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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-01

PARIS. Nov. 30.--Thc reception hall
Of the French senate is n lively and
amusing place. II is very long and very
high. and decorated with tapestries. SGT
in panels in which Their" is fully cN-
hibitcd. the Gallo frank appreciation OF
the female form divine. Along both
Sides arr desks at which tho senators
write letters and receive visitors. AS
they pass to and fro across the hall
they indulge in the mos; loved NJ all
French forms &c exercise. namely con-
versatiua. Most OF them arr notably
French in manner and appearance
Not so certain one, however. ""
was sitting at his desk. with big
'cigar in his mouth. deep in a nultitud"
of papers He looked So busy that !
hcSitatcd ~ interrupt him. Yet TO in
t"rrupt him was what ! had come for.
He had accomplished SO much ms mayor
NJ big French Industrial city that l
wanted TO ask some questions about III"
present direction Of French industry
and make arrangements to visit som"
works showing the newer developments
H.. swung around with the viCor and
rouchalance of one Of our captains Of
industry, and with French manner and
flud!ty added.
II am an American" hc declared. with
smile.
OF course he wasn't What ne meant
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7 ND MILES IF
TERRAIN LOST
To THE ENEMY
GREAT MASSES OF
TROOPS IN BATTLE
General Byng S Men, in Coun-
ter-Attacks, Regain Part
Of the Lost Ground.

The Germans, in a violent often
sive over the entire front where
the British made their notable
gains last week, have pushed back
General Byng's British troops at
several points, Especially severe
was the attack between the Bour-
lon wood and Moeuvres, where the
British line, under its impetus, was
driven back to the vicinity of the
Bapaume- Cambria road, north OF
Graibciurt-a distance of about
two miles.
Likewise, on the southern base,
the enemy drove through from
Gonnelieu to .Gouzeaucourt- an
other two miles. The village of
La Vacquerie was captured by the
Germans, but later in counter
attack was recovered. Other
counter-attacks have driven the
Germans from Gozeacourt and the
ridge to the east.
Hard fighting is still in progress
over the greater portion OF the l5-
mile front.
BRITISH ARMY HEAOQUAR-
TIERS IN FRANCE, Nov. 3o.-(6y
the Associated Press)-The Ger
mans this morning made an attack
on the British lines about Come.
lieu, which is just south Of the
area included in last weeks Brit
ish offensive No details Of the
progress Of the enemy assault are
available at the time this dispatch
was filed TO A. NJ
There was little infantry fight
ing during the night. but the en-
envy artillery was very active, es-
peciaIly against Graincourt, Sour-
lon wood and Marcoino.
A successful minor operation
was carried out by the British yes
terday between Bourbon wood and
Moeuvres by which they advanced
their line few hundred yards and
secured section CT the ridge.
The attack was met by an exceed
inely heavy barrage from the Ger
man guns and an intense machine
oun fire from the direction Of
Bourbon village.
The assauIting infantry. howeV-
er. pushed through and this morn
ina the troops were holding the
new positions strongly, thereby
strengthening the lire and giving
the British COMMAND Of an 'mpor-
tant piece o. high ground.
The enemy attempted a raid to
the south of GavrelIe late yester-
Gay. but the advancing infantry
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IMPLICIT A SECOND 15,0O0-NORD
QUESTION IN De SAULLE5 TRIAL

MGNEOLA. y. Y. Nov. "0.--Anoth.
"r mass Of export testimony vas added
today 10 n" volume OF evidence al
ready Introduced in. support "t Mrs
Blanca DcSat.ii"S cl;.iln that she did
not 'knohs- what Shn wa doing When
she shot her divorced husband. John
l.. UeSaul">. IN his Long Island home
tho night o. Angus, .. The defense
rested at 80 O'Clock in rho after
noon.
Because District Attorney Charles
e Weeks did nor Tx" tho phrasing Of
4 15.000-word Hypothetical question
put to alieniSts by attorneys for she
defense, ne is tonight preparing (, m
flar Interrogation, Of equal or greater
length. which experts on diseases OF
the mind called b" the prosecution
vii. bn asked TO answer tomorrow.
Weeks insisted tho question submit
ted by the defense was based entirr-
y on testimony Favorable 70 Mrs. de-
Saulles. ignoring altogether state
,nents made by witnesses on which he
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HIGHEST PRAISE FROM BRITISH Of NA7CHLE55
WAR FRONT WORK Of The AWE R|CAN ENGINEERS

