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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-30
HISTORIC OLD PRISON SHIP IS
HERE AFTER TRIP FROM ENGLAND

I,,r Tho shin a Gordon Of huoIs was
,urnrcd around the hulk at Il dis;anr" If
-"yrniy -fivc yards. Any person enter
III. The ,.ircI. wIth"uI authority. or not
hging possessed with Il C"unt"rSiEn. rem
tered himself l,ahl" |" IN" S"F"i'S' pm
aiii"s, even Ia hrInE shot an S'Ehi' Nc
lower deck Mas thv"t'H I" IN" worst
lII". "f ,'rnvIrts and only prisoners 81
ihr better class W"r" confined IN l''
tween deck oils "EcfTact"ry IriH"tl-
or, w"rcinInurcd throughout long Gays
and nights III dungeons i'll tn" DARN
GrpihS III the lower deck AMI w"r: never
allowed ashore on amy rr"icS'. i''r
only exercise and Opportunity al ENJOY
ing Il breath Of fresh air WIS rcS'r'c''"
to ON" hour out uf every t""Ut!-i"Hf
when they w"rr marrh"h from Sl'i" u"
Stern uttn the unIrr d'rE- ! h'' 'A''P"
. Iiuua!ly nigh nuIwak% Kept them from
seeing aught hat IL narrow SHIP al p!"'
Australian SEy directly "F'rh"tu' wv
. Whit, winged @ulls S.th"E E''h"a over
I'M. ,I,x.I So. med To- Iil"rh tn" prisoners
III their heavy chains. From '":lE ''"'-
, rur,ucut IN the dark cells IA" "y'*i&ht
nr III. r"usirtS was generally ruined ne
sudden transition from tlrir black cells
tn thu dazzliu;: sunshine. IN ti"lr h""r :
respite. was NOR. h"wilacrlng than III"
sensation ,.xIrri"nrrd by ih" miner on
emerging int" daylight after som" h"ur =
suInurr in III" bowels If lin earth.
In rIrl, nf The lHrH"r cell" on either
side Of ILL.,. rurritinr HE H""r is worn
into huliuws and grooves. clos" against
the doorway hy thu constant JantIihE
ami friction of tirt prisoners leg Irons
as the, slammed imp:LtI"n,ly waning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-30
Condemned to Destruction.

in 1881 tn" di'i"l"~iir"' ihh' haH '"''
mad. "i' th'' brutal and 'nhu'iah 'r'"'-
lu.ul mri"d "ut /" prisoners 'f''''"" /"
Il'r,. nltcry ia Australia. hll"un''hE !"
, aimrSt rr."ll against tn" t.nShSA gov
eminent and resulted III ia" hh"hh"h'
n,cnI Of IN" hulk SYSTEM For som"
wars ;al"r. from ING" l" lehH--' '''
"SucrrS>" WAS used as W"mhnS PRISON
, tlrn she hr"hin" Su'"'SSIF'l! r''"' .''''
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
Farm Gardens.

The farm garden idea did not start
with our entry into the war. but had
Its inception In 1914. when the Wom-
ems Farm Gardens association was
formed. At first the association bus
led itself to obtain positions for women
In farm and garden work. After we
got into the war and the dangers of a
food shortage threatened. the associ-
alton began work along the lines of the
department Of agriculture In England.
which encouraged the filling of small
pieces of land. going SO far as to give
out allotments to those who will till
them. The boy scout and other bod
les have done much this year along
the line of war gardening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
New Thing In Diplomacy.

Just recently. n Of the allied pow
ers, In the process Of setting its house
In order. or. rather. going carefully
over the ground to see what needed
most to be set In order, tackled its
diplomatic service. 1t found many
things that were out of date, and
many other things that never had been
In date, and 1t determined to make
many reforms.
Perhaps the most significant was the
one which provided that in future a
working knowledge of stenography
should be an essential part Of the dip
l0matic equipment. More and more,
surely Is 1t being proved true that the
ambassador Of the old order passed
with the advent of the telegraph and
telephone.
Some n once said, indeed. that am
bassadors nowadays had become
clerks an exaggeration. of course. but
the latest requirement" lends color
to the view.-Christian Science
Monthly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
PoIand,s Lone.Lost Crown.

