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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-30
PUBLIC SALE
OF
House oDd Lot.

Nv virtue of the will of Mrs. Nancy Siser de-
ceased the undersigned Executor will offer at public
sale 10 the highest bidder, before the Hotel Rumsey,
In ShepherdstoWn. w. Va, on
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-30
Special Commissioners Sale
OF
Valuable Real Estate

Pursuant to decree Of the Circuit Court % =,
ferson County. West Virginia. made and ents,a Ie'
the 10th day OF December. 1913 in the cE,Toio1
cause OF Ellen B. Grove and r. c. Grove -,el
w. H. Billmyer and others. the undersigned e ,Slsl
commissioners viii, on wv
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-30


is intended 10 prevent Governor-elect
John J. Cornwell from making changes
among appointive officers. This meas
ure is vicious and cowardly attempt TO
take from the new Governor his natural
rights and at the same time perpetuate in
office men-good, bad and Indifferent
who have been active in the interest Of
the Hatfield machine. Many Of these Of
ficials have neglected their public duties
the past year and have run all over the
State electioneering for the Hatfield faction
and trying TO keep themselves in office.
The Hatfield administration having been
repudiated by the people and change
called for, in all fairness the Governor
should be allowed to carry out the wish
es OF the majority that elected him. But
Hatfield says No! And 10 their shame,
tie members OF the Legislature have
played the part ofwelcherS. Fortunately,
Governor-elect Cornwell is courageous
and honest and reSourceful, and we look
for him TO be what the people elected him
to be, Democratic Governor.
Governor Hatfield attempted another
desperate scheme last Friday, when he
sent special message 10 the Legislature,
urging an investigation by a commission
that he should appoint OF alleged election
frauds in certain counties that gave DEM
ocratic majorities. The plain intent oil
this bill was 10 prepare the way for a
contest that would prevent MIR. Cornwell
from being seated as Governor, and was
TOO rank even for the partisan majority
that had heretofore been subservient to
Governor Hatfield. II was so unfair and
IFS intent to abrogate the expressed will
OF the people was so thinly veiled that
the Republicans revolted against it. All
day Saturday and Sunday the influence OF
the Governor and his faction was exerted
to the utmost TO get sufficient support 10
pass the measure, but i. could not be done,
and the conspir ators were reluctantly
forced to abandon the attempt.
Rather ashamed OF the discreditable
business in which they were engaged,
the Republicans agreed upon adjourn
ment on Tuesday, and though the pri-
mary and registration bills that they pass
ed were full OF flaws, the majority re-
fused to take time 10 correct the defects.
AS the terms of the present members OF
the Legislature have now expired, there
is no fear OF further trouble from partisan
action.
There have not been in this generation
such revolutionary tactics and such unfair
methods as those sponsored by the Hat
field faction OF the Republican party OF
West Virginia in their attempts TO prevent
the seating OF Democratic Governor.
They seem to be absolutely desperate,
and this leads TO the suspicion that they
must have some cause 10 fear an honest
Democrats presence in the State House.
Wonder what Governor Cornwell will
uncover.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-11-30
Saturday, December 10, 1914

at the front door OF the Rumsey Hotel pror.,,.
West Virginia. At 80 o',fI.} m
the afternoon OF that day, Uiier for sale r. r h %
est bidder the following described real .,t7. sl'
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
May Send New Column.

Fl Paso, Tex, March 22.-AmI can military authorities are cont plating sending a new column Mexico from Fadens, a village tn miles east of here, it was reported day. It was stated that this plan under consideration as an alternal should Carranza refuse the request the Washington government for Use of the Mexico Northern railrl over which to transport supplies American troops.
 The mystery over what is hapn ing between Juarez and Casas GrI des is deeper than ever today. distance between these two townd about 130 miles traversed by the h4 leo Northwestern Railway. Cl Gavira declared yesterday that he sending out a repair train under gu| to restore the wires and report what caused their interruption. Ea today no report has been received q the Mexican officials profess to completely at a loss as to what cured.
 As the time lengthens since Ell Lieutenant Robert H. Willis IT,, \ Edgar s. Gorrell, who disappea1 with their aeroplanes into the C' huahua desert fears for their saf deepen. The two officers started tll flight from Columbus Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
Leaves Death and Property De-
 StruCtiOn in Its Wake TRAIN BLOWN FROM TRACK
Three Coaches Lifted From Rails But No One Is Seriously Hurt Chicago Visited by Heavy Sleet storm.

