davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
AR|V|Y'PLAN
Is Given in Detail in References
to Organizing a Regular
Army and Militia.

WASHINGTON, d. C.. Feb. 7s
Details of the war Departmental plan
for organizing the regular army and
the militia Of the various states mo
field armies. ready to respond wi
out confusion to a call for emergency
service are given in a circular, issued
by the militia division OF the depart
ment this week.
It provides Tor the Great Ion Of
twelve militia divisions, with head
quarters in each district. Each
state sis ssigiisd It's tie6hite 4uo.s
OF troops to be furnished. II the
-four proposed field armies there Nj n
be in all 316 1854 enlisted men iii
addition to some thousands who
would be emplo Dyed IN time OF actutl
war at depots. and in Transported lion
operations. increasing the siren 81 =
to 100000 men. 8
Most Of the states already maintain
as many men as will be needed ii the
infantry and light artillery branche
but there is serious shortage IN
coast artillery, cavalry and sanitary
corps. States are consequently
urged to transfer their unutilized IN
fantry unit to other branches of the
service to complete the share Ia the
divisional organization. The organr
lied militia Of the District Of Colunts
bia has been assigned to the Seventh
district, which, will include West
Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey
MARYLAND and Virginia Il ~ ~ y {
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
RATE HEARING
IS ADJOURNED
BY the Special Master in the
Case Sitting at Wheeling
until March is.
tsY Assoe,Artp rslss,

WHEELING. Feb. 17.-The hear
ing before j. w. Vandervort, special
master Of the appeal of the Manu-
facturers Light and Heat Company,
Of Pittsburg, from the order Of the
West Virginia Public Service Com
mission reducing its rates. was adj
journed shortly before noon today
until the week beginning Monday,
March is.
Later in the day the master an
nounced a. brief session might be
held IL Witnesses now on their way
reached Wheeling. When 7. o. Sui
|iiyan, general manager of the Hight
company, was called to the stand
counsel for the commission demand
ed to know IL the witness would tes-
tify concerning the alleged interior
ence Of Governor Hatfield with the
commission. Attorney A. Leo We'll
said his witnesses would not confine
themselves to the interference phase.
Attorney John Holt for the commits
sion then suggested the hearing be
adjourned. After an hours confer
ence the decision to adjourn until
March IS was reached.
Attorney We'll is to be tried March
10 in Charleston on charges Of at
tempted bribery of two members OF
the commission in the gas case.
When the hearing was resumed to-
day the letters that Attorney Well
demanded yesterday were rejected by
We'll, who refused to submit them
as evidence. He asserted they were
not all the letters from Governor
/ Hatfield to the commission. Ate,
much argument. ]. w. vandervort
the master, ruled that the papers anG
letters should not be accepted as evi
dence at this time. to which ruling
counsel for the commission took ex
ception.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
BY the State Senate and twill
Soon Be in the Hands of
the Governor.
..r.elAl 70 r4l rslss.Aa,

CHARLESTON, Feb. 17.State
and national politics were discussed
In the Senate today in the, considera-
ton of the Fairmont charter bill, the
purposes of which the Democrats
contend Is to displace them In control
of the city's AFFAIRS and turn 1t over
to the Republicans. as the bill is
fathered by the Republicans of that
city and does not provide for the sub
mission of the charter to vote Of
the people before becoming effective.
Senator Lowe sought to have this
amendment inserted this morning as
was tried in the House which passed
1t several days ago, but Lowe was I'M
successful. Senator White cham
pioning the bill on the floor OF the
Senate found strong opposition from
Senators Lowe, Hatfield. Fox and
Kump. but when a recess was taken
the patron had been able to defeat
all amendments and had made some
progress by the Republicans moving
the previous question, after several
speeches had been made on each
amendment offered although the bill
was still on second reading. Only
two other measures were considered
by the Senate during the forenoon
session.
Senator Blessing offered resolu-
ton creating commission Of five to
be composed Of the chairmen Of the
Senate and House education commit
tees, the chairman of the House
finance committee, Senator e. II.
Morton and Delegate B. j. Pritchard
to select a new site for the West Vir-
|ginia University. Senate Joint reso-
luton providing for the election of
a lieutenant governor was passed.
In the House the workmen's COM
|pensation was passed with few
minor amendments which the Sem
ate will be asked to concur in. When
the Otto boxing bill was up Thur
mond, OF Greenbrier, moved to strike
out the enacting clause but the mo-
tion lost by a large majority. Sin
sci. of Taylor, offered a bill provid-
ing for health certificates before mar
riage licenses are issued and, Allen
a bill relating to illegitimate chill
dren.
The committees OF both branches
reported out large number with
the recommendation that each pass
and also few with adverse recon-
mendations. Among these were the
division OF roads into sections and
the conjunction OF post roads and
that proposing changing the Miners
hospital at Fairmont to children's
hospital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
LOCAL ATTORNEY
WITNESS IN GA Sc
of Judge Dayton and He Says
John Mitchell is behind I'm
parchment Proceedings.


