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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-06
HOSPITAL SHIP
STRUCK A MINE
BRITISH VESSEL RoHILLA DAM.
AGED BY MINE AND BEAcHED
TO PREVENT GOING DOWN
Information Brought Out In Tesu-
mony Of Captain Wilson Before
Inquest Yesterday.

LONDON. Nov. 5. 4:45 p. m.-The
hospital ship Rohllla. which was re-
Gently wrecked on the Yorkshire
coast with large number OF casu-
alties, was struck by a mine and 30
badly Injured that her captain was
forced TO run her onto the rocks in
order TO escape sinking at sea. Cap
tain Wilson. commander OF tho Ro-
hiila. gave testimony 10 this effect NJ
an Inquest held today.
This was the first hint that the
hospital ship had struck 2 mine. II
had been generally understood that
the vessel had merely got on her
course near Whltby and piled on the
rocks
Captain Wilson said that when the
Rohilia struck ;he mine he knew she
had been badly hurt and that had he
not run her ashore she would have
sunk with the loss of all hands on
board.
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WAS A VICTORY
Dry Forces IN Ohio Take Consolation
From the Fact that y OF ss
Counties Voted Dry.

special uispatch % the InteIligencer.
COLUMBUS. o.. Nov. Tho dry
forces sec something OF victory after
oil In the election of Tuesday. a. IN
of the So counties voted dry. and rs Of
those now wet under license voted
dry. Only four dry counties voted
wet Tonight charges were nl,d in
Cincinnati BY the Antlsaloon L.ssguc.
which claims that 80 ious irrelLlari.
Ties have been fourd there Uamu.
ton county. in which Cincinnati g.
situated. voted vet b. 10000 under
the new amendment
All dry counties that were 20 under
Rose county option. will become vet
and preparations are now being made
by the antiSaloon league 10 hold ele-.
uons in those counties. district by dir.
trict 70 make al DRY again The state
liquor license board will name county
license commissioners in forty coun.
Ties before Ions and o. is believed that
~ least 1000 saloons viii bc opener
before The end Of tho year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-11-06
EUROPEAN WAR FELT
IN WILDs or PERU

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. THE e.
Iect Of the war Ia Europe is felt even
n the wllds OF Peru. according 10 a
report received al the University Of
Pennsylvania today from Dr William
q. Farabee. leader % the University
Amazon expedition Dr Farabee ar.
rived IN Para on October 10 after a
hfee thousand mile trip on the ANA.
zon
The expedition. be- said. explored
sections of Peru never visited by
white men and secured ethnoIoqical
collections % much importance. but
was OBLIGED 10 cut ~ Journey short
because ~ vas Impossible 10 cot
money and supplies when the war
caused banks IN South America 10 be-.
come uncertain ~ 20 the value of
drafts
ur Farabec announces that he vas
about 10 start on third tour Of or
|plOfation AZ once.
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PROBABLE DEFEAT OF AVIS
FORECASTED IN THE THIRD

OF 1922. which will be almost II not
entirely offset by the vote OF Upshur
county. The fact that the congress
ional district candidates voted for on
so many tickets In Fayette has made
u impossible to get anything like au-
thentic figures OF the vote for any OF
the candidates there. II the same
conditions prevail in the unreported
precincts in the several counties that
have not made complete report as
shown by the precincts in. Congress-
man Avis will be defeated by Little
page by from one to four hundred
votes.
The later returns from different
counties in the state increase the
probable majority of the Hon. How
ard Sutherland over Thomas L.
Hodges. The tabulated figures to date
follow:
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PROHIBITION
RECEIVES A HARD JOLT IN
SEVERAL STATES IN RE-
CENT ELECTION.
In Other States the Amendment
Carried-Fourteen States
Are Now Dry.

CHICAGO. Nov. 5-Fourteen States
now have laws prohibiting the sale
OF alcoholic beverages as a result OF
Tuesdays election. on the face of to
nights returns. which show that pro-
hioition was adopted in Arizona. Ore
gon. Washington and Colorado.
The States which prohibit the sale
OF liquor are: Arizona. Virginia.
Colorado. Georgia. Kansas. Maine.
mississippi. North Carolina. Oregon.
Tennessee. Washington. West vir.
ginia. Oklahoma and North Dakota.
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WILL REDUCE
NEELY'S TOTAL
CHAIRMAN PRIcHARo STATES OF,
FiciAL COUNT WILL GREAT.
LV REDUCE FIGURES.
Probably No Action by congr ssionaI
Committee on Alleged Election
Frauds, but others May
Take II Up.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelligeneer.
FAIRMONT. w. Va. Nov. 5.-when
interviewed this evening. Chairman
John Guy Prichard. Of the Republican
Congressional committee. stated that
while the returns from the First d.
trict were still coming in at his head
quarters, there were not enough fig-
ures TO warrant him in making any
statement regarding the COngression-
al election other than those already
published. except to add that indica-
tions pointed to the Neely majority be-
ing even smaller than was at first be
lieved
There will be no further announce
ment from the Congressional commit
tee" he stated. until the various
county courts of the district have can
(Contfuusd on PaRe Tanl
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Will TAKE OFFICIAL COUNT.

