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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-10-06
Raising Funds to Run Down Lynehers.

Raising Funds to Run Down Lynehers.
The National Association For tho
Advancement Of Colored People he'll
two big meetings on Thursday, Aug.
one In New York city and the other In
Brooklyn. The meetings were hell In
the interest Of the anti-lynching fund
Of $4,000 which the association has
undertaken to raise for the purpose Of
bringing to trial the leaders Of the
lynching mob responsible for the re-
cent murder horror at Waco. Tex.
Toast Of colored American Congress.
The historical and astronomical toast
used at the national congress Of col
ored Americans held in Washington
Oct. as is. THE stars in their course
side with race fighting for its rights"
-Trotter.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-10-06
REGISTER OCT. 20.

The registration of the Negro vote
is very important. The right of suf-
frage should be exercised and full!
vote will make the Negro a political
factor.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-10-06

There is not a Negro employed at
the State Republican Headquarters.
No effort has been made to secure
the Negro vote.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-10-06
CONFINEMENT.

One cOntented with what he
has done stands but small
chance Of becoming famous for
what he will do. He has lain
down to die. The grass is al
ready growing over him.-Bovee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
Increased Coal Rates
HurtfuI To Business

ATLANTIC CITY. July 17-Repre-
sentatives OF Michigan corporations
consuming large quantities of fuel tes-
titled before special examiner Mar
shall Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission here today that proposed IN
crease Of 10 cents ton ditferential IN
the coal freight rates Of the ten trunk
lines in the central freight association
territory would be ruinous 10 many
They expressed the
opinion that the present rates were too
high and should be reduced twenty
cents q ton.
Among those who testified today
was ". J. Parks. assistant superin-
tendent of the purchasing department
OF the Henry Ford plant. Under cross
examination he declared that the Ford
Company expects to build 14.000,Q0O
cars in 1917. and use $4,000 tons Of
coal. Thomas Griswold, special agent
of the Dow Chemical Company, Mid
land, Michigan, testified that his COM
pany is now using coal at the rate OF
l60,0 300 tons per annum. The proposed
increase in rates from Pittsburgh and
West Virginia would cost his company
$4,000 a year, the equivalent Of two
per cent dividend. Under cross exam
ination he admitted that the company
is now earning $50 per cent due TO war
but said that two percent
was the former average earnings. Sew
eral other witnesses testified ethat
West Virginia coal was the best Tor
their purposes and objected TO the pro-
posed increase in freight rates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
WANTS SLEEPERS
FOR OHIO TROOPERS

COLUMBUS, O.. July Hoover
nor Frank 4 Willis today sent to
Secretary Of War Baker a telegram
urging the use Of tourist sleepers for
the ausportation OF Ohio soldiers
10 the border.
He asked Senator ". G. Har1fng
and Atlee Pomerene 10 make the same
request of the war department.
The governors telegram to the Sec
retary of War follows:
Day coaches assembled here TOT
the transportation of Ohio troops un-
satisfactory. If troops are so trans
ported will arrive in bad condition.
Earnestly request tourist sleepers be
provided for transportation of Ohio
troops.
WASHINGTON. July 17:-With
most of the National Guardsmen al
ready at the border the car shortage
with which the war department had
TO deal has been remedied. and ofsl-
cials believe it will be unnecessary N
future TO transport the state troops
in day coaches except in Isolated
cases and for short distances. 1t was
said at the department tonig<l that
everything reasonable already was be-
ing done for the comfort Of the men,
and that protests such as that sent
by Governor Willis therefore could
have no effect
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
AMERICAN FIRMS ON
BRITISH BLACKLIST

LONDON. July II. 7:05 p. m.-The
British government tomorrow will
publish a list of from 70 to 80 bust
ness firms and individuals domiclled
in the United States with which resi-
dents Of fhe United Kingdom are
forbidden to trade. This will be the
first time that any American firms
have been placed on the statutory
list. which is better known as the
trading with the enemy act blacklist.
All other countries have been repre-
sented on the list for some time.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. July H.
In the absence Of complete details re-
garding the action Of the British gov
ernment in placing business firms and
individuals in the United States upon
the so-called trading with the enemy
blacklist, State Department officers
tonight were unable to definitely de-
termine their attitude. There were
indications that new diplomatic repre-
sentations would result should IT de-
veiop that American citizens or firms
were being Disseminated against:
Officials regard 1t as a clear princi-
pie of international law that business
firms assume the nationality OF the
country in which they are domiciled.
An American corporation, even If con-
trolled by foreign capital. is entitled
TO be protected from discrimination,
officials consider At the same time
the State Department recognizes that
Great Britain has a right 10 instruct
her nationals not to trade with enemy
Subjects
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
FIVE STATES
STORM SWEPT
WATERS RECEDINC BUT
MANY TOWNS ISOLATED
Reports From These May In
crease Number Of Deaths
And Property Loss

