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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-19

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April IS
Assurances reached Washington to-
day that under no conditions that are
now conceivable will the provisional
government Of Russia Yield to the
overtures from German and Austrian
Socialistic representatives 10 negott-
ate separate peace.
The Entente embassies, with this as
surance before them. frankly con-
fessed the great sense Of relief they
felt from the apprehension unuer
which they have labored for the past
two weeks that the extreme SOCIALIST
ic elements have so far dominated the
provisional government through sol,
d!ers snd wordngmen's committees
as seriously to jeopardize the integri'
ty Of the Entente alliances.
The gathering OF Socialists at Stock
holm, known TO be fomented by Ger.
mans and Austrlans, was looked upon
with dread and suspicion. and it was
feared that cunning appeals to the al
truistic principles OF Socialism. the
universal brotherhood Of workingmen.
and such considerations, might force
the provisional government to con-
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VON B|5S|NC
MAY Be DEAD

LONDON, April 19 (4:10 a. M
Reuters Amsterdam spondent
says that according to Brussels
despatch General Won Bissing, Ger
man encouragement in Belgium
died Wednesday evening.
An earlier despatch from Amster'
dam said:
AMSTERDAM, April 1S (via Lon
don. 1875 a. m.)-According to a
Brussels telegram, Governor General
Won Dissing is again i'll and the
emperor has appointed General Won
Zwehl his successor for the time
being. General Zwehl is at present
governor Of Antwerp.
General Won Kissing has been re-
peatedly reported i'll during the last
year and was said 10 be suffering from
pneumonia and in a dangerous condi
ton last December. Reports Of his
resignation have been equally fire.
uuent. but have never been confirmed
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BOSTON, April 18.-It was off,
cially announced at the navy yard
late today that no credence was
placed in reports from three coast
guard stations on Cape Cod that
heavy gunfire had been heard OFT
the coast. The positive state.
ment was made that there had
been no naval engagement and
that warships had exchanged sa-
lutes with foreign vessels
The previous announcement
that heavy gunfire had been heard
during the morning was also Is,
sued officially at the navy yard.
1t was based on; reports from Cape
Cod received by Lieutenant E. G..
Blakeslee, in charge Of the naval
radio district.
Newspaper correspondents at
points on the cape reported that
they had not heard any gun firing,
and that they knew nothing OF 1t
except the bulletina issued by the
naval authorities.
The statement discrediting the
first official announcement was Is
sued after the navy radio station
had been in communication With
the patrol fleet off the coast. No
information of any firing was OBJ
tanned from ships at sea, the
authorities said, adding that coast
guard stations had sent in no. ad-
ditional reports. Naval officers
who were asked to explain the
probable origin of the morning re.
ports, which, according 10 the Of
ficial announcement came inde-
pendently from three coast guard
stations, said they were unable TO
offer any suggestions as to what
might have been heard at those
stations.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-19
BERLIN STRIKE
OFF BUT PEOPLE
YEARN|NC PEACE

LONDON. April 1S.-1:95 p. Nj
A Berlin despatch foethe Politken or
Copenhagen, as forwarded to the En-
change Telegraph company says that
work has been resumed in most Of the
Berlin factories.
The Fosgische Zeitung of Berlin
says that aS conditions Of returning 10
work The strikers demanded a su:fi-
cient supply Of bread and potatoes,
proper distributor OF food and a guar
antee Of the promised PruSsian ei"c-
loral reform.
4 Reuter- despatch from Amsterdam
says it is reported there from Berlin
; that the last Of the strikers have re-
, Sumed work.
THE HAGUE. Tuesday. April l.. via
| London. April is, 12:0S p. m.-How
urgent is the yearnng for peace
among the German people. and how
great is the increased strain just i'm
posed on them in consequence of the
I reduction in the bread ration may be
judged from the eXhortations and the
! pictures Of woeful alternatives pub
iished in provincial newspapers on
the inauguration of the curtailment Of
the bread supply. The Courier of
Hanover. for example. represents that
Il quicker but unSaIisfaCiorr peace
would not lead To a better food supply.
: The people are told that Great Britain.
France. Italy and even the United
States are reckoning with a world
famine for the current year. and that
in case of Il premature conclusion Of
peace he demands Of these countries
i for their own needs would prevent Tho
supplying of Germany with foreign
, foodstuffs.
The Courier porirays the British
people as paying the highest grain
prices Of century and declares that
The Germans are situated more favor
ably than those who planned 10 starve
them. not being mrnaccd by bad
world crop and rapidly sinking ship
tonnage. If, however. the blockade of
Germany should succeed through lack
of economy, the newspaper says, our
people would have not only time Of
bitter hunger but long period of the
lowest wages and the most painful en-
feeblemcnt Then while France. Italy
and Russia carried off Asace-Lorraine,
Trieste the Trentino. ConstantinOple
and big Austro-Hungarian provinces
Continued on Page Teu.)
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Impressive and Enthusiastic
Scene When i. 5. is Commended
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
ACTS IN EACH HOUSE
Representatives of All Parties
Express the Nation
. ADpreClatlOn.

