1^^4,9511 0|T|? J1!""'" ; the. , I j A Quality Newapaper for the Home I ? & tg & Jg. R, M. 4Vi I I _ Warmer tonijht; probably rain. ' w < 7r 7 7l -^tr. . . ^ ^ W Friday probably rain and oakta* ' JianhernWett Vjrguua's Greatest lSewspaper ^ ' r established am Fairmont, west Virginia, Thursday evemIngToctoberu, imt. too.v. ?ew. t0d? pbice THREEfiSa* 'j FOURT CROWD r KMAIIFR UIIIIILLLII Air Tight Bail Characterizes Open, ing inning of Game UST HUSH ME! Next Game of Series Will be Played at ( ' ?o. S l?OLO GROUNDS. N'c .. Oct n 51.?Today's ante will h the last In which the plgycrr. hue :? the re ceipts. Beglnlng with the S?t!i sb:i:j si receipts go to the two ciu'oi with tht ixceptton of 10 per cent which :;u to National committee aii:l a cert ait percentage to the two leasues. After today's came tli.* cone shift: to Chicago whore the lifth game wil ae played Saturday. If a sixth garni Is necessary it will played on the Rolf around Monday. The lineup#for to day Is as follows: 'Chicago. J. Collins. If;. MvMullhi, . b; ? ' Collins. 2b; Ja'clmon rT; "Fetsch cf; Gandil, lb; Weaver ss; Sehalk catcher, Faber. pitcher. New York. Burns If: Hcrzog. 21) Kauff, cf; Zimmerman. fib; Fletcher ss; Robertson, rt; llolke. lb; Bar! ; den. catcher; Schupp. pitcher. I'm pires, RIgler, Kvans. (). I.oughlln , Kletn. / FIRST INNING. | CHICAGO? The Giant supporters arose eunuaac and gave vent to prolonged cheers as the Giants ran out on to the field. Tht trowd was not as large as In jester day's game and there were many va cant spots in the outfield bleachers as John Collins walked to the plate foi the Sox. . John Collins up: Zimmerman toot John Collins' grounder and threw him Hi CU' McMullin up: .MrMullin's groundei bounce,-! oft Zimmerman-* clove toi u H Eddie Collins up: Eddie Collins fanned, a wide curve fooling him. l'oi H fbe third strike. H -/"^Jackson up: Scliupp vested one bu< Wf ^IcMullin held liivt. Ileraog threw Km out Jackson at tirst. H No run. one hit. no errois. NEW YORK ? Burns up: Uurus drove a high fly which Felsch took after a short run. Herzog up: Eddie Collins made a ntce play on Herzng's hopper and got his man at first. Kauff up: McMullin gut Fault's H bounder and nailed him at first. H No runs, no hits, uo errors. SECOND INNING. H CHICAGO? H Felsch up: Fletcher took Felseh's hot grasser and tlircw hint out. Gandil up: Scliupp had plenty of speed and kept the hall low-. Schupp tossed out Gandil. Weaver up: Weaver fished for Hi Schupp'a high curves and was a strikeout victim. No funs, no hits, no errors. H NEW YORK? Zimmerman up: Eddie Collins threw H out Zimmerman. Fletcher on- McM,?iiiw ,u-?? ...? ? r . ... v...sua?>aJ IUIC UUl I Fletcher. Robertson up: He came In for a Rood hand from the crowd. Faber threw out Robertson at first. No runs, no bits, no errors. K THIRD INNING. CHICAGO? Echalk up: Schalk singled sharply p left. Faber np: Faber popped to Schnpp trying to bunt. John Collins up: On the hit and run play Collins fouled the ball. John I Collins fanned. Missing a drop ball I for the third strike McMullIn up: Schupp kept Schalk close to first. McMullIn also struck out. The crowd cheered Schupp to the echo. H No runs, no hits, no errors. JJEW YORK? Holke np: Holke struck out but I Schalk had to throw him out at first. H Rariden up: Rarlden popped to McMullIn who had to run toward the Stand to get the ball. Schupp up: Schupp beat up tht B It's Home~I HGAMI ? 