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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
As ansAttempted Raid on Pub
lie Property and Opposes
Passage of Same.

Clifford Pinchot. former chief for
ester OF the United States, writes
from his home at Milford, Pa. to the
Telegram as follows:
The iniquitous Shields bill, giving
away the waterpowers on our naviga-
BILE streams, about which wrote you
on February 10, has been driven
through the Senate, but 1t has not
passed the House. There Is still a
good chance not only: to stop this
raid on public property. but to pass a
fair and honest waterpower bill in
It's place.
Everything i said about the Shields
bill in my letter to you was confirm
ed In the debate. According to its
own supporters, this bill turns over
to the power interests waterpower
equivalent to twice the mechanical
power Of every kind now in use in
the United States, or enough to meet
the needs of the hundred million
people. This 1t coes in perpetuity,
although pretending to limit the
grant to fifty years. Small wonder
there Is pressure TO get 1t through
On March 81. substitute for the
Shields bill was reported to the
House of Representatives. Unlike
the Shields bill, this House : bill
makes no perpetual grant Of public
waterpowers without compensation:
sets a limit OF fifty years. Neverthe-
less, 1t Is not yet good bill. For
example, 1t gives away the public
waterpowers without compensation.
There is no reason why the water
power corporations should not pay
for what they get. The rest Of US
do. The House bill should be amend-
ed accordingly.
II the House corrects Its own bill
and then passes It, the good bill from
the House and the bad bill from the
Senate will go to conference, and
the differences will be adjusted by
the conferees. The managers of the
waterpower campaign believe that q
majority OF the conferees will be
friendly to them, and will report q
bill in their interest. They will then
try to rush the conference bill
through, probably in the confused
and crowded final hours Of the ses-
sion. Such o plan has often served
the special interests In the past, and
It Is dangerous now
During the debate on the Shields
bill, this course was openly advised.
There was under discussion an
amendment giving preference to the
applicant for. a public waterpower
who offers the best terms to the pub
lie. One of the supporters Of the
Shields bill, Senator Nelson. OF Min
nesota, after referring to the amend
ment as bad and vicious. went ON
Ito say: 1T <ssomet thing that we can
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
VILLA IS SAFELY HIDDEN GERMANS RENEW
IN MOUNTAIN FORTRESS vERDUN ASSAULT
While the American Cavalry is
Merely Pursuing a Rear
guard of His Bandits.
USES HIS FAvoRlTE TRIP
General Pershing in Command
of American Troops Es-
tabIistles New Base.

Ell PAso. April 12.-Marking his
trail with the deluding fiction spread
broadcast by Mexican poems that he
had died Of his wounds, Francisco
Villa is though by Mexican military
officers in Juarez to be safely hidden
away today in the Sierra Madre noun
tains while the American cavalry are
pursuing rearguard band Of villa
bandits whose strategy 1t is to beguile
Villas pursuers away from the hiding
place OF their chief.
Mexican followers OF Villa say 1t
was favorite trick of the bandit
leader when the chase became hot
for him to have the story spread that
he was dead so that the ardor Of his
pursuers might be dampened. Army
officers at Fort Bliss declare that II
the Villa death tsory is a hoax, 1t
will in no wise affect the chase Of the
"fox Of the Sierras."
Brigadier General Pershing has
established new base at Satevo. ac-
cording to information received here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
BIG DEAL
Is Made by the YOUNGSTOWN
Sheet and Tube Company
Involving $2,500,00O.
toy AsSoc,Arxp pRIps,
YOUNGSTOWN q Anri

YOUNGSTOWN. o., April 12.-
President James A. Campbell, of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany announced Wednesday that his
company had bought outright the
capital stock of the Andrews and
Hitch Iron Company at cost Of 81
100000. The latter concern has two
400-ton blast furnaces at Hubbard
near here. Included in the deal was
the transfer Of an interest In ore
rights on the Mahoning mine in. the
Mesabi range in Minnesota, where
there is an estimated deposit of 1O0..
100000 tons of ore. Extensive coal
lands in Pennsylvania and Ohio are
also included. The sale also carries
an interest in steamship companies
in the lake carrying trade. The es.
timated value Of all propery involved
in the transaction is s7,000,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
DELEGATES
To Two Party Conventions Are
Chosen by Republicans of
Harrison County.

