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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
WHOLESALE MASSACRE OF
ARMENIANS Is REPORTED
SHOOTS THREE
Truck Farmer Kills wife and Two
Daughters and Then Shoots
Sef-FatsiIy Wounded.

SPRINGFIELD. o.. April 25.-C1ar
ence Walters. aged "a. a truck farmer
shot and killed his wife and their two
daughters, Ruby. aged 2. and Virginia
2 months. in their home near here
last night He then shot himself in
the head. and although conscious. re.
mained in the room with the bodies OF
his wife and children until taken away
by the police this morning.
Walters Is believed 10 be fatally
wounded. lie would make no state
ment. but neighbors say he lad been
acting strangely for some time.
Later. the number OF persons mur
dered in this vicinity was increased
TO FIVE. Henry Johnson. a negro. was
shot and killed by his wife. followin 9
an argument. and Mrs. Mary Johnson
a negress, whom the police believe
was shot by her husband. died
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TEDDY" TO BE FURTHER
CROSS-EXAMINED TODAY
BARNES WILL NOT BE PRES
ENT BIT WILL BE THERE
WHEN NEEDED
Perry Belmont Takes Issue With
the Colonel Regarding Some
Publicity Statements.

SYRACUSE. y. Y. April 25.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt will resume the wit.
ness stand In the Supreme court here
tomorrow and submit to further cross
examination az the hands Of william
NJ. WINS. chief counsel for William
Barnes In the $50 900 suit for alleged
libel. The cross-examination. attor-
neys connected with the case said to-
night. was likely TO consume the whole
OF to-morrow's session OF court.
Mr.. Barnes arrived here from Al.
bany. where he went to attend to some
private business when court was re-
ceased on Friday. lie took part in a
lengthy conference with Mr.. Iyins.
and then announced that he would
return to Albany tomorrow 10 be pres
ent at the reopening OF the state con
stitutionA convention.
II was said in his behalf by Mr..
WINS that he would not come back TO
Syracuse until needed" The con-
sensus OF opinion among attorneys In
the case. seemed TO b. that the plain
tiff would not be needed" until II was
time for him to take the stand. That
Il was said. might be some time next
week.
Colonel Roosevelt held confer
ence with his counsel. too This
morning he went 20 church aNi later
i'm the day he motored from the home
OF Horace $. Wilkinson. n Progressive
leader. whose guest he Is. to a local
hotel. There he met the lawyers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
PROMINENT
MAN DEAD
FREDERICK SEWARD. son OF
LINCOLNS SECRETARY OF
STATE. DIES AT So.
Was Closely Associated With Lin
coin and Attacked in Attempt
TO Hill His Father.

MoNTRoSE. y. Y. April e5.-Fred-
erick W. Seward. Assistant Secretary
OF State in the cabinets Of Presidents
Lincoln. Johnson and Hayes. and son
OF the late Secretary OF State William
n. Seward. died here to-day in the
s5th year OF his age. lie leaves a
WIDOW. Anna NJ Seward. and lone
brother. General William n. Seward,
OF Auburn.
Mr.. Seward was closely associated
With some of the greatest events in
the nations history. II was he who
was sent on that memorable mission
nom Washington to Philadelphia to
warn President Lincoln that his life
was I'm danger II he followed his timer
airy through Baltimore. Four years
later he figured In another stirring in
cident after the assassination Of Lin
coin. He was at his fathers bedside
when Payne. one OF Booths accom-.
piices. pretending to be messenger
with medicine for Secretary Seward.
suddenly drew a navy revolver and
beat back Frederick Seward into un-
consciousness. Then. dashing into
the sick room. Payne slashed Secre-
tary Seward many times. Both Sew
ards eventually recovered. Later.
Payne was captured and executed with
others involved in the plot.
Frederick W. Seward was born in
Auburn and was closely associated
with his distinguished father in all
the latter's public activities.
Mr.. Seward was one of the earliest
leaders OF the Republican party.
The funeral services viii be held in
Auburn. and burial will be in the
Seward family plot in Fort Hin ceme-
tery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
Penn. STATE STUDENTS
FIGHT FOREST FIRES

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. April 25.--
Five hundred students Of the Pennsyl.
vania state college. headed BY Presi.
dent p. r. Sparks. are fighting two
forest fires IN the mountains near nere
tonight one fre is near Scotia The
second and larger one broke out on
Ball Top mountain. the highest ridge
IN this section. and g. sweeping Close
20 Shlngletown Gap Much valuable
timber and many farm buildings are
In the paths Of the fires The stud
ents left here early today In automo-
biles. those Of the forestry depart.
ment leading the way.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
ASSEMBLY ADJoURNs.

