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New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
BURCKHARDT SERIOUSLY I'LL,
Popular Assessor Suffers Relapse
After He Had Apparently Recovered

August M. Burckhardt, for the past
quarter of century a member of the
board of assessors, of which he is at
present chairman, is critically i'll at
his home at 235 West Main street.
Mr.. Burckhardt has been in poor
health for several months but a week
or so ago seemed much better and was
able to come down town and greet his
friends.
Mr.. Burckhardt suffered a relapse
however, and now complications have
set in which make his illness a. most
serious one. Mr.. Burckhardt is one
Of the best known men in this city
and is also well known in fraternal
circles, where he is particularly
prominent in the Masons and Elks.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

Alvin G. Taplin is in a critical con-
dition at his home on Walnut street
and no hope is held out for his re-
covery. Mr.. Taplin is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Taplin and is a well
known and popular young man. He
Is about % years of age and when a
student at the local High school was
one Of it's foremost athletes. Later
he became identified with the auto
mobile business and was for several
years one of the most efficient en-
ployes of the Corbin Motor Vehicle
cOrDoratiOn.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
FLOOD CONDITIONS.

Detroit, Mich, March 29-Flood
conditions throughout Michigan gen.
eraly were improved today except in
the vicinity of Flint and in the Sag-
NAV river valley, where the waters
still were rising and aching out
over widening territory.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
LIST OF KNOWN
DEAD AND INJURED
he identified dead are:


Walter B. Easton, Philadelphia.
Frank Gallagher, Brooklyn ~ l.
Dora Rosenberg. Toronto.
A. r. Pabhellai, manager Hungarian
Theatri association, Cleveland.
B. e Ash, mail transfer clerk
Olmstead Falls, O.
j. H. Hearn, GallipOis, Ohio.
Malcinca Bemmot, 3,136 Beech
Street, Indiana Harbor Ind.
Gyorgy Ojonca, indianapolis.
Rosenodah, Indianapolis.
Mrs. Jennie Haddas Cleveland, died
at Elyria Memorial hospital.
Charles Nelson, member of Machine
Movers union, died on train on way
from Amherst to Elyria.
D. Friedman, Toronto
r. Thomas, Philadelphia.
Rev. Gustav Walyi, Detroit.
The Injured
Elyria, Ohio, March 29.-At the
Memorial hospital here there are forty
persons injured in the railroad wreck
at Amherst. Among them are the FOL
lowing:
G. D. Bell, Owesso, Mich, ankle
sprained.
w, c. Bradley, Pittsburg, cut by
glass.
J.B. Andrews, Danville, Ill, bruised.
Milton Q. Cross, Detroit, body
bruised.
p. F. Kavanaugh, New Haven, Conn.
foot bruised.
A. Deroy, Pittsburgh, back injured.
F. G. Geraghty, Cleveland, bruised
TT. d. Hemen, East Cleveland, cut
bv glass and bruised.
willis E. Holloway, Chicago, cut
and bruised.
Albert Keller, Chicago, bruised.
Wilbur Mahoney Toledo, head cut.
s 7 Mccormick, Cleveland, cut by
glass.
d. D. Peabody, New Orleans, neck
! sprained. ~.
w. H. voltz, West Haven, Conn.,
knee and back injured.
G.. A. VESSEL, Chicago, cut aoou'
body. 49,. .,, on
W. A. Mans Toledo, fireman on
| train &c face burned, right elbow
! hurt. back sprained.
George S. Prymmer. Cleveland body
| bruised. ,
Jacob Jasper, Detroit, cut about
| body.
H. Gromate. Chicago, badly bruised
r G. Turner, Elyria, fireman or
second section of No. Sc, arm broken
Louis Lefkovitz Cleveland.
Jacob Joseph, Detroit.
Wilbur MahOney, Toledo.
| Alfred Tarea, Detroit.
/ Albert Kellar, Chicago.
! Adolph Lawrence, Gary, Ind.
S. Fl. Don, Haverhill Mass, left leg
and face hurt.
John Kosmosh Homestead, Pa, leg
| broken.
Robert Wright, >Imperial, Pa, back
and head hurt.
| Il. d. Turner, Clark st. Elyria, fire
! man on second section of train No. Sc
arm hurt
H Gromace, Chicago, bruised and
| cut about the body and legs.
w. A. Mann, Toledo, face burned
right arm hurt and back sprained.
G. VESSEL, Chicago, arm and legs
| hurt
Abe Osman, Cleveland, bruised and
hurt internally.
S. H. Bishop, Chicago, fireman, legs
! hurt.
An unidentified woman with her
| leg cut off, with initials j. w. H." on
her watch.
Two other unidentified women
Four men, Christian names not
known:
- Prymner.
- Kubic.
Casmir.
- Patterson.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
AWARDED 81.
DIR. Richards Gets That Amount As
Balm for Expulsion From Club.

