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m A Q' June 1917 .. A Quality Nwoapapar lor tlx I ESTABLISHED 1868. nni nnrn H 0ULUI1LU f COiACT FOR COi li SIB I0DM;I r . ? i i, Financial Side of Improvement Program Has Been j Taken Care of. t MillSW I Decision to Go Ahead Reach: L ed at Meeting of CitiH| ^ens. -it a meeting of the Board of Affairs [ 1 this morning work was taken up In j I the various departments by the three commissioners and City Engineer Mil-1 ler o/'. ihe city improvements authorI' 1 if' ast winter at a special election l; w; the voters of Fairmont ratified r/ and Issue of $760,000. Decision to begin work on the lm -a provements was actually mauo jod.?. , day when there was an Informal meetI lng of leading citizens and the memI . bers of the Board of AfTalrs at which I the iir.anclal side of the problem was discussed and a program for financing the Improvements was adopted. At the regular meeting of the Board of Affairs this morning the first lrnI portant thing to be taken up was the ft letting of the contract to the John F. ft Casey Contracting company of PittsI burgh. Pa, for the construction of the South Side bridge. A motion was offered by Commissioner Lehman that the contract be let to the Casey company which was later I seconded by Finance Commissioner I Barnes. The motion carried unaniI mouMy and a few minutes later, Mr. I Casey was called on the phone and Informed of the letting of the contract. Mr. Casey will come to Fairmont within the nezt few days and make plans for the construction of the bridge. It Is the idea of Engineer Meusser ana I the Board of AfTalrs to begin the bridge I work immediately and get a large part ft of the work done before cold weather sets in. The change in the traffic will ? not come however, until early next spring. , Engineer Meusser is now in New I York but will return soon to comKi plete arrangements with Mr. Casey E for the construction of the bridge, fl In all the improvements in the city of Fairmont will cost $540,000, the remaining of the $750,000 being spent in the payment of outstanding indebtness. The following improvements will I be made I The making ot' a proper thorough-; 1 fare from Cleveland avenue to Locust i f avenue at McCoy street which will j eliminate dangerous curves and make the avenue wider. The opening of Lowell street from j Locust avenue to Short avenue. The opening of Ridgely avenue from j Field street to Oakwood road. jf> The building of a culvert over Bell run at Seventh street. Estimatej for the above street improvements, $40,000. To construct a bridge over Coal run connecting Main street with Fairmont avenue for which the sum of $100,000 was estimated. To construct a new bridge over the the Monogahela river for which the estimate ot $350,000 was made. To refloor the present river bridge j and the one crossing BufTalo creek at Barnestown at an estimated cost of $7,500. Sewer improvements, $30,000. New East Side Fire Station, $7,500. New incinerator, $5,000. The steel for the South Side bridge has been purhased and will be de 1 livered at once. It was necessary tor the city to purchase the steel for the bridge before tomorrow In order to get It at the reduced rate under which It was ordered. Thecementwhlch will take 40,000 barrels has been purchased and arrangements are now being carried out with the companies selling the cement to deliver It after the first of the year, as It will not be needed until next spring. i? L,*" Commissioner of Finance J. Walter Barnes announces that the majority I of the bonds have been bid for at par with interest and that the remainder were optioned. This relieves all financial difficulties In the Immediate beginning of all the lm' provements. The bridge to be constructed over the Monongahela river will be strated Just as soon as those In charge can get to it. Engineer Miller rennrted at the meeting this morning that he was surveying for the exact location of the bridge as well as making survey! for all the other Improvements provided for In the hand Issue last winter. At the meeting this morning Commissioner Layman reported that he was doing alU In his power to rush the Improvements but did not have . any definite cation as yet planned to place before the board for approval. All the other commissioners are 3^ working on their individual Improvement and later In the week will put their plans before the hoard for their acceptance jI The West Vi MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. m IL RON BRIDGE I * %?# nrnuin Anflll in mm m CRIHSEII ARIADNE SUNK BMORPfOO! British Admit Loss of Warship of Eleven Thousand Tons. LONDON", July 30.?British cruiser Ariadne, of 1.100 has been torpeaoea and sunk, according to official statement issued today by British admiralty. CHICAGO SWITCHMEN! 