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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-23
GERMAN KAISER
REPORTED I'LL

BERLIN. Dec D. UBy wireless to
SayVilie. y VI Emperor William
has postponed the trip be- had planned
making to the western front. fha Ot.r
seas News Agency announces. u SLIGHT
lndisposition making o. necessary for
him to remain indoors for few davs
lh' agency announcement desrriboa
ih' emperor aIImrnf aa "a slight fn
Hammaiion OF fhn cellular system
LONDON. Zee e2. 5.fs % I'M An
Official message received here TODAY
from Berlin dcecrlhe4 Emperor Wi
lHfu illness a. ycllEew
dunE tmoro frequently RlVcn al.
'bindcgcwchentzuendunH.I
An authoritative medical notification
fiNes The term "ccliulltIa" and de-
scribce 90 as follows
Inflammation Of cellular or loose
connective tissue. chiefly subcufaro
QUE. hut 1leu OF that between muscle.
and '.Frrru. 0r HurrourdInr tarIou
organs if Ia characterized hv fh,
same errrauIn. or atomic character aa
'r' IpUI1. and d. rirrum..rHhsd .-
dIiuar INr aUrIIiur Ie marked sarft
hH BRANCHING lines of IfurnarrIfI.
Pain Del frrs.t. and craf and tho ab
e0f bent glands and vessels rr. Drer
irhHWnd Con .fIfIfiOnal .tmrf0r.
are rravc Tho disease Is often mild
in dcercc and tho lymphaure NAV ais
pose of tho poison and suppuratlon
fail to occur
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Finances TO Pay tor Munitions
viii Win War Say British

LONDON. Dec g.. 3.5a p o. a
manifesto to the people of the country
was issued tonight over thc signature
Of "a score % leading Enlsh bankers
and huancicrs ON the subject of the
country financial position The man.
ifssto in part follow. "fu long war
success dsUsrfa mainly u.Ir .Hr r..
rurfItn financial resource. m fHr com.
UsfHrfa and fH. rpre.Uurnf power Uf
ono uI fhrm fH maintain .r add tu f.
IrhurU rrauefh while fEa other. arr
dnclrirE I s uot 'r doubt f.nI ff.
allies financial .rerrr.... whom nHr
mobIiEr1 ard wisely controlled vHI
I. vastly greater fhau fIt enemy
Tho aIlIrs success ln defeating hr
enemy efforts to cripple them u mon
munitions and money before they could
assemble their fuU strength has now
brought fhc war near fO ita nnaI stage
Indeed. only one thing is now needed
to command victory. namely. "f1 pro.
vide all thc money NEEDED fo surp1rf
tho vast armies OF now men and Uav
for the vast quantities Of arms and
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TO SAVE CREDITORS
OF ]. Y. THOMPSON

Decial Dispatch g. the Intelligence.
UNIONTOWN. Pa, Dec. 22.-Attor-
iey r. X. Scrugham Of Cincinnati. a
preventative OF the New York hnan.
ial Interests now planning 10 iqui-
'ate the Indebtedness OF j. V. Thomp-
on, left this evening with an amended
iraft OF the proposition submitted by
no New York fnanciers made by a
Ommittee Of the Creditors associa-
ion In session today. He IL TO return
this city Monday with an answer.
u N said that n new committee com
pOsed OF. by and for creditors will be
ppointed soon and that the unse.
ured creditors OF Mr. ThompsOn have
very reason to be encouraged.
Mr. Scrugham said that the Thomp-
-On properties are marketable and are
rowing in value and that they would
be easily disposed or While a num-
uer will be difficult by reason Of the
manner in which they are mortgaeed
md hypOthecsted they can be- al
Iusted by legal and financial aid. he
aid
II Is hoped that the liquidation OF
no Thompson Indebtedness will BE-
0mmenced after the holidays.
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ENGLISH ARMY TO
BE 100000 MEN

LONDON. Dec. %. 9:21 p. m-The
House OF Commons today passed bills
prolonging the life Of the present Par
lament eight months and increasing
the strength Of the British army to
100000 men. Both bills passed with
out division.
The army bill was passed I'm commit
tee Of the whole az last nights session
after fourteen hours sitting. The de-
bate on this bill today prior TO It's pas
sage was brief and without feature.
its opponents all having sufficiently
aired their views during the committee
stage.
The newly authorized army, III. y.
Teunant. parliamentary secretary OF
the war Office. stated to the House
tonight. Is the largest army ever raised
I'm this country.
Mr. Tenant gave interesting figures
on the large reserve requirements OF
the under modern war conditions. say
Ing that % was necessary 10 have AZ
home I'm reserve Is men for every sol
dior In tho field. This estimate was
based on the monthly wastsge Of mr.
teen per cent
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LIGHT & HEAT HEARING
ADJOURNED TO FEB.
German Reply
To Note Not
GiUen Out

