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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-06

su1,s1cs 6 fessiand. a me isxpts,s
'tiehs ct San Diego o. ~ the prairie
states ot ia Made Vest He has 70.
4uted t6a slander, sometimes hsard IN
the e4ete East, that the pepple Of ,l!,
great Weat do not cere What hupperA
to their fellow citizens In Mexico fr
to the nag beyond the border. NJ
man born In the West has firmrt
faith in the fundamental patriatiSl
and dominant Amesicanism" OF the
people Of that section than Mr.
Hughes. He holds them responsible
10 larGe measure for the encourage
ment and support he received while
Governor Of New York In his war
upon political graft and political boss.
ism. He thinks they had much to DO
with eonscripttnE him as the chan.
plop OF nationalism In the current cam.
paixn. He showed bis confidence In
their practical ldsalism when 10 made
the Mexican disgraee" an uppeFmest
issue of his campaign He has been
vindIcatsd By the response his arraim.
ment Of the Administration % tbs
score has everywhere evoked. From
Maine to californis "ths Neuean w.
grace" - . sore subject With ~.
blooded Americans today. But %.
where bstween the oceans are ths ost-,
RACES inflicted IN Mexico upon Ansri.
can honor. life and property more
keenly resented than around the lrs,
sides Of the great West. Mr.. Hughes
Is NO stranger to the West His
straiShnsEsasd talk - Nszes lsslaa
It -,oX,
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THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
aold Papers"
NJ OLIVE MARTIN.

h OLIVE MARTIN.
4CpQlTight 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndlcate.)
5EffTHE FIRST snow Of the season."
Lorena looked out Of the
big window in the living
room and watched the feathery flakes
of White busting the street and side
HnA II had been growing steadily
colder all morning and an east wind
vas blowing, She had had Mary light
the frate and big CHEEKY fire was
DOW roaring up the chimney.
How time dies! Dear me, I'd no
idea the month was so far along. I've
BEEN 90 busy with the campaign for
The new baby hospital that I've lost
track OF the days." She turned to a
lee1egdar. "Goodness! It's the middle
Qf November; next week will be
Thanksgtving. Well. after I get the
papers gathered and sold I'll have
time to keep track OF the days and
get ready for Christmas"
She turned to the window again. II
l&tsh those little boys would hurry
with their wagons: it's after one now
and there's SO much to do"
But Just then two figures with an
express wagon came up the street and
further along, two more.
Here they are now, bless their
beSrts, and now for work."
In Q few minutes noisy little
crowd was around the fire getting in
Htructions. "Tony, you go to Salem
ptTeet on the side with even numbers,
ind Mike take the other side. Sera-
bhino take Kildoo street, both sides,
Its 40 short, and Nicholas and Reu-
ben and Patrick go around the Park.
Go:to the back doors and ask the peo-
Die II they have any old papers they
don't need-that the money they
hrt1g 10 for the new baby hospital,
and you'll take anything they have,
newspapers and all"
"Yas'm!" exclaimed the chorus.
And when you come back I'll have
u nice hot supper for you with all the
noodles you can think Of"
'Hurray!" they cried.
The crowd departed and Lorena
looked fondly after her little settle
mept people. Her life was full Of
1hese things now, charity aud good
works. that kept her busy and her
thoughts of the past. A half dozen
years before great tragedy had
home into her life.
| She returned to the library and
picked up q photograph from the Ia
dear. the last time saw you was
u day ike this, but somehow it didn't
beem cold like today. The world even
Without the sunshine was rosy and
warm and glowing because was with
you. Can't You whisper to me through
The mysterious spaces that separate
As7 Are You living or dead, and why
did you never send me any word
when you went away? You looked
that day as II you wanted to cay
homething and couldn't. What was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-06

