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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
SUPREME COUNCIL OF
PEACE CONFERENCE
'fBy Associated Press. !

PARIS, Jan. 15.-The supreme coun.
Gil Of the peace congress resumed Its
session at 1880 today. Those in at
tendancfe we're Premier Clemenceau
and oreign Minister Pichon for
France; President Wilson and Score
ltary Of State Lansing, Of the United
States; Premier Lloyd George and
Former Secretary Balfour for Great
Britain, Foreign Minister Sonnino
for Italy; Viscount Chinda and Baron
Matfui for Japan.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
Hunger Riots
in Petrogrq
.Oats Opiy Food
.BY AQlciated Press. J

sTocKEI0EM, Jan. l5.-Hunger
riots tool place in Petrograd on
Saturde ;hnd Sunday, according to
adyiDes received here. Ten thou
SAlid people paraded through the
streets shouting for bread and
we're fired on by Bolshevikl troops,
who are said to have been Let's.
Desperats from hunger, the crowds
are repofted to have asked the SOL
dfers to lire on them.
Dispatches state that not a
single piece Of bread is to be found
now in Petrograd and that ground
oats arc being given to the peo-
pie.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
FOOD FOR STARVING POLES

WASHINGTON, D. q, Jan. 15.-The
irst food relief for Poland to 90 tor
ward 70 nthe United States IN four
and q half years, will be taken soon
from N. Y. by til American steamer
Westward Ho. which is loading q 1000
ton cargo costing $2.225, 900 aud paid
for by contributions from Polish and
Jewish organizations In this country,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
pEATA Of oHARLEs SHELDON

pEATA OF CHARLES SHELDON
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-George R.
Shell don. tinancter and. former treas
|tifer Of the Republican National Com.
mid died today at Carbonate, NJ,
Of n5uries received in a mine accident
recentiy near that city. !.
Mr. Sheldon was long active in Re-
publ lean pplitics. AS a fiancier, he was
al the time Of his death a director In
is corporations, including the Amer.
scan locomotive Company and the
Bethlehem Steel Company.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
Iowa RA1|F|ES
DRY AMENDMENT
Only Five States Now Need
ed to Put it
Across.
CIV Associated pressl

(By Associated Press)
DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan 15.-The
Iowa legislature ratified the Federal
prohibition amendment today making
this the :Iist state to approve it..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
TROOPS FROM FRANCE.

NEW YORK, Jan. Is, The o. s.
cruiser ST. Louis bringing the Sl6 field
artillery. As officers and ], 255 men; ar
rived here today from Hrest. twenty.
six Of these were sick and wounded.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14

PENSION F0R MRS ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON JAN g. The SRI.
ate today pafseI. Resolution 1u|1o'|
ing the paylne 81 pension OF S. on.
q year and ne extending of mail
Thanking tlIeses 70 Mrs IhooIo||
RcpseXsl r nov GOES 10 |a. ||ous.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
"A Legal OniniOn,

lea and European countries.
A Legal Opinion.
The Legal division Of the United
States Fuel administration has ruled
that an owner of. coal cofiscated by q
railroad between April and October
10, 1918, is not deprived by any reg
ulation Of the Fuel administration In
effect during such period Of any legal
right which he might have to recover
the purchasing agents commission
which he has paid or become obliged
to pay on such confiscated coal, and
that the payemnt Of such commission
by q railroad on the settlement for
coal confscated during such period Is
not prohibited by any such Tegula-
Tim ~ g So 49, = r-,5ss n
United Mine Workers.
Ire Marks, district board member,
was at Bethlehem yesterday.
w b. Ray and Nick Aiell, organ
izers, were at Fort Pitt mine at VIII
sonburg yesterday They also visited
mines at Glen Falls.
Joe Angelic, organizer, is at his
home in Bird geport, o. He will prob
ably attend the meeting in Chicago.
James Diana, organizer, has re
turned from his home at Boomer.
Isaac Scott and ]. l.. Ballard. or
ganizers, addressed meeting at Hep
zibah.
II. p. Peters, who is in charge Of
the Fairmont office, has returned
from Charleston and will resume the
duties Of his Office.
East Of Grafton.
eptionally good haulage was
made over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad east Of Grafton on Sunday.
there having been 10 6 loads dra,Sn
OF which 7S3 were coal cars. On
Monday there were S13 loads drawn
east Of Grafton, OF which $50 were
coal, and on Tues day there were 76S
loads drawn. OF which $40 were coal.
Van Horn Here.
G. w. Van Horn, Of Grafton, super
intendent OF the Monongah division
OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
was in the Fairmont yards today. :.
& Today's Cars.
There were Q, 10 8 cars in the Fair
mont region today. The placembat
at z o'clock this morning was 1892.
The cars in the region today were
classified as follows: Open, Plat:
coke, 5O;lswagon two.
Yesterdays, Loading.
a total Of SIS cars were loaded in
the region yesterday. OF this num-
har SQQawonf oaef md 81 wesf The
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14

RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS.
Mrs. ]. q. Wise, who has been very
~ ssor the last two weeks at her home
on Pterpont. avenue, is improving
stead lily "a trained nurse is in at
e,,dHnce
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14

Mr.. and Mrs. p j. Long and son
AFiie, Of .Mpnon, are the guest Of
MtE. Lowe. at her home on
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14

WOOD ORDERED TO CHICAGO. +
WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. Orders d.
recting Major General Leonard Wood,
now commanding Camp Funston;
Kansas. to- proceed to Chicago and
take command Of the central DEPART,
ment were issued today by tlle War de-
partment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-14
GET TOGETHER On
Of
EXPORT MARKET.
Fairmont Region Coal %
orators Are Interested
in Movement.
CLEARANCE BUREAUHfRf
Operators Asso. Directors
Decide One Should
{ Be Opened.
CLEARANCE BUREAU HERE

Coal tradesmen interested in export
trade are today meeting Il New York
city and the Indications are that pre-
liminary steps will be- taken to pro-
cure q charter, in addition to passing
a constitution and bylaws for an ex-
port association. Probably dozen
coal companies in the Fairmont re-
gion will be interested within a short
time In export trade to South Amer
lea and European countries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

at it's meeting yesterday and in
addition one music teacher for the
departmental schools was also
authorized. The following are the
teachers named for the grade
schools: Caroline Keefer, Edna
Burns, Cora WEIGH, Margaret Nc
Tague, Martha Hilligus, Ruth Kin
sey and Grace Noftsker. The first
named are graduates of De KaIk
Normal school while Miss Kinsey
is a graduate of the local high
school and spent one summer at
Normal. Miss Noftsker is a grad
uate of the local high school and
also Normal and has had ID years
experience as grade teacher at
the Irving school. She also taught
four years at Bozeman, Mont, in
the departmental and grade schools
of that city.
Refuse Sunday Ball Request.
A request was made to the board
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

yesterday for the use of the Horace
Mann school grounds for Sunday
baseball but the board by unani-
nous consent, denied the request.
They were of the opinion that the
noise occasioned thereby would re-
suit in complaint by the residents
in that locality.
A superintendent and teachers
committee are TO arrange for con-
tinuation school to be held this
summer, along the same lines as in
former years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

city. Rock Island will be divided
into four scout districts each VITA
deputy commissioner in charge.
1t is hoped by this plan 10 give
more adequate supervision to ~
troops and also to locate places
where new troops might be formed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

scouts will be ready to light their
fires.
The new deputy commissioners
elected at the last meeting of the
local council will get together
within the next few days to formu-
late new plans for the work in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

motto and several of the troops
have lived up to it, by having for
several weeks past been busy gath
ering firewood for the Liberty
f1res'' to be burned the evening
after the peace treaty has been
signed. When the word arrives
that the Huns have signed it the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14

in the near future. another such
troop might be formed in one Of
the other colored churches. Mr.. Tay-
lor will have as assistant scout
master, Charles Golden
Tonight troop No. 8 of the First
M q. church will hike to the woods
and cook their leafs" under the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
wEDNEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-MAY H. 1919

open sky. This troop is just being
re-organized and the boys during
this past week have been getting
after those who should be mem
bers. 1t is expected that a large
number of the former members will
be present this evening.
BE Prepared" is the scout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
REORGANIZE TROOP
IA OF BOY SCOUTS

Troop No. II at the Second Bap-
fist church was recognized last
night under the leadership of VIII
liam Taylor. This troop is composed
of colored boys and it is hoped that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
DAVENPORT, la
SIMON & LANDAUER
"What you give, you get"

e
business merchandise would
satisfaction
II youf ee you'd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
NAME TEACHERS
in The SCHOOLS
Seven More are Added to Roster at
Meeting of the Board
Held Tuesday.
AUTHORIZE MUSIC TEACHER
New Teachers Selected are Either
Normal Graduates or Have
Much Experience.

