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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-24
Augusta Fire
Damage " i'll
BE $5,OOOOOO

AUGUSTA. Ca. March with six
business blocks and more than 500
dwelling houses. including many OF
Augustus finest residences. devastated
by fire. relief committees today under
took the task OF housing and feeding
without outside aid the 5000 persons
made homeless by n, cOnflagration.
Tonight relief fund OF $4,000 had
been raised and the committee heads
announced their determination 10 in
crease it to $4,000 Word went out
hat no help from other cities was
needed.
Best estimates OF the fire damage to-
night placed IL around s.. OOO 600. More
han a hundred business houses. many
d them the most pretentious i'm the
downtown sections. were DESTROYED !.
but the city's residents felt more keen
~ the loss OF historic structures that
long had been objects of civic pride.
Among these were s.. Paul's Episcopal
church. built l35 years ago and many
colonial homes that had withstood the
raNages OF the Civil war
The cause of the fire. which started
late yesterday in a business building.
and was brought under control only
after desperate nine-hour battle had
not been established tonight.
Work Of repair already had begun
and telephone and telegraph service
was approaching normal. Militiamen
and police reserves on guard in the fire
AGRA reported no cases of looting and
city officials announced definitely that
no lives had been lost.
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CREWS OF LINERS
BALK AT SAILIN G

THE HAGUE. March sG-At a mee,-
ing in Amsterdam held under the au-
spices of the sailors union. the crews
oi half dozen ocean-going steam
ships due TO sail today resolved by On
Overwhelming; Majority not 10 join
their ships until more definite ar
rangements had been reached with
the government for the safety of ne
vessels. This decision affected also
the Holland-American line. whose
steamship \ieuw Amsterdam is
scheduled 20 sail tonight.
\ dispatch from Rotterdam SAID
inai officials of tho Holland American
line had informed the Associated
Press representative in that CITY tha.
tho lines ships would continue 10 sail
as scheduled unless prevented from
doing so BY the refusal of the crews
10 muster
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-24
PARENTS LEAVE
TO VISIT SON

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March "a
Mr.. ami Mrs Warren Waite. parents
of Or. Warren Waite. under arrest in
New York in connection with the death
OF his father-in-law. Jonn + Peck. left
for New York this afternoon TO visit
their son.
Mrs. Arthur Warren Waite. wife OF
The accused man. still f. in a critical
condition. Her illness dates from the
day Of her fathers funeral and II was
said today she Is in a state of collapse
o. result of disclosures. involving
her nus band
Assistant District Attorney Nancuse.
of New York. who il here gathering in
formation concerning DIR. Waite. had
no completed his investigation 20
night
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south. because they were working for
The hated "gringoes"
Although the march of sixty miles
had retired some teudorfeet to the am
balances and made pariial wrecks of
the softer men among the officers and
soldiers. the column was again in the
saddle shortly after daylight.
Water at Cas- oe Janos.
The next water was found a. CAS- de
Janos. ranch about - miles south OF
Ojitos. where a running stream. ring
ed by groves OF cottonwood. sut.r Of
the few trees along the march were
found. Here General Pcrshin> allowea
five minute rest
Trot ten miles. walk ten" was the
marching order. And q cavalry trot
TO anyone unaccustomcd 10 the Earring
and jolting Is anything bur cay
General Pershing. already had be
come known to the men as 'th, old
man and throughout the march COM
mentS ran through The ranks on his
tendency To speed up 10 tho utmost
limit
Tine old man must expect 10 get
Villa tonight" e7ld one tired recruit
No replied an equally saddle
weary comradC. he Is on the way TO
Mexico City and We will get there to
morrow
Every soldier bad something 30 say
about Villa and everyone pronounced
the name rot Wee va" but as II Is
spelled in English Many expressed
the hope that ,he bandit leader would
soon nave the misfortune TO gei IN
front Of his rife or army automatir
pistol
MOI one had a doubt but hat the
object OF the expedition would be
promptly accomplished
Tn" object Of The -ru,iling march OF
? Friday was 90 reach COlonia Dublan
! by nisht and il was done the noun.
tain rCut" reduced kc distance 10 -
miles. while jhe artillery and hospital
wagons in the valley were doing ~
By EIGHT o'clock Friday night camp
/ was made beside an ir, igation plant.
Loaf on job.
Up To- today the hospital corps have
had only two cases TO handle. one al
them soldier accidentally shot al
Carrie and who later died and Lieu
tenant 7. ;. Bowen. the aviator Officer
injured Monday when his biplaR. wa.
caught 10y whirlwiud turned upon it.
nose and plunged TO an" ground From
tho irrigation plant the troops. after
q night of refreshing sleep d.-pite the
almost freezing temperature Wer,
moved Saturday 10 tho Ca.as Grande,
river which skirts tho Mormon colon,
OF Dublau
Tn" commandinc general allowed
the tired troops Of the Tying column
q lull day of rest but az . o'clock sun
day morning the actual pursuit Of villa
and his diminished band Of briCand,
was begun. Regiments of cavalry were
moved sou'hward with orders 80 Cst
after the bandit leader as quickly d.
possible and remain on his rail until
he i~ captured on .illod. A. fast M
new troops reached headquarters re-
infOTcem"nts were di-patchcd 10 III.
southwark To carry oUt tho plan al
campaign PARTS of these troops left
.crdaN and last night
Colonel Dodd. although 60 years oil,
and q leader In a." remarkable marcel
q; tho fly'ng column from the border
abandoned tho comparative romfo-f.
of the camp and fooL the nsld viii
th'-" troops 'e-terd1s afternoon
Wagon trains which arrived 90 Oh.
same time brought On. lr.t tent. to p.
erected u fhe camp
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A. P. CORRESPONDENT
CONTINUED from rirGt pszeJ