ALBANY. y Y. April 25.-A do
termincd but futile effort In the a.
sembly on the bill designed TO raise
the cost Of liquor licenses one fourth
throughout the state delayed adjourn.
ment Of the legislature until almost
daylight today. The senate quit final
ly about z 80 o'clock and the assembly
az 4.06
The license measures passed 50 "a
IS and now goes 70 the governor lie
is expected 20 sign A.
Appropriation measures. whi. n
brought the state budget ND 20 about
100000 also we're passed In the
closing hours Of the session
40 attempt was made 10 revive eth.
Or the Thompson Bewiey canneries. or
the full crew bills.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
REAL TEST
OF COURAGE
MANNING FORTS WHILE UNDER
5OMBAROMENT FROM FLEET
MOST TRYING.
Men Are Under Fire at Times For
Hours Before Chance Comes TO
Fiaht-Fseina Death at
All Times

CHANAK KALEsSI. Tuesday.
March 23-(Correspondence OF the
Associated Press).
II takes courage Of the highest or
der 10 handle the guns In a fort under
bOmbardment. especially when the
bombardment II the work Of a feet.
armed with the latest OF long range.
large calibered guns. a. has been the
case here recently
Owing 70 the fact that the FIRE Of
the allies has In nearly ell cases been
az long range. the Turks who man the
forts ~ the Dardanelles hereabouts
have often been obliged TO let q with.
ering cannonade go over them for
hours before having even the salts
faction of frinE back. which is ad-
mitted 10 be a pleasant relief The
fact that their opponent has things
m ore or less his own way produces
In the men a strain which can only be
eased with the order 10 open hre
But with this order also comes a
test Of courage which only the best
soldier can successfully stand. 10
finch means 20 delay the work of
others. Seconds. often are precious
then and the artillerymen 81 today
have TO forget his own person" a.
and officer here aptly put a.
Heavy coast battery In action pre-
cents magnificent spectacle TN
consciously every man plays the part
Of a hero. Zach second may b. his
last IN life. for each instant may
send into the position q shell large
enough To wreck the steel monster
he serves and tear the man himself
% pieces.
Finally the ships of the ANTAGONIST
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BREAK BETWEEN VILLA
And ANGELES IS DENIED

WASHINGTON. April 25-Furth.r
successes In the attack by villa forces
upon Tampico we're reported N dis
patches tonight 90 the villa agency
here. General Urbina. the dispatch
said. had defeated the Carranzistas
and advanced 10 Auza. where he bad
established headquarters
The villa agency was authority for
denial of reports that there had been
break IN relations between Generals
villa and Angeles. Communications
fro mbOth generals had 9eon received.
u was said. showing unbroken friend.
ship existing
Announcement also was made that
Monterey and San Luis Potosi re-
mained IN Villas control dcspite re-
ports that they had been evacuated
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
ALL INHABITANTS OF ONE
VILLAGE KILLED BY
MOHAMMEDANS.
shocking Stories Told by Refugees
Who Escaped Through
Daring Bravery.

T1F'IlS. Transcaucasia. April "a. 4
.. m. via Petrograd and London. April
IS. 4:1o p. m.-Refugees who nave
reached the Russian line report that
the massacre of Armenians by Mo
hammedans is being continued even
on greater scale. They say that all
the inhabitants OF the villages near
Van. in Armenia. Asiatic Turkey. have
been put TO death.
On being advised OF massacres at
Erzerum. Berjan and Zeitun. and Of
the conditions At Van. the Katolikos.
head of the Armenian church at Etch-
miadzin. near Erivan. cabled 20 Presi-
dent Wilson an appeal 10 the people
of the United States on behalf Of the
Armenians
Robert VI. Labarree. an American
missionary OF Urumiah. Persia. who
visited the Erivan villages and with
whom the refugees were quarte-ed,
says he found the humanity Of the
people as broad a. their means we're
limited
The village governments or relief
committees had issued eight pounds
of flour to each refugee In six weeks.
The Associated Press received re-
ports OF the massacre OF eight nun
$50 in Salinas. The painful uncer-
tainty concerning the 1900 SURVIVORS
~ Urza was confirmed by a journey
through Salinas Three weeks mad
failed to obliterate the signs OF the
slaughters. Pools OF blood sui
marked the execution places in Hafte-
van. The caps u thirty-si1 victims
lay whore a mud wall had been top
pied over on them.
a young man named Hackatur re-
lated the story Of his escape from a
well In which the bodies OF the dead
had baen crammed. He fell with
others and was tossed into the weii.
but he managed 10 wriFrie through
the bodies lying on top % him. ana
escaped a. niRhtfull
Battled Win Kurds
Not all the Christians lacked tne
couraEe of means for self defense
~ the desolated Catholic mission a.
HOsrova. where ~ victims of the
massacre were buried. Elizabeth Mar
cara. an American girl. told how she
and young David 1shmu battled win
tcOnanusd on PaE. rvsivsJ
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
WANT BATTLE
German Fleet Anxious TO DO Battle
With the English Fleet In
the North Sea-

