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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-28

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-12-28

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
MRS. WI!k|R|NE Dead
Well Known Woman Of Park.
ersburg is Called to Her
Final Reward.

PARKERSBURG, Nov. 9.-Mrs,
Mary Catherine Warne, we'll known
to the people of Parkersburg, died
Sunday morning at o'clock follow
ing a brief illness. She was born
July Ii, 1916. Her maiden name was
Cothern. She Joined her fortunes by
marriage with those OF Joseph p.
Warne November is, 1866.
She is survived by her husband, one
son, D. H. Warne; three brothers
and one. sister Us follows: Thomas G,
and A. T. Cothern, Of Parkersburg:
George A. Cothern, Of East Liverpool,
o and Mrs. Ella Marlow, Of Quak-
er City, o.
Mrs. Warne was true Christian
woman and member Of the United
Brethren church. M
Funeral, services will be held at the
home near Lubbock Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. Interment at Tracewell
cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
AGED GERMANS
And Austrians Are Permitted
by Great Britainto Go Back
to Fatherland..
Correspondence of The Associated

Correspondence Of The Associated
e ~ Press9. 4 3 r. =: ;:1. 4.
:LONp0N.S Nov. Great Rritain.s
now rigorous lrqund-up of Germans
and Austrians within her dominions
caused rush to the home ofice OF
those who by virtue of advanced age,
sey or other disqualification for Mill
tary service. are allowed to go to the
Fatherland through reciprocal ar
for transfer Of a like
number Of British men and women.
1t is stated that within the last few
weeks 1900 German and Aurtrian
women and 1900 men left. this
country.
At the outbreak Of the war many
Germans and Austrians deluged the
authorities with applications for
naturalization papers. The number
seeking British citizenship has been
placed at 10000 vet fewer than
twenty applications have been grant
ed ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
GERMAN TROOPS ARE
NOT SEEN IN 3ANTWERP

{ r. Fl 1a
ANTWERP, via The Hague and
London. Nov. 9-The population Of
Antwerp which fed the city at the
time Of the German occupation Is
still unwilling to return. The Ger
man demand for war indemnity OF
ten million dollars Is frightening
many into staying away. n
German troops have been almost
invisible in Antwerp since last Sat
urday. The town hall has no milf
tary guard before it. Within the
building the German adr1.s sistrators
and officials Of tho Belgian civil
government work peacefully under
the same roof. The Antwerp police
department Is still under the com-
mand Of its Belgian officers but ev-
cry policeman is obliged 20 salute
all German officers who scrupulously
return the salutation.
The immense quantity Of -four and
wheat of which the Germans became
possessed when they occupied Ant
werp are being Moved by freight
trains to Louvain. Here, these pro
visions are being prepared for the
use. of the army and then sent to the
German front IN Flanders. II this
Of food supplies continues
at Its present rate the people of
Antwerp soon will face the same
shortage in provisions that todaV Is
general in all other parts OF Bel
GUM. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
MILLION DOLLARS
Be Spent blythe Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Com
panyfor Maps.

GRAFTON, Nov. s-It is esti-
mated that the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad will expend $1,O00;000; in
preparing new maps and profiles Of
all Its property to meet the require
me1ts OF a statute recently enacted
which will assist the Interstate
Commerce Commission in valuing
the property of common carriers.
Practically every railroad In the
state will have to make new surveys
to prepare the maps and profiles In
accordance with the specifications Of
the commission, as the old maps
are not complete. All new roads
will have to submit such papers be-
fore they start on their work In the
future. The Central West Virginia
and Southern railroad from Hendrix
to Horton and other lines are already
starting to work on these resurveyss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
GERMANS RENEW
THEIR OFFENSlv
At Dix1nude and IN the Region of
Ypres But Their Attacks Are Re-
pulsed By the Allies
81 q.
lBY YlASSOCIATNO PRESS.) d

p lBYsASSOCATTD PRESS.
PARIS Now 9.The official announc given out by the
has been at Dnude and the
the south easto all German attacks have
pulsed. The communication follows:
our left wing the Germans have undertaken again AMI
offensive movement on Dmude and Of Ypres Pa
cuary to the southeast Of Ypres their
where repused At the end referring entire
between the Lys have made along
offensive movement by the enemy
strong already has had the effect
the fog has made operations difficult the
and the Disc On the center along Aisne
the ATgonne an din the vicinity there have been
nothing In Asace fresh part of the
Germans directed against heights ST. Marie have
resulted for them in decided checks, go
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
WATCH AN0 GHAIN
Are Presented to Mine Inspec.
tor OF Coal Companyby Ad-
lniring Fellow Workmen.

