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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-20
RUSSIANS START NEW DRIVE IN EAST GALICIA
NavyDepartment Refused to Give
Hydrogen Protection to Sub E-2
Danger From Hydrogen Was When Batteries
Were Instaled-Other Commander Were
Turned Down - Batteries Themselves Not to Blame

NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-Danger from
hydrogen gas on the submarine E2
was recognized by the commander
shortly after the Edison batteries were
installed last September and re
quest for a hydrogen detector was not
hlled by the navy department, Lieu
tenant Charles NJ. Cooke. the com
mander. testified when he resumed
the witness stand today before the
naval court OF inquiry investigating
the recent fatal explosion on the craft.
Lieutenant Cooke also said he rec
commended that each of the 400 cells
In the two batteries be equipped so
that the condition of each cell
might be determined independently of
the others. but the bureau OF engi-
neering of the navy department would
not permit this to be cone.
II had previously been brought out
in the testimony Of Ramon Otto. an
electrician of the second class. tha.
some of the cells were reversed on
the day of the explosion. During the
process of discharging. il was later ex-
planned. the reversed cells would be
recharging and this would cause an
excessive amount OF hydrogen gas to
form.
Changes were made in the ventilat-
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Post Office
Striker Takes
His Own Life

Special Dispatch 10 the Intenigencer.
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, Jan. Is.-Wn-
liam Fisher. committed suicide here
this evening by shooting himself
through the temple, with a revolver.
Two shots were fired. Mr. Fisher was
one OF the letter carriers of this city
city who struck several weeks ago. and
left Postmaster Manley without a clerk
or carrier. Fisher. with others, were
indicted for conspiring to detain and
obstruct the passage of the mails. The
tran is now pending in the federal
court at Parkersburg Fisher was to
have returned there today. He went
TO the traction office and there bought
his ticket 10 Clarksburg. where ne
would board train 55 on the Baltimore
and Ohio. He left his suit case at a
friends and later when he did not re-
turn for his portmanteau his family
was notified. His brother. Fred Fisher.
to his home where he found the life
less body lying across a bed. Mr.
Fisher was member of one OF the
Oldest families Of Marion county. ana
was well respected citizen. lie
leaves wife and three children. aged
eight. hve and three years.
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-Four Attacks Near Toporoutz
and Boyan Reported Repulsed
Adm. Fletcher
Defends the
u. ). Fleet

WASHINGTON, Jan. lg-Stripped
OF its military secrets. the annual re-
port of Admiral Fletcher. commander
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet. was made
public today by the senate. II says
that on June 80 last the fleet was bet
ter balanced and doing better shoot
ing than ever before in its history. but
lists fifteen specific recommendations
as to conditions which should be rem
edied. ranging from shortage of men
and lack OF swift scout cruisers ana
air craft to elimination of the com
pulsory feature of the navy's educa-
tional -vstem.
With , admirals report was let
ter of transmittal from Secretary
Daniels, stating that many of the con
ditions referred To already had been
remedied and that steps had been
taken to carry out other recommenda-
tions. The secretary also pointed out
that Admiral Fletcher said most Of
the weaknesses were OF long standing
and that he had omitted discussion OF
the many satisfactory features of the
fleet in the interest OF brevity.
During the past year" says the re-
port. the number OF units assigned
TO the fleet has been increased Is per
cent. resulting in better balanced
fleet. as shown by the maneuvers in
August. There are now i'm the Allan
tic fleet lis vessels of various types.
manned by force of more than 27.-
coo men"
Referring to the maneuvers Of
the year. of which there has been
much discussion. Admiral Fletcher
states that "all the operations of these
maneuvers were successfully carried
out with the exception OF the move
ments of the submarines. and the re-
suits reflect credit on the personnel
and material of the fleet"
n suggestion in the report which at
tracted considerable attention said:
Il consider IL important that the de
partment investigate the possibility
OF providing grape shot OF a similar
form OF ammunition for use OF the
turrent guns in repelling destroyer
attacks"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-20
y. S. Coast Line Open to Attack
By Any Well Organized Army
Despite Equipment Forts submarnes-Maor General
Wood Says Trained Force Of 10000 Men Infict
Great Damage Before Army Could Assembled

