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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
NO POLITICS IN THE
NEW FARM LOAN BANKS

WASHINGTON. Ian. I-Organiza-
tion OF the. twelve federal land banks
has bean undertaken the Federal Farm
Loan Board announced tonight with a
determination TO eliminate politics en-
tirely ia the selection Of the men who
are 10 set up and operate the new IN
s{itutions The boards statement. @X-
planning that pressure is being exert
.ei! sot the appointment Of men OF par
~ influence. particularly Democrats,
says: ,s
; st may be stated without qual!flca,
ton that these jobs will not be handed
out. as political plumS. me onl! con
.sideration which vii be taken into ac-
count Is thar OF merit. efficiency and
ability. There is no division OF opl1,
ion among the members Of the board
as TO this principle.
For each bank the board Is 10 name
five directors from whom president,
secretary. treasurer and vice.presldent
VIII be chosen as managing officers. IN
addition there will be for each bank a
registrar to act as fiduciary agent OF
the government.
Secretary McAdoo made public TO-
night a letter he has addressed TO the
governors Of all states. urging toat
they recommend 70 their respective
legislatures the enactment OF laws 70
make farm loan bonds legal invest
banks where sucn laws are necessary
Mr.. McAdoo also has written % tae
various farm loan organizations OF
zach state pointing out the deslrablllty
of co-operation by them with the gov
ernors in any measures adopted ioo%
ing to the enactment or sucn ie9iSla
tlOQ.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
WILSON NOTE SHOULD BE
TREATED WITH RESPECT

LONDON. Ian. :, $50 p. m.--G. y.
Barnes. minister of pensions. in u
speech in London today said PreSi-
d"nl Wilson's suggestion that the bel
li2ercnts stale their terms for peace
was entitled iG all the possible respect.
The American people. the minister
added. OH the whole wanted TO be on
friendly terms with England and there.
fore. we ought - cultivate that
friendship
The President" Mr.. Barnes said.
should b. assured that this country
is not out 10 smash Germany. or any
body or anything except military pow
CT and pride"
Declaring that President Wilson
should be left under no misapprehen-
sion us 10 tho objects of the Entente
allies, Mr.. Barnes said that what was
wanted before the allies could enter
into negotiations was The clearing out
of The Germans from Belgium and The
territory Of small peoples. reparation
10 these peoples for all the wrong done
and Ihr subscribing by Germany 10 a
document of peace which would be
backed up by the international moral
force Of the whole world"
Regarding Gcrmany'S peace offer,
Mr.. Barnes said:
We cannot make terms with a wild
beast, and the answer given by the al
lies is the only possible answer. We
all want peace, but the best way TO at
tain il is 10 Danish peace from our
minds until we have attained the OBJ
iects we set out 10 secure in the war"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
GREEKS WILL ATTACK
ON GERMAN ORDERS

PARIS. Jan. { (5:Ol .. m.) - The
Greek royal army is only awaiting
orders from Germany to attack the
allies" said VI. Diomede. the former
Greek minister of finance. to the
Temps today Mr.. Diomede now is in
Paris on special mission for Flip
therios Fenizelos. the eX-premier and
head of the provisional Greek govern
ment.
The Greek general staff" added NJ.
Diomede, was from the outset of the
war constantly directed by Major Won
Fakenhausn. the military attache OF
the German legation. and it is his
orders the royal army has been carry.
Ing out since he himself WAS expelled
from the country. It was he who
established the plan for the distribu-
tion of artillery munitions so as 10
conceal them more easily from The
allies.
1T WAS he who assured cammunica-
tionS between Athens and Berlin and
furnished the German general staff
with information concerning the move
ments Of General Sarrail'S army. sup.
piled to him BY the Greek staff. 1t
was he who organized the telephone
line between Athens and Berat by
which the king is still in daily com
munication with the German govern,
mens. II was he who organized the
plan for the mobilization Of the re-
serviSts.
mo more than four thousand troops
thus far have been sent to Pelopon,
nesuS. while the king now has in hand
forty-fve thousand men. With the
reservists as organized by Mr.. Falken'
hausen,. he can raise an army OF
seventy Ave thousand"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
COLUMBUS ARMY BASE
READY FOR PERSHING

