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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
DESTROYER AND
4 MINE SWEEPERS,
6 MERCHANTMEN
Five of the Merchant Ships
| Were of Some Neutral
Nation.
OCCURRED IN NORTH SEA
Time and Particulars Have
Not Yet Been Made
Public.
tBy Associated Press,
LONDON, Dec. 17-ons
British and five neutral
merchantmen, a British de-
stroyer and four mine
sweepers have been sunk in
the North Sea by German
naval forces.
.FA|RMONT MOOSE
VISIT CLARKSBURG.
Heard Much Patriotic Ora
tory During Initiation Of
400 New Members.

Fairmont Lodge. No. 9, Loyal OF
der OF Moose, was well represented
at Clarksburg yesterday, where thu
lodge OF that city initiated class Of
four hundred candidates. The Cercs
monies were conducted in the audi
forum of the Masonic Temple on
Pike street, and was attend by much
speech-making, the keynote Of which
was patriotism and fraternalism. Ex.
Senator Pollock, of Ohio, who Is now
located in Fairmont, delivered q
stirring address which brought forth
volley after volley Of cheers and one
lusty "Hurrah for Senator Pollock. =
The meeting was presided over b.
Mayor H. C.. Gordon, who introduced
the speakers and delighted the crowd
with bits Of humor injected into his
predatory remarks.
Attorney General E. T. England,
of Charleston, was intensely earnest
in his plea for complete cooperation
in the prosecution Of the war, and
detailed incidents to prove his claim
that the worst is yet to come, and
cautioned his hearers that the conses
quence would be dire IL Americans
at home would not realize at once the
Importance of complying with the
various methods Of conservation and
production. suggested by the Nationss
al government. He waxed enthusiast.
tic in favor of the war garden idea
and declared that every available foot
Of ground should be cultivated and
planted.
S. ]. Risbeck. of Pittsburgh, Ma.
tional Director of the order, briefly
summarized the growth Of the Moose
organization in the United States.
From the standpoint Of Moose
members the most important speech
of the occasion was delivered by Su.
preme Dictator John W. Ford, Of
Philadelphia. 1t was also the most
masterful. He linked fraternaiisn
and patriotism together and conyinc.
ed his hearers that they were one and
the same in spirit and effect.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
MARION COUNTY
COAL IN LITTLE
KANANHA DEAL
Holding Syndicate in Man
ington Districts Big
gest Tax Payer.

Warrington district of Marion coun-
ty contributed quite bit of the 10000
acre coal tract which is connected
with what is known as the Little Kama
wha Railroad" deal recently con-
sumated. That syndicate is the larg-
est tax payer in Warrington district
and the coal lands included are those
bought up some years ago by James
Hare for the J. NJ. Guffey interests.
The coal land was purchased by
George Gould in his effort to make the
Western Maryland railroad trans-con-
tinental system with the Little Kama
wha railroad as part of the general
scheme. 1t was purchased by the
Gould.Ramsey interests when the Wa
hash railroad came into Pittsburgh.
The Little Kanawha Railroad" in
terests were purchased of the Gould
Ramsey crowd by the Pennsylvania,
New York Central and Baltimore &
Ohio railroads and originally the B.
& o. had one-fourth. The deal said to
be about consumated gives the B. & O.
sole control OF this big tract of land
and will interest Warrington district
farmers for development is planned
which will include railroad line from
Parkersburg to huntsville and will ef-
feet values In this county.
Coal Around Warrington.
There are four or five thousand acres
OF coal around Mannintgon which is
still held by its original owners. 1t is
all in the vicinity of the Baltimore C
Ohio Railroad and is certain to be de.
veloped in advance OF coal lying at
less accessible points. 1t is held by
the heirs of the Blacksheres. the
Beatys. the Koens. the Prichards, the
Rymers, and the Wilson Nay heirs.
Coal Notes.
DR.. James H. McClung Is chairman
Of the Nicholas county fuel committee
and other members are F. N. Anderson,
OF Redwood, and W. G. Brown, OF Sum-
mersville.
H. H. Rose, executive secretary to
}. Walter Barnes. state fuel admins
traitor, has been In Wheeling straight.
ening out problems in connection with
the coal supply in Ohio county.
Posters showing how to conserve
coal are being sent from Washington
to the local fuel committees OF the
various counties OF West Virginia by
parcel post, which are to be posted in
steam boiler rooms.
The Fairmont and Warrington Coal
company has its plant at Norway sid
ing, near Fairmont. ]. NJ. Orr is q
leading factor in the company.
The car supply is way of again to-
day and consequently there Is little
activity at the mines.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
Six Lawyers on the List for
Today Did Not Show
Up.
SOME NEW Instructions
Men Must be Very Specific
About Their Occupa-
lions.

