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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
Home Coming Held
By Bingamon Folks

Ideal weather conditions contribut
ed greatly to the success of the Bin.
CANON home coming celebration yes.
terday which was held at Martins
church. Former residents of Binga.
mon and present day residents were
in attendance In large numbers at the
reunion which is an annual event
and one which is looked forward to
with much anticipation. Rev. H. R.
Hess of Clarksburg conducted the de-
votional services which opend a pro-
gram, the following speaking: Hon
Jess F. Sturms, OF Sturms Mills; Rev.
H. R. Hess of Clarksburg; Will Har.
mer Of Shinnston; D. R. Martin of
Elkins; Prof W. A. Crowl OF Fair.
mont presided at the meeting and
he also gave an interesting talk.
At noon a basket dinner was serv.
ed which was an important feature
of the days celebration. A large
number Of Fairmonters who claim Bin
canon and vicinity as their native
heath were present at the celebration
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
EAST SIDE HIGH
READY TO OPEN
Superintendent Hustead
Has Secured Fine Fac
ulty for School.

Arrangements have been completes
Tor the beginning of High school IN
struction ON the East side and q fac
ulty of fine ability will be ready TO
take ND the work when the schools on.
en- next Monday morning. The new
instructors will meet with the teachers
of the grade schools OF the district at
a teachers meeting which will be held
Saturday afternoon next at which tt1ie
Superintendent Hustead will outline
plans for the year.
Next Monday morning the pupils
who will attend at the East sas
schools will assemble in the respec-
tive grade school buildings to receiTe
a list of books. There will be no
change in the text books in the Union
Independent district this year but eI'
rors will be prevented If no books afa
bought until each pupil has beenigtysn
a list. Students who expect to enter
the high school will meet at the aud
itorium OF the Central building at the
same time.
The faculty for the new high school
is as follows:
w. Clyde Hertzog, who will teach
English and mathematics, is gradui
ate OF Salem College, holding an a,
B. degree from that school. He had
had many years experience as 9 grade
and high school teacher, and Is thor
oughly familiar and entirely compS'
tent for the work. His home Ia IN
Shinnston.
Miss Mabel Richards, who will teach
science and history, is 3 graduate oe
Fairmont Normal and West Virginia
University, holding degree OF B. S.
from the latter institution. She had
several years experience as teacher
in graded and high schools. Last year
she taught in the Grafton High school,.
She is a resident OF the East side.
Miss Bertha Diligard who will teach
music, for many years has taught niu-
sic in local schools, and is well. known
in educational circles over the state.
L. c. Minor, who will teach penman.
ship, has taught in local schools.
Every effort will be put forth Il
guard the health Of teachers and pl-
pills of the East side schools dugins
the coming term. Wr. VIM. 2. Boyers
who has been the efficient medical 81.
aminer for several years has been 10
| appointed by the Board OF Education
and will look after his part Of the work
carefully.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
COUPLES ACTIONS
VERY SUSPICIOUS
Marshal Smith Is Having
Henry and Irene Haskins
Investigated.

United States Marshal C. E. Smith
is having Henry Haskins and Irene
Haskins held at the local police sta.
ton pending an investigation to deter
mine what they were doing when ar
rested at the government lock near
townsville about nine o'clock Satur.
day night. The prisoners were ar.
rested by the lock tender who is a
special United States deputy marshal
on the charge of being suspicious
characters. The were loafing about
the lock property and apparently had
no special business there.
The couple were placed on the Penn
sylvania train at townsville and Off
GERS Seaman and Borgess. met the
train when it arrived here. United
States Marshal Smith is certain that
they were at the local lock for nc
bad purpose. They claim that they
were married in Clarksburg last year
and that they were walking to Nor
gantown when arrested. Haskins
claims that he registered for the draft
at Berryburg, Barbour county, and
that he was not in the first quota tC
be drawn.
1t is thought at federal headquar
tiers here that the man may be evad
ing CONSUMPTION. The matter is be
ing investigated and local officers are
communicating with draft board o.
Barbour county to determine wheth
er or not there is any foundation fol
the suspicion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
DENIES OWNERSHIPS
OF BOOZE GRIPS

