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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
WORCESTERSHIRE

Local friends were very much sur
prised to hear of the recent marriage
of Miss Mary Lawson to Clyde Satter-
field, which occurred Saturday even
ing. Miss Lawson who has been en-
ployed at the Leopold's clothing store
in Fairmont for the past year Is very
well known in Monongah Mr.. Satter-
field who is manager of the Lyric the
atre until just recently, is now a men,
Der of Company of the First regi-
ment and is no less popular in local
circles. Until Mr., Satterfield is re.
leased from military duties the bride
will reside with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rome Lawson of Brookdale.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

in town during the week as business
caller.
Miss Pearl Leonard. of Clarksburg.
is in town visiting her brother, Ray
mond Leonard.
Miss Emma Shordon, OF Grafton,
spent Sunday with friends and rela
tives In Monongah.
Arthur Mcdowell, of Clarksburg, was
among the out out of town social visi-
tors in town yesterday afternoon.
Miss Nell Ice spent the weekend
with friends and relatives in Wat.
SON
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Bluefield citizens were considerably
wrought up over the proceedings in
Congress last week, as the following
from the news columns OF The Blue.
field Telegraph will show:
What many West Virginians, and
especially Bluefielders think of Sena.
tor Robert NJ. LaFollette's "pro.Ger.
man. Pro Goth and pro-vandar speech
in the United States Senate Wednes.
day. in opposition to the war resolu.
tion. is summarized in a telegram sent
to the Wisconsin senator yesterday
by Jack Fagg, of this city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

Passengers and trainmen on the Dry
Fork train were given a scare recent.
ly says the Mcdowell Recorder. which
they will doubtless remember through
life. A young man named Reed had
been sent to get 50-lb. case of dyna.
mite and about 300 caps, and was re-
turning along the track. Desiring to
get dring he set his burden down on
the track across the rail While he
was gone the train crashed into the
dynamite and the whole length of it
passed over. They stopped and found
the dynamite and dynamite caps strung
for yards, The cap-wires had been
cut in two in many cases. 1t seemed
miraculous how they escaped.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
$500 FOR WIFE,s LOVE

MARTINSBURG, W. Va, April .
The suit OF Charles H. Harper promi-
nent farmer OF Jefferson county, w.
Va, against his brother, Joseph w.
Harper. well.to-do resident of Okla.
homa, formerly of Jefferson county, on
trial in the Federal court here for the
past four days, in which the one broth.
er asked $4,000 from the other for the
alienation of the affections of his wife,
came to a close Saturday when the
jury awarded the plaintiff $500 dam.
ages
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
We'll. What of II.

A newspaper account of fight be.
tween the police and a mob of strlk.
ers, mentioning that there were many
women among the rioters, said that
one Amazon sank her teeth in po-
liceman's wrist" The item failed to
state whether they were artificial and
stayed sunk, or natural and came to
the surface.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

a blanket for his shroud. He had died
during the early hours Of the trip. Her
other three children were with her on
the journey, not knowing their brother
had died. Mrs, Fiol says she kept the
boys body with her in secret because
she knew the law would not let her
carry 1t in her arms while travelling on
railroad train She knew there
would be delay II she announced that
the youngster had died, and she was
eager to get to Detroit, where her
husband was waiting for her. She or.
rived Sunday evening of last week
at 6 O'Clock and for six hours sat in
the railroad station waiting for her
husband. There had been misunder.
standing as to the time when she would
arrive. Shortly after midnight a police
officer took the woman and her chill,
dren to the Chene street police sta.
ton. Later she met her husband.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
Let's Draw the Vel.

