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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
So Says the Editor of the
JohnstoWn Democrat Who
Saw the Performance.

The Damaged Goods Company
played Youngstown, Pa, last Saturday
and below is what the editor of the
Johnstown Democrat thought of it.
Word for word it is produced here
and ii will no doubt prove interesting
reading to those who may have been
influenced by Mr.. Goodwin's state
ment:
There is this much to be said for
Damaged Goods which was the at
traction at the Cambria Saturday,
matinee and night. 1t Is play in
which every scene smashes you
straight between the eyes. 1t is only
about once in generation a play
comes across the footlights and even
in single scene has such a telling
force that it leaves an audience dazed
by reason of the blow inflicted. Dam
aged Goods" does that very thing
time and again.
And. mind you. the effect is the
same whether or not one agrees with
the thought of the producers that the
subject matter is proper matter for
presentation in dramatic form.
The company that presented Dam
aged Goods in this city was strong
one. Several members of the cast
were bit weak as far as the reading
of their lines were concerned, but
every member Of the cast caught the
spirit Of the play. Robert Vaughn
played the part of the doctor with a
wealth of reserve strength. The
George Dupont of John Birmingham
was admirable throughout. while Ella
Cameron was literally terrific In her
stronger lines. ANNA Ashley and
Desiree Stemphel portrayed the roles
assigned with cameo-like fidelity
for the details of Characterization.
The plot of Damaged Goods is
simple enough when related without
the powerful setting the author gives
! 1t. A young man afflicted with an in
fictitious disease marries and Is the
father of a child that falls victim &c
the ravages of the parents ailment
That's the plot. Into that plot Is
woven ap of the pathos, all of the suf-
fering, all of the establishment. all
of the lamentable ignorance, all oil
the prudery with which the theme
abounds. One by one the characters
brought face to face with conditions
say: II did not know" And the
stern-faced doctor replies: 1T was
your business to know" This accuse
ton he hurls at legislators, at young
men and women and at parents.
/ No ordinary art could possibly pre-
! sent this subject so that 1t would be
! free from all suggestion. The art OF
Brieux is not ordinary. Never once
during the play is there a vulgar line,
/ There are frankly brutal lines. But
on the other hand. there are no indie
lcent lines. Damaged Goods
seems some way to have been sane.
tilted by sorrow; to have been made
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
NINE OWNERS
May RESORT
TO OPEN SHOP
Now That Joint Conference AID.
iourns Sine Die without
Settling Strike.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 4-The JOINT
conference of the mners and opera
cnference of the miners and opera.
coal fields, where $4,000 miners
have been on strike since April !
last, adjourned sine die at 1890
o'clock this afternoon breaking OF
all negotiations toward a settlement
That the operators are considering
the adyisability of operating their
mines open shop became known
shortly after the conference adjourn
ed. Word was passed among the
operators to attend meeting to be
held here Monday afternoon next and
1t was stated unoflicially but authori-
tatively that the open shop plan will
be discussed. The present scale, over
which. the eastern miners and opera
tors have disagreed, was adopted sew
eral months ago in other sections OF
Ohio and has year more to run
dating from next March.
of the strike.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
WAR NEWS BUDGET
TODAY IS VERY SMALL
tav AsseelhrGo eaIse,

