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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
FRENCH ADVANCES ARE
CLAIMED BY THE FRENCH
,sv AssaelA1tp .n.a,,

PARIS, Dec. 10-The day Nof De-
cember 8 passed quietly in Belgium
as we'll in the vicinity of Arras ac-
cording to the official statement given
out this afternoon The statement
claims French advances at several
points on the extended battlefront
and makes no mention Of any re-
verses. For instance, near LeQuesnoy
gains OF from 200 to 60 yards were
made; in the Aisne and on the heights
Of the Meuse the French artillery
mastered the batteries of the enemy
and near Rheims French cannon COM
PEELED the evacuation of trenches.
Counter attacks were repulsed near
Pertfe and in the Argonne. In the
latter locality new trenches were
taken by the French. The communi-
cation follows: =.
''The day OF December Q passed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
oLARKsBVRa. v. yA,. THURsDAY IDE0EaBER I9I4
NE w POWER PLANT
/. READY IN FEBRL LlARY Y

posed Of three 1250-kilowatt engines,
with completed foundation for an adj
|ditional IL -kilowatt engine. It Is
SO arranged that sir additional en-
gines can be installed II required.
1t is not the intention Of the COM
pany to abandon the 3000-kilowatt
steam turbine plant at Jayenne. The
plan is to put 1t in the best condition
to provide against breakdowns and
for other emergencies and reserve
uses, thereby insuring the service
under alI,conditions for the operation
of the traction lines and for lighting
and power contracts. s.'
Though water conditions at the
present Jayenne plant have been nor
NAL since the middle of November,
and probably will remain satisfactory.
so far as impurities are concerned,
until the drouths Of next summer may
again render 1t unfit for use, the trac-
tion company officials have anhcipat-
ed all possible contingencies that
might impair the service. A large
force has been working day and night
since September Installing the new
plant.
The building is OF concrete con-
|struction, 72x211 feet, and is one Of
the most substantial of its kind used
anywhere. The installation Of the
huge gas engines to supply power in
troduced in that section by the Con-
solidation Coal Company and the trac-
tion company marks a distinct ad-
vance over the old method of steam
mower. With the abundance of natur-
al gas in the region, the plants requir-
ing great power will not likely again
go back to steam after their recent
experience with drouth.
The Monongahelia Valley Traction
Company has been a potent influence
in developing the section of West
Virginia 1t trayerses. The system
comprises 102 miles Of single track
and 1t .penetrates three counties
Marion, Harrison and Lewis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
is Greatas Shown by Letter By
Attorney Harvey f Smith
to Chairman BoehIll.

Appreciation Of the new iire 81
ton on Linden avenue Is expressed by
many residents of the eastern x
ton of the city, and the improvement
IS generally commented on as quito
satisfactory. That 1t was i0nF
needed no one doubts. The follow
ing letter from Attorney Harvey
Smith, a townsman In that Section
OF the City. has been received hy the
chairman of the committee. express
ing appreciation of the actio taken
and assuring all possible co-opels
Clnrksburg, w. vi,
December 2. 4
Thomas Boehm, Chairman,
o32 Preston street,
Clarksburg, w. Va.
Dear Sir:
! observe that on the 25th day 0e
November, Fire Station No. 2 WnI
installed on Linden avenue. Il
resident OF the East End, I feel tiitf
thus action will furnish much naedS
projection to our property. The
council has talked about giving Id
this station for so long that We AZ
most despaired Of ever getting &C.
You will perhaps recall that taxes
which were assessed to establish
station have twice been divert ed
to other ,iises. There are times in,
der conditions in this city that ia
payers feel that they are not quite
getting very much In return for
their taxes paids l recently paid
about $420 taxes Such improve-
ments tend to relieve the tension.
\ want to express my marked a
probation to you and your associatas
for this element Of relief. / wish flie
department success and will do any
thing that I can to assist the local
men. or the committee.
Very truly yours, "A
HARVEY +. SMITH a;l
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
AFRICAN LION
Is Seen Roaming in the Noun
tains Near Keyser by Meth
odist Preacher.

