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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

The British are reported to be COM
pletlng 50 airshlps a week: for what
purposeg
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

TIA, llriths wager about our being
an tae3Ssr u ~ weeks was plain
case ofS'sNs wish peing father. etc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

pertaining Health
on Of general interest Ei be aHrered hngh these ons not
CH be dnSered personally stamped addressed enUeop is enclosed
prescribe indiUidua make diagnoses d
all letters Dr. William Brady Of this
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

On the other hand. the young lady
across the way informed us that
her new MILDLY blocss was smockel
p,th front arJ D2ck. and we said
~ supposed any good laundry coull
r.al Il a., right again.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

That Chicago disaster shows that
inspectors need inspecting.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

The discovery Of fish glue is at
tributed 70 a Massachusetts man, who,
while making chowder found that it
stuck to his fingers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

Mind your owd business with your
absloute heart and soul bat see that
4 is a good business first-Fors clavi-
gers.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11
Eg zz Ez Az & x E x = & a
u LEADERETTEs. n
& y & x & s. * a * 81 Hz zz .

The national library in Paris con-
tains the oldest map OF the heavens.
made in China 500 B. c., and showing
1860 stars.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

The smaller the town the more
likely you win be compelled to sit
through a performance given BY an
amateur dramatic company.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

We find great things are made OF
little things.
And things go lessening tin at last
Comes God behind them.
r. Browning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

1t is true you will be dead long
time, but you won't mind it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

have always said it-Natnre
meant Woman to be her masterpiece.
I.ess,ng.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11
SNAPSHOTS
~ JAY E. HOUSE

Bear4steak Is about the only thing
that gives rabbit the distinction Of
being a delicacy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

HME EA M q 4 & E & 4 Ez BIZ
y ERlLL.ANTs. =
Egzx gxEm 8 4 . * & q x Il
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

| have no opinion of Old John
Brown. l had one once, but was
licked so often for it that | no
longer attempt to project it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11
HE DAILY LEADER
sv LESLIE Q. NIslAcK

Published from The Daily Leader ba'ia-
us wet harrison avenue. and entered
n; the oSthrie p0stoffiee as second class
mattsr.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

In giving Little Willie present
you can greatly facilitate matters by
also giving him a hammer with
which 10 break it up.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

The wind doesn't blow as much In
Kansas as it did twenty years ago.
hut the people 90 about as much o.
1t as ever.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

The women win be greatly sur
Irised when they find out. if they
ever do, that nothing goes on in a
lodge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

II a girl really wants to land .
ran, let her hire some good actor to
iAlpeTsonate al Indignant fathw,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

The Leader ls not responsible fsr adj
yertisemsnts ordered Or discontinued BY
telephone
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MeMola OF ASSOCIATED Pass
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-08-11

The Leader reserves tho risat 70 reject
ary advertising matter that Il may deem
l,.nrsgl .r ana not according to contract
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
BERLIN HEARS
RUSSIA PLANS
NEW OFFENSIVE
Reported Army IS Gather
ing at Odessa in B al-
kan Service.
Ali QUIET At M0NAsI!R
Bulgarians Are Said To Be
Waiting to Let Germans
Take the Town.
{ specIal to The West IVirglnian.l

.tspeciaI to The West virginian.)
LONDON, Nov. 24s- The contradic-
tory claims to victory In the Balkans
leave the present situation in! doubt;
but It is evident the advance Of the
Austro-G German and their Bulgarians
allies Is not SO rapid as earlier re-
porte indicated.
Apparently heavy fighting is un.
der way In the section OF country
where Teutonic invaders are attempt.
Ing to form junction with the Bull
garians.
The fate Of MonastirS is still in the
balance. Reports eliminating from
Athens state the Bulgarians having
regard for Greek susceptibilities are
waiting for the Germans to come up
and occupy the city.
Berlin has received a report that
Russia Is contemplating a great CAM
panign IN the Balkans for which a
large army has been gathered at t0des-
Ba.
The Germans who have given ere
dcnce to this report do not seem sure
Roumania will refuse permission to
this army 70 cross her territory.
= Petrograd reports slight advance
along the Styr river with sharp checks
for Germans and Austrians on both
the north and south portions of the
eastern front.
Vienna, however, IsaysSt there is moth
Ing worthy Of report along this line.
Nevertheless there is apprehension
In Vienna and Berlin of the result of
the expected Russian offensive in the
extreme southeast.
Italy looks for the Immediate fall
OF Gorizia which, according to re-
port. is dominated by artillery of both
sides and forms o no-man's land.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Metz Items

