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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
EUROPE'S RUINS
AMERICA SGA|N,
THINKS BALL|N
Says Yellow Race, Too, Will
Profit by "Word's Most
Idiotic War"

BERLIN, Jan. S.-Albert BALM. d.
rector general Of the Aamburg-Amer-
lean line and now at the special re-
quest of the kaiser, in charge OF the
German railway system, contributed
to the Berlin and Hamburg papers an
article In which he says:
christmas. 1915, found the peoples
OF Europe still embroiled in the most
cruel and most idiotlc war the worie
has ever seen. They are immersed IN
a hopeless struggle, in the sorrowful
work of converting this beautiful old
hemisphere into mass of ruins, for
the benefit OF the world on the other
side Of the ocean and to tho JOY Of
the yellow race. The men who Will
one day be called upon to construct
peace must conceive II their noblest
duty not only to Danish war from our
generation but also to wipe out tho
European ornaments fever for dec
AIDES to come.
"They will also have to seek guar
antees that an economic war shall not
follow this blobdy war. The men who
negotiate peace for Germany will see
to 1t that we do not become the step
children Of our Dear Lord and Master"
= Herr Ballin's statement that Ger
many must seek guarantees that an
economic war will not follow peace
may have been called forth by n speech
recently made by Walter Runclman,
president of the British board Of trade
uring the total ruin OF German trade.
Mr.. Runciman declared in the house
Of commons on December "a that Ger
many is beaten from commercial
standpoint, adding: eve must see to
II that she does not recover"
He said the board Of trade was taxi
ing steps to wrest the control OF the
European oil fields from Germany and
to wipe out German trade in England
Mr.. Runclman asserted that the eco
nomic and commercial war between
England and Germany must be fought
to the finish even after armed hostil-
tiles have ceased.
Herr Balm is one Of the closest
friends and most trusted advisers Of
the kaiser and is recognized as the
head Of the great overseas industries
OF Germany.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Dogs
Are Sent on Four Special
Trains to Different Parts of
the French Battlefront.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press)
PARIS, Jan. S.-7Four special trains
OF dogs have Just ben sent to different
parts OF the French battlefront. One
train Of twenty-five cars had twenty
five dogs in each car-fox terriers, rat
terriers, police dogs and other breeds
to be divided between different sec
tors OF the front and most Of them en-
ployed in chasing rats out Of the
trenches. Attracted by the remains Of
the soldiers rations, rats invaded the
advanced works. shelters and trenches
even on the first line, and multiplied
to such an extent that the soldiers are
incapable Of exterminating them. Dogs
are now to be tried.
Three special trains Of dogs, carry
ing about 500 dogs each, in large
proportion wolf hounds, but including
specimens of nearly all breeds, were q
gift from Canada to the French army.
They are to be employed mostly In
the mountainous regions, in the COM
missary and sanitary service. while
some of them will be trained as SEN
tinels and trench dogs.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
CHlCACOWOMEN TRAP
FLIRTS ON TELEPHONE

been annoyed by an unknown man
calling this number; from where did
he call me up?" the operator in prac-
tically every instance, can tell her.
II she follows this by asking that
the exchange manager trace the call,
in many instances the manager will
obtain an accurate description OF the
one making the call.
On second annoyance, many women
are learning to engage the annoyer
In conversation while some one else
goes to the nearest neighbours phone,
relates the circumstances to the ex-
change manager and waits for the lat
ter person, to trail the call back on
her wife. Police may be notified
and the annoyer arrested. efF
Sleuths Expose Q Romance.
There have been a number Of cases,
says Mr. Foster, where courageous
women, after learning the identity of
the annoyer, have notified police and
the telephone company. put a "listen-
ing supervisor" that Is, shorthand
stenographer, on the wire, who pre-
pared quantity Of evidence and then
held it as a club over the annoyer to
prevent his ever attempting further
annoyance.
A certain banker complained Of poor
service; every day he got from two
to eight calls from persons who said
It was the wrong number. A COM
pany tracker went to his office, A
listening supervisor sat in. An ex-
change tracer watched the number.
The first days results showed this:
The banker had beautiful stem
ographer; she had devoted sweet
heart who called up half a dozen
times day to urge her to set the day
for the wedding. When the banker
answered the telephone he would say,
Wrong number and hang up.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

