davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
|GAINS ON ALL FRONTS
FOR ALLIED ARMIES
british Take Contalmalson
and Russians Are Near
ing Kovel.

LONDON. July II, 1l:52 p. NJ
This was another good day for the En-
tente Allies, who ARE making 4 steady
advance on all fronts. y striking ilius'
tration OF the difference in the reta'
tive positions OF the allied and leu
tonic forces and Of the remarkable
change from the monotonous delen'
! sive trench warfare which character
ICED the Allied operations for so many
! weary months, until the present sum
mer, is found in the number OF prison
ers and guns taken. These Tor the
battle of the Somme amount TO 22,OUU
tprisonerS and lu+ guns captured from
! the Germans while the official hgures
| for the Russian General BrussIloif 5
drive to the tenth of July are II ,620
prisoners, 81 guns and SOB machine
guns.
Today's news is of sustained anu
| heavy fighting on almost all the troh's'
the Allies making consistent WogrgSs'
British have finally captured the
fercry contested town of Contalmais'
on, alter desperate day and night
! fighting and now are holding the town
against all the German counter at
| tacks. ,,
The importance the Germans have
attached to this position may be meas
ured by the fact that they recehil!
threw the Prussian guards into the
fighting at this point.
The British also are in possession
of the greater part Of Mameiz Wood
and have recaplured nearly the whole
of Trones Wood The British com
mander-in. chief. General Sir Douglas
Haig, thus summarizes the results oi
the ten days operations:
Capture First Line.
Our troops have completed the me
.Contdnued on Page Teu.D
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
SUSPECTED GASES Of |NFANT|[E )
PARALY Y5|S WERE NOT THE PLAGUE
Wheengs Health Acts Promptly When Suspected Cases
Called His Attention-1ssues Warning to Physl- I4s
clans and the General Public

situation in Wheeling is meAacing;
and that 1T is necessary to maintain
the most stringent precautions TO pro,
vent the plaques invasion OF this tecs
ritory. :,.T
Cleanliness OF person and premises
is one of the necessary preVentatlvets
In the following statement to the p1Dt
lie issued yesterday afternoon by the
county and city health authorities, tne
public is given first-hand informAuoA
as to just what to do and what not 70
do in prerentiong the disease Hom
obtaining a foothold here:
1nfantle Paralysts-What thA 3un.;s
lie Should Know About This ~
Disease. ,;
In view Of the present wide spread E:i
epidemic Of the serious disease, tn-.Sy
fantle paralysis. it Is highly I'M
portaut that everyone should be In -
structed as TO the manner In whtchSfs
1t is spread and the possible means
for prevention tla%..5...
Infantilc paralysis. or poltomeli.,
It's, Is without doubt germ di.SS
seasc, but we have little accurateg
Information regarding the GERM.
We know that the poison Is found 81
in sccrctionS from the nose ana 70
throat, In the fluid surrounding tho "a
spinal cord and brain. and In tho -
tissues Of the spinal cord and brain. IS: sGs
While affecting chiefly children *
between IS months and 6 years., no KS
quently attacked. The majority OF s.
cases develop between July and oc-&s
tober. -
The germ Of infantile paralysis 81
(conaausd on 1o4z.A 1.s~)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
HUGHES TO CONFER
WITH PARTY LEADERS

