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The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
means MAKES
PLEA AGAINST
VENUE CHANGE
The Alleged Slayer Of Mrs.
King Makes Plea in
Own Behalf.
By DAVID VI. CHURCH.
stan COrrespondent of I. y.

Concord. y. c, Nov. 1.-Gaston B.
Means made his first desperate fight
for life tonight. Indicted for the
murder OF Mrs NIaude 4. King. he
fought vigorously against a motion
made by Solicitor Clement to have
his trial moved from Cabarrus Coun-
ty. because it is impossible to give
the defendant a fair trial here. In
am affidavit of some 5000 words
Means placed With the cJurt ilat
he might be tried by bis "own coun-
try1ncn."
This affidavit was supplemented by
twenty other afidavits. made out by
prominent citizens of Concord, stat
ing it was their belief that a fair
trial and a jury could be obtained
in this county. Six OF the counsel
for Means made eloquent pleas. Judge
E. B. Cline adjourned the court long
after darkness had fallen and will
render decision on the motion to-
morrow morning.
Plot Charge Made.
Attorney General James S. Manning
III the name of the State OF North
Carolina and Governor Beckett, call
ed upon Judge Cline to move the
case. There is every evidence that
Judge Cline will allow the case to
be tried in this county because of
technicalities in the statutes regard
ing the change of venue, which it
Is alleged the State has not COM
piled with.
Bitter arraignment OF "the unseen
forces that are prosecuting CASTOR
b. Means" was made by Z. T. Cans
ler' or counsel for the defense. He
charged that the Northern Trust
Company of Chicago, which holds a
large trust fund which would have
been removed IL the second King
VIII, discovered by CASTOR B. Means,
was allowed, was back of the per
secution of this honored son of a
North Carolina family"
40 man since the Pharisees hiss
ed the Savior on the Cross has gone
70 trial under such a handicap" said
Cansler in closing his argument and
arraigning Assistant District Attor-
ney DoolinS. of New York, Attorney
General Manning and Solicitor Glenn
eht Tor their refusal to turn over
TO Castor B. Means the papers seiz-
ed from his New York apartment.
which mean life to a man now
threatened with the electric chair"
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her conquests there to the point where
she would cease to be menaced from
that direction. leaving Britai
France, and the United States to be
met with augmented forces on the
strongly intrenched western front.
Cadorna Holds Key.
II Cddorna. however, can stop the
Germans on the Udine line. or any
similar series of prepared intrench-
ments, until the allies can bring
strong reinforcements, il may be pos
sible to infiict such heavy losses on
the massed Austro-German troops
that il will be a victory gained at a
cost as dear as the early advances at
Eerdun.
If. finally, Cadorna, In some way
which cannot now be foreseen any
more than the turn at the Marne
could be. should turn his defeat iato
victory and infiict severe losses on
the MackenSen's forces, the effect in
GermanE would be tremendous.
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the drive toward Paris, and give Ca
dorna chance to administer a defeat
comparable in many elements 10 the
battle of the Marine.
Eject on Allies.
In week or two we shall know
which of these turns the battle will
take. Let us, therefore. see just what
the big effects of each of these pos
sihle eventualities on the progress of
the war and our own plans will be.
We might as well face the blacklist
chance first. If Mackensen crushes
Cadorna, overruns Italy. and destroys
her effectiveness as a lighting nation.
every American must steel himself
fer a prolonged war. in which the
United States will have to spend hum
dreds of thousands of lives and bill
lions of dollars before Germany can
be crushed.
With Italy crushed. the Austrian
submarines operating from The Dil
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RUSSIA EAGER FOR
PARIS CONFERENCE
Steps Reports in Swedish Press of
Any Opposition.

