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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-18
.AMF FR|GANG ABROAD WERE HELPED -
I'M THE WAY HOME COMP LA!NTS
ABOUT DUNDUM BULLETS IGNORED

egn Office; with reference to the
proposition that English and German
ships. respectively, should have de-
lay until the fourteenth Of August
within which to leave the English or
German ports in which they chanced
n be.
My wife's sister. the wife Of Count
Sisray. and her husband arrived In
Berlin tho second week in August.
Count Sigray is reserve officer OF
the Hungarian Hussars and was in
Montana when the first rumors Of war
came. He and his wife Immediately
started for New York and sailed on
the fourth OF August. They landed
in England. and as England had not
yet declared war on Austria, were
able TO proceed on their journey.
With them were Count George Fes-
,etics and Count Cziraki. the former
from the Austrian embassy In London
and til" latter from that in Washington.
They were all naturally very much e1-
cited about the war and the events
Of their trip.
The Hunsartans as people are
quite like Americans. They have
agreeable manners and are able to
laugh in a natural way-something
which seems to be- a lost art in Prus-
sia. Nearly all tho members OF Hun
garian noble families speak English
perfectly. and model their clothes.
sports and country life as far as possi-
BILE after tho English.
The thlrtrnnth saw the departure OF
our first special train containing
Americans bound for Holland. saw
the Americans off at the Charlotten-
burg station. They all departed In
great spirits and very glad OF an op-
pnr'unity to leave Germany.
had some negotiations about the
purchase b. America or Americans OF
,hc ships of tho North German Lloyd.
but nothing came of these negotiations.
TranlnaGs Of Americans continued
10 leave. bur there seemed to be no
md to the An+nricans coming into
Berlin from all directions.
On August %. Count SzoejSvenv.
thc Austrian ambassador. LIFT Berlin.
He had been Ambassador there for
twenty-five years. and | suppose be-
cause of his advancing years the Aus
trian Government thought that he had
outlived his usefulness. Quite ii
crowd of Germans and diplomats were
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-18
Pacific Strikes Holding
Up Y Per Cent Of the
Nations Shipbulding

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Strikes
in Pacific Coast ship yards holding
government contracts have assumed
such serious proportions that Chair
man Hurley. of the federal shipping
board. announced late today, that he
was considering going 10 San Francis
CO late this week in an attempt 70
settle the trouble.
Strikes at Seattle. Portland. Los
Angeles. San Francisco and other
places on the Pacific coast now are
holding up about - percent of the
government, ships under construction.
The shipping board hopes 10 settle on
a basis TO BIZ determined for Seattle
Yards within few days.
Officials of the board conferred TO-:
day with representatives Of the Seat
tie yards and union leaders. regarding
an agreement under which workers
would be given higher pay with the
government paving a proportion OF
the increase Working out of details
now awaits the arrival here probably
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ARGENTINA REFUSES To ACCEPT UNDERLA|C'5
D|SAVQWAL Of LUXBURG'S UND|PZ ZOAAA1IC AC7

Expressions Of regret over the
kilograms sent by Count Won
Luxburg, the German minister to
Argentine to Berlin through the
Swedish minister at Buenos Aires
have been made to both Sweden
and Argentina by the German gov
ernment that the under-secretary
of the Berlin foreign office has
informed the Argentine minister
to Berlin that Germany regrets
the actions Of Count Won LuIburg
and disapproves entirely of the
expressions used by him in the
kilograms made public recently by
the State Department at Washing
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By CARL LEATHERWooD,
Intelltgencer Correspondent.

CAMP SHELBY. Miss. Sept. IL
West Virginia mas added annthcr laurel
to her credit in international crisis by
being III" first stat" to send COM
plctc regiment tC any of the training
camps for m:Ioaal Suardsmcn. Camp
shelby tonight IS distinctly West Fir-
ginia, due to the arrival during the day
Of thr"c-fourths ot III" first West VIZ
ginia regiment. which has been station
I'd at Falrmunt and Wheeling for tho
past several months. Tonight the far-
urttc songs Of the little mountain state
can be heard in the distance and huS-
tic and hustle Is evident around the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-18
Incidents at the Opening Of War.