Two sets, of delegtes, twepty-seven
IN each set. were chosen at mass con-
venttons held at 1880 o'clock Wed.
nesday afternoon in the ten magis.
terial districts Of Harrison county BY
Republican voters to represent them
IN the state convention to be, held
May at Wheeling and the Third dis.
trlct congressional convention to be
held probably May in this city.
AT both of these conventions dele
gates and alternates are to be chosen
to the Republican national conven-
tion June Z in Chicago. Four dele
gates and four alternates at large
are to be chosen at the state conven-
tion and two delegates and two al
ternates at the congressional district
convention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12

PARIS, April 12-The German as
sault on the verdun front west ,ofl
the Meuse was renewed this morning.
Troops advanced on Caurettes wood
south Of Cumieres, the war office an
nounced, using flame projectors but
were repulsed.
East OF the Meuse in the Douau-i
mont-vaux sector there was only
artillery fighting. A;
The war Office says, IL has been
confirmed that the German losses
yesterday were very heavy.
While bringing up re-enforcements|
TO resume their attacks on LIE Mort
Homme, the hill Of the Dead Man.
the Germans are trying to recover
the ground regnined by the French
In Cailette wood and to the north
between Douaumont and yaux.
The French positions there de-,
scribe nn arc from point south, OF
Douaumont to the center OF the vil-'
lage OF vaux and the front ID a little
less than two miles In length.
For three days the only actions
on the east bank OF the, Meuse have
been centered there with the habit
ual preparation In heavily concen-l
trated artillery fre with q finishing
touch In the form OF o couple Of
hours OF heavy Smelling with suffo-
eating and tear-proyoking gas pro-
| jectiles. 3 81,
IaslAfte Acknowledgement with high ex-
plosives lasting eight hours and the
use OF .gas for another hour or two
the Germans would attack In two coll
umns simultaneously on two tanks.
There was no visible diniinution I'm
their courage and ardor: neither did
the French show the slightest fatigue
and the consequence Is that the tin-s
precendented carnage Of the battle
OF verdun goes on. ,l
Yesterday. the whole front beaten
by gas projectiles was overhung by
a yellowish cloud OF chlorine vapor
which seemed to be suspended from.
the sky. When the cloud lifted the
Germans bounded forward seemingly
Indifferent to the thick death-dealing
curtain Of fire from the French artil-|
lery. Some OF them got through e
but only. to find that the French had
abandoned the first line trenches TO
allow the gas cloud to dissipate.
German re-enforcements were seEt
up to fortify the trenches but before
they had reached the line the French
came back with an Irresistible cotin-
ter attack and In a few minutes drove
out the Germans from the few points
where they had penetrated the
trenches.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
SUDDEN DEATH
of Richard Harding Davis, Au-
thor and War Correspondent
at Home in New York.

MOUNT K1sco, N, Y. April 1s.-
Richard Harding Davis, author and
war correspondent, died at his home
here late Tuesday night from heart
trouble. His body was found early
Wednesday morning and he had ap-
parently been stricken while at his
telephone.
Mr.. Davis. one Of the most popu-
lar Of American writer's and veteran
correspondent Of Ave wars. includ-
ing the present, was born in Phila-
delphia in 1864 and is a son of L.
Clark Davis and Rebecca Harding
Davis, also q writer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
MANY E[KS
Go to Parkersburg to Attend
Anniversary Celebration
There.

I Clarksburg Lodge, No, 4S S2, Beney-
olent and Protective Order OF Elks,
will be well represented at the cele-
bration Of the twenty lfth anniver-
sary Of the installation Of the Park
ersburg lodge which Will be held
Wednesday night, I
The celebration will consist OF q
minstrel show staged by the Parkers-
burg lodge and The Return Of lem
Littlefleld, or the Hcun, Dogs Re
venge." play staged by members
OF the Clarksburg lodge as the fun
part Of the cele tion which will be
followed BY an elaborate banquet,
Former Governor A. b. White Will
preside as toastmaster. and John j.
CONN, Of Wheeling VIII be one Of the
principal speakers.
The Ciarksburg Eiiss attending
are l. Hoge, w. n. BYRD. Charles r.
Kester, Claude Atzrodt Martin HiE-
gins, w. II. Cole, F. =. welch. A. 3.
Hall, Fleming II. Holden, Percy Byrd.
A. y. Smith. Fred Howard. Samuel r.
Bentley, jay Refer a. Frank Horr.
Douglas Williams; Charles GIL and
H. D. Francis. John Kane and VIII
liam Shinn, who take q part IN the
Lem play, also went along.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
FINE BULL SOLD
land to Monongalia County Man.

