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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
All German Trenches between
BarIeaux and SOyeCOurt Fall
into French Hands.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
AustrianS RepuISe italians by
Hurting Stones Down the
MountainSide.

PARIS, July 20-French atlacN5
in the Somme region were deliVereH
Wednesday night on both sides Oh
the river. on the north bank
trenches in the Hardecourt sector
were taken while south of the river
all the German front line trenches
between BarleuX and Soyecourt Iell
into French hands.
Announcement of the French sue
cesses is made in Thursdays war
Office bulletin. ~
Trenches we're captured on the
north bank from HaleCourt-Mamelon
TO the east of Hardecourt along the
railway from Comblesto Clery' Four
hundred prisoners were captured IN
this operation.
In the Verdun region there was
continuous bombardment Of the Avo-
court and Chattancourt sectors on
the left bank OF the Meuse with
grenade engagement to the north
east of Hill 304.
On the east bank Of the MeuSe the
French progressed west of Thiau-
mont earthworks while on the south
of Fleury they took strongly forti-
fed German post together with l59
prisoners.
A German aeroplane was brought
down in the Somme region east OF
Peronne.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
Bonus Vote Offer Next Week.
the Last Week Of the Cam
paign, Will Be Small.

Only three more days and the dia-
mond ring offer will be closed and with
it will come the reduction of votes.
The bonus vote offer will be small the
last week and despite what your
friends tell you, you will receive more
votes for your subscriptions now than
next week. This means that your
biggest and best opportunity is here
now and If you do not take advantage
of it this week, you must have more
business next week to get the same
amount of votes,
Every Reader Should Vote.
Every reader Of the Telegram should
vote in this big campaign. By paying
a years subscription to the Telegram,
YOU can cast thousands of votes for
YOUR faYorite. This will be an appre-
ciated kindness and will not cost you
anything extra as you will pay for the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
Deals with Country'S Finances
and is a Masterpiece in
ACCountanCy.

sheet of figures in the office oil
the sheriff representing the annuaI
settlement of the county treasurer
who is the sheriff tells a big stroy IN
more than one way. First II SHOWS
the county's financial transactions
for the fiscal year ended June 81
iaet and second, it represents work
of perfect efficiency on the part oi
Deputy Sheriff Leo P. Caulteld, OIL
flee accountant, assisted by j. j. hil-
leen, Office clerk. 80
The sheet of paper is 12O inches
long and it contains 12S columns oil
Bgures dealing with sixty funds in
rIuding the total column, namely
dog Justice fines, county, bridge, ten
permanent road, ten regular roau'
fourteen teachers fourteen building,
Gye school bond and two high schoot
funds, showing in detail the total
amount of levy of real estate and
personal property, interest aelln.
unent personal property, delinquent
real estate, property Improperly
charged, discount given to taxpayers,
commissions, sheriff's tax sales ana
redemption, state and road capitation
taxes, public service taxes, moneys
received from the state auditor tor
schools, balance from the last settle
ment, miscellaneous receipts, taxes
exonerated, overdrafts and orders
paid.
The settlement required a Volum-
inous work on the part Of Mr.. Caul-
field who compiled the same for the
sheriff, presented it to the county
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
DIAMOND RING OFFER is
BUT THREE DAYS MORE
Telegram eventually
Do Your Best.

10 lUuE DCStS
This is the biggest and most import
ant week Of the campaign. If you can
compete this week, your chances Will
be good when the votes are counted
Just ten days from now. 1t will pay
you to round up all your friends who
have promised to help you. Tell them
about the $125 diamond ring and that
YOU must have their subscriptions to
win. See the ones who put you on
earlier in the campaign-see all those
that you have been trying to see ana
secure their subscriptions to the Daily
and Sunday Telegram before next SAL
urday night at 9 o'clock.
The solitaire diamond ring which
will be awarded to the club member
who secures the most business this
week has been received from New York
by F. A. Robinson & Son and is on dis
play in this firms window on West
Main street. The ring is beauty and
any man or woman would be proud "a
own and wear It. Club members and
others interested in the campaign ars
invited to call at the Robinson jewelry
store and inspect the rims
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
sEVENTY.THREE DEAD
From the Recent Storm in Five
Southern States and the
List is Growing.

