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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-21
GOVERNOR HATFIELD'S REPLY
Governor Hatfield's reply to President wills

Governor Hatfield reply to President Wilson's greetings
On the part the people of West Virginia thank
for the distinguished consideration have shown in
talking to 1t is doubly gratifying just this time
West Virginia with all the strength of her manhood standing
shoulder to shoulder with her sister
nsh whatever support be necessary for
tive of this country in uphodng national honor
tanning dignity
West Virginia yields to in loyalty nation
and you that you with certainly
depend of Drawn and muscle
holds sacred to the world that herself may be solid
d that places the international integrity higher
than every other consideration.
Upon this the fifty third anniversary of the best of the
states child of the nation and born throes
of strife wish again the strength of our
thanks for your kind consideration contributing so much to
the celebration of this birthday occasion
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-21
COMMUNICATION IS FLAT REFUSAL !
To WITHDRAW ARMY FROM MEXICO

Contains Warning to First Chief That Attack Troops
Will Lead to the Gravest Consequences - President
Accuses Carranza of Having Brought Countries to
Verge of War by Open Hostility to u S.-Repudiates
and Resents Imputatons of Bad Faith - Where
u S. Stands.
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whsHrroTou. JUNE Forecast.
west virginia. western reuuavfvarts
Local thunderafurua "wednesday
TnuraIay partly cloudv
ohio Local thundcraf1rna wednea.
DAY and probably Thursday.
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sending some OF them southward
in response to a request from Gen.
eral Funston are under way. Sec
retary Lansing today described
the policy OF the government as be-
ing founded only on 4 resolve TO
protect the border. That policy
has not been changed. he said. and
no military step that has begin
taken has any other object. Gen
eral Carranxa was officially inform
ed Of this in the note which went
forward today.
To carry out his share in the
policy, General Funston sent
long code despatch TO Secretary
Baker today indicating what por-
ton Of the 100000 suardsmen ord.
cred under arms he needs i'm
mediately TO stiffen his border
guards. The points at which he
wishes the men nobilized and the
proportions OF infantry cavalry
and artillery he desires to have at
each place were included. AS
sisnment will be made from the
state units to be mustered into
the service. Preliminary arrange
rents were discussed today with
railroad officials looking TO their
prompt transportation 70 the
points selected by General Fun
ston.
ouardsmen Not Ready.
None of the guardsmcn summoneC
under President Wilson's call we-,
ready tonight for marching orders. Il
may be q matter OF several days be
fore the first regiments are mustered
in, as the men will have to be examin
ed physically. additional camp equip
ment assembled for them and IN,
trains 10 carry them TO the border ar
ranged for.
The entire guard Of the District q
Columbia will be under canvas tomor
row at Fort Myer. Va. ready for must
er. Several states also are eNpecte,
to complete their mobilization BY 10
morrow night. and a decision ma
then he reached as to which forces
will be moved first. There was no
sufficient Information available tonish
TO furnish and estimate "a 10 hov
much time would be required to ee
The entire force ready for active ser
vice
War department officials have beer
highly 2ratifed AT reports OF crowde,
recruiting stations in several states
They also are pleased that the cover
nors of virtually all states. having i'm
portant National Guard units whicl
were not summoned. have sought per
mission TO forward their entire con
tingcnt.
40 increases in the elements mad
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-21
SOUTH ARMY Of
THE AUSTRIANS
IS IN FLIGHT
DUE TO DELAY IN
LEAVING CZERNOWITZ
In the South the Russians Are
Running Wild And Sweep
ing Everything
HAVE 10000 PRISONERS

