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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-08
CONGRESS RATlFIES
THE DANISH TREATY

WAS N'GTON. Sept. 7.--Thc
treaty providing for the purchase
from Denmark OF the Danish West III
dies for S25,G0Q,0N WAS. ratified by
the Senate tonight There was no
roll call and less than half Il dozen OF
the Senators. including Senators Nor.
riS, Jones and Clapp voted against il.
Favorable action on the treaty at
this session OF congress Had been
strongly urged by til" administration.
lE rlicUiarly because the Influence 1t
might have upon the situation i'll Den
mark. where the lower house nf par
lament has approved i; While Il ti&hl
is being lhadc for rdtiiIcatI0n III the
upper house.
The vote tonight followed several
hours of debate i'll executive session
Finding that no serious opposition
developed, administration LEADERS ar.
ranged for recess from S:lJ' 10 $50
O'Clock 10 round up q quOrum and
force final action. BY mistake ad.
iournment instead Of recess WaS
taken, causing Il few minutes delay
while the scrgeant-ai-arlnS looked for
a minister 10 offer The invocation re-
uuircd under the rules bu, when no
minister was to be found. Il precedent
was established by dispensing with
the invocation. ard voting began soon
aftrrward.
An amendment hy Senator Norris
to reduce th" pHrCha:r price H0m
SOS 600, ,Nhn 70 $lU.uUO, ,rnU WaS defeat
I'd hy an overwhrlMin" vote and The
treaty was approved JUS as il was
signed by Secretary Lansing and Min
lister Brun in New York. August i.
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HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
TO RELEASE TROOPER

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. -
judge Benjamin T.. krllar of the
United States district court today
granted the petition Of Mrs. Martha
Hearnr. Of Welch. Mcdowell county,
for writ Of habcas corpus to compel
The military authorities at kanawha
City 10 release her son. Clifford Roach,
a member of company F., second. West
Virginia regiment. National guard of
the United States.
lIy the action of the court, v. y.
Eubank. Captain OF company T.. IS
required lu appear before Judge kcl-
Ter within. three days and show cause
why the private should not be re-
leased.
In her petition Mrs. Hcarne sets
forth thai her son was only Is years
of age when he. enlisted in The mill
lary company without her consent and
in contravcntion 10 the age provision
of the statute pertaining 10 military
service.
After company X. had been mobili.
Zed at kanawha City and Roach had
been transferred 10 company F.. lie
deserted and returned TO his home m
Wrlch. Recently he was arrested
there and brought back to camp, where
he is being held for trial before the
military court.
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ORDERS ISSUED FOR DISCHARGE
OF TWELVE GUARD REGIMENTS
OHIO DEMOCRATS
ARE CARRYING WATER
ON BOTH SHOULDERS

Special Dispatch I" The 1ntclIigcnccr.
+ COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. I.-Demo-
Gratis in Ohio held an adjourned con-
rention in this city to-day 10 endorse
the National and State candidates. ap-
i'prDve the national platform and draft
a State platform. In drafting plat
form they gave an exhibition Of trying
10 carry water on both shoulders when
they adopted Il plank declaring for the
rigid enforcement OF the Smith one
per cent. Law. 1t had been proposed
that IL plank be inserted fayorinG the
return Of automobile and liquor taxes
TO the subdivisions in which they
were raised. in order to relieve the
financial condition Of the cities. This
idea was abandoard, however because
o. the strong sentiment for the Smith
Limitation. 1t Is said that the Demo
Gratis plan now 10 secretly pledge such
financinal aid tn the cities, although
refusing to mention it in the platform
because it would alienatc many rural
votes.
Rulings OF Judge Taggart OF the
state insurance department were de-
nounced. despite the fact that these
rulings wer, upheld by the state SUI
pre- hIs court. Il majority OF which Is
made UP Of Democrats. Two Of these
Judges arr candidates for reelection
; bu" drSpit" their action on the Tag
CART rulings they were indorsed for re-
election. Other plankS declare for the
repeal Of the Parrett-Whittemore tax
! law, urge law TO make ii mantla-
tory on county trcasurers TO refund
all duplicatepayments OF tax money
coming into their hands. liberal eX-
peudltureS for good roads and the pre-
I
ton act.
Speeches were made by Senator At
lee Pomerene who presided. tormer
Governor James NJ. Cox and others
Senator Owen Of Oklahoma who was
, to have delivered. an address and
formally open the state campaign
could not be present.
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HUGHES COMES
OUT STRONG
FORPRINC|PLE
must HAVE REASON
IN ALL LEGISLATION
'Deplores Surrender of Con-
gress to Force III Passing
EIght-Hour Law.

