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1 ^ " ' ' ? I 3k'' ~ f DISPATCH I rwo boys coast i into pole; one of | them may hot uvej i Accident Occurred at Corl ner of Field Street and Locust Ave. t BOTH UttT HOSPITAL ??? Accident Victims are Mal4 colm Snider and Robert Wilderman. < > f [ While coasting dawn the steep grade on Field street to Locust avenue at 4 12:30 o'clock this arternoon two Loi cust avenue youths were seriously inL .>v The accident occurred when f " the sled on which the children were riding struck an e'ectric light pole. \ The injured are: MALCOLM SNIDER, aged 9 years. 6on of Mrs. Harry Snider, of Field street. Fractured skull and other minor injuries. ROBERT WILDERMAN. aged about 10 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. 1 Wilderman. of 1115 Fourth street. Broken leg and miaor injuries about [ the face. 117 l ne Jsmaer Doy w?u> ioc iuvjc oon- i susly injured. He w?io rushed to Cook hospital where this afternoon an examination is being made of his inR furies. He is known to be in a critl:al condition and may not recover. |; Immediately fob. wing the accident |; Dr. T. H. Miller, who resides only a n few yards from where the accident occurred, was called. Dr. Miller called Dr. H. H. Carr who took the two boys r to the hospital. The boys were riding on the sled toff gether, with the Snider lad in front IV ;.( doing the guiding. Failing to make the slight turn just before reaching [! . Locust avenue, the soys lost control r of the sled and struck an electric light pole. The'layer-of ire underneath the snow made it unusually difficult to ! guide the sled around the sharp turn. MAylifi TO GLASS PLANTS i Order to Shut Off Fuel From Non-Essentials Going Out Today. I t TTASHINGTOX. Jan. 16.?An order * Cutting off coal supplies to a number of less essential industries was under * preparation today oy the Fuel administration. It will limit supplies to industries until the tuel famine in the I east is relieved. The order will classify .a list for preferential shipment including the following order: Household requirements. public utilities and bunker coal. It will provide for limitation of coal ^supplies to war industries if necessary to meet the emergency. The non-esi sential industry mtj be closed down for a week or longer. Breweries, box i I lactones, glass uaxiuiaciurjus vivitcerns and churches, it is said, probably will be among the industries and institutions that will get no coal. The proposal for shutting down all industry on Monday of each week will be taken up as soon as the o-.'.er in preparation today has been ,n operation. - -> \ Anderson Case Has Been Settled At a session of Circuit court this morning with Judge Haymond presiding the statutory charge against Willie Anderson was settled. Anderson was released on bond agreeing to pav the costs in the case within the next six months. Attorney Sturm represented Anderson. The complaining witness was Mary Anderson. Circuit courf will meet on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Bj Cal! 1213-R and ne will call for and deliver your cleacina and pressing. Stetson Tailing Co- Watson Hotel.? m Laborers Wanted in Shipping Department. Apply P OWENS BOTTLE MACHINE CO. B Your Want. ES THAT WiLLARD QUITS AS INDUSTRIES CHIEF Says the Baltimore and Ohio Needs AU of His Time. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.?Daniel Wlllard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has resigned as chairman of the War Industries board. Xlfa rociirnatirtn will be aCCeDted ?LS ! soon as a successor is found. In offering- his resignation Mr. Willard gave as his reason that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad required his entire attention. It -was stated that his resignation was not brought about by any apparent conflict between the War industries board and the reorganization of the War department. Mr. Willard's friends here and said today he had had the step under consideration some time. He was confronted they said with the alternative of resigning the presidency of the Baltimore and Ohio if he re:|iincd as chairman of the War Industries board. " It was said that the situation was prevented in this way to President Wilson and it was decided that the importance of the Baltimore and Ohio in war work was sufficient to demand Mr. Willard's entire attention. Mr. Willard's letter of resignation was presented at White House last night. John D. Ryan of New York has been mentioned as a possible successor. maim BOARDJEEIING Marion