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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-05
CASE OF GUARD WHO
MALIGNED OFFICERS
NOW GROWSSER|OUS

COLUMBUS. y. NJ. Aug. 1.-The
case of Hugh Clarke. the Massachu.
setts guardsman under military arrest
here on the charge of nlaligning his
company officers in an article sent to
Holyoke (Mass.) newspaper, grew
to serious proportions tonight when a
search of his tent revealed A. list Of
twenty comrades wno had put their
names 10 a statement vonChing for the
truth Of Clarke'S allegations.
The signers, who belong 10 D com.
pany, Second Massachusetts infantry,
said they signed the statement after
learning thai Clarke had gotten into
trouble. but they added that they did
so .al Clarkc'S solicitation. Clarke is
being held awaiting orders from Gen.
}. J. Pershing. governing the case.
II is alleged that in the article
Clarke declared that Captain E. J:
Slate. his company commander. had
failed 10 seq that the company mess
WAS npcrated urOnerlT,
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GOVERNMENT NOT TO
.ACT At PRESENT IN
RAILROAD STRIKE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4-Atter con,
ference between President Wilson and
Judge William L. Chambers. Commits.
Sioner Of the United States BOart oi
Mediation aud Cancellation it was IN
aicated today that the federal govern
snent would .cake no formal action 10
avert. the threatened strike OF Anp.eoQ
:employes on 2o5 railroad systems OF
the country until representatives, OF
the Managers and wocknen had con
terred next week in d final ettoFt q
reach an agreement.
Any Immediate action oy congress
was precluded when thr senate com
nerce committee tabled ii resolution
pv Chairma rFtNe wlandS providing: Tor
an interstate commerce commission in
veS,ieation Of the hours OF labor on
railroads and including Ar appeal "a
The railroad managers and employees to
postpone consideration OF their differ
enceS until the investigation was com
pleted. Favorable action on the reso
luton had been urged br the cham
Der Of commerce OF the United States
and opposed by representatives OF ths
railroad employees.
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SHACKLET0N FAILS j:
TO RESCUE HIS
NARROWED COMRADES

LONDON, Aug. 4 (9:05 p. ND
Lieut.. Sir Ernest Shackleton has
again failed 10 rescue the main body
of his Antartic expedition, left on:
Elephant island. says the Daily Chron..
icle, and has returned to the Falkland
islands. :
Sir Ernest returned on board the
steamer Emma says a Reuter- dig
patch from Port Stanley. The ship
was forced back by heavy gales and
ice and it was found impossible to.
get near Elephant island through the
pack ice. The ship was battered, the
ingines were injured and the Emma
was obliged to proceed under sail. s
Sir Ernest, the correspondent adds,
recognizes that tbs useless to attempt
to force a passage with light ship,
and he is waiting for the steamer Dis
.covery to come from England.
Sir Ernest Shackleton has made
two attempts 10 rescue the main body;
of his expedition, comprising twenty
two men. left on Elephant island when;
Shackleton and five Of his men started
out in search of aid last April. Sir
Ernest arrived In Port Stanley, Falk-,
land islands. with five members Of
his party May 81.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-05
HAY AMENDMENT
TO ARMY BILL
IS D|STASTEFUL
BAKER ASKS IT
BE RECONSIDERED
Was Adopted In Conference
But Has Many Objection
able Features

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Secretary
Baker. with the support. it is under
stood. of President Wilson, has ur-
gently requested the senate and house
conference on the army appropriation
bill 10 reconsider their decision &C.
cepting Representative Hays amend.
ment 10 the revised articles Of war,
which would exempt from the military
criminal code officers and enlisted
men on the retired list.
Full agreement on the bill, il was
learned tonight, had been reported by
the confereeS and A report had been
signed when the war department.
aroused over the acceptance Of the
Hay amendment, brought such strong
influences 10 bear for reConsldera.
tion that the report was held up.
Senate conferees are understood to
have accepted the amendment only
as a last resort TO save the revised
articles of war. badly needed because
OF Mexican operations, and. assure
their enactment at this session Of con-
gress. Representative Hay and the
house 'conferees in turn yielded TO the
senate on a series of other changes in
the new code.
There now is no law under which
the war department has jurisdiction
over criminal acts Of army officers or
enlisted. men committed on foreign
soil. -:
Two cases already are pending in
Mexico. Troopers committed crimes
for which they cannot be held by the
United States army authorities; and
must be turned over to the Mexican
civil authorities for trial
For several days after appropria.
ton differences in the army bill had
been agreed to. Senators Chamber.
lain, Fletcher and Warren, Of the
conference committee, refused to ac-
cept the Hay amendment. An i'm
passe was then threatened when the
Senators. rather than have the re-
rised articles Of war thrown out alto
gether. finally yielded:
In arguments against the Hay
amendment in conference il was as
serted that some retired army Off
GERS might take advantage of disci-
plinary exemption TO stir up army
scandals and to publicly air griev-
ances Of the past. One retired Off
Ger, it. was asserted, already had writ
ten a book relating TO army condi.
tions under past administrations. and
had been awaiting an opportunity to
publish II without fear OF injurins his
own standing.
Representative Hay said tonight
that so far as he knew there was no
disposition on the part of the House
conferees 10 reverse their action, but
he thought a meeting might be held
tomorrow to discuss the question.
Meanwhile the conference report on
army appropriations remains pigeon;
holed:
No radical cuts in the Senate ap-
preparation total Of 1914 100000 were
made by the conference. although
there were some reductions In the
amounts proposed for enlargement OF
the army and national guard.
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TO AMEND INCOME
TAX REVENUE BILL

