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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-11-02
THE JEFFERS ONIAN
Thursday, November 2, 1916.

long known as one Of the finest gentlemen in
the South. His Belle Meade Farm was as
celebrated as any in the Blue Grass region,
and his home was famous for it's genial, ele-
giant hospitality AS a patron of the turf,
the owner of frst-class racers and breeder
OF thoroughbreds, General Jacksons name
was familiar to almost every household in the
country.
Henry 5. jackson, who is called negro by
The News-Herald, is the son of the General,
and IS at least as white, In ecery respect, as
W. E. Simmons.
Mr.. Jacksons advertisement was strictly
legitimate, and was taken at our regular rate
1t was not my business to Comment on it,
any more than it was Simmons business to
comment on the 'Castoria" advertisement
which IS carried on the editorial page of his
News Herald
does not insult me, for the reason that man
who could print that kind Of stuff is not to be
taken seriously
If Simmons is proud of his endorsement of
Democratic President er4o gices the highest
Offices TO negro Republicans, Hhe Lincoln
Johnson a1Z Robert Terrell, he is welcome to
his pride, SO far as [ am concerned.
When a Democrat President does every
thing that we used to cuss Republican Presi-
dents for doing, and then gets our enthusiasts
tic endorsement for having done it, the effect
IS the same as If We had done 1t.
The gentlemen who were dashed into en-
dorsing Wilson at the Convention on Sept
26th, stand committed to the approval of the
following measures and policies of Woodrow
Wilson:
o. To his violation of his pledge in favor
of q single term:
(2) His virtual abolition of the Merit
system in making his appointments, and the
substitution Of the Spells SYSTEM
g. His approval of the Shields bill,
which surrenders the national oil fields. coal
deposits, and power sites to the predatory
corporations that were represented in Tafts,
cabinet by Dick Ballinger;
a. His surrender Of Philippine indie
pendence-promised in the Baltimore plat
formal the behest of the Sugar Trust and
the Roman Catholic Church,
Co., His setting aside the law of the I'm
derwood Tariff, which provided that Sugar
should be untaxed at the Custom House, after
May 1916;
Co., His fixing upon us permanently the
special taxes Of 1914, which were then repre-
sented as only temporary;
7D His refunding $70O,O0O000 of per
cent bonds, at q higher rate Of interest,"
(8.) His submission to the Wall Street
hold-up, when the New York bankers went to
Washington, and demanded that emergency
money be issued at per cent-instead Of the
5 per cent prescribed in the Aldrich- Vreeland
Act-and that said new money be loaned to
said bankers On collateral consisting Of notes,
stocks, corporation shares, corporation bonds,
etc
Wilson compelled Congress to act at once,
and the spectators thus got the cash with
which they gam61ed on q SIRE thing, in buy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
SENATE PROVIDES FOR
W. VA. FLOOD VICTIMS

