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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
SECTION OF u. S. SIGNAL
CORPS OFF FOR BORDER

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, May s-A
section of Company II signal CORPS.
LETT Tor Marathon tonight on special
train OF nine cars. The signal CORPS
outilt VIII establish a telegraph line
from Marathon TO the border at Ro-
quillas, where Mexican bandits
crossed TO attack Glenn Springs. T>rs
movement is reported 10 be- in connec-
ton with General Funstons plan to
send second expedition into Mexico.
The signal corps section is carrying
iuli equipment
In order 10 obviate any delay in
placing the line in operation. the sec
lloh Is taking It's own transportation
equipment.
While nothing official was given ou;
al Headquarters concerning the report
tnat the chase OF the bandits will az
sumo the magnitude of a second punt
i've expedition. officers here were
frank IN saying such was probably the
Only logical course TO be followed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
FOUR MORE LEADERS OF
IRISH REVOLT EXECUTED
The seven DIT

LONDON. MAY s, 1924 p. m.-Four
more of the leaders in the Irish revolt
have been sentenced To death by the
Dublin court martial. and executed
according 10 an official statement is
sued tonight. They were Cornelius
Colbert. Edmund Kent, Michael Nal
Ion, and J. J. Houston.
Nineteen others concerned in the
insurrectiOn We're sentenced To dea<
but the sentence was commuted to
various terms of penal seryitude. on
three others, prison terms were inn
posed. Two were acquitted
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LONDON. May. The 1900 ton
White star Liner Cymrir which for
some time has been engaged In
freight service has been iorpcdood bv
% German submarine. according 10 al.
vice received here ono report saws
thar tho &! glrIC was attacked I'm tho
AIlauiI, and The Information OF tho
White star company at Liverpool is
NAT tfc steamer was .0rpedOcd about
noon today
The Cymrc left New York April 20
lions A. -hn usually makes the WOW
aEo from New York fo Liverpool in
'"u tat -h' was therefore. within
o. UtN o. Two of her destination ff
considered probable" in the ahsenc.t
ot definite "details. tlaf the disaster to
ih' tNmrI0 occurred of fhe West
coast of Ireland hIf whether ON the
nofineIly or sou'h'r'y route cannot
Tho Gate of 'h, steamship e. nor
sol known although au early mcssara
received in London reported that tho
tI.rIr wac sukInE The GREY.
aboard numbered about ore hundred
m.H h.' t.' steamer carried mo- paa
No Word Received.
NEW YORK Nav $40 word has
boon received of r.r offices OF tnf
White Star Iirf hero. be- was said. con.
l.I.r f." steamer DNurIC. which
't'" n. '.uw London reported
'u u' U." ..ru fHU office closed
'Or ,"' U...f uf $40 O'Clock
I.. IFT... .... N.N York AnriI
WIN '.f-u ". munitions and war
tCnuffnuef on r-~e rfevrrN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09

WASHINGTON. May S.-A note
rabled by Secretary Lansing to Ambas-
ador Gerard today for delivery To the
Berlin foreign office informs the Ger
man government thar the United
states accepts its declaration OF its
abandonment" OF its former submarine
policy. and now relies upon a scrupu-
Gus execution of the altered policy to
remove the principal danger of an in
eruption OF the good relations exist
irE between the two countries.
With this acceptance Is coupled
formal notice 10 Germany that the
United States cannot for moment en-
iertain, much less discuss. a sugges-
lion that respect by German naval au-
lEorlties for The rights OF citizens Of
re nitet States on the high seas
hOuld in the slightest degree be made
contingent upon the conduct OF any
other government affecting the rights
pi n'uirals and non-combatants. This
Us m reply 20 the concluding statement
p the last German note 10 the effect
Rat while submarine commanders had
h"cn ordered To sink no peaceful
freight or passenger carrying shius
without warning or without safety for
passengers and crew. the German gov
ernment would reserve To itself com
Pete liberty Of decision unless the
United states was successful i'm its
efforts 20 brock the British blockade.
Secretary Lansing issued a state
Eent toulFht saving that the greater
Ntrt OF Germany ans Wpr to the de
nand Of the United States was de
roted 10 ma .terS which the American
government could not discuss with
it" Berlin government. bus he consid-
'-ed GERMANY had yielded 20 our
representations" and that we can
CcOntinusd or Page Twslve)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
LEVY
CAN Be CUT
TO TEN CENTS
GOV. HATFIELD
MAKES STATEMENT
State Is Now Paying Current
Expenses And Has About
Wiped Out Deficit
FURTHER REDUCTIONS

