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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
First of These Is Open De- bate on Peace Address
 to the Senate
SECOND IS TO HAVE
 VISCONTI STORY TOLD
Democratic Leaders of Administration Forces Are Making Tremendous Effort to Prevent Either of
 These Coming About
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, January 2S.-(Special.) Of all things under the sun. those who do not love the administration want two:
 1. debate regarding the Wilson formula for universal and everlasting peace.
 2. A cross-examinntion of Mrs. Vis- conti when she tells what she knows of the "1cak.''
 Administration leaders are battling night and day to the end that "reac- ton the "pcrfection" of the recent re- markabIe utterance of the President, They are equally as zeaious i'm their scheme to deny the witness stand to Mrs. Visconti. Around the above rcvolves the fur ious struggle in Congress. To the ex- cIusion of everything else, those top ics occupy the calcium
 For let 1t be known in the begin ming that a considerable number of members of Congress find it impos-
 
 tisans of the President who boldly contend that his recent utterance was the most transcendent pronouncemept since the Sermon on the Mount.
 Quite to the contrary. they hold that were Cervantes now living he would not stoop to immortalize such tawdry character as QuiXote. They cannot understand how lasting peace can be initi- ated without a victory and a de- feat, how one can reason that never again as a result of any doc- Urine, will there be strife, how one can seriously discuss af army re- cruited by all the nations of the world to subject and browbeat the very nations which they represent Democrats, as a rule, applaud every reference made to the Presidents plan -or maintain discrete silence There is one exception.
 FEARS FOR WILSON
 Senator Reid of Missouri openly ex- presses fear that when the real mean ing of the everlasting peace formula is understood the President will lose his present prodigious hold on the af- feetionv Of the people
 He criticises the President for his abrogation of the Monroe doc Urine, and declares that if we monkey with Europe, Europe will certainly monkey with us." He is caustic in his references to the in ternational. army and navy, and declares that it would be quite
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Details of Great Explosion

arriving here tonight from Liverpool on the American line steamship St Louis asserted that the munitions ex- plcsion of January g disaster occurred not at Woolwich arsenal, as was ar first believed but at Silvertown. seven or eight miles east of London on the Great Eastern railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
Heavy Shows Hamper Fighters

Vienna, January 28-(Via London.) Heavy snows and intense cold have re- suited in slackening' and at various points a total cessation of the military operations on all the war fronts where Austro- Hungarian troops are engaged. Blizzards prevail in East Galcia, Buko- wina, the wooded Carpathians and Ru- mania, the snow being several feet deep. The temperature is the lowest in years, which is true also of the northern sec tors of the Italian front and the Ball. kans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
Steamer is Sunk

London. January 2S.-Lloyds an Myrdal. 2621 tons. previously report ed as "believed to have been sunk. has been sent to the bottom by sub marine. Her crew was landed The shipping agency also announces that the Norwegian steamer Dicax is re- pcrted to have been sunk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
FEAR OF DEMOCRATS

What the democrats fear is the urgent desire of republican senators to force dis cdssion of President Wilson's peace ad- dress Several senators are preparing ai- tl5sesscs oif tfsis ssabjefl sS,si hsy attend to discuss the issues regardless of whether the Senate votes to set aside any time for the debate Democratic leaders are awaiting the return of Sem ator Stone, chairman of the foreign re- lations committee before formulating any definite plans but they hope to be able
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RELEASE MORE MILITIA

The two other phases of the Mexican problem on which interest centers now are the disposition of the more than 50,- coo militia still on the border and the sending of Ambassador Fletcher to his post at Mexico City. officials say no de- cision has been reached in either of these questions, but that both are de- pendent on the turn of events in Mexico.
 At least part of the remaining guardsmen are expected to be ordered home as soon as the 25,O00 now leaving have been moved out of the way and Pershing's regulars have been re-distrib- uted to provide adequate protection for the border, perhaps in three weeks time Pershing's withdrawal will enable a much smaller force to guard the border as a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
FINAL WORD WRITTEN

