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Ellk's Circus SToIB3e
Great Exhibition

81. B. a + 7 . IT,.
The Elks' Circus, which will give
four nights OF entertainment at the
Armory next week, Is, without doubt.
The greatest exhibition that local
producers. have ever offer.
ed the pubic. Alarge amount Of work
mas been zone to give the patrons OF
the show more than the worth OF their
money. BY the faithful rehearsals I'm.
der efficient leadership there has been
perfected q splendid show which is
sure to wintthe plaudits OF those who
see 1t. Z Z. q =
There will be thousands come to Sc.
the show that has kept faith with tho.
public and has always given me-
torious performance. Good wholesoll.
fun, the kind that all can enjoy, is I
fered in profusion. 1t Is the place !.
forget sorrow. Afplace to mingle with
the merry Joy makers. a place 10
spend an evening to ones entire salts:
faction. For the person who Is look.
ing for the best amusement and the
most enjoyment will wend his way to
the armory on Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights Of next
week to see the sElks, Circus,
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PERSONALS.
People As They Come
ard Go

4 I'd 49, 3 81 = s
Mrs. s. w. schooley has been call.
ed to Oakland. Md, by the illness Of
her brother. Cleve kimmell.
Paul Talbot has returned from a
brief visit in Morgantown.
! Mrs. Jas. Dorsey has returned from
Cumberland, Md, where she had
been the guest OF friends for several
days.
Fay Smith, a college student is con
fined to his room with in flamatory
rheumatism. His parents came up
from Fairmort to take him home, but
he was not able to be moyed.-Buck:
harmon Delta.
Mrs. Thos. Russell Gather, Of Win
chester. Va, will arrive hero on So
this evening to spend several weeks
with her parents, MIR. and Mrs. W.T..
lMenear, on Madison street.
Mrs. John West, of Morgantown, Is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Clark, at NYestchester.
Mrs. Nina Miller Thum lis the guest
OF relatives and friends in Charles
ton.
Mrs. Torrance Stewart Of Morgan
town is the guest OF her sister, MIS-: y.
A. Meredith.
Miss Beatrice Hayward Of Mt. Lake
Park, Md, is the guest OF Mrs. G. NJ.
Jacobs, on Fairmont avenue.
Mrs. II. F. Sutthen of Pittsburg is
| the guest of Mrs. w. L. Heintzelman
on CASTOR avenue.
Miss Hazel Eoverstott. of Plttsburg,
is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. 2: Hover!
stott, on East Park avenue.
Mrs. Harry Dobson and daughter,
Miss Dorothy who had been the guests
of the formers mother. Mrs. ]. Engle
left this morning for their home in
Plttsburg.
Mr.. Festus Martin and daughter
Miss Katherine Martin, Of Parkers-
burg were in the city yesterday to at
tend The funeral OF the formers sister,
Mrs. Susan Watson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Arnett Of Morgan
town is the guest OF her niece, Mrs. o.
F. Tough. sss9 Gt&.s
Mrs. ]: r. Durham has recovered
from weeks illness.
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LIFE OF MAYORIS
SAVED BY TEACHER
Is Shot While Acting AS a
Hostage For the Head
Of the City.
nee of The Associated

Correspondence of The Associated
Press.)
PARIS. Jan. 2s.-The story has
reached Paris of how a school teacher
sacrificed himself to save the mayor,
cure and a number of citizens Of his
village in the Aisne, a few miles from
the Belgian frontier.
After the battle of Chartered, the
Germans captured the village Of D.
with out firing shot, and a company
ofsthe sPrussian Guards, made. it their
Headquarters for two days. Toward
the end of the second day, while the
Germans were preparing to leave the
village, shot rang from no one
knows where. The German officer
IN command hastened Mt once to the
mayor. A dozen hostages were. re.
CURED upon the spot, to be shot be.
fore nightfail. II the guilty man was
not denounced or did not give him.
self up. No one had been hit by the
shot, but the officer declared that he
had heard the bullet whistle close to
his head. : - =
Very we'll" said the mayor. .you
with NM -. y 80 e' -
And ], also" declared the cure.
Three o fthe older inhabitants of
the village came forward, which made
1--WE. Then the Germans took seven
more Inhabitants into an open field
near the church. The firing squad
was ready, and the hostages lined up
against wall. when the school teach.
er, NJ. Michon. ran up. -
II am the guilty one,"i he said sim.
ply. Yes, 1t is who fired Just now.
Release these men and take me; am
ready; I'm not afraid to die" -
Several of the villagers present had
seen Mtchon leave his school honse
with his pupils at the exact moment
when the shot was fred. But he per.
sisted In his declaration and at n
o'clock in the evening he was shot.
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May BUILD TROLLEY
LINE TO PITTSBURGH.
Syndicate Is Formed And.
Announcement Is Made
OF Line Extension.

