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[ : -,. A Quality Nswapaper for the t -^-I ESTABLISHED 1868. AfAiyy n K PRIZE V ) EAST, / Fill lit' ) 111 HONORS i:\: nnra?r*MP I ' fllUHiULSioumvn Announcement Made Today J of Those Who Were * warded Commissions J j MJf Id' THIS STATE J in Several Instances Privates in the Guard Get . Captaincies. ! WASHINGTON, Aug. 10?Adjutant General McCain today forwarded Instructions to the commanding officer of the reserve officer's training camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indlanap- < oils, Ind., to Inform those concerned t Df their appointments to commissions t to date from August 15. The list In- f eludes the following West Virginians 1 Third Company. I To be second lieutenant, InfL sec., Officers Reserve Corps?John K. Ashk., ni,oi.ioBtnn Benlamin G. Oberlln, I Charleston; William DeVaugh, Park I ersbarg; Hary J. Anderson, Mannington. Fourth Company. To be second Lieutenant, lnft. sec, I Officers Reserve Corps?Otto E. Le- I Blanc, battallion sergeant major, headquarters Company, Second W. Va., National guard; Lane S. Anderson, i Charleston; Clarence 0. Morris, first ] sergeant to Supply Co., of Second W. Va., National Guard. Fifth Company To be captain inft. sec., Officers Re-1 serve Corps?James A Gartlan, prl-j rate W. Va. National Guard; Fred K.I v Swiger, private, W. Va. National tr' Guard; Frank H. Geilfuss, regimental c supply sergeant W. Va. national guard { Wayne C. Lawrence, Jr., Logan. To be first lieutenant, inft. sec, Offl- ? :ers Reserve Corps?Charles E. King r private W. Va. national guard. To be second lieutenant, inft. sec., ? Officer's Reserve Corps?Ronald C. Callendar, Parkersburg; Fred T. f Wright, battalion sergeant major, IV. r > Va. National Guard; Emery Smith, pri a rate W. Va. National Guard; George j \ Shissler, Sistersville; Harry P. Jones, r J Parkersburg; Clarence M. Ballard, t f sergeant W. Va. National Guard; * **7 \r? | , Seorge G. jacKBon, sergeant ??. i?. i L t .National Guard. a Wr Sixth Company J f To be Becond lieutenant, lnft. sec., r I Officers Reserve Corps?Frank E Ar- 1 lett, Clarksburg; Lewis D. Gerhardt, J fr., sergeant Co. F. First W. Va. 1 Seventh Company. ' To be major, lnft. section, Officer's Reserve Corps; Thomas M. Hays, ol Huntington. ' To be captain, lnft. sec., Officers Re- 1 serve Corps: Frank H. McGregor, ot j; Parkersburg; Wallace \V. Johns, Hun- 1 ting'on; Lindley A. Allen, Wheeling; i, Patr.ck D. Koontz, Charleston; Albert G. Hallock, Wheeling Frank E. Lin- ' I. aell, Athens; Joseph D. Holloway, of ? : 1) Wheeling; Lewis H. Cort, Jr., Hunting ? ;on; Douglas H. Harnish, Parkersburg Horace G. Freed, Charleston; Dennis . M. Moore, sergeant, West Virginia : , National Guard. ? To be first lieutenant inft. section g Officer's Reserve Corps?Martin W. Lanbam, Grafton, William G. Stath- T srs, Clarksburg; Engene G. Kerstlng, i ' Clarksburg, W. Va., Thomas VV. Peyton, Huntington; Thomas D. Kern, -k.rtMtnn- .Instils Stalnalcfir. -First First W. Va. National Guard, Frank 3 Wallace. Huntington; John P. Jones Princeton; Brown Lewis, Charleston; Hubert G. Heinisch, Huntington; W, T Hughes, Wheeling; Henry W. Bills, Ii i \ iVheeling. j T To be second lleut., init. sec., OSlser's Reserve Corps?Earl C. Jameson ? Huntington; Phillip A. Her6cher, oi ? / Charleston; Watt Stewart, Summer- 15 rllle; Leo. A. Coleman, Wheeling; Ho- P i aer F. Barnes, Fairmont, Harry W. v Davis, Huntington; Francis 0. Roller, 8 Charleston; William Walters, Wheeling; Whiting C. Faulkner, Martins- ? jurg; William A Ritchie, Huntington; fl Caroll Beckwith, Princeton; William t' L Snedeker, Wheeling; James B Kuy- f< kendall, Charleston; Melrln Stewart. 1( Jlendale, Andrew L. Kouas, Huntington; Albert G. Springer, Blackville; Howard E. Nay. Wheeling; Eugene C. I Langfltt, Parkersburg; Raymond L. * Beubring, Huntington; Frank S. Hu{ill, Clarksburg, Clarksburg; Edwin L Powell, Parkersburg; George G Davis 3utton; George L. Coyle, Charleston; i Clinton C. Kemp, Welliburg; Raynond L. Biddle, Parkersburg; Burmab . kW 3. Dusenberry, Huntington; Charles E ,3 Mahan, Wheeling; Max C. Nelson, " Morgan town; Owen R. Rlttenhouse, p Parkersburg; John M. McConlhay, of c (Continued on Page Ten.) o The West Virginian ? ? - - m MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. 