nicer 10 cross. He was followed BY
Major James 4 RYAN. acting chief
OF STAN To General John J. Pcrshinc.
who commands the punitive expedi-
ton.
How They Entered. z
This was column Ma. I CONSISTING
OF infantry, artillery and cavalry and
burdened with heavy wagon trains. IL
moved rather slowly and camped the
first niPht az Palomas. "A filthy village
Of adobe nuts. seven miles below the
boundary south OF Columbus Col
umn No. . entered Mexico from Cul-
berSon's ranch, tfty-one miles south
Of Hachita. y. NJ General Pershing.
who had accompanied the first column
part OF the way to Palomas. returned
10 Columbus the same afternoon. raced
10 Culberson's in an automobile and.
taking command Of the second Of Fly
ing column" drove IL more than 10
miles over the desert of chihuahua i'm
twenty-five hours actual marching
time Official records show that spies
dotted the route Of the first column.
but the men OF the second had forged
their way fifty miles into the country
before a single native was seen: and
10 the pateHt surprise Of the Nexicaus.
reached mere FRIDAY night. exactly Tor
ty-two hours after crossing the border
at 3:17 Thursday morning.
In this column every man was
mounted and the numbering wagon
trains were supplanted by army mules
which made the entire distance under
heavy packs with the loss of only
three Of their number
battery b. of the Sixth Field AZ
tillery. commanded by captain Edga-
n. Nule and Lieutenant Charles y.
George. formed a unit of the flying
column. While the cavalry trayersed
trails through bad country of the
Sierra Madre Mountains six TO eight
thousand feet high. the battery en-
numbered by ambulance and field
wireless equipment. traversed the val
ley roads, longer by eighteen miles.
. Nevertheless it reached camp only an
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THREE INJURED IN
LABELLE PLANT

STEU BENVIILE. Ohio. March ca
Three men We're believed To have been
fatally injured and four Others were
less seriously hurt when q ladlc flled
with molten metal was overturned at
10" plant Or inc LaBellc Iron 4 Steel
'"mpanN her" TODAY. one man. craZod
WIN pain. ran from the mill and jump
"a INTO the Ohio river. but was rescued
by MS companions. All the injured
are foreigners.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-24
CABINET Crisis

LONupN. March 50 Rum,r bon Tho
Iohh of fun hou.o Of common. last
night w.. hu.r with fho discussion
ni o. poo -ibl' cabinet crisis over tho
question of Tho enlistment of married
men. According fo some reports. David
LIurd George desire. rompuI.i1r az
100 men ol military are. while Premier
NquIIh f- oppused to ans such
measure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-24
SHOOTS WIFE AND suRRENpERs.

MARION.O., March 23.-John Rodgers
Erie railroad worker. who last night
shot his wife twice and escaped early
to-day surrendered himself at police.
headquarters. Police say he confessed
To the shooting. Mrs Rodgers may re-
cover.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-24
BULGARS ARREST
i. S. CHANCELLOR

PARIS. March 23.-The chancellor
Of the American legation AT Sofia has
been arrested by the Bulgarian author
tiles. according TO a dispatch received
here today lie was charged with
bribng police official TO issue certain
passports. The American minister has
demanded the release Of the chancel-
Tor
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Accepted Statement.

