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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
On Moi, ST.. Bst,Dse,,
"2nd and 8rd0

Fruit cakes generally should bake
in tho dought, while with fresh fruits
1t is we'll to remember that dried
fruits added to dough makes them
sitter, as they absorb the moisture
In the bought, while with fresh fruits
The contrary Is the case.
Pan should not be more than two
thirds full. TO enrich the color
housewives sometimes brown the
0our before making a spice or fruit
cake.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25

The social committee served rabbit
that had been sent them by Charles
T. Brown, state secretary Of Port La
vaca, Tex.
Among the prominent visitors pres
cnt were r. F. Lambert, of Hunting
ton, state secretary; and j. S. Full
lerton, of Morgantown. Mr.. Lambert
spoke on the growth Of the order IN
the United States and West Virginia
in particular. Mr.. Fullerton made q
very interesting speech on the posi-.
ton of the Junior Order in regard
to preparedness. m =,
The council will present a flag and
Bible to the Morgan school at stealey
Heights this evening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
Ami Societv Entertained.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Ash
chapel, Broad Oaks, was very pleas
antly entertained Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Hugh Wine, at
Stop 4, New Fair Ground addition;
Devotional exercises we're conducted
by Mrs. NJ. D. Garrison, after which
the business of the society was trans
acted. At an appropriate hour the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. 7. H. LAT
ferty, served refreshments.
Those present were Mrs. Floyd Lee,
Mrs. John Kinch, Mrs. M. D. Carl
son, Mrs. e. A. Baton, Mrs. John
Kinch, Mrs. M. D. Garrison, Mrs. 3.
A. Baton, Mrs. Florence Stewart,
Mrs. T. H. Lafferty, Mrs. Hode Stew
art, Mrs. ]. e. Clifford, Mrs. P. 2. Mus
grave and little son, Ray. Visitors
were Mrs. q. q. Pratt and daughter,
Madge. The next meeting will be
held at the home Of Mrs. E. A. Bat
ton on Daisy street. Broad Oaks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
You Can Exchange
Your Old Machine
For a New One

Don't be satisfied with the old sew
ing machine, get New Home on
our easy club plan. You pay S1.OO
down and we deliver the machine.
Then one dollar a week until paid
for.
New Home Sewing Machines, s2S
to $50.
We will take your old machine in
exchange for n new one.
Thus by our club plan you acquire
possession OF machine SO easy that
you will hardly feel the payments
thereof.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
New Coats For
Little Girls

Choose from fabrics and styles that
have high rank in fashion of spring.
Choose from a collection small. but
every coat is we'll tailored and good.
Choose coat of silk poplin and MORE
rel light tinted corduroys; black and
white checks and novel mixtures.
Ages two to six ycars-price $500
4 to $3.50.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
To Hold Sale.

The ladies Of st. Marks Lutheran
church will hold a sale Of homemade
bread, rolls. cakes, pies and the like
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
Parsens-Seuders
OPENING Up Tomorrow The Lovely New 1916 MILLINERY Fashions
Paris Sends New
Embroidered
Voiles

The finer French cotton goods are
rare enough this year to make these
doubly welcome, especially when they
are so novel as these.
One is pale pink, lavender and
light blue on white yoile; another Is
a fascinating white organdy. with
small embroidery design of green,
copenhagen blue, lavender, black and
rose. Prices soc to S1.O0 a yard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-25
Fresh, inexpensive
Suits in the Wo-
mans Salons