County Claims Will Bob Up Tomorrow at Clarksburg. Action on a number of Marion county registrants' appeal* from the- local board will be taken at a meeting of the District Board of Appeals for Northern West Virginia, whicb will j hold a meeting in the Federal building at Clarksburg, beginning on Thurs-1 day morning at 1:30 o'clock. It is understood that the session will be a ery busy one. The members of the board are as follows: Judge Ira t. Kobinson. of Grafton, chairman: A. \V. Paul. Wheel ing, secretary; W. M. Rogers. Fairmont; Dr. W. J. Davidson. Parkersburg and J. B. Huyett, Charles Town. CITY EMPLOYES Will CA1/C MflMCV HILL OHIL INUI1LI! Also they Talk Shop at Meetings of Their Club. The War Savin?* society organized by the officers and employes of the city at a meeting in the office of Mayor Bowen yesterday evening will become a permanent organization. It is the ! plan to continue the organization even ! after the War Savings campaign is ended. The chief l unction of the organization will then be to promote cooperation and effioency among the employes. It is the belief of Mayor Bowen and other city officials that the employes of the city should .-cot together at regular intervals and discuss their work, and that such an organization would enable the officials and employes to give better service to the public. The organization of a War Savings society is an opportunity to begin such a movement. The ch?ef function of the War Savings society will be to encourage thrift among the employes. At the meeting yesterday evening general plans for the organization were outlined. Every officer and employe present agreed to enter the organization. It is hoped that many more of the city-employes will attend the next meeting of the organization ovioe-tnv ?vpnin? Those i>resent v - w ?* - - I last evening were: 1 Anthony Bowen. J. Walter Barnes, A. L. Lehman. Ira L. Smith. Albert J. Kern. S. B. Miller. J. Cal Bobinson. Fred S. Hair, O. J Watkins, Carl E. Kern. W. F. Clayton. H. J. DeBerry, E. L. Kelley. George Crone. Lester C. Slierrard. Thomas Ford, J. B. Boggess. A. H. Seaman. Ralph E. Doolittle. W. A. Digman. C. L. Holt. Fleming Hamilton. Okey Shaw. L. E. Eahle, M. J. Deveny. A temporary organization was formed by electing Mayor Bowen president and Albert J. Kern secretary. Ad Reaches Practia LED TO HERE'S MAN WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE II. LHUT Said in Natnralization Court He Did Not Want Job. MIGHT NEW PITI7FN UIIIUIII IILII UIIIC.LII Samuel Jarvisch Laise Wins Word of Commendation From Judge Vincent. In naturalization court this morning Salvatore Pasquale Laise, of 308 Third, street, Fairmont, announced that he had decided to change his name to Samuel Jarvisch Laise, the middle j name being that of the lady that taught him the English language. He -wanted , to show his gratitude in that way. j Laise wants to enter in the United j States aviation corps and when the question stared him 'in the face, "Are you a citizen of the United States," he said he held the application blank five days so that he could answer "Yes." At this juncture Judge George A. Vincent commented to-United States Naturalization Examiner H. J. GrofT, of Pittsburgh, who conducted the examination, "that there's something in that fellow's head." Laise passed an unusually fine examination. Seven applicants were admitted to citizenship. As a whole the applicants showed unusual intelligence. One foreigner was asked, "Could you be elected President?*' He replied, "me working man, nobody vote tor me.' In a series of follow up questions that he answered Commissioner Groff, be said that he did not want the Job. No papers were granted today to any alien enemies. John Varivak, of Everson, a Hungarian, was in court, but was told by Commissioner Groff that he being a Slav that it was probable that Congress would pass an act allowing them to be naturalized. The cases of Stanko Todorich. 133 Center street. Monongah, a native of Voinlc, Austria, and Andy Emmel, Rivesville, a native of Sackach. Germanj, were continued, as they are classed as "alien enemies." The following were admitted to citizenship and received their parers this afternoon: Salvatore Pas quale Laise. 308 Third street. Fairmont; Carmela Pitrolo, Fairmont; Carminantomo Colosimo. Kingmont: John Trotto. 