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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
To the Ministers of the Central
Powers in Next Forty
Eight Hours.
ALLIES PLAN OVERTHROW
Unusual Measures Are Believed
to Be the Intention Of the
Allies to Take at Once.

BERLIN, Jan. ia note to the
Greek government amounting to an
ultimatum is said by the Overseas
News Agency to have been presented
by France and Great Britain. Ac-
cording to Sofia despatch to the
news agency Greece is required to de-
liver their passports to the ministers
of the central powers within forty
eight hours, failing which the En-
tente will take necessary measures"
Berlin dispatches Of yesterday which
have not been corroborated from
French or British sources stated that
unusual measures were being taken
by the Allies in Greece. According to
these reports Allied troops were land
ed at Phaleron, five miles southwest
OF Athens, and also at Piraeus, the
port of Athens. In this connection the
Overseas News Agency Of Berlin said:
"The fact that the British are
blockading the Greek coast most
tightly and are subjecting Greece 10
utter inccnveniences is interpreted
by Berlin newspapers as meaning
that the Entente is preparing the
overthrow of the Greek government
to substitute republic with Venice
los et its head"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
Committee on Resolutions May
Submit More Than One Re-
port on Question.

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1SLAbout
1900 delegates faced President John
p White when he opened the twenty
Attn convention Of the United Mine
Workers OF America here today LOT
one Of the most important sessions
the organization has held In long
time. Before the convention adjourns
II will have outlined policy that
win affect probably a half million
coal miners in the United States and
Canada. Wage agreements expired
I, this year In all the hard and soft coal
dlstricts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, I'LL
nols, Indiana, West Virginia. Michi-
r,yn Iowa. Kansas, Oklahoma, Ar
Iansos Missouri, Texas, Montana,
wyoming and Washington. In these
states there will be new demands
made and IL the powers that now
control the miners organization have
their way coal mining viii continue
without interruption 50 long as there
A. 4 possible chance Of coming to an
arfeement, President White fayors
such q policy and has stated that that
there should be no strikes solong as
there are. honest efforts made BY each
side to arrange new wage scales.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
GOOD ROADS
SHOW TO Be
fine EVENT
Along with Another Big Affair
in the City Of New York
at an Early Date.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S---Shat the
highest interest OF the people OF the
United States have been considered
In making up the program for the
thirteenth annual convention OF tho
American Road Builders Assocla-
ton and arranging for the seventh
annual good roads show In connec-
ton, is the view Of those In charge
fthe work. II Is considered that
the conventions OF thos association
are milestones for the registration OF
developments made In. street ana
road work.
The convention and exhibit VIII
be held at Mechanical Hall, Pitts
burg, Pa, February % to March 3.
Some OF the. SUBJECTS to be discussed
have already been decided upon.
Among the subjects concerning coun-
try roads there will be Roads at
Low Cost for Moderate Traffic"
Concrete Roads," "Bltuminous Sur
faces for State Highways" and IN
street paving work there are Rail
way Tracks on Paved Stress"
Recent Tendencies In Stone Block
Pavements. Especially with Respect
to size OF Block" Subjects which
cover bot hcity and country Improve
ments are Foundations" Brick
Streets and Roads. Effect OF Mo-
tor Trucks" Contractors sugges-
tions to Engineers" Special articles
are being prepared on THE Du Pont
Highway and the Columbia High
yRy,v the latter being a most remark
able piece Of construction, Other
subjects will be aniounced easdecided
upon, with the names OF those who
vii participate In their presentation,
The executive committee has decid-
ed that the best exposition of each
subject can be obtained by follow
Ing out the plan Of presentation
which has been employed at several
recent annual conventions Of the as
sociation. nder tUhis plan the COM
mittee selects and authority to pre-
pare a paper. intduclng the subject,
and another authority to- open the
discussion from the door Of the con-
vention is invited.
In NO previous year have plans for
the road show been so far advanced
or so large proportion Of space re-
served within SO short q time after
announcement was made by the man
agement that spact could be assigned.
Among the applicants for space are
many Of the largest manufacturers Of
road material and machinery In the
United States, SO that the complete
success OF the exhibition is already
fully assured.
An innovation in program prepara-
tion has been decided on.by the COM
mlttee. One session OF the conyen-
tion will be devoted to subjects which
may be selected by the convention ,s.
self, by vote. With the carefully pre-
pared program as a basis. this par
ticulap session should round out the
work OF the convention from an edu-
cational standpoint and demonstrate
all that is best In the construction Of
streets and roads.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
.[l[AIIAI'
is Made in Berlin That Franz
Won Papen Paid Money to
Blow Up Factories.

