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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
APPEAL MADE
BY Mr.. Ford TO the State Pub
lie Service Commission
for Relief.

The Charleston newspapers of
Monday published the following OF
interest here:
Suffering from shortage OF gas.
the people of Clarksburg have APP
lpealed to the public service commits
sion for relief.
"a telegram received from w. T..
Ford, Of Clarksburg. by President e.
r. Morgan, Of the public service COM
mission, says: The people Of
.Clarksburg are suffering on account
of the supply Of gas furnished BY
the Clarksburg Light and Heat Com
pany. Cant you assist in getting
relief?''
President Morgan wired the gas
company that Every effort5to relieve
the situation is expected regardless
of expense.''
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
CHRISTMAS MONEY
Will Be Received Friday by the
Teachers and Others of
the City Schools.

Teachers and other employees or the
.Clarksburg public schools wi receive
their pay for the month of Deem Der
Friday, so they may have the money
for Christmas use, The pay day has
been advanced on that account by the
day falls on the twelfth OF each
month.
No deduction is to be made for the
holiday vacation, that having been.
granted BY the board under full pay
as usual. Thessch FOOLS will close Fri
day for the holidays and will resume
January @
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
BREACH OF PROMISE.
is Given BY Jury to Miss
Nettie Richardson against
amazed Millionaire.

PITTsBURG, Dec. 1g.--Migs Net
tie Richardson, former cashier IN q
Ptttsburg hotel, was Tuesday award
ed a verdict of SIT 900 o. in her suit
for breach or promise against Henry
5Denniston. aged 20, Millionaire re-
cluse Of swissYale. a suburb. The
case went to the jury late Monday,
after being on trial In the common
pleas court for a week, and q verdict
was reached soon afterward. 1t was
sealed and read VIII en- court convened
Tuesday morning. Miss Richardson.
sued for 100000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
AVIATOR DEAD.
Are Recalled among
Which lis Act Of Dropping
Bombs on adquarters.
NV AnfseIAIrp.earkn1

PARIS, Dec. 4 s. Captain De Beau
camp, the aviator who bombed Essen
and Munich and whose death has
just been announced. on one occasion
dropped bombs on the Headquarters
OF the German emperor. according to
the Petit Journal This last exploit
was performed in April. i 915 when
the emperor was sta toned at N1ezie-
res-C harlevil1e. The paper says the
bomb fell right on the house In WHICH
the emperor stopped, and that as a
result the emperor withdrew six miles
from the city. .lS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
.LUNBGY COMMISSION
Has the Case lillian G PeH,
ForTreT May OF the. Town
of BrIdgeport.

The county Iunacy commission
Tuesday had on its docket examina-
ton OF the mental cond ttton OF VIII;
liam opel. former mayor Of Bridge
port. ats2so'c clock In the afternoon.
Mr.. Pel1 has been In poor health
several month";. Some time ago&he
went to Florida where he seemed to
Later he cam e home and he
Swasisent to a local hospital for treat
ment, but he escaped from the inBtt-
tuition, and sIaco IA. w o1fes then5made
complaint against him before the
commission. He Is 81 years OF age.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
NATIONAL GUARD ONL ~
IS SAVED By MEXICANS
AS the Latter Are Unframed.
Soldiers Declares Major
General Scott.
M an AEsoclaTgo Parnr7

