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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-19

are too precious to be trif1ed with.
In the Colonial it is probable he will
get plenty of exercise and may be
back on the North Side again. His
contract with the Whales calls for
$4,000 a year, and the difference be-
tween this and the $200-a-month
maximum paid by the Colonial will
have to be made up by President
Weeghman.
With Brennan goes Catcher Wag-
ner. Both will be sent to Springfield,
Mass. The season in the league
opens tomorrow. Tinker will also
try to place Silk Kavanagh and Erwin
LANCE in that circuit. He is also
dickering for pitcher and inielder
with other Federal league clusb, hav-
ing plenty of surplus outfeld material
that is desired by his adversaries.
Doubles by Connolly and Gowdy
scored all Brave runs. James held
Pirates to four hits.
Reds outhit Dodgers, but Pfeffer
was mystery in pinches.
Demaree was knocked off slab by
Cards.. and Pills only made four hits
off Doak. Miller had triple and a
single.
Strands triple, double and single
and Kaiserlng's good pitching en-
abled Newark to down Pittsburgh.
Cakes got three hits, half the Stogie
total
Joe jackson will be shifted to first
base for the Cleveland Americans,
Smith going to the outfield. Birm-
ingham is dissatisfied with the hit
ting of his club.
George Moore, champion, defeated
Alfred De Orc in the second block of
their match for the three-cushion
title, SO to AZ. The total for the two
nights is Moore, 100; De Orc, 81.
Miscellaneous Scores
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-19

DURING THE SERMON
He-I didn't see you at church this
morning.
She-No. 1 was late and went in
while you were asleep.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
Prisoners Pry Bars Loose al
Window and Go through y
Jury Room.


KINGWOOD, Aug. 55.1he i've
prisoners in the local county jail hays
made their escape and nothing has
been heard OF them. Their escaps
was erected by prytng ioose TWO or
three of the bars in one Of the win
.dows and then one man climbed TO
the top OF the cells and sprung q traf
door that leads into a jury room. a a
bed Stat was used In forcing an en-
trance above.
OnceTin the jury room Ii. was easy.
1T is presumed Harley Miller jsi the
one who went through the trap door
and he went on down stairs and got
the keys to the jail door ana lfRerateS
his colleagues There was no. one ct
home during the day but MSS Lille
Welsh who makes her home with the
sherlfE's family and she was lin the
Kitchen preparing supper. One Of the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
LARGE CROWDS
Visit New Economy Market
House, Which Opened for
Business Today.

All day long many hundreds Of in
tarested persons thronged the EcoE-
,omy Market House, which opened for
business today In the Latstetter butld
ing on Third street, near Pike. They
found on display everything tmagin-
able IN the line of fruits, green goods
and vegetables.
The new market houes IS an inst1-
tuition that reflects credit upon
Clarksburg. and in turn will reflect
credit upon the men WHO are backtns
the undertaking. 1t is something
that viii und dly assist in low
ering the high cost of living. and any
means to accomplish that end Shouts
.be-receiyed with loud acclaim. IT, I'M
doubtedly. would be good thing il
some Of our sister towns we're for
jtunate as ourselves In securing the
splendid marketing facilities, which
we are now prepared to enjoy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
ASKED
IN coal RATES
BY Ohio Opera tors and Miners
Who Declare West Virginia
is-FavOred.
tsY Assoc,ATEp rRHsg,

COLUMBUS, o.. Aug. 5-Hearing
was begun today by the utilities COM
mission Of Ohio upon q petition for
Ia change Of coal rates upon railroads
within this state.
Thirty-nine railroads are affected,
while arrayed on the side that is ask
ing the change In rate are the coal
operators Of Ohio and the represents
.tives OF 40, 900 miners who are idle
as result Of the closing OF the
mines.
Both operators and miners allege
that the suspension Of the mines Is
due to the fact that the present
freight rates are discriminatory to
such an extent that the Ohio product
cannot be marketed in competition
with West Virginia coal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
FIVE ESCAPE PROM
TAIL "A KING WOOD

prisoners carried a big club5when they
made their escape and It IS believes
that they meant to attack the young
lady in case she raised an alarm. They
went up over Beverly Hill and severas
persons saw them leaving. But when
a search was instituted they were
to 3A Eaund nowhere.
"a s. Moore. one OF the prisoner,
Is being held to answer 10 2 lcharge
OF horse stealing. He, had only been
in tail about two weeks.
Aiva Lewis was servmgEou nut time
for breaking into q house some few
weeks ago.
s Harley Miller is the young fellow
Who Is being held to answer for havr
Ing stolen q motorcycle and Tor pes
Jury in conenction with the sPyIae
case. Before he departed Tor sparrs
unknown he invested himself with 9
rain coat that was hanging ii the
|haIlway and belonging to the sheriff.
EHesis = bad character and the author
ittes are extremely anxious TO get
him. II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
TAXPAYER PLEASED
Over Manner in Which Broad
Oaks Paving Co contract Bids
Are Handled.