ed. Colonel Farias hero was in Tor
reon when was married by civil
rites to General villa in October, 1918.
This other woman he never married.
although he had an affair with her
before he married me. He gave her
UP for me, and IL he goes with her to
Cuba he will eventually return to me.
However. l do not believe he is going
with her or that he has tried to get
her across the border, l think 1t Is
alb her work and that General villa
knows nothing OF It."
Mrs. Luz Villa went to III Paso, Tex,
as the wife OF Francisco Villa In 1910
three years before Mrs. Juanita villa
claims to have been married. After
being recognized by the federal au-
thorlties at FL Paso as Villas wife,
she refused to discuss the other wife
in Los Angeles. merely reiterating:
~ am the generals one and only legal
wife" In the meantime all three deny
the report that General villa has sec
reilly placed a fortune in diamonds
and gold in United States banks. 81
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

on either Of her trusty horses. She
rides around any trouble that might
bob up in the region Of her duties. -
The team used by Miss Fuller has
been driven by her for twelve years.
One OF the horses was Morgan colt
and she matched him with o Texns
pony. The former is called Bonnie.
and the latter Topsy. After twelve
years of hard driving Bonnie today
stands without q blemish. Miss Fuller
says that this animal alone has car.
ried her through thick and thin IN
many trying adventures, and Topsy
has been scarcely less Of standby IN
her work.
Miss Fuller has been carrying matt
since 1904, there have been occasions
when dangers have beset her, but has
remained absolutely unafraid. she
knows that among the Baraboos
there Is small army Of gallants caps
able Of running, climbing or swinn-
ming to her rescue.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
PLUCKY C|RL' ].
CARRIES MAIL
Has Long Route through the
Foothills if the Baraboroo b
Mountains. o.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. S.-Unwit-
tingly a Wisconsin girl Is putting up
one Of the most striking lessons In
preparedness that one hears Of now
adays. She is a carrier in the rural
service Of Uncle Sam and literally she
is carrying out to the letter one OF
time honored notices Of the depart
ent-"Certainty, Celebrity and Sc
curity"-of the United States mails.
The name Of this nervy young wom-
an is Edna X. Fuller and she has q
route among the foothills OF the Bar
aboo mountains, part of twenty-sev-
en- miles Of her route is washed by
the Wisconsin river. In some places
the road is fair, in others 1t winds
through mountains deilles and in 9TH
ers 1t isn't more than devious bride
path. q f'HA
But over this route Miss Fuller is
prepared at all times to deliver the
mail to Ill families living within the
region with as much Of regularity as
that OF any Of the swift railway car
riers that now speed over steel limos
from ocean to ocean and from LAKE
to gulf.
She drives out Of the little town Of
Merrimack, on the Wisconsin, and by
little later than the noon day hour
has called at the hundred and more
Of Columbia county homes.
Miss Fuller's success as a mail car
rier lies chiefly in her preparedness
for almost any emergency. She has
equipped herself with q fine team o.
horses and a buggy, and she also
owns a motor car, When there is any
obstruction calculated to head her on
IA the use Of vehicle, she makes use
Of the other, and II she finds y I'M
possible to use either, she is capable
Of stuhing the mail IN saddle bggs'
and swinging herself into the saddle
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Listening Supervisors" COL
.lect Evidence against
Male Washers.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.-Mrs. Carter H.
Harrison's capture Of the girl who
was annoying her daughter, Edith, by
telephone calls, has disclosed the de-
velopments of new phase Of tele-
phone service. When any anonymous
annoyer calls up now, he knows that
he takes his reputation and his liber-
ty in his hands. Traffic Superintend-
ent H. N. Foster, Of the Chicago Tel
ephone Company, says the problem is
a direct result Of the fact there are
so many pretty women in Chicago.
81 saw the problem arising some
time ago." he said. Women as an
average are prettier now than ever
before. and are more attractively
dressed than ever before. There are
more extremely pretty women in
Chicago than ever.
Beauty Lures the Flirts.
This fact seems to provide the In
centive for many calls Of annoyance
A flirt, weak minded man or an i'm
questionable youth, will see pretty
woman and learn her telephone mum.
Der. For while that meant we had
work to do. But such men are learn
ing now that it is dangerous to call
up and annoy women"
The first impulse of the, annoyed
woman is to hang up the receiver
then notify the company several min
utes later. This is the only situa-
ton which Mr.. Fosters trained assist
ants cannot beat.
Traps Set by Women.
II she jiggles the receiver hook
rapidly, she will bring in on the wire
the operator which obtained her for
the annoyer. If she says II have just
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
Broker Arrested because He
Returns Pin Valued
at ST, 200.

