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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-20
GERMANY SENDS
REGRETsTOSNEDEN
ALSO SENDS TO AeENr,u.
APPROVAL OF Expp- o'S'
USED BY LuxBuRc,
ARGENTINA IS NOT sATIsFIFp
No Spectacular Operation Or
scale is Reported in the o Es'se
communications From the so o"'c'a
ent Capitals. 0e''9er

expressions of regret over ~,
grams sent by Count Won T,u,,h. 'ee
German minister to Argentine ~ 8 lie
III through the Swedish minist.I De-
Buenos Aires, have been made to at
Sweden and Argentine bv tbo w UUA
man government. uef'
The under-secretary of tho
foreign office has informed the Am "ia
tine minister to Berlin that cro1 gen
regrets the actions of Count Won ,on'
burg and disapproves entirely .. LUX ~
expressions used by him in tho .s sne
grams made public recently nv m
state department at Washington IN Tue
many asks for a safe conduot
Count Won Luxburg in order tbo, III
may return to Berlin to exnlair r nc
SOnally. P0i'
Argentina, it was announced hu =.
foreign minister, declines to accom-
the verbal assurance of an undor.aao
rotary of the German foreign off,.
and awaits the arrival of a formal No..
from Berlin beore taking additions,
steps.
To Sweden, Germany has sert
note unofficial reports say regrettinr
highly the disagreeable issues raiuoS
by the Luxburg kilograms and thanh,
ing the Swedish government for frame
the messages.
No spectacular operation on largo
scale is reported in the official com.
from the belligerent can.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-20
MEANS ENJOINED BY ORDER
SIGNED BY JUDGE BoTU

Observation-Disclosures Judge james
e. Boyd here granted the petition "
Mrs. Anna l.. Robinson, mother u
Mrs. Maude A. King, who was klll0u
near Concord, N. c., August 29 lot
restraining order enjoining Castor ..
Means from disposikg of the properN
of Mrs. King which he is alleged "
possess. Judge Boyd also s1gneo
receivership order and named az
Asheville trust company receiver ~
the property.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-20
European.

A marked decrease in the destruc-
tlOn OF British merchant vessels nv
mines or submarines is indicated in
the weekly English admiralty state
ment issued in London. Twelve yes
sels OF more than sixteen hundred tons
and six Of less than sixteen hundred
tons were sent to the bottom. against
nearly twice that number the previous
week.
casualties in the British ranks re-
ported for the week ending Sept. II
snow total of 26,626 officers and
men, of whom nearly five thousand
were slain.
The internal situation in Russia re.
mains grave and chaotic, and Just how
1t will be. solved it is impossible IN
forecast. Apparently, the chasm of
uIscord mas so widened that either M.
kerensky head of the provisional
government, or General Korniloff. the
oeposed commander-in-chief of the
army who is opposing Kerensky and
who demands dictatorial powers will
be engulfed
AoV1ces sent out from London saw
Cnat the Baltic fleet is faithful to the
herensky regime. Other advices saw
the commander Of the southwestern
army will support Korniloff
hornllof declares that his revolt
AGAINST Kerensky Is animated by the
highest patriotism and desire to save
RUSSIA from government dominated
oy the German general staff.
A Copenhagen dispatch recites TINT
germany will shortly be able to Dub-
hsh her peace terms. This statement
IS said to emanate from DR.. George
A'cnaeis. the German chancellor
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-20
GENERALLY GOOD HEALTH
FOR THE NAVY REPOR EO

Washington.-Gene good neaiu.
for the navy, afloat and ashore wa
reported by Sugeon General bralS'o1
Some cases of Measles ard mump+
are reported from the Atlantic No.
with measles less prevailing tnan -"
humps, averaging only 10 cases
week for the whole force afoat' ~
ditions also are excellent at the on ,ooo
except at San FrnAo' ~
where there are a number OF caSe'
measles and humps.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-09-20