Logansport, Ind, March 22.-Re ports received early today from the district which was swept by a tor nado late last night show that one man was killed, probably twenty per- sons injured, and many thousands of dollars damage done. The storm, which did not last more than ten minutes, swept across this city in a narrow path In the business dis trict roofs were torn off, windows broken and trees uprooted. Trees fall ing across telegraph and telephone wires severed wire communication. Street car traffic was brought to a standstill by debris heaped upon the tracks and the carrying away of elec- tric light wires left the city in dark ness.
 The roof of a broom factory was blown off and crashed against the home of Benjamin Ricketts, killing w. J. Ricketts and injuring other mem bers of the family.
 An unidentified woman was brought tc this city from Trimmer, Ind, where she had been severely cushed.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
SIeet Storm in Chicago.

Chicago, March 22.-A sleet storm today followed the rain and thunder storm which caused considerable damage to electric light and tele- phone wires throughout the city last night. Whole streets and sections of the city were left in darkness, but little property damage was done. One or two small fires broke out.
 Reports from the northeastern part of Illinois, in the vicinity of Kanka- kee and Beaverville, and from Marion and LOgansport Ind, told of a. tor rado, which caused the loss of one life, injury to a number of persons and heavy property damage. Tele- graph and telephone wires were down and communication With outlying points were cut off.
 Marion, Ind, reported a passenger train on the Toledo. St. Louis and Western Glover Leaf railroad, brown from the tracks near that city late last night. Several persons were injured but none was killed Four cars were overturned and a fifth was tilted dangerously
 Five houses were destroyed at Pittsville, H., and ten demolished at Kankakee
 Beaverville, Ill.,, and Morocco, Ind, were said to have suffered.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
Fire Sweeps Over Prairics.

Topeka, Kas., March 22.-Prairie fires are burning in a dozen western Kansas counties, today, vegetation having been made very dry by eX treme heat and the high winds of the, last few days. Although no loss of life has been reported many houses were caught in the fast moving flames and pasture lands have been reduced to vast reaches of black stubble.
 One blaze which started near Le- otl, Wichita county, started eastward, burned it's way through Scott and Lane counties and finally was be- lieVed to be under control west of Uti. ca, Ness county, a distance of seventy miles. Modoc, Scott county is in the path of the flames and seven houses are said to have been burned there.
 Dodge City maintained fire guard all last night on the edge of the city to check the flames which threatened from the northwest. Fires were burn ing in six counties to the north and west of that place.
 Volunteer fire. fighters worked all night in various places blowing fire guard furrOWs, carrying water and us- ing other meth ods to stop the advance of the flames.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
RAILROAD EMBARGO
 EXTENDS TO SUNDAY
New Haven Road Gives Notice of Change Which Called For Early
 Removal of Restrictions

New Haven, March 22.-The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company today announced that the freight embargo effective at midnight March IS, and which was to have ended at midnight March 22, has been extended to Sunday night next.
 The embargo was placed "upon all freight originating at stations on the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad or the Central New England railway, and Connecting lines, consigned to Harlem river or via piers Nos. 31, 37, 3S, 39, 40, 41, 4c, and 70, East river, New York, North First street, Brooklyn, and all other Brooklyn terminals; or when consigned to cOastwise or ocean steamship lines via the above named piers and terminals, or when for ighterage from Harlem river for said lines or terminals
 The previous notice said that the embargo would expire on March 22 "as to New York local delivery, but not on freight for export.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
VILLA PURSUIT SCREENED BY VEIL OF CENSORSHIP;
 AVIATORS STILL MISSIN
MEXICAN SITUATION
 PLEASES WASHINGTON
Carranza Cooperating and Protocol Will Soon Be
 in Force,

