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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19
LETTER FROM PASTOR.

The following letter from the pastor
Of the Italian Church was received by
The West virginian this morning:
To the Editor OF The West virginian
Dear Sir:
Naturally it is only the Times that
can bring some sensational news. II
it is not wholesale murder case, it
has TO be on the other extreme, name.
ly: A crazy man in the church; for
the morning news. The Times can
not verify at least one item it refers
to in this mornings issue. There was
no Phil Harr and no crazy man at the
service in the Italian church near Pike
street yesterday But it seems to me
that would not be far of the truth
IL stated that there was 4 crazy man
in the office OF The Times when the
news was fabricated.
REV. P. D. SHOENEE.
Pastor of the Italian Church.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19
One Killed Two Hurt
When Boat Blows Up
(By Associated PresS)

MoCKLAND, Me, July 19.-The
gasoline distributing boat Petrolia,
the third, was blown up at her docks
today by an explosion on board. Fred
Wilson, the cook, was killed. Captain
Toole and Martin Day and other mem
bers Of the crew were seriously injur-
ed. The boat was owned by the Stan.
dard on Company. The cause Of the
explosion Is unknown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19

5 The burro whose picture Is here
shown has truly made an ass OF him
self. he Is naughty. naughty ami.
nal! He chews tobacco. He has the
habit doyn pat, all except the concom.
5taft action Of expectoration. He sim
ply won't learn to spit.
He has his tavorite brands, like any
user. Certain brands he Eliminates
with very little relish, but 1t wouldn't
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19
BY CHARLES 8. oRIscoLL

o, let us go to Mexico to make some
dough for Andy! 1t seems to me this
war would be. for poor John D., just
dandy! It's only fair to the million
ARE, that we go there and battle.
How can they give and let us live.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19

be fair to the manufacturers to tell
those brands.
We all know that the way to secure
the undying animosity OF an elephant
Is to give him a 'chaw," but with this
burro II is q sure way Of ingratiation.
This burro is a pack animal in the
Sluslaw Forest. oregon. His owner
claims that the habit has a marked
effect upon his disposition, favoring 1t
with unusual sweetness and philoso
ply.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19
Very Handy Remedy.

Always keep alum in the houSe. It
checks bleeding woands, and for bleed
ing Of the mouth or tongue a wash OF
cold water in which alum has been
dissolved is very effective.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19

IN No. / nine Of the Page Coal and
Coke Company, and a third n, the
Lick Branch mine OF the Pocahontas
Collieries Company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19

guest at the home OF her son for sew.
eral weeks. leaves on Wednesday for
her home in Cleveland, Ohio.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-19

Miss Margaret Murray. OF Pitts
burgh. is the guest of her sister. Mrs,
]. R. Walthour. on East Park avenue.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
THE BALKAN SITUATION
Germany Taking Advantage Of the
Allied Withdrawal.

The Teutonic powers are repre-
sented as taking full advantage OF
tn emoral effect produced by the
withdrawal Of British forces from
Gallipoh peninsula and to be attempt
Ing once more to swing Greece and
Rumania to their side in the Balkan
operations.
If the news Of the bembardment OF
Varna is correct, Russia is losing ne
time in an attempt to forestall these
efforts. From several sources, all un-
official, London has heard of the
bombardment Of the Bulgarian port.
Various dispatches state that the Rus
sian warships are accompanied by a
fleet Of transports which, according
to the morning papers, already has
landed sufficient force to hold the
town.
Although the Greek elections have
given large majority to Former
Premier Gounaris, a powerful mem
Der OF the present cabinet who is
oyer-friendly to the Entente powers,
it is not believed here the change
will have much Of an effect On the
attitude of Greece, which is much
more agitated by the possibility that
Bulgarians will cross the frontier
than by the formation Of new gov
ernment.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

