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I J * October 1917 ^,96 A Quality New?pjt er for th? H tv ESTABLISHED 18G8. brTtss 10 Buy HOUSE IN on FOREAST ! SI CHILDREN V, ' I Bible Class Takes Bead in1 Sgjiji ' -:--ual Community Effort. 1 Ori THANKSGIVitiG BAi ' Men Will Turn out and Build | Near East Park jfc : 1' School. . ' A Comiiiuuity House w u . lheil finva a rwt ?C *1- ~ ?>?. I. _L I.u.1 ? 6n?c3 ui me nit a i j'utk sec- I tlon of the Last side may meet for I play, Btudy and recreation, ?ill bo erected in a lot near the Last Park school house on Thanksgiving Day according to Information given out today by those In direct charge of the affair. > f The building funds for which have . already been subscribed to a large extent, will be built under the direction of the East Fairmont Bible class working through the Boy Scouts of a that section of the city. Some 15 or 2D carpenters and other workmen have volunteered their ser- h vices for the day and it is hoped to C |\ get the structure well under way dur- tl |- ing the one day. o The building will be :'4 by 50 feet o 111 size anil will be a one story struc- tl , , ture. It will be fitted up lor basket ball games, meeting of I lie camp fire h girls and any oilier organization of p young people of the East side. tt 1 The East Fairmont Bible class Is d one of the active religious organiza- |i i* tlons of the city and is composed of dj members- of Id denominations. Aside o from the study of tile Bible, which d Is one of the alms of the class, its t( V purpose is to foster and maintain a p ' true community snirit among the peo- 0 pie of that section but In no wise _ to interfere with worship and attend- c, gnce on the churches of the city. ? j The class will, with the assistance of v v the Boy Scouts, keep up the building, f, On Thanksgiving day while the building is in the course of construction ,the Indies of the Bible class will H serve lunch to the workmen J ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS.. If. MEETING HERE TODAY ^ n New Danger From White it Plague Being Disco-sed o r.l Meeting. 5 ?|^C P a d For tie purpusc o? stimulating inter- F est and raising funds to aid the gov- it ernment in stamping out tuberculosis tl in the army and navy training camps tt in this country and abroad a meeting of thn State Executive committee of 7 the Anti-Tuberculosis League is in sea- J (j sion in this city this afternoon at The Fairmont hotel, and another session is scheduled to be held at the same place tonight. Dr. Harriet Jones. chairman of the Executive committee of Wheeling, is 1 present and will address the sessions u 1 4nJeit Tl- 1 ~ C ?Mma;> v> tfvwcc i ttcjiiij laaucu a unB cular letter to tho Executive board and v others interested in which she calls at- | B tention to the sitnatton not only in the J United States bin in France, Belgium J and even England where the disease Is " B threatening to become as destructive ot life as actual warfare ' Xlr. C. O. Henry, of this city. Is a * B member ot the executive board. Other 11 members from Clarksburg and MorganH town, etc., will be present during the ? day. All persons in this city interest- ' ed in this cause are invited to attend * B the sessions. * ^B i ' *-% - ?- - - - ? d W J Mayor Now Has the ? \Jf Wells Fargo oil Job \ Mayor Bowen today received a lety ter from E. A. Steadman, of Chicago. J B % III., general manager and vice president of the Wells Fargo & Company Ex ^ press !n which assurance was given that immediate attention would be glv en to the repair of the express bridge I across the Baltimore and Ohio railroaa B tracks. t< B The letter was in respouse to a tele- v gram sent to President Caldwell by t H Mayor Bowen. In his letter Mr. Stead- d man assured Mayor Bowen that the fi >/. matter would be investigated at once and the city informed of any action P taken toward making the repairs. dl l |/(i i itair.- 1 i ii jj I !-' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS H KtS D.A.R. Outfits Scion Of Pioneer Its Named After Paul Sblnn who lett here yesterday evening (or the probation camp at the Naval reserve training station at Pelham Park, N. Y. will receive shortly after his arrival there a knitted sweater, helmet and wristlets, gifts from the William Haymond chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Action on the matter was taken yesterday at the regular meeting of the Chapter but. owing to confusion in the hour for the departure of Mr. Shinn, the gift did not reach him before his departure. However it went forward last night and will probably reach the station shortly after his arrival. Mr. Shlnn is a direct descendant of Major William Haymond from wliom the local Chapter is named and it seemed peculiarly appropriate that the chapter should outfit In this great cause the great gTeat grandson. [AXES lu INTO SHERIFFS HARDS las Gain of $22,149 Over October of Last Year. Taxes collecting this year are rollig in nicely and for the month of ictober, the first month of tax collccion. Sheriff A. M. Glover has secur d a total of $64,149. This ia a gain t $22,149 over October last year when he figures were $42,000. During the month of November Sher T Glover has Win field, Union. Indeendent, Paw Paw and Fairmont disrlcts yet to cover. His two biggest ays left are those which he will put ) at Falrvlew on Friday and Saturay of next week at Falrvlew. Sheriff lover has been on the job steadily urlng the past month and has lived up > the letter of the schedule which he reviously announced that he would bserve. The total tax collection of Marlon Dunty will run about $650,000. This 111 not Include $175,000 public seriee tax. which the State auditor will trward to the sheriff's office transport Torpedoed While on Way Home ( By Associated Press* WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.?The ansport Finland was recently toredocd while returning to the United tates .but was able to return to a ] jreign port under her own steam. The Navy department received the sport of the attack and Secretary lanlols authorized its publication, he navy report did not say whether leer was any loss of life or injury d the Finland. This official anouncement was authorized hy the avy department. The Navy department has received Ispatches stating that the transport inland was torpedoed while returnig from foreign waters. Damage to le ship was slight and she returned , port under her own steam. telington High to Play Normal School Another game lias been added to he Fairmont Normal football schedle by Manager George Hill and loach Ernest Bell. The new game rill be played with Bellngton High chool in Fairmont on November 24. lellngton high makes a specialty in Dotball and baseball, having no basetball nor track teams. Bellngton High and Broaddur Ortega are always the strongest rivals nd usually are well matched in both aseball and football. The Normal's next game will be layed with Broaddus college at Philppi on Saturday of tbis week. The ame was scheduled for earlier in the eason but was postponed until this ate. Following this game, the Normal uskles will return to Fairmont where ? nthe following Friday, November 9. he W. V. U. Reserves wil he the .ttractlon. loover Warns Food Dealers i ijy Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.?A warning ) food dealers subject to regulation rho have not applied for licenses that hey may find themselves in serious ifficulties was issued today by the ood administration. Those who have not forwarded ap. lications are directed to do so immelately. )uality Circulation FAIRMONT, WEST IIMC I 'Ulfll. 1 0011 OK 111 HACK LOADING 10 BE PIITJ FBI Baltimore and Ohio Loses Motion to Have the Case Reopened. \ COAL MEK WAHT ACTION If They Do Not get open Top Cars They Will Defend Klghts. Trevey Nutter, attorney tor the Fairmont District Coal Association, perhaps better known to the public as Team Track Loaders has received from the Public Service Commission the following order, which was entered on the 30th day of October: James H. Barrett and Clyde H. Neil!, et als? vs. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. "This day this cause came on to be heard upon the petition of The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, filed herein on the 20th day of October, 1917, praying that the order entered herein on the 6th day of October. 