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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01

who had not been disturbed by the
shooting. arose az usual but made no
enort % call the members OF the fam
ily until ten O'Clock when falling 10
Tet responses from the others rbe
went 90 Testers room and aroused
him. The boy found under he door
a note 10 bic fathers writing whicn
read
When you wake up. telephone
Uncles Leopold and Joe Lew ana
Grandpa"
Found Parents Dead.
The boy vent 10 bic fathers roorr
Nhere he found hls father and mother
dead IN their beds. between which Law
the rife. Going into the room of bis
Two sisters. Dc found Beatrice. AGED
ls. and Daisy. two years younger dead
also. with the bedci0ihing tucked
about them and drawn over Their
heads Then the boy followed his
fathers instructlona. notifying the
relatives Of the tragedy. az wen a.
the police After that ho broke down
and became frantic
Until Few years ago Aurrharh
bad been n member of q candy firm I'm
thlf city. from which be- retired TO
devote Die attention to real estate A
few months aRo. o. ia said hia proD
cry waH valued o. nearly ff 600 600
When he retired lasf nighf DO vac
apparently in good spirits.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
OGDEN FUNERAL
WAS IMPRESSIVE
REMAINS OF DISTINGUISHED OF.
FlclAL LAID TO REST AT
FAIRMONT.
Services Were Largely Attended and
In Charge Ct Elks and Bar Assoeia-
tion-lnterred at WoodIawn.
Special Dispatch to the 1nteIiieepc.r.

Special Dispatch 70 the InteInRepoer.
FAlRMoNT. W. Va. Jan. 31.-Yes-
terday afternoon in the First Baptist
church. this city. impressive funeral
services we're held over the remains
OF the late Howard y. Ogden. Mem
bers OF the Marion County Bar asso-
clation attended the services in a
body. as did the local lodge, b. p. o.
f., OF which the deceased was a mem
ber Relatives and friends we're prN,-
ent, including the legislative escort.
Messrs. Lowe. Marshall. Markey
Rinehart and Murray. and members OF
the public service commission, name
ly. w. c. Kilmer. Lee OFT and c. H..
Bronson.
Secretary OF State Stuart p. Reed.
personal representative Of Governor
Hatheld and personal friend OF the
deceased. was present. Miss Frances
Lee. OF Charleston. private secretary
10 the late Judge Ogden. was also
present This II the FIRST time that a
legislative escort has attended a N.
tcontinusd on Page HineD
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LEGISLATURE HAS A BUSY .
WEEK AHEAD; MANY BILLS
PROPOSED REVISION OF THB
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
LAW ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
Primary Legislation Holds Boards
in the Senate-VirYina
Debt Message.
(BN W. r kENsERD
(Stan correspondent)

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. al
With more than a dozen bills coming
up in special order before the Senate
and House OF Delegates. tomorrow.
the coming week promises TO be a
busy one from the start Each branch
now has big calendar before u which
will b. heightened by reports OF var
ious committees which held meetings
yesterday. As n result OF these meet
ings several bills will be reported
favorably and placed upon first read
ing
With the woman's suffrage question
and the revision OF the Yost prohibi-
tion now out OF the vay. attention
will be turned to other important
measures. Unusual interest Is being
taken I'm the proposed revision OF the
workmen's compensation act. and tho
insurance committee. which has three
bills under consideration. IL holding
meetings almost every day. at which
hearings are granted interested par
ties.
The bill introduced by DELEGATE
Duty. OF Ritchie, Is considered the I'd
ministration bill. and II IL believed
that II will pass with few, n any,
amendments. II has the hearty ap-
proval OF representatives of labor. as
well as manufacturers. II Increases
the benhts 10 injured workmen ana
creates the office OF State compensa-
Ccontanusd on Page HinsJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
BATTLE In CARPATHIANS WILL
HAVE MARKED EFFECT ON WAR
AOsTRIANs AND GERMANS CON.
CENTRATE IN MOUNTAIN
PASSES TO PREVENT A
FLANK MOVEMENT.
Turks Suffer Another Defeat-Anoth-
er Uprising Takes Place In Ny
assa Land, In Africa.

