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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-14
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]. SECRET PRACTICE
Officials Are Named for the
Contest With Westmin-
ster Saturday.

WASHINGTON, Pa, Oct. 14.-of.
flc.als named here for the annual
game next Saturday with Westminster
follow: Referee, Ewing Rafferty,, of
Princeton; umpire, Joseph Coulter, Of
Brown; head linesman, W. F. Knox, OF
Yale! Rafferty, IS a,famillar figure as
an official in Washington having ap.
speareds in numerous games here. Coul.
ter and Knox, however, have never
worked w. & ]. contests in Washing.
ton. Football men here for the Lafay.
cite game commented on the high
character OF the officiating in tina.
contest. Gillinder, MeErlman and Cos.
grove made trio that cquullcd any
ever seen on a local field and both
teams were greatly pleased. 1t is ex-
pected that the trio next Saturday will
beifally as good, as Westminster.W. &
.. contests are usually characterized
hyha lot OF snappy play.
Secret practice is again under way
at the Washington ana Jefferson field.
sFolWell says ne will likely keep his
men at work behind barred gates un-
1.-The Yale contest, as he believes he
can secure much better results with
The spectators OF the bieuchers.
Yesterdays practice, which WIS
tended by all the regulars cXcep.
Capt. Wesbecher. FolwelI went back
hoFfundamentals for n long period
He lis trying TO have the men under,
stand the rudiments OF the game. with
ahe hope OF perfecting team play
priorsto the coming important engage.
Inents with Yale and Pitt. He is work.
ing hard now trying to get better in
reference by his backfielI for the run
Ier, this being one OF the weakest
points In the play last Saturday.
Folwell stacked the varsity back
field up against the strongest possible
Second team line, reinforcing the latter
lean with three extra backs to break
up interference He then drilled the
backs on the varsity In forming pro.
lection for the runners against this
strengthened effort TO break up the
attack. Folwell first tried his regular
varsity backtield combination OF
'Stobbs, Moser, Nuss and McCreight
and then changed his men from time
10 time, working in all the available
backs in. the interference drill. Last
night Folwell resumed his nightly
blackboard drills for the varsity squad
and will keep this work up all week.
Manager Murphy looks for a big crowd
iat the Westminster game, rs the New
Wilmington team is a great favortte
here.
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ing bread, cake, candy. The boys
will show what they can and have
done III the way OF manual training.
lioxes with covers. slcds, model flying
macii les, stands. cases and In fact
anytning.a hoy can do in this line will
be shown at these fairs. AT Grant
Town boy won first prize for baking
The hest dozen buns. Liberal prizes
are offered for the various awards.
October 90 Is the date Miss Cora V.
l'rice has set for parents day din.
ler at the Pine Grove school. This
Is a new event in the social center
movement. Hiss Price is the young
lady who has done such fine work
with the Girls Canning Club in the
county. Many OF her girls won first
and second place prizes at the Wheel.
ing fair.
October 16 at Rivesville will be held
the first Paw Paw district reading cir.
Gle of The year. This will be the first
in the county for the present school
year,
The Grant, Winfield and Union dis.
trtct reading circles will organize at
their meeting in the Normal School
on Friday, October %.
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DATES CHANGED
FOR INSTITUTES
Fsiryiew and Pennington
to Hold School Fairs
This Week.

Some minor changes have beon
made in the dates of the District Insti.
tutes. Fairmont and Paw Paw dis.
tricts have already held their district
pay institutes. The others to be held
will have the following dates:
Warrington Friday. October Is;
Winfield. Union and Grant institute
will be held together in the FafrmoMt
Normal auditorium on ~riday, October
-; Lincoln district at rarm!ngton Fri
day. October 30, and the pay Institutes
will close at that time. !,
Other School Notes.
Fatrview aud Pennington will hoIa
their annual school fairs on the COM
ing Friday and Saturday. The pub.
lie In general is invited TO attend.
These fairs take the form Of n har.
vest home festival. Fruits. cereals
and vegetables OF the season will be
exhibited as well as cooking and bak-
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Confederate Vets
Meet at Ronceverte

RoNcBvERTE, W. Va, Oct. IA
Today the veterans of the gray gather
here for the annual two days reunion
Of the Confederate Veterans OF West
virginia: They will be taken on an
automobile trip to the Dry Creek bat.
taetleld and to White Sulphur Springs.
Every automobile here and In Lewis.
burg as well as number from other
points have been engaged for the tour.
Gen. Charles S. Peyton, division com.
tiander. will preside at the meeting.
John A. Preston OF Lewisburg will de.
liver the address of welcome and the
response will be made by Gen. C. C.
Watts OF Charleston.
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MICHIGAN DEFEATS
MARIETTA % TO 6
Wolverines Use Old Fashion
ed Tactics and Win
oyer,ohiosns.

