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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
LEV|ATHAN IS
NEARLY VICTIM
OF MINE WITH
$4,000 ABOARD
MISSED DESTRUCTEON>
BY ONLY THIRTY FEET
Six Transports Reach New
York, Carrying 1888
American Soldiers

NEW YORK. April 25,--Thc
giant troop ship Lcviathan, with
1900 soldier passengers, the last
Of six transports 10 arrive here to-
day, bringing 22,972 men, missed
a mine by only thirty feet while
off the Grand Banks of New
foundland, Tuesday morning. her
officers reported when she dockcd
tonight.
Officers or the ship said tn" LcvIa-
thar had hcrn warned To look out for A
tloating mine the day before hy the
transport Mount Vernon. which had pro
ccicd them. IN receipt ut tho rndl"
warning. III" course Of tho Lcriathan
WAS charged and She sailed nearly ono
hundred miles tu the southwark Of tho
location Of The mine as given by the
other transport.
The floating Internal machine was
sighted dead ahead OF the transport the
officials said. by Lieutenant Command
! or Harold Cunningham, who was on the
bridge Quick thinking and Qu ck
action was all that avoided collision.
\ desperate whirl OF the wheel sent tho
great steamship, past the mine with a
margin Of safety IF thirty feet.
None Of the soldiers aboard knew un-
til they dockrd how close they had bccn
, to danger, for tho officers kept the IN
cidrnt to themselves. believing that II
it became known it might cause need
less alarm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
ADVANCE GUARD
Of: HUNS HAVE
REACHED PAR|l

PARIS. April :5.-(By the AsSoclsfs2
Prcss)-Thc first Of the Germans who
are 10 participate In the Versailles sconss
gress arrived in Versailles today In fHo;
parties. The first group, consistinklDf:
three official courfcrs. arrived eaelydh
tho day. and tho second. headed, by:Heff;
Lersncr. camc lnte. They were e1corfl1.
TO the Hotel Des Reservoirs. rs
The augmentation in numbers; OF fAV;
delegation above those anticipatedshaa4S:
il necessary to seek additional quarters
and a second hostelry. the Hotel :YAtt3f;; /;
probably will be reausitioned fo1 tn
tclegraphcrs. newspaper corresponding
and other attaches Of the mission. "a
The arrival of Lcrsner and his party:
was so quiet that few. II any, personssiE
Versailles were aware even in the aftetsl
noon Of their presence. ;2iissgSss
Protection and the avoidance Of poEnlS,
bic unpleasant incidents. rather than hyEs
strlctions: will. in fact. be the puipo
Of such police measures as are tAk1:
according to a statement made. to- til
Associated Press today by one OF
French representatives assigned to ~
mission. The Germans will not
pccted and proba hly do not DESIRE ,-tpfoRf
tend their movements Into the gane1Ak
quarters Of Versailles. but they WILLIE
allowed 1rceduW OF movement 0eEHN-
their two hotels. 80
Nor is 1t expected that the GerntA9
will seek TO extend their pronncnAdSes3AH
and wide through the vast park o<sroIAl
Versailles. sFsf
Herr Lcrsner and his party immediate
ly went TO their rooms on arriving, An
had breakfast served to them fromafAe
hotel kitchen. by the hotel seryantA.s s-1Nt0
fact answered a question over which stA4
French ncwspapermen have been oeQ
cerned-whethcr the Germans were s6xs
pectcd to bring their own food to HlgS
sailles It il now understood that fh1y
will have their own bills Of fare ON thA
same footing as the other peace dslet
tions. 3 s!k
The Germans remained In theiH
during the morning, but commo1oo,e
afternoon. to make the preliminary
ranEements- for the arr1valso .thosH
German delegation. q This pgohaflIsNs
be- esMAY11gt > a1thouEh tbs 4Ae
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
.FRICKE FOUND NOT
GUILTY OF TREASON;
JURY OUT 5 HOURS

NEW YORK. Apr 25.-After dclibcr-
ating approximately five hours. the fed
cral jury which has been hearing the
Ease of Albert Paul Fricks today, found
him not guilty OF treason.
Before tho case was given tho jury.
ono Of the two counts in the original
Indictment had been ruled out by Judge
Mayer. which charged Frickr with CIV
ing aid and comfort I" the !mpcrla'
German government. The other charG-
I'd him with aiding Kari Rodiger' Ger
man naval officer.
or sixteen overt acts alleged in inc
SECOND count. eleven were stricken out.
Tho five which the jurors were called
,i;,on to consider concerned money said
hv the government 10 have been given
RodiKcr by Frlckc.
AS Frckc is under indictment with
other defendants. on charges OF having
violated the espionage act. his counse
induced the court 10 fix bail az $4,000.
Erickc Was then -elcaSed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26

