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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-13
GENEROUS STIPEND
FOR DEPENDENTS OF
UNCLE SANS BOYS
RANGE
S.. to $50 A MONTH
The Soldiers and Sailors In
surance Bill Approved
by. the House.

WASHINGTON. Sept. l2.-Provisions
for the soldiers md sailors insurance
hill for allowances of from IS TO $50
a month to dependents during the serr-
ice Of enlisted men were tentatively
approved today hy the house.
Strenuous efforts uf Representative
Heating Of Colorado. speaking for var
ious humanitarian organizations. 10
have the allowances raised failed. He
maintained that statistics proved that
the proposed alotmrnts would not per-
nit families In live In ordinary comfort
but administration leaders replied that
higher payments would make the Cost
to the government pTnhibitivc.
In addition To The government allow
anccs. the bill provides that an equal
amount not In excess Of SIS monthly
shall he given 10 dependents from en-
listed mems pay.
These are the amounts. In addition 70
sums taken from the pay. that depen-
dents would receive monthly:
Wife no children. $lo: one child. *25 /;
two children. SS9.5n. and So additional
for each additional child.
One inotherlcss child. s.: TWO children,
$3.50: three children. SEQ: four chill
dren $40 and S. monthly additional for
zach additional child.
One parent. $lh: hoth parents wv
each dependent grandchild. brother or
sister. IS.
Special provisions are made for the
allowances uf divorced wives.
Those in charge Of tho bill, who have
expected To pass 1t every day this week.
thought tonight lhc final vote certainly
would be reached tomorrow. The op-
tional insurance section on which the
chief fight Is looked for. remains TO be
disposed of.
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UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
OF HUGE WAR CREDITS
BILL BY F|NANC|ERS

WASHINGTON. Sept. l2.-Unanimous
approval Of the huge war credits bill
passed last week by the house. was
voted late today by the senate finance
committee after it had added several
minor amendments. The committee acted
after but Two days consideration.
Tomorrow the measure will be pre-
sentcd to the senate. to lie over under
the rules until Friday. 1t is expected to
pass. with little discussion not later
than Saturday.
Issuance Of s7.b3S.945.460 worth OF
convertible four per cent bonds. subject
TO income surfaces and excess or war
profits taxes. and of s., h0.n00.000 each
of certificates Of indcbt cdness and war
savings certificates are authorized ny
tho bill.
OF tho bonds authorized, $4,000, 100000
arc for further loans TO the allies.
Sc. 600. .000. nh0 to supplant the 3la per
cont Liberty bonds recently authorized
for such loans and the remaining $685.
e45, 46n for conversion uf miscellaneous
outstanding honds. including Danish
West Indies. Alaskan Railroad. Panama
Canal and naval construction bases.
Virtually no opposition TO the bill Is
Continued on Pogo Twelve.)
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CAMP LEE. PETERSBURG. Va. Sept.
1.-THE West Virginia boys at Camp
Lee are expecting their uniforms Thurs
day or Friday. All arc anxious to get
into a uniform. They spend considerable
time impersonating each other as they
expect themselves to appear in khaki.
All the West EIrgInians are putting In
some hard work on the parade ground.
spending seven hors each day learning
military .maneuvers. Sunday will be a
day Of rest for them as no drills are
scheduled.
After the first two days at routine
work the men reported tired last night
and arc an1iously awaiting Sunday.
Every minute Of the day is taken up
with some form Of duty and It Is only
after their evening meal they have any
time to themselves. but they all enjoy
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WEST v|RC|N|ANS At CAMP
LEE EXPECT UNIFORMS TODAY

the exercise. as many complained OF the
inactivity during the first few days.
Staff officers are hurrying the build
ing contractors so as to be prepared to
house the second increment OF the Ma
tionai army the first Of which Is due to
arrive here September 10.
Ninety per cent Of the buildings are
covered. but none OF them have been en-
tirely completed. Even on the quarters
OF the West Virginia youths much work
Is to be done in the way Of inner fixings
such as Installing heating apparatus.
During the last few days the camp has
been visited by considerable rain. which
made Monday night bitter cold. The men
rolled up in their blankets, and when
reveille sounded at 5:45 o'clock were
loath to stir. but they we're finally oust-
ed. During the day the sun came out
strong and warmed things up consider
ably, but it was cold again last night.
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PROBE Of MILLION DOLLAR WILL
FOLLOWS KILLING Of MRS. KING