Joe Kennedy was calling in Metz
Saturday and Sunday. ~
Miss DOTS Of Warrington was in
Metz Saturday. She has quite a nice
class In music In this place.
Lawrence Campbell is improving
very slowly.
Miss Frank Snyder has been quite
Ill for some time, but Is a little better
ut this writing.
William Haught was "a business Wis
ft6r in Manningt ton Saturday.
Marguerite Mcconnell was visiting
her uncle, Ira Hibbs, over Sunday. Z.
James Grey was a business visitor
Z IN Glover Gap Saturday. ~, n
Q Nellie Hibbs was visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. II. y ibbs, over
Sunday. w. " 4
Lawrence McC Cornell was in Glover
Gap Saturday on business. " Is 4
Walter Morton was in Warrington
on business Saturday evening.
Caleb Burt Of Warrington, was in
Metz ON business Saturday. B:
The Fisher OIL Company has drilled
their well on the Linning farm through
the 30 foot and got a duster, but are
going to the Campbell Run Sand.
Z, Mrs. Walter Morton was in Man.
uington Monday. & y, 4
The Revival Meeting began at the
Union Church Sunday night. y,
Mr.. Dunwall has accepted a position
in the post office at F'airmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
EIGHT YEARS OLD
KILLS z CHILDREN
Parents Left Them in the
House With a ! oaded
Gun.
(By3 Assorciated ypr,es,,s,. !,

x gtBy Associated Press
HUNTINGDoN Pa, Nov. 4.-At
Gavin. a remote hamlet, Howard, the
eight yearsold son Of John Prough, q
farmer, last night shot and killed his
four year:old brother. and his sister,
I5.years during the absence Of the par.
Eents.
The sfatherSwasi hauling logs and the
mother had gone to neighbore on a
domestic serrand. In their absence the
eldest son obtained "a loaded gun which
was in an Looming room and return.
ling to the kitchen where his little
brother and sister were playing on the
floor, pointed the gun at them and
pulled the trigger.
3 The charge Of shot penetrated the
heads Of. the children and killed them
Instantly. NJ = e. d No.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Exerciise s atSthe
Fair1nont Normal

The Normal School closed this
morning at noon until Monday morn
Ing. The program held this morning
was under the auspices Of a Joint meet.
ing of the Student y. NJ c: A. and Y
w. G. a. An interesting program was
given as follows: = q "
Thanksgiving song No. 81. Psalm
Grace Kelley. Prayer-Rey. Goodwin
Presidents Proclamation-Mr. Hunt
Report OF students, themes on the
spirit of Thanksgiving and Of the so
fcial service committee OF the ". w. G.
A:-Berthaa Dilgard. The causes fol
national Thanksgiving in 1915-Mr
Highly. Quartette-Eva Hartley, Louisa
Schrader. John Reed. Mr.. Stenger
America Student body. E,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Falls Ten Stories
With Burglar

sg.i. (Byi Associated Press.) VI
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Locked in
each others arms the bodies Of Robert
Green, an elevator man and watch
man, and a man believed to be a burg
lar6were found today at the bottom of
an ELEVATOR shaft in a ten.tory loft
building in the shopping section of
the city. II y
Green, a negro, had apparently
found burglars at work on the tenth
story Of the building and while fstrug:
Cling with one of the men both had
fallen into the open elevator shaft.
APPLE Of silf and other goods were
In the elevator evidently piled there
by the burglars before they were dis;
covered. =:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24

