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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
DEMOCRATIC CHARGE
FADES INTO NOTHING

cratic column and the taxes in those
counties have been levied. collected
and disbursed by Democratic officials.
The increase in the cost to the tax
payers OF maintaining these Demo
Gratis in Office as compared with the
cost in 1895 is most amazing In some
instances. Logan county shows the
greatest Increase in cost. the Increase
there being almost 500 per cent. In
a few agricultural counties like JEFF
erson and Pend1eton the increase has
not been great.
The com parison in Randolph, Sum
mers, and Wayne cannot well be
made owing to the fact that no re-
port was made by those counties to
the state auditor in 1895.
The figures are available for twelve
OF the emocraDtic counties. The re-
port of State Auditor /. v. Johnson
for 189 ives the taxes collected that
year, while the figures for 1913 are
easily obtained.
The following comparison includes
the total direct tax on real estate,
personal property and public service
corporations for all purposes. levies.
collected and disbursed by Democrat
fc local officials in the twelve Demo-
cratic counties for which the records
..ra COM Mate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
SUCCESS
Crowns the Initiative Steps of
the Great Charity Campaign
on Here Now.

The Associated Charities issued the
following bulletin Tuesday morning
concerning the charity campaign:
A larger number OF active workers
reported this morning at. headquar-
ters in the Latstetter building when
the second duy of charity campaign
week began. The captains and thet1
squads assigned to the several sec
tons took up the active canvass again
where they quit yesterday. At the
time of this writing the reports that
have begun to come into headquar-
ers show substantial increase over
the work done yesterday
All signs now point to highly sue
cessful results for this great cam
ipaign week but it must be remember
ed that in order to bring about these
results the active help and, coOpera-
ton of everyone is needed. Again
you are urged one and all to join
with the Associated Charittes-get
into the campaign and by your active
support, cooperation and by pledges
and contributions help in this work.
Outsiders are often heard remark
that Clarksbnrg is the busiest and
most prosperous city in the state.
This statement is undoubtedly true.
Should not those who have been for
tunate enough in LIES battle to at
tain successLhelp those who by &C
cident and otherwise have been tenn
porarily placed In a position where
they are unable to do for themselves?
Let us get together in this move
ment, relieve the poverty and sufer-
ing in our city and help to make
Clarksburg the city in West Virginia
that has the least poverty and the
least suffering and an organization
Az. nn,v1nnoH n carry thi q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
MINE HORROR
IN the State Of Illinois Results
inthe Death of 100 or
More Miners.
81 A..ee.Ar.p ...ss,

RoYAI1TON. Ill, Oct. 27.-One
hundred or more miners were killed,
it is believed, in the Mitchell coal
mine near here today when a terrific
explosion occurred in the lower level
of the mine soon after three hundred
men had begun work. OF those who
entered the mine about one hundred
escaped but thirty bodies were soon
brought to the surface and more than an
100 other men were known to be
imprfsoned in lower level. It was
thought that all those cut on by the
wall Of flames would soon burn to
death. Royalton Is mining village
Louis on the St Louis. Iron Noun
tain and Southern railroad. At noon
rescuers said they could see at least
twenty-five bodies on the upper level
Rescuers sought to check the danes;
In the lower level by dropping blank-
kets soaked with water. This tenn
Dorarily checked the flames but the
poisonous gases drove the hre-i hight
ers back.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
Repeated Failures in Attempts
to Go to Calais May Mean
An EARLY Retreat.
ALLIES PRESENT BARRIER
Through Which 1t is Not Be-
lieved Germany Can Drive
It's Forces.
!. ..x.....,...r.n .....,

