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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-19

and another German army across
h Bug, south Of BrestLitoVsk.
a speedy exit, according to mill
tary observers, is the only safe
one for the Russians ~ they are
to escape before the second set Of
pineers prepared for them are
closed.
While fighting TO crush the Russian
army the Germans are finding time
for minor activities in other fields.
Last night they carriNl out their
seventeenth air raid on England. visit
ing eastern counties where they
dropped bombs which. according to
the Official communication killed ten
and injured sc civilians. AZ in the
last raid the admiralty reports that IL
believes n Of the Zeppelins. Of which
there are supposed 10 have been four.
was damaged.
a dispatch from Holland today re-
ported hat another quartet Of dirir-
ihles was on the way over 10 England.
but nothing further has been heard OF
them. Tonight is clear and 10 is prob
able that the alrship commanders. be-
heving 10 likely that their craft would
De- discovered by the British air patrol.
have turned back Last night was
dark and misty-an ideal night for air
raiders.
The German submarfnes also have
been busy and during the day the sinr
ing OF three British and three neutral
steamers and o. frawler has been rc.
ported AZ an Offset to thr German
successes Iu D raHt che French Of
fetal communication reports further
E.ins Tor ino French troops boz the
Noscrs while General Sir Ian Hamil
tHH. commander of.tho allied forces on
tHr G1IIlpuiI peninsula. announces on
advance bv fho urw force OF allied
troops which landed az sryla hag and
The rrpuIee of Oh Turkish attack AGAIN 70
tro r'lHt flank of the Australians The
Turtle ou Doe other hand ray that uu
the British sttacks vcrr r.uIIsed
any Trucr.-a made By f.n British
aI Su'Ir hHr would srrurdIur t0 tho
military srUaIfs Dbl. important aa 90
0-Id threaten tre Turks uho arc
f.r'n- frr Austrian. down ne coast
ord hHr t1a other operations go inst
Turkey. lave ON Influence ON me UaI
Ban states which arruIurI- are
about to decide which .at r. bfII
ErrDuf They win Join -rfvI. prob.
shly viii make her reply this week fo
fNr suggestion or tho entente minis.
tiers that she ccdc Macedonia 10 uuI.
larI1. Opinion ia divided in sorvla
as 20 what the reply should be. but
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HUNDRED DEAD
tconanusd FROM First PaTs.)

Galveston attributes its salvation az
n city 10 the big dixie which was
built a few years after the storm or
1900.
The mayor proclaimed the city un-
der martial law. and after a survey
Of the losses announced that calves.
ton would % call on other communi-
ties for aid.
The surprisingly low loss Of life o.
% probably 20 the lesson Of 1900
The population Monday night sought
refuge iu the stronger buildings Of the
city whereas In the disastrous storm
Of fifteen years ago. the residents re-.
NAMED In their homes feeling &C..
cure against the gale which took the
lives OF 5000.
AT The city's recent bath houses ana
beach amuscmenfs have been swept
away The Murdoch. The Breakers
end The Surf bath houses. each OF
which was a comodlous frame ftruc.
lure. we're demolished and heapod up.
on D boulevard in debris.
Many Buildings Demolished.
Hudled near the beach boulevard.
from Twenty. first 10 Twenty sixth
streets was o. row Of small shops.
baths. dancing r1vlious. restaurants
and Do ols These are reported 10
have been destroyed To tho west
and to Tho east of this section we're
auurr cottage. skirtinr Tho bouIe
ward al of which are said to have
been total lo.a.s
TITO . .u .hs city port facilities
have been rluf and r1 kinds
OF cr"f have suffered The United
'nfra fruu. port Mcclellan fr rIrr
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WHEELING'S NEWEST HOSTELRY
OPENED TO PUBLIC YESTERDAY

n Of the most up to date plants in
this community.
Contributing Companies.
The II. Northwood company sup
piled the lighting glassware. through
h McKelvey-Ewing Electric com.
pany. The Cornice sky-lights and
Marquise vas furnished and erected
by the General Manufacturing com.
pany. OF Nineteenth street. The
Home Quitting company. Of Main
street. furnished the furniture and
floor covering. The light and power
Is furnished by the Wheeling Elec.
trio company.
The Wheeling Wall Plaster com
pany furnished the plaster for the en-.
tire building. The Wheeling Tile
company furnished the tile used in
the floors. The Philip Carey com.
pany furnished the Flexible cement
roof. and Corbin builders hardware
furnished by the Greer & Laing com.
pany was used throughout the build.
ing.
The complete electrical installation
was made by the Neutrality-suspicious.
company. The plain and ornamental
plastering was done by the w A
Stoetzer company. l.. W. Selvey &
Sons were in charge of the painting
and decorating. The II. A. Lennon
q Company installed the tile bath.
rooms with showers and the tile floor
in the lobby. The F. p. Jones com.
pany furnished the Claycraft face.
brick, river-sand and gravel. Univer,
sal Portland cement. Greendale man.
tel brick. "Symentrix" Waterproohne
paint. ireproOfing tile. whaIebone
wall ties and mortar color.
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GER MANS TAKE
foonllsu.a - - 80