49,
< LONDON, Dec. "A few indirect
references in the shape of pictur.
esque sketches to the visits OF EN-
peror William and King George ia
the respective battlefronts and the
activities Of the Prince of Wales in
the trenches constitute virtually the
entire budget OF war news which has
reached the British public in the
last twenty-four hours. apart, OF
course. from the unilluminating re.
ports given out at the French, Rus.
Sian and German headquarters. OF
the details Of the fighting with its
enormous tolls Of killed and wounded
the public hears nothir<. For the
moment the dominating issue re-
mains in the eastern arena OF the
war where the result of the great
clash in Poland will go far towards
determining the duration OF the wal
as we'll as its character during the
next few months.
The present activity OF the Ger
man artillery is believed to be a pre-
clude to another formidable and
concentrated onslaught somewhere
on the allies line in the western
arena. The line. however, is be
lieved by both British and French
experts to have been made impree-
nable since the last German effect
was SO nearly successful in hans
ing its way through. There are signs
of approaching activity in Alsace
where the French recently have been
Improving their positions. At the
same time the Germans are said to
have been heavilt reinforced in this
section.
The fighting in Russian Poland in
the opinion of British observers ap.
pears to have had no effect on the
Russian operations against Cracow to
stop which has been the main object
of the Germans. In the possession OF
heights within three or four miles OF
the outer forts of the FORMER capitai
of Poland the Russians appear tc
have the Cracow fortress at their
mercy. The very fact that they have
been able to get to such close quar-
ters seems to indicate that the gunf
of Cracow are not so formidable as
has commonly been reported. If this
city falls, it is anticipated that II
will have an immediate effect on the
campaign in Poland, ii being argu-
ed here that the Germans would
then be forced to double back tc
stem the invasion of Silesia, which
would be the immediate sequel tc
the Russian capture of Cracow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
Emperor Williams Troops at an AID.
vantage Are on the Offensive and
Striking Another Blow at the
Cars Troops

The almost complete stoppage Of news from the war
today raised the question of whether censorship of
usual severity had been put i'll force The cables brought
practically no information notwithstanding the fact that
surely in the east and possibly in the west there
in progress battles of the highest Importance On several
occasions earlier in the there similar interrupt
tons onews dispatches which proved later have been
due to rigid censorship during the progress of vital
For several days it has been intimated unoficaliy
that another great battle in Belgium and northwestern
france was pending the forces of the allies that re-
glon have been strengthened.
Germany has resumed the offensive in the east and
striking another blow at Russia new battle has deve
ped southwest OF Lodz where the Germans have formed
another line and are again attempting pierce the Rus
sian center The forces of Emperor William thus far are
operating at comparative advantage at the beginning of
their third assault
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
FIRE ACROSS lime
Do Mexican Soldiers Killing a
Mexican Civilian and Unit
ed States Soldier.
t1r ASSOCIATED pRvso

NACo. Ariz., Dec. 4-Snipers in
the trenches of the Mexican COM
batants across the line fred into
American territory today, killing a
Mexican civilian and wounding a
United States soldier. The man kill
ed was Antonio Bracmonte. team
ster. who was shot through the
heart. while at work in front of the
United States postoffice here. Pri-
vate John Miller. OF the Tenth cav
airy. was shot in the thigh while in
camp. Miller is the fourteenth sol
der to be hit by Mexican Bullets.
Eighteen Americans and twenty-eight
Mexicans on this side of the border
have been killed or wounded since
the fighting at Naco. Sonara, began.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
In the Flanders Fighting in the Euro
pean War According to the Ger.
man Official Statements of Today
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. }

BERLIN, by wireless to London, Dec 4.-The French
troops in Flanders repeatedly attacking the German
lines, says the official statement given out today, which
adds that these assaults have been repused The state
ment follows
I'm the western theater Of French attacks against
troops in Flanders repeatedly repused as they
also in the region northwest of Akrch where the
French suffered considerable losses In the eastern thea
ter of wan the enemys attack east of the plains of
Mazurn lake repulsed with heavy losses to the Rus
SLAMS Our offensive in Poland is taking its normal
His Majesty, the emperor arrived Berlin last
night for short stay
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
JUSTICES
Are to Hold a Meeting in City
of Parkersburg Twelfth Of
This Month.

Revision Of the code of the state
concerning justices fees was made
thirty-four years ago. and the law or,
that period is the Anticipated piece Of
machinery under which the local JUS
tees OF the peace, and those all over
the state, are at present operating
Naturally 1t has Its handicaps and
drawbacks. In order to ameliorate
such conditions q meeting OF the ju4-
tees Of the principal towns Of the
state is called for Parkersburg on
December IL, at the Chancellor hotel
at which time the matter VIII be thor5,
oughly discussed and some acfi0n
taken, leading to presenting befofi
the next session Of the Legislature
memorial on the matter, looking {.
action which Will change the status 81
things in West Virginia c6ndethlnt
justices courts. 6
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
POLAND FAMINE
Is to Be Prevented by German
Government So Far as 1t is
Possible to Do So.

