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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
LABOR DRAF TING
A SUBST|TUT TE
FOR ARBITRATION
CONGRESS WILL NOT
ACT PENDING OUTCOME
Conferences Held by A. F. Of
L. and Brotherhood Men
but Without Result.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Congres- g.
sionl action on President Wilson's
railway legislation program probably
vii lawait the result Of determined
efforts Of labor leaders to draft as
substitute for all forms of compul-
sorry arbitration plan for dealing
with strikes. actual and threatened,
which will be agreeable to their fol-
lowers, employers and the admiQistra-
tion.
The determination of the President
to undertake making impossible oy
law such a situation as he faced last
September in the railroad dispute mas
aroused all branches Of labor to the
greatest activity. The unofficial ali1-
ance between the American Fedora
tion OF Labor and the four railway
brotherhoods arranged recently at
Baltimore for the purpose among other
things Of opposing dangerous" legis'
lation. is bearing its first fruit, In con.
terences between representatives OF
both Organizations for the purpose OF
drafting a plan that will shelye all
compulsory arbitration bills.
Congressional leaders. aware Of this
activity, are inclined to so slowly on
the Presidents program pending an
nouncement OF labor's proposals. pro-
videe, OF course they are revealed dur
ing the present session Of Congress.
4 delay even of sixty days. a house
leader said today, would still leave
Congress time to take any action 1t
might deem necessary.
Gempers at Work.
Samuel GomperS. president Of the
American Federation OF Labor. said
tonight that conferences already had
taken place between brotherhood and
federation leaders. but that no con-
crete plan had been worked out.
Hope exists he said. that some plan
can be drawn which will be agree
able 10 all concerned and that will
make congressional action unneces-
Sary.
Il can't give any details of what
has been accomplished" he said, be-
cause I want to help all I can in this
movement. This though | will say:
Organized labor always will oppose
any form Of compulsory arbitration" b"
II a scheme satisfactory to the
workers is drafted. it is understood
it will then be submitted TO repre-
sentatiyes of the railroads and other
employers and to the President. Ap-
prevail Of it probably would mean
that congress. at least. would elimi-
nate the compulsory arbitration fea-
lure from any legislation enacted .
Plans. approved by the President
Ter .he introGuction of his railway
program in congress contemplate no
new bills. All Of the proposals, 1t
was agreed ;oda.. between senate
leaders and Representative Adamson'
chairman Of the house commerce
committee. will be offered as amend
,pents to house bill now before the
senate, Thi:; measure would proVloe
FOR an additional member OF me IN.
;erstate commerce commission amt
amendment Of it to meet the various
features Of the Presidents program
would he comparatively simple In
comparison. :~i'h introducing several
separate measures.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
BIuefie|d Bank is
Re-opened for Business


CHARLESTON, W. Va. Dec. S.
TodaS the Union Banking & Trust
company of Bluefeld again opened its
doors for business A new board OF
directors has been elected and a new
cashier appointed and for the first
day the business of the bank was NOV
ing along satisfactorily. The new W
board Of directors is composed Of T.
NJ. Morrison. H. a. Harmon, James
Elmer Brown. S. l.. Ballengce and E.
E. Carter, mayor Of Bluetield. The
board organized by eleclng +. E.
Garter president. Mr.. Carter was the
former president and owns So per
cent of the stock. DR.. R. Wood was
appointed cashier. Mr. Wood was the
first cashier the bank ever had. Edw.
+. Diehl, assistant state banking com.
missioner, who has been at Blueteld
adjusting the affairs OF the bank, re.
turned 10 the city last night.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
GERMANS STILL
IN PURSUIT Of
FLEEING HUMANS
LITTLE RESISTANCE
IS BEING OFFERED
New Offensive Opened by the
Russians in Carpathlans
Heavy Fighting.

