davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Must Not Dump Waste
in Fairmont Streets

Do the residents of FairmOnt ap.
preciate the new streets Of our city?
Many merchants and people residing
on these streets have been emptying
their waste and dirty water on the
pavement in front OF their dwellings,
and business houses.
1t is well known in Fairmont that It
is against city ordinance and VIC
lation Of law to do this, and It will
be stopped by the local police. An
effort is being made by the city au-
thorities to make Fairmont the clean.
est city in West Virginia and they
need the cooperation OF the women
OF Fairmont in doing this
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Al. Anderson and Brothers
of Altoona, Successful
Bidders.
IOGOST ABOUT S4O0,0OO
Several Hundred Men Will
Be Employed for Six
Months.

The contract for the construction
Of the Fairmont-Helen's Run railway
from the Baltimore & Ohio tracks at
Worthington to the Helen's Run coal
field, a distance OF six miles, has beer
let to A. L. Anderson & Bros. Inc. OF
Altoona, Pa. and officials OF the firm
with a number CT workmen arrived
in Marion county today. Men were
nut to work at once along the recently
surveyed line for the purpose getting
ready for grading and bridge build
ing, which will start promptly.
Several hundred men will be en-
ployed in building the new railroad
and construction work will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. 1t is believed
that within six months or less the
new road will be ready for the trans
portation OF coal. which the Consollda'
Iion. Company will mine from the rlch
field opened by shafts being aug a.
the new towns of Ida May and caro-
lima.
A. L. Anderson & Bros. have Sc
cured the contract for all the construc'
tion work, including the grading. NIL
ing. building OF bridges and construc.
fIon Of trestles. A large amount oil
euufument, including three steam
.ehoTels, dinky engines, automoolte
trucks, dump carts, scrapers anu
horses are being shipped to Worthtng-
ton and are expected 10 arrive "l'nin
a day or two. ,,
The Western Maryland Railroad
Company, which is building the ne"
line, plans TO make the road one OF
fie best single track coal ROADS III
the United States. The firm OF 4. L.
Anderson & Bros, the successful DID
der for the big contract. has the repu.
tation of being one OF the most et'
hcient and successful railroad con-
struction companies in the United
States and this company has Done
much satisfactory work for the west
ern Maryland road.
n r. Pratt, chief engineer, and w:
G.. Kline, assistant chief engineer oi
the Western Maryland Railroad are
. in the city today looking after mat
ters pertaining to the new tracKage.
a L. Anderson and c. F. Anderson
~ the contracting firm Of Anderson
pros. are going over the line THIS al
fernoon with the assistant chtef en-
gineer. co,,
will haul the coal from the Helen's
Pnn field over the Baltimore q ONO
~S..l,. Rroyo Warrington TO ConneIlS-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
ADVERTISING
SERMONETTES
A Short One Every Day
for the Busy Business Man

Advertising is the power which at,
tracts trade from one locality to an.
other. The same power properly ap.
piled will keep it at home.
While you are trying to figure out
how the other fellow can AFFORD TO
advertise so literally, your customers
may be making it possible for him to
do Wisconsin Agriculturist.
A business has character Just as,
much as an individual. 1t may be
high chsracter-or the other sort. A.
man OF high character does not, IN or.
der to maintain 1t, find Il necessary
to accuse all the rest Of the world Of
thieving and extortion. and to, claim
exclusive prOprietorship Of all virtue
for himself.
Mere originality is not Advertising
ability. What is there novel in the
finest examples OF retail Advertising
in the metropolitan newspapers? How
much OF cleverness or originality Is
there in the best department store
pages? Instead Of originality and
novelty these advertisements are
characterized by the more important,
the great essential quality Of adFertis.
fng-salesmanship. They contain IN
formation and argument about goods,
written convincingly and displayed Ct.
tracttVely. That Is real advertising.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Bayarian Troops Break Through The
Outer And Inner Line
OF Forts
RUSSIAN REAR GUARD FIGHTS BRAVELF
(By Associated Press.)