NEW YORK. Sept. 12.-Afton Means.
brother Of Custom B. Means. BUSINESS
manager for Mrs. Maude A. King. whose
death from pistol shot August 70. at
Concord n. c.. Is being Investigated by
the authorities of three states. and
Henry Deitsch. Alton Means father-in-
INV, were summoned by the district at
tcrncy 10 appear today before the. grand
jury.
District Attorney Swami said he de-
cided TO bring the case before the jury
TO ascertain what transpired, and II
conspiracy was. formed in this city prior
to the death OF Mrs. King.
Assistant =. District Attorney. Doolins
yesterday visited the former home here
Of CASTOR b. Means, in an effort to
gather information bearing on the case.
Charles E. Hughes denied today a re-
pert he had been retained as attorney
for Means or anyone else in the King
will case. L have no connection what
ever with the matter" he said.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Assistant Dis
trict Attorney DoolinE who Is in charge
OF the Investigation here into the death
of Mrs. Maud 4. King at Concord. N. c.,
announced today that after an all night
examination OF papers and correspond
cnce belonging to CASTOR B. Means. he
i,..u found sufficient evidence to war
rant indictments for grand larceny
against one or more persons for alleged
looting of the King estate.
The assistant prosecutor said he hal
found in Means effects n paper upon
which was an agreement whereby
Means was to receive $s5G.000 In case
the new will OF Mrs. Kings husband.
which is now up for probate. got
through successfully.
Means was business manager for Mrs.
King and was witness OF her death on
August % by II pistol shot. Mr.. Dool.
ing was accompanied to the criminal
court building from Means apartment
here by Alton Means. brother Of Gas
ton. and by Henry Deitsch. Atoms
father-in-law. Hho. under subpoena,
were expected to go before the grand
jury today.
Mr.. Dooling further said that Alton
Means had told him he had come to
New York for the trunk filled with
correspondence and papers which was
in Castor Means apartment.
The trunk contained among othor
documents, he said. papers which show
I'd a great amount Of work had been
done by experienced hands in preparing
for a possible contest Of the new will
being correspondence between lawyers.
handwriting experts and typewrittng
experts. whom Mr.. Dooling said hal
been engaged % assist in carryin:
through the probate Of the will.
The assistant district attorney fur
ther stated that there was also con-
siderable evidence showing how $1,000
(Continued on Page Twelve.l
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BULGAR QUEEN
PASSES AWAY

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 12.-
Via london)-Queen Eleanore Of
Bulgaria died here this afternoon.
She had been i'll some time and
recently King Ferdinand and
Crown Prince Boris and Prince
Cyril were summoned to her bed
side.
Queen Eleanorc was the daughter OF
Prince Henry ~. "f Reuss-kostriz!.
She was born In 1860 and married
Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria, who later
assembled the thr"ne In 1908. Since the
outbreak OF the war the queen had done
Red Cross work and al
ono time It was reported she purposed
to come 10 the United States 10 collec;
FUNDS for the sufferers In Bulgaria and
to study the hospital system in this
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cnida Florida. Despite the strong
mounted guard a mob broke all
the windows in the office Of the;
newspaper La Union. The German
club and a German newspapers
building were set on fire by thu
mob.
The Argentine foreign ofHs
today sent communication totN
German foreign ministry demand $
Ing an explanation of Count Lux
burg's action in sending the sess
cret ode message to Berlin
through the Swedish legation. g g
The downtown section Of the city wa1SS
the scene Of the widest disorders To-;
night. III which thousands Of .Arrentincks
took part. Many Of those in the mohes
carried frebrands and as result scorrSs.
OF buildings were set on fire. Several
- -
(conti1usd on rage NIns.) q: s:sl
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NEW Me- ETHOD5 Of FIGHTING ].
Hill "I 'O10 ~ ' al
To Be TAUGHT At CH|LL|C0THE

