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Evening star., 1916-12-21

While President Wilson does not
actually propose peace or offer media
ton. the notes he dispatched Tuesday
NIGHT TO the warning powers suggest
that IAN early occasion be sought to
call out from the nations now at war
such an avowal of their respective
war might be concluded and the ar
raneements which would be deemed
satisfactory as guaranty against its
renewal or the kindling of any similar
conflict in the future, as would make
:. nossible frankly to compare them
instruction to Ambassadors.
The notes to the belligerents are pref
aced with this instruction by secre-
tary Lansing to the American amoas-
sadors presenting them:
.The President directs me to SEND
Won the following communication 20
he nresented Immediately to the MN
lister of foreign affairs of the govern
ment to which you are accedited.
The texts of the notes themselves
then begin identically. as 1oiio"s'
"The President of the United states
has instructed me to suggest TO the
(here is inserted a designation or the
government addressedl q course oI
which he hopes that the government
viii Witt take under consideration as sug;;
gested in the most friendly spirit spirit and and
as coming not only from a 9u fraena, 9ut
tive Of a neutral nation whose inter
ss,s bave been most seriously affected
BY by the war and whose concern for
its early conclusion, arises dsssr@ine ons 11 how
has+ TO safeguard those interests II
the war is to continue.
Evening star., 1916-12-21
Prohibition Ants Act Quickly.

The opponents of the prohibition bill
were quick to take advantage of the
opportunity to contend that it had been
displaced before the Senate, and were
supported by ruling from the chair.
Senator Ashurst then sought to with
draw the bill, and did so physically by
stepping to the desk and putting the
document in his pocket. Senator Reed
of Missouri insisted that such method
of withdrawing bills was not in par
liamenrary procedure.
IF men are permitted to dispose of
legislation by physically applying
strong-arm methods and grabbing bills
out of the possession of the Senate
said Senator Reed. Legislative business
then will resolve itself to grabbing and
running. Under those circums stances
the man who can grab the most and
run the fastest would be the greatest
statesman. II we are proceeding under
Marquis of Queensbery rules, it is time
we knew 1t. We may even descend to
packing-house rules. which. / under
stand, permit using the thumbs and
even the feline method of scratching
| with the finger nails"
Evening star., 1916-12-21
says People Are Inhumane.

II will make it stronger yet" Rep
resentative Page said. 81 think the
people here are inhumane And yet
they approach members of the House
in their endeavor to keep municipal
hospital away from some one particu-
lar neighborhood.
Il would have favored bringing in a bill
with municipal hospital item in it, but
I know for a fact that am beaten be-
fore 1 start and there is no use in try
ing to get such an item through Con-
gress
By the middle Of the afternoon nearly
all OF the bill had been read with no
changes made and no salary increases re-
ouced except that of the Commissioners
which was done yesterday The question
OF horizontal raise for clerks probably
will be voted on later today.
Evening star., 1916-12-21
FOUR GERMAN AEROS
LEVELED BY French
Anizy Station Shelled-British En-
ter German Lines Near
Gommecourt.

By the Associated Press
PARIS. December 81, 2:20 p.m.-The
French official statement on the progress
Of hostilities given out this afternoon
by the war Office. says there has been
relative calm on the front in France,
with the exception Of aerial activity
Four enemy airplanes have been brought
down by French pilots, and French ma
chimes have been employed in throwing
down explosive bombs behind the Ger
man lines.
Evening star., 1916-12-21
Variation in the Texts.

At this point the texts vary. In the
notes to the central powers this para
graph follows next:
.The suggestion which am instruct
ed 70 make the President has long had
It in mind to offer. He is somewhat
embarrassed to offer it at this par
ticular time, because 1t may now seem
to have been prompted by desire to
Evening star., 1916-12-21
May Defeat Amendment.

Senator Sheppard said that he be-
lieved the opponents of the referendum
amendment would be able to defeat it
when it comes to a vote in the Senate
again. The amendment was defeated
in committee of the whole on Tuesday
ny vote of SO to 3s. 1t is known,
however. that several of the senators
who voted for the referendum may
change their votes on the next roll
call and oppose it. Many of the SEN
ators who voted for the referendum
will support the Sheppard bill with or
without the referendum, thereby in
Evening star., 1916-12-21
WEATHER.