cussed at the stockholders meetings
today. according to officers OF the com
pany. The question Of proposed re-
duced rates ON gas being proper
subject for consideration BY the direc.
tors, who will take Il up after the new,
company IS thoroughly Organized. In
this connection, at O meeting OF the
gas committee OF the Chamber OF
Commerce and the Exec tiyeS Commit.
tee OF the Gas Company yesterday.
plans We're PRESENTED by the Chamber
Iof Commerce which will doubt less be
accepted by the Gas Company and will
have an imp ortant bearing on manu-.
tfacturers'fg gas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Plan Surprise
in the Balkans
CORRESPONDENT SAYS PREMIER
AsouITH HAS PRoMIsEp
ITO GREECE
"a 4 IN pra.sI1.

2 & Is 4 40 (Byt "a ootated 5PreSSi1
PARIS, NOV. 24.-Reports are In
circulation in Greece that Great Brit.
ain and France are preparing for i'm.
portant new efforts in the Balkans.
The salonika correspo dent Of the
Petit Journal says he has heard from
a member Of the Serbian government
that Premier Asquith Of Great Brit:
ain sent a telegram on Monday to the
Serbian government giving firm as.
'surancej that Great Britain and France
will carry through expedition.
Mr.. Acquith Is quoted as hoying
said: Il can assure you France and
England are preparing surprises IN
the Balkans. You will shortly, have
confederation thereof, & n y 3,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Blood Tran sfusiion
for Mars hal Girl
coLoREo lWATcHMAN AND UN:
KNOWN WEIR e FOUND DEAD
!lnsTiaHT EMBRACE.

(By Associated Press.

Y "a IBy ASsocluted .Press.J a q
z EASTON, Nov. 24.-That blood
TRANSMISSION will have to be resorted to
lin order to save the life OF Grace
Marshal was regarded as possibility
by DR.. Charles s. Davidson her physic-
ian today.
The young woman, who 1t is alleg.
ed was imprisoned by her father In
the Marshal home for nearly u years,
was removed today to the Easton
hospital, 3. Is n S ~
Frank Marshal the father is held
in Easton Jail without bail pending
further hearing on charge of assault
with intent to murder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Wells Forge Case.
is Set For Friday

The hearing OF d! q. Wells on a
charge OF forgery was set today by
Justice OF the Peace N. r. !Musgrove
TOT Friday afternoon: Wells who is
D coal miner employed in q mine on
The farm Of Edward sShriver7 Is accus-
Cd ufforging shriver's name to a check
tor $Sl which was cashed lat the Smith
shoe store on Main street recently. 4
Wells has subpeoned two witness
10 whom he says will corroborate his
assertion that the check was not forg-
ID. The check was made out with pen
and ink but signed with a lead PEN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Local Public
Confined from page one.l
"a stock and the preferred capital
stock OF the Tract lon Company at less