LONDON. April 25.-In a dispatch
from Copenhagen. the correspondent
OF the Exchange Telegraph company
says that leading German papers. In
cluding the Tages Zeitung and vos-
sische Zeitung. declare that the Ger.
man feet Is now willing to accept bat.
tie in the North sea. The entire feet.
the payers declare. have several times
cruisd over the North sea vainly seek.
Ing the British feet.
The Vossische Zeitung says the Nor.
wegian steamer Foedin met the Ger
man feet last Sunday OF Helgoland.
The German commander said to the
captain OF the Foedin that the German
feet had one desire only. namely. 10
engage the British fleet, and he hoped
the British feet might be found.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
HEAVY RAIN IN TEXAS
CAUSES ANOTHER FLOOD

AUSTIN. Texas. April 25.-Another
heavy rain swept central Texas to-
night and the Colorado river and
smaller streams. already swollen out
OF their banks by last weeks rains.
began rising rapidly.
No deaths were added 10 the n
killed last week by the floods. but a
score OF persons are still missing
In Austin. today's rain was 30
heavy az to damage materially streets
and bridges. persons In the lowlands
had TO fee before the rising waters
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
ANOTHER QUAKE
AVexxsno, Italy. Visited BY Another
Earthquake and Much Damage
inflicted.

AvEZZAN Italy. April -. 1855 D.
m. via Paris. April 25. PAS a. M
A strong earthquake shock occurred
al o'clock this afternoon and lasted
several seconds. I, was preceded
and accompanied by deep rumblings.
Great alarm was caused among the
people who have not yet recovered
from the recent disastrous earthquake
In this section.
II seems that the epicentrum was
at Tagiacozzo. where several houses
and a historic castle. already dam
aged by the last earthquake. were
badly shaken. Some tottering walls
fell. Assistance has been despatched
from this place.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
DARDANELLES
BOMBARDED
BRITISH BATTLESHIP TRI.
UMPH SHELLS TURKISH
TRENCHES
In the Gallipoli Peninsula-Nieets
With Fierce Fire-Finally
Silence Forts.

ON BOARD THE BRITISH BAT.
TLESHIP TRIUMPH. AT THE OAR.
DANELLES. via Malta. April % and
London, p. m.-The Triumph enter.
ed the mouth of the straits and open.
ed fire with her 7.6 inch guns on one
OF the Turkish trenches on the west
ern end Of the Gallipoli peninsula. al
a range OF 1000 yards After bsSt a.,
hours bombardment the ship pro
ceeded farther into the straits in or,
der to search the trench from ano;h
er point She thus came under the
fire of hovitzer battery on the
Asiatic shore.
This battery dropped about sixteen
shells around the Triumph in a quar-
ter OF an hour. Three shells struck
the ship. but inflicted only trifiine
damage. Two men-a stoker and a
blueJacket-were wounded severely al
though not dangerously, by a snell
which alighted on the bridge and fell
through to the deck below.
The guns OF the Triumph were able
TO silence the Turkish battery in a
few minutes after II was located. The
Triumph then resumed bombardmeni
Of the Turkish trenches.
Although the date OF the incident
described is not specified IL Is proc
able that this action occurred during
one of the intermittent lombard
ments OF the Turkish positions such
as have been reported frequently oi
late.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
". VA. COAL MAN DIES FROM
SELF-INFLTCTED WOUND

CHARLESTON. W Va. April Is
Guy w. Dean. secretary % tho Ohio
and New River Coal company. died In
a hospital today from the effects of a
bullet wound selfinhictcd last Wed
nesday He was a native Of Ovens
boro. Ky. and was interested IN coal
operations IN West Virginia and the
West
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
oLo THEATER sURNEo

