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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-04

Plenty Of Hope for Him.
Sapleigh-"I like girl who can take
q joke" Miss Keen-"Thea you stand
a splendid chance Of being accepted"
Boston Transcript.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-04

Amid q dead silence the rope was
Stacked away. Charley took a long
drink. then hurled the half emptled
flask far out into the crowd.
To q question Crawford shook his
bead.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
THREE GAMES
FOR Y. M. G.. A.
STRONG D1AwINo CARD PREPAR
ED ToB TAHB THIS EVENING
B~tsubsnvtils =. II Q. A VIII Play Local
Association Team-Mfdgets
wan Meet bridgeport

Tonight the drawing card at the
Young Mems Christian association Will
be the three basketball games. orange
ments for which were only recently
completed by Physical Director G. j.
miller. Tbs first on the list Is the
steubenville Y. NJ. &. a. versus the
local association team. While the local
team has played but one game this win
ter. little can be judged of their quail
ties. and the men who will take part
This evening have had much training.
a number OF the men are former high
school stars. or Steubenvilie but little
Is learned save that they have one OF
the strongest teams I'm many years.
The lineup OF the Y. NJ. G. A. that will
face S~tcubenvillo his evening will be
Turk and Franzheim at forwards: Pierce
AZ center; Menkemeyer. Schwab and
Nay, at guards.
The next on the card. is the game
that Will be played between the Mid
gets and Bridgeport High school be-
tween halves. Both these teams are
strong. and indications point To "A fast
contest The Midgets have played "A
number OF games outside of the ASSOC
citation. and have thus far succeeded in
winning. Last on the hist Is the game
that IL to be played between the Re-
serves and the Students.
Basket ball interest at the AsSocia-
ton Is only beginning. A Senior league
has been formed. providing games ror
various evenings OF the week. The lea
que schedule opened on Tuesday even
ing with the Johnnie Bulls playing the
Uncle Sans. Friday night, the other
teams of the leagues, the kasiers and
the Cars will play.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
DEAL CLOSED FOR
THE CHICAGO CUBS

CINCINNATI. o.. Jan 5.-Tbe Chicago
National League Club was sold to Chas.
Weeghman by Charles Il. Taft today.
Harry +. Sinclair. the Oklahoma OIL
magnate assisted in closing the nego-
ttations whereby Weeghman obtained
control OF the club.
This announcement was made by
asked to confirm II "a moment later. he
said: Il have nothing to say now. but
may have an announcement to make in
Il short time"
At this meeting with Mr.. Taft. Mr..
Weeghfnan announced he would assume
the obligations and take charge OF the
chicago National Park on the west side
Tor a period OF two years He stated
that ~ has been agreed that the Taft
sible during this time to dispose Of the
lease on these grounds.
The deal L. closed. said Mr.. WEIGH
man. and the money in cash will be
paid over To Nr. Taft on January 20
when the transfer will be made.
The National Baseball Commission
went into session shortly after the news
OF the purchase Of the Chicago cub
by AIR. Wceghman.
Edward Barrow. president OF the In
~ternational League. was suddenly strick-
en- with appendicitis here today and Will
leave onigh FOR his home in New
York. II was stated. however. that his
absence would not interfere with the
meeting Of the commission appointed
To settle the dispute between the Fed
cral and international League.
August Hermann. Was reelected
chairman Of the National Baseball com
mission. and John T.. Bruce. secretary.
Thc reports of the chairman. secretary
and treasurer were read.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
AMERICAN
6conauusd from Tir.t Pss.,

