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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-04
TWO MURDER CASES
|N.G0URT NEXT WEEK.
Grand Jury Will Also Con-
slider Violations ofthe
80 Yost Law.

The investigation OF two murders,
one arson case and large number Of
alleged violations of the Yost prohibit.
tion law will be included in the work
of the grand jury when the November
term OF Circuit Court opens Monday.
The sensational murder OF Anthony
Schepis, the young East Side working
man, whose mutilated body was found
on the Monongahela river bank In q
clump OF bushes, will be one of the
most difficult cases to be considered
by the Jury. The men who were last
seen with the murder victim, accord
ing to informationSi in the hands OF the
county officials, have not been .appre-
hended, as they fled shortly after the
body was discovered. Several persons
held under bond as witnesses have
been able to throw very little light on
the Identity and whereabouts of the
murderers. That Schepis was killed
by memebrs Of Black Hand organic
alton after having been subjected to
frightful torture for, hours is about the
only conclusion reached SO. far, by
those who have investigated the case.
The other murder to be investigated
by the jury is that OF Luther Raber,
whose brother is held In the county
jail on q first degree murder charge.
Mrs. Anna Wilson, who has been
held in the county Jail for several
months charged with setting fire to a
small house on the Sturm farm, prob.
ably will be Indicted for arson
The grand Jury which will report
Monday, includes the following per.
sons: L. C. .Boice, N. ]. Straight, c. e,
Snider, Thomas Hunsaker, Clarence
D. Robinson, David E. .Satterfeld, Har.
ley pigott, John n. Hess, J!iD. Thom.
as, Charles Toothman. w. D. Ice, c. c.
Arnett, Joseph Holmes. ". II Banner,
]. o. Shaver and Abraham Rinehart.
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Peter, of.Serbia,
Goes to the Front
TAKES NEWS TO soRELY TRIED
TROOPS OF COMING
RELIEF.

AMSTERDAM via London, Nov. 4.
An official Bulgarian statement re.
geiyed here todas from Sofia, says
King Peter, Of Serbia has gone to the
front to nyourage his soldiers and to
take them the news that French and
British forces are Fastening to their
assistance.
King Peter isone Of the most pic.
turesque figures Of the war. Z He went
to the frontslast year in the hour Of his
country's supreme need.
The venerable ruler-he is II years
old-has been at Topola, the cradle
of the KarageorgeiYitch dyansty, Ill
and weak, and according to; last &C.
counts, was waiting to retire with the
rear guard of his troops, menaced on
three sides by the invading army. On
the former occasion, King Peter was
credited with having saved the day for
Serbia. I. ., Il q I.
Il am but a feeble old man." the
King was quoted as having said last
month, "but swear to you :if new
invasion shall bring upon the shame
of being conquered, l shall not survive
the ruin, but !, to-. shall die with the
country"
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Serbian Army, Fighting
Pluckily, Continues
To Retreat.
new PLANS 0FRUSSIANs
Planning To Make Their
Way Into Bulgaria From
Bessarabia.

LONDON, Nov. 4.-While the Ser.
bians are fighting doggedly to keep
the way open for their retreat into
Montenegro, their Franko: British al.
lies are beginning to make their pros.
ence felt In Macedonia where, accord
ing to unofficial reports! they have
gained success on the tIstipf front,
The Serbian army Is retreating
steadily toward its center defenses.
but its fighting qualities apparently
have not been seriously Impaired BY
tho heavy battering 1t has received
from the invaders.
The only success for the serbians
admitted by Berlin Is one along the
Nishaya river where the Bulgarians
have been thrown back toward Palan.
ka by superior forces, Z but the tinya.
ders now are only twelve and one.half
miles from the temporary Serbian
capital and a check along the Nishaya
is not likely to give the iharrassed dc.
tenders much respite.
From Bucharest comes the report
that the Russians are Concentrating
great forces on the port Of REM, In
Bassarabia, from which place they
are expected to make q direct landine
on Bulgarian territory II Roumania
gives an Interpretation Of the interna-
'tionalization OF the River Danube
friendly to Russia by which men and
munitions may be conveyed BY the
river into Bulgaria.
Along the east front Russia CON
tinues to claim a series OF successful
attacks on the Austro.G German posi-
tions. From the most northerly point
on the eastern line comes report,
which has q Russian source, that the
German commander, Gen. Won Hin
denberg, despairing of the capture OF
Riga and Dyinsk, Is preparing winter
quarters near 4his present position
along that front.
The government regulations, rela-
tive to British shipping, are exciting
great interest in trade circles whore
the policy has already encountered op-
position.
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entente FORCES beginning TO
BEFELT IN THE BA[KANlTHEATRE
another CABINET
CRISIS IN GREECE
Zaimi's Government Falls As
Result of Attack on
Foreign Policy.

