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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
REGENTS MAKE MANY
CHANGES AT UNIVERSITY

Special Dispatch u the Inicliiscncor.
MORGANTOWN. w. Va, Ian. g.
The Board Of Regents in session today
made several important changes and
additions in the West Virginia Uni
versity Faculty. The resignation OF
DR.. Charles H. Rogers as head Of the
department Of pharmacy was accept
cd and Professor G.. Bergy, Of the de-
partment was chosen to succeed him.
John F. Norman. of Marshall College
was appointed an instructor in phar-
macy. Alexander r. Gray, graduate of
Penn State and we'll known football
player was appointed assistant Profess
sor in the mining extension depart
ment The resignation Of y. !. Swift
as Instructor in animal husbandry WAS
accepted and Rex Harland Cokeley at
present a student in the University
was appointed to fill the vacancy. I.
c. MclIvain was appointed instructor
in agrOnomy, vice w. B. Kemp whose
resignation was effective sometime
ago r. Fl. Patch Of Virginia was elect
ed instructor Of Horticulture in the eX-
tension department. Charles Ayres, Of
Ohio State University was elected i'll
structor in entomology as substitute
for L. NJ. Peairs. who is now studying
al Chicago University.
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INSPECTION ITINERARY
FOR WEST VA. GUARD

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan: s.
Only few officers of the United
States army are available for inspec-
ton service with the National Guard.
and because Of that fact the. war
department today directed a change
in The advised inspection dates AFFECT
ing the First West Virginia infantry.
In conformity with this information
Adiutant-General John c. Bond has
issued an order containing the follow
ing inspection itinerary: Feb. l and 2,
B company. Sutton; Feb. 3, c com:
pany, Buckhannon: Feb. 5 and 3; \
company, Clarksburg: Feb. Z and 8.
4 company, Clarksburg; Feb. 9, band
Clarksburg: Feb. 10. E company. OF
Grafton; Feb. u and 13. D COMPANY
Littleton; Feb. IA, headquarters com
pany, Fairmont; Feb. Is and 16, Il
company, Fairmont: Feb. II, COM
panv, Fairmont; Feb. 10, MACHINE, gun
Company. Fairmont; Feb. 20 and IL
L company. Morgantown; Feb, ~,
supply company. Morgantown; Feb. 70
and "a, G company and rifle range
Kingwood: Feb. 81 and 27. NJ COM
pany. Terra Alta; Feb. IS and Mar. l;
F company, Martinsburg; Mar. ana
3. state headquarters, arsenal, store
house and rifle ranges. charleston.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
TEACHER TELLS OF
SCH00LH0USE WRECK
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION .
DEATH OF CHILDREN
Building PickedUpBodilya and
Then Broken, Scattering
Bodies and IImbers.

McALESTER, Okla, Jan. 5.-How
the little rural school house at Fireton,
Okla, was torn from its foundations,
whirled through the air and ripped to
pieces by a tornado, causing the death
Of Is children. was described Today
by Miss Vara Carter, the teacher, as
she lay on cot in Il hospital here,
where she is under treatment for in
jurieS received in the storm.
Il WAS hearing Il primary class when
the storm broke Miss Carter said.
at had been raining, and above the
noise Of the patter on The roof we
heard Il peculiar 'long-drawn hiss.
went to the door and looked out. 4
big, black cloud. moving very fast,
came UP the valley, enveloped the Bap-
of il high in the air Away to the
south the sky was a ghastly green,
which lightened everything with an
unearthly glow.
The cloud twisted AMI whirlcd
straight toward tn" $chunlhouse.
closed the door and placed my back
against 1t. There WA nothing we could
do. When the storm struck 1T seemed
as if the end of the world had come. so
great was the roar and confusion as The
schoolhousc lifted into the air, twisted
dlzzily and then went all 10 pieces. |
was battered against pieces OF flying
timbcrS. sucked forward by a terrible
blast Of air which took away my breath
and lett me almost unconscious. IT. was
awful. Awful! II seemed ns il ! were
being drawn into n mighty whirlpool.
Dark objects whirIcd around me. Some
of them were my pupils. my poor little
children.
"Aft"r lime I found myself lying on
a hillside, many children stretched near
me; some of them motlonless. some
moaning in pain. Their clothes were
covered with blood. Through the. clouds
the sun was breaking and Il rain was
falling gently"
Miss Carter will recover despite a
broken right arm. fractured Jaw and
serious bruises.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
WANT RAILWAY PROBE
TO BE CONTINUED

