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Big submersible Tipped Up
Convoy and Her Bow Ss'
Dipped.
THEN BOILERS lei GO
Only One Man Survived Dis.
aster That Occurred in
a Twinkle. I;:s
tRy AssocInted Pressl

3" -
NEW LONDON, Nov. 17.-Five lives
were lost when the German submarine
Deutschland which left port early To-
day for Bremen rammcd and sent to-
the bottom with its crew Of i've tie;
tug T. A. Scott, jr., one of the two
convoy tugs. 4; X
After the accident t,e Deutchlands
returned TO port. M.
The dead are Captain John Turney,
William a. Cation, engineer, Edward
Stone, fireman, Florence c. Davidson,
cook, Eugene Duzant. deck hand.
The collision occurred about mile
inside the race and according to d
member Of the Deutschland crew came.
'all in minute" ~
The tug he said got unexpectedly
in front of the Deutschland. the dis
lance being SO slight between them
that the submersible had no chance.
OF avoiding the accident.
Her nose struck the tug near the
stern lifting 1t well out OF the water
and sending the SCOTS nose under. Al
most Immediately afterward the boil
ers Of the tug exploded and the yes.!
sci sank with all on board.
Captain Fred Hinsch Of the interned
German steamer Neckar, who was on.
the tug, grasped guy rope and was,
drawn down with the tug. When he
rose to the surface he MANAGED ia
grasp life preserver which he had
been thrown out by the Deutschlands
and was taken on board that weasel
by which he was brought back is.
New London.
The Dautsehland-was not BerioN1ty
damaged. 1t was stated, and proba.
bly, would be ready to sail In q few
days when repairs had been made.
Several of the bow plates were bent
and the rivets loosened but the IN
terror of the submarine was not dam.
aged.
The repairs will be made by mems
bers Of the crew. ~
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TEACHERS TALKING
Of CITIZENSHIP
Tri-State Round Table Be.
ing Held Today at
Huntington.

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. Nov. IT,
"Tomorrow's Challenge to the Schools
of Today" in which the requirements
of educational institutions to meet the
anticipated needs of prescnt.day stu,
dents were discussed, was the theme
on which President W. 4. Garfield
Of centre College. Danvillc, KY, spoke
at the opening session here this al.
ternoon of the first annual conven,
ton of the Tri-State Teachers Round
Table. The convention will close to-
morrow evening. Public school teach.
ers. principals and superintendent
from Southern Ohio. West Virginia
and eastern Kentucky are in attcn.
dance.
THE Schools and Citizenship IL
the general theme to be discussed in
conference among teachers interested
GUS grades These sectional confer.
cnces promise to be the centering
point Interest duriyy the two.day
meeting. Following President Gar.
fields address, committees were ap
pointed and adjournment taken for
sectional meetings.
President Aston Ellis OF Ohio uni
vcrsity. Athens. O.. will speak at a
general meeting tonight. his subject
being THE Educational Outlook" An
entertainment by a gle club compos
G d of students in the local schools
will precede the address. 1.-THE Leis.
ure Time Of Boys and Girls" will be
the subject of an address by ]. r.
Francis. superintendent Of the schools
In Columbus. o., tomorrow. A bus
mess session at which officers for the
year will be elected will follow. AID,
ditional sectional meetings are to
close the convention. Those who will
have charge Of these divisional con
fcrences are: G. f. McCorkle, super.
intendent Of public schools at Iron.
ton. o., high school meeting; O. |.
Woodley, president Marshall college
Huntington. grammar school meeting;
Miss Erna Wells, OF Huntington. prim,
airy school meeting and j. +. Marsh
Of Charleston, w. Va, rural school
meeting.
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REPUBLICANS
ASK RECOUNT
ON 8 OFFICES
Formal Application Made
Today by Attorney
M. w. Ogden.
CANVASS IL G0MP|fTED
CANVASS is COMPLETED
Showed Few Changes From
the Unofficial Figures
of Last Week.

