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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
ENTENTE FORCES ARE
 CLOSE TO C0MBLES
British Are Less Than Mile From the Western Out
 skirts, French Mile to the East
LIE PRIEz FARM IN POSSESSION OF THE FRENCH

Germans Apparently Unable to Disturb the Entente Wedge Which Has Pierced Their Lines, and Combes is thu Verge of Falling to the Ales-The Teutonc Allies Ar, Continuing Their Advance in the Dobruda Sector of Ru- nnania-In the Carpathians the Russians Are Pushing Their Attacks-Events the Macedonian Front Are Be- clouded by Contradictory Reports-Usual Bombard- ments and Isolated Infantry Attacks the Austro-aan Front
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
BuIaer Gets 60 Day Reprleve.

Denver, Colo, Sept. 1.-The state board of pardons today granted re- prieve of sixty days to James c. Bull ger under death sentence in connec- tion wi htthekiilnlNNre. ........U tion with the killing of Lloyd F. Mic odemus, Denver hotel proprietor. The board decided to appoint an alien ist to investigate Bulger's sanity.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
Movements of Steamships.

Messina, Sept. 5.-Sailed, steamer Napoli, New York
 New York, Sept. 14-Arrived, steam CT Lap1and, Liverpool
 Genoa, Sept. 2.-Arrived, steamer Duca d'Aosta, New York.
 New York, Sept. 14.-Saiied, steamer United States. Copenhagen
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
STOLEN CLOTHING WAS
 SOLD AT HALF PRICE
Then George w. Simm, a Salesman, Lost III-Gotten Gains in Wall St.

New York, Sept. 14.-Charged with having stolen in ten years clothing valued at between s50,O0 and s75,000 from firm that employed him, Geo. Assistant District Attorney Bohan, confessed today that he had sold the clothing at half the price and had lost most of the money in Wall Street speculations. MT. Bohan said Sinm told him the clothing had been remov- ed from the store in suit cases before other employees came to work in the morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
CIRCUS ELEPHANT WHICH
 KILLED TRAINER HANGED
A Railroad Derrick Used in the E<e-
 cution-Was Valued at $2O,OOO.

Erwin, Tenn, Sept. 14-"Mary," the big circus elephant which killed her trainer at Kingston, Tenn, Tuesday, was hanged here today A railroad derrick car was used in the execution. The animal was forced to the tracks by other elephants, heavy chains were tied around her neck and she was hoisted in the air She was valued at $20,000 by her owners.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
NEWsBOY HELD FOR SELLING NEWSPAPER WITH LIQUOR ADS Matthew Mindy Held Under $500 Bond
 at Atlanta, Ga.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 14.-Matthew Mindy, a newsboy, was held under $500 bond here today, charged with selling New York, Jacksonville and Cincinnati newspapers containing liquor advertisements. The case, which will be heard Friday. is the first of it's kind to be brought here &aA@s Georgia's ns% lrohihitian laW4
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
ITALIAN AEROPLANES MADE
 RAID ON AUSTRIAN ARSENAL
Dropped Five Tons of High Explosives
 Large Fires Were Observed.

Rome, Sept. IA via London-A squadron of Italian aeroplanes made a raid yesterday on the Austrian arsenal and aeroplane hangars near Triest, says an official statement issued by the war office today. Five tons of high explosives were dropped and large fires were observed therefrom, the Rtafemant add&
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
NOMINEE HUGHES IS
 ENJOYING A REST
Spends Day With His Family and Goes
 Out Riding.

Bridgehamton, N. Y, Sept. H. Charles E. Hughes rested from his campaign activities today at his sum- mer home here. He spent most of the hours with members of his family and sought recreation also in riding. He had no statement to make regarding the political situation.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
ALL YALE BATTERIES WILL
 BE AT NIANTIC TONIGHT
Preparatory to Being Mustered Out
 of the Federal Service.

New Haven, Conn.,, Sept. 14.-By tomorrow night all of the batteries of the Yale battalion of field artillery will be on the state camp grounds at Mantle, preparatory to being mus tered out of the federal service. Two grounds, Battery c passed through this city today on it's way from Toby hanna, Pa. to Mantle and Battery D, the last division of the battalion is expected to pass through New Haven tornaEE0H,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
TURKEY CONSENTS TO
 RELIEF SHIPMENTS
From the United States to the Famine
 Sufferers of Syria.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The Turkish government, in a communication re- ceived today at the state department, consents to shipment of relief supplies from the United States to famine suf- ferers in Syria.
 titude of Turkish officials, who had re- fused two urgent pleas by the de- partment for the privilege to make such shipments.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
MRS. ANNIE S. HOWE
 IS STEADILY FAILING
President Wilson's Sister, Who is at
 Hotel in New London.

