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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
In All Parts Of State and Man.
ager Topping is GratIfIed
with Results Thus Far.

HUNTINGTON, Feb. 22--Reports
now being received at the headquar-
ters Of William F. Hite, candidate for
the Republican nomination Tor
United States Senate, from points
Throughout the state and In every
county, bring cheering news Of pleas
inr progress being made. In the
northern, as well as In the southern.
section Of West Virginia, many Of
tho old wheel horses Of the party
arc rallying beneath the Cabell coun-
ty candidates banner, while among
the younger element his POPULARITY
and support Is being strongly as
sured. This race bids fair to be one
Of the most interesting every witness
ed in West Virginia. Both Of the
Candidates are successful men, men
Of high honor and integrity; Of equal
Importance to the political party to
which they hold allegiance, and 1t ~
evident that in this one instance At
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
SECOND ANNUAL
TO BE OBSERVED
BY West Virginia Society in the
National Capital with a
Brilliant Banquet.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Tomor-
row night, in the crystal dining room
at the New Ebbitt. West virglnians
in Washington to the number of over
900, will touch elbows at the ban
ouet board. The occasion will mark
the second annual Of the West Viz
pinia Society in the national capital
and the loyal sons and daughters OF
the beloved old home state will grace
the event with their proudest, new
est and costliest raiment.
The banquet hall will be dolled up
in the old gold and blue of the uni
yersity, there will be state flags In
profusion and pictures Of West Vir'
ginia heroes and statesmen-not pic
lures Of all Of them. because there Is
not space enough-who left thei- I'M
press on the commonwealth's history
and passed on to celestial reward. A
number who are, fortunately, still on
this mundane deck, will be on hand
to add to the gayety and brill'ancy
Of the function.
Former Governor George WeS'"y
Atkinson will serve as toastmastrr
and the speakers will be some Of tie
states most prominent men, who are
for the time engaged officially IN
washington. The Honorable Henry
G.. Davis has promised to attend and
solicitor General John W. Davis will
be one Of the speakers. All the men,
bers of the congressional delegation
are on the program. Four native
sons of the state, who are members
OF Congress from other states, have
been invited, and will be guests OF
honor. They are Congressman John
1. Nolan, of California; William J.
Cary, of Wisconsin; Moses T. Kin
kaid, OF Nebraska; ami William W.
Rucker, Of Missouri.
The committee on arrangements
has been working for n month tc
make this affair the biggest sort OIL
a success, and the members feel con
tident that that is what it Is goinl
to be. The committee is composed
of W. W. Scott, ]. w. DeGrange, "
It. George, John F. Green, +. W
Legge, L. B. Russell, Dr.. Ernest w
Smith, Eugene H. McDelmott
Charles Brooks Smith, Clarence Il
McGinness and DR.. ]. Ward Mankin
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
By REV. DR. CHARLES H. PARKHURsT

the days when he had just had the
chains broken from him and when he
was riotlng in the deliciousness of q
liberty so new and untrted that he
had not yet learned to understand 1t
and was as ignorant as a baby of the
way to use it. 1t is in this respect e1.
actly true to history, and If 1t reflects
upon the negro as he was then 1t is
compliment to the black man Of to.
day. An exhibition Of lawlessness
might not have been proper thirty or
forty years ago. Such proprietiea
change with. the passing Of time.
The battle scenes which Mr.. Griffith
has depicted are of surprising power
and realism. Every lover Of peace
must experience certain painful graf
ifcation that just at this time the
CHASTITY horrors Of carnage can be
brought so closely home to the eye. 1t
is one thing to read about the trenches,
the killing and the corpses. 1t Is quite
another thing to have them bodily
pressed before the eye, with all the
demoniac fury that marks conflict at
close range. A well written descrip.
ton of a battlefield allows the place
and the occasion to be invested with
features Of magnifcence, with the hero
ism of the contestants and the glory Of
the victors. On Grifith's screen we
see the real thing. There is no mag
nificence, no glory, but horror, brutal
ity and stark butchery 1t sickens
with the sense of mans inhumanity to
man.. 1t makes war despicable and
devilish. It conveys an indelible leg
son to all who have been bewitched
by those who have decked out the
naked hideousness Of war with tinsel
drapery. -
There are also scenes Of SURPRISING
dignity and beauty done by master
artists hand-the signing by the pres
ident of the proclamation for yolun-
teers which marked the end Of the old
regime, the surrender of Lee to Grant
and the assassination Of the president
in Ford's theater.
The tender affection In which Mr.
Lincoln is held was manifested in the
way the great audience received the
scene of heartbroken southern moth
er pleading with him for her son, SEN
fenced to death as n guerrilla. Every
eye was dim with tears in the stran-
Cling hush that fell on the theater.
What might not our country have been
saved had the problem Of reconstruc-
ton been left to the great heart-the
one man who compassed within him
self the resources Of the intelligence,
experience breadth and sympathy OF
Abraham Lincoln!
"The Birth of a Nation" has my un-
qualified approval. q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
SPECIAL RECEIVERS SALE OF
Personal PROPERTY.

