The Daily News Leader from Staunton, Virginia • 1

tlon of th the Only papers of Absolutely Proved Circulation Within a Radius of 75 Miles Prom Staunton ABE VOLUME NO. 27, NO. 3. Member A. D.

C. and Aaauclated Preaa. STAUNTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917. ClreulatlOB Books Open to All Iatereated. PRICE TWO CENTS.

Plato Your Advertising In An A. G.Pper. The Leader Papers haveTfhe Distlnctiori COMMISSIONER NEGOTIATIONS SFPTFMRFR PLOT TO IL DUDLEY FUNERAL 10 BE HELD ID CHARLES PlEZ IS NAMED MANAGER ITALY'S FORCES RETAKE SOME OF TERRITORY LOST 3 I -I ETU UjTj Uj I II GOV. STEPHENS DF CALIFORNIA Secretary C. B.

Ralston Has Returned Prom Convention In Chicago. 1918 FAIR WlL BE BIGQEST YET lovernihent Recognizes Value of Fairs And Asks No War Revenue Tax. Great Staunton Fair, Staunton. September 3, 4, 5, and 6th, 1918. Secretary C.

B. Ralston, of the Shenandoah Valley Fair Association has returned from- Chicago, where he attended the convention of the VAmerican Association oi airs ana Expositions held at the Auditorium 'Hotel, December the 6th and 7th. Mr. Ralston reports that, a very enthusiastic meeting was held in Chicago, which was largely attended. President Sponsler's address was received with close interest and dealt largely wfth reviews of fairs and expositions conditions and activities as reported by the various members during the current year.

Past Season Good One Some interesting statistics, says Mr. Ralston, were mentioned by Mr. Sponsler in his address all of which showed that the fairs and expositions in the United States has met with unequalled success during the past year notwithstanding the conditions under which they were conducted. The date for the Great Staunton Fair has been fixed for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. September the 3, 4, 5,.

and and OF FLEET" CORP. IBy The Aaaoclated Preaa.l Washington, Dec. 18. Charles Piez, of Chicago, today was appointed general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, succeeding Rear Admiral Harris, who resigned because he and Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping could not a-gree on his plan to spend twelve millions immediately for housing the workmen af the ship building centers. General recognition of the Fleet Corporation will follow.

Rear Admiral Bowles will have an important place. James Heyworth will take full charge of wooden construction. Chairman Hurley announced today that the shipbuilding program is in better shape than at any time now under construction or contract more than eight million dead weight tons of senatTacgepts THE fSDLUTION flly The Aaanelated Preaa Washington, Dec. 18. The con- stituitonal amendment for national prohibition will be finally submitted by Congress to the States for ratification or rejection within seven years.

The Senate" today accepted the resolution, as passed yesterday by the House, by a vote of forty-seven to eight, without a roll call. Vote On Suffrage Washington, Dec. 18. A vote In the House on the Woman Suffrage amendment on Thursday, January the 16th, was' assured when the Rules Committee agreed" 'on" that late today i NEWSPAPER PLANT BURNS Newport News, Dec. 18.

The plant of the Times-Herald and Daily Press was wrecked by fire Monday. WHY THE STICKS Washington," December 18. America's army has a bad case of, swaggerstickltis. The germ of swag-gerstickitis is the swagger stick. The, disease is virulent, and has affected practically every officer and enlisted man the country has.

The swagger stick itself is just a young, in experienced cane. It's about two and a half feet long and. looks very much like a robust lead pencil. "It is used," said Captain William B. Hudson, of the field hospital unit at Camp Ordway, "to keep the soldier's hands out of his trousers' pockets." Maybe if every "dip" in 4.

he coun try were supplied one it would keep his hands out of other people's trousers' pockets. The, Captain didn't say. But the idea's worth trying Uncle Sam thinks the swsgger stick is air right. He's "very particular a- bout the soldierly apuoarance of hi soldiers. Very! "And when said one of his chevround, represen- lHW r'a nnlritpr who nil nothing 1 i tnat or me Virginia oiaie rair at 'Richmond, October the 7 to 14th.

fBy Th- Aaaeaed Preaal Petrograd, Monday, Dec. 17. The German and Austrian foreign ministers have notified Trotsky that they will arrive at Brest Litovsk Tuesday to begin negotiations for a general European peace. Evening newspapers announce that Trotsky has notified the Allied embassies that 'the armistice has reached definite results and asking them whether they wish peace or not. An informal conference of Allied diplomats is said to have reached no decision.