Special Dispatch 20 the Irtenigcncer.
CHARLESTON. W. Va, May s.
In connection today with the opening
of hearings before the state board OF
public works on the assessments Of
public service corporations in the state
Governor II. d. Hatfield made the
statement upon behalf Of the board
thai the financial affairs Of the state
Mtft iu such condition now that th.
state levy. which. for the past year was
liked al II cents. 10 take care OF a
dsilcit that had accumulated for sew
cral years, could be reduced for the
coming fiscal year 10 rate To- not
exceed TO cents and possibly less. The
reduction IN the state levy from Il
cents viii mean a lcsscuiug of the
states = income OF about $4,000. Do
was also Indicated by the governor
ihat after This year the stat. levy
could BE- SIN further reduced fle
explained in detail that the levy OF
II cents laid tor the past year wns
ncoessItat.d by the deficit that hau
accumulated for several wears past
and The loss OF liquor license revcuu,
as Well az Tho expenditure Of $500. 600
ln the maintenance Of martial law iu
hanaW na valley strike troubles
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
WILL NOT ATTEMPT
EXTENDED PURSUIT
Owing To Lack OF Transpor-
ta,ion And Defended Lines
OF Communication
HAVE INSUFFICIENT MEN

MARATHON. Texas. May S.-Two
troops of American cavalry swung
southwark this afternoon into Big Bend
country moving on to Glenn Springs.
where three soldiers lost their lives
and little boy was shot TO death i'm
the raid by Villa bandits Friday night.
The one hundred and more cavalrymen
belonging to troops A and Il OF the
Sth cavalry were under the command
OF Major George +. LanghOrne. Two
troops of the 18th cavalry commanded
by Colonel +. W. Siblev from Fort
Clark 20 forward tomorrow.
captain Caspar Cole with % men of
Troop \ Is now scouting the river
country where the bandits recrossed
the Rio Grande in their flight after
the attacks on Glenn Springs and Bo-
quillas. His observations and reports
OF the bandit movement as 10 be sent
10 Major General Funston that a plan
OF future action may be developed
Unconfirmed reports are current to-
night al Boquillas that bodies of ban
dts are operating in numbers on the
Mexican side. The number of cavalry
men under present orders to proceed
toward the river indicates that no ef-
Tort VIII be made 10 pursue the ban
dts into Mexico unless they are OBJ
served near the border. Tn that event
chase into Mexican territory may
be attempted that might carry the
american forces nifty or more miles
into Coahuila.
No Extended Pursuit.
Lack Of transportation and properly
defended lines Of communication pre-
clude anv extended pursuit into Mexico
and military men here do not think
another punitive expedition possible
because OF the lack Of cavalrymen.
The last body of villa followers re-
crossed the Rio Grande Saturday
morning and they are now probably
nearly 40 mites south Of the river.
H. #un~s N..~HHr
5000 men to form an expedition into
Mexico TO effectively cope with the
tContinued on Page Eleven.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
LITTLE NEWS OF
ATTACK RECEIVED
Carried Crew Of One
Hundred But No
Passengers
NO AMERICANS ABROAD

QUEENSTOWN via London May
9. 8: 80 q. m. (Cymricl The
Cymric was torpedoed at four
o'clock Monday afternoon. u is
reported that she is still afloat
and IS proceeding 70 an irish
port
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09

Western PENNEY vaniat pair and
ronrwhat cooler Tuesday wednesday.
fair
West Virginia sud ohioi Pair tues
daF and wednesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
HOPES TO REMOVE.
FUTURE TROUBLE.
Rejects Suggestion That Plan
Is Contingent Upon British
Relations
BRIEF AND TO THE POINT

LONDON. May s.-The German
government has already issued
new orders 10 the commanders OF
German submarines in accordance
with the concessions set forth in
the reply TO the American note,
according 10 the Daily Telegrsph's
Rotterdam orrespondent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
IN REPLY TO NOTE ON SUBMARINE f
WARFARE AND RELIES UPON THE
EXECUTION Of HER NEW POLICY
GERMANS CAPTURE
ENTIRE SYSTEM OF
FRENCH TRENCHES