Navq and black Gabardine with the
new leather collars and belts, russell
or white-s14.5o.
Black and white check with larlng
belted coats, $14.5o.
Navy and black Gabardine with
belted blouse coat. mems wear serges
In Navy black and pin stripes; tan,
reseda, and the late Rookie brown,
Poplins and garbardines with buttons
galore on the coats arc each s14.5O.
All good mid-season suits.
The day book., 1916-04-28


new york-mrs. kate bixby is some
hefty citisen & her husbend coodent
make more than the fetherwate class
if he was put on the skales to be way
ed in, but that don't keep them from
scrapping most Of the time according
to what mrs. bixbey & a bunch of
witnesses said in the cort room the
other day when was soldering there
to keep out of the rain
DIR bixbey dident show up & the
reeson wasent stated at the list but
it came out alrite later on.
still it was a good thing that he
dident bob up for what the whit
nesses didn't say agin him could rite
on his thumnaIe with a paint brush;
it was awful, Of them said to the
judge, the way that man used to fite
with his dere wife & hanging is too
good for him, you ought to stick him
away in the cooler for a cupple yeTes
at the very least, she added.
& then the dame went on the stand
& told the judge a few things that
the rest had forgotten which made it
look like mr. bixbey would lose his
wife & the next 40 yeres in the cooler
for him
after she had got run down the
judge says to her, madam do under
stand that your married life has been
l long serious of fites
yes, sir, she replyd, the last fte was
last mite
well, remarcked the judge, you GER
tenly don't look it
know that, mrs. bixbey ansered,
but you ought to see my hUsbend.
LEMONADE WAS SERVED
c. ..-.-L LII u
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
NO UNWARNED ATTACKS
TO Be MADE ON LINERS
Ambassador BernstOrf Today Gave These Assurances =
Cabinet ssiOn---AdninstraiOn Awaits Receip' :
[ Evidence to Support German Claims That F Ad
Ordered Merchantships to Ram Submarines -COurSe
Now Depends On What Develops

Washington, Feb 29-Amercan citizens are in little
immediate danger from the Teuton submarine campaign
against armed merchantmen starting tomorrow officials
agreed today Formulation of the American policy to-
ward the situation however, awaits receipt of Ger
evidence to support the Berlin claim that England
had issued secret orders to attack submarines.
Assurances of Ambassador Won Bernstorf that Ger
many will not make unwarned attacks against liners was
presented to today's cabinet session.
But it was indicated that the administration will
neither respond to the latest German word frame
policy until the German orders come here Mean
time it is assured that the administration will find way
to keep Americans out Of the danger Without
rendering abridgng the American right to travel with
out HARM this government is not prepared to insist that
citizens may travel ships that have been ordered act
the offensive
The administration desires to recognize public and
congressional sentiment which opposes break with the
central powers but at the time is anxious to main
tain every right accorded neutral under information
al law In these circumstances the government is pre-
pared to the danger of travelling extensively
armed Ships should the state department decide that the
promised evidence proves Gemanys contentious to
the character of armament.
But until this alleged proof arrives the administration
is not planning any further with either the entente
central allies unless Americans endangered or
injured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
TITANIC STRUGGLE At
VERDUN IS ONLY BEGUN
Germans Moving Up Heavy Guns to Batter Great Fortress
Kaiser For Six Hours Watches Through Glass the
Terrific Combat Amsterdam Dispatches Says $4,000
Germans Nled---WOunded SmOthered Under Heaps Of
DeadFrenCh Confident Of Holding Fort

London, Feb ga decisive battle for the Verdun
fortress is about to begin.
Checked at Pepper Heights, the Germans are moving
up heavy artillery to blast away the amored trenches
the heights that bar further advance from the north
While an ndescribable slaughter continues in the
ruins of the DouaumOnt fortress the Teuons feeling
out the lines along hundred mile front Indications are
that the whole western front may suddenly burst into
flame
AS for the Verdun front itself, Paris reported a
slackenng of the German artillery fire along the eight
mile line of ruin to the northeast of the fortress This
due to the shifting of artillery and the bringing up of
serves to replace regiments boted out during the past
weeks saturnalia of destruction.
Meanwhile Paris is coolly confident that Verdun will
never fall through frontal attack over the Pepper
Heights The feeling is that the kaiser already despairs
of victory there and is either searching out road to
Paris through the Champagne preparing to renew the
Fresnes attack The tide is about to turn to the French
arms, Paris believes
According Swiss advces the Verdun attack despite
its appalling destruction Of ife is merely diversion.
These dispatches declare the Germans are about to ham
mer at point between NOyOn and ST. Quentin barely 60
miles northeast of Paris effort to reach the French
capital
Estimates of the German dead in the early Verdun
attacks to 10000 or while experts venture no
estimate of wounded other than that the total runs into
the tens of thousands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29

