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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-08
FEELING TRIBUTE To ROOSEVELT
VOICED BY PRESIDENT WILSON

In III" war with Spain NJ displayed
singular iri'i;ttlv" and energy and dis
:inEu,*hed himself among the comman-
clerS o: thu army in III" field. As Prrsi-
Gent u" aW"k" IN: natinn Ia tn" dangers
Of private control which lurkrd IN our
financial and industrial systems. It
x.l, hy. thus iCr"stiuE III" attention and
stimulating thc purpose Of the country
:hHt h' rp"n"d iii" wa tor subsequent
NJ, cSS:trv and b"E"fIci"ut reforms.
His priv;t'" life was characterized
by L simplicity. Il virtue and an affcc-
ton worth" rf all admiration and cnula-
tinn b. tn" Ir,-orlc of America
IN testimony Of tn" respect IN which
his memory is held by tn" government
and o""pic ot tho United States. do
!t"-"hy d.r'c; that the flags OF the
Wh:u. House and tn" several depart
mental buildings p" displayed at half
staff t"r L period Of thirty days. and
;h:L: SUItabi" military and naval hnn"rS
undr. orders Of tn" secretaries Of WIZ
and Of ,h. navy hc rendered on the day
"i fhr funeral.
"rponc tins seventh day of January. in
tho y.;tr q: our Lord ono thousand nine
hundred :LrG nineteen. and Of tho !nde-
rsnd"nce Of the United States Of Amer
ca :hc ono hundred and f"rsy-third-
Woodrow WILSON,
.Ry tn" Pres id"nt.
"ET.ANk l.. FOLK.
"Acung Secretary o. State"
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ASiatic typhus with tho puhllcly
avowed design oC procuring their death.
Il accuse Colonel Earon Won Wa"ht-
ho2. OF Sprnttau camp. IN Sl"Sia. Of
stealing IN" parcels Of French prison.
crs and having them loaded INTO his car
before our very "ynS. ar"u$" this
same colonel OF having. In Defiance of
tn" regulations and agreements CON
cerning prisoners or war signed IN 1917
and 1918. concealed from the visits 81
the Swiss doctors and commissions
during tho first six months "i IA" pres
rnt year 2n0 cases "f tuberculosis in
S7rottau camp. | hold mEl r"sN"n&thI",
with tho chief doctor Of IN" hospital. ui
tho Hdcath "f these unhappy !H"n.- Eh"y
AT" guilty Of th" death of @.0"n "f ia"
allies lying IN Spr"t;"au cemetery.
Story Of Escaped Officer.
An officer who escaped from the Wit
tenhrrg camp. IN tn" Elm" states:
I'm 1917 4 tvpII,iS epidemic hr'll.. uu,
in tho camp. TIL" ""nmaHd imn"di-
atnly had III" huis ring"d will lofty
palisades and ordered tn" 1srrEan al
1rndnnts 10 out. In fh"ir stead f-w,
French doctors. with very SIiti.., sup
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ing them r"nounC" their quality OF
French subjects and enlist in the Turk
lsh army.
Il accuse Commander Stralkowo, OF
I camp in Poland. with inilicting. dur
ing: 1918. in defiance OF all int"rna-
tinnal agreements. iuhuman trratm"pt
on the French IN his camp In Janu-
ary. 1918. hr created disciplinary
sri;.lh called ErZi"hunEs C"mpaSnjn for
in"n returning frofn work with whom
:hcir masters were displcascd. For
three w"eks our French comrades were
forced t" do work Of t severe natur"
from o'clock in III" morning until 5
IL II" evening. without having IN"
r!gh; 20 stt down for moment and
having AS their sol" food soup mad"
OF cattle bert and pounded bones.
r accuse Colonel Str"ikow" OF hav-
ing more than so times ordered sNnt!-
nels To STRIKE with IN" butt ends or
their rifles and with hayUnrts French
men whrnr h. considered lazy.
II accuse l'eldUebei- i.icten2uls Coo
bel and Muller NJ Zerbst camp. Of
having Willingly placed clean. healthy
Frenchmen in hu,s VIII Russians COW
cred with vcrmiu and suffering from
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OYSTER BAY, \. y. Jan. 7.-Theo-,
dorc Roosevelt will be buried here to-
morrow ~: Il plain American cltlzen
and nor rs Il former president OF the
United States III accordance with ms
own wish. His body will be laid at
rest in Il plot Of his own selection ~