Petrograd, Nov. 1.-Foreign Minister
Tereschtenko today put a stop to in
siG!ous rumors circulated in the Scan
dinavian press that Russia is opposed
to the coming Paris conference of the
allies and will not take part in it.
NJ. Tereschtenko informed the press
that neither he nor NJ. Skobeleff, for
mer Minister of Labor. had ever made
any statements justifying reports pub
lished in the Swedish press that Rus
sis was seeking a postponement Of
the conference.
Far from wishing for a postpone
ment," says an Official statement to-
day, Russia hopes It viii be has
tened
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
FINNS TO RETAIN
PRESENT CAPITAL

Helsingfors. Finland, Nov. 1.-The
Finnish Senate today decided against
premature evacuation of the high
er administrative institutions in this
capital. The Senators resolved that
both the Diet and the Senate should
stay here as long as the city is not
directly menaced by hostile aero
planes or Zeppelins. The minor gov
ernment institutions will be moved
into the interior of Russia.
The evacuation of Hclsingfors has
been prepared for several months and
will be effected within three weeks.
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matian coast. which have for more
than a year been held under control
by the Italian navy. would csain re-
sumo their activity in the Mediter-
ranean. The transport line that sup
ports the allied army at Salonika could
ther be maintained only with the
greatest difficulty.
Transport Line Menace.
To maintain this transport line and
protest the ships carrying grain and
cotton from Egypt and tho east. Brit
ain would be forced to increase great
ly her force of destroye-s and patrols
in the Mediterranean. and b. SO much
weaken her Atlantic patrol. with
grave menace to transatlantic ship
ping.
With Italy crushed. OF driven into
the plains of the peninsula, Germany
would be free to transfer huge num-
bers OF effective troops to the Rus
is'ru and Eurns man fronts, ard push
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THIRTY PLANES In RAID.

The first group of raiders dropped
bombs near the coast. Two more
groups were broken up by a barrage
on the southeastern outskirts of the
Thames, half way to London.
of the fifth group one OF more air
planes penetrated Southeastern Lon
DON Scme of the sixth group was
dispersed before it reached the outer
defenses of the city.
The Official announcement follows:
Determined aud repeated attacks
were made upon London last night by
groups of hostile aircraft. The first
group of raiders crossed the kentish
coast at about 1910 p. m, and pro-
ceeded toward London over Kent.
They did not penetrate far inland.
however. but turned IN an essterly di-
rection and dropped bombs at various
places N and near the coast.
Meanwhile two more RrouTs Of raid
ers were steering toward London
along the south bank OF the Thames.
The SKY was half to three-quarters
covered with thin. low clouds. which
rendered extremely difficult o5serva-
tion Of the enemy machines. None
thelsss. their attitude was correctly
calculated and they were broken up
by barrage fire on the southeastern
outskirts of tho metropolitan area at
about Ii 30 p. M. where some bombs
were dropped.
Fourth Group Repulse5.
The fourth group of machines,
which came along the Thames estu-
ary. was turned back about halfway
C LcHdo.. 'Sfsal&Eiie the hfdi group
crossed the Essex coast at about 12:l5
a. m. and steered toward London
by way of the north bank of the
Thames. Sone of these raiders were
turned back by the outer defenses.
but one or more penetrated into south
cast London, where bombs we're
dropped.
The sixth group followed along the
same coures about a quarter of an
hour later. Some OF these machines
penetrated into the southeast out
skirts OF London, where some bombs
were dropped. Meanwhile one or
more enemy machines dropped bombs
in the southwestern outskirts of Lon
don. The seventh group which ap-
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
Frigid Weather Hits
Buffalo and Ohio

Buffalo, y. Y, Nov. 1-8iore than
'ne-haf of the potato and bean crops
viii be destroyed unless there is a
moderation Of the weather in west
irn New York. Snow fell during the
aisht covering the ground from two
70 four inches. Less than 30 per cent
n the crops have been harvested.
Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. 1.-Cleveland
had Its first real snowstorm of the
winter today. Lake traffic was badly
aampered but rail service was unim-
paired.
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Officer Says Mutineers
Threatened to Kill Him

San Antonio, Nov. "details of the
alleged mutiny of $50 negroes OF the
Twenty-fourth Infantry last August
when they killed an army captain and
raided Houston, where they murdered
twenty-five citizens. were given here
today at the court martial of sixty-
three Of the negro soldiers by Mai. X.
S. Snow.
Maj. Snow said he tried to dissuade
the blacks from mutiny and they
threatened to kill him. He said they
nred many shots in the camp before
starting on their murderous mission
into the city
Eighty other soldiers of the same
regiment held on less serious charges
are to be tried at Ell Paso, Texas.
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FATE OF EVERY MAN. WOMAN AND CHILD
IN AMERICA INVOLVED IN ITALIAN CRISIS
Complete Victory by Ger
many Will Mean Sacrifice
of Hundreds of Thou
sands of Precious Ameri-
can Lives and Expendi-
ture of Untold Billions of
American Dollars.
By BASIL M. MANLY.

