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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
Young Desperadoes
Shoot Colored Man

;MARTINsBURG. W. Va. Jan. o.
Three intoxicated young white men
whose names could not be learned by
the police. who are still at large at 0
late hour, terrorized people on the
streets In the western section Of the
city by shooting indiscriminately,
winding up their! escapade by firing
two bullets into Sydney Scott, tho
colored, proprietor of a cab line and
dangerously wounding him. Scot.
was rushed to hospital. where ii
Is said he has a good chance for re,
covery. u, Isl :
An armed posse OF officers secured
the town for the young desperadoes,
but Il Is believed they escaped into
Maryland.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
Robbers Shoot Two
ESQ ape With $4,000

RySAssociatedi Press. az r
ELKINs, Jan. s.-Twol masked men
entered the sarm house Of VIM. Hack
in Barbour county. early today. and
after shooting his aged mother at:
tackled him with clubs. Mrs. Hack
escaped from the house and making
her way TO neighboring farms gave
the alarm. None yentured near the
place. however. until s o'clock, when
Hack was found In a dying condi.
ton. Mrs. Hack who was shot In
the head was said at noon to be dying.
The robbers secured $500 dollars.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
Small B ak hops
Suspe nd SBusine ness

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. s:-Between 200
and 800 small baking establishments
have been compelled to close within
the last few days on account OF the
high price Of -four it was learned TO,
day. Authorities In the baking trade
said that unless the market falls
sharply within the next few wsess
bread viii be advanced to six cents a
Loaf
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
BROKER ri Is Sell f "A F TERI
FIRM FAILS I'M BUSINESS
Suspension is Caused byth Rapid Rise in the Wheat
Market--Man Found L ying on the Floor With
Revolver Nearby

a few minutes before the opening
Of the exchange stringer, Jr, left his
own office and entered that Of the Guy.
an Adjuato Development Company, In
which the firm of iStringerl and Compa.
ny had an interest. WhenEthe echange
opened the failure was announced.
Not long afterwards the body Of
stringer was was found lying on the
floor under a desk in the development
company's office with a revolver a few
feet away. Young Stringer recently
returned TO New York from Mexico
where he had looked over property Ii
which the firm was interested.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09

BY Associated Press.
NETWORK, Jan: 9.--G.F. stringer.
Jr, junior member of the stock ex-
change firm Of stringer and Company.
shot himself and died instantly at his
office shortly after the suspension Of
the firm was announced today on the
floor of the stock exchange. To the
sensational rise in wheat within the
past few days was attributed the fail.
ure Of the firm by. A. C. Decker. its
council. Mr.. Decker said that String.
er and Company, had been badly caught
on the short side of the market and
had failed for about 100000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
Strik IMediators
TotMeetin Wheeling

CLEVELAND, o., Jan. s.-Hywei
Davies and Danial ]. Keefe, United
States conciliators commissioners
who are endeayoring to settle the
strike In the eastern Ohio coal fields.
held their first conference this morn
ing at Cincinnati.
At the conference the commission
ers are expected TO e1cnange views
on the situation, gained in two days
of conference with the operators and
the miners. Next week. probably
Tuesday. actual work Of trying to get
the conflicting sides together will be
started at Wheeling. W. Va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
Murdered In
His Ou,nShop
BLACKSMITH HAD BEEN BEATEN
TO oEATH-RoseERY PRoBA.
6LY3WAS MOTIVE.