Secretary of State Lansing conferred
with President Wilson at 10 O'Clock
over the latest Berlin communication.
Before entering the conference at the
White House Lansing was asked if the
facts warranted the optimism of morn
ing paper reports of the situation. He
replied that these stories were uniusti-
fled, and that he probably would issue
Il statement about it during the day.
Lansing was impatient with certain
statements, accredited to the state de-
partment, indicating that the German
negotiations had reached satisfac.
tory point.
81 have not commented nor given an
opinion about the matter, he said in a
formal statement. "Any statement of
the departments views is absolutely
unauthorized"
His statement was provoked by morn
ing paper publication of what purported
to be a paraphrase of the latest Ger
man memorandum.
The cabinet debated whether Ameri
cans could be warned from armed ships
without abridging American rights, but
reached no conclusion.
The state department had no know
ledge of the reported seizure at Falk
mouth Of the additional German infor-
nation to prove England s alleged or
ders. Even if this has been confiscat
ed. the state department would accept
a declaration from Ambassador Gerard
that he has seen the evidence, as basis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
Moro Than 46.nnn Dead.

London, Feb. 20-More than $4,000
Germans have been killed in the Verdun
offensive, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch today.
How terrible the butchery is, was evi-
dcnced from the report that the rem
nants Of eight German regiments re-
formed only single regiment.
Eight thousand German corpses were
reported found on a two mile front
alone.
Endless trains Of wounded are stream
ing into Metz, while the hospitals at
Coblentz, Treves, Cologne and other
cities are filled to overflowing.
The Amsterdam report said that the
Douaumont fort had been bombarded
for hours before it was wrecked. The
French occupants held to their posts
resolutely while the fort was disinte-
grating. Repeatedly they repulsed the
Brandenburg mems assaults, and with
drew only wnen German dead lay in
heaps in front of the position.
The Fench destroyed more than AZ
German cannon grouped for heavy as
saut opposite Bras.
Amsterdam reports today placed the
German dead at $4,000, Estimate OF
the total dead, wounded and missing in
the Verdun drive run to at least 100,
600.
Such frightful losses, critics believe
caused the kaiser to order cessation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
TURKS EVACUATING
TREBIZONEO SECTION
Russians Sweeping All Before
Them---NOW Nearing
; Armenian City

Petrograd, Feb. 29.-The Turks are
hastily evacuating Trebizond and neigh
boring cities before the Russian ad
vance, according to Tiflis dispatches to
day.
The movement of one Russian force
westward alonO the Black sea shore
through Rizh, and another northwest
ward from Erzerum. forced the evlcua
tion.
Saturdays official statement said the
Russians were within so miles of the
city,
Thebizond is a seaport of Asiatic Tur-
key on the eastern part of the Black
sea coast, 12O miles northwest of Ere
rum. 1t is perched ON a pllteau-likt
height, with rocky slopes on two sides
Walls and a castle of the middle ages
flank it.
Several days ago. it was reported t1at
the Christian population which lived
outside the walls, had fled hurriedly,
The drive for Trebizond followed the
Russian capture of Erzerum.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
PtOmaine Rather Than
Poison Caused Sickness

San Francisco, Feb. 29,-Ptomaine,
rather than other poison, is believed
today to have been responsible for the
illness of several Methodist ministers
and their wives at recent banquet
acre. news of which leaked out today.
=, ,ral of the guests attributed their
j. y to infected ice cream. None of
: ases were serious.
Q lie possibility that a plot similar to
y poisoning of Archbishop Mundelein
'Nld others at Chicago recently was at
.tempted, was not overlooked, however.
While the case had not been called at
once to the attention of the police, it
was believed the authorities would
make secret investigation to ascer-
tain if poison was administered in the
food
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S
REPUTATION AT STAKE
Is Accused Of Being "A Gay
Dog, Swearing, Drinking
and Other Things

