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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
Nebraskan Trying to Patch
pBreak With Speak
er Clark. Il. !

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-President
Wilson is a candidate for renomiia:
ton and reelection. He is prepared
to repudiate the one.term plank Of
the Baltimore platform.
II there has been any doubt con-
corning Mr.. Wilson's attitude it has
been dispelled by direct orders to
Democratic leaders in Indiana in
structing them to place the Presi.
dents name onrthe ballot to be voted
at the statewide primary on March q.
William ]. Bryan, who brought
about the nomination Of Mr.. Wilson
at Baltimore and inserted the one
term plank In the partys platform, is
expected to have something to say
in the near future on the Presidents
determination to succeed himself. Mr..
Bryan was in Washington this week
and learned of the White House plans.
Just before leaving the capital, 1t de-
velops, he sent an emfssary to Speak
er Champ Clark with message ask
ing conference with Mr.. Clark on
politics and preparedness.
The Speaker refused to meet Mr..
Bryan, sent back word that he thought
a conference unnecessary and that 1t
could accomplish nothing. 1t is as.
serted by prominent Missouri Dem
ocrat that Mr.. Bryan. knowing of the
Presidents determination to ignore
the one-term plank which he accept
ed in 1912, was prepared to extend the
olive branch to Speaker Clark and
tender the Speaker his support for
the Democratic Presidential nomina.
ton in st. Louis next June, Speaker
Clark does not deny. that he receiv.
ed message from Mr.. Bryan asking
a conference. He gives no public rea-
son for Vrefusing to meet the former
Secretary of State, but his friends
say that he has not forgotten the pat
Mr.. Bryan played in bringing about
his defeat for the nomination in 1912
when he had the prize won.
( It can be stated on authority that
Mr.. Bryan is opposed to renominating
President Wilson and in the conven-
ton will insist that the party's pledge
to the voters be observed to the let
ter. Mr.. Bryan, when asked If he
would support the President for re-
nomination, is reported to have said:
1.-THE President has not yet said
that he is a candidate for reelection.
Once he makes his position clear, l
will have something to say"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
Pug Honors May Go
to Pittsburgh Man

Frank Moran can now challenge
Willard to a battle for the heavy
weight championship of the world, and
IL Willard wants to take him on for
such a battle, Moran will be delight
ed to get the chance.
Last night Coffey and Moran were
scheduled for 10-round affair IN lit
tie old New York. But after Moran
had knocked Coffey down four times
in the ninth round Of the fight and
had his opponent .reeling around the
ring, Billy ellison, Coffey's manager.
threw up the sponge and the run
stuff was of.
Moran is a Pittsburgh boy and has
had wide ring experience. He fought
johnson few years ago and made
good showing. He is confident that
he can defeat Willard.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
GARD OF THANKS.

weSthetwife and children Of the late
NJ. a. y: Flowers, desire, to thank the
friends and neighbors, the A. F. aud
a. Masons, the press and all who have
been so sympathetic and kind to US
I'M our hours OF sorrow and heart.
ache! We have indeed been comforted
BY this affectionAte interest and by
the knowledge that when pcpa was
summoned TO join that innumerable
caFayan8 which moves to that myster-
fous world beyond where each shall
take LIS place in the silent halls OF
iieetti. Heahad so lived that he vent,
not IKE the quarry slave, at night,
scourged to his dungeon, but sustain
"a ard soothed by; an suntaltertng trust
Ia tfe goodnessl Of God. he approached
it,e nave Hke one who wraps the
drnpery 81 his couch about him and
ifcs downStoS pheasant dreams,
ldrss3A a, j. EIowersiand Children.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
German Officers
Discard the Sword

BERLIN, Jan. S.-Thc officers
sword, whose usefulness had long
since vanished and whose sole remain
ing function was to trip its wearer up
at inopportune times, is now to dis
appear officially at the German front.
The Emperor has just issued an or
der permitting officers at the front,
with the exception of the command
ers OF large detachments and staff Of
ficers, to wear short knife or bayo-
net. The order approves a custom
which had already established itself
with the tacit acquiescence of the mill
tary authorities.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
Brother OLD. E. Miller
is Dead in Elkins

