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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Think YOU COULD
RUN A RAILROAD?
Baltimore and Ohio Gives
Wise Guys Chance to
Air Their Views.

A conference between committees
of the Eairmont Chamber of Commerce
and the Commerce chambers of clarks
burg, Morgantown and Grafton and
Baltimore and Ohio passenger chief
w. E Galloway will take place in the
local chamber Tuesday, March 81.
The conference is to discuss the pro.
posed changes which will be made in
the Spring schedule and it is through
the desire Of the railroad company to
make the schedule meet the needs OF
the people in the cities represented,
that the conference has been called.
Secretary Evans OF the Chamber of
Commerce, asked that all Fairmont.
ers who have any ideas that they think
may improve service in Fairmont, to
communicate them to him and they
will be presented to the railroad OFF,
Gals for consideration at the meet.
ing.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
ONLY THREE DAYS MORE
OF FESTIVAL HONOR ROLL

Three days before the final close of
the Honor Roll and the big two.pound
boxes of Huyler's Chocolates from
the Mountain City drug store. 1t was
ten days ago that the Campaign Man
ager announced that he. would create
an Honor Roll in The West Virginian's
big Golden Festival and place on this
rostrum Of distinction the person who
attained the highest record each day
in securing subscriptions. The per.
sons who turned in the most money
on subscriptions each day were to
go on the Honor Roll and receive a
big two-pound box OF Huyler's Choco.
lates free. This Honor Roll proved
very popular from the very first an.
nouncement. The race for this covet.
ed position became greater as the days
have gone by, until for the record
today, the third day before the close
of Honor Roll, the special race has de.
veloped very interesting proportions.
The various records for today's pc.
sition were higher by far, than for any
one day since the announcement. Miss
Edna Warder of Fairmont, finally sue.
ceeded in reaching the commanding
position after a furious running race,
CONTINUED on Page Eleven.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
VIVA. NURSES. WILL
MEET IN NEW HOTEL
Marion County Graduate
Nurses Making Plans
for Convention.

Plans for the entertainment of the
West Virginia Graduate Nurses Asso.
citation which is scheduled to be held
in this city next September were dis
cussed at the first monthly meeting
of the newly former Marion County
Graduate Nurses Association held yes
terday evening at Fairmont Hospital
No. 8.
Before the time for the convention
arrives it is thought that the Fairmont
hotel will have been completed and
should this be the case the sessions
will be held in that building.
The association which was organic
ed with charter membership of Is
had that nubmer increased to % yes.
terday by the addition of four new
names. 1t is hoped the organization
will be materially increased before
next fall as it is the plan to have ev.
cry graduate nurse in Marion county
member of the organization whose
purpose 1t is to advance the art of
nursing In all particulars.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
City Hall Notes

Water Commissioner Ira L. Smith
left this morning for Brownsville, Pa,
where was called to attend the funeral
OF relative which is being held to-
day.
Albert j. Kern, city clerk, left yester.
day for Pittsburgh where he will look
after some bushes Of the city relating
TO the bonds sold for the erection OF
two bridges, improvement of streets
and paying of indebtedness OF the city.
From Pittsburgh Mr.. Kern will go to
New York, on matters pertaining to
the same bonds.
Mayor Anthony Bowen announced
that he is devising a scheme whereby
he will use the police force OF the city
70 wipe out speakeasies and bootleg,
gers. Complaints have come to him
that n egroes who engage in the sale
Of whiskey have begun to lay in sup.
ply before the bone dry law goes into
effect. He means ca clean out the
dives of the city with personally led
raids.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
BRITISH NOW ON
THE GREAT RIDGE
WEST BAUP AUME
Capture of That German
Stronghold Expected
in Near Future.
fighting AT ST. MIHIEL
Entente Movement of Im-
portance Has Start d
in Macedonia