Plymouth, Mass, March ga
verdict of 81 was awarded by jury
in the superior court here today to
Dr. Russell A. Richards of Boston
who brought suit for 5000 dam
ages against twenty present ana
former directors of the Boston Ath-
letic association for injury to his
character because of his expulsion
from the association.
Evidence at the trial showed that
DR. richards was expelled for criti-
cisine. other members of the club.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
Greece Is Enraged

Athens. Greece, March %, via
Paris, March 20. $3.50 p. m.--The
aerial bombardment of Salonilli, in
volving the death of Greek soldiers
and civilians has aroused deep feel
ing here. which finds expression in
bitter editorials in the liberal press
against the continued neutrality of
Greece.
The question of declaration of
martial law was again raised in an
exciting session of the chamber of
deputies which lasted until late last
night. The government discour-
aged hostile comment on actions of
Germans. and Premier Skouloudis de-
clined to continue a debate involving
discussion Of foreign relations, "be-
cause the highest interests impose
silence
Notwit hstanding the attitude Of the
government, the Saloniki raid was
characterized in the chamber as "sim-
ply assassination" and as German
frightfulness" designed to intimidate
the Greeks.
Plans were made to hold mass
meetings at Saloniki, but the govern
ment has forbidden them.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
TWENTY KILLED
in SALONIkI RAID
Greeks Indi% nant Over Act
of Germans - Two
Plates Destroyed.

Paris, March 30, 1925 p. NJ
Twenty persons were killed, between
thirty and forty wounded and two
German aeroplanes were destroyed in
the aerial raid over Saloniki on Mon
day, says an official statement issued
here this afternoon.
The statement follows: ga squa-
Gron of seven German aeroplanes at
tempted to make a raid on Saloniki
Monday. Their purpose was to reach
the warships anchored in the harbor
lut they were obliged to give this up
ry the fire of the French artillery.
"Pursued by French aviators, two
of the German aeroplanes We're de-
Stroyed.
Bombs thrown down by the Ger
man avia tors caused the death OF
twenty persons and brought wounds
TO thirty or forty Others
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
CHINESE REVOLUTION.
Pengshui FaIIs-Bandits Looting in
SZe-Chucn.

Shanghai, March 29--The revolu-
tionists have captured Pengshu;,
southeast of Fu-Chow-Sze, in the
Province of Sze-Chuen, north of Yum
nan, and are reported to be within
seven miles of LuchOW.
A telegram from Cheng-Tu says
hostilities in southern Sze-Chuen are
temporarily suspended, but the band
it's are doing tremendous damage
looting cities in the Cheng-Tu plain.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
FUNSTON SILENT.
Refuses to Comment on Orders on
Columbus Raid.

San Antonio, Tex, March "a
Major Gen. Funston declined to COM
ment today on the report from Wash
ington that the war department has
instructed him to make full investi
CATION of the Columbus raid as soon
a s Col Herbert j. Slocum returns
from Mexico.
Col. Slocum. commanding the 18th
Cavalry at Columbus, when bandits
under Villa raided the town, reported
the affair to Gen. Funston by tele-
graph and later sent a complete re-
port by mail. This report, more than
one thousand words in length, was
sent by General Funston to the war
departm lent.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
BALFEDS BRING SUIT.

Philadelphia, March 29.-The Bal
timore Federal League Baseball club
today filed in the United States dis
trict court, a suit against organized
baseball for 5000, 900 damages under
the Sherman Antitrust act and the
Clayton Antitrust act.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
AURORA RETURNING.