Gore Brothers Wednesday shipped
to Morgantown one of the best thoro-
cughbred bulls in the state, having
sold 1t to G. H. Core, of that city. The
animal is Cumberland short horn
and is called Lord Cumberland. 1t
Is two years old, is a son of Touch
Me Not, the show bull now at the
agricultural experiment station at
West Virginia University and is a
brother of the great show bull, Cum
berland's Type. twenty-seven times
champion of the United States,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
woopDEIlL TO MANAGE HOTEL.

Raymond j. Galley will retire be-
tween this and May j as proprietor
OF the Waldo hotel to become pro-
prietor OF hotel establishment in
Pittsburg. Mr.. Galley will be sue
ceeded by ]. w. Wooddell. present
manager Of the willard hotel In
Grafton and former manager Of the
Webster Springs hotel. The change
win probably take place about
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
GIRL BORN.

The stork visited the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. II. 8. Brown, OF Beech
street, late Tuesday night and left
a seven-pound baby girl, and as re-
suit trafic Is tied up In the local
yards of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. Mr.. Brown is a conduc-
tor and will probably be absent from
his work for a few days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
BRITISH FORCES ARE
REPUlSE By TURKS

tnY AssoeiATgp pREss3 n, n
BERLIN, April II. "A British lMeso-
potamia force composed Of troops
transferred from the Dardanelles were
repulsed by Turkish troops In q SAN
culinary battle lasting SIX hours near
Felahie on April 8, according to q
Turkish headquarters report dated
April IL. The statement adds that
more than 5000 dead British were
counted after the battle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
,sv AsseelArEp passs,

ToRREoN. Mexico, April 10. !,
"Details of a five hour battle
between the Carranza garrison
at Pasaje, Durango. and an at
tacking force composed OF
Contreras and Ceniceros BAN (
dts were brought here We'd
nesday. The outlaws fled in
disorder after losing seventy .
killed, it is reported.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
NEW VESSEL SUNK.

esv Assec,s,sp sarr.
LONDON, April 12-Lloyds an
nounees that the Senator, a new
British steamship OF 3, 40 a tons. has
been sunk. It Is believed all hands
have been saved. The Senator was
owned in whitby.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
wooDsIEN WILL MEET.

clarksburg Camp No. 9, woodmen
of the World. will hold an important
meeting at 1880 o'clock tonight in
the Robinson building on South Sec
cnd street. There will be limitations.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12

j. q, cirester. Of Weston, Is trans
acting business here.
James Gass Is here from Parkors-
burg.
A. ]. Tabor. Of Parkersburc. IL !
visitor in the city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
But According to French War.
Statement the Attacking
Forces Are Repuised.
HEAVY GERMAN LOSSES
With Re- endorsements kaisers
Army is Trying to Recover
Ground French REGAIN.

BERLIN,, April i2.-German
troops In the operation against Yer.
dun Tuesday, gained some ground In
Caillettc wood, southeast Of Fort
Douamont, according TO the ofiicial
statement issued "Wednesday by the
German war ofilcc.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
MARRIAGE b1CENsEs.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Paul w. Bailey and Mabel E, Grim
and John H. Newton and Bertha B.
Bland. y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12

DR.. and Mrs. "A. o. Kelly, Of wal
lace, were visitors here wedneslay.
q; a. Carpenter Is here from Par
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12

j.. G.. Roane, Of Weston, is In the
city looking after business affairs, :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12

Forrest R. Fortney. Of shinnston.
was business visitor here wsdnes-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12

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DETAnsA OF BATTLE.