COLUMBUS. y. NJ, Jan Tho
army base at Columbus has been put IN
readiness TO receive the troops, OF Cen
eral Pcrshings punitive expedition
should It. he recalled from Mexican SOIL.
Corrals have been prepared for the cav
airy and pack animals. Quartermaster
storchouscs have been erected and much
ether preparatory work done in antici-
patton of orders from the War Depart
mcnt withdrawing the expedition.
Some military men believe little dif-
ticulty will be had in obtaining permis-
sion 10 move the troops and their equip
,ncnt over the Mexican Northwestern
railroad from Colonia Dublan, Mex,
Others believe that General Pershing
will make the march with his troops
rather than to avail himself OF thS EaAI-
way facilities.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
MEXICAN FILIBUSTERS
KILLED ON THE BORDER

LAREDO. Tex. Jan. -Four alleged
Mexican filibusters were either killed
or badly wounded in an encounter last
night with troops Of The First New
Hampshire Infantry at Zapata. TeXa3'
according 10 apparently reliable re-
ports reaching Laredo tonight; Military
headquarters here, however, deny haV-
ing received any information on the
incident. The New Hampshire troops
under command of Major Orville
Caine. doing patrol duty in the vicinl-
~ Of Zapala, according to the report,
came upon All indefinite number OF fill
busters crossing the Rio Grande at
Zapala. A clash followed, at least four
Of the MeXicans being wounded or
killed while crossing the river. No
mention Is made of American casual
ties.
The same report says that Mexican
revolutionists have captured Ramllene;
and Parral. TWO small villages. locateu
about ten miles below the border from
IaDatl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
STILL PROBING The
PH|LA, MODEL MURDER
DEAD GIRLS SISTER
GIVES POLICE CLUES
Brother Appeals to Mayor to
Aid in Seeing Justice Done
Conference Today.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. AL
though the police since the suicide in
Atlantic City last Friday night of Ber-
nard ". Lewis. which they say con-
vinced them that he was the slayer, of
Maize Colbert, the artists model, have
continued their investigation into a
motive for the crime, no definite theo-
ry had been advanced up to late
hour tonight
What was said TO have been the mis-
sing link In the chain Of circum-
stances connecting Lewis with the
murder was furnished the police yes
terday when two new witnesses told
District Attorney Rotau Of the ac.
quantanceship Of Lewis and the girl.
No direct evidence, however, has ever
been produced 10 show that Lewis
killed Miss Colbert. but the few scat.
tered ends that remain to be cleared
up. the detectives say, are inconse-
quential, and SO far as they are con-
cerned the case is virtually closed.
Bessie Colbert said at her home to.
night that she had told the detectives
that a friend of a man that her family
knows to have been very intimate"
with her sister had told them that he
had heard this man say He would get
a ring he had given Maize if he had TO
choke her" Continuing, she said she
had told the detectives:
81 know that this man has been in.
sanely jealous Of Maize and threatened
several times to get her. He was in.
fa1uated with her. ! have another wit
ness that will 90 on the stand who
overheard him saying he would get
her.
Found Bunch or Keys
To-day | went down to the apart
ment and found 4 bunch of keys in the
flat where Maize died. / don't believe
they belonged to Lewis. who killed
himself. But they may belong to this
man. know all The friends Maize hal
and can. give the detectives the names
of all of them II they want them"
John Colbert. brother. who was
present when Bessie told Of her inter
view with the detectives, said he want
ed all the men friends or his sister,
Maize Colbert, questioned about the
case.
Young Colbert appealed to Mayor
Smith tonight 10 take hand in the Ill
yestigation He made an engagement
for conference with the MAYOR To-
morrow.
Il vii see that justice is done" said
he mayur. IF there is anybody at lib.
crty now who should be under arrest
in connection with this case this must
be done at once. The bigger they are,
the more criminal in my judgmect
were their instincts if they killed this
woman"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
ADAN50N BILL IN
SUPREME COURT
SOLICITOR DAVIS TO
OPEN FOR GOVERNMENT
AT Same Time Mr.. Adamson
Will Open Fight for His
NewBillin IN heHouse.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7--Actlvity in
the tangled controversy between the
railroads and their employees will be
resumed tomorrow in two different
parts Of the capitol, where. six months
ago the Adamson bill, designed 10
blaze the way to peace, was enacted
into law.
While attorneys in the Supreme
Court are making their opening argu-
ments on the constitutionality OF the
Adamson Act, Representative Adam
son. father Of the law. will begin d
of his new blanket railway bill. intend
ed to cover every phase of the situa-
, ton and will resume his efforts in be-
half of continuing the life Of the New
lands railway investigating committee.
The new Adamson bill. introduced
late yesterday would provide an eight
hour day, make strikes or lockoutS
without a ninety day notice Illegal and
permit the taking over of railway lines
: BY the military. on the orders of the
President when the public convenience
demands such action.
Drastic though the bill is admitted TO
be- Mr.. Adamson expresses confidence
that 1t vii be enacted into law.
Save for the eight hour day provis-
ion was written without consulting the
President
81 didn't consult with either the en-
ployers or the employees regarding this
bill" Representative Adamson said TO-
day. Il took only the public into con
;sideration. The railroads are trying
to run up all the overtime they can TO
make the Adamson Act look bad and
the men are insisting that the measure
was for the purpose Of fixing wages.
! which it was not. | think its time the
public had hand in the proceedings.
Stone Locke Over Situation
/ Coincldent with the renewed ACTIVITY
in the railroad controversy Warren ,.
Stone, head Of the Engineers brother'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
DEPORTATION OF THE
BELGIANS CONDEMNED

