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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
Progress in Surgery and De-
-yelopnent of Modern Army
Sanitation Responsible

SCorrespondence of Associated Press.)
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12.-Contrary
70 the popular impression that mod
ern wars result In a greater number
OF deaths than those Of the past, the
very opposite is true, according TO an
article reproduced in the Tijd. 1t is
pointed out that this is largely due
TO the progress in surgery, the use
of efficacious antiseptics, the great de-
velopment of modern army sanitation.
and the high efficiency of the medical
troops.
No Prisoners Taken.
But the greater degree in civiliza-
tion and the existence generally OF a
highly developed humanitarianism
have also helped TO reduce the num-
hers Of dead OF the battlefield, it is
stated. In antiquity prisoners OF war
We're hardly taken-the massacre fol-
lowed the battle, and when males were
carried into slavery they generally
were not part OF the defeated army,
but members of the civil population
sof the country which had been inyad-
cd.
At Cannac, the Carthaginians. for
instance, lost only. 5000, but killed
900 Romans, or about so per cent
OF the entire force which opposed
them. The Romans. con the other hand
suffered only a loss OF IA dead in the
battle Of Chcronea, but massacred
s110 900 OF the enemy, 80 per cent Of
ssthe army they had defeated. 4
During the middle ages this state
a OF affairs continued. Wounded and
Tscaptiyes were killed without mercy,
and the cities whose entire popula-
tionR was put to the sword were
many During the Thirty Years War
g similar ferocity prevailed, but an
Improvement began to make itself felt
in the defamation" of prisoners OF
war The captured soldiers were stood
in line and then every tenth man. was
executed. usually hanged on nearby
tree. with some sort Of accident gov
etning who the first TENN victim
should be- Now and then 1t became
necessary to apply this cruel system
of selections as a measure Of disci-
pine to- ones own troops, generally
when - niutiny had to be COPIED
with and the men refused to say who
their ffnSi leaders were. Y
PeGinniny with the Seven Yeats'
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
in Sending Men to the Front
and English Newspapers
Admit This Situation.

GORE spondence OF .sssostas.dr Pressy.
LONDON, Feb. 13-For the first
time since the outbreak Of the war
the British press Is admitting that the
French people are a little puzzled
about the slowness of Great Britain
in. throwing men into the fighting
line. A. vigorous campaign Of edu-
cation to promote mutual understand
| ing is what is neeGed, according to
1.-THE Paris correspo ndent OF The Times,
and he hints that the recent visit to
England Of Nj: Millerand, the French
minister Of war, will be an encour-
agement" in this direction:
at Is hard" says the writer, to
explain to the Frenchman In the
street the many difficulties England
has had to contend with In the for
nation OF her new armies. A great
many Frenc hmen Sare under the inn
lpression that in Eng land we have OBJ
|ligatory service. "a still greater NUNS
Der believe, in the absence Of neNIs
TO the contrary, that We have hut the
k Original one hundred thousand men
FIN rance They are gnerant
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
GERMAN TAUBE
IN AIR BATTL1 d

combat.
"The Frenchman hoyered and watt
ed; the adversary returned quickly
with clever manoeuvers, flying above
and then below the Frenchman, fir
ing when he could. while the French
man seeming to remain. almost sta
tionary, replied with energy.
In the trenches our redpantaloon-
ed soldiers and the spike helmeted
Germans alike suspended shipping OBJ
erations and followed that death
struggle with equal emotion. An in
involuntary 'Ah!' broke from a tho.,
sand throats as a biplane emerged
from the same cloud that had hidden
the French monoplane, and the Taube
turned to flee.
But the French monoplane pursued
and 1t had the advantage here. for
the German aeroplane, being armor-
ed, was too heavy for high speed. The
French machine quickly passed the
fugitive. forced 1t to turn and come
again toward the French line where
the biplane was awaiting 1t. 1t passed
near the latter and again there was
the bark Of guns, but apparently
without decisive result.
Again the French monoplane re.
turned to the charge. Flying high
over its adversary, 1t suddenly dived
headlong upon It, seemed to touch Il
and then-mopnted again gracefully
in the air.
AT dizzy speed the Taube. NOR.
tally wounded, fell almost vertically
into the German lines.
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fBy A an HistE0fian.,'ll

