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ESTABLISH ED laOiT
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MART REAR GUARD
' FIGHTS AS ARMIES
f HEUMEHIO
B
i Proceeding According to
. Plans, Say the Berlin Official
Report.
CADHA ? ARMY
Already the Teutons Have
Taken 800 Square'Miles
From the Italians.
(By A':suci;i t'ei F'rc- -1
HOME, Oct. 31.?There were various
hill ami canal engagements between
Italians and the Invading Auatro-Germnn
troops yesterday says the
War ofTIce announcement led-.iv. The
Italian covering units and i-.valry
permitted other troops lo continue
l to move toward their t w Ilr.
BERLIN. Oct. .'.1.- TTi" campaign
on the Italian from heir;: ih vcli
oped in nccordanco v.-it it the intention
f: - of the Austro-German 1 id-r -. the
B War office rmorls
German ami Att.oru Hungarian
k troops are driving through the plains
of Venetia toward Ho Tagliann-nto
river while antoher army is endeavoring
to break throu'*h the Italian
m defenses in the Carnii Alps in an*<it,
tempt to outflank tb Tnllnmcnto
f* line.
L Udine, abandoned some days ago byGen.
Cadornu. Ik. been oeeulped by
the Invaders whose advance guards
are being harassed by Italian cavalry
between Utline and the Tagliamento.
. Gen. Cadorna apparently has sue
cccded in saving the bulk of the forces
which occupied positions south of
"Wolhnino as during tile 14ft~two days
L Berlin has made no citi'ihi ctr addition[3
al capture of lar;te numbers of prisJ
oners and guns. L'dint- is less than
15 miles from the Tngllnmento and
if the Italian coiumandcr is to make
a stand there, heavy lighting along
/' that line should take place in a day
or two.
The German threatening movement
in the Carnio region lias not developed
greatly nnd seemingly is not yet
a serious menace to the Ta- / u-nto
line.
Vienna reports the capture from
the Italians of positions at I'ontafe!
I near tho Ploeeken ptiss and on St.
iTal. These positions are On the Atistro-Italian
border and it is probably
not unlikely that Gen. t'ddoriia is preparing
to draw in liis linos there to
better protect the line or the Taglif
amento in the Ampcado and Tolmcz/.o
region. Berlin reports an advance toward
the upper course of the Tag'.i
i amento but does not say how near
1 the German forces are to that river.
)' Since last Wednesday the Austro
(Germans have occupied tnore than
SOO square miles of territory formerly
held by the Italians The greatest
b, step of the advance bur. been from
Tollmino south cast ol I'dine, a instance
of about 25 miles,
i The United States will give tlaly
what aid It can in the form of money
and immediate tonnage to transport
munitions, foud and fuel. French and
British troops and gnus are now proh[
ably on their way to Italy. Internal
aitairg there are improving.
I M.V1 CAU TO
uiAMf IM mi nrA
j lit I HIliHtH WAIitS
Five Cents on Hour More in
Their Envelopes Begin|f
ning Tomorrow.
Beginning tomorrow all motormen
Mul conductors employed by the Monongahela
Valley Traction Company
will receive a raise in wages ot live
cents per hour. The raise will affect
approximately 300 employes of the
company.
The raise of Ave cents per hour will
K' increase the monthly earning ot the
HE) motormen and conductors on the average
of $15. Notice of the increase has
been posted at the ear barn.
V Many of the men have heard ot the
increase and have been making spec
lal efforts to see if the good news is
Both motormen and conductors made
H-,' an exceptionally good showing in the
Liberty Bond subscriptions. Ail of
Bi 'i'Y them subscribed in the Second Liberty
Loan placing subscription from
H|j $50 to $1,000. (
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS.
ITALY
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PROMISE RELIEF ||
ON EXPRESS BfitflCElj
Thai "immediate attention" will he j j
given to the repair of the express plat- i'
form at the local Ilaltimore and Ohio |
railroad station was assurctl in a tele-11
j gram received from Vice President j
Daniel Willard- of the railroad company
by Mayor Anthony Howen this mornlng.
