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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
FORMER SLAVE DEAD
ELLEN Washington Brown Oldest
COIored Woman In City
is Dead.

Miss Ellen Washington Brown,
aged go years, one Of the oldest col
ored women In this section of the
state passed away at O'Clock Thurs
day evening at her home on the Mrs.
Nathan Musgrove property, at Steal
ey Heights. following an illness of
disease incident to old age.
Miss Brown had been servant
in Mrs. Musgrave's family for engh-
ty years.
Mrs. Musgrave's maiden name was
Icie Baker. In 1858 Issac Baker
brought the colored servant girl, Ell
len Brown, to Clarksburg from Win
chester, Va, and she lived as a
slave with the Baker family all
through the war between the states.
When that struggle came to an end
and gave the negroes their freedom
Ellen Brown remained with the Bak-
er family, ever faithful to her
death. She was highly respected by
all, and is we'll known to every old
family in Clarksburg. She was a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
The funeral services will be held at
2:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Beckwith, on First street, The Rev.
julius S. Carroll, pastor Of Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church, will have
charge Of the services.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
To the Executive Committee
of the Socialist Party Of
West Virginia.

CHARLESTON August 4.-The
letter of Stuart F. Reed, secretary
of state, to the executive committee
of the Socialist party of West Virgin
1t, in which he rules that that party
cast five per cent of the vote in the
last general election and has right
to place a ticket in the field this
year, is as follows:
Your inquiry as to whether or not
this office would certify to the clerks
of the circuit courts the names of the
Socialist party's nominees for presI-
Dental electors and judges Of the SUI
preme count Of appeals in the event
of such nominations being made by
a convention called by the Socialist
party in accordance with the provis-
ions Of section 20 of chapter 20. acts
of the West Virginia legislature in
1915, known as the primary election
law, was referred to the attorney
general who wrote an opinion which
has been transmitted to you and a
copy of which is on file in the Office of
the secretary Of state.
In discussing the legal status of
the Socialist party, the attorney gen
eral says:
I'm section one Of the primary law
political party is defined, an aiIil-
iation of electors representing a po-
litlcal party or organization, which
at the last preceding general election
polled for its candidates for represen-
tatives in Congress in the several dis
tricts, at least five per cent of the en-
tire vote for that office in the state.
II the Socialist party comes within
this definition it is political party
within the operation of the primary
law"
II am at loss who would
determine whether or not the Social
list party would be a political party
under the definition given in the pri-
mary law"
II do not find in terms that
1t Is the duty of the secretary of state
to decide whether or not the nominal
lions certified to him by convention
represents a political party as defined
in the primary law, What position
he shall take in that regard Is entire
ly with that officer"
It will be seen that the attorney
general leaves undecided the question
as to who has authority to determine
the status of political parties in this
state.
AS secretary of state 1 am custo-
dian of the election returns and am
authorized by law to certify all prop
er nominations OF political parties.
Therefore, deem 1t my duty to make
such investigation of the returns Of
the vote for representative In Con-
gress at the general election held In
1914 as will enable me to determine
the status of the Socialist party and
my duty In the premises,
In having recourse to the election
Continued on page 81
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
GREAT ELATION
IN FRANCE NOW
ORIGIN OF FIRE
On Black Tom Island is Said to
Have Been in a Railroad
Box Car.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Aug. line
explosion of munitions on Black Tom
island last Sunday morning, which
killed four persons and did approx
mately twenty million dollars dam
age, was caused by some person with
the object of doing just what was
accomplished" according TO Ineo-
dore B. johnson, one of the four
men who were arraigned today
charged with manslaughter in con-
naction with the blast. The hearing
was deferred until August 49,
Mr.. johnson, president of the Lit
arape Towing Company, said he
would Would produce one of his employees
who would swear that when he first
saw the fire, it was in a box car on
Black Tom island and did not orig
mate in one of the Johnson COM
Danys barges as charged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
WILSON'S TOLD
Nothing Con Be Done by Gov
eminent at Present in the
RaiIroaderS Troubles.

