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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
CHINESE DO NOT GET
A SQUARE DEAL

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13--That
Chinese coming to this country have not
been accorded square deal by the i'm
migration officials either in San Fran
cisco or Washington. was the report
made today by commission appointed
by the San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce to investigate the treatment OF
oriental immigrants at this port.
The Chamber of Commcrc" in Il tele-
gram sent tonight TO President Wilson
dealing with the report. asked for his
assistance in cffectinK Il remedy.
We note with particular regret tho
meSSag" said. that since last April
when YOU favored Il representative or
our Investigating committee with per-
sonal interview on the subject, Secretary
Of Labor Wilson has demanded and
succeeded in his demand for the re-
.aoval Of the San Francisco Chinese Com
ul-General because of his complaints
of what wc believe to be arbitrary and
inhumane Treatment of Chinese by the
local and Washington authorities. which
treatment has been worse since the
complaint W hs made by US to you
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
.BULGARS CHARGE
RUMANIANS WITH
CROSS INHUMANITY

BERLIN, Sept. 13, (By wireless to.
Sayville.)-The official Bulgarian
statement of September II says ten
cannon we're taken by the Bulgarians
at Fort Arab Tabla, and Kusko. ~
The retreat of the Rumanians. Rus.
slams and Serbians was accompanied
by the most horrible cruelties especial.
" on the part Of the RumanianBs
against the defenseless population: A
report from the commander in chief
dated September 10, says:
"'Since the first day after the;
crossing Of the frontier it has been
established that the Rumanian army
has committed a series Of tnhumAn
atrocities which more and more prove
to have been incredibly bestial. Some.
days before the declaration Of war
the Rumanian authorities took all cat.
tie without formal requisition. When
the Rumanians retreated they formed
special detachments for the burning
of Bulgarian villages. The villages
Of Ciskioy, Aitomrovo and Screbarn4
and others in the vicinity OF Turtuk1t;
and Silisteria are still burning. Ono,
detachment defeated near San Salar,
September sent a company with, two
officers to the village Of Screbarn8.i
All the male Inhabitants were asSas.,
sinated during the night. The streets
were filled with the bodies OF tn1o-:
cent persons, mutilated in the most
horrible fashion. A number Of chlI-s
dren were burned in locked houses;
The women and the remaining chill;
dren were carried to Silistria. ~; ~;
Ion September the men OF Az
ifak were taken to the bank Of thes
Danube and killed mercilesslyp Their;
bodies were thrown into the river,
Inhabitants of the villages Of Kal.
ipetrovo, Aitmir. Cradmur and Dabuk
were transported to the west bank
near Kalarash in order to protect the
cowardly enemy from our fire.
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ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 13, noon, via
London, 9:05 p. mixing Constantine
has asked M. DimitTacopulos, former
minister of justice TO form a new CAP,
met. NJ. Dimitracopulos has accepted
in principle and will confer with the
king this afternoon.
LONDON, Sept. 13. $40 p. MN:
Dimitracopulos, who has been asked to
form a new Greek cabinet. is a sup
porter of the policy of Former Premier
Venizelos. He has expressed his opin-
ion that with Rumania in the war it
was time for Greece to abandon her
neutrality.
LONDON, Sept IA, 1:31 A. M
Athens dispatches say that the For
mer Minister of Justice, NJ. Dimltra-
copulos, after reaching an understand
ing with the king, will put his views
before the entente ministers and let
their attitude determine whether he
will accept the premiership.
NJ. Dimitarcopulos, the dispatches
add, is Of the opinion that Greece'S de-
parture from neutrality is the only
remedy for the present international
situation.
The French north of Peronne are
holding tenaciously to the salient they
have driven into the German lines
east of the Bethune-Perinne road near
Bouchavesnes. They hold intact, too,
points along the line captured in the
the town of Bouchavesnes and other
offensive started Tuesday. Their cap,
ture Of a powerfully organized Ger
man trench system south Of the Lep.
reze farm near the road running west
from Rancourt TO Combles has put
Combles in further jeopardy.
Fighting in the region Of Boucha-
vesnes has been sanguinary.
Finding that the French had cut
their line Of communication from
Peronne northward the Germans
threw violent attacks against Liable
wood and Hill 76. south of Boucha-
vesnes, and retook both places, The
French returned viciously to the at
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an effort to bring the members Of the
criminal organization to justice. The
arrest and trial OF Harrison is but the
beginning. More will be heard from
this case later and the future develop
ments will be Of such sensational
nature that even those who now know
they know something Of it will be
amazed.
Told Of the Hold Up.
Discussing the holdup at Central
Station, w Va, JEFF Harrison talked
freely with United States Marshall
Smith for the first time since his ar
rest and told Of meeting Henry Grady
Webb and Of planning the holdup to-
Hot Springs, Ark. was taken into the
deal and the whole affair was careful
ly planned and executed.
Harrison said he climbed into the
engine cab and at the point Of a re-
yolver compelled Engineer Grant
Helms, after the engine and the mail
cars had been detached from the rest
of he train. to run the locomotive
two miles down the track where the
trio rlfled the mail cars OF 100000 in
unsigned currency but overlooked
100000 Of signed currency. Harri-
son said he and his companions lied
to the woods after the robbery where
they divided their spoils and remain
ed a few days. Then they separated.
he said none knowing the where
abouts Of the other.
Harrison said he returned to his
home in San Antonio, Tex, where he
reopened his machine shop. Under the
floor, he said. he buried $2S,0O0 which
was recovered by Deputy Marshals
when he was finally arrested. He said
he had never killed a man but was
present when his gang murdered a
postal clerk in Alabama several years
ago. For his part in the crime, he
was sentenced to life imprisonment
but President Mckinley commuted It
TO ten years and after serving seven
he was pardoned by President Roose-
welt.
Met First Time.
Harrison and Dies met this after
noon for the first time since the mold
up. They greeted each other cordial
ly and in the presence of guards. dis
cussed the affair. Harrison, who Is
suffering from tuberculosis. declared
that should be live to serve his SEN
tence. he would never engage In law
nessness but would live an honorable
life. He is now S. years Of age:
since July 2, may be tried at this
term of court. but court officials be-
lieve this improbable owing to the
rush of business:
At the federal building today. a
neatly dressed woman approached The
aged bandit She was his wife Who
secured divorce a few months preYl-
Gus to the last robbery. Their meet
ing was a pathetic and both wept bit
terly as they parted. District Attor-
ney Stuart VI. walker had the woman
brought here from San Antonio TO
testify against her former husband
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RAILWAY OFFICIALS
WILL NOT ARBITRATE

