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I Thousands of Teutonic Troops x
^P>-A^jiMov^d Trom Poland to \
I Believed to Be Turning the j
II Jan. 18.?-London Is re-,!
t. tills Is the forty-fourth,
of the proclamation of,
as' German emperor, and|'
lih capital It Is expected;!
IT bring news bf a wide-;?
man effort to. follow up f
ere Important movements
achieved last week In the .
Jd of Solssons. !
in it Is believed that the .
sve adopted what Is vlr- ,
enelve role to the west of ]
ome British observers ar- s
this has been forced up- (
superior Russian numbers:,
these defensive tactics1 ,
i with the movement ol ,
lands of Teutonic troops ,
d to the French and Bel- ,
Belds. The fighting, at <
ime British observers de-. i
the precursor of the entry
w troops upon a vigorous
irhaps an attempt to cross !
Alsne. At Solssons the i
ed to hold their positions
{thern bank of the river
e Germans to attempt to ,
authern bank is regarded ,
pment to be expected. ,
Lture engagements in this.';
ipipears to bo a fact that;.
l artillery an the bins.''
io Alsne commands all the
' to the river and that tt
to be reckoned with. '
.stern arena of the war the
?um vhll4. Oia nrrlvoll
of one million of hurt. year's levies <
I Jlas eeatoW the Russians to exert i
WUbhdk the German JBtae
liitfl- 'b* .Treat of -Warsaw. Jfews dc- ;
' (patches today report the Russian
?r iffoooupotton of Plot*. This report
g baajDot. been confirmed officially, but
the Russians on Saturday crossed the
Pkrwa. river, a few miles below that
pi jiotat 'and (may lhave been able to oc.
oupy the city. Russian forces al.
'ireedy had reached Slenpeo and Gom;
'bin Tlyjng 'irespecttvefly directly north
-'V and south of this provincial capital.
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The.Russians' defeat of the Turks,
If the claims of Petrograd are fully j
.borno out, was so decisive that it
' may mark the close of the Ottoman
' attempt to invade Russia In the Caucaslaa
region. 'The (Russian victory
ptubrtiy wHl free enough of the Qucastap
"jaiw to oppose efTecth-eiy
* Tork'Sh forces, which are approash.
ing the frontier through Persia.
i MORROCCAN RIFLEMEN
WIN MUCH DISTINCTION
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:' S0I8S0NS, via Paris, Jan. 18.?
The rearguard of the Morrocan rifle
1 regiment which covered the retreat of
the French center across the river on
the fourteenth acquitted themselves
)' ' with distinction. They had been posted
In the village of Crouy. At 4
i' o'clock In the afternoon the Germans
debouched In the road end advanced
toward the village. The riflemen
< s carefully concealed their quick-firers
and nosted themselves on each lids
of the road. Not- a sound was made
and nothing was allowed to show
& above the blackened ruins. The Oer
- mans thought the road was clear and
ran to the Tillage to get shelter from
if- the French artillery. When ' they
were within BOO yards of the place
: v the riflemen opened fire suddenly.
' The-Germans were surprised. There
: was no-room to. deploy and they fell
In heaps. Those who could retreated
to the brook of Braye. Reenforced
? they reformed their ranks and atfifc
tempted to turn the French position
; from the east of the village. Three
fe companies of riflemen charged. The
shock was awful. Bayonets were
twisted out of shape and then the
? dusky, soldiers used' the butts of the
I niiCO. f Ut A BOUVUU UUIO IUO W |
were told to hold the place to 5 p. mJ
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efused to retire. They did so only
ifter a staff officer was sent to them
wice with'an order for retreat.'
During.the night the.German artllr
ery roared ceaselessly in a bom-,
lardment of Solssons but at dawn of
he" fifteenth the' artillery slacked'and
;ave place to infantry 'fire.- At 7
'clock a battalion of the line' occu-'
lylng the farms of St. Paul were
irdered to protect" the .advanced
reaches which were threatened by
he German attack. They charged
,nd broke the'German ranks driving
hem'as far as the Crouy railroad stalon
and taking 100 prisoners; Hardy,
however, had they returned with
he prisoners when they were assailed
>y fresh German forces and for 'two
lours St. Paul was subected to n furoua
assault.