NEW YORK. Jan. 5-The railway
executives advisory committee, in a
statement issued here tonight. urged
that the congressional investigation
Of railway transportation problems be
not discontinued until full hearing
is given to all Of the many interests
concerned"
Industrial and business organiza-
tions generally were disturbed at the
action OF the House of Representatives.
in defeating the special rule for action
on the resolution to continue the work
of the committee" the statement as
serted.
Many business bodies have express
ed themselves as favoring the continu-
ance Of this work of inquiry. in the
hope that better system of railroad
regulation may be worked out. IL
would be regarded AS unfortunate II
any political differences should be per
mitted 10 obstruct the work which the
commercial interests Of the country
feel 10 be so vitally necessary.
Many national organizations. III
Guiding chambers Of commerce, saw
ings banks, life insurance companies,
traffic associations, as well as promi'
nent individuals, have been invited 10
give their views concerning the rall,
road problem to the commission and
have been Dreparing to do SO.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
SUFFRAGE DEFEATED
BY WILFUL FRAUD

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.--A charge
that the suffrage cause had been
cheated of five and perhaps more
states by wilful fraud or fraud per
petrated within the law" was made
by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presll-
dent of the National American SUI
frage association, in an address advo-
eating more stringent corrupt, prac-
tires Jaws. delivered tonight before
the National Popular Government
I'm g states" said Mrs. Gait, no
provision has been made by the cleo
tion law lor any form Of contest or
recount on referendum. PolltlGSal
corrupters may, in these states orloe
voters, colonize voters and repeatI
them to their hearts content anu
redress of any kind Is practically I'M
possible. A case might be brought to
ihe courts and The guilty parties pun,
ishcd, but the election would STAND.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
SHOOTING SCRAPE
ENDS IN FATALITY

SI,r,.lsl Dispatch u The IntoiEenCNr.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va. Jan. o.
Mrs. Nellie Galway died in the City
hospital at 8 o'clock tonight as the
result of bullet wounds inflicted dur
ing a shooting scrape at the Mcclure
hotel, in Star City. December list
Six young men of Star City and Will
lam Tennant. proprietor of the hotel,
who have been under arrest pending
an investigation of the affair by the
grand jury, will in all probability be
brought to trial on a charge of having
caused her death. The Monongala
county grand jury is in session this
week and will report tomorrow morn
ing. AS the result Of her death, 1t IS
certain that a true bill will be report
ed in the case.
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V14 $N4&T
ANONYMOUS LETTERS
FIGURE IN BOPP CASE

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Jan. s.
Anonymous letters asserting, respon.
sibility for explosions of a barge OIL
dynamite figuring in the trial OF Ger,
man Consul Franz Bopp, accused
with others Of American neutrality
violations were received today by
Bopp and the United States atlor-
ney prosecuting the case. The barge
was destroyed in Seattle harbor, IN
May, 1915. The cargo was consigned
to Russia
Destruction Of the barge, asserts
the government, was part Of a plot
by Bopp and his associates TO destroy
munition shipments to the Entente
Allies. The letters were signed, n.
P" the writer saying he would ap-
pear at the trial next Monday or
Tuesday "and perhaps surrender"
The government rested its case
today. with the proviso that it might
call another witness in rebuttal. The
case is expected 10 80 to the jury
Tuesday or Wednesday Of next week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
DEVELOPMENTS COMING
In ELECTION PROBE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. - Further
Developments are expected shortly by
department of justice officials in the
election Investigations in Indiana,
Illinois and Ohio conducted by Frank
C. Daley. of Indianapolis, special as
slstant to the attorney general Mr.
DALEY has returned 10 indianapolis,
after conferences here during which
he Is understood to have submitted
reports on his work and to have con-
suited with department experts as to
the drafting of indictments which may
be placed before the grand Jury.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
SECOND PEACE NOTE
IS NOT CONTEMPLATED