KANSAS CITY, No., Jan. S.-"Hon-
esty," said Don Qulxote, lis the best
policy" Honesty tho copy books
echoed, "is the best policy "Hon-
esty," said the public. taking up the
cry, "is the best policy; the Bible says
So"
Honesty" said Tony Bremen, lis
the best policy" when he discovered
tfat a diamond hairpln pawncl for
SIS in his shop was worth nj least
81 900 and probably $1,000.
At noon man who didn't look Ike
the owner Of diamond halrpin en-
tered the pawnshop with one. lie
wanted money
"where'd you get III" asked leo
Bremen.
"Found IT. Tenth and Walnut
said the man.
"TFIow much you want asked 3rcn-
ner.
Fifteen dollars" said the man,
Then lie Read OF the Loss.
Truth is stranger than fiction. Bren-
ner didn't offer him $3.50 or $40 or
$3.50. He gave the man Sic and took
his name, address, description and
signature. The man was p. sharp
The address was 1922 Virginia ayemie.
All of this was set out on the report
sheet, which is sent to pollca head
quarters ench day. tatI..
An hour passed and Toby Bremen
sauntered in from lunch. He was
shown the diamond hairpin. He ex-
amlned 1t under a glass. He whistled.
Twenty half-carat blue white dla-
monds," he said softly. worth $1,000
anyway. Somebody's lost II. Well
have to put an ad in the paper"
you should worry who's lost T."
said a clerk. For me, lose no sleep.
Break 1t up and reset the stones. Who
can tell?
Believes In q Conscience.
Honesty said Tony Bremen, lis
the best policy. Amt you got no
conscience? A clerk without no con-
science you should watch?" ,lt
Straightway Mr.. Bremen inserted
an advertisement reading:
Notice-A platinum diamond oar
pin purchased by us, possibly lost by
owner, can be obtained by calling.
Then he searched the lost columns.
He discovered the story Of Miss Dor
othy Johnston's loss. T.. Ina
Miss Johnston, the daughter Of Dr..
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
HONESTY DOESN'TpAY, 4
PAWNBRO KER LEARNS

j. T. M. Johnson, Of st. Louis, formers
ly u Kansas City banker, he learned.
was visiting at the home OF r. Y.
Haight, S714 Madison street. He
called the Haight home. Mr.. Haight
answered the telephone. n
"Thls is Tony Bremen, have Miss
Johnston's diamond hairpln. Should, ]
bring 1t out or do you want to come
after It."
..Brlng It out" said Mr.. Haight.
''She isn't here now, but she will %
by the time you get here
Two Detectives In Ambush.
Mr.. Halght knew no Tony Bremen.
Dlscreetly he called the Westport po-
lice station. "Send a couple Of detec-
tives over here will your" he said. "A
man who claims to have the lost pin
is coming out. He might start some-
thing" ,re
The detectives came In a police car
and hid in the house. Five Minutes !,
later Mr.. Brenner arrived in o taxi
cab with the pin. the police report
sheet and the advertisement The
turned the pin over to Miss Johnscn,
and with II the documentary evidence
of his good faith.
How much reward do you wantiH
asked Mr.. Haight. .,,S
III leave that to you" said Bren-
ner. II spent $2,40 for the id and,
$2.7O for the taxi, and / gave the
man SIS for the pin and I'm out two
hours time. Ten per cent Is custc-
mary" f:l.
5s He Is under Arrest.
At that two detectives and o police
chauffeur emerged melodrpmatically
from behind the portieres and invited
Mr.. Bremen to talk TO the captain"
He asked to bel allowed TO telephone
his store and his lawyer, b. & ~, "a
you're under arrest" said the of
flcers. We've got q perfectly good
telephone at the station. Use that
Mr.. Bremen. Mr.. Haight and the
detectives rode to the station. There
Captain D. J. Whalen heard the story.
'Brenner was released. The pin was
formally awarded Mr.. Hsight ag
proxy for his guest and Brenner CIV
on q receipt. ilet
',I'll see what Miss Johnston's moth
err says about a reward said Mr.
Haight by way Of farewell.
Mr.. Bremen rode back to rs -
Walnut street in a street car.
"Yaa," said the clerk. what did
tell you? Honesty Is policy game
for pawnbrokers' 80,
Say" said Mr.. Bremen. "did hire
a clerk for adylce?i Shut up. and sse
what that lady wants" "a;
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