Notice is given that in pursuance
of an order Of the Circuit Court OF
Harrison County, West Virginia, duly
made and entered or the 4th day OF
February, 1916, in the chancery cause
therein pending, in which Jesse L.
Gardner is plaintiff and Gardeners and
Fisher Ice Cream Company, ct al,
are the defendants. being duly entered
of record In the Office Of the Clerk OF
the Circuit Court in Chancery Order
Book No. 38, at page sc, the under
signed special receiver, who was ap-
pointed by said order to make sale OF
the personal property hereinafter
mentioned, will at the hour OF 1870
O'Clock in the afternoon OF Saturday
the 14th day OF March, 1916, at the
plant OF the said Gardeners and Fish
er Ice Cream Company on West Main
Street, one-half square east Of Second
Street, in the City Of Clarksburg, Har'
rison County, in the State Of West Viz
ginia, sell at public auction to the
highest responsible bidder therefor al
OF the following described persona
property:
Monitor Ice Cream Freezer;
Ice Crusher;
18Th. P. Electric motor;
i Lot shafting and pulleys;
( ] Lot wooden ice cream tubs;
Lot ice cream cans;
together with the book accounts ant
many other articles that go to maxi
up an Ice cream factory too numerous
10 mention here. The entire propert!
will be offered for sale In bulk.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in hand OF
day OF sale.
JOHN c. SOUTHERN,
Special Receiver for Gardner's AM
Fisher Ice Cream Company. a cor
poration.
- - pfta I.HsgaAfl alasIfaH d. .HI|
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
Dr.Parkhurst
On
T'heBirth.
OF a
Nation

TT Is impossible to witness the aim
4 drama "The Birth of a Nation"
now being shown at the Liberty
Theater, and not want to say some
thing about it.
Every one who has seen 1t is saying
something about It When one has
been crowded upon, pressed down and
run oyer It Is against nature not to
make some kind Of an outcry.
That is the way one feels when COM
ing out Of the Liberty Theater. The
thing is vast. 1t Is Overwhelming.
Nothing like it has ever before been
put upon the stage.
Ii The tension of the performance Is
but single feature Of 1t, but 1t is that
which one feels most poignantly after
| three straight hours. 1t begins in an
easy way, but commences soon to find
its muscle and goes on to the end,
pounding upon ones senses with blows
that come heavier and heavier, more
and more rapid.
It is not apparent what are the
grounds Of the objections urged against
it nor what is the anlmus of those who
are scheming to have the exhibition
prohibited.
The national board Of censorship has
approved it and reaffirmed Its ap-
proval. The popular Endorsement
which the play has since received by
the thousands who are seeing 1t daily
will require more than small prejudlces
or moral eccentricitles to disturb. In
the meantime efforts to suppress 1t are
thus far successful in nothing so much
as in giving 1t wider and more remu-
nerative publicity.
The intimate familiarity which 'Da-
.vid W. Griffith has shown with the
events Of the reconstruction period
along with the detailed scholarly
study which he has made Of the wider
territory of events which the play COW
ers renders the production one of sur
prising educational value to those who
were either young children still or even
unborn in the stirring years of 1860 to
1870. A boy can learn more true his
tory and get more Of the atmosphere
OF the period by sitting down for three
hours before the film which Mr.. Grif-
fifth has produced with such artistic
skill than by weeks and months Of
study in the classroom.
4 This drama is a telling Illustration Of
the possibilities Of motion pictures as
an instrument Of instruction in his
] tory.
The criticism that It exhibits the ne
gro In an unfortunate light and that
it is calculated to engender racial AMI
mostly Is fully met by the considera-
ton that it represents the negro, not
as he is now at all, but as he was in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
IS
DIFFICULT TO
MA|NTA|NN0W
Among Soldiers in Volunteer
Armies for War Australian
Officers Find.

