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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19

WASHINGTON, Jan. FISHERMAN
L. Nhipple, Of Boston. i Democrat;
and noted trial lawyer. was invited
tonight by the Rules Committee OF the
House. TO act as counsel IN the peace
note leak investigation which, 1t now
appears, will extend deeply into Wall
Street stock manipulatlonS.
Representative. Henry. chairman OF
the committee. and REPRESENTATIVE
Campbell the ranking Republican
member. said when the announcement
was made. that il was hoped Whipp'e
would accept. From other sources
there were irtimations that the BoS-
ton attorney had been consulted .4Hd
was expected TO undertake. the task:
Further public hearings in the IL
uuirv were postponed until Monday
morning, in order to give counsel ana
the committee time to- complete ar
rangements To prepare TOR the future
proceedings along lines which the at
torney may suggest. The plan IS 10
call rs the first witness Mrs. Rufn
Thonasoa ViSconti. the woman who
Thomas W. Lawson says told MN SEE
retary Tumulty and ". w. Price. a
Washington newspaper. Man. were
beneficiaries o. the alleged leak She
will be followed by score or more
of other witnesses including the men
whose names have been brought mo
the inquiry. and a number OF pronl-
nent New York financ!ers.
Followed Bitter Fight
The selection Of Whipple Followed
a bitter fight of several hours among
Democrats OF the committee in which
Postmaster.General EurleSon. Solici-
.or- General Davis and Majority Lead
er kitchin participated. Several OF
tho Democrats. including Chairman
Henry urgently advised the selection
of Samuel Untermyer as counsel de-
spite attacks against such course
from both sides OF the House yeSleE-
day. Mr. BurleSon. often admlnlstra~
lion Spokesman at the capitol Is un-
Gerstood TO have been there TO aQHG-
cate Crtermyer. Representative HOW
ard. of Georgia. who apnounced MS
opposition to Cnternlyer on the 1907
was importuned b. Democratic lead
ers 10 give silent approval TO ms re-
teution. Howard vcheluently uecllnru
and his renewed protests with open
objection from other Democritllc
members, and disapproval on the re
publican side. forced Unternyer )
champions 10 yield.
One OF the chief objections against
retaining Untermyer was that LAWSON
had discussed the case with nm ana
was known 70 want an investlEatihi
of The stock exchange With inter
myCr in charge Of 1t.
Jlemocartiu members OF the commit
tee struggled with the problem for
more than twenty-foEr hours. eNcluH-
ing REPUBLICAN members from thelr
(Conttnued or Page EtSht)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
ANARCHISTS THREATEN
LIFE OF PRES. WILSON
FACT BROUGHT OUT IN
SAN FRANCISCO TRIAL
District ATTORNEY E. A. Cunha
Makes a Startling State
ment in Open Court.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. is. - That
President Wilson's life was threatened
by an anarchiStiC organization known
as tho Blasters." of which Thomas J.
Mooney, on trial here for murder, was
a leader. will be shown by evidence TO
be presented in MONEYS trial, as the
district attorney. Edward A. Cunha, de-
clar today in superior court in his
opening address to the jury.
Il will prove" said Cunha, that
these men plotted revolution against
the. government will prove that
they said in an edition of The Blast,
The weather-cock in the White House
had better watch out. Suppression OF
the voice of the discomfort leads TO
assassination
Beginning his addres sin court.
Cunha outlined the history of the
bomb explosion here last July in which
ten persons lost their lives and 1t is
charged that Mooney had part.
II will show Il motive for Mooney S
participation in this crime and that
he advised it and encouraged It," SAID
Cunha. Il will prove that prior 10
January. 1916, Mooney, Alexander
Berknan. Miss NJ. E. Fitzgerald anu
Others entered into conspiracy to
DflnS dDOul upl ''S t'-'N e@>f
erty owners, the confiscation OF prl..
vate property and the destruction or
the government. and that they called
themselves The BlaSters. and publicly
announced in The Blast the objects
OF their conspiracy.
Il will connect Mooney with TINS
conspiracy by letters in his own writ
ing and by articles he wrote in The
EIast. | will show that they planned
TO create judice against and 10 be:
tray the American Federation OF
Labor. vii lshow that before the
Darade, Mooney declared Preparedness
must be thrown back into the teetn
of it's advocates Mooney declared II
the government had large army the
revolution would be nipped IN the
bud" 49,
Cunha said that Mooney and the
other conspirators in their campaign
against preparedness declared that
the first one of them 10 be approacheo
by a recruiting officer should shoot
him down. ,,;
"The Blast" au anarchlstic publ
cation. is printed in San francisco.
Berkman. lis editor, at last accounts.
was in New York City. raising funds
10 use in MONEYS defense. Miss tltz-
gerald is associate editor. The ofhces
of The Blast" were raided recently
bv the district attorney.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
MANY FOREIGN NATIONS
ENDORSE PEACE LEAGUE

