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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-15

few minutes before the hare was out
OF sight and the patient turtle laboring
far in the rear.
Wehn Mr.. Lightfoot saw that there
was no one in sight he laughed and
stopped at the first wayside house for
lunch. This road house was called
Turnip Top inn and theh hare ate a
heavy luncheon and then took up the
course again, but he did not feel so
light now, and presently with yawn
he lay down for forty winks." Wax.
ing much refreshed he loped easily
along until he came in sight Of the
goal, when, what was his astonish.
ment to see the plodding tortoise
creeping at the same steady gate at
which he sat out within few inches
OF the line.
A series OF mad leaps brought the
hare in a trice to the judges stand, bu,
the race was already won by the tor
toise.
The Tortoise.
The moral is plain. Keep going!
Never let a day pass without adding
something to your store. 1t viii not
be giving yourself fair chance If
you do not make the best OF; each mo.
ment OF time, especially during the
next few days. N
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Counter Attacks by Rus
slams Halt Advance in
Courland District.
EXPECT FIGHT AT V|LNAI
Important Arguments Are
Predicted Within Next
Fortnight.

LONDON, Sept. i5.GWhile Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's cavalry is
astrlde the ePtrograd railroad and
the Germans have made large cap
lures of prisoners and guns in Cour-
land the Russians are again counter.
ing these efforts not only by checking
attempts OF the Austrians to resume
the offensive in Galicia, but by intlict.
ing another reverse on the Austro.
German forces in this vicinity.
Svientsiany, where German cavalry
cut the railway in half, is between
Wilma and Dvinsk and about 400 miles
from Petrograd. The Russians assert
this raid by the Germans has formed
a dangerous salient nj their line of
which their opponents are likely to
take advantage.
II Is clear whatever strategic moves
may be involved in this advance that
recent incidents indicate the near ap.
proach of an important engagement In
the Vinla region which was predict.
ed fortnight ago by General Polizan-
off. minister OF war.
Further along the line German ar.
mics operating on both banks of the
Niemen have not yet formed juno.
tion and Russian rear guards are ,still
Withdrawing eastward.
Russian military writer's are warn.
ing the people ont to expect too great
Developments from the Galician of
fensive movement.
Discussion. in the House Of Com.
mons today is to return from the alb.
sorbing topic OF conscription to the
voting OF another huge war credit.
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he mad been seen.
This forenoon the owner OF the car
laid trap for the thief. by placing a
pocket book containing small
amount OF money on the seat Of the
car and then hiding on a porch nearby.
vondoz Is said TO have taken the ipock-
ct book and started down the street.
Teh owners OF the car started in .pur.
suit, but yondoz would hae escaped
had not Cliett tHarr taken part in the
chase. g
Chief Harr recovered The stolen
property, the book being found sus.
pended by a cord underneath the Coal
Run bridge. {lfs
q placed 1t. there for, safe keeping, !,
said Yondoz. Il
yondoz said that the Bibles had
been given him by men in Ciarksblrg
at a religious meeting some time ago.
and that he read them faithfully every
day. He says that he Is a YIN. q! A.
member and that he attends services
regularly! He SIS also a faithful and
consistent church member, he says.
Tondoz is scheduled for a aitearing be.
fore Mayor Anthony Bowen tomorrow
forenoon.
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WILL HOLD DANCE.

An informal dance will be held un
der the auspices OF the Fairmont Alum
nj Association of the Phi Kappi Psi
Fraternity, at the Country Club. Fri
day evening. September 18th at seven
O'Clock. This is one of number OF
like affairs held each year by the AS
sociatlon at which the attendance in,
cludes members of the fraternity from
various points In the State. and from
the chapter at the West Virginia I'm
iversity. About thirty.fve are expect
ed to be present.
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MAN So eoEsTolcoLLEeE.