Incidents at the Opening Of War.
Quite curiously. at tho beginning OF
the great war there was belief on the
part of the Germans thar japan would
declare war on III" Allies and range
herself on the side Of the Ceutral
Powers. In fact. on on" night there
was friendly demonstration in front
of the Japanese embassy: but those
hopes were soon hi$ps.lled ny the ul-
timatum of Japan sent on the SIX
teenth day OF August. and. finally. by
the declaration Of war on August -.
The warning powers indulced during
the first DAYS of the war in mutual
recriminationS as 10 tho us" OF dum'
dun bullets, and received several
packages Of cartridges containing bui'
lets bored out at the top. which. the
Germans said. had been found in the
FrenCh fortress OF lIOnS"E, dNIb'tPclh'
led with the request that I send an
account of them TO President Wilson
and ask for his intervention in the
matter. Very wisely. President Will
son refused 70 do anything Of the
kind, otherwise hn would have been
deluged with constant complaints
from both sides as to the violations
OF the rules OF war.
The cartridges cir"n 20 me wer" in
packages marked on the outside. Car
touches de stand" and from this I
took it that possibly these cartridges
had been used on somc shon:inc rang"
near the fort and tho bullets bored
out in order that they might NOT 20
far If carelassly fired over III" tar
gets.
With our naval attach". Commander
Walter Ghnrardi. on august ,. |
called upon Won Tirpitz 70 learn from
him to which ports h. considered il
safest for tho ships to be sent from
America with gold for stranded Amer
leans. He recommended Rotterdam.
I also had conversation on this
day with Geheimrat Letze, OF the For
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TELLS OF DEFECTIVE
CARTRIDGE FOR ARMY

WASHINGTON, Sept. l7.-Colonol
George Montgomery. commanding or
ticer Of the Franktord arsenal. was tho
first witness today before the hose mil
itary committee investigating the manu-
fncture of detective cartridges .at the
arsenal. He told how there had been
trouble with primers since last January
resulting in the condrmninE IF millions
OF them by the arsenal's chief inspec-
tor. of the purchase of primers from
private manufacturers and OF the per-
manent substitution in June of priv
atcly owned primer.
\ chemical defect which the inspec-
tors could not detect was responsible
for the difficulty. the colonel said
though he suggested that the committee
should 80 into that question with the
chief chemist.
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warehouses. where tho equipment or the
organizations which arrived is being un-
loaded. Companies 4 ot ClarksHurE and
- of l.ittletOn which have hccn OH
guard at Wheeling. and companies h
of Clurks burg and NJ. OF l.ittletnn. sta
toned AT Park, rSburE. were the tronTS
to arrive. three sections reaching the
camp at three o'clock this morning nftrr
record run Of - hours from Wheel
Ing.
Major Carskaden was In charge. To-
night ut $50 the supply company uf
ten men from rlachine gun company
and ten mon from the headquarters
company arrived in the second section.
At seven o'clock the third section.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-18
Strike Disorders Tie Up u. s. Ship-building
Wave Of Disturbances Sweeps Over San Francisco Impeding
Completion of Sl5OOoOOOO in United States Ship and
Fno;ne Contracts-Federal Official to Intervene.

SAN FRANCISCO Sept 17Disurbances in various parts OF
the y marked the strike begun today approximately 1000 metal
trades mechanics in San and nearby cities Numerous
rests were of the disturbances in connection with
the strike employees United Railroads Company and with
whom tho striking metal workers have expressed sympathy
Today strike caused $l50OOOO government ship
building and engine construction contracts AT FIRST only the snip
wards and few large machine shops affected but the strike
spread quickly to other machine shops
Conferences today between employers and representatives q" ne
uorkmen and enlplnverS continued tonight.
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ton. Germany asks for safe
conduct for Count Won Luxburg
in order that he may return 10
Berlin to explain personally.
Argentine, it is announced by
its foreign minister. declines TO
accept the verbal assurances Of
an under-secretary to the German
foreign office, and awaits the ar
rival of a formal note from Ber-
lin before taking additional steps.
TO Sweden, Germany has sent
a note. unofficially reports say, re-
GREETING highly the disagreeable is
sues raised by the LuYburg tele-
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at the station To witness the rather
sad farewell His successor was
Prince Hohenlohr married TO Il
daughter Of Archduk" Frederick. She
expressly waived her righI 10 pr"Cr-
dencc as a royal hichnrSS and agreed
to take only tn" pr"c"d"nc" given
to her as the wife of the Amhas$a.
dor in order not IN cause l""lin" III
Berlin. Prince Elohcnlohc. Il rather
casy-coinG man. who had br"u most
popular in Russia and Austria, I'M
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Partial Tie-Up.