New London, Conn.,, Sept. 14.-Dr. Mrs. Annie s. Howe, sister of Presi- dent Wilson, who is critically ill at a hotel here, issued the following bulle- tin at S.30 tonight:
 Mrs. Howe has failed steadily to- day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Thomas Nelson Page, American Am bassador, arrived at Udine, Italy, for the announced visit to the Austro- Italian front.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
Aviator Injured at Fair.

Bethany, Mo, Sept. 14-Fred de Kor, an aviator. was probably fatally injur- ed this afternoon when he lost control of his biplane and fell about a hun dred feet. striking the grandstand at the county fair grounds. Fifteen thousand persons witnessed the acci- dent. :
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Miss Mary Dawson of Philadelphia, died in hospital at Easton, Pa, of burns received while smoking out caterpillars from a tree.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
pr. Enrique Nunez Condition Critical.

New York, Sept. 14.-The condition of Dr. Enrique Nunez, Cuban secre- tary of sanitation, who is ill in a hos pital here, was pronounced critical tonight. Dr. Nunez was operated on a few days after an infection caused by cut on his foot. He came to the United States to visit springs noted for their clzxatiEe .naIxaE2
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

The tenth annual convention Of the American Association of Title Men vii be held in Cincinnati on Sept. IA, 15 and 16.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Dr.. Charles w. Pilgrim, Superintend-. ent of the Hudson River State Hospital was appointed president of the State Lunacy Commission by Governor Whitman.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Gen. Obregon whose health has inn proved, is expected to resume his post as minister of war immediately.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

A thousand barrels of PIue Point oysters were packed in the refrigerat- ors of the steamship Adriatic which sailed yesterday for Liverpool.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Ten persons were injured, two prob ably fatally, when jitney bus was rammed by a trolley car at Charles street and Palisade Avenue, West Ho- boken, N. J.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

A Socialist conference, representing the whole Empire, will meet in Der lin Sept. 21, to decide the party's flu ture policy.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Gold to the amount of $1o,oo0,ooo has been received from Canada and de- posted at the Assay Office for the ac- count of J. P. Morgan 6 Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

William J. Mryan will begin a speak. ing tour next week through wester1 and central states for Wilson.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Richard Straus, noted composer, ha finished a new opera emitted fI h Woman Without a Shadow"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

A new type of ship has arrived at Christina, Norway from Christiania- fjord. It resembles a huge barge and is constructed entirely of concrete.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
The Bulletins Circulation in Norwich is Double That O
CabIed Paragr@
Harrison Line

London, Sept. 14, 11:3. m-The Harrison iner Counsellor has been sunk. Her crew was saved.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

One man was seriously injured and 16 others hurt when the roof of water tunnel being dug under the floor of Lake Erie caved in.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Edwin B. Cox and Thomas F. Eli have been elected members of tn Chicago Board of Trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Warm weather attracted about s6o,- 900 persons to the third nights cele- bration of Coney Islands Mardi Gras. Five thousand Woodmen of the world were present.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Six men were burned in the plant of the International Arms &1 Fuse Co.,, at Bloomfield, N. J., by a powder explo sion.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Secretary of War Baker announced that the National Rifle match will be held at Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 20.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Louis Brufore, of Hoboken, N. J. wasstrangled to death by tight coll ar, while in an epileptic fit.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
Dead in His 1o2d Year.

Peabody, Kan, Sept. 14.-Abel Cart wright who would have celebrated his 1O2d birthday November g. died at his home. near here today.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

George JosIin, of Union Valley, N. J., was killed, and Rudolph Heidinger was seriously injured when Joslin's motorcycle collided with an automobile bus.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Julius Moiter of Brooklyn, one of the oldest members of the New York Stock Exchange, is dead.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Judge Alfred K. Nippert, of Cincin- nati, announced that the East Prussian Relief Committee had sent $20,000 to Germany for the relief of East Prus- sia.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Vance Mccormick, National Demo- cratic Chairman, and former Gov. Martin H. Glynn, left for Indianapolis to notify Vice-President Marshall of his renomination.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Pope Benedict will make no more efforts to end the war until he is convinced that one side or the other is approaching a stage of exhaustion.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

The New York Central has ordered 4,OOO all-steel cars to cost approXi- mately $6,000,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
Germany's Pio Iron Output.

