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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

to the echo by big crowd OF Fairview
enthusiasts who will back him against
the world. Joe's vote was 6.1SS.000.
The judges declared these two chill
dren TO be the grand prize winners.
Other winners and the complete
final vote is shown below:
District No. 1.
$4,000 in gold, Mary NJ. Wrick,
S.26S,500.
$4,000 in gold. Mary Virginia Wat,
son. 4,524,000.
$500 in gold, Thelma Louise Hol'
den, 3,4l7,0 900.
$500 in gold. Mary E. Pepper, 81
3s4, 900.
$1,000 in gold, Anna ]. Merrlfeld,
3,263,000.
District No. 2.
$4,000 in gold, orothy Alice Ward,
Warrington. 5,9S6,000.
$4,000 in gold, Phyllis A. Stretcher.
berry. R. R. 8, 3.539,000.
s25.00 in gold, Florence ". Hamilton,
Warrington, 1,745 900.
$500 in gold, William Cornell, Jr.,
Monongah, 1,12S,600.
$1,000 in gold. Marvin Thorne, Rives'
vile, 100000.
Report of the judges September 25,
1915, is as follows:
We. the undersigned, selected by
The West virginian to count.the votes
cast as represented by the vote certiti-
Gates issued TO candidates in the
Shower OF Gold Contest for Babies,
find that the above children are the
winners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
The Weather. 1

West virginia-Partly cloudy today
and Tuesday; cooler tonight.
Western PENNSYLVANIA - Partly
cloudy today and Tuesday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
ARM|ES0F TEUTONS VEDCED
BETWEEN TWO Bic DRIVES; !.
SLAVS GAINING VICTORIES
Allies Gain Greater Results in Last
Two Days Than in Preceding
Twelve Months
9llI00O pR|gOpERe ANN AAuY eNDQ TiKEN
100000 PRISONERS AND MANY GUNS TAKEN

Prcss1
LONDON. Sept 27ln
results preceding fighting
eofthe Marne
upwards Of 10000 German prisoners their
IKE without counn machine with
line the Allies their
The advance has been general
fact that the eastern substantial
Is recorded
Peograd that the
Germans
where! 900 prisoners said 10 have ben
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Broadway
is interested in the report that Ger,
aldine Farrar. the American grand
opera singer, is 10 wed Lou Tellegen,
the good looking French actor, who
first came here three years ago as
leading man or Nine. Sarah Bern.
liardt. is believed likely 10 be her
husband. The couple have recently
been together in California before
the motion picture cameras.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

We understand Mr.. Baird, Kenyon
Hotel, Fairmont, wants to trade for a
farm. Write or see him.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

Miss Maxine
Parker crosses
first and wins.
100000 in Gold.
Acclaimed by a
multitude Of
West Virginian
readers as the
Little Queen of
Fairnont." this
dainty, winsome
little miss was
cheered again
and again as she
acknowl e d g c d
the plaudits Of
the great throng
who assembled
10 hear the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. wyer at
their home on Jamison street a 1915
pound son.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 27.-Air men
OF the Entente powers have again
bombarded Breuges. Belgium. The
sudden flow of gas at Sluis Tin Zeal
aud on the. Belgian frontier) which Is
supplied from Breuges; leads to the
suspicin- here that bombs from the air
crafts struck the gas works.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
BELGIANs TAKING ACTIVE PART.

The Belgians also taking
Official
Germans of adjoining believed
moyen the will bring the
making
Military
theAusrtans
million
This they increase the perplexie German
lnewsattacks the south
Of the Allies hayehad the Balkan
Sofia indicate that Bulgarian diplomats
the Allies that mobilization of
tilemotiyes.
RUSSIANS MAKING GREATER GAINS.
official
hathe distinctly position
Dvinsk Field Marshal
his
German attack be slackening.
the Of the Allies England not blinded
will light
positions honeyeombed with trenches Now that the Allies
theonensve before problem
isefully recognized here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
maxine PARKER
|SPR|ZE WINNER
|N. GOLD. SHOWER
Is Chosen as Most Popular
and Attractive Child
in Contest.
HAILED little QUEEN
Master Joe Yost Gets $500
in Gold and Title of
"Little King"
HAILED ''L!ITLE QUEEN''