After several unsuccessful attempts
the trial Of W. c. Kapp was finally be-
gun before Justice Conway this af-
ternoon after the man had been in
Jail for about two weeks. He was ar
rested by county and city officers in
the Baltimore and Ohio depot some
time ago charged with bringing
liquor into the state.
Baltimore and Ohio Patrolman
Titchner found the man asleep in the
depot one night with suitcase near
by. He called the officers and the
man was taken into custody. When
awakened he denied ownership Of the
suitcase, which was sitting on the
floor some distance away. He was
compelled to accompany the officers.
however, and another suitcase which
contained liquor was found behind
the station door at the other end of
the room from which the man was
sitting. It was also wished on him"
since there was no one else present to
claim ownership.
Kapp has been employed by the
Fisher and Fleming minstrel troupe
as "black face" He came here to join
thine and he persistently denies that
lie knew anything of the two suitcases
Of booze which were found in the
room at the time.
The trial this afternoon was halted
to await the arrival Of the chief wit
ness for the state. H. L. Satterfelo,
who is night baggage master at the
Baltimore and Ohio depot, The evil
dence that was presented by the other
witnesses was by no means conclusive.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
BIG MAN HUNT ON
IN HARRISON Co.
By Associated Press,

CLARKsBURG, W. Va, Sept. To-
A search lasting virtually all night
by a posse of deputy sheriffs for
Frank Naples wanted for attempting
to murder Michael STAINS yesterday
at Kelley hill, suburb was resumed
this morning with additional deputies
pressed into service. Minute descrir
lions of the man have been telephoned
to police officers in all central West
Virginia cities and towns with IT.
structions to have every train and
trolley car arriving from Clarksburg
district watched for him.
An additional witness a man, vas
Jailed this morning making two wo.
men and three men of Kelley hill VIC
are now in separate cells of the cour.
ty Jail awaiting further developments.
Physicians at st. Marys hospital
where Stanno is a patient announced
this morning that he would probably
die Of wounds.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
GERMANY WILL
APPROACH PEACE
BY EASY STAGES
First Offer Te Be On a
Status Quo Ante
Basis.
WILL NOT Be ACCEPTED
Regarded AS Necessary
Step Shaping German
Opinion.

LONDON. Sept. 1O.-Throughout
Official London the belief is held that
very definite peace offer will come
from Germany before winter and the
offer will suggest immediate secces.
sion OF hostilities on status quo
basis.
Entente statements have fully in,
dicatel that they will refuse such
terms and no doubt Germany is aware
OF this. But German leaders re.
gard status quo offer from the
German side as an indipnsible step
in the preparation of German public
opinion for further concessions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
Negro Troops To Be
Trained Separately
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1o.-Negro
troops OF the National army will be
organized in separate units as is done
in the Regular army and SO far as
possible will be trained in the states
where they are raised. The call for
drafted negroes to mobilize at their
camps will be postponed to Iow Off
GERS at the camps to arrange for the
organization of the separate units.
OF the $4,000 men called for as
the first increment Of the National
army it is estimated that approx
mately 20, 900 will be negroes.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
DISAGREEMENT
WAITING ACTION
At STOCKHOLM
Messages From Buencs
Aires To Berlin Not
Our Affair.
BRITISH BLAME QUEEN
State Department Makes
Distinction Between Gov
eminent and People.
CBy Associated Pressy