MILWAUKEE. VIE. nov. The
oihciai count Of the vote cast 10 Wis.
consin for United States senator an
pears tonight 10 be- the only way Of
dcciding whether Paul .. Husfing
DEMOCRAT or Governor Francis ~
McG0vcrn. Republican. has been
chosen United states senator 10 sue.
coed Isaac Stephenson
lnoficlal returns received from
every county in Wisconsin BY the
Milwaukee Journal give Husting f1e
3i5 and MCGovcrn 100 go Inaccura.
cies. however. and various changes
In county reports throughout the day
caused the ADVANTAGE 10 shift how'll
derinEly several times from one can.
didatc 10 the other.
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KILLED AT HOMESTEAD

FAiRMONT. W. Va. Nov b - Njobn
Fletcher Bragg. aged 10 years. a son
Of NJ. O. Bragg. OF Fairmont. was
killed last evening while az work
near Homestead. Pa. on a building az
a lineman. lie fell through a skv.
light receiving injuries which caused
his death a few hours later Al a hos.
pital lie was brought here tonigbt
and burial will be made SATURDAY
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-Four Year Old Child starts sonhrs
and 10 So Badly Burned That
Death Results

Special Dispatch o. the tuteIIiaerrer
MORGANTOWN. ". Va. Nov. g.
Donald Bailey. four years old. son
OF Rev. and Mrs Arthur Bailey. died
today a. result Of burns received
yesterday when young Bailey. with a
number of other small boys. stole
matches from the household and built
bonfire IN the family yard The lad
was frightfullv burned. some parts OF
his body being roasted almost 20 a
crisp
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PERSIA IS NEUTRAL

LONDON. Nov. .. $50 p. m.-An Of
hcial statement issued here tonight
says that Persia has presented 10 an
tne powers a note announcing her
strict neutrality.
The statement says that Persia
nov that the connagration has ex
tended TO her territory" has repewed
her assurances of strict neutrality. ana
has asked Tor the good Offices Of Great
bfitam 10 prevent the neutral coil
OF Persia from becoming = theatef
Of war
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CUT DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
IN HOUSE FROM 14O TO "a
MANY CHANGES IN oRoANIZA-
TON WILL BE NECESSARY
WHEN NEW CON-
GRESS MEETS
Mario" Majority VIII Result In Re
srrsn9ement OF Committee Rep
resentation - Increase
in Senate

WASHINGTON. Nov. 3 - MANY
changes in the organization OF the
house OF representatives will be made
when Champ Clark. and Uncle Joe"
cannon once more face each other
across the center aisle Al the begin.
ping OF the next congress. The
dwindling OF the Democratic majority.
which will drop after the close OF the
December session from 100 10 % will
necessitate general shifting in the
working order OF the house. With
their slender majority the Democrats.
while able to re-elect Speaker Clark
and retain control OF the committees.
VIII be forced TO maintain an almost
perfect organization Even with a
iull attendance in the house. a shift of
twelve votes would throw the control
70 the minority side Practically
complete returns tonight gave the
Democrats 22si Republicans 1876
Progressives q: Socialists !. Inde-
pcndents ! doubtful This would
give inc Democrats plurality of 30
over the Republicans and OF q over
The combined opposition.
This narrow margin will probablv
result IN a ro-arranFement OF commit.
tee representation. the Democrafs nov
holding Overwhelming majorities In
All OF the standing commit eos. The
falling on of the Prorresalves from 10
IN the present house 10 seven proba.
biy viii cut down their committee rep-
Tesentation materially. and even may
lose them the few important places
they hold In the present house
Undergo Great Change.
Democratic leadership in the house
sentative Underwood was elected "a
the senate and Will leave the house Al
the close 0f lie December ssssion
Representative Rltchin 0f North car.
Coosunus6 on PaSs Ten,
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Ohio Goes Mcf

COLUMBUS. Nov. 5.-Statewide
prohibition has suffered a terrible de-
feat In this state by complete figures
from Tuesdays election. The ma
jority against IL will be when all
small precincts are accounted for.
about 100000 The brewers home
rule amendment, which makes the
municipality and township the unit
and automatically repeals the Rose
ioeel option faw. carried. Those
towns or townships that voted wet
two years ago Will be allowed to have
licensed saloons as soon as the H.
cense department of the state gov
eminent can adjust itself. The tenn
perance forces conceded the defeat OF
the prohibition amendment Wednes-
day.
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Arizona In p1 Column.