Yesterday afternoon about three
o'clock Mayor Bowcn wired President
Willard of the B. & O.. and Judge E.
F. Morgan, chairman of the Public Ser
vice Commission, tor relief.
The telegram to President VVillaro
reads as follows:
Fairmont, W. Va? Oct. 30,1917. >
I Pres. Daniel Willard,
Baltimore, Md. J,
I About four weeks ago the plat- !
[oral iroin wmcil express ship- ,
; ments are unloaded in this city ,
] was partially wrecked by one ot
your trains. Matter of repair was
taken up with Supt. Scott at the
i time. Nothing has been done and
| no reply received. City is suffer!
ing on account of reply. Impossible
for express company to give
adequate service till repairs are
made. Can't something be done?
ANTHONY BOWEN, Mayor.
Shortly alter six o'clock yesterday
evening the following telegram was received
from Charleston:
Charleston. W. Va..
5:14 p. in., Oct. 30, 1917.
Anthony Bowen,
Fairmont, W. Va.
Telegram received. Have taken
matter up with Vice President Baltimore
and Ohio ltailroad company.
* K. F. MORGAN,
Chairman of the Public Service
Commission.
About one hour alter the above telegram
was received Mayor Bowen re
celved another telegram from Mr. Wlllard.
The telegram reads as follows:
Baltimore. Md?
5:45 p. ra? Oct. 30. 1917. j,
Hon. Anthony Bowen, Mayor,
rairmont, xv. va.
Your message regarding express I
platCorni. Fairmont, received. Mat- j
ter will he given immediate attention.
DANIEL WILLARD.
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' Thinking about getting married??Ad
POT A
Car on siding now. Price at cai
ed a reasonable distanco at $1.75 pi
These are West Virginia potatoes :
I THOMAS
See me at car or Roush Restaurant
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West Virginian is 1
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Northern H
FAIRMONT, WEST VI
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SPLEHIOI
Begins to Look as if This
Region is to Get a Square
Deal at Last.
i lie car supply so lur this week Is
Hie best experienced In the Fairmont
region in seven or eight weeks and coal
operators are greatly encouraged. The
Monday supply is generally better than
other days of the week so when the
supply that day was exceptionally
good the operators were afraid to accept
It as an improvement. But when
the biggest Tuesday's supply in weeks
came aiong and today's supply la a
"crack-a-jack" In the words of 11. F.
Lawson, secretary of the Central West
Virginia Coal Operators' Association,
the coal men of central West Virginia
began to credit the assurance' of President
Daniel Willard, of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, wired to the Cent-al
West Virginia Coal Operators' AssoMatin-'
Tuesday that "you will see hv
the end of the week that distinct improvement
has been made" in the ear
supp.v to which the association filed
telegraphic objections day after day,
and assured West Virginia coal people
that "arrangements have been made
correct the situation." The operators
are sn'isfied today that President Willard
is ' making-good" Ms pledges.
Ti e coal operators of Central West
Virginia met here Monday and practically
arranged for an Increaso in
wages of miners and laboring men
(Continued on Page Ten.)
I CITY TAXES.
1 A discount of 2'/4 per cent will j
I be allowed on City taxes for prompt j
| pavmcnt. Office open evenings 7 j
| 10 9 P. M.
! J. C. ROBINSON, City Treas. j
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TOES
in bulk ?1.65 per bushel. Deliverer
bushel. Bring your own sacks,
and of excellent size and quality.
LAMBERT
.Fairmont, W. Ya.
Published in the L
Test Virginia's Greatest Aewspa
EGINIA/WE^NESDAY EVE
SCENE)
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GET NOTICE HERE
(MATCH RETAILERS
Word lias just reached the Marion
' county Council of Defense that Food;
| Administrator Hoover has taken a '
drastic step to end exorbitant food
I prices by cutting oft profiteering re !
j tallers from their sources of supply.
Under the licensing system, which
goes into effect tomorrow, no manu
; facturcr or wholesaler is permitted to
I sell the retailers reported by state food
I administrators of charging imwnrrant
j ed prices. |
All that must be done Is for the,
local merchant to be so reported to
the County Council of Denfense and]
for that organization to consider the
offense sufficient to report it to the
State department.