By Associated Press.
UNIoNToWN, Pa, Jan. 9.-Charles
Moffitt, prosperous blacksmith of
West Brownsville, near here. was to-
day found murdered in his blacksmith
shop, where he lived alone. He had
been beaten to death. Moffitt did not
believe in banks and was popularity
supposed to have a large amount OF
money concealed. Three tramps seen
In the vicinity are under suspicion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
AUST RIIANIS.
CAU|}H IN A.
RUsS|A|NIN.Eli
With Roads Blocked, They
Are'atIthe Mercy Of Cars
Soldiers.
German Allies Cannot Fight
Enemies Onlyat Great
Disadvantage.
News Comes Without First
Going Through Hands of /.
rancor
German Allies Cannot Fight
Enemies Only at Great
disadvantage.
News Comes Without First
Going Through Hands of !.
Censor.
BY AssocIated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GENEVA via Paris. Jan. .9.-The
Austrlans have been caught in a trap
skillfullyl set by Generals Ruzsky and
Ivanowf, according to advices from
the Hungarian source received here
without first passing through the
hands OF Austrian censors. In con-
fornity with the Russian plan, the ad-
vices say, the Austrian columns on
pushing toward the Nida river found
themselves stopped by dangerous
marshy ground. AT the same time the
Russians attacking cracow suddenly
abandoned their original plan but re-
sumed their attack in totally unex.
pscted manner. With the Russian
army occupying the most important
position Of the Carpathians from the
side Of Dochnia. The Austrian army
can advance no further toward War.
saw, for the only roads across .-.he
marshes are mined and strongly held
by the Russians On the other hand
the Austrians are Obliged 70 defend
Cracow and because of the Russian
maneuyers can only meet the Russians
along the line to Dochnia under most
unfayorable c<iditions.
The Austrian Commander being ,un-
able to discern whether the Russians
Intended to occupy Hungary or at
tuck rfacpw pr hath, iiost sflyeior six
days and It Is now too late, the ad:
vices say to carry out the movement
of troops cessary to oppose the Rus
sian maneuyer. -.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
.Blease Pardons
l,5OOlin Two Y ears
BY Associated Press.

BY. Associated Press.
COLUMBIA. 81 c. Jan. Full par.
dons to 1,5oo persons convicted In
South Carolina OF various crimes and
paroled since January !, 1911, we're
granted today By Gov. Blease.
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4as4S !, : e e I ,;ss

) o q 9! Q: q.
TOOTH siR GIRLS LUNG.
YORK, Pa, Jan. s:-An a,i-
topsy performed following the
death today Of 22.year-old
Ethel Wright of Red Lion, near
here, revealed ia large black tooth
lodged in her right lung. Nine
J. weeks ago al: of the girls up.
!. per teeth were extracted by a
y York dentist and Sit is believed
that one Of them unobseryed
J. slipped down her windpipe.
} The Infection produced penu,
J, monia
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
HUR|:|'Ti At .
SUNDAY MEET
RESERVES FROM THE POLICE
STATIONS CALLED OUT TO
ouELL RIOT.
THOUSANDS WERE TURNED
AWAY uNAeLES2 GAIN
AN ENTRANCE.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. s.-Thirty
persons were Injured and the'reseryes
from three police districts were re-
quied to preserve order last night
when aScrowd estimated at between
10000 and 10000 persons were un-
able to secure admHtance to the tab
ernacle where Billy Sunday, the
baseball evangelist is conducting re-
viyal services. Those injured were
all treated at the emergency hospital
installed near the tabernacle. A
colored minister was probably fatally
injured, but none Of the others were
seriously hurt.
For the first time since the revival
campaign opened he,e on Sunday last
seats in the big structure were re-.
served. It was Students night" and
the reservations had been made for
students from the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA and other institutions
in and near this city. Thousands OF
persons unaware OF these arrange.
ments crowded around the tabernacle
early in the evening anxious to hear
the evangelist who had spoken to full
capacity Of his tabernacle every night.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
London aTimesv Head.
To Wed Yankee Girl

LONDON. Jan. s4The engage.
nent is announced Of Reginald Mich.
iison, manager Of the London
'Times,' and Miss Natalie Pearson,
laughter Of Dr. and Mrs. Fred STARK
Pearson. of Great harrington. Mass.
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Riot Call Sent In.


The ordinary police arrangements
were found inadequate and the captain
in charge sent a riot call which
brought the reserve squad from three
neaby stations. 1.-The meantime more
than aIscore Of men and women were
overcome trying to fight their way
through the crowd.
Sunday addressed the students on
Forces That VIM He addressed an.
othe T audience of more than 10000
IN the afternoon meeting, when Shis
subject was "Pharisee and Publican.s
AT the noon hour he addressed 5000
University OF Pennsylvania students
In the gymnasium OF that institution
" u e
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09

Miss Beryi Jenkins went to Nor
gantown this afternoon to be the guest
of Miss Katharine Jenkins for several
Iday&
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09
THE WEATHER

west virginia: Fair tonight and
Sunday: slightly warmer Sunday.
western Pennsylvania: Fair tonight
.snd Sundays
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-09

