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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
PEACE IN SIGHT
According to Interview Given
by lanes Gerard, United
States Ambassador.

BERLIN, May 27.-United States
Ambassador James Gerard is con-
WINGED that peace is in sight, accord
ing to an interview published in a
Munich newspaper today from It's Ber-
lin correspondent. Mr. Gerard is
quoted as soying:
Nothing can shake my confidence
that peace is on Its way
The ambassador referred to the set
Element of the differences Of the United
Sta.es ald Germany as preparing the
way for President Wilson to take up
the question Of peace.
President Wilson," he said "has
much greater freedom OF action now
to deal with the immense world prob
lem which will determine the future
attitude Of nearly all the countries OF
the globe"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
GA[L|EN|. DEAD
Former Minister of War Of
France is Suddenly Called
from the Earth.
tnY ASSOCIATED PREseS

tbY ASSOCIATED PREsss
PARIS, May 27.-General Joseph S.
Gallieni, minister of war, died at Yer
sailles today.
The death OF General Gallieni, while
not unexpected, created profound i'm
pl essions as he was idolized by the
French people. particularly the poor.
who regarded him as the savior of
Paris during the critical days of Au-
gust, 1914. His funeral will be the
occasion of a notable military and civil
demonstration.
The cabinet decided this morning to
arrange national funeral for General
Gallieni and subject to the approval
of the family to transfer the body to
the Hotel Des '1nvalides, which con-
tains the tomb Of Napoleon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
NO PASSPORTS
Are Being Issued Now to Amer
leans to Travel to
Mexico.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-1t was
learned today that the state depart
ment is not issuing passports to
Americans to travel to Mexico City
and other interior Mexican points.
The Carranza government requires
that Americans and other foreigners
has passports. Denial Of passports
Is in conformity with the general pol
icy Of the administration of discour-
aging Americans from entering Mex
leo and urging those now there to
leave,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
GREATEST SUBSCRIPTION
CAMPAIGN UNDERTAKEN
In the History OF the Central
Part of the State of West
Virginia.
FINE BUsINE OFFER
Men and Women Afforded
Great-Paying Spare-Mo-
ments Opportunity.

The Telegram announces today the
largest subscription campaign ever
attempted in West Virginia. Although
many big campaigns have been con-
Quoted by this newspaper as we'll as
other progressive newspapers OF the
state, this effort will exceed in value
OF Inducements offered and results ca
pected any other circulation campaign
in this state Of which we have record.
This campaign Is not scheme OF
any kind, neither is It somethir. Tor
nothing proposition, but it is a
straightforward business proposition
in which intelligent and active men
and women will be well paid according
to the amount Of work they perform
in increasing the Telegram's circula-
ton.
The Telegram now has total cir
eulation Of more than 1000 and de-
sires to increase this total to 10000 in
ten weeks. Therefore, the campaign
will be called the 40 900 Club" Bright
men and women throughout central
West Virginia are invited to Join the
10000 Club" and by doing a, little
pleasant work In spare time and aid
ing the Telegram in getting about
5000 new subscribers and for this SER
vice sharing in the distribution OF
1880 in prizes and cash commissions.
In becoming member Of the 10000
Club" you are undertaking pleasant
work as you will have no begging to
do. but will have a good product to
sell which Is worth every cent asked
for l.. and you will be surprised how
many Of your friends will readi., To.
spond to help you earn the reward for
which you are working. This is only
a spare time proposition and II you
have little extra time each day or
week, you can easily earn one Of the
valuable prizes that are offered you.
II you fail to secure enough business
to earn a prize liberal cash commits
sion will be paid you on the subscrip-
tons secured, which will represent
a good salary for you.
Turn to the big double page an
nouncement in this issue OF the Tele-
gram and look over the long list OF
valuable awards and pick out the one
you want. Then cut out the nominal
ton blank, send 1t to the Telegram
office and you will become a regular
member Of the 10000 Club"
II possible come in and see the
10000 Club" manager and let him tell
you all about 1t, and remember that
your coming to see him now may be
the means Of your winning one OF the
big six cylinder Overland touring cars.
1.-THE early bird" adage holds true in
this case more than any other.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
MANIAC SLAIN
BY a Member OF State Police
after He Had Used Razor
on Another Man.


