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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07
Union Meets.

The New Fair Grounds Womanss
Christian Temperance Union met at
the home of Mrs Riley Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. Mary DAVIDSON acting
president in the absence of Mrs. Icie
Irons. After the business session re-
freghmente were served in the parlor
by Miss Recie Douglass and little
Lucille Riley, Mrs Riley who is re-
covering from serious burns not be-
ing able to assist Members present
were Mrs. Myrtle Webster, Mrs. Ma
tilda queen, Mrs Mary Dayisson, Mrs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07
Various White
Goods With Prices
Clipped 10 to 80
Per ct.

12 yard pieces of splendid
Nainsook, made expressly for
Parsons-Souders SLAB.
,25c Long Cloth now 19c; zoe
grade l7c; 15c for lie,
35c French Nainsooks are now
29c 25c for Ice; 15c for lie.
Berkeley Cambrics reduced;
lie for 15c kind; 15c for the 18c
grade.
25c Madras Housings, now
1000 yards English Long
cloth bought expressly for the
e 'ent, 10c yard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07
Insta1latlon and soolal. session.

At a busy session Of Fernleaf rem
ME No. 10 OF the Pythian Sisters Tues
day night In Hoffman hall, which In.
cluded the initiation. OF q class OF
"a ndfdafes and social festivities, the
recently elected officers were duly IN
sfalIad. They are Most Excellent
Chief Mrs. Daisy Talbot; Excellent
senior Mrs. Cora Wilson, Excellent
Junior Mrs. Margaret Stout, Mistress
of Finance Mrs Jessie Chambers Mis-
tress of Records and Correspondence
Mrs. Sadie Quinn, Manager Miss Lou-
verna Sayre, Protector Miss Edna
J,,4+a1. Onter guard Mrs. Ora Buffng-
ion. and trustee Mrs. Flora Nutter.
sunshine Temple No. 120 with a
large delegation of members visited
the temple and took part in, the pro
ceedtngs. The social session included
a banquet in honor Of the new and
visiting members.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07

In the densest parts OF Bombay
there are TAO persons to the acre
New York has one thousand in the
same area.
Germany is able to feed about nine
tenths of her nearly sixty million tn-
habitants on. the products Of her own
soil.
CeyIon produces nearly every pre-
cs--- r*nna known with the exception
pf diamonds. emeralds, opaIs and tur-
Z 4 uSASsSl
Nine hundred young French WON 4
en- have petitioned the War Minister
to allow them to join the army in the
auxiliary service.
The vaIue OF the mine output OF
precious and seTni-precious metals IN
Idaho In 1912 was $21, 1862 IL
against $40, 4 00;994 in 1911.
Mrs. Joseph Wood, wife of a pronl-
inent lawyer in Mount Vernon, ~. W
has been appointed to the AWestches
ter county police force.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07
a si,TI1l,risses J. BliirthdaY Party..

Miss Lizzie Rritcnard OF Point
Comfort was very much surprised
last evening when a number or her
friends arrived, each bringing small
gift. She soon rallied from her sur
prise and entered into the Joys of
the evening with the ardor OF her
youth. rfgss..-
ed and all left wishing the host many
happy returns of the day. The guests
present were, Mrs. Martha Atkins.
Mrs. Miley, Chaster Mtley. Mrs. Al
fred Washburn, Mrs. Wheeler Mar
tin. Mrs. Clemens, Mrs. CASTOR, Mrs.
Shinn. Mrs. Eva Dodge, Miss Shtnn
and winfield Coleman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07
nfrs. Smith Entertains.

MRS. Martha Smith entertalned the
members OF the Woman's Board of
Missions OF the Central Christian
church yesterday afternoon in her
home III Nfeehanic. street. Mrs, Kate
M. Long gavesa, very interesting talk
on q visit to head quarters Of the Col
1e9e Of Missions at Indianapolis, and
PAPERS were read by Mrs. o. l.. Win
gIeton, Mrs. s. G. watkins, and Mrs.
RUFUS Ash augm ented by selections
81 music. RefTeshmehts were served
and quite d. number OF members were
present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07
M TrenfIer. Recention.

The Central Clarksburg Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
tender a reception to the city school
teachers, the private school teachers
che Honorary members and the cler-
gy OF the city at s o'clock tomorrow
night In the First IA ethpdist Epigco-
nal church phrlor. G0very member
of the union is also expected to be
present
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07
1,Iensinp OYater supper.

