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Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
INFLUENZA, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD
 KNOW ABOUT IT

CAUSE: Germs-which grow in the nose. throat and lungs of persons suffering from the dis ease.
 SPREAD: By tiny droplets from the nose and throats of the infected persons. Your system is infected by persons sneezing, coughing or splitting in your face Or by using the same handker- chief-towel or eating utensils.
 PREVENTION: Avoid the cougher,- sneezer and splitter! Do not use the common towel or drinking cup-even in the home. Avoid crowds. Keep your body in good order by proper care of the skin, good food and fresh air.
 DUTY: If you have a s'cold''- be sure you do not become a sspreader." Cover your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough. Destroy or disinfect your sputum. Use your own pcwel-dr-inking cup and eating utensils. If you develop fever go to bed and call your physi- clan.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
MOTOR LICENSES. FOR 1920 ARE
 NOW. TO BE HAD

Judging from report given out this morning at the Motor Vehicle de- partment office at police headquarters, Bridgeport motor car owners are pre- pairing for a last-rninute rush to se- cure drivers licenses for 1920.
 They have been ready for distribu- ton at the local office of the Motor Vehicle department for two weeks but up to the present time only 43O have been issued. This number in cludes 405 licenses for touring car operators, 10 motorcycles and Is pub lie service machines.
 Old licenses may be used until Feb rua.ry 29, but on that date the lid will be cIamped down tight Any person found driving a car on a 1919 license after the 1st of March will be subject to arrest and prosecution
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
CANCEL OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF !,
 JENKINS

Mexico City, Feb. 4-Formaii- ties necessary to cancel official recognition of William O. Jen- kins, as United States consular agent at Puebla, are being carried out by the Mexican foreign office, according to a report published by EI Democrata yesterday.
 MT. Jenkins, who was kidnap- ped and held for ransom by Federico Coroba, the bandit, last October, was later charged by the Puebla state authorities of hay ing connived with the outlaws to bring about his abduction. The case has been transferred to the federal court, where it is pending.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
TWO DIE FROM DUBLIN RIOTING
 MONDAY NIGHT

Limerick, Feb. 1.-Two persons are dead as a result of the rioting here Monday night when demonstrations clashed with an armed military pa troI and constabulary. Richard Dwyer, a publican, was killed during the disturbance and Lena Johnson, a young woman who was wounded bE a shot in the body, died yeste- day.
 The authorities withdrew the mili tary patrols last night, conffning the troops to their barracks. The mo- tion picture theatres were closed, and in some of the Catholic churches the people were advised to keep off the streets, which they did
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
VON LERSNER RETURNS } LIST TO MILLERAND::
 LEAvESPARIS TONIGHT
OECISIONs IN LINE WITH ATTITUDE HE HAS AiAINTAINED-SAYS IT IS AN
 ~IMPOSSIBILITY TO COMPLY .
 WITH ALLIED REQUEST

Pdr1S, Feb. 4-hurt Von Lersner, head of German Peace delegation here has returned to Premier Millerand the list con- taining the names of Germans whose extradition; is. demanded by the Allies, which was hand ed to him last night, and has informed the premier that he has resigned and is leaving for Berlin by the first train.
 Baron Won Lersner told The Asso- ciated Press his decision was in line with the attitude he had main tained throughout regarding the question of extradttion. He declared he had .heh that no German officials could be in strumental in carrying out the extra dition clauses of the treaty, and, con sequently, the matter having come up in definite final form. there was nothing left for him to do but to re- sign and go home. sE .-.sv.
 Immediately after receiving the list last night, Baron. Won Jersner, ad- dressed the following letter to Pre- mier Millerand;& ss - r
 Your excellency has transmitted to me 9 note containing the names of Germans whose extradition Is de- manded by the allied powers In the course of the last three months have most seriously laid before represent atives of the allied and associated governments. fen time in writing and B times orally, the reasons 1t was 1m- ll- ,,,a1a VA quest, no matter what the social rank of the accused persons might be-
 ''I remind your excel1ency of my constantly repeated declarations that no German functionary would be dis posed to be in any way whatever in. stru1nentaI in the realization of the demand for their extradition. ~ I should be Instrumental in 1t if l were to forward to the German government the note of your excellency. 1 there fore send it back herewith. ltss
 T have made it known to my gov ernment that I cannot remain in of- flee and that I shall leave Paris ty the next train.
 (SignedD
 "F'reiherr Won Lersner.'
 The Allied council of am ba ssa dors was called into extraordinary session this morning to discuss the .situation created by the resignation of Baron Kurt Von Lersner head of the Ger man mission here. The session was held in the Frenchsforeign office. #
 Hugh c. Wallace. the -Aner%ean a.ra- bassador, who attended the meeting, said afterwards that he had no state ments to make regarding it. ''
 It was made known that an official communiqile would he issued later in the day. -r- This statement, however, would not be issued until after the second meeting of the council, which was set for 6:s0 o'clock this evening, it was stated at the French foreign office.
 Meanwhile an official view o of the situation arising from Baron Von Lersner's refusal to transmit the list of the accused Germans to his gov ernmentsais lackings The general inn pression among observers of the peace proceeding however. was that the ac- tionrs of the German representative would not Influence the determination of the allies to demand. the extradi- tiOnS
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
IS
 -a RELIEVED OF ATTACHMENT. I.

