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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1915
Page
1
Reports say Roumania plans to join a European war as the army mobilizes. A young prince, Georgios, heir to King Constantine of Greece, looms as potential successor if the monarch’s illness continues.
Reports indicate troops are in splendid condition for active service. Rumors say Romania mobilizes spies of 000 men and heavy Russian reinforcement along the San River is noted. German press shows anxiety. Vienna urged concessions to avert intervention. no decisive result yet in the western front.
Deputy marshal Moore of Fairmont seized inmate Kenney from county jail Wed in Pasco to face federal whiskey sale charges. A warrant issued, authorities plan to bring him back after state work. State Prohibition Chief Walter Bee notes Farley under long suspicion for bootlegging across the state.
Two spell prayer and praise services are announced at St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church South in the auditorium this evening. All members and friends are urged to attend as services will continue through the week. the note calls for habernacle and Christ-like wisdom.
The special session of the Wolfee Court was held at 7 this evening to hear Charles Miller and Rosie Kirkpatrick on charges of assembling for immoral purposes. Officers Sims and Corether took the arrested to jail, with bail set at $25. Mayor G. H Gordon held.
Paris June 2 An officer Captain Sievert’s notebook yields an eye witness account of clashes near Notre Dame to Lorettes dated May 20 the day Sievert was killed. He notes orders to hold positions at Lorette and along the Albany Carency line and that he had to deploy only one battalion, a third of normal strength, before engagement. The diary shows repeated defiance for aid amid the fighting on the slopes of Rethel and surrounding areas.
A technical statement reports a serious artillery duel along the Belgian front with Belgian guns massing fire against enemy positions. Belgian troops reportedly halted German advances as Belgians controlled the front and disrupted supply lines, complicating the enemy’s resupply efforts.
June 2 report says military authorities order all ranks forbidden access to wine rooms in Berlin. The restriction reflects wartime security measures and limits social venues for German officers amid rising tensions.
Four men were arrested at a local railroad station with suitcases holding 265 pints of whiskey from Marietta Ohio. Deputy Commissioner Bee of Parkersburg led the operation with Constable Shahan and other officers. They were taken to jail for hearings before Magistrate Edward Kidd as authorities probe Prohibition violations.
Private soldiers are barred from visiting numerous Kras Testan- Tants and cafes in Berlin including bars and wine rooms. The order stresses furlough aims at physical recovery and nerve recuperation, warning that such visits jeopardize servicemen’s well being. Wary Willie Gard is noted as a casualty of this restriction.
Governor Hatfield expands a long list of appointments naming Arlen G. Swiger of Sistersville to the legislature and state boards to fill Northcott’s expired term. New appointees include health commissioner F L Jobson, pharmacy board member J Judy, dental examiners L Beerbower and B E Clark, veterinary examiners E W Langford and J J Cranwell. Chief Earl Henry adds three mine inspectors for a total of fifteen. No successor named for William M. O Danaon on the state board of control.
There will be a special term of the county court Friday to decide the contract for grading and paving a road from Shinnston toward Mannington along Robinson Run through Clay and Eagle districts. Three to four miles planned at $30,000 with three bridges in the county. Notaries to be qualified and notary certificates issued. Baptist church services nightly this week except Saturday with baptism and new member reception. Rev Wheeler Bogress of India assists Dr W C Tarsor in meetings.
Mary Nyikia of Grasselli was arrested Wednesday on a peace warrant issued by Magistrate Starrber's court at the instance of Esner Valley, who alleged threats of bodily harm. Nyikia was released under bond to appear for hearing Friday evening.
A coroner's inquest concluded that Henry Good and his wife died from suffocation and burns in the Zeppelin raid on London the night before last. The verdict suggested the deaths were ordered by agents of hostile forces.
The British steamer Saddieh, sailing from Alexandra Exrpt to Liverpool, was torpedoed yesterday in the North Sea. Seven crew members were drowned and forty-one survivors were landed ten days later at Chatham.
The Tau Temple No 369 Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan prepares for its annual meeting at the Pythian hall on South Third Street. A draft is held tonight to fund travel for the group and its degree team as they plan a trip to Asbury Park in July.
A cottage prayer meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Carl Horner at Point Comfort tomorrow morning led by Reverend Wheeler Bossess.
President Wilson’s message to American agents urges Mexican revolutionary leaders Carranza Villa Zapata and Garza to unite and restore constitutional government. He appeals for a central authority in Mexico City and warns that U.S. support will aid a settlement yielding genuine reform and relief for starving citizens.
The Washington Irving High School commencement will be held Thursday evening in the high school auditorium. The program includes mixed chorus, a female chorus, a presentation of diplomas, and a benediction. The class, the W. H. Taylor class, lists 25 members across preparatory and general courses with numerous names. The event is open to the public and all are invited.
The Tyzart's Valley Presbytery Ladies' Home Missionary Society met at Central Presbyterian on West Pike Street for the second annual gathering led by Miss Emme Davis President. The opening session featured devotions by Miss B Forrest Hutton and a warm welcome from Mrs Mortimer W South and remarks by Mrs T J Arnold. The program included reports, addresses, and a missionary-focused round table, with speakers from Elkins and Atlanta and a closing benediction after an evening of services.
Francis Ward of the University of Chicago track team is expected to shine at the Big Nine conference track meet in Urbana on June 4 and 5. He aims to win the 290 yard low hurdles and the 120 yard high hurdles after recording marks in test events.
Galveston Texas June 2 The British steamship St Helena today was taking on a cargo of 250,000 bushels of wheat for the Belgian Relief Commission. It will sail in a few days for Rotterdam.
Morning trial scheduled on a charge of being drunk in the streets. Sheriff G2) Hes Soreen declared the man’s bond forfeited. Williams was arrested late Tuesday night by city policemen.
James Schomachi a Greek employee in a Pike street shoe shine parlor was fined 8.60 in police court this morning on a charge of disorderly conduct. It was alleged he threw a little eastern joint of the shine parlor without provocation Tuesday morning.
June 2 report notes the prestigious Gilded Horses once guarding St Oder Cathedral in Venice have been taken away for safety amid fears of damage by hostile aviators or ships. Authorities cite preservation concerns and security considerations in the action.
J Walter Bee of Parkersburg states bootlegging is a costly and risky business in West Virginia. He notes deputies have jailed about ten to twenty men recently on prohibition violations and says enforcement is under control though many bootleggers face heavy penalties and losses.
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