queen Street to Second Street, Moler Avenue from Queen Street to City Limits, Albert Street from Moler Avenue to Strine Avenue, Third Street from Liberty Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, Second Street from North Queen Street to Pen- sylvania Avenue, Hooge Street from Liberty Street to Pennsylvania Ave- nue, Frederick Street from Hooza Street to Maison Avenue, Terrace Street from High Street to Queen Street, Adams Strect from Queen Street to Hess ‘Avenne. Hess Avenue from North Queen Street to Eliza: beth Street. All said street improvements shall be made and all moneys arising from the sale of said $115,000.00 of said bonds appropriated and expended in accordance with’ the provisions of the Charter of the City of Martins- burg as ammended and none in force. SECOND. The proceeds of the salo of $25,000.00 of the par value of said bonds shall be appropriated and sxpended for the purpose of acquir- ing sites and erection of buildings and purchaso of equipment for the Fire Department of the City of Mar- tinsburg. THIRD. The proceeds of the sale of $25,000.00 of the par value of said bonds shall be appropriated and ex- pended t6 aid in the acquisition by purchase or condemnation of rights- of-way for, and the construction of an under-grade crossing or subway under the tracks of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company at Queen Street in said City. FOURTH. The proceeds of the sale of $5,000.00 of the par value of said bonds shall be appropriated and expended for the purpose of repair- Ing and extending the system 6f water works of the City of Martins- burg. FIFTH. The proceeds of the sale of $10,000.00 of the par value of said bonds shall be appropriated and ex- pended for the purpose of erecting, constructing and maintaining a bridge over the tracks and yards of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and Tuscarora Creek at Martin Street in said City, SIXTH. The proceeds of the sale of $5,000.00 of the par value of said bonds shall be appropriated and ex- pended for the purpose of purchas- ing, constructing and erecting an incinerating plant to care for the garbrge of the Cfty of Martisburg. SEVENTH, The proceeds of the sale of $25,900.00 of the par value of said bonds shall be appropriated and ig IE a ce poe ions Meech hte dt and said bonds shall be dated the Ast day of January, 1917, and shal! be signed in the corporats uane of the City by its Mayor, conntersignot by the Auditor and sealed wit) Ur Corporate seal of the said City. ‘The name of the Treasurer of said City in office when said bonds aro issued shall be signed to each coupon, but said name may be either printed or engraved thereon, / Sec. 11. ‘vhat H. Vi. Emmert, C. A. “Miller and John 'T. Nadenbouseh, Who are hereby appointed Commis sioners of the City of Martinsburs for the purpose—be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered te sell publicly said “GENERAL IM. PROVEMENT — AND PAVING BONDS,” for cash, at not less than their par value, to the highest bie der in writing, to be approved by /said Commissioners; but before any )such sale shall be’ made the same }shall be advertised in some conven }ient newspaper or newspapers, as the said Commissioners may lect. at least four weeks previous to such sale, The proceeds derived from the sale of said bonds, as fast as realiz- ed, shall be payable to the Treasurer of the City of Martinsburg and de- posited by him in the Treasury of said City to the credit thereof in 2 separate and distinet account, known as “General Improvement and Pav- ing Bond Account,” and said account j shall be Kept separate and distinct | from other accounts of said City and | the funds in said account shall not be appropriated or expended for any purpose than that hereinabove spec- itled. Sec. 111. That the amount collect- ed irom the direct annual tax here. iuatler provided for, remaining over and above the amount necessary to Pay the interest due upou said bonds each year—which said amount shall be ordered by the council paid to the Treasarer to be held in a special fund by him for that purpose—shall be payable to the Commissioners named in See. 11, hereof. ‘Fhe Com- missioners shall invest said ftund— known at the SINKING FUND—in United States bonds or the bends of the City of Martinsburg, as the council of said €ity may direct. A record shall be kept by the Commis- sioners of all investments of said sinking fund made by them. Said Commissioners shall each furnish a bond payable to the City of Martins- burg, with some good surety com- Pany as surety, and conditiqned that they will faithfully discharge thei, @otios under this