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The Dermott news., 1916-01-20

Misses Thelma and Theopa Wolfe
were registered at Hotel Dermott Sun
day. They have been living at Monti-
cello, but We're enroute to Tlllar, where
they will in the future reside
Among those registered at Hotel
Dermott this week were the following
from Monticelo {, r Harris and
daughter. Mrs Pearl Eighmey. Mrs
J. n. Harper and Il. W Jones and
wife
The Goddess" is story of love,
romance and honor, Of red blooded
men. ar innocent girl and a diamond
in the rough. l. vii begin "a serial
in this paper on Jan. 27th and at The
Alex on Jan. 2Sth
Those Who wish to take in both en-
tertainments can see "Graustark at
the matinee next Tuesday afternoon
and hear the l.. a. c. Orchestra at the
Auditorium in the evening. Latter
begins promptly at s:l5.
State Bank Examiner A. F. Bailey
spent several days the past week in
Dermott. checking up the Exchange
Bank & Trust Co. and the Dermott
Bank & Trust Co. He reports every
thing at both banks in A | shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Wainwright and
children came in the first of the week
from Little Rock and are now at home
at the Chicot Hotel. They have many
friends here who will be delighted to
have them living in Dermott again
Attention Is called to the ad of the
Arkansas Democrat in this paper Ad
Carpenter is local agent and delivers
the papers at S:25 p. n. each day
Read the Democrat and get today
news today an many others are doing
Dainty hand-painted gilt edged cor
responienee cards Box of p With
envelopes s. 90. Samples or request.
Nice for wedding gifts, etc
Miss Myrtle Iangston.
Studio: School Annex.
Ali adults not attending Sunday
School clseW here are cordially invited
to visit the Unity Bible Class Of the
Presbyterian Sunday School Separate
class room. interesting and practical
discussions OF the lessons Everybody
invited If
W. a Daniels left last week for
Kansas city, Mo. where he Will take
a three months course Of study. on
automobile and traction engines At
the expiration of that time ne expects
to return To Dermott and put in
garage and repair shop
The next serial which VIII run in The
Dermott News and he shown in pictures
At The Alex Theatre will he The God
dess. by Gouveneur Morris sand to
be absolutely different from the ord
nary moving picture serial The first
installment will appear IN this paper on
Jan. 21th, and the opening episode Will
- ~" ns.n = : '' 10y ''S'''
d ''''. ''''
The Baptist Sunday School elected
officers and teachers on January 10th.
Special notice should be taken Of the
fact that all present officers an teachers
We're reelected If you are not at
tending Sunday School elsewhere, You
are invited to come and be one of us
\ special invitation Is given to all
parents to come and help the work
along We need you Supt
n. ,oa,,,,, ,,,.alI,a,, -, TT.
Goddess" will be shown at The Alex
Friday, Jan 2Sth, on which date there
viii be matinee from to $50 Ad-
mission only &c and loc Show in the
evening begins at { clock and the
same low prices viii prevail You
can t afford to miss this popular serial
The Dermott news., 1916-01-20

RUGS large and small, Axminis-
ters. Nelvets. Taps. Wool. Deltox.
Orr Hardware Co.
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~ 4 M nzrba. Ernbsn ~
dsrsol. Is yea. Oh daughter q: III.
anf Nn Harm knderson q fst<
mont and clarsncs Coz son o. Mr.
Iane iir Tnomss Con Of % Ross
sreet. MorsantowiA opea % cumbsr
lan&. Ma, and wetM .arried last Frt
day etternoon Th< information that
the YOUNG couple had yentured on 10
the matrimonial sea was conveyed in
{ iette, from Clarence Cot 10 his
sister. Edna Goft, Junior high school
student The elopement and subse-
quent marriage Of tho youthful cous
pie came 90 complete surprise, as
they apparently had told no one Of
their intentions. Cot 10 q Junior high
school pupil and his wife 10 o mem.
Der OF the freshman class. They have
not returned to Morgantown az vet
It 70 understood that Colts parents
wish him to complete his studies"
There Is no Harry Anderson. In the
Fairmont directory.
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Ordinarily enc woulG n5! regard
Jury rs q hazardous occupation, but
on the other hand-well Just read the
following from the Raleigh Herald pub.
lished at Beckley: Paris stover, Of
Prosperity, sustained very csrlous In.
juries to his back while serving on the
jury this week near Pemberton. Tues
day the jurors In the case on which
Mr.. Slower sa., were sent to Penber.
ton to ascertain the damage caused by
the virginlan railway laying tracks
across four.acre tract of land. Il was
here, while try:ng to get o few mo.
ments OF rest that Mr.. Slower received
his injuries. He sat down upon q
board laying scross rail and the
board tell. throwing hiu backwards
and he struck the ground with force
enough to severely bruise his back.
Medical assistance was rendered the
injured man and he was removed to
his home. where his condition was re.
ported as critical Tuesday night, al.
though hopes are held out for his re.
covery. He Is 55 years of age"
Morgantown is to have an electric
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Oil and Gas.