WASHINGTON. Sept. 10.-The
government today still was waiting
tor some indication of how the Swed-
ish government regards the disclos-
u-es of the part taken by its legation
in Buenos Aires in transmitting Ger
man legation dispatches to Berlin.
Neither the Argentine ambassador
nor the Swedish minister here present
ed any message from their govern
ment and it was indicated that until
one or both had communicated with
the State Department this govern
ment would take no step toward the
development of what may lead to
serious alteration of Sweden's posi-
lion among the neutral governemnts.
At the State Department today it
was made clear that there was no dis
position to question the good faith
and honesty OF the Swedish people.
The deduction between the people
and government was carefully point
ed out.
That Argentine will take prompt
steps toward securing an explanation
from Sweden is assumed and the
State Department will be surprised If
the Argentine Foreign Office does no.
force the recall Of Count Luxburg, he
charge d'affairs, who advised the
sinking of Argentine ships without
leaving any traces" and who referred
to the head of the Foreign office as
"a notorious ass"
That the incident has been regard
ed by this government as warlike
act by Sweden is denied absolutely.
What may develop is a different
thing. At present there has been no
change in the position Of the two gov
ernments.
BUENoS AIRES, Sept. 1O.-Ar-
gentire officials, according to newspa-
per accounts today, are still unable to
believe that dispatches sent to Berlin
through the Swedish legation here
were accurately translated.
The Foreign office early today sad
to-. was without official advices
from Ambassador Naon or American
Ambassador Stimson.
Newspapers and officials generally
believe that the government will d.
mand the recall of Count LuXburg,
German charge at Buenos Aires, but
a rupture in diplomatic relations with
Germany is not anticipated at pres
eRt,StRe Argentine government pre-
ferring, it is said, to consider the at
fair personal one betewen the Ger
man and Swedish representatives
here.
LONDON, Sept. 10.-Photographs
of the King and the royal family Of
Sweden, Swedish soldiers and BIRDS
eye views OF Stockholm are features
in several newspapers under cross
page heads such as "Sweden's Expo
sure, ""Sweden Charged With Breach
of Neutrality" while others carry
special reviews OF the entire course Of
events in Sweden since the outbreak
of the war. One paper likens Swe-
dens position to that of Greece few
months ago, saying "It's queen is
German" The Graphic in an edito-
rial says:
eve cannot view without infinite
regret the position into which Sender
whas been directed with active SYM
pathy of certain Of her rulers toward
Germany. TIL disclosures which
we're made from Washington shed a
brilliant light upon dark places of
Hun diplomacy. Let us thank the
United States for penetrating the
nIofs -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
NEW
RUSS
CRISIS |:
State of War De-
clared to Exist in
the Capital
- 4i.s
AlAAV N[A,D DEllnlIFl
ARMY HEAD REMOVED
sg
Korniloffs Demand for Su.
preme Power RESPONSE
BILE for the Trouble.
PETROGRAD. Sept. Il

PETROGRAD, Sept. TO-
Kerensky has de-
clared that a state of war.
exists in the town of Petro-,
grad and has ordered Gen.
eral Korniloff, commandsr
in chief of the Russian arm
les to resign in consequence
Of General Korniloff's de-
for supreme powers.
General Klemoozsky has
been appointed commander
in chief. 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1O.-What is
purported to be an outline of Ger.
many's peace terms has been circula-
ted among diplomats here within the
last two weeks, but it has been re.
garded by the Eentente embassies and
most OF the neutrals as feeler." The
origin OF the so-called terms was not
disclosed, but they are said to have
been written by Foreign Secretary
Won kaufman before his visit to vi.
emma, which since has been pointed
to as Strengthening the probability
that bear evidence of authenticity.
Mriefly the so.called terms were as
follows:
Restoration of Belgium and North.
ern France to be paid for out of the
sale of Germany's colonies to Great
Britain.
"Alsace and Lorraine to be indepen.
dent states. (High French officials
recently have stated anew the deter
mination of France to be satisfied
with nothing less than. the recovery of
her lost provinces).
"Triese to be free port
Serbia and Rumania to be restor.
ed and Serbia to have port on the
Adriatic.
The Balkans question and the
status of Turkey to be. subjects for
negotiations.
Disarmament and international pc,
lice.
Freedom of the seas with Great
Britain in control of the English Chan
mel until the projected tunnel is built
between Dover and Calais"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10

Mrs. r. B. Parrish and children,
Margaret and Richard who had spent
the summer with the formers father
in law Festus Parish at Teverbaugh
are the guests OF friends here until
Wednesday when they will leave for
their home in Baltimore
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight; TUESDAY fair and
continued cool
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-10
Injured German
Sub. in Cadiz Harbo1

