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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
WASHINGTON is THIMllIlle
HARD WHILE WAITING

WASHINGTON. August
Official details upon which PEesidenk
Wilson will decide whether the sink
ing of the White Star liner Arabsc
was an act deliberately unfriend1y to
the United States were. still lacking
today, ana meanwhile the pres1dent
and all other administra ton oflctalH
the new situation between the United
states and Germany, we're keeping
their minds open.
Only two oncia1 dispatches had
been received and they gave tbs
fruits OF no independent investi2sss
ton, merely transmitting the repostS
OF the White Star line The Unitet
states will decide It's course upon the 4
reports Of It's own officials.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
In a Vain Attempt to EIude Z
Bunch of Newspaper Men
and Photo graphers.
az AneoclA4Ep 80,

NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The body
of Leo M. Frank. who was iynched
at Mariatta. Ca, was buried today
In Mt. Cartel cemetery, Brooklyn.
The automobile hearse and the cars
carrying the immediate relatives OF
the dead man travelled at q high rate
of speed.over the six-mile route from
the home OF franks parents to the
cemetery in a vain attempt to elude
newspapermen and photographer. A
crowd of scarcely more than 100
people was in front OF the Frank
home when the body was carried
out at $40 o'clock. Twenty minutes
later the hearse had arrived at the
cemetery and within thirty minutes
from the time the funeral had start
ed. the last Of the burial services
were concluded.
Mrs. Lucille Frank, the widow
appeared calm and restrained until
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
tsy Ansoe,Ay.e psgsA

BERLIN. Aug. 2o.-Oncial an
nouncement was made here today Of
the capture OF the important Russian
fortress of Noyogeorgievsk, with more
than 10000 men. The statement fol-
lows:
The fortress of Novogeorgievsk,
the enemy's last bulwark in Poland.
has been captured after stubborn re-
sistance. The entire garrison, in
Guiding over 10000 men and an
enormous stock of war material, fell
into our hands. The emperor t,ft for
Novogeorgievsk in order to give the
thanks of himself and the fatherland
to the leader of the attack. General
Won Beseler. and his troops. p
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
SERIOUS CHARGE
Made against Edward HoiIen, a
Resident of Industrial, by
Detroit Scale Concern.

Edward Hollen. former agent for
a Detroit scale concern, asfarrested
at noon. Friday. by Constable G. O..
Stout, on warrant sworn out by j.
H VanNorstrand. state agent for the
scale concern, charging Hollen with
embezzling $50 from the scale con-
Germ while he was employed by the
concern as agent In Upshur county.
H. VanNorstand, state agent for the
warrant before Buckhannon mag
but as Ho1len lived at Indus
trial, east of this city. he brought the
warrant here and gave it to Magis-
trate Jackson " Carter, who indorsed
the warrant and turned 1t over to
Constable stout, who arrested Ho11en
athis home at 1ndustria1 arthe noon
hour.
This is the second time Hollen was
arrested by the same scale concern.
the other time several weeks ago he
was dismissed from the employ OF
the scale company and the warrant
dismissed after his father had made
good the shortage. It was while an
Inspector OF the scale concern was
checking up Hollen's accounts that the
new shortage was found.
Ho1len was released under a bond
to appear before Magistrate Carter
in a day or two to answer to the
charge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
One Hundred Miles
OF Street Gar Lines
win Be Constructed

been completed James o. Watson.
George II. Watson, e. B. Moore and
Dudley d. Britt Will return to Fair
mont. Other capitalists in the party
will go directly to- their homes, In
GLIDING S. D. Camden president OF
the Parkersburg and Marietta Rail-
road Company; T. Edward Hamilton,
president of the Hamilton Company.
bankers, of Baltimore; Mr.. Baker, OF
Robert Garrett Sons. bankers Baltl-
more; and r. q Hoffman. OF the
Pennsylvania Steel Company. Phfla-
delphfa.
Big Sum Pledged.
The cost of the proposed lines Will
be between $4,000 and $4,000 per
mile. While substantial amount OF
capital has been pledged by the bus
mess interests along the surveys.
those interested in the construction
OF the new lines are anxious 70 secure
the strong financial backing anu sue
cessful transportation or the Monon-
gahela Valley Traction Company. IN IN
order to dispose advantageously or
bonds and securities necessaryt to pro
vide for the construction OF a high
grade, modern traction system.
The Baltimore'bankersi in the party
are largely Interested in the traction
company lines OlslnS sSe-ss'e>.... - - - -. -
ported they have made an effort to Sc
cure an option on,the Little Kanawha
Syndicate, whose holdings along the
Little Kanawha valley. between Par
kersburg and the upper kanawha
consists of 32,5OO acres OF cNaI
land, $500 acres of timber
land, right of way for forty-n Inc m tfes.
of railroad In the upper KanaWna val
ley. the Little Kanawha valley rail-
roadfrom Parkersburg TO Owasport.
tirty-one miles. and the right Of way
fromthe Wood county seat to q point
eight miles below Parkerspurg.
It is stated by odaciaIs who are
connected with the Little Kanawha
Valley railroad and their company
holds the option on property valued
at 81, 1000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
Beautiful Animal to Be Given
Away at ClliIdren's Day
Festivities.