AsHEVILLE, n. c., July 2O-Ine
list of deaths from Sundays flood IN
FIVE southern states, which has been
constantly growing as channels Of
communication were restored, STOOD
Mt seyenty-three Thusday with nine
ncrsons nj still reported missing. Most
Of the deaths have been In western
North Carolina, and investigators re-
turning Thursday from isolated
mountain hamlets brought reports
that raised the death toll from We'd
nesday's thirty-four.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
EMBARGO
BY Australia on Wool Exports
Will Probably Not Iniure
the United States.

WASHINGTON, July 2O--Austra-
las embargo on wool exports to
countries other than the Allies will
not injure American manufacturers
unless it is extended into September
when the seasons principal sales are
held, in the opinion of department
oC commerce officials. So far the
embargo has applied only to off sea-
son sales Of recent date while In the
mast year the United States has taken
thlrty-three per cent of the island j
total output.
The embargo ordered from Lon
don at first was directed against all
countries outside the empire. The
Australian government, 1t Is decIar-
ed wants American buyers In the
market to maintain prices.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
SELP CHOSEN
New President Of the National
Association OF POStmaSterS
in Convention.

WASHINGTON, July Collection OF
officers and adoption Of the constitu-
ton Thursday practically concluded
business of the National Association Of
Postmasters nineteenth annual con-
vention. President Wilson and several
cabinet officers will attend a banquet
Thursday night
Colin NJ. Selp, of St. Louis. presi-
dent; Eugene ~ Shannon, OF Nash
Vile, Tenn, secretary; and Frank c.
Sites, of Harrisburg, Pa, treasurer,
all were reelected.
A new name for the organization
the National Association OF Presiden-
ton Postmasters Of the United States
was provided in the new constitution
adopted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
TROPICAL STORM
Headed North is Apparently
200 Miles Off the Coast OF
North Carolina.

WASHINGTON, July 2O-The
tropical storm making its way up the
Atlantic coast from the West Indies
apparently was centered Thursday
morning 200 miles off the North Car
olina coast. Very little information
had reached the weather bureau
early Thursday morning. The only
reports came by radio from ships at
sea in the vicinity of the storm.
Latest dispatches told of a winl
with velocity of sixty-four miles
an hour, but these were from the
edges of the disturbance. They indi-
cate that the storm is moving slowly
northward
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
GREAT BATTLE is SAID
TO BE DEVEL 0PING NOW

LONDON, July 2O.-A wireless des-
patch from Rome says it is reported
from Pctrograd that great battle is
developing at JabnolItza, the results
of which so far have been successful
to the Russians. In addition to the
heavy lighting in the Cqrpathlans the
Russian offensive has been resumed
before Koyel and Vladlmlr-Volynskl
and in the Riga area.
JabnolItza is in the Carpathians,
south Of Kolomea, near the northern
end of one of the mountain passes
leading to Hungary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
CIVILIAN CRUISE WILL
START ON AUGUST Is.
With a Full Quota Of 1000 Cit
izen Sailors for a Months
Novel Experience.
ur ASSOCIATED rRIss,

WA CIIT\GTON. IulV 2O-EnTOll-
-, =, ai,,,,,ona ,or ,ho sor,hcomirp
''''n' VI '''.''""' ~ ,'' 10
cruise on uhlteu states "aISil'pS 10
proceeding with indications that the
experiment is popular, and there is no
doubt that the full quota OF 1000 cit
izen sailors, ranging all the way from
10 to As years Of age, will be ready
to carry their dunnage bags aboard
the practice fleet on August 10. The
men will board the ships at the ports
nearest their home, and in the months
duration of the cruise will be given
experience in almost every form Of
naval life from swabbing decks to fir
ing big guns. The enrolment thus
far shows men Of all trades and pro-
fessIons, many prominent and wealthy,
who are enthusiastic over this new
plan Of naval preparedness Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt, Of the navy de-
partment expects to spend at least
some Of the month as one OF the citizen
blue jackets.
Rear Admiral ]. NJ. Helm, who is
at present in charge Of the naval
militia cruise, will be commander-in-
chief of the civilian cruise also, and
will use the same warships. The ves-
sells, an dthe ports from which they
will sail are, the Virginia, from Port
land, Me-; the Kearsarge, from Boston,
Mass. the Illinois, from Newport R.
l.; the Kentucky and Maine, from New
York City; the Rhode Island and Ala
bama, from Philadelphia; the Louisi-
ana, from Norfolk, Va; and the New
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
SHEET OF FIGURES
TELLS A BIG STORY