The property of the Bridgeport Ma chine Tool Co.,, which has been under attachment in the S15,0O0 suit brought against the concern by Andrew P Nichols of this city, was released to- day when the Superior court accepted a surety company bond for s16,O GOO Attorney F. J. Breen, counsel for the Machine Tool Co, procured an order from Judge Keeler of the Superior court which authorized the accept ance of the bond.
 . Some objection was made to the ac- ceptance of the bond yesterday by Attorney John Smith, counsel for Nichols, who said Max Cohen, the bonding agent, had not shown author- ity to furnish such a large bond.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
FLOYD CRANsKA DEAD.

Moosup, Conn, Feb. 4-Floyd Gran ska. aged>~65, owner of the Cranska Thread Mills here, died in Florida last night, according to a message re- ceived today. MT. Cranska was spend ing the winter in the south He is survived by a son and a daughter. He had been active in Republican poIitics in this section of the state and served one term in the General As semb1y as member from Plainfeld.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
WANTS RED CROSS PERSONNEL
 FREED

Washington, Feb. 4-Ludyyig c. A. IA. Martens, representative in this country Of the Russian Soviet government, made public today a a cabiegranl he had sent to Maxim Iitv1noT, assistant commissioner Of foreign affairs now at Copen- hagen, advising that American Red Cross personnel, recently captured in Siberia, be released uncondiionally. Pending that ac- ton, Martens said in a statement, he wished to assure relatives of the Americans that they would be treated with every considera- ton.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
BOLSHEVIKI ADVANCING.

London, Feb. 4-The Bolsheviki, after the capture of Nikolaiev and Kherson, northeast of Odessa, con- tfnued their advance and captured a number of villages, according to an official statement sent out by the Soviet government at Moscow today
 The Bolsheviki troops are making forced marches, the statement says
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
PROCLAIM PERMANENT
 NEUTRALITY

Zurich, Feb. 4-Denmark, Holland and Austria intend to proclaim their permanent neutrality and demand the same conditions as those laid down by Switzerland in Joining the League of Nations, according to several news papers here. ,.sF
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
FRANCE GETS TANK STEAMERS.

Havre, Feb. 4-The German tank l steamers Hera and Wotan have been apportioned to France and crews have left for Scotland where the vessels have been lying, to bring them here, it was announced today.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
1NrER-CTrY TRANSPORTATION.

Inter-city transportation will be discussed at the meeting of the Con necticut section of the American Electric Railway Association today, at the Stratfeld. Dinner will he served at 6:30 o'clock
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
PROFTTEERING
 LANDLORD FINED

Paris, Feb 4-Convicted of in- creasing rents at an abusive rate,'
 a landlord has been sentenced to spend a week in jail and pay a fine of 500 francs. He leased an apart ment to two "midinettes' for 3 monthly rent of 135 francs, and then advanced the rate to 250 per month.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
WILSON RECovERs FROM COLD,

F,ashington, Feb. 4-Despite a hail. slcat and wind storm. Preside Will son spent some time today on the south portico of the White House He apparently had recovered from the eff fects of a slight cold he contracted several days ago.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
3 American Relief
 Workers Murdered
KILLED BY BRIGANDs ON FEBRUARY WERE PART OF CONVOY WITH SUPPLIES NAMES
 NOT GIVEN IN DESPATCH

Washington, Feb. A-The murder of three American relief workers in Spria, was reported today to the state department
 The Americans were part of @a convoy for Am erican relief supplies and were killed by brigands on Feb
 1 nearf Fl Mali north of Alepro, The names of the Americans were not given; in the dispatch.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
WANTS TO FIND
 MARY CREIGHTON

John Creighton, 70 years of age, of s7e Davenport avenue, New Haven, has written a letter to Mayor Clifford B. Wilson asking him to help find Mary E. Creighton, whom he has not seen for the past five years.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
MUTILATED B YsAw.