BRITISH ARMY HEADQCAll-
TIERS IN FRANCE. Monday. Nov.
@G.-By the Associated PrrSS(--
American engineers. { h first
American troop, To be- engaged in
military operations on tho British
front. took a prominent part in the
breaking Of The Ilindrnburr limo
by General BynG last week. Mill
iary necessity has made i impos-
sihIr Ia speak Of their presence be-
fore, but il j. now possible 10 In
form the people nf 'hc United
States that engineers Of rhc Amer
lean army had played a large part
in pushing up the vital railways
behind the advancing British sol
dirrs.
AS L matter Of fact, the Amcri-
-can engineers have been lahorinG
on The roads through the drvaSlat-
ed barilrfirldS Of the SOmnr dis
triCr. for l"arly four months, and
Two 0f their men who wrr"
wounded. wcr" ihc first American
casualties announced from WASH
inclnn. The speed with which the
lines have been laid up through
the broken NindrnburS dnicnccs
during tn" past week has called
forth The highest praise from the
British authorities. The .Ninrri-
cans have been working in shifts
Iwcn1y-fnur hours 4 day ami no
such amount Of track has been
laid in this region in so short Il
time before. Tn" manner in which
they stood up under the strain has
led 10 their being dubbed The
force Of American athletes" for
thrs" untirinG snltirrs are today
AS fit and willing aS they were
before the battle bean.
Naturally The Americans have
for long limo been working I'M
dor IN" range OF enemy artillery
and moro than once they have
come under heavy shell fire. One
of the most striking sights along
the front has been that Of tho on.
cinrrrs lahoring cody lat their
tracks while great shells were
bursting on" hundred yards away.
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is depending in large part TO convict
'hr Young Chilean woman. There was
considerable argument as to whether
the Interrogation might bn revised so
as TO satisfy counsel for both sides,
bur this WAS finally declared imprac-
,irablr. Justice David +. Manning
ended 1he controversy by instrnctinS
h. district attorney 10 frame another
query including the testimony he
deems mos' favorable TO his side Of
me case
Rested Their Case.
I; rnGuir"d IN hour and Il half to
mad the Question prepared by Mrs. De-
Saililes' attorney. Henry A. Ctsrhart
Discussion nf its points occupied an
additional TWO hours. With a similar
procedure 10 Dr. gone through with to-
morrow, il seemed probable tonight
that tho submission Of evidence In rf'-
burial would nor b. finished before
tomorrow night.
When 'hr attorneys, for the defense
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Bv NORMAN HAPGOOD

was that he felt himself in sympathy
with American tendencies. His next
step was TO explain his enthusiasm over
"'raylorism." that favoritc word In In
tcllrctuai Franco. lie also goes over to
Fhngland every few months and Il" has
always kept UP with what was going on
in Germany,
His turning toward America was So
enthusiastic. 81 confident. that ! was Il
little frightened. On such occasions
always wonder whether III" Arabian
Nights attitude TOW lrd our country will
b., rs unqucstioui1k 4 year hence.
Expect Too Much.
"Yuu expect too ru..h "f us. ! said
To- 4 widr-HwaiIc professor WHO had
shown In" sam" faItl' n wha, W. can
do. this time in Il military srnSc. WAR
is u long and complicated raInr. You
must remember THAI rIrn The RrltISh.
only n few miles away, with n superb
practical and administrative" SrnS". and
with tho spur Of danger /" their empire,
after thrc" years or Siga-rii" experience.
are showing unsufpaSSail" character.
hernisIn and trnacfty 10 Ia" sure. hu;
have not yet learned tn" art Of war. h%
any means, AZ it is exhibited by tho
Germans and the French. Is IL fair,
therefore, to "Nprrt too much IF IN"
Americans. n"X' spring and summer.
with no experience II all"
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TANCLE COMES WITH BOTH FOOD !
AND FUEL ASKING FOR PRIORITY

