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FAIRMONT WEST VIRGINIA, THUE^^jpfe'eElEER 17, 1914. ?"?ce two cents. MEMBERASSOCIAr
TODAY's NEWS TODAY.
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SotII
jznmvk
Holds Up
And Gets
Withf8,000
climbed Over an Eight Foot,
iScreen and Fired Twice on
Cashier.
Jumped Into a Waiting Au
tomobile and Made His
? ? Escape.
icemen Were Hot on the
["rail of the Daring
Bandit.
r ARSOOlATED PBESS.l
^CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.
jiunidentified bandit enter
?dfthe west entrance of the
jrovident Savings Bank and
"riist Co. at Eighth and
gjjeeman avenues in the
leart of the West End busi
ness district today, fired two
uihots at the cashier, gather
" together about $8,000.00,
'jumped into a waiting auto
obile and has thus far elud
ed capture.
- .The police in another car
^pursued him.
The robber entered the
Dank about an hour after it
climbed an eight
foot screen into the office,
Egraj without warning fired
|twfo shots at Cashier Edward
$8..- He- then seized
) in currency lying on
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Lhe'cashier's desk, rushed to
Stable nearby where $6,000
aore was stacked, stuffed
riislnto his pocket and slow
backed to the door. He
tont;ofthe.bank and driving
*1; ?himself, sped away.
,hes ,in the meantime
tfflu?0Dtained his own revol
^r?and'fired at the retreat
ng machine. None of the
ohots, either of the bandit or
Hughes apparently took ef
fect.
#'The police responded to
'the call in an automobile and
soon picked up the track of
fhe bandit's machine and fol
flgjyed it through almost ev
street in the West End
isection.
THE WEATHER?Western Penn
sylvania?Fair tonight and Friday, ex
cept snow flurries near Lake Erie.
KWest Virginia?Fair tonight and prob
ably Friday.
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FAIRMONT. ?
Kfe?" Fairmont News Agency, ?>
Monroe street.
- <? MArion News Agency, Main
street ?>
stoi." A. G. Martin's News Agency, ?>
Main street. ?>
.J. H. McCloskey, Drug Store, ?>
yLocuit avenue.
Kb-4 Hamilton Drug Co., Tenth ?>
C> street. {.
Moran and Springer, Water ?>
'.c street. ' ?>
B. Rose, Main St. and ?>
?> Parke avenue.
?'? Holt's Novelty Store, Main "
street.
Sfev Clarence Fisher, Grocer, Mar
fr ket and Columbia Sta., First
&'ward,
Howard C. Cunningham, Gro
cer, Morgantown Ave., near
Owens' Works.
' . MANNINGTON
J#._."Smlth and Mlllan News
nAgency.
FARMINSTON
1. F. G. Gray, Grocer.
Is Claimed
By Death
dissolution came last night,
AFTER A long ILL
NESS.
COMPLETE FUNERAL ARRANGE
MENTS have NOT BEEN
made YET.
John Lloyd, a son of Mrs. Sarah
Lloyd and brother of Frank A. Lloyd,
died last night at midnight at the
home of his mother In Grafton street]
after a long Illness. Mr. Lloyd for
merly was a resident of this city, but
for the pust several years had been
employed In Paulsboro, N. J. Hei was
taken ill several months ago and came
home to recuperate. However, his
condition gradually became worse am.
for several days it had been known
that he could survive but a short time.
Deceased was aged 40 years and w.
a son of tlio late A. J. and Sarah Lloyd.
His father's death occurred several
?years ago. Surviving him are his
mother, two brothers, George Lloyd.
Frank A. Lloyd. Mrs. William Hiddo
man. Misses Flo, Clara and Sadlo
Lloyd, all of Fairmont, and Mrs. Lind
say'Uobey, of Pittsburgh. Miss Clara
Lloyd is In Chicago attending tho
Moody Bible school, but will ' come
home for the funeral services, arriv
ing at noon Friday. Mrs. Robey and
children, ot Pittsburgh, will probably
arrive hero tonight for the services.
Complete funeral arrangements
have not been made. They are under
the direction of Undertaker Cunning |
ham.
