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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-25

| ing that the destruction of giant sky
raiders is already taken as an ordinary
| incident IN this unusual world war.
Detenses Developed.
The fact that the airShips were
brought down well outside Of London,
J both last night and September 3, shows
the care with which the defenses have
been developed The efficiency in
dealing with the raiders was further
evidenced by the speed with which
the searchlights picked up the first
raider that appeared above the sub
urbs about midnight. Suddenly a
searchlight beam shot into the star-}it
sky. Three more dazzling shafts fol-
lowed, and within Is seconds the whir-
ring airships were caught in the tolls.
and the guns began sending up Shrek
ing shrapuel shells. For minute or
two the raider kept its course; then
wavered, turned partly away and sud
denly dissolved apparently into thin
air. Evidently the Zeppelin was be-
clouded in the smoke, and the lights
lost her completely.
In the meantime, however, bombs
were dropping and red flares were WIS.,
ible as they hit the earth. Then the
city was. quiet for an hour, the search
hunt for the raiders.
,All London, with the sound Of the
guns and bombs, was out to see the
spectacle, and almost deSpaired Of fur
ther excitement when well to the east
ward a tiny glow appeared low in the
sky. 1t looked at first like the moon
rising red in it's last quarter from be-
hind a cloudbank. From the city it
appeared to hang stationary for min
ute or more, then glowing redder and
! redder, slowly turned to the perpen-
dicular and streaked into the gloom Of
the smoky night ground mist
To the watchers in Essex, however,
the spectacle Of the flaming falling
Zeppelins had all the thrills of excite
ment which marked the end of the
and their fortunate shots that brought
the raiders to earth.
Attack Expected.
London expected the attack Of last
night. the Germans evidently having
selected Saturday for their. greatest
efforts. But bright moon deferred
any attempt since three weeks ago,
when thirteen raiders came over the
sea. The change from the unlucky
thirteen to twelve last night brought
however, worse rather than better
luck to the flying squadron.
From the moment the first Zeppelin
appeared it was evident that the
raiders were of the new and large
types. This has been borne out by
the two brought down.
One of the burning Zeppelins "a
falling crashed through a row of
trees in Essex. twenty Of which
pierced the lattice work OF the en-
velope supports. The village fire en-
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WILKINSON WILL
NOT STAND FOR
WILSON POLICY
TENDERS RESIGNATION
FOR SUPREME BENCH
Action Causes Panic in Demo-
cratic Camp Will Have
Far Reaching Effect.
Special Dispatch to the lntelligencer.


CHARLESTON, w Va, Sept. "a
Judge John B. Wilkinson, Of Logan
nominee of the Democratic party fol
Judge of the Supreme Court OF Ap
peals, has rendered his resignation tc
the chairman of the Democratic State
Committee with the request that it be
Immediately accepted. This informa
ton was learned in Charleston Sat
urday from a source that. is consider
ed absolutely authentic, and while
Judge Wilkinson has made no officia
announcement of his resignation
there is no reason to question the fact
that he has declined the nomination
on the Democratic ticket.
1t is stated that tremendous pres
sure is being brought to bear upon
Judge Wilkinson to have him recon
slider his resignation, but it is moi
thought that he will recall his resigna
ton under any circumstances. the
Democratic politicians realize what
severe blow it will be to their ticke'
by reason of Judge Wilkinson's re
fusal to accept the nomination con
ferred upon him at the recent state
convention at Parkersburg,. and FOL
this reason they are desperately anXi
s,us to nave him reconsider his decis
ion.
Judge Wilkinson has let it be know
that his candidacy became distastetu
because he is not in sympathy Will
the policies Of President woodrow
Wilson, and neither is he in sympathy
with the tactics that have been adopt
ed by the Democratic party In West
Virginia in maligning and viciously
misrepresenting Republican officials
There is no denial of the fact that
Judge Wilkinson is not in sympathy
with President Wilson, and it is stat
ed that the main reason for his with.
drawal is his disgust for the record
that has been made by the Democratic
National administration.
Far Reaching Effect.
Judge Wilkinson has been on the
Circuit Court benckw in the Logan
Wayne-Boone counties district for a
number of years and is now serving
his second term. He is recognized as
a man Of eminent fairT@!SS and judge
of highest qualifications. He was nov
candidate for the nomination for
Judge of the Supreme Court, but 1t IS
stated that the nomination was be-
slowed upon him at the Parkersbure
convention because it was thought he
would bring much strength to the
ticket. His resignation is likewise OK
pected to be Of far reaching effect
and will demonstrate thoroughly thai
many Democrats of the old school are
disgustod at the manner in which the
Democratic national administration
has been conducted. While every ef'
fort is being made by the Democratic
politicians to have Judge Wilkinson
remain. on the ticket, it is quite as
sured that he will insist upon his
resignation being accepted.
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FRENCH A|RNEN
BRING DOWN 26.
ENEMY A|RCRAF['
|29 ENGAGEMENTS IS. z
ON SOMME FROM5
Attack on French Positions !,
North Of Somne Repulsed
by Artillery Fire.