According TO reports coming to this
city from Pittsburg a traction line be.
tween ,Fairmont and the Pennsylvania
city may be a reality within a short
time. sSsi. ss:s Il
Several years ago a company was
organized in Pennsylvania for this
purpose with a capital tstocksofy $3.50.
900 and actual work was started on.
the road After spending about 5000.
600 between sWaynesburg and Black.
vile the company went bankrupt and
nothing more has been heard fof the
matter until the present time.
Only withinithe last few DAYS. attor.
.ney Geo. q. Reynolds OF lWayinesburg
has purchased controlling interest
IN the Waynesburg. Blackyille Street
Railroad Company and is said TO be
holding 1t for a large Pittsburg CON.
Germ which will take 1t over in a few
weeks. e - I. :. / Y !"
Il is also announced that the syndi.
cate intends to complete the line run:
ming from Fairment by the way Of
Waynesburg to Pittsburgh,
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City Water Now, Used
By Edge1aontH Homes

Edgemont has city. water now am,
plenty Of it. The six:inch main laid
BY the iMonongahela Valley Traction
Company from Twelfth street to Jaw.
enne supplies the popular suburb Of
this city. A line has been laid to
the big power plant at cayenne and
the water was turned into the plant
Yesterday. The homes at. Edgmont
have water In them and every person
Us pleased with the new order OF
things. All OF these people are on
meter. There is hundred pound
pressure at cayenne. -
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For Mis-. cornyyclt.,

Miss Lucy Cornwell was the honor
guest at birthday party on Wednes-
day evening at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Ray Holt, on Raymond street.
Games and music were the diversions
Of the evening and tempting refresh
ments were served. The guests In.
GUIDED Harry Adams, May Adams,
EVELYN Rhodeheaver. Leona Snow
den. Wanda Hawkins, Mabel Nuzum,
Britta yandergrift. Goldie Henderson,
Grace Cornwell i, Joe Murphy, Nettie
Morgan, Curtis Malone. Gertrude Nor
gan, CLAUDIA Laymen, John Cleland.
Pearl Rhodeheayer, Harry Phillips.
Victor Shaw, Lucy Cornwell, and Mr..
end Mrs! Roy Holt.
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Party At scolfax.

Mr.sW. II. $Hayhurst, of Colfax, was
give ma delightful surprise wednes..
day evening when forty-seven Of his
friends gathered at his home after
the service at, the NJ. P. church to eel:
citrate his sixty.tifth birthday ami.
iyersary. The affair was arranged as
a complete surprise to Mr.. Hayhurst
and was greatly enjoyed by ali Spres:
ent "A tempting course OF refresh.
ments was served. Mr.. Hayhurst,
who has been a foreman on the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad for the requir.
ed number OF years, was put, on the
retired list on his birthday anniyer.
sary;
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HAS GOOD POULTRY Farm.

One Eof. the most interesting poultry
yards around Fairmont is owned and
operated by Zadok fLayman, Of Barns.
Vile, who has 157 Indian Runner
ducks. Last year Mr.. Layman had 80,
duck hens and from these he sold
over $500 worth of eggs and ducks,
This year with more than threeFtimesi
the number that he had last year Il
is likely that he will realize hand.
somely from the feathered family.
Mr.. Layman Is careful to keep the
strain fShis ducks pure. In looking
over the 157 hens one is struck with.
the similar appearance OF the flock,
each duck is the counterpart Of thu
other 156. The ducks are now laying
fine. and good fresh white eggs are
being marketed. In some flocks 81
Indian Runners once in q while there
10 q green egg found. showing that
the strain Is not pure; somewhere
there is q mixture with the old puddle,
duck. This Is not TO be found In Mi.
Layman's flock, all OF eggs are white.
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Entertalne,dI Friends.