A recount OF the vote in this county
for United States Senator, Congress,
prosecuting attorney. sheriff and
Board OF Education in Warrington dis.
trlct was demanded of the county court
today at the completion of the official
canvass Of the votes of the county. At.
torney NJ. w. Ogden, acting on behalf
OF the Republican County committee,
made the demand on the court and the
recount will likely be started this
evening or tomorrow.
The county commissioners complet.
ed the canvass Of the ballots just be.
fore noon taday aEt their official re.
suit Is but very little different from
the original tabulation of the vote
which was made in the clerks office.
a few, ballots were thrown out in some
OF tho precincts but In no instance was
the election OF any candidate endan.
gered.
The demand for the recount was
made Immediately on the completion
of the official canvass and the court
then adjourned until two o'cl3ck this
afternoon. The recount OF the offices
asked for IS expected 10 materially
change the vote for Sutherland, Elem
ing, Conley. Veach and Mcmillan who
was candidate for Board OF Educa-
ton in Warrington district.
Chairman Frank r. Amos, Of the
Republican committee, announced to.
day that this wou ldlikcly be the only
action taken at this time by the Re.
publicans in this county, and that the
work Of recouning would likely con.
sume two or three days.
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GETTING READY
FOR SESSION Of
1.-THE LEGISLATURE
Many Shifts Will Have to be
Made in the Capitol
Building.
]. ]. cORNVELL TALKS
Says Attempt is to be Made
to Count Him
]. ]. C0RNWE[[ TALKS.

CHARLESTON, Nov. Il. Activity
prevails about the capitol In prepare
zion for the converting of the extra SEES.
sion next Monday. Owing to the
crowded condition of the building,
many departments have temporarily
been located in all the committee
rooms and even in the rooms OF the
president of the senate, and the speak
er Of the house and these are being
hastily removed.
Although the terms Of the members
who will meet here next Monday
will expire on November 30 with the
exception OF fifteen members Of the
senate, administration supporters ex-
press the confidence that the Repub-
lican members will be able to carry
out the program as outlined in the
call, before that time.
The call for IL special session haS
created considerable interest through
out the state Republicans in many
parts are holding meetings and cn-
dorsing the action of the governor
while Democrats in many parts con.
denim it.
At a meeting OF the Raleigh county
Republican executive committee. that
body unanimously adopted resolu.
tion asking the senators from the Sew.
enth Senatorial district, composed OF
the counties OF Mercer, Monroe. Ra-
leigh and Summers, and the members
of the House Of Delegates for Raleigh
county, to stand by Governor Hatfield
In. ths-coming. session Of the legisla-
ture.
Petitions have been circulated in
Hinton and Summers counties protest
ing against the action. These petit
lions are said to be signed by several
hundred people.
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COOP. STORE HAS
BIG OCTOBER SALES
Directors Will Meet Satur-
day to Consider Open
ing Branch.

The month Of October has proved a
very successful one for the Fairmont
Cooperative association and the direc.
tors report that the total sales for the
month reach $500. This Is a remark.
able increase over the first month g
sales.
at the last meeting Of the directors
held Saturday the purchase of new
auto truck was authorized and this will
extend the delivery facilities of the or.
ganiZation to all of the 200 sharehold.
ers that are now members of the asso.
citation.
A few shares are yet in the hands OF
the directors to be sold The direc.
tors hold meetings every Saturday
night at the store room at Tenth street
and Virginia avenue. Stockholders
meetings are held at the same place
on the second and fourth Saturday OF
each month.
The directors and stockholders are
well pleased over the success of the
new undertaking and at the next meet.
ing OF the directors which is to be neld
Saturday night Of this week the mat
ter of opening another store In another
section of the city will be discussed.
The present store has been In opera.
ton since its opening September II
under the management of H. C.-Vfl.
liers. Six men are employed at the
Tenth street store.
Upon the arrival of the new meat re.
frigerator which has been ordered for
some time this department will be
placed in full operation which will ma.
terially increase the amount of bust.
ness being done.
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FALCONER CHILD
|. SHOT BY PLAYMATE
Hutchinson Boy Was Show.
ing Little Girl How Ri
file Worked.