pJTTSnuRGH. Jan. 1&-Former
President William Howard Taft speak
ing at a dinner of the League TO En-
force Peace here tonight replied 10
criticisms Of the organization made oy
theodore Roosevelt. He declared tnat
with the former president attacking
If ON one side and William Jennings
BRYAN on the other, the Scneme IS
more likely TO be right than II tue
league had been supported by eltner.
'Thcodore Roosevelt has attackea
the league with both hands ana polh
feet" said Mr.. Taft.
He has approached the enemy 5
Qualifications with his usual strategy !;
Rut he would have been more useful
in testing the proposals of the league
if he had found out what 1t was 1lrst: a.,
Messages from number oil neutrai
nations in Europe endorsing inc op
1ccts of tho league were rcau.
\ message from Flscount Motoho. inc
Japanese minister Tor lorclGn uii"ii D.
transmitted through the Japanese am
hnmsndor nj Washington, was as fol-
lows " . ., ,,,,-
remitting efforts 10 secure inc "oTIo
against rcpitition OF. the present. con
vulsion. All proposals directed 10 q
fc.,t so desirable an end must he well
coined and carefully studied by every
one 10 whom peace and good VIII are
nor empty names and who has any re-
gurd for humanity.
message from DR.. ]. Loudon, Meth
eriands minister for foreign affairs.
transmitted through Dutch Minister Van
Rappnrd. was rs follows: =.
Though unable TO declare himseit
entirely alone with the different means
advocated by the League TO Enforcc
Peace the minister for foreign affairs
at The Hngu" gladly states his sym
rafhv with lis underlying nrlnclPleS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
GERMAN RAIDER
IS THE NQEWE
NO AMERICAN SHIPS
HAVE BEEN SUNK
Americans Landed Were All
From Foreign Shlps-Left
Kiel With Danish Flag.

RIO JANElRO, Ian. lS.-The British
Steamer iarrowdale With the crews
of eight ships sunk by the German
raider in the Atlantic arrived January
Is at Sac Vincent, Cape Verde Is
lands, according 10 reliable informa-
lion received here.
1t has been stated in unofficial de-
spatches that the Yarrowdale had on
board four hundred men of the crews
Of sunken ships.
RIO JANEIRO. Brazil, Jan. lS-lt is
considered almost certain here that
the the German sea raider which has
been creating havoc among Entente
shipping in the South Atlantic is the
Moewe. the German armed raider
which captured the Appam and sunk
numerous Entente ships in Atlantic
waters year ago.
The American consul at Pernam-
buco has cabled the embassy here
confirming the landing of several
Americans from vessels which foil
victim 10 the raider He added that
no American ships had been sunk by
the German craft, and that all the
American sailors landed were men
from the crews of foreign vessels.
According 10 reports from an au-
thoritative source, the Moewe is un-
dcrstood to have sailed from kiel un-
der the Danish flag carrying cargo
iof hay on the bridge in order 10 con-
iceal her armament. When last seen
the Moewe was painted black. with
white markings. Her armament in.
cluded four torpedo tubes in service.
and several tubes in reserve. She is
believed TO have carried minc-layNS
apparatus.
! The raider also carried large mum.
Der of auxiliary plates which would
permit her commander TO change the
appearance OF The bridge at will. III
addition, she had collapsible tunnels.
The vessel now believed 10 be the
Moewe, was repaintpd several times.
and under the last coat Of paint We're
observed traces Of the Danish flag
which had been painted on the hull.
As yet there is no news Of the Brit
,ish Steamer Yarrowdale, which, under
command of German officers was re-
ported yesterday 10 be proceeding ior
port with a number OF shlp-wrecKed
crews aboard. The Steamer Hudson
Maru, which arrived at Pernambuco
with survivors aboard, Will remain
there as a war prize under the JurlS'
dictjon of the German minister. The
Brazilian naval authorities consider
the Hudson Maru German vessel.
1t is expected that the, Steamers
Drina and Samara, which were report
ed It. have fallen victims 10 the Ger,
man raider. will reach port al the END
of tie week. coming from the north.
.Th- Germans are circulating tantaS'
! lii eDorts, 10 which the steamship
companies and maritime authorities
give no credit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
MOTHER OF MURDERER
SEES HER SON IN JAIL

