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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
Dreadful Scenes Attended
the Outbreak of the
Flames.
PEOPLE ATTACK FIREMAN
Historical woman's Feet
Frozen as She Ran
Screaming.

RHINE APoLIS, MINI, Feb. 12.--At
least 1S peraoAs we're belle, ed to have
lost their lives in fire which destroy.
ed the Kenwood hotel here shortly aft.
er midnight, according to police esti.
mates today. In addition to the known
missing there are others unaccounted
for who may be in the ruins, accord.
ing TO e. d. Stalker, proprietor of the
hotel.
One woman, Mrs. Lucille Squire. Is
known to be dead. She Jumped to her
death from the third floor.
Many of the IS guests were tran.
sient and the actual death list will
probably never be known.
The fire which was apparently start
ed in the basement spread rapidly ana
soon the building was enveioped. The
stairways were impossible and people
rushed to the windows. While figures
hung from many windows others shot
into the air into nets and snow drifts.
One woman with her night clothing
aflame rushed from group of hysteri-
cal guests on the top floor and dropped
out of the window In a snow drift.
She may live.
When the fire broke out most of the
downtown apparatus was fighting an
other fire and it was nearly Is min.
utes, bsfcrc the firEt company reached
tho scene.
A crowd OF spectators who were
pushing p.anks to lower windows as q
means to re-cue attacked the firemen
becauEef they carried no lad ders, ac-
corning 70 Fire Chief chns. Ringer
Ths pesice snon qieiiii thu distrrfi+
,ance. The second company arrived
with ladders seyeral minutes later.
a Number OF children were dropped
from winEows into the arms Of spec.
tators.i None was seriously hurt.
While several Of the injured are In
q serious. condition it was reported at
the City hospital ithat most OF them
would recover.
One woman who became hysterical
after being rescued ran down the street
screaming and her feet were frozen
before she was stopped. Others garb-
ed In night attire suffered intensely In
the 10 below zero temperature.
While the fire was at its height
Harry Jensen and his life crawled TO
a window ledge on tn op floor. For
a moment they pas, then Jensen
embraced his, wife a; together they
leaped to the street y, lie spectators
cheered. Mrs. Jensen was badly in
iured but her husband not seriously
hurt,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman Makes
Case Very Plain
GERARD IN ZURICH.
His Last Hours in Berlin
Were Full of Anxi,
ETY..
(By Associated PressI

BERLIN, by wireless TO the Asso-
ciated Press via Sayyille, Feb. H.
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman today
informed the Associated Press that he
had requested the Swiss government
to make inquiries in Washington re-
garding the status of the crews Of In
termed German ships In Americans
ports.
Pending an answer the ~ Ameri-
cans taken by the German raider and
brought in by the Yarrowdale, whose
release had been agreed 70, are being
held in Germany the Foreign Secro-
tary stated.
2 GERARD WAS PRISONER.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb.
II, by Paris, Feb. -. = Most OF the
members Of Ambassador Gerard 8 par
ty gave a genuine sigh Of relief this
afternoon when tho Swiss border was
reached for the strain OF the last few
days had told more or less ON the ma
iority OF travellers.
Ambassador Gerard met cordially
the horde OF newspaper men who
crowded about him on his arrival e.
Zurich, clamorfng for interviews for
papers all over the civilized world, but
kept rigidly to his determination not
to speak for publication until after he
had reported to President Wilson IN
Washington.
The strain Of the situation for
Americans In Berlin aid been height
ened toward the end by the efforts Of
the German authorities to induce Mr..
Gerard to open negotiations for an
amendment of the Prussian-American
treaty of 1893. At the same time the
German newspapers were flooded with
reports of the seizure of German ships
by America and with stories Of diffi-
cuities and indignities encountered BY
Count Won Bernstorff. Ambassador
Gerard was refused permission TO COM
municate in cipher with Washington
and the authorities ignored all de-
nials Of stories printed in German pa
pers until an official message received
through the Spanish embassy made It
clear the stories were false. Prior TO
this Ambassador Gerard's telephone
wires were cut, his mail and telegraph
&c privileges stopped SO that he could
not even instruct the American con-
suls-that he was, in his own words
o prisoner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
FINDS VALLEY GEM
is SIAONCH BOAT
]. L. Hall Will Make Favor.
able Recommendation to
Chamber Of Commerce.

