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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-17
As
He DEMANDED
MEN 8 RELEASE
DUDLEY F. MALONE
SUDDENLY STRICKEN
In the Midst of Radical Ad-
dress Before New York
Audience.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Dudley Field
Malone, former collector Of the port OF
New York and a speaker at meeting
called here tonight TO demand release
by the government Of all political pris-
oners, was overcome after delivering his
address and had to be assisted from the
platform. =
Physicians announced that he was suf-
fcring from a vertigo and his condition
was not critical.
Mr.. Malone, who until two weeks ago
was a lieutenant in the United States
navy. made a vigorous attack in his ad'
drcss on Postmaster General Rurlesor
and Attorney General Gregory for the
manner in which they enforced the es'
pionage law.
He urged appointment Of commits
sion to consider the records Of candi'
dates for United States judicial appoint
n,ents and to consider their records ar
ter five years on the bench. asserting
that the present system OF life appoint
rnents did not make for democratic rule
Appcaling for the release OF all politi'
cal prisoners. Mr.. Malone said:
IT do so not because am n So
cialist or an W. w. however much
may hold in affcctionatc regard many OF
the leaders Of those two movements. NO,
because I believe that the Soviet form o.
government would be best for the Uniteo
States. however good il may be for Rus'
sia-for do not. believe i'll their re-
lease because ] am an untaGgcd Amer
lean and because I believe that no ma:
tion Is tit to give democracy 10 othel
peoples until its government Is prepared
to deal drmocratically. with the people
ct home
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NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-The United
States cruiser Huntington and the trans
ports Mafsonia and Louisville docked
here to-day. debarking 7.1o1 officers and
enlisted men Of the American eHpedl-
tionary force. The Dante Alghter1.
with 1855 officers and men aboard. and
the Si1aola, with Al, reported of the
coast by wireless and were expected to
arrive tonight
The Matsonia has the largest pas
senger list. composed Of 3.315 oftcers
and men. commanded by Brigadier Cen
eral Richmond P. Davis. of Statesville.
S. The units included the 6Sth coast
artillery. made up Of former National
Guardsmen from Connecticut and scv-
eral western states: 151st ARTILLERY. bril-
eade headquarters, I officers and 2l men,
and casual companies 81. 355. 35s. 36S.
$50, 361, 363. 364, 3S5 and 3s7. compris-
ing % officers and LAPS men from Illi-
nois, Ohio, New Jersey. New York.
Iowa, Massachusetts,. Washington and
Alabama,
On board the Huntington were more
than LOO officers and men from the fist
division. comprising former National
Guard organizations from Washington.
Oregon, Montana Idaho and Wyoming.
These included the supply company. ma
chine gun company. third battalion
HEADQUARTERS and Companies l. K. L and
N. of the 1e3rd infantry Of the 4lst
division; the first battalion hcadounr-
tiers. and Companies A. and c. of the
161st infantry, Of the 41st division: the
18TH ambulance company; casual COM
pany No. 231. Of Ohio: casual company
No. 237, Of Pennsylvania, and small
number Of casual officers and civilians.
Tho Louisville brought 1.7T3 troops and
sol other passengers. the latter includ-
ing 18 war brides who are wives Of
army and navy men. The troops in
cluded the 351st field artillery. field and
stafr, supply company. medical de-
tachuent and Companies A. B. G and D.,
the headquarters Of the 18TH field ar
tillery brigade; and detachment Com
pauy G. Of the 36Sth infantry. all Of tho
foregoing except the officers being
colored national army men Of the 92nd
division: and several medical and con-
yalescent detachrnerrts and a number OF
casuaIs. The wounded and sick on the
Louisville numbered 217 officers, men
and nurses.
All the vessels reported encounterinS
storms. which lasted throughout virtu-
ally the entire voyage. The men on the
Huntington had the added discomfort Of
q mild influenza epidemic. which sent
As of their number to the sick bay.
Private Louis F. Wells. Of DozieS. Ala.
died during the trip.
Wearers Of the distinguished service
cross and the croiN de Suerre were
sprinkled literally through the passen-
gers on the three vessels and tales Of
hcroism were freely recounted.
Colonel Fl. G. Barnes. of Guthrie.
Okla, declared nc was proudcr OF the
record of his son. Lieutenant Fl. e..
Barnes. Jr, who now is in Il French
hospital, than OF his own. The lieu
tenant nc said. led 4 patrol OF five men.
during the fighting in 4Nlsacc. out across
No Mans Land and into the German
trenches Although wounded by n
hand grenade. Lieutenant BARNES cap
turrd twu Germans and his mon took
sEo moro, but they were compelled to
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dertakinGs Of The United States. Great
Britain. Italy. Japan and all other mem
hers or Il league Of nations. We are
willing 10 accept their word. but we
desired III Tho future to avoid the pos
sibiity Of having no other guarantee
than tirrmany's engagement for our
safety.
''Hcnccfurth Germany will strive to
develop her regent chemical discoveries
and devise new ones and new means Of
destruction in which gunpOwdcr. cannon
and rifles Will NOT enter. The Germans
will seek to prulit by their development
along the lines Of chemical discoveries
at the expense Of other nations which
ar, somewhat brlat"d or are unwilling
10 search for now methods Of destruc-
zion.
"Thcsc means Of destruction may
easily h,. cancelled. and therefore it Is
not possible for US to accept the dcclura-
tiou of an interested nation in such
matters. when such al Interested nation
Is Germany.
Prof. I,arlaude added that with new
dcyrlupmrntS in aerial warfare Germany
might prepare. secretly sufficient air
forces 10 destroy Paris in one day
surely when Germany enters a
league nf nations" Prof Larnaudc con-
linurd she will agree to sign every
undertaking vr desire. but We know
what undertakings mean. 10 the Ger
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FRENCH NATION
DISSATISFIED
WITH THE PACT.
DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE
MAY BE ATTEMPTED
President Wilson to Encount-
er Battle in Putting His
Plans Through.