OF the fifteen Fairmont lawyers.
who, as associate members Of the lie.
sal Advisory board. we're supposed
to lend their assistance today to regis,
trants in filling out their question,
naires, just six of them have their
names on the Stacker" list at press
time this afternoon. Those who APP
peared this morning and this afternoon
to lend their assistance are as follows:
c. L. Shaver. Ira L. Smith, w. Ken
reth Barnes, Trevey Nutter, j. G.
Prichard. Brooks Deyeny. A. j. Col
worm, Albert ]. Kern. Those who have
rot shown up are: French McCray, r
Leigh Fleming, w. ii. Conway, Chas
Powell, Frank Hayden and Z. c.
Frame. Walter Haggerty and Judge
w. S. Raymond were both scheduled
for today, but are performing duties
in the Circuit court and could not at
tend.
Up to two o'clock this afternoon fiji
teen registrants had come to the of
flee for assistance. This morning the
office was open from 1912 o'clock, this
afternoon the office hours are Is
and this evening from 10 o'clock.
In filling out the QUESTIONABLE
every registrant must be as specific
as possible, especially when referring
to his occupation. The following in.
structions were received this morning
by the local draft board: ut is of para.
mount Importance to the selectlye tea.
lures Of the draft act and the effective
employment of the man power of the
army that the occupational classified.
lions OF every registrant be set forth
with precision in his QUESTIONABLE
Therefore, the registrants' answer. to
series one, question three, page tour
must, without fail specify his particu
lar Job within his industry, by answer.
ing for example, not merely railroad
man, but track layer, trainman, or car
shop repairer. All men rendering as.
sistance to registrants should be in,
structed to secure for that question
as specific an answer as If he be cues.
toned for nine and ten in series eley.
en-, page twelve, unless registrants
have already fully answered these
questions. If questionnaires filled are
Lot specific enough, boards should Sc
cure adequate answers under section
enc hundred, paragraph three, before
proceeding to classify.
Special instructions were also re-
ceived from Charleston this morning
relative to the assistance to be given
by the Legal Advisory Board. Ali ac
tive and associate members of the Lee
gal Advisory Board must enter upon
the left hand margin of the front page
OF the QUESTIONABLE to whom any ad
wee or assistance is given and "eiyeu
oy me-" and shall then sign his name
followed by description permanent
member or associates member" OF
the Legal Advisory Board. 1t is of the
utmost importance that this order he
strictly observed. The object is that
the QUESTIONABLE. on its face, shall
disclose the name of every member Of
the Legal Advisory Board who renders
any assistance, and in order to FIX re.
sponsibility.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
TO TAKE RELIGIOUS
CENSUS Of FA|RMONT
Whole CityWAl Recovered
During the Afternoon
of January IL.

A religious census OF Fairmont and
its suburbs will be taken in this city
on Sunday afternoon January 10 &C.
cording to plans made yesterday at.
ternoon at meeting OF pastors and
Sunday school workers held in the
Offices of City Commissioner ]. Walter
Barnes.
The object Of the census is that the
pastors and Sunday school workers
may come in contact with new families
who have moved to this city and are
not enrolled in any OF the churches
and to secure also the names of old.
er residents Of the city who are not
affiliated with any of the church or
Sunday schools with a view to in.
creasing the enrolment and efficiency
of the local churches and Sunday
schools
The wards OF the city will be the
units of the canvass and committees
appointed to canvass each ward will
be responsible for the census of the
ward they represent. These com.
mittees are to district their wards and
select the workers to assist them in the
census gathering.
These committees consisting of two
men from each ward will hold a meet.
ing soon and will report to H. T. Jones
the secretary the names and numbers
Of the committee. Mr.. Jones will then
report the committees to the various
pastors of the city.
The committees will make the can.
vass on Sunday afternoon January 10
starting at two o'clock and It is the
plan to complete the canvass by ev.
ening of that day
The following committees were nam
ed to have charge in their respective
wards:
First ward: W. A. Hustead, Lutte
Brown; second ward, Levi B. Harr,
Fred Mcintyre; third ward. Frank
White. ]. c. Glasscock; Fourth ward,
Cecil Mcdonald. W. D. Straight; Fifth
ward, Kenneth Barnes. Harry William
soHS oiAtu WdIu, w. +. 0HdHerman,
Tom Boggess; Seventh ward, George
Brobst, James Welton; Eighth ward
W. E. Buckley, Guy Crigler: Edgemont
T. L. Henderson, James E. Ander.
son.
The following were present at the
meeting yesterday: Pastors, W. j.
Eddy, c. E. Goodwin. R. j. Yoak;
Superintendent of Sunday schools,
c. W. Evans, ]. A. Swiger. ]. Walter
Barnes. H. T. Jones and Seymour Nc.
Intire and W. A. Hustead. Fred Nc
Intire. Frank White. Cecil Mcdonald
w. D. Straight, Harry Williamson. W.
F. Shaferman. Tom Borgess., George
Brobst. Guy Crigler.
The promoters of the census believe
that when 1t is completed. It will
give a pretty fair idea of the real cen.
sus of Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
Thrift Campaign
Will Start Tonight

