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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
REAL LOSSES
OF NATIONS
NOW AT WAR
GERMANY, ENGLAND AND
RUSSIA ARE LOSING
THEIR NOBILITY.
This Is the Governing Class and
Its Members Are Trained
for the Purpose.
BY CAROLYN WILSON.

Special Correspondent OF the chieaoa
Tribune and The Wheeling InteiIi-
geneer.
PARIS. July IA well known
American painter. who has lived
abroad for many years. was argulnx :
holly To little group Of people the
ether night about the possibility OF
Americas coming into the war.
lie used all the old arguments
about the allies fighting our battles
Tor us and protecting us from the uI-
Innate Germany. Rut one thing he
said caught my attention
We have plenty of men TO spare
men TO be Killed and lost forever. as
Tar as that goes he declared Look
et our population. Lopk al its stock.
mixed and sturdy and strong enough
To re-people itself in twenty years.
The same way with Germany. Let
them throw away their men. feed
them like so many playthings TO the
cannon they can AFFORD 10. Their
race is virile
But the Latin race is too precious.
u Is rare II has been carefully de-
veloped and IL doesn't reproduce east
ly. All this art this grace. this tai
ent and spirit H. lost forever ~
Frenchmen die
Why not fight for their sake?
Theirs Is the older civilization
theirs the finer type OF mind. We
guard our tapestries. We make sac.
r'hces 10 rescue works OF art from
danger Why not do the same thing
tc keep, the French race from perish
iBg?"
We tried TO convince him. ho~ev-
Or that all the other nations we're
worse on than France. since Ger
many. England and Russia are LOSING
all their nobility. and IL IS this class
which up TO the present has been
the ruling class. this II tho one that
has had the training for governing.
whereas in democratic France any
man may get an education and so to
the top
over 1000 members OF the noble
families OF Germany. as chronicled IN
the AlmaDach de Gotha. are already
dead. And any one paying even lax
attention to the casualty lists pub
fshed In the English papers sees AT
once the dreadful proportion OF titles
and older sons.
The governing lass. as the English
themselves call u. is all being de-
stroyed. Where are the leaders OF
England coming .rom7
The phychologi al attitude OF France
az this moment h. odd. There is dlf.
ferent spirit abroad in the streets from
any that has existed 20 date. II would
b. too severe 10 call n a wholesale
criticism of the french allies: but u
IL really an implied criticism which
shows itself In the redoubled faith OF
the nation I'm its own army.
As you may well imagine. the
shocking disclosures in England. the
continued hEht OF the radical papers
for the truth. the reduction,
and practical inaction. a. far as
results count. OF the English army,
Cconunusd on Page ssven)
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FEW DETAILS RECEIVED OF
FINAL STAND OF RUSS
AT THIS POINT.
Position of Retreating Army Is
Precarious-May Not Escape
Activity in West.
the Russians have retreated be.

LONDON. Aug. 3. 9:45 p. m.-WhiIe
the Austro-German armies made fresh
progress today in their campaign
against the Russians the conflict on
the western front took on new impe-
tus. Sir John French. commander OF
the British expeditionary force. re-
porting a fierce artillery engagement
in which the British and French forces
captured trenches at Hooge along a
front Of 1.20O yards
The occupation of Praea. report ed
by Berlin, brings to a dramatic climax
the first phase OF the Dive al the
Polish capital and the region OF east
ern Poland Of which Warsaw is the
dominating center. PraEa is essen
tally part of the capital with great
railway stations on the roads running
TO Petrograd and Moscow. Few de-
tails have been received of Grand
Duke Nicholas final stand az Praga .
hut the indications are that the with
orawal OF the Russians became imper-
ative 10 escape from the German lines
gradually drawing together in their
rear.
warsaw now Is the apex Of a vast
letter V, the arms OF which are the
river Narew on the north and the Wis
tula on the south. The German lines
spread along these rivers are contrac.
ting gradually as the armies in the
north and those in the south approach
each other. The strip of territory
across which the Russians may with
draw 10 safer positions now is hardy
more than 80 miles across.
Hsmmerlng at Forts.
BESIDES this enveloping movement
immediately 10 the east OF Warsaw
(contanusd on Page TsnO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
U. S. WILL NOT JOIN
WITH SWEDEN

