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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
SMALL BOY HIT
BY AUTOMOBILE

John Franks, aged 10, Il Russian,
was struck and injured near his home
at Cunningham, a short distance from
Pennington, yesterday afternoon by
an automobile driven by Reuben An.
derson, of 110S Locust avenue, engin.
eer for the Consolidation Coal com.
pany, and owned by Reuben Ander.
son, Sr., an uncle Of the same ad.
dress.
Mr., Anderson, the driver of the car,
stopped 1t promptly and the injured
lad was picked up by occupants OF the
car. Russian relatives Of the boy be.
lieving that heswas dead snatched him
away and with stone broke the II.
cense plate from the rear of the car.
They said they wanted the license
plate as evidence TO show who was
responsible for the accident. During
an attempt TO break of the front II.
cense plate lamp on the car was bro.
ken.
"A Russian is alleged to have chased
the driver OF the car for several rods
with knife, but woman and several
cooler headed men In the crowd seized
the man with the knife and prevented
him from iniuring anyone. In add.
tion TO the Andersons, James Walk.
hour, a Consolidation Coal company
official and his wife were In the car.
The accident is said to have been un-
aYoidable.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
GERMAN OFFICER
HELDI|.N|I GOTHAM
tDy Associated iPress!1

tIS EaShOclHtcuaRf
NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-Robert FAY
who claims TO be lieutenant III the
German army. and his brotterinlaw,
Walter Scholtz, who were arrested
yesterday while testing explosives
near Grantwood. N. j., were arraigned
today before justice OF the peace al
Weehawken, N. u, on charges Of con.
spiracy and held without bail for ex-
animation tomorrow.
Announcement was made today by
Commissioner Woods that Fay, after
an allnight grilling, mad 8 a confession.
Fore more than twelve hours 1t
was stated, Fay. stuck to his original
story that he was not connected with
the German government.
At $50 this morning, according to
the commissioner; be broke down and
admitted that he was a lieutenant ii,
the German army and came to this
country two or three months ago Tor
the specific purpose OF experfmentine
with a machine containing high ex.
plosiyes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
FIHD.R|A.BIEII'SGyN
] IN BROTHERS. HOME

A,45. ealiber Colt revolver, rusted on
one side: ,:believed to hive been stolen
from Luther Raber when he was mur.
dered in the woods near Warrington
a month ago was found yesterday ar-
teruoOu by E. L. Watts, chief Of police
of Warrington, hidden In The home OF
Joseph Rnber, a prisoner III the county
jail on u, charge OF numbering his
brother.
sThe revolver was found between the
Getting Of the cellar and the floor Of
the first story Of the house. with the
revolver we're two magazines each
containing eight cartridges. This re.
yolver. tailies with the description OF
Il weapon which the sisters and moth.
Ter OF Luther Raber say he carried
when they last saw him alive. When
the body was found In the woods the
revolver was missing from the holster
which! remained strapped 10 the body.
HTliis Is the fourth kuber revolver
Which has come into the possession Of
the officers since the murder and the
finding Of this weapon In the home OF
Joseph Raber materially strengthens
the case against him, the officers say.
The IS caliber revolver with which
thet shooting is believed to. have been
done was Afonnd in tho. Joseph Rabrr
home, and two other revoivers pawn.
ed by Joseph Raber In Wheeling were
recovered by Sheriff c. D. Conaway.
What Is believed to be! the money sLo.
len from Luther Raber was found III
Joseph. Raber's pocket. With the find.
ing. OF the stolen gun all the stolen
property as;beenIrecovered in places
damaging 10 Joseph Raber, with the
exception of Luther Raber's watch
which has not yet been found.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25

payment OF water rent from all the
users OF water was TO make a house
TO house canvas OF the entire city and
list all the houses which are connected
with the city water mains. When this
was done the amazing fact was dis.
closed the hundreds OF houses had
been supplied with water by the city
without the knowledge OF the city Off
cials.
AS a result of Commissioner Smith
listing of the users Of water and sys-
temntic methods OF collecting water
rentals during the last year the In
come from the water department has
been increased from $4,000 year TO
$4,000 a year. Part OF this increase
In revenue is due of course to the
use Of city water by families WHO had
formerly depended on wells and
springs for their water supply, to fam.
lilies who have moved into The city
recently and 10 increased rentals Sc
cured from manufacturing establish
ments. A very large part OF the in
creased revenue, however, Is due TO,
the fact that persons who at one time
used the city water without the kuowl-
edge Of city officials are now com
PEELED 10 pay for the privilege.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
BULGARIAN INVASION OF SERBIA IS CHECKED
Officials Find Hundreds of
Homes Not Paying Water Rent

