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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

Anidavit fiied against Louis Sterile
81 A.. Juveniles. Administrator appoint
ed Tor Chas. W. Her. bond $4,000, In
Nentory and appraisement ordered Ad-
rnlnlstrator appointed for Johnston d
hoss. bond 1900. petition 70 sell real
estate nled- Frank Masterotosco n
Juvenile was given a hearing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

The well drilled I'm on the Francis
farm last week has been shot and viii
make about twenty barrels. The we'll
On owned by Cameron parties.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

the Jefferson Glass Co, OF Foiansb.
w; Va. 70 Messrs Blumenauer Az
Schnelbach. ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-19

John Banyas, 2l years and Fiixahsth
Minozak. Is years. OF Mingo Junction.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
Snatches Purse from Woman.

Galveston. Texas. Sent. Mrs. Louis
I%laltani proved her bravery Monday night
IN pursuing 4 negro for three blocks after
hc had cuI from her arm her hand ~aichrl
containing Sll and 4 e.ll watch valued n,
$50 and started 10 run. NJ. ~Ila;fant CON-
mandrd the negro a. h;il. bni h. ~rnffed
and continued q" run. You'll either give
up now cor Ill run after Won until meet
some one who viii force yon Ia return M,
>atrhcl and contents" Mr.. H%alfant told
the negro. She wa equal To her word. for
he followed the negro closely. calling ont
loudly for help. The race after the negro
led Mr.. Halfar' INTO the beat p~atrOlled ~
Officer Fuhrhop. who he.lr. her cric- for
help while hc wa~ III Twenty eighth and
Winnie streets. The policeman caught the
negro and locked him up. charged With
highway robbery. The holdup occurred NJ
Tw~enty-Sixth street and Avenue II. The
negro was hiding at The corner and n She
passed ~prang ont 81 the shadow oi an
alley and eat the straps on The hand
~atchcl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Galveston, Texas. Sept. 2.-Thrce IN 2
row and then somel That l. the manner
in which bnrglaries were reported ~ he
police station Yesterday. Monday NIGHT
robbers entered L.awrcnce'S bar and robbed
il. They then gent to the next door. which
was J. T.. Loves place. and robbed thu:
To get IN this establishment the rohl%r-
had to take a pinch bar and break a hole in
the brick wall and then take a notary pub
he's seal and smash the cash draw open.
bnt they were rewarded. They secured the
cash. From this place they went 10 the
next door. knaupp Brothers printing o.
Establishment and robbed that. Nor wa
hat all Three other pIace- We're broken
into and robbed the same night. Some ~
these were grocery stores and Others were
private residences. The robberie~ have
been reported 10 the police department. hut
IT j. al loss To know who committed the
crime. No arrests lave been made. One
man was robbed. He was n prominent ont
Of-stater and was registered N the Gal
vez. Two Negroes. = man and = womyT-
attacked him on the street and took EsO
IN cash from him.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
AWFUL CARNAGE
IN BATTLE OF
CHARLEROI
Marrow Streets of French Border Town
Literally damned With Dead, After
Fierce Fight Between French and Ger
mans.

London.-A correspondent 1T the Times.
where h. Witnessed some fighting ar
Charlerni. writes:
"Near Charleroi ! ~aw some bravery IA
the French soldiers. The Germans were
bombarding the city. The French troops
made what amounted To a medieval -ortie.
but finding the enemy in much greater
force than was expected they were com
PEELED 10 withdraw. The bombardmeni
continued relentle~Sly. whereupon the
French Turco~. picked troops from Algeria.
debonched from the town and with a cal
lantry which must surely live Ill history.
charged the German battery. bayoneting
All the German gnnner-. Their losses. "
T. said. exceeded those 81 The Light Bri-
gade at BaIaklava. OF d battalion only
one hundred men, il j. reported. returned
unscathed. Their bravery, however, was
powerle~s against the German advances.
whieh rrepi foot by foot through the out
~kirt~ 81 Charleroi 10 the very heart 81 the
town.
There. in the narrow streets. the earn
age T. ndcScribable a French infantry
man told me that the roads became wv
damned with lead that the killed remained
standing upright where they had been shot,
supported by their dead comrades. The
last stand Of the French was made before
the railway station. in front of which
passes the canal. Here the Germans fought
for two hours TO take the bridge. After
they had captured the station with heavy
casualties, the Germans moved rapidly
ahead, taking various suburban villages.
Later On Sunday the French artillery
IN H. turn opened fire on the stricken
town Of Charleroi. The Germans in the
earlier stages of the engagements had
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
Changes Made IN Liss.Up.