ordinance and ac- count for and pay over to the City of Martinsburg, when demanded, all funds, securities and moneys coming into their hands by reason of their appointment, Whenever ihe “fice of any of said Commissioners shall be- come vacant by reason of death, resignation, removal from the City. or any other cause, the Mayor shall immediately nominate his successor or suecessors to the ouncil, which nominations sball be made and con- firmed as other officers of the City of Martinsburg are nominated and confirmed, The bonds provided for by this Section shall be approved by the council. The amount of such bonds shall be fixed by the council from time to time, The premium on the bonds shall be paid by the City of Martinsburg. Sec. 1V. The sinking fund hereia provided for shall be kept by the Commissioners hereinabove appoint: et for the purpose of paying the principal of said bonds, and all in- vestments of said sinking fund shall be for the purpose of redeeming said bonds, and no part of said fund or the investment thereof shall be paid by said Commissioners except upon the special warrant of the council di- rected to them and speeifying that the amount of the warrant ig for the purpose of discharging so much of the principal of said bonds. ‘The Commissioners shall make a report in writing to the Mayor of the City of Martinsburg on the Ist day of July, 1917, and on the Ist day of July in each succeeding year until the maturity or refunding of the bonds herein authorized; said re- port shall embody all things done by said Commissioners up until the date of said report. The report shall be transmitted by the Mayor to the Council of the City of Martinsburg fevy, a majority of the votes cast for and against sald levy as provided in the succeeding section shall be tn ‘vor of such authorization. Sec. V1. The Mayor shall issue a! proclamation reciting this ordinance and appoint a day on which an elec tion shall held by the qualifion voters of the said city to determin whether they shall reject or ratify this ordinance: and he shall also pocity in said proclamation the ag. sregate amount of indebtedness’ of. the said City issued, authorized and. existing at the date of the proclama tion, This proclamation shall be pub_ lished in all the newspapers publish- ed in the City of Martinsburg, at least once a week for four consceut- ive’ weeks, the first publication theroof being at least thirty days be- fore the date fixed for such special election, and such proclamation sha) he posted at the same time at the front door of the County Court Mouse of Berkeley County, West. Virginia, and at the front door of the City Hall of Martinsburg, West) Vir. cinia, and at a place within each vot ine precinct the Mayor may. desig: nate, The said election shall be held pand conducted in the same manner /as other municipal elections of the osaid City are held, and all persons -qualified to vote at such elections oof said City, and no. others, shall | Vote at such ‘election: | The persons voting for the ratifica- tion of the ordinance and for tie thorn of the bond issue shall have written or printed upon their ballots the words “For Ratification,” amd the persons voting against said ratification shall have written or printed upon their hallots the words Por Redection.” ‘Phere shall be print Fed on the ticket the following: “To athorine a maximum special bond levy of TWENTY CENTS according to the ordinance of the Council of the City or Martinsburg, passed on the Sth day of March, 1917, to pay the interest and provide a sinking fund for the. discharge of the bonds now being votel for"; and directly une derneath .p two separate lines shall be printed the words “For the Levy" and “Against the Levy.” Persons vot- ing for the levy shall leave upon their ballots the words “For the Levy" and persons voting against such levy shall leave upon their bal lots the words “Against the Levy.” The result of the said election shall be certified in‘the same manner as the result of the general municipal elections is now certified. See. V11. The ‘Treasurer shall re cord the said bonds in the bond led- ger in his office in their numbers, dates, amounts, time when due, the name’ and address of the purchaser and holder so far as known, and file ‘therein the bonds and coupona taken up and cancelled from time to time, Soe. V111. This ordinance shall be ‘in force and effect from and after its passage and shall have been ratified ae the election provided for herein as to the authorization of the {s- suance of said “General Improvement and Paving Bonds” by three-fifths ot all the ballots cast for and against the same at