ly weighed 200 pounds, lost flesh I'M
til he weighed only 1OS pounds, from
the ravages of cancer of the stomach.
Under DR.. Walkers treatment his
weight increased to 1877 pounds, mis-
pain ceased and the growth showed
signs Of disappearing, although the
consultant who studied the case with
DR.. Walker had said the man would
be dead in a week before DR.. Walker
tegan treatment.
'cFven II permanent relief is not OBJ
tanned in all cases." said DR.. Walker,
describing death from cancer, W the
selenium method gives SO much co,''-
fort to patient in far advanced stages
of the disease that he can die in peace
it accomplishes something"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
MAUDE MULLERED

Maude Muller, SO the story goes.
Biffed the Judge upon the nose. .
He was sore at his sad lot
Because she wanted to trot and trot.
While he stayed home to think and
read,
And up to dateness did not heed.
Maude was right there good and
For th eater eat, shop and song.
But the Judge he wouldn't stand for
that,
which meant that in their little fiat.
Came rows and scraps and wars ga
lore,
Which made the Judge irate and sore.
So he told Maude they's better quit,
And that with her made quite a hit,
For she rocked freedom would be
= great,
Wherefore did Maude rejoice. elate.
She hit the high spots, nothing less,
And Of the future made mess,
For soon her beauty seemed to stray
And she was fat, forlorn and gray.
Meanwhile the Judge did plod along
Working hard but enjoying a song
Whenever he felt that he must have
Just a bit Of this worlds salve.
Then Maide, remorseful, down and
out M
And suffering from Broadway govt,
Recalled the fudge. now big and great,
And says, "l'll capture him, though
re late"
"l'il ride for alimony, sure, &,
Hor he Is rich and am poor"
But the Judge discounted all that
She couldn't beat him with bluff.
Ills detectives we're not Jays,
They had It on her forty ways,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
CANCER CURE
IS DISCOVERED
MaIady Yields to SeIenuim,
Asserts a Physician Of
New York City.

NEW YORK, Jan. S-Continued sue
cess in the use OF selenlum in the
treatment of cancer has been an
nounced by DR.. Charles H. Walker,
327 West Eighty-sixth street Sew
eral of the cases treated by DR.. Walk
er diagnosed as hopeless by promi-
nent cancer surgeons of the city, who
recently wrote to DR.. Walker COM
mending his work after they had ex-
animated the pateitns following the
selenium treatment.
One case was of cancer Of the throat
in an advanced stage. The patient
could not open his Jaws, he suffered
eXcruciating pains. He had been told
that an operation would necessitate
cutting away half his neck and face.
but DR.. Walker said that in the last
five weeks his condition had improved
wonderfully, the pains had ceased, tho
swelling had been reduced and thu
man was able to swallow again. DR..
Walker told of half dozen similar
cases which had improved under his
new method of treatment.
Faith in Early Treatment.
There is absolutely no doubt" said
DIR. Walker, that the treatment af-
fords permanent relief, and II the
cases are taken in time feel conf
dent that cure can be effected by
this treatment"
The reported success OF the selenium
treatment administered by DR.. Walker
has attacked patients from distant
cities in the East. The patients spend
a short time here and by later COM
munication DR.. Walker continues the
treatment at home under the care Of
another physician. DR.. Walker does
not openly assert that his method is
an absolute cure, but he believes that
he has proved its efficiency in the early
stages OF cancer and its power to le'
lieye the more malignant cases of the
disease.
Among the patients treated by DR.,
Walker recently was o woman 70
years old, who suffered cancer Of
me right breast. An eminent surgeon
insisted upon an operation. She I'M
derwent the selenlum treatment In
stead and within two months, sad
DR.. Walker, the growth had diminished
the pain ceased and the general con!
dition Of the patient showed evident
improvement.
Another patient. man who former
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
NEW AVENUE
OF Escape from the Drafting
Officer Opened by the
4 War Department.