Committees from the two teams
which are being organized from the ].
o. Watson class to sell Thrift stamps
will meet in the office rooms of the
Fairmont Chamber Of Commerce this
evening at 1880 o'clock. The purpose
OF the meeting is to organize the thrift
campaign. decide upon some date on
which the thrift contest will close, ana
10 select the members of the two teams.
The meeting this evening will be for
the committees which were appointed
at the meeting at The Fairmont on
Friday evening.
Following the meeting this evening,
The two teams will hold separate meet.
ings and organize their respective
work. At the meeting this evening,
plans for selling stamps and scoring
points will also be decided upon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
SUGAR SHORTAGE
At AN END HERE
Stevenson Company Has Big
Shipment And More Is
Coming.

So far as Fairmont and the imme.
date vicinity is concerned the suga,
crisis is past, and there is a prospect
that the people who have been hoard,
ing sugar are going to be sung good
and proper.
Tho Stevenson company, wholesale
grocers, have received 10000 pounds
for distribution here ani anothe-
shipment OF the same size is expected
shortly. At the Stevenson establish.
ment 1t Is said that there is no occa.
sion for alarm over the sugar situa.
ton and that there Is prospect that
the price Of sugar to the consumer
will come down shortly and stay down
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
Another Local Boy
IsQuarantined

Victor Levelle. local young man
who recently enlisted in the United
States Marines. is now located at
Tariff Island, two miles out in the
ocean from Port Royal. S. c.. accord
ing to information contained in a let
ter received here by relatives today.
Mr.. Levelle left here December 2
for Port Royal having previously
passed the examination required at
Cumberland and Baltimore. The let
ter states that he will be qua-antined
for two months at Tariff Island after
which he will be transferred back to
Port Royal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The
situation in the middle west where
cold weather and lack of fuel has
brought much suffering was gone
over at conference today bewteen
DR.. Garfield and +. D. Baird, in
charge of railroad transportation and
coal distribution, Mr.. Baird reported
conditions improving somewhat al
though there is great congestion OF
coal cars at some terminals.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-New Yor::;'s
coal famine will be broken in a few
days unless weather conditions in
terfere. Fuela administrators and
railroad officials declare today. Reeve
Schley. fuel administrator. stated
that the crisis had already been pass.
ed with the arrival yesterday of 90
900 tons. Before night Mr.. Schley
said he expected that another 25,000
tons would be received by barges from
New Jersey ports. In addition $4,000
tons were at tide water, Mr.. Schley
asserted and the only problem was
that Of transportation.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
General Goethals to
Get Important Post
(By Associated Press, /,

SBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. = Pre.ar.
fapgement OF some OF the nigh com.
mands IN the War department was in.
dicated today by detachment of Off.
GERS designated by Secretary Baker
TO Sit in departments war council.
II became definitely known TODAY
tnat Major General Goethals. builder
Of the Panama canal has been offered
the place OF quartermaster general to
succeed Major General Sharpe.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
IS the only officer assigned to war
council who will not be detached from
his present office.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
MANY CONTRIBUTE
TO TOBACCO FUND
Principal Berdine of Wor.
Ellington School Brings
in Club Donation.