Overdue Liner
Heard From
FRENCH LINER FLORIDA OVER A
WEEK DUE, DELAYED BY
ROUGH WEATHER.
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.?The French
liner Florida, more than a week over
due here, from Havre, concerning
whose safety there lias been much
apprehension, reported by wireless
100 miles east ot Sandy Hook
this morning She was delayed by
rough weather. The Florida has 39
passengers aboard.
Turkish Troops
A reBombarded
BRITISH SQUADRON SHELLS MUS
I SULMEN ON THE GULF OF
SAROS.
By Assocutko Press.!
ATHENS, via London, Dec. 17. A
British squadron has bombarded tho
Turkish troops which concentrated
Sunday on the coast ot the Gulf ot
Saros, tho arm of tho Aegean Sea,
north ot the Dardanelles. This infor
mation was received here today from
Mytilone. Details are lacking.
Committed to the Asylum.
Fannio. Parker, an Insane woman,
is in tho county jail walling to be tak
en to the asylum at Weston. She wa
committed to that institution by Jus
tlce Barrack, of Mannington. Consta
ble Cartrlght brought her to the Jail.
NOTICE TO taxpayers.
City taxes are now flue and payable
at the office of the Treasurer. Dur
| ina December only no Interest will be
charged. After December 31, 1914,
Interest will be charged on all un
paid taxes.
Taxes will be collected as soon as
possible by the Treasurer after Jan
uary J, 1915.
Why not call at the office now, save
vour Interest and a visit from the
Treasurer. "? MILLER,
12.5-tf Treasurer.
NOTICE OWLS !
There will be Election of
Officers on Thursday, Dec.
17,1914. All members are re
quested to be present.
W. H. RANDOLPH, Sec.
Seventy-Four Persons Met
Their Death By Germans
Shelling English Towns
*
Pottsville Has
A $2,000,000
Conflagration
FIRE WIPED OUT BUSINESS SEC
TION OF THE TOWN THIS
MORNING.
ENTIRE BLOCK OF STORES
STOCKED WITH CHRISTMAS
GOODS DESTROVED.
By Associated Press.
POTTSVILLE, Pa., Dec. 17.?Fire In
the business section of Pottsville early
today wiped out property valued at
nearly $2,000,000. An entlro block of
business buildings which were stock
ed with holiday goods was destroyed.
It was tlie worst fire in Pottsville's
history. The area burned over is
bpunded by Center, Second, Norwe
gian and Mahantongo streets.
Twenty stores, the Pennsylvania Na
tional bank and the Academy of Mu
sic, one of Pottsville's leading play
houses, were among the buildings de
stroyed. The postofflce caught fire,
but was not badly damaged.
Free Lecture At
Court House
REV. PROSSER WILL DISCUSS
"REPETITIONS IN
HISTORY."
A free lecture will be delivered to
night at the court house by Rev.
William A. Prosser, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Rev. Prosser will select as his sub
ject "Repetitions of History," which
Is a philosophical presentation of th?
causes of war in the past, present and
future.
Rev. Prosser will discuss the ques
tlon whether or not we are facing
the same crisis which Europe at the
present time Is undergoing.
Everyone is welcome to come out
and hear this lecture, as it is said
that it will help you ascertain the true
condition of affairs in our country
from a non-political, non-sectarian
standpoint.
Big HouseHears
AGoodLecture
EDWARD AMHERST OTT PLEASED
A LARGE AUDIENCE AT THE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
A crowdcd auditorium at the Grand
Opera House last night greeted Ed
ward Amherst Ott, a lecturer on the
regular Normal course.
Mr. Ott delivered his famous lec
ture entitled "Sour Grapes." This
lecture has been delivered on the
American platform 3,000 times by Mr.
Ott and this remarkable record shows
how well tho message is appreciated
by the public.
The lecturer takes the. home as the
only real social center and gives a
vivid picture of many things which
tend to destroy the real happiness In
the average American home. He takes
the view that in order to make a per
son happy that it must be accomplish
ed in their own way. Mr. Ott also
places a great deal of stress on hered
ity and illustrates his many good
points by actual experiences taken
from the book of life. Intermingled
with his great earnestness is also a
vein of humor which kept out all dull
moments in his two hour discourse.
