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J /BsrAl>fttelltil) 1868. mesi H . - ?* I I iiunninu |v Hope To Make EsI * pecially Good | Showing1 MIHSBCEH Election Is Proceeding Without the Least Disorder. Wnen the polls close this afternoon at sunset, which is officially regardto ed at 4:52 o'clock, the curtain will be !*/.' rung down upen one of the most vigorous campaigns that has ever been waged In the state of West Virginia. |i' . General indications point to a normal r ? 2 - v i_ x/rn.;An (vote 12 uie si&?e, aiuiuu^u m muuwm county?CoL C. W. Watson's own? the .Democrats used more than cus tomary'efforts in stimulating interest among the voters to roll np a fine .^showing for the colonel. -Wlffle theFtoarth'-iiiherty loan -was - on little publicity -was fired in the - newspapers in regard to the campaign. -with .the result that the customary campaigning was crowded into a period of eighteen days. With the prevalence of the "flu" the old fashioned meeting, where political jawsmiths and spellbinders perform, were eliminated. The result was that the candidates sought to impose upon the .."unsuspecting public" by presenting a deluge of press matter which flew thick and fast and probably is without precedent in West Virginia poliThis at times reached a "white heat" stage and as a result one libel suit has been brought. In addition to the press the billboard, the circular, the button, the circular letter and other means of publicity were used to attract the attention of the voter, who refused to be stirred at the primaries or even until probably a week ago. having preferred to discuss the "winning of the war" and the "flu" in preference to delving into political questions of the day. Naturally the main issue in the (Continued on page eight.) I. WATM I ii n i uuii u I WfMllIP iKAISER'S PALACES ! | 10 BE HOSPITALS< i . t 'Sixty Imperial Establish- * | ments to Be Turned Over r to Invalids. I ! I i (By Associated Press) ? ! LONl>ON, Xov. 2.?Emperor Wil- c | Ham has ordered that 60 imperail palaces, including the famous palace - * c-ai,m* ha annv.rtn1 in*o hos- r I wx. OOU0 w i pitals and recreation homes tor inva- ^ I lids, accordtngto a Copenhagen dis- E j patch to the Exchange Telegraph t j company. u I _ The palace of Sans iiouci stands in s j the park at Potsdam. The building ivras erected in 1745 by Frederick the ? : Great. t ? ? 1 - t i Local Boys to Go [ To W. V. U. Tonight j; | ! t Tonight at 6:30 o'clock the city j j i draft board will send five young men I c I to the students' army training school at West Virginia University, Morgan- t town. They will report to the draft 3 headquarters at 4 o'clock. The fol- * lowing will b sent: <= 493?Lawrence Raymond Brown. ?! A- 16?John Jay McCray. t A- 545?Clarence D. H. Arnett. A A- 650?Clarence Warren Monroe- a ?? 11, A-2 D D 1?JLSVW cjf Jk/vuu. Today induction papers were re- j ceived for Don H. Blanks, an engin- a eer in the employ of the Mononga- J ( hela Valley Traction company. He a will enter the engineering corp.? and ( will be sent to Fort Benjamin Harri- t son. near Indianapolis, Ind. I t _ 1 <9 Consult the Union Dentists r | for expert dental service*. Oct J prices are reasonable. Offices ov- t er McCrory S and 10c store. All s work guaranteed. j J j ; t notice ! a 11 Fairmont Restaurant Co., i.s un- j; 1 \ der new management. Try our new j || Busy Body 30c. $6 00 meal ticket j j j ?5-50- j j . - - f || LABORERS WANTED j To work at Rivesville. 