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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
CARRANZA STILL DEFIANT
OF PAN-AMERlCAN ADVICE
Villa and Lesser Mexican Chiefs Ac.
cede Readily to Outlined Over
lures of Peace

ashington.-General Francisco vii.
la has decided to enter into a peace
conference in order to establish a con-
stitutional government in Mexico as
proposed in the Latin American note
forwarded to the Mexican chieftains
last week. Villas response will be
submitted to Secretary Lansing by En-.
rique Llorente, the Washington agent
of the so-called convention government
of Mexico
Unofficial advices were received to
the effect that First Chief Carranza
will respond by making a formal re-
quest that the United States and Latin
America recognize the institutional
government
1t is known that General Emiliano
Zapata, ally of Villa, will acquiesce in
the peace plan.
May | assure you, and through you,
the American people, that l have for
the President of the United States, his
government and the citizens of the
United States, the highest regard and
sincerest friendship, and l am quite
sure if they knew my plans and pur.
poses they would give me their fullest
sympathy and their cordial apprecia.
ton"
DR.. Henry Allen Upper, special
peace commissioner in Mexico. of the
international Peace Forum, said the
foregoing message was given to him
by General Carranza, who was anxious
TO have it delivered to the American
people.
Governor Comic of Lower California,
Mexico, has also signified his purpose
of entering the proposed peace con.
yention
So far as known Zapata. one of the
three principal chiefs in Mexico, has
not received the Pan-American note.
Zapata retreated in hurry coincident
with the reoccupation of Mexico City
by Carranzista forces and failed to
deposit a forwarding address.
Brownsville, TeX-United States
Consul Johnson at Matamoros an.
nounced that the Carranza garrison
commander at Matamoros has prom.
ised to dispose of armed Mexicans who
have been firing across the Rio Grande
upon United States soldiers about 30
miles up the river from here.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
KoVNo HAS FALLEN.

London.-The Russian fortress of
Kovno has fallen before the sixteen
inch guns of the Germans, and a
large section of the army of Grand
Duke Nicholas is in danger of being
cut off
With the stronghold. one of the
chief points of the Russian defenses
in the north, the Austro-Germans cap
tured 400 guns and an enormous
amount of war material, and the road
to the wilma, Warsaw and Petrograd
railway, the main artery of Russian
communications. is now open to the
invaders.
An official statement given out in
Petrograd said the Russians are still
holding notifications at Jesia. two
and half miles south of Kovno.
The seventeenth raid of Zeppelins
on England was reported, ten civilians
having been killed and thirty-six in
jured by bombs in a daring dash of
four airshiDs to the eastern countries.
in the face of the constant patrol.
The German aviators swept to the
outskirts of London and caused great
excitement throughout the whole east
ern section of the country.
The raid was made in darkness and
in mist, under the most favorable
conditions One of the Zeppelins is
said by the British Admiralty to have
been damaged, but all Of them es-
capped
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
MANY TEACHERS
WILL BE IDLE.
CURRENT INCREASE IN SALARIES
BRINGS RETURNS TO THIS
PROFESSION IN STATE.
ONE THOUSAND is SURPLUS
estimated That There Are Thirteen
Thousand Teachers Certificates
in Force in West Virginia.

Especial Charleston Correspondence)
Charleston.-There are one thousand
more teachers seeking places in
schools in West Virginia this year
than there are school positions to be
filled, according to statement made
at the state department of schools.
This is much larger surplus than has
been known in a number of years here
tofore. OF this thousand it is esti-
mated that about fifty per cent are
teachers who have held license GER
tihcates for a number of years, but
last year and perhaps the year before
were engaged in other pursuits more
profitable.
The other half of the thousand ex
ira teachers are believed to be per
sons attracted to the profession large
ly by the Increase in teachers sal
aries provided for at the last session
of the legislature. In past years the
state department of schools has had
frequent requests at this time of the
year from boards of education for a
number of teachers to fill vacancies,
but this year the department has re-
celved but two such requests, and
those were for specially prepared men
to fill positions as principals. On the
other hand the department has had
many requests for positions and only
few days ago sent out lists of the
names of these teachers and their
qualifications TO all the county, dis
trict and city superintendent of the
state.
1t is said that there are now some
thing like 1900 teachers certificates
OF all grades in force in the state,
while there are less than nine thou
sand positions to be filled Many of
the holders of these certificates. it is
pointed out. however. have no desire
to teach this year. being employed
otherwise
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
State Delegates Are Chosen.