In the conception and birth OF the
Elks q few men Just seven In NUM-
her furnished the genius upon which
was built the greatest American fra
ternal order In; the country, and one
Of the greatest orders In the world.
u was In 1867 that q number OF
singers, dancers and public enter
tainers, including actors. organized
themselves In what was known as
the Free and Easies, and gave concerts
several times aweek In the lower
parts Of New. York for their own
amusement. 49,.
1t was not long before the profess
sionals Joined and regular Sunday
outings were held. The small aggre-
CATION OF theatrical artists and others
took on the name OF Jolly Corlxs.
which was due to- q trick. The tricA
was played on the tinweafy. The UNI
Outstanding was that every man was
to hold cork in his hand and waA
not to drop It until "a given signal.
All of the members on to the trick
held to their corks, and the dsipe. sam
xious not to be stuck for the drinks
quickly dropped the cork 1t was from
this trick that the club took its name.
The Jolly Corks, after numerous
meetings, and seeing. that the idea
was popular one. decided to organ
ize permanently !, and to make a be-
nevo1ent organization OF 1T.
Tits not a fact that an Elk parades,
but tits nevertheless trnest that all;but
q few OF the governors OF states in the
American union are members Of the
order, four-ffths Of the members OF
Congress tthe house and senate) are
members, and most Of the cabinet, and
other high officials in WashingtonFar are
in the order. Ex-President Taft him
self belongs The order includes in
It's membership in every. community the
best of citizens and especially. young
men who are progressive, militant,
and always in the forefront in COM
munity AFFAIRS. ~
Why Elk Was Chosen.
On February 16, 1868, was born the
Order of Elks, destined to be one Of
the greatest OF all charitable frater-
nal; orders, and early Units history the
Dlks Adopted a feature now moss
highly priced, Its Americanism. None
but Americans may become members
II The order endeavors to, teach not
only the highest moral education, but
to inculcate patriotism and devotion
to the country and home in its:tenets.
The Star Spangled Banner covers the
altar in every lodge room Of the b
p. o. ID. and no effort ds spared to Inn
press upon candidates the fact OF Its
American origin and characteristics.
both in its ritual and form of govern
ment. 1t initiates no religious rites,
but 1t is not antagonistic,to any re-
hgion and an adjunct to all. A lodge
may be legally started only upon ter,
ritorys of the United States.
On May "a, 1858, the original com
mittee on ritual instituted New York
lodge No: a, with two degrees of mem
bers and devout elders. the ritualistic
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
Death List in Present
War is Not,So Great

War, the number Of deaths in battle
and from wounds received have de-
creased in the following percentages:
Percentage of killed In forces en-
gagged; Seven Years. war, AZ: Napol-
comic wars, S5;S Crimeap war,fl5; Ital-
ian war, TO-; Franco-Prusslan war, IA :
Chinese war, 9: Anglo-Boer war, 9;
Manchurian war. 25; Turko-Bulgarian
campaign, 10; Turko-Seryiane cam
paign, 10; Turko-Greek campaign, 8.
The tendency of modern wars to
show a constantly diminishing number
Of deaths is also indicated by SONS
OF the most important battles OF these
and other campaigns as the follow
ing list of percentages OF the losses
through death during or after the ac-
ton, shows:
Borodino, 30; Austerlitz, Is; Water
loo. "a; Solverino, 10; Mukden, 20;
Liau-T1ang, no; Lule Burgas, 12;
Tschadaldja. 10: tMonastir, 8.
The absence of all reliable data on
the losses so tar sustained in the Eu-
ropean war make even an estimate
impossible.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
On the Great White Way
Mcintyre, Special Correspondent Of the Telegram

- x ID. 10 n d. Is VI ~
s1HsW YORK, Feb. 12.-Iiarfy Kemp
( the famous tramp poet, correspondent
sad recently newly wed, at one time
Eoomed with a family Of actors In q
Boarding house in Harlem. Kemp hau
Just come from Kansas and was a.
Ways inst about a day away from
starvation.
The actor was also eating, he said
on the last link OF his watch chain
when an opportunity CAME for him &c
30 on with a tank show. Kemp went
with him In the booking office.
s Inc agent told him the. terms and
an speaking Of the royte said: Now
we are going to open I'm Toledo and
Jump to St.. Joe"
You might call that Jump" said
the actor, but cail 1t a leap"
The hooking agent said they also
needed "a blonde for Juvenile part.
The actor had young daughter who
was q brunette. That night she was
missing and, Kemp inquired Of the
father, where she was II sent her.
ne. said, ito have her dome gilded."
Jerry J. Cohan. the father OF tn,
iilustrious George NJ. was given a ban
qpet the other night by the Friars OF
which his son-the same George M
is abbot. All Of the prominent folk in
stageland we're there aud there was
some good natured kidding matches
staged.
After George Cohan had, made his
speech, Charming Pollock arose and
said it was the best he ever heard
In fact Pollock sai- 1t was the best
me had ever written and the Yankee
Doodle comedian blushed.
One OF tile surprises Of the evening
was a speech by Irwin Cobb, without
1 g war story. Cobb praised the elder
gohan ard said that he had been on
the stage so years and had not paid a
cent of alimony.
Sam Harris told Of the days when
money was scarce with him and said:
We occasionally " ent to Jerry Co
han and no matter how many people
he owed, he could usually scrape up
some money. ] can't recall single
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
Reported to 81 after Control Of
Pittsburg Coal Company