The Misses Caroline and Halle
Cumpston and Halle Cotter enter.
tanned q number OF friends last eve-
ming ut the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter FuIlward, on Locust avenue.
Games and music were the diversions
Of the evening and refreshment were
served. The guests included Misses
Berry Harr, Made Holt, Dorotha Wild
erman, Blanche yanata, Sadie Gala
han, Messrs. Harold Eichorn, Forest
pameron, Clyde Baker, Paul Cumps:
ton. Virgil iHarr, Earl Brown, Thos.
Patterson, Samuel Fultz and Morgan
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the young ladies and nm enjoyable
feature of the evening was repor,
by each member Of how they earned
a dollar 70 rthe class to be used In
church work. During the evening u
choice conrse OF refreshments was
seryed.
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City News Briefs.
Holding Mee.ttln,,a;I...

Or. L. N. Yost. Superintendent VIII.
liam NJ. Kennedy and H. L. Smith
went to Grangeyille, Warrington dis:
trict this afternoon, where they! will.
hold "a meeting tonight. These meet!
ings are being held to show the eiti:
zens how to better their conditions. s
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Home From idorgantown.
Misses Mabel Richards and Ruth,
Barnes and Mr.. Robert Richards, who
attend the university, are spending a
few days at their homes here. q
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Entert;al'lnlna Extends.

Mrs. Richard HAL and Mrs. Frank
2. Hall are entertaining this after
noon at the home OF the former at
the second Of a series of afternoon
sewing parties. Yesterday afternoon
they were hostesses at the first OF
The series. the honor guest being Mrs.
Harry Dobson, Of Plttsbnrg, the guest
Of her mother; Mrs. !. Engle. q
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East Side News
Moved to Mannlnatocn,L

Mr.. ]. S. Haggertyi and family NOV.
ed yesterday from Columbia street to
Warrington. where Mr.. Haggerty has
opened cigar factory. g'y
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The teachers C. Warrington district
will hold their regular monthly meet:
ing at Warrington tomorrow. Pro:
fessional problems OF peculiar inter:
est to the teachers will be discussed:
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Went % cIarksbure.
Mrs. Knapp. Of Morgantown ave
nue., has gone to Clarksburg TO visit
r.and Mrs. Earl Knapp.
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Gave Bond.

Darle Maze, who was arrested and
confined in Jail on charge Of burglary
at Edgemont, succeeded In getting
bond and was released. ~
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Entertained class.

Entertained Class.
Miss Davinna Brown, OF Columbia
street. was hostess last evening to
the members OF the j. M. Black class
of the Presbyterian Sunday School.
a very pleasant evening was spent by
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Called to Washinntor,l.

Evangelist Moore, who is conduct.
ing a series OF meetings at the Church,
OF Christ, was called to Washington,
Pa, yesterday. Evangelist Ira G..
Moore preached a very interesting
sermon last evening. Services each
evening at 1880 o'clock.
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TO HoCp EXCHANGE.

Z ial5s v F1OLL EtSnRN0c.
9 The Tempo Guild Of the NJ. r.
Temple will, hold an exchange in thu
Jefferson street meat market, oppo-
site the court house, Saturday morn.
ing. Cakes. pies, bread, etc, viii be
on sale. n
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daughter OF Or. and Mrs. d. S. Fal.
coner, entertained her young friends
yesterday Afternoon at her home on
Fairmont avenue. The event was ar.
ranged In honor OF the seventh birth.
day anniversary iofIthe young hostess
and the guests were delightfully."- en-.
tertained at games and music. IA color
scheme in pink and white was etfec-
lively carried out in the decorations.
and q birthday cake with candles was
q feature of the table decoration. As
sistings Mrs. Falconer in entertaining
were Mrs. "A. B. Smith, Misses Marian
Bradshow and Virginia Cook.
Mr.. David Forman and bride former.
" Miss LayinaJ Guseman, OF Pittsburg,
whose marriage was solemnized on
Thursday In Oakland, Maryland, spent
several hours here last evening with
the formers brother, Mr.. Wayne For
man and wife. The groom is a son
OF w. M. Forman. OF Morgantown.
.iGfi 'tta.al
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.lllSlntcharIestopn1

Miss. odrastealey, Of Newton street,
lis quite III at the home of her mother,
Mrs. L. L. Price, In Charleston.
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For Miss Graft.