When the Prussians took p~ossessio1,
OF Cracow, In 1894, the Polish king.
dom ceased to exist. The king Of
Prussia coveted the traditional dia
dem of Poland's kings for his OWL
adornment. 1t had, however. disap
peared mysteriously. and the Prussiax
king was baked Of his wish. In Janu
airy, 1914, seven months before the
world war broke out, during a severe
storm, lightning struck a stately elm
close to the city and brought to light
a secret treasure which had lain bur.
led at Its roots for 128 years. the 1onH
lost crown OF Poland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-13
United States Life Insurance.

The people Of the United States
carry more than $50. 900. 10000 of
life insurance. the largest record Of
any country In the world. OF this
s30.00O,000. 1000 is government insur-
ance for soldiers and sailors.-Leslie'a
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ADMITS RETIREMENT

Success has apparently crowned
the offensive Of the Italians in the
mountains north II the Venetian
plains. Launched on Saturday. the
attack on the Austrian lines has
gained rugged heights where the
enemy was strongly entrenched. and
the fighting is still going on. Vienna
admits a retirement to prepared po-
sitions," which is the expression used
in official statements to mean that
an enemy blow has gained import
ant ground.
After throc days Of struggling In
the mountains, the Italians are still
hammering hard at the most power
full and threatening positions Of :he
enemy. They would have not only
gained ground, but they have held
it against desperate counter-attacks
by the Austro- Hungarian forces,
which We're mown down by artii-
lery fire and completely checked by
the Italian infantry.
Detail maps of the area in which
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one BOAT CONTAINING u NURSES
SEEN TO CAPSIzE And ALL DROWNED

get the emergency dynamo to work, but
there was no time.
After the submarine charged into
the wreCkage. says the commander,
from what | have heard | firmly be-
ileve that the submarine tried to ram
the SURVIVORS boat and thought 1t had
done 50.
As far az can be ascertained, one
stoker was observed on the upper deck
lust as the ship was disappearing. We
have since been cruising in the neigh
horhood, but not a single speck of
wreckaee Of any kind was seen. It
must, of course. be remembered that II
was long time after the event that
an naval craft got on the spot. The
WreckaGe might have drfted AVA, but
none has been discovered Neither
have we been able to find any trace
Of the missing boats"
The Admiralty announcement fol-
lows:
About 1890 O'clock on June 81. 11t
miles southwest of Fastnet the hos.
pital ship Llandovery Castle was tor
pedoed by an enemy submarine and
sunk in about ten minutes She was
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Vienna ADMITS EVACUATION TWO
!. IMPORTANT STRATEGIC POSITIONS
ITALIANS REPULSE

Rome. July 1.-Heavy attacks
launched against Monte di Val Bella
by the Austrians were repulsed by
the Italians. "the enemy masses be
ing mown by artillery fire." accord
ing to the official communication
from headquarters. More than 2on0
prisoners were taken by the ltaIlaus.
The statement says;
ION the Asiago plateau our troops
yesterday morning opened action
again. The formidable Col Del Rosso
was carried with spirit. Col di Chez
was the theater of Il bitter struggle
throughout the whole day.
In the end the bravery of our
troops conquered the cnenys stcb-
born resistance, and the contested
positions remained N our hands.
about midday and in the afternoon
the enemy launched two heavy attacks
against Monte di Val Bella, but the
enemy masses. mown down by our ar
tillery fire, were completely arrested
(Conti1ued on Page 5-CoI. p
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Overwhelming Major
ity Refuses to Yield
to House Opposition
APPROPRIATION
MEASURE HELD
UP BY DEADLOCK
Meeting CT Senate and
House Conferces Being Ar
ranged - Senators from
Wheat Growing States Led
Fight Against Abandonment
of Senate Amendment

