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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
FRAUD
IS REVEALED
BY POLICE
81 ocaI Business Men, Men
toned in Attempt at Gil
gantic SWindle-

Because a fuse attached to a key
|of powder burned out before the
spark reached the explosive, freight
car of a Baltimore and OHIO train
did not blow up, and several persons
who are said to be high in the bust
ness and social life of Clarksburg,
are out between $1,000 and $1,000,
toinformation given out by
Chief of Police Harry L. BROOKS, Wed
Inesday morning The CHER IS COOP
Grating with detectives, who are in
the city investig ting the alleged plot.
It is said that the car was loaded
at the local freight station with &c.
Iment and barrels of straw, ana tnat
THE shippers, w.lo are saId to be prom
linent local business men, warned the
contents of the car at $4,000. Then
lit is alleged, a Keg of powder. WIZ
tues attached, was placed IN the cen
tier of the car and the match touched
ito the fuse Just before the train OF
which the car was part, left the To-
cal station. Chief Brooks says the
lconspirators expected the powder TO
explode, thus causing the destruction
Of the car. Then, he says, claim
would have been entered aga1nst t ,1e
railroad. company for $4,000 AS the
contents of the car were really worth
only $1,000 or So 900. the consptra-
tors would have made 81 4sOOO OF
s15 900 IL they were successfuI IN Sc
curing the payment of their claim.
The car was consigned to q New
York firm, whose name was not made
public, and who. the police believe
was a party to the conspiracy.
Detectives, who are thought e. ne
working In the Interest of the Baltt-
more and Ohio. railroad Company.
arrived in the city yesterday ana are
working on the case Cnief of Police
Brooks is cooperating with the
lsleuths. and some interesting devel-
opments are promised In the next few
days
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And, If Caught, Prosecuted to
Full Extent of the Law,
Governor Announces.
,.Y A.see,A1ro ra.ss,

ATLANTA Ga. Aug. Is.-Ali the
legal machinery available to Governor
Harris will be put into motion to ap-
prehend the men WHO iynched Leo M.
Frank at Marietta yesterday. Gov
ernor Harris SO announced today when
he came here from Fitzgerald, Ga.
where he was attending state Con-
federate veterans reunion.
"This affair is shocking and am
going to have 1t investigated to the
very limit of my power" said GoverT
nor Harris. He has not made up his
mind exactly what will be done ilnme-
diately. 1T is believed much will de-
pend upon the findings of the Cobb
county coroner's jury, which adj
1ourned to meet Tuesday after having
q short session yesterday.
he reached his office whether a reward
would be offered for apprehension OF
members of the lynchfng party.
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PLATTsBURG, N. y, Aug. 1s.-
(special) -On broad. white stream
er hung between two poles, before a
low row Of khaki tents. passengers
to and from this city on the De:s-
ware and the Hudson may see the
words in great black letters, Mili-
tary Instruction Camp a sim:;ar
streamer but smaller. is scanned
daily by hundreds of motor tourists
on the main Travelled highway into
iPlattsburg and the Saranac Lake
county.
The sign should read. Miracle
Workers Camp,
That's what all the tourists would
agree on, If the stopped for few
hours in the camp Just south Of
Plattsburg that is better known as the
military training camp of the United
States army for business and prores-
siona1 men For here, in THIS ideally
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
FRANK S L YNCHERS
ARE TO BE SOUGHT

listened to with close attention. In
the course Of his speech Mayor WOOD
ward said:
al am going to take occasion To-
night to tell of the events that have
put Georgia on the map in very I'M
desirable light / am going to en-
deavor to set you right. People
throughout the United States have OBJ
tanned their ideas of the Frank case
from a poisoned and subsidized press
and press reports. Common decency'
prevents me from telling the revolving
truth as I know it. / know 1t for
have been with this case ever since ~
started aad have read every line OF
evidence that was introduced. know
that there is NOT member of the jury
that tried Leo M. Frank who would
change his decision If put to the test
again.
Georgia is the leading state Of the
South. It's people cannot be classed
with tramps. hoodlums. bandits and
Ilawbreakers but things had come to
point where every avenue of the law
had been exhausted and the judgment
lof the courts set aside by one man
them to take the law into their hands.
tWhile we people of Georgia deplore
this deed OF Monday night we know
what is behind the feeling that prompts
led it and I want 1t understood that
lit is simply emphasizing the fact that
when 1t comes to wpman's honor
there Is no limit we will not go to
to avenge and to protect There were
only two people implicated in the
death OF Mary Phagan. know the
negro did not commit the deed and am
positive that seventy five per. cent .oi
1.-The people Of Georgia are convinced
that the man lynched Monday night
acommitted the deed and they are on
the ground ana ought to knoMs A.
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FORTS ARE TAKEN
By TEU ONS ALSO
MRS. kESSLER
Operated on in a Baltimore
Hospital, Though Low, is
Expected to Recover.