coprt and checked 1t with that body.
It represents a masterpiece in ac
countancy, and, therefore, 1t is real
Measure to give Mr.. Caulfeld honor
able mention in connection there
with.
The settlement shows a general
average of ninety-fve per cent IN
collection, which would have reached
ninety-eight and one-half per cent,
the usual standard, had the sherilr
not been forced to return the j. "
Thompson coal tax of $4,000 delin-
uuent a second time.
Below is resume of the settle
ment:
Total receipts balanceS from
1915: levy on real estate, per-
sonal property, public service,
miscellaneous collections, cap
itations for road, tax sales
and redemptions, moneys
from auditor for schools. SS6hI0l.l
Divided aS follows:
County fund. ......S .S13S, ,1G4s3%
bridge fund. .,....... S2SO7l0
Justice fne fund.-. 5'5tSSI 7t$SI
District road fund.-. 110,444i0
permanent road fund. 1OS,02s05
school fund ......,.. 475,242.72
r.,oI SsGg 7Ol,Tl SS6a.Tgl.7l
TotUi ' Disbursements S72S,27S9S
Orders paid, eXOnera-
tiOns, etc:
County fund d,........,S miOL13
RridEe fund. d......... 2O4S0.ST
Justice fine fund.-. 1881
Sheen fnnd d..... l,l45TS
district road fund 90. 101 1,55503
scbnni ITTt fund a ..."... @ 41S,SoS.42 $72S,27SOs
bdlsdef aSd for qus eoSnty.... alt il sl4l,5l2.7l
NeSei5'S sSn5 iOt @ 765s8,s4
p1id "ujItor. - 6O,12868
Balance due auditor" s1aAia2S
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
intervention
In the CIoakmakers' Strike in
New York is Asked OF
President Wilson.

WASHINGTON, July 2O-Presi-
dent Wilson Thursday received a re-
Huast from Henry Morgantheau, for
mer ambassador to Turkey; CieVe-
land H. Dodge, A, Barton Hepburn
and several other New York men
asking that the federal government
intervene in the cloakmakers' strike
which has been in progress in New
York for twelve months.
The petition was made on the
ground that the strike threatened
the supply of women's clothing for
the whole nation,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
TEACHERS ARE
TAKING LAST
B EXAMINATION
That Will Be Given This Year in
the County for Certificates
to Teach.

The third and last teachers exam
ination in this county for the year
began at the Garlic school house
near here Thursday morning and will
end Friday evening The examina-
ton is being held by Carl S. Lawson,
county superintendent, assisted by G.
W Lawson, OF this city.
The branches submitted Thursday
were history, arithmetic, civil gov
ernment, theory and art Of teaching
and physiology. Friday the appli-
cants for certificates will be examined
in grammar agriculture. orthogra-
ply. penmanship, reading and geog-
raphy.
Those taking the examination are
as follows:
Special in Music.
Martha Tate city.
High School.
Walter c. Preston, Lewisburg.
Renewals.
Sylvia B. Saurbourne, of Bridge
port, and Henry C. Lockney, Of Sa-
lem.
Elementary.
Lula Wash, Wilsonburg; Esther +.
Bowman, city; Earl B. Bell, Jane
Lew; Marjorie Cunningham, city;
Harvey Dodd, Glen Falls; Katherine
Galyey city; Fred Hall, Reynolds
VILE; Hattie Haggerty, Wolf Summit;
Hattie J. Heckert, Bridgeport; Okey
]. Hall. Lost Greek; Dali Johnson
Shinnston: Mary L. Jackson, Big
Springs; Gertrude NJ. Liter, city;
Otis Lowther, city; Bessie Sayman'
bridgeport, Pansy N. Morgan, Shinns-
ton; Mckinley Monroe, Brown; Freda
NJ. Nuzum, Salem; Porter Nutter.
city; L. Wayman Ogden, DENY
Riggs, Hur; Halcyon Randolph, West
Milford; Julia G. Robinson, Mount
clare; Bessie NJ. Robey Wallace;
Nola Simmons, city; Harry Slawter,
bridgeport, Aubert Stuart, Phtlippi;
Joseph NJ. Simon. Mount Glare; Ha1-
el +. Thornbcrry. West Milford;
Inez E. Tuck, city; Ford Valentine,
Auburn; Edgar w. Ward, Reynolds
VILE; Roscoe r. White, Camden;
Jesse ]. Willis, ShinnstOn; Homer
Wilson. Copen; and Estelle w, Win
frey, city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
FORFEIT BONDS.

