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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-08
CRY Of TREASON
FROM GERMANY
EXPOSE SEQUEL.
|OFFICIAE, STATEMENT -
SEEKS TO JUSTIFY
Act of Berlin Government in
Arrayins Nations Against
the United States.

BERLIN, March Z, by wireless to
sayville.-Thp Overseas News Aseu.
cy to-day MADE public the following Of
fetal statement concerning Germluy's
plan to have. Mexico engage In war
with the United States. if the United
States should not remain neutral after
the declaration Of unrestricted subma.,
rine warfare by Germany:
THE decisi ion to begin the unre
stricted subnarlne war on February
1 having beeS taken, an eventual con.
fict with America had to be consld.
cred by reason Of its previous atti.
tude. The facts have proven that the
surmise was justified. for the Ameri.
can government, Immediately after
our notification concerning the barred
zone, brokes of diplomatic relations.
and, moreover, requested other neu,
trail powers to join In this course Of
action. In Anticipation Of this. possi-
bility it was mot only the right. but
also the duty, Of the government to
take measures in time to counter-bal-
ance the joining Of an additional ally
on the side Of our enemies. a.
The impeffal minister to Mexico
was, therefore, instructed about the
middle of January to offer an alliance
to the Mexican government and to ar
range the details, in case that the
United Statess should declare war
against US. The minister was express
~ charged by instruction to take no
steps with TIE Mexican government
before he haa obtained the absolute
certainty that war had been declared
by the Unitef States.
1T is not keown by what means the
American government acquired knowl.
edge of the instructions transmitted
BY secret waYs to Mexico. 1t seems
that treason-5and treason 1t probably
is-has been committed ON American
territory" :: -
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VILLA FORCE READY
TO GIVE BATTLE

Ell. PASO. Texas. March "a mes
sage was received here late last night
and transmitted 10 General Jose
Carlos Murguia. the military COM
thandrr i'll JuarcZ, from the COM
mandcr OF the Villa force at San Mar
tin ranch. informing him they were
there and ready 10 give battle. The
Martin ranch j. fifty miles southeast
Of .Ilarcz and seventeen miles south
Of Fort Hancock. Texas
JUAREX. Mex, March 7.--Dne hun
dred and fifty caralrymcn left Juar"z
yesterday for tn" san Martin ranch.
General Mur%uia and General Con
zaleS took on" 'hundred men today
and another column OF 200 troops
planned To leave .JuarcZ tonight TO re-
lntorCc the expedition. Two hundred
and fifty men will join these troops
al uutpostS along the Rio Grandr and
General MUrguia is expected In have
several hundred men when he reaches
the rendezvous OF the Villa troops.
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WASH HINGTON, March 7.---Secretar!cS
Rakrr. Lane and Houston ard a detail
of army "ngincers composing the board
which will determine the location of the
S2O.000.00 government nitrate plant.
left Washington tonight for tour or
proposed sites. in South Car"lna'
I;rurgin Tennessee. Alabama, Kentucky,
Ohio and West Virginia. Local interests
along the line will be given hearings,
the first being held ut Columbia S. c..
tomorrow. The trip will be completed
March 16. and aftcrward another tour
will be made through the west.
President Wilson has instructed the
board 10 select the site as soon as prac-
ticablc In view Of the need for nitrate
factory in case of international compll-
cations The members of the board
said before their N"parturc that every
effort would be made to reach a decis-
ion within 4 few weeks.
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BRITISH PURSUE
ROUTED TURKS

Nonentarily there Is cessation in
the attacks by the British forces along
the Ancre and Somme fronts which
recently have given to King Georges
men considerable ground ne I'D by the
Germans at various points. Bombard-
ments alone are reported in these re-
gions and also along the line held by
the French.
Considerable aerial activity has
taken place between the British and
Germans. London reports that three
German machines were brought down
and three others forced to descend
damaged, but says four British ma
chimes were felled by the Germans
and that seven others are missing.
There is little fighting of moment,
except the usual artillery duels and
infantry actions BY reconnoitering
parties. in progress on any. OF the
other fronts.
The rout of the Turks toward Bag
dad is being kept up by the British,
who have now advanced 10 within
nine miles of Ctesiphon. which is 2S
miles from Bagdad. The British re-
ports record the Turks AS being de-
moralized and leaving behind them
large quantities Of stores and num-
bers of guns.
Pelrograd reports that the Russians
have captured the ASadabad summit,
strategic position ten miles south
west of Hamadan. Persia. from the
Turks.
The destroyer Cassini. one OF the
allied Mediterranean patrol boats, has
been sunk by submarine. Seven Off
GERS. including the captain and one
hundred members of the crew. per-
ished.
Berlin reports thai the Russian
armed cruiser Ryurkik has been badly
damaged by striking a mine in the
C,ulf 0i Finland
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q BRITISH VESSELS
SUNK DURING WEEK

