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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
The New Type Of Truant ofIlcer,

The old idea of the truant officer
as kid cop" is passing away. ac-
Icording to w. S. Deffenbaugh, OF the
United States Bureau of Education,
who has recently been in conference
with attendance officials from all
lparts of the United States. The new
Itruant officer, according to Mr.. Def
fenbaugh, is man of entirely dif-
fercnt type, quite frequently. In fact.
a woman. In several cities aslarge
percentage OF truant officers are col
ilege graduates; in other cities they
lare men and women with experience
las social workers; but whether col
llege graduates or not, they are re-
quired to know and understand the
home conditions of school children.
Attendance officers of the new type
are interested in removing funda-
mental causes of truancy rather than
lin merely catching the offenders. The
chief cause of the failure to obey at
tendance laws according to the Ma
tional League of Compulsory Educa-
tion officials. is inadequate family
life. Resolutions adopted at the
recent meeting Of this organization
therefore, called for adequate and
uniform marriage and divorce laws
for the protection OF childhood;
marriage licenses that will prevent
child marriages and prohibit the mar
rage of persons physically, morally
and mentally unfit to we'd" They
urge that the Juvenile courts be given
definite authority to place parents,
as we'll as children on probation for
truancy and delinquency: they ask
better state supervision Of dependent
children; civil service for all truant
officers; and the maintenance oil
parental schools. special rooms for
itruants and incorrigibles. and health
inspection of schools as material fac
tors in child welfare.
The attendance officer OF the new
type is to be a far better trained man
Tor woman and is to receive better
pay. superintendent. of some OF
the largest school systems in the
limited States Joined IN adyocatips
a minimum salary Of 800 per month
for twelve months in the year, In or
der that the officer may be in con-
slant touch with the home conditions
of the boys and girls.
The United States Bureau of Edu-
cation has agreed to cooperate with
the league Of compulsory attendance
officials in the collection of statistics
bearing on attendance problems. \ As
part Of the movement for better at,
tendance, it has been urged that a
permanent census bureau be estab-
llished and maintained in every city
in the United States.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

The Progressive party, if such is
left, Is. not to be recognized by Con-
sgress as a party at all. 1t is 10 have
no committee assignments, secretaries
and the like. This is the determine
ton of the Democrats in Congress
While the Telegram agrees with the
determination, it can not refrain from
calling attention to the motive Of
recognition heretofore. A Democratic
Congress merely recognized it as an
expression and effort for encourage
ment to 1t, hoping that it would be,
come strong enough to prevent Re-
publican party triumph, and now that
il failed to, do so and does not meas
sure up to the task set for it by the
Democrats the latter think it has not
kept faith or is such negligible
quantity in politics that it would be
useless to Democracy TO recognize ii
again.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
COMING EVENTS
IN CLARKsBURG

2 =. = = = - 80 : - - 2 :
Wednesday and Thursday. Deem
her 16 and 1I.-Broadway Musical
Comedy Company, evening and Thurs
day afternoon, Robinson Grand thea
ter.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
December IA. 1S and 19-"Lena
Rivers" presented by the Barrett
Players, Palace theater.
Saturday. December 19-"The
Quaker Girl" evening, Robinson
Grand theater.
Friday, December ga Fool
There Was. evening, Robinson Grand
theater.
Saturday. December 2s-sigma
Gamma matinee dance. Masonic tenn
pie.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

many a collision In the last few years.
and Is scarcely less valuable to the
merchant marine than wireless
stelegraphy. yet remains wholly un-
known to the majority OF people.
This IS submarine signalling, which
utllizeS the water as the medium for
sound transferenee instead Of air.
The vibrations are sent through the
water by means Of q bell fixed to the
side OF the ship. and are recorded BY
an instrument called microphone.
This device has been in use only q
few years, and Is suitable for sfgnnl-
ling only short distances, SO that its
principal use is in the prevention OF
collisions. Recent experiments. how
Fever. indicate that its range may be
increased to twenty-five or even fifty
miles, and that It may be possible to
send the signals from moving ship
by means Of telegraph key. If
the Developments are made practi-
cable. the submarine signal Will be-
come an ideal means Of communica-
ton between submarines and battle
ships, and between battleshfps in &C
ton, regardless of whether the masts
carrying the wireless antennae have
been shot away.
Furthermore, an increased range
for this means of signalling would
make ii possible TO surround the
coasts of every nation with wall
OF sound" SO that ships lost in fog.
or at night. no matter where, would
be instantly warned Of their danger.
Tests made on the United States
revenue cutter, Miami, recently. In
dicate that the instrument may be
made a safeguard against collisions
with icebergs by reason OF the fact
that It will return an echo from OBJ
Istruction in the ships path, even
fhnu oh cavarn1 t,,f1ar distant t-ft.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
L!N0EN SCHOOL
Building on Linden Avenue viii
Be Formally Opened To-
morrow Afternoon.