covites into their outer positions
Of the fortress ~ BrestLitovak
For the first time since he be-.
gar HE retirement from western
Gailcia In May Grand Duke Mich.
olas. In the opinion o. military
observers. finds part Of his army
In serious danger Of envel0pmsrt
The military writers express cur
Justly al % how he will extrI.
cate a. The Russian commander
continues an orderly rctrtat. az
is evidenced BY the fact th1t out.
side % the ours taken with the
fortress o. kovno or captured in
che forts o. Novodeoraievsk.
two more o. which have fallen.
The Germans make no claim 90 me
capture a artillery % would 40.
pear also that few prisoners
have been taken. which doubtless
means that n considerable part
81 the hustro Germans i1 their
most recent advance have not met
with serious fighting
SPEEDY Exit For Russians
With kovno In German hanas
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FRANK LYNCHING
tcOsanasd Prom AsOv..)

prison was 70 blame. The commission
has absolute poEer In handling prison
Affairs. In the conference tomorrow
the commissioners viii act only IN
an advisory capacity.
Frank Unframed on Trip.
Stories represented a. ominK In
directly from the Men Who Knew.
reciung details OF the actual ~lynchinE
Increased In number today. Each one
OF the accounts indicated that PRANK
was not harmed on the trip from Mill
edgeville 10 the iynching Gene. and
that be faced death In full realization
OF the gangs Intentions.
Local postal authorities today ex-
cluded from the mails postcard photo
graphs Of Franks body before II was
cut down. Photographers and others
did a large business selling them IN
Marietta and Atlanta. Acting Mayor
Ragsdale received several protests
agHinst their sale here today. out
said be was powerless to stop he
vendors who had obtained a license
10 sell them. Mr.. Ragsdale said no
more eense would be issued.
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GULF STORM
Cconenusd from First PARa,

In addition there was. an enor.
nous loss to cotton in
the storm belt, some estimates
stating that 25 per cent. Of the
crop Of central Texas was de-
stroyed and placing the loss at
millions Of dollars. The oil
fields also suffered severely and
u Is probable that Il will take
$50O,Co0 10 replace testroyed
deTieks, and repair damaged ma
ehinery.
That the death list did moi ap-
proach that Of the storm Of 1900
was due 20 two cause.-the
strength Of the Galveston sea
wall and the haste with which
residents Of the coastal plains
sought places Of refuge In con.
formity with the warnings Of the
government weather bureau.
Brunt az Galveston.
Galveston, as In 1900, bore the
brunt % the storm but this year
IA bulwarked against the ele-
ments. The storm reached its
height there az 3 p. M, Tuesday,
when the wind rose 20 90 miles
an hour This was eluht miles
an hour more than the weather
bureau recorded for the 1900
visitation.
Further comparison with the
1900 storm vas furnished BY W.
z MsNson, general s~uperinten-
dent Of the Athison, Topeka and
santa Fc railroad. ne teie
qrsphed from Hitchcock. Texas.
that the gulf waters had been
driven Inland % that point y
miles from Galveston. and added
that In other localities the sea
had encroached three miles be-.
yond its high mark % IS years
ago.
Drinking Water Needed.
The most pressing need o. Galve,
Texas city and other coas
which faced the full swcrp o
me wind. is drinking water Calves
.on'f supply was brought from
point several miles inland. tho main
'r0ssinc 60 the island over tho cause
way which connected the city WIFI
mainland when tho waves an.
storm tossed vessels in tho harbo
preached tho c|aurovay. the waite
supply Har cut on
40 TfTaa city Major General roI
to tho war department fh.
rrroIrs we're flooded with cal
water and mud Food was CROWN.
7carrr u both places and UrhfIu.
and street cars we're out q
comm Jon.
Concentration OF United States rer
ulare on tho Mexican border was
e~0nfributing fo the death Iis'
Four soldiers were drowned lu Cal
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II is expected here hat It will be
favorable.
Servia. IL is asserted. would like
To await he outcome OF the Greek
crisis before giving her decision.
This. however. Is likely to continue
for some days and is expected "a end
ir an agreement between Constan-
tine and the new premierN. Vent
zelos. which viii guarantee he con
tinued neutrality OF Greece.
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weston and 10 were lost at Texas
CITY. The Fort Crockett camp was
wiped out and the army transports
Mcclellan and Poe damaged. Martial
law was proclaimed in Galveston and
Texac City and in the latter place a
large sanitary corps was organized
by the military authorities.
Port Arthur was NIT hard by the
storm. but only foul of its residents
lost their lives. The exodus from
that city was unusually prompt.
Beaumont reporting that hundreds
had come there. Sabine and Sabine
Pass were reported as deserted and
submerged"
Marine interests Hard Hit.
News OF the day and early night
was not entirely reasuring TO marine
interests. The steamer Arrapahoe
weathered the blow and arrived safely
at Key West and a derelict schooner
NJ. A. Achorn whose crew had been
rescued by steamers was towed into
the same port. In contradiction TO
this was the failure OF the United
Fruit Company's liner Marowijne 10
report her whereabouts. The boat
left Belize. Honduras. Friday and was
due in New Orleans Monday after
noon. II was thought that she en-
countered the full force Of the hurri-
cane and word from her was awaited
with anxiety.
StGte. federal and municipal au-
thorities In Texas already have start
ed measures for relief. At Texas City
the army men have opened a tempo
rary hospital and commissary stores
as withstood the storm were distri-
buted TO civilians M soldiers alike.
Martial rule was in force there and In
Galveston.
Texas state authorities started from
Austin to investigate the needs OF the
coast and the mayor of Waco called
a mass meeting Of citizens to pledge
contributions Of foods, clothing ana
money. Despite the extensive dam.
age at Galveston. however. the mayor
OF that city announced that IL would
not need aid from outside sources.
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Nay Idsntifr Lrnoh.r