Washington. January 2s.-The final act in the entrance into Mexico of 12,O00 American soldiers as a result of the Villa massacre at Columbus. N. NJ, on March 9, 1916 was written today with the official announcement by the war depart ment that General Pershng had been or Idered, and actually had started to bring his troops back to the Gnired States
 Secretary Baker issued the following announcements:
 bring his troops out of Mexico. The movement is to be an immediate one, and is probably already under way"
 Later advices to the department said that the troops already had begun the evacuation of Colonia Duban, 110 miles from the border, where they had been concentrating during the past few weeks. The last American soldier is expected to recross the border in about a week.
 No official information is at hand as to whether Villa or Carranza troops will occupy the territory left vacant by the Americans, but the belief is strong here that the bandit, who is credited with having at least 5000 well armed men and who is now at least four times as strong as when the American troops went across the border will make desperate effort to take the territory, particularly for it's moral effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-29
Decision Is Made to Drive Away Only on Essen
 tials Until March
DEMOCRATS IN FEAR
 PEACE ADDRESS TALK
Republicans Are Threatening to De- lay Programme by Thorough Discussion of Presidents
 Plan

Washington, January 2S.-With less sixty-fourth Congress the democratic senate steering committee decided to- day to hold daily sessions of the Sem ate, beginning February 1.
 Overtime exertions were detcrmined upon in an effort to solve the con- gcsted legislative situation, the decis- ion being to drive away on essentials and undertake the big administration measures as time permits.
 The general understanding is that the railroad labor bills will be considered when the Indian appropriation bill is out of the way, provided the interstate commerce committee does not decide to await action on this matter in the House. As Representative Atkinson is preparing to rush a separate bill on the subject through the House, the Senate commit- tee may decide to wait.
 PLAN OF COMMITTEE
 The plan of the steering committee is reported to be an experimental one. Some of the leaders believe it would be wise to call up the various bills to de- termine if threatened opposition is so as to make their passage before March impossible. Many of the democrats do not see how the water power measure, the mineral lands bill or the Webb bill will permit maintenance of collective for eign selling agencies for domestic cor porations can be passed if attention is to be given to revenue and appropriation legislation. Moreover, there is doubt whether the railroad bills to be submitted will satisfy the President. In any event, the word has been passed around that the President does not want an extra session, and that he would probably not call one even if his legislation should fail pass age
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-22
FINANCIAL
SPECIAL SESSION
Confined from First Pnge)

iconsidera BILE time will be consumed IN
arriving at an agreement on he appro-
priations. The house bill makes many
slaShes in salaries and At least lew
material omissions have been made.
which, however. may be corrected
wher consideration is given the meas
IRE on the floor
The house devoted the greater part
Of the day to consideration Of the gen
e:al good roads bill, and many amend
,unn!s have been offered. some OF
which have been adopted.
The Senate
did not hay" much time TO consider
ans LEGISLATION during the afternoon.
for il did not convene until 4 o'clock
AID from that time until after >,
va in executive session considering
the appointments made by the gov
eruor.
l..lOrr. and after the meeting behind
closed doors the senate took up sew
eral bills which were passed. These
include measures which originated in
the house. and were passed by that
BODY. on the following subjects: Ii
cpnSes for dogs; pay for judges in the
Eighteenth and Twnnty-ihtrd circuits;
automobile insurance: school district;
marriages.: San Jose scale; mine in
spectionS.
The treatment In state hospitals or
victims of the drag and drink habits
and new independent school district
for ClarkSburg, were the subjects OF
The senate bills passed by the senate.
Will Confer.
In the house the mine rescue car
bill. as amended in the senate. was
made the subject OF considerable
debate, but the motion made by Dele,
gate Baxter TO strike out the enacting
clause was LOST by decisive vote.
The speaker. on motion, DESIGNATED
delegates Sullivan. Bland and Conner
AS = conference. committee to meet
with a similar committee Of the senate
20 arrive at some decision as TO the
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.RHE UNA Tie PAINS
ALL DISAPPEARED
PAINS IN JOINTS ALL VANISHED
AND PROMINENT WHEELING
MAN PRAISES TANlAC.