London, March 20. 7:05 u. nj
The nremier of New Zealand has been
notified by wireless that the auxiliary
ship Aurora OF the Shackleton An
tarctic expedition expects to arrive
off New Zealand on Friday, accord
ing to a despatch from Reuters cor"
respondent at Wellington, n. Il.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29

There are no records. of the recent
movements of the DuiVeland. She
was of 1922 Sross tonnage and was
owned at Rotterdam
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
STEAMER AGROUND.

Lewes, Del, March 29-An uni
Identified steamer is aground on the
Hen and Chickens Shoals off the
Delaware Capes. Three coast guard
screvs have gone to the assistance of
ne vessel.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
SISTER DIES.

New Haven, March 29.-Sister
Mary Lupita. of st. Frances Orphan
Asylum, died today. She formerly
was at st. Josephs Hartford. Her
immediate relatives live in Water
bury.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
100000 FIRE.
Leadvillc, Col, Loses Ten Buildings
Dynamite Prevents Spread.

Leadville, Col, March 29-Dyua-
mite was used to prevent the spread
of a fire which >"'V today threat
ened to DESTROY BUSINESS district
Ten buildings destroyed With
a loss Of 100000. There were no
casualties.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
STRIKE IN ENGLAND.

London, March, 20, $40 p. III. -
Ten thousand dock workers on the
Mersey went on strike today, pending
a decision of arbitrator i'll regard
to overtime work.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
DUTCH STEAMSHIP SUNK.

London, March 90, sos p. m-An-
other Dutch steamship, the Duivennd
has been sunk. All the crew were
saved.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
WEATHER.

Hartford, March 29.-F'or
Hartford and vicinity: Con-
tinucd unsettled with occa-
sional rains tonight and prob
ably on Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
Prof. BaIdwin's Statement.

Paris, March 20, a. m.-Prof. j.
Mark Baldwin, one of the Americana
who was on the cross-channel steam
er Sussex, is quoted in a Boulogne
despatch to the Excelsior as saying
that the manner in which the explo-
lsion occurred leaves no doubt in his
mind that the steamship was torpe-
doed The following statement is at
tributed to him: "I was on the upper
deck of the Sussex when the explo-
sion occurred. Suddenly the steamer
uuivered from the shock of somebody
striking Il. The shock was followed
utter q certain lapse of time about
fifty seconds-by formidable ex-
pIosion. Tt was a torpedo that struck
the ship for a. mine would have ex-
plodcd Immediately on striking
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
ALL TRACES OF VILLA
LOST BY CARRANzA
u. S. Cavalry Still Pursues
Bandit--MaraudingC Cam
paign Is Expected.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 29.-The hunt
for Francisco Villa by the flying
columns Of American cavalry con-
tinued today, but from the meagre-
ness of the official dispatches from
General Pershing's advanced base it
was impossible to learn the position of
the American troops and how far
they were in the rear of the fleeing
bandits. Villa was last heard of
heading southwark toward the Tara
humare Mountain country, closely
pressed by the American troopers.
Commanders of the Carranza troops
now in the Chihuahua region appar-
emily have lost trace of Villa and his
men. for no report has been received
by Mexican officials here for some
time concerning the bandits where
abouts.
Armed bands of Villa forces are re-
ported in various parts of Chihuahua
and in some numbers around Tor
reOn but they are operating indepen-
IDENTIFY of the main Villa command.
Carranza officials in Juarez express
their belief that Villa will try to es
tablish a main base at some point
after he has thrown the American
cavalry off his trail and then recruit
his command to one of large proper
tons from the bands now rowing
about the southern Chihuahua dis
trict Villa, the Carranza officers
think, will then engage in a marau-
ding campaign that would give the
American and Carranza forces no end
of trouble.
Army officers here do not believe
Villa will ever make a stand and fight
the American cavalry. but will con-
tinue in flight until he escapes or is
cCrnered.
San Antonio, Tex, March 90
Francisco Villa was moving towards
Santa Catarina, in the Santa Maria
Valley, four days ago, according to in
formation obtained by Col. Dodd Sun
day and forwarded to Gen. Funston
today by Gen. Pershing.
General Pershing reported that the
residents of the valley appeared
friendly to Villa, adding that it was
with great difficulty that the scouts
with the American troops had learned
anything from them regarding his
movements.
General Pershing was known to be
with one of the advanced columns to-
! day, but at his own request the posi-
| tons of his troops were not revealed.
| All attachments operating south and
east of Namiquipa we're reported to be
pushing forward at high speed, and
| from the American frontier to the last
| supply base the quartermaster's de-
partment was working at high pres
| sure to keep moving the large volume
| of supplies.
Lieut. Col w. S. Scott today left for
| Douglas, Arz., to take command of
the First Cavalry, relieving Col. e F.
! FOltze, who is i'll.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
ENGLISHMAN FIRST SHIELDED,
TORPEDOED WHILE ESCAPING
CASE NOT AS SERIOUS
AS THAT OF SUSSEX

