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The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17

In Massachusetts, it was the worst of all, for
keeping Christmas was denounced as pernicious
custom and any child daring to think of as much
as plum pudding on that day would make him
self liable to reproof by the authorities All along
the stern and rockbound coast the only Christmas
trees in the days of the Puritan domination were
those that nature had planted there and had
adorned in December with feecy snow. The fires
burned brightly the open hearths, but there
invitation to the good saint to descend the
chimney when the embers had burned low As
far as the children knew, Christmas was just like
any other day in the calendar. Even after the
Puritan reaction against the forms and customs
of the old church had spent itself to some extent
the children of the seve0seenth century still ex-
pected gifts in honor of the birthday of Christ
In New Amsterdam the outlook a little bet
ter for the children The Hollanders had brought
with them their ST. Nicholas, and his birthday
was celebrated joyously by young and old just
before Christmas, but this day was kept, too by
the Protestant Dutch as heartily as by any Catho-
lies. OF course, they had not many real toys
we know them today, but in the shoes that the lit
tie Hollanders set by the fireplace in the shining
kitchen, which was also the living room, were
homemade sweets and cakes and homemade
gifts. Many of these were of a useful character
such as hand-knit caps and mittens but now and
then sklful Holander would carve model Of
a boat such as that which had brought them to
New Amsterdam or a miniature chest of drawers,
and one can fancy the recipients showing these
with pride to the wondering little Indian boys
and girls when they came to be on terms of suf-
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17
A suaaeation.

Belle-Mamie is such a sensible
girl, but she can't attract the men.
Nell-That's the reason.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17
How Il Happened.

How did the cashier of your bank
get into jail?"
Left the s. on speculation"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17
ONE

There never was a woman who didn't CAB
about her neighbors" growled Mr.. Gabb.
"Oh, yes there was" replied Mrs Gabb
That's right" commented Mr.. Gabb, Il forgo,
about Eve"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17

H. M. Folkes, physician in charge Of
the Jefferson Davis Confederate Home
at Beauvoir, states that the attacks on
the home emanating from Yazoo City
to the effect that the inmates are IN
able to secure the necessities Of life
are ridiculous.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17

It is mighty hard to tell whether the
world is laughing with you or at you.
So don't get fat-headed.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17
A FAMILY JAR.

Providence intended me for a leader Of fash.
ion"
Providence intended you for fool"
Well, whether Providence did or not you go,
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17

Christmas stocking as
at one time, yet there
is nothing that quite
takes their place in the
affections of a real girl.
And what s tunnin 6
dolls they are todayi
Dolls that represent
every phase of life,
from baby dolls with
their complete layettes
to perfectly grown-up
dolls with elaborate
wardrobes and trunks
to pack them away in.
The handsomest and
newest dolls come from
a German studio. No
two are alike, and they
are real portrait dolls
of North Of Europe chill
dren in quaint costume.
These lovely dolls cost
$14, but Santa Claus
never counts the cost
when he is going some
place. An allurin g
- =
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17

VEN the poor child Of today has
more in his Christmas stocking
than the prosperous child
dreamed Of in the first century
of white occupation of this coun-
try. Blase boys and girls who
can hardly think of anything new
for which to ask the generous
saint can hardly conceive of the
baroness of those early Christ
mas holidays.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1914-12-17

an automobile until the aeroplane.
which he expects to have ready soon.
is perfected. In any case, he carries
automobiles of varying sizes for boys
who long to run their own cars. How
he ever gets them into the house is a
mystery, for some Of the delivery
wagons and other machines are large
enough to accommodate good-sized
boy.
There are so many things for girls
nowadays that dolls do not occupy
quite as important q place in the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
Attitude of Wilson Administra.
ton in Tennessee Incident
is Denounced.

