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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19
FIRST NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the District Court Of the United States
for the Northern District OF West Virginia.
In Re: Marcellus McClung &C., Bank
rupt. IN Bankruptcy.
TO the creditors of Marcellus McCluns
&C., Of North View in the County of Har-
rison, and district aforesaid, Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the oth
day of February, 1916 said Marcellus Nc
Chung, surviving partner and as an In
diyidual was duly adjudicated bankrupt;
and the first meeting OF the creditors will
be held ut the Law Office Of w. Frank
Stout in ClarksburS, West Virginia, on the
oath day Of February A. D. 1916 ut 10
O'Clock in the forenoon, at which time
said creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee, examine the
bankrupt, and transact such other bust
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19
NEW RAILROAD
IN FAR NORTH
IS THE LATEST
Constructive Achievement in
Destructive World War in
European Country.

/ WASHINGTON, Feb ia rail
road fartherest north. tapping the po-
lar seas beyond Archangel, its whole
length running through region OF
intense wlter cold, is one of the most
important constructive results of this
destructive world-war." says state
ment just prepared by the National
Geographic Society at Washington,
Stimulated by an imperative war
necessity for a port nearer the West
and tire long battle lines than Vlad-
ivstock, this new railway has been
driven north with the same fierce en-
ergy as that called forth by the dash
for enemy positions.
Films, Laps, Russians, alike,
have labored unremlttlngly to fasten
n permanent way Of steel between
Petrograd and Semenowa, the latter
city beyond the arctic circle, on the
northern shore OF Finland. near Nor
wegian Nord Kap. Work upon the
new line began few months after
! the outbreak OF the war, and 1t has
been pushed feverishly as a means OF
over-reachlng the blockade by land
and sea that isolates Russia in the
West.
Difficult to Build.
"Thc Undertaking required the
building Of more than $50 miles OF
railroad through an unfavorable
country, In many places water-soak-
ed, crossed by low-banked rivers.
filled with countless lakes, large and
small, and, through great part of
the year, frozen numb and buried
under several feet OF snow. Con-
struction has gone forward from the
North and from the South. but there
still remains a considerable middle
section to be laid before the compile
tion Of the project.
1.-THE Arctic railroad runs east
from Petrograd around Lake Ladoga,
where 1t turns poleward and whence
1t holds northern course until 1t
reaches the harbor at Its terminus
upon the polar sea. Here on the
bleak Thurman coast, deadened by
months oil cold and cheered by Il
briefest summer, an up-to-date har-
Dor city Is being built and the works
OF a great northernmost naval base
are being rapidly carried forward.
Semenowa, Kola and Alcxandrowsk,
places the world has never thought
to remember before, are now enjoy
ing an arctic war boom.
Large Docks.
''Semenowa was a small collection
Of fishermens huts before the war,
apparently too far out OF the world
ever to form a part Of it. Today,
large docks. harbor improvements,
and splendidly improysed future
has surprised the place. Semenowa
tomorrow seems in the way of be-
coming a thriving. aforementioned
port city. 1t may not be the warm
water port that the Muscovite has
been steadily demanding through all
the years Of his empire. but, never
theless, it Is port on ice-free water;
for navigation finds an open way usu-
ally around Nord Kap for several
score miles down the northern coast
The building OF this new port,
giving Russia a city on open, west
ern water the construction of tho
new railway into the heart of the
North, and the building of naval
station here beyond the domination
OF any rival power. form. together,
by far the most important construc~
tive effort Of the whole war to date"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19
MOVES BUTTER STORE

j. Earl Thompson has taken over
the lease Of the Butter Store, 3a3
West Pike street, and will move the
Clarksburg Butter Store to this loca-
ton Monday, and will 60 under the
name Of The Butter Store. All routes
will be continued and prompt and
careful attention will be given them
the same as before.
j. EARL THOMPSON,
Bell phone 2S7-J.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19

