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I few W ""? ^"iP-MONT, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSMY EVENjNU.
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That Honor in th? County D
tin. Whose Addn
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Ina mil
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Not Much Interest was Sh<
Which Took Place at
Beginr.irg Tl
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The first number to i,e drawn fro-,
M Number 1 toy the C'ty of Fairmont *:
hp Oecar Lewi.; nation. 314 Jcffeioa
Of the list as the fl. ; man to g > from t
Albert J. Martin. holding number J
Bew rogiatrntmn !M of the . : 11 .
*t Meaningiflii
Apparently there was not a grea I
which was conducted nt V.'a hlngiou
Atoaei ut.H lunsrtjJojtl nR.'.v^uj.'trj))
in marked contrast with th" n tying i
ly suspended <) over the country on
The order in which e ich regi-iran
were drawn at Washington this morn:
t Order Number. |
T 1?Oscar LfwU bait on 324 Jeffer
on afreet
| S?J?me? Lloyd Herron. 1309 Cham
beitaln avenue.
- _Charles Whiteside, 300 Watct
itraet.
4?Byron Marshal Warder. 345 l.ocaat
avenue.
ft?Charles Howrrd Lowden. 52". j
I First street.
ft?Ernest Leslie Forney, 1 too Vir
glnta arenue.
7?Shirley u. Mirers. 254 Wats
avenue.
. ft?Clarence Conrad. fiOft Gaston [
ft?Bernle Lipscomb. 902 Willed avK,
.^it-Hersch". Taul Zinn. im Cii!"
I ^Jl^-Brnest Moran Dlrtrlrh. 510
Cleveland avenue.
?y, 11?Joseph Washington, (coll H. 4
b. Round ho u .f.
lft?Mike Petrone. 1911 Virginia
I avenue.
| 14?Selva Marshal Tinker. Ill
I Jaekaon street.
L lft?Pete Manend?z. Madison II >t 1
~ lft?Glenn Harold ArM:, 30S l)u
. .17?George Hentzy, 313 East Park
Wff avenue.
lft?Osbom Byron Hooher, 419
V. iMlncy street .
r ' lft?Norman Radford Knchf. 110
^^K^ftlraont avenue.
ft) George Pines (Col.). 214 Hamuli
Clyde Konnan Lloyd. 202 Reeves
v s avenue.
11 Dorsey Clements. 300 Water St.
mf ) 13 Herbert Hutson. 1412 Morgantown
avenue.
I 14 Andrew Corrothers WeRt. soi
Vermont avenue.
IS Oscar Fondon. ronutv jail.
M Jean Wilson. B. & O. ramp.
ft Bernard James Klnkct, 214 Gaston
avenue.
(Continued on page four.)
DANCE TONIGHT
A dance will be given tonight at
the Fairmont Armory. All procaeda
will be given directly to the
' a <?1 > !?? ?? thtt Port CrnSH
rn I wwi ?ui ?.?? ? 11
Skinners Orchestra.
*Jfcl>JL?J-SJUUTJLrLri~U _r -l~l - mn -rr.'
I Notice to Tax-Payers.
All persons who hare not paid
1 Ihitf taxes for the rear 1917 must
I do 00 OB or before June 30th or I
Hi I vtll lavs to return your property
> Attasneat. The new county salary
oowpels me to return delta\
<* I tult taxes not paid at that
Ifaata. Now if you have not paid
J *sar taxes In tall please do not fail
aft come and settle same thereby
| sarins additional costs and embarII
as sm sat to yourself and me as
A. M. GLOVER. SbenlT.
Marion County. W. Vs.
PROCLAMATION
moms, factories, business
HOUSES TO CLOSE.