Edward w. Laubenstein. mine In
spector for the Consolidation Coal
Company. is the proud possessor Of q
gold watch and chain presented him
as q token OF their esteem and appre-
clat1on for services rendered them
by employees Of the company's various
mines IN this district. 3 4
The beautiful and useful gift was
unexpectedly presented to him at a
meeting Of the Bureau Of Research
for Information Saturday night in
the offiee Of the company in the Em-
.pirA building, by Thomas Jarrett. Of
Consolidation mine No. 55, who
dress. Mr.. Laubenstein was quite
taken OF his feet with surprise but
managed to pull himself together
sufaciently to return his heartfelt
thanks for the kindness 6f his fellow
NJ
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
SOPRANO sINGER
TO Appear at the First Baptist
Church is a Noted
Musician. n

Miss Eva Egertes who will appear;
In the First Baptist church at s
O'Clock Tuesday evening. November
10. under the auspices OF the ladias
aid society and the choir of ffe
church, is q asweet soprano singer
forced to return from abroad by the
European war. She has been ass
cepted by the American League OF
Musicians. The Musical Courier. OF
New York, N. ". says Of her recent
appearance there: # VIZ
Last evening, at the Student
Atelier Reunions. the principal solp
list was Eva A. lIgerter, q pupil pfI
Master D'Auhlgne.s She sang excel
lently two groups Of songs, includfn
compositions from Mendelssohn,
Benedict. Verdi, GharpeIti tiSp and
Campbell -Tipton's capital sopR, z, A
Spirit Flower. =, with which She neS
dails to make an excellent effect
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
ANARCH1S'TG
Are Placed under Arrestin New
York City after Free for
All Fight.

NEW WORK, Nov. 9EAlexander
Berkman and Becky Edelhson led
twenty anarchists into a police station
early today to protest against the ar
rest a short time previously OF four
OF their number, Helen Goldblatr;
known as Helen Of Tory, her sister,
Lillian, William satklogg and Abra-
ham Becker. The quartet was ar
rested after free for all fight in
the street between band Of an
archists and five policemen.
In the station house one OF the
policemen identified Berkman as the
man who tried to wrest away his
night stick during the fight. Aask-
man was then arrested. His COM
panions thereupon commanded that
they be locked up. The reserves
cleared the station house OF Berk-
mans followers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
.RUL b ERSAL
. SEEMS At HAND
Germany is Nov Menaced from theEast
by Victorious Armies Of Grand
Duke Nicholas
(BY ASSOCIATES PREss.l

Z. LONDON, Nov. at three points in the area Of
hos1ltes IN Sllesa, East Prussia Asace forces
OF the allies German soil today and for the first
Ele Since heoutbreak of hoses conditions seemed to
IN the opinion of British military observers
SNersal OF the roles of the contending armies
~ TO the present time Germany has been fighting
geheray speaking the territory of her enemies but
now she would appear to be less menaced from
ge eastby the armies of Grand Duke Nicholas
the Russ1an the advance guards of
are less than 200 miles from Berlin Tt is true that
lere was brief of East Prussia during
the carly stages of the while the French have for a
long time positions Alsace but the latest de-
yelopmen in the Russian advance the interpretation
placed England is not all wrong is the most inn
portant Of the campaig gn up to the present time.
GERMANS STILL HOLDING OUT
It's mere speculation Of course, to say that Germany
may be forced forthwith to retire from Belgium or even
cease her offensive in this arena In certain areas Of
France and Belgium the allies taking vigorous of
but tits too early yet to predict that Germany Wilt
not renew her smashing tactics in effort to break
through the line and that there will not be much hard
fighting around Ypres.
In any event German retirement from Belgium prob
ably would be very slow the forces of Emperor William
have made the entire country behind their battle line one
vast with trenches even more carefully pre-
pared than those they are still hold in France
@ With Tsing-Tau under japanese administration and
e release for other service of the japanese British
vessels used IN the capture of this German stronghold
there should be sharp impetus to naval activity in the
East as these vessels may center their attention.
upon the rowing German criers which have been so suc
their operations against British shipping
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
INSTITUTE
of Farmers Of Harrison and
Doddridge Counties fonlofs
roWsandsvl day