That from 300 to 400 homes In Fair.
mont have been supplied with city
water for months. perhaps for years.
without the city deriving one cent OF
revenue for the water, was revealed
by listing of the users OF water made
under the direction Of Ira Smith, com.
missioner Of water and sewers.
The city officials had forgotten for
the most part, II appears, that water
connections had been laid into a large
number OF homes in Fairmont. no oirt-
cial record of the water connections
having been kept. For long time
little or no effort was made TO collect
water rent from persons who neglect.
ed TO call at the city hall and pay vol.
unfairly, II the tenant In residence
or business block came voluntarily to
the city office and paid his water rent
the money was accepted. fhc failed
to call It appeared that no particular
effort was made TO collect. Among
the 300 or 400 housclolders who paid
no water rent were many well to do
business and professional men, includ-
ing a prominent minister.
Commissioner Smith determined
that the only way TO compel prompt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
Effort to Cut Railroad at Veles Fails
stro-Germans Held Close
to Northern Border
ALLIES PLAN BIG OFFENSIVE Campaign
Experienced Soldiers of France and England Show Great
Superiority Over Bulgarians-E Entente Nations
Report Small Loss in Fighting.

Greece and of giving effective assist
ance TO Serbia.
Athens reports that ths Greek
crown prince has gone 20 Salonika
where he will view the importing
streams OF French and British ifightinp
men. II is thought here the strength
OF the forces ultimately landed ma,
decide whether Greece will throw her
lot with the Allies.
The announcement that the Ger
mnns have crossed the Danube at Or
saya means that the Bulgarians hold
Ing Prahoyo, union ofitheirlf forces With
the Austrans and Germans IN this
quarter is not farotf. Unlessst the Serb.
inhs or their allies can strike d sud.
den blow the first link in the chain
from Berlin to Constantinople VIII bs
forged. Fighting on the Riga Dyina
front has broken out with renewed
intensity although the Germans ap-
parently, have ,beenil losing heavily, they
captured hevillage Of ERepe southeast
of.iiiga andihave taken fIIloukst, north.
west OF OWNS.
The tone of dispatches from petro.
grad, however Is. hopeful and while n
seems that Riga ayfall, itiejbelie IA
expressed that therefwillt ltbe no recur-
renee of the familiar Teutonic adj.
vance. The general view Is that the
Germans are planning a final lspurt be.
lore settling down in winter quarters
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
!: Hard Winters |. |! t J: Coming
Astrologer Predicts
.tpy. Associated ..ptess:l

PARIS, oct. 25! THE swurlds rain.
cycle beginning 1872, which the
Meteorological authorit>,S abbe. MA.
.Moreail. director ,,ott the Bolrges OBJ.
sertatory predicted, as the Result OF
his study ysof9the sun face 'is'now;k the
able says, ended. " I,ss & q
He forecasts a series though not
perhaps inBr6R Reii, OF 20 haftl winters,
with the present year. y
According to the ABbe,s s It Is impos.
sible 10 say where in Europe the win
ter cold will be extended, but the
probabilities sare France will have TO
lace many ylgorous seasons Sduring
,thisJpe period. He bases his iproph hecySon
the temp atures ltlpon the. supp position
that the temperature curve all over
the world can be cal lciilatcd ION the
same principles as the world q rain:
curve.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
CITY uHL INSTALL
CHLORINE A I Plant. /