RALEIGH, July 17.-Thirteen per-
sons dead, at least ten missing ana
property damage estimated at around
SIS 100000 is the known toll of flood
in five southern states in the past iS
hours.
Although the waters are receding in
nearly all districts, railroad and tole'
graph communication still are demon.
allied and reports from toyns and VII
number of deaths and the property
loss.
North Carolina. South Carolina. Nir-
ginia, Tennessee and West Virginia
all suffered heavy damage from the
oyerflowing streams, swollen by tor.
rental rains, which followed last
weeks hurricane as it swept inland
from the coast. but the heaviest loss
was in North Carolina. where eleven
Of the twelve deaths are reported and
where two-thirds of the material dam.
age was done. The list Of known dead
follows:
Asheville. .: Biltmore. 4: Alexander
county, 3; Marshall, 8: Radford, Va, l.
All but one of the dead were white.
In addition ten Southern railway
construction men who went down with
the Southern bridge near Charlotte are
missing.
Property Damage.
The property damage in North Caro-
lima is summarized from the latest
reports rs follows:
ASHEVILLE-Twe industrial
plants destroyed including cotton and
lumber mills, machine shops and coal
and feed yards. Sixty residences in
the lower part Of the city washed
away and 400 persons homeless with
200 out Of employment. Power and
gas plants out Of commission.
ELKIN-Small hotel, farmers ware.
house, three stores. three machine
shops and two livery stables carried
away.
MONRO-East Monbo. AIspaugh and
Liledon cotton mills badly damaged.
BUENCOUMBE. Henderson n d
Madison counties - Many mills dam.
aged and hundreds of persons out Of
employment.
STATESEILLE - Brick plant was
destroyed and Long Island cotton mills
nearby damaged
CATAWBA COUNTY-Cotton ware
house with 1900 bales of cotton car
ried away. In this county as we'll as
in lrdell and Alexander great damage
was done to crops and small mills.
BILTMORE - Many persons driven
from their homes and mills and crops
in surrounding territory damaged.
MARSHALL - F'ifty-three h m e 5
destroyed.
JONESVILLE - Many homes we're
flooded
HENDERSONNILLE - Two dams
washed out. damage to mills and crops
in Henderson county.
LEXINGTON-Sever lumber mills
in surrounding country carried away;
stock killed and crops destroyed
CLEVELAND COUNTY Drove
power dam near Shelby destroyed
crops in county damaged.
Many Bridges Washed Away.
Five highway bridges, three in
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
NOT To NOTIFY
ON AUGUST 5
WILSON CHANGES
TENTATIVE PLANS
Feels He Ought Not To Turn
To Politics Until After
Congress Eends

WASHINGTON, July 17.-President
Wilson decided late today to change
the tentative plan for holding the mott
fication ceremonies August 5, because
he desired to postpone them until
after the adjournment of congress.
The decision was announced by
Vance Mccormick, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, VINO
issued this statement after confer
ence with the president:
Il found the president embarrasSea
by the thought that he ought not 10
turn to politics until the business or
this congressional session was over.
OF course it is possible that the ses-
sion may last so long as to make 1t
impracticable TO wait until its close
for the notification, particularly as the
president feels it to be Of the utmost
Importance that the child labor biil
and the workmen's compensation Dill
be passed at this session. but the pres
ident feels it TO be his duty 10 postpone
the notification ceremony if possible
until the adjournment Of congress.
Mr.. Mccormick also announced that
the notification would be at Shadow
Lawn, the presidents summer home
in New Jersey. He said Mr.. Wilson
wanted to entirely dispose of the bust
ness before congress before throwing
himself wholly into the political situ-
alton.
Chairman Mccormick discussed the
entire political situation with the pres
ident. He said that later this week
he would name a man to take charge
of the headquarters at Chicago and
would complete organization OF a la
Dor bureau.
The president and Mr.. Mccormick
talked over particularly the efforts
that will be made to secure the votes
of former members of the Progressive
party. During the day Mr.. Mccormick
conferred wit b Secretary McAdoo
Postmaster General Burleson. Senator
James. chairman Of the notification
committee; Senator Walsh, and sew
eral other Democratic leaders. He left
Washington for New York tonight but
will return later in the week. He eX-
poets to complete the selection of the
Democratic campaign committee with
in a few days, and may place some
Progressives on II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
BRITISH ADVANCE IN THE WEST;
RUSSIANS FORGE AHEAD IN EAST
FUNERAL OF CONG.
HUNTER H. MOSS
HELD YESTERDAY
soec,al DISPATCH to the 1ntelligencer.