1917, be set aside and vacated and this cause reopened and reheard. "And the Commission having maturely considered the groumV, and reasons set forth and alleged in said petition for reopeniug and rehearing this cause; for the reasons set forth in the written opinion filed herein, and made a part hereof, doth refuse the rehearing prayed for. "It Is therefore ordered that said petition be, and the same Is hereby,, ^sr^issed." It will be" recalled that the team track loaders on the 6tli of October obtained a ruling from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia in this case, requiring the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company to cease its practice of furnishing team track loaders exclusively with box ears for the loading of coal for intru-statc commerce, and also requiring them to discontinue the discrimination, that up to that time had been practised by the Baltimore & Ohio Ruilroad Company in the allotment of cars, and also requiring the railroad company to (Continued of Page Eight.) Eight Persons Killed In Air Raid of England (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 1.?-Eight persons were killed and 21 others were Injured in the German air raid last night uccording to official statement issued today by British war department. The first group of raiders drooped near the coast, two more groups were broken up by a barrage on the southeastern outskirts of tho metropolis iu fourth group was turned hack up the Thames half way to London. ui me nun group ono or more air ' planes penetrated southeastern London. Some of the sixth group reached south eastern part of the city. The seventh group was dispersed before reaching outer defenses of city. 36-Hour Arrest Made in Mannington Found guilty of violating the state vagrancy law. Elmer Slarett was brought to Foirmont on the two o'clock car this afternoon from Mannington to work on the county roads for 60 days. Starett was tried before Justice J. M. Barllck, of Mannington, this morning and was fined {25 and costs as well as 60 days service on the county roadB. U-Boat Shells An Open Life Boat AN ATLANTIC PORT. Nov. 1.?A German submarine torpedoed and sunk the British steamship East Wales of ,31 tons gross of Queenstown on October Id. according to a survivor who ar-1 riven nere today. One of two U-boats which took part In the attack shelled an open lite boat and four of the crew perished and fire others were wounded. COLORED MISSION MEETING. F. W. Williams, of the Apostolic Faith Mission, a colored sect, has come to Fairmont to conduct a series of Bible meetings at 118 Water street. He announces that he will bold an old time holiness revival. He urges those who attend to bring their Bibles. Meet-| ings will begin each evening at 7:S0[ o'clock. I Took Another Liti rest Virginia's Gretiiest Aeww VIRGINIA, THURSDAY :am>a WADwrom MB III [fffCI III DISTRICT M j Miners Who Lay Off With- I out Cause Will be Fined by Federal Order. RED CROSSIETS MONEY I Car Supply Continues to be j: Good?Willard's Promise Kept. The i-i supply continues guou in the Fairmont-Clarksburg region anil conditions have taken a brighter outlook which la very encouraging both to operators and miners. The fact that this is All Saints day kept some men S fro mtbc mines but the output will I be such a contract to the same day j, of last week "that hearts are bright in Ihe region. The raise of wages to coal miners and mine laborers in the Fairmont- P Clarksburg region, and in fact ? throughout the Central Competitive J Field, went into effect today. This advance In wages, while of great importance to coal workers, is not view- 1 eil as so important to the region' in c general as the assurance of a better 8 car supply in the future from President Willard, ot the Baltimore & e Ohio, which pledge bus been fulfilled so far this week. c' The "penalty provision ' arrange- t mem of the fuel administration of- e footing the Fairuiont-Clnrksburg re- n gion was worked out cleverly the ml- a ins being that the president's procla- p matlon must be ^posted at the mines c and the operators are directed to collect fines In the event that the min- t ers quit work without cause of lay b oft without good reuson which will go u io mo km cross, n miners are knocked off without cause, the fuel a administration will fine the operatora g and donate that money to the Red f Cross. Charge in