POTTSvILLE, Pa, May 27.-Af-
ter he had wrecked his home with
dynamite caps, George Maluchiny, Of
Duncot, was killed by David Miller,
a member Of the state police. Maluch-
my was demented and Miller killed
him when the man had w. A. Banks,
anotehr member of the force, backed
against the house. and was slashing
him with a razor. Maluchlny had
barricaded himself in his home and
was lured outside by a trick OF the
trooper. Enraged he attacked Banks.
Miller fred three shots before the
man dropped. Banks previously had
shot him in the hand. foot and aldo
men. 1t took eight shots to stop Ma
luchiny's attacks, all of the bullets
being found in his body. Banks was
seriously slashed about the face.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
GET
MANY ITALIANS
Storm Mountain Ridge and
Capture $500 of the En-
envy as a Result.
ITALIAN LOSSES BLOODY
French Troops Capture the
Eastern Part of the VII
Iage of Cmmieres.

VIENNA, May 27-Two thousand
five hundred Italians, four guns. four
machine guns and quantity Of war
material have been captured by the
Austrians, who stormed an extensive
mountain ridge on the Trentino
front. according to an official state
ment issued by the war office here.
The text Of the Austrian statement
follows:
1--WE have gained a new great sue
cess on the Italian front, capturing
the entire mountain ridge from Cor
nocicampe Verde to Maata. The ene-
my suffered sanguinary losses. We
captured over $500 prisoners. four
guns. four machine guns. 900 bi-
cycles and much other material"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
COMBINED LAND AND
SEA ATTACK PLANNED

LONDON, May 27.-The naval cor.
respondent of the Times asserts that
the next great German offensive prob.
ably will be begun In northern Rus
STA, taking the form of combined
land and sea attack from the gulf Of
Riga and across the Dvina heralding
an endeavor to advance toward Pet
rograd.
In concert with this campaign some
observers anticipate simultaneous
blow at the British front in France
and Flanders and here also 1t is be-
lieved an effort may be made by sea
as well as by land.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
COLLEGE FIRE
Causes the Death Of Two Men,
Fatal Injury to Two Others
and Big Damage.

oKALoosA, Ia. May 27.-Two men
were killed. two probably fatally in
jured and property damage estimated
at between $4,000 and 100000 was
wrought by fire. which at 4 a. M.
today broke out In the main buildings
OF Penn College here. Robert H. Will
liams, business manager of the college
and state secretary Of the Prohibition
party, and Harry Oakley, freshman,
were killed.
George Minear and Howard Kelley,
students, are in the hospital and may
die. 4
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
HARRY PALMER DEAD.

Harry Graydon Palmer, aged ten
months, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Palmer, of Raymond Heights, died at
.9:45 o'clock Saturday morning fol-
lowing short illness. The deceased
boy is survived by his. parents, Mrs.
Banks Bartlett. Of Broad Oaks, sis.
ter; Dale, Leon, Henry and Homer
Palmer, .Jr., brothers. all residing al
home. The funeral services have not
been made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
MAY NOT OPERATE.

GAY AssociA~rn pRGss,
ST. PAUL, May 27-Physicians at
tending James J. Hill announced to-
day that there was small probabi
ity Of an operation becoming neces-
sary unless his condition becomes
much worse. The veteran railroad
builder passed restful night and
his condition was said to be un-
changed,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
SURVIVORS
of a Torpedoed Steamer Taken
to Port Vendres by French
Torpedo Boats.
tpY Assoc,AIgp pRros,

PARTS, May PA Havas despatch
from Port vendres says that two
French torpedo boats arrived there
yesterday bringing thirty members of
the crew Of the Italian steamer Mo-
ravia, which was torpedoed by Ger
man submarine on Thursday afternoon
without warning. The crew was ADAM
doned in two life boats. The Moravia
was on its way from New York to
Genoa with a cargo Of -four.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
PARROT REFUSES TO
BECOME A SUBTRACT.
cav AsseeiArro psxss,

CHICAGO. May 27.-Because
1t could not be taught to say
"votes for women" a parrot,
which had been recently In
stalled at headquarters Of the
woman suffragists. is today
back in the bird store.
1t was the purpose Of the
women to carry the bird in the
suffrage parade here June I,
the day the Republican national
convention meets. as a means
of advertising the desire Of
women for the right Of suf-
frage.
The parrot would say votes"
but refused to 90 any further.
y Id.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
BOMBS Thrown.