WASHINGTON. Jan. ~. - Major
General Leonard Wood told the senate
military committee today that the
coast line of the United States was
open to attack hy any wen organized
foreign army. despite ite equipment OF
forts. mines and submarines and that
tho oceans formed mo- serious barrier
to Invasion re declared that boo The
country's present state of utter pre-
parcdnces for war. trained force OF
10000 men could iunict iucalcuIabio
damage before an army could hc as-
semblod To- meet g.
Events Of the European war clearly
demonstrated. the general said. that
The sea was the best medium Tor the
movement OF troops. and be pointed
ont that a force of t26OOO r-on. fully
equipped had been landed at Gauipou
from n single day expedition of ninety.
olght ships. against submarines. mines
and underwater screen Of barbed wire
that fringed every available landing
place
Emphasis on his conviction that
troops cannot b. improvised 90 meet
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ing systems in the battery compart-
ments at his suggestion, Lieutenant
Cooke said. and all the fans were rum
ming during the discharge that was in
progress at the time of the explosion.
The commander testified that there
was no open light burning In the sub
marine at the time OF the explosion.
but admitted that a spark could have
been struck IL a tool came into con-
tact with any two of the battery ter
minals
Miller Reese Hutchinson, repre-
senting the Edison Storage Battery
company. at the inquiry issued a state-
ment today. in which he expressed
the opinion that the E-2 was filled
with hydrogen gas at the time of the
explosion. This would not have hap
pened. he said. IL the ventilating sys-
tenn had been in full operation. He
said further:
There were plumbers working in
the engine room where two men were
killed. This indicates to me that the
explosion occurred there. | have an
AFFIDAVIT that a plumber a few DAYS
before the explosion was using a gas
oline torch in the E-2.
The batteries were no more to
blame than boiler that blows up
when the water is too low"
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No Agreement
Reached Yet
on LuSitania

WASHINGTON, Jan. I9-Ger-
manys proposal TO incorporate in the
settlement of the Lusitania case a res
ervation of any admission of wrong
doing by her submarine commander
is understood to have been reecteo
by the United States. A new pro-
posal from the Berlin government Is
expected momentarily. however. and
there is possibility that the contro-
yersy may be closed By The elimina-
ton OF all mention OF the merits or
dement's of the actual torpedoing OF
the vessel, Germany agreeing to pay
an indemnity for the American lives
lost reiterating expressions of regret
and calling attention directly or by
inference TO the contention that she
already has given the most effective
disavowal by making assurances fo-
the future.
II in the new propositions there
should be another such reservation or
any attempt to justify the sinking of
the Lusitania on the ground that the
act constituted reprisal in retalia-
ton for the British blockade of Ger
many. that also probably viii be re-
Jected. There were indications to-
night however. that Germany believes
that the United States, might under
certain circumstances. accept a pro-
posal mentioning the legality OF iIle-
gality OF the act. One Of a similar
nature resulted in an agreement over
the sinking of the steamship Arabic.
Because the negotiations, by mutual
agreement, are TO be confidential by
officials OF the state department and
the German embassy. IL has not been
disclosed just how far a proposal OF
this character would 20 towards a
complete settlement satisfactory to
both sides or whether the United
States Is prepared TO insist upon Ger
many admitting in as many words that
the tOrpedoing OF the Luistania was
uniustifable
II Is considered in Teutonic circles
that the recent assurances regarding
the conduct Of submarine warfare in
the Mediterranean. where. because no
blockade exists. no reprisals are nee
essary from the German point OF
view. contain evidence Of the good
faith Of the German government in
regard 10 the entire subject OF subma-
rine operations. n is urged that the
same rules would have applied 60 the
conduct ~ warfare in the North sea
had not Great Britain attempted a
blockade of Germany.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-20
PEACE PARTY Is
A DISAPPOINTMENT

THE HAGUE. Jan 10. via London.
Jan. 20. 4.2O a. m.-The Scandinavian
members Of the Ford Peace expedition
departed today by special train
through Germany for Copenhagen by
permission OF the German military
authorities. The American members
OF the expedition who desire TO return
to Stockholm have not yet received
permission 10 do so and are puzzled as
TO what they will do. II may be neces-
sary for them 10 make the trip across
the North Sea.
The officials acting on behalf OF
Henry Ford today expressed disap
polntment at the refusal Of many or
the Americans 10 continue association
with The peace project Thus far Dr.
Charles ,. Aked is the only American
member OF the so-called Permanent
Peace Board. who g. willing to make
the trip 10 Stockholm. where % is in
tended To- bring about a termination Of
the war.
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COMMITTEE
Is FORMED
PERMANENT BODY OF CREDI.
TORS ASSOCIATION is
FINALLY NAMED
Will Work In Conjunction With
Samuel Untermeyer, Famous
New York Lawyer

