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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-20
FIGHTING HARD ]. J:
To SAVE NEGRO !.
JOHN JOHNSON
FRAMErUP CHARGES
MADE AT BOSTON
Edith Godbey, on the Stand,
Sticks to Story Of Beng:
TRANSPORTED From State. !:

BOSTON, Dec. -19.-An effort TO proIe
that the United States attorney ~
West Virginia has been decstved ny
rroup Of conspirators engaged In oes-
prate attempt to got tho negro Joha
Johnson back to that state, Will be ms4A
, by Johnson's counsel In the proces4s
,nKs before the federal commissioneG
here. Offer Of proof to this effect WaS
made to-day, In the trfhl o Johnson -
a fugitive from Justice from ChaFleeeo1.
West Virginia where he Is wanted g
answer an inditcemnt charging violN-
ton Of the Mann act through the AZ
legged transportation Of Edith Godbe9s
a white woman. from CatuetfShuHE
Kentuck y, to Charleston.
Richard W. Hale, former Unite1
States commissioner. senior counsel fer
Johnson, asserted that the Godbey
| woman, the governments principal Wit
ness, was one Of the alleged conspirA-
tors although moro sinned against
than SHINING" "we Will SHOW" con-
, tinued Mr.. Hale, that she II Dominates
by persons who have her under thek
control and that she fears personal ID
jury unless her testimony 10 favorable
to their case" IL
ut 10. the voice Of Jacob and the had
| Of Esau, the voice Of the United StAteA.
and the hand Of tho state Of West Viz
ginia, reaching out to get this man"
! william H. Lewis, another Of JohnsonS-
array Of counsel told the commissioner
WouAa 9ssti8isG ~
The woman was on the witness stand
all day. In her direct testimony, aha.
| told Of intimacy with Johnson covefigk
a period Of five years, during which shD.
-Ax Atn IIH1AA Ia -
/ death II she did not do his bidding. IA
J November. 1916. she testified. sAe
, threatened johnson with arrest after AA
had kicked and beaten her, but she n.
Trained from doing 30 when he profn-
, ised to leave Charleston. He left. 20.
cordinE to the witness. and three daya
later she received letter and ~ q atris
suit went to .Cattlettsburg, whore shA.
| said Johnson Joined her. Two lAE2E
later she said. johnson provided he
with transportation for the return tt,
Charleston and occupied tho seat dl.
rectly behind her on the train. g.
oroGs-sxamjAsA j,
The cross examination by Mr.. Lewis
p! apparently indicated an attempt Ito show
: that the witness never went to Gait
i lettsburE. In reply to his questiofn
she said that she could recall lit0I
| about. the journey or her stay In tho
town. f'r
The cross examination went Into do
tails about the facts leading up TO the
| woman's" testimony before the federal
grand jury in Charleston against John-
Son. She admitted returning to Char
lesion from q nearby town shout the
time Governor Mccall Of AASsachn-
setts refused to grant Z reputation Tor
! the return lof Johnson to West Virginia.
/ and that it was only by accident she
met q policeman with whom she talkeA
about Johnson. Later, she said she was
sent for by the chief OF police In Char.
lesion and subsequently went to .thS
! county prosecutors office and the grand
| jury room.
J. Tho cross examination viii BE- con.
tinued tomorrow.
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submarine chasers. Of which W a1S
building $50 and does not include the
small craft. The chasers will b In
service by early spring"
Included in the 424 ships he said,
were battle cruisers, battleshipa. scout
cruisers. destroyers, fuel ships, Eua-
boats. hospital ships. ammunition shiDA
seasoing tugs. mine sweepers and sub
marines.
The navy at the beginning Of its par
ticipatlon in the war, the witnesS con-
tinued. had at It's disposal tho money
needed for most Of tho expansion imnie-
diately required. and In pressing cAS4e
where funds were lacking over-ohliG1-
tions vere incurred. Within the last
few days the navy has had to ask for
$4,000. 900 In addition to the regular sS-
Inmates amounting to $l,03s.o00.ooo fot
tho next fiscal year, now before the
house naval committee. =.
Secretary Daniels said the navy now
had more than one thousand ships IN!
commission as against 900 two years
ago, and an enlisted personnel Of '3S6.-
900 officers and men compared with &c.
$50 men and 1876 officers when KthoficS'
declared war.
Has the navy measured upF b. -
cd 1T Is my firm belief 1t the cle
Of the investigation your answer n
be 1t has and tho country has even
reason to repose confidence IN u
navy"
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Fighting In Odessa.

