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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
DEGREE
IN DAVIS CASE
Jurors Were Discharged
for Term at End of
Murder Trial.

Marcene Davis was found guilty OF
murder in the second degree at 5:15
last evening. The court room remain
cd well filed until the jury returned.
Mrs. Marcene Davis passed through
the most trying per I'd of her life
during the suspense, but her husband
remained calm as usual. AS the Jury
took their places at little after five.
he began playing with his child. and
did not change expression when SEN
tence was passed. Counsel for the
defendant attempted by motion to set
aside the verdict as contrary to the
evidence shown.
Second degree murder calls for a
punishment of from i've to eighteen
years. It is not yc. known whether
Judge Hayomnd will impose sentence
tomorrow morning when court opens
again or later. The entire trial Of
Marcene Davis has occupied six days:
Testir: ny has been mostly in the in
tereSt of Davis, only witness stating
that he considered him insane at the
time of the shooting. But two doc
tors testified. one for the sanity OF
Davis and the other for the inasnity.
One other doctor, DR.. Jams A. Gra-
ham, said he thorght him sane. but
did not claim to be an expert in the
matter. An addresses before the jury
wc-~ finished yesterday at one o'clock.
at two the jury went to lunch and
from there began considering the
case.
Judse Raymond yesterday dis
charged all jurors for the remainder
Of the term Of Circuit court. Two
cases which were to be tried were not
r ETfTI. XfT9.
cent. the man who was shot, recov-
cred and disappeared. Prosecuting
Attorney Haggr:y stated that he be
lieved that the man did not mean to
, turn UP and he was unabel to go on
with the case without him.
The case Of George tSein was set
for December 5th. The State is pos
ecrting Stein on a chareg Of embez-
element.
The next term for criminal cases
begins March II.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
1000 Soldiers Are
Now on Way Home
(Ry Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S-Nearly
1000 American troops are expected to
arrive in New York before the end OF
this week, constituting the first units
Of the exQeditionary forces to be re-
turned home. The 1000 now en- route
home will be ofllowed soon by other
in training in England
Secretary Baker said yesterday that
the homeward troop movement will be
limited only by transportation facili-
ties Use Of former German ships
seized In this country, Dutch vessels
taken over by the United States gov
eminent, American ships and probably
British transports Secretary Baker In
dicated wifi permit a rapid return to
this country Of the troops abroad.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
REDS h..lI
TO TRY william i. ]
Their Organ Demands SET
ting Up Of a RevoIu
tionary Tribunal:

BERLIN, Monday, Nov. We
demand immediate conNening q
revolutionary tribunal for the ptir.
pose OF passing senteneeIon u c=
henzo11erns father and son. ana o1
Won Bethmann-Hollweg SAYS
Red Flag, the organ OF Dr. Kari
Liebknecht in commenting on the
DISCLOSURE made IN Munich COR
cernIng the completely Of German
In bringing about the war
the second must be commanded 20
return and give an account betcE
this tribunal"
The Spartacus organ also ees
mands a reckoning With socialis
leaders. Ebert, David Molten 1lF
and others for partfcipa tion n pEq-
poganda calculated to absotNe GER
many from responsibf lity for
ing the war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
M'NNNEY STARTS.
MEMORIAL HALL
tMOvENENTINW.VA.
Thinks Building Should Be
Erected at the Uni
& versity.
TO BOYS WHO FOUGHT
Opposition to Bridge for
6he Marion County
Memorial.

