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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Sword OF
Honor is
Finished
And the People of France Are
Ready TO Present It to
King Albert.

PARIS, Aug. 21,-The sword of
honor to be presented by the peopls
of Paris to King Albert has been
completed by the sculptor. Fetu. It
will first be submitted to General
Florentin, grand chancellor Of the
Legion OF Honor. then to Monsieur
Poincaire, president OF the republic,
after which it will be placed on view
for a time at the exhibition OF Bel
gfan art at the Petit Palais.
mo thoroughfare," is the inscrtp-
ton upon the guard at the foot Of
the hit in the form of statuette
in massive gold, representing young
athlete upon the defensive, bran
dishing a club. The statuette rep
resents the Flemish type, Belgian
having posed for the figure. The
guard is also of massive gold. bear
Ing the arms OF the city of Paris in
blue and red enamel, with the cross
of the Legion OF honor and the de-
vice: "Fluctuate nee mergitur" and
the date of 1914 In daimons upon an
oak branch in green enamel. on the
other side of the guard, In GOLDEN
letters upon blue enamel. is the In
scription: tie people of Paris to
His Majesty Albert I, king OF the
Belgians.' The inscription on this
side is surmounted by a laurel
wreath set with emeralds and rubies.
The blade of the sword is in steel
of Saint Etienne, ornamented with
panoplies of steel upon gold. with
these lines by Jean Richeppin:
..Droite, sans tache, san enrol.
J'al pour anne ton anne, o-Rots
("Strafght. spotlesg and fearless.
have for my soul thy soul, o
The sheath is Of fish skin. tanned
by a process revived from the eight
eenth century. The chape bears the
arms Of the thirteen Belgian prov
inces, on field of flowers and yege-
tation Of the country; fax, hops and
COLA 1t is surmounted by mural
crown.
embroidery, designed by Madame
Van Driestan, in eight different gold
en- tints. with ivy, symbolizing at
tachment; wheat. figuring abundance
with oak indicating force and the
laurel leaves of glory, interaced
upon velvet In the colors of Paris
The golden belt buckle is composed
Of three civic crowns, one of them
forming the frame for the figure of
a charging chevaler-emblem Of
war-another the Gallfc cock. and
the third the Belgian lion. The
sword Is enclosed In white satin
case with the crowned monogram OF
King Albert.
Everything is symbolic IN the de-
sign and execution OF the work, even
the way IN which it Is to be present
ed, unsheathed, to Indicate that 1t
should not be sheathed excepting AT
ter the liberation Of Belgium.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
~ a SIX. a ~ 10 8 ES 4
IS CUT IN TWAIN
By a Proclamation by President
Wilson Returning Great
Area to Public Domain.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The
area Of the Chugach national forest
Alaska, which Is to be crossed by
the railroad that the government Is
building from Seward to Fairbanks,
Is reduced nearly one-half by proc
lamadon. signed by President VIZ
son, returning approximately $500
600 acres to the public domain. This
action follows classification of the
land by the forest service showing
that the areas involved are not or
high enough timber value to warrant
government protection. and means
the largest elimination of national
forest land ever made by single
presidential proclamation.
The boundaries OF the forest. as
redrawn by the presidents proclaim
ton, now contain approximately 81
818 900 acres. supporting about 3D.
timber. On the area thrown out of
the forest there Is in the aggregate
q large amount Of tim Der. but it is so
Sparse and Scattered
as to be OF little or no commercial
value. The land remaining within
the forest. however. contains the
largest and most accessible supply of
timber for the development OF the
great mineral fields to the north of
69f1ng river, ana Is the region III
which the Alaskan engineering COM
mission has been authorized to cut
100000 feet Of timber for use In
constructing the governments new
railroad. On account of the time re-
quired for cutting and seasoning
construction timber. the commission
has had to purchase some lumb er
from Washington and Oregon. but
as cutting has already commenced
on the Chugach. it is expected that
the Alaskan timber will soon be
serving the needs of the railroad
builders.
Three Tracts Eliminated.
The lands eliminated by the proc
lamation are in three large tracts;
one along the entire southerly slope
of the Chugach mountains. the sec
ond lying northeast of Seward. be-
tween Resurrection bay and Kings
bay, and the third, northwest of the
Kenai mountains in the region
around Tustamena and Skilak lakes.
In addition, the towns of Hope, Sun
rise. Kenai and Nfnilchek are elm.
mated.
According to the forest service.
the chance of locating homesteads in
the excluded lands is extremely small
since they contain few agricultural
areas, although in some localities
there are said to be small patches
suitable for farming.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Prisoners
In Siberia
Fare Wei
Their Lot is Not a Bad One as
They Have Amusement and
Plenty toEat.