Five persons arrested in police
raid on house on First street We'd
nesday night forfeited their bonds OF
S11, 60 each by failing to appear in po-
lice court Thursday morning for trial
Those arrested, two women and three
men. were charged with assembling for
immoral purposes and gambling. They
gave fictitious names. officers taking
mart in the raid were Patrolmen Davis
son. Ice and Folt2.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
RIITER pEBATE
Is Caused by Effort to Inject an
Anti-CathoIic Plank in the
"Dry" Platform.

ST, PAUL, July 2O.-Whether Wit
liam Sulzer, Of New York, bya last hour
appearance before the national Froai-
bition convention could rally enough
delegates to his support to defeat J.
Frank Hanly, of Indiana, for the presi-
DENTAL nomination, was the question
that predominated virtually every dis-
cussion when the convention was
called to order Thursday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
FINED FOR STEALING A RIDE.

For stealing a ride on train in
the local railroad yards, John Ulles,
steven Coles, John Macarino an"
Rovd Lorenz we're fined SIS and costs
esch Thursday in Magistrate 7. G.
Nicewarner's court. The first named
two paid but the others were re-
manded to Jail in default.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
ANDERSON GIVES BAIL.

William Anderson, the negro OF
near Erie who was Jailed few days
ago to await hearing under a
charge of selling liquor at his board
ing mousse there and who was sub
seauently held for the action Of the
grand jury, has obtained his release
from the county Jail by furnishing
the usual bonds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Joseph Francois, sIx-year-old son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Emil ]. Francois, OF
S15s Jelferson street, who was struck
bv an automobile driven by Curtis
Mason in Third street Wednesday
evening, is resting easy at his home
today and save for few bruises and
slight cuts is all right. He was taken
to st. Mary's hospital following the
accident hut was able to be taken 10
his home at late hour Wednesday
night. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
CONFERENCE
OF the United Brethren Church
is to Be Held at SteaIey
Heights.

The West Virginia conference OF
the United Brethren in Christ, Will
hold its regular annual meeting this
wear at the Duff street United Breth-
rem church at Stealey Heights, begin
ming September at 3 a. m, and con-
tinulng over the following Sunday.
The program setting forth all the
sessions and services of this import
ant church meeting is now In the
making BY the devotional committee
and will soon be ready for the print
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
STRIKE ENDS.

NIAGARA FALLS, \. Y, July "
Seven hundred employees of the Cor
borendum Company on strike since
July 13 returned 10 work Thursday
Fifty per cent of the increase in wages
asked for was granted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
PLAGlJE
Kills Thirty One Children in the
City of New York in TWen-
ty-FOur Hours.

NEW NORk, July 2V"Oh 0NIy
one day since the inception OF the
epidemic of infantile paralysis. on
June 26, have more fatalities from
the disease occurred than in the last
twenty-four hours. During this
period the plague killed thirty-one
children and there were 1l9 new
cases reported in New York City.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
QUARANTINE
Is Likely to Be Lifted from the
Mobilization Camp at Fort
Thomas by Saturday.
uv ASSOCIATED rNEs"

FORT THOMAS, KY, July 20
BY Saturday, it is expected, the quar-
antine at Fort Thomas which was
drawn when Private Herman Cress
of F company, Second regiment, Ken
lucky National Guard, was found to
be suffering from a mild case OF
smallpox, Will be lifted. Cress is on
the road to complete recovery. About
100 rejected soldiers were sent to
their homes Wednesday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
TURKISH VICTORIES
REPUULSED IN PERSIA
10y ASSOCIATED PREss,
.n.A -

CoNSTANTINOPLE, July 20
Turkish victories in Persia and the
Caucasus were announced Thursday
by the war office. The statement fol-
lows:
Fast Of Sineh, Persia, Russian
forces. which attacked our detach-
ment were driven off. They left be-
hind great numbers Of dead.
"In the Causasus on our right
wing our advanced posts made sue
cessful surprise attacks"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
ZEPPELIN HIT
Several Times by Russian Anti
Aircraft and Wrecked near
Town of Tukun.