edy the evil
The war tax bill, the largest single
taxation measure in the history of the
united States, has been passed nv tho
senate. 1t provides for a lew some
what under $4,000, OOO, 900, as comnar.
ed with the $780,, 87O, 900 proposed in
tne Dill as it passd the house. Nav 23
Inc Dill will be returned to the house
and then will go to conference with
enactment promised within ten DAYS
or two weeks.
Inc war department announces that
sergeant M. G. Calderwood and Pri-
Vate w. F. Branningan, both of Com.
pany +, Eleventh Railway Engineers.
nave been slightly wounded bv shell
fragments in France. They were on
DUTY when the accident occurred
"nat purported to be an outline IF
Germany's peace terms has been cir.
culated in Washington for two>or mora
weeks, but has been regarded for
the most part, as a "feeler."
Negro troops of the national arn,,,
Will De organized in separate units AZ
Is done in the regular army and. az far
as possible, will be trained in the
states where they are raised. The call
for negroes to mobilize at their camns
Will be postponed to allow the officers
d the camp to arrange for the organ;. !
1Atfon or these separate units
now a German submarine hid ho-
n1no MS schooner until il got within
Fange TO attack an American tank
steamer and later was sunk by the
,anker's gun crew, was told bv tho
captain OF an American sai,Eng ras.al
n IAN Atlantic port"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
COAL OPERATORS
MEET R.R OFFICERS
Baltimore and Ohio Freight
Conditins are Best in
the Country.

A meeting of the Central West vir-
ginia Coal Operators association with
j. F. Keegan, superintendent Of trans
portation Of the Baltimore and Ohio
system, and ]. NJ. Scott, superintend-
emit of the local division was held in
the chamber of commerce rooms this
morning for the purpose of ironing out
some of the differences that have for
some time been existing between the
operators and the railroad.
Mr.. Keegan laid the problems and
before the meeting and the coal men
stated their troubles. Then after ev-
erything was on the table the matter
was threshed out to the entire salts
faction Of both sides.
With the entire country in the grip
Of an unprecedented freight congestion
the Baltimore and Ohio finds itself
the only road that is clear on It's own
lines. There are no embargoes against
the Baltimore and Ohio by any railroad
and were 1t not for the embargoes that
railroad has been forced to declare
against other companies, there would
be now free and unrestricted move.
ment over the lines Of the company.
The improvement in climatic condi-
tons Is expected to work with the
railroad in making good its promise of
better service made at the session this
morning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
Address Will Be Feature of
B. M. A. Quarterly Meet
ing
pep WILL Be ON TOP
Frank Jewel Raymond Has
Made Similar Addresses
in Many Cities.

Frank Jewel Raymond, of East
Orange, New Jersey. called THE Billy
Sunday of Business" will address the
Fairmont Business Mems Association
at their quarterly meeting to be held
on the evening of March /. Mr.. Ray
mond's address will be styled MAX.
ing Good In Business" and 1t will be
filled chock full of live, straight from
the shoulder, tips.
Mr.. Raymond has delivered talks re-
Gently in Rochester, New York, Scran.
ton and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, To-
ledo, Ohio, and before boards Of trade
and chambers of commerce in other
large cities. He will speak before a
body of business men in Cumberland,
Maryland, the night of February 2S,
coming here the next evening.
Mr.. Raymond's talks are in addition
to being filled with tips which can be
made applicable to any line of bust
ness are made local as much as pos
sible.
With keen knowledge of bus:ness
and its practitioners, Mr.. Raymond
can bring to Fairmont business men
a shot Of that life and initiative which
they have too often been accused Of
being deficient in.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
MRS. LUCY SELLARS
DIES IN THIS-C|TY
Was Well Known Resident
of Glover Gap for Many
Years..

Mrs. Lucy Sellers aged go wife of
W.. r. sellars of Glover Gap died at
an early hour this morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Moore at
Jamestown. where she was taken
following an illness at Cook hospital
where she was a patient some weeks
ago.
Mrs. sellars came here for treat.
ment suffering with complication of
diseases from which she did not re-
cover. Mr.. Sellars who is engaged
in the undertaking business at GLOW.
er Gap was here with her during her
illness but had returned to his home
on business and arrived here this
morning called here by her death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sellars and their fam
lily are well known throughout the
county where they had spent practi-
cally their entire life.
Complete funeral arrangements have
not been made at this time though it
is probable that the body will be talk.
en- to Glover Gap for increment on
Thursday. Undertaken Eli Musgrave
is in charge of the interment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
BRIDGE ENGINEERS
THRONG CITY HALL
Commissioners Expect to
Make Selection Within
Few Days.