BODV OK MISS NICKELS TAKEN HOME TO BRISTOL The body of Miss Vivian May Nickels, of Bristol, who was a teacher for her first session at Fishersville this year, and who died at the King's Daughters' Hospital at 5:30 Monday evening, after a two weeks illness, was taken home during the day. Mr. and Mrs. G. E.

Nickels, parents of the young teacher, been in the city with their daughter for the last week, and accompanied the body home. Miss Nickels, a young woman having an unusually charming personality, made many friends during her short stay in Fishersville. She is survived by her parents and two brothers. of Bristol, and William, of the University of Virginia. SENATOR JORDAN TO SPEAK AT STUARTS DRAFT On Thursday at 8 p.

the Stuarts Draft Community League will meet orbits regular monthly meeting in the "school auditorium. There will be a catchy musical program, followed by an address by Senator C. T. Jordan In the interest of the Red Cross Christmas drive! It is hoped that all will avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing Prof. Jordan on this subject which is so vital to America.

"SWAG" ARE USED in his hand he "walks erect." But a point the officer overlooked. The swagger stick a splendid weapon. If as many Germans had come as near being blinded, garrbt-ed, run through and otherwise permanently disabled with the blasted things 'as we have, are sure the war department would seriously consider putting them on the firing line and away from Pennsylvania When one wears a swagger stick, naturally one swaggers. And when one swaggers when one wears" a swagger stick, one is apt to' cause one's fellow-citizens to seek life, liberty and the pursuit. of happiness In other and less awaggerstick'y fields of Now.

one has no prejudice against Bfc'k as such. But when 'dally, in one's peregrinations here and' there about Is in momentary danger of being swaggerstlcked to death on all B-R-R-R-R! Buy a Beverly Woolen Auto Rob. Handsome, Inexpensive. Rearwamtb and durabfjjiy Protect' your motor wjth a HOOD toVERIpnts freezing makes hurting easy. Our Uaeifur AiitfeKoveltlM UROPEAN The funeral of Corporal Carl Dudley, Co.

lpth U. S. who died at Cainp McClellan Saturday evening after a short illness of tubercular meningitis will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at St. Paul's United Brethren church, of which the deceased was a member The service will be conducted by the pastor. Rev.

A. B. Mann, assisted by Rev. M. D.

Mitchell, of Central M. E. church. Burial will follow in Thorn rose cemetery. Corporal Dudley was accorded a military funeral at the railroad station at Anniston Sunday afternoon Just before, the was placed on the train to be brought home.

An army escort of three squads with their respective officers accompan ied the body tothe station, where Chapfain Alfriend, of Co. conducted a military service. Sergeant T. J. B.

Lohr was designated as a military escort ccompany the body to Staunton, but there was a hitch in the procedure and it is not known whether fce will be here for the funeral Wednesday. Mr. and Mri. W. F.

Dudley, parents of the eceased, who were with him at the) time of his death, arrived in the city during the morn ing. TELLS OP BLAST AT HALIFAX, II. S. E. A.

Hamilton of the county, has received a lettek from Corpl. J. A. Payne, a clerk in the clearing house, at Halifax, which tells something of the disaster wrought when the big explosion took place several weeks visited Mr. Hamilton before' he went Into the service, being an intimate friend of Frank Hamilton, who is now in France.

He had written a previous letter telling more details of the explosion, which was evidently lost In the mails, but his letter dated Dec. states thafcone of his eyes was injured and that he is laid up In. an armory which harf- been converted Into a hospital, where, he states there are numbers of injured women and children, all of whom try to cheer each other up. Mr. Payne states also that the town Is becoming more organized and that the people are getting more cheerful, adding "In fact they have taken It all through very bravely, especially the women folk, who deserve every crelit for the way they have come forward in this terrible calamity, 'girls and.

women who had before seen nothing worse than a cut finger, faced the terrible sights of mutilated bodies and worked day and night to help lessen the pain of the wounded." COLORED MEN PROMOTED Phillip 3B. Pannell, eon of Rev. and Mrs, C. Pannell, and Cavel Wil both colored drafted men at Camp Lee, from thla city, have been promoted to the rank of Corporal In Company 78rd, 191M Training Bat Depot' Brigade; Camp Lee. LIBERTY BOND EXCHANGE persons; who, Prior To November left their 3Vfe bonds for con-Version into 4, wiil please presents their receipts and IVi viArr A 'ri' arli have just arrived; PETERS WANTS IT BONE addition Richmond, Dec.

