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October 1917 ' ) /
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Men From America
First Built His
Railroads
I TIENHEir?IN FIGHT
| Quiet Today Upon All the
Important Baltic
Fronts.
Af.i. lean engineers plajcil a larg<
part in the preparations leading u\
Jl' to the successful British blow towan
; , Cambrai last week.
1 ' These are the first American troopi
* to take part in the operations on tin
?i.v :?v erniRti iront ana aemyed Associatcc
p .'-.Press dispatch says that they havi
IT )>een building railroads in the Sommi
' district of nearly four months am
B for a long time havo been worklni
|R -within range of German artillery. No
content -with building and runnini
the vital communication lines, thi
American engineers entered tbo flr
lng line during Gen. Byng's push t<
V act as volunteer stretcher hearer,
[ ; . Germany's goipg to discuss peaci
' With Russia if envoys with full powen
are sent to Berlin, Count von Hert
ling, the new imperial chancellor de
'' clared yesterday before tho Reich
stag. ~ He expressed the wish that th(
present effort of the Bolshevikl wouh
bring peace. In a review the nillitar;
>, . situation, the Chancellor said tha
g? the armies of the Central power;
have been generally successful am
the submarine warfare was success
jt' , ful and the allies were unable to makt
I progress against it. The Chancello
declared that the Central powers stil
j stood by the answer to the peace noti
of the Pope. He said that the Cen
j| tral powers wcro not responsible fo
the prolongation of the war and hell
f out as a warning to others "the gloi
ious advance" into Italy. Apparently
the Chancellor did not state Germany,
i. peace terms specifically nor (lid 1<
' . mention the Reichstag resolution ii
5 - favor of peace without annexation o
j* indemnity.
SS ; Conditions in Russia apparently rt
mains greatly unsettled. It is rt
ported the Lenine government ha
., given way to a Socialist coalition cat
inet in which the Bolsheviki ar ret
m " resentend.
On the various fronts there ha
been little change. The British ar
pushing forward and have made ;
alight advance west of Bourlon wood
Heavy artillery activity continues ii
the Ypres sector.
?? No infantry action of importune
reported from the Italian front but th
J. opposing cannon are very busy. Bei
y, lin reports the repulse of the Italiai
attacks against positions west of th
Brenta and west of the Plave.
Much discussion has been provoke
h j[i ungmna ny ine publication of ]al
ter from the Marquis of Lansdownr
veteran political leader. He plead
, for a revision of the war alms of th
allies and an attempt to obtain peac
before the war leads the ruin of th
civilized world. The letter has earn
I cd such a sensation that it is undei
I stood It will be tbo subject of a de
J bats in the House of Commons prol
j-'-, ably early neit week.
W: William E, Chandler
Dies at Concorc
(By Associated Press)
p7 CONFORD, N. H.. Nov. 30.?WIlliaD
Eaton Chandler, who as Secretary o
. the Navy In President Arthur's admit
Istratlon, cabinet, was largely respon
y: . aible for the beginning of the moderi
k* . Xlnlted States navy, died at his homi
O" .fcfae today.
GLEANINGS FROM EXCHANGES.
^Htv Mr. and Mrs. Dave Weese visltei
H#t Irlends at Cove, Barbour county, am
v Amil Lambert and Mrs. Alma Lamber
came from Big Run In that county t<
Fairmont to see J. W. Kurkendall ii
V the hospital here, according to the Phil
1ppi Republican. Marlon Davis, o
Fairmont, visited at New Milton, ac
cording to the West Union Record
y Mrs. Will Channon and son. Glen, cami
H to Fairmont to visit relatives, accord
V. log to the Harrlavilla Gazette.
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Mrs. Amos Lindsay J' tien
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f Mrs. Amos Lindsay, of Laura Lee
[" was tlio victim of an accidental shorn
ing last evening at her home. Mr
3 Lindsay, the hushnnd or the youni
woman, was examining a revolve
which had been left at the Ltndsa:
home, when the revolver exploded, th>
J ball entering the right knee joint o
t Mrs. Lindsay who was sitting in thi
a room.
a The victim of the accident accom
1* panied by her husband, came to Fair
f mont-today and she entered Fainoon
: Hospital No. 3 for treatment. Mrs
I. Lindsay is only sixteen years of age
u An X-ray picture of tire knee^oint wa;
I- taken today and the knee will be opcr
nted on later in the day.