to erect thereon a factory for the
manufacture OF armor, and the sum
of s4,O00,0O0 Is hereby appropriated!
toward the erection Of said factory
in the next contract after the act
of June Z, 1900, for armor plate the
price charged the government was
s420 per ton for class A (krupp)
and s40O per ton for class B char,
vey). These prices are exclusive o!
ROYALTIES which the government hao
to paw, as follows: Krupp, S2l.So per
ton, and Harvey, S11.20 per ton. Inc
secretary OF the navy evidently, IN
his iudgment," thought the prlce
reasonable and equitable" Tor ne
took no step to spend the s4,oOO,0OO
appropriated toward the erection OF
factory for the manufacture or armor'
which he was directed to do unless ne
could secure a. reasonable and equl-
table price. ,;o,
forces us to pay the price the manu-
facturers charge for armor plate caus-
ed the then secretary of the navy.
Hon. Hilary 4. Herbert, to make an
in this country ana
abroad. The result of his investiga-
ton was to recommend the building
of a government plant. No action
was taken, as his report was MADE
onlv a short time before his term ex-
pired. Since the passage Of the naval
act Of June T, 1900, directing the
secretary of the navy to erect a tac-
tory for the manufacture OF armor
unless he could make contracts for II
"at a price which in his judgment Is
reasonable and equitable." the navy
department has spent SIS. 9?.9on
for armor for it's ships. 1t is believed
that if the intent of congress in order
ing the erection of factory had been
carried out at that time, the govern
ment would have saved enonss
money on arro' plate tc own { plant
as large as that owned by all three
of the private companies. and in the
to have supplied the armoT
plate for it's cwn ships at less price
than it has been compelled to pay.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
NOTE GOING TO AUSTRIA
Secretary Lansing Announces Dis
patch of Our Last Word.

Secretary Lansing announced Mon
day that the second American note TO
Austria on the sinking Of the Ancona
had gone forward Sunday and should
reach Vienna Tuesday night. While
Mr.. Lansing gave no intimation Of its
contents, the note is understood to be
a virtual reiteration Of the original
American demands with the inpllca-
ton that it is the United States last
word on the subject.
The text of the note will be issued
for. publication in newspapers wed
nesday afternoon, Mr.. Lansing said.
The note is about six hundred words
long and although characterized by
those acquainted with it's wording, as
firm In tone, is said to be somewhat
less sharp than the first note IN the
tenor of it's den ands.
It is based squarely, according to
these. officials, on the Austrian ad-
miralty's own version Of the Ancona
sinking and while reference is made
to American victims and survivors,
the reference is said to be more ncl-
dental than direct.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
TURKS CLAIM MUCH SPOIL
IN BRITISH EVACUATION
Constantinople Says Attack Was Too
Violent to be Withstood-''Three
Wounded" Says London.

Berlin reports by wireless: Enor-
nous quantities Of ammunition, can
no2, and tents were taken by the
Turks on the withdrawal of the Brit
ish from the positions evacuated on
the Gallipoi peninsula, it was Off
cially announced in the Turkish quar-
ters report dated December 20, re-
ceived from Constantin pie. The re-
port states that the withdrawal Of the
British from the Anzac and Suvla bay
districts of the Gallipoli peninsula
came as the result of violent often
sive on the part of the Turks who in
flicted heavy losses on the British
and drove them ta.th' sea. The state
ment folloWs:
Turkish shstEopps.dasing the nights
of December 1879 after heavy artil-
lery preparation, began an attack
against the enemy's position near
Anafarta and Ari Burnu. The enemy
in order to check this attack made a
general attack along>the whole Sed-
dul Bahr front which completely fail
ed with enormous losses.
'In view of the certainty Of Turk
ish success in advances toward the
north the enemy during the night Of
December 1920 hastily withdrew
part of his troops. The enemy was
unable to impede the pursuit by the
Turkish troops, so that no enemy
troops now remain at Anafarta or
Ari Burnu.
Enormous quantities Of ammuni-
tion, cannon and tents were taken.
IAN enemy hydroDlane was shot
down and the occupants taken pris-
oner.'
London reports: When the British
forces withdrew from the positions
at Suvla Bay and Anzac on the west
ern shore Of, the Gallipoli peninsula,
their total casualties were three men
wounded, aecoTTtE an Official an
nouncement: SIX guns which were
left when the British withdrew from
the Suvla position, it was added.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
GALLIPOLI ABANDONMENT
STIRS BRITISH FEELING
Public Interest In Announcement
Oyershadows All Other
War News.