Putnam. Conn, Feb. 4-EarI War ren, 3S, who leaves a widow and six children, was mutiliated by a saw at the sawmill of L. A. Logee, in Thonnp- son, today and died in the hospital here from his injuries.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
GETS LICENSE TO FLY IN STATE.

Robert Fay secured an avi7t~-'s license yesterday, which givN ;: him permission to fly in Connecticut. Fay is the fifth man to secure such a license from the secretary of the state. He is the son of MT and Mrs. John F. Fay of III Sterling Place.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS.

London, Feb. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. from Con- stantinop1e under date of Jan. 30, re- ports important engagements in the region of Marash and Aintab, Turkey in-Asia, between national forces and French troops. Marash is seriously endangered, the dispatch says.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
Ex-MAYoR THOMPSON DIES.

New Bedford, Mass, Feb. A. Thos. Thompson, former mayor and known politically as '+the man in overalls, y died today after an illness of four years. He was an unsuccessful can didate for Congress in 1912, running on the progressive ticket in a three cornered election won by Thomas c. Thatcher
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06

The relief expedition was under the auspices of the American committee for the relief of the near east, the headquarters of which are in New York.
 Official notification of the killing of the Americans was given by Vice Consul McCutcheon at Beriut- Gen ra1SGouraud formally expressed his regret.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
POUND STILL DROPPING

New York, Feb. 4-Demand bills on the English pound sterling, which dropped yesterday to the lowest rec ord rate of $3.33 were offered at s327 IA at the opening of today's market here.
Republican farmer., 1920-02-06
Judge Wilder Made
 Grand Senior Warden
MASONIC GRAND LODGE HOLDS ITS ANNUAL ON-MEMBERsHIP IN FRATERNITY
 LARGER THAN EVER BEFORE

Wooster, of New Haven, 1,oO6. The average membership of the 112 lodges
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Bridge Fatality
Was An Accident

After making a thorough inves-
tigation of the circumstances sur
rounding the death Of John Vuchi-
itch, who feu from the Mononga-
hela river bridge Thursday after
noon, Coroner Frank Lloyd yester-
day reached the conclusion that
the mans death was accidental
and that no inquest would be nee
essary.
According to the information
secured by the coroner. the acct
dent was one of the kind that may
happen on construction work In
spite Of all precautions. 1t seems
that VuchItich was engaged IN
placing concrete form on the
bridge and was standing at the
edge Of the structure, signaling the
engineer who operated the hosting
engine. After unlocking the
chains, the man gave the signal to
hoist away, but one of the hooks
was not clear and caught the edge
of the form, which 1t raised sew
eral feet. AS the hook broke loose
the form dropped into place again.
causing jar that threw Vuchitich
of his balance and he fell to his
death in the river.
The funeral services were held at
two o'clock from the undertaking
rooms OF r. L. Cunningham. In
terment was made in Woodlawn
cemetery.
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.9.!Ti.lOI1DAY'S XVIII
lAnnNera 70 Yesterday,s XVII

81
China is called the Celestial
Empire because Its first emperor5
were all divinittes.
Queen Anne OF England was
hicknamed Brandy Nose"
SBuzzards Bay Is in Southeast
ern Massachusetts.
Th BourBe is the Partisan
i Gaelk Excnu:ge.
5"Gerry1oauder" means so 10
l:yi6e state or voting district as
10 give an unfair advantage to .
particular political party.
6An helr-ptesumptive is one
who win succeed as heir If his right
Is not barred by the birth OF one
nearer in suGc;i sicn himself.
IAN ,hei:-apparent is one
whose right 70 succeed Is indefea-
sible ut Ia : II !:e outllves his an
3eEtor.
S--Montgo.aery i the capital Of
Alabama.
9-James Ltmalre, a Dutch navt.
gator was ne yet TO double Cape
Horn.
19-A nermtt.clab is one Of a
genus OF crabs that live in the emp
shells OF univalye mOllusks.
New Questions
What is heroic verse?
2-What city is the Capital u
Alaska?
3-Whst is homogeneous?
-What is heterogeneous?
What was the Black Hole?
6-What is the American I'm
ON Jack
IVhere is Cornell University ?
Who was The Man in the IT.
SonsNfaGkS2
79Who we're the Know Moth
lngs?''
1G-Where did the name Bleed
ing Kansas" originate?
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BIO. SEXES COAL
CONTINUED from Page one)

