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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
MEXICO FAYORABLY
IMPRESSED WITH
u. S. PROPOSITION

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. .
Officials Of the de facto government
of Mexico have >been favorably inl-
pressed, according TO information
reaching the State Department to-day,
by Acting Secretary Polk's note aC-
cepting the suggestion for joint in
ternational commission 10 consider
border problems. but no definite indi-
cation has come as 10 when General
Carranza'S s reply may be expected.
At the Mexican embassy it was said
the reply might be received to.mor-
row.
Great stress was laid on the fact
that a speedy report was desired from
the commission by both governments
This alone, il was said. would prevent
any discussion OF financial claims or
consideration Of the dispute over Il
small strip Of land in the El PaSo re-
gion, which has recurred AT various
intervals for many years. SO far AZ
the status Of the CarranZa government
goes. II was added. The United States
has extended recognition 10 IL and can
not go behind that act.
Private adviceS today from Mexico
indicated that new problems are press
ing on General CarranZa with the
sTTnad Of labor troubles. No details
were given, but it was reported that
discomfort was spreading among tho
Mexican railroad employees. and that
an extensive tie-up of the lines was
threatened.
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the Progressives from eastern states
will, it is said. oppose the nominating
OF A third ticket and either urge the
endorsement of President Wilson or
fight 10 have the conference adjourn
without taking action Of any kind.
They doubt whether majority of the
delegates to the Progressive national
convention would respond to call to
reassemble at this date and believe
it would be mistake TO attempt to
put a third ticket in the field in view
of existing conditions.
While the leaders who will attend
rhe conference are divided as to the
wisdom Of naming Il national ticket
at this time they are Il unit in pro-
testing against the action of the Bull
Moose national committee in endors-
ing Hughes and favor some action
which will tend to pefpetuale the
Progressive party as a national po-
litical organization.
Sarah Z. Lyons. of Minneapolis, was
for the conference and she favors the
naming of a third ticket. Bainbridge
Colby. OF New York: Matthew Hale.
OF Massachusetts. and J. a. H. Hop
kins. of New Jersey. will arrive to-
morrow morning.
Judge Albert n. Nortoni. OF ST.
Louis, apparently reflected the senti-
ment Of a majority of the early ar
rivals when he said: II want some.
body to vote for in November will
not vote for Wilson or Hughes. The
Progressive national committee ex-
ceeded it's authority when it met in
Chicago. June 26, and endorsed Mr..
Hughes"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
BIC GERMAN SUBMARINE PASSES
OUT OF CAPE5 At $50 O'CLOCK
DEATH TOTAL NOW
400 IN CANADIAN
FOREST FIRES

COBALT, Ont. Aug. "A conser-
rative estimate places the number or
dead in the frstswept area OF north
ern Ontario at 400.
A recrudescence Of the fires and
the destruction of other settlements
is feared. Reports from Boston Creek
state that the fire is burning on both
sides of the railroad track and raging
fiercely TO the southwest, especially
between Red Water and Lonika.
To the west of Elk Lake a serious
outbreak is feared. The men nave
been Withdrawn from the Miller IN
dependence mine, two miles from BOS-
TON Creek, and it is reported that
many families near Round Lake, IN
the same district. have suffered Sc
yerely.
It is definitely known that twelve
persons lost their lives at the CrOeSus
mine, near MatheSon. In the vicinity
of Iroqois Falls the death list Is grow
ing as the rescue parties continue
their work.
Reports tonight state that Seskinia
is on fire and that there is a serious
outbreak in Morisette township, north
Of Kirkland Lake. Cobalt Is enfel'
oped in pail of smoke.
NORTH BAY, Ont. Aug. Blush
fires which have broken out in the
vicinity of McCool. Il small settlement
on the Elk Lake branch Of the Tennis
kaning & Northern Ontario railway.
have wiped out that place. according
TO advices received here tonlght::
Whether there was serious loss or
life has not been aSCertalned.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03