LONDON, Oct. 27On minia-
turc scale the status of the opposing
armies in upper Belgium ran parallel
today to the condition which prevail
ed when the Germans rush toward
Paris was checked. the German
forward movement mas been charac-
tertzed by an even greater prodigal-
ity OF men than was shown in the
march in the direction Of Paris. The
inyaders succeeded for days in bat
tering their way ON and then sud-
denly came to something which
caused them to pause. Since Satur-
Gay no German gain has been record
ed and 1t is apparent that the allies
have eihter brought up such strong
reinf orcements or entrenched them
selves so well, or both. that the Ger
mans must sacrifice man after man
tor every foot of ground.
The fiat country in WSst |SdnderS
permits no such entertainments as
made the area of hostilities in France
famous but the British and Belgians
with warships at their lacks have
dug themselves in wherever PRAGUE
able while throwing out every OBJ
stacle possible to impede the enemy.
Whether Germany can drive her
forces like q ram through the alI9>d
barrier is a task. the result of which
should decide the success or failure
of ner plans to reach Calais and
from there set in motion long
cherished scheme to harass Eng
sand. On the otner hand the failure
sof4the German forces to progress, II
Is maintained by military observers
in London, probably would mean an
other retreat.
A statement issued by the official
press bureau indicated how slowly
each side must feel its way among
the hundreds of little Belgian villages
To go forward without careful re-.
connoitering would be extremely per-
ilous as 1t never is known whether
village is merely occupied by harm
less citizens or by armed forces ready
to attack.
The admiralty has not yet admit
ted that the monitors, working of
the Belgian coast, have sustained
damage, though the Germans claim
to have reached the vessels with their
artillery. !.
The talk of Zepplins visiting Lon
dom has assumed second place along
side the speculations as to when the
German warships will dart from
their Ravens and engage the British
naval unit. Englishmen can not ex-
plain to their own satisfaction now
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
REPUB ICANS TO
CARRY con OR
FRENCH REPORT
ALLIES ADV NCE
munication follows:

munication follows:
"The hhting continues particularly
spirited between the mouth of the
User and the region OF Lens. In this
part Of the front the allies have. at
no point, drawn back and they have
continued to make profess In the re-
zion between Ypres and Roulers. In
the geenral region between Soiessons
and Berry-au-Bac an artillery en-
gagement resulted In our advantage
and resulted In the destruction of
several batteries of the enemy. In
the reion to the east Of Nancy be-
tween the forest OF Became and the
forest or Parroy, we have assumed
the offensive and driven the enemy
across the frontier.
sRussia-On the river San and to
the south OF Przemys1 the Russian
offensive is becoming more accentu-
ated".
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
Official Records Show Demo
cratic Extravaganza and
Republican Economy.
t.eee,Al re 1nE r1LsoRAn,

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 27.--
Oficial records fled away in the
vaults of the state house make the
charges on the part of the Democrats
that the Republican state administra-
tion has been extravagant fade into
insignificnce when the expenditures
made by the Democrats are brought
out for comparison.
The Democrats have charged that
it is now costing about Two ana one
half times as much to run the state
government as it did under the last
Democratic administration when
William A. MacCorkle was governor.
A comparison of the records shows
that it is costing an average OF nearly
Ave times as much to run the affairs
of counties where the Democrats
have continuously been In power
than it did In 1895. while In some
instances it costs from four to eight
times as much. and In one instance IL
is costing sixteen times as much.
Fifteen counties In the state have
remained steadfastly In the Demo-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
IChairman Woods Declares HE
Democratic Majority
Be Wiped Out Sure
[sMEEPING PART eAlI|Is
All Over Country for 3epih /:
cans Are Assured on
vember 8, He Says
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. OSts
CONGRESSMAN Frank r. Woods or
Iowa, chairman of the NafipEai
publican Congressional Cof1I,I
made the following statement m
day
The Democratic party enters &c.
concluding week of the camp aikn q.
1874 with only two asseta
In Europe and the ephekne era
Moose party. The Republican Nett<
LIS coming back into power. 3tSl4 Co.
|tions today point to the oh th9EAt
LOT the present Democratic
In Congress. There Is no tonge
least doubt of swearing gains IN ekI
cry quarter OF the United StHtes.
The people are dissa tistied NJ IL
Democratic Incompetence ley ar
weary OF Democratic experl
They are tired OF DemoCrHt1e 4eC43
tons There is good reason Tor
The American citizen has Pared poo
~ both at home and abroad Us
try is stagnant. Business y dem F.
allied. Labor is unemploye ed y
people are ready for the rest On
Iof the principle of protection
Gated by William Mckinley isillI
which industry thrived and the ~
pie prospered- b
Gross Extravaganza.
1.-THE Democrats in Congress Shsya
been &ulILy OF &rOSb S{1l4 NJ "a
The money they have spent
predicate waste has come from a ~
constituents OF the very men sent
|Congress to conserve the na4lp
wealth and administer Its 4 e4ess3
affairs econoIni cal 1ys
asThe Democratic adm qis
has embarked on policy aok
na1fsm uneQua1led ever before a
country The Democrats claim
ferson as their patron saint
the same time, they are buryink ~
the memory OF his principles deep
and deeper by executive usuk pat1 9N
OF the Legislative function.
THE Democratic adminis
has shown thfn1y yelled h0stta
individual effort and the Democrat
members OF Con gress have beEruq ~
the success of all Individual en
prise.
Democracy is 1nen1cienk
The Democratic conEEe asnl ~
should be held Individuals res nom
bic by their constituents.
THE people had already ONE 3es
q realization of Democracyss aifek<zs'
nciency and Of its hostility TO the
interests and rights when the
war came along to obscure the tklt
issues. The eagerness VII
the Democrats seized upon the
rible conflict In Europe as an
,cuse for all their failures only
to show the dire straits In
they have found themselves Ae q
suit OF the visionary experfnoel
The people are afraid OF the
Democratic party.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
SCHOOL HELD FOR
HEAL I'll OFFICERS
By State Board Of Health in
Assembly Hall Of the
Waldo Hotel.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
on Methods Of Promoting Pub
lie Health is Given by a
Number of Experts.