ODESSA (via Isnudon). Dec. IL
Ckrainlan troops and HnlSh"viki guards
arc fighting in the streets here today.
The Opera House. headquarters of the
Ckratniaus. has been equipped with ma
chine guns. which have been turned on
the Bolsheviki The latter are replying
with rifle fire.
Rolsheviki troops have surrounded
some Ckrainians at the railway sta
lions. All business in the city has been
suspended. The troops on both sides
cut all telephone and telegraph wires IN
the city proper. and there Is great dis
order
The Ukrainian rebels machine guns ara
accurately trained on the Bolsheviki
headquarters in the city's two principal
cafes.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 19.-Hcavy Aght-
ing at Odessa was reported toay.
The MaNImalists still hold the port.
Ckraiian troops arc shelling them.
The Bolsheviki war. office also an
nounced today that their forces are ad-
vancinS toward kiel
Cossack rebels are attacking AS
trakba.
The Bolshcviki government today
served an ultlmatum on the Ukrniniarls.
demanding that they cease granting aid
(Coutdrued on Page Ten.)
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INCREASE REPORTED
IN PNEUMONIA CASES
IN NATIONAL ARMY
Measles Also Shows Big Jump
From | 1863 to Total of
2,251 Cases.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-Grncral inn
prorcment In health conditions in the
National guard division for tho week
ending December II. was reported to-
day hy the division Of field sanitation.
In the National army. however. there
was nm increase In the total cases Of
pneumonia, measles and meningitis due
to renewed outbreaks in II few Of the
divisions.
Deaths for the week in the guard di-
vision totalled l6j as against 40 the
week previous and those in the National
army 81 against Il the week before. OF
the guardSmcm dying. Ia sucrunbcd to
pneumonia and 10 tn meningitis. In
the National army there were 60 deaths
from pneumonia and Is from mcningi-
tiS.
There WAS Il drCrr;ISr Of 1"H cases ar
pneumonia In the guard camps. The to-
tai for the week hcimg 39i aS against
4"% tho week previous. Cases at mc;t-
slcs decreased from ".G%2 the previous
week TO I05S and meningitis from ~
to 80.
In the National army thcr" WAS an
increase of ia eases of pneumonia with
294 this week against lI0 the week be-
fore. There were ".25l cases of
measles this week against l.35! III"
prcvinsIS week. white meningitis cases
wcr" 8 against 81 last week.
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Red Cross Adds $4,000
New Members in First
Three Days Of Drivo.

WASHINGTON, D. c., De. 1s.-
Six hundred and fifty-seven thousand
new members Of the Red Cross have
been enrolled In the Atlantic divisioA.
comprising New York. New Jersey and
Connecticut, during the irBt three days
uoluu1 uel IoJ sAlIp ssw,sIIVo sy1 20
new enrollments. It. was annoupced to-
night at national headquarters.
The Pennsylvania division. which In.
cludeH Delaware, has added 100000 new
names since Monday on reports from
cnly - out Of 104 chapterA
Des Moines, Iowa, enrolled 1S.700 ths
first two days. Rhinebeck, Iowa. claims
10 be the frst city in the country to b
100 per cent. Red Cross, having reported
the enrolment Of every man, woman Apd
child in the community.
No attempt has been made 50 fAr 10
announce the total gains since naah3S
since Monday. because Of incomplete ~
ports.
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BERLIN CLAIMS GAIN OVER THE ITALIANS AND
THE CAPTURE Of TWO THOUSAND PRISONERS

