The Sunday telegram. [volume], May 23, 1915, Image 1

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SHOULD ROUMANFA JOIN
ALLIES WITH ITALIANS
. While a State of War is Offi-i
cialfy Declared in Several I
of the States of Italy.
GREECE MOW INTERESTED
And if That Country Joins Allies
Efforts Will Turn toward
the Dardanelles.
, lOXDOX. May 23. 1:13 a. m?A
Stefani despatch from Rome >ays:
? _ May 23 a state of war is
ydared in the provinces of Sondrlo.
veroiuu "Vizenza. Beliuno. Udine,
^ Treviso, Padua, Mantua and
and the islanls and. com
mtines on. the Adriatic coast as well
35 i*1 the fortresses which may
he declared in a state of resistance
**Thls proclamation is made by or*
der of tht~-mlhtsters of war ana ma
rine,'*
Af?octATca ess)
LQXDOI<, May 22.?Only the for
mal declaration of war is now neces
sary to complete the breach between
Italy and her former allies of the
Triple Alliance and this is expected at
?any moment. Ambassadors are still
at their posts, but news conies that
.the Italian consul at Munich has been
ordered to return to Rome and
throughout the three countries the
respective nationals are packing up
their belongings in anticipation of a
imal and official rupture.
Should a rupture come it is not ex
pected it would have any immediate
effect upon "the battle now in progress,
but it "would be likely to influence the
action of "the Balkan states, which
have been awaiting Italy's decision.
Roumania. it is reported tonight,
baa received assurances rrom Bul
garia that if Roumania decides to
join the allies and go to the assist
ance of Russia, by an invasion of
Transylvania, Bulgaria will not at
tack that country and that in . fact
Bulgaria itself, is considering the pos
sibility of taking similar action al
though its attack would be - directed
against Turkey.
Greece is Ready. Too.
Greece also is interested In the de
. velopments and her efforts, if it
should decide to join the allies, would
be directed to the Dardanelles and
A&a iMnor. In these latter theaters
of operations the allies continue their
activities and the official ? report sent
by General Sir Ian Hamilton states
that in an attack on Australians and
>>"ew Zealand positions the Turks suf
fered a loss of 7.000 men, of whom I
2,000 were killed.
This report does not mention the
operations against Smyrna, but from
other sources it is learned that the'
allies are almost as active there as!
they are on the Gallipoli peninsula. '
There is little or no change in the
situation on either the eastern or
western fronts in Europe. The Aus
trians and Germans claim no further
progress in their offensive in middle
Galicia. and so the British military
critics draw the conclusion that the
big battering ram which drove the
. Russians eatward and at some points
across the San river, has been brought
to a standstill against the bulwark of
the Russian reinforcements. Stubborn
lighting, however, is still in progress,
and it may be many davs?toefore either
aide can claim a definite result.
German* Land Now Force.
Menuon in the German official re
port of a cavalry engagement east of
Windau indicates that the Germans
have landed another force on the
coast of Courland to take the place!
of the one the Russians drove back
just when it was reaching the envir-J
ons of Micau. AH through this north)
region and as far south as the East
Prussian, frontier confused fighting!
continues between widely separated
forces, "which ebbs and flows as one
side or the other brings reenforce
ments into the field.
Both British and French claim to
have made headway at LaBassee.'
butgthe Germans declare that all at-'
tacks have been repulsed or that the
lighting is still in progress. Appar
ently the allies are engaged in 1
straightening out their front to con- ;
form with "the positions which they j
won in recent engagements, a task to!
which the Germans are offering stub- ?
born resistance.
MUCH DAMAGE
Is Done to Property in Marion
County by Continuous
. . Torrential Rains.
'?
ewr associatco nne
FAIRMONT. May 22?Torrential
rains which began last midnight have
caused heavy property damage in
Fairmont, and Marion county. Corn
and other crops have been ?washed
out and much damage has been done
to railroads and trolley lines. Coun
try. roads have suffered severely.
Landslides along the . Baltimore and
Ohio railroad are delaying traffic.
Heavy showers continue tonight.
REPORTS UNTRUE.
(av ASSOCIATED FRCSI9
"WASHINGTON. May 22.?Ambas
sador Gerard, at Berlin, cabled - the
state department today that reports
to the effect that members of. the
embassy staff- are advising Americans
to leave Germany at once are with
out tonndatioa^
United States Refuses
To Be Bound by the
British Embargo Order
On All Commerciall Intercourse
with Germany as Well as
Other Neutral Countries.
CONFERENCES SUSPENDED
By the Foreign Trade Advisers
of the State Department
on the Subject.
(MY AMOCIATKO PRUCI
"WASHINGTON", May 23.?The de
[ termination of the United States gov
ernment not to recognize or be bound
by the provisions of the British or
der in council which declared an em
bargo on all commercial intercourse
directly with Germany, as well as in
ward or outward bound through
neutral countries, was manifested in
several ways today.
The foreign trade advisers of the
state department announced that
they had decided to suspend all con
ferences with British embassy offi
cials here with reference to the infor
mal arrangements which had been in
progress not only to assist American
cotton exporters in obtaining pay
ment for cargoes detained but also
to secure for American importers
American owned goods now in Ger
many contracted for before the or
der in council went into effect. Sec
retary Bryan said that this step had
been taken in order to secure a bet
ter understanding with the British
government as to the capacity in
which the foreign trade advisers were
acting.
Page to Inquire.