LONDON, July 20-The Zeppeili..
which recently raided Riga was MT
several times by Russian anu-alI-
craft guns and wrecked near TuKum'
according to Central News despatch
from The Hague, quoting reports re-
ceived at Cologne. 49,,
The majority of the crew OF tne
airship was saved, and German en-
gineers rescued the engine and other
parts of the machinery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
HEAVY FIGHTING GOES ON
ON SOMME RIVER FRONT
Where, It is Announced, the
British Forces Gain Still
More Ground.
LINES PUSHED FORWARD
Russian Forces Occupy Kugi,
Junction of High Roads in
Erzerum District.

LONDON. July 9O.-,lieavy fighting
continues on the Somme front.
The war office announced Thursday
that the British had gained ground in
Dclvillc wood and Longuoval.
North Of the Ionguoval-Ba2entin po-
sitions the British pushed forward
their line. East Of tho Leipslg redoubt
bombing parties made successful ad-
vance during the night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
TEN NEW CASES ARE
OUTSIDE OF THE CITY

ALBANY, July 2O-Ten new cases
of infantile paralysis, bringing the
total since the start Of the eptiendc
to Ill outside of greater New York,
were reported Thursday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
TRENCH SEIZE FIRST line GERMAN TRENCHES
+++t++++*+++++
BELGIANS COMING.


ROTTERDAM. July 20. The
Holland-Amcrica line steam
ship Noordam sailed for New
York at $50 o'clock Thursday
morning On board are about
fifty Belgian women and chill
dren who are being sent TO join
relatives and friends in the
United States and Canada under
the arrangement made by the
Rev. John b. DevillC. Of Chi
cago Father Dcvillc returns
10 Belgium Thursday for more
refugees,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
EUSTRIANS REPULSE
ATTACKS BY ITALIANS

BERLIN, July 2O.-Hurling stones
down the mountainside the Austrlans
repulsed three strong Italian attacks
near Borcola pass, the official state
ment issued Wednesday at Vienna re-
ports.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
IMPORTANT JUNCTION is
OCCUPIED BY RUSSIANS

PETROGRAD, July 2O,--ThO war
office announced Thursday that Kugi,
an important point In the Caucasus,
was occupied BY the Russians on Tues
day.
Kugi is a junction point Of high
roads In tho Erzerum district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
Continued on page 1O0
VIEW ROADS.

The county court viewed roads at
Erie and Hepzibah Thursday fore
noon. ..l-.---.-.--.-.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
THE CIRCULATION

Of the Telegram is moro than double
tho net paid circulation OF the
other ClArksburg paper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-20
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday,
probably showers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-04-14

| GIVE BABY SlSTEE
ONE OF THE BOATS
! IF SHE WANTS II
Evening star., 1916-06-19
PROGRAM is RENDERED
BY CHILDREN OF CHURCH
Cavalry Baptist Sunday School
Rites Held-We1come Extended
by Four-Year-old Boy.

Children's day was observed at CAL
vary Baptist Sunday school yesterday.
A program of songs and exercises was
given by the children. one of the fea-
lures being an address Of welcome by
four-year-old Harvey Ward Mortimer.
Rev. DR.. S. H. Greene, pastor Of the
church. said. in part:
Il never stand before a beautiful
painting without feeling the touch Of
the soul Of the painter, or before a
piece of marble that has been chise1ed
into a thing of beauty without feeling
that I have some kind of acquaintance
with the sculptor. What a beautiful
revelation we have in these June days
of our Heavenly Father. Do you want
to know who God is. and what His
thoughts are? Read them in the flow
ers, in the fields and in the gardens.
Think of the children, our children
here today, the joy and the hope of so
many homes. Do you want to know
who God is? Look into the faces of
the children. Nowhere is there an at
traction equal to these, and in every
child face I see the face of my Father
and your Father
The flowers in the fields and the
gardens. the children in the Sunday
schools this morning. are opening wide
the gates for the vision of God to men
and women"
Nathan S. Faucet, superintendent,
was assisted by Mrs. Frank NJ Hoad-
ley, Mrs. Sadie E. White, Miss Mary E.
Bond. Miss Isabel Aldridge. Mrs L.
Lockwood and Mrs. NJ b. Mercer on the
general committee. Louis A. Potter, jr,
was at the organ. and DR.. F. A. Swart-
wout acted as chorister. Miss Lulu M.
Burkett was director Of the pages and
H B. Waddey was in charge of the
ushers. ]. H ]. Yule, secretary of the
sGhooi reported the attendance as 1.467.
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. DR.. John B. Eager Of Baltimore.
The church was prettily decorated for
the occasion. The Calvary colors.
green and white. were prominent in the
color scheme.