Another great retreat by the Ger.
mans on the Somme front is in prog.
ress.
\ The consequent British advance has
brought General Sir Douglas Haig's
paume the speedy fall Of which is now
counted among the probabilities.
b The great ridge west of the town
Is in British hands, the Germans hav.
ing abandoned their main defense sys-
tenn here on a front OF three and one
half miles.
Berlin official reports today do not
mention the retirement in Somme reg.
ion. Its only reference to operations
there consist of a statement that the
British delivered attacks yesterday at.
ternoon and last night in the Ancre
sector which were repulsed with heavy
losses to them.
Other fighting of notable character
is in progress on the Franco Belgian
front. Not the least significant posi-.
bly, Is a French operation in the st.
Michel region, the sector of the IA
nous German salient lying southeast
Of Verdun. The French In an attack
yesterday made an impression on the
salient capturing the Romanyille farm.
The Germans admit that one Of their
posts here was pushed back.
The French also have held the Ger.
mans from effecting gains in new
attacks on the holly contested posi-.
tons near Maisons de Champagne and
have made fresh progress themselves
In hand grenade operations there.
The Turks are apparently still In
retreat up the Tigris from Bagdad.
They announce the evacuation OF
that city indirectly in an official state.
ment recording Turkish retirement
from south OF Bagdad to a point be.
tween Bagdad and Samara which lat.
ter place is on the Tigris about rs
miles northwest OF the famous city
just captured by the British.
on the Russian front the operations
have consisted mainly Of raids.
In Macedonia however, there seems
to be an Entente movement OF some
Importance in progress.
The current Berlin statement re-
ports attacks by the French i'll the
lake region of Monastir and assaults
on Teutonic positions northwest and
north of that city.
All attacks failed with considerable
losses it is asserted.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
95 to Graduate
From High Schoo!

No date has been set as yet for the
commencement to be held at the Fair.
mont High school though the exercises
will take place early in the month of
June when a class Of approximately 95
will graduate from that institution. 1t
had been the aim of the school to have
a class Of 100 to be known as the CEN
tury class. Owing to several condi.
lions that number will not be reached
but the number will not fall far short
Of that mark The High school will
close earlier this year than the grades
owing to the fact that the school did
not close as did the others for the In
fantile paralysis epidemic.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
MAIL CARRIERS
Plan VACATIONS
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Also Make Plans for Better
Service at Monthly
Meeting.

At meeting of United States mail
carriers held at the home of John
Hamme, $40 Walnut avenue, last even
ing the matter of equalizing the work
of the men on the routes was taken
up. Several plans were investigated
and one agreed upon. This will be
presented to Postmaster Manley with
requests from the men that such
changes as are therein contained shall
be made, both for the good of the
service and for the welfare of the men.
The public likewise would benefit by
the change.
The men also took up the matter of
vacations and arrangements have been
made whereby all OF them will be able
to get the time off as will best suit
them.
Although the meeting was of bust.
ness nature, it became a pleasant so.
cial event after the business had been
disposed of. The next meeting will
be held the second Tuesday April, the
place where it is to be held not hav.
ing yet been decided upon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Fairmont Women to
&c to Convention

Misses Ethel Ice and Edith Ralph.
snyder will go to Huntington on Fri.
day where they will attend the annual
meeting of the Women's Conference
Missionary society OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, of West Vir.
ginia. Miss Ice goes as a delegate
from the Women's Missionary society
of Williams Memorial church and Miss
Ralphsnyder goes as delegate from
the Junior society. The convention was
to have been held in this city but ow
ing to the infantile paralysis situation
here few weeks ago the place OF
meeting was changed to Huntington.
Mrs. Jennie Armstrong of Logan, Is
the president of the society.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
.347 new BOOKS IN
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Two Directors rendered
designations at Annual
Meeting Yesterday.