CAMP SHERMAN, Chillicothe, O..
Sept. 12.-Members OF the Eighty-third
division Of the new National army, sta
toned at Camp Sherman, will be issued
uniforms this week. This developed this
morning when cars containing 1000 uni
forms were shunted onto a siding at
Chillicothe. Unloading OF the cars was
started Immediately under supervision
Of Mai F. L. Case. camp quartermaster.
This bit of news was received with
shouts Of Joy by members OF the new
army this morning. The men have been
somewhat handicapped drilling and
marching. as most OF them wore low
cut shoes whom they arrived at camp.
Much drilling in low shoes Is very tire
some, besides being dangerous. Many
men In camp are now laid up temporarily
with sprained ankles by marching over
rough ground in low shoes.
Men throughout the camp were much
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CLARKSBURG. ". Va. Sept.
1a.-IN an address to throng
attending the. Central West Fir-
ginia fair here today. Governor
John J. Cornwell declared it would
be 1.-The worst kind OF treachery
TO send our boys to the front to
face the cannon and poisonous
gasses Of German brutality and
not bend our every effort here at
home to supply them with every
thing they need"
The governor emphasized the
Importance Of food conservation
and the growing Of bumper crops
as parts Of the nations war plans
and said he saw evidences that
West Virginians were doing their
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-13
Camp Shelby Now Ready
For the West Va. Troops
BY c. p. LEATHERWooD.
IntelliEencer Correspondent.

Special to The lntclligencer.
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. Sept. l2.-Af-
ter several weeks Of waiting tho equip
men, Of Camp Shelby for ligh; and
power. the important development IN
which depended the coming Of West
Virginia Kentucky and Indiana troops.
was today pronounced complete. Tho
power will be turned on tomorrow and
officers will have electricity for the
first time. II was the lack Of power TO
operate enormous pumps at tho artesian
wells which has caused the delay In or
dering more troops Ia this camp. II
was also announced today that members
, fthc national army will be sent here
to I'LL up ranks In the national guard
units. so ms To plnce the regiments at,
double strength. Thursday viii be pay
hu
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ANGRY ARGENTIN0S ATTACK
GERMANS; PASSPORTS FOR
D|PL LO|NAT WHO OFFENDGQ
South American Nation Demands German Dsavowal,o ,oi
Count Luxburgs Policy Of Sinking Argentine Ships ana
"Leavinq No Trace"-Houses Of Germans Burned ss Il

OF orea interest side Of the also the
on Of tho Argentine endno passports to the Ss
MN minister h dispatches sent to Germany
hrouoh the legation Argentina has requested
by Germany ministers action and SAID WI ~no'a" ns
rin.t.r Berlin II acauescence forthcoming.
meanwhile minister at Stockholm has "steo me
the
state against Swedish ana te
Britain explanation OF why
coded permitted through tho legation
at Aires. $780,
and buildings attacked by mobs carry
erman Demonstration
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surprised last night when they lsarnees
that Secretary OF War Newton D. Bakef
had been visitor in the camp eArllsetu.
the day. Most all OF them expressed r.
Erets that they were not given An oppofs.
tunity to See him. -,E q ~ -
An extensive training program hatt
been arranged for the infantrymen. ana.
will include. besides the regulation drills
trench fighting. bayonet drills. cutting.
through barbed wire entanElements ;An4i
other new methods Of fighting that the
world war has developed. ~ @z455s sS3;
In the meantime buildings are being
rushed through to completion and Svat3
thing put In readiness for the next auoA
OF men to arrive. Starting with the I'M
Of this month and continuing 2of foNr;
days new men will arrive daily and WAeA.
the last Of this increment Is Ia. over u, "a
600 drafted men will be in camp. .;sEs
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$3.50, 900, 900 MORE 81. 3.
NEEDED FOR THE WAR

WASHINGTON. Sept 12.-secretafy
Baker and Major General Scott. chief Of,
staff OF the army today told the house
appropriations committee Of approxIss
mately S300.000.G00 more needed for
ordnance TO be :ncluded In tho new BILL
lion dollar deficiency bill tho commit
tee is framing. $s$ss[e
4 ;60.o00.00O deficiency appropriatoni
for ammunition reserve supplies And:
other naval purposes supplemer al -:
appropriations already made and e8et.S
mated for was asked by Secretarys
Daniels. :&tsa
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KORNILOFF'S ADVANCE ON PETR0GRAD REPORTED
CHECKED; kERENSky TAKES CONTROL OF ARMY
FOOD CONSERVATION and BUMPER CROPS
URGED BY CORNWELL IN WARS SUPPORT