BALTIMORE. Aug 1s.-The
wives of two prominent West Vir-
ginia surgeons one of whom is a
sister Of Congressman James A.
Hughes, of the Fifth congressional
district of West Virginia. are patients
at Dr. Howard A. Ke1ly's private
sanitarium, 141S Eutaw Place. One
of them underwent surgical opera
ton and is reported to be fmprov-
ing, and the other is receiving radiun
treatment for an ailment affecting
her nerves.
The patients are Mrs. A. K. Kes-
sler, of the owner CT the Kessler
hospital of Huntington, who was
operated upon and Mrs T. Vinson.
wife of Dr. Kessler's assistant. who
is sister to Congressman Hughes.
Mesdames Vinson and Kessler
were recently brought to this city
when their ailments became such that
expert treatment was imperative.
After her operation Mrs. Kessler
sank and for time it Looked as
though she would not live. A few
days later she rallied and her re-
covery is now expected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
People Of West Union Fail ID
Take the Proper Pre-
cautions

CHARLESTON, Aug. 1s:-Fear
has been expressed at the office of the
state department of health that the
recent outbreak OF typhoid fever at
West Union, Doddridge county, may
recur soon from the failure. of the
authorities in charge Of the municipal
water plant to properly use the ny
constructed for Temporary use there
July 10. by Mayo To1man. state san
ltarY engineer.
The authorities were instructed to
use this purifying plant Tor all the
water supplied the public through Its
pipes, and on the strength of the
belief that these instructions were be-
ing carried out, Mr.. Tolman said to-
day, many persons there had resumed
the use OF city water. That the au-
thorities had discontinued the use OF
the hypocholite plant, and resumed
the old polluted supply OF water, Mr..
Tolman regards as little less than
sYiminal. and he declared today that
he had notified the mayor of West
Union that the town would not be
permittedst to use the untreated water.
Ultimately, Mr.. Tolman said, 1t will
be necessary for the town to secure
q new water supply. propaD1y from
driven wells. He explained that ex-
ceIlent wells have been driven at 100
to ITO feet near the Carroll and Da-
Wis oil wells.
At it is, 1t will be matter OF con-
siderable surprise If other cases do
not develop at West Union fA2m re-
verting to the old water supply. In
the opinion of Mr.. Tolman.
While the prevalence Of typhoid fe-
yer at Dunbar involved eighteen cases
in all, and three persons are still
confined to their homesswt the di-
sease, 1t has been explained by DIR. 8.
Z. Jepson. state health commissioner e'
an epidemic because the cases have
been scattered over a period Of about
fiy months, instead of breaking oct
all at one time.
The cause Of these cases, however,
were all traced by May Tolman. sani-
tary engineer, to corrupHwater sup
ply. This, the company supplying the
water to the people Of the town has
been required to remedy and has rem.
edied, so that the Department OF
health expects no further cases 70
develop there.
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located site on the shores of Lake
Champlain, a miracle has truly been.
wrought. The more one sees OF It,
the more one is amazed. and those
who baye followed the progress Of
the business men here TO learn the
duties of a military Officer have prob
ably been unable to credit fully all
that has been accomplished.
II does not seem possible that 4 200;
bankers. manufac tueEs,
BIOL rrs, doctors and others of similar
stamp could be assembled from ONCE
and factoryat least SO percent Of
them without any knowledge what
cent of them without any previous.
m itary experience, and virtually 90.
per cent Of them soft ana habby from
years of sedentary living-and that
from these could be maze, IN little
more than a week bouy IN whic
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PHILIPPI LODGE
OF Knights Of Pythias Unani:
mousIy Declares for a
State Home.

