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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
OLNEY WANTS ENGINE ROOM
Committee Asks Director Porter to
Remodel Police Station.

A delegation representing the Olncy I'm
Troyement Association called upon hi
rector Porter today and requested that
the old S5th District Police Station at
Rising sun lane and Summerville street.
be remodelled They asked that part of
the station house be set aside as a fire.
engine room because the nearest fire sta
ton In the vicinity that I'm Branchtown.
Is too far distant from Olney 10 answer
an urgent call Director Porter promised
10 take the matter into consideration. The
delegation was composed Of j. Frederick
Burkhart John r. Richards, Milton Wolf
and John Hartman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
BERLIN, Sept. IS.

BERLIN, sept. =,
Part OF rcnch forts along the Meuse.
south of Verdun, have been silenced
after heavy fighting on both sides,
The offensive movement Of the Ger
mans continues without severe check.
Discussing the actual fighting. the
War Office declared that heavy losses
have been inflicted on the Allies by
German bayonet charges, and that the
Allies have been obliged to call upon
their reserves to strengthen their lines
It is stated that although the range
and service of the euemys artillery
has materially improved, the Germans
continue to gain ground, The Allies
have been heavily reinforced on the
German right, it is stated and are
making a supreme effort to outaank
the German line and to break through
at several points
on the ights Of the NJ use the Ger
mans continue to maintain their ad-
vantage and are in strength on the
west bank of the river The lombard
ment of the 20 IS sor # Yer
dun continues with perceI tibIe success,
according 10 the General St..
the German right it is stated that
the fighting is Of the st bitter char
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
PART OF MEUSE FORTS
SILENCED, BERLIN SAYS

al of his ava lie force into the fight
n the effort % break through the Ger
man line. It officially is stated that at
no point has he been successful, while
at a number of points the Germans
have 'vanc,d their lines.
Attempts on the part oe the Belg.ans
to make a successful sort!e from Ant
werp have been frustrated and many
prisoners and an armored car have
been taken.
The official statement follows:
The offensive movement of our
troops continues without severe check.
Heavy losses have been inflicted upon
the enemy by our bayonet charges and
they have had to bring up their re-
serves to strengthen their lines.
AT the eastern end Of the battle line,
our artillery has silenced part Of the
forts on the Verdun-Toul line and We
have sue, eded in crossing the Mcuse
The passage is being sharply resisted
In L centre we continue 10 gain
despite the er my's heavy artillery ere
which is ROW ~horing better aim.
"Ou the west we have held all ths
ground we gained though the enemy
has received large reinforcemcnts and
is making counter attacks These
however, have been ropuIsed."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
TAX RATES FOR TEN CAMDEN
COUNTY DISTRICTS RAISED
Hearing Will Be Granted Those De-
string Lower Levy.

Tax rates in ton Of the districts in
Camden County, y. j., have been in
creased, and those desiring a lower rate
will have 10 file their application with
the County Board by Wednesday of this
week Tho greatest increase Is In Water
ford township, where the rate has been
advanced from $l.55 TO s2.53.
Intil last winter the rate was limited
10 S2Ol. If a district wanted higher
rate, application had TO be made % the
County Board, which at that time could
authorize a rate no higher than S23L
This law has been repealed bv the New
Jersey Legislature, ana at the present
time there is no limit 10 the tax rate
The total gross Tatables i'm the q dis
tricts is Sgl, ,707,6o4 an incrcas" of SAN. .9f9
or 454 per cent. over 1913 The rates per
500 in the various districts are:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
JAPAN GUARDS COAL SUPPLY

MANILA, Sept. 2S. Tho Japanese Gov
ernment has instructed Japguesr coal
dealers I'm Manila not 10 sell coal With
out receiving a bond for twice lts va,ue
ana - insist upon Consular inspection.
Its action Was caused By reports that
German vessels have been loading coal
here to supply German war vessels In the
Pacific.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
LOCAL FIRE RECORD

