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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Civil Court Opens;
50Cases on Docket

The trial OF so or more cases on
the civil docket Of the circuit court
was started today when the case OF
Marry L. Newcomer against Layara
'Wigginton, committee for her husband
Charles Higginton was called for trial.
y Mr.. Newcomer Is seeking to re.
cover Ss5 for goods alleged to have
been furnished Charles iHigginton. The
defense contends that Higginton was
mentally deranged at the time. OF the
purchase. The case being heard on
an appeal from Intermediate Court.
Attorney w. R. Bell represents the
plaintiff and Attorney Walter r. Hag.
gertylthe defendant. {
: The jury hearing the evidence lin.
cludes William F. Sandy, Samuel Prun.
ty T. e. Cross, William sAmmons, Ez.
'ra Bel, David G.. Jones, William H.
Mercer. Charles Kohler, e. W. Eddy,
D. w. Musgraye, ". T. !. Mason and G.
f.efTlQe. s--ls-,s.-.s lsit -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
MUST TRY CHARTER CASE 0N ITS
MERITS WITHOUT LONGER DELAY
Supreme Court Has Refuseda Hearing in the Action
Brought Before That Body by Fairmont
Republicans and Won by Them.
p0llI. llEDu .lMIInEnIIIln lInhl IIlnTnnu
some VERY INTERESTING LEGAL HISTORY
Painstaking Clerks and Jealous Legal Aids of Govern
ment That is Threatened With Extinction
Do Their Bit M

The Republicans. OF Fairmont and
other friends OF good government in
the city won a decisive victory yes
terday when the Supreme Court OF the
state refused rehearing in the Fair
mont charter. case.
This decision OF the supreme court
blocks the efforts of the Democratic
organization Of Marion county to pre-
vent the charter case from going to
trial on its merits. For nearly six
months the opponents of the new char.
ter by resorting to technicalities Of
the Law. have delayed the trial. OF the
case brought to test the constitution.
ality Of the charter.
< Asmandate from the supreme court
ordering the case to be tried In the
Marion County Circuit Court is ex-
pected in a few idayslas a result of the
Supreme Court decision yesterday
Th!s means that unless in the case
should be again smislaid in the office
OF w. S. Black, clerk OF the Circuit
Court here. the case should be tried
on its merits before Judge WIS. Hay.
mond this month.
hs sait mes 7plou6ue. oiisiaati! iu
the Circuit Court here BY Congress
man ~: ~; Neelys and { State Senator!
Scott Lowe, both Democratic lawyers,
in behalf OF Reuben Anderson, Dem
ocrade s1anitor at the Court House, to
restrain Anthony Bowen, Demo cratic
Mayor ot the CITY, and other Demo
e!auc CITY OFFICIALS, from calling an
election which would in all probability
result IN dousting democrats from OF
fnce. Waiter ga ggertyl Democrat City
attorney appeared LOT the defendants:
". attorney sHaggerty won the suit; ~
LOT MS clients an election would abei
lield at which sHaggertys himself would
likely pc ousted from ottlee.
In view OF this situation Republt-
cans and other friends OF good govern
ment in .this city asked Judge w. s.
haymond IN Circuit Court TO permit
attorneys W. 8: Meredith, John w.
Mason ana Harry shaw to represent
taxpayers ofrthe city who wish the
new charter 70 go into effect: Judge
Az t,as lnona ns y reiusea tnls petition anu
eae nearu ,,, 4n .ne qaestlon
h,,oenss usaaan; M oas eas
L W.. I
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
IWealthll.:f Lawyers .r
in Thompson Suits
JUDGMENTS IN NEARLY 5000 Ac.
TloNsl HAVE BEEN ENTER.
EolATs suNloHToWN.

