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I NEWLABORPLAN;
Host of the Big Men Are in i
^ the City This After^
noon. - ' tjV'v
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t Car Distributor Dropped in
at Coal Headquarters
I During Morning.
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The Central West Virginia Coal
Operators' Association is holding a
meeting this afternoon at its headquar
i'1 ters In the Jacobs building to consider
a system of organization of miners
which is said to be based on the Colorado
plan, deevloped by John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., and slightly remodelled by
1$ the Consolidation Coal company to
fmeet the demands of northern West
' Virginia.
. Conferences have been frequent
among coal men since the announce/
ment of the Consolidation that an organization
was planed for miners in
( this region. There was an important
conference last night at which coal
operators making headquarters in FairJ
mont were joined by A. C, Beeson, of
[.. Worthington, and Lyie White, of
Clarksburg. This morning there was
si another important conference, Daniel
Howard, Vincent E. Goecke and J. M.
Orr coming in on the eloven o'clock
. car from Clarksburg, and announcing
that there will be a big representation
+ from Clarksburg at this afternoon's
% meeting.
Efc At two o'clock this afternoon those
^ . In a position to forecast the action of
Ipi" the Central West Virginia Coal Opera?'
tors' Association were of the opinion
that that body would endorse the plan
jjv;- of the Consolidation company for organization
of miners.in this district.
John Fox, Jr., the celebrated novelwfcv
1st, is in Fairmont this afternoon, coming
from Elkins with E. Drennen, a
pvr . coal operator attracted by the meet
I JUS ui luo vacuum wesi Virginia v.uai
Iff;/.-'.- Operators' Association,
ggi.v : George T. Watson, vice president ot
; , the Consolidation Coal company, who
?/''' /arrived in Fairmont Thursday night
last, is still here and expects to reI'
^ main all week.
Coal Club Guests Tomorrow,
fit;- Tomorrow at the weekly meeting ot
Kfe-v- the Coal club, H. H. Marsh, the divlsion,
freight agent of the Baltimore
Bj??J and'Ohlo, J. D. Anthony, the Fairmont
[?$& '. agent, and Thomas D. Connell, Fair(Continued
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[ ilffl CLUBS III
| : STATE ME ACTIVE
Fairmont Organization Will
Hold an Election Next
|| Month.
The election of new officers for the
, Fairmont Rotary club will take place
June 13 and two nominating committees
have been appointed to put tickSf;
ets in the field, composed of:
|P A. Brooks Fleming, Jr.. chairman j
No. 1 and Thomas I. Brett, Hugh F. I
: Smithy S. D. Brady and Harry J. Hart-;
I . Fred Sharpnack, chairman of No. 2
and Fred Helraick, Clarence D. Robin11';
son, Howard Ross and J. W. McDonald.
Kp; CHARLESTON, W. Va? May 14.?
The Rotary club is trying to get the
1<V. government to supply a proper work &V"
Ing staff to handle the greatly inBR*
creased amount of mail matter since
j?, Charleston took its latest boom.
ffe BUCKHANNON, W. Va? May 14.?
Bj&.'. Lieut. Roberts, a soldier back from the
B||S trenches, is to speak here under the
B||-;' auspices of the newly formed Rotary
Ha WESTON, May 14.?A Rotary club j
|M.' will be organized here tonight. Fifty i
H|P;'V visiting Rotarians are expected from I
pY- Clarksburg.
Ufa?:' HUNTINGTON, W. Va? May 14.?
K& Private R. N. Nicholas, an American
. soldier returned after more than six
Hp' months within thirty miles of the
K.. fighting line, one of the fifty American
soldiers sent back here to talk.
Ml ' appeared at yesterday's meeting of
v.; the Rotary club, having two weeks in
K'."' West Virginia under the auspices of
the State Council of Defense. It is
|; likely he will spend all the time in the
&V southern part of the state.
MEMBER ASSOCIATES PRESS.
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Red Cross Drive
Headquarters Says:
Senator Howard Sutherland will be
the speaker at the Fairmont meeting
in connection with the Red Cross cam-,
paign this week. He will appear at the
meeting ol the Fairmont Rotary club
Thursday noon, at the High school in
the afternoon and will address a public
meeting at the Grand theatre Thurs- J
day night. A feature of tne meeting
at the Grand will be community sing- >
ing directed by W. D. Barrlngton.