The tide of battle ebbed and flowed
n the angle of a stable wall. Here
he German dead were so . numerous
hat some stood ppright, lacking room
o fall. The good practice of the
French three-Inch guns guided by
teroplanes prevented German re-enorcements
from debouching from the
vestern slope of the Vrigny plateau
ind the Germans, exhausted and discouraged,
retired in a body to Crouy
it noon.- The French retained the
nastei-y of the suburbs of Solssons
>n fh right bank of the river. Their
'ront is stronger than ever.
S0ISS0NS HAS BEEN SCENE
DF BATTLES FOR CENTURIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 18?
"Every since the beginning of history
in western Europe, Solssons.
itorra center of the most bitter fighting
ofy recent weeks In the western
war-theater^has taken a prominently-chronicled,
part,'.' says a statement
Issued by the National Geographic
Society today. "Before the Roman
tide, directed by JuIIub Caesar,
Howed over Gaui, Solssons, then a
metropolis in a nation of twelve
titles, was the capital of the warlike
suesslones, one of the moat powerful
people in Gcul. DivHlaous, one' of
their kings, had even managed to
extend- his authority freyuUd-'tlWaea;
among the Brlttons.
"Solssons' is' a small (own picturnannnlv
olfuhtnA nmon< ?-I' iMildsJ
^.?.v mvunoeii aiuuuft "DIJ-lUl MMOU
hills, on the lett bank of the Alsne.
It lies sixty-Bve miles northeast of
Paris, and constitutes one of the
links In the chain of French Becondllne
defenses. The region.all about
Solssons is agricultural, and ' the
city's trade is mostly In grain, vegetables,
live-Btock, leather and forest
products. Manufacturers of the
place are not of great Importance;
they consist of leather, foundry
products, flannel and cotton cloth and
farm implements. There are extensive
lumber yards in the city.
"The one-time importance of SoisBons
has long been waning. The
siege, bombardment, sack and brand
of war have been repeated often iu
the experiences of the city, and seem
at last to have sapped Its will foi
further growth. One of the oldest
cities in France, there are very few
cities in the republic which have seen
more rugged service.
"It was known as Novlodunum tc
the conquering Romans. Under Roman
rule, It became a strategic polnl
In the empire's northern defense. 11
waa here that Clovls obtained, li
48S, his'famous victory over the Roman
general, Syagrlus, which expelled
Rome from Qaul and broughl
in the Germans. Solssons becarai
the capital of the Franklsh kingdom,
but soon resumed Its position at
borderland between the Latinized
German of the Franklsh kingdom
and the Germans of beyond the
Rhine.
There are a number of famous old
abbeys in Soissons, and private building
of centuries ago. The roya
abbey of Notre Dame, now a barrack,
was found in 660; that of St
Medard, of which little now remains
was found about 660 by Clotalre I
At . one time this abbey was amonf
the most powerful in France. Its abbots
coined money, and were lordi
of more than 200 villages. One oi
two meagre fragments are all that ii
left from its ancient splendor.
"Soissons has taken part in al
the wars of France. It stood wltl
the Gauls against the Romans, un
til King' Galba submitted to Caesar
when the German onslaught soutl
began.'an onslaught which, for-Sois
sons, has lasted, with more or lesi
lengthy periods of respite, for near
ly 2,000 years."
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FRENCH JUCCESSES
At Various Points along Battle
Line Are Recited in Official
Statement.
(i* AWOCIATtD FHkltl
.PARIS, Jan. 18.?Tha French offl
cU.1 statement given out this alter
noon-recites French-successes yester
day at various points along the battli
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MBS jS) DEAD
Widow of the- Late Ferdinand
Y. Horh.br, is Taken by the
Death Angel.