JILL. Hall, who with Aryille Noll, OF
the Pittsburgh and Brownsville Pack
ct Company, was in GAINESVILLE inspect.
ing the valley GEN. Saturday, has
returned and this morning strongly
recommended the blishment by To-
cal interests, of an extension Of the
Brownsville packet line to this city.
He will officially make this recon.
mendation at a needing Of the Cham
Der OF Commerce which will likely be
called for next Monday evening.
Nj. Hall finds that the I" Valley Gem, =
which Il Is contempt lated to be placed
on the Monongahela river trade, is "a
sound boat and admirably suited,t to the
demands such O trade would make ON
her The craft Is now IN; the packet
trade on the Ohio, Allegheny and NO
nongahela rivers.
With Mr.. Halfs recommended fon to
the Chamber Of Commerce, It is troba;
BILE that inmed iate and definite action
will be taken by that body to assure
the establishment OF the proposed
project.
The Pittsburgh company now owns
/, boat, the "Rayonah, !" which will be
traded In on the valley Gem Should
the deal be effected.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
LOSES .
v. CONFERENCE

The annual West virginia confer
ence of the woman,s missionary SO.
ciety Of the Southern Methodist Epis.
copal denomination which was to have
been held In this city March i6 to
20, has been transferred to Hunting.
ton and viii be held there In the
johnson: Memorial church on the above
named dates.
The place for holding the meeting
was changed owing to the infantile
paralysis Situation here as II was mot
deemed advisable to hold the meeting
here at this time. Officials Of the so.
ciety conferred with local representa-.
tiyes Of the mission society. IN regard
to the situation and the place OF meet.
ing was changed. (
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
Only THREE SHIPS .
ARE sunk TODAY

During the morning and early after
noon today only one large vessel was
reported a victim OF the new German
submarine campaign, the British
steamer Netheriee, of 4,227 tons. Two
small steamers brought the total tom
mage to 4,s6S tons for the period.
In the, field and military operations,
the; British ara pushing ahead on the
Somne front according to the latest re-
port which recorded "a gain Of ground
along a front Of. more than three-quar-
ters Of a mile north OF Beaumont.
Hamet in the Ancre region. 3 (
Berlin reports the British operations
to have been q series OF attacks east
from Sperre to the Ancre river which
were scangdinary. repulsed,, the Brit.
ish, however, occupying some aban.
doned trenches. -
The French on the west mont are
confirming themselves { at present to
raiding operations several OF which
are reported by Paris today to have
resulted successfully. ~ y, ~
Out post encounters and surprise ut
tacks IN. comparatively small force are
the only events along the Russian
front reported in current communica;
tons. "a
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
GERNANPEAGE MOVE.
IS NOT WELCOMED.
Washington Regards it as a.
Piece of Diplomatic
Jockeying. .

WASHINGTON, D., G., Feb ia
The German proposal, delivered to the
State department Saturday, that means
be discussed OF preventing the break IN
relations from resulting In war, appar.
entity has struck no responsive. chord
here. No official would Indicate to-
day whether q reply already had been
given, but there was no disposition to
deny that the proposal had been made
or that the American government re.
garded It as an effort on the part oil
Germany to befog the issue. It was
made clear everywhere in government
circles that there was nothing to dis
cuss unless Germany desired to stop
abridging American rights and illegaI-
" menReing American life,
In connection with the German siig.
gestion, special interest attached to
cable dispatches announcing that EN-
peror William had called a conference,
presumably to. discuss the submarine
campaign and the post ion OF neutrals.
It was suggested that out Of the con.
ference might come something more
tangible than the mere oral sugges.
ito nthat Germany would like to. dis
cuss means of preventing the add.
ton of another nation TO her long list
OF enemies.
What has been done so far is con.
strned only as an attempt to place
upon the United States the appear.
ance OF belligerency. Believing the
chief purpose is TO bewilder public
opinion here and divide the country,
the move is unwelcome here. +,
Whether any sort Of answer beyond
mere aclinowled gement to the Swiss
minister who presented the sugges-
ton yesterday, will be made, is uncer-
tain. as that mater rests entirely with
President Wilson. Opinions diner.
some believing il wiser to ignore the
suggestion entirely II Is, possible that
d summary OF the present submarine
campaign With a list OF the sinkinga
without warning and the loss OF lives
may 30 admitted as further showing
why the United States and other neu.
trails believe Germany : course outside
the bounds OF law. y
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
sixth, seventh
AID EIGHTH GRADE
SCHOOLS ARE OPEN
Attendance Today is About
20 Per Cent But is Ex-
pected to Improve.