LONDON. May =. 10:4S p. m.-An
entire system 81 trenches on the north
ern slope OF hill 30i. northwest of Yer
dun. has been captured by the Ger
mans. according 10 Berlin. and the
French in the fighting suffered extra
ordinary casualties. In addition 40
Officers and 1.2S0 prisoners were taken
prisoner.
Paris reports that 20 the east of the
hill, the Germans were driven from
communication trench which they pre-
viously had penetrated. and that to the
west OF the hill a German assault
against French positions al hill 2S7
was put down by the French fire.
A heavy bombardment is in progress
against the Avocourt wood and the
entire regiOu of hill 30i. while TO the
east of Verdun and in the Woevre the
artillery activity continues vigorous.
Around the Thiaumont farm north OF
Nerdun, French attack broke down
and 800 men were taken prisoner.
The Germans on the Russian front
launched an offensive to the south OF
Illukst against the Russians but met
with no success. Mine fighting and
bombardmcnts continue at various
points along this line In GaliCia TO
the northwest of TarnopOl. TIE r1s-
SLAMS captured mine crater from the
Teutons
Russians Successful
In the fighting in Asia Minor -he
Russians have compelled the Turks
To withdraw from their entire fir"
line trenches in the region OF ETZingan.
Attacks by the Austrians against the
Italians in the Marmolada. Falzarego
and other sectors were repulsed. e
bombardment in the Adameilo region
continues. Here the Italians have de-
stroyed an strian defense work on
Col Topete.
The Turkish cruiser Breslau is re-
ported by PCtrograd TO have lombard
ed Eupatoria. in the Crimea. The
town is described as an unfortified
health station The entente allied
front in France has been strengthened
by the arrival of Australian and New
Zealand troops. who have taken over
a portion of the front
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
Added Gravity.

In Fl Paso tonight the feeling grew
that the situation had taken on added
gravity following the bandit raid in
the Big Bend district. II was reported
on good authority that most of today's
conference had 10 do with the raid
and the step, 10 be taken TO disperse
bandits in Northern Coahuila. New
demands were presented to the Mex.
can representative. IL was said. which
would include the cooperation of the
Mexican and American troops in dis
tricts not hitherto touched in the two
nations.
Whatever the reply of the Mexican
minister OF war. IL was evident that
he wished TO gain more time. Tonight
more telegraph conversation between
General ObreEon and General Carranza
al the provisional capital took place.
The conferees could be seen through
the window of General ScOtt's nrivate
car throughout the meeting General
ObreCon shrugged his shoulders now
and then and shook his head. Gener.
ATS Scott and Funston appeared
determined and at times spoke
animatedly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
TWO TROOPS Of U.S. CAVALRY
6C INTO BIG BEND COUNTRY
IN SEARCH Of MEXICAN BANDITS
BORDER CONFERENCE
CONES TO AN EMO
WITHOUT AGREEMENT

Ell PASO. Texas. May S.-Today's
conference between Generals Hugh l..
Scott and Frederick Funston and Gen
eral Alyaro Obregon. Mexican minister
of war. and Juan Amado. sub-secretary
of foreign affairs. ended late today
without an agreement having been
reached regarding the status of the
American troops in Mexico.
II was indicated that efforts to ef-
feet an understanding had not been
abandoned and that another confer
ence would be held.
Today's meeting place was in Gen
eral Scotts private car on the Ameri-
can side. When and where the next
meeting would be held was not
disclosed
When General Obregon returned TO
Juarez In his touring car. he was
asked:
is the conference ended?"
He smiled. shrugged his shoulders.
and replied:
1t is just beginning"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-09
C0NFEREES MAY
GET TOGETHER
ON ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON. May S-Senate
amendments tp The army bin again
were rejected today bv the house and
INC measure retHrned 20 conference.
Ih" proposals to empower the Presi-
ucuf 90 raise the standing army 10
100000 men in time OF peace. and 10
raise federal volunteer army of
-1I ui' were rejected hatly by votes
Of 22l 10 lf2 and Pol TO 1Og. respect
fully. while the nitrate plant amend
W'nf as substituted d. one offered bv
Chairman Hay. of the house military
afHir- committee. without q record
vote.
Substitution Of the nitrate plant
amendment cam" after q hard frht
bF opponents Of the senate proposal.
Ted by representative Leuroot re
publican. Of Wi-cou sim. who maintain
cd that The water power lobby was
responsible for Dr. Tho plaut pron1..
90 under tho Hay additional would
De- "pors'rd exclusively hy fra -o.-
ernm'nf and mot on couiuncf ION with
any other industry or ontorpris, ear
riod on by prvat" capital. and The
select tho site"
10 Silence Critics.
These provisions we're Intended To-
silence fuD rr.fIg# of OBJ, measure who
maintained fhaf the Alabama Muscle
shoals property owners were tn BE-
mad" tHr direct teucfciarir. pi tho
senate amendment Tho initial Dian.
would hs SlHHuu. 1000 of $4,000 uHu
more than enc senate amendment
would have provided and fhc mono.
would hr raised bE frr sale of pa0a.
rH Canal bond 'rhrt snuid De-.
come payable Boo r1t more chan frt
N.H".
Democratic leader. fOuI.ut felt ur.
f.Nisfir over fH' uuf look Tor settle.
mont or fH' nitrate problem
Thirty Democrats voted a.H|r.f
IHa taHHHH arm. features TH. limo
lu on r va. virtually fIr r.mr ..
I It. l..H rrstiuu T.. when fHr lu.e.
fu" wa. hrfur. The house
now Ia believed |HH. .Ir confer.
ono. "'II l.rrs fu come CONFRONT.
.T ... .'HrNIH. .r"t fu. amendment
I.'' r'. IH" hnIs l|I 0rier
H.|. would have urUt ..lT fnt 10000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Effect Of Darkness on Gold Fish.

