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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
BIG COAL CONTRACT
AWARDED By ITALY
To the Consolidation Coal Com.
pany Says Sherwood Green,
of MorgantoWn.

PARKERSBURG, Dec. 2S-Sher-
wood s.. Green, of Morgantown, who
was in the city yesterday on his way
to Charleston, brought news to the
city of an important Development in
the Fairmont coal district, as an in
cident of the European war.
II was authentically announced SAT-
iurday that the Consolidation Coal
Company, the largest producer OF coal
in West Virginia, and which is the
controlling influence in the Fairmont
Coal Company, has closed a contract
with the Italian government for 3,O00,-
600 tons of coal to be delivered dur
ing the period of the next two years
and to be shipped from the company's s
piers at Baltimore. The deal is so
vast that the Consolidation would
have been unable to swing 1t on the
basis Of quarterly settlement, i'm
posed by the Italian government, ex-
cept through outside aid In, financing
and 1t Is announced that arrangements
have been made to finance the opera
tions through the Federal Reserve
System.
Mr.. Green said that in the Fairmont
Morgantown and Clarksburg regions
the deal was expected to, give great
impetus to industry and particularly
to the mining industry. 1t removes
the Fairmont Coal Company's actiyi-
ties largely from the field Of local
coal trade and will leave that field
open'to the exploitation of the smaller
companies. Mr. Green who Is q
student at Yale, is on his way tc
Charleston to visit his father who
is Prof Henry Green, formerly .oi
the university. and now head Of the
legislative reference bureau in the
department of archives.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28

Ypres we captured one Of the enelpy's
trenches and some dozens of pris-
oners fell into our hands on this oc-
casion. Several violent attacks by
the enemy in the region northwest OF
Arras were repelled. To the south
east of Verdun the enemy repeated
his attacks but they also were without
success. A similar result occurred
when he attempted to recapture a
height west of Senheim for which we
fought yesterday.
There was no news from East
Prussia or from Poland. North OF the
Vistula and on the left bank of the
vistula our attacks are developing,
notwithstanding the very unfavorablc
weather"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
Great Master of Law Answers
the Last Call Of Natures
Great Law OF Life.
GREAT LEGAL CAR:EE &
..0f One of West virainia's Fore
most Lawyers Ended by Visit
of Death Messenger.

The Honorable John Bassel died
at $3.50 o'clock Monday morning at
his home on West Main street. MI (
Basel had been in declining health
for several months and was very low
the two weeks prior to his death. A
complication Of diseases was the iiiis
mediate cause Of his death.
Mr.. Basel is susyived by his sec
ond wife who was Miss Alice Bean
before her marriage to Mr. Bassei d
little more than year ago; a brother,
James Basel, Of Weston; two sons
and five daughters. The sons are
Norval and Edward c. Bassel, both Or
this city. The daughters are Mrs.
John w. Davis, OF Washington, d. O.;
Mrs. Miller S, Gallaher, of Charles
ton; Mrs. Philemon NJ Watson, OF
Indianapolis; and Mrs. w. p. Con and
Miss Cornelia Basel. OF this city. Mr..
Bassel's first wife, the mother Of his
children, was Mrs. Martha Lewis Bas-
sci, half sister of Judge Charles 8.
Lewis, OF this city, now deceased. and
a daughter of Charles Lewis, prom
inent pioneer citizen of Clarksburg.
She died March 10, 1912. Mr.. Basel
Born near Lost Creek in 1S40 Mr..
Basel was "a years Of age. He was
son Of Benjamin Basel, who came
to this section from Conencticut and
settled at Lost Greek.
John Basel was a graduate OF 7
Washington and Jefferson College at
Washington, Pa, and he was admitted
to the Clarksburg bar June s, 1864.
He was member of the constitutions
al convention in 1872 at Charleston.
In the seventies he served q term as
prosecuting attorney of Harrison
county. For many years and, at the
time Of his death he was assistant
counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for several cotin1
ties In this part of the state.
As q lawyer Mr.. Bassel stood at
the head OF the profession. He had
not only profound knowledge Of law
but he was a very able debater and
always conducted his cases with ad-
mirable effectiveness. He was scholar
ly and a splendid historian. He
possessed magnetic personality and
had one Of the most brilliant minds
of men of his day.
Mr. Basel attended services at the
First Presbyterian and Christ EpisS
copal churches.
In point OF membership and age,
Mr.. Bassel was the next Oldest Law
yer at the Clarksburg bar. The legal
fraternity has arranged to hold
meeting at O'clock this evening TO
take suitable action on his death and
to arrange to attend the funeral IN
body.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
DYNAMITE
Used by Enemies of SaIoonist
Nto Get Revenge. and Great.
Damage is Done.


