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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
NEW ENTRANTS
IN THE CONTEST
Known as "Who Will Be Ruth"
with Miss Reba Cohen
Leading the Race.

New entrants In the who Will BIO
Ruth" contest, are daily enrolling by
casting their votes at the Telegram
Office.
Each day the interest IN the race is
getting keener and q great many votes
are being cast for those already en-
tered and for the new candidates.
The question on everybody's lips Ia,
who will be Clarksburg's Mary Pick
ford, Alice Joyce. Mabel Normand,
Pearl White. etc. The opportunity
presents itself to every girl and wom-
an OF the city to display her ability
as screen artist and the rivalry being
shown by the many contestants DEM
onstrates the popularity of the candi-
dates. IN
Enter the contest before the others
have too big a lead and the interest
will be greater as the contest draws
to close.
Conditions Of Contest.
Any young lady over sixteen years
is eligible.
Votes must be filled In on the cou-
pons published in the Telegram.
Coupons will be published in the
Telegram every day, beginning Thurs
day, December Q and ending Tuesday,
December 81.
All coupons must be deposited in
the ballot box. Mt the Telegram office
or mailed to the contest manager at
the Telegram before 8 p. m. on the
night of Tuesday, December 10.
Last day for entering contest, Thurs
day, December 16.
All contestants must be residents Of
'Clarksburg or reside within ton miles
of the city limits Of Clarksburg.
Anyone with professional. dramatic
or screen experience is not eligible.
The standing Of the candidates today
fv n . $aIlo,vc.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
MINERS ARE PAD.

Coal miners in this region were paid
Saturday. The pay Of the Consolida-
ton Coal Company amounted to $780,
900 in the Fairmont and clarksburs
districts. OF which 100000 was in this
The Independent pay was
much. The next pay day Of
the Consolidation will be December 23.
two days before Christmas.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
PARALYSIS
Causes Death Of Andrew W.
Rivercomb at His Home on
Duncan Avenue.

Andrew w. Rlvercomb, aged 4s
years, an employee Of the johnson
Garrett Lumber Company. died at o
O'Clock Saturday evening at his home.
3O6 Duncan avenue, following u
stroke of paralysis. which he received
Friday.
The deceased man is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Lena Rlvercomb, and
one child. No funeral arrangements
have been made vet.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
is ACQUITTED.

Melvin Rohrbaugh. Of near Bridge
port, was acquitted Saturday evening
In Magistrate T. g. Nicewarner's
court of charge of threatening to
kill r. @. Keen. who lives between
Union Heights and Industrial.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
MRS. FISHER STRICKEN.

J. B. Fisher. Of this city. is at the
bedside Of his mother, Mrs. George
Fisher, of Murphy's Creek, Lewis
county, who Is in a precarlous condi-
ton as the result Of q stroke Of par
alysis. which she suffered q few days
ago. She is S3 years old.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
RECOVERING FROM injuries

Mrs. E. P. Drummond. who had a
bad fall ten days ago. Is improving.
It was at first feared that her injur-
les would prove fatal. as she is SO
years OF age.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
ARMY KETTLES.

The local Salvation Army has ket-
ties on street corners now day and
night for reception OF funds for ita
Christmas work. Members Of the
STAFF are in charge Of the kettles.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
COUNTY JAN. POPULATION.

There are .flfty-seven prisoners In
the county jail at the present. OF the
number thirty-eight are eligible for
work on the county roads.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
HAS BROKEN ARM.

Harvey F. Smith. attorney, is laid
up with broken arm received
while cranking the engine Of his au-
tomobile.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
BREAKS WRIST.

r. E. Getty. employee of the
Thompson garage, had a badly broken
right wrist as the result Of cranking
the engine of an automobile at the
garage.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
MISS pIoRAour.