Halo. bcyll - IN fnei ~
Es e. sAss's sollssllp E 49, slsgad
~. are. a.y. Jon at nys n
are atter our third load.
mo, I'm afraid yea got an I he'd.
Where are you taking themf"
ITO Mise LoSena Herrick's on 0yc.
amore street"
"Iorena dsrriek'si" he slmoss
shouted. He stood looking dsSedly
into the shabby little wagon. regard.
Ness Of the curious eyes turned on
him standing bareheaded In the snow,
Lorena Herrick! The name That had
been buried In his heart Tor yeafsi
Then suddenly the words took form
and gazed up at his from . letter In
the bottom Of the othsEviss empty
wagon. There It lay. old, yellow and
soiled. but the inscription on u stood
out plain. Miss Loreps Herrick, ITO
Sycamore street, prewton, N. =. The
stamp was uncapceled and the yritipg
his OWE. He picked Il up beWildered
Where DID this come from?"
Don't know. Must fallen QUE Of
something" came the answer.
TITS for Miss Herrick. I'll take e
to her." He turned and strobe away.
Lorena stood before the Gre, TIE
paper clasped tight to her breast. The
early twilight was falling, but she
had no light other than the great fire.
Robert: dear. good-pishtl" abe
breathed softly over and over To the
mysterious figures dancing In the
flames.
The front door opened aud closed,
and Robert himself came into the
room, hatless, snow-covered and VERY
pale. Lorena drew back, almost fall.
ing. then suddenly broke into ner-
vous little laugh.
You've come for this, Of Counsel"
She held out the paper.
I've come. dear girl Of my dreams.
for you. Here is the letter which
never was posted. absent-minded beg.
gar that I am. Am too late, Lorena.
after six years?"
For answer. she held up her face to
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In olden times. when salt was not
20 easily obtained as It is today. Il
was regarded In some countries as a
luxury. This seems strange. does It
not? At one time the Chinese made
It into little cakes, stamped the image
Of the emperor upon 1t, and used It as
money. In Arabia those who together
ate food which had been sailed. be-
lleveG that this established q special
bond Of friendship between them. This
led o the old saying: "There Is salt
between u.s."
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HUGHES OR wILsoNi
RooSEyEIT's ANsWEA

Against Mr.. Wilson'S con-
binatlon Of grace in eloeutien
with futility In aetion; against
his record Of words pnbacked b
deeds or betrayed b. deeds. ~
see Mr. Hughes rugged and N,
compromising atFeightfoy1ard.
ness of character and aet3sn b
every once he has held. We
put the man who thinks ana
speaks directly. and whose
words have always been made
good. against the man whose
adrolt and facils sloeutiop q
used to conceal his plsns Or his
want Of plans, The next four
years may well b. years II tfs.
mendous national strain. Which
Of the two men do ron, ths
American people, wish AZ the
helm during these four years;
the man who has been actually
tried and found wanting, o. he
man whose whole career IN pub.
lie Office is q guarantee Of h,s
power and good faithf But one
answer Is possible; and II must
be given By the American people
through the election Of Charles
Evans Hughes as President Of
the United States,'-RooseyeJA
In Maine Speech.
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His Worst Book.