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. -.
The State Department to-day author
ized the statement that President WI:
son was not contemplating sending
another peace note. -
Counsellor Polk gave out tho fol:
lowing statement: -
Report that the President Is pre-
pairing to send a new note to the bel:
iigerent powers Is false and without
any foundation. The President has no
second note in contemplation.
Following the cabinet meeting, Sec
retary Lansing announced that Preei'
dent Wilson had authorized him to
saw that the American government
had no other note in contemplation,
and that such information was being
sent to all American diplomatic repre-
sentatives abroad. -
Secretary Lansing would not dis.
cuss the question further, but It Was
understood that the reason for the an;
noupcement WAS apprehension on the
part OF the administration that reports
that another note would be sent would
affect the Entente reply to the Presi.
dents first note, expected here In tho
near future.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
TUBERCULAR COWS
BEING DESTROYED

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Jan. s.
Out Of twenty milk COWS in kanawha
county examined by state, veterinary
examiners, seven are affected with
tuberculosis. Those affected will be
shipped to Huntington and destroyed.
1t will require one month in which TO
examine all the dairy herds IN IA
nawha county. Following this WORK
the board of examiners will probably
20 into Putnam county to make q
similar investigation, and order all
affected COWS killed. The examining
board consists Of four veterinary
surgeons
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OIL GOES UP
TO S2.95 A BARREL

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 5. - Pennsyl-
Yania crude oil came within five cents
4 barrel of the goal for which pro-
iucers have been contending for many
years when the principal purchasing
agencies announced an advance of ten
cents TO $295 at the opening OF the
market. Other grades were advanced
as follows: Mercer Black. five cents
10 S235: Corning. five cents TO S2.30;
Cabell, FIVE cents TO S2.o7: Somerset,
ave cents TO $40; Ragland. two cents
10 81 cents.
Refners say that the rapid increase
IN price has not brought them great
deal OF oil. although there are large
Quantities above ground Producers,
they say; are marketing as little as
possible and they do not expect rush
Of oil until the $500 mark has been
reached. ;.
HOUSTON, Texas. Jan. .. - The
Texas company late today announced
an Increase OF % cents on light crude
oil from the Gushing field, taking the
quotation up to SITS, record Tor
some years. Todar's advance does
not apply TO the same quality OF OIL IN
Tho ,nil.continent field
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
CABELL COUNTY
CONTEST is OFF

HUNTINGTON. ". Va. Jan. o
Petitions which it is reported were be-
ing prepared by Grant district citizens
contesting the election Of Sheriff H; E;
Love. Of Cabell county, were not filed
TO-DAY in Circuit Court here. The pro-
posed action of Grant district voters,
It is understood. was to be based on al
LEGATIONS Of infringements on election
laws applying to promises of appoint
ments and the disbursement OF cam
paign funds.
As such petitions must be filed with
in so days after the election. but one
day remains in which action may be
taken
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DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE:

SENATE:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Met at
noon
EenStor Works continued his val
edicto';y speech, attacking tho ad-
natniGtratdon.
Adopted 4s to II Senator Jones'
substitute for the Hitchcock reGolu-
tton, which endorses President
wilson's request to the bentgerents
for peace terms without endorsing
tho peace note itself.
Considered nnmtnations~in In. sxeou-
tive session
Adjourned ut e:21 to noon Satur-
day.
HOUSE:
Met at IL O.. M
Resumed consideration agrioul-
ture appropriation bill.
Hearings on tho reported '1eak"
in connection with President Will
sons peace note were begun before
Rules Committee.
Adjourned at 5.23 p. N. to IL o. m.
Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
HUSBAND HELD FOR
ATTEMPTED MURDER