3 Miss Catherine Flora who has
been Ill for several days suffering
from a severe cold, Is able to be out
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
MRS. HILLS RE d

Mrs. G. II. Mills. Of lie South Chest
nut street, who was taken to local
hospital Tuesday for an operation for
appendicitis, is recovering nicely.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12
At Home of His Parents with
Burial at Bridgeport Ma
sonic Cemetery.

The funeral Of Guy C. Wilkinson, of
Bridgeport, will be held at 1880 O'Clock
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-12

Startish can grow new arms, HOLSTERS
new claws and lizards new tails.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
VILLAS LAST GENERAL QUITS
Surrender Of Rodriguez Ends Organ.
ixed Resistance to Carranxa Rule.

FL Paso, Tex. Dec. 27.--Gen. Ca.
bedra and two other officers arrived
from Casas Grandes and held long
conference with Gen. Alvaro obrcgon
at which they arranged terms for the
surrender OF Gen. Jose Rodriguez and
500 villa soldiers now at Casas Gran
des and vicinity.
The officers returned to Casas
Grandes bearing the surrender agree.
ment. which Is similar In terms to
that signed by the officers OF the
Juarez garrison and Carranza repre-
sentatives In III paso last week.
Gen. Rodriguez is the last officer
with any considerable following in
chihuahua state who had not formal
ly acknowledged the authority OF the
Carrnnza government
The surrender OF Rodriguez. II is
said, ends nny hopo villa may have
or organized or continued resistance
OF Carrann rule
The state herald., 1915-12-31
The Last Resort.

Pats ono trouble was that he could
not wake up In the morning. His land
lady had tried every dcvic. she
could think OF but oven the most
determined OF alarm clocks had nc
effect on Pats slumbcrr,
One day he returned home from
his work with large paper parcel.
There. now. Mrs. Jones'" said he
triumphantiy. as ho unwrappcd huge
bell. "and what dye think o. tina,
nowf"
Goodness. mani" exclaimed the
surprised isndiady. Whatever are
you wanting with that grcat thingf"
Az he tucked the boil under his
arm and prepared TO 30 upstairk Pat
replied. with q knowing Krin:
Sure. and I'm going TO ring II st
six o'clock ivry morning and wake
mcsiif up'"
The state herald., 1915-12-31
m.slesns cros. United States.

