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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-10-28
BULGARS DIVIDE
SERBIA In TWO
Germans Begin New Operations
in Northern Section
G0RlTZ FALLS TO ITALIANS
Conspiracy Against Eastern American
Defenses Believed Unearthed-
German Cruiser Summarized
French Make Slight Gains.

London.-It was officially announc.
ed that Uskup, an important junction
point of the Saloniki-Nish railway.
was in complete possession of the
Bulgarians. The Bulgarian battle
front is now extended across almost
all of Serbia and completely sewers
the armies of the north and south.
Berlin officially reported the under
taking of a new offensive movement
The German troops which have been
at Orsova. in the extreme northeast
ern corner of Serbia. have crossed
the Danube and entered Serbian ter
ritory
Serb Army May Be Shipped Away.
Genoa. - According to reports re-
ceived here the allied governments
are working feverishly on a plan to
transport the entire Serbian army
into Italy before communications with
Greece are completely severed
Italy has placed at the disposal of
the allies a fleet of 80 steamships.
which will be dispatched to Saloniki
as soon as the final decision of
Greece becomes known.
Italians Capture Goritz.
Rome.-Goritz, the key to the en-
tire campaign on the IsonZo, has fall
en- before the. combined artillery and
infantry attacks of the Italians. Re-
suits OF the Italian offensive on the
entire front from the Alps to the
sea are much more important than
has been announced.
Germans Under Arrest in New York.
New York. - Two Germans whose
experiments with high explosives Sc
cret service men have been watching
for some time, were arrested in
Weehawken, n. j.. and those concern
ed believe that they have stopped a
conspiracy which had for it's purpose
nothing less than the blowing up of
important defenses in New York har-
Dor and at other places along the At
lantic seaboard
The first of the prisoners is Robert
Fay said to be a lieutenant in the
German army and connected with the
German foreign Office in Wilhelm
strasse. He came to this country i'm
mediately after the battle of the
Marine
His companion is Walter Scholz, his
brother-in-law. He gives his occupa-
ton as that of mechanic, but police
are inclined to think that he is q
man of military training. In some
way rumor gained circulation to the
effect that Scholz was of even higher
rank in the German army than Fay,
that he is in fact a member of the
Kaiser's staff and was detached from
duty at home because of the import
ance OF the work to be undertaken
here
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-10-28
Scottish Bite Masnns ELECT

Washington.-The Supreme Council
OF the Scottish Rite Masons for the
Southern jurisdiction of the United
States closed its biennial session with
the election of Garnett ~ Morgan of
Nashville, Tenn, vice the late SOW
ereign grand commander, James Dan
lei Richardson; Judge f. c. Day of
Helena, Mont, vice Erasmus T. Carr.
deceased, and Judge John Alden
Riner of Cheyenne, Wyo., vice Frank
M. Footre, deceased, as active SOW
ereign grand inspectors general and
to fill three of the 13 vacancies ex-
listing in the supreme council. Secre-
tary Gen. John II. Cowles of Ken
lucky was named custodian of the
new house of the temple here, where
the next biennial session will be held
in 1917
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Par1s.-The Bulgarians attact;r.
the Serbians through the valleys from
the east have cut the Salorioo Nj,
AWAY and 1t was admitted they
we urlVen wedge between the
SERBIAN army and the Anglo.French
ieiieI forces which landed at Salonica
second railway running ND the
western side of Serbia. which in am
emergency could be used by the allies
~ move to relieve tn pressure on
Tne SerDlans, is menaced by another
oulsarlan army which is now an.
prodchlng humanova and is threaten
ing the Junction at Uskup.
The inhabitants of Uskup are fee.
ing the city in anticipation of its oc-
cupation by the Bulgarians. strong
bulgarian force is advancing on yeles
a dispatch from Athens saws It looks
as though the retreat of the main Ser.
olah army on Monastin. on the Greek
ii0hlier' mas already been cut off.
Nish put out statement that tba
9erolans are still fighting desperately.
ouI tIiat their army is hard pressed
ana the situation is critical.
me Buigarians in northeastern
serbia have fought their way to Ne.
eotln' only twenty-five miles from the
Austro-German line, and the Serbians.
oaCtilhg at unequal odds, are doing
cneir utm>st to prevent a junction.
with Greece and Rumania undecid.
ed as to their future course. all the
oelilgerents are pressing offensive
movements with the object of win
ning big victory for the sake of the
Ihnuence 1t would exert on the neutral
states.
AS Austria, Germany and Bulgaria
are trying for this in Serbia with a
considerable measure OF success. the
RUSSIANS have won new victories near
oIonlm' which. roughly. is the centre
oI 1ne eastern front, and in Volhynia
and Galicia.
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War Hurt Philippine Trade.

