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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-16
EXPLOSION
Occurs onsa r eAmrnurh=
tons Steanler Gausin 30
Deaths Thereon.
surrender. SUI x;
IuV3AGaocIATEpIp pREsaai

LONDON. ryoY.. rs TT he stock
holm newspaper Afton T1dtngs says
that some days ago an explosion oc-
CURED on board the Russian ammu=
milton steamer Baron Brecent at the
Russian seaport Of Archange1 cnus=
Ing the death Of 1 so persons and
the wonndIng of 65 o theirs, accord
ing to aa despatch from the Swedish
capital to- the Exchange Telegraph
3Company.
The Baron Breceni and another
steamer, the despatch 4ad Ids. Sweresde
sstroyed. Several buildings near the
sharbor and two barracks were set
on fire and burned doWn.
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FE4 III M 3R
TEllY'S BIRTHPLACE
Us ito Be Torn Down to Make
Room for a M odeF1 Bus
mess lace:
5tavIAsaoIeIATFp7PRiFusa sen, iIIIl i

as tavtAsEoeIATkps sPREgs,s
NEW YORK, No. be old
four+story house In Twenti eth street
In w 1ich g Enione1 Theodore ReoEeyeIt
was born October 9 q. 1,8 5ss TO be
torn q own to NAL room for g mods
iern4 business place, it was annonnced
Thursday: Several years ago the
sRooseYeIt Home Club was organized
with 81 memb bershtp fee to preserve
the sbui ilding as aplacet OF historic ac=
count but owing to the lapse Of pay
ments on a mortgage the prpperty
was recently sold under forecIosure.
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RAILROAD OFFICIALS
Visit This Giitys Fafrfdolt ON
OffiCia B usiness Of the
Company.

W. Askew. OF Bal Itfmore. general
freight agent OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad COMPANY; Harry Hart
izells ls5ofs Ptttsburg Ind dustTia4 agent for
the railroad company ID. March
.otsParkersburgs iytsio freight agent
for the road company; and A4r,
IOtToole. &c Bait timore, secretarY
Mr.. Askews arrived in the city Tll1lrss
day morning on Bal 1tmore and ONO
passenger train No 81 and spent the
day here and at Fatrmont IookfnR a.
ter Official bnsineBs Additional
strackage and car shortage clam
their attention
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No SCHOOL TOMORROW.

The public schools of Clarksburg-
will be closed all day Friday In order
to permit the teachers to attend the
meeting of the Monongahela$ Valley
Round Table at Grafton. IA large
delegation of teachers from this city.
VIII attend, S
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COMMANDER
OF the New Aerial Forces
Board of Germany is
Von3Hoepper.
~ AasoelAIRnL LPREaaI, !

LONDON, Nov, 16.-=zLi lieutenant Cen
eeal Won Hopper has been placed In
command of the new aerial forces
board OF Germany. according to an Am
star tam despatch to Reuters. quoting
an official announcement. The new
board hos control Of all aviation and
anti-aircsslft requirements Of the Ger
man army, and has been formed IN
recognition OF the increasing import
nnce of aerial warfare.
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YEsTER GHII4DaDEADl.

Helen Margaret. eight months old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. q. " ester.
OIL Jackson sire died at g. o'clock
"Wednesday evening at her home fol-i
lowing an II llness OF stomacha d disease.f
5A short funeral service Will be held
at the Yester home this eventn g and
the body Will be taken to- 8sistersYiIle
Friday morning for burial,
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GAS sHoRTAGI.EI.

Shortage of gas Is Interfering with
the soperation$o scho ools in Clark and
Coal districts outside the cit Prac=
Wednesday, and Th1rsd ay IN Clark
district and the Hepzib5 b5ah school in
Goal dtstriet os closed eda daasIi
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AN Nil:'.-i; NEEaRTY !, I, HOUSE. 81

CHICAGO Nov. 81 ~ Tihe Sni+unicf-
pal lodging house is empty Thurs
day although SwintrY weather has
spreyaiIe for nearly a week timer
ants have failed o8appesT thiB year.
1ds on account De The gEeat de-
nlsEnd fer sEbor ttlIoIit the coitn+
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ROUMASIANs M. RETIRE. sIl7:. !.