Congressman Sutherland has taken
up with the pension bureau for lmme-
date consideration the claims of j..
A. Farrell, Of Grantsyille, and Mrs.
Caroline Young. OF Pliny. Putnam.
county. In the former case, a spe-
cial examining surgeon was sent to
call on Mr.. Farrell.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19

tons Of the Weekly Memorial and
Duff Street United Brethren church,
Of Clarksbilrg, favorable to the
Webb-smith prohibition bill. The
petitions were. attested by the Rev.
W. M. Slaughter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19
WEST VIRGINIA
Continued from page ~


ence against any measure which will
make for an increase In either the
army or the navy.
I'VE expect to try and support only
those candidates who favor the above
measure as mentioned in the above
paragraph" The follows the twenty
nine signatures.
The other two petitions are from
the First Methodist Episcopal church
at New Martinsville, and from the
Fairmont East Side Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union praying that
the bill to make the District of Co
lumbia licenseless be enacted; also.
the Webb-Smith national prohibition
measure be passed.
The war department has been re-
quested by Congressman Nicely to in
crease the wage of James L. Rose,
formerly Of Wheeling, who is en-
ployed as civilian carpenter at. Fort
Washington, Md. Mr.. Nicely has
taken up the pension claim of Will
liam A. 2inn, of Fairmont, with the
pension bureau. He today filed petit
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19

There are about s5,OOO,OOO Ger
man speaking people in the world
and about S2,OO0,OOG speaking Span
ish.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19
nuYLER's CANDY
FOR THE CHILDREN
Children's Anortment. Fresh every Hour

ChIIdFens ANoftment. FFesh eVeFy H0uF
Mixture.
Peppermint Sticks in Jars"..........1Oc
Assorted Fruit Balls, In Jars..........1Oc
Assorted Sticks in Jars. ................10c
Tear Squares ..............,,...... I've
Old SiolaSseS Candy ......."......,...lOc
Pure suEared Hard Candy.
There is wisdom In parents supplying
such fayorites rs these. rather than permit.
ting their children to do their own candy
buying on the unwise basis of quantity
rather than quality.
The craving Of children for sweets Is a
Natural one and 1t Is wise parent who np-
preciates this and supplies only the purest
and bcst candy. It's always fresh.
srUKM = WILSON
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-19

Detroit is the first American city
to adopt electric taxicabs, having
twenty-seven in use and twenty more
under construction.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
New York Papers Agree That
Progressives Are Back in
Republican Ranks.


UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, ept. 12.-Democratic
and republican papers of New York
agreed today that the result Of the
Maine election indicates the pro-
gressive vote in that state has swung
back to the republicans.
They disagree only in the signifi-
canoe of the election from a national
standpoint.
The World (democrat says
neither democrats nor republicans
have much to brag about in the re-
suits of the Maine election. 1t was in
evitable that Maine should go republf-
can. The republican majority is any
thing but decisive. If Maine is a
barometer of the national election,
then a national election is still on the
knees of the GODS
Tribune (republican): "The early
returns from Maine indicate a de-
cisive republican victory. Any plu-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
WILL MAKE MORE SPEECHES
BEFORE ELECTION DAY COMES

of the national committee, but the
president has asked that they be con-
fined, so far as possible, to the east.
His reason for this Is that if he goes
on an extended trip into the west he
will be compelled to deliver numerous
platform speeches-all of political
nature, and he wishes to avoid this,
believing that the president of the
United States should not campaign for
reelection.
Cummings urged the president to
make one speech in Connecticut, and
believes he may acquiesce. The
president made it clear, however, that
he will deliver no address before par
tisan organizations or political orsani-
cations of any kind. He will accept
on1y invitations extended by organi-
cations non-political in character.
Vance Mccormick next Monday
MANS to confer with President VIII
son at Shadow Lawn relative to this
feature of the campaign The meet
inc wac to have been held yesterday,
hnt the illness of the presidents sis
ter necessitated his trip here and re-
suited in postponement.
President Wilson retired early
.hoard the yacht Mayflower las
nieht and was not informed OF the
Maine results until this morning. Hs
made no comme01
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
WHAT LEADERS
THINK OF It
Republicans Are Confident
and Gratified, While Demo
Gratis Are Encouraged
and Satisfied.
THE MAINE ELECTION
Difference Of Opinion by National
:. chairmen as to Whether Pro
gressives Have All
Returned.