"unpstriotic" American citizens
who imperillcd tha nation by taking
passage on helliEorent vessels Sona.
for Works. Of California Republican.
asserted that the government ~ the
United states vas "hvpocritically
claiming to BE- neutral when ~ was In
fact participating ln the WIS through
The sale ~ munitions Senator Lodge.
rankinr Republican member Of the
foreign relations committee declared
that fo place au embargo ON arms now
would hc worth moro Co Germany than
o. million mon. hat lf would ho q
grossly uunrufr1l acf and would.
ln fact make fhc United states Tho
alIet of Germany Senators O'Gorman
~ N.W York AMI UfshcDrk of No.
hraata both Democratic. URGED tho
a~dvieahIlIfv Of an cwharro on muni.
lions Senator O'Gornan also in.
formed Tho senate that American
Consul % y NcNcclv who lost his
life bro iho British lllcr Persia had
~d.frfFar''d fho advice 81 American
Conaul General Skinner a. London
haf ho mako tho journey to London
ou RI Dutch vessel
Tho discussion was proclpitated
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government. IL il deemed IL best for
the American nation and the best Sc
curity of peace with all the nations,
could place an embargo against the
shipment of munitions TO any bellig-
erent with exposing itself TO the i'm
putation of an %unneutral act"
Not Parallel Case.
Senator Hitchcock asked Senator
Lodge whether il was unneutral for
Norway. Denmark, Sweden and Hol-
land TO place an embargo on munitions
after the war began. Senator Lodge
said he thought not. because that act
did not change a condition.
Placing OF the embargo by these
nations Senator Hitchcock replied,
deprived Germany OF a safe method
of procuring munitions and other con-
traband from those countries. and yet
no n was heard TO claim that those
countries were guilty Of Immortality.
Everyone knows that Germany was
deprived of a enormous advantage
when Great Britain forced those neu-
trail countries Of Europe to put on that
embargo or lose the food which they
needed and which Great Britain could
keep from them"
Does the senator consider" asked
Senator Work. that the conditions he
thinks we ought not change was
brought about by action of the gov
eminent TO which we are now supply
ing arms?"
"Of curse IL was not" replied Sen
ator Lodge. ut was brought about by
the sourc Of the war. in which one
side got control 70 the sea. We should
be doing just as unneutral thing as II
II we're In our power to shut down the
arms factories OF Liege. OF which Ger
many got possession at the beginning
Of the war and which she is now run
ming i'm her w interest"
Suppose" Senator O'Gorman inter
jected. "the belligerent that. is the
chief beneficiary Of our present policy
with respect 10 expectation Of NUM-
lions were 20 disregard our rights as
a neutral nation. does the senator
think we would be justified in placing
an embargo on munitions as a retalia-
tory embargO7"
u think Il would be an unneutraI
act" the Massachusetts, senator re-
piled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
TYLER COUNTY HI
Will Meet Triadelphis District az
Basket Ball Friday Evening at
Wheeling Park.

Friday evening the Triadelphia dis
trict high school basket ball team will
play the five representing Tyler
county high OF "Middlebourne. The
contest will BE- staged on the floor
Of the Park casino and from the indi-
Gated strength OF the two teams q
should be a hard fought battle. Tria-
delphia has played but one game. that
being with the Mouudsville high
school team which they defeated By
the score Of 20 10 Z. Coach Stewart
has been working bard with his boys
and seems 10 have obtained results
inasmuch as they are showing consid-
cradle form.
Nichols and Parkins. Two Of the
regulars are out Of the game on ac.
count Of Illness Tho team will be-
chosen from the following men.
Smith. Costello. Mink. Beans Captain
Hannah. Jackson. Cots and McAfoe.
The Tyler county boys viii arrive
Friday afternoon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06

ALEXANDRIA. Egypt. Jan. I. via
London. Jan. =. l:15 "A. m. ODelayedD-
Many OF the passengers OF the British
steamship Persia. which was tOrpedued
IN the Mediterranean last Thursday. be
ll"Ne that In addition with the boats
IN winch they were saved two other
h~fehoat got clear Of the sinking
steamer. The chief officer of the Per-
STA. however. thinks that this is i'm
probable and that IL other boats We're
seen. a. some OF the passengers. de-
ciared. they were empty boats which
broke loose when the steamer turned
over and went TO the bottom. This view
j. supported by the other surviving of
nccrs.
The survivors lost everything they
owned and during The thirty hours
ihey spent in the boats suffered severe
~ from the cold. None of them had
warm clothing. There was a sufficient
supply of water and provisions. how
ever. as the boats were already stocked
IN accordance with marine regEi.-fons
Everything possible Is being done
mere Tor tho comfort OF the survivors.
Charles Grant. Of Boston. who. so lar
as known, Is the only American now
able to tell the story OF the disaster. rs
a guest on board the United states
cruiser pes Moiues.
SiNty-thrcc lascars among tho surviv-
ors Include "A fireman and several stew
ards. only one OF the stewardesses was
awe
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
NEWS OF KANAWHA
tcon'iausd IRON First PaE..D

