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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
FREIGHT INCREASES
ASKED BY ROADS TO
MEET RESISTANCE
THOMPSON OF B. & o.
URGES THE ADVANCE
Wheeling, Huntington and
OtherBusiness Interests
In Opposition.

A. W. Thompson president OF the
American Railway Association, vice pres
ident of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
and representing in this instance, the
council of national defense and the war
board appeared this afternoon before the
West Virginia Public Service Commits
sion and urged allowances OF the app!l-
cations OF the railroads operating in the
state for increases In freight rates on
coal and general Increases in class and
commodity rates.
While practically all the railroads
were represented at the hearing. WHICH
was continued over Tomorrow, MT.
Thompson spoke for all OF them IN ms
Initial statement. He told the commits
sion that the railroads are handling 20
pcr cent more business at present than
ever before. and that on per cent IN
crease In equipment. ~.
Making a special example OF the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad, which he said was
typical Of all, he declared that on ac,,
count OF the increased cost OF lapor' luei
and Materials the expenses OF that roao
will be $20.000,000 a year, WINE All tne
would amount to only $s.S0O.0oo year.
a condition he regarded as sorry plgnt
for the railroads.
The applications which are tor the
same increases as hireaaS ar ,hn S,nteJstate COM
mcrcc commission. apparently Will DC
strongly pressed.
They also will be strongly resisted. as
t,he pnrkersburK board Of trade, the
Huntington chamber Of commerce, manu-
featuring firms at Wheeling and many
other individuals Interested In shipments
Of coal and other commodities. The Par-
kersburg commercial body was repre-
snnteS nv former Governor White.
The increases asked. according to the
nrotestnnts, in plain figures amount to
IS cents a ton on coal. running as : hiEh ir
nS,sncos on short hauls, and the pro-
posed Increase In class and commodity
rratcs amount from Is to 80 per cent.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
EXPULSION Of
IA TOILETTE
IS DEMANDED

RACINE, wis, Sept. a7-Ths
League Of wisconsin Euntoips1t-
ties in. Its session hore today
adopted resolutions, ut tho close Of
Theodore Roosevelt's dauunctAtion
Of Senator Robert y. haFollstte,
demanding tat tho United STATES
senate expel the Wisconsin senator
from that body.
The hinge audience whioh PACKED
the auditorium greeted Colonel
Rocsevelt's Htriouo utterances
against Senator LaFonette's re-
ported "attempt to oondone' the
sinking Of tho Lusitania and It's
consequent Joss Of Lives Of women
and children, with loud applause
and cries of "That's right; that's
right"
Colonel Roosevelt said that he
fully appreciated tho loyalty Of
Wisconsin and scored those who dis
ortminate against q man because Of
his birth, as un-American- There
was the closest attention whom tho
speaker compared Senator La
Fouette to tho eopperheads Of tho
Civil war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
GERMANY'S TREATMENT OF THE YARROWDALE
PRISONERS RAISES DOUBT OF HER THOROUGH
. SINCERITY IN PROCESSING ANXIETY TO MAIN
TAIN PEACE WITH AMERICA.

America to talk peace 10 the President.
were sincerely anxious for peace. or were
only making these general offers or
peace In order to excuse in the eyes OF
the world a resumption Of ruthless sub
marine warfare and to win to thntr sido
public opinion in the United States. in
case such warfare should be resumed.
Had the decision rested with the Cham
cellor and with the Foreign Office, In
stead OF with the military. l am sure
that the decision would have been
against the resumption Of this ruthless
war.
But Germany Is not ruled In war time
by civilian power. flindenburg at the
time left for America was at tho head
Of the General Staff. and LIdendorrf.
who had been Chief Of Staff. had been
made the quartermaster general in order
that he might follow Hindenburg 10
General Headquarters.
Hndenbuzg and Ludendor3f.
Hindenburg. shortly before tn" battle
OF Masurian Lakes. vas a general living
In retirement at Hanover. because he
had for years specialized in the study OF
this region. he was suddenly called 10
the command Of tho German army which
was opposing tho Russian invasi"n5
Ludcndor(f. who had been colonel Of a
regiment at the attack. of LeiGe was sent
with him as his chief Of staff. Th: sue
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
RETURNING AMERICAN
SEES NO PATRIOTISM
Discipline in Army Destroyed,
and Most Russians Are
Against the War.

