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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
NEW PEACE MOVE
NOW UNDER WAY
President Wilson Told of Plan
For Congress of Neutrals.
TO BE HELD IN EUROPE
David Starr Jordan, Head OF Recent
international Congress In Frisco,
Presents Resolution To Presi-
dent Wilson.

Washington.-Dav Starr Jordan,
president of Leland Stanford Univer-
sity, and head of the International
| Peace Congress, recently held in San
Francisco, told President Wilson that
quasi-offlcial meeting of neutral ma
lions probably will be held some time
before Christmas, either at The Hague,
Berne or Copenhagen, to attempt to
bring about peace in Europe. DR.. Jor-
dan conveyed to the President reso-
luton from the Peace Congress, urg-
| ing him to cooperate with other neu-
trails in calling such conference.
In a statement laid before the Presi-
dent by Dr. Jordan it was declared
| that as a result of recent missions to
the governments of the warning ma
lions, it could be stated that while
the nations at war were not willing
themselves to begin negotiations for
peace, there is nevertheless abundant
evidence that those charged with the
administration of the foreign policies
of these nations would welcome, or at
least not oppose affirmative action by
neutral agency to bring about a peace
based on international justice"
European NeutraIs Ready.
DR.. Jordan said that while no official
information was available, peace advo-
Gates had learned from unofficial
sources in Holland, Sweden, Switzer-
| land, Denmark and Spain that those
countries would be glad to take part
In any movement to further the cause
of peace. DR.. Jordan was accompanied
by Louis P. Lochner, secretary OF the
Chicago Peace Society, and who acted
as secretary to Miss Jane Adams, Of
Chicago, when she visited Europe as a
representative of the Women's Peace
| Congress, and much of the informa-
| tion communicated to the President
was gathered by Miss Adams and her
companions
DIR. Jordan took the position that it
would be more natural for the Euro
pean neutrals to invite the United
States to participate in the peace con-
| ference than for the United States to
| issue the invitation. He said that an
unofficial meeting of peace advocates
at Berne, December IA, at which plans
for bringing about peace will be dis
cussed, would be attended by people
from the United States.
For Continuous Mediation.
The idea of the quasi-official peace
conference suggested to President
Wilson on behalf of the International
Peace Congress by Dr. Jordan was that
it would constitute voluntary court
of continuous mediation, would invite
suggestions for settlement from each
of the warning nations, and in any
case, would submit simultaneously to
all of them reasonable proposals as a
basis for peace.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16

The only notorious draft riots" of
the Civil war took place July 10. IA.
IS and 16. 1863, in New York city. 1t
Is estimated that more than thousand
men were killed, and property worth
S1,500,000 was destroyed in the four
days. The draft was resumed. how
ever, on August 10, and was completed
in ten days without resistance. There
were slight disturbances in Boston on
the night of July is. in Portsmouth.
N. H., and in Holmes county, Ohio. In
Philadelphia and Chicago prominent
Unionists asked the president to post.
pone the draft. and it was avoided in
Illinois until the next year
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
LAFAYETTES IMPOVERISHED.
Chateau OF the Famous General is
For Sale

Paris.-The Lafayette family has be-
come impoverished by the war, and
having disposed of all its available
property is now offering for sale the
well-known chateau of Gen. Marquis
de Lafayette in Auvergne. AS the
chateau stands a price of $4,000 is
asked. The suggestion is made that
the American nation or some Ameri-
can millionaire buy the mansion and
present it to the French nation.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
ELks' NATIONAL HOME.
Present Plans Call For Its Dedication
Next July.

Lynchburg.-It is the present pur-
pose of the committee of the Elks
Grand Lodge, which has in charge the
construction Of the new national home
near Bedford, to have the dedicatory
exercises of the home just prior to the
meeting of the Grand Lodge in Balti-
more the second week in next July,
so as to have the delegates from the
West and South stop over at Bedford
to participate in the ceremonies.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
MILLIONS LOST IN FIRE.

