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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
Fashion Show Presents OPP
portunities to Give Sway.
to Individuality.
CHANGES IN The | STORES
Orchestras, Music Machines
Beautiful Decorations
Add To the Effect.

The Spring Fashion show which
open auspaciously this morning with
the opening Of mercantile establish
ments at S o'clock. and which has con-
tinued throughout the day, has been
one big success from the start, which
really began last evening with the un-
yelling Of display windows. The finish
viii come this evening at ,just halt
after Eve when the doors will be closed
and the curtain rung down" on the
biggest and most brilliant Fashion show
that Fairmont has. ever seen.
The weather man did not send the
kind of weather that had been order
ed but It was clear. and cold, the
kind OF cold that draws folks out OF
doors, and with the warning earlier in
the week OF the warm days to come.
thew did not stop until they had
ssdone" the Fashion show thoroughly.
Tomorrow these people who were
for the most part onlookers today, will
have become shoppers. Indeed there
was considerable shopping done even
on this busy day.
A wonderful variety of selection is
noted in the fashions displayed both
In millinery and in garments. A riot
OF colors is displayed as well as a
frs. +yr,,afi nm snara Y1fne.1 gN
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speaking English. J. s. Dean was
caught in this way.
villa apparently left when Colonel
Slocum's troops began pressing the
snipers toward the south.
Villas buglers began sounding the
retreat shortly before s o'clock. The
town was cleared OF them by $3.50 and
the remaining people Of Columbus be.
gan to take an account Of casulitiea
and losses.
Walton Walker, who was shot at
the Central hotel with the proprietor,
Mr.. Richie, was; delegate TO the New
Mexico state convention of Sunday
schools. His body was burned in the
ruins Of the hotel.
MRS Rachael Walker also dele.
gate To the convention from Playas. N.
NJ, was saved by jolly Garner an his
partner, Ben Aguirre, United states
customs border riders, who tied sheets
to her arms and lowered her from a
window.
Walker was taken from the arms
Of his wife by one of the bandits VINO
invaded the hotel. Despite her cries
and appeals for mercy the bandit told
her he wanted her husband to go down
stairs ana snake naHub Win uls GoP
tain. A moment later Mrs. Walker
heard the shot that killed her husband,
and the hotel proprietor. Shortly at-
ter oil was. thrown on the building and
o match was applied.
AS the flames spread Garner and
Aguirre reached Mrs. Walkers room,
rescured her and escaped safely. Ma
rompkins with two troops of the
Thirteenth cnvaIfy was said to have
crossed the border in pursuit OF the
retreating Mexicans. E,
Troop G stationed at the border gate
south, caught the retreRting Mexicans
on the flank and killed eighteen. Cor
poral Wisall of the same troop was
shot through the right eye and kill
Lieutenant Beson Of Troop G was
wounded in the right arm. A number
OF the Mexican wounded were taken to
the post hospital.
Colonel Slocum's revolver was shot
out Of his hand as he emerged from
his quarters. The bullet dented the
colonel's weapon making it useless.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
An Infected Tooth
All But Cost Life
DR.. CHARLES RoYERs. RECOVER
ING FROM ILLNESS yt.t77Ic:;,H ~
BAFFLED PHYSICIANS