Tacoma, Wash, Reb. 29.-Did Georoe
Washington indulge to excess in Scotch
higbballs and good red wine of the
vintage of about l7709 Paul r. Haffer
socialist, says lie did all this and more
and appeared in Justice Graham 3 court
today prepared to present the TESTIMONY
of early United States historians ia
prove his assertions. Colonel Albert
h. Joab, prominent attorney indignant.
~ denies the alleged aspersions upon
tne noble character of the "father of
his country" and as complainant was
on hand to prosecute Haffer for Grimm.
al libel.
The hearing of the case in Justice
Graham 8 court will be only preliminary
IN character, as the justice has en-.
phatically declared he does NOT pronoso
to have his ears offended bv listepino
TO an attack on the fair name of the
first president. Therefore he will "pass
the buck" to the superior court
The arrest of Haffer followed the
publication Of an article he contributed
TO the "vox pop" column of a local
evening newspaper in which the youno
socialist announced himself as "a litter
OF halos" and advised readers of tbo
paper not to be carried away bv eulog.
les of long departed notables. He cited
George Washington as shining ex.
ample, charging that the great soldier.
statesman had in his day been CAV
dog; had used progane and blasphem.
Gus language, was an inveterate drinker
and an exploiter Of slaves.
Inc managing editor and city editor
of the paper publishing the Haffer
letter have been subpoenaed to testify
IN the case and the trial is expected 10
be productive Of unique and highly in.
teresting arguments by counsel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
STEAMER FIF|ELD IS
WRECKED AT COOS BAY
Struck by Heavy Sea As She
Crossed Bar was Thrown
Against Jetty

Marsnfield, Or, Feb. 29.-The steam
er Fifield was struck by heavy sei
just as she started to cross the Bandon
bar at 6;45 this morning, and now is
lying on the beach POO feet south of
the south ietty. She has a big hole in
her bow below the water line and lies
broadside to the sea. She will prob.
ly be total loss.
The crew of 2l and four passengers
escaped without injury. The Fifieid Is
reported to have had big cargo on
board. The cause of the mishap is un.
known. The vessel was thrown against
the jetty.
A crowd gathered on the beach this
morning to look at the wreck. A heavy
sea suddenly flung a water soaked log
into the crowd, breaking the leg of W.
M. Kain.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
Stock Market Firm
Prices Remain Steady

Copyrighted 1916 by the New York
Evening Post)
New York, Feb. 29.-The stock mark
ct opened today with number of par
ticularly sharp recoveries, and in the
early trading many issues went even
higher tnAn at the outset. Meantime
the influence of the news from the
western front is unclear, though the
probability is that with conflicting YES.
sions of the fighting there, the market
has suspended judgment.
Various temporary successful attacks
on the market were based on a feeling
of perplexity and nervous uncertainty
that is bound to accompany sucn a pro
longed and critical military engage
ment, On the whole, prices showed a
tendancy to firmness despite a great ir-
regularity in the later hours.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29

Paris, Feb. 29.-Standing on hill
four miles north Of Fort Douaumont
Kliser Wilhelm watched for six hours
the struggle there, according to German
prisoners today.
Sheets of rain and snow whipped tnC
crest, driven by raw wind. Staff Off
GERS, fearful for the kaiser because OF
his recent illness, urged him not to ex
pose himself. But he held to his post
Protected by heavy coat, he refused
to heed their advice.
Intently he gazed through his field
glasses until the men Of Brlndenburl
had stormed the fort Before his view
lay panorama of frightful execution
Whole battalions melted under the fire
of the French guns before TeutOn how
tiers silenced the Douamont batteries
In the village and on the plain out
side the fort hand to hand combats now
rage. They are over piles Of dead
Shell craters are graves of brave men
and the weight of cadavers has crushed
many wounded soldiers.
Foemen and defenders are mingled in
death under a mantle of snow.
The slaughter to the north of the Pep
per Heights equals that of DOuaumont
The French command every foot Of the
approach, while an inferna of shrapnel
and shells burat over the plain.
Not even behind the parapets of dead
could the Germans hope to advance
with their infantry. They are, howev-
err bringing up guns, planning to silence
the French artillery,
The number Of prisoners taken by the
French is comparatively small, for the
shellng is so terrible that surrounded
German groups are cut to pieces before
they can reach the French lines to sur
render.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
California Factions Of
G. 0. P. May Compromise