Bridge engineers galore hourished
about the city building today, four en-.
inent engineers representing three
companies occupying the day In ex-
planning their plans. Mr.. Thomas and
an associate of the Thomas Bridge
Company Of Los Angeles, California;
Engineer Perring Of the Griner com.
pany Of Baltimore; r. D. Hennen, Of
Morgantown, all were appearing be.
fore the commissioner.
With street commissioner Lehman
able to be back on the Job to a Ger.
tain extent the examination into the
merits Of the various engineers will
be gone into with greater dispatch. It
Is planned to make the selection Of
an engineer within the next two or
three days.
One of the plans presented by En-.
gineer Meusser Of the Concrete Steel
and Engineering company Of New
York explained to the city commits.
sioners yesterday would provide for
the building of the new bridge without
removing the facilities for crossing
Coal run, now provided by the old
bridge. To build according to this
plan would cost an additional $4,000
and 1t is question in the minds Of
the commissioners whether or not the
Increased cost would 10 justified by
the preserving normal traffic condi.
tons.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20

found this Golden Festival with a prize
contest. 1t is not prize contest in
any sense of the word. There can be
no comparison, for there are no two
identical features to compare. The
rules of the Golden Festival appear
below. They are worked out on a
business basis, and must be lived up
to throughout the campaign.
There is no lottery or chance fea-
ture to this campaign. The members
Of the Golden Festival simply become
quasi employees Of The West Virgin
ian for the time being. Each is paia
ten cents on every dollar which he or
she turns in as collections, while he
or she is in the employ of The West
Virginian; providing he or she does
not win one of the regular awards at
the end Of the campaign. AS it is with
all employees, some are worth more
money than others, according to abil-
fly and energy. Those who are worth
more money receive added compensa.
ton, according to their energy, as
shown in the listed schedule Of the
awards for increased energy.
All receive the same amount OF CO.
Continued on Page Six.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
West Virginians
Take French Leave
UNCLE SAM HUNTING FOR -s5
WHO DESERTED FROM SECOND
W. VA. INFANTRY

CHARLESTON, w. VA, Feb. 90
over $4,000 in rewards is offered by
the Adjustant General Of the United
States for the capture of men who
have deserted from the Second West
Virginia Infantry since that organiza-
ton left here last fall for San An
tonia. Tex. Officers OF the regiment
have made reports which show that
So enlisted men have left the camp
without leave, A reward OF $50 is
offered for the capture of each. Sew.
eral have returned to their homes in
West Virginia and officers, seeking the
reward usually find them.
Adj. Gen. John Bond was informed
by the War Department that Capt. A,
D. Bell Of Parkersburg, quartermaster
for the second West Virginia infantry,
stationed at San Antonio, Texas, has
been detailed to serve four months in
a similar capacity with the United
States army in Texas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
GREAT GOLDEN FESTIVAL
SOMETHING BRAND NEW
Greatest and Most Commemorate Features Are the Com
mission System and the Wide Opportunity
That 1t Offers to Get Bank Account.

Yesterday, The West virglnian an.
nounced to the public Great Golden
Festival. This Great Golden Festival
will be something entirely new and
unique to the public Of Fairmont and
vicinity. This Great Festival will. be
very interesting and instructive to
everyone at the same time affording a
great many people the opportunity
they long have sought to make start
in life really worth while.
The details Of the Golden Festival
are upon the announced policy of
the West Virginian-honorable SER
vice to the reading public. With The
Vest Virginian, this Golden Festival
is first OF all business proposition.
Even the most confirmed optimist
would hardly expect The West Virgin
ian to give away fortune In gold with
out some sort Of a return ON the In
vestment. Therefore, the first and
foremost object of the Golden Festival
is a special advertising campaign OF its
own, with secondary object Of In
creased circulation, naturally. There
you have the financial secret Of the
Golden Festival. You should not con.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
GEN. FUNSTON
DROPS DEAD Of
INDIGESTION
Had Been Ill for Several
Weeks With Serious
Heart Trouble.
WORKED HARD FOR A YEAR
Was One of the Leading Fig
ures in Country's Mil;
itary History.
lRy Associated Pressl