Washington March 22-Latest of ficial advices from the American eX-e peditionary forces in Mexico say that Gen. Pershing and his men are close to Villa and his outlaws. All des- patches told of the cooperation of the Carranza soldiers in the band chase.
 Despite unofficial reports of un settled conditions in the interior of Mexico and along the border. Secre tary Baker said that although the situation was fraught with many pos abilities, to date there had been no unfavorable developments.
 In response to request from Gen Funston additional troops are being sent to the border. The Fifth Caval- ry Squadrons at Fort Myer, Va, Fort Sheridan, Ill.,, and Fort Leavenwortf, Kansas, and the 24th Infantry at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., were under orders to start south today.
 In official circles it was said today that the protocol proposed by Car ranza to govern the pursuit of Villa by the international forces will be in force within a few days. Acting | Secretary of State Polk and Eliseo | Arredondo, the Mexican ambassador designate, have virtually agreed upon the terms of the proposed conVen- | ton.
 Senator Sherman of Illinois, today | introduced a resolution to authorize and direct the president at once to
 call for 50, 900 volunteers for service 1 in Mexico Under the rules it lies on
 the table until tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22

INTERNED STEAMER
 TO BE TAKEN NORTH
U. $. Cruiser Goes After Cormorant As Tropical Climate Works Hard-
 ships on Crew.

Washington, March 22-The United States cruiser Brooklyn, which sailed from Manila last Thursday, is due to arrive today at Guam, from which port, it is understood, she will con voy to San Francisco the German cruiser Cormorant, which sought to refuge there when she was pursued by a Japanese warship some months ago.
 The Brooklyn left Manila under orders and her destination had been the subject of more or less conjec- ture.
 During the flight the Cormorant's crew tore up the wooden deck floors for fuel and the exposed iron radiat- ed so much heat that they suffered several of them developing sym toms of insanity.
 After the Cormorant had interned at Guam it became apparent that the extreme tropical heat and neces- sary restrictions imposed made liV- ing conditions aboard the vessel un- satisfactory for the crew. As a re- suit it was later decided by the naval authorities to bring the Cormorant and her crew to the United States. Physicians from Manila were order ed to accompany the crew.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
JUMP FOR SAFETY
 FROM THIRD STORY
Ten Men Leap for Lives in Bridge port Fire-AutO Truck
 Runs Wild.

Bridgeport, March 22.-Panic re- sulting from a small fire in the Hamilton Brass campany's building, Middle and Golden streets, at noon today, caused ten persons to jump from a third story window to a shed below. Michael Cobally, aged 30, who gave his address as 150 Thompson street, sustained a fracture of the right ankle. He is in St. Vincent's hospital. Herbert Tier, 760 Broad street, whose clothing was ablaze was rescued by fellow workers without ap- parent injury.
 A dense smoke cutting off the exits caused the panic among thirty en- plOyes of the w. B. Gilbert Pattern Co. The lives of several were un- doubtedly saved by the assurances of aremen in the street below which barely prevented others jumping the full distance of three stories. The fire started in @ Japanning oven. In responding to the alarm Engine No. 4, newly equipped tractor, failed to track down a steep hill and upset. Norman Wheeler, driver, strapped to the seat, was rescued from the debris of a tree that had heen struck and splintered by the engine. without serious injury
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
No Illness Among Troops.

Columbus, N. M, March 22.--No single case of illness has been rcpori among the Americans troops VI Gen. Pershing's eXpeditionary colul in Mexico, Lieut.. Col. Prick in chai of the base hospital here asserted day. Army medical officers consi, this a remarkable showing in view the heat, the sandstorms of the des and the disease, which has followed the wake of four years Of civil V in Mexico, to all of which the soldi have been exposed in their mar It was asserted that much credit due the preventative measures ado ed before the start of the expeditie arY force.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
WHITE HOUSE DENIES
 BERLIN SEEKS PEACE
Says Germany Has Made No Representations to United
 States.

Washington, March 22-President House today as being resentful of the publication of stories that Ambas- sador Gerard had reported Germany was about to make a move for peace. ter1zed as being based on differences. This statement was issued:
 President Wilson, through Secre- tary Tumulty, today authorized a denial of stories appearing in papers to the effect that the purpose of Am bassador Gerard's remaining in Berlin was to await Germany's proposal for peace. There is no justification for that inference being drawn.'
 Yesterday the state department took notice of the publications by denying that Germany had intimated to the United States that the time was ripe for the United States, as the largest neutral, to renew it's friendly offices for peace, or that the United States had been informed that MT. Gerard had been requested to post pone his vacation because of pending peace negotiations.
 Unofficial reports reaching here to- Qdy Sdlu Iuo dlllDdSSduOr actually 1du postponed his vacation, but gave no reason.
 The state department today again took cognizance Of the report and the following statement was issued:
 Any statement that the German government had intimated that it desired this government to act as mediator in peace negotiations or had in any way suggested, formally or in formally, that this government should take the matter up with other powers is absolutely without foundation, and the state department has no informa- tlon that Germany is preparing to make 8 definite move in the direction of peace.'
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
HANCE ESTATE APPRAISED.

