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Big REWARD FOR
APPREHENSION OF
FRANK IYNCHERS
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ATLANTA. Ga. Aug. 19-Gover-
nor Harris tonight proclaimed a re-
ward OF 1900 for the FIRST three pris-
oners convicted Of participation in the
lynching Of Leo NJ Frank. At the
same time he issued a statement de-
claring he would do al In his power
TO apprehend the perpetrators OF lne
unfortunate occurrance."
In defense OF the state authorities
the governor pointed out that the pris-
on farm from which Frank was alb
Quoted was not constructed TO with
stand attack from the outside, and de-
chred that the complete secrecy with
which the lyncners made their care.
ful preparations made impossible any
defense which might have saved the
prisoner.
II is not believed any further action
viii be taken in the way Of an investi-
cation at the state prison. The men,
bers OF the state prison commission
were on a visit TO the institution
when the attack occurred and have
held that the prison officials were
powerless to prevent the attacking
party from carrying out its purpose
Governors Statement.
Governor Harris statement in part
follows:
In my consultation with the prison
commission over Mr. Frank We felt
and thought of the need of more
guards. But the idea was that they
were needed to prevent his fellow
prisoners from hurting him. felt
mat there was too much exposure in
letting the prisoners all sleep togetb-
or In the same great room. but tho
outside attack was not considered In
This. Such danger was thought 10 be
small after the first month Il was
believed that II prison guard could
hold an attacking party In check long
enough 10 get word to the authoritles
the prisoners could De protected Tho
county authorities were close az hand
and there was one Of the best military
companies I'm tho state within two
miles of the prison. This comnany
with the militia IN Macon. had been
directed by the adiutant general to
Keep In readiness for immediate ser
vice II called on
The complete secrecy Of the nove.
ment, the careful preparation OF every
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COMPANY H. WINS
DAVIS TROPHY CUP

PABKERSBURG. W Va. Aug. ~.
~. Of FaIrmont. of toe
hrst regiment. today won tho Davis
trophy match IN the state rife con.
tests that we're begun following the
breaking Of camp The score was
PCS out Of possible 600 Company O..
or Huntington. was second with a
score Of 263. Last years winner war
Company VI. ri Terra Alta. who IN
ished down Boz tho lisf this year
The winning team consisted Of
SerEt Claude A. Stewart. Fergt wi.
liam Morgan and Private a. vs.
Boughry Company ID. of Lrueton
won The cup OF the first regiment ry
the score Of fOt OUT of possible 900.
and Company g. of Huntington won
tho second reglmental CUP by inc
score Of 3s3 Tho title holder. last
year were Company ID. Of LittIeton of
tho hrst regiment who retained mo
honor and Company r. of Parkors.
burr Of tho second
The winner of tho Davis Gun was
Ineligible tO enter the rrrfmoufaI
matches The individual shooting Tor
tho Adiufant Generals Gun will he
completed tomorrow Tho Gun viii
Do givon tho best Individual marks.
man hv Adiufa1f General Bond this
year for The hrft time
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CONFIRMS SALE
OF FIVE SHIPS

NEW YORK. Aug 1e.-Federal
Judge Hough. in an order filed today
In the United States district court ap-
proved the purchase by the Atlantic
Transport company of West Virginia.
one OF the companies composing the
International Mercantile Marine com
pany' of the five liners owned by the
Pacific Mail Steamship company.
The approximate cost OF the FIVE
Pacific Mail liners. according TO a peti-
uon filed with the court was SIC. 400
600. but the purchase price authorized
by Judge Hough amounts to S. .250. 900
apportioned TO each ship respectively
as follows.
Korea. 1926 tons. built in 1907. ST.
OOO.0O
Siberia. 1I.2s4 tons. built in 1902.
81 100000
China 5000 tons. built in 1889. $3.50
O0O
Manchuria u. 3.639 tons. built in 1904
N.5O0,0O0 with interest at per cent
per annum from July 81. 1915. and NJ
Mongolia. 1889 tons. built in 1904
Si,50O.00O with interest on 81 400 600
thereof at per cent per annum from
August %, 1915.
Trust Company Complainant
The order was made on the petition
Of the New York Trust company com
plainant in the receivership suit
against the International Mercantile
Marine company and its subsidiary
companies have lost three vessels and
sold two ships. II further stated that
the International Mercantile Marine
company. during the same time. has
not acquired any now vessels and that
the shipyards OF Europe are now 30
busy on war orders that they are un-
able to build merchantmen
The petitloning company also recit-
ed thst 10 had been informed by fed
eral Receiver Philip \. 5. Franklin
that In his best judgment it would
take al least three years TO build new
vessels Of substantial size and Il is
therefore highly desirable that the
Atlantic Transport company acquire
the Pacific Mail boats now under
charter TO % and two OF which can be
prohtably operated on the service be-
tween New York and London. and two
others between New York and San
Francisco by way Of the Panama
canal
Judge HouEh. In his order. empow-
cred Receiver Franklin ~ necessary 10
make modification of the contract and
directed him and the New York Trust
company TO give their consent 10 the
purchase and 20 assist In all proper
ways 20 bring N about
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U. S. OFFICIALS SHOCKED
AT NEWS OF SINKING OF
ARABIC; SITUATION TENSE

