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K;-; FearfoT Story of Condition
Told By Maj.
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I, HE ISJWHE WITHESS
|jjft Tells of Some of the Hor- j
w rors He Personally
K'; ' -Witnessed.
E | (Editor's Note?What are the BolshHr
.ertkl. Join;;' in -Russia? What doc3
K Bolshevism mean in Russia, when it
Hr~ flourishes? Is it honest or dishonest?
H These are questions that all America
i* wonts answered. Russia is & far cry !
" ~ " * sinrMS ! I
. ITOZD SU &or auvxco. w?*?*v ?e .
come to us by cables and in corregpofl- <
deuce. Major Jaromlr Spaec'K,
wrote the following for bis newspaf ?r.
; is a Czech-j-Slovak soldier who only reB
cently left the Czecho-Slovak armies ia
Siberia. The Czecho-SlovaKs af?
Slavs, mostly Bohemians, and wef?
part of Austria's army. "While Russia
[ was still fighting, these Bohemian sol- <
H dlers were taken prisoners or they d?~
"serted to the other side.. When Russia
HF?-jeft the war. the* were some 60.00?
pv of-these soldiers, and. as the Germs a
I- army began tt> overrun the land, th?
' Bohemian.-; decided to leave Russia
. by way of Siberia and go to France
to'light with the forces of democracy
H for Bohemia's liberty They begat '
p marching from wher^rer they haP- [
pened to he Snddenly. the Bolsh?
viki attempted to stop them and dis- ;
- aim - them The Czecho-Slovks. wh?. ,
by the way, are all republicans, re- !
K.' sisted; and, ever since, they have be?t
V - at. war with the Bolsheviki Most of ,
them are still marooned in parts of (
Russia and Siberia, bat a few axe coO
stantly getting through to Vladivostok.
. where thsy set sail to America Major ,
Spaock is one of them His ohserva- ,
111 Ecsseia and Siberia have beet 1
| *p. recent ar.d his reputation is so well
^ * esx2Dnsncu int tue zonowicg artic*^
B can"; only ty looked upon as authority- (
^-^gehr-Edltor) ,
ByMAJOR JAROMIR SPACER.
H^Mintary Aide at Washington to Pre*. (
G, Masaryk, President of the ,
HpV Czecho.Slovak Republic.
. -v/WlUillrerr revolution - torn German"? ]
V - will finally sink down under a BoishH
etikl regime or not. one thing IsO ceT
tain, under the auspices, encourg*- 1
mernt. plo:3 and financing of a kaiser- i
ruled Germany, Russia was thrown to '
the tender mercies of the Bolshevik i
n^ob,- who thereafter worked every I
hour and every day in the interests ?t >
' Germany.
f - : They were pro-German throughout. 1
In the service of Germany, they disor- 1
I ganized cho Russian army and destroy- "
I . ed Russian industry and agriculture. >
I In the service of Germany, they s?nt I
Bfo "the Russsian governments gold to the t
:/ kaiser's agents- They fought every
-element that was opposed to the kaisf#
i^and that is why they sought to fight
B~ -the Czecho-Slovaks.
B And their very army, their Red
I Guard, had as 80 per cent or its me?- <
' bership German and Magyar (H0U- ,
garian) prisoners of war in Rus?iu. }
. When onr Czechs killed some of thjs j
" so-called Red Guard ? found on their 3
". bodies registration cards indicates 3
I that the individual was a German ?r
| " -Magyar prisoner of -war in Russia.. (
vWe also found printed orders signed t
. J by Emperor William or Emperor Ksri j
ordering these prisoners to enlist 1? 3
the Bolshevik arm v.. Could any strcn- ,
i ger proof be required to convince any ,
H I sane man that the Bolshevik regime 1
. * was a pro-German regime? j
-Owing to their neglected conditf0? 3
under the old czrlst regime, the msss ;
v of the peasants, with little or no edh
.. cation, kept in subjection by the in'n- 1
H, Istry, the military and the prieses. b^i i
H- the. most primitive ideas about the ]
. .function of government They were !
easily indmed by pictures of a T?.t0- !