BERLIN wireless to TuckertoWn, n. j. August 5
Warsaw was taken this morning by German troops ac
cordng to official announcement made at German army
headquarters.
Yesterday and last night Bavarian troops under com
mand Of Prince Leopold broke through the forts of the
outer and inner lines of city defense where the guard
tinng the report from headquarters says The German
army under General Won Schoz, and General Gawlwk
advanced in the direction Of the road between Lonza o
trov and Cyszkov, and fought number Of violent en-
The brave and desperate resistance Of the Russians on
both sides of the roads between Osrov and Rozan was
without success. Twenty-Five Russian officers and 44Se
soldiers were taken prisoners. The Germans also capt
ed II machine guns.
German cavalry yesterday and the day before defeated
in Courland deachments of Russian cavalry at point
rear Genagize Vrshi and Oniskschy. total OF 2,225
Russian prisoners were taken in Courand
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Coal Hearing
Starts Today
RATESTo w. VA. Discriminatory
SAY OHIO NINE OWN
ERs.
fRy Associated Press J

COLUMBUS, o.. Aug. 5.-Hearing
was begun today by the Utility Com
mission OF Ohio on the petition for a
change in coal rates on railroads with
in the state.
Thirty-nine railroads are affected.
while arrayed on. the side that is ask
ing change in rates are coal opera.
tors and Representatives OF 10000
miners, who are idle as a result OF the
closing
Coal operators and miners allege
that the suspending of mines is due
to the fact that presetn.. freight rates
are discriminatory to such an extent
that the Ohio product can not be mar.
keted in competition with West Vir
ginia coal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Washtub is Doomed
Says Laundryman

PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 5.-How to
reduce the cost OF laundering 50 that
the average housewife can no longer
afford to do the work herself is the dig
problem before the Laundrymen's Ma
tional Association Of America. in ses-
sion here. Manufacturers represented
at the convention promise to produce
machinery which will wash-and finish
every garment in ordinary household
use at a price below the cost OF doing
II at home.
In a few years the women OF Amer.
ica will rise up and bless the launlry.
men," said William E. Fitch, president
of the association.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Carranza Makes
Attack on Nogales

NOGALES. Ariz.. Aug. 5.-Bombard.
ment of NogaIes, Sonora, held by the
Villa troops under Governor Maytor
sna. was begun yesterday by Carganzs
forces commanded by General Gales.
The CarranZa guns appeared to be
only two miles from the border town.
Gales held possession OF the hills
east Of NOgales. Sonora. MaytorenaS
outposts fell back under heavy IRE Ot
rifles and machine guns, Bullets fell
occasionally on the American side Of
the boundary. while few shells drop.
ped into the Mexican town. Chinese
crossed from Nogales, Sonora, under
guard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Restaurant Owner
Tips His Employees

COLUMBUS. O., Aug. 5.-ManaSer
Ben Harman OF a local restaurant tips
his walters, so that with their regular
stipend and the plunder picked up
from generous patrons they are rea
SonablE happy.
Harman says 1t pays to tip walters.
The way he does 1t is this: Each
month there is a contest. all the wait.
erS being entered. The one who shows
the largest receipts gets SIS. The
waiter serving the largest number Of
persons gets $40 and the third prize of
$5 goes to the best all around average
for politeneSs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Held for Furnishing
Liquor to Minors

Virgle Johnson, youth OF Davis
Run, when arrested and brought be-
fore Squire Musgrove yesterday for
drunkenness implicated Harry Jones
OF Rivesville- johnson stated that
Jones furnished him liquor. Johnsons
father went on his bond for his ap.
pearance later. Jones was bound over
for the grand jury, charged with fur.
rishing liquor to minors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
CONTRACT IS LET FOR HELENS RUN
; RAILROAD, AND WORK STARTS TODAY
Marines Complete
Haitian Occupation

PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti, Aug. s.
The marines who landed last night
from the American battleship Con
necticut. have by this morning COM
pleted the occupation OF the city.
They are in possession also OF the
barracks OF Dessalines.
The people Of Port-au.Prince are
generally of the opinion that this
American occupation will be Of long
duration. The marines are observing
a very correct attitude. which is Great
ing a good impression.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
GOLD SHOWER MEANS HIGH HONOR
1 AS WELL AS BIG PRIZES FOR BABIES
count means more for the future Of the
all the advice in the world. 1t gives them

for the future Of the
a world.
the right start
WM MCKINLEY
Virginan Shower
baby indication
conceivable credia
which it will take
but send bring his her today In
publish the the dear little dings whose
have been in You want bbys to the
in
opeyou
Isl. CONTINUED Page ThreeJ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05

Misses Bertha and Nellie Wise Will
leave Friday for several weeks visit
with relatives in Brownsville and
Pittsburgh.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05

the armies Of Grand Duke Nicholas
began to fall back.
Przasnysz. to the north Of Warsaw
was occupied and the German army
swept on. By July 19 they had forced
the Russians back to the line Of the
Narew river. and pushed their way
TO within 20 miles Of the goal. The
Continued on Page Ten.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
The Weather.