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-Democrats
of the senate finance committee 20
night decided 10 propose an amend'
ment 10 the special revenue bill H.
creasing the surtaX on incomes in en-
cess of 81. .0u0,00U from ten 10 thirteen
percent. This is the only change con-
templated in the income tax rates as
carried in the house bill.
Tentatively the committee has ap-
proved the income tax rate Of TWO per
cent a year on all incomes in excess
of $4,000 for single persons and $4,000
for persons with families and surtaXes
ranging from one percent on incomes
in excess Of $4,000 TO ten. percent on
incomes in excess of 100000. The
thirteen percent tax on S2.000.000 ii.
comes is an added classification BY
which 1t Is estimated the total re-
venues would be considerably i'll
creased.
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FIFTEEN MEN ARE H.:
DISCHARGED FROM
THE. SECOND W. VA.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Aug. 4-By
reason OF their having dependents al
home, fifteen more enlisted men were
today discharged from the Second
West Virginia Infantry. Their appli-
cations were passed upon favorably by
iht department oil the east and their
discharge papers were made out IN
camp. This makes 2S MN 80 dis
charged and more than that many
more will get their rclcas" from the
service for the same reason within IN"
next few days
Only; com patativcly few recruits arc
being received, but The recruiting o!iE
GERS have reported that more lntcresl
is being shown by the public and that
indications point TO Il liberal reSponS"
10 the call TO the rOiorS within the
next ten days.
Territory has been selected east. II
mobilization camp in the vicinity OF
Marmet on which the troops will b."
taken through a course Of field mantu-
vres soon Bayonet practice was in
order today. and all Ls companies will
be given additional training III com.
-pany and squad drills. extended foGrla.
tion5 during the next few days.
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PURCHASE PROVIDED FOR IN =
TREATY SIGNED YESTERDAY
u. S. TO PAY DENMARK
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION
Senate Will Ratify But Oppo-
sltion May Develop In Dan:
ish Parliament

WASHINGTON. DC. Aug. A.
Purchase by the United States of the
Islands .of 81. Thomas. St. CroiX ant
ST. John. lying 20 the east OF Porto
Rico, and comprising an archipelago
known as the Danish West Indies. is
provided for in q treaty signed today
by the United States and Denmark
II will be submitted at once to the
United States Senate and the Danish
parliament. whose ratifcations are
necessary to complete the purchase
agreement.
No. serious opposition Is expected
in the Senate, where action will be
sought at. the present session. Since
the negotiations were begun serea
months ago the foreign relations com
mittee has been in close touch viii
Developments. ard its members are
in their approval
Senator Lodge. the ranking Repuh
iican member. issued q statement TO
night. declaring the arguments in IA
ror of ACQUISITION OF. ;he islands are
unanswerable. The only objection is
expected 10 cone from Senat prs who
believe the purchase price otl$25,H ,Hn"
on0 too great
OulCOTTs 'OHCc' So'f'',
The outcome IN tho Danish parlla
nent is more uncertain. although me
expectation here is that the treaty
Will be accepted
European powers which have want
ed possession of the islands tQr>strat'
esic military reasons ara not SeSpect
ed 70 look with favor on the proposed
sale 10 the United States. and taey
may bring strong pressure 10 bear al
Copenha gen. r. i recalled thar talt
ure Of a similar purchase treaty IN
1he Danish parliament years aso was
attributed 70 Germal- influence
The signing of ne%tEeatr took place
in New York. where Secretary Lansing
and Constantin Brua. the Danish Min
lister. both away from the capital or
vacation. MET - 3Slx their Signature:
10 the document. The copy which VII
be filed a, the state department wa:
abgought 10 Washington tonight. by AS
distant Solicitor WoolSe;;,
Details OF .he past w:ll not be made
public until il i transmitted 20 The
senate. az least Il Is understood e
provide for comp!sto acquisition OF ;h,s
Islands. hur % stimulate rhat Danish
business i2tere$tS thers >hall be guar
anteed protection 4 Claus" also Is m
Guided ceGlnc 20 . Denmark tie una''
tined American cich.> az discovery in
GraaukSad. Il racis; poSss>&i"1.
-.. Source OF Trouble
Senator Lodcs emphasized n bis
statement tonight II" posktbft!ry ma
the islands il not acquired 5H the ! MI
cd States Nigh, ;al! in'o The hands, o
some European power and involve thi:
government IN differences under n:
Monroe doctrine which might eaSil!
lead 10 war"--a consideration which il
is understood ha, ben prominently, oe
fore. the eyes OF officials heSs IN th"il
negotiations for the purchaseH
IN the interest Of peace. slid sen
:. ator Lodge. 1T is o. grea: Importance
4 that these islands should pass into ';h'
hands OF .he United States. From
tcca,tnued on Page Twelve.) -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-05
-FOUR U.S., SIGNAL
CORPS MEN FIRED ON