With an attendance of approximate.
ly seventy per cent. the sixth, seventh
and eighth grades of the elementary
schools opened this morning. In &C.
cordance with action taken by the
Board Of Education. the lower graded
of tie elementary sehoosa were. no,
opened at thia TIM aid wiz not be iun.
III fur her notice IS Issued. 1850
School efficials heiieye the the at.
tendance VIII bc somewhat iars.e To-
morrow owing to tbs short notice Civ.
I en- pupils that school would open today
upper grades viii be practically nor.
NAL.
A number of pupils In the lower
grades reported this morning and were
cent back home.
The teachers oil reported for duty
this morning and everything is NOV.
ing on smoothly. The buildings have
been put IN good sanitary condition
and every precaution for the preserva.
ton OF the health Of the pupils will be
taken.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
AMERICAN I[IlI:.
EUNMNH tNNIVVLIyus |Uu
ASKS FOR GUNS
Indications Are That the Re.
quest VIII Be Grant.
ed.
(By associated Pfess)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-P. A. s,
Franklin, president Of. the Information.
al MefchaptIe Marine, today made Off.
NAL application to the Navy. depart.
ment for guns to arm the passenger
liners OF the American. line.
The request states that the, company
has been unable to lind guns else.
where. It Is indicated that the Navy
department while opposed for military
reasons to any project Of conveying
American nierchantm through pro.
Shibited zones favored fnrnishfng such
ships with guns for their own defense.
EInasmnch as the government has rec.
ognized that naval stores are the only
supplies Of nava1 guns It has beer held
TINT obtaining guns from that source
does mot alter the private or CONNER.
cials character OF q ship,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
PLAGUE SPECIALIST
VISITS FAlRh0BT
No Development in the Lo-
cal Situation Since the
Cunningham Case.

DR.. Freeman, a noted specialist OF
New York city and DR.. w. H. McCom-
as, OF Oakland, Md. were in the city
yesterday In consultation with local
physicians in the case Of Elizabeth
Cunningham, little daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. r. T. Cunningham, Of Rhea
Terrace, who had been critically I'll
for the past week, and whose illness
yesterday pronounced infantile paraly.
sis.
After an examination of the child
the outof.town physicians concurred
in the diagnosis OF the case as polio.
myelitis the disease having affected
the stomach Of the little girl. The child
had been i'll for a week with what
appeared TO be gastric fever.
While in the city the physicians
visited the home Of Arthur Frey where
the small son OF the Frey's Is Iii with
infantile paralysis. The physicians
believe the Frey child ultimately will
recover from the disease.
In talking with local physicians and
health authorities DR.. Freeman urged
that the strictest quarantine reguIa.
tions be imposed on kept up in an ef.
fort to stop the spread Of the dis.
ease.
The condition of Elizabeth Cunning.
ham remains practically unchanged
today. The child Is quite Ill though
hopes are entertained for her fecoy.
cry.
There were no further developments
inAthe infantile paralysis situation to-
day.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
infant SUCCOMBS
TO HEART TROUBLE

Robert T. Cunningham. Jr, the cir
weeks old son Of Mr.! and Mrs. Robert
T. Cunningham. died on Saturday
night at the home Of his parents on
Rhea Terrace. The child had been
weak from birth suffering from valyu-
lar heart trouble. He vas ansonly son
and his death is a deep bereavement 70
his parents.
A daughter, Elizabeth, aged 5.yearg.
isvery III at the family residence which
adds double weight OF sorrow In the
home. The keenest sympathy is felt
among the people OF the community for
the .bereaved parents.
The body OF the child was inferred
in Woodlawn cemetery yesterday,
brief service being conducted at the
grave by Rev. J. G. Broomfeld, Of ho
NJ. P. Temple.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
PROPERTY OWNERS
FILE KICK ABOUT
EAST PARK PAVING
Five of Them Say specifca-
tons We're Not Lived
Up to.
MORE HE' BADGE PLAGS
City Commissioners Look
Over Luten Company
Offerings.