The. decision to invoke drastic measures
against the recalicrant retailers is]
set forth in the following statement by(
the food administrator:
"No retailer or other dealer who in
violation of the food control act puts;
excessive prices on necessary foods,
will lie able to obtain supplies under a
now regulation drawn hy the food ad-:
ministration which goes into effect
November 1.
Had Nine Fight in
Two Hours Flight;
(By Associated Press)
PARIS. Oct. 31?Nine lights in the
coruse of a two hour patrol flight is
the record established hy Sergeant
David McKay Peterson of the Layfaette
flying squadron. Sergeant pel
orson whose home is in llonesdalr
Pa., drove one of his adversaries i
earth, following him down and coi
tlnuing to lire as long as the derma
stayed inside. The German machii
probably was destroyed
Laborers Wanted j
in Shipping Department. Apply
OWENS BOTTLE j
MACHINE CO. i
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Notice to Taxpayers.
The tax books for all of tho {
Districts of the County are now j
ready for collection. I will give I
u discount of 2% per cent on i
all taxes paid on or before No- j
vember 30th, 1917. There is al- j
wove a riieh HnrinP tho iRHt fov >
f (lays of discount, so please call i
j at inv office at your earliest con- j
{ venionce and avoid this rush.
[ Save TIME and MONEY.
A. M. Glover, Sheriff.
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nterest of Its Readet
mitui
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3NING, OCTOBER 31, 1917.
IF BIG
HI Si BRIDGE1
lETTOPEHASLONGi
IS II IS Hit
Vaction Company Objects
t n Prkiit* Mnntlic lint mi v '
IM L UUI KlUII Ljllkl WfUllI ~ ] ^
ing of Traffic.
I
IIBIiJF_ EXPENSE
lasey Company Engineers
Will Work Out a New
Plan. i
Chief Engineer D. H. Blanks and, <
eneral Manager E. B. Moore, of the'
[onongahela Valley Traction company.1
ere before the Board of Affairs at. a
pecial session held yesterday afteroon
asking that the present South
ide bridge should not be torn down
(Continued on Page Ten.)
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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
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DOCTORS OF VALLEY!
WILL ORGANIZE
First Meeting of Physicians
of Four Counties to he
Held Here.
Vu lorm a Monongahela Valley Me<l
ical society a meeting of represental
lives of the Marion. Taylor, Monunita
lia and Harrison county medjcal societies
will bo held In this city December
This was decided upon at a meeting,
at the Marlon county Medical society
held last evening at Cook hospital
The purpose is to organize four counties
into a society for the study of
matters of interest pertaining to tlifi
medical profession and to have the so-'
riety meet either at Fairmont, Clatksburg.
Morgantown or Grafton every
liree months.
Another macter of importance consid
ered at the meeting last night was tlint
Df ptovidlng funds for the purchase of
an automobile ambulance for Cook
hospital. The society proposes to fos
ter the scheme for the purchase of the
ambulance but will ask the assistance
of stockholders and patrons of the Itos
pltal. A committee composed of Drs.
W. II. Sands and C. O. Henry was
named to formulate plans for securing
tho neressury funds.
Our Subscription
$1,510,000.00
A Tribute
r loyal and patriotic customer
ds whose hearty co-operatio:
ed us to nearly double our i
allotment of LIBERTY T.
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>tment .... $787,22(
:rsubscribed $7 22,7 8(
he National Ban
of Fairmont
FAIRMONT, W. VA.
of Fairmont Gen
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the weath'kk. 1
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~p?ice' three cents 1
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What a Fairmont Wholesal- . J
er Found When He Went
to Buy Spuds.
MORE ABOUT GROCERIES j
All Sorts of Prices ar^ . v' ,|1
Charged for the Same
Things Here.
This is tin- tbtrd or a aerie;
articles regarding food price condlrions
in the stores of Fairmont. < --.-'giaB
I'otatoes this year have been grown ijpH
in large quantities. I.ast year poti.
toes sold for as high as S3.50 a buah\
el. At the beginning of the year mz:\> 'J
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