BERLIN, by wireless. Dec. A.
German military authorities have
taken measures to prevent famine
among inhabitants of parts of Rus
sian Poland occupied by the German
army. according to the news given
out today. Another announcement
is that reports received from Con
stantinople say England intends
sending Portuguese troops into Egypt
and that Mohammedan soldiers in
Tunis are being embarked for ser
vice in Europe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
FORMAL EFFORT is MADE
TO SETTLE THE STRIKE

CLEVELAND. Dec. 4-fhat the
Joint conference Of the miners and
operators representing the eastern
Ohio coal fields, where $4,000 miners
have been on strike since the first of
April last. would complete Its work
here today by settling the strike or
by failing to reach an agreement was
the belief expressed by leaders OF
both factions when the conference
was called to order this morning.
The feeling that a settlement of the
strike might still be reached also was
stimulated when it was learned to-
day that the miners representatives
held secret conference last night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
WHAT THE FRENCH SAY
(BY ASSOCIATED PREss.)

(BY PRESS.)
PARIS 4The French official statement. given out this
afternoon reads follows &
n Belgium there has been intermittent but fairly spirited
cannonade between the railroad from Ypres Rouers and the
highway between Becelaere and Pass Chendae where the
fanry of the endeayored to without
At Vermees continuing the organizing the posi-
ons taken from the enemy From the the Argonne
gion there quiet along the entire front Argonne
have been several attacks the part the infantry
all were repused BY our particularly at Lacorne
firing in the Woee district and in Lorraine nothing to
report in Alsace"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
MURDER CHARGE
Is Not Sustained against Frank
NaphIo Tried in the
Criminal Court.

Frank Naphlo was acquitted by a
criminal court jury about s o'clock
Thursday night of charge of at
tempting to murder Frank Crissi in
the Hero coal mine near Lumberport
July 10. Naphlo was mysteriously
shot in the back Of the head with a
shotgun while at work in the mine
and Crissi was arrested for the crime.
What evidence the state had against
Naphlo was only circumstantial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
DECISION RESERVED.

Magistrate William E. Starcher
states that an erroneous report was
furnished the Telegram Thursday re-
garding the. recent case in his cour:
in which Miss NJ. A. Hall, an Adams
ton school teacher, was charged with
and beating Raymond
Tichenai. son OF H. c. Tichenal De.
cision In the case has been reserved.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
killed RUSSIANS
Along with Wounded and Those
Taken Prisoners in the War
Now Number $4,000.

BERLIN, by wireless. Dec. A.
Among the items OF news given out
by the German official press bureau
today is the following:
The Russian military newspaper,
Rusky Invalid. states that the num-
Der Of Russian officers killed,
wounded or taken prisoners now
total $4,000"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
ALLIES SHIPS
Cause Austrian Ships Guarding
Coast to Retire But Latter's
AeropIanes Are Busy.

LONDON, Dec. "A despatch
from Berlin says that according to
an official announcement made there
u number of transports escorted by
British and French warships have
reached Antivari, the sole port Of
Montenegro. The Austrian ships
guarding the coast are said to have
retired before the newcomers. Aus
.rian neroplanes are active making
Decentralization from the transports
unsafe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

The memorial service of the I'm
proved Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elk1 of the World will be
held in the Pride African Methodist
Episcopal church at 3 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. All members are requested
to be in the lodge room at 2 O'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
UGLY PICTURES
Of Emperor William and the
Crown Prince Barred by the
English and French.
tsy AssoeiArro psrss,

LONDON, Dec. Post cards car
cicaturing Emperor William and the
crown prince have been barred from
the fighting line by the English and
French authorities. This act is duN,
to the discovery. 1t is said, that TIE
German military code renders the
possessors of such cards. who may
be taken prisoners. liable to SUM
mary treatment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
PARCEL POST DEsUMED.

Postmaster j. Carl Vance has re-
ceived advices from the department
at Washington Of the resumption OF
parcel post service to Germany. AUS
tria and Hungary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-04
GOODWIN GUILTY.

