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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-31
Expect Early Peace
On the Elk River

CHARLESTON. W. Va, March 81.
Representatives OF the coal opera
tors and Of the union miners here eX-
pressed the belief there would be little
trouble about settlement OF differ
ences between the employing coal
company and its $50 striking en-
ployes al BlaXeley. in the Elk river
mining field.
Ase RANGES had been received, it
was said, from D. c. Kennedy. OF the
Kanawha Coal Operators association.
and John King, district organizer Of
the United Mine Workers, that the
situation looked promising co- an
early settlement OF tho strike, which
has been III progress fo: several days.
Kennedy ana King were sent by
their respective organizations to the
scene.
The question involved is whether
or not the men, under the contract 70
take effect april /. shalt be paid for
removing coal dust, as provided under
the present contract, or whether an
other plan shall become operative.
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University Juniors
Honor Clarksburge1

MORGANTOWN. w. Va, March 81.
The Junior class of the University,
after considering many. names has
finally decided to dedicate it's number
to the Monticola to Edward Grandi.
son Smith. OF Clarksburg. Mr. Smith
has formally accepted the honor at
the hands of the class in letter to
Manager Ferguson the first of the
week.
1t Is the opinion of everyone in a
position to know that no better. man
could be found to act as sponsor for
the annual Mr.. Smith is an alumnus
OF the University, having been gradu-
ated with the degree of LII. B. in
1889. After completing his course
here, he went to Washington and Lee
University, where he received the de-
gree of B. T.. in 1892. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in West Virginia
in the same year, and since that time
he has pursued practice Of his pro-
fession at Clarksburg. His rare legal
ability and wide experience have
given him q leading position among
the lawyers OF the state.
He has always been q great friend
OF the University and has never failed
to aid the University in every way
has been president OF the alumni asso.
citation and much OF the great interest
in the University among the people
OF the state is due to his untiring
labor in behalf of his alma mater.
The Junior class feels very fortunate
In having him act as SPONSOR
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go New Students
At Normal School

: The number Of new spring students
to date is sixty, making the tota! en-
rollment for the year about $50.
Twenty-Five additional spring ter1ners
are expected this week. Those who
have enrolled since the last list was
published in the West Virg.rian are:
Gladys Hammil. Keyser; William e.
Brammer, Peasants county; Eugene
Reed. Moatsville; Ray Deene, Wood
county; Creed Jenkins, Pennington;
Sadie Brant, Greene county; Angela
Weese, Webster Springs; Archie
Reed. Newburg; Gertrude Vandall,
Writ county: Geraldine Rinehart.
Shinnston; Avis Barb, Rivesville;
Rebecca Knight. Harrison county;
Washington Natter, Pennington; Dali
to Pau2h, Philippi; Nina Funk, liza
Ramsbure Weston; Coy Cook. Flem-
ington. Those from this city and SUBJ
urbs are: Mayone Stanley. Nellie Haw-
kins. Dayton Grubb, Margaret Grubb
and Cora Clayton.
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e DEAD" PRISONER
LIVES FOR 3 HOURS
Pronounced Dead But Was
Restored By Heart
Massage.

BOSTON, March 31.-After WillaEd
Q. Wallace OF Pittsburgh, an alleged
confessed swindler, who took poison
in the city prison had been pro,
nounced dead. his heart action was re.
stored by massage p9arhe, lived fa>.ap
unconscious condition three hours
more before he Was again declared
dead.
Wallace was on his way to court to
answer charges OF ,arccncy OF false
drafts on banks at New Orleans, San
Francisco and Portland, Oregon, when
lie told an inspector that he had swal.
lowed poison. After hospital physi.
clans had worked over the man for
IN hour they declared him dead, no
heart beat being pcrccptible, and
turned his body over 70 the medical
examiner. 1t was nine minutes later
wien, By the medical examiners per
IN mission, DR.. Viuian II. Brick!ey OF
the hospttal stan bc-En trial Of man.
ual massafa. An :ncision FIVE inches
IL length VAS m--de and through this
Lr. Brichley thrust his hand and
@cn.ly m&9saCsd tho heart In Is
minutes the color of the mans face
cuaa4s1< Irom purple to red and heart
action vas once more apparent. with
constant uG%saEing by eight mem
bGrs OF the hospital staff Er-king in
relays, lie was maintained Tor three
hours.
When arrested last night. Wallace
was allowed 10 keep about $50 in his
possession. This he spent on dinners
for himself and four men who were
confined in nearby cells. $ I've had q
high old time for the last few months.
don't like to stop" be Is said to have
told the cell attendants.
The police say that Wallace had
been variously known" as c. K. Hitch
cox. Claude Howard and S. II. Con
rad. He is said to have been once a
trusted clerk for the Gulf Refining
company, of Pittsburgh.
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B. & N. Opening Time
Is Still Unsettled