tCrpyrlGhl. 1919. New York TT'punc''
pAi;lS. FEB. iG.-!'ry%l,lrnl Wilson de-
parted from Frame. yesterday und"r
circumstances StrikInS!y different from
those atl"ndaul ur"n his arrival. he
came us The great liberaior and bene-
factor OF France and the protector or
mankind. loudly acclaimed. His de-
parture was accom- panied by none of the
enthusiasm which reached It's height on
the brilliant day Of his entry into Fafls
exactly two months ago.
During those two months 1t has been
nv duty to observe him here. 10 follow
him through England and Ituiy, watch
ing the demonstrations Of the populacc;
also to endeavor to learn from day 10
day how he was working out his pro
gram. And l witnessed gradual yet
remarkable change come over France.
Tho change was not in Mr.. Wilson. HtS
policies and intentions seem to have de-
waited little from those with which nc
left the United States early in DcccIn-
Der. Tho alteration was the result OIL
the discovery by the French people OF
his attitude and program.
The president has gone home with MS
draft Of the constitution for the league
OF nations, hut it is definitely under
stood here that the final acceptance OF
that draft will depend upon his acquteS-
ence in many of the ideas entertained
nv Franco in the first instance ana "
Italy and Great Britain in the Sccoho'
It is safe to say that should the presi-
dent continue 10 insist upon strict IN
tcrpretation Of his policy OF no anncNA-
tions and no indemnittes, France may
endeayor TO substitute defensive aill-
ancc between the present allies for the
league Of nations
In this effort the French could hardly
succeed because Of the Importance anu
value the British place upon reachlns
accord with the various nations OUTSIDE
of Europe, the inclusion Of America be-
inr- Of overwhelming Importance in their
oninion. However. the alternative OF
rpining France and Italy and GRIPPING
Great Britain herself by foregoing the
imposition Of war costs on Germany Is
a most serious issue which the president
will have to face upon his return to ku-
rope in March.
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THOUSANDS Of i. s. SOLDIERS
COME OVER ON TRANSPORT FLEET