Bad weather does not keep speakers
from filling engagements in country I
districts where it is possible to get i
there. With last night's rain the meet
ings at Seven Pines and Catawba were i
held under conditions which made it
trying for the speakers. C. L. Trich-j
ard, vice chairman of Mannington dis- j
trier, reports that it took two and one
lir'f hours for the speakers to get to
Seven Pines from Mannington by auto 1
and that the meeting did not begin un- {
til nine o'clock. There were fifty peo-;
pie present. C. L. Broadwater made:
one of the effective talks for which he
is becoming noted in Marion county,
and Glenn Norman led the community
singing. The interest was very gratifying
and led to plans for another
meeting there. The people out that
way promise a church full of people for
the next meeting. The speakers reached
Catawba by going to Rivesville on 1
the street car and making the rest of
the trip by motor boat, coming back on
the train. E. C. Frame and Mrs. T. 1.!
Brett were assigned for that meeting, j
The meeting to be held at the High
school auditorium at Mannington tonight
is expected to be an overflow affair.
Dr. J. C. Broomfield, assistant
chairman of Marion county's Bed
Cross Campaign committee, will be
the speaker and an elaborate musical
program has been arranged, consisting
of three solos and other numbers.
A dozen or so prominent lady Red
Cross workers will be in uniform.
The meeting last night at the Thomp.
son school house near Norway mine, j
turned out splendidly, there being 32 j
npnnlpi nrASAnt. fllav Amns nnH Dr
and Mrs. C. 0. Henry were the speak-:
ers. Dr. Henry also led the singing.
Harry Conner arranged the meeting
and presided.
H. D. Haun, captain at Catawba, was
a caller at Fleming headquarters to-!
day and arranged for a meeting at Ca-'
tawba next Friday night at which time
the plau is to organize an auxiliary.
Mr. Haun is very much interested in
the work and says he stands ready to
"do anything in the world for the Red
Cross."
John Riggins. vice chairman for
Grant district, has completed his list
of captains, which are as follows:
Hutchinson, Luke Murray; Everson,
W. J. Moore and N. C. Davis; Monongah,
L. N. Satterfield and N. N. Fleming;
Thompson school, Howard I. Conners;
New England (Watson), D. A.
Reed and John Thompson; Boothsville
and Eldora, D. P. Smith; Kllarm,
R. C. Hoult.
An additional captain has been appointed
for Union district in Corder
Henderson who will represent Glady
creek. W. H. H. Grandstaff has been
oantain o llfltUn D n /*!?
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Clinton McElfresh has been named as
captain at Wlnfield.
L. M. Davis will be the speaker at
the Barnes school in Fairmont Friday
morning.
Changes are constantly being made
in speaking engagements and speakers
for various reasons. The schedule
at noon today stood:
May 14.
Baxter?M. L. Brown and Mrs. Ira L.
Smith.
East Run?Joseph Lehman and Mrs.
\ Kemble White.
Eldora?M. C. Lough.
Forksburg?J. M. Jacobs.
Grant Town?Rev. Charles D. Mitchell
and Mrs. J. A. Meredith.
Hickman's Run E. C. f rame and
Mrs. A. L. Lehman.
Ida May?M. L. Sturm.
Kilarm?A. G. Martin and Mrs. A. C.
Polk.
Mannington?Dr. J. C. Broomfield.
Montana Mines?Mrs. T. I. Brett.
Moran-?H. S. Lively.
Nebo (Bunner)?W. H. Conaway.
Rivesville?W. R. Haggerty and Mrs.
George DeBolt.
Robinson's Run?W. M. Kennedy.
Springer?Scott C. Lowe.
May 15.
Annabelle?Charles E. Miller.
Brink ? B. E. Mitchell and Mrs.
Byron Stuck.
Colfax?O. S. McKinney.
Farmington ? L. S. Schwenck, of
Mannington.
Festus?Ira L. Smith.
Hopewell?Anthony Bowen.
Logansport?F. R. Stewart and Mrs.
H. D. Clark, of Mannington.
Monongah?James A. Meredith.
Union school?D. A. Ward and Mrs.
F. A. Vance, of Mannington.
May 16.
Barrackville?J. Walter Barnes.
Basnettsville?E. M. Showalter.
Benton Ferry?Rev. R. J. Yoak. Dakota
Mines?Charles F. Bornefield.
Edgemont Dr. J. W. McDonald.
Mlddleton?Rev. C. D. Mitchell.
Norwood?A. J. Kern.
Rymer?W. M. Hess, of Mannington.
Shafer?D. F. Hollobaugh and Mrs.
L. C. Furbee. of Mannington.
May 17.