UNIoNTOWN. Pa. Dec. s.-Judg.
ments on nearly 5000 suits against
J. v. Thompson were entered yester.
day in the local Court House. These
judgments amount to nearly $4,000.
900. Attorneys OF Fayette county will
now prepare lexemplifications OF these
suits to be; filed In Greene and Wash.
ington counties and they have until
December 80 to file these exemplidca.
tions. x y
tits the general opinion among 10.
cal attorneys that the judgements will
not be pressed until the present plans
under way to dust the Thompson In.
debtedness ye,terminated in success
or failure. y : I n =,
Many Of the attorneys OF the Fay.
ette county bar will become rich men
provided the Thompson properties can
be disposed OF to satisfy the face value
ofsallg claims against them. someiat
torneys represented claims to the tex.
tent OF S1,500,000. Most Of the local
attorneys have an agreement for a
fee OF 20 per cent. OF the amount OF
the claim.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Newton Merrifield
War Veteran, Dead

Newton Merriheld, "a civil war vet.
eran and a well known resident Of
this city, died to-day shortly after one
o'clock ut his home on Market street,
East Side. His death followed a long
illness from diseases incident to ad.
3vanced age. Mr. MerrifieldS lis survived
by ,twolsors, Charles and Robert Mer.
ritield, and several brothers and sis.
tors, among whom are Clark Merrl
fold and KIM Merrifleld. Ben Merri
efild and Mrs. Rose Carder, all o!
this city. His wife died number Of
years ago. 5si
Funeral arrangements have not been
announced but are under the direction
of 4Undertakers Carpenter and Ford.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
CONFLICTING
REPORTS ABOUT
GOMMUN|PAN.
-----------
Did Submarines Get a Big
Standard Oil Co.
Tanker7
LANSING WANTsfTO|kN0V.
Two Oil Ships Have Been in
Region Where The Re-
ports Originated.
J (Ry AesocIatad pro,.

- IBy Associated PreSs.)
WASHINGT0N,iD Dec. S.-Confiicting
dispatches from Rome and London as
to the American tank steamer Com.
munipaw. one reporting her sunk off
Tobruk, Tripoli. the other announcing
her arrival at Alexander, Egypt, left
officials here in suspense.
Official advices from Ambassador
Page at Rome reporting that an Am.
erican ship .held to have been the
Standard OIL tanker Comunipaw had
been Etorpedoed and SUNK were re.
ceiyed during the forenoon by the
State Department. Ambassador Pages
source OF Information was not sdiyulg.
ed in his message but lit was thought
likely he had received the same re.
port as that Transmitted In press dis.
patches last night from Rome and
that the message received from him
today might have simply been delay
ed in transmission.
No confirmation Of the news dis.
patch from London sent after last
nights press cablegram from Rome
reporting the Communipaw safe ar.
rival atgAlexander had been received
Ebyl the Department.
More details as 10 the Comunipaw
as well as the Standard OH tanker
Petrolite reported attacked by a. sub.
marine In the Med editerranean Last Sun.
day morning are being awaited.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Stud Askfor
Large Holiday

President Joseph Roster. Of the Fair.
mont State Normal School has been
asked by the tsuden body to use his
influence to change the date Of clos.
Ing school for the Christmas holidays.
The ruling made last fall that the Nor
NAL School would close two days be.
fore Christmas for the holidays seems
to! Inconvenience many Of the students
of the school who wish to go home.
L Mr.. Roster has written to the State
Board of Regents for permission to
have the classes let out December n,
which will give the pupils plenty OF
time to prepare for the trip home! He
expects an answer. to this request to.
morrow and feels confident that the
date will be changed. i555
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
An lportant Question For
Those in the Prize Carnival

How many SIS clubs Of subscrip
Ions are usgoing to have by Satur
iay ntghts This is avery important
Question to every girl and boy who
has entered The West yirginia'i
christmas Prize Carnival, and upon
its answer will depend in a large meas
ure the success or failure OF every
contestant. -
Those who take full advantage Of
the extra vote offer this week and Sc.
cure every vote possible will have tax
On q long step toward winning q prize,
Chose Who neglect 4 will have to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08

ing. every possible obstacle In the way.
OF trial OF the case on its merits
took advantage OF the full 80 days at
their disposal for filing papers ask
ing the Supreme Court for q rehear.
ing on the decision to reverse tho Cir
cult Court OF Marion county. The mo,
tion made yesterday before the Su-
'preme Court for a rehearing, however.
wasHrefused but the 80 days delay
in filing 1t gave the local Democratic
ofiiceholders another 80 days In Of.
fee.
All'motions and petitions in the case
brought before Judge Raymond have
been disposed OF quickly and It is
believed that the local Democratic
attorneys will be unable TO prevent
the case from going to trial ON It's
merits within a few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
TUSGA MORRIS
RES|GNSASTHE
C0.PROSECUT0R
Has Served Eleven Years in
the Office He Relin-
quishes.
JOINS CONSOLIDATION
Takes Effect When Success
orsis Appointed But He
Will Help Out.