WASHINGTON. Aug 9-The Unit
cd States will continue TO act alone
In representations 10 Great Britain re-
garding neutral trade 10 was Learned
tonight that negotiations begun by tho
Swedish legation 20 secure American
cooperation In proposed concerted
action Of neutrals 10 protest against
the British orders in council insofar
az they work hardships on neutral
commerce. have brought no results.
Some details Of the Swedish position
~ is said are inconsistent with the
contentious of the United satteq IN er.
changes with tho London foreign Of.
fee Reports az 10 strong German
Fympathics in sweden also are be-
lievcd 10 have been considered BY tha
state department although the formal
reasons given for refusal 10 Join In tha
movement are largely technical.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
OCCUPATION OF PRAGA
CLIMAX OF GERMAN DRIVE
CANADIANS CANNOT
DODGE ARMY SERVICE

OTTAWA. Ont, Aug. 9.-Wife and
mother have had their day in Canada
so far as forbidding their men folk TO
go TO war is concerned, and that day
is past. according to official announce
ment made today by the militia de
partment IL will no longer be pos
sible as IL used to be for a wife 10
keep her husband. or her sons under
eighteen. from enlisting by with
holding consent
In announcing the withdrawal OF
the veto privilege given to women
early in the struggle the department
also served notice on all Canadians
that they could no longer dodge mill.
tary service by paying SIS each. Here.
tofore II has been possible for enlisted
men 10 buy discharges by paying this
sum. The practice is TO be discon-
tinued.
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The confidence expressed by Off
cials generally here that the con
ferees representing the United States.
Brazil. Argentina. Chile, Bolivia.
Guatemala and Uruguay will be able
to shape a course likely to bring
peace and restore constitutional gov
eminent in Mexico. Is due to the fact
that all are agreed that most of the
people OF the revolution-torn republic
are thoroughly sick OF war and with
announcement from friendly powers.
will promptly join in a movement TO
clean house. A large section of the
country and a vast majority of the
people have not been involved in the
fighting which followed the over
throw of Huerta. Moreover IL has
been reported TO President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing that only the
fear OF reprisals by the military chief
tains has the people in subsection
while the country has been impover-
ished by the battles OF relatively
small forces of armed men.
Reaching their conclusion on these
reports the Pan-American conferees
are understood 10 have determined TO
present the situation TO all of the vari-
Gus elements in Mexico. addressing di-
rectly not only Generals Carranza.
Villa and Zapata. but the governors
OF states. all military leaders with
any considerable following and other
influential men. urging them TO come
together for a conference at which
a substantial provisional government
might be framed.
A government so set up would have
the support OF the United States and
other American republics.
Would Suppress Dissatisfaction.
Officials here believed IL would be
able TO suppress promptly any ais
satisfied groups which might attempt
TO continue civil strife. II is hoped
that none OF the important chiefs
will offer opposition TO the plan. but
N trouble does develop and action IS
necessary by the American powers.
the conferees believe they would have
the support and approval OF the civil
ian population OF Mexico In any step
which might be taken 10 assume the
restoration Of peace There has been
talk Of joint armed intervention by
the Powers represented in the confer
(continued on Page TEMP
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HAITIEN LEADER
WILL NOT DISAR M

CAPE HAITIEN. Aug. General
Cacos. one of the leaders Of the recent
revolutionary movement. has refused
the demand Of the American consul
that he disarm his men. and this n
spite OF the request 10 the same end
forwarded Cacos from DR. Rosalvo
Bobo tho leader Of the revolution.
Cacos and his men are outside of
Cape Haitien. and are preventing the
coming Of supplies from the country
side 10 the city.
The officer In command of the
American marines on shore has sent
an ultimatum 90 all revolutionary
chiefs Insisting that tho people OF
Cape Haitien be- permitted TO pass
freely wherever they want Co.
The custom house AZ Cape Haitien is
open but 10 is under the administra.
tiOn Of American officers
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TWO MORE BODIES
RECOVERED AT ERIE

ERIE. Pa. Aug 1.-TWO bodies.
those OF Mrs J. p BARKER ana an un.
identified man were found in the flood
wreckage this afsrnoon. Five more
persons are reported missing They
are Ludy Silsby. Mary Thorpe Foster
Foley. Charles Overheim and martha
ROmanOwskl
This makes thirty known dead win
nine missing
Work of clearing up tho debris con
unued today Tons of wrockaFe were
taken from downtown streets. putting
traffic in a more normal condition.
Congressman NJ Iaebel Jr. received
telegram today from the war do.
partmcnt that Colonel James q War.
rem and Howell e Fiske. engineers
were ordered here 90 help solve ths
Min creek problem
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
ASSESSM MENT IS
HELD UP BY COURT
Intelligence Bureau
Colum bus. Aug. Q.