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 27.-An Amer
lean who has spent ten years In Euro
pean capitals and whose position COM
pels him to take the viewpoint Of an
impartial observer, reached here TO-
day after six weeks in Petrograd and
gives a pessimistlc report of the
fighting spirt;S tn Russia and Of politi-
cal and industrial conditions there.
He says:
There is no fighting spirit except
among the Cossacks and Caucasians.
and that seems to be wanning. A
Caucasian colonel said to me: There
are no real fighters left in Russia ex-
cept us, and we are not Russians
thank God, but Cauca slams and Mo-
hammedans.
The interior cities and villages are
filled with Russian troops who refuse
10 go to the front Young Russians
of the better class are hunting the
streets OF Petrograd for men who are
willing to become officers. Since the
murder Of officers by men has become
a daily occurrence only the most fer
vent patriots will assume the risk Of
taking commissions.
Open Disobedienct.
"The reports Of open disobedience
of troops at the front and OF deeds OF
violence committed by them are count
loss. Railway travel in many places,
and particularly In southwestern
Russia, is unsafe because soldiers
loot trains. steal luggage and NAL
treat and even murder those who re-
sist
81 sat IN the war office at Petro-
grad when the report was received
of the murder OF nearly one hundred
officers at Eiborg. and of the prepa-
ration of prescription lists against OIL
ficprs in Tammerfors.
Newspapers in Helsingfors carry
daily accounts of military deeds of
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
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s,r,al Dispatch 10 tho IntellIsnccr.


WELLSBURG, Sept. y. - The
twenty-seventh annual Northwestern
convocation of the Protestant Episco-
pal churches of 26 counties Of the
state came TO a close here today
with the election of officers for the
ensuing year. Rev. H. B. Lee, OF
Weston, was reelected dean. heV.
J. H. Clark, OF Sistersville, succeeded
himself as treasurer, and Rev. Dud-
ley Boogher of Parkersburg. was
elected treasurer.
A discussion arose regarding the
wisdom of electing second bishop
for the West Virginia diocese at the
present time and 1t was finally de-
cided that 1t would be unwise to do
so. owing to the financial condition
of the churches. the uncertainty OF
the future and present war condl'
tions.
The treasurer made a clear and
brief report on the financial condi-
tion OF the diocese and stated that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
NORTHWESTERN C0NV0CAT|ON
VOTES AGAINST SECOND BISHOP
War Conditions Have Adverse Effect Upon Finances OF
Church -Episcopaian Evangelistic Cam
paign to Be Waged December 2-9.

the people are feeling the pinch OF
war times and are cutting down the'r
pledges. with the result that all re-
ligious orders are suffering.
An efficiency committee. composed
OF Rev. R. E. L. Strider, OF Wheeling,
Rev. DR.. J. H. Clark, of Sistersvllie'
Rev. H. B. Lee, Of Weston, and kew.
Young of Grafton, was appointed. ana
they made report recommending
that week of Evangelistic Missions
be held from December . to 9 inclu-
siv In the twenty-siS counties in the
convocation. with the view Of arous-
ing the people to greater effort and
renewed consec7ation. Completing
the week it was suggested that on the
last day every member Of all the
churches be canva ssed for the pur-
pose OF increasing their offerings for
missions and home work.
The recommendation Of the COM
mittee were enthusiastically received
and adopted and the committee was
continued with power to complete ar
rangements for the campaign.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
HIGHER POSTAGE RATES
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
Newspaper Zone Postage Is
Adopted-Movie Fans
Will Be Soaked.