V pia which could not possibly be real- 1
I ' ized They were easily led to a pas. ;
/ - slonate hatred of not only the rich but *J
. of common men and women who ba<3 1
. -acnmulated small homes and home- 3
. steads by their laborfc-i
- An. that Bolshevism accomplished. .
however, was to bring oh a state ?f
. anarchy nd wholesale destruction s?d '
f . murder. Promised social reform
w OproprletorshiD of land and in indds c
try have resulted only in the destfdeH
' tion of factories and business and Jh
B l the failure to cultivate vast reaches !
B \ of land which formerly produced th*
-food upon which Russia lived.
"Eactorlos were bcrned by mobs l?d '
[gagg Bolsheviks. And even where land 1
r-Jwas divided among the mob. it was im. >
Irk it because of lack or J
id machinery.
>w how to ran factories 1
da were either mnrderconceal
themselves. 1
i. vrho had owned t?elr 1
he revolution, produce^ '
a last sum miner to jat1
seeds, because tt?ey beviki
would confiscate
ay for It in money that
. After a year of nnrevism
the Russian co^n.
i get no material for
hoes, no manufactured
Kind, while in the cities 1
in asrony for food,
of the Bolsheviks hare 1
mdition of ffalra up?h i
of the bourgeoisie" s
. Thus thp passion ?f i
jed on Page 4.) I
NEO RUSSIA
ITABLE SHAMBLES
? MAJOC JAJ?QMl? S&AZXXC.
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COAL LOADING HEBE
TO BEW LIGHT
Christmas Holidays Will Be
Responsible for This ->
Condition.
?
Coal loading in the Fairmont region
w-3s pretty lair yesterday when 1,102
cars were filled. The leading today
will be light and tomorrow no coal
will be oaded because of Christinas
lay- On Thursday scarcely any coal
will be loaded and on Friday and Saturday
the indications are that the
loading will be light.
Yesterday's loading consisted of 1,>20
coal and 20 coke cars east and 40
:o?l and 22 coke west.
Pay Day Observed.
The bigger operations paid their
smPloyes yesterday and the money
came in handy for Christmas shop-.
?ing. The pay was a heavy one. *
Today's care.
There are 14132 cars in the region tolay
and the placement is 1,002. They
ire classified as follows: Open, 1,148;
coke, 66; team track, IS.
Isner In Elkins.
R- B. Isner, district representative
if the United States Fnel administration.
left last night for Elkins, where
ie will spend Christmas day at his
io?e.
"Flu" Is Batter.
John M. Wolfe, general manager of
the operations of the Jamison Coal
ind coke company, today stated that
flu" was improved at the company's
mines. Mr. Wolfe states there are out
tour cases at all of the mines of the
:o?pany.
The Jamison company has always
art InfArAst in their minors' wel
Care and were cautious to take prereutive
steps In time td guard against
Lb? spread of the disease in epidemic
proportions.
"White Christmas" is
Altogether Possible
"leather forecasts are for a cold
map tonight and possibly snow, with
:h? "pearly white" scheduled for tomorrow,
so that a "white Christmas"
is Probable after all. This snap follows
the warmest December weather
Cor twenty-nine years.
Tomorrow the churches will hold
Christmas services as usual. All of
tbe theaters will be open with special
performances and extra music plan-*
aed. The postoffice will be closed tomorrow
and no city deliveries will be
made. Rural carriers will deliver
mail, however, and all parcel post
mail will bo delivered. Postmaster
Mauley promising all Christmas packages
by Christmas evening.
Rain- this morning began to fall
heavily about nine o'clock and interbred
greatly with shoppers who tad
planned to do a good day's work. The
strets were wet and muddy and just
is tew people as possibel were out. If
th rain ceases by evening all stores
will b crowded to capacity tonight.
Belated shoppers aud others kept in
today will make It up before midaiSht.
us,
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High Ready for
Bristol Tonigbt
The first basket ball game of the
season will be played tonight at the
y. it, C. A. at :15 o'clock. The game
mill be plavOed with the Bristol hUV
school team.. Bristol comes highly
recommended as a fast floor team, and
s coached by tournament at Buckhanlon
Fairmont team will pick players
Irona the following:HiU? Fuzzy, Knight.
Brown. Juean. t lewing. rtoiumu, won,
^ess, and Pierpont Both teams are In
joe condition and & hard game is expected
A large crown is expected t#
ittead' ?
