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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
IBIG BLAZE
Sweeps Through the Business
Section Of Village in State
of Pennsylvania.

EBENsBURG. Pa, Feb. 1s-Fire
which swept through the business
section OF this village today destroy
ed thirteen buildings with an esti-
mated loss Of 100000. A FIRE COM
pany hurriedly sent from Johnstown
and the use Of dynamite checked the
flames. Among the buildings de-
stroyed was the Mountain House. The
origin OF the fire is unknown.
The fire was discovered when the
pet dog in the Mountain House raced
through the hall barking loudly. This
aroused the guests, q dozen Of whom
escaped In their night clothes. Eff
teen lawyers lost their Libraries and
two newspapers. the Cambria Free
man and the Cambria Tribune, were
burned out.
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RUSSIAN STATEMENT
OF WAR OPERATIONS
Br AsseelA1rp ssEss,

PETRoGRAD, Feb. 1S.-The gener-
al stan has issued a report on the
progress Of the fighting as follows:s
'FOn the right bank Of the Vistula the
fighting has been going on in almost
the same localities with great ferocity
in certain sections. In the region Of
the Niemen river we have found only
patrols Of the enemy. on the left
bank of the vistula there has been no
change. In Galicia we repulsed an
attack on the Khaya-v ikorotsch front
with loss to the enemy. Further to
the east the enemy endeavored to at
tack us in the region of Loubne-Stou-
denne but without success. In repel-
ling this attack we made prisoners OF
ten officers and / 400 soldiers and cap
tured three guns. On the front from
Kozionska to Mt. zkyskoff the Ger
mans delivered series Of spirited at
tacks forcing themselves vigorously
IN the direction Of the mount. All
these attacks were repulsed. Almost
an entire battalion was sent out to
the bayonet. The rest Of the Germans
were made prisoners.pl I
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
But That Country Firmly Nam
tains the Positions as Are
Already Announced
MAKES Al REL OHM emf ALTON
That United States Send Mar
ships to England to- Con
voy Merchant Vessels.

BERLIN. via London, Feb as The
reply Of Germany to the protest eof
the United States against the bloc
of British waters Is couched ID t,ie
most friendly terms but ffnly main
tains the positions of Germany aS
ready announced. 4 81
The answer which Is a lengthy doc
ument was converted into code at the
United States embassy lunde ID i II
rection Of Ambassador Gerardy aud has
been transmitted In full to- hin
ton. The note explains that Ger
many's proposed. actiong Is rendered.
necessary by Nngland's policy Of ats
tempting to cut: on the food supply
for the German civil population by q
method never recognized as intet:pa-
ttonal law. England's course in ord err
ing merchant ships to- fy neutt
flags and equippfng them with artiil-
cry with orders to destroy 'stbifie-
rines, the Germans reply contends.
renders nugatory the right to search
thus giving Germany the right to- ai-
tack English shipping. y, 81
Germany holds that II cannot
abandon that right Under the stress
which England has forced upon = II.
Since Germany must couipel the ma
tons wit (which 1t Is at war 10 rs
turn to the recognized principal Of 81
ternatonal law and restore the free
dom OF the seas. 1t argues that tie
stand IT has taken is necessary
q The note recommends that the Unit,
ted States government send wafships
to England to convoy merchant .sy es
sells through thess danger zone as 81
ctirity aga inst; attack with the hnd kf
that vessels thus 3;E6afled
shall carry no war suppl lies. f16pt iSS
expressed that the Ainarfc goTeiii
inept Will spji derstandlt The position "a
which Germany has been placed IN 4 3
appreciate the reason for Its e6iitst Z.
The reply closes with an :exbreS d 4
OF the hope that the United States
may prevail upon Great Britain
return to the principles Of iiitsfns
tional law, ecognized prior to the out
break OF the war" and In par ietiaf
obtain the Observance OF the I30nd6nz
declaration by bell gerents oppose ia q
Germany. II this were done, NOT
explains GERMANY would ehe genat fit
to import food supplies and raw ma
terfals: Germany would recogni zes ili
this, says the reply, the sinyaInafiF
service onward more humane COM
duct of the war and would act IN .acSl
cordance with the new situation thus
created. 81 Z, + *, \ =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
Senator Parrish Denounces Re,
ports of Big Advance and
Annexation Of Suburb.