WASHINGTON. April e5.-RcpoTs
TO the treasury department from au
federal reserve districts tonight show
ed official subscriptions Of Shol.sSS. 'oo
to the Victory Liberty loan. This Is
approximately one-nnth OF the mini
mum amount Of s4.5oo,o0o.ooo sought
while the total for the NTH day OF
the campaign showed only t.: per cent
OF The loan in hand. treasury officials
pointed out that these figures covered
for the most part only subscriptions
received up TO the close Of business on
the fourth day. The total is about haI1
the pro rata amount for the period, but
compares with 1O.4 per cent OF the
fourth Libert yloan subscribed on the
cores ponding day in that campaign.
The st. Louis district. on the basis OF
subscri ptions oica!ly reported to the
treasury, was leading the country TO-
night with 26.4 per cent OF its allot-
ncut raised The Boston district was
second. Richmond district stands IN
fourth place with l2.9 per cent OF tho
nuota. or s27,15N 400. while the Cleve-
land district. with 90 per cent OF its
quota. or s$2.29l,350, is in. seventh
place.
Sales among farmers IN ln' tIC'"-
land district have been greatly retard-
cd by cold weather. which is threaten
ing fruit crops. Industrial sales in the
district were reported encouraging.
About $50 miles below tho Mexican
border. somewhere along tho coast OF
southern California the naTYS victory
ship. tho L. = s. Crane. was reported
headed for Panama and tho home port
of New York.
From the Victory ship today came
tho following wireless appeal /" IN" en-
tire country: 1T is up I" IN" nation I"
speed the victory ship forward Every
officer and man here is ut his post OF
dutv ready To bring her Int" victory
b,rhor ahead of time if the nation VIII
mako the necessary subscriptions to INC
Victory loan.
We await tho orders OF the country
Our engines nov" in accordance WAN
,hc efforts Of the folks ri homo. W
are waiting for the wireless SParhs
which will order MS TO 80 IAN spec"
ahead.
Rear Admiral Cow" announced TO-
rht that the total for tn" navy ltS'''
had intreasc to more than four ln'Iti"''
dollars. :,
"Wc have challenged tn" county 10
match the navy Now it's u2 /" Us
10 give the country something I"
match" said Admiral cowi" IN Il mes.
sage TO tn" entire service. Lex :" I'LL
broadsidcs.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
GERMANS WILL
Be QuALIF| led
To SIGN TREATY

BERLIN. APR. 35.-(By The Assocl-
sted Press)-ProfesSor "althcr u. a
schucckinE, one OF tho German dele
gates to the peace congress at 'cr-
sailles, declared today that the powers
OF the German delegates would be quite
sufficient to enable them 20 sign the
peace treaty on the spot. Naturally. ne
added, the national assembly must sane
ton the treaty.
Professor Schuecking's statements
we're made in an interview with the
Zcitung Am MittaS. Continuing he
said:
The Importance Of IN" delegation
should be appreciated as All indication
that tho imperial government rccSons
on real negotiations. The contents OF
The latest Entente mote permit the con-
,.,usion that our opponents arc in prin-
eIple inclined seriously 10 negotiate
With Us
1T personally am optimistic enough
tn hope that French reports of tho con-
tents Of the treaty are materially In
accurate. and that. therefore. an ac-
ccotable preliminary peace may b. gar
pcred within the next few weeks. even
though special ds'ihcrations. due TO tn"
enormous number of extremely difficult
rroblcus. may BE- protract"d for months.
Sensible voices. especially from the
AnSlo-Auserican camps hav" recently
pointed out. and rightly. thar it Is not
with the present weak Germany that
pcaee +. to b. concluded. but with Il
Germany which At tho most. within
two or three decades I'LL again be an
;rn-ortant factor in tn" world.
II trust In the healthy maturity IN
the IDEAS of the Entente peoples. who
in tho long run want to conclude peace
with the German nation Of 7u.UN.0uO
and who do not intend to support an
ntolerable. impcrialistic policy on the
part Of their cabinets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
WOUNDED HEROES FROMCHATEAU
TH|ERRY HERE To BOOST LOAN
MANY Subscriptions POUR IN