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Because
of its possible bearing upon the open
issues involved in the Lusitania and
Ancona cases. the state department.
VIII not make public the details OF
Germany's reply TO the last American
note regarding the sinking OF the
American ship William p. Frye.
A cabled outline of the German re-
ply indicated that 10 was not complete
ly responsive and left in doubt the at.
titude of the German government to-
ward the American suggestion that
the requirements of the declaration OF
London that before the vessel is de
stroyed all persons on board must be
placed in safety" was not satisfied by
merely giving an opportunity for es.
cape In lifeboats on the open sea.
The full text of the German note
now has been received through the
mails from Ambassador Gerard. IL was
admitted today at the state depart
ment. but officials declined to say
what response was made TO this i'm
portant suggestion. IL was intimated
in some quarters that to agree TO the
American views at this time might
seem to prejudice the Austrian case in
regard to the Ancona. in addition "a
having a bearing upon the Lusitanis
negotiations. the German government
probably has not conceded the point
So far as the Frye is concerned this
point is not directly involved, as the
crew of the Frye was taken aboard the
German commerce destroyer which
sank the ship. Therefore il is thought
that the subject may be discussed as
a separate question OF perhaps in con
nection with the practice of submarine
warfare as involved in the Lusitanis
case
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LAREDO. Tex. Dec. 22.-Carranza
troops under General Trevino engag-
ed what remained OF the villa army
In battle yesterday and today at Ma
pula, ten miles outside of Chihuahua
City. inflicting a severe defeat. Nine
hundred villa soldiers were killed.
wounded or taken prisoners. accord
ingto advices to Carranza officials in
Nuevo Laredo tonight.
The Carranza losses were said 20
have been small.
General Trevino with his soldiers
who have advanced rapidly in Chit
huahua during the past ten days en-
countered the Villa soldiers moving
southwark. A fierce battle ensued in
which no quarter was shown. The
villa soldiers fought desperately ana
the battle lasted all the afternoon and
was prolonged through the night until
the Villa troops surrendered this
morning. The streets of the village OF
Mapula were strewn with dead when
firing ceased.
The leader OF the Villa soldiers was
ont learned. Troops engaged were
said to have been the remnants OF a
force until recently operating IN
Sonora.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-23
COUSIN OF SERBIAN
KING is MURDERED

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Herman
Merchowitch. second cousin 10 King
Peter Of Serbia, who had been EN-.
ployed Tor years as a porter In a fur.
uerH establishment. died to-day I'm n
hospital from a fractured skull. rc.
ceivcd In an alteration yesterday
with an Austrian and his son. The
younger man. under arrest on a charge
of homicide. o. accused Of knocking
down the Serb. whose head struck the
pavement
MerchOwitch. who was 40 years old.
wa tho son of Prince John of Serbia.
who came 90 this country in 1862. b.
came a naturalized citizen and on.
Ragcd in a furrier's business In fhi.
city until hls death ln 1906
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-23
Navy Board
Holds Series of
Conferences

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Members OF
the navy consulting board met here
today FOR series OF Informal confer
ences In preparation for their second
meeting since organization which Will
be held tomorrow at the Navy yard.
Secretary Daniels had proposed a trip
TO the Sandy Hook proving grounds
but IL was deferred because OF the un-
certain weather.
The only absent ones OF the com
mittee sessions today were Thomas
A. Edison. chairman Of the board. and
DIR. X. W. Whitney. both of whom
expected to attend the meeting to-
morrow, and Henry Wise Wood. who
has resigned.
DR.. Leo Hendrix Baekeland chair
man Of the committee on food and
sanitation discussed the prime I'M
pOrtance of synthetic nitric acid IN
modern warfare and declared that n
Germany had not been able to utilize
the sources Of nitrogen in the air IN
the manufacture OF ammunition sne
would be hopelessly paralyzed since
Great Britain has shut her off from the
general source Of supply OF salt petre
in Chilli
The United States in case or war.
Dr. Baekland declared. would be
whipped within year through shor.
axe Of nitrogen unless the navy could
protect the Chilean salt petre fields
II would take al least twelve months.
ne said, To develop the manufacture
OF nitric acid from the air In suffi.
ctent quantities to produce the requi-
site amount of smokcless powder and
explosives, although the process was
invented In tho United States salt
petre is the only important chemical
OF raw material which cannot easily
ne produced IN this country. he as
serted
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AUSTRIA'S ADMISSION IS
GROUND FOR u. S. DEMANDS

