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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-01-06
Twenty-six Battleships to Be Con.
.centrated in Gigantic
"War Game" I
CULEBRA, PORTO RICO, TO
BE ULTIMATE DESTINATION
Will Be Within Easy Striking Dis
tance of Eastern Mexican
Ports. L ]

Washington, Jan. 5.---A plan of
the Navy Department to assemble
within d week the entire battleship
strength of the government now in
Atlantic waters at the nearest point
from which Mexico can be reached
was learned today.
The place of rendezvous is Hamp-
ton Roads, from which seven battle
ships of the first class will proceed
to Guantanamo, and these are to be
followed soon by other ships of the
first class.
Marines are to concentrate at
Guantanamo from Philadelphia and
Pensacola to join the battleship fleet
when they arrive at Guantanamo
The ultimate destination of the
feet and marines is Culebra, Porto
Rico, which has long been regarded
| by the Navy Department as even a
more important base, strategically
considered, than Guantanamo.
Culebra is the outpost of the Unit
ed States in reference to the fleets
,f the continent.
Just War Game"
The movement of the ships and
marines is characterized by officials
tonight as "a practice war game.
They say that 1t is intended merely
Ito school the marines and the sailors
IN the landing of heavy ordnance.
The same officials, however, smiled
when they denied that this spec
tacular and dramatic movement
which puts the naval strength OF the
limited States opposite Mexican
ports had any reference whatever to
existing conditions in Mexico.
The Navy Department has reeeiy-
ed a confidential communication to
day that Great Britain Is to send
an additional battleship, the Essex.
| ~ MeAttdH WdteTS.
The battleship Georgia is now on
the way from Boston to Hampton
Roads, where she will be joined by
six other battleships within short
time or the division OF seven which
IS first to leave the Atlantic for
Guananamo.
Other Ships Available.
The other battleships available
are the Wyoming at Brooklyn, the
!, Florida at Brooklyn. the Arkansas
1t Brooklyn, the Delaware at Nor
fork, the North Dakota at Brook
lyn, the Utah at Brooklyn, the
Louisiana at Norfork. the South
Carolina at Norfork, the Vermont at
Norfork, the Minnesota at Philadel-
Dhia. and the Ohio at Delaware
Breakwater
1t is very likely two or three of
these ships will. according to prev
'ous announcement, relieve some of
The battleships now in Mexican wat
RS. Probably the Georgia and Min
nesota viii be the first to be detached
for the relief of ships which have
lone long service in around Vera
cruz and Tampico.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-01-06
SUPREME COURT CoNvENEs

Washington, Jan. g. Supreme
Court recon yened after three weeks
holiday. Expected soon TO hand
down decision in iatermountain aud
other important cases,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-01-06
DUCHESS MAKES FLIGHT,

London, Jan. 5.---The Duchess of
Switzerland, accompanied by Signor
Marconi, made flights in a byplane
piloted by Grahame- White at Hem
don this afternoon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-01-06
Annual Dividends of Four Financial
Institutions for 1918 Totaled
48 Percent.
BANKS ALSO INCREASING
THEIR UNDIVIDED PROFITS
Total Deposits Aggregate -Four Mil
lions-Cairo Business Hea thy
and Booming.

Bank clearingS in Cairo, Away
accepted as safe and sure
barometer OF business, indicate that
Cairo has enjoyed phenomenal J..
months of business activi Y, uneX-
celled in any prior year in the his
tory of the city.
This period of twelve months has
been profitable to the businc S in
tercsts and the four banks of the
city.
Dividends for the last half or fna!
quarter Of the year 1913 have been
declared and the stockholders have
received checks for the amount of
the slices of the melons which were
cut several days ago.
The Alexander County Nationa!
bdlh uttlditut do always udo ptc4s
the custom of this institution, a
four per cent quarterly dividend on
its capital stock of s10o,000.09 in
addition to laying up a substantial
sum Alongside of its undivided
profits.
The Alexander County Savings
Bank also declared a quarterly divi'
dend OF four per cent on IFS capital
stock Of 100000.
The cairo National lhnk, the
youngest of Cairo's financial institu-
tions with a capital stock of $1O0,
00.00, distributed checks to its
stockholders for three per cent
semi-annual dividend.
The First Bank and Trust Com.
pany dispensed as reminders OF
Christmas, checks for a semi-annuaI
| dividend on It's capital stock ci
$2j0,000.O0 of five per cent 20 Its
stockholders.
In addition to this dividend the
First Bank and Trust Company
charged off $1a,00000 from its un
divided profits the amount 81
charged off being expense entailed
in equipping the new building,
The deposits of the four banks
according to the last statcmen'
made by the banks in October, 1913
in the aggregate amounts to almost
$4,000, 10000, distributed as fol
lows:
First b. 4 Trust Co 1,51S,I35 ID
| Alex. Co. Nat. Bank. =, I3,SoS 3;
Alex. Co. Saw Bank. S53,2ll 81
Cairo Natl nnk -. Gl1,J6S 81
Total 49,. 1850. $3, ,S97, us st
| sg n e. kAt
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-01-06
$3,S97,31S sc