tai stock and the preferred capital
stock OF the Tractio ION Company at less
than par value!
The Traction Company stoc kholders
also passed q resolution providing
that any 7sharehol older in the Traction
Company shall have the right upon 10
days written notice to the company
to convert his preferred stock into
common stock on the basis OF one
share OF common stock for each II
shares OF preferred stock.
The 1000 shares OF stock in the
old Traction Company Included s25, 900
shares OF preferred stock and 81, 900
shares OF common stock! In ordersto
carry out the merger plan the prefer.
red stock was Increased to 10000
shares and the common stock to 81, 900
shares.
The capital stock OF the Gas Com.
pany was 81, 900, 600 In shares OF $50
each. The shareho ders in the gas com.
1pany were practically unanimous In
voting for merger, according to state.
mentsi by officers of the company.
Three additional wells were order
ed drilled at a meeting of the Execu:
tive Committee OF the Gas Company
shortly before the merger. This &C.
ton was taken because the Riggs oil
we'll in Monongalia county drilled In
a few days ago turned out to be "a rs.
barrel well instead OF a gas well as
expected by the officials of the com:
pany. ltEwas drilled near a very large
producing well of the Hope Gas Com
ipany.
4 The Gas Company has extended its
pipe lines In Fairmont until eight
mains supply fuel to the various fac.
tories and sresidences in the city and
Vicinity. Pipe lines have been extend.
ed to neighboring towns and plans
are being made for further extern
sions. 4
The local gas company, 1t Is expect
ed, will secure the contract for sup:
plying a proposed new factory Of large
size which III Is believed will be To-
Gated in Fairmont or vicinity shortly.
This plant3will need a site of 25Y acres
and will be the largest of It's kind in
the world. I.
The question of reducing the rate
on gas supplied to factories from s
cents to 71Iss cents in the Fairmont
manufacturing section was not dis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
sKIii.L ERAcTuREn.,i

Joseph Elio. Of Baxter, sustained q
fractured skull last night during d
night in Baxter participated in by o
number Of persons, according to linfor.
nation conveyed TO county officers by
the physician attending the injured
man. An investigation was started at
once by officers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Double Ira :edy5 in !. !.
Z exas Law Office

tByl Associated Press
I FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. 24-Hs o.
iLedgerwood q prominent attorney, and
j. N. Whisenart, of Dallas, are dead
following o shooting In LedgeTwood's
office! today. Whisenant is said to have
killed the lawyer first and then him
sell, s.
The Dallas man was indicted here
recently for fraudulent use of the
mails in connection with the bankrupt.
!cy case. nv d Is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
MIN AMI E n

Jesse McK Kinney, a miner employed
In the Fighter mine on Lost Creek
was taken TO Miners Hospital here
today suffering from serious injuries
to his lungs. three broken ribs and
bruises received when he was caught
in q fall OF slate last Monday. McKins
EneykmayIdie. x n q J.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Hans Schmidt Die
Early in Jan nj ar i,

ALBANY,SN.iY ", Nov. s24.-Thes court
Of appeals today fixed the week be-
ginning January as the time for the
electrocutioni Of Hans Schmidt, the iun:i
frocked priest convicted of Staying
Anna Aumuller In New ~ ork in 1915
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
REsleNs Position

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov "a .-A1ger.3
on s. Martin, OF Lawrence County. to-
day resigned as deputy secretary OF
agriculture and director Of the Far
mers institutes Of Pennsylvania, a posi-
ton heihad filled since i S97. The iresig::
nation was accepted and Secretary
Patton will appoint q successor soon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
3sI,c;;iTLI!Y,iE sToRIM,, SWEET Ii,j,iIs:I,

sIciLY STORM SWEPT
y PALERMO, Nov. 24.-GreatI havoc.
has been wrought by storm which
swept over the Catania and Tratani'
districts OF Sicily. Railroad traffic was
interrupted. The organization OF res:
cue work is rendered difficult by bad
weather. Much damage was done by,
the flooding OF the salso River.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
WORM whine ouot.tIon.

Worth While Quotation.
"The question for each man to set
tie Is not what he would do II he had
more time. influence and educational
advantages. but what he win do with
the things he has. Selected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24

did the alienist prove that you
were crazys' No replied the defend.
ant: but he admitted that no was
nearly so before the lawyergot through
with HIM
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-24
Tti.l,1e D oiinqs