PErROGRAD. June 20 p. m. via
London. 1916 p. m.-On the Northern
flank OF General Brusilofrs front the
Austrian resistance. considerably
stiffened by the arrival OF a large
number of German reinforcements.
has succeeded in checking the Russian
drive between Lutsk and Kovel.
which, directed against Vladimir
Nolynski, aims at destroying the
Austrian communications between
kovel and Lemberg But in spite or
the violent Austro-GeI,lan counter
attacks. one of which broke through
the Russian lines. the latest reports
are TO the effect that the kussiana
have again resumed progress in this
sector, after taking the usual toll OF
prisoners.
on the southern flank the Austrians
have been unable to check. even
uOmentarily. the Russian advance
toward Kolomea and toward the final
Dniester fortimicaticn OF Halich
General PflanZer. the Austrian com
mander. apparently Is PAVING the
penalty for having too long delayed
his retirement from Czernowitz. and
his army. now cut I'm two. Is reported
10 be In prccipitate flight. one Jart
along the Rumanian frontier and the
other into the Carpathians.
Turning from CZernowitZ General
WletChisky's forces are pressing their
flank attack further north and have
reached point on the Zlota Lipa
some miles 20 the northwest or
CzernoWitz Russian military critics
consider ~ unlikely that the Austrians
will be- able 10 hold the Zlota Lipa line.
but will be forced back upon Halich.
Movement Centralized.
Tho seDarats Russian movements
now are showing a strongly central
-ized tendency. There are three con
veIEin- lines OF advance. the common
objective OF which Is LemherE. The
first OF these lines IS approaching
Vladimir.Volyn-ki the second Brody.
the third Huhch. The capture Of any
one OF these towns would place the
: Galician capital In "a position Of grave
danger.
The total uumoer Of prisoners
taken by the Russians now r. esu-
mated at 10000.
The official statement says.
"On our extreme left wing the
enemy is retroating in disorder. We
are pursuing and nave occupied the
towns of Zadoya. Stroginetz and
Giliboka on the Sere'h line
Further reports Of the fighting IN
the region north of Gadomitchi on
the Styr. and west of the village Of
kolki. show that we on the seven
tconth captured 90 officers. 3.3i7 men
and seventeen machine guns. In the
region ~ Okhotuikovo. east Of Sarny.
We captured a German acroplane with
pilot and observer In the region ~
Gaiyoronka and Nienruvitchik. north
of Buczacz ON the Stripa. the enemy
is offering stubborn resistance
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Speclal Dispatch 10 the intelliEencer.
BECKLEY, w. Va, June
20.-In the recount of the
votes cast in the Republican
primary in Raleigh county
for the governorship, thirty
three out of the forty seven
precincts give Robinson a
gain of 144 votes, reducing
Lilly's majority to 1949.
With the coming OF the can
vassed figures for Mingo county
and the completion Of the recount
In Pocahontas county. slight
changes were made Tuesday in
the Robinson-lilly vote in fne
Republican primary gubernatoriat
contest, which brino the state to-
tails to the following:
5niy ...-----------.. 59,6o7
hoplnson 30 ,91D
Robinson ma ajority . 312
In Mingo county there was no
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-21
MAYOR KIRK S GREETINGS

Mayor H L. Kirk greetings Chairman Davis Eins of
the Charleston celebration of the states birthday:
Wheeing-first city and birthplace of West Virginia
sends greetings and good wishes Virgnians on
the states fifty third anniversary Many happy returns of
the day.
hundred thousand strong declare West Virginia the
treasure state Of the Union and believe Wheeling the brightest
spot in it,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-21
33 OF THE Al PRECINCTS
HAVE BEEN RECOUNTED
Many Other Slight Changes
Made In The County
Recounts
THE LATEST FIGURES

The recount in Raleigh
county, the home of Lilly, in
the Republican gubernator-
ial contest has progressed to
the extent of thirty three out
of the forty seven precincts,
and shows a Robinson gain
of IA. Thus far the Lilly
majority has been reduced to
1949 from 2093. The Raleigh
changes, however, are not in
corporated in The Intelli-
gencer tabulation until the
entire recount is completed.
On the present basis, thV
Robinson majority in the
state has been increased to
456 from 312. The following
dispatch from Beckley, the
county seat, tells of the
recount:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-21
State Birthday Greetings

Upon the occasion of the celebration Virginia
hythrd birthday anniversary President Wilson and Gov
Hatfield exchanged greetings the long distance telephone
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25