shoot all four on the trip back, as the
prisoners showed fight The lieutenant
and his men were awarded the dis
tinguishcd service cross.
Captain Joseph W. G. Stephens, Of
Wincomco Church. Va. returned with
D. S. c. for gallantry at Scissors
where lie brought UP reiuforceuents
after being severely wounded.
Lieutenant G.. r Touchstone. Of Eat
tiesburg, Miss, an aviator, told of haV-
ing been captured by Germans. after be-
ing shot down and wounded last August
by group Of German Fokkers. Al
though he was severely injured, he de-
clared. a German soldier bayonetted
him through the hand and had poised
his weapon for another thrust when be
was checked by q German officer. He
and another officer later escaped from
q prison camp and walked 200 miles to
safety:
In addition to Is war brides VINO
came over on the Louisville. there were
two women stowaways, who were dis
covered when the ship had been at sea
for several days. They are held at
Ellis Island for investigation.
One Of the war brides was Mrs. Fred
Talbot Jenkins, who met her husband,
an air service man: at Salisbury Plains,
where she was working in a British air.
drome. Private Jenkins is awaiting his
bride at Winfield. Kan. having returned
several days ago.
Mrs. j. Edwin Mcdowell. a Canadian
army nurse. who met Lieutenant Nc
Dowell at a base hospital in France,
preceded her husband to America and
will await him at his home in Philadel-
ptia
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MANY ROBBERS
IN BOLD H0LDUP
Raid Headquarters Of Bene.
fetal Union and Get
Away With $3.50.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 16.-Battcring
down the door Of the headquarters Of tho
Beneficial Union, in Moss Side. near
Wall this morning. twelve men. each
armed with Il revolver. entered the rooms
and attacked the members assembled,
hurting bottles at them and firing more
than forty shots Before leaving they
upset large stove setting fire to the
building Members of Il family living
on the second floor narrowly escaped
death from the bullets which passed
through their apartments.
Michael Ycnchi. aged 35. treasurer Of
the union. had his loft car almost torn
or and WAS cut and bruised about the
face, hands and body. Nick Husock,
steward was also badly bruised and cut,
while others present received minor in
jurcs.
The robbers riflcd the cash register
securing $3.50. Every window and most
Of the furniture Of the clubrooms were
demolished
Tonight detectives arrested Edward
Little. 90: Frank Smith. II. md Manoc
McIncrny. 30. in connection with the
holdup. According TO the officers 'Fu-
sock identified Little and Smith as two
Of the twelve invaders Of the club.
Aenchl 3 story ~ " tiic SIISSS La'1N ~
responded to knock on the front door
about o'clock Sunday morning. Peck
ing through the windows he saw a
crowd Of men and he refused TO open
the door, whercupon the strangers bat
tered 1t down and entered with drawn re-
volvcrs. They demanded drinks pr HUI
sock. the steward. and when he hcsitated
about serving them one Of tho men
knocked Yenchi down with bottle and
then the general attack followed. TWO
Of the Invaders seized Husock. beat him
with, their fists and threw him through
the door.
All this time the robbers were keeping
up a fusiladc with their rcvolvers. shoot
ing out the electric lights and firing
through the ceiling. After taking the
money from the register they upset the
coal stove and fled. Members OF the
club who had been hiding outside cx-
tineuishcd the flames before they had
gained much headway.
Numerous robherics have occurred in
Wall according to residents Of the SUI
burb. which has no police protection.
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NATION LEAGUE
GIVEN PRAISE
Secretary Daniels Declares II
a Rainbow Of Promise
Across the Sky" =:

NEW YORK, Fob. 16.-Honcst DOUBT
crs nf the feasibility of the league :ot
nations will come 10 be its ablcSt cham
pions. and only militarisrs sec IT IN no
rainbow OF promise across The SKY
Joscphus Daniels. secretary ni tne
navy, declared in an address mere w.
day Mt meeting which markeo tne
formal opening OF the ihter-cnuFc"
emergency campaign.
The agreement on the leagues con-
sttution, Secretary Daniels declared
vas m event in the worlds history
second only to the Declaration or INC
Shcphcrds Of bethlehem We have seen
His star in tho East and nave CONC
to worship.
"Postcrity," hr declared. will APP
Maud the forward looking. statesman
ship Of Woodrow Wilson, who mao
large nart in inspiring and fashion,ns
this imuortal document. and inc us
tinCuishcd and ardent lover or peace,
William Howard Taft. who Is aouhoan'
in labors and leadership at nome III
support Of the noble principle to whlch
he has given his best thought and uh-
firing effort
Secretary Daniels praised the denom-
nations united in thc intcr-church
emergency campaign. declaring theF
had "sccn the vision of the lager du'S
Of the new church in the new day.
Reverend DIR. William Adams bro~n'
secretary Of the commissions OF inc
denominations allied in the inter-church
movement. outlined tho purposes OF inc
movement. These. he said. Include IN
crcns!ng the number of chaplains in the
army and navy: work among employees
of thc nations great industrial. plants
among discharged soldiers and among
fellow Christians across inc sea
whose churches the war has devastated
and who turn TO us for help"
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COPENHAGEN. Feb. l6.-A
Weimar dispatch. under date Of
Saturday, February -. says the
German government requested an
extension of "a hours time in
which to reply to Marshal Foeh s
proposal for a prolongation of the
arnistice. 1t was pointed out
that, owing to the delay in receiv-
ing the armisice commissions re-
port, a reply could not be returned
bv 6 O'Clock, as fixed by Marshal
Foch.
"A Hayas dispatch from Basel Sat-
urday night reported that the arnnsuce
had been extended Indefinitely and tnat
the Germans are required TO cease thelr
offensive against the Poles and carry
out the previous terms Of the armistice
until completely
PARIS. Saturday. Feb "a COM
munication dealing with tho ~orx OF the
commission on reparation issued this
evening says:
morning at 1880 o'clock. under the
presidency Of ~ Klotz.
THE discussion Of the principles on
which the right Of reparation L. based
WAS continued and N Van Den HcuVel,
Belsium and NJ. Kotz. France, express
sed at length the views of their respeo-
tive governments.
Further discussion OF this subject
will he taken up at the next meeting.
Monday February II. ut 1890 O'clock
PARIS. Saturday. Feb. 15-The fol-
lowing official communication was Is
sued this evening:
The representatives Of the allied and
sassoctuted powers met this afternoon at
the Quai Orsay from to o'clock and
heard the delegates Of the aduintstra-
ton council Of the Lebanon. They then
began the examination Of the Russian
question.
THE next meeting wfu be at chree
o'clock Monday afternoon"
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SPARTACANS PUT TO
FLIGHT BY BELGIANS

DCISBCRG. Rhenish Prussia, Feb.
l6.-In view of the disturbances here
Wednesday. Belgian troops arrived in
the city last night. reaching the town
hall simultaneously with three Spar
tacus leaders from Hambern. who de-
sired to compel the burgomastcr to sur
render fifty rifles that had been seized
The Spartacans tried 10 escape in 4
motor car and hurled hand grenadcs
ut the BelgjanS Three Of the Sparta
cans were severely wounded.
The Belglans have occupied III" town
hall in order To protect the admins
tration' Of the town.
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FOCHDECLARES
ARMISTICE OFF
WITH GERMANS
Allied Commandern-Ch Refuses Hun Request for "a
Hours Extension of Time for Acceptance-lells Err
berger Terms Fixed by the Allies Cannot Be Changed