WASHINGTON, August 4-Judge
William L. Chambers, commissioner
Of the United States board of medt-
alton and Cancellation, conferred with
President Wilson today over the
threatened strike of 100000 railroad
employees, They discussed every
phase of the situation but Judge
Chambers told the president he be-
lloyed there was nothing that the
federal government could do until
the railroad managers and tho rep
resentatlyes Of the employees meet
again next week after counting Of
the strike vote has been completed,
Judge Chambers thinks that the
situation ia not hopeless and that
there is still a chance for tho employ
err and employees to reach an agree
ment, The board Of mediation aud
cancellation expects 10 be called In,
should a break appear Inevitable,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
SUB" IS SUNK
In An Engagement with a Brit
iSh Steamship Says Cap
tain of the Latter.

BALTIMORE, Aug. Captain
David Thomas, master of the British
steamship St:athness, which arrived
here today from Mediterranean
ports, Mid of an engagement which
he declared his vessel had with a
German submarine on July 10 IN
which the submersible was sunk.
Two gunners from the British
navy who were in charge of a six
pound gun mounted on the after deck
of the Strathness for defense pur-
poses sank the submarine, accord
ing to Captain Thompson, when a
ball struck it amidshtp causing an
expIasian. He said the underwater
boat dived suddenly and was not
seen again.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
OF DEATH
CLAIMS MRS.
Winfield
Wife of DR.. J. B. Winfield Dies
after Weeks
Illness.

Mrs Fannie Mckee Winfield, wife
Of Dr. ]. B. Winfield, one OF the citys
leading physicians, passed away al II
o'clock Friday morning in a local hos
hospital following a weeks Illness
Mrs, Winfield was taken Ill in Pits
burg a week ago today. Her tlnt
illness was a septic sore throat Sho
returned home at once and was taken
70 the hospital where it was discoy-
cred that she was suffering from sep
tic seamia. An operation was per-
formed Monday in an effort to relieve
her suffering, but she gradually grew
weaker until Friday morning When
she passed away. =,
Mrs. Winfield was daughter D, 0,
Mr. and Mrs. James Mckee Of
pittsburg, both now deceased. she
was horn in PIttsburg July 30, 1875.
On october 9, 1902, she and Dr. WIN
field were married and they nave IT,
sided here ever since. :,
The deceased woman is survived 0y
her husband and the following chII-
dren, all living at home: Eugenia'
WnIiam Mckee, Frances, and Buck
Mrs. Winfield while very popular
socially was a great home woman ana
cot the greatest Joy out of her lie
Chen S she was at home with her chill
dren During the warm summer
mont she and the children would
i've at their summer home on the
Buckhannon pike about ilve Ln'V -
southwest Of the city She was
kind, lovable, generous Cnrlstlan h wv,
man and leaves host oil irienGs Uoua
here and at Pittsburg. her lorm''
home, to mourn her loss. 60, -,
The funeral arrangements nave n0I
been completed yet but the ouria' VIII
be in this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
TO APPEAL
To CONGRESS Are Now Brother
hood Railroad Men to
Prevent Strike.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, August a
movement looking to an appeal 10
Congress for decisive action to pre-,
vent a strike on the railroads OF the
country has been inaugurated by en-
DIovas If the Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis railway. A petltlon
signed by 5000 employees of the nor
brotherhood men has been signed III
the states Of Alabama, kentucKy'
Georgia and Tennessee. 1t sets fortn
that twenty per cent of the employees,
rnnresenting the brotherhood should
not he allowed to throw the eighty
per cent out of work and calls upon
Congress to see that trouble Is avert
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
Continued on page 50
ADMITS FORGERY
of a Check and Wallace Young
Man is Jailed for Grand
Jury. .t

Acy Mcintyre, the young man Of
Wallace, who was recently arrested
on q charge OF forging the name Of
O, A, Davis, OF Wallace. to q check
for $21.60 on the Wallace hank and
getting 1t cashed at a Clarksburq
bank, confessed when arraigned fos
a hearing late Thursday afternoon -
Magistrate jackson v, oarter's court
The magistrate held him Tor th9
grand Jury and In default Of pone
Femapded him to the county ail
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04

