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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
ALLEGED WHITE
SLAYER TRIES
SUICIDE IN JAIL.
EARLY TO-DAY

A. L. Hansford Of Clartsburg, 60
years Of age, whose case comes be-
fore tho federal court to-day on a
charge Of violating the Mann white
slavery act, attempted to commit SUI
cide Mt tho Ohio county jail at l:l5
O'Clock this morning, and Is now in O
critical condition at tho jail.
JAIler Rioe heard peculiar noise In
tho coll occupied by Hansford, and on
investigating found the man lying In
q pool OF his own blood Rioe at once
summoned medical aid, calling DR..
W. B. Campbell. Upon tho arrival Of
tho physician II was found tho man
had cut his throat for about four
inches from the left side and about
half inch deep, severing tho arteries
and gaEhing the wtndptpe-
It was It nrat feared tho sutcide at
tnrnpt would prove successful. as he
had suffered great loss Of blood At
O'Clock he was resting as wen as
could be expected and 1t is thought he
VIII recover.
The attempt was made with o blunt
instrument, which tho authorities
could not ind Tho man had COM
na1tted tho act and had thrown tho In
strument out tho window probably.
Han5ford was arrested several
months ago by the e{ederal.authorities
upon complaint Of residents OF Clarks-
burg. alleging the man was having i'm
proper relations with Miss Elizabeth
Moran, a l5-year-old girl. It was later
found the man had taken the girl to
ChilHcothe, o., and had brought her
back to her homo.
Last week, whom he wss indicted by
tho grand jury, he plead not guilty
and his case was to have come up in
court to-day. The case was to have
been heard yesterday, but as he had
no attorney, Judge Dayton asked that
Attorney ]. ]. Con1n Of this city take
tho case, to which he consented.
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FRENCH BLUE
DEVIL" VISIT
LEE SOLDIERS
Give Exhibition Drill Before
the Men of the Eighheth
Division

Special Dispatch to The Intelligencer.
CAMP LEE. Va, May co.-One hun
dred and nifty French Blue Drevils." all
Of them wounded. some Of them as many
as eight times. and al! of them. deco
rated tor bravery on the field Of bat
They were welcomed by Brig. Gen. Ger
don u. Hciner. before whom they gave
a short exhibition drill and then passed
in review before him as tn" acting
commanding general OF the division
The drill exercise was the snapplesr
work yet seen at the cantonnent and
was nighl: complimented BY military
men. After the review they were ad-
dressed in trw words by Capt. y. Hagan,
Of this camp who speaks French
fluenty. The F'renrhmcn were in com
mand of Capt. Albert Lemoal Of the
. 11th Chasseurs. The other commits
stoned officers were Lieut.. Roger Cluze-
anian. Of the regiment Souav: Lieut..
Jean Canal. ot the +3rd infantry. Col.
onial.. and Lieut.. Max Bennit. Of the
French flying squadron. The "Blu>
Devils after their short Visit 20 inc
camp. returned 70 PetsrshurS. where
they participated in the Red Cross pa
rade-
Three hundred and fifty members "t
the Fourth Engineers officers train
ing school were to-day commissioned
second leutenants Of engineers. Ma
tional army. All Of these men wrr" "a-
listed in the various units of the Amer
fcan army and hav" been students ut
the school for two weeks Meme ~cr''
from Camp Lee. Al had received
training In various colleges OF the coun-
try prior TO their entering the military
service. To what organization they will
BE- transferred has not been announced.
Until their transfer IS ordered they
will continue their work in the school.
There ar 200 students at this
school 600 Of whom were commissioned
prior to their being forwarded here and
the remaining number are enlisted mHn
who are candidates for commissions.
The regular, course Of the school eH-
tends over a period Of three months.
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zimmerman ana NuTT1H NCIt WI n
Ing on the inside Of the stack. approx
nately eight feet from the peak Of th'
stack. or where the last section was
being riveted on. Barnard and Myers
werc hanging on n scaffold. or swinE
on the outside and were pushing the
rivets through the holes 90 that they
could be welded by the men on the In
side.
\ heavy iron beam across the top at
the stock. to which was attached two
inch hemp rope. held the men on the
inside They had with them small hot
blast furnace with which they wore
heating the rivct caps and were Welding
them on with an electric welder which
was run up on the inside of the stack
from n power plant on the ground be
low. \ fifth man was employed as a
helper below and followed directions.
but he was local man and knew little
of the work The four who were Killed
had. been here but three days.
The rain had just started and the
wind started to blow violently from the
north and swayed the stack back and
forth. The men continued at their work
and did not seem to bother much at the
svayinS Of the huge stack. 4 few
persons were NslSh aiio lpt III
on tho streets below. the majority OF
them making an effort to get out OF the
approaching storm
Suddenly there was a creaking. crack
ing sound and the big stack was seen to
sway further than usual and second
later it crashed to the street below with
it's cargo Of human beings. The end Of
the stack. which extended into the air
Iol
tieth street and the bodies were thrown
clear over against the south side or tho
street.
The two bodies which were within the
tube were catapulted out into the street
and bounded against the fence that sur
rounded a residence across the street
The two others struck with rebound
ing sound against the street one or
them baing held by the foot under tha
stack. Two Of the bodies were horribly
scorched from the furnace and the cleo
trio welding machines that were used
by the men in the rivetinE work.
Following the crash many OF the EN-
ployes Of the mill rushed to the scene
and the force from the emergency hos
pital at the mill were soon on the job.
but there was no use as the entire four
men had been killed instantly The
brains OF one Of the number was spat-
tered about the street and the scene was
one that beEgared description
The bodies were gathered up and were
carried into the mill hospital and a few
moments late DIR. Harry Meyers. the
mill surgeon and physician. was upon
the scene and. assisted by J. r Thies,
the company nurse. made an cxamina-
ton. found that. life in all four cases
was extinct.
County Coroner f. G. Hobbs was ab-
(Conttnued on Page Twelve.)
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NORWEC|ANS RESENT
SINKING Of HARMLESS
CRAFT BY U-B0ATS