the village cemetery not far from the
Sycamore Il.ll which he loved so well.
The only funeral rites will be tho
simple Protestant Episcopal service. 1t
Will be read by the rector OF the ilttie
country church where ho had Wor-'
shipped with his family. There VIII
be none Of the pomp and circumstance
associated with the passing OF great
men. but the presence Of Vice Presi-
dent Marshall. who Will represent
Wilson; General Peyton I. March, rep
rr:;cnliug tho army. and Admiral =.
MrE. Winslow, the navy. will add 70
the ceremony the dignity OF the ma
ton.
The former presidents body was
placed tonIEh; for the iirst time in inc
PLAIN oak ca$kct III which It Will pe
taken tomorrow to Christ church, where
I'm. services arc ~ DC held 1t LAD
o'clock. on this casket appears oniy
Il brief inScriptinn-ihG name Iheooore
Roosevelt and the dates of his plTlh
and death.
Whether those at the church Will pc
allowed To pass before the open caShct
and look for the last time upon lhc
face Of III" former president was ''ot
known here tonight. Mrs. Roosevelt
was said To be undecided whether Inc
coffin should be finally sealed beIore
being carried into the sanctuary. AN
nouuccmcnt may be made tomorrow
morning, but it appeared more probanie
that Mrs. Roosevelt would not MAKE
known her desire in this respect untl'
after the service Of prayer at Saga
more Hill tomorrow.
Only The Immediate family OF Coloncl
Roosevelt Will be present at thc-idf
service which will be conducted py
Rev. George L. Talnasc. who is to OF.
tiriatr at tho church, OF which he IL
the rector.
I.ic3trnant- Colonel Theodore Roose.
Welt. Jr.. and Lieutenant Kermit
Roosevelt. who arc with tho American
cxpeditionary force i'll France, Will De
together -while thcir father is. ocinS
hurled.
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rondou T;rrS-Public Ledger Service:
Social -Cnrrespoudrnt; Copyright
eta. by Public ledger co..
PARIS. Jan. I.--t'r"sh light has been
thrown on. ,hr abogninaole treatment
nv the Germans Of French 7ris7r!7rs
IN tho definite accusations Of ". n
Bszirs, who was interncd IN several
camps and was ar eyewitness ~ Ger
man atrocities. Tic says:
II accuse Dr. Karl Hood" ~ having
starrcd for four months Frenchmen
treated at the la1aret Of the Kaserfre at
Zerbs, IN Anhal:. I accuse him OF bar
ba rouS trrntrrent or cr- wounded ma
tives by torsuTlnS them when probing
their wounds. and seeking to make them
Yenouace ;he!r French nationality.
II accuse the camp commander at
Gossen. near Berlin. Of having during
.ir months starved thousands oS Al
gerian and Tun:s!sE Prisoners. and OF
making them run ~ from two 20 four
hours with a sack ct 50 pounds OF sand
On their backs with the object OF max
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| Germans. who examined us with curios-
| ity. Will" they proceeded 10 inspect our
shoes, nnGerti1"u :nd dresses. They
wen; 80 !ar Is To lmnk under the ribbon
III our hats IL S"'' II some SnditiOuS
paper Was Con""alrI there" Tho took
away AL hanknrtCs and coin. in :S-
chanHc for which they were given paper
vouchers f"r Uar within the camp. Each
woman was given An identity disk TO
hc worn "st"!:i5lv rn the chest and
every "ii" wh~ Warmed that its loss
meant imprisonment.
Al every Wulnru, these wrGtchcd'
women had 10 undergo inspections.
Everything WIS done 10 veX them.
When ih"lr hut$ We're inspected they
had To wait "ut f"r an hour and half
rr two hours III beating rain nr under
the hottest Of suns. during the process.
No one WAS allowed In write home. Tho
husband OF Madam y had no news IS
her before she actually returned.
They Were not allowed to speak 10
the members OF the neutral dclegai ions
who visited them, except the last, and
This WAS discovered 10 consist OF Ger
mans and not Of Swiss, as they pre-.
tended t9 be: -..---I
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Revelations Outrage On French Women And Prisoners Boches