WASHINGTON. uec % Tho reply
.' the United States 20 Austria's n0fo
Hn the degruCtlon NJ the Italian Linor
lncOna declares that tho Official al.
1ission Of tho Austrian admiralty that
ne liner was tOrpedoed after she had
topped and while pasaenRera atill
Hcre aboard. alone is sufficient for
.le American demand for dleavowai.
eparatiOn and punishment ~ the sub.
marine commander
Secretary Lansing second note at
.eady probably ln The hands Of the
AUSTRIAN foreign minister and made
Iublic here today rruoWe tho demands
n tho United States and says tho de-
alls 90 which Austria referred her ro.
HIy 20 mo fret American com murlca.
Ion. are ln no way creonflal to tho
discussion ff emphasize that con.
.iruance 0f good relations between tho
.ao countries depends upon thn action
" The Austrian government The
'ul text ~ the note. which o. al.
Ircesrd fo American Ambassador prn.
1oid. follows.
Tegt of Note.
Tho government ~ tho United
States haa received tho note ~ Y0uf
.arelirucy relative f0 fhe sinking of
He hncoua. which was delivered st
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CAPTURE LINE OF GERMAN
TRENCHES AND TAKE
1900 PRISONERS
Russ Occupation of Varna Not
Confrmed-No Fighting
On Other Fronts

LONDON. Dec. %, 1875 p. in.-The
second American note TO Austria
shared the leading positions in the late
London newspapers with the reports
OF the Russian success at Varna. Bull
garia's chief seaport.
The note appeared here too late for
extended editorial comment, but the
headlines reflected the opinions-"note
couched I'm sharper tone:" "AT dis
cussion about details swept aside" or
NO further discussion appears pos
sible."
Up TO a late hour there was no offi-
cial confirmation Of the Russian occu-
patton OF Varna. which n true. r.. ac-
cording TO the London editors zone OF
the greatest moves OF the present
war The same critics believe that
the Russian assault on Varna Is the
prelude TO a new effort for CONSTANT.
nople which Is less than $50 miles
distant
ON the western front the success
OF the French at Hartmans-NNeile
In the Vosges. is regarded i'm the al
lied capitals as not only "A brilliant
but useful operation at a point where
the situation has been most difficult
for many months. The number Of
prisoners s. the largest on the west
front since the great ChampagneI,oos
offensive
The English public takes much pride
in the manner in which Australia has
taken the withdrawal from Ganipoli
This attitude is summed up by an
Australian newspaper In the words OF
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech We here
highly resolve that these dead shall
not have died In vain; that this nation.
under God. shall have a new birth OF
freedom"
Bankers Appeal.
The most important Developments Of
the evening In Great Britain were an
appeal by the leading bankers 10 the
nation Co unite In the task of meeting
the wars financial requirements and
"a speech by David LLOYD George. the
minister Of munitions. at New Castle
70 the union officials of the country.
tcontinusd on Page TwslvsJ
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Is Now OF Little Interest.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. ~
Whether General Francisco villa
crosses the border in to the United
States lost much OF its interest in
Washington today when II became
known that General Ochoa. command
ing the Villa garrison at Juarez. not
only had agreed TO the surrender OF
his men but had accepted a commits
sion from the de facto government or
Mexico. Officials said that Villa az
large might continue troublesome. but
that without an army he was elimi-
mated as a real menace
The arrival OF General Trevino az
Chihuahua City with a Carranza force
had not been reported to- the state de-
partment but announcement OF the
fact in the press dispatches added to
official optimism.
Agents OF the department still re-
ported lack OF knowledge OF Villas
whereabouts Should he fail to cross
into the United States officials here
think he will be but short time be-
fore he is run down by the Carranza
forces. since he has lost both Juadez
and Chihuahua. There remains, how
ever. the possibility OF his reaching
the force operating under General
Rodriguez.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-23
AMMUNITION DEPOTS
ARE DESTROYED

