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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-09
ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH
: Il. HALLERRERG. Pastor.

49, q y - - LIZ LEHMAN SALO MN
H. HALLERBERG, Pastor.
Sundays divine services will be as
follows:
Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
German preaching services at 1880
a. m. Subject of sermon: "The Risen
Lords Easter Greeting; Peace be I'm
to you"
Congregational meeting at 2 p. m.
English preaching services at 1880
p. m. Subject of sermon; can In
quiry into the Fact of Christ's Res
direction"
A cordial welcome to all.
The Berea Bible class meets We'd
nesday evening Of next week at 1880.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-09
Observation-Disclosures
Church Notices
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
W. H, DuBoSE, Pastor.
Sunday school Gas a. m.
Morning worship II a. m.
Junior Christian Endeavor, p. M.
Christian Endeavor, 6;45 p, m.
Evening worship, 1880 p. IN.
At the morning worship communion
service viii be held and new members
win be received. We invite you to
worship with MS next Sunday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-09

STOMACH TROUBLE CURED

Mrs. II. G. Cleveland, Arnold, Pa,
writes, "For seine time suffered
from stomach trouble. | would have
sour stomach and feel bloated after,
eating, Nothing benefited me until
i got ChambcrIain's Tablets. After
taking two bottles OF them was cur
ed For sale by all dealers. (adv)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-09

Choice fresh meats, fruits and veg
etables in season at the Old Reliable
Meat Market. Phone So, A!AsJ.
Rhodes, Proprietor. ii 4
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-09

IL yOu read The Pennington Times
you win be in touch with the affairs
of your county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-04-09
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, LIBERTY
WILLIE

Preaching at the Christian Church
Sunday evening, April 18th. Subject;
1.-THE Signs of the Times"
w. H. CRACKED.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
INSTITUTE 70 HAVE
GOOD INSTRUCTORS
Rural School Specialist Of
Washington TO be Here
for Two Days.

a. c. Monohau. specialist in rural
school administration OF the Bureau
OF Education. OF Washington, D. c..
will be one OF the Instructors at the
Marion County Teachers Institute.
which will be held in this city the
week beginning August 30. Mr.. Mon
ohan will arrive here September /.
Principal D. A. Ward. OF the Man
nington public schools. will have
charge OF the graded school work OF
the institute Other instructors will
be |. N. Smith, of Williamsburg, who
will direct the music, assisted by
Miss Estelle Hamilton as pianist; F..
II. Warren. OF East Liverpool. Ohio:
Mrs. Harriet Lyon, OF Marshall Col
lege. Huntington. have also been an
nounCed as instructors at the insti-
tute. Mr.. Monohan will be in attend
ance AT the institute for two days. It
is probable that other instructors will
be secured also for the institute.
Fully 500 teachers are expected TO
attend the institute which will be held
in the Miller school building.
Mr.. George H. Colebank. principal
OF the Fairmont High School. will act
as chairman OF the high school sec
tion OF the institute
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
BABIES ENTERED NOW IN THE GREAT
CONTEST COULD LAND FIRST PRIZE

Now Is the time for fond parents
Of babies in Fairmont and vicinity 10
boost" the bank account OF their lit
tie tot BY entering his or her name
IN The West Nirglnan Great 10000
subscription campaign. The Shower
Of Gold For Babies" for on another
page today will be found an announce.
ment OF what is known as Booster
Period"
In brief, Booster Period" means
that special ballots good for 100000
extra votes will be allowed candidates
for every yearly subscription turned
IN before August IS at 9 p. m. 1t also
affords an excellent opportunity for
new entries TO start now and pile up
such a reserve vote that no one can
overtake their lead during the entire
remaining days OF the contest.
In a contest where the vote sched-
ule remains the same throughout the
life OF the contest where subscrip-
tlon is worth just as much in votes at
the close as at the start, there is alb.
solutely no way to prevent the
MoNEy SPENDER from winning:
there is positively no chance for a
contestant who has no money to pay
for other peoples subscriptions 10 win
out. The MONEY SPENDERS win
out every time. ACTUAL WORK
ERS, not MONEY SPENDERS will
win the gold prizes offered by The
West Virginian to the popular babies
Of Fairmont and vicinity. And that
is as II should be.
Whe The West Virginian first con.
sIdered launching the present cam
paign It demanded OF the Shower Of
Gold" Manager that he devise a plan
Ehcreby the contestants without
money, or the contestants who are the
actual workers and producers, who
work hard and Loyalty for the paper
Tor weeks, could not be defeated by
come one entering at the last minute
who could pay their own money on
subscriptions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
BULGARS SIGN
PEACE TREATY
WITH TURKEY

