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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
LESSONS DRAWN
FROM GREAT WAR
BY Prominent Speaker at Biz
Bible Conference at Noun
tain Lake Park.

MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Nd,
Aug. 12.LThe Rev. John Mcneil, of
Toronto, Canada, in an address at
the INSTRUMENTATION and inter-
national Bible conference here cited
the European war as an example of
Gods refutation Of human wisdom.
DR.. Mcneil used as his subject the
falling down Of the walls of Jericho.
He mingled much humor with his
spiritual lessons and kept his listen
ers in continual state of expec-
fancy.
Men have been saying in snug
confidence" DR.. Mcneil said. that
the way to prevent war is to be pre-
pared for war. Suddenly the storm
has broken and swept aside all Of
the theories Of men. For genera
ton peace may follow the war but
probably the next generation will for
get the lessons the father have
learned. The way to get rid Of war
is to get rid OF evil in the heart of
men and set up In the heart the rule
Of Christ"
In commenting on the lessons to
be derived from the manner in which
the Israelites walked in silence
around the walls Of Jericho before
they fell he said:
THE march In silence around
Jericho is lesson for the clever man
who always has reason why thing
ought not to be done. II the clever
people had been given chance to
talk they would have said: What's
the use?' We need more quiet, grim
determination to obey God, more
walking and less talking.
IF you have doubts and criticisms
keep your mouth shut tight and
they will die for lack Of fresh air.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
PRICE OF HOGS
Falls from Forty to Fifty Per.
Cent as the Result Of An
Agitation.
tsY Assee,Arte ..rs.,

CHICAGO. Aug. l2.-It was ad-
mitted at the stockyards that consum-
ers agitating against high prices had
considerable ITO do today with a
fall of from forty to fifty per cent
hundredweight III the price of hogs
as compared with quotations twenty
four hours before. In some extreme
cases the drop since Monday had been
as much as 81.
Threats of general boycott against
all kinds Of pork had the effect of
lessening the demand from butchers.
At the same time the receipts of hogs
here were greatly enlarged.
Likelihood Of widespread abstention
from beef and mutton as well as pork
was also taken notice of at the yards.
Today's prices for cattle, sheep and
lamb were down ten to fifteen cents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
POSTOFF|CES
At Several Places in West Vir.
ginia Are Ordered to- Go
Out of Business.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 12-
Orders have been issued from the
postofflce department for the discon-
tinuance of nine West Virginia post
Offices on August 81. The offices to
be discontinued and the places to
which mail will be sent instead are
as follows:
Bamboo. Nicholas count. mail to
Hominy Falls; Conrad. Nicholas
county. mail to Persinger: Hookers-
vile, Nichola scounty, mail to Mud
dlety; Jewell. Lewis county, mail to
Roanoke; Jividen. Putnam county.
mail to Tribble; Lincoln, Wyoming
county. mail to Trent; Opal, Mich
olas county, mail to Mount Lookout;
and shad. Roane county. mail to
Looney.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
RIGID CENSORSHIP
CAUSE OF DELAYS
In Transmission of European
War Dispatches to the
United States.
By Melville f. Stone, general man.
ager the Associated Press.)

(By Melville r. Stone, general man
ager the Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 12-Advices to
the Associated Press from London
state that an Increasingly Igid cen
sorship is being imposed on all mat
ter from Brussels. This Increases
the delay on such dispatches as are
allowed to come through. The
French Gable Company. which. except
those with terminals in the British
Isles, is the only direct line to Eu-
rope now in operation. has given no.
tice that the congestion on its lines
is such that all messages are subject
to minimum delay Of forty-eight
hours. In an effort to avoid this de-
lay direct dispatches of the Assocci-
ated Press from Paris are being
routed through London. but the de-
lay direct dispatches OF the Associ-
Dispatches which left Paris early
yesterday are being received with a
delay OF from fifteen to seventeen
or more hours and other Paris
dispatches have suffered even greater
delay in transmission.
There is absolutely no direct COM
munication with Germany or Austria
by any routing. A few censored
dispatches are coming through via
London and those are recensored for
transmission out of England. The
Associated Press has been making
every effort to communicate with
Germany through the wireless COM
panies operated from New York. On
Sunday a message was sent to the
Berlin bureau Of the Associated
Press and the wireless company no.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
FAIR WILL HAVE
NOT Ed EXPERT
SNIP CHARTER
Authority is Given American
Embassies and Legations
in Europe.
,.r ,A.,ee,.,so ,sr.D