In the lower southwest fields Of West
Virginia, late competitions in the Cabin
Creek district show up much better
than was estimated when the wells
were drilling In the sand. On the wa
tiers of Longbottom Run, In Cabin
Creek district, kanawha county, tho
Columbus Producing Company has
completed It's No. % well on the WI.
liams Coal Company tract In the Be-
rea sand and after shot the well is
producing 100 barrels day. This loca-
ton Is 700 feet southeast Of well No
u on this tract.
On the same tract, 700 feet due east
OF No Il well, the same company has
completed its well No "a. and after
shooting has 100.barrel a day produc.
er from tho Berea sand. Both OF these
wells were reported as showing for
50.barrel day producers when drilling
In the sand.
In Union district Tyler county.
about one and one.half miles from
Friendly, the Melrose OIL and Gas com.
panys initial test well on the T ] & 8
E Williamson farm, which was report.
ed as light gasser from the iime-sand
formation. has been completed and
given shot and will make thrae.bar.
rel day pumper from the kener sand.
Near Bearsvtlle Postofflce, in Cen.
terville, Tyler county. the Pure OIL
Producing Company has drilled its
No 5 we'll on the B Riggs farm
through the Salt sand and It Is show.
ing for three.barrel per day producer
from this formation. This well, which
Is located 400 feet north OF the same
company's No well. on this farm, will
BIO drilled to the Big In1un sand.
On Ten.Mile Creek. In Sardis dis.
trict. Harrison county, Grove & Par
IRISH have drilled their second test on
the w q Allen farm through the Cor.
don sand and It is dry.
In the Bomont Pool, In Union dis.
trict, Clay county, the Chalmers OIL
and Gas Company has commenced its
second test well on the connell heirs
farm.
Tho South Penn on Company has
completed its third test we'll on the T
G Bennett farm in Sardts district, Ear.
rison county, through all sands, and It
is duster.
Tho OIL Market
pennsylvania ..................S $3.50
Kansas 8; Oklahoma ............ 1..65
Illinois ................... l.S2
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dar street. Fairmcnt ono dollar and
other consideration
Arveld D. Nelson and wife, Fair.
mont, to B. Bruce Bartholow, Fair.
mont, lot in Jackson addition Fair.
mont. Consideration s331.ss,
Charles P. Lamma and wife, Baln-
more, to Lena Caldara, Fairnout, lot
In Arnett addition, Fairmont Five
dollars and other consideration.
T. e. Prickett and wife ct al to
Zadoc W. Prickett, land on Prickett
creek. One dollar and other consid.
Grafton.
George 8. Ruth and wife to Leslie
l. Hall, land in East park. Consid-
Grafton s2,1oo.
Harold J. Wilson and wife to ALL
son s. Fleming. land In Edgeway. One
dollar and other consideration.
Clarence e. Brummage to J. W.
Brummage. land on Ices run. One
dollar andother consideration.
o. ]. Fleming and wife to P. B.
Holman. land In Graham Heights, On.
ion district city Of Fairmont. One dol.
dollar and other consideration.
o. j. Fleming and wife TO Salvatore
Audia, land in Graham Heights, Union
district, city Of Eairmont Consider.
alton S110.
o. ]. Fleming and wife to Giovanni
Pignanelli, land In Graham Heights,
Union district, city Of Fairmont Con.
slderation sos.
Allen G. Rodeheaver and wife 10 A.
J. Colborn land at Halhurst Fairmont
district. Consideration $l25.
o. J. Fleming and wife 10 Gusieppi
Tricocci. land In Graham Heights,
Union district, city OF Fairmout Con.
sideration s1l0.
A. J. Colborn to Brooks Fleming,
Jr.. land at Hallhurst Fairmont dis.
trict. Five dollars aud other cousid-
erations.
H. S. Clelland and wife tc J. R. Nj.
on. land on River rlr, Grant district.
Consideration $3.50.
OH leases.
Forty.eight oil and gas leases were
tiled yesterday by tee Hope Natural
Gas Company. TIE lessees are largely
in Union aud Winfield districts.
elrths.
Registered ty DR.. g. 3, Lawson, reur.
Suits Instituted.
Fatrmont.Btngamon Railway Com
pany versus Francis N. Thompson OF
al, proceeding to take land fol pub.
lie use. Plaintiffs attorneys. A,exau.
der and Colborn.
Injunction In case Of B. @. Google
versus N, B. Barker. Plaintiffs sttor.
ney, G. NJ. Ralphsnyder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-17