WAsHfNGTON. Auz DO Navs of
me torpedoinF ~ tho British steamer
Asrbic Of tho White star Hnc with
Nmericans on board came o. shock
To officials of the United States gov.
eminent who had hoped since tho
dispatch ~ Tho lasf American note
there would ho no further aTerava.
iion n an already tense situation Do.
tween The United states and Cor.
many
Offcial Information uas maarrc.
md it was only through press die.
patches that DO wac heard hero that
ne vessel wac f0ruedocd without
warning While BE- wac rarornIzed
hat canvass of tho survivors MIGHT
reveal that mo- American lives were
lost The torpcdoIng without warning
Of o. vessel carry ing Americans haa
in itself been pronounced bv the
Jnited states government aa viola.
lion Of its right which ~ repeated
would BE- REGARDED aE deliberately
unfriendly"
Deliberately UrfriendIy
Tn fhe lafi note fo Germany which
t was generally accepted vac tho
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GOVERN NOR WILLIS
WANTS TO KNOW

Special Dispatch to the tuteiiirencrr.
COLI MHTS. O.. Aug Governor
Willis tonight wired Newton VI Mil
Tor. directing commissioner Of Ohio.
10 the PHnama-pacihc exposition. ask
ing for explanation ~ bills for enter.
fainmcnts at tho Ohio building which
Slate Auditor Donahoy today disap-
proved as eXtravaEant Iu n state.
meni REGARDING this Telegram. tho gov.
'Inor cited inat ponahcy had approx.
ed vouchers for like expense of $3.50.
l'r- Democratic predecessor. Daniel
b Iorpl OF Marietta. and called on
Douahoy To make what ia sauce for
ihc goose sauce for tho randor
Tie governors telegram roads.
ohio newspapers today carry wide
spread sensational publicity. deriar.
lng state auditor haf refused 90 honor
Ohio building restaurant vouchers on
tho grounds of gross extravarancr
Many rcms in tho bills being publish.
ed fp support charges OF reckless OK.
ponditurc Please forward fuu state.
mont of facts covering matter al oarIi.
eat possible date after you have fu1
Information upon the subject
20 do not wish t0 be- understood a.
in any way iusufying any oxtravar.
anco expenditure. particularly where
those expenditures involve Items for
liquors" said the governor How.
ever 7 would cam attention 90 the
fact that tho Ohio building a. nov
open even day and there must be-
some receptions Such a. that recent.
ly eiven Tor tho crew Of the battle
ship Ohio"
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VESSEL ONE OF LARGEST RE
NAMING IN TRANS
ATLANTIC SERVICE.
Attacked Without Warning and
Went Down in Eleven Min
uteS Says Report

NEW YORK. Aug. te.-Th.
White Star line received WORD A
2:3o O'Clock this afternoon fron,
its Liverpool office that the liner
Arabic had been sunk by a Ger.
man submarine at e:15 O'Clock
this morning off the south coast
OF ireland. Press dispatehes
from London had told Of the slnk.
ing an hour before.
Almost al the same moment
the cables were telling OF the
sinking, the line received a mes
sage from London announeIno
that the vessel had sailed from
Liverpool yesterday afternoon.
This was followed In a few min
utes by another message statina
that the steamer had aboard t3o
cabin passengers and as In the
steerage. For nearly an hour this
was the only information that
the line could give to the hun.
dreds Of inquirers who besieoed
the office In person and by teIe.
phone for news.
Then the story came throuoh.
few words at a time. Fifteen
boat loads o. survivors. and early
dispatches said, were on their
way 20 Queenstown. Nearly four
hours after the first message a
eablesram was received convey.
ing the intelligence that 375 sur.
ViVors had been landed AZ
Queenstown, that only 48 were 10
be accounted for and that the
captain Of the liner, viii Finch,
OF the Royal naval reserve, had
wired that his ship was tor.
pedoed without warning and sank
In II minutes.
Secrecy Regarding s1ilina.
War time secrecy cloaks all
sailinas from British ports until
the vessels are we'll on their ~ay
out Of the German war zone
Steamers slip In and out Of Brit.
ish ports unheraldedY with
darkened lights and shrouded
port holes and steam at top
speed through the war zone.
boats swung outward in nnonen-
tsry readiness for the death blow,
the lines representatives ex-
planned.
Shortly after six O'Clock dis.
patches from London contained
the information that the American
embassy had received word that
there were fifteen Americans on
the ship. The White Star line
had no word as to who they
were or whether they were all
saved.
p. A. $. Franklin. receiver OF tn
International Mercantile Marine CON
any, which operates the White Sta
ne, cabled the Liverpool agents o
be- line asking that all possible speei
Q used in forwarding the names o
assengers TO New York. II was "a
ected that these names would begii
D arrive tonight.
The line apparently was unpreparel
pr news OF the sinking OF the Arabic
Within the past three months ther,
ave been instances. notably those o
1e Adriatic. the Baltic and the Tran
ylvania, when the New York agent
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ALL AMERICANS
REPORTED SAFE