A school OF Instruction for county
and municipal health officers. as now
required by statute. was conducted
Tuesday in the assembly hall of the
waldo hotel here by the West Viz
ginia State Board of Health and an
exceedingly helpful and interesting
program was carried out. -
The school was opened at 9:SV
O'Clock in the morning by DR.. VIII
liam w. Golden, of Elkfns, the pres
ident of the board. with nine OF the
eleven members of the board, health
ty in the state. number OF locai
physicians and others Interested In
D. A. Cronin. an attorney of
Wheeling, read paper on The Lee
gal and Moral Duties of q Health
Ohicer,'' subject he discussed in an
able and Instructive manner.
Harvey F. Smith, an attorney OF
this city, who suggested revision OF
the chapter of the state code pertain
ing to the state board of health ana
its functions to the end that the
board might be clothed with more
authority for carrying out the WORK
it has to do and that concentration
nigh supplant present divisions OF
effort He recommended the consol-
idation of the duties of all city.
county, school and jail health ofiiceS
into a single officer who should be
required to give up his regular prac-
tice and who should be paid a salary
SUFFICIENT to enable him to do so.
DIR. Aaron Arkin, the bacterio!o-
gist4 OF the hygienic Laboratory of the
state board OF health at MorgantoWn,
told about the work of that institu-
ton and gave suggestion as.to how II
could bel aided by health officers and
physicians.- He.to1d how samples OF
water were analyzed and laid stress
upon the Importance of having the
samples sent promptly to the labora-
tory in sterile, ice-cold containers.
Those containers are furnished free
fol. the purpose by the laboratory
upon application, although Dr. Ark1n
recommended that every county pur-
chase one for its own use. Similar
information was given concerning
analyses of milk, blood and sputum
for typhoid, dfphtheria and tubercuz
Ilosis and for the detection Of rabies.
During the afternoon session, DE.
IA. A. Brandebury, of huntington.
who is a 7nemberof the board. read a
paper on what Health OMcer
Should Bear in Mind in Reference to
the Transmission of Diseases; DIT.
J. L.. Pyle. of Chester. also a board
member, told what West Virginia
could do toward eliminating TYPHOID
fever; DR.. E. F. McCampbell, secre-
tary OF the Ohio State Board OF
Health. delivered an address on vari-
Gus public health problems and their
solution: DIR. William n. Schultz. OF
the hygienic laboratory at Morgan
town, discussed with practical
demonstrations the hookworm ana
West yirginia's particular interest IN
it. and DR.. Golden. the board presi-
H1n
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
BATTLE PRACTICE /.
Is Being Engaged in by War
ships and Destroyers Off
Virginia Capes.

