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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-29

and music were the pleasant diver.
sions OF the day. and a pretty lunch.
con was served. having the appoint.
ments In pink and white. with table
decoration OF pink roses. The guests
of Mas norarh uror..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-29
Misses


Carrie Stroehmann Emma Schmidt
Mary Lizette Cr~iquiI@Orena Schmidt
Ida Schmidt Martha Schubert
Charlotte Schenk
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TWO ARE SHOT TO DEATH
Alleged Intruder Killed Woman, Then
Committed Suicide.

New York.-Mrs. Barbara Cornelius,
wife Of a produce market employee,
and George McAghon of Jersey City
were found shot to death in the bed.
room of her Brooklyn home. The po-
lice were informed Of the tragedy by
the woman's husband, who said that
McAghon climbed into their bedroom
window during the night and fred a
shot at him and that while he was
trying to arouse neighbors MeAghon
killed Mrs. Cornelius and then com
mitted suicide.
McAghon was found lying on the
floor with a revolver clutched in his
hand and with powder marks on his
fingers.
Cornelius, who is a night worker,
said that he had never seen McAghon
before and had taken him for a beg
gar. The police say they learned that
Mrs. Cornelius had received postal
cards signed with McAghon's initials
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HAVE DEFRAuDED THE GOVERN.
MENT ~ AMOUNTS Due FOR
SPECIAL TAXES.
- vIOLATORs CONVICTED
Fines Aagresatinu $4,000 Have Been
Assessed-Frauds Committed I'M
medlately After Enactment Of
Law Uncovered.

Washington.-How violators OF the
oleomargarine law have defrauded the
government out Of at least s27. 100000
due in stamps and special taxes was
revealed by Secretary McAdoo in a
statement based on q preliminary re
port Of a sweeping investigation con
Quoted by Commissioner Osborn Of the
internal revenue bureau.
Frauds committed as long ago as
1902, Immediately after the enactment
Of the law, have been uncovered. The
commissioner began hts inquiry some
months ago and from time to time
news Of prosecutions has reached the
public, but until last week no inkling
had been given OF the investigationis
scope or Of its extraordinary results
Snpaid taxes aggregating 1851 900
have been recovered and deposited in
the treasury, with the prospects OF
further very large collections" Forty
two violators OF the law have been
convicted since the first Of January.
and 20 OF these have been given prison
sentences. Fines aggregating s14S.-
600 have been assessed. in addition to
the recoveries actually made. and the
announcement declares that while
fraudulent practices of this sort prob
ably have been checked. the investi-
cation Will be continued and every
law-breaker brought to Justice"
The announcement shows that since
1902 more than 20O,OOO,000 pounds of
colored oleomargarine have been man
ufactured and fraudulently sold as I'M
colofed.
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IT rs THOUGHT TO De E. c. JOHN.
SON, or TUskEoEE,
ALABAMA.
EXPERIENCE IN WAR ZONE
Victor Paul, Native Of india, Relates
Expsrleuce-fias No Desire TO
Return to Scene Of World
Strife.

TupeI0.-The accommodation train
from Memphis ran over and mutilated
beyond recognition a white man Just
north Of the crossing Of the Tupelo
and Pontotoe road
The remains we're scattered along
the track and part Of the clothing
was on the eow-catcher when the
train reached Tupelo. Engineer Holt,
who was running the engine, stated
that he saw something lying near the
west rail when 40 or SO yards distant,
but thought 1t a dead calf or bundle
OF paper. He did not check his train.
nor did he realize anything had
happened until he reached the station
and discovered the clothing on his en-
CINE. He Immediately went back and
found the particles Of the body and
clothing scattered along the track. In
the pockets Of the dead man was found
a memorandum book with the name
OF E. c. Johnson Of Tuskegee, Ala.
Communication was had with his
father in Tuskegee, and arrangements
made by undertakers for the shipment
OF the body there. The train was In
charge of Conductor Webb and En-
gineer Holt. A coroner's inquest was
held by a jury under Squire e. W..
Ritter, all of the train crew being
presant.
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Anelent Artlsann h. Afrlca.