I KEYsER, Dec. 10.-Reports are
current that a real African lion Is
roaming the mountains near Keyser.
The Rev. John A. Shockey, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Elk Garden, says he saw. the animal
IN the middle Of the road between
Gross and Shaw A party of Keyser
persons declare they saw the animal
at a slaughterhouse on the road be-
tween Keyser and. Piedmont. 1t is
believed to have escaped from a cir
Gus.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
RAIL WAY CUTTING
ITS FORCES DOWN

operating officer
. Sweeping retrenchments are being
made over the entire system in an
apparent effort to keep the cost OF
operating the property sufficient
Per cent below gross revenues to earn
enough money to meet fixed charges
and pay the usual dividend.
Three train despatchers are to be
transferred from Grafton to Lum-
berDort, where three operators ser
vices will be dispensed with, lie de-
spatchers doing not only the Work OF
the despatchers but also that of OPP
orators. The same number Of de-
spatchers will probably be sent from
Grafton to Weston. where they will
take the place OF three telegraph OPP
orators. Similar transfers in other
sections are either taking place or
are under contemplation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
EDISON TO REBUILD
BIG PLANT a e ONCE

Of Thomas A. Edison they began
tearing down the concrete wallis
which had to be removed Mliiie the
embers were cooling. Imhedfate
steps to rebuild have been taken.
At least one man perished IN the
flames This became known today.
with the finding Of charred .body i'll
the ruins of the iiim house, where
the explosion occurred, which star
ed the. blaze. Two otlier mep. both
worhmen, were reported missing
The flames were beaten back ff0m
the laboratory and workshop of MI
Edison. where were stored ifnumera-
BILE records and material gathered
from every corner Of the world the
result Of more than thirty years 6l
the inventor's efforts. AT the height
.of the fire 3 force of men. NJ hove.
the most valuable secords TO Nt.
Edispn's home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
Loss by Fire Amounts to ST.,
100000 and at Least One
Life is Believed Lost.

WEST ORANGE. N. u, Dec. To-
When the FIRE which swept the ten
acre manufacturing plant of the
Thomas A. Edison Companies here
was extinguished today ! hurried in
ventory Of the damage developed
that eleven of the eighteen buildings
had been destroyed, others had been
damaged and the loss would approx
innate 81. 7.0Q0lD00. Seven thousand
men are employed at the plant and
half Of these. It is estimated, will be
out Of work temporarily.
The entire force of employees was
put to work today removing the de-
brts. Under the active sdpsrsision
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
CONTINUED on page ilye.)
WAR PARTY
And Not People of GermanyRe-
sponsible for War and Object
is to Crush Labor.

AMSTERDAM, via London. Dec. TO-
DR.. Karl Liebknocht. the Socialist
member Of the Reichstag, who was
the only one to vote against the war
credit at the recent session Of the
Reichstag, explained his action In an
article Just published in Berlin. He
says:
This war was not desired by any
OF the peoples affected nor was IL
Nndled to promote the welfare Of the
Germans or any other people. 1t was
created by the common action Of the
German and Austrian war party in
the obscurity Of absolutism and
secret diplomacy in order to antici-
pate their adyersaries. At the same
time the war is Napoleonic attempt
to unnerve and crush the growing Ia
Dor movement" I"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
mental DEPRESSION
Is Said to Be What AiIs Emper.
or William of Germany or
He May Have Fever.

LONDON. Dec. 10.-The reported
illness of Emperor William continues
TO be described. Some dispatches
says 1t is serious and perhaps pneu-
monia, while others declare he is a
victim of mental depression or that
he is suffering from fever, chills and
influenza. About all that is definitely
known beyond the official bulletin.
which admitted that His Majesty is,
suffering from bronchial catarrh, is
that the emperor has returned quiet
ly to Berlin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
Sweeping Retrenchments Are
Being Made by Baltimore &
Ohio All Over System.