4 MOUND AR i te rvEg! J i W/AW/AW^ 'v'v'v'v'v'v; 1 off Eddie Collins at second. Jackson i 1 lofted to Herzog. j 1. ' Felsch up: Eddie Collins tvas pick-. ' ed off by Schupp. The play being , ri bchupp to Herzog to Zimmerman, i o: 11t'elsch fanned and the stands were in ! I. ' | an uproar. F I No runs, one hit. no errors. I NEW YORK- ci I Burns up: Burus struck out Herzog up: Eddie Collins tossed E ' out to Herzog at the initial bag. ft Kauff up: Kauff drove a long hit to p the bench for a home run. It was his i first home run of the series and the a ' first hit of the game off Faber. Zimmerman up: Eddie Collins threw out Zimmermau. Kauff got a great c hand as he trotted out to center lield. One run, one hit. no errors. FIFTH INNING. CHICAGO? ] R I Gandil up: Gandll singled past; I Fletcher. i - | Weaver up: Weaver liit into a:'' double play, Herzog to Fletcher tO i,i Holke. I I Schalk up: Schalk singled overi y I second after the count was 3 and 2. J " It was Schalk's second hit. j . Faber up: Schupp tossed out Fa-j ber. No runs, two hits, no errors. NEW YORK? vl Fletcher tip: Fletcher singled sharply past Collins 8 Robertson up: McGraw came In and gave Robertson some Instructions. 01 Robertson bunted safely, Fletcher ^ moving on to second. "( Holke up: Holke also bunted safely and the bases were filled. On ? Holke's bunt Faber took the ball and "8 started to throw to third, but no one < was there. Rarlden up: Rarlden hit tnto a double play, Faber to Schalk to Gandll. Robertson moved on to third and st Holke to second on tbe play. Schupp up: Robertson scored on Schupp's single but Holke was thrown out at the plate. Felsch to Schalk. CI One run, four hits, no errors. SIXTH INNING. ?d CHICAGO? e' Johns Collins up: John Collins shot 87 a single Into left. McMullln up: McMullln fanned for Ja the second time, being fooled complete-1 lT by a wide curve that broke over the nc inner corner of the plate. Eddie Collins up: On a short passed ball, John Collins moved on to second. Rarlden had him thrown out, but Herzog dropped the ball and the runner was safe. It was no passed ball for Rarlden. Collins flew out to Burns. Bt Jackson up: Herzog threw out Jack- su son at first. th No runs, one hit, one error. Is NEW YORK? w Burns up: Burns got a hit over sec- fls Circulation That Draa r~ , iOFBIi TISTS IN TODAl mmm J&&JP.TPT^^ ud which Col? ins was only aide m ; nock down. llorzog up: Memos sacrificed. Fai to Gondii, Burns going oa to sec- ! ! (]. Kauff up: Kauff filed to Feisch, urns going to third ou the throw in. | Zimmerman up: Fddic Collins throw , in Zimmerman, for the third- +*** --?**-?le game. . VNo runs, one hit. no errors. SEVENTH INNING. H1CAGO? Fclsch up: Feisch struck out. ..i. :g hard on the third strike Gandil up: Fletcher threw out Gan11. Weaver up: Weaver popped to Her No runs, no hits, no errors. i 1C\V YOItlv? Fletcher up: Fletcher scratched a it through McMullin. Robertson up: Fletcher went to ilrd on a wild pitch, the ball bouncing ; Ef Sclialk's loot ch-ar to the Giants encli. Kaber threw out Hobertsou. letcher holding third. Holke up: Moike was hit by a pitch 1 1 bull. Rariden up: Fletcher scored when i.die Collins threw out Hariden at i rst, Holke going to second on the i lay. Schupp up: Weaver threw out chupp. : i One run, one hit. no errors. t EIGHTH INNING. 1 H1CAGO? ychalk up: Burns caine over toward ' niter field and snared Schalk's drive. Uisberg batted iu place of Faber: 1 isberg filed to Robertson. Jack Collins up: John Collins sin- 1 !ed into left center. 1 McMullinup: McMullin sent up a 1 gh fly to Herzog. ' No runs, one hit, no errors. ' EW YORK? i Danforth, a left hander, want Into le box for the White Sox. ' Burns up: The crowd was moving >me as it now looked like a sure Giant ' ctory. Burns fanned. < Herzog up: Herzog pumped a sin- ' e over Weaver's head. 1 Kauff up: Herzog and Kahff scored E i Kauff's home run wallop Into the ght field stand. It was Kauff's second I >me run of the day. < Zimmerman up: Zimmerman drove long kick Into right field for three ises. Fletcher up: Fletcher struck out, it Schalk had to throw him out at | ret. Zimmerman remained at third. | ?uL?cju)ua up; Zimmerman trlod to ^ eal home but Schalk tagged him as { > slid Into the plate. Two nine, three