BERLIN, Jan. 1S.-A denial that
Captain Franz Won Papen, recalled
military attache at Washington, paid
money to individuals in the United
States in connection with attempts to
blow munitions factories or bridges
was made today by the semi-oficial
Overseas News Agency. The agency
says: !,
captain Won Papen's letters and
bank books, which were seized In vio-
latiori Of the safe conduct guaranteed
to him, are of a purely personal char
acter or have to do with usual busi-
ness affairs. Captain Won Papen new
er paid money to persons connected
with attempts or alleged attempts
against munitions plants, bridges or
any other American property. No
check ever was paid to Werner Horn.
who is accused Of an attempt to blow
up a Canadian railway bridge"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
PROMOTIONS
In the West Virginia National
Guard Are Approved by
the Governor.

CHARLESTON, Jan. 1S.-An or
der Of the adjutant generals depart
mont has been approved by Governor
Hatfield by which number mem
bers Of the national guard have been
made commissioned officers or other
wise promoted First sLfeutenant
Francis Thralls is promoted to cap
taincy and assigned to Company H.
First infantry; First Sergeant Del
bert Fisher and sQuartermaster Ser
geant George L. Prugh, Of Company
H, Second infantry. have been hon
orably discharged and commissioned.
the former as first lieutenant and the
latter as second lieutenant in the
same company. Second Lieutenant
Bruce s. Cook, Third battalion, First
infantry, has been transferred to the
same post with the Second battalion.
The designations OF Captain G. L.
Burdette and Lieutenant B. H. Swint,
OF Charleston, have been accepted,
and Second Lieutenant Frank l..
Chambers, OF Huntington, has been
relieved from duty. 'i2''
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
In the Shortage Of the Donles.
tic Supply of Gas in This
Community.

The following signed statement
explains Itself;
To the public:
The Clarksburg Light and Heat
Company has endeayored strenuously
to carry the people and the factories
OF clarksburg through the present
severe cold spoil with an amplelslip-
MY Of gas. at the same time expect
ing It's consumers to be willing to
give such aid rs they can in using
the gas economically, The company
can only supply the extraordinary
demand at the present time by OBJ
taining gas In enormous quantities
from the Hope Natural Gas Company;
and this has been eifected only BY
maintaining q good pressure In tho
lindsiof the Hope company with which
the lines of this company are con-
nect6d, s.l &. s.
W. are notified that the Hope Nj; !;
'turaf Gas Company has been compel +
ga To Sh,I on ils iiienufact curing con-
sumets and still IS under great dii||-
Guilty to furnish in snlple supply
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
GAS SHORTAGE
In the City Of Cleveland Causes
City Officials to Start an
Investigation.

CLEVELAND, Jan. 1S.-Cleve-
land city officials today began an in
vestigation OF the shortage in the nat
ural gas supply. which almost reached
the vanishing point in many nyresidence
sections lust night with the thermom-
eter close to zero. Gas company
officials claim trouble with the main
lines connecting the West Virginia
fields, which is the source of supply
and promised plenty of gas in few
hours.
Later in the forenoon the gas pres
sure became soSweak many manufac-
turing concerns were obliged to close
their plants. One thousand school
children we're sent home because the
beating plants failed to warm school
rooms. Thousands Of homes were
cold and cooking was almost impos-
sible.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
TUBERCULOSIS
Causes Death Of William L. Nc
Whorter, Lifelong Resident
of This County.