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 22-The
military authorities are having an In
creasingly difficult task in preserving
discipline among the Australian re.
crults. There have been number OF
outh breaks by soldiers. resulting IN
the burning OF tents, the stoning oil
Greek fruit shops and oyster saloons
In Sydney and Newcastle, and re-
fusal among soldiers en- masse to pay
their fares on the state-owned rail-
roads.
The Liverpool camp, twenty-five
miles from Sydney. being the largest
and most important one in the state
Is chiefly affected. There may be seen
the ineptitudes, shortcomings and
abuses which spring from an unpre-
pared nations being suddenly called
upon to cope with the mobilization,
care and preparation OF wounded vol
unteer armies.
Scores Of instances of the demo
cratic spirit OF the recruits at Liver
pool-especlally those from the
bush "--coud be given to illustrate
the problems facing the military
powers high and low in Australia. A
strapping "rookie" wishing to ask a
question OF an officer who was about
100 yards ahead Of him. whistled
loudly in typical country fashion and
the yelled "Hey!" The officer ma
turally believed that he was wanted
on some important business, walked
back rapidly to the man who had
hailed him.
II say old chap" the recruit be-
gan, propping himself against a post
u say"
"You shouldn't SLOUGH that way
when you address an officer" the Of
Rcer gently reproved him. Perhaps
you haven't been taught yet, but al
ways remember in future that before
speaking to an officer you should
attention"
The recruit eyed the officer critical
ly and then turning on his heel re-
marked:
well, II that's the way you are
going to take 1t. I won't bother ask
Ing you any questions"
Another raw recruit digging g
trench was accosted by an officer who
happened not to have his sword-bel1
on. Hard at it?" the officer asked
"My oath mate" was the mans re-
ply, "but while you're sergeant car
you tell chap the difference between
all these officers Sc knocking around
Il don't know one bloke from an
other"
We'll, to start with said the Of
acer. II am not a sergeant"
"No?"
moi"
well, don't know what you cal
yourself-but they call me a mar
malade," was the response. Mar
malade" is the can't word, on &c
count OF the frequency Of that ra'
tlon, applied to the privates at the
camp by the privates themselves.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
DECISION RESERVED.

Joseph valent, an Italian charged
--'''' ..'olaine the anti-wcapon law by
having revolver on his person when
.--.-.... arrested by deputy sheriffs,
was tried in Magistrate Jackson V.
Carriers court Monday evening. Magis-.
trate Carter reserved his decision
Monday evening and had not decided
the case late Tuesday afternoon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
BuLGARs APOLOGIZE.

10y NbbocTETtp PNtsU
ATHENS, Feb. 22.-The Bulgarian
government has made apologies to
the Greek government for the arrest
of a diplomatic messenger and the
seizure of legation documents, while
the messenger was on his way from
Constantinople to Athens.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
In praise of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy.

IT feel 1t my duty to write word
in praise Of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy" says Mrs, Wallace Hayes.
Waterville, N. Y. ut was used in
my household as much as twenty
years ago. When my children, now
grown up, were small I kept bottle
Of it In the house all the time. I'll al
ways cured my children of Group,
colds and coughs. 1have also usedit
myself with equally good results. 1t
Is the only cough medicine we ever
use. /" obtainable everywhere. -Ad-
vertisemnt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
STEAMSHIP SUNK.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-sinklng Of the
British steamship Dingle Is reported
by Lloyds. There probably Is only one
survivor. no details have been re-
celyed. :.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22

More than half OF Sweden is COW
cred with forests. only Finland hay
Ing a greater proportionate area OF
timber.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22
SIXTH GRADE
Team of the St. Mary's School
Trims Fifth Grade Five in
OneSided Game.