When a woman declares for publ
cation that she can take bath and
dress for a party in IS minutes it is
assumed that she is either short in
the bath or clothes, or both.-KiIbourn
Events.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

The Kanawha News printed at Eliz.
abeth contains the following report
OF the raising of flag over the Writ
county court house:
odd Glory again floats from the
flagstaff on the dome OF the court
house and has since Tuesday morn
ing.
Hip! Whoop!! HooRAY!M
THE flag.wire attached to the staff
when 1t was placed In position at the
the time the dome was completed, part.
ed from rust some years ago and It was
seemingly destined never to be re.
placed.
However, on Tuesday morning
Claude c. Bower, manager of Writ
County Furniture & Undertaking com.
pany, volunteered to replace the wire
Tor rope rather in this instance) which
was procured and with the help of
Janitor Jacobs and Jim Baker the haz.
ardous job began and was quickly &C.
complished. The base of the staff with
the aid OF a long extension ladder was
reached by Mr. Bower and then, even
without the use of climbers, he quick.
ly assembled tSe staff to the top, ad.
Justed the rope in the pulley and safe.
ly returned to terra firma after un.
furling Old Glory to the balmy. sun.
kissed greezes OF Free America.
MT, Bower was roundly cheered for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

such seed is not on hand when the
floods come, that is seldom possible
to make timely paintings. Those who
sell seed usually have disposed of
their surplus by the time the general
corn planting is completed. Obtain
seed now and be prepared.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
Accented AGENCY

The Thomas Everett barber shop
has recently accepted the agency for
the Troy Laundry of Clarksburg. The
agency for the American Laundry
which has been held by ]. w. Orr
for several years has been discontinue
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
Evening Chat

Cold and showing
Wind a BLOWN
Petticoats and
Stockin's shown
Neck O. waist,
Cut peek a boo,
Corset cover,
Shown through,
Low cut shoes and
New Spring bonnet,
Inspiration O.
This sonnet
Foolish, world old,
Woman's way,
o. fixin up
On Easter day.
THE DEACON.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
Severely III

Aaron Vincent is severely i'll at his
home in Monongah snuffering from an
attack of typhoid fever. He has been
i'll for about one week but was not
taken serious until Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09
streface Arrested

Tony Streface, an Italian living on
Alley A, was arrested Saturday even.
ing by officers from Fairmont charg.
ed with bootlegging. He was taken
TO Fairmont where he gave bond. In
all so pints of whiskey were confis
Gated.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

Fearing that he death of her 3.year.
old son would prevent her from con,
tinuing her railroad "trip from Charles.
ton, this state, to Detroit, Mich, Mrs.
Eva Fiol rode for Is hours with the
lads body hunged tightly to her breast,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

On Sunday evening the pet bear be.
longing to E. w. Settles, which was
kept at the home of his father near
Myra in Lincoln county. disappeared,
and UP to last reports although a
wide search had been made for it, its
whereabouts had not been leaned.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

THE message follows: Robert NJ.
LaFollette, Washington, D. C.-If you
will advise amount needed, West Vir.
ginia citizens will send you a ticket
to Germany where you belong, with
thirty pieces OF silver as a bonus for
your leaving this county.-JACK
FAGG, Bluefield. w. Va"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-09