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12
THE WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Thursday. warmc
Thursday.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-12

Of the Telegram II moro than double
tho net paid circulation Of the
other Clarksburg paper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-11
NO MORE SMALL PARKS
THIS YEAR, SAYS MAYOR
Proposed Expenditures Declared
to Be Beyond Bounds
of Reason

No more small parks this year is the final
word of Mayor Smith on the question of
passing pending ordinances for open spaces.
This determination was reached when the
question of expenditures was carefully gone
over with councIlmanIc hnanclers and
means that a dozen or more playground
bills will be held UP with a saving to the
city of several hundred thousand dollars.
After going over the bills, a number of
which were scheduled for passage next
week, the Mayor said:
This thing is going too far. There is no
one who is more favorable than 1 am to-
ward Fairgrounds for the children and
parks for everybody, but this kind of i'm
provement should be within reason.
There should be some system which
would prevent the selection or purchase OF
ground by the city for Fairgrounds ire
spective of conditions where the site Is Sc.
lected. We find proposed Fairgrounds and
parks In sections which are not at all
crowded and in some instances not far from
other parks or open spaces.
$50 far as I am concerned. there will be
no new Fairgrounds or parks established
this year, and the procedure next year will
depend entirely upon the city's financial
condition and the other improvements then
necessary"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-11
ROBS TO GET MONEY
FOR HIS WEDDING
Arrested as He Is Leaving Potts
vile for Philadelphia
to Be Married

POTTSvILLE Pa, July 11.-While his
fancee awaited him in Philadelphia to lead
her to the altar, James Davis, of this city,
robed several residences to get money for
the wedding
A silver service and other booty. valued
at $500. was stolen from the residence Of
Attorney George Rhoads, but just as Davis
was about to leave for Philadelphia he was
arrested He confessed and is now in Jail
81 wanted to get married right away and
that was the only way could think of to
get the money" he said. In addition to all
the silverware, he took three neckties, two
silk shirts, a suit of clothes, vests. shoes.
shaving brush, combs. tooth paste and two
suit cases.
Davis lived with his sister on Seneca
street. He said he expected to earn enough
money for his wedding but when he found
himself short he made uD his mind he
would not disappoint the bride If he could
help 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-11
NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY
SOUNDS WARNING TO G. o. p.
Demand Clear Cut Pledge of Support of
Federal Amendment

The National woman's party announces
that its hat is in the ring" and will remain
there until the demand for an absolutely
plain statement on the Federal woman suf-
frage amendment Is made, either by the
Republican or Democrats.
Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, who has recently
made tour of the IL suffrage States, points
out that the women of these States will ac-
cept one thing only as the price of their
support of the Republican party, which Is
that It take n clear-cut stand favoring this
amendment. As the Democratic plank
amounts to n virtual denial of suffrage, IL
the Republican stand. soon to be announced,
Is not favorable, the Woman's party will,
according to Mrs. Baker doubtless run an
independent ticket or join a smaller party
as a protest.
Mrs. Baker said today:
"As to the importance of the womans
vote in the suffrage States, let me call at
tention to the fact that In no one of these
States would It have required a vote of
more than rs per cent OF the vote cast TO
have reversed the result. The Republican
party cannot secure the votes OF the 4,00O,-
600 women of the West in any other way
than by adopting the one plank on which we
nsist-the national enfranchisement of
women"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-11
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
FROM HEAT TODAY
Humidity Unusually Heavy, but
Below That of Last
Night

No relief from the Oppressive heat which
killed four persons in this city yesterday
was expected early this morning by the
Weather Bureau A mild southwesterly
wind. such as was blowing yesterday. con-
tinued today and the humidity, recorded
at SO degrees. was unusually heavy The
temperature at o'clock today was rs. 1t
rose gradually reaching "a at noon.
This was not as heavy, however, as the
humidity OF 8 o'clock last night. which
reached "a degrees. The four deaths at
tributed to the heat yesterday were those of
Thomas Howe, months old, OF 2311 Sha-
mokin street; Josephine Gendel. 10 months
old OF 2434 South Broad street; Robert
Thomas. 6 months old, of 1919 kater street,
ana Harry Gallagher 9 months old. OF S23
North 9th street.
The showers OF yesterday tended to lessen
the temperature, but they increased the
humidity. Heavy rain was recorded last
night In some OF the suburban districts
but the same torrd condition continued
there. The forecast II for generally fair
and moderately warm weather tonight and
Wednesday. with continued high humidity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-11
SENATE PLANNING
REDRAFT OF REVENUE
BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
General Outline Of Administra-
tion Measure to Be Retained,
but Several Important
Changes Expected
TAX ON EXPATRIATES