A general retrenchment in ex-
penses by the Baltimore. and Ohio
Railroad Company is affecting
!. Clarksburg on account OF reducing
the number OF men employed in the
local yards and reduction OF hours
worked by the remaining force.
After December 15, the position
OF trainmaster will be discontinued
here, and w. M. Haver who has been
trainmaster at Clarksburg since Sep
fAmber, 1913. win return to Newark.
o., and resume his former position
Of assistant trainmaster. This change
viii deprive Clarksburg Of local
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
And Then the Street Car Com.
pany Will Have Overcome
Low Water Annoyance.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 1O.-The Mon.
ongahela Valley Traction Company.
which is controlled by interests iden-
Itified with the Consolidation Coal
Company, and which serves rich
and growing community In Northern
West Virginia. is completing at a cost
of $780, 900 a new power plant which
will be used as an auxiliary to the
steam plant which has been furnish.
ing 1t power with which to operate its
lines.
The Installation Of the new plan,
was made necessary owing to the pol.
luted water supply following the un.
precedented drouth, which made this
water unfit for steam making and cor.
roded the boilers. 1t was new sit.
uation that confronted the manage.
ment for until the long dry spell last
summer and consequent low water IN
the river. which supplied the old
plant, the power generated had al.
ways been sufficient for all needs Of
the company. In the circumstances
the service was impaired and the cost
Of operation became abnormal.
The management lost no time III
putting into effect a plan to overcome
this trouble, and the new power plan
now nearing completion. operated by
gas. is the result. This plant will
furnish sufficient power not only fol
present requirements, but for addi.
tional business that will be brought
to the company by the natural growth
of the territory 1t serves. The f1rst
unit of the new station will go into
operation early in February.
The auxiliary plant is located al
Hutchinson. about midway between
Fairmont and Clarksburg. The trac,
Etion company's new station is com
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
FEIKER pROMOTED.

y PARKERsBURG, Dec. ttSrn6,S
Guy G. Felker, Of Aiartinsburgs con.
nected for q year with the income
tax department of the federal reTehuN.
office here, has been promoted to tEi6
head OF the department and has ass
sumed his new duties.
sent to jail one hour and fined S26
and costs. y, n
Clyde Nutter, awaiting action ol
the next grand jury, was given per
mission to work on the roads:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
turkey WILING
For An Expedition to Be Sent
for the Relief of the People
in Jerusalem.

WASHINGTON, Dec. -0.-Tht
Turkish government through Am
bassador Morgantheau has signified
to thes tate department its willing.
ness that an expedition be sent tc
the relief of the people of Jerusalem
The expedition is being organized by
Hebrew philanthropic societies in
New York, which planned to send a
ship through the Mediterranean tc
Palestine.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
DEAL MADE.

HUNTINGTON, Dec. 10-A deal
whereby the Kenova Lumber and
Supply Company, of Kenova, is taken
over by the Huntington Lumber and
Supply Company. Of this city. and
merged with 1t. has been officially
announced. The Kenova plant Is to
be abandoned. Both concerns have
been considered the largest building
supply houses in that tri-state region.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
ARRIVE AT PEN.

MoUNDSyILLE, Dec. lO.-Havina
pleaded guilty to the robbery of the
postoffice at Deepwell, Nicholas coun-
ity, in 1912, Calvin Gross. alias N. C.
Gross, and hfs brother, Milton L.
Gross, alias Luther Willy. have been
received at the penitentiary here tc
serve sentences OF four years and SIX
months each, imposed by Judge B. F
Keller, OF sthe United States distric!
court at Charleston &
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
GERMANS WINNING
Along with Austrians in the
Battle with the Russians in
South Poland.
snY ssseelArEe. sRrss,

AMSTERDAM. via London, Dec.
10.-According to advices received
here the battle in South Poland is de-
veloping fayorably for the Germans
and Austrians. The Russian forces,
which were originally lined bow
shaped around Cracow, according to
the despatch, have now been repulsed
at both wings.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
APPLEs sHIPPEp.

MART1NsBuRG. Dec. 1o.Local
fruit dealers report a better move
ment of apples to the larger cities
and number Of inquiries for prices
OF stock now held In cold storage in
this section. Several carload lots
have been shipped out during the last
few days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
MRS. SUMMERS DEAD.

FAIRMoNT. Dec. 1o-Mrs. LYDIA
Summers. wife of Herbert r. SUM
mers. widely known fireman on
the Monongah division OF the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. is dead at
her home here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
STAGE MEMS UNION.

HUNTINGTON, Dec. 1O.--stage en-
ployes of Huntington have organized
a local union of the International AL
lance of Theater Stage Employees.
Pete rSchrieber Is president and E.
f. E. Morgareidge secretary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
YOUNG FARArER DEAD.

BIARTINsBURG, Dec. 1o-After
an illness OF half a year. Boyd Pink
erton Kilmer, prominent and wealthy
young farmer, Is dead at his home
on the Tuscarora Grade.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
WANT cHARTER CHANGED.

