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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
LOST SWITCHBOARD
DELAYS new lights
When ItzArrives Fairmont
Will Be a Well Lighted
Town.

"I've had one OF the new luminous
arcs placed In front of my house and
want to thank the city very much
for it.
This is heard hourly on the phones
entering the city building but It is not
all that is said, for Immediately fol.
lowing the wee voice says, But It's
never been lighted yet"
Lamps that have been hung for the
past month in different sections Of
the city are merely to be gazed upon
during the day and perhaps cussed dur.
ing the night for not lighting up the
way through the mud.
The reason for this is that new
switch board which has been ordered
by the Monongahela Valley Traction
company people has been on the road
for 80 days and hasn't arrived at the
company's plant thus far.
When this switch board arrives
there will be lighted during the night
in; Fairmont over 800 lights instead of
less than 200 as at present, Most all
poles aond lamps have been put up
except. along the Great White Way.
City Engineer Shrewsbury Miller Is
laying out the spots on which the
lights are to be placed on Main street
regardless Of the fact that a few of the
property owners along that street
have failed to come across with any
encouraging promises concerning pay
ing for the frontage.
q. The Great White Way lights and the
extra lights, the ones which are to be
placed in certain sections where need
ded after the 800 are placed, are the
only ones which have not been hung.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
REPIBIIGANS OF WEST virginia
VERY CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Remarkable Note of Supreme Confidence in Victory This
Fall Ran Through the Meeting at
Petersburg.
Convention AT WHEELING ON MAY 4TH
National Delegates to Represent the Congressional Dis
trictsSWillBe Named at District Conventions-Dem-
ocratic Administration Scored in Resolution.

sives OF the State and called upon all
Republicans to rally for victory in NO.
vember.
The committee voted to waive the
party rules in regard to the special
election In the Second District, so that
this might be carried out according to
the wishes Of the voters in those coun-
ties and with vote of thanks to the
Chancellor Hotel, adjourned.
A feature of the strength of Judge
Robinson was shown here today. when
$50 employees of the United Woolen
Mills Company marched In line to the
hotel and into the lobby to greet the
judge.
also urging the Hon. Joseph HI. Nc
Dermott OF Morgantown to announce
as a candidate for Congress for the
short term In the second district. Nc,
Dermott was non-committal but he
may become the harmony candidate
for the special election. as he is look,
ed upon by many as the man to come
out and make the district Republican
on this test election.
The Hon. George NJ. Bowers OF
-Benekeley was here and ~is strongly
supported for the long term. s !
Republicans from all sections
sections at this Executive State Com.
mfttee meeting displays on every hand
not, only in the Executive session, but
in every Informal chat -th esupreme
confidence Of the party. Everywhere
and,on every tongue there is only one
word as prediction for the general
election in November, and that word
is Victory" Fro NJ every section OF
the state i learn that the Republicans
are only waiting the results Of the pri-
maries to buckle down to work for a
Republican majority for every man on
the-party ballot.
Republicans point out that If the
Democrats had any real hope of car
rying the State ticket, long ere this
there would have been something Off
rush to fill the ticket for Auditor,
Treasurer, Secretary of State, Attor-
ney. General, Superintendent Of School,
for which Offices, as we'll as for Con-
gress in the First and Third Districts
there are no announced candidates as
yet before the Democratic voters. as
has marked the Republican ranks of
the state.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
National ID Delegates t