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 7. - Rcsolu-
tions condemning the deportation OF
Belgians into Germany and calling on
the American government TO make 4
formal protest were passed at mass
meeting here today. The speakers IN
clu,led Walter George Smith. OF TINS
city: James NJ. Beck, former assistant
atlorney-Ceneral of the United states
and Agnes Repplier. Former Judge
George Gray, Of Delaware. VINO was
present and on the program Tor an
address, declined TO speak because or
exceptions he took to statements oy
some of the speakers critiCising the
4 copy Of The resolu-
lion will be sent 10 President Wilson.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
HUMANS RESIST
TEUTON ADVANCE
ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
NUMBER OF PLACES
Bombardments and Raiding
Parties Feature Operations
on the Other Fronts.

Al,houoh ihn rnu,onir .,IIinS have
maTe s'VTti f,lrt bar , ,dyancas in Rnuinia
hn,I, - ~, ,hair o,Iar,tio, w ,iri,.ina aa.t'
ward from tho mountain region and
northward from Wullochia into Mol.
darj, tho Russiars and Rumanians
~ v.rioms noin,s nra rivinr ,ham hat.
lie and ., severai nIacas have met
wi,h sI,crn..
,,1.', w. ~ r.,,..; , r. .,o
pnSci'ns ,,nGn l,r"n, ",,U ,t,aoL owar
q 80, nr 70, %e MIS- r., ired
:" ~rnunS nosr Sbiioob1i r,r~ ;he Cer.
E, ,ouNu i.ea, ss,a no''Ii,'' CO.. Wv 80 m.
,nam wa ;!i H,i'c' put s!svM,'eit MI rh
rnepulseu ns VIII may ~ ~c"Sualt,tS. Ine
,t. ioh; IoH
ene;. ., 800 tn'' luHHi""S '.eaIHoIisneu
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
WATSON AND SHAVER
ARE NOT TO RESIGN

FAIRMONT, W. Va. Ian. The
meeting Of the state Democratic COM
mittee, scheduled for Monday after
noon in Parkersburg. has been called
off. At This meeting the resignation
of Senator Watson AS National Com
mitteeman from West Virginia and Of
c. l.. Shaver as Chairman Of the State
Committee were II have been acted
upon. Ii was said that Senator Wat
son was slated 10 Il berth as Il foreign
representative of the United States,
likely as ambassador TO Russia and
that Mr.. Shaver was to succeed him as
a National Committeeman. For some
reason the meeting has been called off
and it Is said the designations have
been recalled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
BERNARD W. LEWIS
FUNERAL YESTERDAY

PITTSBURGH. Jan. THE funeral
of Bernard ". Lewis. who committed
suicid" in Atlantic City as he was
about to br arrested in connection
with the murder Of Maize Colbert, the
artist model in Philadelphia, was held
at The home Of his father. w. y.
Lewis. here today. Burial followed in
ii local cemetery. The services we're
held earlier than had been planned in
Ordr 10 avoid crowds which it was
feared might conCregatc in front OF
the Lewis home.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
GOV, WILLIS COMMUTES
PRISONERS SENTENCES

COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 7.--One OF the
last official acts Of Governor Wlllls'
who tomorrow will be succeeded by
Governor-elect J. NJ. Cox. was the
committing today of the prison terms
Of two life term convicts.
Thomas Sotanis, of Cleveland. SEN
fenced in 1915 for murder, committed
to ten years. and VIM. S. Long, Bel
mont county, sentenced in 1915 for
murder, committed + six years, were
the benefciaries Of the governors
clemency.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
TAKE PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST SUBMARINES

NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan. 1-As
measure Of precaution against German
submarines. local agents OF British
steamship lines have asked that the
custom house make public no informa'
ton concerning the clearing, sailing
and departure Of their vessels. The re-
quest will be granted.
MOBILE, Ala, Jan. Agents TOR
the Mobile Liners, inc; The Leyland
and other lines plying between Mo9ts
and English ports. announced today
that the destination Of their vessels
leaving here and information concern.
ing those incoming would be withheld
in the future.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
FORECAST FOR THE WEEK.