Alleged editorial comment In q
morning newspaper published here to
the effect that the Clarksburg levy
bill pending In the state legislature
will increase the present maximum
city levy to about twice the present
limit, together with similar mislead-
ing reports, has called forth an in
Idignant denial by State Senator Roy
2. Parrish at Charleston.
"The Clarksburg levy bill, !" declares
Senator Parrish, ''as originally intro
duced in the Senate and passed by
that body, provided for an increase Of
the maximum tax levy of Clarksburg
from thirty-fye cents to sixty cents on
the hundred dollars, but upon my
Recommendation 1t was amended in
the House OF Delegates so as to make
the maximum levy only forty-five
cents on the hundred dollars. This Is
only a ten cent increase over the pres
ent limit, very moderate increase.
The bill will come back to the Senate
and will very likely be passed by It as
amended by the House. In fact, / have
the assurance OF senator's that it will
be 80 passed within the next two or
three days.
"Unfounded reports have also been
cfrculated," says Senator Parrish,
that the bill provides for the annex
alton Of Broad Oaks. No such thing
has been contemplated. The bill pro-
vides only for the slight increase in
the maximum levy, in order to make
up revenues lost by the operation OF
the Yost prohibition law, and nothing
more"
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And the Same Now Goes to the
State Senate for Its
Concurrence.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 1s-The
registration bill over which the Sem
ate rough housed" yesterday was
advanced to third reading. today after
another effort was made to amend
the bill to provide that two free
holders should witness the affidavit
of any voter on election day, the Re-
publicans claiming that thlre are
many precincts in the mining sec
lions Of the state where it would be
impossible to secure two free hold
ers because the land was owned by
corporations or non-residents, and
that under the provisions Of the
amendment the Democrats could dis
franchise thousands Of voters be-
cause the mining and Industrial sec
lions were largely Republican. Fox,
Dump and Morton, Democrats, made
speeches. supporting the amendment,
but 1t lost by straight party vote,
and by the same vote the bill was
passed by the Senate and sent to the
House.
The Senate education committee
reported out substitute for the
House bill providing for free text
baoks. The fuII crew and experi-
ence bills, both of which are advo-
Gated by the railroad organizations,
were reported unfayorably by the
Senate railroad committee, but the
passage of a bill requiring railroads
to put strong headlights on all en-
gines, except yard engines, was rec
commended.
The Senatew went into executive SEES
sion this afternoon to consider the
appointments made by Governor Hat
field. Since becoming governor
March 1913, Among others will
,bs the members Of the public service
ccanpission. sl..lrs.s.
Z The House declared by a vote OF
90 to 81 that boxing matches OF not
,-ore than ten rounds should be per-
initted in West Virginia. The bill
was advocated by Otto. OF Wheeling,
and now goes to the Senate for con-
currence. Delegate Hall, the aged
Democratic leader, put his shoulders
back OF the bill creating new Wiz.
ginia debt commission to be composed
OF I've members including Governor
Hatfield and two Republicans and
two Democrats to be appointed by
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
tR(l[lY
of Dole Wolf, Local Young Man
Who Died at Columbus, o., t
Is En- Route Home.

Lewis Wolf who lives on the Jackson
farm east ofIthe city received mes
sage from Columbus, o., Wednesday
night bearing the news OF the death
Of his son Dale Wolf, who was q mems
her of the United States. army located
at Columbus barracks.
The message did not state what
caused his death or how long he hal
been ILL.,. but his parents think his
death was caused from vaccination
as he wrote them letter several DAYS
ago stating that he had been vaccinat-
ed and that his arm was in bad shape.
The body is expected to arrive hero
this evening. No funeral arrange.
ments will be made until the arrival
of the body. He enlisted at the local
recruiting station a month ago.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
PEOPLE TO RE SEM
ACTION or MASTER
stroy regulation in West virgi1is
and place the people at the mercy cfl
the corporation greed I. 8 r w "a 81