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Feb. 90
Major General Frederick Funston,
commanding the Southern Depart
ment of the United States Army and
one of the leading figures in the
country's military history since his
capture of Aguinaldo while com.
manding Kansas volunteer regi-
ment in the Philippines, died of acute
indigestion last night. He collapsed
in a hotel soon after dining with
friends, and did not regain conscious
ness before his death short time af-
terward.
General Funston was at his office
yesterday, with no sign Of i'll health.
During dinner he seemed in his us
ual good spirits, and after the meal
began to play with child of one of
the guests. He fell over unconscious
before any one could reach him.
Lieutenant Colonel NJ. w. ireland.
medical crops, U. s. A., General Fun
ston's physician, said:
= General Funston's death was
caused by angina sclerosis of thejar-
teries of the heart. Death was AL
most immediate and without pain. !"
Colonel Ireland said General Fun
fE0ntintIad nv, Da0n 1nN
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Ambassa.
dor Penfield is acting under explicit
instructions from the State depart.
ment in requesting the Austrian gov.
eminent to state its position regard
ing the intensive submarine warfare in.
augurated by Germany.
Such instruction was sent to the
Ambassador more than 10 days ago
and it is possible that it has been re.
inforced in view of the delay in Sc
curing the response although the State
department officials today declined
to make any statement on the subject
for publication.
Unofficially it has developed that
the State department is reluctant to
severe diplomatic relations with Aus
tria, desiring to maintain as long as
possible some official relations with
at least some of the Central powers.
A break with Turkey and Bulgaria is
regarded as certain to follow a rup.
ture with Austria and deep concern for
the welfare of the many American cit
liens in the near east is one OF the
considerations that has influenced the
State departments policy in holding
off.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
Push Carts stormed and
Burned in the Tenement
Districts.
WE WANT BREAD Theory
Unexpected Jump in Prices
Responsible for the
Outbreak.
lBy Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The cry OF
housewives unable to meet the I'D.
vancing cost of food was heard in the
city seat of government today when
several hundred women from the tene-
ment districts stormed the city hall
screaming, I'VE want bread"
They came to place their plight be,
fore Mayor John p. Mitchell. Many
carried babies. They swarmed up the
steps and tried to push their way into
the building.
Police on guard shut the gates and
from the basement, where there Is q
police station, reserves rushed up and
restored order.
The women were informed that
Mayor Mitchell had not yet arrived.
Mrs. Ida Harris, president of the Moth
ers' Vigilant League, and three other
women were allowed to enter and
await the mayors coming.
I'VE are starving" Mrs. Harris told
the mayors bodyguard. I'VE demand
help from the mayor. We will not be
responsible for what happens II we
don't get it."
Yesterday there were riots In three
different places in the tenement dis
tricts.
Joseph Hartigan, commissioner OF
weights and measures, has appealed to
state commissioners agriculture and
state department of food and markets
throughout the country to Cooperate
in bringing food supplies to the New
York market.
The situation which exists here re-
suited from an Unprecedented jump in
price OF staples, particularly potatoes
and onions, variously ascribed to short
crops, heavy demands, speculation and
railroad congestion.
The indignation Of housewives IN
the lower East Side of Manhattan and
the williamsburg and brownsville dis
tricts of Brooklyn overflowed when
produce T oddlars quoted potatoes from
five to seven cents pound and on
ions from is to IS cents.
The police estimated that at least
1000 women took part in the riot in
Brownsville. Push carts were over
turned and set afire and vegetables
were doused with kerosene oil.
There were similar scenes elsewhere
and the police had their hands full sup
pressing the angry women.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
CONTINUED on Page 1O.l
Thompson Receivers
May Sell Coal Land
JUDGE AT uNloNTowN APPROVES
GREENE COUNTY TRANS.
FER AT 5000 PER ACRE.

UN1oNTowN, Pa, Feb. 2O.-By a
decision handed down Judge ]. O. Van
Swearingen approved the private sale
of 202 acres Of coal in Greene county,
made by the receivers of ]. v. Thomp.
son to Joseph G. Butler, Jr., Of
Youngstown, o., and authorized the re.
ceivers to execute the deed.
The sale was at 5000 an acre. The
purchase money is to be paid in casa.
the purchaser first to pay liens on
the property prior to the appoint.
ment of receivers and to pay the bal.
ance to the receivers. The receivers
were directed to give bond of $4,000
with, sureties to be approved by the
court, that being more than will come
into their hands after the payment of
liens.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
That Government Must Say
Where it Stands on Sub
marine Warfare.
RUPTURE IS NOT WANTED
State Department Anxious
to be On Good Terms
Dual Empire.
(By Associated Press,

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Frederick Pen.
field, American ambassador at Vienna,
is said by Reuters Amsterdam cor.
respondent to have delivered to the
Austro. Hungarian foreign minister a
request for clear and final defini.
ton of Austro-Hungary's attitude re.
garding submarine warfare. The Am.
sterdam dispatch says, according to
a telegram from Vienna:
"Mr. Penfield handed a memoran.
dunn today to the foreign minister re.
questing clear and final information
as to what standpoint the Austro. Hun.
garian government has assumed re.
garding submarine warfare and wheth.
er the assurances given on the oc.
casion of the Ancona and Persia in.
cidents are to regarded as changed or
withdrawn. The foreign ministry, the
dispatch says will submit the request
to thorough examination and then
make reply.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
PACKET SERVICE
DEPENDS upon
LOCAL INTEREST
Committees Appointed To
Sell Stock and Traffic
Pledges.

