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ItUO congressman and Former
Attorney General Are Indicted
On Strike Conspiracy Charge

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-Eight
men, including a CONGRESSMAN. a
former congressman and a former
attorney general OF Ohio. were in
dicted today by a federal grand
jury on a charge of conspiring To
foment strikes in American muni-
ton factories as a part OF a cam
paign financed by the German gov
ernment, TO check the expectation
OF munitions to the entente allies.
The men indicted were Con-
gressman Frank Buchanan. OF III
lnois; former Congressman n.
Robert Fowler. of Illinois: Frank
5. Monnett. former attorney gen
eral OF Ohio; ii. B. Martins. Her
man Schulteis. Franc Won Rinte-
len, David Lamar and Jacob {.
Taylor. All of the men. except
Won Rintelen and Lamar, are Off
GERS or former officers of labors'
national peace council.
The government charges that
this organization was financed by
Franz Won Rintelen. a German
agent. to instigate strikes in NUM-
tion plants, while ostensibly work
ing In the interest of international
peace.
Won Rintelen is at present a
prisoner OF war in England. La
mar. known as "the Wolf Of Wall
street" is said to have been his
paymaster.
No warrants were issued for the
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May Force America TO Adopt
Universal Military Service
washington Watching Closely the Momentous Now Being
Waged For and Against Conscrption in Enqlad-
Breckenridge For Universal Service

WASHINGTON. Dec 2s - Great
hritaina effort fo carry on fhe war
without resort t0 conacriru0n Dr. be-.
lng anEiCusly watched In Its every
development by fhe American war le-
partmeut because. army Officers faF.
fhe United kingdom situation
touches af tho root of conditions. tha
carrying ouf fhe administration pro-
gram. lf Great Britain decides for
cOnscriptIon. hlgh officials raId today.
long sfep viii have been taken to.
ward The Time when universal srrt.
lce viii b. generally accepted In the
United s'afeH aa a national necessity
10 Great Britain r0fH on with toIlr.
frrrF. American Officials feel fha.
nothing short of a great military de.
feet would brine fIr United states f1
universal service Entirely aside
from Ifs part u tho European war.
officials believe. The question 0f
whether service with tho c0iorr In
fine ~ need shall be legally rec.
ognIzed duty OF cIflzrnahlp ir Of vital
importance on fhiH eide of The A.
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NO WARNING
BY AUSTRIAN
SUBMARINE
DETAILS OF SINKING OF
FRENCH LINER NOW
ASCERTAINED
Crew of Submarine Jeered As
Their Vessel Circled Around
Lifeboats

LONDON. Dec. 2s. 2:55 p. m.-The
submarine which appeared on the sur
face after the French steamer Vile
de la Ciotat was torpedoed OF the is
land OF Crete few the Austrian flag.
according to a dispatch TO Reuters
Telegram company from Malta to-
day.
1t Is learned from survivors. says
the dispatch. that the vessel was on
Crete. on her way from Japan for
Marseilles, when at 10 O'Clock on the
morning OF December ., without the
slightest warning. she was shaken by
a terrific explosion. following which
a submarine appeared flying the Aus
trian flag. There were on board 263
passengers. for the most part French,
among whom were 13 children and A
number OF women and 13 officers and
a crew OF les. the sailors being chiefly
I-ascars.
Following the explosion there was
terrific inrush OF water through n
big hole in the stern. yet there was no
panic.
THE passengers gathered on deck.
showing the greatest GOODNESS. Five
lifeboats and two RATS were released
One OF the boats. loaded with women
and children. capsized and all in Il
were drowned. and another boat was
smashed against the steamers side.
Before those on board were able
TO leave. the vessel took her nnat
plunge. TO which the ma ajOrity Of the
deaths were due.
Passengers say that a Dutch
steamer and a Greek steamer were in
sight just previous TO the torpedoing
and therefore they believe that one
OF them sheltered the submarine. The
steamers disappeared after the torpe.
doing
The submarine. according to the
accounts of these passengers. re-.
mained on the scene until the torpe.
dOed vessel sank and then circler
around the lifeboats. calling In a ieer.
ing manner. There is a British
steamer behind you. she will pick you
up
Two hours later the steamer Me.
roc picked up the survivors and
brought them TO Malta. although She
had insufficient food and accommo.
dations for 23S extra passengers.
Among the lost we're six first class
and % Etcerare passengers. Including
some Seneralese. and 20 white and
% lascars. members OF The crew.
"One survivor relates that the sub.
marine picked mp two persons FtruE.
gling in The water and placed them
on n raft"
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PROTEST AGAINST
The HIGHER RATES