Philtppi, Aug. 8 PhiIippi LODGE
of knights of Pythias, at largely "
ly instructed Its delegated TO the
grand lodge conven ton Of the state To-
vote for state Pythian home me-
grand lodge conyen Ion viii be held
here Wednesday and Thursday gh
next week. The local lodge Is ltttleS
more than year old. but It has more
than 100 members and Is growing
rapidly. Many Of the most represeIlF
tatiye citizens OF Barbour county aEe
members OF the lodge.
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While Property Damage There
is Estimated at Millions
of Dollars
WIND GROWING WEAKER 4.
Worst IS Believed to Be over
and Speedy Recovery IS
Expected Now.
err Aasee,Arsp rnIss,

DALLAS. Aug. ashore than three
score lives were lost and properly
damage estimated at millions OF dol
lars was caused by the great tropics!
strom which swept the gulf coast 81
Texas yesterday and the day before,
according to Information that louas
trickled through the veil that has sur
rounded the stricken district because
of broken wire communication. Hons
ton. Galveston and Beaumont remain
practically cut OF from the outside
world but wire companies expected 70
he able to communicate with all three
places before night.
Although rain was still faillng
some districts the wind had lessened
In velocity.
Copies Of yesterdays Houston news
nanepr received today told of the
deaths OF twelve soldiers and thirty OF
forty civilians at Texas City and sala
Sly nersons were drowned at Laporte
twenty miles south eat OF Houston
eight men were reported dead near
Morgan's poptnt.
military rule, accordingto the Aous-
ton Chronicle,( has been established
at Texas City and soldiers are taking
bodies from the water as fast as they
can he located Brief reports received
fronl the army tronspoprt Butord by
the station In Fort Sam Houston a.
san ANTONIO gave only the most meag-
er report q conditions at Galveston.
No mention was made Of loss OF life
hit a report Of demolished buildings
aiong the We ter front left the Inter
ence in the minds Of many that deaths
resulted.
trainmen last night told Of two OF
three persons killed, although other
reports declared there was no loss OF
lie. A like situation obtained in the
matter OF the property damage at
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18

nearly every man has all the ear
marks Of real soldier 1t does not
seem possible, and yet fnat IS waat
ia. been done by the men and by
their enthusiastic, se1f-sacrificing al
ways-ready- help instructors.
A Fine Lot of SoIdters.
Take look at them TODAY as they
Assem- BILE at the different drill hours
In company and squad drill forma-
ton. Look at Private gJohn Purroy
Mitchell there: see the soIdIery oear=
ing that marks his alert figure OBJ
serve Theodore Roosevelt, II, idoss
mark his face, and yet grtnning hap
.piIv as he goes through those muscle
.tfring Inventions of the taskmaster,
known as "setting-up" exercises; Just
mark the zeal of Robert Bacon, ex-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
e.v 4ssee,..to ...-t,

LONDON. Aug. 1s-The fall of
the Russian fortress of kobno, an
nounced officially in Berlin today.
makes a developmnt of unmistakaple
Importance in the great struggle pc
tween the Russians and their oppo-
nents- The news from Berlin yes
terday that some of the outlying
forts had been taken indicated thai
the situation of the Russian DEFEND
ers was desperate one, so that
London was prepared for today
announcement. although hardly ex-
pect.ng it so soon. The Russian
armies apparently have not been aole
to reorganize sufficiently to cheek
the Austro. German advance which Is
ring of strong Russian fortresses
which form the outer DENSE to the
Petroerad provinces The armies OF
the central powers show no dispos1-
ton to relax pressure on the eastern
front nor are they likely to do SO
until they have tried once to sepa-
rate the Russian northern and south
Arn armies and capture Brest- Lit
onsk
News from Turkish sources that
the new landing party on the CALI
noii peninsula. near Sulva bay, has
been engaged heavily is confirmed IN
an official report today from General
Hamilton, the British commander at
thes Dardannelles, stating that the
British left had yDn 30 Oyears OF
ground. including Turkish trench.
General Hamilton also reported the
repulse Of determined Turkish attacks
against the Australian positions,
Little change is reported IN the dips
lomatfc situation in the near East
Former Premier Venivelos. or Greece.
who asked for four days In which to
study conditions before decid ing
to form new cabinet, is believed to
have arrived at an understanding
with King Constantine, but 1t Is not
considered probable that the result
win be the early entry of Greece into
the war on the side of the entente al
lies.
The outskirts of London were
raided last night by Zeppelins. Ten
persons were killed and 36 injured,
The damage to properleS as not I'M
portant. Four ezppelins we're sight
ed off the Netherlands coast, ac-
cording to an Amsterdam despatch,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
PLACED UNDER BOND.