Washington, July 1.-The Senate
today by an overwhelming majority
refused to yield to House opposi-
ton to an increase in the govern
ment's minimum guarantee for
wheat to $50 per bushel. A motion
of majority leader Martin proposing
to instruct the Senate conferees to
abandon the Senate price increase
amendment to the annual agricul-
tural bill was defeated 46 to 10.
The Senates action causes contin-
uance of the deadlock over the
S2S 100000 appropriation measure
and prevented its passage today,
the beginning Of the governments
Urgency resolution to provide need
ed funds for the department Of
agriculture. pending settlement of
the wheat dispute, is under consid-
Grafton.
Another meeting of the Senate
and House conferees is being ar
ranged and il is planned to repor.
disagreement on the Wheat
amendment 70 both branches of
Congress. leaving the House to de-
termine whether it will agree to an
increase of the present wheat price
minimum of So
Senators from wheat growing
states led the fight today against
abandonment by the Senate of its
amendment. On the roll call on
Senator Martins resolution New
England Senators voted as follows:
For the resolution. Gerry. Demo-
crat, and Hale. Republican; against
the resolution. Hollis, Democrat. and
ans.
The total vote was 10 for, 46
against
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SEC. BAKER DSClosEs ORGANIZATION
OF FIRST U. S, OVERSEAS ARMY CORPS

elements necessary for his corps il his
organization is complete
Wlth This army corps in the theatre
where great events are believed to be
impending, the expected German thrust
assumes new significance here. The
opinion is general among officers that
the blow now in preparation is to be
the heaviest yet struck. Unless they
mistake the signs, the Germans are
getting ready for the crucial moment n
their great effort to wranch victory ty
force before the full American fightin :
power can be brought to bear against
them.
The belief OF General March chief of
staff, that the Allied situation Is lex
, tremely favora ole" as expressed In a
carefully weighed statement last Sat
urday, is believed TO be shared BY the
Allied leaders. The speed with which
American troops have been rushed to
France probably has played large part
in the confidence both here aud in the
Allied countries that this new thrust Of
the Germans will fail as have the last
two.
There is every reason to believe that
by the Fourth OF July more than mil.
lion American troops VIII have sailed
and an official announcement to that
effect as a part Of the days ce,ebrat ion
is TO be expected.
The appearance OF American troops
at five points along the line between
st. Mihiel and the Swiss border indi-
Gates that this whole stretch of $50 to
200 miles of the front is being rapidly
Americanized The definitely placed
American sector from the vicinity cf st,
Mihiel to the Mosele river is included
and at present is the left flank Of the
whole sector which the Americans
seem destined to hold when they come
fully into position OF the right of the
line.
If these Indications are correct, the
positions on both sides of Chateau
Thierry and near Montddier. further
north, where the French and British
lines Join, are held by the American
mobile units. thrown in to meet the
emergency created by he German Of
fensive.
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III. S. S. STEAMER
GEORGE L. EATON
SUNK BY U-BOAT

New York, July 1.-The American
steamship George l.. Eaton Of zoos
tons gross. has been sunk. presum-
ably by . German submarine. in
European waters according to in
formation received in shipping cir
cles here today. She left an Ameri-
can port for France about two weeks
ago. James W. Elwell end Company
owners OF the vesse. received a
cabiegran from London announcing
the sinking but not saying whether
the ship had been attacked by Z
boat. The message contained no in
formation regarding the fate Of the
crew, numbering about 80 men. The
vessel carried q general cargo.
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Textile Strike if Con-
tinued Will Force
Early Shutdown
WILL MEAN
IDLENESS
FOR 10000
Mills Have About Is Per Cent
of Help But Unable to Get
Needed Help for Complete
OperatiOn-Federal Govern
ment Closely Watching Sit
uation