One OF the most beautiful Shet-
of Clarksburg is expected to arrive
here Saturday to await some lucky
boy or girl to whom 1t viii be given
free at the Children's Day Observance
at the Central West Virginia Fair.
The dates of the fair are Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
August 81. September 1. and =.
but Tuesday, August 81. VII be oo-
served at childrenss day.
The fair grounds vii be turned
over to the children this day and 2
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know who occupied either Q

know who occupied either OF the
houses.
a check book was taken from the
home Of Mrs. T. Moore Jackson on
West Pike street. he said. He threw
the book away upon finding tnat rs
contents were OF no use to MN. Inc Inc
notice charged him with vahing taken
q necklace from Mrs. Jackson's home,
but he denied this.
At the home of Lee Probst On Me-
chanic street he secured 81, hessaid-
Nothing was secured from the home
Of DR.. John p. MCGUIRE on Second
street, he having been fr1ghtened
off by someone In the house. He
was also frightened away from the
home az Joseph A. JolIfge on Chapel
street without securing anything, ne
said.
A lady's pocketbook containing
SO 20 was taken from house on Gay
street, the occupant Of which he did
His last attempt was made at the
home Of DR.. w. n. Hill on South
Chestnut street. he said. He was
Frightened on there without secur-
ing !.W Wa that the last place You
tried?" he was asked by Chief
Yes sir" he replied. aand it's de
last place eber will try"
Deed, Mister Brooks, he contin-
ued, ~ Jest can't help it. When
gets in de house forgets all about
money and starts to looking at the
books and pictures. That's why !
got caught in SO many places.
Police said they expected to have
Jones'sl two confederates under ar
rest before night. w
Later IN the afternoon p. M
Christie OF Northcott avenue, swore
out a.warant before Magistrate r.
Kidd, charging the Jones
how With taxing SIS from his apart
ments In the Oak Hall building,
where he formerly resided.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20

Osborn. O.. aug 20 (specia0.
Ohios Misunderstanding =
must go. Doing laztly under the Nc,
tecting brow al a semi-circle Of Green
county hills. the little town was an
innocent bystander in the great hood
OF 1913. Now it is to be wiped out
OF existence to assure the safety OF
Dayton and the whole Miami river
basin.
Wherever the townspeople gather
thew are discussing the news that the
Miami conseryancy district is gong
to buy out the town for $1,000, 900
and turn it into a great mood reser-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
Main business street Of Osborn; Big depot

1 Of Osborn; Erie and Big Four depot
voir. They TooE at the bright little
/, onses set well back on well ordered
lawns. lined along full stretches with
giant trees throwing their shade on
eay-going passers-by. ana they as
sumo the air that marked the last
of the Roman g1adfators:
we, about to die, salute you
Even the bright little houses and
the nodding trees insist on partaking
of this grim heroic. In fact. it's hap
py funeral
Some rainy day the waters OF hum
BILE little Mad river, tossed back by
q proposed conseryancy dam. will
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postom ce building.

postodice building. -.
suddenly .engulf the remnants Of Os-
Born village and make IaKe1of the
pretty. fertile valley
ABOUT 4 g so the old Bee Line rail-
built and osborne became station.
road: a branch of the Big Four. was
For half a century Osborn logged
along at leisurelyr pace, now ana
thensuccumbi bling to few neW-1ang i l0.
n1aTt vas established, ana Inen ce-
mer,ts walks were laid on every VII
1aee street. The fannie sullmto- On
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
INJURIES
Received by Fire Chief in the Erie
Flood Are Fatal
tav AssoelArGp eR1ss,

Ab1oGIATRb PItEBBg 7---1- q 1--77-
ERIE. Pa, Aug. 2O.-John j.
Mcmahon. chief of the Erie fire de-
partment, died early today from in
jurIes received two weeks ago in the
Mill Creek food. Chief Mcmahon
while attempting rescue in the food
area, was swept away and for a time
his name was listed with the dead.
Later he was found floating In a mass
of wreckage and taken to the hos
pital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
REcoNraENps INsPEcroRs.

