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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
Hungarian Premier Strong for Peace
But 1t Must Be "Made in Germany
NO ACQUISITION OF
TERRITORY WANTED
Desires Lasting Peace and the
Security Of International
Agreements.

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 1.-Or. Al
exander WekerIe. Hungarian pre-
mier, in addressing the Diet to-
day declared: "our readiness for
never strove nor do we strive for
peace is sincere and earnest We
conouests. We are ready to
seek a just understanding which
will lead TO lasting peace and the
security Of that peace and Of in
ternational agreements Pre-
mier Wekerle added. according
70 the advice reaching here from
Budapest.
The Hungarian premier assert
ed that the only conditions re-
ouired were that the integrity OF
his eountry's territory should re-
main unimpaired and that It.
should have liberty to regulate It's
internal affairs. He continues:
!. 1--WE will oppose attempts to
sow dissension among US, but
whether the near future brings
US peace or unavoidable battle, it
is certain we desire to maintain
our alliance with Germany as one
Of the most effective safeguards
to peace"
Premier Wekerle said that he.
hoped that the arrangement which
Hungary was about to make with
Germany would make secure his
country's economic life.
"That large field Of activity
which we need for our develop
ment and our efforts to create
close economic relations with Ger
many, are not directed against
states" he concluded.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02

Special Dispatch tn The 1ntslliGencer.
STEEBENViLLE. O.. Feb. L.
Harry VI. Daugherty. former Republic
an state chairman in an interview here
today. came out for c9-t'orernor Frank
b. Willis for the Republican suberna-
torial nomination.
There is no doubt Of the renomi'
nation of Mr.. Willis" declared Mr.
He stands for the pro-
gram which fits the party and the
party's principles best"
He declared 1t was not intended by
the voters of Ohio TO defeat Governor
Willis al the last election. and that il
1t had not been that President Will
son. who had kept US out OF war up
to that time. was also running. Willis
and the entire Republican ticket, In
cluding United States senator, would
have been elected.
The people of Ohio will correct that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
], S. CONTROL
.. LIMITED AF TER
ENDING Of WAR

WASliINt;TCN. Feb. l.--ProspactS
of an early agreement In congress on the
administration railroad bill Frightened
to-day when nl"lnln.rS uf the SENATE IN
:rrsirlr Cnmm"rr" committee rcturnrt
from Il Whit, House conference with
word thai III" president did not drSir"
III hay" IN" lnl"rstat" Commerce COM
mIssi"n deprived of its rate making
newer under government operation OF
tn" curriers'.
S,urn after the conference tho commit
tee wrote into the hill provisions limit
ing government control If railroads 10
eighteen months after tn" war ami au-
thurizng tl.r president to initiat" ral"i
subject to appeal 10 The lntcrStat" COM
m.rC. commission. This proposal. which
wth adopted hy n vote Of | II !. NaS Il
compromise Of tho committees differ
cncrs aud eliminates the most serious
obstacle II prompt enactment OF the
Measure.
rnr agreement was prepared by 4 sub
rummIti,n: consisting Of Senators Rob-
insyn ami Townsend appointed 10 iron
ont th.. difficulties over III. fixing ol IL
u, riud for government operation. and OPP
position Ia giving the president power
tu fix rates. Those voting In favor OF
,h, compromise were Senators Smith.
chairman. ii SIuth Carolina: p"mrrrn.
Myers, Robinson. SaulSlmry. Thpmr-
srs,. Lewis and Underwood. Democrats.
and Townsend Watson and Kellogg. Re
tunlir.lnS Thus" opposed were Senator
Gre, Democrat. and CummnS. Poln-
dexter and Lnlfnllctte. Republicans.
Befnr. the agreement vas submit
ted Ia the summittee. 1t was. taken to
the White House by Chairman Smith
end Senator Underwood
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
DAUCHERTY COMES OUT FOR I'm
WILLIS FOR THE GOVERNORSH|P