BUGHAREST,l Nov. 70 ..=R Roumania's
forces operating In southern Transyl-
tyania Wednesday, retired toward Are
J, ful and adac1nesti IN the AIT valley
aud In the direction of Capacioasa in
d the jul valley according to an Official
statement issued Thurs day by the Rpu-
saianian war once.
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BRITISH ARE BEATEN OFF
IN FIERCE GRENADE FIGHT
SUNDAY SCHOOL
INSTITUTE HERE
VIII Be Held in. First Presbyter,
ian Church and Addressed
by the Shows.

Next Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock
p. nj. the Sunday School Institute be-
gins its first meeting in the First
Presbyterian church. There will be
both afternoon and evening services
on each day of the institute.
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TRAIN TWO HOURS 5I4ATE,, q I,

Baltimore and Ohio olpassenger5t ain
No, 80 running between Pittsburg
and this city and due here at s;':8 D.
O'Clock eachg orning did mot arrive
until 10 30 Thursday morning! The
engine the ira In failed near
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Are Returned by the Criminal
Court Grand Jury 5in8Fitty-
Two Cases.

Fffty-two ind dlctments were return
ed Thursday morning by the criminal
court grand jury. all l3of which charge
mlsdemeanortcr crimes. All but one are
withheld pub bltcatIon OF the names
of those indl dlcted. The grand jury Is
inyestig other cases.
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BRITISH STATEMENT
OF WAR OPERATIONS:
az AaaoclArFn PREss1L

LONDON, Nov. 16.----''D During the
night there was considerable enemy
shelling Of our battle front u north and
south Of the Ancre, n says a statement
from the war Office Thursday. Other
wise there IS nothing to report"
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MUcE JOKE.

The big Democratic 1ollin-
cation parade was in reality a
frost. No such cold weather
has been encountered III this
city for many moons. In the
line Of parade there were G22
men. women and children,
thirty-eight automobiles. twenty
horses. one stallion. two mules
and Norwood barber.
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SNOW. rs FALLING.
faxIAGGae,krkp.PREas

FL LONDON. Nov. u {. Bucharest des-
patch hforwarde from Rome says snow
as alling IN the sGarpat mans heres the
cold isl nteIlse ~ Do DobrlIfIi ia tor eent Hal
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LONDON: Nov. l6he Endaa
has sancti inned the a1por-
teton 20 ENGLAND, Eranee ana ftalsP
IN neceEnbeF ann 1s1i ra71r
"a 4tts llflt TOM g ssaes
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STEAMERS SUNK 50 l';IiI


L0NDONs Nov, GFesk
lsteamahip. Barbara. Of 1881 tons
sgross and the Norwegian steamahip
Token OF .9b4 q tons Erosa age -
Bportedst have been sum
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The GrasseIli Chemical Company
Iis planning to erect twenty-four nice
cottages at Meadowb rook for its en-
5ployesi at an outlay Of many thous
5ands Of d dolIars, and it is stated that
contracts have been let for their
erection The companyls houses at
Mead are al coy and the
town Isl one OF the best Kept from q
Ranit gteN Ia re ealllatl
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10 FdXEPlRT W.EIRAEr.

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. THE 4. E. WE : a !. HEB. 1 Z. !