&& S2a Cav ASSOCIATED PNERE7
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19--Con-
gressional committees were again en-
crossed with national defense prob
lens Tuesday. the House military
and naval committees dealing with
necessary appropriations to carry for
ward the upbui1ding of the navy and
development OF the national guard,
while Major General Hugh l.. Scott,
chief Of staff, renewed his pleas be
fore a Senate subcommittee for
abandonment Of the national guard
and all other volunteer ssystems IN.
favor Of universal training and ser
vice.
The national guard force modified.
on the Mexican border would have
required nearly q year Of intensive
training to prepare them to meet
trained troops. Major General Scott
said
FORTUNATELY the Mexicans were.
unframed troops he added, and
our purpose to protect the border
was accomplished by the mere pres
.ence Of our men on the border with
out firing a shot. We never conteln1-
plated sending the national guard
over the border until they had been.
trained, although i sat up until 2 or
2 o'clock every morning at the war
Idepartmen fully expecting q message
saying. that the fight was on, that
Pershing's force or the border guard
had been attacked.
I've felt that the national guard
troops would have destroyed them
selves IN marching had they been sent
through the hard country.
General Pershtng's troops made
phenomenal marches. There was not
fSF1rNf Tho
could have done it. 1t would have
killed both men and horses.
General Scott said there were 20,-
600 Carranza troops around the
Pershfng expedition and IA, 600 more
opposite Douglas, where great Amer
lean interests are located. These were
the points where he looked for at
tacks.
I'VE sent the national guard down
because 1t was all we had and we
wanted the Mexicans to see that sol
dters were coming" he said. We
sent some units aim ost unequipped. !"
do you think this mobilization
was beneficial for our country?"
asked Senator Brady.
do" answered General Scott.
1T was very beneficial. It prevent
ed an attack and gave protection to
American lives and property on the
border for the first time In Eve years.
TT 1s the volunteer system that is
at fault" General Scott continued.
1t has always failed US
Asked IL double the pay Of privates
would improve the present system
General Scott said: II you increase
the pay Of the army to a point where
it would produce a force Of the size
we must have you would bankrupt
the uation.fI
a GnTNG&TT7S
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
BIG FACTORY FIRE FIRE
tssr 4nsoelAr -.,t,' rRrsss

tarAnBocIArKn rREss5 0
SALEM, Ind, Dec. 19.A loss es-
timated at 100000 was caused here
early Tuesday by a fire that destroyed
the Stout Furniture Company's fac
tory No. 1 and damaged the plant OF
the Interstate Public Service Elec-
trio Company. The fire started IN the
yarnish room of the furniture factory
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
FRENCH REPU SEQ
By IA GERMAN FIRE.

tRx AaGeclAYEo PREsul N
BERLIN, Dec. 19.-French troops
Monday undertook an advance IN the
neigh borhood Of Rheims. the " ar Of
Ace says. They. We're repulsed by the
German fire. The capture 81 more
than 1000 Russian and Roumaniahs
is also announced The Russians aud
Roumanians in Dobrudja are continu-.
Ing their retreat and are approakhings
the lower Danube.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
SOUNDS. LIKE THEY'LL
TALK ABOUT PEACE
~ AsaeelATEo pREsE,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor. said after hearing the first por-
ton Of Lloyd Georges speech:
That sounds as If they would not
refuse to talk peace anyway.
Every effort, it was said, would be
made to bring about a conference for
the discussion OF terms.
The view was expressed in Teutontc
diplomatic quarters that should
Great Britain and its allies, In reply
to the proposals or the Central pow
ers. ask that terms De defined Ger
many and its allies would announce
that they would be presented in a
peace conference. TWAS added that
unless there were unforeseen develop
1nents it was doubtful that the Cen
trial powers would agree to set down
their terms in AZ note.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
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LIVELY LIQUOR FIGHT
IN CITY OF BOSTON.
tar AaPoc,ArGo PpGsa,

BOSTON, Doc. l1.. The live
Hest fight on the liquor Ques-
ton that Boston has 0xper-
fenced in its forty-ono years OF
license was on Tuesday. The
no-license advocates who had
so consistently in the past had
been aroused to fresh efforts by
cvangellstic campaigns and the
concerted action OF temperance
societies representing various
religious beliefs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
y, TO HOLD CONVENTION.

The Citizens Progressive party. ~
Stealey Heights, of which George w.
Bland Is Chairman and Howard Rob
inson secretary, will hold a conVen-
ton in the E. T. Day building on Mil
ford street, at 8 O'Clock Thursday
night to nominate a mayor, recorder
and five councilmen to be voted for
at the election to be held January
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
According to an Announcement
Made by the War Office of
France in Paris.
ARTILLERY IS VERY ACTIVE
General loire Turns French
Armies over to General
Robert George NivelIe.
.tpY Anaoa,Arrn rnrnnlL

