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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08
ColeWon Fight
In Clarksburg
MOST OF REPUBLICAN TICKET
ELECTED BY REDUCED
nr MAJORITIES.

CLARKSDURG; April .lS!.EThe re-
suits Of yesterdays election arc given
below:
For Mayor.
Cole. Republican, 1883: l.. a.
johnson. Democrat. 1883: Coles ma
jority. so.
For Chief of Police.
Drookes. Republican. 1878: Doug.
las. Democrat. 1876; Brookes' ma
iority. l43.
For City Clerk.
w. Il. johnson. Democrat, 1898;
Shields 1888. Johnson's majority,
SO.
For Collector.
Rady. Democrat, 1860: Flanagan,
Republican. 1867: Rady's majority
2O3.
For Assessor.
Williams, Democrat. 1886: Owens,
Republican, l194: Williams ma.
jority 2.
For Supt. of Streets.
Bradioru, democrat, l2"7; Doyle
Republican, 1888; Bradford's ma
jority. 50.
For Supt of Water Works.
Brooks. Republican, 1344; Tim
bcrlakc. Democrat, rIG7. Drookci
majority lit.
For School Gommrsiorer. ~
Taylor, Republican. 1929; Sloaf
Democrat, 1923; Taylor's majority
For Council.
First ward-Flahcrty, Democrat
2s5. Kearns. Republican. ia.
Second ward-smith, Democrat
244;' Thompson, Republican. 244-
| tied.
Third ward-swiger. Republican
311; Parsons. Democrat, 2O2.
Fourth ward-Sutton, Democrat
322. Hartncss. Republican. 200.
Fifth ward-Brown. Democrat
271: Conway. Republican, 271-
tied.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08
VILLA EITHER INSPIRED OR PUT
FEAR INTO HIS FAITHFUL
FOLLOWERS.
RAW SOLDIERS WERE EASILY
TURNED BACK FROM FIGHT
INTO JAWS OF DEATH.
THE C0NsTITUTI0NALIsTs WERE
WILLING TO VENTURE ALL
FOR THEIR LEADER.

BY ASSOCIATED pGrss.l
Ell PAso. April S.-SRecounting
the salient facts OF the successful
Constitutionalist campaign against
Torreon are multitude Of incidents
hardly less interesting" said Assoei-
ate Press correspondents who accom-
panied Cen. Villa and who have
reached FL Paso. ~
what struck Us chiefly was the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08
Height Wins
Negro. Freedom

. CHICAGO. April S.-His unusual
iicight yesterday saved Long Tom,
a negro, from being sentenced to a
term in the House OF Correction on
a minor charge. A tape measure
proved that Tom was Z feet IL inches
tall.
mo, Judge" said Long Tom when
arraigned in the Morals Court, 81
didn't do anything wrong. 1 have
led an honest life, because II / did
anything wrong l couldn't escape II
l went to the end of the world. j
couldn't disguise myself" The Judge
dismissed Long Tom, who said be
had no other name.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08
The Weather

West Virginia and Western Penn
sylvania-local snow and much cold
eri tonight; Thursday fair in west;
local snow and colder in east portion,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08
AGED COUPLE TAKE
THEIR OWN LIVES

NEW YORK, April S.-De-
spondcnt because they believed
they were burden TO their
grandchildren Jacob Paccis,
70, and his wife, IS, committed
suicide today by hanging them
selves in the home of their
grandson, George, on First
avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08

\ Mrs. George DeBolt has been in
New York for several days the guest
Of her sister, Mrs. James Edwin.
watson. : & }
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08

Mrs. Gordon Davis OF Bellview, /.
Il at her home with measles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-08

{ CONTINUED on PA0E ftyE.)
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
WHY HELGIANs FELL BACK.

