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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
AGAIN APPOINTED
Deputy Grand President OF Eagles I
Lieutenant BUGGY, Of Wheeling.

WHEELING, Nov. 24.-For the
seventh time the position OF deputy
grand president of the Fraternal
Order Of Eagles for he First district
of West Virginia has been conferred
upon William BUGGY, lieutenant of
police OF this city. The appointment
has just been made by the grand
worthy president, Conrad H Mann, OF
Kansas City, Mo.
The district embraces something
like nineteen counties in the state.
Last year ]. o. T. Tidler, of Calrks-
burg, held the position, It being the
only break in the terms Of office of
Lieutenant BUGGY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
WAT. LOAN
Is Greatest in History and is
More Than Halt of the Brit
ish' National Debt.
tsy ascoe,arIp eaEss,

Wv AbuOClATHp tNkbbl
LONDON. Nov. 24-Lists of sub
subscriptions to the greatest war
loan in history amounting to $780,
100000 pounds sterling (s1,750,-
000,000l or rather more than half
the total of the British national
debt, were closed this afternoon and
the loan. it Is freely stated In the
city, will be a great success, al
though no official figures as yet are
available. The subscriptions poured
in from the provinces and from in
surance houses and banks, colonial
as well as the United Kingdom.
The offerings ranged from a mod
est 95 pounds to the biggest sub
scription of 100000 pounds. The
cash payment of two pounds per hun
dred required with the application
will temporarily take off the market
some of the millions of pounds ster-
ling.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Statements Are Being Filed by
Candidates in the Recent
Campaign.

Judging from. statements of cam
paign expenses thus far filed in the
county clerks Office, not very much
money was spent in the recent cam
patgn in this county. Statements
have been filed as follows:
H. E. Reeder, Progressive candi-
date for circuit clerk, $50.
John L. Ruhl, Progressive candi-
date for the state senate, $195.75.
Carl s. Lawson, Republican candi-
date for county superintendent of
schools, S1S7.25.
Ernest Randolph, Democratic can
didate for the state senate, $307.27.
Deco VanHorn. Socialist candidate
for the house Of delegates, nothing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
RUSSIA SAYS
IT IS LICKING
TURKS ARMY
Declare Advance Guard is
Driving Back the Enemy in
Great Disorder.
ALSO CAPTURES A TRAIN.
Turks Are Also Defeatedin the.
Persian Province and Their
Artillery is Taken.

PETROGRAD, Nov 24-An Of
fetal communication issued by the
general star of the Russian army In
the Caucasus under date of Novem-
Der % says:
I'm the direction of Erzerunl
the advance guard of the Russian
army continued to drive back the
enemy after having thrown into dis
order Turkish column during
which cassion and an ammunition
train were captured. From Kara
kilisse to Alashgerd some engage
ments took place with results favor
able to US.
I'm the Persian provinces of Aver
bajan the Turks were defeated in the
region of Khansur and also in the
passes leading from Dilmanman. In
these engagements the Russian
troops captured some Turkish artil-
lery."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
MEG ON TRIAL
In the Criminal Court Charged
with Shooting His Wife
with Shotgun.

Alex Meg. OF. Mt. Clare, is on trial
in the criminal court. charged with
shooting his wife In the hip with a
shotgun in September. He is alleged
to have inflicted serious injuries.
Ef1e johnson pleaded guilty to q
charge of lettering In house OF bad
repute and she was fined $25 and
costs, the payment OF which Is to be
suspended provided she enters and
stays in a reform institution at
Wheeling several months.
Mrs. NJ. O'Donnell confessed to
running house of bad repute. She
was sentenced to serve three months
in jail and pay fine of $3.50 and
costs.
A jury in the case of William Gray.
colored, tried for selling whiskey in
violation Of the prohibition law.
failed to agree and was discharged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
JUDGE HENRY BRANNON
DIES VERY SUDDENL Y
West Virginia's AbIest Jurist
Passes at His Home in the
City of Weston.