WASHINGTON. Nov. "n.-ReQucsts
from different government quarters for
priority of transportation for food. fuel
and munitions has thrown the whole
question Of preferential shipments into
a tanClc Tho committee on priority
ot trans porthtion. of which Robert :.
I.nv"tt is chairman. was trying tonight
To clear thu situation.
Acting nn IN" suggestion Of Fuel Nd
minis traitor Garfield the general opera
ting committee" ot eastern railroads to-
day without waiting for formal govern
mcnt action gave coal and coke ship
mrnts general right nf way to clear
conErsted terminals and announced that
they would he given preference TO the
fullest possible extent pr. Garfield has
requested of the priority committee 4
general order giving coal the tracks.
Tonight tha food administration an
nouncrd it had rntcrc6 Il strong pro-
test with the priority committee against
giving priority tn coal movement or any
other freight ovcE food shipments Tho
situation Is further complicated by do
mands ~ tho WAT and navy depart
mcnts for preferential! rights for the
movement Of their supplies, Officcys
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REV. R. R. 5NOPE, DID,, PASSES ].
AWAY At Bill MQRE, n. G., FRIDAY
FORMER RECTOR OF
ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH
End Of Notable Career Ac.
tive in Many Good Works
IN This Community.

Rev. DR.. Rodney Rush Swope,
former rector Of st. Matthew's T.
j.. church. Of this city. and one Of
tho ablcst and best beloved men
That ever filled a pulpit in Wheel
ing. died al. his home in Biltmore.
y. C.. rslrrday afternoon AT 4:3o
o'clock
Dr. Swopn had been in failing
health for some two years. heinS
afflicted with serious heart
trouble. About n year ago hr gave
,p active work in charge of the
Riltmorc parish, and for a. time
took course Of treatment at
Johns Hopkins Hospital. While
no was benefited by tho rest and
treatment. the Improvement was
only temporary. and few weeks
aep the distinguished minister was
again stricken For the past two
weeks his family and friends have
entertained but slight hope of his
recovery. and daily reports re-
ccivnd by friends in Wheeling
showed him to be sinking gradu-
ally. Th5. end came yesterday af-
ternoon.
Born in Philadelphia
Or cwonc was born i'll the city o.
HhiIaIrlrhia March IS. 1861. He was
educated in IN" rubli: schools Of Phila
hnlnhia. ri Chrltenham Academy. ant
Al IN. University Of Pennsylvania from
which institution he graduated in Tho
classical department in 1871. He studiet
law for three years. hut in 1874, deter
mined To devote himself 20 the ministry
IIn entered tho Divinity school or thu
church in Philadelphia. and c"mpl"ter
full lhrcr wears course. ut tn" con
rIuSinn Of which he was ordained anf
became assistant rector Of Trinity ;
r. church nj Cleveland. Ohio. While II
Cleveland h" met Miss Mary Brown, o.
that city. and in january. 1919. IL
brought her 10 Wheeling. bride. Or
Nny. |. 1878. Or. Swopc became rector
Of st. Matthew's church. and began
ministry notable for effective work.
Successful Rectoratc
Under his mniStratinn which con
tinurd nineteen years. the church grew
in membership. and influence and be-
came u most potent factor in the dloccs'
uf West Virginia. ~ we'll as IN tn'
civic and religious life of wheeling. DIT
SWupr VAS iii tlhuucHl II'i'"Nci 'i'''
his sermons were characterized by sim
plicity. clrnrucSS Of thought. and beauty
Of expression. AS an effective and con
yinrinG speaker he Ind few equals. Ill:
activities however were by no means
confined 10 tho pulpit or to the church
HI took part in Ill good works.
He was one "f the active organizers
Of the Young Mems Christian AsSocia
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AUSTRIA JOINS
GERMANY IN
j: PEACE PLANS.
Dual Monarchy Sends Accept
ance Of Proposals Of Rus
sian Bolsheviki.

Following Gcrmany's announc :
| ed willingness to treat with the
! Russian Bolsheviki far an arm
| istice having as itsNsQprpasA-
ultimate peace comes tho state-
/! Incnt that Austria-Hungary is
| likewise disposed. Already the
government Of the dual monarchy
has sent IN official reply accept
ing the present Russian govern
mnnt's wireless proposal for nego
tiations. Unofficial reports say
that the Russo-German plcnipo-
+ tentiarics will meet at noon SUM-
day on the northern Russian bat
tie front and thence proceed by
train to the German. headquarters
at B-est-Litovsk to discuss the
BolshGvilti project
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LEVINE FORCED
To GIVE GROUND
To NODERATES
NEW GOVERNMENT
NOW BEING FORMED
Latest Move in Russia, How
ever Does Not Mean
Lenine S Elimination.
PF.TROGENp. Nov.