7ESJ VII VINNERi SIDE FE( MACKENSEN J While the Austro-German sweep eastward la Gallcia continues, with Utile evidence of opposition by the Rusilans, a new offensive of apparently jreat strength has been launched by ?ield Marshal von Mackensen on the rorthern Rumanian front. emsBii in?MM Mrs. John Brannon and Mrs. Muggie Wilson and Children the Victims. Near Rivesville about seven thirty >* clock this morning as a party comrosed of Mrs. John Brannon and son, tlrs. Maggie Wilson and son, Cecil, iged aboui sixteen years ail of Fair nont were going to Lowesville to pick ilackberries, the car left the road and ill worn ininrprl. Mrs. Carpenter and her son were letting in the front seal of the autouobile the latter driving the car. The ccident was caused by the brakes fali ng to hold on the automobile. The car an up an embankment turning over wlce before stopping. Immediately Dr. C. M. Cox and Dr. Jraham both of this city were called nd dressed the wounds. AH of the hi ured persons were brought to Fairnont on the one o'clock ear this a(ernoon. Mrs. Maggie Wilson and son vere taken to the Miner's Hospital, vlrs. Brannou and son were taken o their home near the Baltimore anil )hio railroad yards. Mrs. Wilson who is the most seiously hurt sustained a punctured jog. Her son Cecil had not uecn thor lughly examined at the hospital at iress time but he is seriously injured aternally. Mrs. Brannon who was riding the ear seat of the car with her son ustained a broken collar bone, while ler son received several cuts about he head and a broken knee cap. Mrs. John Brannon is the widow ot he h.te John Brannon who was killd about a year ago in railroad wreck ear this city. rood Bill Is Now Law of the Land (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 10.'he administration food control and: sod survey bills were signed today by 'resident Wilson ana became law. The food bills were signed today by peaker Clark In the House and by enator Saulsbury, president pro ternore of the Senate and taken to tbe /bite House for President Wllson'e Ignature. The appointment of Herbert C. too% or as fond administrator and the all organization of machinery for conrol and distribution of tbe nation's ood supply is expected to quickly fol J n Jig Packers Plan Tomato Corner (By Associated Praia) WAASHINGTON, Aug. 10.?Plan of onsplracy among world's large packig Interest to corner the tomato out ut of the Pacific coast baa been dieovered It waa said today at tbe offices f tbe Federal Trade Commission. 's Notable Beauty A v. * r vrt k tw * Northern W FAIRMONT, WES' iGINIANl 5 IN GAR OPLE DR on MIESI IB Hill hmru; I ?? Competition Was Close In Several of the City Wards. SAHS ? PRODUCE Some Contestants Grew: Several Crops On Their Plots. Tbe prize garden contest which was * * * ril?ln nnmmlttOA nf inaugurated uy ue vmv. the Woman's club and fostered by the city Board of Affairs was brought to a successful close August 1 and the prizes offered for the best vegetable and flower gardens In the city were announced today by the committee ap- , pointed to inspect the gardens Forty-five or fifty entries were made in the garden contest and the committee on inspection and award of prizes found it exceedingly difficult in several instances to name the winners. Two hundred dollars In prizes were provided to be divided among the eight wards- a total of $25 for each t the wards to be divided as follows: $7.50 each for the best vegetable garden and flower garden In which the contestant did all the work connected with the garden, and $5 each for (lie best vegetable garden and flower garden where a portion of the work was done by the contestant and honorable mention to be given contestants who maintained l'lower or vegetable garden by means of hired help. Competition was especially Keen In the First, Second. Sixth and Eighth wards and in these wards the gardens with but one or two exceptions were exceptionally tine. In several of thess gardens two or three crops have beet, raised. A prize winner in the Fourth warn bad maintained the greatest variety oi vegetables in the smallest space anil had given a splendid demonstration oi intensive gardening. One especially Important tad brought out by the committee on inspection was the fact that the garden era in every instance were canning the products of the garden as well as dry mg vegetables for winter. Many of the contestant whose gar dens showed up splendidly stated to the ;udges that this was their first but [ not last experience in gardening. A great deal oi enthusiasm was man ifested by all the contestants and it is i believed (hat another contest would bring a much larger number of people into competition. The