After an exchange of official visits
during which he observed AZ the Am
erican camp the assembly OF men and
guns. he decided 10 accept the United
States army officers statements that
Carranza had agreed to the entry OF
the troops unopposed.
The other body of troops were On.
cOuntered here Saturday. March Is.
Major Elizaldo Reyes. who said he
was proceeding to Casas Grandes from
MADEIRA after scouting for villa was
startled TO see American troops i'm this
vicinity. His men referred to them a.
yellow jackets" He stopped one
OF the guides of the column and asked
10 he taken TO the American command.
er to assure him that his force. con.
sistins Of thirty-six men We're not
"Nillistas" and in turn he assured they
would not he fired upon.
MaiCr James 4. Ryan. OF the Thir
teenth Cavalry. acting chief of STAFF "a
General Pershng. found AZ Palomas
just TWO human beings. a crippled
Mexican. described nv the American
guides as the most cunning horse thief
along the border and his wife The
only other living things were few
stray dogs.
lnfantymen were posted all alone
the route from the border 10 Colonta
Dublan 10 guard the line of communi
cations Colonel Slocum's column
made Boca Grande from Palomas
March Is This was the point from
which villa started on his raid on
Columbus. II was near Baco Grand'
that villa captured and murdered
Arthur Kinney. a roundup hoy for tho
Palomas Land and Cattle Company
and three other Americans just no
fore the raid.
Found Victims Body
American soldiers found the bod
Of one Of the victims. battered an,
mutilated. and in such condition
that 10 could not be recognized. Al
B officer also picked up in the aban
doned Villa encampment an eNpens,
note book Of c. r. Watson. leader o
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01

XExICO CITY. July 1.-The Mex
leo City newspapers today vigor.
ously approved the statement given
cut yesterday by Foreign Secretary
Aguilar commenting on and refut.
ing assertions in the American
note.
The foreign office statement was
published in the same editions
with the American note. which was
thus given to the public Cor the first
time. The newspapers printed
first q paragraph Of President VII
sons communication and then In
serted = paragraph OF Aguilar's re.
ply answering that particular
charge.
Say Tone Justified
Officials said today the tone OF
Aeuilar's statement was fully justi.
fled because OF the tone OF the
American note They complained
that the United States had sent sew.
eral sharp and undiplorcatic mes
sages to the Mexican government.
and said they had withheld pnbllca.
ton Of many OF these notes be-
cause they did not wish 70 stir up
hostility TO the United States.
The foreign office announced to
day that upon receipt OF informa.
fi6n that Secretary Lansing had is-
sued fresh warning for Americans
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
POLICE Believe IT
WAS INCENDIARY

Police Chief Buckingham contin.
ued, Saturday. his endeavors TO
learn the identity OF persons seen
In the Oriental dock shortly before
the disastrous fire OF Friday night
started
An investigation is also being
made OF report that the fire orig.
mated from box standing outside
the dock on n side street. from
which, II Is thought very probable.
a line Of powder led to the eXplos.
ives within.
Three minutes before the fire
started. Police Sergt. Smart and
Patrolman Myers passed the Orien-
tai dock They reported their be
lief that the box from which the
fire is thought to have originated
was touched off by persons who
saw them pass and were familiar
with the time OF police rounds
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and eight pretty maids. comprising
Archer. IN 1T Happened In Paris. "
have a ohatty -singy act which has
made n hit all over the circuit.
while the Amcros Sisters will offer
combined vocal. instrumental.
singing and dancing act Grace de
Winters has yentriloquial offer.
Ing which she varies with lmp.r.
sonations OF famous yaudeyilllans
Mabel Mayhem and her troupe OF
trained tropical birds also will offer
a feature. Tho 18th installment OF
The Iron Gaw" will be the Pan
tagcseope number
PALACE HIP
Rita Gould. star OF the New York
Winter Garden production. Maid
in America" IN to be the big head.
line attraction Of the new Palace
Hip program OF vaudeville and
photoplay which opens Sunday 10
continue until Tuesday night.
Miss Gould viii render a program
% melody. She has a cleyerness OF
manner. n fipesae OF song and at
tractive personality.
Then there will be Chas. Mason a
Co In n farce comedy entitled.
Who IL who" which includes Mr.
Mason and a company OF five.
chhs. Reilly a Co viii appear In
a new pisyiet called The Emf.
grant"
ChAs. bartholomew has a comedy
and character act
Make Mitchell IA dlminutive
Coincidence and vocalist.
Ergotii and Lilliputians arc nov
city acrobats and Rymnasts.
The feature photopiay OF the bill
viii be Truth Crushed 10 Earth. p"
the seventh Of the popular who's
Gnilty7" series.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
D0DGED Not STEEL