Special dispatch To tn" Intelligrncer.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Aug. 15.-
Senator Chilton's resolution appropri-
ating S200,00O for the relief OF West
Virginia food sufferers was amended
and passed by the Senate to-day by
cutting the amount in two and max
ing it 100000. CONGRESSMAN Little
page. of West Virginia. failed in his
attempt to have the House consider
a similar resolution, but succeeded
in having West Virginia included in
the $54o.O00 omnibus appropriation
bill for the relief Of flood sufferers
in North Carolina and Alabama, TO
be expended al the discretion OF the
Secretary Of War.
II is expected the Senate will pass
the same bin Wednesday. in which
event Federal aid will be Immediate
Is available for the persons made
destitute by the recent foods in the
vicinity Of Charleston. W. Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
NEW RAY OF HOPE INJECTED INTO
THE RAILROAD STRIKE SITUATION
SHIP BUILDING IS
BADLY HAMPERED BY
SHORTAGE OF LABOR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-With an
unprecedented building program fac
ing them. navy officials are concerned
over the shortage Of trained mechan'
icS available for carrying out such o.
the new work as may be sent 10 gov
ernment yards Ship building trades
have been unable TO supply enough
men for construction now In progress.
and officials believe there will bc con-
siderable delay in public and private
yards due 10 this fact.
The keelS of the battleshinS Califor-
MIA and Tennessee still are TO bc lald.
although contracts for their conStruc-
ton were awarded to the Mare Island
and Brooklyn navy yards respective
ly many months ago. Work on the
California is expected 10 begin early
next month as enlargement of The
ship at Mare Island is proceeding
rapidly.
At the Brooklyn yard the depart
ment had planned TO put double shifts
to work on the New Mexico. so as 10
get her into the water and clear he
ways for the Tennessee. but because
of the shortage OF skilled labor it has
been with great difficulty that single
full shirt has been maintained.
To. meet the emergency the navy
yards have been compelled TO take in
experienced men in large numbers and
train them for their work. The hest
of the former construction crews have
gone 10 private plants as foremcn and
shift bosses.
For many months the experienced
personnel of the government yards
showed Il steady decrease. but lately
there has been practically a stand
still. Navy officials hope they can
keep their crews full, although it may
be Impossible 70 increase the gangs
materially.
Secretary Daniels issued state
ment today showing that the daily pay
roll for civilian employees at navy yards
was s13 ,091 on July last as against
S46.02i on July |, 1913. During the
interval the number of men has in
creased from f6.S9S to 24.3S3 and the
average daily pay from S@.T2 10 S2.93.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
CONGRESS VIRTUALLY COMPLETES
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE PROGRAM
MOST IMPORTANT
ACHIEVEMENT IS
DEFENSE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-The- de-
fense program which approval of the
naval bill by the house virtually COM
pletes, has been the most important
achievement of the session and has In
volved appropriations aggregating
1861 ,41S,000. In addition to the navy
bill. it included reorganization of the
regular army and National Guard,
bringing the enlisted peace strength
of the army 10 18G, 600 men capable OF
expansion 10 100000 men in time OF
stress and providinb federalized Ma
tional Guard which 1T full strength
will number 100000 men. For mainte:.
nance OF the reorganized army and
militia and supplies and equipment
More than SIS 100000 Of this is for
development of aeronautlcs and S1l,'
O00,000 is for government plants TOR
the manufa cture Of armor plate. Ihe
army bill also carried an appropTla-
ton OF S20,000,U00 for a government
plant 10 product nitrate for use ID
manufacturing munitions.
Provision was made tor extension
and improvement OF the coast defens'
es with appropriations agSregatlng
S25.74S,05O. To furnish needed Off
GERS in the army and the navy the
personnel of the naval and military
academies were enlarged. the former
10 1,7G0 and the latter 10 l,l32. For
the military academy special appro-
priation Of sl,225.000 was made, The
fund for Annapolis being carried IN
the naval appropriation bill.
Congress also provided for the crea-
ton of council for National defense,
composed of cabinet officials and citl'
zen experts 10 coordinate the mill
1ary, industrial and natural resources
of the country in time of war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
HUGHES WILL NOT
SHRINK FROM WAR
TO PROTECT U. S.

TACOMA, Wash. Aug. la.--Charlcs
T.. Hughes told an audience in Taco
ma 5 stadium today that he would not
shrink from war in enforcing Ameri-
can rights abroad.
He read the Democratic program nf
1872 declaring for protection Of Am
erican rights abroad.
Il want thai made real. the nom.
inee said. 81 do not think in making
that real that We encounter The danS.
or of war. ! would not shrink from It
if. We did in performing the obvious
duty"
Mr.. Hughes confined his remarks
almost wholly 10 what he termed tho
need for a protective tariff.
Il propose a wise tariff without
abuses" he said, but frankly a Tariff
10 build up and maintain American in
dustrcs.
Mr., Hughes reviewed democratic
tariff legislation and the Democratic
platform plank Of l9l2 relating TO the
tariff
Our opponents said they would r.
duCe the cost of living he said. Be
hold the result.
Through an unfortunate develop
ment in the Republican party. which
is now happily healed, our opponents
got into power. and they did not re-
iuce the cost of living. We don't pro-
pose thai the shortcomings OF the ad-
miniStration with respcct 10 the pro.
lection Of American industries shall
be forgotten. They want 10 forget
them. They think that the European
war. like charity, covers a multitude
of sins"
MIR. Hughes referred TO- a statement
issued hy Secretary McAdno soon al
Ter the war started in 1914. in which
il was announced that S500.0np. 900 II
emergency currency WAS available 10
relieve financial stress.
Our opponents had To resort 10 Il
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
GERMANS SAY
OFTEN IN
WEST IS OVER
BELIEF IS GENERAL,
ALL ALONG FRONT
Impossible For Allies TO Make
Any Further Advance
Battle Not Ended

