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Drastic Provisions
Affecting Capital
And Labor in Bill
RIDER TO BILL EMPOWERING UNCLE SAM TO
HOLD LAND PREVENTS STRIKES DURING WAR
Also Prohibits Employers to Discriminate Against Members
of Labor Unions-Another Measure Provides for Two
Councils of Defense, One Executive, Other Advisory

received in the House and accepted.
Mr.. Weir is private secretary to the
Governor, and under the law is not
permitted TO hold two offices at the
same time.
Seven bills were introduced in the
Senate and eight in the House. Reso'
lutionS covering the budget PROPOSE
ton and relating 10 assistance to be
given the Federal government IN the
time Of war were also presented.
The House adjourned TO meet TO-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. and the
Senate at . o'clock.
Important Measure.
Delegate Mcdonald. of Kanawha,
introduced in the House bill to
amend the Code of West Virginia re-
lating to the acquisition Of lands oy
the Federal government. The bill pro
vides that any county, maglsterial dis
tricL or municipality. whether incor'
porated under general law or by sne'
eial act of the Legislature, shall have
power TO pay for any tract OF land ana
nresent it 10 the government OF the
limited States free Of cost. and to issue
bonds and levy taxes for the purpose
of paying for the same.
It IS provided in the bill to prevent
INTERRUPTION Of industrial activity dur
ing the time the United States Is en-.
gagged in the present war that 1t shall
DC unlawful for any person. firm or
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LONDON. May "A. 4:16 p. ln.-The
formation of naval staff, OF which
Admiral Sir John r. Jellcoe, first sea
lord, will be chief. was announced III
the house Of commons today by Sir
Edward Carson, first lord of the ad-
mirally.
Sir Edward Carson said the changes
had twofold' object. The first was
ito free the first sea lord and the heads
Of the naval staff so far as possible
from administrative work in order that
they might concentrate their attention
on important issues relating 10 the ma
val conduct Of the war.
The second object, he said. was TO
strengthen the shipping, building an1
production departments of the ad-
miralty by providing all organization
comparable with that which supplies
the army with munitions. 1t was fur
ther intended to develop and utilize
to the best advantage the whole ship
building resources of the country and
as far as possible 70 concentrate the
whole organization under one author
ity.
Sir Eric Campbell, deputy director
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PITTSBURGH. Pa. May 14.-Thc
rolice tonight had recovered practc-
allr all of the s10,nUn taken from the
First National Bank OF Castle Shan
non, a suburb. to-day by four bandits.
who entered the bank. shot 10 death
m. cashier and assistant cashier Of
the. bank. bound and gagged ii patron
Of the bank. and in attempting 10 eS-
cape wounded TWO persons. One OF
the bandits. John Ohetch. WAS killed.
and another, Sam BrrtS. WAS probably
fatally wounded by shots from 4 posse
OF rownspeople. \ third bandit. Nica
Yacle. was captured and badly beaten
BY a mob that attempted 10 take him
from the posse. Efforts to capture the
fourth bandit were unsuccessful. All
of The robbers. according 10 the police.
live in Pittsburgh. and are young men.
Entering the bank shortly after
noon. during a lull in business. the
bandits opened fire at Cashier D. E.
Mclean and Assistant Cashier Frank
w. Erbe. Stanley w. Rawa. 4 patron
of the bank. was bound and gagged. In
the meantime the bank officers had
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GRAIN SPECULATION CURBED; !"
MAY Be ENTIRELY ABANDONED

Der wheat was curbed for period OF
two days except at $2.75 or under Tor
July and $2.45 a bushel or under Tor
September. The maximum price Tor
closing out May corn was n1ed az
:sl61ia and for May oats at 1879
centS pushel.
The result Of these regulations was
sharp. decline in wheat and ad.
vances in tho coarSer cereals.
at st. Louis, Kansas City, Duluth.
Minneapolis and Toledo the boards
look action approximately similar to
that Of Chicago. There was g holiday
at Winnipeg-Arbcr day-but the
board there voted to discontinue trad.
ing in October futures, the only one
recently quoted.
The three big commission houses
during the day ouidid the board In
their action. but their lead was not
followed 10 the extent which had been
anticipated. Logan & Bryan, Thomp-
son & McKinnon and Wagner & Co.
notified their customers that until fu'
ture notice they would accept no
trades in futures except 10 adjust eA-
istinc contracts. Other brokers in
clined 10 the view that they should
be guided by only such action as the
board of trade directors may decide
upon.
Meanwhile ii was reported that
many telegraph operators employed
BY brokers were being warned that
their services might be presently o1s.
pensed with.
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EXPORTS EMBARGO
AUTHORITY is GIVEN
Can Exclude Seditious or
REASONABLE Matter
From Mails.