Tusca Morris after nearly II years
service In the office OF prosecuting
attorney OF Marion county. rendered
his resignation to Judge w. s. Hay.
mond in Circuit Court this forenoon.
Mr.. Morris is leaving the service OF
the county to accept a more renum-
eratiye position on the legal staff OF
the Consolidation Coal company.
II has been rhmored for some time
that Prosecuting Attorney Morris
would resign to enter the employ OF
the coal company but the resignation
came earlier than was anticipated. AS
u result there was an immediate sour.
rying about among local Democratic
attorneys for the purpose OF lining
up with their friends to support them
In q race for the vacant oftice and the
yearly salary Of $500 attached to
IL
City Attorney Walter R. Haggerty is
mentioned about the court house as
the man most likely to secure the lus-
cious political plum. Mr.. eHaggerty's
faithful devotion to the Democratic
organization In the bitter legal con.
troversy to prevent Fairmont Chart:
ter case froml being tried on its merits,
is being urged BY bis friends as a
strong reason why he should receive
the lucrative ppoint'aent as prosecut;
ing attorney. 81 4.
State Senator Scott Lowe, one ct
the faithful Democratic attorneys who
instituted the suit more than ssix
months ago To- test the constitutional:
ity Of the new charter and who ilabored
so diligently to raise technical legal
merits Is also mentioned prominently
for the position Of prosecuting attor.
ney.
Circuit Court Clerk W. S. Black is
also mentioned as q fitting person TO
be honored with the appointment to
the Office of prosecuting attorney. Mr..
Black, however, is not a member of
the Marion couty bar and Is there.
fore barred this time. -,
Judge Raymond. whose duty 1t is
to appoint the man to NIL out the un-
expired tenn of Mr., Morris, will con-
sider carefully the merits and quail.
fications OF each applicant.
The resignation OF Morris is to take
effect upon. the appointment of his sue.
cessor. His term of Office expires
December 81, 1916, thus leaving about
one year OF the term TO be filled by
the man appointed.
Mr. Morris has been in the
prosecuting attorneys office II years.
G,nntiuued nm papa Tenl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08

work hard II they manage to get up
among the prize winners at the fin:
Iish. Z, Z, ,l 4
The extra vote offer which Is in
effect until Saturday night Is the most
important period OF the contest, due
to the fact that SO many boys and
girls neglected the big offer last week.
AT mo other time during the remainder
of the carnival will 80 many extra
votes be given. Next week the extra
schedule will take another drop, and
Continued on PAGE i5,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
.NoiWetG Goodsin z
Personal Baggage

(By AssocIated press.l
GHARLEST0N,SD Dec. S.-An injunc-
ton prohibiting the Chesapeake aud
Ohio railroad company from allowing
the Transportation OF intoxicants IN
the personal baggage OF It's patrons
when; the pack kages are labeled as con-
thinning ialcholic liquors was granted by
Judge Sam Littlepage In the Circuit
Court today
The petition asking for a restrain
ing order was filed by Fred o. Blue
state prohibition Commissioners
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
cpinmlnIpaV safs2l

L0NDo on, Der. "A telegram from
Alexandria Egypt, received today BY
;Lloyds says that the American ship
Communipaw reported sunk of the
coast OF Tripolli by q submarine arriy-
ed there Monday.
It's inferred that possibly some con-
fusion has arisen in regard to the iden-
tity of the vessel torped doed.. 9 q.
{ II the report Of the storpedo doing Of
the Commnnipaw is Substantial she
must have discharged her cargo OF
oil and have been on; the wey to an
other port when attacked. =
{ It is recalled that the point at which
the ,Communipaw is said to have been
sunk corresponds closely to the posi-.
tion Of the American tank, ship Petro-
lite when It was attacked by q sub:
marine on Sunday. AZ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Fort atiNamurB Blows
Up, Says Report ] /
z EtBy Associated ,press!) !

by Associated Press!) N {fsf
AMSTERDAM, Dec Sort Cogne.
lee, one OF the most important features
OF the old defenses Of Namur. Belgium,
has been completely destroyed by an
explosion. according to local news.
pap, killing so German soldiers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Al Standard Offices (.