MOSCOW, Russia. Aug. 21-A de-
tailed picture of the lie of prison
ers of war in Siberia has been re-
ceived by Moscow merchant from
one OF his correspondents in a lasss-
town several hundred miles In the
interior OF Siberia. There are over
$4,000 prisoners now in this locally
he states, and preparations are be-
ing made for the reception OF 10000
more.
The correspondent declares that
the lot OF the prisoners is not bad
one-they are assisted to pass the
time by the provision of various
amusements and occupations. and the
daily routine of their existence Is
governed along moderate and hui
name lines. The Germans are kept
separate from other nationalfttes.
From o'clock in the morning
until at night" writes the cores
pondent, the prisoners are allowed
to do gymnastic exercise, to play
games, to sing. to play music. Gar
dening is also allowed where 1t Is
possible.
The prisoners get the same food
as Russian soldiers and all but the
Germans are allowed to work prl-
vate1y outside.
..The Germans are not allowed to
go out WITHOUT a SpeclHl PSIIulSsApns
and then an armed convoy accom-
panies them. AT the present time
the Germans are working in con-
structfon camps. repairing roads. or
loading and unloading steamers. Five
hundred Germans are planting pct
tatoes and cabbages for themselves;
one hundred Germans are cutting
timber for hrewood.
tWhen new prisoners come they
are Immediately told that they must
keen good order and that they have
nothing to fear. as our law obliges
us to treat them kindly. Every pris-
oner has a right to come to see a
Russian officer and to make to him
his complaints. and no complaint Is
left unattended to, and those who
are guilty. either Russian soldiers or
prisoners. are Immediately severely
punished"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
M|RAGES
Are Sources of Great Annoy
ance to Troops under
General Botha.
tsy AssoetArEo palss,


CAPETOWN. Africa, Aug. I'll
Mirages caused great annoyance to
the troops OF General Botha's forces
during their recent strenuous cam
paign in German Southwest Africa.
An officer describes the manner In
which these mirages appeared in a
letter from the field:
The fatigue became awful.
began to get light headed The sky
seemed to become a straight wall in
front of us. and the effect OF the
moonlight. through the dust made
me imagine saw great palaces and
churches. with the stars as little
Then I would pull myself to-
gether and look at the men riding
in front and they would turn into
funny old giantesses dancing in the
moonlight. l learned afterwards
that everyone suffered from these
Authorizations There was no check
now; we galloped on and on. mile
after mile, over stones. dropping
branches. just leaving it to the
horses. Those splendid horses. They
were far saner than we were"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Female CHEMISTS
Nav Be Put to Work Making
Shells for the British
Army.
On, Aasoe,arzp pREss,

employ women who have received
scientific educatons for she'll max
ing is now forming in the ministry
of munitions. The making of muni-
tions is highly technical and trained
chemists are badly needed
Many women have studied chem
istry and done chemical research for
years for no other object than teach
ing or in the interest OF abstract
science. Their names now appear in
the register of women for war work.
Special departments for women
chemists will be created in the fac
tories, 1t is said.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
STRAW HATS
May Be Worn by Veterans dur
ing the Hot Months, Ac.
Cording to Order.

Los ANGELES. Aug. 21.-Durlng
the twenty-seven years. existence OF
the Pacific branch Of the national
home disabled volunteer soldiers, all
headgear other than the military cap
for full dress or the uniform felt
fatigue hat has-however uncomfort-
able in warm weather-been tabooed
by regulations.
Governor Berry. having learned
that at some of the eastern branches
the wearing of straw hats is permit
ted, has issued the following:
Especial orders, No. 35- Permis-
straw hats during the warm weather
from June / to October 81. provided
that no straw hats except those OF
an approved pattern on exhibit at
the post fund store be worn. Mem-
bers may purchase these hats at the
post fund store at practically cost:
or they may purchase them else
where"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
High Air
GanesAre
Played
BY Oakland Bank Clerks as
Their Playground is a
Roof Garden.