LONDON, Jan. 81. 1915 D. m.-For
the fourth time since the commence,
mcnt OF the war the Carpathian noun.
tains between Dukla and Wyszkow,
passes is the scene OF a pitched bat.
tie. The previous battles were be.
tween Russians and Austro-Hun garf.
ans. but in that which is now develop.
Ing the Austrians and Hungarians
have the assistance OF the German ar.
mics and are assuming a vigorous Of
fensive.
Despite this the Russian reports as.
sert that the preliminary fighting has
turned TO the advantage OF Russia,
and that prisoners and guns have
been captured.
simultaneously the Austro-Germans
are concentrating armies in the noun.
tains between Bukowina and Transyl
Tania TO prevent an attempt by the
Russians to outfiank them, and on
the Rumanian and Servian frontiers
TO check any effort Of the armies OF
those countries to take a hand in the
fighting. upon the result Of which
Austria stakes much.
The Russians are also pushing their
onensive In East Prussia while the
Germans continue their attack on the
Russian positions in Central Poland.
These operations. however, are sec.
ondary TO the battle in the Carpath-
CcOntinusd on PAg. Hin.J
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Is expected 90 purchase her cargo.
and not throw 30 into a prize court.
Have Different View.
Dispatches from the United States
TO the effect that the British govern
men would offer objection 70 the uso
~ German ships transferred to the
American nag even Tor their employ
wonI in tho South American trade.
are contrary to the undertaking
here of the British position Whuo
the government feels that German in-
tcrosts would avoid in measure the
consequence of war n the ships in.
termed in the United States we're sold,
nevertheless DO the transfer ~ money
were withheld until the end OF the war
and the ships we're put into the South
American trade lf is possible that no
objection would Do made
% Del quite likely that Tho British
government would Interfere with the
aI0 af fHia f.wH OF Enriiah bottoms
ON Hrg. ..aI.. frl Che amount 90
money provided /" I.U ship purchass
b.Il la -u comparatively small that ths
rtorrnU.nf probably would not a..
tempt .1 prevent tho sale of nritsf
af'ra even ur f0 flr uU amount al
tho appropriation provided N tht
measure
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oaeia 20 carry one cargo Of cotton
to Rotterdam to help the cotton
situation, the vessel then 70 re.
turn TO the United States. This
proposal brought the reply that
the vessel Itself must be eonsld-
cred eontraband by the British,
who have not recognized the L.
eality Of her transfer to American
registry In time OF war. but that
every facility would be afforded TO
have the cotton reach It's destina-
ton. u was said the cargo would
be transferred to another steamer
for shipment 70 Rotterdam " the
oaeia was seized.
Seizure Of the steamer 10 en-
peeted 20 result IN prize court
proceedings and diplomatic repre-
sentations that may be of far
reaching Importance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
200 COALBURG MINERS
MAY GO ON STRIKE
Special Dispatch to The Intellisencer.

'fNeae- AfAafeNAA 10 ANe AukelllAeNEgra
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 81
About 200 miners employed by the
Coalburg Galleries Company at Dry
Branch. on Cabin creek. will 90 on
strike tomorrow unless the company
agrees to continue operation Of the
mine on a -uD -of-mine basis. instead
OF screenage basis. as proposed. ac.
cording TO reports received here to-
day.
More than 100 miners employed at
the Ronda mipe OF the same company
have been on strike for several DAYS
on the same grounds OF complaint.
The contract between the miners and
operators provides that the operator
may make such change where the
screenage II not more than 80 per
cent, but the miners claim the screen.
age in these mines is 35 10 30 per
cent The difhculty Is to be arbi.
trsted. IL is said.
John q. Dickinson. Charleston
banker. Is the principal ofhcer OF the
COalburg Galleries Company.
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DEATH COMES TO
i. Y. G. MORRIS
DEPUTY CLERK OF DISTRICT
COURT SUcCUMBs TO AN
ATTACK OF APOPIEGY.
Was One Of the Most Prominent
Pythians in State and Death viii
Be Generally Mourned.