WASHINGTON, May II. - After
nearly three weeks Of debates ranging
from innumerable problems OF the
war, the senate, By a vote Of II to 8,
tonight passed the administration
espionage bill, pronounced one Of the
most drastic and all-inclusive meas
ures In American congressional his
tory. A similar bill has passed the
house anu virtual redrafting OF many
of the most important provisions is
exnected in the forthcoming con.
ferences.
During today's final consideration,
the senate stripped the measure en-
tirely Of provisions for newspaper
censorship and restriction upon manu-
facture of grain into intoxicating
liquors: and rejected an amendment
designed to curb speculation In food
products, although sentiment oovl.
ously was overwhelmingly in favor oil
such Legislation later.
As completed, the senate bills prln-
cipal sections provide:
Authority for the president TO
embargo exports when he finds
that the public safety and welfare
so require" (Not in the house
measure:
Authority for the postoffice de.
partment 10 censor mails and eX.
clude mail matter deemed Sedi-
tious, anarchistic or reasonable.
and making its mailing punishable
under heavy penalties. tNcl in
the house bilN;
For punishment of espionage.
defined in most, detailed terms, in
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. WASHINGTON, D. c.. May IL.
The unrestrained wrath Of the Senate
was poured down upon food gamblers
and spectators to-day in one Of the
most remarkable scenes in the history
of the chamber.
pirates" and robbers" were terms
frequently applied to those who profit
by speculations in foodt in the hour OF
the nations need. The likelihood OF
food spectators being hanged to lamp
posts was hinted at. ri
The storm broke when Senator
Thomas, Democrat. Of Colorado, pro-
posed as an amendment to the admin
istration espionage bill provision to
suspend for the duration Of the war
all boards of trade. stock exchanges,
or chambers Of commerce which per.
nit speculation in futures In food.
Senators who opposed it did so on
the ground that the object should be,
accomplished in another way, and
some thought it would stif1e COM
merce The great majority of. opinion,
expressed in terms which for force
and range of adjectives had seldom
been heard in the Senate chamber, ia.
vored some drastic action to stop
food gambling and speculation which
makes for artificial prices and threat.
ems the nation with the pinch OF hum
ger
Senator Lewis. Democrat, said he
fCont,nued on Pape Eisvsul
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DEATH F0R TWO BANK OFFICERS
AND ONE BANDIT IN ROBBERY
Nearly ALI of the $4,000 Stolen From Castle Shannon Pa,
Institution Was Recovered Captured Robber
Nearly Lynched by Mob Of Angry Citizens.

obtained revoIvers and returned the
fire. The robbers forced an entrance
TO the cage and shot down Erbe and
Mclean Both died within q few
hours. Stepping over the bodies OF
the wounded men. the bandits entered
the vault and gathered uD several
bags of gold and silver coin and pack,
ages of paper bills.
The townSpeople. aroused BIZ the
sound of shots, rushed to the bank
with rnYOlvcrs, rifles and shotguns
George II. Beltzh0Over. Justice of the
peace. was struck with Il coin bag by
one of the bandits was knocked to the
ground Two ni Inc bandits rushed To
their nearby auto. while the other two
ran toward the grounds of the Castle
Shannon Golf Club.
Followed By thu posse across the
golf grounds. one Of the men was shot
and killed and tho other probably IA.
tally wounded In the pursuit Nicho-
las Yost. train dispatcher. was shot
in the leg. One Of the bandits jumped
from the automobile near The out,
skirts Of the village and escaped. bur
the other was captured. =.
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ESPIONAGE BILL PASSES SENATE II TO 6, With PRESS
CENSORSHIP AND PROHIBITION STRICKEN FROM MEASURE
JELL|COE BECOMES BRITISH NAVAL CHIEF