1t was great pleasure to the ta1
payers and property owners Of Broad
oaks to see how the bids for thu
street paving contracts were handles
by the town council All the bios
were opened al read publicly to the
complete satisfas ton Of both bidders
and tax payers
u The writer asked some Of the bid
ders what they thought OF # and they
replied that it should be an example
of fair contract letting which should
the an example for oilers to follow.
The award Of the contract to the low
est responsible bidder should be Tor
the benefit OF the p,l
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success
of County Cow Testing sssg;;
citation is Now As

w. .. linn. county agricnlt
teen farms during the last
Thursday and Friday he w az
panied bps Prof. a. a u. OliYers
state university. and q s.
secretary of the county
association, and they visited
Der Of daifymen in the count
object OF these visits was to
$50 cows have been promf Cd
the success Of the nOyena ent .ss'
sured. Mr.. linn reports an 1ne1e
ing interest In lime crush
crops ana the seeding OF rye 1dgs
The subject for dfscus sinn 1py
Saturday. at 2 p. ms at
house Is Preparing Seed 8Ac
to attend AZ n s "a
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
THREE CHILDREN
ARE BURNED.
TO DEATH
When Several Summer Cot
tages Are Destroyed by Fire
at a Wisconsin Res ort.
eey Assee,ATEo 1906,

DELAvAN. Wis. Aug. 5.-==Three
children were burned to death. eight
cottages were destroyed and a ninth
dynamited to save others in q FIRE
at Lake Delavan, resort near here.
early today The fire was brought
under control in time to save a NUM-
Der OF summer hotels. The dead are
Helen. Lucy and Mary Bryant. chill
sdren of George q. Bryant, president
OF the Racine Rubber Company, in
whose cottage the fire Is believed to
have started from an overheated
chimney. Because Of the cold
weather crate fires have been lighted
in the cottages for several nights.
The Bryant children apparently
were dazed and refused to jump from
the windows when they were told to
do SO. While their parents watched
helpless their clothing caught fire
and they fell back into the burning
room. "A search for q ladder con-
|sumed some time and when it was
procured the children were dead.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
Tiny Children Play at Forbid:
den Reservoir with Fatal
Result.

sss FAIRMoNT, Aug. e.. r--- .' .! 1lz,1a.
Johnnie went down In the water and
he didn't come back any more
These words, spoken slowly by
little Mary Kish, aged six years. to
her mother, at their home at Jamison
mine no. yesterday caused Mrs.
Kssh to run to the reservoir of the l
coal company. q short distance from
her home. There she found three
neighbor children. all Of tender years,
greatly excited on the bank Of the
small lake caused by the fourteen
loot concrete dam the COMPANY has
constructed across the. creek at THIS
alarm and soon several man collected
about the reservoir, which was about
ok feet deep at It's deepest point. Sew
eral waded out into the water. Nick
Mech, who was wading about In the
deep water, touched the body With his
feet ana diving to the bottom brought
out the lifeless form OF the little
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
PYTHIAN Meeting
IS CHANGED TO
COURT HOUSE
Castle Hall Not Large Enough
for Huge Celeb ratior
Thursday Night.

Because the Pythian Castle hall on
South Third street Is not consfdered
large enough to hold the big gath
ering expected for the membership
contest celebration to besheld Thurs
day night by the local 1odge, the meet
ing place has been changed to the
court house.
AT least 500 Pythtans. representing
lodges Of this city. F'airmont, Grafton,
Salem and Weston, are expected to be
in attendance at the meedngiW which
will be an open one. It Is In ce1e-
bration Of the end Of the largest and
most successful membership cam
paign ever conducted by any Knights
of Pythias lodge in the state.
Grand Chancellor John 2. Arbenz.
of wheeling, viii be in attendance
The campaign just closed has Won
the silver loving cup. now held by the
lFatrmont order, for the local lodge.
The cup will be formally presented 70
the local lodge in September. The
also brought the member
shfo Of Che local lodge up to near the
500 mark, making It rank as the sec
ond largest lodge in the state,
Charleston being the largest.
Besides. Grand Chancellor Arben1,
other grand officers who are expected
to be in attendance are s. Mons-
gomery, Of Kingwood, grand keeper
Of seals and records; Thomas Ray
Ollie. Of Morgantown, grand master
Of arms: James w. Robinson. Of this
city, grand inner guard: Sam r. sNuT
yum. Of Fairmont, past grand master;
and n. 8. Miller, of Fa1rmont, gran0
trustee.
The meeting is scheduled to start
promptly at o'clock.
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SEVFNT Fl w MEN
THOUGHT 70 HAN
PERISHED "a i Err :. q
List is SWelIed by Fore
Who Were Swept Ava
with Their Homes
! or lAssessaaA;r.Ep PaEsss