BALTIMORE, Md. Fed. 12.Ru-
NOR has that the Rockefeller In
terests are seeking to buy into ant
gain control OF the Pfttsburg Goa
Company. In the opinion of many
this is the most plausible report that
has been heard in long time. Al
though no details or explanatory
mention is made, the rumor being
confined to the bare statement, 1t Il
being seriously discussed and is moi
regarded as. being probable. The re-
port has IT. that the hammering OF
Reading and other hard coal stocks
in New York yesterday was to mask
a move by the Rockefeller interests
to acquire some OF the Pittsburg coal
securities. s
The elements OF probability, or
rather, plausibfty referring to above
as concerns such a proposition is in.
,dissolubly connected with the sur
misses with regard to Consolidation
Coal Company, Western Maryland
Railway and the Rockefeliers. all Of
which have been in currency for sew
eral recent weeks. This Is the pith
Of the discussion Of the report:
Mightiest Factor. .
With the Rockefeller interests in
control of the Western Maryland,
which system extends to Connells.
vile, Sc miles beyond Cumberland, II
Is only SO miles from ConneiIsville ia
Pittsburg. which is spanned now by
the Pittsburg and Lake Erie. with
which the Western Maryland has g
traffic agreement. Now, IL the Rock
efeIler group gains control Of the
Pittsburg Coal Company, and, II, az
assumed, it either now has or soor
will dominate the Capitalization Goa
Company 1t will make 1t the might.
lest factor in the coal business per
haps.in the United States. If not II
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
NEW ROCK FELL ER
RLllNOR PLA LJSIBLE

the world, 3. I, '.i
The reasoning is good and the logic
OF the deduction is sound. In the abb
sence Of anything confrmatory Of the
report, however, nothing conclusive
can be said. This, however, has moi.
prohibited surmises that there ista
good deal OF truth back OF the report
and 1t is pointed out that is logical
to assume that the Rockefeller inter
ests, with that big coal holdings
along the lines Of the Western Mary
land, and II as believed. they will
soon hold the many coal fields OF the
Consolidation in their. dominance, the
comparatively nearby coal areas
around Pittsburg would naturally be
assumed to be part OF the group.
Fine Stock.
The Pittsburg Coal Company was
incorporated nuder the laws Of New
Jersey In 1899. It has outstanding
s31,928,900 common and $27,071 "
| $50 preferred stock OF an authorized
capital Of $64,000.00. The stock.
has a par 5 per cent per annum, ar
ter having paid z per cent at the out
set. No dividents have been paid on
the common, s.
Pittsburg men constitute the Of
ficers of the company. Matthew II.
Taylor being chairman of the board
with VIM. x. Field. president. The
other officers are: F.. M. Wallace. . 4
A. Donaldson. and Y P. Welsh, vice
presidents William Miller. treasurer;
Franic J. Lemoyne. secretary; j. b.
j.. Hornberger, petroller, and ].
|D. Mop herson, auditor. The com
pany controls the Monongahela River
Consolidation Coel and Coke Com
Ipany, and has holdings Of coal lands
totaling more than $50 900 acres
owned, with $50 operated mines. It
also has docks and load ling plants a.
many places on the Lake,, and has
considerabie railroad mileage lat this
mines and the Northwestern Coal
l2ailEay .-L ~ 7. Nv ~. q.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14