Movement. a The northwest now has sufficient C coal stored at tha docks for there a to be no uneasniesa and the priority & hoard at Washington will Issue an or- v tier today, it Is announced, modifying the arrangement under which shipments to the northwest have been given priority over all other move- j ments. The last order of the priority hoard regarding lako trade permitted the operator to ship his entire output of lump coal to the lakes and slack any place chosen without being charged with the ears. Under the c modification munition plants and do- < mestic consumers in the larger cities I of the east will not have the call for \ Pennsylvania anthracite as well as 1 bituminous coal. \ The new order avill effect the Fair- r mont-Clarksburg region although 1 (Continued of Page Eight.) e LAST SELECTS TO j LtAVtAttUUINUV.il): i Eighteen Men May Kc Sent ' With Next Lot Going t to Camp Lee. J. The last of Fairmont's ouola of na- 1 llonal army men will lonve the city for Camp I,oe on or about November ' 15, according to the best Information obtainable at Charleston. Captain 1 Kemble White of the local draft hoard J returned from Charleston this morning I and stated that November 15 was about the date that the remaining men could expect their call to service. Making up for the two delinquents. John Backo and Willie Jackson, the 1 Inrttil r-A rwrtll nelrArl ?a 10 \ !">? "U" > > "in hc n.'nru IV onni IO men to complete the quota of 76. This d numher may he changed when the r board receives the official credits for ' tht men already sent. From data at 11 the office of the local hoard It It very ? probable that the last call will Include 18 men. r The local hoard Is expecting to re- r celve the exact date on which the re- o malnlng men will be called, the exact t number that Fairmont must furnish to t complete her quota, and other information regarding the final call within the o next few days t Nothing lias yet been heard from ' Camp Lee as to the physical examina- r tlon given the eight Fairmont colored 1 men. The men were all In the best t of health and there is litle doubt but c that they will pass the requirements, t Ile Boost Last Mon mm aper fENING, NOVEMBER 1, IGN1 mm i OflEI ffiEPI GROWS VII 'rices Would Not be so High If There Was More Kicking. 11 THE liil P0IN1 J something About%the Whole salers Part in Hitrh Prices. Herewith is the fourth of a series of articles setting forth the conditions upon which Fairmont people purchase the food they cat if they patronize Fairmont stores. We hear In every grocery store th? rocer's reply to the customer's com laint?"yes. indeed, everything is aw ully high but they're going to be ligher." Not a very consoling re ponse but Instead one of thoso an were best guaging the attitude of the onsumer. So brow beaten have we ecome that we have grown really tc elieve in our favorite expression? Oh, well, we'll just have to make the est of it." Many blame the war bul lie war Is not responsible for the gro ers making an excessive profit on hie oods Bananas are selling at several pric s in the city. Some are selling then: y the dozen?twenty five to thirtj ents. Others say the fairest way is bj he pound?that otherwise all the larg st ones are picked out by the custo tcr and the rest will not sell. Banan s selling wholesale at four cents s ound sell retail at from six to sever ents a pound. Salt doos not last as lone as It used o. It Is put up now in 2 1-2 pound ags io sell for five cents. The bag* sed to hold five pounds. Some grocers say there Is a prict et or. Rumford Baking Powder. It I* old in the city from twenty-five tr liirty cents a pound. Most grocers in the city buy whole ale from four companies. Stevenson 'orhln. Horner & Gaylord. Clarksburg nd T. C. Jenkins, Pittsburg. Hornet : Gaylord deliver goods to the store rithout extra charge. Nearly all gro {Continued on Pace Two.l Mrs. Jennie Engle Gets Life Office Mrs. Jennie Everett Engle of thii ity was made honorary vice presl lent for life, and Mrs. J. Waltei larnes also of this city was madt dee president of the West Vlrginit Vomen's Christian Temperance tin lot vhich held its annual session thJt veek at Huntington. Mrs. Lcnw .owe Yost of Morgantown was re dectcd president and other officer* vere