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FAIRMONT WEST VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9,1914.
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?RAIN has been so great
iAT A LULL IS EXPECTED
IN POLAND.
M8ER'8 TROOPS CONTINUE TO
|BE.ON THE DEFENSIVE IN
WESTERN ARENA.
B.TONS ARE CONCENTRATING
g_ORCE8 TO BREAK THROUGH
TO FRENCH COAST.
ON, Dec. 9.?The center of the
_an line in Russian Poland having l
pled Lodz, It Is continuing to push J
_ o the eastward after the retiring |
jssians, according to olTlclal an '
^Juncement made in Berlin. Never
Jtieless the strain on both sides has
|l>een terrific and losses heavy so that
"rjpull,, probably soon will set in on
Ms port -of the eastern battle front
"Bji, the troops recuperate.
be Russians continue to assert that
eir retirement from Lodz was a ne
jgBlty. rather than a defect, but It
Jpll take further developments to show
whether this claim is correct or not.
Iwice driven back from Warsaw, tho
Germans again are In position to ad
vance on the capital of Russian Poi
sed and even the British prress, while
minimizing the Importance of the tak
ing of Lodz, points out that it is on
[heVtrunk line railroad between Ka
liii.and Warsaw, which line is now
Kid .by the invaders, probably to a
Ejojnt considerably to the east of the
Occupied city.
jewing the lighting in the vicinity
1 " now appears that Germany
victory almost within her grasp
Knq^loat it by not being able to unite
lit'r forces while later the Russians
wero successful in gaining a domi
nant4 position which they could not
hold.
a/the western arena It would ap-1
Ml generally true, that the Ger
ls are more on the defensive than
inoffensive. The news that they
[S made a violent attackk to the
of?Ypres indicates that they
- .not-' abandoned .the idea of
rjffljnggthrough to the French coast1
id ^it^Is- Raid that the pick of the
r - western army has been con
Btrated for this latest eltort.
he. fate of General Beyers In South
?^ica has not yet been absolutely
Scared up. If he Is dead, as' believed,
FfU remove the last of the important
fith African rebels. General DeU'ett
^a prisoner, Colonel Marltz a fugl
re, and most of the commands have
en' broken up.
ig of Saxony
/Arrives in Brussels
B^Assoclated Press.
&EON*DOX, Dec. 9.?A dispatch from
^n^Amsterdam correspondent says the
iingtof Saxony has arrived In Bros
jeJ&^'This information reaches Am
sterdam in a dispatch from the Belgian
capital.
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[?Recent dispatches from Copenhagen
ild/that the King of Saxony was going
Belgium to encourage the troops
nd represent Eraperor William during
^majesty's absence in the eastern
i of the war.
CHOLERA SPREADING ?>
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'? Dec. 9?The Berlin board of <?
<? health, according to Information ?
<? reaching here, reported 36 cas- <?
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(? trla, especially in Gallcia. the ?>
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<? cases being reported during the <?
?r- first week of November and of <?
<? diphtheria 331 deaths. ?>
There were 90 deaths in Hun- ?>
?T* gary during the same week there v
were 532 cases of cholera. ?>
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Official
Statement
For Today
By Associated Press.
FRENCH.
PARIS, Dec. 9.?An official French
statement Issued In Paris this aft
ernoon says:
"During the day of December S.
there was artillery fighting from the
sea coaBt to the Lys. In the region
of Arras and further to the south
there was nothing to report. All the
positions won by us during the past
two days have been organized and
consolidated. In the region of Alsne,
artillery exchanges resulted advan
tageously for us. In the Argonne
the activity of our artillery and fight
lng by our infantry resulted In appre
ciable gains for us. Several German
trenches were occupied and we made
progress along the entire front, with
the exception of a single point. Hero
the enemy blew up one of our trench
es with a mine. On the heights of
the Meuse our artillery showed ltselt
distinctly the master of artillery of
the enemy, In this region, as well as
In the Argonne we have made pro
gress along the entire front. Tho
same thing happened In the forests
of Le Peire.
In the Vosges, we repulsed several
attacks to the northwest of Solssons.
In the remainder of the beslegement
of the Vosges the enemy made no en
deavor during the day of yesterday to
deliver any serlouB attacks on the po
sitions occupied by us last -week.
"In Gallcia the Austrlans, who ap
peared to have received German rein
forcements, have resumed the offensive
in the region of Neu Sandec to the
south of Cracow, against the Russian
left wing.
"The Servian armies are making pro
gress in Upper Valey of Western Mo
rava and on the left bank of the river
LJId. They have taken possession of
tho heights of Meljen, capturing nu
merous prisoners and also many can
non from the enemy. In the region of
I Kosmaj the Servians are in contact
| with the Austrian trops."