Costly Blaze At Bethlehem Steel Plant
Attributed To Electric Wiring.
South Bethlehem, Pa - The fire
which virtually destroyed the No.
machine shop of the Bethlehem Steel
Company here was finally extinguish-
ed after causing damage estimated at
from 100000 to $4,000,000 The
company has not yet issued any state
ment as to the loss and the estimate
was made by persons not connected
with the plant after viewing the dam
age. The building destroyed was
recently constructed and equipped
with valuable machinery at cost
of about 100000.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
BRITISH WAR CABINET.
Five Ministers To Have Absolute Con.
troll Of the Conduct Of the War.

troll OF the Conduct Of the War;
London-The much-discussed war
committee, the cabinet within a cab
met, which will have absolute control
of all matters relating to the conduct
Of the war during the absence of Lord
Kitchener, was formally announced by
Premier Asquith in the House of Com
mons. 1t will consist of the following
five ministers:
Premier Asquith.
Arthur Balfour, first lord of the ad-
miralty.
David LloydGeorge, minister of
munitions.
Bonar Law, secretary for the
colonies.
Reginald McKenna, chancellor, of
the exchequer
In addition to this "big FIVE" Sir
Edward Grey, it was recently an
nounced, will be called in for the dis
cussion of all matters in which foreign
relations are involved.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
PRUsslAN LOSSES 2,o9e, 454.
Casualties In Past is Weeks Total
sos, 1870.

Rotterdam-Ten lists of Prussian
losses have been published, covering
the period from October % to Novem-
Der 2. They amount to 1875, or 81
900 more than the previous 10 lists.
These lists refer TO losses during the
Allies offensive and the ensuing coun-
ter-attacks. The total Prussian losses
are now 2,099,454. Prussia, during the
last Is weeks, has lost 503,190.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Nov. 10, 1914.


French took forest near Blk
schoote.
Germans mined and blew up part
of ChauVoncourt.
Germans won near Grey and IN
the Areonne.
Russian advance guard between
the VistuIa and Warthe driven
back.
Battle fought at soIdau.
Russians advanced in East Prus-
STA.
Serbians and Montenegrins won
fiqht near Trebinje forts.
Cardinal Mercier appealed to
America to help Belgians.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Nov. 81, 1914.

French captured heights at
Ornes and advanced in the Ar
gonne.
Russians took Przemysl trenches.
Turkish cruiser Goeben badly
damaged in Black sea.
French artillery stopped German
attacks in Woevre district.
Heavy fighting in Poland and at
CracoW.
Serbians fell back before Austri.
ans.
Allied aeroplanes bombarded
Zeppelin sheds at Friedrichshafen.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
MILLIoN-DoLLAR FIRE.
Wrecked the Wire Rope Shops Of the
Bio RoebIino Plant

Trenton, n. J.-Approximately ST.
000, 900 damage was done by fire which
destroyed one of the wire rope shops
of the John A. Roebling Sons Company
plant in this city. Due to the fact that
The company has orders for war ma
terial for European countries. rumors
were in circulation that the fire was
of incendiary origin, but nothing has
been found to substantiate such re-
ports.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
ATTHE OPERA HOUSE
The SPUR Of Necessity.

Freedom to do exactly as one chooses,
II long continued, usually brings one
TO a point where nothing seems worth
choosing. We fret at the constraint
of duty and the spur of necessity, but
there is nothing in life that supplies
such zest as the fact that things must
be done and are given into our hands
TO be accomplished.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
U. S. STEAMER LLAMA SUNK.
Lost After Being Run Upon Reef BY
British Prize Crew.

Washington.-Th American steam
er Llama, seized and run on reef by
British prize crew last week, has
been washed off the reef and has sunk.
The American Consul at Kirkwall re-
ported today only one of the Llama s
masts was visible above the water.
The State Department is investigating
the circumstances of the vessels
seizure.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
q AMERICANS
LOST ON ANCONA
Ambassador Page Notifies the
State Department.
SUBMARINE SINKS LINE R
American Woman Among Those Saved.
OF Gas Aboard Torpedoed Liner,
$40 Are Reported To
Be Safe.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE, SAYS
BERLIN.

rlin.-"information from a re-
liable source is that the steamship
Ancon was sunk by an Austro-
Hungarian submarine" says the
Overseas News Agency.
"She attempted to escape, and
thus compelled the submarine to
use her guns"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
PELLAGRA CURE FOUND.
Discovery Of Cause and Remedy An.
nounced BY Federal Service.

