The West Virginian. [volume], April 05, 1917, Image 1

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Procession Strung Out foi
. ? Number of Blocks?How
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ITnbounded enthusiasm, patriotisu
unleashed and Amerlcaism took hol<
? of Fnlrmont this afternoon when up
wards of 6000 loyal Americans marsh
?<1 through the streets of Falrmoa
In parade to show that they feci tlieii
country Is right In its methods of deal
ing with foreign ouemles.
Never before in the history of Fair
I " mont had there ever gathered on thf
street for a public demonstration such
K^.t'3-tffW, throngs of people as did this aftci
noon. There must have been, conserv
atlvely estimating, at least 12.000 pen
pie on tho streets. Thousands caim
liom out of town. The workmen, the
N^tkj c|erk?, the business men. professions
0 ' ' ? metv end everyone in tho city clossc
7$ i up shop for this occasion.
P* The United States government is as
^ fitting In the demonstration only ai
the request of tho local people air
% with a slowing up of Its work al camp
g The men who belong to the soidlerj
V have lots of work for every mlnut" hi
the day and this stopping of theh
plans for a few hours seriously ptitt
.ow. them back, but they were ail anxioui
to Join in the parade and to do th<
work If necessary during rest hours
r*"."n^*SWSt Persons of ail ages were on th<
streets and tn the parade. Old soldier,
who so bravely fought for the I.oa
Cause nnd for tho Union as well a.
' the Spanish-American delegations v/at,
present., all voicing their appreclatioi
P~. of the gravity of the situation bclwt t
America and a foretgn foe and ai
glad to be able to assist In oimgln;
the matter before the people as on<
that Is absolutely threatening and on<
that demands the assistance of cv
* ery American in the country.
at thlfi II ftPrtlOOl'
a.. provisional battalion of the First regl
WHBrSs^^ ment West Virginian National guuri
was brought to attention and 11 rev
seconds later forward march lo Flfil
street and Fairmont avenue from Kirs
and Fairmont. Dropping In Dahlia
the. soldiers were members of thi
5 * daup.uters of the American Revolutloi
followed by the Grand Army of the Ke
public. Closely behind the vetorai
t. soldiers came the Red Cross organ!
ration. Between the Red Cross am
the Greater Fairmont Band marc'uei
the marshal, Harry F. Smith, and hi:
staff. The band of course renderei
a" sorts of patriotic music as onl;
the Greater Fairmont band can.
fc???^ Then came the Elks carrying th<
(lag loaned by the City of Canton. O.
' jtjWBffly'kV tile largest flag In existence. Direct
TjBMlgJaif ly behind the groat flag were tin
' Spanish war veterans. Then came tin
Companies H, of Fairmont, F of Mar
I * tinsburg. L of Morgantown, and G o
Klngwood, and the Gregory Mllltar;
band, broughtt up by the Sanitary De
tachment and under the command o
Lieutenant Richard L. Osborn and Ad
t Jutant Lieutenant Richard E. Cars
kadon brought storms of applause a
^ passed all points. These are thi
I four best equipped companies thu
?. far In camp. The Machine Gun com
WWK,^ pany of Clarksburg was expected her.
but could not make arrangements b
After all this the Fairmont Hlgl
school students fell Into line and a
Second street. Garlow's hand and th<
* Normal school students were nejct li
line. Before the pageant reached Sec
1 Lmhh^ ond street the city commissioners mat
aged to find space enough to fall it
The Y. M. C. A., Eagles, Ratlroai
m6n' Kulghts of Columbus and Brick
layers' Union marched along with th
leading bodies.
" At Third street the Odd Fellowi
I Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of th
'SfctaNN^. World and the Modern Woodmen o
America and the Christopher Colutc
bus society fell In, followed by th
S&M colored troops. Behind the colore
JjAiJ delegations were the city police an
firemen bringing up the rear.
From Fifth street the Immense pt
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These men control the doslinv t
are working night and day to mohi
David F. Houston, secretary of agrici
the interior; William B. Wilson, sec
Wlllard. D. P. H. Martin, Dr. Hollis G
11 merco.
II IKES lift
1 CAMP TODAY
CD UIPLEASA1T
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Four Hundred More Soldiers,
Are ExDected in Citv
Before Night.
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Kmgwood company, Captain Mar*
sha!l K. Martin, was examined by the i
' medical examiner. Major William A.
Powell, at the Armory this morning!
* and this afternoon. The company is iu j
* excellent physical condition.