18. In to the results of prohibition, which the annual report of J. Sidney Peters, the Commissioner of Prohibition for the State of Virginia indicates to be of immense and farreaching in their significance, and to have netted the State unexpected benefits in the way of conservation of money nnd man power, the report contains recommendations from the commit fcioner to the General Assembly that the "quart a month" law be repeal v.iX, making the State in reality 'ui dry as a desert bone; that ittl ardent tplrlts now in the possession of the courts be turned over to the Commissioner of Prohibition, who shall be authorized to extract from them the alcohol for useful purposes; that all persons who have more than one quart which they bought before the prohibition law became effective shall file a sworn I statement to account for all the ar- (Continued Ou 'rtj Eight) TO SPEAK AT BAPTIST. CHURCH ON RED CROSS Francis Lee Lybarger a noted Chautauqua orator, will speak at the Baptist church Wednesday evening, Dec. 19th, at o'clock p.

in the interest of the American Red Cross. Mr. Lybarger comes from Nation-pi Headquarters and David H. Brown publicity director of the Potomac Division, says: "We cannot recommend Mr. Lybarger too highly to the Staunton people." All pastors of the city are urging their congregations to attend this meeting and no other prayer meeting service' Will be held in any of the churches on that night.

DEATH OF MR. DEFFEN 11 A I'flH R. A. Deffenbaueh died at Ms hm ne Hnrlnir Mill this mornlnt at 11 o'clock from a complication of hurt hMn Hiifferer for quite a number of months. Mr.

Deffenbaugh was twice mar ried. His wife was Miss EHra Wenger; of this union there were no childrep. His second wife was Miss Annie of Parnassus, who survives with three children. Mrs. Stella' Hlldebrand, of Fishers ville, and Miss May Deffenbaugh and one son, Seldon' Deffenbaugh at home.

He. was for a number of years a member of. the. United Brethren church. He was a popular and in fluential man and his many friends will hear of his death with regret.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later. FUNERAL, OF RANDOLPH SMITH The funeral of Randolph Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P.

Smith, of Randolph. Ohio, who died In that city on was held In Randolph Friday, followed by burial in Thornrose cemetery here Mon day afternoon. Mf. Smith was a nephew of O. K.

Smith and Mrs. P. Lankford, of this He was twenty-nine years of age, and was born in Charlottesville. Services at the grave were conducted by Rev. M.

D. Mitchell. The bearers were: R. II. Stratton, Fred Earman, Frank M.uh...

.1 Orftrnrr. Walter Smith and R. M. Hamrick. NEW THEATRE TONIGHT i 'AM? PICA'S 6fAT A tMOTOKAl CTBfSJ cortt3Tomt5cscW (hOkhvyrt parent 4 1H COWL I I'kSPREADlNCDAwil i I the ATucv rvr.NiMd eosr stoV 'f DO a i 1 Powerful Explosive Bomb Wrecked Ivxecutu'e Mansion At Midnight.

GOVERNOR AND WIFE ESCAPED 'olice Unable To Find Mo-five For Explosion Or Pei-petrators. By The Ae-laleC Presa) Sacramento. California, Dec. IS. What is helieved to have been an uttenipt to kill Governor Stephens by means of a powerful explosive bomb ast midnight resulted in wreck-nc the executive mansion, the en tire rear end of the, building being hlown out.

Governor and Mrs. Stephens were sleep at the time but escnped all In jury. The police have found neither a motive for the explosion nor a definite clue as to the perpetrators. Hj The Aaanclittri! I'reaa Christiana, Norway, Dec. 18.

AH the crews of the merchantmen In the convoy attacked in the North sea by the Germans last week wen saved. MRS. CAMDEN'S FUNERAL Funeral services of Mrs. J. C.

Camden were held at the home near Olivet church, during the morning, and were conducted by Rev. W. W. Sprouse, pastor of Olivet, assisted by Rev. D.

11. Radford, of this city. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Camden died at 6:30 Sunday morning, following a long illness.

She was before her marriage Miss Margaret Swink, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G. N. Swink, of Hanover county and was thirty-six years of age.

she is survived by her husband, three small children and the following sisters and brothers, Mrs. E. D. Snead, of Stuarts Draft, Mrs. E.

Campbell, of Spottswood. Mrs. B. V. Pannell.

of Staunton. Mrs. A. O. Estos.

of Brinkley, J. W. Swink. and W. C.

Swink, of Beaver Dam, Tt. X. and Elmer, of Richmond. G.B. Swink, of Charlottesville.

Book Swink of Staunton, and Casper Swink. who is at the cantonment at Camp Leej. Mrs. Camden was a member of the Christian church, having Joined when she was fifteen years of ngo. DONATION RECEIVED The Leader acknowledges the receipt of $1.00 for the Salvation Army from Mrs.