The removal Of an infected tooth
from the base Of the mastoid bone
behind, the ear of DR.. Charles Boyers,
lis responsible for the recovery OF the
doctor, who is now convalescing at
Parkersburg. Dr. Boyers was suffer
ing with what was thought to be a
mastoid abscess and for time his
life was despaired of by attending
physicians.
Upon the advice Of one Of the ply
sicians, a tooth was extracted, the doc
tor being taken to Parkersburg for the
operation. Immediately upon the re-
moval Of the tooth the trouble was re-
lteved, and DR.. Boyers is now conval-
escent.
ers OF this city, and brother Of Drs.
C. r. William and Lee Boyers of this
city. He is now a resident Of Ellen
boro, W. Va.
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the line at this point and the Carranza
soldiers were reported to have joined
them, deploying in open order. Villa
sent them up a deep ditch running up
from the border and paralleling the
the road circling the United States
army camp, the customs house and the
railroad station,
The fight began here in town and
the families OF A. L. Riggs, customs
officer, and that of L. lager, station
agent OF the Ell Paso and Southwest
ern railroad were in the midst OF It.
but no member Of either was hurt. NJ.
Puche, merchant, was shot through
the hand.
Lieutenant Casteman, officer OF the
day. turned out oil the men remaining
in the camp. shrielxing battle yells,
the Mexicans In Overwhelming num-
bers rushed savagely into the town
north Of the railroad tracks. A courier
was sent to Major Lindsley at Glib
bon's ranch. 15 miles east, to bring up
troops posted there.
The first volley of fire woke all the
Itownspeople. villa Is SAID to have been
seen by several Americans directing
his men,. He cut the telegraph wires
east OF Ell Paso to prevent any call
for American troops stationed there.
The telephones also went out Of COM
mission.
While part OF his forces fought the
hastily rallied American troops, Villa
is said to have detailed snipers and
soldiers to theN fire houses. Houses
throughout the town were riddled with
bullets. ss
Riggs, his wife and two children In
the living quarters of the Customs
House barricaded themselves behind
mattresses on the floor. L. Jager and
his wife and two children on the sec.
ond floor of the railroad station build.
ing did the same
In the section house nearby. fore.
man S. H. Mccullough and his wife
and their four children sought safety
on the floor. Bullets few over their
heads. Sntpers posted in front of the
frame building which had been set on
fire shot at the American inmates as
they sought refuge from the flames
fast destroying several buildings.
These snipers moved deliberately in
the dark. The lighting of lamps by
householders and hotel guests start
led out OF sleep by. the fusllade
promptly broughtla shower of bullets.
Every house in town and nearly every
window appeared to have been hit
from one to se dozen times. i
Civilians armed themselves and
from vantage points within their.
homes answered the shots Of the Mex
leans. X Il % q II N " "a
III Some Of the bandits sought to ems
Itlee Amsrtea I se,it 1si che sEeetBby
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
BUSINESSMEN
WILLPLAIN WORK
F.DRINEN YEAR
Associations Annual Meet
ing WiIl8Be Held This
Evening =
.YM.G. AIS A. 5 TIE RlACE
Secretary T7r'te::Yy &: Natter
Will MakeqR r eport, Elec
ton Of Dire tors.
Y. N. c. AIS THE PLAIlE

+ 8
The annual meeting of Sthe = aitriont
Business Mems association wtIt be
held this evening; IN the Il. n q. a.
building beginning at 7:3o o'clpck-
vice.presldent u Hall VIII preside
at the meeting: The present Officers
OF the association Of which thsss are
is will be reelected OF give WY to
is new officerstto he eleeted for the
ensuing year.
This meeting Is both the annual ana
the quarterly meeting Buatn ess which
of necessity comes sEup Sat the tneetnEn
which are held quarterly viii be ta r.
en- care Of before the reports pt the
years work are read: Ihe routine
work will be rushed through and pre-
parations made fo5 the fnt1re
A continuation OF the scssdt lisf
will be suggested asstIis ltst has help
ed considerablysilSea silS Seatah1 hing tnf the
merchants of the eity:a pleaiis q lsnoW-
ing those who do not take nnteeeseety
advantage; Of credit and tliose who DO.
The businesss men themselE nra in
favor Of this list for the reason that
previous to It's pub bIicatton many OF
them lost money!
Attorney Treyey3 S1ttef secretaf5
OF the association VIII mike his re-
port to the members aasentil e don tho
work which has been accomplished In
the past year. III this report he like
ily will call attention 10 the efforts
made by the asSoclatipn to have the
street nam es OF SFairmont chang aud
the houses 5renumbeEe After almost
a years hard fight tie streets were re-
named so that tie post ottlce depart.
ent and the business men Of tlle city
could get their distribu ting routes out
lined efficiently The renumberine
Of! the Fairmont's houses, though Just
beginning, is according 10 m9ny men
in business here bound 20 work m I'M
lprovement for the indiytdunl as well
as for the merchants wiio uae the de-
livery system.
The election otI new otticers viii
take place tonight hut there VIII like
| " be5 but five announced ~ the 1850
ciation in electing itss officers wta1-
ed to take I'm the many bEancliea OF
business and linb order 70 10 30 VIII
have>t elect i've d time, which may
take several days 70 gtrai ghten out.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
Consolidation Mine
InKentucky on Fire

Consolidation Coal company officials
received this morning a report OF a
fire in one OF the McRoberts mines
in the Elkhorn district near the town
of jenkins, KY. A party Of local offi-
cials left this morning for Jenkins.
and will arrive there at o'clock to.
night. In the party were A. b. Flm-
ing, Jr., Pete McGraw, Frank Lyons,
Homer Bell and Cal Tarleton.
The fire started some time yesterday
evening and all the men are safely out.
The fire has been walled of and all
the openings sealed. The probable ex'
tent OF the damage could not be learn
ed here today. The cause OF the fire
Is not known. This is the first fire in
any Of the Elkhorn mines which are
all drift workings and free from gas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
Big German Fleet
In the North Sea
-fRy-A Associated Pressl