That the boys in the trenches are
dependent upon their friends back
home is not being lost sight of entire.
ly even during the Christmas rush
when there are SO many other things
to remember. Saturday H. B. Berdine
principal of the Worthington school
brought in n club contribution of four
dollars which was contributed by him
self and the folowing:E. L. Billing.
slea, Miss Georgia Billingslea, Frank
Billingslea, Romine Reamer, Buryl
Tate, Walter Sturm, Eugene Meeks,
James B. McDanile. Maud Dolan, w.
B. Plaster Mrs. c. r. Atha, Mrs. Hen.
ry King and Mrs. A. ]. Jenkins.
Other recent contributions to the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
Notice to Taxpayers Who
Failed to Take Advan-
tage of the 2h% Dis

You are now. notified that De.
cember is the last month you can
pay your taxes at face value. jan
uary is the month that the law
compels US to add on 10Tc inter-
est. 1 am sure you will not want
to pay that amount Of interest
while money is so plentiful. Please
be prompt and come in and pay
your taxes before the. rush at the
last OF the month. For your BEN
eft and accommodation the
Sheriff's Office will be kept open
on Saturday nights from 2 to o.
during the month Of December.
A. M. GLOVER, Sheriff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy and warmer %
night; Tuesday probably snow and
warmer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
GARFIELD ASKS
MINERS TO GIVE
UP HOLIDAYS
Every Idle Day Costs 2,OOO,-
600 Tons of Badly Need
ed Coal.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ito keep
coal production at maximum Fuel
Administrator Garfield in preparing
to appeal to operators and miners to
forego the usual Christmas and New
Years holiday. Every idle day in the
mines costs the country nearly 2,000,-
600 tons of fuel.
Authority to shut down industries
II necessary to supply housGholders
with coal was granted by the fuel ad,
ministrator today to w. *. Prud
den. federal fuel administrator OF
Michigan. Many Michigan cities are
said to be almost entirely without
supplies for domestic needs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-12-17
NO ACTION ON RR'S
BEFORE RECESS
President Will Make No
Move Until After the
Holidays.
DIV The Associated Pr

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-It was in.
dicated today that President Wilson
will make no further move in the rail.
road situation until Congress recon.
yenes after Christmas holidays.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
PERSONAL.

Mrs. c. D. Moves visited over the
week end with relatives in Colrain,
Mass.
Mrs. z. St. Cyr is i'll in her home on
Elliot street and under the care of a
physician.
Mrs. Kathleen S. Young is sabsti
tuting IN the office OF the New Eng
land Telephone company.
John c. Pellet of Worcester came
yesterday to remain III town until to-
morrow, being on business.
William Sehorling went Monday to
Springfield, Mass, where he has POI
sition doing electrical work.
Fred Cressv has returned to town
from Newport, where he had been
working il the Newport Inn.
Miss Nina NJ Brownell of Cam
bridge. n Y, is guest in the home
of her brother, Rev. Clark T. Brown
ell
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Smith of Mcri
den, Conn, are in town, coming to at
tend the funeral this afternoon of j.
Z. Hall.
stanley Fits is comfortable in the
MtHioIldl HOSlllidl, iOlioNihS dh oPci
alton Monday Miss Flora Cattanach
is caring for him.
G. D. Crossman, who had been en-
ploved BY Barrows & Co., driving one
| of the delivery teams, has begun work
| for D. NJ. Brosnahan.
Miss Eleanor Austin Of the office
force Of the Durham Brothers com
| panv, who has been i'll with tonsilitis,
| is a little more comfortable.
, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Wright and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Johnson, who enjoyed
| a vacation throughout the deer hunt
| ing season i'll the Wright camp Oh the
| Sunset lake road, returned Tuesday
| evening. Mr. Wright, who has been
a successful deer hunter several sea
sens, shot Saturday afternoon near
| the Newfane Marlboro line a hand
some eight-poin buck weighing about
80 pounds.
Miss Charlotte Kent, the concert pi-
aniste, was soloist at the first salon
Of the Cameo club of New York, held
at the Waldorf Astoria Wednesday
evening, Nov. II. The Cameo club is
the foremost club of literature, arts
and letters throughout the country, and
a very notable gathering was present.
Miss Kent s playing was received with
great enthusiasm, and she was made
| a member of the club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21

Battling Levinskv and Bill Brennan
will meet next week in Boston.
Harvester to his racing stable. He paid
$500 at the 'Old Glory sale
Glass numerals have been awarded 10
- Harvard freshmen who took part
in the game against Yale Saturday.
Johnny Dundee defeated frankie
Britt of New Bedford in their l2-round
bout at the Armory A. 4. in Boston last
night.
Gilmour Dobie, the Annapolis football
coach, had record OF not being beaten
for II years before he took the Middies
in hand.
Dartmouth's football team went
through series of signals Yesterday in
a binding snowstorm getting ready for
the Brown game Saturday.
Members of the Cornell eleven are in
bad shape physically and complete
reorganization for the game with Penn
sylvania, even at this late date, may
be deemed advisable
Everybody get ready now for trip
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21