In the Philippine foreign trade move
ment for the year ending June, 1915.
the adverse effo of the European war
was the leading factor, Imports
amounting to $44.479.S61 declined SILL
100000, or 20 per cent below the 1914
value; and, though exports were only
nominally less than SOL 100000. total
OF the previous year, greatly increased
production of copra alone saved the
total. and the high price for sugar
was the only market war benefit in an
export trade that was very generally
acknowledgements reports
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TEuToNs LOSE czERNowIrz.

London.-The Austro- Germans have
evacuated Czernowitz and it was re-
ported from Odessa that the Russians
have abandoned their plan to with
draw from Bessarabia.
The successful renewal of their of
fensive under General Ivanoff, who has
proved himself to be the most aggres-
slve OF the Russian commanders, fol
lows the continued advance of the
Austrro-Germans in Serbia
The hard blows struck at the forces
of the central powers on the middle
Styr and along the fringe of Galicia
that is still in Russian hands compete
in interest with the operations in the
Balkans, in view of the important
bearing that they have on the whole
Near Eastern military situation.
Another great battle is under way
south of Riga, where the Germans
have concentrated large forces, with
a vast number of big guns. The in
vaders have reached the River DYina.
but Field Marshal Won Hindenburg APP
pears to have been checked at the
stream, as he has been several times
before. The fighting has been terrific
and the losses are said TO have been
heavy on both sides.
The situation is admitted by the
Russian military experts to have be
come serious and the Cars forces are
making preparations to evacuate the
city. The civilian population with
drew a month ago. Since that time
the Germans have clashed many times
with the Russians. with the city as
their objective.
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ALLIES SHELL BULGARIAN COAST;
GREECE SPURNS CYPRUS PROFFER:
ENTENTE ADMITS EASTERN CRISIS
Serbian Armies in Danger of Being Crushed BELGRADE
Nish-Saonica Railroad South of Semeudria Lost
by Them--Big Battle at Kopruu.
FERDINAND PERSONALLY DIRECTS BuLGARIANs

London.-The Bulgarian coast from
Dedeaghatch to Porto Lagos, a dis
lance of thirty-eight miles, is under
bombardment by the allied fleet.
The attack on Dedeaghatch was
made by the British Mediterranean
squadron. which has been off the port
IN the Aegean Sea in large force.
The naval movement followed an
official admission in London. Paris
and Petrograd that the military stu
alton in Serbia is critical from the
viewpoint OF the quadruple Entente.
The Bulgarians announce they have
occupied Veleze, on the Vardar River.
1t Is this force the Anglo-French
troops landed at Salonica probably will
first encounter
An important battle is in progress
at Koprulu, on the Nish- Salonica rail
road, about thirty miles south of
Uskup. The Bulgarians are reported
to be supported by Turkish cavalry.
King Ferdinand is at the front per-
sonally directing his troops and in
spring them by his presence
The Bulgarians are terrifying the
passes of Mount Rhodope with all
possible haste. A great number Of
refugees is arriving at Monastir in
southwestern Serbia, having fled the
towns and villages in the line of the
Austro-German and Bulgarian ad-
vance.
Reports from Sofia and Salonica say
Strunitsa is still held by the Bulgar-
ians, which means that Bulgarian soil
has not yet been invaded
The Buulgarians have occupied Ku-
manovo and Vranya.
Greece definitely refused the offer
OF the allies of the island of Cyprus
and other concessions, territorial and
financial, in return for military aid
20 Serbia and it is believed the de-
cision not to join the quadruple En-
tente in defense of her former ally
is based on the ground that the Anglo
French force landed in Salonica is not
strong enough for the task allotted
to it
On Lemnos, the base of the allied
fleets operating against the Bulgarian
coast as well as that at the Darda-
nelles is an Italian army which, it has
been said. would be sent into the Bal
kan campaign.
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BIG RETURNs-LIrrLE COST.