van was handed over Il was found 10
hnrr been "icnCd and pillarcd .itt". L
walk nf Two miles 10 III" intcrnmcnt
camp they found the fires hav" been
rurpnscly pnt out and tn" windows
opened 10y tn" Germans. In tho camp
they wcrr pnrkrd together so closely
that Mime. had 10 reach her bed by
climbing over several others. only one
bucket and one iuE wcr" allowed TO
~ persons for toilet purposes. The
mattresses were tc"ming with t"aS and
often with bugs. and the. sanitary ar
ranscmcnts were primitive ana indc-
cent.
'Thry enjoy offending our mndrSty as
much rs possible" writes Madam v.
"l:"crv Fortnight Wc wrro submitted To
d"urhc, which VIC received in groups
OF -
Tho food wa. insufficient Without
thu receipt Of food from the French
"t'umitc lr SrcnurH" all would hhvc
died nt hnaEGr. One woman who died
OF bronchitis was 30 thin that her
"h"nrs literally pierced her skiu.'
Madam ' Hdds:
"'rEc dag after our arrival they made
US pass Ivy entirely naked before tho
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BY PETER C. BOYD.

Special to Tho IntrllicHnrrr.
CHARLESTON. ". Va. Ian. Pr.
Charles y. S;nscl Of Grafton won out
for president - the senate tonight IN
n thrcc-corucrcd tight on the 'ifih bal
lot cast IN III" Republican caucus. IN
tho final cnun. II" received /" ballots
as against 10 cas-; for Wallace Il. Crib
:,lr Of West Union. who was considered
81 strong contender. only three naln"S
were presented that rI III" Two named
and c. &. coaltnr "f Hinton.
In the first ballot cast coalt"r and
Grihble had 9 each and Sins"l >.
Second ballet. tir!bhlc. >. 'caIt"r, 5,
and SinS"l, }.
Third ballot. Grbblc, II; Sins"l. I.
and Co;utcr. S.
Fourth ballot. Sinsel. Il: Gribhlc. 10.
and Coaiter. >.
Fifth and final ballot. Coalt"r threw
his support to Sinsel, with the result
that he received 13 and Grihblc 10.
Following a heated argrsmcnt relative
TO Republican custom. it was iinallE'
decided 20 abolish star chamber ScS-
sions and make the Caucus open 70 tn"
press and public which WAS greeted
with applause and for tho first tim"
IN the history of the senate caucus
the chambers were crowded with spec
tatore. Raymond C. Dodson OF Spencer
occupied the chair and Homer Gray
acted as clerk.
John T. Harris of Farkcrsbure was
nominated by acclamatien for the posi-
ton Of clerk Of the senate. having served
continuously since 1895. His assistant
will be Homer Gray. who has also
been with him for some time.
Three -Cornered Fight.
A thrcn-corncrcd fight also cnsu~d FOR
scrScant-or-aruls nr the senate. two
ballots being necessary 70 nominate
homer II. Hin. former sheriff Of ka-
nawha county. over l., G. Mullen nf
CLAW county and Charles Is. Goodwin of
Lewis county.
First ballot. Hin, II: Mullen. 10. and
Goodwin. 2.
Second ballot. Hill. Is. and Mullen,
10.
By acclanation. Mullen was noni-
mated AS assistant sergeant alarms OF
the senate
BY acclamatton. Jack Smith Of CabcIl
county was nominated for donrkccpcr
for the senate.
The senate Democrats in rarlCus n
thc Eannwha hotel tonight nominated
{Cont1rued On Page Seven)
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Preliminary Peace
Conference 10 Last
Three MOnthS--Hutin