PITTSBURGH. May 1.-THE con.
hnued forward movement OF Ameri'
can Window Glass Machine common
was again the predominating feature
OF yesterdays local stock market,
which, however, outside of this Incl.
dent, acted more or less irregularly.
and presented scarcely any other at
traction of more than passing interest.
Trading In the oil and gas group
was restricted to few OF the issues.
Manufacturers Light and Heat sold
here unchanged; Ohio Fuel Oh lost
d ssmall fraction; Oklahoma Gas held
its own, and so did Pure OIL. while
Union Natural Gas gained point at
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New York

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE upswing
70 prices that characterized Mondays
broad and active market was resumed
at tho. outset OF yesterdays trading but
failed to hold, increased profit taking
and renewal Of liquidation, presraab-
tly for foreign interests, proving for.
fnidable adverse factors. Selling was
most effective in Reading and United
States Steel, the two issues that pro-
yided much Of the stability of the pre-.
ceding session.
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Court News
Marriage License.
"'s' ''eSS esSheSs
Mike Eskich az. Monongah and IDA

Mike Eskich 81. Monongah, and Ida
Rigway, 26. Monongah.
Deeds Flied. 9 $50
s. Y. Dotson and wife to Henry T..
Wilson and wife. Warrington, lot IN
town Of Warrington. Consideration
s1150.
Jennie NJ. Hess. Fairmont, to Sam.
uel E. Taggart and wife. Warrington.
lot in town Of Warrington. Consid.
GRAFTON s1.00 and upwards.
Harley L. Pigott and wife to James
E. Pigott, lot In Northyiew addition
to town Of Pennington. Consideration
$50.
James I. Michaels and wife, Fair.
mont, to Laverne Gillette. lot In Ce.
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MONEY TO LOAN

THE BUCKEYE SAVING AND LOAN
company OF Bellalre. O.. has nonoy
to loan on desirable real estate. See
Paul g. Armstrong. Attorney, 41.4e
Trust Bldg, 7th Floor. Fairmont, W.
Va,
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Every Cold Should
Be Considered Serious

So say the best medical authorities.
Unless promptly checked. often they
lrac TO chronic bronchial aud pull.
a.anary troablea which may prove
fatal.
Gponded to treatment-and remember.
medicine should not DO solely relied
on-timely use Of 1rekman's AItera-
I've nay glye you relief.
For more than twapty years Il has
been benedting sufferers from these
disorders. II lie especially Indicated
where the system demands lime, for
II contains calcium Chord 60 com.
. bined a. to bs easily ass.railated by
the average person.
Safe to try-because Il contains 90
harmful OF habit-forming drugs VI
sny nort Whatsoever.
A. your drugrtst's.
Eeiunan Laboratory, Fhiladeiphia.
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THOMAS W. rLsMINo

! am q candidate for the Republican
nomination for Congress in the First
Congressional district, subject to the
decision Of the primary election to be
held June 6. 1915. ] respectfully solicit
your support
j. Q. HEARNE.
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conressmanat.Large Howara
Sutherland. announces his candidacy
for the United States Senate. Sub.
feet to Republican Primary, June eth.
Your vote and influence earnestly 30.
licited.
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FOR SECRETARY o. STATE

Please announce that I am q canos.
GATE for the Republican nomination
TOT Secretary Of State. subject % ne
primary election to DO held on June
Z 1916.
HOUSTON aoyR YOUNG.
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Please announce my eandiaas, Tor
the nomination for county icemmissioo.
er on the Republican ticies srh,sct
70 tho Primary Election. juno 6, isie.
HARRY @. ANDERSON.
Manninston w, u.
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FOR U. 8. SENATE.