Governor Hatfield announced tl4e
appointment of delegates from West
Virginia to represent the state at the
eighteenth annual convention of the
American Mining Congress to be held
at San Francisco September 20 to Sep
TENDER %. The 10 delegates from
West Virginia are: Edward Schoene-
baum, of Raymond City; George T..
Watson. of Fairmont; w. II. Koch. of
Wheeling; A. ]. King, of Charleston:
Edward O'Toole, of Gary; E. f. White.
of Glen White; Clyde Hutchinson. of
Fairmont; James Elwood Jones. of
Switchback; George S. Patterson. Of
Vivian. and r. p. Maloney, of Thomas.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26

London. Field Marshal Won linden.
burg is pushing his offensive along the
whole front from the Gulf of Riga
to Kovno, with the object not only
OF taking Riga, but also the whole
Warsaw-Petrograd railway from Wilma
northward.
The success of this move would cut
of Petrograd and threaten even the
line OF defense which it has been sug-
gested Grand Duke Nicholas would
adopt If he should be compelled to
abandon the Brest-Litovsk front.
Novogeorgievsk, the last Russian
stronghold in Poland fell, and more
than $4,000 prisoners, with 700 GUNS
and a great quantity OF war material
were captured by the Austro- Germans.
SIX Austro-German armies, strength
ened by the forces which have been
investing Nevogeorgievsk, are con-
verging on the Russian centre. which
is behind the Bug River and along the
important railway line from Brest-
Lltovsk to Bialystok, and are prepar-
ing 10 lombard Brest-Litovsk.
The invaders are pushing their Of
fensive all along the eastern front.
and 1t is unotficially reported that the
Russians are considering the advisable
ity OF removing the seat of Govern
ment from Petrograd to Moscow. the
ancient capital
Novogeorgievsk, which the Russians
had counted on as being able to with
stand attack for months, gave way be-
fore the sixteen-inch guns of the Ger
mans in just fortnight.
Military observers predict that the
other fortresses on the proposed sec
ond line of defense, Brest-Litovsk.
Grodno and Ossowetz, will make no
better showing.
South of Grodno the Russians are
fighting hard to prevent the envelop-
ment of the northern flank of the
Brest-Litovsk line.
The invaders have cleared the
whole left bank of the Bug before
Brest-Litovsk, and Field Marshal Won
Mackensen, having crossed the Bug.
is advancing on Brest-Litovsk from
the south. This means that the OBJ
stacle of the marshes has been cir
cumvented and that Brest-Litovsk, the
chief military depot and concentra-
ton centre of Russia, is virtually en-
veloped.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
PlTH OF THE
WAR NEWS


The British submarine Els went
aground on the Vanish island of
Satholm, while on the way TO the
Baltic to aid the Russians, says a
British Admiralty statement. Fiji
teen of the crew of thirty men are
missing
Emperor William is said to have ar
rived in Novoeeorgievsk to prepare
for state entry into Warsaw and 70
announce the German policy regard
ing the future status Of Poland.
Fighting is reported at several points
on the western front, but at no
place was it OF sufficient intensity
20 be called q battle.
The French have scored successes in
the west, taking part Of a German
trench in Artois after heavy all
day bombardment and making a
further advance on the Linee sum-
Nit in the Vosges. Heavy fighting
marked both actions.
In a hard battle on Sulva Bay. at the
Dardanelles, which the losses on
both sides were heavy, the British
War Office admits the British ad-
vance was halted without makina
satisfactory progress.
Italy, say reports from Rome, is MAX.
ing slow but steady progress against
the Austrians on all fronts.
The fall Of Kovno apparently was
expected by Grand Duke Niehoias.
for thus far in the war no fort or de.
Tense has been able to Withstand the
fire Of the Germans sixteen-nch
guns. The Russians are Fastening
20 move eastward with all speed.
The victory won by the allies on the
Gallipoli Peninsula is credited 10 the
forces which landed at Suva Bay.
italian mountain troops In SQUADS.
joined by ropes, crossed high noun.
tain passes and climbed and oceu-
pied Tuekett spits and Hinter Ma.
datsseh Splits, each about 10000
feet high.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Many DeIinquents In State.