LONDON. Dec %. f.25 p. m-Ac.
cording 20 advicoB to tho Amsterdam
TcleEraaf. forwarded by Reuters cor.
respondent "a powder factory and sew.
cral ammunition depote 8t Muonstcr.
Werfphaua. have been blown up
Great damage was done .u fIe town.
The new paper adds
Later ad.iccs from Am fordam state
that arrnrdIur fo accounts received
there. 300 of fhr GOO women employed
in ilr NIcuetor powder mill were
killed
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Ell PASO. Tex. Dec. 22-The de
facto government OF Mexico made
progress today in assumption OF civil
and military authority in the territory
surrendered recently by followers oi
Francisco villa. According TO reports
reaching here. from various sources
Villas whereabouts was still unknown
here.
Gen. Jacinto Trevino. at the head
Of military force representing the de
facto government. was reported 10
have successfully engaged the rem.
nants of Villas forces and occupied
chihuahua City. General Alvaro OBJ
regon. whose forces recently drove
General Villa from Sonora. was said
20 be enroute from Nogales TO Juaraz
20 assume military control.
General Manuel Ochoa, former Villa
military chief at Juarez. today re-
uOunced the Villa cause and Joined
he de facto government Temporar
iy he had been placed I'm control OF
he surrendered territory by Andreas
Garcia, the Carranza consul here
Hipolito Villa. a brother OF the de.
7osed chief. was said to have lefl
Iuarez for San Antonio, Texas.
Cen Jose Rodrigues. until recently
'ne OF Villas principal leaders. was
eported with small force at Casas
'.randes. His attitude toward the de
iacto government was unknown here
Alleged Allegiance.
General Ochoa. the only officer Oi
be Villa faction in Juarez who DID
not sign the agreement Of surrender
December 20. after accepting the
,erms of the peace pact today. issued
y proclamation 70 the people on behalf
4 himself and his troops pledging al
"giance to the de facto government
The proclamation was published
fcnntdnn.a N ~.
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THE wEATHER

WASHrNoToN. Dec. 22.-ForecaHts
ohio. western Pennsyivania-Prohab
rain Thuradayi Friday cloudy and colder
urnfnhiv snow.
west virginia-cloudy Thursday; Fri
day fair ana colder.
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DIED AT 100 YnARs

WNYNEsUr Hs rr r.. An
nru.U IHINrtI. HErd IDH. dI.I TODAY 10
Die homo hrr. dNiuE ou the Same tarm
ON ehich hc vua born.
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STATE HAS NO FURTI
WITNESSES TO PREsEN
AT THIS TIME
Former Commissioner Bronsor
the Stand Denies
Interference

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. "a
Adjournment was taken to-day until
Tuesday. February 2. in the hearing OF
the appeal OF the Manufacturers Light
q Heat Company. a Pennsylvania cor
poration. from a decision of the Pub
lie Service Commission of West Vir-
ginia, by which the rates were re-
duced for gas charged In this State
by the plaintin. The next session will
be held in Charleston.
Continuance was granted when the
State announced that II had no fur
ther witness TO present at this time,
and the date set was mutually agreed
upon by counsel for both sides.
The State introduced but three wit
nesses at the session here. which be-
gan last Monday. They were Lee OFT.
of Thomas: Wade G. kilmer, of Mar
tinsburg. and Charles II. Bronson, all
former members of the commission.
and who were members of that body
when the rate decision in controversy
was rendered.
The plaintiff, together with its sub
sidiary companies, alleges that the
rates fixed by the commission are un-
just. unreasonable. confiscatory and
ruinous to the companies involved.
The company also claims that its op-
erations should come under the juris-
diction OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and not that OF this
States service commission.
Interference Alleged.
The plaintiff also alleges that the
decision OF the service commission
had been brought about through inter-
ference of the governor with the COM
mission, and that the executive con-
trolled and dominated the commission.
Judge J. w. Vandervort. of Parkers-
burg. is the special master hearing
that phase OF the allegations. and ses-
sions have been held in Wheeling and
Pittsburgh before that held here this
week. The State presented its side
of the issue at this session.
Mr.. OFT was the first witness called
and was on the stand for one day and
a half. He was followed by Mr.. Kill
mer. who was questioned for several
hours. Both denied generally that
they had been dominated by the gov
ernor and while the former was spe-
cific in his denials the latter failed TO
recall. as a witness, Just what had
transpired between the commission
and the governor on several occasions
(Continued on Page Tsn.)
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NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 22.-Mrs.
Lug de villa, wife OF General Fran
cisco Villa, accompanied by Gen.
eral Villas sister-in-law, Mrs. Hip
olito Villa, and ten other persons.
arrived here tonight from Juarez.
Mexico. Reports that members Of
the party would 90 to Havana.
Cuba. from here could not be con-
flrmed.
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DE FACT0 GOVERNMENT Is
MAKING RAPID PROGRESS
IN ASSUMPTION OF CIVIL AND MILITARY AUTHORITY I'M
TERRITORY SURRENDERED BY THE FOLLOWERS
OF GENERAL VILLA THE NORTH
Gen Fvno at the Head Forces Successfully
the Remnants of Villa Army and Ha Now Occupied
chihuahua Cty-villa' Whereabouts Unknown