COPENHAGEN, Feb 16-Replying to request by Nlanas
Erzberger of the German armce commission or delay III
the sening Of the ace until Monday Marshal Foch
declared sr1nse expired at O'Clock Monday morning
and that for signing would be clock Sunday
noon in order to be able the necessary orders to the troops
# not signed Marshal Foch said he would be Obliged TO
syr Teyes and the would longer be IN force
Answering Erzbegers Marshal Foch said the
c terms fixed by the heads OF the assoa1eo
environments md that he was unable to alter them
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DAWES And SIMONDS
GIVEN DECORATIONS

PARIS, Feb. l6.-Durng the dinner
a, the Circle Volnay last night. at
which Herbert Hoover, director general
of the international relief organization.
was tho principal speaker. Minister OF
t,on1ncrcc CIcIncntel. decorated General
Charles &. Dawes, chief of the Amcri-
can purchasing service. commander OF
the Legion or Honor. and Frank II.
Simonds, n New York newspaper writer.
:; knight OF the Legion OF Honor.
General Dawes is q former Marietta
(phiul man, son of the late Congress-
man Dawes. who was Il Union general in
thu civil war..
MIR SimundS' articles during the wal
appeared III the Wheeling Sunday ano
DAILY News. and were considered inc
most rulight"nIng from The front.
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Speed Record Up to
20 Miles Smashed by
De Palma at Daytonia

pAYTONIA. Fla. Feb. 1S.-Raiph De
Palma, driving specially constructed
automobile equipped with a twin six
engine today broke every flying start
worlds record for distances up to 20
miles. except the kilometer and the one
mile distance, which he established last
wednesday, according to announcement
by Richard Kcnnerdell. chairman Of the
contest board Of the American AutoDo-
bile association
The recognized distances and times
established by De Palma announced by
Mr.. Kennerdell, follow:
Two miles. 1854 seconds: three
miles / is; -four miles 1 3s.T7. five
miles 2, 4-5s; ten miles 1890; twenty
miles 21-4a.
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BIG STRIKE CALLED; BIS. :
FOR ELECTION DAT

CHICAGO Feb. ia general stftae
Of union labor on April l, the date of
Of aiding the new labor party's ticket.
was approved in resolutions adopted to.'
day by the Chicago Federation OF La.
Dor. which phrased its expression toids-,
clare "a day off on making profits for
the basses." It was announced that TIM
milk drivers had adopted the strike.
plan. but would deliver milk up to- mid.
night before the election and aftefS1e
clock the night OF April !. Labor men
even talked Of suspcnding all street. car
service on election day. azi,Esi
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.UKRA|N|ANS IN
FIERCE ATTACK
Upon LENBE|R|'||a| / R|'||||||
.lNTER.ALLlED MISSION "a
ABOUT TO INTERVENE; | Z;
Russians Attempt to Cut VI;
Rail Line. Of the
Polish Forces. IS;