said election and by a majority of the votes cast for and against the authorization of the max- imun special bond levy of TWRNTY, CENTS herein provided for. NOW, THEREFORE TO WHOM ALL ‘TIESE PRASBNTS SHALL COME, GREETING :— Know, ye, that ip purmance of and in accordance with the duty imposed upen me by the ordinance aforesaid, and under the statutes in such case (Continued on Pago Four.) ‘made and provided, I, P. W. Leiter, “Mayor of the City of Martinsburg, do hereby proclaim that on Tuesday, the 8th day of May, 1917, between the hours of gunrise and sunset, a spec- jal election will be held at the reg- ularly established voting precincts in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth wards of said city, by the qual- ified voters thereof, to decide wheth- er they will ratify or reject the said ordinance. At the date of this proclamation the valuation of all the assessable ‘and taxable property within the City of Martinsburg, both real and person- al, is as shown by the last assessment thereof, for state and county purpos- (€8, the sum of $8,443,611.74, on which valuation the City of Martinsburg 1s authorized to incur an aggregate a- which fs therein appropriated And ex- pended for the purpase of repadring and extending the system of water works of the City of Martinsbang; or tho total proceads from $30,980.00 pur vue of said bends. The pao cecds of the entire balance of thie. bonds authorized to be issued, are appropriated and shall be expended fcr the purpose of grading, paving, seworing and otherwise improving the streets and alleys of the sal@ city, and therein set out. ‘The aggregate amount of ‘ndedted- ness of said city, fssued and authee- ined at the date of this proclamation is $146,309.00, consisting of outstan@ ing bonds of ‘the amount of $187,000.- 00, and floating debts of the amoust of $9,309.00. ‘The amount of indebted- ness which the gaid olty is authorie- ed to incur in addition to the indebt- odness above set forth {9 $275,866.- 57 ‘Phat for the purpose of holding the election provided for in thé fore- xoing ordinance, the following named persons, nominated by the mayor and approved by the council of the City of Martinsburg, on the 3rd day of April, 1917, are hereby appointed commissioners and clerks to hold said election in the ‘respective pre- cinets, to ascertain and declare the result thereof, as proyided by law, which said commissioners and clerks shall act at their respective precincts in said city, as follows: First Ward, Ist) Precinct, Com: missioners -W. Rt. Caskey, ‘Hannon Reed and F.C, MeBee, Clerks GC. . Thompson and C. B. | Kisner, Kirst Ward, Znr Preoinet, Com: missioners--John Lloyd, Jas. B. Shipe aml Stewart Cushwa. Clerks. Chamberlain and J. Frank Seibert Second Ward, 1st Precinct, Com- missioners, C, Culler, L.A. Shaul and C.D. Burns, Clerks—G. /B. Slifer and Carroll Sencindiver, Second Ward, 2nd_ Precinct, Com- missioners, H. ‘Thompson, A. B. Noll and John Gerling Clerks—Leo Siler and Marry Thomas. Thing Ward, Ist Precinct, Com: missioners—A. M. Gilbert, J. R. Po- land and Lewis Light, / Clerks—rank A. Minor and F.C. | Trout, Third Ward, 2nd Precinct, Com- missioners—Dan Heiston, Chas. Seib- ert and A, Nichodemus. Clerks--Low Young and ‘Thomas ‘Thornburg. Fourth Ward, Ist Precinct, Com- missioners—-Harry Whittington, Jas. Powell and Wm. ‘Cumiskey. Clerks—J. Wm. Kastle, ————— Lowen. Fourth Ward, 2nd Precinct, Com- missioners —Jas. Larkins, F. H. Bak- er and W. H. Wright. Clerks. Wm. Kastle, Sr., and Thos. Youtz. Fifth Ward, Ist Precinet, Com- missioners—John Oliver, J. H. Lloyd and Eugene Small. Clerks—Earl Lioyd and Wm. Cage. Fifth Ward, 2nd Precinct, Com- missfoners—Hd. Brandenburg, J. FH. Bratt and J. T. Crawford, Clerks—-George Dunn and Roy Wd- wards, IN THSTIMONY WHMRBOF, |, & W. Leiter, Mayor of the City of Martinsburg, have caused this, my proelamation, to be made and issued and have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal ef the Gity of Martinsburg, West Virginia, which corporate seal is attested by the Re- corder of the City of Martinsburg, West Virginia, this 4th day af April, 1912. Pp. W. LEITaR, Mayor of the City of Martinsburg. ATTHST: JOUN H. ZIRKLB Recorder of the City ot Martinsburg. (Wi45 1219 26, 8D H. TITIIBAM LIALL QUrTO | THUMB NAIL SKETCH OF ADMIRAL HARRIS WASHINGTON, April 19.