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Dec 2S-
Formal protest will be- filed with the
Interstate commerce commission to-
morrow against The adoption of new
tariffs filed recently by railroad com.
panlcs proposin- 1n advance OF fifteen
cents ton for hauling West virginia
coal to western and northwestern
markets This protest will De- made
hy the public service commission ana
the coal oclafi0us OF the state
A conference was held by counsel
Tor fne aeau,.afnns and commission
n Naehin.t0n lIst week at which tho
protest was drafted
Tho bigger 8.arrIafious signing fne
protest include tH. Consolidated Ship
por Baltimore and ohio shippers. tre
West virginia Coat association poca
h0niaH shippers and tHD kauawHn
shipper. association
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Roads Store
Much Coal at
Fuel Centers

TOLEDO, o.. Dec. 2S.-Thousands
Of tons of coal are being stored IN
Toledo by railroads in anticipation OF
a miners strike next April. The New
York Central has 10000 tons at Air
Line junction. and this amount will
be doubled, officials said today.
The Pennsylvania announced today
that zoo carloads. with fifty tons TO
the car, had been placed in storage
here within the last few days.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 2s.-
Questions OF economy alone prompted
officials OF the PennsylVania and the
Reading railroads TO store large guam
titles of coal at many points on their
systems, IL was stated here tonight
According to these officials work was
started a year ago. when there was a
large surplus Of freight cars, an over
supply of labor at the mines and a
lull in the demand for coal. About a
million and a half tons has been stored
by the Pennsylvania system alone.
OFFICIALS of both systems say they an
ucipate no strike In the coal fields.
The present agreements between
both the anthracite and bituminous
mine workers and operators expire
April l a list Of demands has already
been formulated by the scale commit
tee OF the hard coal workers for pre-
sentation TO their employers. The de-
mands. which include a 20 per cent
Increase in wages, an eight hour day
and complete recognition OF the union.
have been approved by the tri-distr1ct
convention. United Mine Workers or
America. and formally Will be pre-
sented 20 the operators early next
year.
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LONDON. Dec. 2s., 1925 D. m.-
While there has been considerable re-
newal OF activity at several points on
both the Eastern and Western fronts in
the past twenty-four hours. the situ-
alton in the Bankans has the most
peaceful appearance in weeks. De
spatches from both Germanic and En-
tente sources agree that the probabil-
ity OF an Austro-German-Bu Bulgarian Of
tensive against Saloniki is disappear
ing with the withdrawal OF the Bull
garian frontier guards OF purely defen-
sive positions well behind the Greek
rfontier
The Associated Press Vienna CORE
spondent declares that the Central
powers have come to regard any offen-
sive against Saloniki as a measure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-29
GETS TEN YEARS
IN STATES PEN

Special Dispatch 20 the IntelHgencer.
CLARkSBURG, W. Va, Dec. Is
Sentence Of ten years in the state
penitentiary az Moundsville was pro-
uounced today in criminal court here
upon John L. Beverly. a Buckhannon
young man. for killing Miss Martha
Harris. with pistol az Bridgeport
last July. He is yet to be tried for
slayinc his wife az the same time.
Sclf-defcnse and the unwritten law
we're pleaded by Beverly. who alleged
that tis wife had gone TO the house
where the tragedies occurred, for Inn
moral purposes.
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EX POSTMASTER
NOW In CUSTODY

CHARLESTON. vs. va Doc ss -
A fr'rErHm received I.r. TODAY ram
IHr federal ,.lfE at Cheyenne W.Um.
nf. f.Ha o' .I. arrest fHsra of Iafr.,
Vs. H.rn.r former master Hf
IH.. N.I.. hautula county who uaa
recently Indicted .u fhr United Sfafra
court h'rs inr rninr Coo mail ir ma
office a bench warrant win bo Islurd
fnr Turner hy judge % D. Keller for
Die return to Charleston.
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promising only embarrassments and no
advantages. In fact. the central pow
ers are inclined to regard the huge en-
tente ofrce at Salonih as safely cooped
up, useless and expensive. and that
therefore II would be an advantage to
the central powers TO let II remain
there.
ON the Western front the German Of
fetal communication admits a French
advance on Hirzstein, but gives no de
tails. There also has been further ac-
tvity In the Vosges district with in
tense artillery fighting along the whole
front OF Hartman's Weilerkopf.
Vienna reports the Russians attack
ing fercely on the Dniester and I'm
Bessarabia. The Austrian communica-
ton speaks OF the Russian advance in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-29
DECISION OF
REYNOLDS Is
A BODY BLOW
PREVENTS PASSENGERS ON
B. g. o. CARRYING
LIQUOR
Will Proceed Against Other Rail.
roads in Northern End
of State