CbARKsBuRG, w. Va, Sept. Is
After almost so years interruption,
James Mcdowell, aged SO years, will
return to Washington & Lee uniyer.
sitys in a few days to resume his stu.
dies and prepare for admission to the
bar. He has been canyassing In order
to secure funds with which to pay his
expenses. Mcdowell was a student
at Washington G Lee for three years,
entering In 1870. General Robert E.
Lee was president of the university al
that time. When he completes his
course Med lowell says he win 90 to
New Yor kor Bcsto nto hang out his
shingie.
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MARYLAND HOLDS
STATE PRIMARIES
Harrington. and Weller VIII
the Nominations for
Governor. /

lBy Associated Press.l
BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. 15.-Stato
Comptroller Emercon Q. Harrington
decisively defeated U! s! Senator Blair
Lee for the Democratic nomination for
governor at the state primary yester
day.
Harrington carried 1s Of the %
counties and two OF the four districts
of Baltimore City, giving him a ma
iority5 OF at least 15Syotes in the state
convention, which is TO be held TO rat
ifyt the choice OF the people.
ovington 3. Weller, chairman Of tha
state roads Commission. was the Re
publican choice for the gubernatorinI
nomination.
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Mrs. Maude Johnston and daughter
Miss Norine, have gone to Charleston
where they will reside. Miss John
ston having accepted the position oi
first primary teacher in the Mercer
school at Charleston, rated as one ot
the best schools In the state.
Miss Johnston had been an efficient
teacher in the local school for three
years and her work was OF a high or,
der. Her going to Charleston was re
GREETED by her many friends in the
city.
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BERLIN, Sept. 15.-The German
Government, in a note from the For.
eign Ofiice 10 Ambassador Gerard.
made qualified disclaimer OF re.
sponsibility for the sinking OF the
steamship Hesperian. On the face OF
the evidence thus far at hand the Gov.
ernment is satisfied that the Hes.
perian was not sunk by a German sub.
marine.
The communication Is a prelimi-
nary note, which may be supplement.
ed when all the facts in connection
with the Hesperian incident are es.
tablished definitely.
The note says:
"As We are informed from com
petent source, the news already re.
ceived, taken in connection with facts
officially known, seems to exclude al.
most absolutely the possibility that a
German submarine could under any
circumstances have been concerned
in sinking the British passenger
steamer Hesperian.
Think Mine Responsible.
Firstly, according to the pre.ar-
ranged distribution, no German sub.
marine should have been on Septem.
ber 4, in that part of the ocean in
which the Hesperian sank.
Furthermore, the explosion, accord.
ing to descriptions received from
British sources, was Of such nature
as to indicate from its effects that it
was rather that OF mine Of tor
pedo."
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Some Of these agents, the commits.
sion was informed, were known as.
men who had furthered spread Of
German propaganda during the pres
ence in this country OF Dr.. Bernhard
Dernburg and furnished the finances
TO maintain these agents which mat
ter aroused the interest OF the com.
missloners. The movement from
what the commission heard. had its
origin in the east aud its greatest &C.
tivity In the middle west, especially
In the large cities where tho pro.
German element Is, considerable In
numbers. ~
Members of the commission have
made no secret of theirSannoyance and
the widespread activities OF pro-Ger-
man sympathizers nor Of the belief
that the agitation Is inspired.
Officials OF Wall Streets big finan.
cial instltutio I iiiletofore classed as
pro,German. have no loYsympathy With
these attacks. II became known, anu
are said TO be y a recepss mood to.
ward participating In the flotation Of
the loan.
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Germany Denies RESPONSE
bllity in Note Handed
to Gerard.
THINK VESSEL 'HIT mine
No Submarine in the Neigh
borhood at the Time,
Germans Say.
(Ry AssoeIated Press.l y

WASHINGTON, Sept. ,l5.-state de.
partment officials commenting today
on the disclaimer of the Berlin gov.
ernment that the Canadian liner Hes.
perian was torpedoed said that inslVfi.
cient evidence had been received upon
which to bSse representation to Ger.
many at this time. From the facts
at hand 1t was said no opinion could
be formed as to whether the Hespe.
rian was torpedoed or struck mine.
II 1t could be determined that the
Hesperian struck mine, officials say
there would be no means OF fixing the
responsibility for placing the mine.
Diplomatic negotiations in the Ara.
bic case were in apparent lull today.
and Count Won Bernstorff, the Ger.
man ambassador, had returned TO his
summer embassy at Cedarhurst, l.. l.,
to await word from his government
regarding evidence in possession OF
the United States concerning the
sinking OF the vessel.
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The Weather.