Total 80. ..... S3, ,S9 IS lo. 80
Comparing this to the S3,6S3,-
52S.34 on deposit in the six banks
of Paducah on December 81, Cairo
has a margin of $213,79o.5l in ex-
cess of a city boasting OF haVlng a
population of 22,5OO.
notwithstanding the holiday sea
son is ended there seems to be no
diminuton in Cairos retail trade
all the merchants still doing a rush
ing business. The wholesale trade
is booming with the lumber and big
manufacturing interests as busy as
ever.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
BATTLE YET SOUND OF CANNON
FOUGHT IN THE BIG WAR SCARES LUNATlCSA
AS Well as the Most Pitiless
Whep German Forces Fight
Way Out of Trap.
GERMANS FALL in ROWS
And Comrades Push over Bod
les and Hurl Themselves
against Russians.
,.r ..soe,.1rD r.rss,

nf ASSOCIATED PRE8E
PEDRCGRAD, via London, Dec. ..
The tragic moment of the fighting
about LODI thus far, 1t is reported
here, occurred between Tuszyn and
Brzeziny southeast OF Lodz.. Heavy
German forces, which had penetrated
to Tuszyn, it appears, were surround
ed and obliged to fight their way TO
Brzeziny to unite with the main force.
The Russians essayed counter attack
after counter attack to prevent the
junction but the Germans cut a
passage at the point of the bayonet
for distance of fifteen miles
This battle-is called the bloodiest
and most pitiless fight of the war.
Ninety per cent of the German officers
were put out of action and many regi-
ments had fewer than 100 men left in
the thirty-six hours Of fighting. The
Germans fell in rows but their ccm-
rades pushed forward over the bodies
and hurled themselves against the
Russians.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
Again to the Nations Engaged
in the Great War in Eu-
rope Now.
NEWEST PHASE OF THE WAR
AS Indicated in Today's Com
munications is the Heavy
Fiqhtinq at Alsace.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-Italy's attitude
in the European war has again be-
come source of concern in view OF
Premier Salandra's declaration that
his country was in no way bound to
fight with Germany and Austria and
the intimation that II her loyalty to
treaty obligations were questioned
further she would disclose the text of
the triple alliance agreement. The
German governments appointment of
Prince Won Beulow, former chancel-
lor, as temporary head of the embas-
sy at Rome is interpreted by Rome
dispatches as meaning that Berlin
would exert strong pressure to pre-
vent Italy from joining forces with
the allies.
The newest phase of the war so far
as was indicated by the days de-
spatches Is heavy fighting in Alsace,
where the French have succeeded in
maintaining foothold on German
territory since the opening of hostili-
ties. Comparatively little has been
heard OF the struggle there, which is
virtually separate campaign but
now the French apparently have be-
gun vigorous offensive movement
The main battle is in progress near
Altkirch where the German war office
says the attacks of the French have
been repulsed.
Dispatches are beginning to come
in from Petrograd which give close
view of the war in the East. They
indicate that the Germans who fought
their way out of the trap performed
a most desperate and valorous feat
The heavy force southeast Of Lodz
which was hemmed in, is said to have
lcut its way through in the face OF con
'stant attacks until it was able to re
| join the main body.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
GERMANS CLAIM PROGRESS
IN THE WAR IN THE WEST
tny AsseelArre raIss,

BERLIN, by wrless, Dec 5-Prog-
ress of German forces in the west is
reported in an official statement
given out this afternoon at the army
headquarters. The statement fol
lows
French attacs yesterday to Flan-
ders and to the South of Metz were
repulsed. We made progress at La
Basse. in the forest of the Argonne
and in the region southwest of Alt
kirch. In the fighting to the east
OF the Mazurian lake the situation is
favorable for us and in minor oper-
ations there we took 1,200 prisoners
Our operations in Poland are taking
a formal course. The Corriere Del
Terra estimates that the loss:s among
the French troops amounts TO al
least fit per cent Of those engaged
in the war and that the losses oi
even greater proportion have been
suffered by the 1erritorials."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
EATHER OF ILAN
In Connection with State En- /
balmers May Become Its
First Victim.