IA. Miller, aged 60 years, broth.
er off, d. e. Miller of this city. died
mursdays night at his home at Etktns.
Mi! Miller had been a patient at the
Davis Memorial hospital where he was
operated on for gall stones. Mr.. MIL
Ter is survived by his wife, four chill.
drens his mother, seven brothers and
six sisters.
%! f. Miller left today for Thorn.
ton, w. Va, to attend the funeral
which will take place there at three
o'clock today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
Will Discuss Liquor
Laws in This State

There will be a union temperance
service held in the Christian church at
Barrackville tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock. D. F. Turner, a lawyer
of ability from Parkersburg, who
gives his Sundays to this couse, will
be the speaker. He will. discuss the
prohibition laws in West Virginia in
general, explaining some of the mis-.
understood sections in them, also in
form the people what the wet forces
are doing in the state. ga
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
CITY BRIEFS.

Sold to cfreus--Avon j. Reynolds.
proprietor OF the sales stables on Jack
son street who some time ag2 gas
commissioned ~ the Wa!:uco Hagen.
beck circus IL rLle TO buy for lhem g
sna::. mule to Lc used in nu act has
secured the sninial in light sorrcl
and II will be sllipreA next week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
&c is Judgment in
JUST Prices Court

Justice n. G. Price, OF Monongah,
this morning awarded a judgment to
AIgunt Left for the sum of $107.90
and costs against Dominick Away.
The suit was heard yesterday in the
justices, court and Attorney R. ].
Abbatichi represented the defendant,
while Attorney Curt Amos presented
the plaintiffs case. Miss Anna l..
Hentzy acted as interpreter.
The money under dispute was a
sum Leif claimed that Away had Dor.
fowedE and failed to repay.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
Inere asing Coal
Output Of County

Mines owned by the Marion Gas
coal Company at the mouth Of the
Bingamon near Worthington which
have been idle since the fall of 1914
resumed operations Wednesday of this
week.
Il Is reported at Fairview that the
sReystone Coal Company will open a
nine three miles below that town, at
Keystone and that 200 otis have been
laid on by surveyors and will be used
fordtfeSmen.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
OYSTER SUPPER.

The Home Mission Society of the
First Methodist Episcopal church
will serve an oyster supper on
Tuesday evening beginning Mt 5
o'clock in the basement OF the
church. The following menu will
be served for which an admission
OF IS cents will be charged.
Fried oysters.
Potatoes au gratin Baked Leans
Slaw Cold Sliced Ham
Apple Pie
Coffee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
"a. sTRlckLANp 70 PREACH

Rev. Francis Z. StrlckIand' mem
her of DesMoines conference and the
head of the new department of philos.
ophy at the West irginia University,
will preach at both morning and ev-
ening services at the First Methodist
church tomorrow.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

