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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-26

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1914-12-26

Bond and security has been given
in the above mentioned suit. by the
said Special Commissioner, as requir.
cd by the decree entered therein.
NJ. D. ALLENDER,
Clerk.
Dec.-1S.25-Jan-8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
RUSSIAN REPORT

Petrograd, December 27.-The fol- lowing official communication was fs- sued from general headquarters today,
 "During December 26 the fighting slcng the lines of the Bxurn and Rnwlxs rivers was confined in general to artiI- 1cry fire. We have repulsed with suc- cess various attacks by the Germans.
 "AIonE the lower course of the Nida river we Ousted. towards evening of December 25, from the village of Wis., lica the Austrtans who had been obsti- Dately defending 1t and who attempted to fortify themselves on the left bank of the Nida. We then drove the Aus trians beyond that river.
 s.south of the vistula, in the region of Tarnow (GaIfcia) on December 26 we drove back the Austrians from the Tuchow- Olpiny line. The enemy aban- doned 10 rapid firers and we took 43 officers and more than 25OO soldiers prisoners. The next day we continued the pursuit of the Austrinns, who re- treated in disorder. We captured eight more machine guns and about 1000 prisoners. We occupied the heights near Sledlfxka on the left bank of the Biala river.
 sIn the direction of DuI<la (Carpa- thians) there were engagements on December 25 and 26. and the Austrians, driven from the ZmiErOd- -Dukla line, are in full retreat. In the latest en- counters In this region the Austria ms suffered enormous losses and left in our hnnds as prisoners more than 1O,- 600 men,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
GERMAN REPORT

Berlin, December 27.-(By Wirelesn.) Among Items given out today by the official press bureau are the fellow ings
 'sWhile the Germans are reported to be advancing on the. Bxiira and aIong the Piiica rivers. the Austrinns appear to he having n hard struggle to main- tain their positions east of the Duna- ice river. They seem to he holding thefr own. however. on the lower reaches and also to be gaining &round steadily along the Drins and Save rivers, hut probably are not in considerable force.
 "Constantinople reports that the ac- tion agninst Bafum is prOceedins fa- vorably. The Holy Banner of the Prophet has been brought into Damas- ems amid great rejoicing.
 ~The Rome newspaper. vita. reportx rioting In Alexandria. Egypt. Three thousand men with machine gums, the paper says. were necessary to sllppress the disorder. E;ghty-five Arnbs were \ killed.
 "A rebort from Copenhagen says the authorities of Warsaw have withdrawn to Wilma.
 sThe secoIo of Mtlan says scrvia is refusing transit to BulEarian amrnuDi- t1on steamers on the Danube, and that than aection h exaLpernting Bulgnria' The nu1warian papers, according to the oecstss are aemanAine enforcement ol tEanslt Fegulatjons.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
GERMANS ISSUE
 OFFICIAL REPORT

Berlin, December 2-(By wireless via London 3:2o D. m)-This official communi- cation was issued today by the general staff:
 Nothing of importance happened yes terday in Flanders. English ships ap- peared off the coast this morning.
 ''The enemy made an unsuccessful ad- vance momement yesterday at Albert in the direction of Boiselle, which was fol- lowed by successful counter attack by our troops early this morning.
 The French attacks in Meuirissons. in the Argonne and southeast of Verdun. broke down under our fire. In upper ..l- sace the French attacked our positions east of the Thann-Dammerkirch line but all these assaults were repelled.
 During the first hours of the night yesterday the French gained possession of an important height east of Thann. but were thrown back after vigorous counter attack and the height remained in our possession today.
 There has been no change in the situ- ation either in East or West Prussia. n Poland our attacks on branches of the Bzura and Rawka rivers resulted in slight progress. Southeast of Tomaszew our of. fersive continued successfully.
 Russian attacks on -.lowiodz from a scutherly direction were repulsed witt heavy losses to them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
More Than 125 Indicted In Partial Report of
 the Jury
NO IMMUNITY TO BE
 GIVEN, SAYS LAWYER
Federal Attorney Daley Will Not Ex- pose Hand Until Trial Is Called. Jury May Investigate Indian
 apolis and Evansville