PARIS, August Attaching stimuli
taneously from the northwest ana
from the southeast, French troops yes
terday stormed the village of Fleury'
three miles north Of Verdun and cap
.uIeu several hundred Germans. In
the evening, however, the Germans
launchd a furious counter attack and
after several violent attempts sue
ceeded in getting footing in the
southern part of the village. The
French today continued to hold the
northern section of the place and
heavy fighting still is in progress.
Verdun is agin in the center ct
the war stage. The recapture by the
French of the village of Fleury, which
had been held by the Germans for
more than month, has caused great
elatlon in France. 1t is the first
fruit of the French slow and method
ical offensive begun three days ago
and seems in the opinion Of French
military observers to mark an epoch in
the six months battle for the great
fortress on the Mouse.
UeFUlanS LOSS CdpuDlC"
The Germans appear to be less and
less capable of operating on their old
Overwhelming scale and the initiative,
military men think, is about to pass
to the French for good.
While the German artillery Contin-
ues to be as powerful and as well sup
plied as ever, the Germans no longer
are able to gather the masses Of troops
necessary to reap the benefit of artil-
lery preparation.
1t is twenty days since the Germans
made their last big attack on the right
bank of the Mense by which they OBJ
tanned more results at heavy cost.
On the left bank Of the Mouse nothing
beyond local actions have been at
tempted by the invaders for week.
French Throw Bombs.
French bomb throwers for fort
night past in anticipation Of the pres
ent offensive had been creeping for
ward by the vignes ravine west Of
Froid Terre with the object of get
ting near Thiaumont by working
around hill No. $685.
The bombers first reached the Bras
fiery road. They then separated into
Two parties, one going to the eastward
toward the Thiaumont works and the
second pushing northward toward
Vacherauville and Pepper hill.
Last week the first party stormed a
redoubt west of Thiaumont and after
n stiff fight went beyond that position.
The second party reached the little
wood Of Vacherauville.
Attack from All Sides.
The whole section from Vacherau
vile to the approaches OF Souvillc
lhus were in the hands Of the French
and the higher command Judged the
time ripe to. attack from all sides at
once.
Attacked from the northwest and
The southeast the Germans in Fleury
offered desperate resistance but the
French bayonet finally prevailed. Some
Germans managed to escape to the
yaux-le-C hapitre wood but a major
ity was taken prisoner
To sum up, the French in their last
three days offensive regained all the
ground that the Germans had taken
several weeks to conquer.
They took all the positions for a
depth Of about a mile from the slopes
of Souvllle fort to the approaches Of
hill No. 800 as well as in the wood
east of Vacherauville and in the Vignes
ravine. The French also installed
themselves in positions southwest and
southeast and south Of the famous
Thiaumont woods.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
PURCHASES HOTEL.

]. B. Burke and E. A. Miles are
the new proprietors of the X. and H.
hotel on West Pike street, having
purchased the lease on the building
from Mrs. Nora Fling, who had been
conducting the hotel. Mr.. Burke is
an experienced hotel man and guar
antees the paEons Of the hotel that
1t viii be conducted in an up-to-date
manner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
CHILD PLAGUE
In the City of New York Still
Continues to Gain Hea..
way Report Shows.

NEW YORK, August 4-More
than 1000 children have now been
killed by the epidemic of infantile
paralysis and nearly 5000 have been
stricken by the disease. The health
departments daily bulletin shows
that the plague still continues to gain
beadway During the twenty-four
hours ending at 10 a, m. today, forty
five children died in the tye
boroughs of New York City and 10
new cases, the second largest In a
single day, were reported. Since
,June 26 there have been 1880 cases
1925 of which provel fatal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
STRIKE CALLED OFF.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Concili-
ators Of the department Of labor en-
gagged in settlement of the garment
workers strike in New York report
ed today that the strike had been
called off and 1t was estimated that
$4,000 workers would return TO
their places Monday,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
REVISED list
OF the Dead Shows That The
CIoudburst Claimed at Least
Twenty-Eight Victims.