F2yoring the erection Of memorial
hall at West Virginia University, Nor
gantown, Hon. o. S. Mckinney. for
mer speaker of the house OF delegates
Of West Virginia, suggested this plan
OF honoring the sailors and soldiers OF
West Virginia who died In the recent
world war, at a meeting OF the Fair
mont Chamber of Commerce last
evening at the rooms in the Watson
building
Mr.. Mckinney believed that in this
hall the young men might he taught
mining or other industrial sciences in
which West Virginia is vitality inter
ested. He believed that FairmonL
should get, busy and inauGuTate this
as q statewide movement Mr.. Nc
K:nncy's suggestion came on the heels
OF that made by w. H. Finley. who
said that while there were scores Oh
monuments at Chattanooga there was
only che memorial there and that was
to the immortal Lincoln - Lincoln
Memorial University.
The statewide suggestion came aft
er some OF the members had referred
to the erection OF a memorial for the
Marion county boys. Mr.. MchinneyS
proposition IS entirely Independent OF
t3e county plan and appears to meet
with the approval OF thousands OF peo-
pie who have heard the suggestion.
Announcement was made by c. w.
Evans. secretary of the chamber.
that one Of the items OF business on
the evenings program was the pTopo-
s:t:oa of defeating the Monongahel3
rived bridge in course OF erection as
a soldiers and sailors memorial. Sam
r NTu=um was the first speaker on the
subject and he began by saying that
he would hardly be here when the
matter would be acted on at the next
meeting and he desired to express
himself at this time. Mr. Nuzum was
oDposed to using the bridge as mem
oriaI as he believed the mere fact thar
Il snanued two railroads and the river
Zvonld indicate that this thoroughfare
would be congested with traffic Prac-
tically all Of the time He thought II
would be smoky and dirty spot tut
It IN a park where famiHeS OF Tue PeCr
pie of the county might gather around
the greensward," added Mr.. No1uIn.
Hon. o. s. Mckinney stated tnac no
striking or imposing status could De
20, Veil erected on the bridge, but
that It would be suitable to place a
hronze tablet on It indicating that II
vas a memorial to the soldiers and
sailors OF Marion county. Mr.. McKtn-
new recalled the statues he saw at
GAINESVILLE, o., and Indianapolis, Ind
to the Union soldiers and sailors, who
sacrificed their lives during the CtV1l
war. He believed that Fatrmone
should erect something along these
lines.
GUS suggestions, along the lines OF a
memorial bridke. He personally has
gjyen the matter much consideration.
Joseph Lehman urged the chamber to
ACT on the matter. ]. NJ. Jacobs. pFes1-
dent of the chamber, urged the mem
CONTINUED on page eight)
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Thank Offerings for
Cook Hospital

Thanks offering week will be OBJ
served by the Women's Hospital assoc
cation during this week, and persons
desiring" to do so are asked to leave
donations OF canned goods, fruits and
pickles at that institution, and Il I'M
able to deliver the goods to the hos
pItal to call Mrs. s. D. Brady, phone
202, and she will see that donations
reach the institution.
one can Of fruit or pickles win aid
materially in the work OF the institu-
ton, and It is believed II the women
OF the community win respond to this
call that the shelves Of the hospital
fruit pantry win be nicely stocked for
the winter season.
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Capt. Raymond Well
In Land of Joan of Arc

Captain Frank. c. Ha- 7ond is get
tin galong fine In France, according
to a. letter which his father, Hon. VIII
liam S. Raymond. judge Of the Mar
ion county Circuit court, received to-
day. The letter was dated october
%, and up to that date he had not
been appraised Of the fact that he re-
ceiYed a captains commission fnfor-
nation being received in this country
Captain Raymond states he was in
the front line. He Is now wearing his
chevronS for foreign service.
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With appreciate exercises the new
South Side bridge will be dedicated
formally on Thursday Thanksgiving
Day. at nine o'clock in the morning
After a suitable program is rendered
the bridge will be thrown open to
traffic and automobiles and trolley
cars Will use the new structure for the
first time.
This morning the finishing touches
were put on the arrangements when
the committee Of arrarIements ap-
pointed at last nights meeting OF the
Falrmont Chamber OF Commerce me:
and outlined a program.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
President. to Be Gone
About Six Weeks
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. Nov 26.-About one
month Is the time President Wilson
expects to be in Europe for open
Ing o fthe epace conference and pre-
Iiminary discussion No definite limit
has been fixed but It was said authori-
actively today that the president plans
to be back on American. soil within
SIX weeks after his ship sails for the
other side. So -
It became Known also today that the
Italian ambassador, Count Qicesllere,
as well as Am assador Jusserand. OF
France, and the American peace dele
cation. win cross on the ship with the
president. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26

TO DEDICATE BRIDGE At
9 THURSDAY MORNING
Procession to Cross the Handsome New Structure After
Seven Brief Dedicatory Addresses Have
Been Made.