| PARIS, Sept. "a (12:15 p. m)-Ger.s
man troops this morning, attacked. tho
French positions on the farm OF.
Liable wood, north of the River
Somme, but were repulsed by artillery
and machine gun fire, says the official
statement issued this afternoon by the,
French war department. In aerial;
encounters yesterday, twenty-six GeesT
man machines were forced to descend.
the statement adds, many of them
being destroyed. Lieutenant eugene.
mer accounted for his eighteenth aerp.f
plane. s...:..tss st5t
North of, the somme our artillery;
showed activity during the night: The.
enemy replied feebly. 90
This morning German attack was
launched on the farm Of Liable wood.
and the positions to the south came:
under a violent fire of our artillery
and machine guns. The enemy was
dispersed before he could approach
our lines, leaving numerous dead on
the ground. .%
"On the right bank Of the MeuSe we:
easily repulsed several German at-j
tempts upon Poivre hill and southeast
! of Thiaumont- .. - 8. - Z
Aviation = Yesterday enemy, air:
men having shown unusual activity
our pursuing sQuadrons successfully
]
great part of the front our pilots
gained considerable success and un.s
disputably had the upper hand Of the
enemy. IS:
Twenty.nine Engagements.
"On the. Somme front there were 2ot
engagements;: Four enemy plsnest
Vaux Woods. Two, attacked by suhss
Lieutenant Guyenemer, descended iins
flames, after some minutes Of fighting Is
making Guyenemer's seventeenth An4s
eighteenth aeroplanes. A fourth MT
chine crashed to the earth south gQ6ss
Miserey. Three other German MT
chimes were seriously hit and 1ells
wrecked near Estrees and in the Te.s
gion of the Peronne. ~
Four enemy aeroplanes were COM
PEELED to descend in their own lnei.t
| 1t Is confirmed that one German ms:
chine reported seriously hit Septan4F
| Der was brought down between: MI
Grey and Villoy-Carbonnell. 11:sg sg
! Between Chalnes and Havre six Gef.,,.s
mans were brought down. One4telli
| burning near Chaulnes during 1nEon.;
! gagement between four French md
! six enemy machines. A second fAN at
fourth south Of Marchelpot. A fifs3
and a sixth were brought down by :hH>
same pilot in an engagement betWeeHa
French squadron and six GermAns.
| They fell in the region Of Andrechy, !
one in our lines. Es.
"A fokker fell flaming near our
| lines north Of Chalons Another WAS
apparently seriously damaged. 80
Machine Guns Active. ~.
"In the Verdun region machine guns
| winged a German at close quarters.
The machine descended on Poivre hill
A fokker dived vertically into our
! lines east of st. Michel.
in Lorraine French pilot pursued J
a German for distance OF twelve:
miles into the German line, killed the
passenger and compelled the machide !
/ to descend. Another enemy machine
descended in the forest Of Gamecy. In
the Vosges two enemy machines diyed
/ nose downward into our lines after
fighting our pilots. t
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WILSON TO GIVE I.
MUCH Time TO
THE S-HOUR Law