The question has often been asked.
Was there any earlier race in occupa-
ton Of the arena in Africa at present
held by the Bantus? In Man w. H.
Beech reports that in the Kikuyu coun-
try some ancient pottery has been said
to be the work of people called Gum
ba, who displaced the Miathoachiana,
cannibal dwarfs
These Miathoachiana are now be-
lleved to be earth-gnomes, skilled In
the art Of iron working. Mr. Beech,
with some amount of FEASIBILITY. sug-
gests that they we're possibly bush
men, pygmies, or both, and that they
we're a local indigenous race, Of the
stone age who used flint implements
often found in the Kikuyu country.
The Gumba are said to have made
pottery and to have taught the Kikuyu
the art of smelling They may have
been pre-Bantau Hamite invaders; but
Of this there is no evidence and the
legend may tend to show that the
first discovery of iron was made IN
Africa.
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ARE GIVEN TO U. S. CONSUL
Americans Were Threatened With
Death For Circulating Counter
felt Money.

Washington.-Villa authorities at
Chihuahua turned over to George B.
Carothers, American consular agent,
George Marks and S. Finkelstein (also
known as Franklin), the Americans
threatened with execution the charge
Of circulating counterfeit money. Ca
rothers reported to the state depart
ment that he would send the men to
the Texas border.
The United States government was
informed by Francisco Lagos Chazaro,
president Of the Yilla-Zapata conven-
ton government in Mexico City. that
if President Wilson's recent warning
to Mexican factions to compose their
differences should signify pressure or
threat" the convention government,
"still harboring the conscience Of its
sacrifices, win maintain the dignity Of
the Mexican people"
The communication, transmitted by
the Brazilian minister at Mexico City,
states, however, that the convention
continues ito conjecture that the gem
eral idea of the government Of the
United States is to help US in a friend
" way to bring to an end our fratri-
cidal struggle, which would be for the
greatest good Of tho country"
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Ianan Prolests Il chIna.

Tokyo Japan.-Aceording 10 an.
nouncsment made June 16 by a Japan.
ese news agency, Japan has sent q
protest to China concerning the anti
Japanese movement in the republic.
The discomfort Of China with Japan'a
course during the negotiations culmi.
mating in acceptance Of the Japanese
ultimatum last month has been mani
tested principally by boycots. A re.
cent dispatch said British and Russian
volunteers had dispersed an anti-Jap.
anese riot at Hankow for their OWL
protection.
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Fighting n oaiiela Developed Meth
Inc % Stem Austro-cerman
Advances.

London.-Another "a hours Of fight
ing in Gaiicia developed nothing to
stem the Austro-Germ advance to
ward Lemberg. and Berlin claims the
Russians are retreatinE over their
own frontier toward Tarnogrod, four
miles from the Galician border.
This means an invasion Of Russian
territory at a new point, but ccordllg
to military observers here, Il may
spell ultimate advantage for the Rus
SLAMS IN that a general Russian retire
ment northward into Poland would
divert Gen. Linsingen's attempt to
crush the Russian center near Zura-
wana, which would sever the communi-
cations Of the Russian army In South
eastern Galicia and Bukowina. Tbs
military writer's here say the real dan.
ger zone from the Russian standpoint
is in the zurawana district and along
the Dnlester.
According to Berlin, the AustrO-Ger-
man forces have battered through
Niemecrow, 80 miles northwest Of
Lemberg, and are advancing toward
Jaworow, which is only Is miles west
Of the Galican capital.
Masses OF Austro-Germans thus are
sweeping from the San toward the
capital, and the prediction is maze
that the decisive battle, II one is
fought, will take place in the vicinity
Of Grodek. where military observers
believe the Russians should benefit by
the lake country.
British newspapers, though not min
linking the Importance Of the Austro-
German successes in Galicia, acclaim
what is styled the Grand Duke Mich
olas' elusive strategy in shifting his
front from north and south TO north
west and southeast. This maneuver,
It is asserted. has DETECTED the Aus
tro-GeGrman blow to some extent and
at the same time denied to them 3
full test OF strength.
Thus the Russian retreat is char.
acterized In London as strikingly par
alleling the allies vicatory on the
Marne The struggle along the Dnies-
ter and before Lemberg, It is consid-
cred here, must determine which side
is the more astute in the present ma
neuvers.
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Fox-HUNTERS IN THE WAR
Thousands Of Men Who Enjoyed That
Sport IN Britain Are Now at
the Front

Waterloo. according to the duke Of
Wellington. was won on the playing
fields Of Elton. Should Britain emerge
triumphant from the present conflict
we may find someone rising to claim
that the campaign in Flanders was
won in the English shires. The shirea
are the headquarters of fox-hunting,
which most humanitarians' denOuhce.
George Bernard Shaw, for example,
has no words strong enough to con-
denim It with. Mr.. Jerrocks, the hero
Of a sporting novel, describing fox
hunting as war without its guilt and
only rs per cent Of its danger" Il
has to be admitted, however. that
they who follow the hounds have an
swe-ed magnihcently to their coun-
try's call.
There are, II proves, $50 masters
OF hounds with the British colors.
5000 members OF hunts and 1900
hunt servants. To them must be
added the officers Of the regular army
who are accustomed to ride to hounds,
likewise numbering some thousands.
The total is an impressive one. II
suggests that the real attraction OF
this sport may be that It is, as Jer
rocks says, "a sort Of war"
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CHlCAGO's STRIKE ENDS
Mayor Thompson lie Named as Third
Member Of Arbitration Board at
Meeting Of Factions.