Victory Christmas
to Be Celebrated
New TORK. Dec. 24.?Pnbic celejration
of Victory cbristmas in New
fork tomorrow as well as those in
bonsands of homes hee have been
iraaged with a special view of prodding
Yaletide cheer for the 100.000
eh}caed American soldiers, sailors
tod marine.
The West Vi
r '
MiiiiiTi
10 GET MEMORIAL:
Initiative Steps Talc:n to!
IT:nor Marion County
Sammies.
The special committee or the Fair- j
mont Chamber of Commerce consist-',
lag of J. M. Jacobs, J. Walter Barnes j
and W. J. Wiegel, .appointed to suggest
names for a county wide Sol- j .
oiers' and Sailors' Memorial Commit- 11
tee, met at the Chamber of Commerce j
rooms last night and appointed the '
fallowing committee to represent the
various districts of the county:
Fairmont District?Mrs. James A. j
Meredith, O. S. McKinney, Robert T.!
Cunningham, Sam R. Jiuzum, A. L.!
Lehman, H. S. Lively, Thomas L j
m T. Wntchinson. i.
? ?
Grant District?Carroll Currey, D.
F. Smith, Mrs. Rebecca Thompson.
Lincoln District?\V. E. Mapel. A.
J. McDaniel, Mrs. Alexander C. Becson.
Mannington District?James T.
Criss, Lawrence S. Schwenck, George
W- Bowers, E. Orville Murray, Miss
Lucy Prichard. ' ,
Paw Paw District?J. Y. Hamilton,
C. C- Arnett, Mrs. J. W. Devison.
Union District?Harry Shaw, John '
S. Scott, Philip Van Gilder, Mrs.
Hugh F. Smith.
Winfield District?Dr. F. W. Hill.
J. J. Heiskell, Mrs. Anthony Bowen.
The committee expects to have notices
maield today to each member or
the committee, notifying them of
their appointment.
State Bank Slices
Mellon December 30
The board or directors of the Fairmont
tSate Bank, one of the youngest
of Fairmont's financial instittions, organized
only about a year ago. has declared
a dividend of six per cent, payable
December 30 next. The bank is
growing very rapidly.
Sheriff Grabs Hold
of 400 Pints of Booze
Fob hundred pnts of whiskey were
confisicated at Finch's run last night
when SherifT Glover and Deputy Sheriff
Beatty intercepted an automobile.
The occupants, an American a negro,
and'an Italian are In jail awaiting the
formal bringing of charges. The auto
is being taken in charge of by the
sheriff.
Chicago Shivers
At 10 Below Zero)
(By Associated Press>
CHICAGO. Dec. 24.?A heavy -wet
snow began falling early today in this
city and vicinity accompanied by a
-Strong wind. Street railway traffic
was seriously hampered by the wet
snow and steam railroad transportation
was delayed on a number of lines.
At weather bureau it was stated that
the temperature probably would, drop
to 10 degrees below zero on Christmas.
rginian Extends The
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W^es/ Virginian
Extends Greetings
Tomorrow is Christmas Bay. and
The Wear Virginian extends the
compliments of the season to all
of it's readers, trusting that everyone
may sjwmi the Rre^teatJtestt%.
; lay" in a most agreeable manner.
Today's issue is being printed at
2 o'clock in order to give the employes
an opportunity to finish
their Christmas shopping. No issue
of The "West Virginian will be
printed tomorrow.
SENTENCED Mi MAY
SETRIEDMURDER
Injured Man Expires After
Assailian Has Been Sentenced.
Peculiar circumstances have developed
from the death of George Gray,
a nesro. who died at Cook hospital
on Monday of blood poisoning. The
man had been a patient at the hospital
for a number of months, suffering
from a gun shot -wound inflicted
by a colored companion.
Following the man's death and
upon investigation by Coroner Frank
A. Lloyd it developed that the man
who did the shooting, Kenney Stewart.
is doing time in the Moundsville
penitentiary at this time for shooting
with intent to kilL
Following the shooting, which occurred
in August of this year, the injured
man was brought to the hospital
and the assailant was placed on
trial and convicted and sentenced to
serve two and one-half years in the
penitentiary. During the course of
the trial Gray was carried to and
from the hospital to the court room
on a stretcher.
Gray imporved for a time, but developed
influenza a'few days ago and
grew worse until Sunday, when he
died. Whether or not the man now
doing penance in the state penitentiary
will be brought here and tried
for murder is not known as yet.