San Francisco Feb. 29.-Peace, ac.
eording to certain politicians, is ap-
preaching in the conferences of the
state republican central committee and
the independent" faction.
A get together meeting last night
was reported to have netted the peace
makers a slight gain, and announce
ment was made today that further ses-
sions will be held tomorrow night.
The two factions are reported plan.
ming a compromise slate of delegates to
the republican national convention.
though the independents Saturday in.
sisted on list pledged to uniting the
republicans and bull moose of Califor.
MIA and backing a progressive repub.
lican for the presidential nomination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
Josephine Swallowed
Bottle Full of Germs

San Francisco, Feb. 29.-Miss Jose,
phine Miller, senior at the University
of California, is full of typhoid germs.
She swallowed them while making a
test in the bacteriology department.
What is going to happen to her is
arousing all sorts of interest in the
college. Physicians say there is no
preventative except to keep the body
well nourished. Not until Saturday will
she know whether the germs will prove
harmful and all her friends are wait
ing patiently until that time. She was
conducting test when she inhaled too
deeply in a "pipette" and swallowed
the germs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
German Attacks Repnlsed.

Paris, Feb. 29.-All German attacks
in the big offensive before Verdun for
the past "a hours have been repulsed,
the official communique claimed today,
adding that the French entirely sur
round Fort Douaumont, the scene of
several days struggle.
II was officially admitted, however,
that the Germans had captured the vii
lage of Manheulles, II miles southeast
of Verdun, in an eastward drive to force
evacuation of Verdun through q
squeeze from both north and south.
A heavy bombardment marked the
night along the entire front north and
northeast of Verdun. The French paid
particular attention to the positions tae
Germans had captured on the right
bank of the Meuse AZ miles north Of
Verdun, while around Douaumont, the
TeutOn charges were continually re-
PEELED.
The French recaptured several Lor-
rainc trenches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
Commission Form
Lost In Aberdeen

Aberdeen, Wash, Feb 29.-For the
second time. commission form of gov
ernment failed to carry in Aberdeen
yesterday Figures today showed that
II was defeated by two to one vote.
Socialists voted sOlidly against IL.
Prohibitionists are said to have yot-
ed against it because of the circulated
reports that the commission government
would permit the operation Of "blind
pigs"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
Clifford PinChOt Is
Against Myers Bill

Washington, Feb. 29.-Anti.conscer
walton senators today made the Myers
bill an amendment to the pending
Shields water power bill The Myers
proposal is to fix terms on which every
power site the government controls
would be leased to private interests for
development. Both the bills have been
denounced by Clifford Pinchot as gross.
ly careless Of the public interest.
The Ferris bill, passed by the house,
will never appear in the senate unless
majority vote forces the senate pub
lie lands committee, headed by Myers,
to report it.
Conseryationists may again try to en-.
list the aid Of President Wilson in OPP
posing the MyersShields plans.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-29
Villistas Kill American,
Labor Troubles Threaten

Washington, Feb. 29.-Grover C,
Warm, an American, was murdered last
night in his home 25 miles north of
Durango, Mexico, by Vilistas, accord
ing to state department advices today.
No other details were given
Department reports said labor condi-
tions in Mexico City are somewhat
threatening, -" that soldiers are ready to
prevent strikes, and that conditions are
believed to be due to monetary troubles.
The general political situation was re-
ported comparatively quiet, although
some progress is being made against tne
Zapatistas.