V accordance with the proclamaHp?t
the President of the United
UN us 01 ID? uovemnr or thin
Kit* l Anthony Bowen, Mayor of
poMr of Fairmont, do hereby call
Span the dtlaens of Fairmont to
Kim their atorea. factories and
HHnaaa houses between the hours
W tm o'clock P. M. and four o'fmdt
P. M. FRIDAY JUNE 28. so
IKlk all altlnens may attend the
meetlafs to bo held at their raff
entire poltnc places at the hour
Baftvo, In the Interest of the War
MNFtaca Stamp Campaign.
ANTHONY BOWEN, Mayor.
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Luio i Hj
[OH WAS FIRST
i FHI LIST
istrict Fell to Albert J. Mar>ss
is Also Given
rmont.
m m m no!
nvn Locally in the Lottery
Washington Today
fiis Morning
u th" rrn>m;on list oi <i - .nl
i tea, her 10. i..r< > r. run; -iu
It reft. which W.il pi. ^ bllU ai the top
he m w resist rti ion.
!4G v.as the ft-j* man "aken fr >ai the
my beard Number 2 sr.' i headquarters
t d al of Interrq locally in the lottery
and only r few inquiries to how t'..e
1 by The West Virginian. This wai
asl year whin hii?ine<" na s practicalih?
day the d. awing took place,
t of the county and city draft boards
n? is given below:
County.
| 1?Albert J. Mart:n Fairmont. W.
Va.
2 -Hobart C. Sa'.terflcld. R F. D.
No. 8. Fairmont.
3? Francis Orland French, Colfax.
4?Antonio Di B Borneo, Monongab.
5?William E. Dr?ij. Huntby, Va.
8?l.tiilo f'inalli. Mitlersvillc.
7?Thomas Rawlr/ Ice, R. F. I). No.
.1, Fairmont.
8?William B. Collins. Baxter.
9? Porter I. Ewlng. Singles Ulcnt.
Va.
10? Ira Howard Heall. Ok^rche, Oklaiioma.
11?Ralph O Mou. Manningion.
12?William Harley, Hartisburg. Va.;
(coll.
13 -Cecil II. Foylcs, Grant W.
Va.
14?Jaka Ice. Fairmont.
15?Mark OfTchinak. Broomfieid.
18?Darling G. McKnight. Hutehin
ten.
17?Brooks A. M:l!cr. Worlhlngton.
IS?Conard ItRTtM, ManninstVi
19 Coleman J. Marin, Mann;:ie;on.
'-'0?KlorangWo Manzo, Monongah.
21 ?Clarenco I, Wade. Manningion.
22?Harry O.. Floyd. Mannington.
23?Joves F. Hawkinherry, Glovers
Gap.
21 Charlea Courtrlght. Farming ton.
Zo?William a. Marshall, Barrackt1IW>.
26?Theodore M. Tuerff*. Worthington.
27?William J. Nuzum. R. F. D. No.
| S. Fairmont. 28?John
A. Ru?e, Rromfield.
| 29?Glenn ilUgs, Fairmont.
ISO?George M. Mike. Mannington.
21?Rocro Grieco. Monoogah.
32?Willinm Harry Tattereon, R. F. j
D. No. 6. Fairmont.
33? I.eslie Mahany. Farm In at on.
24 Albert I'. Burns, Fairview.
25 t'laude F .Nay. Rlvesvllle.
36 heater Lee Cox, R. F. D. No. 8.
Fairmont.
37 Jacob G. Bock. Farmington.
39 William Colman, (Col.). Hutch
inson.
I 40 William K. Toothman. Mannington.
i
41 Tracy M. Stottleraire. R. F. P.
No. o. Mannlngton.
42 Harvey F. Floyd. Mannlngton.
43 Ulysses Wise. Broomfield.
44 George B. Puseiiberrv. Catawba
45 Abner Oscar Anderson, Annabelle.
(Continued on page four.)
?
Knights of Pythias.
Attention!
The funeral service of Bro. R.
>igh Fleming have been postpon?rt
tn 4 nVlorlr n m WrlHav M?"?- i
" w ? w-w ~ ? V " tHCUl'
be will meet at the Castle Hatl
it 3:30 o'clock.