Committees appointed at the meet.
ing of the Chamber of Commerce yes.
terday afternoon to secure for Fair.
mont Jacket service to Pittsburgh,
met this afternoon in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms and perfected their
organizations. A committee was aD-
poir+ cd to get stock subscriptions, an.
other to get pledges for freight, one to
canvass Morgantown for stock and
freight and one to go to Pittsburgh
and secure cooperation from business
men at that end of the line.
The committees are as follows:
Committee on stock subscriptions
G. d. Robinson, Odell Mckinney, j. L.
Hall, Anthony Bowen nd F. c. Jones.
To secure freight-A. C. Lyons, j. p.
Hart, Harry E. Engle, Harry j. Hart.
ley. G. w. Corbin.
To canvass Morgantown-O. S. Nc
Kinney, H. ]. Ross, C. H. Jenkins.
To visit Pittsburgh-C. W. Evans,
j. NJ. Jacobs, Thomas l. Brett.
The committee named to work out
the charter and name the company is
George M. Alexander, NJ. L. Hutchin.
son and r. T. Cunningham.
1t was agreed that the purchase Of
the Valley Gem was the logical first
step in the establishing of river traf.
fic locally.
The Chamber also endorsed the
measure now hanging fire in the legis.
lature to converse the natural gas
within the state.
All the stock subscriptions that
will be need to turn this deal is $4,000
and the committee which has this part
of the movement in charge felt sure
this afternoon that it would be mat.
ter of very short time before the nee
essary subscriptions have been secur-
ed.
The members of the committee ap.
pointed to make an investigation of
the local freight situation were also
very optimistic. They felt that
enough freight could be guaranteed
to make the packet line a profitable
venture from the start.
The report of the condition of the
Valley Gem which was made to the
Chamber of Commerce was to the eff
feet that the boat is splendid one
admirably adapted to the service It
would be put to on the Monongahela
river.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
Rockefeller Institute Mans
Visit Here May End
Soon
7N0NEW PARALYSIS CASES
guarantees on Homes
Where Patients Live
Soon to be Lifted.

DR.. Carroll G. Bull representative
Npf the Rockefeller Institute OF New
prk city who is in the city for the
use Of looking into the infantile
hlysis situation here will deliver
illustrated lecture before the med.
Eical fraternity of the city probably
Thursday night of this week. Com
plete arrangements have not been
made for the lecture though it Is like
" 1t will take place in the headquar-
ters Of the Red Cross society on that
evening.
Should no more cases Of the disease
develop here within the next few days
the visit here of the specialist may be
brought to close shortly.
Reports from the city health de-
partment today show that no new
cases of the disease have occurred
and that there are no suspected cases.
This makes q period of ten days in
which no case has developed and this
fact encourages local physicians To
hope that the worst Of the epidemic
All the patients who are afflicted
with the disease are reported to be
improving steadily. In the case Of
Nan johnson daughter of G. e. John
son Of Chicago street, the quarantine
OF six weeks required by the state
department Of health will be lifted
within few days. Others will be lift.
ed shortly. The johnson child is i'm.
proving and is able to sit up in a
chair but has not regained the use of
aher lower limbs.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-20
Jean Nefe Starts
For PHILADELPHIA

Theodore NJ. Boyer, detective from
Philadelphia, left on the 1:10 train
this afternoon with Jean Neff, the lit.
tie 15-year-old chorus girl who has
caused such lot of fuss around the
police station the past few days. When
Jean was about ready to start with
the detective, Mayor Bowen, who has
a soft place in his heart for little
girls who run away from home told
her he wanted her to go home and
be a good girl
Jean twisted her toe around for
a minute and then started crying the
first time she had shown any emotion
other than jollity since she was locat-
ed Saturday evening.