In "a Last Memory of Robert Louis
Stevenson" by Charlotte Eaton, this
curious incident is recorded: "What
do you consider your brightest fall
ure7p the novelist was asked. "tBoc-
tor Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde.'n be replied.
without a moments hesitation. adding {:
"That is the worst thing ever wrote."
Yet in 4 standard book Of brief biog-
raphles this is the one book title given
under the name Of the author.
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Soon after Mr.. Hughes was nomt
pated friend said to him: Governor
u the American people forget the Meri.
caa 0sHees they DO no. deserve to
hare zen for President" Quick as q
dash he replied: "The candidate who
lodges tbs Mexican Disgrace does not
deserve to be President" He did not
pass around bis address Of acceptance
for compliment Or criticism In ad.
vance Of It's delivery but the amount
Of space he devoted to the Mexican
disgrace-'thAt confused chapter Of
blunders'-surprised no one who had
talked with him since bis nomination.
It has been in bis mind aud on his
mind more than any ether single prob
lem with which 1T. Wilson bias pal.
tered. To talk With him Is to see at once
the reality Of bis indignation over the
heartless manner In which American
men, women and children. American
citizens. soldiers and sailors have been
abandoned BY the Administration along
and across the Rio Grande. the VIC
Tins Of Mexican armed forces. outfit.
ted with American ammunition and
American rides. Mkxieans whom Mr..
Wilson has coddled one day as pa.
triots only to chase the next as
bandits.
II Is apparently the belief of Mr..
Wilson that the people Of the United
States are not Interested in Mexico.
Bis defenders have declared that 1t
was on "old story and out of date"
Mr.. Hughes has a better opinion Of his
fellow countrymen. He has proved
himself better Judge Of their feelings.
He has made 1.-THE Mexican disgrace"
q foremost issue OF his campaign. He
has assalled the record of the Admin
istration in that respect in almost
every speech he has Rade. He has new
er failed to strike 0 responsive chord
In the hearts Of his audience, whether
speaking In Carnegie Hall, New York,
from the platform of his train at
Grand Forks. North Dakota. to u vast
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
LOAN TO
GREAT BRITAIN
ANNOUNCED TODAY
BY MORGAN FIRM
England Borrows Sum
OF $25O,OOO,0OO at
Five Per Cent
WILL RUN
FOR TWO YEARS

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)
New York, Aug. 16.-Formal an
nouncement was made today by j. P.
Morgan & Co., as syndicate managers,
OF the new loan to Great Britain, az
gregating s250,OO0, 900, to run for two
years at 5 per cent interest.
The details of the terms of the loan
are very much the same as have al.
ready been published in unofficial
forecasts. It is described as a negO-
tiation by the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland" and is in
the form Of gold notes dated septem-
Der /. 1916.
The government reserves the right
to redeem the issue in whole or in
part on 30 days notice at any time
up to August 81, 1917, at 101 and ac.
crued interest. Pledged against the
loan are securities to the value of
$500. OO0, 600, divided into three groups
Of 100000 each, which include stocks.
bonds and other securities of Ameri-
can corporations, securities OF the Do
minion Of Canada and the Canadian
Pacific railway and securities Of Ar
g%entine. Chill, Norway, Sweden, Den.
mark, Switzerland and Holland. The
banking syndicate will underwrite the
notes at SO and interest.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
REPORT
ON REVENUE BILL
MADE BY SENATE
COMMITTEE TODAY
Measure Is Expected to
Raise $205, 900, 600
Per Year
DEMOCRATIC VOTE
FOR PROPOSITION

10y Leased Wire to New M~exican.)
Washington, Aug. 16.-By a strict
Democratic vote, the senate finance
committee today ordered a. favorable
report to the senate on the revised
revenue bill, calculated to raise about
$205. O00, 900 d year. Chairman sim.
mons. in submitting the report, said
Republican senators would be given
several days to study the measure.
Meanwhile he proposed. after dispo.
sition of the shipping bin, the senate
should take up the workmen's com.
pensation bill. The finance commit.
tee today added a provision that after
ninety days following passage Of the
revenue bill, no frozen halibut or sal
mon from the North Pacific ocean
shall be admitted into the United
States through any foreign country
except when they shall be IN bond
from an American port.
The proposal is made to encourage
Americans in this industry which has
rapidly been taken over by Great
Britain.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Alth0ugh
technically not completed, the naval
bill, carrying S315, 100000, had been
approved in its main provisions by
congress and was today in the hands
OF a conference committee only to set
tie difficulties between the house and
on navy yard appropriations.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
MAN ENRICHED AT
EXPENSE OF NATION
TRAITOR, HUGHES
TELLS PORTLAND
Cannot Save Country
By Letting It Drift,
He Declares
BIG PROBLEMS
AFTER THE WAR
(Ry speeIaI VIZ . New Mexlcan.l