West Virginia and Western Pennsyl-
vania-Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05
Temperature Today

Recorded hourly at The West vir'
ginian Office:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-05

CONTINUED on Page Ten,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
American Ambulance, Paris.
Above-One of the main wards.

limbs are required exact measure
ments are made of the wounded, pho
tographs are taken IN connection with
these measurements and not infre-
quently N-ray pictures as a further
aid in exactly fitting the artificial
limb to the necessities Of the patient.
Nj these memoranda ana much
more are forwarded to the War Re
lief Clearing House or one of the
agencies II serves here In America,
and here also another group If skilled
surgeons and assistants supervise the
making IT each artificial limb called
for, watching the process from first
10 last To- be sure that il follows the
specifications. Now the surgeons II
many of the assistants are working
without remuneration in this difficult
effort. The cost of manufacture is
only one item. therefore, In the ac-
tual outlay for an artificial limb. and
there seems to be no way in which to
tell how much in money is repre-
scented by the services freely given in
connection with the undertaking in
this special field.
Something Of the same dca holds
true regarding the American Ambu-
laCce Hospital in Paris. with its staff
of surgeons, it's 100 motor amhu,anCes
and the $50 volunteer college stu
dents and others who serve as drivers
and stretCher carriers. More of the
surgeons accepts payment tor his SER
vices; it il said that practically all
Of them pay the cost of steamship
and rail transportation and meet
,I.t. ,,.pS,n.l nNnsnE,E ulhlls an IntN|
over there. Each of the go volun-
tcers in the ambulance work also
pays his expenses, and the average so
spent is about S400. Furthermore, II
costs about 1000 To purchase, re-
build and equip "A motor ambulance
and send 1t to h scene Of hostile
ties. In other words the $500 600 thus
far recorded as the cost of the Amer
lean Hospital Ambulance in Paris
docs not include possibly 500, GOO per-
sonaily expended by drivers and
strctcher carriers and assistants or
another $3.50. 600 probably spent in
purchasing, rebuilding, transporting
ard equipping the motor cars.
The go ambulance drivers and the
100 surgeons and nurses who have
served with the American Ambulance
Hospital during the past year do not
include a considerable number of
Americans who were in France when
the war broke out and h have
stayed there rendering every possible
service for the sake of humanity ana
without m money remuneration
whatever. Probably a total of 400 or
coo Americans have been actively At
work i'm and around his one hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
The Maskinonge unloading wheat at Rotterdam.

painter. who has turned his estate into
this work. and relief societies provid-
ing work for French girls and women
which have been established by a
number of Americans. including Ms.
Edith Wharton and the wife of Com
sul-General Thackara, who has died
since she established her enterprise.
And France. and Belgium are not
the only countries where American
generosity is at work by any means.
Aside from Poland. Palestine. Serbia
and half a dozen minor areas. there
came to New York the other day an
appeal for help sen 10y "A group of
American women. now wives Of Ger
man ~ Austrian noblemen. This
particular appeal was received from
Bavaria. and one of the siGners. be-
fore her marriage. was Miss Nancy
Letter.
. The War Relief Clearing House
estimates that it is acting as forward
ing agent for about 80 or more
regularly organized societies in the
United States and Canada. but no
man can say as yet the total number
of individuals, groups and committees
engaged in the work of relief. For in
stance, in the city of New York alone
are IA multitude. of which the following
is only n partial list; American AM
hulance Hospital, American committee
for Relief of Rabies in Belgium
American Girls Aid. American Hotels
for Refugees in Paris. American Jewish
Relief Committee, American Polish
Relief Committee. Belgian American
relief and Unemployment Fund, BEL
gian Relief Committee, British War
Relief Association. British American
War Relief Fund, Commission for Re-
lief in Belgium, Association for the
/ Care of Men Blinded in Battle, Com
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