Washington. = Discovery of the
cause of and cure for pellagra was an
nounced formally by the Public Health
Service. The announcement follows
the recent publication of a report by
Surgeon Joseph Goldberger on year
of experiments in cooperating with
Southern state health officials, demon
strating the correctness of the theory
that one-sided diet lacking in proteids
would cause the disease and that a
well-balanced diet would cure it.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
TO CHANGE ARMY PLAN.

MiIitiamen's Opposition Believed Due
To Unfamiiarty.
Washington.-Refu of the Ma
tional Guard Convention at San Fran
cisco to approve the continental re-
serve army plan, Secretary of War
Garrison indicated, may change plans
for enlistment of State militia in the
continentals. If the Guardsmen feel
that machinery for wholesale enlist
ment of state troops in the con-
tinentals would weaken the militia, the
option of enlistment will be stricken
from the proposed bill establishing
continentals. War Department Off
Gals believe unfamiliarity with CARR
sons plans caused the Guardsmen's
convention to withhold approval.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Baseball 1000 Years Old,

1t is now believed that Egypt is
the birthplace of the original ball
game. How it was played history does
not record Recent excavations made
near Cairo have brought to light a
number of small balls, some of leather
and others of wood, dating back to at
least 1000 B. c. These are the Oldest
balls of this sort known.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
FIVE INDICTED WITH FAY.
Breitung Among the Men Charged
With Plotting To Blow UP Ships.

New York. - The Federal Grand
Jury presented to Judge Harland
Howe in the Criminal Branch of the
United States District Court, an in
dictment against Robert Fay, Walter
Scholz, Paul Daeche, Engelbert Bronx
horst, Max Breitung and Herbert
Kienzle They are charged with hay
ing engaged in cons piracy to despoil
owners of vessels of merchandise
cargoes and to destroy vessels to the
injury of persons who had placed in
surance on them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
MarvelousIY Fine Scale.

Millions of dollars worth of pre-
cious metals will be weighed on the
fine scales of the New Orleans mint.
There are two sets of scales now in
use there. the larger of which weighs
anything from one-thousandth of an
ounce to 600 pounds. The second
scale, with its agate bearings, will
weigh accurately a human hair.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Caesar and NapoIeon.

Caesar ran great risks in the en-
terprises into which his bold spirit i'm
PEELED him." Napoleon said at st. He
lena. He came out of them success
fully through his genius. His battles
in the Civil war we're real battles Up
to my time France still felt his in
fiuence."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
TO CELEBRATE LONG PEACE.
Southern Commercial Congress viii
Observe Civil War Anniversary.

Charleston, S. Recommendation
Of the so years of peace between
American States and meetings Of IL
allied organizations will feature the
seventh annual convention of the
Southern Commercial Congress here
December Is to II, according to an an
nouncement by DR.. Clarence J. Owens,
managing director. Special peace
services will be held in all Charleston
churches on Sunday, December IL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
FLYER TuMBLEs INTO OCEAN.
Life Belt Saves Him When Hydroaero-
plane Turns Turtle.

Marblehead, Mass.-One of the new
hydro-aeroplanes which are being ex
perimented, with here prior to delivery
to the United States Navy Department
turned turtle so feet in the air over
the Marblehead Neck. The machine
left the Burgess plant in charge of
Clifford L. Webster, and after first
satisfactory fight one plant refused to
work Mr. Webster operated the new
life belt successfully, falling free from
the hurting machine and landing feet
first in the ocean, where he was quick
ly rescued, the new invention probably
saving his life.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
WAR IN AFRICA NOT OVER.
Union Decides To Send $4,000 Men
Against Germans.

Pretoria, Union of South Africa
Gen. Jan Christian Smutz, Minister of
Defense, has been given supreme com
mand of the military expedition against
German East Africa. The Union of
South Africa has decided to send
against the German colony as many as
25,OO0 men, il a force of that size
should be deemed necessary.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
RADIuM NOW $50, 900 A GRAM.
Cost Cut From $4,000 BY U. s.
Bureau OF Mines.