HUNTINGTON. Dec. 1o-Power.
full business and political influences
are being brought to bear in behalf
of campaign to have Huntington S
bipartisan city charter changed by
the state legislature. soon to meet,
to the partisan form. This faction
declares the bipartisan feature has
been very unsatisfactory and detri-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
TROOPS REVOLT.
On Battlefield in Favor of Ser.
via Confirmed Report by
Prague Correspondent.

: GENEVA, Via Paris, Dec. To-
correspondent at Prague states thai
confirmation has been received there
that the Czech regiment No. 2S, and
the Eighth Landwehr which werS!
serving against Servia revolted on tli8
battlefield The news according u
the correspondent, has. created "
deep impression in Vienna H
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
TAKING WIRES.

nY ASSOCIATED pREss,
LONDON, Dec. 10.-According to
a telegram from Maastricht, Holland,
the Germans are coniscating tele-
phone wires and all copper articles of
domestic use in Belgium.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
ENGINEER DEAD.

BLUEF1EIsD. Dec. TO-. C. P. Evans.
o well known Norfolk and Western
railroad engineer. Is dead after lin.
gering illness Of drcDsy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
To the Commodities Clause Of
the Interstate Commerce
Act of Congress.
ASKS THE CO N GRE SIS
TO Assistin Breaking Up the
"Hard Coal Combination
with Amendments.
~ A.sse,elA1rs rnr,,,

4 4. =
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. To-
Attorney General Gregory made his
first report to Congress today as
head Of the Department of Justice.
He recommended several amend
ments to existing laws and gave a
comprehensive review Of the work Of
the department for the fiscal year.
HIS principal Recommendation was
for an amendment to the commodi-
ties clause OF the Interstate Com
merce act designed to block the way
OF any carrier which seeks to trans
port products over its lines In which
1t mas any interest whatsoever.
Sell Coal Mt Mines.
In asking for such legislation the
attorney general referred to the diff
Guilty the department has encounter
ed In attempting to break up what is
known ah the hard coal combina-
tion" controlling aIlarge part OF the
anthracite fields in eastern Pennsyl-
vania. He told Congress that rail-
roads In that field have met recent
supreme court decisions, interpret
ing the commodities clause, by the
organization Of corporations whose
!. -. - ,' utesi AUulsu ssu faldpy among
slocknollders !. OF the railroad, with
l.s Inanagement dominated by the
raliroad. TO such n ton, he
says, the railroad in question sells
coal at the mines under contract
Wnlcn W, puts the new corporation
largely. il not completely, within
the power OF the railroad" This
plan has been challenged by the gov-
Iernment. 5
recommend. wrote Mr., Greg
ory, AN amendment which will pro-
ntnlt rallroad from transporting in
Interstate commerce articles which
ll manulactured or produced. or
Whlcn were manufactured or pro-
ouced Dy any corporation controlled
ey II OF aMlisted with 1t by having
tne same controlling stockholde ir-
Respective OF whether such railroad
W y. such controlled animated corpora
non .lon mas an interest in the article at
tne uine OF transportation. 1t is
also necessary IL Transportation and
producing are to be completely di-
yorced, that Congress prohibit any
raliroad owned or controlled by a
producing or trading corporation
~ anu not operated merely as plant
facility. from transporting in inter-
state commerce articles produced by
such corporation"
Other Recommendations.
Other recommendations Include:
An amendment making it a federal
crime" to kill an officer Of the
United States engaged in serving or
executing process. and authority for
the use of search warrants in adyer-
tising fraud cases which rely onl the
mails TO attract victims.
documentary evidence" says the
report. "ony procurable by search ~
almost indispensable to convict these
swindlers and protect the victims !:
AS the law now stands, Mr.. Gregor
points out, no authority exists to re-
recover property used for criminal
purposes save on specific conditions
under customs, revenue, Indian
liquor, fishery, interstate commerce.
transportation and obscene litera-
ture cases.
Attorney General Gregory recom-
mends that the power OF federal
grand ittrioc hs ..rIo,,,.,S.l =. ~ 1 ! 49,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
PAW PAW
Is the Only Town in the United
States Entirely Surround
ed by Railroad.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 10.-Paw Paw,
w. Va, is the only town In the Unit
ed States entirely surrounded by
railrtI.d. With the completion OF
the Magnolia cutoff, two double
track lines. of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad pass around Paw Paw. A
complaint about inadequate shipping
facilities is therefore regarded as a
remote possibility.
The town is a typical boom town
in that its growth sas taken plfl:e
since the coming of the railroad con-
struction gangs, numbering several
thousand mEn and their f.rnilies
some eighteen months ago, when the
work was started. The town has de.
sveloped along modern lines under the
direction of railroad engineers who
bored artesian wells to secure pure
water supply, provided school houses
churches and community clubs.
The railroad force is about to
break camp and this big industrial
army which blazed the way of mod
ern progress will move on ito God
knows where" as the poet has writ
ten; but on the other hand many OF
the families win remain permanent
.ly in Paw Paw, so that in after years
their experiences during the days
when the railroad came through will
be a part of the tradition of the
place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
SHRINE SESSIONS
IN LOCAL TEMPLE
of the Local Masonic Order
Largely Attended Are Be-
s.t gun This Afternoon.