t.
The Electro Bleachlng Gas Com.
pany, Of New. York, was awarded n
contract today by The City Board Of
Affairs for installing q plant TO treat
the water. used in the city with chlor.
inc gas for the,&purpose of killing
germs Of typhoid fever ana other dis,
eases.
DR.. c.. NJ: ;Ramage% city physician,
appeared before the board and recon-.
mended this modern method of pre-.
venting tliseasess The treatment. tot
city watersbyb chlorine gas lis also re.
,commendedssb government officials
and is isuccessfultS operation in a
Of large cities. The plant will
be installedtat;an early sdate. =
A5delegation of residents from, the
Vicinity OF ;ParEer's Dye Works, South
Side. appeared before The: Board ,ot
Affairs and complained that;the recent
efforts to abate5 the alleged smoke hui.
sance were. not .satisfactory',to them.
"A special meeting sof, the board was
called for ,latetthis afternoon 10. hear
evidence on both sides: ~. 'S'
A building. permit was issued 10 Dr.
w. g. Ogden to- erect a. seven, room
frame residence In Ogden avenue, ito
cost 81, 700. ,,il. u u :, !, (. =,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
.6lE|Al8 HURT :.
Iks.F'AGT0RY7FIRE

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 95.-Five girls
and one man employed in a box fac.
tory OF the Union Box Company are
knownto be dead. and eight are badly
injured as a result OF a fire which this
afternon started in the feed store OF
James Brown and Company and
spread to the factory.
Joseph L. Bash, employed as sales.
man by a stove company on the second
floor OF the building, saw flames shoot.
ing up the elevator shaft. Running TO
a window to give the alarm he no.
ticed a number OF girls from the box
factory leaning out OF the upper win
dow. Calling on them to jump he
caught them one after the other, low.
ering them TO the ground until eight
were safe.
A.EJ. Schagle, another stove sales
man. did the same thing at another
window and aided six girls TO safety
while. Henry Schraeder, Of Cleveland,
drove a. wagon to the rear Of the
building and caught three as they
Jumped.
Other girls ran into the street and
seven OF them were taken 10 hos.
$pital badly hurt.
Henry T. Shafer, manager OF the
box factory, said that &c girls and six
smen were at work when the fire broke
Iout.
The bodies recovered were so badly
burned as to be unrecognizable.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
CALL MEETING Of
NAME COMMITTEE

a meeting OF the Committee of 10
on the remaining Of Fairmont streets
has Sasn caiis;, -, rFIIo:cJ Suttar, sec.
retary OF the Business Mems Asso.
citation for Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the board rooms In the Ja-
cobs building. Residents OF tho city
are invited to attend this meeting 10
make suggestions regarding names.
The proposal to change the names
OF Fairmont avenue and Main street,
SO as 10 have only one name for the
two strets which form continuous
highway through the principal part OF
the city, has aroused considerable op.
position. AS result it Ia likely that
there will be spirited controversy at
the meeting OF the committee We'd.
nesday afternoon about the.naming5 OF
this highway and other tioroughfares,
ofithe city. ssi Z.
T There are score orsmore of streets
In Fairmont with duplicate names and
the five principal thororghfares lead:
ing out Of the city have different
names at, different points in the city,
which leads TO great confusion Parks
avenue, Barney street and Cherry ave-
nue. which together form continuous
thoroughfare leading out OF the city in
the direction of Wheeling may be
named Wheeling avenue. Water street,
and Morgantown avenue may be nam,
ed Morgantown avenue. Madison ave.
nue. and Pike street which lead
through Barnstown toward .Fennsyl.
vania may be renamed Pennsylvania
avenue, and change may be made so
as to have single name for Jackson
street, and Locust avenue Which toge.
ther form fine thoroughfare through
an important section Of the city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
Lincoln Asks for
Good Road Survey

A delegation of taxpayers in Lincoln
district, including prominent business
men from Pennington and other
parts OF the district, petitioned the
county court this afternon, to authorize
a survey OF roads in the district for
the purpose of determining the prac.
tlcability of large bond issue for road
improvement work.
The delegation which appeared be.
fore the county court includes ]. b:
Sampbell, president Of the Farming
ton bank; w. E. Maple, cashier OF
the bank; Justice of the Peace Lee
sT6othman, Constable George IN.
Straight, John "a. Boo w. G. IAtha,
Frank Saund and others.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
Entertained Glass.