Farmers OF Harrison and bSsI
bridge county will hold an inst
at Salem tomorrow and Wednesda
Tomorrow's program viii be as tots
lows: 4
Opening exercises. sss;5 u
Address Of welcome Mayor a !.
Davis. ~ (;
Response D. Z. Perine.
Permanent pasturesC. G. Hard
man. I. E,ss 4
The Nitrogen Problem
Cook.
Noon recess. IS vs.
Afternoon session opens promptl
at 1880 o'clock.
Music. Z
Alfalfa and Soy Beans-I. ST Cook
Cattle Selection, Breeding and
sCareC. @. Hartman.
The Rural High School
Henderson. (, s Fl S
Eyening session opens promptl IT
1890 o'clock.
Song.
Character as Influenced W.
Heredity and Environment g: s.f
Hardman. & n ssj1. N
Education Dr.. G. B. clark.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
L0RD MAYORS PARADE
Is Shorn Of Picturesque Page
antry But Has Imperial and
Military Features.
an . .s,se,.-sp ,srss,

LONDON, Nov. 9Shorn Of its
picturesque pageantry but with its
imperial and military features em-
phasized the lord mayors parade
made its way through the streets to-
day In the first part Of the cerem-
monial inaugurating Sir Arthur john
son as lord mayor Of London In sue
cession to Sir Thomas Bowater. No
English institution is more tradition
al than lord mayors day but with
the exception Of the gaudily deco
rated state coaches of the lord mayor
and other civic dignitarfes the parade
today showed little color. The men
were clad soberly in khaki and there
was none Of the brilliancy which
usally distinguishes the procession.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
FUEL SUPPLY P.[||..'YI
For the Winter is Matter of
Concern in Paris Because
Of the War.
Correspondence Of the Associated

SSvtEeeRunoenCe OF the Associated
Press).
PARIS, Nov. 9.-The approach of
winter, and the continued occupation
of the mining districts Of the north OF
France and south Of Belgium. bring
up questions Of fuel supply. Stocks
at distributing points not in the hands
of Germans are considered insufic ficient
to last more than a month. In order
to avoid unfair distribution OF stocks
in hand, the military. governor OF Par
is has decided that the fuel shall be
divided among the different dealers by
the intermediary Of one of the thre,
coal syndicates. The president of
each has been asked to centralize the
orders from dealers and control them
SO that no one gets more than the
approximate stock for one month. y
& The public has been advised that
there should be no worry as meas
ures will be taken in an emergency to
bring fuel to Paris by water routes
that are secured against attacks BY
the enemy. {,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
TURKS TAKE FLIGHT
(BY kssoCIATED PRESS. !

(BY ASSOCIATED PREss.)
PETROGRAD Nov. 9-Army headquarters in the Caucasus
under date of November sends following official communica
tion from Tiais regarding the Russian operations:
1.-TWO Turkish divisions with 48 pieces field artillery and
several pieces of heavy artillery and with band Of
Kurdish cavalry moved in the direction of the hills of Hassan
Kaa miles east of Erzeerum towards the position at Kopr
keiu, which we occupied Friday night.
They pursued vigorous offensive turning movement
surround the right wing of the Russians Our artillery
opened mgrderous fire and the finally compelled to
take First their left wing retired then the whole front
followed They seeking obscur broken country to the
west Of the scene Of their attacks y s ~ e
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
ENGINEERS
.vviITC Come Here TuesdaytoEl.a l.ay
Out Plant for Plate Glass
Company.

Corps OF Baltimore and Ohio rails
road and Pittsburg Plate Glass Com
pany engineers will arrive In this
city Tuesday morning for the purpose
OF laying out the buildings and SID
tngs for the big plant the plate glass
company is to erect at Norwood
Nine car loads Of structural steel
for the main buildings Of the glass
plant arrived here Monday morning
This indicates that the company pprs
poses to lose no time in constructing
its new plant. 1t is the announced
intention of the company, however
to rush the construction OF the plant
to a speedy completion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
Federation
OF Labor Opens Thirty-Fourth
Annual Convention in City
ofPhiladeIphia.
PHfI.ADEIsPHTA pa I,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Now a.
The thirty-fourth annual convention
OF the American Federation OF. La-
Dor was opened here today to .con-
tinue for two weeks. Prior to the
assembling Of the delegates there
was q short street parade in which
nearly all the delegates participated.
The city Of Philadelphia appropriated
$4,000 to assist in defraying the ex-
,penses OF the convention and in en-
tertaining the delegates. A court Of
honor that stretched from city hall
to convention place greeted the vis-
iting delegates.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
pneumonia
Causes Death Of Isaac Fitz. a
Well Known Farmer of Sand
HILL, This County.

Isaac Fitz, aged 65 years, well
known retired farmer died at /
O'Clock this morning at his home at
Sand Hill after an illness of plural
pneumonia.
The deceased man is survived BY
his widow Mrs. Tebatha A. Fitz, two
sons and a daughter. The sons are
J. B. Fitz who lives in Tyler county.
and Thomas Fitz who lives at home.
The daughter Is Mrs. Sellers who al
SO lives at home. :.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made as yet. w ! :,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
,rHOusANDS OF GERMANS
ARRIVING in BRUGES.