Mountain City Lodge K.
! of P. No. 48.
By FRED C. COLE, C C
WANTED.
Pint Class lathe hand, oppor'
tunlty to learn tool making trade.
American Valve and Tank Co.
j WANTED AT ONCE
*. One First Class Blacki
smith. Apply
Owens Bottle Machine Co.
member Query Loyal
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Tills pirttin* shows where ni >r.arv,
Ind. TIip . mokn Ir, rising fror
character of th" district, di.vte.it fru
fljrininr: tlip hlaic. Kightyfiye are b
of tro: p-rars before the engineer of th
TOWNS HI TO
REPORT IT 111
IK IMS
Second Ward Workers Will
Meet for a Conference
This Evening
Wat stamp lieadquaviors learned,
this afternoon tliat Grant Town is the j
atest town to go "over the top." It:
l at; raised more titan Its quota of 3:1 J,-;
00o. The president of the soeicly 1b .
Jotionh W. Devi on and tho secretary 1
is C. M. Philltpi. Robinson's Hun lias <
raised >:t.00 to date, although Its quota
Is JgOO. The officers of tho society
use: President. Klrner Htbbs; secre
tary, Ida Mnsgrave. At H?sh srhool. In
Lincoln district, where John M. Miner
is captain they have also gone way
over the quota of $1,000.
Teachers of tho city schools are a*
slstlng today in the clerical work on
the pledge cards. There arc twelve
volunteering their services today.
Levi B. Ilarr asl;s the workers In
the Second ward to meet this evening
at k.SO o'clock at the Community
building and make a complete report i
of the woik done thus far.
Benton's Feny lust night went over
the top at Its meeting when it raised
.".10?seventy-live per cent more
than Its quota. This la the best shoving
made thus far in the campaign!
and Benton's Feny ranks among the j
baner districts. To date tea enmmun-j
ities have gone "over the top.'' They;
are: Annahclle. Iloodsvillc .Robinson's
Run Mauimond. Norwood. N'ebo.'
Monongeh. Jamison 8 and Benton's
i rcrry. rour or tnose prices v.eni
1 "over the top" vqstcrday timy beliigj
Norwood. Benton's Kerry. Mouongan,
and Jamison S.
Worthington held an enthusiastic,
meeting last evening in the Chrittiaa
church when 125 rtsidents were In a'-1
tendance. 11. B. Uerdir*?. principal of
schools, presided over the meet inc.
The speakers were Hon. O. 8. McKlu:
ney and Mrs. Joseph B. Lehman. The
] town's quota is 115,000. At last
; night's meet mc $2000 was pledged,
j Prior to the meeting the First National
Bank, of Worthlngton. had secured
more than $5,000 in subscriptions. At'
though the town has not gone "over
the top." great ct nfldcnce ts had in it
' doing so before long. The officers ot
j the war savings society are: Presi;
dent. Miss Georgia Billlngsley; secre
tary, Miss Olga Parrish.
J. M. Jacobs and Mrs. C. Richard
Hall last evening addressed an enthusiastic
meeting at Ml. Clare. The
gathering vu well attended Miss
Mabel Toothman led the singing. Vlr
gll Brown is t!y? district captain. A
war savings society was formed with
David A. Carppntcr as president and
Kphraim llayhnrst secretary. The
quota is $1000 and $700 was raised at
last night's meeting.
Benton's Ferry held a great meeting
leaf avanie. lea the ITstlnn ?ku..k IlL
I^nnv riruiUfi m mo i wiuii Ulinn Willi
niity people in attendance. Rev. I. A.
Barnes, the district vice chairman,
prealded over the meeting The apr alc,
ear were Attorney James A. Meredith
and If. H. Dunlap Daring the evening
Rev. Mr. Barnee gave a stirring
addreae on the preaent war conditlona
and urged all to contribute. After Attorney
Meredith preaented the war
saving* stamp campaign in detail to
(Continued on page four.)