BERLIN, wireless to Say
vile, Aug. 23-The over seas
news agency today gave out
the following:
official reports fronl So
fla and ConStantinople state
that Turkey and Bulgaria
have signed a new treaty.
Turkey granting to Bulga-
ria her direct railroad con-
nection with the sea, and
Bulgaria agreeing to OBJ
serve a benevolent neutrali-
ty if rot more"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
vote value Greater il eeainntna.

Vote Value Greater in Beginning.
As the result OF this request. the
Shower OF Gold" Manager laid before
The West Virginian plan that he
has always followed. plan dividing
the contest into extra vote periods,
plan where the votes value is MANY
TINES GREATER N THE BEGIN.
Ming of the contest than il will be
the last day OF the contest. In other
words. contestants receive more votes
on subscriptions now than during the
remaining periods OF the contest: the
second offer will be the second best.
the third offer the ;hird best. and so
on-thuS you can see that no person
with a sound mind would attempt TO
put In money the last day OF the con.
test, for it would require many times
the amount to get the same number Oh
votes as was awarded ar the start ana
no person with a sound mind would
attempt TO put in money so early in
the contest, for there is no telling how
active the contest is Going 10 be at
this early date.
We believe that contestants and
their friends all heartily approve OF
our plan OF operation. and that they
have no fear that the gold will go to
the MONEY SPENDERS.
Never again will more votes be
given. This offer is positively the
best vote proposition that will be
made during the remaining days OF
the contest. THIS OFFER WILL
NOT BE REPEATED OR EXTEND
ED. Candidates should store their
harvest Of votes now during Booster
Period" II you have a baby in your
home boost its bank account by enter
ing It's name Now during Booster
Period" When we say that the
Booster OFFER is POSITIVELY THE
LARGEST VOTE PERIOD OF THE
CONTEST, We mean exactly what we
say. Never again will You receive as
many votes on your subscription as
you will now.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Real Fair Weather Brings
Out Large Crowds for
First Day.
RACES START TUESDAY
Many Fine Horses are En-
tered in Events for
Tomorrow.

The Fairmont Fair Association
opened the gates to this fair grounds
this morning promptly at o'clock. a
rather large crowd visiting the
grounds during the day.
The officials OF the association claim
that the exhibits this year will eclipse
everything that has been tried in pre-
vious years. The grounds. though
soaked during Saturday and Sunday.
have dried to such an extent that The
horSemen have been trying their en-
tries. Many OF the horses appear To
be in very fIno shape for the coming
races tomorrow and the following
three days.
The midway takes on the same ap-
pearanCe as last year, with few adj
ded attra It being hard 10 say
which is the most popular. The mo-
tordome with its many Speedomanlacs
arrived. and is now in operation. The
other attractions on the midway are
beginning TO 20 some business al
ready many OF them packing the
crowds in.
The separate exhibits this year are
in the aggregate larger than last year.
a great deI of the finest stock raised
in his section and in adjoining states,
being placed in stalls here for the
week.
Continued on Page Ten.l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Two Real Mu1nmieS
Exhibited at Fair

Two mummies. being exhibited by
r. l.. Mccoy OF the Grand pera House
of Fairmont seem TO be attracting
quite lot OF spectators at the Fair
mont Fair.
The mummies are the bodies Of two
inmates Of the insane asylum who died
over % years ago They were en-
balmed by Graham Hemrick OF Salem.
W. Va. Mr.. HemriCk was up until his
death few years ago an undertaken
of Salem. When the inmates died. the
bodies we're taken over by Undertaken
Hemrick and emhalmed by him. They
wer put in alright caskets and have
been kept this long without any signs
OF decomposition. They will be on dis
play during the week Of the fair
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Boothsville Man
is Claimed by Death

