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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-19
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DEEDS Flied

The following deed was yesterday
fled with County Clerk "A. g. Martin,
for recording:
Clarissa Jane Carpenter to George
G. Carpenter, d parcel Of land in
Grant district. Consideration, $500.
Licenses Issued y
!. The following marriage license was
issued by County Clerk a, G. Martin:
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Professtonal Mems League.

THE Doctors, with very much doc.
tered up lineup took three straight
games from the Ministers who were
also short some heavy men. The work
Of Windsor for the Doctors was most
consistent, while Captain Goodwin was
heavy man for the Ministers. The
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Bowling Results
on Various Alleys

IA The Temple team won three more
games last night from the Sky Pilots
Inv the pastime League.
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Harbert. Butcher: Knight for Yost.
Field baskets-White: Crowl 2, NC.
Nicely /. Butcher: Nose s, Coffee 3
Foul baskets - White: Crowl 4 out
OF IL. Butcher: Nose out Of 4.
STANDING of the Clubs.
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Butcher School
Defeats White

In the grammar school basketball
league, the Butcher school team yes
terday defeated the White school team
in well played game, 90 to 10. In a
preliminary contest the Miller school
girls team defeated the White school
girls team, 90 to 8. Miss Huntington
was referee OF tho girls game. The
score Of the league contest:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-19

In the face Of threats that an angry
mob would storm the jail at Berkeley
Springs, in an attempt to lynch Alva
Davis, acquitted Of the murder Of his
aged foster mother, and to avoid be-
ing compelled to defend the Jail
Sheriff Rupenthal, of Morgan county,
cleyerly outwitted the mob and by
a ruse, succeeded in spirtting Davis
from the Jail at Berkeley Springs and
lodging him, safely in jail at Hagers-
town, Maryland, Just over the Po-
tomac river. Davis will not be brought
back to Morgan county to receive his
formal discharge from custody, but
will beliberated from jail in Hagers-
town. There was talk Of special
grand jury to investigate the affair,
but as the mob did no actual violence,
it is not believed that any further &C.
ton will be taken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-19

Motor shedding had never been a
success in the past but q Charleston
boy demonstrated that such a thing
was possible, according to the Charles
ton Post, when lie hftchcd a motor
wheel on his flexible flyer and sailed
gaily up and down Quarter street
much to the enjoyment Of passing ped
estrians. The scheme worked fine and
he had made several successful trips
but on rounding the corner the appara-
tus caught in the street car rails and
the boy sled and motor, were dump
cd into the gutter. Gee" the kid said
as he got up and surveyed the wreck,
"she works fine on the level but she's
h on the curves" Iae 5,43t +.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-19

Wfilian 10. Isanier. S5, and Bette
IBrools. q, both e6Ioted and both Of
Fairmonts
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Walter e. Cochran and family, who
are spending the winter in Parkers-
burg after a residence of six years in
Alaska. will return to the far north
early in June. Mr.. Cochran is in
charge OF the public school and rein
deer station at Mountain Village, Low
or Yukon, and has made splendid
for his efforts on behalf
OF the Eskimos.who live on the Yukon
delta. s
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-19

X. of c. League
The Athletics still show their hne
4 bowling by taking the odd game from
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BIT S: o
ST I7E NEWS L: ]

Charles Gigs Of Roberts Ridge.
drove into Moundsville on. Saturday
with a sleigh which was made by Al
fred Games on Games Ridge in the
winter Of 1872. 1t is SO constructed
that one or two seats can be placed in
It and tbs made for two horses. 1t
Is OF the very best material and was
constructed with device to prevent
from slipping sideways on ice. The
device works with lever at the right
side at the rear end OF the bed and
it will hold It from slipping on the
smoothest and hardest ice. Mr. Games
made itf for his own use and construct
ed tit according to his own ideas Of
strength, convenience and safety. It
has now been IN use forty three years
and 1t appears that it will stand twice
that length of time II cared for prop
erly, as it sas good as ever.
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The Charles Town Advocate calls
attention to the fact that the remark
able recovery of MRS. Lacy Bailey, the
wife Of William Bailey, OF Charles
Town, from an affection due to an
abnormal growth that developed with
In the Uranium, directly below the cen.
ter Of the forehead, has been given al
most worldwide celebrity by the pro-
ceedings of the Pan-American Scien-
tific Society in session in Washington
the other week. Her case was made
the subject Of lecture by DR.. Thomas
Williams, the noted brain expert, Of
washington, who origially diagnosed
her trouble and recommended a treat
ment that restored her to health. In
his audience were 900 physicians and
specialists from every country in the
Western hemisphere. The growth had
been removed by exposure to an \.
Ray machine. During the course OF
his lecture, DR.. Williams exhibited.
Photographic plates showing the vary
ing phases of'the. case from the begin.
ming to the end of the treatment, and
said that this is the second cure of
such disorder known to the medical
profession, the first having occurred
In France several years ago.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-19