Announcement of the British with
drawal from Gallipol overshadowed
all other war news Monday night.
For the British public the abrupt war
office statement marks the end Of one
Of the great chapters Of the wars
history.
The shock of the news was hardly
broken by the fact that rumors had
been current in the street for some
days and the withdrawal Of the forces
had been matter Of widespread pro
and con discussion ever since Lord
Rubblesdale's famous speech in par
lament, in which he declared that
withdrawal had been recommended
by a high military authority.
The feeling OF the man in the
street was generally one Of relief
mixed with regret. A popular half
penny sheet sums up the British pub
lies attitude as follows:
'Thus ends the enterprise on
which the highest hopes were built
and which If it had succeeded would
probably have turned the tide of the
war. Our troops from the first to
last were within few miles Of vic
torp."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
RUSSIANS SEIZE. YAR|Ntt; B
TROOPS ON BULGAR SOIL
Sixteen Transports are Supposed to
...~<t
Have Landed Soldiers at
-.-s. ..-:>.
BULGARIAN Port.

The London Daily Chronicle re-
ports the capture Of Varna, Bull
garia's chief seaport, by therRussians.
It says the bombardmept of the Rus
slams silenced the Bulgarian guns
and laid the town in ruins, the sarr1-
son suffering heavily. ....,,..-.,,yt
The Russians then, according to
the report, landed infantry and skrtl-
lery without loss and in sufficient
force to hold the town against Bull
garian attack. .. :'.-'-.'
The arrival of the expedition OFT
the Bulgarian coast was reported
earlier in the day by the Athens cor
respondent of the Exchange :Iele,:
graph company. His. dispatch said:
"a Russian cruiser and ;twoc de-;
stroyers which are conveying sixteen
transports filed with troops have ar
lived off the Bulgarian coast and are
bomabrding Varna vigorously"
The Bulgarian port Of Varna is on
the Black sea a few miles south OF
the Rumanian border. It is a rail-
road terminus. This city and Bur
gas. fifty miles further south, are the
principal Bulgarian Black Sea ports.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
FORD PARTY'S PEACE PLANS
Originator is Ready to Furnish AL
Necessary Cash.

A dispatch from Christiana via
London says the first detailed an
nouncement of the plan for the peace
expedition headed by Henry Ford was
made Sunday at a meeting held under
the auspices Of the Students and Pro-
,sessors of the University Of Chris
tiania. Besides the one hundred and
fifty Americans already in the parcy
ten people are to join from each of
the following countries: Norway
Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Spain
and Switzerland. After Stockholm
and Copenhagen have been Tis.~-.
all will assemble at The Hague. 1t
is stated that William Jennings
Bryan will be among the Americans
if he accepts the invitation. Twenty
one delegates will be empowered to
sit indefinitely. They will have a
two-fold mission:
First, to suggest possible means +
peace; second to receive overtures
for peace directly from the bell1g-
erents.
Mr.. Ford, it was publicly announc-
ed, would place unlimited funds back
of the permanent peace conference at
The Hague.
Augmented by other peace adyo-
Gates, the party will leave for Stock
holm.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29

in behalf of the laborites, declared:
I'VE are prepared to fight against
conscription as hard as we nave
fought to get men into the army
under the voluntary system
Several Of the members expressed
themselves in favor of conscrlptlon.
Rep!ying to Sir Edward Carson S
complaint that the government hao
failed to give out adequate news OF
the Gallipoh operations and his re-
mark thai. "now the government
hurls the withdrawal from two fronts
at the nation as If it were a klno O.!
victory" H. J. Tenant, parlamen-
tary secretary Of the country, MT
Tenant said:
Gen. Ian Hamilton's d:spatcn
reached the war office yesterday. Inc
general is writer Of distinction ana
has taken time to polish his perloos.
Mr.. Tenant deplored the language
used by Sir Edward Carson, and de-
clared that the latter's representa-
ton of the government as dlliy oalis,
ing in Gallipoli was not trutnlui
representation of the facts. Contlnu'
ing in reply to various members VINO
had expressed the fear that the gov
ernment, in asking for a larger army
was not taking into account the eco
nomic needs of the country, Mr. len
nant said: :,
"The reason the government is
seeking for this additional million
men is that they are necessary to nj
the gaps and have a large army II
the field to win the w.:r. The gov
ernment is fully alive to the impor'
tance of maintaining our industries
and safeguarding our financial posi-
ton. The premier has 1ndicateo
however, that if certain conditions
are not fulfilled relative to recruit
ing, the government might be forcet
to ask for additional powers:
In conclusion, he appealed to the
Irish and labor members to JOIN tn'
government in these efforts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
ENGLAND INCREASES HER
ARMY BY one MILLION
House Of Commons Debated All Night
Tuesday-Changes in Off
GERS Made
GERS Made.