Affbdavits Submitted BY Americans
Lead Officials to Believe That Tor
pedoed Boat was Endeavoring to
Escape-AlI Indications Are That
Sussex Was Sent to Bottom BY Sub
maifne-COl. House Interviewed
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29
Amdavits Coming.

Z Statements secured from American
survivors of the channel steamer Sus-
sex by American consular agents at
Dover all were said in overnight de-
spatches to the state department to
bear out the theory that the vessel
was torpedoed. Affidavits secured
from the survivors will be sent here.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29

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New Britain herald., 1916-03-29


Information received by the state
department does not disclose whether
the Englishman was torpedoed before
or after she had stopped. The re-
ports indicate that she had made an
attempt to escape but apparently had
abandoned the attempt and was at or
coming to standstill when torpedoed
officials here say if the vessel had in
Dictated to the submarine her inten-
ton of stopping before being torpe-
decd she was entitled to immunity
from attack even though she had at
first attempted to escape.
President Wilson dicuSSed the sub
marine issue at length today with Col.
E. M. House. who came here yester-
day to aid in the solution of the situa-
-tion growing out of the attacks on the
Sussex and the Englishman. Counsel
lor Polk of the state department also
saw Col House. Additional Informal
ton regarding the sinking of the
steamer Manchester Engineer was ex-
bected by the state department dur
ing the day from Ambassador Page at
London from consul officials in Great
Britain who have been instructed to
forward all details as promptly as pos
Sible.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-29

The death list in the wreck y
Increased to twenty-one when fc
additional bodies were taken from
Wreckage shortly after 8 o'clock. 4
list of injured as compiled up to I'll
time included names of twenty-sey
persons, some of them perhaps fata
hurt.
Train SO was known as the Pit,
burg Baltimore Limited.
The train carried sleeping coach
from Chicago to Pittsburgh and Bl
ialo and took on a sleeper at Gle,
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

there Il only a fraction left Of the
great body. There is but little doubt
that this seam or coal extended east
ward IN unbroken continuity to ths
very top Of the Allegheny mountains
There are other seams OF coal.
lying mostly above the P%ittsburg
seam. of which Red stone. Sewickley
and W~-aynesburg are the most promi
mont. Any OF these seams would be.
considered valuable coal deposits in
the absence Of the PittsburG seam.
and the time will come when eco
nomic conditions are favorable in.
which these seams of coal Will take
the place OF the exhausted territory.
Of the Pittsburg seam. The relative
quantity Of coal in this region IS 80
large that. when other fields equally
prominent now in production of coal
are on the decline. this field will still.
be on the increase. and eventually
will supply the bulk Of the coal to
the eastern United States
The Red stone coal occurs fire.
auently at thirty to fifty feet above
the Pittsburg bed. and appears to
have a wide distribution in Lewis
and Barbour counties and in a por-
ton of Gilmer. In fact. ii has been
mistaken for the Pittsburg bed at
many localities in the region OF Wes-
ton. Buckhannon and other points
where the Pittsburg has poor devel-
opment.
The sewickley coal, which is found.
at sixty to eighty feet above the Red
Stone bed, is quite important in the
northern part of the state. especially
in Monongalia and Marion counties.
The coal has a thickness of five to
six feet. and Is generally separated
into W benches by one or more thin
layers of dark slate. me coal is Of
high repute for steam and domestic
purposes, since it comes out of the
mine in good hard blocks which are
interlaminated with more or less min
eral charcoal. thus rendering the fuel
more open burning and less fusible
on the CRATES. 1t is high in sulphur.
but this does not appear to Interfere
with its usefulness as a general fuel,
according to ~. !. g. White, state
geologist.
The Monongahela series ends al
the top with the Waynesburg coal,
which is of economic value only in
Marion and Monongalia counties in
central West Virginia. It is general
TX high in ash and sulphur. and hence
its ~calorifc value Is not high.
The Upper Freeport coal. the high
est member of the Allegheny serie
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