stroy regulation In West 4 VirEi1is:
and place the people at the mercy ofl
the corporation greed.
BY taking the members 81 liii
public service commtssion away from
their duties for ten days. they fiavSl
completely tied up for that time this
important department Of Sstate Z6E2
eminent and have made the commits
sion mere tool In the hands 81 die
attorneys Of the gas company The
state was anxious to proceed with its1
hearings but the masters ruling
makes " impossible to answer these
attacks until such time as the cosii,-
sci for the gas company desires that
That the answer be. mad and III ~
not unreasonable to conclude thar!
they Will be in the near future. IN
the meantime the members :6f. tIis|
public service commission and myselk
are refused our day In court. Tliis III
an illustration OF the so-called sesff
play that has been practiced ~
those who are directing the aff aifs.
OF this corporal ion. n :s.ssss,
Ignores subpoenAs
1T will be recalled that the "a q
company's counsel withdrew from
the hearing before the public sefxtre
commission during the progress ci
the casesand Notwithstanding 6f,e
claim Of these parties as stlieif diR
ing strictly up to ali provisions oi
the law, they showed theft. supreme
contempt for the regiiiat Hing power ri
the public service commit ion K ana
ihurrledly scattered to points outsid do
the borders Of West virginih,
1T Is little wonder that tbs
patience OF the ntssses 81 he psori<
has been exhausfe 1y sTichs aesiinf 70
which den1cnstr6ts That certain pub
lie sets Ice CORP Ions ore sIloxs1
toSgve 4 isistics and faif NH,
AZ they hive q ONE IN tlsS pr6csedln.
AZ I'ss eng e 1 made : i8''k''7 oil
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18

0[l RESIDENT dies
Mrs, Mary Sillcott Passes on
While Seated at the
Breakfast Table.

Mrs. Mary silcott. an aged and well
known resident Of the county, died
suddenly this morning while seated
ct the breakfast table In the home OF
her daughter b. a. Smith, at New Fair
Grounds, with whom she lived. Hard
ening Of the arteries Is supposed to
have been the cause Of her death. No
funeral arrangements have yet been
made.
In addition to Mrs. Smith, she
leaves two other children. They are
Dorsey Sflcott, of Cairo, W. Va, and
James L Silcott, Of Petersburg.
Mrs. Silcott was 755 years Of age
and had lived all her life in Harrison
county. She was born in Bridgeport.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
RATE INCREASE
For Freight Shipments is Ask
ed by the Canadian Freight
Association.
q, A,ieelArrp ..s.,,

MONTREAL, Feb. 1s.--The Cana
dian Freight Association. acting on
behalf Of all the Canadian railway
companies. forwarded today to. the
boards Of trade and the Canadian
Manufacturers Association, an appli-
cation for permission to make a gen
eral increase In freight rates An adj
vance OF two cents hundred pounds
on all first class freight is sought and
one cent hundred weight on all
fifth class, matter. rates for other
classifcationsato be figured on the
usual basis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED
IN A STREET CAR ACCIDENT
BOXING BILL PASSED
BY DELEGATE HOUSE