—Admir- al (and civil engineer) Frederick R. Harris is chief of the Bureau of Navy Yards and docks. He is the “hospital man” for the fleet. All the great drydocks into which the indisposed battle cruiser or dreadnaught must retire for “recup- eration” and repair, are under direc- tion of Admial Harris, When the government for confront- isd with the collapse” of ~ its mam- mouth drydock in Honolwu, Civil Engineer Harris was summoned to find out what wag wrong. He did this as he has done everything else he has done—with the maximum suc- cess and the minimum fusa about it, MRS. M'DONALD IS CALLED BY DEATH SATURDAY NIGHT ESTIMABLE LADY SUCCUMBS AT HER HOME HERE AFTER LONG ILLNESS FUNERAL TOMORROW MORNING FROM ST. JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH NEWS REACHES HERE OF DEATH OF JOSEPH B. BOARMAN Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Mac Donald, a native of Morgan county, and a resident of Martinsburg for the past thirty years, died Saturday night at 10:10 o'clock at the home of her daughter-in-law, rMs. J. I. MacDonald, No. 217 East John street, following an illness of two years' duration, the final three months of which she had been confined to bell. Mrs. MacDonald was born at Magnolia 77 years ago, her name before marriage being Miss Biggerstaff, a descendent of an English family, her parents having come to this country from Britian's sod. She was the widow of the late Walter L. MacDonald, who has been dead several years. She was a highly esteemed lady and a member of St. Joseph's church. Surviving are two sons, Edward, of Duffields, and Angue, of West John street, this city. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren and other relatives. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St. Joseph's church with the Rev. William A. McKeefry officiating, following which interment will be made in St. Joseph's cemetery. Death of Former Citizen. Word was received here today by Dr. J. Whann McSherry of the death of Joseph Benjamin Boarman, third son of the late Admiral Charles Boarman, of the United States Navy, and the widower of Mrs. Nancy Abell Boarman, which occured at his home in Monroe City, Mo. last Thursday. Mr. Boarman was born in this city in February 1834, being 83 years of age at the time of his death. He left Martinsburg in 1858 and engaged in farming near Hannibal, Mo., spending the remainder of his life within the confines of that state. He was known to be an upright citizen, a Christian gentleman, a kind father and a very successful farmer. His wife, who died some time ago was the daughter of the late Captain John James Abell, of Jefferson county, a sister to Mrs. E. P. Hunter and Mrs. D. L. McSherry, of this city. He is also survived by four children, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Jane Broom, of Patterson, N. J.; Mrs. Susan Matthews Harris, of North Dakota, and Mrs. Nora Lynch, of this city "Uncle Charley" James, an aged colored man, who for a number of years was sexten at St. Joseph's church and later at the First M. E. church here, died at 8 o'clock this morning in the King's Daughters hospital, where he had been taken some time ago for treatment. "Uncle Charley" had been in ill health for several years although he worked until a short time ago. The funeral arrangements have not been made, but the emains are in charge of Funeral Director John Wilen. AUCTION OF OVER $3,500,000 WORTH of Valuable Furs at Public Sale Which Begins Today at St. Louis. (By United Press) ST. LOUIS, April 16.—Two million, seven hundred and fifty thousand furs valued at $3,500,000 will be sold at public auction here beginning today, to buyers from all over the world The sale is expected to last eight days. The Japanese government will offer 1,553 raw seal furs. Thousands of Russian furs are here too. The variety of their crops will be the visible measure of their comprehension of their national duty. "The government of the United States and the government of the several States stand ready to cooperate. They will do everything possible to assist farmers in securing an adequate supply of seed, an adequate force of laborers when they are most needed, at harvest time, and the means of expediting shipments of fertilizers and farm machinery, as well as of the crops themselves when harvested. The course of trade shall be as unhampered as it is possible to make it, and there shall be no unwarranted manipulation of the nation's food supply by those who handle it on its way to the consumer. This is our opportunity to demonstrate the efficiency of a great democracy, and we shall not fall short of it! "This, let me say to the middlemen of every sort, whether they are handling our foodstuffs or our raw materials of manufacture or the products of our mills and factories: The eyes of the country will be especially upon you. "This is your opportunity for signal service, efficient and disinterested. The country expects you, as it expects all others, to forego unusual profits, to organize and expedite shipments of supplies of every kind, but especially of food, with an eye to the service you are rendering and in the spirit of those who enlist in the ranks, for their people, not for themselves. I shall confidently expect you to deserve and win the confidence of people of every sort and station. 