Special Dispatch To The Intelligencer.
UNlONTOWN. Pa. Jan. I9-Or-
ganization Of the permanent creditors
committee of the J. V. Thompson
Creditors association was completed
today by the organization committee
Of the association. This creditors
committee will conserve and admins
ter for the creditors the holding of
Mr.. Thompson, appraised At over sec.
100000. The preparation Of the plan
and the selection OF tn personnel 6f
the committee has been COMPLETED
after weeks OF deliberation. Seven
men comprise the permanen. commit
tee. All stand high In the financial
world and are men conversant with
the coal business They are TO work
in conjunction with Samuel Cnter.
myer. a lawyer and fnancier OF "a
tional reputation. Of 81 Wall street.
New York
Permanent Committee.
The members Of the permanent
committee are. James 4. Campbell
Of Youngstown. q. Mr. Campbell b.
president Of the Youngstown sheet
and Tube company. one Of the largest
concerns in the United States. lie
has been actively engaged I'm the steel
'"''N ''''a 'N''t'''' A't 'ti' ANHN "
years
Alexander e. Robinson Of Pitts
burgh Mr. Robinson b. president of
the Safe Deposit and Trust company
uf Pittsburgh and a director in the
many corporations Of national reputa-
tiOn
4. r. Hamilton. Of Pittsburgh lie
.ls a director In the Commonwealth
Trust company and vice president OF
the Third National Bank OF Pittsburgh.
a p Cooper. ~ Tniontown. who
was for eight years representative IN
Congress from tho Twcnty-third Penn.
rylyania district. publisher of tho
Morning Herald and the Evening
Genius in Juiontown. n lawyer. and
has been closely Identified with the
busIness interests iu this section and
the coal interests OF Greene county and
West Virginia. wnero be- has large
holdings.
D. y HfchWan. of Wheeling ". Va.
Nr llfchm1n BEL president of the
Hickman Coal and Coke company
o. So Uarah. of tniorfoVu Mr.
llarah Is vice president and 70 direc-
fOr In tho second National bank. Of
lrionfowu. a director and treasurer ~
trc Century Coke company. and other
IIrEc concerns.
A plummer Austin 0f Un.onfown.
tcontinusd on Fars Tusivs1
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POSTAL CLERK
CASE UP TODAY

Special IIrIHf.h fr fhr Tnfsfffe-rr-
iANkENsUT re-. W Va. Jan 10
Ih" case of fhr Ta.rmont postal ON.
p'o1'. indicted for conspiracy in OBJ
HfructinE thc United states malls az
that go.'0fico. will probably come up
tomorrow Judge DAYTON will rule on
The demurrer entered to the indIrt
meufs Rankin McArdle. private rec.
rotary 90 Postmaster General Uurie.
SON. and First Ae.i.fant Postmaster
General Daniel Roper have boon sub
uuonaod to appear Rumore are chr.
rent that pleas of uolc confendrc VIII
be- entered and fhe defendants fined
accordingly judge DAYTON today i'm.
posed a hno OF 500 and Jail sen
touce of four months ON Chris Van
Kirk Of this CITY. convicted ~ selling
liuuor without license Mrs bertha
Nurre was acquitted ~ similar
charge
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-20
FdirnOnt
Physician
Is q Suicide