OAKLAND, Cal, Aug. 21.-To
add figures properly, man must eat
properly.
The ideal bank clerk must mix
recreation with his statistics. Base
ball. in moderation. is first aid to
calculation Of interest.
An hour on roof garden makes
several hours of more efficient SER
vice.
These are facts discovered by Of
fcers Of the Oakland Bank Of Saw.
ings. They constitute the reason for
Oak1and's aerial playground.
Oakland has a roof garden and
athletic field several hundred feet IN
the air and right in the heart of the
city It cannot be seen from below
the battlements of high bank
building hide it-and one cannot
even hear. from the rumbling streets,
the sounds OF merriment that &C.
company baseball games or target
practice high in the air.
Only a few bank clerks know OF
the aerial playground-for 1t Is
theirs, and no outsiders are allowed
to participate in their sports on the
roof. They dine there, little cafe
being situated at one OF the corners
of the playground, and long shoot
ing gallery is another attraction.
overhead DaSSOdA1 Is dAoIASA ASdIuA Q
Of the place.
The novel aerial playground is sit
uated on the top of the Oakland
Bank of Savings building. It is
owned and supported by bank
clerks club
When the noon hour comes the
clerks and officers take the elevator,
rise nine floors and climb short
flight of stairs-and Oakland has
disappeared They are no longer in
the city. All they can see is the blue
sky Dimly they can hear the crash
Of the streets-but all they see is
four walls like garden walls. their
rustic cafe, and the galleries and
baseball diamond.
They usually enjoy a ball game
or a little target practice and when
, the noon hour is over return to their
duties refreshed and with increased
efficiency.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
NO GIRLS IN HEAVEN
SAYS OHIO WOMAN
Teacher of "IndividuaI Sci
enCev Makesa Very Start
ling Assertion.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 21-
Feminine personality does not ex-
list in heaven is the belief Of Mrs.
b. D. Butcher. teacher OF "tndivid-
nal SCIENCE" which aims at the per-
lection of true mating Mrs. Butch,
woman goes to heaven after
death, but becomes part OF man.
1.-THE theory involved In indtyid-
ual science is that the sun. as male.
is the true mate OF the earth, as e-l
male. The earth is the producer.
ION earth men and women must
become perfect before perfection OF.
spirituaI body can be attained.
..ryYoman was created In Adam and
in the reflection Of him. Men and
women unite IN forming the spirit
nal body. They retain their identity
but remain as one"
Mrs. butcher doesn't believe wo-
man Is subordinate to man, She
aavs each has a separate duty to per-
form. She will select as her pupils,
girls and young women
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
BATHING SUITS
BurIeson to Pass upon Proprie-
ty Of Costumes of Some
Fair Bathers.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-Is mi
lady's bathing suit. especially II de-
signed to display her charms. disor-
derly? This is the question that
soon may be put up to Postmaster
General Burleson by the fair bathers
of Rockaway Beach, N. Y.
Reports from the beach say Will
liam a. McVey, postmaster there, has
prohibited men from entered the
postoff1ce in their bathing costumes.
He is understood to have issued this
ukase under his blanket authority
to maintain order in the .postof1ce.
No action will be taken here until
formal appeal is made and the
fair bathers present their attire for
the inspection Of the postmaster gem
eraI
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
Iodine
Extracting and Marketing Has
Been Taken by Norway
Since War Began.


CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Aug. FL.
The extraction and marketing of
iodine which was almost entirely in
the hands OF English firms before
the war, has been taken up in Nor
way. For many years the people
along the Norwegian coast have made
business of gathering seaweeds,
burning them and exporting the
ashes to England, where iodine was
extracted. The English firms had
such complete control of the produc-
ton that 1t was impossible for Nor
.wegians to compete successfully,
but the war increased prices to such
an extent that some Norwegian pro-
motors started two iodine factories,
with the seaweed producers at stock
holders In less than a years time
one of these companies has earned
a surplus of twenty percent Of the
capital.
The gatherers OF the seaweed have
pledged themselves against further
expectations to England. and they
are sending the raw material to the
Norwegian factories.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
'ENGE Ul|PO
AUSTRALIA TO SEND
MORE MEN TO FRONT
Commonwealth Endeav0ring to
Respond to Call with
out Delay. d
CIV AssoclArsp paensi