ANN ARBoR. Mich. Oc,. ii.-Battcr.
ingram football gave the University o.
Michigan eleven "S-to-6 victory over
the speedy Marietta tOhIoD College tcam
here yesterday. Smashing. oId-fashioncd
play enabled the Wolverines to obtain IL
winning margin In the first half. after
which the visitors braced and guye Mich.
iSnn merry fight.
Clever forward passing gave Marietta
touchdown In the third: period 4 few
moments after the. quarter began toys
Of Ii yards put the ball in Michigan ter
ritory. Another hcave Of 20 yards t"
Richardson produced the score. After
Waulhctsch carried tho ball over for
Michigan in the last period Marietta
again tried the open game but with In
different success. The lineup ans sum-
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Fuhr SMITH, ,..S.. Oct. lz-sayt.
Edwarus. !!hsflei viz MSS IaSc,een
appointeu..,up-::!a''...,' - llIer nit.
ed States naval acsdr,my "a. Annapolis
by SecretarSSanleis Oh the naval ae.
partment. mas Deen ." tuu united
States navy TO; perlUa Of % years.
Capt. Eberle, VINO IS Il native OF For.
Smith. was a student in the Fort
Smith high school when he was nom
mated for the Annapolis academy by
the late Congressman Jordan E. era.
vens In 1881. He was graduated In
1856 and was Immediately assigned to
active service. His career has been
varied. OF late years he has been
commander OF the Atlantic torpedo
feet.
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Worlds Series
In a Nutshell


llAtyPhIladelphIa. October s.
tScore-PhiliIes =, Red SOX !.
Batteries-Alexande and Burns: Shore
md 6Cady.
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overwhelmingly, Chicago. Umpire
Lynch' Brown. Time OF periods-15 min
utcS. Michigan scoring: Touchdowns-
Smith ?. lngham. MIulhetsch. Goals az
ter OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ., Cochran ..
Marietta scoring: Observation-Disclosures
son. SubstitutEons: MIchiean-catlett
FOR Benton. Bastian for Smith, Calvin
for Roehm. Benton S1r ca,iett. Zeiser for
Calvin. Roehm for zclger. Warner for
Howe, Eberwein for Mnulbetsch. MarIet.
ta-RlchRrdson for Frcshour, WIckstrom
for Melster. Altman for Wickstrom.
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In the first place, the center should
not slam the ball at the center. He
should place his hands under it, then
tip his fingers Just enough to raise the
ball and send 1t bit backwards.
The quarter. should get down ana
reach far under the straddled legs OF
the center 10 get the ball and should
place both hands under II las shown
In The picture on the left.) Then, IL
the pass is too hard, the ball will roll
into his arm.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-14

He Often Does to Other People.
When girl smiles at a fellow It is
no sign that he looks good to her. Es
may look funny to her.-Covingtou
Republican.
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"A Eth Game,
Az Philadelphia, October 10.
ScoreBoston 8, Philadelphia (.
Batteries=-Foster, Thomas and cady;
Mayer. Rixey and Burns.
: .Sttendance-ae,30 1906.
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: TFIE LATEST NEWS OF THE SPORT WORLD
sKEEP3TW0 HANDS ON BALL97Is TIPIOF MAHAN.
isY EDDIE MAHAN.l

As told in an interview with Brown
Holmes, The West virginian's sport
writer.
The quarterback has more chances
to tumble than any other player. To
guard against fumbIes, he should al
ways have two hands on the ball,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
WATCHING BIG STEEL MERGER
United States Department of Justice
Is Active.