Special Dispatch tu .r. Int.Ur.u,.r
FAlNMDNT. IS Va. Dan. I9 Ur.
j D. Durctt. one OF the most skilled
and surgeons ln West Vir-
eInil killed himself in his home thls
morning by .hooflng himself ln the
mouth with a shotgun Tor some
Time Dr. Durfotf had been suffering
from a nervous breakdown and was
forced fo give up a very extensive
Practise
Thc body Was found in his office
by h.a eldest dauchtor Edith uurf.tf.
and fhr shotgun hy his side Tho
daughter Immediately called utr
mother hIrkIuE that ber father bad
fallen The ,Iot OF blood from the
wound together with hia uialcss form
told wufrlr fIr tragedy that bad oc.
CURED S0 mufned was tho sound
OFT fl. report uf fHD .m that the fam.
UI tIuIrif milk bottle In tho
trrH.n HHH fallen Ur Uurrptf had
Ia.r .U s morosr condition for romr
time lIrs urm. were Kept from hIm
huf Iu some manner hr fOIled mo tie.
Ilorro of fhr famuy
ffc i. survived hy Iie wife. three
daughters. Edith Ethel and Eliuor.
and son james j uurrcft Ir Uia
mother and two brothers. Charles and
George Uurrcft Hls mother lives at
EIk.na and is very 900 and is not
expected fo live more than few
days
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-20
Charges of Extravaganza and
Waste of Funds Stirs Miners
Bitter Debate Filled With Personalities Follows Introduction Of
Resolution TO Investigate Alleged Extrayaganco-Whe
Charges II a Plan TO Discredit Organization

fSDfANAPOIIs. Ird Jam IY A
bitter debate Ir which usf.araIIf.,a
igured to a. large extent taa rfnr.rt
atrd ln thr convention of fhD United
slime Worker. today oyer pr.uo. ION
p have c0uu.fIt. appointed .1 Ir.
.nffigafo alleged .ff.ar. ....r. .. f.s
irarc'al sfHIr. Uf ... .HHr.lIU UDu
Harges were made uaf .U.r. wa. o.
waste of money. fhaf COM. of tH. msn
I1der salary u fHn union padded q.
Heu.e arr0ur'. we're inefficient. ana
0urfrr charge. wore hurled back fiaf
Hr rIargfa Df fHf .rVf.'Iatf|lr Har
only Interior gIeUr and ufr- arfurf.U
n asking "a scrutiny of tHr financial af.
'alrs ~ fhr uIrr u0rferH Iu order fool
rink dlacrrdT ID fhr or.arIlafI1r ana
fH iraffr. Tho I..rl...0n BEGAN
carly n fha day and ua. rW loo mi
SWIM when ffr rorrfrI Dr Ha. a1.
iour1r1 until t0mprr0a
Tho haftlr of word. rayDItrd about
boz statement OF President John o.
White of fho organization fhaf If uar
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TWO KILLED,
MANY INJURED

CHICAGO. Jan. 10 Two men were
killed and dozen others injured in
fight today between employee and
striking workmen Of the Edward
Valve Manufacturing company at East
Chicago. Ind.
The dead
George Balm. employe of the com.
pany.
Unidentified man. said to have been
a strikebreaker
The troubl" started when the com
rany brought party OF ten alleged
strikebreakers to tho city TODAY and
cent several Of its employee in auto
mobiles 10 the railway station 90 meet
fhnm
The strike was brought about when
t shorter day wa- demanded by tho
employee
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-20
Villa, Lopez and
Castro Declared
To be Outlaws
CARRANZA ISSUES DECREE
AND THEY CAN BE SHOT
ON SIGHT
Republicans In Congress Insistent
On Intervention-No Action
to Be Taken