BERNARD Kennedy. son of Mr.. John
Kennedy Of Boothsville died Sunday
at his home from tuberculosis. He had
been in declining health for year
and for the last few weeks 1t was
known that he would survive but a
short time
Mr.. Kennedy was 81 years Of age
and was horn in Warrington district.
About twenty years ago he moved to
Boothsvilie with his parents where he
had since resided. He is survived by
his father two sisters. Mrs. Charles
Smith and Mrs. William Hartley. OF
Fairmont and FIVE brothers. Leo. Da-
vid. Edward. Frank and Raymond Ken
nedy. His mother died few years
ago.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday morning at st. Peters
Catholic church in this city and inter.
ment will be made in Holy Cross Gem.
etery by Undertaken r. c. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Leading Statesmen Urge
War Cessation at Sc
cret Conference.
NO HOPE FOR VICTORY
Chancellor Threatens to Re
sign if Fighting is Con-
tined.
CRv AssocIated Press J

AMSTERDAM. (by way Of l.ond0nl q.
Aug. 23.-At the secret conference of
cabinet ministers. political leaders and
influential writers. called by the Ger
man Imperial Chancellor before the
reassemblying OF the ReichStag last
THURSDAY to discuss the political situa-
ton, the Telegraff says: Karl Helf-
ferich. secretary Of the treasury. eE-
planned that the new German war loan
would completely exhaust the empires
financial resources and that the in.
crease in excheQuer bonds would
cause bankruptcy. Therefore DR.,
Helfferich urged it was needful to pre-
pare for an honorable peace.
Chancellor Won Bethmann.Hollweg
according to the same report. declared
the difficulties OF the empire we're in.
creasing and advised his hearers 10
use their influence TO soften down
bellicose inclination and the expan.
sion policy in the Reichstag and the
country and carefully to prepare peace
proposals which would be acceptable
to the four members of the entente.
Or. Bernard Derrburg's report OF
The failure Of his mission in the United
States and other neutral countries. the
Telegram SAYS. made strong irrpres-
zion on the conference.
Lieut. Gen. Count Won Moltke, for.
mer chief OF the general staff declared
he fully agreed with the chancellor and
added that only those rot fully in.
formed on the situation could hope
for the possibility of a complete Rus
sian defeat.
Despite the declarations. the story
concludes, the meeting refused 10
adopt resolution advocating moGera-
tion in the Reichstag. whereupon the
chancellor declared that II a majority
in the Reichstag should favor an ir.
reconcilable chauvinistic attitude ne
would be Obliged to resign. as he
could not accept the responsibility for
Germany's disaster.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
RUSSIAN SEA VICTORY May HALT TEuT0N ADVANCE
Fairmont People
are Losers in Flood

4 telegram received here late yes
terday tells of big damage 10 the prop
erty OF j. f. Travis who recently NOV
ed TO Arcadia. Texas from this city.
Mr. Travis now lives i'll the section Of
Texas visited by the storm and food
OF last week A store asd mill operat-
ed by Mr.. Travis wer" badly damaged
and he also suffered heavy loss Of
stock.
On Saturday Mr. ] P Kirby receiv-
ed from his nephew. G o. Beaven. an
army surgeon located NJ an army camp
in the food district that they had not
suffered personal injuries hut that
their property losses We're heavy. Dr.
Beaven who was formerly located in
Fairmont. lost everything hut his horse
and equipment Mrs BeaveH who was
visiting out OF the food district was
not disturbed. Soon Or. and Mrs.
Beaven VIII leave for tour OF the
Philippines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
ADVER RTISING.
SERMONETTES.
A Short One Every Day .
for the Busy Business Man

There seems 10 be unanimfty. Of
opinion among the advertising writer's
for the large city department stores
in the matter OF long introductiops.
They are much shorter than used to
be the rule some years ago. The logi.
cal deduction Is that experience has
taught these men that 1t Is not %
much why you do a thing that sells
goods as what you offer and what yoR
charge for It. Exert mail order mep
have adhered TO this practice for {
longer time. Study the mail order
ads and YOU will find that they. waste
very little space going into details
why they do a thing.
In advertising bargain sales. play
up some really good bargains. Dosnot
do the thing by halves. The women
the shoppers. are extremely wise"
A cut OF a few cents more will often
draw handsome crowds where q cut
of few cents less would result %
failure. 1t pays to make sure, for e
not only guarantees against, further
loss. but insureS thu movement Of 9TH
er goods. Furthermore, to have
reputation OF Offering genuine bar
gains is worth dollars upon doltarh
10 any merchant
Get a reputation. Your future viii
then be assured. Remember, though
to live up TO It. You may fnd that TO
be strenuous occupation but then
dollars are always wrung from hard
work-usually hard work done by the
head.
Times are getting better. Keep this
in mind when placing your fall and
winter orders. Also. kind Of bear Il.
in mind when mapping out -yotr ad.
vertising campaign. Know what yop
want 10 do-then do It; or1"plan your
work, then work your plan" IS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Superdreadnaught Mo like
} Cruisers, Z Torpedo
Boats Destroyed.
LEAVE GULF
Over 100 Turk Ships Have
Been Sunk in the Black
Sea.
cnv Associated Press.)