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Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hornor, aged
i 89 years, widow'-of'the late Ferdinand
T. Hornor, passed away, nt ' >
o'clock Sunday afternoon at , her
I home at 151 West Main street. The
> Immediate cause?of Mrs. Hornor's
death was a fail -sustained several
, weeks ago- by which one of her hips
: was dislocated. The funeral services
will, be held at 12:15 o'clock'Tuesday
afternodh at the home. The
Rev. W. G. Taylor, pastor of . the
> First Baptist chutch, will conduct
; the services. The funeral party will
- go to Shlnnston on a special car at
1:15 o'clock and the.burial will be
there. ' ..
p Mrs. Hornor . was a- daughter of
. Joslah and Mary .Smith, pioneer settlers.
In the county, and was born at
I the old Smith home place' on Stmp[
son creek, Judy -23, 1825. She re.
celved her education in the country
. school near her home. In' 1847 at
t the age of 22 years Miss Smith mar,
rled Ferdinand Y. Hornor and they
lived happily together for ?elxly-two
| years. Mr.'Hornor died In 1909 at
I the advanced age of 87 years. She
, was a lifelong member of the Bap,
tlst church.
The deceased woman is survived
. by one son, nin'e grandsons and nine
great grand children. The son Is
[ B. Frank Hornor, living at home.
The grandsons are Boyd E'., Carl
L., Charles S., Paul S., F. Y., R. B.,
' | Lyle B.,' James Lee and Wayne B.
uornor, an reaiaenui, ui hub cuuui?.
1 Eight of the grandchildren will act
s as pallbearers.
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Preferred against Italian for
Attacking Man and Stabbing
Woman.
Transferred from the custody of
city to county authorities, John D'eluco,
a Glen Elk-Italian, furnished bond
of }500 Monday morning in Magistrate
G. H. Gordon's court to appear
. there at 2 o'clock .Thursday afternoon
to answer a charge of feloniously as1
saultlng and beating Pletro Mancino
. an^d his wire, Sabbella, late Saturday
night In-a Glen Elk pool room, at
wrhlch'time Mrs.. Mancino was stabbed
in the ne'ok. ' .
Mrs. Mancino was not seriously
hurt.and her early, recovery is exi
pected. Manino had several teeth
' knocked out.
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TXPHOn>,FEVEIt FATAL. .
.
Lerinie Haymond, aged 12 years,
" .daughter, of Mr., and Mrs. Fred Hay"
mond. died I o'clock Monday
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earthquake at Meisina show temporary I
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Senators from This D istrict Are U
Both Given .Leading Com- 1
mittee Appointments.' ,
Charleston; Jan! is.?state i
Senate "President E. t. England to- ]
.day announced the Senate committees
as follows: .
On privileges and Elections? (
Messrs. Marshall (chairman), White,.]
Rosenbloom, Billings, .McCrum, Coal-,
ter, Strother, LoWe and'Morton . .
. On the judiciary?Messrq, White i,
(chairman), Goodykoontz, Steed, '
Miller, McCrum, Carter, Gregory, .
Bfesstag, Marshollt Morton' anl Beckwith.
.On flnanqe?Messrs.. Goodykoontz 1
(chairman), Keim, Pa'rrish, McAboy,
Gray, McClung, Miller, Godbey, I
Hawley, Talbott and Hatfield.
On education?Messrs. Gray (chair- .
man), Rosenbloom. Steed, Hillings; j
Hawley, Blessing, McCjung, Morton i
and McCuskey.
On counties and municipal corporations?Messrs.
Carter (chairman). '
Marshall, Parrlsh, Mc'Aboy, Godbey, :
Rosenbloom, Billings, . Hogg, and i
Lowe. |
"On roads and navigatidn?-Messrs.
McCrum (chairman). Blessing, Coalter,
White, Billings, Miller, Hawley, '
Morton and Hogg, 1
On banks' "and corporations?'
Messrs, Rosenbloom (chairman),"McAboy,
Gray, Parrlsh', Hawley; Goodykoontz,
Strother, Hogg and Fox. '
ur. puouc.ouuaings ana- numane i
Institutions?Messrs.' Mar s.h a 11
(chairman). Steed, Slrother, Coalter,
McClung, Kelm,'Parriah, Hatfield and j
Hogg.