PARKERsBuRG, w. a., March 81
TheS republican State Executive Com
mittee meeting here called a State
convention be held in Wheeling
siayl4 at which time four delegatesat-
large to the Republican National Con.
yeIton In Chicago will be nominated
with four alternates to the same con-
Sention, prescribed rules for the hold.
ing Of district conventions for the Sc
lection of delegates for the several
distrcts, and endorsed the Republican
admifiistration and the Republican pol.
tics enacted into law at the last ses.
sion OF the legislature.
chafrmanSThomas ]: Sherrard called
the meeting to order at 1880 this af-
ternpon. Behind the 80 members o.
the State committee Republicans to
the number Of about 800 crowded the
auditorium OF the Chancellor Hotel.
1,le ron call showed 20 out of SO mem
bes present. .,,
MIC RESOLUTIONS as returned to the
hoof ana relating to the selection OF
deisgat9 and al Iernates at large pro:
gideFthat these shall be chosen at the
Staf6 Convent ion 4 In Wheeling; that
conyenti ions shall be- held in the sey.
eralfcoh sional districts and sun.
der the rules OF the county committees
the delegatess however. to be .seected
atleast twenty days before these con-
Nentons.
Notices OF contests are to be for
ward6d TO the secretary Of the State
committee at Charleston at least ten
dass before the State convention. The
State convention will thus elect the
biz four and the county committee
VIII provide for the election OF dele.
gates to both the district and the State
donyentions These resolutions were
unanimousIysad adopted and without dis
custom
Csfossenp reported back the gen.
eral resolutions. THESE scored the
egasiSe policies of the National Admin.
istrations recited the weaknesses Of
national preparedness, the Vera Crua
inefdent, the Mexican and foreign al
legged bIunders; endorsed in strong
words the administratio of Governor
Hatiisld, his policies and the legisla-
tive enRctmentsS of the last session OF
the Legislature; welcomed the reun.
ION ot the Republicans and Progres
=
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
French Admit That They
Have Withdrawn From
the Village.
THE PLACE IS IN RUINS
German Version of the Bat
tie Says 1913 Prisoners
Were Taken.
nv Associated Press,


PARIS, March 31.-The Germans de-
livered fierce night attack on three
sides o. the village of Malancourt,
says the French official statement is
sued today, aud the French retired
from the village proper, which was in
ruins. but continue to hold its out
skirts.
Fierce infantry fighting lasted the
entire night before the French with
drew from the untenable position in
the village Of Malancourt, the ofticial
statement says.
The Germans again tried to carry
by assault the position which the
French had won, back in Ayocourtwood
but were repulsed.
German. Version
BERLIN, March 31.-capture of the
village OF Malancourt in the Yerdun
region, west OF the Meuse, was an
nounced by the war office today.
r The Germans took 32S prisoners.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Municipal Monkey Does Some.
Spectacular Gy1l11astie Work

scampering back up to,the top Of the
church, .chattering and yelling for all
he was worth.
Arriving once more! on the. roof.top,
he sat down to think things He
dismalIy scratched his head and mani.
cured his mails withShis teeth. Then
he went back down the roof, only to
return few minutes later more dis.
-gusted than ever. f
After parading back and forth on
the church fora over an hour, Dick
passed down the back roof of the
church, out Of the onlookers. A few
moments later he scameyracing down
the alley and over to the engine house.
He jumped up in the lap Of one OF the
fireman and in his own Language tried
to explain everything.
Then he went back to his cage,
which was formerly q horse stall, and
wentit0 sleep. Isf.,f
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Google Opening
Drew Large Crowd
MUSIC, SOUVENIRS AND NEW
+. SPRING ToGeERY WERE THE
DRAWING CARDS.

Theformal opening OF the GOGGLES
furnishing store on Main street was
an event last evening which was at
tended by large number OF people.
The Google firm recently established in
the former quarters Of the w. B.
Campbell shoe store, is conducting a
good business and the opening yester-
day was the formal event.
Music and souvenirs featured the
occasion and muc hentertainment was
derived from the new spring toggery
for men displayed in the store.
This afternoon attractive souvenirs
were distributed to school children at
four o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Fast Side. Houses
Now All lRenumber

1, The REMEMBERING Of the houses on
the East Sids5 has Been Sica6npte eted. The
works,W done under the manage
ment,,of David Dean and the entire
East Side Is now. numbered systemati-
cally. THE numbers were placed in
a conspicuous place, easily read from
the street. r,:4s-57
Muchiinconvenienee has been caus.
ed by the old mum berings as. very few
OF. the streets were numbered In order.
1t has Sheen almos Impossible to To-
cate "a party by their street number,
and the new numbering will be a
great advantage; especially to strang-
ers in the city: s..;; n N
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
suffrsg Meeting
IN Union District

MSS Adella Potter. national suft.
rage organizer OF New York city: talk
ed to d company Of women yesterday
afteri6on at the home of Mrs. G. p.
Hufehinson ON Morgantown avenue.
Quite numb of suffrage sympathiz:
crs were epresent and a profitable meet.
inG was held. Tentative plans were
made tor an organization to be per.
fected In Union district probably next
week.
THIS afternoon Miss Potter, accom-.
panied by Miss Margaret Mckinney,
q tler1bsr OF the state campaign com.
mittEs, went to Monongah where the
former addressed "a meeting in the K.
Of T. hail at that place:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Beads Meeting
Held at Fair view