Pursuit or the retiring Russians dnQ
Ruman1an forces in Eastern Wallacnla
BY Field Marshal Won MaCkensen con-
tinues, but how far the Teutonic ad-
vance has progressed is not made clear
in the latest official communicates.
Berlin chronicles the continuation Of
the advance along the whole front and
Petrograd says the Russians and Ru-
manians have been retiring since the
evacuation OF the Rumanian capital.
Seemingly, the retiring defenders
of Rumanian soil are offering little re-
siDtance and are endeavCring TO reach
the line of the Duzeu river before the
Austro-Gernans can break through Inc
Moldavian frontier and get in their
rear or the Bulgarians and Germans
can cross the Danube around Tcherna-
yoda and outEank them. However,
there has been little activity either on
the Transylvanian-Mold frontier
or in Dobrudja. The Germans have
repulsed a Russian attack In the Tro'
tus valley and the Russians. report the
checking Of an offensive movement IN
the Oltuz valley. Petrograd says all
has been calm in DoDrudJa and along
the Danube.
In the rounding up of the forces
cut off by their advance on bucharest
the troops of Won Mackensen have
captured $4,000 prisoners, and 30 guns
The Rumanian troops isolated IN west
ern Wallachia, numbering 5000 have
been taken as we'll as 10000 Of the
forces operating around Predeal and
Altchanse. passes.
M.u Pu,r nffencIye
Undeterred apparently by The
checking of their offensive in the Gar
pathians, the Russians have taken the
initiative there, PeLrograG states. The
present Russian attempt is taxing
place south of Jarovnik. Berlin says
the Russian offensive in the Carpat'
ians can be said to be failure ana
declares only local attacks have oc-
CURED in that region. The IelAlses
Of a Russian attack on the OWN"
front, below Riga, also is recorded oy
/ Berlin.
Hill S04 in the Verdun region, and
the forest of Apremont, southeast OF
St. Mihiel, have. been the scenes OF
the only reported activity on the
western front. Paris claims the Ger
, mans were elected from section OF
the trenches Oh Hill 30i, but Berlin
asserts the troops OF the Crown Prince
repulsed French attempts. to re-take
the trenches. The Germans, Paris
records, succeeded in gaining a foot
hold in French trencnes-in the forest
| of Aprer;ont. but later were elected
by counter attack.
Heavy Fighting.
Heavy fighting around StruTina,
east of Monastir, on the Macedonian
front, is recorded BY Paris, which
says the Serbians checked three at
tacks by Germans and Bulgarian
troops. Serbian attacks near Trnova,
i west of Monastir, were repulSed, Ber-
! lin states. Snow in the Trentino re-
gion and rain on the Carso is hamp-
ering infantry action on the Austro-
Italian front.
The loss of the battlrship Suffren,
with its complement Of It's men is
considered probable by the minister
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
LIBERAL PARTY IS
SPLIT IN FACTIONS
BY LLOYD GEORGE

LONDON. dec. S--Eventa today en-
phaSiZed the fact that David Lloyd
George, the new premier. has split
the liberal party into TWO factions. The
new cabinet viii command lnGre sup
port from the conservatives III plrlfa-
ment than from the liberals.
The liberal conference today pledged
itself 10 support the new government,
as indeed any party must do in Suc1
crisis as Great Britain has TO meet,
hut the old rarty leaders will occupy
III the House Of Commons a place OF
friendly opposition and criticism. This
position is not unusual in the British
parliament.
One reason advanced for the failure
Of Premier AsQuith's coalition govern
ment is that there was no strong op-
position WAS considered disloyalty 10
the nation.
Nearly all the antagonism the new
administration Is meeting comes from
memberS Df the liberai party and from
liberal newspapers, although Lord
Northclff. who has been one of Pre-
mier Lloyd Georges strongest adro-
Gates. made strong protest today IN
the Evening News when the appoint
ment OF u. j. Balfour and Lord Robert
Cecil to the foreign office was report
ed His newspapers have been listing
Balfour as one of the "senile states.
men" and the Even:-g News attacks
Lord Robert on the ground that his
management of the blockade las
shown more consideration for the Is
terests of neutral nations than TO-.
British interests.
a large section OF :le liberal party
remains faithful 10 Premier Asquth
and looks upon Lloyd George as a par
ty wrecker and denounces the meth
DDS by which he achieved power. Mary
of the younger Progressive members
of the liberal party support him but
the strength of the present may de.
pend somewhat on how many and what
cabinet positions the younger liberals
will get.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
SIMULTANEOUS
FOOD PROBE BY
GRAND JUR|ES
PROGRAM TO BE PLACED
BEFORE WILSON TODAY
Cabinet Discusses Question
and Will Await Further
Disclosures.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Officials
conducting the governments inquiry
into the high cost Of living virtually
completed tonight, a program to place
tomorrow before President Wilson
and Attorney-General Gregory, pro-
viding for Simultaneous grand jury In
vestigations throughout the country.
Detail as to the number and locA'
tions Of the proposed inquiries we're
not disclosed further than that they
would be nationwide. It Is under
stood that in addition TO the officials
now directly engaged in collecting IN
formation, others may be named.
1t was said that doubt no longer
existed as to whether there has been
combinations of men 20 boost coal
prices and that effective means to
punish those who have violated the
law in contributing TO the rises we're
being studied. One Of the chief prob
lens facing officials is how to reach
the men under suspicion without en-
abling some of them to obtain i'm
munity by testifying before grand
juries or other inquisitorial bodies.
President Wilson and the cabinet
discussed the situation at today S
meeting and, It is understood, decid-
ed to await further disclosures before
reaching a conclusion as 10 reco1n
mendations to be made by the Presi-
dent to Congress.
To Defer Action.
In Congress the house commerce
committee decided to defer action on
bills and resolutions bearing Oh the
subject until after the holidays.
United States Attorney Anderson.
of Boston, conducting the inrestiga-
ton, established headquarters at the
Department of Justice, called at the
White House, conferred for several
hours with Interstate Commerce COM
mission officials concerning the ac-
tivities OF coal dealers, spenI some
time with Oliver E. Pagan, the depart
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
LACK OF NAVAL
STATIONS IS VERY
SERIOUS PROBLEM