WESTON. Nov. 24-Henry Bran
non, retired member of the state SUI
preme court, died at $3.50 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon at his home here,
aged a years. After arguing a case
in the circuit court here yesterday
Judge Brannon complained of feeling
badly, at noon today became sud-
denly i'll and died at the hour
stated.
Judge Brannon is survived by one
son and four daughters. The son is
E. A. Brannon, OF Weston. The
daughters are Mrs. S. ]. Flannery,
of Baltimore, Mrs. J. J. Warder. Mrs.
]. n. Edwards and Mrs. May Wha-
len, all of Weston. His wife died sew
eral years ago.
Henry Brannon was born in Win
chester, Va, in 1887, where he spent
his boyhood and early manhood, he
was graduated from the University of
Virginia in 1858. soon after leaving
the university he located at Weston
and studied law with such success he
was admitted to the bar in 1859. He
was elected prosecuting attorney of
Lewis county in 1860, he represented
his county in the house of delegates
in 1871, where he served on import
ant committees. In 1880 he was
elected Judge of the Eleventh judicial
circuit, succeeding Judge John Bran
non, his elder brother.
At the expiration of his term of
Office in the circuit court, Judge
Brannon was elected in 1888 mem
Der OF the state supreme court where
he served two terms or twenty-four
years and was succeeded by Judge
Charles w. Lynch, of Clarksburg.
Judge Brannon was regarded the
ablest jurist in West Virginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
BIG VICTORY
BY RUSSIANS
IS REPORTED
German Losses Are Said to Be
Heavy and Kaiser.s Troops
Are Fleeing.
WHOLE REGIMENT is TAKEN
Russians Are also VIGOROUSLY
Attacking Austrians along
the CracoW Line Now. Y
M Aa.ociA1en eREaa,

PARIS, Nov. g4.-A Petrograd cor
respondent says:
sThe Russians after having checked
the German offensive on the Plock
front gained on that side brilliant.
decisive victory. The enemy, who
had heavy losses, is flying with all
speed towards the German frontier.
can entire German regiment sur
rendered. The Russians are ener-
getically pursuing the enemy. The
Russians also are vigorously attack
ing along the Cracow line. This day
seems to mark one of the most i'm
portant and perhaps decisive phases
of the war"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
VERA CRUZ
Is Occupied Now by Constitu.
tionalists Following Evacu-
alton by Americans.

VERA CRUZ, Now 24.-The Con-
stttutional troops which came into
Vera Cruz on the departure of the
American forces OF occupation under
General Funston continue today to
maintain order. There were no dis
turbances IN the city. Mexican flags
are flying ocer all the public build
ings and the various government
officials named by the Constitution
alists have begun their labors. More
troops entered the city today but
when Geenral Carranza will arrive
Is not yet known.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
GETS FOUR MONTHS.

BUFFALO. N. ", Nov. 24-stan-
islaus Wojdya, OF Wheeling, in Dun
kirk. N. Y. police court. was SEN
fenced to four months in the Erie
county penitentiary for carrying
deadly weapons. The Wheeling man,
when arrested by Detective Cleve-
land. OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
had q revolver and about forty
In the weapopSwere four
exploded shells.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
KILLING SOME
ONTHE OUTSIDE
Of THE: PLACE
W One Said to Be Injured In
side Of the Consulate by
Deadly Missile.
POPULATION OF WARSAW
Thrown into a State Of Panic
by a Visit from German
War Aircraft.
~ . H.. q .ssoelAIso ,n1s.,

WASHINGTON, Nov. PA
bomb from German airship fell in
.ront Of the American consulate at
Warsaw early today, breaking the
windows of the consulate but inpur-
ing no one within. according to a tel
sgram dated today from American
Ambassador Marye at Petrograd.
Several persons in the streets in
front Of the consulate were killed and
wounded but none of them were
Americans. The incident was regard
ed here as indicating the proximity Of
the German advance guard at War
saw. American consuls received in
structions early in the war to leave
Zones Of great danger whenever in
yading forces arrived in their vicinity.
It is expected here that II War
saw becomes a battle-ground of the
German and Russian armies the
American consul and his staff will
withdraw to place of safety.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
OLD MANSION BURNED.