The Austro-Germans have renewed In
great strength their efforts to pierce the
Italian line and debouch upon the plains
of Ecnitia in the region Of Bassano.
In fierce lighting around Monte Aso-
lone. in which the enemy again suffered
severe losses and several times were re-
pulsed. reinforcements in large numbers
were brought up and the Italians were
compelled to give ground. The fighting
lasted throughout Tuesday and accord-
ing to the German war office. more than
two thousand Italians were made prlso-
nerS.
Likewise along the southern reaches
Of the Piave river the invaders and the
Italians are engaged In heavy 1lEntlnB'
4 crossing of the Old Piavc on pontoon
bridges was successfully carried out DS
nm enemy detachment. but later the lt1-
ians drove the Teutons back to the edge
Of tho water.
The fightIug on the other fronts stilt
remains below normal. although the or
ttllery duels on various sectors contln-
ues intense, The artillery activity BE-
tween tho French and Germans IN Cham-
pagne and in tho mountainous regions
near tho Swiss border Is increasing In
volume probably forecasting infantry
attacks at an early date.
Again the losses to British shipping
through mines or submarines shows
decrease. According to the weekly state
ment OF the British admiralty seventeen
merchantmen were sent to the bottom
last week as compared with 81 the pre-
ytous week French shipping suffered
only the loss Of ono vessel during 'he
week, and this Is small one OF less
than 1000 tons.
An enemy submarine. however has
torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean
sea the old French cruiser, Chateaure-
nault, which was being used as trans
port. The submarine which fired IN"
fntal shot was itself destroyed. inc
soldiers aboard tho Chateaurenault were
saved but ten members Of the crew OIL
the vessel were lost
Little material damage was done oE
the Germans in Tuesday nights air RAID
over London. Essex and Kent. Ten
persons were killed in London and ~
injured. Outside the capitol five per
sons were wounded. One enemy ma
chine was brought down and another De-
lieyed to have been destroyed.
Another Spanish steamer, the NoFieh-
~
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WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.-Thn senate
sugar investigation continued today
with Earl d. Babst. president Of 'he
American Sugar Refining company. 'cS-
tifying largely c"ncerui.,E the ttltnC OF
relation To best Sagar when the sh2rt-
age in the east frs; became acute. and
in answer To charges OF Claus \. SprccF~
les which he characterized "as small
talk
Some members Of the committee hope
to be able To call tomorrow Food Ad-
ninistratnr Hoover ami George VI. I:olph
director of the sugar DIVISION OF the
food administration. ard rlnst, the sugar
Inquiry tomorrow might. ~ ms tC begin
the coal Investigation also ordered by
the senate Mr.. Bapst will be recalled
at the morning session however. and 1t
reached before Saturday.
SpreckleS had charged that ESahSt met
with a committee OF Louisiana planters
md representatives of thu food admins
ration in Washington during October
when tho price To be paid the planters
vas fixed ab$t today said he was at
ire conference but withdrew before
prices were discussed. Later. he added
a committee OF planters, called ~ his
hotel and he purchased :6.D"0 short
tons OF raw sugar and agreed To- tIke
up to an aggregate Of ln0.nh0 tens at
6.3s cents & pound. the price tk" COM
nittee had set.
Babst stated that he informed the
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH At
JERUSALEM SACKED
,: BY THE oTToMANs

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. "a
An official dispatch received here
to-day from France says that the
Turks, before surrenderinE Jeru-
salem to the British. brutality mis-
treated Christian priests. carried off
the famous treasure Of the Church
OF the Holy. Sepulchrc. valued at
millions of dollars. and sent to
Berlin the church's celebrated os-
tensory Of brilliants.
Monsignor CRmasscI. the patri-
arch of Jerusalem. Is said to have
been deposed from his office. and
Father Piccar1o. an italian priest,
to have died from the effects OF
Turkish brutalitics.
The Church Of the Holy. Se2ul-
chrc had remained unmolcsted here
toforc during nil the centuries OF
Moslem occupation Of jerusalem.
The same dispatch told of the in
dlgnatIon among Musselmen Of Asia
Minor over the action Of German
general in establishing staff head
quarters In III" great mosque OF
the city OF -tlcppo. near the Syrian
border,
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GARFIELD RESENTS CONF|SCATION OF
COAL BY PHILADELPHIA OFFICIAL

= WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-Ar-
rRngements to furnish 2 daily sup
ply Of $4,000 tons Of anthracite coal
to Philadelphia for household re-
qu1rsments were made by the fuel
administration today. Famine con-
dtttons in Philadelphia were brought
to the attention Of Fuel Ad1ntn1stra-
tor Garfield by william Potter, fuel
administrator for PennsylvAn1A
Mr. Potter drew from the fuel ad-
1n1ntstration also q promise to stop
confiscation Of GOAL in Philadelphia
by Director Krusen, Of the depart
1nent OF health and charities. Seiz-
ufes by other than federal officials
ig held to be illegal and the fuel
administration Ia ready to start pro-
ceedings If the practice Is con-
tinuea.
Transportation conditions are I'm
proving, the fuel administration
WAS informed today by A. W.
Thompson, chairman Of the general
operating committees OF Eastern
railroads.
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DR.. Garfield tonight sssnt tho fol-
lowing telegram to Mr.. :xrussn At
Philndelphia:
I'VE Arc advised that you have
conftscated four carload, Of coal
Fuel Administrator Potter; informs
me that you have not spplipd to the.
local committee or to him for as
sistance tr connection with your
requirements, and II handled in this
manner coal would have been pro-
vided. Further oonfiscation will not
be permitted and Is unnecessary
provided you will adv1pe require.
mentH Of localities under your jur-
1sdiction," -... ,....-.-
To clear congestion Of coal .enrs
in the Pittsburgh district ,Dr. .-9ar-
field tonight extended thp authority
Of D. ". Kuhn, fuel administrator
for Pittsburgh to cover siz coun-
ties In southwestern Psnnsylvaaia.
Mr. Kuhn will cooperate with tho
railroads in moving coal to its
destinations.
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ESQ CAMP SHERMAN
MEN WILL LEAVE At
ONCE FOR FRANCE
Call for Volunteers to Join
Pershing Immediately Gets
lager Response.


