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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-07
NO STATEMENT FROM
BROTHERHOOD Men
REGARDING STRIKE

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.Officials of the
four railroad brotherhood who are IN
this city to attend the conference OF
managers here next Tuesday and IN
form them of the result -sof the, vote
of the 100000 workers. which IS re-
ported to be overwhelmingly in favor
of a strike on 225 railroads unless
their demands for an eisht-hcur day
and time and a half for overtime are
granted, declined tonight to make any
statement that might indicate their
future course.
Timothy Shea. one OF the brother
hood leaders, who is experimenting
the count Of the ballots. said the can
vass is not yet complete. but that
the entire vote will be counted before
Tuesday.
". G. Lee. president Of the Broth
erhood Of Railway rrainmen, said ne
would have no statement to make un,
til after the result OF the vote hao
been laid before the railroad officials
Daniel Field Malone. collector OF the
port; Frank P. Walsh. chairman or
the commission on industrial .rela-
tons, and several officials OF the
brotherhoods. addressed mass meet
ing here tonight in favor Of the elght
hour day. The meeting was attended
bv more than 500 chairmen Of the ac-
i,lstnent committees representing
workers on all the country's ra1lroaoS.
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THREE GERMAN ATTEMPTS
TO RETAKE GROUND FAIL
AUSTRALIANS ARE HOLDING ON TO THEIR GAINS UNDER
MERCILEss CONCENTRATION OF SHELL FIRE-NoW
IN SIGHT OF MARTINPUICH AND COURCELETTE

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. Aug. 5. via London. Aug. .:
Under a merciless concentration o.
shell fire, the Australians are holding
onto their gains toddNaErer their ad'
vance last night on a front o, Two
miles. The Germans already have de-
livered three powerful counter attacks
TO retake the lost ground and all. nave
failed.
In one of the counter-attacks. >he
Germans came forth holding up their
hands Behind them the British guns
had placed curtains OF smell lrS
through which it was Impossible -or
Them 10 retreat while the Australians
machine guns and rifles moving tnens
down, made it hopeless 70 continue the
charge. It was Geath which eTerywaT
they moved-death if they stood St!l!
or laid down in the bullet swept space
and they surrendered rather than con-
tinue their vain efforts.
Their last previous attack having
been BY the right flank the Brltlsc re-
newed the offensive BY the lett flank
after a week OF bombing and sappins
Here the task fell 10 the Australians,
who added another victory 10 their
brilliant record IN the taking OF 70
zieres. In grilling heat, under olaz-
ing sun. they had been working IN
continual shell FIRE. digging their new
trenches in the open beyond Pozleres,
facing the German second line
trenches on the left OF the break the
British already had made IN their prey
fous attacks.
oortant positions on the high ground
which has been SO bitterly contested
by all the German power, cunning
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and stubbornness' that both sides
could bring TO bear. Upon this sec
tion of the strong field Notifications
with deep dugouts the British. kept up
a tornado of shell fire of all calibreS.
They smashed the defenses into ir-
regular mounds of earth which had
no semblance to trenches.
Not only did the German guns re.
turn the compliment on the Austria
liam front line, but kept. up curtains
of fire behind it. The Germans man
aged TO stick 10 the ruins Of their fer
titications, digging new cover as fast
as what they had was destroyed. Ev:-
dently the German staff had deter
mined this ridge summit must be held
at any cost.
! The Germans were surprised and
even the British staff was somewhat
surprised when it was found first re-
ports were correct that they. had
taken every rod OF the front which
they had attacked with their usual
swift rush. Some 500 prisoners were
started back, but even after their sur
they had to pass through the German
curtain of she'll fire behind the Aus
tralians, which had been maintained
in increased volume all day. With
this additional front the British now
hold FIVE miles of the former German
second line The Australians are to-
day in sight OF Martinpuich and Cour-
celette.
/. German prisonks report heavy
casualties from tE prodigal nre OF
British range guns in villages and
camps anywhere from the front line
to ten miles in the rear. s+s
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FARM LOAN BOARD
Will meet TODAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The new
farm loan board, charged with organi-
cation Of the federal land bank system
providing methods for making loans to
farmers on first mortgages of land. will
hold It's first meeting tomorrow at the
Treasury Department. The most i'm
portant preliminary work of the board.
after its members take the oath Of Of
flee. will be division of the country
into 12 federal land bank district, with
a lank bank which will furnish the
funds for the loans to farmers in each
district. Forty cities already have ap-
piled or have been recommended for
banks. Before it reaches any decision
the board is expected to travel across
the continent to hear the view Of farm
ers on where banks should be located
and how district lines should 'oe
drawn. II Is probable this part Of the
boards work will take several months.
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FINDING ATTITUDE .
OF CANDIDATES ON
SUFFRAGE Issue