Cloudy and colder tonight; probably
rain or snow. Tomorrow fair and cold
er; gentle to moderate shifting WINDS.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm: Highest. AZ, at pm
today; lowest, "a. at am. today.
Full report on page Is.
Evening star., 1916-12-21
q. 8. Notes Arouse Diplomats.

The dispatch Of the notes brought the
greatest array of diplomats to the
State Department seen there in months.
The German. British, japanese. Italian
and Brazilian ambassadors were early
visitors. The Bulgarian and Persian
ministers also called. az did charges
from other legations.
Count Won BsrnstorR conferred with
Evening star., 1916-12-21
House Committee Hostile,


8. was reached late yesterday after
noon. An active filibuster to prevent
a vote before the Christmas recess had
been under way for several hours, and
the friends of the measure, led by
Senator Sheppard. conferred with its
and finally reached an
agreement for vote January 5. This
date, however. was not acceptable to
some of the senators who expected to
be out of the city. and January was
finally fixed for the vote. Under the
unanimous consent agreement entered
into, at 1 O'Clock January 9 the Senate
will proceed to the consideration of the
Sheppard bill. and after o'clock no
senator shall speak more than five min
utes nor more than once on the bill,
and not more than three minutes on
any amendment thereto. The final vote
is to be taken on the calendar day Of
January 8.
The senators opposed to the Sheppard
prohibition bill who are supporting an
amendment for a referendum of the
confident that they had enough votes
to put the proposed amendment through
if all their votes were present or ac-
counted for, and knowing that they
could not muster their full strength
yesterday, early determined to prevent
a vote on the bill before the holidays.
tactical error on the part of one Of
the supporters of the bill, Senator
Ashurst, when he obtained unanimous
consent for consideration of a bill deal
ing with the Choctaw Indians, aided
the fiIibusters. Senator Ashhurst, as
soon as he saw the purpose of the op-
ponents of the Sheppard bill. attempted
to withdraw his measure. and Senator
Sheppard moved to take up the Dis
trict prohibition bill
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
TO SUPERVISE
THE SERVICE
At STATIONS
OF Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
System is A. N. Martin
Hereafter.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1S,-A. N.
Martin. who for several years has
been superintendent Of the general
office building Of tho Baltimore and
OHIO railroad, has in addition to his
other duties been appointed super
visitor OF station service of the COM
pany. The appointment is effective at
once.
Mr.. Martin assumes general charge
OF passenger stations and other ter
minal buildings used by patrons of
the Baltimore and Ohio and Is re-
sponsible for the equipment, fixtures
and the work Of station forces In
maintaining the facilities 80 that they
will present a tidy appearance. II
Is the plan of the new official to or
ganize the station forces In the sew
eral hundred cities and towns reached
by the railroad 80 that the employees
through the proper use OF the faclli-
ties may render the highest possible
degree OF service to the public.
The supervision Of station service
will be extended to every agency
through which the management Of
the railroad comes In contact with
the public. All agencies will be Wis
tied by the supervisor of station sery-
Ice and receive helpful assistance
along lines of Systematic performance
OF duty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
IMPROVEMENT OF PULLMAN SERVICE
BETWEEN CLARKSBURG And PITTSBURG

sleeper to be open after 10 o'clock.
This is an Improvement which will
be decidedly appreciated by our peo-
pie. as we can have the pleasure Of
a full evenings entertainment Of any
sort In Pittsburg and then find our
sleeper waiting for us when 1t is
over. We are sure that the Balti-
more and Ohio patrons will Appreciate
the efforts that the company is max
ing to meet the rapidly increasing
demands upon transportation facili-
ties in this section and the increase
of approximately 1926, 900 in the
Baltimore and Ohio revenue during
the last four months as compared to
a corresponding period Of a year ago
indicates that improvements In 9TH
er lines than passenger service will
soon be coming our way.
Your board of trade representing
the commercial backbone OF this
community Is the proper medium
through which these improvements
can be secured and the medium
through which transportation COM
panies can best cooperate and II Is
hoped that every business interest In
the community will eventually be-
come identified by this movement.
II you like the old town best tell 'em
so,
Ifyou'd have her lead the rest help
her grow. l
When there's anything to do let the
fellers count on yor,
You'll feel bully when you DO.
don't you know. S n
Join the board Of trade. Do II
NOW. A * I. n ts +. s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
entire REGIMENT
JOINS THE REBELS
Battle Of Two Hours is Fought
before the Mutineers Are
Finally Routed.
DOZEN OFFICERS KILLED
Strong Opposition Develops
among Hindu Troops to the
British Command.