landed there, for the captivity he
made the discomfitufe Of his enemies.
But Americans have an interest In
the calendar OF centennials that Is
their own. 1t Was 100 years, January
3, since Andrew Jackson won the bat
tie Of New Orleans and-eyentually
the presidency.
Jacksons victory was small az
fair. compared with Wellington's, but
both battles exerted great influence
on the future Of the countrymen OF
the victors. 2 -
I'm the century which has passed,
Americans have seen SO many and
fought 50 many greater battles that
perhaps today they do not realize that
jackson, by his energy, his gift for
leadership, and his courage gained
with an impoverished army victory
which entitled him to perpetual
place in our hall OF fame and defeated
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
Best Peo on & 0l7 drf77s
Remnrkable GroNth,

work being explained and exeninIi-
fled. ~
Remarkable Growth. ~
In less than 20 years , the order has
grown TO Il .S0l lodges. 40S .2Se mems
lbers, property worth So, $40 ,56e ana
| a charity list Of half million dol.
liars per nnnum. rs +
The order has very title that IA
mystic about IL II has the. ritual Of
the average secret organization. with
Iali the miunniery eliminated. II has
no grin or password. The fStlts 81
our brothefsaWe write 'ipon the SANDS.
their virtues upon the tablets OF love
and memory. We do unto others stIs
We wish they would do unto us,
The only secret + Possesses Is III
list OF persons to homs charity n exs
tended. In fact. charity and good fell
llcwship are the hnlwark OF the OFT
ger they make the puiaaing 2 tenn
PIE OF democracy, ~ e senat
business men statesmen, aaesmens
workmen. artists, players, ono andslltl
are on q common footing. An Elit;
KNOWS no sect There are srltnistet ":
oi All denominations, pr ests iana ran
DIS among tnetn. Z. !.
Qualifications Tor menherspip re-
cure =, the applicant TO oe z whits male
=, - ysa.s OF lIlofe ana 81 ~ MOI
=. ~ sps s,s
t,nr - %s y, lss,Ssu !. . .,,.a,,
~ un = - .ns 10y s,..S ~
nrior. ~ l,is snniicat;cn a tiists f,ss
King az q n en,i,nr frn,n1 Il, nee aS-,
lquaintance is almost unknown. 4.
| n sIamoriai Davss - =.
Tho t,rsts SUNDAY N, y Nae 81 er,ber n
each vear q , soIsmnizs ~ nv evs, 4
lodge Of Eiks ii sacred session. HE
memories of tiepa rted brot llers co5, !.
memorafed = and ID knowns M a Z mlks,
Memorial Day i ~
~ y, $50, ~. . =, |, !. X, I;
on y une "a, OF eacn year, rag Lay
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
.PREC AUTloNs TAX IN
AGAINST AIR RAIDS

Correspondence OF Associated Press. s.
HpII4. Eng, Feb 10. When the:
whistles blow at night; street lamps
will be switched OF, street cars stop
ped and all itizens should run for
their Easements Such are the pre-
cautions against * German, r air raids
made by the mil itary authorities at
Hui. II was ats FIRST proposed to cut
on the electric system and the gas
mains entire but iiaaannch as the
lionseho ldefs pfoliised 10 keep their
blinds down this dsa was abandoned,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
Bundle Day Reveals Shocking
Conditions among Thous-
ands Of Unemployed.
CIV o. q. McIntvreslI