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German dirigible tried a raid. It v
Clienevicres near Lune3vllle. The t
Zeppelin's commander, who was kit
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HANDSOMEAND COZY
Many People Visited Them
During Yesterday's
Public Reception. 'f
Hundreds of visitors were at the
Y. M. C. A. yesterday inspecting the
building after the recent changes.
The building was thrown open from
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon until 9
o'clock yesterday evening for all
members and friends who desired to
visit it. Inspect tho improved facilities.
and become better acquainted
with the work that is being done at
the local institution.
Every department was open for
public inspection, including the gymnasium.
swimming pool, locker rooms,
bowling alleys, boys department,
reading room, and the new department
for the girls and young women.
Throughout the afternoon and evening
music was furnished by the Vincent
orchestra.
The new rooms are handsomely finished.
and with a largo tireplacc in
the main room, make a cozy place for
the girls to spend their spare time.
The main lobby has been divided
and one side, completely shut oft from
tho Men's Department, and is now
open for tho vounc women of the
cits'. The woodwork and furniture
are dark oak. harmonizing with the
huff finished walls and hrown rugs
In tho front of the lobby is a waiting
and .reading room where stationer}
is kept on the writing desks, and all
the current magazines may bo found
on tile reading tables. A huge fire
place livens up the lounging room, s
victrola. large divans and lcathoi
chairs add attractiveness o[ the room
This department is open lo the
girls all day and evening, also or.
Sunday afternoon and evening.
In the gymnasium work about iaf
girls havo already enrolled for swim
- ralng and gym on Tuesday and Thura
day night while a large numbers art
taking advantage of tho bowling al
leys which arc open to the women or
Wednesday and Saturday nights.
T B. & O. EMPLOYE DIES.
I John Smith, colored, died at Cook
| hospital yesterday at about noon aftci
having been a patient at that institu
tiou for three days. He was an employe
of tho Baltimore and Ohio railt
road company. He is survived by his
wife who is said to reside at Covington,
Ky. Undertaker Musgrave is in
charge of the interment.
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7est Virginia's Greatest Nmtspi
VIRGINIA, FRIDAY EVEN!
SENTED
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ly what French antt-aircratt gunners dil
fas brought to earth?a flaming streak i
op photograph shows the wreckngo. )i
leu In the fall, lying on a stretcher.
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Negro Seriously Wounded 1
at Montana Mines? .
f2 Bullets Eired*
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Lying in the Miners' hospital in a
serious condition physicians today be- (
Ileve that Will Erwln, colored, who was
shot In a poker game .at .Montana
Minos, last night by qn'other negro
named "Sun" Baker, has a fighting
chance for ultimate recovery. X-ray
pictures were taken today and the
course of the bullet was followed. The
bullet entered Erwin's back and came
to the front of the breast and rehounded
under the left shoulder. There
it rests on a rib.
Authorities at the hospital believe
the bullet Is in a "quiet area" and the
best thing to do-is to let it remain there
for the present. X-ray pictures show
that it was a soft nosed mushroom bullet
from a Savage automatic revolver.
^ Physicians were inclined to think that
the bullet did not strike the lung be
cause the patient had not expectorated
, any blood.
; Nothing new has doevloped in the
matter of apprchondlng Baker. Last
. night Deputy Sheriff Howard Adams
: and Coustable Michael scoured the
country in the vicinity of Morgantown
[ :n hopes of heading off Erwin, but no
I trace of him has been found. The offi- t
cers returned to Fairmont this morn- ,
l ing from Morgantown. Officers havo c
learned that each man fired six shots j
. apiece as a full chamber was utilized t
i In the scrap. 1
i Mosc Watkiris was shot In the right c
leg and foot which resulted in the leg c
) being broken. He was at the Miners' .
hospital today and the bullet was re- ?
moved. His condition is not serious.
> Five or more onlookers made a narrow i
- escape from injury. ,
i According to the story gleaned by r
the officers Will Erwin, alias "Specks" c
Erwin, Mose Watkins and "Sunny" .