Kaiser's Son
Is Recovering
PRINCE AUGUST WILLIAM ABLE
TO BE TAKEN TO
BERLIN.
Br Associate) Press.!
BERLIN, via London, Dec. 17.?
Prince August William, fourth son of
the Emperor, has recovered sufficient
ly from injuries he received In an au
tomobile at the front several weeks
ago, so that he could be taken to Ber
lin. He has arrived at the capital In
fairly good condition. Some time will
be needed for his complete recovery, it
Is stated.
BRITONS GREATLY STIRRED?PLANS FORMED TO
DEFEND COAST FROM ATTACKS?BRITISH FEEL
THAT A NAVAL RAID ON LONDO NIS VERY RE
MOTE.
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR REMOVAL OF CIVIL
IANS SHOULD A SORTIE FOLLOW?OLD MEN
WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO A NATIONAL GUARD.
Br press.
LONDON, Dec. 17.?The crippling of telephone and
telegraph wires by the bombardment yesterday of three
ports on the east coast of England by German cruisers, to
gether with the precautions thrown about these towns by
the police and military authoriies,t made it impossible even
today, more than twenty-four hours after the shelling of
Scarborough, the Hartlepools and Whitby, to obtain more
than an approximate estimate of the civilian dead and
wounded.
According to an official statement given out today, a
total of 55 persons were wounded. At Scarborough,' seven
teen dead and thirty wounded was the toll. Both official
and unofficial estimates place the Whitby casualties at two
dead and two wounded. The maximum of wounded is close
o nto 150 persons.
Bristling with wrath and resentment at this attack on
unfortified towns, England is astir today as never before
since war was declared. Another raid is confidently ex
pected and the entire machinery of home defense has been
put into motion. .
On the east and southeast coast of England emergency
committees are at work, while in London plans to organize
a national guard of men too old for military service are un
der way. Although to the British mind, a raid on London
seems remote. -
Yesterday's episode drove home the realities of war
as nothingel^e could.
Arrangements have been made at Deal and Doyer to
expedite the removal of the civilian population i ncase of an
attack. These measures are primarily to forestall any con
gestion on the railroads and thoroughfares which might
impede niilitaiy movement^ ?
Through wireless telegraphy Berlin
promptly heard'of~the"outcome ot tho
vtslt of the German cruisers to the
English coast and this morning a
wireless message from tlie German
Capital picked up here reported do
tails of the attack as printed by Brit- j
Ish newspapers. yesterday. Nothing
has been added from German official
sources.
Steaming at high speed the German
raiders barring mishaps should have
reached the advance naval base ot
Heliogoland somo time after midnight
last night, their trip requiring about
15 hours. Thirty hours out of port )
on such a venture in mine laden wa
ters is a feat English papers do not
belittle and in his heart every English
man hopes that it will be essayed
again, and If necessary, again until
the cause is paid once too often.
It is presumed that behind the Ger
' man cruisers strewed mines so a fleet
of trawlers Is now out engaged in
.the task of sweeping them up.
The towns attacked yesterday had
resumed much of their normal ap
pearance by today, except in tho
homes and in the hospitals where the
wounded were quartered.
Everywhere the sound of hammer
ing was heard as damage was repair
ed.
The belief Is general that the Ger
mans In this expedition had the able
assistance of spies. The remarkable
secrecy with which the raid was exe
cuted Is shown by the fact that not
a single incoming vessel at any coast
port saw the German ships prior to
their sudden appearance.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Dee. 17.?All naturaliz
\ ed Germans In the seaport of Sunder
| land, a short distance north of. the
English coast towns which were bom
barded by the Germans yesterday,
were arrested over night, according
to a dispatch published here today.
[ BANDIT ROBS TWO BANKS.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 17.?Two hours
after the robbery, the Liberty Bank
ing and Savings Company, at Liberty
and Freeman avenue, ten blocks from
the scene ot the Provident bank, was
entered by a man who is supposed to
be the same automobile bandit and
another bundle of money, the value
of which is not known, was obtained.