III. B. Goodwin was found guilty
Of associating with Cora Stump un-
lawfully by criminal court Jury
Friday. Alexander Clark and Min
ME Cunningham were on trial
charged with living together unlaw-
fully.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-10
THE STAGE

Walter c. Kelly. The Virginia
Judge" will hold court all next week
in the Temple theater. The Judge
VIII be on the bench and will Zeal
out Justice TO all. sentencing Ia audi
ences to 20 minutes of fun and laugh
ter at each performance. Kelly has
been called the most entertaining
moi.ologist or tn evadds,ille stage.
Without a dodbt he Is tie most o-ig!.
nnl. His performance Is q humorous
review OF day q. gs inl Judge
Browns cot" Ia old Virainny. TIs
second feature Of tn; program viii be
William j. Dooley emo company OF j.
versatile Juveniles Ia musical re-
view entitled, The lawn Payty
0trer acts include Tim Mcmahon and
Edythe Chappellp, I'm How HuDby
Missed the Train" Harry Breen, the
raplid-fre song writer the three
Langdons. in "A Night On the Boule.
vard;" the Volunteers in a singing
novelty; the Guadsmits. eccentric
clowns; Marzella's birds, and the
Microscope. Eddie Foy. the we'll
known comedian and seven little
Toys, will headline the Christmas
week bill
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-10
Land forces OF various countries.

force and loosely apply il 10 any or
gBnized preparation OF military force
and therefore deprecate any adequate
military preparation because II IS a
step In the direction OF the condemned
"militarism.'
Every nation must have adequate
force 10 protect itself from domestic
instructions, 10 enforce its laws, and
10 repel invasion: that is. every ma
ton that has similar characteristics
10 those OF a self-respecting man.
THE constitution obliges the United
States 10 protect each state against
invasion) IL il prepares and main
tains more military force than Is nee
essary for the purposes just named.
then IL is subject 10 the conviction,
in the public opinion OF the world, Oh
having embraced 'militarism, unless
it intends aggression for cause
which the public opinion or the worlo
conceives 20 be a righteous one. TO
the extent. however, that 1t confines
its military preparedness TO the pur-
poses first mentioned, there is neither
warrant not justification in character
izing such action as "militarsm
Whatever the future may hold In
the way OF agreements between ma
tions. followed by actual disarmament
thereof, OF international courts OF ar
bitration, and other greatly-to'be-de-
sired measures TO lessen or prevent
conflict between nation and nation.
we all know that at present these
conditions are not existing. We can
and will eagerly adapt ourselves 10
each benehcent development along
these lines; but 10 merely enfeeble
ourselves In the meantime would. IN
my view, be unthinkable folly. BY
neglecting and refusing TO provide
ourselves with the necessary means
of self-protection and self-defense We
could not hasten or in any way favor
ably influence the ultimate results We
desire in these respects.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-10
U. S. NEED FEAR
ONLY ENGLAND
In SEA FIGHT
Admiral Fletcher Says Y. S.
Fleet is Equal to That of the
German Empire
SAYS SUBMARINES WILL
NOT END DREADNOUGHTS
Our Fleet Prepared To Put To
Sea on Weeks Notice and
Give Good Account

WASHINGTON, Dec, l0-That the
United States has no reason TO fear
any navy in the worid except possibly
that OF Great Britain was the state
ment made before the house commit.
tee on naval affairs late Wednesday
Oy Rear-Admiral Frank +. Fletcher
who commanded the attacking force
at Vera Cruz.
Admiral Fletcher told the commit.
tee that in case OF an emergency the
fleet could put 10 sea ready for action
within week and that the govern
ment and people could feel assured
that ii would give a good account OF
itself
He declared that, Notwithstanding
the exploits OF submarines in the Eu'
ropean war, that type OF vessel is es-
sentially a weapon of opportunity.
that il could not under any circum
stances be made decisive in any naval
warfare and in the final analysis al
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-10
DIE In
FIRE WHICH
WRECKS TOWN
Drunken Foreigners Blamed
For Tragedy at Owendale,
Mich.
FATHER, MOTHER AND
son ARE BURNED
Four Stores Destroyed, With
Monetary Loss Estimated
at $4,000