f1ll1le@ DOlflgS
Luther Fletcher and family are
about laid up with colds and sore
thruats. n IN N 4 4 w I n
MIS-. s. X. Poe and three daughters
were calling on Ida Fletcher Saturday
night. ss: Z
Arley BummerIis able to walk to the
kitchen to eat after a long siege of
fever. Z j b Il 4 5.ss Il Z.
Henry Duncan OF Halllcki had Ia sale
last Saturday. He Isl going to Nor.
gantown. 81. X
Mrs. Henry Johnson was calling on
s. X. Poe last Sunday. s;$i
Arthur Keener, Troy Stevens, JAG.
OBJ and Brooner Musgrave were call
Ing at 8. b. Smyth's Sunday afternoon.
Lawrence Carlow OF al trmont was
Whiting his parents here one day last
week ss Z,
g Mrs. 8. K. Poe was calling on AIDE,
line johnson one day last week.
Esther Poe was working for John
.Kisner for the past week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-22
U. S. AIDS REFUGEES AT TIFLlS.
American Committee Establishes
stations In Caucasus.

The American Committee for Arme-
Man and Syrian Relief, formerly the
American Committee on Armenian Atroc-
tiles, has established relief stations in
the Caucasus. with Tfis as the entire.
The work will he under the immediate
supervision OF the Rev. Samuel T.. Will
son. for th!rty-tive year treasure- Of
the Presbyterian mission there. ]. W.
Smith. United states Consul IN Tinis. il
u member Of the newly formed commits
tion.
AT least 100000 refugees from Tur-
key have fled for safety into the Rus
Caucasus said Prof. Samuel T.
secretary of the American com
mittee. yesterday. They are scattered
throughout the province OF Trans-Cau-
OF which Tihis Is the centre. All
were compelled to leave everything be-
and are now IN dire need.
The committee a Just received a
report from the first remittance OF So
600 which was sent to Cairo to care
for about 5000 Armenian refugees.
These uHfortunates were taken off the
Syrian coast by u French war vessel
and landed Mt Port Said. Mr.. Trow-
bridge, secretary OF the Cairo committee,
that more than 1000. OF whom
zoo are children less than II years old,
now receiving direct aid from the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-22
DEATH TO OFFICERS
IF SOLDIERS FREEZE
Germans in Northern Russia
Issue Strict Orders for
Winter Campaign.
STEAM HEAT FOR CABINS

PErRooRAp. via London. Nov. 2I.-De.
tails Of the In which the Ger.
mans In northern Russia arc preparing
for the bitter winter weather which has
already set In are given In the Russkoe
Sioro. An observer for this paper says
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg. COM
manding in the Rlga-Dwinsk district. Is
80 determined that his men shall not
be made to suffer from cold that h has
declared that any officer who allows a
soldier TO die from frost deserves to be
shot.
The problem Of wintering In Russia.
declares the Siovo. has been carefully
studied by tho invaders. Germany. and
even the conquered districts. have been
ransacked for white linen and other
cloths TO provide the men and their
camps with coverings which will afford
effective color blinds. Winter sleeping
bags in largo numbers. knockdown
cabins with steam heat and drilling ma
chinery TO facilitate blasting the frozen
ground during an advance have al
ready been seen with the German
troops.
Instead Of waiting until the late spring.
when the ground thaws and trenches can
be dug. the Germans. II IL said. will
organise boring commands" who will
advance with their white coverings. drill
into the frOzen ground. place charges of
dynamite and bring electric attachments
into their W lines 80 that the ground
may be blown up when the enemy ad-
vances. This arrangement will be used
In place Of wire entanglements.
In military circles here much interest
Ii being manifested in the comparatively
small but s%anguinary and heroic struggle
that has been waged for evera weeks
for the possession Of the little city OF
Czartorysk. In the province OF volhy MIA,
on the Styr River. Tho point wa taken,
II Is believed permanently. yesterday by
the Russians.
Czartorysk Is a perfect target for ar
tillery from both banks OF the river. The
Austrians on the heights on the west
and northwest blasted the Cars troops
out of the town. The AUSTRIAN ms were In
tr-., driven out by the fire of The Rus
slams directed from a still higher hill to
the north or the right bank.