NEW YORK. Sept 1$.-The failure
of Mayor Mitchell and the Public Ser
vice Commission today TO induce
street railway officials TO arbtrate
differences with their employees. found
this city tonight still in the grip Of
the transit strike, now in its sixth day.
Suspension of traffic on all surafce
car lines in Manhattan and the Bronx
at night and infrequrnt cars during
the day has packed subway and ele-
waited lines.
William b. FITZGERALD. organizer Of
the Garments union, tonight accused
Theodore =. Shonts, President of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company.
of fearing defeat. by his refusal TO N
bitrate the strike. He. declared arbi-
tration would be the "surest. way to
prevent both misunderstanding and
public deception"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
GERMAN PAPERS 60
AFTER GERARD FOR
IND|SCREET REMARKS

BERLIN, Sept. -. Noon. via Lon
don, Sept. 13, 1855 p. m.-The Amer
lean Ambassador, James W. Gerard,
again is under fire in section OF the
German press this time for a remark
attributed to him regarding a speech
made recently by DR.. Gustav Strese-
mann, national liberal member Of the
Reichstag, advocating. among other
things, Il resumption Of the submarine
warfare.
Ambassador Gerard is quoted as
saving that he did not understand how
the representatives Of districts for
which export to America was vital
question. could advocate ruthless sub:
marine warfare The national liberal
press agency, in communication 10
the newspapers. takes the ambassador
10 task for what is termed "unwar-
ranted intervention in d purely Ger
man question" and says that the am
bassador's remark is characterlzed by
that naive presumplunuSnesS winch
believes that the decision affecting
Gcrmany'S political future will be die
tated by Germany's American export
interests"
The paper declares that Ambassa-
dor Gerard would do better to leave
to the responsible German aulhori-
ties the decision on what Use is to be
made of means at their command
against England. and adds:
THE art and manner in which AM
baSSador Gerard-and not for the
first time--loOks after British inter
ests is extremely characteristic of his
general attitude"
The American ambassador. in reply,
says that he never heard OF Dr..
Stressemanns speech and certainly
never made any public uttcrance. of
the nature attributed 10 him. His
attitude on the submarine issue he
declares is based on pro-American not
prO.BritiSh motives.
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LOWDEN AND
DUNE MIN
IN ILLINOIS
BOTH MEN POLL BIG
VOTE IN CHICAGO
Congressman Mann Renom'
inated-Poindexter Wins
IN Washington State.
CHICAGO. Sept. 13.-sweeping vic.

