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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-11-23
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The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
SALOONS near ARMY
CAMPS ARE CLOSED
District Police Stop Dozen Places
from Doing Business.

Although strong protests had been
made against the action. the District
police at midnight closed a dozen sa-
looms within the half-mile military
radius OF Camp Ordway on the Pat
terson tract at Fifth street and Flor
ida avenue northeast.
The action followed a conference
between Maj. Pullman and District
Attorney Laskey to decide on the le-
gality of the closing of the barrooms.
The act under which the saloons
were closed is part of section IL of
the military bill prohibiting the oper-
alton Of saloons and liquor establish
ments within a half-mile radius of a
military camp.
Protests by the owners OF the sa-
looms Is expected. When similar
action was taken in New York re-
Gently, courts decided that the act
was contrary to State laws and forced
the military authorities to allow the
saloons to remain open.
The saloons affected are those man
aged by Tim Hanlon. s22 H street
northeast; William NeuIand, III H
street northeast: II. Fetterman, 707
H street northeast; Tim L. Costello,
659 II street northeast; John c. Pc
nsyne, 5ol II street northeast; NJ.
Roth, 40 H street northeast;;-T. Raf-
ferty. 4O6 H street northeast; ]. w.
NJ. Weber. 402 Fourth street, north
east; F. A. Sullivan. I016 First street
northeast; Paul Allen. N street
northeast.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
SAMMIES in FRANCE
learning new STUNT
Brother Officers Expect Yankee
Ingenuity to Help Camouaage.
By DANIEL DILLON,


American Field Headquarters in
France, Aug 11.-Indicative of the
thoroughness and extent Of prepara-
ton the American troops are under
going preparatory to occupying the
trenches is the fact that a large num-
Der of stage settlers" and scene
painters" are now on the French and
British fronts learning the art OF
camoufiage. that is, screening the
artillery and concealing observation
points.
Discussing the transportation routes,
which has become one Of the biggest
problems OF the war the French Of
fcers say:
''As with the submarine, we are ex-
pecting much of the Yankee ingenuity
in this branch of the fighting. the
camoufiage, which originally meant an
actors makeup, as the new develop
ment in this war of science in infantry
fighting. American constructive ability
should do much to develop it to a
high degree of efficiency"
Americans at the front report some
remarkable feats OF deception being
performed.
Sunday will be the usual day Of rest
with religious exercises in the morn
ing and sports in the afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
LAX DRAFT OFFICIALS.
Will BE PUNISHED
Provost Marshal Takes Steps to En-
force Military Service Law.

Charges against members of the
New York exemption boards in con-
nection with the draft. and in other
cases will be prosecuted to the full
lest extent, officials in Provost Mar
shall Gen. Crowder's office said yes
terday.
Regarding the New York scandal.
an official in Gen. Crowder's head
quarters said:
'In these cases the evidence ap-
pears SO plausible and so strong
as to leave little room for doubt.
This is shown by the fact that the
men were dropped instantly, prac-
tically without the formality of a
trial. In fact. 1t might almost be
said to have been convincing with
out the necessity of a trial"
Not only in the New York case.
but everywhere that any such con-
dition is found. it will meet with
instant Investigation. and IL charges
are made. they will be pushed to
the limit" the official continued
1t was said no further cases have
been found as yet. Department of
Justice officials, however. will keep
in close touch with the situation.
In the meantime. foes of the draft
are about to succeed in bringing a
case into court, in order to test the
validity OF the draft law.
A case designed to test the Con-
stitutionality Of the conscript act
will be docketed in the United States
Supreme Court about August "a, and
probably will be called for trial
during the fall term.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Police SEEK Clue
in MURDER CASE
Detectives Hunt for Acquaintance.
of Mrs. l. M. Brandon.