PARIS. Jan. Tho preliminary
peace conference ia likely 20 last thru"
months. according 10 Marcel Hutin in
the Echo d" Paris.
At tho end of tho second month. that
is to say at the beginning OF Marrh" h"
says. after. cnnmnlrt" agreement h"
tween tho Cr+-lt Entente Powers. the
treaty will bc ready for submission Ia
The enemy plcnipnt ari"s for their
signatures. Representatives. Of AL ih"
enemy countries will b" invited IT. come
TO Paris 10 learn the allied conditions.
and will have q reasonable iime-;lbout
ono mnnth---in which To refer il TO their
governments.
Tho preliminary trnaty will contain.
first n clause hy which tho "nt"ut" lc-
"cpt% league "t nations; second. The
amount OF indemnity payab!" hy Ger
many and III" methods Of payment and
third. definition Of tn" now fronti"rS
'Thnsr are tho principal chapters. Tia"
preliminary discussions promise TO II"
intricate and il would not lNc astonishing
IL the deliberations. are long. hocan&"
thev will d~al with tho entire map "f
Eurnp" and will evolve III" clauses &C Il
definite peace treaty.
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;"niiuI Of women "f Alsac" and L"r-
rn,nc hy tn" french government.
These were ~ all clA&s"s-thc wlfr OF
th" d'riSiunHl rhIrf II tn" prefecture"
an officers wife. wives Of shop people,
and Of common lahurrrs
On January -. 1918. tho 'hostaGcS'
w.r" taken away. They Travelled IN
,lIlrrl-rla:-% "urr.aErS without any toilet
accommodations I" an unknown d"Sii-
nHIinu Vt Lii. w"r" Hd'f"d about lnH
others. coming from R"ubiaN, Fal"n-
,icnn"s 81. AUaitd. prchiHs Tho Jour
r"y la~trd 20 hours. during which they
were. strictly guarded. aui once only
w.r" allowed !" Grt ON III" railway
irnrk. and ".cm tE"m th'! w"r" super
vIs"d hE S"n:Inri-.
Heavily Stoned by Crowd.
tu thCir arrival nt ll"l.:IH'n'i,n they
were received with ,.IrE..+ aiil hinwH
Ir1tu the p"puiatinr. which had com" I"
$rr 1h"rn. alihuuEh q wHS IN The middle
of the night. They were also heavily
stoned III" officer in charge of tHr
guards doing uuthins In prevent ih:s
inhunan trratnrnh When tn" lug
gage they were allowed TO take in the
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--
WASnINGT0N. Jan. :. Railroad
executives have decided 10 recommend
la Congress system of unified pri-
vate management Of rail lines with
strong public control exercised by 81
secretary OF transportation in the
Presidents cabinet. and a TeorGanizcd
Interstate Commerce Commission with
regional divisions acting aS 4 court OF
last resort in rate disputes.
This hccanc known lrrrc today coin
c;drntal with tho discloSur" of The In
trrstatr Commerce COMMISSIONS att!-
tn,lc that railroads should tc returned
10 private management within "rcas-
unahIr pcrird'' t0 allow for pr"para-
lions and establishments. and under
broad extended and amplitCd gov
rrumcntal regulation"
No Government Ownership.
The commissions announcement "
made by Commissioner Edgar T.. Cla
tcStiiviug At the S"nat" Interstate Co
mrrcc Committees hearing on propo$
railroad legislation. [" which the ra
WY executives proposed plan Will
presented tomorrow or Thursday. T.
commission opposed indefinite Chntin
aucr of government ownership or opc
alton Of railroads at lhiG time, and nu
lined a comprehensive plan for lcGi
latiOn which would permit cUnlflaup
OF unnecessary competition. pooling
facilities. government prescription
maximum and minimum rates an
Stan.ia rlS uf service. government q
rrci!on Of railroad extensions an
financing. and direct Co-"p"Taiihn bc
tween federal and stat" regulatory bod
lr*. commissioner Wcullry disscntcd
in part. advocating Director Genera
MrA,,na's proposal that government
control h. rrtcnd"d for five years ID
pru.,dc Il trsi period.
Alteration Plan.
Tho In,"rs'at" c"mmcrr? '"nmiS
sinr's suggestions w"r" the FIRST alter
natives tn Mr.. MrAduu's extension plar
Sd, lar received by III" .S"nat" c"innllt1
toe Most OF thu r"mrllS:;l"it& *uE
cc*tiors are understood /" b" "mb"diet1
IN thr railroad executives plan. whlchi
also proposes permanent retention u AZ
greater part of the reforms ctirctc. Dy]
ikr railroad administration.
For Federal Control
Tic interstate" comm 'rc" commission 5
s;atiturr, 10 the Srnatr c1mwItlc" refer
rcd repeatedly to n federal body To "X-
crrisr public control over railroads. hut
did not specify whether this WAS I" he
,hr commission itself or som" "ther
agency. The plan uf The railroad eN-
-. iS,ra
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DR. S|N5E.L AND
WOLFE: WINNIE rs
IN CAUCUSE5
w. H. c. CURTIS OF ;,
OHIO COUNTY NAMED
For Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House of Delegates by
Republicans.
THE CAUCUS WINNERS.

