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I Physical Condition of the
Men Examined Proved
Very Satisfactory.
I UNMARHIEDREAUY TO G3
I Captain White Says Local
I Board is Much Pleas|
ed With Showing.
I Fairmont's men of military age are
as a rule physically fit. This fact was
revealed at the examinations for the
new army under the selective draft
, which are being held in the rooms of
the Red Cross on the third floor of the |
city hall today. Up until noon today
II forty-one out of the first fifty who re-1
ceived notices to appear for the examination
had been put through the tests.
Of this number there were twenty-two
claims for exemption. One was on
the grounds that he is an alien. The
other twenty-one were claims for dependent
wife or wife and child or children
except tito or two which were
on the ground of widowed mother. j
It Not one of the unmarried men who
IJ were examined by the board claimed
exemption or discharge. As a general
rule the men were physically fit and
the examining physician expressed bis
surprise at the fine condition of the
men from this city.
The day's work is now complete with
i. the exception of nine men who have
not as yet appeared. Of this number
' five are from out of the city and were
not expected by the board. The re-,'
maining four will be given an opportunity
this evening or tomorrow morning
after which they will be marked
physically fit and will be called Into
the service without examination, Such
a stringent rule has been necessary in
order that the board might be able to
I complete Its work in the three specified
davs.
Those who have not as yet appeared
for the examination and who should
do so at once are as follows:
L'lerlo Corniglio, Fairmont, W. Va.
Order No. 4; serial No. 854.
Charley Herbert Jones, 224 Norvall
St., City. Order No. 5; serial No. 1095
Willie Jackson, Fairmont. W. Va.
Order No. 25; serial No. 784.
Edward Johnson, R. F. D. No. 3. Or/
der No. 2; serial No. 437.
The fact that the local men have appeared
for the examinations promptly
Is very pleasing to the local board and
Captain White expressed his appreclai'
tion to the men for their helping by
coming at the requested time.
I Tomorrow the next fifty men will be
1 . examined and if conditions are favorV
able the work should be completed
without any difficulty by Friday as per
the original plans. The same rule that
I ( applied today to those who failed to appear
for the examination will be put in
II force tomorrow and Friday. All those
who fail to take the tests at the appointed
time will be marked as physically
fit and will be drafted into the
11 service of the government' without a
Is cnance ior exemption.
Captain White, chairman of the local
board, stated today that the victims
of this rule will be only those who have
brought it upon themselveB. He stated
that each man is being considered on
I a par provided he performs what the
L board requires of him. Any one who
fails to execute the requirements of
^ the board, however, is laying up trouf
ble for himself.
? After all the men have been examined
the individual claims for exemption
will be brought before the
board. They will then bo considered
and Judgment rendered In each individual
case. Those who have been
I exempted or who have boon accepted
I will be notified accordingly in a week
or so.
[ ? Team Track Hearing
To Tie Resumed
*
I % Several local people will go to
Charleston tomorrow evening ready to
attend the extension of the hearing of
the team track loaders complaint
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road company.
The railroad will begin its side on
Friday morning at ten o'clock .the
team trBck loaders having had their
hearing early last week. The rail- j
[ road men w'" *-e represented by W. j
0. Conle- iiey general of West
- Virginia.
Hi Atton- vy Nutter who is the
i;;)'.' chi for the team track
loader* ake the trip and if necessary
\?i.. vr???nt additional evidence
B against th$ railroad company. The
railroad mfen will likely complete the
evidence this week and early next
^ week the Public Service Commission
will pass Judgment on the complaint.
1 Modern Newspap
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BRITISH
It You Can Drive
a Truck You Can
Get lob In France
What local truck driver or
mechanic wants to go to France?
Mere Is your opportunity.
Twenty experienced motor truck 1
drivers, twenty helpers and ten
expert mechanics are needed at
once by the American Red Cross
for service in France, according |
fo cabled requests just received j
by the Red Cross War Council
from Major Grayson. 11. R. Murphy
in charge of the Red Cross j
mission to France.