PORTLAND, Nc. Sept. 7.-Charles
E. Hughes told New England audi
'ence today that he would rather stand
for the principle Of reason in lcgiS'
lalion and 20 down To defeat than to
yield "onc jol or little" Of it and be-
come President Of the United States,
Erfurr five crowded audiences in
Massachusetts. New Hampshire and
Maine ihr nominee aSSallrd the ad
minStra ion vigorously for the enact
mcnl of the t"nlasnn right-hour law
He called il not I'm right-hour law
bul a wage law and said thai il was
passed "cOnfessedly in ignorance o!
The facts" and asserted ihat while it
had been said in lis favn" thai society
favored The righl-hOur day. society had
nothing To do with the nn.aSurr anu
declared rmpharically that THAT kind
of virus in our life" woulG bring the
nation 10 disaster in The end.
Mr.. Hughes was greeted in NOrtland
tonight by III oldfaShiOned torChlight
parade. with rpd-tirr. and faced an all'
diencc in the city hall auditorium from
which 50 many were turned away thai
an OVERFLOW meeting OF several thou
sand WAS formed outside.
He spoke from the platform where
Raymond Robins. chairman Of the Pro
grrsSivc National Convention at Chi
cago. had just told the audience why
he was no longer a Democrat or a
Progressive. and why he supported
The Republican ticket. Previously, the
nominee had spoken at Beverly. Mass.
Hampton Beach and Portsmouth. \.
H., and York Harbor, Make. In each
address lie aSSailed the administration
Tor The enactment of the Adamson
law.
DepIores Surrender
1T is because ! am so suliCitlous"
he ,uld an audience in the town house
ward 1T York Harhor,' with respect
10 The progress 10 b. made in indus
trial cooperation and advancement of
labor thal | deeply deplore in the:
name OF labor, in the name of justice.
in the name 0f American ideals, the
surrender of the executive and con-
.Srcss 10 force. instead Of permitting
reason to reign.
In his Portland speech MIR. Hughes
reiterated his stand on the tariff. ef-
ficiency Of government, the merit sys-
tenn. protection OF American rights
and other issues OF the campaign
Before thr nominee spoke, Mr.. Rob:
ins addressed the crowd
Il nave no apologies to- make for
having been y Democrat or a Progress
Sivr." he said. One reason why |
am no longer 4 Democrat and do NOT
intend 10 20 back TO III" Democratic
party is because know the Democrat
ic Iariy 100 WE'LL
Mr.. Robins said that he was born in
rho eoulh and added.
The economic and social issues
which confront the country cannot
be entrusted To a party that is under
southern control. There are good men
and women in the south but southern
life has not kept stop with our west
crn and northern life"
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NEW
OFFENSIVE By
ALLIED ARMIES.
GERMANS COULD NOT /
STAND THE INTENSITY,
Russians Active in. Galicia-
Austrians Forced Back
Turks In Retreat.