HYMERA, Ind. Dec. 2S-Three
buildings, including two saloons and
"a meat market. were practically de-
molished here by dynamite early TO-
day. A fourth building across the
street from one of the saloons was
wrecked. Flames broke out in the
three buildings following the blast.
Business buildings to the number of
eight dozen suffered from the ex-
plosion. Plate glass windows were
shattered and the fronts OF the
buildings were damaged.
The saloons were owned by Walter
Wilson and Theodore Thompson and
the meat market by A. Emstron.
While the police were without def
nitc clew today they were working
on the theory that enemies of Wilson
were responsible. Wilson was re-
Gently named in affidavits filed before
Justice of the Peace John Watson,
charging him with illegally operating
his saloon. Sheriff Kelly, of Sullivan
county, was informed that covered
automobile was seen hurrying west
toward Shelburn Immediately follow
ing the explosion. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
COLLISION
Of Schooner and Steamer Near
Peaked Hill Bars Off Cape
Cod Occurs.
ssv ..seelAl1se .s,..,

PRovINCETOWN, Mass. Dec. 2s.
The five-masted schooner. Dorothy
Palmer. and the United Fruit Com
pany's steamer. Limon. we're in col
lision near Peaker Hill ba>S of Cape
Cod. early today but without serious
damage to either vessel or injuries to
those on board. The Limon's bow
was stove in above the water line and
the Palmer lost her headgear. The
Limon was coming into the bay with
passengers and cargo and the Palmer
was bound south when the collision
happened. After the accident the
steamer took the schooner In tow for
Boston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
Allied Offensive in the West Mo-
rnentarily Shows a Lack of
Real vigor.
GERMANS AT STANDsTlLL
But There is Furious Fighting
in Poland with Gains for
Germans and Austrians.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-On the battle
lines In both the eastern and western
arenas of the war the onward move
ments seemed today TO have lost
something Of their headway. On the
western front the allied offensive has
momentarlly shown lack of yigor,
While General Won Hindenburg, the
German commander. seems to have
come to a standstill on the yistula.
AT the same time, Vienna admits a
check to the Austrian forces stationed
along the Galician Carpathifrs.
French troops during the past
three days have made minor advances
judging from the official communica-
ttons, but apparently not at The sanle
rate OF speed reported fortnight
ago. Fog arcounts in u measure for
this slackening Of effort. With the
exception of the capture OF certain
Anglo-Indian trenches near the Lys
last week, most OF which the allies
claim to have recaptured, the efforts
OF the Germans to send back the
allied line appears, in the opinion q;
British observers, TO have been gem
orally abortive.
North of the river vistula in Rus
sian Poland the Germans again re-
enforced have retaken the town Of
Mlawa but south of the river they
still stand on their old ground. In
southern Poland where the German
right joins the Austrian left there
has been some furious fighting with
slight gain for the Austro-German
allies, judging from the reports COM
ing from Berlin and Vienna.
In the Galician Carpathians the
Austrians have been compelled to
give ground. according to an official
statement from Vienna. but Petro-
grad declares also officially that Rus
sian forces are pursuing the Austrians
into the Carpathian mountains after
taking many thousand prisoners.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
BACKWARD
This Santa Claus Worked and
Thompsons Are Minus
Christmas Gifts.