PETROGRAD. tvia London). Aug,
9%-The recent navel battle in the
Gulf OF Riga is described as follows
in statement from the navy head
quarters
The German fleet on August Is. re.
newed with large forces. attacks on
our positions at the entrance to the
Gulf Of Riga. Our ships during the
18th and l7th repulsed the attacks Of
the enemy. whose secret preparations
for entering the gulf had been favored
Singularly by misty weather. Taking
advantage OF the fog, hostile forces Of
considerable size entered the Gulf on
The 18th and our vessels retired, at
the same time continuing 10 resist the
enemy without losing touch with him.
"On the 18th and 90, the enemy re.
connoitered in different directions. ct
the same time keeping u2 fight with
our ships. in which their torpedo no.
tilia suffered material Assses. On our
side. we lost the guhboat Siyutch,
which persisted gIoriously in an IN.
equal fight with the enemy cruiser
which was escortinR the torpedo. craft
and came up to distance Of 400 yards
from her.
The Sivutch. enveloped In flames,
continued replying shot for shot until
she sank. having previously sunk the
enemy torpedo boat In view Of losses
suffered and the futility Of his efforts
the enemy appears TO have evaeusted
the Gulf of Riga, on the 21st.
Between the 18th and 21st, two
enemy cruisers and no fewer than
eight torpedo boats were sunk OF
placed hors de combat. simultaneously
our gallant allies succeeded in tor.
pedoing in the Baltic one OF the most
CContinued on Page Ten.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
DRANK in MINES; ARRESTED.

Nelson Deberry. OF Parker Run coal
mine. was arrested today by Constable
Charles Satterfeld. on charge Of
being intoxicated while in the mine.
He was taken before Justice OF the
Peace r. Leigh Fleming and commit
ted to Jail to await a hearing, De
berry is said TO have become intoxi
Gated while at work. He refused to
tell where he got the liquor. The pen.
altv for being drunk in mine is from
$40 TO $50 fine or a Jail sentence or
both at the discretion of the court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Fair Attendance
Reaches 100000
,Ev Associated Pross ,

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 23.-The
total number of visitors to the Pan
amaPacific Exposition has reached
100000 it was announccd today.
The averaged daily attendance since
opening. February 20. has been 5@.9l9.
The average ftr last two weeks has
been 1921.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Loop Park Service
is Well Attended

Despite the stormy weather OF yes
terday fully two hundred people as
sembled at Loop Park for the open air
service last evening The service was
much enjoyed Rev. Clarence Mitchell
pastor Of the Christian church preach
ed an excellent sermon. and splendid
music was furnished by the Bossle
band.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
PRESIDENT STILL
AWAITS DETAILS
Administration is Not Yet
Sure of Facts on Sinking
Of Arabic.
rBy Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-Secre-
tary Lansing today cabled Ambassa-
dor Gerard at Berlin asking II the Ger.
man government had received an off
.siaI repCrt on the sinking OF the White
Star liner arabic. The ambassador.
however, was not instructed to ask
for one.
II was Officially stated that the
American government is not yet at all
sure OF the facts and considers It's in
formation very fra2menlary.
LONDON. Aug. % Suppiemen,ing
official information given out pre-
viously concerring the sinking OF the
Arabic. the British admiralty today
made the following announcements:
The Arabic was an unarmed pas
senger vesSe! outward bound TO neu-
:ral port. 1t was thus impossible for
her 10 have been carrying contrabanN
10 this country. She was sunk by
German submarine w'hout warning
and she neither attempted 20 attack
the submarine nor 20 escape from it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
England Denies
Dunsley was Armed

LONDON. Aug. 2&.--The admiralty
today authorized a denial OF the re-
port that the steamer Dunsley. torpe-
doed shortly before the Arabic was
sunk. was an armed petrol. The ad-
miralty states that the Dunsley was
a peaceful and unarmed trader.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
w. c. T. U. MEETING.