LONDON, March Gas p. m.)--An
official statement issued today says
that twenty-three British merchant
vessels were sunk by mine or sub
marine during the week ending March
Of these fourteen were Of 1,600
ions gross or over and nine were
under 800 tons. In the same period
three British fishing vessels were
sunk. Twelve British merchant YES
sells were unsucCeSSlully attacked by
submarines during the week.
The number of merchant vessels OF
all nationalities, Of more than 100 tons
net arriving at United Kingdom ports
during the week, was 2.52H The NUN
her sailing was 2,47T. These figures
are exclusive Of fishing and local
craft.
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GOMEZ
Leader of=:.!Cuban Revolution.
Reported Captured by
GovesnmentForc

HAVANA::March 7.-Annonce-
ment was made at the presidents
palace toda:' that a message had
been received there stating that
Jose Miguel Gomez, former presl.
dent of Cuia, had been captured
with his en:ire staff, by Colazo.
commander ::of the government
troops. ::
General jose Miguel Gomez has
been described as the leader or
the Cuban revolt. Forces which
he commanded were defeated by
those of Colonel Collazo late In
February ins' a battle on the Jat-
ibonico riyet. boundary between
the provinces OF Camaguey ano
Santa Claraf and it was reported
that the insnYrectos had been dis.
persed into small bands and that
General Gomez had taken flight:
President Nenocal was recently
quoted as attributing the Cuban
revolt TO the'"unbridled ambition
of General Gomez to overthrow
him. but this. was denied by Cen
eral Gomez s. friends. A few days
ago it was stated that q Cuban
Judge had foGnd a true bill against
General Gomez on q charge OF con.
spiracy and &Tevolution and had
fixed ball at!S200,000.
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Nd. REASON FOR
ALARM ASSERTS
MR.. PENNYN|T7 7
HIGH WATER BUT NO
FLOOD NOW IN SIGHT
Much Depends Upon Thurs
day Morning Reports
From Rivers.
Speciaf Dispatch to The IntelliEeacer.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. March T.
Melting SHOWS in the mountains
and rain that is falling over the
greater part of the watersheds to-
night will cause rise in the riv-
ers tomorrow, according TO Fore
caster Pennywitt The rain, how
ever, is not expected to be heavy,
and the rise in the rivers will
not reach a flood stage, as judged
at this hour.
II was announced tonight by
ForecaSter Pennywitt that al the
present time indications did not
point 10 a flood stage. He. how
ever, stated that il would be hard
10 predict the extent Of the rise
until tomorrow morning, at which
time he will receive reports from
the river stations. That there was
no reason to be alarmed from
present indications. was his part
ing admonition.
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Two Big Liners Come
Across The Atlantic

NEW YORK. March 1.-Two trans
Atlantic passenger liners arrived here
tonight after having successfully run
the German submarine blockade. The
White Star liner Baltic. which car
ried 12h cabin and 10 Storage pasSen-
gers. dockcd tonight, and the French
liner RnChambeau Will dock tu-nOr-
row, after spending thu night 1T quar-
antine.
The Baltic was several days over
due. Tn" delay was attributed by tn"
Messengers TO the following Of Il new
course far from the regular steamship
lanes. The vessel sighted no subma-
rines, II WAS reported, although Sh"
left port un"srortCd h. warships.
The steamship WAS commanded by
Captain J. =. Ransom. transferred for
the one trip from Ihu command Of the
White Star liner Adrialic.
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PLOT TIERS
HELD To JURY
BOMBS IDENTIFIED
BY THE PRISONERS
Schwartz Tells Of Spending
the Night in a Motor
Boat.