535 Washington street. Fairmont; Antonio Scalise. Front street. Fairmont, and Enrico Lepora, Falm-ont. all natives of Italy, and John Lennon. Grant Town, a native of Scotland. All of the parties renounced allegiance tq the rulers of those countries. The following cases were continued. Ell Joseph, of Market street. Mannington. not present: Decarixo Mile, 207 Spence street, Fairmont, not present; William Henry Radke. Monongah. dismissed because of want ofj prosecution of the claim for citizen-: ship; Domenico Bardari, 203 Cleve-1 land avenue. Fairmont, continued be-! cause of a charge against him for making sworn false statements in the preliminary steps for naturalization; George Walter Almond. Grant Town, dismissed in accordance with a ruling of the Supreme Court of the United State governing such conditions; Ellas Khalil. Monongab. was told by the court to brush up a little on his history but he endeavored to convince the court that he would be able to very little in that line just now because he is now in Pittsburgh and has been called for the army; Nicola Terico. Monongah. continued because he was not present. > ? Premier Lenine Was Target for Bullet (By Associated Press) PETROGRAD. Jan. 16.?An automobile carryln Nikolai Lenine. the Bolsheviki premier, it is reported was fired on tonight when he was driving to a meeting of the Council of Peoples Commissaries. Four shots were fired. Premier Lenine was not hurt. The bullet shattered the windows of the antomobile. A member of the party with the Preficr was slightly wounded in the hand. Naval Officers Must Not Have Wives Near! (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 16?In order that domestic affairs may not detract the attention of naval officers from their more important official duties Secretary Daniels has forbidden officers establishing their families in the lmmediatel vicinity of the ships on which they are serving. illy All the People CAILLAU NE Iiw^i It 1 1 ! Are The photograph shows a subma ter, making it practically invisible. ' ; periscope within range of the vessel, CBISLER RESIGNS TO ENIER THE ARMT Popular Principal of White ^ -1 1 Tire 11 T Drv OCIIVUJ TT ill ucatc x usition Friday. Principal Guy Crigler of the "White school has resigned to enlist In the United States Marines. His resignation is effective Friday. No successor ,-^aa as yet been appointed jto fill the vacancy. Mr. Crigler will lose no time in entering services for Uncle Sam. He has already passed the preliminary examination. Immediately upon his resignation here lie will go to Cumberland, Md.. where he will enlist. He has been the principal at the White school for two years and In this time has been a favorite among the pupils as well as the school patrons. His resignation Is deeply regretted. He will enlist before going home. BUTCHER SCHOOL LEADSJN THRIFT Hundred Children in That School Have Thrift Cards. The Butcher school so far leads other schools of the ctiy In the Thrift stamp campaign which - is being carried on among school children of the city. , So far approximately 100 children ! hare purchased thrift cards and this number approximates a sum of $225. Yesterday $20 worth of War Savings j stamps wer esold by W. E. Buckey principal of the school. Mr. Buckey has .established a stamp counter at the" school and furnishes the 'children with the stamps direct thus making It easier for them to secure the stamps to place on the thrift cards. * The teachers of the school haTe organized themselves into a thrift club whose purpose it is to stimulate and encourage the children in saving pennies and nickels with which to parchase War Savings stamps. Other schools of the city are planning to wage the campaign at once and several of the schools are*already at work along this line. The Miller school will organize this week and expects to wage a strong campaign among the pnpils. Two Jailed For Toting Revolvers This afternoon Justice Conaway heard two confessions of guilt to violating the Johnson gun toting taw. Don Markley, the recently discharged soldier, who raised cain at Hutchinson recently was given six months in Jail and a fine of $50. Albert Ray, arrested by Policeman Boggess was fined $50 and sent to Jail for six months. in Fairmont a Few I ARRES < :w TRICKS IN U-BOAT w N; > * *' * x .rine periscope, camouflaged with mirro rhe diagram shows how a submarine ca and how one vessel escaped. carsupplFwTll be much better DUE W WEEK! Good News Received at the Coal Club Luncheon Today. At the weekly meeting of the Coal club at The Fairmont today Frank R. Lyon, general manager of operations, of the Consolidation, said that he had been informed today that the Baltimore and Ohio yesterday had the best movement of