ERIE. Aug. yysnt5F
les have been recovered, lei ~
which have been tdentin led aa4g a ..s
ofiafteen new known M
is the correct toll this M orr
victims OF Tueaday MI
Coroner HauIey said tod
thought the death List S0alk
Nseventy-five, being awel1eS
probable loss OF q mum her OF fpfe
Iers whose houses Were swept
on the banks OF the creel
street.
Great Masses Of DSEIi
Working IN relay under
ing sun police. hremen
teers today Continued their sea-
the masses Of wreckage nh
Mil creek by Tuesday nj ~
ct for the bodies still believed
in the debris. Some heHdMk " 81
made during the night and
crowds moved from morgMe
morgue every time the report
spread that another body
recovered. There stu Eenla ~
piles OF ruins that have mot Re- ~ e.ssE
plored and friends Of the n1Aqy lesl2
ing persons shudd der hen
of what these unstghtlx 1eAps
yield. Ri
One body was recovered list Al
that OF foreigner. The bod
taken to Coroner Hanley nor
TO which place others had been
moved. Il;
Ss More Soldiers Called Out
Work OF clearing up tbs ca
in earnest g
Naval milittamen were scad q
re-enforce the 1nfantr
national guard on dut oIfie
stricken section and 81
kept away from the work
These latter were detail In sSk
under competent foremen so
best possible results could
tanned In the least possible time
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
RELEASED
VVithout8Bo Bond Are Two c Couples
upon Their Promises to
Get Married.

upon their promises to get married
as soon as they could get enough
money to buy the licenses, NJ. f..
Cornell, Bernard Latores Bertha Riley
and Mrs. Cerbon were released upon
their own recognizances by Magts-
itrate r. Edward Kidd Wednesday at
sterno0n at the conclusion of a hear
ing in which the four defendants were
charged with conducting q house Oh
III fame at Union Heights No. 8.
Though the verdict Of the magts-
3trate was that the two couples should
be held for the grand jury, It is not
thought that any action will be taken
by that body II the promises to get
married are kept.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
TO Have
OVER HUNDRED
INSTITUTES
Season VIII Start Soon with
Seven at the Same Tine
throughout State.

Farmers institutes win start SIM
ultaneously August 16 In seven dir
1ferent parts Of the state. The first
places to be visited IN each district
are Zion, Tyler county; Kenna, Jack
son county: Dickson, Wayne county;
Sinks Grove, Monroe county; Rose
vile. F'ayette county; Odessa. Clay
From these points the work will
spread throughout the various sec
ittons and by Novem Der 1sl5 fnsti-
stutes will have been he'd, practically
all OF them two-day sessions.
BY way of preparations or these In
stitutes, Twenty-Five members Of the
lecture stan have just held 81 meeting
at the college Of agriculture at Nor
gantown to discuss ways and means
and to receive Instructions which
win ena BILE them to MAKE the Work
even better this year than In Pre-
vtous years.
The total attendance at the instr
itutes last year ran above 50 900 as
the regular sessions and, in addition.
e large number of special indie
institutes were held. The tndepend-
lent Institutes were usually held az
the same places and by the same xo-
cal otttceps as were the regular tnstt-
tutes, but the entire program was
supplied BY local talent. This gave
for some Interesting dis
scussions of local questions by people
who were right on the ground and
knew the local conditions perfectly.
In many instances the practices sug-
gested by the state institute lecturers
earlier IN the season. had Deen trteo
out by the time the local Independent:
institute was held. and reports and
discussions were in order. Thus. the
two kinds OF Institutes work together,
hand in hand, and BON should De
=
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
G!!ELE'll|l!||!|
Commits Suicide by Sfspp Ii1
in Front Of Train
Huntinqt