Austin. Texas. Sept. E-Since the pnb-
~lication of the lit 81 RmineeS IL the Thir-
iy-fourth lcei~laty;' compiled BY Repre-
sentative J"hg-1.. Dasi~ of Dallas county,
indicating She position Of the members or
prohihti2h. Mr.. Davis ha~ found il neces
SaryTo make slight rcsi~ion~ IN the Esi.
Ihk names 81 Representative = l.. Tiler
~ Caldwell and X. l.. sullivan 81 Ellis ap-
pearcd IN The lit ~ anti~. whereas both
of them are pros. II J. also understood
that W. Il. LoudcrmiIk Of Comanche l. 4
pro. This makes eighty pros, sixty ants
and one vacancy, M nomination having
been made IN the district formerly repre-
scented by the late 4. VI. Kennedy. The
position of Mr.. Rector of Falls county ON
this question l. not known.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Houston, Texas, Sept. All employees
Of the city schools, including the superin-
tendent, principals. teachers, ia%nitors and
Others will be- required by the school board
to show evidences Of having been success
fully vaceInatcd before they will be allow
ed M the opening Of the schools, Septem-
Der Il, 10 enter upon their duties. At a
special meeting of the board at the high
school Monday night the board adopted
q resolution enforcing the present health
regulations and placing the Interpretation
upon them that they affect teachers and
other employees as well a pupils. Such
an action had been recommended BY DR..
r. J. Slataper, supervisor Of hyeienics, and
City Health Officer c. G. Green.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Brooklyn. y. ". sept. 2.-Althoneh. II
could not ~ officially verified. " H. under
stood that q syndicate. capitalized ~. per
hap~ ~35.0O0 900. H. IN w. formed In thu
riiN for the purpose "a making II possible
Tor the consumer ID ret bread. meal. sugar
and other food ~tntf~. a. chcapIy a. pos
~ible. while the present European war
lasts. This suggestion had it, origin ye~-
terday nj the meeting Of the executive
committee OF the Citizens Food commit
tee, which was recently appointed bv
Mayor Mitchell. Ii met with strong ap-
proval and Wa endorsed by George ".
Perkins. the chairman " the committee.
The idea ~ forming this syndicate l. to
eliminate the profits NJ the micdleman and
the Speculation. The syndicate T. "a be op-
Grated. n J. understood. ID bring III 4 small
return on the money invested. The organ
uaiion and operation Of snch q syndicate
viii soon bring to terms. IL j. pointed out.
The dealers who have been charging exorbi-
tant prices for food stuffs on the claim that
q shortage existed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

London, Sept. 2.-Premier Asquith pub
licly reprimanded the London Times in the
house of common yesterday afternoon for
having published a dispatch which created
mnch excitement Sunday morning. -The
publication Of this Dispatch" said the pre-
mier, ''seems 10 me a regretable occurrence
M the present. | trust IN will not reoccur.''
The Times on Sunday morning printed Il
dispatch from Amien~, France. IN which the
correspondent took a very pe~~imistic view
81 the situation from the standpoint Of
the allies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Houston, Texas, sept. I'm accident
that might have proved serious under dif-
ferrnt circumstance occurred III Capinl
avenue and Travis street about . a'el..k
Yesterday morning when a street ear. IN
automobile aud q wagon coIlided. No on.
was seriously injured. According to VII.
nesses, the three vehicles were al going
IN the same direction, when the driver Of
the automobile attempted To get ahead Of
the street ear aud wagon. The street ear
struck the automobile and swung /, around
striking the mules drawing the wagon. The
ileameni OF the left foot Of one Of the
mules was broken and the animal had "a
BE- hauled away.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
Consumes Over 1000, 100 Bales.