Mr.. r. II. Parker, Il we'll known gen
tlpman here in Wheeling. was among
the numerous endorsers of Taniac, at
most at the beginning Of It's sale mere
and his high standing in the communl-
" causes us 10 again publish his state
mrnI as 10 what Tanlac did for MN IN
hopes others likewise troubled ana
knowing him vii! he benefited. lie
said:
"!had rheumatism. so bad could not
ge, around much for long time ana
This trouble seemed TO center IN III!
knee Joints. My whole general healtn
was somewhat impaired and was Dnt-
II in need of remedy such as lanld@
more than proved 10 be. am lhahh'
full 10 say Tanlac has made my rnrE,
matism vanish and my whole eehera'
health is much improved.
Signed X. II. PAkhhR'
a.. Goth ST.. Wheeling W. va.
So many here have endorsed Tanlic
As a blood purifier and remedy for uric
acid trouble such as rheumatism, sclat'
ic. lumbago and similar complaints, me
reader will doubtless find among tae
nearby nclghbOrs many VINO leSlltt
quite as eloquently AS do those whose
names appear in the papers. ASK ABOUT
Tanlac, watch the daily papers Tor al
dltjonal proof. or get bottle today IL
c. II. Grinst K Co.'S store, Ia MarRc,
street. Wheeling.
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Tire,nen'S Pen Sions.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. %l.--DnC
Of the measures or SilHlInE III IN" SEN
ate which met with the approval OF b"th
houses was that popularity called the
"nrrinrn'S pension bill
This measure which will become a
law IN April provides for II pension or
relief fuiIG and for tho lovy OF taxes
in municipalities. as well as for tho
creation Of boards Of trustees for the
admins traIiuu of such funds.
Any municipal corporation in West
Virginia having IL fire department. main
tanned wholly ur III part 1T public rN-
E.~usc. through its council or other leg
is!u;ur" body. may. by ordinance, de-
clars the necessity for establishment
and ma.utainance Of tir"m"nS rrl!'t
fund. fer which q board 0i trustees |"
administer It shall consist an officer or
Officers; having CharE" of the fire dc
pHrlmcnt and five members Of me de-
part:n.nt elected by The members OF the
department. Tie city treasurer snail HI
east udiau OF the fund. The fund may he
invested in government. state. county
district or municipal bonds or upon dp-
proved real estate security OF not more
IMAM fifty prr cent assessed valuation,
The municipality is authorized by inc
act to levy annually IN i@c sam" man
ner that other municipal lcvics are
made. a. tax not To exceed onS-twtntl"tn
mill on each 500 valuation upon all reaI
and personal property listed Tor taxa
tlrn in The municipality.
The board uf trustees shall adopt ny
laws and regulations Us TO me diSlrl'
button OF ;hr fund hut such regulations
may not be- enforced until they have the
approval vi the council or other lesisla-
tive body of. the municipality.
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FOR the "DRY0 BILL
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prohibition amendment, declared the
Overwhelming affirmative vote had
killed the states rights argument. and
thar the national amendment, already
reported favorable, certainly would
pass The house at this session. The
national Legislative committee of the
AnGi-Saloon Leaeu" issued state
ment saying today's action had
cleared the decks" for the national
amendment.
Many Of the wet advocates IN Con
gress, particularly those with brew
crs among their constituents. also de-
clared themselves much pleased with
the outcome. The brewers arc under
stood TO have been in favor Of the
provision. both because 1t would cur
tail the soralled mail order business
carried on by houses dealing in splr-
ituous liquors and because it might
prevent states now wet from going
dry, and Indefinitely postpone
Nationwide Prohibition
Distillers and whiskey dealers, on
the other hand. were vigorously op.
posed to the proposal. There are at
this time. Representative Sherley. of
Kentucky. declared during debate
more than 22S,000,000 gallons OF IL
Q,ror in bond in the United States
and forty percent Of such liquor here
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INDIGNATION
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ton was made public, showing ap-
preciable diminuGion at New YORK.
Philadelphia. Boston and Baltimore.
OF the number Of cars Of export freight
on hand and the number OF bushels
Of wheat held in elevators and cars
awaiting ocean transportation. Ofil-
claIs of the association declared that
the situation had improved pcrccpti-
bly within the past fortnight and that
while the pinch would probably be
felt here and there In certain cOmm0-
diti"s, there was little likelihood OF
"a general foodstuffs or fuel shortage
in the east. The car shortage is said
10 be less acute than il was year
ago.
In this connection It became
known that week ago virtually cv-
cry town and city in New England
faced n flour famine and that i've
stock all through New England was
Prompt action ny The railroads is ship
passenger trains from Minneapolis
has temporarily
Relieved the Pinch.
At that time. il WAS learned, 'h''
commission ordered The railroads. ~
strain every effort 10 "Xtrlcat" III"
thousands Of empty cars from th"ir
congested yards and rash them w"$i
for grain and flour 10 h" hrnu@hl east
New York, Philadelphia. PITTSBURGH.
and other cities were ,lIrcHt"nru br
a serious flour shortage. Nmr OF II"
roads protested 10 get th"iu "Tr aMn
was told to
Use Dynamite If Necessary.
Announcements that lu"ES ana e.
lies in The middle west were threat
uncd with a suspension of ulmr"rlnns
OF their light, heal AMI power plants
because of q shurta@" ~ coal and
coke came with unexpected lars"
ana surprise q; Il tim when II" %Ii.
uathon WAS apparently .ri"Ariu% III
other quarters. The Threatened foot
stuffs shortage ia New En%land ana
the larger eastern Cii"S VAS believed
safely past I'll" crisis and TN. roads
were concentrating their efforts To-
wards stripping congo SIZED yards oil
.cmp,irs dispaichin@ --,"n west and
otherwise rcluring tn"
Congestion in the East.
As announced by the railway as
ISOLATION. the following towns and CT
ilins face possible interruption Of ser
vice OF their gas producing plants:
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n terrible dilemma compelling her erin
or 10 confirm her adhesion to the leEn-
cious submarine warfare, thus haSteninE
n rupture with America. or 20 ulsa'o"
her solidarity with Germany.
The Popolo Romano says the A hir,,
can memorandum falls short of being
.~ uitjmatum only because no date was
liked for the Austrian reply. \ Reuters
despatth from Amsterdam ynsterdaE
said that Ambassador Penileld at wen,
M had delivered to the Austrian rorelsni
minister O request for clear anu il,.n
rarv,s attitude regarding submarine
Irnrfare
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IN Tho time the communication was
prepared already had explained the
situation, no reply would be neceS-
sarv. The note confirmed reports that
a genra misunderstanding Of affairs
relating TO The treatment OF Germans
in the United States ha6 arisen III Ter
many concerning which the Berlln
authorities were somewhat concerned.
In connection with dispatches from
Eurupe concerning German consular
officers lately stationed in the United
States whom the German government
desires To transfer 10 posts in Central
and South America il WAS stated at
the state department that no appIica'
tions for safe conduct is such cases
had been received.
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Not q joke.