Columbus. Aug ..
by action Of Federal Judge Safer
the Ohio taX commission and the
deputy tax assessors OF Belmont
county have been restrained from
listing the property OF the Wheeling
Electric company In Ohio for taxation
purposes at the sum OF S32O.g2O. The
petition filed yesterday alleges that the
tax officials are about TO do this.
whereas the company sets up that the
true value In money OF its property In
this state De- only SiI4.545 The com.
planning corporation is operating un-
der a West Virginia charter aud has
most OF its belongings In that state.
II alleges that. In appraising its pro.
perry for taxation. the state tax com.
mission ignored the true value i'm
money. but listed the property az 10
times the estimated net earnings for
n year This. Do contends. is Illegal
and contscatory Judge Safer has
set the case for hearing Friday morn
ing
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
MARIA JANOTHA
Is DEPORTED

LONDON. Aug Q. s.io p. m Maria
Cecilia Natalie Ianotha. court pianiste
TO Emperor william. was arrested in
London today and deported from IT'D.
bury
Maria Ianotha holds membership In
many academies OF art In Italy. Great
Britain and Austria She received tho
victoria badge from Queen Victoria
and holds the highest honorary dipio.
ma from the g. Cecilia royal academy
in Rome She edited LADY Tennyson. =
sonEs and translated Chopins greater
works. She was the recipient OF many
decorations Including one from the
German empress
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
NOT FINANCING
new GOVERNMENT

NEW YORK. AUG. william %.
McAdoo secretary Of The treasury. az
ter spending virtually the entire day
in the financial district. denied that
his mission here had been to discuss
with bankers plans Tor financing = DOS
sible new Mexican government
Secretary McAdoo said he came
here on department business and not
to discuss plans for financing Mexico.
The secretary added that. assuming
the United States should establish a
government in Mexico no felt sure
there would be- no trouble ln dnan.
cling a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
GEN. COCKTAILS
RESIGNS NOV. /

NEW YORK. Aug. 9-The date of
General George " Goethals resigna.
ton ~ governor Of the Panama canal
zone has been designated az November
] In HE resignation. according 10 an
announcement made by him upon his
arrival here today
General Geothals is surrondrrng his
Office because he believes bis work az
Panama is done and the canal Is oper.
ating satisfactorily lio said today
that be would retain bic commission
In the army
General Goethals expected 10 leave
New York for Warrington
70 is understood bis presence In
Washington BE- desired 20 that he NAV
confer With authorities there regard
tng plans for the national defense ~
pccially with reference 10 the canal
zone.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
STRUCK sY LleHTnINo

SCRANTON. Pa. AUG 9-Two men
were struck by lightning and serious
ly injured during ferunc thunder
storm here today John taveiIe was
struck while crossing vacant noid
and was knocked unconscious and is
paralyzod from Dis waist down Ber
nard McAndrows was struck while
standing near "a machine In shoe
making shop and is paralyzcd
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
TYPOS ENDORSE
WILSON'S COURSE

Los ANGELES. Ca. Aug. 9.-Reso-
lutlons urging the warning nations OF
Europe 10 conclude an honorable ana
lasting peace and praising the course
of President Wilson in handling Tor
eign complications we're adopted TO
day al the annual convention OF the
International Typographical Union.
W. a Snyder. vice president Of the
general committee on arrangements.
said the gross earnings OF the mem
bers Of the union during the year end
ing May 81. 1915. were 861.155. .2S5. an
increase Of fl0f.f93 over the previous
year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
Chiffon AND WHITE
WILL BOTH SPEAK

PARKERsBURG. W Va. Aug g.
Senator William r. Chiffon and form
or Governor Albert B White. an as
pirant for the Republican Senatorial
nomination. will speak az the annual
meeting ~ the OIL and Gas Associa.
tion. which will 30 held here septem.
ber % 90 %. according t1 definite an
nouncemeut today. The plans for the
meeting are being rapidly completed
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PRESIDENT WILSON
ASSISTS AUT0ISTS