STANDARDIZATION at $4,000 a
gram instead of $4,000 gram has
been possible by the technical research
work of the United States Bureau of
Mines during the last year, according
to Van H. Manning, director of the
bureau, who is in Pittsburgh inspect
ing the work on the new experimental
station being constructed here. Mr..
Manning said that the procedure by
which the price of radium has been
cut will be published within few
weeks and will mean thousands of dol
lars saved in all lines in which radium
is utilized.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Eoreian Doctors.

One does not need to be a citizen OF
the United States in order to be per-
mitted to practice medicine in this
country The foreign-born person. II
able to pass the required examination,
can practice as well as the native
born.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
ON PAN-AMERIcAN COMMISSION
President and Vice-President O.
Peruvian Section Elected.

Lima, Peru.-Eulogio Larrabure v
Unanue, former Vice-President of
Peru, and Ramon Ribeyro have been
elected president and vice-president
respectively, OF the newly installed
Peruvian section of the Pan-American
Commission. The members are now
studying the conventions which were
approved by the Pan-American Con.
gress in Buenos Ayres in 1910.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
a Prick and a Trick

To remove blood stain made by q
pricked finger on any silk material.
place about four inches of white sew
ing silk in the mouth and moisten.
Then roll into ball and rub the spot
gently. and the stain will disappear
as if by magic. Just try it and see.-
Woman's Home Companion.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Nov. II. 1914,

Allies gained ground on User be-
tween Armentieres and Arras.
Germans resumed bombardment
of Reims.
Great battle in Poland between
Vistula and Wa-the rivers.
Germans fell back on line be-
tween Gumblnnen and Anserburg.
Austrians reached the kolubsra
river and captured 5000 Serbians.
Turks checked Russians near
Fac and occupied Duzkuey.
German squadron bombarded IL
bau.
Russian Black sea fleet attacked
Trebizond.
All aliens expelled from Frank
fort.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Cultivate Art of Listening.

Listening always implies under
standing, for neither the babe nor the
sage will come and talk to us If our
understanding has not first awakened
them and called them forth. Counsel
in the heart of man is like deep wa
ter" says the ancient, but man OF
understanding will draw it out"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
HAITI APPROVES TREATY.
American Protectorate Over Country
Adopted, 20 To z.

Washington.-President Wilson was
informed by Secretary of State Ian.
sing that the proposed treaty between
the United States and Haiti was ap-
proved by the Senate at Port au
Prince. The vote was 26 to 7. The
treaty provides for the establishment
Of an American protectorate ever the
country. II will now be submitted to
the coming Congress here for approval
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
TO TRAIN POLICE FOR WAR.
New York Commissioner Arranges For
Rifle Practice.

New York.-As part of the plan to
equip policemen for warfare all mem
bers of the New York police force
were notified that they will be offered
instructions in the handling Of rifles.
The plan was formed by Police Com
missioner Woods, who announced that
the Federal Government had agreed to
furnish the first 500 rifles and ammuni-
ton.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
FLEET GOING TO CHARLESTON.
Will Be Feature Of Southern Com
mercial Congress.

Washington.-The second and third
divisions of the Atlantic fleet, includ-
ing the battleships South Carolina.
Utah, Michigan, Kansas, Florida, Vir-
ginia, Georgia, New Jersey and Rhode
Island, with destroyers, submarines
and auxiliaries, will be ordered to
Charleston. S. c., during the conven.
ton of the Southern Commercial Con
gress there December 10 to IL. Fea-
lures of the meeting will be a cele-
bration of the fiftieth anniversary of
the conclusion of the Civil War and a
discussion of the national defense
problem
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Man With Glasses.

It is a greater crime in the eye of
the law to strike a man who wears
glasses than it is to assault one who
does not wear glasses. In most of
the states this law obtains, If not in
all of them.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
In New York SAVINGS Banks.

Two million persons in New York
have money in the savings banks;
were they to share their savings with
the rest of the population OF the city,
each of the 100000 would have s225
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Nov. 10, 1914.