WASHINGTON, Aug. Sin shaping
plans for their campaign for. passage
of a federal woman suffrage amend
ment through the next congress, the
National American Woman Sunrage
association already has begun a can
vass of the attitude of candidates 1or
the senate and house of representa-
tives. The associations headquarters
here announced tonight that. 1t hao
submitted TO each nominee for con-
gress the following questions:
"First-Are you In favor: or woman
"Second--If elected will you vote in
congress to submit to the states a
federal amendment to enfranchlse the
women Of this country?
"Third-If appointed on a commit.
tee in whose Jurisdiction such an
amendment should fall. will you do
all in your power to expedite the pass
age of such a measure?"
Determination Of the part the aSso'
citation will play in the coming politi'
cal campaign will await the organlza-
tion's national convention at Atlantic
CITY next month. Mrs. Frank NJ.
Roessing, chairman of the congress
sional committee, indicated however,
that the leaders favored a vigorous
fight on those representatives and SEN
ators who have opposed the amend
n,aOt
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OFM0CRA7|C SENATORS AWAIT
.. VERDICT Of CONSTITUENTS s
PROTESTS AGAINST
LOWERING INCOME TAX
Party Is Expected To Caucus
On House. Bill Within Ten
Days

WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-Denocrats
Of the senate finance committee VINO
voted yesterday TO lower the. income
tax compensatiopS in the revenue Dill
are anxiously waiting to hear from
The country on the recommendations
which will be submitted to a party
caucus some time this week lot ap-
proval. Protests against It alreao!
have been heard within the party.
The amendment prevailed IN the com
nittee by a majority Of but one vote,
and the minority proposes to fight 1t
in caucus. It's proponents will use as
one argument a suggestion: from Presl-
dent Wilson in his annual message 10
the sixty-fourth congress for reduc-
ton in the exemption. The amendment
would lower the exemption for per.
sons with families from $4,000 to
$4,000 and for single, persons. from
$4,000 to $4,000. Democrats who op..
pose the reduction say the amount OF
revenue to be gained would not be
sufficient TO warrant popular. dlsap-
treasury department has estimated
that the new tax. which would be at
the rate of one per cent instead OF
the proposed normal tax OF tweNpe
cent on other incomes, would yield
about Se.o00,000. This. opponents OF
the plan Insist. is too small an amount
10 consider, particularly because 1t
might be seized upon as political
issue in the national campaign. what
the caucus will do is problematlcal.
Compromise On Copper Tax
Today members of the sub commit
tee considering the munitions tax sec
ton of the revenue bill were at work
on their report which will be ready for
the full Democratic membership OF the
committee within few days. Protest
against the proposed tax on copper
products have resulted in a compro-
mise, the exact nature of which has
not been disclosed. 1t is expected.
however, that it is proposed to lower
the copper excise rate prescribed IN
pitious list excise taxes on products
of lead, zinc, iron and steel. Again the
committee had the saQction Of Presl-
Taan TO1,r rfaaN-l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-07
PHIL |LADELPHIA HAS
STREET CAR STRIKE

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a strike
of motormsn and conductors, on the
lines Of the Philadelphia Rapid transit
committee Of the local division OF the
Amalga mated Ass Aociation OF Street and
Electric Railway Employees at 4 meettnS
tonight. Messengers were dispatched
to the various car barns notItEihE thc
men TO stop work tomorrow morning.
Officials OF the company declare thai
only Is per cent OF their men are mem
L"rs Of the union and say that they d."
anticipate any difficulty in operating
ihcir lines. Union leaders claim tha'
49, jnast half OF the 4.In4 men will am
Members Of the union are. demanding
30 cents an hour. recognition OF the
unjon, abolition pf swing runs and the
adjustment nf grievances by union
,,o m n1lttcG.
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PETROGRAD,. Aug. g.. via London, 4
P. M.-Russian attacks along. the Ser
eth and Graberka Rivers, south OF Bro
DIV in northern Galicia. broke the Teu-
tonic resistance and resulted in the
capture by the Russians, OF six villages
and the entire ridge along which they
are located, according to war otflce
announcement today. More than 5000
prisoners were taken.
Western front: South of Brody on
the banks of the rivers ;Grabeska, and
Sereth, obstinate fighting continued
during the whole day for the posses
sion of villages and heights. The enc.
NV offered determined resistance and
made several counter. attacks. In the
streets of villages fierce fighting took
place and it was necessary to drive the
enemy out from house to house.
"Our attack was crowned with sue.
cess, all counter attacks of the enemy
being repelled and his resistance
broken.
"Our troops have taken the villages
Of Zvyjin, Ratische,, Tchstopady,
Meidzigory, Gnidava and Zalvoce and
the entire ridge Of heights between
them. One Of our gallant Cossack
regiments made a cavalry attack on
an enemy infantry battery to the
southwest. In these engagements IS
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WESTERN MARYLAND
GETS AN: APPEAL IN
PROHIBITION CASE