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Feb. 81
When the honey bee" bill WAS intro
dr;ccd in the House Of Delegates some
tin,r ago by Delcgat. tlinrt, or i"ndIe-
ton. even the patrons colleagues. or
many of them. were disposed TO look up-
on it US q joke. and Mr.. liner was made
IN. hutt Of witticiSinS for several days
until he succeeded in having II passed.
The Senate also saw he merits Of the
bill and acted favorably upon Ii so that
the uiurr bill is to become All act OF tho
legislature three months hence.
The act empowers the state enIomo.
Iogist or olher person duly authorized
hv the commissioner OF agriculture 10
examine all sprarics to ascertain the
existence of diseases Of bees.
1t is believed that by this method or
examination and with the proper treat
ment given 10 diseased bees that the law
for the control Of crop pests ana plant
diseases will be easier enforced.
The new law directs that the author
lied person making investigation snail
have. access to all apiarles or other places
where bees are kept and II the owner
does not Immediately correct the dlseas-
cs found in the manner prescribed he
will ho subject to tine or not more
than 500.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Pittsh Eeh. Pa. January I, 1917.
Tho PIttseurEh kheellnE and Kentucky Railroad
Company. = coHor,hon Of the State OF West Viz
Louis Railway Com lny. 4 corporation Of the states
OF Pennsylvania. wsTt Virginia. Ohio. indians and
illinois, tho rAndLES Railroad Company. . eorpors-
ton OF tho States q Indiana and illinois. and Tho
Andersen Belt RsirtAy Company and tbs Chicago.
Indiana and Easter Railway Company. corporations
o. those States. b.Jn consolidated into railroad
company named Th- Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chicago
aud ST Louis Rail- Dad Company. effective January
J. 1911 tho aGreen ut o! consolidation hATing been
filed Y ~. office ~ the Secretary Of State Of Wes
Virginia on the 2sr' day of December. 1918
Hereafter The prof<rty formerly o~nod BY the Pitts
burgh, Wheeling asa Kentucky Railroad Company.
The Pittsburgh. Cffinnau. Chicago and * : Louis
Railway Company. andaua Railroad Company Tho
Anderson Belt Rail<ay Company and CHICAGO Ind.
ana and Eastern RslwAy Company In tie States OF
West Virginia Penr1ylranS, Ohio. indiana and I'LL
noIs will 10 owned and operated By Tbs PiusourEh.
Cincinnati, Chicago: and St Louis Railroad Com
pany.
(, RAILROAD COMPANY
THE PI1TSBCnGIA CINCINNATI. CHICAGO And
ST. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY.
yASDALlA RAlI-R1AD COMPANY.
TIE ANDERSON HELT RAILWAY COMPANY.
CHICAGO. SDlAtA AND EASTERN RAILWAY
O'NPANY.
,..l5-61t Secretary.
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To Seize Land.