NEW YORK. Aug 19.-CarefuI
checking OF the various lists Of sur
vivors OF the Arabic as given out In
London. Washington and New York
late tonight showed that all passeng-
ers listed by the White Star line as
Americans on board the vessel had
been saved. II Is possible that some
Americans boarded the liner as she
was about 10 sail and were carried I'm
the list given out by the White Star
line as of other nationalities
WASHINGTON. Aug. I9-Vice Con
sui Thompson OF Queenstown cabIed
the state department tonight the
names Of sixteen American survivors
of the Arabic lie said there was no
authentic information as yet as to
whether any or how many we're lost.
According to survivors the vice con
suls message said. the ship was tor
pedOed without warning and sank in
ii minutes. Excellent discipline pre-
vailed, II boats were lowered and ap-
parently all except those that were
empty were picked up by rescue
vessels
Following IL the vice consul's list Of
American survivors,
~ btline NtnthtT. Logan. Itah.
James Houiihan, Philadelphia
Thomas Elmore. New York.
George a. McAllister. Chambers
; burg, Pa
James T. Rowley. Chicago.
Mr.. and MR.. Covington. New York
and London
Louis Bruguiere. New York
John Olsen. san Francisco
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Collier. Buffalo
Miss Sadie Shrimpton. Syracuse.
Claude McRoodie. Schenectady. N.
y.
John Nolan
John Olschewsk
Christopher McTamley
NEW YORK. AUG. 19.-The White
star line gave out tonight list cabled
from Liverpool containing the names
Of the following cabin passengers.
fConffnuea n n-.. a.-.-
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CANONSBURG COMPANY
TAKES K. OF P. HONO2S

PITTSBURGH. Aug 19.-Company
No. 4S Of Cannonsburg. Pa. won first
prize In the competitive drill held to.
day In connection with the encamp.
ment Of the Uniform Rank. Knights OF
Pythias. Custer company No. IS. OF
Greensville. Pa. won second In the
second class which included compa-
nies ~ ~ men. ShenanEo company No.
lH. Of Sharon. Pa. won first prize.
The encampment and meeting of the
grand lodge closed tonight with a
dance and carnival on Grant bouls.
ward near Camp Schenley.
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NEW YORK UNPREPARED
FOR NEWS OF SINKING
TO SPEND MILLION
ON IMPROVE MENTS

cIARks5URo. Aug. is.-An-
neuneement was made today BY
the Clsrksburs Board Of Trade
that the Central District TeIe-
phone Company CBelI system)
having acquired the securities Of
the Consolidated Telephone Com
b pany and merged IL with the Bell
System. would immediately con.
solidste the operating plants Of
both throughout central and north
ern West Virginia. al a cost eS-
eeedins a million dollars. The
says - has been officially notified
to that effect by the Central Dis
triet Company.
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HUNDREDS KILLED
IN MEXICAN BATTLE

LAREDO. TeVas. Aug 70. - Seven
hundred were killed and large mum.
Der wounded in a battle Tuesday be-
.ween villa and Carranza forces near
Monterey. according TO advires rr-
-eived Al tho Nauvo Laredo Carranza
headquarters today.
The followers Of villa. it was said.
attempted 10 capture Monterey which
i' under Carranza control They were
repulsed and retreated 10 the west.
ward. OF the dead villa lost 500 and
tho Carrsnza follower 200. according
10 tho report
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WEST VA. LOWEST BID

Special Dispatch to tho intelligence.
COLUMN S. Ohio. Aug 19.-Ser.
vice Director borden has asked the
"'t' law dau7rtmaut whether he can
purchase Ohio coal for municipal de-
uU since oid- opened ycstor.
da1 show that contractors furnishing
West Virginia coal are lowest
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THIRTY Two ARE MISSING
AND ARE BELIEVED TO
HAVE PERISHED.
Persons on Board Total 423-ls1
Passengers and 2i2 Mem
bers Of Crew.

