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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
Brings about An Unusual Sit
uationi in the Trade Accord
ing to GIassworker. /.

PITTsBURG, Pa, March 25.-The
Glassworkers says:
The window glass situation pre-
sents at present the unusual condl-
tion Of an almost unparalleled de-
mand. with nearly all OF the hand
plants practically out OF the market.
This has been brought about by a
combination of adverse factory and
labor conditions, In conjunction with
pillng UP of orders.
The fire started with a shortage OF
from 80 to 200 blowers In the hand
plants. and this naturally held back
the production Just that much. Ere
quent failures in the gas supply also
served to handicap operations and
further retard getting the big orders
taken early in the season out OF the
way. AS result many OF the hand
plants are still working on the filing
OF orders taken under November and
January quotations.
Machine plants have not wholly es-
capped these difficulties. In several
plants labor shortages are reported
and operations have been interrupted
by fuel shortage.
A slight falling of In the demand
has been noticeable during the last
two weeks. which Is attributed to the
advance in prices and not to any
change in the bulk OF prospective bus
mess. Jobbers and manufacturers
still see a record-brealting demand
for the early spring and throughout
the summer and It Is predicted that
the high mark in quotations has not
been reached.
All plants are operating to their
fullest capacity. Whether there will
be q curtailment remains to be seen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
TWENTY Five AMERle ANS
ON BOARD THE SUSSEX
taT AaanulATtp pnFssj


LONDON, March 25 The cross
channel steamer Sussex, which was
badly damaged late yesterday, was
towed into Boulogne today. it is
now regarded as certain that there
was loss OF life amang the passen
gers, some twenty-five Of whom weic
Americans. Among the injured re-
ported was Miss Baldwin, a prom
inent young American, OF Paris, who.
among other injuries. q suffered
broken leg. Paris reports that the
ship was torpedoed
According to the admiralty 100
passengers have been landed AT Do
yer and $50 others with the mem
bers OF the crew have been taken to
Boulogne. Edward Huxley. president
of the United States Rubber Com
pany, and Francis Drake, tho COM
pany,s European manager. who were
on the Sussex, declared there WIS
heavy loss OF life including a num-
ber of Americans.
The chief engineer of the Sussex
was killed by the explosion and the
purser was wounded seriouHly.
An American, whose name rs not
known to survivors, was talking with
the Baldwin family close to the cap
tain's bridge when the explosion oc
Cured. He has not been seen since
that time and is supposed to have
been lost. The explosion occurred
at 3 p. m.when the SUSSEX was an
hour and O half out OF Follestone.
The wireless apparatus was destroy
ed and no help arrived until nearly
midnight Mad It not been for the
water tight compartments the Sussex
would have sunk and the loss OF
life would have been heavier.
The following Americans We're on
board the Sussex:
Joshua ID. Armttage, j. n. Bald
win. Helen Baldwin, Elizabeth Bald
win, Gertrude Barnes, Charles T.
Grocker. Samuel Denis. Henry Deer.
Ida Deer, Lillian o. s. Harde. Edna
d. Harde, Edward Huxley. Dorothy
Phillips Hilton and Edna Frances
Hilton.
The Sussex carried twelve Hfeboats
and several RATS. The lifeboats
were lowered quickly after the ex-
p1osion..
Good discipline was maintained al
though there was some scrambling for
the boats.
The second boat which was lowered
containing forty persons was over
turned Passengers state that thirty
OF those in this boat were drowned.
IA number OF the passengers jumped
overheard. GratIngs and pieces OF fur
niture were thrown to them from the
decks. More than half of those who
leaped into the water are believed to
have lost their lives.
The foremast and wireless apparatus
We're blown away by the explosion.
The wireless operator attempted un-
successfnlly TO rig substitute.
Persons who embarked in the boats
returned TO Sussex before dark. Rock
cts were fired during the early part OF
the night and at about midnight q
trawler came to the rescue.
"A British destroyer came up soon
afterwnrd and took on the passengers
left behind by the trawler. Five bodies
were left on the Sussex.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
AT the William Penn Hotel in
the City of Pittsburg
Twelfth of April.