II .2u-la2l s. Gth st.; store and dwelling
A. NJ
n .5p- Gvg5 Market ST.. store and dwell
Ing of l.. j, Muuahau -,.....-..., Sltt
@.a0-3Otb 81. and Poweltou ave; shed
of he Pennsylvania Railroad TTa1
i.tG-lGIJ Fraukforl ave. store ana
dwelling uf Max Kezin .-..... Trim
i.3f-l2T 1873 y. Howard st., paper ~
mill " r.. Splugler & Co... S."'''
% 45-5H3 Wilder ST., dwelling occupied ,f
by Norris Amen. ...,,..-.'. 4 tli'H
N so 2Ill en-. and Susquehannu ave;
fence Of the American Mechanics %. IA,
Cemetery ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '' ! '''''
Noon.
l2:OO-JI3 g. 2d St: store and dwelling a,-
Of Frank Fredericks. ......-' Do I'''-
i2II-Rear POPS ST. stable Of FredieTr' q,
lex Frye ..........s.ss's'''pu uNA@'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
SOCIALISTS WORK FOR PEACE

LUCERNE. Sept 2S.-At a conference
OF influential Swiss and Italian Socialists
held here resolutions were adopted
pledging the Socialists 10 do everything
in their power TO end the war as quick
ly as possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

It is learned from Wei-Hsien in Shan
tung, that "a second detachment of japan
ese troops arrived there at sundown on
Saturday with u cart loads Of ammunition
and supplies. other troops have advanced
west along the railway and hold Fangtse,
where the Germans flooded the coal mines
before their departure, All the Chinese
miners fed.
The American mission is crowded with
women Of All classes from the city and
country districts. They are said By the
spondent at Wei-hs!en TO fear both
the japanese and the Chinese soldiers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

An agency dispatch from Pekin says
It is officially announced there that Pei
no was occupied on September q by a
small japanese detachment. which re-
pulsed 800 Germans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
JAPANESE AIRMEN
BEAT OFF ASSAULT
OF GERMAN CRUISERS
I sing 40 Defenders Hem
med in Within Five Miles
Of Town in 48 Hours An
glo-Japanese Attack.

TOXIC Sept. 90
japanese troops have fought their way
to point only five miles from the main
forttfications of Tsing-Tao, according to
an announcement issued this afternoon.
The German legation admits that the
forts defenses have fallen back on their
main lines, according to dispatches from
Pekin. 1t is said the lighting has con-
tinued for more than IS hours.
1t is officially announced that three Ger
man warships bombarded the right wing
OF the Japanese army attacking Using
Tao until japanese aeroplane few over
them and forced them to divert their fire.
The Germans have been hemmed in
within five miles of Tsing-Tao according
to the official statement.
The Japanese casualties so far as ascer-
tanned are given as three killed and Z
wounded. The German casualties are said
10 be 9l2.
The Germans We're surprised in the
trenches and many were bayoneted. when
the allied British and japanese troops
made their main attack.
According to the statement, the fight
began on September &c. German gun
boats bombarded the positions of the
japanese troops Japanese aeroplanes
proved effective in reconnoitrng expedi-
tions and are reported 10 have escaped
unhauned.
The morale OF the German defending
force at Kiao-Chau is on the wane, it
is reported here. Some Of the soldiers
have deserted, escaping by land or sea.
Through them it is learned that, de-
spite the determination of the Governor
Of Kiao-Chau TO fight to the last, the
party which advocates timely surrender
Is asserting itself 1t has found its de-
Tenders even among high officials Of the
army Some of these advocates of sur
render have been shot, while many have
been nt TO the first line Of defense
The German flying machines have been
DAMAGED and can no longer serve a use
fII purpose The food supply is cut off
by the strict blockade OF the Japanese
navy and Is daily diminishing Whatever
is repleuished comes only through the
smuggling Of Chinese iunks. The supply
Of materials for ,tHe making Of bread is
also stopped, consequently the output
is greatly restricted. Scurvy is gradually
| increasing. As the British troops have
landed and Joined the japanese army, II
! is expected that the general assault on
/ the fortress will soon commence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
hIl n
Exports from the United States
twenty Times as Much as
a Decade AGO.