LONDON. Aug. 20. 1910 a. m.
The big White Star line steamer
Arabic, formerly a favorite ship
fof the LiVerpooi6oston service,
but which on the present trip was
on the way to New York, was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine at 9:t5 o'clock Thursday
n,orninn southeast Of Fastnet.
The steamer. according TO a
statement Of the White Star line,
Wao attacked without warning and
went down In ten minutes. OF the
423 persons on board-1st passen.
gers and ZAP members Of the crew
--32 are missing and are believed
70 have perished. Most OF those
who are accounted for belong 20
the crew. Only SIX OF the passen-
gers are reported missing.
Whether any 81 those not ae-
counted for are Americans has not
yet been eternined, but there
were only 20 citizens OF the United
States on board. % being In the
second cabin and four In the steer.
age. The Arabic carried no first
class passengers, having lately
been turned into a two class liner.
The survivors who left the steam
er In the ships boats and were
picked up later by passing vessels,
arrived IN Queenstown tonioht.
They are being accommodated by
the White Star line In hotels and
boarding houses In the little town
which 30 short a time ago cared
for the survivors and the dead Of
the lusitania.
Details are Lacking.
Details Of the sinking Of the
Arabic are lacking. but that the
loss Of life was not greater doubt.
Tess was due 70 the fact that the
weather was fire and that steam.
ers plying the German submarine
war zone now keep their boats
swung out and otherwise are are-
pared for emergencies.
The torpeos that eank the
Arabic struck her OF the starboard
Side 100 feet from her stem. The
vessel had left Liverpool Wednes-
dsy eftsFnooR and tsken a southsr.
ly course. we'll ofs the Irish coast
doubtiess with q view ot svoidina
the submarines which frequent the
waters nearsS the shore.
When some FIFTY miles west ,
rhere tho Lusitania was sunk in Ma
he German underw ater boat rose
he surface and launched a torprd
he marksmanship OF the German
s IN Tho case OF tho Lusitania. va
eadly accurate and like the Lusitani
ne big liner quickly settled and shor
disappeared from view
Had Adjusted Life Preserver,.
Some Of the survivors. according
eports received here say that the
ad just Witnessed tho torpedoing ,
British steamer. presumably m
mnslcy and that this had cause
reat alarm on board the Arabic.
heir frieht the passengers had rushe
or life preservers and barely adiuste
hem whom tho German submarir
urned It's torpedo against the vessel
ide
Ten lifeboat7 and a number Of Hl
fG0uffuued on pa Eewry
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LOCAL MINISTER IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT

PiTTsBJHCU pa. Aur 49, Tho
Evangelical Young Peoples League
and tho sunday school union of the
Pennsylvania district elected the foI.
lowing officers at the close OF tho
tenth annual convention today.
President Rev g. Raarbo
Wheeling
Niceprosident- Rev q. G.. Laubon.
Rayer. Marietta %
Secretary Miss Mary Hector. Pitts.
burRh
Treasurer Harry schwau Woods
hcld o.
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DEATH LIST PROBABLY WILL
BE LIMITED TO 500.
REPORTS AGREE.
Nineteen Perish in Collapse of
LighthOuse-Many Spectac-
ular Escapes.

