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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-05
Realistic Pen Picture of Hundreds
''Hitting the TraiE' for Billy Sunday
EXPORTER PICKS UP
NEW BROADWAY SLANG
Cobb and Selqyn See Sim
iIarity OF Sunday and
Eddie Foy.
By Irwin S. Cobb.

NEW YORK. May 1.-The sermon
al night at the Tabernacle, the Rev.
William Sunday officiating, dealt with
the Old Testament story of Moses and
his mother and the bullruSheS and
Phara0h'S daughter. Aside from the
emphasis with which the preacher
preached ii. its chief point of distinc.
ton, considered as sermon. was TO
cusr;l in the fact that Mr.. Sunday Of
fercd SOME brand new slang.
The metropolitan influence was be-
ginning 10 show its effect in his adZc-
cut and Splintrry metaphors. The
frcSh.laid idioms of Broadway. New
York, were Sublly replacing those lin
quail standbys that had their origin
years and years ago in Weeping Will
low, Nebraska. and What Cheer. Iowa.
For example: Sunday called the he
habitucs nf the dancing parlOrs "Tan-
70 Lizards" whrrcaI the vast audi
cncc promptly rewarded him with the
tribute OF 4 great gulfaw. and when he
referred 10 those metropolitan fiat
keepers who do the bulk Of their house
Keeping with the aid Of can opener
and Gas JET aS "nrliCatNSSen Ladies,
the references WIS 81 APP that all pres
rnt showed their appreciation by an
even louder ouIhursl of laughter.
In another place. ho said This:
when | C"I In heaven. as in due
time shall. praise God. III" first. thing
I'm going tn do is 10 walk mp 10 Jesus
and say jesus. where does Moses
mother live And Jesus will call ono
Of Tho angels and say, lio page Moses
mother. and when yOu find her toll
her Billy Sunday is her" and wants to
srr hc.. And then I'm going IN ask
i.., ,,,nt.l ,,ItI h,r,,tl IlniI III
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GERMAN Revolt
STORY WITHOUT
CONFIRMATION

AMSTERDAM. May 1 (ria London,
,ll:50 a. m.-ThcMaaSb bodr, OF Macs
tricht. says that serious rerol'S oc'
CURED in Berlin last week. Accord
ing to the paper the mob became so
menacinc that machine guns were
used against il. The story is not con-
firmed from any source.
COPENHAGEN, May I tvia Lon
don, 9:35 a. m.l ~ tar as can be
learned from the German newspapers
which have now been permitted 10
reach here the reports OF the failure
:of the MAY day strike movement IN
jGcruanv were correct in the main.
The papers indicate. however. That
strikes took place in some places.
One report declares that work in the
war factories proceeded almost IN
general" and that strikes took place
only in the individual smaller tac'
tories.
The opposition papers admit that
the Socialist and Union leaders. with
.thc assistance of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg and General Grocner, had
1.-The situation we'll IN hand and kept
the workmen al their tasks. Ihe
reason for the emgargO on ncWSpa-
pers does not appear from surface
reading and The papers do not con-
tain any military information OF an
exceptional character.
! AMSTERDAM. May 4 (via London
:ln:3o Il. MIA Berlin despatch says
that during Il discussion OF the Bel
cian question in the reichstaS main
committee. the spokesman OF the
Progressive party declared that the
annexation OF Belgium must be re,
cardrd as an accomplished fact and
: :di&cuSsion concerning it was unde'
sirable. He declared that the exist
ence of Belgium as a semi-sorcrciSn
state would mean lasting war men
lace and that complete restoration Of
prc-war conditions would involve seri'
GUS danger.
A Center speaker said the leaders
Of the Flemish people consider it
would be dangerous for the people of
Belgium 70 come und" rthe old dy,
NASTY. A Conservative deputy con-
sidered the whole question was
whether the coast Of Flanders was 10
come undrr German "r English influence.
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|NTERCESS|ONS
BY GOVERNOR AND
OTHERS SAVE THE
LIFE Of HOCUE
;rc,,al n,>"arrh ,N the In,ril:scnccr.