The local officials of the Buckhan-
non and Northern are still dwelling
under cloud of uncertainty as to the
time Of opening Of the road Nothing
can be definitely settled until the ar
rival OF Col. Schoonmaker OF the
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie. Chief En-,
gineer Brady is anxious to settle the
time for, the running Of the first pas
senger train over the new lines. When
"the Colonel arrives, it will be set
tied as to whether a cheap rate ex-
cursion vii be run or whether the
first ride will be taken by, representa-
tive business men of.Nthe city only.
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+" MONTHLY PAL"
MINE WORKERS
GET INCREASE
Ten Per Cent Raise Given
Men BY Umpire, Former
Judge Gray.
WILL RECEIVE BACK PAY
THE GRIEVANCES OF ENGINEERS
AND ELECTRICIANS ARE
SUSTAINED.
(By Associated Prcss.D


HAZLETON, Pa, March 31.-That
electricians, electricians helpers,
watchmen, fire bosses, stable bosses
and engineers and other monthly men
in and about the anthracite mines are
entitled to a wage advance OF ten per
cent, dating from the amended agree
ment in effect between the operators
and their employees since 1912, was
decided today by former U. s. Judge
Gray. of Wilniin gton. Del, as umpire
for the Anthracite Cancellation Board.
The decision sustained the griev
ance Of the stable bosses, engineers
and fire bosses OF the Pancoast-Price
Coal Company OF Throop. Lackawan-
ma county, who got five and a half
per cent wage advance in 1912, when
the miners received ten per cent un-
der the contract which went into eff
feet that year. This means back pay
to the extent of 5000 for some OF the
workers. Electricians and their help
ers, wstchmen and other monthly en-
ployes of the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Coal Company are given
ten per cent advance in a second
decision, in which the umpire rules
out the contention of the company
that the award Of 1912 applied only
to those NOT working on q monthly
basis.
Many OF the men benefited by the
decision were not identified with the
mine workers in 1902 and are not now
affiliated with the union.
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500 Children March
From Burning School

BLUEF1ELD. w. Va, March 81
Over five hundred school children in
oliver grades of Bluefield school
cody marched to safety under the
direction OF their teachers when the
large heating stove fell into the floor,
setting the house on fire.
While teachers, headed by Miss
Wall. marched the little ones to 'S.fe-
ty janitors fought flames till the city
fire department arrived. Several hun
dred children, having been trained
daily in fire drill. emptied the entire
building in forty seconds. Damage
was small but il fire drill had not
been practiced another horrible acci-
dent similar to Cleveland, Ohio, of
several years ago. would probably
have resulted. Not a child was in the
least injured.
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FIGHTING RENEWED
ON FRENCH BORDER
Germans Keep Allies From
Extending Line-Verdun
Bombarded.
lBv Agsoeiated Press,