WASHINGTON, d. O., Jan. "a
Automobile exports from the United
States are twenty times as much as
decade ago. Reports Of the value
of automobiles and parts thereof sent
out of the United States in the eleven
months ended with November, 1913,
Justify the statement that the total
for the full year ended will approx
mate 40 million dollars, against less
than 2 million dollars in 1903, de-
cade earlier.
The detailed figures for the eleven
months ended with November show
that 23,579 passenger automobiles
and 92f commercial vehicles valued
at approxim ately % million dollars
were sent to foreign countries, and
if to this is added the nearly 6 mil
lion dollars worth of parts of auto
mobiles, 8 -. million dollars worth
of tires, and u million dollars
worth OF automobile engines, the to-
tai for the eleven months is approxi-
mately sc million dollars. The ship
ments to Porto. Rico, Hawaii, and
Alaska, which are not inclHded in the
figures, approximate 2 million dol
lars, making the grand total for the
eleven months practically SO million
dollars and fully iustifying the esti-
mate OF 40 million dollars for the full
calendar year 1913. In 1903, q de-
,ade ago, this total was less than 2
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
DESERT
Is Crossed in the Delivery Of
An American Built Motor
Car.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 23-
An interesting account of the deliy-
cry of an American built motor-car
across the Cobb Desert to the ''Tasna
Lama" of Mongolia, is contained In
a recent communication from ETHAN
q I,eMunyon to Gilbert II. eros
venor, director and editor OF the Ma
sional Geographic Society. The
Tasha Lama is second only to the
Dalai Lama of Tibet in Importance
in L.amanism. In Mongolia he IS
10Th the religious and the political
head of the country and IS Tecs
uized and venerated by all the n
aabitants of Mongolia as sacred.
'tSome months ago an american
4 Iientsin, China, was commissioned
~ the agent at Buddha to obtain TOT
MIN a closed type of motor-car,
writes 4, esNIunyon. CATER giving the
matter due consideration as to the
make of car best suited to his neeos.
a popular-priced car, having lne
planetary type of TRANSMISSION anu
| foot control. was selected as BENG
ls near 'fool-proof as possible anu
best suited to the gods needs. Inc
| AR was chosen as being fitted to the
! ,ountrv and because it could pc
,asily maintained by people who hao
Il 10 mechanical knowledge WhateNsI..
Ii was ordered by cable from tne
/ Detroit manufacturers anu vas " -
regular stock car.
/ THE car eventually arrived at
rientsin and was shipped by rail 70
| Xalean. the point nearest the COD
Desert, over which it was necessary
| 10 pass to reach Urga. Leaving the
| ,ftv behind us, we now began the
,limb up the pass, the river-bed serv-
ng us as road for about twenty
| miles. The grade was so steep ana
| the road So poor that We were forced
q use low gear most of the way, and
| InrIness overlook us before we had
gone six miles.
/ .srhe next day Eve bullocks We're
! added to the equipment, to supple
! ment the horsepower of the machln'
in threading its way through the al
| most impossible pass. A run wa
made for the last river to he crossed
| before the desert was reached, Du,
the machine stuck in the center o.
the stream and had to be rescued
With the aid of a block and tackle
irvao S-vs were consumed in making
the trip. 4 Sg IL, kat ID III
at a week after our arriva
he car was delivered to the god
who entertained us at lunch, con
! tinues Mr.. I1eMunyon. Alter TN
business of turning over the car has
been completed. the god presented
ma with q bolt of imperial yelloN
:. Icaueu SILK. He Is about 40 year
4 q ge. has q bull neck and q har'
, loelxing face and seems more like
tcut-thToat than a holy ponttm, He i
Utmost ahlsnd H1e is said TO he VeTs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