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Aug. 12-
Authority was today given American
embassies and Legations throughout
Europe to charter ships in which to
bring home Americans.
Secretary Garrison. as chairman of
the relief committee composed. OF the
secretaries of war. navy and treasury.
sent out instructions to each embassy
and legation to make inquiry as to
available ships and if, AMERICANS can
be concentrated at open points to
charter neutral ships.
With troops modified officials ex-
pect that ordinary traffic will be re-
sumed soon and that Americans in
Germany will have no difficulty In
making their way to Rotterdam to
embark.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
LIEGE FORTS NOT TAKEN
lRY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

LONDON, Aug 12-The military positions at Lege, Bel
gl along Franco German frontier where the opposing oupos
in touch and in Asac where engagements betweep
French invading squad the defenders recently
fought explained in despatch from the French foreign
received here this morning He says:
Rumors regarding the loss of the forts of Lege by the Bel
troops entirely false Only small troops German
ders entered the itself under cover of the darkness the
encircling force sweled in number are intact. I
FRENCH CAVALRY WIN
Small unnportan engagements have occurred along the
whole line where the French German facing
other from Beor opposite the souhernmost part Asace
Llege Belgium In these the French cavalry
ways maintained its superiority the German troops while
artillery has been splendidly served. i4g
Our troops have kept the passes of the vosges
mountains and they dominate the heights of Alsace.
"a line between Chann % miles southwest Kolmer Asace
its invasion Of Asac held army This line runs slightly
to the Of Muelhausen.
THE French Indignantly denies that there was
declaration of war; - ~ 80
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sERvIAMs ARE BoMBARDlNG
By Associated Press. J

(By Associated Press.]
NISH, Servia, Aug. 12.-The Servan and Montene-
grin troops which had effected junction the border of
Hergenovia, operating together
Servian artillery is engaged in the bombardment of
Gorashea the river, Drna 30 miles southeast of Sar
ayevo the Bosnian capital Servan troops already have
captured the Bosnian town of Varsha at the junction of
the rivers Drna and Lin.
Some important outposts encounters are reported on
the Servian frontier the rivers Save and Danube.
:. The bombardment of Belgrade by the Austrian ar
tllery continued today and heavy material damage
inflicted on the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
NO BRANCH
To Be Opened at Ottawa, Cam
ada, by the Bank of Eng
land as Reported. Il
tny Assoe,A1xp pRssss

LONDON. 1905 p. m.-August
The Bank OF England is not to opei,
a branch at Ottawa. Canada, as has
been reported.
1t is understood that the s1o, 700. 900
OF specie which made the voyage all
most across the Atlantic and back ON
board the Kronprinzcessin CeciIie a
to be sent to Ottawa. The Bank n,
England will Iuake payment in Lon
don AGAINST this and other gold which
VIII be deposited with the Canadf1
minister Of finance. 3 !
The effect Of the ARRANGEMENT VIM
be to provide means for reuiffaiS *
from North America to London wilhz
out the necessity OF shining rnl6
across the Atlantic. - q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
FALLS THREE STORIES.

MARTINsBuRG, Aug. 12-charles
Z. Lodge, aged IS years. son of Mrs.
Hammie Lodge, Of 21S West Main
street, dropped three stories down an
elevator shaft at the Kings Daugh-
tiers hospital. where he was working.
and sustained a broken right leg be-
tween knee and hip. severe cut un-
der his left arm and many bruises.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12

FORAKER COMEDIES.

COLUMBUS. Aug. 12.-Former
Senator Joseph B. Foraker this
morning conceded his defeat for the
Republican nomination for U. S. Sem
ator. He telegraphed his congratu-
lstions to his successful competitor.
Warren G. Harding, Of, Marion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
OCEAN CLEAR
For Shipping in the Area as Far
South as Trinidad Says
Suffolk Officer.
tsY Assee,.1xp .ssss,

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE western
Atlantic ocean is clear for shipping in
the area as far south as Trinidad, ac-
cording to announcement made by
Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock, of
the British cruiser, Suffolk, through
the British consulate here Wednesday.
The Suffolk is now not far from New
York City.
The consul went on to say that there
were five British warships in the
western Atlantic and that their patrol
was so effective that all British ship
ping interests had been assured that
there was little danger from German
craft
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
POPE OVERWHELMED
So with Grief over Outbreak of
War That He is Unable
to Work.