Last evening in the Library parlor,
the twonty.sixth annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Fairmont r.
lie Library Association was held.
The various reports were rendered
and the association shown to be on a
good financial b2sis, although its rev.
enues are derived solely from the
building owned by the ass, liadun.
Two hundred books had been donat-
ed and one hundred and forty.seven
purchased within the year.
When 1t. became known that U. A.
Clayton and Mrs. Annie E. Carroll who
have for many years been identified
with the official board of the associa.
ton, are unable longer to serve in that
capacity, profound regret was felt
which was embodied in suitable reso.
lutions.
Mr.. Clayton and Mrs. Carroll have
been identified with the association as
stockholders from the beginning and
both have served as treasurer, the for.
mer resigning from that office last
year.
The following directors were elect.
ed: Mrs. j.. Engle, Mrs. George De-
Bolt, Mrs. j. Walter Barnes, Mrs. U.
A. Clayton, Mrs. N. r. G. Morrow, Mr..
b. L.. Butcher. Mrs. Francis E Nichols.
After the adjournment of the stock
holders meeting, the directors organ
ICED by electing Mrs. N. r G. Morrow,
president; Mrs. George DeBolt, vice
president, and Mrs. ]. Walter Barnes,
secretary and treasurer.
The board of directors hold their
meetings in the library parlor the first
Monday evening of each month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

A large number of witnesses were
examined today before the March
Grand Jury and by late afternoon II
was hoped It might be able to return
few indictments to the circuit court
From the number and variety Of the
witnesses being examined, it is antic
ipated that busy term faces Judge
Raymond.
The witnesses examined since yes,
terday afternoon are: Andy Sholita,
John Coulan, George Jackson, Sophia
Coulan, NJ. Lang, Floyd erosion
Henry Mullenaux, Charles Book, Curt
Grim, Luke Mullenaux, Earl Shuman
Harry Winas, Albert Stewart, Ed Jen
kins, Abe Moore, Samuel f. Miller
Thomas Ford, Edward Ice, B. D. Her
ron, John Sansone, Arlie Parrish, Char.
ley Holbert, A. r. Bolyard, T. L. AthR,
c. L. Watts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Burglars Break Into
the Grand Theatre

Robbers entered the Grand theatre
last night and after breaking down
doors to get in were disappointed IN
their bunch for the money collected
from the show was not left at the tho-
atre. The theatre managers have no
idea who the person could have been
and Bill Miller states that nothing Is
missing but few tickets for the show
Friday. Persons using tickets for the
show which were not purchased at the
box office Just prior to their entrance
to the theatre will be suspected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Mrs, Lucy Ferguson
Dies in Romney

Mrs. Lucy Ferguson: sister of the
late Colonel Robert White, of Wheel.
ing. and of the late Captain C. S.
White of Romney, w. Va, died on
Friday of last week at the home of her
niece, Miss Anna White, in Romney.
She was for many years a teacher in
the School for the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind in Romney. Two daughters, the
Misses Lucille and Margaret Ferguson,
survive, beside sister, Mrs. S. l..
Flournoy, of Charleston. The body
was laid at rest in the Indian Mound
cemetery at Romney.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Pittsburgh Trains
Delayed by Slide

Trains coming into Fairmont from
Connellsville and Pittsburgh were de
layed this morning on account OF g
landslide at Ellington between Fair
mont and Morgantown. The landslide
occurred during the midnight hour
and was not cleared until noon today
During the time intervening mail and
passengers were transferred with
special trains from Fairmont to the
scene of the slide. The regular trains
due here at Z a. m. and s a. m. did
not reach here until 1880 this after
noon.
Train No. SO due here from clarks
burg was one hour and thirty min
utes late in arriving here this morn
ing due to mud and rocks on the track
at Monongah. The track was cleared
at eight o'clock today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Drops Divorce Case in
intermediate Court

In the case of Mallard F. Boggs
VS.. Harold Fleming, and others, III
intermediate court this morning, an
order was entered filing petition OF
Scott w. Dodd to participate Ia the
surplus. ...
In the divorce case of Edna Gay.
ton Stroman VS.. George W. Stronan
a decree was entered dismissing the
cause as the parties to the suit had
become reconciled.
In the case of the City of Fai:moat
VS.. Melvin G. Bunner, ION appeav, an
o16er was entered Monday quashmg
tae warrant and action was Jloppel
from the docket.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
HONOR ROLL
Largest Daily Cash Report.