gun nests. which were pouring out an
rnlilRdinG FIR" on tho troops on the right
coming up from NiruX.
Private Van Wy" fought at Chateau
'rhicrry. II. Mihicl and the Arsunnc.
and was wounded in the right arm by
shrnpncl. He went through all of the
fighting. and went down during the
week Of tho armisticc.
Private Meyer was with the Soth di-
vision and tough, al ST. Nihiel and the
ArsuEnc. He served AS Il runner. which
is admittedly the most dangerous work
in tho army. After ihrrc mcu had been
shot down Meyer was picked as the
fourth man TO cnrry through and he
succeeded, but was badly wounded. He
WAS shot twice during the fSChting.
once By Il German snipcr in the shoul-
der and the second during tho nEhting
IN the .irgnnnc. when his right elbow
was shot off.
rtirat" Cunncll was with tho 6lst in
fantry. ath division. and fought at ST.
Mihicl and the Argonnr He was in
the shock troops and saw some Of the
hloodicst fighting Of The war. He WAS
! (Conttnued on Page Fou-toeu)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
Higher Rates Granted
Pc ". Va..C0mDanv

.rIIAG;LESTuN. ". Va. Apr. 25.--Nr-
der was issued today hy the public scr
vice, commission granting :ncrcas" In
rates to the Pittsburgh and West Nir-
Cinia Gas company IN all parts Of West
Virginia served ny this company. fX-
rcrt Industrial. Harrison county.
Th" rate for natural ami domestic
..'rrIr"s. us" iu publ" buildings. indus
trial purposes. uul al others is :" cents
- thousand cubic feet less twn cents for
rrnrn2t payment. Different rates were
isrt:.i"d for Taylor rnunty which were:
% r"iis for domestic consumers pcr L.
unr cubic i""t. - cents for school ana
puhi. buildings. and - cents for M
duSIrial CONSUMERS. less cents per L.
""" cubic feet IN each case for prompt
paNm"nl
Decision wall ~" given laicr rcEa riding
tho r:llcS at Industrial. being postponed
through tn" protest of q. j.. Freeman
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
GAVE THE N I He
DEADLY MUSTARD
GAS THAT TOOK.
MANY j. 8. LIVES.
Schweitzer, Former Head Of
the Bayer Company, Shown
mills True Colors ByFrancis
P. Garvan, the Alien Prop
erty Custodian

NEW YORK, April 2s.--Under
"the master spy" Or. Hugo
schwei1er, German agents in this
country reported to Berlin by code
every detail Of Americas business
life, kept from the allies 4,5oo,o 600
pounds Of explosives, and sent over
seas the formula for the deadly mus
tar1 GAS which laid low thousands
Of American soldiers. according to
Francis p. Garvan, alien property
custodian, who delivered an address
at the annual banquet Of the Ma
tional Cotton Manufacturers here
tonight.
Mr.. Garvan declared he had for
nineteen months been making "a
study Of German industrial life and
its manifestations in the United
States, and as result ne was also
able to reveal the far-reaching ma
chinations Ct Or. Schweitzer former
president Of the Bayer company,
which was tSkda ever and reorgan-
;7~d bv the alien property custodian.
True it Is that the Nau1hurg-Am"rt'
-an line and the North German ldnye
kept faithful tab for Berlin on thous
and details OF our business life "n'ct
came under their observation: that n2
q ship left our harbors: lot cargo wa:
loaded or unloadcd. but that som'
member Of it's organization watched
and reported every detail to b. sent n!
code to the German government. slS
Mr.. Garvin.
But greater than all and forming tn
foundation Of her entire espionage aoc
propaganda system. stood the aye IN
dustry. AS long as you were supplied
BY the big six your business had ne
secret unknown to Berlin. In Berllr
vou will fird card index system
which recites every fact connected VIII
each and everyone OF youdT"rc"rns thai
can be Of any possible va.s> to you1
rivals over there.
THE head Of that system in thi;
country for years before the war was
Dr. Hugo Schweitzer. president Of th'
Payer company. He was given his sec
ret service number by the imperial min
ister Of war-ss3.1s2.S3T. He came tt
his country. became citizen on TN
INSTRUCTION o. the German gorerumen
eventually was made tho head of I'M
isayer company and led the esplonas'
and propagandist movements here dowl
To the day of his sudden deaf, in Nov
cmber. 1917.
"Schweitzcr was the inventor Of th'
;dea Of the purchase Of the New forf
Evening Mail. Schweitzcr was the IN
ventor Of the idea of the German pup
,ication society. Over thirty TRAINED
chemists. his lieutenants. are now IN
termed"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
St. Louis District Leading
Richmond in Fourth Place
and Cleveland Seventh -
Sales Among Farmers Re-
tarded By the Cold Weather

MoRGANTOwN. W. Va. April
o5,-Sherift John l. Dougan.
chairman Of the Monougalia
county Victory Liberty loan
committoe. announced here to-
night that the county has gone
"over the top While definite
subscription figures are not
known. the county quota was
$S2S.1o0.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO
PLUMBER FOOD SHIPS

LONDON. A2r. @5.--Ncw attempts
havr been mad. To plundcr IN" 1000
sI,ips IN the harhpr Of Hamburg. an
exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Berlin says. As n result number VI
,rarshirs have arrived and guns have
hc"n placed in the streets leading TO the
docks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
OVERFLOW FOE BRYAN.