HOBOKEN, y. j.. March 7.-Fritz
Kolb and Hans Schwartz. arrested IN
with The alleged plot 10
destroy war munitions for the Entente
Allies, today were held for the grand
Jury withou; bail: Two bombs found
in kolh'S room were identified by the
prisoners in court.
Clarence Firkr. who lives in ho-
tel here where Schwartz had been
employed as a COOK. told the police
that early last Monday he met
Schwartz and observing his fatigued
asked him where he mad
been. Schwartz replied, Ficke alleges.
that he had been out al night in &
The police say trips To
Black Tom. y. j. in a motorboat
figure in the alleged scheme Ia bl"w
In muni1 ions
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IMMEDIATE ARMING
OF VESSELS UNLIKELY
President Feels That Nation
is Supporting His
Policies.
EXTRA SESSION WILL
ADOPT LEGISLATION
For the Aiming of American
Merchantmen-Congress
to Be Called.

WASHINGTON, Mar. T. New
action by President Wilson within
the next few days in the situation
resulting from the German unre-
stricted submarine campaign, was
forecasted confidently today in ad'
ministration quarters. =
If the form of the action has
been determined upon, it was not
revealed. The possibilities are:
The arming of American mer-
chantmen by the government in
spite of old statutes construed by
some officials to prohibit such
action.
The conveying of the vessels by
warships.
The immediate calling of an
extra session Of congress.
The placing Of American ships
desiring to pass through the dan
ger zone under government cen
troll.
Reports conveyed to the presi-
dent during the day that the pros
poets are excellent for prompt and
favorable action on his suggestion
for a revision of the senate rules
so that action can be secured on
an armed neutrality resolution,
were believed to bring the ealing
Of an extra session nearer.
While some officials. notably
those at the state department.
have advised the President that
he has full power to arm mer-
chantmn without congressional
action, others feel that such a step
would be stretching the law and
therefore would be inadvisable.
It Is pointed out. however, that
any restrictions surrounding the
arming of vessels do not apply to
supplying conveys. The best
judgment Of the navy department
has been against conveying for
strategical reasons. but it was con-
sidered possible that If no other
way Is found this course might
be adopted
The President was understood
TO feel that the tying up Of Amer
ican vessels in port cannot be al
lowed to continue much longer.
He also believes that it has been
clearly demonstrated that the ma
ton stands behind him in advocat-
: ing steps to defend American lives.
and rights.
Mr.. Wilson was. forced to retire
70 his room early this afternoon
by cold. but previously ne con-
ferred with Secretary Lansing
about the German crisis and talk
ed with senator's about cloture in
the senate. He did not reveal to 4.
1he senators his plans for protect
ing American ships.
When Representative kitchin,
the Democratic leader Of the
house, left for home today, his
parting information to his col
leagues was that an extra session
Of congress would be called not
later than the middle Of May.
Mr.. kitchin had been in confer
ence with President Wilson and
made this prediction after the con-
ference, although a cabinet men,
tContinued on ragc Ten.)
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THE WEATHER..

WASHINGTON, D. c.. March d
Forecast: >
ohIo-paEtIyt c!oIdy ..Ie and eo'a'r
West Vlre:nla-Rain Thureday
morning, folIoyed by fair; colder
Thursday night; Friday fair.
Western Pens3ylvania-Rafn Thurs
day and colder At night; Friday fair.
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|OWANS REFUSE
CONDEMNATION
Of SENA 7 ORS
ORDER RESOLUTION
SHALL BE EXPUNCED
Colorado Senate Refused Gen.
sure by the Vote
of II to l6..