(By Special Wire to New Mexican.)
Portland, Ore. Aug. 16.-Charles e
Hughes, in an address to the Portland
Advertising club, in which he advo
Gated commercial preparedness fol
European competition through the
agency Of a protective tariff, today
branded as a traitor to his country,
the man who sought to build up his
private fortune by foreign trade.
THE man who tries to get the better
Of the public for his private purposes, .
the nominee said, "is a traitor to the
government. We will go ahead and
put these traitors out Of business
while we build up the business of the
United States"
THE commercial problems which
the country will face after the war,
Mr.. Hughes said, will be greater than
ever before. SWe must save this
country every day. 1t won't be saved
by letting it drift. It won't be saved
by taking everything for granted. It's
Industries won't be conserved by in
dulging in good wishes around the
club table. We have got to take ac-
count Of the lessons learned on the
other side and apply them. We have
got to consider honest business with
the success and pride that it deserves
and we have got to fearlessly con-
denim abuses.
I'VE have the basis for success.
What we now need is, first. the mo.
tive power of the answering ma.
tionalism which viii fill US with a
dominant sense Of patriotic loyal to-
the United States. With that we want
a conception of real development.
We want to be well prepared, well or
gained commercially and Industrial
". We have got TO match organiza-
ton with organization. preparedness
abroad with preparVS aess at home in
all things
In opening his address, Mr.. Hughes
declared that while he was speaking
to the Portland Advertising club, he
was a member of The Republican
Advertising club" 'For the present !
spokesman Of that organization.
he continued. 'It was not ever thus"
After the laughter which greeted
remark had subsided, the nomi-
nee continued:
"A short time ago I was long on
silence and short Of talk; now I am
long on talk and short on silence.
The reason is that I was mandamused
In Oregon"
Mr.. Hughes reference to the action
lf Oregon Republicans in i%nstructlng
heir delegates to the Chicago conven-
lion for him was greeted with ap.
After his address, Mr.. Hughes went
or a four hour automobile ride along
he Columbia highway.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
Woman Kills Woman
Before Big Crowd;
jealousy Was Cause

Marysyille, Mo-, Aug. 16.-While
scores of travellers at the Burlington
depot looked on today. Mrs. @. A. Gil.
more, as years old, wife Of a local liv.
cry proprietor, fired four shots at
Mrs. Ella Ships. also OF Marysville.
All the bullets took effect. Mrs.
Ships died a few minutes later. Mrs.
Gilmore handed her revolver to a by.
stander, walked to the sheriffs Office
and surrendered.
Both families are prominent. Mrs.
Ships was 33 years old aud divorced.
Mrs. Gilmore recently filed suit for
divorce. Jealousy is said to have
prompted the shooting.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
NEARLY $4,000 AUSTRIANS
CAPTURED BY BRUSS|LL0FF
Over $50 Cannon and
1926 Machine Guns in
Slav Loot
RECORD MADE
IN TWO MONTHS
Italians Continue Push
Against Teutons Near
Gorilla
.By Lsased WIre q New MexIean.l

ny Leased Wire 10 New M~exlcan.)
PETROGRAD, Aug. 16.ZAccord-
ing to final reports received says
the Official statement today athe total
captures BY the troops Of General
Rrussllof during the operations from
June a 70 August IL, in which period
the fortified lines Of the AustTo-Cer-
mans stretching from the River
Prlpet to the Rumanian front, were
taken, were as follows:
"The number Of officers and men,
Including ~combatants and non-com-
batants, taken prisoner and cannon
and machine guns taken by the
troops of General Letchitzky, 2,f49
officers, foo,5BB men, 127 cannon, 424
machine guns, IA bombs and eight
bomb tbrowers and 35 powder carts.
BY General s~akharoff, 1867 officers,
a7,24s men, rs guns, 232 machine
guns, 119 bomb and mine throWers
and 1913 powder carts
BY General scherbatchoff. 1926 off.
GERS, 55.749 men, SIS guns. 211 machine
guns, 20 bomb and mine throwers,
and 1923 powder carts.
THUS the total captured were
7757 officers, 350,S55 men, 450 guns,
1926 machine guns. 43S mine and
bomb throwers and 292 powder carts.
IN addition there were taken a
large number Of rifles. 80 vorsts Of
small gauge railways, telegraphic ma
terials and several depots Of ammu-
milton and engineers materiaIs.Y
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
Earthquake Shock Is
Reported in Italy