Special Dispatch to the lutclliscncrr.
CtARKSBURG. W. Va. Jan. O.
William Cawthorne. a slogie roller. is
in Jail, charged with attempting to
murder his wife with Il razor when
they quarreled this morning at their
home on Poplar street. and his wife is
in a hospital with deep gaShes in her
throat face, neck and hands. Police
say jealousy is the cause, basing their
statements on complaints previously
filed with them by Cawthorne. Doc
tors say the woman has Il chance for
recovery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
OHIO PHYSICIAN KILLS
HIS WIFE AND SELF

Special UIKnatch 10 INC ErT1r0HSrIeeT' ~
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 5.-Dr. J. II.
Williams, aged so years, one OF the
best known physicians in Southeast
ern Ohio, shot and killed his wife at
his home at Caldwell today and then
fatally shot himself. They have eight
children. Jealousy was the cause.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. c, Jan. D.
Forecast: --
West Virainia-RaIn and colder Sat
urday; Sunday unsettled.
Ohio-Fair and colder Saturday;
Sunday unsettled, probably snow q.
rain in north. ~
Western PennsyIvanla-Falr AZ
colder Saturday; Sunday unsetdee 3
probably followed BY snoW Or rain -.
night IS;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
Troopers COMING HOME.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 5.-NeW
York field hospital No. 3 at McAlle
and the PENNSYLVANIA signal battalion
at El Paso will start for home today,
it was announced at department head
quarters. Headquarters Of the Penn
sylvania Infantry are to leave FL Faso
tomorrow
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THREE HUNDRED KILLED AND MANY
INJURED IN F0RN0SA EARTHQUAKE
@HrIEeN

TOXIC Jan. 6-Three hundred persons have been killed
and many injured in disastrous earthquake in Central
Formosa according special dispatches from Taihok, the
capital Formosa 1t estimated that thousand houses
have been destroyed.
The city of Nano has been damaged extensively by fire.
The island of Formosa lies between the Philippine
Islands and Japan and owned by Japan The city of Nano
is situated in the central part of the island
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ARREDoNDo AT IAEEDO.

LAREDO. Tex. Ian. 5.-Eliseo Are
dondo. Mexican ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ii
the United States, arrived here late to-
day and will leave tomorrow lui Querc-
taro to confer with General CarranZa-
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Aredondo to Report.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Jan. 6-ElSeo
,rrajondo, who was summoned from his
,'n.t ne Mexican mbassador-designate
~ W Washington for Il conference with
First Chief Carranza. passed through
hero on his way 10 Queretaro' Mexico
to-day. <., o,o-t -,
tho altitude of American officials re-
Gardine the Mexican situation: He eH-
,S,rcSsnd his belief that the Washington
government knows that the latest re-
crudcscrncc of villa activity ls assiSr
nf solely TO rctard withdrawal of the e1-
force.
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rrAnch cnnanl Killed.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Advlces 70
the state department to-day. denied re.
norts reaching I'll l'aso Yesterday tnae
M Pernardfni French consul at Torreon
had heen killed by Villas men. The
nccupatIon OF Torreon by Carranza
forces was officially confirmed.
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Held for Ransom.

Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. o.-Reports
that German Consul Vogel, of Coilma,
Mexico, was being held for ransom oy
bandits are given support in letter
that has been received here from an
American consul in southwestern Mex
leo by an American refugee: WOO
DR., C. n. Morrill,, an American, was
also bcinC held for ransom by the ban.
dts. the letter stated. DR.. Morrill, IS o.
years old and one Of the wcaIthy resi-, ~,
DENTS of the state. He and the German
consul were taken from their homes
20, and carried off to the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-06
SUNKEN SUBMARINE
ARRIVES AT BASE

BERLIN, Jan. 5 (via London, 7:55
D. m.)-The German submarine U-46
reported sunk off St. Nazaire, France,
has returned to its home port, says
an Official statement issued today.
A despatch from Amsterdam Dec. %
last said that according to report
from German sources, the German
submarine U-46 had been sunk in the
Bay of Biscay by entente naval forces.
On the same date a despatch from
Paris reported the German submarine
U-45, which had sunk several. steam
ers off st. Nazaire had been been
sunk by destroyers.
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SUFFERS
SERIOUS DEFEAT
ROUTED AT JIMINEZ
BY GEN. MURGUIA
With Loss Of 1900 Killed,
Wounded or Captured
Generals Among Slain.