WASHINGTON. SPIT. 27.-The
war tax bill, increased to raise
about s2.7oo,ooo, 900. federal rev
enue in addition to 81 ,333, 900 GOO
secured under existing law, was
completed late today by the SEN
ate and house conferees.
After two weeks deii6eration
the eonferees reached agreement
on the bilI-the largest In Ameri-
can history and in the making
four months-and sent the revised
draft to the printer. While the
action was officially said to be
tentative, virtually only formal
approval Of the new draft remains
to be voted. Presentation OF the
conference report to the house
late tomorrow is planned. II will
be considered a.st by the house
and the bllps - 'ctment into law
next week is regarded assured.
Additional taxes Of between $25n.-
ono. .Onn and S3hn. .06n.00n over the.
senate bill which totalcd Sc.41s.on0.-
nn0. were added by the conferees.
AS passed by the house the total
WIS sl.S6S. non. ono.
Senate levies Of $1.n60. 0.Nn0.0n0 on
wan excess profits and $S42.20h.hno
on incomes were substantially up-
changed. tho conference increases
being divided among many items.
with few ncw taxes added. and
many eliminated provisions re-
stored. Tho system Of l"rrinG war
excess profits taxes. however. was
practically rewritten in COM
promise between the state war profits
and house excess profits systems.
4 minirnam exemption Of seven per
cent on invested corporate capital
is said I" be provided. with modified
allowances for intangible assets.
The only chnnE> in the senate in
come tax section was to rr-srranEe
and harmonic" Il few graduated sur
taxes on incomes over S5o.0nn. with
out substantial change in revenue
returns or individual taSati
Normal taxes on individuals and
corporations and the lowered indi-
ridual exemptions as revised In the
senate were approved
Liquor and tobacco sections Of
tically unchanged although a, slight
decrease in revenues from whiSkGy
and manufactured tobacco probably
will result.
or m" S9-h.nan. .nnn to S3"n n.nnn.-
mn additional agreed to hy tho con-
forces. about o,','-third was placed
upon postage. Tho house one cent
letter tax estimated To raise ST0.-
o00. .nnh. which WAS stricken out by
tho seuatc. WAS restored by the con-
fern"s. and their agreement for y
graduated zone increase on second
class mnil rates is estimated to
raise some millions more.
Another large Increase ordered
wa; in passenger transportation
ard Pullman accommodation taxes.
Amusement admissions also bear n
considerable inrr'asr with senate
{Continucs. cn Page Twc1-c.)
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With all the detectives for which
Field Marshal Haig started his men
early Wednesday morning in new Of
fensire near Yprcs securely In their
hands. the English. Scotch and Austral-
inns now arc tenaciously holding them.
notwithstanding fierce German thrusts
that time and again have Intellectually
been launched in efforts to regain the
last ground.
AS had been expected. by reason OF
the contour Of the territory over which
the battle has wagcd, tho lighting thor
oughou has been Of most violent
character Near the Polygon wood.
wh"r" the Australians arc facing the
foe. north and northeast Of ST. julien
and northwest of Zannebeke the en-
counters have been of Il sanguinary
character. the Germans losing heavily
In heir ccuntcr attacks.
or all thu points of vantage sought
for and gained by Field Marshal lfaig
the village of Zonnchrke probably was
tho most important. for six miles far
thcr on lies the OStcnd-Eille railway.
the cutting OF which by tho British
would seriously Interfere with opera
(Coutiuued on Page Twelve.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
THREE HUNDRED MILLION ADDED
To THE WAR TAX MEASURE; HITS
MR.. AVERAGE MANS POCKET BOOK
MIR. AVERAGE MAN
WILL HAVE TO PAY

One cent letter tax, raising
SIC, ,ooo, 900 of the $3,ooo,ooo,ooo
added to the war tax measure.
Graduated zone system In news
paper postage, raising S1o,ooo'ooo.
Increased tax rates on raIsroao'
steamship and Pullman tickets.
Tax on amusement admissions;
including parks and movie thea
tres, as we'll as high priced houses.
Higher tax rates on automobiles,
patent medicines, perfumes and
cosmetics.
One cent stamp on bank checks,
to raise S1o,ooo,ooo.
Higher taxation Of, spirits and
malt beverages.
Special tax Of Is percent on mu-
nltons manufacturers, estimated to
raise s2e, 900, 600.
ITEMS CUT OUT.
Retroactive tax on 1916 in
comes.
General ten percent tariff in
crease.
Consumption taxes On gas, elec-
trio and local telephone SERVICE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
AMERICAN ENGINEERS
BOMBED BY GERMANS

AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN FRANCE. Sept. 27.-Ameri-
can army engineers. sleeping in their
barracks, have been under fire from
German airmcn.
Not nm American was hurt despite
fusilladc Of machine gun fire from the
air which riddled the barracks root ana
walls. -
Tho Americans took refuge in dug
ouIs There they sat about In groups
some in pajamas and others more scant-
" clad, and contsntedly played poker
by candle light until the raiders were
dispersed.
This is the first time that the bar
racks Of an American army contingent
have been the object Of German aeriul
attack) ,,, ~.
Details Of the attack, lnciualns 'he
date and time. cannot be given.
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NcAdoo Announces the Second h. S. Liberty Loan;
viii Be Three Billions or More at -Four per cent
OFFERED TO PUBLIC
ON 1ST OF OCTOBER
Term 1925 Years -Denom-
nations of $50 and
Multiples Of $50. !;

