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Evening journal., 1914-04-18
REMOVAL NOTICE

~ GEORGE W. QUINN HAS RE-
IL moved from No. 1915 Washington street
10 No. no West street. Hours, a. m.
10 o a. m. p. m. 20 2 p. m. p. m.
90 p. m. mar25-lmo.
Evening journal., 1914-04-18
MASQUERADE SUITS

~@~~--~~~~-~-e,-.--~>-. ,,1Ie, *
M a Standerwick. No. 929 NandeveI
avcnu,. successor TO Mrs John j Quill, OF
52- = Fourth street. marll-u
Evening journal., 1914-04-18

II OOMs FOR LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING.
IL No. 2O1 East Fifth st. mar26-lm.
Evening journal., 1914-04-18

" or RENT-THREE UNFURNlsHED
4 rooms. No. soa Monroe st. arri0.i2t.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Burglar Knocks Girl
Senseless; Fired At

NEW KENs1NGToN, Pa, Dec. 20
Knocked unconscious by a powerful me-
gro as she was putting three.months'
old baby into its cradle at her home In
Parnassus last night, Genevteve Brown,
15 years old, recovered her senses in
time to fire a shot at the fleeing negro
as he left by a rear door.
The girl, a daughter OF Charles
Brown, Of Parnassus, was left alone
with the baby and a brother, Norman,
21h years old, while her father and
mother attended church. She was put
ting the baby in its cradle upstairs
when the negro walked into the bed
room.
She was about to scream, she says,
when the negro struck her When she
regained consciousness later and heard
the door opening, she got her fathers
revolver, raised a window and fired at
the negro, who was leaving the rear
Tho entire house VISA ransacked, but
yard.
little Of value was secured.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
.Consuls Must
Suit Germany
US. informed
American Consuls in Bel
gium Are Displeasing to
Kaiser.
Request is Based on Right Of
Military to Handle Civil
Affairs.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29.-Fer.
nando somezo Vtvas, consul general
here Of the republic Of Honduras, was
arrested yesterday on charge Of ar
son. lie had been under surveillance
since last night, when flremen found
that his burning house had been lib
orally sprinkled with oil and turpen'
tine.
Bureau drawers in the bdroom were
found filed with paper saturated in
oil; carpets had been sprinkled with
inflammables; holes had been cut
through the ceilings Of closets for
fiues, and streamers tied from the
rafters to guide the flames.
vivas was found partially clad on
the sidewalk shortly after the firemen
arrived. At police headquarters he
asserted that his consular position as
the representative of foreign nation
made him immune from prosecution.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Will Eject Striking
Miners From Homes

WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 2s.-The
coal operators in the Eastern Ohio
strike district yesterday sent out no.
tees to the effect that by January
is all miners living in the company
houses and not paying rent would be
elected.
At many of the mines the strikers
have been living in the company
houses since last April without pay.
ing rent. The Observation-Disclosures
Company was the first to send out no.
tees, which will affect about 1900
miners at four mines. The notices
were sent to John White Of Indian
apolis and John Moore Of Columbus,
both officials of the United Mine
Workers.
The miners say the only effect will
be to increase the bitterness already
felt between th miners and the mine
owners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Villa Thought
To Be AT Odds
With Zapata
FACTIONS IN MEXICO DISAGREE
OVER QUESTION OF EXECUTION
OF FORMER FEDERALS.
BELIEVED THAT BREAK IS NEAR
AND LEADERS MAY FIGHT
EACH OTHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Reports
issued by the carranza agency here
saying that General Gutierrez. provl-
sionaI president, hao resigned and
left Mexico City were contradicted by
dispatches to the state department to-
day from the Brazilian minister in
Mexico City. who yesterday had a
conference with Gutierrez.
The general situation as reflected in
official dispatches was Viewed as not
altogether encouraging. Friction is
regarded as apparent between tho
zapata element and tn Gutierrez-vil-
Ia faction which thus far has not re-
suited in serious break.
The chief trouble seems to have
arisen over the question of execution
and punishment OF former federals.
Gutierrez and Villa have been in ia.
vor of suspending the executions ana
giving some federaIs an opportunity
to join their cause. Zapata, now at
Cuernavaca, is represented as oppos-
ed to that as is General Palafox,
minister Of the interior in the Guti-
errez cabinet and chief spokeman for
zapata.
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CONSUL OF HONDURAS
ACCUSED OF ARSON
San Francisco Firemen Find Oil sprinkled Literally in
Burning Home, But Vivas. Claims Heis Immune
From Arrest.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. ~ The
German government formally noti-
fed the state department that Ameri-
can consuls in Belgium must be ac-
ceptable to the German military ali-
thorities, and that it is desirable that
some of the consuls be withdrawn for
the present at least.
Secretary Bryan declined to make
public the text .ofithe German commu-
'rriiifcation orato comment upon it until
haiF hiF had had full opportunity to con.
s!der it. The understanding in Off
cial circles, however, is that the notice
Is similar to the one sent Argentina
and other neutral countries, and that
while the German government does
not insist that consuls in Belgium take
out new exequature from German off
cials, it announces that consuls must
exercise their functions only by per-
mission from the territory in which
the consulate is situated.
The United States has consular
representatives only in Brussels, Ant
werp, Liege and Client, and since the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
BY ASSOCIATED rRFaa.;
Only 5 5Out Of %
Return the Dime