CADIz, Spain. Sept. 1O.-A Ger
man submarine, seriously damaged,
las arrived at this port conveyed by
= Spanish torpedo boat. The subma-
rine will be interned in the harbor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
CONTINUED on Page 81
4CALLS TOGET
NATIONAL ARMY
NINETY PER CENT OF MEN WILL
BE SUMMONED IN
SEPTEMBER.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 13.-Provost
Marshal General Crowder announced
today that 80 per cent OF the men
drafted for the national army would be
called to the colors September 5. begin
ming movement on that day; another
80 per cent Sept. Is. third 80 per
cent on September 30 and the remain
ing 10 per cent as soon thereafter as
possible.
Work Is being rushed on the sixteen
national army cantonments IN various
sections Of the country to have these
training camps ready Sept s, for the
first 80 per cent Of the $4,000 men
called from those registered June 5,
under the conscription law.
Arrangements have been perfected
for the transportation Of the men
through the council of national de-
fense, and the railroads war board.
The movement on the various dates Is
expected to be executed without delay
and with as little interference as pos
sible to normal railway traffic.
Religious objectors are assigned a
definite place tn the national army for
the first time In a ruling made public
today by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. They will be sent to the
mobilization camps for duties which
the president may designate as non
combatant.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
BOND PROGRAM
GAINS IN FAVOR
GENERAL DEBATE ON WAR TAX
MEASURE.IS OPENED
IN SENATE.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. ls.-Gen-
eral debate on the s2,006, 100000 war
tax bill began in the senate today,
Senator Simmons, in charge Of Of the
measure having finished his opening
statement Saturday. The leaders are
hopeful of passage Of the bill inside OF
two weeks, but many senators doubt
IL this can be accomplished under a
month.
Secretary McAdoo will confer with
Chairman Kitchin Of the house ways
and means committee, probably tomor-
row. regarding plans for raising part
of the additional $1,000. 100000 requir-
ed to meet war expenses until July 1.
1918. How much will be asked for by
the secretary is not known, but 1t
may be as much as $4,000, 100000.
Senate and house leaders stand
ready to cooperate in putting through
legislation for any reasonable sum the
administration may desire. They
strongly favor the raising Of addition
al funds by issuance Of bonds and GER
tincates Of Indebtedness rather than
by taxation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
CHILD SLAYERS
ARE SHOT DOWN
TWO GERMAN AIR RAIDERS DES.
rRoYED AFTER BOMBING
ENGLISH TOWNS.

London, Aug. 1.-TWO of the Ger
man machines which raided the Eng
lish southeast coast watering places.
yesterday evening, were destroyed by
British naval airplanes. The ofnctal
statement issued by the government
today says that one of the machines
was a, Gotha airplane and the other a
seaplane.
Twenty-three persons, including
nine women and six children, were
killed and fifty persons were injured
in Southend (Essex), forty miles east
of London, by bombs dropped from
twenty German airplane raiders.
Considerable damage to property
was caused at Southend by nearly
forty bombs dropped on the town.
The raiders also visited Margate,
eighty miles southeast Of the capital.
but no reports of casualties or dam
ages at this place have been received.
The casualties reported at South
end are:
Killed eight men, nine women, six
children. About fifty people were In
tured.
At Rockford two men were injured
but no damage Is reported. At Mar
gate four bombs we're dropped. One
uninhabited house was demolished,
but there. we're no casualties.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
nRlvERs CLOSE MINES.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-Thirty
two Of the forty coal mines in the
springfield rate district, representing
4 daily output Of 10000 tons, are shut
down today, as the result Of strikes
among drivers and motormen, and
10000 diggers are in enforced idle.
mess.
Indications were this morning that
not single mine In the district would
be in operation tomorrow.
i Dissatisfaction among the drivers
and motormen, who are asking an in
crease in wages of 45 cents day or
nine hours pay for eight hours work,
has spread to all day laborers who
now demand an advance of 81 day.
Drivers at present receive $3.50 day,
imotormen $3.8S and day laborers from
1925 to 1888, according to the nature
lcf their work.
UNIONS OFFICERS PoWERLEss.
Frank Harrington, president of the
;Yllinois District U. M. w. A., today
gordered all strikers back to work, and
declared there would be no wage con.
ferences while the mine workers VIC
lated their agreement by walking out.
/ iOperators, however, said the situation
had got out Of the hands Of the min.
err ofYicials. Such orders were Issued
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
FOOD BOSS MAY
BUY ALL WHEAT
Hoover Will Have Special
Board For Grain
Control.

