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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
laPeace Strength TO $4,000
MEMS introduced insthe
Federal Senate.

Hst Aa
WASHINGTON. March The
Senate army bill was introduced to-
day by Chairman Chamberlain Of the
military committee IL proposes the
most thorough measures OF military
preparedness ever presented TO Cons
gress In. peace times and is the first
Of the national defense bills urged
by President Wilson TO be completed
and introduced.
The measure proposes to increase
the peace strength of the regular
army TO 17s, 900 men of all arms. 10
federalize the national guard with q
peace strength Of "a 900 men, TO
create a federal volunteer army com=
parable to the continental army pro
posed BY former Secretary Garrison
OF the war department; to provide
adequate reserve systems OF the reg
ulars and guardsmen under short
term enlistments with the colors. to
create a far spreading reserve OF en-
gineers. doctors. merchants and all
other civilian supporters OF the fight
ing troops and to provfd m officers
reserve CORPS with definite obligations
TO the government.
Under the Senate plan, federalism
tipn OF the national guard Is pro-
posed under q military pay bill and
the authority OF the national govern
ment over the body in times Of peace
or war, widely extended to secure nd
equate training and discipline.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
Among Administration Leaders
but He Says He Expects to
See No congressman.
trr An.aclA1rn pRftr,

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The
House leaders carly today decided not
to bring the armed ship question up
for a vote until Monday,
Aroused by the publication OF the
report yesterday that President Will
son. because OF the strain of the for
cign situation. was considering re-
signing from office, the White House
today issued this formal statement:
when Secretary Tumulty's atten-
ton was called to the story appearing
in certain papers that the president
had resigned or was considering re-
signing. he said:
"'An American newspaper that
would publish a story Of that kind in
a situation like the one which now
tconfronts America dishonors itself.
Majority Leader kitchin soon after
noon began notifying members that
they would not be needed to vote until
next Tuesday at the earliest.
William Jennings Bryan came to
town today to fulfill a lecture engage
ment here tonight. Administration
leaders speculated widely over wheth-
Ter Mr. Bryan's coming had anything
to do with the delay OF voting on the
armed ship issue in the House and the
decision OF the leaders there to post
pone action until Tuesday.
Mr.. Byran said his coming here al
this time had nothing to do with the
armed ship fight now in progress be.
tween Congress and the president. ~
expect to leave tonight for New York
My lecture was arranged for, weeks
ago. have no engagements to see
any congressman and do not expect
to see any"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
WOMEN
YOU MEN.

The LAST two districts of the eoun-
tyCoal and Clark were ofSahized
under the auspices thelstate lssocia-
tion at a meeting Of women Friday
afternoon In the Red Cross room nf
the Masonic temple, Miss Ramsay BIT
Ing the chairman and chief speaker.
Mrs. 0landus West was elected ihsll'-
man; Mrs. John u. Ruhl, Arse Vice
chairman: Mrs. Charles s. Smiley.
second yice-chalrmnn; Miss Yirginia
snlder,i secretary; Miss Ray Clnpett,
treasurer; Mrs. eLuctnB Hoge, IE.
chairman of the propaganda commit
tee; Miss Margaret RoBinAon. chair
man of the publicltylcomnitttcr; Miss
Mabel Carr, chairman Of the onrpll-
ment committee: and Mrs. Ray Cup.
pett, chairman of the finance commit
tee.
A county chairman Is to he elected
nt meeting to- be held in the near
future of representatives OF all che
naglsterial district organizations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
PREMIUMS OFFERED
FOR OR LJDE OIL NOW

an advance by the purchasing agcn-
cies when the news came from Tulsa
of a further advance in the mId-con-
ttnent field. But no announcement
was made. although 1t was stated on
the highest authority that premiums
of FIVE and ten cents over the posted
price of $40 barrel were being
offered. From the West Virginia dis
tricts came the information that the
premium had gone 10 fifteen cents a
barrel, an advance Of five cents since
Thursday, when special offers first ap-
peared in the market. More than a
million bnrrles of crude are said to be
held In West Virginia waiting for
higher prices which producers declare
are sure to come.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
insane MAN
Kills One Man and Wounds
Two Men and Two Women
with Rifle Bullets.
tnY AatnelArHp rRErll

