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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-17
HOUSE EXTENDS WAR TAX
BY A VOTE OF 2O5 TO 1SO
Robbins Made
Big Profits in
New Haven

NEW YORK. Dec. 1C.-The tangled
financial transactions alleged to have
been engineered by Edward ID. Rob
bins, former general counsel of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad. TO get the steamships Har-
ward and Yale TO the Pacific coast.
netted him a profit of S69l 600. ac-
cOrding TO the reckoning of the gov
ernment counsel testimony adduced
today at the trial of Robbins and ten
other former directors of the New
Haven road charged with criminal vio-
lation OF the Sherman law.
In an EFFORT 10 unravel the skein
the government called 10 the stand
half a dozen young men who handled
million dollar checks as officers Of
some OF the socalled Robbins com
panies without knowing. they con-
fessed. where the money came from
or II was going
The transactions had their center
IN Charles W. Morsc's defunct Met
ropolitdn Steamship company which
owned the Harvard and Yale and four
freight boats. The government al
leEes that the New Haven wanted TO
get rid Of the competition Of the two
passenger steamers and gain control
Ol NNf ANNAAuN nNNNN anu NANN IN NfMhNA
Of the New Haven Robbins devised
tho scheme by which 10 could be
done. The scheme included. accord
ing 10 testimony today. the organiza-
tion Of the Metropolitan Steamship
company Of Maine. No 2. the New
England Securities company. the
Shilmark company. tho Pacific com
pany and the Pacific Navigation COM
pany. an brought into existence with
ln months time. and involved also
the Billiard company. the Metropoli-
tan Steamship company of New Jer.
sey. the Eastern Securities company
and the Eastern Steamship corpora.
ron
With Robbins pictured an the direct
ing genius of the activities of these
companies. tho testimony described
fhc switching back and forth among
them OF their stocks bonds. notes.
checks or cash which the net result.
t appeared. that tho Harvard and
Yale we're leased to fhc Pacific Nav.
iaaU0n company Robbins had am al
lorcd profit OF 869l 900. tho freight
boats were e0ld tD tho Eastern steam.
ship corporation. STOCK Boo which was
owned hy tho Nrw Haven. and Rob
h.nr became tho owner of $500 shares
of that corporation stock personal
ly. h~.h together being enough 90
constitute a majority
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President Gets License to We'd:
Wedding Plans Closely Guarded

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16-Presidcni
wilson's marriage license was issued
today. at the local municipal bureau
70 disclosed for the first time that the
ccremo ony Saturday night win De per.
formed by n clergyman Of Mrf. tail q
faith. the Rev. Herbert Scott smith.
rector Of ST. Margaret Episcopal
church Tho President himself is a
Presbyterian and an Elder in his
church.
The license was issued 90 Chief
Usher Hoover. who went Io Che bureau.
made out the necessary forms and paid
tho regular fro A0orward. hc dchv.
cred tho document to tho President
Tho Presidents aro was giycn as 60
Years and Nra Galta as g..
Tho wedding ceremony VIII bo per
formed at Mrs. GalfH home Saturday
night. probably about % O'Clock. al
though tho hour has not been an.
nounccd. in kccpinE with Tho desire
of tho couple to have fho affair strict.
is a private one 10 has not been die
closed where the bride and rroom viii
E0 ON their honeymoon journey or
whom they win leave tho capital
To Avoid Publicity.
AT their plans have been carefully
made to avoid publicity The general
impression among friends. however. is
that the honeymoon win bo in Che
south Pass Christian. Mississippi
where the President has spent some
OF bis vacation timo. has boon among
tho likely places ucntioucd 10 seems
to Do settled fhaf tho wedding Journey
viii not ho made on thc Presidential
yacht Mayflowcr. as was once contom-
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BENNETT FINDS AN "EPIC
ATTIC" In MIDST OF WAR
Captain BOy-Ed
Denies He Stole
A Secret Report