Paris, Aug. 16.-A Havas agency
dispatch from Rome today reports
an earthquake shock at Rimini, An.
coma and Pesaro and in the neighbor-
ing region. The shock was felt at
about 8 o'clock this morning, many
houses collapsing. 1T is feared, =
says the dispatch, that at Rimini
persons are under the ruins No
deaths are reported from Pesaro or
Ancona.
Chicago, Aug. 16.-Aavin T. Hert, Of
Kentucky, manager Of the western
campaign headquarters Of the Repub-
iican national committee, returned to
Chicago today and announced the ap-
pointment of a western campaign
committee Of five composed Of James
R. Garfield, Of Ohio; Harold Ickes, OF
Illinois: James A. Hemenway. Of IN.
diana: R. B. Howell. of Nebraska, and
John T. Adams, OF Iowa.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
LEADING
MEXICAN PATRIOTS
TO Be TRIED BY
COURTS-MARTIA
Grand Attempt Made
To Stamp DisloyaIty
Out in Nation
FACES
TREASON CHARGE
(By Leased wire 70 New MexIcan.l

10y Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
chihuahua City, Mex, Aug. 16.-
Preparations are under way here for
the greatest series of courts martials
ever held in Mexico, in an effort to
stamp out disloyalty in northern Mex
leo. One hundred prominent figures
in Mexican politics are held awaitine
trial here in connection with the dis.
covery of recent revolutionary plots
and hundreds Of witnesses being sum.
moned from over the republic. In the
first of the courts martial, Jarrolla A.
Priete today was found not guilty.
General Jacinto Trevino received
reports from Colonel Zuazua at st.
Andres Durango, $50 miles southwest
Of Parral, saying that a band Of IA
men under one OF the Murga brothers,
and another Of 80 under Martin
Lopez had fled before his column
into the hills and scattered. He had
learned from a ranchman, he said that
five OF the fugitives. who are making
their way toward Rineon de Chuvis-
a are wounded. "A detachment has
been sent in pursuit, it was reported.
Reports from Saltillo said that a
conference Of railroad superintend-
ents of the lines in northern Mexico
is being held there. Means Of i'm
proving the rail service in this sec
ton are being discussed.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
Germany Must
Make RcparatiOn
In Fryatt Case

London, Aug. 16.-Replying to
a question in the house of COM
mons today, Premier Asquith said
that the government was determ-
ined that this country "will not
tolerate resumption Of diplomatic
relations with Germany after the
war, until r%eparation is made in
regard to the execution Of Cap,
tain Fryatt.
Some Of our a%llies,P continued
the premier, have suffered by
brutalities even mor gross. We
are in consultation with them as
to what conditions should be ex-
pected in the terms OF peace to
secure %reparation that will satisfy
Justice"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
NEW REFINEaIgs

Denver. Colo, Aug. 16.-The Great
Western Sugar company has let con.
tracts for the construction Of two
~refneries. n at Brighton. Colo, and
the other at Missoula, Montana. II
wal announced today. The Brighton
plant win have q capacity Of 1900 tons
daily and the Missoala plant 1000
TONS daily. They will cost $1,500.00
and S1.250 900, respectively. They
win contain equipment for drying
pulp for feeding purposes.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
THE WAR TODAY