BERLIN. Aug. Il. via London. Aug.
Il: 9:05 p. m.--The worst of the. An
glo-French offensive on the Somme Is
over in The opinion Of German officers
on that front, although it is conceded
that the efforts Of the Entente Allied
troops to pierce the German lines
probably have not ended. This belief
was expressed confidently literally
dozens of times to all Associated
Press correspondent during a four day
trip along the front from point not
far from PerOnne in SoutheaStcrly
direction.
The most optimistic officers express.
ed a belief that they might have 20
reckon without about one more month
of the terrific fighting developed dur
ing the offensive. The more Optlns-
tic think that the offensive can .a\.
ready be said TO be over. All agreed
that any appreciable future advance
by the Entente Allies was. in their up
inlon out of the question
An interesting feature of nearly cv-
cry conversation with the German Of
ficers who ranged from suballerns on
the actual front. 10 generals slightly
in the rear, was the universal men,
Continued on Page Ten.)
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full, every family will be provd-
ed with home. The Cabin
Creek Consolidated Coal Compa-
ny, one Of the heaviest losers Of
all the mining corporations, re-
ported to-day that its total loss
will not exceed 100000, although
the oftica! report first given out
was that the loss would at least
reach half a million.
The operations Of this corpor-
alton are more extensive than
those of any other company in
the flood zone.
Five and six feet Of mud and
sand in some Of the partially de-
stroyed houses along the creek
has prevented many buildings
from floating out into the larger
streams, and most Of them will
be saved.
The railroads are being given
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16

CHARLESTON, w, Va, Aug.
15-The bodies of five persons
drowned in last Wednesdays
flood in Cabin Creek we're found
to-day near Ferndale, where the
greatest loss of life occurred. All
were identified as former resi-
dents of that section. Recon-
struction work has been retard-
ed by rain and unseasonably
cold weather, but the military
has reached every part of tie
stricken district with food and
clothing. =.
Dwellings for the families of
the miners are being erected
along Cabin Creek, some being
rebuilt from the old houses which
were wrecked by the flood Of last
week. It is expected that by the
time the mines along that stream
are in readiness for operation in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16

TURIN. Italy, August 15.-The 1tal-
ian dreadnaught Leonardo da Vinci
caught fire and blew up in the harbor
of Taranto and 300 of her crew were
drowned. The date of the disaster is
given as day in August.
The fire was discovered in the
dreadnaughts kitchen and spread rap
dered the magazines flooded and tried
to beach the battleship, but one maga-
zine exploded before this could be
done. The vessel was turned over on
her side and a large number Of the
crew were thrown into the sea.
II is believed that the battleship can
be righted and refloated.
The Leonardo da Vinci was a sister
shin of the Giulio Cesare and was
launched in October. 1911. Her dis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
RUSSIANS TAKE
AUSTRIAN TOWN
OF JABLON|TZA
AND OPEN WAY TO
HUNGARIAN PLAINS
Another Telling Blow Deliver
ed To Bothmers S Retreat
ing Army

PETROGRAD, Via London. Aug. IS,
1920 p. m.--The Russians have cap
lured JablonitZa. one of the most i'm.
portant gateways through the =. Car.
paLhianS 10 the Hungarian plains and
have taken nearly 1900 additional
prisoners, according 10 an official
statement issued by the war office
tonight The text of the statement
follows:
Our troops continue tho crossing
of the Zlota Lipa under enemy fire,
which at many points hampers the
construction of bridges. Heavy artil-
cry and machine gun fire is being di-
recteu against our works. In this sec,
tor we captured seven officers. 413
men and three machine guns.
"ln the Carpalhan woods AT the
mouth of the pruth the enemy under
our pressure, evacuated Jablnnitza,
which we occupied South Of this
poinl we rc-ncCupied Eormkhta and
Ardjriuf on tho Prulh. taking 80 Of
ficrrs and 1.nn6 men prisoners. Our
offensive continues"
PETROGRAn. via London, Aug.
(Coutinued on Page Ten.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
WEST VA. DEMOCRATS
ARE HIGHLY H0NORED
Special dispatch 70 the Intelligencerr.-