NEW HAVEN. Conn. April Is
The Grand Opera House IN Crown
street. tho oldest playhouse In New
Haven. was destroyed by Gre early
today The loss r. fiO7 900 The FIRE
started from an unknown cause
The theater. originally known as
Music Hall. vas erected IN 1850, and
vas rich IN historic interest
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CONTRABAND STEAMERS
FLY AMERICAN FLAG

LONDON. April 25.-.An Athens
dispatch 10 the Evening News says u
- reported In shipping circles ~
Pirseus that warships 81 the allied
fleet have captured and taken 20
Lemnos the HadG Daout line steam.
srs VirRinia and Magda. which were
dying the American naR. They car.
ried carroes which were declared 10
be coutraband of war
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
MILLIONATRE'S CLUB IS
FORMED AT UNIVERSITY

MORGANTOWN. W Va. April -.
a new organization a. the West
Virginia university had its origin Sat.
urday night when the "Mlilional-es
Club" was formed. the formation Of
the club being the result of receiving
the monthly check from Dad" BY sev.
eral students. The FIRST thing the club
did after organizing was 20 charter a
street car. the exclusive use of which
was enjoyed for two hours. After the
ride the club. 100 strong. rushed"
Communtzis' confectionery and en-.
joyed varsity spread az the expense
OF tho management
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
A BLOODLESS VICTORY

CAPE HATtEN. April 90 Generals
Morency and Petion. leading forces
Of revOlutionists. have entered Cape
Hatlen without arlng a shot The re-
volt against President Guillaume was
statred some time ago by Dr ROsalvo
BObo. former Haitian minister 10 the
Dominican Republic. on tho ground
that President Gulllaume was prepar-
ing 10 turn over the finances of Haiti
20 the United States
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
GERMAN SUCCESSES ARE
REPORTED IN FLANDERS
THESE ARE ONLY FORERUN.
NERS OF ANOTHER BIG EFF.
FORT IN THE WEST.
Half-Millicn New Troops Rushed
Into Territory With Vast
Quantity Of Guns.

LONDON. April 25. 10 D. m.-The
German rushes In Flanders and the
Noevre. where they claim to have
had considerable success, are believed
To be the forerunners OF another big
snort to break through the allied
lines In the west
For many days Belgium has been
sealed from the observation OF neu.
trails. while reinforcements from Ger.
many were being moved to the south
10 take part In the new offensive,
which they hope is to carry them to
Caiais. and possibly break the resist,
ance OF the allies.
The attack In Flanders. originally
lcveled at the French. has been trans.
ferred to the British lines held by the
Canadians on the immediate right OF
The French. and here for two days the
men from the Dominion have been en-
gagged In a deadly contest with the
Germans. The latter state IN their
Official report that they have made
further progress toward Ypres and
that the British counter attacks have
been repulsed.
The French account. on the other
hand. declares that the allies counter
attacks continue with success. and
that the British hold all their posi-
lions. and repeats the charge that the
Germans are using bombs containing
asphyxiating gases.
The Frankfurter Zeitung justifes the
use OF these missiles on the ground
that the allies have done likewise.
A Heavy Defeat
The German attack in the Woevre,
- 4
against the French positions to the
southwest OF Combres, and according
To the Berlin statement the French
suffered heavy defeat. Paris. how.
ever. says that in counter attack the
Germans were completely driven out
OF the French first line, which they
had pushed back
These offensive movements by the
Germans have been made possible by
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Take, issue with Teddy

WASHINGTON. April e5. Perry
Bemont. president OF the National
campaign publicity association. sent a
long telegram today to William NJ.
Wins. counsel for William Barnes. Jr..
I'm the Barnes-Roosevelt libel suit al
Syracuse. taking issue with some of
Colonel Roosevelt's testimony. relat-
ing TO campaign publicity legislation
Mr.. Belmont calls attention TO the
quoted testimony of Mr.. Roosevelt in
which he stated that IL was during
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STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

NEW YORK. April 25.-Arrived !:
Steamer New York, Liverpool
LIVERPOOL. April 25.-Arrived {:
Steamer Arabic. New York Sailed
Steamer Philadelphia. New York.
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Are Planning Strike.