Special Dispatch to the 1ntelllgencer.
PARKERSBURG. W. Va. July IL
TIE funeral Of the late Congressman
Hunter Holmes Moss was held from
Trinity Protestant Episcopal church IN
this city this afternoon at 4:3O, from
the church of which the deceased con:
gressman had been life long mem"
Der The final rites were attended by
large gathering of friends OF thls
CITY and elsewhere. Or. II. Sco!lay
Moore, rector of Trinity church. OH
ciated and the funeral rites OF the
church were observed.
Interment was made at the RIVER
view cemetery this morning. Many
beautiful floral tributes were received,
among them tokens Of respect from
the senate and house. The acting
pallbearers were: Ex-Governor a. NJ.
White, Judge W: n. Miller OF the state
supreme court, Judge ". |. McDougle,
the successor Of the deceased congress
man as circuit judge; Judge T. y.
Brown. Judge l.. y. Tavenner. his
predecessor on the bench; Harry p.
Camden, c. T. HiteShew and James >.
Wade, all Of this city. :,
The honorary pallbearers consisted
Of members OF congress who were
present and others. as follows: United
States Senator w f. Chiffon. Con-
gressmen Howard Sutherland. NJ. NJ.
Neely. George NJ. Bowers and Edward
Cooper. Sergeant at Arms of the House
Kenneth Romney, l.. C. ThorntoD act
ing sergeant at arms of the senate;
Jack Lewis, in charge for the Balti-
more & Ohio; George ". Summers
and Charles Brooks smith.
The remains arrived from Atlantic
City this morning and were taken 10
the home of his mother. Mrs. II: H.
Moss. where the body was viewed by
hundreds during the day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
GERMAN SUBMARINE
MAY LEAVE THE US.
FOR GERMANY TODAY

BALTIMORE, Md, July 17-There
were many indications tonight that
the submarine merchantmen Deutsch-
land will be ready to sail tomorrow.
The tug Thomas +. Timmins. which
towed the submersible 10 Baltimore
from the capes. coaled this afternoon.
Several colOred sleredoreS, answer
ing questions as 10 how their work
was going. said they expected 10 finish
loading by II o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. They were pulled away from
their QuestionerS by other workmen
who cautioned them to stop talking.
The day force Of Sievedores was re-
lieved by night shift at $50 =. m
\ quantity of nickel. which will do
duty as ballast. as we'll as form part
Of the cargo, has been taken aboard
Most Of the rubber that is to be taken
TO Germany is thought to be III the
vessels holds
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
ANT|-AIRCRAFT GUNS
FOR :TuE ENTIRE navy.

WASHINGTON, July 17.-Construct
ton of enough high power anu-.irs
craft guns TO supply all active battle.
ships and cruisers Of the navy h14a
been completed. it was announced to-,
day by Secretary Daniels. The new:
wcapons are believed by navy experts
to be the longest range guns OF thAt.
type in the world.
The battleships Pennsylvania and
Nevada already are equipped with two
each, and the same number Will ne;
mounted on the other vessels when.
they 20 to their home yards for over.
hauling. The new gun Is a three inch,
fftv caliber weapon that will throw
a She'll $1,000 feet in air at angle OF
90 degrees. On each ship one will b.
mounted forward and one aft. ::
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RECRUITING. ].
TO BRING UP STATE
TROOPS TO STANDARDS I
State Will Be Divided Into J
Three Parts For Recruit
ing Purposes