CHRISTlANlA. Norway. May Co
(By thr Associated ss)-ticrman n
submarines again hav" started unr"-
Srrirtcd warfarr nn Norwegian fishing
boats in the Arctic ocean north and
east Of the Norwegian coast. Fisher
men saved from sunken vessels and
landed at FIammcrfesL report that tn"
commander Of n lf-boat stated that all
vessels met by h,m would be sunk. Nor
wrgian ships especially would be de-
struycd because. he said, the NorUe-
cians We're sending fish oil and seal oil
TO England. This. however. IS cnn-
irary to The truth. as the export Of oils
is forbidden and Germany knows it.
The r-hoats are said 10 shell vessels
without warning and according {" the
survivors. direct fire against life
bnaiS.
Russian fishing boats and Russian
mail sicamcr from Eardoc, eastward
hound and ovcrcrowdcd with paSs"n-
gers also were shcllcd. Eight persons.
among them A postmaster aud his as
SiStanis. were killed on the deck of tn"
steamer. Many others were hurt after
taking to tn" boats.
when the commander Of ono German
Subma rne was advised that Russia was
at pracc with Germany. hr answered
that he acted tho way It suited him.
TIL" t-hoat measured lSn feet in
length and surprise is caused in ship
ping circles that IT can carry enough
oil for n cruise so far up tho Norwegian
coast.
Great bitterness has been caused
among the Norwegian population by the
action of the submarines. as Germany
gets large part of tho fish caught
around these places. Tho newspapers
Suggest that fishermen stop selling
their catch to Germany. !
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80
AIR SERVICE
RE0RCAN|ZED
BY PRESIDENT
Bureaus Of Production and
Operation Are Separated
From Signal Corps