ERlpGEAMPTuN. y. Y. July IL
Charles l.. Hughes will 60 to New YORK
tomorrow morning for 4 series nf M
portant conferences with party leaders.
The time and place "f holding the notiIi-
cation ceremony. the speech nf accept :
ance. the contemplated trip TO the Phcl-
fic coast and III: nominees ideas Iii gen.
eral as To the campaign. Will De diS-
cussed, An carly meeting with thH
newly appointed campaign committee
also will he arranged.
Mr.. Hughes expects % see senator
Warren &; Harding. chairman OF the
notification committee, Sithin rev
days. possibly tomorrow. I" ilN dcll-
nitcly the plans Of the notification ccrc-
mony, tentatively SGT for July 81. The
ceremony will take place in New York
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
PRELINIINARY REPORT 7
VESSEL IS. UNARMED.
Detailed Report Today-Al-
lies Claim Vessel Is Po-
;ential Warship.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Final de-,
cision by the state department that the:
German submarine Deutschland is q
merchant ship, entitled to all priv
ileges accorded under internationAt1
law TO a belligerent owned frelgntert
was forecast tonight by receipt OF pre-.
liminary reports on an inspection OF
the underwater liner at Baltimore by
naval officers and treasury officials.
Collector Ryan, Of Baltimore, teleS
graphed the treasury department that;
after a thorough examination Of the:
boat by himself and Captain C.. F.
Hughes, appointed by the navy depart.
mont TO assist, he adhered to his prev:
ious opinion that the vessel is an un.
armed merchantmen, incapable OF con.
version for warlike purposes without
extensive structural changes"
The state department was advised
of this, and a detailed report mailed by
Collector Ryan and Captain Hughes-
will be submitted tomorrow. Depart
ment w officials tonight believed that q
prima facie case tending to prove tnat5
The Deutschland is peaceful and. un''
armed merchantmen had been estaD,
liShed. -
Formal representations have been
made by the British and French en-,
bassies holding that the submarine Ii:
"a potent warship" not entitled to the
freedom of American ports and SUBJ.
iect 10 attack at sight on the high seas
These contentious will be considered!
in connection with the report or the
federal investigators.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Two suspected cases-thought to
have been the dread infantile paraly-
sis-were this week reported to Health
Officer w. S. Etzler.
DR.. Etzler made an immediate and
personal investigation Of both cases.
and although both were finally dag
nosed as ailments other than the fast
spreading epidemic, he declares the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
.NO DOUBT THAT THE DEUTSCHLAND
WILDE DECLARED 4 MERCHAN TNAN|
SNOW NOW HEADS
STATE TRADE BOARD
Special Dispatch TO tn: InteIliRcnccr.

Special Dispatch TO tn: lntelliRcnccr.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, July IT,
&c. p. Snow was elected president OF
the state board of trade at meeting
held here this afternoon Of the eXecu-
tive council. He succeeds c. Z. Lewis
Jr, OF Charleston, who rendered MS
resignation 10 become chairman OF
the state Democratic executive COM
mittee, to which position he was re.
Gently chosen. Mr.. Snow is president
of the Huntington Chamber of Com.
merce and cashier of the Banking and
Trust Company of Huntington. He
has accepted the new position.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
WILL LOSE THEIR VOTE.

TRENTON. July IL. Secretary of
State Martin today said thc New Jersey
National Guardsmcn n The Mexican
border will he disenfranchised should
they remain there during the fall cleo
tion. No provision is made for their
voting unless the country Is AT war
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

The Injured:
WILLIAM RAIDER, motorman. burn
ed about the hands and face. Condl
ton serious.
JAMES FREEMAN. suffering from
shock.
JESS coNoWAY. burned aOou, face
and hands.
Wendell KISH. Hungarian, suffer
ing from slight burns.
STEVE VAREGO. Hungarian. slight
y burned.
JOHN sETTo. suffering from burn;
and shock.
HARRY PAssELL. driver. burned
slightly.
UNKNOWN FOREIGNER, suffering
ing from shock and burns.
H. H. PENNELL, slightly burned
Taken 10 hospital and arterward went
TO his home in ShadySlde.
Injured 10 Hospital.
The injured were taken to the
Reynolds Memorial hospital at
Glendale in the hospital ambuI-
ance, when they were brought to
the surface by the rescue parties
who left the office of the mine
shortly after. the explosion had
been reported The exact time
that the report was made is re-
corded a. 3:45 o'clock.
The explosion occurred in a
worked OUT room at the Four
teentn entry. First west, when
part of the root fell, causing an
accumulation of dust which is SAID
to have ignited from either an
arc of the nlotcr mine car driven
by Wiiilar, Raider. or from his
carbon lamp:
Wave OF Flame Followed.
Immediately following the ex-
piosion, a huge wave Of flame
which burned Tor several minutes.
swept out into tne entry and into
the room adjoining. burning the
miners who rad 'noI taken night.
Sufficient warning was given the
men, X is understood, 20 permit
them properly take care of them
selves either by cropping to the
floor or making nasty exit.
The majority Of the men caught
in the mine were Of foreign birth.
and they became frenzied immedi-
ately after the explosion, running
directly into the path Of the
flames. Twenty-Five men owe their
lives to The caImness of r. 7. RAN
kin OF Third street, cMechen,
who conducted them safely from
the affected room to the air shaft
which opens in the Mcmechen
cemetery.
Escapes Through Entry.
A large number OF the men who
were caught in the explosion
reached the surface through the
air shaft. Samuel Vincent, boss
driver at the Fourteen entry, es-
capped through the air shaft. He
carried with him, James Freeman,
son of Earl Freeman, one Of the
foremen Of the mine, who, while
not sufferinasfr burns, is in
serious conotion from the shock.
He is in the: Glendale hospital.
After the explosion had been re-
ported at the mine office. at 3:45
o'clock, q rescue party headed by
Charles McCabe. started after the
injured Il was with difficulty
that the men we're enabled to et-
feet an entrance to the r:ne. VOL
umes of smoke poured out Of the
main entrance containing poison
Gus GASES which endangered the
lives Of the rescuers.
Fought After Damp.
The flames which swept the
mlre following the explosion died
out within 4 few minutes but the
: after damp then had to be fought
by the miners who were lost in
darkness caused by the over
whelminq smoke.
A trap door between First and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
TORNADO WRECKS VILLAGE.