Haker were indulging in a five handea ;
: poker game last evening at 7 o'clock j
at houso No. S3, the home of Will Flint
3t Montana Mines, when Watkins dis- :
' ccvered that Baker had won the "kitty" >
on the strength of six deuces being In {
i tlin ilanlr Wit art WoflrJnc anensoH I
IIIU Ubvni n?u ii utniuo nvvuacu
Baker of cheating "Sunny" proceeded
to draw his gun, but Watkins Immediately
whipped out his revolver and
fired. The ball grazed Baker's forehead
and cut a gash above bis left eye.
Ilaker returned the fire and a general
shooting up of the place followed.
In the melee Baker grabbed Erwln .
?l any swung him in front of his own
body just as Watkins fired. The bullet
aimed at Baker naturally struck Erv.-in.
When Erwln and Watkins dropped
to the floor, Baker made his escape.
Sheriff A. M. Glover and his deputies
discovered the revolver hiding in a s
box in the shanty where the shooting
accident occurred. It was hidden there
the officers say, by Tellie Watkins, a
brother of Mose Wptkins. Tellie Watkins
was arrested and detained as a
witness. At the same time the county
cfficers served a warrant on Tellie
Watkins for board bill jumping The
warrant was issued last spring, bat
Tellie could never be located.
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Lodge of Soijrow of Fairmont
Lodfe to be Held
Sunday.
Fairmont Lodge No. 294 of the Benev>lent
and Protective Order of Elks
ias had but one member called to the
Jr'eat Beyond in the last year and that
neinber died on Tuesday and his renains
will be laid to rest tomorrow, on
he day preceding the "Lodge of Sorow,"
which Is the annual memorial exircises
of that order. The dead mem>er
is J. G. Crawford, who was number
3 on the list of members of the Fair
r\ont lodge, who died Tuesday at his
(Ome In Cameron and will be buried
Saturday at that place.
The Lodge of Sorrow to be held at
he Presbyterian church Sunday after-'
ioon. The principal speaker will be
lharlcs J. Shuck, of Wheeling, and the
irogram will Include some splendid
uusic and other features in which the
ocal lodge will participate. The com
ulttee in charge of the Memorial ser ice
consists of Sam It. Nuzum (chairnan),
R. T. Cunningham, W. H. Roush,
V. D. Evans and C. D. Barry.
Valuable Cargo is
Coming Up River
One of the most valuable shipments
hat has come up the Monongahela rivir
tor a long time will arrive in this
litv nn SnndfliV- Tho "Old Rolinhlo.*"
i boat from Pittsburgh, was scheduled
o leave that city this morning for
'airmont. It is carrying 11,700 pieces
>f pipe for the Fairmont Wall Plaster
:ompany. The pipe If put end to end
-ould extend approximately four miles
ind is valued at $5,000.
The boat Is bIbo bringing with It a
targe filled with wooden pileB to be
inloaded at some other point along the
iver. As yet there has been no loau
engaged for the return trip, but this
vill be arranged later in the week. The
oad of pipe will be unloaded here on
llonday.
Notice to Taxpayers.
As there is only a little more
than two weeks of the discount period
left I earnestly ask that all'tax
payers come in as early as possible
and take advantage of this discount.
The office wfll be open evnninffs
frnm 7 tn 9 n'rloelr tha ?.
ance of tbls month.
A. M. GLOVER, Sheriff.
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Laborers Wanted
In Shipping Department. Apply
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MACHINE CO
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TODAYS NCW8 TODAY
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HAVE ALL ARB
MAKE II1
Some Of Them Hav<
Weeks And Are W<
Training Fo
All ARE IN THF
Regulars Had Prepared Quart*
is Possible the Men Fr
Quartered Clos
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN bt
FRANCE, Thursday, Nov. 29.?Nation- in
al Guardsmen from every state In the in
linion have arrived In France If to fn. 41.
flay permitted to be announced. They ih
are among troops now training or late- Fi
ly arrived.
While It is not permitted to disclose
the identity of the units it may be said n(
that ail those which sailed from the .
United States have arrived aafo:y and tn
some already are in training within fil
the sound ot the guns on tne battle tr
front. They are showing a spirit In pf
keeping with the purpose of all concerned
to make the American Expe- a'
dltionary force a homogenerous Ameri- ei
can army In which each division whether
Regular, National Goaid,.ox.N?tUHk-. te
al Army can not be distinguished in cf- c<
flclency from thd other. - I?