MELBOURNE. Australia, Aug. 81
"A message having been received
from the imperial authorities appeal
ing anew for as many Australian
soldiers as possible, the commons
wealth is endeavoring to respond to
the call without delay.
A short time ago recruiting fell
on seriously and the minister for.
defense was obliged to make per-
sonal plea for more volunteers. but
since then the recruiting has in1-
proved and. 1t is believed. the re-
Quired number OF reinforcements
about 5000 monthly-will be OBJ
tanned In the near future. The gov
crnment Is pledged to furnish the
monthly quota of reinforcements to
make good the wastage in the Aus
tralian ranks In Turkey before It
undertakes the raising of fresh ex-
peditionary forces.
Once the shortage In refnforce-
ments has been met the defense de-
partment will try to send an addf-
tional contingent.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
ANNOYING
To the German Soldiers Are
the Street Boys of
Brussels.
tpv ASSOCIATED rRGss,

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 21.-The
Brussels ketjes-street boys-have
found new method of annoying
the German soldiers. They carry
scissors In their sleeves and when
they get close to a German soldier
I'm q crowd, they cut off the leath-
er knot of his sword and carry it
away as trophy.
"A boy of fifteen has just been SEN
stenced to three months imprison-
ment for having boasted that he had
secured fifty-four knots. A Belgian
banker is said to have offered $500
to anyone who will relieve General
won Kissing of his sword knot. The
eft Of the Belgian Red Cross. and
they bring higher prices than any
other trophies.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
.STRANGE FISH
Bears Resemblance to AlIiua-
tor, Eel, Garfish and

MADISON. Wis. Aug. GA cur
ious looking fish has been caught In
Lake Moniona by M. ]. Meyers, 1t
resembles at once an alligator, an
eel, garf1sh and mackerela with
a bill much wider and datter than
that of duck. The fish has two
sets of propeller fms. It's mouth.
pursed like tobacco pouch, half
opened. is on the. reverse Eide-ot its
head.
scales similar to those of an allign-
tor. 1t weighed about three pounds
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
JOKE ON HUSBAND
Fooled Wife about Another
"PeaCh" and Now He is
in Jail.
ALLENToWN.

ALLENTOWN. Pa. Aug. III
wife separated. He went to Easton
and got job. To furnish her with
evidence to get a divorce. he wrote
her letter stating that he had met
a peach in Easton, and that she
wasn't fat, either. He offered Mrs.
Troxell champagne dinner If she
would come to Easton to see his new
affinity.
Instead. Mrs. Troxel1, thinking If
he were getting along SO we'll that
he could buy champagne, went to an
alderman and had him arrested for
non-support Troxell says he wrote
the letter as joke and that it's on
him, all right.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
AUTO TURNS
SOMERSAULT;;
KEEPS GOING
Three Women Are in the Ma
chine but None Are
Badly Hurt.