NEW YORK, Dec. S.--The lack Of
adequate naval stations as a weakness
in the naval establishment Of thu
United States, which it was declared
"gives our strategists just cause for
concern" was discussed here today by
Rear Admirals Bradley y. F1ske and
John r. Edwards, both retired, before
the meeting of the American Society
OF Mechanical Engineers.
They spoke after the reading OF a
paper by Professor w. Il. Cathcarl.
a naval consulting engineer OF Phil
adelphia, dealing with the deficiencies
OF the land end of the countrv's naval
affairs. Both the rear-admirals en-
dorsed what Professor Cathcarl said,
Rear Admiral Edwards declaring that
If there were no other way TO &c.
money to build up the shore stations
he would cut out one capital ship
from the appropriations" in ordN to
do so.
South Of Hatteras you haven't
crane that will lift a gun out of a
turret OF battleship said Rear-Ad-
miral Edwards, land it is a fact that
there is not a place along the coast
south of that cape where a battle
ship could go for repairs in case OF
crippling in action. Charleston. S. c..
would make splendid base. We need
q base at Charleston and one in the
gulf to protect the Panama Canalu
The great menace t0 this country il
the condition of our shore stations.
A base at Charleston would make an
enemy extend his line of operations
500 or 600 miles which would take
dozen more capital battleships."
Rear Admiral Fiske said that "the
American people do not realize their
danger anymore than does a baby on
railroad track" He said it was
the duty of the mechanical engineers
to point out to their fellow citizens
what our country must do or perish"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
COUNTRY CHURCHES !.
COMPETE RATHER I
THAN COOPERATE

ST. LOUIS, Dec Churches In thA
country ordinarily compete rather than
cooperate, Clifford Pinchot. chairman
of the commission Of church and cou1-
try life. told delegates to the Federal
Council of Churches Of Christ In Amef-
lea to-day. in reporting the results OF u
survey of rural churches in Ohio. 81
"In the 1900 rural townships III
Ohio" Mr. Pinchot reported, "thee6
are more than 5000 rural churches and
more than 1,7S0,000 persons. The great
majority of the rural churches acp
without resident pastors, and In 26. p1f
cent of the rural townships no church
has a resident pastor. T.s,
I'm rural Ohio there is one church;
TO every 2S6 persons. In each rural
township there Is an average popula-
tion Of lao persons, and there arc
five churches. This is an over-abun4-
ance of churches. ... g
But churches in the country ordin.
arily work against each other. ThAy
compete rather than cooperate. Foe
this reason the country churches are
often TO one another the greatest %.
stacles they have to encounter. q
cial service department of the Method.
ISL EplSCopdl CuuiC CA. ld!eu
address before the council tonight
that the church must make the nAdoA,
understand the religious necessity. fox,
the shorter work day. IS
For the workers. L shorter work day.
means chance to really live," Rev.;
Ward said. The man who works gev.!
en- days a week is denied the inspire.
ton of religious fellowship. The man
who works 12 hours day i9 denied.
the uplifting influence Of homo lnAf
The man who works to a point Of ~
tigue has not the energy to read and
to think about the great problems a.
life. iEt
THE church declares that The dhott.
er work day is both the right OF the
worker and the necessity Of the ooas.
r1unity."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
CHEMUNG WENT DOWN
With THE STARS AND
STRIPES FLYING HIGH