THE RUSSIANS after a consider
able period Of inactivity in the
Carpathlans, are moving agrees
sively against the Teutonlc for
ces there. Following the taking
Of Jablonita, one Of the chief
aateways to Hungary, they have
captured a series Of heights west
Of Vorokhta and Ardzemoy.
RUSSIAN captures Of prisoners
from June 4 to August u, are Of.
ficially reported by Petroerad to
have totaIed more than $4,000
men.
ALONG the French front IN the
Scmme region there was marked
activity during last night.
AT VERDUN there was a violent
bombsrdment East of the Meuse,
but no infantry activity.
RAIDS by both Austrian and Ital-
ian airmen are occurring with
frequency in the region round
Trieste and Gorizia, where rival
avlators are endeavorine to in.
Hict material damage behind the
opposing lines.
THE ITALIAN progress is contin.
ulng from Gorilla southeastward
toward Trieste, In which diree.
ton additional Austrian trenches
are reported captured.
A MILAN newspaper dispatch car.
rles a report that the Germans
Will take over the defense Of
Trieste. Teutonic resistance to
the Russian pressure in Gaiicia
Is Increasingly strong. Berlin re-
ports only minor fighting north
Of the Dneister, while Petrosrad
announces a check to the Rus
sian advance in northern Galieia.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
"a Children Die;
1873 More Stricken
By Paralysis Plague

New York, Aug. 16.-During the "a
hours preceding 10 a, m. the plague
killed "a children, while 113 persons
wer stricken. This compares with
yesterdays figures of 80 deaths and
1853 new cases.
on account Of the epidemic in Ho.
boken the authorities today decided to
postpone the opening OF schools there
until October.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
Senate Approves the
Philippine Measure

Washington, Aug. 16.-The Philip.
pine bill, as reported from conference.
with the Clarke amendment providing
for independence Of the islands within
four years eliminated, but containing
a promise of freedom whenever the
Filipinos have demonstrated their
ability to maintain a stable govern.
ment was finally approved today by
the senate. The vote was 81 to 30.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
RUSSIANS CHECKED ON
zLOTA-LlPA RIVER

P~etrograd, Aug. 16.-The official
statement today says;
ION the River zlota.Lipa, in the re-
gion south OF Brizzany, our troops oc-
cupied at temporary places the west
ern bank of the river. The enemy,
having resumed his counter attack, is
checking our further advance.
I'm the region between the Zlota-
Lipa and the Dneister our troops are
fighting their way forward. The enc
my here is also making a desperate
resistance.
On the River Bystritza. we have oc-
eupied Solotvina and Griaya, south
west of S~olotyina.
an the direction of the Kirlibaba
region at Capul mountain, attempts
by the enemy to resume the offensive
were frustrated by our fire"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
RoAsTs NJ rRusr

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Mar.
tin, Of New Jersey, assailed the so
called paper trust on the floor Of the
senate today and submitted an amend.
ment to the revenue bill to place news
print paper and materials entering in.
to it on the free list Of the tariff.
The revenue bill as reported today
would place on the free list print pa
per costing up to five cents a pound.
Under existing law paper costing up
to 2kc a pound is on the free list.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
FURTHER ITALIAN ADVANCES T
MADE NEAR GoRIziA

Rome, Aug. 16.-(Via London)-
Further advances for the Italians in
their campaign against the Austrians
east and southeast of Gorilla were an
nounced today by the war office. Aus
trian trenches along the slope Of
Monte Pecinka, on the northern edge
Of the Carzo plateau and in the neigh
borhood Of San Caterina and San
Marco, east Of Gorilla. have been
taken, the announcement says.
On the remainder Of the front the
attacks were repulsed. Our detdch-
ments on the Asiago plateau raided
some trenches on the slopes Of Monte
Mosciacg. Under heavy artillery and
rifle fire they inflited heavy damage
unon the enemy trenches, and with
drew
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-17
Two More German
Submarines Coming

London, Aug. 1.-two new Ger
man submarines of very large size
viii depart shortly for America, &C
cording to a Central News dispatch
from The Hague. It is said these
submarines have made trial trips off
Helgoland.