NnRI.LN Feb, 1S-A mutiny of
rindu troops il reuorted nv the Col
ogna volks Zeitnnq no nuoted hy the
Oyerseas News Agency n is said an
entire regiment mI,tinied Killing
twelve officers, and that other Hindu
troons went over IN the mutineers
After a battle Of two hours the mutin-
ol,s iroons were routed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
YOUNG WEST SENT
TO REFORM SCHOOL
As the OhioAuthorities Accept
ed His Version of'the Death
of Samuel Kline.

Mrs. Henrietta ]. West, Of Big
Isaac, was here Friday on her re-
turn from Canton, o., where her son,
Clarence aged2 years, was given an
Indeterminate sentence to the reform
atory at Mansfield, o.
Young West was indicted for sec
ond degree murder in connection
with the death of Samuel Kline, a
jitney bus driver, at Barberton, near
Canton. October z, last. West had
been workingln in factory at Canton,
but was on the way home at the
time of Kline's death. He had missed
q train at Harmon and had hired
Kline to convey him through. Young
West had a rifle which he intended
to bring home with him. He had
been out hunting shortly before he
concluded to return to West Virginia
and he thought 1t best to extract the
contents of the gun before bringing
It back. AS he was doing this. he
says, one bullet entered Kline's back
and he fell on his face. West i'm
mediately rushed to the nearest
neigL.5or's house to tell what had
happened and the woman Of the
house stated that he was crying at
the time. However. before telling
what happened he changed his mind,
coming to the hasty conclusion that
he could escape in the automobile
and not be connected so farsas the
public knew with the death OF
Kline. u
When the news of Kline's death
and Vests escape in the automobile
became known, feeling ran high and
all kinds of stories were told. One
story was that highway robbery had
been done in connection with the ac-
cIdent and that West had taken 500
In money from Kline. That proved
untrue as he had only 81 and a
watch on him when found. Another
published story was that he had shot
Kline twice. That proved untrue.
| When the case came up for trial
Tuesday of this week. Vests attor-
neys, VIII q. Norris, of this city, ana
| A, F. McCue, Of West Union, found
that there had been quite change
| OF sentiment In Canton and the state
authorities very readily accepted
Vests version Of the shooting. How
ever, a charge Of theft Of the auto
mobile hung over West also, and af.
ter consultation 1t was agreed upon
that a sentence to the reform school
should be given him. Had he stood
| trial and been convicted of second
degree murder, as charged In the in
dlctment, he would have had toserve
alife term. as'that is the penalty.
The sentence tothe reform school
closed the charges against him, In
cluding that otithe theft Of the au.
ltonobiie,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
FORTRESS TAKING
|. ALMOST AMlRACLE'
Built as 1t is ona Steep Noun
tain Side Nearly a Mile
Above Sea Level.
TURKS MUCH SURPRISED
Garrison Scatters in All DHec-
tions and Men Are in Dis
orderly Flight Now.
tuy AssoelArso rsEss,