- CORNISH, y. H. Aug. 9.-Presi-
dent Wilson tonight spent several
hours on Official business received
from Washington. He worked in his
study until a late hour. the Mexican
situation claiming his chief attention.
He also was in communication with
Secretary of State Lansing and Sec
retary OF the Treasury McAdoo.
This afternoon the President took
an automobile ride and during his
trip went TO the assistance OF three
automobilists whose machine had
overturned onto them. about three
miles from his summer home. He ar
rived at the scene OF the accident
within a few seconds after IL hap
pened.
The President was automobillng
with Mrs. Francis b. Sayre. his
daughter. and DR. Cary T. Grayson.
his naval aide and physician. on the
road between Windsor. VT, and AS
cutneyville. VI AS the Presidents
automobile rounded curve he and
his companions discovered another
machine overturned at the bottom OF
an embankment
Hurried TO Investigate.
Mr.. Wilson and DR.. Grayson hur-
ried to investigate. They found Miss
F. A. Swazey Mrs. Emma Hathaway
and c. G. Judd. OF Norwich. VT. un-
derneath the automobile. and the
President helped TO pull them out
They were badly bruised and fright
ened. but an examination by DT.
GraysOn showed that none OF them
was seriously injured.
The President and DR. Grayson as
sisted the two women to the road.
and then Mr.. Wilson directed the Sc.
cret service men accompanying him
10 remain behind and render all as
sisfance possible Those In the over
turned automobile did not recognize
the President and did not know Who
had helped them until later. but they
thanked him profusely for his aid
The secret service men took the two
women 20 Windsor. VT. In another
machine.
President Wilson is planning 70 re-
turn 10 Washington within the next
few days.
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PROGRAM WILL BE RATIFIED
WHEN CONFERENCE RESUMES
SECRETARY LANSING MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT LAST
NIGHT But REFUSED TO GO INTO DETAIIS-SIB-
MrTTED PLAN TO WILSON WHO APPROVES.
WILL PRESENT SITUATION TO ALL FACTIONS URGING CON
FERENCE TO SET UP A GOvERNMENT-THIS WILL
HAVE SUPPORT OF u. s. GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-Powers of North and South
already have agreed definite dealing Mexi-
problem when conference resumed in
New York Wednesday the will be formally ratified
This information today from Secretary lansing Who
though he would discuss details decidedly
the prospect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
MOVEMENT In HOLLAND
FOR PEACE DISCUSSION
BEE STING FATAL


SpeciAI 10 InteIIlKenCer.
ElklNS, w. Va, Aug. g.
As the result Of being stuns on
the nose by a honey bee
Thursday evening, Nathan, age
seventeen, son OF Squire Hor-
nish, OF Bowden, died last
night in great agony.
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UNPLEDGED
THE PROTOCOL SIGNED WITH
TURKEY REGARDING THE
DEDEAGHATCH RAILWAY
Does Not Affect Her Attitude
Regarding the Euro
pean War.

LONDON. Aug 10, $40 a. ma
Bulgaria regarding tue DedeaRhatch
railway leaves Bulgaria unpIedged as
to her attitude in the European war.
according to a dispatch to the Times
from Sofia under date OF August ?.
Bulgaria. the correspondent declares.
IL determined not to allow her hands
to be tied.
The protocol is said 10 transfer TO
Bulgaria all Turkish territory west OF
the MeritZa river. The concession ia
made by Turkey in the hope of thus
establishing friendly relations with a
neighbor whose attitude is considered
of the greatest importance. Although
the protocol is said TO have been
signed discussion of the final details
has brought up several obstacles and
negotiations are now apparently at
a standstlll. The Bulgarians are re-
ported to be demanding further con.
cessions which the Turks are unwiIl.
ing TO yield in the face OF Russia's re.
verses.
The Martha is the principal river
in European Turkey. II rises on the
slopes Of the Rilodagh. in Bulgaria.
flowing west to east past Philippopo-
lis. and then south through Turkey.
finally forming the boundary between
Turkey and 2 portion Of the Turkish
territory ceded to Bulgaria after the
Balkan war II empties into the
Aegean sea at its northeast corner.
after course Of about 300 miles. II
Is navigable as far as Adrianople.
about 100 miles from its mouth.
Adrianople Is on the east bank OF
the. Martha. about 20 miles from
the present Bulgarian border.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
CANADIAN Loss

