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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14
ARE KILLED
Huns Said To Waylay Americans
and Attack Them in Superior
Numbers.

Coblenz, Tuesday, June 10 ((By
the Associated Press) be-
tween the American soldiers and the
German civilians in the occupied re-
gion, which has been increasing re-
Gently, resulted in several clashes
during the last few days. In one in
stance an American was killed and
in other encounters in various parts
of the occupied zone several Amerl-
cans were wounded.
American army officials say that so
far as their record goes the number
Of Germans killed by the Americans
in fights during the six months OF
occupation are five.
Incidentally the Germans admit
that they are keeping record OF the
treatment of civilians by the Anaeri-
cans, paying particular attention to
encounters between the civilians and
soldiers.
In Arzbach soldiers and civilians
clashed Monday night, one American
being stabbed and a German sustain
ing a fractured skull. In other vii
lagos it was reported there had been
fights, with an even number of SOL
diers and civilians injured.
The frequency of encounters has
caused General Liggett, the third
army commander, to order the mill
tary police to take measures for pre-
venting soldiers from attacking Ger
mans Special measures also have
been ordered for dealing with Amer
leans caught maltreating prisoners.
Reports indicate that the Germans
are insolent and that they seize op-
portunities to waylay soldiers. There
have been few cases where hand
tul of Americans left as rear guard
in village after the division depart
ed for home have been nlalteated by
Germans, who outnumbered them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14
Communist Government Will Be
Proclaimed Sunday With
Prospect Of Success al
ARMY STRONGLY TAINTED
WITH BosHEvIsM
2I s 81 .s..sssr.x:;:: s.
Communists VIII Make Cause
Common With Hungarian.
Bolsheviks.

London, June IA communist
government will be proclaimed In
Austria Sunday with the promise OF
immediate success, according 10 in
formation received in government CIR
cles here. :.
The most reliable information indi-
Gates that about forty per cent Of the
Austrian army is Bolshevik. The
communists are expected to quickly
align themselves with the Hungarian
communists. -
The Austro-Hungarian situation
as whole is regarded here as de-:
cidedly serious. =,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14
Big Transport Wrecked
Graf yaldersee Rammed by
Steamer and Later Beached
on Long Island

New York, June 12.-The transport
Graf VaIdersee, formerly crack pas
senger steamer Of the Hamburg-Amer-
ican line, which was rammed last
night by the steamer Redondo about
forty miles off Sandy Hook was
beached shortly before noon today off
Long Beach. Long Island. Several
members Of the ships crew were in
iured in the accident but there We're
no fatalities.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14
Steamship Yankee
Sinks
Rammed by Italian Ship OF
Fire Island

New York, June 12.-The steam
ship Yankee, operated by the ship
ping board and bound from Newport
News to New York sank early today
off Fire Island after q collision with
the Tfalian steamer Argentina last
night. The Yankees crew were taks
en- aboard the Argentina
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14

Washington. June 12.-Recommen-
dations for the government to quit
building and operating commercial
ships at the earliest time practicable
were presented to the senate conf
mecce committee today by the ship
ping board The sale Of all CONNER
cial ships is recommended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14

Can anyone explain why gasoline
is higher in price in Sumter than II,
Columbia. Florence, Darlington, Ha-
good and practically all other towns,
large and small, in South Carolfna2
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14
More Delay in Paris
Reply to Germans Not Ready
Before Saturday Night

Paris. June 12-There is growing
belief in peace conference circles to-
day that the reply to the German
counter proposals will not be ready
before Saturday night. Five days
has been definitely fixed as the limit
within which the Germans must de-
eide upon their course
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14
Germans Reply to Foch
Claim They Have Right to With
draw Troops