Chad Ballard. patrolman, who
walks n water front beat at night.
recites the following account of his
experiences during the fire at Pier
IL
Il was going along. attending to
my own business. when zip, A
chunk Of red.hot steel about the
size OF bowl of chop suey. lit on
the planks between my feet"
Chad's beat is long one. but
thereafter shrunk to small space
In the shadow Of large pole.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
SHOCK RECORDED
WILL GET $4,000

u. n. Smith. formerly fireman
on tho Seattle. Port Angeles a
Western railway. was awarded a
judgment of $4,000 in superior
court Friday against the company
for injuries received when the en-
CINE in which he was riding fell
into the bay January 2s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
BOILER ExPL0DES

Explosion OF boiler. caused by
a defective safety valve In Fire
Station No. 81 at North 73rd At
and Greenwood ave, Friday.
knocked down a horse and caused
a fracture 81 the leg Of Fred Gil.
lette. a carpenter. who was work
ing in the basement. Damage to
the building Is estimated to be
$500
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
PAT SULLIVAN
Gets JAIL Term

Pat sullivan. former proprietor
Of the American cafe. and =. NJ
Holton and I'D Ryan, bartonders
in the establishment. were each
fined 500 and given 3O-day jail
sentences for violating the liquor
law. by Police Judge Thomas r.
MRcMahon Friday. W. tombstone.
who was accused Of bootleRging in
the cafe at the time IL was raided.
was given the same sentence
They gave notice of appeal. and
we're released on $500 bonds each
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
Jump 10 Attack

Tho biz guns lifted their fire at
1880 At the same instant rows OF
British troops sprang forward NJ
tho attack. They were seasoned
regiments. who had been awaiting
eagerly the chance M the pouches"
for many months, and new roei
ments from "Kitchener's" armies.
which had been held in reserve
back Of the lines.
a3y $50 A. m" read the dis.
patch, we had occupied the Ger.
man front line. digging In behind
rows Of German dead. British
casualties thus far have not been
heavy"
Raids that followed this shell
fire nj many points Of the line
killed many Of the enemy and
brought forth sufficient prisoners
for the Identification OF the reFi.
ments and divisions confronting
the British The effect OF tho
British military work on the Ger.
man troops seems 10 have been
deadly Some prisoners say they
have had no food for three DAYS
owing To tho heavy fire which
prevented supplies reaching them
from communicating trenches"
The British war office announc-
ed that the French made equally
satisfactory gains. leaving 10
Gen. Joffre the honor OF announc.
ing the fun extent of the French
successes. No statement had
come from the French war Office
early this morning. but II was be.
lieved a full report on the French
gains would be made before night
The British attack was made on a
20.mile front north OF the Somme
after one OF the most terrific four
day bombardments the world has
ever known
with German advanced trenches
firmly held. the British were press
Ing forward TO the attack at $50
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CONTINUED
FROM PAGE l
One Dead, One
Fatally Hurt,
in Dock Fire


was an explosion Twenty-Five 9th.
ers followed at Intervals. shatter.
Ing the flaming walls and flinginr
burning brands far out over the wa.
ter and towards other piers But
for the heavy rains OF the last few
days and the combined efforts OF
the firemen on land and those on
the fire tugs. a much more serious
conflRgration might have resulted.
CHIEF NARROWLY ESCAPES
Police Chief Rockingham. who
had hurried to the fire AZ the first
alarm. narrowly escaped being hit
by flying projectile He had Just
climbed from his automobile. when
the fragment. weighing about a
pound. fell thru the top into the
seat he had just left The shell
stands on his desk at police head.
quarters Saturday
While the fire was at it's height.
some longshoremen attempted to
rush into Pier u. where n number
OF strikshreakers we're at work
They were held In check by the po.
lice. squad OF whom had been con.
centratod at that point. No arrests
we're made
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01

TWO SUICIDES FAIL

Mrs. Gertrude Briggs. 220 West.
lake ave. and Mrs. Margaret Metz.
230a First ave. both attempted
suicide yesterday by swallowing
poison. Both recovered shortly
but he died as they laid him down.
tho city hospital after swallowing
a carbollc acid solution.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
CROWN PRINCE
RESUMES DRIVE
UPON VERDUN