mistake this year." said Mr.. Daugh;
crty. ut now appears that Mr.. Willis
will have no serious opposition for the
nomination"
He added the party would undoubt
edly adopt prohibition plank in !u4
platform. For one Republican" he
declared, 81 am tired OF this thing o.
the liquor interests stabbing political
parties, and as soon rs they arc dis
covered TO be dry behind tho ears"
He said he did not mean anything
uncomplimentary TO President VIZ
son, but thought 1t was still posIihll
for a man 10 be loyal American 9th
zen and loyal Republican nt tho saE. !
time. He dcplored ract!onul eentoE',
tIons in war time and thought theri.
ought TO be unity to win tho WAT. Nh
Daugherty was In Stcubenyille On leEM
business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
Gorge Holds Back
Body Of Water
That May Bring
Overflow Later
GORGE NOW is OVER
40 MILES IN LENGTH
Mass of Ice Becomes Greater
Menace With Freez-
ing Weather.
snccial to Tho IntellIgcncer.

Special TO Inc InlclIIScHCeE'
PITTSBURGH. Feb. l.-~tore-
caster Henry Pennywitt, ct the
locaL station of the United states
weather bureau. to-day issued
warning bulletin. calling attcn-
tiou TO it's Importance because OF
tho fnct that thawing weather is
about to set in and may cause
critical conditions in the Ohio
valley.
~ change to warmer weather
will set in in the lake region and
the Ohio valley tomorrow. the
bulletin states. "continutnG Sum
day. and th;Lwing weather may be
expected. The temperature will
pass above freezing Monday. pos
sih,y Sunday afternoon. and con-
dittons along the lower Ohio val
Icy Will be more o. less critical
during the next IS hours"
tThe pennywitt warning men
tions only tho lower Ohio valley.
There Is 10 danger OF a flood in
the upper valley. unless a heavy
prolonged rain accompanies the
thaw.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
ADVANCE COAL PRICE.

CUMBERLAND, Md. Feb. 1.-The
Uppcr Potomac Coal Operators asso-
citation. composed of operators Of the
Georges Creek field and adjoining ter
ritory in West Virginia. was advised
today that raise of 40 cents a ton in
the price of coal has been allowed by
the fuel administration. The advance
fixes the price at S31s gross ton.
or so.S5..a net ton. The operators
claimed they were producing without
a profit and the advance balances the
wage increase allowed the miners re-
cpntiy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
LABOR CRISIS
IN ENGLAND
Former Member Of British
Cabinet Warns Ruling
Powers.

LONDON. rrh. l.-Arthnr henderson,
lainr leader Hnl former m"moer OF INC
british wHr cabinet. has Appealed tn Inc
government tn meet the AlnaiE"lhatc"
S,n.!rty "i Engineer: ~ Il conference I"
consider the operations Of the mah-p""-
rr hill, IL which The engineers are "p-
messed. Mr.. Henderson strongly ad-
iiscs the workers. Im the interest "t
tho war program. not I" lay d"wn thrtr
tools. but hr uttered warming |" noh
sides in the controversy.
".rhr temper Of the wnrkmen is most
DANGEROUS. III" unyiclhiHE attituuc nj
he government is bringing the coch'f:
,n Ih. verge of industrial revolution,
he declared. "and unless Il more just ana
rcasuuahln attitude is adopted. am
seriously apprrh"nSivr that mn lrrrpar-
able break hctw"rn An Important section
OF Industrial labor and the government
will result.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
DAVIS IN RACE
FOR THE SENATE

The information came from Morgan
:own last nigh, thar Major Davis
r.lkins will certainly be Il candidate
or the Cnite! States Senate in the
..,ate-wide primary next June.
ulmber OF Mr.. Elkins' business asso-
,.iates have already organized his
,.ampaicn in every section Of the state.
Mr.. Elkius. who served as senator
Dr appointment OF Governor Glass
lock in 1911. is now stationed at
Governors Island. New York, in the
army service. but he is declared TO
nave consented TO the candidacy his
friends have announced. Politica!
friends here have received letters ask
ng their support.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
AUSTR|ANS REPULSED
when THEY ATTEMPT
TO RETAKE POSITIONS