Berlin, Sept. IA, by Wireless to Say ville-The German output of pig iron during August was 1,145,000 tons. as against 1,134,00O tons during July, the Overseas News Agency announces to- day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

President w. G. BesIer, of the Gen. tral Railroad 6f New Jersey, has di- rected all of it's freight agents to dis continue handling shipments of ex- plOSiVeS to Jersey City.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15
rwo Rriaadier GeneraIs Killed.

Two Brieadier Generals Killed.
 London, Sept. 15, 3.09 a. m.-Two brigadier generals have been killed in action, according to the latest casual ty lists printed here-Henry Frederick Hugh Clifford and Louis Murray Phillpotts.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

The Champion Lumber Co.,, one of the largest lumber corporations in the South, has been declared bankrupt by Federal Judge Boyd at Greensboro. Liabilities from $4,00O, 900 to $6,OO0, 000
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Condensed Telegrams

Fire destroyed five buildings on Glen Island.
 The Sheet Metal Workers Union of New York threaten to strike.
 The Nipissing Mining Co.'s produc- tion in August amounted to $203,9S9.
 $5O0,o in gold was withdrawn from the sub treasury for shipment to Spain.
 Gasoline was reduced one cent a gallon at Cheyenne, Wyo., to 22 cents. a gallon.
 A severe earthquake was reported in Java All houses in Macs have collapsed.
 The Bright Cigar Machine Co.,. has increased it's capital from $100,000 to $1,000,000.
 Kaiser Wilhelm has appointed King William of Wuerttemberg, a Prussian Field Marshal.
 The American Association of Port Authorities opened it's annual conven- tion at Montreal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Announcement was made at the De- partment of Agriculture that a special nation wide inquiry will be made into the cost of producing milk and the proposed increases in price in various cities.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Commissioner John J. Dillon, of the State Department of Foods and Mar kets, conferred with representatives of the Dairymen's League, from New York and Pennsylvania, on milk dis tribution in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

The most remarkable tareet practice in the history of the United States Navy, took place in Chesapeake Bay last week, when the United Stats bat tleships Oklahoma and Pennsylvania hit a target at Q range of 10000 yards.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Fire destroyed five buildings on Glel Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

Major General Funston wired the War Department asking the arrest and return to San Antonio to stand trial, of Captains J. D. Walrath and Fred w Laas, quartermaster of the First nd Second Illinois regiments.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

The American Association of Port Authorities opened it's annual conven- tion at Montreal.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15

The Sheet Metal Workers Union o New York threaten to strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-15


 is constructed entirely of concrete.
 Pope Benedict will make no more efforts to end the war until he is is approaching stage of exhaustion.
 Judge Alfred K. Nippert, of Cincin- nati, announced that the East Prussian Relief Committee had sent $20,000 to Germany for the relief of East Prus- sia.
 George JosIn, of Union Valley, N. J., was killed, and Rudolph Heidinger was seriously injured when Joslin's motorcycle collided with an automobile bus.
 pr. Charles w. Pilgrim, Superfntend-. ent of the Hudson River State Hospital was appointed president of the State Lunacy Commission by Governor Whitman.
 Ten persons were injured, two prob ably fatally, when a jitney bus was rammed by trolley car at Charles street and Palisade Avenue, West Ho- boken, N. J.
 Warm weather attracted about sb0,- GOO persons to the third nights cele- bration of Coney Islands Mardi Gras. Five thousand Woodmen of the world were present.
 Vance Mccormick, National Demo- cratic Chairman and former Gov Martin H. Glynn, left for Indianapolis to notify Vice-President Marshall of his renomination.
 President w. G. BesIer, of the Gen. tral Railroad 6f New Jersey, has di- rected all of it's freight agents to dis chi of plosives to Jersey City.
 The Champion Lumber Co.,, one of the largest lumber corporations in the South, has been declared bankrupt by Federal Judge Boyd at Greensboro. Liabilities from $4,000, 900 to $6,000, 900.
 Announcement was made at the De- partment of Agriculture that a special nation-wid inquiry will be made into the cost of producing milk and the proposed increases in price in various cities.
 Commissioner John J. Dillon, of the State Department of Foods and Mar kets conferred with representatives of the Dairymen's League, from New York and Pennsylvania, on milk dis tribution in New York. Major General Funston wired the War Department asking the arrest and return to San Antonio to stand trial, of Captains J. D. Walrath and Fred w. Iaas, quartermaster of the First nd Second Illinois regiments. The most remarkable tareet practice 1 in the history of the United States | Navy. took place in Chesapeake Bay | last week. when the United Stats bat ltleships Oklahoma and Pennsylvania hit a target at 8 range of. 10000 yards
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17
WHITMAN IS
DEFEATED IN
CONVENTION
ATTEMPT TO GET UNQUALI-
FLED ENDoRS SEMENT
CAUSES BITTER FIGHT
Fight Ends In Compromise and
Whitman Is Commended
In Resolution
Defeat OF David J. Hill For Dele.
gate Is Big Blow to Whitman
Delegates Uninstructed