ROME, May PA naval dirigible
threw twenty-eight bombs on an Aus
trian battery at Punta Salvore caus-
ing considerable damage. The airship
returned to its base unframed al
though It was subjected to hot fire
from the enemy's artillery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
sPECLAL COMaIUNICATI0N.

Hermon, lodge No. 8, Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons, Will hold q spec
iial communication in the Masonic tenn
pie at 4: 80 O'clock Monday evening for
work In the second degree.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-27
THE CIRCULATION

OF tho Telegram 10 moro than double
the net paid circulation Of the
other Clarksburg paper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

The Moberly Daily Index says, edi-
tOrially; Considering the officer as
the second human element in the max
ing Of the finished produc. good
government" we have a peculiar ele-
ment to deal with. Officers in gene
raj are somewhat like the chanel
con. They change the degree Of ae-
tivity in law enforcement according TO
the expressed opinion Of the voters. If
the community is thoroughly alive
and diligent in removing or opposing
the election of men who have shown
by their official actions to be aligned
with the lawless element then the
officers selected to fill the executive
offices are diligent and active in the
enforcement Of the laws of the COM
munity; but if the citizens Of the
community are negligent and do not
give any heed to the kind of men Sc
lected to fill the offices and do not see
that the men filling the offices
perform a full duty, then the
officers selected to fill the ex-
ecutive offices will stand for almost
anything rather than to exert them
selves and cause the enmity of the
lawless class.
"The solution of the problem of
having good officers is to have a live
wide-awake citizenship that will not
tolerate the officer Sinking his duty.
Officers sometime will say that it is
impossible to find out the lawless-
ness Astounding in a community un-
less they are armed with a warrant
and someon behind them to push the
prosecution That is straight out
ducking. In such instances almost
every body else in town will know
about the violations except the police.
There is not a saloon keeper or gam
bier in Mo5erly that will violate the
law if he was dead certain that he
would have the full penalty of the law
visited upon him. The laws are good
and sever, Ugh but in so many in
stances the enforcement is at most
half-hearted.
eve would counsel the voters of
any community to select men to fill
the executive offices who are known
to be fully and honestly in favor Of
a firm and faithful administration of
the laws of the community without
fear of favor; and we would rather
counsel the voters of the community to
reward faithful and diligent officers
by giving them better offices when
they ask for them.
"The greatest compensation for
faithful service is advancement of the
servant to have control over larger
thinVsp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
FULTON RE-ORGANIZES
COMMERCIAL CLUB

AT a big dinner held in Fulton last
week, the Commercial Club was re-
organized with something like a hun
bred members, with Fred D. Will
Jams as president and Curtis Maughs
as secretary, the salary Of the Sec
rotary to be fixed later. Fred Will
Jams, we believe, will make a dandy
president, and young Maughs a most
efficient secretary.
The annual dues were fixed at $500
a year payable in advance. The gov
eminent Of the club was vested in
twelve directors. The idea of the
commercial club of Fulton is to get
a large number of farmers to become
members who will only pay s1.0(
a year dues on account of their be.
ing unable to attend as often as the
home folks.
Nothing strengthens a Commercial
club more than to have the farmers
throughout the county cooperate.
The question of why Wellsville payl
more for chickens and eggs than Full
ton was looked into and it was fount
that Wellsville pays in trade and Full
ton pays in cash.
Arrangements r being made for
big agricultural street fair in the fal
in Fulton. A well organized CONNER
cial club will prove a splendid benefi
to Fulton we are sure.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
SOME THINGS THE
GOVERNMENT CAN DO