share along both Of these lines
in the exhibits at the fair.
I'VE are in the war to the fin
ish and must prosecute 1t vigor-
ousl., TO victory" said the COVER
no,g "'rhe nation cannot treat
with kaiserism as 10 peace terms
because world history as well as
recent. evidences show conclusive
ly that kaiserism cannot be trust
ed"
Honoring the governors visit.
the day was a holiday here, all
business being suspended. Ac-
companying the executive were
former Governor. George W. At
kinson, of Charleston, Houston G.
Young, secretary of state, and
other prominent West Vlrginians.
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Great Bald Eag!s! Shot
Down Over State Line. b.
sp.o.u pi,p.,ch to tho Iai.liis.ne.r.

Special DiEpatch 10 tho IntslilSencsf. s.;Sst
WASHINGTON, Pa, Sept, 1i.:- rhs
first bald eagle killed in Washinttoa.
county in many years was shot on sthe,
farm Of G. w. Duvalr. in East Pike Run
township by +. W. withrow. of Daisy
town. who noticed the bird cifclingj
about barnyard. as he was WiktnEt
through a field. The eagle measurSd5
six feet from tip to tip. two fest dye
inches from end OF beak to tip OF tall:
seven inches across the breast and four,
inches spread Of claws. The head and
neck and tail feathers were white and
the body a bronze color. It Is estimated
to have been five years old. &S::y}
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PASSED BY SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Sept Ex-senator
Lodges bill To permit Americans to re-
tain decorations received from allied
governments for military service when
they enter tho American army. was
passed today Ivy the senate and now
goes to the house Present laws for
bid such decorations IN American
troops Many Americans who have
been decorated for valor want to Join
their country's forces but hesitate 10
give up the marks Of bravery they have
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MONUMENT MEN ARE
FINED IN j. s. COURT

BALTIMORE Sept. 1@.-Scvcntccn
members uf the National Retail Monu-
ment Dealers Association. were fined
today by Judge John e. Rose in the
United States district court here in ad-
ditton to 4 fine Of $500 imposed upon
the association.
This action followed the entering by
the defendants of plea Of nolo conten-
Dire in tn. indictment against them which
charged violation Of the Sherman anti
trust law.
Tho individual fines ranged from ST.
600 down to SIS each.
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BUENOS AIRES, Sept. r.
Several blocks of German business
houses in Gale Is de Maybe have
been destroyed by fires set by
mobs. The widest disorders pre-
vailed tonight in the downtown
section. The mobs set fire also
to the German club, one of the
finest edifices in the city, and the
building Of La Union, a German
daily paper.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 12.-
Immense crowds joined in all anti
German demonstration here this
afternoon. The German legation
and German newspaper buildings
were stoned. There was serious
rioting and mounted police charg-
ed the mobs in the fashionable Av-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-13
KORN|LOFF'S TROOPS
REPORTED WAvERINC

PETRoGRAD, Sept. II. Cos
sack troops who formed part Of
the army sent by General kornf-
ioH against Petrosrad have sent
delegations to the provisional. gov.
ernment expressing loyalty to the
revolution and declaring they
would arrest their officers who
had deceived them.
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GERARD SAYS:
In Next Mondays Irtelngencer.)

"The American WI o travels
through Germany in summertime.
or who spends month having his
liver tickIed at Romburo or carls-
bad, who has his digestion restored
by Or. Dapper a. kissenaen, or
who learns the lost art Of eating
meat at Dr.. Dcneler's in Baden,
learns little Of the real Germany
and its rulers. and in these arti-
cles / tell something Of the real
Germany. not only that my readers
may understand the events Of the
last three years, but that they may
iudae Of what Is likely to happen
in our future relations with that
country"
Ex Ambassador Gerard's
amazing story. MY Four Years
in Germany a daily half-page
feature in The Intelligencer for
seven weeks, beginning next
Monday, September 18th.
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SUSPECT ARRESTED

CLARKSRCRG. w Va. Sept l2.-
William Haskins, young man residing
at Bristol was arrested and sent To jail
here today on charge OF completely
III the burglary Of tho Bristol post office
recently. He was recognized when he
entered the jail to talk to friend held
there and Immediately placed under ar
rest.
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TWO Av1AroRs KILLED.