ROME. April %. via Paris-A fac.
tion of the Socialists which is vigor-
ously opposed to participation by Italy
in the war is planning to bring about.
In case mobilization Of the army Is Or
dered. strike throughout Italy. A
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Situation 10 Grave.

Situation 10 Grave.
ROME. April %. G2:l5 a. m.-Via
Pair. 2:is 2. m-l-Dispatches from
Trieste. telegraphed from the frontier
daily, are growing more grave in
their reports OF the situation there.
one-tenth Of the population is serving
under the colors. including men fifty
years OF age. The calling OF men OF
this age into the army has caused a
rebellion among the women. who in
vaded the railroad station when the
troops left and tried 10 prevent. by
violence. their departure. crying:
Down with war; return to US our old
men"
Serious riots are reported AT Goertz
and many other parts OF Austria. espe-
cially in Vienna. while at Prague con.
ditions are reported 10 have assumed
revolutionary character. Military
trains. loaded with bread and -four,
have been pillaged and a Bohemian
regiment il reported 10 have mutinied.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-26
EMPEROR VISITS PRZEMYSL
And DISTRIBUTES HONORS

PETROGRAD. via I.ondan. April 25.
Dispatches from LENDERS. Galicia.
state that Emperor Nicholas. accom-
panied BY Grand Duke Nicholas and
his IAN. visited Przemysl on Friday.
The Emperor also stopped az Sambor
where he inspected the guard Of hon
or commanded by General Brussiloff
The Emperor thanked the soldiers for
their faithful services and distributed
tho cross ~ ST. George
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great majority of the Socialists. how-
ever. are not in sympathy with sucn a
plan. and II Is believed that the effort
would fail
Railway employees. on whom the or
ganizers Of the strike movement would
rely chiefly. declare that none OF them
would desert his post.
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THH wEATHER.
NAaHTNoToH, April 16.-Forecaaff
western Fsnnsyivanfa. ohio and west
Vtrrinia-Fatr Monday ana Tuesday.
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A Heavy Defeat

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-03-27
,El Emphasize Hazol-Mento,t

10 aliviara a I'd. muy pronto de Lumbago,
Dolor de Espalda, Sciatica, Neuralgia y
de otras muchos males dolorosos. Quitan
ell dolor hasta que SO olvida. Rollos de
una yarda ST. 90 orc. Tamano chico 25c.
oro De venta en- todas las droguerias
bOtlcas. Davis & Lawrence CO.. Nueva York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-17
DANyII.LE PUTS ON LID.
Tries New Policy IN Campaign
Against RED Light Distr'e'.

Danvillc, Va, Feb. l7.-DanV'Ile
fell in line with Richmond and Lynch
burg Monday when Mayor Woodlng
began campaign which is calculated
70 nut an end to commercialized vice
here Instructions have been glver
to the police that habitues OF the Sc
prcpated districts and all persons
found there ut night unless they car
satisfactorily explain their mission
viii be summoned to appear IN court
and to give bond for their good be,
havior. They will go to Jail If they
cannot put up the bond. BY this
means the police hope to put an end
to the patronage of resorts in the
district, thereby causing the womcr
to leave the city. Seven men were
in the police court Monday morning
and the mayor gave them notice that
from now on men found in the dis
trict will be charged with being OF
bad fame and character and dealt
with as the law .prescribcs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-17
FLAG SENT TO MUSEUM
This Was The Request Of Miss Mary
Curtis Lee Made 10 Governor
Stuart.

Richmond, Feb. l7-More than a
GEAR ago tiny Confederate flag was
forwarded to the Governor by j. L.
Johnson, retired lawyer of Verona.
n. J. with letter saying that the
lag had been taken firm Arlington
Jus. fifty years prior. The flag was
aiken by a brother of the writer of
he letter, who was later killed in
)a.tle. The lawyer sending the let
;et expressed the hope that it would
70 10 some member of the Lee family
md called attention to the fact that
{. was returned just half century
rom the time it was captured.
Governor Stuart got into cores
oondence with Miss Custls Lee,
laughter of General Lee, and asked
1er wishes in the matter. Yesterday
1 letter came to the Governor from
1er in which she expressed the wish
hat the flag might be sent to the
Virginia room in the Confederate
Museum of which Miss Lee is regent
to remain for all time. This will be
done.
The flag is about eight by twelve
inches and carries blue field, on
which are embroidered white stars.
On the front Of the flag is pinned q
piece of crepe possibly tribute oil
aourning for some soldier whose
name was known to the members OF
he household.