The West Virginian. [volume], July 30, 1917, Image 1

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i, Financial Side of Improvement
Program Has Been j
Taken Care of.
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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
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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.
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FRANK A. SCOTT
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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,
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Urges the Men From West
Virginia to be Leaders
in Morality..
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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
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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.
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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
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Woman Volunteer Reserve, the mem I
dispatch riding, telegraphing, mctorin f
event of an invasion of England. She
imp
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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.)
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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
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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.
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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
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Men Were Temporarily Mf if
Guard Duty When the
Trouble Started.
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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.
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