DENVER. Col. March Colorado
senate today defeated by a vote Of Il
TO Ii the resolution introduced yester-
day renSurinS the. twelve United states
senators names in news dispatches as
responsible for the killing Of the armed
ships bill asked Of Congress by Presi-
dent Wilson. Some senators urged that
the resolution was prompted by MOB
spirit.
pES MONIES. Ia. March "A reso-
lu;ion censuring United States Senators
tummins and Kenyon for their oppost-
tion to the Presidents armed neutrality
measure was eNpunScd from the RECORDS
ot the Iowa house ut representatives to-
day by unanimous vote. Representative
Rayhuru. author OF the resolution, was
absent when .fe vote was taken.
SACRAMENTO. Calf March "A
concurrent resolution deploring The act
ION OF United States Senator John D.
works IN taking part In the fliouster
against the armed neutrality bill and
;aTorng- change IN the rules OF tho
United States senate was offered in the
tare today by five Democratic members:
The resolution approves the armtnE OF
merchant ships and urges support Of
The president.
MADISON. Wis. March The Wis
consin senate today by q vote OF 19 to
IS referred TO the committee on educa-
tion . resolution criticistng United
States Senator LaFollette's attitude on
preparedness measures and urging him
10 stand by the president. The Ques-
sion canno, now come up for at least a
week.
NEW YORK. Mar. 7.-Resolutions
favoring tn" presidents armed neutral
Ity hill and cOndemning the unpatri-
otic, traituronS and practically treason
able actions OF 4 few United States SEN
atorS IN defeating the will OF the Amer
;can people in the closing hours OF the
recent congress" were adopted by the
national convention of the Brick Manu-
factur.rs' association here today. The
resolutions were forwarued to Vice
President Marshall.
ATLANTIC CITY. \. j.. Mar. The
New Jersey Methodist Episcopal con-
adopted Il resolution pl"dsing its sup
puv, 10 President Wilson in the present
international situation. The resolution
also d"clar"d for tn. display OF the
rational t!a; in some prominent place
At or near the platform IN every Meth
udi>t church III th,. New jersey confer
enc. until III" crisis Is passed.
'rDEEIpu. o. Mar 1-t'nr>yth Post.
-. \. t.. has adcpi.d n resolution ny
Unanimous vote cenSuri,I= Congressman,
Isaac K. Sh'rwoni. ii this city. for mis-
TO;c agaiu$; the m"aSIrr 10 atithuri2"
President Wilson 20 arm merchant
ships. Tkr resolution expresses thu.
opinion ~ the post tha: Sherwood lid
not r"Ir"S"nI patriotic sentiment in his
district t"uEr. sSurtn Sherwood Is ail
honorary ui.nb"r of the p"St. y copy
"s tn" resolution was S'.n; to President
Wilson.
rITTSRtI;GH. Mar. 7.--r"$ulntinns
'or;.m. Mtl'uG President Wilson for his
patient a!furtS to preserve peace and his
"prnph,.t;C ntterarccS" for int"rna ti0nal
understanding 10 prevent wars. were
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adopted at the session here today OF
the seventh congress OF the National
Federation of Religious liberals. Prof.
.lrssc II. Holmes. of Swarthmore col
hgc. president OF The federation. pre-
sided Among the speakers wcr: Rev.
Carl \. VosS. Of Pittsburgh: r. Barnard
Walton. Philadelphia. general secretary
Of tho advancement committee OF the
Religious Society OF Friends. and Rev.
Miuot y. Simmons. Cleveland. Ohio.
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Commission Coming Herej
Hunt Nitrate Plant Site

: It is expected that the govern,
mont commits sion to select tho
! uitrnte plant site will reach Wheel
! Ing on March IS.
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American Ships Must Sail May Provide Conveys
GERMANY TO PUBLISH TERMS or PEACE; INSISTS ON
INDEPENDENT" BELGIUM UNDER TEUTON|C CONTROL


Belgium under the
nhualarny out would be
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Rain Thursday and colder at night.
FriGay fair.
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tcontinued on ~agc Ten.)
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13
Grave Unrest in Germany.

Reports of grave unrest in
Germany come from the Scan
dinavian countries, but the
German censorship prevents
any precise knowledge of the
situation from reaching the
outside world. In the Reichctag
a strong fight is being made to
force the government to grant
certain franchise reforms
which the Emperor is reluct-
ant to grant. He holds out
that these changes will come
when the war is over, but the
advocates of a more liberal
government in which all the
people may take part are
pressing the chancellor to
state that what reforms the
government is willing to grant.
The situation inside the empire
has brought from the govern
ment the promise to let out of
the cabinet the vice-chancellor
and the secretary for foreign
affairs. The dissatisfaction
with the submarine warfare
which the latter strongly :ad-
vocates, has brought about his
dismissal. Notwithstanding
these internal troubles the Ger
man chancellor declares that
peace without indemnities and
annexations is impossible i
Germany must fight to the
last gasp" Is he backed up
by his people?
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13