5 Nemesis Temple ShTiners are gath.
cred here for ceremonial session
A special train brought more than 100
from Parkersburg at 1 o'clock in the
afternoon. Other trains along with
street cars brought many Masons
from various other points.
The business session began in the
Masonic temple at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. Owing to bad weather, Il
was announctd, the parade had been
abandoned.
lllustrious Potentate l. Wade Coff-
man is the presiding officer and other
officers are at their stations.
An elaborate banquet is scheduled
to be held at $3.50 o'clock this even
ing in the Masonic temple with L. X
Richards head cook, c. D. johnson
head waiter and A. M. T. Cunning
ham stewart. The following will BIZ
the menu:
Oyster Cocktail
Pickles Olive.
! Biplane Of Foul
Gem. Mountain Roast Turkey
Dressing
Mashed Potatoes GRAY,
cranberries celer,
Hot Rolls
Crescent Salad
Ice Cream Caks
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
BLOCK DESTROYED
BY Fire at Cory, Pa, EntaiIinfS
Loss of $4,000 to INera
chants and Others.

CORRY. Pa, Dec. i ife N here
early today destroyed the Cameron
block in the heart OF the business sf,o.
ton entailing loss Of $50, ,O00. !. be-
fective wiring is said to have started
the confiasration. The entire block
was occupied by merchant stores
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10
SOME AllENDM ENTS ARF
DESIRED By Mr.. GRE COR
APPRECIA TON OF
NEW FIRE STA 7IOI
barrassment to investors and to the
unsettled industries Of uew Eng

New Haven Case.
In accordance with that policy
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10

Snow or rain tonight and Thurs,
Somewhat colder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10

Z There Will be "a ceremonial session
at 1880 O'Clock this evening and a
special entertainment at $3.50
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-10

Ice Cream Caks
Cheese Crackers
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-09-11
KILLS BRIDE AND HIMSELF
Former Minnesotan Shoots Fifty.five
Year.oid HeIpmate.

Pasadena, Cal, Sept. S.-After
shooting his bride of three months
through the back of the head as she
stood before a mirror combing her
hair Joseph Morrow, Civil war vet
eran, seventy-three years old, former
ly wealthy farmer at Leroy, Mimi,
calmly turned the weapon on himself,
inf1icting slight wound. With ut
most unconcern he arose. elected the
discharged shells from the revolver,
reloaded it and. kneeling beside the
corpse, sent bullet crashing through
his brain.
His unconscious form fell across the
body OF his bride, where It was found
by police officers after they had been
summoned by neighbors who heard
the shots. ~
1t was CGly three months ago that
Morrow married Miss Frances Nc
Donough, a nurse. who attended his
former wife. She was fifty-hve years
old. 1t was his fourth matrimonial
venture.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-09-11
CHANGE PLAN OF ATTACK
German Forces Alter Their Position
Before Paris

London, Sept S.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Telegram at Pontoise,
in the department of Seine-et-Oise
and nineteen miles northwest of
Paris, commenting upon the change
of the German plans, says:
"The Germans approached so close
to Paris on Saturday that the English
and German cavalry had a skirmish
at Nogent-sur-Seine, about forty miles
southeast of Paris, and the Germans
had reached Trope, southeast of No
gent, but owing to the large additions
to the allies fighting strength, in the
opinion of military men, the Germans
changed their scheme of attack.
Just at the moment when vigor-
GUS attempt to pierce the Paris forti-
fications on the north was expected
the enemy suddenly swung round to
the east, fearful lest repulse on the
north might. jeopardize the safety Of
the troops thrown forward on his
right"