ITALY uLTIMATuM- EXPIRES TONIGHT.
LONDON, JAM 9The likelihood
Turkey in the
to with ays demands
regarded
ton Turkey according the
arrest British
also salute flag.
The ulmatum known here hut
is presumed midnight
key is willing to make formal apology but
tion of salute Rome
staninope has received orders capital
o'clock
Office orgenthau
be the affair has BY
either of the involved have
There is little doubt but Italy Will aecede fully
her spuaions
Constaninople
by Germany will required hoiess
lin concerned ohstinaey Of cabinet
general, Italy
mobilization
notified Italians liable military
themselves medical examination.
telegram Sofia that
nile ! s-ss ~
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Official War News.
BY Associa Press. 5 /,

BY Associated Press.
PETROGRAD Jan! s.-An official
rommunications given out by the gen.
eral staff says: On the left bank OF
The vistuia front at the villages OF
soukha, Metairie and Moghely the
fighting has assumed a character more
md more desperate. The Germans,
notwithstanding great losses they
have sustained, continue obstinate at.
lacks at different points. In many
places the; enemy succeeded in occupy.
Ing proyisionally, certain Of our ad.
vance trenches but our vigorous
counter attacks followed ord d,narily by
bayonet charges. compelled the Ger.
mans to let 60! their hold. This in the
region OF Metairle and Moghely.
On Jan. we drove away the enemy
who rushed our advance trenches, cap.
turing seven Offices and more than
100 men. In Bukowina we occupied
On Jan. 9Th, Kimpo polang near the Hun.
garian border after an advance and
nshting lasting eight days. Our troops
during this fighting covered about 80
miles and finally crossed the mountain
chain, at the frontier between Buko-
wina and Hungary.
During these operations we captured
more than 1000 Austrians and also
took rich spoils Of war. On other
parts OF our front. there is nothing
worthy Of note,
on the Black Sea Jan. srd our tor.
pedo boats discovered Turkish
cruiser followed by a transport. sail.
ing east on the north coast Of Asia
Minor. Seeing themselves pursued
he Turkish vessels turned west in
Hight but We followed and sank the
transport The cruiser escaped.
BY Associated Press.
PARIS. Jan. s!-successes Of a
greater or less Importance at various
points along the battle line in France
ire clatmed in the Official report on
he progress of The lighting given out
,y the French war Office this after.
loon. A German victory is admitted
IN Alsace where the troops Of En-.
,cror William reoccnpied Burnhaupt.
Lo-Haut. In one place the French
sains consisted OF three lines OF Ger.
nan trenches. At another they ad.
sanced 500 yards. Elsewhere, lesser
yains for the retention of position ara
'ecorded. The French artillery also
las been active with results declared
o be advantageous.
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By Associated Press. S

PARIS jan sThe Roumanlan begin
week Of January according calling
three classes toang 1s50oo
until 600 900 men ready the field It Switzerland
will be asked to take charge
Austria but it adds that cabinet
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The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
Queer Cases of Jilt.

well known novelist was once int ed by a girl who took exception to the inadequate punishment meted out to one of his fictitious villains. She de clared that as he regarded vice with so lenent an eye he must himself be at heart a reprobate and unworthy of true love and that she must request that their acquaintance cease.
 An eminent lawyer in his younger days met with similar mishap. The lady to whom be was engaged, chanc ing to hear that he had delivered a most skillful though futile speech in defense of an arrant rogue. wrote. saying that she must decline to know ono who could thus strive speciously to excuse crime. In return he pleaded the exigencies of the profession. but In vain. The lady was obdnrate and soon afterward. by the strange irony of fate, married 6 man who was ulti- mately convicted of gross fraud. main- ly through the forensic eloquence Of her former lover.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12

them; second. the great need of the south Is for farmers, capable of doing intensified farming, to settle upon waste tracts of uncultivated farm lands in Dixie
 There are now in Georgia at least two concrete propositions which will be made to Belgians.
 One is the settlement of a tract of some 1,7O0 acres of farm land in Lowndes county. Upon showing that families desiring to settle on this land are reliable people 1t is stated that all financial arrangements will be made for them. including transportation Part of the land Is wooded, and Bel gians settling there will be paid for clearing this land. There is a com munity store, at which credit will be extended to those tilling lands on this tract. Options will be given on these lands at their present price There is similar plan for settling large tract of land in Jones county. near Macon, where fifty farmhouses have already been built.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
INVENTS KISS RESONATOR.
Device Records Osculatory Sounds, but
 Joshua Needs Another Machine.