every II brand new. and each having
the price tag still attached. 1t IS easy
enough TO say how much that Con-
tributiOn represents in money. liut
next is "A wee wooden box inside of
which are dolls al nicely dressed
in clothes that show stitches sewn by
little hands; and also in the box is "A
sCrawly little note aging the dol :
were given 10y seven little girls out in
Kansas who made the clothes them
selves II h want the dolls given
to seven other little girls IN Europe
who's dolls have been killed or
wounded in the war. How can any
body estimate the monetary value of
those ven dolls and their dresses
and that note breathing the very cs-
sence Of childish sympathy?
\ third parcel is opcned-a parcel
packed very carefully and consi-ting
Of a complete outfit of baby clothes
made of fine materials and beautifully
embroidered. And this also has an
unsigned note written in "A woman's
hand. IL am a Canadian" she writes.
81 have given everything else that |
could spare To help in Europe. and
now ! give my last gift. the clothes
of my little baby who never lived to
wear them. | have kept them four
teen years. | could not have given
them up hefOre-but now some mother
needs them worse than | do. needs
them for "A living baby who must he
kept warm his coming winter. | send
them gladly"
Can any human being estimate the
money value Of that outfit. now four
teen years old? or its real value as
shown by the self-saCrihcing woman
who gave II? Its cash value as second
hand clothing may be estimated, per-
haps, but not its real value. And
now about "A case containing 2l3 pairs
of stockings of all sizes, qualities,
weights, some worn, most of them
practically new? Or nifty hats Cor-
~respondingly varied? Or a big pack
ing box crammed with a dozen old
fashioned bed quilts which a group of
womcn sent on from California?
They had fashioned these warm
coverings after samples Of the
picCed work quilts of their great
grandmothers, strong, durable. SER
viccahle in every way. The pieces
had been gathered from time to time
uuiliS Ten VI n uoIen years ana the
women did the sewing themselves.
How much money does each of these
quilts represent? OF course an esti-
mate Is made, an accounting is kept,
but II is largely n matter of guessing
after all. So when one starts ont to
ascertain the amoun Of Americas
generosity to nOn-Comhatants ard To
the wounded of Europe one is really
facing a task practically impossible.
A further illustration may be found
In the matter of artificial limbs. guam
titles of which are being shipped
abroad through the war relief clear
ing house, 1t would be comparatively
easy to set a price on each artificial
arm or leg or hand or foot, but that
Is only part of the expense involved,
for the following reason. over there
in the war ZONE In a group of SUR
geons and assistants trained espe-
cially In such work. When artificial!
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

German Red Cross Delegates. Imperial
Free Economical Society of Petrograd.
Italian Red Cross, Lafayette Kit Fund.
Little Belgium, "I,ummaGe Sale"
Neal Relief Fund for Women n
Children in France. Provisional Zionist
Committee. Montenegro Relief, Pales-
tine Relief Fund of American Jewish
Committee. Paul Jones Society, Persian
War Relief Fund. Polish National Re-
lief Fund. Prince of Wales War Re-
lief Fund. Secours National, Serbian
Agricultural Relief Committee. Special
Relief Society, Syria-Palestine Relief
Committee. Vacation Committee, War
Relief Fund. War Children's Christmas
Fund and War Orphans Fund.
Where money has been contributed
II is Easy enough to say how much
has been given, where 1t went and how
II was spent. But only Il small part
of the aid given by Americans has
been in the form of ash subscriptions.
one man might place a considerable
value. for instance, on 2l3 pairs OF
stockings. or "A case containing 800
pairs of shoes and seventy-five hats.
some new. some slightly worn, others
in partial disrepair, whereas another
appraiser might place an entirely
different figure on this artic,~ Or that.
owing 10 the situation in general, as
briefly pointed out. none of those in
responsible control Of tho largest
agencies for relief is willing to vcn-
turc a definite statement a. to the
total amount thus far contributed by
the people Of the United States. one
man. however. did reply thus to a
direct question:
1T is II mere guess. Of course, hut ]
suppose that $4,000, 00O would he as
ear an approximate estimate rs might
be made under the circumstances
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