MIDDLEsBORo, KY, Aug go
revised list Of dead reported to-day
from Blair's creek In the Barren Barre,
shows that the cloudburst which VIE
tied the little sparsely populated
country Wednesday night claimed a
total Of twenty-elght deaths, Zen
others are reported as missing. al
though it has not been definitely eS
tablished whether they were In thC
district when the waters engulfed 1T
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
ONLY ONE DRUtNK.

The city police force had an easy
day Thursday as only one drunk anu
stray horse we're picked up during
the day and night, Mayor Gordon
finded the drunk So and costs WniCn
he paid and he was released, The
owner of the horse will be tried at Y
o'clock tonight for allowing MI
horse to run ut large In the streets
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
ROAD CHANGES MADE.

The county court went to Wolf
summit along with traction officials
Friday forenoon and consented to
road changes east Of that town, which
will prove advantageous to both the
county and the traction line which
is extending It's system in that dIrec-
Ek0Rs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
ALL LOST TERRITORY
RETAKKEN BY TEUT0NS.

BERLIN, Aug. 4.-Austro-German
troops have regained all the terri
tory which they lost in the region Of
Rudka-Mirynskaia to the east of Ko-
vel, according to the German official
statement issued today by German
army headquarters. The Teutons
also gained ground in the CarDathian
mountains in the region or Kopilas.
The situation at Fleury and It's VI
cinlty the statement adds, now is the
same as 1t was before the French at
tack.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
INJUNCTION
Temporarily Restraining Coun'
ty Court Of Marion County
is Awarded by Judge.

Judge Raymond Maxwell granted a
temporary injunction Friday restrain
ing the county court of Marion county
from selling the permanent road bonds
Of $65O,OOO which were recently voted
on by the voters Of Lincoln district,
Marion county.
The case was argued before Judge
Maxwell at Fairmont on Monday and
the judges decision rendered Friday
is a victory for the residents OF the
district who objected to the sale Of
the bonds.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
QUARANTINE ORDERED.

HARRISBURG, Pa, August A.
State Commissioner Of Health Dixon
Friday ordered quarantine against
children under sixteen entering the
state from premises in New York and
New Jersey where infantile paralysis
is nrnYalent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
HUGHES PREPARES
IL Start Campaign Trip and is
Filling a Trunk with
Speeches and the Like.

BRIDGEHAMPTON, N. Y, August d.
Charles E. Hughes spent FRIDAY
packing his trunk for his western trip.
One of the three trunks he will take
with him will be filled with memoir
anda. letters, documents and other
data which ne will use in speeches ne
he expects to make. Accompanied by
Mrs Hughes will leave here satur-
dav for New York where the start for
the West will be made tomorrow night
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
TO DROP CHARGES.
COY AsseeIATEp rRIsO

WASHINGTON, August 4.-Chair-
man Webb, Of the House judiciary
committee, Friday presented the re-
mort of the subcommittee investigating
impeachment charges against H.
Snowden Marshall, United States at
t6rney Of New York, recommending
that the proceedings be dropped
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
STRIKE ENDS
Working Button" Strikers at
the PowderIy Mine Decide
to go Back to Work.
tBv ASSOCIATED 'HUSN

CARBoNDALE, Pa, Aug. 4.-The
"working button" strike at Powderly
mine ended today after the idleness
of 700 workmen since Monday inc
three men over whom the strike re-
suited joining the workers union.
The 1,40O Coal Broom mine employees
are still idle because of a similar
strike and to these we're today added
500 men from No. l mine because
seven men there had no buttons. All
are Hudson Coal Company miners
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
VFRDVN IS AGAIN CENTER OF THE WAR STAGE
AMERICAN PROPOSAL is EQUAL SUFFRAGE
REJECTED BY CARRANZA ABLY EXPOUNDED
+ + ++++++++++++#
VOTE TO TABLE.