New Orleans Sept. Port the first
time IA ii~ history The South consumed
more than 5000 900 hale~ ii cotton III one
wear. according a. tieure~ made public ~
II. q. Hester. secretary 81 the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange. The total for the twelve
months ending yesterday amounted to
3.03s Jos bales. II wa~ pointed out in
Secretary l~le~ter'> report lhai the con-
sumption 81 the South was rapidly APP
preaching that OF England. The com
mercIal crop was the second largest On
record. amounting % l4.5ss.59 bales.
The largest crop wa two years ago. which
totaled l6.l3s.426 bales.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

pourcd'their shells upon the upper part Of
the town. The French now emptied their
hail of shells upon the lower section OF
the town and under a supporting fire from
the artillery the French infantry advanced
slowly in the face 1T \ stubborn resistance.
upon the town They had Just evacuated. rr-
tanning several villages and becoming once
more masters ~ the iiur between Thuln.
eight miles southwest ~ Charlerui. and
Metax.
AT q o'clock IL the evening the fighting
ceased, both side being thoroughly worn
out. On the next morning before dawn the
French artillery again homharicd Charlie
roi and once more the lndefafieab be troops
of France ~Warmrd the slope toward the
lower part M the town. rerapturing th-
villages ~ Chatrlri. Ruufi"irx. Murchirnnr
and Conflict. The fighting WV Thu stage
vi the engagement WAS attended I'M heavy
losses 0n both ~ide~. Charlerui. which wa-
IN the center NJ the action. w. ma industrial
mining district and IN the -lag heaps ui
the surrounding country the French found
admirable vantage ground. while a IN
Upper Ai~ace the Germans counted mi
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Butte. Mont. Sept. Miners openly
threatened hast night to lay the town IN
a~he~ ~ either State or federal troops M
tempt ~ enter Butte. One Of the miners
leader declared they a. not propose "a
fight III" soldiers. bat they would wreak
vengeance upon the business men for bring
ine the ~oldicr- 4" Butte. ave have guam
lic- oi dynamite and OIL snid one leader.
''and the troops will find ashes" All am
munition IN the hardware stores has been
removed and firing pins have been taken
from the rifles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

SayyiIle. l.. L.. Sept. 2.-The plans of
William Zlegel. 10 years old. son Of Mr..
and Mr.. Christopher Zicgel Of West Say
vile. 70 70 ~ Europe with the Canadian
army 10 fight IN the war. were broken IN
hi mother. who had word sent 10 him that
he wa dying. The rn,e worked and the
boy soldier returned. Young Ziegel had
gone "a Canada and enlisted in the army
there before the European war situation
arose. Influence j. now beine brought 10
bear Ia keep him NJ home. lie J. now on a
special leave of absence.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

trailleuSe> in every steeple of the town.
In the face OF a whitening fire from thu
German mitrailleu~e~. the French again
entered the unhappy lawn. and after
furious fighting drove the Germans Ia cnil
fusion across thr ~Amhre river. tn
French entered N city Uttered with dead.
battered ir ~hrll tire and devastated Ny,
every Ins Irumrni wa modern war
.tlni~ldc v d%iiapidatrd inn could NY ~seu
the body ~ y German officer. the head
bowed over 4 basin W water and the lather
81 -oap dry upon the face. lie had lsen
shot while IN the aci Of washing. tnsihrf
officer lay across a table. hi~ hand h"linlr
al"ti 4 coffee cup. which he Wa- rai~nr
a. h. lp~ when death tmmd HIM. Ill ever,
part ui ihr rii, huu~,- were VA ilHmr- ur
-muAldrrinE. Every cellar VA u..rnIitl MY,
terrier stricken inhabitants
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
Tests of Fire Hose.

Houston, Texas, Sept. 1.-The test of
all fire hose bought BY the city in the past
three years has been completed and out Of
1880 feet i was found that 200 feet
were worthless. A number Of bad couplings
were found but these can be- replaced. A
test of 25O-pound pressure was stood b,
$500 feet. The hose was bought under a
guarantee and the companies must make
good the loo feet.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Houston, Texas, Sept. ~nr = =
Green, city health oair<r. i well nIeased
with the campaigyTo hin weeds and arass
anu ues'roy Mosquitoes in the bitches of
Tue e's: Where oil was spread on Friday
va found Monday that the weeds and
sia<s were dead. Il can be burned in a
@w days. The decrease in mosquitoes j.
noticeable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
Hardin County Carried BY Pros.