New York, Oct 9.-There is much
speculation in financial circles over
the announcement of Attorney Gen.
eral Gregory that his department will
look closely into any attempt to or
ganize a combination of independent
steel companies.
The announcement followed the or
ganization of the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance company. a $780, 100000 con
cern. which brought together four
companies According to w. f.
Corey, organizer. none of the con
stituent companies was competitors
Negotiations are pending for com
bination between the Bethlehem Steel
corporation and the Pennsylvania
Steel company which may be the nu.
cleus for another combination equal
or larger than the Midvale merger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
AUSTRALIAN FORCES
GAIN IN GALLlP0LI

Paris, Oct "a dispatch to the
Havas agency from Athens says:
"A Mytilene dispatch received here
asserts that a French seaplane bonn.
barded Avail. Asia Minor.
THE Australians have made impor.
tant progress in the Suvla region of
the Gallipoli peninsula and on the
southern front.
According to reliable information
from Constantinople the audacity of
the Turks knows no bounds, now that
they feel a German attack on Servia is
imminent. Greeks, Russians and Brit.
ish are being severely maltreated, the
representations of the American am
bassador proving Intellectual.
The Decentralization of the allies at
Saloniki continues. Ii is understood
that Premier Zaimis has told former
Premier VeniZelos vote of a conf.
dence in the government by the cham.
ber of deputies is absolutely essential,
as mere vote of tolerance would not
give the government the requisite au-
tEority to deal with the grave prob
lens of the present hour"
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YOUNG WOMAN SLAIN
IN MILL CITY HOTEL

Minneapolis. Oct. 9-Miss Kate AT.
mold, aged twenty, Buffalo. n Y. was
found murdered i'm her room at the
El Roy hotel
Miss Arnold went to the hotel three
days ago. giving her address as Buff
falo. Nothing was found in her ef.
fects to identify her and the police
have been unable to learn anything
about her
About 1880 a. m. a man about
twenty-five years old and we'll dressed
called at the hotel. asking the clerk.
James Hirsch. If he could see Miss
Arnold. She was called and spoke to
the man a few minues in the hotel
corridor. She then took him TO her
room.
Half an hour later the woman was
heard screaming and the man, whose
name is unknown, ran through the
halls of the hotel Hirsch was alone
at the time and unable to stop him.
The former then went TO Miss Ar
nold's room and found her dead.
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GERMANS MAKE SOME GAINS
Petrograd Reports Renewed Activity
on Northern Front.

Petrograd, Oct 9.-There is re-
newed activity on the northern end of
the Russian front. from Dvinsk to
Novo Grodek The heaviest fighting
is in the neighborhood of Dvinsk. to
the south of which the Germans have
had some success. On the whole.
however. the Russians have been able
to withstand their assaults
The Germans succeeded in crossing
the Viliya north of Smorgon, enabling
them to coordinate their forces north
and south of this point.
Concentration of considerable Ger
man forces in the vicinity of Tarno
pol, in Galicia, about twenty-five
miles south of the frontier. is believed
here to be due to political conditions
In the Balkans rather than to an in.
tenticn of menacing Kiev.
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GREECE IS NEUTRAL
BUT FAVORS ALLIES

Athens, Oct. 9.-The Greek govern
ment has decided to declare the Greek
attitude one of benevolent neutrality
toward the allies,
The king declared he intended no
conflict with any beliggerent. The
Greco-Servian treaty of 1913, he said.
does not oblige Greece to aid Servia
under present circumstances.
Alexander Zaimis has accepted the
premiership in succession to NJ. Veni.
zelos at the invitation of King Con-
stantine.
He has completed his cabinet and
the members were sworn in. The
cabinet members will appear in the
chamber Monday.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
FARMING CONGRESS- ELECTS
Governor Byrne Of South Dakota
Chosen Vice President.

Denver, Oct William Jardine OF
Manhattan, Kan. was elected presi.
dent of the International Dry Farming
congress at the closing session of the
annual convention here. The con.
gress adopted resolutions urging ma.
tional aid for good roads: asking con-
gress to create national marketing
commission, and calling upon the
states to pass laws relating to rural
credits and cooperative marketing.
Other officers elected included:
Vice presidents, Duncan Marshall.
Edmonton. Alberta, and Frank M.
Byrne. governor of South Dakota.
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Announces intention to Join
Central Powers.
WOULD BE WITH VICTORS
Believes Austro. Germans viii Defeat
Opponents and Tells of Promise to
Assisting Teutons.

