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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

WANTED-Two girls at Dairy Lunch
room, 229 Jefferson st. 10.l-3t3s3l
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Home from RipIey-Mr. and Mrs.
o. B. Maddox and son James, re-
turned last night from Ripley, W. Va,
where they had spent a week with
relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Odd Fellows Grand Lodse-Much in.
terest Is being taken in the coming
session Of the GrEnd Lodge of Odd
Fellows which will meet on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Of next
week in Huntington. Next Monday
Walter Il. Watson, the delegate from
Marion Lodge No IL will leave for
the convention. On Tuesday ]. A.
Hess, the dSlsGAte nom Palatine lodge
No. 81, and Pest Grands William Hill
and II. s. Pft1er. secretary Of Marion
Lodge, and H. W. Stonekilg, secretary
Of Palatine Lodge. Miss Bessie May,
the delegate from West Virginia lodge
No "a. daughters OF Rebekah, VIII at.
tend the meeting of the Grand Lodge
Of that body.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Trial continued-The trial OF
Worthie Slather charged with being
implicated in B. & o. freight car rob-
berries has been continued until Fri
day by Justice Conway on the mo-
ton OF the State as other men will
be tried on the same charge at that
fine, Attorney G. c. Musgrave rep
resents Slather.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Called to Navy-Lindsay Frame and
Harold Hutchinson leave tonight for
Cape May. N. j.. where they will go
into training for couple of months in
the Mosquito fleet OF the United States
Navy. The young gentlemen enlisted
In the navy in May and the call came
few days ago for them to report to
Cape May where they would enter
training camps for two months after
which just what disposition will be
made Of the youns men is not known
AZ this time. Frame had entered Ohio
State University and had only been
there three days when the call was re-
ceived. Other local boys at Cape May
are Paul Shinn, Harry Arnett, Kenna
Clark and Paul Coffee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Feeding the Prlsoners-Account.
computed by Sheriff Glover show thai
during the month OF September he
spent S7S6.65 to feed the prisoners at
the county Jail BY economical man.
agement he kept below the allotment,
which is $4,000, thereby saving the
county S103.55. The total sentences
Of prisoners during the month was
1887 days. During the month consid.
enable time was spent on the roads.
fetal sentences OF Federal prisoners
kept here were 400 days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Must Serve Full Time-Probably
A. NJ. Glover, the sheriff of Marion
county, will not prosecute John Flu
harty' "truSty" for breaking jail or
Sunday night. The sheriff figures that
Comic Peter" has fifty four days vel
to serve in cage and he thinks that
will be sufficient to hold him for a
while.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

No Loafing Thereto chow with
what rapidity men in tic employ Of
the government work, a detachment
at Hor Kat Camp Lee q few days ago
erected in the short tine OF IS min
utes franc structure which would
house $50 men ID addition to a kltch-
en- and dining room attached to the
building. This information was con-
tanned in letter received here from
one Of the local men members Of the
National army.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-04

Bible Class Mecting-The East
Fairmont Bible class will meet at the
East Park school building this even.
Ing at 1880 o'clock. The Sunday
school lesson for next Sunday will be
discussed by Z. ]. Thomas and 1t is
urged that all the Sunday school
teachers be present. Special music
Will be furnished by Mrs. f. C. Row.
and and the boys from the Italian
school will also sing.
Will Discuss Nursing Reports-A
meeting OF the Executive board of the
Fairmont Public Health Nursing ser.
vice will be held tonight at the home
OF Mrs. Bert S. Leopold on aFirmont
avenue. beginning at 1880 O'Clock
Reports OF various committees and
routine matters will be discussed.
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Republican prty for governor in 1902.
he threw his strongest efforts into
the campaign. with the result that he
won overwhelmingly. despite major
ity of $4,000 which the Democrats had
rolled up the preceding election.
His first administration was marked
by the outbreak Immediately after his
election. OF labor troubles in Las Ami
mas county, Colorado City. Cripple
Creek and Clear Greek. Al time
when the Industrial life, as well as the
peace of the state was periled. Gov
ernor Peabody met the crisis with
drastic acton, ordering the National
Guard to take possession of the
riotous mining camps.
In 1904, at the end of his first term
as chief executive of the state. he was
reelected after contest had revealed
thousands of fraudulent votes, and
his Democratic opponent, who ap-
peared on the face of the returns to
have been elected, was counted out.
Then. unwilling to hold an office to
which his title had been questioned.
Governor Peabody, thirty-six hours
after he was certified for a second
term resigned the post. Lieut.. Gov.
Jesse F. Mcdonald succeeded him and
served out the term.
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SPORTING NEWS