CHARLESTON, W. Va. AUG. e.
An appeal has been granted by Judge
George Poffenb barger. of the Supreme
Court of appeals. on petition OF the
defendant. in the case of Fred o. Blue,
prohibition commissioner. against the
Western Maryland Railroad Company
The question of the right of railroad
companies to allow passengers 10 carr
intoxicants as personal baggage is in
volved.
Judge William r. Miller. Of the same
court, has allowed writs Of error and
supersedeas in the cases of Salem L.
Robinson against the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen, and of L. P. Lusk
against the American Central Insur-
ance Company.
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LONG MARCH FOR
SECOND vs. Va. :
BEING ARRA
CHARLESTON, W. Va,

CHARLESTON, W. Va, ApHs
A march to Huntington andsref
distance Of 100 miles, Is. prop0e
the Second West VirginialahN
Definite arrangements will =
known until the. order is g1Y14sA4
onel c. E. Morrison for this mqNe
At least six days will be, occA
making the hike under heavy
ing order. In regimental dress
to-day the regiment that mAA
best showing since it came xtd
Because Of the prevalenceGokT
sickness in every companyS
have been issued to the comla
manders to permit the soldht1
liberties possible for thegne
days. More than half Of somas
aies have been on pass for
each day during the last ve1&
the dissatisfaction in evidence
that has partially disappearo1.sss
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-07
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE
AFTER CONFERENCE
Partial Service Maintained
Yesterday-Few Minor
Disturbances

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Settlement OF
the street car strike, which resulted
again tonight in a complete suspen-
sion of surface car traffic in all the
boroughs of Greater New York. except
Brooklyn, is probable tomorrow, ac-
cording to a statement issued by May
Or Mitchell. The announcement came
after day of conferences Initiated ny
Mayor Mitchell with the cooperation
of Oscar S. Straus, chairman Of the
Public Service Commission At these
meetings, it was said. basis OF set
tlement had been reached Wnlcn
would be submitted to-morro" 70 tne
board of directors Of the New Iork
Railways Company and to its striking
EMPLOYEES, The Mayor and Chairman
Straus conferred this morning with
William D. Mahon, president of the
Amalgamated Association Of Street. &
Electric Railway employees; William b.
Fitzgerald, general organizer OF the
association; Hugh F. Rayne. ORGANIZER
of the State Federation of Labor, and
their attorney. Mr. Mitchell and MI.
Straus then met Theodore P. Shonts,
president of the railways company,
and his attorney. Later the Mayor
gave out a statement, in which ne
said:
Mayors Statement.
. eve have submitted Ncertain pro-
posals for settlement OF the street
railway strike to President Shonts, OF
the New York Railways Company, and
to the representatives Of the striking
employees. a basis OF settlement has
been found and will be recommended
by President Shonts to his board of d.
rectors for ratification, and by the rep
resentatives Of tie men to the em-
ployes for ratification by them:
"The meeting Of the board or d.
rectors and the meeting Of the EN-.
ployes will be held tomorrow. and
upon ratification Of the proposed set
tlement by both sides the men Will I'M
nediately return TO work and service
will be resumed on the entire New
York Railways system.
'In the meantime. and pending the
submission of the terms Of settlement
to both sides, it Is deemed inadvlsaole
to make them public"
Confirms 'Announcement.
President Mahon confirmed the an
nouncement Of Mayor Mitchell but de-
clined to discuss the proposed terms
Of settlement
"We believe" he said. that if the
propositions which have been agreed
to BY the representatives of the conf
iContinued on Page Eighty
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Russians Strike Another Hdn
Blow at The Teutonic AlN
ATTACKS ALONG sERETH AND GRABERKk RIVERS - e
IN CAPTURE BY czAR's FORCES OF SIX VlLAAaAsssS IT.
AND AN ENTIRE RIDGE =.Sas