Carnations, roses and narcissns
were attraetiye1y obtained in the flor
ii decora lions of the tables at the
oyster supper given last evening by
the Ladies' Aid Society Of the First
Rresby tertAn church. Quite num-
bet attended notW 1t hstandtng the IN
clement weather and q very neat sum
was added to the treasury OF the So
.eiety.4-.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07

A new trade union house of the
of Germany has recent
IL been completed at a cost OF over
S25O,O00, at Berlin.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07

The Ladies' Aid Society Of Ash.
Chapel church. Broad Oaks, VIII meet
1vIfb Mrs Thomas Myers, Thursday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, all mem
bers are requested to be present
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07

Thursday afternoon the Missionary
Society 81 the FIRST Baptist church
will meet in the church parlors and
the leader will be Mrs. Chas. G. Rid
enour.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-07

1gay ooihan. mrs. Nora Riley and MRS
FIossie Fox.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
THURSDAY DEC. 8 1914,
ADMIRAL MAHAN-A WORLD.LOss.

IT by his writing rather than by mis- fghtne,
that Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan. whose
death was announced yesterday added to the lustre
of American naval history. With him the pen was
truly mgh,ier than the gword No American naval
ofhcer ever approximated the standing of Admiral
Mahan in the field OF literature His books bearing
upon sea power and other matters in which he in
terested are well known and highly appreciated
abroad as they are at home His Influence of Sea
Power Upon History published In 1890 won instant
recognition in all Of the world as foremost
book written upon that important subject II was
not however his first book In 1883 he wrote "The Gulf
and Inland Waters" 1t did not however, attract the
worldwide attention that accorded to his next
and perhaps the most important work. which was on
the influence Of sea power upon history.
Among his other books Influence Of Sea Power
Upon the French Revolution and Empire" Life OF
Admiral Farragu" Life Of Nelson" "The Interest Of
the United States in Sea Power" Lessons Of the
Spanish War" THE Problem Of Asia" "The South
African War Types Of Naval Officers" Retrospect
and Prospect "Sea Power in It's Relations to the
War Of 1912" From Sail Steam" Some Neglected
Aspects OF the War" Naval Administration and War
fare, The Harvest Within Interest Of America in
International Conditions" "Armaments and Arbitra-
ton" and Major Operations the Navies in the War
OF American independence" That list shows what a
wide range the literary work OF this distinguished
American naval officer took and what valuable con
trbutor he TO the worlds literature upon highly
important subjects. And with II ALL he performed inn
porant and arduous naval duties including those OF
president Of the Naval War College.
II is exceedingly unfortunate that his life could not
have been spared few years longer that the world
might have obtained in lasting and comprehensive form
his views upon the influence of sea power upon the
titanic struggle that is in progress and land in
Europe Had he lived that work doubtless would have
been his crowning literary achievement
The world is the poorer because Of Admiral Mahans
death.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03

number of them, although Of military
age. are unfit for military service. The
number of available men who could be
drawn into the navy from the mer-
chant marine is surprisingly small
The merchant marine should be a
preparatory school for the navy--a
source Of supply of experienced sea-
men. Hand in hand with provision for
increasing the navy personnel should
60 plan to improve the personnel of
the merchant marine by enacting the
pending seamens bill. This measure
would make fit American sailors
available for naval service, and would
tend to attract Americans TO sea life.
With proper provision for a years
training In the navy, thousands Of
young men would eventually go from
the merchant marine into their eoun-
try's naval service. thereby obtaining
certificates nf seamanship, &c, which
would stand them in good stead after
they had Joined the reserves and re-
entered the merchant marine
The United States should take a
leaf from the book of other nations in
the building up of a capable, efficient,
and inexpensive naval reserve. 1t can
do so by alleviating the conditions sur
rounding seamen in the merchant ma
rine and making that service source
of supply for the navy.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
Securing a Naval Reserve
(From the Washington Post.l

Doubtless one Of the features Of ma
tional defense which will receive early
attention by Congress is the enlarge
ment Of the personnel Of the navy.
Eighteen thousand men are needed to
bring the complement to point where
ships now in existence would be ade-
quately manned and ships about to be
commissioned would be provided for.
Az present, when a new battleship is
commissioned, older vessels must be
stripped of their personnel to man the
new vessel Consequently many very
good ships, not strictly new, are lying
IN the navy yards with only enough
men on board to keep the machinery
from rusting out. In case of war the
best ships would go to battle. and
there would be no way in which good
servieeable ships of the second class
could be used. Certainly they would
not be effective in warfare. even if
sailors could be hastily gathered in to
navigate them. Gunners cannot be
picked up at moments notice.
There are about 10000 sailors in the
American merchant marine. At first
blush It would seem that these men
could be drawn upon for the navy. bur
investigation has disclosed the fact
that most of these sailors are foreign
ers, not subject to draft, and large
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
SMYRNA AND FIRE PROTECTION.

