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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26

WiiNGTON. June 23.-PatrIotic;
and ic societies. newspapers and
otheunj-pub,ic agencies everywhere
are ;ins = gratifying response 10
the grnmeut'S appeal for support IN
tho paisn Of regular army recruit
ing ". and the war department ot.
fcialalieve the next few days VIII
see 9ruitins boom for the regulars
unpa hled in the nations history.
Res from all over the country
indicsthat tho daily papers. as re-
nuesth, Secretary Baker. are tax
ing h Of the work vigorously. and
are bling home forcibly TO efisl6les
rho ntsifv nf auick expansion Of the
regulast establishment. Many Of them
are ping out that enlistment with
the rarS not .c1ly would give men
aligibhr he draft an earlies oppor-
tunify- service abroad. but would
insuTHt they. 90 10 the trout under
eXperio dpfficerS Of the line and
with ipmont selected before the
great ,ands of the. war army nave
10 b"
OHic are emphasizing that the
plan ftnliStmenis for the war only
oilers opportunity also tor man
hNFT tL-OnC anu iSSS t'du ~ W w
his Shelong with the Younger men
subject draft. President Wilson 5
proclanon setting aside the re-
cruitineek. Ii is pointed out. sirtu-
ally ANTS 10 a call for volunteers
among of this class.
The ruiting figures for today.
which sexpccted to show the first
results ;he publicity campaign and
really X The beginning of recruit,
ing wn.will NOT be availaol" until
tomorro During Saturday and sun
day. noally lhe first days OF. the
week seside by the President. 9lo
men werccrui,cd. with New York
leading states with l32 men and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26

WASHINGTON. June "3.'-hn OF
fetal hist ory Of the entry Of inc
United States into the European war
Was issued bylhc committee on pub
lie Information. How the War
Came 10 America" is its tito. The
pamphlet is published in response 10
the demand that has come 10 mem
bers of the administration from all
parts of the country for detailed
statement Of our reasons for enter
ing the conflict against Germany.
The comment was passed unon by
both President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing.
Secret History Told.
Some secret history is told It Is
made known that prior 10 his de-
parture for Berlin Count Won Bnrns'
torff. the German ambassador,
begged that no irrevocablr decision
should be taken until he had had the
chance to make one final plea to his
sovereign"
Because of this plea no step that
could be interpreted as an act oi
war was taken by the United states
government until Bernstorff had ar
rived in Berlin and had had an op'
portunity TO see the kaiser.
Not until March IL. more man nNC
weeks after the severance Of rela'
tions with Germany. were armed
guards placed on American merchant
ships. Three weeks more elapsed
before the declaration of a state OF
war.
Bernstorff Asks Time.
We don't know the nature Of his
report to the kaiser" says the .ol.
fetal historian. I'VE know only that
even If he kept his pledge and urS-
ed an eleventh hour revocation OF
the submarine order. he was unable
to sway the policy of the imperial
government"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
SECRET HISTORY DISCLOSED IN THE
AMERICAN WAR BOOK, GIVING THE
REASONS FOR ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR

Although no direct mention is made
OF Secretary l.anSinc'S famous state
mcnt, issued al the time Of President
Wilson's peace note 10 belliGcrcnis
on December IS. the causc Of that
statement is now revealed. Mr.. Ian
sing, il will be- remembered. explain
ed the presidents. note by saying;
eve arc drawing nearer the verge
of war ourselves, and therefore VIC
are entitled To know exactly what
each bcllicirnnt seeks in order that
we may regulate our conduct In Inc
future
Mr.. LanSincs statement upset ihe
stock market and caused almost AS
much cxcilcmcn, aS The publication
of tho presidents note.
Warning From Kaiser.
II now appears that warning bad
been conveyed 10 the state depart
mcni thai if nculrals did not force
an acceptance of tho German pro-
poSal. Germany would disregard Der
pledges 10 the United States and
would resume unrestricted subma-
rinr warfare.
Tho recent Of the warning is thus
officially recorded:
THE German proposal was accom-
panied by rhinly vcilrd threat 10
all neutral atoms. and from Thou'
sand sources. official and unofficial,
the word came 10 Washington that
unless the ncutralS used the lnt1u'
ence 10 bring the war 10 an end on
terms dictated from Berlin. Germany
and her allies would consider them
selves hcnceforth free from any OBJ
legations 10 rcsneci the rights Of ncu'
trails. The kaiser ordered the ncu'
trails TO exert pressure on The entente
10 bring III" war 10 An abrupt end or
to beware nf III" consequences. Clear
Continued On Page Seven.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
GREATEST NUMBER OF 81
FATALITIES REPORTED