pITTsBuRG. March 25.- Eastern
Ohio and West Virginia and. adia-
cent territory will be represented ut
the spring meeting Of the board OF
directors OF the Natural Gas Asso=
citation OF America, which will be
held at the William Penn hotel.
Pittsburg, April IL, toSmeet with the
officers and directors of the Associa-
ition of Natural Gas Supply Mem, to
complete arrangements for the eley-
enth nnual convention of the associas
ton, to be held in this city May 16-
IS,
In connection with the convention,
an exhibition OF mat and ac-
.cessories In the gaE business VIII be
made In Mechanical hall OF the Pitts
burg exposition building. This dis
play viii comprise the largest col
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
RESOLUTIONS
ARE. PASSED
FOR MINISTER
CIarksburg Brotherhood Pays
Fine Tribute of Respect to
the Late Dr.. Peters.
The Clarksburg Brotherhood has
passed resolutions us follows:

The Clarksburg Brotherhood has
passed resolutions us follows:
Whereas. the Brotherhood OF
ClarkHburg. West Virginia, sustained
an irrepRrable loss in tho death OF
our widely esteemed and beloved
brother, the Reverend Lewis r. Pet
ers, on Saturday. the 18th day OF
March; and.
Whereas, the brotherhood, his
brothers and personal friends desire
to place on record their apprecia-
ton Of his worth. and to express
their sense of personal loss and sor-
row in view of the demise OF this
splendid man and exemplary cttt-
zen; and implore Almighty God to
mitigate by his precious consolation
the sorrows OF the bereaved mem
bers of his surviving family.
Therefore, be It
Resolved. by the Brotherhood that
we through this means give express
sion to our appreciation of his ad.
mirable character, and to our sorrow
In the loss his family, his friends and
the community have sustained by
reason Of his death.
The Reverend Lewis 3. Peter son
OF George Washington Peters and
Margaret Boswell Yaas Peters was
born in Monroe county, Va, (now
Summers county, West Virglnia)
near Forest Hill, on the 9th day of
April, 1913; and In his early youth
attended the old subscription school
OF the country neighborhood In
which he lived.
Throughout the Civiliwar he served
with Company @, 36 Virginia volun-
teers. and was In the battles of Cross
Lanes. Carnifax Ferry. Cotton Hill
and Piedmont, being wounded In the
last thereof so severely that he was
unable to re-enler the service, Az
ter the war he continued his educa-
ton secured teachers certificate,
and taught thirteen sessions in the
public schools of the state.
He was licensed to preach in 1857.
and In 1859 ordained In the Slaugh-
ters Creek church, near Charleston,
on the Kanawha His first pastorate
was at Winfield, Putnam county.
He came to Clarksburg from Raw
enswood, and here he spent seven
years as pastor of the First Baptist
church. After a short stay in Texas
as state superintendent OF Sunday
school work. he returned to Clarks-
burg, where he was commissioned aa
Sunday school specialist by the Amer
lean Baptist Publication Society. In
this work he continued until few
months before his death.
He was scholarly gentleman
without prejudice.
He was to our virtures ever kind,
And to our faults little blind"
The influence OF his life was ever
on the side OF morality and religion.
He was a sincere and practical Chris
ton. From his early manhood he
gave his entire time to the work OF
the church to which he belonged.
He was a good friend and neigh
Dor, beloved by ali who knew him,
and with whom he had formed init
mate relations OF friendship, recog-
nized by them as one whose life had
been value to this community, a
Joy Co those whom II closely touched,
benediction TO his family and his
friends.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
OIL AND GAS MEN
10 HOLD MEETING

lection Of exhibits OF well drilling
machinery. tubing. gas engines and
metal cooperage ever exhibited in
this country. The chamber of COM
merce Of Pittsburg has announced
that the attendance will exceed 1000
delegtes and visitors,
officers and directors of the Nat
ural Gas Assoclat Ion who will attend
the April meeting are William y. /.
Cartwright, president. Cincinnati,
o.; Joseph F. Guffey vice presId dent,
nittsburg, Pa; Thomas G. JoneS,
secretary treasurer, Delaware, %. /;
aud these directors: Victor IA. Hays,
Independence. Kan; Ernest Ran
doIph, Clarksburg. w. Va: John II.
Ma1on, Munsey. Ind; Arthur Booth.
David o. Holbrool, Pittsbnfg, Pa.
Alfred j. Diescher. HartlesyiIle, Okla.
John r. Munce, charle lesion, w. va;
James B. Crawford, oil city. Pa
Austin g. Curtis. Shreveport. I'd. !.
Harry ]. Hoover. Cincinnati, o.: Nin-
cent l. Elbert, ST Joseph. Mo.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
HOLD UP AMMUNITION
tsr ASSOCIATED raEap