Chicago.-Peace in the strike Of IA
600 street car men was restored June
16. All points at issue will be settled
by arbitration. Operation of cars on
all lines was resumed as quickly as the
striking men could be notified. The
end of the strike, which tied up cleo
trio transportation for two days, came
with the selection OF Mayor William
Hale Thompson as the third member
of the board of arbitration, the main
question at issue.
Officials Of the companies viii Sc
lect an arbitrator, and It is announced
W. D. Mason, international presiden;
of the street car mems union. proba-
bly, will be named to represent the
men.
The selection OF Mayor Thompson
came at the end Of a 15-hour confer
ence which began June IS. Union lead
ers, officials of the traction lines and
members of the mayors aldermanie
strike committee we're in attendance.
The strike on June Is was called
after an all-day conference Of trans
portation officials, labor leaders and
Mayor Thompson had shown the two
interests at odds on the question of
increased wages, which the men in
sisted must be guaranteed before ar
bitration could be considered.
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HEAVY FIGHTING IN WEST
British Troops Win and and Lose ,
Mile Front In One Day-Allles
Advance at Ypres.

London.-For the first time in weeks
there has been heavy fighting over a
comparatively extensive line of the
British front in Belgium and France.
Berlin describes it as an Anglo-French
movement synchronizing with Russian
reverses in Galicia.
To win q mile Of front, and then to
lose It before terrific German counter.
attacks was the experience Of the Brit
lsh June Is near Festubert. In a state
nsent. frank # brief, Field Marshal
French records this incident, but does
not state the losses. which must have
been heavy on both sides.
The Germans are as frank in con-
ceding the loss Of ground near Ypres,
even temporarily, to yield a mile Of
their Festubert stronghold.
The latest Zeppelin raid on England
has created hardly a ripple Of excite.
ment Aircraft protection was one Of
the subjects discussed June 16 in the
House of Commons, William Jeynson,
Hicks urging marked increase in
this branch. He said that London must
soon expect a serious raid and added
that at one time more than five zeppe.
Inns of the latest type were over the
English coast.
The under-secretary for war, Fl. J..
Tenant, besides giving assurances
that bigger aeroplanes were under cob.
struction, said that since the beginning
of the war the number OF machines
had been increased tenfold and the
number Of men engaged in this branch
fivefold.
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SENTENCE OF DEATH STANDS
Little Hope ls Expressed That Federal
Court VIII Act FavorabIy In Fa-
nous Case.

New York.-0nly clemeney at the
hands of Gov. Whitman, or interior
ence OF the United States supreme
court, now stands between Charles A.
Becker and the electric chair.
The court OF appeals at Albany de-
MED application Of Becker's counsel,
Martin T. Manton, for a re-argument
Of his decision affirming sentence OF
death. This action severed the last
shred Of hope Of the former police lieu.
tenant for a review of his case a@d
made It mandatory for the Becker ad-
visers to decide between appeal to the
supreme court and Gov. Whitman.
The latter course is said to have
been decided upon. In a few days ap-
plieation for examination Of the Becker
case, It Is understood. will be forward
ed to Albany. In view Of the fact that
Gov. Whitman, as district attorney Of
New York. was active in the convie-
ti0n Of the former police lieutenant,
the advisabiiity Of asking him to dele
gate the Becker examination to Lieut..
Gov. schoeneek has been considered.
I'VE will keep on fighting" said
Mrs. Charles Becker.
Becker is under sentence to die on
Jaiy IL
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PECULIAR ACTION OF THE TIDE
MADE RESCUE DIFFICULT.
DRAWN TO DEEP WATER.
FISHING sMACKs CAPsIzED
Life Guards Report a Storm aa caus-
Ing q eulley Between a sandbsr,
q Hundred Yards Away, and
the Beach.