Washington. - Permission was Civ.
On for 5000 moro carransa troops to
pass through the United States on
their way from Aqua Priota to
Juaroi Thoy go To strengthen the
garrison In the former villa
stronghold and TO suppress dlaor.
dora ~ well aA 10 take part In tho
campaign to tho south, In giving per.
mission for tho passage tho Htipula,
tion was made that the Mexican
troops should no, Ru through tho city
of W phH0
The state herald., 1915-12-31
SECRETARY LANSING OUTLINES
MODERN MONROE DOCTRINE
TO SCIENTIFIC MEN.
MUST BAND FOR PEACE
HEMISPHERE SHOULD BE PRE-.
PARED TO BAND TO DEFEND
ITSELF AGAINST FOES.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. A Pan.AmeriCanism
OF "onc for all: all for one" was out
lined by Secretary Lansing at the
opening of the second Pan.American
Scientific Congress.
"pan.Americanism," said the secre.
tary, "is an expression of the idea OF
internationalism. America has be.
come the guardian of that idea which
viii In the end rule the world. Since
the European war began other factors
have strengthened this natural bond
and given impulse to the movement
Never before have our people so fully
realized the significance of the words
peace and fraternity"
At another point in his address
Secretary Lansing said: 'If the SOW
ereignty of sister republic is men.
aced from overseas, the power OF the
United States and. hope and believe,
the united power Of the American
republics will constitute a bulwark
which will protect the independence
and integrity OF their neighbor from
unjust invasion and aggression"
With all earnestness. therefore,
commend to you, gentlemen, the
thought of the American republics
twenty-one sovereign and independent
nations bound together by faith and
Justice and firmly cemented by a
sympathy which knows no superior
and no inferior, but which recog.
nizes only equality and fraternity"
Vico President Marshall welcomed
the visitors. after John Parrett. di-
rector general OF the Pan-American
Union. had introduced Eduardo Sua.
rsz Muiica. ambassador OF Chile, the
president OF the Congress.
Secretary Lansing spoke in the
name Of the government that had in
Yitcd the scientists TO meet here. and
Ambassador Suarez in response en-
phnsized the better understanding
created between the governments OF
Latin America and the United States
The state herald., 1915-12-31
KAISER WARNS GREECE ARMIES
WILL ARRIVE THAT DAY
TO ATTACK ALLIES.
JAPANESE LINER SUNK
BRITISH GUARDING SUEZ CANAL
AGAINST THE TURKS WITH
100000 MEN.
we.,ern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Londcn.--"Informati received re-
garding the fighting on Dec. q be-
tween Ypres and Armentieres indi.
Gates that the Germans suffered a
loss Of more than 5000 men. without
gaining any ground" says dispatch
to La Liberte from Its correspondent
on the northern front. The fighting
was most severe and large quantity
of asphyxiating gas was used, but the
English lines remained intact. The
attack is thought to have been the
prelude to an offensive or to test the
strength of the English 'front.'
London, Dec. 24.--A Reuter- dis
patch from Athens says that Ger
many is reported to have informed
Greece that she hopes to reach Sa-
lonih by Jan. 10. promising at the
same time to evacuate Greek terri
tory as soon us the task Is finished.
Greek correspondents of the Paris
newspapers declare that the Teutonic
allies have decided that Austria
shall have the initiative in all the Of.
fensive movements In the Balkans,
and reports also are published in
Paris that Austrians are actually
marching on Saloniki.
The British correspondents at Sa-
loniki scoff at the reports of an early
Germanic offensive. however. declar.
ing their conviction that the lull is
likely to persist for some time
longer.
Gen Edouard de Castelnau, chief
of staff of the French armies. ar
rived, unannounced, in Saloniki. and
conferred at length with Gen. Serial,
the French commander.
A Berlin wireless says Great Brit.
ain has 100000 troops in Egypt
100000 of them OH guard at the Suez
canal-the forces including British.
natives. Indians and Australians.
The japanese liner. Yasaka Maru.
was sunk by n submarine. without
warning, according to reports from
hor agents, The vessel went down
in the Mediterranean while bound
from London to Japan. with 120
passengers, one OF them an Ameri.
can. all OF whom were saved. The
Yasaka Maru is said to have carried
25.o00,o0o yen in Japanese gold. The
insurance on the vessel amounted to
100000 yen.
The French steamship Loukkous.
with a cargo Of sugar. ran ashore At
the mouth OF the Ebro river while
attempting to escape from a subma.
rine.
Hnrtmans.w .weilerkopf. the summit
of which the Germans claim to have
rctaken together with over fifteen
hundred prisoners. is the only point
OF first-class activity on the western
front, while on the eastern fighting
lines there has been little evidence
OF any disturbance In the Christmas
lull.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
coLoRhoo's POTATO RECORD.
Years Output Exceeds 1914 Yield
by More Than 25 Per Cent.

oy "oTc man % Fcr Cent.
Greeley.-The 1915 potato crop for
Colorado is the largest In the his
tory OF the state, exceeding that OF
last year by 100000 bushels. ac.
cording to Lou ID. Sweet OF Denver,
president of the National Potato As.
sociaticn.
According to figures compilef the
1914 potato yield from $1,000 acre.
nge was 100000 bushels. The total
yield IRON an acreage OF $1,000 this
year is placed at 100000 bushels. or
approximately 10000 carloads.
There is a shortage In many parts
OF the country. the total crop being
but 359.io3.0oo bushels. as against
io9,a2i 900 bushels last year.
Despite this, the value OF the 1915
crop Is s22i.i0i.o0o. as against sl99..
100000. tho value OF the 1914 crop.
Both crops being below the general
average In amount produced ani
value for tho period between 1909
and 1918 inclusive.
Tho average price in 1914 was a0c
per cwt The Colorado producer was
receiving CSC 10 $40 for his pota'
toes while the New York prices are
ranging from $3.50 to siao with tho
Long island growers demanding 81 u
hundred pounds. The price on IN
Chicago market is slightly lower than
New York.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
BRITISH ASK BETTER LEADERS.
Christmas Sermons In the London
Churches Voice Public Unrest