LONDON, March 31.-Thc battle or
the Carpathian passes now rivals the
bombardment OF the Dardanelles In
assert that the effort being made by
Russia are of such vital Importance
politically that the supreme command
OF the Teutouic. allies is justified in
cxcTtirg every effort to check the in
vaGer there.
according to this view OF the situa-
ton. Z certain and dramatic influx OF
Muscoyite hosts through the Carpa
th!aus into Hungary might stir tha
Balkan nations to action long before
the tedious attack OF the allied lcci
on the DardarelleS attains anything
approaching definite result.
Petrograd has officially warned the
Russian people not TO expect an early
capitulation of Constan;inoplc.
There are no signs. however, thai
the allied fleet has givon up the al,
tack as battle ships are again shell.
ing he outer defenses Of the straits,
while the Russian assault ON the 8cs
phorus has merely been interrupted
by thick fog.
On the western front the Germans
are reported to he giving UP their
plans for breaking through the de-
lenses or the allies near the coast
along the User. They are mailing a
new effort along The fortified Franco.
German border by bombarding tho
fortress o: Nerdun.
The reported withdrawal of cavalry
from the User front however. is oi
no great significance. since the use OF
this arm of the service in that vicinity
is greatly restricted on account Of
floods. At the same time, the con.
tinued bombardment of Nieuport in.
dicates that the Germans are still op-
posing any extension of the allied line
along the Belgian coast.
Internally England Is still concern
ed with the labor and drink situation.
The Liverpool dockers show no indi.
cation OF receding from their de-
mands. Commercial bodies are com
ing forward with offers to back the
government in drastic action against
the drink evil, while the liquor inter
ests are begEning to express fear OF
severe government regulations.
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State Capitals
Very Wicked City
CITIZENS TO HOLD MASS MEET
ING TO PROTEST AGAINST
OPEN VICE.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 81
A movement is on foot for the hold
ing OF monster rNass meeting in
this city next Sunday afternoon when
State Prohibition Commissioner Fred
o. Blue will be one OF the principal
speakers.
The object Of the meeting will be
to enter a vigorous protest against
the various forms of Nce which are
permitted to be carried on openly in
practically every section OF the city
and which include the virtually open
sale of intoxicants and the operation
of gambling houses and houses OF i'll
fame.
II is claimed by officers of the anti
vice league that the police are not
content with a mere superficial know
ledge Of these dens of vice but they
themselves are frequent visitors
within the doors.
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Two Quarrel Over
Woman; One Is Shot

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March 3i.-
Charged with having shot and proba-
bly, fatally injured George Dent, on
Morris Creek, Sunday night, Alfred
Hapnigan was brought to Charleston
to arrange bond. having been turned
over to the county authorities by Jus
tice H. G. Scott at Pratt.
Hannigan, accompanied by a young
woman, was walking along a country
road. it is said, When he was attacked
by Dent, and after a scuffle in which
the two rolled over an embarkment,
Hannigan drew a revolver and shot
Dent in the region of the heart. Dent
was taken to a hospital, where he is
in critical condition. The wounded
man Is the son of M. H. Dent, a for
mer member of the legislature from
Fayette county.
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French Think German
Submarine Was Sunk
(Rv AssocIated prcas. !,

PARIS, March 31-A statement in
dicating a German submarine may
have been sunk by French cruiser
was given out today By the ministr?
of marine: 1t is as follows:
yesterday afternoon n French light
cruiser sighted . German submarine
maneuverinG on the surface off dep
pc. The. cruiser Immediately gave
chase, forcing the submarine to dive,
firing meanwhile at the periscope and
turning in order to ram it with the
bow. The cruiser passed above the
submarine at the moment the peri
scope disappeared and from the spot
where the submarine was last seen
quantities of oil Noated on the sur
face"
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March Ends Like Lion
Weather Man Says

According to weather forecasters,
March true to tradition. will go out
like lion. The tradition runs thusly,
when March comes IN like lamb
this statement; however. we never
can tell whot few hours may bring
forth. Weather forecasters predicted
snow for today in this. section, with
rain in othher sections. Of the state.
March came in like a lamb and has
been lambIike during most of the
month. Winds which are usually
prevalent during this month have
been noticeable for their absence, and
the month has for the most part been
extremely mild. Weather men say
we win probably make up for it in
April, and predict a late spring.
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Ship Sunk;
Crew SQUod
GERMAN SUBMARINE SENDS
VESSEL TO BOTTOM WITH
TORPEDO.
- -...ccInL.l 49,.