bEidesroem has done since the U-boat
But few. people were standing on the
totterin9 bank OF earth at the Mclean
1 1.s 81 - crew. so Of urcsins who man
a. whole family out to the end Of the
closely massed barges for A Quarter or
more. were considering taking a swim.
Business was dull Everybody had
the pss Sees hat e' Il %s.n wS STr,ns
quarter to look at a lot Of dirty. box
But the bride ana groom wanted to
see whatever they could. so they climbed
down the bank ana into the watery
And at about the same time the
Thomas n. T1mmins began to move ou
toward the harbor. That meant not hins
to the couple. but II starte da furry
among the policemen and newspaper
Also u put new life into the crew OF
the bafefooted youngsters who rowec
the boat. They pulled for dear life
toward the end OF the Doom OF logs and
And when they got there the urchin,
stood up and shouted and waved theiI
hands, The smokestacks OF the Tim
Minis was out near the stern OF the
Neckar ana the conceaiing barges were
clear OF the U-boat.
Not until they got back DID the pug
sled crowds know what had happened
The bride and bridegroom took 1t yer,
calmly.
ibid you see itT' was fiung at them
and they answered Internationally. "oh
yes; we saw IT,"
Whereupon the fiat-bottomed row
boats began q regular ferry service on
to the end OF the barges. and the bare
footed crews rowed until their fraii arm
ached and their pockets sagged VIII
nick0la
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
FORUM BILL GIVEN
! FAVORABLE REPORT
Measure Favored by Miss Mar
garet Wilson Approved by
District Committee.

A favorable report on the commun.
ity forum bill. in support of which
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of
the President. appeared before the
Lloyd subcommittee. was ordered to-
day by the House District Committee.
Report OF this bill. which has been on
the committees calendar for several
months. was unexpected both at the
Capitol and in school circles as the
proposed measure was considered
practically dead.
The bill. requires the Board OF Ed
ucation to designate school buildings
as community centers. where public
uiscussions may be had upon the petit
non OF q certain percentage of resi-
dents In any neighborhood.
several months ago quite a contro-
versy arose In school and community
circles when the old Board OF Educa-
ton refused such a permit 10 the
Grovcr Cleveland School Forum. Ex-
Tended hearings were held by the
House subcommittee at which Miss
Wilson was the principal advocate and
Henry p. Blair. then president OF the
Board Of Education, was the principai
opponent of the legislation.
The bill as ordered reported today
carries the Ragsdale amendment which
stipulates that white school buildings
shall be used as community forums for
white persons and colored school build
fng5 as meeting places for colored per-
eOEg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
CHANGE IN RECRUIT
SYSTEM BRINGS IN Is

A reorganization Of the recruiting de-
tachment on duty at the recruiting sta
tons In the city, was ordered from
Camp Ordway this morning.
Lieut. Julian DIN. whose services
are needed with his company. WAS or
dered back to camp and Lieutenant
Johnston was placed In charge OF the
detachment. Lieut.. p. A. Wall was
sent to take the place of Lieutenant
Johnston In charge OF the recruiting
station at 4lS Ninth street.
Both recruiting stations will lie run
as heretofore except that Lieutenant
Johnston will be in general charge OF
the service. with Lieutenant Wall rs
his assistant. There was no change
made in the enlisted personnel Of the
detachment.
The last twenty-four hours were busy
ones for the recruiting officers. Fifteen
were enlisted and sent over to Fort
Myer 10 be distributed among the COM
panies OF the Third Infantry. the two
batteries. and the cavalry troop. Sew
eral musicians were examined.
Capt. George Wilson. commanding
Battery b. was a visitor at recruiting
he dquarters this morning. Captain
Wilson Is anxious to get sufficient men
to MI out his command. and he has a
recruiting party Of his own in the city
looking after men for his organization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
British Cabinet Near
Break Over Ireland