not fall shur, Of $500 a day. it is es-
mated. And these are only two Of
the agencies for relief Of wounded
men which nave been established and
are operated by generous Americans
in Europe.
Referring to this in "A Communica-
ton which reached New Yo:k a few
days osqSiahriel lIlnotcuN wrote that
there .are apow more hal fifty such
rvideNcss ~. American generosity in
AMI arohHdt1'ariS alone. and he mem
toned as among them the following:
Tuck Hospital. "a RIcil. founded by
Edward Tuck. a member ~ class of
90 At Dsri mouth; a Couva'cscent
home for wounded soldiers at the
Tuck chateau, James \. Stil,man
Hospital. Paris; Cooper Hewitt Hos
pital, the flying hospital ambulance
cops Of Herman I~Iarjcs; Mrs, White
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
RELIEF FUNDS
Belgians Have Derived Benefits Elk.
ceeding $50, 900, 900, Supplies Being
3D.. Resold and Money Used Again

mittee Of Mercy, Committee Of War
Relief for the Allies. Dinard Fund.
Dollar Christmas Fund, Franco-Amcr-
lean Committee for the Protection OF
Children on the Frontier, F'raternite
des Artistes. French Wounded Emer-
gency Fund american branch). Ge:-
man Austro-IIungarian Relief Fund.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

work to keep themselves alive and, 30
far as they were permitted, to re-
habilitate their stricken country. II,
Is an example Of courage, OF deter
mination, Of pure grit that finds in
slant response in the American heart.
For good and sufficient reasons
those in charge on the other side OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
MlLLON GIVEN BY AMERICA FOR WAR RELIEF
Great Agencies About Ready to Report
on Stewardship of Money Poured
Out Like Water

Just about one year has passed
since America commenced to
send across the sea its contribu-
y tons Of food. clothing and hos
pital supplies to the war sufferers In
Europe. Week by week. month by
month the outpouring increased as
towns, cities. villages all over the United
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

, law Reds home for convalescents,
James Hazen Hyde Hospital in Paris.
convalescent home founded by Mrs.
Robert w. Bliss. Red Cross Hospital
at Rau, Depew.H Hospital at the chateau
Of a nephew of Chauncey NJ. Depew.
convalesCent home maintained by
| Ridgway Knight, the American
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-24
FRANCE IMPRISONS
A WOMAN SPY
Latter Declares That She Was Forced By
German Threats TO Gather
Information.

Paris. Nov. 24.--The Temps publishes
the following from Geneva:
"A military court here has sentenced
Marie Therese le Philipponat, a native OF
Cahors. France, 10 serve months nm
prisonment and pay fine Of 5000 on the
ground that she is German spy. She
told the court she had been arrested at
lille by Germans aud taken b. Antwerp,
where she wac compelled, unier threats
that her family would be injured II she
refus. d 70 practice espionage.
~The prisoner testified that school
for spies. with numerous pupilA had been
established AZ Antwerp. She was sent,
She said. 10 Leopoldshoehe. wiicre she re-
ceived instructions firm First Lieutenant
Michael. iudge Of the district. Afterward
she went 10 northern France. a. Cher
bourg shc made the acquaintance Of on
cers. she also visited England and trans
mitted by mail information concerning
movements 81 tire French and Belgian
armies and the location o. Freneh subma- 10
rive stations"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-24
SITUATION CLEARED
AFTER CONFERENCE
Diplomats Called on Premier
Skouloudis and Demand
ed Definite Statement OF
Greece's Position as to the
Allies

London. Nov. PA Reuter- message
from Athens says that the entente min
lister presented collective note to IRE
mier Skouloudis, demanding that Greece
define her attitude. The cabinet was
Immediately called together. After the
cabinet meeting, the Greek minister SAID
the situation had been cleared by the
presentation of note which gave the
government definite information in re-
gard to what was expected by the al
lies. These demands were less exactlng
than had been expected. The ministers
added that Greece had never refused re.
quests for assurance OF the security OF
the allied troops in Macedonia.
Paris, Nov. 24-The ministers OF the
entente allies called upon the Greek
government in body at noon Tuesday
to discuss the question of what action
Greece would take should the allied
troops now in Macedonia be compelled
to retreat across the frontier, says a
Havas dispatch from the Greek capital,
The message asserts that an Official
statement announcing the action OF the
diplomats described the step as friend
Iy