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Sweeping vic.
tories for Governor Edward F. Dunno,
Democrat. and former Congressman
Frank o. Lowden. Republican,, for
their respective parties nomination
for Governor; the apparent defeat of
former Senator VIM. Lorimcr for 4
Republican congressional nomination
and several close fights for congress-
men al large and the Republican AT
nomination, character
lied the Illinois primary today. Re-
turns at midnight indicated the nomi-
nation Of Governor Dunno by plural
ity over VIM. B. Burton that might
reach 10000.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Former Con-
gressman Frank O. Lowden. Of Ore
gon, His, and Governor Edward F..
large pluralities for governor by the
Republicans and Democrats. respec-
lively. in the Illinois primaries today
according to estimates based on in
complete returns tonight
Lowden carried Chicago by plur'
ality of 10000 over Morton ID, Hull o.:
Chicago. second man. returns from
one third Of the city Indicated Frank
L. Smith Of Dwight, Ill.,, ran poor
third in Chicago. Down state returns
indicated a heavy plurality for Low
den with Smith running close TO Hull,
estimates based on incomplete returns
from the entire state put Lowden'S
plurality at more than 100000. Re.
turns from down state counties early
indicated Lowden won there by Ill.,
900.
Dunno apparently carried Chicago
over William r. .Brinton, of Dixon,
Ills, by more than 10000 and running
on the basis Of about two to one over
Brinton down state. Approximately
on third OF Chicago's vote tonight gave
Dunno 31,136. Rrinton 1O,997 and
James Traynor. of Chicago, the raIru
man, 1920 Early returns indicated
Dunne's plurality for the entire state
would equal or exceed Lowden's in
the Republican race. Brinton was en-
dorsed by Roger c. Sullivan. Early
estimates, apparently assured the
nomination of William Eliza Williams,
Of Pittsfield, ILL.,. and Everett Jennings
of Chicago, as Democratic candidates
for congressman at large. Former
Senator William f. Mason and Bur
nett M. Chiperfield, both Of Chicago.
were rolling up pluralities down state
fer the Republican nomination for
congressman at large. Medill McCor-
mick, Of Chicago, was running fairly
strong in some counties for this place.
Mann Wins Out.
Congressman James r. Mann. Re
publican house leader. has been re-
fcontInped on Pare Seyenl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
M ethOdS to Establish
Peace in Mexico Are
Suggested to Commission