The infantry of the belligerents, In
the Somme region Of France was in.
active Thursday, except south OF the
river, where the French, to the east OF
!Deniecourt, captured elements OF
trenches from the Germans and
brought forward their front more IN
alignment with their newly acquired
line running through Belloy- y-En.San.:
terre and Berny-En-Santere. sS'
The day was continuation OF the
violent bombardments which always
preceded attempts at fresh advances
by the Entente Allies.
In addition, great aerial activity was
shown by French and British aerial
Isquadrons in boubar ding points or
vantage behind the German lines.
South OF the Somme SO violent was,
the French artillery fire that under IT
the Germans were unable to make
their customary counter-attacks, ac-
cording to Paris.
The Germans are repeatedly she'll
ing the French in the old first line
German trenches a mile in length be-
tween the Faux-Chapitre region and
the town OF Chenois, in the Verdun
sector, which were taken by the
French Wednesday night.
Russians HCtite. -
In Galicia the Russians are still act9
lively in quest Of Lemberg, keeping
lup their pressure against the Austfo-
Germans westward from the regions,
of .Brezezany and Halicz. Near Bre-
Izezany the Russians have driven back
the Teutons from fortified positions.
and advanced to the NaraiuYka river,
tributary of the Gnita Lipa and at
some points have crossed1the s&aa M
Near Halicz the railway fine has b..
cut by the Russians who now are
heavily bombarding Halicz, which, al
though in flames, the forces OF the
Central Powers are still stubbornly
defending.
In Wednesdays fighting in the Hal.
icz sector, 5,645 officers and men OF
the Teutonic Allies were made prison
ers. Both Berlin and Vienna admit
retreats between the Zlota Lpa and
Dniester Rivers. - :.
Likewise Vienna comedies retreat
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VIOLENT COMMANDMENTS 1.
CARRIED OUT IN WEST
ITINERARY FOR
HUGHES IN WEST
BEING MAPPED OUT

CHICAGO. Sept. An incomplete
itinerary for Charles 4. Hughes SEC
ond speaking trip in the west was CIV
en- out today by Manager Alvin 7.
Hert at western campaign headquart-
ers of the Republican national COM
mittpe.
He will go direct from New York 20
Peoria, H., where he will aaoress
the Republican state convention tues,
day, September ~, at noon. He VIII
then go TO the Illinois stale fair at
Springfield where he will speak at
4:30 p. m.. the same day. From there
he will 80 10 Madison. Wis, where. he
speaks September ~ al 3 p. III. and 10
Milwaukee for meeting that night.
He will then so TO Indiana for a three
day trip through the stale speaking al
indianapolis and practically every
large city.
lie will close his trip in the west
with two day trip in Ohio. The re-
tailed schedule for Indiana and Ohio
will be announced in few days.
Mr. Hughes will make his third
spraking trip 10 the western campaign
in October when he will visit Iowa.
North and South Dakota. Kansas. Ne
braska. Oklahoma and other states.
No schedule for the third western
Irip has YET been arranged.
Harold lckes in charge of the pro-
gresSivr bureau 1T western headQuarf-
rrs announced today that he had re-
ceived letters from hundreds OF Pro-
gressive leaders in western states
pledging their support to Hughes and
Fairbanks lie said that many OF The
leaders are former Democrats. Mr..
Ickps expressed satisfaction with The
election in Illinois.
Charles W. Fairbanks. Republican
candidate for vice president, will open
his speaking campaign at Springfield,
Mo-, Monday, September II and 80
from there direct to Oklahoma Chy,
Okla, where he will speak Tuesday.
September l2 He then will make a
tour of Western states.
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.SUFFRAGISTS ADOPT
PLATFORM AFTER
LENGTHY DEBATE
AND MAP OUT PLAN
FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Resolution of Mrs. Gait Goes
Over to Today - Mr..
Wilson to Speak.