LONDON, Nov. '9.-An Amsterdam
despatch says:
"a correspondent at Fluis, Netherr
lands, says that on Saturday before
daybresk a British or French aviator
cropped q. bomb on Bruges, apparent
" destined for the railway station but
no damage was done. During the
night. Ii, 900 Germans arrived at
Bruees. Between ostend and Nieu.
port all is quiet"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
Burned TO death
Is tt,esMatron. of the Children's
Home in a Fire Which De-
stroys the Home.
tux.Assoc,aYep pneas,

ALLIANCE, o.. Nov. 9-Miss Lii
lian Bufdette, matron OF Farm Cot
tage Of the Children's Home near
here. was burned to death in q fire
which today destroyed the cottage
with Q loss of $4,000. Twenty boy
inmates Of the home worked heroic
ally to saye Miss Bafdette.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
GETS SIX MONTHS.

GRAFTON, Nov. 81. Z. Breed
love pied guilty to the unlawful sale
Of intoxicants in court here In viola.
ton Of the city ordinances and was
fined 500 and given. sentence OF
six months time In Jail. He will
probably be prosecuted by the state
and federal authorities also, upon
the termination of his nix months.
sentence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
GERMANS ARE PREPARING
BIG WINTER CAMPAIGN.
despatch
~ assoe,.1ro Il rarss

- nv ASSOCIATED PREss,
LONDON, Nov. ga despatch
from Copenhagen says:
According to a Berlin telegram
Germany is making enormous prepa-
rations for a winter campaign with
tents, sleighs and fur outfits for, an
entire army"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
RUSSIAN BLACK SEA
FLEET is GOING EAST.
nv Assoe,AIso paess,

LONDON, 4 Nov. "a despatch
from Berlin states that the Russian
Black sea feet has left Sebastopolt
and is proceeding eastward. The
Russians, says the despatch, have
bombardeds X oh1u and Suglu on the
coast of Asia Minor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09

Micael Sullivan age 81, gave his,
son-in-law. age Sc, q .thrashing In
Mass, the other day for be-:
ing iisagreeable at home, !,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09

Recently complied cfiicial figures
place the gold production OF RlaslZa
TO the close of last year a. s2es. -3ea., 5
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09

HtN
nHs
gun dgd
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-09
THE WEATHER ]. ] laII:

lFI'.Alr tonight and Tuesday
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-09
Continued from Saturday.

''I'm not. I'm as panicky as you are.
'And she. poor little thing She
seems frightened to death"
e'.But-isn'tss she beautffulE'
Now and; then her eyes strayed to
Kirk with a look that made his blood
move quicker. 1t BODIED well for the
success of his plans and filIed him with
fierce. hot gladness. But how the
moments dragged!
General Alfarez entered the room
amid buzz of comment Then. as he
greeted his rival, Garavel. with smile
and handshake "a round of applause
broke forth The members of the COM
mission sought them both out. and con-
CALCULATIONS were exchanged. At last
the Garavel boom was5 launched in
earnest.
Mrs. Cortlandt expressed desire to
sit out the fourth dance.
$50 your engagement to Miss Cara
vel is broken?' she began. when she
and Kirk had seated themselves in two
OF the big rockers that lined the porch.
''All smashed to pieces. running gear
broken. steering knuckle bent, gasoline
tank punctured. / need tow"
'sNfr. GaraveI told me not an hour
ago that as soon as he explained his
wishes she consented to marry Ramon
without protest"
"a refusal would have meant the
death of the old mans chances. pre-
sumo. She acted quite dutifuIIy."
Yves. II she had refused Ramon.
doubt If we could have saved her ia
Their. As it Is. the general wIthdraws.
and leaves the field clear. the two
young people are reunited. quite as If
you had never appeared, and you
my dear Kirk. now what about you?"
ooh. / don't count. never have
counted anything. you know. Is it true
that GaraveI is practically elected?
General AIfarez couldn't very well
step in after he had publicly stepped
out, could he? That would be a tri1e
too treacherous. He'd lose his sup
port. and our people could then have
an excuse to take hand"
81 think you worked it cleverly. Mrs
Cortlandt." Kirk said. ''Of course
had no chance to win against per-
son of your diplomatic gifts. had my
nerve to try"
.sYes, You see. it meant more to me
than to you or to her. With you two
it is but a romance. forgotten In
night"
suppose don't choose to accept
what 1t pleases people to hand meg
''My dear KIRK She smiled. "You