'To the men who run the railways of the country, whether they be managers or operative employes, let me say that the railways are the arteries of the nation's life, and that upon them rests the immense responsibility of seeing to it that those arteries suffer no obstruction of any kind, no inefficiency or slackened power. To the merchant let me suggest the motto, 'Small profits and quick service;' and to the shipbuilder the thought that the life of the war depends upon him. The food and the war supplies must be carried across the seas no matter how many ships are sent to the bottom. Government to Aid Farmers. "The government of the United States the government of the several States state to cooperate. They will do everything to assist farmers in securing an adequate of seed, an adequate force of laborers we are most needed, at harvest time, and the of expediting shipments of fertilizers a machinery, as well as of the crops that when harvested. The course of trade as unhampered as it is possible to make there shall be no unwarranted manipulation the nation's food supply by those who on its way to the consumer. This is opportunity to demonstrate the efficiency of democracy, and we shall not fall short." "This, let me say to the middlemen sort, whether they are handling our food our raw materials of manufacture or products of our mills and factories: The eye country will be especially upon you. Warning to the Middleman. "This is your opportunity for signal efficient and disinterested. The country you, as it expects all others, to forego profits, to organize and expedite ship supplies of every kind, but especially with an eye to the service you are rendered in the spirit of those who enlist in the men their people, not for themselves. I shodently expect you to deserve and win the dence of people of every sort and station. "To the men who run the railway country, whether they be managers orive employes, let me say that the rail the arteries of the nation's life, and to them rests the immense responsibility to it that those arteries suffer no obstruction any kind, no inefficiency or slackened profit the merchant let me suggest the motive profits and quick service;" and to the serer the thought that the life of the war upon him. The food and the war supply be carried across the seas no matter how ships are sent to the bottom. CIRCUIT COURT BEGINS TUESDAY Deputy Clerk "Dick" Gerhardt Arrives Home to Look After the Business a Few Days. Tomorrow morning the regular April term of circuit court will convene, with Judge J. M. Woods presiding. Clerk L. Dew. Gerhardt, who was suddenly stricken with illness, will not be able to attend to his duties at first, but last night his son, Sergeant "Dick" Gerhardt, deputy, who is with Company F at Camp Cornwell, arrived home and will look after the business until his father is able to report. The grand jury, which is as follows will report, and after receiving instructions will begin hearing the testimony of witnesses: F. S. Emmert, C. L. Stuckey, Benton Tabler, Lyle Campbell, E. D. Rauch, W. B. Lingamfelter, Ernest Glover, W. R. Keller, John Oliver, F. C. Foreman, Geo. W. Miller, J. H. McBride, E. F. McDonald, O. M. Thomas, A. G. Legg, D. P. Lemaster. The petit jury will not report until Tuesday, April 24, and during the intervening time the trial docket will be arranged. Unclaimed Letters. William Ahl, Harry Haffensberger, Mamie Bolts, Wheeler Brookins, Mrs. Myrtle Burgerman, (3), Mrs. Caselman, Miss Goldie Chambers, Mrs. Linzen Collins, Mrs. John F. Carlos, Geo. Dewey Davis, Miss Gladys Fisher, J. D. Fry, Miss Ida Griffith, G. A. Gross, Grove Lime Co., Guy Grubb, George Hess, Mrs. George Hess, George B. Kline, Harry Long, Miss Catherine Mentzer, George Rangner, Lew W. Rosen, Ralph Stewart, Mrs. Catherine Thatcher, Miss Roberta Thornburg, Miss Estella I. Triggs, McKinley Stiltner, Mrs. Frank Zimmerman, Petan Lapcevich, Robert (Bobby) Balck, Robert Fields. J. Frank Thompson, postmaster. --- "The manufacturer does not need to be told, I hope, that the nation looks to him to spend and perfect every process; and I want only to remind his employes that their service is absolutely indispensable and is counted on by every man who loves the country and its liberties. "Let me