CHARLESTON, Aug: 1o.-Dr. S.
L. Jepson. head of the state depart
nent of health, has issued circular
advising all boards of education
throughout West irginia to employ
medical Inspectors
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
LEO PRANK, s. BOD
RUSHED TO Ora We

burial service had been concluded
Then she collapsed and wzs carried
to a automobi1e. The services were
conducted. by Rabbi Alexander
Lyons. OF Brooklyn. and Rabbi Dasst
Marx. of Atlanta.
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MORE VESSELS SUNK.
,,v A..oe,AItn eerss,

LONDON, Aug. 20.-The spanisa
steamer Peria Castillo and the Norwe-
gian steamer Sverresborg have been
sunk BY submarine. Three members
of the crew of the former steamer
was saved. The fate Of the Others on
that craft mad Of those on tie
Syerresborg is unknown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20
An Enormous Stock Of War Ma
teriaI Also Falls into the
Hands of the Teutons.
EMPEROR Co.'s TO FRoNI
Kaiser viii There Give Thanks
of Himself and FatherIand
to Victorious General.
eeY AsseeIAren easssl

BERLIN, Aug. 2O.-Tlle left wing
OF Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
army has driven the Russians be-
hind Kotorkal<ulva, southwest of
Bhest-Litovsk, German army head
quarters announced today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-20

DIR. J. A. selby was here Friday
from West Milford.
Cyrus Thompson. a prominent re-
sident OF Shinnston, visited the city
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Miss Charlotte Pierce, OF Parkers-
burg. Is visiting Telat iyes heZo.
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CONTINUED on page 1OJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-25
ITALY CONCENTRATES
TROOPS SECRETLY ON
FRONTIER OF AUSTRIA
Rome Government Takes
Action to Prevent Move
ments of Troops Being
Known - Short Shrift
Promised for Spies.
ROME. March 25.

NOht, NHlCH +"'
Tho mobilization of italian troops on
the Austrian border has been begun. and
will be carried on with every effort to
preserve absolute secrecy royal de-
cree will be issued soon, setting apart
zones throughout italy, especially in the
neIghborhood Of the frontiers, where for
eigners, irrespective of nationality, VIII
not be allowed to visit or soiourn under
any preteXt. II is assumed that spies, "
they disobey the prohibition, will be ar
rested. This step will be taken to keep
the movement OF troops secret.
Information has been received here that
approximately 100000 Austrian troops are
massed I'm Southern Tyrol and the Trcn-
tino where the so-Called ''strategical or
ganization," which is considered neces-
sary for precaution. for the last fort
night has been carried on with fever
ish activity, Indicating that an invasion
Is feared to be imminent.
Substantially all the villages between
Sugana Pass and Lake Garda have been
evacuated by the inhabitants and many
houses along the frontier have been dyna-
mited by Austrian engineers so as not TO
hamper the range Of the fort guns dom
mating accessible points, and to destroy
cover for an invading army The eastern
portion of the city OF Rovereto has been
razed and the debris of the destroyed
houses used to improvlse fortihcations
Field batteries are posted Mt every
point of vantage, trees have been felled
everywhere. and the region entirely de-
vastated, even where formidably defend
ed by permanent fortifications. Heavy
guns have been mounted at an altitude of
1000 feet.
An unccnsored dispatch from Vienna
says cholera, typhoid and smallpox are
decimating the Austrian troops in Tran
sylvana. Bosnia and herzegovina. and
along the ltalo- Austrian frontier,
The cholera epidemic, the dispatch says,
is spreading among the inhabitants OF
frontier towns owing to the lack OF sani-
tary precautions, which have been neg
lected purposely, the authorities hoping
that the epidemic will avert an Italian in
VaSion,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-25
BLIND AL" FIGHTS
SLAYER'S RELEASE
Angered by Report That Par
don Is Sought for Man Who
Killed Wife.