DENVER, COL. Aug. 21.-Auto
mishaps, more or less serious, are
of frequent occurrence the country
over, but it is not every day that n
big motor car. bearing three women.
suddenly bucks like frightened
broncho, rears itself in the airy
turns a back somersault. rolls over
on its side and finally lands on its
wheels, right side up. still in shape
for further travel, and without SER
iously injuring any Of the occupants
or the machine itself.
Mrs. T. F. Fortson. of 1900 Logan
street. was driving the machine. In
the front seat with Mrs. Fortson was
Mrs Norman L. Hughes, 1866 Down
ing street, while Miss Rose KENNEDY.
a stem ographer for the Interstate
Trust Company. living with Mrs.
Fortson, occupied the rear seat Miss
Kennedy did not receive single
scratch, while Mrs. Fortson received
only slight cut on the lin and ankle.
and Mrs. hughes suffered slight
bruises on her left cheek
Mrs. Fortson and Miss Kennedy
fell from the car when 1T first started
to careen. Mrs. Hughes, howeSer.
was shot out over the smooth lawn Of
the park bordering the road for fully
twenty-five feet She was daZed
when picked up, but, soon recovered
her poise. -
at was like hfdeous nightmare.
Mrs. Fortson declared when seen at
her home. '.It all happened SO
quickly I couldn't realize it. We
were driving at moderate rate OF
speed when big roadster came up
behind us. Another car was NOV
ing. slowly In front Of us. saw that
there was not room for three ma
chimes In the road and speeded my
car SO that my machine could get
beyond the forward machine in time.
I was excited and I guess must
have thrown on more power than
thought.
when; the front wheels pIowed
into the , avy grit and sand which
composes the surface Of the road at
that point. lost control OF the steer
ing wheel The car seemed to rise
in front of me and after that cant
tell what happened. How we es-
capped with our lives is more than
can explain"
The total damage to the machine
was not more than $25. The lefj
front fender was bent and the gle1
in the Windshield was broken. When
the women clambered back into the
fractions car, the motor was still
running. Mrs. Fortson released the
brake, threw in the clutch and sput-
tered away down the drive as though
nothing had happened.
5t
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
EUsIThNIA NEWS
One Thousand Pages of News
paper Clippings Collected
by Mrs. Vanderbilt.

NEW YORK. Aug. Ten VOL
umes of. 100 pages each. containing
newspaper clippings touching on ey-
cry phase of the sinking OF the LUIS
f1ania. have Just been completed for
MRS. Alfred G. Vanderbilt. The vol
umes are designed as memorial
to her husband, who was passenger
on board the steamship when ie was
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
FIRE HORSES
holt with Load Of Stone When Bel
Rings.

HAzLEToN. Pa. Aug. 21-Hear-
ing the Hazleton fire alarm being
tested, two fine horses OF the Pion-
Ger company. working at the stone
ecrusher, bolted. tearing through the
business section with load OF
cracked rock in the wagon at their
Barely missing scores of teams
and autos, they co1lided with the
ear Of Earl DIETRICH, wrecking the
machine.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22
cosTLY no FRANCE.
e.yAs.oe,Arwp earsss

PARIS, Aug. 21.-FFance has e1;
nended sss4,0O0.000 during the first
year of the war in feeding the wives
and families OF modified soldiers
and workers thrown out OF employ
5nent. There are at present 5000
900 persons receiving allowances
from the state.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

torpedoed by German submarine
Three months OF labor was requir-
ed for the completion of this colIec-
ton of clippings. It is believed that
it will eventually be given to the
library at Yale.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-22

The shermogue Oyster Company
has Just planaed on the New Bruins
wick coast TWENTY-FIVE acres q Pys-
(spawnJ at cost Of 100000.
Evening star., 1915-02-07
Dolly Madison Breakfast.

An interesting program has been ar
ranged for the Dolly Madison eakfast
given in honor of Mrs. Marshall, Mrs.
Clark and the ladies of the cabinet, at
Rauscher's February Is. Mrs Edward
T. Taylor of Colorado is chairman of
the committee. A strict silence is be-
ing kept about the nature of the pro-
gram on account of the prominence
of the artists who will participate.
Additional hostesses are: Miss Flora
Wilson, Mrs. Conrad Symes, Miss Mary
c. Adams. Mrs. South Trimble, Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott, Miss Mary Wilcox,
Mrs MARITIME. wife of Senator MARITIME
of New Jersey; Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran. Mrs. Andreas Jones, Mrs. Will
liam Graehaane Harvey. Mrs. Myers,
wife of Senator Myers of Montana; Mrs.
Samuel Spencer, Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann, Mrs. John\K. Shields, Mrs. Frank
S. White, Mrs. Calder of New York,
Mrs. ]. J. Russell, wife of Representa-
tive Russell of Missouri; Mrs. T. J. Lin
thicum, wife of Representative Linthi
cum of Maryland, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. s.
H. Dent, wife of Representative Dent
Of Alabama; Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs.
Charles L. Bartlett. Mrs. Theodore TIL
Ter, Mrs. Randolph Hopkins. Mrs. Jo-
seph Kerr Maxwell. Mrs; w. F. Han
cock, Mrs. A. S. Stavely, Mrs. Percy E.
Quin, Mrs. James Key Pittman, Mrs.
Samuel j. Graham and Mrs. George T..
Downey.