PHILADELPHIA. March "A
man believed to be insane stood today
in the doorway in a house In the
southern section OF the city with a
repeating rifle in his hand and before
he was overpowred he shot and
killed one man and wounded two men
and two women. Without any warn
ing the man, who Is Antonio Promo
90. 90 years old. emerged from the
house and taking his stand on the
doorstep raised his rife and shot nj
everybody who came within range.
One OF his victims was blind ped
dler. who was shot through the body
and dropped dead.
Pronogo gave battle TO policemen
but was subdued and arrested.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
TURKISH FRONT BROKEN
BY THE RUSSIAN TROOPS
.v anne e,A4en rsrsa,

PETROGRAD. March 4.-For the
second time in a trlhc over a fortnight,
the Russians have broken the Turkish
front. The Importance OF the taking
of Bitlis, officially announced last
night, Is. in the opinion Of Russian
military authorities. two fold, mas
much as it notably increases the se-
curly or the Russian left flank in the
Caucasian operations and also further
opens the way TO Bagdad, the goal of
this southern movement, and to a
junction with the British forces near
that point.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
GOSPEL TEAM
Is to Hold Services in the Ad-
amston Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church Tomorrow.

A gospel team fromsthe McClelland
Bible class OF the First Presbyterian
church of this city, possibly at least
thirty or more. will hold services IN
the Adamston Methodist Episcopal
church tomorrow at $3.50 p. m. for
men and boys.
Some of the special features Of the
occasion will be the music led by g.
Nv. Dudderar. secretary OF the board
OF trade; songs by male quartet
and an address by DR.. z. b. Turner,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
PISTOL. duel
Between Brothers in an Attor-
ney's Office Results in the
Death of One.

.s4 assoel.rFs rrEasi

T. n
SCRANTON, Pm, March -Gustaye
G. Brennemah, Of this city, was NOR
tally wounded by his brother. Charles
D. Brenneman. OF Factoryville. Pa.
near here, in the law Office OF Charles
Soper today. The brothers had been
at loggerheads for sometime concern
ing the $50, 900 estate Of their father,
Daniel Brenneman, who was an iron
manufacturer here. They met at the
attorneys Office to sign an agreement
but bad blood Immediately developed.
Both were armed and they pulled re-
volvers simultaneously. Gustave fred
twice, both shots going wild. narrowly
missing spectators in the office.
Charles fired one. the ball penetrating
Snstaye.s light lilnE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
GALLIENNl NOW SATISFIED
WITH VERDUN SITUATION
nr ASSOCIATED Pnrn1,

PARIS. March General Gallleni,
minister OF war. has told the commits
sion of military affairs of the chamber
of deputies that he is satisfied with
the situation at Verdun. He gave de-
tails of the reserves of men and stocks
of ammunition now available.
When the chamber of deputies as
sembled today, Paul Deschanel, its
president. read a telegram .from the
president of the Italian chamber of
deputies. congratulating France in the
name of the Italian parliament for the
yalor displayed by !ts troops In the
battle of Vcrdun and for their having
so successfully beaten back the Ger
man assaults. The deputies at once
rose to their feet and cheercd.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
STILL HOPE
For an Agreement between the
Coal Miners and Operators
on,a Wage Scale.
INV AnneelArrn rnrnr,

NEW YORK, March 4.-The sub
committee Of miners and operators
from the soft coal fields of the mid
die West held another meeting to-
day in an attempt to break the dead
lock in the negotiations for new
wage scale to go into effect April /.
The miners spent the early hours OF
the day in slightly revising their de
mands relating to increases in wages
for various classes Of workers. The
miners say, there is still some hope
left OF negotiating an interstate
agreement, but the operators are pes
simistic.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
SUICIDE
BY Hanging is Committed by;a
Woman Convict in the
Auburn Prison.
Do AaaeelArEn Lilo

AUBURN, N. ", March Edith
X. Melber, who was serving a sen
tence Of twenty years for the murder
or her hye-year-old son, George ny
forcing poison down the child's
throat and leaving the body In d
swamp in the outskirts OF Albany,
January 6. 1911. committed suicide
in Auburn prison for women this
morning. Mrs. Melber uuarreIed
with another inmate yesterday and
was sent to punishment cell. where
her body was found hanging from q.
fixture by an. inprovised rope made
out Of q bed sheet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Is NOTIFIED BY PAGE