The mechanical squad will In- i
elude master carpenters, body I
builders, painters, machinists ana I
c'cctriclans, two each. The
trucks for which drivers are
sought are of the two-ton capacity
and will he used in the rapid tran j
ier or ueti cross supplies nu.n (
pa ports to their destinations, a j
service made necestary by the !
congested conditions of the railroads
in France.
Volunteers beyond military nee !
are asked fo_ this service, and recruits
responding will be given
some Intensive mechanical train
ling. some drill, and some preliminary
instruction in the French
language. The Red Cross will
bear the expenses of the men while
abroad, but it is hoped that employers
of skilled labor required will see
this as their great opportunity to 1
contribute to Red Cross advancement
and continue the salafea of
such men lu their service who respond
to this call.
Inquiries and offers of assistance
along this line may be made
through the local Red Cross chapter.
GRANT ?iF)l
MAY RESULT II DEATH
One l^an Iq Jail, Another in
Hospital With a Fractured
Skull.
John Ag$t. an Italian employed in
the mi: e at Grant Town, was arrested
by ninty officers last night follow!
. fight which occurred at
G'r? Town | in which Agcst is said
I i struck another foreigner, Joe
Ha eii, in the head with a pick, inflicting
serious injury.
Agest was brought to the county
jail and he will be given a preliminary
hearing as soon as tho seriousness
of the wounds which he Inflicted can
be determined. No details of the:
fight could be learned at this time'
but it is thought to have been due to
an over indulgance in bootleg whiskey
which is said to have been flowing
rather freely in the (Irant Town
section recently.
Joe Barell was brought to the
Miners Hospital about 11 o'clock today
and his condition is said to he
very serious. His skull was fractured
by tho blow and It is feared
that death may result.
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women's uepartmeni
Opening Deferred
A meeting bf the Advisory council
o fthe Young Women's department
of the Y. M. C. A. was held at the
Y. M. C. A. last evening. Miss Grace
Foster, secretary of the denartmcnt,
who has been busy away on Months'
vacation, was present at the -meeting
an doutlined plans f. r the future
work of the department It was announced
that it would n t be. possible
to open the department on August
15, as was announced but the opening
would take place very soon after that
date, probably within less than a
week following.
Senate Conferees
Yield on Food Bill
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.-The deadlock
of the conferees on tile administration
food control bill was broken today
and complete agreement reached
when Senate conferees yielded and
consented to strike out amendment
proposing a congressional committee
to supervise war expenditures which
President Wilson has opposed.
First Likely to be
Here Two More Weeks
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.?Delays In
preparing National Guard mobilization
camps, the War department announced
today, will postpone the opening about
two weeks.
ers Pay a Great Dec
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One New Case and Several
Suspected Cases in Monongah
Today.
At four o'clock this morning the
second death occurred nt Monongah
from poliomyelitis. This was little
Cresso I.egoro, aged seven months and
tho daughter of Mrs. llzabeth I'elirleco,
who resided on Main street, in
Monongah. The little child was taken
111 several days ago, but Its mother,
fearing that it would be taken to the
Traction Park hospital did not report
the illness to either of the two Monongah
physicians. I.ato last night
the little child took severely ill and
the Monongah physicians were called.
At onco it was discovered that
the case was poliomyelitis, but it was
too late for the physicians to save
?t
lilt; mum.
One new case of poliomyelitis was
brought to the children's hospital
this morning, this being little Thomas
Talbott, aged six years of Middleton.
The case being suspected, I)r. Noe
was called to Middleton and immediately
pronounced It poliomyelitis
and returned with the child to the
hospital.
I.ate this afternoon Dr. Noe reported
that there are'four or five su:/ect-|
ed cases of poliomyelitis in Monon-I
gah and that he is expecting several j
of them to develoo before the evening
is over. In ail cases where the!
physicians arc sure that the children
are afflicted with poliomyelitis they
will be brought to the hospital for
Irnnfmcnit nt nnr*p
alhfelrl eaogedrdlu aoldlu oinuuu
Route of New TrolleyLine
is Inspected
A number of representatives of the
city, the Greater Fairmont investment
company, and the Monongahela Val'ey
Traction company embarked in autos
this afternoon and made a tour of inspection
along the proposed site of the
new traction line which is to be constructed
out Morgantown avenue to
the bridge of the Monongahela railway
where it crosses the street, thence up
the drive over Knob Hill nnd around
Ihe Fair Grounds, returning by way ot
Bellview avenue across Morgantown
avenue to the Speedway and thence
hack to the main line on East Park
avenue.