The estate of Charlotte Hance of Cedar street has been appraised at $5,74464 by Albert H. Schilling and l.. o. Lusk, who today made their report to the probate court. Of this sum S2,3S1 is represented by inter- est in property at 42 Cedar street. The rest, $3,353.64, is cash in vari~ ous banks. The deceased had depos- it's in the Bowery Savings bank, Irving Savings Institute and Broadway Saw ings bank of New York, also in the Savings Bank at Southold, Long Is- land, and the Savings Bank of New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
0UIGLEY DUCkING PROPOSED DEBATE Curtis Terms Do Not Suit Mayor-To Address Work
 CTS at Factories.

Whether the much talked of de- bate between Mayor Quigley and Councilman Curtis materializes or not, the mayoralty fight will begin in earnest next week. The battle it is announced, will open with a series of noon time speeches by the mayor at the. local factories and two evening addresses in halls.
 Next Monday noon the mayor will speak at the main entrance of Lan- ders, Frary and Clark on Center street. Tuesday at noon. he will ad- dress factory crowds at r. S F. Cor bins. Wednesday at the Stanley Rule and Level Co. Thursday at the Corbin Screw Corporation plant on High street and Friday, he will wind up his talks to the laboring mon with ;,, speech at Russell x F1rwin's
 Monday night the mayor will ta k before a gathering in Lithuanian hall on Park street and Wednesday right will address a crowd at Skri- tulsky's hall on Broad street.
 While Mayor Quigley had prepared TO- formal answer today to the broad side addressed to him yesterday by Councilcan O. F. Curtis, he intimated that the debate would never take place on the terms and conditions inn posed by the councilman from the third The mayor was reminded he said, of the famous battle between Charles Mitchell, champion of Eng land, and John l.. Sullivan in Paris many years ago. The encounter took place in a 27-foot ring and Mitchell gave Sullivan a real run for his money Finally Sullivan, who was nearly winded from his vain efforts to get a shot at his nimble foe, de- manded to know whether Mitchell thought he signed for a fight or a foot race.
 Mayor Quigley maintains MT. Cur tis is seeking a foot race rather than a battle at close quarters. Let him get down to cases, name a definite subject and not wander all over a ten acre pasture and I'll debate said the mayor in conclusion.
 While the proposed debate is caus- ing no end Oi comment all over the city no thinking person appears to take the matter seriously and it is the general belief that Mayor Quigley will never consent to meet the third ward councilman There are many who assert that the mayor wants no part of an argument with such a willy camDaigner as Councilman Curtis and will duck the engagement at the first convenient opportunity, which the present situation seems to furnish.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
DUTCH PERPLEXED
 BY TUBANTIA CASE
No Further Action Will Be Taken Until Wreck is Examined by
 Divers.

The Hague March 21. via Londor, March 22, 11:40 a. m.-The Tubantia case is causing serious perpleXity to the Dutch government. The Associa- ted Press is informed authoritatively that no further action will be taken by the government until the result of an examination by divers is known, but it is admitted that it will be exceedingly difficult to find traces of the supposed torpedo in the coal bunkers of the Tubantia at a depth of sixteen or seventeen fathomS.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
Damage in Paris ConHagration Placed as High as $5,000,000
THIRTY BLOCKS DESTROYED
Electric Pumping Plant in Path of Flames and Water Supply Is Usc- less-Residents Face Food Famine As Supply Was Burned.