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 22.
-Hipolito Villa. brother Of the
revolutionary leader, Francisco
Villa. was taken from a Southern
Pacific train here tonight by fed
eral authorities and locked Up.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19

ern New Hampshire. near the Mass
|achnsetts line
To be shipping lumber from Verdi
to New Hampshire seems almost like
sending coal to Newcastle, as that
section of the country was among the
fist to produce lumber in the United
States. Yet there is a steady demand
for white pine in the extreme east for
manufacture into sash. doors and in
terror finish, and this is By no means
the 6rst a laden with lumber that
has travelled from Verdi to the Allan
tic ~seaboard.
The eastern market has improved
wonderfully in the last 80 DAYS and
the Verdi Lumber company has many
orders booked for shipment to Okla
bona. Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Wis
consin. Ohio and Pennsylvania.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
SUPERINTENDENT BRAY
HAVING BUSY DAYS

Superintendent OF Public ~1nstruc-
tion ]. f.. Bray is very busy these
days and at the present time one of
the many tasks that Is occupying his
time is the preparation of the papers
for the teachers OF the state. who
will take the regular examinations
OH December q. 2S. 20 and 80 and
which are to be held at Carson City.
Reno. Fallon, Winnemucca. Elko.
Ely Las Vegas and Phoebe.
Information and other circulars ara
also being sent to all the school dis
triets, boards and teachers of the
state relative to the Public School
Teachers Retirement Salary Fund
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
IT IL NOW ALL OVER
FOR sBLACKIE" BURKE

"Blackie' Burke is really dead at
last. Some time ago he was taken
from his cabin to the morgue. but
when the undertaken began to work
ON the case "Blackie.' sat up and ex-
p~ostulated.
This time he is really passed be-
yond Moral ken. His body was
found in his cabin in the cross guleh
Lelow town late this week. He ap-
parently had simply ceased TO I've
having been deprived Of anything
making living worth while or for sls-
tanning it. His cabin was in a state
of emptiness and untidiness that eyi-
denced his hopelessnes when he lay
down and brcathed his last.
"Blackie' was aged about 30 years.
He had been here a long time. No
relatives or close friends have vet
claimed his body.-Tonopah Bonanza.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
FAIRLY MORNING BLAZE
CALLS OUT DEPARTMENT.

An alarm of fire vas sounded at
about 2:20 last Monday morning
when the cottage occupied by Mrs.
Anna Killgrove near the Spoon no
tel was discovered to be afire. The
department responded with theif
usual promptitude in conaning the
flames to the kitchen and the attic,
where the only damage was suffered
aside from that caused by water.
With the assistance of the neigh
bors practically all the furniture had
been removed from the building.
The fire broke out about IL O'Clock
in the wood box back of the kitchen
range and was extinguished. as ii
vas supposed by a tenant of one OF
the rooms. However, it would APP
pear that some embers were left be-
tween the studding of the walls and
the second fire, which occasioned the
calling of the department was in the
attic.
AS above stated the actual damage
was confined to one room and the
attic and a few shingles that were
torn off by the fremen in their efforts
to get at the flames above the ceiling.
-Churchill County Standard.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
GORDON Cash CONCLUDED

The Gordon will contest, which has
been holding the attention of the
people OF the state for some time was
concluded at Reno Monday and con
tinued for argument. Or. Hartsell
testified that he believed Gordon tn
have been suffering from splenie An
emia and that he had administered
two doses Of coo" as a emedy for
the disease. lie also testified that
he and Mrs. D~ougherty we're married
in Washington on July 9th and that
a subsequent ceremony was PERFORM
ed In Reno on August 18th. They
we're married when they took the
body of Gordon east for interment.
Mrs. Hartsell testified that she met
Gordon first In March. 1914. and that
she saw him every day until the time
of his death, and that she had prom
ised to marry him in cas- he was sue
eessful in obtaining his divorce.