WASHINGTON, March 25.-EIesio
Arredondo. General Carranza's am
bassador, protested TO Secretary Lans-
ing today that ammunit4eR-for General
Carranza consigned on a ship leaving
New York yesterday was held up by
the customs authorities.
Secretary Lansing told the ambassa-
dor there was no intention to hold up
ammunition for General Carranza and
that the delay was caused by pre-
liminary examination to assure the
government that the shipment would
not reach his enemies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
MRS. WILLARD
Is Not at All Worried Concern
ing the Outcome of the
Bout for Tonight.
tBr AsseslarEp PRESa'

CHICAGO. March 25.-Mrs. less
Willard, wife of the heavyweight
champion, is not at all worried con-
corning the outcome of the bout be-
tween her husband and Frank Moran
in New York City tonight.
II received a telegram from Jess
saying that he will win and will return
to Chicago on the first train after the
fight" Mrs. Willard said.
A special wire from the ring to Mrs
Willard's home will bring the champ
IONS wife and their eight-year-old
daughter detailed report of the con-
test.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
FRENCH ARE ACTIVE.
tnY A,aee,A1Kp rRr.E,

BERLIN, March 25.-A Macedon-
ian correspondent says that French
forces from the entrenched camp at
Saloniki have been showing activity
in the nelghborhood of Gievgell on
the serbian-Greeit frontier, where
they fired ten shots from heavy guns
against German-Austrian pioneers
who were repairing bridges. The
shots did no damage.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
SPECIAL SERMON.

Tomorrow morning the pastor OF
the First Baptist church will preach
on 1.-THE Function and Character OF
Deacons," and following the sermon
L. w. Garrett, o. II. Burgham and ].
e. White will be ordained to that of
flee. In th eeyening the sermon will
be on Comforts. for Lies Lonely
Hearts" followed by the ordinance
of baptism.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
AMMUNITION IS
BEING HELD UP
And Caranza's Ambassador to
Washington Makes a Pro-
test to Secretary Lansing.
WILL PROJECT Tow MS
One Battalion of Infantry Will
Be Sent to Some Bor-
der Places.
mV AssoeIErEp PaEEsi

Ell PAS0, Tex, March 25.-Fran-
cisco villa was reported early today
to be fleeing west in the San Miguel
country. having successfully eluded
the encircltng ring that was being
drawn around him by American and
Carranza troops.
News of the outlaws retreat west
ward was brought here from Ell Vale,
but could not be confirmed at Fort
Bliss, or in Mexican official circles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
BATTALION BEING SENT
TO PROTECT TOWNS
tuv AE-eelArEp PREna,

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 25.-In
answer to protests from residents at
Presidio. Marta and Delrio, Tex, for
more protection, Major General Funs-
ton today announced that n battalion
of the Twenty-fourth infantry, now
on the way here from Fort d. A. Rus
sell will be stationed in that district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
PLAN
To Ask for More Troops to Protect
the Border Line.
tnv AaaeeIArEa raran,

tnv AGseeIArE5 PHEaGt
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Uneasy
over the situation on the Mexican bor-
der, Senate Republicans today held a
conference with view to determining
upon a plan to ask for more troops
to protect the border. The conference
adjourned until Monday without action
when some definite stop will be taken.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
JURY HANGS.

The criminal court jury in the case
OF June Powell tried for selling
liauor, failed to agree Friday evening
and was dismissed from the case.
which was continued until the next
term OF the court.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
RESUMES DUTIES.

Attorney w. Frank Stout. who has
been laid up at his home for the last
month with a broken RIB, has sut-
flciently recovered to resume his
duties at his Office and will sit in
bankrupt matters during the coming
week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
VILLA is FLEEING WEST
AMERICANS ABOARD SHIPS SUNK BY TEUTONS0
.++*+**+&* 60
TELEGRAM WILL RECEIVE
FIGHT RETURNS QUICKEST.