An important meeting Of the W. c.
T. L. will be held this evening prompt
" at 1:30 O'Clock. Officers and dele.
gates 10 the conventions will be elect
ed and other important business trans
acted. The meeting will be held at
the home OF Mrs. Jennie EngIe on
Walnut Avenue and the members are
urged to be present promptly at 7:$O
O'Clock
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Italians EVacuate
Pelagosa Island

VIENNA. (via London). Aug. 2%.-
The admiralty announced today that
a reconnaissance on Saturday estab'
lished the fact that the Italians lad
evacuated the Island OF Peagosa in
the Adriatic sea. having destroyed all
buildings and fortiications.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
BROMLEY AT SALEM.

Beginning August % and conttnu'
ing for period OF several weeks. Rev
Bromley. the well known evangelist,
and his party. Will begin series OF
eyangelistic services al Salem. A
tabernacle will be. erected at once IN
which to hold the meetings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
ruRK COLLIER SUNK.

SOFIA. Aug. 23.-The Turkish col.
Iier Espahan has been torpedoed by
a British submarine at Haidar Pasha.
and the steamer Budos. Of the German
levant line. loaded with munitions and
provisions has been sunk in the Sea
OF Marmora.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
Submarine Shells
Kill Ship Officers
lRv Associated Pre.s.

QCEENSTOWN. Aug. 23-The
British steamer Diomcd has been SUNK
by a German submarine. Her cap.
tain. quartermaster and steward we're
killed BY shells fred BY the submarine
during pursuit of four hours.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
GRAFTON BOY DEAD.

GRAFTON. W. Va..-T.awrence Loar
son OF /. L. Loar OF Grafton died Sun.
day at Oakland. Md. where he had
been for few days. The family is
prominent in this section.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
REruRNs from VACATION.

Deputy Sheriff E. ]. Thomas re.
turned today from q vacation spent
at his home in Mannington and at a
Baptist church convention In Taylor
ounty near 'Pruntytown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
FRENCH SHIPS SINK
ENEMY DESTROYER
British Schooner is Sent to
Bottom but Crew is
Landed.

PARIS, Aus 23.-"Two French Tor.
pedo boats encountered and sank a
torpedo boat destroyer off Ostend. Bel
gium. last night" SAYS al announce
ment made here today. our boats
were undamaged."
LONDON. Aug 2$.--The British
schooner Marta Ednunds, 1872 tons
gross, owned by Fowey. has been
sunk. Her crew was landed
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
The Weather.

West virginia-Partly cloudy to.
night: Tuesday showers.
Western Pennsylvania = Unsettled
tonight and Tuesday; probably show.
ers: cooler tonight in north portion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23

One of Russia's greatest embarrass-
ments in her conduct OF war has been
iAe shortage OF guns and ammunition.
Military writers, while not discount
int the effectiveness Of the enormous
Austro.German offensive movement.
have stated the extent Of Russian re-
verses in the last few months has
been due in part to inadequate sup.
plies OF munitions.
Large orders have been placed in
the United States by Russia, and ex-
tensiye shipments have been made
from Seattle and other Pacific ports.
Japan has also forwarded war supplies
TO Russia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-23
JAPAN WILL MAKE
ARMS FOR RUSSIA
Will Put Forth Greater Eff
forts to Aid Allies is
Announcement.
CBy Associated PressJ

TOXIC. Japan, Aug. 23.-1'he ho-
kumn Shimbun, says Premier Okuma.
states that Japan has decided to give
greater assistance 10 Russia to prose-
cute the war. He could not discuss
details but allowed it to be under
stood that this assistance would take
the form OF the forwarding Of greater
supplies OF munitions.
The Associated Press learns that
Japan has decided TO employ all avail
able governmental and private re-
sources for increasing the output of
munitions for the allies. particularly
Russia. The japanese government
believes the time has arrived for
more concerted action against the en-
cmies OF Japan and her allies.