elected as follows: Recordlw ecetary. Mrs. R. C. Sweet, of St. A1 ians; corresponding secretary, Mrs muiuug ncaering or itowlesburg; reasurer Mrs. Lena McWhorter Jen ;lns of Buckhannon. Delegates to the national conven Ion were named as folows: Mrs. Edith Mcintosh. Huntington ilternate. Mrs. Henrietta Prichard Iuntington. Mrs. Blanche Blakely, West Uil on; alternate. Mrs. J. D. McRey tolds, Clarkshurg. Mrs. Allle Jackson. Jane I.ew. al emate. Mrs. Daisy Regor, Berlin. Mrs. Emma Ayers; alternale. Mrs darv v. Rathbone. Mrs. Julia Rine. Wheeling; alter late. Mrs. C. E. Murllng. Wheeling. Mrs. Cora Ogden, Salem; alternate drs. Ellen Ogden Poteet. Srarbourg Little Raise in Eats is Expected Prices at the restaurants of Fair nont in all probability will shift ud vards a little, but the changes will n( loubt be confined tc eatables whicl equlre mil kor other products advanc ng In price In their preparation. Ont nan at least will not make any chang is at all for the present There are probably four restaurani nen In the city who are strong t'oi adlcal changes In prices, but at leasi me who Is going to confine his raise! o only the articles that It is neccsssri o do so If wliolesale price-raising goes mu ffect as some restaurant men went t o, it means people suy that putroni rill go to private hoarding houses anc nany persons will go home tor mesh nstead of eating down town. The faci hat one of ths main restaurant met m Main street will not raise breaki ha backbone ot ths movement. th? Watch the W /I" 1917. TODAY'S NEW8 TODAY HoEY ;tEHUS CUIH IE?i| VIETOni III HALT I I Report They Have Taken I Two Bridge Heads on Tagliamento. [ General Cardona's forces retreating i j to the line of the Tagliamcnio river I have suffered another crushing deefat. , Berlin today reports the capture of two bridge head positions front the Italian troops which made a stand east of the middle Tagliamento and the cutting ofT of an Italian force which was retreating toward the lower course of the j river. In the latter operation. 60.000 I Italians were captured according to I German claims bringing the total of prisoners reported taken by the lnvad' crs to 180,000 and the number of guns . to 1.600. 1 One of the bridge heads captured was that at Dlgnano, which is directly on the Tagliamento about 23 miles almost dlrdctly west of Udine. The other bridge head lost was at i Codrolpo. This place is about 23 miles j mum uuiiih uul lying on 10 tne southwest on the main railroad line from Udine to Trevlso and Venice. It Is some three miles east ot the Taglia. mento. The Germans do not claim to hav^ forced the crossing of the Tagllamonto , but It Is evident that they are now on [ Its easterly bank in strong force and " probably ready for an assault on the [ line Itself. / \ ITALIAN ARMY IS ; PREPARINGJO FIGHT . Now Certain That Germans Are Checked West of I Udine. | i By Associated Press) | ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 1.?Bulletins ot General Cardoma the > commander in chief indicate the Itali Ian troops, perefoctly reorganised, are ' holding back the enemy at distance j of seven miles west ot Udine. The Germaus and Austrians did not succeed In their prearranged plan or rushiug beyond the Isonzo Into the Frlult valley and enveloping the third Italian Army which occupied the region of Garizia and the Curso. Al- ! though they broke the Italian line from Plezzo to Tolmino the resistance ' offered by picked Italian contingents 1 who offered themselves for the suI preme sacrifice so delayed the south- J western march of the enemy that the third army had tirao to cross the mid- ' s die and southern Isonzo in orderly re- * - treat. r The main body of the Italian forces ( ; is intact ready to face the invaders In I l counter offensive which Is being prel pared. 