Hoult?A. L. Lehman. ,
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U. S. SENATOR HOW,
Incident to the educational meet-:
ings being waged by the Red Cross in
the county a big gathering will be held
at the Grand Opera House on Thurs-!
day evening at 8 o'clock, when the ad- j
dress will be delivered by United !
States Senator Howard Sutherland, ot
Elklns, W. Va. Senator Sutherland, j
who is a forceful speaker, will treat
the ahbject, "The Great War and the
ijiion ups
IN tl M GLASS
Unusual Number to Win
This Distinction at
F. H. S.
Sixteen members of the E. B. Moore
class will graduate from the high
[ school in June with "Highest Honor"
engraved on their diplomas . But three
of the sixteen highest honor graduates
are boys: Matthew Turkovitch. Hugh
Jones and Raymond Salvati. The girls
are: Mary Tanaill, Carrie Hawkins,
Frances Bromley, Lillian Squires. Shelah
Baker. Louise Rock, Hazel Feather,
Mayme Tennant, Pearl Frances,
Corrine Barklett, Maime Parke*, Mildred
Maple, Marie Kane.
In order to get a highest honor diploma
it is necessary to have a genj
eral average of 90 for the four years
I work at the high school which means
much hard work for the most intelligent.
The highest honor diploma Is
the same as any of the other diplomas,
with the exception of the words "Highest
Honor" engraved just above the
name. Students who are not able to
get a "Highest Honor" have an opportunity
to get an "Honor" or "Credit"
engraved on their diplomas.
The E. B. Moore class has a larger
mtmhor of M??V?nef J.
w- uuiiui ?ii miuaius |
than has any other class that has graduated
from the high school in years.
This is due largely to the fact that it is
about the largest class that has ever
graduated from the high school.
Twenty Volunteers
To Leave Tomorrow
s
Twenty volunteers will leave this
city on a special train at 5:20 p. m.:
tomorrow for Richmond, Va., where
they will take a special course of mechanical
training at government expense.
before actually assuming military
duties The induction regulations
require that those enlisting under
his call should havo had previous ,
mechanical experience. The local i
draft board has carefully invesigated
the experience of each of the twenty
men leaving he city tomorrow. The
mn accepted are among the best mechanics
in Fairmont and nro mra tn
be fitted for the mechanical training
which they will receive.
The men have been summoned to
appear at the office of th local draft
board on the fourth floor of the Watson
buiding at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
tA this time they will receive
instructions from the draft i
board, and. as in previous calls, a
leader will be appointed to be In command
of the contingent until arrival
at Richmond.
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Because of his official knowledge on
the subject he will be in a position to
discuss the subject with thoroughness.
Community singing will he one of
the features of the big gathering. W.
D. Barrington will lead the singing on
this occasion. He has been at work
for some time and it is expected that
ine cnorus win numoer z&u or more.
WEST VIRGINIANS
AT CAMP LEE
ALIVELY HUNCH
Charles Bro?ks Smith Tells
More About Cantonment
Life.
By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.
CAMP LEE VA., May 14.?If the entiro
National Army is cantoned upon
soil as unproductive as that upon
which Camp Lee is established the
total agricultural acreage of the country
hasn't suffered any noticeable decrease.
The land her is vitaless and
sterile; a pasty white clay under
heavy rains, and not entirely unrelated
to alkali desert now. Lurching
sissonondrill ground or lumbering hi
from the gur. range twelve miles "to
the esat. or rattling along on their
way out, galloping horses carrying
officers on their patient backs, companies
of infantry on the march, and
automobiles hurrying to and from do
their part to make a very good imitation
of a dtt~t storm such as the
regions where they are custonia.*y
boast of. But the land hereabouts
absorbs and drains well. It fits exactly
the purpose for which it is used.
It's fertile enough for raising soldiers,
which is all that is necessary just
now. Raw recruits are planted here
everyday, and in the time expected
they are harvestd every inch soldiers.
I saw some of the sed planted this
very day. They were a little group
with wonder on their faces, travelstained,
with various kinds of homemade
bundles and bags. They looked
rather startled, some of them almost
frightened I should say. It was all so
strange to them aparentlv. They
were plainly uncomfortable and undeniably
awkward. In times different
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tiuiu iticac nicy wuuiu nave provoked
laughter and smiles from an observer.
This little group would have
been funny. But that was not the piclure
I saw in them. It was very sad.
I felt like crying.
1 remembered that on the previous
night, in the midst of a festive occasion
in a Y. M. C. A. hut. with gay
music and stirring speeches, with a
regiment of animated, intelligent, happy
faces upturned expectantly to the
stagofull of celebrities, one of whom
I presumed to be which for the occasion.
the same sad and weepful emolion
every little while would assail
tne. Try as I might my thoughts
would wander off over there, thence
back here again, and something wept
asking, asking me: What are the
thoughts behind these faces? What
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SNINGTMAY 14,1918.