Relief for the stricken Texas
communities and plans for re.
pairing the damage wrought by
the tropical hurricane which
swept the southeastern section
Of the state Monday, and Tuesday
were we'll under way last niaht.
Drinking water, medical and
sanitary supplies and tons Of
food were being rushed TO Calves
ton Bay districts IS fast as the
rehabilitated train service could
handle them. tugs and other re.
lief craft we're searching for re-
tugees or aiding stranded vessels
and In Galveston. Texas City,
Houston and other towns, the
task Of clearing away debris was
being undertaken.
Known Dead Total 1ts.
The death list, accounts seem
ed TO agree. probably will not eS-
eeed 400 ard perhaps will be ~.
mited 20 800. The known dead
numbered tt3 and estimates Of
the missing ranged from 100 to
800
. The most serious addition 10
the fatality records came from
Surfside where 70 perished when
lighthouse collapsed. The great.
est possibility Of substantial ad.
oitions 70 the list rested with the
undiscovered fate Of the govern
n1ent dredges, Houston, Sam
Houston, San Francisco and San
Jaeinto which were reported as
lost, with practically all hands,
IN Galveston Bay. They carried
is3 persons.
Further reports from Galveston col
fGorttnr.a :. -. -.
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hnaI word ou mo principles Of the
que fi0n from tho United States Soc.
rotary lansing used the following
iauFuaFn in rrfcrrne 10 violations
OF American rirhfr in tho war zone
'FrIondship itself prompts % fThe
United states goyrrnmrnfI 20 saw 10
90" Imperial government that repotI.
Hon oi tHe commanders of German
navel vessels 0f acts ln rontravoution
oi those rights must Do rrgardod bv
The United States. whom they affect
American citizens. as deliberately un.
friendly
What Tho course Of tho United
states would be mo- official would rra
dict because of the absence of detailed
Information % must bc established
authoritauvely whether any warning
fContfuusd on PAGE gsvent
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TORPEDOED BY GERMAN
SUBMARINE OFF FASTNET
JITNEY BUSES
COMMON CARRIERS

CHARLESTON, Aug. f9.-Jii-
ney buses are common carriers
In West Virginia and subject to
the sUpe rvision Of the Public Serv-
ice Commission according TO de-
eision Of the commission today
Two Charleston cases taken be-
fore the Commission were disnnis-
sed without prejudice. the com
mission finding that the subject
Of Jitneys Is sufficiently covered
BY the city charter which pro-
Nides regulation that has the CON-
missions approval.
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SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. 10. Unit.
Cd states Senator Elihu Root. Of New
York. was unanimously elected presi-
dent OF tho American Bar Association
AZ its closing business session TODAY
on recommendation of the general
council Of rho association. Walter
George smith. Of Philadelphia was
also candidate before the council.
hut hie namc was not presented TO
the convention
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of Many West Virginia
Traction Lines Is Run1Ored as
Result of Tour of Inspection

Special rIarafrn fH TnffIIIFrr.rr
CLARKSBURC. " Va. AUG
f9-Resuitinq from trip of in
spection now being made by
large group % West virginia
traction officials and eastern
bankers. run1or persists in
financial quarters that a huge
rcraer Of an the interurbar
traction systems in the state is
under way, taking in the Mon.
onaaheia Valley. the Weston
Glenvilie. the Kanawha Traction
q Electric. the parkeraburu.
Marietta the Charleston Inter.
urban and the Charleston Dunbar
systems
Az these syatenla would be
connected BY tire huUdfrI Of
necessary eEtcnaIona. The off,
eisis ard bankers are on the way
20 Parkersbura, via Weston.
Gienviiie ard BsrresvHio in auto
mobiles ard will 60 20 Charles
ton.
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CARDINAL DEAD.

ROME. Aur. t9. $40 a. m. via Paris.
Q a. m.-H Cardinal Scrsfine VannuteIli.
dean 81 the Sacred College. o. dead al
tho age Of ST.
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WAsHIHoToH. Aug. 1S.-rorsoastf
western naylvania-Partiv cloudy
NrioaV, ruiu ~ uiTht or Saturday
ohio-Fair norm, rafu south rrffav
or friday ni9ht and aafurfav
West Wfrriuin-nafn rrfdav or rrfHav
niEht aud probably agturdaY
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New River Line Proposed.
trer Lel LLeuatrh to me fnteuiFencer.
FAlRMoNT " Va Aus rQ-
officials Of the Traction compsny
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Arabic overshadows Other News

N'N'~ ~ efNeANNa SANNN NMNNNas
LONDON, Aug 10. 1880 p. m.-The
sinking OF the White star liner Arabic
with tho loss 10 is feared of some fifty
lives and valuable cargo. has com.
pletely Overshsdowed all other news
Of tn war In spite OF the fact that
tho continued German advance on the
eastern front is seriously cndangering
"A portion OF the Russian army and
must soon have an effect on other
fronts
Berlin repeats today The claim tnst
the fortress Of Kovno has fallen. com
pclling the Russians In the KaIwarya
and Suwalki districts on the cast
Prussian frontier 10 fall back. in
fact. the Russians now appear able
20 hold their own only In the Baltic
provinces where they are preventing
tho Germans from advancing
BE ides the capture of Kovno the
Germans have taken additional Novo.
EeorFievFk forts and. according 10
their account have penetrated tho out
Or positions Of Brest-Iitovsk. the great
fortress. which is tho mainstay or
fContfnued On Pn-se Raven1