WASHINGTON, March 4-Ambas-
sador Page at Rome notified the
state department today of the death
OF Mr.. Kelley, Consul Kelley's home
was at Lincoln, Neby where he had
practiced law twenty-five years be-
fore entering the government service
as private secretary to Bryan in oc-
tober, 1918.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
Twenty Persons Killed and a
Large Number Injured by
Explosion in Paris.
COMMANDMENT IS STILL ON
French Prevent Germans from
Occupying Crater Made by
Explosion of Their Mine.
CIV AsRocIATEp EREEBl

PARIS, March A machine gun
operator says in letter to his family
written from the Verdun battle field:
THE German dead lie in heaps
ABOUND us. II has been thus for sew
eral days. at times we were obliged
to move Our machines back twenty or
thirty yards as the German dead were
piled so high as to interfere with out
fire. We shot them down as they
jumped over their comrades bodies.
We are now resting but are always
ready to begin again to show the Ger
mans that the French soldiers are
their masters
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
ITALIAN, WAR LOAN.
,,v .taoerA1ro rur.-'

IHV k9Na6IATEW FFEhF7 y
ROME, March Although all
official returns OF the subscription to
the third Italian war loan are not
available, 1t Is stated that the total
will be almost four billion lire. This.
with the previous loan. will make a
total OF nearly seven billion lire sub
scrihed In Italy for the war.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
ALLIES ARE REFUSED
DECLARE THE GERMANS

BERLIN. March 4-"The enemy
was rcpulsrd in an effort to retake
Douaumont," the war Office announce
ed today.
ii wns also announced that the
booty taken by the Germans since
February % had increased to lis
guns and 161 machine guns.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
TO SING SOLO.

DR.. Moore, who made such ta-
vorable impression at a recent Mar
cato recital. will sing solo in the
First Presbyterian church tomorrow
morning. al the IL o'clock service.
nr. Moore's voice Is one Of wide fangt
and pleasing quality
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04

DEPARTS FOR AKRON.

Miss Mayme McQuNin. who was
called homo from Akron. o., on ac-
count OF sickness, returned Friday
night on the 10 o'clock train To re-
sumo her work rs clerk in an Akron
department store.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
3 4. 4. 4. 9. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. I. 4. > 4. /.
BARGEs WRECKED.
o. .s, I, J. eelraall

sC1TUATE. Mass. March a.
Two light coal barges. the ASH
land and Kohinoor, which broke
adrift from the tug. swatara. in
tow for Philadelphia, were
wrecked last night on Minnt's
light lodges. Five men, the crew
OF the Kohinoor, were lost
while five men aboard the Ash
land were washed ashore early
today and hauled through the
breakers to safety
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
+++++**+++++++
PACKAGES LABELLED.

James II. Moore. chief Of pO-
lice Of Salem. took Il futile ride
on the morning accommodation
train east Saturday. Sheriff
Ross +. Stout had been tGlc-
ph0ncd that VI. \. Gill and G. 4.
Waldo got I'm the train at Park
erShUrE with wet" goods.
Chief Moore was requested by
the sheriff tn board the train
and arrest the men. When he
examined their packages lie
found the same properly
labelled and lie was powcrless
To arrest them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04

P1TTsBuRG. March 4.-E. III.
Jennings. Of the Pure oil Com
pany, announced today that the
directors of the Quaker Oil
Company, the producing corr
poration in the mid=continent
fields, had declared a dividend
of S1,400, a share. The stock,
which has a par value OF $25 q
share. is held by the Pure Oil
Company. The total amount OF
the dividend is $2.s00,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
CRUISERS SUNK.
O., ..lee,A1re p.rsar

BERLIN, March 4.-Thc sinking Of
two French auxiliary cruisers and one
British patrol boat by German sub
marines Is announced by tho admiralty.
The announcement also says that from
Paris Is reported the sinking Of the
transport Provence, (which carried
1900 men Of whom only 696 were res
rurd"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
MARRIAGE 11cENsEs.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Ora L. Swiger and Lillian Bragg.
Otto r. Poe and Birdie M. Murphy.
Roy A.tWo1fe and Bessie r. Carle'and
0key I. Osburn and Laura NJ. Skin
ner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
BRYAW'S ARRIVAL
CAUSES ANXIETY
|. = = = : = *4+*++++
WANTS TO CORRESPOND.