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OF WOMEN TO BE
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All of Them Will Walk
and Many Will Wear
R. C. Uniforms.
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Women Entitled to Carry
Service Flags Urged to
Turn Out.
For the first time in the history ef j
this city there will be a parade ex-1
clusively for women and girls Satur-i
day afternoon. The demonstration is '
to be part of the Red Cross week drive.'
The column will move promptly at 1' j
o'clock.
All of the ladies participating in the 1
parade will wear white aprons and Red \
Cross caps. One of the features of the !
big demonstration will be several Red j
Crosses formed from forty-five girls, j
Those forming the crosses together!
with the band and the executive com. i
mittee will meet at Third street.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Vaughn'
Jolliff and R. C. Miller, who head the
demonstration committee, held a meet-;
ing at the Red Cross campaign head- j
quarters ana iam pians tor ine paraue.
The formation of the parade will be
as follows: Platoon of police under the
direction of Chief Fred S. Harr; chairman
of the local chapter, executive
committee, hand, the red crosses each
composed of forty-five girls; relatives
of men in service hearing service
flags; Red Cross girls, school girls.
Service flag bearers will meet at Second
street.
"""tOnDrthe towns 1n the county are
urged to hold a similar demonstration
as it will arouse interest in the
coming campaign of the Red Cross
for $80,000 in Marion county. The formation
of parade arranged for Fairmont
can be applied in practically all
of the towns save perhaps several features.
One of the unique features about the
parade will be that every participant
will be on foot. No automobiles will
be allowed in the procession. R. C.
Miller will assist in getting the parade
into its scheduled formation, but after
that will make "tracks" for it is for
women only.
Mi's. W. H. Conaway, Miss Ruth
Heintzelman r-id Mrs. Lloyd Sample
will have charge of securing girls to
form the red crosses.
At the intersection of Fairmont avenue
and Third street the crosses will
be formed. At this same point the
members of the executive committee
and the band will report for parade.
Bearers of service flags will meet at
oetunu BLICCl.
At Fairmont avenue and Second
street another division of the parade
will be formed. The Eighth grade
girls, the High school girls and the
Red Cross chapter members and Red
Cross girls will meet at this point.
Mrs. L. N. Yost will marshal these
forces.
The school children of the city will
report at Fairmont avenue and First
street. All of the children will dress
in white.
The route of the parade will not be
very lengthy. After formation, the
procession will move down Fairmont
avenue to Main, to Quincy, to Jackson
to Cleveland where dismissal will follow.
A call was sent out today asking
that seven boys from the High school
rospond to carry the flags of the allies
over the route of parade. All of the
ladies and girls not carrying Red
Cross or service fiags are urged to carry
an American flag. The committee
makes an appeal to have as many service
flags in the parade as possible.
The Demonstration idea is being
held throughout the country and every
city, town and hamlet is urged to have
a demonstration of its own. TV. J.
TViegel, director of the campaign for
$80,000 in Marion county, today said:
"This parade should do a world of
good in presenting the noble cause of
the Red Cross. Its great work will be
presented to the American people as It
never has been before. It will even
tend to stimulate a greater interest
among the women."
NEW CRACK AVIATOR.
PARIS. May 14?Sergeant Frank L.
Bayliss of the "stork" esquadrille has
brought down another German machine,
the eighth to his credit since
February 19th The sergeant's home
Is in New Bedford, Mass., and he formerly
served in the American field
ambulance.
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SHIPS COMINGNOW.
WASHINGTON, May 14?Six steel
ships totalling 48,150 tons were completed
during the seven days ending
May 11. Fourteen vessels were launch
ed with a total tonnage of 57,100 of
which seven were steel with a total
capacity of 32,100 tons.
lion?That's Why it,
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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY
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Flags Flying
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CUMBERLAND, Md., May 14.- j i
All flags In Cumberland were flying
ai half mast today in honor of .1
| Kenneth L. Tootbmun, thq first j
Cumberland -oldier to lay down his
I life on a battle field in France.
A popular subscription to which
.10 citizen can give more than one
lollar has hren started to rear a j
monument to his memory.
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Desperate Hand to Hand
Fighting on Mont Corno.
ITALIAN" ARMY IN NORTHERN
ITALY, May 14?(By Associated j .
Press)?Italian trops repulsed with ;
heavy loss a desperate enemy attempt j
last night to redeem the loss of Mont .