Jimmy Mature, Colorado pocket bill
lard champion, is now making his
home in Colorado Springs.
BARLEY Madden of New Jersey
knocked out Jim Coffey, the Dublin
giant, in the seventh round of a
scheduled 12-round bout at Providence,
r. |.
Rabbit Maranville, shortstop of the
Boston Braves and now a yeoman in
the United States navy. came out for
football practice with the Boston navy
yards eleven at Cambridge, Mass.
Frank Garcia of the Los Angeles
Athletic Club knocked out the nation
al amateur lightweight champion.
Jack Tomasula of New York, fighting
under United States navy colors at
San Francisco
FOREIGN
At Rome, the government has is
sued new decree limiting the
amount of bread fer each person to
one-half pound per day.
Two army corps loyal to the com.
mittee for the salvation of the revoll.
ton, stationed at Luga, report that
Premier Kerensky is with them.
A Berlin dispatch quotes the Lokal
Anzeiger as saying that the British
used from $50 to 200 tanks in their
advance on Cambria.
Viscount Reading, lord chief Justice,
has been created an earl, and Lord
Northcliffe viscount. according to an
official statement issued at London.
| About $50 PROC Greeks have
been arrested at Athens, charged with
espionage. propaganda and diffusion
Of false news. They will be expelled
The House of Commons at London
unanimously decided to extend the
municipal franchise to women on the
same terms as they now have the
parliamentary franchise.
A dispatch from Berlin SAYS En-.
peror William has approved bills for
Prussian suffrage reforms and for
changes in the composition of the up
per house of Parliament.
Ancient Juarez is again military
encampment The town Ia filled
with soldiers and the overflow have
been quartered at the Juarez race
track which is not being used this
winter.
Premier Lloyd George told members
of the American war mission, meetins
with the British cabinet in London
that the collapse Of Russia and the
reverses Of Italy. "made It even more
imperative that the United states send
- many troops q possible Acfoes ~
Aslentsc - saziy q rossibse. n
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GENERAL