Tomorrow afternoon Linden school
on Linden avenue Will be open to
visitors from to 8 O'clock. This is
one of the new buildings just com
pleted this year, and is one OF the
most modern buildings in this part of
the state. It has all the modern con-
veniences that first class building
ten class rooms. library room, play
room, four basement rooms. toilet
rocms, corridors, furnace room and
fan room.
Every vitizen should be interested
in seeing this splendid building.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

The announcement from Christ
iania. Norway, that there will be no
Nobel peace prize this year no doubt
means that OLD, DR.. Swamproot Bryan
will have to keep up his wind PAM
ming on the lecture platform for an
other year or so, provided. of course,
that the proverbial.wolf does not get
him before the winter is over Hard
lines for the doctor &
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

Three men are to serve life sen
fences in the penitentiary from this
county as the result Of d recent muir
der at Reynoldsville. The deed was
done as the result OF ill-feeling over
mere triaes. There is no justiflca'
tion for murder, If one works on the
principle that the Lord sayeth
vengeance is NINE" and certainl,
none in the instance herein referred
to. The fear of punishment should
have deferred them even If they had
no sense OF right in the murder
What qualification they may have hat
over their murderous deed is certainly
diapelled by what stares them IN the
face now.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

They act like they are afraid OF one
another as well as somewhat jealous.
And, they certainly show that they
are not willing to trust Colonel
Gpetbals.
But, decisive action Is not charact-
eristic Of the administration. Its
wayering continues In this instance as
It has in almost every case Of diplom-
acy brought up TO II.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
Code an MntcrMars laws.

~
The local water works and sew
erage board is preparing one OF the
most comprehensive as. well as prac'
tical and scientific code Of laws per
tanning TO the sanitary control OIL
waterways yet collected on this I'M
portant subject. An advance copy
of the bill which will be submitted
TO the forthcoming legislature shows
the high character OF the work anc
the extent to which the boards re-
search for material and modern prac,
tice has been made.
The work OF the preparation Of
the bill was commenced one year ago
when data relating to the prevail
ing practice OF every state in the
union and those modern sanitaryslaws
|of other progressive countries were
secured by the department. Scot
land G. Highland. superintendent
William H. Lewis, president. and
John o. Brooks and Truman J
Lynch, of the water works and sew
erage board have acquired a valu-
able knowledge of the sanitary con-
dition of the streams OF the state as
we'll as familiarity with the mosl
practicable methods of preventing
stream pollution and thus preserving
the natural purity of the potable
water supplies of West Virginia as
clearly shown in the proposed bill.
The water board has received COM
plimentary press comments and en-
couraging letters from citizens inter-
ested in the public health through
out the state. The Telegram sug-
gests to the board that upon the COM
pletion of the b:ll IT should be pub
lished in order that the general pub
lie may have first access.to the same.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

Those familiar with the eastern
mistletoe only have no idea of tile
great losses due to this parasite In
the forests of the west, whore 1t
cunts next to Are and insects In the
amount of damage done.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
Nothing.