Wrath, deep and relentless, Nils the
heart Of "Blind AL" the old newsstand
keeper at Independence Hall. Word has
come to him that influences are at work
to obtain the pardon of George Eels, who
shot and killed "Al's" wife in 1908.
Eels, former policeman, once enjoyed
the friendship Of political workers, and
"Ar' has heard that potent factors in
the Republican Organization have united
TO send petition to Governor Brum-
baugh asking for his pardon Alfred w.
Endress-he is known by that name to
only a few of his friends--sells news
papers and candy on the pavement Of
Independence Hall, near tho corner of
5th and Chestnut streets
ar has written to the Governor beg
ging him not to consider the appeals Of
the influential citizens who are working
in Eels' behalf.
Excited beyond control while telling
the story. "Al" was unable TO remain in
his usual place near the cews stand. lie
paced about the pavement. feeling his
way with his knotted cane, while lie
bitterly tOld now MS Wlle was taken from
him.
Mrs. Endress was the only bright spot
in my dark life." he said. "That man
killed her. And now :hey want to let
him 20 free. If thero is such thing
as justice they won't do It," He grit
ted his teeth
lGels is about 60 years old. ON March
29 1905 he shot and killed Mrs Ella
Paschail, who for IL years had passed
as his wife. Mrs. Endress. a neighbor,
attempted to protect Mrs. Paschall, and
she. too, was murdered.
Miss Kate Jewell friend of Mrs. Pas
chall was also shot, but her wound was
a trifling one and she was discharged
from the Pennsylvania Hospital few
days after the tragedy. E.els was never
tried for the murder of Mrs, Endress. He
was sent to Jail for killing the other
woman. The blind man swears that il
he Is released he will have him arrested
for the other crime
This man was Il brute" lie said. "tIe
was a coward and dog. Why our party
works for him | do not know unless he
has done good deal of dirty work for
them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-25
CARS ARMY SWEEPS
THROUGH DUKLA PASS
INTO HUNGARY PLAIN
Invading Column Intrench-
ed on Enemy's Side Of
Carpathians - Bloody
Battle Rages on Noun
tain Front.

Russian forces have pressed through
Dukla Pass into Hungary and have
.entrenched before the railway centre
or Bartfa, which controls roads to
nBudapest. At Ussok, Luplow and
other Carpathlan passes gigantic
armies are locked in a bitter battle.
y In Northern Poland the Russian
War Office reports success in the ex-
tended lighting north of the Narew
River.
Russians driving against Augustowo
have been repulsed according TO to-
days Berlin official report, which ad-
,mits the launching of new Slav Of
fensive from the base at Grodno, to
which the Cars forces were recently
obliged to withdraw.
S1wallSl, capital of the Poland prov
ince, has been fired by German forces,
according to reports received at Petro-
grad. The Germans have thus begun
their threatened policy of retaliation
e The French troops in the Nosges are
making desperate efforts to gain all
of the railway lines leading into Muel-
-hausen, and a series of severe engage
sments is raging I'm that region At
Hartsmannsweiler-K -Kopf the French nd
vanced and took several trenches, but
their losses were very heavy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-25
DEFEAT OF PEACE PARTY IN
JAPAN WORRIES WILSON
Result of Elections Leaves Chinese

Result of Elections Leaves Chinese
and California Situations in Doubt.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Scrutlny of
THE result of the Japanese elections af-
forded little satisfaction to officials To-
day. The Administration hoped the
peace party would win decidedly. In
stead the Independents. who voted down
the Okuma Cabinets tentative military
plans, will increase their representation
in the Diet from IL to 40. 1t will be some
time before it will be known whether
they will support Count Okuma in in
creasing the army and navy.
1t is understood Ambassador Chinda
has assured the United States that ia
pans position in no way violates the
Chinese "open door policy, but that the
form of the Japanese explanations was
not such as to satisfy American appre
heusion.
American Ambassador Guthrie, at
Toxic, and Japanese Foreign Minister
Kato have also conferred. Guthrie ex-
planning that the United States unalter-
ably opposes any violation of the guaran-
tees of Chinese territorial and govern
mental integrity. A Japanese official re-
ply has been promised, but when it will
reach Washington cannot he learned, as
President Wilson has forbidden officials
10 discuss the situation.
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already turned and the world must If II
had not already done So"
81 need not speak of their splendid
ReneralShip or their courage I'm driving
the Germans back from the Marne. They
have the elan uf Napocon's time. thanks
to the spur of renewed confidence. Man
for man, they are better than the Ger
mans now, ard their army has steadily
improved since the war began, while the
German have deterorated. We have
abundant evidence of the German deter-
loration on our own front. Their attacks
lack the oId-timo vigor and spirit.
TERRGTORtALS PRAISED.
''Neuyo Chapelle was an important vic
tory It proved that with a strong push
we could put the enemy out of a we'll
fortified position and hold what we had
gained. One Of the most gratifying
things shown is what our territorials
have done now their period of prcpara-
ton is over and they have had an OPP
portunity, I believe the territorlals oc-
cupy much the same relation to our
forces as the national guard does to the
regular army in the United States. They
have surpassed our expectations. ] can
not pay too high a tribute to the Cana
dians."
And the result of the war;" | asked.
This, too, proved happy question and
was answered very promptly
There is no doubt of it," said the
Field Marshal, his tones carrying evi-
denCes OF his own strong conviction u
was never so confident OF victory as now.
I am as confident as Grant was when
he took command of the Army of the
Potomac. He kept at it and so shalt
We"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-25
SIR JOHN FRENCH
PRAISES DOGGED
TENACITY OF ARMY
British Field M a r S h a |
Tells of Critical Mo-
ments in His Campaign.
Greatly Admires Confed-
crate Generals.