Five Taxpayers resident on the now.
1y paved last F2r.i avenue, started q
lively week for the city fathers When
ct the Eoard of Affairs meeting this
morning they ca:ne in and protested
against liens BENZ tG.en On the.r
properly to p2y for the paving OF Ea :
PARK avenue, declaring that the Cpec;.
ficatlons for the paving had not been
complied with and that already the
;urbs were c-umbled down in nun.
Der OF places.
Tho men alleged TINT their obser-
yatlons led them to believe that Con
trretor Sam Pcilno bad "shied" the
work In q number o. places. CON-
missioner OF finance Barnes read tic
mon copy C; the contract which
stated specifically that in case the
work was detective ether az to M
teriais CT by mistakes In construction.
the city would have redress from the
contractor he wing put up bond to
provide for & = such, contingency.
With tho assurance. that the deiicien-
cies granting there were any would
besrepatrcd tho rae Met Eatsfied.
Dagid Doaa city engineer declared
that he knew from actual observation
thai the concrete wac in no places les
tisa, seven anl IN come WAS as muct
as. zen incnee thick at the crown, Some
ios ltileG aair tins morning expre5scd be-
LEI 3tat stla, apserese Ya5 lees than
Tvs 3aeae1i tilioit in places. d
,ate Llten Bridge company engineer
3nppcsrcd baEs.e the beard with d NUM-
sber o. plans ser tho Monorgahela Ri.l
e. bridge and until after noon tho
membeT6 sTeya bending their heads
over the table covered with plans anu
drawings.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
MEMBERSHIP SPIRIT
STARTSAT Y.MG.A.
Reds and Blues Will See
Who Gets First to 1900.
Mark. ~

The Red and Blue membership fight
at the Y. NJ. G. A. started officially
this morning and until Thursday even.
ing there win not be a moments let up
In the whirlwind canvass that viii re-
suit, It is expected. In a 1900 mem.
bership for the Fairmont association.
G. II. Colebank. general chairman
for the Blues. and J. G. Smythe, gen.
eral chairman for the Reds, have their
forces superlatiyely organized and at
noon q number Of memberships were
reported.
Tonight at $3.50 the workers viii be
RECALLED at dinner where between bites
plants for tomorrow win be laid. Din.
ner win be served tomorrow and
Wednesday evening. 4
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
DR. RILEY CASE
MUST BE TRIED


Judge Vincent OF the intermediate
court SoHerfuled the motion 10 quasil
the indictment In the case Of DR. Ruley
Pchiropractor and the case was placed
at the end Of the docket to be tried
this term Of court. & ~
Judgement was returned for $500
In the case of n. @. Hixenbaush Va
Michael NJ. currey. The suit was for
500. q,
The case on trial today. Is that OF A
A. Hamilton contractor VS.. Treyy
Nutter D. G. Smith and Others. The
jorors trying the case are: Ezra Keen,
er, Charles Paker, W. -. EIaggerty
L. G.. Fitzue, NJ. NJ. Hawkins. G. Ice
French Parrish, B 3. ;Musgroye, Tom
Lloyd, James +. Boor. Marshall Haw
ltfns and Earle Hawkins. b 4.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
City Treas rE Richer
By Five Five Spots

( Five eloquent five dollar bills ap.
peared in police court this morning
and arranged for the appearance OF
their owners picked up Saturday night
and early yesterday morning for drunk.
enness ct cetera.s When it became
assured that the owners would not be
present the fiyes were ordered to be
turned; to the use OF the city treasury,
The absent gentlemen whose names
were on the docket were: Bob KEN
pto, drunk; John Doe, drunk and dis.
orderly Joe August, drunk; another
gentleman whose only coglomen left
ON the record was 'sNil1lng," also
drunk. and Tony .Caladino ,disorderiy.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
Canadian Garment
Makers on Strike

MONTREAL, Feb. 2 The garment
industry here was virtually paraIyzed
today. with a strike OF 1000 operators
demanding better WAGES and shorter
hours Several months ago 5000 others
walked out and have not returned so
that with exception OF the employees OF
three firms all of the men and women
employed In the farInent industry hare
are idle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
w. Kennedy
Was Buried Sunday

Funeral services over the body Of
William W. Kennedy. whose death oc.
CURED Friday AZ his home at George.
town, were held Sunday morning nom
the residence conducted by Rev. Mr..
Yoke. of the First ~. 3. church, south.
The services were largely attended.
The body was inferred in the AIcFarlan
cemetery BY Undertaken Il. Q. Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
Major Gault viii
Join Flying Corps
(Ry AssoeIated Prennl