The former state troops are bllloted C1
over a wide area and are pronounced cl
excellent soldiers. The guardsmen
have been- arriving In the American n
zone for many weeks. They are scat- al
lered somewhat but as far as is possl- G
blc, units from the same state have I'1
been kept close together except in one ni
case. is
They found the regular army had in
made preparations for them, and while 1'
many are billeted in French houses, P<
ethers have been quartered in low
wooden barracks specially erected. k>i
Tho troops from various states have ra
been recognized by the French popula- fc
tion and welcomed enthusiastically.
Many of the units on arriving in the c<
Ullet towns wore the French red, _
white and blue cockade pinned to their
rumnnip-n tnca Thoat* worn e>ii>a- *
the soldiers -when they landed at base
torts. After sufficient time to rest
li em the journey, which In some cases
has been extremely tiresome, the
troops have been set to work training
for actual service at the front.
In all quarters they are declared to
bo most entbusiastic and their soldier- _
ly quarters have drawn high praise =
from the French instructors. ~.
During the last few days one unit
has been working with grenades and |
automatic rifles, another working out
military problems of maneuver. Another
has been in the instruction
trenches which brings them as near aB
possible to actual fighting.
Many of the former guardsmen have
heard the guns roaring in the distance.
Tliey are all being given the same
course of instruction as the first contingent
of regulars has undergone. The
guardsmen are all in good condition.
The reason why it is not permitted
to mention units by names is that if
on A is monttnnod fha wo w la ????
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mention all others which would mean {
West Virginian's Are Fort
Opportur
Hear WM. j
who nominated President A
elected him again for a se<
living orator and a maker <
Mr. Bryan's itinerary ens
Presbyterian church in Fai
evening, at the National G
OtlMflnf* ?< A .AA
uuiiuaj aibcxuuuii au i.uu
Monday he will appear befo]
ry regarding Senator LaFo
Hear a Man Who is H<
If you want to be inforr
war, its present status and tl
and hear William J. Bryan.
Plenty of good seats yet a
Everything over in time t
General Admission $
Away Winter Evenin
PRICE THREE |9
RANGE
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5 Been There For 1
M on With Th^rgjl
BEST OF Bill
:rs for Them and So Far
om Each State are ^
yea ling ot the Identification nun
:ra ana other Information which is o.
iportance to the ejiemy. But for the
formation of relatives and family oc
0 men every one who sailed from
e United States has arrived safely In ' 3
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WASHINGTON. Nor. JO. ? Attf^
tuncement of the arrivalln Franca ot
c First National Guard, unit (Ives
-st official notice that an extensive 9
oop movemant haa been accomplish1
despite hostile submarine*, short- W,
;e of troop and supply ships aad-oth- '.
nbRtflclPfl wjthnnt thft ^
Thousands of men have been movea ~ .^J
i the seaboard from all..parte-of the
luntry, loaded an transport! and sat*
landed In France without: any gen- . nfl
:al knowledge of the tact being die- - 3
osed to the country at large. {I ,3
War department officials were graty
ed at General Per6hing"? decision toinounce
the arrival of National: uards
forces but permission to pub
=h the designations of guard, units ]
aw at training centres of Frence.still J
withheld. Unless GeneriU Ferahig
sees fit to release this informson
there Is no present prospect Of its ' -"f
It can be stated, however, that.the
rlef dispatch of today.covers n large i
ovement that has been In progress. 3
ir several weeks.
The next stage will be the actual.
tcupatlon bf front line trenches.
Hon Wm. Jennings Bryan i >
First Presbyterian church Saturday
evening, December 1. Tickets Sua
$1.00 on sale at Shurtleff and Wei-Carpenter's
Raise Wages.
This is to notify contractors and .-.li
the public in general that Carppnter's
Local Union No. 428 at a regular
meeting adopted a resolution,
making scale of wages seventy j
cents (70c) per hour, ana an eight
hour day. To take effect Jan. 1,
Local No. 428 Carpenters' J
& Jointers. |
unate in Having the
[!'bryan f ?
Vilson at Baltimore and . 1|
:ond term?the greatest . ;%m
Presidents,
ibles him to speak at the ' ^
rmont at 8:00 Saturday onvention
of W. C. TiU. ?i|
in "Washington and, on -v
re the government inqui- %
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iictic ui fT lotuixoui*
ilping Make History
tied on the cause of the '
le ultimate result be sure. |
t Shurtleff & Welton's.,'1
3 catch interurban cars. ; 1.00,
Balcony 50c j |
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