On the battle fronts til" most import
ant lighting has taken ;'iH"" III Rae
northern Italian theatre. Her" the. Aus:
trlanS cndeavur.d 10 "vic; IN" Italia =
from new positions on Monte III Ea'
l4clla. in the Asiago plateau S"rtor. hat
were rcpulsrd before they could reIch
the line OF defenders. Previously IA:
Italians, by a quick stroke: masitrluiIE
carried out. had pushed further for
ward their line in this region TO IN:
head of the TclaGo valley, The AUS.
trian losses in the past few days Esht.
ing arc estimated at between 5000 aul
1000. s,s
On the other fronts the fighting con-
tinucs to be carried out BY small par
ties of infantry In raiding operations
and by the big guns of botn sides.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
TWO BIC FIRES
RACING; WORK
Of |NCEND|AR|ES

PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. g.
The. offices of the Maine Central
railroad was threatened with de.
struction by fire discovered
shortly after midnight. While
the greater portion of the city 8
fire department was struggling
with this blaze another fire was
discovered at the Portland COM
pany's shops A large manufac
turing plant at the opposite enc
Of the city engaged in" making
shells for the government.
A PACIFIC PORT, Feb. I. -
Fire Of considerable proportions y
broke out tonight in the plant OF
a steel company where several
government steel vessels are be.
ina constructed, and where two
recently launched vessels are be-
lnq fitted out. The plant ad-
Joins another shipbuildin9 plant.
where several steel vessels for
the government are on the ways.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02

With the Buckhill Bottom gorge i'll
the Ohio river becoming tighter every
hour, and the freezing cold wave hoid-
ing full sway through tho rallG:'. the
situation in the lowlying districts is he
coming more alarming. Tho Ice Is be-
ing tighter together on the high stage,
thought to reach almost to tn" bottom
of tho river.
The great gorge now reaches from
Bhckhill Bottom to above Dam IL. about
seven miles above here. Il total distance
of almost 40 miles. 1t has been pack
ing ticGtcr together on the high stage.
and rivermcn now predict tn" only thing
which will cause a break is Il %h-foot
stage.
The Worst Feature.
The worst feature OF thr situation for
Wheeling Is thr fact that the EucEhill
Bottom gorge is holding up an artiIi-
ciul stag" Of IS feet or NOR" here that
will he added food for tn" possible flood
tide that may follow later from above.
Ordinarily the STAG: preceding h'S
rise would be only five or six feet.
The situation here is The most nuzzlInS
in thr history Of the valley. What the
icr may do is a question which can only.
he answered later. as it will hold untIl
more water arrives. The promised
tiltw from above will not do SO much
damage. unless there is q rain. and then
tho rivrrmrp fear the worst. AS Yet
no predictions can Ec mHdc. and cv"rN-
whcr" along tho river front the question
Is, What is the news from above.
Gorge Holds Fast.
Thcrc has been II" chang" in the
gorge fnruratiun since yesterday. Tho
ic" is still in h. same position. with
n small open SnHrc here IN the front
river. while the back river has become
sulia.
The Ruth is in a worse condition now
than yesterday. The pushing ice has
torn away the upper works ana what
damage has been done below the water
cannot be seen. The owners. hnwcr"r'
f"ar IT Is 4 rnmrlrl" wreck. 1t has
listed dangerously near I" Hr$"ttinE
and the nnly thing which is holding it Is
the Ice.
Boats Not S;ecpre.
Tho Milton and wharfh"Ht ar" moi
In a secure position. and when the ice
lets 20 in the ;,"rE" along the upper
end Of the Island they may hc caught
and taken fruIn ia" nuurinSS. Tic
Continued on Page Thirteeu-)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l-Forecast:
western. Pennsylvania and Ohio
Generally fair Saturday and Sunday,
with slowly rising temperature.
West Vtrgtnta-Eair and somewhat
warmer Saturday; Sunday fair with
slowly rising Temperatures
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
Boats Not ;ecpre.