1t rs said that Carranza would re-
gard military action by this nation to
stop firing across the border at Naco
as an unfriendly act Well, shooting
hostile Mexicans would not be exact
" intedded as an act Of friendship.
But what is Senior Carranza going to
do about it?-Wheeling News. Is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

Only few days ago the Parkers.
burg State Journal Illuminated against
the coarseness and vulgarity OF the
Luke McLuke stun, but there is late
copy of that Wood county publication
on the kilograms exchange table
containing a whole section of the
dirty trash. Uncle Presley seems to
have lost jewel or two from his
Journalistic crown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
StrategicaI Reasou Il,

The withdrawal from Vera Cruz
and the. sending OF the army to Naco.
proves at least that none Of the Eu-
ropean commanders have anything on
Wilson in making a change of base for
purely strategical reasons Charles
ton Mail.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

Some. of the wlseacres who are
handing out advice about how to do
things surely ought to be able to tell
us how we can save on the gas bills
during this cold weather and keep the
house warm at the same time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 1s. 1911
An Eyeninr Echo.

All things would work together for
our good, no matter how unpleasant.
them to lose their disguise. JAMES
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
sim Ecboinr

Ridicule Of the THANK God for
WILSON, nonsense II still heard echo
ing around The Democratic papers
never threw themselves wider open
for satire than when they published
that stun. parkersburg State Jour
|nal
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
ThaWing fhe Wires.

The telephone wires seem to have
been placed In cold storage, but some
irrate phone user can be depended
upon to thaw them out before the day
ends. Fairmont West yirginian.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
/ - = - > = = = ! = ! 8 49,
:: w II AT o TIL Err
!. EDIT o RS SAY

Good Thing.

1t was good thing for Kitchener
that 1t was not Ty Cobb he called a
preyaricator. -Parkersburg Sentinel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

Having no money to- pay his fare,
George Spencer. paroled prisoner,
walked from Gardner, Ore. to Port
land, Ore, covering the distance Of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16

Wireless telegraphy as a means OF
communication across great bodies
OF water, has achieved "a permanent
place in the popular imagination;
but there is another method OF ma
rine signalling which has prevented
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
Dainty Boudoir Caps Me-
attractive Gifts

Now displayed are many beautiful new boudoir
caps in wonderful variety OF styles. The mater
ials are printed chi6p. net lace and silk In combi
nation with ribbons, fur, and net frilling Prices
soc, CSC, CSC, to $1.9s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-16
" tol5 Off The Price OF Fur Goats
Hundreds If New Holiday Aprons

lkuNuICuS VI NCW HUluuy HFIUIS
Holiday Aprons in wonderful variety. Scores
Of attractive styles Including sewing and tea
aprons OF the sheerest materials with dainty trim
mings Of laces. embroidery and ribbons. Fancy
aprons that can be converted into sewing bag
Many novelty effects as well as styles designed for
practical use. Prices Csc to CSC.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05
FIERCE FOREST FIRE.
Big Force Out To Fight Flames II
in Pennsylvania.

Waynesboro, Pa. Nov. 3.-One oi
the largest forest fires visiting the
Pen-Mar section in years broke out
near High Rock yesterday alter
noon and is raging fierceiy. Il Is
thought that the fire was started by
a locomotive on the Western Mary
land Railroad.
Nearly 200 men, including employ
es of the Western Maryland Rali-
road. residents Of Pen-Mar and vicm-
ity and farmers in the valley from as
far as Edgemont ard M!aVaie, nave
gathered on the mountain top ara
are fighting the flames
Up to : o'clock last night the hFe
had not been checked and had burned
over more than 200 acres OF fine TIM
Der land. The fire has swept every
thing before it from High Rock, GO
ing southeast to Quirauk, and has
penetrated into Frederick county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05

HAVE LEFT OSTEND.
Germans Plan to Reach Sea by An
other Route-Hundreds Drown
When the Dykes Are Gut.

Paris. Nov. 5.-Inceasingly opti-
mistic reports from the battle front
are reaching military headquarters.
The Germans have been decisivcly:
defeated in Belgium between Ostend
and the French border They are,
also being pressed back along the
eastern frontier.
The report that General Won Kluck
has been killed in action is revived
again.
Paris, Nov. 5-Defnite defeat of
the Bavarian army which attempted
% hack its way through to Dunkirl
from northern Belgium is claimed by
the Belgian army which bore the brunt
Of the battle.
The Germans, it is stated in dis
patches from Havre the temporary
Belgian capital have retired to en-
trenched lines to the west and e.;
tending inland from just south CT
0Stend.
The Germans are now concentrat-
ing on Il new line, and their re-en-
forcemcnts are being massed again
around Ypres, Lille and Arras. 1t is
believed they will cndeavoT TO reacn
.I,n c.., from, +l,;s cnrTio,, where. I>nS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05

BATTLE IS REPORTED
Russians Push Beyond kielce-Cap-
ture $4,000 Soldiers, 2G0 Officers
and Cannon and Machine Guns.