Someone played Santa Claus back
ward on F. S. Thompson, of apart
ment No. "a in she Oak Hall. Instead
of bringing something this Santa took
something away and Mr.. Thompson is
trying to find both Santa and the
articles he got.
When an express man came Monday
to collect transportation charges on
a Christmas box sent the Thompsons
by relatives, it was disclosed that the
box had mysteriously disappeared
from the hall at the doorway Of the
Thompson apartments and that the
family never knew IT had been lett
there. The box weighed about thirty
pounds and contained a number Of
Christmas gifts, in view of wlrich the
Thompsons are quite disappointed
over the theft.
Mr.. Thompson says this is the first
time in the history of the building
that ANYTHING has been stolen from
Oak Hail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
TRAPPED IN a FIRE
FOUR PERSONS DIE
While Another is Fatally Burned
and Many Aged Men and
!. Women Suffer Severely.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 2s.-Four
deaths and the probable fatal burning
OF another inmate in the fire, which
trapped the occupants OF the city
home, while they we're asleep early
today, was definitely established when
The officials made a careful checking
up of the register today.
Many others among the 23S inmates
mostly aged men and women, suffered
severely from fright and exposure and
several were partly overcome by
smoke Police, firemen and nurses
assisted them down stairways, fire
escapes and ladders and while the
building was burning they were cared
for by nearby residents.
Later the majority Of the inmates
we're taken to the two city buildings
and provided with mattresses.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
H0RRs SUCCEEDS
AS Superintendent Of the Ohio
Division of the Baltimore
and Ohio System.

PARKERsBURG, Dec. 2s.-The
biggest bombshell in recent years in
the way OF a surprise came last even
ing with the announcement from the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany Of change in the superinten-
dency Of the Ohio river division. o.
H. Hobbs. superintendent OF the Bal
timore division will succeed c. E.
Bryan at Parmersburg as superinten-
dent of the Ohio River division, eff
fective January !. The changes are
big surprise to railroad men as we'll
as to the general public, and are the
outgrowth Of combined retrenchment
and efficiency policies Of the railroad
company.
Mr.. Bryan is the division engineer
here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
RUSSIAN FORCES RUN
FIFTY MILES EASTWARD

PETROGRAD, via London, Dec. 2s,
The investment by the Russians of
the Austrian fortress of Cracow has
again been raised. Following the dis
coyery of an attempt made by the
Austrians to divide the Russian forces
in Galicia the Russians retreated
eastward for distance of fifty miles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
MASON QUALITIES.

George Mason qualified Monday be-
fore the county court as administrator
with will annexed Of the estate Of A.
r. Rogers with bond at 500 and Por-
ter Williams surety. Edward Hall,
Robert Dayisson and Ferdinand Rog-
ers were named as appraisers of the
estate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
NO new WORD
Comes from Governor General
Harrison on Insurrectionist
Disturbance in Manila.
10y Assoe,Aree sREas,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.--No
further report from Governor Gener-
al Harrison on the insurrectionist dis
turbances in the Philippines had
come to the war department today
and officials declare the governor
generals cable of yesterday, giving
details of scattered disorders and gem
orally minimizing their Importance.
was all they expected unless there
were new deyelopmnts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
GERMAN STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS AT PRESENT

BERLIN, by wireless to London,
Dec 2S.-The German army head
quarters staff today issued the follow
ing statement:
"1n the western theater the enemy
unsuccessfully renewed, his attacks
on Nieuport supported by warships
which did no damage to us but killed
or wounded few inhabitants of
Westende. An attack on the hamlet
Of st George also failed. South OF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
ANOTHER WIZ
Alleged by Woman who Has Husband
jailed on Assault Charge.