Goernment Officers
ust Stick Until ?eb.
The government plant at RlvesviHe
will soon be a thing of the past. Work
on the plant stopped at the close of
the war bat. Captain W. Huff and
Lieutenant McClellan are still in the
city attending Jo business in connection
wit hthe disposal of materials
which remain at the plant . A great
deal of such material arrived after
operation on the buildings ceased and
all of it must be disposed of. At present
Lieutenant McClellan is home on
a ten days' furlough to St Paul. Minnesota.
Captain Huff still remains in
the hospital, suffering from the effects
of a slight operation Both men wfll
pobably remain in. ihe city after the
- - ? * I " ill I'
Holidays unm eometuum mnwu~j
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AT THE POST OFFICE
Doors Closed Tomorrow?
Parcel Post Men to Deliver
Mail.
j This morning at the postoffice the
rush was not quite so intense. However,
officials there stated that by noon
today and until the postoffice closed
tonight at 8 o'clock, it was expected
that crowds would be fully as great
as when they extended in a solidly
packed line clear to the door. The local
postoffice will be closed promptly
at S tonight and will not be open tomorrow.
Last night the postoirioe ^remained
open UQUi V U ClUCb. ILUia*
will deliver mall tomorrow but city
carriers will not deliver any maiJ.
Parcel post mail will be delivered all
day. This morning, parcel post packages
were stacked high in the rooms
of the postoffice with extra clerks
working hard to get them all ready for
delivery. It was stated that never yet
have any of these Christmas packages
failed to be delivered by Christmas
night.
Yesterday was the largest day in the
history of tho postoffice. 528 mail
bags, parcel post, were sent away and
45 bags of letters. 200 bags of packages
were received and 52 poaches of
letters were received. Most of the
wok of handling this matter has been
done this eyar by new clerks not long
in service and Postmaster Manley stated
this morning that they had done remarkably
good work.
Money orders were issued yesterday
to the amount of 104. v Thirty-four
money orders were paid. The heaviest
business was confined to the registering
department both incoming and
outgoing. Seventy-five registered letters
were taken in and 150 were received
in transit though the local postoffice.
The biggest money order business
was done last week when many
people sent money to friends and relatives
and distant families. One hundred
and forty-nine money orders were
sent last week. The money order
business has been extra heavy all
month. It might be dnteresting to npte
that $515,200.78 worth-of thrift and
war savings stamps had been sold during
this past year. A very interesting
fact comes to light In the postal savings
department. Fonr years ago
there was a record of $100 on deposit
and today there Is a record of
on deposit Most of this money belongs
to foreigners who feel this sort
of investment is thoroughly safe.
Postmaster Manley handled affairs
at 'the postoffice very well despite the
"handicap of so many of the regular
force being in the army.
Opinion Will Wipe
Out National Guards
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.?An opinion
of the Judges advocate geneals of!
flee approved by the Secretary of War
; holds that officers and enlisted men of
. the National guard will revert to civi
liaa status when discharged' from federal
serlce. The effect of the ruling
practically Is to wipe out at existence
the National guard as it was organized
prior to the wait
GENERAL RHODES
BwsMn.ii
PLANE MM!
Removed to American Hospital
After the Mishap
Had Occurred.
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PILOT LOST^ IN FOG;
Rhodes Was .First American
Officer to Enter Gcrany
(By Associated Pre-si
PARIS. Hatas, Dec. 24.?The condition
of Major General Charles E.
Rhodes, who was injured in the fall
of an aeroplane at Louvres, northeast
of Pari3 Monday afternoon, ^showed
great improvement during the day. in
the accident the pilot of the machine.
Lieutenant Gilten. a British officer,
was killed, who was hampered by the
dense fog. anu lost his bearings. He
was trying to aTOid landing in the
heart of the city when his machine
was hurled down heavily.. General
Rhodes was taken to the hospital at
Louvres, and now is at an American
hospital at Paris. Major General
Rhodes is the head of the American
armistice commissison. and was first
American general officer to enter the
German line after the German armistice
was signed. The general commanded
'die 42d rainbow division. The
mchine fell 1900 feet.
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III1HL IILI U1IIU IH
! BED CROSS ROLL CALL
i
The time for collecting memberships
ip. the Red Cross Christinas roll campaign
bas been extended by National
headquarters until January 1, according
to a telegram received here today
2>y Mrs. Edwin Robinson; cfiaffman foi
Marion county.