Petrograd, Nov. st is announ-
ced that the Russian Caucasian army
which is invading Turkey has advan-
ced several miles into Turkey and
now occupies several villages.
No news is at hand regarding The
operations cf the Black Sea fleet,
although rumors that battle has
taken place are current.
1t is officially announced that the
Germans are again withdrawing into
East Prussia. 1t is declared that
they are moving tcward their orig
inal battle line between Lyck and
Biala. Meanwhile the Russian ad-
vance beyond the Vistula continues.
The Russians are also pushing be-
vond Kielce. which is now held by
the Russians. IN fighting there b.
900 soldiers, 200 officers and a num-
Der of cannon and machine guns were
taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05
GERMANS IN THE PACIFIC
Eight Japanese War Ships Nearing
Chilean Coast

San Francisco, Nov. 5--The vic
tory Of the German squadron over
the British off the coast OF Chile
places a new aspect on the naval
situation in the Pacific, it is pointed
out by observers.
For the present at least it defin-
;teiv shifts command Of southern wa
lers TO the Germans. and until there
has been a readjustmrnt of forces
vii! make itself felt in the movement
Of ell cargocs between the Pacific
coast and Europe.
Which way the Germans will eject
to turn is speculation but they are
free to move northward to the
Panama Canal Or to continue south
ward toward the Straits Of Magellan
and the route around the Horn.
At the same time the trade lanes
betwecM San Francisco, Puget Sound
and the Orient already heavily po-
Iced by japanese and British are
declared to be clear OF menace, and
the allied patrols can move against
The enemy with definite objective.
The engagement accounts for all
German warshipS at large in'the Pa
cifc and east OF the Suez except the
Emden, whose repeated raids or
! British commerce in the Indian
Ocean have been so costly.
! Santiago Chile Nov. 5--A steam
collier which has arrived at Val
paraiso reports having seen eight
! Japanese warships at Easter Island
! in the Pacific about 2300 miles west
of the Chilean coast. Easter Island
/ belongs to the republic of Chile.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05
FATALITIES At
NEW YORK FIRE
Six Men Killed and a Dozen
Firemen Injured Early
Today.
RESCUE 40 PERSONS
Spectacular Conflaeration Destroys
Four-Story Lodging House-AX-
pIosion of Naptha the Cause.

New York, Nov. Six men were
killed and dozen tiremen injured IN
J spectacular fire which destroyed
four-story lodging house at 332
Eighth avenue early today. There
were hfty-two men packed in the
lodging house stalls when the fire
broke out. and forty Of them were
rescued by being carried down lad
ders or swung across to the roots oil
adjoining buildings.
The cause Of the fire has not been
definitely determined, but the liremen
believe it may have been started by
an explosion of naptha, as they
their beds on the fourth floor Of the
had been cleaning beds with this
product.
The hla2e started in a back room
and spread to the stairway, cutting
IF the escape of those trapped in the
building.
Firemen rushed to the second ard
third floors. and were beating their
way through the flames when there
was a terrific explosion
Furniture was blown clear out Of
he windows, and n dozen firefighters
we're knocked down bruised, and
seriously burned.
Three dodgers were found dead III
heir beds on the fourth floor of the
building. Two were found on the
hirI. anu another near q window Oh
he same floor.
All six bodies were SO badly char
red that Identification was lmpossl-
ole.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05
BACON ACCUSES GERMANY
Declares Invasion Of Belgium EiO-
lated Treaty With U. S.