wAsH1NGToN, Oct 27-Four
battleships of the Atlantic feet and
fourteen destroyers are at battle on
the Virginia capes at the same loca-
ton from which heavy firing was
heard last night. The battlesh1ps.
New Hampshire, Michigan, North
Dakota and Delaware. with fourteen
destroyers, which recently went out
to sea. are drilling. Naval officers
here are confident there was battle
Of European ships offSthe capes and
that the sounds of firing reported by
wireless by the liner Saratoga came
from the American squadron.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
GERMAN BODIES
FILL THE CANAL.
MANY of the Men Are Drowned
and Others Are Bayoneted
by the Allies.
MIGHT is A REAL Hell
Face to Face Warriors WrestIe
and Draw Each Other into
Watery Graves.
10Y ASSOCIATES PaRssl

f0Y ASSOCIATED pkR18D
LONDON, Oct. GA correspond
emit in nothern France telegraphine
regarding the fighting on the. river
User says:
There were $500 German bodies
in the User canal this morning after
the fighting in the night Many OF
them were drowned and others were
bayoneted. The very water itself
was bloody while Dixmude's streets
were strewn thick with dead. These
ghoulish facts alone give some idea
Of the savageness of the f1ghting. the
desperation Of the German attacks
and the stubbornness Of the allies
resistance.
The night was a He'll from dark
to dawn. At almost every point OF
the line man was opposed to man.
sometimes at a few hundred yards
distance, but more often in close
grip. Face to face many even
wrestled and died by drowning each
other in. the canals waters. The
Germans had had orders to get
through that night. cost what 4
might An officer of theirs, who was
captured, said that the delay of more
than a week in crossing this water
way had incensed the autocratic mil
itary minds in Germany. 1t must
be crossed tonight If 1t costs thous-
ands of men. That In effect was the
order given ana the s, ,sI ~ 1oes.
all credlt 10 lneln. III alu en Nsn tha ssr
Probably 5:OVV OF tnem gave y .ne AZ
lives last nignt. ne Gou 4 IL h W
more, yet lney Ialie ,9.. put ,atuI,,,
cause the Germans ola not Atera ~ :
obey their orders i IV crosseI ~ sre
waterway alrlsnS % 80. 10y ~.,iS MT
but once through icy nI W. W.
make good Ihey were .noWeu 1 eus.rl
with rif1e snots mo nu ulats i t.sa31
ments by snells ana Doyoneteus IaeS
yard by yard over 1ner Owl 1 Ia.a
into the waters OF tne canaL a .L.D
the very gray OF the mo l..L lis
bloody work Went on SO 1uIlIus.y
that there was naroly q t Isns. az, " :
bridge guard IN tue wlule IL LIS ,s sss,
did not imagine that he had Deen
singled out Tor speciaI altach. am
1T is believed tnac some o,v ~.
Germans crossed the rYer hseI NJ, o o.e
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
AUSTRIAN FORCES ARE
OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY
a, A.see,ArRp parss

VIENNA. via Amsterdam and Lon
don Oct. 27.-An official statement
given out today says the Austrian
operations. the object of which is the
clearing of Bosnia are proceeding sue
cessfully. The Servfans were driven
hack to vishnegrad October "a and
the Austrian pursuit reached the
Drina river October 26. Eastern
Bosnia to the Drina is now completely
cleared of the enemy. The Montene-
grin divisions separated from the Ser
VANS. have retired in a southwesterly
direction.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
GREEK TROOPS
Are Busy in the European War
and Occupying and Burn
ing Villages.

. LONDON, Oct. 27-According to
q message reaching Rome from
Avlona, Albania. 600 regular Greek
troops, with one battery of artillery
has arrived at Basiri and attacked
the Mussulman position at Gagehi,
forcing them to retreat. The Greeks
then started for Kerziovo- Advices
from the interior declare that Greek
Expirotes have bonn barded burned
and occupied five villages in Alba
MIA, near the Grecian frontier.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27

There have been earth disturb
ances in the northern part Of Italy
for twenty-four hours. A very Sc
we're shock was recorded at Turin
yesterday morning and slight quake
occurred at the same place between
| S and 6 o'clock in the afternoon. At
point fourteen miles west OF Turin
shocks continued during the whole
day. The people have been badly
frightened but up to the present time
no great damage or loss of life has
Ebeen reported.
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are completes:
1.265.589

ministration, at the end Of which
the Republicans found outstanding
unpaid bills to the amount Of $221.-
600 notwithstanding the fact that
MacCorkle received $50. 900 from
the federal government during his adj
ministration on account Of moneys
paid by this state to soldiers Of the.
Civil war.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
VILLAS LIFE
Is Attempted 10 Be Taken by
One Said to Be Paid Agent
of CarranZa.