distance below Parkcrrburr. She was
built for tho Bay Brothers. who Cd
Grated her Tor several years in the
karHUha river and pIttFburgh trade
and then sold he'd to Captain Roe
Later hc in turn sold to other inter
este lut several years ago she was
purchased back bv Roc. who elnca
operated her ln tho same trade. 10
which sho has been uniformly suc.
rreafuI Tho kanawha was always
known aa n lucky boat. seldom having
anything but "a paying trip. and at.
ways escaping mlahapa that somehow
heaef steamboats, That Fnf tho name 81
being urlucky She wac q steamboat
noted Tor Dor lrht draft. reff.rg over
on about fWrniy inches Of water. 70
markHhlo for O. Iuat OF Dor tonnage
DO vac about 200 feet In length. 20
f'nt beam and a Carrying capacity OF
about 900 tone -hc haa always been
Kept Dol perfect condition. and came
0r thr Point Ilsaaarf docks only q
couple of uret after refiinr a
now hHIl and 1rnz generally over.
hauled
hmo0e Dor officers were me Tot.
l0eIrg
Captain Brady Berry. o. Williams
town. N 10 CAPTAIN also sDfed 80
nrr of .He two pilot.
iI.o' Daniel Packer oI Buffalo. w.
ta a town on fhr Ea11Vha river
f.0.f rlrff nrr. WnIlf. of Hrlrre.
'.fn .rr0.Ifr raraerabufr
s~r0rd rl.fk -raer. Df
f.v 1rfon. kf
Captain Hos e' uuaIy on board
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
NEWS BRIEFS

Through the generosity OF a num-
Der of GAINESVILLE. Ohio. business men.
Walter Finley. of that place had an
operation performed at the Ohio Val
ley General hospital that will ultimate
~ give him the use of his limbs.
Mr.. n. X. Dhalwani. A. B.. Of the
university of Bombay. India. has been
secured to address the city teachers
association on Friday afternoon.
Attorney Harry King. Jr.. is tenn
porarily a professor in the Wheeling
high school. He is filling the vacancy
caused by the illness OF Charles II.
Spohn. of the commercial department.
Sunday Rev r. f. l.. Strider. rec
tor OF ST. Matthews Il. r. church, Will
commence a series of addresses in the
Y. NJ. q a. on Personal Christianity"
Many improvements are being
TO the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad
at this place. A large shed is being
built for storing roal and many re-
pairs are being made to the round
table. Several promotions are TO be
made soon. it is announced.
1t is said that but few are offering
exhibits 10 the Wheeling museum TO
be installed in the public library. The
museum Will be opened within a few
weeks. 1t is understood.
This afternoon at the Ohio Valley
General hospital a demonstration OF
the lungomotor will be held. The hos
pital is now using a pulmotor but II
Is said that the new machine is a
greater Improvement.
Owing to numerous rush orders
being received by the Wheeling Steel
and Iron company the repairs to the
Belmont blast furnace are being
rushed.
On exhibition At the Y. VI. c. A. is
a cannon shell Of The type that is now
being manufactured by the Wheeling
Mold and Foundry company. II is ten
inches long n three inches in dia-
meter. and is hollow and tapers at the
end. Encircling il is a copper band
which Is slightly raised to allow IL
TO revolve within 'he rifles Of the
gun.
A number OF prisoners from the
W~orkhouse are engaged in fumigatinE
the basement OF the city building.
About : o'clock yesterday morning
the automobile OF j. r. Morgan caught
IRE from the engine. Fire alarm box
i was pulled. calling the fire DEPART
hA'A' Nv uAnLF Ndu DffU fAIln-
guished before IL arrived. however.
George McGill. sent to Jail for four
months. will be released from the
county Jail Saturday morning. on reg
ular discharge.
Clyde Price. who disappeared from
his home al No. - Eighteenth street.
has been located In Pittsburgh, and
is willing 10 return home.
Sunday evening. at 7:3O o'clock.
Social Center Engineer W. Francis
HYDE will speak before the interme.
date boys Sunday school class At
the Bethlehem Union chapel. on why
the Gang?"
Richard Speaker was arrested yeg-
terday on complaint OF Mrs. Coleman.
or Thirteenth street. charged with
jumping "a board bill. When arraigned
before Justice EllwOod Hughes he
pleaded guilty. and by putting up %
sewing machine and watch for securi.
~ he was released until he can pay
the bin. which proposition was agreed
10 by Mrs Coleman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
WEST VIRGINIA TO
INVADE THE EAST
Special Dispatch to Tho Intelligence,

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer.
MORGANTOWN. ". Va. Jan. s.
West Virginia has al last received rec
ognttton in the eastern collegiate foot
bail world. this being further evidenced
to-day, when Manager W. q. Turley took
the students of their feet. when he an
hat he had closed with Coach
Foster Saudford's famous Rutgers
eleven for "a game at brunswick. y. J..
on Saturday. November nth. Just one
week preceding the Dartmouth game.
With this stunning announcement came
ANOTHER hat Gettysburg college had
been scheduled for game here ON No
NCmher fth. and still another was made
TO the effect that regulations had about
been closed for a game al Charleston.
October 18th. with Y. VI. ]. Manager
Turlcy also hintcd that he was about
% close up with "a big western eleven
for "a home game. only three dates re-
main open on the schedule and Turley
states that De has fifteen teams under
consideration
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
P%ARKERSBURG HI
PLAYS WHEELING
MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF SEASON
WILL BE PLAYED SATURDAY
Evening.
claysvine Girls VIII Play OLD Gold ana
blue Girls Fnda Evening On
Local Floor.