Tho Milton and wharfh"Ht ar" nor
In a secure position. and when the ice
lets 20 in the gorge along the upper
end Of the Island they may hc caught
and taken from ~" lnuurnSs. Tic
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Fair and Somewhat Warmer satur. :;
day; Sunday Fair With Slowly Rts-
ing Temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16
MITCHELL Gets RANK
OF MAJOR in ARMY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Former
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, of New
York City, has been commissioned a
major in the signal corps reserve,
aviation section.
Mr.. Mitcl els appointment followed
a series Of conferences with officials
here after his defeat at the polls.
That he desired place in the army
has been known for some time
Mr.. MiJcbel's assignment has not
yet been determined, but it is believed
he VIII go to France as he was
anXious fo~ foreign service.
1t is Likely that he will not get into
the flying service because he is thir-
ty-eight years old-beyond the age
at which the aviation branch usually
permits men TO fly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16
REMOVE EXPLOSIVES
FROM NEAR NEW YORK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 166-Steps to
ward the protection Of the City Of
New York from disaster such as
that which affixed Halifax have been
undertaken by the War Department in
the matter of storage of high ex-
plosives, Secretary of War Baker an
nounced tonight through cooperation
of the army engineers with the New
York War Port Board plan had been
completed whereby the high explosives
would be removed to a point some
distance from he city.
Details of the plan are withheld to
protect the base, but it is known
the new storage facilities will be on
Long Island. From this base ex-
plosives can be transported without
the danger that previously menaced
the city,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16
PADDED HIS ACCOUNTS.
FUSION PURSER ADMITS

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-Appropria-
ton from city democracy campaign
funds of $500 for himself 5000 for one
brother and $45 for a second brother
was admitted before Assistant District
Attorney Kilroe by william A. Burke.
9th election district leader, yester-
day. He received s., 500 expense mon
ey. BY padding accounts, according to
his testimony, he was able to make
it appear that he had disbursed $1,846.
Burke was an aqueduct policeman
before election. Charles Steckler,
city democracy organizer, he said, ap-
pointed him district leader. Burke
told Mr.. KilrOe:
HE asked me whether I was we'll
known in my district. I said Yes
He asked me if l would like to or
ganize a club. He told me | would
be the recognized leader of Tammany
Hall if the mayor was elected. My
object was to Guido Murphy and get
control Of Tammany Hall"
SteckIer then gave him $1,000
Burke said, and he got $500 later
from Mr.. Thompson" Besides liv-
ing expenses of $645 appropriated by
the Burke brothers, the witness said
John Mclaughlin, treasurer, got SIS
William A Burke and Walter Burke
a brother, who received 5000, were
both out of work at the time Will
liam A. Burke's testimony continued:
@. So this statement which you
give me, which shows an expenditure
of 81 ,846 is wrong, isn't it? A Yes.
@. You merely padded it ito make
it look we'll A. That is all.
Mayor Mitchell promised all patron,
age to the city democracy should he
be reelected, Burke said This state
ment was alleged to have been made
at a conference in the organization S
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16
PRICE FIXING FIGHT
STARTS IN ALBANY

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 16.-The right
Of New York CSity to fix prices above
which necessaries of life cannot law
folly be sold is to be vigorously as
serted by the Democratic leaders OF
of the legislature as part of their
legislative program. The proposal
will be linked up with the measure
to give municipalities the right to
own and operate street railways and
other public utilities.
Republican managers in the Senate
and Assembly denounce both of these
measures as Socialistic, and court a
clean-cut issue on the proposal to fix
prices. The rural vote, the Republi-
cans declare, will line up solidly
against any party that attempts to
dictate by law what a farmer shall
get for his produce.
The measure declaring for munich
pal ownership, however, gives the
Republican bosses some concern. They
are inclined to believe that state reg
uiation of public utilities has not been
altobether a success, but they do not
believe that the remedy lies in public
ownership
They contend that public service
corporations should be subject to
stricte regulations that at present,
For that reason they are viewing with
more favor some of the provisions
of Senator George F. Thompson's bill
revamping the public service law and
turning out the two public service
commissions for a single commission.
The Thompson proposal, first intro
duced last year after the investiga-
ton Of public service corporations
made by the Thompson committee,
was then kicked aside as being too
radical. Now there is manifested BY
some of Senator Thompson's sugges-
tons with which to fight off municipal
ownership.
Thompson himself has announced
that if his revision Of the public SER
vice law is not accepted he will fight
for the Democratic bill for municipal
ownership.
The Thompson bill wipes out many
o. the provisions of the existing law,
under which the corporations have
been able to override price limitations
fixed by municipalities and order of
the public service commission de-
signed to give the public better ser
vice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16