The sixth grade team of st. Mary's
school defeated the fifth grade team
in a game played Tuesday morning
on the st. Mary's high school gymna-
stun floor by score OF to l.
This was the second game played
by these two teams. the first game be-
ing won by the fifth grade team. Co
vale, OF the Fifth grade team, was
Injured in the last half and had to
retire in favor of hester. He re-
ceived a cut over his left eye, when
he and Caveny, Of the sixth grade
team had head-on-collision.
The lineup and summary:
Filth Gradc-1 Sixth Grnde-a
Feeney ............ Farrel
Forward
Mccain ............... Coughlll
Forward
Terry ......,.. - Mc'ohai.
Center
Cavalle ....... CaVen!
Guard
Neon plough ........... McAndreW
Guard
Substitutions-H for Cavalle
Field goals-McDonald, Mean
drew. !,
Foul goals-Feeney, Farrell. Cav
eny 8, McAndrew.
Referee-Ward.
Timer-McAndrew.
Scorer-Farrell.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22

Montana's record production Of sill.
YER last year put that state In first
place among silver producing states.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-22

1t costs Great Britain on an aver
age $500 year for each man in
regular army at the present time,
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14
Wednesday

London reports today are to the effect that the French lost their first line of trenches at Nimy, on the Ypres-Arras front, in the fight ing today The loss is attributed to the arrival of heavy reinforce ments for the Germans, the reports stating that fully one-half million men have been thrown into the German line. The French In the Arras district have now been fore d back almost to the trenches they occupied just before the allied of fensive movement of last SeDtem- Der.
 Heavy fighting is also reported to have taken place in the Cham pagne district, south of Arras. It is stated, however, that the Ger mans have been unable to make gains there, the French having held their own.
 German hydroaeroplanes have been active on the Kentish coast of England. Ramsgate and Broad stairs were among the places bonn barded, considerable damage being done. No deaths are reported.
 The Russians are becoming ac- tive In Galcia, according to re ports from London. It had been expected that the Germans would start an offensive move in that district, but such has not yet ma tured.
 A report has reached the United States to the effect that the British cruiser Drake, II HOO tons, captured the German armored cruiser Roon 9,35O tons, off the Bermudas today, after three hours running fight The Drake is equipped with two 9.2-inch guns, while the Roon has four S2-inch guns. Two German merchant ships are also reported to have been captured by the Drake, together with 32 officers and 719 men. The Room Is said 10 have been responsible for the capture of the British liner Appam.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14
Thursday

Two hundred Turks are reported to have been killed during an aero plane raid on the city of smyrna, according to Athens dispatches. Sey- en aeIoplanes were engaged Tn the raid, the report being to the effect that large number of bombs were dropped with great accuracy on the Turkish city. They were also dropped promiscuously at other places in the vicinity. Two Turk ish ships in the harbor at Smyrna were sunk during the raid and a large warehouse was fired.
 A Vienna dispatch today states that the Austrian forces have cap tured the city of Durazzo, on the Adriatic sea. It's capture was at
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14
.OF INTEREST
 ID ALASkANS
DELEGATE WORKING.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. : - Three bills were introduced by Delegate Wickersham today. One of the measures provides for the appropriation of $1O0,0O0 for the improvements of Dry strait, near the mouth of Stikine river. in Alex ander archipelago; another asks a similar amount for the improvement of the harbor at Nome; and the third seeks permission for Juneau to hold an election for the purpose of voting on the question of issuing school bonds, the amount desired by the capital being $75,0OO.
 NEW BOAT FOR RUN.
 SEATTLE, Feb. S-According to an announcement made today by officials of the Pacific Coast Steam ship company, that concern has pur. chased the steamship Ravalli and will place the new vessel on the Alaska run in place of the Delhi, which was recently lost. The Ra- valli Is said to be superior yes sel in every way to the Delhi.
 WILL STAKE CLAIMS.
 SEATTLE. Feb. 8.-Dr. Herschell Parker, celebrated mountain climber, has arrived in this city enroute to Seward, it being his intention to stake mining property for himself and number of Eastern capital ists, whom he has interested in his venture. This is the mountain climbers tenth trip north. He plans to spend year in Alaska.
 REPUBLICANS MEET.
 SEWARD, Feb. 8.-The members of the Republican territorial com mittee met in this city yesterday for the purpose of apportioning delegates to the various divisions, adopting rules to govern the vot- ing at the primaries, and fixing the dates of the convention and the primaries.
 The city of Seward was selected for the conv ention, the date of the gathering being set for April 1S. The primaries throughout the sev- eral divisions will be held on March II. Each division was allotted sixty delegates.
 NEW COMPANY IN FIELD.
 SEATTLE, Feb. 9-Local repre- sentatives of the Grand Trunk Pa cific are authority for the state ment that their company will h. wade the Alaska field during the
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14
Monday