PETROGENp. Nov. :. \
coalition government. consisting
of Rolshcviki. MinImalist. Inter
nationalist and L:ft parties and
Social RrvolutionactcS WAS IN
process Of formation today
The new government will con-
sist az 4 ministry representing
all these political factions which
will he responsible 10 a Parlia-
n,cnt composed Of ms members
OF th. WurkmcR's and Sailors
soviet. an 'quAt Number Of r"n-
reSSrtatireS II III. peasants CON
gross. !hr delegates from the
army and - from, RI" trades
unions.
Arrange rents :nr Sundays
meeting h.,N"Cn German and
Russian "nvny$ - discuss the
Hni Si"I'iki :tvIniSt;,'" PROPOSAL
w.'~r can, ri.,.'G to-day. TIL" d"lc-
cat. w;l' 'r".' ~ noon |" III"
til. Inns nni from ts."r"
h.;w,.u III" lives a;,i from there
vii! ,hay., t'y SPIRAL train 70
G;"rni;,u headquarters a: Er:$;
I.!ioNSk.
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OF the priority committee would
not say which materials would be given
preference and some officials suggested
that the whole question might be taken
up. for decision by the recently created
war council comprising department.
heads and chairmcn OF the various gov
eminent boards and commissions. 49,
Tho railroads themselves In respond
ing to DR.. Garf!cld's request that coal
be moved ahead Of general freight,
asked that 4 general priority order for
coal BIO withheld until the roads have
had an opportunity to test their plan
for pooling equipment and trackagc~. Rs
Gently they announced that there vs.
no objection to general priority ofdeII
but took occasion to declare that gov
crnmcnt officials demanding proferen-
iill movement for specific shipments
hal done much to chmplcatc the fil-
road congestion.
In explaining tonight. its request dat
nothing be put ahead of food shir-
nI"nts the food administration saId:
The necessity of moving 1.-Two stock
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3o-1orooaS$s
West Vtrgtnta-PArt1y cloudy Az
slightly colder Saturday; Sunday fat1.
Western PennsylvaniA-Cloudy "oR4
colder Saturday; Sunday fair. colAae.
ohio-Fair Saturday And Sunday,
somewhat colder Saturday and 0a$x1Aoy
night.
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AMSTERDAM. Nov. 3o.-The Aus
Hungarian government. according 4
dispatch from Vienna, has sent an
fetal reply accepting the Russian q
rrnmcnt's wireless proposal to enter ID
negotiations for an arnistice and 81
eral peace treaty.
The reply was sent yesterday and If,
follows: :.
The guiding principles announced
tho Russian government for negot
tons for an armisticc and a. peace trea'
counter proposals TO which are await
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LONDON. Nov. 3o.-Thc Rus3ian en-
voyS sent 10 treat with the Germans
according to 4 Reuter- dispatch from
petrograd. have telcgraphed' the Bolshe
Wiki leaders that tho Russo-Germor
plcnipotcntiarics will meet Sunday ~
at The crossing on the Dvinsk-Vilna
road west OF the village Of ltukhnris
between the opposing military
Thence. they will travel by special
to German headquarters at Brent
ovck.
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What We Are Doing in France

America Lam
o
in
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Cloudy and colder Saturday; Sunday
fair and colder.
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Largest Morning Paper
Circulation In West Virginia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
Four Navy Gunners,
Captured by U-Boat,
Now in T Teuton Prison