LONG BRANCH, nv, Sept. "a. -
Fully launched in his campaign for. re-I
election, President Wilson will go to
Baltimore tomorrow to speak before
the National Grain Dealers. AssociArs
.tion. The President expects to amplifyt
his position on the settlement OF tho.
recently threatened railroad strikeS
outlined in his speech at Shadow Lawn
yesterday. He will do this on: the.
theory that the grain dealers are In
teresied in the question as shipperk
He was much encouraged today by tho
receipt of several hundred telegrame
praisirg yesterdays address.
The rural credits law, the federal;
reserve act, and other legislation ot
his administration of interest to farm
ers also will be referred to by the
President, but he is expected to devote
his attention chiefly to rne eight hour
law fer railroad employees. "
This subject, which the President
now considers one Of the chief tsSue0s
of the campaign will be featured By
Mr.. Wilson in virtually every speech
he makes. He will reply to the charge
that the eight hour law, was forced,
through congress by threats of q,
strike, with the statement that he in.-
sisted on the law because he believed
it right.
Mr.. Wilson will leave here at 8
o'clock in the morning, arriving at Bal;
'timore shortly after o'clock. He Will,
speak at 2:30 p. m, leaving soon after
his speech for Shadow Lawn.
Ali Of Mr.. Wilson's political lieu.
tenants, including Colonel E.. n.
House, who spent the week end with
him, said that from now on the Prest.
dent will be much more active polti:
cally He has made it plain however,
that the only kind Of campaign he Will
conduct will be of dignified nature.
Tuesday Mr.. Wilson will motor to-
Princeton, his former home, to vote In !.
the New Jersey primaries. He is par,
ticularly interested in the contest be-
tween Senator MARITIME and Attorney.
General Wescott Of New Jersey. for
the senatorial nomination. *
Judge Wescott saw him yesterday.
Thursday the President will receive
some boy scouts, and Saturday heswtu
speak to a delegation of young Demo.
Gratis from New York. From then on
he is expected to make two or Eore
speeches a week.
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TO PROBE INTERNAL
AFFAIRS OF MEXICO
BEFORE AGREEMENT


NEW LONDON. Conn, Sepa. "a
Processing satisfaction with the prog
resS already made, members of the
Mexican-American joint commission
will begin the fourth week Of their
conference here tomorrow. 1t is eX-
pected the American members will
continue their inquiry into the social
and economic as well as the military
problems of Mexico, on the ground that
the conditions in Northern Mexico are
too intimately related to internal af-
fairs 10 justify them entering into an
agreement for border control without
a definite understanding Of what
changes for the better are to be made
nearer the seat of government.
The Mexicans have received from
Andres Garcia, Mexican consul al Ell
Paso. a report of the attack on Chlhua-
hua by Villa forces. denying that the
attacking party obtained any ammu-
milton or that Villa personally .ap-
peared in the city.
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MANNINGTON' MAN
KILLED BY Train

Special Dispatch 10 the lntelligcncer.
CAMERON, Sept. 24.-Joseph Mul.
holland. aged 25 years. of Mannnigton,
was hit and fatally injured this morn.
ing at 9:35 o'clock by passenger train
No. II, west bound. on the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. The accident hap
pened about 200 yards east Of the sta
tion and the exact cause is unknown.
Mulholland was picked up by the train
crew and brought to the station,
where DR.. ]. E. Cooper rendered medi-
cal aid. Owing to his serious condi-
ton the doctor ordered the man taken
TO a Wheeling hospital, but he died
on the train near Glen Easton. Upon
the arrival of No. II at Moundsville
the body was taken off and prepared
for burial by Undertaken Frazell. Null
holland is survived by Il wife and
daughter, who reside in Mannington.
The remains will be taken 10 his home
today from which place the funeral
will be held.
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LONDON, Sept. "a. 1918 p. m:-off
the twelve big Zeppelins which IN
vaded the British Isles last night to
deal death and destruction nom the
skies, two stark and black masses OF
steel and aluminium fell in the little
village OF Mangold, Essex county.
They fell victims of the anti-aircraft
defences Of London and outlying ols'
tricts.
One came down a flaming torch as
did the Zeppelin L-21, destroyed three
weeks ago, while the secono, disaEieo
by gunfire, affected a landing, which
saved the lives Of the crew who to-
night are prisoners in England. The
crew OF the first raider died in the
consuming flames Of their own ship
but they were not so terribly charred
as their predecessors.
The latest raider to light her own
funeral way on English soil collapsed
and was consumed more quickly that
the Lei. 1t is possible though, that
some men were still living when the
great vessel struck the ground. The
captains body was found some dis
tance from the wreck.
The death and burning Of the trst
Zeppelin was witnessed by tens or
thousands of London's residents but
the wounding and descent OF the sec
ond raider was 8 matter Of doubt untll
today's official statements were gwen
out. Few details are available OF this
second raiders condition, but II Is re-
lably reported that the crew sur
rendered to special constables.
Several Direct Hts.
Many who say the shrapnel bursting
like sky rockets about the invader,
which subsequently caught fire, think
there must have been several direct
hits. Many .aeroplanes were aiott ana
attacked the Zeppelins from all sides.
Ths raiders took a heavy toll OF lives
before their destruction. twenty-elght
persons being killed and 80 wounded
inthe Metropolitan district OF London.
Two persons were killed, probably four
and seventeen were wounded, IN the
provinces.
The property damage while widely
distributed, is confined for the most
part to small suburban dwellings and
shops. although one railway station
was damaged, sonse empty cars Demg
destroyed and part OF the tracks torn
up.
heard in many districts where the RAID.
ers were invisible. 1t is. not believed
that more than two or three invading
Zeppelins which crossed the east
coast succeeded in reaching the envi-
Fcns OF. London. and that tvSp OF these
paid the death penalty gives the great
est satisfaction to the military author
tiles. Apart from the loss in material
the casualties OF the last two raids, 1t
is believed. will have a depressing ef'
feet on the morale Of the Zeppelin
crews n the future.
Londoners were jubilant to-day. but
there was not the same exultant en-
thusiasm as three weeks ago, indicat
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DARING BURGLARS
MAKE A BIG HAUL