J j Censored news from the office of
. | Adjutant Claude H. Cayman is to the |
' effect that 400 soldiers will be in the ;:
j icily before nightfall. He would not!
, say what companies, reserving inforI
illation for the safety of the men en,
I trained. The machine gun Jtnpany :
" of Clarksburg, arrived hero this after,
noon. It will he mustered in and examined
for health this evening if MaI
jor Powell and Captain Burleson, U. S.
,! A., have the time in which to do it. 1
. j Inasmuch as the government re-:
1! fuses to permit the men the use of gas 1
r i for heating the tents and advises the !
i! use of cordwood the men have been i
> j busy all day chopping enough fuel to
1, keep them warm. The officers who
i 1 are willing to pay for their own gas .
j will have it piped into their tents and
. | meters put on. Company H moved all j
' its equipment to camp and will likely i
- sleep on eols by tomorrow night,
i 1 he rain has made things at camp
rather disagreeable due to the rotten j
' condition of the road between the Pair ,1
1 Ground and the end of the paved street.
f I Since the soldiers have arrived here it,'
has bona a great cause for worry and [1
s extra work. The soldiers themselves I
| will have to go to work on the road if j
-1 they want to get their supplies into and I
-; out of camp. Slag which was to be I
- ; used on this road has not been forth- i
coming as quickly as was anticipated ;
and for this reason the roadway has ,
1 beer, left in terrible shape much to the ]
y ; detriment of the good work of the men i
" i handling the supplies and equipment. |
fj Company F, Martinsburg. with ai
', largo number of men. was examined
| yesterday for physical defects liy Ma3
I jor William A. Powell, U. S. A., and
3 I was mustered into Federal service by
Captain Burleson, U. S. A., shortly aft"
i er. This company shows up to great
3 j advantage. It Is made up of huskies,
1 j the entire bunch being well trained
and well ahle to take care of them]
j selves in camp. The medical exam- I
*; ination o( Company I was also com?
< pleted yesterday. Company H. Fair.
mont. is alone at the Armory now. Company
1 having moved to the Fair
Ground yesterday evening.
L' Hcadquarers company. Captain
Claude H. Layman, is also at the camp
grounds. This company was ordered
! to ntcve to camp at 4:15 yesterday altI
ernocn and at 4:30 was located on the
' | grounds, all the hundreds of pampn?
! lets, books, pens, pencvils, desks, taI
bles. files, cuspidors, papers, blotters,
'* etc.. being moved by the company in
? systematic order.
J Col. Locket, Captain Burleson. LleuII
tenant Saunders and Sergeant Shetterly
of the Regular, al30 moved with
' the officers of the regiment to the Fair
Continued on Page Twelve.)
lONSTRfl
rROL THE NATION'S DE!
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a. sl?< i ft
)f the* United States when we go to 1
lize the country's military, naval and
ilture; Josephus Daniels, secretary of
retary of labor. Standing, left to r
odfrey, Howard Coffin, W. S. Gifforc
HOUSEWILL
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K&dULU 11
Chairman Flood Who Open*
ed That War Be Dec
Militarism Mi)
(By Associates Press)
WASHINGTON. April 5.?Debated!
the war resolution began in the House
promptly at 10 tills morning with
Cbalnvau Flood of til" Foreign AC
fairs committee making the opening
statement.
Passage of the resolution which will
complete the action of congress In de
daring that a state of war exists be
Lween Germany and the United States
is expected before night by a heavy
majority comparable with that which
attended Its passage last night in tne
Senate.
Far in the rear of the hall sat Rep
resenlative Cooper of Wisconsin, rank
ing Republican member of the Foreign
Affairs committee who was expected
lo lead the opposition. Less than a
ilnzon members, it was predicted,
would vole against the war resolution
Galleries were only half filled when
the debate began and less than one
half of tlie members were preseul
when the session opened. Under the
unanimous consent rule by which the
resolution was being considered. Rep
resenlative Flood could move the previous
question at any time after one
Want Cushions
For Army Y. M, C. A,
In response to a request mmle by
the Y. M. C. A. that the Women's club
furnish porch cushions to be used at
the Y. \I. C. A. headquarters at Camp
Cornwell, Mrs. J; A. Meredith lias ap
pointed a committee composed of Mes
dailies W. I. Lydic, C. E. Hutchinson
and E. F. Hartley who will look after
the collection of the cushions. It is
desired that the members of the club
will donate a c ushion or cushions and
deliver spine to tho Y. M. C. A. and il
unable to do so notify one of the mem
hers of the committee in order thai
a place to leave the cushions may he
designated. A liberal response Is ex
pected from this appeal.