indianapolis, December 27.-When the
 federal grand jury reconvenes here Jan
 uary 1. election 'itions in Terre
 Haute. it is saiS again be taken
 up. When the z net Wednesday it
 returned a pa, . V aport in which more
 than 125 me z : .uding Mayor Don NJ
 Roberts ar go ctica1ly his entire of-
 ficial fam S ere indicted.
 The T Q 2 ory of the alleged con
 spiracy Q ,rrupt the election merely is hin the indictment. it is said Federal a4thorities have indicated that
 they will not expose their hand until the trial is called. Federal District At. torney Daley, in personal charge ol the investigation, says immunity has been offered to none.
 Mayor Roberts is a candidate for tho democratic nomination for governor il 1916. and has been the democratic lead. CT in Terre Haute only short time having risen rapidly in politics. He de- clares that political enemies have at tackled him. In 1910 he was appointed city engineer of Terre Haute. He i'm mediately organized the council against the mayor and was discharged. Later he was made democratic county chair man and carried his slate through in the election of 1912. He became tho democratic candidate for mayor and was elected. During the voting rough work became so pronounced that appeals were made to Governor Raiston to take a hand in preserving order.
 A grand jury investigated the cleo ton and indicted Roberts and number of his supporters. After a sensational trial, during which all male spectators were searched for firearms, Roberts was acquitted.
 The second day after he became may. Tor Rnhe rts and. his board of safetyswert haiitI into souri on a asronteaapt chafrgg over the discharge Of two patrolmer but were acquitted. Within the las; year he was fined for contempt by Fed eral Judge Anderson for violating 2 court order regarding sewer work. clared by Terre Hauteans to have beeI worse than tine one the year before and which was the cause of the arrest: beginning Christmas night. Repeater, are said to have been employed openly and gunmen hired 10 intimidate tn, | legal electorate and keep the polls oper
 for the repeaters only
 l When the grand jury completes in
 vestigation of Terre Haute condition. 1 it will take up, according to MT. Daley conditions In Indianapolis and Evans villo which, in the last election. wer,
 said to have rivalied those in Terr'
 Haute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
.3O,OOO GIRLS IN IA .STATESMAKE MONEY
 CANNING TOMATOES
Girls Canning Club Work Has Shown Marvellous Growth Since Organiza-
 ton of Movement

New York, December 27.--Result of tho states. promoted jointly by the department of agriculture and the general education board, are detailed in an installment of the latter organizations annual report made public today
 "The method is smpie,'' says the re- port Each girl takes one-tenth of an acre and is taught how to select the seed, to plant. cultivate and perfect the growth of the tomato plant Meanwhile portable canning outfits have been provided, to be set up out of doors, in the orchard or the garden, and trained teachers Of do- nestle science instruct the local teachers in the best methods When the toma- toes are ripe the girls come together now at one home and now at another, to can the product. It is done in the most up- to-date fashion. The girls are taught the necessity of scrupulous cleanliness; they
 st-rilize utensils and cans, seal and label. and indeed manufacture an easily market able product.
 Three hundred and twenty girls were registered the first year. 3000 the next
 23.550 in the year following; in 1913 there were upward of s0.o0o in 14 different sta tes. l .'rhe entire expense of the girls canning club work has at all times been borne l by the general education board except for | local contributions In 1911 an Initial ap- propriation of $500o was made: S25ooo the
 following year: in May. 1a1s the sppro- priation of the board for this purpose was s75,o0o
 No Expense to Government l Though the national government.
 through the department of agriculture, had entire control and supervision, it has borne no part of the expense. The states
 in which the work Is now going forward
 on this basis are Maryland. virginia West Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Mississippi Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas. Alabama oklahoma
 and Texas.
 "The average profit made by the girls reporting in 12 states was $2l .ss; but not a few made sums far in excess. A Macon county. Mississippi, girl realized net profit just under s10o on her a5o cans of to- matoes; another neighbor made 100s cans with profit to herself of M.7s; q girl living in Aiken county, South Carolina, netted ss0.51. The accounts are carefully kept.
 ''The imponderable indirect gains are certainly not less important. Canning club day is . social occasion. Thus SO ciai interest Is kindled about the doins of something worth while. There follows a spirit of mutual helpfulness. mutual con cern, mutual affection. This sort of thins lays the foundation for cooperation iI larger and more important things-in thu
 church. in the school. In charities. ir business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
SOUTHERN THEATRE |OF WAR HAD ITS YSER AND WEST FLANDERS
Austrians and Serbs Fight Desperately For Possession of Parasnica Peninsula.
 Field Artillery Useless