Corno. It is lelieved that this was '
only the first of a series of efforts ]
to regain the lost gorund, owing to (
the values of the heights which com-:
mand the approaches to the valley j
leading from Trent to Rovereto.
The figth last night was in the dark- '
ness and was a bloody hand to hand ]
struggle over rock slopes of the
mountain. The Italian positions how- j
ever were maintained intact. ,
Thus far the fighting around Mont! \
Corno has ben of local charater and
not a part of any general offensive.' j
although the outposts show increas-j
ing activity, all along the mountain <
front.
LONDON, May 14.?German artil-'i
lery fire was violent last night in the ; i
Somme and Ancre sectors, says the
official statement from Field Marchalt
Haig today. The statement fc?Ttfs: \
"We carried out a successful raid last
night north east of Robecq Flanders, and
captured a few prisoners without
casualties to our selves. A party ot
the enemy which attacked one of our
posts west of Merville was repulsed
with loss. The hostile artillery was
active during the night in the Somme
and Ancre sectors. '
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PARIS May 14.?Heavy artillery 1
fighting in the champagne is reported 1
in todays official statement. 1
Only patrol actions occured on the :
main battle front in picardy. The an- 1
nouncement follows
"French patrols carried out operations
north of Hangard and on the ]
front before Amiens near Courcy and ;
west of the meuse briging back pris- :
oners. The artillery fighting was 1
rather spirited in the champagne near '
Butte du Mesnil, and in the Yosges a J
german local attack north of La :
Fecht was repulsed by our fire.
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Fellow Practicioners Also
Give Party for Popular I
Dentist.
Honoring Dr. F. B. Herron who leav :
es tonight for Fort Oglethorpe. Ga.. i
where he will enter the government!
service a farewell party was given
last evening at the offices of Dr. Her-1
schel L. Satterfleld at which members
of the Fairmont Dental club were the
guests.
Dr. Herron who has been located
here for several venm in ii<? ??
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of his profession, dentistry, is popular
among the dental fraternity and
to show their appreciation of hira and
to express their regret at his departure
the affair was arranged and during
the evening a handsome wrist
watch was presented to him by the i
club as a token of esteem , |
Dr. Herron enlisted in the Dental.
reserve of the D. S. army last fall!
and was recently commissioned a first {
lieutenant and ordered to report to
Camp Greenleaf at Fort Oglethorpe, i
Ga. Mrs. Herron expects to join ;
him there later.
During his residence in this city
Dr. Herron had built up a nice practice
having rooms in the Christie *
building in connection with Dr. L. D. :
Howard and this pratice will be looked
after during his absence by Dr.
H. L. Freed of Monongah.
JAME8 GORDON BENNETT DIE8.
GEAULIEU, France, May 14?James
Gordon Bennett proprietor of the
New York Herald died at 5:30 o'clock
this morning after having been unconscious
foV two days.
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And They are Expected tqi
be Grateful to Germans
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AMSTERDAM, May 14Emperor
William has issued Wt
a proclamation concerning
Lithuania in which he says- p|
it is assumed Lithuania will \i||
participate in the war bur- A
len of Germany.
In the proclamation "the .Ap
independence" of Lithuania
allied with the German emhire
is recognized.
"We assume the conven-' ||
don to be concluded," the
proclamation says further*
'will take the interests of
.he German empire into ac?ount
equally with those of
Lithuania and that Lithuan- ^
ia will participate irithjsit
tvar burden of Germany
which secured her libera*^
Mrs, Henry Hunsaker 19
Expires Toda#'a|H
Mrr. Sarah B. Hunsaker wife of Hen
r- Hunsaker, died at her home, 109
High street, this afternoon at .1:48
j'clock from the effects of a stroke
ii paraiyniK, Hgeu to years, one nan sg
suffered with heart trouble for two
rears, but some time ago sustained
i strobe.
She was born at Eldora, this conn*
y. and was a daughter of the late
K. and Sarah Jane Manley Hunsaker.
Mrs. Hunsaker was a member of the
Methodist Protestant Temple. BesldatS
her husband she is survived by two
laughters. Misses Lena and Bdltb |
Hunsaker. and two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Jf
3. Holt and Miss Nettle Martin,: OtM
Fairmont. No funeral arrangements ft
have bean made as yet. v <^S8B
Physicians Signed Up ? Since the' 1
last meeting of the Marlon County 1
Medical Society Drs. H. D. Causey ahdil
Dr. Herschcl Yost have signed up in .
the United States medical reserve
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