AMSTERDAM. vin London. July H..
1:i4 n. m.--A tornado Monday wrecked
,Josephstadt Il suburb Of Vienna says
the VIENNA NcustHdt. according 10 tcl,:-
gram received here. Thirty-une persons
were killed ana more than Il hundred
Wrrr injured seriously.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July l1.-Forecast:
Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Ohto-Generally fair Wednesday and
probably Thursday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
INJURED ARE GIVEN FIRST AID AND THEN RUSHED
THE GLENDALE HOSPITAL-WILLIAM RAIDER is
REPORTED IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

Dust accumulation ignng from carbon lamp carried by
otorman motor caused explosion at the
of the Htchman Coal Coke company at o
clock Yesterday afternoon burning nine endangerng the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
Prepares to Leave.

BALTIMORE, Md, July 11.-Conf-
dent that the efforts Of the diplomatic
representatives Of the Entente Allies
to have his vessel classed as war:
ship and interned will prove unavah-
ing, Captain koenig, master OF tne;
German submarine Deutschland is pre-.
parin gto leave port on his return
voyage within ten days. s.s;,s
At least eight of these vessels. IT
was authoritatively learned here today,
now, are building at Kiel, and with
these in addition to the Deutschland
and the Breemn, already enroute for
/Continued ON Pare Ten-) -,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Every organization in the city Of
Wheeling, capable of doing So,
should take part in the Loyalty Pa
rade Saturday.
This is not demonstration for
militarism.
This IS not a demonstration for
war.
II is an occasion for a rebirth in
patriotism, for realization, IN
some manner, of the value we put
on American citizenship.
Wheeling and the Ohio Valley arc
among the most prosperous COM
munities OF this great country.
Let our citizens testify by this
demonstration their appreciation OF
the privileges and liberties they en-
joy: their loyalty to their common
country. and their willingness TO
share In it's burdens and RESPONSE
biities.
The following proclamation has
been issued by Mayor H.. L. Kirk:
WHEREAS certain patriotic or
earizations Of the City of Wheeling
nave requested that the citizens Of
Wheeling and neighborInq cities
and towns unite in a patriotic DEM
onstfation on July 18th, 1916, and
WHEREAS, thousands Of rhe
brave boys from our American
homes have been called to the COL
ors and are no" under arms, 1t be-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12
EXPL LOSION IN HlTCEMAN MINE INJURIES nine
THREE HUNDRED MEN WERE At
WORK IN MINE At THE TINE

ALL REACH SURFACE THROUGH MAIN ENTRANCE AND AIR
SHAFT-RESCUE PARTIES GAIN ENTRANCE TO
MINE UNDER GREAT DIFFICULTIES.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Generally Fair Wednesday and Prob
ably Thursday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-12

Continued on Page Ten.)
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-28
SOLDIERS RETURN
TWO OF SIX BROTHERS ON BOR-
DER DUTY VISIT WITH
BROTHER HERE.