] hereby announce myself g can.
didate for the Republican nomination
for United States Senator. subject to
the action Of tho Republican Primary
TO be held June 8. 1916.
WIN. 3. HITE,
Huntington, W. Va.
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FOR RENT-stx room house and an
eight room house with baths. Ohio
avenue, Brooks 8, Hutchinson. Bell
phone sS6 or l7s. Con $50 or 428.
3-I.tf.No. 800.
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wR coNoaEsa

lam . candidate for thu Republican
nomination for Congress- IN the First
Congressional District, subject 70 the
decision Of the primary election to be
held June 9, 1916. The support OF the
voters In said district Is respectfully
solicited.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-17

The Morsantown New Dominion
yesterday printed the following: ''High
school students are all agog because
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FOR sALE-s.room brick house, mod.
ern Sconveniences. good location on
Morgaatown avenue. Bargain II sold
soon. Write or phone g. L. Watkins.
Ghinnston, w. Va. 5.9.6t No. 1oiS
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MONEY loaned In sums Of $40 to $50
to anyone having steady work. Can
DO repaid In small monthly payments.
No reference or endorsements re.
CURED. Business strictly confidential.
Address Box sos, Clarksburg. W. Va.
1.2o.tt.No. 1856.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING s s:s e VT. , %sss
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED - Experienced chamber.
maid and pastry girl. Hotel Man.
ley. 5.l6.St
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, May 17.-Increasing ev-
idence that immense damage had been
done by Hessian fly in part of Kansas
forced the wheat market upgrade. The
result was firm Close at " to 11Sc
net advance. with July, sl.17h and
a Amber, s1.i7la al.17s. Corn
ID Mako to sc, and oats Y to
In provisions the outcome was s
10 25c decline. =
{ Improved inquiry from exporters and
domestic. -shippers helped. corn to- as.
cend with wheat. Country offerings
were small. Firmness of oats came
about chiefly through the influence Of
other grain.
Provision values suffered more from
lack Of support than from any unusual
pressure to sell. The ehrinkage In de-
mand seemed plainly the result of q
decided setback in the price Of hogs.
Articles Open Cloce
Wheat
July ..............sl.15I s1.17h
Sept. .............. Lie 1.17h
Corn
July ............ 1875 Tx
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Please announce my candidacy for
the nomination for United States Sen.
ate. subject to the action OF the Re
publican Primary to be held Juno 8.
1915,
D. A. B. WHITE.
Petersburg. W. Va.
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FOR sALE-or exchange, go acre
farm in Columbia Co., Florida. about
9 10 miles from Lake City. Ifinterest-
ed write 722 Locust Ave. Fairmont.
w. Va. 6.l5-3t
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Charles N. Ketchp..- Of Washing,
ton. Pa, recently appointed general
manage Of the Wheeling Comercia;
association, arrived IN Wheeling Mon.
day and took up active work ion tho
association here.S While Mr.. Ketchum
has been holding that Office since May
!, he was unable to leave Washington
until successor had been named for
him as head Of the board Of trade In
that city. A. 81. Hoblitzell, who has
been acting general manager, will now
take up the duties of secretary.
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AGENTS WANTED

AGENTS wANTED.-S5 10 81 daily
selling New Fibre 1rooms. E5cry
woman will buy. Sample by parcel
,ost 30 cents Wynne Broom Co., 81.
MIRA. y, y. S-l5.4;
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STEADY WORK FoR EVERYBODY

a Why are you idle: when you
IN can learn trade at very III.
fNyAs, tie expense; have work all
ESSGthe time and DO your own
= boss? When you learn the
Barber trade. You are independent all
over the world. Come or write for in
formation. Nossokoff's Barber, Hair.
dressing and Manlcuring School, 1909
Penn Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pa
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POLITICAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EoR AyToRNsv aENsRAt.

Thereby announce nysele a. "a.
didate for the Repuh iiean ncmhatjc1
forl Attorney General siihiect 70 ia
action OF the Primary Election b =
held June eth. 1915. ~
3. 4. ENot.ANn
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HOUSES FOR RENT

FOR RENT--Modren 8 room house,
$40 Ferry street. Inquire a1o Ferry
street. 6.l7-st
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FOR RENT-Modern s.room house.
with garden. Mccoy street. Call
T. l. BurchtnaL Both phones.
5-4.tf No. 1918
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FOR RENT-Furnished or prturu-
ished rooms. Use of bath and teie-
phone. Inquire PAS Watson Ave,
Bie-Ss
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COUNTY coMnlss,,NsR

Please announce that ! am i cant,,
date for the Republican nominatlon
LOT NE ot'se OF County Comnissionos
subject TO tho Primary election Jana
aRANTiHuEy,
Manninytout R,F.D.a
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LOST AND FOUND