On penitentiary?Messrs. Carter
(chairman), White, Rosenbloom,
Coalter. McClung, Kelm, Billings,
Fox and Talbott. '
On railroads?Messrs. Oodbey
(chairman), Carter, Gregory, Steed,
Gray, Goodykoontz, Kfelra, Fox and
Hatfield.
On militia?Messrs. McClung
(chairman), McCrum.'Godbey, Steed,
' Hawley, Billings, Coalter,'Cowe and
Beckwlth. ' -, "
On federal'relatione?Messrs. Coal
tor (cahlrraan), Stroth'er," White,
1 Hawley, Carter, McCluhg,. Billings;
Hogg and Lowe. .. '
- On rinsurance?Messrs. 'Kelm
(chairman). Gray, Gregory. Strother,.
McClung, Hawley, Marshall, .Hatfield
and Kump.
Oh immigration and, agricultureMessrs.
Miller (chairman),- "Parrlsh,
Gray, Godbey. "Keim, Billings, White,
Fox and Kump. '
On mines' and mining?Messrs;
Steed (chairman), Goody koonts,
Godbey, Carter, Billings, McAboy,
Gregory, Talbott and Hatfield.
. On medicine and sanitation?
, Messrs. McClung (chairman), 'Gray,
Gpdbey, Bosenblootn. Marshall. BII^
llngs^BIesslng^B^ M^uskey
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nan)Messrs. Goodykoontz, Gregory,
Miller and Fox.
On publiclibrary?Messrs. Kelm
(chairman),'McAboy, Parrlsh,-White,
RheenMoom, Miller, Coalter, 1-ov.e
and Kuinp.
' To examlpe ^clefk's,officer?Messrs.
3trother (chalrman), 'Marshall - and
Fox.
On prohibition and'temperance?7
Messrs. McAboy (chairman), Carter,
Gray,- Miller, Steed. White; McClung,
Hatfield and McCuskey.
On' forestry , and'. conservationMessrs.
Gregory (chairman), Godbey.
McCrum,' Steed, McAboy, Carter,
Gpodykoontz, McClung, Kelm, Kump
and .'McCuskey.
On the Virginia debt?Messrs.
Gregory (chairman), McCrum, Blessing,
Miller, .Goodykoontz,' Marshall.
Carter,' Beckwith. and Lowe.
On. redistricting?Messrs. Parrlsh
(chairman), Gregopr, McCrum,-Godbey,
' Bosenbloom, Goodykoontz,
Steed, Beckwith and MpCuskey.
Joint committee on passed'bills on
part of the Senate?Messrs. Parrlsh
and Hatfield
The chairmen, of House'committees
are: Duty of the Judicially, Swflger. of
the .taxation, Daviaaon /af the prohibHkmi
end .banking,' Glover. of the
banks end banking. Block of the lnBurapoe,
Scherr of-the mltttaty at affaire,
KefbaniBh of the education;
Weiss of . labor, Wolfe of railroads,
Sullivan of' mines' and mining, Harmon
of grant of roads and internal
investigation, Mutisms of .the federal
reflations, Wertz of the oountiee, <Mb
tnras ana municipal corporations,
Beard of private corporations tod
joint stock companiee, Oourts, of the
private oorporatdoni' and joint stock
companies, Oourts, of the delinquent
tori! forfeited -land. Allen of cJaima
and grievenoee, Reynolds of humane
pufollo insatutdons, Haranan of MjcDoweaa,
of prittttnf tod' contingent expenses
Wnebapt of executive offices
tori library, Lilly of aits, science and
boon/dry Stasel of medicine and sanitatlo^Hi^rii^^of
forestry and and
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ng, Kelm, White, .Marshall, Coalter,
Seckwlth and Talbot't. ; .
On forfeited, delinquent and: unapiropriated
lands?Messrs. ' McCrnm
(chairman),- Rosenbloom, Goodyioontz,
Blessing, 'Billings, Marshall,
Bawley, Morton and'McCuskey. * ,
On public printing?Messrs. McVboy
(chairman), Blessing. Hawley,
3oalter, Parrlah, Billings, Miller,
Morton an'd'BCckwltft.