New York, Nov. 5-Robert Bacon
former Secretary of State, issued a
statement yesterday before sailing
for England in which he said that, in
violating the neutrality of Belgium
Germany broke treaty which she
had made with the United States
when she signed Articles l and 2
of the second Hague conference,
which stipulate that the territory Of
neutral powers shall be inviolate.
care we to suffer a nation to break
a treaty with us on whatever preteXt
without entering at least a formal
protest." reads the statement" Will
anyone contend that our neutrality
imposes silence upon us under such
conditions?
care the Hague conventions to be-
come scraps of paper without sin
gle word Of protest from this govern
ment? If the treaties which we made
at The Hague are to be so lightly re-
garded then why not all our other
treaties? AS q matter of fact 1t Is
our solemn duty to protest against a
violation of pledges formally entered
into between this government ana
any other government and we assume
q heavy moral responsibility when we
remain silent.
"To Justify policy Of silence by
the assertion that I'VE are fortunate
in being safely removed from this
danger that threatens European
powers and to urge that as reason
for rs to sit still with hands folded
is as weak as it is unwise.'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05

rwo Thousand British Officers And
Sailors Killed.

Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 5.--Otfi-
ers of the German cruiser Schran-,
lorst expressed The belief that nearly
1000 British officers and sailors had {:
pecn killed in the naval engagement I.
IF Coronel. The British cruiser
Monmouth, which was sunk. carried
| complement Of G7S officers and men, >,
md the cruiser Good Hope. the flag
;hip Of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher
.rraidock. which is believed to nave
gone down Immediately after the
,attle. carried 900 officers and men.
N addition the British cruiser GlaS-
row and the transport Otranto were
struck by shells from the German
ships and damaged.
IF. as believed. the fire stricken and
.helI-ridden cruiser Coed Hope went
% the bottom in the gale that was
aging during the battle. it Is Ger
ain that Sir christopher Craddock,
who was commander Of the British
squadron in Mexican waters, lost his
life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05
CUTS WIFE'S THROAT
York Man Crazcd With Election
Whskcy.

York, Pa, Nov 5--Crazed with
drink given him on election day by
political workers who had gotten him
cut of Jail to vote, Elmer GoItwald.
II years old. cut his wife's throat.
fatal injuries and when an
effort was made to arrest him, hack
ed at his OWN throat with the razor.
The mans condition is serious.
The cutting took place in front Of
the Goltwald home. the man having
waited for his wife when she return
ed from work at local cigar factory.
4 dozen Or more persons witnessed
the attack, and Harry LcnwOod d
pedestrian strucI; the man with 4
brick as he sat upon the PROSTATE
form of his wife hacking at her throat
and one of her wrists.
When d half dozen officers arrived
to arrest Goldtwald. he laughed and
told them they were too late, at the
same time inficting several gasnes
in his throat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05

Lawrence w. Sherman appears to
have defeated Roger c. Sullivan FOR
United States Senator from Illinois
by the scant plurality Of 4,6OG votes.
Returns from down state with close
to 400 precincts still to be heard
from, show that Sullivan was lead
ing Sherman by about $500. Al
the rate of gain that Sherman has
maintained for twenty four hours
over Sullivan-twenty to the pre-
cinct-this would mean that Sherman
in the 400 missing precincts would
be 5000 votes ahead in the 2,77S pre-
cincts that constitute the down state
territory. 1t will require the official
canvass of the votes cast in Illinois
and probably contest-before ii
is decided whether Sullivan or Sher-
man has been elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05
SEVEN POWERS
AFTER TURKEY
England Declares War on
Porte and Other Ma
tons Will Follow
:
DIPLOMATS DEPART.
Russian Troops Invade Sultan's Ter
ritory and Anglo French Fleet Bonn
bards Dardanelles.

London, Nov 5-All uncertainty re.
garding Turkeys position was ended
today. The foreign Office officially an
nounced that England has declared
war on Turkey and it is expected
that this action will Immediately be
followed by France, Russia, Servla,
Montenegro, and possibly by Belgium
and Japan.
The Turkish government has with
drawn all her diplomatic representa-
tives from Servia, England, Russia,
and France ,and Russian troops have
already invaded Turkey. while the
Anglo-French fleet is bombarding the
Dardanelles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-05
Cruiser Reported Sunk.

London. Nov. 5.-The German cru
User Yorcke struck a mine and was
sunk in Jahde Bay, near the mouth OF
the WeseS. and her crew Of 500 off,
GERS and men are lost, according to
dispatch received here from Amster-
dam. The scene Of the disaster is
near Wilhlmhaven, German naval
base of Importance.