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Jan. 5-Vllla
was defeated at Iiminez yesterday by
General Francisco Murguia with loss
of 1900 rebel dead, wounded and cap
tured. The rebel leader, Martin Lopez,
and another Villa general are among
the slain. according to official report
tonight from the Carranza commander;
villa was said TO be fleeing toward I'll
Vale.
General Murguia stated that his
command pushed back Villas troops
five miles after coming into contact.
Machine guns are credited with play
ing an important part in the otien-
sive in which both cavalry and imam
try were heavily. engaged. villa, ac,
cording to the report, personally leo
repeated cavalry attacks against Mul'
guia claims the recovery of many car
loads of the loot brought by the WI
Ia troops from Torreon. GoVernment
cavalry is said 10 have killed about o0
members Of Villas bodyguard, whlcn
is protecting him in his escape oy au-
tomobile.
General Murguia advised his subor'
dinates here that he intends to keep up
a hot pursuit as Villas forces are bad
~ disoreaniZed. Tie general dlrec,,
ton of the retreat of the scattered
bands IS towards Parral where ne sa:u
he expected them to make stana.
The casualties Of the government
troops are put at 100, among them
several of the higher officers.
News is Confirmed.
Ell PASO, Texas, Jan. 5.-De facto
Mexican government troops undel
General Francisco Murguia decisiVely
defeated a revolutionary force under
personal command of Francisco Vlila,
near Jimenez, yesterday, according 20
Eduardo Bravo, Carranza consul, VINO
announced he had received the news news
in a message from Chihuahua Clty
late today. Many of Villas followers
we're killed and taken prisoner the
message said. -. ch;
Jiminez is $50 miles south OF Chl'
huahua City. Many war munitions
were captured by General Murgula s
column, the dispatch added.
Reports of fighting somewhere SCUM
of chihuahua City were received at FL
Paso by government agents TO-DAY
but the exact location of the engage
ments could not be ascertained. villa
sources claimed fighting was IN prog
ross to-day at Bachlmba Pass, 6etWeen
Chihuahua City and Santa Rosalia.
These reports we're contradlcteo 10y
the de facto government official dls'
matches.
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TO MAKE MONTENEGRO
NEW SLAVONIC STATE

AMSTERDAM. via London. Jan. .,
S:5S p. MA despatch 10 the Rheln-
ische Westphalische Zeitung of Essen
from Berlin states that negotiations
are proceeding at Lucerne. Swltzer-
land. between representatives OF Aus
tria-Hungary and Montenegro, Ger
many also being represented. with a
view to the. creation Of a new south
Slavonic state under Austro-Hungarlan
protection. Prince Mirko, Of Montene-
gro. it is added, will be the ruler Of the
new state.
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Prince Mirko Of Montenegro Is the
second son of King Nicholas and re-
manned in Montenegro after its occu-
cupation by Austro-Hungarian troops
Prince Mirko married Princess Natalie
Of Serbia.
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T h e w e ath er

Fair and colder Saturday; Sunday IN.
settled, probably followed by snow Or
rain by night.
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GUIDES FOR IT'S SOLDIERS
Great Britain Carefully Provides for
the Men Home on Leave
From the Front.

LOndon.-SOldiers on leave from the
front In the early days of the war had
the greatest difficulty In finding their
way about London and across it to
main line centers leading to their pro.
vincial homes, but this has all been
altered, and what was once chaos at
Victoria station now works like any
part of the military machine.
This has been made possible by the
help of the volunteers of the National
Guard and by members of the Wom-
ans Reserve Ambulance company. who
take charge of the men on arrival,
change their. French money into Eng
fish, grant them loans and personally
conduct them to the various stations
they may require to travel from. The
same thing is done when leave is up.
The soldier, used to discipline, likes
being handed on from one to another
rather than being left in strange
place to his own devices.