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Captain Boy.
Ed. the German Naval attache, issued
the following statement today brand
ing as fabrications and inventions re-
ports appearing in the newspaper to
day that he had obtained. through Sc
cret agents. a confidential report pre-
pared by American Naval officers,
which was to be submitted to the
President
Not only did he not obtain the re-
port in any way, Captain Boy-Ed stat
es. but he never heard Of such a re-
port.
Because of my official relation to
the German embassy" SAYS the state
Tent. Il have heretofore felt costrain-
ed TO suffer generally in silence the
many newspaper reflections upon me
and my activities in this country. as
IL is contrary to diplomatic etiquette
In my country TO take not Of irrespon-
sible and unofficial statements Being
now no longer a member OF the EN-
bassy. | feel at liberty to characterize
the various stories I'm this mornings
paper" as fabrications and inventions
from beginning to end. without so
much as p vestige OF foundation In
fact on which TO base them"
II NpAAtCiiN unueTStanQ the pur-
port OF these articles. they represent
me as having in effect stolen through
secret agencies from the very shadow
OF the White House a digest or a CODY
Of confidential report that was be-
ing prepared by Navy officials for
President Wilson, or of having in some
way known OF or come into possession
Of some such report.
In point Of fact. / never heard OF
any such report or that any report
was being compiled for the president
or for the United States Government
or for anybody else. I know OF no
American. patriotic or otherwise.
young or old, such as is referred to in
these articles and have never had any
American citizen employed In nv Of
nee. The patriotic young American
referred TO Is as mythical as the rest
OF the absurd story
Captain BOy-Ed's reference TO the
patriotic American" refers to a state
ment in the published reports which
he denounces that an American in the
captains employ had indirectly noti-
fed President Wilson about the
matter.
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plated. 70 was decided that such a
trip would entail a cold sea voyage
of az least two days before the ship
would get into pleasant weather south.
The officers and crew Of the Yacht.
who had been refused shore leave for
Christmas time. now have been Eiven
liberty
Probably no one outside the imme.
diate members Of the wedding parfv
knows much about any Of the arrange
monts. or the brides trousseau. or the
eIfs she has received No formal an.
nounccment Of the latter is expected.
but something about them may be
made known Informally after the wed.
dina. 10 o. known that while there has
been mo- Organized sending of gifts By
congress. government officials or tho
diplomatic corrT. individuals In an tho
sots in The capital have sent presents.
Many ~ them are said 10 be rare and
beautiful The presents have come
not only from official and personal
friends Of The President and Mrs Galt
but also from persons unknown %
either ~ them in this country and
abroad Many have come from chu-
dron.
The list Of guests has not been en-.
larrod and as was at first planned.
win only DO immediate relatives of
The President and Mrs Gait 50 FAR
as is known the Invitation have not
cvDn gone Gar enough outside the fam
lv circle 90 include the Presidents
close and Intimate friend Colonel VI
NJ House uf New York 70 In said also
that The President will be unattended
hy a best man.
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GERMANS IN
NEW ATTACKS
MAY MOVE ON SALONIKI BE-
FORE ALLIES GET TOO
STRONG.
Italians Land Force on the Al
banian Coast-Allies Are
Reinforced.