ALBANY. y. Y. Feb. 2l.-Thc Brown
hill authorizing tn" state To- |-cZr and
IrHn%Irr {" tho federal government The
land at I:"rtn"ay Beach desired f"r
r"a$; defence purposes. WIS enacted to-
day l. IN" legislature and Singrnh by
Governor Whitman.
immediately after approving tho
II"ISlr'. tn" EnV, rtrpr directed Al julHnl
General $i"t"$bury. state Engineer Viii
liHms and Superintendent of Public
"rkS With"r$puun I" nrquir" the land
by Nlriu" oi tn" power conferred upon
them hy III" terms at =" hill. He ais
sent Il Telegram Ia Secretary uf Wal
!ink"r Informing him uf the enabling
lcgiSlati"n and his dr"cti"nS I" thf
state nffirinlS
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SUB CAMPAIGN
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note from The United States inQurlng
for clear statement at AuStria'$ alIl-
lulr has been received.
a Delayed Communication
from ~" German foreign wtliCc was
delivered to the department today by
Dr. Paul Ritter. In" Swiss minister,
representing German interests III the
United State. Il wu, h"Spat chcd
from Berlin some lime prrvious-tO the
departure Of Ambassador Gerard and
other American diplomatic and con,
sular officers from Germany and con-
tanned request for information con
corning The welfare anu treatment o.
German officials and nationals In th"
United States.
State department officials said thai
inasmuch as developments subsequent
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Beyond Expectations.

LONDON, Feb. 30 U:05 Il. nj
Vice-Admral Won Caprllc. German
minister of the navy, told the Reich
stag Yesterday. according to Berlin
dispatches, that the submarine war
fare had not only realized but sur
passed the navy'S expectations. There
WAS no reason TO suppose. he SAID
that single r.boat had been lost
since the beginning. Of the unrestricted
campaign
British defensive measures, added
the vice.admiral, remained normal
There was actually no shipping in the
North sea and neutral shipping had
virtually stopped. The provisioning OF
Great Britain had approached the
danger point and complete fultllmenl
OF expectations based on the sub
marine war could be reckoned upon.
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Viii be indicted

NEW YORK. Feb. 2l.--Fedcral in
dictments against Albert y. Sander
and Karl W. Wunnenberg. officials
of the Central Powers War Film EX'
change, for alleged violation OF the
neutrality laws in sending men abroad
ITO obtain British war secrets for the
German military authorities, will be
sought here next Friday. it was
learned tonight.
George Vaux Bacon. Of Duluth, un:
der arrest in England. and TWO other
suspects detained in Holland. will be
sent back by the governments OF Eng
land ard Holland, federal official; have
been assured. on condition the three
men become government witnesses
against Sander and Wunnenherg. or
others implicated in the alleged con-
spiracy.
Persons who vouched for the three
suspects when they applied for Amer
lean passports will be called as Wit
resses before the federal grand jury,
il was stated.
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Els Remedy.

wASHINGTON. Feb 2l.-YcsterdaES
bread riot in New York claims attention
in the senate to-day during tho debate
on increases in salary for government
clerks.
RADIO. expressed the opinion that IN
rreaScS In salary were no cure Tor the
increasing cost Of living because. he
charged. those who control food prices.
would raise them TO keep pace win Sal
aries. $500,
That is not the way to remedy bread
riots such as we are having IN the me-
tropolis Of this country, said senator
Thomas "rhc way 1" deal with mat
is to take those who corner food sup
niles by the throat. ! dislike to see
food riots in free America, but l can
ece that it might be the first step TO-
ward relief"