! WASHINGTON. D. g.. May :0.-R|1f
! ganizatIon Of the army mir service Taf
/ completed to-day by President Wilson aE
his first act under the n"w law permit
| ting him to rcadjust government de-
! partmcntS for the wuI. III an cxecu-
| tvci order he directed that The air serv.
ice BIZ wholly divorced from the signal
! corps. and also that tn" functions OF
producing and operating aircraft Of all
kinds in the military service be sepa'-
rated.
The order formally creates a bureau
OF aircraft production described, as
an executive agency which shall exer.
else full and complete jurisdiction not :
only over the production Of airplancA
Rirplane engines and aircraft equipment
for the use Of the army" under d.
rector of aircraft production. who shall
also be chairman CT the aircraft board .
This gives full legal status and power
to John D. Ryan. recently appointed d.
rector Of aircraft production and chair.
man Of the aircraft hoard. and the order
transfers to him all funds lands. builc-'
ing and personnel Of the signal corps
having to do with aircraft production. D..
Similarly the position nf director Of Z
military aeronauticS. now held by Major
General William J.. krnly. is formally !
established. and all funds duties. equip
mcnt and personnel nf tho signal corpl
connected with tho operation Of aircraft 3
and balloons and with the training of
aviators is placed under his direction.
The signal corps rcverts TO its old func.
tionS having to do only with army sig
mailing and the transmission Of military.
information. .'.-
Major General George @. Squier, chief :
signal officer. rrma ns IN that poost hut
without connection with the air service,
except that hy law he continues as an
cX-0fiicio member Of the aircraft board
In connection with tho reorganization
mad" al Il time when the Department Ut
Justice is conducting. under the direc-
tion OF the Pres d"nt an investigation OF ,.
the charges brought against the hon.
esty and loyalty Of men heretofore n
full control OF tn" air program. Sccrcta- D.
~ Baker directed to-day that Colonels
r l.. Mont e"mcry T.. A. Deeds ard S.
D. Walden. OF tho signal corps. hc de-
tachcd from all other duties and named
TO assist tho attorney EHnErul in his in
ouiry, The instructions make IT clear
that these officers ar" not tn BE- regard.
cd az suspended under charges. They
arr detailed to give Attorney General
Gregory and Charles =. Hughes, Who (
are to direct the inquiry. all informA-
tion in. the hands OF the War Depart
mont relating to the aircraft program.
As the mon directly in charge Of pro-.
ducticn. and also az members OF the
aircraft board. The three officers have
personal knowledge of every phasc OF
tho subject.
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'RAOUL LUFBERY, FOREMOST US. :.
AVIATOR, KILLED in AIR BATTLE
Engaged German Tnplane Over American Lines His Ma,
chine Struck, Bursts Into Flames While Unfortun. ].
ate Pilot Leaps From Height Of 800 Yards -

and one explosion Of she'll upset
the enemy plane, but it managed to
straighten out again. 80. ~ :
1t was about 10 o'clock this morn.
ing when a German tripIane sud-
denly descended from the clouds,
apparently because Of engine trouble,
until It was only some 1900 inatrss,
over the city of TouI. The .Ameri:
can flyers were on the alert and
some of them headed for the fight
ing line to await the enemy on his re-
turn. -
Eufbery and the pilot Of another.
machine made after the German,
who quickly ran away from the d.
reetion Of the line, the two Ameri:,
can machines following him. Eight
miles away from the enemy line luf:
berry was seen to attack from under
the tail, but then he: drew off az H.
his machine gun had jammed. Two
minutes later he attacked again
from the same position and almost
(conttnued on Page Twelvs.) ,
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Sunday, May 1e.-(ey
Associated Press.)-Major Raoul
Lufbery, who had been regarded as
the best aviator in the American air
service, was shot down. in flames and
killed this afternoon by big Ger
man tripIane which he was attack
ing. Lufbery jumped from his fan1-
ing machine when 800 yards above
the ground. He had II victories to
his credit.
The German machine which
brought Lufbery down, armed with
two machine guns, with an operator
for each piece, apparently escaped.
Lufbery's only wound, aside from
those when he crashed to earth, was
bullet hole through the thumb.
Apparently the same bullet pune
tured one Of the gasoline tanks Of
his machine.
The German machine was under
heavy anti-aircraft fire sc ,eraI times
both before and after the air fight,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
81 BODIES RECOVERED FROM "
0AKDALE WRECK; MORE MISSING

PITTSBURGH. May 2G.--Nincty-ore
bodies had h"cn taken from the ruins
of :hr Aetna Chemical company's plant
at Oakdal". near here. mp to early to-
night, the total representing the
known dead" rs result of the ter
rifle explosions which wrecked the rlans
last SATURDAY. Twcnty-eight of the
charrcd bodies were removed from The
debris during tho day by scarchcra.
who have been working In shifts since
tho disaster occurred.
The work nf searching the ruins was
halted late to-day by q Thunderstorm
and officials ordered that no one enter
the devastated area until Tomorrow
morning. This order was made neces-
sary By the fact that heavy rains. fall
ing upon the acid covered ground.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
FOURTEEN IMPRISONED
IN BURNING Mine may
Be SAVED FROM DEATH