+ FAiRMONl, w. Na., AuS' ~
West Virginia Democrats have been
named to posts Of honor BY the Ma
tional Committee and by Senator C..
W. Watson. the national committee
man whose headquarters are in Fair
mont. Members of the finance com
mittee for the state of West Virginia,
as announced by Treasurer Wilbur
NJ Marsh of New York. are Clement
l.. Shaver, OF Fairmont, Joseph A.
Holly. of Charleston. and Lawrence
+. Tierney, of Powhattan.
Senator Watson has recommended
for West Virginia Vice Presidents of
the National Woodrow Wilson Busl-
ness Mems League, Messrs. Sam R.
Nuzum. of Fairmont: ". G. McCon-
naughey, of Parkersburg and Harry
B. Hagen. Of Huntington This organ
ization being formed by Chairman
Vance c. Mccormick. of the National
Committee Is going to have enlisted
AS it's members prominent business
men of the party in all OF the states
in the Union. Heading it in West
Virginia are three very prominent men
Mr.. NuZum is bank president and
real estate man of Fairmont. Mr..
McConnaughey and Mr.. Hagen are
wholesale merchants, who stand high
in their home communities. All three
vice presidents have wide acqualn-
tanceship throughout the state.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
Five More Victims OF The Cabin Creek
Disaster Found; Conditions Near Normal

all the Iaborers obtanable and
the tracks are being rapidly con-
structed along all the stricken
valleys, so tnat no delay will be
encountered in shipping coal as
rapidly as it can be mined.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
road officials have asked the ka-
nawha county court to defer its
road building along Cabin Creek
until the railroad has been COM
pleted. This will prevent inter
ruption Of the work on the. lat
ter.
With plenty Of work for all
those who care to do manual la
Dor for pay, and with but COM
parativeIy little illness in the
flood district, conditions were re-
ported to-day as better than at
any time since the cIoudburst.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
THIRD MAN DECLINES.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l5.--Thc third
man originally selected by President
Wilson To serve with Secretary Lane and
Justice Brandcis on the commission, to
comroSc Mexican border troubles has
declined TO serve, it become known to,
night Rrcndeis also has declined ana
the president Is understood 10 he con-
siderinr Il long list Of available men for
arpointmcnts in the two places.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
Candidate Fairbanks to
Voters of West Virginia

Hon. Charles W Fairbanks OF Indiana, Republican cani-
date for the Vice Presidency has written message of courage
and good cheer the Of West Virginia. which will
pear The ntellgencer of Thursday Needless to remark
every Republican in the State will read the message with The
greatest Interest He pays glowing tribute to the achieve
of the Republican party in the naton and depicts the
neiciency of the Democratic party when in The
sage the Vice President written for The lnei
gencer of the from Republican leaders of NATIONAL
reputation appearing in this newspaper.
Already similar messages have appcared written by Senl
Kenyon of Iowa. and Weeks Of Massachusetts while
others who contributing Senators enroSc Of FcnnSr
vania Norris of Nebraka Lodge OF Massachusetts and Rep
resentatve Gardner, of Massachusetts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
Italian Dread,1aught Blown UpE
And 300 OF Her CrelU Are Lost

placement was $4,000 tons and she
was $751; feet long, 91N feet BEAM
and carried a total company Of 967l
men. Her main battery consisted Of.
l3 12-inch guns and her secondary
battery to stand off torpedo attack
was composed of Is 4.7-inch guns.
Her engines were of $4,000 horse;
power designed to develope Z speed
of 225 knots. - {,y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
SPANISH STEAMER SUNK.

RILEOA. Spain. Aug. l5.--Nia Paris.
9:G5 y .m.--Thc Spanish steamer l'ar-
hSSarri has heru sunk hr German sub
marine. The crew was saved. the
PaEaSsarri was Il vessel Of 2.N@T tons
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-16
NN1ED Brilliant Massachusetts, Congressman lakes
OkAE<OlVGN Daniels of Navy Department

] US %
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-08
VALUE OF EARTHWORkS.
Ancient Idea Of Fertilization Efsec
tive in European War.