The race for Gold and Glory is
ended.
The "aeld" Of chubby, bright eyed
youngsters, candidates In The West
Virginian's Great Shower Of Gold con-
test for Babies, has reached the wire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
ENGLISH SHELL
BELGIAN COAST;
LOSE | VARSH|P
Two Others Badly Damaged
in Attack, Says Ger
mans Statement.
BREUGES |: IS B0MBARDED
Big Flow of Gas Causes Be
lief that Tanks Were
Struck.
.BREUGES IS B0MBARDED
(By Associated ,I'ress.I

BERLIN. wireless via Tuckerton, n.
J., Sept. 27.-one British ship was
sunk and two others damaged in an
attack by British squadron on Ger.
man batteries along the Belgian coast.
especially at Zeebrugge. Simultaneous
ly with the launcrlng of the Allies
new offensive movement on land. ac.
cording TO German official statement
OF September &c. After these losses
the British ships withdrew.
The official statement enumerates
the capture of more than 5000 French
and British prisoners and number OF
machine guns in the last fighting at
various points on the front,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27

There intense cannonadng
Lorraine on the part Of both the allies and
p the victory prepared for by 60 hours of violent eng
he rst line 1.-THE German trenches north
While awaiting the for the
hind lines Joking and putting their
slow burning Illuminating rockets exploding proecies
lighted ire o faction
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
QUICK ATTACK DAzED GERMAN SOLDIERS.

After ter few hours Of Intense fire. hope that
ed soldier The moment for attack for
sounded
rush was mpeous that the still alive
shed
There little mnsketry. dmoo
entire the deadly execution
the Zouazes.' -. >, ' -
The general impression
the affairs of Pertles
Parsians received the victory soberly.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
ALLIES GAIN BIG VICTORY
|NQU|CK BAYONET CHARGE;
TEUTONSLOSE THOUSANDS
Great Offensive Movement Continues
Along entire Champagne Front.
Kaiser Loses Trenches
BLOODY BATTLE OVER IN twenty minutes
(Ry Associated press.l

PARIS 2he along the entire front
The
had occupied The
in northwestern maintained
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-27
GERMAN PRISONERS TAKEN mo- sPARIs.

The Paris issued bu
etns read
"Marseflase." s
There were no other public demonstrations
arriving outside OF Paris but later
filed with German prisoners .3s9sessR8
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-30

friIly and beribboned night robes.
There's very little chance for orna-
mentatiOn on the prim little pajamas,
but this season some very pretty ones
have been brought out in cotton
crepe and in lowered mercerized cot
ton. The pretty pajamas in which
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-30

Almost every girl is a "Pajama
Girl" these days, for the girls, espe-
cially the younger girls, have found
out how comfortable are the bifur-
Gated garments and they're wearing
them almost to the exclusion Of the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30

identification of victims was all but
completed Monday night. except for
corpses still in the river. Checking
against Implications in the various
lists proceeded all night.
More than 100000 was subscribed
by business houses and individuals on
Monday to alleviate any suffering
among those who had lost their
sources of support in the tragedy.
While several families were almost
wiped out, most OF the households af-
fected lost only one or two members.
Many of the employees of the West
ern Electric company had been work
ing on part time, but with the aid of
the National Red Cross II Is thought
that there will be no suffering for lack
OF funds.
William Olander, secretary of the
Lake Seamen's union. said on Monday
that there were many other ships on
the Great lakes as dangerous as the
Eastland because of faulty construc-
tion He held that the Eastland was
not properly designed and charged
that United States inspectors under
Captain Charles II. Westcott of De-
troit, chief of the lake district, had
played into the hands OF shipowners
at the expense of sailors and passen-
gers. He said this was shown by the
fact that thirty-one ships passed by
the inspectors had sunk in the great
lakes since 1905, several of them TAX
ing all on board to death.
The coroner, the states attorney
and city officers reiterate their charge
that all the possible causes for the dis.
aster could be blamed to negligence
by federal inspectors, or failure Of
federal officers to enforce marine laws.
The last inspection of the Eastland
was made by Robert Reid, government
inspector at st. Joseph, Mich, who de-
clared the steamer At this spring and
procured position as chief engineer
of the boat for his son-in-law, ]. NJ.
Erickson.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30