Lowell. Mass, July six Of the
great cotton mills in Lowell arc Grip
pied as the result Of the strike insti-
tuted today by the Lowell Textile
Council for an increase Of 5 percent.
in addition to 10 per cent. granted
on June Il. Another mill, not 50
prominent in extensive manufacture
ing, but known the country over rs
the manufacturer Of cup defenders
sails score of years past. is pracH-
cally out OF commission as The r.
nit Of the trike.
While the mill were able to secure
about % per cent. of thelr help t.
day they were unable TO get help
needed for the complete operation #
ring spinning, weaving. carding and
loom fixing, and the result was the
emission If these manufacturing cs-
santlals This necessarily affected
other department and at the close OF
the days work the manufacturers
h'll1il' was tllDIt Vi itSS diltttGu,
II was frankly admitted that such
condition will cause a shutdown be
fore the expiration Of the week.
though the mills viii open again to-
morrow in an effort TO induce union
members to return. Meanwhile the
federal government il watching The
situation here closely. because of cx-
tensive was production in which eN-
cry cotton mill is interested. 1t is
also stated that n member Of the
State Board of Cancellation and AZ
bitration will be OH the scene TO-
morrow.
While between 5000 and 1000 oper-
atives arc idle at this time. the com
plete tie-up Of Lowell cotton mills
will mean idlcness for 10000.
$4,000 Out in N. n.
Manchester. \. H.. July l.-About
$1,000 textile operators Of the Amos
keag and Stark mills are Idle this
morning on account Of a strike IN
,he mills Members Of the textile
union of America quit work for an
increase of wages Of Is per cent in
place Of II IL granted by The com
panies. The state labor commimss'pn
was notified by the manufacturers
and o representative Of the commits
sion is already on his way TO lh'S
City TO take hand in the strikes.
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Y N C A IN RUSSIA
To Reinforce Workers
Now in That Country
To Help in Backing Up Presidents
Suggestion Of Economic Aid-Men
TO Be Chosen for Ability to Con-
tribute to Constructive Element Of
Russian Life Of the Future


'"'F i''e ->"'1oiidi
war WORK council OF the Young
Mems Christian Association an
ncupcod nor, tod,, IN, j. ,,.o, nv,
''' '''N " "'''" "P ifes'neh' "''Soh )
subsection OF economic aid for Rus
sia by recruiting more directors and
secretaries to reinforce the 100 Amer
Hican NJ {, workers s,i,, ron,.ir-
'''"'
~ announcing mat the new men
F"ll '' eHoSen WIN Il view to their
h'i'I'l '' contribute some construc-
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tain. have survived The t-cachelons
attack, which came without warn
ing
The submarine commander, who
ordered the captain Of the L!2ndo-
very Castle. several Of his officers
and Major Lyon of the Medical Corps
aboard, declared that he had sunk
the ship because she was carrying
American aviation officers and 9TH
ers in the fighting service of the al
lies. He added to this later by as
serting that the vessel was carrying
munitions stores, because of an eX-
plosion which had occurred aft.
Ali lights were burning when the
Llandovery Castle was torpedoed.
These included a huge electric cross
over the bridge and strings If wh'';'
and green lights on either side. The
Red Crosses on the side of thr yes
Sci also were illuminated.
According to Red Cross informa-
ton. many were killed IN the engine
room There was no one to shut tf
the power and the ship kept on her
wa. despite the great holes torn bI
the torpedo. not beginning to slow
down until the water rushed mt"
the boiler room, extinguishing tie
fires.
This added to the confusion IN
launching the lifeboats. There was
no panic, however and by the time
Llandovery Castle lost her momen-
tum most of the boats were over the
side. Those above decks BEGAN
climbing into them in good order
But many were unable to reach the
boats and the ship was sinking rapid
Is when they jumped into the sea and
o few of them were picked up.
The captains boat containing the
survivors, was picked up by the
destroyer Lysander the commander
Of which has reported that he had
found no trace Of the remaining five
boats.
Whether or not they had been de-
stroyed by shell fire the commander
OF the Lysander could not say The
submarine was observed charging
vreckage on which might have been
survivors. and in the locality where
it was likely some of the boats were
drifting.
One boat, in which there were
twelve nurses. was seen to capslZe.
The sisters were. thrown out and were
either drowned directly or caught be-
meath the boat. A Canadian ser
geant. who was in the same boat.
managed to crawl on to the keel.
Not far from the stern Of the sinking
vessel. wRsS the latter sank stern
first, lie boatl NSas carried down ny
the Whirlpool created
The commander of the Lysaioei'
describing the ferocity OF the say
marin commander. said:
The Canadian sergean: was dazed
with the buffetng he had received and
was badly bruised When the over
turned boat got near the submarine the
sergeant climbed aboard IN a very eX-
hausted condition. He thought 1t was
a rescue. but he was seized by one Of
the submarine officers and thrown back
like a handbag"
The commander, in general review
of the circumstance. says that Captain
SILVER knew nothing about subma-
rire in the vicinity. He did not at first
realize that he had been torpedoed. He
could not use nj. wireless and tried to
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40 CASUALTIES
In Army List Issued at
Washington, Tuesday
Killed in Action S; Died Of Wounds
q; Of Accident or Other Causes 5;
of Disease 2; of Arplane Accident
1; Wounded Severely rs; Missing
in Action