Seven grade teachers were ap-
pointed by the board of education
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
Summer dress styles
call for long gloves

The flowing sleeve styles to be so
popular this summer make gloves,
particularly long gloves, a dress ne
cessity. We've just received a, ship
ment of the new summer styles.
Kaysers long gloves in good quality
Tricot silk. White. Pair S1.25.
In a heavy MIlanese silk. Pair SI.75.
Two-c1asp silk gloves in white with self
and contrasting stitchings. 81 to $225.
Children's white silk gloves in one and
two-clasp styles also elbow lengths. Pair
81 and SI.95.
Street floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
e are featuring
"Stylish SfOufs" section

place where the who requires the so-called
extra Sizes select apparel made partcularfor her
At present. interest centers in the dresses of
white and coored voes coored Georgettes and
silks The styles made for the different types of fig
ures and offer wide choice of styles. Third Floor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-14
Summer hosiery for
women and children

Radmoor pure thread silk boot hose with
reinforced heel, toe and sole. White only. 81.
Radmoor pure thread silk hose with an
elastic isle top. reinforced heel, toe and
sole. White only. S1.25 and sl.5O.
Onyx all silk hose with "Pointex" heel:
also reinforced in heel. toe and sole. White
only. Ss.S5.
Chldrens "Kidkins" fancy socks IN mcr-
cerized Isle with pink. blue or black tops.
The pair, 81. Street door
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
DUMMY CURE For SPEEDERS
Pittsburgh Children Have Method Of
Curing Reckless Auto
Drivers.

Pittsburgh, pa.--The dummy" cure
is what the children of Larimer avenue
call their method OF check speeding au-
tomobiles who rush through their fa-
voritc playing ground
Terror stricken, a chauffeur alight-
ed from his machine recently after he
had knocked down and run over what
he thought was child. He returned
to where The body" was lying in the
street and discovered that 1t was
dummy. He went to his car IN u hap
pier frame Of mind, but he had no
more heart for running fast through
the thickly-settlcd parts of the city.
And many more chautfeurs suffered
the same thrilling experience.
TO make the accident" more real
as the auto approaches the dummy the
kids yell in its direction, Get out of
the street" Then when the auto crush
rs over the form the children yell and
scream, giving the impression that
terrible accident has occurred.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
ARE DEVILISH TO FINISH
German Atrocities Continue to
the End.
Retreating Huns Show Ingenuity In
Devising Internal Ma
chimes.

With the Brtsh-American Armies.
German deviltry seemed to know no
bounds in the last days Of fighting on
the British front, after the linden
burg line had been shattered. They
attached grenades to the bodies OF
dead Huns left behind in the German
retreat, so that when the bodies were
lifted the grcnades exploded, killing
or wounding the bearers.
Near the town OF lie Cateau, a num-
Der of Australian stretcher bearers
were killed by these grenades in at
tempting to remove some German
dead from the field from In front
of an American mnchine-gun position.
Thereafter, no Australian would put
hand on dead German. In some
cases the bodies were dragged to their
burial places by means of u long
rope, which allowed the stretcher
bearers to keep out Of range of any
exploding hand grenades.
The Americans, on the other hand,
hit upon II plan Of making the Ger
man prisoners bury their own dead.
In one instance, II Boche prisoner was
summarily shot because he refused to
remove the body of one of his dead
companions. An examination of the
body later led To the discovery that
1t was mined. The German was aware
of this fact and refused to touch it.
In one small town evacuated by the
Germans, many of the beds wera
found to be mined. An American off
Ger, tired and worn by hard fighting.
sought rest on lounge in Il room pre-
viously occupied by IL German officer.
The lounge blew up and he was in
stantly killed.
Another officer picked up pair of
field glasses, left by the Germans, and
was adjusting the focus when the
glasses exploded in his hands ana
blew away part Of his face.
The Huns had become adept in the
nefHriouS business Of making Internal
machines, mines and time fuses, and
there was scarcely an area where the
electrical and engineering experts of
the allies did not lind some new form
Of their tiendish ingenuity,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
DAN CUPID LOSES CASE
Court Does Not Consider Call OF
Romance Strong Enough.