The moment Jess Willard.
; heavyweight champion of the
world. steps into the roped
arena in Madison Square Gar
den tonight for his champion
ship battle with Frank Moran,
the crowds in Telegram square
will be notified Of the move.
The Telegram is the only news
paper in Clarksburg having u
telegraph wire strung into its
office, and tonight the Tele-
grams wire will be connected
direct with Madison Square
Garden. In less than a minute
after a blow Is struck the
news will be received by the
crowds in front Of the Tele-
gram office.
Every move OF the two fight
ers will be announced through
a mcgaphone from the Tele-
gram editorial rooms. In addi-
ton. the story of the fight by
rounds will be placed on the
bulletin boards in front Of the
) Office.
The Sunday Telegram will
carry a complete story of the
big fight, written by corps OF
trained men who arc reporting
the event for the Associated
Press.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
yERDUN Is BURNING.

BERLIN, March 25.-verdun is in
flames. according to today's Official
statement by German army headquar-
tiers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
QUIET AT vERpUN.
tnY AnseeIArEp sREsal

PARIS. March 25.-The French
Official statement says that last night
ws quiet in the Verdun region. Ar
tillery duels were in progress In the
Woeyre region.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
PuIlnEN 10 SPEAK.

The Rev. o. NJ. Pullen. of the Anti
Saloon League. Is TO speak in Ash
Methodist Episcopal church, Broad
Oaks. at IL o'clock Sunday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
STEAMER SUNK
But the Passengers and Grew or
Board Are All Saved.
tnY ARgoeiATEn pRFRgi

LONDON, March 25.-Lloyds re-
port says the British steamship Sally
bia has been sunk and that the pas
sengers and crew were saved.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
RECEss TAKEN.

The county court took q recess
Friday evening until Monday morn
InR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25

The salybla was of 1852 tons. S42
feet long and 46 feet beam. 1t left
Barbados on March 3 for London.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
TRE WEATHER.

Clo1dT tonight and sunE1M9, probably
thunder Shcwea4 Warner
tuniEhf. Sunday cDldnr.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-25
THE CIRCULATION

Of tho Telegram fs moro than dnuhln
tho net pald circulation Of tho
other Glarlsbug paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-04
NEW DIRECTORY
 OF BUSINESS MEN
Will First Be Printed as Part of The Age-Herald and Later in
 Book Form

The Age Herald's classified business di- rectory. containing the names of practi- cally every business and professional man in Birmingham, Ensley and Besse- mer, will be issued about February b. This directory, which is being compiled of The Age-Herald, later being issued in book form and distributed to everyone in the state of Alabama who desires it, free
 The directory will contain information about Birmingham. especially as regards he hotels, parks, amusements, etc.. and will carry complete schedules of trains and other data.
 Every business and professional man in Birmingham will be given an opportunity to have his name listed in the directory, and solicitation now is being made by telephone. Each profession will be listed separately, as will each line of business. the names being arranged in alphabetical order. detxU
 The classified business directory in book form will be in such form as to be avail able throughout the year to all who have need of it. It will be on the desk of every business and professional man, drug store and hotels. and will be used for reference when any particular busi- ness or profession is wanted
 In addition to the names of companies who are listed. will be printed the officers of the company, together with it's tele- phone number and business address The list of professional men will contain the telephone number and business address along with the names.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-04
To Have Election On
 Commission Form

Huntsville, February S.-(SpeciaD A petition was filed with the probate judge today requesting him to call an election aand permit the voters of Huntsville to decide whether they wish to depose the city commission and re- turn to the old aldermanic form of gov ernment. The petition is signed by a few more than third of the qualified voters of the city. It was started sev- eral weeks ago after the commission had revised and raised the privilege taxes on nearly all lines of business An election will be called to be held about 30 days hence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-04
NEWS 0E ENSLEy