, With every clew run to earth. and
every possible theory under considera-
ton. detectives working on the mys-
terry OF the murder of Lottie May
Brandon found themselves last night
as far from the solution of the prob
lem as they were when they started.
Three men have been arrested as
suspects in the case to date. but each
of them has been turned loose after
an alibi had been proved. The police
forces of Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis have every available man
at work on the case. The Washing
ton police department is constantly in
communication with the authorities
at Annapolis and is endeavoring to
run down every theory which has a
Washington angle.
James Davis, the third suspect. was
released yesterday after a third de-
gree by Inspector Grant at police
headquarters. When arrested he was
cut and SCARED about the face, and
it was thought that he might have
received the wounds in the death
struggle with Lottie Brandon. He
gave the police a satisfactory alibi as
to the cuts and his movements on the
day Of the murder and was released.
The theory Of the discarded sweet
heart was given consideration by de-
tectives on the case last night. 1t is
known now that the man who entered
the house knew the place well.
1t is pointed out that he was eX-
pected, for there was no outcry made
when he entered.
Detectives are now taking this clue
as their base. and are looking up
acquaintances of the murdered wom-
an.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
COMMISSIONS GIVEN
TOFT. MYER CORPS
Oliver P. Newman Wins Command
of Battalion After Training Course.

Oliver P. Newman, president OF the
Board Of Commissioners OF the Dis
trict. was among the four men who
were notified yesterday of their -selec-
ton from the body Of the students at
the Fort Myer trainig camp for COM
missions as major in the Officers' Re
serve Corps. according TO an an
nouncement by Adult. Gen. Mccain.
Three of the men to be majors are
from this city and one is from Balti-
more: Commissioner oliver P. New
man, Granville Fortescue and Israel
Putnam are from the District. and
Lloyd C. Stark is the Baltimorean.
Twenty-four Washingtonians were
among those commissioned as cap
tains in the Oficers' Reserve Corps
and four of the national armN
Among those commissioned Is cap
tains were Bennett Clark, sol. of the
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives: Richard P. Williams, jr.,
William S. Manning. son OF the gov
ernor of North Carolina; Gerald
Egan, son of Maurice Francis Egan,
and Shelton Pitney. son of Associate
Justice Pitney. of the Supreme Court.
Bosier Castle. a former Washing
ton policeman, will get captaincy:
Walter c. Rathbone.s former colonel
of High School Cadets. sergeant in
the National Guard, will be another
who will wear the two silver bands
on his shoulder.
The other Washingtonians commits
stoned captains in the officers Re-
serve Corps are: Harry X. Adams
Harold L. Brown, Grover E. Moore.
Wellstood White, Louis G. Haw-
ley, Charles c. Rossire. Hugh II.
Hawley, Charles C. Rossire, Hugh H.
Obear, William E. Pinkston, Edward
Taylor, Charles A. Price, Frank c.
Valentine, onald L. Weems, Frank
Wedderburn, John Nash, Robert w.
Perkins, of the Department of Jus
tice; H. Armistead Smith and Thomas
J. Echols.
Tho four men commissioned cap
tains of the national army are !:
James H. Krause, Benjamin A. Ball,
Alvin Colburn, and Grant Sheperd.
There are number of Washingtoni-
ans commissioned first lieutenants, in
cluding Joseph w. Bailey, son of the
former United States Senator; James
NJ. Proctor, assistant district attor-
ney; Richard Oulahan. son of the
veteran newspaper correspondent;
Robert W. Patterson Of the Depart
ment of Justice and Allen G. Thur
man, the famous University OF Vir-
ginia athlete, whose father is So
licitor for, the Department of Com
merce.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
UNDERSEA BOAT
RAMS STEAMER
u. S. Submarine Strikes Ex.
cursion Craft in Boston
Inner Harbor.
(By the International News Service }