loads it has had in a long time and that today the} have more empties on the system than they have had for many weeks. It is the opinion of Mr. Lyon's informants that beginning with about next Monday there will be a great improvement in "the coal car supply. Other operators had heard encouraging rumors about impending improvement in the transportation situation, but this was the real thing in the way of news, and it was apparent from the smile that ran around the room that' for the minute Mr. Lyon looked to those present like Santa Claus looks to a small boy. Vice President C. D. Robinson was in rharire of this week's luncheon, in the absence of President Brooks Fleming. Jr., who is in the east on a business trip. Rev. Dr. Stoctzer, pastor of the First Presbyterian church made a little address of a general nature in which he predicted that the war would result in making the United States the most important of the world powers and here, was a general exchange of shop talk. The attendance was very good. Coal Notes. At the Coal club luncheon today S. J. Brobst of the Consolidation forces here made a suggestion to those at his table that might, if taken up seriously by some of the smaller operators prove of permanent value in their business, and in time of great car shortage and.positive need for quick supply of fuel be used by any operators. It was in this latter connection that It occurred to him. The idea Is to fill cement sacks wttb coal at the tipple. Just as the navy sacks coal, and then ship it to the consumer In box cars or any kind of cars that are obtainable at the time. Coal could be handled through a passenger station or 'an freight yard organized for ordinary small freight under suafi circumstances. The big problem of course would be the cost of getting the coal into the sacks. Wnreess. formerlv connect ed with the office of the Central West Virginia Coal Operators' Association, has accepted a position with the Consolidation Coal Company. A consideration of $111,523 is provided in a deed filed for record in Clarksburg by which 139 acres of coal and 27 acres of land in fee t re transferred from Rufns F. Las ell of Morgantown to Milton A. and Donald McCormick. The property is situated on Cunningham Run. Eagle district. * Prospects are for a fair car supply tomorrow. EXPLOSIVE LICENSES. Today Deputy County Clerk Phillips granted high explosive licenses to the,following: Foremen A. C. Collins, Fannin gt on; w. F. Knode, Fairview. Hours After its Pu< T ARE P LR! j !> ^ tho ftatfrerownfles coars? ?nd begins a n?w zjgTMg so jhf u?t DinVy' <u?a or ?C C ??d cb<Q<?^ pecU ^oe? by b?rmle?jK \U"7S fir?I^S?r torpedo* \ run xroTs M COD end ^culetee tK?t when ?b? w*II he at C the torpedo will nBfhiber*. rs which reflect the surrounding wail sink a ship without even showing a MfSliWT CAUSED lilt'S DEATH Autopsy Needed in Case of Man Found at Skinner's Tavern. Interest In the case of the man Melli who was found dead in a room In Skinners' Tavern Thursday morning of last week is being revived and it Is now probable that an autopsy will be made to determine the exact cause of the man's death. When the case was reported to the authorities it was said by the hotel people that Melli had appeared at the hotel about 2 o'clock Thursday morning and engaged a room, explaining that ho wan rod to catch an pari v car for Clarksburg. About 7 o'clock when an attempt was made to call him lie was found in the middle of the room on the floor dead. Ke had arranged some things taken from his grip neatly on the dresser in the room but the bed had not been disturbed. The theory was that inasmuch as the < windows of the room were frozen shut the man had been asphyxiated with burned gas. "When the body was turned over to the undertaker there was just 45 cents in money in the pockets and there were no papers or letters. The only thing that furnished a clue to identity aws a Y. M. C. A. receipt containing the name Melli. These circumstances taken in connection with the fact that no effort was made to find out what actually was responsible for death has caused considerable comment and a demand will be made for an examination. The hrxtT la ?H1I at the Cnnnineham un crtaking establishment. WILSON SUSTAINS LOCAL DRAFT BOARD Two Fairmont Industrial Appeals Turned Down at Washington. Two industrial appeals have been madA to thn nrpsldAnt on decisions of the local draft board. The decision of the local board has been sustained in both cases. The Chesapeage and Potomac Telephone Company