CHARLESTON. w Va. May CO.
Fourteen men are imprisoned in mine
Of the Mill Creek Camel Coal company
a, Villa. behind a fire which broke
out late this afternoon following the
explosion OF a gasoline engine driving
a fan near the mouth OF THE mine. Mine
rescuers were rushed TO the scene and
three members Of the state mine IN
spection force, are in charge.
Little hope was at first entertained
that the men could be rescued alive. but
a fan was brought; to the mines and
late tonight it was said that this soon
would be IN operation and permit the
rescue forces to make more effective
fight against the flames.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-21
1870 SHIPS To
Be BUILT On
GREAT LAKES
Schwab Closes Contracts For
Vessels That Will Cost
S16O,OO0,000

CLEVELAND. May 2n.--An agreement
tantamount tn Il contract to build 1870
vessels. to cost approximately sS00.000
each. and totalling about Sln0.000.n0n.
was reached here to-day. between
Charles NJ. Schwab. director general OF
the governments ship building program.
and great lakes ship building com
pani.S.
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The lives iron workers snufed out about
3o o'clock yesterday afternoon when giant smoke stack which
they were erecting ae plant of the American Sheet Tin
Plate Company Woods Streets South heeng was
blown down high during the storm that wooped down
from the northeast late in the day.
The four composed entire from contracting firm
the Walter Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh Pa which
has the contract for the of large smoke stack
new furnace that being the South Side plant the Amer
company They had been warned few minutes prior TO the @
dent that the storm approaching and that dangerous
but they did not heed the warning and continued their work.
inelv little concerned at the approaching doom.
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 20
Upon approving to-day the act Of
congress bringing under the army
draft law all men attaining the age
of 81 years since the first registra.
tion day. June S. 1917, President
Wilson issued a, proclamation for
mally fixing next Nune S as the day
for new eliglbles to appear before
the local boards.
Male persons. whether citizens or
not, arc required to register. Ex.
emptions under the original act In
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caused deadly fumes to rise from this
wrcckaEc .--r.
OF the total bodies found. forty-three
have been identified. while the remains
of the for;y-ciEht others are charred
and blackcned beyond recognition. Cor
oner's deputies hold the hope. however.
that many Of the unidentified bodies
will be claimed later when pieces OF
clothing and trinkets. taken from the
dead. arc recognized.
Compilations to-day show ninety-foup
persons in Pittsburgh hospitals. and
company officials sSy that 100 member.
Of the working force OF the plant are
yet unaccounted for.
Federal. state. county and local In
vestiga'ions OF the disaster arc in pro-
gress, but nothing has 50 far developed
to disclose the cause Of the. exploStoo.
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Making Big HoadwHy.

WASHINGTON. May 20.--Ten steel
ships of $3.50 aggregate tonnage were
completed and delivered tn tn" EmerK-
cncy Fleet corporation durng the past
week. and fourteen others, some wood
and somc steel, Of $4,000 tons. were
launched.
the ways. the third time during tho pres
ent month when four vessels Of this type
were launched in a single day. The
total number of wooden ships launched
in May to date is 22.
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GOOD CAR SUPPLY.

Special nisratch /" TIL" lnt"lliEnncer.
FAlRMrNT. ". Va. May 20--An
unusually good rar supply kept local
mines busy to-day. There were l.1S0
rars in the region. including G3 coke cars
and q privately owned cars OF the
l6I miles reporting only three were
closed while there were but $50 idle
men. and the tonnage loss was but $500
TONS
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RAISED THE NAVAL
ANTE 900

WNSHtNri1ON. May ch.---farryinE A
total Of sl.3S1 .0n".n00. ar S2h2.S n.nn0
moro Ihan provided hv tn. mouse. tho
naval appropriation hill was r0mrlrt"d
late :oday. by thr Srnair naval commit
TO-" and will hr reported ~ tho senate
tomorrow.
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form the duties already assigned to
them.
Il has been estimated that about
100000 men fit for active military
service will be made available to the
army by the next registration. Here
after it is planned to have regstra-
tions oftener than one year, prob
ably quarterly.
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico are
not named in to-day's proclamation.
A registration day for them will be
set later,
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FOUR MEN DASHED TO DEATH
Presidents Order Brings $40, 900 Men Into Draft

cuding men already in the military
service, apply, and to these the new
laws relating to ministerial and
medical students now pursuing their
studies.
The Presidents proclamation
quotes the law ano gives notice to
all persons subject to it in the States
and the District of Columbia to ap-
pear for registration on June be.
tween the hours Of 7 a. m. and 9 p.
m. State governors and members Of
local boards are called upon to per-
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FAIRBANKS VERY ILL