BALTIMORE. Sept. 24.-Dcfying
detcction from the hourly visits Of a
night watchman. craCksmen early to-
day chiseled their way into the inner
cess of a 5000 pound safe in the
beverly store of Steman and Norwjg
and escaped with gems valued ap-
proximately at $4,000. No window
or door was broken, but the burglars
cut through the flooring and ceiling
of the second floor and used a rope
to lower themselves directly in front
of the safe.
Instead of blowing the safe the
cracksmen broke through from The
rear, cut away steel plate half an
inch thick, broke through six inches
of concrete backing and chiseled a
second hole in a second steel plate.
Despite the large amount of work
done within the building and The
quantity of dust from the broken
cement. not finger print was TO be
found anywhere.
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ONE HALF OF TOWN
OF PHOENIX, N. "
DESTROYED BY FIRE

SYRACUSE. ~ V, Sept 24.-Fire
early today destroyed the entire bust.
ness district and more than half OF
the industrial section Of the town OF
Phoenix. causing loss OF more than
81 100000 One person is known TO
have perished. Eighty.two buildings
were destroyed.
They burned without check for Is
hours and the volunteer fire depart
ment was made virtually helpless by
the early destruction Of the water
pumping station. The fire started
from a hot journal in power plant,
according to the authorities.
Not store was left standing and
the people were tonight confronted
with serious problem Of food supply.
Looters invaded the ruins, and scores
Of deputies were sworn in with orders
to shoot. :.
When the fire started strong wind
was blowing and within an hour four
squares Of buildings were afame.
Syracuse and Fulton sent aid and with
the loca. firemen, succeeded in saving
a large portion Of the residential sec,
tion.
James E. Goodwin, 72. former JUS
tice Of the peace, was burned to death.
A number Of fremen and residents
were injured.
Phoenix IS sixteen miles north of
Syracuse
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-25
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
FAIL TO SPLIT The
PARTYIN CONFERENCE