By Associated Press. ,
ROYERFORD. Pa., Dec. 9.?The Phil
adelphia and Reading railway night ex
press running between WilUamsport,
Pa., and Philadelphia, was partly
wrecked near here early today when it
collided with a coal train, resulting
GERMAN.
[ PARIS, via London. Dec. 9.?The of
ficial statement issued by the German
army headquarters tills afternoon says:
"To tho west of Rhelras a fisher, al
though flying the red cross flag, has
been bombarded nnd set on Are by our
, torops, as wo ascertained by means of
photopraphs taken by our aviators that
behind the fishery was hlden a French
battery. French attacks in districts
1 around Souain and on the vlallages of
Barennes and Vouquers In the eastern
part of Argones were repulsed with
heavy losses to tho enemy.
"In the front of Argonne itself
ground has been gained in several
places. On this occasion we took pris
oners' Tho French suffered heavy
losses in battles reported yesterday to
tho north of Nancy. Our Iobscs were
comparatively small.
"In Northern Poland our troops are
In close touch with the Russians, who
have come to a standstill in fortified
positions.
"East of the Warta the fighting for
Lowlcs continues.
"In Southern Poland Austro-Hunga
rlan troops are fighting side by sldo
with our troops and have successfully
.renwed the attacks.
Trains Collide and
Engineer is Killed
Companies ?
THE QUESTION WILL BE DISCUS
SED BY THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
LARGE ATTENDANCE DESIRED
AT MONTHLY MEETING ON
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Why have two telephone companies
operating in Fairmont, will bo the
subject of an Interesting discussion
at the regular monthly meetlDg ot
the Chamber of Commerce on Thurs
day evening of this week.
It has been rumored for some time
about the city that an effort was being
made to have the Bell Telephone Co.
take over the interests of the Con
solidated Company and this rumoi
afloat has probably been the cause
of the business interests of the city
to think seriously about the matter.
At any rate the matter will be dis
cussed at the meeting and the feeling
ot the people will be more thoroughly
ascertained.
A special effort Is being made upon
the part of the Chamber of Commerce
to have a large attendance on the
meeting night and a postal card an
nouncing the session is being sent to
every member.
Another interesting subject which
will come up for discussion Is Fair
mont at the Pacific-Panama Exposi
tion. A special session of the cham
ber was held a short time ago to con
sider the proposition of having mov
ing pictures made to be exhibited at
the exposition, but at that meeting
the question was not fully decided and
left open until some future date. As
the time when the final decision must
be made Is rapidly drawing to a close.
It Is probable that action will be tak
en tomorrow evening.
Kaiser Has
Pneumonia
HE IS ALSO AFFLICTED WITH
NElRVOUS depression from
OVERWORK.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Doc. 9.?Emperor Will
iam is suffering from pneumonia,
which is combined with nervous de
pression due to ever-exertlon, accord
warded by the Amsterdam corre
spondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company. The message adds that
the Emperor's doctors have advised
him not to return to the front.
POINCARE REACHES PARIS.
PARIS, Dec. 9.?President Polncare
and Premier Vlvlani arrived In Paris
today from Bordeaux. Foreign Min
toted Delpasse and member* of the
a plomatlc corps were to follow them
later In the day.
Condemnation
Proceedings
Completed
M. M. FOSTER ET AL. ARE AWARD
ED $4,800 DAMAGES BY COM
MISSION.
B. A N. WITNESSES STATED PROP
ERTY WAS WORTH
*2,000.
The condemnation proceedings of
the Buckhannon and Northern Rail
road Company vs. M. M. Poster et. al.
was finished at noon today when the
commission which was appointed by
the Circuit Court lo award the dam
age assessed the amount at $4,800.
Tlie hearing of the witnesses waB
completed yesterday ant] the forenoon
was spent with the arguments of at
torneys for both sides.
The property condemned consisted
of a house and lot on Merchant street
near the ice plant. Witnesses for the
property owners testified that it was
worth anywhere from *7,000 to'$10,
000 while witnesses for the railroad
company placed the value at about
$2,000.
The railroad company was repre
sented by Attorneys J. W. Mason and
W. S. Meredith, while Attorneys Tus
ca Morris and E. F. Morgan appear
ed for the defendant.
Opportunity
To Dispose Of
Coal Products
MINING INDUSTRY HAS EXCEL
LENT CHANCES TO SELL
OUTPUT.
ONLY HIGH GRADE FUEL CAN BE
MARKETED IN EU
ROPE.