WHEELING, Feb. 17.-Incidents
leading up to the resignation OF tie
late Judge John j Jackson were the
topic of witnesses heard today before
the congressional subcommittee in
vestigation charges against Federal
Judge A. G. Dayton OF the Northern
district of West Virginia. Judge Jack
son resigned in 1905 and was sue
cecded by Judge Dayton.
Attorney Charles B. Johnson. OF
Clarksburg, appeared as a witness in
behalf of Judge Dayton and produced
an office copy OF the charges made
against Judge Jackson. The witness
said that in 1901 he, as counsel fol
the United Mine Workers of America
appeared with John Mitchell, former
president of the mine workers, before
Judge jackson. He, declared John
Mitchell was beh did the Impeachment,
charges against Judge Jackson. He
admitted the charges which were Il
have been submitted to, President
Roosevelt had neither been verified
nor signed. He said he had no per
sonal knowledge that the charges hat
ever reached President roosevelt.
Charles D. Elliott, former adjutant
general Of West Virginia. and former
district attorney in the Northern
district, told of his connection with
the Jackson case. He said he CON
ferred with the United States attor
ney general and was told to take III
the matter with John Trainer. OF the
department of justice. Elliott sale
he went to Atlantic City with se-
cret service operative and aftel
pointing out Judge Jackson to the op
erative returned home. He declared
he was told in Washington by Judgs
Dayton that he, Dayton, was 10 be ap.
pointed if Jackson was impeached
Elliott testified that the late G. r
'reter was a Baltimore and Ohio rail-.
road lobbyist" and was associated
politically with Judge Dayton. He
said that Teter was chairman Of tbs
Republican committee In the congress
stonal district when Day:c- ran fol
Gongrdss and that baltimore Aslc
! Ohio officials were active In Day toms
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
By the Majority Of Neutral
Shipping Lines But Services
May Be Curtailed.
ENGLAND TO RETALlATE.
And viii. Not Accept Any Ger
man Proposal to Call off
the Blockade.

LONDON, Feb. 17-At the stroke
of midnight the waters surrounding
the coast of the United Kingdom,
will become, SO far as lies within the
power OF Germany to make them, q
war zone which all vessels neutral or
otherwise will penetrate at their per-
II. Some OF the services across the
channel probably will be curtailed
but a majority Of the neutral ship
ping lines will accept the risk and
continue their sailings. The names
and the nationalities OF the vessels
and the flags of their nation will be
painted on their sides in the hopes
that German submarines will not
sink them by mistake.
England's announcement OF the
detail Of her proposed retaliatory
policy by which she plans to shut off
eht German food supply from the
outside is expected momentarily and
apparently there Is not the slightest
prospect that this country will accept
the German food supply from the
blockade II England will relax naval
pressure on shipping. 1t is not ex-
pected that there will be any immedi-
ate and widespread activity by the
German submarines but the develop
ments regarding neutral ships should
bring to a head one of the most inter-
esting and threatening situations OF
the war.
England was noticeably cheered by
the second air raid on the German
base on the Belgian coast but as
Vas the case at the time of the pre-
Ivious raid the official report does not
indicate the extent of the damage.
| Berlin is again celebrating the sue
cess Of Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
as further details OF the East Prus-
sian operations are received. In the
IGarpathians the fighting is yet to
reach a decision. The western end
and the center OF the Russian line are
Holding notwithstanding repeated and
violent attacks. 1t is believed that a
occurrence Of the general German Of
fcnsiye in the western theater de-
ponds largely upon the outcome Of
the present eastern situation. Opinion
ltere is divided whether the Germans
are planning great invasion Of Rus
sia or whether their chief desire is
simply to free Austrian territory o.
hostile forces and make secure their
lines in central and northern Poland
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
STEAMER SAFE
But the Supposition is That 1t
is in the Custody of Brit
( ish Warship.
~ AssoelAtEp eagssl