Jeanette Bowie Falconer, aged s.
eldest daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. Fl. S,
Falconer, was accidentally shot and
killed last night by her playmate Mel.
Vile Hutchinson. jr, aged II, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Hutchinson. The
accident occurred at five o'clock last
evening when the children were play.
ing at the Hutchinson home.
The lad had been shooting rife
and was explaining the mechanism to
his playmate. He threw the safety
catch, explaining that the rifle could
not then be fired and to demonstrate
his. statement. pulled the trigger. For
some reason the safety" device failed
to work and the rife was discharged,
bullet entering the child's heart
causing instant death. The rife was
Of % calibre.
The cries of the lad brought immedi.
ate assistance. Mrs. Falconer. moth.
or Of the dead child. who lives but a
few doors from the Hutchinson home,
summoned physician, being unable
to locate DR.. Falconer. and proceeded
at once to the scene Of the tragedy
not knowing until she arrived there
that the victim OF the accident was
her own child. 1t was almost an hour
before DR.. Falconer could be located.
The news Of the tragedy spread rap
idly through the city. Both chie'ren
were well known and the sympathy
of the community for the stricken lad
who innocently took the life Of his
playmate was nearly as much as that
expressed for the bereaved parents
at the loss Of their daughter.
Jeanette Bowie Falconer was child
Of unusually attractive personality.
She was bright in her studies, a regu.
lar attendant at Sunday school and
greatly beloved In her home circle
An older brother, Horace, and little
sister, Betty survive beside her par.
ents.
Relatives we're notified laT night
Of the tragedy and will arrive in the
city tomorrow TO remain for the ser
vices which have not been fully ar
ranged. Charles Jenkins, of Morgan
town, brother of Mrs. Falconer. was
here last night and Mrs. John Jen.
kins, mother of Mrs. Falconer, and
her two daughters, Mrs. George Chad
wick and Mrs. Harry Fitch. of Indian.
apolis. Ind. have left there and will
arrive here tomorrow morning. Mr..
Jenkins will be unable to come on
account Of Ill health.
Relatives OF DR.. Falconer will also
arrive here tonight or tomorrow from
Virginia. Funeral arrangements will
not be completed until after the ar.
rival OF relatives.
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Medical Society
Meets at Hospital

The Llewellys +. Barker society for
The study Of medicine. met last night
Of eight o'clock at Cook hospital Mem
bers present were Drs. Waddell Hen.
~. Fleming, Carr. Jo.4,son. Brown.
deld, Mcdonald and Graham. The fol.
lowing papers were read and discuss.
sd: The Beginning of Medicine, by DR..
g. o. Henry; Abstract of Current Medi.
Zeal Literature on Obstetrics and Gym.
Zoology, by DR.. Carter Fleming: The
Gross Anatomy OF the Kidney. DR..
"a, II. Carr.
7 These subjects especially the study
sof the kidney, will continue for some
time, or until the subject has been ex-
hAnsted. Drs. Holla nd. Stricken and
Diner were visitors present
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Most Voters Passed
Up the Amendments

Especial Dispatch to West virginian)
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Nov. ~
Out of more than 10000 voters who
cast their ballot in Eannwha county,
at the general election. more than D..
900 not not vote on the womans sun.
rage amendment. More than half the
voters cast vote on the question of
ratification Of the county court amend
ment. The vote on suffrage was g..
1913 for ratification and 11,496 against.
The vote on the county court amend.
ment was 4,2Sa for ratification. and
5,463 against
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DEUTSCHLAND SAILS; SINKS TUG; BACK in PORT
GrueSOn1e
Souvenirs
nrI w. VS.
tBy Associatcd PressI

ILly -IkHSUrIHICU FTeBHJ
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE ashes
OF Joseph Hillstrom. an organizer
OF the Industrial Workers OF the
World who was shot for murder in
Utah a year ago, will be distributed
In 600 parchment packets to the
delegates Of Industrial Workers at
its tenth annual convention which
begins here Sunday.
William d. Haywood, general Or
ganizer Of the I. w. W., today or
dered the urn containing the ashes
brought to the headquarters of the
organization.
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Illinois Miners
Want Food Embargo
CRy Associated Press)

PEORIA, ILL.,. Nov. IA resolution
addressed to President Wilson asking
a federal investigation of high food
prices and suggesting all embargo to
prevent shipments of food stuffs to for.
eign countries was adopted unanimous.
ly by delegates to special conven-
ton Of the Illinois division Of United
Mine Workers of America meeting
here today. The resolution says the
convention represents $4,000 miners.
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euYNEMER GETS ANOTHER

PARIS. Nov. 17.-Fifty-four aerial
engagements were frought by French
aviators yesterday in the Amiens
areas. In the course of the fight Lieu.
tenant Guynemer. one OF the com.
batants, brought down his twenty.flrst
hostile machine the War office said
today.
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POTATO PRICES DROP.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. II. = Potatoes
dropped 20 cents per bushel in the
market here today from the jobbers
high price Of $3.50. This. dealers say,
isistill about 80 per cent above normal
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The Weather

West virginia-Pas!ly overcast tc-
night and Saturday not much change
in temperature.
LOCAL WEATHER READINGS
F. P. Hall, Observer
Temperature at a. m. today SO.
Yesterdays weather clear, temper
allure, maximum 81: minimum IS; pre-.
cipitation none. ,s,a
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Morning Session.
January 18th, 1916.