FAIRMoNT, Dec. by the irony
Of fate r. L. Cunningham, father OF
the state embalmers' law, which re-
quires all embalmers in the state to
have state license before practicing
their profession in this state, may be
the first victim OF the law. "a
Mr.. Cunningham. prominent local
undertaken, wrote the bill which Isl
now law, and was largely the cause
of the legislature recently passing It.
When the blanks were sent out for
the applicants for lisens to~sign, Mr.
Cunningham took exceptions to cer4
tain questions asked and scratched
them out, sending in the blank wftks
his license fee. The money and mu-
tilated blank were returned. and when
Mr.. Cunningham continued his work
without license Attorney Treyey
Nutter, representing the state orAans
ization, had Justice NJ. r. MnsgroSe
issue a warrant for him. The casa
will be tried Monday. Attorneys ALoss
gan and Raymond will represent.
Cunningham.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
AND POTATO
SHOW BEING HELD
Here Today with Many Count
less Boys and Girls Exhib-
ting Products.

The second annual boys and girls
and potato show is being held in the
court house here today. The show
oepned at II o'clock with A. P. Nor
rison, county superintendent of the
schools, William H. Kendrick, of
Morgantown, who has charge of the
boys and girls clubs of the state, and
S. R. Jefferies, of the horticulture de-
partment Of the state university in
charge.
The forenoon was devoted to ar
ranging the exhibits on tables so that
the judges could see to Judge them,
some of the exhibits were late in ar
riving as the rainy. wet or damp had
many, many of the country roads al
most impossible and the boys had u
hard time to get into show their pro-
ducts.
AT the noon hour large number
Of corn exhibits were in and quite a
number of apples were also on dis
play, but the potato department was
not very busy, as they were only a
few potatoes exhibited.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
Of Candidates and Committee
in the Recent Campaign in
This State.

ESPECIAL TO ThH rBkEGpAb
CHARLESTON, Dec. 5.-Accord-
ing to the statement filed in the Of
fee of the governor, and signed by
Robert B. Bernheim, treasurer. the
Republican state committee, during
the recent campaign covering per-
iod from July to December /. spent
$6,79.30. with $215.0T bills yet un-
paid, and received $6,960.00. leav-
ing about $165 to meet any bills that
may not have been rendered
The largest contributors were Sem
ator Nathan Con- and Warden M. q.
White, each of whom are shown to
have contributed $1,000. while Gov
ernor Hatfield gave $500. In addi-
tion these men and other state Off
cials who stumped the state paid
their own expenses.
The Fayette county committee is
shown to have received the largest
contribution from the state commit
tee, getting $500. Marshall county
received $500 and other counties one
and two hundred dollars, while many
did not receive any assistance from
the state committee. The greater
amount was paid for publicity pur.
poses and clerical force at the head.
quarters.
Harvey W. Harmer. Progressive
candidate for Congress in the First
district, gives his expenses. pursuant
| to section IT'S of the Code, al
$414.25. OF this amount. $3.50 wa
! paid to the Progressive Congression
al: comm ittee, while $40. was contrib
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
Who in Their Fright Make
Frantic Efforts to Break Out
of Their Asylum.
GREAT STRUGGLE ON AGAIN
Sound of Heavy Cannonading
is Being Heard at Point
Swiss Frontier.

BERNE, via Paris, Dec. o. The
sound of heavy cannonading in upper
Alsace has been heard as far as Basel
and other locations near the Swiss
frontier. The main struggle between
the French and Germans is around
Altkirch and Damerkirch.
The imates Of large inadhouses
near Sennheim, more than 400 in
number, were so frightened by the
roaring of the gun that they became,
frantic and tried to break out OF the
asylum. The German authorities
We're Obliged to convey all of them to
Muelhausen.
A newspaper despatch states that
the Germans are mounting guns be-
fore the city hall and church at Col
mar with the object OF forcing the!
French to lombard the town in the
hope that the population will be thus
turned against the French. .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
AT Some Points the Fight is Be-
ing Waged Holly with Allied
Forces Advancing.
SIGNAL ADVANCE IS MADE
BY the French North of the Lys
French Statement Issued
Today Declares.
tsY ASSOCIATED rsr.s,