LONDON. july D.-The coalition cab
met was endangered today by the Irish
question.
David Lloyd-George. minister OF war
and originator OF the compromise plan
for settlement OF the Irish problem. was
quoted as having offered to resign in
view OF the failure Of the cabinet to
acquiesce in his proposals to the Irish
Nationalist.
Premier Asquith was understood to be
ready also to step down II Lloyd-George
retired. Threat to submit the question
TO vote or the people In a general
election was freely made during the
The only hope of avertins such q
break lay today In the chance that the
Irish Nationalist would consent to fur
ther negotiations-and with John He'd
mond. the party's leader. demanding i'm
charges or breach OF faith at the minis
try-it was admitted this hope was q
faint one.
some London newspapers today ex-
pressed the belief. however. that II the
break came and a general election were
called. II would result in support OF the
cabinets course, the Nationaiists hav-
ing lost confidence OF many lrishmen
through their willingness to treat a
compromise plan. such a victory for
pointed out. still leave the irish ques-
ton SUSPENDED.
Cabinet Awaits Agreement.
The situation today was that the cab
met confessed Its purpose not to intro
duce q home rule amending bill until
there was a complete agreement among
al the Irish parties. and appealed to the
Nationalist to endeavor to obtain such
all the Irish parties. and appealed to the
Nationalist representatives in undirpin-
tshed' numbers was the main point
which prevented agreement In the cab
met on the bill ana among the various
Irish parties.
Evidencing the crucial nature of the
situation. Premier Asquith today con-
ferred with A. J. Balfour, first lord Of
the admiralty. Conservative Leader Bo-
mar Law. Minister Of War Lloyd-George.
and Austen Chamberlain. secretary OF
state for India. and later had an nu-
dlence with the King.
One other point which gave anxiety
was the open threat voiced by John
Redmond In the Commons debate. that
the Irish members held themselves free
to exercise their Individual JUDGMENT in
only In domestic affairs. but in the
Il was admitted that II the Irish de-
l!berately seek. as this threat indicates.
to air British conduct OF the war on the
floor. they may seriously emharrass
British success in the present great
offensive.
Editorials Gloomy.
London newspaper editorials today
took a gloomy view Of the crisis.
1T Ia humiliating to us in the face Of
our friends and our foes at a time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
BULLETS D|SPERSE.
R|OT|NG SOLDIERS.
-Four coIored lnfantrymen Are
Wounded When Provost
Guard Scatters Mob.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. July ss.-Three
negro soldiers of Company K. Eighth
1llinois Infantry. were in the kospitai
today as the result Of bullet wounds
received when they were fired upon by
me provost guard last night, after at
lacking II. @. Henne. a lawyer. of New
Braunsfels. Tea. A fourth was taken
to his tent. The wounded are:
William Blue. shot in the groin.
EDWARD Lighthorne. flesh wound In
Sidney Williams. left leg broken be-
low the knee.
Unidentified trooper. removed to the
All are privates. The wounds are
comparatively slight. owing to the
guard having used guard" ammuni-
ton. a light charge with a maximum
range Of about 900 yards.
Inc trouble started when Henne was
Inc negro militiamen. Henne saws a
stone was thrown. striking the back of
the car; Ho stopped and went back to
ascertain who threw the stone. He
said he was met By threats and invec-
followed by forty miiitiamen. He
seized a tobacco cutter and knocked
down the first negro through the door.
he says. a second he kicked in the
At this 1une.ure the provost guard.
composed OF Nineteenth United States
Infantrymen. arrived. With dubbed
guns they forced the negroes into the
street. Upon their failure to obey re-
peated orders to return to their QUAR-
ters. they were fired on by the guard.
-Four of them fell and the remainder
retreated.
Citizens were disposed to regard the
incident az purely a matter for the
military to settle. and there has been
no demonstration against negroes as a
result Of the affair. Army officials Of
the Southern Department are investi-
eating. preparatory to n court-martial.
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BRITISH WIN GREATER
PART OF pOz|ERES
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sparse forests at Delville and High
woods. The forests themselves were
gone. OF the leafy foliage nothing re-
manned. Shot and shell and hand gren-
AIDES had stripped the trees into gaunt
fre-blackened poles or laid them low
on the ground In inextricable confusion.
Behind these barriers Of logo the Ger
mans and British fought fercely.
There was no dimunttion In the artil-
lery flre which General Haig has now
been pouring ceaselessly into the Ger
man lines since Friday. On the other
hand the Germans pounded away with
explosive shells, gas shells, shrapnel
and machine gun fire.
England was looking for more favor
able reports today on progress of the
Russians Private dispatches from Pet
rograd during the last few dogs have
detailed General Kuropatkin's gigantic
smash at Won .-indenbergs line from
Riga south-a smash which II Is re-
ported crumpled the Teutonic line and
carried tho Russians twelve miles be-
yond.
Tho Russian government has always
been very conservative in announcing
progress Of its troops. oftentimes with
holding all information for a week, SO
that confirmation Of the "details OF these
army movements Is not officially OBJ
tainable. Admissions Of AuDtrtan retire.
mont have, however. been made In
Vienna statements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
FORMER EMPLOYE
SUES EXPRESS co.
George Martin Asks for 500, 900
for Injuries.