MARTINsBURG. Nov. 24.Fira
at night destroyed the historic old
home belonging to J. G. Bitner, af.
VAUDEVILLE, this county. ent6iling
loss of several thousand dolIar6.
Practically all the household Effects.
were burned: including many heits
looms that had been In the family
for more than q century The hoiisoi
was an old colonial mansion. ana:
i've generations Of the Bitner family
had been reared there: i e.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
Bomb AL S IN + RONT OF AMERICA AN consul Is IE
FOREST FIRE
In Portions Of Oklahoma and
Louisiana Are Checked by |
Rain Now Falling.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Nov. 24.-
Rain that began falling in south
western Arkansas, portions OF Okla
homa and Louisiana, has checked the
great forest fire that prevailed in
those district Today It was be-
lieyed the greatest damage from the
fire was over. The fires in this vicin-
ity had approached to within four
miles OF the business district. Citizen
patrols covered the residence dis
tricts. alert less some sparks kindled
a disastrous fire..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
DrpHTHERIA CAUSES DEATH.

Paul Smallwood. aged 4 years, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Argyle Smallwood, OF
Locust street. died at o'clock Tues
day morning after shotr illness OF
day morning after. a short Illness of
be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon. The Rev. A. B. Wolf. Of
Adamston, will conduct the services
and the burial viii be In the Odd
Fellows cemetery
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
DENIAL MADE
That a German Submarine Has
Been Sunk Off the Coast
of Scotland.

J BERLIN, by wireless to Sayville,
Nov. 2A-The official press bureau
made denial today OF the statement
OF the secretary of the British adj
miralty yesterday that a German sub
marine had been sunk of the Scot
land coast by a British patrolling
vessel. British reports concerning
the destruction of German sub
marine" says the statement, "are
unfounded."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
DECISION RESERVED.

Decision has been reserved by
W. e. Starcher in the
case OF Miss NJ. A. Hall, teacher In
the Adamston public school, who.
was tried late Monday afternoon on
a charge Of assaulting and beating
Raymond Tichenal, one Of her pupils
and son Of Hezekiah Tichenai, Of
that suburb.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
coIoRED TEACHERS TO MEET.

A meeting of the colored school
teachers of the state will be held in
Parkersburg Thursday week. A
special program has been arranged
for the occasion and large attend
ance of the leading colored men and
women OF the state connected with
educational institutions is expected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
ELKs TO MEET.

A regular meeting of clarksburg
Lodge, No. ASP, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order Of Elks. will be held at
s o'clock tonight in the lodge room
in the Elks'. home on West Pike
street. All visiting Elks in the city
will be made welcome.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
VICTIM or MUsPs.

Alfred Bickerstaff, member Of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance.
Company's local stan, is laid up at
his home on jackson street with u
severe attack Of mumps,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
AMERICAN COLLEGE
Graduates a victin of the War
Dying from the Result of
Wounds in Battle.
or AssoeiArsp rarss,

LONDON, Nov. 24.-The first grad
uate Of an American college to be a
victim Of the war is Lieutenant
George Williamson. who belonged to
the Duke of Wellington's regiment.
Mr.. Williamson's name appears in to-
days casualty list as among those dy-
ing from the result Of wounds. He
was graduated from Harvard in the
class of 1905.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
Are Recorded at Georgetown
University, and Continue
Hour and Six Minutes.
tsy AsseelArrp eaass,

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Nov. "a
Earthquake shocks were recorded to-
day on the seismograph OF George
town University beginning at 1920 a.
m. and continuing an hour and six
minutes. The center of the disturb
ance was calculated to be about 1900
miles from Washington and the OBJ
servers believe it to be within the
United States.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
an IMPORTANT MEETING.

An important meeting of the Of
acsrs and members of the Pride
nhspeI African Methodist Episcopal
chi,rch will be held tonight. BUSH
ness ,u Of great importance demands
Immediate attention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
P|TTSBURG EXCHANGE
Is Voted by Its Board of Direc-
tors to Reopen Decembers2
for Business.
ley ASSOCIATED PRESS,

PITTSBuRG, Nov. 24.-Dtfectors
Of the Pittsburg stock exchange to-
day voted to open the exchange on
December 2 for unrestricted trading
In stocks which closed under SIS
July 30. Trading in other stocks will
be restricted to the prices of July
30, less one dividend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
MOTOR BOATS
Are Being Prepared by the Ger
mans for Use on the Belgian
Canals in War.