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-Captain
Albert Oliver, Of the American tank
steamer Campana, and four Of the five
members OF the naval gun crew taken
prisoner when the ship was captured
and sunk August by German sub
marine are in prison camp at
Brandenburg, Prussia. The American
Red Cross received this information
to-day from Geneva.
The message made no mention Of
Seaman William Albert Miller, the
other prisoner, ard an inquiry has
been cabled to Geneva to learn his
fate.
The four gunners held by the Ger
mans are James Delaney, chief gun
ner's mate in charge Of the gun crew;
Ray Ropp, boatswain's mate; Charles
Lovan Kline, gunner's mate, and Fred
Stephen Jacob. seaman. With Miller
they were the first United States
Sailors captured since war began with
Germany. 1t had been feared that
thew and Captain Oliver had been lost,
as a French cruiser which picked up
the remainder Of the tanker's crew re-
ported that U-boat had been sent
down that day by another French
warship near where the Compana was
sunk.
The Campana was forced TO surren-
der because the gun crew exhausted its
supply Of $50 shells in four-hours
running fight with the submarine,
which fired several hundred shots, at
a range of more than seven thousand
wards. The German continued the
bombardment after the steamer hoisted
the international signal Of surrender,
members of the crew said, and the
ships company too. TO the small boats
The submarine quickly overhaule !
them and took prisoner all the
men il could accommodate. The re
mainder of the crew were allowed TO
return TO the Csmpsns for their per
sonal effects. The tanker was then
sunk.
After drifting nine hours in the
small boats, the eight naval gunners
and forty men Of the Csmpan's crew
were rescued by French wsrship and
landed in France. The submarine cap
tain reported he had been out long
time. and from the fact that he took
prisoners IL was assumed he was a0ou.
ready to return TO his base.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
$4,000 of City's IN. A." Men
March in Their First Review;
Wilson Heads Capital Parade
Wilson Would Fight
In Trenches with Men

Mayor Mitchell deliUersd thi, mes
sage from President Wilson 10 tn
National Army men Irho Tere guest
at the Polo Grounds yesterday after
noon:
Please say to the men on Sep
tember 4 how entirely my heart is
with them and how my thoughts
will follow them across the sea
with confidence and also with gen.
uine envy, for | should like to be
with them on the field and in the
trenches, where the real and final
battle for the independence Of the
United States will be fought
alongside the other peoples of the
world, struggling like ourselves TO
make an end of those things
which have threatened the integ
rity of their territory, the lives of
their people and the very charac-
ter and independence Of their gov
ernment. Bid them godspeed for
me from a very full heart.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
Russians Prepare NeW
Defensive Line to Halt
Advance on Petrogrdd

PETROGRAD. Sept. 4. 4.-Morning pa
pers agree on the gravity of the situa-
tion created by the fall of Riga. The
only bright feature is a report to
the Council of Deputies that the army
fought valiantly, although overwhelmed d
by the enemy's heavy artillery and
gases. Though compelled TO retreat. 1t
preserves its fighting spirit, the re-
port said.
Most of the newspapers believe the
fall of Riga in itself does not threaten
PetroCrad. For such an operation
saws the "Rech." Won Hindenburg has
on the north front on y seven corps,
The "Rech" sharply criticises the Left
and the Council of Deputies for oppos-
ing the restoration of capital punish
ment at the rear.
II is not believed that the southern
section of the Dyina front, between
Dvinsk and Friedrich stadt, is threat
ened. This forms a salient well to the
east of Riga.
Boris SavinkofF, Assistant Minister
Of War, says measures are being taken
TO halt the German advance, but that
il is not possible yet TO state the posi-
tion of the new defensive line.
The "Russkia VOLTA expresses fear
that the next German operations will
lie against Mnsk. Riga's fall, declares
the paner, is the last warning. The
"Noyoe Vrcmya" echoes this sentiment,
declaring the army must be reorgan-
ized at once. IL adds:
"The enemy is marching on Petro-
Grad. A revolutionary dictatorship is
necessary. to which, If an iron hand
were Immediately shown, all Russia
would submit"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-05
y. S. Is Aiming Only
AT Autocracy, Not to
Unseat Hohenzollerns
tStSr Cou,Spoudentl

tStSf Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-State De-
partment officials have consistently de-
clined to define the form of govern
ment the United States desires Ger
many to institute before America will
consider peace proposals, but it was
stated to-day that no spokesman of the
Administration had ever said the Ho-
henzollcra dynasty must be eliminated
or that the monarchical form OF gov
ernment in Germany must sc abolished.
"The German people may do any
thing they please" responsible official
said; 1--WE will not be in the position of
debating to them the measures they
may take. But the United States will
be the judge of whether the changes
effected are such that this country can
trust the German government"