LONDON. March 3l-'.hc Ei!erman
line steamer Tiamin!an, with 4 gen
eral cargo from Glasgow to Cape
Town WIS sunk Of the SciIiy Isles.
7I-aca~ March %. nv German Subma-
rine U-2S. The members OF the crew
&c suEed.
7he Flaminian sightcd the U-2S at
l:l5 Monday afternoon. The crew at
once prepared to lower the boats and
at the same time the vessel WAS sent
ahead at full speed. The submarine
easily overhauled her. however, and
fred three shots, signalling her to
stop.
The Flaminian was stopped and the
crew abandoning all personal belo.s..
ings got off in small boats. The. sub
marine then fred 10 shots at the
steamer. These appeared to be in
effective and accordingly a torpedo
was discharged. This sent the Flam-
iniau to the bottom.
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BERLIN. via wireless to Sayville,
March 31.-French aviators yesterday
dropped bombs on the Belgian towns
OF Bruges,s Ghistelles and Courtrai,
without doing any damage to military
establishments, according to the Ger
man official statement today.
In Courtrai. near, a hospital one
Belgian was killed and one wounded.
French attacks west OF Pont-a.
Mousson were repulsed. West OF the
forest OF Le Pretre French assaults
failed with heavy losses.
On the eastern front, Russian ad.
.vances north OF Augustowo were re.
pulsed. On the Russian frontier
north of Memil the banks of the river
were cleared OF the enemy. the state
ment concludes.
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CHARGE PASSENGER
WITH FIRING BOAT
Alleged That Prisoner At
tempted To Blow Up
La Touraine.
f17v Assoctotetl press. s.

PARIS, March 31.-Raymond Swa-
boda, one OF the passengers aboard
the French Line steamship La Tour
aine, which was 1mperiled by fire at
sea on March 9th. has been arrested
charged with setting fire to the ves-
sci, according to The Matin.
Swoboda, the paper asserts, Is sus-
pected OF having CLOSE relation with
the enemy" and correspondence found
in his room Is said to indicate he had
been charged with the task of blow
ing the Touraine. He has been taken
to Eayre
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cause Tor c,:o,rn,p,aint.

A quiet little Chicago lad serves 40
altar boy at the family church on GER
tain days Of the week. He. has ebaen
attending rather oftener than usual OF
late, and his mother recently inquired
the reason. adding that he seemed to
her to be doing the work OF himself
and his comrade. $50 am," grura-
bled the boy sharply. "hut can't help
it That darned kid always ditehen
hIa datesl"
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-Four Perish
When Blaze
Burns TOW11
~ STORES, TWO HOTELS AND
SEVERAL RESIDENCES WERE
DESTROYED.
WHOLE VILLAGE GOES UP IN
FLAMES-PRoPERTY LOSS
100000.
CRv Associated Press, )

WATERFOWL. N. Y. March 81
Four lives were lost and damage to
the extent OF 100000 was done by 4
fire which practically destroyed the
village of Norfolk in st. Lawrence
county today. Fourteen stores were
destroyed. as we'll as two hotels and
several residences.
The dead are Mrs. ]. Thomas. her
two children and her sister.
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Tomorrow ALI Fools
Day; Watch Yourself

watch your foot. tomorrow. for It
IS April first or "Al Fools Day" and
II you fail to watch your. foot. you may
be the victim OF some practical joker.
The: small boy will be: in evidence to-
morrow with his pranks. while the
grown ups, often indulge In the pas
timesof "foelins" some friend on this
"Au Fools Day
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sac, 900 Will Be Spent
In Raising the F-4
fRy Associated Pre-sl

WASHINGTON, D. c., March al
Expenditure of $4,000 to bring the
unken submarine F-4 to the surface
Honolulu harbor was authorized by
sry Daniels today after a mes.
sage was received from Rear Admiral
Moore saying that the hawser attach
ed TO the boat had parted, and that
The present equipment was too light to
raise her.
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Y. w. c. A. BENEFIT.