George Winters, cashier of the - Lib
erty bank, was shot by tho bandit and
probably seriously Injured. The ban
dit again escaped In an automobile
driven by himself.
Marriage Llcenaes.
John A. Rallies, Fairmont, and Mary
Shaffer, Benton's Ferry.
-Terrence H. Shjtver, Worthington,
and Cora D. Hall,' Barrackville.
Officipl I
Statement
For Today
GERMAN.
Bt Associated nflws.1
BERLIN, via wireless to London,
Dec. 17.?Army headquarters today Is
sued the following statement:
"Yesterday the French continued
their attack at Nieuport -without sue
I cess. Attacks were attempted at Vil-1
lebecke and LaBassee, but were re
pulsed with heavy losses to the ene
my.
"The Intention of the French to
throw a bridge over the Aisne at Sois
sons -was prevented by our artillery.
French earthworks fo the east of
Rheims were destroyed.
"There is no news on the Bast and
[ West Prussian frontiers. The Rus
sian offensive against Silesia and Pos
en has completely broken down, in
I the whole of Poland the enemy was
forced to retreat after fierce and stub
bora frontal battles and is being pur-1
sued everywhere. During the flght
ing in Northern Poland yesterday and
| the previous day the bravery of the
West Prussian Hessian regiment gain
ed a victory. The effect of this vic
tory can not yet be estimated.
I BERLIN, via wireless to Sayville, L.
I? Dec. 17.?A statement given out to
day by the German official news bu
reau says:
"The Austrian general staff reports
that 31,000 Russians have been taken,
prisoners in West Gallcla."
Attention
Is Called
i
?
The attention of our readers is call
ed to the advertisements of Mafaning
ton merch^pts which appear on this
page. The merchant who advertises
haB no shelf-worn goods; bis stock
keeps changing and his customers are
always assured of the hewest, best,
most up-to-date goods. Your home
merchant can in most every case meet
your needs better than the mall order
merchant. He has studied local peo
ple and their needs and by his efforts
to please is deserving of your trade.
If you will consult the offerings your
merchants are making through the
West Virginian, hristmas shopping
will be indeed a pleasure. .
Stogie Makers
Would Benefit
By Home Trade
20,000 STOGIES, CHEAP LABOR
PRODUCT, USED IN FAIRMONT
EACH MONTH.
HOME PRODUCT THE BEST AND
MADE UNDER SANITARY CON
DITIONS.
While discussing the problem ot
trading at home with one of the of
tlJcials of the Haggerty Stogie Co..
e few days ago. we received the Infor
mation that at least 20,000 stogies
made by cheap outside labor were sold
In Fairmont each month, the price for
making these Imported stogies being
less than hair that paid stogie makers
In Fairmont The Fairmont stogies
are as good as any stogie made, and
should be used by the local stogie
users, and purchased by the local
merchants. The Haggerty factory is
one ot the big Industrial Institutions
o? the city. It has a model plant
and affords work to a great many men
and women, under sanitary condi
tions, at good wages. This company
alone pays the U. S. Government an
annual revenue of over $20,000. Such
an institution, and the other smaller
ones, but none the less worthy, aro
entitled to better patronage at home.
The Held for bettering home trade
conditions is a broad one. and In every
direction we turn, we find Just cause
for complaint. Like charity, this move
ment, should start at home, that is;
every person seeking local patronage
must practice what he preaches. He
must clean his own back yard before
sending the board of health to look af
ter that ot his neighbor.
Great Battle Is
Being Waged By
"Mexican A rmies
EL PASO, Dec. 17.?The first Im
portant battle between the arranza
and Villa factions of the constitution
alist army Is in progress near San
Pedro de las Colonlas, a town east
of Torreon. Several columns of Car
ranza troops from Coahulla state ag
gregating about .6,000 men are being
engaged by a Villa force of slightly
superior number.
Reinforcements for both sides are
being rushed to the scene of conflict.