United Press Leased Wire Servicel
NEW YORK, Sept. 12-Repub1i-
cans are confident and gratified ana
democrats are encouraged and salts
fled with the results Of the Maine
elections of yesterday, according to
statements of the leaders Of both
parties today. While theN republicans
claimed the elections indicate conf
plete reunion OF the republican and
progressive parties, the democrats
maintained that later figures will
show that large percentage Of the
progressives voted the democratic
ticket.
Chairman Wilcox Of the republican
national committee In commenting
on the elections said:
Il regard the Maine results an in
dicatfon OF the certain election Of
Hughes and Fairbanks in November.
The election has proven we are re-
united party. That means success In
the campaign. The administration
turned loose its cabinet members and
best speakers In Maine and made a
fight for the support Of the admins
tration and this vote Is and will be
determined by the people OF the
country as Names verdict on the
administration. I was with Mr..
Hughes for an hour last night and
he feels very much gratified over the
results in Maine"
Chairman Mccormick, of the demo
cratic national committee. smiled
and told the newspaper men he had
mo sad song to sing"
Mccormick said "a plurality OF ap-
proximately Of only 10000 In COM
parison with the republican plurali-
ties in Maine in past years indicates
that this is a democratic year and
that President Wilson viii be re-
elected. I think that this is partfcu.
larly significant, when 1t Is realized
that President Wilson Is stronger BY
far than the local ticket IN Maine,
according to advices which como t.
me.
II most certainly do not concede q
general return OF progressives to the
republican party. I have not yet had
time to analyze all the figures. but
reports tell me that tho democratic
party got a goodly percentage Of the
progressive votes and I am positive
that we will get at least twenty-five
per cent of the progressives in the
presidential elections. You must re-
member this was local election,
President Wilson's name was not on
the ballot and 1 am sure that II 1t
had been, the democratic party would
have polled 10000 moro votes"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
COMMENT ON
MAINE ELECTION RESULTS

rality on the state ticket exceeding
ten thousand must be considered as
revfving the old traditions of republi-
can supremacy in Maine"
Sun trepublican): "The returns indf-
cate that the republicans and former
progressives came together in a wave
that closed over the democratic
hopes Of September victory Such
analysis of the vote as could be made
last night shows the republican par
ty in Maine was reunited yesterday
smoothly and solidly The democrats
have been asking what the republi-
cans were going to do. The answer
has come"
Times (democrat): "1t is plain
that Roosevelt carried most of the
progressives with him into the re-
republican camp. It appears probable,
too, that more of the new voters sup
ported the republican than the demo-
cratic candidates. The vote in Maine
does not decide presidential elections,
and, save in landslide years, is no
great indicator. Such comfort as this
election gives, however, is republican
comfort 1t remains to be seen
whether in other states the progress
sives will return as generally as
they did in Maine. or whether. as in
1876. 1880 1884 and 1908, Maine has
merely shown that she was out ce
step with the nation"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
resident Wilson Decides to
Talk a Couple Of Times
More in Big Cities.
10y Robert J. Bender, United Press