Special Dispatch to The Intelligenccr.
CLARkSBURG. ". Va. April 2s.-An
overflow meeting had 90 be held tonight
at the First Methodist Episcopal church
here to accommodate the crowds that
turned out TO hear William Jennings
Brynn speak on prohibition questions
under the auspices Of the anti-saloon
league He spoke first at the opera
house, which was crowded to capacity,
A committee Of citizens SaYe . dinner
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
nnoNARGS IN FLIGHT.

BRUSSELS. April 25.-kinG Albert
and Queen Elizabeth. Of Belgium. left
to-day by airplane for Bochum. Ger
E0any.
tBochum Is in the province OF West
phalia- boaut nine miles northeast of
Essen. Belgium and British troops are
occupying German territory In this
rcgton-)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26

NEW YORK. Apr 25.--Six transports.
carrying 2:.973 troops. including '42h4
members Of the forty second (RanboW(
division. and 1856? members of the sew
cnty-scvcnth u.iherty) dirisiont New
York; arrived here today. from French
rorts. This is ono Of the largest single
day troop arrivals in this port. More
than half Of the overseas forces were
carried by the giant transport Lcriath-
an. which came up the bay late todh?'
with l2,0j0 soldiers crowded on I her
decks.
: The transport Mount Vernon with
SIZE troops on board came up the bay
shortly after sunrise this morning ana
was followed about all hour later py
the battlcship North Carolina. carrying
1888 more. Tho cruiser Montana with
1900 soldiers. tho passenger liner La
Touruine with $50 casuals ana the
transport PrInz Frederick Wilhelm with
1850 MI arrived ny. early afternoon.
Major General George W. Read. rr-
turned or the l.cviatr,n in command Of
tho troops of the 42ES division. THESE
were divided AZ follows: al ofhcers
and 1.t4l men Of tho l49th hcld artI!-
lnry: IS officers and 1,1S5 mon of IN"
l5nih field artillery; lS5 officers ana
l5l men Of tho division headuuartcrS
staff: four officers and - men Of mo
saith infantry brigade headquarters
commanded by l3rlgadicr Grn"Tai
Douglas Macarthur: 81 officers AND -
94c men OF IN" iG6th infantry: siN Oh
fccrs and 1875 mon Of tho DIVISION mill
tnry police company. four Officers ana
us mon Of division headquarters troops:
90 officers and %.2&3 men Of lGb'h ln-
tantry; 3G officers and 4h1 men W the
nth sanitary train. less ambulance
comaanics l6j. lG6 and l6I; ana TWO
oortcers and 30 mru from Scullcrcu
units in the Same outfit.
Major General Samuel d. SturGis. re-
turned on the IievinLhan rs casual
other units on board included casual
conrpanIcs OF In"n from Connccticu''
MASSACHUSETTS, New Hampshire. Penn
sylvania. Ohio. Maryland, Indiana
! Kansas. Mich!Ean. Wisconsin. Mtssiss-
mi Missouri. Nebraska. Oklahoma ana
Washington. scattered casuals and ln9"
sirk and wounded Of whom 30 were bed
ridden.
Virtually all Of the troops of The
Lcriathrn were members OF inc AInu
! Rainbow division, composed or Ma
! Iinnal Guardsmcn from 2G states.
Thr division WAS cited ton times py
! the French and sin times by tho Amer :
can commanders under whom II served.
! II participated in every major opera,
; lion or the American army and received
, letters of commendation in each case.
! Members Of tho division have rrcciv-
| I'd two medals of honor, $50 diStln-
! Guished service Crosses. two distin-
| T;urrr, ie l.cgions OF Honor. five
| Mcdaili"s MilitGirc and l6 Belgian
decorations.
! In killed. wounded and missing the
! division lost t3? officers and 1905
mon. it's GreuicSt casualty list follow
ING .hr kI.ur- Marnr offensive July ~
! tn August la"' year. which cost l94
officers and i.4i9 men.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
Hungarian Communist
Army Has Surrendered
To the RuInaRian Forces