A scientist kept gold fish in roomy
tank and with plenty Of food, but In
absolute darkness. He kept it up for
three years, and then observed the
notifications that had occurred in the
fish. The color first became black, but
after the second year 1t became golden
again, and the reason for this Is inter
esting. In the first instance the dark
pigment cells spread out and covered
the subjacent layer of crystals which
gives the gold fish Its golden sheen. In
the second instance the phagocytes de-
voured the dark pigment cells, and thus
re-exposed the golden layer. The
changes in the eye were even more in
teresting. The structure Of the eye
was completely altered. The fish be-
came totally blind. The experiment
suggests that an individual fish impris.
oned in a perfectly dark cave would
become blind. But It does not throw
any direct light on the origin of blind
race of fishes in caves.-New York
Morning Telegraph.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Adjusting Burdens Of Women.

An English overseer of recruiting
expresses the opinion that If flour bags
were only q little less cumbersome
many men would be obtained for the
British army who have now to be ex-
empted because they cannot be spared
from grocers shops. While he adj
mits that successful attempts have
peen made to introduce woman assist
ants in grocers' shops, they cannot be
expected to shoulder sack Of flour,
much less bag Of potatoes. 1t APP
pears that strong protests are being
made to the recruiting authorities by
the grocers against the compulsory en-
listment of their male assistants Of
military age. They plead that the
men are necessary, as the sacks OF
-four cannot be lifted by women.
Departure from established stand
ards are reputedly less frequent In the
United Kingdom than in the United
States, but it ought to be possible In
the present crisis, when every able
bodied man Is needed in the British
army, to adjust burdens In grocers'
shops to the capacity of female backs
without seriously fracturing the I'M
written constitution.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Russian Enterprise.

The enterprise Of the Russian peas
ants is continually giving evidence ct
the nations readiness for progress.
The phenomenal success Of the con-
sumers' leagues has enabled the estab-
lishment of numerous factories and
distributing centers on capital owned
by the peasantsLhemselves. The mis-
taken impression of the mujik as a
moneyless dweller on the soil Is
brought into sharp contrast by the real
ization that the Russian peasant is
now thrifty investing his savings In
Industrial enterprises. Thus, the credit
society Of Sapojok, government Of
Riazan, has just bought factory for
the purpose of manufacturing agri-
cultural machinery for $4,000 rubles.
Members of the society alone will be
employed In making the winnowing
and crushing machines.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Professional Women In Russia.

From the middle Of the last century
the women of Russia have asserted
their eagerness for professional train
Ing. Teaching, surgery, medicine, and
government service have attracted the
greatest number. When the medical
schools were closed to them, they went
to Switzerland and other foreign coun-
tries. A Russian girl took Doctors
degree at Zurich In 1867. In the early
seventies the admission. Of women to
medical courses became settled prac-
tice In Russia. In 1875, woman sur
geons in numbers distinguished them
selves at the front In the Serbian
Turkish war; the same distinguished
service has been given by them In the
Russo-Japanese war and In the pres
ent conflict. Today woman physicians
are as prominent as men, and In some
cities there are many more female
than male dentists. More than 62
per cent of the teachers in the zemstvO
schools are women, and the census OF
1897 showed that there were four wom-
en- to every FIVE men In the state and
public services.-Richard Washburn
Child in Century.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
ROYAL REVENGE.