Phoenix. Arizona. Nov. 5.-Arizona
went into the dry column at Tues
days election by handsome major
ity. The drys have spent consider
able time and hard work on the ques-
tion and feel highly elated over their
victory
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Prohibition Carries

DENVER, Colo. Nov. 5.-From all
present indications, the prohibition
amendment carried in this state by
about 10000. However there are yet
counties to be heard from and II Is
probable that the exact totals will not
be known for seYeral daYs.
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NINE SWEEPER SUNK.

LONDON. Nov. 5.sp. m.-Tbc prt,.
lsh mine sweeper Mary vas sunk hy
? mlne pm ihe North Sea today SIX
OF tno ere" OF if we're rescued. The
survivors. Who we're landed ~ Loves
.oii reported heavy gun nriue OF tho
YORKSHIRE coast this afternoon.
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BE-. ~ Inspatch to fha Intelligence.
COLUMBUS. o. Nov The min
rality 81 Frank b. Willis. Republiesp
Tor Governor. according 10 returns
from - counties. b. 2f.Gfs Tho four
counties out arc Wayne. Belmont
Rlchisnd and Summit.
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HON Rule Defeated

STEUBENVILLE. Nov. 5.-Home
rule suffered a crushing defeat here
In the last election. but owing 70 the
technicalities OF the home rule meas
ure. the towns Of Mingo. Steubenyille
and Toronto will remain wet.
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SEATTLE. Wash. nov. 5.-With
two-thirds Of the count complete. the
Prohibitionlsts have lead OF about
5000. indicating that they have been
victorious
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Women Failed To SUPPORT n.

CHICAGO. Nov. 5.-The effect OF
women's votes on prohibition in Tues
days election indicated that women
do not unanimously oppose the sa-
loon.
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oreaon Ia Dry.

PORTLAND. ore. Nov. 5-Returns
from all parts Of the state show that
u has gone dry BY a heavy plurality.
probably 10000
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rHE wEArHrR

wAsHrHoToN. NOV. s-rorecastf
west Virginia-Fair friday ana sat
urday
western fsnnsyivauis-Partiy cioudy
rriday and SATURDAY,.
ohio-Partiy cloudy rndsyi fair sat-
urday.
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OPPOSING ARMIES In WEST
FLANDERS FAIL TO PROGRESS
GERMAN OFFENSIVE AROUND
YPRES HAS FAILED
OF SUCCESS.
Holy Places in Turkey Must Be Re-
spected by English in Defer
ence to Moslem Subjects.

LONDON. Nov. 5. (s:l5 d. m.)-No
decision has yet been reached In the
battle In the sand dunes OF West FIan-
ders. and the opposing armies now
stand virtually as they have stood FOR
many days.
While the Germans keep hammering
away at the allies around Yprcs.
which route they chose for their
march TO the coast after they had
found the road along the sea barred
10 :hem. and the allies are making aa
effort TO move northward to Ostend-
neither side has got very far. The
belgians and those supporting them
have found that the floods which thew
created TO stop the German advance
are hinderance to their movements.
although they have been able to oc-
cupy some villages. including Bixs-
choote. which had been In the posses-
sion Of the Germans.
Around Ypres the German Offensive
according TO the accounts OF the allies
mas met with no success. In fact N
seems that all along the line there has
peen merely a repetition OF artillery
uueis and OF infantry attacks and
counter-attacks which sometimes sue
ceed but more often do not.
On the frontier in the east mora
Wiuesweeping movements are being
made by the opposing armies. The
Russians. from all reports. have driv-
en- back the German center 10 the
River Warthe In Russian Poland
nave held back a German Offensive
movement from East Prussia and now
are strengthening out their line for a
more vigorous offensive against the
austrians who have been trying to
peat their left wing in Galicia
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Relief viii Come.