OTTAWA. Ont. Aug Announce.
ment was made today that Canadian
casualties up 20 date number fO6SO
made up Of 1877 dead. 6.73s wounded
and 2.065 missing.
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ENGLISH HOLD UP
NORWEGIAN STEAMER

LONDON, Aug. g. delayed by
censor)-Announcement was made
this evening that the Norwegian
steamer Talisman has been taken into
port.
The steamer Talisman left New
York July IL. for Kirkwall. Scotland
and Gothenburg. Sweden.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-10
rHE wEATHER

WAsHrHaTON. AuR. o.-roreoastf
ohio-Partiy cioudy Tuesday ana
wednesday.
Nssteru Peunaylvanta aud west viz
ginia-Fair Tuesday and Wedn@sday'
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Special Correspondent OF the chieaoa
Tribune and The Wheeling InteIIi-
gercer.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-03

"That I am married." she an
swered. $50 that you need not have
fallen in love with me, supposed"
mo, Miriam! Heaven knows l new
er could have prevented that. But at
least l should not have lived in a
FOOLS paradise. You can divorce him,
dear"
heard her weeping in his arms and
l knew that her response was mega
tive one She was a Catholic; di-
vorce did not exist for her church.
And, as they talked, he soothingiy,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-03
Saw Her Run to the Dying Man and
KneeI by Him

she gradually gaining conference, I
learned the story.
She had been married five years be-
fore, while only girl, to a man who
had swiftly run through her little III
heritance and then begun to drink
and gamble He had abused her and
had sunk lower and lower, until at
last, feeling that she. could no longer
help to raise him up, Miriam Joyce
had left him.
That was two years before, and she
had heard nothing of him. She had
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= = >
THE NURSES STORY \

= - "a = = = = = >
BY Harold Carter
1t did not require much discern
ment to discover that Miss Joyce, the
head nurse. and Dr.. Raymond, the
senior inferno, were in love with each
other. Some of the nurses prophesied
that they would get married when
the doctor started his private prac-
tice in the fall. l was not so sure.
l was watching them narrowly. You
know how one falls into the habit of
being interested in the others of the
personnel in little hospitals. 1 had
seen the romance fame out, remain
for one brief and glorious week and
come crashing to earth.
Everybody was commenting upon
the fact that they did not speak to
each other any more, except in the
most formal way.
They'll make up said Nurse
Lathrop.
l watched them and it seemed to
me that had never seen any couple
look quite so miserable before. l did
HUI SS0Iu W HE W U6 dill OTuludTy
quarrel. And Miss Joyce was pecu-
liar; everybody knew how she had
kept to herself and told nothing about
her history.
Whenever l see a woman Of five
and twenty, single, with those glori-
GUS hazel eyes, and that fair. chest
nutty hair, and a carriage and figure
like Juno's, know that she has had
a history.
l was wondering what had come
between them when l played the
eavesdropper unintentionally that
night in May.
1t was the sort of night that poets
sing about, all lilac scented, with a
young moon and an inviting darkness
in the recesses of the hospital gar
den 1 don't know what took me
toward the summer house, but
hoor1 fhoT11 fo1ITincy of thn 1nOr
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1915-03-13

battle songs They stream and
crash upon the ear like the warriors
OF a hundred glens meeting" writes
Thomas Davis. "and you are borne
with them to battle and they and
you charge and struggle amid cries
and battle axes and singing arrows.
lust as the disciplined treads Of
phalanx and legion impressed itself
on the rhythmical hexameters of the
Greek and Roman epics. the dash and
fierce daring of Malachi, Murrogh
and Brian Boru seem to have been
breathed into the stirring war tunes
that commemorate the deeds OF these
Irish heroes.
The last of the bards was Through
O'Carolan. Oliver Goldsmith. when
a bright-eyed child. was presented to
the ancient Celtic poet Carolan
bliIa and hoary with age. was a fit
ting personificdtion OF the honored
line OF which he was the last Gold
smith never forgot this interview.
when the mantle of song was trans
ferred, so TO speak, from the ancient
Ministries of Ireland to the new Many
of Carolan's compositions are pre-
served In Moore's melodies. among
the best known being "The Young
May Moon. Fly Not Yet" and "Oh,
blame not the Bard