BERNE. Apr 25.-(trench wireless
Service)-Part of the Hungarian c'fn-
munists army facing the Rutnanians
southeast Of Budapest. has surrcnoereo
and the rest is in flight. according TO d
Rumanian .ofholal statement recci'eo
here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
No Relief From the Destructive Cold Wave

Apr nj a
4 Ia
u
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-For Ohio,
western Pennsylvania and West Viz
giuia-Fair Saturday and Sunday, with
slowl7 rising tecnperHture.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
CDUN7RvS TOTAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO VICTORY
LIBERTY LOAN HAVE PASSED HALF BILLION MARX
q More Honor Flags In Cleveland District

subscriptions
federal district tonight gain Of only sOoOooO in
oday total TO 145
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26

Associated Press)An American OFFICER N11
feeling against Americans
nroprieo said declined eat the places
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26
Sonnino and Salandra a
Follow Orlando; Break
May Not Prove Fata'l!
Feeling at Rome Bitter Against Americans Army Otheels
Refuse to Dine in Cafes here Americans Are Entetam
ed-Wilson Continues irm Against Italian Demands

PARIS April learns that Baron son9ao
Rome at O'Clock SaturoA1
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26

PARIS April 25Ry Associated Pess-Baon Sonnino the lta
minister, Rome Saturday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-26

PARIS Apr. .5.-PrrmIrr tlcmcn-
ccau this morning. received message
from Premier Orlando which the 1tali-
an statesman despatched wh'ie on H''
way to Romc. . :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-27
COTTON WAS EASILY INF LUENCED BY A
 NUMBER OF FACTORS
Private Advices From the South Showed an Active Spot Demand for the Staple

New York, September 26.--The open- ing was firm at an advance of 30 to 57 points in response to the strong early cables from Liverpool. a more op- timistic view of conditions in the steel trade, firmer foreign exchange and the higher opening of the stock market.
 Later cables showed a sharp break in
 the Liverpool market and reported that
 the English railway strike would be- gin at midni ght
 This caused a good deal of realizing and there was also some scattered southern selling here. but offerings were realty q scr''e7 eith- terial pause in the advance. This it. self stimulated buying, while bulls were rendered more aggressive by low pri- vate condition and ginning figures. and there was a distinct broadening of de-
 mand as prices worked higher. October contracts sold up to 3260c. and January
 to 3s.02c. during the afternoon, with active months generally showing net f advances of 130 to 145 points and. in the case of December contracts. an ad-
 vance of ASA points. or nearly 5 cents per hound from the low records of Sep tember 8. The close was Is to 25 points off from the best under realiz- ing. A prominent southern authority i places the condition of the crop at 54
 the abandoned acreage at Az per cent
 and the ginning prior to September 25 at only 1,7S9,000 bales, compared with ], 3,770,611 to the same date last year ! Numerous private advices were re-
 ceived from the south claiming a con
 tfnued active spot demand and it was rumored that buyers were paying 34e l for spot cotton in North Carolina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-27
Weekly Metal Review
By Assoeiated Press

New York, September 26.--The cotton market has shown a generally firm tone during the last week and a sharp ad- vance in prices. Nervousness over condi- tions in the steel trade and predictions that spot demand would subside after
 the filling of September engagements served to restrict buying and caused some
 rregularity during the earlier part of the week. On the whole, however, the mar
 Set was dominated by the more bursh character of spot and crop news, the buying today was more active and gen- eral than any time previous since the continuation of the bull movement last summer. December contracts which sold at 2Sl1 on the br-ak early in the month, touched 3295 duclrg today's trading on the prospects for reduction in the off clal crop estimate and small ginning fig. ures next week. The steady increase re- ported in the volume of spot business and reports that southern shippers who had sold the better grades of cotton 10, forward shipment were becoming uneasy owing to the low grade of early new crop cotton appeared 70 he creating a mora | tive circles toward the eud of the week. 1 Buying WAS also encouraged by the stead ! fer ruling of foreign exchange and q more optimistic view of the steel situa- ! tion. and people wno had previously been
 bearsh on the large carry-over were said
 to be covering on the advance. Up to the close of business tonight only two of the private end-month crou reports had been published but they both indicated mors
 than the average deterioration for the month. One of them made the condition 5S.S and the indicated yield i0,220.060 bales.
 compared with the official forecast of
 11.230,o00 at the end of August and the | other placed ths condition at 54 ana 1 the abandonment of acreage at pa per ! cent, Private ginn'ng returns estimated ! the total to September 25 at 1.7S0, ,000 ba .es, , 3,T0,6tl last year. Several more private crop reports are expected which may in ! fluence sentiment as to the showing of the official figures before the government report is issued next Thursday.