President Of Senatc-Dr. G. A
Sinsel OF Grafton.
Clerk Of Senate@John T. Harris
of Park kersDurg.
Doorkecper Of Senate Jack
Smith Of Huntington.
Sergeant-at-Arus Of Senate -
Bonner 4. Hill of Kanawhe
County.
Speaker Of House Luther
wolfe of Jackson County.
Clerk of HouSc-mont Topping
Of Kanawha County.
Sergeant-at-Al7ns of House -
W. a. C. Curtis Of Ohio
County.
DoorReeper of House0John II.
Shriver of EitcIH County.
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Villa Financed for
S380,OOO Munitions
By Germans in 1915

WASHINGTON. Jan. G.-Evidcncc
designed 10 show that Francisco Villa.
lii" MeXican bandit leader received $3.50
Dn0 worth Of munitions paid for by Il
German agent through the Mississippi
Valley Trust company. Of st. Louis IN
lGl;,. Was presented today 1" ih" S"Eat"
committee investigating German propa-
ganda. by Major L.. l.Uwcry lEum"s. IN
charge of the investigation. MAJOR
IIumcs said thu money was scnt.by i. n.
Somcrficld. now int"rncd as an enemy
alien, who received credit To that extent
from the St. Louis bank through tho
Guaranty Trust company Of New York.
The munitions were manufactured ny
The Western Cartridge company 1T Alton
Ills. ard shipped I" 1tlnolit0 Villa,
brother Of the Mexican bandit. at FL
rnsn, Texas. according tn the documents
presented by Major HHm"s.
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a human chain from the fooI.
Tho tir> was confined 20 tn" building
in which il started. though for Il tim" ::
was feared other .arGc buildings a1Jar-
mt vou.d rSni;" Every hti OF app;Ira-
tus in ,hn city was called 10 the spot amt
ambrlar~,S xrrr kept busy for several
hours conveying tn. dead and wounded
10 tn. tunrsur ard IN. hospitals
S.archs-s on different :,o"rs report 500
ing frl,ur-Scurchcd hands and f'"; pro-
tru.i!ns from h"n"atit piles Of rharrSi
rubbish but non" or N" dad have yet
been Identified.
Th,, cause Of tn, explosion has not
been determined. Witnesses tell dit-
fcrcnt stories. IN" most common ":i" pc
in: tha, thcrr was frSt an ouruSh o. y
d.ns., cloud Of black smoke from the
second floor windows. followed almost
instantly b. a terrific d"tonaii"n and
the app"aran"" n; wiudowS o. 'crrit''d
girls crying FOR help.
Firr Chief william Bennett. who went
through tho wrecked building after the
firs wa: Subdu"d. stated that the loss
worl. reach a million dollars Ffrecnen
arc now digging IN the debris for bodies
which they o"!icv" u have been buried
~ therr wcT. 100 people N tho building
and only f:t;y have been accounted Tor.
Up 70 midnight not all III" dead and
Injured had been identified. Those
whose names were obtained include:
The Dead
MISS AMANDA BAENf.Fs. ~. st9a"S-
aphcr.
MISS R!.ANC'tFE: KELLEY. lS;;
stnnngraoh"r.
MISS. Iii-DA HORNE.
nnFfHT.
Thr.. unidentified nlrn.
1nn unidentified woman and CT" CIR!
who Gird ir IA" hospital
EeS;drS these. two bodies w"r" toHnd
IN tbs. building under vault anu IN"
,rerocn have be"n unahls 70 "xtTi";'"
hem. \ -laj"rity - thoS'' killed n;'s
death by Jumping; from windows.
The injured.
ROSE E@GQRTA.
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GEORGE ANTHONY.
g.. r. MICHAEl.S.
LlF.i TENANT Law Er"NTE II. DOR
GAN.
rAvT. VICTOR H. Nrl:E:LEN.
pCTipTtY BATiIklNS.
EMILY LAY.
ALBERT l.. CROSS.
ROSE; Et,PEABkIN.
alice ROEGER.
CAPT. HOWARD WILLIAMSON.
III:i:M IN JAMES tl4t:ltll.
The injuries of ihc latter TWO were
attended AZ the lire.
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ROOSEVELT HAD NO
FAITH IN LEAGUE
OF NATION PROJECT
(Loodon Times Cable Copyright. 1874,
by Public Ledger Company