PARIS, Dec. 8. SO p. m.-"The
chemung went down with the Amerl-
can flag flying all right" said Captain
John J. Duffy. master Of the 5. 5.
Chemung, which was sunk by a sub
marine of the coast of Spain. Norem-
ber c8 to the Associated Press today.
But I had no argument over the nag
with the Austrian submarine conf
mander."
Captain Duffy was in Paris for
few hours today on his way to Eng
land whence he will sail for the
United States.
I'VE were fred on after had hoist
I'd a signal that was stopping" said
the Chemung's master. We had
been on the lookout for submarines
and had determined to stop as Soou
as We were Sienalled. Therefore,
when the first gun was fired, our sig
nal that we were stopping went up:
Nevertheless a shell hred afterward
struck our bows.
When the ship was struck by the
torpedo our boats were not out OF
range Of the debris, which shot up
In the air for a thousand feet and teli
ill around. US. 1t was lucky chance
that NO one was hurt"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
PROGRESS MADE
On PROGRAM FOR
NAT | DEFENSE
IN BOTH NAVAL AND
MILITARY COMMITTEES
Recommendations Made to
Committees Recommend
ing More Gun Power.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Prelimin-
any work on the 1918 national defense
program moved forward again today
: in both the naval and. military cont
mittees of the house, with Rear Ad-
mirals Badger and Fletcher OF The
navy's general board. before the form
er and Quartermaster-Gcnefal Sharpe
again before the latter.
The two admirals told Of the
boards recommendation for an enorm-
Gus increase in size and power and Il
smaller Increase in speed for the bat'
tleships to be provided for at this
session of Congress. Because Of the
tendency Of European navieS to build
even larger ships and guns and be-
cause there is reason TO believe tina.
Japan already has under construc-
ton a more powerful ship thau has
yet been planned for the United
States, Admiral Badger said the board
felt it necessary that the America.
navy follow a similar policy. He said
the board had recommended main
batteries of twelve 16-inch guns. an
increase of fifty percent in gun power
over 1911 ships and a speed or :"
knots an hour.
A statement issued today by Secre:
tary Daniels indicates that the re-
Communications Of the board will be
approved whel the department 5
opinion is laid before the committee.
The new dreadnoughts will displace
probably more than 10000 tons as
against the $4,000 for the California
class and succeeding ships.
Our new ships will embody the
general characteristics Of armament
the general board recommends" the
Secretary's statement said. after eX-
planning that only the question c.
limited facilities led the secretary TO
alter the boards recommendations as
to the number OF ships to be laid
down in 1917"
Four BattleshiDs.
The board recommended the con-
struction of four battleships and two
battle cruisers. while the Secretary
held that three battleships and one
battle cruiser were all that could be
undertaken in view Of the tremendous
program contracted for this year.
General Sharpe brought out before
the military committee the fact that
the army still is far behind in recruit
ing for the 1917 increment Of the in
crease in strength already authorized.
His statement was in line with that of
Major General Hugh l.. Scott, chief OF
staff. in his annual report. made pub
lie to-day. General Scott declared that
universal military training and sery-
Ice would be the only solution to the
recruiting problem.
Secretary Bakers attitude OH the
univedsal service question has not
been disclosed.
Both Admiral Fletcher and Admiral
Badger said the department was using
every effort to ill its compliments and
that Congress could do nothing until a
fair test of the new recruiting machin'
cry provided for last session had been
given.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
.BECKLEy, W VAy TO
HAVE new PAPER

CHARLESTON, ". Va, Dec. 8.-A
certificate OF Incorporation has been
issued today by the secretary Of state
to the Cooperative Publishing com
pany, of Beckley. Raleigh county. The
concern will publish newspaper and
do a general printing business. 1t
H. Slower and others Of Beckley; A.
D. McClung and ]. j. Muncey, of
Sprague; Clarence Parsons, of Page,
and W. A. Hughes, Of Pemberton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
THE WEATHER..