Boston. Mass. Aug. 1.-The ex-
cursion steamer Mayflower OF the
Nantasket Beach Line. with 1.164
men. women and children aboard,
was rammed by the United States
submarine Lilo in a dense fog be-
tween Spectacle and Castle islands
in Boston inner harbor soon after
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
The submersible literally gored
the steamer. burying its steel prov
for twenty feet into the starboard
quarter OF the Mayflower in a slant
ing direction aft.
The LILO remained jammed in the
hole 1t had punched. Panic stricken
passengers were quieted until the
steamer Rose Standish of the ex-
cursion line. responding to distress
whistles sped alongside, took the
passengers safely OF and brought
them to Boston.
The only serious injury was to a
man on the Mayfower, one of whose
legs was broken. He was taken to
the Fort Strong Hospital
The damaged steamer with the sub
marine still stuck in its side was
towed to the New Haven Railroad
pier. There IL was made fast. Two
powerful tugs were barely able by
the exercise OF their united pulling
force 20 haul the Submarine out<of
the steamers huh.
After the submarine was extracted
the steamer listed to starboard. There
was a great cash in its quarter ex-
tending above and below the water
line. but removal of the passengers
had lightened the vessel by some 50
or 70 tons, as 1t rode little higher
in the water than it otherwise would
have.
The steamer floated safely along
side the pier despite its list and
of the water coming in over the
jagged lower edge of the hole.
The submarine was able to re-
turn to the Charlestown Navy Yard
under its own power. The front
end OF the submarine was damag-
ed. Its steel plates were bent and
dented for about twenty feet back
from the prov.
Investigation of the collision was
begun by the navy yard authori-
ties and by the management of the
Nantasket Beach Steamboat Com
pany, owners of the Mayflower
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
RIOTING STRIKERS
TRY TO BURN BARN
Attempt Made by Ex-Car Employees
to Fire Strikebreakers' Quarters.


Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. l-Rioting
was resumed tonight between street
railway company strikers and strike
breakers. An attempt was made TO
burn a car barn where 200 or 800 i'm
ported strike-breakers are being
housed by the railway company. The
mob finally was driven OF by the
police and subdued after a score or
more were injured.
Rioting first broke out early in the
day when three street cars filled with
strike-breakers were surrounded by
strikers. One man was shot and an
other struck on the head by a club.
A second riot occurred later in the
day. Sympathizers and strikers
seized a wagon load OF dishes in
tended for the commissary in the
barn where the strike-breakers are
housed and bombarded strike-break-
ers who were watching from win
dows. The latter retaliated with
bricks and pieces of metal One man
was injured.
Further trouble is expected and po-
lice reserves are held in readiness
for eventualities. Not a street car
has moved in the city since Wednes-
day.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
CONDUCTOR IS KILLED
In TRAIN ACCIDENT
F. Willie Loses Life; P. H. Lynn Is
Severely Injured.

Baltimore, Aug. 11.-Freight Con-
ductor F. Willie was killed outright
and P. H. Lynn, telegraph opera
tor. was severely injured in a pecu-
liar accident in a local terminal
yard tonight.
Owing to a miXup. in signals. a
big freight engine showed four box
cars of the end OF a side-track into
a frame telegraph station. The
dead man lived in Laurel. Nd.
Train service was not interferred
with by this accident. owing TO the
fact that ii occurred on a siding. -
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
WOULD HAVE LABOR
men IN CONFERENCE
Peoples Council and Workman's
Council Name Three Delegates.
CBy the international News Service,

CBy the international News Servfce.)
New York, Aug. u.-Plans TO have
American labor represented at the
international conference at Stock
holm on September 2 have been COM
pleted by the Peoples Council and
the Workmen's Council They are TO
send three representatives. il was an
nounced yesterday, and invitations 20
the selected men already have been
distributed.
Announcement of the names Of the
delegates will not be made until their
? F7ceptances have been received. but Il
is understood that DR.. David Starr
Jordan is one OF those selected.
.'Only the refusal Of the State De-
partment to issue passports can keep
our representatives from taking part
in the conference" said Miss Leila
Faye .Secor. secretary OF the Peoples
Council and one OF the leading work
ers in the paciist cause.
Plans OF the council TO send dele
safes 70 represent American labor and
the peace sentiment of the United
States were made, following the de-
cision OF the American Federation OF
Labor not TO be represented at the
conferepce.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
SOLDIERS PRESENTS
i TO BE SENT FREE
French Government Suspends Duty
on Sammies' Packages.