Special Dispatch Co the IntcIiIeoncer
KEY fSER. W. Va. Dec 2S-Judge
Francis NJ Reynolds this morning. on
petition OF the state OF West Virginia.
by Fred o. Blue. prohibition commits
sioner. issued an Injunction AGAINST
The Baltimore a. Ohio Railroad com
pany. enjoining that company from al
lowing q passenger TO take with him
on a passenger train a suit case. trunk
or other container. labelled as contain
Ing liquor. II suit case Is so found.
30 viii be put on at the next station
and the state commissioner Of pro
hibition notified
Judge John T. Simms. OF Ranawha
county. represented the state. and
Frank G Reynolds the Baltimore a.
Ohio Railroad company
The injunction especially affects the
Cumberland division Of the baltimore
a. ohio railroad and may later affect
the entire % a. % system
The injunction went into erect To-
day ai noon. when the suporintcndonts
ot each division Of the railroad com.
pany was notIf'ed of judge Reynolds
decision 10 ie urler fOOd iniuuctioua
VIII be sOurht against other railroads s
running ihrCurh West Nirrinia from
This section. including tho Western
Maryland railway and The Cumberland
A. PcuusyIvania railroad. which runs
from Cumberland t0 Piedmont
a number of Maryland wholesaler.
who have been largely dependent upon
tho ruit case trade VIII bp hafd htt
Some of fhe Cumberland dealers .atu.
pod fD Oakland. .0 which point Wcff
NIr-.niau. from tho Interior would
IUHrur. Hn claim f.r .T .rY...rf- ff....
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COnSCriptiOn Fight Still
Raging in British Cabinet
Premier Asquith Declares General Election Woud Be Calamity
With oneThird Of the Voters Of the
Nation at the Battlefront

should be introduced IN Parliament
in order that the government
might have the necessary power.
should % be found that no other
course was effective 90 this end.
Premier Aequith is expected 20
make a statement on the whole
question in che House o. Commons
on wednesday or Thursday o. next
week and announce thc speedy In
PRODUCTION 81 bin Of a pern1isaive
character. making service IN the
army obligatory on unmarried men
who have failed 90 attest under
the Derby scheme.
The Hrflconsrrintic minis.
tcre offered strong opposition and
10 .a Sill unknown whether any
r-sigrations will follow. % is be-
Hevcd. however. that this Be- quite
likely now.
The Agreed Policy.
The line Of policy upon which
Coonunued on rars Esv-n-l
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serried lines fifteen or sixteen deep.
which the artillery broke up with huge
The German campaign in the Near
East and beyond. according TO t0day's
kilograms. is to be pushed with the
utmost vigor and energy. Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen is reported TO be
the leader selected for the new thea
ter OF operations. and the invasion OF
Egypt is said to be his immediate
object Numbers OF trains are re-
ported to be conveying ammunition
and guns TO Constantinople. and other
preparations are being pushed on a
big scale.
From many isolated fronts come re-
ports OF preparations for spring cam
(continued on Page sevea.D
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Won Bethmann-HoHWeg to
Meet the Austrian Premier
Reported Proposed Action the Teutonc Powers
Comes via. Switzerland, and Is Not As Yet
Confirmed a. Berlin

GENEVA Switzerland, Dee 2S via. Paris p
patch to the Tribune from Vienna Beann
Howegg expected the full conditions
which the central powers will accept peace
After discussing the with Buran Austrian
foreign minister the conditions will be officially to the
allies Germany suggesting conference be held at The
Hague"
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LONDON. Dee 28.. 1880 a. M
u Del stated on excellent authority
thst the cabinet has virtually de-
cided upon q modified form Of con
scr.ptio0 bin 90 be introduced in
the House Of Common ncSt week.
giving the government the ncccs.
sary power. should t be- found
necdful. 90 bring in single men and
preserve Premier hsquith's pledge
90 married men
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YestrrfHy's cabinet meeting. af
though It failed to secure an agree.
rcnt of 900 the ministers upon the
vcEed question rf frr voluntary
system versus core-rIrt was of
very critical and decisive char
actcr and virtually reached Che dr
cisIon that the application o. force
may become necessary before aI
eligible single men are cncctuaUy
brought 90 thc coIora
Therefore. t was resolved that
az the earliest opportunity a bu
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WOULD WELCOME
COMING OF PEACE
Ford Expedition Delegate Alleges
Some Of the 5elliserents Are
Ready to Quit.