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
Forecast:
ohio-Partly cloudy and much cold.
er Saturday, probably snow flurries in
north and central; Sunday fair.
Western Pennsylvania and West
Virginia Colder Saturday, with rain,
probably turning to snow; Sunday fair.
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IS GOFF TO RESIGN?

Special p:srairh Ia the In,.IliScmrCr.
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Dec. S.--A
report is current here tonight that
Senator Golf has rendered his resigna.
tion TO Governor Hatfield. but this re.
port could not be- verified tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
GOV. FLEMING IMPROVED.
Still in Custody.

FAIRMONT, W. Va. Dec. s.-For-
mer Governor A. B. Fleming who has
been seriously Ill at his home here,
was improved tonight. Physicians
believe he will recover.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
WILSON
ISSUES A PARDON
FOR Mine WORKERS

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.--Presiden.
Wilson has. coLluuted To expire at
once the contempt sentences Of, Freu.
erick Ledvinka, James Oates, Hiram
Stephens and Fannie Sellens, who at
Phillippi. W Va, on April t25, 1915,
were given six months in Jail by
Judge Dayton for not obeying an III
junction Of his court curing the coal
strike of several years ago.
They have already served practical
ly three months and the President,
without opposition from Judge Dayton
held their punishment already had
been sufficient.
Still in Custody.
FAlRMONT, w. Va, Dec. S.-Miss
Fannie Selllns. sentenced 10 Marion
county Jail for contempt Of court by
Judge 4. &. Dayton. received Il tele-
gram this afternoon that President
Wilson had pardoned here. together
with three men sentenced at The
SAME time. AS yet the official pardon
has not reached Sheriff Conaway ana
she is still held a prisoner here. Miss
SellinS, an organizer, was arrested
during mine strikes in the state and
her trial and sentence :Or contempt
before Judge Dayton in United States
District Court followed. The case
had been in the courts for more, than
a year.
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T he w e ath er

Colder Saturday, with rain, probably
turning to snow; Sunday fair.
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Milford chronicle., 1916-04-07

FOR SALE Farm containing "a acres Appl
V. n. D. Harrington, Milford. Del. l-7tf
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-07

FOR SALE Eggs for Matching. s. C. White
Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds. S. P. Griffith.
Lincoln, Del. Phone 2O4-R-l2 S-2ASt
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-07
RED ROCK STRAWBERRY PLANTS

have decided to put 100. 900 Of the
celebrated "Red Rock" Strawberry
Plants on the market at $4.00 per thou
sand In introducing this variety am
giving it first place on my farm. and in
selling the plants am helping the grower
as well as the buyer, as | am g buyer
myself and we want something that viii
carry as we'll as the bulk, and this va
riety covers both of these points. The
''Red Rock" can net be misquOted, as |
know what this variety is, having been
berry grower for the last Is years.
Here is the beauty of this variety. 1t
ripens around the 18th of May and you
get your money before the slump comes
in the market. 1t has no dull looking
stems or caps, but has large, broad,
bright, glOosy, green foliage that has
never shown any sign Of rust. l prefer
to sell these plants only to practical
berry growers.
P. S.-No order for less than 1000
plants will be filled. Write or call on
3-17tf C. A. MACKLIN. Lincoln, Del.
Milford chronicle., 1916-04-07
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Milford chronicle., 1916-04-07
Earm cIub Movsmen, In Arkan....

Farm Club Movement In Arkansas.
Arkansas has taken up the farm club
movement In serious earnest says the
Farm Progress. This is one Of the
greatest movements In America today
and deserves TO succeed. We have
heard it said that the farmer is being
"clubbed to death" Don't you believe
1t. 1t is a fact that the vast majority
OF American farmers have been Dei
ther hurt nor helped by the club move
ment, for the very good reason that
the clubs have never touched them or
their work. They have stayed out
when they might have come in.
Arkansas advocates Of the club idea
are hoping that 1900 boys and girls
will have Joined the clubs in that state
by the end of next year. There are
clubs in plenty. 1t is easy to organize
a corn club" If you are interested in
corn, or a pig or a peanut club" If
those meet your liking better. There
are cotton clubs" too. in great num-
bers. and for the farm girls there are
tomato clubs and bread clubs
sewing clubs and poultry clubs
Give the boys an acre Of corn ground
and a pig and the girls two sittings
of good eggs and a tenth Of an acre
for tomatoes. Get into touch with the
people at the head Of the club work in
your state. no matter in what state
you live In.