9 hoars e i work per toy. 2 I Apply Fairmont office, or at Rives- s j ville. I j JOHN M. KISNER A BRO. | LUMBER CO. ....... I f J > OOTPTAT PPnTTPCT li | OX JUVJUXJU X%JUI>Qf JLfVJ X Practically every business house J has been supplied with Unltdd War : Work Campaign posters. Will you 1 be kind enough to display these ; t fosters in your windows at once. ( s 1 and remove advertising matter of ' : all campaign that are closed. s < R. T. Cunningham j County Chairman JLS. Scott, City Chairman j '] WANTED | Laborers for inside work. MONONGAH GLASS CO. 12th St. Plant. ?????? : ? = l^SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSm'" ? FOR SALE : Six-cylinder, three -passenger . Roadster: driven less than 4000 : miles. Will sell for abont one-half ! - ? : price. Apply, A. M. Rowe, P. O. ! ? ' ] Box 462. | knj. ' . t: " ' _ _ I LABORERS AND | m> : - . CARPENTERS | K;' .ESSENTIAL WORK Kgi Riresville Power Plant. > mm5 ? J-. * ' , * v -yirruirn? - _bju uruu .r r r_~u-_ , TH per cent discount allowed on Hrl' g '; taxes paid during October and Nov smber. Pay early and avoid wait- : Kv. %. j tag. Office open evenings 7 to 9. * City Treasurer. k.} Come in Out of the Cold! H < Wet and snow this winter. Labor- ' | ... ;ers wanted for steady work year I : round work. Good wages. I-' ; Widiets Clay Co. r Indiana and East Park Aye's. Hfe - - ; - . ?r?"~~~~ BEB ASSOCIATED PRESS. FATE i GREfl VOTE BE GEMMRY MOST | iodiv m cnnu" HfTLI IU rilbli I Premier Lloyd George So Announced in Commons Today. (By Associated Press) 1 LONDON.X0V. 5.?The allied cations hare decided that Germany must apply to Marshal Focn. the allied commander, ofr an armistice. Premier Lloyd George stated in the House of Commons today. PARIS. Monday, Xov. 4.?The Inter- J allied conference having completed its j labors at Versailles Premier Lloyd t George of Great Britain left tonight I for London and Premier Orlando, of 4 Italy, started for Rome. The conference'reached a complete i agreement on question of the terms of s anarmistice for Germany. , t * . " MONT, WEST VIRGINIA," rOFF ING POL. HOII IS SHORT !l 01 ALLOTMENT !, FOR THE LAKES I i * I 3. & O. Did Not Furnish the A Cars to Haul Coal. During this season there have been 6.G25 cars of coal loaded in the re '"afraont region for shipment to the akes according to a statement made oday by F. J. Patton. secretary of the 03 Corthern West Virginia Coal Opera- bo ors* Association. The lake season pc rill close on November 12. ca The actual number of tons loaded n< n the region for lake shipment totals da 131.250. The allotment to the district a ras 1.200,000 tons. The result has av >een that the region trill be short al- in uost 400,000 tons because not a great da hange can be made between now ana be Covember 12. The cause of the defi- nt riency in the tonnage for lake ship- Bs aent has been chalked up against the ha 1. & O. railroad because of an inade- In ruate car supply. at This Month's Loading. th Loading figures for the month of an Ictober according to the records of m he office of the Northern West Yir- pr :inia r Coal Operators' Association To; how that a total of 21.S46 cars were at illed. This includes 961 cars of cone oe ind 90S box cars filled by team track on nine operators. A total of 19,977 cars rere loaded by tipple mines. This th s an average of 740 per day which is vo iquivaient to only 41 1-10 per cent, en if the rating of the region. is Figures That Deceive. er The car supply In this region is a an ather deceptive proposition. This is Ol emonstrated best in the monthly re- ve orts. .On the surface the_run of cars th say appear favorable, but as a mat- Tt er of fact it is the actual loading fig- en ires that should be considered when sti he question of production is con- ty idered. ho Too frequently the railroad comiany'8 report shows up good on pa- Ei ler, but that is all. The cars come fa nto the region late and as a result m, hey cannot be loaded the same day. el< et the reports show they are here. a tgain they may be strung along the ho eglon and some distance away from SU t but the region has the cars checked T1 ip against it. The cars that arrive an oo late to be filled tbe same day are ha ncludtd in tbe railroad company's th ar supply for the next day. ca "While the railroad company's fig- ho ires show a daily average of S39 open. <*> ,r Mrs in thft Wfiioil on > UUA auu vv vwn>. _? _? w he true figures that must be