LONDON. Dec. 16. 1915 p. m
There is a more hopeful feeling in Lon
don with regard to the Balkan opera
tions now that It is definitely an.
nounced shat the Italians have effected
landing on the Albanian coast and
that the Anglo-French force. which
has fallen back toward Saloniki. has
been strongly reinforced with men
and guns. including some heavy naval
weapons.
II is not stated how large a force
the Italians will send to the assistance
of the Serbians and MonteneFrins
from the fact that the official account
intimates that landings have been
made at more than one port. IL Is Ia
ken for granted that an army of con.
siderable proportions is to be sent
across the Adriatic. This. with the
Montenegrins and Serbians who es-
capped from Albania. will be a serious
threet to the central powers right
flank. while they can never look on in
idleness TO the concentration of an
army at Saloniki. which. at a chosen
moment. would undertake an offen.
sive and to the gathering of Russians
in Bessarabia.
II is anticipated. therefore that the
Germans will strike at Saloniki before
the Anglo-French forces grow too
strong, and IL is believed with that
end in view they are now negotiating
with the Greek government
II their plans include the participa.
,tion of the Bulgarians in the attack
/ they are likely to meet with opposition
from Greece. as Greece is strongly ad-
verse TO any Bulgarians crossing her
| frontier. This applies also 10 some
extent to the Austrians. whose ambi-
tions always have been for a port on
the Aegean. preferably Saloniki.
On the whole. therefore. II Is thought
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LAREDO. Tex. Dec. 1G-A acvorr
encounter Dec. ~ in chihuahua atato
near Iimincz between villa forces and
government troops was reported In of
hcIal adviccg today 10 Carranza hraI
quarters IN NeuvO Laredo MANY
villa prisoners were taken and tho
insurfcut forces lost heavily. accord
lnE Co The message which did mot
state how many troops wore rurarrf
Tn Nouvo Laredo the report wa.
taken 10 moan that the government
troops aro progressing iu their cam.
paign against Chihuahua city.
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A VILLAGE IN ARTOIs, Nov. IL
When We left the commodious three
story dwelling house In the neiehbor.
hood OF the hamlet of NJ the Ger
man officer who accompanied the
party TO the gate said: "Of course. Il
Is not necessary TO ask you not TO de.
scribe this place too clearly n Won
write anything about the events OF
this morning"
What he referred 10 was the Law OF
the land and position OF the house on
the wide plain rolling gently west.
ward To Arras. But the coloneI's hint
meant to me no deprivation, for the
Things in the house and about the
house that had interested me posses.
sed no military significance whatever
and probably would have struck the
colonel as extremely trivial matters
Had ! confided 10 him what objects
and what reflections had made me
linger in half-sad. half-amused reverie
IN the attic of the French gentleman's
unpretentious country house ont on
the Arras plain, he would have
thought me a futile person and won.
uered why the general stan had given
me permission 10 go into France.
Probably he would have been right.
Tokens Of Happier Days.
The attic scene did nevertheless
make strangely poignant Impression
upon me-just as you also would be
prompted 70 more or less profitable
lnusing II you went into some cheerful
little town few miles from an i'm.
portant American capital, and. mount,
ing TO the silent upper chambers. saw
there all the little tender, intimate
homeiy souvenirs OF family life. and
then, looking from the windows. be-
heid the tokens OF war that had ab
soiutely cut on that home from the
pleasant routine OF peace. from the
family. from the sweet associations OF
long ago.
The long look from the upper win.
dows OF this so pathetically isolated
nome gave one a singularly clear
perspective OF war. because II might
have been anybody's home-yours.
mine. our neighbor's. It's silent rooms
were not voiceless. They spoke with
the voices OF a generation OF family
ties and joys and interests, but an
those matters were suspended now.
olden Ties Forgotten.
II was as II some magic veil bad
been drawn between this home and
the world II once had known and in
which II had played its clrcumscribed
but important part. And the strange
ness and the mournful appeal OF the
scene lay not In the fact that war was
TO be viewed from those upper win.
dows. but In the mute tokens Of the
genial. busy family history OF chill
dren born and children married and
children gone forth into the world
tokens which were strewn through the
deserted chambers.
On the porch outside the little en-.
trance hall below stairs some soldiers
were watering the Eeraniums that had
been planted months before by the de-
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ANcoNA WANToNLY
SHELLEO BY SUB

SHELLEO B1 SUB
PAWTUcKET. r. l., Dec. 15.-
A statement that the liner An
coma, sunk by a submarine in the
Mediterranean November 9TH, was
wantonly shelied while she was
coming to a stop and that the
shells fell among the lifeboats
after they were lowered was made
tonight by George X. Moore. Of
this city, a representatives Of an
importing corporation with offices
in Boston today on the steamer
cretie from Naples.
He characterized the behavior
Of the crew o. the Ancona as
"disheartenina." Only four boats
were lowered, he claimed al
though orderly leadership would
have done wonders in reducing
the loss Of life. He said that the
boat he entered was upset by a
woman Jumping on the aunwale
and that he was picked Up BY an.
other boat. After rouinq for
seven hours they reached Mes
sina.
81 should say the Aneona was
sunk about 1s minutes after we
heard the first shot" he said. II
am satisfied the ship was wanton.
" shelled and I know that shells
fell among the lifeboats~
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SENATE EXPECTED TO TAKE
LIKE ACTION WITHIN
A FEW DAYS.
Republicans Voted Against the
Democrats-S82, 900, 900 in
Revenue.
DAY IN coNosEss.
PHOTO Q INTER
FTLn SERNCE.
Senate