.L0ST-Between Jackson street and
Main on Madison street $40 bill.
" Frost.
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LOST-TMonday. leather purse con.
tanning money. door key. etc., be.
tween East Park school and Swear
ingen's store. Return to West Vir-
ginian. 5.l6.2t
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REDUCTION sALE-New high grade
upright Hitler piano 500. High
grade upright Raphsodion Electric pr
ano cash s209, plain case mission oak
finish. $40 Pike street, Fairmont W.
Va. 5-16.14t
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WANTED-Men to take active part
In opening stores. capable Of as
Stunning management, In Pa, O.. W.
Va. and Md. Grand opportunity for
progressive men. No capital requir.
ed. but must have good references.
Steady position with chance for ad.
vancement. Call or address Great At
lantic.Paciflo Tea Co., $50 First ave-
nue.. Pittsburgh, Pa In
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,LoST-Sunday between County Poor
House and Fairmont, small size
coat. Reward II returned to West
Tirginian. 5.15.tf No. 1867
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hi,yn "a : aiarzx. D1rc cr;sr 5sue- FAR
NEG report thas the surz nccessarT
for ~ purchase ys7s. has been rxisc:
and y WI. BIO installed on III Tor 81
West Eirgiuia Tractor and Eiac.rici
company building. II q expectee that
y wiz DO heard for e tota, fadiur Of
Eve miles. "
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HOUSES FOR SALE

FOR sALE-New eight room house.
All modern conyeniences. Apply
Ais State ST. 5-6.tt No. 1893
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FOR sALE-seventeen head Of draft
horses, range In weight from 1850
to !, 900 pounds. Four.year old weighs
1000 pounds. Address A. @. Collins,
bennington. 4-1l.26 No. 934
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FURNISHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-Three furnished lighs
housekeeping roorns, Gil Washing
ton street. Bell 614J. 6.lb-3t
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Cabbage and tomato
plants. 81 Fourth street. 5.173t
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HELP WANTEp-MALE

WANTED = Experienced BARRIERS.
$500 guaranteed. half orer $1,000
Apply West Virglnian. 5-16.5t
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FOR sALE-Adding machine paper
rolls. Inquire Fairmont Printing &
Publishing Co. 3.13.tf-No. S43
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Morgantown is to have an electric
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
summary OF WAR.

Thursday passed in all the war
theatres without notable gains for
any of the belligerents In the
Stokhod region OF Russia violent
fighting continued between the
Russian and the AustrO-
while German counter-attacks
against the British in the Delville
wood sector in France. all of which
were repulsed. ard bOmbardments
characterized the operations in
France.
Battles also took place along the
Sereth and Dniester rivers in Ca
licia between the Russians and the
Teutons, while in the Caucasus re-
gion the Russians near Diarbekr
carried out a bayonet attack against
the Turks which resulted in the
capture of a Turkish work and
some 800 prisoners. and guns.
In the TravanZes valley of the
Austro-Italian theatre the Italians
have made fresh progress against
the stro-Hungarians. In the
Adige valley. in the upper POsina
region and in the district of Cor
tina D'Ampezzo the Austrians are
bOnbarding Italian positions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
BEING PROBED
ARSON RING IS
Four Persons Are Arrested as
Part of Gang Operating
in Indiana.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. two
alleged members OF what is believed
al the office Of the state fire mar
shall. TO be an arson ring operating
in central Indiana. were arrested
here Thursday and two others. said
20 be implicated. were taken into
custody at Muncie. All four are
now in the Blackford county Jail at
Hartford City. awaiting preliminary
hearings before justice OF the
peace on charges Of arson and con-
spiracy 10 defraud underwriters
Those held are:
Mrs. Emma r. Wylie, Decatur
Pool. said TO be a former Muncie
attorney and Delaware county
school teacher. who were arrested
here, and a ]. WyIie. divorced hus-
bi I'd OF Mrs Emma r. Wylie. and
former Muncie resident, and Hector
McQuarrie. said 20 be a former min
lister. both Of whom were arrested
at Muncie.
The arrests were made on war
rants from the office Of Pros
Atty. Lee SpragEe Of Hartford
City. and are based on infor-
nation given by Carrot Fox, deputy
state fire marshal. who investigated
the fire at Montpelier. Ind. on July
8. The accused persons are ALLEGED
to have caused this fire in order to
collect insurance aggregating S.
600.
Fox says he has uncovered infor-
nation which causes him 20 believe
there are II or u persons in the
gang. This organization, he be-
lieves. get stocks Of merchandise In
sured and then causes a fire after