BOSTON, Nov. Criticism OF
the administration attitude in con-
nection with the recent firing upon a
boat from the cruiser, Tennessee in
Turkish waters and with the Tampi-
co incident in the Mexican trouble
was made last night by United
States Senator Henry Lodge. Speak
ing before the Middlesex club, Re-
publican Organization, the senator
said "the administration is content to
have 1t appear that the Tennessee was
fred upon to give warning Of mines
but you all know what happened at
Tampico. Then, within three days,
American sailors were in Mexican
waters and shedding their blood. And
now-now the incident of the salute
seems to have been forgotten. And
the flag was never saluted. All our
efforts should have been devoted to
bringing about pacification In Mexico
instead of getting Huerta out of Office,
AS 1t is now Mexico is In the throes
of revolution and the two pets OF this
Carranza and villa.
are at each others throats.
1.-THE party In power should, re-
member" Mr.. Lodge added, that
these are parlous times. It should
inquire into the state of our defense.
The president says this is an academ-
ic question. This is a fighting world.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
Concentrated Attack is Being Made by
the Germans on the Russian Center
While Austrian Forces Are
Headed Northward.
tBY ASSOCIATED PRESS. )

LONDON, Nov. 20.-Both in London and i'll Berlin
the present stage of the campaign in Russian Poland
regarded highly important Germany advance the
WarsawVistula country is being watched with intense
interest Petrograd, however, while of course vitality
cerned, seems to be only ndifferently interested.
Army headquarters in Petrograd announces that two
great battles have developed along the eastern 'front.'
the line between Czenstochowa and Cracow apparent
y extending along the railroad between these two points,
and the second in the Warsaw region but Russian
observers do not appear to attach much significance to the
outcome in this latter region.
A general survey of the reports received here from
all quarters convey the impression that the German adj
the Visula has met with at least temporary
check while the Russian invasion of East Prussia has su
fered like fate near Angerburg where the German de-
fenslye consisting chiefly of vertical lines of and
tanglements are reported to be strong.
CRACOW ALMOST SURROUNDED
Berlin declares that concentrated attack is being
made on the Russian CENTER the German army coming
from the west and the northwest while Austria sending
force north from the Cracow region Petrograd how
ever, states that the offensive western Gaeia is still
under way and that Cracow believed to be invested on
three Sides leaving only one line of rail
open. 5sg
In West Flanders operations apparently are at least
at standstn Artillery duels and boat forays are The
only features of the military situation there The adj
vance OF the damp and bitter cold weather with the disease
and pvatons incident to it's coming promises to make
both the eastern and western fronts scenes of great s
ferings.
Parallels for what will be witnessed this coming
weather are being sought in Napoleons retreat from
Moscow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
BELGIAN REPORT
Charges Murder and All Kinds
of Savage Crimes against
the Germans.

LONDON, Nov. 20-The Belgian
commission of inquiry into alleged
German violations Of laws and Gus
toms of war has issued another
lengthy report, which is published
here today by the British ofiicial bu-
reau.
1t covers what is described as the
massacre at Tamines," the sack
of Dinant" and ''the outrages in the
provinces of Belgium Luxembourg ;.
The report says that over $50 per-
sons were shot by the Germans III
the village Of Tamines. Referring in
detail to this alleged massacre the
report described how a group of be-
tween 400 and 45e men were col
lected in front of the village church.
AS shooting them down with rifles
proved to slow. German officers or
dered up machine gun and those
not killed by the bullets were finished
with bayonet thrusts.
According to the report more than
700 inhabitants of Dinant were
killed. Eighty-four of these were
shot to death in Parade Square and
fifty others outside a church from
which they had been driven by the
Germans. The report alleges that
over 1000 similar executions occur
red in the proEince of Luxembourg. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
SIX MONTHS
Convicted VioIator Of the State
Prohibition Law Gets as
Well as a Fine.

Charles Font is on trial IN the
criminal court charged with violat-
ing the prohibition law.
Foni was found guilty and sentenc-
ed to pay fine Of 500 and costs
and serve six months in jail and on
the roads.
Dora Allen, witness. was given
five days in jail for being intoxicated
in court.
Arilda Flowers confessed to associ-
ating with william Moss unlawfully
and was fined $50. and costs.
Louis Delaggo confessed to assault
and battery and was fined SIS, and
costs.
Audry Parker's trial was continued
until December l. When her case
was called 1t was found that the key
to the tier Of cells where she was
locked up was missing. 1t appears a
member Of the county court had been
given the key several days ago as the
election ballots were locked in that
tier. The jailer had no other key
and she was not brought into court
forthwith.
Louis Romano. of Mt. Glare. in
whose home a large quantity OF
liquor was discovered in September,
was found guilty OF violating the
prohibition law. The penalty in
such cases as his is not less than
900 nor more than $500 as fine
and not less than two months nor
more than six months as sentence
Of imprisonment In the county jail
]. L. Loftwich and Charles Far.
mer, both colored, contested to play
ing dice in public place and were
fined IS and costs each.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
SOLDIERS LEAVE
City Of Mexico Taking Officials
with Them and There is
Unrest There Now.
..r ..see,.rrD rsr.s