REFERRING to the attempt to
improve business by laws or plat
forms the Saturday Evening Post
editorially says: Government at
tempts things that are beyond its
powers for example, maintaining
an obsolete system of unlimited COM
petition in business. 1t thinks al
most any business situation can be
adequately dealt With by printing
some words about it in the statute
book. There is scarcity Of shipping,
due to the war; but shipyards are
turning out vessels to the limit of
their capacity and are engaged for
a long time ahead. Government can
fnot possibly add a single bottom to
the worlds merchant fleet, but thinks
it is dealing with the scarcity of ship
ping when it passes a law about it,
The effect of Government action in
other respects is problematic. meal
culable. For instance, it passes a low
tariff act, and other factors almost
Immediately cause the sharpest rise
ever known in community prices.
But very simple things r entire.
ly within the power of Government
1t can stop wasting tens of millions
yearly in pork-barrel appropriations
1t can adopt a broad, intelligent, non.
partisan scheme Of waterway i'm
provement, as the Frear Bill suggests
1t can frame a passable national bud
get scheme. 1t can uproot the spoilt
system, which costs heavily in inef,
ficiency and in political degradation
1t can overhaul and recognize the Elk.
e%cutive departments. By easil,
achieved reforms, wholly within itsell
it can ave millions Of public money
There is nothing uncertain or prob.
lematic about the result of Govern
ment action along these lines. Tit
result is sure; the national gain un
questionable.
No need to tell you the politica
platforms, which you will be read
ing about now, contain much buncoml
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
THE L. S. ARMY TO
STAY IN MEXICO

OAaAA ~
THE United States army is going
to stay in Mexico until Villa is cap.
tured or killed. his band of guerillas
destroyed and until the conditions are
such that American life and pros
perity will be safe. In the meantime
the government of Mexico better CO.
operate with our government in clean
ing up the entire country so that a
stable government will follow. Along
this line the New York World says;
Refusing to cooperate with Ameri-
can trops for the restoration Of order
in Northern Mexico, First Chief Car
rama now confronts a ~protraeted stay
of those forces acting on their own
responsibility.
at is not enough hat there shall
be verbal assurances that the de facto
Government is in full control of the
situation. This claim must be prov
ed, and in the meantime the only
guarantee we can have against a rep
etition of the Columbus raid is tho
presence of American troops in the
disturbed districts.
They are for a single purpose
as well known in Mexico as here.
They menace no one who is not as
much an enemy of Mexico as of the
United States. They will respect the
feelings of the de facto government
but their duty will be the protection
of our W frontiers. They will quit
the country when no longer needed.
with this policy auth~oritatively
announced, everything now depends
upon the attitude of Gen. Carranza
and his subordinates. Disposed to be
friendly, they can have powerful as
sistance in restoring order. Inclined
to be hostile, they can have ~interven-
ton and occupation.
"To heed the threats freely made
by irresponsible Mexican command
ers that if we do not withdraw they
may not be able to hold their troops
in check would be to ignore the very
conditions that require military ac-
tivity on our part. There will be no
more revolutions or outlawry in the
district which we are to patrol, and if
fighting of any other kind begins,
others will have to start it."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
WILSON AND MARSHALL
RE.NOMINATED

A@S
WOODROW WILSON of New Jer-
sey and Thomas Riley Marshall of
Indiana, the winning ticket Of 1912
win again lead the Democratic party
in the national campaign this fall.
They were renominated for President
and Vice President, respectively, by
the Democratic National Convention
Thursday night.
The rules were suspended and both
nominations were made by acelama-
ton without a roll call. Only n
delegate Of the 1898 had the temerity
to vote against President Wilson. He
was Robert Emmett Burke Of Chica-
go, elected as an unpledged delegate
at large from Illinois.
A storm Of Kisses greeted Burke's
negative vote and he lacked the cour-
age TO repeat it when the Vice Presi-
dent was named. Mr.. Marshall,
therefore, gets the credit of receiving
the unanimous vote Of the convention.
Burke made a vain effort to raise
his voice in opposition to the conven-
ton program. Democrats in the H.
inois delegation and from neighbor-
ing delegations as well surrounded
him in an instant and he was bundled
into his seat. Later he took a seat
at the rear of the Illinois delegation,
and soon afterwards left the Coli
scum.
Burke was the only n of a long
list of candidate for delegates at large
in Illinois who did not express a pre-
ference for Woodrow Wilson in his
primary petition filed with the Sec
rotary of State. At that time he de.
clared he was for the President, but
did not care to express his preference
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
THE WAY TO BUILD
PERMANENT GOOD ROADS