spcciaI Dispatch to the IntclliEnncer. ,,.,
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. lS-"Wel.
don. YOU have broken my heart" cried
Mrs. C.. d. Benfer, OF Kansas City,
mother of Weldon II. Wells, broker )
clerk, charged with the murder or
Mona Simon in the Deshler Hotel IN
this city ON the night of January II.
when she met him in jail toda-'. "Oh.
don't worry, mother, it will come out
all right was his response Mrs.
Benfer, accompanied by her husband.
arrived in Columbus early today. WEI
don was taken from his cell at the
iail and was permitted to confer with
his mother in the corridor. A wealthy
uncle of the young man whose home
is at Benton Harbor. Mich, is expect
ed 10 reach Columbus tomorrow when
plans for the alleged murderer's de-
fenSe will be made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
CHRISNER HELD FOR
MURDER OF SHAVER

Src.ial Dispatch 10 the lntclligencer
EAIRMONT. ". Va. Jan. lS.-Flny
Chrisn"r WAS today given hearing be-
fore Justice J. Smith. of Mononaah on
,h,. charge of shooting and killing Fred
shaver on the afternoon Of December H.,
1916. He was held for tho action OF the
grand jury. The hearinE was held here
at the court house and it attracted n
vast number OF people. owing 10 the
interest aroused over the terrible death
Of Mr.. Shaver. who was popular citi-
zen Of Mononeah. On" Of tho principal
Witnesses was Lee King. who figured In
the arfray on the day Of tho murder 10
tho extent that he and Chrsner had
hnrn puarrclinG and that Shaver mixed
up in tn" affair. taking the side or
King. King is a we'll known baseball
player and last season was with the
pii SmIrgh Pirates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
ATTORNEY NH|PP[E Of BOSTON,
CHO5ENTO CONDUCT LEAK PROBE
MEETS APPROVAL
OF BOTH PARTIES
Hearings to Resume Monday
Morning With Mrs. Visconti
as the First Witness.

BOSTON, Jan. fisherman l.
Whipple declined tonight 10 say
whether he would accept the invi-
tation Of the House Rules Com
mittee to act as counsel in the
peace note leak inquiry. 1t was
intimated that there were several
matters to be considered before
he could give a final answer. al
though members of the Boston
bar expressed the opinion that he
would accept.
Il am extremely gratified at the
action Of the Republican mem
bers Of the committee" MIR. Whip
pie said when informed that they
had approved his selection on the
strength OF stropg endorsement
by Senator Weeks.
Mr. Whipple telegraphed Chair.
man Henry tonight that he would
come to Washington Saturday to
confer with the committee. MIR.
Henry said the message was not
an acceptance Of the committee
invitation. but that he did not
doubt that an agreement would be
reached without difficulty.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
wilson NOMINATES
new REAR-ADMIRkLS
DR.. CARY 7. CRAYSON
IS AMONG THE NUMBER
Five Are Named Under New
Act of Congress-Four
Are Bureau Chiefs.

WASHINGTON. Jan. lS.-FivP new
rear-admirals Of the navy authorized
BY Congress at the last session were
nominated today by President Wilson.
Four of the nominees are department
tel bureau chiefs WHOSE positions car
ry the rank % rear-admiral during
the term OF office. and the fifth is Or.
Cary r. GrayS0n. The PreSldentS :
hawai- aide ana physician. and now a
passed assistant surgeon with rank
OF lieutenant commander.
The bureau chiefs who now become
rear-admirals in their own right re-
gardless OF their positions in the de-
partnient are:
Frederick K. Harris, civil engineer
lieutenant commander,) chief Of the
bureau Of yards and docks.
VIM. E. Braisted, medical director
(commander) surgeon general ana
chief OF the bureau Of medicine ana
surgery.
Samuel MCGOWAN. pay director leap
lain) chief constructor.
David W. Taylor. naval constructor
(captain) chief constructor. ,
The last naval appropriation bill
provided for two rear-admlrals to head
the list OF medical directors. and one
each amonk civil engineers. naval con
structors and pay directors. Hereto
fore captain had been the highest per
manent grade provided for IN these
corps.
Dr. Grayson. who is promoted from
far down on the medical corps ISL
has ben attached to the White House
since the Taft administration. lie
vas retained by President Wilson and.
besides serving as aide and keeping
his chief in physical trim, he has be,
come the presidents friend and com,
panion. The doctor recently passed
the examination for the grade OF med
tcal director. and in spite OF the de-
mands Of the White House upon MN
has found time to keep up practice
IN local hospitals He is 3S years OLD.
q native Of Virginia. entered the navy
In 1903 and has had three year
cruise around the world.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
RETURN THE KENTUCKY
GUARD FOR PROTECTION