checkid up against these are the actual protection figures. These a6 submitted f| ty the office of the Northern West V ,'irginia Coal Operators* Association al ire a daily average of loading as fol- " ows: Open. 739; coke. 35; box. 33. For the month of October the cars ivailable on a daily average were: )pcn. S39: box. 37; coke. 60. These re the figures submitted by the B. & ). Railroad company. Pitted against his is the report of the office of the V Northern West Virginia Coal O pernors* Association, which shows that of .73 mines reporting the following [aily averages were struck: Average mmber of mines down. 20; average lumber of men idle. 2.805; average ons lost in production. 2S.114. The de otals for the month from the same at :ource show that the total nnmber on if men idle were 77.759 and the lost fr< iroduction was 759.090 tons. M Martinsburg's Coal. it State Fuel Administrator J. Wal- Hi er Barnes today sent two additional he ars of coal to Martinsburg. There to ire now six cars of coal en route for ag hat city. This makes a total of ten se n an. I w< Full Ran of Cars. J There ..are 1.4SS cars in the region | an oday and at 7 o'clock this morning El (Continued on Page Eight) B< ============= m: NOTICE OF OPENING OF COUNTY ^ SCHOOLS. At a meeting of the County Board it Health, held Saturday. November ,, :d. it "was decided that the following , chools might re-open on Wednesday. fovember 6th: / All in paw Paw district. __ All in Winfield district except Mud r-. Jck. T. All in Union district. " All in Fairmont district except da ayenne. f All in Mannington district It was also decided that no schools ^ n Grant or Lincoln districts were to jt1 ipen until farther notice. ^ .It is the expressed wish of the of Joard of Health that all teachers be dt ery careini that sanitary conditions ^ re the best possible. Children from se amilies ha-ring contagions diseases ci bonld not be in school. Sporadic v ases of "Flu" may occur for severaT P; reeks. Use all care possible in beat- cl ng and -ventilating buildings. y? DR. L. N. TOST. so County Physician- at W. E. MICHAEL. pi County Supt. ofSchoola. J of ' ': - TUESDAY EVENING, N< - -: - ~ . . - - ' p LED IN'. ISIIE STAFF iLMlSPIML, STRONGER lOlf s a Result, Number of Additional Patients Will Be Taken. \ i There are 37 new influenza cases * ported today with four deaths and i pneumonia. This report includes ' ses from every doctor in the city , ;t one . Emergency headquarters re- 1 >rt that yesterday the number of s .ses In the city which came to its 1 itice was greater than for several ys. There were so many calls that j number of patients were turned < ray from the hospital because of an j sufficient number of nurses. To ly, however, there arrived a num- j , r of thoroughly capable graduate I trses and there also arrived from iltimore a trained man nurse who is been engaged by the Emergency flucnza committee to meet the need the hospital. Mr. Kline learned of e appeal for graduate nurses here d offered his services. He was imediately engaged. Today brighter ospects for an adequate nursing rce has encouraged those in charge the Emergency hospital and a numr of extra patients have been taken ; the strength of this better force. There are a number of girls ill at e various hotels with the "flu" and lunteer workers about the city are deavoring to visit them daily to do necessary. More volunteer works to go to homes throughout the city d stay during the night are wanted. . ten it has been necessary to leave * ry sick patients without help during ejaJgJitJOr lack of this sort of help. I lose who are doing the work at pres-! t; are working many hours at a i a retch without rest. There are plea- * of volunteers at the Emergency j spital today. 