1 American Is Expect
;ET ORE
WHERE 85 DIED II
< ?r ^ '
t of the performers in the Hagenbeckn
Kip spot (in thp center of the pictur
11 the .IV. wlicie tiir wreck occurred, a
c Hove I to have died in the wreck, whic
e oncoming train saw the danger sign
WEI
VY'e can save a little, serve a little
;\nd help our soldier Sammies on
Ri.?h Wilhelm a little further bac
Speed the U-boat to the bottom st
X mighty little sum will work a n
Vanity is Bill's besetting sif; we'll
Jf we may not lick a German, we
Not a blessed doubt but what the
f,ott mitt unsl" we'll make 'em pr
Savings Stamps will help us do itShow
the bioomin' bloody Kaiser
That we'll keep on coming back ur
X Savings Stamp's a little straw.
jYiakf it mighty plain .it's blowin'
Paste 'cm frequently, and paste '?
Save a little, serve a little, every c
IMMsi
19 91 INTERESTING
Only Thing Certain About
It is That It is Scheduled.
The fastest baseball game of the
c.ieoa will be polled ofi this evening
at the meeting of the Fairmont notary
club to be hei.l at the Country- dubInterest
and enthusiasm as to the winner
of the <*ame is running high aliotig
not only the oart'ripants in the lineup
bat among those who wll be the
sooitators.
Drr. K. W. iiowar.1 huiI H. H. Carr
are thfc captains of the teams which
M. Hartley, prominent members of
attending the dinner tonight. The line
up will not be selected until after tbs
membership reaches the Country club
when-sides wiii be chosen.
Ex-governor A. 1). Fleming and J.
M. Harltey. prominent members of
Rotary, will act as umpires and other
prominent meraoers will take the bat,
pitch the ball and run the bases.
Deacon Engle will ilbring a number
of surprises in the way of entertainment
following the dinner which will
be serred.
The ball game which was scheduled
to follow the dinner will (aty place
previous to the dinner aa the captain*
who are both physician* and entlrefy
too busy wltn their regular practice
to care for those who might suffer severe
indigestion frfnj such violent exercise
following the rating of a sumptuous
meal.
Automobiles will assemble at the
court house at S:30 o'clock to take
those who wish to attend the minting
to the club.
|
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two prisoners in
Hands of Germans
1 WASHINGTON. Juno 27?Capt. C.
J. Prooter, medical reaerve corps, attached
to Brltiih expeditionary force*
I* a prisoner of war in Oermany.
He lived at Philadelphia. Private*
Edward W. Prunler of New Haven
Conn, also la reported a prisoner.
Virginia'* workmen's compensation
biir waa vetoed.
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Wallace cirrus were burned to death in
e) where nearly uO charred bodies were
nd exp'ains why the fire departments w
h was caused by the train's breaking do*
als.
VILL! j
. every day.
their winning way;
k across the Rhine.
) the fish may dine,
nighty lot of woe;
make him stump his toe.
can lick a stamp or two.
fact will make the Germans blue,
ove it. if it takes us twenty years,
-buy another! Give three cheer?!
, that it's little things that count,
itil we've bought the full amount,
to mark the nation's breeze,
hard?to reach acress the sea<;
m tiffht. and sin? this little lav
lay.
Jcaimettc Arneil Leeper.
moms ;
hi missions |
'
Annual Election of Synodi* '
cal Society Being Held
This Afternoon. i
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(
Ilev. E. G. Howard. of Wheel inf. a ,
prominent member of the Lutheran
denomlnat'on of the state delivered
the address at the opening session of \
the Fifth annual ronventlon of the ^
Women's Home and Foreign Mission- t
ary society of the Lutheran denomination
held last eve ling at the Grace
Lutheran ( iiur.lt on Gaston avenue.