Italian dispatches are to the ef- feet that war declarations between Roumania and the Teutonic allies are hourly expected Tl. re. sen "s reported is that Germany and Austria Hungary have issued an ul- ,imatum to Roumania in regard to the sale by that country of SO.. 900 carloads of wheat to Great Britain The act is characterized as being most unfriendly to the Teutonic allies.
 The Italian advance into Albania continues. Opposing it is a large force of Bulgarians and Austrians who have joined forces in the FL basan district. in Albania. and are strongly entrenched. A battle Of large proportions is expected hour ly.
 Berlin reports of today are to the effect that the allies are active on the western front, particularly on the Franco Belgian frontier from Arras to the sea. There has been considerable fighting along the Lebassee canal during the past two days. the allied forces taking the offensive. but the Germans 1 held their positions. Berlin also reports the dynamit- i ing of one of the German posi- tions on the western front today.
 The people of England are en- ragged on account of the recent German Zeppelin raids. New mea- sures are being planned to resist further attacks.
 General Kholob. in command of the Russian army in the east, is greatly praised for his work in a London dispatch. He is the latest addition to the czar's general staff
 A Petrograd dispatch announces the evacuation of Erzerum, an im- portant position in Armenia, by ;h4 Turks.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14
Friday

Berlin dispatches state tha. the most severe fighting of the present war is now in progress in the Fimy region. where the French arc en- gaFcd in making a series of. as saults against the German trenches. These are the same trenches cap tured from the French short while ago Four assaults have al ready been made by the French. but they have been unsuc essfut at every point, according to the dis patches Their offensive movement has been attended with heavy losses. The French offensive move ment on the Ypres Arras front Is also reported to have failed.
 A dispatch from Amsterdam as serts that the expected German drive in the western war zone has been postponed. The reason given is the weather the dispatch stat, ing that more favorable conditions are awaited. While they are wait ing the Germans are making fur ther preparations for the move by strengthening the positions they oc- cupy at present.
 An offensive move on the part of the Teutonic allies is also expected in the Saloniki region. A Sa> loniki dispatch reports that the Austro Germans and Bugarians have joined forces at Monastir. where large numbers of troops are now being assembled for the expected movement. The dispatches also state that the allies are now well prepared to do battle with their enemies. having been heavily rein forced both by troops and heavy artillery Large quantities of nut nittons are also arriving at 'Saloni- Xxi daily, according to the. dispatch es
 Petrograd reports gains by, the Russian troops on the Galician front. The chief advances made were in the Czernowitz region, one of the positions taken being of more than usual importance.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14

and Turks before Saloniki and tha. Rn attack on the allied positions thar" will soon be made.
 Considerable excitement prevails at London and throughout the Brit ish empire on account of the bis naval battle expected ill the North sea within the next few days. Ru- mors have been received in London from Holland to the effect that the German Baltic fleet is now pre- pared to make a dash for the At lantic from it's kiel canal base, assisted by Zeppelins and a larc. number of submarines.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-14
WEEK OF WAR NEWS

tended with 10 battle. the Italian and Montenesria troops having pre- yiously retired
 A London dispatch says that the campaign in the Baltic provinces has been renew ed, til" Germans hay ing started aa offensive movement General von Hindenburg. the idol of Germany, is in command of the attacking Germans. who are now making an effort to drive the Rus. sians from their positions befora Riga and Dunaherg. Considerable heavy artillery has been brought Into action.
 The Berlin report of the most re- cent Zeppelin raid on tho coast of England tells of the sinking Of several British war ships in add. tion to the damage done on land, Among the boats reported to have been sunk were the light cruiser Caroline and the destroyers Eden and Nlsh.
 h an Athens dispatch of today 1t is stated that a force of Bull ga1ian3 attempted to cross the bor. fer irto Creek territory and wert attacked " Grsok army. Tbe dis patch states that tho consequent battle lasted for six hours and that a number of soldiers were Killed on beth sides. It is also stated that the Bu'gaTians were repelled and that they lost 200 men aE prisoners.