Special n>Yatrr ,N the In:rernccr,
WINDSOR. Ont, May A.---John
ioSur. member of d prominent
Charleston, ". Va. family and under
sentence of death here for the murder
of William NJ Jackson. a Canadian lm
migration officer in January Of This
year VIII not 20 to The gallOws.
The date OF execution had been SGT
for May IL. only six days oft. hut I,
telegram received by the governor Of
tn" county jail at Sandwich at !
o'clock this evening from Ottawa con-
iainCd tho news that Hon. {. j. Don.
erty, Canadian minister Of justice. had
commulcd the sentence 10 life impris-
onmrnt in Kingston pcnitcniiary.
When the news WIS brought TO
Ho"ur as he sat in the condemned
cell eating supper, with The death
watch just outside the steel bars. the
iron nerve which has stood by the man
for 20 long failed him completely and
he broke down and wept like child
Soon afterwards AdjutanI Square
briggs Of the Salvation Army, who has
been Hloguc'S spiritual adviser, calico
at tho Jail and an imprompu prayer
meeting was held, in which Hogdr
joined heartily.
While tho telegram iIom Ottawa did
NOT give the reasons for the cOmmula.
tion o. sentence, il is believed that
the influence brought 10 bear upon the
government by Governor Cornwell Uf
West Virginia. as well as other prOml
neni friends Of the llOcuc family in
Charleston, was responsible for the
government : action.
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.WASH1NGTON. MAJ 4. -- The full
strength Of the first war army organ
lied under tho Sci"ciiyc draft bill will
be 1888 officers and a2&. $50 enlisted
men, making up eighteen war strength
divisions complete in every arm and
supplemented by sixteen regiments Of
heavy field artillery. equipped with
large caliber hnwltz"rS.
Virtually every detail Of plans for
"aisiuc. training. rquipplns and organ
izing this force has been carefully
worked out h. the war department,
and the selection o. men will begin as
oon as the draft measure becomes
Jaw. ConfereeS OF the senate and
house hope to agree upon disputed
features tomorrow 50 aS 10 send the
biil: to the president Tor his signature
early next week.
West Virginia and Ohio.
A revised list of officers training
camp districts issued today b. the
department indicates that the troops
from West Virginia and Ohio will con
stitute the Eighth division of the first
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GERMANS BACK
Of DISORDERS
At MEETING Of
n. !. |R|SHMEN
FOR
IRISH INDEPENDENCE
Started. Row, During Which
Many Disturbers Were
Elected From Hall.

NEW YORK, May A.--Whrm The
chairman of mass meeting held to-
night in Cooper Union by 90 orgahi-
cations composed Of Americans Of
Irish birth or descent refused to rc.
crivc Il resolution calling upon prcsi.
dent Wilson and Congress- to inter
crdc in behalf of Irish independence,
a riot broke out which resulted in the
election Of moro than 20 persons from
the hall. and which was NOT qucllcd
until 20U policemen made free use Of
their clu bA>
The trouble began III the close Of
Il speech BY former United States Sen
alur James +. O'Gorman. when Rich.
ard f. Dalton, Il young Long Island
City lawyer, arose and addressed the
chair.
Il have listened with attention to
what has been said BY III" previous
speakers" Dalton cried. but | have
heard no word about home rule"
Then he drew a lypcwriilcn paper
from his pocket.
You cannot read that" DECLARED
Chief Magistrate William MCAdoO
The chairman. hui the Young man was
PERSIST cnt and had started to read his
resolution when he WAS seized bodily
by two detectives and carried to the
nearest exit
Instantly cries Of Free speech. 49,
Gag rule" "WC want home rule. ="
and down with England" cam" from
all parts of The hall These shouts
were drowned uut with "Clan calls"
and the entire audience arose. Flags
OF the Irish republic were waved by
hundreds in the audience.
Women stood up on chairs and
cried 4, The Top nr !h"ir voices, I'VE
will fight for America. but down with
England"
The police on duty no sooner
checked the rioline in one part Of !ho
building than ii broke nut airrsh in
some other section Of the hall No,
until The reserves arrived did they
restore Il >cmblanCc o. order.
The meeting was called IN Demon
slraic the Loyalty Of lriSh-A Americans
TO tho United States. and IL" rintng
did not hr"in until after resolutions
had been adopted pl"dcinG support 10
III" government in prosecuting Tho
war 10 a successful termination, ana
commencing universal military srrv-
ice. Coroner Timothy f. HrHly. one
of those who arranged lh" meeting.
declared the disturbance WAS The -
suit of an organized effort on the part
of German sympalhi2"rS 10 break up
the meeting.
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CRA0NNE TAKEN
BY THE FRENCH
IN BAT TIE WITH
GERMAN FORCES
FIRST TEUTON LINE
ON WIDE FRONT TAKEN
British Attack Has Stopped
for the Moment-Big
Guns Roar.