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-American
Consul Silliman in despatch filed
in Mexico City al 8 o'clock last night
reported that General Obregon,s
troops were ertralning for Orizaba
and moving the officers OF the gov
eminent with them.
He did not indicate whether the
Obregon troops were evacuating the
city to leave 1t unattended before
the troops approaching from the
north or whether his forces were to
be replaced with other Carranza
troops moving down from Quretaro
under General Gonzales, one of Car
ranza's chief supporters: sIr. sim
man added that railroad communica.
ton northward and also between the
capital and Vera Cruz was interrupts
ed.
Consul ,Sillimati added that 4 the
city was in state Of decided unrest.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
INDUSTRIAL JUSTICE
Is the Foundation of Industrial
Peace Secretary Wilson
Tells the Federation.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 90
There can be no permanent indus
trial peace that is not based on in
dustrial Justice" declared William
B. Wilson. secretary OF the federal
department, of labor today, to the del
egates Of the American Federation
of Labor
{ introduced to the convention by
President Gompers as Our Bill" and
addressing the delegates as fellow
trades unionists," Secretary Wilson
said that he had been criticised for
certain statements he had made at
the federation's convention last year
in Seattle, and declared that he re-
affirmed what he said then and that
he would not change one title of the
statement that every title to property
Iis 4 law created and law protected
title.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
COLD WAVE
All over the Country with
Heavy SnoWin Some Sec
tons of the Country.
taY AsseeIArEe eaEan,

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2O.-The cold
wave which has swept rapidly down
from the northwest and spread over
the south Atlantic states from vir-
gina to Florida today has forcads
the temperature to the lowest record
ed in forty years. Weathef officials.
said damaging weather would extend
as far south on the coast as Palm
Beach. The cold also extends north
west from Florida through the Ohio
valley and over the plain states The
wave has moved southerly and Will
be dfssipated in a few days a storm.
originating of the Carolina coast
Wednesday morning has extended To-
New England and caused gales and
rains on the coast there and heavy
snow in the interior OF New England
and northern New York
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
SAT s
iOf Large Tract Of Valuable
Land in Randolph County
is Confirmed.

( RICHMOND. Va, Nov. 21-Hold-
ing that the present owners are en-
titled to 5000 acres OF timber land
in Randolph county, w. Va, by lad
verse possession" the United States
circuit court Of appeals has affirmed
the district court, at Clarksburg, w.
Va, in an action brought by Maggie
Shelley and other heirs of Hugh w.
Shelley. a former prominent .torney
OF Staunton. Va, who died intestate
in 1889, leaving considerable prop
erty, including the Randolph county
tract. 1t developed. however. that
his affairs were much involved, and
SO this land was sold at a chancery
sale in 1893, to satisfy claim; OF
creditors. Though his heirs at
tackled the validity of the sale, the
lower court decide din favor of the
Davis Galleries Company and others,
who now lay claim to It, (.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
ESCAPED LUNATIC
From State Hospital at Weston
is Captured Here by the
City Police.