Ell PAsO, Tex, Oct. 2T-An at
tempt has been made to assassinate
General Francisco villa by an agent.
said to have been commissioned ana
paid by General Gonzales, Genera
t.arranza,s staunch supporter. said a
message sent to the Associated Press
today by Luis Benavides, Cen
eraI Villas first secretary. The
would-be assassin, Francisco Mugta,
was executed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
GERMAN ADVANCE
IS WELL CHECKED.

the Germans are going to do this feat
necessitating as it will the running
OF the gauntlet Of the British feet
as we'll as speeding through mined
area. It makes good food for argu-
writers build up and tear down the
plausibility Of the performance in the
same article.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
BLOODY ENCOUNTERS
tsY ASSOCIATES rnxss;

BERLIN by wireless, Oct. 2I--Re-
ports reaching here from Constantine
ople declare there have been sanguin-
4ry encounters hAtween the British
garrison and Indian troops at Alex
andria, Egypt. Thirty men we're SEN
fenced to death by court martial
held in Alexandria
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
GERaIANs DETAINED
%. Assee,A4Ep paEss,

ST. JOHNS, n. B., Oct. 81 The
American tug, Security. owned by the
STANDARD Oil Company. was boarded
Yesterday afternoon by a detail Of
eight men from the Sixty-second regi-
ment and four of her crew We're re-
moved. one. naturalized citizen.
was released. The other three, all
Germans. were detained.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
$269.976

II the above table Is sample o..
Democratic economy. as would be put
into effect in case the Democrats
were again to get into control OF the
whole state, there ts little doubt tnal
taxes would be doubled and other
sources Of income found, or the state
would soon be bankrupt and In worse
shape than under the MacCorkle ads
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS

MoRGANToWN, Oct. Theodore
Roosevelt, former president of the
United States, spoke here at noon
today and then went to Connellsville-
Several thousand people saw the coll
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
Official Statement Of the War
Bureau Says Spirited Fight
ing Still Continues.
OM FRONTIER 0F FRANCE
While the Russian Offensive
South Of PrzemysI is Much
More Accumulated.

PARIS. Oct. 27.-The French Of
fetal communication iven out this
Afternoon says that spirited fighting
continues between the mouth of the
User and Lens, that In this district
the allies have not. drawn back and
that they have continued to advance
in the region between Ypres and
Roulers and elsewhere. The COM
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
aNoTHING DONG.

A few days ago the Telegram
asked whether the nominees
Of the Democratic ticket favor
ed the Vance Horror Davis
gang. So far the following ex-
haustive and explicit answers
have been made public:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
EARTHQUAKE AT MILAN
ssy ASSOCIATES eerssi

MILAN. Oct 27-An earthquake
was reported in Milan this morning
Considerable alarm was caused
among the. people but there were no
casualties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-27
An EARTHQUAKE
Is Felt at Florence, Italy, and
the Inhabitants Are Thrown
into a Panic.
esy ASSOCIATES r.ess,

CIV A1OectATeo eaeoo1
FLORENCE, Italy, via Rome, Oct
ga severe earthquake was felt
here today. The inhabitants were
thrown into panic but the shock did
little damage
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me WEATHER

!. q 4 - 80 Wednesday fair ana con
tjnued cook
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CContinued on page nve.)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-04-01
A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE PEER
OF ALL AMUSEMENT EN-
TERPRISES.
Compile for Your Information

On Friday, April 3rd, kit Carson's
Big Bring Wild West Circus will OK
llibit at Laurens afternoon and night.
This is the largest amusement enter
Prise Of it's character in the world.
Solid trains Of their own, double
length cars are required for the trans
portation of this colossal attraction
Never before have so many features
been combined under one management
The Asroplane for instance is but one
Of the strange sights to be seen with
this exhibition. Not model but a
Curtis -Farnum Aeroplane furnished
by the Chicago Aeroplane Manufac-
turing Co., and guaranteed to give
flights daily 1t vii circle the city
and alight at show grounds for the
public's inspection.
A Menageric Of trained wild ami
mails is also an innovation with a wild
west show. Elephants, Camels, Buffa-
10 and on down to the smaller species
of bipeds and quadrupeds. a two mile
street pageant glittering with gold and
silver, will delight the eye and the ex-
qusite music Of the three big bands
will please the lovers of harmony.
Coming as we do from the largest
ranch in the world, we carry nothing
but the very best Of riders and rop-
crs and guarantee to ride any horse
or mule free Of charge if brought to
the show grounds and offer a reward
if we fail The Cossacks with the