TNDIAEAIHoLIS. Ind. May %
Charles W. Fairbanks former vic" pres
idcnt OF the United States. Is critically
Ill at his home hero with BriGhts dis
ease His condition was better today
than for the past few days. il was re-
ported. but physicians stated tonight
that he may not recover.
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THE wRATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nay 2o-For West
Vir11nd1-Partly cloudy Tuesday; We'd
neSday showers.
For Western 2ennsylvan1a-P1rtly
cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday showerB.
For ohto-P2rtly cloudy Tuesday;
showers at night or wednesday II. south
portionk.
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R|VETERS CAUGHT LIKE RATS IN
TRAP, WHEN E|CHTY-FOOT STACK
|SFBLONN OVER DURING GALE
Quartette Of Unforunaes Warned Of Their Danger Before
Collapse Of Huge Stack, But Paid No Heed
Instant Death the Fate Of the Four
FOUR MEN KILLED.

EDWARD l. ZIMMERMAN, Foreman, New Kensington Pa.
ROBERT N. BARNARD, Sharon, Pa, Riveter.
J. e. MEYERS, New Philadelphia, O., Riveter.
FRANK CURRAN, Pittsburgh, Pa, Riveter.
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British Take Heavy Toll
Of German Air Raiders;
Seven Planes Destroyed

LONDON. Nay 20.--Besides tho four
raiders already announced as having
been destroyed during the air raid on
London last might. a fifth was brought
down and foil flaming - the sea. two
others also arc reported us having fall
! on AT sea-. but drflE't" confirmation ot
this is lacking. according IA 4 supple
mrntary statement issued by the war
offic" tonight.
LONDON. May 20.---Th" laicst aerial
a,tlrk of the G"rnlnS IN London and
its cnvirons probably was thu most am
bilious ever undertaken. Never IN, fore
WAS there such continued volley Of
firing from the British anti-aircraft
! batteries
Thousands of r"nrlc had their first
experience IN Il raid. They were per-
SONS many points of E.ngland. Scotland
and Wales who took advantage Of the
Viii, SuntidC, holidays 10 visit the me-
tropolis. On the other hand thousan Is
Of LondnncrS had gone to the country
and ScaShorc resorts. They cut short
these visits and hurried back Ia London
70 learn the fate of their homes and
relatives.
SunnrrS hlaZcd away with terrific con-
Crniraiun Of fire. The raidinG Gnthas
flew a, q great height. the majority of
them keeping we'll up tn 1000 feet in
very clear sky
Several OF the raidiuE machines flew
over London. Although thny kept mt
grcai height their motors could plainly
nc heard from the streets. At one point
Il orraSrnndont Of the .issocia tod Press
viewed the spectacle whcr" tn" engines
were audible. Tho EllnucrS hlaZcd
away in :. concentrated fire. II was
this unusually hcAvy harragr which cv-
identity prevents thr Gothas from roach
ing their nhjoctivcs.
Six persons were injured in the pro-
vinces. The casualties arc divided ~
follows:
London and IN" metropolitan district:
Killed: Men Il. women IA: children 6:
total 81.
Injured: M,4' 81; women 40; children
ca: total las.
Provinces: Injured. nr"n .: women :;
children I; total e.
Considerable damage /" property has
been reported
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No HOPE FOR
THE CYCLOPS

WASHINGTON, May 2o.--Hope Of
solving the mystery OF the disap-
pearance last March of tho big AM
erican naval collier Cyclops with
nearly 800 persons, virtually has
been abandoned by the navy depart
ment.. A high Official said today
mo reason could be seen for further
hope that the loss OF the Cyclops
would ever bo explained" The de-
ficialy crossed the collier from the
lists.
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Two Wheeling district boys were
on the Cyclops, Clement Kurner.
son OF D. L. Kuruer, Of Wheeling,
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