CAMP SHERMAN. O., Dec. IA call
for ian volunteers for immediate duty
with P"rshing's forces abroad WAS made.
nj Cnmr Sherman today and nearly
every ono of the t0,0U0 youth cncampcd
here volunteered 10 20.
While other honor boys in training
here arc at h"mc visiting with loved
ones on Christmas day or those who will
remain in camp here are enjoying the
Christmas festivities several score sons
from the Buckeye state will be on their
way "orGr there" 10 help down German
"kultur."
Typists Wanted
An order from Washington D. c.
specified that 7EO men from This camp
he named nj once for overseas duty: In
addition 80 typists are wanted for the
various units for similar duty.
When III: call WAS received in Com
panirs 7. aud. NJ and the supply company
Of the 3%0th regiment almost every man
in The barracks volunteered To 20. The
commander had tn put the men OF with
an "vasiVr adl%wcr and told them that
inaSmurh as they all had volunteered it
would hc left up tn the headquarters 10
select the hest men. the men especially
fitted for the work that they will be
called upon In perform.
May Move Soon
lust how soon thr men will leave
camp. or where they will be sent from
here is not known ut tho present time,
the military censor putting this infor-
nation under bait.
or the men wanted. 80 per cent VIII
L.. Gn ,To, r7j
per cent from III" engineers, per cent
from the field artillery. s per cent from
the signal corps, per cent from quar-
trrmastcrs curps. > per cent from medi~
cal corps. per cent from ordnance. l
per cent from cavalry and per cent
from coast artillery. Cooks. bakers,
tailnrs. BARRIERS. shocmakcrs. clerks,
buglrrs. mechanics. saddicrs and horse
shurrs arc also included in the number.
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INDIFFERENCE
FOLLOWED BY
SPEEDING Up
Gunmakers Declare the Gov
ernment's Present Activ-
ity Unquestloned:

WASHINGTON. Dec. l9.-How pro-
duction Of rifles and machine guns for
the army was delayed during the early
days of the nations entrance into war.
but is now being speedcd UP was re-
counted today in the senate military
committees war inquiry by. heads or
large private munitton plants.
The manufacturers enthusiastically
praised both new types of American
weapons. They told OF private enter
prise in anticip patinS the nations war
necessities and one Of them criticised
the ordnance bureau for alleged indlf-
ference to the probability of war. He
said the department heads had brus-
auely declined to consider ordering ma
chine guns Immediately after the Ger
man ambassador had been dismissed.
Orders for rifles placed several
months after war was declared. the
manufacturers were agreed. are far
yet reaching maximum factory -capac-
ity Virtually all of the contracts for
rifles. machine guns and cartridges.
they testified are on the cost plus
per cent Sf profit basis. with machinery
in their plants owned By the govern
ment.
With the testimony of the largest
private munitions makers. the commit
tee virtually concluded its inquiry into
the ordnance situation. One more arms
manufacturer will be heard tomorrow
and then the committees plans to open n
new branch of its Investigation probably
tomorrow afternoon by questioning
Quartermaster General SharpS regard
ing shortage and production delays In
clothing and other equipment. and con-
struction and location OF the National
army. cantonments.
Chairman Chamberlain today prom
ised a searching inquiry into the quar-
terraster generals department Of
which Major General CioethalS soon will
take charge. The question Of disease
cpidemics in the ca.ltoumentS. in their
relation to clothing shortage. and poor
sanitation. which Surgeon General
Gorgas has disclosed in his reports will
be Developed
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STAYS
BOY WITH AXE;
SOON AVENGED
SAME WEAPON USED
BY GRANDMOTHER
Colorado Town the Scene of
Most Remarkable Dou-
bic Murder.