Fnir. tonight and Friday Son
warmer tonight.
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3. 81 :. ]. .. 3. &. s. I. 3. 3. 3. 5. 4. 4. !.
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first appearance on the stage. her
really truly first appearance. she was
less than fifteen. a school girl. study
ing music with the very sincere in
tention ~ soing on the concert stage
as a pianiste," he writes. with
all her plans made for a finishing
course on the Continent under tho
best masters, she found herself
without the necessary amount OF the
thing most urgently needed-money.
So she did the thing that any plucky
American girl would have done. she
looked around, young as she was for
a lob
she induced her famous grand
mother, Mrs. John Drew. the dow
ager member OF the famous acting
family, then on a tour of Canada
In The Rivals to allow her to join
the company. At that time Mrs.
Drew's company resembled a dis
tinguished family party. for besides
son. Sidney Drew, was the Bob
Acres. and Mrs, Sidney Drew was
Lydia. At one time In this tour Mr.
and Mrs. Mckee Rankin. father and
mother OF Mrs. Sidney Drew, travel
ed with the company as Sir l-ucius
and again Ethel Barrymore's father.
Maurice barrymore. Joined them TO
play Captain Absolute, and for an
other period her brother, Lionel Bar
rymore. appeared with them in the
small role of n servant, young Bar
ryfore being then but boy. The
Dowager Mrs. Drew, like oseph
jefferson. made use of a version OF
The Rivals which omitted the
character of Julia Melville. so when
young Ethel Barrymore gained her
grandmothers consent to make her
debut the character was restored for
the use OF the girl. Miss Barry
more's uncle. Sidney, sent $40 to the
young girl, then waiting expectantly
her grandmother's decision at her
school In Philadelphia, and with this
the embryonic star Travelled north.
First Journey Alone.
at was her first important journey
alone. and the child doubtless
looked upon It as her entree into
the world as a worker. 1t must
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otherwise. I am existing under n
nom dc plumcP'
did you study any OF James Mont
gomery Flags pictures for any OF
the McChesncy attitudes. to make
her seem more real? Or Is II quite
unconscious. so many OF the Flsgg
poses you seem 10 nave caught?'
laughed. "If I have. II Is. al; quite
unconscious. assure YOU
Despite the assertion made by
some OF the play lcN LEVERS that Miss
Barrymore Is miscast in her part:
that she Is essentially too much the
Chesney part, the audience seemed
t. recognize her for their own
Mrs. McCheRney." And II was made
up Of all kinds and sorts OF people.
The Cchre velvet, fur-trimmet
evening wr9p brushed against the
thin serge Jacket at the exit. and
many were the men exhibiting silk
hats and expansive white shirt
fronts who suggested Wall street
rather than Fifth avenue and Twcn-
ty-thfrd street.
"Rememter what said, now!" re-
minded Emma McChesney (alias
Ethel barrymore Colt), as she left
the dresslnR-room and stood out in
tho big space behind tho back drop.
ave may work for our living. We
may not all he buyers; we may
he teachers. we may be manicur-
lists. we may be stcEographers. But
let's don't any of us get the idea we
aren't ladies!"
Her First Appearance.
The press agent also supplied n
very interesting and truthful account
OF Miss Barrymore's first stage ex-
perience.
"At the time of Miss Barrymore's
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Stories Of the Opera
By ADRIEN ToURNIER.

Aida Amonasro learns that which he
has longed to know. The captive King
then plays a master stroke by present.
ing himself to Rhadames in his true
rank, urging him to take sides with the
Philippians. He promised him Aida as
a reward.
Rhadames will not consent and while
they talk Amnerls cornes from tho
temple and denounces them. Rhadames
urges the Ethiopian King and his
daughter TO flee while he remains to
submit to the punishment which he
knows will soon follow.
Wher Amneis sees the suffering II
khadames the prisoner. she repents tho
III she has wrought and seeks to save
MIN from his doIm She tells him that
Aida's father was Killed In the light,
but that the Ethiopian princess still,
lives. She begs him to renounce his
love. In return for which she will OH
tain his pardon from Pharaoh.
Rhadames refuses and the enraged
princess sends Kim to his doom. me
tribunal OF priests sentence Rhadames
&c be entomhed alive, as a penalty for
his supposed treason. Amneris begs
them to revoke the sentence, but they
remain firm,
Rhadam"s is lowered to the crypt te-
low the Temple and the heavy slabs of
stone are rolled over the entrance.
While the priests and priestesses per-
form the ceremonial rites above. Iihad-
ames resigns himself to his approach
inG death.
Then from the shadowy depths of the
tomb steals Aida. She Is happy In the
thought oil being able TO die with him.
They sins. together, n wonderful fare
we'll 10 love and life and perish In
| each others arms.
.copy'l isls. by Newspaper Feature ssryiss'
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have taken degree OF bravery. but
In that element those who know
ethel barrymore have never found
Der lacking. Carrying the little
Handbag that was her only piece or
luggage. In n modest skirt to her
knee. her hair In one long pig
tall but even then ,. ai,sPs.aylng
TO come to her with young woman
hood, Ethel barrymore landed on
the platform OF Canadian rail-
way station. to be met by her uncle
and brother.
with a few days rehearsal under
was ready to appear. ON the event.
full evening. with trepidation and
threatening tears, she approached
her famous grandmother. with the
murmured hope that she would DC
able 10 get through with II.
older woman, in the stentorlan tones
Macbeth. of course. you'll get
through with II! Aren't you my
granddaughter? Aren't you Maurice
BARRYMORE girl7 Where's your
"Ethel Barrymore's first. appear
ance, needless to say. created no
sensation in Canada. The gaucherie
OF her premiere was soon overcome
with the tutoring of her relatives.
and the girl got on famously.
Under John Drew.
''suIl under the care and tutelage
OF another relative. none other than
her uncle. John Drew, Miss Barry
more. shortly after. was to make
her first appearance in New York
and on the stage OF the very thea-
ter where later she was to be hailed :
as one OF the most popular woman
stars in American theatrical his
tory, the Empire Theater. Inter-
estingly enough. Miss Maude Adams
was then Mr.. Drew's leading woman.
and so for the first time American
playgoers. although they were then
unaware OF II. were privileged to
sec three famous stars In one east.
albeit, the youngest of them was yet
unacknowledged. With Ethel Bar
rymore in n minor role. the three
appeared at the Empire Theater in
Henry Guy Charleton's comedy.
That Imprudent Young Couple,
peared In 1.-The Bauble Shop" that
the new actress had her first i'm
portant opportunity.
Miss Barrymore was then under
studying Miss Elsie ,DeWolfe. in
the role of Lady Kate Fennel. and
at a time when Miss DE Wolfe Eel.
Ill the newcomer was put into the
breach. Amid much trembling and
trCpidatIon on the part OF the other
members OF the company. including
Miss Adams. Arthur Byrson. and J..
+. Dodson, Miss barrymore essay
ed the role. The novice. apparently.
did not share their fears. for she
proceeded to don Miss DE Wolfe's
gowns. an experience to which she
looks back now with much amuse-
ment. Miss De Wolfe was then at
least fifty pounds heavier than Miss
Barrymore, SO there was much fold
ing, overlapping and 'tucking' -e-
fore the slender newcomer could he
made presentab BILE in the fashionable
gowns OF the dhen) plump Miss De-
Wolfe.
''Of course. Miss Barrymore did
not astonish the audience with heI
performance as Lady Kate. but she
did so well that when Mrs. Drew
went on tour In The Bauble Shop
she was given Miss DeWolfe's role
TO play permanently. And she has
been on the stage ever since, moi
even her marriage TO Mr.. Russell
Colt causing an interruption in hel
work to attain the place In the
ranks OF American players to which
her success In Our Mrs. McChesney
has brought her nearer by severa
lengths"
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Fdlldcies Of Mother LoDe
Often Condemn Child 4
ToLife Lon9InYdlidisn
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HrRsHBERG.