04 rules?-Mr.. President (chair
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4 PEORIA, IB.. Jan. IS.? +
Miss Hattie Gauwltz, shot by
,' F. C. Erdman dttring services 4
' in the'Church ol God here .4
: some :
physicians today. After, send
ing a bullet from a rorolver 4
into the body of the girl; who
4 had been his sweetheart. 4
4. Erdman shot himself, dying 4
4 in a short time. 4
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MIDNIGHT FIRE
Causes Several Hundred Dollars
Damage in "Clothing
Store of A. W. Wolk.
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Fire and. water caused damage
amounting.to several hundred dollars
to stock in the clothing store of "A.
W. Wolk "on Third street , shortly after
midnight Sunday night. The
Are was on thp 'second floor, which IS
used as a" pressing shop and storage
room for clothing. .
' The blaze is ' supposed to have
been started by. a hot pressing irou
igniting'" the cloth-covered table upon
which it had been placed.
The 'fire department was c?Hed to
the scene by pedestrians, who saw
smoke coming from the windows on
the second .floor of -the building. The
blaze was entirely subdued within
balf an hour but not before consider,
able < damage had been done to the
stock by. both' fire and water. The
damage to .the building' was slight
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
Burns Detective Is One of First
'..,C1AL T-? tm TSLKH^WI
CHARLESTON, Jan. 18?Judge
Henry K. Black,-of the Kanawha intermediate
courf, this morning empanelled
a special grand jury to investigate
the bribery charges against
A.. Leo Weil.. Pittsburg attorney,
charged with offering 810,000 to influence
the vote of Charles H. Bronson,
member of the state public service
commission, in connection with
the petition of the Manufacturers
Light and Heat Company and other
compulses to raise rates to consumers
of natural gas.
Dr. J. E. Robins, of Charleston, is
foreman of the jury.- A special
charge was given the Jury relative
to bribery of public officers. Guy
B. Blddinger, Burns detective, wai
one of: the-flrst witnesses called.
Weil is under 826,000 bond to appear
before a local justice of the
peace tomorrow.
STEAMER VI
ON SHC
Off tfie Norfolk Coast and
Twenty*Dne Mien of Its
Crew Are Drowned.
. car AMOCIATSO P*BM1
LONDON.. Jan. 18?Twenty-one
men ofthe crew of twenty-seven oi
the British steamer. Penjarthi were
drowned today off the Norfolk coast
The Pernarth with a cargo of maize
was sailing .for .Hull from the rivet
SCHUMANN-!
?WW3f?r kfiM&s&x
TOO ILL 1
Has Bronchitis and Physician
; , Orders Her to Go to
California.
Dteavpotafcment wffll (be keenly fell
to central West Virginia musical dr
pies orer word! 'JOBt received bjr.Mti^
Cora Atcblam p-eeWent of. tfce Maxmeat
of Madame Ernestine Scfcube^gi
cemegiedi'^ffibg^ tn%he notc<!
MajStme Sdiajmaim-Kefaifc. Since tuif
.worn' thm mtfclpRtBd
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EKKLIN*rb"?w'}T*,l'""*>J 1 ?
jrefers' to ,arUlleiT engagements In I
declares the French have not recenti
German, forces occupied French posi- S
j lions near LaBosselle -and In the
i contesting n French advance riear'jj
shoal In a heavy gale and is a^total I
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r in iiiu wuue juuniij.^^AUB^uare 01 j
coast guards at Cornier but the j,
steamer disappeared before' the lite- 4
boats copld reach .the scone.
HEINK I
rtwayi* cof^tdera- I
we hope that you, wJBl do everythiflE
.' possible to explain fulifiy the break* |
a^dSssi, r^rc I
| -twued the following (statement regard* I
Iv rtMfftiK md irHt'iKln* mnrA en !
?/ uvi ?uun huu irnuuwji inure mi |
iou or rroi ior sonic momna in oruei |
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