officers and more than 5000 Eea
taken prisoner. 9 B s.;
and .Lablonitza, on the riyefsfE
the south Of Delatyn, the +
the offensive, but was broue
standstill by our FIRE.
Caucasus front: In thes
the river kia!lit-Chia our sttD
tinued their offensives and4
new positions from the enenay
in some places were protscte&n ~
lines of trenches. They :tooEsH
er several officers, including thAA
mander of the Fifty-second rne3
and 10S Askaris. They alsoagAHe
four machine guns. Enemy
attacks were repulsed.
ITO the south OF ErzinE1n5 NNH
tured two lines Of trenches, to
GERS, so Askaris and two
guns. The enemy suffered I
losses. ssass
in the region west of>the yiQA :
Ognut we advanced several ;y1fe
captured two heights. s!.s
I'm the region Of Mush ana
the enemy assumed the o6enAtye
is being held by our IRE. s2:s:f
"In the Black Sea our. torp
destroyed ~ small sailing Grams
rAsun and bombArded boats 1*AA4
houses at Samsun- = ~ tis5fs
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ENERGETIC. GERMAN RES|STANG[|
HAS SET IN ALONG THE STQK|I
REORCANIZED ARMY
CHANGING TACI
Russians Have By NON
Lost Control Of The Inid
tive, However 8

PETROGRAD, Aug. g. tvi1SL
S:25 o. m:)-Since the los1Eo$s
by the Austrians and the 1uDe
operations of the Russians
Germans, which resulted In t6e
ing the whole of the line 49,
Stokhod and: the capturezso&s
fortified villages considerab1Xs
this river on the direct routeEeo
the situation on the Rus1iAasN
Brusiloffs front, has remaaAe
tually unaltered. - 3. tss3s sss
The Russians by no means y5
control of the initiatives but
wave of most energetic: Germ
sistance has set in and the nHNl d
gapized German army, vhtc&a1A
posed Of all available re4etNE
fresh recruits, has undertAk2.
task of changing its tactic1fneE
i've resistance to a most lettyN
ter offensive. Field MRf1A64
Hindenburg's personal directteNN
operations in this field is 6utt1
ent, but 1t is not thought ;po
the Russian observers thAtS95
more than temporarily ,cheCkyG :
vance Of the Russian forceS
Kovel. 5S!
The Russians have success 5
consolidating all the posidonHS
won in the recent battle hetMo
Stonhod and Kovel, exceptSeS
lage, which they were comps
yield before a determined *HA
counter attack. Meantime t
SLAMS, by gaining control Of IT,
ern part Of the Stokhod,
crosses the Pinsk Marshes s1e
have effectively eliminated tlNEl
of further flank attacks byi
mans and now are In a;{p06f
continue their progress along
rect routes to Kovel withouEs
the possible encircling Of th1k4
wing. s,s5Z
Austrlana ReoraanlxIJ laE
The Austrians, concentratfn1h .
roads to Lemberg, are endeSVpG1
hold their opponents In thesfe
the Sereth river q few miles,
west nf Brody. The Russianl
have scored minor successeS1DS
continuation Of the Brody 6A1 3
the strong Austrian defenceriS
outcome In doubt. =
y The extreme southern flank i
Austrian forces under GlneE11s
zer, which, were so :b1dft
after tthe: fall OF : CISfn6EteM ~
brought about a partial reoIt
and are making new attAcEN
left wing of Generl BVssilo&
in the region southwest oflk
This attack, however, iIs
numbers of men, and militaxEsA
ers. seem to think these Is $sli ~
Of effecting any real change M
uation. =.
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SETTLEMENT Of NEW Y0RKS STREET CAR STRIKE
IS SPROBABLE TODAY; SURFACE TRAFFIC TIED UP
DEATH TOLL BY
DROWNING HEAVY
TWENTY-ONE DEAD
-'rt$.a''s ~ +-H'r '~----- ------->---
Special DISPATCH to the Jntelllgencer.