PARIS, Dec. 19.-A raid was u1-3
dertaken by the Germans Monday.
night on the somme front north OF
Sally SaIllisel. Tho announcements
from tho war office Tuesday says the
effort was without permanent sue
cess
On the Verdun front active artil-
lery fighting occurred In the regions
of Louvemont and Chanlbrettes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
MINOR WI \, VERDICT a

a criminal court jury at a night
session Of the court Monday returned
9 verdict OF involuntary manslaugh=
ter against Ocie Richards, coal
miner, RED for the murd Ter of Robert
Gerard at Reynoldsville, J July 29. last
Sentence was not passed The pen
atty consists#o a Jail sentence and a.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
GENERALS < CANCEL o ,I3;I. CAME.
prA.reel.rr ~ 80,

sstBTlAEaoetATrnrr EsE15
HUNTINGDON Dec 19The foot
ball game between Marshall College
and Washing ton and Lee scheduled
for next fall at Lexington Va. has
been cancelled at the request OF Rob
ertB. McDouga1 OF the Generals. No
was given. The game
was to have been played on Septem-
.ber@ q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
SANDERS Fu l',;ilI;,jI

The body OF Frank M. Sanders. the
man who died suddenly at Meadow
to Un1ontown Tuesday afternoon by
n. e. q. Reyner. a brother-in-Iaw,
who came here Tuesday morning The
funeral services and burial will be
held at UniontoWn w ednesday.
BONUSES FOR BANK WORKERS
NEW YORK. Dec. 1sTheS Ma.
tional Bank Of Commerce. has an
nounced that 1t will give sixteen per
cent OF annual salaries to employees
receiving go 90 or less, and twelve
Per cent OF salaries to those receiY-
IL E betweenl 81 90 and 500 4.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
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RAIDER rs SEEN.
s.a.a "a; = rxEEss Z.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1ssAni
unid entifeds ship having one
funnel and two mRsta, In gem
sera1 ansk ertng the descrip ton
OF the German raid der OF which
Entente vessels have been
warned by Iytre less during the
last ten days; ollowed the
White Star line driatic last
Friday morning accord ding to
p1sBenge ra when arrived
here Tuesday from Eduarpoo4.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19

81 LONDON, Dec. i s The nrst ap-
pearance OF David Lloyd George be-
fore the House OF Commons as pre-
smler was made Tuesday in circum-
stances seldom, IL ever. faced by a.
new holder Of the Office. Even IL the
peace prop osals of the Central pow
arR had not INTERVIEWED his statement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
SMITH on TRIAL.

John Smith. alleged seller OIL
liquor, was placed on trial In the
criminal court Tuesday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
!. PROBES ACCIDENT.
. Winters. chic

~. q. W1nters, chief railway In
Bpector for the pub lie service
mission, Is making gan invests cation
of an accident Of the Baltimore and
Ohio atlroade between Salem and
Parkersburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
.taY AssoeiATEp{IpnxsE1
ARTFORD. o. Deo.

HARTFORD, ct, Dec. 1s.
The whole city OF Waterbury
may have to be vaccinated IN
4 an effort to check the spread OF
smallpox now prevail there.
in the opinion OF DR.. John Z.
Black, secretary of the state
board Of health. With 104 cases
reported from that city. up to
Tuesday and three add itfonal
from a56ma1l neig hborinE town,
DR. Black said the; aitnat ton had
assumed serious propo rttons
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
z :l5,. 10 oLosE.

5tHv5 AaeoefATGai PRKRa9 ri
PARIS Dee. 4 H. he aBBociafi nr1si
of Paris theater managers has mott
fled the goyernrnen emit thu &c the pre-
posed neWE tax ssifnp oRed 1.-The ca
III fSA closed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
GOING UP!.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Dee. ii e.
ThiTty-three thousand employees Of
the Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
ton OF New Bedford are anected By
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19
THE e: W,!IEATH HER.

CnSetted tonight and "Wednesday
probably snow. Slightly warmer
tonight. Colder Wednesday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
Y. M. c. A. Meets Montgomery Tonight
HANDICAP MATCH AT RECREATION HALL Gallagher Will Meet HOgg and Gandy-G0Od Pre-
 liminaries Billed