Washington. July 1.-The army cas-
divided as follows:
Killed in action 5; died Of wounds,
4; died of accident or other causes. 5;
died of disease, :; died Of airplane ac-
cident /. Wounded severely, 70; mss
ing in action. one.
The list
Killed in action-Lieuts. Norbourne
r. Gray, Louisville, Ky; Carl Adolph
johnson, Grand Rapids, Mich: Cor
porals Frank A. Morgan, Litchieid,
Conn. John J. Simcoe. Philadelphia
Died Of wounds-Privates Alfred
Bruno, Yonhers. y. y; Jessie l.. Dick
inson Blackshear, Ca: Ellac Jackson,
Clarksvile, Ark; Morris G. Russell,
Amory, Miss.
Died of diSeaSc-SerGt. Charles =.
Foust. Dayton. Ohio; Corporal Glenn
II. Counts. Mulberry. Ark; John A.
Dodds. Decatur, H.; James Jackson,
Cordelc, Ca: jeremiah >. Lynch,
Brooklyl; James Palmer, Vance, ,.
G.; Franklin II. Whittemore. Nashua,
y. II.
Died If Arplane accident-Lieut.
George r O'Loughlin, Racine, WIS.
Died of accident and other causes
-rornorals John Henry Dorman,
.Ir.. East St Louis, ILL.,; Joseph Gal
Iagher. Cashlanor Ireland; Priyates
Herbert r. Payson, Kansas City.
No: Mont PLrNie, sumner, MO-
Louis Williams, LeXa, Ark.
Severely wounded-S ergts, Mich
ael De Mario, jersey City. y. j.;
Joseph Wahl. Nuncherauge, Lux
emburg: corporals Martin n. Betty,
Hooker. Okla; Arthur NJ. Foot,
Middlebury. Conn: Jesse j. Hubs,
Lamb. Ill: Edwin Stainwedle. Gary,
Ind; Berry Tourtelot, Pnsam,
Conn; Mechanic Glenn Goodman,
Cumberland. Va; Priyates Will A.
Carey, South Austin. Tex; James +.
Clark. Detroit; Harl Coffman, Terre
f,,aEte., Ind; Pliny V. Failcy, Paoli,
Ind; John c. DOGGY. Cambridge.
Mass: Hobert J. Heacox. Pine
Meadow, North Hartford. Conn,
Abe Kaufman, Philadelphia; Oh
liver Lee, klevesville. Wis: Elmer
II. Mikou. Groveland, Wis; Theo-
dore l.. Money, Altus. Ga; Albert
II. Ramey. Richmond. Ind; John
Skrjnick, Passaic, n j.; Elmer
Smith, Sister Bay, Wis: Mack p.
Stegle, Dixondale. Va; Joseph
Ninckier, Detroit: Jacob Wellner.
Brooklyn: Hector J. Whore. Barre,
Vt; Anthony Wisnicki, Detroit.
Missing in action-Private Lucius
n. Cook. WIZ Neck. N. 7.
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8-H0UR DAY.
Provision for Govt.
Clerks is Eliminated
And 7-Hour Day Retained-Salary
Increases Of s12o a Year Left Un.
changed-Prcsdont Vetoes Pro.
posed Change and Congress Sup
ports Veto