Honoring Miss Theresa Graft. of
Buckeystown, Md, the guest Of Mrs.
John Ridgley Sheridan. Mrs. Oliver
wood entertained at bridge yesterday
afternoon at her home on Walnut
avenue.
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Mr.. Steele Recovering.
Mr.. N. G. Steele. oil, East Park ave.
nue., who has been very Ill for sever.
al days, is recovering.
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Personals.

Mrs. Sarah Frankinberry, of Colfax,
remains very III. T
Miss Jeanette Hoover, of Water
street, is sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Carpenter re.
turned yesterday from few days
visit at Colfax.
Mrs. e. 7. Bishop is able to be out
after a couple of weeks illness.
Mr.. Willis Irons, Of Colfax, was in
this city Wednesday enroute to his
home from Uniontown.
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Attended Reception.
Mrs. r. 8! Monroe has returned from
Morgantpwn, where on Wednesday
she was o guest al q party at which
Mrs. r. S! Poland and Mrs. ]. A. Con-
ley were hostesses.
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YALE MAN SEES GOOD
IN LOSS OF LUSITANIA
Prof. Henderson Says Ammu.
milton Aboard Would Have
Cost Many More Lives.

NEW HAvES. Conn. Nav ls-Prof.
Yandell Henderson OF the Yale medical
school. one OF the leading Progressives
of Connecticut and a great adm'rer OF
ex-President Roosevelt. to-day scored
the Colonel for his recent utterarces.
saying his influence for wal might do
more harm to the country than all the
good he has ever done
In discussing the Lusitanla incident
Prof. Henderson said It was chiefly hor-
rible because il was dramatic. lie said
Germany had. sufficient reason to lie
clare war on us. but that We har no
adequate reason for declaring war on
Germany. As for the atrocities In Rel-
GUM. he said II was rare for a militia
to have a field day or a College
class to hold a reunion without a cer-
tain percentage making beasts OF them
selves. His statement was in part az
follows:
Through the stupidity OF Germany's
diplomacy and the absurd Dernburg
Germany's case has never been fairly
put before Americans. but England's
case has been presented with consum-
mate skill. 1t is TOO late to remedy thi.
condition.
but every one who cares for Amer
lea irst should at least protest against
those who by appeals to prejudice and
hatred are trying to drag our country
into this war. l refer particularly to
the gross and repeated misrepresenta-
tons OF German aims and civilization
which ex-President Charles w. Eliot
has published and to the talk In which
Theodore Roosevelt has recently in
dulged. No men living have in the
past done greater service for America
than Eliot and Roosevelt. "ut II their
words and influence become. as they well
may. the straws that will weigh the bal
ance down for war they will thereby
have done their country a harm greater
than all their services.
THE sinking Of the Lusitania was
horrible chiefly because 1t was dramatic.
The cold facts are that II probably
saved ten times as many lives as IL
cost. The ammunition which the Lust
tania carried would have slaughtered
thousands"
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KAISER WILL SAY
N0,'IS BERLIN VIEW
Continued from FIRST Page

ralty's warning against entering the war
zone, American citizens entrusted them
selves TO the Lusitania the blame falls
upon themselves and their Government.
can America guarantee that neither
guns nor ammunition were aboard. and
further that a submarine when emerging
was not exposed TO being rammed by the
L~usitan!a? II tho answer is in the
negative. as undoubtedly 1t must be. the
American Government after calm de
liberation will understand II has M right
to raise "A protest against the t~orpedoing
OF the Lusitania.
The German Government, We expect.
will have the firmness 10 retract no step
and should in this case be certain OF the
approval OF the entire people. We hope
the lesson will be learned from the sink
ing OF the Lusitania that no neutrals
should entrust themselves TO British
ships or give them goods for transport"
The Vossische Zettun0 y
III America succeeds in bringing IL
about that British merchant vessels
shall no longer sail under false flags,
that England shall cease arming mer-
chant vessels and that contrRband cargo
shall no longer be protected by Amer
lean passengers, then the United States
Will find Germany on her side in an en-
dcavor to lead submarine war INTO more
humane channels, II America fails "a
influence Great Britain thus the United
States Government will have to put w
with the submarine War as at present
waged, She must AXE care that her
citizens enter as little into the sub
marine war zone as they would into the
firing line near Arras, Lille OF
prremysl"
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TWO TURKISH FORTS
SILENCED BY ALLIES
Both on European Side of Oar
danelles-Fall Of a Third
Is Imminent.