Valuation Of free school property in
West Virginia has increased u per
cent. in the last five years, according
to statistics being compiled by the de-.
partment of schools. In Ghe first 45
years OF the States history OF which
records were kept the school prop
erty valuation reached 81, 750, 900, and
in the last five years has increased to
over $1s,000,000. The school depart
ment today sent out supplies for the
first examination Of eighth grade pu-
pills for elementary diplomas. This
examination will be held in about
1000 places, and 1t is. expected that
more than 5000 pupils will take the
test. The dates are February 8 and a.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-19

Temple Ducks
III The Has.Beens still keep their win
ming streak by taking two games from
stheS Monongal Glass boys. The score:
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FEDERAL GRAND JURY.
lNDlCTS EIGHT GERMANS,

New York.-The federal grand iury
returned an indictment against the
eight Germans recently arrested on
the charge Of engaging in a conspir.
acy to place incendiary bombs on
ships carrying munitions for the En-
tente Allies and against DR.. Walter
T. Scheele, president Of the New Jer.
sey Agricultural Chemical Company,
the alleged leader OF the conspiracy.
who has not yet been arrested.
1t was at Scheele's factory that the
bombs were partly manufactured, it
is alleged.
The indictment was found on testi-
mony given by Capt Won Kleist. who
was employed in the Scheele factory,
and Ernest Becker, an electrician
aboard the Hamburg Line
steamer Friedrich der Crosse
The others are Capt. Otto Wolpert
and Captain Emo Bode, Of the Ham
burg gIAmerican Line: Carl Schmidt,
chief engineer, and Frederick Kar-
baide. Wilhelm Parades and George
Praedel, assistant engineers on the
Friedrich der Crosse.
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GEN. TOWNSENDS ARMY
OF 10000 TAKEN BY TURKS

!" rated British Campaign In Meso.
potamia Ends With Surrender,
London.--Another phase of the i'll.
fated British campaign in Mesopota.
mia mas closed with the surrender of
General Townsend and the garrison at
huteiAmara on the Tigris River.
aDout l3O miles below Bagdad. Some
lo'ooO men In all laid down their arms
10 the Turks, after having DESTROYED
all their guns and munitions.
The British Mesopotamian cam.
pa'gh waged along the Tigris from the
ferslan Gulf northward, almost to the
gates OF Bagdad, had as It's chief OBJ
)ect the capture Of that ancient city.
TO divert the Turkish forces from
Galllpoli was another object. When
Almost at the point OF achieving it's
main object late last year, the effort
broke down at Ctcstphon, IS miles
from Bagdad, when the Turks, alarm.
ed for tho safety Of the town of tabled
memory, rushed up rcinforcements. in
hlclihg defeat upon the British and
compelled their retreat 110 miles down
the ilgrls to Kut.el.Amara, where tho
turks had them securely bottled up.
General Townsend held out for 1A3
uays' his supplies steadily growing
lower as he waited the relief of tho
army which, first under General Ayl
mer, ana then under General Gorringc
oattied us way up the rigres toward
MN. This army encountered strong
positions OF the Turks below KIT on
ooth sides OF the river and, although
several OF these were carried, it has
not been able to work much closer ia
me bcleagucrcd garrison than n score
vi miles because of the stubborn Turk
ISL resistance and food conditions on
the Tigres
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PROSPERITY CONTINUED lrs
INCREASE DURING ApR,,

washington monthly snrvev
Oh business conditions throughout tho
country reported to the Fedora, pn
serve Board by agents in each rcservo
district, shows that prospcritv non
tinued to increase during April in viz.
tually every section of tho 1Ir,toa
States especially in eastern mannsao
turing centers. A synopsis OF tho en-
vey by districts follows:
Observation-Disclosures continnos -
show Improvement. Farmers arc IN
better financial condition than for
some time past.
Atlanta-General conditions are IN.
changed; outlook for future conditions
favorable There is a general selling
OF the cotton crop.
Boston-Business continues to i'm.
prove; comparison with year opo
shows that In many cases the i'm.
proyemept is exetreme.
7 New Yorls-The volume OF the goods
produced and sold last month was
probably greater than in any March
record.
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I'D CONTINUE VILLA HUNT
IT UNITED STATES WITHDRAws
CHASE FOR BANDIT LEADER
MUST NOT END.
Scott and Funston and De Facto Gov
ernment Officials Discuss Stu.
alton Created by Troops.