hits, no errort. , NINTH INNINQ. , 3ICAGO? ( Eddie Colllnsup: Eddie Collins walk[. It was the first base on balls off 1 ther the two games at the Polo J ounds. Jackson np: Zimmerman threw oat ckson. Collins going to second. FelBCh up: Eddie Collins stole third i play being made tor him. Felscb j uled to Zimmerman. Gandil np: Kaaff took GandlTs fly. , No runs, no htls, no errors. t . i BAD WEEK FOR U-BOATS. t PARIS, Oct 11.?Three French e earners ot more than 1600 tons were ink by mines or submarines daring I e week ending Otcober 7. Two of 1 ss then 1600 wer lost and 8 ships t ere attacked without success. Sis e ihlng boats were sunk. _ 6 >s Trade tor the Adi _ G SERI "S BIG SERIES S [At / / / r \ v v v v v \ v v \ v * (ia^'^WsV' {/Mf/ * '\ llfewP E&3 I! i vs < ? i' a i S ^ KVs'XWs^'^N-SlSiLi V h^Xx/^z^xZzxzVV^V^^^i^W [ zVvVzVvV/VVzV'V/S^OT^/V! W/AVAWAwW ?* JK 3CHU iiflilr CURE AT SCHOOLS Children Must be Guarded Against Possibility of Accident. hi order that no accidents may come cpon the children of Fairmont while r.n their way to and from school, the Monongahela Valley Traction company has given all motornion and conductors special instructions regarding the degree of carefulness with which they shall run the city street cars while passing the following schools: Fleming school on Virginia avenue; White school on Locust avenue; Miller school on Pennsylvania avenue. The instructions which are now posted :n the office of the Monongahela Valley Traction company, signed by iJity Superintendent of Transportation William D. Hall, state that all cars must be run "slowly and with great tare" that the molormen shall keep their cars under "full control" while tpproacntng the school buildings; that ;he "gong shall be rung vigorously" ind the car "shall be run cautiously it all times disregarding the schedule f necessary." i The Traction company Is determined hat no accidents shall befall the school :bildren as a result of carelessness on he part of their employes, and for this i -cason have sent out the abors lnitructions. i i 200 Automobiles Burn in Wheeling j WHEELING, W. Va? Oct.11.?Two inndred new automobiles and the i ralldlng in which they were stored vers destroyed bjrt fire here early oday an estimated loss of $200,000. ' Machines and biuldings were the iroperty of the Auto Sales Company i distributing concern for eastern Ohio and West Vfrginio. British Holding "* , All Their Gains ; Extremely bad weather on the Flan- 1 '.era front Is limiting the activities of he belligerents. Notwithstanding lifflcultles created by the turning of 1 he battle ground Into a mud field. 1 lowever, the allies have maintained hemaelves in the territory they gain- 1 id In Tuesday'* yroat i1Ht? * At only one point has their hold slip- < led at all and that was In a particular- 1 y low sector along the BrittBh front lelow Poelcappelle where as announc- . id yesterday their advance posts were < Irawn In a little. >ertisers?Practially4 ! I ESGOI TRUGGLE i $$?$?$??$&$(&'$$ jA 'N^%v/N/s^^^^^/v/v/N/ ^M/0/0000/00^i rN/v&'x'x&w^^^5Bfe. )K^ VK'sVs'AVX'vVNWvflE &4 'v V'V V'V V'V'V'V?V 'WAnAWAvAV/S ??yS??$/^S/S/xyx!$$$/x!$$*x$$$^' * MMnaMMa PP MowSr HI WHITE SCHOOL Some Interesting Talks Will be Given There Tomorrow Evening. One o? the best programs of the Fairmont public school schedule will be given at the White school on Locust avenue tomorrow evening. The meeting has been carefully planned by Principal Guy Crigler and will serve as a get-together gathering of the parents and teacheys The meeting tomorrow evening v. toe Whi'.e school will ho one of the series of parent meetings that are being held in every public school in the cic.?. The program for the evening will be entirely in the hands of local talent. The speakers are General Manager hi. B. Mcore, of the Monongahela Valley Traction company; Mrs. N. R. C. Morrow