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Aug. 4
Four United States signal corps men
were fired Oh to-day at a point 4shout
hall way between Marta and Prcsidio.
Texas. according 70 a report trans
mi;ted 70 General Funston by Colonel
J. 4 Castor. az Maria. The report
did no. Sa: who fired the shots, bit
explained that - 2uarGsmen Of the
Fourth Texas Infantry had been sent
OFT TO search foc Mexican bandits or
$niperS.
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ALL DIFFERENCES
ARE NOW ADJUSTED

LONDON. Aug 4, 6:44 p. m.--Reu.
ter'- Telegram Company. today states
lha. il learns that after the conclusion
Ol the recrn, RusSo-JapaneSe conven,
iion Il separate agreement was reached
under which Russia soils 10 Japan the
southern half Of the Harbln-Changchun
Railway and recognizes Japan's rights
on The Sungari River between kirin
and pctuna. thus settling q question
pending since The signing Of the Ports.
mouth treaty.
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j. HUGHES READY TO DEPART

BRIDGEHAMPTON. y. Y. Aug. A.
I ChareS Z. Hughes is ready for the
"trip 10 the Pacific Coast upon which he
will start tomorrow night. He will
take ;he ! O'Clock train for New York
tomorrow morning 10 BE- Joined there
during the afternoon by Mrs. Hughes.
s,nd will leave at 9:%3 p. m. for Mag.
ara Falls. where he will spend Sunday.
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WILSON To NAME COMMISSIONERS
To SETTLE BORDER CONTROVERSY
MEXICAN DELEGATES q
ALREADY SELECTED.
Carranza Note Received Yes.
terday Is Satisfactory To .
United States

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-1ndicl.
tions tonight were that President vii.
sor would appoint three commission.
ers within the next few days with 4
similar delegation already selected by.
General Carranza to undertake settle.!
ment CT the international differences
arising from disturbed conditions.
along the Mexican border. -'---r-t < !,
In a note delivered 10 the state de-,
par;ment today. General Carranza(
named his commissioners but did mott
answer specifically the suggestion OF
the Washington government for en-:
mission. II is believed the reply Ia
generally satisfactory to the admins
tration and that negotiations will pro-
ceed without delay. Acting Secretary
Polk would not discuss the communi-
cation today. saying he had not had:
time to study it.
General Carranza says in his note
that the Mexican commissioners pre-
fcrrably' will discuss the three points
outlined in the Mexican communica-
ton of July II. which are withdrawal
OF American troops frpm Mexico, the
framing of protocal to cover future
boFder operations, and an inves1ga.
ton Of what interests have promoted
border raids. State department olt.
cials are understood to regard this as
at least leaving the way open for
broader considerations such as they
desire. should the commission be sue.
cessful in finding a solution for I'M
mediate problems -. s.
To Broaden, Powers. :
II is possible that in notifying the
Mexican government of the American,
commissioners and the time and place
for tie conference Mr.. Polk will take
occasion. to indicate again that the
United! States expects the confereeS to;
be free from the close limitations im-
plied'fr~the new Mexican note, but will;
avoid the any detailed expression on
that point. The commission then
would be left to map out its own.
course, unless General Carran1a had;
some specific suggestion to offer. s,5i.Sh
There was nothing to indicate to-
night that President Wilson had de-
cided on the men who will represent:
the United States on the commssion.t
He has had many names under consilSH
Grafton. There are no diplonatfGlAkS
military representatives among the
Mexican commissioners, nor any law
yers. Louis Cabrera, who will head
the MeXicans is Minister Of Finance
Ignacio Bonillas is director OF the
Mexican department Of communfca.;
tions. covering railroads, telegraphs
and postoffices, and an engineer by:
profession: Alberta PAM also iS an
engineer. IS
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FRENCH AT VERDUN
TAKE THIAUM0NT
FROM The GERMANS
FIGHT FOR POSITION
UNUSUALLY SEVERE
After Evacuating Town Of
Fleury French. Re-Capture
Town With.Bayonets i