+. ROME, via Paris. Aug. 12.-The
pope is so overwhelmed with grief
by the outbreak of war among all the
principal nations Of Europe that he
is unable to do any work and sits list
less and silent for hours every day.
Although His Holiness is not i'll. his
condition is causing grave anxiety to
his attendants.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
Big Bonus Vote Offer and Ring
: Period Will Close Saturday
Night at 9 O'clock.
Do YOUR BEST WORK NOW
Miss Emma Amann, Miss Marie
Joyce and William Allen Do
Sensational Voting.
The time is flying.

The end is near at hand.
But three days remain of the offer
Of 10000 bonus club for $50 in new
subscriptions and after that time 1t
will only count for 10000 votes, and
competitor should take advantage of
this opportunity and amass a large
vote while the big offer is in effect.
All competitors should remember
that their new subscriptions count to-
ward winning the magnificent $125
diamond ring.
Now is the time for competitors to
make grand charge on the army Of
promisers, so their subscriptions will
count toward winning the big bonus
Big Vote Is Cast.
The balloing IA the Daily Tele-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
HARD TO CAPTURE FORTS
BILLINGS NOMINATED.

KBYsER, Aug. 12.-The Republican
senatorial convention OF the Four
teenth district in session here nomi-
mated S. o. Billings, Of Parsons, for
state senator, by reclamation. His
name was presented by F. NJ. eileen,
of Parsons. State Senator A. o. Hood,
OF Keyser, presided.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
SCOUTS DROWNED.
fEIy
ssy Assee,.rsp ,srss,

TOLEDO, O., Aug. 12.-James B.
Ecker. IS, Boy Scout master, Len
wood Albert. IL, and John Graves. 16,
Boy Scouts. were drowned in Lake
Erie. Is miles from here, last nighr.
Fifty went swimming when camp was
pitched for the night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
MESSAGE SENT
By German Embassy to Berlin
in Behalf of .Huntingtons
of New York.
tnY AaaeelA1rn earnni

WASHINGTON. D. c., Aug. 12-1
No response has been received to-
state department inquiries concern
ing Mr.. and MRS. Archer NJ. Hunt
ington, of New York. reported un-'
der arrest at Nuremberg. Bavaria.
Charge Haimhausen. Of the German
embassy. today undertook to send a
to Berlin in their behalf.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
CRUISER SUFFOLK
Is Still Proving off the En-
trance Of the New York
Harbor Today.
tsY ASSOCIATES sn,.,

NEW YORK, Aug. l2.-Quarantine.
observers reported that the British
cruiser. Suffolk, was still providing
on the entrance Of New York harbor
today. She was reported at intervals
from 10 o'clock last night until 4
O'Clock this morning. patrolling the en-
trance to Ambrose channel. Several
Of the Sandy Hook pilots saw thu
cruiser. ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
FATAL QUARREL
Illinois Farmer Shoots and
Kills His Father, Who In
terferes in WrangIe.
tsy Assoeiarro paEss,

CLINTON, ILL.,, Aug. 12-In a
quarrel over s12 in account Porter
Spencer. aged 4S, farmer, shot and
killed his father, John Spencer. aged
rs, near here today. The quarrel
started between Porter and his
brother, Thomas. When the father
interfered. Porter shot him. After
chasing his brother into a field,
Porter turned the gun on himself
and blew out his brains.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
ATLANTIC FLEET
Is to Be Withdrawn by secre-
tary Daniels from Vera
Cruz September I.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-All the
big ships Of the Atlantic battle feet
will be withdrawn from veras Cruz
and brought north by September L.
Secretary Daniels announced today
1t was his intention TO leave in Mex
lean waters only small craft capable
OF patrol duty or which might nee
essarily be ordered across the gulf
to Dominican or Haitian waters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
RAIN Ar PARKERsBuRG.