immense returns often come from
small Investments. Mrs May Bart
lett, OF Salem, invested only one cent
but health was returned to her-it was
her great investment. She says:
When 1 wrote for a sample bottle OF
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Rene
oy had stomach and bowel troubles.
could take only cruel and beef tea /;
mad awful pains-was sick for three
months. 1 am now on my second large
bottle. My stomach is better. bowels
move freely, no more severe head
aches. Four of my friends have used
1t with benefit" 1t costs nothing to try
the great DR.. David Kennedy's Fa.
vorite Remedy-simply write for it to
the Kennedy Co, Rondout, N. Y. I'm
broken record of success.-Adv.
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Fifteen New LAWYERS.

Fifteen out of 80 men who took ex-
aminations September at Morgan
town, for licenses to practice law in
West Virginia, have received final GER
tificates according to announcement
made by the supreme court The sue
cessful fifteen: ID. d. Ashworth, Raj
eigh; j. w. Copley, of Mingo; w. j.
Cotton, of Brooke; c. w. Ferguson. of
Wayne; L. r. Hines, of Clarion coun-
ty, Pa; r. H. Gilbert, of Monongahela;
Francis G. Kittie, of Barbour; H. L..
Miller, of Summers; Karl F. Phillips,
OF Jefferson; Cecil II. Riggs, of Mar.
shall; 1. d. Smith, of Grant; A. c..
Thompson. Ben Moore, George H.
Irish, Orville Hackney, Of Kanawha.
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Have Annual OUTING.

Riding in the longest passenger
train ever pulled into Charleston, 1000
men. constituting the membership of
all Woodmen OF the World lodges in
Columbus, will arrive here Sunday,
October 81.
1t will be the annual outing OF the
lodges and negotiations have just been
completed for the operation of their
special train over the tracks of the
Kanawha & Michigan railroad.
Arrangements have been made
through the general passenger depart
ment of the railroad company for the
accommodation OF the Woodmen. They
will spend several hours at Gauley
Bridge, in viewing the natural scenery
surrounding the Kanawha and Gauley
rivers. 1t is probable that they will
be met at the station upon their ar
rival here by a delegation of business
men who will extend to them formal
welcome.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-10-28
EQUITY ENJOlNS
TAX COLLECTION
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
AFFlRMS CIRCUIT COURT OF
TYLER COUNTY.
IMPORTANT OPINION IS GIVEN
Sheriff Was Restrained From the Col
lection Upon An Alleged lIIe-
gal Assessment.
Especial Charleston Correspondence,

Especial Charleston CorrespondenceJ
Observation-Disclosures the circuit
court of Tyler county. the supreme
court OF appeals held that equity will
enjoin the collection of tax extended
upon an unlaw full assessment. The
opinion of the court, written by Judge
Williams, was delivered in the suit
brought by the Clarksburg Northern
Railroad Company VS.. l.. II. Morris,
sheriff of Tyler county, restraining
the sheriff from the collection of taxes
upon an alleged illegal assessment.
The judgment of the circuit court
OF Doddridge county in fining William
Flanagan 800 and sentencing him to
80 days in Jail was reversed when the
court held that a proprietor may or
der trespasser off his premises, and,
If he refuses to go, may use such rea-
sonable force as may be necessary to
expel him. 1t was stipulated, however,
that If he exceeds the bounds of rea-
sonable force he is guilty of an as
sault Flanagan had elected Sylves-
ter Waldo from his property by force.
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Charleston. w Va-Burke Mcclure.
the Maun-Logan county merchant.
who shot and killed his wife and her
cousin, Mrs. Gertrude Johnson. was
shot to death by Sheriff Chafin OF
Wyoming county at the home of his
brother-in-law. r. NJ Center. Of Gee
ana wyoming county Following The
crime Mcclure fed into Wyoming
county. Sheriff Chanin organized a
posse and suspecting that Mcclure
had gone to Oceana. where his aged
father and brotherin-law lived he
went to the Center home
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FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. II Pays
Big Dividends.