Senate.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10
Met at noon. Finance commit.
tee authorized favorable report
on war tax extension resoIu.
ton.
Adjourned at $3.50 p. m. TIL
noon Friday.
House:
Met at noon. Extension on
emergency revenue law de-
bated. Ways and means com
mittee filed report on the ener-
geney revenue bill, eharaina
that the new tariff instead OF
war conditions cause treasury
deficit.
judiciary Committee heard
suffrage speakers.
Military, roads and other
house committees met 70 or
ganize for the sixty-fourth con-
gress.
Passed by vote Of POS 70 fse
a resolution extending the
emergency revenue law until
Dec. 81, 1916. after an an day
debate and without amend
ment.
Adjourned at $50 p. m. until
noon Friday
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LIGHT And HEAT
CASE TO RESUME

CHARLESTON. W va. uor fc
subpoonHs haFo been issued bv he
state Tor Charles No. bronson. Loo Ott
and Wade q. kilmor former members
ri tho Public Service Commission anf
other fo testify u thr case of tho
ManWf1riur0r Leht and Heat Com
pany cnro before aprrIHl master o. W.
Nard't0ri Dol ihH city un December
20 Tho ras company closed ua eide
Of The caso recently in Pittsburgh
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 1G.-T The
House tonight. by n vote Of pos 10 ts0
passed the joint resolution extendinr
the emergency revenue tax until DE
cemhcr 81. 1916. Tho Senate is OK.
pected to take like action I'm a day or
two.
The law d. expected by adminisira.
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VILLA PLANNING
TO STOP THE WAR

Il PAso, Tex. Dec. f6-The
question Of terminating ViHa op.
position 20 the Carranxa de faeto
government is before a council OF
war now IN progress al Chihuahua
a. which villa and HE staff are In
attendance. This Information was
given out tonight BY Americans
VINO arrived from the south.
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THE wEArHEE

WASHINGTON, Dec ls-Porsoasai
ohto-Ratn Friday; Saturday oisarfnR
and colder.
western Pennsylvanta-Raan ana
warmer Friday; Saturday cloudy.
West VirEinia-Hain and warmer P.rf
day; Saturday clearing.
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Must be Satisfactory or
United States will Act
SuffragiSfS
Plead Cause
TOCOn1n1iHee

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-woman
Suffrage advocates and opponents de-
bated the proposed federal suffrage
amendment today before congressional
I committees. Representatives OF the
National Woman's Suffrage associs.
tion. the congressional union and the
national association opposed to wo-
man suffrage were given a hearing by
the judiciary committee OF the house,
and the congressional union delegates
also appeared before the senate COM
mittee on suffrage.
The house committee sat practically
throughout the day. listening first TO
the National association speakers
headed by DIR. Anna Howard Shaw.
their president, then TO those OF the
congressional union led by Miss Alice
Paul. and finally to the anti-suffra-
gists with their president, Mrs. Arthur
NJ. Dodge.
Members OF both committees ques.
! toned spokesman OF the Congressional
union closely as to their reasons for
campaigning in the last election
against democratic candidates for re.
election TO the House who had sup
ported the suffrage cause. The speak
ers frankly declared that they had op-
posed these candidates because they
: had participated in a Democratic eau
Gus which decreed that the Federal
Suffrage Amendment should not be
made part of the legislative program
at the last session. Several OF the wo-
men remarked that their campaign
had been effective. as the democratic
leaders now were not proposing to pre-
vent vote on the amendment by eau
Gus action.
Not Militant.
DR.. Shaw. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
and other members OF the National
/ Association declared they did not sup
port the militant tactics OF the con.
gressional union: that they were non
partisan In their appeals for votes on
the Susan b. Anthony amendment. and
that they appealed 70 both Democrats
and Republicans despite the attitude
many members had taken In the past
Mrs. Dodge told the committee that
the anti-suffragists reported the great
majority OF unorganized women OF the
country who opposed suffrage and be-
lieved that the question should be left
TO the states.
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OLD FRENCH HOME ON BAT.
TILE FRONT OFFERS CON-
TRAST-WAR VS.. PEACE.
Soldiers Tripods Supporting Field
Glasses Are Crowded By
Children's Toys.

BY JAMES o'DoNNELL BENNETT,
War Correspondent OF The Chicago
Tribune and The Wheeling IntelII-
pencer.
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REPLY HAS BEEN DELIv-
ERED TO AMBASSADOR
PENFIELD AT VIENNA.
But Official Text Has Not Reached
Washington - Austria to
Temporize Intimated.