LONDON. Aug. .. l0:47 p. m.-Sir
Roger Easement will be executed in
the Pentonville prison AT . o'clock to-
morrow morning for high treason.
Lord Robert Cecil, minister OF war
trade, today made known 10 the AS
sociated Press that il was the British
governments determination not 10 re.
prieve Sir Roger. ..
Beyond the statement Of Lord Rob-
ert, which was in defense Of the gov
ernment's determination. no formal
announcement 10 the effect that the
execution will be carried out tu-mOr-
row has been made. public. Officials
intimaled to the Associated Press that
this is quite the usual procedure, as a
sentence on convict carries with it
the natural suppoSitiOn of execution,
the only occasion for an official an
nouncement being the granting of a
reprieve or d COmmutation Of SEN
tence
While the government maintains ST.
lence as TO the final efforts made OIL,
behalf Of Sir Roger. it is known that
the petitions were received as late as
to-day. The foreign office says no
communication has been received
from the State Department at Wash
ington requesting a repricve.
The whole subject surrounding Sir
Rogers case has been seriously con-
sidered by the cabinet. and the deter
mination 10 let the law take its course
proved unalterable. The decision Of
the government will cause some sur
prise, as the opinion had become wide
spread that the sentence OF Sir Roger
would be commuted at the last mo.
ment TO life Imprisonment
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
BITTER SUFFRAGE FIGHT MARS
HARMONY Of THE DEMOCRATS
DEMOCRATIC EDITORS
= Of STATE ORGANIZE
FOR The CAMPAIGN
BY w. r. kEYSER,
(Staff Correspondent.)

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Aug. q
Democratic editors Of the state or
ganized for the campaign, at meet
ing held here today in connection With
the State Democratic Judicial Conven-
tion, by making permanent a tenn
porary organization, which was effect
ed at a recent meeting here. The chair
man is Earl Smith Of the Falrmont
Times and Robert Hamilton of Cal
houn county, Is secretary.
The meeting was held at noon in the
assembly room Of the Chancellor
hotel and was attended by the follow
ing:
New Dominion, Morgantown-Fance
d. Stewart.
Mercer Progress. Princeton--C. W..
Merrill.
Wheeling Register-Wm. l.. Brice
and Camden S. Taney.
ME Kendell Lawther.
HUNTINGTON Advertiser--D. Blaine
Show and F. W. Mccullough.
Journal, Elizabr1h-J. F. Haverty.
Roane County Reporter, Spencer
Harry Jack.
Monroe Watchman-A. S. Johnson.
Pennsboro News - Gordon P.
Fought
Parkersburg Sentinel-A. B. Smith.
PIT. Pleasant Register-R. P. Bell.
ST. Mary's Oracle-Robert l.. Penn
berton.
Moundsville Echo-S. C. Shaw.
Clarksburg EXponent-W. Guy Tet-
rich and J. G. Shaw.
Fairmont Times-L. G. Boggs and
Earl Smith.
White Sulphur Sentinel-Howard
Templeton.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
GERMAN A|RSHIPS
IN ANOTHER RAID
ON BRITISH COAST

LONDON. Aug. 3. 2:l5 Il. m.--German
airships have again nown over the east
ern counties of England. dropping
bombs. An official communication just
issued says:
~ number of arships crossed the
coast of the eastern counties shortly
after midnight. Their objective has not
yet been definitely ascertained. as the
raid is still proceeding. Some bombs
were dropped at various places"
Another official communication issued
early this morning says:
The raid appears to have been car
rird out BY six or seven airShips. a
considerable number OF bombs are re-
ported to have been dropped al various
places on the eastern and southeastern
counties. but no definite reports have
been received. No military damage has
yet been reported.
Many anti-aircraft guns were in ac-
ton and at least one OF the alrshlpS IS
reported TO have been hit"
\ Zeppelin was seen early this morn
ing travelling Seaward. badly damaged,
according to the Exchange Telcgraph's 8
correspondent in southeast coast town.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
INVESTIGATION OF
MEAT PRICES BY
CONGRESS DEMANDED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2--Represen.
tative Borland of Missouri, renewed
his charges of beef trust in the house
today, and demanded action on his res
olution proposing an investigation OF
meat prices by the federal trade COM
mission. He declared the packers were
dividing enormous dividends while
they charged consumers war prices,
and had tried to stifle the proposal for
an inquiry because they feared public
ity. The Borland resolution, he point
ed out now. had been before the }udlcl.
ary committee for six months. during
which live stock prices had been going
steadily upward.
The same power which could put
down the cattle market in 1915, and
put it up with it's resolution pending,
could put it down again If the resOlu-
ton were defeated" he said. THE
packers now own or control nearly cv-
erv thing that is valuable in connection
with the live stock business. Not only
are they the sole buyer of the farmers
cattle, but they also control facilities
for getting those cattle on the market.
The packers began Il country wide
propaganda among commission men
and cattle raisers TO secure letters and
teleGrams to members Of congress op-
posing the investigation resolution.
They feel that the white light of pub
licity is the principal weapon for cor
rection of economic wrongs. If they
expect to gain public confidence by
stifling a public inquiry they may find
that the result is exactly the opposite.
Mr.. Borland declared that in 1915,
while the consumer was paying war
prices" the Swift Company'S dividends
amounted to 1871 per cent of its Capi-
tal stock, the Armour Company's rs
per cent, the Morris Company's 10
per cent, and the Cudahy Company's
17.5 per cent. At the same time, he
said, the meat producing industry had
been managed so disadvantageouSly
that there were only 37.O00.000 head
of cattle in the country last year COM
pared to 100000 in 1900.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
ONE CRUISER
SEEN On GUARD
OFF Va. CAPES
PECULIAR BUOYS
SEEN ALONGSIDE
Officials Scout Idea Of Net Be-
ing Spread Trip Down
Bay Uneventful