Gerland Murphy, a resident Of
Broad Oaks. was placed under q
$500 bond to keep the peace for SIX
months Tuesday evening. when he
was tried in Magistrate Jackson "
Carriers court on charge of assault
ing and beating Gladys Stutler. a
seven-year7old girl of the same place.
Murphy furnished the bond and was
released.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
IN GREAT ST ORN
ON TEXAS COAS I

Houston. Conflicting reports as 81
the damage to property in Houston;
were received. Some placed It at 01s;
million dollars, some al. i've mtlia0As
dollars.
Most places in the storm dassrlls
with which it was nopss.ble to conn
,I,unicate, reported a falling of
wind and it was believed recovery
from the storm would ne speedy
State officials announced they WeEeS
prepared to take the situation "a;
hand and extend help where requiLed.I
Thousands Of residents in the coasts
plain country about Port Lavaca. 10y
lies west of Galveston. are sumereLssss
according to reports received here
The district is one Of fruit and truck
farms and the character Of the country
Is such as to offer full sweep TO tie
gale. 1t is feared considerable loss
of life may have resulted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
BAKER DROWNED

MARTINsBURG. Aug. ls ~ lbeEt
s. Baker. aged 60. an uncle or
Mayor Newton D. Baker. Of GleyeS3
land. and for numbero YEAR, a.
business man OF Washington,
drowned in the Chesapeake and Chtg,
canal nea rhere at night. under q
cumstancss which strongly. SUI ga
suicide ~
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
MAYOR WARNS sLATON
NOT TO RETURN HOME
an AaaociAirn enEs.,

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug Isl. q.
Woodward, mayor Of Atlanta Ga. in
an address here last night, declared
that eLo NJ. Frank. who was lyncned
Monday night, suffered the '.just pen
atty for an snspeakable crime. The
Atlanta mayor at the same time
wsrned Former Governor John ". Sla-
ton. now n California. not to return
70 Georgia Little or no applause
greeted his remarks although de vas
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
EIGHT OWNED
WHILE OUT FiSHiMG

MOGANS POINT, Aug. 1ss-Ess:aEat
men are reported dead near this poi1t
They were drowned while dshing Re-
ports received from an authentts
source say that the bodies OF q M0n1
an, baby and soldier had beacned
near sylvan beach. They were su1tS
Identified and apparently foated IRON.
some place on the bay.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
CHARITY FUND.
M AarocrArrn 10

/. t0v AsGocfArEo FRI Ssl65rEl =
MUNICH. Germany. Aug -
celebrate their silver wedding ami
versary, the prince and princess OF
ThuTn and Ta1is, in Regensour nave
created charity fund Of 500. COG
marks for the benefit Of the 1nhabi-
itants oe Regensb
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18

mayor OF Atlanta have received tons
and tons Of letters. petitions and re-
,uuests asking that something be done
for Frank and they have all gone into
he, wastebasket. for like all Georgia
ueopIe. who are in position to get
IL me truth, 4 knew the facts g 81 =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
BUYS DODGE CAR.

Lewis "A. Law, of Auburn. has been
in the city for few days for the pur-
pose of buying an automobile. 1t was
only after looking them over that he
finally decided the Dodge car. sold by
the Standard Garage Company on Sec
ond street, was the best for the money.
He bought it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
REVIEWS TROOPS.
PARKERSBuRG.

PARKERSBURG Aug. ID
Governorl n. D. Hatfield reviewed
the two regiments of the Vest Vir-
ginia national guard here yesterday
afternoon at the opening OF the West
Vlrrinia fair. A crowd of about
5000 was in attendance at the
event.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
FINED DE 1gAGIsTRATE

Willfam Extrun, OF Kelly Hill. was
fined and costs Wednesday, morn
ing In Magistrate p Edward Kidd s
court for being drunk and disorderIy
fl,e sIsry before in that suburb. He
8 rfa nxsd i settlement ana vas ret
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
AUNT DIES.

Mr.. and. Mrs. William Quinn. Of
Point Comfort. will go to Newark,
o.. Thursday to attend the funeral
of his aunt, Mrs. William Floyd.
who died at her home there Tues
day night. after a long illness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
HEALTH BOARD FEARS
EPIDEMIC MAY RECUR

sailing from the East in the direc-
ton of the English coast. The hour
of their appearance is not stated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-18
Victory Of Unmistakable I'M
portance in the Great Strug- ).
gle in the East.
TURKS ENGAGE ALLIES
zeppeIins again Raid the Out
skirts of City of London
with Deadly Effect.