Mexican army making move to sur.
round Villa and his bandits.
UnnaturaIized Germans begin NOV.
ing away from restricted zones.
The efforts of the Y. n. C. A. to
raise $35,000,OOO for war relief work
exceeded all expectations. 1t was an.
nounced that the total amount raised
is over s5O.OOO,OOO.
Ohio people were requested by Fred
c. Crockton, state food administrator,
to observe each evening meal as a
wheatless meal and to go without
meat each Tuesday.
The New York State Woman Suf.
frage party in convention in New
York, adopted recommendation that
as an organization it should remain
as nonpartisan group of voters.
Plans for establishing the largest
rifle range in the Middle West, north
OF Zion City. ILL.,, were announced by
Capt. w. A. Moffett, commander of
the Great Lakes naval training sta.
ton.
The safe in the state bank at Fran.
cisville, Ind, was blown open by rob
bers. About $1,000 in Liberty bonds
$500 c:-sh of the Y. NJ. c. A. war fund
and $4,000 of the banks cash were
taken.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
Will personally cooperate to capture
the murderer of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Alar and Peter Trepich, who left a
note saying he had killed the three
because they bought Liberty bonds a,
Virginia, MINI.
The secretary of the Finnish /. w
w. propaganda league at Red Lodge
Montana coal mining camp, was
bastinadoed and horsewhipped nv a
so-called Liberty committee of citi
zens for alleged anti-war activity, ac
cording to information reaching Bill
ings. 1t also is reported that two
Finnish Industrial Workers were
strung up by the neck until they los,
consciousness.
With the aid of the French ambassa
dor. M. Jusserand, reformation in
women's dress styles for 1918, which
Will have saving Of 25 per cent In
the amount of material used, has
been effected by the commercial
economy board Of the council Of ma
tionai defense. Mems clothing styles
also have been simplified and TO I
great extent standardized, wf,A !
SAVING q ahcut - m cent u ~,
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Ex-GOv. PEABODY DEAD
SUBMITTED TO OPERATION FROM
WHICH NE NEVER RALLIED.
Passes Away In Denver After Three
Weeks illness, Surrounded by
Family and Friends.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-James Hamilton Peabody
ex-governor of Colorado. died Friday
morning at the Wilella apartments,
145S Vine street. Death followed an
Illness OF three weeks. A week ago
he submitted to an operation, from
which he never completely rallied. His
wife, his physician, DR.. Edmund J. A.
Rogers; q nurse and several close
friends were at the bedside at the
end.
Mrs. Peabody was constantly at her
husbands side in his last Illness.
Three children, all well known in
Colorado, survive him. They are
James Clelland Peabody, the only son.
who is an officer in training at Linda
Vista, CAL; two daughters. Mrs.
James Grafton Rogers, formerly Cora
Peabody, and Mrs. Cuthbert Stearns,
wife Of Mai. Stearns of the United
States army, who was formerly Miss
Jessie Peabody A nephew, viii II.
Peabody, son of the former governors
brother. Jesse Peabody, lives at Glen
wood Springs.
Born at Topham, Orange county,
Vermont, on Aug. 81, 1852, James
Hamilton Peabody came of line OF
sturdy English stock, his immediate
ancestors having come from Hertfori-
shire early in the seventeenth century
to settle in the colonies.
When he was 20 years old. in 1877,
Mr.. Peabody came to Denver and be
came an employee of a mercantile
house near what was the center OF the
city at that time. He remained here
three years. then went to Canon City,
entering the employ of James Clel-
land, a merchant of that city. Later
he became partner. and finally pur-
chased the entire business, marrying
his employers daughter. Miss Frances
Lillian Clelland, in 1878.
He was a leader in the political. in
dustrial, and social life of the com
munity Scarcely any commercial or
Industrial enterprise of consequence
was launched that he was not identi-
fled with it. He organized Canon City
Electric Light and Power Company,
the Canon City water works. various
banks and other business enterprises.
Accepting the nomination of the
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TEUToN SAILORS SINK suemA
RINE As THEY SURRENDER
TO U. s. pEsTRoYERs.
SAILOR DIES OF WOUNDS
FIVE OFFICERS AND THiRTr-FivE
MEN CAPTURED BY v. s. SHIP
me EUROPEAN WATERS.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Sinking Of .
German submarine by an American de-
stroyer with the capture OF five Off.
GERS and about thirty.five men was re-
ported to the Navy Department by
Vice Admiral Sims. The submarine
itself was all but captured, the Ger
mans sinking 1t by opening the valves
after officers and crew had swarmed
to the deck of the U-boat with cries OF
"Kamerad!" One German member OF
the crew was killed and another sus-
tanned wounds from which he died al
ter being taken aboard one OF the de-
stroyers.
The Navy Department in an official
statement made no reference to the
prisoners taken.
1t was subsequently, learned that
the depth charge smashed the horizon
tai rudder of the submarine, causing
It to rise to the top: that the officers
and crew swarmed on deck with cries
Of surrender after the destroyers had
opened fire, but that some of the crew
after they had surrendered opened the
valves and sank the boat.
The prisoners were taken on board
one of the destroyers and taken to .
foreign port. One Of the dead was
given military funeral at sea.
These are the first naval prisoners
taken in an engagement at sea by the
United States force.
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Camp Bird Cuts Vein of S15o Orc

Ouray.-"The Hundred Million Dol
lar Kid" grandson of the late Thomas
F. Walsh. is richer today by several
millions more. The Hidden Treasure.
controlled by the Walsh-McLean inter.
ests, has been cut in the Camp Bird
tunnel. showing a massive ore body
nearly five feet wide. carrying $3.50
values to the ton. The Walsh Mclean
interests own four claims and a mill
site on the lode. giving them an ore
shoot a mile long and proven 10 a
depth of 2.COO feet.
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BOURBON SEIZED BY BRITISH.
French Win Two Teuton Lines and
Italians RepuIse. Many Attacks.


London, Nov. 26.-The British have
won another smashing victory near
Cambria, capturing the village OF
Bourbon and most of Bourbon wood
after sanguinary fighting. Press re-
ports tell of the terror cast over the
German artillery ranks as mass Of
tanks crawled on toward them. The
British armen aided the infantry in
their advance.
Near Verdun the French have cap
tured first and second line trenches
from the crown princes army. and
have taken prisoner more than 800
Germans and won several deep dug
outs. This success followed several
attempts of the crown prince to ad-
vance. The Petain forces in large
numbers suddenly burst into the Ger
man trenches.
The Italians claim to have repulsed
many attacks of the Austro-G
between the Brenta and Piave rivers.
Venice reports that the bursting Of
shells has been heard there.
Berlin claims that attacks on Inchy,
Banteux and Moeuvres were repulsed.
In Palestine the British are closing
in on Jerusalem. The site of the an
cient Mizpah. some eight miles west
Of Jerusalem, was carried by storm.
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NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