HUNTINGTON, Aug
sors OF the Harrison Anti
law drove Mrs. Amelia Ot e. u
lettsburg, KY. to commit 9nlSldp
last evening by stepping In Io6k
Chesapeake and Ohio dyer
The woman was drug Aen0 4.
since the federal law went t. ~
feet had been frantic in herS a
She stool behind q teleer
and as the hqer neared: tue
skirts tightly about her jun a.
the middle Of the track -
the act Of sitting down With
to the, engine when struck
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
WORK |SSTARTED
FOR REVIVAL
At SAL lem

SALEM, Aug. 5.-The Rev. WI.
liam 3. Parish. Of Cumberland. Md,
advance agent Of Evangelist J. u.
Bromley and party. was here Tues
day and Wednesday comforting with
the local committee. The tabernacle
plans have arrived and the lumber for
the structure Will be ordered at once,
SO that there may be no delay IN
building the big structure on time
The cottage prayer meetings began
Tuesday night at sig different places
IN the city. These were we'll attenc-
ed. ding many conhtcttng
meetings which were held In the city.
Robert Townsend, Of the govern
.ment printing ofice at Washing ton.
rs. O., and wife, who spent vacation
here and at Webster Springs, res
turned home the first OF the week.
a. It. Hourett, Of Washington,
state representativ Of the Pythian
endowment rank, Is g prominent vas
itor here. He is canvasstng various
parts OF the state In an auto.
MRS. peter Waterloo. who was
critically III at q Clarksburg hospitaf,
has 80 far recovered as to be able 20
return home.
Prof. d. w. lHoog. Jr., Of Parsons.
has been here visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. Hoog, SIC: o.
Central Hill. Prof. Hoog left Mon
day for the southern part OF the STATE
and Mrs. Hoog and chill ren Went 20
RayensWood Wednesday, her former
home. 3a
MRS. q. a. schutte attended the
county meeting of the WomenSs
Christian Temperance Union ~
bridgeport, WEDNESDAY. Is
salem Lodge No. q, Of the Knig hts
OF Pythias held q largely attended
meeting Tuesday night In tts new
han IN the Central building, this pc
ing It's first session In the new nslf.
The first rank was conferred on
class Of eight candi dates.
ASnumber of local enthusiasts OF
the Knights Of Pythias will attend tne
public meeting OF the Clarksours
lodge Thursday night
81 Mrs Kate Cunningham. OF Blue
Creek, visited her daughters, Misses
Anan and Annie, who are In schoos
here. Mrs Cunningham went from
The members OF the Sunday schooi
of Ten Mile District held their am
nual outing Thursday at the East Sa-
The Following is the cast Of char
acters for 1.-THE Maid of Plymouth : q
drama tization Of LongtelloWss Ihe
Courtship Of Miles Standish, to be
given Thursday evening In Salem col-
lege auditorium by the Baptist Young
Peoples Union:
Priscilla $500. Miss SVelma Bartle.
John Alden ... ... J. p. Campbell.
Miles Standish a. s. r. Hanna.
The Elder Of Plymouth
h Is Prof. NJ. M. Powell
Messenger j. Harold Pepper
indian I. Lloyd Shahans
Clete Randolph
Councilman X. .s.. w. II. Feree
Councilman ~. T. F. Kemper
Another dramatic Offering, "A
Love Of Bonnet = Will also be given,
with the following cast Of characters
Mrs Clipper Miss Dicie Bailey
kitty Miss Margaret Ritter
Aunt Jemima Miss Mildred WoofterI
Mrs. Fast One Miss Va1ma Bart1ei
katy Doolan !. Miss Edith Pepper
Cornalius Ryan n. MI. Corder
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
OCCUPATION
of Port au Prince is Complet-
ed by Marines from Bat
tleship Come ticut.

PORT Az PRINCE. Aug. 6.-The
marines who landed last night from
the American bait eship. Connecticut,
had by this morning completed the
occupation az the city. They are IN
possession also Of the barracks 81
Dessalines.
The people OF Port an Prince are
generally of the opinion that this
american occupation will bel Of long
duration. The marines ares obsery-
siilg avery correct attitude, which Is
creating q good Impression.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
FINE imp osED
Upon a Ziesing Laborer for .Assauss'
ing a Fellow Workman.

Nichols Manton, Roumanian la
borer at the Ziestng plant Of the
Grasseln Chemical Company. was
iflned IS and costs "Wednesday even
ing for assau1ting and beating Memo
lis Mark, a fellow workman at the
wednesday evenins by special con-
stable, Thomas Kearns, and when ar
raigned before Magistrate Jackson ".
Carter he confessed to the charge anc
paid his fine and costs and was &c
leased.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
many INJURED |!
In Industrial Ac cidents During
Last Month in West
Virginia.