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer.
STEUBENVILLE, o., Aug 6.-A
young man said to be Harry Virgen,
aged 21 years, of near Bethany, W.
Va, was drowned in the Ohio river
at Mingo Junction, O., Sunday even
ing while bathing with a number of
companions. 1t is said he went beyond
his depth and being only fair swim
mer. became exhausted and sank be.
fore his comaphions could reach him.
His body was recovered tonight
TAMA, Ia, Aug. 6. Three swim.
mers lost their lives in the Iowa river
near here this afternoon. The men
had been swimming near the dam,
when they were suddenly swept down
stream by the under current, The
dead are Edward Donnan. 80 years DID,
of Ewart >>Gordon Donnan. % years
old, Of Ewart; William Watson, 27
years old. of Ewart. The bodies were
recovered.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Aug. 6.-Three
persons were drown here today in the
Cedar river when a canoe in which
they were rowing was upset. The
dead are Ralph l. Olney, % years old !;
Beatrice Whitney, II years old, and
Edna Whitney, 13 years old. The
bodies were recovered.
MOUNT VERNON, O., Aug. 6.-Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Mow4y, of Danville,
O.; Mrs. Don Craven. OF Akron, and
Isaac Parsons, Of Glenmont, were
drowned in the Kokosing river near
Rocky Hollow camp today, The two
women waded into~an 1S-foot hole in
the river and the men went to their
rescue, but were dragged under by the
struggles of the women.
Two small daughters Of the Mowrys
were the only witnesses Of the trag-
edy. The bodies were recovered.
HARLAN. KY. Aug. Give persons,
Mrs. William Hall and her four chill
dren, were drowned here early today
when shack in which they had taken
refuge when high water drove them
from their home was carried away by
a landslide into the Cumberland river
William Hall escaped when he left the
hut to return to his abandoned home
for lamp.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 5.-Five per-
sons were drowned While swimming in
the Delaware and Schuykill rivers here
today. II was the second hottest day Of
the year. the temperature reaching g.
degrees. while the humidity was 96. Two
deaths were reported as due to the heat,
and there We're numerous prostrations.
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HEAT CAUSES DEATH.

NEW YORK. Aug 6.-Heat caused
one death and five prostrations here
TODAY. At p. N. the temperature
registered 90 degrees. The humidity
was very high, registering 95 at S
a m. Hundreds Of thousands OF per-
sons flocked to neaby beach resorts
which reported one of the busiest days
of the season.
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FIGHT over GIRL
ENDS SERIOUSLY
nsc,al D,spatcb to the Intelligencer

Special Dispatch to the Intelligencer:
CLARKSBURG, W. Va, Aug. O.
Albert Durham, young worklngman
OF Meadowbrook, near here, is IN
serious condition in nospi:a! here
with a bullet wound in his al bdomen
and James Calvin, 8 coal miner OF the
same town, is jail prisoner, accused
of the shooting which took place IN 9
free-tor-all fight last night, started
over a pretty young girl mere.
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GERMAN SUBJECT EXECUTED.

AMSTERDAM. Aug. s (via London.
T:O5 p. m.)-According to the koel,,
nische Volks Zeitung, a court martlal
at Muelkausen. Alsace. sentenced 10
death David Bloch, German subject.
charged with joining the French army
and landing in civilian colthes from a
French aeroplane behind German llnes
For the alleged purpose Of espionage.
He has already been executed, the
newspaper declares.
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1908 DEATHS Due. TO
|NFANTILE PARALYSIS

NEW YORK, Aug. 6-Thirty-
three deaths were caused by Infan,
tile paralysis here during the "a
hour period ending at 10 a: m; to.
day. This was a decrease OF e!eht
from the record of the previous
day. New cases of the disease re:
ported number 1872 an increase OF
24 over the previous "a hour per-
iod. Since the Inception Of the epl-
demic there have been 5,025 cases
of which 1,o9e have been fatal.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-;secretar!
McAdoo today directed the IHronS punnS
health officials IN their fight TO pre-
Vent a further spread of infantile para:
lysis in that state. DR.. ". H; Frost OF
the service. who was ordered TO New
York 5'tg three weeks ago. from Cincinnati
was designated TO get into ;, immed1ate nm; iar
sew ad do everything possible TO aid
them.
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BIG DECREASE IN
LOSSES FROM FIRE

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Aug. g.
State Auditor John S. Darst has COM
pleted his annual report. One OF the
most interesting features contained IN
it is that with reference to the f1re
marshal's department. Cooperating
efforts between that department ana ana
campaigns Of education, cleanup cam
paigns and better inspections to pre-
vent fire hazards, has decreased fire
losses to AZ per cent. OF the premiums
collected.
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TRANSFER AUSTRIAN PRISONERS.

CAGLIARI. Sardinia. Aug. { SIS p.
m.-About $4,000 Austrian zsoners,
taken by the Serbians and transported
from the Adriatic to the island ct
Asinara, near Sardinia. now have been
taken to France The transfers in both
cases effected by Italian vessels.