This is INC outcome Of the great
European tUdr as seen bU Field Mar
shat Sir John French, commander
in-cbicf Of She British forces in
France and oppressed TO Frcdcrick
Palmer. the famous American tCar
respondent
"1hcrC is no doubt Of H. ! ucrcr
trds so confident Of ricforB as uoiC.
am as confident as Grant trds
tchCn he took command Of the ArmB
of The Potomac. lie kept nt IL and
so shdH tUc"
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BY FREDERICK PALMER
FRENCH HEADQUART ERs IN
iNIt 4 AtI,Ir -. L .n,.i.,. ri,

FRENCH HEADQUART ERs IN
FRANCE, via London, March 25.
1t was in the dwelling room which ho
makes his office that Sir John French,
commander of the British cxpcditionary
force i'm France, received me today On
the long table before the British Field
Marshal were a number OF maps and
reports.
Looking younger than his photographs
make him appear, ruddy Of face and
alert Of manenr, he showed no trace OF
the strain of the last eight months.
"What were the most important fac
tors making your retreat from Mons Sc
cure against overwhelming odds?' he
was asked.
THE dogged tenacity OF our little reg
ular army which contested every foot
Of the ground as We fell back" replied
the Field Marshal. Not once did our
men lose heart. Their confidence that
their turn to take the offensive would
come remained mistaken. Next I'm i'm
portance was the work of our cavalry
in it's alertness In preventing the onemy's
cavalry from getting round us. Our cav
airy established a decided superiority
over the enemy"
"And what was the most critical mo-
mcnt in your campaign In France |
asked him
one would not have been surprised II he
had said that his reserves were pra.-
ucally exhausted Ill tne pres Dates ,,,e w.
save the Ensllsh Inahhe. p,!'. poIls. at,S ~
answer hau Cna a,ac't,isu' ~ 49,,
deciSiVcneSS' re S"lu o'' t''e ls'' 's,s s,'
from Mons at lie Ca,eau We I,s,,,, VII :"
open country III very sGIouS ~
ana ,e, Ii'un ui''Di..UI. !. iu' rooii,od
our ht,ls aI,'S uile. r,i,' ,,,,'jr,,.a ta tbe
II ~ i''cu uot - 49,: " p,,. sto,dy
diciplncd regulars
GREATLY ADMIRERS LEE.
Row Americans ore familiar with the
camroirns in our own civil War as Sir
robn Ho has made a thorough study of
them. I'm particular he mentioned stone
wall" jackson to me. saying: "Stonewalw
Jackson was more like Cromwell ihan any
other leader IN history tie vas htr"'c trc
martial hghter whose W"huer'ul catee'
came to a happy close such as Il soldier
might desire IN an hour oi victory ! nav"
followed all his marches ana battles WIlh
untlaESinE admiration.
But al all your commanders Robert
h. Lee. in his patience, his resource, MS
poise, his soundncsS OF Judgment ana ms
possession nt the VnaliteS or hlSh com
mand IN an emergencies Is FOREMOST III
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DUTCH STEAMSHIP CARRIED
BELGIAN FOOD, SAYS BERLIN
Explanation of Seizure Expected to
Be Satisfactory to Holland.

The seizure of the Dutch steamships
Batavier V and the Zaanstroom. in the
North sea by German submarine. which
took them to Zeebrugge, was due to the
fact that both vessels had on board food
and clothing for the Belgian army. it
was officially announced today.
The Government has explained the
cause of the seizure to the Government
of Holland and it is said that the ex-
planaron will prove satisfactory to The
Hague.
The two ships carried n great number
of uniforms for the Belgian soldiers as
well as civilian clothing, 100000 eggs.
1000 kilograms of cheese and 5000 hams.