The State Department has been ad-
vised that the French government will
admit free Of all duties anything sent
to members of the American expedf-
tionary forces from the United States.
This includes tobacco, playing cards,
beverages and. other things usually
subjected to txeS No examination of
the parcels will be made, except to
identify them and assure their de-
livery.
The ruling of the minister of f.
nance applies to things sent to the
wounded and to all matter transmits
ted through the Z. n c. 4.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Allies Seize Secret
Letters of the Kaiser

Athens, Aug. 1.-THE correspond
snee between the Kaiser and Con-
stantihe. the deposed Greek King.
which is about to be published. was
discovered by the allies in March, Il
The new secretary Of the Greek
Legation in London. NJ. Momferrato
by name. had received authorization
TO travel to his post via Germany. bxs,
the allies seized his trunks in ka-
pies and found letters which Nom
tsrrato was taking = The RAiser.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Miners Go On Strike
In Soft Coal Section

Pineville, KY, Aug. 11.-Twenty-five
thousand coal miners. In what is
known as district 10, comprising ter
ritory in Southern Kentucky and
Northeastern Tennessee, struck to-
night.
Middlesboro say the miners, at those
places, quit at 4 o'clock, making no
comment soraa% No disorders wst re-
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
WOMAN Is KILLED
BY RAILROAD TRAIN
Mrs. Stella Otto Loses Efe-Will-
lam Gordon Held.
nv the international News Serviee.)


Camden, N j.. Aug. u.-Mrs.
Stella Otto was thrown on the tracks
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad here
today in front Of an oncoming train
and cut In two.
The motorman OF the train said
he saw a man run on after he had
hurled his human burden to the rails.
The train was stopped and as the
crew alighted a man came up and
Identified the body as that OF his
wife
The man was William Gordon, p
years old. and he lives about 100 feet
from the spot where the woman was
killed. He was taken into custody,
pending an investigation of his
movements
II was learned that Mrs. Otto came
10 the United States three years ago,
bringing her three small children with
her. She went to live at the Gordon
house. Her husband. Joseph Otto, is
said to live at Trainer. Delaware
County, Pa.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Would Dictate Terms.

Would Dictate Terms.
Il is an issue that confronts the
central powers with the same stub
born determination that il does tne
allies. The governments OF the bel
hgerent nations are not opposed to
it on principle. They DO not object
TO a discussion OF peace. ana even
OF peace terms. But the feat that
haunts them all. is that organized
labor Of Europe will. after Il has es-
tablished common meeting ground
OF the workers. lay down the law TO
the governments and say:
Make peace now and immediately.
Here are the terms
Such an ultimatum. Il Is feared.
would be ACCOMPANIED by a threat
OF a general strike throughout Eu-
rope.
That would reduce the governments
to puppets in the hands Of Europe's
working masses. And the peace these
masses would decide would be
peace, it is feared. that would bring
in its wake a terrific clash between
capital and labor with the latter. m
toxicated by triumph, making more
and more stringent demands such as
have largely led TO Russia's indus
trial and econoniic COLLAPSE.
Lloyd George TO SPEAK.
Up to late this evening oficialoo-a
was silent on the British gove-n-
ments proposed future policy toward
the Stockholm plan. II IVES WHISPERED
in well-informed quarters that LLOYD
George would have something denim.
TO say Monday. The general belief
Is that the action OF the British Labor
party has forced the premier and his
conferees 10 consult England's allies
with the view 10 deciding upon a COM
mon policy.
From Petrograd came UroficiaI re-
ports quoting Premier Kerenslcv aS
saying that while the Russian r5v-
eTnment will place no obstacles IN
the way OF Russian representation at
Stockholm. the decisions OF the con-
ference would in no way bind Il as
regards peace and peace terms.
That is also the attitude taken bv
Arthur Henderson To those who
know this leader Of labor the charge
that he is playing into the hands OF
Britain's enemies seems tragi-comicsl.
on the 18th ef next month il will be
a, year that Henderson suffered the
most painful blow OF his life: his son
was killed on the front that day.
onice Was UntenabIe.
But no one. not even he hinnself
disputes the fact that his position
as a member OF the British war coun-
Gil became untensble the moment he
placed his o. X. on the Stockholm
conference. He was the first to resi-
ize this. He offered his resigna ton.
II was turned down. His followers
argue that IL he has since placed
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
Attempt to Stop Strike
Of Spanish Railway Men
(By Agence Radio to II. \