William L. Mcwhorter. aged 81. a
lifelong resident Of the county,
passed away at his home, 145 Daisy
street, at o'clock Monday after
noon, following long illness Of tu-
berculosis.
Funeral arrangements have not
vet been completed. j
Mr.. McWhorter resided in Broad
Oaks for several years. He was q
member Of the Woodmen of the
World and the Modern Woodmen Of
America. He is survived by his
widow, three sons and three daugh.
tiers. The sons are Godfrey Nc
Whorter, Of PittsbuNg; Eustace Nc
Whorter, OF Huntington. and Fields.
at home. The daughters are Mrs.
Bessie Davis, OF Simpson; Mrs. Fan,
ME Whitehair and Mrs. Emma
Roach, both Of this city.
Mr.. McWhorter was in the. employ
Iof r. T. Lowndes many years and
was a skilled carpenter and niechans
'ic. ssI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
BALKANS YET
CHIEF CENTE|!R
.0f the War News and the Stu
alton is Being VeryClose-
ly Watched. d
ALBANIA SEEMS DOOMED
IMontenegrin Plea for Peace
May Eliminate One OF Fac
tors in Eastern Zone. Y

The Balkans continue to be one Of
the chief centers OF interest In the
war news although the Montenegril
plea for peace means the elimination
Of one OF the active factors IN ne
military situation there.
Entente interests appear 20 be
watching closely the situation IN Al
bania and recent adyices from London
declare that adequate forces are now
at hand to defend that country. The
belief is indicated in these advices
that Italy's precautionary measures IN
Albanian. territory have gone far to-
wards safeguarding the future inter
est of Montenegro whose military
collapse seems to have been considered
we'll nigh inevitable, after the crush
ing OF Serbia by the Teutonic allies.
Little attention so far has been paid
in Entente quarters to the report that
Allied troops have been landed near
Athens, as German press utterances
indicate. From German sources comes
an additional report that q landing OF
Entente forces has been made at.
Piraeus peninsula, about Ave miles
from Athens.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
Hotel TIRE
Drives Fifty Or More Guests in
Scanty Attire from the
Burning Building.

MERCER. Pa, Jan. 1S-Routed
from their beds early today fifty or
more guests we're driven IN scanty
attire from the Hotel Humes by q fire
which destroyed the historic struc-
tum and six other buildings with 9
loss estimated at $500, 900. The ho-
tel was built more than 100 years
ago and entertained among many
other distinguished men, General
Lafayette.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
YOUNG PLEASED
With the Outlook for His Nomination
at Primary Election.

= Houston G. Young, Of Charleston,
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for secretary of state, has been
spending a few days in the city on
business. Mr.. Young had little to say
about politics except that he had no
cause to worry end was very well
pleased with the outlook so far as his
campaign is concerned. He is strong
in several OF the large Republican
counties especially in the northern end
of the state, and since he became chief
clerk in the Office Of the secretary OF
state he has become widely y'and favor
ably known in the southern counties
where he will poll an Overwhelming
vntp Nt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
GOLD ARRIVES
In Large Amount When the
Tuscania Reaches New
York Harbor Safely.
Z (DY AssoeiArIp eNEss,

NEW YORK. Jan. IS. The liner
Tuscania arrived today with alarge
amount Of bullion and American se-
curlties estimated by passengers to
be worth several million dollars. Great
precaution was taken to prevent the
steamship being torpedoed and the
vessel passed north Of Ireland, being
the first steamer to take this course
In several months. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
MANY DROWNED.

ROME, Jan. 1S.-Dr, Edward w.
RYAN, Of the American Red Cross.
who arrived here( today after trip
IN Montenegro and, Albania, said that
260 persons were drowned by the
sinking OF the Italian steamship
Brindisi, when struck by a mine re-
Gently in the Adriatic sea. Among
those drowned was Miss Hample, a
nnrse.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
BANDITS flee
From Carranza Troops, LeaV-
/ ing Guns and Rounds OF
Ammunition.
,,, ....e,Arsp sssss,

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Jan. 1S-s-
Fighting between bandits and Car
rama troops occurred at Guerrero,
1875 miles northwest Of chihuahua
according advicess received 1Hfe'
today. The bandits numbered 2pQ.
They fed leaving one machine gun.
eighty-fye rifles and $1,000 rounds
.oE ammunition In the hands tf the
CRrranza troops. ".
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
BURNED TO DEATH
Are Two Persons and Another Ser.
iously Injured in Flames.

PtNXTAWNEy. Pa, Jan. 49,:
Miss Mabel Warden, aged 2s years, {
and her sister, Florella Warden, aged
l13 years, were burned TO death and
their mother, Mrs. Myra Warden. was
seriously insnied when their home
was destroyed by Are today. The
property loss was $4,000. Z
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

Eva Mae Metz, the San Francisco
girl who made startling accusations
against Rev. Frank Horn of that city
three years ago; causing him to fee
the country, has just been married to
Edward de st. Maurice, a San Fran
ciscan. The woman's charges, 70 the
effect that the preacher lead a double
life and wore false whiskers, startled
the country at the time. f.,s, 4
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
IBsr,onl son.llno,.