5 Italian cavalry haH entered into aci tion on a large scule for the first time in the war. The mounted troops have ; made brilliant charges obstructing c - advance of the enemy. i m a Another Bad Day in \ the Stock Market; thy Associated Press) e Nli\V YORK. Nov. 1.?Prices crutn- I bled again in tho stock market today, c / shares of recognized value as well as = speculative issues falling to the low-1 ? est levels of the year. In soveral note- { worthy incidents prices of the fore-j noon represented a minimum quotu- j . Hons of 3 to 20 years. j The same influences which recently | provoked feverish liquidation were j j again operating. The Italian situation |f . and enormous tax exactions of the Fed-. { . ernl government as shown by the heavy j'. appropriations made by the railroads j = and industrial corporations were the | principal factors. United States steel was the over- j shadowing feature declining 4% to ilu j ' in the first two hours. This is threei points under its low price of the year and almost forty below its maximum of a few months ago. Other industrials Including the prominent war issues were to 5 points under yesterday's fi- . nal quotations. ! | The Very Latest ? j i Regarding Postage1 ; ! Everything handled from the Kair-1 mont postoffice, Rtarting tomorrow.; as a "drop letter" will cost but two t cents, according to instructions rei ceived late this afternoon by PostI master Manley. Letters to Watson s and Monongah and points sorted! t from there go for two cents. ! i It is also announced thai postal I t savings of Germans living In the mi- ; ted States will not be seized. t est Virginian Grow rHE WEATHER j cloudy tonight; Friday fair 3 PRICE THREE CENT^ "j LAND eeih? i PJkl FSTINF NIHIL i I flLLUI II1L HUH ill n mulls 1 Vlarks Resumption of Cam* paign That Stopped Last 1 it Spring " j IRE NEAR JERUSALEM 1 Revolting Arabs are Operating in Conjunction With 1 $ the British. ; (By Associated Preu) i ' LONDON, Nov. 1.?The cttewiaT , . 1 3eersheba, in Palestine, has ... 5 mpture.t bv tbe British. It Is anouai j'tj id ottlcially. Indications from Palestine are that vith the advent of ravorable weather be British are resuming their active , J tampaign up the Syrian coast. The ... iapture of British troops of Beershe1(1 nnnffivlme'nl" An .? ??? " "* ? i-n.aiowij iw in hub SQUID ^ren >f Jerusalem is reported in the olfi:ial statement today. When opera- . ion in Palestine halted last spring lie British had pushed up the c'oai.t rom the Sinai peninsula to the gate* / f ,1 >f Gaza 011 the coast in southern Palistine while in interior Palestine their :olumns hud advanced on a virtually . larallel front to the vicinity of Beerfceba. There were reports that there ha.-l ] >een a penetration as far northward is is Hebron which is less than 2(1 niles from Jerusalem, but apparently here was no definite advcnae of the British main force to this--point. . - "<a}N| Reports early last month stated hat British and revolting Irab fojr:cs from the interior had effected ia lunctloh in Southern Palestine ind that, combined operations by hese forces against the Turks might )o oxpectod shortly. Put Three Cents oil - |8 Letters Tomorrow I i By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Nov. 1.?With the lew three cent rate for letters alCee- ;:fe ivc tomorrow the postofflce depart- ?* nent has instructed postmasters to etiirn to senders If known letters earing Insufficient postage If sendirs are not known and the letter! N tear the old two cent postage stamp liev will lie sent to addresses and he postage collected. Smaller Cigarette Packs at Old Price Unpopularity of the extra cent tax in clgarets has been responsible for $? he manufacturers putting up pack- '"/Si iges which they can retail for five \f, ?5 icnts and the multiples of Ave. By his arrangement the cent tax will be , mid directly by the manufacturer and he consumer will not be obliged to ? my the extra cent all of the time. The five cent package will contain Iglit cigarettes and the higher priced _i^ inchages of cigarts will he packed ac Laborers Wanted in Shipping Department. Apply OWENS BOTTLE MACHINE CO. Notice to Taxpayers. . The tax books lor all of the Districts of the County are now , ready for collection. 1 will give a discount of 2% per cent on | all taxes paid on or before November UOtk, 1917. There Is al- . ways a Tush during the last few days of discount, so please call . i at mv office at your earliest con- .. .'.jaS venience ahd avoid this rush. ' < ^ajij Save TIME and MONEY. A. M. Glover, Sheriff. CITY TAXES. A discount ot per cent 11111 be allowed ou City taxes for prompt payment. Office open evenings 7.' Skitf J C. ROBINSON*. City Treaa. ;p