CHARLESTON. ". Va, July IL
West Virginia will be divided into;
three divisions for the purpose Of retS
cruiting men for the Second West
Virginia Infantry. Waiting Tor or!
ders from the Department of the East,
under which they will operate, the 70. 4
cruiting officers and their men, in.
cluding three sergeants, three cor:
porals and three privatcs, are In camp,
arranging the probable geographic:
sections which will be visited nom
time 10 time in an effort to get sui.t.
ficient number of mon to bring tneS
West Virginia regiment up TO war
strength
Schooling OF officers and men ai:s}
ready in camp IS taking UP from SIX
10 eight hours each day, with the ex.S
ception of Sunday, and while consid.
cradle progress is being made, there
will not be much satisfaction until 1tS
is learned how quickly recruits cam;
be obtained. s
Orders have been issued by Col. CT.
F. Jolliffe, of the First Infantry, 70
all the company commanders OF tnaGs.:
organization to recruit their com.t;
mands up TO at least 70 men to tne:s
company. If this organization weret
together come up to almost the re-.
quirements OF the Department OF the
East
Major jackson Arnold, Captain:
Leonard Fl. Jones and Lieutenant Gep7'
F.. Whitmore, the officers from tn0-i
First Infantry assigned to recruiting
duty. we're to-day mustered into the
Federal service. Captain benjamin.
II. Cole, also of the First, was taken
into this service as ordnance ofncer,:;
Captain Cole is rife expert. wno1As
ability has been shown at several in.:.
ternational army rifle team matche1.ss
First-aid instructions to tho NON:
commissioned officers Of the regiment
we're given to-day by Major F. I.F
Ridley, Of the medical department.
The first-aid equipment is on hand
The second application Of typhoid .fes
yer preventive was given number
of men to-day, while others will re-:
ceive the third application soon:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
NAVAL BILL WILL
LIKELY Be PASSED
BY SENATE TODAY

WASHINGTON, July IL Discus
sion of the naval building program IN
the senate today. brought out indica-
tons that committee recommendation
for construction Of 16 capital warshlps
within three years. eight OF them N
1917, proba bly, would be approved with
out material amendment. Admins
tration leaders hoped tonight, to pass
the bill before adjournment tomorrow.
came from both sides Of the chamber,
Senators Thomas and Nardaman,
(Democrats), and Senators Weeks
and Norris. (Republicans), leading the
attack on the building program. Both
Democratic and Republican leaders
defended it and an amendment by
Senator Norris to delay construction
of any Of the 1G capital ships until
after the close Of the European war
and after failure OF efforts 10 create
an international peace tribunal was
tabled 50 to II.
In support Of his amendment Sena-
tor Norris declared the bill provided
for expenditure Of more money for
naval construction in time Of peace
than was ever spent by any nation In
the world, despite the fact that 1T is
very probable that before this Euro
pean war is over the United States,
without the construction of n single
ship. will have the greatest navy in
the world
Senator Vardaman declared con-
gress was yielding TO hysteria, and
cautioned against expenditures OF such
vast sums for armament until the
country's cool. normal judgment could
be consulted.
Declaring that the United States
has not friend among the nations.
Senator Lewis pleaded that the people
be told the frank truth about foreign
relations so they would demand an
adequate navy. He pointed to Japan s.
entrance into the present war for the
purpose Of ousting Germany from The
far east. and inquired If any one he
lieved that she would not enforce
against America what she enforced
against Germany. and would call upon
her present allies 10 help her in a
war against the United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
SKIPPER REPORTS
SCHOOL Of SHARKS

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE bark
Martha. which arrived today from
Rio Gande Del Sui, reported that she
sighted a school of about 100 sharks
off Fire Island, yesterday. A new
theory to explain the presence OF
large schools of sharks along tho
North Atlantic seaboard was offered
BY Captain William Jensen, Of the
United Fruit steamship CalamareS.
which arrived here today. He eX:
pressed the belief that the Gulf
stream has curved toward the coast
and that tropical fish OF every rarie-
ty will soon abound in the waters ad
jacent to Long Island. Two hundred
miles from New York. Sunday night,
Captain Jensen said the temperature
OF the water was "a degrees. unusu-
ally high for that latitude.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
POSITIONS ON WEST
ARE NOW IMPROVED
Kuropatkin Launches Strong
Offensive Germans Forced
To Retire