Saturday will SEQ tho most important
game Of the season for the local high
school basketball team. They viii meet
me farf lnrkCrshurg team on tho local
llppr ami from present indications the
cold and Blue boys wlf have tu show
tnelr ht.f form tu come ont The wIurers.
IN viii Doc remembered that last season
tho Wood county lads defeated the locals
three times DURING fuf eoIauu and ON
fnrh occasion hy a margin OF something
eIN points This season Tairmuuf
Il ana llrkershurE beat Fairm0ut %
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
lNTER-CLASS GAMES
Played Yesterday Resulted in victories
for Senior and Sophomore
Glasses.

The Juniors and Seniors teams divi-
dcd honors In The opening games OF the
intre-'lnss League schedule PLAYED yes
tcrday afternoon. the Junior girls win
ming. - 60 Z. and the Senior boys COM
ing out on tho winning end Of the count
OF 10 90 ~. Both games were fast and
snappN and were close until The end.
In the boys game. ~Jacohucci and Nee-
hitt starred Tor Tho Seniors. while Archi-
bald and T.. WAGNER played VOL Tor
young class. In he girls game. Wei
mer and linkcr cNc'lled FOR the Juniors.
while klieves and Lewis showed up best
for the Seniors
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
EXCHANGE DROPS.

GENEVA. Jan. 3. via Paris. $3.50 ..
m-The exchange rate 81 the MARI
has fallen 10 $3.50 centimes. and the
Austrian crown TO 81 confines.
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the In the northern section OF
West virginia and should give the Lin
sly boys "A hard run for their money.
ever. and should put up n hard battle.
The Following players Will take part.
Reed, Schenk. Bachman. Gibson. weimer
and Jasper.
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10 p. This comparison will give a fair
Of the teams.
Friday evening the ClaysNille girls
team VII! play the Wheeling high girls
on the htgh school floor. Claysvilie u
viii give the locals a rard run Cor hon
ors. Friday the boys team will play Tn
Ion high school. Of HcnwoOd at Ben
wood.
The lineup FOR the Wheeling-Parkers-
burg game follows.
Wn..IFu-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-06
A SPECIAL SALE
Dave says

Dave says
The Overcoats in this sale
were a special purchase. We
got them at reduced prices,
so we are going to sell them
at reduced prices. That's
the Kraus method.
We have divided these
.Overcoats into three lots, as
follows:
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either the Ranawha or the Reuben
Dunber. and a on the Kanawha
when she left Wheeling yesterday
morning.
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Firld Goals-Wciucr. 2. Davidson.
Fnui Goals H0nncson. 9 ont 81 r..
Lewis. : out of if Dawson. 4 of a.
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ger
Field ronle-NeehItt. Htifsr. Jacob
ucrt. Dudltt. l. Wagner.
Foul soala-Ieh. Q out 81 t.. Jacob
uCci. o out 81 o. Archibald. % out 81 o:
Dudley. Z out az g.
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Survivors Lost All.

some passengers said they saw the cap
Tain swimming.
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AMERICANS ON
STEAMER PERSIA
LORD MONTAGUE, ONE OF THE
SURVIVORS, SAYS SEVERAL
AMERICANS WERE
ABOARD.
All Survivors Tell Same Story That
Boat Was Torpedoed Without
Warning.