ShSs1
London.-The people OF London
spent Christmas In a depressing at.
mosphere OF fog and rain.
Special services were held In yir.
tuniiy all the churches and attended
by large congregations. War was the
almost invariablc subject OF the ser.
mons. Dean Inge at 81. Paul's cathe-
.dral called the nation to great cam
paign Of economy. we must face the
certainty that we shall come out OF
this war very poor nation" he said
Hut the necessity for mutual help
fulne,s: the obligations felt by every
citizen 10 do something useful. and
the common desire Ia make good
what has been lost, will make the ma
tion more wholesome training
school for the no,t generation"
THE country In waiting and Ions.
Ing for great fighting leader" says
the Observer. In nm article d.nounc.
ing Premier Asquiths leadership and
declaring David Lioyd-6corge 10 tho
only possible head OF new national
government"
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Mn. oI, .. storm Sweep. tn. u,.,

Nav York.-ono Of the wclrdeAt
storms tho East hns seen In many
ycars-raln. hall and SNOW accompn-
MED by thunder and lightning a
gale that reached maximum ,oloc.
iiy OF ninety miles AN hour--d descend.
cd from the Northwest early Sunday
M tho aftermath OF the Christmas
fog. Indirectly II caused nine deaths,
carried down telegraph wires, dam,
aged chipping, crippled railroad traf,
tic aud caused considerable property
damage
The state herald., 1915-12-31
CONvENTS ARE RAIDED
NUNS ATTACKED AND PRETTY
GIRLS RAvishEo.
Tumulty Asserts Charges Against
mesicans Are Untrue, but New
Proofs Are Offered by
Refugees.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York.--Maternity hospitals of
Mexico are crowded with nuns. vic
tins of attacks by bandits or by sol
diers serving under the various revo-
lutionary chiefs OF Mexico, according
to ecclesiastics arriving mere. In one
hospital alone, located near Mexico
City, eightono nuns are about to be
come mothers, mining man. former.
ly In the British consular service, de-
clares. Affidavits in support OF his
story have been obtained from United
States army officers.
Despite the denials of the ravages
by Secretary Tumulty. stories OF ref
ugees arriving on each succeeding
steamer confirm the claim of the dig
nitaries of the Catholic church that
converts have been invaded and
their inmates ruthlessiy violated.
Terror has rcignod in the converts
since the fall Of Diaz
In the unsettled days preceding the
recognition Of Madero officers who
aided the Madero plot took advantage
OF their local dictatorship 10 force
their attentions on the nuns. Many Of
the inmates OF the converts were
members OF old Castilian families. re.
fined and often beautiful.
But the era OF rapine on a general
scale began with the fall OF Madero.
II has become part OF the law Cf
Mexican warfare that when town
was captured the loot and the faircst
OF the women were the property Of
the leaders. The troopers fought
among themselves for the others.
One OF the most ruthless scenes OF
modern warfare marked the day when
villa first drove the Huerta troops
from Torrcon. As Villas shells he.
gan to find the range OF the Huerta
trenches, the defenders of the city
prepared for flight. They stripped
the churches OF such treasure US was
movable. and then demanded admis.
sion TO the various converts on tho
preteSt of searching for concealed
gold and Jewels. 4 fow Of tho con.
vents admitted the troopers. The at
tack on tho nuns began. Some were
killed resisting their rayagors. o,hr =
took their own lives; more than a
score were the victims of halfbrccds
and poems.
But before the next day dawncd
every convent in Torrcon had been
invaded. and those OF their inmates
who were not rayiHh.d were other
killed or committed suicide.
Similar scenes were enacted In Chi
huahua. Guadalupe. on tho outskirts
OF Tampcco. and In some of the iso.
lated mission towns along the Panuco
river. Reports from the interior In.
dicn,o the converts there Jared no
better. In Mexico city. which often
changed masters twice In = day. no
nun escaped
While Cnrranra hold the city thoro
was some somblanco OF protection Of
fered. but attacks were frcducn, and
nuns dared not appear on the streets.
Villa entered the city TO meet IA.
pa,a. The northern bandit chief wore
chains OF gold and jewels taken from
Guadalupe, regarded by Catholics as
| tho most sacred shrine In Mexico.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
M,.,,rn state, plan for Dry sp,II.