60 BACnO WORK1 Did Not Win the Closed Shop For Which They Struck . (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, July 30?The strike of switchmen belonging to the B. R. T.! involving more than 2,500 men In the Chicago switching district, which be- j gan Saturday at 6 a. m. was called oft' shortly before fi this morning after an all night conference between representatives of the switchmen and tho 19 railroads involved. The men will return to work at once. The agreement provides that the switchmen are to return to work without prejudice or without loss of seniority. -_jt? afatnmont made According iu ? juim. - by conferees the "closed shop" which | was claimed by the railroad managers i to have been a primary cause for the calling of the strike ceases to be an Issue, it being stated that matters at Issue are to be settled without the adoption of a closed shop rule or of any rule that might be considered as equivalent to such. Several minor issues are yet to be settled but arrangements were made for further meetings tomorrow at which time they will be taken up. if in is! OITTIHIC AT IMP Oil IIIUI hi unini Number of Cases Will Come Before It Before It Adjourns. Court martial was in session at the First Regiment camp today. It will continue until all the cases havo been heard and disposed of in the routine manner. The court wa? delayed this morning because of the late arrival of some witnesses from Martins Ferry, Ohio. The witnesses were summoned to appear at eight o'clock this morning but were unable to get here before one o'clock this afternoon. Tlie men are neany w | night officers from Martins Perry ana j were therefore unable to leave that city until this morning. Immediately after the arrival of the witnesses the case of one of the officers who had been stationed at the Terminal bridge at Martins Ferry was continued. The charge made was drunkenness. The members of the board of the present court martial are as follows: Captain Berry, Captain McVickers, Lieut. Blert, Lieut. Ringer. C&ptaln Williams is Judge Advocate and Lieutenant Farrall is assistant Judge Advocate. The decision of this court is sent to Secretary of War Baker, who passes final Judgment on the cases. . 1> -It . - ?? ?_ a Many Be?? In Colony. . > . ' A cnl3Sy>of bees to summer cbn i.?v i4rakw?-m*Yiift tn innono indivi dnaifl. jSfioh colony contains one qiKSo-^wSpeta.bandrea .droiies md'flie balarfjtfgbrteis. The latter are neuter ^cj^igJeretopW females, and they do rtM^ejWork In the hire, and gather Sfiyfipoa from the flowers, jflkch .iheney: and pollen- Tbey al^'lJGtferJprocdtt, a realoous .rabstaD?t> Aed. to etep oraeks aoixbWes rginian Reaches Pra w im i tip, .. , ... ij .{. , ,' . ; _.:;V ' L..,; Bit ' Northern W FAIRMONT, WEST \ lii FRANK A. SCOTT I- m Frank A. Scott, of Cleveland. Is chairman of the new War Industrial hoard until Saturday. The other members are: Bernard M. Barucli, i of New York, of the council's advlsorv commission; Hugjh Frayne, of New York, representing labor; kodert S. Brookllngs, o( St. Louis merchant; Robert S. Lovctt, of the Union Pacific system; Lieutenant Colonel Palmer E. Pierce, representing the army, and Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, representing the navy. Three members of the board and Herbert Hoover are designated to constitute a government purchasing commission serving under the board's direction. The work of the commissioners will be divided as follows: .Mr. Barucli in charge of raw material 1 purchases; Mr. Brookings, finished products: Mr. Lovett to decide priority, and Mr. Hoover, food buyer. GOV. com AT THE OFFICERS CAMP, i Urges the Men From West Virginia to be Leaders in Morality.. i (By Associated Press) , FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, Ind? ; July 30.?Governor John J. Corn well, , of West Virginia, wilb a number of , officials of that state are visitors at ; the officers' reserve camp ueie iu?