ELLICoTTv1ILE. N. Y, Dec. 2s.-
Walter. H. Hofitt, the business man.
ager of an Ellicottville newspaper,
has been nervous about the honesty
Of the people Of this town for some
time and decided to try the matter
out today. HeTwent to one Of the de-
partment stores in the town center
and gave 25 dimes to clerk, asking
that in making change she give an
extra dime to the first % customers.
Well, it's Just as Walter suspected.
Five pocketed the change without
looking, which shows that they will
never amount toimuch financially, un-
less by sheer accident. OF the 20
others, is made tracks for the open
spaces OF Main street; they were 1s
men ana 3 women. OF the five who
walked back to- the counter and
proved their natural honesty, three
were women and two men. The 6exS
5,eerriInent shows, says Mr. HoffItt. how
asy3it Is for . cdrieus person TO dis
pose OF $3.50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Russian Cruiser Not
U. IS. Ship Made Threat

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Captain
Oman, commanding the armoured
cruiser North Carolina at Beirut, Syria,
informed the navy department today
that 1t was Russian cruiser and not
an American vessel which recently
threatened. to lombard Tripoli. Capt.
oman's explanation was made in re-
sponse to a request from Secretary
Daniels.
Captain Oman reported that no Amer
ican merchant vessel had been south
of Alexandretta, Syria, since December
9th.
( An Athens dispatch published last
week said that the crew of an American
steamer had been attacked at Tripoli,
south Of Alexandretta, when a foreign
consul and refugees attempted to board
her, and that the North Carolina had
threatened to lombard the town.
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war began they have had little work
OF the ordinary character to do. Their
activities have been devoted largely
to looking after refugees and aiding
in relief.
Need Not Recognize.
The request for the withdrawal of
certain consuls is said to be entirely
impersonal, and tosbe based upon the
law Of military necessity which rec
ognizes the right Of a military officer
to dictate absolutely the amount and
extent Of civil business and the man
rer in which It shall be conducted in
that territory.
The disposition of the department
is to recognize the right of the au.
thorIties of a captured territory to
prescribe at least temporary condi-
tions uader which consuls shall dis
charge their duties and it is contend
ed this can be done without in any
way committing the United States to
a political recognition of the right Of
the military occupant of a territory to
its possession.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
FIRES GUN Al.
SW.EE TH.EA.RT
CHILD
IS MURDERED
Mystery Of the Staying Of
Beatrice Bailey is
Cleared.
Murderer Confesses That He
Aimed Weapon at Another
Person.
Bullet Came Through Win
dow Of Home Where Child
Was Visiting.
BY Associated Press.