tConun0co from rage VneJ
road on Friday produced ss7 cars
OF coal and coke-952 cars or coal
and Is cars Of coke. East there
were 1922 cars OF coal loaded and
west there were 100 cars Of coal
loaded. Coke production was nor.
mai at 10 cars, ten cars Of which
were loaded east and five cars
west. Thirteen cars Of coal we're
loaded by wagon mines.
Operations along the NonOnga-
hela railway in West Virginia on
Friday loaded so2 cars OF coal. The
mines in the Pennsylvania district
on Friday loaded 1874 cars Of coal.
Loading on the Helen's Run and
Wyatt.Bingam0n branches OF the
Western Maryland railway on Fri
day totaled 113 cars OF coa.
Daily Shipments.
Consignments OF the MOnongah
division Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad on Friday were as fol-
lows: B. & o., 10 cars; Bangor
& Arostock, is cars; C. Of N. j.,
Is cars; Lehigh Valley, % cars:
New York, New Haven & Hart
ford, II cars; P. & R., 68 cars;
Boston & Maine, IA cars; Maine
Central, SO cars; Erie, cars;
West Shore, % cars; Central OF
New England, 35 cars.
Railroad Fuel.
Railroad fuel loading on the Mo-
nongah division Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad on Friday total
ed 331 cars. Foreign fuel totaled
252 cars, while B. 6 o. fuel was IS
cars.
All carriers are securing about
the same quantity Of coal just now
and daily loading figures show that
they are about the same for the
week. These consignments we're
made of the Monongah division on
Friday: B. & O., 70 cars; Bangor
& Arostock, Is cars; C. Of n. J.,
IL cars; Lehigh Valley, q cars;
New York, New Haven & Hart
ford, II cars; p. & r., 6S cars;
Boston E. Maine, IA cars; Maine
Central, 32 cars; Erie, cars;
West Shore, % cars; Central OF
New England, SO cars.
Weekly Loading.
Production this week in the Fair
mont region will drop somewhat
due to Election day and the case up
before and Immediately after it.
However. the production will run
5000 cars on the B. & O, while
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that on the Monongahela in West
Virginia should total at least 1900
cars of coal. Western Maryland
loading should aggregate 500 cars
Of coal this week 80 that the re-
gtonal production on the three rail-
roads should run almost 1000 cars
of coal and coke or $500 cars OF
coal and 100 cars OF coke.
Purchased Coal Land.
Harry Whyel, OF the Whyel Coal
company, has purchased tract OF
1883 acres OF Pittsburgh coal from
c. L. Shaver, Of Fairmont, the coal
land being located near Manning.
ton, this county.
Market Conditions.
Coal market conditions are on
again today and for the first time
for q long time operators are hunt
ing business instead Of being hunt
ed down for tonnage. The big BIZ
luminous coal production in the
United States during the past few
weeks is generally ascribed to have
been the cause Of the kibosh being
put to high priced coal. However.
the Fair Practices committee had
lot to do with it.
Coal is coal as far as prices are
concerned lately because pool
classifications do not cut a great
deal of figure, running perhaps but
fifty cents better. Pool "a is sell.
ing at IS and $3.50 while pool A
is being disposed OF at S4.75 to
SIS.
Coal is being exported about
normal according to the shipments
to Curtis Bay, but permits in some
instances are said to be scarce es-
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pecially on the Mononganela rail-
way where few II any are being is
sued Just now.
Reports are current in the region
that come large exporters are cas-
ing up in buying coal until certain
reimbursement Is made in foreign
credits. but the general impression
IS that the permits are too scarce
to take away the coal on hand.
with line shipments fairly we'll
supplied the glut on the market
has It's only hope in export bust
ness in the near future.
Is In Region.
]. A. Paisley and Gordon Wilson,
OF Cleveland. coal operators, were
in the Falrmont region yesterday.
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SEBASTOPOL, Nov. G.-Soviet
cavalry and infantry have made
rapid advances during the past
week against General Wrangals
anti.Bolshevik army and drove 1t
back to the Crimean peninsula.
General Wrangel, however, dar.
ingly cut around one flank and fell
upon their line OF communication
near Salkovo. In this fight many
thousands of prisoners we're taken
by the Wrangel forces.
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Marriage LIcenSes-Marriage Ii.
censes have been issued by Deputy
County Clerk W. F. Foster to the
following: Perry S. Burke. SO, and
Ida B. Stock, %, both Of Farming
ton; Ralston Ellsworth Clark, 81,
Athens, Ohio, and Bonnie Evelyn
Johnson, 81, Watson; William
Junior Stuck, "a, Watson, and Ef'
file Lavina Steel, 26, Fairmont.
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SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 6. = Eight
divisions OF infantry and General
Budenny's cavalry made up the So
Wet army, the attack Of which
broke the strength Of General
WraugeTs forces in Taurida. Ten
thousand OF General Budenny's
men swept southwark as far as
Salkoyo where General WranGers
counter attack resulted In their sur
render. General Wrange's troops
after their victories on November
l and 2 and before their withdraw
al are said to have sorted from the
prisoners and shot hundreds Of
Jewish Bolshevik commissaries as
we'll as Hungariaus, Rumanians,
Chinese and Germans.
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Prot. Miller IIE-Prof. Thomas c.
Miller is at the old Miller home-
stead near Barnstown suffering
from rheumatism and nervous dis.
orders. Mr.. Miller came here for
a visit several weeks ago and was
taken Ill.
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reported as having been captured
by the Bolshevik might be either
French officer commanding a de-
tachment in the Wrangel army or
NJ. DeMartel, chief Of the French
diplomatic mission sent into the
Crimea and accredited to Wrangel.
The French embassy however, had
received no report concerning the
incident and expressed doubt that
their diplomatic mission had got
ten into such position as to make
possible its capture.
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Overseas Club Banquet-The
overseas club of Mt. Zion Baptist
ehurch will hold masquerade
banquet at the church on the even
ing Of November IS and elaborate
preparations are being made for
The event. An appetizing menu,
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,rHE WEATHEII.