him, making his best speech OF the
session. After Duty asked for. the
Immediate consideration of the bill.
Hall urged every member to vote for
the bill. He said This is. the time
sor us to forget party lines, as in war.
end meet the enemy, our first defense
was not commendable In this suit. Let
the governor appoint men able to dig
down in the misty records and pro-
.duce our equity and / believe 1t will
be found we owe little IL anything to
Virginia or its bondho1ders. do not
agree with Governor Hatfield In all
things but Go know that he has sions
the state a great service In this case,
as have Accountant 3. A. Dover,
John H. Holt and Attorney Genera!
Lilly"
Halls knowledge OF the early con-
Itroversy in the debt matter has been
one Of the guides followed. Moreland.
Democrat. OF Mononga1ia, was tho
only member to vote against the
bill.
The House committee reported adj
versly on Sansom's bill to tax oil and
gas pipe lines and the House adopted
the report of the committe without
discussion Wolf presented in the
House resolution similar to the one
offered in the Senate yesterday, Great
ing a committee to investigate and
consider the advisability OF remoy-
ing the West Virginia University at
Morgantown, to a more accessible
place. and sought to prevent 1t be-
ing sent to committee, but failed.
Hinerman wanted the resolution In
definitely postponed. declareing the
purpose Of the resolution was to de-
feat the university appropriation, but
lost. 4
The Senate committee on educa-
|tion reported favorably on the reor-
.ganfzation OF the department or ar
schivcH and history and fol. the estabs
Ilishii,snt Of a free library. The Sen
ate passed the bin MAKING the Disc
OF bogus check for So 0 or less a
sderneanbr and Tor more than that
amount a felony.
In the House committee was. ap.
pointed to confer with a committee
from the Senate on the Wheeling
charter bill. the House having declined
to approve an amendment to the meas
ure. An effort to reconsider the re.
districting bill failed ana bills pro-
viding tor a state building code and
fixing penalty for false ADVERTISING
were pissed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
So Far as Passengers are Con-
cerned Between England
and Holland
mo- ALARM BEING SHOWN.
On the Part Of British Shipping
Interests over Blockade of
the United Kingdom.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-The blockade OF
the United Kingdom by Germany is or,
for with the dawn OF February 1S
there went into effect theN German mo-
tice warning neutral shippingsto avoid
British waters.
What will he the effect OF this dec
: laratlon will take a day orstwo TO DEM
onstrate, British shipping interests
profess to feel no alarm. Nevertheless
all passenger traffic from England to
Holland has been tied up. The lines
to Scandinavia will continue to run.
Cross channel services have an
nounced that their usual schedules
will be maintained.
Meanwhile the British public Is pc.
. rusing the German note answering the
American concerning the blockade. 1t
perceives no yielding on the part CT
the imperial government and 1t now
awaits the pronouncement OF Great
Britain's expected retaliatory cam
paign Just as the countryside was
< Dlacarded with descriptions of the
british and German aircraft when air
raids were uppermost in the public
mind, illustrations showing British and
German submarines are now being
distributed to acquaint shippers of
merchants with their own and hostile
under sea vessels, so that they will
not fire on or ram British submarine
by mistake.
In many quarters the demand is in
creasng that masters Of ships held
up or threatened by submarines should
be allowed to use offensive measures
and various private rewards totalling
several thousand pounds still stand
{ 10 be taken down by the first, British
skinner destroying q hostile sub
1t is not known what the admiralty
instructions to shippers are alth6ughta
hint OF what is expected Of them was
found in the recent declaration OF the
captain Of the British steamer, Laer-
ties, who refused to surrender to a
German submersible.
The British press now comedies that
the Russians must have lost heavily
In their retreat IN East Prussia bu.
the newspapers refuse to credit Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg with great
victory pending the outcome of the
rearguard action before the fortified
lines on the Niefen river. 1t is argued
by British military experts that the
German double fianking movement APP
parently has failed and this view also
Is held at Petrograd.
In the Champagne and Argonne re-
gions in the western theater the Ger
mans seem to be putting forth all their
strength to capture the ground they
are reported to have lost last week.
The immediate effect Of the German
Isles beginning today was to tie UP all
Isles beginning today was to tie up all
passenger traffic from England to
Holland. The Scandinavian lines have
not yet been affected. Both the Zee.
land and the Batavier lines have can
celled all passenger service to Holland
although they are continuing their
freight and mail traffic. The Wilson
line to Scandinavian ports is running
as usual.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
NO EXTRA SESSION
Of Congress is Indicated as the
President Begins TO Get
Ready for Trip.
,sy Ass,s.,.rtp ,,r,,,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-Presi-
dent Wilson has virtually decided
not to call an extra session of Con-
gress, no matter what the fate Of the
ship bill. No Official announcement OF
his intentions was made but in con-
gressional quarters It Is well under
stood. Work was begun today on
mapping out the details Of the presi.
dents trip to the San Francisco -ex-
position. that was taken as added
evidence that there will be no extra
session.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
BURNS
Caused by a Gas Explosion
Prove Fatal to Mrs. c. e.
Stamper of Mannheim.

Mrs. c. E. Stamper, aged rs years.
of Mannheim, died at $3.50 o'clock
Thursday morning ina local hospital
from burns she received several
weeks ago whei, gas explosion oc7
Cured at her home.
Mrs. Stamper was standing In
front Of an open crate fire while sew
eral gas men were making q test on
the line. In some manner the test
caused the gas to explode blazing out
into the room and setting fire to Mrs.
iCtamper's clothes. Before the
blaze could be put out she, was fatal
~ burned.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
Car Runs Wild Down Main
Street and Pushes Broad
Oaks Car Ahead Of 1t.
CRASHES INTO A GARAGE.
Some Of the Most Seriously
Injured Persons Are Rush
ed to Hospital.