An enthusiastic good roads meeting
was held. at Fairview last; night. A
like meeting was bheld at Rivesyille
earIlerin the week. AtbothS gatherings
committeeman we're appointed TO attend
a good roads conference to be held ct
Grant Town tomorrow afternoon. Fair:
view appointed eight del lagates, last
night Good roads promoters OF Paw
Paw district are getting ready for an:
other campaign for hbcttert thighWays.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
!. EMrERrAINEn BOWS

w. E. Brock entertained Nthe boys
of the primary department Of the Sun.
day school of Williams Memorial NJ.
E. church, South; last evening at the
church. AZ delightful evening was spent
blythe boys and Mr.. Brock proved him!
self to be an ideal host. Delicious re-
freshments were served following a
pleasant evening with games, etc.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Brsk enlan Hud gins
Expe eted to Recover
WAS ROLLED BETWEEN TWO
cARssANp MOST. PAINFULLY
INJURED.

D III Hudgins, brakeman on the
baltimore and Ohio railroad, employed
IN tie yards here, who was injured
yesterday ear the station, is report:
ed improving rapidly and apparent
~ i OF danger at Fairmont hospital
No. his afternoon,
Il lgtns swas badly crushed about
the psanG arms when he was caught
bstr en- q box car on the side OF
whh he was riding and another box
car ansad djacent track. He was IN
the i of climbing to the top of the
car betore, he reached the top rung
oil Il 1desl ladder he was caught.
ne asataken to the hospital wherc
his I'M ries were treated by DR.. ]. w.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
10 Per Cent Dividend
For rThompsonB Bank

UNIoNToWN, March Sl.-Receiy-
er. John H. Strawn of the deiunct First
National Bank OF Uniontown, has sent
to Washington, D.. c., for signature OF
the comptroller of currency, $4,000
creeks for a ten per cent. dividend to
be paid ,depositors. AS soon as checks
are returned from Washington to Re.
rever. Strawn they will be sent to de
positors.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
ID ttqz zs
Father Of Faiglnont
Woman Dies in K1y.

A. NJ. Bliss, father Of Mrs q. Worth
Fleming and Miss Hattie Bliss, OF this
city, died yesterday In F1entng, KY,
after a brief illness from pneumonia.
The body will be taken 20 Horicon,
Wis, where funeral services WIN be
held at the home Of his daughter. Nrs.
Fred Clausen. Miss Hattie Blias has
gone to Horizon to attend the fdnerei
but Mrs. Fleming, on account Of LIlness,
is unable to make the strip.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Expert MilIiner At
The Harrison Store

Miss Commers.. an authority on mill
linery; has been secured by Harrison's
department store to have charge OF
the millinery department, and has ar.
rived from the East and is now In
charge of the department Miss Com
mers is an artistic trimmer and eyt-
dence Of her art can be seen in the
beautiful hats displayed in the win
dows of the Harrison store,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
.Ex Governor White
to Make Spec ech Here

Former Governor a. B. White who
is "a candidate for the Republican nom.
ination.f for United States Senator will
be in Fairmont on Saturday, April 5,
and will make an address at meeting
OF the citizens which will be held in
the county court room at the court
house on that day:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
Mothers, cIub to Meet.

The Mothers club of the w. C. T..
o. will meet on wednesday afternoon
of nextSWesk eat 2,30 o'clock at the
home OF Mrs Jess LeNasters on Fair
mont avenue. Tha Tuesday meeting Of
the w q. I. U. will be dispensed with
for the week. AZ
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31

BRITISH LOSE 10000
+ LONDON, March 31:-British casual:
ties In March as compiled from pub.
lished lists, amounted to 1,107 officers
and 19, ,317 men.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31

GERMAN PoWpER aPLANT BURNs
YoNDoN, March 31 Reuter- dis
patch filed. at 0ldenEaa1; Holland, on
Wednesday, says that many persons
lost their lives In fire In 9 powder
factory at Troisdorfs near coiogne,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31
The Weather. I

West yirginia-Fa and warmer to
night; Saturday partly cloudy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-31

LocALtWEATHERi READINGS
p. Il Hall, Observer.
& Temperature at 8 Am! today 33.
Yeserda sweath her clear; tempera'
'ture; maximum, 63 !. minimum 32; pre-.
tcipitations none. n ~ n 81 n :si
The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
An Opportunity for Texas.