PETROGltAD. Feb. 1S.--The fall OF
Erzemm, the most important Turkish
stronghold In Asia Minor and for q
long time considered lmpregnable, Of
fers the unprecedented spectacle OF o
first class fortress built on steep
mountain side nearly mile above sen
level yielding to bayonet attacks after
only thlrty-six hours bombardment.
The operations were conducted tn-
der severe weather conditions. the
snow being deep and the thermometer
registering at times more than thirty
degrees below zero, Fahrenheit.
Tho Turkish armies defending Erze-
rum taken by surprise under the
methods adopted by the Russians are
now said to be in dIsorderly flight on
the road leading to slvas. AS the gar
rlson apparently scattered In all direc-
tions 1t is assumed here that large
numbers OF men were taken prisoners,
although official figures are still lack
ing.
Ailcr the taking Of Nlskala, 1t aps
peared that the Russian attack would
be directed upon the Turkish right
faux and by rapidly transferring
troops, the Turks made all plans to
resist the main assault from this quar-
ter. Apparently they had little fear
of the success OF this attack because
o fthe strong character OF the forti-
flcatons In that direction and evcn
less apprehenslons Of danger from
frontal attack.
Nevertheless after the Russians sue
ceeded in taking by storm the first
line forts on February 2, there began
n persistent bombardment Of the Turk,
ish center followed by bayonet
charge, the impetuosity OF which
swept the defenders off their fectss
Tho highest tribute lspaid to the bray
cry Of the Caucasian troops whose
charge Is considered likely to go down
In history as one Of the most brilliant
feats OF the war.
II Is recognized here that the sue
cess Of the assault was due almost
entirely to the bayonot work Of these
troops since the artillery preparation
was Insufficient to intensity and dura.
ton. according to military EXPERTS
to reduce even q strong field position.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
(By George ~. pudderar, secretary

(By George w. Dudderar, Secretary
OF the Board Of Trade.)
eternal vigilance is the motto Of
the board OF trade to bring about
improvement OF transportation IA
eilities as we'll as other civic condl-
ions Of Clarksburg as our city's
growth requires and the Carrying con-
ditions make possible. The much
needed improvement Of Pullman
service as 1t effects this city particu.
larly East and North was taken up
with the Baltimore and Ohio officials
about two months ago. and early In
February, Messrs. G. w. Squiggins,
general passenger agent, and G. W.
Allen, travelling passenger agent,
came to Clarksburg for a conference
with the president and the secretary
OF the board Of trade. At that time
we announced the inauguration Of
certain changes and the provision 81
additional Pullman space which 1t
was felt 1t would provide for ade-
quate service eastbound, the Baltl-
more an Ohio assuring u that II the
changes made do not bring about the
desired Improvement of the service
the question would have their fur
'ther attention. AS to service between
here and Pittsburg, General Passen-
ger Agent Squiggins promised II pos
sible to improve that, and this morn
ing comes a telegram from lleadquar-
ters that effective from this date the
Clarksburg sleeper would leave
Pittsbutg on No, 8, the Interstate Ex-
press at12:12, midnight, making d.
rect connections at Connellsyillc In.
stead Of as heretofore at 1885, the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
FAREWELL ADDRESS
IN THE CITY TONIGHT

Tonight Mrs. shepardson delivers
her farewell address in the First
Presbyterian church to women ex-
clusively. No young girls under IA
years admitted. Subject, Life in the
Harem Of Jerusalem" telling some
thing Of tho domestic habits and re-
lationship Of the life in one of the
Oldest Institutions in the world, the
harem. Those who will wait upon the
large audience anticipated are as fol-
lows:
iHostesses-Mrs. D. W. Jacobs, Mrs.
Estelle shuttleworth, Mrs, Harvey w.
Farmer, Mrs. w. B. Osborn and Mrs.
Frank Harmer.
Reecivers-;Mrs. W. F. Robinson and
Mrs. A. L Roberts.
Ushers- -Mrs. j. D. Hill, Miss Grace
iHaymaker, Miss virginia Snyder. Miss
Genevieve Harrison. Miss Louise lDav-
is and Miss, Margaret Robinson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
DR.. King Takes Up Work Where
Evangelist Left 1t and is
Making Great Headway.
THE CONVERTS ARE MANY
Hearers Are Impressed with
Preaching Of New Pastor
Who Flags Sin and Evil,
Ruins of Bergen.

Last evening in the First Metho-
dist church, DR.. King, the new pas
tor, delivered sermon which was
pronounced the equal of anything
which was heard during the great SER
les of revival talks given by DR.. Nor
rison.
The, membership is greatly pleased
with DR.. Kings work here and feels
that before, he closes the meeting
there will be one OF the greatest out
pourlng of religious blessing that has
come upon the church in many years.
The main auditorium was filled last
night and the interest grew to the ex-
tent that practically every person
present took some part in the serv-
ices.
The principal theme of Dr. Kings
sermon was the consequences follow
ing a sinful life and the fact that one
cannot hope for future happiness un-
less there is a remission and a turn
ing away from our waywardness. The
pastor cited numerous instances
where the fact that. "sin lieth at the
door" brought about ruin and the ut
ter downfall. He exhorted his hear
ers in ablest terms to turn from
things evilNand follow after those
which are pure.
The meeting was proof. positive
that with the departure of Dr. Nor
rlson the revival spirit did not abate.
It is present in all the vital force
which marked the past, and contin-
ues to become more and more pro-
nounced.
There will be great meeting for
men on Sunday afternoon. with the
regular services announced as far as
Tuesday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
BY Mrs. Daniel Shepbardson
Will Be Delivered in First
Presbyterian Church.