WASHINGTON, Ian. 1S-Three
companles Of the Kentucky National
Guard will be sent home from the bor-
der en- orders from the War Depart
ment 10 General Funston. In previous
cases the selection Of the units 10 De
returned has been left TO the com.
manding officer but at the request OF
the governor Of Kentucky, General
Funston has been instructed 10 re-
turn one company from each or the
three regiments of that state.
All the Kentucky regiments are at
FL PaSo.
FRANKFORT. Ky, Jan. lS-lt ls
understood the recall OF three com
panies Of Kentucky National Guards
men from the border grew out OF the
disturbance last week at Murray. ny:
where a mob threatened the lives or
Circuit Judge Charles Bush and Com
imonwealth Attorney Denny Smith he
cause the trial of a negro on MUIR
der charge had been deferred. hen-
lucky statutes, it is said. contain no
provision for the organization OF pro-
yisional militia in such emergencies.
Hence the decision of Governor A. u.
Stanley 10 ask for the recall OF three
companies which would be stationed
at strategical points.
Headquarters Of Company -. are a.
Hopkinsyille. where il will be avail
able when the negro who was the In
direct cause OF the Murray outbreak
is tried al Murray next month.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
U. S. MINISTER V0PICKA
DENIES GERMAN CHARGES

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1S.-Amcrican
Minister Vopicka, accredited 10 Rouma-
MIA. who was removed from his post at
Bucharest. by the German military au-
thoritics, with other neutral diplomats
has sent the state department an en-
phatic denial Of German charges that ne
was unneutral In favor Of ltoumania. 1t
was learned to-day. that the minister IN
the long report received from MIN yes
terday, declared the charges were en-
tirely unfounded and that he had not eN-
cecded the bounds of his office.
Department officials are Inclined TO
believe that much OF the trouble mas
arisen through a misunderstanding on
tho part of the German authorities. rs
they say some Of the charges are known
10 be untrue.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
VANDERBILT SOUNDS
TIMELY WARNING

COLUMBUS. O.. ian. 18.-Frank a.
iVanderlip, president OF the National CITY
Bank New York city. warned Ohio man
,ufucturcrS in convention here tonight
against commercial indigestion" which
may result after the war.
"'rhe United States has grown rat
through war orders. and by gorging IT.
self with gold coin from Europe. may
later suffer from commercial tndlges-
tinn" Eandcrlip declared We must
speed up for the after-the-war competi-
,tIon"
Vardcrlip came here from Washington
where he had been subpoenaed to TESTIFY
AT the peace note leak hearing.
Governor Cox also addressed the man.
ufnriurerS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
EARLY WITHDRAWAL
OF GENERAL PERSHING
DESPITE THE
NEW VILLA OPERATIONS
Plans Going Forward Will
Include Demobilization of
the National Guard.

WASHINGTON, AIN. 18-Although
Villas operations have injected con-
fusing factors into the situation n
Northern Mexico and along the bor-
der. there Is every indication that the
administration is going forward with
it's plans for early withdrawal Of Per
shing's expedition and rehabilitation
of the National Guard.
Officials here have insisted that it
was impossible to set 4 definite date
for the troop movements because Of
the uncertainty Of transportation Ia
cilities and because the situation at
the border and beyond constantly is
changing. 1t has been indicated clear
" however, that unless there was
some unexpected development. Perish
ing's withdrawal and the return OF the
guardsmen would be ordered WITHIN 4
few days, possibly by the end OF this
week.
The report on Villas neV campaign
apparently have not disturbed this de-
termination, but they have somewhat
bewindered official ideas as to the
real situation and in the end may Op-
crate to hold up orders until a more
thorough investigation has been made.
Army officers contend that the Perish
ing force would be in better military
position if Withdrawn and re-group-
ed. But they are anxious to locate
the Villa forces more definitely before
there is any American movement.
Border dispatches today transmit
ting rumors that the guardsmen would
be ordered home within five days
were heard by War Department OF.
flcials without comment General
Funston has exercised wide discre-
lion regarding details Of troop dispo-
sition and it is assumed generally that
the exact date will depend largely on
his assessment of conditions along the
border and in the territory where Vii
L. is operating
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
WEISS WANTS CAPITAL
MOVED TO CLARKSBURG

Sp~.iA dispatch tr the Inte1igcnrct.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan. 1S.-
Delegate Harry Weiss, Of Ohio county,
introduced in the house today a bill
proposing the removal of the state
capitol from Charleston to Clarksburg.
The principal claim is that Clarks-
burg is more central and more accessi-
Bile from all portions of the state.
Bert E. Phillips, of Wheeling, Is
among the new arrivals at the capital.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
WEBB HELD UNDER
BOND OF $4,000