10y Robert j. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW LONDON, Conn, Sept 12.-
resident Wilson has decided to
.n nahe number of prediction
speeehes in addition to those already
~ sssunseauied-September 20 at ST. Louis
'nd september "a at Baltimore.
.. me president reached this decision
W. er talk with Homer Cummings,
t,N Ne chairman of the democratic ma
luna runai committee, on the train en-
s.e ws here yesterday. Cummings,
rn, mo IS charged with the duty OF
~ tbnuing up campaign orators. told
nn president he should accept a
lumber hu OF invitations extended him
Il. organizations in different parts of
sa.. e country where the people are
cling cing to be told why the demo-
tut. tut administration should be re-
No mere the additional speeches will
made will be left to the Judgment
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
Clean Sweep Made at Mon
days Election on Face Of
Returns From Most
Of the State.
MAJoR1T1Es NOT LARGE
Democrats Find soIace In Fact That
the Vote Was Not a One
Sided. ~ in Former
Years.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Maine Election at Glance.
On the face OF returns from 80
per cent OF voting precincts the re-
publicans made q clean sweep.
Frederick Hale (republican). has a
plurality which will probably reach
ten thousand over Senator Charles F,
johnson (democrat). for the long
term in the senate.
Bert NJ. Fernald (republican), will
probably have a plurality over Ken
meth C. M. Stills, OF 1900 for the
short senatorial term.
Carl e. EMilliken (republican), is
elected goernor by 1900.
All four republican congressional
1ominees elected, according to pres
ent returns, although the vote IN the
second district is exceedingly close
and may possibly be changed.
Biggest vote recorded in Names
political history for thirty-six years,
running considerably above 14S,000.
Republican majority less than re-
publicans had hoped.
lBy Perry Arnold, United Press Staff
Correspondent
AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 12-Maine
was DttCA tu0 iOiu lO>
day with what on the face of returns
from ninety-three percent OF her vot-
ing precincts showed republican ma
jority OF about $4,000 in yesterdays
election. The republicans were ap
parently victorious in gubernatorial,
senatorial and congressional tickets.
But whether or not Names vo'e
can be taken IS pointing the way"
to what will happen ia November
was a disputed point among politi-
clans today-because the republican
majority was not nearly what II used
to be in the old days of Frye and
Hale and this despite the fact that
the total vote probably will be the
largest ever recorded in the Pine
Tree state.
The republicans were jubilant be-
cause the issues of the campaign
were almost exclusively national
and because Senator Charles F. John
son. running on his record as q VIII
son democrat and supported by the
entire strength OF the democratic ad-
ministration, was defeated by a pro-
gressive prodigal who returned to the
Y. 0. p. fold--Frederick Hale, son OF
former Senator Eugene Hale. They
found additional satisfaction in the
Unexpected indications that repub-
hcan apparently defeated Dan
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
Battle of Ballots in Illinois to
Select Candidates for the
Various State
Offices.
CLIMAX OF CAMPAIGN
Everybody Confident With Many
Nance on Each Ticket to
be Decided by the
Voters.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Republican
and democratic candidates for state
nominations at tomorrow's primaries
staged eleventh hour demonstrations
throughout the state today as a eli
max to a year Of political warfare.
Senator Morton D. Hill, one of the
three republican gubernatorial candi
dates was still hammering away here
today and will not end his speech.
making until three rallies are COW
cred tonight. Colonel Frank l.
Smith OF Dwight and Frank O. Low
den, the Sinisippi farmer. have both
retired to their homes. but there is
no let up by their managers. Voters
were bombarded today with loads of
political literature.
Everybody is confident. Roy O..
West, Hull's manager, believes his
man will win because his opponents
have been splitting up the same ele-
ments.
'.It,s a landslide for Smith," said
John C. Ames, of the Smith commit
tee. Nothing to it but Lowden," VIII
liam III. stead, Lowden's manager,
announced.
In the democratic camp, Governor
Dunno is opposed by William Brinton.
goth are confident. Brinton's chances
were given a big boost by the back
ing of the Chicago regular democratic
organization and he is now consld-
cred to have a chance to win.
States Attorney Hoyne today an
nounced completion of plans to guaro
the polls tomorrow. Reports tnat
"repeaters" would be used' stirred
him.
Estimates are that the Chicago re-
publican vote will be about sixty Per
cent of the registration.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
FOOD SITUATION
BECOMING SERIOUS.
German People Are Becoming
More and More Dissatisfied
With Restrictions
Upon Them
THE DIFFERENT CARDS
Socialists and Some OF the Nexspa-
pers Are Beginning TO crtti-
CLIO the Food De-
partmant.
THE DIFFERENT CARDS
[By Carl w. Ackerman, United Press
STAFF Correspondent.l