1 The automobile supply which the i ' nergency committee depend on encii I ? y was aiUlUM CUIUMJ lavniub tu . iming. There -was not a. driver ?t! t jven o'clock. Fortunate there are * number of young ladies who know iw to drive' cars so the immediate nation was met most satisfactorily. . lere is. however, a demand for more I tos to take the place of those which I ,ve. been constantly on hand since I e epidemic began. Those having rs which they can loan for a few urs when needed, may call the Auto mmittee in the entrance to the Jabs building. AMUEL J. LINN DIES AT NOON ?! tell Known B. & O. Vet- ; eran Had Been in 111 Health Long. -1 i Samuel J. Linn, a well.known resi- 3 nt of the city, died today at nooa the home of his son, Guy W. Linn. , i Chicago street after a long illnesB j 3m paralysis. Several months ago j r. Linn was stricken and for a time : was thought he would not recover. , a improved to a considerable extent, j iwever. and for some time was able , go about the city. A few weeks , ;o he was again' stricken, and for j vral days it was known that he , >uld "survive but a short time. The deceased was aged 70 years , id was a son of the late Willifcm and , *?T.;?n ninn^pr residents of uavcui m? :nton'? Ferry. He was united in 1 irriage with Miss Margaret J. . ork, whose death occurred seven . ars ago. Four sons survive, tame- 1 . Guy W. Linn. Bert G. Linn. Spray ' . Linn and Russell Linn, all resi- ' snts of this city. Another son. Glenn ' nn. died several years ago. Three ' rters and one brother also survive. ] ley are the Misses Iva and, Kath- . yn Linn, Mrs. Gideon Linn and . forge Linn, all of Benton's Ferry. { lother sister. Miss Maftie Line, died veral months ago. One grand- , .ughter. Miss Doris .Linn, daughter ' Guy LiAu sujvivesMr. Linn was one of the - best 1 town railroad men of this comxmin- . r. having been employed with the B. td O. railroad.for the greater parti ' his life .only relinquishing active [ties when, advancing age and ill} >alth :Incapacitated him for active} rvice. He was' a member of the {: iristian church, of the RailroadJ: etnas anrt or ine uraer sjusbh ??. i < rthias. He was a man of splendid 1' aracter and daring, his declining j; tars received the devoted care of his j cs and daughters-in-law. Funeral I have not been com- j < - " *" v. " :: # ' MTTOUPD-I IQtV . ^dBb J ? ?vm ivju low MARION YANKEES BRIDGE THE HE RIVER | Hiey Hare Been Successful Along Entire Front, 1 Pershing: Wires. WITH THE AM ERIC AX ARMY OX rHE SEDAN* FRONT. 1:15 p. m.. Nov. >.?(By Associated Press.)?Bitter . righting is taking place today along I the Meiise river. American patrols ) igaln have succeeded in crossing the river at Brieolles on a pontoon bridge .instructed under s'-iell fire. r At other points along the front, the ' Americans were reconnoitering other rrossings. The Germans have blown ip the bridge across the Meuse between Lanenville on the west bank rod the important town of Stenay on die east bank.. After the pontoon bridge at Brieules had been constructed the Ameri- t :ans put a second bridge across the , lleuse at Clery-le-Petit and began developing a new line on the heavily s wooded and very difficult ground east e >f the river between Clery and 1 Brieulles. a two and onshalf mile t Iront. ' i The town of Pouilly in the bend c >f the Meuse northwest of Stenay was C raptured by the Americans operating rue' rtf tVta XT?n?? Thfl VMt hank '] >f the river is now held in its entire- ? y as far. north as Pouilly. J The troops which crossed to the d sast bank of the Meuse found their ad- 1 ranee opposed by bitter machine gun ? ind artillery tire. This was over- ' some, however, and the Americans ire making steady progress. The yil- 6 age ot Beaumont directly west of ia 'cuiily has been taken by the forces * vhich advanced from the heights ' vhich they held below the town. The important ' town of "Spenay 1 icross the Meuse to the southeast is mw haU surrounded. a WASHINGTON. Not. 6.?Victorious J ittsCks .by the- American First army I in its en tiro front are reported by leneral Pershhing in his evening coma unique for Monday. On the extreme ight