Berlin, Oct 9.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung asserts that the Bulgarian
government has issued manifesto
to the nation announcing its decision
TO enter the war on the side of the
central powers This manifesto, as
quoted from the Frankfurter Zetung
by the Oversee News agency, states
that Bulgaria would commit suicide
If she did not align herself with Ger
many and her allies. The manifesto
as given out to the news agency fol-
lows
THE central powers have promised
us parts of Servia. creating an Aus
tro-Bulgarian border line. which is
absolutely necessary for Bulgaria s
independence Of the Servians.
I'VE do not believe in the promises
of the quadruple entente Italy. one
of the allies, treacherously broke her
treaty of thirty-three years. We be-
lieye in Germany. which is fighting
the whole world to fulfill her treaty
with Austria.
Bulgaria must fight at the victor's
side. The Germans and Austro Hun
garians are victorious on all fronts.
Russia soon will have collapsed en-
tirely. Then will come the turn of
France, Italy and Servia Bulgaria
would commit suicide if she did not
fight on the side of the central pow
ers, which offers the only possibility
of realizing her desire for union of all
Bulgarian people"
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Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. 9.-Two
masked robbers obtained more than
half a million dollars loot when they
held up a Baltimore and Ohio express
train two miles east of Central Sta
ton, w Va.
They took from the mail car 100 reg
lstered packages and ninety packages
of unsigned bank notes en- route to
banks in the Middle West. The notes
alone amount to $500000
1t is reported that in the express
car. which the robbers did not enter
was $4,000 900 in gold
The train was due at Parkersburg
at l a. m. and it was nearly an hour
later when Grant Helms, the engineer.
was attracted by a noise from the
tender. Looking over his shoulder he
the coal, each carrying an automatic
shotgun They called to him not TO
move, and a minute later he and the
fireman were facing the guns.
Engine and Mail Car Run Off,
One OF the men ordered Helms to
cut off the engine and through mail
from the rest of the train and then
stood by Helms directing the distance
he should run in When two miles 10
the west had been covered the high
waymen ordered Helms to stop and
climb down. while the fireman was
compelled TO do likewise
The other masked man then took
the throttle and as if as we'll &C.
quainted with the operation of the
engine ran the train mile or two fur.
ther west Here the robbers went
through the mail car, paying particu.
lar attention to the registerd mail.
which they looted completely. They
then deserted the train. going across
the hills in the direction of the Ohio
river
A short time later the engine and
mail car were sound by track walk.
er where they had been left. The fire
had been drawn from under the en-.
CINE boiler and the valves so arranged
as to prevent any accident because of
increasing steam pressure,
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WILL NOT BE DISMISSED
Colorado Strike Cases Must Go TIC
Trial.

Denver, Oct 9.-The more than
1000 persons made defendants in cas-.
es growing out OF the recent coal
strike in Colorado must go TO trial.
Hope. held out strongly during the
past week. that Governor George A.
Carlson would order a sweeping dis
missal of the cases pending fiickered
out when the chief executive. after
several hours deliberation. refused to
interfere in the prosecutions.
Among those understood to have ia
vored dismissal was John ID. Rockefel
Ter, Jr, in Colorado on tour of in.
vestigation of the various mining
camps of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
EX-GOVERNOR Is INVOLVED
Brown Of Georgia Named In Court as
Endorser OF Cotton Pool.

New York, Oct. 9.-Evidence before
United States Commissioner Hough-
ton tends to show that the solicitors
of the Cotton Growers Cooperative
society of Georgia, which the govern.
ment brands as a fraud concern. used
facsimile copies of letter apparent.
ly written by Joseph NJ. Brown while
governor of Georgia. endorsing the
scheme for combining the cotton farm.
ers of the South and finding a staple
market for their products
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
AUTO SPEED DRIVER DEAD
Harry =. Grant Succumbs to injuries
Received a Week Ago.