Mitrovica. Hungary. November 22. (correspondence of the Associated Press. 1.-The southern theatre of war had its Yser canal and West Flanders "a terrain whose possession has meant much to the adversaries. Before the Austrian army could make headway against Servia it was necessary to take
 the Macva district, and before this could be invaded the Parasnica benin sula. in the Save, north of the Drina's mouth had to be taken.
 The Austrfans, who first alta clSed tho Servian positions in the Parasnica, early in August found the undertaking too costly, and for over a month con tented themselves with what may be end of September 1t became more ap- parent than. ever that the Parasnica and Macva would have to be cleared of Servians. and offensive operations were resumed. Towards the end of October the Parasnica finally was occupied. after most desperate struggle. and from that time on the Austrian ad- vance. while slow, made steady head way until vaijevo and Kragujevac. the last fortified positions of the Serbs. were taken.
 The area of the Parasnica is approxi- mately two and one-half square miles. Today it's level surface Is furrowed by
 hundreds of miles of entrenchments. ,d cred and open passages from one trench to another.
 Field Artillery Useless In the end a practice common in the 15 yards apart, and In but a few in- l stances are they separated by more than 50 yards---eloquent testimony of the severity of the struggle for :heir possession. So well constructed were the entrenchments that field artillery was useless Every attempt by the Austrians to take them by infantry at tacks resulted in terrible slaughter. l,f In the end a practice common m the middle ages had to be restorted to- Icounter mining. The Serbs had en- l trenched themselves to depth of from five to nine feet and the Austrian sap. pers dug deeper tunnels at right an. gies to the servian trenches and paral. 1 lels through which their infantry would advance under cover ofsnight. ! For about six weeks this really sub | iterranean war continued. It was ended by the bringing up of heavy mortal I batteries by the Austrians. Tn, 1 trenches even then had to be taken on, by one.
 abated bitterness, later was carries ! into the open country beyond the pen | insuIa. The resistance of the Serbs col llapsed only after their positions nea
 ssCs.fanae4 n Pass EisAt3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
Congress Reconvenes Tues day After Shortest HOli-
 day On Record
SENATE HAS MUCH
 UNFINISHED WORK
Practically Entire Legislative Pro- gramme Awaits Action By Senate. House Will Quickly Clear
 Appropriation Measures

Washington, December 27-With leaders in both houses determined to push through all necessary legislation and avert an extra session after March f, Congress will reconvene Tuesday after one of the shortest holiday re- cesses on record,
 The appropriation bills and general measures are expected to be cleared up quickly by the House. The Senate however, still has before it practically the entire legislative programme out lined at the opening of the sessicn by the President. in addition to the i'm migration bill, and the appropriation measures.
 There is & growing disposition on the part of some democrats to sidetrack the immigration bill or to defeat it. Sen 'ator Lewis, after a recent conference !, with the President. threw down the gauge of battle over the literacy test issue, which the President opposes. Some senator's believe enough votes can be found to strike out the pro- vision. Such an outcome, it Is admitted would operate to defeat the bill en- ffrely. Senator Smith of south Caro- lima. chairman of the immigration cofinmittee proposes. however, to keep up the fight for the bill. literacy test ' and all
 Stirring Debate. Expected
 Stirring debate that will rival in en- thusiastic interest the fight last week over the prohibition amendment are expected soon after January 1, when a rule will be reported for considera tion in the House of a resolution for submission of a constitutional amend ment for woman. suffrage. Leaders in both houses also look forward to pro- longed discussion over the naval and military appropriation pfosTani3.le
 Conservation legislation included in the legislation programme still is ir the hands of the Senate public lands committee. The government ship pur chase bill reported to the Senate be- fore the adjournment is awaiting ar opportunity for discusson
 The postoffce appropriation Dill is the pending business in the House with the Indian. legislative. executive and judicial and the rivers and har. bors bills following. The House az rculture committee has Just completed it's agricultural appropriation bill with a total 22.627,712 for the department of agriculture an increase of almost s2.000.000 over the estimate submitted by the department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Airmen of warning nations busily en- gagged Christmas.
 Official report of English raid on German coast. r Federal grand jury will investisate Terre Haute mayor Leaders in both houses want to com piete work. W a-yenesuela would revise rules of laws of nations. s-Consolidation of big lines makes greatest system. 4-Editorial comment s--Advertising man tells how his ads are written.
 First water goes over Dam IT on Warrior river.
 Many delegates arrive to attend frat convention.
 Two Alabama boys in Belgium on re- lief corps. 6--A page for travelling men, 7-Deeds that have won biz battles. s-scott's plan approved by Mexican fac tons-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
SIX OUT OF SEVEN
 OF INVADING PILOTS
 RETURN UNDAMAGED
Flight Commander Hewlett Among Those Missing, and His Fate Is Unknown. Attack Was Delivered In the Daylight-Submarines Aid Germans In Defense