NEW LONDON. Conn, Sept. 13.-
Suggestions as to what methods shall
be employed 10 establish peace on the
Mexican border were submitted today
10 Major-General Tasker H. Bliss, U.
S. A. by the American members OF the
American-AleXican joint commission.
The officers opinions were sought
upon subjects ranging from the with
drawal Of American troops from Mexi-
co 10 the possibility OF creating an In
ternational police TO guard the border.
No conclusion, was reached and :he
commissioners will, outline tomorrow
their conferences with General Bliss.
The joint commission dealt today,
wholly with questions raised by taxa
ton decrees-. issued by General Car
'i'anza which affect American con-
lrolled mining properties in. Mexico.
The Mexican commissioners explain
ed in detail the purposes OF the dc-
crces, insisting that they we're de
signed 10 promote the mining indus.
try. not To drive out American capital
and contisCate It's holdings.
A statement issued tonight said that
the complaints of American mining
interests in Mexico had led TO the pres
ent investigation. In explaining the
decrees complained Of, the Mexican
commissioners pointed out. the state
ment asserted, that one OF the main
purposes which the Carranza govern
ment had in view was to prevent spe'
culativc and unproductivc monopoli,
zation OF mining lands by individuals
and companies. The Carranza govern
ment, it was said, virtually has re-
versed the system in operation dur
ing the Diaz regime.
Under the Diaz plan the rate OF
taxation on mining claims diminished
in direct ratio TO ihc number of claims,
whereas under the Carranza plan the
purpose is 10 encourage the stalking
OF relatively small number of ella inns
which will be actually operated; and 10
discourage the holding Of large tracts
of mining land simply for speculative
purposes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
MANY STATES OFFER
SITES FOR GOVERNMENT
ARMOR PLATE PLANT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Offers of
sites for the projected s11,000,O00 gov
ernment armor plate plant were made
to the navy department at hearings
here today by more than 100 cities and
rural localities in the middle west and
east. Others will be heard tomorrow
| No proposal for sale of private
plants to the government was pre-
sented although representatives OF
the principal armor plate manufac-
turers were present. Naval officers
said tonight they regarded it as un-
likely that any plant would be offered
for sale and expressed the opinion
that The government would begin con-
struction of its own establishment
when q satisfactory site had been Sc
lected.
Keenest competition was. evidenced
by spokesmen for the various cities.
Large delegations. in many instances
headed by state officials. congress
men. and presidents Of boards OF trace
press the claims of New York, Chi
cago. Philadelphia. Cincinnati, Birm-
ingham, Savannah. Louisville. Bal lti-
more. st. Louis. Brooklyn, Buffalo,
Raleigh. Toledo Cleveland. Pitts
burgh, Norfolk and many other cities.
The hearings were held in Secre-
tary Daniels office before the Secre-
Itary. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt,
Admiral Benson, Chief Of Operations,
and members of the general board
with whom rests the question of Sc
lection. Alabama delegations were
first 10 appear and were followed by
the other states in alphabetical order
until the hearings recessed tonight.
| Rhode Island cities will be the first
considered tomorrow.
The speakers laid particular EN-
phasis on the question Of transporfa-
tion facilities, climate conditions,
character of population, natural re-
sources, cost of living and of produc-
lion of armor plate at given points.
These considerations will play an ins-
portant part when final choice is
mndn
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MARTINSBURG, W. Va, Sept 13.--
Contessing that he had been the lead
er Of the gang Of three bandits VINO
last October held up mail train IN
the B. & o. at Central Station, w.
Va, and looted a mail car OF more
than 100000 dollars In unsigned ma
tional bank notes, jeff Harrison to-
day brought to a dramatic and abrupt
close his trial IN this court by With
drawing his plea Of not guilty ana
substituting plea Of guilty 10 tne
Indictment which charged him with
placing in jeopardy the life Of a rail-
way postal official. Judge Alston U.
Dayton Immediately sentenced him TO
IL wears in the federal prison at At
lanta, Ga, and the first. chapter OF
what government officials claim is
the greatest criminal case in the his
tory Of the postal department OF the
United States came to close
The second chapter will be written
in the federal court here next week
Eugene Dies, confessed confederate or
Jeff, is placed on trial for the same
crime. The third bandit, Henry Grady
Webb had disappeared completely.
government officials declare. and
there is no immediate prospect OF
ever bringing him to trial. A tourtn
member of the organization or GRIM
inals which government officials claim
has it's ramificationS in many states
in this section, the south and the
west. is now dying in Wheeling nos
pital, after having made full confes-
sion of the gigantic operations or tne
conspirators. This man is DICK Har-
rison, elder brother Of Jeff Harrison,
and who is said to be one if the men
which formed the brains of the organ
ICED gang.
Gigantic Conspiracy.
Back Of the trial OF jeff Harrison
there looms up the gigantic conspiracy
that and consummated in II mall roo-
berries in many Of the eastern ana
southern states over a period OF sew
eral wears. This conspiracy embraced
dozens OF men in all parts OF the coun-
try from Chicago TO the Mexican oord-
er from New York to the Rocky Noun
tains. Jeffn Harrison'S arrest and trial
was but an incident in the great drama
the opening chaper OF a romance OF
crime that will astound those who III
tie dream OF its vast ramit1cations: .
District Attorney Walker Of Martins
burg, has been the central and doml-
mating figure of the vast investigation
that has been in progress for nearly a
year and II his search for not only the
bandits who robbed the mail car OF
the Baltimore and Ohio train. but OF
the men higher up" he has had the
entire secret service forces of the
United. States ar his disposal. Pro-
badly a scnre of agents and inspectors
figure on the surface in the arrest Of
the bandits. but how many have been
working on the case is only known
by the district attorney and his asso-
every state in the union east OF. the
Rocky Mountains has been combed in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
BUILDING FALLS AT
TOLEDO; NONE HURT