MONTREAL Feb. 12.-Mator Hamil.
ton Gault who organized the famous
Canadian light infantry regiment
known as the Princess Pats" returned,
g Montreal today hero with only. one
leg but asserting that his fighting
days are not over. He announced that
es soon as he has entirely recovered
from his wounds. received IN many
battles no would Join the flying corps.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
MANY PEOPLE PERISH WHEN HOTEL
At MINNEAPOLIS BURNS DOWN
Annlass And
Armless He Reads
And Feeds Self

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. H.
William MCPHERSON. OF Highland
laiG, Ill, who lost his slght aad
bota cIms ia a nliIc expioslon IN
1906, and WHO ince then has
learned 10 read wi.a hiS tongue by
lneens o. ra!Gel letters. Oil porce.
Lain slabs is here today being lit.ed
Win Grtii.c.al arms.
L. q segmsn ba!ore congrega-
tion LIST L gIL he said he had ID
hin III yo .oitay fer tie Iir3t tii4s
in il years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
THE WEAYIH8ER

Fair and not 50 cold tonInht;
tuesday fair and warmer
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-16
CORRECTION

Some Of the names of ladies on
a committee recently appointed
by the pastor of the Baptist
Church, to direct the girls work
of the Helping Hand Society,
were omitted in last weeks
Herald. The entire committee
should have appeared as follows:
NM. w. s. Hancock. Mrs. Wells
ID. Tillery, Mrs. B. s. Webb,
Mrs. J. W. Martin, Mrs. c. H.
Trueblood, Miss Jennie Whitaker
and Miss Roberta Crews.
A large and enthusiastic meet
ing was held Monday night and
many interesting plans were
formulated for the future work
of the society.
The Baraca room and adjoin-
ing class room will be arranged,
by the use Of folding doors, so
that they can be converted into
one large room. This will give
the girls splendid equipment. for
their work and also serve for
other social activities of the
church.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-16
Advertised Mail

The following list of mail re-
mains unclaimed in this office,
same will be held fifteen days
and ifunclsimed will be forward
ed to the division of dead letters
Washington, D. G..
William C. Bass, Postmaster.
Miss Elizabeth Vincent, Mr..
VIM. Mead, Mrs. Hattie Lynch,
Mrs. Bette Harris, Mr.. H. M.
Farmer, Mrs. S. W. Batting,
viii Fitchyatrick, |. N. Spruill,
Mr.. Jentle Minger, Mrs. Mary
Jacobs, Mr.. H. H. Harris, Mrs.
Robert Camille, Mr.. Henry Bob.
bit, Mrs. Annie Smith, Mr.. Dun
Mill Mangnm, Miss Lurenna lvey,
Mrs. E. W. Freeman, Mrs. Annie
Braswell, Mr., H. D. Bobbitt.
When calling for the above
list, please mention advertised.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-16
RIVER ROAD SCHOOL OR
GAMES SUNDAY SCHOOL

Miss Leona Martin, teacher Of
the River Road School, reorganiz-
ed Sunday School last Sunday to
be held regularly at the school
building at 2:3O P. M, Mr.. A. M.
Proctor, of Roanoke Rapids, was
present and urged the Importance
of the community attending the
Sunday School themselves, after
which he preached an interesting
sermons On next Sunday at $3.50
P. M. Mr. H. C. Spires, of We'll
don, will preach at the school
building. His subject will be:
Gods call to the Nations Of the
Earth" A large congregation is
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-11-16
WALTER BAUGHAN
WRITES OF ARMY

To Brothers, Sisters, Friends
and to whom it may concern:
| will write a little Of a few
years of my past life in the U.
S. Military Service, so as to show
a few things that are not gener-
ally known. 1t has been very
pleasant with the trip to the far
Philippines, by the way Of Hon.
olulu, Hawaii, Guam Island to
Manila, Philippine Islands; and
the return back by the way of
Nagasaki, Japan and Honolulu
then back to our own country,
where | was glad to arrive.
After we settled in our new
camp, we found our old friends,
the Army Y. M. c. A. people
here to welcome us to the build
ings and tents occupied by them
of which they have many in
every camp and post throughout
the United States.
And | am glad to say that they
make life as near home for US as
a soldier could wish for. And
also | would like to say a few
things for our Red Cross, that
is doing so much for us in times
when we need the services Of
the Medical Department. We
must look at them as heroes of
the war, the greatest war in the
history Of the world. They are
not only giving their services but
their lives as we'll for the
welfare Of the soldier boys.
Thanking you for past favors, /
am
A Soldier of the U. S. Army
Walter Baugham,
Private, Co. A 18th Infantry,
Camp Fremont. Menlo Park, Cal.