breaking down the vast efforts ,t the enemy to hold the high ground, he Americans drove through the valey ot the Meuse and the forest of >ieulet and occupied the important 1 iver crossing at Stenav. UBIUlf TUBS TEES uni n a nrrTTiun 5 nULII A MtCIIIRb: T V Take Steps to Insure Better ? Care of the ? Books. " s _______ ^ t The trustees of the Fairmont Li- ( >rary association held a meeting at I he Library rooms last night and con- ? sidered several important matters rel- s itive to the library. t Those present at the meeting "were J Uesdames Jennie Engle. George De- I 3olt, J. Walter Barnes, N. R. C. Mor- I -otv. F. E. Nichols and Mrs. Charles'1 if. Ritchie. C I A matter which came up for consid- 1 5ration w that in regard to the careooo Af th? V?o1r? of tha li- < jrary and also the alleged careless { less in retiming books to the library j after they arc taken from the shelves. I :t was decided hereafter that sew pa- j irons of the library must have a guarantor said guarantor to be responsible if books are handled roughly or not- relumed. Children mast have a note !ro mtheir parents stating that they sill be responsible for damage to books and to replace them If .same are aot. returned. The library' will soon begin the collection of . the. library's quota of books io be collected by the. .National Library association to be sent' to the wldiers - in camps and abroad. The National association will endeavor to collect a million books 'for this purpose an dthe local library must fur- ' aish approximately 500 of.this Sum- t her. Anyone desiring to contribute 1 ' vwaw SA I UCNJK. iu UUB VUUVMiyU. U1UJ UV JU jy leaving It at the Library rooms. The roomj are closed in the mornng and are open from 2 to 5 -o'clock n the afternoons tmd from 7 to S:30 n the evenlngsL8,300 Men Wanted For limited Service WASHINGTON". Nov. ?. ?Provost Marshal General Cro-order today called tor 18,300 draft registrants physical-, y qnallfied for Tlmfted service to en-'' rain for camps between November 25 ' md27-V.~~ Voluntary enlistment will be accepted until November 20. A variety if trades'and-oocspations are mention-' sd b^toe. call, and 45 states ane*aslced j PP?^P5HwESt/" ' */ >i>~L^* 9KStt _!'LJ_ " ' L" I - !|_ m Lm ^WijHpWWW " i-v-^-.. ? >*.- Af, -v- Jig* yj- 1^' x> TODAY'S NEWS TODA5T. UNDEI COUNT} rum niTTiro umif OFFICE INMIRMOm Vill Give Advice About J Soldiers Gifts From One to Five. Fairmont, merchants in cooperation ritb the Red Cross committee for the j rerseas Christmas sift service will , lake displays of ideal outfits which 1 rill come under the weight and areas- I rement regulations Issued bjr the gov- ; rnment. The interest of the mer- ! hants has been aroused by the committee in charge, of which Mrs. Samel Leeper is chairman, and after con- ] ultation today with a subcommittee rhich will visit the merchantile esablishments in person, will put on dis- ' ilay in show windows an ideal assem- : ilage of gifts to be sold for stlpnlat- : d sums. The committee which was ; ppointed to look after this branch of he work is composed of Mrs. Frank ' iaas. Mrs. Glenu Barns, Mrs. Ralph lay and Mra John Henshaw, and their tersonal visits will be paid to conectioners. drug stores, jewelers ana ,-eneral merchandise establishments a an effort to cater to every taste. Each' afternoon from 1 until 5 'clock some member of the commitee will be at Red Cross headquarters n the Municipal building to give oat nrtons on receipt of the official Ta>el and also to give ont the 1.000 carons which are to he filled by local people for the boys over there who tave no one near of kin- to whom to lend the Christmas label. Yesterday ? * *' 51 Af trlilch it COTWUB ?vc*? 511CU vM?