ATLANTA. Ca. Aug fs-R z Davi-
eon. CHAIRMAN Of the state prison com
mission announced here today that the
IDENTITY OF one member Of the mob might
DC disclosed through n pair OF handcufSs
Nhlch were left on the wrists Of J. NJ
burke, superintendent Of the prison
farm: Mr.. Dawson said they bore the
serial number % the manufacturer and
mat he had been Informed the name Of
the original purchaser could be obtain
ed by this means.
We kept AL the guards on night and
Gay duty In the main building In which
rank was incarceratcd FOR several
weeks. said Mr.. Dawson. until they
protested 10 much that two Of them QUIT
and we we're compelled 20 reduce the
night guard 20 just five men.
We had not expected an attack from
TIE outside, but had feared harm being
nc,s,ts gh.t,s 49, lltaoh
where Frank was hanged, said while on
a visit here today. that his investiEatton
led him TO the belief that the actual
lynching was done by not more thar
seven or eight men.
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WASHINGTON. fuE fN -~ononcI
M1l'ze cnmmaud're fhc 10Th In-
iantry Of Galveston report f1 tho war
department f0uirhf fla ton account
oi reports ~ considerable ioofirr i1
ih Getty tno provost Euardt had been
increased io protect government pro.
perry and national banks Hc said
thc storm which swept fhe city was
practically over and that the sea was
rcccdinE
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VILLA UNDERSTOOD
CcOnanu.d Prom Tirs. r.r.,