million dollars. II 1906. about nii-
lion. in 1910. approximately 4 s mll-
Hon IA 1911 - million; IN lg1 -
million. and in 1913, approxima tely
30 million dollars.
Meantime the imports OF automo7
biles show marked decline. The
total value Of automobiles and parts
thereof imported In 1909 was nearly
million dollars, and In 19131about
liz million dollars.
American automobiles are seEft7 to
all parts of the world. the figures for
1913 showing exports to about 3
countries and colonies. All the pftn-
ca are included, and the list also ex-
tend to Bulgaria, Rouuaania. Servia,
Turkey, Greece, the Azores, the Ca
nary Island, the West Indies, Siam,
the Dutch East Indies, Russia in
Asia, Korea, French Oceania, Egypt,
China,sJ Japan and India.
The largest purchaser OF our suto-
mobiles is our next door neighbor.
Canada, the total mum Der sent to that
country in the eleven months OF 1913
being 1894 valued at $3.50, 0S6.
The United Kingdo is the next larg-
est customer the total number sent
to that country in the eleven months
being 4,504, valued at $3,4S2, 301.
while to Australia, New Zealand, and
other British 0ceania were exported
5000 automobiles, values at, S2,S56,-l
$50; to South America, 2. 474, vail
ued at $2,773,140; Germany, $50,
valued at 1911, 293; France. SOL val
ued at $6O9,731; and Italy, 3e2, wall
ued at S259,S79. The average ex-
port price of the automobiles sent to
Europe during the period under con-
sideration was $500 each: of those to
Canada. 81, 351; and to South Amer
lea as whole $1,121.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
viii Extend from Washington
City to the City of At
Ianta, Ga.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. %
As q preliminary step towards the
improvement and maintenance OF
| the first through road under the SUI
peryision of the United States gov
! eminent, scouting party composed
Of officials of the Office Public Roads,
the American Highway Association
md various state highways depart
nents will motor from Washington
70 Atlanta, Ca, early in February.
With the cooperation of the high
way officials and supervisors of the
states traversed by the road, govern
ment engineers are to improve and
maintain $50 miles OF highway, Civ
ing an actual demonstration of what
can be accomplished if the states and
government work together.
A conference has jut been held
by the officials OF the Office of Pub
lie Roads, headed by Director Logan
Waller Page; Leonard Tufts, chair
man Of the special committee ap-
pointed by the association to have
charge of this work; and j. II. Pen
nybacker, executive secretary OF the
organization, and an agreement was
reached for inaugurating the project.
The Office of Public Roads agreed
to put three of the ablest engineers
of the office in charge of the $50
mile stretch, provided the American
Highway Association would secure
the cooperation of the local officials
IN the states which are traversed.
One of these engineers will pro baby
have charge of tn stretch from
Washington to the North Carolina
inc; another from the North Caro-
Una to the South Carolina line; an
other and the third from this point
o Atlanta, Ga.
1T was due to the initiative of the
American Highway Association that
this work was undertaken, the Of
dcials feeling that the object lesson
effects than tons of literature extoll-
ing the benefits of good roads. The
association has agreed to furnish atl-
*omobiles for the permanent use OF
The engineers so that they can cover
The entire stretch of road.
In the scouting party, there will /
Re Captain p. St. J. Wilson. assistant |
director and several engineers from
he Office of Public Roads; Mr.. Tufts
and MIR. Pennybacker: and various I
state highway officials who will be /
picked up as the party proceeds.
Meetings arc beng arranged in the
various towns along the route at
which local officials intend to discuss
With the government party the Ques-
ton of turning over the roads and
The money that would ordinarily be
,pent upon them to the supervision
Il the government engineers, whose
luty it will be to expend every dol
ar to the best advantage or the
community affected, eliminating oil
waste in expenditure of these par
ocular road improvement funds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

Reinforced concrete floor beams are
being successfully used IN Germany lhF
stead Of steel ones.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

Men 8 $500 Work Shoes, 90 llaf
come in black or tan. j.. il ii
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
THROUGH ROAD
70 The SOUT ID

susceptible to feminine charms.
4 Mongolia Is one of the most IN
| teresting and most primitive conn
tries IN the world today. Mongols
lock ION the dead in a different light
from the chinese, and their dead arc
taken inst outside the town and LETT
on the ground. The dogs, sometimes
those Sfrom their own tent, soon
make short work of them; in
couple OF hours nothing Is left. The
natives believe that the quicker this
happens, the better chance the spirit
OF the departed has in reaching Par
adise. The CGongol is a great neat
eater. 1t Is not uncommon for him
Ia consumeNten pounds OF mutton at
one sitting. HE puts mutton fat In
his tea, OF which thirty cups a day
is not an uncommon amount for an
adult to drink. There are no regu-
lar hours for eating; the natives eat
when opportunity offers.
This was the first time that e
closed car had ever been driven
across the desert country. No tire
changes were made in the entire dis
lance; leather trads protected the
back tires: the front ones ran bare;
there was not even a puncture. -Four
months after our return from Urga'
we heard directly that the car was
running and giving good sattsfac-
ton"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
BANERTPTCY NOTICE.