After an all night debate the House
Of Commons early Wednesday grant
ed an increase Of one million men in
the British army, bringing up its
on paper to four million.
With the increase come changes in
higher command, Lieut.. Gen. Robert
son, chief of the general staff, having
been recalled from France to become
chief Of the imperial staff in London
in place of Lieut.. Gen. Murray, who
has been appointed to succeed Sir
Charles Monroe as British command
er at the Dardanelles, says an Off
cial statement issued wednesday
afternoon.
Sir Charles Monroe has been ap-
pointed in command Of the First Brit
ish army in France in succession to
Sir Douglas Haig.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
CARRANzA WINS
Villa Generals Give Over Control OF
-... Much: Territory.

The Carranza de facto government
is in official control of the former
Villa state of Chihuahua By virtue OF
an agreement reached by Gen. Rob
.erto Limon, Gen. Mauel Banda, Lieut.
Col. Flaviano Paliza and Col. Euar..
do Andalon and And-eas Garcia OF
the Carranza consulate by which
about four thousand troops and the
organization of the Villa government
including the cities of .Juarez and
Chihuahua and all border points, ac'
cent Carranza domination. The agree,
ment grants amnesty to all except
Gen. Villa and his brother, Hipolito
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Father Saves Child.

Frank Edgerton of Central VIII.
lage, Conn, saved the life of his i've
rea.-old daughter when she slipped
through the railing Of river bridge,
by diving forty feet into the water
aud rescuing her 1882
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Taken off L. S. Steamer.

Wilhelm Garbe of Brooklyn, purser
of the American steamer BorinQuen.
was removed from the vessel off the
harbor of San Juan. P. R.. by officers
of the French cruiser Descartes. ac-
cording to the Borinquen's skipper.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Costs Turks More.

The opening of railroad ce'nmuni,,
cation from Turkey to Austria ana
Germany has resulted in consider
able increase in the price OF neces-
saries of life in Turkey, says HayaS
ditspatch from Athens. =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Admiralty Defends Act.

The Austrian admiralty has issued
a strong defence Of the acton OF the
submarine commander which destroy
ed the Ancona.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
OPENS AMERICAN MAILS
Swedish Steamer Detained and Mail
Sacks Removed.

The Swedish steamer Stockholm,
formerly the Holland-American liner
Potsdam, recently taken into Kirk
wall by the British authorities While
bound from Gothenburg for New
York, has been released after some OF
her mails had been removed.
This is the first removal OF mails
from a vessel en- route from Sweden
to the United States, although the
Swedish government recently COM
plained that American bound mails
from Sweden via England had been
opened in England.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29
Germans Move Westward.

Geneva reports that masses Of Ger
man troops are moving towards tue
western front.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-29


The Turks therefore had at least SIX
weeks in which to prepare.
The second is the topographlcai
nature Of the country itself, "hicn
greatly augmented the defensive
strength of the Turks position. Gai-
lipoli is a confused tangle of hills
rising at numerous points to sum
mits of from 500 to 600 feet, though
along one stretch. on the Gulf OF
Taros. there is continuous height
of over 1000 feet. This is the rea-
son why landing could not be ell
fected further north. -:rs'--::--..,
It is faily we'll watered by numer-
ous little streams which wind in and
ont between the series of-hllls. It's
communications by land are poor;
One fairly good, roughly paved ROAD
runs the full length of the .penlns
from Sedd-el-Bahr to the town OF Gal
lipo!i and from. there; on to Bulalr,
where the peninsula IS -oaE three
miles wide. Unless a railroad mas
been laid by the Germans since the
war began, there is no artlhclai
means of communication Of. any sort
and the forts are dependent entirely
on roads for their supplies.
From Sedd-eI-Bahr to poin'
somewhat north Of the Sarrows the
European side dominates the Asiaac.
so that if the land forces on Galhpoh
were successful the way could be
readily cleared for the advance OF
the fleet. The Turkish line in front
of the Krithia pos:tio is Thoroughly
guarded from any attack against the
flapks. In front of either there is
deep ravine that breaks IN from the
coast. These ravines have almos'
perpendicular sides and therefore
protect from direct assault any line
| formed behind them.
The line runs behind both ravineE
and follows the general line OF the
hills between the Aegean and thf
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
Annie Myers Dead