. Mrs. ], c; ;Broomfleld entertained the.
Young Girls Mission Study Glass OF
the NJ. fP. Temple Saturday afternoon
at her. home on Fourth street.
| The class, twhiclrlis under2 the ii.
rection of Miss Nottie! Johnson, has
undertaken; the support of;a Chinese
schol girl. Among, those, present. Sat.
'urday we're the Misses Elizabeth May.
'ers. Thelma IIoakum, Dorothy Mckay,
Louise johnson. Helen Hamilton, Ruth
.Fit3hugh.. Ruth Dunnington,, Gypsy
Irwin and Beuinh Lowe.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
SHERIFF. SHOOTS
Slayer OF TWO

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. 25.-
Burke Mcclure, ], the Mann: Logan coun.
ty, merchant; who Shot and KILLED, his
wife and cousin RS. Gertrude John.
son, at theiMcC Clure home on Saturday,
was shot to death by Sheriff. Chafin,
OF Wyoming county; early. yesterday
morning at the home OF his brother,in.
law, 'E. NJ: Center of. oceana, INyom.
ing county,. $s .&P -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
Nothingin The World
is Abs olutely Perfect
Not even the splendid carrier
system Of the West virsinian.

"
Every effort Is made-every
precaution is taken that. expe.
rtence can suggest-to make the
WestsVirginian service 1000 et.
ticient-but 1t is beyond the
range Of human possibility to
distribute thousands of papers a
daySwithout having a single slip.
up.
But at that the errors of,deliv.
cry are very few and far be.
tween.
Subscribers OF The West Vir.
ginian can help make this sys.
TEN OF delivery even more per.
feat by calling to the attention OF
Tie circulation manager any ir.
regularity in the delivery OF the
baper--and be assured that
prompt attention will be given
every complaint.
II you are mot already a sub.
scriber to The West Yirginian
call up on either phone and have
Il started TO you today
IL ~ ~ z! 4 |it W.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
Wilson to Address
Church Federation
fRI Nssociniel! Press.l

!, WASHINGTON, Oct! 25-President
Wilson has. accepted an invitation to
60 to Columbus, Ohio, December 10
to deliver an address beforesthe Fed.
eral Council OF .ftGe Churches OF
Christ in America. The details Of the
trip will he arranged, litter.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
NEW CHINESE MINISTER.
(By Associated Press.)

alAl lby Sssocltteu fress.l
PEKlNG. China, Oct. 25.-President
Yuan Shi.Kai today announced the ap.
pointment OF DR.. Wellington Koo min.
lister to Mexico, Peru and Cuba to be
Chinese minister to the United States
In succession to Kai Flu Shah, who was
recalled 10 Peking.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
Nuremberg to Coin
Franks Out Of Zinc

IRv Aqsociotol prnas,'

55LUXEMBERG, via Lona don, Oct; 25.
The SLuxemberg authorities have de.
cided to follow the Germans and Bel.
igian examples and have ordered the
coinage OF 900. 900 francs in fiye and
ten eentime pieces OF link
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
The Weather.

Western Pennsylvania; Cloudy and
warm tonight; Tuesday cloudy and
cold. ;ai. Il
West Virginia; Fair and :warmerato:
night. Tuesday. fair and colder Iii,
the west portion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25

The ladies OF the Modern Maccabees
VIII have ymasquerade party ON FRI
day, October rs, iattthe home OF Miss
jamie Talkington@ on Coleman avenue.
The affair will the regular monthly
social OF the organization and will cello.
brate Halloween Plans are on fot fol
u most enjoyable social! lI
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25
iTEUTON A|RMEN
ATTACK VENICE
V|1'K.F|REBOMBS
Two Separate Efforts Made
to Destroy City, State
mcnt Says.
|F;RiE.NGH GAIN SUCCESS
German Troops Are Driven
From Important Position
in Champagne.
'FR|iENGH re Gain SUCCESS
tBy Associated Press.)


planes last night made two separate
attack with incendiary bombs on the
city of Venice, according TO an Of.
fetal statement given out today.
PARIS, Oct. 25.-An important sue.
cess by Franch trops In the Cham.
pagne district is announced by the
French war office this afternoon. In
spite OF fierce resistance. French
troops, following preparatory arlil.
lery fire. occupied an important posi-.
ition known as "la courtine." The loss
es Of the Germans are described as
serious and the French took 200
prisoners.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 25.-The Tijd
states that NJ. Hamper, one of its Bel.
gian war correspondents who has
sent to the paper articles which 1t
says were distasteful to Germans. has
been imprisoned by them in the fort
ress at Liege.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-25