THE tax payers of st. Louis Coun-
ty know how to build permanent good
roads, and have just voted a three
million dollar bond issue to be used
Immediately. The tax payers of st.
Louis County not only talked about
having good roads but have adopted
the only way to get them, as the fol-
lowing from the st. Louis Post--Dis-
patch indicates: "The extraordinary
victory for the bond isue in st. Louis
County marks a new era in the his
tory and progress of the county and
gives impetus to the good roads move
ment throughout the State.
"The 6 to l majority for the bonds
reflects credit on the intelligence and
progressive spirit of the people of the
county.
The vote was the logical result of
the splendid campaign organized and
conducted by the Permanent Road
and Bridge Association. This cam
paign in energy, intelligent direction,
force and effectiveness is a model for
other good roads campaigns. In the
store Of material gathered and in the
clean, direct efficient methods m
ployed to arouse the voters and to
convince them of the value Of good
roads and the wisdom of a good roads
bond issue, the st. Louis County cam
paign laid the foundation of success
full campaigns in every county. The
men who planned and directed the
campaign and their aids who did the
practical work Of bringing the voters
into lie deserve the gratitude of the
county people.
"The overwhelming vote of conf
dence in the county court should spur
I that body to prompt and efficient
efforts to meet the just expectations
of the people. No time should be LOST
in building the bridges that have beer
destroyed and repairing those thai
have been injured. No time should
be lost in %perfecting plans for per.
manent roads and putting them in.
to execution. The money should be
honestly and efficiently expended.
The success Of the good roadi
the actual results achieved with the
money voted as in convincing the
people that the money should be vot
ed. The demonstration of the valu,
of good roads lies in the roads them
selves.
an the fine spirit of citizenship
which induced the leading men Of tn,
county to make heavy voluntary con
tributions Of energy, utility, time ant
money for the good of the county AM
in the enthusiastic unity Of the vot
ers in support of progressive mea
sures st. Louis County has set al
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22

HARDLY q day passes but what
from n to a half dozen beggars Of
various descriptions bother our mer.
chants and business mcn, and ever
call It the homes throughout the city
This IS quite Gn annoyance, as citizens
haven't time to investigate, and under,
stand that most Of tie applicants arr
frauds. 1t is a ha0d proposition, to
have to take care of our needy al
home without being annoyed with
those from other places. A good plaa
is to ask the applicants If they have
a permit from the mayor. This vii
dispose Of all except the very impu.
dent, and probably If the man 81
the house happens to be at home he
can take care Of them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-06-22
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING

REFERRING to high prices and
the production of Gold and the effect
the war has on the cost of living, the
Saturday Evening Post says: a
good many people, we find, are ask
ing how long prices will remain at
this Himalayan altitude. From 1897
to 1914 wholesale prices in the United
States, as reported by the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics, increased fifty per
cent. This rise is generally attribut-
ed in a large part to the increased
production of gold, which rose from 4
little over one hundred million dollars
a year in the eighties to nearly five
hundred millions. Since war began
prices have advanced further.
THE latest "index number" for
Great Britain shows an advance Of
fifty per cent as compared with Aug.
/, 1914. Our advance has not been
so great as that, but has amounted
to twenty per cent in the last year.
Gold production is going on at
a rate substantially the same as be-
fore the war but latterly European
countries have begun to add greatly
to their stocks of money by coming
silver more freely. More important
than that, they have increased their
issues Of paper money by some five
billion dollars.
"Silver and paper have much the
same effect upon prices that gold has.
Rapid increase in the stock of money
of whatever forms, makes for higher
prizes, As it probably will be a long
time before the stok Of money is re-
duces, it is a reasonable guess that
high prizes will continue a long time.