NORFOLK. Va. Aug. 2.-Only one
Allied warShip was seen off the Capes
to-day. 1t was two-runneled cruiser
flying the British naval ensign. Pass
ing vessels reported that there were
TWO peculiar buoys near here. This
gave rise 10 some speculation as to
the possibility that d net had been
flung across the channel, but pilots
familiar with the waters did not be.
liere such method Of preventing the
egresS of the Deutschland would be at
tempted.
The trip Of the submarine and the
conveying tug down Chesapeake Bay
from Baltimore was started under
ideal conditions. Not a cloud was in
sight as the submersible Increased
her speed to l9 knots an hour soon al
Ter clearing Baltimore harbor. The
tug fell in behind Immediately, and by
dark was 500 yards TO rhe stern. The
tug apparently had great difficulty in
keeping up with the Deutschland.
Dark flames spurted from her tunnels.
showing that the stokers aboard were
keeping all the steam possible in her
boilers.
Then the wind freshened and dark
clouds began TO roll in from the horl-
zon. Soon the tug was pitching and
rolling on the choppy sea. her running
lights dipping up and down, and the
spray flying back from her bow. The
submarine ahead, a brilliant light
shining from lamp attached 10 the
top of her periScope, and green ana
red running lights hanging below on
the coming tower. plowed steadily
through the seas on an even keel
Brilliantly Lighted.
Bay steamers passing up and down
had their attention drawn TO the sub
marine by the brillianCe Of her lights,
especially that of the perioscopc. They
cast rays of their searchlights on the
submcrSible, looking her over from
stem to stern. AS each Of the YES
sells recognized the submarine salute
of three whistle blasts were blown.
The submarine answered each salute
with her own whistle.
In the rays Of the searchlights mem
bers of the crew could be plainly seen
walking up and down the after deck.
In the coming tower was Captain
Paul Koenig. master Of the vessel.
At his side stood the pilot.
Soon before midnight the seas be-
came still heavier. Under the glare
of searchlights it was seen that waves
were breaking over the bow Of the
vessel and washing the entire for
ward part. Occasionally the coming
tower and the light of the perioscope
would be enveloped in a shower of
salt spray.
At half past one this morning. while
passing Solomon's island. the last OF
the vessels with searchlights had
passed. BY that time all the members
of the crew except two had disap-
reared from the deck. One of these
men was standing well forward, lead
line for sounding in his hand, and the
other was at the stern. Captain Paul
Koenig still was in the coming tower
garbed in slickers.
Increased Speed.
In the broad channel. against the
seas that were running the submarine
On !
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
CARRIED TO
CONVENTION FLOOR.
Ewing Named For Supreme
Judge And Coleman For
Presidential Elector
By w. r. kEYSER.
(Staff Correspondent.)