Chicago. Dec. 20. - sIs western
states bought liquor a, high speed IN
preparation for the extension NJ the
water wagon route TO Colorado. Iowa
Washington. Oregon, Idaho and Ar
kansas. Jan. I. The sir states. made
dry by Legislatures. prepared TO on.
fore, the laws which become effective
at midnight Doc. ~, with South Car
ollnn. which also becomes dry Jan. 1,
and Virginia where prohibition IA Of
frciiye Nov. 1. 1910. nineteen states
will lo IN the dry column
The state herald., 1915-12-31
striker. Rally Around BIG Tree.

Clifton. Observation-Disclosures that
thousands OF miners are on strike.
Chrintmas was one OF the brightest
aud happloSt days In the history OF
the clifton.Moronci mining district
More than 1900 mon, women and
children were remembered with
small gifts and packages OF popcorn.
handed down from big community
Christmas tree.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
ropr Million Pole, Face s,arva,,or,

N"w fork.--Morc than 100000 OF
the population OF Poland aro destitute
and entirely dependent upon soup.
htnieps. whore there is isEued to
cncs applicant a small loaf Of bread
ane a pin; Of soup daily. according
to ,'iilham H. Hamilton OF the Amori.
car mercy and relief committee. who
req shed New York on the steamer
Rotterdam.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
POWDER FACTORY AND AMMUNl.
TIoN DEPoTs AT MuENsTER,
WEsTPHALiA, BLOWN UP.
MAIL FOR U. 5. seized
BRITISH STOP ROTTERDAM AND
COMPEL CAPTAIN TO GIVE UP
POSTAL PACKAGES.

London, Dec. 23.'-According to ad.
vices to the Amsterdam Telegraaf,
forwarded by Reuters correspondent,
powder factory and several ammuni.
tion depots at Muenster, Westphalia.
have been blown up. Great damage
was done to the town. the newspaper
adds. Later advices from Amsterdam
state that according to accounts re-
ceived here, 600 women employed in
the Muenster powder mill were
killed.
New York.-Mail bound for the
United States was taken from the
steamer Rotterdam by armed British
sailors. according to wireless mes,
sages received from the steamer. The
vessel was proceeding to New York.
having touched at neutral ports only,
but the British demanded that all
mail aboard which originated in en-
emy cities be turned over She was
proceeding at full speed when Brit
ISL cruiser appeared some distance
chead, and steering so as to cross the
course of the Rotterdam.
The warship promptly signaled the
Rotterdam to stop. An officer with
n strong escort of sailors boarded.
The captain protested at turning
over his mail bags. but his protests
were ignored.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Mrs. Id. Won clau.ssn s,l,.,.d.

Nyaok. n, Y.--After being confined
In state institutions for the insane
since November. 1914. Mrs. Ida Won
Clausson. writer of threatening and
eccentric letters 10 Theodore Rooae.
welt and others. IL 10 be- rolehsd from
the state hospital for the insane nj
Middleiown.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Repor, Kaiser III, Blu, win Recover

Berlln.-Emporor William has post.
poned the trip he had planned making
To the western front. the Overseas
News agency announces. q slight In.
disposition making II necessary for
him To remain indoors for few days.
An official message describes Emper.
or Williams illness as "zollgewebcnt
zucndung" lmore frequently given an
Observation-Disclosures
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Grip Keep, 5000 From schools.