January 18th, 1916.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Spartz.
Roll was called and all members
present.
Minutes of the Special Session held
December 18th, were read and APPROX
ed as read.
Chairman Spartz announces the Ra-
cine County Training School Committee
will meet with this Board, tomorrow
morning about eleven O'Clock.
Supervisor Tobin moves to authorize
the County Clerk to execute easement
for Willowbrook Farm.
Motion carried and the County
Clerk SO authorized and instructed
Report of R. Fl. Jones, County Clerk,
for the months of November and De-
cember, 1915, received, read and upon
motion was referred to Committee on
County Clerk s Accounts.
Supervisor Fleming moves the sal
airy and expense of the Supervising
Teacher be paid from the balance left
in the fund heretofore created by the
County Board of Education until such
balance is exhausted.
Motion carried.
Report of R. FL. Jones, County Agent,
for the months of November and De-
cember, 1915, received, read and upon
motion was referred to Committee on
County Agents Accounts.
Report of P. G. Torrey, Register Of
Deeds, for the year 1915, received, read
and upon motion was referred to
Committee ON Finance.
Supervisor Yule moves to instruct
the County Clerk to pay for the insur-
ance on Willowbrook Sanatorium by
County Order.
Motion carried and the County
Clerk so instructed.
Supervisor Mueseler moves to adj
journ until 2 o'clock P M. for COM
mittee work.
Motion carried and Board adjourned.
Russell Fl. Jones,
County Clerk.
(To, be Continued)
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Morning Session.
December 18th, 1915.

December 18th, 1915.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Spartz.
Roll was called and the following
members responded to the call from
their respective towns and wards of the
city of Kenosha, as follows:
Brighton, Supervisor James Martin;
Bristol, Supervisor, w. A. Epson; Paris,
Supervisor John P. Spartz; Pleasant
Prairie, Supervisor P. Fl. Tobin; Ran
dali, Supervisor Benz. III. Elverman;
Salem, Supervisor Thomas Fleming;
Somers, Supervisor Geo. P. Leet;
Wheatland, Supervisor VIM. Luke; City
Of Kenosha, 1st ward, Supervisor L. R..
Grosvenor; End ward, John t. Yule;
3rd ward, Supervisor Philip Hartman,
ST.; 4th ward, Supervisor D. F. Brister;
9Th ward, Supervisor Rudolph Hens
chen; sixth ward, Supervisor Michael
Link; 7th ward, Supervisor Anthony
Mueseler; 9Th ward, Supervisor Michael
Hensgen; 9th ward, Supervisor Henry
c. Anderson.
The call for the Special Session of
the County Board was read by the
County Clerk as follows:
To Russell H. Jones, County Clerk,
Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
You are hereby instructed and d.
rected to call special session Of the
Couny Board of Supervisors of Ken
osha County, Wisconsin, to be held at
the Court House, in the City Of Ken
osha, on Saturday, December 18th,
1915, at ten O'Clock A. M. for the pur-
pose of authorizing the borrowing of
a sum of money sufficient to cover the
contingent expenses Of the County until
such time as taxes are collected. and
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I move that Claim No. AZ be referred
back to claimant with instruction to
present an itemized statement Of dis
bursements, the names of the persons
and the amounts paid to each and re-
ceipts for such expenditures at the
January session Of the Board.
Henry G. Anderson,
p. H. Tobin,
John P. Spartz,
Committee.
Supervisor Link moves that the
Committee on Claim No. 6 be given
until the January session of this Board
to investigate same.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Hensgen moves to adj
iourn until 1870 O. clock P. M. sharp for
committee work.
Motion carried and Board adjourned.
Russell 81. Jones,
County Clerk.
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Kenosha borrow from the First Ma,
tional Bank of Kenosha the sum of
seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00), and
from the Merchants and Savings Bank
of Kenosha the sum of seven thousand
dollars ($7,0OO.0O), with interest not to
exceed 6ao per annum, and payable on
or before March 18th, A. D. 1915, and
that the Chairman of this Board ana
the County Clerk be, and they are here
by, authorized and empowered to issue
County Orders therefor.
John 7. YuIe.
Voted as follows: Ayes, II; noes,
none.
Resolution unanimously adopted and
Chairman of the County Board and
Clerk authorized and empowered to
borrow $14,00000.
Supervisor Yule moves that the town
of Paris or any other town be allowed
the use of the stone crusher, provided
they use it when the County Highway
Commissioner has no use for it, and it
be operated under the supervision of
the County Highway Commissioner, said
towns to pay all cost of operation and
ten cents per yard for all stone crushed.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Yule moves that the
special committee appointed to look
after the repairs on the old buildings
at Willowbrook Farm be authorized to
H. l, l.
barn of suitable size and construction
on said farm and report upon same at
the January Session of this Board.
Bids submitted to include cost of build
ing an entire new barn; also for utiliz-
ing timber in old buildings.
Motion carried and the special COM
mittee so authorized.
Supervisor Luke moves the matter of
the County, State Aid Road and Bridge
Committee attending the Road School
at Madison, during the latter part of
January and the first part of February
be deferred until the January Session
of this Board.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Yule moves that the mat
ter of Roller Shelving in the Count.
Court Vault be left to the discretion
of the County Agent.
Motion carried.
Supervisor Yules moves the Count,
Clerk be instructed and authorized t,
purchase $1,000 worth of Red eros
Stamps.
Motion carried and the County Cler,
so instructed.
Supervisor Yule moves that Chair
man Spartz appoint a committee o.
four with himself to take charge o.
the dedication of Willowbrook Sana
forum.
Motion carried and Chairman Spartl
appoints Supervisors Yule, Leet, Ander
son and Elverman.
Supervisor Grosvenor moves to
adjourn.
Motion carried and Board so ad.
journed.
Russell II. Jones,
County Clerk.
John P. Spartz,
Chairman
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AL SESSION OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF

to authorize the County Treasurer to
repay such borrowed money as soon as
tax money is available to do SO.
Also, for the transaction of any other
business that may be legally brought
before the Board at this meeting
John P. Spartz.
Geo. P. Leet.
D. F. Brister.
L. R. Grosvenor.
Michael Hensgen.
John 7. Yule.
A. Mueseler.
Rudolph Henschen,
Philip Hartman, Sr.
NJ. Link.
Henry G. Anderson.
Supervisor Yule moves to empower
the County Agent to paint the cell
rooms and the Sheriff IS Office in the
County Jail in accordance with the
sample shown the Board in the
Womens' Department. Cost of said
decorations to be paid out of the Gen
eral Funds of the County by County
order.
Motion carried and the County Agent
SO empowered.
Supervisor Grosvenor moves to adj
journ until clock P. NJ.
Motion carried and Board adj
journed.
Russell Fl. Jones,
County Clerk.
Afternoon Session.
December 18th, 1915.
Board was called to order by Chair
man Spartz.
Roll was called and all members
present.
Resolution.
Be it resolved. That the County of
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No Difference There.

'Yes," said the prince who married
Cinderella, my wife has the smallest
foot in the kingdom"
"Yes?"
But she can put it down as hard as
anybody."-Louisville Courier Journal.
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More Like II.

"My ancestors were among the first
settlers in this country" said the
pompous one.
You mean among the first suffers,
don't your" replied the meek one
Yonkers Statesman.
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power to allow fees for Deputies.

pOW6I " d11UW 1CSS LUZ 0OputAcos
Respectfully yours,
Philip Hartman, Jr.,
County Treasurer
Supervisor Grosvenor moves to APP
propriate $4,000 to Deputy County
Treasurer James Blair, to be taken
from the General Funds of the County.
Voted as follows: Ayes-Supervisors
Grosvenor, Yule, Hartman, Anderson.
Noes-Martin, Epson, Spartz, Elver-
man, Fleming, Leet, Luke, Brister,
Henschen, Link, Mueseler, Hensgen.
Motion lost.
Supervisor Luke moves the County
Agent be given power to buy new files
for the County Court Vault.
Motion carried and the County Agent
so empowered.
Minutes of todays session were read
and approved as read.
Roll was called and Supervisors re-
sponded with following number of days
and miles travelled:
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A. Mueseler,

OU4llH1t Ice.
Upon motion of Supervisor Link,
bond and report were duly accepted
and adopted.
Supervisor Elverman moves ris-
ing vote of thanks be given to Chair
man Spartz and County Clerk Jones
for their courtesies and services rem
dered at this session of the Board.
Motion carried unanimously.
Communication.
Kenosha, Wis, Nov. "a, 1915.
The Hon. Chairman and the Members
of the County Board of Kenosha
County.
Dear Sirs:
I also ask you for the amount of two
hundred dollars ($200.o0) to be allowed
by your Hon. Body to Mr.. James Blair,
Deputy County Treasurer, for his
services.
This is within the requirements of the
law, citing to you Chapter No. 242 B
1915, which allows the County Board
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Penknives.

Penknives are so called because the,
were originally used for sharpenin'
the points OF quill pens.