PARKERsBURG, Aug. 12.-Rain
put complete stop to the play Of the
second day Of the West Virginia
championship tents tournament and
all matches went over until today
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
MoRGANTowN MAN.
ts,.elAl.r 10 rn. rrlraaA,.,

1BPEGINkp TO tHH fkIB0NANJ
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. 12-
o. H. Stanard. of Morgantown, has
been appointed instructor of aeri-
culture in the Baden High school at
Hyattsville, which is a suburb OF
Washington. He succeeds B. F..
Gwynn, who has recently resigned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
MILITARY GUARD.

NIAGARA FALLS, Aug. IA mill
tary guard was placed today at the
Canadian power plant here and at
important stations in the system
which supplies power and light to
forty towns and cities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
GERMAN RETIREMENT MARKED

BRUSSELS via London, 415 D. m Aug l2-It was
officially announced here today that the German retire
nent reported yesterday is becoming marked No
other news from the front has been made public.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
BELLS AT BRADFORD.

Rock Bell and family, former resi-
dents of this city. have arrived at
Bradford, Pa, to reside permanently.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
BUT A SMALL PART
OF GERMAN TROOPS
Really Engaged at Liege and the En-.
gagements There While Severe
Are Reported as Really
Quite Smsll
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. y


BRUSSELS, Aug. 1.-THE German army being detached
from its positions before ege and advancing through the
Belgium The main body the German cavalry engaged
forward movement all along the front of the allied
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
AIRsHIPs ARE FIGHTING
FLEET BLoCKADEs COAST

VIENNA via LONDON Aug 12-An effective blockade of
the coast has been established
garian fleet according official today
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
BRIDGE BUILT FOR ARTILLERY

AMSTERDAM via LONDON, Aug. 12.-The second attempt
Of the German to build ponoon bridge Hesca the
Meuse successful according despatch Maerich
field artillery
despatch to the Telegram later says terrific artillery
firing heard throughout the morning coming from the
ton Tongres to the north of Lege The
Maestrcht.
ARSHIPS ARE FIGHTING
BRUSSELS, Aug IA German aeropane flew over Brus-
sells today at height of 1000 feet Civic guards several
shots at the arship but they fell short.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-08-12
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE DENIED
lRY ASSOCIATED PRESS. \

(Bf ASSOCIATED PRESS.l 50
LONDON Aug 12Te correspondent the Exchange Tell
egraph Company at Rome that despatch Berlin
official statement from General Bonste regarding
ege The German commander denies the loss 10000 men
but does not give figures of his losses He says only small
number Of German troops engaged order to mask
ing s s he says and while admit
The emperor did wish sacrifice life unnecessary but
so soon as the heavy artillery the be
out the loss of
HARD TO CAPTURE FORTS
General Bonsen admits that the capture forts is
cut problem because of the unavorab ground about them
Geman troops s0d from behind firing
cudes with the remark that forgotten that the
gian force is numerically superior to ours
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-16
Hon Polish People
Lost Their Freedom

There are today approximately 200.-
600 Poles In the German and Austrian
armies, and 100000 Poles under arms
for Russia who are opposing them.
Military experts point out the posi-
hilities that the, Gear was aiming to
ALLEVIATE the Polish soldiers OF Russia's
enemies when he issued his recent
proclamation. promising autonomy for
the ancient kingdom Of Poland.
Poland disappeared as an independ-
ent and integral state in 1772 when
the first partition of the kingdom was
affected among Russia, Austria, and
Prussia. There was a second parti-
ton in 1898 and the third and last par
tition occurred in 1895. The division of
the Polish kingdom among the three
powers, Russia, Prussia and Austria
was re-arranged by the Congress of
Vienna in 1915. In the Encouragement,
the shares of Prussia and Austria
were reduced and the Grand Duchy OF
Warsaw was added to the Russian EN-
pire.
This Grand Duchy of Warsaw, or
the very much truncated kingdom of
Poland was absolutely autonomous
and independent of Russia, the only
bond of union being personal, the
same monarch being the sovereign of
each state. The Car was represented
by Voceroy and a council of State.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-16