NEW YORK Feb lc.-Thc Rcpubii.
can national campai-u will be fought
on demands for adeuuat. military rrr.
parrdncss and tariff reform. opposi.
ton 10 granting early ndcpendcucr
'o mo Philippines and iusistcncc ON
"a vigorous stand for American rights
both I'm Mexico and n relations to thc
European war. accordIuu To tho "tav-
note platform adopted today by the
Ncpuhhcau state convention
The outlines of the platform which
was approved unanimously. were 5ro-
-ent"d last ni-h' bon tte speech OF
former Senator Elibu Root There
was mo- difference Of opinion spparcn,
among the So delegates To The con.
N"niion in regard to the platform. huf
% bitter fight was prccipitated by the
attempt of the supporters of Governor
whitman 10 secure an unqualified en-
dor~ement for his administration and
90 force his nomination as chairman
OF tho DELEGATION TO the national con.
Eentlon IN Chicago
The net result was that New NorI,
Will send an uninsjructcd delegation
90 the national convention id the action
of tho convention is upheld by The
: tcontinued on Pago Twelv.J
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17

AMIN OS|TY
To BRANDE|S
SHOWN IN CROSS EXAMINA.
TIoN OF SHOE MACHIN-
ERY OFFICIAL
To Expedite Hearing Committee
Secures Attorneys to Handle
Examination
These Will Act Without PAY and
Will Serve to Bring Out
Salient Facts

WASHINGTON. Teb. lC Cross ~.
animation Of Sidney W Winsiow.
president OF the United shoe Nacbip.
cry company. regarding hi. charr.s
OF rnprofessional conduct against
Louis u. Brandci~. featured the hear
ING today aad tonight before the son.
~ .lb-committe. Investigating NJ
HTandeiS fitness for the -uur,n,o
court q; th- United States
Earlv In tho dag the committee. ,,.
'"p'"d the services Of g.. "a Apdar.
son. district attorncy uf Roefon fo
i"uk aii's m" Interests of Nj Bran.
D'i- during be inquiry
ih ms examination of Nj Wiu.lnv.
.di Anderson sought to show thar Nr
irandei- had urEed the United shoe
Machinery company 10 change the ..t,
i"S clause M it's lease, before suit.
We're brought against DO by the GOVERN.
h'ni. and thai he severed an reIa
lions with the company because Win.
$40" refused to change the Lenses
MI Anderson introduced I'm ,,f
"'h'" "a piamphle' entitled "Braudsi.
~. Hrandeis. the reversible mind %
which The witness identified as ON.
Continued on Page -welve1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17
TEN KILLED
IN COLLAPSE
Of THEATRE
GAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE
FOLLOWS THREATENING
DESTRUCTION OF TOWN
Death List May Mount Higher
When Ruins of Building
Are Explored
Fire Spread Rapidly But Was
Gotten Under Control at
Early Hour

MENIA. Texas. Feb. 10 Ten per
sons were killed here early tonight IN
the collapse OF the opera House build
Inns which was followed by cas eX-
plosion and hro that for a time threat
ened the business section of the town.
Numerous persons were iuJurcr.
Search continued late into the night
for other bodies which g. was feared
might be- buried I'm jhe ruins.
The death list was announced as
follows:
Professor \. b. Wiesner. superinten-
.Gcnt OF city schools. Mrs Wiesucr
and one OF their children. Prote -sor
.O. h Brutou Winu- boro. IcXa-.
Oscar Johnson. Claud Johan~on. Paul
N,ldall Ray Cox. RAY Hit. Charles
WoWack. negro.
only IN" fact that tGe accident oc-
CURED ar an early hour i- believed 10
hav" prevented lar-er loss of Tile.
The opera hous. had been opened tor
am art exhibition. I., spectators had
begun 10 assemble when the Struc-
iure gave way buryiug them In de-
bris and heavy umbers
The confusion vas intensified by a
-as explosion which followed almost
Immediately and set nr, Goo OBJ. ur.oE-
age The FIRE spread so rapidly that
10 seemed certain 20 consume tle
town After four hours work the
flames We're under control.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17
Conference ct
Miners May
End in Break