West virginia-Probably fair to.
night and Tuesday; not much change
in temperature
: Western Pennsylvania = Unsettled
tonight; fair Thursday and lower, tenn.
perature.
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BERLIN. Sept. 15.-rhe Overseas
News Agency says It is virtually Ger.
tain that -thesieamship Hesperian
was not sunk lby a German submarine
and adds: IF. as was said by Lon.
don newspaper, one member of the
Hesperian crew pretends to have seen
a German submarine. this means moth.
ing, as the explosion occurred at about
S:54 p. NJ. when 1t was dark. More.
over 1t has been vindicated recently
that when. an explosion had been
shown TO have been due to mine,
several so.called eye witnesses pre-.
tended to have seen the periscope OF a
submarine"
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Bandits Afraid of Soldier
Patrols Sent to Protect
Citizens.
EXPECT TROUBLE TODAY
Fear Outbreaks at the Cele-
bration Of National
Holiday.

San BEN1To, Texas, Sept. 15.-
Heavy cavalry and infantry patrols.
which were rushed 10 this city during
the night, kept off threatened attack
by Mexican bandits. Evidence OF a
plot to terrorize the city were
strengthened by reports to the army
patrols during the night Of activities
OF Mexicans outside OF the town.
Just before dawn the commanding
officer here suspected the time was
due for the attack. Infantry details
were sent out along the road for some
distance from the town. No belliger.
ent Mexicans appeared. Soon after
sunrise, San Benito resumed its nor.
NAL aspect and residents who had
come into town for the night started
back to the country to resume work.
SAN BENITo, Texas, Sept. 15.-
Mexicans here have told citizens about
an Organization OF revolutionists
which planned to make demonstra.
tions at some other place to draw the
troops away from Sanbenerto and
then fire into the town. For that rea.
son Sanbenerto will be closely guard.
60 tors several days.
Armylpatrols here. In. the immediate
'neighburhood od5numberSthree companies
Of Infantry and two troops OF cavalry.
Threats have also been made against
the town of Mercedes, about 20 miles
from here.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 15.-
Two companies of infantry were hur-
ried out OF Brownsville last night for
San Benito and Lytord, north OF here,
onreports that there was danger from
Mexican bandits near those places.
With six Mex!cans found dead, five OF
them shot and one floating In the Rio
Grande, extensive preparation were
made to prevent repri,als or out.
breaks during two-day celebration
OF the Mexican national holiday.
This celebration began according TO
Mexican custom. One suspicious
movement of armed men carrying red
fags on the Mexican side OF the Rio
Grande was observed.
LAREDO. Texas, Sept. 15.-Mexi.
cans hidden in the rushes on the Mex.
lean side last night fred about so
shots into the little town OF Simon, 20
miles up the river from Laredo and
residents deserted the town. Work.
men at irrigation pumping plants fled
and a hurry call was sent for troops.
Cavalry from Dolores was rushed to
the scene, but no further shots were
fired. All cavalry stationed at Fort
Mcintosh was ordered to patrol the
border in every direction today.
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COUNTRY WIDE Campaign
VAGED AGAINST FLOTANON: !:
PROTEST SENT TO WILSON
Government Will Not Interfere With
the Efforts of Anglo French
Commissioners
ACTIVITY OF OPPONENTS MOSTUTIN' WEST
.(By Associated Press. J

(BY Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, September 15-The Anglo French Fnan-
eal Commission heard today that German agents. alarm
ed at the momentum gazed in the last few daysby move
nent to lend Great Britain and France billion dollars to
be spent for supplies here had instituted acountry wide
campaign against the otation of the proposed credit
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PEOPLES FORUM.