SAN DIEGO. Cal. Sept. l2.-Edward
NJ. Walsh. Ir.. and Theodore i. Lyman.
student aviators nj the North lsland
Military aviation school. were killed to-
day when their planes collidcd about 800
feet above ground. Both men were Cat.
ifornians.
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MARKED DECREASE
IN SINkINCS BY THE
GERMAN SUBMARINES

LONDON. Sept. ia marked de-
crease In the destruction Of British
merchant vessels by mines or suhma-
rines Is indicated in the weekly ad-
r,lralty statement issued this evening.
Twelve vessels Of more than l.600 tons
and six Of less than 1900 tons werc
sent to the bottom. rs compared with
20 in the large and three In the small
category sunk the previous week. To-
nights statement shows that four fish
ing vessels also were lost.
(Thc above admiralty statement shows
the smallest number of large British
vessels sunk by mines or submarines
since Germany last February began her
Intensified submarine campaign. The
previous low record was for the week
OF March II. when 13 vessels Of more
than 1900 tons were lost)
PARIS. Sept. 12.-Thc statement Of
the ministry Of marine. issued this
evening. shows that for the week ending
September 9. one French vessel of more
than 1.600 tons and five vessels under
1.600 tons were sunk by mines or sub
marines. TWO fishing craft also were
sent to the bottom.
Unsuccessful attacks were made by
hostile craft on three vessels.
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xerenshys statsmsut.

PEI rOGRAD. Sept. l2.-The follow
ing statement which was signed '.ker-
cnsky, prime minister and commander
in-chief" was given out here today:
Z BY ,-the arne d forces of Russia
declare my complete faith in all ranks
Of the army and the fleet. in the gen.
erals. admirals. officers soldiers and
sailors who hare borne upon thei-
shoulders the heavy trial Of the past
days.
Tho half years experiment Of free
existence could not fail TO convince
everyone that all the extreme irrational
demands not instantly carried out.
whcresocvcr such demands may haS"
come from. duly cause disturbance to
tho country. Lot everyone remember
whatsoever he ,right BE-. general or SOL
.lfer in the ranks. that the slightest dis
obedience to authority will henceforth
be punished.
1T Is time to cease playing with the
country'S fate. Let all Russians Who
strive TO saw" tine revolution and 10
achieve freedom and renewal of the
committee order of government under
7tand and bccom: imbued with the con-
viction that in this moment all our
ideas and strength should b. directed
{Continued on Page H1ne.)
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-Forscast:
oh1o-Partly cloudy Thursday, warIn-
or In cast portion; Friday. probably fair.
Western PennsylvRnin-Fair, warmer
Thursday; f1dAy,r probably fair.
West Virginia-Fatr, warmer, Thur
day; Friday, fair.
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AUSTRIAN, ATTACK ON MONTE
SAN GABRIELLE IS REPULSED

ROME. Sept. 1.-THE Austrians
yesterday made an extremely des-
.perate effort to drive the Italians
from the positions they occupy
along the Crest Of Monte San Ga
briele, northeast of Gorilla. The
battle lasted from dawn until near
" noon, when the Austrians de-
feated in the struggle, gave up
the effort, the war office an
nounced today.
On the battle fronts the military ac-
tivity generally is Jar below that q:
past weeks. On the line in France anu
Belgium only artillery duels and COM
paratively small operations by the IN
fantry are being carried out. some
further advances have been MADE oF
the French In Champagne near 81. soup
:et. where General Petain won three
lines Of trenches.
Monte San Gabrielle. in the .Austro-
Italian theatre. has been the scene OF
another vicious stack by. the Austrians
In an endeavor to dislodge the Italians
from recently captured positions. Iheir
efforts met with no success.
In the battle Ct Riga, according &c
tbe German war office. $500 Russians
were made prisoner. and 325 guns and
large Quantities of war stores were
captured, The fighting on this front
na. now dwindled to. skirmishes BE-
tween accommodating detachments
Great Britain's losses In large mer-
chant vessels sunk BY mines or suon,ae-
ines last week were the smallest SINCE
Germany began her intensive submarine
campaign. Only twelve large vessels
were destroyed.