French troops in Il n"w often
sive along the A:Sne HAY" cap.
iured the village OF trannn" and
the first German linr IN front
of two and one halt miles north
west Of Rheims.
Craonne is al III" eastern end
of the Eaucierc plateau. the
scene OF much desperate fighting
recently, anei its possessions by
the Germans placed Il salient ii
the French line pLrall"lllnS the
Chemin- DeS DANES and tho -Nsnc
river. The French not only
straightrncd oui their line and
gained 4 straight position and ii
further advances On rhc NaucleEc
plateau. BAT also took more than
$50 prisoners.
Advancing northwest OF Rheims
on "A from, oil 'wo and Il aalf miles.
the French carried IN" frs; Ger
man line and IOck |iN hundred
prisoners. Craonne is six miles
northweSt Of Bevry.Au-Bac. which
Berlin gives as The western on
tremity Of the French attacking
line northwest OF Rheims. Berlin
asserts thai the French attack
was repulsed between Barry-Au-
Bac and Brimont. about six miles
north OF Rheims.
Attacks by British troops on m"
ArraS front. from east ot Nlmy,
south OF Bullecourt. have stopped
for the moment while Field Mar
shall Haic'S soldiers strengthen
the positions taken OF Thursday.
Both the British and Germans
apparently have been worn out by
continuous attacks and counter
attacks OF the last TWO days. and
he. Associated rreS$ correspond
ent with the British armies r".
ports that while the intantcymrn
rest the artilIerirS CONTINUES their
bombardment.
London reports tn" capture 0t
more than 9Dp prisoners in The
attack on the Arra$ front Thurs
day and early Friday which re-
suited in the capture OF FrcSnoy
and other sectors OF the German
line. Berlin admits the loss. nt
FreSnor bur says the British were
repulsed elsewhere and that the
Germans took l.nnh prisoners.
From the other battle frnni$
come reports only OF scouting
and reconno;:n raids and ar
tillery duelS. except tor. Il Rus
\Sian attack in the Suchitza val
y, Rumania. which. Berlin says.
repulSed.
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CHINA
Entrance of the Celestials Into
the World War Now is
Inevitable.

PEKlNG. May 4.-tPaSscd by cen
sor after delcliOns. .l-rhc entrance Of
China INTO the war a. an early datc
seems inevitable. President Ii Yuan
Hung and the senate arc opposed TO
such a step, but thc house of repre-
the premier and tho con-
ference Of military governors arc urS-
ing war.
A dissolution Of parliament IS
threatened il parliament fails TO de-
clare a state OF hostilitirs. Owing 10
the great power exercised by the mill.
tary party the senate probably will
Weld 10 the war cry.
tlsu Chih Iung. minister Of communi-
cations, has resigned.
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st VIRGINIA AND OHIO TROOPS
CONSTITUTE EIGHTH DIVISION IN
NEW J.. s. ARMY Of 528,659 MEN

half million fighting men. Kentucky
and Indiana troops are 10 make up
tho Ninth division.
In addition there will be two sep
ara;e cavalry divisions which prob
ably will BE- situated in the Soul Invest,
near the Mexican border. Officers
cavalry divisions will be trained at
all Of the sixteen officers training
camps, which will open within a few
days with 10000 prospective officers
under training.
Each infantry division will consist
of nine full regiments Of infantry.
three regiments OF field artillery, one
regiment OF cavalry, one regiment OF
engineers, one division hospital. and
four camp nfirmarieS. TIL" total
strength OF the sixteen will be lI,0222
officers and 1912 men.
The two cavalry divisions combined
will have 1.2l4 officers and 32.062
fighting men. including mounted en-
cinecrS and horse artillery units, and
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-05
HAYTIEN PRESIDENT
DEMANDS WAR
WITH THE GERMANS