French retook Tracy-le-Val but
we're repuIsed in the Argonne.
British bombarded Dixmude.
Russians were driven back be-
hind the Bzura river, but advanced
in East Prussia and Galicia.
Russians defeated kurds In Per-
sian Armenia.
French cruiser Waldeck-Rous-
seau sank Austrian submarine.
Names of Germans struck from
rolls of Legion of Honor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Individual Gifts.

Degrees infinite of luster there mus
always be, but the weakest among us
has a gift, however seemingly trivial,
which is peculiar to him, and which,
worthily used, will be a gift also to
his race forever-Ruskin.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Unusual.

Speaking of long memories, a writer
in the Boston Globe says: Il can re-
member my grandmother when nine
teen months of e"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
FLYER CLIMBS 1900 FEET.
unoffIciai Record For HydroaeropIane
Made At Pensacola.

Washington--An unofficial hydro
aeroplane record of II 900 feet, made
by Lieutenant Saufey at the Pensa-
cola Naval Aviation Station, was an
nounced By the Navy Department. Be
cause the needle of the recording ma
chine ran off the sheet at the 5000
foot mark the record cannot be rec
ognized as official The flying boat
climbed at the rate Of $50 feet a min
ute.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
MACHINE GUN TO PRISON FARM.
Georgia Determined To Prevent
Lynchines Like Franks.

Atlanta, Ga.-A machine gun was
sent to the State prison farm at Nil
ledgeville by Adj.-Gen. j. Van Holt
Nash. of the Georgia National Guard.
Warden James Smith was instructed
to use the gun. if, in the future, at
tempts were made to remove prison
ers. 1t was from this farm that Leo
NJ. Frank was taken and lynched.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Uncle Eben.

"A man allus gifts caught at it. said
Uncle Eben, when he tries to say
sumpin spiteful disguised as a joke,
but a lot O. folks keep on tryin' it
jes' de same"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
THREE BANKERS TO PRISON.
Sentenced To Five Years For Vic.
Iatnq Federal Law.

Syracuse, N. Y.-Baron Eugene F.
E. Oppenheim, of Paris; Howard j.
Rogers, former deputy state super
intendent of public instruction, and
Richard Murphy, former assembly
man, were sentenced to five years in
the United States Penitentiary at At
lanta by Judge Ray in the Federal
Court They were found guilty of vio-
lating the banking laws.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16

Washington. - About 81 Americans
the torpedoed Italian liner Ancona, ac-
cording to a cable to the State Depart
ment from Ambassador Page at Rome.
The Ambassador said the probable
victims of the tragedy were Alexander
Palliative, his wife and four children.
Of New York; Mrs. Frances Mascolo
Lamur and about 20 unnamed third
class passengers.
Mrs. Ceyil l.. Griel was named as
the one known American survivor
among the passengers.
Government Awaits Details.
The department cabled Ambassador
Page and all American consuls in the
vicinity of the tragedy for the details
of the sinking of the vessel. 1t was
stated by officials that the gravity of
the issue between the United States
and the Austrian Government would
depend entirely on the circumstances
of the case.
If the Ancona did not attempt to es-
cape, the United States undoubtedly
will send protest similar to those
sent to Germany during the discus
sion of the Lusitania case, and will
demand the same guarantees, as well
as disavowal and reparation.
On the other hand, if it is shown
that the Ancona actually tried to es
cape and continued its efforts to get
away after being warned by the sub
marines, it is believed here that this
Government will not make an issue of
the case, even though Americans were
lost.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Nov. 20, 1914.

French abandoned Chauvoncourt.
British gained at Bixschoote.
French wrecked German earth
works and supply train near Reims.
Russians checked Won linden
burg on VistuIa-Warthe line and
won success near Lodz.
Russians took four towns In Ga
licia and in East Prussia reached
the Mazurian lakes.
British house of commons voted
additional army of 100000 men.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-11-16
Better TO Snend Wisely.

II man boards money and enjoys
it not. he is fit companion for the
donkey that dimes on thistles when
grass is plentiful