LONDON. April Is. $40 p. MO
iday's sitting of the British parliament
! will be a historical landmark. Both
| the legislative houses adopted--tle
house Of lords unanimously and the
lhouSc Of commons with one dissenting
vote-resOlutionS expressing profound
iapprecialion OF the British nation lor
the action Of the United States gov
/ ernment and people in entering the
world war in defence OF the high cause
| OF rerdom and the rights OF humanity
! The unusual importance of the occa'
sion was shown in the crowded state
Of the galleries in the house OF COM
mons Among those in the galleries
were Walter Hines Page. the Amerl'
can ambassador. and many other
iAmcricans, as we'll as the representa-
,iyes of the Entente Allied states. An
unaccustomed air OF enthusiasm was
given the occasion.
[ Asquith Seconds Law.
The resolution in the House of Com
mons was moved by Andrew Bonar
Law. chancellor of the eXchequer
Former Premier ASQuith seconded II
in an eloquent speech.
The resolution in the house Of lords
was introduced by Earl Curzon or hed'
Ileston, lord president Of the council
| In all the speeches In both houses par
|ticular reference was made to imerl'
ica's purely disinterested intervention
the most disinttreSted in history. as
Mr.. Asuuith phrasrd 1.-THE complete
absence OF any of sef-interest, calcu
lation or ambition. Mr. Asquith point
; ed out that neither the liberty nor In
dependence Of the United States was
Iimperilled 1T was the constralnlne
force OF conscience and humanity" ne
added.
Dillon for the Irish.
John Dillon one Of the Nationalist
leaders. in a fervent speech supporting
the resolution predicted that lrlshmen
in proportion ID their nopulatoh
would outnumber all other races
Eamong the soldiers Of the republic. 10
/ America. Mr. Dillon said. will fall the
! blessed task Of basinG peace upon no
ierty." George Wardle. lahorist, also
spoke in favor OF the resolution on he
half Of his party. and thus all parties
! in the house were represented.
In the house of lords Earl Curzon
said the entry Of the United States
into 10 the war stamped the struggle as
u great uprising of the conscience OF
mankind TO nut IN end to the rule OF
| Satan on earth.
| The presidents speech 10 congress,
Earl Curzon added was trumpet call
the sound of which would ring through
the ages.
Viscount Bryce. former ambassador
! 10 the United States, alluded to the
same lofty ideals animating both the
! United States and England. The Mar
ulls Of Crewe. admitting that The ma
terial resources of the United States
were unspeakably welcome TO the I'm
tente, said that even more welcome
was the moral force of which Ear
! Curzon had spoken. The archbishop
of Canterbury said that when the ele
mentary principles Of right and wrong
were set nought there could be nc
permanent neutrality among honest
men
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WILSON FACES
BITTER BAT Tie
On ME- ETHOD IF
RAISING ARMY
MAY APPEAL TO THE
COUNTRY FOR DRAFT
House Military Committee S
Amendment Substitutes
Volunteer system.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 1S.-
The lines were drawn to-day for a
great fight between the administration
and opponents in the House OF the
plan to raise war army BY Selectire
draft
While President Wilson was at the
Capitol telling Senator'S and RepreSen-
tatives that no compromise between
!! the volunteer and draft systems could
be accepted with safety to the nation,
the House military committee, by a
vote of Il to s. adopted amendments
to the administration bill authorizing
calls for volunteers in increments of
500 900 and providing that the draft
President decides that the force need
ed cannot be raised and maintained
| under the volunteer plan.
Chairman Dent headed the anti
draft forces and will introduce the
! amended bill in the House Tomorrow.
with view to pressing it for passage
Monday.
Rep. Leader for Wilson.
Representative Kahn. of California,
ranking Republican member of the
committee, is preparing Il report 10 be
signed by the minority and will join
In leading the fight On the floor for the
administration.
The Senate committee formally
voted, 10 to 7, today to report rlrlu-
ally without change, the bill as origin
ally drafted by the general staff and
approved by the President and will
present It tomorrow. The measure
may be passed by the Senate without
waiting for action in the House.
The President made it very plain
to those with whom he talked his de-
| termination to have the. staff bill Ell
acted. There seems no doubt that ne
/ will appeal directly 10 the country, II
necessary. and tell the people thai IN
/ the opinion Of the military advisers CT
the government as we'll as adminiS-
! tration officials, national safety de-
mands that the war be prosecuted
under the plans prepared by the army
experts, after long study and cOnsld-
Grafton of lessons learned from the
war in Europe.
War Departments Views.
The war department holds that ev-
ery weakness Of the volunteer system
! would be perpetuated under the house
committees scheme. A feature OF
the amendments providing for the se'
lection Of officers from local units IS
regarded by officers as particularly
obnoxious to sound militory principles.
! They say the task of providing compe'
tent officers under this restrictio;.
would be rendered ten times more
difficult and the efficiency of the army
70 be built greatly reduced from the
very start The President thinks
that full opportunity for volunteers /"
offered under the staff bill. since thr"e
will be room for $4,000 voluntary on
listments in the regular army and Ma
tional Guard for the duration Of the
WAR. In addition, the door is thrown
-
fcontJnued on Pare Etrht.D
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An INSPIRING
PROGRAM FOR
DEMONSTRATION
THOUSANDS GOING TO
MARKET AUDITORIUM
Oratory aud Music Will Be Of
the Patriotic Made IN
u. S. A." Kind.