The young women members of the
vigorous campaign for the Dixie thea
tire benefit on Friday OF this week, the
proceeds of which will form "a fIssd
for carrying on work Of the organiza-
tion.
A splendid program has. been prom
ised by Manager Linn and an admits
sion fee of ten cents will be charged.
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Official War News.

PARIS. March 31.-The official
communication from the war office
today was limited to the following
brief announcement:
'No modification of the situation
has been reported since the last COM
rnurlfcation"
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Miss Eliza Boyd, who was called
here by the illness and death OF her
sister. Mrs. Edward Sntler, has re.
turned to her home In Warren, Pa.
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The Weather

Western Pennsylvania and west
Virginia-Fair tonight and Thurs
day; not much change in Temperature.
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Two Plain Drunks
Before the Mayor

Two prisoners were before Mayor
Bowen this morning on the charge of
being drunk. They we're J. H. Ash
and w. H. Maple, OF Gypsy. Both
were fined $500
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AUSTR|ANS WIN
. FROM RUSSIANS,
VIENNA CLAIMS
Cars Men Have Failed In
Attempt To Invade
Hungary
BATTLE IN HEAVY RAIN.
GERMAN AERoPLANEs ARE Ac.
TIvE-DRoP BOMBS ON
osTRoLENkA.
(Ry Assoc,ated Pre.a.1

VIENNA by wireless to London
March 31.-The cessation OF fighting
in the Dukla Pass lasted only "a
hours, the newspapers report. the Rus
SLAMS then bringing up fresh reserves.
Fighting in the valley OF ondavaf and
LaborcZa has recommended and Is
now IN full swing.
The Austrian troops are fighting
desperately and the Russians, Il Ia
said. in spite of furious attacks with
large forces, have not been able to
gain their objective at any point for
an invasion of Hungary. f'5 J.
The fighting In the Carpathians Is
going on during heavy rainfall. The
battle in Bukowina yesterday is re-
ported to have resulted in favor Of
the Austrians.
GENEVA. way Paris, March Si.-A
Constantinople dispatch received hera
states that while ammunition 10 not
lacking for the Turkish army, It is OF
poor quality. The supply OF cartridges
provided by Germany in March, 1915
has been exhausted and Turkey now
is forced to rely on those of her own
manufacture, which are inferior I'd
those of German make.
LONDON, March 31.-Great actiy.
ity has been displayed in the last few
days by German aviasors, according to
semi-official Russian statement from
Petrograd, which reads as follows:
Fifteen German aeroplanes few
over Ostrolenka Monday, dropping
100 bombs at an isolated house which
they APPARENTLY mistook for Russian
headquarters. None of the bombs. hit
the house and the occupants were NOT
injured. SeaFSJedwabno we brought
dowH an enemy aeroplane, captufirie
the officer and the mechanic. y;
LONDON, March 31.--A Libau cor
respondent sends a message that aa
result of two bonrhardments of Ii,
bau by German feet three persons
were killed and seven wounded and
Is houses have been damaged. iTeIe-
graph wires also have been wrecked.
The steamer Baltica in port sustained
damage.
LONDON, March 31.-A dispatch
from Constantinople says the allied
feet has resumed its bombardment.o of
villages near the outer forts of the
Dardanelles. 49,
Turkish aviators are making daily
reconnaissance.
GENEVA way of Paris, March, 31.-a
Austrian losses in Lyutta valley and
the province of Bereg, northeast Hun.
gary, on the day of March 2S, are esti.
mated at $4,000, according to dis
patches received by Swiss newspa.
pers. These advices state that ia cob
umn OF 1900 Austrians was annihilat.
ed and left in an hour during a ldes-
perate action in Bereg province.
Autrian troops in this territory are
reported to be demoralized as a result
of their enormous losaea Asi7HT-,,sS
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LONDON, March s1.-A dispatch
from Constantinople says the allied
feet has resumed its bombardment.o OF
villages near the outer forts of the
Dardenelles.
Turkish aviators are making daily
reconnaissance. 81 d