[By Carl W. Ackerman, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Sept. 1.-THE German
people are becoming more and more
dissatisfied with the new government
food department. The optimistic state
ments Of Herr Won Batoch. the new
food dictator" about the food out
look led the people to believe that by
fall conditions would be greatly i'm
proved. But instead Of becoming
more plentiful. food supplies are be
coming more and more organized,
until within short time, If the dis
tribution Of cards is continued. food
will be on an absolute ration basis.
Though the crops were good this
year. there will be probably SO much
organization that food will spoil, -
said one critical German.
At present each family Is entitled
to eight different kinds of food cards.
They are for bread, potatoes, sugar.
fats, milk, meat, eggs and one for
certain dried vegetables. saccharine
and oatmeal Because Of the growing
shortage of marmalade and cheese,
two more cards may be added to the
list.
The lack Of sugar, tin and rubber
have prevented many families from
doing their own canning and have
had big effect on the canning fac
tories. The factories are using sac
charine and syrup made from car
rots for sweetening. Because of the
shortage of tin, many factories are
drying food heretofore canned Fam1
lies that forgot to save rubber bands
from last years fruit jars discovered
that their fruit was doomed to spoil
this year.
This years harvest was about rs
percent better than last years, max
ing it normal peace time harvest.
But because Of the necessity Of
creating a surplus in case next
years harvest is not SO good. no
more wheat and oats viii be avail
able for present consumption than in
the past few months, according to
present plans.
The socialists and some Of the
are beginning to criticize
the food department.
Because of growing shortage Of
milk, new regulations have been
posted whereby milk Is to be deliver
ed to families with children under
ten and to sick people. Special miA
cards are given to families showing
birth certificates Of their children,
each child receiving one liter "a
little over a quartz day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-12
FARMERS AND
TEACHERS NEEDED
One Way to Drive Some Rea-
son Into Mexico Would be
to Send More Ameri-
cans There.
SIX YEARS OF STRIFE
AmerIean-Mexlcan Peace Commission
Talks Over the Plane Which
VIII Resenerate the
Country.
SIX YEARS OF STRIFE
[By Carl D. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent

lBy Carl d. Groat, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW LONDON, Conn, Sept. H.
American farmers to till Mexican soil
and American teachers to train Mexi-
can minds-that was plan before the
Mexican peace commission
today.
Such q program was intended to be
part of Mexico's contemplated regen.
Grafton. The commission agreed that
it would be feasible.
AS formulated thus far, the scheme
Is only to have such numbers Of
Americans as will set an example for
the Mexicans, and there is every IN
tention to avoid anything that smacks
of American Interference or control.
The Mexicans presented data today,
srpplementing yesterdays, on rail
roads, to show that there is an hon
est effort to make the rich country
below the Rio Grande blossom anew
after six years Of civil strife. They
told the American commissioners that
while the crops In some parts of
Mexico have suffered from lack of
labor. other portions show remarka-
BILE productiveness.
ic problems will be. thoroughly probed
before the question of withdrawing
American troops is determined defi-
nitely. Both sides agree that work
must be proidved and that the unedu-
Gated must be taught before Mexico
can have any assurance of continued
progress.
President Wilson's presence In
New London, six miles from the Girls
void hotel, commission headquarters,
had no effect upon the meetings. The
American group explained that their
visit there last night was strictly to
pay their condolences and not to talk
Mexican matters.
Secretary of the Interior Lane and
his conferees hoped to be able to re
port to the president within the next
few days a definite plan on the con-
templated withdrawal OF American
forces from Mexico and restriction OF
border patrol with fewer men than at
present.