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-see-
retary McAdoo tonight announced
the details Of the second Liberty
Loan, which will be offered to
the public October I. Tho chief
features are:
Amount, $4,000, 100000 or more,
the excess not to exceed one halt
Of the amount Of over-'ubserip-.
ton.
Term Of bonds. maturity twenty.
five years; redeemabie at the op-
tion Of the secretary Of tho trsas.
ury In ten years.
Denominations Of bonds, $50 and
muItiples Of $50.
Interest rate, four percent, pay.
able semi-annuaIIy on November
IS and May IS. s,
Terms Of payment, two percent
upon application, eighteen percent.
November IS, forty percent Janu.
ary IS, 1918.
The privilege o. converting
bonds Of this Issue into bonds OF
any succeeding Issue bearing 4
higher Interest rate than four
percent during the period Of the
war 10 extended, and through an
arrangement under which bonds
will be printed with only four eou.
pons instead Of fifty to be. *.
changed At the end Of two yeare
for the bonds containing the full
number Of coupons) deliveries will
be prompt. In this manner the
issue Of Interim certificates will
be avoided.
NeAdoo's Announcement
Secretary McAdoo's announcing
'eads in part as follows: "
with the approval Of the president,
(ConttnuAd on Page fwalvo.)
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LOOKS LIKE SCHEME
TO AID THE GERMANS

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Sept. c7.-W.
J. Kennedy. proprietor Of cigar store.
today called the attention of federal
agents to supply Of matches. manu-
facturcd in Sweden and purchased by
Kennedy through local wholesale
house which contained scores of small
steel springs. Many boxes held two
Of the springs and contained only few
matches. Kennedy declared
1t was said the authorities would try
to determine whether the consignment
had been intended for some point IN
Europe instead of United States.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
"lu -Four Years In Germany AtbQSSQd0r CerardS BOOK

would approach the resumption Of ruth
l"sS submarine war Via tho armed mcr-
I hartman issue.
The case Of tn" Yarrowiala prisoners
seemed to hcur ont this theory.
y GERMAN raider captured and sank n
number of cnnm? vessels and sent tho
YnrruwGale. ono or tho captured bouts.
with a prize crew IN Swin"mundc. On
beard. held as prisoners. were a numb,r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
BRITISH
TROOPS HOLD
BAT 7 Til: GAINS
GERMAN THRUSTS ARE
AGAIN UNSUCCESSFUL
Sixteen Hundred Additional
Prisoners Are Captured
by the English.

LONDON, Sept. 27.-The re-
port. from Field Marshal HaiS
tonight refers only briefly to
tho operations OF today In Plan
de-s. On the previous day sew
o. powerful hostile counter at
tacxs, IL says, zero ropulged
w4eh heavy lossos and 1,61A
Germans were taken prisoners.
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If III" crews Of the captured vessels.
and among Those men learned. under
the rose wore some Americans. The
arrival of the HarrowdHlc was kept Sc
crct for some time. but. so soon ~ re-
ccivrd information Of It's arrival. I sent
note after note tn TN" Foreign office
demanding TO know whether thrrc were
any Americans among the prisoner
crews
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Porecast:
west virgtnia-showers and cooler on
Friday; Saturday probably fair.
Ohio--Fair Friday, except showers In
southeast portion, cooler east portion
Saturday fair.
Western Pennsylvania-Partly cloudy
Friday: Saturday fair.
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MOST DEPRESSING PICTURE Of
WAR CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA
BUTLER AND 7. R. IN
FIERCE ATTACKS ON
SEN. la TOILETTE

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j.. Sept. 27.--
Members of the American Bankers as
ISOLATION launched into vehement ex-
pressions Of approval when Nicholas
Murray Butler. president of Columbia
university. addressing them today on
the Changing World" demanded that
aonEreSs,., exnrciSe it's 'eetsesaa deiorai
right to cxpcl United States Senator
LaFollcttc.
We are repcllinE attacks upon
American people and institutions Of Two
kinds DR.. Butler said: we arc light
ing q Thcsa and We are fighting evil
minded suspicion. Cowardicc and trea-
son which have raised their heads at
home. Our soldiers ran fight the SOL
diers of the enemy. You and have got
TO fight scdItion and treason here.
Having the American people lost
their capacity for corporate indigna-
ton" he asked. There is provision
In the constitution providing that con-
Sress may rXpcl member by n two
thirds vote. What arc they thinking Of
TO sit there aid permit themselves TO be
contaminated by Senator Robert Nj.
LaFollctte?"
Cries Of approval came from every
side as Dr. Butler proceeded.
''Gcn.lcmen. you might just as well
put poison into the food of every hoy
that goes To his transport as to permit
this man To make war upor the nation
in the halls Of congress
Il am n native son Of New Jersey.
which has two patriotic sons IN the sem
ate. l call upon them To take the leud
Il am citizen Of New York. New
York has two patriotic sons In the sem
ate. call up"n them 10 take up the
challenge. No single net would go so
far 10 shorten the war"
Again the audience applaudcd.
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XH
WAS the German Government Ever Stn-
o~rnlv lnxtOun for PAaCo2