raiyned before Judge Julian ii. Moore
in the West Side Court In Denver,
Considerable excitement was caused
in Pueblo by rumor that the COMM
bine Oil Company had struck oil az
Wildhorse park fifteen miles north
west of Pueblo.
The Colorado committee appointed
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
TO assist men subject to draft in MI
! ing out their QUESTIONABLE blanks, re-
ported to Gov. J. c. Gunter that law
yers had been selected by them for ap'
\ pointment as members OF local district
boards TO furnish free legal advice.
Many residents of Denver and the
surrounding territory are under con
stant surveillance by federal author
tiles following the arrest OF Max Lind
ner, in charge of the army post
bakery at Fort Logan, as an alien
enemy. I.indner was locked up and
placed under Il heavy military guard
Realizing that an ailment from
which she had suffered for several
months was incurablo, and that 1t
would mean permanent separation
from her loved ones, Mrs. Frances Ed
ma Innes, 30. wife of Albert f. lnnes
of Denver, committed suicide by drink
ing poison in room at Mercy hos
pital.
Forty cases OF whisky, valued al
$1,000 at the present retail price Of
the forbidden liquor in Denver. were
confiscated by Policeman Forrest
Ross from a barn in the rear of the
home of Patrick Balfe, 1888 Curtis
street. Harry Colburn. who was in
the rear of the barn with an automo-
mile. was arrested and held for inves.
tigation.
Cooperation between commercial
bodies of Colorado and the Colorado
Council of Defense, through county
units. has been assured Gov. j. C.
Gunter and the members of the State
Council by II. II. Hartman of Fort Col
Inns. president OF the Colorado Asso-
citation of Commercial Executives and
secretary of the Fort Collins CONNER.
cial Club.
Miss Gertrude Pcrshing. sister of
Gen. John J. Pershing, commanding
the American eXpeditionary army in
France, left Denver for Paris, where
she will be placed in general charge
of 1000 women nurses who will be
attached to the American army hos
pital service.
Colorado wholesalers and retailers
of the siXty-four foodstuffs named in
President Wilson proclamation, who
have failed to obtain a license from
the federal food administration, are
facing suspension of trading opera.
tions as result of their delinquency.
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Minor Mention.

Longmont is starting flag pole
fund.
Farmers are urged not to dispose o.
calves.
Pueblo shows increase of 1000 II
population in year.
The commissioners of Yuma county
have purchased a road grading OUTFIT
Amzi f. Moyn. 79 years old and
| pioneer of Denver, died in Los An
| geles.
priated s34G.O7o for city maintenance
in 1918.
| Controversy breaks out between fac
ulty and students at Agricultural Col
lege at Fort, Collins.
Half a million pennies are shipped
from the Denver mint daily since the
Inauguration of the war taxes.
Ten factories OF the Great Western
Sugar Company paid the growers &c.
952,S09 for beets during October.
Former Governor James Hamilton
Peabody died in Denver Friday, sur
rounded by his family and friends.
The Oak Creek reservoir, near
Ouray. which is nearing completion,
will cost in the ncighborhood of $500
W J. Timm has been employed to
oversee the erection of Seventh Day
Adventist church at Montrose, to cost
approximately $500.
Soldier letter from Camp kearney
says: You at home do the dishes
by the dishpan full: here we wash
them by the tubful."
The sawmill of the Turkey Creek
Lumber Company at Mancos was de-
stroyed by fire, the loss amounting to
several thousand dollars.
Carl Coulson of Bayfield, harvested
III bushels of seed from his fourteen
acres of sweet clover crop. for which
he received 50 per bushel.
The Denver, Boulder & Western
railway, which has no Denver connec-
tion, except through other lines, is TO
attempt 10 go out of business.
Denver's Liberty Loan army of 500
workers expect to enter campaign
to bring Denver's reserve home guard
up TO its prescribed quota of 800 able
bodied men.
State authorities have been notified
that the numbers of cattle found lying
dead on the forest ranges above South
park is far too large for customary
causes.
Edward Allison, deputy sheriff ac-
cused of causing the death of Mrs.
Margaret Manning, was given his
liberty on $1,000 bail when he was ar
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HUGE WORLD CROPS SHOWN.
International Institute Of Agriculture
Reports on Years Production.