tive in European War.
II has remained for the greatest
battle of the war in Europe thus far
to demonstrate in measure the
value of earthworks for defense
against the most powerful modern
guns and explosive shells ever devils
ed by the mind of man. For, consid-
ering the actual value of defensive
works, sand has shown its superiority
over concrete in resisting attack upon
the outer line of forts at Verdun.
The permanence of earthwork forti-
fications has been abundantly dem
onstrated in this country. In the
town of Portsmouth, r. l., there is an
earthen, star-shaped fort, constructed
during King Philips war, early in the
seventeenth century. 1t remains
substantially intact today except
where it has been encroached upon
by building operations. 1t was effec-
tive against the attacks of the lndi-
ans in Roger Williams day, and it
would doubtless, as shown by eXper-
ience at Verdun in the last few days,
be more generally proof against mod
ern gunnery that the enforced
concrete which yields so readily to
modern shells.
One of the demonstrated merits of
massive earthwork defenses is the
manner in which they lend them
selves to speedy repair after vigorous
attack, as compared with stone, iron
and concrete construction. The spade
and shovel, used now so extensively
in digging -in-tactics," loom large in
the equipment of modern armies;
hence the means for preparing an i'm
mense earthwork fortification are
conveniently at hand. When a fort
ress made of a composite of re-en-
forced concrete steel bars and stone
is struck by a few 42-centimeter dy-
Mantle shells its usefulness is ended.
At a moiety of cost of concrete
Notifications immense earthworks
could be constructed with such ad-
vantages as they possess and it
might thus well happen that an Of
fensive army would exhaust its re
sources in an impetuous attack, with
out putting defensive works out of
commission and beyond hope of
quick repair.-Rocheste Democrat
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-08
PERSONALS
:. II II :. .. y I, II II It u - u y 3, -

Bruce Hill of Mannsville was in the
city today on business.
o. X. Darden of Lone Grove was
In the city today an business.
Judge w. a. Ledbeiier is here today
on business from Oklahoma CITY.
Judge Moore, practicing attorney
OF Purcell, is an Ardmore visitor.
Judge f. o. McKinsey OF Fort Worth
is visiting with his son. M. T. Nc
Kinsey, 420 D street, northwest
Cicero Murray. a Garyin county
politician. is in the city from Pauls
Valley.
Mrs. u. H Stuckey. who has been
visiting for several weeks in Peoria,
Ill, has returned.
j, b. Philips Of Norman. represent
ing the Canadian County Bridge com
pany, was in the city today on busi'
ness.
Jack Wright. travelling passenger
agent Of the Santa Fe. with head
quarters at Galveston. was here today
on business. .,.,.u
Mr.. Hamilton, county attorney OF
jefferson county, and Hon. John Cor
nish of Cornish are visitors in Ard
more today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-08
a SARToRIAL SYMPHONY
A POEM IN CLOTHES

Yesterday morning, bright and
early. as the business men were as
sembling in front OF the barber shops
preparatory to having the Sabbath
accumulation OF alfalfa removed
from their maps at the earliest pos
sible moment. figure, tall handsome
and manly was seen approaching.
, Instantly pangs or envy and jeal-
ousy shot through the breasts of
those present. for. although there
were high grade samples Of manhood
present. the apparently newcomer so
overshadowed any representatives
that the assemblage collectively and
individually appeared as two bits and
one nickle.
/ Few OF the ones present had ever
seen anything like it-ln fact it de
yeloped later that there never before
had been the like. Who can II be?
asked one OF the onlookers. who was
uua ole to conceal the sarcasm in his
voice prompted by jealousy.
some durn dood frum Oklahoma
City or Shawnee remarked another
equally sarcastic individual.
And then the figure loomed up at
close range and proved TO be none
other than the pride Of Carter county.
Buck Garrett. in a new palm beach
suit and low shoes-squeaky new.
Oaly the strict laws Of Oklahoma
and the wholesome knowledge OF the
prowess OF Buck and also that the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-08
WINS OVER OIL COMPANIES
Federal Suit Involved Rich California
Oil lands.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 7.-.The
government gained its greatest vic
tory in the California oil land case N
Saturday, when District Judge Bled-
shoe handed down a decision giving
the United States title to 100 acres
in the Maricopa fields of Kern county,
valued at $1O,OOO,OOO.
The suit, in which G. W. McCutch-
con, the Standard Oil company, the
Union Oil company, the General Pc
troleum company, the Obispo Oil COM
pany and several others were defend
ants, was brought under the Taft
withdrawal order of 1909. The gov
ernment contended that the defend
ants did not discover oil or petroleum
gas and did no development work
prior to the date of the presidents
withdrawal order
Judge Bledshoe's decision, which
follows the lines laid down by that of
United States District Judge Bean of
Portland in another of the California
oil cases last May, holds that the de-
PENDANTS must reimburse the govern
ment for the vast quantities of oil that
have been taken from the land and
that the marketing companies are
also responsible for selling the oil. A
enooiol ,,,acter will he anDOintel to
determine the amounts due the gov
eminent
One million dollars is said to have
been spent by the defendant compan-
les in developing the properties. The
case will be appealed There are
many similar cases yet to be tried.