NEW YORK, Feb. 17-Agents OF
the Scaninavian American ifne ans
nounced today that the steamship.
Oscar II has been diverted from fits
sailed from here February for Co
penhagen. has reached Kirkwell In
the Orkney islands just north OF
Scotland last. Sunday. Fears had
been felt as to the vessels safety.
The message received here came from
Captain Hempel and consisted OF four
words, Arrived at Kirkwell Sun
day" This is the second time the
Oscar II has been diverted from her
course into a British port. The
sage undoubtedly means that the Os-
car II has been taken into Kirkweli
by a British was vessel. said a rep
resentative Of the line On the pre-
vious OCCASION it was detained for
a few DAYS and then released.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
THREE SU|TCAsES
Are Taken When Deputies Raid
Upstairs Room and Arrest
a Man.

A man whose name is unknown to
officers is prisoner in the county
jail and three suit cases filled with
what looks like beer and whiskey are
at the sheriff's office as the result of
Ia raid made late Tuesday night of an
upstairs room on West Pike street.
The raid was made by Deputy Sheriffs
Clarence Vannort and John Siers
shortly after All. Findley. prosecut-
ling attorney. swore out a John Doe
warrant. charging violation of the
tYost law in Magistrate G, n. Cor
don's court.
Magistrate Gordon has set the
hearing of the case for 1880 o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
BY the Austros HungariansS he.
tween the Pruth aud
Sereth Now.
GENERAL BATTLE SOON
One Army Pushes Russians
from South While Another
is Advancing Eastward.

BERLIN, via London. Feb
The Russian army in Bukowi ina has
been eyeloped BY the Apstro. Hun
garians between the Pruth and Ser:
eth, correspondent says in ia DIES
patch from Bestritz. n
One Austrian army Is pushing the
Russians from the south while an
other Austrian force has advanced
eastward and now stands Ii the VI
cinity Of Czernoitz.
[ A general battle may be expee>o1.
therefore. south and east OF Ger
noitz. z: a
The, Russian army has halted
twelve miles from that point having
met reenforcements. &.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
Spirit Behind the Lon
EDen-H nnded u ustice|
Explains Prospective Chairman
of Federal Trade Corn1lis
sion in Address.
,.y .sse /, ,ss a,s /;

NEW YORK. Feb. Joseph d
Davies, commissioner OF the bureau
OF corporations, prominently mem
toned for the chafrmansfip 0f the
federal trade commission, discussed
recent trust legislation before the
members council Of the Merchants
Association. Of New York today and
outlined the aims and workings Of
the law. creating the trade commits
sion. 81 Il
He said the spirit and purpose be-
hind the law was. that OF "eyen=haud*
ed justice; vigilant protection OF the
public interest from encroachm
OF dishonest business, and, AS u
constructive help to business which
is honestly and fairly DESTROYS Of acS
comodating itself to the law,
Outlining recent trust Legislation
Commissioner Davies said the a puiS
pose Of the Newlands- Coyington act
which created the federal trade CONT
mission was to provide an expert
body which should he ever atcnfill
OF the public interest,", but which
should as we'll be: ciothed with power
to obtain facts and information for
the good OF the public and business
generally and which should serve also
as an agency, not only to enforce The
law, but to aid expedit iously in
more easy accommo ion OF the lenis'
;edy to the wrong and ito the accom-
;odation OF business to the require
ments OF the law.
The problems Of modern indus
4 rtnis huhfunea atAa& nnf Rfinria n n ll4t5.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
ANOTHER JOLT
Is Given Administration Demo
Gratis injthe Ship Purchas-
ling Bill Fight.