of the Normal school faculty; R. T. Cunningham, of the Monongah Glass company, and Mrs. C. W. Weirich. The music for the occasion will be given by the High school orchestra. The get-together meetings of the parents and teachers of tne school tbat 6re being held throughout the city are proving very popular. The program tomorrow evening will doubtless be atiended by almost every family that is represented in the school. The program which begins promptly ct 8 o'clock is as follows: Music, High school orchestra; Tho School's Bit in the Present Crisis, Mrs. N R. C. Morrow; solo, Miss Herndon; A Clear Cooperation, R. K. Cunningham; music. High school orchestra; Another Phase nt Cooperation, E. B. Moore; duet. Misses Herndon and Dilgard; A Parentl'eachers' Association, Mrs. C. N. (Veirlch. Will Attend the Blue And Gray Reunion Fairmont will be represented by sersral members of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Blue and the Gray reunion, which will be held In the near future at Vlcksburg, Miss. Those who will make the trip are: E. A. Billlngslea, W. P. Wells and George H. Richardson. Perhaps one Dr two others may make the trip. The Legislature has appropriated a certain sum of money to cover the traveling expenses of veterans from each county of the state who desire tc attend. Among those who will attend are Joseph L. Mlnghlnl, of Martlnsburg. a Lomeaeraie veteran, ana laptain iucBride, of Gerrandstown. All of The WestVii :stoc COAL PRICES III ARE REVISED? f IMF FIIFI Al ur ? mm mm m mm ! Operators Showed Could Not Produce ures Originalh out Losin PRIORITY HEBl Railroads Must be Taken Car i Stop Seizing Coal in Trans mestic Users to get Prel (By Associated Frees) I WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 11.? i 1 ho fuel administrator announced an upward revision of coal prices In certain outlying districts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. In Virginia prices In some districts are raised from $2 to <2.40 for run of mine coal. In eastern Tennessee nin of mine process in five counties are raised from 12.20 to <2.40. In Kentucky prices In several districts were raised from <1.95 to $2.40 for run of mine coal. This was the first revision of coal pi ices, which when set were announced as tentative, and lollows representation to the Fuel administration by both . operators and minerB that unward revision was lmnerative to meet thp Hn. nand for lnciease3 In wagoj. WASHINGTON, D. C? Oct 11.?Or ders to insure an increased supply -vf coal care a,d a steady, equitaole flow of fuel to -he railroads havo been determined upon or 'he fuel administration. After a '*< weess' conference with i coal operators, railroad representatives [ and others the fuel administration today announced the first of a series of orders to distribute coal on a priority > basis and regulate the movement of coal cars. The order provides that the Penn- < i Many Soldiers Will Smoke On These Fellows Almost a company of soldiers in France will smoke for a week as a result of the efforts of some good 1 fellow who works for the Marlon | Products company aisl who took up a collection there for The West Virginian's tobacco fund. This morning when The Deacon opened the mail he found one envelope contained a check for (19 and a sheet of paper on which was written, ] "From the employes of the Marion j i I, J . M ... . i i uum.ia vumpttliy. 1L 18 10 oe 1 hoped that they have saved a liBt of I those who contributed this truly I generous sum. If they haven't it will be necessary to have 76 cards come back from the trenches in France addressed to the company. Another fine club contribution which came in this morning is from the employes of the M. V. T. car bam. Tbis club will purchase 21 kits as follows: P. M. Carpenter, two; Ben Fletcher, two; John Wiseman, two; James Dean, two; Chas. Pitman, two; Albert Curtis, two; Arthur Freeland, one; Q. M. Boll, two; Carmine Maccia, one; H. W. Satterfleld. two; Frank Gethring, one; A. L. Wlnemiller, two, Send Gifts for Naval Men Through Phila. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct 11?The Philadelphia navy yards has been designated by Secretary Daniels as the j cloarlng station for comfort gifts for enlisted men of tho navy. An officer t of the pay corps has been assigned ~ to handle, distribute and keep record | of all donations. The Secretary recently announced such gifts could be forwarded to the nary personnel only through naval auxiliaries being formed In connection with each chapter of the American Red Cross. , \f>r 'giniaris Circulation i 1\ * - -..? HANTS THREE STATES MD TODAY 11IS11I Authorities They ; Coal at the FigY Fixed Withg Money SHIPMENTS ISSUED 1 . : 1 e of But They Will Have to i >it?Government and Do erence in Distribution. ? sylvania railroad, serving about TOO , j rn'nes, shall have its nect's properly taken care of. similar crdtrt for otnnr railroads will be Issued, while orders Tor (ilstrlbution of commercial coal firing reference if the government, domestic users, public utilities and all commercial organisations using coal n\ l he order named will be given later. ; Complaint had been made by operators that the "ennsyl' anla railroad was confiscating commercial coal coil- j signed to dealers otten being required . j to hold coal on cars longer than necessary in regular business. This resulted in today's order requiring all producers along the Pennsylvania lines U> tontrlbute pro rata to the fuel needed for tho road's operation at government price. The -equlrement in some* Instances will Interfere with delivery of . _1 full contracted consignments, but the ff I fuel administration says rallroadl must U M be kept running. - '-'JusCM It suggests that operators withhold coal from persons or corporations reeding it least and that tbey attend to the supply of other railroads than the Pennsylvania. Coal needed for the government gj rr.iiBC not do lnterferred with and the I ruel administration Intends to cars fully for the domestic users and may I make special priority orders in special cases. , Munition plants and plants menurncturing necessaries of Ufa woald ,J come into the priority order class. iMTir 1 IKTQ Flllt I I Freight Embargo Has Increased the Parcel Post Business. Mail at the local post office la. at present heavier than it has been for nore than six months. This is especially true of parcel post due largely :o the present tieups on the railroad liecause of express and freight embar- 9 toes. The packages that were received at the post office last week were 9 musually large and caused the local , nail men quite a bit of trouble in their ! Other than tha unusual number of parcel post packages, the number of m postal cards, letters, newspapers and Jther smaller articles coming through :he main has been almost dodbled. rhere is no records showing Just the imount of mall that has been handled tt the postoffice this week, but those n charge are sure that this will be a ecord week for this time of year. The Increased amount of work at the postoffice has come at a time when :he office force is weak." At present here is a great demand for applicants n Civil Service work and especially is || :his true at the local office. The present post office force is nandllng the mail just as rapidly aa possible and any Inefficient service will be due to the heavy mall. The Reasons. "Has the line been busy?" aaited he man with a nickel poised between lis thumb and forefinger. "No," answered the precise operaor. "The line wasn't busy; I was." ?Washington Star. .:|fl Laborers Wanted I In Select and Shipping Dept. Apply OWENS BOTTLE MACHINE CO. -*M s at Home j i fjn - - - -y-r-' ' " ^.fi'