Following is the interesting, in
spiring and patriotic program to
be carried out al the big mass
meeting tonight in the Market
Auditorium. beginning at 500
o o'clock, rs arranged last night
by DR.. Henri p. Linsz, chairman
of the music committee. assisted
by members Of the other cont
mitteeS:
Calf to order by ;";n nporary chairman,
DR.. c. f. Citizens.
Introducing permanent chairman. j..
J. conIff.
Prayer-The Rev. Or. J. NJ. Potter.
Solo. America thc Eeautitul.,-Miss
Elizabeth Jane LinSz
Address,. J. cUniif.
S"xtctte--''Oh. Hail Is All Ye. Free
Tertii-Htisses CARA Stroehei. Irene
Myers Helen Dinger and Rhccia Hide
S. Leach.
R.ci,a;ion-"Ritic OF Paul Revere
Robert parrah.
Centre ans: Madison school pupils
Spirit of Io17.
= Flag salute and pledge Of allegiance.
Solo-"GlcriouS Land o. Union and
Freedom"
Recitation - Tic American Flag
Duet and Choru$-"TentinE Tonight
Medley o: National airs.
Chorus-SStar SpanSled Banner
audience please .stand)
AdGress-"ReG Cross Soce:y"--Rev.
\. L. Benze.
Notion PicturcS-Scenes in Washing
ton during recent war crisis.
AddrcSs--Capt. J. II. &. Leo. L. s. 4.
Moving Pic,ures-CoyerinG war sub
jects.
l All arrangements We're completed
late last night for the mammoth
(Conttnueo on PaCe EiEht.)
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RUSSIA WILL NOT CONSENT TO A:
SEPARATE PEACE WITH TEUTONS

sent to a separate peace TO terminate
the war.
1t Is now learned from an authoi ita-
tive source that these misgirinss were
based upon misunderstanding Of the
aims Of the extreme SoclaliStC Gle
ment in Russia, and on the real
strength of the provisional govern
ment. The information received to-
day Is to the effect that so far from
contemplating any peace on the basis
OF existing governments. the advanced
Russian Socialists want to carry their
democratizing ideas BY force into the
enemy countries and TO appeal to their
brother Socialists in America and Ger
many to rise in revolt. overturn the
monarchies and establish true SoHal.
istic republics In their places.
This movement Is reported to be
gathering strength rapidly lin Russia
among the soldiers and workingmen-
The former are falling into line again
TO renew tho campaign in the east. and
the workingmen are going back 10 the
shops TO turn out shot and she'll and
powder on the greatest possible scale.
From every quarter comes assqrdnce
Of support for the provisional govern
ment.
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Now They're Flowing
By Electric Light in
Gardens Of Chicago