<v i and this fternoon inspected and reviewed the West Virginia men in the ; service of the Federal government, indergoing the course of training here. The Governor is accompanied by Mrs. ' Cornwell and also in the party are Secretary of State H. G. Voung and Mrs. Young; Attorney General E. T. England and Mrs. England; Auditor J. S. Darst and Mrs. Darst; Treasurer W. S. Johnson; Superintendent of Schools 1 M. P. Shawkey and Mrs. Shawkey; Speaker of the House J. S. Thurmond and Mrs. Thurmond; Jesse V. Sullivan, secretary of the Advisory Council, State Council of Defense, and Mrs. Sullivan, and Secretary to the Governor;, James W. Weir, and Mrs. Weir. The West Virginia party arrived In Indianapolis last night, coming from Charleston over the Chesapeake and ] Ohio railroad, and motoring to the camp today . The party will leave tonight and arrive in Charleston early tomorrow morning. The Governor in an address to tne West Virginia men in camp declared that he had brought to them the greetings of the state of West Virginia, expressed the desire that habits were being inculcated which would mako them real leaders of the men that will serve under them, made a plea for physical and moral courage on the part of the men from West Virginia, and speaking for the entire state wished the men good luck. Governor Cornwell spoke as follows: "I count it a great privilege to bring to the West Virginia members of this training camp the greetings of the people back home. The eyes of those people are upon you. The hearts of the patriotic citizens are with you. "Coming irom uio variuuo actuunn of the state, from many different counties and towns, from the hills and valleys, you have brought with you the spirit of service as well as of patriotism. Back at home you have the abld- , ing confidence not only of your families and your immediate friends, but of the people of the whole state, that your training here in this camp at the hands of skilled and efficient officers, will fit you to lead the thousands of yonng men the state will give to the great new army which is to go forth in the world war In the defense of Libertynd < Justice; in the defense of Democratic < government world-wide, and in defense 11 of the right of all men to sail the high j seas without danger of being murder-1 < ed while engaged in peacefnl pursuits, | ctically Every One I est Vwginia^s TRGINIA, MONDAY EVE n NEWEST GERMAN PEACE MOVE B mono emu! All the Allies Scoff at the Speech Made by the New Chancellor. NOT HONESfSAY US Object is to Cause Trouble in the United States and Russia. j WASHINGTON, July 30.?Gyrmsn Chancellor Mlchaells' peace lnte'rylj# Is regarded at statee department* as another German attempt to holster up public opinion at home, afaral to the peace sentiments In enemy anj. neutral countries and create dissension between the allies. At tho Russian embassy It wa. stnted to bo wholly Incorrect, In fact State department officials say that while Germany attempts by innuendo to fasten on France a rast campaign of conquest with the hope of making a breech with new Russian democracy Mlchaells makes no suggestions that Germany herself has In any way revised her war program or accepted the principal of no annexation. The new attempt at peace Is considered as hollow as many others which have always followed a successful offensive and which took their most tangible form. In the official German peace offer of December 12. The maneuver Is viewed as similar to that one which had the purpose of gotting the allies about a conference table where Germany hoped to Instill difference between them and split up the alliance. At that time Ambassador BernBtorff. here, was offering footriro which could be repudiated at will. The government it in stated will lake no notice of the latestGerman effort. LONDON, July 30.-Statements by Or. Michaelis, German Imperial chancellor, and Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister which are regarded here aB obiviously made in collusion, dominate the news columns of the morning papers. They are generally treated editorially as a sign of weaknmis. while the absence of reference to the future of Belgium and Serbia is considered to exclude all credence in the desire for peaco btf understanding. Austro-German peace talk unless accompanied by an understanding to evacuate and restore conquered territory is declared merely to be aimed at delaying America's preparations for war. Herr Michaelis' accusations against France are dismissed by some commentators as best left for refutation by French allies but discussed by others, on*e of which says the story is too thin even for the Germans to believe. BERLIN, July 29, via Copenhagen. ?Dr. George Michaelis, the German imperial chancellor, Saturday summoned a large number of newspaper men. to whom he declared: "The speech of Da v!0 Lloyd George the British premier, at Queen's hall, London, and the recent debate!) in tbs British house of commons again have proved with indisputable clearness that Great Britian does not desire peace by agreement and undertsanding. but only a conclusion of the war, which means the enslavement of Germany to the arbitrary violence of our enemies. "It would be of the greatest importance for the enlightment of the whole world regarding the true rea onntlnnnMon of the Ban SUUt) iui fcuv ? ? guinary massacre of nations, for It to be known that written proofs of our enemies' greed for conquest have fallen into our hands. I refer to reports of the debate on Jane 2, in the French chamber of deputies. The enemy press endeavors lo force upon my inaugural speech the interpretation that I only consented to the majority resolution with an illconcealed reservation of Germany's desire for conquest. I am obliged to deny the imputation as to an object of which there can be no dout. Besides the resolution implies? which is quite dear?that the enemy must aiso renounce any ideas of conquest." "This conspiclousnes of the Justice defpnsive war,' the chancellor concluded. 