Charged with beating his wife
Steven Brezovic. a coal miner, is q
prisoner IN the county jail awaiting a
hearing in Magistrate William E.
Starcher's court. He was. arrested
and placed there Sunday night by a
policemen and Monday morning Mrs.
Brezoyic swore out warrant against
bin in the court. While doing 50
she declared that her husband had
another wife and children living In
Hungary. No action was taken,
however, In regard to that claim. The
man will be tried within a day or
two.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
LAMYERs no MEET,

Members of the clarksburg bar are
requested to meet. at O'Clock this
afternoon In the circuit clerks once
for the purpose Of taking some action
in connection with the death, Of John
Basel and to make arrangements to
attend his funeral.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
COURT REoPENs.

Magistrate w. E. starcher's court.
was reopened Monday morning fol-
lowing a holiday vacation lasting
since the previous Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starcher spent the vaca-
tion with her mother. Mrs. Anna
Warder, at Grafton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
HIP BROKEN.

Miss Margaret Dun, of West Pike
street, is at st. Mary's hospital suf-
fering from broken hip. The acci-
dent happened when she started for
the grocery store Friday evening and
fell on an icy pavement. Her condi-
ton is serious.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
GOODWIN FINED
In the Criminal Court and
Lewis is Admitted to Prac-
tice Law There.

AT Monday mornings session of the
criminal court o. c. Lewis was ad-
mitted to practice.
N. B. Goodwin convicted of living
unlawfully with Cora Stump was
fined $40 and costs.
Argument of motion to set aside
a verdict of guilty against D. c. Davis
and Charles Harr, convicted OF operat-
ing gambling house, was made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
FIVE BURNED TO DEATH.
tnY NsseerArrp rnrsa,

tnY AssociArGp paRsa,
WlNTERHANEN, Fla, Dec. 2s.-
Harry Alvey, his wife and three chill
ldren were burned to death early to-
day when fire destroyed their home
near here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
MEXICAN FIGHTING
AT Seaport Of Tuxpam Today
According to Adyices to the
State Department.

WASHINGTON. b. C., Dec. 2s
General Villas forces have suspended
their attacks on Ebano, near Tam
pico. and have concentrated their at
tack on the seaport OF Tuxpani.
where fighting is in progress today.
according to adyices to the state
department.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
cHRlsTSER SENTENCED.

Announcement was made Monday
by Magistrate w. Il. Starcher that
Riley Christner, arrested several days
ago by policemen on a charge OF car
rying a pistol. had. upon confession.
been sentenced to serve six months on
the county roads and to pay q fne OF
\ and costs. Y "a. n sl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28

Cyril Asquith, son Of Premier As
quith Of Great Britain, is now at
Hampstead Heath, one Of the Brit
isii mobilization camps, drilling with
the Queens Westminsters,s Of
which he Is second lieutenant. The
photo shows young Asquith going
through the military setting PUP"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
on Battle LINES
IN WARS ARENAS
**+4***.444+* !
CARRIES REFUGEES:
lBy Associated prcssl

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2s.-
The cruiser Tennessee, with
the permission OF the Turkish
government and at the request
of American Ambassador Nor
gantheau, Is Transporting 500
refugees of var!olis nationali-
ties from .Iaifa, Syria, 10 Alex
andria, Egypt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
FIGHT BETWEEN TAUBE AND WAR AERO OF THE ALLIES

This photo shows flying endeavorng escape
from pursuing French which equipped with machine
The photo made the aboard the
training the machine the which threatening
distance him. The action took place above the battlefield of the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28

Mr.. Howerton, of Lynchburg, Va, is
a guest OF friends in the city during
the holidays.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28
JOHN BASEL IS
TAKEN BY TIL
DAVE n IS SER.
(By Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-The
date Of the heavyweight champ
ionship boxing contest between
Jack Johnson and Jess Willard
has been set for March II in
Jaurez. Mex, 1t was announced
today by Wizards business
representative.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28

Edward Hart spent the week end
with relatives at Parkersburg. ).
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-28