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 2S. via London.
S:lO a. m.-The public meeting held
under the auspices of the Ford peace
expedition Is characterized here as
the most enthusiastic demonstration
Tor peace that Europe has seen since
the war began. Nearly thousand
citizens AT Stockholm attended. Every
mention of an early end to the war
provoked prolonged applause
When Louis Lochner. secretary OF
the expedition. announced that the ex
ecutive committee had secret infor-
nation that certain ones of the bel
Hgerent nations were willing to nego-
uate for peace the meeting became
tumultuous. 1T would not astonish
the world said Mr.. Lochner. If Ve
made known at this time what infiu-
ences are at work for peace This IN
formation has been in the possession
or the executives OF the expedition
ever since We sailed from New York
IL was the real announcement behind
the expedition. We have every as
surance that our project will meet
with favor. although al this time Il
cannot be said just what is behind
the movement"
The Rev. Charles +. Aked OF San
Francisco declared in his speech that
he regretted 10 say that America was
not giving the peace idea such SUP
port as might be desired He found
fault with President Wilson for what
ne characterized as the PRESIDENT .
failure to take the initiative in lead
ing neutrals in peace movement.
The success Of the meeting, which
was the first OF q public character
since the arrival OF the party in Swc.
den, Is attributed TO the fact that most
Swedes can understand English. For
The beneft OF those unable 10 under
stand English the speeches were
translated by Interpreters on the plat
form.
Each time a speaker referred to the
unity Of neutrals in the desire foi
peace the Academy OF Music. where
the meeting was held rang with
cheers
The Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones. chair.
man Of the executive committee said
after the demonstration was over
that IL gave a great impetus to the
expedition and augured further encour-
agement when the party reached Den
mark and Holland.
The committee that Sweden and
Norway had arranged To send unoni-
cial delegations and that citizens nom
other neutral countries will attend the
hnal peace conference The expedi-
tiOn leaves Wednesday night for Co
Denhagen. From that point il will
proceed TO The Hague. possibly by
railway through Germany.
LONDON. Dec. -. D. m.-Gov. l..
y. Hanna Of North Dakota has OH.
cialiy severed his connection with
the Ford expedition. according to a
dispatch 10 the Exchange Telegraph
company today from Copenhagen. Ths
lL -ma LnL add. lLnI lnunrunr H..
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AUSTRIA TO
REJECT THE
j. s. DEMAND
BREAK IN IPLOM TIC
RELATIONS MAY
FOLLOW
Questions at Issue With Austria
Broader Than Those
With Ally

VIENNA. Dec. 2S. via courier
10 Berlin. via London. Dec. Is
The answer of the Austro-H -Hunga-
rian government 10 the American
governments note concerning the
sinking of the Italian steamer An
coma is expected this week. Fred
erick o. Penheld. the American
ambassador. had not received
the reply up to Monday evening.
however.
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nuLoAR .7AnL1AnrrrT oPrus

ryf "a. VIA London. Dec. Zs. % 20 pm.
Tho Bulgarian parliament ofenrd to-
lay before crowded galleries. King FER
dinand received "a great ovation when
"pufrary tp cNrrrfsflYna Boz entered fHa
nal wlfh Grown Prince Borlr and Prince
-yriile and personally read biz address
Tor them.
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GERMANY MAY 81 I1RN1IT HER TERMS OF PEACE
GREAT ARMY OF GERMANS AND TURKS
PREPARING FOR ATTACK UPON EGYPT

Dec IS 45s da Marshal
Egypt a aIasd
il adiei tina hain
wthth l6nh
gt the zCalandE
tin the
IS toff SOOOgO
rrgtntow dSuez
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PRISON WARDEN IS
UNDER INDICTMENT