Special Dispatch 20 the IntelliEencsr.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va, Jan. 81
l. V. G.. Morris. deputy United States
clerk for the Northern district OF West
Virginia, died tonight at shortly be-
fore nine O'Clock. Death came at the
city hospital whsye he had been taken
about two weeks ago after he had
been stricken with apoplexy while en-
gagged At his duties in Federal court
In TINS city. During this entire per-
iod he had scarcely rallied from a
state of unconsciousness.
Mr.. Morris had been clerk OF Fed
eral court. both United States circuit
and district court, for period of
twenty years. lie was a well konwn
hgure in the councils OF the Knights
OF Pythias order. was a Mason and
a public spirited man in whose life a
strict regard for duty was a principal
CContnued on Page Nins)
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DESPONDENT REAL ESTATE MAN
KILLS WIFE, DAUGHTERS AND SELF

NBF YORK. Jan. 31.-Armed with
MAGAZINE rife equipped with an au-
tOmatic s'lencer. Herman Auerbach. a
wealthy real estate operator. who had
become despondent because ~ fnan.
cial reverses, to-day shot and killed
his wife and two daughters AZ they
slept and then. returning 20 his own
bed. killed himself Ills son Lester.
high school student was the only
member Of the family left alive SO
completely did the siIencing device
mufde tho reports of the weapon that
the tragedy was not discovered until
several hours later. when the son
tound under his door a note from his
father, requesting him 10 telephone
relaugc7. Tho uuadrupie killing took
place IN an exclusive apartment
house on Central Park. west
Crime Wss Dellbsrsts.
Coroner Fernberr. who conducted
an inVegtgation. stated that Auer-
bach evidently had planned the trag.
edy FOR several days and bad executed
80 with calm deliberation. The dead
mans son Informed the coroner that
pc father bad brought the Hae home
nine days aRO. The coroner express
ed the BELIEF that the real estate mans
despondency vas due ~ recent fo.
prociation IN value Of mortgages and
securities which he heId
a Haid employed by me Auerbachs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
PRES. CRAMBLETT'S ASSATLANT
IS RELEASED ON BOND
Special Dispatch TO the Intenigencer.

Special Dispatch 90 the Intelligence.
WELLSBURG. ". Va. Jan. 81
Howard Woods. the man who shot
President Cramblett. Of Bethany Col
iege. a few weeks ago. and who has
been confined in the Brooke county
jail at Wellsburg. Was released Sat
urday evening on bail. and while wait
ing for his trial 70 come up during the
February tGm OF court. will work In
the town az the plastering business.
Woods is an expert plasterer and car
penter. and no doubt will End plenty
10 do until his trial comes up in the
court which convenes the middle of
February
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
LILLY SUES FOR LOAN
FROM COMPENSATION FUND
10y w. r. KEYsERJ
lstah Correapondent-l

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Jan. 81
Suit has been brought in the circuit
Court Of Kanawha county By Attor.
burg Light 4 Power Company for The
sum Of $4,000. which was borrowed
from the State workmen's compensa
tion fund The loan was not paid
when due. and the suit is brought Al
,he instance Of the State Board Of
Public Works
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
German Submarines Sink Five British Ship5
AFTER MUCH DELAY STEAMER DACIA SAILS AND
Her CAPTURE WILL PRECIPITATE DIPLOMATIC FIGHT

GALVESTON. Texas, Jan. al
The steamship Oaeis departed al
noon today from Galveston for
Rotterdam with 1900 bales of
cotton TO be transhippeo 20 Bre-
men.
Tsieeraphle orders TO get un-
der way were received BY Cap
tain George Mcdonald from =. N.
Breituna 81 Ne~ York. the owner.
In two hosrs the vessel had taken
on a pilot and was outside the
harbor.
The Oaeia cleared January n.
Her delay here 10 yet unexplained
and her agent and master said
they did not know why she was
waiting. The Daeia's cotton car
90 10 valued by the shippers az
$3.50 900, or sixteen cents a pound
laid down In Bremen.
The sailing OF the DaeIa to-day
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
THREE SUNK In IRISH SEA,
TWO IN ENGLISH CHANNEL
SUBMARINE U-21 AGAIN IN
THE LIMELIGHT IN
NEW RAID.
Got Those in Irish Sea and Com
panion Got the Others-Of-
fetal Report Made.