New Game Preserve-State Game
Warden Jules Yiquensey was in the
city yesterday urging the members
of the Allegheny Sportsmen's assocta.
ton to favor consolidation with the
Cheat River club which has pre-.
serve and large club house at Cheat
Bridge in Randolph county The COM
bined organization would have pre-.
serve OF 10000 acres and two fine club
houses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Superintendent shawkey Here
State Superintendent OF Schools, Hon.
Morris P. Shawkey, OF Charleston,
Hon. George S. Laidley also OF Charles
ton. and Hon. H. S. Swiger, Of Sisters
willie, members of the Board Of Reg
ents and Secretary Of the board, Hon.
]. F. Marsh, of Charleston. were in
the city short time yesterday even
ing en- route to Charleston from Nor
gantown. While in the city the gentle
men, with President Joseph Roster;
OF the Normal school, inspected the,
new normal school building.
Boys Arm Rroken-While he was
returning to his home from school
yesterday afternoon Joseph, 11:years
old son OF Mrs. Sue D: Williams. of
Spring street. fell on Pike street and
sustained fracture to the bones In
one of his arms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Editors eusy-Editors and members
OF the business staff OF Maple Leaves,
the Fairmont High school, publication,
are working hard these days making
preparations to get out the next num-
Der by the first OF February.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Plan on Exhibition - Architects
drawings of the proposed new tele-
phone building for Fairmont are on
exhibition in the window Of the Scott
jewelry store and they arc attract
ing much attention.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Conductor Hunt lII-Tucker Hunt
conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio
line to Pittsburgh is Ill at his! home
in Connellsviile.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Building Pernit-Wtlliam F. Kisner
has made application for a permit to
construct dwelling on Vermont ave-
nue. at q cost Of Sf,100 and w. H.
Randolph, OF Morgantown avenue, for
one to construct a corrugated iron
garage in the rear Of his home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Reser:e Gas supply-The Hope Gas
company has drilled in good gasser
on the Hayden and Jolliffe farm near
White Rc71. The Monongahela Valley
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Died in Charles Laugh
erty. who was injured several days ago
at Curtin in a railroad accident, died
at Fairmont hospital No! 3 early this
morning. His homo is in somerss
Vile. Relatives of the man will ar
rive here today to take the body to
his late home for burial. Mr.. Laugh
erty was &c years old.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08

Traction company has made safets
connection with the Hope Gas COM
pany for supply OF gas, should in any
event supply OF the city be crippled
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-08
Is coNuALEscINe

Mrs. J.. e. Mortified, of Cleveland
avenue, who has been sick for the
last few weeks with grip, is improv'
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
BEE MEN ARE COMING
Annual Convention of Apiarists to Be
Held Here Next Week.

The bee keepers of Kansas will
gather in Topeka Monday and Tues
day, November 20 and 81. in the an
nual convention of the Kansas State
Beekeepers' association. Not only the
bee men, but exhibits of their prod
ucts and the supplies used in their
business are to De in Topeka at that
time.
Prominent apiarists from Kansas
and from other states will be present,
and an extensive program of addresses
and papers has been prepared. Q. A.
Keene OF Topeka, is secretary-treas-
urer of the organization.
The meetings of the convention are
to be held in the new quarters of the
Commercial club. at Seventh and
Quincy. The assembly room of the
club will be turned over to them
M C. Berry, GAINESVILLE, Ala, will
speak on Shipping Bees by the
pound to the North and Vest A "
Small of St Joseph. Mo-, on The
Financial Side of Queen RAISING"
George W. Williams, Redkey, Ind, on
"Co-operative Advertising of Honey;
and NJ. G. Durant, Hamilton, ILL.,, on
Paper"
Speakers from the state will in
clude Professor George A Dean, K
S. A. C.; Professor S. ]. Hunter. K.
U; ]. P Brumfield, Galena; DR.. G
Bohrer. Chase, ana Harry A Huff,
Chairman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13

foreground nothing is touched. And 1t
is from her sub-surface forts that
Germany is repelling the allied at
tack.
For a week 1 have been over the
Somme battlefield. From a he1gnt
near Peronne and to the south OF AT
ras. our party twice penetrated the
shell area viewing Peronne and Ba-
paume. the two immediate objects OF
fire It marked the first time since
the Somme battle began that q heu-
trail has been permitted to inspect TINS
mart of the underground fortlflcatlon
concentrated by the Teutonic forces
while waiting in the library of cas-
tie serving as the headquarters or one
of the commanding generals, the WIN
dows ratified and doors shook from
the conclusion of bursting sheIls-
Abandon Trench Warfare.
With these constant explosions in
o1lr ears and escorted by an 1ntelh-
oence officer we motored to the
heights of Bapaume. There We watch-
ed the British fire on the town. Only
one church spire and one chimney Is
still standing.
A1tho in approaching the front We
encountered seventeen lines OF
trenches and wire entanglements, the
Somme battle is no longer being de-
Tended from the trenches. But with
buried artillery. For miles as we
walked we passed holes in the ground
large enough for men to crawl into
These were the entrances to thou
sands OF underground forts which the
Germans have built in an endless
chain. >.
The underground defenses vary in
depth from a few feet to as much as
sixty feet. No cannon yet invented
can penetrate them. And this is the
reason, German officers explain, why
the English can not destroy the de-
lenses.
Not a house, barn or a whole tree
is standing in Achietlepetit- Our auto
was halted en- route by soldiers clean
ing the road of debris from the recent
bombardment. After passing thru,
this village was again shelled. The
bambardment was so terrific as to be
indescriba BILE. The whistling of shells
was continuous and the uncountable
explosions shattered every one S
nerves.
Tanks Costly Failure.
Our auto increased its speed and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
FOE EXCESSIVE
URIC ACID
TRY THE WILLIAMS TREATMENT.
so Cent Bottle (32 Doses)
FREE