CHARLESTON, ". Va. June 25.-
The workmen's compensation depart:
ment broke all records last week when;
602 accidents were reported and IL m
talities. 1t exceeded any prevtos
week in the history OF the departmeNt
BY almost one hundred, cases. TIL
present week started with liz aGek
dents reported to-day at noon. F1ye
fatalities also were reported today. &
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
FR0HNE, H0NECKER, CRACRAF1, I, ].
ON CITY DRAFT BOARD; FISHER ]
D|CKEY AND HUPP IN COUNTRY
Boards Must Meet for Organization Within Forty.
Hours, Following Which Selective Draft VIII Be rut
Into Operation Under Regulation From Washington. 81

classes of responsible citizens In tho
state should be represented. ~:
These boards will have the respon'
sibility of deciding on the reasons fol
exemptions as they may be made u
hundreds Of persons who are reE11.
tered. They will, in fact, compfets
the draft in their jurisdiction, for The
new army. Sixty-seyen boards In aI
were named.
The Ohio county boards ara
composed Of the foIlo~ins: .isi,,
Local board No. 1, Wheeling
Henry Frohme, Democrat, Wheel:
ing; Judge B. S. Honecker, Repub.
Iiean, Wheeling; and Dr., Leach
Craeraft, Wheeling. Sc
Local board No. 2, outside ofsst,,
Wheeling - Andrew V. Fisher,ss
Democrat, cIaytor; Or. J. L.s-
(Continued en- Page EiEht) ts
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
Mu|atto is Hanged by
Mob at Galveston, Tex,

GALVESTON Tex. fun" "5.--A mob
Of moro than 100 persons carly todny
oycruovcrcd the guard al The county
teil here. took Henry sawyer, 4 mulatto,
charged with attacking white woman.
placed him in an automobile. driNo %
tho scene Of the alleged crime and
hanged him To sign-post While the
mob members were masked. their hands
showed they we're all white men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
(EAT BOOST IN
ECRU|T|NG OF
REGULAR ARMY

:rAsKI,TGroN, juno 2o.-rhe
tto1al GuaId, st.n far below
r strength. ,, recruiting At the
. Of abou. 1000 men Z day.
Of tho states ars well below
| ir quotas and Some OF them
.oing backward In total
ms th.
tzurcs received BY the war
aitment complete for thirty
! gates. the District Of Colurn-
and Hawaii, show a net :'atu
! ,.7ss omcers and enlisted men
.re tho period between June
nd 90. Ohio was ahead with
ain Of a,733 during the ten
VS.. New York second with
), Massachusetts, third With
{ ard Pennsylvania fourth
s6e.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
PURE OIL COMPANY
SOLD TO OHIO CO.

NEW YORK. June 25.----ADnouncc:
menl of the purchase of tho Pure OH
Company and its interests by the Ohio
Cities Gas Company. vas made today
BY William 4. Read & Company, bank
ers hcrc. One million shares Of new
stock OF the gas company, par value
s25. will be issued. Obi gas stock
holders may subscribe UP TO 200 per
cent OF their present holdings at par.
Stockholders Of the Pure Oil Company,
which owns oil and gas properties in
West Virginia and Oklahoma. lnclud'
ing refincrics. pipe lines and public
iuntillties, are offered 100000 shares at
lsHty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
Heavy Collections Of
", Va, inheritance Tax

CHARLESTON. W. Va, June 20
State Tax Commissioner Walter S.
FEallanan has collected $264.603.75 in
inheritance taxes for the fiscal year
ending July /. he announced to-day.
No collections are expected for the re-
naming days Of the present fiscal
year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
vENKEL0S To
Be REN|ER IN ]
GREEK CABINET

ATHENS, June 25.-The Greek
cabinet headed by Alexander Zat.:
mis- has resigned. .5is.!
King Alexander has informs.Sd rs
VI. Jonnart, the high commissions
er representing France, Great;
Britain and Russia, that he wtHl
ask Former Premier Venizelos 3o,
form a new cabinet. 5:ssl2
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Three Regiments Desert.