London, December 27.-(10:05 p. m.)-Assisted by light cruisers, de- strOyers and submarines, seven British naval airmen, piloting seaplanes, made a daring attack Christmas day on the German naval base at Cuxhaven, at the mouth of is.e Elbe. Six of the air men returned safely but the seventh, Commander Hewlett, it is feared. has been lost. His machine was found off HeIgoland wrecked.
 What damage was done by the bombs thrown by the attacking party could not be ascertained but the Ger man report of the affair says the raid was fruitless.
 The enterprise of the British navy in thus attempting to dig ont the German fleet brought about a battle between the most modern of war ma chimes. The British squadron. includ ing the light cruisers of Aresthusa and Undaunted, which have been en- gagged in previous exploits on the Ger man coasts, were attacked by zeppe- lins, seaplanes and submarines. Germans Drop Bombs By raid maneuvering the ships were able to avoid the submarines while th, Zeppelins found the fire of the cruisers too dangerous for them to keep up the fight. The German seaplanes dropped bombs. which. according to the British fell harmlessly into the sea. Tho Ger. mans. however. claim to have hit two destroyers and their convoy, the latter | being set afire.
 l The British ships remained in the vi- cinity for three hours without being attacked by any surface warships and picked up three of the seven pilots and their planes. Three others were pioket up by submarines. hut their machine, were sunk. Commander Hewlett, | is thought, was drowned, The official press bureau gave ou the following statement today regard ing the British raid on the German coast:
 "On Friday. December 20. the German
 warships lying off schilling Roads of
 Cuxhaven were attacked by seven ma
 val seaplanes piloted by Flight Com manders Oliver. Hewlett. Boss and Xii ner. Flight Lieutenants Miiey and Ed ! aCentinuea ea Psss sisAsy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
FRENCH REPORT

Paris, December 27.-O p. m.)---The following official statement was issued this afternooni
 "Between the sea and the Lys the day was calm and cannonading intermft- tent.
 "Between the Lys and the Oise there Is nothing to report.
 ssIn the valley of the Aisne and in Champagne artillery duels continued. In the region of Perthes the enemy. after a violent ~bombardment of the trenches, which he had lost. attempted . violent counter attack which was re- pulsed by the fire of our artillery and infantry.
 sTn the Areonne there was slight progress south of St. Hubert. One com pany gained about 100 metres. We bombarded . ravine. fofcinE the enemy to evacuate several trenches. Between the Mouse and SfoseIle east of St. Mihiel two German attacks against the fortifications of the burnt woods were repuIsed.
 GA dfrigible dropped . dosen bombs on Nancy, in the center of the city. and without military reason. Our avintors hangars of Frescars one 0f the railroad stations of Metx, where movements Of trains were noted. and the barracks of st. Privat at Metz. Tn upper Alsace our troops realized further progress upon the heiKhts wAich dominate Ger nay, and have repulsed some attacks there.
 "In Russia the Germans who resumed their march upon MIawa, have rc-occn- pied that city. The situation h Polahd remains without notable charge. The violence of the battles upon the Bsurs and the Rawka has dininished. In the central PiIfcia reGf0n the battIes on the contrary. continues very keen except upon the lower Nida. On the whole Galicia front the struggle h developing under conditions favorable to the Rus- slans.' a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
OFFICIAL REPORT OF FRENCH WAR OFFICE