PORTLAND. Ore. Sept. l7.-Partial
cessation Of work in wooden shipyardS
on the Wilanlcttc and Columbia rivers
0rego and Astoria. Oregon WAS report
cd today as q result Of the tsrike or
approximately 2.0U0 union men Saturday
for the closed shop.
Two Portland yards reported they
were running with full force. while oth-
crs were operating some depart imcnts
with non-unou help Many plants re-
manned closed.
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mctlialcly made favurab" impress
sion i'm Berlin and successfully 0C.
Cupird The difficult position Of mo-
dating between the Governments Of
Berlin and Vienna.
Won Bethmann-Ho olIweg's Attack on
England
The Chancellor gave me on Sep.
;cmbrr 4, statement 10 give TO the
reporters in which he attacked Eng
land. asserting that England did not
desire the friendship of Germany,
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hu1 was moved by commercial jral-
ousv and desire 10 crush her; that
the efforts made for peace had failed
because Russia, under all Circum-
stances, was resolved upon war;
that Germany had entered Belgium
in order 10 foreStall the planned
French advance. He also declared
that England. regardless of cOnse-
uuences TO the white race, had incit.
cd Japan to a pillaging expedition,
and said that Belgian girls and
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l7.-Forecast:
Western Pennsylvauia-Fa1r Tuesday
and Wednesday.
West Virgtnta-Fair; slit ntly warmer
Tuesday; fair Wednesday.
Ohio Fair Tuesday and probably
Wednesday.
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grams and thanking The Swedish
government for transmitting the
messages.
Not Acccpta BILE.

RUENOS AIRES. S"p;. l1.-Dr. Luis
Il. Molina, lhr Argentine minister ht
Berlin. today informed the Argentine
foreign "ffIrr hy cable that the Ger
man government had expressed regrets
over the actinnS nf Count Won LuNburG.
III" German minister ~ Argentine Dr.
Molima reported thnt Baron Won Dem
EusSChr- lI;uldrnhnuSrn und"r-Sccr"tary
of the German foreign office, had in
Continued on Page TWclve.)
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TERRIFIC COMMANDMENT BY THE /
BRITISH PRECEDES BIC ATTACK
ITALIANS REPULSE ...5; .5
AUSTRIAN ASSAULTS
Four Times the Teutons
Hurled Back by
Cadorna's S Men.
'IcId Marshal HaiRs

Field Marshal Haigs cam
Of attrition during the brea
spells between major operae
continues. In raids at three POI
between Arras and st. Quentin.
British entered the GermS
trenches. inflicted casualties and de
stroyed trench mortar emplace-y
ments and ammunition dumps. The
artillery arm is active all along the,
western front. and In F1andefB,
Continued on Page TwolvA)
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vo msI1Rr orr COAST.

WASHINGTON. Sept. l7.-The Navy
nrrnrtmcnI. after as complete inrest-
CATION as is possible. is satisfied there
IS no foundation for reports of hos.
tile submarine off the New England
coast.
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BY JAMES w. GERARD
American Ambassador at the German
imperial Court. July %. 1913, to
February 4, 1917.

Copyright. 1917. by the Pubic Ledger
Company.
Copyright. ran;ttl;l. !3i1. by IN" fuh'lc
Ledger Company. Int"r:a'i"'A! copy
rixh:. la.7. by the iu1!i" Ledger '"h'-
pauy. .Nll rights r"s""r:d .\'E III
fring.nr"uc will b" prosecuted
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To-morrow American AmhA0oAAeR
N pisfSyor With ths Kaiser"
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Continued on Page TWelve.)
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Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
VACATION FOR CITY CLERK
Aldermen Vote Sixty Days Leave OF
Absence With Pay for
Ben Il. August.

City Clerk Zen T. August was grant
ed last night at meeting of the Board
OF Aldermen. sixty days leave of alb
sence, commencinGSepte l. with
pay. For forty years or moro Mr..
August has held faithfully the posi-
tons that have been Entrusted to him:
serEeant-at-arms. clerk of committees
and city clerk, and has never missed
any meeting of either branch Of the
City Council-a remarkable record.
Appropriation of 500 to paw the ex
pcnses of a delegation TO attend The
convention of the League of Virginia
Manufacturers. to be held in Lynch
burg in September provided in a reso-
luton, was concurrcd in. The Mayor
appoints the delegates to attend ;ha
convention.
MIR. Christian introduced resoIu-
tion whereby Murphys Hotel is grant
ed permit to replace on the south
west corner of the hotel. a metal sign,
which happened TO fall week or two
ago. The paper was referred to the
Committee on Public Buildings, Prom
critics and Utilities
The board received an invita- ton to
attend the baseball game, between the
Duplex Champions and the AlI-Star
teams, to be called at 1870 o'clock at
Boulevard Park next Saturday after
noon. the object being to swell he
Richmond Soldiers Tobacco Fund. The
invitation was readily received and &C
cepted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL
WORK FOR SOLDIERS
Meeting Ii Called at University Club
on Thursday Night to Con-
slider Subject.