MONTROSE, Colo, Dec. 10
With the axe which her son, j. O..
Bush, used to kill his 11-year-old
son, Mrs. J. H. Bush, y years old,
slew the father while he slept Sum
day night, according to d confess
sion Mrs. Bush made to-day.
The murder of the child was
disclosed yesterday, when Mrs.
Bush told officers Bush had killed
his son because the boy had stolen
a sum of money, and then had
made her help boil the body in
I've to hide the crime. A daughter
of Mrs. Bush visited the home at
ter the murder, and after seeing
suspicious bloodstains on the walls
reported the fact to the authori-
ties, who began an investigation.
Bush was reported first as having
fled to the mountains.
Mrs. Bush. in her confession,
made to the coroner, says she was
compelled to witness. the murder
Of the boy and forced to assist her
son in disposing of the dismem-
bered body. After the murder, the
confession says, Bush went to his
room, taking the axe he had used
with him, and went to sleep.
As Bush slept, the mother en-.
tered the room and killed him with
the axe, disposing of his body as
he had disposed of his sons.
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COSSACKS CAPTURE
TOWN OF ROSTOV

LONDON, Dec. IA Petrograd dis
patch 10 the Post snys that the Cossacks
finally occupied Rostov on Monday. The
infantry. Joined the Cossacks, the rear
guards surrcndcriEg.
General Kaicdines, hetman Of the Co.'S
sacks. has proposed TO the Bolshcvik
government that civil strife cease, stip-
ulatinR the independence of the Don ter
ritory and non-intervention by the maxi
mAlistS
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LARGE ENROLMENT
IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS

SnCCtnl N 7 nc INltIIIBVHCUI.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. 1S.--En-
rolment In state high schools will De
higher this year than ever before. ac-
cording to n tentative announcement
made by State High School Supervisor
l.. l. Friend. Five new high schools
have been erected and nre being occu-
pIed. and while there has been de-
crease In several Of the schools the in
crease In others will make the attend
nnce record higher than that Of 1911, he
sud.
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State Of Siege Now Is
Proclaimed in Russia
Bolshevikl Makes Desperate Effort to
Restore Order in the
Capital City.

PETROGRAD, Dec 19.-The ex-
ecuttve council Of worknlen's and
soldiers' deputies has proclaimed
state Of siege in Petrograd, in m
effort to repress disorders due to
the lootiug Of wine cellars and
shops.
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THE wHATEUA

WARRINGTON, Dec, 1s.-rorseast'
western PsnnsylvAnia And Ohio
'overosst with continued moderAts tsm-
peraturs ThursdAy and Friday.
woEt virEtnia--HLir ThursdAy aud
Friday, not much change IN tempsrA-
ture.
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THIRTEEN INJURED

BALTIMORE. Dec: cO.-Thictecn SOL
dierS were injured shortly after mid
night when TWO Washington. Baltimore
& Annapolis railway trains met in col
lisfon near Baltim"re Highlands. The in
iured were brought on special trains to
4 hospital herc.
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that more people could have little
sugar during the shortage.
Nothing more uf impnrtanC" concern
Ing the Cuban cuntrHrtS or negotiations
will he taken up at tn" hearing. not
wIthsiandinr they formed the basis for
much questioning early. The state de-
partmcnt has requested this fcnture he
eliminated and although the subject
came up again lat" yesterday. after the
committee had held an extended cxccu-
tive session today. it wms; not men
toned.
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Continued on Page Tsn.)
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Weather.

Fair Thursday and Friday Not Mueh
Change In Temperature.
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c {. RI ||||i': WORDS
At BANQUET ARE.
TO Be PR0@|ED.
Department Of State Wants To
Know How Far He Went in
His Address Sunday
FEAR SPEECH MIGHT
OFFEND ENTENTE NATIONS
Reported To Have Said That Re-
lations With Germany Were
Never As Friendly
ASSOCIATED Prese.)

Washington, JAN S.-The report by
the Overseas News agency that Am
'bassador Gerard, at his public vel
come back to Germany, had said that
never since the beginning of the
war had the relations between the
United States and Germany been SO
cordial as now" was inquired into
officially by the state department to.
day through cable to the ambassa.
dor personally. aH,'
Refuse to Comment.
Officials, in making this announce
ment, refused to add any further COM
ment except that they wished to
know exactly what he had said.
The action Of the department is
interpreted as evidence Of the I'M
portance attached to the public effect
of such an utterance, especially upon
public opinion in the Allied countries,
where published reports have shown
an impression that the presidents
note was in some way connected with
the Central Powers peace proposal.
Every effort has been made to dispel
that belief.
1t was felt that if the Overseas
News agency report was allowed to
60 unchallenged, that feeling would
be very much increased.
As a result, the department has
been prompt in making public its
query to the ambassador and prob
ably will give out his reply when it
is received.
1t is indicated, also that the report
as quoted did not convey a true view
of German-American relations, which
commonly have been described as
strained through recent submarine &C.
tivities.