Berlin, June IL, via Copenhagen
IN reply to the demands naade by
Marshal Foch on May 2S regarding
the maintenance of German forces in
Lithuania and Letvia, north oil GER
tain line, Germany has presented a
note to the Allied armistice commits
sion at Spa asserting that, according
10 Article XII of the armistice, Ger
many has the right to carry out a
withdrawal, which has already begun.
I nthe regions formerly belonging to
Russia. The German note says that
Germany does not object to abandon
ing the territory south Of the line
marked out.
The systematic evacuation Of Littu-
ania and Letvia, it adds, probably will
be finished in six to eight weeks. Gen.
von der Goltz, the German command
er in that part of Russia, has rece;v-
ed orders not to interfere in the in
ternal affairs Of Letvia. Regarding
the concentration Of troops mention
ed by Marshal F'och, the German re-
ply says it is only a question Of units
which have since been removed from
The Baltic provinces.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14

Mexico City. May 19.-The war de-
partment is constructing tank" on
original lines with the announced
purpose of using this engine Of war
fare. new to Mexico, in campaigns
against rebels.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14

Stockholm. June 12.-Part of the
British troops which recently arriv-
ed at Murmansk are participating in
the operation against Petrograd. ac-
cDrding to reports from Archangel.
They are now near Petrogravodsk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-06-14

Article XII of the armistice SAYS
in part:
call German troops at present in
the territories which before the war
belonged to Russia shall likewise
withdraw within the frontiers of Ger
many defined as above as soon as the
allies, taking into account the intern
al situation Of these territories. shall
decide that the time for this has
come
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
JAMISON BACK
At PRQNTNI.II0Nl
Will Be Given Chance a
Serve Out His Ser.
tence.

Young, 10 year old, Albeit Jam
son after strenuous career tich
didn't end by any manner of mean
when he returned from clipping win
pretty little Mrs. Conn, went 70 Rranty
town this morning under escort ct Pro
baton Officer Musgroys JaHison
was paroled from the Reform school
some time ago and mas broken his
parole several times in the cOmmitting
of various deeds but not until vest
day was he arrestei on charge cf
breaking into ,the home Of Scott5
Conn's mother near the Fairgronnd
day or so before he went away Win
Mrs. Conn.
In the home were storedl42 pints ol
whiskey which rumor says was r.
posed OF somehow, somewhere md
that when it was last seen ~ o.
den in room belonging to A bert Iani
ison and viii Robinson at the Iinion
House. County authorities say hey
don't know where It went alter tliai
A revolver was also said to hage been
stolen by the boys. Both were II
rested yesterday and this mornins
Jamison left for PrintytoFn VIII
Robinson will stand triad.
The brass stolen from the aitmont
Mining Machinery company p ne
amount of 500 pounds was found yes
terday at the. crematory where II hao
/ been hidden. County authorities are
slowly but surely locating mos oi the
stolen goods Of last week Of So and
say they have information hich yin
lead to the arrest OF all who Eefe im
plicated. The Mining Machinery Com
pany is holding the brass Ar import
ant hearing will take place soon bear
ing Importantly on thesmattef
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
BG0 ROAD NEEDS
H'JEL VERY BADLY.
FROM ALL REPORTS
VIII Furnish Box Cars to
Load Two Hundred
Thousand Tons.
COAL PRICES SOARING
Opinions Vary. as to the
Impending Strike Of
November l.
GOAL PRICES SOARING