George Martin. a former employe Of
the Adams Express Company. today in
ptituted suit to recover $4,000 damages
from that corporation In the District
Supreme Court. He alleges that owing
to negligence on the part of one Of the
agents OF the defendant corporation he
was permanently injured.
Martin In his declaration sets forth
that he was employed until May 2. 1916.
in operating a hand truck to and from
an elevator In the freight house of the
defendant here. On that day. the plain
packages on the truck to the elevator
and was entering the life when II sud-
denly shot down. throwing him down the
shaft and injuring him seriously. At
torneys Daniel Thew Wright. r. II.
Mcneil. and Charles o. Shaw represent
the plaintiff. 49,.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
BLOCKHOUSES FALL
IN FRENCH ADVANCE
Counter-Attacks BY Germans Also
Are Repulsed.

PARIS, July X.-Another advance Of
French troops was reported in today's
official statement They corried "stronp-
~ fortified blockhouses" south OF
Estress and elected the Germans f-n I
front by tho Germans were repulsed.
North Of Vermandovillers the Germans
were thrown out Of some trenches they
had occupied.
On the left bank of tho Mouse. q Ger
man grenade attack against Hill 3N was
checked by machine-gun fire.
In Alsace, the Germans made an I'M
successful attack following extensive
The communique also revealed French
dir squadron raids on Pierrepont and
Longuyen railroad stations and Man
giesse Bivouac
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
Swimmers Will Race
In Mississippi River

ST. LOUIS. July 25..Nearly a hundred
swimmers will splash into the Mississippi
river here today to paddle five miles in
the annual five-mile handicap of the
Western Rowing Club. one OF the biggest
outdoor aquatic events of the year In
the middle West.
Most of the swimmers represent local
clubs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25

tombed workmen are in the second COM
partment behind two heavy steel doors.
now locked. In the first compartment
the bodies of two men can be seen
through. the glass portfolio In the first
heavy door.
Rescuers Themselves Trapped.
Mike Keogh. one OF the first to volun-
teer with Foreman John Johnson to
enter the death hole. came out gasping
for breath.
ut was about o'clock when Fore
man John johnson telephoned down to
the men in the tunnel who had gone
to work ut p. m.," said Keogh. Gas
had been coming up through the shaft
all day. Then we suspected the worst.
johnson went down the elevator shaft,
accompanied by fireman. They called
who entered the tunnel got into the
chamber somehow and couldn't get out.
'sThen we knew something had hap
pened and We began to blow the whis-
ties"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-25
BERNST0RFF TO say
WHEN U-BOAT GOES
viii Confer with DeutschIand's
Promoters Tomorrow Night,
ENTIRELY UnofficlalIy."
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NSoHpHucu tfOm rmet PaRe.D
today remained at the edge of the log
boom. which guards the Deutschland.
Heretofore. she had ducked back be-
hind the Gordon OF barges at about a
a. m. after completing her searchlikht
vigil.
All that IL needed for a dash IN to
open the front OF the boom. snake out
one barge. throw . tow line to the
Deutschland and turn into the middle
branch OF the Patapsco.
Manifestiy. the submarine 10 ready In
every sense Of the word for quick
getaway.
Whether the promoters of the new
submarine line actually fear for the
Deutschland's sister ship, the Bremen
Is something they alone know.
May Be Going To Boston.
It appeared likely today. however
that they have little or no information
az to her course. The most likely thins
20 down to the capes and lie there In
walt for her. unless indeed she 10 tax.
ing a northerly course toward Boston
thereby drawing away the allied pstro
from the capes and permitting easieI
esress for the Deutschland.
Water Over Her Deck.
The smell of oil. spiashing Of water
against the scows and wharf and large
wave circles making of from the pier
mt $50 o'clock last evening caused a
commotion among those watching the
Deutschland from the shore. and rumoI
spread that she was about to leave.
Inquiries. however. Of the workmen
at the dock brought forth the statement
that the crew or the Deutschland were
simply testing her underwater riiachi-
merry. and that the disturbance Of the
water was caused by the merchantmen
being submerged.
The workmen said she sank until the
water washed over her deck and then
came up again. This action added To
the rumor that she was about to leave
port. and at night the gathering on the
shore was greatly increased. Many
email boats were seen In the waters OIL
a Driue and bridegroom got a glimpse
OF the German submarine. and they saw
Twenty-Five young German heroes
stripped to the waist, toiling up and
down the gangpank from the Neckar
to the Deutschland. carrying their beds
and ditty-bags down.
These victims Of Cupid plodded
through the dust to the foot of Andre
street, soiling their obviously new
clothes, exactly As every other bride and