Stories of heroism we're almost al
numerous as the number of persons o.
the scene Immediately after the disas
ter.
Divers were placed at work as sooI
as possible, and as the divers gained
entrance to the hull the scene of dis
tress moved for the time being from
the river to the improvised morgues
Warehouses of wholesale companies
along the river we're thrown open ant
bodies were laid in rows on the floors
Scores of persons taken from the wa
ter were severely injured and these
were taken to the Iriquois hospital
built in memory Of the 900 women
children and few men who wer'
burned and crushed to death In thu
Iroquois theatre New Years eve sew
eral years ago.
Efforts to resuscitate those takeI
from the river we're unsuccessful, ex
cept in two or three instances. II wa
also said that many of those injured
would die.
Capt. Harry Petersen, 81 years old
who was in command of the steamer
Eastland when 1t capsized, said:
Il was on the bridge and was about
ready to pull out when / noticed the
boat begin to list. shouted orders to
open the inside doors nearest the
dock and give the people chance to
get out. The boat continued to roll
and shortly afterwards the hawsers
broke and the steamer turned over on
her side and was drifting toward the
middle OF the river. When she went
over l jumped and held on to the up
per side. 1t all happened In two min
utes.
THE cause Is a mystery TO me.
have sailed the lakes for twenty-five
years and previous to that sailed on
salt water twelve years and this is
the first serious accident l ever had
do not know how 1t happened"
To make sure that none OF the mem
bers of the crew should avoid the in
quest and other inquiries, eight more
OF the crew were arrested. Nearly al
OF the seventy-two men employed on
the ship are now held, in addition tC
Walter c. Steele, secretary Of the
company owning the boat.
The county grand jury was ordered
held in session to take cognizance oil
any evidence Of criminal negligence in
connection with the overturning OF the
Eastland.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
The Meters Record.

A representative of the gas depart
ment called on householder and in
timated that he was afraid something.
was wrong with the meter. From the
official point of view, Of course, meters
can only show one fault, and the symp-
tom which had cast suspicion on this
meter was that 1t had registered less
during the quarter than in the CORE
spending part Of the previous year.
But the lady of the house has con-
vincing explanation OF the decline.
you see." she said, my daughter
was engaged last winter. She got
married In June"
The official. who was evidently Q
parent himself, was quite satisfied.
and the meter left the court without
a stain upon its high character.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
WILL PLACE BLAME
FOR LOSS OF LIFE
PLANS FOR FEDERAL, STATE ANT
CITY INVESTIGATION OF EAST
LAND ACCIDENT.
Western Electric Employees Declare
They Were Almost Compelled TO
Purchase Tickets for Excursion
for Fear Of Losing Positions.

Chicago.-Plans for investigations
by federal, state and city official Dod
les to determine who was to blame
for the capsizing of the steamer East
land in the Chicago river Saturday
with loss of hundreds Of lives, have
been completed.
States Attorney Hoyne, in pursuing
his investigation. has seized CORE
spondence which had passed between
officers of the Western Electric EN-
ployees' organization, which gave the
picnic, and the Indiana Transportation
company, operating the Eastland ane
four other steamers set aside to carry
more than 1000 persons across the
lake on this excursion.
The states attorney asserted tina
this correspondence disclosed the fac
that the steamer company had advised
those in charge of the picnic that thu
more tickets sold, the greater would be
the rebate paid to the employees or
ganization. Tickets were to be sold to
employees of the Western Electri
company for rs cents at the factory
or 81 at the wharf. According to the
states attorney, the letters he tool
showed that there would be rebate
of one-third on all tickets over 1000
and something less on those above
$500.
Complaint had already been made
by several employees of the Western
Electric company that they had beer
almost compelled to purchase tickets
for the excursion for fear the foremer
would discriminate against them. The
picnic to Michigan City has been al
annual affair and these men said tina
employees who had refused to bu,
tickets in previous years had been dis
charged, although probably withou
the sanction of executives of the com
pany.
To the confusion OF determining the
total number of lives lost there wal
added much wrangling among officers
of different jurisdictions over tentative
plans to right the Eastland, which still
lies on Its port side where II sanl
within twenty feet of the south banl
of the river, which is 200 feet wide a
that point, just west of the Clarl
street bridge.
Estimates by marine engineer
showed that 1t would take from tel
I'd thirty days to put the Eastland oil
its keel IL was said that until III,
ship was removed It could not be de
termined how many, II any bodies ha,
been caught under the hull and super
structure. Plans to use dynamite II
raising bodies imbedded in mud wer'
abandoned for the time being, for fea
the explosions might destroy any EVIL
dence the ship could give of possible
mismanagement OF the water ballas
system, said by several marine engi
neers to be the probable cause of tn,
capsizing.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
RESIN0L SURELY MAKES
ITCHING ECZEMA VANISH