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Aug. D.:
/ Featuring the State convention Of the
| Democratic party which was held her6s
to-day for the purposes Of nominating
candidates for the State Suprame5
Court of Appeals and formulating and
i adopting platform for the coming
! campaign, a fight developed over. tbs;
woman suffrage issue, which was set
| tied on the floor of the convention late
| tonight, after; it had been Trangled
over in committee the entire after.i
noon. The advocates of equal sun;
rage won at least partial victory, In
! that the convention adopted q pianL.,::
declaring that it is the conviction OF
! the delegates assembled that the equal
| suffrage amendment to be submitted
at the November election should b0s
ratified. 1t was adopted by small
majority, however, and only after 1T
was emphasized that the plank did,
not bind the delegates as individuals
TO support the amendment, and also
on the plea that il would remove thes
issue from the campaign.
Aside from the suffrage plank, but
little interest was manifested In the
platform. which is document such
ton with cut-and-dried program to:
carry out. !; 80: 80:
Candidates Named. a
The other business Of the conven.i
ton, the naming of judicial candi:;
dates. resulted in the nominations or
James W. Ewing, of Wheeling, and
John B. Wilkinson, OF Logan county,
Judge Ewing was nominated by !aS
Judge Wilkinson's selection was made
on the second. ~:
The convention, which was largely
attended by Democrats from all sec-i
tions Of the state, was held In the;
auditorium. 1t was presided over by
Hon. John w. Davis, nominally Of
Clarksburg, now Of Washington. wherO:
he holds the position of solicitor gen.
eral Of the United States. Chairman
Davis delivered the keynote address,
upholding the Democratic national.
; administration, of course. apd-xeplY.,
ing at some length to the attacks made.
his speech Of acceptance of the Re-
publican nomination for president.
Electors Named.
Presidential electors were elected
as follows: At large, General C-.C.
Watts, Charleston; III. Morgan, Wet
Eel county; First district. John Cole;
man, Ohio county: Second district
Samuel Spears, Randolph county,;
Third district, W. L. Woodell, Weh,S
ster county; Fourth district, W. u,
Arnold. Jackson county: Fifth district
Capt. E. L. Bailey, Mercer county,
Sixth district, C. R. Summerheld, Fay
The suffrage fight furnished the
only interesting incident to Whist:
otherwise would have been q listless5
meeting. AS was expected, It deyels
oped early: 1t had been rumoreds
that there was much opposition to Ans
equal suffrage plank, and in the pre-
convention activities. both advocates:
and opponents Of the issue Wofkn4s
hard. When 1t was announced that
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. president
of the National Equal Suffrage 1850
citation, would address the convention
motion was made and prevSued:3
that the floor be given to Mrs. o. d.
(Continusd on RAGs Ssvsa.l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
UNITED STATES MAY
TAKE A HAND IN The
RAILROAD STRIKE

WASHINGTON, Aug. E Officials
of the federal government. including
President Wilson, are closely watch
ing developments in the controversy
between 225 railway systems anu
their 100000 employees, and are pre-
pairing. to offer every possible aid IN
electing an agreement and avoiding
strike.
Today the president forwarded to
the labor department. an appeal ne
had received from the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States through
Harry A. Wheeler. chairman OF the
chambers committee on Taliroaos, ae.
claring a strike is inevitable unless
some strong measures of intervention
are speedily introduced" and urging
an inquiry. Acting Secretary OF La
Dor Post said tonight he was in close
touch with the situation but had NOT
decided whether connection by the
department would be declared.
The federal bill Of mediation and
cnnciliation, which is authorized by
law 10 attempt TO avert strikes on
railroads, also is keeping watch OF
Developments. and its officials expect
to be called on as soon as the strike
vote, now being counted. has been
completely canvassed. They said to-
night that nothing could be done al
present.
Mr.. Wheeler said he had recently
attended a meeting Of representatives
and employees in New York. and thai
as result his convention was deep.
ened more that amicable settlement
was remote. .,
II am assured" be added, there
will be no modification of the attitude
of the roads. Neither is 1t expected
that the representatives of the men
with the new power Of the strike vote
in their hands, will recede from the
position which they have taken here
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
$4,000 CITIZENS Of OCCUPIED
CITIES IN FRANCE ARE DEPORTE1
vouNc GIRLS AND BOYS LOADED ON CATTLE CARS AND
SENT TO UNKNOWN DESTINATIONS GERMAN SOL
n1ERs CARRYING OUT ORDERS SHED TEARS
AT SIGHTS

newed night after night during the.
ten days Of Easter. #
THE protests of mayors and other.
officials were UNDECIDED. A bishoRj
who interviewed personally was told
by a general: You, bishop, shut up
and be off,
AT the beginning Of the deporta.;
tions some girls Of the artStoct1cX
we're seized, but they were soon 10,
leased as were also the daughters Of.
those in the houses where German OF;
icers were bineted.
"At Roubai1, the Prussian guard
refused to participate in the raids ana,
the work had to be done by the Sixty;
fourth regiment from Verdun. SAnof
soldiers engaged in the deportation.
were even seen to shed tears. -.
"A large proportion OF the young
women taken belonged to the serv.,
ant class, several Of whom volunteered
daughters. On the other hand many
young women from the better classes
wanted to accompany the servant.
girls of their family. When those
deported were conveyed to the rail-
way station and loaded into the cattle
trucks they kept crying: 'Vive Ia
France and singing the "Marseillatse.
Upward of 200 affdavits are appended
each dealing with incidents, Of which:
those making the affidarits had per-
sonal knowledge. charging that girls
from The age Of 13 and upward ana
boys from II were forced to labor m
the. fields from o'clock in the morn.tt
ing to 6 in the evening: that theyl
we're badly fed and harshly treated,
and that girls and women were Kicked
and whipped with sort Of cat o. ninot
tails and sometimes knocked down.
One deposition affirms that thei
deponent was not mistreated. Whiloi
another. that of a woman Of seventy.t
two years, say she was not rou1hlH
treated, although frequently hreat
ened. One woman testifles that hefi
husband died from excessive work an4.
exhaustion 5%..S:a:.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
BIG INCREASE IN
VALUATION OF \
CORPORATIONS