> w* v.. re re to reduce the 1,000. carton order ind the other six were secured by relt tires in presentation of the official ahel. As fast as the cartons are retained for inspection by the committee they -will be turned over to the lonl postoffice fpr shipment to New fork and an early response on the ^art of the public -would greatly facilitate the work of the Red Cross who wish to avoid a last minute rash. Postage at fourth class rates' to Holoken, X. J, will he paid by the donor. Italians Capture 250,000 Horses (By Associated Press) "Washington:, Nov. s.?Austrian prisoners captured by the Italians before the armistice took effecF yesterday are estimated now at half" a million and the booty taken includes 250,000 horses. FOCK KILLED IN EXPLLOSION. BQTJNDBROOK, N. J.. Nov. 5.? Four persons wen killed here today la" an "explosion which detnolishedpart of the plant of the Metal lHsintegrstlng company'! concern, making i nil dm im nun HLIN MIUTAR1 Marshal Foch Striking at Bo of the German A and Fi AMERICANS TAKING" Fheir Operations May Make mans to Stop Upo Meuse PARIS. Nov. 5.?A battle which is lelievei here to be decisive Is now ;oing on. It Is being waged in two ections in the north. The blow delivred by the British armies of General lorne. Byng and Rawlinscn and by he French under General Debeney s a threat leveled at one of the flanks if the vast pocket formed by the ierman line from Holland to Metz. The object of this offensive is to Irive dangerous wedge either north if the Sambre, In the direction of Ions, or South of the river in the lirection oi Adesnes and Maubeuge. 'he result may be a complete retreat if the German armies in belgium or hose between the Olse and the Aisnes. Excellent results have been realizd so far. The Sambre river and can1 have been crossed. This was the ast line of resistance west of the rentier which soon may be reached n that region. According to latest nformation the allied advance con8SB deSh il f ___________ I ~bl f _ -: r' v;.{J-... timies notwithstanding th& 1 resistance by the enemy: .: Is being conducted^by aud and Liggett on the Mease.: 'rThi.<= the great strgetic offensive -grhlelt^?tJ Germans have always: tfiti'jSMiB which they sought to makellUjJ1'?iFjWW| by the storming of Verdun" The aim of the FrancOhAJObarU offensive is to pinch out thie.-.tft pocket. American troops ate at^BafinM moat. That is less than elghfrJmMhMH fron Laraouilly station noxUnt?^aW| road running between Thlouv dan and Mezieres.' Even- bettyaj Americans on the ast bank Ifeise may bring ti?m into the : Medy-Lonnguyon region. That no! only the cutting of tfaejaSBSBlM enemy to form upon the Meat cause that front could no lohgr be Joined up with that of Thlor 7/ i?I3W Great % man PgfgMMESa (By Associated 2bMM$&?9 LONDON. Nor. 5.?Brfttek in the offensive southeast 'fof tiennes have captured th?r?-i :owa of Lequesnoy after bav jletely surrounded it. .Field Halg announced today/ -;Th garrison of more than 1.000 inen8i8i 'al/yn with -* theBritah SvSon where an advance -of betvre< enwfour miles has been ma villages of Joil m e tz, Ler oud. < Frasnoy and Lepetit Mar* been captured. Furtehr grots been pained In the MoxaMtRSBj^H The village of Seth, five m iprH east of Valenciennes has-"bee: PARIS. Nor. 5.?Arenas, s have compelled the r^""" "mni ne* -wtihdrawals at several laong the front. according-to office statement toda^-^BaqsjMH Oise and the. AlsnetheyPSajCSM advanced about one inPfeaPCTnijl mile front. . The French the attack this moi irntf*aiagMMP ing progress. Between Sissonne : and-^^a Pe-cien. a front of more miles, the French - :hayjaj(3ijjji the Handling line.-ofym^^* The French ?ve v^aSSiBSBSm vance from east of..-StjgQMilB Petit to the outskirts Of I PARIS. Nor.. S^gftlW continue successf?Ilyt< Germans in .tfaA^aeglPiSB itnrfliMlflt of vMch. -uBRSii&iBlfl the village of Ver according to the WaritiBttSnijM meat today. . ''^-S&SSU (By Aaaocteteii^SM LONDON. Nor. S.?A tloa iras held t monument In ? Tor of continuing tfc lotion. Tra3 passed, i the qfyh' according to a Copenba the ^change ^Pai Mis hare larried^tniaiiggWi Trm^-t^'w islands. HOIC I -There the Italia ed. A dispatch -fr states. Tl nlfan 'li?lmiTlHB|