San Antonio, Texas. - Generals
Scott and Funston arrived here and
spent the day, leaving for Il Paso
10 discuss with General Alvaro, Sec.
retary OF War Of the de facto govern.
H'eht, on the situation created by the
presence Of American troops In Mex.
leo.
Whether General Obregon, who
reached San Luis Potosi on his way
north will go to Juarez, opposite El
Paso, or to some other point on the
porder has not been definitely stated
ana the war department was request.
ed TO ascertain and advise General
scott when the conference would
take place.
General Scott was advised by the
war department that specific instruc.
tions concerning the character of the
discussion he Is to have with Obregon
VIII be forwarded to him at once. II
is believed by both of them and by
army officers generally that General
obregon will be given to understand
that the United States expects the
pursuit OF Villa to be continued re-
lentlessly either by his de facto forces
or by those Of the United States, and
that the United States Government
VIII look to his government to gain
such control Of the Mexican frontier
that such raid as that at Columns
cannot be repeated.
General Pershing's troops now oc.
cupy positions along shortened line
with strengthening ccnters at Mani.
qulpa and Casas Grandcs from which
supporting forces could be dispatched
rapidly to any point required. The
oe tacto forces In northern Mexico
were estimated at not less than 40,.
900, including troops in and about
Torreon.
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GREAT ACTIVITY ALONG
THE BRITISH FRONT,

London.-Great activity at various
points along the British front is re.
ported in the latest official communi.
cation The Bedfordshire Regiment
carried out a successful raid near Car
noy There has been artillery activity
at La Boisselle, Hebuterne, Monchy-
an-Bols, Neuville1St. Vaast, Armen-
there's and Frelinghein.
At Frelinghein the Germans enter
ed the British trenches but were
driven out. Similar attacks on the
British trenches on hill No. 60 and
at st. Eloi were repulsed.
The sectors Of Avocourt and Mumi.
eres, northwest of Verdun are still
under heavy bombardment The Ger
mans have attempted no infantry at.
tacks here, according to the Paris
communication. but those artillery
preparations usually presage an at.
tack.
The Germans on the front OF Had.
ramount and Traumont and between
Duaumont and Vaux, essayed attacks
following violent bombardments but
the French curtain fires held them
to their trenches.
Artillery engagements have featur.
ed the fighting on the other parts of
the line in France and Belgium. al.
though the French aircraft have car
ried out boombing operations against
numerous German positions. The
German guns are keeping up their
heavy bombardment OF the Russian
position at the Ikskull bridgehead.
The Russians have captured the vii.
lage of Chromiakoua along the Rovno-
kevel Railway and put down q coun.
ter-attack there.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-05-04
NEW FARMERS SOCIETY
is NATIONAL IN SCOPE.
GOV. Stuart of Virginia and Fairfax
Harrison Are Named Directors

Harrison Are Named Directors.
New York.--Gov. Henry G.. Stuart of
Virginia, and Fairfax Harrison, presi.
dent of the Southern Railway, were
elected directors Of the National Ag-
ricultural Society, which has lust
been organized here.
The avowed purpose of the organi-
zatron Will be to serve as the mouth
piece Of the farmers of the United
States In agricultural questions of
Nationwide interest. Some of the
subjects which will be taken up. it
was said are rural credits, uniform
agricultural legislation, the promo
tion in congested centers Of popula-
ton OF an interest in rural activities
cooperation In the conservation of
natural resources. and cooperation
among farmers in establishing better
methods Of marketing and distribut.
ing farm products.
James Wilson Of Iowa, Secretary
or Agriculture, in the Cabinets of
Presidents Mckinley, Roosevelt and
Taft. was elected president of the
society and Theodore N. Vail, presi-
dent of the American Telegraph e.
Telephone Co., was elected vice presi.
dent
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STORMY DEBATE OVER
NOMINATION OF BRANDElS.