PARIS. Aug. 1 Gl0:5$ p. m)-The
French troops in thS region OF Eerdun
twice during FxiSay captured the
Thiaumont work from the Germans,
holding it and lasl fims in the face OF
courter attacks. according 10 the
French official statement tonight.
after having captured and then evacu-
ted the village OF tleury under Ger
man counter-atrackS. the Ere II h
attack reoccupieh the, greater part of
the village.
The official statement says:
On the front Of the Somme our ar
tillery has ,bombarded enemy organlza-
tons. We destroyed near Eunemain.
10 the south OF Peronne. German
captive balloon. :
"On the. right bank OF the Meuse
fighting continued all day in the re-
gion OF Thiaumont and Fleury. and to
the northwest and southwest of the
Thiaumont work. All attempts 10 dis
lodge us from conquered poSl'lcnS
failed. We not only broke the enemy :
efforts. inilictiug heavy losses upon
him. in a second offensive move our
troops succeeded in capturing Cor the
second time in twelve hours the THAI
mont work. which remains in our pos
session Notwithstanding several en-,
envy counter-attackS.
Fierce Fighting,
Fierce fighting is going on az Eleury
After having evacuated the Who'll OF
rha village this morning az conse.
uuknce Of several German attacks. our
infantry this afternoon carried with
the'abayonet the greater par; OF the
villages, The enemy is Stlli resisting
enercetically~. The number oi un-
wounded prisoners taken today is
more than 400.
In the region Of VauX' Le Cha ?itre
and ChenoiS violent homHardmentS
took place. hu' there was no :nfan-
try action.
Thirty four Of our air squadrons
fanroplanes) carried out several honl-
-bardments in the region of Eerdun.
Thirty two bombs We're dropped on the
S;enay Station and 81 on The Mont
medy and Sedan stations ard B!vou-
acs IL thn region % paia"ltt,rS.
Del5Etn communication.
In the region of~DiNmude the arttl-
lery fjshting continued all day. Some
local artillery actions occurred at 9TH
erpoiniS.
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THE WEATHE1-

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Ro1OoAGts
West virRtniR-Fa1r Saturday A1a
probably Sunday. @!a
and Sunday.
Ohio-Generally fair and oontt11od
WARM Saturday and probably sunday.
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Russians Retire

PETROGRAD. AUG. !. (via London
ll:24 p. mD-Upder the pressure OF
repeated German Counter'a;tacks
against the village OF Rudkd.Nirran-
skaia. on the Stavok. nineteen miles
from kovel. ihe Russians have evacua'
ted the village and retired several hun,
dred wards 70 the east, says the official
statement; given our by the war office
tonight.
South Of Brody. visneral Sakharoff's 5
troops have captured 1900 prisoners.
The statement follows:
ON the outskirts of Rudka. .Miry1u'
ska ia which forms Il salient position
on tho river S;avok. IA tributary Of the
Stukhod.l there was desperate fighting
the entire night. the enemy having ap'
preached the village from three sides
and launched repeated counter attacks.
Having repulsed these attacks We, to-
ward : O'Clock in the morning. evacuat'
81 the village and retired from four to
six hundred yards further 10 the east.
South Of Brody. tCialicia,) on the
lines Of the rivers SereGh and Graber'
XII, General Sakharott'S troops made a
hot attack and took 1900 prisoners.
"CaurasuS: The situation is un.
changed
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XENVDN WHEELING LNIELLLGENCER
ALN Wv AT LEAST ONE PLANK
on in Other Republican Newspapers Permitted.