New York. Oct 9.-Harry F. Grant.
world famous automobile speed driver.
died in the Coney island hospital from
burns sustained a week ago at the
Sheepshead bay speedway
While racing in the elimination try.
outs last week at speed of ninety
five miles an hour Grants car caught
fire. Before he could stop the ma.
chine he was badly burned and In.
halsd some OF the namss.
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Germans Save Railway.

south OF St, MariePy. where the
French threatened the railway, de-
pended on by the kaiser for supplies.
was announced officially German
counter attacks also cleared the
trenches east of the Nayarin farm. IL
was stated
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
GOVERNOR HAS
CHANGE OF MIND
Will Not Grant Amnesty to
Colorado Strikers.
HIS PROMISE WITHDRAWN

Labor Leaders Declare Executives
Action is Result of Supreme Court
Releasing John r. Lawson on Bail
Of s35,ooo.
Denver, Oct. 9.-Blaming his change
of mind on premature publicity. Gov
ernor Carlson announced that he
would not extend general amnesty to
the former strikers indicted in connec-
tion with fatal riots during the recent
Colorado labor war.
Industrial peace was not worth such
price, Carlson declared, emphasiz-
ing that he was elected on a law and
order plank.
Labor leaders, bitterly disappointed
by the announcement. said il was sig
nificant that Carlson's change about
followed the state supreme courts ac-
tion in releasing John II. Lawson, the
strike leader, on $35 900 bail
Carlson attacked the supreme court
when ii disqualified Judge CRANKY
Hillyer from further trying strike
cases.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
BRITISH TROOP ship AFlRE
Returns to Liverpool in Damaged
Condition.

Liverpool, Oct. 9.-The Empress of
Britain. formerly a Canadian Pacific
liner but commandeered by the gov.
ernment at the outbreak of war, was
towed back into port badly damaged
by fire of unknown origin which broke
out as she was passing out of the
Mersey.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09

Berlin, Oct. 9.-The issue price of
the third Austrian war loan is SO so
and the interest rate 51a per cent.
The loan. will be free from taxes.
At the time of subscription 10 per
cent is to be paid; on Dec. 6 20 per
rent, ON Jan. 5 20 per cent, on Feb.
25 per cent and the remainder on
March g.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09

John r.. Lawson. convicted of first
degree murder in connection with coal
strike disorders, was admitted to $685.
600 bail by the Colorado supreme
court
Lawson had been sentenced to life
Imprisonment on a charge OF murder.
ing John Nimmo, deputy sheriff, kill.
1913. He is member of the execu-
tive board United Mine Workers OF
America
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
WARS TOTAL LOSSES PLACED
AT 1897 900.

West Point, ~ ". Oct. g.
General Francis Venton Green,
u. S. A., retired. in an address
on the war before the New
York State Historical associa.
tion, gave what he called an
intelligent guess" of the casu-
alties. He estimated the mum.
ber of killed at 2,066.000. the
wounded at 3.626,000, the miss.
ing 2.305. 900 and the total cas-
ualties at 1897 900. These
were minimum figures. the gen.
eral said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09

The Empress OF Britain was report
ed to be used by the British govern.
ment as a troop ship, The statement
that she was outward bound and car.
ried no cargo makes ii appear she
was carrying troops when the mys.
terious fire was discovered.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
CHICAGO to Be Real Dry.

Chicago, Oct. s.-Chicago saloon
keepers have determined to give the
city an opportunity to see what real
dry Chicago can be. They have
agreed to "clamp the lid on tight In
pursuance of the mayors orders to
keep closed ON Sunday hereafter.
There are 1852 saloons that will be
affected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
222. OPS Autos in New York.

Albany, n. Y, Oct 9.-One in every
forty-four persons in New York state
owns an automobile, according TO sta
tistics made public by Secretary of
State Francis NJ Hugo. There are
222.025 cars In the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
Pope Intercedes for Prisoners.

Rome, Oct. 9.-That Pope Benedict
has asked the belligerent govern
ments to allow war prisoners to alb
stain from work on Sunday was re-
ported in the Correspondenzia, a semi
official organ.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09

Zurich, Switzerland, Oct 9.-For Oh
posing Bulgarias entrance into tina
war leaders of the Agrarian party are
being arrested by wholesale. Sofia dis.
patches to Budapest said.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
Allies Raid Liege by Air.

London. Oct. 9.-That allied air
men have raided Liege was reported
when five heavy explosions were
heard from that direction. said dis
patch from Gemminch north of the
Belgian city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09

Nish, Servia, Oct. 9.-The Bull
garian minister has received his pass
ports. A declaration Of war Ia deemed
= matter Of hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-10-09
TRAIN ROBBERS
Get MUCH BOOTY
Garry Off Half Million in In
signed Bank Notes.
OVERLOOK GOLD TREASURE

Express Car, Which They Failed 10 En-
ter, Said to Have Contained $1,000.
600 in Coin-4oldup Occurs on Bal
timore and Ohio Road.
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