Ohio Valley and TenhesEeo.-Tr rnlDrF-
aiurr during the week will be- near the
seasonal normal. Rains or SHOWS Rre
Iroba blm about Tuesday. and again
Thursday ur Friday. n;hrrwlS" the
weath"r will be general fair.
Region Of Great Lakes.-1"hc weather
will be overcast with frequent local
SHOWS during the coming week; the
temperature will average below the
seasonal normal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
THE WEATHER.

NGTON, D. c., Jan. T.
Forecast:
Ohio. Western Pennsylvania and
west Virainia-Fair Monday: Tues
day overcast. with moderate ten1pera-
turc
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LONDON, Jan. {, 2:35 p. m.-Com-
menting on the German admiralty re-
port OF the sinking OF an Entente trans
port, the London Press Bureau says,
was sunk in the eastern Mediterranean
December 23,"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-08
SINKING OF TRANSPORT
DENIED BY BRITISH

BERLIN. Jan. I. via London, 2:35 p.
m.-"One of our submarines" says an
official statement issued today by the
German admiralty. "torpedoed and
sank December % in the eastern Med1-
terranean an enemy transport of more
than 5000 tons. The vessel was &C
companied by warshlps."
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(Coutinued On PnRe BRuI
KILLED IN EXPLOSION;
HAD $4,000 POLICY

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. Z. - An acci-
dent policy for $4,000 payable to his
wife was taken out here last Thurs
day by Louis Walton, who is believed
by the Birmingham (Ala.) police to
have set off the explosive which
wrecked a Pullman car in Il train near
Birmingham last night, killing Walton
and other passengers. The policy pays
double indemnity for accident on
public carrier.
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BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Ian. I. 49,.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Ian I. 600. A
quantity Of chemicals found today in
the rooms of Louis Walton is held by
the police as evidence 10 support their
theory that Walton planned :uirid"
by blowing himself to pieces. Walton
was in the lavatoTy OF Pullman ear
In the Southern railways Birmingham
special last night when an explosion
occurred which killed him and two
other passengers. He was under in
dictment charges with killing his busi-
ness partner. NJ. O. Barton, in April.
191S.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
REMNANTS OF THE PEoUOTS
Few Descendants Left OF the Red
Men Who Once Lived on Long
Island.

Early in the seventeenth century
the Pequots occupied Il territory about
thirty miles in length and fifteen or
twenty In width, lying near the mouth
of the Thames river on Long Island
sound and nOrthwNrd to n little above
Norwich, They were estimated vNrl-
Ously to number about $500, including
700 warriors, In 1896 Endicott esti-
mated 300 warriors but while travel
Ing through their country on punt
tive expedition Mason found only sew
enty wlgwRms, Underhlll, an eyewlt-
ness at the massacre In which the Pc
quots were destroyed as nation, sGSs
that 400 men persisted at the Pequot
fort at GrOton In 1896,
In 1855 the shattered tribe was re-
united, restored to Its ancient name
and territory, and placed again under
its own chiefs by permission Of the co.
lonial authorities, II, G, Speck writes
in the Southern Workman. The Pc
quots had, however, TO pay an annual
tribute in wampum TO the English.
by 1888 their lands and numbers had
diminished considerably and in 1881
they were reported 10 number only 1914
persons, In 1862, stll occupying their
ancient country in two separate bands
they were estimated at 17G. In 1856
many joined the Brothertown Indians
In New York state, whence their de-
scendOnts migrated with the OneIdos
to Wisconsin. Here the BrothertOwn
Indians are still TO be found, some of
the families stlll recognizing their Pc
quot descent In Connecticut the res
idcnt band included fifty persons in
1920, under chiefs by the names of
Shelley, Shantup and Ned. Upon the
inquiry Of DeFOrest, who has written
much on the Connecticut tribes in his
work, "Illstory OF the Indians Of Con
necticut," in 1913 only three families,
amounting to about seventeen persons,
were found on the reservation,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
COLLEGE NOTES

Marjory Wright, Is, who has been
visiting in the southern states and
New York during the winter returned
home here the first Of the week.
Ruth Clark 10 and Irene Adams 10,
spent the weekend at their homes in
Rutland.
The last informal dance of the college
year will be held tomorrow evening in
Mccullough gymnasium. Calhoun's or
chestra will furnish the music
Miss Ruth Anger go leaves the last of
the week for her home in Swarthmore,
Pa, where she will enter one of the
branches of the Chautauqua Associa-
ton which will travel through West
Virginia and other southern states.
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland and Prof.
Frank w. Cady have been busy this
week registering the men in college
who are over twenty-one and who are
not residents of Middlebury. There
have been AZ men registered up to-date.
These registration cards must be sent
to the officer in charge of registration
in their place of residence and must be
received there before June 9th.
The class of 1914 plans to celebrate
its third year out" with a reunion at
commencement time. Alice M Easton,
the secretary of the class, has just
published an interesting book of class
letters which indicates that 1914 is most
loyal to Old MIDI.
A meeting of the women of the COL
lege was held in the Pearson social hall
last Friday at which Dean Ross spoke
about the Red Cross campaign to be
held this week. Miss Ross urged that
every girl join the Vermont branch and
work with it. The registration is in
charge of the following committee
chosen by Miss Ross: Lucy Smith,
chairman; Marjory Phelps, Elizabeth
Barrett, Marjorie Leach and Ruth Hes
selgrave.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
Care OF Old Orchards.

The principal III of old orchards is
that the trees have to support too many
useless limbs. These limbs are drones.
They tax the parent branch and take
nourishment that would otherwise be
used In the bringing forth of fruit.
Chief among these useless branches are
the suckers and water sprouts that
spring out from the base In great mum.
bers, Nothing good can possibly &C.
crue from such growths. They should
be removed. Gnarled, twisted and bro
ken limbs mar the general appearance
Of the trees, draw on the parent mem.
Der and are fit refuge for injurious
insects. These should likewise be cut
piled and burned, Other dead limbs
that still remain intact awaiting the
next heavy wind to break them off
should be accorded the same treatment.
In general leave nothing on the trees
save what Is essential.-Iowa Home
stead.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
addison eaptist Assn Meets

On Tuesday of next week the eighty
fourth annual meeting of the Baptist
churches of this county will be held
with Memorial Baptist church in Mid
dlebury. Delegates will be present
from Whiting, Vergennes, Addison,
Panton, Lincoln, Bristol and Starks
boro. At the morning session the Rev.
T. B. Hughes of Bristol will preach the
annual sermon at 10 O. clock. At HIS
Rev. F. F. Peterson of Boston, an ex-
pert Sunday school worker, will speak
on 1.-THE Church of the School,. All
Sunday school teachers and others are
cordially invited. Missionary speakers
will be heard at three o'clock, and in
the evening a young peoples session
will be held with address at 8 o clock by
j. N. Barss of Vergennes, president of
the Vermont Baptist State Convention.
The public is cordially invited to enjoy
these services. Complete programs are
available at the Baptist parsonage.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
Y. m. c, a. War Fund.

Steps toward getting Addison County
to contribute her share toward the So,
000,0 600 fund for the Y. M. c. A. war
work were taken at a meeting held at
the Addison House last Monday evening
when State Secretary Byron N. Clark
of the Y. M. c. A. addressed number
of men who responded to the invitation
of Frank c. Dyer, chairman of the Adj
olson County War Work Counsel for a
conference on the work. Among those
present were: Judge John f. Weeks,
+. B. Cornwall, DR.. S. S. Eddy, Robert
Easton and E. l.. Rand of Mddlebury,
Senator A. w. Foote of Cornwall, John
James of Weybrdge, w. H, Day of
WaItham and Char es A. Chapman of
Ferrsburg.
Vermont's allotment in the Y. M, c..
A. fund is $25, 900, of which SO, 600 ha s
already been raised mostly in large sub
scriptions. Mr.. Clark pointed out that
New Hampshire, which had the same
allotment to raise for the fund, had al
ready more than double the allotment,
raising $5S, 600 and still going higher
The conference made arrangements so
that anyone in Addison County desiring
to contribute to this worthy work might
do so by communicating with Chairman
Dyer or other members of the informal
committee Everyone who has read the
newspapers since war began must be
convinced of the invaluable work the
great organization is doing but which it
cannot continue to the full without the
necessary funds