JESS WILLARD VOLUNTEERS.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 5.?
Jess Willard. the heavyweight pugilist,
sent this telegram today to President
Wilson:
f will firrlit Whan iln van tmni mflf
SAVE TH
AMERICAN F
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Present three of these coupons
of The West Virginian with !)8c et
with sewed stripes, guaranteed fas)
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Realizing the need of every family i
Flag to display on patriotic holidays
number of our readers at rid Icnlousl;
price of flags has almost doubled in
ta nip 3 of the above coupons conse
The West Virginian office ivith its c
cents extga for mailing if not called
To those desiring it we will furnli
holder, all packed with the flag comp
additional.
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var. They are the council of nattonal de
industrial resources for use In case o
the navy; Newton D. Baker, secretary o
ight: Grosvenor B. Clarkson, Julius Ro
1. Below, rlclit. Samuel Gomners: left. W
ADOPT WAR
ON TONIGHT
:d the Debate Today Demandlared
So That Prussian
*ht Be Crushed.
hour and If sustained bring the measi'
ure to a vote. He was disposed hew
| er, to give members every opportunI
ity to speak throughout the day.
! the debate begt-.n -without any Hull;
tation. 'War ia being made on our
country and Its ^pebple." Represents-1
tlve Flood said in opening. "Our ships
are being sunk, our non-combatant
- citizens, including men, women and
I children, are belnc murdnreri. nor mer-1
I cliantmon are donied the freedom of
11 sea. There is no choice as to our course
i We are compelled by acts of the German
government to enter into this
most collossal war.
"The time for argument has passed.
. The time for heroic action is hero and
I our people will rally to the support of
. their government in this high and pa,
triotic hour, and meet war's sacrifice
. and perils as a brave and patriotic
people should.
"We should lake our stand by the
side of the allie.d nations which have
! been fighting humanity's battles for
i two and one-halt years, determined
that our power shall bo so employed
that complete victory shall crown their
' (Continued on Page Twelve.)
| Much Enthusiasm at
Patriotir, Mftp.t.iricr
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An enthusiasm patriotic meeting
| was held last evening at the Fleming
school under the direction'of Prof
j \V. A. ("rowel and the assistant teach1
ers. ;
I Splendid addresses of a patriotic
! | nature were delivered by Messrs.
' George M. Alexander. Ira L. Smith, Anjjthony
Bowen and O. G. Wilson.
A program of recitations, songs ana
drills featured the program in additiori
: to the addresses.
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BELGIAN RELIEF SHIP SUNK.
NEW YORK. April 6.?The Belgian
steamship Feistein has been sunk in
. the North Sea while approaching Rot,
terdam, according to a cablegram re;
ceived here today by the Belgian relief
committee. It 1b believed she
struck a mine.
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consecutively numbered at the office
ish and get a beautiful Flag 4x6 foet,
: colors.
in Fairmont and vicinity for bn American
i. wo have arranged to supply a limited
r small cost In spite of the fleet that the
the past few days. All you need do Is
ccutlvoly numbered and present them at
ents In cash and the flag Is yours. Ten
for.
ih 7 foot jointed pole with ball, rope and
lets In a neat corrugated box for 67 cents
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fensc and its civilian advisors, who
t war. They are. seated, left to right:
[ war; Franklin K. I.ane, secretary of
senwaid, Bernard M. Baruch, Dattial
illiam C. Redfield, secretary of comTrain
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Webb Escapes
From Guards
CHARLOTTE, X. 0., April E.?Henry
cJruuy Webb- member jt the notorious
jJHairison gang of robbers who stole
$100,000 worth of unsigned currency
from a train in West Virginia about
two years ago, escapod from the guards
on a train here last night while being
taken to the Atlanta Federal prison to
serve a term Imposed by a Federal
court in West Virginia.
While the train was starting into|
uiw siuuou, no junipeu inrougn a window
and escaped.
City and county officers are aiding
deputy marshals in the search for
Webb.
COUNTY OFFICERS
RAID BOOTLEGGERS
Four Hundred Pints of
Whiskey and a Tub Full
of Beer Captured.
Walter Haggerty last night accompanied
Sheriff Glover and some officers
which took him on a tour ot-tho
many places on Jackson street and
thereabouts to find whiskey and whiskey
law violators. The result of the
said is that Lud Burris, Joshua Hawkins
and King Cole, all black, are in
the county jail awaiting hearings on;
the charge of violating the Yost law. j
The cops got 350 pints of whiskey
and a tub filled with bottles of beer.