West Virginia owners and op-
orators of unlicensed automobiles,
those persons who have failed to
secure a state license and tags for
the license year which began July LIST,
charge OF one dollar for each month
they fail to secure such license. The
license laws of the state provide a
penalty of 10 per cent of the annual
tax for each month or fraction Of
month an unlicensed car is main
tanned.
State Auditor John S. Dart. who is
charged with the collection of the an
nual tax on automobiles, declared that
provision had been made to enforce
the collection of the annual tax, to-
gether with the added penalties, and
the owners of automobiles who have
tailed to take out their licenses for
the new year were requested to add
another dollar to the annual tax for
each month or fraction of month they
nave delayed to secure a license.
from information the auditor has
received from number of counties in
the state he believes there are several
thousand cars being operated without
license. He has made provision to
make an accurate check of the num-
Der OF machines in the various coun-
ties. Owners and operators OF I'M
licensed cars. in addition to the 10 per
cent penalty per month imposed are
subject to fines of from $50 to 800.
The new license year began on July
L and at the close of business 11,42O
tags had been issued from the audi
tors office, or 1,079 more than the
entire number issued last year. The
largest number of applications for
license received in one day since the
beginning of the new license year. was
LOIS, and while the Srush" is past. the
requests for tags continue to come
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
SINKS BRITISH TRANSPORT

London.-The sinking of a British
transport in the Aegean Sea by a Ger
man submarine and great strides ia
ken by the Austro-German forces in
their Poland campaign were the two
big features of the war news. About
1000 men went down with the trans
port, the Royal Edward, and it was
the first time such a vessel has been
destroyed, though the British have
probably transported 100000 troops by
sea to the battlefield.
Berlin reported that General Lit
mann has stormed and taken the forts
on the southwest front of Kovno, cap
turing $500 prisoners and 240 guns.
The early fall of the stronghold itself
is predicted soon, and not long there
after the captude of the Wilma Warsaw
Railroad.
The Austro-German forces, lined up
in a shearslike formation against the
Russians, press closer and closer on
the retreating forces of the Car day
by day. Vienna reported that Aus
tro- Hungarian troops had pushed their
pursuit to a point only thirteen miles
southwest of the fortress on Brest
L1tOvSk.
Another fort on the northeast front
OF Novo Georgievsk also has fallen
and the Gordon is being closed around
the positions.
How far the German assault has
progressed since the fall of Warsaw is
shown not only in the ground gained,
but also in the large amounts of mu-
nitions and numbers of men taken.
Hitherto the Russians have managed
their retreat from Warsaw and at
other points in the battle line without
great losses of this sort.
The King of Greece summoned Eleu-
therios Venizelos, head of the war
party. and offered him the Premier
ship. This action was followed by cir
cumstantial reports of renewed mil
itary activity in all the Balkan States.
The Italians were reported TO have
started a new offensive.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Conference Scheduled.

y A conference between w H Kend-
rtcks, state agricultural agent in
charge of boys work, the supervisors
of the district free schools and the
agricultural club agents of Kanawna
county was held at the rooms of the
chamber here. Mr.. Hendricks is con-
nected with the agricultural extension
department OF the state university a.
Morgantown. The purpose of the CON
ference was to instruct the school
supervisors and agents as to the
methods to be employed in organizing
and looking after welfare clubs.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
New Hiqh School.