judges who spent several days (Continued on Page 10.) Prof, Taft Was Given Some Food Today CLAY CENTER, Kas? Aug. 10Physicans attending former President William H. Taft who is 111 at a local hotel, determined this morning to give him the first food he had eaten since the tttack of intestinal trouble early Tuesday morning. "I don't want to say danger mark has passed,' said Dr. Morgan after hav ing visitea Mr. Tare ror ine nrsi ume since last night where he was sleeping easily. "That would not be entire ly correct. However I do not think at any time there baB beeen an Immediate danger. I was a Utile afraid of conditions that might develop. Day Conscripts Move May Be a Holiday (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.?A national holiday may be declared on September S In celebration of the entratnment of tbe draft levies for toe training cantonments. No steps to this end have been taken bb yet but tbe officials at Provost Marshal General's office regard It as a probable result of the simultaneous movement of selected men from all over tbe country. Conferences were In progress with railroad officials on details of mobllzation. Transportation lines say the problem of collecting tbe first 230,000 men from 4,570 districts Involves providing tbem with sleeping car accommodations where necessary and providing tor stops at points where soldiers can be ted well and quickly. jticles Depict the Be est Virginia's Greatest fiewspt T VIRGINIA, FRIDAY EVE S WIN 0 DEN CON OP M0V1 GERMAN Historic Bagdad will soon be th carried out. It is reported that Germa quer this territory. The photo show principal street. JgMMM, IN HEAVEN C Clementine Tizer Hurls Hat< Leader Whom She Was Iiu While She V ? With tears dropping from her eyea ?UopiJntine riser, ^as arrested by Policeman Wdod^ard iharged with fighting her husband, this morning at police court told a story of how she had been induced to marry a man whom she did not love. When but a young girl in Blrmlngnam, Ala., she with her parents frequently attended a colored spiritualist meeting. The parents gradually became more and more convinced In the doctrine until finally they succeeded In getting the preacher, William Flzer, who had already been married, to make lova to their daughter. When he was ready to propose to the young girl, he told the parents that he was a great power here on earth and that some day he was to find hidden treasures. pMliT DIES THIS MDRNING Well Known Locust Avenue Citizen Had Been In 111 Health. Patrick Gettings, aged 76 years, for sixty years a resiueui ui ruuwuui, died this morning shortly before six o'clock at his home on LocuEt avenue. Mr. Gettings bad been In {ailing health (or some time and during the winter and Bprlng had been seriously ill on several occasions. He had grown bet- , ter, however, and was well enough to go about his home. Last night about ten o'clock he was taken suddenly worse and despite the efforts of physicians and members of his family continued to grow worse until the end came. Mr. Gettings was born in Sligo county, Ireland, in February of 1814. He ( came with his parents to the United States when a young lad and bad spent 1 most of his life in Fairmont. He was 1 for many years engaged in the team- : ing business having been employed in , this capacity with the old coal firm of Piermout and Watson. For several 1 years owing to increasing age he had not been actively engaged in business. The deceased is survived by five children, bis wife having died on April 4, 1915. The surviving children are Patrick M., James L. and Charles E.. Miss Winnie and Miss Mary Gettings, all oi this city. Three grandchildren, Isabell. Hannah and John Gettings, also survive. Mr. Gettings was a splendid citizen and was respected by the entire community in which he had spent eu many years of his life. He was a devout member of St Peter's Catholic church. Funeral services are announced to be beld on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock from the church and the body will be interred in Holy Cross cemetery by Undertaker R. L. Cunningham and Son. st Point of America 11 ?