"Ttaly Is nfmly resolved 70 carry
on the war with all her might and at
the cost Of no mattes what sacriiices
iii she has accomplished the realiza-
tion Of her Just aspirations Y says,
Baron so1nino. Italian minister for
lolsikn affairs,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
BOMBS DROPPED.

ROME. Jan. 1s.-Four Austrian
aeroplEnes dropped bombs this after
noon on the city Of Ancona. One per
son was killed. The material dam
age was unlmportant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

An inventor In Russia has deyel-
oped method for making felt boots
and knit goods from dog hair
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

Miss Rachel Hubner, aof Gatons
VILE, Nd, is a guest Of Mrs. Edward
Wehner. ftfi - u Y =
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

Except along the Caspian coast,
Persian agriculture is dependent al
most entirely on irrigation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

DR.. =. A.. Fleetwood has returned
from an extended Eastern trip.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18

In forty-cight years Alaska has pro-
duced s5OO.0OO,OOO In gold. fish. furs,
copper and other products.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
AscLAsslFIED AD

In the Telegram will solve yonr
room rent problem quickly. \
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
NUMEROUS BIOS FOR PivINe.
TWENTY-ONE CONTRACTORS SUB.
NIT OFFERS FOR STREET ~
WORK HERE.
Big Crowd in Attendance as. Bids
Were Opened-Ofers Will be Gone
Over Carefully and Decision VIII be
Ammo 0unced Later-Various Kinds OF
Paving Considered.

From The Daily Item, March 90.
There were twenty-one bids placed
by contractors for the paving which
is to be done on the streets of Sumter
and a crowd of more than a hundred
paving and material men were on
hand last night when the bids were
opened to explain any difficulties
which might arise as to the meaning
of their bids.
In fact SO large wac the crowd thar
council found the I'll chamber
totally inadequate rov:de ACCOM-
modations and tb leeting was ad.
journed to the Semy of Music.
where the bid, Sc opened without
any delays o. smalities and tabu-
lated by Mes L. Lee. engineer for
The BIZ Svered a number Of oif-
ferent J y Of paving materials. all
of VIII Sill be considered by coun-'
Gil r S'determination of the award
for ~paving. When the bids were
al ned and tabulated, Mayor Jen-
Z announced that they would be
Co., 4 over carefully and the award
announced, as soon, as a decision was
reached. He invited the visitors To
the Chamber of Commerce supper.
an invitation which seemed appre-
ciated by the visitors and which many
OF them accepted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
SOUTHERN MAKES LOAN FUND
VIII Establi Aid for Students In
Clemson College.

Washington. March 29.-As a per-
pctual memorial to the great interest
In Southern farming manifested by
the late President Finley President
harrison, Of Southern Railway Com
prny, has arranged to give $1,000
each to the State colleges in Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia. Florida. Alabama. mississippi,
kentucky and Tennessee, to be des-
ignated Southern Railway Loan
fund: William Wilson Finley Foun-
datfon." Loans from the fund in each
State are to be made by the College
authorities to worthy students in such
way as the authorities of each college
may determine. subject only to the
restriction that the students receiving
the benefits shall be from counties
trayersed by the lines of Southern
Railway Company or it's associated
companies.
This permanent loan fund will take
the place Of the four-year Southern
Railway scholarships provided by Mr..
Finley which will expire with the
close of the present school year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01