wrecked the telegraph lines AZ the
cable end OF Galveston and possibly
also at Vera Cruz.
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var directly across the narrowest part
OF the bay from Galveston since Mon
day night and reported to have been
entirely under water.
Flake. Patton. Caplen. and Follower
also are Bolivar peninsula towns
from which no word has been brought
since Monday. all these were subject
ed 10 the storm at It's very worst.
In the Beaumont section Port Ar
thur. Sabine. Sabine Pass and Round
Lake were deluged and are reported
TO ave been heavy losers. Tonight
stories OF individual suffering %
hardship began 10 hitter In from the
storm area f. ID Armstrong OF Nor.
gan's Point. was rescued yesterday
after %clinging TO a raft for nine our
In the storm and brought to Houston
on tho tug Mary lima. He lost an
his possessions in tho storm and fear.
ed for the life Of his hneenyearoid
sOn
stony Of Heroism.
A story Of heroism Of Sergeant
Petty az Texas city was told tonight.
The soldier Tuesday morning swan
nearly a mile with the baby Of the eK-
press agent a. Texas city 20 safety.
NN'N i'ININNN HNN m out INH
mother and an older child. Sergeant
Petty formerly was connected Fitn
b government life saving station ~
Galveston and is noted for hts
strength and f0rfIfude iu the water
Much praise has been given the Texas
city soldiers for their conduct toward
D civilian population during the
storm.
HOUSTON. Texas. Aug Is
Twenty Eve members OF the crew ~
The government drrdle san nornar.
dino which sank In tho i-nfercoaefaI
canal below Galveston DURING the
hurricane are believed to have been
drow ned The government drcdra
Sam Houston went aground near GaI
weston and some Of her crew of 5s
ere reported lost
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mains and re-establish traffic across
the causeway In time TO eve more
acute suffering are problems for en-
glneers. b railroads running into
the city have moved all available men
and machinery from north Texas into
the storm zone. penetrating 10 AZ fas.
as m toll a advance the wreck.
ing trains, but h progress Is slow
ana Tor the next several days Calves
ton probably will have 10 DEPEND
largely upon its own ~esOurcc
The extent Of the city's FIRE loss had
not been summed up tonight but three
hres wrought great damage Monday
night. the storm being too severe for
the IRE department to control them.
Bay Towns Suffer.
In bearing the bruut Of the storm.
Galveston island and Bolivar PENN
sula served as barriers 10 break the
force Of the hurricane against the Do.
lie bay shore towns which skirt the
large body Of water lying 20 the north
OF the island.
The bay towns have suffered heav.
ily. but probably have been saved
from utter devastation. Dependable
accounts ~ these lesser towns have
not been thus FAR obtainable. but the
loss n life Dol uroportiouataiv greater
I'm each Of the bay towns than in Cat
weston.
In Virginia Point. the north end OF
the %cauFcuay more than % score are
dead 90 Texas CITY. rs. ten OF whom
were soldiers are reported drowned.
seven az Laporte and three at Lynch.
burg
The hurricane struck Huston Mon.
day nirnt several hours after the last
wire to Galveston had gone out. Never
in the memory of its citizens has
Houston been so severely buTctod br
wind az on Monday night The wreck.
consista chiefly in physical dam
are TO buildings and water DAMAGE To-
merchandise.
Army Camp Destroyed.
AT along the rulf coast The wreck
lnE winds and water levied hcav r~
in property loss Texas City. across
tHo bay from Galveston sustained
damage amounting to $500. 600. Ovid
Cd among citizens the industries and
tfe second division Of the United
states army whose camp was de-
afrOgcd
approximately 100 buildings we're
destroyed at Trvss City but most OF
those were cottages No word has
been received tonight from Port Boil.
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carranza capture, ci,v


carrsnza Captures City.
NOGALES. Ariz.. Aug. is-Her.
mosillo. capital OF Sonora. has been
captured by General p. Elias Gales.
Carranza commander. according 10
reports received here today. At last
accounts Hermosillo was garrisoned
by 300 villa soldiers. Details of the
reported capture are lacking.
BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Aug IS
United States Consul johnson at
Matamoros announced today that the
Carranza garrison commander al
Matamoros had promised TO dispose
armed M%exicans who have been firing
across the Rio Grande upon United
States soldiers about 30 miles up the
rive rfrom here.
Battery y. Of the Fifth artillery
with siege howitzers from Fort Sill.
arrived here today. battery r. OF the
same regiment was expected early
this afternoon. Both batteries have
81 guns
Colonel Robert L. Billiard. com
handing the forces here, disposed a
strong patrol along the river. com
prising both Infantry and cavalry At
some crossing % IL reported By resi-
dents Of the river section. that troops
ar charged TO throw up trenches if
necessary TO hold the crossing against
attack.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-01
1.-THE ADVENTURES OF
 KATHLYN."

