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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
1
The Prid chapel African Methodist Episcopal church holds a quarterly meeting tomorrow. Presiding Elder RE R Downs will attend the morning service at 10 45 o clock and preach at the conclusion.
London reports Italy has denounced the Triple Alliance after a series of crises. British press notes American notes to Germany, while Austro German advances in Galicia and Bukowina show German losses. Russians reportedly slow German progress as war news dominates British papers.
The French war office reports no change north of Arras as fighting continues. Artillery exchanges and a 500 yard advance toward Spuchez are noted in this sector with ongoing heavy action.
Amsterdam telegram cites the Bosacae Zeitung reporting high German government circles favor submitting the Lusitania sinking dispute and related U S difficulties to a court of arbitration.
Washington officials weighed a Berlin dispatch urging arbitration but warned it could delay pacifying submarine warfare and risk more losses. Rome reports a strike in protest as troops deploy across strategic points in the city.
VIOLATES ORDED G. I. Kirkmyer was arrested at noon Saturday by Policeman Phon ome for driving his car on Main Street with the cutout open. He put up $660 for his appearance at the police station Sunday morning era was released. STEAMER SUNK- LONDON, May 35.-The aniso steamer, Martha, was torpedoed and sunk off Aberdeen this morning bs a German submarine its crew of
Dr A Butt ofaris elected president at the West Virginia State Medical Association closing session in Huntington on May 15. Officers include Dr AS Buswora first vice president Dr GC Schoolfeld second vice president Dr SF Lawson third vice president Dr J Howard Anderson editor Dr J B Bloss and district councilors from each district. Delegates named for national meetings and beggars taxed in China noted.
George B. Sayre chief clerk of the Hotel Gore resigns to enter real estate and insurance with headquarters at Huntington. John Moore will succeed him. D H Hamrick remains night clerk. Sayre leaves Saturday for Washington DC to arrange WV real estate sales and take the Bankers Life Insurance WV agency. He plans extensive statewide travel in his new vocation.
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied the application of the Pennsylvania, New York Central, Lehigh Valley and other railroads to retain ownership or continue operating boat lines on the Great Lakes despite the Panama Canal Act prohibition. Railroads must relinquish the boat lines by December 3, 1915. James T. Griffin of Lumberport visited the city Saturday.
Bernhard Dernberg, long seen as Emperor William's unofficial spokesman in the United States, plans to depart soon. Officials say Wilson administration displeasure over his Lusitania defenses prompted his move, with friends advising flight to avoid further tensions.
In East Main Street window, a realistic beach scene features a bathing girl and children on sand. Palm beach outfits for women and children are attractively displayed as latest fashion. Holmeses celebrate arrival of a baby boy. Samuel T. Mallison returns from ten weeks in Rocks Mount, S C.
In New York on March 15 Dr Dernberg refused to discuss a Washington dispatch stating he would serve the country on his own initiative. While staying in his apartments he declined to meet reporters and sent back a note with the reply No comment.
At 6 o'clock Saturday morning Grassells Chemical Company drilled a large gas well on G. W Stout's Lost Creek farm. The well is expected to yield over two million feet daily. Earlier this week Ernest Randolph drilled a 452 well on the same farm and an estimated four million plus feet daily.
A Madrid dispatch says revolutionary movements loom in Formga with claims of a Lisbon control committee. Reports describe clashes in Siomibra Oporte Lisbon and San Taren as fugitives flood toward Badajoz while communications fail. rumors of Alfonzo Costa’s assassination in Lisbon circulate amid turmoil.
Nina Hardman and two others faced police court actions on Pike Street. Hardman paid a $5 fine plus costs after her mother settled it. CC Jen paid $1 and was released for drunkenness. John McCutis, labeled Hangetian, was jailed for drinking and disorderly conduct after on the Siath Street Bridge. others sought funds to cover his fine. Petrograd to install a $66,000 sewer system. Chima area covers 1,560,008 square miles with a population around 300.
The Security Savings and Loan Association begins formation with charter papers sent to Charleston for approval. Authorized capital is 260000 with founders including Arthur K. Thorn and G B Gordon. Quarters secured in the Mason ic temple as location. State supervision mirrors banks with biannual exams and six month financial statements. Forty five such associations exist in West Virginia.
In the circuit court Saturday orders included sale confirmations in the Bigate Concrete Company versus J Walter Duncan case, Colonial Building and Realty Company against William Darris et al, and Luther Talkington scams R B Mason et al. Decrees were issued in Empire against Daniel Rouchpe et al, demurrers overruled in Fellner et al against Ira C Tuber et al, and the A W Mason matter against R Ellis Mason et al was dismissed. The Fidelity and Casualty Company against Johns O’Hare Plumbing Company was also severed in final Bank administration.
Everett Grogan a 41 year old carpenter was found killed on the Ohio River division railway tracks near Blennerhasset after missing his train and attempting to walk home. He had been in Parkersburg the night before and the incident is being investigated as a probable train collision.
The contest counted baby pictures in a large frame on display. The correct total was 319. Arthur Robinson counted 320 and wins one dozen photographs valued at $15. Nora Bartlett counted 315 and receives a dozen photographs valued at $8. Lucile McKinley counted 320 and receives one dozen photographs.
A crowded event fuels strong reactions as speakers deliver potent rhetoric. Sunday slated as the busiest campaign day with new announcements shaping voter interest and enthusiasm.
Announcements call for Hazel-Atlas night with the sermon Where Are You at 11 a.m. Saturday and a 2:20 p.m. special for old people. A men’s meeting at 2 p.m. and a women’s session led by Mrs Daisy Agl, missionary evangelist, at Broad Oaks Methodist Southeast. Miss Me Gauzhey to speak at 7:30 p.m. mass meeting at the tabernacle Monday night between family activities and business clerk discussions.
A late night revival at the Tabernacle drew a large crowd as Evangelist Hampton preached about the seven devils theme. A local man confessed sins on the anxious seat, imploring others to seek reconciliation with God. Bridgeport attendees joined, 23 decisions were recorded, and seven members signaled plans to unite with a Clarkburg church. Sunday promises a large service with Dr Hamilton and special music by the Gregory band and chorus.
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