PARIS, Nov. 4.-The zaimis govern
ment in Athens was defeated In a dis
cussion Of foreign policies in parila.
ment today. and is expected to resign,
says Havis dispatch from Athens.
A discussion OF proposed military
laws. the correspondent says, raised a
question between the minister OF war,
General Yanagitsas, and the majority
party OF former Premier Venizelos. On
this issue Premier Zaimis decided to
ask a vote of confidence.
The discussion then turned TO the
foreign policy of the government.
Fenizelos declared 1t impossible for
his party longer to sustain the govern.
ment whose policy he considers harm
tul to the interests of the country. All
the party leaders Joined in the discus.
sion. The final vote was lat against
the government to ia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-04
Fairmont Pharmacy
Sale a Success

The Fairmont Pharmacy has the
first one.cent sale on at present that
has ever been held in this city. Dur.
ing the sale the proprietors of the
store are offering two articles for the
price OF one with. but one, cent added.
Not few people took advantage Of
this sale today, the store being packed
with purchasers. This sale only lasts
until the close of business Saturday
night. The store windows are at.
tractiyely trimmed and about every.
thing under the sun Is. on display
there. The Watson Hotel corner
since the sale started has been "a
mecca fol. shoppers, and despite the
!disagreeable weather a large crowd
Of bargain hunters. turned out.
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HEROES OF MAINE
. H0N0RED BY D.AR R.
Tablet to Their Memory
Is Unveiled AT
M0rgantown.

MoRGANToWN, Nov. "A splen-
did program, including two addresses,
one by, DR.. Waitman 7. Barbe and the
other by DR.. j.. NJ. Callahan, both OF
the University faculty, marked the
exercises at the unveiling ofthe tablet
TO the memory OF those who lost their
lives in the battleship Maine disaster
by the Daughters Of the American Rev
olution, who met here yesterday in
tenth annual conference.
The state regent called the after.
non session to order and after prayer
by Rev. P. N. Mcdonald, rector OF
Trinity Church, and music by the
Woman's Music Club Chorus, DR..
Waitman Barbe was introduced, who
made an eloquent address
Reports from fourteen OF the sixteen
chapters Of West Virginia were read.
The state regent announced the mem
bers OF committees and spoke briefly
on the origin and development Of the
D. A. r. -,
Adjournment followed, and the visit.
ing delegates and alternates were en-,
tertained by the local chapters with
a luncheon served by the ladies' Of the
Episcopal Church in the parish house.
In the evening, the visiting dele.
gates, the ladies Of the two local chap.
ters, their husbands and number OF
special guests were entertained with a
reception given by DR.. and Mrs. Frank
B. Trotter at the presidents house on
North Front street. Mrs. Trotter is
regent of the Elizabeth Ludington Ha.
gans Chapter. ,Q
The house was appropriately decor.
ated for the occasion. large American
flags being draped about the windows
while at one en- dof the reception hall
was a large portrait .of: George Wash.
ington, encircled by red, white and
blue electric lights. About the entire
mansion, which was thrown open to
the guests. Sweer, patriotic emblems in
keeping with the spirit Of the organic
alton. ~
Tho guests were received by Mrs.
,Trotter, Mrs. Parks Fisher, Mrs. vii.
liam Haines Smith, Mrs. Clarke Heav.
.ener, Mrs. H. G. Stoetzer, Mrs. R. H.
iEdmondson, Mrs. VIII. Conaway, Mrs.
s. G. jackson, Mrs. George w. Poffen.
Sbarger and Mrs. William Morgan, the
receiving line being composed Of the
state officers
Il .
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Brownsville People
Not Afraid ofCroWd