PARIS. July The German
crown prince has resumed the
drive on Verdun with most
powerful attacks on both sides
Of the meuse. the war office an.
nounced today. The mos, VIC.
lent lighting In many weeks
had developed on the north
west sectors Of the fortress.
In n series OF terrific attacks
west OF the Meuse. tho Germans
captured fortified work and Gle
ments connecting trenches east o,
I'm 800 French counter attacks
later regnined all the lost ground
East OF the Mouse. the Germans
again penetrated Thiamont Woods
which WAS recaptured by the
French yesterday. The redoubt II.
self was entirely smashed In by
terrific artillery fire.
The French official statement. II
Is TO be noted. is silent on the CD.
erations near the Somme. where
French and British armies have
been launching gigantic often.
slve
Four Attacks
The Germans resumed the at.
tack on the west bank OF the Meuse
toward evening yesterday The en-.
tire region east and west OF Hin
304 became the scene OF the blood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
MEXICAN PAPERS APPROVE
THE CARRANZA STATEMENT

to leave Mexico. instructions we're
wired to all civil and military an.
thorities TO give guarantees OF pro
lection 10 all Americans and other
foreigners in their Jurisdiction.
Report From, Trevlno
The war office has received from
Gen. Trevino complete report o.
the encounter at Carrizai. confirm.
ing the statement OF the Mormon
guide. Lem Spillsbury. that the
Americans were the aERressors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
200 KNIGHTS HERE

About 200 knights Templar ar.
rived here Saturday morning at 7
o'clock from Los Angeles. where
they have been attending the Bard
triennial convention. They will be
entertained by local Knights while
here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
PIER II BUILT IN 1901

Total cost OF the sub and super
structure OF Pier II. according 20
George II. Nicoll. general manager
OF the United Warehouse Co.
which leased a portion OF the dock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01

hiPPopRoME
Sundays iIlppodromc theatre
vaudeville program will be headed
By Reese Bros. AfrlEander Min.
Etreis. composed OF IA klnky head.
ed comedians In minstrel act.
southland
All OF the old Southern airs will
be introduced and there will be
lots OF dancing. too.
Alexandria. the worlds greatest
MarimhAphonist. will be on the
Job rs well as Jack Fine. Hebrew
comedian.
knight and Ransom will prcsen,
a sketch called The Girl From
brakes Landing Tho seventh
instalmcnt Of Peg o the Ring.
with Francis Ford and Grace
Cunard will begin Sunday
oRpHEum
The Road 10 Yesterday" wili be
the Wilkes Players vehicle at tho
Cnnard. will begin Sunday.
An Honest Thief will be seen
for the last time there Saturday
night
PANrAGES
Nine Jomelli. whose Austrian
grand opera engagement WAS can.
celled because OF the European war.
has signed a one-week contract with
Alexander PantaEes. and he has
chosen Seattle for the point where
the extra-speclal attraction will be
offered The diva will sing an
operate selection. and her encore
numbers will be the old favorites--
possibly Annie Laurie" or Last
Roac Of Summer
In addition there will be The
n beauty chorus Bin Dale and Lew
Earl and tho Girls. two male stars
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
J. 1. BRASS IS DEAD

J. l.. Brass. assistant general
manager Of the Union Pacific rail.
way, died at Providence hospital
Friday morning. Iie was IS years
I'D. His widow survives him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01
MEARS STEPS OUT

Because of III health. W. A.
Mears. manager OF the Transports
ton bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce. resigned Friday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01

lest fighting The Germans launch.
cd four different attacks. The frs,
vas preceded by liquid fire.
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Fight AMID SHELLS

Fire Lieut.. Remp and his pipe.
men. of engine company %. were
fighting the flames at Pier II from
behind the shelter of board fence
Cartridges were popping all the
time" said Remp. They sounded
like flrocrackers. All at once a bis
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was about $3.50. 600.

was about $4,000.
Pier II was built in 1901. Otheu1
portions were added in 1908. Insur-
ance was carried on about so per
cent OF the full value.
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CONTINUED
FROM PAGE I
Allies Make
Greatest of
All Drives

man line from the Arras south TO
the Somme. For an hour and n
half. the brief bulletins received IN
London said. the German limo was
under a steady rain OF high explo.
sive shells that blotted out trenches
and human life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-01

shell exploded right in front Of Us
when the smoke cleared our fence
was gone"