There is immediate relief for skins
itching, burning and dishgured by
eczema, heat-rash. or similar torment
ing skin-trouble, In warm bath with
resinol soap aud a simple application
Of resinol ointment. The soothing.
healing resinol medication sinks right
into the skin. stops itching instantly.
and soon clears away all trace of erup-
ton. even in severe and stubborn
cases where other treatments have had
no effect. After that, the regular use
OF resinol soap 10 usually enough to
keep the skin clear and healthy. Ev-
cry druggist sells resinol ointment and
resinol soap.--Adv.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
RUSSIANS MAKING
THEIR LAST STAND
EMPEROR WILLIAM INTENDS TO
MAKE STATE ENTRY INTO
THE POLISH CAPITAL.
French Make Another Bid for the
Valley Of Feoht, While the Italians
Continue on the Offensive
on the Corso Plateau.

A series OF great battles to decide
the fate of Warsaw is being fought
to the northwest and south of that
city. Having successfully retired to
positions on the rivers and being well
fianked by fortresses, the Russians
have turned and are fighting desper-
ately to stem the Austro-German on
slaughts.
Immediately to the west of War
saw, on what Is known as the Blonie.
Grojec lines, the Russians have suffer
ed reverse and are retreating to-
ward the Vistula. Further south the
army of General Won Woyrsch is max
ing progress toward the same river
which has been reached at one point
To the south OF Ivangorod Field
Marshal Won Mackenzen, who is di
recting the offensive between the Wis
tula and the Bug, has reached the
Russian lines and here the greatest
OF all the battles Is being fought, fol
the possession OF the Lublin-Chol
railway.
On the resistance the Russians are
able to offer along this front, where
the Austro-Germans are making their
biggest effort, probably depends the
success or failure OF the Austro-Ger
man operations. Apparently the Aus
tro-Germans feel pretty certain of the
outcome, for 1t is said that Emperor
William, who is at Potsdam, has sent
for the empress In order to make o
state entry into the Polish capita,
when II falls.
The French have made another bio
for the valley Of the Fecht, In the
Vosges. They have delivered several
attacks which have been partially
successful and have captured the
heights dominating that valley from
the east. About the same time
French airmen dropped bombs op
holman. Beyond this and German
attack In the Argonne, which the Ger
mans claim met with success, and
another German attack In the forest
OF Apremont, which the French as
sert was repulsed, only artillery en-
gagements have occurred along the
western front.
The Italian offensive on the Isonzc
continues, and Rome reports further
progress. particularly on the Carso
plateau.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
President Deeply Interested.

Cornish, N. H.-President Wilson
has been in communication with Sec
rotary Redfield of the commerce de
partment regarding the Eastland dis
aster, and was notified by the sec
rotary that he would go to Chicag,
to take personal charge of the feder
al investigation into the causes of tn,
sinking of the steamer with the con
sequent loss of many hundred lives.
The president continued to take
deep interest in the subject. With hi
approval, Secretary Redfield will
make every effort to discover who, /
anyone, was to blame for the disas
ter
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
IDAHO kIpNAPER CAPTURED.
Former utahn Holds ldahoan for Ra,
som, But Prisoner ESCAPES.

Idaho Falls.--His desire for suffici
ent funds to enable him to live, as h,
terms II, "in a right and proper way.
and his longing to assume the respon
sibility which rests upon the shoulder
OF husband and father-these things
actuated Leonidas M. Dean, formerl,
OF Salem, Utah. when he kidnapped ant
held for ransom f. A. Empey, {
wealthy ranchman Of eastern Idaho
according to signed statement issuet
by him from his cell In the Bonneville,
county Jail here Sunday,
Dean was captured after Empe,
had escaped when his abductor, ex
hausted by his long vigil. fell into ,
sound sleep.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
uLTIMATuM ONE YEAR AGO.
French Commemorate Anniversary by
Resolving to Fight to the End.