PARIS. Dec. 5.-The official
French communication given out in
Paris this afternoon says that north
of the Lys the French troops have
made progress, advancing at one
point for a distance of 500 yards.
The French resisted successfully
German efforts with heavy artilld's
to drive them back Rheims again
has been bombarded and the French
heavy artillery has been used with
success against the earth positions of
the enemy. In the Argonne the fight
ing is being waged hotly. The COM
municatlon follows:
TO the north of the Lys we have
made perceptible progress. Our in
sfantry making it's attack at daybreak
occupied in one operation two lines
OF entertainments. The advance here
was of 500 yards. a part of the him.
let of Weidendorf, one lsilometer to
the northwest of Langemarck, has re-
mained in our possession. In front
of Poesele halfway between Dixmude
( = "a Co VIC tOOh pusoSSoIOA VII lIS
right bank of the canal of house
belonging to ferrymen. The occupa-
tion of which has been disputed spir-
itedly for a month. The enemy en-
deayored but without success to COM
pei us by the means of violent at
tacks with heavy artillery to evacuate
the conquered ground. In the re-
gion of Arras and in Champagne
there have been intermittent cannon
ades from one side and the other.
Rheims has been bombarded with
particular severity. On our part we
have destroyed with our heavy artil-
lery several earth Notifications of
the enemy In the Argonne the
contest continues to be vI'y hotly
waged. We have occupied several
trenches and repulsed all counter at
tacks. In Lorraine and in A,sace
there is 1pthing Of importance to re-
port
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
STATEMENTS FIL ed
SHOWING EXPENSES

uted to the Harrison county Progress
sive committee. The sum. OF 81 was;
paid C. W. Thomas on October 80,
for cleaning out court house. He
does not show whether any one con-
tributed toward his expenses.
Charles ]. Shuck, Progressive cau-
didate for congressnan-at-large.
says no expense was incurred by him
in securing the nomination. His eS-s
penses were borne by George A.
Laughlin, whose contribution was
$50, and james c. Sill, chairman Of
the Ohio county Progressive commit
tee, with a contribution Of 500. or.
a total of $50.
II had no expenses Of any, kind or
character except railroad fare and
hotel bills in making canvass OF the
state. which said expenses amount
ed to $780,"
George 1. Neal, Democratic candi-!
date for. Congress in the Fifth dis
trict, gives an itemized statementS
showing the expenditure Of $1,000
for the nomination and $2,S21.10 In
the campaign following his nominas
tion. He states, however, that In his
opinion about 5000 OF the expendi=
lures shown by him are really not
chargeable to his campaign expenses
but rather to the senatorial and state
campaign but that he includes u IN
his report. s
Among the receipts shown by Mr.
Neal is contribution Of $1,000 from
C. L. Shaver. II Is the greater pnf
tion OF this contribution that Neal
states is rightfully chargeable to the
state and senatorial campaign 81
stead OF his own The next larkeBt
contributor to his expenses was q R,
Buckingham with 5000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
BY THE FRENCH
WITH SUCCESS
MANDATE
In the Lucas Crews Case in the
Supreme Court at Charles
ton is Sent Here.

The mandate of the state supreme
court in the case Of Basil II. Lucas
against the board of election van
yassers of this county in his contest
with j. j. Crews for election as coun-
ty clerk. in which writ of mandamus
was refused Lucas by the higher
court. has been received here. The
mandate shows that the writ was re-
fused and 1T requires Lucas to pay
the costs of the proceedings. The de-
cision gives Crews the office of county
clerk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
TWO YEARS
In State Prison Given Man by
Court for Wounding His
Wife with Gun.

In the criminal court Saturday Alex
Meg was given two years in the pen
itentiary for wounding his wife, Rosa
Meg, in the hip with a gun.
Thomas Mills, convicted of violating
the prohibition law, was sentenced to
serve six months in Jail and on the
roads and to. pay a fine of 800 and
costs.
Clarence Matheny got twelve
months in jail and on the rodas and
a fine of $lOO as an agent for house
of bad repute.
Two indictments against Edward
Hale, railroad conductor. were
quashed as they did not state that the
alleged violations were in Harrison
county. They charged delivery of
liquor without taking receipts for the
same.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
ANNU AL MEMORIAL
SERVICES TOMORROW
viii Be Held by the Local Lodge
of Elks in the Robin
son Grand.