WHITE PLAINS. y. Y. Dec. rs
Two indictments naming seven counts
We're today returned against Thomas
Mott Osborne. warden OF Sing Sing.
by the Westchester county grand jury.
whicn has been investigating condt-
tons IN the prison.
One Indictment charged the warden
with having committed perjury in his
testimony at the recent inquiry con-
Quoted by Dr. Rudolph DIeding. OF the
state prison commission.
The other indictment contained six
counts.
ALBANY. y. Y. Dec. 2S.-Thomas
Mott Osborne. millionaire warden ot
Sing Sing prison. will be removed
from office as soon as successor
can be named formally under the law.
This action probably will be taken
tomorrow. John B. Riley. state su-
perintendent of prisons. said today.
after he haC learucd of the specifica-
tions ln the indictment returned
against the Sing S.ng executive by
the West Chester county grand jury
Governor Whitman's comment was
limited TO "a brief typewriter state
ments. which read.
Prom the FIRST ] have believed the
charges against Mr. Osborne's ner
sOnal character entirely unfoundfd
and I am astoni he'd af the action of
the erand jury Uut of course know
which was presented To- that body"
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FRANCE FOR WAR,
SAYS GEN. GALLIENI
Declares the Man Who Wants Peace
ls Bad citizen-Mothers
Want Vengeance.

PARIS. Dec. 2s. 1880 p. m.-"Eigh-
teen months ago France wanted peace.
Today she wants war most energeti-
cally and TO that end will use all her
resources said General Gallieni. the
minister OF war. in asking the senate
today TO approve the action OF the
chamber OF deputies In giving him
the 1917 class OF recruits for January
.. General Gallienrs remarks were
greeted with prolonged applause.
Whoever says a word OF peace I'm
the streets Is considered a bad citi.
zen,' continued the minister OF war.
Mothers are not mourning for lost
sons; they want them TO be avenged.
The 1917 class will leave with the
assent Of the nation. II demands that
those charged with the duty receive
and instruct these young men and
prepare them for the great contest.
which will not end before France, in
accord with her allies. says:
Il stop. / have obtained what
wanted; ! resume my work OF peace.
The upper house Immediately passed
the bill
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THE wEAruEu

WAgHrHuToH. nee. z8.-roreoaats
ohio. western pennavIvauia. west
tirEiuia.Hain or snow WeIuaadag.
rhuruday partly cloudy.
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BERLIN. Dec. 2S.-CBy wireless TO
Sayville.) The Overseas News
agency says Danish trades unions az
hliated with the Socialist party elect
ed two delegates to visit England for
the purpose OF comforting with Eng
hsh labor organizations. but that they
were prevented from going TO Eng
land by the refusal Of the British min
lister TO sanction the project. His dec
hnation. the news agency says, was
based on the ground that delegates
probably intended TO work for peace.
One Of these delegates. according TO
the Nossische Zeitung. recently was
permitted to travel freely about Ger.
many.
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LONDON. Dec. -. Z p. m.-Gov. L..
y. Hanna Of North Dakota has OH
cialy severed his connection with
the Ford expedition. according to a
dispatch 10 the Exchange Telegraph
company today from Copenhagen. The
dispatch adds that Governor Hanna
is very III. probably with typhoid
The Washington times., 1915-10-14
THE BOsTONS' VICTORY

Boston carries away the woriG' s
championship this year, as 1t did
last; but this time it is an Ameritan
instead of a National League Team
that makes itself the surprise OF
the baseball world. Last year there
were more than a few basel all
sharrs who felt that the Boston
Nationals got the benefit Of sort
of fluke; but this year there can
be no uncertainty that the best
team won. The Red Sox no. only
won, but they won by score of
four games in five, after losins the
first game to a phenomenal pitcher
precisely as it had been predicted
they would do.
Philadelphia's National League
team failed this year very much as
it's American League team did a
year ago. The great batters OF the
team, failed to perform this season.
Just as Mack's stickers disapl loint-
ed their admirers last year. The
great Alexander won his first game,
but was unequal to winning his
second, and Philadelphia had no
body else in it's pitching corps to
compare with him.
The outcome this season, as last
is demonstration that phenomenal
players, brilliant individuals in the
lineup, don't make winnings 'nder
the present day conditions Of Prus'
sianized baseball. There must be
perfeetion of machine-like team
work; and Boston both last year
and this proved that on the diamond
the organization whose consistent
persistent, sincere work deserves it
can win. Wherein lies a lesson
quite worth while to others :har
| the ball PLAYERS.