AMSTERDAM. Jun" 25.-Threc tZech
regiments have deserted 10 IN" rus
SLAMS. according To statement on Sal
urday 10 O committec nf dcPutlcS from
southern Austria by. +. Won feorS''
minister Of defense in the retiring Ans:
trian cabinet. as published in the Lokai
Amzeiger and Tageblatt of Berlin: lie
statement was r'ade during dlscuS-
sion Of the demand OF the Czech depu-
TICS for the release OF Herr klotaC,
who Was sentenced to death ous the
charge Of attempting to reconc'le Rus-
sia and Bohemia The sentence OF
Herr Klnfac, deputy and head of tbs
CZsch union. wdS cancelled ny emperor
charles. but he is stIll held III prison.
Herr Won GeorEi said Czech leEinns
had been formed in all til" armies OF
Austria's enemies and that AL OF inc
I'zcchS of military age who were IN
Russia when the war began only three
had returned to Austria. lie also said
iha, Herr raviu. formerly director oi
the bohemian newspaper Narodni l.iSty.
Of Prague had boasted publicly In Rus
$i;, that when All ensign III the Austrian
army he had deserted IT, the Russians
after his companions had killed AUS
tri;tn outposts.
Herr Non Gc"rEis statements arc
said TO hay Wad" a great sensation.
The Czech deputies. auGercd by them,
charged that they had been made in a
,cncgcful spirit on account Of tn" fact
that the ministry had been forced to
resign.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
-WHEEL|NC|TE, IS !.
AWARDED DIVORCE
corJ,I ;n,r,teb n the lnteiiiFencAs.

PONTIAC. Mich. June 25.-Clihok9.
Stratton. was awarded decree tofs
divorce here today from his wife. Mr1.
Anna NJ. Stratton. OF Wheeling, We;
Va, on grounds of dcsertion. In a0s..
nouncing the granting Of tho decree:
the court observed it was his exp6fts:
cncc that a husband sometimes moyegs
into another state and leaves his wites
behind in order to get rid OF hers.
When in Wheeling. Stratton liyed2St;
12OS Baltimore street. His occupation
is given in the city directory as laborokst
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26
|NEFF|C|ENCY IS
CLEARLY SHOWN
IN CRUGER CASE

NEW YORK. June 25.-The entire
motorcycle police squad. some of
whose members have already been
suspended BY Arthur Woods. police
commissioner. in connection with the
! Ruth Cruger case. were ordered to re-
port at headquarters to-day with all
! reports and summonses for the last
two years.
Miss Helen Cruger, sister OF the
! murdered girl testified to-day before
=! Leonard NJ. Wallstein, commissioner
! of accounts. at the inquiry in the po.
| lice handling of the case. that she re-
ceivcd only scant consideration, from
the officials to whom she appealed to
! find her sister.
! Took No Interest.
Henry D. Cruger. the father, also
testified that the police had manifest
j I'd little interest in the case. He for
mally demanded. he said. that Alfre-
searched. and the only search made
! was perfunctory. When he was told
by private detective that Cocchl had
disappeared. he went to Detective Ser
| geant John Lagarenne. In charge OF
! the active hunt for his daughter, but
! Lagarenne. he said. told him Cocchi
was a reputable business man and
had merely been called away on busi-
ness"
While Helen, Cruger was testifying.
| it developed that she had gone to Coo
, chi's shop to inquire II her sister had
been there. but found the door locked.
She went again. in the evening. and
! obtained from Cocchi the admission
that her sister had left her skates
there to be sharpened.
! When she first called. the police
now believe. Cocchi had locked the
door so,that he might bury Miss Cru
gers body without interruption.
More Revelations.
: BOLOGNA, Italy. June 25.-The po-
lice authorities who are Investigating
! the history of Alfredo Cocchi, the
slayer of Ruth Cruger. in New York.
have brought to light the following
additional details concerning him:
! When Cocchi left Italy for the
! United States he was in love with Ma
rie Magrina a servant in the Cocchi
family. according to the police. Short
ly after his arrival In New York. Coo.
Chi, they say, wrote her that business
was going we'll and promising TO marry
! her Immediately If she would come 10
the United States.
. Notwithstanding the hesitation OF
her relatives. the girl insisted on 60
ing to New York. She was accom-
panied by a woman friend. A few
weeks after her arrival. according to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-26

The British and German airn'en
continue to strive for mastery IN
France and Belgium. Sunday wit
messed the destruction Of rive Ger
man airplanes in battles in the air
and another by anti-aircraft guns
while five others were sent to the
earth out Of control. The British,
however, lost five machines dur.
ing the operations.
Mighty artillery duels between
the French. and Germans are still
In prooreGs on several sectors OF
the front between scissors and
Rheims. Apparently the Ger:
mans. after their experience OF
last week. when they suffered
heavy casualties in attacks and
gained only slight advantages,
have ceased. for the moment at
least, their infantry operations. as
the latest French official commu::
nication makes no mention OF
fresh thrusts by the Crown
Prince. The sadly battered city OF
Rheims continues to be target
for German shells. 1900 OF them
having been dropped there during
Monday.
The fighting actively along the
Russian front has again EXTENDED
into the Carpathians. around kir-
llbaba. on the 5ukowina frontier.
In Galicla. between the Zlota
lipa and Narayuvka rivers. and
along the UPPER Stripa. the fight.
inq between the Austro-Germans
and Russians is described by 6er.
lin as "iiveIy."
The operations in the Austro.
Italian theatre have again lost
their intensity. The artillery
dueIs have died down to almost
nothing, while the infantry en-
counters are merely reconnais-
sances.
A similar condition prevails In.
Macedonia. although the artillery
duels are somewhat violent in the
reaion Of Monastir.
Another South American neutral
steamer has been sent to the bot
tom by the Tentonic allied sub
marines. The steamer. the Torro.
was torpedoed off Gibraltar. while
bound for Genoa. with a cargo o'
Argentine products.
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PENNSYLVANIA second with 100. The
end of the week period for recruiting
always gives the poorest results.
Since April first. l2t.3t? war yolun-
teers have been enrolled. although
there has been no decrease IN the ply
sica standards imposed. This num-
her represents probably less than one
fourth Of tho total number Of men VINO
have applied for enlistment and the
process Of selection that has been fol-
lowed insurcs highly efficient force
comparable to the standing army of
peace times in the condition OF It's
pcrSonnel.
THE WEATHER.
wAsHINGT II, June 25.-Forecast:
West Vir Lnia-Probably fair and
warmer Tue day and Wednesday.
Ohio ana Western Peunsylvanta-
Overcast and warmer Tresday, probably
followed by local thundershowers, Tues
day night and Wednesday.
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of
of
than five million ton 0
40o YARDS Ienes ne
odsat
killing Germans and taking
nne
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British Forces Hen1n1ing in
Lens; German Trenches on
Outskirts Taken in Assault

POSSESSION OF THE NORTHERN FRANCE STRONGHOLD MEANS THE GAINING
MILLIONS OF TONS OF FUEL FOR THE ALLIESIHRMG AERIAL
BATTLES IN WHICH THE GERMANS ARE BADLY WORSTED.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Federated Union to Urge
Peace on Its Own Account

The Central Federated Union de-
clined yesterday an invitation to join
the Emergency Peace Federation in
sending delegates to Washington to-
day to explain to President Wilson that
the people do not want war. The Central
Federated Union decided that it would
play tail to nobody's kite, but would
send it's own delegates to urge peace
and would request separate appoint
ment for them with the President.
A telegram requesting an opportu-
nifty to present the unions views was
sent and W. T.. Rybicki. president of
the organization; Ernest Bohm, It's cor
responding secretary. and John {. Mis-
dorf were chosen as its representatives..
"Niroty-fye per cent of the people
of this country are opposed to war"
declared Charles c. Shay, Of the Inter
national Stage Employees Alliance.
The speakers agreed that the capital
lists were about to plunge the country
into war unless they INTERVIEWED, and
that there was not the slightest danger
of any attempt at invasion by Germany.
Germany's submarine edict was not di-
rected against the United States, they
said, but against England, France, Italy
and Russia.
The question is" declared Victor
Behr. of the Painters Union. shall the
so-called American race be placed in
front of cannon"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
NATIONAL UNITY NEEDED,
SAYS JAPANESE PREMIER
Leader of Ministry Defends Dissolu-
ton of House of Representatives

Toxic, Feb. 10 Lieutenant General
Count Terauchi, the Premier, address
ing the prefectural governors to-day
and justifying the recent dissolution by
the Emperor of the House of Repre-
sentatives, declared that the present
grave world crisis demanded national
unity instead of a party Cabinet. The
japanese Ministry is seeking 10 i'm
prove affairs Of state, he said, remov-
ing defects relating 10 important qucs-
tons now pending between the empire
and foreign countries. and especially
endeayoring TO establish friendly CO.
operation with China.
Japan" said the Premier must
prepare for the post-belum period,
which will bring change in the in
-crrational situation
The japanese Foreign Office, il is
said, will interfere in no way with
China's handling of the invitation from
Washington with respect TO Germany.
Some newspapers think that it would
be wise to eradicate German influence
in China; others fear that 1t would
unfavorably affect Japan's position in
the Far East
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
HALT
A GERMAN SONG
Cadets in Uniform OuSted
from Labor Forum for
interruption
COMPLAINT WILL 20
TO SCHOOLS HEAD
Flag Has Been lnsulted
at Meetings Says Cap
tain in Defence

Twenty-Five high school cadets Of the
Stuyvesant Training Corps, wearing
their khaki uniforms, were ordered to
leave the Labor Forum meeting in the
Stuyvesant High School yesterday af-
ternoon for interrupting the singing OF
a German song Carl Beck, chairman
of the meeting, who requested the boys
to leave and directed that the sdmis-
sion fee OF 10 cents be returned to
them at the door, announced that he
would write a letter to the principal
Of the school suggesting that III this
is the kind Of conduct which results
from military training the Slater bill
ought to be repealed and other meth
DDS Of enforcing discipline be insti-
tuted."
The boys, headed by Captain Alfred
D. Reutershar OF Company A. had just
returned from acting as an escort to
Reno Post, G.. A. r., which placed a
wreath on the statue of Lincoln in
Union Square. At the meeting Joseph
Cannon, ice-presldent of the Western
Federation of Miners, and Everett p.
Wheeler of the Reform Club. debated
the question of compulsory arbitration.
Alphonso Grien was singing a German
song when the boys entered.
AT first | thought they were men,
bers of the National Guard" said Mr..
Beck, "and / did not find out that they
were high school boys until they were
leaving. They came trooplng in with
such a racket that Mr.. Grien had to
wait for them to be seated. They evil
IDENTIFY had expected Mr.. Cannon to say
something against militarism. Some Of
our people, after repeated Interrupt
tions, started toward the boys, but |
told them | could handle the matter
from the platform. ] then said that
disturbances would not be tolerated,
that we expected courtesy from every
delegation that came to our hall, and
that any one who could not remain
quiet should go out. They all got up
and went out. / shall not ask for an
apology, but / certainly shall urge that
the boys be taught better discipline"
Some one says we disgraced our uni.
FORMS" said Captain Reutershan.
How about the disgrace to the audi
torium Of the school With those people
meeting there? The flag has been in
suited at the meetings. ] think 1t Is
a downright shame that the Board Of
Education allows them to have the au
ditorium. On week days it is used to
instill patriotism into coming citizens
and on Sunday the flag can be insulted
in it,"
A year ago, when 900 Of the students
voluntarily took up the duty of train
ing themselves to be soldiers. their &C
tion was opposed by Ernest r. Won Mar
dofT. the principal, but he withdrew his
opposition after conference with Cap
tain Albert T. Rich L. s. A., who had
charge Of the military instruction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
NO U-LINER EXPECTED NOW
Hilken's Men Say Deutschland Is Safe
and Not Captured

New London, Conn, Feb. 1l.-Paul
G. l.. Hllken declared to-day that the
submarine merchantmen Deutschland
had not left its home port on January
81, and from other authoritative
sources it was learned that neither that
vessel nor any other commercial sub
mersible would sail for the United
States from Germany until the present
crisis had passed.
Until A few days ago there was every
indication that Rilken, who is vice
president Of the Eastern Forwarding
Company, and other officials expected
the Deutschland at any moment. Prepa-
rations to receive the vessel had been
made with utmost care.
Other officials of the company said
they knew the Deutschland was safe
and had not been captured by Britain
Ms DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler reported