The second of the z. Nespor wrestling matches will be held tonight at Recrea- tion hall, starting at S:30 O. clock, in which a handicap bout will be the feature. Tom Gallagher, local phenom will take on Ura Hogg and Stewart Candy, and will attempt to throw both in 45 minutes
 Gallagher proved his worth last week, when he defeated Cherokee Joe, the In dian wrestler, In two straight falls. When one of the wrestlers for the headliner scheduled for tonight failed to appear by last Wednesday, Nespor began to ar- range another bout. Gallagher agreed to throw both Candy, a local product, who shows signs of developing into mat star, and Ura Hogg, a professional, in 45 minutes.
 The proposition was accepted and Gal lagher set in to train for the big bout. Gallagher will have to hustle to gain the decision Both of his opponents are clever mat artists and the Ensey wrest- Ter will have his hands full.
 The prellminaries that are booked are also good. A finish bout between John Landes and Leo Karples will be second to the main affair in importance. The two boys met last week on the mat but failed to reach result in the time limit. Being anxious to meet again and settle the dis pute they were placed on the card again. Both weigh about 150 pounds The match should be worthy second to the main match if the boys live up to expecta- tions
 Another good preliminary will be the match between the White brothers. E L. White will meet G. R. White, who weighs about 160 pounds. F. L. Chastan will wrestle Virgil Parker, who weighs about 130. Cedric Jones against J. M McCroy, weight about 150, will be the fourth minor bout. These bouts will be limited to 15 minutes each The main bout will start about 9:30, while the pre- liminaries will begin about S:S0 o'clock. Judge E. J. McCrossin will act as an- nouncer while Sam Bardolph will referee
 Music will be furnished by a six-piece orchestra. Arrangements are being made to accommodate large crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
WYLAM ELEVEN IN
 FINE CONDITION FOR
 TOMORROW CAME
Wylam FavOrite Over Pratt City-ClOse Game Is Ex- pected-LargeC Crowd to
 Attend the Game

Wylam's soccer foothall team is in fine condition for the game tomorrow with the Pratt City team and will be well prepared to go through a long and hard battle. Wylam hasn't lost a game this season and is going to try hard and go through without suffering defeat.
 The Vivian team is composed of young and aggressive players with plenty of stamina. The team is well balanced and the players understand each others style of play and the re of teamwork which the opposing team will find hard to cope with.
 The Vivian manager will play the same lineup in Saturdays game that has represented them in the past games. He is high in his praise of his team and says they have nothing to fear in this league, and believes If they were to meet the Bethlehem, Pa., team that the championship of the Uni ted States would be moved from Beth lehem to Vivian.
 We realize that the Pratt City bunch is the hardest proposition we have to contend with in this series, but have disposed of them in the past and tomorrows game will be no eX- ception and we are determined on decisive victory" he continued. The players are eager for the battle and are going to play the same aggressive game that has been so successful in the past as it is expected to be the most effective game against Pratt City We believe that they will Tall victims to the superior team.
 The Wvlam supporters will turn out in full force to cheer their favorites to victory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
LOOK TO RAIK ANS

London, February Manifestations that a military operation of importance may be impending in the Balkans are fur- nished by the Bulgarian government or gan at Sofia, which in a leading article asserts the right of Bulgaria to invade Greece for an attack on the French and British there. It declares that Bulgaria cannot permit these foes to remain near her borders, and that they must be driven out.
 Recent reports from the Balkans re- garding the intentions of the Teutonic allies as to a move from southern Servia and Bulgaria on the entente forces at Sa- loniki. have been contradictory.
 Dispatches announcing a notable con centration of troops and heavy artillery along the Greek border however, have been frequent.
 On both eastern and western war fronts the activity during the last few days has been more marked than for sometime.
 Some movements of moment may be developing at the northern end of the Russian line, where the artillery play is reported as heavy and continuous, par tcularly in the neighborhood of Dvinsk. The Russians profess confidence in the security of their line there despite the German heavy guns.
 In Galicia they are on the aggressive and at one point report crossing the Dneister river
 The visit of the French Premier Ars- tide Briand to Italy is engaging marked attention in the various capitals On the eve of his departure from Paris Premier Briand is quoted as expressing confidence that he would obtain from Italian states men support of the strongest sort in carrying out the establishment of closer and more effective cooperation among the allies.
 Aggregate Prussian losses in the war are estima ted by an Amsterdam newspa- . per's statistician as 2,377,37S
 Bombardment of Smyrna on the Asia Minor coast by squadron of French aeroplanes is reported from Athens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
STATUS OF TENNIS STARS IS QUESTION
 BEFORE MEETING
National Tennis Association Also to Decide on Ama- teur-Adee to Be Made
 President