The address of welcome was delivered
by Mrs. A. L. Stanhagen of this
city and the response was made hy
Mrs. O. C. Dean, of Wheeling Owing
to serious illness In her family Mrs.
George O. Hitter of Piedmont, president
of the organisation, will he unable
to be present and the meeting
last night was presided over by Mrs.
ew ? - - - ? - - -a W?t. II M A
sopma MonmeiMPr 01 wneeung nr?i
vice president.
The session scheduled (or yesterday
afternoon was not held owing to the
fart that few of the delegates reached
here in time lor the session, however,
the afternoon was spent in organization
and In assigning delegates to
their homes during the convention.
The morning session today was well
attended and of an interesting nature.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Mrs. C. H. Bloom of this
city and a feature of the convention
was an address on "Our Duty In the
Present World Crisis" by Miss Helen
Quickcnberger.
Late this afternoon the annual election
of officers wit take place and other
business of importance will be
transacted. The convention will close
with the morning aesslon tomorrow.
Mlai Gertrude Rupp a returned mis
slonary from Africa will deliver an
i address at the evening session to1
night. Miss Rupp arrived here vesI
terdav and is being entertained in the
I ramtijr or Prof. O. H. Colebank.
The Wheeling delegation came In
yesterday and was composed ot the
following: Miss Bessie Meyer, Mrs.
K F. Knabe. Miss Sophia Hoffmelster,
Miss Dora Grabs. Mrs. O. C. Dean.
Mrs. Lena Otto. Mrs. Henry Beulke
I and Mrs. Oeorfe Nulte. )
ill Day Mass Meeting
HBERS
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the wrerk of their clrcui train at j
found. The picture indicates the
rere ?o late in reaching the scene and . ~
n and beinx hit by a speeding train I I
i
COAL CLUB WILL
HI HO MEETIHG;
DUG II WEEK ^
U
m
Lowest Car Supply in Some *
Time in the District *
Today. |
c
The car supply for the mi nee on f(
the Monongehela railroad tomor. t|
row will be 100 per cent. This It |,
the first full car supply on this j,
road in over two weeks. tl
No meeting of the Fairmont Cost
i lub thi* week! It is the second time II
that the meeting has been missed "
81
ilnce the organization of the club.
This week's was abandoned owing to w
peculiar circumstances. The meeting
st noon today was called off In favor w
of one to be held at the Country club ||
Saturday night and finding that lead- !>
ing coal men could not be here the ^
Country club meeting has been aheaioned.
'
Tlioro are nnlv Rfi.1 mm In (hit Ftlr?
mont district today?the poorest run m
Bt car* In weeks. There are 784 coal I
cars. 57 coke cars and 8! privately (
owned extra cars.
Opekiska Organized.
Coal miners at Opekiska were organized
or United Mine Worker people
last night. On Tuesday night an organization
was perfected of miners
employed.bv the Four States company
at Annabclie Tonight James Diana I
and Harry Marks will organize the;
men at lleynoldsville and "Mother"'
Jones : nd David Fowler will organize
the miners at Lost Creek.
Coal Notes.
The July number of "Our Own Peo
pie," the monthly magazine of the
Daris Coal and Coke company, publish- .
ed at Cumberland, it out. It is a cred- v
table magazine but does not begin to h
compare with the "Mutual Magazine" n
of tne Consolidation Coal company in n
quality, quantity or from a mechaniral -j
standpoint. 0
W. H. Cunningham, secretary of the
West Virginia Coal Association, writes
to the coal editor of The West Virgin-1 d
ian regarding the meeting of the ex-i I
ecutive committee of that organlza- \
tlon: "Sorry you were not at our meet- I
ing. It moved off in good shape, all
districts in the state excepting three
being represented. From information 1
at hand we believe that all districts 1
will be in in near future."