The cable dispatches from Italy
for the next two weeks will carry
the most important news Americans
have read since we declared war. in
the opinion of authorities here.
Italians Hold Solution.
1t is hard for the peaceful. easy
going American citizen to realize.
but it is true: that the manner of
life of every man, woman and child
in the United States. for years to
come. the sacrifices they will be
called upon to make. the number
even who will be called upon to
give up their lives in the nation S
service. is at this very minute being
determined. $500 miles away. by
Italian troops.
Three Results of Battle.
Only two battles of the war-the
Marine ana Nerdun-equal the present
struggle in Importance.
There are three great turns which
this decisive battle may take, each of
which is fraught with enormous con-
sequences:
First. Cadorna's army may be
crushed, Italy overrun and cut to
pieco5.
Second. Cadorna's troops. which are
reported to be making an orderly re-
treat. may be able to stop Macken-
sens drive by holding the prepared
positions. which are understood to
rest on Udine. until the French and
British have time TO rush big guns.
ammunition and. il need be, troops
from the Western front.
Third. Mackenscn, in the ardor of
pursuit. may outrun his lines of COM
nunjcation. just as Won KhInk did in
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Short Term Is Given
Would-Be Assassin

Buenos Aires. Nov. 1.-The would
be assassin Mandrini, who attempted
the life of the former president. Dr.
victorino de La Plaza. on July 16.
1916. was sentenced today to sixteen
months in prison. The evening pa
pers comment variously on the short
term OF the sentence and on the fact
that more than year has elapsed
since the crime,
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Rev. ] A. Cotter,. S. j.,
Writes Herald Sermon

The Herald's special sermon this
week VIII be written by the Rev.
John A Cotter, s.. J.. assistant at
st Aloysius Church. North Cap
itol and ! streets.
Father Cotter was born in Phil
adeiphia and was educated at St
Joseph's College, Philadelphia. He
taught three years at Fordham
University and FIVE years at Holy
Cross College. Worcester. Mass.
In 1872, Father Cotter was chap
lain of the prison boys refcrna-
tory and workhouse at Hart's
Island, N. Y. In 1916 he was made
assistant at st. Aloysius Church.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
OPERA COMPANY
PUTS WAR BAN
ON GERMAN SONG
Metropolitans Also Release
Nine. Gaoski and Otto
Coritz from Caste.

New York, Nov. 1.-The Metropoli-
tan Opera House put the ban on Ger
man opera this evening aud dropped
Nine. Gadski and Otto Goritz from
the caste of operatic stars.
This action followed right on tie
heels of a general protest against DR..
Karl Muck. conductor of the Boston
symphony Orchestra. which is to give
a concert at Carnegie Hall next
Thursday.
DIR. Muck's Comment.
In connection with A request this
afternoon that his orchestra pnv
THE Star-Spansled Banner" at the
coming concert. DR.. Muck replied:
'To ask US to play The Star
Spangled Banner is embarrassing. It
Is almost an insult"
New York received this statement
with amazement. Coming at a time
when every loyal citizen is working
his hardest to put down seditious ut
terances and muzzle enemy aliens
who are endeavoring to spread a trail
torous propaganda in the country. DR..
Muck's statement was Immediately
branded in American circles as the
most au6acious utterance that has yet
been publicly made by a subject of
the Kaiser in the United States.
DR.. Muck is duly booked to appear
in New York next Thursday night,
but whether New York would permit
his concert TO go on in view of his
bold attack on the American national
anthem is regarded as distinctly an
other matter.
Honored by Kaiser.
When loyal residents of New York
had fully realized the significance of
Dr. Muck's statement they began i'm
mediately to delve into the history
OF the musical director. What they
discovered caused their amazement to
lessen to a marked degree
Loyal Americans who had up to this
moment intended paying fancy prices
to hear DR.. Muck and his musicians
learned by casual scrutiny that back
in 1908 the Prussian Kaiser conferred
on him the honorary title of "Keonig-
Itch preussischer observation-disclosures
tor" which, translated from German,
means "the Kings Prussian Musical
Director"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
SNOW May HALT
GERMANS DRIVE
Cavalry Goes to Aid of Rap
idly Retreating Italian
Army.