MILLVILLE, N. J., Dec. 29.-The
mystery surrounding the killing last
night OF six-year-old Beatrice Bailey,
who was struck by a bullet that came
through a window Of the home of her
grandmother near here, where she was
spending the holidays. was cleared
up today, when George Ham, 90 years
old, was arrested and confessed, ac.
cording to the police. that he had ac-
cidentally shot the child while trying
to kill his sweetheart. The little vic
tim was the daughter Of Mrs. Will
lam Bailey, of this place. She was
seated at the supper table with 9th.
er members of the family when the
fatal bullet came through the window.
There was no clue to the mysterious
shooting until young woman mem
Der Of the family told the police that
Ham had been Jealous of her. Ham
was found at his home .and after he
was told of the death Of the child
he confessed, the police said, that he
fred at his sweetheart and was sor-
ry to learn that the child was the
victim of his aim. Ham is locked
up in the jail here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Mrs. Thaw Finishes
Visit to Her Son

MANCHESTER, N. H., Dec. 20
Harry K. Thaw intends to remain in
New Hampshire as long as possible
his secretary stated last night. The
statement was in reply to a question
as to what steps Thaw was contem-
plating in view of the recent deci.
sion of the Supreme Court of the
United States that he should be turn
ed over to the New York authorities
to answer an indictmen charging con-
spiracy to escape from Matteawan
asylum.
Thaw's mother, who has been
spending the Christmas holioayH with
him at his leased home, left for PITTS.
burgh last night. Thaw, accompan-
led as usual by deputy sheriff, say
his mother of, travelling to and from
the railroad station in trolley car
instead Of an automobile.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
United States Government
Sends Long Note to Great
Britain Insisting on Early
provementin the Manner
ofTrea eatment.
THE WARNING ALSO
APPLIES TO ALLIES
WesWills Protect Our Rights
At All Costs, Says Presi-
dent Wilson Immediate
Cessation Of Interference
IssDemanded.

By3AssoCIaTED PREss.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The Unit
ed States government yesterday dis
patched a long note to Great Britain,
fnsisting upon an early improvement
IN the treatment of American COM
nnercek by the British feet. 1t gave
warning that much feeling had been
aroused in this country, and that pub
lie criticism. was general over unwar-
ranted interference with the legiti-
mate foreign trade of the United
states.
The document constituting the
strongest representation on this sub
iect made by the United States to any
81 the be belIigerents since the outbreak
81 the war, was cabled to Ambassador
Page 20 be formally presented to Sir
Edward Grey, the British foreign Sec
retary.
Note Revised by Wilson.
Observation-Disclosures begun a month
mo byss oIicitc= Cone johnson, Coun-
7s-SlofsffteDeeE a sssIising and Secretary
Al and finally during the last two
ks had the personal attention OF
sident Wilson, who revised it with
tnnte care.
I AS the detailed point of view of the
Omitted States in numerous specific
cases of detentions and seizures Of
cargoes, had been set forth in ser
les 81 emphatic protests, most of
which have gone unheeded, today's
Communication was couched in gen
erail Terms covering the entire subject
al the relations; between the United
states and Great Britain as affected
BY the latter's naval policy, constd-
(Continued on Page 80
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Creation ofTarif
Is Board Proposed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-creation
of tariff board, to be composed Of
one member appointed by the Presi.
dent, and four named respectively by
the majority and minority of the sen.
ate finance and house ways and means
committees, is proposed in a bill
which will be introduced tomorrow
by Representative Mann, the Republi;
can house leader. The board would
be empowered to investigate both In
the United States and abroad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Carranza's Soldiers
Desert to Gen. Villa

BY Associated Press.
ON BOARD THE U. 8. S. SAN
DIEGO, enroute to San Diego, CAL,
Dec. 2a.-(By wireless.) Seven thou.
sand trops of General Carranza's force
declared today for General Villa at
Tepic, in the state Of Topic, on the
west coast OF Mexico. Foreigners at
san Bias and Topic have taken refuge
aboard the 10. s. Supply Ship Glacier.
Rear Admiral Howard, in command
of the Pacific fleet on receipt of the
news ordered the gunboat Annapolis
~ wireless to san Bias but no trou:
BILE IS expected.
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Of Pa. Named
On U. s. Commission
BIZ ASSOCIATED PREss.1