VASSAR, Mich. Dec. l0.-(Special)
John Noyiac, his wife and son were
burned TO death in their beds IN IRE
which partly destroyed the village OF
Owendale, last night. The bodies
were found in the runs OF Charles
Lees general store, over which the
Noyiac family resided. Noyiac was
laborer
The fire originated over meat
market, owned by j. b. James, in a
room occupied by several foreigners.
Il is alleged that they set fire TO the
building while intoxicated. .
The following buildings were to-
tally destroyed: Charles Lees gen.
eral store, Walter Arnold's plumDlng
shop, Ed Kuhn's furniture store, and
the ]. b. James meat market.
The monetary loss will approximate
SIS. 900.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-10

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. TO-
Make the United States standing army
q school for the military training OF
o big reserve force of soldiers!
That IL the recommendation OF Sec
Rotary OF War Garrison in his annual
report made to the president today.
He believes that instead of forcing
enlisted men to serve three years.
they should be discharged at the end
Of one year, II proficient. Thus their
service would be simply In the nature
Of a thorough schooling in shooting
and soldierly discipline. AS they pass
Cd through the school-army in in
creasing numbers, great and eff
oient reserve OF trained soldiers would
be built up.
Thousands OF young men would en-
list IN the army il by so doing they
did not obligate themselves to three
years of unremitting service. ..
The idea of enlisting until proficient
would be as attractive as the idea or
vacation. Young Americans would
be drawn to the army for the sake OF
the outdoor life, for the travel and
experience. for the physical and moral
discipline-for the score of reasons
I which make the soldiers life fascinat-
ing to every boy almost from the day
he begins to walk.
Only the enforced service for q
number OF years is repugnant to men,
says Garrison. II they could learn
the business" in one year and then
leave. enlistment would be much more
popular, and thus a strong, well-train-
ed, second-line force would be built
up In the nation, ready and able 10
serve the country at call.
, II am firmly convinced that IL We
can use the standing army as a school
Through which to pass men who come
into It. with the knowledge that II
they are proficient they can be dis
charged at any time after year or
49, months, we will begin at once 10
build up the necessary reserve and
WI, for the first time In the military
history Of this country. have some
thing approximating balanced or
ganization." says Secretary Garrison.
He presents table Of the military
strength of the 13 principal countries
Of the world. In this table the United
States ranks twelfth, outranking only
Belgium in total trained war strength.
Secretary Garrison lists 225,170 men
as the total trained war force OF this
country, including the organized mill
It'd and the Philippine Scouts.
f'Whatever else may properly be
drawn from the facts as disclosed"
says the secretary. commenting on
this table, at cannot be disputed that
ittis imperative that we have in this
country very much larger percent
age OF men who have had proper mil.
itsry training and who are in a posi-
ti6n to instantly respond to call
rOf the troops that we now have, IL
will be necessary In the very near
; future to take from the United States
and put In the Philippine islands.
1850 coast artillery; in the Hawaiian
islands. 6,372 men. end in the Panama
canal zone, 4,776 men. This will
\ leave In the United States proper
4 1850 coast artillery troops and only
2l,602 infantry soldiers, the latter be-
( ing then not much more than twice
the size of the police force OF the city
y Of New York.
rPractically all the organizations
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-10
WOULD ESTABLISH
MORRIS PLAN" BANK

Arthur J. Morris, vice-president OF
the Industrial Finance corporation
and founder OF a chain of so-calfed
Morris plan" banks. was in Detroit,
Wednesday, attempting TO interest
prominent business men In the for.
nation OF a Detroit branch OF his cor
poration. Morris wishes to raise
S250000 to start the institution In
this city.
The Morris plan" banks are for
working people especially, and small
loans are made on easy terms. thus
doing away with the loan sharks"
so many of whom are operating in
large cities.
Mr.. Morris was In conference with
committee appointed by President
Charles b. Warren OF the Board OF
Commerce TO investigate the plan.
The members OF the committee are:
Ralph Stone. Richard P. Joy, George
II. Russell. L. II. Doyle. John w.
Staley, and Tracy W. McGregor.