The independent school district Of
Spencer, Roane county, is spending
$4,000 for a new high school build
ing. 1t also is making an investment
or $4,000 in heating and ventilating
plant for its graded school. The
Spencer high school was established
only four years ago, when a bond
issue of $4,000 was voted by the peo-
pie of the city for the purchase of the
old Harry woodward residence which
was remodeled at considerable ex-
pense for the high school Nov,
after four years work" said L. l..
Friend, state supervisor of high
schools, Spencer has a first-grade
high school and soon will have a
building which will be credit to the
town and the enterprising school
spirit of her citizens"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Severe Storm Loss

Annville. Pa.-Damage estimated
at $4,000 was caused by a severe
wind and rainstorm which swept the
town. The German Baptist Church
was completely destroyed. while sew
eral places, school houses and nearly
a hundred dwellings were badly dam
aged. The wind for a time assumed
cycionic proportions. Thousands of
dead birds were found on the Leban
on Valley College campus Crops in
the outlying sections were also con.
sideraby damaged.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Two Million Tons of Coal.

The following statement of coal and
coke shipments in tons for the month
OF June over the Norfolk e Western
railway has been issued by the de-
partment of mines Pocahontas.
transfer coal, 1,S75,3O3; tipple coal.
11153; total coal, 1,3S6,456; coke.
66,O95. Tug River. transfer coal. 34S,-
1877; tipple coal, 2.37O; total coal, 351,-
1O7. Thacker. transfer coal, 9,216;
tipple coal, 6,713; total coal. 215,929.
kenova. transfer coal, S1,794; tipple
coal. S,643; total coal, 9O,437. Total
transfer coal, 2,O15,G5O; tipple coal,
2S.S79; total coal 2,O43,929; coke,
66,O95.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Fatalities Are Reported.

Four fatal accidents, all occurring
in coal mines in the state. were re-
ported to the workmens compensation
commission. Toney Valentine, of Ec-
cles, an employe of the New River Col
leries Co, was killed August 10; Geo.
Shirley, of Omar, an employee Of the
Main Island Creek Coal Co. was kill
ed August u by a fall of slate; John
Rain, of Omar. an employee of the
Main Island Creek Coal Co, was kill
ed August II by fall of slate: F. S.
Tasker, of Pierce, an employee of the
Davis Coal e Coke Co., was killed Au-
gust IA by fall of rock from the roof
of the mine
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
NOVOGEORGIEVSK CAPTURED
LAST POLISH FORTRESS FALLS
RUSSIANS MAY MOVE CAPITAL
Gar Reported Considering Removal Of Seat of Govern
ment to Moscow---Rga Now Object Of Combined
Naval and Land Attack
RUSSIAN BALTIC FLEET RETIRES UNDER SHORE GUNS

Paris.-A large fleet of German war
ships now menance Riga. the big Rus
sian port on the Baltic, and deci-
sive naval battle for the possession
or the city is foreshadowed in an of
hcial statement issued at Petrograd.
The statement said that the Russian
warships protecting the entrance to
the Gulf of Riga drew in closer. af-
ter a light, owing to the great super
iority of the German force. The Rus
sian vessels are believed to have fall
len Back to a point where they are
covered by the forts of the port.
The Austro- German CRIMES. follow
ing up their victory il the capture of
Kovno, compelled the Russians to fall
back in the Kalwarya and Suwalki
districts on the East Prussian frontier.
The only place on the eastern front
where the Russians now appear to be
able to hold their own is in the aBltic
provinces, where their determined re-
sistance has prevented the Germans
from gaining ground.
More of the forts of Novogeorgievsk,
the one fortress the Russians decided
TO hold when they abandoned the War
saw salient, have fallen.
The Austro-Germans have penetrat-
ed the outer positions of Brest-Litovsk
the great stronghold which was ex-
pected to be the pivot of the new
Russian line of defenses.
Military experts express the opin-
ion that the swiftness of the German
drive has made it impossible for
Grand Duke Nicholas to defend the
Brest-Litovsk line, as the proposed
front already has been virtually turned
by Field Marshal Won Mackensen in
the south and other Austro German
armies in the north.
Fighting in the Dardanelles goes on
night and day. The Turks are closely
pressed by the Anglo-French allies on
the Gallipoli Peninsula. where a new
British contingent has obtained a firm
footing in the vicinity of Sulva Bay
and by the Russians in the Caucasus.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
1000 Miles of Road.