NEW. Y ORR, Dec. S.-A dispatch
from Alexandria, Egypt. apparently
confirmatorys Of the report received
by London L!oyds that The oil tanker
Communipaw was safe was .reeeiyed
today by the! Standard Oil offices here.
This message stated that the Com.
munipaw reached Alexandria on Sun.
day last and would sail for New York
on Tuesday yesterday
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Mrs. Young Leaves
Chicago Schools
tBy Associated Press

4 -. tBys Associated PreSsl -
CHICAGO Dec. .S.-Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, who has been identified with
Chicago schools for SO years, the last
SIX as superintendent, retired today.
She Is 71fyears old. stfs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08
Two Perish in Fire
atLouisVille Hotel
TEN OTHERS WERE INJURED
< WHEN SEVENTH AVENUE
HOTEL BURNS.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. s.-Two
men were burned TO death and ten
others injured. one seriously, today
when FIRE partly destroyed the Sew.
enth Avenue Hotel
Firemenrescued fifteen guests.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-08

Immaculate coneep eption : east
Il The Catholic Church throughout the
world today celebrated the feast! OF the
immaculate Conception, a. holy Sday5of,
obligation which every Catholic must
observe. The feast celebrated with
special ceremonies in the st Peters
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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-09-13
WALK " GALICYI WSCHODNIEJ.
KRWAWE BOJE
w ARGONNE.
WLOSI BIJA AUSTRYAK6W.

cielowi. w walce tel po stronie
rosyjskiej znakomicie sic wyro-
znila dywizya pancernych auto
mobilow, ktora ostrzeliwa}a Z bli-
skiej mety pozycye austryackle.
Piotrogrod, 13 wrzeSnia. -
Raporty rosyjskie przyznaja po-
suwanie sic Niemcow w okoli--
each niekt6rych mad Niemnem,
nadto posuneli sic Niemcy ku
Dzwinskowi zato mad Zelwianka
rzeczka Rosyanie pObili Mem
ca, zadajac mu dotkliw2 Eleske;
wzieto tam znaczna liczbe jehca
i kilka mitraliez. Jency ~.wzieci
pod Skidlem donosza, IL wojska
niemieckie sa Smiertelnie znuzo-
ne nieustannem pedzeniem ma
prod i ciagia walka. w okoll--
each Rygi - sytuacya' niezmie--
Mona - ME posuneli sic Niemcy
ami stopy dalej ku miastu.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-09-13
Doniesienie AustrO-
Niemieckie.

Wieden; IL wrzeSnla. - IA
port austryacki przyznaje wielka
potege ataku rosyjskiego pod
Tarnopolem, gdzie Rosyanie zdo-
byli wieS Dolzanke, ktora i'm
jednak odebrali (?) Austryacy
sygnalizowane So ma ten punkt Ii
nil bojowej posilki niemieckie /
austryackie. Ma Wolyniu pro-
gres wojsk austryackich jest
pomySlny; w sobote Austryacy
przekroczyli Horyh niedaleko
Daraznego i Ikwe pod Dubnem
= jest to ruch wojsk okrazajacy
cd p6inocy fortece rosyjska Ro-
VINO, ostatnia Z woiynskich, le--
zaca mad Ustjem, rzeka pobocz-
ma Horynia. Nieco dalej ma pol
noe, ma Polesiu wojska austro =
niemieckie wydatny czynia posteP
w kierunku Pinska i Sionima.
Berlin, 13 wrzeSnia. - RAPPORT
niemiecki krotki; podaje on, re
kilka hydroplanow rosyjskich O.
strzeliwaio krazownik niemiecki
W porcie Windawy - bezskute-
cznie, walki pomiedzy rzeka
Dzwina Mereczanka poboczna
Niemnu mad Niemnem trwaja
= pomySlne dla Niemcow - Ro-
syanie cofaja sic; ostatnio wzieto
i'm w tel stronie 1900 jehcow, kill
kanaScie dial i mitraliez = mad
Zelwianka rzeczka = krwawa to-
czyla sic walka, po ktorej wzieto
Rosyanom okoio 1000 jencow, po-
czem wojska bawarskie przekro-
czyly Zelwianke i daza dalei W
p6lnocno wschodnim kierunku.
Walk tocza sic juz mad liniami
kolejowemi Wilma dazacemi ma
poInoc do Piotrogrodu: krwawe
spotkania byiy pod Koss6wem j
Alba, pod kawna i Skidlem, Je-
siorami i Niekrasa,
= Cesarz Wilhelm ziozyi z
komendy korpusu generala
Kluegge, ktory podobno stall sic
winnym porazki A Austryakow mad
Seretem, przez nierychle wspar-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-09-13
Walk W POlsce.
Rosyanie wstrzymuja
Austryak6w i Mem
COW.