! general of munitions supply. had b zen
chosen for this position. Sir EdW ard
announced. and would be responsible
for fulfilling the shipbuilding require,
ments Of the admiralty, the war Office
and the ministry Of shipping.
Sir Edward said Admiral Jellicoe,
the first sea lord, would have the ad.
i.ditional title OF chief of the naval
fstaff Vice Admiral Sir Henry Oliver,
chief of the admiralty war staff, would
become an additional member Of the
board of the admiralty, with the title
Of deputy chief Of the naval staff.
Rear Admiral Alexander l.. Duff wouic
become an additional member Of The
board of the admiralty, with the title
of assistant chief Of the naval .staff.
Rear Admiral Halsey, at present
fourth sea lord, is TO become the third
sea lord, in succession to Vice Admi-
raj Frederick c. Tudor, who will DO
appointed commander-in chief of the
China station. In due course Sir Eric
Campbell Geddes will become an ad-
diIional member Of the admiralty,
with the title of controller and tenn
porary rank of vice admiral.
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CRIME THAT HORRIFIED
THE COUNTRY IN 1912
Confession to Reputable Wit
ness Causes the Rev.
Kelly's Arrest.

DES MONIES, Iowa. May 14.-The
Rev. Lynn George !. Kelly, arrested
today at Red Oak, Iowa, in connection
with the Nillisca axe murders IN lSl2'
probably will be brought first before
a sanity board, according to informa'
ton tonight from the attorney gener'
ais office. Kelly had charge near
Villisca at the time Of the eight kill
ings, but since has lived in Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska.
A statement issued by the attorney
general tonight said that Kelly was
adjudged insane in 1913, following in,
yestigatiou of obscene letter writing,
and was lodged for some months in 4
government hospital in Washington,
D. c.
According to the attorney general
an important clue connected with
kelly's arrest was found in Il package
of clothes left with d laundry III
Council Bluffs, Iowa, few days after
the murders. The bundle, which con:
tanned blood-stained shirt, was said
TO have been claimed by Kelly.
The indictment which resulted in
the mans arrest was returned recent
ly by the Montgomery county grand
Jury on testimony given by "a repu
liable Witness" This witness was SAID
by the attorney general TO have de-
clared that Kelly related the details
of the crime to him al Macedonia,
Iowa. 75 miles from Villisca. only half
an hour after the murders were dis
covered. Kelly is said to have slept
in VilliSca the night of the murders
and next day to have taken an early
train for Macedonia.
The murders occurred Sunday night,
June Q, 1912. The victims-Joe Moore.
an implement dealer, his wife and
their four children, together with two
visiting children named Stillinger-
were killed in their beds as they slept.
Their heads were hacked to bits and
a blood-stained axe was found in The
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IEDlANApOLIS. May II. - Practi.
cally the entire quota OF 300 men
were at Fort Benjamin Harrison today
ready TO start on the three months
course OF training for officers Of the
United States army which will begin
;at $50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
I'm addition to the 5000 mon who were
summoned 10 The fort, Colonel Edwin
+, Glenn. in command OF the training
camp. announced that the applica tions
of 4.23S others had been approved. II
WAS said some Of IheS" may get in on
the first camp. if any Of those enrolled
Il; tho present time drop out before
the end Of three weeks.
Orders were received ut the fort TO-.
dav to erect additional barracks for
three regiments. six hundred officers.
IAN ambulance corps. and Il hospital
company. The work is to hr started
Immediately.
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MAY MODIFY THE
PROPOSED INCREASE
IN POSTAL RATES
WASHINGTON, d. G.. y

WASHINGTON, d. G.. May IL
Opponents of the ways and means
commit,ee's proposal 10 greatly IN,
crease postal rates on newspapers ana
magazines showed such strength
during debate on the war tax Dill TO.
day that it appeared likely the postal
section Of the measure would De one
of thc few 10 be materially modlhed
before passage.
The attack brought the first defec'
tion from the ranks of the committee
itself, which had approved the Dill
unanimously, and whose members OF
both parties have consistently urged
it, passage unamended. Just before
adjournment tonight Representative
Sloan. a Republican. told the House
told the House that while he woul d
stand behind every other provision in
the measure. he could not support a
postal increase amounting 10 "A punl'
tive expedition against newspapers
and magazines.
REPRESENTATIVES Madden and McCor-
mick of Illinois. and Meeker, OF Mis-
souri,. Republicans. and Moon, OF Ten
nessrs. Democrat. and chairman OF the
postal committee. Joined in the attack,
which proceeded while large delega-
zion Of publishers was telling the Sen
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BRITISH CONTINUE FORCING
BACK MASSES Of GERMANS
VILLAGE OF ROEUX
OUT OF TEUTON HANDS
Great Artillery Duel Fore
runner Of Attack by
the French.