Paris.--One year ago, on July %
the Austrian ultimatum to Serbia
which led up to the war. was deliv.
cred. The French press commemor
ated the anniversary with articles
voicing the resolution OF France and
her allies to carry on the war un.
swervingly. The Matin said:
Germany had reached the point of
wishing to crush by diplomacy. II not
by force, nations unwilling to accept
her yoke. She was completely carried
away by the desire of domination. as
well as the mania which led her to
believe she could not exist without
nncontested superiority in Europe"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
SWISS MAY ENTER WAR.
Believed Only Luck viii Prevent
Switzerland From Being Drawn
Into Quarrel,

Berlin.-A dispatch from Berne,
given out by the Overseas News
Agency here on Friday, says that Gen.
eral Ulrlch Willie, commander of the
Swiss army, addressing a meeting
held 10 celebrate the battle OF Sem.
pach. said that while Switzerland
hoped that the worst would be spared
her the future was still uncertain.
II would be unmerited luck, General
Willie declared, according to the dis
patch, If Switzerland should escape in
the midst of the heavy storms raging
around her.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Boer Rebel Leader Sentenced.

London.-Lieutenant Colonel Kemp,
eader of body OF Boer rebels in the
South African republic, who with his
troops surrendered TO the British
orces early in February, has been
entenced to serve seven years in
prison and to pay fine of $4,000.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Suggests Purchase of Belgium.

Philadelphia.-The purchase of Bel
GUM from Germany by the United
States and the imposition of high du
ties on imports and exports by THU
country we're among the suggestion,
made by John Wanamaker in an ad
dress here at meeting at which
prominent business and professional
men formed local branch of the Ma
tional Security league.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Pope Plant is Purchased.

Westfeld. Mass.--A New York SYN.
dictate, through attorneys, purchased
the automobile and bicycle manufac.
turing plant and business OF the Pope
Manufacturing company at a receiv-
er's sale Tuesday
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Truce slaned by Tomas.

San Francisco.--A truce has been
signed here between the leaders OF
he Bling Kong and Suey On tongs
TO prevent any further activity among
the gunner of the two Chinese or
CARNATIONS.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
England to Condemn Cotton.

London.-A large part OF the ship
ments Of American cotton held up by
England probably will be condemned
by the prize court This was indicat
ed by a ruling made by the govern
ment.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Exonerate Prison Warden.

Atlanta. Ga.-After investigating
the attack upon Leo NJ. Frank at the
Milledgeville state prison farm, the
Georgia prison commission on Mon.
day gave out statement generating
Warden Smith
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Strike on Docks Ended.

New York.-The strike OF 1900
longshoremen employed by the Clyde
Steamship company and the Mallory
Steamship company, which had been
in progress for week and which
threatened to cause great delay In
shipments, was ended Monday.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
pestroYs submarIne Depot.

Toulon. Franee.-The new French
destroyer lie Bison has demolished
the Austrian submarine and aeroplane
depot on Lagosta island with the loss
to the French OF only one man killed
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Asks for Defense Plans.

Washington. - Announcement from
the White House that President vii.
son had directed Secretaries Garrison
and Daniels to report to him a pro.
gram of national defense caused wide,
spread comment
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Explosion on shlp.

New York.-An explosion OF un.
known origin occurred in the forward
hold OF the British freight steamer
Craigside at her dock in the Hudson
river here and was followed by a fire,
which was speedily checked.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
Charity.

II hates desc suspicious guys" said
the panhandler.
What have dey been dom to you
now?" asked his friend.
"A gink gives me dime dis morn
In to git somethin' to eat. and den he
follers me into restaurant and
watches me spend It," siS-.s
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
LonafeIIow,s pauahter DIES.

Lancaster. Mass,-Mrs. Richard II
Dana, wife of prominent Boston
lawyer and daughter OF the poe
Longfellow. died here Wednesday af
ter a brief illness. Her mother was
the second wife of Mr. Longfellow.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-07-30
An Instance.

I'VE do everything in this country
by machinery"
Yes, everything. Why, even in this.
very apartment house, they bring up
the children by elevators"