Largest Daily Cash Report.
Two pound box of Huyler's
Chocolates sold by the Mountain
City Drug Store, given to each
Honor Roll Candidate daily.
Miss 5eryIe Baker, Warrington.
Miss Fannie Fsnt. Falrmont.
Tie for Monday
Miss Irene Straight, RivesviIIe.
Tuesday.
Mrs. Jeanette Ford, Fairmont.
Wednesday.
Miss Marie Dexter, Falrmont.
Thursday.
Miss Mary Murphy, Fairview.
Friday.
Mrs. !. N. Lonsstreth, Warrington.
Saturday.
SECOND WEEK.
Miss Olive Morgan, r. F. D. 3.
Monday.
Miss Edna Warder, Fairmont.
Tuesday:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
DIED IN MONTANA.

A message was received here yester
day by Mrs. Isaac Hunsaker from
Butte, Montana, announcing the death
of her daughter.in.law, Mrs. A. L. F.
Hunsaker, which occurred in st
James hospital at that place. No fur
Their details were contained in the mes
sage and no news of a previous illness
had been received by friends. The fam
lily formerly resided in this vicinity.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
GERMAN MINISTER
TO CHINA HANDED
HIS PASSPORTS
Chinese Government Eas
Seized German Ships
Interned There.
CREWS ARE TAKEN OFF
Armed Guards Have Peen
ploood nv, Poo,.d ~,
CREWS ARE TAKEN OFF
Armed Guards Have Peer
Placed on Board the
Vessels.
tRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, March 14.-Ameri
can minister Reinsch at Picking today
reports to the State department that
China had severed diplomatic rela
tons with Germany and that the Ger
man minister had been handed his
passports.
China has severed diplomatic rela
tons with Germany, taken possession
OF all German merchantships in Shang
hal, about six in number, placed crews
on shore under guard and placed arm
ed guards on the vessels, according to
advices to the Navy department from
the senior officer in Chinese waters
today.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
Fairmont Hospital
Offers Beds to U. 8,

Through an inventor of medical pre-
paredness for possible emergencies,
Fairmont Hospital No. 8 has tendored
the Army and Navy thirty beds for
their use in an emergency at the actual
cost of maintainance.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
How to Do II.

Naturnlness is the art of making
people think well of you by not max.
ing them think of you.-Life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14
GRAND JURY May
REPORT TONIGHT
Large Number of Witnesses
Were Before Body
Today.

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-03-14

Rain or snow and colder tonight;
Thursday partly cloudy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
HINDENBURG'S BIRTHDAY
MADE NATIONAL lETE

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 3.-Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg's SEVENTEEN
birthday was celebrated throughout
Germany as a national fete. The en-
sent greetings 70 the Held marshal, ex-
pressing the hope that an early end
of the war would crown his work.
Various cities bestowed their free
dom on him, and special celebrations
were held by the schools, coupled with
collections for the war loan.
The recipient of these denonstra-
tons spent the day at headquarters.
He was reported to be slightly indis-
posed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
200 AMERICANS IN
SYRIA ARE STARVING.

STOCKHOLM. Oct. 3.-The matter
of relief for naturalized Americans is
becoming most acute in Syria and
Palestine, according to reports re-
ceived by the American minister, Ira
Nelson Morris. More than two hun
bred Americans are threatened with
starvation.
Conditions In smyrna are better.
although there are aISo Americans
there who need aid. Smyrna college
re-opened October 4, and other
American colleges resumed their ses-
sions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
DENY HOLLAND is DUMrTNG
GROUND FOR CONTRAAND.