II IL TO the battles in these rerions
that the British military men nov,
are looking. for they declare that IL
the russians can keep up their sue.
cessful nghting against the Austrian
ana Germans. relief will come TO the
allied armies in the west. because OF
the necessity for withdrawal OF Ger
man army corps from France and BEL
gum 10 protect Silesia and East Prus.
sia- These military observers ex.
press the belief that the Turkish
threat against the Russian Caucasus
VIII weaken the Russian armies bv
Withdrawals from Poland, but the
Russian authorities say that. the adj
vent OF Turkey into the war already
has been discontinued. and that they
have sufficient troops to deal with
Turkey on the spot The first reports
Of the fighting between the Russians
and the Turks are as conflicting as
were the first Austrian and Russian
accounts OF the warfare In Galicia
Each contender claims to have in
vaded the others territory and TO
have defeated his frontier armies.
fGon4fuu.a -
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This of the reentl captured b the
German Karlsruhe
the property of the Lmpor Holt line New
ok with rich of chilled
FOR American Rio de anero ON Ooher
20 In addition her had
o tons OF coal which, transferred
her own ounkers The Vandyke
can exploring trip ~
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tcontinusd on Pars Ten. }
The Washington times., 1914-09-28

the country over. The Republicans
claim the primary law is effective: the
Progressives In their conference" so
far departed from its supposed prohiti-
tion in spirit against the various parties
selecting candidates as to choose the
most of their ticket. The law provides
Tor conferences of the parties at which
platforms may be adopted. The Re-
publlcans and Democrats held such
conferences ut Saratoga late in August
and the Progressives met at Utica
"hele Is strife in all three parties
Republicans, Democrats. and Progress
sives. The Republicans are divided
into the Barnes ami snti-Rarnes camps,
tho Democrats split on the Tammany-
ism: the Progrcssivcs are more or less
divided on the wisdom of the flSt
steaai-ruller methods used at Utica to
sqIIclch the plans Ct friends of William
Sulzer 10 have lin run as the Pro-
grcssivc candidate.
In the meanwhile. Sulzer. seeking Ie-
nomination in j party all his own, Is
stirring up things all over the State.
Political wiseacrcS feel his race may
change the aspect of the usual New
York electioneering
From today on politics will wax hot
here in the F.mpire State. Colonel
Roosevelt Is expected to do some
speech making Franklin ID. Roosevelt.
himself candidate, and other officials
from the Administration at Washington
probably will tour the State. and Sui
zer is always on the jump.
The Washington times., 1914-09-28
GIFT WEEK" BRINGS
RUSH TO SHOE STORES
Hundreds Throng Berberich's
for Anniversary Sale and
Souvenirs.

The fOraml opening of gift week
in the Berberich Shoe Stores. planned
by Joseph A. Berberich. the proprietor.
the sorty-siXth anniversary of the firm.
was marked by a rush of men and wom-
en- of all ages to both stores this morn
ing to avail themselves of the handsome
gifts that are being presented to each
purchaser of A pair of shoes. At >
o'clock this afternoon many hundreds
had visited both the Seventh street and
the Pennsylvania avenue stores, and all
were buying shoes and receiving pres
cnts.
'lt is only through the liberal CO.
operation of the manufacturers of the
four brands of shoes that we are fea-
turing. that We are able to give such
unusual presents with them," said
representative of Mr.. Berberich today
They felt that they wanted to do
their share toward making this the
biggest anniversary that the House of
Berberich has ever celebrated, and so
we are enabled TO present each of our
patrons with a really worthwhile gift"
The four brands of shoes with which
the presents are given are ''Steadfast,'
''Burrojaps." La France" and the Pa
trician." The first two are mems shoes,
and each purchaser is given the choice
of a box of Offterdinger's La Anita"
cigars or a pair Of the Young Mems
a pair Of La France or Pa
trician shoes receives a two-pound box
OF Lady Fairfax candy, and a bunch
of GUIDES roses.
The Washington times., 1914-09-28
H'YATTSVILLE.