LONDON. Jan. a., S p. m.-The
toll taken by the German sub
marine u-2i In ts raid Saturday
afternoon In the Irish sea In the
vicinity Of Liverpool still stands
NJ three shlps-the steamers Ben
Crusehen, Linda Blanche and the
kilcoan, the latter . small ves,.l.
The ereNS Of the kileoan wss land
ed today on the lsle Of Man by a
eoast~ise steamer.
In addition, a German subnar.
Inc also has torpedoed two British
steamers In the English channel
near HaVro-the Tokomaru and
the learia.
The Irish sea raider easily
made her escape, and shipplno in
terests, confident that she has re-
turned TO her base. ordered a re-
sumption OF normal traffie today.
This underwater Emden 10 the
same vessel which last September
torpedoed in the North sea the
British cruiser Pathfinder with a
loss OF 246 lives, and later de-
stroyod two British steamers off
HaVre. She found numerous YES
sells In the waters TO which she
has now transferred her aetiVi-
ties. In addition 20 the three yes
sells she Is known 10 have sunk
at least five other steamers were
chased by her. These Include the
steamer Graphic, with 100 pas
sengers ana a crew Of 30, and the
(CoaeanuSd On PAgs ssvsn.)
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- expected TO add another chap
ter 20 the international Incident
which was begun when the for
mer Hamburg American line
steamer was transferred from
German 20 American registry
shortly after the vessel was in
termed al Port Arthur. Texas, fol-
lowing the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war.
Her new owners announced
that the Daeis was bought with
the intention Of engaging In the
cotton trade with Germany. but
Immediate opposition from the
British government caused the
destination Of the vessel TO be
changed from Bremen TO Rotter.
dam, a neutral port.
The United States government
asked the British government "
safe conduct would be given the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-01
HUNGARIAN MINISTER
URGES AN EARLY PEACE

Copenhagen correspondent OF the
Daily Mail asserts that Baron Burian.
the Austro Hungarian foreign minis
ter at his recent meeting with tho
German emperor drew a dolefui pic.
turo of the plight of the dual mon
archy and urEcd that the time had nr.
rived for the Germanlc povers 20 con.
slider most seriously tho possibilities
FOR n tolerabie peace
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REPORTED WOUNDING
OF VILLA IS DENIED

NhHNINErUN jam .f#H|rIlI n
fHEHr.H rHHf General Villa Rad been arrs
..|H.E wounded HH. recovered Ef the
state department. TODAY from American
arHUf |ar0fharr. Hf 90 UHHu ffr fn-
formed frr department frnf FNfa him
HrIf Hf AFHnr HaIffrfra yesterday sent
EIm n fFIrErnr aarIrE Do wac HW rInhf
and had MOI been injured IH arE ra..
"arrfFrra .# fna depart rflrrFH srerfaf
agent urH rae been .rarsfIru rIfh
VILLA
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TIE wHATHER

WAgHrNoTou. Jan. a1-roraeastt
Naat WirTinfn- Ohio and Wrafarn
FeuuaVi vauia.-main Maudav. Tussfaw
Huow and much colder.
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SHIP PURCHASING BILL WILL NOT
INVOLVE UNITED STATES NEUTRALITY
NO FOREIGN POWER HAS
RIGHT TO SUPPOSE MO-
TIVES ARE ULTERIOR.
Would Be Reflection on President
Wilson For Any Suggestion
TO Be Made.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-The Unit.
ed states Government does not intend
TO be drawn into any negotiation or
discussion with foreign governments
as 10 whether or not IL has the right
10 buy belligerent ships. until the bill
pending in the Senate Is enacted into
law and there is a decision as 70
where the purchases are TO be made.
Believing that no foreign power uas
any ground for supposing that in pur-
CHASING ships any unneutral act would
De committed, no protests are expect
ed in advance OF action by the Ameri.
can government.
This was made clear on the highest
authority tonight after the return of
secretary Bryan TO the capital. Il
became known also. although the sec
retary himself declined to make any
statement, that neither he nor any
other official OF the American govern
ment had asked for OF received the
views formally or informally OF beIIig.
erent governments on the pending
shipping bill.
Not only Great Britain but France
as well have given the American gov
ernment their views on changes OF
registry In connection with various
phases or the question that have de-
veioped since the outbreak OF the war
with the seizing OF the Brindnla. and
the purchase Of the Dacia which
sailed today from Galveston on a test
voyage, with a non-contraband cargo
Tor a neutral port.
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Does Not Apply.