Charles Green. colored, who has
been an inmate of the state hospital
for the insane at weston and who
walked away" from that Institution
Thursday night, was arrested by city
police in the West End Friday morn
ing and is held in the city jail, await
ing the arrival of an attendant from
the hospital.
Residents of the West End noted
Green's queer antics and notified the
police department. Officer Gill went
to the scene and Green admitted that
he had escaped from the state hos
pital. Authorities a. the Institution
were notified and said they would
send an attendant after Green this
afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
ROBERT BURDETTE
HUMORlST IS DEAD
Following a Long and Noted
Career in Funmaking and
Preaching.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Nov. 90
The Rev. DR.. Robert j. Burdette, the
noted Baptist divine, pastor emeritus
OF Temple Baptist church Of Los An
geles, and whose fame as q humorist
b world wide, Is dead at his home,
"Sunnyside," in Pasadena, after u
protarcted illness from Brights dis
ease.
Robert j. Burdette began cultivat-
ing good humor obscurely in Peoria,
ILL.,, forty years ago when he spent
part OF his days at a desk on the
Peoria Transcript trying to think,
as he himself once related. "of pleas
ant things to tell the folks when l
went home at night" His audience
Of folks then was Carrie Garrett,
the Peoria girl he had married a
short time before, while she lay sup
posedly on her death bed, but who
lived. and, though an invalid for life.
became immortalized by her husband
as Her Little Serene Happiness" 1t
was she who encouraged him to SOW
his humor in wider fields. At her
bedside Burdette became prolific with
fun-making contributions to the Bur-
hngton, Ia. Hawkeye, and through
these he became famous the country
over as THE Burlington Hawkeye
Man.
The little invalid wife encouraged
HIN, too, to try the lecture field.
"She kept me at it, said Burdette,
"and In due time we had a lecture on
our hands -'The Rise and Fall OF the
Moustache," Burdette insisted on
trying the lecture first In Keokuk--
"for Keokuk hated Burlington" and II
he succeeded there he would know
that It was good Even Keokuk ap-
plauded. The whole United States
did the same. He became a sort OF
fCnntfnna6 On. =. - a, - !, n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
Party Of Forty Captains Of In
dastry and Other Business
Men on a Trip
oF INSPECTION oF PLANTSs
of the Owens Eastern Bottle
Company in West Virginia
and Pennsylvania.

Inspection OF the Owens Eastern
Bottle Company's plant q few miles
southwest OF the city was made Fri7
day by party Of captains Of industry
numbering about forty and INCLUDING
high officials OF the company from
Toledo, o., company headQuartersl
along with representatives Of otiier
.bottle-making concerns and others
engaged in the bottle trade. They
found the plant in most satisfactory
operation and complimented Jamess
Morrison, the manager, on the high
efficiency and splendid results Of
Several local business
men accompanied the visitors 30 the
plant. They were taken by special
street cars run under the personal
management OF James o. Watson, Of
Fairmont, general manager Of the
traction system.
In appreciation OF the plant and the
visit Of these capitalists here; the
board Of trade entertained the visit
ors at an elaborate luncheon at the
Waldo hotel at 1880 o'clock In thes
afternoon, Immediately followingi
their return from the big bottle
making plant. Included in those for
whom covers were laid were many
members OF the board Of trade and
other business men OF the commune
Iity. FL
The party arrived here late last,
night from Fair1nont on it's special
train, which is sidetracked at the
railway citation The train b equipped
for eating and sleeping purposes and,
the accommodation are such as TO-
make the trip Of the week from To-
iedo to- Washington. Pa. wheeling
Fairmont and Clarksburg thus far
most agreeable. IN.
The Owens people were the first
to conceive the idea Of making bots
ties with machine. The first ma
chine was bnilt just sixteen years ago
in Toledo. o. and from that begin
ming there are. at the present time
1876 machines belonging to the CONF
pany in operation in the United
States. Out of this number West
Virginia has twenty-seyen, twelve or
which are located at Fairmont. nine
at Huntington and six in Clarksburg.s
The machine has been patented:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
ON TRIAL
For the Murder of a Methodist
Minister Are Two Men at
LeWisburg.

LEw1sBuRG. w. Va. Nov. 20
John Quick and Frank Shepherd are
on trial in the circuit court here for
the murder of the Rev. S. H. Green.
Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
South, September 8, 1912. The
body of the minister was found with
the skull crushed a mile from Mud
dy Creek church. where he had
preached. The minister had repri-
mandod several men during his SER
mon, and was waylaid on his way
home. The states case rests mostly
on circumstantial evidence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
OHIO QUARANTINE
Against Live Stock Shipments
on Account of Disease May
Be Continued.