- aL. mints tper^J 1NING, AUGUST 10,1917. OMMISSi HEST A. SMENT j 'S BADLY WANT, v e scene of another terrific drive; if th< ny will send a large army under the le s the British troops now in possession !AGE MADE jOES WRONG i :het At Former Spiritualist luced By Parents To Wed yas Young. Believing this the parents did all in their power to hasten the marriage. For a while after their marriage everything went fine and the minleter continued bis spiritualistic meetings. But as the parents gradually learned that he was just a common man. trouble began. Finally the couple moved to Fairmont and took up a residence on Washington street where they now reside. Early this morning they were both arrested and brought to the city jail, after a tight at their home, in which J the wife threw a batchet at her husband. Mayor Bowen put them both on the witness stand. The girl is now aged 22. The husband did not deny J her story.' They were both put in jaii until they are witling to make some promise as to living peacefully. Carpenters' Union Wins the Strike (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Aug. 10.?The strike of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners to tie up all government work on army and navy cantonments and construction in this district was withdrawn today when the firm of Henry F. Spears, Inc., one of the contractors for the government, agreed not to employ non-union labor. The agreement was signed in the presence of representatives of the government who have been holding conferences with both sides with the result that the Spears company yielded to the demand of the union that it recognize the union exclusively. Drawing Tighter Line On Drafted (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug, 10. ?Reports from man; districts throughout the country that as high as 80 per cent ot the registrants called for examination are filing claims for discharge because of dependent relatives caused Provost Marshal General Crowder to Instruct exemption boards today to reduce grants of Immunity from the draft law to a far more restricted class and to very necessitous and clearly defined circumstances. Wholesale application for discharge Indicate to the Provost General that unfair advantage Is being taken of the regulations designed to protect men who properly should be exempted from military service. Existing conditions he estimated are a positive menace to the raising of the National army. STEEL ORDERS INCREASE. NEW YORK, Aug. 10-The unfilled orders of the United States Steelcorporatlon on July 31 were 10,844,161 tons according to monthly report Is BUOU IUUBJ I This is a decrease o< 639.103 tons] from orders of Jane 30. , i> Most Beautiful Liv ^ * * Itl Li TODAY'S NEWS TODAY IONS IN RE ANN iGAINS'j BAGDAD e plans of the German general staff are adereblp of von Falkenhayn, to reconof the ancient city marching along the iTilT mm phi Preliminary Hearing foi Man Who Killed Daugherty Now Going On. Evidence ie being taken this aftei noon in the trial of Glocchino Catalam accused of the murder of Melvin 1 Daugherty. The hearing Is being heli before Justice Musgrove and a larg crowu 01 spectators IS preaeiu. The interests of the state are belnj looked after by District Attorney Wat ter Haggerty while the accused is be ing defended by Congressman M. M Neely. A court stenographer is 01 hand and is taking down the evidence It has developed thus far at tin hearing that Catalano himself was In i jured during the quarrel which pre ceded the shooting and the defensi will base its argument on the theor; that the shooting was done in self de fense. Many witnesses have beei called both by the state and the de fense. At the time of the shootlni there were about sixteen or seventeei people in the store and much evidenci will be brought out. Finance Bill Debate Begins In Senatf WASHINGTON. Aug. 10?The re draft war revenue bill Imposing taxe to the amount of two billion was takei up for consideration In the Senat with exclusive right of way until ati posed of The debate Is expected to last tw weeks, after which it will go to cot ference for adjustment of the dlflei ences between the two houss. Th leaders plan to push the bill throug to final passage with the utmost exps diency. To that end senators of bot parties have virtually perfected a "gei tleman's agreement" to restrict dl cussion as much as possible. Senator Simmons, chairman of th finance committee who will pilot th bill through the Senate ordered th discussion on the measure today. TWO KILLED IN AUTO WRECK. ALTOONA, Pa., Aug. 10.?Two pet sons were killed, two probably fatal!; injured and four others less serious! injured earl ytoday, when an automc bile in whic bthey were riding crashei into a telephone pole near this cltj All of the Injured reside in Holllday! burg. Conversational Superfluity. "What this country needs " bt gan the querulous citizen, "Don't tell me!" exclaimed Senate Sorghum. "This country has abou everything that it can use in its bus ness. And if there is one thing I doesn't need at this moment It's som one to collect a crowd and tell whs It needs."