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-GeneraI
CarranEa notified the Mexican en-
bsssy here today. that he had formally
proclaimed Francisco villa, Rafael 10
pez and Rafael Castro outlaws. be-
cause OF the massacre OF American
citizens at Santa Ysabel.
Under the decree any citizen OF the
republic il authorized to execute the
outlaws without formality.
Republican senators made clear at
todays meeting OF the foreign relations
committee their purpose to keep up
the fight for action on the situation in
Mexico. The Democrats were equally
determined that no legislative action
should be taken al this stage and that
the problems involved should be left
to the President.
For more than two hours the com
mittee discussed behind closed doors
Intervention resolutions and proposals
to send troops 10 cooperate with Gen
eral Carranza In maintaining order and
running down the murderers Of Ameri-
can citizens. Senator Borah Of Idaho.
and Senator Lodge. Of Massachusetts,.
We're the principal spokesmen for the
minority. while Senators Clark. OF Ark
ansas' Williams, Of Mississippi. and
stone. chairman of the committee. de-
Tended the attitude OF the administra.
ton
Thus far the majority leaders have
succeedcd In preventing action on any
OF the resolutions submitted to the
senate in the last week No vote was
taken in the committee today. even
the proposal Of Senator Gore for ere
alton of neutral zone In northern
Mexico. 90 be- policed Jointly by Amer
lean and Mexican troops. and that of
(continusd on Page Tvsivsl
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regulars. General Wood declared the
fundamental basis Of any policy %
adequate national defense must be the
principle that with suffrage goes an
obligation for military service. such
q policy bad been advocated By George
Washington Do said. and if 10 had been
adopted Canada would become part OF
ihe United States in The war Of 1912
only once in our history have We
been prepared for war;. he added
That was Immediately after the Civm
war. when We had q million and a half
trained soldiers.
There imt goiug to b. any weak
ness abroad after this war o. over. You
win find that more male children viii
have been born than have been killed
or injured You viii have all the gold
perhaps but % viii not do you much
rood unless you stIfen 90 with iron.
Immediate Needs Of Army
Ae to the immediate needs Of the
regular army. General Wood expressed
The opinion that che force 81 regulars
CCoutinusd on Fars rveivsl
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LONDON, Jan. 19.-After only a
slight pause since the conclusion OF
The New Years battle" on the eastern
front, the Russians again have begun
a strong offensive against the Austro-
Hungarians on the Bessarabian front
east OF CZernowitZ capital of Buko-
wilma
Vienna had forecasted that the sec.
ond phase or the battle in this region
was Imminent by the announcement
that the Russians were throwing
strong reinforcements into East
Galicia.
In the initial offensive Of what prob
ably will be termed the second bat
tie. the Russians launched with num-
erous columns four attacks near Top
oroutz and Boyan. but. according to
Vienna. they We're everywhere re-
pulsed.
The Germans have attacked Rus
SLAMS bases al Tarnopol. East Galicla
with an air squadron.
While the Turkish war Office asserts
that the Russians I'm the Caucasus
have abandoned their offensive along
the entire front of nearly loo miles.
owing TO the reinforcement OF the
Ottomen and their assumption of a vio-
rent offensive, the latest Russian offi-
cial communication. describes the
Turkish army in he region As having
peen cisorganiZed and dislodged from
strong position extending over sixty
tx miles. the Turkish retreat taking
On the character of a panic-strlcken
Tight Several Turkish units. the com
uunication adds. were almost annihi-
i6ted, hundreds of bodies covering the
lield Of battle
Break of Negotiations.
With the announcement that Monte
negro had broken of negotiations for
peace with Austria Hungary comes
he Official statement in Paris news
paper that King Nicholas and his
family and suite already are on their
way to Italy. a. is presumed that
with the serving Of the peace pour
parlers the Austro-Hungarians will
take up where they left on the cam
paign Of crushing the little kingdom
as Serbia was crushed
Although artillery bombardments.
mining and countermining operations
and aerial attacks continued almost
exclusively on the western line in
France. the Germans report the cap
Continued on Page Twelvel
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FACES RossEaY CHARGE.

CHARLESTON. W Va. Jan. 10
Charged with having stolen Interstate
shipments from the express Office a.
kayford. Kanawha county. VI. e..
Cressy. prominent citizen Of that town.
was lodged in jail here today az the
Instance Of special investiEators en-.
ployed By the express company.
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FATALLY BURNED.

Special Dispatch tp DOT. IuteIIigeucer.
EAST LIVERPOOL. o.. Jan. ls-
Mr. George james. aged p. is be-
ueyed to b. dying tonight as result
of burns sustained this afternoon
when her clothing ignted while she
was sitting Boo front of an open gas
fire. SD" ram from rho house and
rolled in tho snow tD smother hor blaz.
Ing dress The upper part of her body
was horribly burned
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NUSBAUM is
FOUND GUILTY

Special Dispatch 20 the InteIligoncer.
MORGANTOWN. W. Va. Jan. 10
After celebrating for more than six
hours the jury in the case of the State
vs. VIM Nusbaum. a prominent citi-
zer of Clarksburg. charged with vio-
lating the Nost liquor law. returned
verdict OF guilty this afternoon.
Counsel for the defendant made a mo-
uOn for appeal The case occupied
two full days and almost twenty car
acter witnesses testified.
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TURK ARMY IN CAUCASUS
ARE NOW IN A PANIC
STRICKEN FLIGHT
Montenegro Breaks OFF Peace Ne
gotiations With Austria
War Council Held

PARIS, Jan. te, via London,
1o:15 p. m.-The Journal Des De-
bats says II is officially announced
that King Nicholas Of Montenegro
and his family and suite have sail
ed for italy, peace negotiations
between Austria and Montenegro
having been broken off.