1 AObhH4J NASONS
md warmer to-
light. Sunday un-
iettled, probably
ollowed by rain
sunday p. III. or
light.
Local Readings.
F. P. Hall, OBJ.
Temperature at
Il, III. today, 81.
Weather yester-
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Run Down by Auto-Pete Car
ner, aged 16. Of Glover Gap, was
struck by an automobile and Sc
verely injured yesterday evening.
His right leg was severely crushed.
He Is a patient at Cook hospital.
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no oklahema-Clarence Monroe,
who had been visiting his mother,
Mrs. A.-W. Binns, 531 Walnut ave
nue.; has gone to Oklahoma, where
he has accepted a position.
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Tonsils RemoVed-Miss Martha
Wilt, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. c.
o. wilt, of Fairview, was operated
on today at Cook hospital for the
removal of her tonsils.
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Hospital Patient-Mrs. Robert
Eepnart, of Morgautown, is receIv-
Ing treatment at Cook hospital.
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Football Player Iniured-PauI
Ford, son OF Mrs. e. II. Ford, OF
CASTOR avenue, was badly injured
In football game recently. me
young man IS n studene at st.
Josephisa College. Baltimore. His
injuries consist OF a broken ana
crushed nose. Vie also mad three
teeth, broken out.
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FOR RENT - Three furnished
rooms. Call 5O5-R.
11-6-1t-s2ss
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the principal feature Of Which Will
be "a roast turkey, will be served.
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You know the Riddles need
shoes. Ice C Hardisty's big sale
all this week. 1875 Main St.-Adv.
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Z 49, MY NICII lVETE
5erature, maximum, 60; minimum,
49,: precipitation, none. River,
las feet, falling.
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LATE WANT ADS

pIsHWASHER WANTED - Pal
ace Restaurant. 1913 Main St.
11-6-4t-9295
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REPORT FROM

Continued from Page oneJ
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FOR .SALE-One female English
Beadle, two year old; fine for
rabbits. Write or call at House
No. 90, Hutchinson, w. Va.
& 11-6-4t-929S