M - - -
ssm aS.s'N' pen is.,NeW Diork Is
lesSuLe 70 reailze Wnat terrible
sunsins 3 y s soins on m us Tour DOT
,.ss.. ne Sl.y ior some Tine mas
s.,.,a,.s., .ee.!ns On atalng tne war
s..i. tsnen y, eiusess ana u mas not Until
..ha .ne pase rev Gays awakened
to .ne conol.lons az nome.
IND ul LII Day Was = ulslinct shock.
ing uress OF Tue city were stlr a
~ .ne veIy aeptns. Up from the
, s.uns .ane ule unhetnpt lWrecks OF
:, men on ,cruicnes ana
). women omen with ackly babies In shawls
~ .osk pl.eously tors ciolnlng from tne
p outNn gay Z, som 1l wnlcn was7lo-
ea'eu az Nv ~ s1t N avenue.
,,,. wen weep.
. rntn avenue avenue nad propaoly never
sesM suSh slsne any sII0ng men
@epl ana women vailed. Mrs. James
speyer: Mno mas spent tne greater
part OF ner NE IN cnarity WORK, de-
s ,.a! phae she nad no laea OF the
u y ana sne .. once .orsanlzeo
an -, emersency Teilel department.
rue appi,canls Ior charlly TINS
year are OF nhe kinos una. seldom
l nooDle ron me PoYerty :strlcken sec
.lons Wnere tney i've, put cnarity mas
Deen SLOW IN coming 70 them ana SO
ehes nave come :, 10 cnarlty.
FeIsons IN new. iork Win lender
near.s nave pienly OF @. opportunity Tor
lcnarlty tnese Gays. me pread-hnes
i 10TH AZ sthe various DOWNTOWN mo-
tets. nave Drought une poor ana the
mccoy out OF tne sue streets 70 BROAD.
way N tne aIternoons ana mstead OF
an q AT ot pIosperl,s broadway from
2 70 O'Clock LOOKS not unllke the
bowery.
Inere are men from all over the
word IN me nreao-nne. Men VINO
nave come 10 New YORK 10 make their
fortune, put nave been swept INTO the
Dreao- ifne vortex by tnelr inaptiity az
tne e., presenl time, 70 get EMPLOYMENT.
inere was young painter from
hnoXvilie, Tenn. ne was clean and
.l1nteiligent looking. he had made ev-
cry eHort 70 keep ms tattered gar
menus looking Respectable, nut enorts
oniy accentuateo ms dire poverty. He
mad come east 70 take job but had
arrived 9 oay late ana MS place was
nHed. FOR seven weeks ne mas been
tramplng the streets looking for
work.
In the kntckerbocker breadline the
otner afternoon there was a middle
aged mana travelling salesman,
whose nome IS IN Toledo, Ohio. He
nad peen lad on Tor three months and
at the END OF that time was told that
q younger man was TO take MS place.
He mad many mouths to iced and ey-
cry cent ne can get together waiting
nike he sends back home, He goes to to
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
Book Worms So Far as History
is Concerned canRevieW
and Speculate.

The year 1915 will be q period
Astounding In opportunities for the
qualification of those who like to put
the history book down and speculate
on what might have happened and
what did take place, meditation
Theckeray thought amusing and prof
liable. 81 q
Throughout the greater portion Of
its course 1915 will be dominated by
Napoleon, says the Boston Transcript.
The centennial Of his escape from En-
ba will fall on February 26; OF his
arrival at Paris on March 20. and OF
world shaking Waterloo on June is.
st. Helena became historic from Oc-
tober IA, 1915, when the exiled Titan
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-14
LONG SAUSAGE
German Butchers, Of Harris
burg, Make Single Link
Forty eetinLength.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb: is.-what
is supposed to be the longest sausage
ever made in central Pennsylvania,
was turned out recently by the butch
ers in the Hull Brothers shop. Penn
sylyania German epicureans. who have
breakfasted on brckwheat cakes and
sausage since childhood, estimate that
1t would take nearly half barrel Of
buckwheat flower to make enough
cakes to go we'll with this single link,
that measures 40 feet and z inches.
The sausage was stuffed with the
choicest pork and weigha more than
thirty pounds. 1t is OF the reSula-
tion size except for its abnormal
length. being an inch and half
thick.
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time either yheu he charged US over
10 per cent
Nan Corrigan is back behind the
news stand at the Hotel Vanderbilt
The whtrr OF the alarm clock sounds
better to her than the toot Of her
wealthy husbands auto horn.
Nan Corrlgan is really Mrs. Nan
Corrigan Bates for in June 1912, Frank
Morton Bates, wealthy manufacturer
dropped in to the hotel and bought a
magazine. And SO they were married.
as the novelists say
''1ts no fun being the wife OF a
millionaire, she said. II like the ho-
tel crowds I'm tired Of costly clothes
and expensive brlc-a-brac. Give me a
crowded subway car to the Bronx In
stead OF limousine to lonely part OF
Fifth avenue" "a
I. New York is trying to develop
'neigilbors. There are no neighbours In
the city and an organization Is being
effected to make them. The city Is a
huge filing cabinet, rows and stocks
Of pigeonholes, into which families are
tucked. and in which they live and
move and have their being.
There is the true story Of the bank
er who lived next door to a counter
feiter The surprise was mutual when
the banker. called to court one day. to
repudiate the signature to counterfeit
notes. found the prisoner was his
lneighbor, who had not even known
that the signature he was forging was
that of the man next door. !.
The organization is being fostered
by prominent society folk and the idea
was worked out by Louis H. Chalif,
the Russian dancer, who. peculiar to
his calling, takes a lively interest,". y,
civic and uplift work In New York,
The slogan Of the organization will
be, .Be a good nelghbor."