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 1s.-Crea-
tion Of a grain control board within
the food administration to supervise
distribution OF wheat and manufac-
ture and sale of -four will be announ-
ced within q few days. To the board
will be delegated authority to carry
out regulations governing wheat and
-four announced last night by the
food administration.
President Wilson will issue series
Of executive orders giving the food
administration powers conferred on
the executive under the food control
bill. Tho hrst Will deal with wheat
and nour and will direct the food ad-
ministrauon to proceed September !
with the enforcement Of the regula-
tions announced last night.
OTHER CROPS LATER.
Wheat and -four are taken up hrst,
1t was stated today at the food admin
istration, because the wheat crop Is
beginning to move, making 1t the
most Gificult problem to handle now.
The movement OF most other food
stuffs Is about the same month by
month.
Preparation Of form Of license un-
der which grain elevators and -four
mills will operate after September i
was begun today.
The government will take over this
years entire wheat crop If necessary
in order to conserve the supply for
Americas fighting force and the allies
Of this country. according to an an
pouncement Of Herbert Hoover re-
garding the policies Of the food ad-
ministration of wheat, flour and bran.
The chief features of the program
include the elimination Of trading In
futures, the establishment Of buying
agencies at the principal terminals. the
licensing Of elevators and mills, regula-
ton Of exchanges and the fixing OF
fair prices.
PRESENT CROP AFFECTED.
Although the minimum price Of -
wheat fixed by congress does not be-
come effective until next year. the ad-
ministration plans to exercise COM
plete control over this years harvest
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
TURKS IN ORGY
OF BARBAR|SN|.
Germany's Allies Loot Holy
Land, Numbering
Inhabitants.

Correspondence Associated Press
Cairo, Egypt, July 20.-The situation
in Palestine this summer is the most
serious since the war began. A scheme
for the looting Of Jerusalem Is already
being executed and throughout the
countryside the Turk, ally OF Ger
many, has embarked on calculated
policy Of plundering and killing the
native Inhabitants, so that IL they are
forced to vacate the country they VIII
leave behind them a desert. The only
thing that can save them, the only
hope that. buoys them up is that the
British armies now hamEnering at the
gates Of the Holy Land may soon drive
out the Turks.
Information about conditions In Pal
estine reaches here from many sources
some more or less direct, but most OF
them rather round about. The follow
Ing statement OF the present situation
is given to The Associated Press by an
official in touch with all these sources:
srupENpous wIcKEpNEss.
.The attitude of the young Turks
toward the unfortunate non-Turkisn
races within their empire always has
been harsh and oppressive. During the
war 1t has been an open campaign OF
robbery, exploitation and massacre, lor
the young Turks, realizing tnat inc
partition Of the lands under their rule
is unavoidable, have determined to get
as much as they can out OF the inhapl-
tants while they are in possession.
.The stupendous wickedness OF the
determination Of the Armenian nation
cannot be dismissed as a mere device
Of oriental statecraft or as particular
measure aimed at one particular race.
for it is the Turkish policy towards
not only Armenians, but Arabs, Greeks
and Jews. in fact all peoples who are
subjects OF the Turk, but are not tnem-
selves of Turkish blood.
BRUTALITY RULES TURK.
while there was some prospect OF
being able to retain or even enlarge
their empire tho Turks, although treat
ing their subject races badly, did not
actually seek to destroy them. Today.
knowing themselves doomed. 1t is their
calculated policy to kill of the bulk
Of the inhabitants Of Palestine and ex-
tort the last ounce Of money and goods
nom them so that II they are forced
to vacate the country they will leave
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
.ExEMPTS MUST
Defend SELVES

Des Moines. Aug. 13.-Exemp-
tons granted by local draft boards
on grounds of dependency will be
appealed to the supreme district
boards, according to information
received today by Des Moines
local boards from the war depart
ment. Governor Harding will ap-
point an attorney for each Of tho
N112 local exemption boards In the
state to act as legal representa-
tive Of the government In making
appeals.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
RESCUERS' EFFORTS
FAIL; TWO DROWN

: Rock Island. ILL.,. Aug. 13.-Miss
Esther Wigdn, %. and Walter Bur
meister, 26, were drowned while bath
ing in the Mississippi at Andalusia,
near here, yesterday. Burmeister
sacrificed his life IN attempting to res
cue Miss Virgins.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
ITALY TO GET US.
AMBULANCE UNITS

Milan, Aug. 13-Arrangements are
being made for the sending to the 1tal-
ian front of several American ambu-
lance units similar to those which have
been in operation In France since the
beginning Of the war. The first unit
10 expected In October.