One typical Alpine snowstorm may
turn Italy's plight into a defeat OF
the Austro-GcTman drive. in the light
OF official dispatches received in this
city yesterday.
Italian cavalry has come furiously
to the aid OF the retreating armies
and. according to the messages re-
ceived at the Italian Embassy, are
driving i'm the greatest cavalry ma
noeuver since the battle Of Charleroi.
They are reported as holding back the
enemy and harassing them so that
their advance has been checked, IL
not halted entirely.
Detachments Surrounded.
Large detachments are stnl in the
mountains. They have been sur
rounded. it is reported. but have sent
out their carrier pigeons. announcing
that they are in a safe position. able
to move practically as they wish and
can hold out for twelve days or two
weeks, If the worst conos to the.
worst
armies have mostly reached the plains
and that Gerpany's troops are stin
coming over, the mountain passcsL
This part Of Italy becomes snow
bound generally around this time OF
the year and in some OF the passes
The snow remains fifteen and twenty
feet deep until as late as June.
Sunplemcnting the dispatches 10 the
ltallyn Embassy. a cablegrain was
re0fived by Secretary Lansing. dated
ysftcrday. saying that the pursuit
~ the Germans was stacking up..
/They also described the political stu
alton Of Italy as one Of unity in tho
face OF extreme danger.
Situation Is Grave.
No attempt is made 10 minimize the
Sravity OF THE situation at the Italian
Embassy. II was admitted that IL
would take some time TO bring up the
heavy artillery because every bridge
over which the guns are being trans
ported must be almost rebuilt. or re.
inforced TO sustain the great weighus.
The success OF the German Ranking
movement around the Italian left
through the Ploolen Pass. is stiu
causing great concern.
Gen. Corsi. In messages received
here, gives much encouragement u
pointing out that the Germans have
failed in three things they contem-
Plated.
They have failed to disrupt Italy
politically.
They have failed to drive the people
into clamor for early peace.
They have failed in the military
sense, because on the first two the
later depended In large measure.
He says the armies haSs extricstel
themselves from the trAa
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More Prisoners.

More Prisoners
They have captured 500 Italian guns.
The foregoing information was Of
icially announced today BY the Ger
man war office.
The German statement SAYS the
Teuton Fourteenth Army yesterday
gained another great victory.
Portions Of the Italian retrestins
forces made a stand at the Taglia-
rnento River. The bridgehead positions
at Dignanc and Codroipo we're cap
tured by the Germans.
The AuStro-Germsn penetrated the
rear guard positions OF the Italians TO
the cast OF the lower Tagiismento.
where they cut OF and captured sO.Oo9
Italians.
Germans BOnbnrd Coast.
Petrogrsd. Nov. The war ono.
announces that a squadron OF Ger
man warships has bombarded IN,
coast sectors of Hainasch ana
Salismuende north OF Riga, seventy
and eighty miles. respectively. Tba,
town OF Sslisnuerde was set sire
By the cspnonAde fron- the Teutaa
naval guns
a German dreadnsUgnt and ten
torpedo beats are lying OF Sails
muende.
British Capture City.
London. Nov. 1.-Beershe5a. the
city Of Bible fame. forty miles
southwest OF Jerusalem. has been
captured by the British in a bril-
liant attack. The news was an
nounced by the war office today.
The success is regarded as a mate
rial step forward in the British
campaign in Palestine.
On the western front the last
"a hours brought no major sc-
CONTINUED on FACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
PETROLEUM STRIKE GRAVE.