BIZ ASSOCIATED PREss.1
HARRISBURG, Dec. 2e.-Samuel
w. Pennypacker, former governor Of
Pennsylvania. and member Of the
public service commission, was today
designated by Governor Tener as
chairman Of that body to succeed the
late Nathaniel Ewing. At the same
time Governor Tener, who will re-
tire from office in few days. ap,
pointed his private secretary, Walter
II. Gather, Of Pittsburgh, to be a
member Of the commission. The sal;
taryl Of the fottice is SIC, 900 "a! the
new coimmission Is as years old and
was was for q number ot years tnswspa
Iper'reportertn Pittsburgh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Ciuil War Vet
Stays A Bandit
ALSO SERIOUSLY WOUNDS AN
OTHER ONE WHO TRIED TO
ROB HIM.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 29.-one ban
dit was killed and another shot and
seriously wounded here yesterday by
Leonard c. Humphrey. 70:year.old
Civil war veteran. The pair arous-
ed Humphreys suspicious by loiter-
ing in his store while he was other
wise alone and he took up his revol.
yer. The men attacked him, one with
a hatchet, while the other tried to
choke the old man. Humphrey got his
arm free and fired. Both men ran
from the store. A few feet away one
fell dead. The other was found in a
physicians office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
w. Va. Schools
7Shou Marked
Improvement
THE SCHOOL YEAR 1884 WAS
BEST IN HISTORY OF THE
STATE.
NINE NEW DISTRICT Hlet
SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN Es.
TABLiSHED.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 29.--
According to the annual report Of L
L. Friend, superintendent Of High
schools in West Virginia, on the
school year OF 1894, the increases
In teachers salaries over those paid
the preceding year was $73,538; ex
penditures for books and apparatus
not before used in the schools, $751;
595, and the amount authorized fol
new buildings, $767,O0O.
Nine new district High schools have
been established-at Albright, Preston
county; Lost Creek, Harrison county;
Thoburn, Marion county; keystone
Mcdowell county; Griffithsville, Lin
coin county; Rentck, Greenbrier coun
ty; Metz, Marion county; Rymer, Mar
ion county, and Wyatt, Harrison coun'
ty.
Among the places at which the
building of High schools are author
lied for the new year are these:
Grafton, building to cost $115,oOO;
Huntington, $S00,OOO; Morgantowu
$3.50 900; Beverly, $4,000; Logan
$40, 900; Masontown, $4,000; Moore
field, $4,000; Mt. Hope, $4,000; New
Haven, $4,000; Simpson, $4,000.
Exclusive OF books In the city II
braries used by High schools the mum
Der Of volumes in the High school II
braries is 73,4eS, an increase of nearly
10000 over the preceding year.
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Min es D Destr %
Scandin vianShips

By Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. DEC. 2s
The total s1osses5 to Scandinavian ship.
ping through mine disasters up 70 tho
jmiddi Of I'D Decembe bersSgeres as tolIows;
swenden, 8 ships and GO lives; Den,
mark, 6syessels ana 8 Iiyess Norway,
i5syesseIs and 6lliyes: Holland, 3 YES.
sells and Is lives. The total financial
loss for the 22 ships and cargoe1 wilI
reach nearly $4,000. 600.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
AsksPe PeopIetosay War
Before Declaration
By Assoc1Arrp PREss.1

By ASSOCIATED PRE5s.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Aggres-
sive warfare by the United States
would be possible only on approval
Of majority of the voters Of the
country under a constitutional amend.
ment proposed today by Senator ow.
ems. The power OF tie President to
call out troops to resist invasion
would not be altered, but declaration
Of an ;offensiveiwa would have to be
submitted to referendum.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Fever Patient
Plunges to Death

GRAFTON, W., Va, Dec. 2s.-sun;
day night during the momentary ab.
sence Of a nurse, William Larew, Of
Newberg, a fever patient, In delirium,
rose from bed In the City hospital and
.leaped through q window. breaking
the sash! and glass and p1unging to
the ground 80 feet below. Ills skull
Tasitraetursd and he died three hours
later.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
East Park ManDies
IntCook8 Hospital

Chas. Masters, of East Parks ave.
nue., died today at II o'clock at Cook
hospital. He was aged 40 years and
is survived by his wife and two chill
dren. No arrangements for the fun;
,eral services have been made. Un,
,dertaker Musgraye is in charge.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
50 En- glisht Ships
Destroy by War

BIZ ASSOCIATED -BEss.l
LONDON, Dec 29. During tie hfht
four months Of the war 50 British
foreign going ships, valued Of Sti 4oo.-
600, with cargoes worth $4,000 900,
were captured or destroyed Sby tho en-.
emy. These are official fgures of the
Liverpool and Lond Ion war writ insur-
ance associations
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
GERMANS TAKE TRENGHES'0F
HIGH IMPORTANCE; ;;BUSTRIANS
RETREAT BEFORE RUSSIANS
Great Britain Fears an Aeroplane Raid-Alls
DefenseM eMachineryis frightened UP.
ONLY SLIGHT GAINS BY EITHER SIDE
Russians Are Once More the Masters Of the
Carpathain Mountains.