LONDON, March s.-The morning
newspapers published from their cor
respondents in Holland such details
as are available there regarding the
recent activity of the German feet In
the North Sea.
According to these accounts the fleet
included about SO craft OF all descripr
'tlons from the most modern dread,
nought down to old fashioned torpe'
do boats. The fleet was escorted by
two Seppeltns which served as scouts. to
prevent a surprise attack by hostile
vessels. y ,s ia
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Many Dead Raiders Were Left Behind
When Mexicans Fled After Bold
est Outrage Yet Perpetrated
MAY FORCE PRES. WILSON T0ACT.
Invasion of American Soil Was Planned Carefully And
Carried Out With All the Secrecy Necessary to
Make it a Complete Success
May EN- DWATCHFUL WAITING.

WASHINGTON, March 9-Faced by a new crisis in
ration officials admitted that President Wilson might
it difficult to refrain longer from actual nterefer
#ence.
ss!At the White House the only word given out was
chat steps would be taken to punish the Villa bandits
but it was not indicated whether General Carranza
do SO whether Anlericant troops
would be sent over the line.
n First reports of the Mexican raid on Columbus N
were receiveda at the White House while President
Wilson was having his first conference with Newton
8D.Baker the new. secretary ofwar.
While the policy Of the administration so far has
been look to the Carranza forces to deal with ban
dts, some officials declared it was grave question
whether such raid that on Columbus was not suf
cient evidence of the inability of the Carranza govern
ment to deal with the situation to warrant sending
American troops over the line.
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COLUMBUS. N. NJ, March 9.--Five
hundred Villa bandits attacked this
poi1tS at 4.30 o'clock this morning,
killed a number of civilians. men and
women, and held the town for an hour
andsa half. Driven of by three troops
ofSthe Thirteenth cavalry, they retreat
edN at II 6 o'clock, leaving part Of the
town. flames. nj
A large number Of Mexicans were
Killed. Their bodies dotted the streets
where they had been posted, picking
offSAmericans as they ran from dwell
lings and hotels. There appears to be
no wounded. Several guests wera
burned to death in the Central hotel,
which was one OF the first buildings
fired dBby Villas men. Mexican bandits
standing outside the flaming building
shot down A. L. Ritchte, proprietor of
the hotel. and W. r. Walker. guest,
as they dashed from the door. Both
wera8dead when picked up later.
BGAC. Miller, owner OF drug store,
was shot as he tried to enter the
Hoover hotel. Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
James and J. s. Dean, merchant,
also were killed. The Hoover hotel,
an adobe structure, protected score
of8cowering women and children who
remained in the room while a bowling
mob of bandits surged through the
surrounding streets.
TheySfirst attacked the camp OF the
lJhirteenth cavalry. 1t suffered little,
althutSgh a number OF American sol.
dfarsSwere killed and wounded and q
number 1of cavalry horses ridden OF
by the Mexicans as they fed back
toward Mexico after daylight.
The|attack was a complete surprise,
VillaS deceiving all authorities by -.
patching a telegram to Hachiti, New
Mexico, last night, saying he was at
the Nogales ranch in Chihuahua near
fte3border, at least A miles from here,
mis- telegram was signed ostensibly
Sc the American caretaker of the
fanch. and stated that Villa personally
wasE at the ranch. All the while. how
ever the Mexican bandits leader was
making his way from Bosques Grandes
fanchs about 25 miles southwest OF
lefe.
AsMexican scout gave an intimation
of his movement He reported late
last might that he saw two parties OF
WflIa,as smen making eastward from
Bosduest gGrandes ranch toward Palo'
mas. an abandoned Carranza outpost,
Isix files directly south below here.
Colonel II. j. Slocum. commanding
the IThfrteenth cavalry, had heavy pa,
froisR out and two troops OF cavalry at
Gfbsonss ranch, 15 miles west. Car
faIza customs guards at the border
eatss three miles south OF Columbus
dadl dug 81 few; rifle pits for the so
GafranEa soldiers who ded Palomaa
i. When Xtlia troops Appeared In they
entity several days!a 90. II "
Wits men appat tentiX ce1ne eyer
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
Tried Hel1aiick But
.Acquit;:t5e !: | Grip Owner
UNUSUAL VERDICT RETURNED
sY JURY tn HEARD XosT
LAWIcAsE.