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug. q
Showing an increase Of s1O,000,uUO
over that Of 1913. the valuation of the
properties OF public service corpora.
tions in West Virginia has been fixed
at S322.774,000 by the board OF pubic
works which today finished tabulating
the values. The railroads own the
most valuable property for ta9ation
purposes. The total valuation of these
utilities is in excess of s1S7,OOO,O 900.
Oil and gas properties are next with
a total valuation of over $lOl ,Oe0, ,oOo.
The corporation on which the high
est assessment is made is the Baltl-
more & Ohio railroad with over S1s,-
100000 Included in the oil and gas
companies assessed are 10 corpora
tions. There are 1873 telephone and
telegraph companies. and 94 electric
light, water and power companies, an
increase OF Is over last year.
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PARIS. Aug. ., noon.--Poignant de-
tails OF the deportation at an hour and
a half's notice Of 25,0Oo citizens from
the French towns of Lille, Rouoalx
and 'Tourcing, by the Germans, last
Easter, are given in a French yellow
book released for publication to-day.
The German orders were for the
people in certain districts or tnese
towns to assemble in readiness LOT
departure al their front doors, whlcn
were to be left open, anG none was 81 10
leave the house before, a. NJ: me
orders stated that "all protests VIII
be useless, and anyone trying 10 erade
deportation will be pitilessly pun
ished"
The victims in all cases were cho-
sen arbitrarily BY the officers IN
charge of the deporting party. Each
person singled out for deportation
was allowed 60 pounds of baggage;
which it was recommended should
consist OF utensils for eating and
drinking, a blanket, good shoes and
personal linen. If anyone exceed TINS
weight his or her whole baggage wac
IN be thrown aside Each bundle was
10 be made up separately ior one per-
son and supplied with a tag, showing
the address, name and number lden-
titv card. When at their destination
the dcported persons were allowed to
write TO their relatives once month.
The yellow book continues:
THE measure caused the greatest
anguish and despair among the popu-
lation of the notified districts, while
in some cases 1t led TO madness. Many
people became so Ill they had to take
TO their beds.
Parents especially suffered torture
at seeing their wives, daughters and
children of both sexes over the age
Of IA led away or packed into street
cars promiscuously, with bad charac-
ters of all sorts, male and female.
not knowing what was to be their des-
ination or fate. The anguish was re-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
DAMAGE SUIT FROM
MUNITIONS EXPLOSION

NEW YORK. Aug. o.-The first
court action growing out nf the dis.
astrOuS munitions explosions on Black
Tom Island last Sunday morning was
instituted today in the supreme court
by Dominick Tannic. a trucknlan. Tan
ME demands $1,000 damages for al.
legged injuries suffered as a result Of
the blast and names the National Dock
and Storage company the Johnson
Lighterage company. the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad company and the Cen
trail Railroad Of New Jersey as de-
PENDANTS.
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they were travelling about seven miles
an hour. When near the entrance to
sighted the press boat and Immediately
reversed herself and appeared to be
making for the bay. After running
for about two miles she again headed
south until she was abreast the Tim
MINIS and then both vessels put on
full speed ahead toward the press
boat. Suddenly they turned off as if
to 20 down the Old Point channel but
when the dispatch boat made for the
same channel they changed their
course and headed directly for Cape
Henry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-03
HELD FOE MURDER.

CLARKSBUECi. ". Va. Aug. @.--Eoh-
nrt Gerard. Il middle-ag"d coal miner nt
Rcynoldsvillc near here. WAS beaten 10
death by otis Richards Il Young mar
rird man Of that place. when thy quar-
relied over a small debt last Saturday
night according To Il verdict Of a court
iury here this afternoon. richards is
in Jail and the jury recommended that
he be held for the n"v' criminal court
grand jury.