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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1914
Page
3
A dated ad urges readers to secure fire insurance before fires begin, offering policies for households residences and more. It promotes a five room cottage near Tony High School with bath basement hot and cold water and a $2500 price as the owner must leave the city.
Hardwood finished home on a paved street near city center offers good property value at a reasonable price. Price set at 4300 dollars.
London Dec 1 Many victims of the German bombardment of east coast towns were buried today as Hartlepool and Scarborough observed a day of mourning. In Itter town with eleven funerals a memorial service was held in an It parish church shared by the archbishop of York. In Hartlepool some victims were buried with military honors.
Circuit Judge Haymond Maxwell is expected to pass on injunction suits by the state against Wells Fargo and Company Express and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Arguments were heard in vacation Saturday afternoon. The state seeks to prohibit liquor shipments in the state except for pure grain alcohol used medicinally or sacramentally and asks that defendants prove consignments are for personal use and not solicited by price lists.
Traction Company express cars depart Clarksburg for Grassoill O'Ne it Clare Weston Shinnston Fair mont Fairview Farmington Mannington and intermediate points daily except Sunday. Shipments for Mannington and intermediate points due at station by 9:00 am Fairview and intermediate points by 11230 am Weston and intermediate points by 12:00. Quick service, reasonable rates, and careful handling make this an ideal line for shippers. Monongahela Valley Traction Company.
Paris reports from the French war office that in Belgium near Steenstraate an enemy attack was repulsed and progress was made near the Korteken inn while British trenches around Neuve Chapelle were largely lost. The Indian corps advanced toward Richebourg Anoue and enemy activity grew near Thiepval and Lihons with a detachment at Lihons unexpectedly and severely mowed down. No incidents reported from the Yonges.
In January the Parkersburg Banking and Trust Company will appoint Walter E. Stout cashier as Albert B. White resigns the cashier post to focus on directing business ventures including Parkersburg Ice and Coal Company. White remains president and director and will still oversee bank affairs.
American Consular Agent Carruthers reports a peaceful settlement may be possible after talks with Maytorena's leaders. General Bliss proposes a plan of action for Naco and Secretary Garrison. General Scott, on border duty, heads to Naco tonight to take charge.
A Antwerp to Amsterdam Telegraph message says Germany prepares a retirement line across Belgium from the Scheldt to Maubeuge while German cruisers raid the east coast of England and a mine field and ships are destroyed. Funerals for Scarborough and Hartlepool victims proceed as South African forces mass on the German frontier with rebels regrouping.
Dover reports through London that between Nieuport and Middelkerke German positions were heavily shelled by British warships from Friday midnight to 7 am Saturday. German reply was light, with claims of a twelve inch naval gun exchange at one point. Early bombardment was intense but subsided as guns were destroyed or withdrawn.
Despatch notes several thousand troops joined General Santos after breaking from Villa, pledging loyalty. Carrera Torres forces in Tamaulipas reportedly defected to Carranza, signaling a shift in allegiance and aims against Constitutionalist operations.
Douglas Ariz Dec 19 Mexican Conventionalist troops after defeating a Carranza force at Frontera and Cima were reported closing in on Agua Prieta, one of the remaining border ports held by Carranza troops. Two bridges on the Naco Zari railroad about thirty miles south were burned by advancing forces.
Representative Moon challenged to repeat a statement on the House floor while Representative Heflin offered to. Both approached each other threateningly before about six members intervened to separate them. An advertisement for Fall's Liquid Cream Fruit Chocolates at Waldo Drug Store appeared among the text.
Princeton plans a second term military instruction course after a student petition. A faculty committee will report favorably if enough support exists, with nearly 500 students signing for the formation of a military company. The program is expected to begin in February.
Bridgeport Bellaire and Martins Ferry voted to re establish saloons under Beall law, bringing Belmont County saloons for first time since 1908. Majorities were Bridgeport 121 Bellaire 146 Martins Ferry 69. Anti saloon forces fought strong, cities near Wheeling West Virginia remain without saloons.
Knoxville mourns as former United States treasurer dies in a London hospital after a three month illness of typhoid fever. Relatives here receive word by cablegram and plans are made to bring the body to Knoxville for interment.
State Show County Superintendent A P Morrison has received notice and prize lists for the girls garden and canning clubs. Demonstration and exhibits will be in Charleston in January under Miss Sadie Guesman of the Agricultural Extension department. All exhibits must be in by January 20. Further action by contacting Mr Morrison at the university department in Monticetown.
Glenn Douglas colored was placed in the city jail at midnight for disorderly conduct. He was arrested by Officer Willi Davisson in Glen.
Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, sentenced to death for the Mary Phagan murder, filed a second bid to bring the conviction before the United States Supreme Court. Federal Judge W T Newman denied a petition for habeas corpus and a new appeal was not acted on until Monday. The case centers on claims that Frank’s constitutional rights were violated by his absence from the courtroom when the verdict was read.
State Department received an official despatch from Douglas Arizona stating that R B Dunn and Thomas Francis were British subjects, not Americans as initially believed. The British consul at Douglas is conducting an investigation and Vice Consul Howman was sent to Nacozari District to verify the claim. No representations have been made to the State Department yet. Also confirmation arrived from Mexico City that Constitutionalist forces near Pueblo number about 30,000.
The notice reports that Dunn, once resident of Harrisburg and born in Herz, had begun naturalization as an American, but his final papers were not issued before death. The funeral occurred this afternoon. A fragment notes Russian casualties from The Hague via London.
Vienna dispatches claim the total number of Russians captured in Galicia in recent days reaches 33,000. The report also states that about 1,200 Russians were found dead at Limanowa.
Berlin reports a Reich press decree mandating strict passport rules for all travelers with personal description photo and signature plus identity certification. A semi official agency countered claims of German bombardment in England, noting Scarborough fortifications and Whiby shelling targeted a wireless station, and defended Germany's actions amid criticism of Winston Spencer Churchill.
John D. Rockefeller through his attorney filed in the U S district court a petition seeking a restraining order against County Treasurer O'Brien to stop taxes on 311 040 837 dollars tied to Rockefeller holdings in Cuyahoga County The petition states Rockefeller is a New York resident and voter He asks to pay the tax in Ohio for Standard Oil and other holdings. Tax authorities argue under Ohio law most of the year’s tax burden falls to Ohio despite Rockefeller’s state of residence.
Rear Admiral Robert B. Peary retired United States Navy announced to the Aero Club of America a plan to create a chain of landing stations for land and water aircraft across the United States. He and Edwin Gould offer land in Maine and Georgia for stations as France Germany and Italy already have air landing sites near cities.
Washington December 19 The federal reserve board is an independent government body not under any department according to an opinion by Attorney General Gregory received by Secretary McAdoo. The board will have a status akin to the Interstate Commerce Commission and will be regarded as a coordinate part of the government.
John Callan O Laughlin American newspaper man who accompanied the Christmas ship with gifts for children of the warring nations in Europe has been decorated with the grand cross of the order of Francis Joseph by the Austrian emperor according to dispatches to the embassy today.
The Elks charity committee secured a vacant room on North Third Street for distributing Christmas goods. Distribution is planned for Wednesday and Thursday to serve needy and deserving residents. PF. Wilson chairs the committee and notes many requests have been received.
Lt Gen Kere and Maj Deitoucke died during a flight near Paris. Their aircraft crashed after entering a suburb outside Vaugirard, catching fire upon impact in a shed. The tragic incident ends the lives of both aviators.
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