Barbour countians are law abiding,
peace loving people. Last weeks is.
sue of the Philippi Republican con.
tanned the following: There being no
urgent cases to be tried either on the
Civil or Criminal Dockets at the April
term of the Circuit court, and the far.
mers of the county being somewhat
delayed with their work OF the late
winter weather. Judge Kittle entered
an order dispensing with the Petit
jury for the April term. The Petit
jury of Taylor county has been dis.
pensed with for several years at the
spring term out Of consideration to
the farmers and the action of the court
and bar of this county in doing like
wise at this time is to be commend.
ed"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
MITIGATION FUR
 RAILROADS AGAIN
 UNDER DISCUSSION
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Means of unifying the railroads as declared necessary fort the war by the inter- state commerce commission were dis cussed today at conferences between President Wilson and three members of the commission, the president and Secretary McAdoo and Senator New lands, and railway heads of the rail- road war board.
 The only apparent result of the dis cusslons was to authorize the uni- versal belief that further consolida- ton of railroad operation must be ef- 1ected speedily-either through gov ernment operation or government support.
 The president was represented as having reached no conclusion and the same indefinite situation prevailed at the capitol.
 The railroad heads in a two-hour talk with Senator Newlands, chairman Of the congressional committee inauir- ing into transportation probler>> are understood to have declared c>a billion dollars necessary for additional terminal facilities and rolling stock to meet expected demands next year. They pointed out the difficulty of ef- fective unification unless antitrust N>'-N NHNA POOiAh6 ldWS dIt SuSDenOeQ.
 To acquaint himself with the precise ideas of the interstate commerce com mission, it is understood, the president called in Chairman Hall and Commis- sloners Clark and Myers, whose view IS believed to be that the railroads might operate successfully as unit Ii legal restrictions are removed and | the government aid were given in the form or a big loan or government guaranty of railroad securities.
 The first definite steps were taken today in the senate, when the judiciary committee decided to report favorably Senator Overman's bill to suspend operation of the Clayton anti trust act as 1t affects railroads until January 1 1913. or beyond next January 15, the date to which operation was deferred at the last session.
 Another conference with the railroad war board will be held by Senator Newlands before his visit to tn, White House Monday.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
K|DWELL AFFIDAVIT GIVEN ID WILSON'S
 MEDIATION BOARD
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6-President Wilson's mediation commission has been given a copy of the affidavit in which Mrs Alice KidWell. a witness before the grand jury which indicted Thomas J. Mooney and four others on charges of murder growing out of a preparedness parade bomb explosion here last year. admitted that her tes- timony had been incorrect, 1t was an nounced today.
 The commission, headed by Secre- tary of Labor William w. Wilson, made special investigation here into the proceedings which led to the convic- ton of Mooney and his subsequent sentence to death, which is stayed by appeal The investigation was made at the request of President Wilson.
 The finding has not been made public.
 In her affidavit Mrs. kidwell said her testimony, as well as that of her daughter, Mrs. Estelle Smith. and a third witness, had been entirely false. and had been actuated by a desire to obtain advertising for a dental office in witch Mrs. Smith was employed. Subsequently. Mrs Smith an import ant prosecution witness against War ren K. Billings. sentenced to life. i'm prisonment on a murder charge which gre wout of the blast, told Mrs. Kid well she had been offered s1,000 to tes tify, the affidavit said.
 Mrs. kidWell did not testify at any of the four murder trials resulting from the explosion. because the defense had obtained a letter written to her hus- band, a prisoner in Folsom state peni- tentiary, telling him arrangements would be made for his release as a re- suit of her testimony the affidavit said.
 It was explained today by defense at torneys that the affidavit would not be likely to result in criminal action against any of the three witnesses who, the affidavit charged, testified falsely.
 ''The affidavit will have a moral. rather than legal effect" said Edwin Mckenzie of counsel for defendants. in the murder trials resulting from the explosion.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
THREE SHOCKS IF EXPLOSION GIVE
 AIR RAID THOUGHT
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HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 6.-The hor- TOTS of an air raiid possessed the minds of many when the explosion on the Mont Blanc shook this fortress town to it's foundation today. There were three distinct shocks. First a comparatively light rumble like a seismic disturbance startled the city A moment later terrific blast made even the citadel quake Then a crash of glass through out a wide area completed the confu- sion.