WASHINGTON. D. O.. Feb. lie
Administration Democrats got am
other setback in their fight for Pres
fdent Wilson'S ship bill when they
suddenly learned today that the bill
as It passed the House last night will
not command the support Of Senators
Norris. Kenyon or La Toilette, pro-
gressive Republicans, on whom they
counted for the support Of any Of
the southern insurgents Of their own
party.
The plan to move to concur with
the Rouse amen,.i> e:lt was wrecked
by the discovery, that the leaders
could not muster enough votes. ADJ
ministration leaders made no attempt
to conceal their embarrassment and
planned to send the bill to conference
with the hope of putting ON some
amendment to command support.
The boiling Democrats were said to
be Favorable to an amendment to
make the enterprise a temporary one
to end with the European war.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
BIG CRIPPLED AlRSHiP
is DRlFTlNG TOWARD SEA
taY AssecIArru saEss,

LONDON, Feb. IA big airship
believed to be of the Parseyal type
apparently damaged by gunfre. flew
over Amsterdam this morning, says
q despatch from that city. The air
ship was flying at height Of about
600 feet and its crew was unable to
keep the vessel in a horizontal posi-
tion. Assuming vertical position
the aircraft drifted In the direction
OF Zuyder Zee. an arm of the North
sea. carrying with 1t telegraph wires
with which dangling rope had be-
come entangled The air vessel was
later cited minus its gondola.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
ERRONEOUS is REPORT
ABOUT A PRIZE CREW

I LONDON. Feb. 17.-The report
which was current lats night to the
effect that a prize crew of three Br;-
tish officers and sixteen men had been
placed on board the American steam
er, Wilhelmina, at Falmuth, proved to-
day to be erroneous.
The officers commanding the men in
charge of the Wilhelmina said that
the detachment was not prize crew,
but merely a guard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
ALLIED TROOPS FAIL
TO RETAKE P0SITleES
,.- ASSOCIATED 'sssn

BERLIN, by wireless. Feb. 1T.-
Attempts by French and English
troops to recapture positions lost by
them during the last three days in
the western arena of the war failed
today, resulting in the capture oil
many prisoners, according to the of
fetal German statement.
The German offensive in the AR
gonne continues successfully The
hghting In the east is developing ia
yorably.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
SARAH BERNHARDT
Is in a Hospital in Bordeaux
Awaiting the Amputation
of agLeg.
taY AsaeelArsp en..s,

BORDEAUX, Feb. 17.-Sarah Bern
hardt the actress, who is in a hos
pital here awaiting the amputatior
of her leg, necessitated by an injury
to her knee, continues to maintain hel
strength and spirit. Her cheerful
courage has won the admiration o.
all her friends. In answer to In
quiries regarding her condition she
said that her leg would be amputat
ed next Monday and after that SHE
would be quite happy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
ALBANIAN RAIDERS
IN SERBIA DEFEATED

sALoNIKA, Greco via London, Feb
1.-THE Albanian raiders into Ser,
bia have been defeated, according tc
dependable information reaching this
city and thrown back across the Ser
bian frontier.
Serbia has decided to follow these
raiders up, the same dispatches aver
and invade and occupy several AL
banian towns with the view of secur
ing her frontier against further VIC
lation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
GERMASY's REPLY.
lsY AsseelAttp rae.sl

BERLIN, via London. Feb Ger
!many's reply TO the United States's
note OF protest against the regulation
proposed for war zone in the wa
ter around the British Isles has been
handed to Ambassador James w. Ger
ard and probably will be forwarded
to Washington today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
FRIENDS PROTEST
Against Members of Congress
Making Thoughtless Utter.
ances about the War. !.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia protest
against members OF Congress making
''thoughtless utterances' about the
European war and commentator
Of President Wilson's efforts for
peace we're delivered to the president
today by committee from the Socie-
tv OF Friends of Swathmore. Pa. The
president was asked to use his In
fiuence against any movement to ex-
tend military instruction to colleges
and schools.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
F|REMEN KILLED
And Others Seriously Injured
While Fighting Fire at Odd
Fellows Building.

DANv1LLE, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-two
ifiremen. Albert Holmes and Albert
Shanks. were killed and five Others
were seriously injured today when
fighting fire that destroyed the Ode
Fellows building here. A falling
wall caught the ffremen. The build
ing was four story structure. The
loss Is estimated at $4,000. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
BAsKETBALI GAME TONIGHT.

The Wolf Summit basketball 1--WE
will meet the strong Wallace indie.
pendent five in a game on the Wolf
Summit floor Wednesday evening
The game will be called at 8 o'clack
and as both teams are in the best Of
condition a fast game is expected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
TO THE Pen.