New York February 10.-The award ing of the national championship tour naments and an expression as to the interpretation of the amateur rule will be the principal business of the thirty fifth annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis associa- tion, which begins here tomorrow
 It is practically settled that the all comers-n national championship singles, the challenge match in doubles and the interscholastic tournament will again be staged at the Westside Tennis club, Forest Fills, l.. I.
 The standing of Maurice E. Me- Loughlin, Thomas c. Bundy and oth- CTS in the sporting goods business in respect to amateurism or profession alism is likely to be defined at the meeting.
 Robert D. Wrenn will retire from the presidency and George T. Adee of the Country club of Westchester, N. Y, probably will be elected in his place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
Y. M. [. A. FAVOR|TE
 OVER MONTGOMERY IN CAME TONIGHT
Capital City Five Expected to Give the Locals Good Fight Although Fac
 ing Odds

The Montgomery Y. M. c. A. basketball five will meet the crack Y. M. c. A. five tonight on the locals floor in what will be one of tine last games of the locals here Montgomery has a good team and although the locals are in the best con- dition they have been in since the open ing of the season, they will undoubtedly have a hard fight.
 Montgomery, although not expected to defeat the locals, will furnish plenty of excitement. The locals have not held practice for the last few days, following their surprising victory over Columbus by large score. but will enter the game tonight fresh, as they were on Monday, when they won the most important game on their schedule.
 Coach Hotfer has not given his squad practice to large extent but feels that the team is still in good condition as a result of the Columbus game. light workout was held last night, c--'- 10 keep the team from becoming stale"
 The locals will enter the game tonight with the same lineup that started against Columbus. Captain Brooks and Durham will start at forwards, with bowman at center Faunce ana EStes, the two hsHt- ming guards, will be played al guards. Provided the locals roll up a score, Coach Hoffer will in all probability use num- Der of his second string men, who have lad but little chance to demonstrate their ability. Henley and Strange, at forwards. Mathis at center and Greenwood at guard, will be the subs to be given chance, provided the lineup is changed.
 Another attraction will take place be- tween the halves, which will be an- nounced later. Coach Pritchard of Gen. tral High school will probably referee the game, which will start at S:3O O clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
STEADY DEMAND FOR
 THE SYMPHONY SEATS

Only a few seats are left unsold for the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra matinee at the Bijou Wednesday,. The school children will fill the parquet and balcony but the gallery will be occupied for the most part by adults.
 There has been steady demand for seats for the night concert. Madame Chilson- -Ohrman the distinguished so- prano, will be heard only at night The house will be crowded for both perform ances.
 The Minneapolis orchestra is one of the six or seven great symphony organiza- tions in the United States. When it ap- peared here four years ago in four con certs it received unstinted praise. It toured then with 30 men. On this tour it brings 8 men-the largest number ever heard in the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
TALK OF SUCCESSOR

Washington, February 1O.-Several members of President Wilson's official family and administration leaders in Congress were being talked of tonight as possible successors to Lindley M Garrison as Secretary of War. The President desired to choose another secretary before accepting MT. Garri- sons resignation but the secretary re- euested immediate action
 Swager Sherley, chairman of tho House Qualifications subcommittee Secretary Lane of the interior depart ment, and Assistant Secretary Roose- welt of the navy department were the three men most frequently mentioned. It was said at the White House, how ever. that the President had not yet given serious consideration of the ques- tion.
 If was indicated that MT. Wilson will make an appointment as soon as possible. He is said to desire. if pos sible. man already familiar with the general details of the military situ- ation of the nation in order that the national defense plans may be carried forw ard without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-11
BROOKL YN SIGNS CHIEF MEYER BY
 WAIVER ROUTE
Dodgers Win in Drawing Lots With BostOn-New Contract Will Be Ar
 ranged Later

New York, February 10.--The Brook lyn National league baseball team to- day signed Catcher Chief Meyers, formerly of the New York Giants. Manager McGraw recently asked wal vers on the Indian and Brooklyn and Boston refused to waive. These clubs today drew lots for the player.
 Meyers contract with the New York club has another year to run at sal arv said to be between $6D00 and $l00O. Officials of the Brooklyn club said to- day that the matter of a new contract would be discussed With Meyers later.