Is there be any town in Delaware that needs up-to-
date hre-hghting equipment for the protection OF its
citizens and their property, it is Smyrna.
The town is composed largely OF frame buildings
AS a rule, they close together The streets are
so narrow that hre Of magnitude would experience
little difficulty in leaping across them and fastening
Itself upon the hghly-nhamnable structures on the
other side
II fire were to get beyond control in that commun-
ity, the destruction inevitably would assume for town
Of that size staggering proportions Heretofore only
good luck and small band Of volunteer hremen made
quately equipped have stood between that charming
Kent county town and such deplorable disaster
It is encouraging to note therefore that the Smyrna
Hose Company has taken steps looking to the acauis
ton by the town Of an automobile fire engine The
initial cost will be large but the community will OBJ
tain ample compensation for II through an increased
sense of security and salvage that invariably comes
through such machine when intelligently handled
Smyrna is only Of many towns in Delaware that
should have better fire protection.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
What Should and What Should
MOI Be Done at the Shorf Session
(From the New York Tribune.)

1914-'15 have run about 500, 900 900
ahead OF the average for 1911-'12 and
1912-'13.
II is time for Mr.. Wilson to give
attention to the neglected problem
Of national economy. Owing to the
faithfulness to duty of Senator Bur-
ton and other Republican Senators
the pork hunters" in Congress were
obliged to cut about $4,000, 900 out
Of the last river and harbor appro-
priation act. They will try to make
UP for that reverse by passing an
inflated river and harhor act at this
session, Just as they are preparing
to rush through new grab-bag pub
lie buildings appropriation act
The public interest would be far
better served by checking Congress
sional extravaganza all along the line
than by trying to pass the left-overs
on the Wilson legislative program.
There is no need for a general ship
purchase bill such as Mr.. Wilson ad-
vocates. The high seas are now
nearly clear of commerce destroyers,
and there will be plenty of ships
of our own register and of foreign
register to take care of our foreign
carrying trade. To establish a lot
of government owned freight lines
would lead only to a useless invest
ment of capital and to steady losses
on operation. The government can
not carry ocean freight in successful
competition with privately owned
lines except by ignoring the element
of profit in transportation.
Congress did not want to pass the
ship purchase bill last August, when
the situation was most panicky. It
may be driven to pass it now, but
only in return for a free hand to
plunder the Treasury. This bill and
the superfuous and vicious Philippine
bill ought to be thrown overheard
The country has plainly condemned
the administration tendency to over
legislation. If MIR. Wilson is anxious
to restore his shattered prestige he
will devote himself exclusively at this
session to warning on extravaganza.
He owes this to the taxpayers. since
IL was Democratic waste, not the
the shrinkage of customs dues, which
made necessary the imposition of the
new $100000,000 war emergency"
taxes.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03

Do the people Of the United States ie-
pose in the serene confidence that the
mere wish Of this country will deter arm
ed and desperate nations from taking
portions of the western hemisphere
Have any of the nations now fighting
given any evidence of altruisma Did
Germany hesitate to absorb Belriu.l?
Does Great Britain hesitate to eu.r,4.h
upon innocent American commerseY Has
RUSSIA restored independence to Persia
OF Poland, or restored Finland to
Sweden?
The United States has no fear of any
army IN Europe, so long as it remains IN
Europe and cannot be used in the west
ern hemisphere. 1t has no fear of any
army IN Asia, so long as il STAYS on its
own side of the Pacific But wa;;e the
United States has no army and an m
terior navy, it has reason to fe9r the
aggression of nations that can throw
armies upon the soil of this hemisphere
Great Britain, beaten by Germany. mt
with her fleet intact, might turn copet.
Gus eyes upon North and South Amer
lea
Japan, with her war spirit alame and
assured Of cooperation BY Great Britain
might look longingly across the Pacific
Either Of these nations possesses a
neet which could easily break through
the American navy and take possession
q New York. Boston, Charleston. san
Francisco and Seattle They would fnd
no opposition from an American army.
because there is no American ARM.
Their fleets would not be injured by
American Notifications, because Ameri
can guns are vastly outclassed.
Every coast and seaport fortifcation
in the United States could be demolished
by foreign warships standing entirely
out Of the rang, Of American guns.
BY crippling the United States navy
either Great Britain or japan could fake
Evening journal., 1914-12-03