Washington. July i.-Congress climi-
mated legislative rider requiring gov
eminent clerks TO work eight hours q
day instead Of seven from the lcgisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropri-
alton bill today after President Wilson
had vetoed the measure because of the
provision. Salary increases for the
clerks Of $500 year to meet the in
creased cost Of living were left n
changed
The President took the position that
having asi.ed private employers to
make no change in working conditions
unfayorable to labor during the war
he could not assent to a bill under
which the government itself would
make such a change.
When an effort to override the veto
failed in the House, the bill promptly
was re-passed without the rider and
similar action in the Senate followed.
ment extending the salary advances to
employees paid from lump sum appro-
prations This later. was accepted by
the House and the measure now goes
bach TO the President
The vetoed provision was an amend
ment by Representative Borland of
Missouri, who for a long time has beef
lighting TO establish an eight-hour day
in government departments
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Washington. July Resumptid
of the German offensive on the Wei
front is now expected momentarii
by Army officials here.
General Pershing's reports.
we'll as French and British advice
from the front have shown incrcas
ing enemy activity day by day, ip
dicating that the Germans are pra
pairing for another assault.
There is a great stir and movE
ment among the Germans before Il
American lines around Chate3
Thierry. Part of the drive may
directed at this front in a renewa
OF tho thrust at Paris through u
Compeigne gateway. If so, an arm
corps Of American troops stanE
shoulder to shoulder with th
French again to block the road. L
Secretary Baker disclosed todA
that organization of the first ARD
corps, Under Major General Hunk
Ligget. probably had been comptf
ed. although he made no announf
ment.
II suspect the secretary said.
reply to question, that several h
our divisions are operating togethe
as an army corps under comLaR
of General Liggett. Whether al
other divisions have been create
into an army corps and 4 tentatiY
army corps commander chosen 4
have not heard" =
1t was learned, also. that the frs
second and third division. Irregular
commanded respectively by Majo
Generals Robert l.. Billiard, Oma
Bundy and Joseph T. Dickman, ar
included in the first corps and al
are either at Chateau Thierry or a
Cantigny.
The corps organization plan, howevel
calls for six divisions. four combata
and two replacement. and with the nee
essary artillery units and other adfi
tional troops, the total strength of
corps would be nearly 10000 men. Ur
doubted!y General Liggett has all tn
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London. July IA German sub
marine 10 miles from the Irish coast
or the nisht Of June q torpedoed the
II, COO TON hospital ship Llandovcry
CasteI, which had been chartered -
the Canadian government and Ia
been in the service Of carrying
wounded and sick from England to
Canada for many months past. The
ship was then on her wa;' IL Eng
land. She had on hoard Us persons,
including 50 men Of the Canadian
Army Medical Corps and Il nursing
sisters,
i Up to the latest reports only a Of
Aosc on board. including the cap
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GERMANS CLAIM
191.454 ALLIED
PRISONERS

beginning OF the German offensive on
the 21st of March. 1915 Allied PRISON
ers have been captured by the Germans
according 20 an official statement from
the war office. OF these. the statement
says, 94,939 were British. s9049 were
French, and the remainder were divided
among the Portuguese. Belgian and
American forces along the front