BERLIN, Aug. 1s.-The following
official announcement was made here
today: .The fortress of Kovno, to-
gether with all the forts and an
amount of war material, which has
not been determined, has been In Ger
man EIae;ls since last night. More
sIlan 400 cannon we're. taken. The
fort: ess was captured by storm in
sI.itt. Of the most tenacious resistance
by tho Russians"
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COURT RECEss.

rhe county Court took eecess
Tussdav eSnips untu Friday morn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-16
THE MUSIC or Tme BIRDS
DO They Initiate u, or We Initiate
Them?

The relation I.tu.,,p lf,d ,,,,,..,.
..., o..
',''" Wv ''''S'' "I p'"p'' mas h'th
demonstrated. but the exact nature Of
the relation has not been made cI,ar
Nrpcb If ,,,uId s,,,, 5,...,,.l, ..,.,,
''' WV ''"' "Io"
Wng5lh'I We tol our music irom the
m'IuI OF t"ey tt' ih'lrS irom us. Ihe
W ,'e u, oL upI',oh seems TO ne thdl
LINZ S'' '!l'I,S rom uH' u"' 'u'al con
S,u9to" I"l US 10 MAKE p"' one Nhl'n
,.tSi'l Nv UINe 'lt "IuS III al SORTS Oh
"',rI ,I,, uIlIcS,
no reason AT an why a
ora SIouIn io' PICK up now ana theh,
r''o"y Huie popular AR ana trans
pose 1t 10 sun ms voice ana II ne mas
'"c p"u'n'S 10 ICaIh part OF an
opera OF II ne proiers an arla IN IlaI-
!@h TO one or ms own make, IL makes
'HIuEs an the more ehJoyahl' Tor MN
ana IoI us ana i"r everybody con-
cerned. ne Puesllon u.s. however, now
Is lhe nlrd gong 10 know What klnd
ol music To Ghoose ahd' more impor-
lahI sum WIai knd Is ne gong TO
cno"se Ihe oiItlcuity VIII begl9
HcNI SUMMER Wheh 'nt uuoIS ana
windows are open ana When from eN-
cry must oI AZ le"S, 'N'IN o'IleI
mousse IN lhe plock' lhefe VIII come
strains ana Stralns, any nunber or
strains OF music, Ihere Will be music
or every sort the melodiouS Nohn
VIII WaNer against the oand ami th'f'
WlIl he lhe noise OF many voices sihs-
ms or trying 10 sing everything from
Ieeme' Eenlc, Weenle to the poloh-
alse from Mlehoh, ana apoNS ana
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-16
TURN SOLDIERS INTO FARMERS
England Already Planning for an End
of the War.

With praiseworthy provision tho
Colonial institute has been husying
itself with the inevitable problem Of
the employment Of former soldiers
after the war
Earl Grey. who presided over a re-
cent meeting Of the institute which
was called to consider this matter,
said:
"1n tho opinion Of some of the best
authorities the ranks Of the unCm-
ployed may he increased suddenly at
the end of the war by two hundred
thousand men or more, who, If no
satisfactory employment is found for
them, will be q source Of weakness
and danger to the state
THE meeting over which ! pre-
sided passed a resolution requesting
the council Of the institute to ap-
point n committee to look into the
whole question and to consider the
best steps to be taken with the view
of securing the cooperation Of the
imperial AMI dominion governments
in a joint scheme for settling former
soldiers end sailors with their fam
lies upon the land.
My own views are that there
should be If possible a central reg
istry in London of the lands avail
Able fOf setuenCnt III All pdIlS OF tl'
empire including the United King
dom, so that former soldiers and
sailors should be able TO ascertain
the conditions on which land might
be obtainable in various parts Of the
empire.
IF the various self-governing prov
inces and states and dominions would
agree to pool their available lands in
some Joint scheme for the benefit OF
the men who have risked their lives
for the empire, the prospect before
us would be less gloomy than it is at
present.
AS to the cost" said Lord Grey,
1T would be infinitesimal compared
with our war expenditure. Suppose
you chad two hundred thousand men
out of employment who would be glad
If they could be assisted in their pas
sages to settle on dominion lands. At
ten pounds each 1t would amount to
two million pounds, and likely the
dominions would be glad to offer ia
cilitles, so that the amount might be
reduced. But in any case II would
be nothing when we take into account
the benefits that would sult.'-Lon-
don Chronicle.