There is limit to the death-dealing inclination of
Luther CASTING until recently State electrocutoner
In the penitentiary at Little Rock, Ark That limit
was reached and passed when, several days ago he
was directed to electrocute ten Instead OF pre-
pairing to carry out the order he handed in his resg
nation As he had suffered no qualms Of conscience
in agreeing to perform the disagrceabe task OF ex-
ecuting one or two men, it is difficult to understand
why man Of his temperament should be ayerse to
sending larger number duly convicted and sen
fenced out of the world. And yet the public doubt
will laud him for having refused to perform such
sinister function and in years to he may find
ISOLATION in the fact that he had hand in
destroying those ten men. II is a characteris-
tic Of the people in this and other lands to re-
spect the jurors who find defendant guilty of a capi-
tai onense; to honor the judges who pronounce the
death sentence him. and then to look with any
thing but friendly upon tho professional execu-
toner who carries out that sentence The Arkansas
man should have considered those weknown facts be-
fore he accepted the office.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03

After the great European nations have
fought TO standstill what will be the
terms of peaceg
How win the nations recoup them
selves for their lossesi
What innocent nations will be robbed
Of their territory to restore the balance
Of powerS
In what direction viii the victors
turn for spoils, with their millions Of
armed men Juggling like blcodhounds at
the leash
viii any strong nation, beaten but not
DESTROYED, refrain from pouncing upon a
weaker nation if it sees chance to
patch up its broken fortunes
Modern history is full in instances in
which nations unable to defend their in
terests have been despoiled. These ex'
amples are huge warnings TO the United
States. They cannot be ignored if the
United States would make itself safe
against aggression.
Belgium, an innocent nation, has been
wiped ont OF existence within the last
four months.
Servia. after beating Turkey, was
robbed of the fruits of victory by Aus
tris.
Japan. after defeating China, was
despoiled of Port Arthur by Russia.
China, unable TO defend herself, was
robbed of Kiaochau by Germany
Persia. without the vitality to defend
herself is being absorbed by Russia and
Great Britain.
Bulgaria won territory from Turkey
in honorable warfare. and was robbed Of
it hy her stronger allies.
Turkey was undermined by Great
Britain in Egypt, and is now about TO
lose Egypt forever.
Italy, seeing Turkey practically de-
feneeIcss, took rripoh.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
With The Paragraphe'& .

The American women of today have unbounded re-
only in the matter of things to cook but
in the way Of utensils TO cook with. There Is no
reason why American cookery should not become fam
Gus all the world-Kansas City Times
The British alarm about volunteers rather on
hdget than fact Men have come in faster than they
could be aocoutred and trained Lord Kitchener him
self said in his Guildhall speech Il have complaint
to make whatever about the response to my appeals
for men" The football is nearly over;
scription must soon seek other arguments.New York
World.
The actions OF the two sets Of belligerens show that
they regard the general code Of 1899 binding between
them. otherwise France would not have protested
against the bombardment Of the Rheims Cathedral and
the German government would not have announced
had ordered the gunners before Rheims to spare
the cathedral far possible There is some dis
agreement to whether Turkey ratified the code OF
1899 But whatever may be Turkeys status. 1t is
pretty that up to her entrance into the war the
begerents considered themselves subject TO the
strictons of the 1899 agreement II would be mon
perverson of the Hague treaties If they should
be now construed TO paate a disregard of the
restraints which they sincerely sought to put upon
the barbartes of war.-New York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1914-12-03
The United States Must Get Ready to
Protect Itself and This Hemisphere
(From the washlngton Post.l

Korea, nation that did not believe
IN self defense, was absorbed by Japan.
Austria, bv reason Of greater strength,
deprived Montenegro Of Scutari.
Ii the German empire is not wrecked
by the present war it will be due to its
preparedness for defense.
Great Britain has not been robbed Of
any territory. Germany has not been
despoiled. Russia is intact. Is it not
because they have always been prepared
to defend their possessions?
The richest, most productive portion
of the earth is the United States. The
oretically it is defended by lo0,0O0OOO
people Actually its defenses are made
quate where they are not obsolete. 1t
has outlying possessions which would be
Of great value to a European power.
The integrity Of the western hemis-
phere depends upon the right arm of the
United States. South America could De
had for the taking, if it were not for
the United States.
The Panama Canal would be a rich
prize for any of the maritime powers OF
Europe.
Mexico, crammed with natural wealth,
without an organized government, would
fall like a ripe plum into the nav of
Europe if it were not for the United
States.
At the conclusion of the present war
in Europe there will be armies OF mn
lions Of men in the field. The defeated
nations will cast about for opportunities
to recoup Themselves for their losses.
They win have pig armies with which
to take what they can get. Human ma
ture has not changed, and history re-
peats itself
That they should take who have the
power,
And they should keep who can.