HUNTINGTON, Feb. 17.-chief OF
Police Sam Davis, accompanied w. A,
Pumsey, aged 26, to Moundsville yes
,terday, where the latter will begin
his sentence Of three years on the
charge Of forging on an Iowa bank.
He is supposed to have tried to cash
some Of the checks at the Frederick
hotel
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
ENGLISH STEAMERS ARE
SENT TO SEAS BOTTOM

BUNEos AIRES, Feb. 17-It is
reported here today from creditable
sources that the German steamer,
Holger, was sighted yesterday head
ing for Buenos Aires and having on
board the crews of several English
steamers sent TO the bottom by some
German warships.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
TAKE BODY HOME.

The body of Samuel Collins. OF
Bridgeport. who died Monday night
in local hospital after an illness
of typohid fever. will be taken to his
former home at Niles. o., Wednesday
afternoon and the funeral services
and burial will be held there Thurs
day
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
HICKMAN FUNERAL.

Funeral services over the body Of
Mrs Bertha Hickman, aged 40 years.
who died Monday night at her home
at Marshville. were held at 1880
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
Nashville Baptist church and the
burial was in the church cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
&c : = I. So
BIG FORCES.
CIV Assocfateti press.

II PARIS, Feb. ii The Aus
tro.G German forces organized
to operate against Serbia con-
sists OF nine army corps,
three Of which are German,
tota1ling 450, 900 men, acS
cording to q despatch from
Athens based upon what Us
said to be aptHoritatiT e inz
formation. a 3 I. &.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
FIFTY THOUSAND ARE
TAKEN BY THE GERMANS
tsy AaseelArte sasaal

BERLIN, by wireless to London.
besides many cannon and machine
gums were captured by the Germans
when the Russian Tenth army was
defeated in the Mazurian lake dis
trict. Fast Prussia, according to a
statement issued at general head
quarters here today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
GERMAN ATTACKS ARE
REFUSED BY FRENCH

PARIS. Feb. 17-Infantry attacks
by the Germans In the Argonne re-
gion were repulsed by the French
with heavy losses to The enemy, ac-.i
tcording TO the French oficiai stats
ment today Artillery exchanged
Along the front continue. The stas
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
COAL DEAL.

i Josiah v. Thompson. Of
Uniontown, has sold James i
Feather, of that city a one
tenth interest in;the Dola coal
field Of 1000 acres for $780,
600 and the deed for the
same has lust been admitted
to record here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
EDICT Will NOT Be 0BEYEDI
FAIR.MONT CHAR TER
READY TO BE PASSED
. +.++++++++++ : 1
rYPHus EPIDEMIC.
lBy ASSOCIATED Press

PARIS, Feb. IA Sofia
despatch says that an cpl
demic of typhus fever which
broke out among Serbian
prisoners Of Bulgarian nation
atty sent to Sofia by the
Austrian authorities, has
spread to the civilian popu-
lation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
GUARDIAN QUALITIES

Taylor Talkington has qualified a.
guardian of Ada N. flustead and Fora
zelma and Armatha A. Talkington
with four bonds of sSQN each and
Omar darlington surety,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
CHILD DIES OF BURNS.

GRAFTON, Feb, Pearl IS.
Adams, sevenni ont hs-oli infant son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams, died Of
burns received In a fire that ruined
the interior Of their residence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
BUT DULWICH'S
CREW IS SAVED
'+.+++***+++*+++4.'
TO SUSPEND LINES.
CBy Associated Press !

(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 17.-An
Amsterdam correspondent is
authority for the statement
that the Batavia and Iceland
shipping lines and services
between Folkestone and
Flushing will be suspended
for few days after Thursday
February 10, the date on
which Germany announced
its determination to begin
blockade Of British waters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17

ment adds that all Of the French and
English aviutors who yesterday drop
ped bombs on Ostend returned safe
" to their lines.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-17
RUSSIAN ARM
IS. SUR. r o. JNDED
GERMANY S WAFER WAR ZONE RI
CREDIT BILL.
(By Associa ted Press. j

tBy Associated Press.)
PARIS. Feb. IA bill
providing for a credit OF
100,000.000 from which
loans can be made to small
business interests ruined by
the war, thereby enabling
them to start again VIII be
introduced in the G Chamber OF
Deputies by George Berry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
chamberIain.s Colo. Cholera a
Diarrhoea Remedy.

This is a remedy that every family
should be PROVIDED with, and espe-
ciaIly during the summer months.
Think Of the pain and suffering that
must be endured when medicine must
be sent for or before relief can be
obtained Ask any one who has used
it. Obtainab1e eyerywhere-Ad
dsement-