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. I.--Aiter a
long debate which carried the after
noon session OF The convention We'll
into the evening The National Amcrl-
can Woman Suffrage Association to-
day adopted platform outlining ats
plan of campaign for securing the sub
mission of the federal suffrage amend
mcnt 10 the state legislatures Tor raj.
itiCatiOn.
IL was decided that the next annual
convention i'll 1877 bc held III March
"or thercabout that Il lobby b" con
timed al Washington and that The as.
Sociaiion conduct Il nation Wide Caul-
paign OF education, agitation, orcani-
zatiOn and publicity i'll support Of tn"
federal amendment. \ million dollar
campaign fund is 10 be raised be-
tween October, this year and October,
1917.
II was further agreed by the con
ycntion that no state association shall
ask the legislature OF its state for It's
submission Oi an amendment or re-
ferendum 10 the people until the ma
tional board or executive counsel Ol
the association shall have been given
1.-The opportunity to investigate" cundl-
iiuns and give consent. Any state or
ganiZation which proceeds 10 such Il
state campaign without consent must
be prepared TO finance and conduct its
campaign without help from the ma
tional body. Other steps are also TO
be taken to standardize and national
ize the woman suffrage movement.
In a Tangle.
The convention got mo tanSie
over the method OF considering The
platform, many parliamentary moves
being made to postpone Immediate
consideration or 10 have the numerous
items in II taken up Scriatim. lnu-
nations were made that a steam roller
was being used TO put the platform
through the convention, but in the
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Yesterday was City day at the West
Virginia fair. II was the biggest day
for paid admissions IN the thlrty-Sl
years history of the association. 1t
was the record breaker. There were
$4,000 persons on the grounds during
the day and at night. was the author
atatiye estimate given out late last
night.
ance was in 1912 when it was unoffi'
cially reported that there were $4,000
on the grounds during the day These
figures are believed to have been a
little high That year there was an
unusually large number of compliment
tary tickets distributed, several thou
sand; while this year, there were
fewer passes issued than ever before.
Practically all on the grounds yester-
day and last night were paid admts"
SionS.
Grand Stand Was Crowded.
There was the biggest crowd eve:
in the grand stand. Literally every
inch Of seating space was occupied
while hundreds sat and stood on the
steps. The comfortable seating Ca
pacity OF the stand is 800. II was
conservatively estimated that there
were $500 sitting and Standinc in the
stand all the afternoon. Eight races
were pulled off. The biggest card
ever given at any West Virginia fair.
six harness and two running races.
The races were begun az 12:15 noon
and lasted until nearly O'Clock. Fur
ing the intermiSSionS She free shows
were given. to the delight Of the tens
Of thousands of spectators. The Scotch
HighlanderS' band rendered a special
and enjoyable program.
HroWd and A,foJ,o ohilec
While there was the largest paid ad-
mission yesterday. the biggest crowd
ever on the grounds at: one time and
the greatest number ever 10 occupy
the grand stand. there was still an
other. feature 10 the record breaking
day Never before in the history Of
West Virginia were there ever assem-
bled- at one place so many automc-
bileS as were parked in the quarter
stretch and in the large vacant corn
field north cf the main entrance
There were cars OF every known
make; old machines, machines of the
latest model, electricS and some that
looked as il they were home made.
There we're machines from more than
halt a dozen states.
Thousands Dance in Hall
One OF the busieS; places on tie
busy grounds was the dancing payil:
lion. For twelve hours there was
music going and thousands OF couples
danced During the afternoon a long
crowd OF young folks awaited their
turns to get on the floor. Yesterday
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COMPANY "A" wins
COMPETITIVE DRILL

CAMP KANAWHA, CHARLESTON.
". Va, Sept. I.-Company a, of Park
ersburg. were the winners in a COM
petitive drill between them and Com
panies b and y of the First battalion
AT Luna Park, Thursday mig ht. First
Lieutenant Charles Johnson had com
mand Of the winning company. Major
William Wallace. Of the L. 5. army.
and Lester Ridenour. commander Of
the battalion. were the judges of the
contest, which WAS held In a roped
square within the park grounds. Each
company WAS composed of four squads
and close order formations with a it,
tie manual of arms were given as tests
of superiority in drilling. The regi-
mental band played during the con-
test
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-FOUR LICENSES GRANTED

Special Dispatch 10 the IntclliG.nccr
CLARkSBURG. ". Va, Sept T.
Four candidates were granted licenses
10 preach ar today's meeting of :hr
annual West Virginia conference Of
the United Bretheren church. which
is being held this week at Stealy
Heights. The new preachers are: NJ.
o. Cross. of junior: Lloyd Weaver. Of
Harrison county; J. l.. Kelbauch. Of
Shilo: and Alfonso Hunt. of Martins
burg. Or. Walter G. Clippenger. presi-
dent of Oterbein college, at Wrst1r.
vile, O., was the chief speaker today
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Shows Do Biggest Business.