Washington, D. Can official ex-
PLANTATION of the Belgian field army's
backward movement toward Antwerp
was given in the following cablegram
from London, made public by the
British Embassy:
1.-THE Belgian field army, being based
on Antwerp, has fallen back in that
direction in order to cover it's COM
nrunication with that fortress. In anti.
cipation that this might become neces-
sary, the seat of government had al
ready been transferred from Brussels
to Antwerp.
Gas Brussels is an undefended city
and no longer the seat of government
the fact that the Germans may have
occupied it is not of great Importance.
Moreover, the present position of the
Belgian field army is a menace to the
right flank of any further German ad
vance westward"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
GERMAN WAR BOOK
IS AID TO FOES
Take Advantage Of Bernhardi's
Strategy Treatise.
WATCH 0UTFLANKING MOVES
Teutonic Principle Is to Attack All
the Time With. Superior Force
and "oVerlap" - Stories
of Refugees.

London.-There is the best reason
for believing that the Anglo-Franco-
Belgian armies will take full advantage
of the candid exposition of German
military strategy contained in the book
written by General Bernhard of Ber-
lin, writes Edward P. Bell to the Chi
cago News. The German principle,
according to this authority, is to at
tack all the time in superior strength
and always to overlap" In other
words, the Germans, said General
Bernhard, when the war with France
came. would hurl themselves with ir-
resistible force against certain points
In the French line Of defense and at
the same time outfiank the enemy on
the north and south.
Allies Watch Flank Moves.
The allies are especially vigilant in
watching for these outflanklng or en-
veloping movements. They have every
confidence that their center of defense
is proof against any assault however
formidable. The allies expect to stand
firm against the invaders, permitting
them to break wave on wave against
the line of forts, guns, rifles and noun
tains until they are seriously shattered
and wasted and until the Russians de-
mand attention on the east.
Then the defensive armies expect to
issue from their trenches, earthworks
and mountain covers and take the
offensive. The object of this offensive
will be to seize sufficient territory to
compel the Germans, hard pressed as
they are expected to be by the Rus
SLAMS, to conclude a peace which will
be regarded by the democratic nations
as safeguarding Europe from the perils
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28

of an aggressive war for at least a
century.
Even If the Germans bread through
the line of the allies or turn it on the
north or the south they will not find
the roads to Paris unobstructed The
allies are not likely to put all their
money on one card, strong though that
card may be. The roads to Paris are
guarded by growing forces which at
present will not take any part in the
fighting. The battle line from Hol-
land to Switzerland is merely the first
barrier the Germans must clear.
Chicagoan Tells of Trip.
Louis A. Dumond, the, Chicago
municipal investigator, has reached
London after fortnight of interest
ing and severe experiences in Ger
many and Belgium.
August 3, while was in Hamburg,
the army began to mobilize" said Mr..
Dumond. Troop trains were running
In all directions and the regular SEIZED
ules were reduced hourly. The Amer
lean consul advised me to leave i'm
mediately and escape to London by
way of Belgium. l left Hamburg the
same afternoon and was due on the
Belgian frontier at 1890 a. m. The
train was delayed at every station and
at Cologne we were forced to wait two
hours. We reached the German from
tier town of Herbesthal at ten o'clock
the next morning
There we found that the Germans
had violated the neutrality Of Belgium
and were marching in the direction of
Liege. The Belgians had destroyed
the railroad from Herbesthal to Yer
viers, which place managed to reach.
The trains had stopped running and it
was impossible to return to Germany,
as Americans had been ordered to
leave that country.
Says Roads Were Blocked.
Il made numerous attempts to get
through Liege ahead of the German
army, but was unsuccessful, either be-
cause the roads were blocked or was
turned back by German bayonets. The
banks were closed and no shops, no.
tells or business men would cash
checks, recognize letters Of credit or
trust any one. English and American
travellers had little Belgian money and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
NEW ATTACK ON DIEsT.

Brussels, via Paris.-The Germans
made new attack on Diest, according
to press dispatches. After pillaging
the railway depot they bombarded the
town, from which all the inhabitants
had fed.
when the Germans brought their
heavy artillery into play in front Of
Louvain the Belgian troops decided to
evacuate the place in order to save
the beautiful and historic city from de.
struction. Therefore they took up
strong positions on the road to Brus-
sells.
1.-THE German losses around Louvain
were terrible. The Germans still per-
sist in advancing in close formation,
whereupon the Belgian machine guns
sweep them down like ninepins."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
GERMANS RusHINe TROOPS.