Apparently in the very best physi-
cal condition, Otto and Herman Hau-
gen, of Neillsville, Wis, arrived in
Madison from the Mexican boundary
early this morning.
The two Mr.. Haugens, who have
been on guard duty near Fort Sam
Houston and Fort Wilson, since the
militia was dispatched south, are two
of six brothers who accompanied
Wisconsin regiments TO the border.
They are also brothers of Il. K. Hau-
gen, mail carrier, of this city, with
whom they are visiting.
1t is evident from their
ton that their short acquaintance
with followers of Carranza and Villa
has not instilled in them an extreme
ly high regard for the Mexican peon.
They told that most of the members
of the poorer classes of Mexicans are
a shiftless lot. The returned guards
mar did not complain particularly Of
the food served the men on the Dor
der, but they told that the variety
of victuals was not as large as some
of the men would have liked it to be.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-28
BANQUET TONIGHT
SOME INVITED GUESTS DELAYED
ON SNOWBOUND TRAINS
NORTH OF HERE.

Delayed trains north of the city
will have the effect of cutting down
the attendance of out of town guests
at the d~edicatory banquet to be given
this evening at the Lake Park hotel
DR.. j. W. Heston, president Of the
State Normal school here, said today
that his information was that some
of the members of the board of re-
gents and Legislators were on the
passenger trains which are delayed
at Bradley and Bristol Among
those thought to be on their way, but
whose train will probably arrive too
late to permit them TO attend the
dinner are A. c. Roberts, state repre-
sentative from Day county. and Re
gents j. w. Campbell and Frank An
derson. 1t is thought probable that
some of the members of the legisla-
ture from Minnehaha county will be
able to get here. and that State Sen
ator Robert Daily and Representative
Lewis Benson. of Moody county. will
be present.
All three Lake county members OF
the legislature have expressed their
intention of being present.
1t is predicted that some eighty
Madison business and professional
men will be in attendance. The ban
quet will start at $40 o'clock and il
is given in recognition of the near
completion of the new training school
building at the State Normal school.
Construction of the modern. fireproof
building was begun last spring. and
ii is expected that it will be COM
pleted within a few weeks. The APP
preparation for the building was
$40, 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-28
FREIGHT HOPPING
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON WOULD
MAKE 1T A FEDERAL
OFFENSE.

Aberdeen, Dec. est will be a
misdemeanor to steal a ride by force
or intimidation on any train moving
in interstate commerce if a bin to be
introduced soon by Congressman
Royal c. Johnson, of Aberdeen. be
ONE a law.
Mr.. Johnson said today that he
was working on the bill and would
introduce ii when congress recon
venes after the Christmas recess
The measure proposes the enlarge
ment of the police authority of the
federal government so hat trainmen
can enforce such a law.
Johnson, who has practiced rail-
road law for a number of years, and
has taken special interest in railroad
problems, proposes also 10 give the
trainmen the right to make arrests,
to carry concealed weapons and 70 act
virtually as deputy marshals.
incidentally Mr.. Johnson believes
the laboring men ought to be car
ried for lower fares than others and
will ask that the interstate commerce
commission be given authority TO put
such rates in effect.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-28

Wash ice delivered to any part of
the city. Phone 1924.
will give $25 reward for any au-
tomobile | cannot repair outside of
its own factory-W. c. Brown.
Broken Lenses accurately dupli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
ined and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Lost. Ring set with ten small
pearls and three sapphires. between
Fifth and Sixth streets. Reward.
Return TO Mrs. j. w. Boyd.
For Rent. Heated. furnished
sleeping rooms.-W. II. Reynolds.
Lost. Small black purse contain
ing small sum of money. Return TO
Don Burnett.
Wanted. To hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash price
and deseription.-D. I. Bush. Min
neapolis. Mimi.
Mrs. o. r. Trip. of Minneapolis.
is visiting with her parents. Nh. an.
Mrs. J.. W. Dawson.
The delay OF trains will not pre-
vent the showing of the Triangle
feature, Hell to Pay Austin" at the
Imperial tonight.
The party is known who took d
pair of brown kid gloves u of my
oyercoat pocket last evening at Hun
temer hall. Please leave same at
Smiths drug store by Friday after
noon and there will be no more said.
Contrary 10 rumor. the Triangle
feature, Hell to Pay Austin VIII be
shown al the Imperial tonight.
All members of Canton Nonpareil
No. 5 are ordered 10 report at |. o.
O. +. hall Thursday night. Deem
Der IS, at s p. m, sharp for the pur-
pose of inspection. Lunch will be
served.-Geo. FL. Palmer. Capt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-28
Time BY WIRELESS
FIRST RADIO MESSAGE TO THIS
SECTION WAS RECEIVED
LAST NIGHT.