"We want to meet the Masons. We
wish to visit Fairmont while they are
there, even II 1t does crowd the dining
rooms OF your hotels, We have no
objection to visiting you while Parks
avenue is torn;up, for the,work of your
paving contractors indicates prosper
ity and progressiveness."
Such was the declaration OF E. NJ.
Mardorff, OF Brownsville, last evening
in behalf Of the 500 Brownsville boost.
ers who are seeking to make arrange.
ments to visit Fairmont next 5Wednes.
day on special excursion train over
the new Monongahela railway. Efforts
are being made to provide entertain.
ment for both the Masons OF the state
who will be here in Grand Lodge meet:
ing, and the Brownsville boosters, who
wish to visit Fairmont at the. same
time, s.s,t,s-t t{3sts 'fst ~
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Denied at Berlin Too.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam and Lon.
don.. Nov. 4.-Norddeutsche Allge.
meine Zeitung which frequently ex.
presses the views Of the government,
declares 1t would be premature to
speak Of peace conditions at this!time.
The newspaper refers to reports that
peace proposals are, being discussed
by German representatives in Holland
and adds: "The Imperial Chancellor
has made no such statement. It,wouid
be altogether, premature to speak Of
peace conditions"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-04
Automobilist Tries
To Drive In Store

A Ford automobile, driven by an in.
experienced driver, who, coming
down Madison street, ran Into Nc.
Cray's store on the corner OF Madi.
son and Meredith this morning. Two
large plate glass windows were de-
stroyed and $40 worth Of chinaware
smashed. The base Of the window
was sprung and the entire left side Of
the front OF the store will have to
be taken out. The amount Of dam
age will reach 500. The car struck
the window head-on. The occupants
Of the car have arranged to pay the
damage.
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Insane. Man Kills
Wife, Son andSelf
TWO MoNTHs.ouD DAUGHTER,
WHOSE THROAT WAS CUT
WILL LIVE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-Edward Nc,
Manus, 81, secretary to a wealthy wo'
man today killed his wife and :fou,
year old son William by cutting their
,throatsswit a razor, slashedi itheithroai
of two months old daughter, Ger
trude, and then committed suicide by
cutting his own throat. sS5 4
The little girl. hospital surgeons say,
williprobably live. i
McManus has ,been5ill; l;forssome time
and is believed to have suddenly be.
come insane.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-04
Carranza Troops
Main Offenders

WASHINGTON, Noy.S S4.-carranza
troops were the main offenders in fir.
ipg across the border in the battle at
Aqua Prieta, according to a report
from Major General Funston received
today at the war department. The
general says that both Gales and Villa
did all they could to prevent INJURY to-
American lives and property.
Il could not in fairness have opened
fire on villa without treating Gales
the same, he added "! 7
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-04
RAILROAD WANTS
TO USE Highways.
Fairmont- Helen's Run Com.
panys Files Application
With the Court

La. . 81 . +
An application for a franchise to
Fspse SECTIONS Of the public roads in
Lincoln district aggregating nearly a
fmile;in length for the operation Of the
Fairmont-H -Helef's Run railroad was
filed late yesterday afternoon with A.
G.s Martin, clerk Of the Marion County
Court. The application is signed by
President c. II. Gray for the company.
The company requests the court to
act upon the application in 80 days or
as soon thereafteras possible. The re.
quest includes a petition to have two
stretches OF road, each nearly one
third OF mile in length, vacated by
the county for the benefit OF the rail.
road. Permission to cross the public
road at grade in a number of places
and above grade in other places Is re,
Quested.
The papers filed with MIR. Martin In.
clude a large blue print showing the
proposed changes, and typewriter
document of 10 or ~ pages describing
thetproposed changes. Where vaca.
ton {of the county road is asked the
company promises to relocate the
road and build a substantial highway
in the new location Where the pro.
posed, crossings are to be above grade
the company promises clearance OF
Is feet from the road bed to the tracks.
The application by the company in
cludes the following specific requests:
A crossing above grade at or near
the Cora Jackson farm. l
Vacation Of about 400. feet OF road
at or near the Michael G. Cochran
farm. .sIg.- E.-,
A crossing above grade short dis.
tance northSof the Cochran farm.
Vacation ofs40o feet Of road at or
near the Oscar Cochran farm.
I Crossing above grade at or near the
John G. Smith farm.
q Crossing above grade at or near the
Martha Davis property.
Crossing at grade at or near the
Martha Davis farm.
Vacation OF nearly one.third mile Of
road at or near, the Enos Morgan farm
recently purchased by the Consolida-
ton Coal Company.
This Is part Of the, road to Farm.
ihbkOu anu 10 LGtl tllC utW s1udIlldS
shaft of the Consultation company.
Vacation Of about 800 feet OF road
near Carolina Station on or near the
Nancy a. Pigott farm on Martins Run.
Vacation Of about one.third OF mile
OF road on property purchased by the
Consultation company from Mrs. Mar.
tin and others, and the construction o,
two crossings at grade on the new
road which the railroad company
promises to build to take the place OF
the road Il, wants vacated. The roa,l
at this point runs along the edge OF
a steep ravine and a fill Ifs proposed
which will be advantageous to the
public, according to the railroad com.
pany officials. s5'
Crossing at grade a short distance
north of! the hollow.s
Members OF the County Court said
this morning that as far as they could
tell al! present there seemed to be no
reason why the requests Of the rail:
road company should not be granted.
vithntc rucN NtnncnD cn1,t-.
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Serbia Now Faces
Albania Revolt