Paris. December 27.--Q0:45 D. m)-The following official statement was issued by the war office tonight:
 After having all last night directed a very sharp artillery and infantry fire against our troops stationed at La Bois- selle and in the adjacent trenches, the enemy delivered two consecutive attacks without success.
 We hold strongly the trenches captured near Puisaleine. On the heights of i..e Mouse we have consolidated our occupa- ton of the ground taken near the trench of Garonne.
 ''St. Die has been bombarded violently from 9:30 o'clock in the morning to noon.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
PRESIDENT WILSON TO CELEBRATE HIS
 BIRTHDAY TODAY

Washington, December 27-Pres- ident Wilson celebrates his fifty eighth birthday tomorrow. Con- .gratulatory messages began conn ing in today from all parts of the United States and from foreign countries.
 No special observance of the an- niversafy Is planned, and the Pres ident will spend the day quietly with his family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
ACCOUNT OF DAMAGE INFLICTED DURING
 DAY CONFLICTING
German Aviators Pay Sur prise Visit to Nancy; French AviatOrs to Metz; !; English Airmen to Brus- sels and Other Belgian Cities-Flights Mostly to RecOnnOitre

London, December 27.--(10:50 p. m. )--The airmen of the belligerent countries spent busy Christmas holi- day. While solitary German flew over the Thames estuary and dropped single bomb which fell in roadway and did no damage, convoy of seven British navy seaplanes visited the Ger man naval base at Cuxhaven and dropped bombs on ships and the gas works. All but one of the British airmen returned safely to the ships which conveyed them. Similar activ- ity was displayed along the battle front, German airmen paying a sur prise visit to Nancy; French aviators to Metz; British to Brussels, and other Belgian towns occupied by the Gre mans, and German airmen to Polish cities.
 1 As usual, accounts of the damage done differ. While bombs were dropped dur ing these flights. most of the flights were l for reconnoitering. .s-
 Germans On Offensive l Except in the Argonne and Alsace, where the French have made some pro- gress, and outside of artillery practice, ! the battles in the west for the last two | days largely consisted of German att tacks, to counter those of the allies, and to prevent the allies from organizing the | ground they had gained.
 In Poland, where the Russian Emperor
 has joined Grand Duke Nicholas at Bus i'sia neadoiHlIteTs .fEhs German attacks l on the Bzura and Rawka rivers arc being | sian headquarters. the German attacks while an offensive force has been as-
 stunned further south along the River
 Pilica, where hard fighting continues and both sides claim to have inflicted heavy losses.
 1 The Russians apparently have again gained ascendency over the Austrans in South Poland and Galicia. The Austrians admit the loss of the towns of Jaslo and l Krosno. on the South Galacian railway, which their army from across the Car pathians recaptured a week or more ago The Russians report tonight is the rec ord of series of victories from middle l Poland Co the foothills of the Carpathians
 It records the capture of 13,5O0 prisoners 1 and a number of guns, and unless some
 prisoners have been counted more thar once, the Russians, according to their own
 accounts. have taken 5000 Austrian pris-
 oners since they resumed the offensive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
Report Was Complete
Charge Conspiracy

Mansfield, Ark. December 2I.---W w. Roberts. local telephone manager: who Is alleged to have discharged om- ployes who testified for the severn mont in recent Investigations of the Hartford Valley mining trouble. was arrested today on a federal indictment charging conspiracy against the sov- ernment. The indictment was returned at Fort emithf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-28
Proh;a to Meet

Topeka. Kan. December 27.--The ne : tional convention of the Inter-Col- iegiate Prohibition association win open here Tuesday for four-day ses sion. It Is expected that 1000 student leaders and faculty delegates. repre- senting 200 colleges in every state in the union. will attend.