TO Bellows Falls Saturday ana shout for
the Brattleboro football huskies III their
encounter with Rutland for the state
interscholastic championship.
Walter Meanwhile Of the Boston
Braves enrolled Yesterday as yoeman at
the navy ward in Boston, and hardly
had the papers been signed when he
declared his intentions Of going III for
football
Technology is planning to organize an
informal baseball team to represent the
institute and II. j. Bruno acting as man
ager is trying to arrange a schedule
with other New England colleges. 1t
viii be the first time that the institute
has gone further than interclass and
interfraternity games in baseball.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
A Few Facts About
GOOD Gracious
Annabe|Ie!"

One Of the most preten-
tious comedy offerings ever
seen at the Auditorium.
Written by Clare Kum-
mer, a comparatively new
author, whose work has been
likened to that of George
Bernard Shaw because of its
scintillating wit and bril-
liancy, produced and staged
by Arthur Hopkins. With the
possible exception Of David
Belasco, Mr.. Hopkins has no
equal in this country today
as a theatrical producer.
Standing sponsor as he does
for Good Gracious Anna
belle" should impress Brat
tleboro theatre goers of its
unquestioned quality.
Mr.. Hopkins is also the
manager of VIM. Gillette,
Billie Burke and Marie Doro.
Good Gracious Annabelle"
ran for an entire year at the
Republic theatre, New York,
and three months in Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
PERSONAL.

Mrs W. NJ. Borthwick Of IIinsdale
has been visiting here this week III the
home Of her uncle, c. w Berry She
went from here to Westmoreland to
visit her mother.
Mrs sherman Willard and Miss Mel
lie Mooney, sisters of ". T. Mooney,
came vcsterday from Townshend and
will spend the winter here with Mr..
and Mrs. Mooney.
Mrs. Henry Kane of Western ave
nue. has returned from Putney, where
she had been three months caring for
her sister, Miss Mary j. O'Neill, who
has been i'll with erysipelas.
Mrs. William j. Fish, who has been
spending week with relatives in
Springfield, Mass. il expected to re-
turn today. Miss Gladys Fish, who
has been employed in Springfield sever
al months, will accompany her home to
remain for the present.
1t is knowledge of the law and not
ignorance that excuses many people in the
breaking Of the same.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
SUBSTITUTE ROLLS BEST.
Helps Odd Fellows Team A Defeat
Team D, 1924 to 1,172.

With Watson, a substitute, rolling
10 for single and a three string total
of 296, team y outbowled team d in the
Odd Fellows league last night by l22
pins. The total pinfall of the teams
was ,294 and LIP respectively. The
score:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
TEAM B TAKES THREE POINTS.
Ties Team A in First String on Mason
ic Alleys Marks High Man.

Team b took three points and Team 4
none in the Masonic bowling league last
night. tying on the first string. The total
pinfal was l,3e6 and l,250 respectively,
and the highest single string was rolled
by Marks. with ll2 pins to his credit.
Marks did some excellent bowling, his
three strings being ll2 100 and ld4. which
totals 81, but in spite Of this high score
his teammates were outclassed. The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
And Get Cold Feet.

Il sent my daughter 10 a cooking school
To tit her for marriage,
Was the experiment a success
No: the man she was engaged To found
it ont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21

Teams d and viii play tonight and
teams c and + Friday night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21
Sporting Notes.

Brattleboro VS.. Rutland at Bellows
Fails Saturday.
Walter Cox has added FLY by the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-21

Now a word about the
prices. Let it be clearly un-
derstood at the outset that
the fixing and arranging Of
the price of seats is always
and invariably in the hands
of the party of the first part,
that is, the company manage
ment. The local or house
manager never has any voice
in this matter. In the pres
ent instance | am glad to say
the scale of prices runs lower
than in most other places and
whatever price you pay for
your ticket | firmly believe
you will get more than your
moneys worth of fun, laugh
ter, good cheer and enjoy
ment when you see Good
Gracious Annabelle."
Yours for the best there is
in the entertainment line,
GEO. f. FOX.
P. S. 1t may interest you
to know that the new drop
curtain has arrived and will
be placed in position and
shown for the first time on
Friday evening.