A kiss resonator, that's the invention of Joshua Conkling Reeves of Stoyes- town, Pa.
 Necessity, some one said, is the moth. CT of invention. Joshua is the father of three perfectly kissable daughters. Men called on them sometimes. Joshua felt his parental responsibility, so he invented the resonator.
 "It ketches and increases sound" Joshua explains. "When there is any kissin' goln' on in the parlor the sound floats through this machine and hear it all, but much louder. Jist common kissin' on the cheek or neck sounds like E. and o. train goin' over Turkey Foot crossin', and long huggin' kisses are like the wind blowin' in November. Good night kissin' sounds like cannon shot.
 What need now is a machine that will tell me what to do about it."
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
FROST" STILL ECHOES.
Statistics Show Enormous Quantity of
 Beer Made In Germany.

Some idea of the enormous quantity of beer manufactured for the use of Bavarian soldiers in the field can be gathered from the figures of the au- thortes of the First Bavarian army corps, just published.
 Munich breweries alone deliver, it is estimated, 40 carloads of beer in kegs and 60 carloads of bottled beer each week. The first contains an average of 1920 gallons to carload and the sec ond $500 threequarter liter bottles. Other breweries deliver 30 carloads of keg beer, 1920 gallons to a car.
 Engaged In making this beer are the Bavarian State brewery, the Royal Hofbrauhaus and the state owned Weihanstephan brewery, in addition to many private breweries. The army authorities pay 24 marks for keg con taining twenty-two gallons and g marks for ease containing fifty three quarter liter bottles.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
FARMERS FROM BELGIUM
 ARE WANTED IN. SOUTH.
Colonies Established Already In Georgia
 and North Carolina.

At an immigration conference in Sa- yannah. Ga, one of the principal ques- tions was that of methods of encour- aging Belgian farmers to locate in Georgia.
 This is not the beginning of such q movement ill Georgia nor in the south It was started several months ago, with the result that there are now sev- eral colonies of Belgian truck farmers In southern Georgia. Similar move ments have been started in other states, notably in North Carolina, where there are one or two colonies of Belgians.
 This demand for Belgians is due to two causes-frst, the south entertains a profound sympathy for the Belgians in the plight the war has brought upon
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
MODERATE DRINKING EVEN
 WILL HURRY ONE TO GRAVE.
Statistics Show That Two Drinks .
 Day Are Detrimental.

Two whiskies a day or more than two glasses of beer boom the death rate, according to comparison of nor tality rates among insured persons who consume varying amounts of liQuor
 The comparison Is made by pr. S. S. Goldwater, commissioner of health New York, and was given out at the eighth annual meeting of the Associa- tion of Life Insurance Presidents by Arthur Hunter, chairman of the bu- reau of medico-actuarial investigation. The comparison was taken from rec ords of about 100000 lives, covering a period of twenty-five years, made by forty three life insurance companies for use in their business It is the largest and most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken by insurance compa- nies.
 The comparison showed that among men who took more than two glasses of beer or one glass of whisky or their equivalent q day, but who did not or never had used alcoholic beverages to excess, the death rate was 90 per cent higher than that of the men who never did exceed the amounts specified.
 Investigations have revealed that to- tai abstainers have a mortality during working years of life of about one-half of that among those who use alcohol to whisky a day.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
Odd Happenings
 In the Days News
A lifer was pardoned in Maine on condition he join the Italian army.

A lifer was pardoned in Maine on condition he join the Italian army.
 Invisible aeroplanes being used by Germany, the invisibility produced by newly invented transparent material covering the planes
 Fireproof uniforms are to be worn by British soldiers as result of a Gin cinnati mans invention of a liquid that protects from German fire shells"
 Two "scarecrows" that climbed ladder to loft near Flushing, N. Y, proved to be runaway boys who had borrowed their wardrobes from the ef- f1gies in cornfeld.
 To fulfil deathbed wish, funeral of youth at Beacon, N. r., went a mile out of Its way to pass fire house, of which he was a member, and the office where he worked.
 "Abaft there," said a detective to a man claiming to be a sailor, arraigned in a New York court. Cant abaft cause 1 got no pencil" replied the sailor" who was held as an impostor.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
PRINTERS AND WHISKY.