Travelling over 1900 miles of road
Aldine Jackson Rodes. formerly of
Fayette county, asserts that the
worst piece of public road he encoun-
tered is between Huntington and
Charleston Together with Mrs.
Rodes and their son, Mr.. Rodes came
to West Virginia in an automobile.
passing through here on their way to
Fayette county. The greater part Of
the trip of the Rodeses was made over
the Lincoln highway. This route is
admitted to be a wonder, and in fact.
he said the entire trip was enjoyable
except for the few miles of rough
road in West Virginia
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Price for Nails Advanced

New York.-The American Steel
and Wire Company advanced the
price of wire nails S10O a ton. plain.
barbed and painted wire and other
wire products $500 a ton. excepting
galvanized extras. which were reduc-
ed $500 a ton. Some galvanized spe-
cialdes are down 5000 a ton.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Rate Increase Sanctioned.

The public service commission is
sued an order permitting all express
companies in West Virginia to file
schedules providing for an increase in
rates of from one to five cents on
small packages of the first class and
IS per cent of that increase on second
class packages up to and including
ninety-nine pounds.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Express Rates Advance.

The Public Service Commission Is
sued an order pernitting all express
companies in West Virginia to file
new schedules providing for an in
crease in rates from 1 to 5 cents on
small packages of the first class and
Is per cent Of that increase on Sec
ond-class packages up to and incIud-
Ing 80 pounds
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
welsh steelman DEAD

Cardiff Wales "A great Welshman
has passed away in Che person of Lord
Glantawe Wclshmeu will be- paricu.
larry interested in his career owing TO
his commanding influence fin the
worlds steel and tinplate trade. His
lordship last May attained his eigh-
ueth birthday
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Attempt on Via Lifs

III Paso Tex An attempt TO as.
sassiuate General Villa by ramming
his special train was made The at.
tempt failed because villa was not
riding in the rear coach A freight
train crashed into the special The
engineer and the fireman were execut.
ed Immediately The engineer is said
to have confessed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Much Work is Done.

More work has been performed bv
the street department during the last
three months, it is said than ever
before in the history of the city. not
withstanding the fact that fifteen la
borers have been laid of by the city
manager in an effort to curtail the
expenses incident to the operation Of
the department
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Five Injured in Altoona Fire

Altoona Pa-Four fremen and
policeman were injured as a result of
fire in the Natter block, in the bust
ness section of this city The build
ing was badly damaged and the loss
was estimated at $4,000. partly GOV.
eerd by insurance. Three of the
firemen were burned by quantity of
acid
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
To Protect Pupils.

DR.. S, L. Jepson. head of the state
health department, issued a circular
advising the boards of education
throughout the state to employ med
zeal inspectors. DR.. Jepson says in
this connection that the cost Of serv-
ices of these inspectors will be small
in comparison with the benefits de-
rived in preventing i'll health.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
England Takes over More Plants.

London David Lloyd-George. min
lister OF munitions. announces that his
department had taken over 1870 more
establishments for the production of
war munitions. The total number OF
these plants now under control of the
ministry is SO
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Winelow 10 PacLfio -

Washington Rear Admiral Wins.
low has been assigned to become ad-
miral OF The Pacific fleet in succession
OF Admiral Howard
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26

Butler, Pa.-County superintendent
of Schools McClung has announced
the appointment of John T. Connel
of Slippery Rock to be assistant su.
perintendent of the county schools.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
HALF MILLION IRON CROSSES.

That Many Granted by Kaiser to Ger
man Soldiers.
Berlin.-The number of iron crosses
granted to German soldiers up to
March / is near the half million mark.
They are of the second class. I'm the
period mentioned 6,488 iron crosses OF
the first class had also been granted.
The crosses have cost about $500 900
marks. in the campaign of 1870 IL.
45.7g1 iron crosses Of the second class
we're granted. and 1904 of the FIRST
class.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Attempted Assassination Failed

Shanghai Gilman attempt to- as
sassinate Admiral Tseng Ju Cheng
military governor of Shanghai and di
rector of the Kiangnan arsenal by a
bomb was unsuccessful
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-08-26
Bank Rohhers EniIed

Perrysburg, Ohio-In pitched bat
tie on the main street two auto ban.
dts were wounded and two Others
captured. An anonymous note put
the police next"