Committee Members Predict unfavor.
able Report on the Appointment.
Washington.-A stormy debate over
the nomination of Louis d. Brandeis
for the Supreme Court broke in the
senate, and, before it was over, pre-
dictions were made by two members
or the Judiciary Committee-one a
Democrat-that an unfavorable re.
port on the appointment would follow
when the committee reached a vote
Discussion was precipitated when
Senator Sutherland of Utah, Repub
ican member Of the committee, read
to the senate an interview published
quoting Senator Ashurst Of Arizona as
charging that Republican members Of
the Judiciary Committee were flibus
tering in order to delay vote on the
Brandeis nomination, until after the
national political conventions.
Senator Ashurst stood steadfastly
by the quoted statement during the
heated argument, which followed, un.
I'll assured by fellow-D Democrats on
the committee that there was no such
hil1buster. He withdrew the charge,
at the suggestion of Senator Brande.
gee, after he had denounced execu-
tive sessions and charged that the
Republicans were angered over the
Brandeis nomination because he was
a champion of the masses.
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COTTON FUTURES
BILL IS ADOPTED
AFTER SPIRITED DEBATE HOUSE
AS A WHOLE VOTES
1o1 TO 20.
IDENTICAL WITH FORMER
TWO Cents Pound Tax on Future Cot.
ton Sold In Exchanges and Other
Similar Institutions.

Washington.-The house, sitting as
committee Of the whole, adopted the
Lever cotton futures bill as an
amendment to the annual agricultural
measure, after spirited rbate. The
vote was 101 to 90. Th Lever bill
is Identical with the 70. ner cotton
futures law, which was held uncon.
stitutional, by Federal Judge Hough
OF New York on the ground that it
was a revenue bill which had improp.
erly originated in the senate, instead
OF in the house.
Under the provisions of the meas.
ure, tax Of two cents pound would
De levied on all cotton sold for future
delivery in any exchange, board Of
trade, or similar institutions or
places Of business"
Adoption Of this measure came af
ter the house had passed, by vote
or lS4 to &c, special rule providing
Tor consideration of the cotton future.
gra1n-trading, and federal warehouse
Tor agricultural products amendments,
as a rider OH the agricultural appro.
prlat1on measure. Under the rule, a
little more than five hours debate on
the amendments was permitted.
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CARRY ARMS FOR DEFENSE
SEC. LANSING STATES RIGHT
RECOGNIZED BY UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT.
Right to Sink Merchantmen Doubtfu,
In Any 6ase.-copies to FOREIGN
Embassies.


Washington.--An official declaration
OF the attitude Of the United States
toward armed merchant ships, lust
made public by Secretary Lansing,
reiterates and explains the purpose of
the American Government to recog.
nlze the right OF peaceful vessels to
carry arms for defense and, at the
came time-while referring only to
Warshfps generally-clearly sets forth
tho conditions under which tho Unit
ed States holds submarines may at
tack merchant craft.
The declaration was issued I'm the
form of memorandum prepared by
Mr. Lansing at President Wilson'S
direction during the Secretary's brief
vacation last month. Copies of it.
were given to each Of the Embassies
and legations here; and while no Of
ncfal explanation was forthcoming as
to the purpose of publishing the me-
morandum at this time, 1t assumed
that at least the substance Of 1t will
reach the Berlin Foreign Office be-
lore reply is dispatched to the
American demand for abandonment
OF Germany's present methods of sub
marine warfare. This would serve
to answer In advance certain ques-
tions which dispatches nave indicated
the German Government was inclin.
cd to ask
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" |N|!'....GERARD 4 VISITS
GERMAN 4 EMPEROR.
LEAVES BERLIN FOR ARMY
FRONT AT REQUEST OF
KAISER.
REGARD VISIT AS HOPEFUL
ELECTION Of kaiser's Personality Into
the Situation Is Expected to Pro-
duce Good Results.