suggest, also, that every one who Let me suggest, also, that every one who "The places of those that go down must be supplied and supplied at once. To the minor let me say that he stands where the farmer does; the work of the world waits on him. If he slackens or fails, armies and statesmen are helpless. He also is enlisted in the great service creates or cultivates a garden helps, and helps greatly, to solve the problem of the feeding of the nations; and that every housewife who practices strict economy, puts herself in the ranks of those who serve the nation. This is the time for America to correct her unpardonable fault of wastefulness and extravagance. Let every man and every woman assume the duty of careful, provident use and expenditure as a public duty and as a dictate of patriotism which no one can now expect ever to be excused or forgiven for ignoring. "In the hope that this statement of the needs of the nation and of the world in this hour of supreme crisis may stimulate those to whom it comes, and remind all who need reminder of the solemn duties of a time such as the world has never seen before, I beg that all editors and publishers everywhere will give as prominent publication and as wide circulation as possible to this appeal. "I venture to suggest also, to all advertising agencies that they would perhaps render a very substantial and timely service to the country if they would give it widespread reptition. And I hope that clergymen will not think the theme of it an unworthy or inappropriate subject of comment and homily from their pulpits. "The supreme test of the nation has come. We must all speak, act and serve together!" army NATION IS TOLD THAT TIME HAS COME FOR TEST PRESIDENT WILSON SAYS THAT EACH MUS BEAR SHARE OF THE BURDEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE INCLUDED IN HIS CALL FOR ACTION MAKES STRONG PLEA FOR UNIVERSAL ENERGY, EFFICIENCY AND ENONOMY WASHINGTON, April 16.—In a personal appeal addressed last night to his fellow-countrymen, President Wilson calls upon every American citizen—man, woman and child—to join together to make the nation a unit for the preservation of its ideals and for triumph of democracy in the world war. "The Supreme test of the nation has come," says the address. "We must all speak, act and serve together." All Must Co-Operate. Jutting the navy on a war footing and raising a great army are the simplest parts of the great task ahead, the President declares, and he urges all the people, with particular emphasis upon his words to the farmers, to concentrate their energies, practice economy prove unselfishness and demonstrate efficiency. Acting upon the need of nationalizing organization for the most effective prosecution of the war, the Council for National Defense has sent letters to the Governors of the states asking them immediately to create committees, of they have not already doneso, with broad powers to cooperate with the council for the nergetic co-operation which the situation demands. To List All Resources. The committees are to be known as State Councils of Defense, and are to be the representatives of the States' resources. Moreover, they are to engage at once in making a caucus Every Garden a Help. manufacturer does not need to be told, that the nation looks to him to spend it every process; and I want only to re-employs that their service is absolutesable and is counted on by every man the country and its liberties. He suggest, also, that every one who places of those that go down must be and supplied at once. To the minority that he stands where the farmer work of the world waits on him. If it or fails, armies and statesmen are. He also is enlisted in the great service cultivates a garden helps, and helps solve the problem of the feeding of us; and that every housewife who practic economy, puts herself in the ranks who serve the nation. This is the time ca to correct her unpardonable faultfulness and extravagance. Let every every woman assume the duty of care-lent use and expenditure as a public is a dictate of patriotism which no one expect ever to be excused or forgiven. Supreme Test Has Come. hope that this statement of the needs nation and of the world in this hour of crisis may stimulate those to whom it will remind all who need reminder of theities of a time such as the world has been before, I beg that all editors and everywhere will give as prominent and as wide circulation as possible appeal. fure to suggest also, to all advertising that they would perhaps render a very real and timely service to the country if I did give it widespread reptition. And it clergymen will not think