LONDON. Nov. ga correspond
ent in Flanders says the Germans
are placing in shape large number
of armed motor boats for use on the
Belgian canals. They are high in
engine power and armed with quick
firers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
PASSENGER TRAIN LATE.

baltimore and Ohio passenger train
vest bound due at the local station
n $40 o'clock ran thirty minutes
late Tuesday morning. reaching the
local station at 1910 o'clock.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24

Charles Thompson was here Tues
day from Wolf Summit.
William r Meredith, OF Wolf Sum.
init was q city visitor Tuesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
TO HOLD SERVICES.

Thanksgiving services will be held
at the Pride chapel at II o'clock
Thursday morning. The sermon will
be by the pastor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24
MESSAGE
From King Of Swedish Embas-
+ sy at Washington Brought
by Messenger.

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Per ostberg,
special messenger Of the King of
Sweden, reached New York this af-
ternoon on the steamship, Hellig
Olav, from Chf;stiania, bearing a
message from King Gustav to the
Sweden embassy at Washington,
which he said was to important to
trust either to the mails or the
cables. He left at once for Washing
ton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24

A. j. Lodge. prominent Bridge
port resident. visitci the city Tues
day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24

Miss Agnes Burke. OF EiiansoFss
Is visiting her sister. Mrs! NJ: q
Harden. of eaarlestCn Avenue:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-24

beach adding to the difficulty of the
rescuers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-23
Aeroplane Kent AZ Memento.

All that is left of the historic
Wright biplane with which Calbraith
p. Rodgers few from the Atlantic to
the Pacific two years ago is to be pre-
scented to the Carnegie museum at
Pittsburgh by the late a%yiator's moth.
er. The machine was badly damaged
when Rodgers fell to his death In the
Pacific ocean a short time after COM
plotting his wonderful flight. Suisse.
Quently 1t was used by Andrew Drew
until that aviator also was killed with
1t. The machine has been restored to
Its original condition. Both Rodgers
and Fowler's Wright machines have
motors of but 30-horsepower, yet they
flew across the continent in opposite
directions at a time when the aero
plane had not been equipped with the
10O-horsepower motor of today. which
makes 1t much more stable, nor had
It developed anywhere near the speed
OF which 1t has since shown itself to
be capable.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-23
SCALP TROUBLE FOR YEARS

268 Harrison ST.. Elyria, Ohio.-"My
case was a scalp trouble. l first no
ticed small punches on my scalp which
commenced to itch and ! would
scratch them and In time they got
larger, forming q scale or scab with .
little pus, and chunks Of hair would
come out when l would scratch them
OF. It caused me to lose most Of my
hair. It became thin and dry and life
less. was troubled for over ten
years with it until it got SO bad | was
ashamed to 60 to a barber to get my
hair cut.
Il tried everything I could get hold
Of, - and -. but received no
cure until l commenced using Cuticu-
RI Soap and Ointment when the scale
commenced to disappear. The way I
used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
was to wash my scalp twice q day
with warm water and Cuticura Soap
and rub on the Cuticura Ointment. !
received benefit in q couple Of weeks
and was cured in two months"
(Signed) F. j. Busher, Jan. %. 1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-23

mlral, and each one cleared mis- decks
and prepared to fight for the honor. 1t
locked as If tho pirates would start a
bloody family quarrel when Mistress
Ching-yih, with the political exI,eri.
nce Of the Ladies' auxiliary behind
her. calmly took command. She. ap
pointed cne Paou. an orphan boy her
husband had reared, as chief lienten.
ant and prime minister. Then she
summoned all the captains and called
upon them for loyal support. Like the
Hungarian mobiles did when Marie
Theresa appealed to them. tho Chi.
nese piratical mobiles yanked ouy their
swords and swore to murder FIR her.
and her only, as long as she lived.
Thus was the first feminist move
ment-of q militant charactcr-in Chi
ma launched.
Mistress Ching (she dropped the
yin part) had wonderful success. Her
force rapidly grew to 10000. the "Pi.
rates Own Book" says, and there
wasn't q sea coast city In China but
what could boast CT . visit pr two
from her. As one Chinese writer par
adcxically put It: The blackened
ruins Of burned cities sprang up like
loAthsome flowers in hor wake"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-23
M|LnAhCY
Movement Started Away Back in
Year 1906.
Mistress Ching, . Woman Of the PERI
Cd, Following Death Of Pirate Hus-
band. Took Command and Evil
denced Great Abilities.