There is more Catarrn In this section
OF the country than III other diseases
put together, and for .'ears it WIS sup
posed to be incuTabe Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment pronounced
it incurable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney &
Co., Toledo. Ohio, is constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
of the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
F. j. CHENEY 6; CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 51c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16
HTTCUTNC0N ISLAND To NJ
P0TCHT RY GOVERNMENT

SAVANNAH. Ca. Ian. 15-The
'e~rns o. sale have been agreed upon
'etween the Government and the Real
f. Pond and Nortpaoa Cor0ranv for
e'Out eiort acres of lard on Hutch
inson Islan8. just acros etNo ri~ar
f~o~a Savannah The terroe will not
he 1ivulked Tho go~ernment IS mr.
cNaeiro the lsud f~r future needs
whatever they may be.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16
Huntington

| have always considered the bust
ness men and county officials of Ameri-
Gus par excellence in dealing with
the public They know exactly how
to meet you, how to handle you, and
you go away feeling that you are own
er in fee simple of a majority stock
in the whole house.
/ took little spin the other even
ing up to the city just to see the boys.
At the courthouse, ''sashade' into
Capt Cobb's office, who in a very
dignifed style told me that he had a
paper with Gov. Hugh Dorsey's name
signed to it and that he would like for
me to take an oath to be good, fight
the Germans and save grub. l did
that very readily, and now you may
know me as the ]. P of Huntington,
Ga Capt Cobb was extremely nice
and let me pass without charges AS
| walked down the hall, here came
| Sheriff Harvey who handed me bunch
of 2-by-4 smiles and greeted me thus
ly, ''Howdy, Judge" ! am naturally
tjmid and scarcely know how to deal
with titles and "high-falutin' society
maneuvers, so l did the very best
could and said, "Howdy, Loush," and
hurried on
Into the post Office I went, and right
by Fred in his private quarters, and
Tony Howard, the quiet, smoothe and
10th assistant P. NJ, we had our little
business transaction in the most agree
| able manner possible. To speak the
plain truth, Americas should give
| Fread and Tony fee simple title to
that place for rs years.
I wanted to shake with Tom Hooks
md his boy, Glenn, Rylander Will Dud-
ey, Bill Dodson, Brown Small, John
= TAYLOR, and son, but night was
on, 80 I turned my car and lit.
So much for Americas.
Now a word about Huntington.
Mr.. D. s. Todd, a cotton buyer, came
out from Americas Friday morning
to get the little remnants of unsold
cotton. From Lee Johnson he got 100
bales. handing him a check for $15,-
$4,000; Green Perry took check for
1850; Bose Johnson for $3.50 and
Wardlaw Num- for $4,000, making to-
tai for cotton out of Huntington Of
$66,280 How does that sound for a
small way-station?
Mrs. D. " Napier, mother-in-law
o. Col Robert Berner, is on visit
TO her sitter. Mrs. A. S. Num-.
Mrs, jamie Tutson came in Thursday
for few days stay with her cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs Pore Johnson, and her
aunt, Mrs. A. S. Num-.
Your Leslie CORRESPONDENT doesn't
give anv snace to HUNTINGTON in his
! letters. This, however, is an over
s'ght. In our next letter we will
toFe IN eslie az we saw it six years
| ago and as we see it TODAY. and dis
ouss briefly her progress the superior
POSITION she oCcUries, and give some
~oasors whv she IS not measuring up
to our evre"tations in the growth Of
her population. in civic Improvement
anA Iodine IN erte~rrising inst'tu-
lions which are ESSENTIAL to the growth
and up-building of any town This
viii he IN n rnfrierdlv shirt but
rure'v IN the interest Of the reOule
with whom I have lived and worked.
RENTS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16

or three million prisoners are all max
ing munitions.in one form or another.
AS to the possibility of a revolu-
ton, HeiEe, inc keenest student of
Prussian psychology, once remarked
that revolutions in Germany were
impossible because verboten."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-16
headquarters.

headquarters.
Miller's Weekly Magazine received
ST 800 in advertising from the Fusion
committee, L, E Miller, the publisher,
testified, He deplored large campaign
funds, but added that legislation pre-
venting such contributions would
block the path of independent candi-
dates.