PITSBURGH, Dec. 9.?"The coal
mining industry of the United tSates
has an excellent opportunity of dis
posing of its products in Europe," de
clared Edward W. Parker, statistic
ian chief of division of mineral re
sources of the_U. S. Geological Surrey
in a paper read before the coal min
ing Institute of America at its ses
sion to4a-s_ He asserted ^J^t^high
gradetoaTonly would')ie available for
disposal in that direction. "Germany,"
thte speaker said, "has rather pursued
the not unwise policy of using her
fuel at home and exporting the man
ufacturing"product bearing the famil
iar 'made in Germany' stamp. Great
Britain's profligacy with her coal sup
ply has had-much to do with making
her the great maratlme nation of the
world but she is now beginning to feel
the tinge ot poverty as to her coal
supply. - Tf, when the war Is over
Great Britain Bhould limit her export
trade to the needs of her naval ves
sels and bunker trade, to what other
countries barring the United tSates,
would Bhe look to for their supplies. X
cannot say that I am altogether In
sympathy with the Idea of sending
our best coal to the foreign consum
ers. but my personal predlllctlon has
nothing to do with It. It American
coal producers want that foreign trade
let them go to it and if that outlet
helps to take care of our excessive
capacity and results In some better re
turns on coal operators' Investments,
a few there familiar with the coal
mining business that will objejet"
Discussion followed his paper and
then one on the "Lest End of Mine
Roof was read by R. Q. Hall.
MARION COUNTY REPUBLICAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS
ENDORSED JOHN G. PRICHARD
LOCAL MAN GETS STRONG SUP
PORT IN FIGHT FOR CLERK
OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
RESOLUTIONS ARE PA8SED THAT
WILL AID IN HIS CAMPAIGN
' TO LAND PLACE.
APPLICANT JS WELL QUALIFIED
FOR THE PO8ITION TO WHICH
HE ASPIRES.
The Marlon County Republican ex
ecutive committee _ has added the
strength of Its endorsement to the
candidacy of Mr. John G. Prlchard
for the clerkship of the rfouse of
pelegatfes and has passed the follow
ing: resolutions In his behalf:
"Whereas, Hon. J. G. Prlchard. of
Marlon county, Is a candidate for re
election as clerk of the West Virginia
House of Delegates, and.
Whereas, this committee knows Mr.
Prlchard to bo a, loyal, enthusiastic,
hard working Republican, ready and
,^llne?atjair times to give his scry
clerk at the coming session; and,
Whereas, we bellove Mr. Prlchard's
former enthusiastic efforts in Marlon
county In the Republican cause, and
his excellent work as chairman of the
First Congressional District commit
tee, In the face of unusual handicaps,
should be in some slight measure re
warded, now, therefore.
Be It resolved, that this. committee
endorse the candidacy of J. G.' Prlch
ard for the clerkship of the Houie of
i Delegates, and that it urges on each
and every Republican member of ?ald
House that he vote for and exert his
Indue nee lor the election of Mr. Prlch
ord." . "_'j
M. E. MORGAN,
Chairman.
ALLISON S. FLEMING.
Secretary.
Mr. Pilchard 1? making an aggres
sive'campaign for .reflection to thla
position and has met with great en
couragement His well known qual
ifications and his experience, in hand
UliKttie work that Uie3jStm|pBMhS
WITH GRAND CROSS LEGI
C- SCHOOL BOY WANTED
-j- INFORMATION FROM j <f
/. headquarters. ?>
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<. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.?Sam- ?
A my April, the email boy who sup- ?
plied President Wilson with news- ?>
a paners, ccalled on Secretary Tu- ?
<? multy today and asked him what
<? he thought of Mr. Wilson's mes- ?>
*? sage to congress. Mr. Tumulty <?
??? Immediately launched into a lau- ?>
?n datory discussion of the subject. ?.
{. when ho had talked a tew min- <?
?r. utes he asked: *
<? "But why do you aBk, Sammy. ??
"I have to write a composition v
<? on It In school tomorrow," re- .
<? plied the boy. "and I thought I 4
<? would come to headquarters for ^
ThirteenMiners
Are Killed By
I An Explosion
the men were descending
j SHAFT ON THEIR WAY TO
WORK.
A BOX OF DYNAMITE BEING LOW
ERED IN SOME MANNER BLEW
UP.
]jy Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa.. Dec. 9.?Thirteen
mine workers -were killed In the Dia
mond shaft of the Delaware. Lackawa
na and Western Company here today
when a box of dynamite being lowered
into the mine with fourteen men ex
ploded, wrecking the descending car
riage and dropping the victims to the
bottom of the shaft. The one. man
who escaped alive Is Martin Vallnski,
a bosB driver. The accident occurred
at a time when the men were going to
work and when the entrance of the
mine was crowded with men waiting
to be lowered to the various levels.
The carriage had descended to about
one hundred feet from the bottom of
the shaft when from some unknown
cause the dynamite exploded. The
cage was ripped to pieces and all the
men dropped into the water and mine
refuse at/the bottom of the shaft.. The
escape of the boss driver is considered
almost miraculous by tne mihe officials.