Attention is called to an article
under "The Peoples Forum" in
today's issue. dealing with the de.
cision5 Of the Supreme Court in
the charter case petition yester.
day. 1t is worth reading. The
article, will be found on page 6.
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.-Protests
against the AngloFrench credit loan
being niyotit ed In this country were
received at the White House today In
kilograms from various parts Of the
country. One man I'm Michigan wired
that runs would he started on banks
participating in the loan. and panics
would be precipitated.
No indication Of organized opposi.
tion. however, have been made ap-
parent, officials assert.
No protest or Communications OF
any kind regarding the proposed loan
has come from the German govern.
ment and the American government
is said to have no present intention
OF interfering with the etfort OF the
Anglo.French banking Commission.
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NEW YORK, Sept. f5.-I,he pro.
German campaign against the nota-
tion of billion dollar loan in the
United States to Great Britain and
France appeared todaylas assume pro.
portions OF country wide plot threat
ening the personal safety of the sir
members of the Anglo;French flnan-
cial commission.
Members of the Commission have
doubled their body guard Is becamv
known today.
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Temperature Today.
Recorded hourly at The West vir.
ytnian 0ffice
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their fruit and with less trouble.

their fruit and with less trouble.
In Chicago there:are a number
of men who have purchased
fruit and truck lend in Alabama.
They have formed an organlza-
tion for-mutual advantage and
protection and one man disposes
of all of their products direct to
the retailers, realizing good
prices on every commodity.
There are enough farmers in
this county to form a large and
powerful organization. Agents
could be appointed in the large
cities and shipments could be
made direct. The services of
numerous middLemen would be
dispensed with and the increas.
ed profits would go into the
pockets of the farmers.
The coming year promises to
be one of great prosperity to the
American people.
Why give the bulk of the
farmers profits to a bunch Of
blood sucking leeches IN the
euise of middlemen?
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TOO MUCH MIDDLE MAN.

The curse of the American
farmer is the rapidly increasing,
expanding and perpetuating mid
dleman.
No matter what the farmer
raises or produces, or what
price the ultimate consumer
pays, the middleman and his
cohorts End satellites get the
bulk of it.
When apples were rotting on
the ground in many sections OF
the coantry last summer because
the growers could not get price
sufficient to pay for marketing
them the people of the cities
were: paying a nickle for three
little runts. If fair sized they
were two for a nickel, and IN
many cases i've cents each.
Why can't the farmers OF this
county band together in some
kind of an organization and do
their avn marketing without the
Of these gressplng and
devouring middIemeu? Surely
some method could be: devised
whereby their crops could be
marketed jointly and In oalk
and thus save the tire mendous
shrinkage that now goes into
;he pockets of a. horde Of useless
20. betweens.
Orange g':awers in FLORIDA
lave such all organization and
ire getting. better prices ior
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TINE TO Plan AID DO.

The time is opportune for US
people to get out Of the rut and
onto the high road of prosper.
ity.
It is all right to say that this
thing and that thing ought to
be done, but the only action pro
ductive of results is to get busy
and do it. Much talk and little
do will never get as anywhere.
We OF this town ought 10 be
making plans right now for the
next year We ought to be de-
vising ways and means right
now for increasing the output
and expanding tho business Of
this town and this. agricultural
community, in order that we
may take full advantage of the
good times that are in store for
the country the coming year.
If we do these things right
now, if we make'a start and &C.
complish something instead of
sitting back and waiting for each
other to make a move, we will
be right in the front rank of the
prosperous ones during the high
tide of the coming months.
But if we continue to look
wise and say nothing and do, less
we may gather in a few OF the
loose pennies that are pried
from the golden dollars as they
pass US by on their Journeys to
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Ford or any other man to send a
wireless message to the troops
in the trenches, for the simple
reason that there are no wire.
less stations in the trenches to
receive such message.
No commander Of troops would
permit such a message to reach
his men;,f a dozen stations were
available.
The N mer, who are fighting the
causes Of their respective coun-
tries are not the traitors or fools
Mr.. Ford takes them to be.
They believe in the. cause for
which they are contending, and
the wild vaporlngs of a bunch
of notoriety seeking Americans
will elicit from them nothing
but utmost contempt.
Mr.. Ford may be a big frog in
Detroit, but he will icd from
sad experience that he is q
mighty little tadpole in the Eu-
ropean puddle.
The wisest thing be can do is
to 60 back to Detroit. and stay
there, and forget himself
The sycophantic small fry
who are trailing along in the
shadow Of his millions do not
count at all.
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WHERE YILL THE COMMON PEOPLE GET
OFF.