The Hon. John Calvin, of Cincin.
natl, = past grand exalted ruler OF
the Elks' order. will arrive here To-
night and deliver the oration al the
sixteenth annual memorial services
of Clarksbur Lodge to be held in the
Robinson Grand theater al $3.50
O'clock Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Calvin was grand exalted ruler when
the Clarksburg lodge sas instituted
in May, 1899. He is brilliant
will be an eloquent one.
nj The lodge members will meet IN
their lodge room at o'clock shari
to go the the theater Owing to lin.
tied seating capacity children will
not be admitted TO the services.
The program will be as follows:
Prelude-Cadenza orchestra, James
Jelley. director
Opening memorial exercises. 49,.
Exalted Ruler j. S. Ston'
Solo-I am Pilgrim"...J. NJ. ShinE
Responsive service. Officers OF lo6sS
Opening Ode. -. .Orpheus Octette
Invocation. ......
s5, -. The Rev Charles b. Mitchell
Come, Ye Disconsolate!". $50. =
.Orpheus Octettt
"Thanatopsis". Samuel r. Bentle.
One Sweetly Solem Thought.
.0rpheus OctettS
Memorial adderss .....,...
Tho Hon. John Calvin
why Do We Shrink?". ......
.............. .orpheus Octettt
Closing exercises. .,.........
......,... Officers of the Lodge
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
Tunnel BLOWN UP
AS Result Of Which Communi.
cation between Servia and
Roumania is Severed.
t.Y .,seel.r,p .r,.,,

AMSTERDAM, via London. Dec. 5.
The great tunnel near Tekila has
been blown UP by dynamite thus Sc
verin communication between Servia
and Romania according to advices
from Nish. The passage of Russian
transports along the Danube there
fore becomes impossible.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
ADVANCE STOPPED
With a Violent Attack of Forces
Covering Servian Retreat
before the Austrians.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-An official re.
port from Vienna admits that the ad-
vance of the Austrian,s has been pre-
vented by the violent attack of strong
hostile forces covering the Servian re-
treat. No hint is given as to the
identity of these forces but the opin-
ion is expressed in London that Rus
sian aid has reached the sorely press.
ed Serbs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
suNFlsH
Are TO Be Sent by the. Government 10
DR.. Warner Here.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. So.
The Bureau of Fisheries has promised
a liberal supply of sunfsh 10 5on-
eressman Neely, to be sent to VI. ",
Warner, at Clarksburg. Mr.. Neely was
at first told that the allotment Tor
1914 had been completed and that Mr..
Warner would have to wait until 1915
but on account of the personal in.
terest taken in the matter by Mr.
Neely the rule was waiced aud the
supply was ordered sent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
BOMBS DROPPED
BY Hostile Ayiators in Neigh
borhood of Freiburg North
of Swiss Frontier.

BERLIN, via London, Dec. o.-Hos-
tile aviators dropped four bombs this
afternoon in the neighborhood OF
Freiburg in. Baden not far. north Of
the Swiss frontiers The intention OF
the aviators apparently was to de-
stroy the railroad bridge there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
Liner DISABLED
BY a Storm That is Sweeping
over England and isin
Distress Now.
tsY ASSOCIATED .Erss,

LONDON, Dec. 5-The Booth
Steamship Company's liner. Antony,
bound from Liverpool for Para, has
been disabled by the storm new
sweeping over England and is in
distress fifty miles north of the Liz
ard. The captain OF a local steamer
received the signal, Want immediate
assistance" but was unable to help
the Anton, his own vessel being short
of coal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
MEXICAN PLAN
To Destroy a British Owned
Railroad by Blowing Up Ger
tain Tunnels of Same.
10y ASSOCIATED rsKss,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador.
informed the state department today
OF despatch from the British charge
in Mexico City, saying reports were
current that General Carranza was
planning to destroy the British owned
railroad between Vera Cruz and Mex
leo City by blowing up certain tun-
nels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
SIMPSON FIRE
Which Destroyed New High
School Building to Be Inves-
tigated by Detectives.

GRAFTON, Dec. Private de-
tectives will be engaed to investigate
the fire supposed to have been OF
incendiary origin, which destroyed
the new $4,000 high sch..Sl build
ing at Simpson last night. The old
school building was destroyed by
fire less thar year ago under pecu-
liar circumstances.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
VISIT BOTTLE PLANT.

U. b. Williams. of Grafton. Balti-
more and Ohio railroad division su-
perintendent- and NJ. l.. Owens. OF
Toledo, o., head of the Owens Bot
tie Company. visited the Owens bot
tie plant here Saturday and held a
conference with Gorge w. Dudde-
rar, secretary fthe board OF trade,
concerning transportation and rate
matters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-05
lTALY'S ATTITUDE
OF MUCH CONCERN
MAGISTRATE RECOVERING.

Magistrate G. H. Gordon was able
to be in his court Saturday for the
first Ii m Observation-Disclosures
first time in week. He is recoE-
ering fro man attack of rheumatism
which kept him confined to his home
on Locust street during that time.