If parents will give just a little in
telligent thought to the feeding Of
their children the difference in the
health of the little folks will pay.
many times over. for the small trouble
A mother writes our children are
all so much better and stronger than
they ever were before we made q
change in the character OF the food
We have quit using potatoes three
times a day with coffee and so much
meat.
Now we give the little folks some
fruit, either fresh, stewed, OF canned
come GrapeNuts with cream, coca
sionally some soft boiled eggs. and
some Postum for breakfast and sup
per. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables
1T would be hard to fully describe
the change in the children. they have
grown so sturdy and strong. and we
attribute this change to the food ele.
ments that, / understand, exist in
GrapeNuts and Postum
"A short time ago my baby was
teetning and had a great deal OF stom-
ach and bowel trouble Nothing
seemed to agree with him until tried
Grape Nuts softened and mixed with
rich milk and he improved rapidly and
got sturdy and we'll"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum CO., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Ever read the above Ietterf sev
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine. true, and fUli % humaR
Interest
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safenuards fnr Exnor4s

Washington. - Formation of the
American Overseas Trust Corporation.
similar in organization to the Neither.
lands Overseas Trust, to handle Amer
lean products abroad with assurances
that they will not reach the belliger-
ents, was announced by Secretary
Redfield of the Department of Com
merce. The company will have the
unofficial recognition of the govern
ment, and is expected to handle all
export shipments from the United
States to neutral countries.
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ITALIAN FLEET SAILS

Rome.-Italy and Russia declared
war on Bulgaria.
Close upon the declaration bv Italv
came the news that the Italian fleet
hau departed under sealer orders for
the near East, supposedly to take mart
IN the blockade of the Bulgarian coast
italy remains, technically. at peace
win Germany, though fighting three
or the Kaiser's allies.
A fruitless attack, attended by heavy
losses was launched by the Germans
against the French along a front of
ABOUT six and one-half miles The
severity of the action NAV be iudeed
from the fact, reported in the French
othcial communication, that the Ger.
mans succeeded al various points in
penetrating the first French trenches
but were repulsd by vigorous counter.
attacks.
rms engagement was preceded nv
long and concentrated bombardment
OF nigh explosive shells and shrapneI
Inc Belgian army also was subject
ed 10 an attack OF the same nature
me Belgians lost for a time a most
they had established on the east bank
Oh the Yser-Ypres Canal, but they re-
LOOK 1t by means of a strong counter
attack.
On the rest of the front there were
hVely artillery engagements.
Concerning the western front the
Berlin official statement merely said
mere were no important incidents. but
the capture of the Serbian town of
Vranya involving the cutting of the
Nlsh-Salonica railway. was reported
me Bulgarian army accomplished
this.
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Car Shortage Causes Concern.

Further troubles are confronting
the coal industry in southern West
Virginia due to a prospective car
shortage. A shortage has existed. it
is said, for the last several weeks, for
the first time in the last three years.
After the meeting was over admission
was made by the officials in attend
ance that no relief is in sight just yet
but that every possible effort will be
made to bring about an improved con-
dition. Another thing which causes
the shortage is the long haul to the
northwest and the regular length of
time 1t requires for them to be re-
turned
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Mixed Adiectives

I'VE had at our house for about half
a day this summer a young man from
Kansas City as boarder," stated hon
est Neighbor Hornbeak HE came
with the expectation of staying two
weeks. and just nacherly hungered
and thirsted for the simple life, as
he called it. And then about the
first thing he did was to seek to pick
sandburr off from the left hind fet-
lock of one of the mules. This sorter
led me TO believe that he thought sim
pie and 'idiotic' were synonymous and
simultaneous terms. kansas City
Star
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indictments in kanawha County.

More than four hundred indictments
1922 misdemeanors and about eighty
felonies-were returned by the Ka-
nawha county grand jury, which
closed a six-days' session. Two OF
the felony indictments were on
charges of murder Nearly a hundred
OF the misdemeanor indictments
named Charleston poolroom, cigar
and fruit store owners charged with
operating slot machines in violation
OF the law. Most of the other two
hundred misdemeanor bills bore
charges Of violations of the Yost pro-
hibitory law. None of the names of
those indicted have been announced,
because the recognizances or bonds
OF all to appear for trial have not
been secured
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Writ Is Issued.