WASHINGTON, August A.
The Senate commerce commit
tee Friday voted to table Sen
ator Newland's resolution to
direct the interstate commerce
commission to investigate and
report to Congress on wages
and hours OF service OF each
class of railroad employees be-
cause action is deemed mad
visable pending mediation and
arbitration Of disputes between
the railroads and their en-
ployes.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
VESSELS ARE SUNK.


BERLIN, August 4,-The German
admiralty announced FRIDAY that eight
English motor sailing vessels and one
BnglIRh steam trawleF were sunk by
German submarine on the English
aaGt coast Iply e. ... .,..-.-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04

PETROGRAD, via London, Aug. A.
Russian troops have captured the vii
1age of Dudka-Niirynakllia on the riy-
er Stack, left tributary of the Stok-
hOd, it was officially announced today
By the Russian war department. This
village is nineteen miles east Of
Koyel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
REEDS RULING is
GIVEN I'm LETTER
BOMBARD SHIPS.


LONDON, August A bom-
bardment Of ships on the Suez
canal by hostile aeroplanes
was announced today. The at
tack was carried out by two
machines over Lake Tim2ah,
forty-two miles south of Port
Said. The town Of lsmalia on
the lake border also was bonn
barded. No damage was done
by either attack according to
the official statement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
Over the ReCapture Of the VIII
Iage Of FIeury by the
French Troops.
AN EPOCH NOW MARKED
Germans Appear to Be Less
and Less Capable Of 0p-
Grating on Old Scale. g

BERLIN, via London, Aug. Il
The village of FIeury, north of YER
dun, was regained by the Germans
This morning, it was officially an
nounoed today by the German army
headquarters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
TREATY SIGNED.


WASHINGTON, August A.
Acting Secretary Polk an
nounced today that a treaty by
which the United States is to
purchase the Danish West In
dies from Denmark for S25,OOO.-
900 was signed at New York
this morning by Secretary
Lansing and Minister Con-
Btantln Brun,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
THE CIRCULATION

Of the Telegram Is moro than double
tho net paid circulation Of the
other Clarksburg paper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-04
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-02
WHERE MEN WEAR COMBS.
In CeyIon They Mark tho Native
Males Social Standing.


Ceylon is perhaps the only country III
the world where men wear combs. 1t
IS the delight Of the native males Of the
low country to wear their hair twisted
into a roll at the back of the head,
with horseshoe shaped tortoise shell
comb at the top. The women, curiously
enough. do not affect this ornament.
1t appears that one Of the great am
billions Of the Cingalese man Of humble
position IS to possess and wear huge
comb Of the finest luster and most per-
feet manufacture, and many indicate
their higher social status by means Of
an additional comb rising to consider
able height above their glossy coil.
The artist In tortoise shell who makes
these combs obtains his raw materials
from the hawk bill turtle. The turtle
Is killed and its carcass Immediately
Immersed In boiling water. The plates
when separated from the bony part of
the animal are very irregular in form.
Being brittle, they require careful ma
nipulation, especially as a high tenn
perature, which would soften them,
tends to darken and cloud the shell.
They are therefore treated at as low a
heat as is possible for the work.
Thickness IS obtained by softening
several plates and then applying pres
sure, when union of the surfaces
takes place. Under heat the shell also
is nodded into various artificial forms.
Exchange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-02
MAN ARRAIGNED
ON CHARGE OF
MURDER OF 10
YEAR OLD GIRL

Providence. r. l., June 1.-Chief In
spector O'Neil announced this morn
ing that James O'Brien would be ar
raisned tomorrow on a charge of
murder of Beatrice Walter, the 49,
ear-old jewelry worker who was
found dead in a vacant lot shortly
after midnight last night. An autop-
sy will be performed later in the day
in an effort to establish a cause for
the shooting. O'Brien told the police
today that the girl had shot herself
and that he then attempted suicide
The bullet struck his belt buckle and
button and inflicted only a super
fetal wound. He explained the fact
that the revolver was empty by saying
that he fired the other shots into the
air to attract help. The prisoner de-
clares that the girl said several times
last evening that it would be nice to
die together" The police however,
do not place any credence in the sui
eide pact theory.