Dan Cupid lost his case before
Judge Andy Calhoun in the city court
at Atlanta, Ga.
Just as the judge was about to pro-
nounce sentence on young woman
who had been arraigned on chafs,
of vagrancy, soldier stepped form
from the audience and anno1nced
that he wished to marry the accused
young woman. Mrs. Maybelle LAYER
the defendant, smiled her assent, and
the court halted his sentence.
But Assistant Solicitor Ed Hill OBJ
jected. He remarked to the court
that nothing was known of the young
woman, and that she might be per
mitted to commit bigamy; that she
might already have husband.
Mrs. LAYER admitted that she had
been twice married, but insisted that
she is free now. She said she had
been married in Florida, but would
not give the name of the town in
which she had lived, nor any further
information.
Judge Calhoun did not consider the
call of romance strong enough, and
declined the request of the soldier,
He proceeded to sentence Mrs. Laver
to spend six months In the county
home for girls.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
100000 s1ARvE TO
Death IN TEHERAk
Persian Charge d'Affaires to
United States Appeals for
Stricken Country.

People all over Persia are falling
dead as fast as autumn leaves from the
trees. Twelve thousand persons have
died in the past year in Teheran alone
from starvation and the diseases which
follow malnutritiOn. Unless help on
large scale is prompt the entire coun.
try will be threatened, is the substance
of unofficial letters just received by
Mira Ali Kuli Khan, NJ, d., Persian
charge d'affaires to the United States.
In making this information public,
Doctor Khan stated: "The Persian
government has not officially asked for
help. This Is not an official appeal
for help for my countrymen. AS hui
man being, however, my conscience
cOmpels me to call to the attention of
the generous American public the fact
that my cOuntrymen are facing the
prospects of the winter with a shudder'
At the time the letters We're written
thousands of dead awaited burial at
Teheran."
DR.. Harry Pratt -JudsOn, as repre-
sentative of the American committee ,
for relief in the near East, is render
ing "a great service with the S2OOOOO
a month which Is sent him, but this
does not begin to meet the need.
Workers, food and medical supplies
must Immediately be sent to Persia on
a large scale if the cradle of the white
mans civilization is to be saved from
utter ruin.
In light of the fact that Persia has
rendered great service to the allied
cause by remaining neutral, and that
now famine and plague threaten tt
wipe her out Of existence, Doctor
Khan was asked what part his coun
try might take in the coming peace con
ference, and he only said: "That will
be settled later. Now, however, my
poor starving, plague-stricken countr!
must be helped. AS consequence OF
the war, Persia's commerce has suf
fered seriously The government and
leading people have done their utmost
to relieve the situation, but without
further aid food and medical supplies
the winter will cut off large sections OF
the surviving population"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
ARMY LOUISE ROUTED
American Army the Most SAM.
tary in the World.
Hot Baths and Clean Underwear Rid
Them Of Ills Common to
Soldier.

Paris. - The American army in
France Is the most sanitary in the
world. The discovery that the louise
was the carrier of trench fever and
that scubies-the seven-years' itch of
Bible fame-and other skin diseases
are conspicuOusly reduced by cleanli-
ness led the army staff to take meas
ures to rid the Yankee soldiers of
these evils. 1t was decided that clean
undergraduates and frequent baths would
maize the Yank immune from many of
the Ills common to the soldier In
France. General Pershing ordered that
his army be equipped with efficient ia.
cilities to insure every man in the
army change of clothing and bath
ut least once, and, If necessary, twice
week.
The soldiers, as they return from
active duty, are received in squads.
They disrOhe and turn in their cloth
ing. Then they spend half minute
under hot shower, half minute ull.
der a cold one, two minutes soaping
their bodies and then another half q
minute under warm shower for rims
ing, They emerge to receive clean I'M
derwear, soX and shirt and, if neces-
sary, clean Uniform. The whole
process takes 31a minutes plus time
for dressing and undressing.
The underwear the men leave when
entering goes to the laundry wagons.
1t goes through the washing and ster-
ilizlng process and is issued again, a
day or two later, to other troops.
Lice, known as "cooties" in the sol
dier's vocabulary, have been common
to all armies In the war, but serious
efforts to eXterminate them were not
made until they were found to be germ
carriers. The new American plan, it
Is believed, will effectively rid the
army of them. There were cases in
the American army, during the fight
Ing Of the past summer, where officers
and men did not remove their clothing
for as long period as six weeks. Tn
der such circumstances lice ceased to
be terror, ceased even to be sub
ject of jest.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
SCOTS TAKE TO JAZZ
Bagpipe Is Routed by American
Music.
Lassies Also Develop Love Of the
Trot, One-Step and Other
Yank Dances.