N. R. Cross, who is now at Old Fort. N. C.

WAR SAVINGS STAMPS They are obligations of the United States Government in denominations of 25c and $5.00. They are a 4 investment, interest compounded quarterly. Your Country needs the small investor ns well as th large. Call and let us ex plain. MERCHANTMEN (n? The ANHoelateil Prran London, Dec.

18. Except on the Italian northern front military oper ations are at a minimum. The Italians have retaken an ad vantiigeous position in the Col Ca- prielle region while checking the Teuton attempts in the Sah Marino region. Snow has fallen heavily on the British front in France and only small Isolated raids have occupied the infantry Heavy Artillery Fighting Paris, Dec. 18.

Heavy artillery lighting continues on the eastern end of the front near the Rhone-Rhine canal. Nothing of Interest London, Dec. 18. The war office announces today that there is noth ing of interest to report. Statement From Berlin Berlin, Dec.

18. Parts of an Ital ian position on the northern front were captured yesterday, the war office announces. Way In West Clear London, Monday, Dec. 17. Ger many's way in the west is clear in as much as peace with Great Britain by negotiation is out of the question at present, Chancellor von Hertling assorted in an interview with the director of the Wolff Bureau, aecord ing to dispatches today.

The Chancellor said that Lloyd George was not the judge oT the world, but history, "as on August the 2nd, 1914, so also today we may look forward to its verdict with equanimity." TO Hr The Aaaorlaled I'reaa. I Washington, Dec. 18. Old sol PaHl lne nc" acceptable for line service, up to 'J as recruits for the United States Guard helng organized to relieve the fighting troops on home duty ADVERTISED IN LEADER, WICHAEL SALE SI (' ESS Advertised exclusively in the Leeder Papers the sale of L. Wichp.el, near Stover, Monday was a big success.

R. Tyler cried the sale, of offering stock, farming ma chlnery, feed and household proper ty. There was an unusually large crowd of buyers present, 'some com ing a long distance, and prices were exceptionally good. Buying wc brisk. Wheat brought $2.3 per bushel, small hogs $23, cattle $5'J etc.

Three hundred pounds of salt brought $5.90 and tlfe purchaser was glad to get it nl this price. n- MEANS MAY BE INDICTED New York. Dec. 18. Gaston Means, acquitted In Concord, N.

of the charge of murdering Mrs Maude A. King, wealthy widow may be indicted In New York for al leged forgery and embeilement District Attorney Swann said Mon day he believed Mrs. King's will wa forged and her funds embewled. confer Assistant District Attorney iwoiing who has been aiding In the prosecution of Maans, before taking any action here. Christmas Come to u.i for BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS and you will BOTH pleased and satisfied.

Our NEW LINE is BRIGHT, CLEAN, and FRESH, and contains the very LATEST lo ORIGINAL and NOVEL ATTRACTIONS. right gifts for everybody." our fine HOLIDAY DISPLAY. SOLDIERS ORMHOMEGU All of the large fairs of the country were assigned their plices on the" fair calendar of 1918. Predicts Big Fair Her Secretary Ralston says that fair officials throughout the country are anticipating the greatest season in the history of fairs for 1918. He says there is no reason why the 1918 Great Staunton Fair should not be the biggest and bestveVer conducted in the Shenandoah Valley or any other section of the State.

Fairs, says Mr. Ralston, are the only amusementiThot subject to war tax, the government recognizing them as educat'onal institutions which cooperate with the government along the lines laid down for food conservation, agricultural enterprises and patriotism. 0 FAVOR CONSCRIPTION' Br The AMelted Preaal Ottawa, Dec. 18. The English speaking sections of Canada yesterday voted solidly for conscription.

The French and German speaking sections voted against the Borden government, but the English 'speaking The government will have a -clear majority of at least forty-eight seats. Subscribers to' First issue Liberty Loan (3" per cent.) Bonds, who have paid jn full, Will please present re eeipts- and GET THEIR BONDS. These are theHrsJ issue of Bonds which we requested to be converted nto 4 per. cent. Bonds.

i. sides, one is apt to condemn the: in his hands generally stops and slroys his i.iilltary frcaN But when, swagger stick heartily, military ap-he carries' a swagger btlc't to balance, pearance or no military Appearance. LEATHER GOODS For'Xmas present PURSES BILL FOLDS PASS BOOKS MANICURE SETfS collar boxes knitting sets lTILITY KITS Augusta National Bank Ndtwnblallei) Tres 10-SOsr Tax' Additional. Farmers Merchants Slauntoft Virginia kCoin'e and lnbpecl Tbos. Hogshead Quality Counts 4.

L. Staunton. Va. JCtMifhel IftTS, is VlLION' BROS. Them Million fl.