Madrid, Aug. n.-Premier Dato and
the ministers of Gobernaclon and Fo-
mento conferred at length today.
Following the conference the minis
ter Of Fomento gathered the railroad
engineers and other railroad employees
and issued instructions to them
This evening the railway mems
union issued general strike notices
for the 17th. The strike Of the North
ern Company begins tomorrow eve
ming.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
German Socialist Leader ;,
Is Reported Dying

Paris. Aug. u.-A dispatch to the
Temps from Vienna says that Herr
Liebnecht. German Socialist leader,
WHO was released from prison a fort
night ago, is dying of tuberculosis in
German hospital The German gov
eminent has ordered the newspap pers
not to mention Herr Liebnechts iu-
ness.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12
EVADING REVENUE
COSTS GIRL $500
Miss Burden Pleads Guilty and
Escapes Prison.
OBJ the International News seryl

CB the International News seryIee.)
New York. Aug. 1.-It cost Miss
Evelyn Byrd Burden. daughter of I.
Townsend Burden $500 to bring home
a black silk embroidered opera cloak
from abroad.
Miss Burden, in court here today,
pleaded guilty to an Indictment charg-
ing her with receiving and facilitat-
ing the transportation" of the cloak
which was subject to duty. She
brought II with her when she re-
turned in November. 1915. from
Franco
Miss eur5.n paid the $500 fine i'm
posed
Judge Nantes told her that had she
pleaded not CUR he would have sent
her to prison
The Washington herald., 1917-08-12

La Follette,s Resolution.
Senator La FolIete's resolution re-
cited in its preamble that:
L Russia's provisional government
declared May 80 for peace without
annexation or tndemnities "on the
basis Of the rights Of nations TO de-
eide their own destiny"
2 The Reichstag on July 10 passed
peace resolutions without forced ac-
QUESTION OF territory and without po-
lltical. economic and financial viola
tions"
Z The German chancellor said in
tho Reichstag May II: We did not
90 to war and are not fghting now
ito make conquests. but only TO secure
our existence and to establish firmly
the future OF our nation"
4. Lord Robert Cecil said IN the
house OF commons, May 3: Our
aims and aspirations are dictated sole
ly by our determination TO secure a
peace founded on national liberty and
International amity. and that all i'm
perialistic aims based on force and
conquest are completely absent from
our program"
s Duly organized bodies Of loyal
citizens Of Great Britain represent
ing millions Of other citizens, many
OF them prominent in ofacial life. +"
have said that all democrscies among
the belligerents are beginning to work
toward a peace.
{. The principles stated by the war
ring governments are similar to those
subscribed TO by this country.
:. All of these declarations bespeak
a willingness to adopt President Will
sons doctrine Of "a peace without
victory
s There have recently emanated
from ofhciaI and unofficial sources
here and abroad statements that I'VE
are to continue in this war until a
peace Is obtained which gives to the
entente allies or some OF them puni-
tive damages and territorial advan-
tases -es result OF the war
sherIi Infcrm People.
9. The people Of this country do not
know the terms OF the secret
treaties" OF the allies. respecting in
IDENTITIES or acquisition
10. There Is naturally a widely
expressed demand coming from the
people Of our own country" for
declaration Of the purpose and object
for which the United States is ex-
pending thirteen to seventeen billions
Of money and raising by draft and
otherwise an army Of two million men
ostensibly for service in foreign
countries"
II. The people have a right to
know with certainty for what end
their blod is shed and their treasure
expended"
Il. In this free government. Con-
Sress. in whom the war. making power
resides under the Constitution, Is
charged primarily with the responsi-
bility Of deciding upon the objects OF
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