London.-Telegrap from Rozen-
daal, Holland, the correspondent of the
Central News says
There is no doubt that a big battle
Is now in progress in the neighborhood
of Charleroi, Belgium The Germans
are rushing troops in that direction.
Only 5000 troops are left in Brussels.
which is more completely isolated
than Liege.
'The Germans have occupied all the
villages between Louvain and Alost
in order that the passage of their
main army across Belgium may not
be interrupted. There are no Ger
mans, except scouting patrols, around
Client"
The Germans are moving rapidly
southwark from Brussels in an effort
to strike into France, according to the
Ostend correspondent of the Daily
Mail, who says:
1.-TWO German columns are marching
south toward Valenciennes, one by
way of Ninove Grammont and Ath;
the other by way of Hal, Braine-le-
Conte and Mons"
A dispatch to the Havas Agency
from Ostend says bloody fighting is
reported to have occurred at Luttre
and that an important battle is raging
in the province of Hainault
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
RUSSIANS MAKE GAINS.

London. - In dispatch from st.
Petersburg the correspondent of the
Reuter- Telegram Company says that
the Russian general advance, both on
Austria and Germany, is progressing
without interruption.
A big cavalry engagement Of the
northern army on Friday was severe
blow to the Germans in East Prussia.
An entire German battery was cap
tured. Aviators are throwing bombs
on the German intrenchments and
military buildings.
Three Austrian army corps are en-.
gagged in the Austro-Servian theatre OF
war. They are wedged in the junction
of the Drina and Yadal rivers. In a
battle of four days duration the Ser
VANS captured go Austrian guns.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
ANTWERP IN STATE OF SIEGE.

Antwerp.-This city is in a state of
siege. All foreigners will be asked to
leave as soon as possible. King Albert
and the general staff are now here.
The forts are all manned and the civil
guard has been directed to act under
orders from the military
Fast channel steamers have been re-
Questioned to carry the non-combat-
ants to places of safety either in Eng
land or France. While details of the
defense methods are withheld, it can
be stated that all of the original plans
are being carried out.
(Note-While the censor eliminated
any further details on this point, it is
known that the defense plans called
for the flooding of certain sections of
the approaches to the forts to depth
of between two and three feet, depth
sufficient to prevent the bringing up
of artillery and yet not deep enough
to permit the enemy to use boats.)
There is grave doubt whether the
German plans consider any serious
siege of Antwerp. The defenses of
the city are considered impregnable.
There are three lines of forts. The
entire approach from the land is care
fully guarded, while British or French
warships can be sailed directly up the
Scheldt to aid in the defense. But
the very fact that it would require a
lengthy siege to take the city, if it
could be taken, which all Belgian Off
Gals deny, is expected to prevent
any formidable German movement
against it.
The General Staff believes that all
the Germans will do will be to post a
force sufficiently strong to hold the
Belgian army in Antwerp, thus protect
ing it's flank from attack, while the
main body of the German army con-
tinues to press southwark.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28