Port Az PRINCE. Haiti. May =
President Artigu"navr has sent Il ms
sage to IN" senate and chamber Of de-
putirS in congress. demanding Il hCClnra-
ton Of war against tSrrImanN AMI Il com
mission has been appointed I" consider
the question.
Of tn. fact thai among til" victims uI
tho turp"do"d French steamer Montreal
were five. llaiiI.n m"lnh"rS Of tho crew
and thr"" llaiIiTn passengers. TIL" Mon-
'r"al was plying Between Bordeaux and
Haiti.
lThr Fr.nch Si~;t1Il"r Montreal WAS Of
%.3i2 tons gross and So feet long. NJ
previous rrIr"rU "f her destruction had
been rcrCISTd.)
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The trio entered the bank while The
cashier. \. V. lnSkrep, uf. keysrr, W..
Va. was working aI The typewriter.
He went TO the window and hc and his
assistant. Mrs. Sue Laughlin. were
covered with revolvcrS. while The third
man removed the money from the
vault. With the currency he took
20pound bag OF nickrlS and overlooked
Il sack containing $1.50O in gold.
Cashier lnsketp thinks tho robbery
was committed by local talent. The
men had blackened faces. and were
disguised ;S miners. Paul JunkinS a
butcher Of kitGmiller. had a pistol bat
tie with the robbers and sustained a
scalp wound and slight wound i'll
the arm. He was brought back 10 the
Hotel kitzmillcr. where his wounds
were dressed.
JunkinS thinks hc hit one Of tho
mrn in thr exchange Of shots. \ NUM-
hrr OF posses ran counter OF each ON
,r during the afternoon and several
citizens barely ESCAPED being hit by
bullets intended for The outlaws. The
dense fog made trailing difficult ana
laZardou
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JOFFRE SPEECH
WITH TRIBUTE
To THE FLAGS
THRILLS CROWD

CHICAGO, May 4.-Marshal Joifre
of France, urged, by the repeated and
rociferous demands of mass meeting
tonight. made his first speech n
America, aside from few words in
congress. and brought the cheering
throngS 10 their feet amid waving
flags by asserting that the French and
American flags, which he entwined as
he spoke. would never separate while
the struggle for liberty continued.
1t had been explained to the audi
!encc that the marshal was a sold Ter
and not an orator, but the fiag.waving
auditors, having seen the veterans
cheeks wet with tears during an In.
spring speech by former Premier vi
viani. whom the marshal embraced at
the climax of the minister's oration.
yelled for Joffre until he finally
yielded.
The French war chief, In full uni
form, stepped to the front of the ros.
trum, holding French flag in one
hand and an American flag in the
other He spoke in French. waving
first one flag and then the other. final
" twininS the two banners. His
words were few. but the auditors, few
Continued on Page xouftssA)
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AMBASSADOR TELLS
AlJ5TR|ANS IN UNITED STATES To
HONOR COUNTRY Of THEIR ABODE

opportunity to present my credentials,
i still conducted the official business
of the Austrian embassy.
When will the war end? You
know as well as I do. have only
newspapers on which 10 base by opin'
ion No man can say how long the
war will last, but Germany will nave
food.
Il do not know what my govern
ment will give me 10 do when I re-
turn. but sincerely hope that the war
will bc Of short duration. and would
like nothing better than TO be accred.
tied 10 the United States at its close.
The ambassador sailed on the Hol'
land American liner Ryndam, accom-
panied by over 600 diplomatic and con.
sular representatives Of the central
powers who had assembled In New
York from cities of the United States,
from Cuba and from China, waiting
for ARRANGEMENTS 10 sail on a snip
which would be given safe conduct by
1.-THE Entente allies. They were care
fully protected at the pier by a large
force Of secret service and custom
house men. The Ryndam is expected
10 stop AT Halifax for examination
there by tho British authorities. AS IN
the case OF. the ship which took home
tho German ambassador, Count 5e0
BcrustOrG
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-05
West VIRGINIA Sheriff Leads Posse of 50 in Search
WHO COT Away VIII $z006
ASKS THE RAILROADS TO SHOW WHAT THEY
CAN Do FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN CRISIS