MOBILE Ala Feb 16.-The siru-
alton in the Joint conference of opera
tors aHd miners OF the central bitumi.
nous coal fields. which is endeavorin.
90 arrange "a new wage scale. appear
to have reached point vnerr "a break
l~ imminent unless some concession b.
mad" by either side, The stumblinA
block Is the miners demand which
calls for the Weighing ot coal before
o. h. screened and that it be paid for
on the mine run basis. The ~ubCom.
% ittcc OF the joint conference was IN
secret session until late tonight with.
ont making any progress The miners
VIII hold caucus tomorrow moning
to d'cid" whether they will deliver an
ultiWatum 10 the operator
The Western Pennsylvania opera
tors are ~til holding ouf against ac-
oeptiue tl' mine ruu demand Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois are willing fo ace
copr mine uu with certain Wodifc-.
ton. ON. uf th. ohio operators -N-
pressed fn. opinion .orirhf that 10
rUr Western Pennsylvania situation
Uer. uut OF fL, vas contract eouI.
easily lu signed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17

Death OF Cox
at Cameron

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. To-
Inquiry among his former ncirhbor,
here. developed fhe fact today that
insurance companies are investigating
the death near Cameron ". Va. Of g.
ID. Cox. a former real estate dealer of
this place. and later a resident Of Win
chester. Va.
Cox. who once resided near Cam
eron. went 10 that place during Janu-
ary. and was seen ON tho street late
one evening. AZ midnight his body
was found ou the Baltimore a OHIO
railroad. but details OF how he came
to bis death were not known The iu-
-urancc companIe- are interested be
cause Il short time before his death
te took out AZ Wheeling. life insur-
anca pollce- for 100000. and 20 daY
or two before his visit 10 Cameron
look out am accident policy for 81 sou
Tho week previous be- had secured
other accideut Insurance 90 tho
amount of S2.100. making total or
100000. " i- stated here that the
claims viii not be paid until the cir.
'umstance- surrounding his death
have been cleared up
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17

20 the southeast and south q will
be possible for the Russians now
70 fight their way toward their
compatriots operating against the
Persians and Turks in northwest
or west Persia or proceed south
west 70 Bagdad. to the relief %
the British bottled up IN Kut-el-
Amars on the Tigris. southeast Of
Bagdad.
The immediate effect Of the
Russian victory on the situation
In Persia and Mesopotamta Is
problematical, however, for de-
spite the roads the country is
mountainous and there IS still
much ground to be covered
something over 200 miles before
the Lake Urumiah district Of Per
sia is reached and over 600 miles
before q Junction with the British
at kut-elAmars could be formed.
With the advent OF stormy
weather on the western battlelire
the heavy fighting OF the past few
days seemingly has simmered
down again to artillery bombsrd-
ments and mining operations.
Berlin reports. however. that the
British and French have endeav-
ored TO recapture trench positions
taken from them by the Germans
respectively southeast OF Npres
tccutiruea on Page Twelve)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-02-17

Minor IS the cause Of great ella
tlon IN Petrograd.
Controlling the roads through
Armenia, with access TO Trebi-
zond and Mesopotsmia, the cap
ture Of Erzeruu IS calculated 20
have immense strategic impor-
tSnce IN the Russian campaign IN
the Caucasus. And Il will indi-
rectly affect the Balkan Campaign
by relieving the pressure on the
allies at saloniki.
LONDON, Feb. 10. io:4s p. m.
-Erzerum, Turkeys chief city IN
Armenia. rs m the hands OF the
Russians. Heavy assaults by the
Russians against the long line Of
detached forts protecting the city,
lasting over 4 period OF five Gays
and described by General Grand
Duke Nicholas, the Russian com
nander-in-ehief. as "unprecedent-
ed" have resulted In the capture
OF the fortress.
Unofficial reports early in the
present month said the German
Field Marshal Won der Glotz with
10000 were besieged in the city
with provisions for only a fort
night
The capture OF Erzerum IS con-
sidered OF great strategic import
anoe. From II radiates roads lead
ing In all directions. over those