The party which made the tour left
Ihe city building shortly after 2 o'clock
and returned about 4:30. The following
persons made up the parly: Smi h
Hood, D. S. Blanks, both of the Traction
company; Shrewsbury Miller and
A. L. Lehman, representing the city;
A. S. Lynch, S. H. Pierson and W. J.
Wiegol, representing the Greater Fairmont
Investment company.
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Co. Man
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is mine inspector
(Ry Associated Press)
CHARLESTON, Aug. 1,?Earl Henry,
chief cf the Stale Department of Mines,
toda^ announced the appointment or
M, B. Coulter, of Braxton countjv as
deputy Inspector of mines ror the Firtn
raining district which Includes the
counties of the northern panhandle.
Mr. Coulter will suceed John T. McMahon,
who resigned. H1b headquarters
will be Moundsvllle.
il of Attention to Ne
est Virginia's Greatest Newsp
nurdinia Wednesday!
FIGHT
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MARCHING THROUGH A ]
ft American
troops on their way fr
j in France" where they aro now gett
| methods.
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Only a Few Turned Up for
the Canning Demonstra- 1
tion Today.
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Because the majority of the young j
women composing the High school
canning clubs failed to report for j
duty this mornlns at the High school I
no canning demonstration was given [
as was announced.
The director of the work. Miss Es-1
telle Hamilton, was present together j
with some four or five of the young i
women and some 12 or 15 housewives
of the city representing the food con- J
sorvation committee of the National
Defense league.
Miss Hamilton postponed the canning
demonstration until nine o'clock
tomorrow morning for the reason that!
so 'few reported for duty. She believes
that tomorrow will see many lined
up that failed to report today.
The work is to be done by the
Canning clubs in co-operation with
the Hood Conservation committee of
tho National Defense League and thefood
to bo canned was grown in tile
High school gardens.
All housewives of the romntinity
are wanted to be present to witness
tho work of the girls under the supervision
of Jllss Hamilton.
Physician Accused
! of Being a Slacker
(By Associated Press)
CHARLESTON', Aug. 1.?Dr. M. A.
Caldwell, a physician of Clenden'n,
| near here, was brought to the office
of District Attorney K. WJtcher McI
I'ullough today charged with being a
I "slacker." He was released on a bond
of ?2,500 to appear before United States
Commissioner Ruffner here next Wednesday.
Mr. Caldwell claims that to the best
of his knowledge he was born in 1885
and is therefore above the draft age.
'State's Ambulance
Unit is Accepted
(By Associated Preps)
ruapt,1SSTON. W. Va.. Aucr. 1.?
Pr. T. L. Barber, of this city, who recently
organized a hospital ambulance
unit here, was Informed today by the
surgeon general that the company will j
bo sworn into the service of the army j
at once and be equipped for immediate
duty. Dr. Barber was directed to
communicate with the surgeon general
I of the Central division at Chicago In
| regard to equipment and preparation,
j for service.
An Unkind Cut.
"I visited the office of the Highbrow
Magazine the other day," said
the poet, "and I never saw such beautiful
vaste-paper baskets, all decorated
with pink ribbons." "So that
your '.'-'rr may be cast in pleasant
p'-- " said the mean roan.
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EVENING, AUGUST 1, 1917,
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FRENCH TOWN
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om "a Trench port" to "somewhere
ing intensive training in modern war
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1EET AT 0EE1 PARK'
I'cabody, Chairman Harris
and Governor Fort Will
Address Them.
Invitation has been sent out by D. R
Larson, secretary of the Central West |
Virginia Coal Operators' Association,
announcing a two-day mass meeting of
all the coal operators in central and
northern West Virginia to be held at
Deer Park, Md., on August 1U and 11.