Londyn Piotrogrod, IS wrze-
Snia. - Wojska rosyjskie sta
nowczy stawiiy opor dalsze-
mu postepowi Austryakow
Niemcow, a jakkolwiek w ME
kt6rych czesciach linii bojowej
nieprzyjaciel wciaz jeszcze ma
prod sic posuwa, jednak napor
ten znacznie stracn ma sile Po-
wolnyrn. sic stall bardzo. Przede-
wszystkiem w Galicyi wschodnieJ
w ostatnim skrawku tego
kraju, trzymanym jeszcze przez
Rosyan, skad ich wiaSnie Att
stryacy wyprzec pragna, by
wkroczyc ma Poodle rosyjskie,
Rosyanie pobili Austryaka juz
DO raz Atty znowu pod Tarnopo-
lem, biorac do nielwoli 420O zol-
merry w tenn okolo stu Office
row, oraz zdobyto sporo dial, mi
traliez innej amunicyi. Jak tez
wspomniano jest to juz 4ta BIZ
twa w tych stronach W tych
dniach przegrana przez Austrya-
kow, pierwsza byla pod Tarno--
polem, druga pod Trembowla,
trzecia pod Czortkowem, czwar-
ia pod Tarnopolem. w ostat--
niej tel akcyi Austryacy kontr--
atakowali Rosyan, uzywali gazo-
wych pociskow niemieckich, min
pociskow z aeroplanow = mimo
to Rosyanie okopani mad Sere--
tenn nacisk wytrzymali, a W ME
dziele mad ranem przeszll SAM
do ataku i zlamawszy po kilku--
nastu godzinach linie austryacka
zadali kleske znaczna nieprzyja-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-09-13
z WIoskiego Teatru
Wojny.

Rzym, 13 wrzesnia. = Dzlaio-
we walki ma tyrolskim i karyn--
ckim froncie donosza raporty
wioskie - mad Isonzo zastoJ
chwilowy - napowietrzne tylko
dzialaia rekonesanse. W1oskie a
eroplany bombardowaly obozy
austryackie pod Oppachiasella, 4
austryackie bombardowaly Mon
falcone.
Wiedei, 18 wrzesnia. : l au-
stryacki rapport donosi przewaznle
o dziaIowej robocie wzdiuz Gale
90 frontu; wspominaja ponadto o
odparciu ataku wioskiego pod
Plezzo, Sanct Poelten, Doberdo,
Tolmino, Monte Piano i w kilku
innych punktach, gdzie przewa-
znie sporadyczne, odosobnione
miaiy miejsce walki.
Geneva, 1S wrzesnia. = Wszel
kie sa poszlaki, IL ma froncie wio-
sko austryackim przygotowuja
sic bardzo energicznie wieksze
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-09-13
Ostatnie DOniesienia.

Paryz, 10 wrzesnia. : Walk
dzia}owe ma ca}ej linii bojowej O.
gIaszaja ostatnie raporty; W
szczegolnoSci: pod Roye, Scarpe,
Palsy Craonville, dalej ma pol
noe cd Arras, az ku Melville
trwa intensywna bombardacya.
Niemieckie aeroplany bombardO-
waly Compiegne, a Francuzi ze-
msci1i sic bombardujac obozy ME
mieckie w Brayelle. Pod Lein--
trey odparto silny atak niemiecki.
Berlin, 1S wrzesnia. = RAPPORT
niemiecki, bardzo kr0tki, oglasza
jednak .zwyciestwo" W Argonne
i zniszczenie minami -kilku pozy-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-09-13
Gle akcyi austryackiej re strony
niemieckiego korpusu.
Krwawe Boje ma Ia
chodnim FrOncie.
Niemcy stracili 100000
ludzi W ArgOnne.