kountze, Texas, Sept. i.-At an election
held Tuesday throughout Hardin county
The sale OF intoxicating liquor wa pro
hibited by a vote which will give a ma ior-
NY of about 300 in favor Of prohibition.
Returns from nine small bnxe~ have not
been received, but the entire vote from The
hoxe~ missing would not change ihe result
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Houston, Texas, Sept. "A meeting Of
the i~aintors Of the city schools will be
beld at . o'clock Saturday morning, Sep
TENDER 5. at the high school, when the
medal awarded by the school board to the
%janitor keeping the tidiest school last year
will be presented. The winner OF the medal
for ~janitors Of white schools was A. j.
Maxey, %janitor al Lamar.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
Live Stock Poisoned.

Taylor, Texas, Sept. Is. q. Yakev
lost two mules, l.. y. Herring one and sew
eral others have sick stock a. 4 result II
poisoning caused BY eating cotton leaves.
grass, etc, on which London purple. Paris
Green and other cotton worm poisoning had
been sprinkled.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

~lQnzgles, Texas, Sept. 2.-Gonzales
business men and bankers, constituting 30
of the leading business men, have ISSUED an
appeal to the farmers Of this county to
sell their cotton IN order to put the money
IN circulation, 50 as TO secure a condition
of financial ease in this section.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Waco, Texas, Sept. Five hundred
and fifty dollars was raised here by the
Germans of this city. The money will be
immediately sent to Germany for the re-
lief of the widows and orphans Of the SOL
diers. A committee was appointed to raise
an additional $1,000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Syracuse. n. Y, Sept. 2.-Directum I,
the chesnut stallion owned by James But
Ter of New York city. furnished the sensa-
tion Of the opening day Al the Central err
cuit races here IN establishing two new
world'~ records ~ two minutes flat and
equalTng the pacing race record ~ two
minutes established ~ William III Grand
Rapid earlier this season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Denison, Texas. Sept. 2.-Tnc engine and
six ears Of the south bound Missouri. Kan
sas 4 Texas railroad train NJ. =. known
as the limited. lett the rails two mile.
south OF here Tuesday. The engineer ana
an express messenger. were reported
slightly injured. No passengers were hurt.
The cause of the derailment VI. ~,
learned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
OF THE DAY

left leg was ground ~ above the knee.
The accident occurred M the Texas ave-
nue. crossing. Barker was placed upon
the operating table immediately after
reaching the hospital. Hospital attendants
state that hi- condition J. serious. lie
has been in the employ al the company Tor
several wears.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Laredo, Texas, Sept. 2.-Aecording H.
the tax rolls Of the connty assessor. ap-
proved by the commissioners court. the
taxable values of Webb county have IN
creased approximately S500.OO during the
past year, this being due mo~il, 10 he
building boom IN The county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

San Antonio, Texas. sept. 1.-The man
ayers ~ 4 soap factory operating IN the
Sixth ward were fined $25 in corporation
court yesterday for maintaining d mis-
ance. The complaint against them was
made BY the board ~ health. in accord
ance with instructions from the council ~
abate the dissatisfaction in the neiehbor-
hood created bv H..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Washington, d. C., sept. IA peace
commission treaty between The Uuited
States aud Paraguay and the iwepty-sec
ond of Secretary Bryan'> peace conven
t'oas, has been signed IA Asuneion, accord
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

New York. Sept. l.-Owing ~ the Euro
pean war. which prcrlude~ the possibility
~ several ~ The entrants competing, the
international balloon race. which Wa Ia
have started from Kansas City October 4.
has been postponed indefinitely.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

Houston, Texas, Sept. 2.-Felix Barker,
an eyed tlsgmau for the Houston Bel, a
Iermipsl railway, was carried 10 the hos
p'ial yesterday morning suffering from in
1ufies received when be uas canght beneath
eoe Of The engines 81 that company. IIls
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

>an Angela cine hundred ANIL twrn
N five dollars Irr head Was thr price
received h' charles X. Met allie for "
ntmi'er 81 hi~ yrarlinr hnll> ~"ll her.
recently tine r. The animals was ~ahl
10 thu a \ " College 81 Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02
U. s. Controls Panama Wireless.