Miss Lillian Harms, of Fair
hone. Pa. writes the Telegram
that she wants to correspond
with young man. She says
she has light hair, blue eyes
and light complexion and is five
feet seven inches tall and
twenty GEARS old.
- = = i. 4, =, =. 4. .. 4.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
BANG DYNAsIIrEp.
tnH assnetaIEn raEnnl

TuLsK. Okla. March 4-Robbers
dynamtted the bank at Mounds,
Okla. early today and escaped with
$4,000. The explosion scorched the
currency and It is thought that 1t Will
be easily identified. IS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
GIAvA SUNK.

14EGHoRN. Italy, March tine
Htannshlp Giava. which left here
February 2a. has been sunk hy an
Austrian submarine There were no
Americans ON board.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
FOUND DEAD
Is Consul Kelley Stationed /
City of Rome as an Amer
lean Diplomat.
tn4 Assoe,arEn rnraEI

ROME, March 4-William +. Kel-
ley, the American consul here. was
found dead in a chair shortly before
the breakfast hour. today. Death
was probably due to heart disease.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
SW'EDES WARNED.


STOCKHOLM. March 4.-The for
eign office informs the Associated
Press warning against embRrklng on
armed merchantmen has been Issued
to Swedish citizens.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
STEAMSHIP SENT.
tnr.n.ne,.rrn ..rn.,.

tprAsseelsrrn rrfsp 4
La ROCHELLE. France. March 4.
The French steamship Lakme, OF
punAirk, 3.117 tons grnss which
sailed from a LRocheile on Tuesday,
was sunk on the same day In the bay
of Biscay at q point aix miles north
west Of lie DsYeu. It is believed to
to have struck 4 mine. Sir OF the
twenty 1.-TWO men Of the crew lost their;
lives.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
And Oklahoma and Kansas oil
is Advanced Ten Cents a
Barrel in Price.
,sy ASSOCIATED pa1. 5,

TULSA, Okla, March 4.-The price.
advanced ten cents to $1.40 barrel
here today. setting a new high rec
ord. In addition to the posted price
many buyers are reported to be pay
ing premiums between twenty-five
and forty cents barrel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04

sEy .saeelA.tu PuRsn
P1TTsBURG, March 4.-so strong
was the crude oil market here today
that producers confidently expected
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
SENATE ARMY BILL
TO INCR E ASE ARMY
MANN0TII DIVIDEND.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-04
The CIRCULATION.

OF tho Telegram Is moro than, double
the net paid circulation uf the
other ClArksburg paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
MUCH en- .HUSIAsM IN
COMING CAMP IGN
Central Y. NJ. G. A. Workers VIII Got
Out For New Members Mon
day Morning.

Never since the big membership
campaign. when the new building of
the Central Y. NJ. c. A. was opened.
has there been as much interest and
enth Eiasm evident as that now be-
ine hown in the preparation for the
opening day OF the spring campaign,
April 94-28. The captains and work.
ers in the lineup of the Reds and
Blues are making desperate efforts to
get their respective sides off with a
good lead Monday night. when the
teams will meet to report On the mem
bers secured for tho first day.
At a meeting of the leaders last
Tuesday night goal of two hundred
was set for the first day, and from
present indications they will make it.
and more besides Tho goal for the
fve-day campaign is five hundred
new members. renewals not counting
In the contest
The announcement Of the special
summer rate is bringing many len to
the building applying for membership
without being solicited. 1t is IA very
attractive proposition, as IL gives
young men a chance to use the swim.
ming pool and shower baths, as we'll
as other features, during the hot
months without having TO take mem
hership for a whole year.
General Saunders. leader of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
EnE DEMONSTRATORS
Do 5000 WEEKS WORK
mn Annual Meeting Held at HACKS
burg with 0rcat Interest
Evtnrnxi.