CHICAGO. April 1S.-Plowing
BY electric light rs has been done
in England was done here tonight
in furtherance of the back lot
garden movement.
The garden commission has ten
ira actors at work but they are in
sufficient and night work was de-
cided puon. Ii is estimated that
there will be 100000 gardens in
Chicago this summer. There are
more applications from amateur
farmers than there is land aTalla-
Bile at present.
All unused lands belonging TO
the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul railway company will be Of
fered for the raising Of food stuffs,
il was decided today at meeting
OF executive officers Of the COM
pany. Arrangements for cultivat-
ing the lands will be made by the
company's agricultural bureau
through the agricultural depart
ment al Washington and the agri-
cultural departments Of all the
state universities along the line.
The railway company has issued
orders to supcrinlendents 10 have
agricultural implements and farm.
ers' supplies given the right Of
way and tractors, plows, seeders,
harrows and such freight sent
through by fast freight if ncces-
Sary.
Chicago meat packers who at
tended the food conference AT
Washington and offered their
plants 10 the government, return
ed to Chicago ready to buckle
down 10 practical details of plans
outlined at the conference. J.
Ogden Armour issued an appeal
TO bankers. especially those Of
the south. to lend money on the
easiest possible terms TO farmers.
We must have huge crops and
we must have more meat animals,
said Mr. Armour
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Norsernan Calls
For Reprisals
Upon Germany

CHRlSTIANIA, Norway. April 49,
via London, PSI p. m.-Norway,
which has been most deeply stirred oy
Americas declaration Of war against
Germany, is showing increasing lndls'
nation at the results Of the German
submarine war as affecting Norwegian
Shipping. and shipping men are becoH-
ing more and more insiStent for me
arimng of Norwegian ships.
Nearly one-third OF the Norwegian
merchant mafine has been destroyed
BY the Germans and $50 sailors nave
been killed. Shipping men declare
that. the submarines are now deilper-
ately Smelling the survivors or ioFpe-
docd Norwegian craft in order TO pre-
vent reports of the outrageS reaching
Norway, and this declaration is gwen
color by list of nearly a score oi
boats which have recently disappeared
entirely on the route between EnSlahd
and Norway.
Vice-Admiral Spare. former head ot
the navy, will interpellate the caole
in the Strothing tonight, asking '%h'-~
has been done or is to be done, re-
garding the wholesale destruction or
Norwegian vessels with great loss CT
life?" 1t is expected debate VIII fol-
low in which the question Of the de-
fensive arming of ships will be ener'
gentically urged upon the government.
The editorials in various newspapers
, have become bolder In tone and more
: outsnoken during the last few days
than AT anv time since The beginning
| of the war The Tidens TeOn, for IN
! statce. says:
The destruction Of Norwegian YES
| sell; has reached the most dangerous
stage because the Germans know there
! is no danger in attacking a ship hylng
| the Norwegian flag"
The Dagbiadet says:
shall our sailors be allowed 10 de-
lfend themselves when attacked? no
Norseman has any doubt Of the rlght
answer. The Norwegian people De,
| leves il is no violation OF neutral
| merchant fleets rights to defend itseif
against the new perils OF the seas.
| The official paper of the CABINET is
inon-committal. THE torpedolng OF
Norwegian ships" it says, do not con-
stitute violation of neutrality max,
| ing military action necessary.
The number of daily victims is In
creasing alarmingly, for ships which
halt promptly and put the crews IN
boats in conformity with German
orders find the boats under a murder
GUS shell fire. German spies keep the
! U-boats posted on vessels sailing from
Norwegian ports. We have now lost
42O ships, Of $4,000 tons. Will the
government wait until the whole mer'
chant fleet is destroyed before giving
our ships defense? Our sailors are
forbidden to defend themselves and
the government even continues to per,
nit the export Of nickel to Germany
| for the manufacture Of torpedoes.
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COx'S SUGGESTION FOR CONFERENCE
OF GOVERNORS ENDORSED BY WILSON

COLUMBUS edent Wilson letter to Governor
the OF the governor
of President
Federal
eovernments with to preparedness
Indicated
be
t. Presidents letter:
IL
thought seriously indeed conference
wished conference
hayes mite a
mind very mucH oOlSo" ~
decd. telegram
Cordially sincerely ,.
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LITTLE HOPE HELD
OUT FOR BERNHARDT