WARSAW, Feb. 16.-1t has oesnTeest
c;dad that. owing to the fact thAthceSs
tilitics between the Ukranians and Fp
in East Galicia have not ceased andsE
IJkranians. are starting new Auak
against Lemberg. an inter-allied epeS
allegation from the inter-allied miss
will be sent to Lemberg to confer ~
tho Iykranians IN an endeavor to br
about an armistice with the SNORT
possible delay. ESsis
VIENNA, Saturday. Feb. Is. .(By sT4
Associated Press)-Wirelcss dispAtc0e
received by the local Ukranian comm
sion from Kev, indicate that the IiSnt
ing Is being pushed about LemoSf
with the Ukranians claiming gains IN sals
attempt to cut off the railway hne1sote
the Poles into the city. The afmnstiest
commission sent to Warsaw has returnss
ed to Kicv with such assurancea 1romi
the Poles that new mission heanedtox,
Stcpnicky will be sent to WarsaWihs
the hope Of concluding peace. :sSl
Stepnicky will be accompanied by nut..
merous representatives OF the ukrafhe'
government. It Is also stated thats
Ukrania has informed Rumania thHt.
Ukrania is willing to discontinue the;
mast unfortunate incidents II an anicss
able arrangement can be made ofstha;
boundaries. -;
A radio dispatch from Tiflis says tns1
Georgian republic in the Caucasus han,
arranged to return to their homes Turk:I
ish prisoners and also refugees witht1,
Sia
WARSAW. Saturday. Feb. Is. (By4 IL
Associated Press)-The peace confeAt
ence delegation to Poland will sendfH
commission to Lemberg Monday In &anI
endeavor to arrange an armistice Wits
the forces beseiHing that city. 81 {E
One Of the difficulties'to arranging m
ar7nistice is that the Ruthenian 1eade1ki
have little power over their followers;
Tho situation in Lcmberg Is very ba6s
with women and boys continuines ~
fight side by side with a number Of e4Ss
hausted and Ill equipped Polish rexularE
Allied officers who visited the cifE
recently say they saw wounded Wornels
being taken into the hospitals. i.ys,.s,s5 .,tys..,5
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Justus Collins Fights
100000 Case in Court

Special dispatch to The Intclligenccr.
CINCINNATI. o.. Feb. l6.-ln the suit
Of Frances II. Williamson Vs. Justus
Collins millionaire West Virginia Port
land cement magnatc. ct al, motion
has boon filed in United States district
court here by Collins to quash the West
Virginia United States court service
made upon him in connection with pro-
cccdings Of Guy w. Mallon. as receiver
of the Superior-Portland Cement COM
panr, to recover approximately $780,
alleged 10 be due to the company as
damages. Collins alleges the service
made upon him by the United States
marshal at Charleston. ". Va. was il
legal and unjustiHed.
The action Of Collins is the climax in
n, rcdhot legal battle Of several years
over the control and operations Of the
Superior Portland cement works.
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"Trip VAN WlNkLE" TO
Be PRODUCED IN song

NEW YORK Feb. "Trip Van
Winkle" will be produced in opera early
next season In Chicago by the ChicaEg#
Opera company, it was announced here
tonight. Percy Mackayc. dramatist and
Reginald dc Koven,' composer, will ce&S
laborate on the opera the book Of whidhS3
1t was stated, will be treated as rfnlks
opera with legendary appeal. therthYE
giving the composer opportunity fafSS;
melodic expression. ~ isEss
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AGED WOMAN Of
GLENV|LLE IS
MURDER VICTIM

rA1RMoNT, W. va, Feb. 1s.--Miss
Louisa Linn, aged sixty years, was
found dead at her home near Glenvtlle,
W. va, late last night by neighbors
who went to her home after having
not seen her for four days. She Lived
alone and was said to be worth con-
siderable money. She had been muir
dered and robbed. Her head had
been struck with club. Miss Linn
belonged to prominent family Of
Central west Virginia. She was q
sister Of Judge z. g. Linn, Of Charles
ron
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HERE'S A GOOD ONE
ON WOODROW WILSON

Special Dispatch to Tho InteMgencer.
STECBENyILLE. o., Fob. 1s.-An-
cello Dicara. italian. petitioner 1oi
naturalization here. was asked by the
examiner to nane the President Of the
United States.
woodrow wilson was his reply.
Wishing to further impress him with
the character OF American form OF gov
ernnent. the examiner asked him If he
knew who the President worked for.
"sure" was his prompt answer. He
works for the Democrats"
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FOUR GRAND DUKES
SHOT IN REPRISAL

PARIS. Feb. lG.-raul hrio' core
snondcnt of the Journal who recentiS
escaped from PetroErad and made ms
WAY TO Hclsingfors. says that Jour
Russian grand dukes were shot Some
time ago without having been given a
hearing, and it v as understood their
summary execution was a result: Of the
killing in Berlin OF Dr. Karl Lichknecht
and Rosa LuEcmburg.