 Thousands of persons rushing into the open saw a thick cloud of gray smoke hanging over the north end of the city This strengthened their con- viction of an attack from the air.
 It was feared that other explosions would follow, and. as far as possible, the frightened ones were herded in the southern part of the city. Great crowds assembled in open lots and remained there for hours until they believed all danger was passed.
 Systematic efforts were being made | tonight to identify the dead but great difficulty was encountered as numbers who were killed had suffered injuries which made recognition impossible.
 Notwithstanding the prompt and generous succor from nearby places, there was much suffering among the l homeless tonight The temperature, while not low for this district, held be- low freezing.
 Many of the fires were caused by overturned stoves in wooden houses. The steamship Ioma which appeared to have escaped serious damage, was beached after the collision as she. too caught fire and seemed for a while threatened with destruction. Her crew escaped.
 A large Canadian steamer. moored at the north end, was torn from heI .hausers by the concussion and set adrift in midstream.
 Among the notable structures wrecked was St. Joseph's church and the school building adjoining. The i'm mense cotton factory in that district also was demolished.
 The search among the ruins for bod ies continued tonight under great handicap as a large, part of the city was in darkness save for torches anC lanterns.
 Il Fear of food shortage is entertained by some, though encouragement is found in the word that trainloads o provisions are already on the way here from several points, The immediate feeding of homeless ones amid the con. fusion remains, however. a serious problem.
 A second outlet for news of the dis aster was established after severa hours of emergency work late today After the restoration of one telegraph wire the cable line to the New Englan' coast was repaired and this news is S, going forward.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
DETERMINED RAID ON LONDON PROVES
 MOST FUTILE YET
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LONDON. Dec 6. - After several weeks of respite, London in the early hours of this morning experienced an- other German air raid-one of the most determined but the most futile yet attempted.
 The first warnings were received from the outlying districts shortly after l.: 30 o'clock when a group of Gothas crossed the coast of Kent. Ap- parently their intention was to make for London but after dropping bombs along the coast they made off seaward again
 A little less than two hours later another group started up the Thames. But like their predecessors after fly Ting over Kent, they returned the way they had come.
 It transpired that these were only preliminary attacks made with the ob- ject of drawing gunfire and disclosing the location of the defenses, for an hour later five groups of machines crossed the Essex and. Kent coasts and flew direct to London, attacking the city from two directions.
 The raiders were met with the tremendous barrage of the London de- lenses. The firing continued for up ward of an hour and, by the slackening in one district only to increase in others it told the now fully awakened Londoners of the progress of the enemy machines, five or six of which made their way through the barrage and flew directly across the city from the south to the north.
 Several bombs fell in the suburbs but without doing any great damage. The casualties are reported to have been light. Unlike the previous raids the Germans relied more upon incen- diary than explosive bombs with the result that a number of fires broke out
 Two of the raiders were brought down and their crews captured and others were damaged.
 According to the announcement made in the house of commons by the chancellor of the eXchequer, seven persons were killed and 21 injured as the result of the raid. of whom three were killed and ten injured in London
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
STACKER
 VERDICT
 OF JURY
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6.-After only fifteen minutes deliberation, a jury in federal court here this afternoon re- turned verdict of guilty against nine of the ten defendants charged with conspiracy to obstruct the operation of the selective draft law. Judge A. $. Van Valkenburgh sentenced the eight convicted men to terms of two years each in the federal penitentiary and fines of $1 900 each and costs, and fined the one woman, Mrs. Leonora War neson Moore, a former Kansas City school teacher, $1,000.
 The nine defendants were Mrs. Moore, her husband Raymond I. Moore, Thomas R. Sullivan, Flea Lub- schez, William Browder, Ralph w. Browder, Earl Browder, Edward Eagan, and Harry Doile. The case against Harvey D. Kleinschmidt, who was used as a government witness, was con tinued.
 The prison sentences of William and Earl Browder and Thomas R. Sullivan are to begin at the Separation of their present one year sentences imposed for failing to register for the draft. John F. Cell, attorney for the defen- dants, announced lie had filed notice of appeal.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
DISASTER TAKES
 MEN FROM WIRE