Nearly all the victims were badly
mangled and some torn to Pie5**>
showing that they were Instantly kill
ed by the explosion. Among the vic
tims was Thomas Thomas, of West
Scranton, a miner who was so decrepld
that he was helped Into the carriage
by some of the men who descended
with him.
Russians Take
French Flag
Br Arrociated Phctp.5 ?
PARIS, Dec. 9.?The emperor ot
Russia has restored to France a flag,
which, since the war of 1870. had
cent capture by the Russians during
their Invasion of East Prussia. An
official announcement to this effect
issued today, says:
"By the order of Emperor Nicholas
a French flag, which was captured
from the firemen of Trasneo In 18 <u
has been handed over to the French
embassy at Petrograd. The flag was
found by the Russians In the officers
mess of the Eleventh Prussian Dra
goons, which was garrisoned at Lick,
East Prussia."
British Cruiser
Off New York
Bt Associated PMtaB.l
NEW YORK, Dec. 8?A British war
ship with four funnels, apparently a
cruiser, was seen by shore observ
ers at the Highlands this afternoon
The vessel appeared to be about 12
miles southeast of the Highlands. It
is believed that she was the Britannia
NO DIVIDEND AT THIS TIME.
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NEW YORK; Dec->9;^The^bosrd
Emblem is on Its Way Across the Ocean
guished Diplomat Receives Highest Honor Wit!
the Gift of French Governmnct in Recognition
Services Rendered by the United States Amtija
dor to people of France?Only American Eve
Honored.
Captain of Rochambeau Pinned Red Ribbon Embl
atic of Special Honor on Mr. Herrick's Coat \$Ken
Ship Came Inside the Three Mile Limit?Pas^giiSs
gers Cheered Him as he Walked Down GangPIankv
at Gotham?Would Not Discuss War or Politics.;*
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.?The Grand Cross offttw*
Legion of Honor is on its way across the sea from^theV
President of France to Myron T. Herrick in recogni-,
tion of Mr. Herrick's services to the French
while American Ambassador to France.
Mr. Herrick was decorated yesterday with a$re
ribbon emblematic of the cross by the captain ofctK||
steamship Rochambeau, acting on wireless orde
from the French Ambassador at Washington, who
said he was acting under instruction of Presideint|
Poincaire.
The decoration was pinned on Mr. Herrick's coat
as soon as the steamer reached the three mile limit'Sr
American sovereignty.*
The announcement of the bestowal of the. hong
was made when the steamer docked. _
The Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor|is3tfte|
highest honor which the French government5cah|be
stow. There are, including Mr. Herrick, only^^o||
live living persons throughout the world thus decor
ated.
A spectacular welcome was given the retoirmHi
ambassador and his wife when the vessel docked
The passengers, nearly all natives of France, lined the jj
rail and cheered as Mr. and Mrs. Herrick^wal"
down.thegang plank, and the cheering was t
by hundreds of persons who had:gqne t^'tn*'
greet him on behalf of the city, the'sta"te,^tli
and State of Ohio.
' Mr. Herrick declined to talk for publi^tioniS
his experiences in France, or to discuss the-.polit
situation in this country. Mr. Herrick appearetffij
annoyed when he heard that he had been, mentione
for the 1916 Republican presidential nominaST**"*
"I do not want to talk politics," he said. |
want to talk about such foolishness. If any
due me for the small part I have played, Ido tiot
to capitalize it. I did not come home to talk abS?
self. I am very tired and very 'broke.'
"I have just learned that the Ohio Societ
engaged rooms for me at a hotel, for which
have to pay. This is the best news I have hes
longtime."
Mr. Herrick declined to hazard a guee
when the war would end.
Mr. Herrick is the only living American^
the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. So'f;
known, no other American was ever tbusffler
in the 112 years that have passed since the ore
created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. Bonap
was then First Consul and he created the order
place the old orders of knighthood which .were
ashed at the time of the French revolution.,
Many Americans have been decoratglpi
and chevaliers of the Legion?of lower rax'
Grand Cross?in recognition of literary wo?
services to France or at the various Paris
tions.
The holders of the Grand Cross are a
clusively French ambassadors, generals of
and vice admirals of the French navy.
Kills Girl
Then Sucides
PETTY NAVAL OFFICER 8HOOTS
GIRL WHO WOULD NOT MAR
RY HIM.
By Associated Presa.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec.' 9.?Jesse
Adams, a petty officer on the battle
ship Illinois, stationed at the Phila
delphia navy yards, shot and killed
a young woman named Anna Conway
at her home here early today * and
then committed' suicide. According
to the police'.Adams shot the girl
because she refused to mirry him.
Adams, whose' home address was giv
en as Oakland, 111., "was 25 years old
The girl was 24. ?.
AGED LADY ILL "
nxvHi'ni.