ROME, via Paris, Nov. 4.-Alban.
ians living in the Suhagora and Kru.
seyo districts Of Serbia have revolted,
according to a Durazzol dispatch to the
National Agency. 4 ss.;z
R "A desperate battle between Serbian
troops and rebels has been fought
north OF Tirana, The anti.Serbiani
movement pas spread into Northern
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-04
zAIMIs MUST RESIGN.

LONDON. Nov. 4.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company asserts that following his de-
feat in the chamber of deputies, Pre-.
mier Zaimis will resign.
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WILL MAKE ADDRESS ATKEYsER.

President Joseph Roster Of the Fair.
mont State Normal School, left last
night for Keyser, where he will ad:
dress the Mineral County Educational
Rally toll held there today and to-
morrow. From Keyserj Mr.. Roster will.
Ego to Frostburg, Md. where he will
address tho Potomac Valley sRoud Tia;
bic In session there. He will return
here Saturday night.
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TheWeather,

West Virginia-ProbabIy rain to-.
night and Friday: warmer tonight In
east: colder Friday. 4
Western Pennsylyania-Rain to-.
night and probably Friday; colder FIJI.
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Miss satterfieId Enteir.ta,iI,n,,ed. Et,i.,,iI,,,

Miss Blanche satterfeld entertained
a number of young people informally
last evening sat her home on the East,
Side. The guests were entertained at
games and music and Refreshments
were served.
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SyuANis EVEN 81 sREAk, SPOILED.
sPEKING, China, NOV! THE six.
teenth{ son OF Presid dent Yuan Shi Kai
was born today. The President now
has 81 children.
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GER MANS DIFFER
ON REPLY TO U.S..
Most Papers Are Pleased. hut
Count Won RcventlOw
DisapprOves.

BERLIN. via London, March Some
difference Of opinion among the n.Hs.
papers Is apparent over the reply to ne
informal inquiries of the American Gov
eminent. presented on February %
Count Won Reventlow, the nava writer
in the Taoessettuno, expresses the views
of a minority who thirk that German
has yielded too much to the United
States. while Capt. Persius. tho naval
writer IN The Tdgebldtt. takes tho oppo.
site opinion. The latter says:
"If Great Britain Will consent p.
abandon the misuse OF flags and Nh.
arming OF merchantmen, then neu,-1.
Powers need have no further concern
regarding their ships n their citizens
German submarine commanders would
also be freed OF a heavy load II an
agreement to TINS effect Is reached 80
German Government can ho s. If q DO.
c.ded success which. we freely aCknoV.-
edge. could have been achieved oa''
through the supper; of Ia" tp;,N
States"
Count Won Reventlow says that a,
quiescence In the American douIt.Ht
would make submarine warfare .mros.
slble.
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DEAD LIE IN HEAPS
BETWEEN TRENCHES
British Eyewitness Says Scene
in Woods at Yprc> Is
one Of Horror.

LoNuoN. March Another repo.'
b, the British eyewitness at the front
was made public tonight by the oHcial
Press Bureau II is dated February IS
and relates various minor incidents. but
al, with useful cumulative results to
the Allies
The action OF January % marked the
glon " La Bassee.' the report SAYS
From that time We have continued to
make steady progress. The greater part
Of the ground los; south OF the canal has
been regained in a series OF small ac-
tions and our position has been much
strengthened.
Since February :. when tho Ger
mans attempted a fruitless counter
attack on the canal bank, there has been
no fighting IN his area, We have re-
gained some ground around Givenchy
and established ourselves more firmly
thar ever on that iidGe.'
The line of the Allies around Ypres
remains as 1t was n November, All
attempts OF the German forces 10 male
any progress have been checked.
The aspect OF the narrow strip be
tween the hostile lines IN the woods
around Ypres almost defhes dcscrlp-
ton" rhe eyewitness SAYS. IF the
reader can imagine what a great wood
would be like with most Of the trees
f.ll.d or half save through. lying with
their tops on the ground = he car
further imagine this same wood stand
inn In snyi muddy clay In which every
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BELGIAN QUEEN SCORNS
BOMBS FROM ~AEROPLANES
Courage Under BOmbardment
at Military Review Steadies
Crowd.
spccioi cable Despatch 10 THE suS.