Just because you start the day worried
and tired. stiff legs and arms and muscles
an aching head. burning and bearing down
pains in the back-worn out before the day
begins-do not think you have to stay in
that condition.
Be strong. well and vigorous with no
more pains from stiff joints, sore muscles.
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If you suffer from bladder weakness,
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To prove the Williams Treatment con-
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or stubborn, If you have never tried The
Williams Treatment, will give one soc
bottle go doses) free if you will cut out
this notice and send it with your name and
address,, to The DR.. u. A Williams Com
pany Dept. 1922 F. Post Office Block.
East Hampton, Conn. Send at once and
you will receive by parcel POST a regular
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curing any obligation. Only one bottle to
the same address or family.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13

others whizZed by. one carrying the
remains. of French aeroplanes.
We stopped at a ploughed field,
walked to a hole in the ground and
Above ground. in some spots, so many
shells had exploded it was impossible
to count the shell craters. But under
ground not a cannon was scratched.
Officers and artillerymen were living
with many of the comforts of home.
Further on we passed hundreds of
French civilians and soldiers paving
one of the chief lines. Laborers were
working on a new network of rail-
ways which had been constructed back
of the Somme since the battle began:
Permanent construction of roads and
railways is necessitated by the contin-
uous rains which make the Somme
roads and fields in many places into
running rivers of mud. Automobiles
are hardly able to .plow thru and SOL
diers from the first line declare they
wallow in mud like pigs on Hoosier
farm
The allied method of attack on the
Somme has been to use heavy artillery,
gas bombs, hand grenades and tanks.
In one village the English fired during
one night thirty thousand gas bombs,
but next morning the German soldiers
crawled out like rabbits from their
holes and went to work again. Unani-
nous opinion concerning the tanks is
that they are costly failure. They
can travel only four miles an hour and
are easily overturned by artillery.
Some Tommy prisoner declared they
can put the fear of God into the Ger
mans 1t is admitted their first use
caused surprise, altho now there is
nothing to fear All the German SOL
diers have had an opportunity to
study small models back of the front,
and the artillery now knows how to
destroy the real tanks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13

Tho the man in the street might
easily mistake a seismic distur bance
for the rum bling of a traction engine
or an explosion, the marvelously deli
cate instruments which record earth
quake shocks are immune from such
delusions- The recording pen of the
seismometer ignores any local tremb-
nngs which have not a seismic origin
but the faintest real earth quakings,
tho they have Travelled thousands of
miles thru the earth, set the pen trac-
ing, the telltale graph by means of
which the seismologist calculates the
place, time and magnitude of the
happening. Years before the genius
of the Japanese gave birth to the
science Of seismology a very rough
record of a Scotch earthquake was OBJ
tanned at Comrie by means of Il basin
of treacle. The basin was about half
full of treacle, and by noting the
magnitude and direction of the treacle
marks made on the inside when the
quake" disturbed its normal level a
falr approximation was obtained as to
the magnitude and movement of the
seismic waves which caused the earth
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
The Tale of a Dime.