"The Belgian papers because of the
rigid censorship have ceased to be
sources of war news. They are pub
fishing chiefly local matters uncon-
nected with the war. The mails also
are being held up.
IAN order has just been issued pro-
hibiting the granting of further mill
tary passes to newspaper men or
others, and without these it is impos-
sible for correspondents to go outside
the city.
TIE populace does not appear un-
duly excited over the prospect of fight
ing in their streets. The crowds seem
placid and the people are attending to
their business as usual.
Hot Fighting At Aerschot.
A dispatch from Client, Belgium,
says:
1.-The fighting at Aerschot was ex-
tremely hot The appearance of two
German aviators was the first intima-
ton that the Germans, who had been
repulsed on the previous evening, in
tended to renew the attack.
Flying low, the German aviators
surveyed the position and then re-
turned to report.
"Soon afterward the German in
fantry, supported by machine guns
and artillery, opened a fierce attack.
"The Belgians were outnumbered.
but put up desperate resistance. The
troops on both sides fought like
demons and the battle soon became
a veritable butchery.
Two Belgian regiments, which al
ready had distinguished themselves in
the forts of Liege, held the invaders
in check for two hours.
Both sides were losing heavily
when the retreat was sounded"
Charged with Massacring Population.
A dispatch from Brussels says:
The Germans in strong force, most
ly cavalry and artillery, entered Tirele-
mont.
THE big guns shelled the place,
while the cavalry played at war by at
lacking the flying, panic-stricken
populace, shooting and sticking them
at random.
About five miles from the town two
trains were made up and fully 1000
refugees got away. So swift and ter
rible had been the onslaught of the
Germans that in fight for their lives
men, women and children left every
thing behind. Never have seen such
a picture of woe as that presented by
a group composed of peasant woman
and five children standing bewildered
in the square, crying as though their
hearts would break The woman said:
"'They shot my husband before my
eyes and trampled two of my children
to death
1.-THE last glimpse that the refugees
had of Tirelemont showed smoke and
flames in different quarters of the
town."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
GERMANS GAIN GROUND.

Paris.-An official communication
received here from Brussels, says:
1.-THE Germans have gained ground
on both banks of the River Mouse and
are in contact with the armies of the
allies.
"The enemy, finding the routes to
the southwark strongly held by the
French and Belgians, discovered an
opening to the north. This may en-
tirely change the strategy on both
sides.
1.-THE Belgians, having held the in
vaders in check for 15 days, have done
all that could be expected. Belgian
strategy will now be merged into the
general plan Of the allied armies.
"The retrograde movement does not
mean defeat"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28

most of us had to rent the cheaDest
kind of rooms and buy food in the
shops, thus living on a few cents
day. The Germans seized Verviess
suppressed the newspapers and sub
jected the inhabitants to strict control
Every window facing the street had
to be closed. The houses were sbut
and In the evening nobody was al
lowed on the streets.
Prevented From Leaving the CITY.
For many days every one was pre-
vented from leaving the city. Horses
automobiles and every other means of
conveyance were appropriated by the
Germans unless the owners could show
credentials from the German army
The Belgian citizens were reduced to
state of terror. Cannonading began
at noon, August 4, and was incessant
day and night, rain or shine. Houses
trembled, windows ratified and at first
it was impossible to sleep because of
the noise. Afterward we got quite
used to the uproar.
81 saw 1000 or 5000 Belgian prison.
ers marched through the streets of
Verviers and it was pitiful to watch
the crowds of relatives, fathers, moth
ers, wives and sweethearts running
beside the prisoners trying to throw
bread and cigars to them. The cap
tives we're not given time to catch
the gifts, but we're ruthlessly hurried
on by the German soldiers. We Amer
leans sympathized heartily with the
from Liege told us that the Germans
had taken three forts, caused a small
fire in the city and captured $500 pris-
onerS.
Citizens Shot at Llege.
August IA party consisting of two
other Americans, myself and two Eng.
lishmen and Frenchman obtained
from the German commandant passes
to return to Herbesthal on the way to
AK la Chapelle. Armed with these, We
attempted to get conveyance to the
German frontier, but the cab drivers
were so terrified that we tried five diff
ferent men before we found one with
sufficient nerve to take US. Even then
was compelled to conduct the driver
to the German commander to get a
paper guaranteeing the safety of the
cabman, his horse and his vehicle Our
horse was so old that we had to walk
up the hills. The age of the beast, the
driver said, was the only thing that
kept the Germans from taking it.
While we were in Liege several
citizens were shot because of remarks
they made to German officers and sol
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28