Among the prominent men who will
atted the meeting are F. S. I'cabody,
chairman of the C'oal committee of the
National Council of Detense; IV. J.
Harris, chairman of the Federal Trade
committee, and ex-Governor John F.
Fort, a member of the Federal Trade
commission.
During the two-day session thesb
prominent men from Washington will
irivn infnrnmtirtn im rhn nrpsflilt status .
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o( coal, as well as the allotment of coal
covering government requirements.
These are the big subjects before the
West Virginia coal operators at this
time and it is important that the coai
operators turn out in full numbers.
Among the other subjects that will
be discussed is the method by which
the coal operators' associatiou in this
state may co-operate with the National
Coal Operators' Association that was
'ust recently organized in Washington.
in all there aro expected to be at
least 90 coal operators from this sec
tion of the state at the meeting. The
i mass meeting will be brought a close
Saturday evening, August 11. with a
big banquet.
Many Acceptances
For Hotel Banquet
Manager II. L. O'Neal of The Fairmont
reports that many responses are
coming in to the invitations recently
issued for the big dinner to he given
the stockholders of the' hotel tomorrow
evening.
Manager O'Neal is anxious that all
,ot the stockholder? get in closer
tench tv-ith the lintel .and larcelv for
this reason he is holding the dinner
tomorrow evening.
Doubtless there will be a big turn
out of all the 135 stockholders to make
tho first gathering of the management
and the owners a success.
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Prohibition Vote
In Senate Late Today
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. ? Nationwide
prohibition legislation came up
for final action in the Senate today
with?the outcome apparently in doubt.
Drylehders claim it will pass, wet leaders
claim it will not.
mu-* ihft alhiatinn tmlnv nrhon
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the Senate resumei' the debate on the
resolution for a prohibition amendment
to the federal constitution.
The Senate has agreed to begin voting
on all amendments and the resolution
Itself at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
West Virginian Is ti
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fOOAY-a NEWS TODAY
HEALTI
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GERMANS FIGIIII
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Despite Counter Attacks and
French are Rapidiy
Positions Won 1
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German Submarine Bases on
of the Stake-p-British J,
Up for the ]
(By Associated Press) (
LONDON, Auq. 1.?German j
counter attack! yesterday after- j
neon and last night against the
now British positions at Labasce.
ville and north of the Ypres-Comincs
canal in Bcfgium were sueceesfully
repulsed says the official
statement issued today by
the British war office. '
Another German counter attack
further north In the neighborhood
of the Ypres-Roulers railway
was crushed by British artflI
cry.
Heavy rain has been falling
since early yesterday, the staten:nt
continues, and the weather
continues unfavorable for operations.
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Aug. 1?The battle of Flanders
has begun and the indications
are that it will bo the biggest tattle
of the war. Tills offensive of the
Frflnnh nnrl "RriticK nllinc hatl
expected for some weeks back, for
although the French and British offi-!
cial communications gave no inkling'
of it the German reports showed how .
clearly large scale operations wore in
preparation. The French public how-1
ever did not know that French troops j
had been dispatched to share In the I
assault.
Originally the front from the Xortli
sea coast to Ypres had been held by
the French in the Nfeuport region,
then by the Belgians as far as rilverdingbo
and then by the British. The.
British troops later relieved the;
French and part of the Belgians along
the coast.
It Is thoroughly recognized here
that the operation Is only the beginning
of a battle that will last weeks
and perhaps nrmths, but it is also hop
ed and believed that its effects will
be in proportion to the extraordinary
plan and vast scale to which it had
been prepared. , j
The first part of the program has j
been carried out with complete sue-1
iismr
n MDGE PUN
Engineer Meusser Writes
That He is Making Fast
Progress.
j A letter was received from the New
York Concrete Steel Engineering by
City Celrk Kern today v.-hich statedj
, that the company was working onj
the plans for the construction o( the J
Monongahela river bridge and would |
have them completed just as?soon as
the plana could be gone over and ap- j
proved with reference to government
requirements. When Engineer Wii-i
liam Meusser was In Fairmont lasti
week he hai with him about fifteen
sketches of'S^Kous styles of bridges j
out o( which will make about two i
or three plans for the approval of the |
Board of Affairs.