"on Horseback through Palestine
was given in the Baptist church last
night TO a crowded house. The slides
shown had been made from pictures
which Mrs. Shepardson took while
travelling through Asia Minor, Syria
and Palestine. Sunset in Galilee, the
Jordanriver, a street scene in Jerusa-
lem, Oivet by midnight and the pic
ture Of Hoffman's Christ with which
the lecture closed will long be re-
membered by those present.
The Kappa Sigma Phi boys were
made happy by the splendid financial
returns gained and the uplift they re-
ceiyed from the lectures as they lis
tened TO them each evening. N
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
EVANGEL|sT|C
Movementat the CoIored White
Rock Church Takes on
Big Proportions.

The great evangelistic movement
at the colored White Rock Baptist
church at Union Heights is progress
ing, and so far there have been three
conversions and four reclamations.
The Rev. W. B. Crawford, pastor
evangelist, Of Brownsville, Pa. Is a
great and powerful gospel preacher,
who was for years one of the evan
gelists who travelled with the Bap-
fist Valley Eyangelistic Association,
which owned its own tents. He spoke
last night from the subject, ."Christ's 9
Coming Into Place." Those present
said they were going to live a life
conducive to a healthy Christian
growth. The theme for this evening
Is Jesus and Zacshaeus." Those de-
sirng to hear the sermon must go
early, as the evangelist will leave to-
night at 1910 o'clock for Browns
vile, Pa, to preach to his people on
the Sabbath. The evangelist will re-
turn to Clarksburgi Monday 10 con-
tinue the meeting another week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
GAS EXPLOSION
Wrecks Town Lookup and
Burns Two MenFatally and
a Prisoner Escapes. y

CARROLLTOWN, Pa, Feb. 49,
Two men were burned, one perhaps
fatally, and a prisoner escaped when
gas explosion today wrecked the
town lookup. The prisoner, whose
name the police did not know. was
the first man arrested In the village
for a long time and when he took him
to the jail Michael zolnerr, the pc;;
liceman, struck q match to light the
gas stove and make him comfprti
able. Instantly the gas let 80, blow
ing out one side Of the building.
Zollner was so badly burned It is
feared he will die, and his deputy
also was hurt. The prisoner, who
had been arrested for peddlfng on the
streets, claimed to be deaf and; dumb,
but when the explosion occurred be-
ran shouting from the place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
isToRK8.
Visits Margeson Home in Arbutlis
Park, Leaving a Fine Baby.

Clarence b. Margeson. vice presly|
dent Of the Household Speciality
Company, aeft his home In Arbutus
Park Thursday evening and started
for this city. where he was to attend
a meeting OF the stockholders Of the
company. He did not attend the
meeting. Just before reaching the
offices OF the company he received q
telephone message, which caused him
to hastily return to his home. Upon
his arrival there. he learned that tlie
stork had visited his home in his alb
serce, leaving a fine baby gsrl. Moth
er andSbabe are doing nicely, and Aii
Margeson is today handing out ten
centersp to his friends
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-18
'TO0LE RESIGNS
As General Live Stock Agentof
the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1S.-William
]. 0Toole, assistant to the general
live stock agent Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, has resigned to be-
come secretary and member OF the
board of directors of the Duncan M.
Stewart Company, of New York. Mr..
O'Toole will leave Baltimore, March
1.
Mr.. o'Toole has been identified
with the Baltimore and Ohio for
eighteen years, having started as a
clerk in the traffic department. He
has been identified with the live
stock traffic for several years, having
been assistant to the general live
stock agent for more than year.
Mr.. 0Toole enjoysa wide acquaince-
ship with the raisers of live stock and
packers.