brick; Enterprise Hardware COM
pany. one story. brick; Surratts ba-
zaar, one story, wooden; G. NJ. Har-
man residence, two story, wooden
Lexington Dispatch, one story, wood
en-; Scott Hendrix Furniture company,
two story, wooden; Citizen Telephone
exchange. brick; Mrs T. G.. Vineyards 8
grocery. one story. wooden; S. J. Long
grocery, one story, brick; Meetze ho-
tel. two story. wooden; S. j. Longs
barber shop. two story, brick; Bank
OF Western Carolina, one story, brick:
unoccupied residence owned by Scott
Hendrix, two story. wooden.
A. j. Matthias was having his store
room torn down and brick were on
Main street preparatory to building Il
new structure. Mr. Matthias, there
fore, saved his stock Of goods, hav-
ing recently removed them from the
old bui!ding.
Tho Kaufman building. occupied by.
the Harman Drug company, caught
but was eXtinguished with small dam
age by efficient bucket brigades and an
opportune change of the wind. The
plate glass windows were smashed.
The Roof building, which was to-
tally destroyed, was not occupied.
Lowie Hall was moving out of his
store and therefore his stock Of goods.
was saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
SENDS VAUGHN TO ASYLUM.
Former Head OF Odd Fellows On
pllan Home is Under Observation.

Former Head OF Odd Fellows Or.
pllan Home Is Under Observation.
Columbia. March 29.-Thurston u.
Vaughn, uhder death sentence for
abuses he has confessed to having
committed upon girls who were in
his care when he was superintendent
OF the Odd Fellows orphan home at
Greenville, was yesterday removed
from the State penitentiary and COM
mitted to the State Hospital for the
Insane for treatment and for obser-
vation.
Orders providing for the transfer
were issued by Frank B. Gary Of Abb
beville, circuit judge, upon the appli-
cation of Proctor A. Bonham, solicitor,
counsel for Vaughan concurring. Last
October Vaughn was taken back to
Greenville to be resentenced, the SUI
preme court having denied his petit
tion for a new trial, but a stay of
execution was obtained by his at
torneys. pending an examination as to
his sanity.
Recently a Columbia physician. J.
Heyward Gibbes, M. D., has been
Studying Vaughan's case, by request
or Solicitor Bonham and Gov. Man
ming. DR.. Gibbes thought that condi-
uons Tor fair and clear determina-
ton would be better at the asylum
ana 1t was on Gov. Manning's sug-
gestion that Judge Gary was asked to
authorize the transfer.
DR.. Gibbes will treat and observe
the patient at the asylum in coopera-
ton with members Of the staff and in
time will report his conclusions.
Writing not long ago to Solicitor Bon
ham he advanced the surmise that
Vauhgan was "malingering," but said
this opinion was subject to revision
under conditions more favorable to
observation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
MANNING SIGNS ACT.
Torrcns Land System Becop,cs

Torrcns Land System Becomes Law.
Columbia, March 2S.-Several acts
of Statewide Importance which were
passed by the last legislature were
signed yesterday by Gov. Manning.
They include: The Torrens act for
the. registration of land; the Toole
act for teaching agriculture in the
puDlic schools; the act providing for
Il state board of conciliation to settle
disputes between capital and labor.
The governor also signed an act
amending the code so that the naval
militia VIII share in the special tax
in Charleston.
The governor has not yet signed
the two quarts a month law.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-04-01
cuzAA <lsI1R = q. oollaaERcE ELEo-
~. y. ZION. .s I
- s Hooth, r. *. Wildcr ana H. J.
1lcIAnsin, Jry Elected Directors Tor
q. sThsco Year Terri. ), ;. Y & + g

& y}nasssl iBttFsss W. exhibstsd
slI!
yonrs ne aaraeH vote being s.sst Tor
a'rsctots at any eisction IN three
years.
DR.. =. s. Booth. Mr.. r. K wilder
and Mr.. HssJ. McLaurin. Jr. were the
gentlemen receiving the highest num-
Der OF voteO and were therefore de-
clared elected.
4 These three gentlemen will iall the
piaces vacated on the directorate by
the expiration OF the terms OF direc-
tors .. z. Hearon. II. M. stuckey
and =. IA Witherspoon. The retir-
ing directors have rendered years OF
faithful service to the Organization
apd to Sumter. They have been and
aEo still among Sumters most public
spirited. and progressive citizens. The
three new directors are well known
and popular as well as public spirited
and progressive citizens. Messrs.
Wilder and McLaurin have served on
city council. DR.. Booth was president
Of the local board OF health for years.
and Mr.. Wilder was q member OF the
board Of health for years. Mr.. Nc
LAurin has served a. q director of the
Chamber OF Commerce before.
Next Tuesday afternoon at $3.50
O'clock the new directors will assume
their duties at the weekly meeting OF
the board at which a president, and
two Vice presidents will be elected for
the ensuing year.