United States of America. Northern
District of West Virginia, IS:
In the United States District Court In
and for said District.
ham. Bankrupt, No. 1888 In Bank
ruptcy, Petition for Discharge, to the
Honorable Aston G. Dayton, Judge
of the District Court of the United
states for the Northern District of
West Virginia: G. w. Cunningham
of Clarksburg, in the County Of Har-
rfsun, and State of West Virginia, in
said District, respectfully represents
that on the 21st day of February, last
past. he was duly adjudged a bank
rupt under the acts of Congress reiat-
ing to Bankruptcy; that he has duly
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

Court at Clarksburg In said district,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon; and
that notice thereof be published In tho
Clarksburg Telegram, a newspaper
printed, in said District. and
that all known creditors and other
persons in interest may appear at the
said time and place and show cause,
if any they have. why the prayer of
the said petition should not be grant
ed.
And it is further ordered by tho
Court, that the clerk shall send by
mail to all known creditors copies of
said petition and his order addressed
to them at their places of residence
as stated.
Witness the Honorable Aston G..
Dayton, Judge of the said Court, and
the seal thereof, at CIarksbuEs in
said district on the 18th day OF jan
uary, A. D., 1914.
Attest:
[SEALl C. B. EFAUvER,. Clerk
U. S. D. c., N. D. w. Va
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

Misses High Top Button Shoes,
come in Gun Metal and Patent with
plain or red top. Regular 4 90
So value. Sale price ql,UU
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
WRESTLING
Match Retween Polish Champion ana
'tTerrible Greek Here Next Week.

steve Lamonetin, known as the
aTerrible Greek. ?, and Walter Bonec-
XII. the champion Polish wrestler of
West virginia, have signed articles
to meet in a wrestling match at the
Odeon theatre Friday night, January
so. The match will be the best two
out OF three falls.
Boneclzf recently issued challenge
to any heavyweight wrestler in the
city and Lamonetin accepted. They
met at the Waldo hotel Wednesday
evening and the articles were signed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

surrendered all his property and
rights of property, and has fully COM
Piled with all the requirements OF
said acts and of orders Of the court
touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore, he prays that he may
be decreed by the Court to have a
full discharge from all debts proVable
against his estate under said bank
ruDt Gets. except such debts as are
excepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day Of January, A..
G. w. CUNNINGHAM,
Bankrupt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

Biologists have estimated that the
great German deposits of potash
salts, practically the only important
one in the world, will last at the
present rate of exploitation 100000
years
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23
order Of Notice Thereon.

On this 10th day of January A. D,
1914, on reading the foregoing petit
20 Ordered by the Court, that hear
ing he had upon the same on the 4th
day of March, A. D. 1914, before said
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-23

The IS!odile fields, which are in
i ukon territory, Dominion Of Canaasf,
have produced nearly s125s 200, ooo.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-13
NO ELECTIONS TO BE
HELD IN VENEZUELA

CARACAS, February 1.-The Presi-
dents of the Venezuelan States have
notified the central government that it
will be impossible because Of the state
of war to hold elections for congress
men and state officials whose terms
expire in February. "nEr.n
In reply the minister of the in.
terror, Senior Don Cesar Zumota, has
notified the President that the gov
eminent finds il impossible to restore
the state of peace because Generals
Ciprinno Castro, Jose Manuel Herman.
dez i"El Mercho'D, Leopoldo Bap-
tista, Francisco Ignores Alcantrl, Re-
ghla Olivares and others in their con
tinted hostile attitude against the gov.
ernment are fomenting revolution both
in Venezuela and abroad. W. 49,.
< ID would ne impossible, the score,
airy added, to disband the army on
this account. He has advised the
state Presidents themselves to decide
how 20 remedy the situation aud when
to hold new elections. e..