The woman slipped dime into the
glove on her left hand. She would be
at the subway in moment, and the
dime so placed would facilitate mat
tiers. AS she passed the foot of the
bridge extension by the City hall the
ring of a coin as it struck the pave
ment reached her ears. She saw a
dime rolling at her feet
A fat man, subway bound. also
heard and saw it. Both stopped to
pick it up. She was first His hand
only famed the dust from the side
walk
Il beg your pardon" he said as he
Strengthened up, rather red in the
face.
mot at ALL" she said. 81 thank
you for your courtesy" Then she
hurried downstairs.
Seated in the train, her sgloved hand
involuntarily went up to her hair. A
dime dropped into her lap. Then she
Youths Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
CAPTURE THREE TOWNS
German Report Tells of Teutonic Sue
cesses on Rumania Border.

Berlin, Nov. 13.-On the Transyl-
vaEian front yesterday Austro- German
troops captured three towns and re-
pulsed numerous Rumanian attacks,
the war office announces. More than
1000 prisoners were taken.
The towns captured are Dicta and
Arsuriler, in the Gyergo mountains on
then orthern part of the front and
Candesti in Rumania northwest of
Campulung. In Dobrudja Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen's forces repealed
troops which were advancing down the
west bank of the Danube.
Front of Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen (Dobrudja) Hostile detachments
which were feeling their way along
the Danube against the left wing of
our position in northern Dobrudja
were pursued. Tchernavoda was she'll
ed without success from the left bank
of the Danube
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
Very True

The science of food was pet sub
ject with a certain teacher, and she
never wearied in telling her pupils all
about food values, proteins. carbohy-
drates, fats and other funny things
At the end of one lesson she set
some questions to test what they had
learned.
Can any girl tell me what three
foods are required to keep the body
in perfect health ?"
One maiden promptly waved an ex-
ulting hand.
please, miss" she said, eagerly
breakfast, dinner and tea,"-An-
SWerS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
BURROW DEEP IN
GROUND TO HOLD
LINES ON SOMME
Buried Artillery Is Effective
Against Forces of Allies.
Shells Cannot Reach Germans
Underground Batteries.
PLOUGH SURFACE OF GROUND
French and British Attacks
Only on OutwOrks.
Tanks, Gas Bombs and Shells
Prove Unavailing.
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.

Somewhere on the Somme, Nov ~
Cvia Berlin wireless to SayVllle' NOV
13).-Germany is defending the
Somme with buried artillery.
In their ASA ults the French and
British are attacking only the surface
of the greatest Notifications in the
world.
Germany built a surprise for the al
lies here in a wonderful series of ar
tillery-proof Notifications. These de-
lenses are built so close. are dug so
deem and cover such a wide area that
what the allies are today attacking
with infantry. tanks and artillery are
only the outskirts of a powerful sys-
tenn of underground forts.
The bombardment is terrific. Fields
woods and towns are torn to pieces by
constantly exploding shells. But un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
ON
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
Nav Settle out of Court.

Washington, Nov. 13.-Appea1 of
the Wells-Fargo. American and United
States express companies from an Ok
lahoma corporation commission order
requiring bonds covering possible re-
funds of excess charges pending deter
mination of the validity of its intra-
state orders were passed by the su-
preme court today to await formal no
tice of settlement of the issue by the
commission and the express compan-
les. Their receipt will result in formal
dismissal of the appeals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
RATE HEARING AT X. C.
All Westbound Trunk Lines Involved
Set for December 2.

Washington, Nov 13.-Hearing of
proposed western trunk line freight
rate increases involving almost all
westbound transcontinentoal traffic
were fixed by the interstate commerce
commission today for December 2, at
Kansas CITY, Mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-13
MORE U-BOAT RUMOR
Operating in Gulf From Base on Ven
ezuelan Coast Is Latest

Galveston, Tex, Nov 13-Reports
were circulated in shipping circles
here today that the German subma-
rine supposed to be operating in the
Gulf of Mexico AMI the Caribbean sea
has established a base in the Gulf of
Maracaibo, Venezuela, the Gulf of
Maracaibo is said to be we'll suited for
such a purpose, as are the adjacent
Dutch islands of Oruba and Curacao.