Tho company reports that they art
doing their best to get the most lioautiful
bridge possible for the 0350,000
that will be expended upon it.
In connection with the recent let- [
ting of the contract for the construe-i
tion of the Coal Run bridge he en- j
gineers from New York stated thatj
they wished to congratulate the city
for giving the work over to the Casey I
Company as it was undoubtedly one
of the most reliable contracting com
panies in business.
The Board of Affairs met at the city
hall again this morning to discuss
the budget for the ensuing fi3cai ;
year. A few minor affairs toward the
city Improvements were also taken
up.
Clerk Kern has also received a letter
lately from tho John F. Casey
Company thanking the city for the
contract that is to be signed by thai
Casey company but are expecting
li wiuun tne next icw ua/o.
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ind rot ao wfcrm tomorrow.
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the Belgian Coast Are Part
Lrtillery Being Brought
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ps8 and in a way which augers well
mi' iis accomplishment as a whole.'
With a wide stretch of terrtory and $
more tlmn 3500 lirisoners In Mielr m
hands ns a result of the first diyi
fighting in the new offensive the Brit* SO
isii and French troops in Flanderi
spent last night consolidating their
gains and repulsing the inevitable ?
German counter attacks.
New lines, which along the greater
part of the stretch ia two miles to two /?
and one lialf miles In advance ol the $1
old. includes ten captured towns with- '
in its limits. It has been firmly held
along the entire front.
The consolidation process lg being /a
carried out under torrent of rain that
hampers further operations. The dx* ' ?
tent o( the permanent advantage! 13
pained by the smashing of German
lirnsi In this important section ot a
front will have to be Judged by fuithcr
developments. The logical sup- H
position with the history of the Som- ':j|
me and Arras operations, particularly ,.
the former, in mind, is that the drive
will be renewed as soon as heavy gtma ^
are moved up in pursuit of the plan V-JTC
ro drive a wedge Into the German lino
by successive strokes,
The Importance to be attached to & M
drive Into German held territory te . J
tills sector must bo gttged not ojfiy '
by the reclaiming of Belgian soil from
invaders which it makes possible, bnt >|
the threat it offers to German submar- . J
ine baaas along the Belgian coats. A. ;'I
push much further eastward along
the present line of advance wiJJ be ffl
bound to shako the security of the
German roust line.
The desperation o( German realit- ;|
ance now manifesting Itself hi fa- |
rious counter ataeks bears witness to
the importance the Gorman high command
attaches to tho retention of the
present front.
This (ront has been shown to be not
the rigid one the Teutons claims
have made it out. Badly bent by yesterday's
nttack the Immediate future $
is likely to show whether it can be
strained to the breaking point.
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UTS FEDERAL II i
Not a Single Application for |
the Examination Announeed
for Today. -.'m
A first grade, or clerical civil set
A?n,..i?n?lnn ...no af *ha
V itc CAillUliiuviuii rt (to oiuvuuibu mv ui? - "' r-ts
local postcffice this morning to fill
vacancies in first grade or clerical positions
In the various branches of the -.$
field. There were no applications and
consequently no exftnlnatioa !.
A typewriter examination has been , Ji
announced to be held at the local poet- , t
office 011 August 18. The examination
is expecied to fill many vacancies in ';
government field service.
Ward ilrannon, a young man in the . -s
employment of the Consolidation Coal V-'i
company, who passed the typewriter
and stenographic examination last
week has been given an appointment
in Front Roval. Vs. Brannon left Vftl- $
terday for this town where he will Immediately
take up the work. He made '
the trip by motor.
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AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.
LONDON, Aug. l. - The American
steamship Motano, of 2,730 tone groai,
was sunk by a Teuton submarine on j
July 31. Twenty survivors have been
landed.
NOTICE I |
Fr.irnont Shoe Hospital will | '.yi
close at six o'clock during the hot j . 81
months.