The following petition is being cir culated about this district and is be- ing freely signed by the citizens of Ensley:
 "To the Probate Judge of Jefferson
 County, Alabama
 We, the undersigned qualified elec- tors of Jefferson county, Alabama. hereby make application in accordance with section 1 of an act of the legis- lature of Alabama, appraved March 5. 1915, for an election to be held in Jefferson county, Alabama, for the pur- pose of submitting to the qualified cleo tors of said county in said state the question of whether or not the work of tick eradication shall be taken up in said county, under the state live stock sanitary board as provided by law"
 This movement has been indorsed by the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade in Birmingham and other organizations and the above pe- tition is being circulated all over Jer- ferson county.
 The citizens of Ensley are taking an
 
 fund and a committee composed of Henry Keller chairman;' J. A. Dupuy, Rev. J. w. Fulford, D. M. Lewis, Tom Deveraux and several others have been appointed for this district. The com mittee has made arrangements with the members of the Lyric club of the Ensley High school to put their play, "The Nautical Knot for the benefit of this movement and the en- tire proceeds will go toward this cause. The play will be given at the new ElNs' home on Avenue D near Twen- tieth street on Friday evening, Febru- ary Ii, beginning at S:15 o'clock The Nautical Knot" an operetta, was pre- scented at the high school several weeks ago and proved to be very enjoyable.
 'The Battle Cry of Peace," one of the greatest moving pictures ever pro duced, will be shown in this city to- day and Saturday at the Franklin thea tre. It is stated that Ensley is the first small town to secure this won derful picture. which was shown in Birmingham for two weeks. J. Stuart Blaokton, author of the picture, takes up the subject of the necessity of pre- paredness of the United States.
 Funeral services over the remains of Ruth Hammett. aged months. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Frank M. Hammett, who died early Wednesday morning, were conducted yesterday morning from the residence on Ave nue and Twenty-seventh street. The Rev B. T. Waits, pastor of the Ems ley Methodist church, officiated, Inter ment followed at the Oakland ceme- tery.
 All members of Company B. uniform rank of the Steel City lodge No 156, Woodmen of the World. are requested to meet in the office of Commander c. P Thomas on Nineteenth street this evening at s o'clock. Matters of inn portance will be taken up and all mem bers are requested to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-04
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, February 3.-(Special) W. F. Feagin. state superintendent of education, addressed the state institute of Madison county teachers in the county courthouse this forenoon on inn portant phases of the state system of schools. The institute now in session Is the largest attended ever held here, only two teachers of Madison county being absent, they being kept at home by illness. The attendance is we'll over POO.
 The big general merchandise store of Miller Brothers. on Meridian street, was burglarized last night and the thieves took nothing but eight pairs of overalls, as many wool shirts and seven pairs of shoes.
 Farmers are taking advantage of the cold weather by killing hogs and the whole country apparently is enjoying a feast of backbone and spare ribs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-04
WELL KNOWN MEN NAMED ID HANDLE . MERRITT CAMP PA|GN Wholesalers and Shippers Get Behind His Candidacy
 In Real Earnest
WILL VISIT EVERY
 COUNTY IN STATE
Merritt Says He Will Make Campaign on Kennedy's Official Acts and His Own Qualifications For
 the Place

The campaign of Henry P. Merritt for public service commission was launched here yesterday at a meeting of business men and shippers. The meeting was held in the offices of the Birmingham Mer- chants and Manufacturers association and resolutions were adopted by that or ganiza tion endorsing the candidacy of MT. Merritt and urging the voters to support him.
 The committee which will direct the campaign of MT. Merritt follows: Mur- ray Brown, Goodall-Brown Dry Goods Co.,; H. M. Beck, Beck Candy & Grocery Co.,; J. J. Rogers, Bell-Rogers Produce Co.,; H. F. DeBardelaben, Ala abama Fuel x Iron Co.,; J. Frank Rushton, president Rotary club; J. B. Shropshire Shrop- shire & Daniel, retail grocers; w. E. Morris, president Retail Grocers associa- ton.
 The meeting was attended by about ,3o of the largest wholesalers and ship pers in the district, and a large number of those present made addresses indors- ing the candidacy of MT. Merritt. It was contended by the speakers t..-t the election of MT. Merritt was of vital im- portance to the consumers as well q c the large shippers of Alabama and the mem bers of the campaign committee pledged themselves to take active charge of the fight and to continue it to the end of the campaign. Several of the speakers stated that it was not their usual cus- tom to take part in personal politics, but they felt that this was a plain business proposition.