Panama, Sept. 2.-In order To better
preserve the neutrality of the Panama
canal. the United States has taken over
the wireless telegraph station IN Panama.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-02

ing to a report to the state department
from the American legation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-02

1T has done more for North Caro-
lima" he said, than any other thing"
The races, which have been run
daily during the afternoons. were had
this morning on account of the speak
ing by the governors, this afternoon.
None OF the many free attractions Of
fered before the grandstand by the
fair association. were presented until
after the executivs had concluded.
Walter +. johnson, OF Bath, N. Y.
the aviator, who Is thrilling the
crowds with his daring exploits In
the air, however, broke in on the
speech of Governor Craig. The avia.-
ter who Is taking the air from a
level space about a mile from the
fairgrounds. rose and sailed grace
fully toward the grandstand. while
the North Carolinian was still speak
ing. The roar of the seventy-horse-
power motor carrying his biplane
caught the attention of the crowd and
for a few minutes Governor Craig
permitted the airman to hold sway.
The beginning of the addresses had
been somewhat later than scheduled
and Aviator Johnson had taken wing
on schedule time,
When the Carolina executive had
concluded the Virginia governor and
his staff were taken in autos to the
special for their return to Richmond.
Governor Craig and his party left
later for Their homes.
Prizes Are Awarded.
The exhibits in all departments have
been judged and awards have been
announced All prizes will be paid to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock. Among
winners are:
For best single farm exhibit, J, L.
woodward Chase City.
First standard bred stallion. r. f.
Chandler. Clarksville. Mr.. Chandler
was winner also in the standard
hackney class.
Best pair carriage mares. II. n
Elan, South Hill.
Best harness single driving horse.
II. l.. Petty. Union Level. He also
took the blue ribbon with his entry
in the Jersey class.
Best saddle horse. Mrs. r. f. Elan.
South Hill
Best draft mare. G. T. Yagel, Chase
City. Mr.. YageFs entries were WIN
ners also in sheep and Duroc Jersey
and short horn classes in the live
stock exhibits.
Dr. A. r. Finch, of Chase City. was
awarded first premium In the milch
cow exhibit.
T. L. Roberts was winner with his
exhibit Of Holsteins.
DR.. r. II. Clarke, of Hampton. Va.
president of the Virginia Association
of Veterinarians, was judge OF 1--WE
stock II. d. Farrar, of Burkeville,
demonstration agent for the Fourth
congressional district, department Of
agriculture, and w. c. Morton. of
Charlotte county. were judges OF farm
exhibits
Though not so numerous as year
ago, the exhibits are of a higher order
in spite of backward crops. and a fine
showing Of the variety OF the county's
products Is made.
The attendance at the fair this year
will not be quite so large as year
ago. unless the final day, tomorrow,
shows IL larger gathering. Falr oHl-
Gals are, however. united In the dec
ilaration that the present fair is the
best of the four so far held by the as
sociation,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-02
Must Haze United Action

The business of all the section lying between the
Atlantic and Mississippi, also the Middle West is de-
pendent almost entirely upon the prompt and profitable
sale of the cotton crop.
This entire scope of country is paralyzed COM
merciay, account of present condition, due to the
cotton situation Numerous suggestions offered and
urged solution of the problem of which seem
feasible. This sporadic and spasmodc g Buy a bale
effort will not develop into general movement of suf
fcient force and strength to- be beneficial to any
siderable extent conducted at present Should the
legislatures of all the cotton belt States eventually issue
bonds sufficient to for eight ten millions bales
a long time will intervene before they get into
action This may also be said of the general govern
ment. That which is urgently needed is 'quick
acon' something which will grapple with the sitna
ton, and that successfully within thirty days.
1t seems to us that the most sensible and business
like is through the channels of thorough organ
cation throughout the land. The daily papers in
position to arouse their several communities to the
cessitv of this method and urge its adoption For IN
stance have generally understood all these United
States that the first ten days in November will be the
period in which all interested persons, firms and COM
panies will be expected make their purchases. In
all towns and cities collectors treasurers will be APP
pointed to whom will be handed certified checks covering
the number of bales subscribed for at fifty dollars each
After which, these checks will be distributed pro RATA
among the cotton States in proportion to the weld IN
bales based upon the government estimates. The cot
until such time during which the demand will warrant
a price of ten twelve cents.
Yours respectfully,
C.. II. RUSSELL son.
Clarksville Va. Sept. 80, 1914.