Berlin, via wireless james w.
Garard, the American Ambassador to
Germany, has gone to the German
Army headquarters where he will be
received by the German Emperor.
washington. - Announcement In
press dispatches from Berlin that Am
zassador Gerard would confer with
emperor William was regarded by Of
hclals as significant. Official infor.
nation on the subject was lacking, but
The opinion was expressed that the
Emperor might have in mind supple-
menting Germany's reply to the Am
ertcan note demanding the immediate
abandonment of present methods of
submarine warfare with personal
communication to President Wilson.
Ambassador Gerard in visiting the
emperor is not acting under instruc.
lions from Washington. Consequent.
~ officials assumed that the visit is
at the Emperor's invitation.
In both official and diplomatic
quarters the injection Of the Emper-
or's personality into the situation was
regarded as hopeful indication.
President Wilson expects to receive
the German reply within the next
rev days, 1t became known, although
the basis for his expectation was not
revealed. Up to the present he is
entirely without definite information
of the German Governments inten.
tions.
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PUBLISHERS TENDER
PRES. WILSON SUPPORT

Now Yorl.--In toast ofpered 90
1'resident Wilson at the luncheon in
connection with the annual meeting Of
the Associated Press, Frank B. Moves
OF washington, D. c., president OF the
organization, rendered "our effection.
aye sympathy and our loyal support to
the man. who, by virtue Of his great
ohlGe' is our spokesman to the world.
ana who epeeaks for our right and
opr ho5'or as God gives him to see
our rights and oyr hone on. s. NJ
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Col. Henry L. Rogers, quartermaster
OF the cavalry division In Mexico, has
notn'ng to DO but solve all transpor.
'atlon problems, supply cavaIrymen
with animals, supply the animals with
forage furnish the aoidiers with cloth.
'ne' camp and garrison equipment, pro.
V'de tor roads, railways and bridges,
super'ntend the commiesary and take
charge OF all other details not ape.
cIhca''y assigned to anybody eIse. In
Mexico, where transportation is ex.
eeed'ns'y primitive, especially with
VIVA leading the way, Colonel Rogers
has man-size Job.
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BAND OF ViLLISTAS IN
CLASH WITH y. 8. CAVALRY
SIX Mexicans Dead, 19 Wounded
Much SkirmIshing In Mountains.
Two Americans kiIIed

-
Much SkirmIshing In Mountains.
Two Americans Killed.
WashingtOn.-The war department
has just given out this dispatch from
General Funston:
Following just received from Gen
eral Pershing:
"Namiquipa, April 25.
"A report dated April "a received
today from Colonel Dodd states that
he overlook band OF Villistas near
Tomachie on 22nd at 1880 p. M, kill.
ing six and wounding 10 others, many
probably fatally. Twenty-Five horses
were captured. Our loss two killed
and three wounded. Fight lasted nm.
I'll AFTER dark. Impossible to tell def.
nitely loss Of Villastas. Dodd's col
umn when previously heard from was
at Penachic on the seventeenth. Conn.
try reported very rough. March made
over difficult mountain trails. yillistaa
reported under leadership OF Cervan.
tes. Rios Baca and Dominguez number
loo 70 zoo. Baca reported killed at
santa Tomas. Do not give entire cred.
70 report of his death. Our killed
at Tomachie were Ralph A. Law, sad
oier' Troop l., Seventh Cavalry; Pri.
Vate OH 'er Bonshee. Troop II. Eley.
ehth Cavalry; wounded Thomas Hen.
~, Seventh Cavalry; Tnlman M.
latchias, Troop l., Seventh Cavalry.
i'oua returned to Minaca.'"
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REBELS AT DUBLIN || !.
ARE SURRENDER|NG.
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED PRISON.
ERS ARE TAKEN BY ENGLISH
TROOPS.
MANY INCENDIARY FIRES
Damage Is Estimated at Ten Millions
Conditions Are Reported to Be
More Satisfying.

Dublin.--All the leaders Of the in
surrection are reported to have sur
rendered Internationally. 1t also is re.
ported that the -Four Courts district
has been re.captured.
London.-An official announcement
concerning the situation In Ireland
says: Seven hundred and seven pris-
oners have been taken, including the
Countess Markieviscz."
"The general officer in command re-
ports the situation in Dublin much
more satisfactory. Throughout the
country there was still much more to
be done. which would take time, but
he hoped that the back bone of the re.
bellion had been broken.
Messengers were sent out from the
rebel leaders in Dublin to the rebel
bodies in Galway, Clare, Wexford,
Louth and Dublin counties, ordering
them to surrender. and priests and the
Royal Irish Constabulary are doing
their utmost to disseminate this infor.
nation.
AS regards the situation in Dub.
lin, rebels from the areas of Sack.
vile street, the p0stoffice and the
-Four Courts are surrendering freely.
More incendiary fires took place in
Sackyille street last night but the fire
brigade Is now able to resume work.
1T Is further reported that up to
the present 707 prisoners have been
taken. Included among these Is the
Countess MarkieYSiczn