Atlantic City.-Buffeted by a huge
wave and carried into deep water by
8 treacherous undertow, seven bath
ers, including prominent men Of the
Philadelphia summer colony, were
drowned in the surf here. Scores Of
others were dragged to the beach in
an unconscious condition after life
guards and other bathers had battled
desperately to save their lives. One
other man was drowned, when six fish
ing smaeks were capsized simultap-
eously as they we're about to come
ashore at Mississippi avenue, and q
score OF fishermen thrown into the
water. The dead are: Miss Marion
Rhoades Dreamer, is, student at
Berehood College, Jenkintown, Pa;
John Lysle, rs. q prominent member
OF the Junior bar Of Philadelphia;
Philip Arnold. IS; Frank Brigham, 16;
Charles J. Matlock, Is; James McCay,
William Grow, all Of Philadelphia.
Charles Green. the fisherman who
lost his life, resided here.
Lifeguards say a storm caused an
offset or gulley between a sandbar a
hundred yards out and the beach. The
offset extended the entire length Of
the beach and with the development
Of strong undercurrent, the bsthers
we're swept into water OF unexpected
depth. Many heroic rescues were
made by members Of the beach patrol
and by volunteers, and several per.
sons gave up their lives in efforts to
BEYe others.
Arnold, Grove. McCay and Matlock
plunged into the surf to assist Walter
Margerum, one of the guards, who had
been knocked unconscious by a can
buoy. All OF the would-be rescuers
drowned, while Margerum was brought
safely ashore a short time later by an
other guard.
John Lysle was talking vita friends
on the beach when he heard Miss
Creamer's call for help. He immedi-
ately went to her assistance, but was
carried away by the tide. Earl Col
Inns of this city succeeded in reach
ing the drowning girl. but she was
pulled away from him and sank. Col
Inns, however, then fought his way to
another girl and brought her ashore.
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EXPLOSION CAUSED FALL
Lieut. WaFnsford and Henry Beach
Needham Killed n 5oo-Foat
Drop.

Psris.-Lislt Reginald A. J. wafne.
ford, who gained fame recently BY
blowing to pieces q Zeppelin over Bet
GUM. was killed By the fall Of an
aeroplane at Buc, France.
Lieut.. Warneford was plotting the
machine. which had as a passenger
Henry Beach Needham. the American
writer, who also was killed.
Lieut.. Warnelord and Heedham fell
from a height Of 500 feet. The heuten-
ant had been spending a few days In
Paris, where be came after his Zeppe-
lin exploit to receive his decoration
Of the Legion OF Honor.
According to a report received IN
Paris. the accident resulted from an
explosion in midair, which caused
Lieut.. Warneford TO lose control, the
machine crashing to the earth.
Needham's body was taken to the
English hospital In TrianoR Palace,
Versailles. He had been In Europe
about four months, acting as CORE
spondent Of magazines and q New
York newspaper.
He had received permission from
the military authorities to make a
flight In order to get material for a
story His wife. who also is q writer,
accompanied him during the early
part Of his trip abroad. She sailed
for America six weeks ago.
Reginald A. J. Warneford, q young
Canadian sublieutenant in the royal
navy, suddenly acquired worldwide
renown by destroying a Zeppelin over
Belgium on June Z, this being the FIRST
time on record that a Zeppelin had
been wrecked by an aviator In an aero
plane. By a brilliant flight Lieut..
Warneford obtained a position above
the Zeppelin and dropped bombs on
It. The dirigible crashed to the
ground and turned up. The rs men
in the crew we're killed.
For this feat Lieut.. Warneford was
decorated with the Victoria Cross and
the Cross OF the Legion Of Honor.
Lieut.. Warneford made his FIRST
flight at Hendon, England, less tina
FIVE months ago. and had been with
the flying squadron only a few weeks.
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VICTOR PAUL RAN.
Walter Tells Experiences In France
Before Advancing Germans.