Writers have made quite a TODD re.
:ently about the feminist movement In
the republic Of China. Chinese women,
in the last few years, it is inferred,
have "emancipated' themselves. They
wear No. 5 shoes, tight skirts instead
Of pajamas, attend teas, have culture
clubs, want the vote and every now
and then smash q window Just like
their sisters in more civilized, If not
SO polite, nations; and all this quite
recently.
But that Is all wrong-that is the
recently" part. The militant feminist
movement in China began when Mrs.
P~ankhurst's great grandmother was a
baby and DR.. Mary Walker still be-
lieved in Santa Claus. To be exact,
the first Chinese campaign to verify
Mr.. Kipling's much quoted philosophy
became noticeable in 1906 and one
Mistress Ching, a piratess of gentle
mein and some repute, was its most
active champion.
In the beginning Mistress Ching was
an uncommonly good-looking daugh-
SCA VI q AId1 IL AAupCn plOVIINC, WIZ
operated something akin to the mod
ern spindle game. She attracted the
fancy n day of a business friend of
her fathers. n Ching-yeh, a promis.
ing and ambitious pirate Of the south
coast. Ching-yeh paid the father the
equivalent of $40, the value of Chinese
girls in those days, and the daughter.
already in love with the handsome
young pirate, went gladly to his pratt
cal ship.
And they lived long and prospered.
and were happy and two little pirates
came to bless them. Ching-yeh eve
declared himself emperor of the south.
And his chief wife no doubt added en-
press to her title Of presidentess Of
the Ladies' Piratical auxiliary.
But, alas, for the best laid plots Of
men and mice, as Bobbie Burns has it,
Ching-yeh fell, was showed overheard
one night and some 10000 pirates
awoke the next morning chieftain-
less.
Each captain Immediately offered
himself as a successor for the high ed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-23

every probability that the Indians out.
numbered them i've to one. Scouts
had reported to Sheridan that this
camp OF Black Kettles was the win
ter rendezvous not only Of the Chey.
ennes. but also OF bands Of fighting
Aiapahoes. Kiowas. Comanches. and
even some Apaches. the most daring
and desperate warriors Of the plains.
Yet this WIS no time 70 hesitate, to
debate: It was ! moment for decisive
action. The blow must be struck q
once. before daylight, with all the
power of surprise.
The little body Of cavalrymen was
divided into four detachments. Two
Of these were ct once marched to the
left, circling the village silently In
the darkness. and taking up ! position
It the farther extremity. A third de-
|tachment moved to the right and found
their way down into the valley, where
they lay concealed in Z strip Of tim
her. Custer, with the fourth detach-
ment under his own command. re-
manned In position on the trail. The
sleeping village was thus completely
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-01-23
MOTHER A BETTER SURGEON
Saved Daughter Prom Being Cripple
BY Refusing 20 Let Physicians
Amputate Her Leg.

New York; would rather see my
daughter dead than q cripple" said
Mrs. Thomas Reilly Of 1876 Mulberry
street, Newark. when the physicians
Of the Newark City hospital advised
her that the only possible chance Of
recovery for her eleven-year-old daugh-
ter. Elizabeth, lay in amputating her
leg. which had been crushed By q
trolley car. That was ten months ago.
Elizabeth will oon leave the hospital
IN perfect condition.
The girl lay In great pain for weeks.
Blood poisoning ret In, but still the
mother refused to zee her child = Grip.
pie. Many times she lay 1T the point
Of death, and then would rally. Grad.
ually she grew better. The doctors
told Elizabeth that within = short time
she win be able % 50 home and skip
yope u she wants t.