A constitution was granted of a fairly
liberal character. There was q parlia-
ment OF two houses. nominated SEN
ate and an elected chamber. The po-
fish language was the official medium.
The Catholic church was given equal
ity of treatment. Public employment
was restricted to Poles.
This pleasant arrangement contin-
ued until 1881, when the Poles, alleg-
ing abuses by Russia, arose in rebel
lion and were crushed utterly by the
Gear. Their constitution was taken
away, their parliament abolishe ed,
their army added to that of Russia
and the Russian language was substi-
tuted for Polish and made compulsory.
All principal posts were filed by Rus
slams.
In this sorry state the Poles have
lived until now. They have been scat
tered to all parts of the world, to Ger
many, France, England and America.
In the present war it is estimated
that 111,000 Poles are fighting with
Germany, $4,000 with Austria and
400, 900 with Russia.
The Cars proclamation may then
perhaps be taken as pledge to re-
store the Constitution of 815 not only
to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, but
to the whole of old Poland as it was
before the first partition in 1922.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-16

being built in Germany for foreign
powers have been taken over by Ger
many. as the British government took
over warships being built in England
for Turkey. Germany therefore has at
least thirty-six submarines In use.
Great Britain has sixty divers In COM
mission.
The German vessel that was blind
ed" and sunk was the us and was
completed at Danzig in 1912 1t was of
a type similar to the British sc" class.
Of 521 tons displacement with a speed
of 13 knots above the water and 81
knots below the surface. They carry
two torpedo tubes
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-16
RUSSIAN PEASANT
C0UNTRrS FACTOR
Uninfluenced by Western
Ideas, Retains Simple Ideas
of FOrefathers.

Russia Is the land OF peasants. The
growing Industrial life OF the cities
Is naturally coloured and affected by
German and French interests. but the
peasant still remains the greatest fac
tor In Russian life, and the peasant
is still uninfluenced (Mr. Stephen Ora
ham trusts he will remain unaffected)
by western ideas. He Is musical, in
tensely charitable, as distrustfNl as
nearly all countrymen are, and highly
imaginative. Indeed, the descriptions
Of the Russian peasant by Mr.. Barring
and Mr.. Graham inevitably remind one
Of the peasants one meets in Ireland.
The 'Intelligenzia" is, as l have
said, Europeanized. Mr.. Graham has
denounced its failings very vigorous
ly, and 1t appears to have acquired
some of the deplorable immortality and
decadence common in modern Ger
many. and probably accountable for
much that is vastly astonishing us to-
day. But with all this. the qualities
apparent in the peasant are to be
found among Russian educated men
and women. Mr.. Wells says:
"In Russia things are taken serious
ly. The Russians soul. just as much
as his churches and his pictures and
his children's toys, is done in stronger
simpler, more emphatic colors. His
religion Is real, his monarchy is real,
his life Is passionate self-examina-
ton because he has faith.
I'm the crises of life .the enamel
pated Russian stops to talk, philoso-
ply, weigh moral values, as his ortho-
dox brothers prays OF. goes upon a
pilgrimage. These things are more
real to them than action, for both of
them there is tribunal where ver-
diets matters more than the bare facts
the probabilities of life, the superb
cialities of life"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-09-16
new WORKERS TAKE
INTEREST IN War.
Gather Around Bulletin
Boards and Discuss Latest
News From Front.

The great European war was accom-
plished one unexpected and astonish-
ing result in New York, the establish
ment of peoples forums in all parts Of
the great city. where primarily the
news Of the conflict is discussed, but
where almost every other possible top
ic OF conversation Is aired and ex-
hausted in the course of an evening.
In the informal gathering places,
mainly around newspaper bulletin
boards. the most amazing circum-
stance Is that the war discussions are
among men of all races and nationali-
ties, Of conflicting ideals and sympa-
thies. yet the talk is always friendly
and amicable. There seems to be an
entire lack of bitterness
Where one would expect, in these
troublesome times, to see ugly temper
displayed, resulting in fistcuffs and RI
OF. the utmost good nature prevails.
Germans. French, Englishmen, Irish
men, Austrians, Italians, Russians,
Jews and Americans join in the argu-
ments and oppose each other hearted
ly but ill-feeling is conspicuous for it's
absence.
Every night now there gathers in
front of a newspaper office at Forty
Second street and Broadway a group
of several hundred men. They congre-
gate in front of the war bulletin
boards, but a close observer will no.
tice that they pay little attention to
the bulletins. They give them a cir
sorry glance and then look around them
apparently for familiar faces And that
is another remarkable feature of the
forum gatherings, the same people are
there almost every night.
The discussions always start with
the war. Usually some elderly man,
recognized as leader of that particu-
lar informal meotinp nlaco will toll