Tonight the Orpheum presents a Pathe Daily News, showing late war events
 The 9th episode of the series 'Ihe Adventures of Kathlyn." Kathlyn. who has escaped from prison through the aid of Bruce, the American hunt. ter. sought sanctuary in her father's bungalow ip the jungle. From that place they make their way to a dis tant meeting where they are to meet Col. Hare who has made his escape from the prison through the aid of baboon and an elephant. This num- Der of the series has lots of action and is intermingled with beautiful scenery and wild animals. which makes it very interesting.
 "The Mystery of the Ladder Light is pretty Edison drama and the show closes with an Essany Company production entitled, "A Queer Guar. antine
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timetro guns oratory, which will ex olode at proper periods during the ensagement
 But the big fight will come in com mittee in the House Friday, the joint committees today returning the road measures. without recommendation and the road legislation will now be desl; with in the committees of the whole. ln both House and Senate.
 Tuesday the committee room was packed. and when the dinner hour ar rived the meeting was adjourned un- tl { p. ID. Wednesday,. after Represen- tat.vc X. c. Shoup had withdrawn his bi asking for a road at Sitka. He said he believed that the road was not nearly as important as other pro iected roads in the First Division, and assigned the withdrawal of his bin to the scarcity of the Forest Reserve fund. from which the money to build the roads. or make Improvements. will be drawn. by direction of the Legis- lature. As the matter now stands. however. the Sitka request for a road will be renewed.
 Mir. Noon wanted an 1S-Inile road from Seward to Kenai lake. but ob- iection was raised to it on the ground that the railroad would parallel the proposed wagon road. Mr. Holland wants action on his bin, which asks for @ road Into the Kotsina country. for the benefit of prospectors, whom. he said. cannot take out their ore.
 Senator Sulzer urged the Prince of Wales portage road extension the Sdkine road. the Charcoal.Ketchikan road. the Petersburg-Scow Bay road and the 4iendenhaIl bridge and com tended that the S52,OOO in the Forest reserve fund in this division should be spent on those improvements. or ct least, a part of it.
 A number Of commercial salesmen whose travels have brought them in contact with the districts iu which Senator Sulzer wants the road inn provements, testified before the com mittee Senator Sulzer also present. ed g. mass of petitions and letters. dealing with the same subject.
 Congress Intent Shown.
 In an interview with The Empire today. Senator Sulzer said that the clause providing that 25 per cent of
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-01

The Mystery of sidney Street-S' reeler- carries an appeal that cannol be denied An obsorbingly interesuns detective story fun of surprises ana spirited action A plot that keeps you guessing to the very last minute
 The fourth act is strong frontier Universal drama-in the role of Jim g Atonement"-one sure to pelase'
 The final act is Q Imaginable comeuN Everybody Is Wearin En- Pow Universal.
 For a good show-always come to che Grand
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The biz battle Of the present as. sembiy. and one for which the sSir- mish lines were thrown out almost on Che opening day has been taking place daily in Room 422 Goidstein block. where the roads and highways committees of the House and Senate were wrestling with road measures. Both sides have been entrenching for the contest during the past week. and
 each faction is equipped with 42.cen-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-01
AT THE COURT HOUSE.

The case of Charles Riley .vs the Halum Construction company is being tried today before a jury Riley sues for $6,00O damages alleging injuries. Rustgard. Vim & Gore appear for the plaintiff, and Vim & Burton for the defense.
 In the case of Sposo Sayovich vs Chris Radmilovich, judgment in the sum of S2O5 was entered in favor of the plaintin on his claim for labor per formed
 Fl. J. Raymond. F. w. Hebert and 2. R. Cheney have been appointed ap- praisers for the Egginton estate.
 A contract for deed has been filed by S. F. Ewing, the agreement being between the Pacihc Coast company, and James and Bertha Hogan for lands nea rthe Peoples wharf.
 Charles Johnson has been appointed administrator of the estate Of Axel Wirtanen of Douglas.
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mAUNDY THURSDAY
 cELEsRATloN TONIGHT

Alaska Chapter Rose croix, No. l, of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masous, of Southeastern Alaska will hold their annual Maunday Thursday. ceremonies of extinguishing the lights and the celebration of the mystic banquet at odd Fellows hall tonight This is an annual event and is looked forward to each year by Scot tish Rite Masons, and promises to be largely attended this year.
 The ceremony of relighting the lights will be held Easter Sunday, April 4th, at the same place.
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NICHOLS HAS AN
 IDEA ABOUT "sLulNe'

W. R. Nichols. president of the Pa cifc Coast Gypsum company discus sing the Suggestion" that he use blu ing in stream that runs over his Gyp- sum mine to discover the source of seepage water that has caused some annoyance today said:
 "Oh. yes, your informant was cor rect. The suggestion was made. l understand that Jack AlcBrlde has an over-supply of indigo, and would like to dispose of a ton or two of it"
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REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Commencing Tuesday evening, Mar. 30. 1915. and continuing until and in- cluding Friday April 2, 1915. the reg istration books will be open at the City Clerks office at the city hall be- tween the hours of 2 p. m. and s D. 10. During the days the office will be open from 10 a. m until 12 10. and from 2 D. m. until D. m.
 Registration closes Saturday April g. 1915. at p. m.
 D. w. PETTIT. (3-SO4t.) City Clerk