Citizens win congregate on the
bridge for the purpose Of participating
in the exercises. Seven Four Minute
speeches will be made and the speak
ers win be requested to stay inside tha
n say 90 49, ~ U ssy e,e en
ant one and remarks as BRIEF as pos
sible. Otherwise the exercises win lap
into the time set for the union Thanks
giving church service.
The music win be furnished by the
Greater Fairmont Band. This organiza-
ton has responded frequently during
the war activities cautiously.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
Mrs. Hal Hall s.
Dies in Point Marion

James Sturgis, father Of llrs IA
Han. died this morning. atan eer,y
hour at his home at PIT NaFon
after an illness from diseases ylei.
dent to advanced age. rs 1ae
been with him since Friday p
been summoned there on 300 e.
his illness. Her SON. GlitIen Ee.t !.
went to Pit Marion today e a5ee9s
T TN afternoon ct $50 6'cloclz
wife two Idauphters, Mrs Hal nd
W-s Fred Creel. ssof. PIT. AEagio1s M
SON Linn Sturgfs. Of Ghtcago
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
WANT A BARGAIN7

NEW YORK. Nov. 26. = Fourteen
enemy owned seats on the stock ex-
change, the New Orleans cotton e1-
change, the New York cotton. exchange
and other markets have been seized by
A. Mitchell Palmer allen property Gus
todian. It was announced today. The
seats will be sold shortly, to Ameri-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26
Ludendorf Flees
From German Soil
MILITARY BOSS OF GERMANY
NOW IN SWEDEN ACCORDING
TO FRANkFoRT GAZETTE.
(Rv Associated Presal

COPBNHAGEN, Nov. 26.-Gen. Lu-
dendorn, reputed to have been long
the. actual directing head Of Germany's
military affairs has quit German soil,
according to the Frankfort Gazette.
Itssays he has left Sassnitz, Prussia,
for Sweedeu HIS position IN the Ger
man military ystem was that of first
quartermaster general.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26

Miss Deborah Fitzgerald Will go to
Cameron tomorrow, where she will
spend the Thanksgiving holidays with
relatives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26

CONVICT CONTESTS MURDER.
NEW YORK, Nov 2s.-James Re
gan. 4 Sing Sing convict, confessed to-
day that It was he who killed MFR
Holland Hamel IN her boarding house
here last February generating MISS
Elizabeth GaIsa, OF FreemanShurE,
Pa, 19-years old, now on tran charged
With the murder.
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Roscoe Reeves B8e
From French ont

Roscoe Reeves, who has been Eer
more than a year With Amer en-
Evolutionary Forces. IN e
landed in New York city
according to q teiegra reeel Te4
last night b. his efathet
Reeves CT Morgantown avenue
message stated that he Wtould ens
a FEW days With his brotlter r. s'
Jersey and stop at V7as1irgt o1s ep
roTtte home. The new q ar
rival was entirely unezp
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26

recovering from
Hawkins. OF BEyan
be ont amer . TIRES
the M -.
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Efu-tffs Harr
rect Z able %
J, Sc g with
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-26

eTodays' reDortsshoWs the follow
Ing: Mines rezordng. IFS; mines
down. o; men Idle. 10; lost produe-
q. ). Patton, seeretary of the
slIorthGFn West Virginia Coal Opera
6conttnGed on Page Eight)
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TIE WEATHER.

co1ody tonieht; wednesday snow
or RAJ.
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The Bombers Were Fishing In Their
Bag and Throwing.