BERLIN, Sept. "a noon, via London,
9:55 p. m.-The Socialist National
Conference has come and gone without
bringing the predicted split in the
party. The radical representatives, Of
ter the rejection of their resolution de-
claring that the conference was not en-
titled to pass on questions Of policy,
refrained from voting on further reso-
lutions presented, but did not bolt the
conference. The majority, which was
behind the regular party organization
in overwhelming strength, refrained
from reading the Notestants out OF
the party. or taking action which
would force rupture.
The relative strength Of the factions
was shown by the roll call on the rad
ical resolution. 275 members support
ing the regular organization. while the
radicals mustered 16S votes. With the
radicals abstaining from voting, the
conference then adopted resolutions
approving votes on the war credits by
Socialist members of the Reichstag.
and cOndemning the separate action
of a part of the Reichstag group which
led to a split of the Socialist repre-
sentation in the Reichstag. The con-
ference also passed the so-called David
peace resolution.
Oppose War of Conquest.
LONDON, Sept. 24.-A conference
of the Socialists of the German en-
pire has adopted by vote of 251 to .
a resolution declaring the country
must be defended until its enemies are
prepared 10 conclude a peace guaran-
teeing the political and territorial in
tegrity and the economic development
Of Germany, according to a telegram
from Berlin received at Amsterdam
and forwarded by the Reuter- Telegram
Company. The resolution is said 10
have strongly condemned the machina-
tions and demands of those who wish
TO make the war one of conquest.
Thsi attitude. il it contended,
strengthens the resistance Of Ger
many's opponents and tends to pro-
long the conflict.
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MAKE EFFORT TO GUST
CHANCELLOR HOLLWEG

LONDON, Sept. 81, 6 p. ma great
political crisis is slowly developing III
Germany. says the correspondent at
Amsterdam OF Reuters Telegram com
pany The pan-Germans. before the
opening Of the Reichstag, are making
every effort. the correspondent says,
TO overthrow Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg. The Derliner TaGe-
blatt is quoted as saying.
Tension in the atmosphere OF i'm
nerial politics has reached such a
high point that a discharge must fol.
low if the empire is not TO suffer last
ing damage"
Reuters correspondent says art!-
Giles in the independent National Cor
respondcnz show that the pan-Ger-
mans are fighting for policy OF ruth h
less submarine war. the only obstacle
to which is the imperial chancellor.
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MINERS STRIKE HAS
BEEN CALLED OFF

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Sept "a
No strike will BE- made by the miners
employed by the Rush Run Collicriett
company. according to an agreement
reached between the Superintendent 6.
Fl. Capcrtson and the officials or the
United Mine Workers Of America. The
men demanded an advance of ten cents
on the ton for mining coal. This was
refused in view OF the fact that they
were working under four year agree
pent. without provision for such ad-
vance. The miners had been disin-
formed they claimed, and agreed to
continue work without further conten-
ti0ns
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TO PROBE EXPLOSION

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-Secre-
tary Daniels today ordered a board OF
INJURY TO convene tomorrow at Ihe
Philadelphia navy yard to investigate
the explosion of a twelve inch gun on
the battlcship Michigan last week,
which caused serious injuries to one
of the crew and extensive structural
damage to the vessel =
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WOUND is SERIOUS

LAREDO, Tex. Sept. 24-The
wounds sustained by General Jacintc
Trevino in the attack September II
on chihuahua City is considered very
serious although probably not fatal
according to a statement issued 10
night. One bullet. it was said, pene
trated his shoulder.
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BANKS TO REOPEN

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 24.-The IN
ahce department has issued a circular
giving the National Bank and the
Bank of London and Mexico permis-
sion TO reopen Monday and continue
business under the direct supervision
of government bank examiners.
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Nourished incubator Coney Island and later at Atlantic
City baby whose father killed in Flanders several
months before the baby BIRTH and whose mother died short time
bit of humanity into the world
adopted of Mr. and Mrs Ekns Mr. En of
Stephen Ens of West Virginia Mrs Ens
who Wemna Lonsdae Tennessee beauty before her
marriage given adopted baby the of John Gerard
baby home of Mr. and Mrs Edns in Atlantic
City.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Forecast:
Ohio western Pennsylvan1a, West Vtr-
ginia-Fair Monday and Tuesday; rising
temperature Tuesday.
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GERMAN RAID On ENGLAND ENDS
IN DISASTER FOR TWO ZEPPEL|NS
TWELVE BIG MACHINES FLY OVER LONDON DROPPING
BOMBS AND KILLING OVER THIRTY PEOPLE
AND WoUNDING OVER ONE HUNDRED.

ANTI,AIRCRAFT GUNS GET INTO ACTION AND SUCCEED IN
DRIVING OFF THE INVADERS-TWO ARE BROUGHT
DoWN-oNE DEsTRoYED-oNE CAPTURED.
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0efenses Developed.

ing that the destruction of giant sky
raiders is already taken as an ordinary
incident IN this unusual world war.
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T h e w Weath er

Fair Monday and Tuesday; Rising
Temeprature Tuesday.