Tom Helmick Bald Eagie,r WIS ae-
quilted OF violating t1e Yost law yes'
terday by q jury composed Of =. y
Hess, Bailey Thompsons John VIII
fong, J. II. Stewart - A. HHlingHlea
and w. q. Gould! Hetniiciz was repto-
.sented by ATTORNEY Frank An1oa aud
the state by Assistant Proaecutirg
Attorney Charles Miller
4 Helmick was CHARGED with having
three gsuitcasss in lis posse esaicn, two
,otswh1ch were not iabelIed. AN or
them contained pink bottles OF whlB-
ikay. He denied owning the two un-
labelled cases and sadniitted that Tie
one which was slabelled belonged 70
him. He took Iis sliit case, which
contained 2sE Epintst tot pr With him
when he was released.
I, The Jury 5brought a a verdict word
ed {ass follows ss1VVes the sdry. and tho
man who owned the thsee suit casla
lTotSs guilty..
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GERNANSGEI
ANOTHER Town
NEAIR|IVE+.|RD|.UN En- |.
French, However, Claim
They Were Driven Out
Again.
FRENCH REGAIN GROUND N
The Fighting Continues Bit
~4Ds-,
TRENCH REGAIN GRg!gN!
The Fighting Continues Bit
terly East Of the River
Meuse. \

II PARIS, Mar. 9-Thc Germans have
been repulsed between Douaumont and
the village'of Vaux after several heavy
attacks accompanied by intense artll.
lery fire and violent assaults. accord
Ing to the French official statement
which says the attackers were COM
pletely defeated after having penetrat.
ed the village OF Vaux.
Two abortive attacks were preced'
ed by an intense artillery preparation
directed against the village OF Bethin.
court,
The attacks were stopped by. our
batteries which prevented the enemy
fromS debautching from the CorbeauS
woods. The. renewed efforts Of the
enemy have not been able to dislodge
US from large stretch OF territory
which we have reconquered and con;
solidated.
East OF the Meuse the struggle is
being carried on with great bitterness
since yesterday.
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Receiving Bids For
Postofi Supplies

Bids we're being received today, at
the office Of Postmaster Manley for
work to be done for the fiscal year be.
ginning July i, 1916. These bids call
for furnished electric current, gas, wa:
ter, Ice and miscellaneous supplies, re-
moving rubbish and washing towels.
The awards will be made in Wash.
ington and the Fairmont office noti-
fled, It Is the opinion OF the post
master that these bids will be heard
from some time In June.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
Will Buy Steel Soon !
For then NewHotel

Plans Tor the new tFairmont ho-
tel were taken back to Washing ton by
Alilburn. Hetster & Company. repre-
sentativesi to, revise them The plans
will rs returned to F'airmonts as soon
as certain change are made,
It was announced. by memb ers! OF
the Board of ID Direc ectors that the steel.
for the building will be purchased as;
soon as the amt punt requtred and the
style OF 6tSffameWorleShe ecomegs sknownSt 70
those In charge OF occurring the mate
rr.ilal HI for the fbutld ding.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
.Risked Lines To-
Get 77lle.SeI: I: Film

No branch of modern newspaper
reporting is more hazardous, than
taking pictures Of. armiesTinF actual
action. Fifteen men took heir lives
in their hands to secure the New
York Sun War Pictures which w4ll
be shown at the Grand theatre n
this city Wednesday, March 1g,
matinee and evening. under the aus
pfces of the; West Xirginlan:!
The pictures are SO arranged
that. they! lead naturally. up to an
actual battle in which men fighting
on a snow-coveredE field In Northern
France kill and are killed. Every
detail Is shown down, to the work OF
the stretcher bearers who remove
the dead and dying from the actual
scene OF hostilities. Is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
Junior Brown. Dies !.
at National. Capital
fRy .Asanciated iPreaal ]

WASHINGTON, March a. Repre-
sentative William q, Brown, Jr., DEM
ocrat, Of the; Second West Virginia
district, died Of paralysls here today.
FIRE. Is IN NORMAL i SCHOOL TOWN
ERIE Pa, March ,9.---AS fire report
ed. to be- disastrous broke out at noon,
at Edinboro, this county. Impaired
lines of scommunicat n,preeynte get:
ting any facts but q call for the cor
oner. OF the county was sent into this
office at IN. m !, Ind dicating that there
had been loss sofs life. al State Normal,
school isS located ! at Edinboro. q
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IMINE EE:IAaIREsIEMEINiiT:L.llaiIlleLNEp Z

~ NEW ORk,3 March 9.-=;-.Ihe sott
coal agreement yWfi Ich& Will add from
$4,000, 900 To- $50, 900 so0Oit the tincoanej
q fthe mine work kerBfo Western Penn:
'sylyanIa; Oiiio. Ind lana and 1llinois,i
was aligned d here day subject} to sn
referendum vote OF all the sb bituminousl
miners Ein8 theEij United States.
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ne. Non. H CANDIDATE