<{npsciai to The Richmond virEtniAn.)
BlacksburE, Va. April a2.--Ths
1nAA annual meeting OF the Virginia
County Agents for Home Demons;r@-
Stlon Work at the agricultural college
"a the virginia Polytechnic Institute
sna6ed yesterday afternoon with an
address by Miss Mary CreEwel4, OF
srashington, p. c. Twenty-Five sseh's
wore present at the convention. anu
among those who made addresses were
snr. Bradford Knapp. DR.. Jesse Jones'
c. d. Martin. Or. NJ. y Straughn.
Lewis Il. F1ohr, Misses Powell and
|xsreswesi of the United States Depart
sxnens OF Agriculture, r. {. StearneS'
state Superintendent Of Public IN
ntruction: Mrs. Helen y. Welcott the
State agent for home demonstration
wcrk In Kentucky J. G SANDY ana
IN. NJ. Talcott. Of Burkevule. Misses
Hcott and Sale, OF FarTisonhurE' ana
members of the faculty Of the coHeEe
of Agriculture.
President Dggleston, Of the V. ,. J..
mad. the address OF welcome 10 the
visitors at their hrst meeting Monday
morning and was followed by Or.
Jesse Jones, OF Washington, whose
address gave the keynote for all the
lectures and conferences that were
held each day following Fifty thou
aand young women. Or. Jones said.
are engaged in this extension work IA
the south and submit regular reports
TO the United States Department or
sAgrfculture. New possibilities for ex-
tending the scope Of the work In Viz
ginia are discovered every day, and
sthere is no limit 10 ths good that can
~ accom- pllshed nv the county agents,
Whn ara working among the girls and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
ITALIAN BRIDE CHFET

Dublin. Ireiand.--rt In not only in
the delightful antique shops Of LII
fey Street Dublin, that the lover OF
old furniture and such like may come
upon "a real prize" At an auction
IN private house one such ind"
WAS picked mp This was bride
chest made OF oak, solid and good
throughout. measuring 80 inches long.
81 Ia inches high. and 25 inches
wide Inside there are no partitions,
hut only little box-like tray at one
side. The chest might. at sight of
the name Van Baeden." painted upon
the side. be taken 10 he Dutch. but an
authority on antiques at once recog-
nlzed It as Italian; the oak of which
II is made is OF grain much less
close than that OF the WOOD grown In
the low countries or IN England. Per
haps the owner may have been an
Italian lady, who married a Dutch
man and brought this beautiful chest
along with her other possessions to
Holland when she left her home in
Italy.
At the time the chest was bought
the fine steel ornamental girdings
were almost hidden with dust and
rust hut much patient rubbing and
polishing restored them to their orRi-
nal beauty. Particularly lovely is the
decorative contrast IN color presented
by the silvery tone OF the graceful
girdinRs and the warm brown Of tho
wood. with It's daintly painted
wreaths; these encircle the owners
name and the date 1871" on either
side Of the steel lock. which is very
plain except for the keyguard, quaint
~ shaped like an imp's face
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23
100000
City of Richmond, Va.

BY authority OF an ordinance OF the
City Council, approved April 10. 1915.
the Committee on Finance OF the City
OF Richmond Is instructed to advertise
and receive bids for the purchase OF
all or any portion OF two million dol
lars (t2.oo0. 0o0) registered or coupon
convertible four per cent bonds having
thirty four years TO run. dated Janu-
AIRY /, 1915. and bearing interest from
that date. The proceeds OF said issue
10 be used for making public improve
mentm.
The coupon convertible bonds will be
issued Ia denominations Of $1,000. and
may be exchanged for the regular reg
isfsred form OF bond OF the CITY Of
Richmond in any multiple Of 400, Bids
for all or any part Of said issue will
be received at the office Of the city
auditor tili NOON of MAY g, 1919. A
certified check for Ar amount equal 70
3 per cent on bids Of 500 600 or less
or Ia per cent on all bids IN excess
OF that amount payable 70 order Of ths
auditor OF the City OF Richmond. must
accor. pany each bid.
The right 70 reject any and all bids
10 expressly reserved by the committee
For further information apply IN GHo.
h. Creushaw, city auditor.
BARTON H. GRT%DY
Chairman Committee on Finance.