Virginia and southern narrow guage
from Washington. Pa. to Morgan
town and Grafton; the West Virginia
and Pennsylvania from the state line
TO clarksburg.
First C1arksburg Road.
These and other projects failed for
lack OF capital to finance the con
struction. IN 1882 tho KlnEwood
Railway Company began construction
of q line between KLngwood and Tun-
Melton. The radiating system OF
short lines reaching out from clnrRs-
burg and Grafton. nil OF which were
subsequently acquired by the Baltl-
more and Ohio. had its inception In
the building or the line from Clarks-
burg to Weston In 1881. Credit for
the successful conclusion or this en-
terprise belonged to Senator j. N.
Camden. who was elected president
in 1878 three years after the organ
txatton OF the company.
In 1854 the Weston n Buckhan-
non road was completed. opening UP
rich fields which Immediately yield
ed all the tonnage the narrow guaEe
equipment could cnre for. The West
Virginia and PittsburE railroad was
organized In 1890. representing sue
~cesslve merger which brought the
Weston and West Fork. the Clarks-
burg. Weston and Granville, the
Weston aud Elk River, the Buckhan-
non and West Fork and the Weston
and C~entervllle lines MI under one
management. C%olncidcnt with the
conclusion OF the merger the narrow
guage right OF way was succeeded by
standard guage SO that by reason of
connection with the Baltimore and
Ohio h entire territory served by
the various branches had a route
to the cities and the seaboard.
subsequently the Baltimore and
Ohio took over the system II it
formed the nucleus OF the present
network or feeders which contribute
to the main line OF hat company.
Before this Tucker. Randolph. Up
shur and Lewis counties were put
IN touch with the outside world by
lines which came UP the Potomac
from Virginia tidewater points and
furnished transportation facilities
which Induced capitalists to under
take the development of the section.
LAUNDERING First Industry.
Illustrating the need for railways
and the wealth that was all about.
the men who developed the central
section OF the state. wner OF port
able save mills and circular saws,
went into the forests. made their
products. and hauled them IN some
instances from twenty-five to thirty
miles TO reach q railway line. The
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ducing materially cost OF operation
The Pennsylvania railroad. which
taps a rich section OF the Fairmont
o district. has recently sought a.
solution OF the ear shortage situation.
BY building carriers with al rated ca
pacity or seventy toss. 70 replace the
fifty-ton cars which have been stand
ard heretofore. on III Pennsylvania
lines west Of Pittsburg there are g..
777 OF the larger cars. all built with
II two yea The Norfolk and West
ern use cars rated at ninety tons but.
few of these have as yet been avail
able to the operators OF central West
Virginia.
The following statement is from q
geologist 81 eminence
The geological qualifications ex-
posed in the Fairmont and Clarks
burg region belong 10 the curboni.
ferrous series in the worlds rock for
nations. II was probably so called
because it was at his & when car.
bon was made available for the tirsl
time in a form which subsequently,
resulted in coal. While these rocks
are the oldest in which coal is found.
yet they are Of comparatively recent
time when measured in the worlds
age. IT was in this period when life
took form in its present resemblance.
The rocks which make up the car
b~oniferous series are few in number,
shales, clays. s~andstones, iron ore,
limestone and coal are ali that are
to be found; Of the rare metals ana
minerals there are zone: the geol-
ogist has many reasons for not look
ing for them. and in fact they have
never been found. Within these
stratifications and to a depth as rel
unknown conditions were favorable
for the formation and preservation OF
oil and gas which has added so much
wealth, not only to this region, but
the entire state as we'll. The preser-
walton OF the oil and gas has been
due, however, mostly to the remark
able regularity and undisturbed con
ditton Of the strattfcation. There
is probably no equal area in the
world where Goa bearing rocks are
SO regular and unbroken as they arr
in the Appalachian coal field and.
particularly, in West Virginia.
The P%ittsburg seam Of coal prob
ably represents the last great effort
Of the forces in operation in carboni-
ferrous tines. This wonderful De
post or coal. unsurpassed in extenl
and regularity, underlying an enor-
nous area. has been eroded to a large
extent by more recent agencies until