for all they were worth. One of then
he was trying to talk, with the tears
rolling down over the raw flesh. He
died five minutes later.
One night, while was lying back ir
the trench trying not to think of any
! thing and go to sleep the bombs began
to get pretty thick around there, end
when 1 could not stand it any longer
1 rushed out into the bay of the fire
trench and right up against the para
| pet where it was safer.
Hundreds of star shells were being
sent up by both sides and the field
and the trenches were as bright as
day. All up and down the trenches
our men were lodging about, keeping
out of the way of the bombs that
were being thrown in our faces. It
did not seem as If there was any place
where it was possible to get cover.
Most of the time Was picking dirt out
of my eyes that explosions had driven
into them.
If you went into a dugout the men
already In there would shout, Don't
stick In bunch-spread out" While
you were in dugout you kept expect
ing to be buried alive and when you
went outside you thought the Boches
were aiming at you direct-and there
was no place at all where you felt
safe.
But the fire bay looked better than
the other places to me. had not been
there more than a few minutes when
big one dropped in and that bay was
just one mess. Out of the "a men in
the bay only eight escaped.
When the stretcher bearers got there
they did not have much to do In the
way of rescue-it was more pallbear-
er's work.
A stretcher bearer was picking up
one of the boys, when a grenade land
ed alongside of him and you could not
find a fragment of either of them.
That made two that landed within
twelve feet Of me; yet was not even
When got so that 1 could move
went over to where the captain was
standing, looking through a periscope
over the parapet. was very nervous
and excited and was afraid to speak
to him, but somehow / thought
ought to ask for orders. But /
could not say a word Finally a
shell whizzed over our heads-just
missed us. it seemed like, and broke
out: "What did you see? What's all
Of the news?" and so on. l guess I
chartered like monkey.
Then he yelled: you're the gunner
officer. You're just In time-Tve To-
lated their mortar batteries"
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DON'T SELL YOUR BOND
BY HAROLD A. LAMB
of the VioiIantes.

Your Liberty bond-whether 1t Is for
$50 or SCOOPS your savings. To
sell it is to lose your savings. The
longer you keep your bond, the more
valuable it is going to be.
1t does no good to Uncle Sam to
subscribe to his loan, and then sell the
amount of your subscription. Many
of us have strained ourselves to buy
the bonds, and necessity may force
some of us to get the money back.
But the way to do this is not to sell
a bond. Dishonest sharpers will take
your bonds and give you, say, $50 for
the 500.
If you must have money, go to re-
liable bank or broker. They will lend
you 500 on the 500, and the interest
on your bond will nearly pay the in
terest on the money they lend you.
Then by paying the loan, you can have
the bond back.
Uncle Sans securities are making
money for you while you hold them.
Two years after the war ends they
will be worth-it is estimated--$11U
If the war ends In three years or I'M
der you will then be receiving 6k
per cent-nn the safest investment II
the world!
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/ used to think all the Germans wer,
big and fat and strong, and. of course
some of the grenadier regiments are
but lots of the Boches l saw wer,
little and weak like this fellow got
IN my first charge.
1t was good piece of work to take
the prisoners and a novelty for me tt
look them in the face-the fellows
had been fighting. Because, when you
look Hun in the face, you can see
| the yellow streak. Even if you are
their prisoner you can tell that the
Huns are yellow.
Maybe you have heard pigs being
butchered. 1t sounded like that when
we got to them. When they attacked
us they yelled to beat the band. I
guess they thought they could scare
US. But you cannot scare machine
guns nor the foreign legion either. So
when they could not scare us they
were up against Ii and had to fight.
l will admit, though, that the first
time Fritz came over and began yell
ing / thought the whole German arrny
was after me, at that, and Kaiser Bill
playing the drum. And how they hate
a bayonet! They would much rather
sit in ditch and pot you.
1 admit l am not crazy about bayo-
net fighting myself, as general prop
osition, but I will say that there have
been times when l was serving a gun
ha fho
for a rifle and bayonet in my hands
and chance at Fritz man to man.
1t was In this charge that our chap
lain was put out of commission. AS
to the fire step and then over the par
apet, this chaplain came down the
line speaking to each man as he went.
He would not say much, but just
few words, and then make the sign of
the cross. He was In black cassock.
He was just one man from me as
we got the word and stood up on the
fire step. He was not armed with as
much as pin, but he jumped up on
the step and stuck his head over the |
oarapet and got it square, landing |
light beside me. / thought he was |
killed, but when we got back we found |
he was only wounded. The men who |
saw 1t were over the parapet before
he order was given and then the
Whole bunch after them, because they,
90, thought he was killed and figured
lie never would know how they came
tut about their vows. All the men in
he company were glad when they
ound he was only wounded.
While half of, us were on the firing
tep throughout the day or night the
Their half would be in the dugouts or
lifting around in the bottom of the
rench, playing little games, or mend
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his eyes and screamed for mercy, but
never budged. This finished, she let
him go, and he squatted behind her,
watching what he knew would follow.
Then, while it grew darker. she
called the other dog, who was now
just a shadow on the hillside. She
was very, very small, but she was alb
solutely determined and eventually
he came crfnging up. The other dog
waited till she was through, and then
they both raced back to their proper
places on either. flank of the flock and
started to drive the sheep on home.
When the dogs stood on their feet
without cringing they came up almost
to the little girls shoulder. / do not
think she was more than eight years
old. She smiled at me, with the UNI
selfconsciousness of little children,
and fastened back to the flock. l
stood there for some time watching
her tiny figure striding down the road,
driving the flock before her. No one
could have any doubt that she would
handle any situation which might
arise Of such are the mothers OF
France.
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we tried to keep up his jokes and say
the same things and so forth. But they
did not go very well after he was
dead. He got his in the same charge
in which the chaplain was wounded.
He was one of the bunch that charged
before the order was given, when the
chaplain got 1t, and was running pretty
near me until we got to the Boche
wire. l had to stop to get through,
though must of it was cut up by artil-
lery fire, but he must have jumped 1t,
for when looked UP he was twenty
or thirty PAGES ahead of me. We got
to the Germans about that time and
I was pretty busy for while. But
soon / saw him again. He was pulling
| his bayonet out of Boche when an
other made jab at him and stuck him
| in the ARM Then the Boche made a
swing at him with his rifle, but the
Swiss. dropped on one knee and lodged
it. He kept defending himself with
his rifle, but there was another Ger
man on him by this time and he could
not get up. The corporal of our squad
came up just about that time, but he
was too late, because one of the
Boches got to the Swiss with his bay
onet. He did not have time to with
draw it before our corporal stuck him.
The other German made pass at the
corporal, but he was too late. The
corporal beat him to it and felled him
with a terrific blow from his rife butt.
The Huns were pretty thick around
there just as another fellow and my
self came up. A Boche swung his rifle |
at the corporal and when he lodged it |
the Boche almost got me. The swing |
took him off his feet and then the cor
poral did as pretty a-bit of work as
ever saw. He jumped for the Boche, |
who had fallen, landed on his face
with both feet and gave it to the next
one with his bayonet all at the same
time. He was the quickest man 1 ever
saw.
There were a couple of well-known
savate men in the next company and
I saw one of them get under Fritz's
guard with his foot and, believe me,
there was some force In that kick.
He must have driven the Germans
chin clear through the back of his
neck.
We thought it was pretty tough luck
to lose both the chaplain and the vii
lage wit in the same charge, along
with half of our officers, and then have
to give up the trench. Every man In
the bunch was sore as boil when we
got back.
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BRAvADO AND THE WAR
BY ROBERT GRANT
of the NiniIanteS-