But in accordance with diplomatic
usage, the state department does not
consider that anything that may have
been said by foreign governments in
special cases OF transfer Of flag ON
the general subject applies to the pur-
poses OF the pending bill. because the
united states government would be a
party TO the transaction whereas in
All previous cases considered private
individuals alone have figured
While no formal expressions have
cone from Great Britain. France or
Russia, Il is believed in many well I'm.
FORMED quarters that an equal distri.
bution OF the American governments
purchases among British. French
herman and Austrian ships would not
meet with serious objection by the
belligerents. While there r. general
reucience on the part Of the govern
tnent officials to reveal their pIans.
there Is good reason 10 believe that
The United States government NAV
never actually buy belligerent ships
though maintaining her right 10 do 80
n desired. To admit any amendment
20 the present bill restricting the
President from purchasing belligerent
ships. according 20 state department
officials. would set up a legal prece-
dent That might embHrrass the United
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
POLICE CALLED TO
CALM BOXING FANS
mckay Disqualified in Second
Round of Bout, and Trouble
Starts.

Two hundred fans got so excited at
me Olympic Athletic Club last night
SAen Billy Roche, the referee, dis
qualified Fred Mckay in the second
K..aL S Oh a bout with Fighting Bill"
csI; s'neIi; that some one sent in a riot
Sn 70 the l25th Street police station.
NV, eeehant Farrell sent four reserves
V'ef on the run.
me policemen foung the ring full Of
ss.I yelling like mad, but doing 10
ss s. damage. Seeing no need for their
fyeS IN the main hall, the officers
en-. Mrhay and Ketchel, who had
lss.aped to their dressing rooms. A
hssse crowd lad gathered outside by
h ume' and from the demonstration
Pc. 20 ho>e too friendly.
tba a. ing an attack on the fighters by
s,s. disappointed fans, two policemen
bn;Ss5ea each Of the men from the
Jeng. There was no further trouble.
b,d we second round after Ketchell
and landed number Of hard rights
h,S Ielts 70 ;he body. Mckay clutched
fv,.J val IN deathlike grip and re-
pS % % shaken off.
an 'nly Roche. the referee, then made
Mort TO pull Mckay from his OPP
nyH.t but was rewarded with a wild
bin nsnd swing by Mckay, which sent
IT, against the ropes.
hail was a signal for the retinues OF
mn Slaes to leap into the ring and
srs5saVeiy number of blows were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
less WILLARD DUE
HERE TOMORROW
New Champion Will Head a Pa.
rade and Box Four Rounds
at st. Nicholas Rink.

Jess Willard, the new worlds heavy
weight champion, will arrive in New
York tomorrow evening over the Penn
sylvania Railroad at 8:07 o'clock, and
it promises to be busy one for the
Traffic Squad.
He will be met at the station by an
organized delegation, hundreds Of fight
fans and a million or so boys, to say
nothing Of the Catholic Protectory
Band.
A parade will be formed and the line
of march will run TO the st. Nicholas
Rink, where the champion will box
four-round exhibition bout with Jim
Savage or one OF his other sparrihg
partners. That over, he may be al
lowed to go TO bed.
Willard will stop over in Baltimore
tonight, where he will be met by the
Mayor. He will come on to this city
on Saturday with his handlers. E. A.
We'll, treasurer Of the syndicate and
r. F.. French, the latter's assistant.
Jack Curley, promoter of the big
fight, sent q message to Joe Levins, his
New York representative, last night
that he would arrive at the Pennsyl-
vania Station at 1850 this evening, and
asked Joe TO arrange for a little re-
ception with his newspaper friends at
p. m. at the Longacre Theatre.
Next week Wizards 6 feet 6 will
bend over the footlights twice daily at
Hammerstein's for the trfing consid-
Grafton of $4,000 for fourteen days.
Thus easily rolls the gold toward q
heavyweight champion of the world.