Before Advancing Germans.
Natchez.-victor Paul, native of In.
dia, and British subject, has no desire
whatever to return to the scene Of the
world strife. He says the fact that he
is alive is due entirely to his sprint
ing ability. In speaking of his expe-
rience he said:
Il was a waiter in a hotel in Cham
payne, where there were many others
Of different nationalities. One day we
heard sounds like thunder rolling in
the hills-boom booml The Other
walters said: 1t is the Germans, let
us hide ourselves, for If they find US
they viii perhaps kill us, but when I
looked out and saw balls of fire strik-
ing everywhere-then / said. no, let
us run, for If we hide the shells will
no doubt kill US, anyway And so we
ran and ran quickly. Overhead we
could hear the shells as they went
through the air When I was first
struck in the leg, did not know it
until ! felt something warm-it was
blood. ran on, but soon a fragment
of shell struck me in the other leg
but I ran on. After going some dis.
lance ! began to feel weak from loss
of blood and stopped long enough to
plaster the wounds over with mud. I
went eight miles further, arriving at
the lines Of the French, where an Eng
lish Red Cross nurse bandaged
my wounds. ! was sent to a hospital
in Paris, where / remained until con-
valescent." After securing passports
Paul obtained passage on a mule ship
to New Orleans and came from there
to Natchez.
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Washington.-M4. Lassen, California,
whose violent eruption Of May 18th
places It in the first rank Of volcanoes
now dangerously active, has become
the subject Of an informal cooperative
study by the geological survey and the
forest service
The volcano IS regarded as exces-
tionally interesting from a scientific
viewpoint. according 70 the geological
survey, inasmuCh as it is the only &C.
tive volcano in the United States prop
er, is very accessible to observers, and
appears to be full Of danger
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DAMAGE BY MOSCOW MOB
In Antl-German Demonstration 700
Buildings Are Wreeksd-Teu-
tons Owned 113.

Petrograd, via London.-Moscow
suffered damage to the amount OF
$2O,0OO0O0 during the recent anti
German demonstrations in which near
ly 500 stores and factories and more
than 200 private lodgings we're de-
stroyed
The Infatuated mobs turned the city
into wild disorder, according to eye
witnesses. From music stores, pianos
and other musical instruments were
hurled into the streets, until the piles
of wreckage made traffic impossible.
The rioters, heated with liquor
found in the demolished wine stores,
became reckless in their pillaging,
burning many stores and apartments,
the owners of which were Russians.
OF the total number of buildings de-
stroyed only 113 belonged to Austro-
German subjects.
The demonstrations beginning early
on June 9 lasted more than "A hours.
Buildings burned and crumbled to
ashes, and the tire departments, al
though active throughout the disturb
ances, found 1t impossible to cope with
the flames. so extensive were the
conflagrations.
The Moscow council, at a meeting,
took measures to Quell the disorders
and prevent a repetition of the riot
ing
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Berlin Special dispatches from the
Austrian headquarters report that the
Teutonle allies are pushing the Rus
SLAMS vigorously from the San river to
the Bessarahla frontier The latest
operations resulted IN bringing Gen.
Aaekansen'e forces in contact with
Gen. Llnaingen. Heavy fighting IS pro-
eeeding along the whole line in Cali
els. The Russians are bringing ali
their available forces. consisting partly
81 fresh recruits. to resist the advance
s the German allies.
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somebodr Must Il Rleh.

Washington.-First estimates Of re-
turns from the personal and corpora
ton income tax have been revised up
ward by treasury department officials.
who now anticipate more than sS2, 000.-
900 during the present calendar year
from this source. Under the law pay
ments of the tax may be made as late
as July TO- but from the way in which
the tax is pouring in officials are conf
dent that large proportion Of the to-
tai win be in the vaults before the
close Of the present fiscal year, on
June go
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-06-25
BOY SCOUT AZ RulevIlla.

Ruleyille.-Rev. J. H. Ingram. pas.
tor of the Methodist Church at this
place. is organizing local Boy Scouts.
and already has the movement well
under way, having applications from
some 20 boys. A charter will be OBJ
tanned from the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea. A ball team will be possibly or
ganized among the membership and
games will be had with other clubs If
the vicinity.
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LAST APPEAL FOR FRANK
Gov. sIaton Hears Appeal For commu
tation Of Sentence and Takes Case
Under AdvIsement.

Atlanta, Ga.-The fate of Leo NJ
Frank was placed in the hands of Gov
Slaton June 16 at the close Of the hear.
ing on an appeal for commutation OF
his death sentence. The governor took
the case under advisement and an.
nouneed he would render a decision
as soon as possible.
Frank is under sentence to be
hanged on June %, for the murder
Of Mary 'Phagan.
The session was occupied by Attor.
ney VIM. NJ. Howard in his closing ar
gument in behalf Of Franks plea Mr.
Howard was interrupted frequently by
questions from the governor on vari
Gus points Of evidence
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Never Aaaln, says NH cobb.

Laurel.-Irvin S. Cobb has ceased to
bs an admirer Of William Jennings
Bryan. In a telegram to his personal
friend, Col. Mott Ayres Of this city. Mr..
Cobb says:
Il don't think my personal opinion
Of Herr Wilhelm Won Bryan would
look well in a family newspaper. l
voted for him several times-but never
again."