NEW YORK. April 18.--The outcome
of the critical illness of Madame Sarah
Bernhard. who was operated upon
last night. at Mount Sinai hospital.
"is still uncertain because Of previous
underlying conditions" according to 4
bulletin issued by her physician to-
night. She was said, however, TO nave
stood the operation well in spite OF
her advanced age. II was stated at
the hospital that the famous actress
was resting quietly. and that she fire.
nuen1lY slept for brief pernds.
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conveys. Troops on the march pass
with wagons laden with provisions
and utensils. They have left nothing
in the positions evacuated. What has
not been destroyed has been burned
or smashed. Soldiers have blown up
their shelters and rendered theii. wells
and former quarters useless. The
wells that remain will be destroyed by
explosives. Even cellars have been
blown up The work was carried out
methodically during weeks and months
in order not to arouse the suspicion
of the enemy"
Mr.. Sharp says he WAS told by tho
wife Of the mayor Of Nayon that The
most urgent need now confronting the
people Aof that district is implements
TO enable them TO take up the work OF
reconstruction. They have been de.
prived Of every implement for use in
rebuilding or repair work. The posi-
Iion of the farmer is no more favor
able. all the agricultural implements
having been destroyed.
The French government, through
military organization, Is supplying
food to the stricken inhabitants Of the
region. Sore need, however, IS felt BY,
the lack Of other relief supplies
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NAVAL BATTLE
ON EAST COAST
HAS FAILED To
|NATER|AL|ZE
EXCHANGING SALUTES
CAUSE OF REPORT
Giving Of Official Statement
Lent Credence to the
Battle Story.
RoSToN Apri1 Tonight III

BOSTON, April 1a-Tonight there
were reports current on the tip Of
Cnpe Cod Of further firing. Tho
Sounds were heard between 10 and
1880 o'clock and apparently caIne
from the northwest, tho stories
said, but none Of the rumorS could
be pinned down to IN Official souroa-
Coast guard stations in the vicinity
Of Provincetown reported that they
Ind heard nothing.
The weather was clear, tho coast
rdsmeu said, with the wind from
the south. Shipping was passing
outside the cape as usual with the
customary lights showing ana with
no evidences Of excitement such ~
might be expected II there were fir
ing In their vicinity.
Officers at the Boston navy yard
declined to comment on the now ru-
mors Of firing.
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Not Much for The y
=.
West. Virginia Reps

Special Dispatch 10 the intellIRencer.
WASHINGTON, y. C., April 10
Republican committee assignments
made in the house of representatives
today confirmed advance and informal
statements as 10 what committees
West Virginia Republican members
would be made members of. They
were assigned as follows:
Cooper. mines and mining, war
claims, weights and measures, and
coinage.
Bowers, merchant marine and. fish
cries. expenditures in treasury depart
ment.
Reed. District of Columbia.
woodward, postJtiiccs and post
roads.
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Girl ''Pau| Revere" in
Ride Up Broadway

NEW YORK. April 1S.-"The min
ute men of 1917, We're called TO arms
by the changing Of church bells ana
the ride of modern Paul Revere
through the streets Of Manhattan at
midnight as the l42nd anniversary or
the battle of Lexington began.
Miss Jean Earl Moehle, garbed as
was the hero Of the famous ride OF the
revolution. enacted the role of Revere.
As she galloped through Fifth avenue
and the white light" district OF Broad
wav she was followed by trumpeters
in automobiles. The symboical warn
ing she sounded was the first act IN
the celebration here Of Wake Up
America bay" planned TO call recruits
for the army and navy TO the co0rs OF
the United States.
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May Mean German
Retirement in East

PETRoGRAD, At pril 1S VIA Lon.
don, 8:32 p. MA report received
here from Jassy, the seat Of the Ru.
marian government, says the Ger.
mans have burned the towns OF
Braila and Fokshani. The despatch
says Rumanian military circles con-
slider that this foreshadows q German
retirement.
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BAD START BY
|. BACKNARDNESS
IN THE SEASON
CONDITIONS FAVOR
WORK IN THE EAST
Considerable Shortage IN the
Winter Wheat Yield
is Certain.

WASHINGTON. -. e., April IS
American farmers are starting under
Il handicap in their efforts 20 carry out
President Wilson's appeal for an in
creased production Of fOOdstuffs.
Almost everywhere throughout the
country during the last week tempera-
lures we're unfavora bic and lie season
is generally backward. acCoi ding TO
the weekly review Of The national
weather and crop bulletin of the
weather bureau. Pastures and ranges
started slowly. due 10 dry weather, and
over the upper Rockies snow still re-
mains over large areas. In the North
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