QUEEN CHRISTINA of Sweden, only
" daughter of the great and good Gus
tavus Adolphus, kept oil the gossips
of Europe in a ferment for many
years. After holding down the throne
of her fathers for four years, she vol
unfairly abdicated in favor of her
cousin, In order that she might travel
and enjoy herself. At that period she
was young and beautiful and the most
learned and accomplished woman of
her time, and 1t is not strange that the
"Welcome to Our City" sign was hung
out whenever she deigned to visit a
burg.
Toward the close of the year 1867
she honored France with her presence,
and the palace of Fontainebleau was
turned over TO her with the compli-
ments of the season. She was attend
ed by a royal retinue Of servants, and
also by her grand equerry, Marquis
Monaldeschi.
This gentleman, as his name sug-
gests, was an Italian, and for con-
siderable time had been the queens
favorite. They were recognized as
lovers and, since the queen had abdi-
Gated, it seemed more than possible
that they would be married and go to
housekeeping. The marquis was ex-
traordinarily handsome and gifted in
oil the graces and polite mannerisms
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Women Doing Work Of Men.

A short time ago farmers in tho
United Kingdom were declaring that
women could not possibly take the
place of men on the land. Women
have been engaged ever since in prov
ing that they could do so. The farmer
has been constrained to admit, step
by step, at first grudgingly, but later
with generous appreciation, that there
Is nothing that man can do on the
land that woman cannot do, not even
blowing excepted. Now there comes
word from France that the Agricultu-
raj Society of the Hautes Alpes has
awarded number of medals to wom-
en- who, In the absence of the men.
have carried on the field work In those
regions, for the most part unaided. A
special medal was granted to one WON
an who did the entire sowing and reap
ing of her land single-handed.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

thing. 1t is only one Of many. All
of the garden products that can be
used in tiny space are utilized, and
around the edges, to work In a little
art along with utility, there are flow
ers.
The Rockefeller cabbage patch Is
located in the yard of the wOrld-fa-
nous Rockefeller institute at Sixty
sixth street and the East river, New
York city. 1t is In this remarkable
institution that the wise men of sci
ence try germs on monkeys and dogs
so that they can learn how to save
the lives of babies and grownups. Many
of the greatest discoveries of science
have been made in the big building.
But when the master of the millions
came along he saw something beside
the germs and the mysterious re-
searches Of science in the vicinity. 1t
occurred to him that the germs had
nothing to do with the yard about the
place, and that no amount Of bacilli
could interfere with putting the open
ground to some use.
SO he ordered that the women and
children in the congested, poor neigh
borhood be given chance to raise
vegetables on the unused yard. The or
der brought about transformation.
Now on any day one may see the
woman with the hoe at work on the
garden that fringes the skirts of
great learning. She Is not bowed by
the weight of centuriSc like Edward
Markham's famous "Nfan With the
Hoe" She is happy in the chance
to make a better table for her little
ones at the expense of man whose
millions do not prevent him from see
ing little things clearly.
I wonder If my readers are using
their available space for garden pur-
poses with as much wisdom as the
very poor of New York are doing in
the cabbage patch Of the Oil King?
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
CABBAGES AND A KING
BY ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYsEN

BY ELIZABETH VAN BENTHUYSEN.
When the Walrus, in the time-hon-
ored verse, called attention to the fact
that the time had come to speak of
cabbages and kings, the beast did not
have any idea that the time would
come when there would be any actual
relationship between the two. Now
kings have come to know the value Of
the cabbage while the value of the
king has taken somewhat of slump
in the opposite direction.
This story deals with an Oil King
and a cabbage crop. Midas, with his
fund of gold; Croesus, long mentioned
as marvel of money, and the other
owners of large kingly chests were
hut ordinary pikers compared to John
ID. Rockefeller. He has in one vault
in the basement Of the produce ex-
change In New York more hidden
wealth than all of the old kings put
together.
Yet he has lively interest in rails
ing cabbages.
His interest in this direction is valu-
able to-all Of the persons in the coun-
try who have garden plots because II
Is a lesson in the economy of space,
and tip from the richest man in the
world as to the value of using every
spare spot for raising something from
the soil.
What he sees in New York is equally
possible on the most remote hillside in
America, and it is for this reason
that 1 am showing you a picture OF
the Oil Kings cabbage patch and tell
ing you how the man with the greatest
store Of wealth wisely refuses to lei
a chance to raise even a tiny crop be
wasted.
When say cabbages, I do not NEAR
that the patch is confined to this one