Now that congress is again IN
session the question will arise IN
many minds, ;'Where will the
common people get OFF," In oth
er words, what legislation will
be passed for the betterment of
the people who do not ride
around in SIS, 900 automobiles and
live ia million dollar mansions
with a dozen servants at their
heck and call? What will be
done fer the farmer, and the me-
ehanic, and the country merch
ant. ard the millions and mil
lions of people who live upright
;lv and contribute to the wealth
and Importance of the nation
asad yet are never seen in the
newspaper headlines. or at the
fashionable summer resorts, or
in tie expensive boxes at the
operas? For more years thaD
we care to remember the rich
man has been made richer by the
laws that have been enacted IN
Washington, while the men IN
more hun bic circumstances,
though vastly in the majority
have been allowed to drift aloug
as best they can. Will this con-
gress follow in the footsteps Of
it's predecessors, or will the mil
lennium come to pass and the
Door man be given a reasonable
show?
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ANOTHER FOOL STUNT.

Henry Ford's business acu'
men has made Of him a national
figure, has given him a name to
be envied in commercial circles
in this country.
And just as he is reaching the
zenith of his career a fool stunt
is likely to transform him into
an object of ridicule throughout
the world.
Mr.. Ford's much advertised
peace party mission to Europe
is with the avowed intention OF
sending wireless messages to
the soldiers in the trenches, de-
manding that they lay down their
arms and go home on a strike
against their oficers-in other
words, to desert the flags the y
follow.
If it were not that such de-
mand would likely involve this
country in trouble with some for
eign government the whole pro-
ceeding would be so ridiculous
as TO be funny.
The mission vas foredoomed
to be farce and a fzz}e from
the beginning. and for the san
est and simplest reasons in the
world.
1t would be impossible for
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listen to the tenders of good
offices from the heads of neutral
nations, what reason have we to
suppose that that they would
give even thought. to the blat-
ant demands of private Ameri-
can citizens who apparently
think more of newspaper notori-
ETY. than they do of peace?
The great mass of our Amers-
cans of all degree are a sane and
sensible people, who attend
strictly to their own affairs. But
we are cursed with a minority
who are never happy unless
they can get into the newspaper
headlines, and they will go to
extreme lengths to satisfy their
tDSduS CldNitSS.
By strenuous work the United
States has managed to keep out
Of the European entanglements
thus far, altough our prestige
has suffered to a degree.
We cannot afford to be drawn
into it through the offlcious med
ding of a; gang of irresponsible
American notoriety seekers who
persist in poking their noses in
the European face.
Europe will settle it's war in
its own way when the right time
comes. In the meantime let the
government insist that the Amer
ican nose be kept at home.
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REMEMBER Youa sEIGasoas.

We want to make one last plea
before Christmas for the busi-
ness interests of this town and
community.
During the next few days you
will all be putting the finishing
touches to your Christmas shop
ping, and much money will be
passing over some ones coun
ters.
We ask you to remember the
home merchant whenever you
can do so without actual detri.
ment to yourself. He is your
neighbor: your friend, the man
who has worked Loyalty with
you to make this town what it
is, to build up cur schools, and
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RertholIes and Robespierre.

It is said that the celebrated sayant
BerthoIlet in the most dangerous times
Of the republic sustained bis fearless
love of truth. Some days prior to the
ninth Thermidol: sandy deposit was
found In barrel Of brandy intended
for the ormy The contractors, sus-
pected Of poisoning, were Immediately
arrested, and the scaffoid was already
prepared. Berthollet. however, exam
ined the brandy and reported 1t free
from all adulterat ton.
"You dare maintain" sslid Robes
pierre to, him, that that brandy does.
not contain poison?'
AS his reply Berttlollet drank of q
glass, saying. II never drank so much
before
"You have plenty Of courage e1-
claimed Robespierre.
Il had more when signed my re-.
port" replied the chemist. and here
the matter terminated.