Was the German Government Ever Bin
osroly Anxious for PSacG7
On my return from America TO Berlin
every one in official life. the Chancellor.
ztmmerrnann. Won Stumu. who succeed
I'd Zimmerman. Won der Busche. for
merly German Minister in the Argentine.
who had equal rank with Stumm In the
Foreign Office all without exception and
In the most convincing language assured
me tina, cases lik. that OF III" Marina for
example. were only accidents. and that
there was every desire on the part OF
Germany to maintain the pledge given
in the Sussex note.
And the great question to be solved
Is whether the Germans. in making their
offers Of peace, In begging me to. go TO
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BY JAMES W. GERARD
American Ambassador at the German
Imperial Court, July %, 1918, to
February 4. 1877.

Copyright. 1917. by the Public Ledger
Company.
Copyright Canada 1917. by the Public
Ledger Company. International copy
rtKht. 1917. by the Public Ledger COM
pany. All rights reserved. Any in
trtnEement will be prosecuted.
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Hita Cnnnorhendh.

RACINE. Wis. Sept. "Nco-coppcr-
heads" Huns within the gates Of
America whu arc preaching dislnynlty n
the country's Cnlsc. and German Amcri-
CONTINUED on Pnge Twelve.)
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Continued cn Page Twcl-c.)
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THE WEATHER.

(Cont1nued on Page Twelve.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-04

ton, r; John Z. Davenport, r; Rodney
Light, d; collector of taxes, Alexander
! McKendrick, r.; registrars of voters,
| w. Samuel Raymond, r; James J..
Cody h; school committee, Georgiana
c. Hall, Robert H. Bradley, Francis E.
Green; total vote for Republican reg
istrar, 34S; total vote for Democratic
registrar, 233.
| For license. 252; against license, 362,
| Weston-Town> clerk, Arthur c.
Bradley, T; selectmen, Samuel B. Will
Hanson. r, Olivia B. Kellogg, r, Ec-
gar B. Perry, d; collector of taxes,
Dwight s. Fanton, r; registrars Of vo-
| ters, Frank C. Fitch, r, Irving J.
Lockwood, d; school committee, Hen
| ry Rowland. George Waterbury; to-
tai vote for republican registrar, ga;
total vote for democratic registrar, At
Town stands mo license.
observation-disclosures clerk, Oscar Pits
schiller. and +; selectmen, Ephraim
D. Brisco, d, Newton M. Curtis, r,
Thomas F. Brew and William B.
Glover, tie; collector of taxes, John
+. Hanlihan, and r; registrars of
voters, Thomas F. Bradley and Chas.
G. Peck, First District, Frank w. Kir-
ley and Louis D. Briscoe, Second Dis
trict; total vote for republican regis
trar, sos; total vote fof democratic
registrar, 202.
For license, $50; against license,
PSI.
Brookfield-Town clerk, William J.
Becker, r; selectmen, John Howard
Peck, r; Andrew G. Anderson, r,
John s. Thomhill, r; collector of taxes,
John W. Warren; registrars of voters,
Elmer N. Cornwall, William R. Col
Inns; school committee, Howard w.
Keller, Charles H. Camp; total vote
for republican registrar, A.
For license, rs; against, 67.
Redding.-Town clerk. Jonathan B.
Sanford, d; selectmen, William c.
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" Accidental" Coroner
Finds In Death Cases

{ (Aecfdental death Is the finding of
c<roners Jchn J. Phelan in the case
Of sad1e siegea, the little girl who
wnsA struck and fatally injured last
Monday by "a motor truck owned by
tho lBrfdgeport Gasiight Co. 1t was
found that the girl tried to cross the
street and ran from behind a moving
van directly In front of the truck,
which was drivenby william McMul-
lam
death OF Daniel Reardon of 400 Log
an street was due to accidental causes.
Heardon lived ON the upper floor of
the house and in going to lower
noor he fell down a flight of stairs,
sustaining fatal injuries.