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c,o,I6plIocrc IhT \yIpc1MIs

cLoUDBuRsTs IN VIRGINIA.
ROANOKE, Va, AUG. IA series
of cloudbursts which struck this sec.
tion today stopped all traffic in thS
city for several hours ami flooded tis&H
streets and cellars.
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Editors foregoing god cheer and as" the Kr59h
IN he out #
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-25

care of their veteran limbs and will
save them for the regular season.
Both Sox squads are contending
with Texas league teams today and
will run foul Of stiff game, for the
minors have been in training for some
time and their pitchers are throwing
regular curve balls. 1t is the kind OF
practice that is needed and will be
especially beneficial to Zeb Terry,
who is certain to start the season as
shOTtstOp.
The team with which Rowland will
start the season is a fine cOmbina-
ton, as good on paper as any in the
American league, but the big ques-
ton is whether they can be induced
to play as a team. It was better
crew last year than the Detroit tt
gers, but was passed by the Jennings
men.
Rowland has the desired stuff, bet
ter material than any Sox manager
was ever provided with before, but it
is up to him to get results.
Dave Danforth seems the best
prospect of the new Sox pitchers and
is apt to remain with the team
through the season. He whitfield Is
Collegians yesterday at Georgetown,
Tex. In the same game Joe jackson
poled a quartet of doubles, triple
and single.
Chick Evans and Ned Sawyer will
play in finals today for the French
Lick Springs golf championship.
Chick is already playing an excellent
game, notching a 73 and "a for his
two rounds yesterday.
After elimination trials, 81 prep
athletes are left for the big events
at Patten gym in the annual indoor
interscholastic indOortrack and field
meet. Evanston topped the list with
13 qualifers, Oregon high has eight
and LAGRANGE seven. Culver and
Sem have six each, and the remain
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bantam and lightweight divisions.
Scores: Heavies, Hyde Park "a, Mar.
shall 20; ightweights, Marshall II,
Bowen 8; bantams, Marshall "a, Me-
dill Is.
Other Basket Scores
st. Cyril %, Wendell Phillips 10.
w. S. Browns 80, First Pres. %.
Sherman Park Is, Palmer Park 8.
Hamilton Park Is, Cornell So. II.
Lawrence Hall 80, Fem FUNK. %.
The contest committee of the Auto
mobile Club of Chicago, on which are
the following Chicagoans, Harry Wis
sering, ThOs. J. Hay, Chas. w. Price,
Darwin S. Hatch, E. Clint Adams, DR..
R. Robinson Duff, Geo. F. BaTlou and
c. K. Anderson, held a meeting at the
Chicago Automobile club on March
% to discuss plans for the unofficial
tests of stock cars. which are to be
held at Speedway park every Sun
day. The first unofficial test will be
tomorrow, when entrants in the gen
tlemen's western interclub, nOn-pro-
LCO04OA4d4 ouGO AoCCy " DC uCIu Oll Nldy
20, will test their cars and have trial
brushes.
The contest committee elected E.
G. Patterson as captain of the Chi
cago Automobile club team, and the
Chicago Automobile Club and Speed
way Park assn sent joint letters to
all of the clubs contemplating enter
ing their delegates in the non-profes-
siOnat race, requesting them to give
their cooperation in making the race
a success. The committee also de-
cided to request the Speedway Park
assn to have the track carefully pa
troIled every Sunday in order to keep
people off it and to insure against
any accidents.
-O-O-
TODAY IN ILLINOIS HISTORY
March Ok fT9f Tho rrC,-o,,, -, -
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-04-24
TEMPORARILY SETTLED.

In the matter of the mining case
from San Juan county in which an
injunction was asked before Judge
Searcy in chambers here today, the
parties agreed to let the matter rest
until the matter could be tried in
court on the issues. In other words,
both parties agreed to discontinue
work without order of court.
The case is one in which there is a
question of title, two different parties
having leases on the property. Jo-
seph Bordeleau claims the porperty
which Gilhaney, Olsen and Carthers
also claim. Frank Brown claims to
have leased same from Bordeleau
Attorney Ross of Silverton appeared
for the plaintiff and attorneys f. E
Wheeler and Sigfried appeared fol
defendant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1916-04-24
kILAUEA VOLCANO.
NOW GREAT SPECTACLE

HONOLULU, Hawaii, U. S. A.,
April 21.-Not since 1912, when the
great volcano OF kilauea, Hawaii.
E-~iss -she lxe4iitlf -ef isss ssstvas,, Has
at presented such specttrl~ as at
the presen, time. The may visitors
who have recently seen it, witnessed
Il display such as few people have
ever seen. The great lake of fire
has risen to such an extent as to
occupy the entire area between the
side walls, and the surface is riven
in all directions by wonderful foun-
tains of molten stone, accompanied
by brilliant irridescent lava flows
which spread in every direction. The
special excursions from Honolulu to
the volcano are being taken advan-
tage of, and the automobile road rum
ming almost to the edge of the fire
lake is now, more than ever, appre-
ciated to the full.