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-16

room will understand that your father
is to die. BE wise. Money IL moth
ing-life Is everything
Il refusel" Even as she had known
this vile creature 90 be an impostor
so she knew that be lied. that her
father was still free.
Grange blew the whistle. Instantly
the room became oiled with masked
men. But Florence was ready she
seized the lamp and hurled Il % The
floor. quite Indifferent whether u ca.
ploded or went out Happily for her.
It was extinguished AZ the same ma.
ment she cast the lamp she caught
hold Of a chair. remembering the a.
rection OF the window she vas "a,
perhumanly strong Ia this moment
The chair went true. A crash fob
lowed.
"She has thrown herself out ~ the
window" yelled a voice
Some one CROPPED for the lamp. iit
n. ard turned Ia time % see FioFence
ass out Of the room into that from
which they had come. The door
slammed The surprised men heard
the key click.
She was free. nut she was no
longer a child.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-16
Copyright, 1914, by Harold MacGra ltI,I1

that the other night. You never
know where you're at in this world do
your"
Iae German pancake, the toast, the
coffee disappeared, and the reporter
passed his cigars.
The president visits town TODAY
and I'm off to watch the show. SIM.
pose I'll have to interview him about
the tariff and all that rot. When Won
start on new book let me know and
III be your press agent"
That's bargain"
Thanks for the breakfast.
Braine picked up his newspaper.
smoked and read. He smoked. YES.
but he only pretended to read The
young fool was clever but no man
is infallible. He had not the least
suspicion; he saw only the newspaper
story. Still, in some manner he
might stumble upon the truth. and
it would be just as well to tie the
reporters hands effectually.
The rancor of early morning had
been subdued; anger and quick tenn
per never paid in the long run. and no
one appreciated this fact better than
Braine. To put Norton out of the
way temporarily was only a wise pre-.
caution; it was not a matter of spite
or reprisal.
He paid the reckoning, left the res.
taurant, and dropped into one of his
clubs for game Of billiards. He
drew quite gallery about the table.
He won easily. racked his cue and
sought the apartments Of the princess.
What piece of luck it was that
Olga had really married that old do
tard, Perigoff! He had left her
titled widow six months after her mar
riage. But she had had hardly a ko-
peck to call her own.
"Olga, Hargreave Is alive He was
there last night But somehow he
anticipated the raid and had the po-
lice in waiting. The question is. has
he fooled us? Did he take that mill
lion or did he hide It? There is one
thing left-to get that girl. No mat
ter where Hargreave is hidden, the
knowledge that she is in my hands
will bring him out into the OPEN"
mo more blind alleys"
Whats on your mind?"
"She has never seen her father. She
confessed to me that she has not even
seen a photograph of him."
There was a long pause.
"Do you understand me?" she asked,
"By the Lord Harry, l do! You've
a head on you worth two of mine.
The very simplicity of the idea will
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-16

Attempt to Rob the Duffy Warehouse.
win out for us. Some one to pose as
her father; a message handed to her
in secret; dire misfortune If she whis.
pers word to anyone; that her IA
theirs life hangs upon the secrecy;
she must confide in no one, least OF
all Jones, the butler. 1t all depends
upon how the letter gets to her. Bred
in the country, she probably sleeps
with her window open. A pebble at.
tached to- a note, tossed into the win.
dow. I'll trust this to no one; I'll
do it myself With the girl in our
control the rest will be easy. If she
really does not know where the money
is Hargreave will tell us. Great head,
little woman, great head She does
not know her fathers handwriting?"
"She has never seen scrap OF 1t.
All that Miss Farlow ever received
was money. The original note left on
the doorstep with Florence has been
lost. Trust me to make all these in
quiries."
Tomorrow night, then, immedi-
ately after dinner, a taxicab will
await her just around the corner.
Grange is the best man l can think
of. He's an artist when it comes to
playing the Oldham parts" N
mot too old, remember. Har-
greave isn't over forty-five."
Another good point. I'm going to
stretch out here on the divan and
snooze for a while. Had devil OF a
time last night
when shall / wake your"
"At six. Well have an early dinner
sent in. want to keep out of every
body's way. By-by!"
In less than three minutes he was