On The front in France the Brit
ish. after days of fierce lighting.
have taken in its entirety from tho
Germans the village of Roeux, TO
the east of Arras. and north of
Garrelle have pushed their line
forward. No infantry engage
mnntS have taken place between
the French and the Germans, but
their arlilleries are still roaring IN
The great duels which always are
the forerunnerS Of attacks.
From April 8 10 May l. Ger
mans TO the number Of 49.3I9 have
been made prisoners in France BY
me British and French. In add!-
ton. IA heavy and field cannon,
gi% machine guns and 3S6 trench
mortarS were captured.
The sixth. Zeppelin 10 meet with
destruction by the British and
French since the war began has
been accounted for by the British
naval forces in the North Sea. The
airship. the l.-H99, was completely
destroyed. and il is believed that
most of lis crew pcrished.
That Great britain Is lmmedl-
atply TO adopt IL more aggressive
attitude In the war with her navy
is shown by the appointment of a
naval staff, headed by Admiral
.IelliCOc, one Of her best sea fight
ers and naval tacticians. The staff
also will have charge of speeding
up shipbuilding and carrying ont
other details necessary 10 the ma
Yal conduct Of the war.
Germany's submarine campaign.
so far as France is concerned. has
not been as successful as against
Great Britain'S commerce and neu-
trail shipping. In the three months
since the intensified campaign be-
gan. only j French merchantmen
have been sunk.
LONDON. May li-"IIostilc raids wrl
cpulsrd last night northeast nf EpSh
nd north of Ipr"&." says today'$ oif:Ci;
we secured few pri:
nnrS
I'VE progressed during the night
iorux village lArras Lrnnt1.
WITH TIlF. FRENCH ARMIES I
IRA NCF.. May li.--.ArrordinE to author
raIivc figures now available the Frcnc
nd British armies between April 3 aIl
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lVHEELINC|TE9
To BEGIN THEIR
TRAINING TO-DAY
Special to the Intell1gencer.
FORT BENJAMIN HARRI-

SON, INDIANAPoLIS, May IA
The 65 Wheeling and West Vir-
gtnia Pan Handle young men who
arrived here today to begin their
period Of training before beconl-
ing officers IN the new army Of
the United States, are delighted
with the quarters and surround
ings Of this great military post Of
Uncle Sam. Today material is
being received for the building Of
many additional barracks for the
army Of embryo officers. Train
ing starts Tuesday morning.
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WESTERN CLERGYMAN ARRESTED ON CHARGE Of
COMMITTING THE EIGHT V|LL|SCA AXE MURDERS
SEEKING
AID OF THE STATE
IN AVIATION PLANS

CHARLESTON, ". Va, May IL
Lewis Bennett, Jr.. Of Weston. who
has supplied thrc" aeropIaneS for the
aviation school near Wheeling, has
come TO Charleston and will ask the
legislature to assist j. making provi-
sions for West Virginia flying corps.
10 be made ready at the earliest pos
sible time for duly in Europe with the
allies Of the United States a number
Of the members of the Legislature are
considering the matter, and some def
mite step is believed probable.
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To Increase Strength
Of the Naval Forces

WASHINGTON, D. c., May a.
The bill to increase the enlisted
strength Of the navy to 10000 men.
and The marine corps to 10000, was
taken up in the Senate late to-day and
will be pressed for passage tomorrow.
A. similar measure has passed the
House.
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No Wonder This German
Arrested Belonged to
ArbeitSgemeinSChafi

LONDON. May II. l:ah p. H.
The Berlin police arc reported hy
the Amsterdam %pondrnI of
the Central News To hay" diScnv-
cred the printers Of Il pamphlet
which WAS published 1T The time
of the strike Of German workmrn
in April. \ member Of a commit
rec Of Ihc ArbeitSSrmcinSChaft
has been arrested. The Corrc-
Sponlenl reports that Il sensation
al trial on tn" charge Of high
treason is expected
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Of for INDIANAPOLIS.

PARkERSBCRG. ". Va, May H.
Thirty young men OF this city left here
oday Inr Fort benjamin Harrison 10
enter the officers training camps.
Three others left last week for the
same camp. Five students from
Marietta college also left here today
for New York TO join an ambulance
corps and will 60 TO France.
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SU|C|DED BECAUSE
NAVY REJECTED HIM
srccial Dispatch 10 tho Inteilisencer.