'will steel our strength and determination in the future." GOING AFTER SLACKERS. WASHINGTON, July 30.?Declaring that thousands of men of draft age evaded registration and have escaped call to the army Attorney General Gregory today instructed all United States attorneys to hegin a round up of slackers and start criminal prosecution . .'"r4 n Fairmont Within tmntti iaper^r NING, JULY 30,1917, W LEADS IN WOMEN M '' vjri /3fl m J \ '"$ '*'J^nBm?^pmm 11 C/ v ' ^sf' The Marchioness of Londonderry I Woman Volunteer Reserve, the mem I dispatch riding, telegraphing, mctorin f event of an invasion of England. She imp use i cis rooms for tests Men Called to Present Them selves Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The largo room on the third floor of the City Hall now being used by the Red Cross has ben selected as the examinglng rooms of the local draft board and all examinations for military service will be made in this room on Wednesday, Thursday and Vrlrtav nf this week. Fiftv men will be examined and passed upon each of the three days. The men will report oil the days under which their 1 nafe is designated in the list below. The local quota calls for 152 men to be examined out of which 76 will be favorably passed upon and accapted for service. The complete list of 1622 names has been received by the local draft board and will be ready I for posting by Thursday of this week. ! (Continued on Page Seven.) ! Monongah JLads Are Arrested for Assault George Perkins, Buster Woods and Sterling Gillspi, all of Monongah were arrested today on a warrant issued by Justice Musgrove charging assault. I ""?? ?**- nvnontod fn ho 1 1 WO UlUCI (iii CSlO OIC CA(lbVkUU bU WW j made within a short time, there be-1 ing two others In the gang of alleged rowdies who attacked a young man in! Monongah yesterday. A. J. Davidson visited Monongah; yesterday "on private business" andj as he was returning, to the car lastI night he was met by a fusllade of rotten eggs showered upon him from the darkness. The young man turned upon his assailants, rushed them out of ambush and pursued them until they took refuge under the steps of a nearby building. Then he lit machea to illuminate the place and succeeded in identifying the young culprits who had ambushed him. They will probably be tried this I evening or in the morning after the othe rmembers of the gang have been rounded up. HARRISON GRAY OTI8 DIES. LOOS ANGELES, July 30.?General Harrison Gray Otis, president and general manager of the Los Angeles Times, died today at the home of his son in J law, Harry Chandler. TRANSPORT RAMMED. AN ATLANTIC PORT, July 30.?An American transport at anchor waiting sailing orders was rammed by an in'bound American steamship here today. The ship beaded toward the beech in is sinking condition. all a Few Hours After It m __i II r ttt y TODAY'S NIWS TODAY wm "'S WAR SERVICE , , i v l^&^^nzfi||SSfiKSK^jflP|b v J wM/'l ^m?m Wm w i n the uniform of colonel of England'i iors ol which are taught signaling, | ; and camp cooking, to be ready in the,, is ono of England's famous beantles, Imlfii; is n w It Has Established Quarters in Bank Building at Mannington. A meeting of the draft board oh 1 Marion County outside of Fairmont will be on the third floor of the First National Bank at Mannington this afternoon. Georgo W. Bowers, chairman of the board stated this morning that the numbers have been 1 received and that at the meeting this 1 afternoon the plants of examination would be determined upon. In all probability those examinations will be held in Mannington. The list of those who will be called upon to appear before the hoard ( will bo ready for publication in a day or so. Chairman Bowers stated ' that his board would have the notices ' sent out In due time so that the men would know at an early date whether or not they will be called upon for federal service. City Hall Notes Assistant Chief Ralph Doolittle, o( the fire department, left today with his family for points in the east where they will spend a ten day vacation. Before returning they will visit in Portsmouth ; and Washington. Assistant Chief Seaman is on duty today acting as chief of police. Blaln Boggess is now acting as night chief. Chief of Police Fred Harr is now on a ten day vacatlor. City Clerk Albert Kern motored to Pittsburgh on Saturday to spend Sunday with his brother and family who have been visiting in Fairmont for several days. Desk Sergeant Devenv has returned from Pittsburgh and yesterday evenlng relieved Tom Ford who had been filling his place In his absence. Train 48 Has Made Bloody Record MORGA'NTOWN, July 30.