TOLEDO. o., Sept. 13.-More than
100 persons narrowly missed death to-
night when 4 four story brick building
on Summit street. the city's main thor
.oughiarc. collapsed with but little warn
ing and tumbed into the street crow6ed
with shoppers and theatre goers. The
crash was heard several blocks.
Police three hours later. after work
men had searched the debris. stated that
no one was killed and none seriously
hurt Some were slightly cut by flying
glass. The building was being remodel
ed Cor Cleveland clothing company
and was weakened by the removal Of a
support earlier in the day. it is said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
SERBIA TO SEND A
MINISTER TO U. S.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Negotta.
tions are in progress between the Unit
cd States and Serbia for the appoint
ment of Serbian minister TO this
country. Serbia never has had a Legal
tiOn in Washington. being represented
only by consul general at New York,
although the American Minister, who
represents the United States in Bul-
Saria and Rumonia also is accredited
10 Serbia. II was learned today that
the Serbian government, which now
has Headquarters at Paris, has sug-
gcsted that it send minister to the
United States. presenting a name for
approval. and that the state depart
ment will accept the designation.
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BOTH WERE KILLED.

WORTHWHILE NY. Sept. 1S-J. E.
Robert son. Sheriff of Carroll County and
l.Iriun Rice who he was attempting to
arrest. were killed simultaneously In Z
pistol duel late today at Rice'g homo
ut Sanders. near here. Sheriff Robert
son fourd Rice sitting on his front
porch armed Both opened fire at once.
Each was killed instantly. Rice was
wanted on a disorderly conduct charge
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
OF DYE
LICENSE IS UPHELD

Spccial Dispatch to the Intellig"nccr.
COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 13-The
state liquor license commission today
upheld the decision of the Washing
ton county liquor board in revoking
the license of Charles L. Dye of Mar.
ietta, saloon keeper. because he
twice was convicted Of violating the
federal liquor laws. Dye will carry
his fight to the state courts.
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VERDICT TODAY IN
EORSYTHE CASE
ari,1 ndsnatch to the 1ntclligcnccr

Special Dispatch to the 1ntclligcnccr.
COLUMBUS, O.. Sept. ia YER
dict is expected tomorrow in the case
Of Carl B. Forsythe, Of Wheeling,
which involves alleged fraud in bank,
ruptcy. After verdict is rendered
F. G. Beck. who was implicated with
him and who was convicted several
months ago, will be sentenced.
"Forsythe was not any TOO orlght
and may have blundered through IN
experience" was remark made ny
Forsythe's attorney during the argu-
ments today. Beck was branded as 4
procurer VINO used q dictagraph to
trap ForSythe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
pu11rzER ouARANruEp

BAR HARBOR. Maine Sept l3-Jos-
epn Pulitzer Jr. publisher OF the St.
Louis Post Dispatch and the members
Of his household were ouarantined at
their summer home here today when
physicians diagnosed the Illness OF Mr..
Pulitzer Jr.. as infantile paralysis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-14
NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK.

LONDON. Sept. It. 1880 J.. III
LlUydS announces that tho Norwegian
steamer Kong Ring was sunk Monday
Her crew was saved.
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SUGAR GOES UP,

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Sept. 13-The
price Of refined sugar which week ago
was cut rs cents q hundred rounds was
raised today, 1t was announced here. Is
cents hundred.
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TOBACCO GOES UP

WINSTON SALEM. y. G.. Sept l3-j
\ high price record was established on
the leaf tobacco market here TODAY
when The average quotation was SlS.0S
a hundred pounds.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13-Forecast:
WLst virginia-Fair Thursday and
probably Friday.
Ohio, Western PennsylvaniA-Partly
cloudy Thursday and Friday; cooler on
Friday.
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NF|N PREMIER OF GREECE FAV0RS ].
ENTRY Of HIS COUNTRY IN WAR
FRENCH RETAIN GROUND Gained

CUTTING OF GERMAN LINES OF COMMUNICATION RESULTS
IN A HEAVY ATTACK BY THE GERMANS WHO
RETAKE GROUND WHICH IS LATER LOST.
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j JEFF" HARRISON PLEADS GUILTY
To B. & D. TRAIN ROBBERY AND IS
GIVEN z YEARS IN PEN|TENTARY

SENSATIONAL TRIAL AT MARTINSBURG COMES TO SUDDEN
END WHEN ACCUSED MAN CHANGES HIS PLEA
AND MAKES A COMPLETE CONFESSION.