Some years ago, before the present style Of
revolution in Mexico had become fashionable a
small band of stock thieves come across the Rio
Grande one moonlit night, and radng a ranch
in Texas got away with quite little bunch of
cattle. Texas was aroused to the fighting pitch.
Demands made on the State Department
that Texans be allowed to cross into Mexico not
merely to recover the stolen cattle but TO avcngc
the honor of their State. No United States
troops were asked for. Just let the State De-
Partment say the word and Texas would do the
rest Mexico was to be invaded and torn up root
and branch, if necessary; Texans could do the
job with their bowie knives, etc
Porfrio Diaz, President of Mexico at the
time, had a well-fed, we-drilled army Of forty
or fifty thousand men, and doubtless felt conf
dent of his ability to defend the country against
the Texans, and at least, save his capital city
from devastation; but he had well-hllcd treas
ury as we'll and found it more convenient to pay
for the damage done And as the American State
Department took action in the matter the in
Cldent was closed.
Things have undergone a change since those
days and not for the better in the fortunes of
Texas. Hostile raids on her territory have be-
come as common as they were rare former
ly. And now is the time for her to rise in her
might and defend herself. Let her mobilize all
her National Guard regiments, including her
much talked Of Texas Rangers and line her from
tier IN the exposed places with them. AS SOW
crelgn State of the Union she has the right under
the Constitution to raise as many militia troops
as she pleascs to guard her borders from in
vaslons by a foreign foe; and now is the oppor-
tunlty for her to act. In so doing she would not
only protect her own people, but render material
aid to the United States troops.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
The Last Word with Germany.

President Wilson's rejoinder to the Berlin note,
made public this morning, fits the case exactly
In accepting the specific pledges made by the
Imperial Government and expressing his gratih-
cation at the announcement of changed policy
that is to conhne naval warfare to begerents,
he seizes upon all that is worth while in the
note, divests it of all irrelevant phrases and OBJ
scuring qualifications and lays before the Berlin
government the full substance of what it has
promised and what this government will expect it
to fulfill. All of the implied conditions invov
ing negotiations with Great Britain concerning
the blockade are swept aside, and the issue
with which the United States will concern itself
is made to stand alone, clearly revealed The
tone of hnality about the note is unmistakable
The Imperial Government and the people of the
United States can place but one Interpretation
upon the Presidents words and that is that the
Germans themselves will sever friendly relations
with the government of the United States when
first they violate of the pledges given in re-
sponse to our ultimatum. Clearly it is our last
word.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
The Herald'S Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News of Service and Personnel Published
In Washington.

typical Illustration OF the loose state
ments made about the army by too many
public men who ought to know better
and which do grave injustice TO The
service because laymen so seldom hear
the exact facts when refutation OF such
statement is made. II is particularly
ineXcusable for a member Of Congress
10 make such a gTievous misstatement
"hen there is sent every year to the Con-
gress OF which he is a member the an
hual report Of the adiutant general OF
The army. which contains statistics that
any member OF the government ought TO
be familiar with before he talks on such
subject In the annual report of the
adjutant general for year ending June
%. 1915, the aggregate number OF de-
sertions for all branches Of the service.
including West Point detachments, In
dian and Philippine Scouts. casuals and
recruits al depots and en- route. is stated
at 49,. This is about Az per cent OF
the aggreEste enlisted strength OF the
army. which ranged from s2S77 at the
beginning OF the fiscal year 1915, to lOl,-
1876 at its close.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
If Not Lodge, Perhaps Mann,

The Boston Evening Transcript is advocating
strongly the selection of Senator Lodge, Of
Republican national convention on the Grounds 5tjs
that Senator Lodge has taken advanced grounds
in favor Of upholding American rights in the
tace OF ruthless foreigners, is in favor of ade-
quate national defense and is the person best
calculated TO represent the party in its opposition
to the administration.
AS the primaries of the Republicans have
progressed it is by no means certain that Senator
Lodge would represent the prevailing sentiment
in the party There seems to be some uncertain
note here and there, paeifsts winning in some
States and the hyphen element numbering inde-
pendence in others.
One thing is certain the Republican party
must take, stand either for against the flag
soon or late, whether the permanent chairman
is Senator Lodge or Representative James R.
Mann. If Mr.. Lodge doesn't suit, Mr.. Mann
might.-New York Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
Law and New War Methods.