?Washington Star. Conservation. May?Remember those enormou hair ribbons little girls used to wear Fay?Yea. May?Well, I found one the othc day in an old trunk, and I'm going t make a bathing suit of it. Fay?Won't that be gr-.nd! B> what are you going to ao ~im th goods left oyer??Buffalo Express. ing Women--The S THE WEATHER irl \J Fair and contlnuad eool tonight; turday (air and wanner. _ PRICE THREE CENTSj ARMY OUNCED 1 TMAYOR \ EJSI1W 1 , ml ii m i GMOfll | Believe There Would Be Le< gal Obstacles To Its Success. THE! ML JM 1 Will Sea What Can Ba Done At the Next.Municipal Election. After three weeks of silence, during | which time minor details have been worked out, the committee of Gut ,9 Side citizens who started a movement to have Mayor Bower. recalled, hat at - last arrived at some definite conclusion as to what their next move will be. The cause of the action will be remembered as being the attitude that the Mayor has taken in regard to the J protest raised by the East Side people I when a license to conduct a restaurant y^ji j was issued to Billy May of Water | street. The long delay that has been experienced has been caused by the cartful r manner In which the committee of cltlr zene from the entire city was selected. After much thought the following com- il mittee was appointed to take up the matter and work out the proceeding* for the recall of the present mayor: ., ' J F. P. Kelley, chairman; Bruce Mor? 'iJffSi - gan, secretary; K. A. Johnson, 1. D. 3 ltadford, Frank Cbipps, Fred Parltar, A a J. A. Swlger. 0. J. Fleming, Arthur. " SI X). Lynch, Seymour Jlclntyre and I. N. '< -a 1 Lough. These men met last Friday, 71 e evening aud discugsed the situation. JB I it developed at this meeting that the '71 charter of the city provided that the 7] 8 mayor could not be recalled during the a 'irnl civ mnntho n?> t ho tool olv mnnika 7.19 ? 11101 JIA UiUli Lli o ui IUU laob DIM IUUUUML ' of his term. This put a snag in the ' proceedings and resulted in the decl1 siou that the only thing that could be '?9 ' done at this time is to wait until tbe ;J 9 next election. At this election active measures will be taken by the East Side citizens, headed by the commit; tee, to take care of the interests of tht j in deciding that nothing can be done now in the way of a recall movement py the Last Side people take the position | that the term of Mayor Bowen is to .J , end In December of this year. That j?,.:>3 would be the case If the city bad an established government under the tint . M commission form charter, but tbe lawyers say that this is not the case; that tbe legal frame of government is the new charter which is now tied np in j the Supreme Court and that what we actually have at the city hall is a d? facto government which will run on 's without interruption until the 8u- 1 n preme Court acts upon the charter In > litigation. When that will be no one . can tell. It may be several years hefore there Is another city election In 0 Fairmont. Bruce Morgan, secretary of the com- V. m.ttee and one of the active workers e fi i' the betterment of conditions on the l! t East Side of the river said today that - the people of tbe First and Second 1 wards are still wrought up over the ''/I 1 present conditions and that everything ??>! s possible will be done to defeat Mayor Bowen at the next election. He said ? that suggestions for the betterment ol I the municipal affairs will be welcomed by the committee from any citizen o{ BRITISH LABOR VOTE. LONDON, Aug. 10?A conference . \ of British labor party held at Westmin "yfki ' ister today voted to send delegatei r'i '' to the Stockholm consultative confer js 11 ence by 1,046,0 00 to 55,000. The con' ference was in uproar which ended ' only when the result of the vote was * SEAMEN AND U. S. AGREE. *" WASHINGTON, Aug. 10?American V ir seamen and employers have come to . .. lt full agreement on wages and working I. conditions during the war which the li government official said today solved e the problem of obtaining men to operate great merchant fleet which U The Fairmont Transfer Co. has r moved from 223 Jefferson street 0 to Jefferson street, next door to ' r the Masonic Temple. Household 1 goods and piano moving a special- - jS e ty. Bell phone 517. eries starts Monday |