Wednesday morning, Jan. 27, the
death angel visited the home of Mr..
A. A. Myers and took their only
little daughter Annie, aged eleven
years.
Annie had been sick for three
months and through it all she was al
w.ys sweet and patient even in her
last moments of bitter suffering. She
was the light and life of her home, in
fact she was loved by all she came
in contact with.
She leaves devoted father, mother
and brother besides numerous reIa.
tives and friends to mourn her loss
sltho she will be sadly missed by all
we have the one graet consolation of
knowing that she 10 safe in the arms
of Jesus. and that she has just gone
on ahead to make our "home COM
ing" more bright.
HER TEACHER.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
N|CHTR|DERS |NFEST
TALLAHATCH|E COUNTY

CHARLESTON. Miss, Jan. s.
Bud Neman. Sam Haynes and Alton
Rowe. prominent white young men
living in tha northern pant of the
county. were brought to Charleston
late this afternoon and placed in Jail,
charged with nightriding. The trio
implicated others in an outrage per-
petrated last night in the neighbor-
hood, when the cabin of a negro was
fired into. and posse has gone to ap-
prehend the remainder of the gang.
One man, Alex Little. who was want
cd, ran when ordered to submit to
arrest, and was fired ON. He prompt
" returned the fire but continued to
run and made his es ape. This por-
tion of the country mas been terorized
by nightriders for some time past.
but no tangible evidence could be OBJ
tanned until few days since upon
which arrests could be made.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
LOCAL TELEPHONE
MANAGER AND
CASH MISSING

H. O. Roberts, local manager of
the Cumberland Telephone Co. has
disappeared, likewise it is claimed
that between $14OO and $500 of the
company's money is also missing.
About two weeks ago when the
company's auditors began checking
Roberts accountable travelled and has
not been heard from since. The COM
pany still have men on the job check
ing up the missing managers ac-
counts and i will be some time before
the job is completed. 1t is reported
that up to date the company has found
Roberts short about $500.
The north Mississippi herald., 1915-02-05
THE SERV|AN SOLDIERS
HER0|SM AND SUCCESS

The peasant soldier of Servia knows
today that il he loses in this struggle
against Austria, he will be deprived
Of not only his political but also his
economic freedom. Hence his heroic
efforts to defend that for which Black
George and the Serbs of the rebellion
Of 1904 sacrificed their lifeblood.
Servis was not prepared for this
war. Moreover, she was totally ex-
hausted by the two Balkan wars.
And this makes the present struggle
extremely hard. The success of the
Servian arms thus far must be attrib
uted to the extraordinary enthusiasm
and heriosm of the arms whule, and
of each individual soldier.
Military critics long ago pronounc
cd the leadership of Servian generals
equal to any in Europe. In the pres
ent conflict. the poor health of King
Peter has placed the burden Of politi-
cal and military affairs mainly upon
the shoulders of the young Crown
Prince Alexander. The hero-s of the
campaigns are General Putnilk and
Ganaral Yapkovich
Leadersip and heroism, however.
will fail if the supplies of the army
fail. Russia, England, and France
know this and will see to it that Ser
via and Montenegro are we'll supplied
with means necessary for their heroic
advance. Nevertheless, the fact re-
mains that most of the soldiers in
Servia today wear sandals and have
no uniforms. The r retreat befor.
the Austrian host. during the dark
days of November. was due. I be-
lieve. to lack of ammunition. When
ammunition arrived. in the nick Of tine.
they drove the Austrians out Of Ser.
via like flock Of sheep. The coun.
try, however, over which the Aus.
trian army had passed was left a de-
sert. Over a hundred thousand non
combatants were driven towards the
south; and there they are today. fac.
ing all the horrors of homeless paup-
ers.-From "Servia's Struggle, b,
Micheal /. Pupin. in the American
Review OF Reviews for Februar