COLUMBUS. o., Nov 20-Recom-
mendations were officially made
today that the statewide quar-
antine now in force in noSio be con-
tinued indefinitely. The recommen-
dalton was made by DR.. aMrian lines,
OF the federal bureau OF animal IN
dustry, and DR.. Carl Fisher. chief of
the bureau Of live stock industry in
Ohio. Efforts to check the disease
in this state. the report says, have
not been successful thus far.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
QUARANTINE LIFTED
BY the United States So Far
As Canadian Cattle Are
Concerned.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O-The quar-
antine against cattle shipments from
Canada to the United States imposed
because OF foot-a1ldrmouth disease
was lifted today by the Department
Of Agriculture.
The quarantine against Canadian
cattle was not placed because of in
lection in the Dominion but to pre-
vent the return of infected cattle cars
to the United States. The raising Of
the Canadian quarantine was said by
officials to be an added evidence that
the epidemic is being brought under
control. 49,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
GERMAN NGINEERS
GOING TO THE FRONT

through the six big locks at Nieupoft.
1t is learned here that the Germans
on November 1s attempted raid on
these locks which are built In q seinilt
circle. Their attack. which was
conducted in number OF armored
automobiles, was repulsed. The
Notifications which have been CON;
structed all through West Flanders
for use In case Of an eventual Ger
man retreat evidently now are COM
pletcd, for the troops employed III
their construction have all gone To-
the front. =. s
The snow In fIaud efs continue;
Thee Is much Illness among the moi
In the trenches and the last f2&
,days have seen little NIGHTTIME
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
GETS A VERDICT.

PH1LlPPI, Nov. 2o.-After trial
lasting three days, federal court
jury awarded verdict of $1,000 dam
ages to E. c. Heckert against the Cen
trail District Telephone Company for
permanently disabling injuries re-
ceived by him two years ago when
he fell from a telephone pole at
Grafton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
TEA EMBARGO
Is Declared by the Government
Of Great Britain as a
War Measure.

LONDON. Nov 2O-"Great Brit
ain today prohibited the expectation
Of tea to all continental ports except
those of the countries of the allies
and Of Spain ana Portugal. This
prohibition is due to Indications that
Germany is receiving large supplies
of tea through the Netherlands.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
DRINK BARRED.

MARTINCBURG, Nov. 2o.-L. E.
johnson, president OF the Norfolk and
Western railroad, announces that
orders have been issued to discon-
tinue the sale Of all intoxicating bev-
erages in all dining cars operated in
Virginia on the road.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
TWO GREAT BATTLES ARE
BEING FOUGHT IN POL AND
burned TO Death
Are Mrs. Petro and Her Two
Daughters When Home at
Homestead is Destroyed.

P1TTsBURG. Nov. 2O.-Mrs. Mar
ella Petro and her daughters, Annie
and Elizabeth, were burned to death
when their home in Homestead was
destroyed by fire today. Mrs. Petro,
who discovered the fire while pre-
pairing breakfast. was burned while
trying to save her sleeping children.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
OWENS PEOpI, e
VISIT THIS CIT
HORSES BURNED
To Death in a Fire Which De-
stroys the Dodge Racing
Stables near Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 2o.-Fafteen
valuable trotting horses were burned
to death early Friday when the F.
L. Dodge racing stables near here
were destroyed by fire. Among the
horses burned were silk Hat, Lady
Wanct and Hollywood Ben. The total
Is estimated at $4,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
"WATCFiFlJL WAITING
LAMBASTED By LODGE

a fighting age. Let us find out the
condition of our army and our navy
and the state of our preparedness.
Let these findings be made known to-
the people and then let the people
say whether the money shall be di.;
verified from building Southern post
Offices to our defenses."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
JOHNSON DEAD.

MARTINsBURG, Nov. 2o.-George
r. Johnson. for years prominent
travelling man of this section, is dead
at his home in this city Of paralysis.
aged 50.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
Flames
a New Jersey Town at a
Loss of a Quarter of a
Million Dollars.
tsY AssoeiArtp rprsn,

KEANSBURG, n. j.. Nov. 20
Twenty-Five small buildings. most OF
them stores. were leveled by flames.
which swept through this town early
today. The damage is estimated at
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20

w. B. McGregor was here from
F'airmont Friday.