THE HAGUE. Oct. 3.-Reported
statements by members of the Amer
lean cabinet to the effect that they
had come to the conclusion that FIol-
land was the dumping ground for
made the subject of discussion in
the set.ond chamber yesterday by
Deputy van Leeuwen. DIR. John Lou
don, the foreign minister, replied that
instructions had been sent to Minis
Aer van Rappard at Washington, to
ad conclusions OF the American off
ei4la "A they were reported correct
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
HELD AS SLAYERS IN
EDDYSTONE EXPLOSION.

CHESTER, Pa, Oct 3.-with the
arrest Of two Russian Socialists in
Media in the progress of trial of
fellow Socialists a solution of the
mysterious Eddystone Ammunition
Corporation explosion on April 10,
Michel Lageda, formerly of this city,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
BOSTON WOMEN RUSH TO
FILL MEMS POSITIONS.

BOSTON, Oct. 3.-Many requests
for women and girls to fill positions
ordinarily assigned to men and boys
are being received by the city free en-
ployment office.
During September the office sup
piled such employees for work in bowl
ing alleys and bootb1ack parlors and
for messenger service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
MASSACHUSETTS, TECH TO
HAVE MILITARY COURSE.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. "a
four-year course in military science
will be instituted shortly at the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology AL
ready 800 students have signed for
the work, which will include physical
and infantry drill, field engineering,
sketching. military signalling, minor
tactics, camp sanitation and first aid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03

and Hartford railroad today regard
ing the recently announced plan of
the road for a. shipping day Under
the plan goods destined for certain
points will be received for shipment
only on certain specified days of the
week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03

and Nicholas K1ekner, Of Philadel-
phia, former shell inspectors at the
plant, were arrested upon a charge
of murder by Sheriff John e. Hey
burn and were committed without
bail to the county jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
BOSTON MEN CONSIDER
PLAN FOR SHIPPING Day,

BOSTON, Oct. Shippers of this
city and vicinity conferred with of
ficials of the New York, New Haven
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
MASSACHUSETTS DRYS .IIAVE
GUBEkNAToRIAL CANDIDATES

BOSTON. Oct. s.-The prohibsttou
state convention was held here to-
day. Alfred H. Evans of Northhznap-
field appeared to divide the sentiment
of the delegates for the nomination.
for governor. Several Of the party
leaders announced before the conven-
ton opened that they favored the
nomination for lieutenant governor
of Matthew Hale of Boston, the DEM
ocratie nominee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03

: Floral Bouquet and Deniens.
John Reck = Son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
Sweaters
for Misses and Children.

anniversary Special =
A large assortment of all-worsted Sweaters in
practical styles and colors, made with shawl collars
and belts Navy, Oxford, cardinal and tan. Regu-
ar1y priced at $3.50,
81 h)
Evening journal., 1917-08-21
Lowest Average Freight Rate on Record

THE average freight rate per ton
per mile received by the railways of
the United States in 1915. 7.16 mills.
was the lowest on record" says the
Railway Age Gazette. "This fact. in.
dicated by the preliminary summary
of returns for roads earning over ST..
100000 a year issued by the Bureau
OF Railway Economics in February
and commented upon In the Railway
Age Gazette at the time, is now Of
ficielly confirmed by the abstract OF
statistics for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1916, just issued by The In
terstate Commerce Commission
For the million dollar roads the
average receipts per ton mile we're
7O7 mills. as compared with 722 for
the previous year" the Railway Age
Gazette says. THE commissions fig
ures cover all roads in the country
having total operating revenues Of
over 100000 a year The average of
ZIG mills in 1916 compares with 1882
in 1915, 7.33 in 1914, and 729 in 1918.
Never before since the Interstate
Commerce Commission began pub.
fishing railway statistics, has the
average revenue per ton mile been
below 7.24 which was the figure for
1893 in 1891, the earliest year for
which the commission has the record,
the average was S95 mills Until
1899 there was a general decline and
from that year until 1904 there was
an increase to 7.SO mills. Since that
year the average has pretty steadily
declined. The average revenue per
ton per mile for freight for each year
from 1891 to 1915 as reported by the
commission has been as follows: