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ANOTHER SURPRISE --...,
FOR THE TEUTONS
Backed by British Guns, the
Italian Infantry Scores
successes.

British heavy artillery, whose
destructive effectiTcncSS made
possible the successful Somme
and Arras offensives, is cooper
aling with the Italians in their
latest attempt TO drive the Aus
,rians from the line Of the Isonzo.
Against the combined British
and Italian artillery fire. the Aus
trians have failed in attempts 10
recapture lost ground between
Gorilla and TolminO. At four
points along the line the AUS
irians have made repeated al
tacks. Meanwhile. under tho cover
Of the artillery, the Italians arc
busily terrifying captured posi-
lions and preparing for another
forward movement. In addition
to the taking Of much war ma
Lerial. Rome reports the capture
OF nearly $500 prisoners.
ROME, May Is. via London, S:l6 /
m.-AuStro-llungarian prisoners takel
bv the Italians in their offensive nl
the Julian front are known to numbe
6,432, says the otlicial statement Is
sued to-day by the Italian war depart
ment.
ROME. May IS. via London, 3:lS r
n.-The Italian government says tina
from Tolmino to the sea the artiller
was active. Efforts made BY the Aus
Iro- -HunEarians against the new Italian
positions on the Iodicc, and south q
Grazigna, were rcpulScd.
LONDON. May Is. 4:%0 p. m.--Brit
ish heavy artillery batteries are &C
operating with the Italian army in IN
Italian offensive against the Austrian
on the Julian front, according 10 tn
official statement issued this afternoon
by the British war office. The text o
the British announcement says:
british heavy artillery is cooper
ating with the Italian army in the OF
Fensive on the Julian front. Report
Indicate that our GTlnnerS have afford
I'd our allies material assistance. Dun
ing their progress through Italy 10 tn
front they received an enthusiastic re
cnDtIon
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INITIATIVE WRESTED
FROM THE GERMANS
On the Western Front, Where
Counter-attacks Are
Abandoned.

Artillery actions only arc re-
ported from the British front
around .ArraS. The ;irrmap$ Hp-
parrnlly have given up hope of re-
taking BuIlecOurt and other STRAIT
egiC positions now in the British
hands. and admit the evacuation
Of BulIeCourl. Crown Prime" Rup-
prechr has made no new counter
attack.
Along tn" Aisnc and in Chant
pagnr tho. German Crown Prince
also has given mp his fruitlnSs
counter attacks. but continues 10
exchange violent artillery firing
with the French heavy guns.
DcnS" German formations. Pc
1rncrad says. have attempted an
attack against Russian positions
near Shrl Vov. in the region Of
Vladimir-VolynSki. Volhynia. The
Russian soldiers met the attempt
with artillery. rifle and machine
gun fire. and drove the Germans
back There have been no reports
Of strong German attacks along
the line from Riga 10 tho Ruma-
nian.Bukuwina border since Il few
days after th" fall OF the Roman
off dynasty.
Tho British light cruiser Dart
mouth was damaged by a torpedo
and other Entente vessels were
damaged or torprdOrd III raid by
an Austrian naval detachment on
. he coast of southern Italy. and in
Il running fight that followed. The
Austrian force was driven toward
CaltarO. across tho Adriaiic, by 4
combined British. Italian and
French force. and forced 10 take
refuge there with one cruiser So
riousIy damaged.
Vienna declares that a British
cruiser was sunk by a submarine,
and that in The Otranio action
italian destroyerS. three mcr-
chanlmcn and twenty armed
guard vessels became victims" Of
the raiding force.
PARIS. May lS.--Scrcral attacks W.:
aunChcd by the Germans last night
hn vicinity nf crAnunr. Today'S al
,ial statement says they were rerulst
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There may be thousands of National
guards 10 be drilled in Wheeling dis
trict within the next several weeks
for active service. The government
is seeking 10 lease 700 acres of land
in this community on which TO drill
4 unit Of 10000 National guards who
will be called into federal service dur
ing June. July and August. The war
strength of the National guards is
40, 900 men. They will be trained in
camps TO be established in various
parts of the country.
Good Locations Near Here.
The Wheeling Commercial associa'
tiOn got into communication with sew
rral owners OF land in this section
that would be available for camps. A
communication was received yester'
day from Adjutant General John G..
Eond of Charleston stating that the
government is seeking locations for
Two training camps in this commu
nifty of $50 acres, each adjacent TO the
other. The guards will be trained for
service by the men who are soon 10
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The army law provides for an uitl-
mate force OF approximately 2.O0N.000
men to back up the first troops TO go
. 10 the front. When the bill had been
signed the president affixed his name
10 a proclamation calling upon all men
in the country between the ages oil
~ and -, inclusive, to register them.
selves for military service on June u
next. The proclamation sets in motlcn
immediately machinery thht Will en-
roll and Sift ln.00NnpQ men and pave
the way for the selection Of the lrSt
$40, 900 young, efficient soldiers With
out cripplins the industries or COM
merce of the nation or bringing haEu'
ship on thOSe at home.
Even before the bill was signed me
war department. announced that the
full strength Of the National guard
would b. drafted into the United
States army. beginning July l3 and
concluding August =. Orders TO bring
the regiments TO full. war strength I'M
nrediately accompanied the noutlca-
ton 10 sent 10 all governors. y mini
raum Of 329 900 lighting men Will DO
brought 10 the colors. under those Or
ders, supplementing the @9J.0H0 regu-
lars who will be under arms by
June Is.
t. is from these forces that the first
2rmies 10 join General PershinS at
the front will be drawn. 10 be followed
within 4 few months by recurring
waves from the srleCtiv" draft arm
los. the firSt 1nh00n Of whom Will be
mnbilized September |.
Following is the text Of the terSc
announcement Of The war department
as TO Gtneral Prr$hing expedition:
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IS
TURNED D DOWN
By PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, +. C.. May IL
Colonel Roosevelt will not be permit
ted 70 raise his volunteer expedition
20 carry ;he American flag against The
Germans in France.
On signing n" war bill tonight
President Wilson issued statement
Say;rC that. acting under expert al
vice. from both sides Ot the water. he
would hr .unah!" :" avail himself at
the present stage 0f the war of the
authorization to organize volunteer
divisions.
There WAS talk in army circles to-
night of the possibility that a way
would b. found 10 rsn tho former
.Presi,iear'S services in another way
but official comment on III" subject
was lacking.
The Presidents statement follows:
II shall not avail myself, al ans
rate al the present stage Of The war. ~
the authorization conferred by tho act
10 organize volunteer divisions. To do
50 would seriously Interfere with the
carving out Of lhs chief and most i'm
me-;iatcly important purpose contem'
plated b. this lrSiSlai on. the prompt
creation and early Usr OF an effective
army. and would contribute practically
nothing 10 the effective strength Of
the armies now engaged against Ger
many.
II understand 'hat the section Of
This act which authorizes the creation
ns volunteer divisions in addition to
tho draft was added with view TO
providing an independent command
for Mr.. Roosevelt. and giving the mill
CONTINUED on Page FourteeH.)
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WON I ADVANCE
REVENUE ANTE
IN THE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, May 1S.A stormy
session Of the house ways and means
committee today resulted in final
decision not To attempt 10 raise
through the pending war revenue bill
"a total Of S2,245,0 100000. Secretary
McAdoo'S estimate Of half of the cost
| OF the first year Of war. The adViS'
ability OF raising approximately SAOO.'
: ono, 900 by bond issue for the purchase
of ships was discussed and Il lent&'
tive decision was reached 10 modify
the second class mail rate and auto
mobile and musical instrument lax
sections Of the measure.
Republicans declared at the outset
!of the meeting that they would com.
bat any attempt 10 write into the bill
the $445, 5,000,n00 difference between
The original total Of The measure and
the secretary'S latest cost estimate.
Pressure for such proposal. they de-
clared. would result in abandonment
OF their agreement 10 support the conf
uIittec measure.
Convinced of tho inequality Of the
zone rate system on second class mail
matter now contained in the bill. the
committee virtually decided on a sub
stitutr proposal which would fix a
Hat rate Of one cent Il pound on read
ing matter and the parcels post zone
rate on advertising matter. Under
this plan publishers would make their
returns TO the poslOfiice department
and be charged accordingly. This pro-
posa as we'll as the one 10 lower the
automobile and musical instrument
five per cent tax now contained in the
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". Va, Guard Into
Federal Service on
Fifteenth Of July

| WASHINGTON, May lS.--All Ma.
tional guard organizations will br
called into federal service between
July il and August ).
Governors have been authorized 10
recruit all organizations to war
strength. TIL" dates nj assembly fol
low:
July 15-Ncw York. Pennsylvania,
ohio. West Virginia. Michigan, Wis
cuns;7l. Minnesota, Iowa NORTH, Da-
kota. SonIh Dakota and NebraSka.
July @5-Mainc, New Hampshire.
Vermont. Massachusetts. Rhode Is
land. Connecticut. New Jersey, Della,
ware. Maryland. District OF Columbia.
Virginia. North and South Carolina.
Tennessee, Illinois. Montana, Wyom-
ing. Idaho. Washington and. Oregon.
August 1---Indiana. Kentucky, Geor-
gia Florida Mississippi, Arkansas.
Louisiana. Oklahoma. Texas. Missouri.
Kansas. Colorado. New Mexico, Art
zona. Utah and California.
Arrangements for formally inCorpO-
rating The guard into the armies Of
the United States. terminating for the.
war period their status rs militia or
Estate troops. are understood 10 be
based upon The possibility of supply
ing full war equipment for the troops.
II is understood that the sixteen di-
Ivlsional rantOnmcnt camps for tho
guard will all BE- in the southeastern.
soul hcrn and western Departments.
Dates upon which various state units
are TO bc moved TO the big camps
from state mobilization points will de-
pend upon completion Of the quarters
and supply system al the canionment
camps.
Tn" following sites have been arrrnv-
,d f"r iiv" of the - divisional canton
mcnt camps - be- established:
.A!rr. Mass. Fl l'as". Texas. American
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GENERAL PERSHING TO COMMA
President Wilson's Proclamation Putting The
Se|eCtie Draft Army Bill in Operation

WASHINGTON. eMay 1S.-Prcsi
dent Wilson'S proclamation putin!
into effect the Selcctivc draft provi
night. follows:
"A proclamation by the presi-
dent OF the United States.
"WhercaS, Congress has enact
I'd and tho president has on the
18th day of May. one thousand
nine hundred and seventeen, APP
proved i law which contains the
following prOrisions:
Section >. That all male per-
sons between the ages OF u and
30 both inclusive. shall BE- sub
ject 10 registration in accordance
with regulations TO be prescribed
by the president and upon proc
lamation by The president or
other public motto" given ~ him
or by his discretion. stating the
time and plac" of such reSiSIra-
lion it shall be the duty Of all per-
sons of the designated ages. eX-
rept officers and enlisted men Of
the regular army. the navy and
the National guard and naval mi
litia while in tho service OF the
United States. 10 present them
selves for and submit 10 rrGistra-
tiun under the provisions OF lhls
act: and every such person shall
be deemed 10 have notice Of the
requirements OF this act upon the
publication of said proclamation
or other notice rs aforesaid given
by the president or by his direc-
ton: and any person who shall
wiIlrully fail or refuse 10 present
himself for registration or 10 sub
mir thereto as herein provided
shall be guilty of Il misdemcanor
and shall, upon conviction in tho
district court Of the United States
having jurisdiction thereof. be
punished by imprisonment for not
more than one year and thereupon
shall be duly registered; provided.
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British Guns Turn Tide for
Italian Armies on the ZsOnzO
1000 West VirginianS
In The First Army Of
Half a Million Men

CHARLESTON. W. Va, May lS.-
Under the Presidents call for the con-
sCripliou OF all male citizens between
The ages of u and 80, inclusive, West
Virginia will furnish 10000 soldiers.
This estimate. made by The military
authorities. OF the State. is based on II
population Of 100000. and the enroll
ment of men between The ages Slpu-
lated is based on IN per cent. Of the
entire population. West Virginia fur
nishlng lI0. .000 subject ln call will pro
vide only oae-half Of one per cent. Or
1000 men in the first army Of a half
million. according 10 the estimates Of
the military authorities.
OF tho 30 counties in the state. Cab
ell will furnish 6.7Gi men. Ohio 6.3HI,
Wood 1923 and Kanawha 9,$2S.
In the principal cities the number
OF men subject TO draft are:
Blurfield. 1914: Charleston. 2,9!4;
Clarksburg, 1,243; Fairmont, 1850;
Huntington, 1862: MartinsburG. 1865;
parkerSburg, 2.B61: Wheeling, 1887.
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DRASTIC MEASURE AIMED At
.PEDD!ERS PASSED BY SENATE

!merchandise al public or private sale
| bv itinerant vendors and to regulate
iall such sales The bill provides that
such itincrant vendor shall not DC Il
!; person, firm or corporation. both prin-
! cipal and agent, vino engages either
! in one locality or in travelling from
:; place TO place. engages in a tempnr-
AIRY or transient business Of selling
goods. Every such vendor shall place
with. the clerk OF the county court oil
the county in which he would operate,
! The sum Of $500. as special deposit
before license may b. issued 10 him;
this amount will be retained for a
; period OF thirty days after the timer
ant vendor ceases TO do business and
satisfies all claims against him.
! Goes Over One Day.
! On motion OF Senator Gribble, the
: bill relating 10 the creation Of eXccu-
= tive and advisory State councils OF
defense and prescribing their powers
iaud duties, went over Tor one, day.
Senator GribbIe said this measure Is
mot entirely satisfactory to all con-
cerned and he believed that more
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british Get Worst
Of Fight in Adriatic

LONDON. May IS. - The British
admiralty announced today that four.
teen drifters had been sunk in Il raid
by Austrian light cruisers in The
Adriatic sea- and that the British
light cruiser Dartmouth was 1orpedoed
in Il subsequent engagement with the
Austrian warships but reached port
safely.
!. The admiralty stated that the Brit
'ish warShips Dartmouth and Bristol
pursued The Austrian vessels 10 a
point near Cattaro. when, battleships
coming TO their assistance, The British
vessels We're compelled to withdraw.
, Ca drifter is Il steam fishing vessel,
many of which have been used during
the war in mine sweeping)
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that in the call Of thc docket pre-
ccdence Shall be given. in courts
trying tho same. TO the trial Of
criminal proceedings under this
act Provided further. that per-
sons shall be subject to rcgiStrn-
tion as herein provided who shall
have attained their twenly-lirsl
birthday on or before the day set
for the registration. and all per
sons so registered shall be- and
remain subjcC; to draft into the
forces hereby authorized. unless
exempted or excused therefrOm as
in this act provided. Provided
further. that in the case of tempo
rary absence from actual place OF
legal residence of any person liza
Bile TO registration as provided
herein. such registration may be
made by mail under regulations
to be prescribed by the president.
Section e. That the president
is hereby authorized 10 utilize
The service Of any or all depart
ments and any nr AL officers or
agents Of tho United States and
of tho several states. territories
ana inc IJlSlFlCl OF NoIUlnDla ana
subdivisions thereof. in the eXccu-
lion Of this act, and all officers and
agents of the United States and
Of the several states, territories
and subdivisions thereof. and of
the District Of Columbia and all
persons designated or appointed
under regulations prescribed by
the president. whether such ap-
pointmentS arc made by the pres
idcnr himself or by the governor
or other officer Of any state or ter
rilory to perform any duty in the
execution of this act are hereby
required 10 perform such duty as
the president shall order Or direct.
and All such officers and agents
and persons so designated or ap-
CONTINUED on Page Fourteen.)
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Special dispatch I" lnt"iliE"nr"r.
CHARLESTON, W. va, May ls.-
Senator Ben Rosenbleom today Of
fered a Joint resolution in the state
aenats which would increase the
compensation OF all male employees
at West virginia Institutions who
arc receiving less than $50 per
month, an additional $40. Many Of
the employees Of the state, ho said,
were receiving only f'rty ard nifty
dollars per month. While laborerS
were being paid So day. when
the Ohio county senator asked for
the Immediate consideration Of the
rneolutton Senator Fog stated that
he believed It was an .rregular way
In which to increase salaries. and
that the resolution ought to go over
for a day. Senator Hawley also
stated that he did not believe it to
be good policy for the ,enats to sug-
1ntion went over under the rules,
and was refused Immediate con-
stderatton.
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AMERICA To BEND EVERY ENERGY !.
To SUPPLY THE ALLIED NATIONS

drvorng a share of the neutral sup:
plies and tonnage TO neutral trade,
those countries cvincinG friendly dis.
position toward the common cause.
will be favored. All shipping, o:far;
as possible. will be devoted only to
emergency transportation. in order to
decrease the chances Of destruction by
submarines.
The United States has been asked,
but has not YET decided to accept,
membership on all the Allied economic
committees now sitting in London. In
Guiding the shipping, munitions. wheat
executive and the more general COM
ite internalionale de revitailement.
These committees oversee dlstr1bu-
tion of the whole Of the Allied re;
sources in the specific fields assigned
to them. u.
Likewise. it has been suggested that.
a general allied committee be formed
in this country 10 draw together all
the various needs of thc allied conn.,
mittees in London and secure the;
'most efficient purchase and transpor.
tation.
The inroads of German submarines
and the shortage Of shipping has made
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WAITE DECLARED
SANE; MUST HANG

ALBANY. y. Y, May lS.-lir. Ar
thur Warren Waite. the Young New
York dentist under sentence 10 uie
next week for the murder Of ms RAIN
er.in-law. John Peek. Of Grand Rapids
Mich. has been declared san" nE Il
commission Of aliCniStS appointed by
Governor Whitman. II was Anhouiirrl
Today NJ the executive chamber. Th"
aljenisf: found that nr. Waite was
sane both at The lime III" CRIME was
committed in March, 1916. and on May
Il I4l1. when the examination was
made.
The return rf ihis report means that
thr death sentence must be carried
out. unless legal steps intervene or
Governor Whitman exercises eXccu'
tive ClCmcnCy.
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COMMANDER|NG..
| PROGRAM NOW
|50BJECTED To.
president REGARDS
POWERS NECESSARY
iSenate Votes to Limit Draft to
Four Months After
the War.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Thc pro

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Thc pro:
posed expenditure of s75Q.000,0 900 for
construction and purchase of mer-.
chant ships engrosscd the senate to-.
day wien it resumed consideration OF
the $3.50 100000 war budget bill. The
section probably will be adopted to-
morrow. -
Democratic and Republican leaders
Joined in urging that the money be
speedily provided and emphasized the
urgent necessity Of ships. both to aid
the allies and for possible use OF.
American military forces.
Before taking up the merchant ma
rine section the senate reopened de-
bate on the army draft bill, already,
sent 10 the president, and adopted
without record vote a rider"
amendment To the war budget meas.
urc limiting operation of the draft law
to -four months after the present war
with Germany instead of the exist
ing rmergency."' The amendment was
supported by Senators Smith OF Geor-
gia MckcIlar. Reed, Hardwick, Nor
riS and others, who feared the army
bill as drafted might be construed to
hold men in service after peace Is de.
clared. "
Opposition to the merchant marine
program came mostly from the Repub-
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u. S. MEMBERSHIP ON
LONDON COMMITTEES
Surplus Products to Neutrals
That Show Friendly
Disposition.

WASHINGTON, u. G.. May IS
Broad principles underlying America $
economic participation in the war.
Subject TO Congressional legislation.
We're agreed upon today AT the inal
general trade conference Of British
Foreign Secretary BafOur. Secreta-
rieS Lansing and Redfield and British
and American trade experts. Sub'com-
mirtees. appointed II the first meeting
soon after the British mission arrived.
submitted their reports. which were
accepted in principle, and the Few re-
naming questions were left to The
committee To be worked out in prac-
lice on the basis Of whatever lcgisla-
tion is finally passed by Congress. -.
Generally il has been agreed that
the United States shall devote It's re-
sources prcfcrentially 10 the Allies. In
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Camp for Drilling Of $4,000 .
Guardsmen May Be Near Here
Two Tracts of $50 Acres Each Sought by Government
This Section Wheeling Commercial Association Notified
That the Army Officers Will Be in Wheeling Soon.

be commissioned as officers at the
BENJAMIN Harrison officers reserve
camp at indianapolis, Ind, and other,
camps. Upon completion Of the train.
ing they may be sent to Europe. *.
Army Officers to Visit Here.
The communication states that
within the next few days detach.;
ment. of United States army ohicerb5
will visit this community to look over:
the sites offered, and if they are sell:
lected lease will be taken on tho
700 acres for two years, with an OPP
tion OF extending the lease for an In:
definite period. 81
General Bond said that the govern
ment is looking favorably upon this;
section and If possible would like to:
locate the camps in this community;
Association to Name Committee. 5a
The Wheeling Commercial associ1.
ton will lake action AT once to ap-.
point a committee to meet the army.
officers. The TWO sites must be neRr
water, railroads. good highway facili-
ties and available for adequate target
practice. 7cS,
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Case Against Coal
Dealers Collapsed

CLEVELAND, O., May iS.-laCoh
4. Witt and Thomas =. Jones. TWO Of
the ten retail coal dealers on trial h"rc
charged with violating the Valentino"
antitrust law. We're DISCHARGED by
Judgc Vickcry today following tho re-
nuest of the prosecution on the
grounds of insufficient evidence. Two
other dealers were ordered DISCHARGED
on the same grounds earlier in The
trial. The trial Of III" six remaining
dealers was continued to-day. ~"
state alleges that the dealers met in
September and agreed on IL price for
nnal