Recently during an intermission at
the movies a performer came out and
sang with gusto song, which pleased
the audience about "Pershing Crossing
the Rhine" Every few days one reads
headlines in the newspapers proclaim
ing that nine Americans have repulsed
or vanquished 33 Germans. This is
| baleful talk. Our delay in the produc-
btion of ships and airplanes and guns
may have been unavoidable, seeing
that some people are thanking God
that the United States entered the war
| unprepared, but we should at least re-
| frain from bravado, stop boasting of
what we are going to do and recognize
| the gravity of our undertaking. 1
heard an American officer high in COM
mand say not long ago, eff our troops
ever reach Berlin, when they come to
certain building-the quarters of the
German military staff, let them lift
their hats" He spoke from the point
Of view Of military prowess.
1t is meet for Americans to bear n
mind that all other wars which then
or any other people have fought were
child's play compared with this the
most terrible and relentless contest in
history, and that their part init has
only just begun. Let us cease to hug
the delusion that our troops are "over
there" to show the others how to fight
and that all will soon be over but the
shouting. Let us open our minds to
the grim truth that this war which we
have pledged ourselves to win is like
ly to be a supreme test of American
energy, endurance and self-sacrif1ce
and to cost thousands of American
lives. We are all of the belief that no
man is Drawer than an American, but
1t is Indispensable that we appreciate
the quality of the foe against whom
we are pitted; that he is the arch-fend
of military competency and power, the
ruthless, unwearying embodiment OF
force and resistance, mon
ster of resourcefulness such as the
world has never seen.
The prophecy that Pershing viii
cross the Rhine had better be post
poned until he arrives in sight of it
and the confidence that two of Uncle
Sans soldiers can handle three of the
enemy be put in cold storage until
later stage of the conflict.