There will be meeting Thursday
evening at the University Club at
which John 4. Lathrop, representing
the War Department commission on
training camp activities will preside.
The purpose OF the meeting Will be
to organize for church, recreation and
social activity work in connection with
the coming OF $1,000 soldiers to Camp
Leo near Petersburg. A similar or
ganization has just been effected In
Petersburg known as Camp Lee Cour-
ell. Both the Petersburg and Rich
mond organizations will be separate
and distinct from the anti-vicc work.
On account of the cantonment berg
so close TO Richmond and the latter be-
ing the larger city, naturally. Rich
mond Will have to care for a large pro-
portion of the troops during their leis-
ure hours. Figures presented by Mr..
Lathrop show that 100000 leisure
hours will be produced each week by
Camp Lee.
Grave social. economic. spiritual and
hygienic values depend on the manner
in which these leisure hours are en-
ployed," states Mr.. Lathrop. The
gravity Of these issues Is realized by
all thinking men. And the separation
OF the antivice work from the so-called
constructive work is also conceded by
social economists to be desirable.
The Thursday evening meeting will
deal with the constructive work ex-
clusively."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
Scar CASE POSTPONED
Attorney Wishes to InycstiEate Report
That Shooting WAS Not
Accidental

The case of Mrs. Vina Clark Scar,
bride OF John a. Scar, 519l-2 North
Fourth Street, was continued to Sep
TENDER S. after L. G.. Haddon, attor-
ney. told Justice Crutchfield that he
had been retained in the case by the
prosecution and wished time to con-
verse with the witnesses. II do not
wish to appear in the case at all II
the shooting was accidental, as the
coroner and the police appear to
think" Mr.. Haddon told the court
Mrs. Scar Is charged with man
slaughter as a result OF the killing
Of Louise Brown, colored, nineteen
year-old domestic. OF GIT Jessemine
Street, and long servant for Mrs
S. Is. Frederick. 517 North Fourth
Street.
The colored woman was shot dead
with an army revolver In Mrs. Scar,
room recently. There were no wit
nesscs TO the tragedy. Mrs Scar first
said the colored woman committed sui
eide and later admitted to the police
that she shot her accidentally.
Coroner Whitfield and Detective
Sergeant Willy, Patrolman Hank and
others said they were satisfied that
the shooting was accidental. Mrs
Sears bond for $500 was promptly re-
newed when the case was postponed.
August Mckenzie, colored LAWYER.
gave the court a long list Of witnesses
which he wished summoned for tn.
prosecution.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
M0NCURE TO REPRESENT
SECRETARY OF TREASURY
Designated to Pass ON All Claims of
Treasury Employees In vir-
Yinla for Exemption.

Richard =. l.. Moncuro, collector Of
NY secretary the Treasury AiuAuov,
under tho executive order OF July IS.
Asa, to approve and puss upon all APP
plications Tor exemption from military
service OF all employees In tho Treas
ury department Ill the state OF Vir-
Einio.
1t is to be remembered that In the
executive order OF July Is, President
Wilson directed that exemption claims
OF all employees In the various gov
eminent departments must DO certified
by the executive heads OF these de-
partmcnts In order TO be valid. OF
course, 1t would be II physical impos-
sibility for each Cabinet head TO pass
upon and certify the claims tor cxemp-
ton of all the men employed III their
respective departments. In order to
facilitate and render more efficient this
work in his department, Secretary Nc
Adoo has designated ono man III each
state who shall be the .inal authority
in that State to pass upon and certify
tho claims of all men employed IN the
Treasury Department for exemption
from military service.
MIR. Moncures authority for certiica-
ton embraces all branches " service
in the Treasury Department., In this
State, Mr.. Moncure's jurisdiction In
cludes the employees in the service OF
the revenue agent, tho United States
marshal and the collector OF internal
revenue.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
YESTERDAYS ENLISTMENTS
Men Are Needed for Regular Army.
Artillery md Medical
Corus,