Official time is now being received
in Madison by radio. The new wire
less apparatus. installed on Egan
ven by z. +. Sears, was put i'm OPP
Grafton for the first time last night.
The time was received from the send
ing station at Springfield. H., at s
o'clock. 1t was said by Mr.. Sears
and Henry Koehler, jeweler, that the
clock signals came over their instru-
ment with bell-like clearness.
The system of time signals which
are sent from Springfield and from
Arlington. Va. are the same. At IL
o'clock in the forenoon the time is re-
ceiyed from the Arlington United
States naval station.
Arlington usually can be heard
sending tuning up" calls for a min
ute or two prior to clock signals.
This is not an invariable custom with
the Arlington station as the prelim-
mary signals are sometimes omitted.
The tuning calls" start at Spring
field at about sever minutes before
the hour. For five minutes proceed
ing the hour the clock signals ane
sent at one second intervals. omit
ting the twenty-ninth. fifty-fifth and
fifty-ninth signals, varying this order
only on the last minute, when there
Is an omission of ten signals before
the hour.
1t Is the intention shortly to re
ceive the weather report by wireless.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-28

motives running through Madison, IL
was said.
1t is reported that the shortage of
coal in the west, for railway use. is
almost entirely due to a scarcity of
available cars in which to make ship
ment. 1t is said that the mount of
coal being mined in Illinois and Iowa
is fully as large as usual, but that at
some mines. miners do not work full
time owing to the inability of rail-
way companies TO get cars at the
mines with which to keep fuel
moving.
Madison coal dealers say there Is
no immediate danger of a fuel famine
here. Most of the merchants have a
substantial supply of coal on hand.
particularly of soft coal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-12-28
ROAD CLEARED
TRAINS STALLED SINCE YESTFR-
DAY PROBABLY WILL AR
RIVE HERE THIS EVENING.

Some thirty-four hours late the.
Milwaukee passenger train which
was due to arrive here from the
north at 9 O'Clock yesterday morning,
is expected to reach here at about Z
O'Clock tonight. The delay is due to
snow which drifted and packed in
cuts about two and a half miles south
of the station of Bradley and about
eighty miles north of this city.
There are five engines on two pas
senger trains. a freight train and a
snowplow held at Bradley and Bris-
toll because of the traffic obstruc-
ton. The freight train stalled there
should have arrived late yesterday
afternoon. One of the passenger
trains was scheduled TO get here yes
terday morning and the other this
morning. The %snowplow left here
yesterday afternoon ahead of the
regular northbound passenger train,
which was due to leave Madison at 2
o'clock. but which was delayed be
fore arriving here some two hours.
Two engines took out the n%orthbound
train. which did not arrive at Bris-
tol until this morning, some fourteen
hours late.
The tieup at Bradley was the most
severe recent obstruction on the Mil
waukee system i'm this territory, ac-
cording TO reports. Most of the pas
sengars on the train which should
have arrived yesterday morning.
spent the day and night in coaches,
which were kept heated. A number
of Madison residents and persons
who were coming here to spend the
tail end of the holidays are thought
10 be on the train. Express and mail
matter from the twin cities and inter
mediate points are on the delayed
trains.
At Madison offices of the company
il was said today that the road was
cleared this morning. and that south
bound trains would leave the north
end of the line as soon as the train
crews bad rested. probably at 3
O'Clock this afternoon or shortly
thereafter. Under ordinary condi-
tions the distance between Bradley
and Madison could be covered in d
little less than four hours.
The passenger train from the east.
due TO arrive in the city at 40
o'clock this morning, did not make
the usual connection at Egan with
the passenger train from Sioux City
and Sioux Falls.