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-At 10 o'clock tonight there was d sudden break in the story of the Halifax disaster coming into the offices of the Associated Press over the wire of the Canadian Press, the only one in operation into that city since the eXplosition. Efforts to raise Halifax were intellectual. An hour later it was learned that the oper- ator who had been sending from the stricken city had left his key when a messenger brought him news that his wife had been dangerously in iured. While sending the story he had expressed the fear that some thing must have happened to her because she had sent him no word since he went on duty.
 The regular Canadian Press op- orator at Halifax mas been missing since the explosion. and his place was taken by a substitute. Send ing of further details of the disaster was perforce suspended until a sec ond substitute was found.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
Pacifists Found Guilty

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 6.-The Rev Floyd Hardin al Atwater, Cal, the Rev. Robert Whitaker of Los Gatos, Cal, and Harold H. Storey of Whit tier. Cal, so-called Christian. pacifists who were arrested here October 1 last while holding an alleged pacifist meet ing, were found guilty tonight by jury in the local police court of dis turbing the peace. holding an unlawful assembly and failing to disperse at the order of the police.
 The jury which was composed of nine women and three men, was out three hours. Sentence will be passed tomorrow.
 The men were arrested at a meeting in downtown office building. Among the statements adopted at this meet ing, it was alleged, was that con scription" was worse than slavery and that the giving of ones life for ones country was ''moclery." Storey, who was speaking whensthe police raided the meeting. was declared to have said that American soldiers were no better than Prussian soldiers.
 The defendants contended they were merely taking part in a religious gathering.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
ARM|ST|CE WITH
 RUSSIA ID LAST
 PERIOD TEN DAYS
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BERLIN. Dec. 6.--An official com- munication issued today says:
 Yesterday the authorized represen. tatives of the chief army administra tions of Germany, Austria Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, concluded in writing with the authorized represen- tatives of the Russian chief army ad- ministration a suspension of hostilities for ten days for the whole of the mu- fixed for Friday noon.
 The ten days period will be utilized for bringing to conclusion negotia- tions for an armistice. For the pur- pose of reporting verbally regarding the present results, a portion of the members of the Russian deputation has returned home.
 'The sittings of the commission con- tinue."
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
POSTAL EMPLOYES
 HIT AT BURLESON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Thomas F. Flaherty, secretary treasurer of the National Federation of Postal Employes. in a statement tonight takes issue with Postmaster Gener- al Burleson's statements in his an nual report regarding postal organ izations. He attacks Mir. Burleson's administration as autocratic, denies that postal employees have threat ened to strike and states that by referring to the organized employees as potential revOlutionists" the postmaster general ''is seeking to discredit them and cast odium on their present agitation for badly needed wage increase"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
Shadow of Mohamn1ed

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. <6.-The shadow of Mohammed was injected into the trial of 34 persons charged with conspiring to foment revolution against British rule in India today when Douwes Dekker, government witness, testified in the United States district court that a proposed holy war of all the followers of Islam in various British and French colonies formed a salient part in the plans of the alleged conspiracy.
 Dekker said he had arranged to se- lect Mohammedan priest in Java and send him to Berlin where he was to receive instructions to go to Constanti- nople and confer with Sheik IT Islam, Dekker said, was head of the Moham- medan religion throughout the world. From the sheik the priest was to re- ceive a degree, declaring the holy war on Christians in the French and British colonies. For some reason which Dekker did not give, the plan did not materialiZe.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
CAVALRYMEN ARE COURT MART|A[LED
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SAN ANTONIO. Dec. 6.-Fifteen members of the Sixth Cavalry went to trial before a court martial this after noon at Fort Sam Houston on charges of mutiny growing out of an alleged refusal to obey an order to drill Sep tember 25 when they were stationed in the Big Bend district.
 The personnel of the court is the same as that which tried the 63 negroes of the Twenty-fourth Infantry and Colonel J. A. Hull is acting as judge advocate.
 It is alleged the men refused to obey the orders to drill saying that they were worn out after long siege of guard duty.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
 WELCOMES PEACE
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AMSTERDAM. Dec. 6.-At the re- ception of the Austrian delegations, says a Vienna dispatch, the emperor remarked to the presidents of the par liaments:
 Tt will be the finest day of my life when I can conclude peace