traiion expects 10 bring to basis OF
war efficiency every portion Of the 262,-
600 miles of road which make up the
greatest national transportation sys'
lem in the world.
In statement tonight. Fairfax
Harrison, chairman Of tho body, char
actrrized the reforms rccommended
As IAN absolute necessity if the rail-
roads are 10 do their full share in the
defense OF The nation.
The railroads will be fore-doomed
10 failure in this national crisis" said
Mr.. Harrison. unless they cooperate
Loyalty and completely in carrying out
the policy as laid down. We are rely
ing Tor results on our belief that the
American railroad man IS as patrlouc
rs any other.
"n is true that some Of the opcrat-
ing reforms will entail larger operat-
ing costs. but The sacrifice must De
made in this national emergency.
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WASHINGTON. d. C.. May 4.-An
appeal to the railroads 10 show what
they can do for their country" by insti-
lulinc operating reforms and rcono-
mics during the war WAS ISSUED TO-
night by The National Defense Coun-
ellis general railroad board.
Definite recommendations ara made
in the statement, including longer To-
cumOilvr runs heavier loading of the
cars. quicker handling ai terminals, re-
duCIiun of idle time and local meetings
among railroad employees and officials
10 impress upon every railroad man
the necessity Of doing his full palrI-
otiC duty.
Already tho roads Of lhr country are
operating a. a unit in the interest Of
national defense. and III" detailed rec
nmmrndatiunS Of the board, worked
out after exhaustive conferences, form
the program by which III" admins
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-05
DARING BUTCHER ENGAGES IN Gun
BATTLE WITH OUT LAWS, AND GETS
BULLETS IN BODY; HITS .ROBBER

S
CUMBERLAND, M. May "A posse OF fifty armed with
rifles led by Sheriff Albert Shhv Garrett county, Maa AND
Sheriff Davis cov West Virginia. maic rttcrt'a
this the three who robbed the First National
Bank at ktmcr opposite Blaine W. \a on
the Western Maryand Railroad miles south Of Cumbcrand OF
over 81 900 shortly before today
supposed be hiding in the mountains and the
in the The rainy toggy weather
greatly down the outlaws They
ESCAPED in the which elShouc the The bhc>
pored to be Young Of medium size
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Grave Danger Of
Invasion Of !. s.
Mere Man Down and
Out in Kansas Town

. VALLEY CENTER. Has, May 1.
Tho dominance of women in the
rule OF Valley Confer was made
complctc today when Miss Avis
Francis, who with an entirely lem
ininr council recently was elected
mayor. named Mrs. William Good
rich city marshall and Mrs. George
Bright street commissioner. Ihere
arc now no men in the employ of
The city. \ municipal program
calling for clean streets and al
lpyS was announced by Mayor
EranclS
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ARGENTINA SATISFIED

RlE:NuS AIRES. May i.--Th" council
of minister's HuN examined into til" re-
liy ur i:'rrnriiv concerning tn" sinking
by "A submarine. nf TIA" Nrgrntiu" steam
or M"nt. i'r"t'tsIhn. and has reached 4
d",.i<I"n Ihni Ia. controversy has been
Srlilr.! ih" foreign minister has
rahl.L liz. NrS'u'lU" munster It R"rlIU
in h,uh to thu. imperial German govern
ncnl u Mrtr expressing satisfaction.
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Continued On Page Eight.)
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Forecast:
Ohio-Rain Saturday, followed by
clearing; Sunday cloudy and warmer.
west virginia and Western Pennsyl-
rauia-Rain Saturday; Sunday cloudy
and warmer.
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CALL TO THE BANKS

WASHINGTON. May +.-Th" rnInp-
trolI"r "r tho rurr"nrY today issued n
call for tn" condition If AL national
banks at the close Of business uf Tu"s-
daN. NaS !.
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Rain Saturday; Sunday cloudy and
Warmer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-04-06

as a courtesy and nothing said about
paying for the message, except where
it is without the regular radius and
is known to be an extra charge. Then
the person who has talked should Of
fer to pay and a hostess should &C.
cept the tariff.
Trades people in the country COM
plain that it is almost impossible to
get their customers on the telephones
in time to get out orders as early in
the day as they are wished because
country residents have a comfortable
way of sitting down before the in
strument soon after breakfast and
paying social visits with their neigh
bors.
Of course, there is always ques-
ton or answer at the beginning
which made the call necessary, and
with that they begin a long CONVEX
sation. The consequence is that those
who need to get the phone for bus
mess pertaining to the household are
entirely prevented, and the butcher,
who has the best desire to get out
meat in time for luncheon, does not
have the opportunity to ask for his
order much before the moment it
should be delivered.
If one must hold lengthy conversa-
tons over the wire, by all means let
them be in the afternoon or evening,
when they will not interfere with
business.
To tell personal affairs over the
telephone is unwise. Though the per-
son talking may not see anyone else,
everything she says is audible to at
least one other besides the one whom
she is addressing, and sometimes
others than Central hear. Much
gossip in the country comes out in this
way and it is fact to be regretted.