Press dispatches from Vienna TO-
night saying the American note
was handed to Ambassador Pen
held at noon yesterday made Il
practically certain that the doeu-
nent would be received at the
State Department tomorrow. Fart
Ter reports had given Tuesday az
the time Of delivery to the ambaS
sador.
VIENNA, Wednesday, Dec. IS,
via London, Dec. 10, s:25 o. NJ
The Austro-1unearian Govern
ments reply to the American note
on the Aneona was transmitted at
noon today to the American am
bassador, Frederick c. Penfield.
The American note as published
In the Vienna morning papers, re-
suited in a high state Of public in
disnation, and while the text Of
the Austrian reply has not been
made public, Il is understood that
common ground is indicated on
which the United States and Aus
tria might come to an understand
ing.
Those who are eonversant with
the contents Of the reply express
the conviction that the United
States Government cannot fail TO
realize the justice and moderation
OF TIE Austrian Governments at
titude and they view the reply as a
fair and open-minded document
showing the imperial governments
Willingness to do whatever is
right.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The
United States will regard Austria
Hunsary's reply to the American
note regarding the Aneona as be-
ing entirely unsatisfactory and
unacceptable should the official
text, which tonight was momen-
tarily expected, be identical with
the unofficial version received in
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The Washington times., 1915-11-26
WORLD BUYING FROM US AND
WORLD PAYING TO US

What the American International
Corporation, properly supported not
only by the American people but by
the United States Government, can
do for the foreign business of this
country is incalculable. But for the
fullest possible benefits OF that
superbly ambitious world enterprise
to be realized, the Government must
begin to do its share even while the
international company is organizing
for it's operations abroad.
There are many things demanding
the prompt and effective attention of
the Government. There is the mat
ter of an American merchant marine
to be created and operated as self
supporting industry ranking in eco
nomic success and power with our
great transportation, mining, and
manufacturing systems.
There is the matter of an ade.
Quate navy not merely for home de.
fense but to protect that merchant
shipping once it has been brought
into existence and sent a-trading or
the Seven Seas.
There is the matter of a trained
and competent consular corps work
ing shoulder to shoulder with agent
The Washington times., 1915-11-26
Thanks Times For Presentation of
Mckim's Remarks.

To the EDITOR OF THE TIMES
] sincerely thank you for reporting In
your excellent paper some OF the ad-
mirable s'a'-mcnts C: the Rev pr. Nc
Kim In his Thanksgiving sermon IN
reference 10 "the supine and cowardly
policy" of this country ''in not backing
up its strCng notes to Germany with
rcsolIte action. and urging action on
the nests OF conspirators-its numerous
representatives Of foreign powers who
plot against this Government while
clutchinG the privileges OF American
citizenship,
| not only indorsc every word that Dr.
.jck!,n las said on this subject. but
heartily approve the noble. patriotic.
and correct stand taken by The " ash
inSton Times In all its reports and edi-
torials In reference to this horrible and
murderouS war against the peace and
welfare OF the whole world
Besides. We sec It reported that a
great number Of silly women and some
siller men are deluging tho White
House about peace movement to rut
IN end to TIC European war. while ev-
cry re.son Of common sense that un-
drrstands the case knows that there can
tc no righteous way OF securing peac
on earth except hy the breaking down
|by force the power OF millitarism. which
| has been and stil continues to be the
guilty cause of all the horrible crimes
and sufe"nSs brought on by this dia
bnllCal war. Woe unto them that or.
peace, peace. when there is no peace :
saith the Lord
REV. JAMES f.. IRWIN.
! Washington. + g.. Nov. &c.
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"FRAT" MEN IN CORNELL

Fraternity men in Cornell are i'm
proving their scholarship, according
to President Jacob Gould Schurman,
who notes with satisfaction that
while the standing of students out
side the Gree kletter societies still is
higher than that of the initiates, the
frat men have bettered their aver
age over the preceding year while
the others have not.
But the societies have not yet done
their full duty, though President
Schurman finds nothing surprising in
the fact that inexperienced youth
should make mistakes in the APP
praisal of objects or ends of action.
There is, however, evidence that
standards are changing. Sixteen of
the fraternities have pledged them
selves to postpone rushing" until
the second term, thus giving more
time for judging the scholastic
abilities of the freshman.
From this beginning Prcsiden,
Schurman hopes the development
will continue until the sixty fraterni
ties at Cornell become what they
should be-inspiring and radiatine
centers of scholarship and study, not
merely delightful homes and socia
clubs.