lands who sold themselves to try to
betray civilization for even less than
Judas demanded, and who, like Judas
claimed to be doing good when they
knew the rottenness of their w
hearts.
"Indeed, | have found one who has
planted in every land the Judas fruit
of treachery and deceit, ever among
those who professed to higher things
and who have made even Judas
mourn that they unmatched him,
since he betrayed his Lord only once
while the Kaiser and his crowd have
increasingly betrayed all humanity.
The Satanic smile had faded from
the face of the Evil One. At first
bitter and relentless hatred posses
sed him as he listened to one who
had dared to suggest a new ruler and
he sent forth his minions to fire with
i~ntenser heat the lower depth of the
lower bells into which to drive this
traitor; but just then the doors Of
He'll swung wide open and Satan saw
the spirit of Kaiser Wilhelm enter.
Instantly he realized that his rule
was at an end. He saw that his
Wanted superiority in sin and devil
try was as nothing when matched
against that of the Kaiser. AS he
skunk away, he saw escorted to his
seat of burning birthstone the one
who on earth had outmatched him,
and whom he felt was justly entitled
to the rulership of his kingdom.
And then as the new ruler took his
seat upon the throne of blazing brim-
stone there appeared in the flames
that played around his head a pic
ture of a great ship in whose side
there was a gaping hole. Standing
in the center of this there appeared
Kaiser Wilhelm calling to his demons
to bring to him the helpless babies
and innocent m With fiendish
SlCC IC caught CllCIH anu SIOdLitlS,lS
fed them to the ravenous sharks be-
low. The onlookers shuddered at
the sight, realizing that even Hell
had sunk to hitherto unknown depths
of ~depravity.
Suddenly, however, the friends Of
the lower world, who for a moment
had been dazed by the appearance of
the new ruler upon the throne, a
reused themselves to this degrade
ton of He'll and determined to rid
even that region of one who had so
surpassed in deviltry all that He'll
had ever known. In mad rebellion
they rose. With one great convul-
sion He'll vomited him forth, for even
its inhabitants of murderers and
thieves, the lewd, the lascivious and
all the unrepentant throng could not
sink to such depths as to permit him
to remain.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13
H WE FIGHT FOR.

A reader of the st. Louis Repub-
lic-probably a German %sympathizer
wrote that newspaper the other
day desiring to know why we are at
war. President Wilson's address to
Congress is a sufficient answer to the
question. But the Republic answers
it in this homely way:
We r at war because a desper-
ado down the road had been destroy
ing our property and interfering
with our people as they passed along
the public road.
We demonstrated with him and he
gave us false or evasive answers, and
continued the work of destruction.
Finally after getting embroiled
with all the neighbors, except three
Of his own kind, he proceeded to kill
our citizens without warning when
ever they came inside a zone of the
highway which he had appropriated
to his own use, contrary to law.
We took up arms to help those
who were fighting to rid the negh-
borhood of this desperate and then
found that he had plotted to attack
us as soon as he had finished killing
off, or overcoming our neighbors,
and had even suggested a division of
our lands and property among his
friends or those who could be induc-
ed to join with him.
Incidently we found that by rid
ding the neighborhood of this blood
and-ambition-crazed individual we
could stop all future outbreaks Of
this character, free millions Of down.
trodden and smisgoverneds people. and
make the world safe for democ-
rAey." s
So We buekied 6h the sword that
OUR great grandfather carried at
YofkteWn, siezed the old musket that
our Grandfather shouldered in the
Mexican war and to the same old
tune that called our father to his
duty in the Civil War we marched
forth to fight fer our rights and hui
manity.
The Republics explanation is de-
void Of rhetorical flowers. Nut it
fits the Ease to q nicely, and we sub
init to any hereabouts who may pro-
fess to be unable to understand just
why we have gone forth to help lick
the Kaiser and his warlords.-N @.
Daily States.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13

The bill of Senator John
Sharpe Williams for the crea-
ton of another federal district
for Mississippi, has been re-
ported favorably by the Senate
judiciary committee. The pres
ent district judge, reports from
Washington state, will be as
signed to the northern district
,and+the new Judge to the
southern. j,
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13

The French have dubbed
the United States soldiers the
"Sammies" and "Teddies" and
shout themselves hoarse call
ing them by their new nick
names. Uncle Sans boys al
ways look good, but especially
so to the French and british
just at this time.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13
Miss Rankin's first effo

Miss Rankin's first effort rs
a legislator was to put a stop
to women and girls working
over time in the government $
printing department. If there
is a lady in this dristict who
can devise ways and means of
getting out a country newspa-
per without working over time.
we will favor sending a woman
to congress fro mthis district.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13
Jacksonville

Hattiesburg, Jacksonville
Fla, and Alexandra, La, have
been recommended by Gen.
Weed as the most eligible
sites fol, training camps !. FOR
the soldiers to be assembled in
August. Only Two places can
be selected, with Hattiesburg
seemingly sure to be one of
them. Jacksonville will most
likely get the other.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13

Russia is proving that she is
able to come back. Her armies
are making a terrific drive to
the north and the important
city of Lemberg is now in per-
il. Fighting for democracy is
a new role for the Russian SOL
dier, but he seems to put his
whole soul into the fight.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-07-13
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