LONDON. July II, 10 p. M
The successes Of the Entente Al
lies are following each other with
great rapidity. To-day brought
news of further important gains
for them on both the western and
eastern fronts.
The dispatch Of General Sir
Douglas Hais to-day shows that
the steady pressure OF the British
arms Is forcing an ever deepen
inc salient into the German INES,
and the commander in chief tor
the first time produces evidence IN
the shape Of documents captureo
from the Germans, giving testl-
mony as to the high price the Ger
mans are paying in casualties.
The British have improved their
position along almost the whole
of their line of the battle front.
capturing by assault 1900 yaros
of German second line positions,
north Of the. Razentin lie Petit
wood, strong German position
at the water lot farm between
loncuevai and GuiIIemont, be
sides completing the capture of
the whole of the village OF OWL
lers La 6oisselIe. These gains
brina the British almost to the
crest Of the Albert Plateau, where
stretches the German third line.
The news from the eastern
front today was equally import
ant The Russian commander,
General Kuropatkin. has launeh-
ed an offensive against Field Mar
shat Won Hindenburg. on the Owl
ma river. and General Won LIN
sineen's troops southwest OF Lutsk
have been compelled to retire Pc
hind the lipa river. while IN tnc
course ~, Sundays fig hitting IN
Voihynia the Russians captured
an additional $4,000 prisoners and
80 Guns. General Won llnsIne-
ems retirement, according to the
petroorad military critics. repre-
sents a great Russian tactical sue
cess. II was preceded by heavy
fiohtino in which the Russians
smashed the Teuton front on
width of q mile and penetrated
several miles into their POSITIONS:
The war is now costing Great
srt.ain s3o,ooo.coo daily. While
the bowers Of endurance Of the
Teutonic allies, should they be
forced to act entirely on the de-
fensive. have still to be tested.
fcont,nusd on Page Twelve)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-18
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
To NAME HANLY'
GET TOGETHER PLANS
NOT TO MATERIALlZE
Convention Opens Today At
St. Paul And Will Be Reg
ular Love Feast

ST. PAUL, July l7.-Prohibitlon
party leaders admitted tonight their
plans for get together conference
in st. Paul tomorrow, which they
had hoped would bring into their or
eanization a throng Of ProgresslVea,
Republicans and Democrats, seemed
destined to come TO naught. IN
stead Of get together affair the
meeting gave promise Of developing
into a prohibition love fest with lit
lie or no political significance. -
Supporters OF former Governor j..
Frank Hanly, of Indiana, for the pres
idential nomination let 1t be known
that they would not be dlspleased
if the get together conference, ar,
ranged by national chairman Virgil
G, Hinshaw, did not materialize. Mr.
Hinshaw said he could make no fore
cast regarding action at tomorrows
meeting but asserted numerous dis
satisfied members Of other pariAS
had assured him they would be here.
Only one Of these had arrived 10.
night. He is James NJ. lngersoll,
of Pocatelo. Idaho, member from his
state of the Progressive national
committee. He favors a coalition of
The Prohibition and Progressive par
ties: and it is said Oliver ". Stewart
of Chicago, business partner and per-
sonal representative of former Cover
nor Hanly, arrived in ST. Paul today
and spent several hours discussing
the prospects for the Indiana man
nomination with other delegates.
Does Not Seek Honor.
Although he declared MI. Han!y
does rot seek the honor and added
that there il; question as TO his Will
ingncss To accept the nomination, NJ.
Stewart cOunteraCied those assertions
by arguing that the Indiana man is
the strongest possible candidate the
Prohibition party could have. Second
to him, MIR. Stewart placed Eugene
\. FoSs, former governor Of Massa-
chussetts. He declined 10 discuss
William Sulzer OF New York as
candidate.
AIr. Stewart intimated that Mr..
Hanlv would accept the nomination
if John NJ. Parker of Louisiana were
his running mate. This would mean
the fusion Of the survivors of the Pro
gressive party with the present Pro-
hibiiion organization. Mr.. Stewart be-
lieycs. and would enable Mr.. Hanly
10 enter the campaign with the as
surancc OF larger following than
ever has been accorded a candidate Of
the Prohibition party.