KANSAS CITY, No. Jan. 1S.-H:
Grady Webb, medical student. pleaded
not cuilty in the Federal court here to-
day on a charge OF having aided in
holding up and robhinG Il Baltimore anu
Ohio train OF 500 900 m unsigned cur
rency in Doddrldge county, W. Va. in
October. 1915. He was held In default
of $50, 600 bond and will be taken to
Wheeling, w, Va, for trial.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
Advance Checked

The advance of the Teutonic Allies
in Rumania apparently has been
brought to srandstill. for the time
being at least by the reinforced, Rus
slams and Rumanians. In the latest
Berlin official communication. the
only success reported for the invad-
ers were gained through surprise
attack between the Suchitza and Put
ma valleys, where the army OF Arch,
duke Joseph captured an otficer, loo
men and one machine gun from nos
tile position and south OF the Oltul
road where strong Russian attack
was repulsed with artillery ana ma
chine gun fire.
On the other hand, the Rumanlanss
nut down a German attack south OF
Monestar-Kachinul. on the kaslno
River, and southwest of Praleasa Sc,
cured a German position and captured
a large number Of men and four ma
chine guns. The Germans are shelling
the towns of Tultcha and lsakcha
across The Danube in Dobrudja. while
the Bulgarian guns are active against
hostile shipping and military opera
tions near Galatz and lsakcha.
On the Russian front and in Gallcla
there has been violent artillery actlF'
ilv and minor fights between raldlng
narties ar isolated points. Near Smof'
con the Russians have carried out sue
cessful raids and sapping operations
according 10 Petrograd. In the region
nf Krashin Il Russian force entered
i German position. but later was drlV-
en- out.
British Extend Gains. 49,.
The British in France have turther
extended their gains Of "Wednesday
near Observation-Disclosures. The Frencn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
Awaits Withdrawal

Ell PASO, Tex. Jan. 1S-American
army officers here believe Villa, who
was reported at Sam Andres Tuesday,
has delayed his attack upon Chihua,
'hua City until the American troops
have been withdrawn from Mexico.
Villa does not wish TO 10 anything
that will delay departure OF the troops
for which he will take credit the Of
ficers said. A Mexican merchant ar
riyinc here said skirmishes had been
in progress between Fresno and San
Andres since Sunday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
LITTLE HOPE HELD OUT
FOR LOST AVIATORS

CALEXICO. Cal. Jan. 1S-2ain, log
and cold weather today prevented lure
ther search by military airplanes OF
The desert OF Lower California ana
Sonora for. LirUtcnant-Colonel Harry
G.. Rishop, and Lieutenant w. A. ROD
ertsnn. Jr.. army avlat2rs, missing
since January 10, when they StaTleu
from San Diego, CAL on ilisht 70
'CaleNico. ..;,.,
The three army airplanes when
were brought from the North lslana
aviation base at San Diego. were mere
tonight, and the military ariators VINO
are conducting the search were pre-.
pared for an early start tomorrow II
the weather permitted
Slight Hope Held Out
IA EOLSA. Sonora, Jan: is, Wy
courier TO Yuma. Ariz)-After gay
of fruitless search. returning parues
voiced the opinion tonight that there
was slight hope OF tlndlng allEe tn9
army aviatorS. Lieutenant-Colonel
Harry G. Bishop and Lieutenant w:
A Robertson, Jr.. who have been lost
in Sonora or Lower California since
January 10.
Searchers today circled all sections
of Sonora from La Bolsa, 10 Port lsa-
bel The parties, with three automo-
biIes. we're Joined today by men on
horseback sent out by Colonel Esta-
ban bar Cantu. military governor Of Low;
er California. Two factions combined
and the horsemen rode through the
1hck brush where it is impossible lot
automobiles to pass.
One OF the automobile parties; ac,
companied by an Associated PTSss
left late today for Plnc
AGATE following the northeast bank OF
the creek near Colonia for fifteen
miles. From there the party Will head
for FL Doctor ranch and make tnat
section the base Of supplies until tue
search is completed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
WHEELING MAN NAMED
COMMITTEE CLERK

Special Dispatch 10 the uelrEnucer. 90
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. ID
President Goodykoontz today desig,
mated John Nolle, of Wheeling. and
II. T. McAvoy, of Brooke county, as
senate committee clerks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-19
TKE WEATHER.

West Vtrg1nia-Fair and colder Fri
day; Saturday fair with rising tempera-
ture.
ohio, Western Pennsylvania-Falr on
Friday; Saturday overcast and waruer.