several persons were perhaps ser-
tously injured and dozen or more
others slightly hurt when a big Bridge
port car on the city traction line ran
wild down the West Main street hill,
pushing q Broad Oaks car in front OF
dt. and smashing 1t into side wall OF
the Monticello Automobile and Gar
age Company's plant at Monticello
avenue and East Main street at 3:45
O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
Bert Hickman, conductor on the
Broad Oaks car, seems to have been
the most seriously injured. He was
rushed to the Kessler hospital.
Hickman is believed to have been
internally injured. He received an
ugly cut under the left eye.
Mrs. Frank Outright, of Broad Oaks
was hurt so badly that she was TAX
en- to the same hospital.
Mrs. Outright received bad cuts
above and below the right eye, and
was severely bruised.
Frank Outright, Ja., aged two years
received several cuts and bruises
about the face andhead.
j. Fred Dye, Of South Chestnut
s,tsss was .ahen W tue hessier nos.
pital, also.
Mr. Dye mad q knee badly wrench
ed and bruised, got cut In several
places on the face and head and was
otnerwise bruised.
AS the accident occurred few min
utes before the home edition OF the
Telegram went to press, It Is impos-
s1Dle TO present complete list OF
those who We're injured In this ar
ticie. Mrs. Frank Sheets is said to
pc among those injured A woman
PASSENGER dumped from one Sof the
cars as they We're going down the
: 2, Alien, o.. Point Comfort, Is rer
P l,s,r among o 9, atne injured. &
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
Revolt
Breaks out among the Hindu
Soldiers in One of the
Strait Settlements.

TOXIC, Feb. { 1s.-A revolt has
broken out among the Hindu soldiers
al Singapore one Of the strait settle-
ments, belonging to Great Britain; ac-
cording to newspaper dispatches re-
ceived here Thursday from the Malay
archipelago. Marines were landed at
Singapore from Japanese and French
warships and some fighting has taken
place between the mutineers and the
men from the war vessels. The Hindu
'mutineers numbered SOC. but later halt
OF this number is reported to have
iSunnyside. NJ. c. Bee, deceased, OF
be subslding.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
BRITISH STE GAMERS
SUNK BY A OR USER

one passengers Of the British steam
err. Highland .Brae, vessel OF 1884
tons. belonging to the Nelson Steam
Navigation Company of London,
which sailed from London January
8 for Buencs Ayres and which was
sunk in the Atlantic. by German
warshtp. In addition there are ninety
members of the crew Of the High
land Brae on board. The crews OF
the other vessels given as having
been sent to the bottom apparently
also We're saved, for the Holger has
on board twenty-seven men from the
Hemisphere. forty-sesen from the
'Pctaro twenty two from the s,imSz
ira and seven iron, tha wilftsd.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
IOWA DRY
Bill is Now Ready to Go to the
Governor of the State for
His Approval.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. 1s.-The
Iowa, House of Representatives Thurs
day passed the Clarkson bill, which
repeats the Mulct law effective Janu-
airy 1. 1915. by vote OF IS to 20. The
measure already has passed the Sem
ate and will now go to the governor
who has indicated his intention Of
signing 1t. Under its provisions Iowa
will return to statewide statutory pro-
hibition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
In the Gas Rate Hearing is the
Belief of the Governor of
the State.

CHARLESTON, Feb 18-Calling
attention to the fact that three mem
bers Of the public service commits
sion. responded to subpoenas from
the federal court, had remained in
Wheeling for ten days. waiting to be
called upon to give testimony in the
proceeding of the Manufacturers.
Light and Heat Company, and after
the representatives OF the company
had failed to call them to the witt
ness stand to give testimony, that
they had been denied an opportunity
to refute the charges Of executive in
reference. Governor Hatfield de,
clared last night that.he believed the
people OF the state would bitterly
resent such an unfair, arbitrary and
njust proceeding
THE master hearing the testimony
has seen At to adjourn the hearings
for several weekstand has denied the
state the request made to place its
witnesses on the stand. It must be
apparent that the representatives of
the gas company brought about some
arrangement that may give them a
chance to place before the people OF
the state what they considered their
most effective evidence and then pre-
vent any refutation by the state =
said the governor.
Characteristic Tactics.
II the attorneys for the gas CONS
pany did not intend to use the N eif-l
bars Of the public service commission
IN the hearing. why were they SUM
moned 70 cling and kent there
for ten days and then denied an op-l
pprtnhity to test These tactics
ere ctikr cterisftc of a fiit hat.
has cen BY the r6hfes6ntas
tiYs e this huge corpora ticn 70 DE-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-18
NEW POOL ROOF.

The East End pool room, corner Of
.sindon avenue and East Pike street
was opened Thursday morning ~
George M Farmer. The, new pool
room has three pool tables and in con-
nection with the pool room Mr.. Farm
er offers cigars, tobacco and soft
drinks for sale.