Casting thamselvesat the mercy Of
the operators the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company is today begging for
coal as its supply has gone short and
it Is reported that they have little II
any stocked. The rub comes in the
fact that the railroad is oblified to pay
prevailing prices for mine run at the
rate Of $3.50 to $2.65 a ton, which is
the former government price or bet
ter.
Little sympathy is displayed for the
railroads because at time when coal
vas a drug on the market Director
General Hines and Purchasing Agent
Henry D. Spencer were openly accused
Of trying to beat down the price OF
n order to secure the coal the Bal
tifnore and Ohio railroad offers to &C
cent It in box cars, which are not
credited against an operators car
supply. Very few If any operators
!. care to load box cars because it costs
more and they are in most cases not
equipped to do SO except where load
ed from. storage piles. According TO
NE reports received here the B. & o.
is after 100000 tons while other oper-
ators say they have sent out an
s. o. S, call for "all they can get" In
some instances the railroads drew q
blank refusal from the operators.
Il generally became known that the
railroads we're in sore need OF fuel,
which fact was carried in special
dispatch in The West Virginian last
week from Washington, D. c.
Strike Talk On.
Strike talk has boosted coal prices
in the Fairmont region and today mine
run is almost half dollar more THAI
ittwas few weeks ago. There ap-
pears to be stampede for coal and
many companies have ordered in ex-
cess Of contracts, but in few IN
stances were they accommodated. The
Industrial plants appear to be scaret
up over the impending strike and pur-
chasing agents are taking no chances.
The influx Of new business has driven
up the prices at rapid gait.
Prevailing prices today in the Fair
mont region are: Mine run, $3.50 to
Sass; three-Quarters, $2.9O-S.15; slack,
1888 to $2.45.
In a statement issued by John L.
Lewis, acting president Of the United
Mine Workers, at Indianapolis, that
official says that in many places an
nouncement is made that an advance
Of a dollar a ton will be made this
week and adds that there willy be no
,,,,s,aoy,sJoy, of anara finnS In tha soft
coal mines until November l. There
fore We wish the public to know that
there is no reason why the price OF
coal should be increased at this time.
Any such increase can only be viewed
as plain everyday profiteering on the
part OF those who raise the price" "
adds Lewis.
Il Opinion again appears to vary as to
CONTINUED on page eight.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
GALLOWAY WILL
ARRIVE TO-DAY

From last reports the special train
which is part of the national railroad
accident drive, which opened today
and will continue until October 81, in
elusive, bearing c. W. Galloway, Balti-
more, federal manager, and s. Ennes,
Baltimore, general manager will ar
rive in Fairmont at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon. 1t will come here from
Benwood Junction and will leave here
for Connellsyille, Pa. Tonight it will
returp'to Fairmont and the party will
spend the night in their cars in Fair
mont. Tomorrow the train will leave
4or ClaIksburg over the M. R. branch.
Train S06 did not arrive in Fair
mont until $3.50 O'Clock last night. 1t
appears that while loads were being
pushed into siding at Randall there
was landslide and the avalanche of
earth upset four box cars, which were
wrecked on the main track. The train
on the return trip left here at 9:45 p
m. for Pittsburgh. r
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
FREE DENTISTRY FOR
C0LORED CHILDREN
Carolina CoIored School
Also Has Full Pledged
Bank.

CAROLINA, W. Va, DC. 17.-The
colored people Of Carolina and Ida
may are very much interested in a
contest now raging between the
school children of these two towns for
the honor of making the largest col,
lection in support Of the new school
library, started recently by Principal
Bruce H. Hull, and used jointly BY
them. A masquerade Hallowe' 'en
party is also arranged for Saturday
night, October 18th, at Carolina in aid
of the same fund.
A school bank has also been found
cd By Miss Georgiana Jackson, one Of
the teachers, having among the
pupils complete organization con-
sisting Of president, vice president,
cashier and board Of directors. The
latter body, Miss Jackson explains,
will function chiefly in directing chill
dren past the candy stores toward
the school bank.
Another innovation Of Principal
aull's and one that will be watched
with interest by educators, is a free
dental clinic for the benefit OF the
school children, arrangement for
which are now being made with M.
A. Morrison, D. D. S., Of Wheeling,
w. Va. Dr.. Morrison, one of the
leading dentists of the state, has con-
sented to conduct the clinic and work
will be begun in the near future.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
SCHOOL BOARD
wins ITS POINT
Condemnation of East Side
High School Site
Begins.