LONDON. May I9-The Allies dis
embarked fresh troops Monday night
near Kun kale. on the Asiatic coast
OF the Dardanelles. according to a des-
patch from Mitylene to the Exchange
Telegraph Company. 1t Is stated also
that the Turks have obtained an album
dant supply OF shells In the Galilpoli
peninsula. Heretofore they had been
sorely pressed by lack OF ammunition.
\ message to the Exchange Telegraph
Company forwarded from Mitylene to
Athens says the Allies have silenced the
Turkish Qualifications at Killed Bahr. on
the European side of the Dardanelles. at
the end OF the narrows nearest con-
stantinople. The fall of Niagara. on the
Asiatic side across from kilid Bahr. In
said to he imminent.
Turkish troops and additional supplies
are being sent from Lule Burgas and
keshan to the peninsula. Adrianople
has been stripped OF all siege guns.
keshan and Niagara are being fortified.
The official press bureau gave out
the following account OF recent opera
tions at the Dardanelles to-day
Gen. Cox's brigade repulsed with
heavy loss an attack on his position,
made on May IL. The following day a
double company OF Ghurkas advanced
more than half a mile. The ground thus
won was consolidated during the night.
In spite of very strong counter attacks.
'On May 16 the Lancashire territorial
division mad considerable progress dur
ing the night and on the following night
advanced further. The same day our
howitzer battery. with the aid of aero
planes. blew up the ammunition wagons
OF the Turkish heavy howitzers and
later made a direc; hit on one OF the
guns In front OF the Australian and
New Zealand army corps. The enemy
trenches and a new CUR emplacement
were demolished by howitzer fire.
Every day sees an Improvement in
the Anglo French position. The enemy
il reported to have lost very heavily
The Cairo correspondent Of the Times
say he is informed that Gen. Weber
Pasha. he German commander of the
forts in the Dardanelles. has died of
und
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well as a prepondcratinG majority OF
the people. are in favor of some sort
of compulsory military service.
Harold j. Tenant. Under Secretary
OF State for War, replied that the de-
STABILITY OF imposing compulsory ser
vice on all persons in the country is well
recognized. He said that such service
might better he described as an equal
ity OF service" but added that such de-
mands do not necessarily involve'nil!tary
service. He referred TO the remarkable
achievements accomplished under the
present system and warned the House
against embarking upon a system OF
~compulslon which is foreign TO British
character.
He said further that the Government,
would adopt such "A policy with reluc-
lance. though he found Il undcniable
that the time might come when such
a course would be desirable.
II apparently seemed hest to the
House not to press for a more definite
statement from the Government. The
Ddiiy Mail in commenting on the fore
going remarks finds that they Indicate
that compulsory service is certainly In
bered that the age limit for recruits has
been greatly increased. while the height
requirements and general standards at
frs; demanded have been greatly re-
duCed.
The age limit has up to the present
been IS years and the height SO inches
There Is strong condemnation in some
quarters against the new appeal for
men up 10 80 years of age while
scores OF thousands of youngsters hay,
not enlisted"
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SUBMARINE SINKS
BRITISH STEAMSHIP
Norwegian Vessel RcScucs the
Drumcrec'S Passengers i'm
English Channel.

LONDON. May I9.-The steamship
Drumcree. a British vessel. which eft
Barry yesterday. has been torpedoed in
the English Channel, according to word
from Cardiff. Wales. All her crew and
passengers were saved.
The crew OF a Norwegian steamer dis
played great bravery IN effec'iug the
rescue of those aboard the Drumclee
The first torpedo struck the Drumcrec
yesterday of the Cornish coast. hut the
ship was not sunk. She was taken in
tow by the Norwegian vessel. hut a pur-
suit was started by the submarine and
the Norwegian steamer cast her off.
Soon after a se'ond torpedo struck
the Drumcree and she sank. Although
she was going down rapidly and there
was great danger from the submarine
the Norwegian steamer returned and
took of the passengers and crew.
The British steamer bumfrics was
~'orpedoed by a German submarine off
Hartland Point to-day. The vessel j.
still afloat and the crew Is safe. accord
ing 10 "A report received by the Ad-
miralty The pumfrieS left Cardin
Tuesday for Lcghorn. She is OF 2,576
tons.