The seventh annual convention of the
IIincc George County SUNDAY School
Association will be held Thursday and
FIioay of this week in springfield hall.
At Springfield There will ba three ses-
<loIS .ach DAY, and they Will be prcsid
ed uN ar ~ Frank l.. Middleton. Of Rer-
wlm. PRESIDENT of the association. The
p!Ceram for the two days follows:
Thursdar 10 o'clock a. m, registration
Cf dc.c-ates: 1880. DEVOTIONAL servics;
1913 adurcSs of welcome BY the Rev
Georg" O. Rice. Of Lanham; 10 81, re-
Sponse by the Rev. Watson r.. Holly, of
Laurel. l:l5. address on Power by
Mr.. Middleton; II ~. the various an
n"unccrT,mts and appointments will be
made: l. l5 bencdictiCH. The afternoon
session i'll begin at 30 o'clock with a
emotional service l"d by The Rev. John
+ X rk. > 80. tn R"v. Charles L. De
Long of IIy@ttsvill. NJ r.. Church
south. viii deliver an address on The
o. SaniZcd Class the Instrument OF CO.
ling. Holding Of. and Saving Men" at
= ) 4 round table conference Will be
conducted by III" R"v. =. W. kindley.
St@tc secretary Of tho Ma"ylauf SUNDAY
School Association: rs. b"nedictioU
Th" evening session will commence wiln
song SCrViC" "ondurt"d bv James 4.
Nacf.iWc", q R"rv-Nm. with special
mdSi" by the Lan1am choir: Il. there
viii bc ',TotiUna. eN"TciscS, COnduCtcd
by the R"v. J. Edgar Smith. Of Ian
Lam. 70. announcements: 40. - he
Worth Of a SUNDAY School 20 the Young
Men and foys of :. Community" will h"
the t"pi" of an address by William
k-nOwl"s Cooper. secretary Of the
Washington Young Mems Chl Istian AS
s. citation: 1:1O b"nediCtioD.
The morning session on Friday will he
devoted to tho temperance question. and
will began at 1870 with devotional serv-
ICES condurted by the Rev. NJ +. Lowe.
Of the Memorial ". r. Church. Of
IIyattsville: 1915. Charles J. Gates viii
deliver = lecture on The Relation If
tho Sunday School to tho Tomperanc"
Question. ll:20 reports Of various de-
partmental officers viii he received;
I2:2n. h"n"diction Tho afternoon sos
sion will b" opened with devotional
services "OndIcted 10y tho ROY B. :.
Parrot Of Forest Grove. At 2:I5 tho
roll call Of sch"nls will h" made. = t..
elementary conference, including Tho
cradle roll beginners primary. and
Junior departmc will bc under the
superVision of Mrs. g. N Morley.
county oIorn"TtaT' superintendent. Of
the HyattSVillo Presbyterian school: -
al, the report Of tn" nominating COM
ruittne will be heard and the election
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Fall Opening Displays
Latest Partisan Fashions

The fall opening of Mrs. NJ. BrooE/ (
Co, 100 G street northwest, at which
the latest Partisan fashions are dis
played in the suits. dresses. and waists
on exhibition, is attracting much at
tention in Washington.
Many of the suits are of velvet or Of
cloths trimmed with velvet. All the
suits are trimmed with fur, and fur faD-
RIGS combined with broadcloths. are
very much in evidence. The coats are
all much longer than those of last sea-
son.
The redingote effect is carried out in
both the afternoon and evening dresses.
Many of the latter are elaborately
adorned with jet and passementerie
trimmings of every style. The wide
girdles are made OF spangles often and
of velvet Sleeves are lacking in most
of the dancing frocks. SILK and serge
is the combination most noticeable in
the afternoon dresses on show. Waists
of all materials and cuts are to be seen
there but the prettiest and most fash
ionahla are the waists of chiffon with
satin vest effects. Separate coats and
skirts of all styles are on exhibition,
all of which, including tht walking
skirts. being very elaborate. but in good
taste.
The Washington times., 1914-09-28
NEWMAN WELCOMES
PLASTERERS HERE
Two Weeks Session of Interna-
tionaI Association Opened at
Eagles Hall.

With President z. j. McGivern presid
ing. the two weeks convention of the
Operative Plasterers' International As
sociation of the United States and
Canada opened in the assembly hall OF
the Eagles Club. 60l Z street north
west, today at o'clock. More than 80
delegates from this country and Can
ada were in attendance when District
Commissioner Oliver 2. Newman deliv-
cred the opening address. Others who
spoke were Samuel Gompers, president
Of the American Federation OF Labor.
and David Mckay. of the New York
branch of the o. p. [. \.
The convention is being conducted I'm
der the auspices Of it's officials. E. J.
McGivern, president: T. A. Scully. sec
retary and treasurer: Peter c. Cook, OF
New York. first vice president: Joseph
McDermott. of Chicago, second vice
president: Charles Gunther. of San
Francisco. third vice president. and
Joseph McIlvean. Of Pittsburgh, editor
of the o. P. I. A. Journal. and the as
sociation's board of trustees.