The baby's name Is Harry Adrian
Sprigg. Jr. Mrs: sprigg was formerly
Miss Mary Mestrezat daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Mestrezat. OF this city.
(Morgantown New Dominion)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
4 AMERICANS REPORTED KILLED
ARE PRISONERS Of CEN. VILLA
Americans Deny That Cananea Doctors Were Shot in
Battle by CaIles's Soldiers; Villa Declines to Show
Their Graves; Villa at Naeo Asks to Send His
Wounded Through United States to Jaurez.
Confined from page L.

the most direct route. Ny losses at
aqua Prieta were % killed and 100
wounded I cannot permit the eXhum-
ing of the bodies Of the four Ameri-
can physician and chauffeurs killed
near Aqua Prieta- am now busy get
ting provisions TO my men at Nalla-
verde I have 1900 men with me.
have given my word that no property
viii be destroyed at Cananea and my
word is good"
From officials of the company it was
learned that Cananea Consolidated Cop
per company paid SIS, 700 for immunity.
Other concerns were also levied on, but
no figures were obtainable on the
amounts Of the contributions
Reports that Cananea was being
looted were not entirely credited, in
the absence Of reports from Charles
MOntaa lie, American consular agent at
Cananea-
Would Send WOunued Here.
Through agents here, Villa upon his
arrival sought permission to have his
wounded removed from Naco to Juarez
over American territory He said that
if permission could be given CarranZa
over American territory to Aqua Prieta,
surely Washington ought to grant him
permission TO send east his warriors in
capacitated by the fire Of the enemies
so favored. His request was forwarded
TO Gen Frederick Funston, command
ing the American troops at Douglas.
The supposed shooting Of the Ameri-
can doctors and chauffeurs also was re
ported to Gen Funston by persons in
terested in confirming Villas report,
but Gen. Funston informed inquirers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05

came to Naco yesterday after Villa had
reported to Mai. Evans, OF the cavalry
force at Naco, that the four Americans
mad been killed and Immediately IN
TERED on the battle field.
Funston and Villa conferred at the
line and the Mexican chief told him a
story that varied somewhat from that
given Mai Evans. To one officer via
said the men had been killed by rifle
men; the other officer was told a
shrapnel shell had killed them while
they were on the battlefield under a
Red Cross flag
DR.. Thigpen is originally from Au-
gusta- Ga. and DR.. Miller is from
Hereford. Texas Dr. Thigpen owns
property in FL PasO and Bisbee-
similar to Benton Case.
The action of Villa in the case Of
these Americans smacks largely Of his
conduct in the case of William Benton
at Juarez- He reported Benton dead
before he had actually been murdered
BY Rodolfo Fierro and refused to tell
how he had been killed Later Villa
formally announced that Benton had
been sentenced to death by cOurtmar-
tial, but he refused to allow Ameri-
cans to disinter and view the body
Shortly after he appeared at Naco
with a detachment bringing more than
100 wounded, Villa came up TO the
boundary to make a report of the
death Of the four Americans. I re
eret that they were killed" he said,
but they are dead and buried"
Villa to Protect Cananea.
Villa last night gave personal
statement as follows;
7 am on my way to Hermosillo by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-05
Huertd Calls Grandsons
anchO Villa, Zapata and
Carranza; Also 'Banditos'

One of Gen Huerta's callers at Fort
Bliss Friday heard Gen. Huerta asking
about the health and happiness OF
villa, Zapata and Carranza-
How is my little Pancho Villa this
morning." he asked of his soninlaw.
Maj. Fuentes-
And how is VenustianO and Emili-
ano, too?" he inquired Of another rela-
tive who had called to spend the morn
ing with him
y shock absorber would not have
saved the caller from the shock he re-
celved at hearing the old expresident
referring in such endearing terms to
the three men he is supposed to hate as
only red blOoded, fighting men can
hate.
The bandits three-bIess their hearts
y hope they viii be out to see me
soon"
Thinking that Gen. Huerta's jaundice
had temporarily unbalanced him, the
caller edged toward the door and a
friendly guard
Then the general smiled one of his
broad smiles. Through an interpreter
he explained. with smiles for emphasis
and laughs for punctuation marks:
"Pancho Villa. Carranza and Zapata
are pet names the general has for his
three grandchildren and los banditos
is his term Of endearment for them"