Buenos Aires. Now. 1.-The petrol
cum strike continues The situation
is grave because Of the exhaustion Of
the reserves.
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l2KILLED, l6 WOUNDED
WHEN HUN AIRPLANES
DROPBOMBS LONDON
Thirty Machines Participate in Raid-Three
Penetrate to Heart of Metropolis.
Kentish Coast Attacked.

London Now The casualty list of last nights raid has
mounted twelve killed and wounded Up late hour this
evening officials still investigating the effect Of the German bombs
and il is believed that others have been killed.
THIRTY PLANES In RAID
About thirty apanes, several groups took part the raid
Three of the machines penetrated the heart of London
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
ENEMY FORCES CADORNA
ACROSS TAGLIAMENT0
in BIG ALPINE DRIVE
$4,000 Prisoners Taken by Won Mackensen,
Says Berlin War Office-British Cap
ture City of Beersheba

Amsterdam Nov The Teuton Veneta yesterds,
crossed the agiameno River lower and cut of and cap
ured ooO Italians the German office announced this afternoon
Portions OF the army the made stand
the TagEamento.'
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ITALIANS OFFER RESISTANCE.

The statement adds that Cadonas troops rendered violent resist
ance The Germans captured the bdghads of Dsnano and Cod
riopo
Berlin Nov via London)Ihe Austroeman forces invad-
Italy have increased the number of prisoners taken to more than
10000.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02
WEATHER.

Fair today and tomorrow. without
decided change in temperature.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-02

"One paper in
the home is
worth ten on
the highway"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
TRIUNE.

Mrs. Liva Linn, Of Florida, is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Gar
low, at this writing. She had not been
her for several years.
Luther Fletcher, who went to Pitts
burgh some time ago to be operated on
is now on the mend and will be at
home before long.
Miss Esther Poe is still at home
with her mother.
Lloyd Shuman has beeen working
for S. D. Smyth.
Miss Bell Summers was visiting her
sister, Mrs. Samuel Smyth last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Lille Halterman and two chill
dren, of Fairmont, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Haun at
this place.
M. T. B. Rumble, of Fairmont, is
now visiting his son, Willie, here.
Ike Dayton was blowing for Mrs. S
K. Poe one day last week.
Mearl and Harold Moran who nave
been working in Ohio, returned home
one day last week.
Mrs. Polly Haun who has been Wis
iting in Fairmont for the past two
weeks, came home one day last week.
Clarence Rumble and son, Donald
were at Fairmont last Friday.
Helen Smyth who has been staying
near Fairmont for some time, came
home Saturday and Ellen Smyth went
10 stay with Emmett Poe's last Sunday
Mrs. S. X. Poe and family were call
Ing ON Mrs. Lloyd Shuman one night
Miss Esther Poe was visiting Mrs
Ida Fletcher one day last week.
Helen and Opal smyth and Ruth
Fletcher were calling on the Haun
girls last Sunday afternoon.
100 and Frank Bunner were hauling
hay from the Mike farm last Saturday
Little June Robe is still getting bet
ter We hope she will be able to be
Samuel smyth was at FairmOnr last
Sunday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04

MSS 81 Yves was business yis.
itor ii IA mont Saturday.
Those receiving diplomas to high
school during the last term are as fol
lows: Dena Durrett Katherine Hine,
baugh and John Zelank.
Miss Jessie criss was business
caller in Fairmont yesterday.
Mrs. Bess Straight, Of Fairmont. is
the guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Atop.
House cleaning seems to be the order
Of the dag in our village.
Miss Bess Hunsaker, Of Fairmont,
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
HunRaker Tuecday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Steele, of Minersville, is
painting the home Of Geo. Hunsaker.
Miss Hammond, Of Spencer, W. Va.
recited the play Of Pollyanna at the
NJ. P. church last Thursday evening.
E. D. Huffman and family have
moved to Mtllersville.
Mr., and Mrs. Geo. Hunsaker will en-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
LEMONS BRING OUT
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for yourself.

What girl or woman hasn't heard of
lemon Juice to remove complexion
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should be mixed with orchard white
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the juice of two fresh lemons into a
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Of orchard white, then shake we'll and
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hands it should help to bleach, clear,
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Any druggist will supply three
ounces Of orchard white at very little
cost and the grocer has the lemons.