-Robert Garlow, a resident of Monogalla county, was Instantly killed at about eight o'clock Sunday morning when he was struck by Baltimore and Ohio passenger train No. 66, near the Maldsvllle landing while walking down the railroad track at that point. Garlow had been In Pittsburgh and was returning home when the accident occurre'd. This makes three plrsons who have been killed by the j same train within IS hours. The | first victim was killed on Friday at. Pt Marion and the second victim I j was killed by this train at NUan on 1 Saturday. 'J Is Printed. Try It Fc rHE WEATHER. I ' tonight; f?lr ?nd oonthwod I Tuwd'y- 1 9 PRICE THREE OSftjB: j TOWN I 5 U TROOPERS WHO TOOK TO BOSHES suiimiT l Men Were Temporarily Mf if Guard Duty When the Trouble Started. 0KE1H1T I Three Citizens of Waco. 1 Where Outbreak Hap*; pened Were Injured. (By Associated Pre??) Jj WACO, Texas, July 30.?Expedition consisting of provost guards of the 24th United States Infantry and members I ot local police force early today were searching the environs ot Waco tor a j iletachment of 14 armed negroes, mem. J her s of the 24th Infantry who lata lest 4 night aa the culmination of a night ot trouble on the street with white dUtens clashed with a squad of police and if Boldiers. ' 'SI Later It was reported that all the .1 tegro soldiers who took part In the r'S dashes had been accounted tor. Sis s tvere arrestee, not long alter tha die- J urbances took place. The 14 who ee- ,-j raped to environs of the city reported J it camp this morning and were placed inder guard. Everything was quiet Will Jones, a negro trooper, wan shot - J n the head and l'atrolm&n Todd, Edtar Williams and Neal Harrli, all ."'J white, were slightly Injured. The .roops arrived yesterday Irom El Pafco 3 .0 do temporary guard duty over gor- -j'Jm srnmont property at Camp McArthor vending the arrival ol Wisconsin and ~"'jm Michgnn forces. The trouble started nm shortly alter 9 when the negro troopers "w massed before a negro picture theatre . ' :?? vppositc tho city ball and refused to vermlt white citizens to pasB. Police reserves were called to clear -3 :ho Btreets and disorder subsided lor 1 time. About two hours later hostilties broke out again when Patrolman I'odd In a fight with a colored soldier jroke a finger. Citizens soon alter zongregated on the city square when reports were received that a group of .'!< fourteen negro soldiers had left their :amp for town to start a fight. Enlisting tho aid of a provost guard of negro troops Police Captain James 5 rncounlered 1)10 rohoiiiono .. hey entered the town. A volley vu ? [ired into the group by the police and embers of the provost guard with tht injury of Jones, a member of the band. The invaders outnumbered, fled at ' the first shot. A posse with five motor cars commandeered by the police took i route down to Brazos river whil? l detachment of troops under Captain Ulgginson proceeded to the outskirts o{ the city. . a ~ Death for Two in f J Bootleg Liquor, 1 I CI.ARKSBURO, July 30.?Two men ''V lire dead and a woman is in a critical I condition as a result it is believed I of drinking had "bootleg" liquor at '-9 a party m noseniont, a mining town 1 near here, last night. The dead are Andrew Bens, aged / 32, coal miner, and Peter Kudeniak, 34. coal miner. Mrs.Peter Kudeniak, >$ wife of the dead man. Is In critical a condition and physicians say she wQl probably die. The liquor. It Is Bald, was paassd j round the party and several persons were stricken ill. Bens and Kuden- 9 Isk died this morning. An inveattgition is being conducted. Eleven Known VictifiS im of B, C, Forest Fires, -M BERNiE. B. C., July 30.?Here* men are known to be dead at reratti o'f the fire which swept the Sprdce river valley 10 miles northeait ot here Saturday and 26 othese art unaccounted for. ,*.^1 n is Known 00 men were trapped oj ' . '. Xjm flames but 30 of these are accounted ' for. The various direction* which, the fugitives sought to escape deirtuctlon has made It difficult, to check up and It will be some time beore'tfie lnal result Is known. WANTED-LABORERS in selecting department. Good -j wagei. apply I vilfl Owens Bottle Machine Co. 1 > >r wumtius . j J I I mil iiiMiM