lacks one or several factors which make
for CLOTHING. This 10 hereditary. and de-
sends like color-blindness, through the
femalesto assert itself, only IN .ho men
and boys In other words. the uanEers
Gus and at times fatal defect OF pogsesS-
ing blood that will not propafly OF
easily clot. like color-bllndness., Is a sex
linked character. They both cling to tho
male line, but are transmitted through
the women. who do not manifest either.
true color-blindness In women, despite
hersay evidence and the statement IN
o,d books has not been found Nor has
breeding. as In men ''bleedefs.''
The forms and shapes OF the human
anatomy necessarily play a part In the
courtship or rejection of epidemics u.
threatened diseases. Not only do men
stroke" but they only too often fIifiIl
causes.
HYGIENE Education.
Age. no less than structure has m.
defeats in the wars between man ana
his parasitic enemies. The senIle sue
cumbs TO the wear and tear upon heart.
Kidneys. and arteries OF life's scarlet
stream. Infants receive lifelong IN
Vslidism because they must depend for
strength. vitality. health. and life itself
upon the terrible fallacies OF mother
love and grandmother's perpetual mis-
| takes. ~ -
That emotional conditions, such an
melancholy, low spirits. worry. and
morose humor. make for sickness Is
no longer denied by non-materiallst or
moterialist. These moods are associat-
ed with n redundant flow OF the thy
| roid, sex. pituitary, adrenal and other
| glands. The abundant torrents thus
unieashed act as deterrents to check
me defensive mechanism OF the living
| fabric.
The upshot OF this is, however. 70
delay the attack upon the first few in
yading bacteria or animal parasites
with consequent swift or successful
onset OF the disorder.
Every Tom, Dick, or Mary thinks he
or she can know overnight or IN n
year how to reduce his or her predis-
position to disease to a minimum In
the matter OF vaccination. researches
and discoveries about unknown treat
ments. the elimination of bad water,
poor food, alcoholic and drug addic-
tons. plumbing and sanitation. sleep
habits. the disposal OF waste and ex-
pectoration, and the ever-growing facts
OF inheritance. the faliibility of the
knowledge that concerns health and
happiness Is essential To learn these
things takes time and application.
They can only be garnered and woven
into the work day habits OF life and
thought IL the child Is taught year In
and year out for the first ten years
of Its school life. as soldiers are taught
the rudiments OF military training
only by persistent practice over long
spread-out period. e..
J CCopy't. 1916. by Newspaper Feature Service,
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w YHEN "Our Mrs. McChes-
AN/ ney.v which Is at the Ma
" tionnl this week. opened In
New York this fall. several
of the critics said that Miss Barry
more played the role OF the sales
woman OF petticonts immortaIzed
I'm the short stories of Edna Ferber.
with too much refinement.
In short, they insinuated that
saleswomnn OF petticoats could not
be as much of gentlewoman as
Miss Barrymore portrayed.
Immediately a storm of protest and
comment arose. and to satisfy every
one Miss Barrymore consented to the
interview which follows. Although
a personal meeting could not be ar
ranged for this week while this star
is playing at the, National Theater.
the secondhand account from the
press agent. having been Thoroughly
verified and passed upon by Miss
barrymore herself. Is. perhaps. just
ms good and even better.
Miss barrymore declared the idea
as funny at the very beginnins' ne
writes. 49, A..
That is such a funny idea to
me-" she said. Being too much OF
lady to act n business woman.
Aren't business women generally re-
gsrded as ladies? Can't they De
ladies' See here, now! I've oeI
started TO grow up. I've been on tne
road longer than Emma McChesney;
Ami 4 hope that hasn't anything 10
do with my being lady! I've
known countless buyers In my Ire.
and they've never been awning oul
ladies' so far as could sec -
sit never occurred to me, In inter-
preting Emma McChesney, that she
wasn't a lady--that had an unlauy-
like mart on my hands. To be sure,
sn. was shrewd and she was clever
and she was bright. But 1 consider
that Individual and not a result OF
her being buyer. 1 THINK ,ne ,acs
was what made her successtui
buyer.
Human and Kind.
You don't think. then. that the
severe competition of her trade. her
constant contact with varying types
Of people. many Of whom are everlast-
ing foils to one another, develops GER
tain hardness and brushes the finer,
softer, more womanly qualities?
mo, don't. And as to her hard
ness. 1 don't think she was hard.
She never seemed hard to me. she
has always seemed inenably human
and. kind"
How did you get the personality
of Emma: Out Of yourself or BY
studying Edna Ferber's work. or
from studying buycrs?"
"Oh, / didn't study buyers. Scme-
how 1 don't remember studying
anything. I'd always read the Fer
Der stories. from the start. and had
always loved thom. And when It
came to taking the part. well lit was
rather cecohd nature. 1t felt like
putting oil a gown that fitted. Edna
Ferbcr said that I was Emma. be-
fore the play was developed. and I
ney is my real maine and that.
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Our Mrs. McChesney"
Seems to Think That the
Very Idea of Not Being
Able to Earn Ones Living
in the World and Still Re-
main a Lady Is Funny.
So When She Plays the
Role Of Emma McChes-
ney in Her Own Way 1t Is
None the Less True to
Life.
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IDA is one of Verdi's most brill
liant operas. The scene is set
In the colorful. romantic at