Secretary Lansing, at the dinner of the
American Society of International Law at Wash
ington Saturday remarked on the necessity of
readjustment of the rules to meet new con-
be, effected during the pendency Of a conflict:
SO if submarines cannot be operated in accord
ancee with existing rules governing Cruiser
warfare on commerce, it follows that they can
not be beAemployed for this purpose at all. But,
on the other hand, if the existence of subma,
rines makes the maintenance of close block
adc in accordance with the old rules so danger
Gus to the blockading force that this method of
warfare is no longer feasible the natural
consequence should be the abandonment Of the
same. A change in the rules during the pend
cncy of conflict is no more permissible in one
case than in the other.-Philadelphia Record
The Washington herald., 1916-05-09
NAVAL ORDERS.
MnvEMENrs OLE rrssrs


AtG1 sailed for SwstOv MAY : ArethuEs arrived
at Key West, May 6: Bushnell arrived al Boston
May z Charleston sailed for CristohsI MAY z. Den
YER sailed for MSnzanillo Nay S. Fsrras7It ,r-7v-s
at San Pedro. May :; Hannibal arrived Al Srrv,v
Grounds, May 6; Hull arrived at San Diego NAV s.
Jacob Jcnes arrived a. Boston yard May s: l. and
LA arrived at Boston. MAY :; Lamson sailed for
Puerto Plata, NAV Z; MsCinnough arrived at Hsnp-
ton Read, May Z; Mans sNilod for Corinto NAV
Msryland arrived at Bremertou May :: NapshKn
sailed for T6urou. May NEPTUNE sailed for C;usr-
tanamO. May 5; Ncreus arrived at Guam May 6:
Nero arrived at San Diego May 6; New Hamrshire
sailed for mouth Of Potomac May :; Ozark arrived
az L9nnhaven Roads, May s; Reid sailed for Puerto
Plata, May Z: Rodgers sailed for NIarbIehead Nav
b; San Diego arrived at san Diego May s. Sterett
sailed for Mscorls, May 6; Sylph arrived at Wash
trston yard- May g. Terry saiIed for SANCHEZ MAY 6:
Jncss sailed for Hampton Roads, May :; vermont
and Vulcan arrived al Hampton Roads Msy 6.
Wake sailed for Sanchez, May 6: Wilmington sailed
for HonEkons May 8; worden arrived at Hampton
Roads, May :.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-09

Throughout all the long hundred years
In which they had been building a nation
Americans had shown themselves chill
dren Of utility, not of art Beauty they
had neglected.
Everything they used showed only the
plain, unstudied lines of practical serv-
lceaoility. Grace was not in their
thought, but efficiency The very houses
they built, whether for homes or for
use IN their business. showed how little
thought they gave to the satisfaction Of
the eye.
Their homes were for the most part OF
wood and the perishable material hardly
justified costly ornament or elaborate de-
sign; and yet the men OF the colonial
time, keeping still some OF the taste
Of an older world, had given even their
simple frame dwellings a certain grace
and dignity Of line. and here and there
detail. about some doorway or the
columns of a stately porch. which re-
warded the eye
Builders Of the later time had forgot
ten the elder canons of taste and built
without artistic perception Of form even
when they built deliberately and at great
cost The same plainness, the same hard
lines OF mere serviceability were to he
seen in almost everything the country
made.
The things to be seen at Philadelphia,
gathered from all the world. awakened
1t to a new sense OF form and beauty.
Foreign governments had generously
sent priceless works OF painting and
sculpture over sea to give distinction 20
tho galleries OF the Exhibition. Private
citizens and local museums also had free
ly loaned their chief art treasures.
Everywhere there was some touch of
beauty. some suggested grace of form.
Visitors poured by the million across
the grounds and through the buildings
of the Exhibition, out of every State
and region of the country. and the i'm
pressions they received were never
wholly oblitersted.
Men and women OF all sorts. common
and gentle alike, had from that day a