The Board of Education OF Union
Independent district won out this
morning before Judge Raymond
when it was proved that the land
owned by Guy L. Carter had actually
been named as the land which the
East Side desired for the new High
school site.
Harry Shaw, president of the
board, and V. c. Conrad, secretary Of
the board, were present yesterday af-
ternoon during the taking of written
evidence. The third membr Of the
board could not be present..
Following the decision by Judge
Raymond that the land should be
condemned, the following commits
sioners were appointed to go and look
the land over on Monday morning at-
ter they are sworn: Bruce Bartholow.
John F. Phillips, Thomas Jones, s. G.
Morris and A. L. Lehman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
Thousands of Tons Of Food
stuffs Rot ..t'lL asl Long
shoremen Strike.
AN STEAMERS IIEBgP
Food Piled High on the
Piers But People in
City Hungry.
(By Associated press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-The most
serius food shortage in Its history
threatens this city today as result
of the unauthorized longshoreen
strike. Foodstutfs are piled high on
the piers and Arthur Williams
eral Food Administrator said large
quantities Of fruit. vegetables and
other perishable foods have decayed
Coastwlse steamers and vessels piy-
ing between New York and Central
and South American ports are tied up
in the harbor Thousands Of tons
sguar are waiting to be removed
refneries and the sugar shortage
credited by officials to the strike
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
Organizing Night
School at Idaaay

IDAMAY, Oct. 1SlH q ) D. Igado,
Supervisor Of Public, Schools Tor
Idamay and Carolina. addfe sed
well attended meeting Of the United
Mine Workers Union Ct Idaraay tri-
day night giving an outline o. the
plans for the night school for men
soon to be started.
Mr.. Wade made the staItitns state
ment that registration during the war
showed that 33 per cent ostt le urai-
tees, counting native Anericans as
weN as naturalized fore were
illiterate and urged an Who were in-
terested in bettering this condition TO-
attend a mass meeting of the citizens
Of Idamay at the school house Non
day evening, october 2othi g 1880
O'clock when plans WI 1e perleet for
opening the night school
A night school will be Organized al
Carolina as soon As Idamaya school
Is running.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
STRIKE MENACES new YORK With Famine
Rivalry In
Pumpkins on
Main Street

Google and Kline, Main street
merchants, have gone into the
pumpkin business. This morning,
reading about the huge pumpkin in
Kline's window in the Evening
Chat column, Mr.. Google goes Mr..
Kline one better by obtaining a
pumpkin still larger and placing 1t
in his window. GOGGLES pumpkin
weighs 1O5 1-2 pounds and has a
circumference Of six and one half
feet Who's got bigger pumpkin
yet. Thanksgiving day isn't far
off and If this continues, pumpkin
pies will come a-plenty. Kline's
pumpkin weighs 81 pounds. Both
continue on display Mr.. Google
claims his pumpkin is the largest
in the world It was grown by Mrs.
Nancy ] Starl, 316 Wood street,
1st ward
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
WILSON COAL STRIKE
MEDIATION FAILS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Failing
after an all day conference to avert
a strike of nearly half million bit
luminous coal miners, called for the
very eve Of winter, Secretary Of La
Dor Wilson invited miners and oper.
ators to send their fall scale commit
tee to Washington next Tuesday when
another effort to bring about peace in
the industry will be made.
Both sides accepted the invitation.
This did not offer any great hope,
however, for representatives Of the
operators stood firm. in their deter
mination not to negotiate any de-
mand for q six hour day, and not to
deal with the unions unless the strike,
set for November /, was callpl off.
At the outset Secretary Wilson, sit
ting between Lewis and Brewstert
urged them to resume negotiations
and reconyene the joint wage confer
ence, pointing out that he was max
ing this effort by direction Of the
presidents cabinet. Lewis indicated
the grounds on which the miners
would negotiate, and after a recess
Brewster returned with a written
statement outlining the conditions un.
der which ne operators would 70 the
same T1lere were:
Indication OF a willingness on the
naf Of the miners to carry out the
Existing contract, which Former Fuel
Administrators Garfield attests 10 "stin
in effect"
Resembling Of the strike order and
continuation of work pending negotia-
tions; and
not contemplate any reduction in the
hours of labor below the present
standard Of eight hours a day, six
days a week
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
MINERS SHOT WENT
THROUGH THE WALL
Man Working in the Next
Room Was Seriously
Injured.