More printers are harmed py wI~ .. ky than by all the insanitary snVr, in the world" President Wrigh. V ', the Typographical union No' ID ,,. M Chicago, is reported to have recel. said. Every week dozens of lopies, printers come to our relief commi.ss ,'ss for aid, medical and financial. "n'''' is their trouble"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12
llk REMINDED.

The Worth Brothers Steei aI ..I company, the Lukens Iron anu .ha company of Coatsville, Pa, anu ' Florence Iron company of florens N. J., have prohibited the delivery beer, whisky or any other intoA.r .r,. ing liquors to the homes of theh .,es ployees, and all agents of bre"e, .ou are prohibited from soliciting uf'7 the premises.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-12

EFFICIENCY SLOGAN. ,..s
 The efficiency slogan oop'' frst-Safety follows"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-24
WAS DOUBLING UP ON LIFE
Small Girls Unfortunate Remem-
brance Of Mothers Remark
Caused Embarrassment

Col. George Harvey said at a ban
Quet in his honor in New York:
We editors like criticism, espe-
cially when it Is OF the very favorable
kind that I've received this evening.
But not all criticism ia favorable.
even for the most successful editors.
A good many editors. In fact. often
find themselves in the position of the
rich old broker whose little grand
niece said:
Uncle. how long do people live!
The natural span Of mans life
the uncle answered, Is as the Good
Book tells Us. three score years and
ten.
"'Oh, then you'u live to be one hun
dred and forty. won't you. uncle!'
The old man looked around the
room crowded with relatives and
laughed heartily.
why. no. he said. Why. no. How
do you make that outT
Isn't it true. them said the little
girl-isn't it true what mamma says
about your living . double lifeT"-
Washington Star.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-24
$4,000 Loss by Hail.

Colorado Springs.-Damage estimat-
ed at $4,000 was caused here Sunday
when a heavy hail storm. sweeping
east from the mountains. paralyzed
street traffic, broke windows and sky
lights and wrecked the street lighting
system of the city. The hail followed
heavy rains throughout the day. So
heavy was the fall that automobile
tops were broken through. street cars
were forced to halt and great plate
glass windows in stores were demol
ished. Every pane of glass in many
lamp posts were broken into frag
ments, making a loss to the electric
light company of more than $4,000
Skylights crashed in from the weight
OF the hail. Every greenhouse in the
city was demolished.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-07-24
STORY TOLD BY VICTIM
WOMAN DEFENDS Ex- CONVICT
WHO KILLED HER HUSBAND.
Emma Wallace Tells Coroner Mate
Was Jealous Of Archie eriseoe
and Was Shot In Duel.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver.-'1 said l would stand
By Briscoe-and that's what l in
tend to do" was the statement
made before a coroners jury by Mrs.
Emma Wallace, whose husband. ac-
cording to the jury's verdict. came to
his death as the result of bullet
fired into his body by Archie Briscoe,
an ex-convict
Frederick Wallace, a truck gardener,
was shot after ordering Briscoe from
his home near Skaters Crossing
While being brought to Denver he de-
clared that Briscoe had waited outside
and when he started for the barn in
the rear OF his home, Briscoe opened
fire with rifle. Wallace died at st.
Anthony's hospital
Wallace" Sheriff Dennis of Jeffer-
son county testified, returned to
Shaffer's Crossing from Denver. after
being absent three days, and found
Briscoe in his home A quarrel start
ed and Briscoe left. About IL O'Clock
that night Wallace started for his
barn with a lantern and was shot
down
"Briscoe on the following day, when
We were taking Wallace to Denver.
said to me, I hope the poor devil
doesn't die That's what wine and
women do for mem"
Wallace told the police before he
died that he had had trouble with
Briscoe frequently because OF the lat
ters attentions to his wife.
Mrs. Wallace, In her testimony be-
fore the coroner's jury, declared that
the trouble was due to her husbands
jealousy, for which he had no reason.
She asserted that her husband had
picked quarrel with Briscoe on the
belief that Briscoe had been RESPONSE
Bile for his arrest some time before for
bootlegging
Wallace had said that he was armed
with a revolver, but had no opportu-
nifty to defend himself Mrs. Wallace
said she saw an exchange OF shots
between Briscoe and her husband.
Briscoe was sentenced to the peni-
tentiary in 1899 on the charge OF stab
bling man to death.
Although the shooting of Wallace
occurred in Jefferson county the in
quest was held in Denver, because
Wallace died here. The jury found
that Briscoe shot Wallace with felo-
NOUS intent