the theme unworthy or inappropriate subject of and homily from their pulpits. supreme test of the nation has come. All speak, act and serve together! "WOODROW WILSON." of their respective populations and industries for the benefit of the general government, suesh as the canvass now being taken in Maryland. The Council has in its records the full industrial census taken by the Committee on Industrial Preparedness of the Naval Consulting Board, consisting of more than 25,000 completed reports from all the industries of the country whose products may be needed for the use of the army and navy. Want All To Aid. * In the letter sent to each Governor by Secretary of War Baker, who is chairman of the Council of National Defense, says: "The Council of National Defense, as empowered by an act of Congress, August 29, 1916, is now engaged in the work of preparation for the war and in the co-ordination of resources and energies of the nation. "It holds itself in readiness to enoerate with the States to bring about the most effective co-ordinatiln if activities and procure for the general gold of the nation and the successful prosecution of the war, and it invites the States to advise with it." FIRE AT HOME OF WILLIAM STUCKEY Incubator Lamp Explodes, Destroying Two Buildings and Cremating Several Chickens. The smoke house and summer kitchen of William Stuckey's, near Jones Spring, were destroyed by fire last evening between 7 and 8 o'clock. The fire was caused by the explosion of a brooder lamp in an incubator. About 50 young chickens and a large number of eggs were destroyed. Mr. Stuckey saved his meat, which was stored in the smoke house. --- LAST MEMBER OF NOTORIOUS GANG TAKEN FROM CITY DICK" HARRISON QUIETLY MOVED TO MONTGQMERY, ALA., EARLY TODAY. WILL TESTIFY AGAINST HIS BROTHER, JEFF, IN ALABAMA COURT TOMORROW. HAS BEEN IN THE KING'S DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL HERE FOR MANY MONTHS. o o o This morning at 6:33 o'clock when Baltimore and Ohio train No. 8 pulled out of the local station, Martinsburg and the northern district of West Virginia, of which district Col. Stuart W. Walker is United States district attorney, was rid of the last member of the famous Harrison-Webb-Diez gang, when "Dick" Harrison, who has been in the King's Daughters hospital here since last October, was taken to Montgomery, Ala., there to testify against his brother, the notorious Jeff Harrison, who is now in the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., and who will be tried at Montgomery on another robbery charge, which was committed before the daring hold-up at Central, W. Va. United States Marshal C. E. Smith and Chief Deputy Thomas Joyce arrived here last night at 12 o'clock and were off early today with Harrison. At Washington the chief deputy was put in charge and Marshal Smith remained in the capital city. The trial in Montgomery will most likely be begun tomorrow and if Jeff Harrison is found guilty another long sentence will face him, which, coupled with the twelve years he is now serving, will mean a lifetime. Col. Walker stated today that the government had charges against "Dick" Harrison, but owing to his pliable condition he would not be prosecuted. He is known to have been implicated in a number of robberies with Jeff and other members of the gang, although not directly implicated in the Central hold-up, as he was stricken with paralysis six years ago and is now in such a condition that life with him means only a few years In the riddance of the younger Harrison brother, the district is done with drawing large amounts from the government to pay for the keeping of members of the gang. Since the capture of Webb the guards over the three were paid a total of $18 per day, to say nothing of the bills at the hospital contracted by Harrison, and it is a relief to the district attorney to know that he has at last finished with a job, big in itself, and after working hard and with much effort has every member of the gang, which committed the boldest hold-up known to the state of West Virginia, behind the bars at the federal prison at Atlanta, there to serve their sentences of many years. Suporenergy. Little Jane and Josephine were busily engaged in helping mother dry the dinner dishes. "But, Jane, you didn't get that plate dry," objected her sister. "Yes, I did." exclaimed Jane eagerly. "I dried it so hard that it perspired."—New York Times. Too Much Prudence. Gwennie—Why did you refuse him if he is such a prudent man? Gertie—He said he thought if he got married he could save more money.—London Opinion Used 40 Years CARDUI The Woman's Tonic Sold Everywhere