WASHINGTON. D. q. Jan. s.-sAb-
breyIated Trilby, a new avenue Of e.
cane from the drafting officer In time
of war, has been opened up in The or
der Just issued to recruiting oiilCers
Of the United States Marine Corps to
enlist no man who Meays smaller
shoes than the conimercisi 52p
"My feet were too small tb eerye
my country would not Be often heard
as an excuse, however, according tol
the marine corps recruiting 9flears.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

Experts have estimated that there
are more than S,5OO,OO0,O0O,oO0 short
tons Of coal in the United States, OK
elusive Of Alaska, more than in any
other continent, and nearly twice as
much as in Europe.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

School lunches are served as . n6nl
inal cost to elementary school chill
dren in fortyrone American cities, n
200 english, 100 German and l 200
French communities. "a
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

only s4,s77 karats of diamonds were
exported from British South Africa
during the first four months Of 1915,
whereas, in January-Aprll, 1914. there
were 1,524649 karats exported, and
1902, 126 karats in the like period Of
1918. q
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

One Of the most recent examples o'
German thrift Is the use Of sunloVe'
oil rs q substitute Tor tho olive ~
tract, many people deyotinE large
tracts of land to th6 KansRn emblem
for The sake Of is food CONTEXT a The
LIQUID form.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

Wine tasters. employed in their pro-
fessIonal duties, never swallow the
wine they taste. They merely hold a
sip Of the beverage in the mouth for
a few moments and breathe through
the nostrils.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

Electric drills have been invented
for operations on the skulls. q
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

His detectives we're not Jays
They had 1t on her forty ways,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

Platinum prices now stand at from
ISL to SIS an ounce.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09

Now she's a cashier. far from queen,
And he rides in limousine &
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

ishing touch for the boys. Young Jay Gould, the second son of George J. Gould, has distinguished himself on the tennis court, winning the court tennis championship of the world when he was only 8.
 While the Gould youngsters were reared simply, considering the wealth of the clan, their parents did not stint themselves in introducing their daughters to society and to matri- mony Miss Marjorie GouIds +com- ing out'' party. cost over $25,ooo, ac- cording to repdrts.
 The present head of the house of Gould has never publicly consigned the government to the torrid regions but he is a staunch believer in the theory that government exists princi- paly for the purpose of protecting tn ose who have from the rapacity o1 those who have not. At least, one gathers as much from his public ut teranceS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
EASTON

The grange dance was largely at tended Thursday evening. It will be repeated Friday evening, Feb. H.
 The regular meeting of Easton grange, No. 149, will be held Tuesday evening. The lecturer, Mrs. J. Ar thur Sherwood, has prepared an in teresting program.
 Mrs Frank Blakeman of Oronoque, has returned from a visit with Mrs. J. Arthur Sherwood.
 The Dorcas society of the Baptist church held a pleasant meeting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Sy1vanus MalIette. Tuesday. Dinner was serv- ed at noon by the committee. Mrs. Arthur Wheeler assisted by Mrs. F. S. Clark. Twenty-one were present
 Miss Hazel E. Sherwood is spending a few days in Oronoque, the guest of Mrs. Frank Blakeman.
 Owing to the heavy snow storm on, Thursday, there was no school at the academy.
 Miss Marion Bradley has returned having spent a few days as guest of Miss Elizabeth Andrews.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
Validity of Will Made On Field of
 Battle a Puzzle

Berlin, Feb. 5-Questions Of the validity of soldiers wills, generally made in the field and often in the form of letters home, have given the civil courts some hard nuts to crack. In more than one case the perfectly patent intention of the devisor has had how to draw up g. binding document.
 Two such cases have just been pass ed upon, and the verdicts have been accident. The first is that of a sol dier who wrote from the trenches of France to his fancee telling her that if he should fall he wanted her to have one-half of his property. He sent a second letter to her parents which he signed Your Son Fritz The first was signed Your true Fritz"
 By accident rather than by design he wrote out in one of the letters his full name and address to indicate how letters to him should be made out. The court held that this accidental in sertion of the full name legally estab- lished the identity of the testator, as his signatures did not, and therefore upheld the validity of the 1etter-will
 A similar case went the other way because the letter was signed only by a Christian name. A mother sued in behalf of her daAghter for half of a fallen soldiers estate, on the basis of a letter signed only "Heinrich'' and not dated from any definite place. Though there seemed to be no moral doubt of Heinrich's intentions, the court ruled against his dancee.