Understanding the thickness OF
the wall which separated the room in
which he was working from another at
Jamison Mine No. 8 yesterday miner
bored shot into the wall it penetrat'
ed entirely through the wall and ex-
ploded in the adjoining room and seri-
ously injured John Runklos,a Russian
miner working there.
Runklos who was taken completely
unawares sustained a skull fracture,
both collarbones broken, his left
shoulder and his chest badly crushed
and lacerated.
His condition at Fairmont hospital
where he was taken following the ac-
cident, is considered critical.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
Woodmen Will Unveil
Monuments Sunday

White Oak Camp No. 20, Woodmen
of the World, will unyeil onuments in
memory of A. L. Satterfeld and Clyde
Davis at Jones' cemetery at Barnes
town on Sunday and during the after
noon Woodmen Circle No. 10 will un-
veil a monument at the grave Of Sow
ereign Davis. At Rivesville monu-
ment will be unveiled at the lrave Of
Lake Fisher. Addresses will be made
by Rev. c. c. Lawson, E. B. Carska-
don and L. D. Snlder.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
RotQrians To
Attend Church
Sunday Eue.

Tomorrow evening the members
Of the Fairmont Rotary club will
pay "a visit to the plant Of Rev.
Herman G.. Stoetzer, the clerical
member of the club, in respo1Ae to
an invitation extended some time
ago and in conformity with the
spirit Of Rotary.
The members of the club and
their ladies' will meet in the as
sembly room of the First Presby-
tertan church, entrance to which is
through the tower on Jackson
street, in time to go in body to
the auditorium of the church for
services which begin at 7:15
O'Clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
Sergeant Parrish
Passes Thru City

Sergeant Earl W. Parrish, of Wy
att, W. Va, passed through here last
evening on a trip to Pittsburgh. Ser
geant Parrish was discharged from
the service Wednesday. He has been
in France and Germany over year,
spending six months with the o. S.
Military Mission in Berlin.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18

LONDON, Oct. 1S.-Forces of the
Soviet government of Russia are, ac-
cording to latest advices, still desper-
ately defending the city of Petrograd.
Confirmation OF dispatches telling of
the fall of the former Russian capital
has not been received in official quar-
ters here.
over the whole situation around
Petrograd there is considerable OBJ
scurity due to conflicting and contra
dictoTy reports.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
Weather Too Cold
for Baseball Game

The game scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon between the Consumers
baseball nine and the team represent.
ing Fairnont has been cancelled be-
cause Of the chilly weather manifest
ing itself the past few days and with
this action the season Is ended for the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18

LONDON, Oct. 1S.-General Yeuden-
itch has captured Krasnoe and Catch
ino, south OF Petrograd. Working men
from the city who asked that the north
western Russian army refrain from
shelling Petrograd and pledged II this
promise was given they would join the
anti Bolsheyik, according to dis
patch received here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
KRONSTADT HOSTS
NHTEHLAGBEFORE
anti RED FORCES
Bolshevik Reported Lost in
Their Last Great Strong
hold.
.PETR0GRAD IS FALLING

LONDON, Oct. 1S,-The white flag
was hoisted over the Bolshevik fort
ress of Kronstadt on Friday night ac-
cording to Helsingfors dispatch quot
ing Finnish general staff report.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-18
TIHE WEATHER

Eslr ssnlsht VIII irss ssraay
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-12
BURNED FIGHTING AUTO FIRE

ST. LOUISE. May 12.-Clarencc
Junior. 20, of SalDage Corps, No. 3.
was seriously burned on the body, face
and arms at 6 p. IN. yesterday while
trying to put out fire in an automo-
bile owned by George Furla, 1909 Park
avenue. while it was blazing at Grano
and Lawton avenues.
Junior was using a chemical eX-
tinguisher when the tank of the ma
chine exploded, throwing burning oil
and gasoline over him. He was ta-
ken to his home.
The damage to the automobile was
$500. The tank was being filled
when the fire started from causes not
determined.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-12
AFTER SUFFERING
A WHOLE YEAR
Mrs. King Was Made Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

lola, Kansas. S." was constant suf-
ferer from female trouble for about a