The beer and 300 pints of whiskey were
found in -Billy May's Jackson street
dump while 50 pints of whiskey wero
nabbed at 424 Hull alley. The sheriff
announces that he will keep at the
whiskey sales business until he has it
cleaned out.
Measles Break Out
In the Guard Camu
a
Company D.' Littleton, and Company
L, Morgantown, are quarantined in
camp at Fair ground due to measles
breaking out' in both companies. There
is also a case of pneumonia in Company
D according to reports. The
cases are under the expert care of both
Major W. A. Powell, U. S. A., and the
Medical corps of the local regiment.
WORKMAN KILLED BY FALL.
WHEELING, W. Va., April 5.?Ing
wald Hall, aged 33 years, of Buffalo,
fell 70 feet and was killod while at
work in the plant of the American Gas
and Electric oompany at Beech Bottom,
near here, today. He was working
on a scaffold near the roof of the build.
lng. He was a structural iron worker
| and was the only survivor of the Lawrence
River bridge disaster, Canada,
i over a year ago.
NORMAL SCHOOL DINNER
The Normal sfchool alumni dinner
to be Berved In connection with the
seml-centennlal celebration of the
school will be held tomorrow evening
at 6 o'clock at the Episcopal church
parish bouse.
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RESSIVE m
HOPE CO. SMS *1
DEEP SAND IESI P*
i is com m
Will Drill,Well on Prickett's
Creek Not Far From Wlul|K3i
TFST IS 1IHF UFA WIURFR
fcw ? aw Vl**a VI IIWHIWLII
When Gas is Struck Deep
Great Rock Pressure is I
Present.
The Hope Natural Gas company has
started a test well on Prickett's creek,
near Fairmont, one of a number of test M^l!}
wells that are being drilled by that I * ,
company on the East side of the Ma
nongahela river, with the object of L?
determining at what depth the deep
sands containing oil and gas can be
found. The sands which will be tested
are the Clinton. Spcechle, EllzSbeth
and three others.
To reach these sands drilling must j
be carried on to a great depth and "*
gas, when found, is of a terrific rock
pressure. In a deep well recently
struck by the Hope company In Bar |MjtlllC**
bour county, a rock pressure of 1,500 '
pounds to the square inch was found.
It is believed the depth at which the
deep sands will bo found in the present
test, will be as favorable as any .
tne company can find. since the strata
i in -which they are found lakes a cohfl
i arable upward swoop in this section 4
It is probable that the finding of the h
sands at a rosonable depth will be pjl
followed by extensive drilling opera- 'PJ^^3HS
tions.
The cost of drilling a deep well at ?
present prices for material is tre- LvV|M||^ _
mendous. running from $50,000 to $00,
City Hall Notes \
When word readied the city hall
yesterday that "some dago on Iluruey
street" had an American flag crossed
with "a dago flag on his front porch"
there was n big rumpus in the offices
and many started for Barney on a run " X,
to tear down the flag un-American. d
When they reached Barney street they .
discovered that the "dago flag" was
I the flag of the state of West Virginia.
Street department employes started
yesterday to pave Robinson street
and to scrape the road leading to the
camp grounds. Thu work of paving |
Robinson street had to be slopped A
due to the rain this morning.
East sido petitioners have requested
that they have their fire engine
which was purchased for the East
side returned to that section of the
city. There are but few on that sido I *
who want the department moved in- ?
asinuch as they know they are now
far hetter protected by the fire engine
on this side than by the old horses
of the East side. The East side Je- fiSUSg'jg
paitment will be returned to that
section when the department building
is erected. | ? '." *
Large Flags Fly on hSHftaJC
Fairmont Buildings Bj
The largest flag In Fairmont went up
on the flag pole on the Watson
building this morning when Superin Lj-gn.
teudcnt hiurshall pulled up a star
spangled banner measuring 15 by 30
feet. Another large flag, until the ar- F*~*"?CW55
rival of the new Watson building flag,
the largest In the city, was a few days
I ago raised over tho new addition to
the plant of the Fairmont Mining Ma- *
chinery company.
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Six Hospital Ships
Sunk by the Teutons
(By Associated Press)
LONDON. April 5. ? Six hospital
ships have been torpedoed or mined H
by the Central powers since the begin- KBBMSjg
nlng of the war. Thos. J. MacNamara,
financial secretary of the admiralty,
stated in. the House of Commons today.
In consequence, he added. 247 lives
have been lost and 73 persons injured.
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