Evanston, 1ll.-According to X. ].
Holllnshead of this city, secretary In
an American Y. M. G. A. naval hut
somewhere in Scotland, the canny
Highlander is succumbing to the lure
of the navy's jazz bands and In many
"wee hoose on the heather" the bag.
pipe stands in the corner unused.
Along with the craze for jazz there
has naturally developed Il love of the
trot and one-stcp. When Jack comes
ashore he wants to dance. But in Scot.
land he didn't find much satisfaction
in watching the lassies doing a horn.
pipe, nor did the bagpipe seem like
music to his "jaZzened" ears.
At one port where our navy men
came ashore in great numbers the
boys couldn't find Il dance hall of any
sort, so they came to Mr.. Holinshead
of the Y. NJ c. A. and asked his help
After securing the town he found the
only available room was the upstairs
of a secondhand shop. With the aid
VI WI hIIlS ldllH lIoIl tHe sup Ht
was able to have the junk removed
after four hours labor and the place
was converted into n very disable ball.
room.
Mr.. Holllnshcad then introduced the
boys to a number of the nice Scotch
girls Of the town, the ships jazz band
played American 'rags," and soon the
llheSome lassies We're swinging into
step and the first of series of many
dances was inaugurated.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
WEARS SILVER KNEECAP
Soldier Hit by German Piece Of
Shrspnel

Maybe Private Thomas Harrison Of
the Eighteenth infantry, formerly Of
Jefferson City, Mo-, is 'hard boiled"
but he has a right to be. Thomas has
had a run in" with the Boche, and
he has a silver knoecap instead of the
one he took overseas year ago. He
is Commissioning now at the United
States General hospital, Fort Des
MoncS, LII.
1t was at Chateau Thierry that Pri-
vate Harrison "got his" He spot
ted a German machine gun in near
by tree.
"kidlike, l thought l could get that
guy" says Thomas. "JuSt as blazed
away with my rifle, a machine gun on
the ground opposite me barked and
a bullet caught NE In the knee. A
chunk of Shrapnel followed and
scrape1 my kneecap off. l crawled to
a shell hole, and lay for hours waiting
for stretchcr bearer to pick me
up"
There are Il number of Missouri men
convalescing at the United States hos
pital at Fort Des Moines.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
FIND MANS SKELETON
Lumbermen Sclvo Mystery of Aged
Persons Disappearance.

Persons Disappearance.
The mysterious disappearance Of
Smith FloEr, an eighty-year-old noun
taineer of Mountaindale, Pennsylvania.
missing since August 20, and for whom
search covering the Blue Ridge
mountains for miles around has been
going on since, was solved when two
lumbermcn, John Brown and Solo
mon Nom, while passing through q
GCmSoly wooded section of the noun
tains near Old Forge, stumbled across
the skeleton of Il man. Near by
Il hat and coat enabled the discov-
ererS Of the body to identify it as that
of Flohr,
On the day of the old mountaineer's
disappearance he had been visiting a
son, Irwin S. Flohr, at Mountandale,
and decided toward evening to make
his way across to Blue Ridge Summit.
where anOthe" son, d. S. FlOhr lived,
Intending to spend the night there.
Despite efforts to dissuade him, Flohr
started out across the mountains.
From that moment until his skeleton
was discovered about II mile from the
main mountain road his whereabouts
puzzled the countryside. 1t is now as
sumed that he became confused, wan
dered into the thiclet and after becom-
of starvation.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-01-23
HOME ON CLUTCHES
Girls Dream About Her Brother Game
True.

One night one, of the sisters of Pri-
yate George A. Egan of Syracuse, NY,
veteran Of the Twenty-third infantry,
dreamed she saw her brother coming
home and that he was on crutches.
She saw so clearly and was so thor
Oughly convinced the apparition would
come true she told her employer not
to expect he" back the following day
at work.
Without doubt in her mind, she
arose the next morning and awaited
the arrival of her brother, who had
been absent for more than year. The
rest of the family scoffed at her.
About 1880 the following morning
the rat-tat-tat of crutches on the walk
leading to their home was heard, and
George appeared at the kitchen door.