The army recruiting station. although
still getting some recruits. is reported
as being in need OF great many moro
men to bring the States quota TO au-
thorizcd war strength. Men are most
needed now in the regular army and
in the field artillery corps. About
twenty colored men can be used in the
medical department for orderly work.
Luther S. Johnson. colored, of this city.
was the only man who enlisted in the
medical department yesterday.
Other enlstmcnts follow: In Battery
+. First Field Artillery-Laughorn
Bond of Petersburg: Berlin NJ. Driskill.
Darlington Heights: William F. Thomp-
son, OF Lexington. sent to armory: Ebe-
neZer c. kicklighter, Glcenville. sent
to armory; Floyd p. Smith. Floyd. sent
to arnory: Harold T. Caultum, Timber
Ridge. and William I. Walton. of Rich
mond. Battery F OF the regular army
secured Dewitt c. Corlc, OF Savannah.
Ca. who was sent to Fort Thomas last
night.
The navy also experienced a dull day.
enlisting only one recruit. Hugh Archer
Cant, of Petersburg, who goes to the
navy as apprentice seaman.
The marine corps. after ten-day
rest. will reopen its station to-day, eX-
pccting to receive n limited number. as
the ranks in this branch have already
been more than filled. Captain Mott.
in charge OF this station. returned yes
terday from the seaahore where he has
been spending his vacation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
H0WITZER HOME GUARD
GIVEN ACTIVE DRILL
Composed Mainly OF Ex-Artincrymcn
1t Preserves Name OF the
Organization.

Lieutenant-Coloncl Stern. assistant
inspector general. yesterday officially
gave the new home guard. Richmond
HowitZers. permission to organize un-
der the old name Of tho organization,
and they will maintain the former til
tie OF Richmond Howitzers, Battery a.
Virginia Volunteers" The officers Of
the battery visited Colonel Stern's Office
i'll body.
The company is composed Of old
members of the battery. and the pur-
pose Of forming at this time Is for
duty as homo guards, while the active
battery OF the same name is in the
Federal service. Captain Pollard put
the former members OF the Howitzers
through fast drill at the armory
last night.
The old members OF the Howitzers
VIII occupy the Howitzer armory while
the active ones are away. All the men
required are expected to be ready for
muster in when the battery meets mex,
Tuesday night.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-22
LACKS PLACE TO PUT SAND
TAKEN FROM HARB0R
Officials Explain Slow Progress I'm
Keeping Channel Free of
Obstruction.
CITY SPENDS $4,000 PER YEAR
But Reports From Ship Captain In.
dictate That Conditions Are Little,
II ANY, Better Than They We're
Several Years Ago.

Because Of an inadequate provision
for the disposal OF the mud and sand
being taken out of It's harbor at the
Old Dominion Wharf and because OF
the great elevation of tho pipes through
which il is pumped. a surprisingly
small amount of work toward putting
the harbor in good shape is accomp-
lShed year by year. There have been
complaints from many sources about
the accumulation Of sand in the turn
ing basin. which prevents steamers en-
terinG or departing from the harbor
without undergoing great trouble.
The city OF Richmond spends $4,000
each year for maintenance OF the har-
Dor, and at the end of the year finds
1t in no better shape.
The conditions there as far as can
be ascertained are stated briefly. The
harbor constantly gets filled with sand
caused by eddies formed by the old
Trigg dam. When the water comes
down swiftly as in times Of rain the
strong eddies nll II up SO fast that
to make any progress toward getting
out the sand is. under present condi-
tions. almost an impossibility.
CITY MAINTAINS DREDGE
AND TUG boat IN HARBOR
A dredge and a tug boat are used
for the purpose. The sand is pumped
up through pipes at a lift Of from
twenty-six TO thirty-two feet. under
Lester Street for a distance Of over
400 feet. This eievation being en-
tirely too great the pipes carrying
such quantity Of sand and mud often
get cloEeed. sometimes several times
day. Work has to be stopped and
pipes repaired.
Whenever steamer arrives from
Norfolk. the pipe connections have to
be broken to allow it to enter.
Captain Thomas Cunningham. Jr.. Of
the tug said that during the months OF
January, February and March SO much
sand and mud came into the harbor
that steamers could just get in at high
tide.