A writ of prohibition has been is
sued by the supreme court of appeals
in session at Charleston, restraining
their circuit court of this district and
the prosecuting attorney of Taylor
county from proceeding at this time
with the prosecution of the misde
meanor cases against the former off.
Gals Of the Grafton bank. Indictments
were returned against these men
few weeks ago and hearing in the
case has been announced
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Police Chiefs Meet.

Chiefs of police of West Virginia
held their annual convention in
Charleston. More than 200 policemen
from all over the state attended the
convention The Elks' club was the
headquarters for the association and
the visitors were welcomed with a
speech by Mayor George E. Breeze
The entire Huntington police force
were in attendance. A uniform parade
and later box party was given at
one Of the local theaters.
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Talk Good Roads.

Howard E. Williams, commissioner
of agriculture, after a trip through a
number of counties in southern West
Virginia, says that good roads is the
main topic everywhere and that bond
issues have prevailed in nearly every
county, which will soon provide a per.
manent highway connecting White
Sulphur Springs, Hinton, Anderson,
Beckley and Charleston This will
mean improved highways covering 1875
miles.
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Ask Virginia to coerce w. Va.

John G. Johnson, Of Philadelphia,
and Sanford Robinson, of New York,
representing the hondholders in the
Virginia debt case, held conference
at Washington with members of the
Virginia debt commission to consider
whether steps shall be taken at this
time to try to force West Virginia to
pay the amount of the supreme courts
findings. The Virginia debt commits
sion recently decided to take no action
along this line until West Virginia.
legislature has had an opportunity to
meet and consider the matter.
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ALIAS COSTS IS IN ENGLAND.

Man Who Sailed From IT, s. Fined
for Changing His Name.
London Reaching Plymouth ON the
Russian bark Iawhnl from Portland
Ore" Herman Grauers was arrested on
a charge of giving the name of olsen
instead of his right name He ex-
planned that he had used the name of
Olsen for the last three years in the
United States as Americans had diff
Guilty fin prOnouncing Grauers lie
was fined S. The Lawhul sailed from
Portland ON June g.
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High Court Upholds Liquor Law.

The Yost prohibition law was up
held by the supreme court in the first
test made, of the acts constitutionality
here. The test was made in the case
of Robert II. Bell. who was found
guilty Of violating the law. A writ Of
error was denied. 1t charged that the
Yost law was unconstitutional for the
reason it attempted to make vital and
effective void amendment to the con-
stitution and alco violated section of
the constitution on the ground that
the Yost law went into effect more
than 80 days after date of its passage.
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Old Rate Stands.

BY an order issued by the State Pub
lie Service Commission the Glenville
Water Company is refused permission
to increase its water rate at Chenille.
Gilmer county, from 20 to rs cents
The water company served notice Of
the increase and the city council at
tempted to reduce the rate. The Pub.
lie Service Commission left the rate at
20 cents.
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BRITISH LOSSES $500 DAILY.

Heaviest Of the War, October figures
Being 52,35f.
ondOn.-British casualties since
October 1 have averaged nearly $500
a day the totals for the twenty-five
days of the month being 2,285 officers
and 50.072 nOn-commissioned officers
and men. This average loss, the heavi-
est of the war. results from the des-
perate fighting in Belgium
During the summer the daily aver
age was 1,500. In April and May.
the average was 1000 daily.
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'. S. WoN,r PRorEsr.

Silent on Fate Of Miss cavell-No
Parallel Case IN America.
Washington The State Department
does not contemplate any representa-.
tons TO Germany as a result OF the
execution OF Miss Edith Caveu.
Omcials here were shocked by the
reports showing the manner En- which
Miss Cavell was sent TO her death.
No official would talk or publication.
but several expressed the opinion that
the German authorities had violated
the common laws Of humanity
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For Nail In the Foot.

Ut 'Na'' WI tIIC FOOI.
Horses and cattle are liable to blood
poisoning from stepping on rusty nails.
For such an injury apply Hanfords
Balsam of Myrrh and get it into the
bottom of the wound. 1t should kill
the poison germs. Always have a bot.
Tie In your stable, because you will
md different uses for it. Adv.