diers. Apart from this the Germans
appeared to treat the citizens well and
paid for their supplies. The larger
portion of the population who work in
the wooden mills are reduced almost
to starvation. The Germans buy most
Of the meat, bread and other supplies,
and no supplies can be brought in
from the outside.
AT -Herbesthal we were searched
and examined by German officers, and
were then allowed to take a military
train to AK la Chapelle, from which
place we got cab to the Dutch from
tier At the village of Baaz they told
us that we could get train to Mas.
tricht On arriving there we found
the Dutch army modified, practically
all the trains used for soldiers and the
main roads and bridges blockaded to
resist an army of 10000 German SOL
diers just outside.
I'VE deemed it inadvisable to wait
at Maastricht for possible train, and
the next day we hired an automobile.
This broke down at ten o'clock that
night. The chauffeur worked frantic
ally two hours to repair the machine,
but at midnight announced that it was
impossible to run on account of fiat
tire. Finally he consented to go on.
Left Stranded In Auto.
AT l a. m. we were still twelve
miles from Helder, whittier we were
going. The chauffeur stopped in the
village of Durne. He refused to bulge
and left US stranded in the middle OF
the road while he reused nearly every
one in the village in search of a horse
and carriage. He returned in an hour
or so and announced that it was i'm
possible to reach Helder, and that we
must spend the night in Durne. The
next morning we got train from
Durne to Rotterdam. We found that
city flooded with Americans from all
parts Of Europe, most OF them pos
sessed of only the clothes they were
wearing. The next morning we caught
train to Flushing, and thence came
on a crowded boat to England.
German officers in Liege assured
us that they had captured the forts
driven the Russians back on the east
ern frontier and would be in Paris IN
two weeks.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
GERMANS ADVANCING.

London.-That the great German adj
vance is being pushed with vigor and
determination can be safely asserted,
judging from the intelligence permitted
to the outside world. On both banks
of the Mouse the Germans are crowd
ing southwark toward the intrenched
French Army waiting to stem their
progress toward Sedan and Paris.
Is Miles From Sedan.
The invaders already have reached a
line between Dinant and Neufachateau,
the latter point being less than Is
miles from Sedan as the crow flies.
To the northward their advance troops
have reached the River Dyle, near
Malines, almost midway between Brus-
sells and Antwerp.
Before this northward rush the Bel
gian forces are retiring on Antwerp.
No Resistance offered.
Before the occupation of Brussels
the burgomaster ordered the civic
guard to disarm.
The following information was given
out by the official bureau:
1.-THE Belgian field army, confronted
by superior numbers, has fallen back.
1.-THE Belgian troops have admirably
performed their duty In delaying the
hostile advance and enabling the Allies
to complete their concentration"
Hospitals Full of Wounded.
A dispatch from Brussels says:
1.-THE war evidently is rapidly draw
ing nearer this city. Already four
hospitals are filed with wounded sol.
diers. German aeroplanes have been
seen scouting above the city after
shutdown.
German cavalry is reported fire..
quently in the region on the farther
side of the forest of Soignes, which
TANKS the city. This forest is the
point from which the attack is most
likely to come, in the opinion of many
here, and a network of trenches has
been thrown up along the woods. The
trenches are occupied by burghers and
few civil guards.
"The forest of Soignes, which is to
the southeast of Brussels, extends in
the direction of Wavre, where severe
fighting has been reported.
Tells OF 5000 German Dead.
Trustworthy reports have just been
received of an engagement near
Charleroi 1t is claimed by the Bel
gians that 5000 Germans were killed
| in this battle.
1.-THE censorship here is now SC
strict that no news of the war is going
out of the city except by courier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28
SUNK BY FRENCH SHELL.

London.-Official news from Paris
gives further details of the encounter
in the Adriatic about a week ago
which resulted in the loss of the Aus.
trian battleship Zrynyi, a vessel of
over $4,000 tons and crew of 857
men.
The Zrynyi was struck by a shell
from French warship. This projec.
tile exploded in her magazine and
damaged her so badly that she found
cred in few minutes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-28

German Embassy here received re-
port on the dispatch from German Off
Gals in New York.
At the embassy it was regarded as
opening a new and important phase,
as chief interest thus far had been
conferred on the operations in Belgium,
whereas this indicated extensive Ger
man operations south of Belgium in
the region along the Franco-German
frontier, between Metz and the Vosges
Mountains, one of the notable scenes
of conflict of the Franco-Prussian
War