However as far as Marion county
is concerned the campaign is concluded
and reports will be sent into Washington
this afternoon. This was decided
upon after a conference with officials
of the campaign here who decided
that the campaign had extended
over a long enough period and that
the few memberships which might be
gathered in during the additional time
would not justify extending the campaign
in this city and county accordingly
it was decided to send in the report
to Washington today. The chairmen,
vice chairmen and captains have
given practically their entire time to
the membership roll for three weeks
and have worked hard and faithfully '
and believe when reports are tabular- ;
ed that Marion county will stand well '
up to the front among the counties of '
the state as having a large member- !
ship in the Red Cross. The report :
will be published as soon as completed. '
The following is the telegram as re- '
ceived by Mrs. Robinson today:
WASHINGTON. JD. C.. '
December 23. 191S.
Mrs. Edwin Robinson.
oS2 Fairmont Ave..
Fairmont, W. Va.
Account bad weather and flu roll
call extended to January first Hope
you will make this an opportunity to
enroll every red blooded American.
Please report at once as folly as possible
total adult roll call members.
ROBERT SHRIVER.
Mystery Surrounds
Her Ballins' Death
LONDON. Dec. 24.?Herr Ballin died
suddenly in Berlin on November 9.
The cause of his death has not been
officially stated, but it has been reported
that he had been summoned to
the German Army headquarters and
criticised by General Ludendorf for
opposing plans ot the military party
and that Ballin'then appealed to the
then German emperor who sustained
LndendorTs statements, and suggested
that Ballin either adopt them or
retire from public life. Thereafter,
according to reports. Ballin appeared
to be greatly depressed in spirit.
Some reports received in London stated
that he had committed suicide.
"Under F<
Third U. S. Offici
Scenes From LASTBIG I
I Reel after reel of absorbing Go
camera men, some of 'whom were
[ | America these wonderful pictures
! More Action"'Than
GRANDT
1:30 to 11:00
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IHDEPENDENTS^IO
BASSEU Dec?C^t?
bas been reached betweentbe^H^BM
government and the e- v'-S^riaa
which Field Marshal von
and General Groener. chlerr-jqwMCTM
master general retain their oZQce, MM
cording to the Lokal Anziege o ? Be rIt
is reported from Berila^flMeSaM
leys between the majority ;a>aMB
and the in ?dependent Socialist* oosk]
cerning elections to thejhatlqnal assembly
have failed and that
pendents have decided to nicaShSSH
candidates in all districts. '
piEiiliiTO
MESS WITH SAMMIES
PARIS, Monday. Xiec. 23.-r-P ' > nt
army headquarters at^Ch^mg^^tf
the army which were>at
in the hands of Gen. gexitMjlBMWM
been changed in one respert?||^nM^H
dinner with the troops and ea:
a mess kit with the sokUersatkhttratfl
General Pershing- his Of:' ~
After reviewing troops.
dent wil^ deliver ait address v
has already prepared.
of his maternal grajtdfatiMsll^^^^l
lisle on Sunday will be almjoat430tifl|
occurs Saturday. tb? visit.vrfll^SSs
a double object. TheoSfiid' nt
attend worship in the loyt . C( a
gregational church, of.wl. ?>*
grandfather was pastor
and will visit ths scene
er's early childhood. ' '"Li-z&lSi
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the departure of Presld^^^&MH
and Mrs. Wilson from WaidtineSH
Quen Wilhelmlna sent than r.invitation
to visit Holland. 1-TIu r< ply,
which was rent by the ??i
the Quen early in Uocember; ha
been published. It leaves-'tl- Q
tion of acceptance of the invltsMnB|
open. --'-SWvSm
Information has been receSBB
Kinney street that her
ant John Murphy, D. D. S ration,
is in a hospital in Rsaht?jm9g|
ing from a gas attach
phy is at a base hoepltd^HB^^H
1
vvttonn Nest. I^dlee OnSl^^^l
; Orris. No. JST7. -wSH meet Friday J
evening. December 27ti la
man Hall. Fleming; -BMgiSj
JANE GRBOOR^> SSeO^S
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War Feature
renment FQm <n enD^n^|
killed In aca?*e-i: to givo
?thousands of lax
December
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