LONDON, Jan. in n letter written
exactly month before mis- death to
Rider Haggard. Colonel Roosevelt ex-
pressed extreme pcssImism for the out
com" ~ I'll" peace conference. The let
ter follows:
''E"w York. December S.
My Dear Rider lIagGstrd:-In a mo
mont o: r"Ss:mjSm tn" other day said
I never wished To hear from any Eng
l;shyr;nu expecting but that was
b.c:l,IS" had forgotten YOU.
Il doubt il: ever again will go back
% ruhl;r politics. have had to 90 into
,nn much and 100 bitter truth telling;
I.i];. goa. AIN not n al! sure about the
future. hope that Germany suffered u
ch;,nr" qc heart, but am anything but
certain. q" NOT pu: much faith in the
league OF nations OK any corresponding
universal Curc-aN."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Forecast:
West vIrginia-Ra1N or snow, follow
Cd by clearing wednesday, colder Wed
nesday night; Thursday fair.
ohio-Cloartng and colder wednesday;
ThurBday fair.
Western PennsylvaaIe-Snow 1urrtes
md colder Wednesday; Thursday prob
ably fair.
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SHOULD RETURN
], {. RAILROADS
To THE OWNERS
COMMERCE COMMISSION
TAKES STRONG STAND
Railroad Executives Recon-
mend Unified Private
Control.

WASHIEGTuN. Jan. 7.--E:X-
tension Of government control
and operation q! railroads TO
.1anu*ry !. 1874. as recommend
: I'd by Director General McAdoo,
IS proposed in an amendment 10
the rail control act introduced
~ The house to-day By Chairman
Sims. II Tho house int"TStat"
commerce. committee. IN addi-
;innal revolving fund of $500
rou.n00 was proposed in another
amendment offered by R"prcscn-
:at.vc SINS.
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AND
PL|C|TY To.
MARK FUNERAE
Mr., ROOSEVELT TO BE :
LAID AT REST Tpr.AY
Vice President ar T>tommit-
tees Of the Senate and
House to Attend.

Special Dispatch to The lntelligcnccr..
WASFTINGTON. D. c.. Jan. l.
Tho congressional committee appoint.
ed tn attend the funeral Of Colone:
Roosevelt left by special train this
evening. Senator Howard Suther-
land. who WAS added TO the senate
committee today. and Representative
George u. lowers were the West
Virginia members Of the official
funeral party.
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Death for .
In Explosion
OF Movie Films
Pittsburgh the Scene Of Terrible Disaster-Women Vic
inns Leap Mady Into Deadly Flames-1wo Blown
Through Windows Into Street-Bodes OF fema lie
Victims Found by the Eremen Terrified Girls Ap-
pear at Windows Crying for Help.

toll explosion IN
story building district " O'Clock
continued
felt lt o"ieS
still several occupants {" the
All floors but the
second hoor
window ashnE in the street ard S'er
quickly filled the build
+ Captain
IN" OF slri
reached when he
falling ne
by forming
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BERLIN CAb|NET 7
MAY FLEE: FROM
TIE bOLSHEVIk|
FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN
MAY BE THE CAPITAL
Conditions Rapidly Becoming
Worse in the German
Capital.
london Tim"e CahI": C"7yriGh. !9l?.

l." l'uILic Ledger Cos
COPENllAGEN. Jan. Ill * h"-
licv"d as not unlikely ia" Berlin cab
,r"t viii inhn Hight t" i'rarkfur,-"n-
III" Main. nS tn" WnlM'S bureau has
done already.
BERLIN. Jan. :. -. Til" roy"-nmrn;
hnS d"cld,I il Will end III" plotting
Sf.rriIcuS Socialists with means at
present at IFS disposal. and IN 4 proc
lauiaLinn isS,!rd today .nS'ruCIs It's
tr""ps 20 defend III" GoyrrnmcnI Tho
proclamIti"r prohibits also III" gather
:HE "t groups IN the streets.
Stree; battles continue. During The
lighting REVIEWERS AMI hand E-"nadcs
have h""n used. III" number "f per-
SONS killed or wounded = not known.
The SnartaCus group has captured
the SNaudau arsenal and distributed
arms among it's followers.
COPENHAGEN. Jan. 7.-Berlin is IN
a state Of complete anarchy and civil
war has Begin there according iu the
Muuich CORES irnd"nt nf the l'uiikcn.
His information, he Suys. ~ bas"d
upon messages from the German cap
ital. All banks ar" harricaI"l and Il
great number nf tn" public buildings
are in tho hands &c the "X'r":n" r.,E-
cal group (SpIrtaCHnSl.
The dispatch reported III" Intention
of tn" government - max" ~ effort t"
storm The building "f tn" police guards
later in III. d" and TAX" possession OF
ali h" nlnC.iU' guns and cannon there.
rr. Karl i.i"hkr~cht. lh' Srlr;araH
lc:,ri"r, h.,S t.""H seen ~" AID there
ah"E; u" city organizing hrs troops