Paris, Texas, March 22.-With ap- proximately ten thousand persons homeless the entire business section wiped out and from 1900 to 2,00O dwellings destroyed, the fire which started late yesterday afternoon still was burning early today. The prop crty loss it is estimated. will reach $3,500,000.
 Reports were circulated that from ten to thirty persons had lost their lives. Confirmation, however, was lacking.
 Thousands of homeless men, women and children were being cared for to- day in private residences, railway sta tions and the few remaining public buildings. The food supply is a seri- ous problem, every hotel. restaurant and grocery in the city having. been wiped out. Tn all about thirty blocks were destroyed.
 The wind, which was blowing a gale when the fire started, shifted at day light and the fire was slowly travel ing in a southerly direction, spreading the flames throughout the residence district.
 Churches Are Destroyed.
 The fire started about 5:30 yester- day afternoon in storage warehouse belonging to s. J. Long. In less than two hours, the wind, blowing south west to northwest, had laid waste 8 section extending from Eighteenth to TWenty-fifth streets in width, and along several blocks of the Texas and Pacific right of way, burning several of the most costly residences, the Episcopal the Congregational and First Baptist churches, several apart ment houses, the Gibraltar and Mer- rick hotels and many other structures.
 Fire fighting apparatus was brought from Dallas, Sherman. Greenville and Bonham, Texas, and Hugo, Oklahoma.
 Toward midnight the wind died down and the fire began to subside Virtually every building on either side of the square in, the heart of the business section was destroyed.
 Water Supply Fails.
 The Paris water supply is drawn from a storage lake six miles west of town and is pumped by electrically driven engines. The electric power plant having been consumed early in the evening, and all telephone wires put out of commission there was no means of notifying the engineer at the storage lake to start the emergency pumps.
 The central fire station also had been burned, together with most of the city's fire hose.
 The flames first made a clean sweep of the southern part of the city, burn ing a path three to four blocks wide extending to the public square, where a large open space arrested the course of the fire temporarily. Thence the fire was swept by the gale into the residential section, mill districts and on until about thirty city blocks were consumed.
 Later estimates place the total loss at $5,OOO,000
 Thirty blocks containing the busi- ness district and from 1,500 to 2,OO0 homes were swept by the fire but so far as reported only one life was lost, a negro.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
RUSSIANS SINK STEAMER
Czar's Warship Destroys Ship on Way to COnstaDtinoplc With Supply cf Provisions.

London, March 22, 11:31 a. m.- The sinking by a Russian warship of the steamship Esperanza of Kaliakra off the Rumanian coast of the Black Sea, is reported in a Reuter- des. patch filed at Bucharest on Sunday. The FIsperanza, a 1000 ton vessel flying the German flag, is said to have been loaded with foodstuffs for Con- stantinople. The crew was captured by the Russians.
 The despatch also reports the sink ing of a score of small sailing ships with cargoes of food.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
COLLISION KILLS FOUR
West Bound Freight PIunges Head-on Into East Bound Train on Cana dian Railroad.

Quebec, Que, March 22.-Four men were killed and several injured in a collision between two freight trains at midnight last night at Val Brilliant, on the Inter- colonial Rail- way in Rimouski county. News of the wreck reached here today.
 The victims were members of the crew of a west bound freight which plunged head-on into an east bound train which had stopped at Val Bril- Iant The accident was attributed to a frozen switch.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22

London, March 22, 9:57 a. m.-The Dutch foreign office announces that no representations were made by Holland to Germany in connection with the singing of the Tubanta, says a Reuter- despatch from The Hague. The Dutch minister in Berlin had been instructed to ask the German government to open an inquiry, in view of the statements made by of ficers of the Tubantia. These in structions, however, were cancelled when the German minister at The Hague made a declaration in behalf of his government.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
IAFOLLETTE THE WINNER.

Fargo, N. D., March 22-Returns available today indicate that United States Senator Robert M LaFOllette of Wisconsin. defeated Henry D. Es- tabrook, of New York, as the choice of the republicans in yesterdays presidential primary. but by a ma jority less than anticipated by his supporters.
 The returns are coming in slowly because of severe snow storms
New Britain herald., 1916-03-22
Three Killed, Indianapolis Says.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 22-- Three men were killed two women and two men were seriously hurt. more than fifty persons received minor injuries and property was damaged to thousands of dollars bv the wind storm which swept north ern Indiana late last night, accord ing to reports received here today. The storm prostrated wire service throughout the northern part of the state.