WASHINGTON, July 1t.-RecelvIng the
revenue bill which the House passed late
yesterday, the Senate today planned a COM
plete redraft of the measure. Sessions of
the Finance Committee will begin at once,
Chairman Simmons declared.
Though the general outline Of the bill is
not to be fundamentally altered-since 1t is
drafted in accordance with Administration
desres-the provisions for the income and
inheritance taxes and tariff commission
all will be altered in detail.
A plan, for instance, to tax expatriate
Americans on their American securities Is
most popular among Senators.
|, Several leaders have collected figures
on the>amount of war tax which Americans
who have become connected with British
peerages are obliged to pay on their
American properties. 1t Is claimed the
British Government collects nearly $4,000,
600 a year on the rentals which the Astors
one of whom has been honored with a
peerage-levy on New York real estate
Senate leaders say II will be possible to
tax expatriates, despite their British citizen
ship, by levying on their incomes at the
sources.
This measure. however. Is one of those
on which Republicans plan n flibuster.
as a part of their frank purpose to delay
or ueleat lne SnlpplnB DILL Wnen ueDate
shall have been finished, however, Demo-
cratic leaders expect several Republican
votes for the measure because of Its tariff
commission proposal and other semi-pro-
tective clauses
Thrty-nne Republicans and one Inde.
pendent-Kent, of Calfornia-joined the
solid Democratic House majority on pass.
ing the bill, The House draft jumped
rates on incomes, creating inheritance and
munitions taxes and tariff commission.
The new legislation is expected to raise
approximately s210,000,000. This sum will
be inadequate TO meet the huge budget for
the fiscal year, so that 1t will be necessary
to take about S7OOoO,O00 from the general
balance of the Treasury to cover the
deficit.
The only important notifications of the
bill made by the House were the elimination
of the special taxes on banks, the striking
out of clause which made 1t impossible
for an ex-member of Congress to serve on
the tariff commission, and the rewriting
of the clause for the support of the commits
sion so that the appropriation shall not be
permanent, but be made year by year by
the Committee on Appropriations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-11
APPEAL FOR MORE CASH
FOR SOLDIERS FAMILIES
Members of Relief Committee
Short of Funds to Con-
tinue Their Work

The fund Of $4,000 raised several weeks
ago for the families Of soldiers who went
TO the Mexican border with the National
Guard is being exhausted and money Is
needed by the Citizen Soldiers Relief Com
mittee TO continue the work
Two hundred and twenty families are on
the lists Of the committee, which means
that nearly 1000 persons must be cared
for. George wentworth Carr secretary
of the committee, said today that the
number of those needing assistance was
Increasing.
The sum Of $40 is required to keep each
family for a month which means that the
committee requires $4,000 for it's work In
July. 1t is expected that part OF this will
be raised through the athletic entertain
ment and concert to be held in Convention
Hall the evening Of July 20 under the
auspices of the United German Singers of
the Philadelphia Turngemeinde. Secretary
Carr has issued an appeal to Phlladelphlans
to support the entertainment.
Convention Hall seats about $4,000 per-
sons, and II the auditorium Is full 1t will
be possible TO realize all of the $4,000
needed during the next month. The price
of admission ranges from 25 cents TO 81.
But the problem Of how to care for the
families left behind by the soldiers in the
ten days intervening before the entertain
ment Is worrying the Citizens Relief Com
mittee 1t is the immediate need Of funds
that has caused Secretary Carr TO ask for
contributions to tide the committee over the
next ten days. These contributions may he
sent either to Secretary Carr in the Bailey
Building; Mayor Smith or Drexel & Co.
Plans are being formulated for other en-
tertainments to raise money for the relief
work. The citizens committee is receiving
assistance from the home relief division of
the Emergency Aid, which, under the dlrec-
tion of Mrs ]. Willis Martin and Mrs John
c. Groome. Is systematizing the work Of
relieving dependent families of soldiers.