C. A. Jenkins is expected to return
from Washington today. D. R. Lawson
kjjR last night for Washington.
ftar.two T Wftluin laft ITairmnvlt thla * t
week for the East.
The Wheeling Majority, (labor paper),
of which (ample copies were distributed
at the meeting of the Monongahela
Valley Trades Council Sunday,
had full page advertisements tor both
Col. C. W. Watson and Virgil L. Highland.
Col. C. W. Watson also has a
big ad in the Fisher ft Fleming minstrel
show which is making mining
towns in northern West Virginia.
Tho Clarksburg Coal club had Its
regular weekly luncheon at the Waldo
in that rlty today.
Minnesota is the latest state to bar
alien teachers.
r Tomorrow Atternoc
* '*
TODAY
on i
US NEW 1
.oral
Young Men Who ]
Registered This 11
Month Get Or- 'II
der Numbers .:jJ
k IISJBI HI
cenes of Year Ago Repeated
All But the Excite* |
'By Associated Preee) ' '
WASHINGTON. June IT.?AmO i
as class of 1118 stood at attention
>day at the numbers assigned to each
oung mala attaining hie majority la
he year endlnf Hit June I were
rawn In the National draft lotteries '
IIMorlc erents of a day Hah tkaai
ear afn were repeated aa frotj a
irye glass bowl in the committed (
?m* of the Senate of(ip? hMU .
ere drawn the numbere repraMBfK \
U.500 youth*, the majority C *hom \
ttbin a few month* will be an rolled.
nd afalnat Prusslanlim.
Secretary Baker, member* *tjBH
enate and Honee military -"-*-?** j
e* and other high government BBS
lain witneeaed the drawing by JMd
dded men of the little eapeales fmp J
ie bowl each of the capealaa 6*
i* a "master number" to ba applied M
i the 4.400 reilstrattoo dlstricta of '
ie counties arordtng to the total ray
tratlon. - ? , ?** 4Ug%4
In the country at Ursa there wak 'r
ttle of the excitement that attested
ie flrst drawln**. A year of warUrg
srreSnocalm the America*
The firat few numbere to bo MHN
ere taken from the bowl ehortly at
>r 9:30 o'clock by Secretary Btkir. j
a the numhert were draw* they
ere announced and written em.tJKS;
trite blackboard. When the blaew"!
oard waa tilled It waa removed to tt3g
hotoitraphed and another sahedblM
id. Thla operation waa reyeatbdfl^H
ift the more than three hoenImH
1 for the drawing.
liir'" 1
iOcal Operations Contid^
To Be West Front
Feature.
L_l?&alH
(By Associated Press) * ScM
LONDON. June 27.?Brttsh troops J
ist night took a German Strang Mint |
rest of Vieux Berquln, east Ot JHHKj
rouck. and captured prtsonssuBU
lachiue auns. says the offtetalMfll
lent from Field Marshal Half today,
'he German artillery has bean mH
n the Lys salient.
PARIS. June 27.?Lively aifMhitll
uels south of the Alsne are
u the official statement
far office today. In the VeepMl^H
"rench took prisoners In raldgjH
1 ?a3
Patriotic Rally at
Community House
A patriotic rally In cogecMemjB|B
he War Savings Stamp drive wll^H|
leld at the East Side mmi^H
ouse on Friday afternoon foijlB
o'clock, at which all men, Vtn^H
nd children of the cemmaM^^H
xpected to attend. SpeekesSMH^H
araee A. Meredith, H. H. lan^H
ir Anthony Bowoa and Mrs.
onaway, aid a splendid fteeqp
intlcipated.
The people ot the 8eeoed
letermined to go "over tbt
he war stamp drive. All Star^^^H
(ffloee will be closed do ring UmI^H
>etween 2 and 4. which
>ortunlty (or al 1(0 attend. '
All the captaloa o( thio wwtf^^H
educated to tern their MmIH
drt. Carl D. Toot this evedSBg
m