BY Associated Press. 81 Il.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-British observ-s
ers OF the progress OF the war point
this morning to the admission in the
Austrian official report that Russia iss
once more master OF the passes In the
Carpathian mountains and that the :
troops along the entire Austrian front
seem to be falling back. This means
the withdrawal of virtually all the
forces which swept across the noun
tains to form the extreme right wing
in the concerted Austro-G German at
tack on the Russian armies and it
marks another surprising reversal Of
form on the part of the Austrian soil
diers whose battle fortunes since the
outbreak of hostilities have been con-
spicuously cratic.
GERMAN TAKE TRENCHES.
Elsewhere in the eastern arena OF
the war little change has been pre-
ceived while on the western front tho
slow and tedious trench warfare goes
on uninterrupted with only slight
gains on either side.
1.-THE British press conceded the Sims
portance of the trenches south OF
Ypres which have been taken by sthes
Germans and points out that the strn.
tegic value of the positions mas been
emphasized recently in a. dispatch
from Sir John French, commander:in.
chief OF the British forces.a They com.
mand an important crossing of thef
River Lys to which the Germans have
teen holding tenacfous1y: The gtaIdng
of these trenches gives them strong
er foothold.
FEAR AERoPEANEs.
Fear of Zeppelin raid over Eng:
lanl which recently has more or less
subsidized has been replaced by the
possibility of a raid by German aero
planes. The comparatiyeea ease with
which English air men reached Cnxs
haven has driven home thsfidea that
rctaliatory visit would not present any
greater difficulty. All the machinery
to meet air invaders has been tight
cned up. The official warnings as TO
the best step to circumyent danger
heretofore issued only in coast towns
is now being circulated in London.
BY Associated Press.
ARRAS, Northern France, Sunday,
Dec 27, via Paris, Dec. 2s.-That pors
ton of the French army which sisF holds
ing the lines near Arras today attack.
ed the Germans on a front S12 miles
long. They carried half "a mile ot
German trenches near Lens by as.
sault and tonight they are holding
these positions in force. heSway for
this attack was prepared by violent
artillery and machine gun FIRE, which
swept the German position from d
point north Of Lens to the suburbs
CONTINUED on PagesS!)
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NOTICE OWLS!

There will be an installa-
tioniof fficers and social ses-
sion on New Years Eve, De-
cemb ber 81, 1914. Come out
andlhaXeY a|good time.
, H:sRANDOLPH, Sec.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-29
Ship Strike Mine
Sinks in N Torthis Sea

BY Associated ,Pree&
LONDON, Dec. 2s:-The Glaagow
steamer "Gem," vessel Oh ieoe tons
has been sunk in the North sea 81
the result of striking mime. Two ot
the crew were rescued. but tlie fate
Of the others aboard the Cen n uns
known.
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ZII||'E||l2|gal.

Western Penhsylyania-Rain, prob
s.bly turning 60 snow and much cold
sr tonight. wednesday snow tlurries
and colder, with cold wave. Fresh
south winds shifting to west gale.
west Virg Rain or snow tonight.
Wednesday, clearing and colder, with
cold wave:
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Grafton P ost office
Open tO$theS Public

GRAFTON w. Va Dec. 90 -Graf;
toms $4,000 post officeS was opened
to the public last night after having
been undeS Construction Tor eighteen
monthk
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Official War News

PARIS, Dec 29.-The French Off
cial statement on the progress Of the
war given out this afternoon refers
to comparatively minor French sue,
cesses and mentions violent lombard
ment of certain French positions by
German artillery. The French have
occupied village in Belgium, they
have gained ground in the Argonne
and they are investing steinbach in
Upper Alsace.
By ASSOCIATED FRFss.;
BERLIN, via wireless to London,
Dec 29.-The German official state
ment given out in Berlin today says
the German attacks in Poland have
made progress and that Russian ad-
yances have been repulsed. In the
west the Germans claim gains near
Nieuport and Ypres. They defeated
the French not far from St Meme
hould, captured trench west Of Apre.
mont, and repelled attacks elsewhere.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-26

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