LONDON. Jan. s. 5:43 D. m.-The
statement that there were several
Americans on board the steamship
Persia is credited . Lord Montagu to-
day by the Eevening Times. Lord
Montagu is n of the eleven surviv-
ors from the Persia who were landed
at Malta. His account OF the disaster
was cabled from Malta TO the News
as follows:
Our ship was struck without any
warning at about 1910 p. m. and sank
In a Few minutes. All our passengers
were enjoying tiffin when a big ex-
plosion occurred on our port side,
ABREAST OF b forward engine room.
Boats were lowered rapidly and the
passengers rushed to get life belts,
but three boats were smashed while
they Were being lowered. Many per-
sons wer thrown into the sea.
The Persia then heeled over so
much TO the port side hat II was i'm
possible to stand. She then turned
over and sank. stern first. many Sc
we're explosions taking place when the
water reached the fires.
Il was swept Off the deck and
sucked down. When I came to the
surface | found myself surrounded by
human beings battling for life. We
saw three boats. bottom upward. and
each struggled TO get hold of any
~wreckage floating about.
After we had been in the water
several hours. many having died in
the meanwhile. we were finally res
cued after great difficulty by the Al
fred Holt liner Ningchow and pro-
ceeded TO Malta soon after daylight.
There were several Americans on
board very nice fellows they
seemed.
II am extremely lucky TO have been
saved. Our chances of being picked
up on a dark night from a piece OF
wreckage appeared extremely doubt
full. There appears TO have been very
little panic and the Lascars acted
very well.
81 think IL was due TO the third Of
ficer in charge-Donald MacLean-
the vigilance of the lookout and the
excellent seamanship of the captain
of the Ningchow in maneuvering his
vessel alongside the broken boat that
we were rescued.
An the officers OF the Persia ap-
pear 10 nave been lost. Robert Nc
Nicely, American consul to Alden, is
known TO have been drowned"
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edD-The survivors OF the British
steamship Persia. which was ~torpcdocd
in the Mediterranean last Thursday.
reached Alexandria. Egypt. according to
the account sent by Reuters c~orrcspon-
dent AT that point. all hearing traces of
hook and hardship. Most Of them had
badly bruised and handaEed limbs. one
woman Is in a hospital with "a broken
leg. The tragedy was enacted so rapidly
that the survivors say they hardly real
lied what happened. they
had little TO tell. The passengers were
al luncheon. everyone In good humor
and an atmosphere OF gaiety prevailing
Five minute later. those who escaped
were in boats or ciinFing 10 wreckage
and the luxurious liner was completely
gone.
Luncheon had just started when there
came "A terrific explosion. The iner
tremhlcd violently and a moment later
listed sharply to port. ONLY those who
LETT their seats instantly and those who
had not yet come down 10 the dining ss-
loon had any chance 70 escape. MANY
seemed paralvzed with fear and sat as NJ
glued to their seats. Their INDIGESTION
the list increased. Some Of those who
gained the deck lost their footing and
others were swept away nv waves.
II was possible 90 launch boats only
on one side ~ the shin and only the
p~rounptcst action by officers and crew
enabled them 10 launch four boats All
Tho passengers praise tho GOODNESS and
~cuickness of the crow. There we're no
ENNNN W INNNN'H NH"fN AAINF NNNflf tine most
of the few remaining moments.
A Trying Experience.
ono young woman described her eX-
pericuccs ms follows.
II was just sitting down AZ tho table
when the explosion occurred. ! ran at
once 20 my cabin for "a life ureservcr
and twice was thrown down IN tho pas
sage by the rocking ~ the mir. I got
10 my cabin. suatchcd a life bolt and
rushed 20 tho deck. 7 had the utmost
difficulty IN keeping my footing end
was again thrown down. Ae 7 reached
the dock tho liner lurched heavily aud
fol- Although badly shaken and
bruised 7 quickly managed 20 adjust thu
Nfebrlt and jumped into the sea. wher
7 was rescued fifteen minutes later
Two bank clerks going 10 Egypt
rushed 20 the bridge and divcd into the
water from which they were saved
Mothers who went In quest ~ their
children never returned. only two chill
dfen were saved
The chief OFFICER is said 20 have been
iu his cabin pt tho time ~ tho explosion
He rushed to the bridge and asa an
that was humanity possible. He went
down with the shin but was rescued
from the water tie thinks that tho
captain sank with the shin. although
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.a.a ho, u.usIiy oo board
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-07
IN WARARENA
TEuToHs BEFORE vERouN
WIN AND LOSE.

LONDON, Eng, March 7.-Des-
patches from the front last night re
ported that TIE Teutonic drive so far
has resulted in the capture of the lit
tie village Of FORCES. nine miles north
vest Of yerdun. but that an equally
strong attack upon Cote Lois has been
repulsed with frightfal slaughter.
The attackers have. it Is announced.
succeeded in occupying q portion OF
tie trenches held by the French at
Maison Champagne, In tie Champagne
district but on the other hand the
French have successfully held them
back In spite OF heavy artillery bonn
hardment and repeated infantry as
saults at Monte Tete.
The French artillery is more than
holding its own in this battle. One
of the big German munition posts In
the Argonne has been exploded by the
fire Of French six-inch guns, which are
rendering most effective service all
along the battered lines.