EAST LIVERPOOL, O.. May L.
Despondent because a physical defect
prevented him from joining the navy.
Joseph L. Convey, 81. collector. com.
mitted suicide by hanging himself
with a clothes line to the limb OF
tree here this afternoon. He ended
his life after bidding goodbye to Eiyln
Shcnkel, a chuu, who left today Tor
a naval recruiting station.
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SENSATIONAL DEBATE
ON CONTROL OF FOOD
Occurs in the Senate During
Consideration OF the
Espionage Pill.

WASHINGTON, MAY 14.-rhs
amendment to the administration
espionage bill proposed BY 6Sn-
ator Thomas to suspend stock
exchanges and boards Of trade
dealing in futures in foodgtuRS
during tho war, wnS rejected 70.
day by tho senate, 49 to "a.
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TWO SHIPS GO DOWN..
ALL OF CREWS SAFE

SAULT STE MARIE. Mich. May H.
The steamer Pcntccost Mitchell. down
bound with ore. collidcd with the freight.
or Snxona, up-bound. at the mouth OF
ST AIarys river AT midnight last night.
Both steamers sang in 10 feet Of water.
The crews were saved.
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Shall We Publish
More Serial Stories?

For the last several weeks The In
teIligencer has been presenting to
it's readers in Serial form the nov
ell, "Captivating Mary Carstairs."
by Henry Sydnor Harrison. Amer
ica holds today no more eminent
novelist and no higher class Of
fiction. This paper considers Itself
fortunate to have had the opportu-
nifty to give original newspaper
publication to this splendid story.
aptivatina Mary Carstairs' will
soon come to an end. The lntelH-
eencer has an opportunity to ob-
tain another high class novel-a
fascinating story Of the present
war-but before doing so wishes 10
know how many Of its readers like
newspaper serials.
Those interested are requested
to fill out the coupon below and
forward to this office.
have read "Captivating
Mary Carstairs" and like
news paper serials.
- have not read "Captivat-
Ing Mary Carstairs' and
do not care for newspa-
O- per serials.
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BUILD MANY HOUSES.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. My 1.-THE
Paint Gpnrk coal Mining Germany today
awarded tho contract 1" huIld 20 houses
and 4 company s'"r" ~ Eagle. Tho COM
im&S ~ I"-'r"Ii 'u'i irrlHni. "n Paint
creek.
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REGULAR
Army to Be Brought Up to
Strength of 100000
Fighting Men.

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Orders 70
bring the regular army to is full war
strength Of. $4,000 mel were all
jnounced Today by the war department.
! Organiza ton Of forty-four new regi-
ments will begin tomorrow, with fur.
ither efforts To stimulate recruiting and
bring in the l16,455 men needed 10 MI
! up The ranks.
! Since April l 6I.443 men have been
jaccepted and officials are confident
that the full number will have been
! enrolled as war time volunteers De-
! fore June 10.
Expansion Of the army will be ac-
Icomplished BY converting each exist
| ing battalion into a full regiment.
QuartermaSter officers already have
been assigned to construct necessary
quarters at expansion points and Il
large number of regular army Officers
have been ordered up for promotion
preparatory 10 taking advanced grades.
In addition 10 the new regiments 10
be raised, the remaining portion of
each existing regiment which IS d.
vided TO furnish nucleus OF otflcers1
land men for the unit must be hll21
up again to war strength
Orders have not been issued as YET
for the expansion Of the other arms
of the service, such as the engineers,
signal corps, coast artillery and nos
pitaI corps. They will be announced
shortly.
When the expansion is complete the
regular army will have seven full Ill
visions. including the four infant. y
and two cavalry divisions. regarded as
essentially troops Of the mobile army.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 14.--Torecast:
ohio-Tair Tuesday and Wednesday;
higher temperature.
West Virginia and western Pennsyl-
vauia-Fnir Tuesday and Wednesday,
warmer.
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It's p to every patriotic American who can't do his bit in
the trenches to give the most effective aid in other ways The
MOST EFFECTIVE thing anyone do is to BUY ONE
OR MORE LIBERTY BONDS 1t is war where Money
big Whs there no ndisposon on the part OF the
public to support the Two Billion Dollar Bond ISSUE there
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LONDON. May li-"lInstilo raids wHrH
rcpulscd last night northeast Of Epshr
and north of Ipr"S." says today's oifCi;tl
announcement. I'VE secured few priS'
onnrS.
I'VE progressed during the night i'll
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Fair. on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Warmer.