A IDA Is one of Verdi's most brill
~ liant operas. The scene is set
n In the colorful, romantic at
mosphere of ancient Egypt.
The King OF Egypt assemblies his
court at his palace at Memphis to
honor his courageous warrior, Rhad-
ames. The High Priest Ramlis pro-
claims that the Goddess Isle has de-
creed that Rhadames shall lead the
Egyptian army against the Ethio-
plans.
Attached to the personal retinue of
the Egyptian princess, Amneris. is a
beautiful Ethiopian slave. Aida. a cap
tive OF war. Rhadames welcomes the
prospect of a victory against the en-
envy as the means of obtaining the
Kings consent to his marriage with
Aida.
The war god favored him and he
vahquished the Philippians. Amneris
prepares to welcome Rhadames home
with great honor.
Among the captives of war Is Anon
asro. the conquered King, who Is rec
ogniZed by his daughter Aida. Rhad-
| 3mes asks his reward that the lives of
| captives may be spared. The King
grants his request and 5estows upon
him the hand of Amneris and pro-
claims him heir 10 the throne.
On the evening before her marriage
| Amnerls goes to the temple to pay her
vows To Isis. Aida follows, secretly 10
meet Rhadames for the last time. She
is met by her father. who begs her to
LerTay the movement Of the Egyptian
| army. which she refuses to do. Then
Hhadames approaches and AmonasrO
hides.
From the generals conversation with