4 NEWtsYoRK. March az Col: lTheo-
.dore Roosevelt; who Isl now at Trini=
dad Brtitish Test indies. in q state
'ment given out today through the
New York ening Mall Semphatically
declines to be q Ycandi didate In the sprfm+
aries OF Massachusetts or OF any other
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-09
Germany Declares
War on.Po Portug ga.
(By Associated Pressl

(Byz Associated Pressl
BERLIN; March 8. Germany declar-
ed war on Portugal atS.30 o clock yes
terday and handed his passports to
the Portuguese minister.
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InIRaA,INlLp'.l9 p'.l9EH:lIo:,:Ti:lE:LaoREM Il ;: Ti:lE:LaoR AeAIN

m GRAND 3FloTEL3oPEN AGAIN
\ Y Mrs. s: Nefningeriw Who formerly con-
Quoted the Beaver MOUSE ct Beaver,
.Pa!.:S has securedia lease upon tho
Grand hotel: which recently lost ild
license EandSit iss again open for buni'
ness Mrs NeiningefSis an experienced
hotel woman ShatwilI chanEe The
name toS The tIeinIhger and VIII mako
a snumbers Sof impreyements
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srIh..ssI..rrlIlin7ver.ion,. /.

.ya.a.-.--l' The Berlin Vereio
i BERLIN, March 9.=The village and
armoured fort, OF 5Vaux northeast OF
Verdun has been captured by the Ger.
mans, the war office announced today.
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fIcotntinued on PAGE nine.)
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SPRING.RERE. ITS.ALLURING
BEAUTY INSIDE FAIRM0NT STORES

= - ~ -. -, : =
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
WASHINCTON'S BIRTHDAY
A Delaware HOLIDAY

Washington's Birthday will be OBJ
served here tomorrow in an appropriate
manner. The public schools will be
closed. as we'll as the banks. govern
ment. county and city offices. There will
he but one delivery of mails, that being
i'm the morning. There will he one col
lection of mail With the exception OF
tine Board of Health all of the city
offices win be closed.
Members of Emmanuel =. +. Church
and members Of the Ilagley Community
House will observe Washington's Birth
day with an appropriate program to-
morrow night by presenting two plays.
One is "The Little Blue Box" given
at the Trinity parish house recently
and the other. a Piece OF China The
latter will be presented in costume by
three missionaries DIR. agnes Mrdock
Miss Mary Cole Murdock and Miss Mar.
oaret all three Of whom are here from
China. Miss Helen Simonton, whose
father was the first Protestant mission
arv to Brazil. will take part in the pro
gram. and there will be piano and vio,
lin music by Miss Elizabeth Wilson and
Miss Worthington.
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
ninth Street BUSINESS
MEN Want BRIGHTER Street

Residents and business men of West
Ninth street between Market and
Washington streets. held n meeting
in the Office of Carroll W Griffith
real estate broker. No. 224 West
Ninth street. one night recently and
formed The Ninth Street improvement
Association. II is proposed TO de-
vote the energies Of the association
ia having better street lighting facili-
ties. a cleaner street and to other
wise make West Ninth street a real
business thoroughfare.
Il is proposed to ask the Federal
Government TO provide for additional
lights about the Federal Building.
At the meeting CHRISTOPHER L. Ward
was elected president and Mr.. Grif-
fifth was chosen as secretary. Others
M the meeting We're: James I. Chnnd-
Ter. Ellwood Souder. Wilkin l.. Stra-
horn and others. II is proposed to
hold another meeting early next
month. when further details will be
worked out Every property owner
merchant and resident in West Ninth
street Is invited to be present The
organization has no dues and no
initiation foe
Evening journal., 1916-02-21
smith Objects TO
BLANKET FRANCHISE

Martin e. Smith. commissioner for
the Fifth district. at the meeting Of
the Levy Court today criticized the
members Of the court for granting
blanket franchise to the Diamond
State Telephone Company and other
public corporations and urged that the
court reconsider its action. No action
was taken on the motion.
The Delaware Water supply Com.
pany was granted permission 10 ex-
tend it's water main to Claymont for
the purpose OF supplying water 10
residents of that village.
The committee on assessment for
Pencader hundred reported 456 en-.
tries l6S male and 3 female dogs. In
Appoquinimink hundred there we're
$50 entries, 276 male and 81 female
dogs
The court adopted a resolution re.
questing the Bar Association to ap-
point committee to confer and an.
range with the Levy Court regarding
the removal OF the books and papers
from the present court house TO the
new court house. The Building Com
mission has notified the court that
the building will be equipped and
ready for occupancy by April J