was the biggest day in the history OF
the Pavilion, said a veteran ticket
taker.
Shows Do Biggest Business.
The MANY educational and interSet'
ing shows along the Midway did the
biggest business of the week yeSter'
day. From the opening hour until II
0 clock there were thousands TO take
in the attractions. II looked as II
young, attended at least one uf The
shows during the afternoon or even
ing.
Take Meals on Grounds.
The mammoth crowds from the tri'
state sections came into the city early
yesterday morning and ioined the
thousands already here. They went
to the grounds shortly after breakfast
and there remained all day taking in
the many wonderful sights. There
were comparatively few TO come over
TO the city for dinner. Those who did
not bring lunches ate At the quick
relief" counters or occupied tables IN
the booths.
Officials Are All Pleased.
The fair this year from every stand,
point has been the most successful and
the most enjoyable and entcrtalnins.
Despite the fact that the rains IueS'
day and Wednesday put the damper
on the anticipated attendance Mon,
day was the biggest opening day and
yesterday was a "crackeriack." This
years fair will so down in history as
beins the biggest and best exposition
ever held in West Virginia.
Rained Through State.
II is believed that yesterdays record
breaking attendance would have been
much larger thar il was if heavy
showers had not fallen early in the
morning all about this city. including
out the Baltimore & Ohio road and
north OF Wellsburg. Just about the
time thu trains were 10 leave the
downpour occurred and hundreds did
not make the trip. fearing that The
rain was general and that it might
put the quictuS on the fair here.
Another Big Day Today.
The big fair and all the attractions
will be on today as usual. There will
be nothing removed from thr grounds
until the close OF the exposition. The
racing card will be one OF thc best
ever pulled on. while all III" halls will
be open and the Midway in full blast.
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WILSON FRAMING The
TARIFF COMMISSION

WASHINGTON. y. C.. Sept. T.
While Congress was still discussing
the revenue bill creating tariff COM
mission, President Wilson to-day be-
gan the work of selecting the five men
10 compose the commission. Among
those under consideration are +. NJ.
HalsIead> chief of the customs bureau
in the Treasury Departments; +. f..
Pratt, chief of the bureau for foreign
and domestic commerce in the Com
mrrce Department, and Prof. F. w.
Taussie, of Harvard University.
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COMPENSATION ACT SIGNED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-President
Wilson tonight. signed the federal
workmen's compensation act passed
recently by Congress, providing relief
for government employees injured at
their work.
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MACMILLAN POLAR EXPEDITION
FAILED To FIND CR0CkER LAND
VESSEL RETURNS
TO CIVILIZATION
With Only Captain and Crew
Aboard-Party to Remain
in Greenland.
BATTLE HAHBoR, Labrador, serk

BATTLE HAHBOR, Labrador, sepk
7.-The Grenfell mission schooner
George B. Cluett, which went TO the
relief of the Donald B. Mac MILAN
arctic e1pedjuon;in July, 1916, has re-
turned here. Only Captain a G.. Pick
les and the crew are aboard, MacMil-
Ian, DR.. E. O. Hovey, who led the re-
lief expedition and the other sciaQftsta
Of the party, having elected to remain
for a while in the northern part OF
Greenland
The MACMILLAN party wintered
aboard the Gluett in Parker Snow
Bay east of Etah, and Captain Pickles
reports that on July 29, 1916, when
the Cluett left North Star Bay, Green.
land, about twenty miles north OF the
expedition's winter quarters, all OF the
party were in good health and had an
abundance Of SUPPLIES.
The Macmillan party were Joined
by knud Rasmussen, the Danish e1:'
piorer, who had been engaged In that
region in mapping out the coast, ana,
it is understood that they viii return
by way of Denmark. =. a t555..i
The Cluett was just able to- get
clear of her anchorage through q mar.
row lane of ice and after four weeks
Of battling with heavy Ice reached
open water at a point about the Lat.
itude Of Durham Harbor, forty miles
north Of Cape Dyer. -:
throughout all Of August in addi..
tion to contending with ice, fog and
southerly head winds prevailed:
The crew seems to be in good shape
Notwithstanding the shortage Of food
and other hardships through which
they passed.
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LAST NIGHT S CLASSY HORSE SHOW WAS BEST EVER SEEN
IN OHIO vALLEY-SEVEN RACES ON TO-DAY'S CARD.
ELABORATE PROGRAM FOR To-NIGHT's SHOW.
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THE WEATHER.
CONTINUED on Page Ten-)

WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.-Forecast:
wost virgiria-Local thundershowers
Frtaay. followed by fair and cooler; Sat-
urday fair.
ohio cad western Pennsylvania-Fair
and cooler Friday; Saturday fair.