Wa1Lington.-Bum world crops Of
corn, oats, potatoes, rice, sguar beets
and tobacco for this year are shown by
estimates of the International Insti-
tute Of Agriculture at Rome made pub.
lie by the Department of Agriculture
The production of wheat in seventeen
countries, not including the central
powers, will be 1,SG8,O00,000 bushels,
$50 per cent of the five-year average.
Corn raised will amount to 1912 2,OOO,.
600 bushels, which is 14.1 per cent
greater than the average production
for the last five years. Other crops are
estimated as follows: Oats, 1852 ,00O,-
600 bushels, 1879 per cent. Potatoes
719,000.000 bushels, 1924 per cent.
Sugar beets. 100000 short tons,
1865 per cent. Tobacco, 1.1S6, 900 900
pounds. 1905 per cent.
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STATEcApIII
NEWS
s.".|p western Newspaper Union NV, -.
eohTER VISITS CAME ss
executive and Gen. a,,A..
Colorado Troop, Il e. .s'ssA 4

executive and Gen. a,,..,
Colorado Troop. ia Fin. ~. -.
Denver. : Governor euD,.. /.
Gunter and Adj. Gen, il,s R.Is,
turned from trip 70 CAM , J
CAL. Cal. where they witnessed ~ . :
review OF 10000 trooD,
there. The mission Of n. easss
among other things In ,,,,,,,a u se'r :
kearney was to attend the c.!
incidental to the form,,,~ss ~
League OF the Southwest, vbls
also attended by the ro,... ..a
other states and to look us in,o ~.
fare Of the Colorado troop, wv y
Governor Gunter stated that *. |
view was a magnificent ,i,,,, Z,
tne entire cavalcade was lad !, y
First Colorado infantry upd., \
commands of Col. Patrick H..
and Col. Harry D. Smith.
Il met Senator Charlie, a ~.
and wife at Co lado beach !. N
Governor Gunter. I'VE dId y. n
cuss Colorado political natter '
Il found the Colorado boy, |, -.
lent condition in every vsy ana =.
ed six Of our boys who are co,r..'
in the hospital, but their ailmsot, |.
not of a very serious nature n.
banquet given in our honor BY IN .
ficers OF the former COLORADO M
held In San Diego, at which ~
Ardourel presided, a resolu,lm I,
adopted asking that Mrs. Guu,e, NJ.
her return to Colorado select N.
Columbine plants to be placed N 4
graves of the three Colorado bow d
lost their lives in the frs, eans
ment on the French battle front
Mrs. Gunter will select the u,.,
and they will be turned over TO cs
Baldwin. He will send them to III
Ardourel. who will take them i
France and see that they are plrs
on the graves.
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coior.>doans to Eat Home Fs.d,

Colorado is going TO solve h II
the car shortage problem, II the W
OF the Colorado Council OF Deiu,
carry as outlined at meeting ~ 4
u. Nudge. chairman Of the transpas
tion committee. And it will maa h
only the conservation Of the frtti
transportation service, accordis I
Chairman Nudge. bu, one Of II. ID
systematic and far-rcaching boosts Z
the consumption of Coloradopul
goods ever undertaken. The ~
OF the campaign, which Is to have
cooperation OF the national food
ministration, the railroads and fet
and state officials, will be sometl
like this: Eat home products 8
save duplication of needless traaq'
tation service"
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ABOUT THE WAR

British continue to make successful
advance in Palestine.
British forces force wedge OF six
iniles into German lines.
Recent naval battle proves effect
iVeness of British preparations.
A great encircling attack was at
tempted Friday by the Austro-German
forces against Monte Meletta, but the
Italians held all the positions.
Gen. Pershing has reported to the
War Department that two men were
killed in action on Nov. 13. Three
were severely wounded and three
slightly wounded.
The Germans have been drawing
troops from other sectors and rushing
them to the Cambria region. Among
them were two companies of cripples
and convalescents.
Capture of 1,200 Austrians who
crossed the Piave river is announced
in message from Gen. Diaz, the Ital-
ian commander-in-chief, to his army,
received by cable.
The Bolsheviki Press Agency Of
ficially reports from Petrograd that
all of Premier Kerensky's troops have
surrendered and that the Bolsheviki
also have gained a complete victory
at Moscow
According to the Stockholm It'd
ningen, Russian diplomat left Stock
holm for Petrograd with orders to
hand to the Russian revolutionary
government proposals for peace by
the central powers.
Southeast Of Ypres the British
have thrown forward their line slight
ly. On the southern front the Ger
mans have delivered several small at
tacks in the Aisne region, northwest
Of Rheims and in Champagne. All of
them were repulsed by French artil-
Iery.
British troops in the region OF
Cambria are consolidating the posi-
tions they won. Especially severe has
been the fighting around Crevecoeur,
Noeuvres and the Bourbon wood, in
the latter of which regions the Brit
IN cavalry was operating brilliantly
IN IN endeayor to capture the wood.
All the ground gained by the British
had been held mp to late Friday. and
r a1d.tion west Of Moeuvres an eleva-
- dpminating large section Of the
GSanl - Nord and the town Of Moeu-
xfos hnf bsea captured.
~ asvss1nnsnt has decfaed to de-
Seiss 6s>nAa typss q silver oetns,
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