made an industrial appeal to the district board in session at Clarksburg for George Roscoe Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Barnes of this city. The decision of the local board was sustained and an appeal was then made to President Wilson. Under date of January 8, [ 1918, the decision of the local board was also sustained by the president. , An industrial appeal was also filed ! before the district board for Emery Wheeler Townsend. The decision of the local board was sustained, whereupon an appeal was made to the president. The decision of the local board has al80~been sustained by the president. Townsend was in the employee of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad before entering service. Both Barnes and Townsend were among the first of the local men to leave Fairmont for Camp Lee. blication in The We .... v - - - . ^ UBLISHED LANSING AGAII 1 UFTS COVER 01 1 PLOT STOREHOUSE 1 Bernstorff Wired Berlin Office About CaiDaux Ao- . tivities. DAMAGING REFERENCE 1 - Former Premier Had Poor Opinion of the Frenck Government (Br Associated Press)' . WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.?From ltd mysterious stock of intercepted diplomatic communications the State de- ' partment today published correspondence between Count von Bemstorff, . ;3gH former German ambassador to th? United States and the Berlin foreign office showing that former premier, Gaillaux. of France, was in communP | cation with German agents in Argentina in 1915. The first Bemstorff dispatch eontains very damaging references to Calliaux. references to the French government and warned German newspapers against praising him. Another *-'j; gave notice of the ship on which Cal- '3 liaux was sailing .from A routine and planned its capture by submarine. The capture of the ship was sought 3jS| because her captain carried important papers. The German government was asked to treat Calliaux with every courtesy and consideration 11 the ship was taken. Following is "the text of the message sent by Bemstorff:"Buenos Aires telegraphed follow- ;.e ing: Calliaux has left Buenos Aired S after a short stay an:l is going direct ? 1 to France evidently on account ef r- . "i* the (gronp undecipherable) scandal WHICH lie regaras as ytsrm.nw ^ upon himself. He speaks contemptuously of the president and the rest .of the French government vrith the ex- ai ception of Briand. He sees through the policy of England perfectly. He does not anticipate the complete overthrow of France. He sees 1* the war a struggle for existence on the part of England although he spoke of the indescretion and clumsy policy of the Wilhelmstrasse and professed to believe in German position. He has in essentials hardly changed his - "4 political orientation. Calliaax wel- i9 comes indirect courtesy from me but ;;9 emphasized the extreme caution which VJ9 he is obliged to show as the French I government he said had him watched * - 38 even here. He warns us against ex- ;|i^H cessive praise bestowed upon him by our papers. Our praise Injures his position in France. Calliaux recep- -'JS tion here was cool. His report about Brazil had nothing new. On his return to France he will begin to re- ' side In his own constituency he fears Paris and the fate of James." Signed Bernstorff. Another message which Count Bentstorff forwarded was from Havana as follows: Rio De Janerio Telegraphed Steamer Araguaya left Buercs Aires January 30. Captain is carrying important papers. Capture very desirable. CaHtax on board . In case of capture Callisx -4J should be treated with courtesy and consideration. Can you inform our 3 cruiser? EERNSTORFF. U.M.W. MAY DECLARE I FOR GOV'T OWNERSHIP I '-!a But They Would Want Rep* |H resentation in Operation of Mines. (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, ltd., Jan. 16.?Th? resolution committee of the United Mine Workers of America In biennial convention, is expected to report favoi^ ably a resolution advocating government owenrship of coal mines of the " -' country, provided they are conducted along democratic lines. Not all coal miners. It is said, are la favor of government ownership as there are many who advocate private ownership where the anion wutheu > ~ have 100 per cent, organization and work nnder collective bargain agree-, meat. . The resolntlon expected to be >x?i -i ported will declare that the nnlonsnliac - -JgHH ers in the event of government owners, ship coming to pas.1 shall have reprei . sentation in the operations of "th? mines. ~i= l I I