Chicago. approximately $4,000 pu'
pills OF tho public schools are absent
on account OF wave OF influenza
which Ia sweeping over the city. nc,
cordinv TO reports OF school phyHi.
clans made 10 tho health department.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Nam, smI,h for pr,,Id,nusI Race.

lansing. Mich. Petitions were flied
with the secretary placing the name
OF United States Senator william Al
don Smith on the presidential pri
mary ballot an candidate for tho II.
publican nomination for President
The state herald., 1915-12-31
s,ork Leaves Boy win Two Teeth.

Dayonno, ~ 1.-The Stork paid
Christmas viait 10 The home OF Mr.
nnd Mrs. Frederick q Van Horn and
left a ninopound boy. who had two
teeth
The state herald., 1915-12-31
sn.dI.N Cold sr,ak, lso.y..r Record

Htockholm.-swodon ia csporlcno.
in, the seyercst cold OF the last 100
ys.rn, Tho temperature nj some
points has fallen TO 90 degrees below
zero.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Christina. Mali srs.k. All Record.

Washington, - The pos,offioo De.
partmoni received reports from c,.
cry section Of the United States to
the effect that the ChristmaH mail
IN heavier than ever before and
moves without delay.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
convie, Suspected Of Loo,ino Bank.

Colorado Rprlnsn.-Arthur ilamil
ton. cs.conyiot. who In suspected Of
rohhinr the bank OF Mapi,ou Dec. Z.
wan arrested In indianapolis, and
Sheriff George nirdsaii left TO brinr
him back 10 Colorado Springs.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
30 Die AS LINER SINKS
Women and Babes Lose Lives as
French Liner Goes Down With
out Warning.

Paris. Dec. 29.-The French steam.
sr Vile de Ia Ciotat. with passengers
on board. was torpedoed without
warning and sunk In the Mediterra.
nean by q submarine on Dec. "a, the
French ministry OF marine announced.
Eighty Of the passengers and crew OF
the vile do In Ciotat lost their lives
The remainder OF the persons on
board were saved.
The American consul at Malta has
reported that no American was on
board. The ship, he reports. was tor.
pedoed without warning and sunk In
fifteen minutes.
Il was reported further that the
rescued were picked up by Moss
liner after they had been in small
boats two hours. The torpedoed ship.
according TO reports. was on her way
from Japan. China and Hawaii to
Marseilles. The lost included one
woman. first class passenger, n
stewardess and two children.
bondon.-Sinking OF the Belgian
steamer Ministre Beornaert II an.
nounccd. The crew left TIE steamer
in boats. two OF which are missing
The British steamer Cottingham
Of 6i7 tons has been sunk, The crew
was saved.
The british steamship iladley has
been sunk and the steamer umbln
beachec at the mouth Of the Thames
with fire forward. The vessels crews
were saved.
The 1900 ton British steamship
Ycddo from Calcutta Nov, "a for Hos'
ton and New York. has bocn sunk.
Her crew was saved
The activity OF the submarines OF
the Tcutonic allies In further cyl'
deneod by the fact that within the
last Few days they have sent TO the
bottom British. French and Belgian
shipping amounting TO u tonnage Of
searly $4,000.
The state herald., 1915-12-31

London.-It is understood in Off
cinl circles here that the British gov
eminent will take n definite stand on
the principle that parcel post matter
must be regarded as part of the cargo
Of ship and not entitled to the pro-
lection given flrst-class mall under
the international postal convention.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Germany VIII Coin pt.nnIu. o, Iron.

Berlin.-Tho Federal Council has
decided on the coinage OF iron 10.
pfonnlg pieces.
The state herald., 1915-12-31
Al Out.

Does not tho lllimitablo ocean vista
take you out of yournolfT"
mo. II IN the motion OF the boa,
that does that"