Both sides have ample artillery and
the fighting is described as desperate.
The Carranza force is commanded
by Colonel Illifonzo Vasquez. Gen
eral Villa Is in command of tho con
vention forces. The Carranza ad
vance marks a long threatened move
ment to take Torreon, the railroad
center of the interior, and shut oil
Villa's communication with the north.
Tho Villa garrisons in Northern Mex
ico have been depleted greatly by tho
movement into Mexico City and
troops from the national capital prob
ably will be called upon to enter the
northern theater ot war.
Col. Goethals
Sails For N.Y.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.?ol. Geo.
W. Goethals, governor of the Panama
anal, sailed from olon, today for New
York. He is coming to Washington
to appear before the Congressional
committee in charge of appropriations
for the canal works.
It Is estimated more than $19,000.
000 will be needed for the construc
tion work necessary to repair and sup
ply the Increasing volume ot shipping"
using the canal.
ol, Goethals Informed the war de
partment today that excepting reports
of misuse of wireless he knew of no
violation of neutrality at the Panama
anal Zone. He suggested that under
the circumstances neutrality might be
violated without the detection or
proof unless he had ships to patrol
the waters.
Students Visit Fire Department.
? A class of Normal school students
under the guidance of a professor, vis
ited the entral station fire depart
ment today on a tour of inspection in
connection with their studies. The
fire laddies hooked up the teams for
their benefit just as if an alarm had
been sounded.
Elterwater and PriricesslOl
ga are Known to Haves
Been Lost. :
Crew and Passengers on Big
Liner Vessel Seen Taking
Their Boats
11 * " ,?*,\ *?''? W?
Twelve Men are Repou,
Have Gone Down on t
Elterwater.
J3y Associated Prtxuilf
SOUTH SHIELDS,II
via London, Dec. 17.?T..
steamers, one believed^
passenger ship, were sunk ?
mines in the North ;Sea!q!
Flamborough Heiadl
night. Only one of the ?
vessels has so far been it
tified.
This is the steamer "Eli;
water. Twelve of her 'cil,
were saved, but seven los
their lives. The causualtiei
on the other ships 'Kayeinot
been determined, butSifcj's re
ported that the crew an'djpa
sengers of the passeng"
sel were seen takihc't
boats.
?The
nounced that-all traffic
tween Flamborpil53rafWI'
Castle has been stopf
definitely.
Princess OIgaG<j?
SCARBOROU&E
don, Dec. 17:?1
Princess Olga, b?
Aberdeen, Scotland^
mine off here last^m|
went dowh.?vTh'eyii'
men landied. in ;?
boats.
Flamborough Is aboUt:208S
tho coast fron) Scarborough
the points bombarded yeafr
the German cruisers. * These
ships were reported to havelef
In tbelr wake as they steanitf
from the British coast. "
The British steamer ? Prlnc
was a coaster of 438 tonSji.
feet long and was built,fiiriid
The Elterwater alBo .waaf
coaster of 743 tons, 255 feet
was built In 1907. '
Stores Open
NightNextVmSl
Beginning with Mondayeveni
stores of the city will jrernai
evenings until Christmas-flay.;
been the custom for fjskn il.
the stores open for a cooplefof
preceding the holidays, howc~
years the stores remalngf
week and this year wiling
only four evenings preced
mas day
This will, however, $8%**
j for those who are unabie-toV
tag the day an opportunit
I during the evenings';
| Thoso who can shop dn
are urged to do so sojia'
! rush during the even'-?
i
rroceedin
Circuit
Z. P. DAVIS APPOINTE
MISSION. MR. DOV
Festas Downs one ;'of
sloners chosen by. Lhojf.
to ascertain the damage
demnatlon sit of the F
Company vs. Xlanlel Hlbb
sick at the present time
serve. On recommenda"
ncys on both sides. Z. .
been chosen In his ?tea<L
Theappeal case of Clf
vb, the city ofFatrmoMj
missed by Judge Haym_
di-nce of both aider hittj
cd by him.
? V .i '
?Fire Chief O.-J&WgB
Morris are in UnlonU
tending a poultry sho*
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