sDcctoi Gable Despatch 10 THE SuN
PARIS, March 3.-Ths Germans.
warned by spies who still succsed in
operating In Flanders. sent iive aero
planes laden with incendiary bombs
over La llanne last Friday while Queen
Elizabeth Of the Belgians was passing
in review a Grenadier regiment and the
Tenth Infantry.
AS soon as the Tsubes oame abreast
of the CITY they began to drop their
bombs. apparently aiming for tho parade
grounds. Some OF ;he bombs fell near
the Red Cross Hospital. while others
dropped close TO the royal villa. one
bomb carried away the cornice Of a
villa and killed a nurse and a little boy
she carried In her arms. A military
tailor also was killed.
While the presence OF the acroplanes.
which were so high as to be almost in
visible. created excitement. they were
no. allowed to Interfere with the review.
tnmindful Of The IA I hat the proceed
iugs were punctuated occasionally oy
the explosion Of a bomb the band struck
up a lively march. and the seventy-two
companies in the two regiments marched
past between the Queen and the sea
The Queen. unmindful Of the danger.
sat her morse like a veteran. Her at
t!tude strengthened the nerve OF the
people massed on the dunes. They
divided their gaze between the review
and the ae.oplanes. watch could be
detected only when the sunlight glinteu
from their armored sides or from ther
rapid Are guns The mi,railleuses of
the Belgians were brought into action
and sprayed the clouds. but without any
result. and the Germans after dropping
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CRITICISM.
London ''TImes' says. However. ~
uas No zeal Basis.

LoNDoN. March THE Times IN at,
editorial article this morning expresses
regret at the general condemnation N
the American press II Premier Ne
uuith's statement The Times admits
that the statement vas certain TO pro-
woke criticism. but thinks hat the Oh
j~ec,ions OF the United states and other
neutrals are largely founded on mis-
apprehension.
"Encllshmen with a long tradition in
favor of the rights OF trade" says the
Times. cannot bu, respect American
feeling. Great Britain has been most
careful TO safeguard those rights rs far
az manifest military necessities allowed
aud VIII not depart from that usage.
Bat while We are confident that Sic
measures we adopt may he ~reconciled
with the fundamental principles of inter-
national law. a wholly new state Of
circumstance has arise in the present
struggle and has eliminated for the
present In the German claim that hey
will sink all vessels IL the war area
without examination.
We admit We may have 10 take a
belligerent action which may AZ first
sight he regarded as a departure from
old practice, but American s have studied
common law 100 hong and too well rot
to know that the adjustmeat OF old
principles to new conditions is the es-
sence of legal progress"
The Times says thst all the con
~tinental armies are TO- Conscript. and
this largely destroys the old distinction
between armies and civilians When su
army. is a people in arms. he article
says. the food of a people is necessarily
to u great extent the food of the army.
we are satisfied" IL adds. that on
rejection the utterly impracticable ma
turc of this tGernanl project will h.
perceived across the Atlantic and it viii
be seen that this Is a mere diplomatic
trick"
Recalling the losses inflicted on British
cotton manufacturers by the blockade OF
the c~onfederacy the Times says:
British democracy did not scrutinize
too closely the acts of a kindred people
struggling for life and in that showed
large wisdom and large generosity May
We not hope to-day that when they are
plunged against their will into a confiicl
yet more deadly for aims not less high
America will d. unto them as in the day
OF her visitation and trial they did unto
bero'
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KEEP BUSY.
French Eyewitness Describes FL
fort to stop shirt Of Troops.

SpeCi0i COME HrSpdfch 10 THE SrS
PARIS. March 3-The following ac-
count OF the situation in the Argonne
by the official French eyewitness was
made public tonight
we have turned the tables OF the
Germans in the Argonnr by sssumin.
an offensive which, though %unproduc-
tive OF decisive results, impossible on
account of the natur of the ground. yet
- still morally important against the
extremely outrageous troops of the
enemy confronting W. there.
West OF Bagatellc We attacked thrice
after mine explosions and gained
ground. The enemy counter attacked
twenty times. throwing hand bombs
with both hands. Dur commander was
killed and all the ohasseurs in the front
trench were forced out Of action We
returned to our original trenches, but
our obpect. which was 20 force the
enemy TO bring up reserves which We're
likely TO he sent elsewhere, was accom-
plished,