Paryz, Is wrzesnia. - Niemcy
ME maja szcze5cia W Argonne -
szczegolniej kronprync tam do
wodzacy: po raz ktoryS juz Z
rzedu probuja oni nagiej ofensy-
wy W tel stronie linii bojowej,
usiIujac sic zblizyc pod potezn2
twierdze francuska Verdun / "a
kazdym razem zostali odparci re
straszliwemi stratami: wszystkie
ich dzialania' zaczepne W
Argonne, prowadzone kosz-
towaiv one Niemcow o.
koio sto tysiecy ludzi, jak obli--
czenia oficyalne przypuszczaj9;
zapewne wIqczone tu So takze
straty Z walk poprzedzajacych O.
wa ostatnia ofensywe, walk te
trwaly praWie cafy mleslac. Kron
prync usilowai osiabit Pozycye
francuskie stalem ich krusze--
MEM, minowaniem i t. p. potem
w tygodniu minionym przez sze-
reg dni trwala bombardacya tax
straszna, re imaginacye przecho-
dzi, poczem dopiero przypuScili
Niemcy szereg ogromnych pelno-
liniowych szturmow, ktore znow
trwa}y okofo 4ech dni bez przer-
wy .niemal calym rezultatem
tych straszliwie wytezonych wysii
kow bylo zdobycie W kilku punk
tach wysunietych najdalej pozy-
cyl posuniecie sic Niemcow Q
iakie dwie trzecie milii. Wobec
STRAIT olbrzymich = W zabitych i
rannych = jest to rezultat = Ia
den. Straty ogolne Francuz6w So
jednak rowniez bardzo znaczne
= niekt6re pisma podaja nawet,
ze So one niewiele mniejsze cd
niemieckich.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1915-09-13
Znamienne Slowa Lloyd
Georgia.

Londyn, IS wrzeSnia. - Mi
mister angielski spraw zaopatrzen
wojennych David Lloyd-George
wydai tom swoich przemowien,
zwiazanych sytuacy9 woIen--
na, wygioszonych cd czasu wy
buchu wojny w przedmowle
do ksiazki tel - minister skre-
Sill swe poglady ma rezultaty
pierwszego roku wojny / otwar-
Gle przyznaje, re rezultaty te sa
bynajmniej ME korzystne dla
Sprzymierzonych. Niemcy Au-
strya, kt6ra swoja droga ME VIE
lie znaczy przy Niemczech, - go
ruja wciaz jeszcze masa swoich
zapas6w broni, amunicyi oraz
obmySleniem wszelkich mozli-
wych Srodkow i czynnikow, ia
kie W wojnie moga bye zuzyt-
kowane. Sprzymierzeni byli sta
nowczo nieprzygotowani do woj-
ny, a Niemcy sukces dotychcza-
sowy zawdzieczaja temu tylko,
IL w mySl zasad militaryzmu,
wysrubowanych do najwyzszego
stopnia, gotowali sic do wojny cd
1870 r. j plony tego zbierali te-
raz przez rok pierwszy walk. A
by zwyciezyc, a zwyciestwo O.
stateczne jest pewnem ola
Sprzymierzonych - zdaniem
Lloyd-George'a, trzeba bedzie
Sprzymierzonym wysilic do osta-
tecznosci wszelkie zasoby energii
narodowych - pracowac ku ce-
lowi temu musza wszystlle
czynniki Sprzymierzonych naro-
dow panstw, ktore majac ME-
zaprzeczenie wiecej piodow SD
rowych materyalow, moga sta
nowczo wiecej, niz Niemcy wy
produkowac amunicyi innych
potrzeb wojennyeh, tylko ia pro-
dukcya musi bye postawiona ma
stope intensywnosci najwyzszej,
do czego wciaz jeszcze daleko, a
czego cd Niemc6w wiaSnie u
czy6by sic nalezaio. Wszystkie
Varsity ludnosci tu sic Poiaczyt
musza - robotnik wart ma tym
punkcie tyle we fabryce broni, co
zoinierz ma polu walk: tylko gdy