CHARLESTON. Aug. Sixteen
hundred persons were injured In in
dnstrial accidents during July. ac-
icording to report just made by the
Workmen's Compensation division of
the Public Service Commission.
In this number thirty-four Of them
resulted fatally. twenty-four OF them
In the mining country.
Claims in full were paid In 926 In
stances and partial payment in SO.
For all purposes the commission paid
out $4,000 Including pensions and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
Bavarian Troops under Prince
leopold Enter the City
This Morning.
ENDs GREAI OFFENSIVE
Official Announce cement of City's
Capitulation Made in
Berlin.
MI nv Aeroc,A.Te,pr. enraa,

i
BERLIN, by wireless to Tuckerton
N. r.. Aug. Warsaw was taken
this morning by German troops, &C
cording to Official announcement
made at German army Headquarters.
Yesterday and last night Bavar1an
troops under command OF Prince
SI.eoplod broke through the forts of
4 the outer and inner lines Of the city
defenses. where the rearguard OF the
Russian troops made q tenacious re-
sistance.
Continuing the report from head
quarters says:
Desperate RESISTANCE.
s.The German armies under Gener-
al5von Scholz and General Won Call
WITT advanced In the direction OF the
road between Iona. Ostroy ana
Zyszkov and fought a number OF vi
olent engagements. The brave ana
desperate resistance Of the Russians
on both sides OF the road between
! Ostrov and Rozan was without sue
cess. Z
s.Twenty-two Russian officers anc.
$40 soldiers were taken prisoner
The Germans also captured seventeen
machine guns.
Another Russian Defeat.
German cavalry yesterday and the
day before defeated in Courland 1e-
tachmants OF Russian cavalry az
points near Genaize. Birshi and
Oniskszhly, a total Of 2,225 Russias
prisoners being taken.
.aThe situation near and to the
north OF 1vangorod remains IN
changed
The campaign is being continues
river Bug. German cavalrymen have
entered fWladimir-Wo lynsK on the
In :tile Vosges. there have been
new engagements near the LtngeKopr.
II The fall of Warsaw marks the cu.-
m1nation OF the greatest sustained Or Or
Fansiya moveme nt Of the European
Rar.
have knocked at It's gates. only to
Be denied by the strength Of its de-
lenses and the resistance Of the
forces holding 1t. Apparently Inn
preEnabla in the face OF direct at
tack, It was compelled to capitu1ate
before the sweep of vast movement
ital and with It the Russian armies
engaged In the campaign Of which It
was the storm center =.
From the north, northwest. west.
\ south and southeast the Austro-Ger-
man forces have been pressing upon
the Polish capital In their com b1ned
drive to force the Russians out OF Pos
land and if possible to break tneir
offensive power for an indefinite per-
Tod BY administering decisive de-
feat all along the line. The move
ment may be said to have had its in
ception IN May when the great leu
tonic march through Galicia began.
To get at the Russian armies In 20
II land from the southeast It hrst was
greater part Of 1t Of the troops of
n f1,o+ a41nv1s fstsi
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
POLICE CAPTAIN VISITS HERE

Andrew Ramage, captain Of po-
lice at Birmingham, Ala, is visiting
Thomas Prosser and John Mullen.
He went to F1emington Thursday to
look after some official business but
will visit Messrs. Prosser and Mullen
La few days more before returning
home. Mr.. Prosser formerly lived in
Birmingham and he and the captain
are old chums.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-05
LITTLE BOY DIES.

Buster, aged two years, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. n. Snow, of the New
Fair Grounds. died at 6 o'clocw
Wednesday evening after few days
illness Of cholera infantun. Funeral
services win be held at 40 O'Clock Frs
day morning at the Snow home and
the burial will be In the Haymonc
cemetery nea Qruiet Del.
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plIL:PElHTHERIA FATlAL.

Grace Smith, aged seven years,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Smith, of New Chieftan. died Wednes-
day after a short illness of diphther1a
The burial took place at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning in the Fettro Gem
etery. IA m
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II Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Carl Vance and
son arrived home from Wheeling
"wednesday and are occurring their
summer home at the country club
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I Miss Marion wiley. mother and
sbfother, Of Locust street. left for
I,iyernool and other points In Ohio
Thursday morning. They will spend
two weeks visiting relatives.
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MADE! slllAlI:L.:E!|''!R

.xAaanc,ArEpsnnrna;