-Ambassador Page at London was
instructed also to inquire of the
British foreign office the meaning of
the statement made is their meao
! randum issued on Thursday that the
j terms of and arrangements between
| the British government-were aocepta
| ble'to the United States government,
j Sir. Cecil Spring-Rice., -the British
ambassador here, called on .Secretary
i Bryan during the day to .explain that
j he also had always understood that
? the United States government was
i not to be considered as having recog
nized the British order in council ir
j
(.Continued on page S. first section).
EXTRA SESSION DOES j
NOT COME TO AN END
As the House Can Not Muster
Enough Votes to Pass Gen
eral Appropriation Bill.
<SPCCtAL..TO TM*TtLCC*AM>
CHARLESTON. May 22?Repeat
ed efforts to suspend the constitu
tional rule in the House ot Delegates
today so that the general appropria
tion bill might be put upon its pass
age failed and "at 5 :30 o'clock this
afternoon the House adjourned,
?which action was followed a few
minutes later by the Senate, thus ex
tending the session of the legislature
into next week
Friends of the pollution of streams
bill which is desired by the coal, tim
ber and other interests of the state
as well as many of the cities de
manded that this bill be put through
before the appropriation bill -was
passed, and in many instances such
delegate's, withheld their support
from the .general appropriation bill.
On the other hand many desired the
proposed amendment to the prohibi
tion law so that persons residing in
this state could not receive ship
ment of intoxicanrs and demanded
that the bill be sent through the
House ahead of the general appropri
ation bill, believing that if the gen
eral appropriation bill went through
first no other measures would be con
sidered by the House.
Slip cn Final Test.
"While several agreements Between
these factions were entered into dur
ing the day when the test Came titers
was a slip. When the final test of
the suspension of the constitutional
rule on the general appropriation bill
was taken there was a bare majority,
instead of lacking a few votes of the
necessary two-thirds of the member
ship as on the first test.
It is evident now there can be no
suspension of the rules and all bills
will have to take their regular course,
which will extend the session beyond
the middle of next week. While the
House passed- the legislative appro
priation bill, carrying the mileage
and per diem of tie members, the
Senate did not take up the bill.
Part or the time of that body was
devoted to the consideration of the
"Pierce pipe line bill, which was finally
sent to the select committee; to the
exempting of fire insurance com
panies from paying licenses in cities
as is the case with life insurance
companies, which went to third read
ing. and the fish and gaine bill, which
was .avanced to third reading. . The
mainder of the day was taken up by
a meeting of the Senate -select com
mittee" in considering the general ap
i (Continued on..jmse S, first sections.
ITALIANS DEIAINtU
On the Swiss-German Frontier
| and Germans Will Not Let
Them Leave Country.
t
(BY ASSOCIATED FXCSS) 4
, OX THE ITALIAN FRONTIER.
May 22, via Paris. May 23.?Two Ital
ian miners, who worked for many
years in the mines in Westphalia.)
(Germany, arrived at Milan today j
?having managed to .escape the vigi
lance of the guards during the night. j
TlJese miners report that many thou- j
sands of Italians, who were return-)
ins home, have been detained on the
Swiss-German frontier, beyond Basel J
the German authorities refusing to
allow them to leave the country.
? FOUR KILLED
i , ________
And Others Are Injured When
j an Automobile Load of Dy
namite Explodes.
Asaoa*/Ko miMi
! SYRACUSE. N. Y.. May 23.?Four
I were killed, three fatally injured and
! seventeen others seriously injured
here this afternoon when an automo
bile load of dynamite, to be used to
search for the body of a drowned boy
exploded. Several women are among
the injured. Windows. were blown
out of nearby factories and shreds of
bodies and clothing were thrown on
telephone wires and scattered for a
distance of 150 feet.
The dead are: Frank Ross. - of
Brewerton. in charge of the dyna
mite; James Hughes, county morgue
attendant: Vincent Gcenlehws. age 14
and an unindentified baby "boy. The
baby was in the arms of his sister who
was standing near the automobile at
the time of the explosion and who is
dying from her injuries.
About seventy-five sticks of dyna
mite were in the automobile and sev
eral persons were standing near the
car. which was blown to pieces.
HOME DEFENSE CALLED.
tmr Mean
BUDAPEST, via London, May 22.
?The official Gazette publishes a-de
cree calling upon the landsturm from
IS to 20 years of age, for
military examination. It will be de
cided later whether these classes are
wanted for military servic*.
"HA MIL TON DA Y"
IN CLARKSBURG
TO BE MEMORABLE
aB?
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4. VERONA. Italy, May 22.? +
a The Austrian barracks at Ro- *
*. verto, a to?n in the Tyrol. *
4. -with about 12.000 Italian in- *
4- habitants was blown up today. +
4. The police immediately *
4. placed under arrest many Ital- +
4? ian citizens, although there
^ -was no evidence to show that + j
4- the Italians were in any way
4* responsible for the explosion. *
**+*++***+*++++*+
GERMAN REPLY
Judging from Advices Received
from Ambassador Gerard
is to Be Friendly.
imy associated ******
\V-\SHIXGTOX May ?-?Such, ad
vices as have been received from
Ambassador Gerard within the last
few days, it became known tonight,
have given, no intimation. of tlie
character of the German reply to the
recent American note beyond tne
generality that it will be friendly in
10The German answer is now expeot
<*d to reach Washington late next
week. Until Then the situation be
tween the United States and Great
Britain over alleged violation of in
ternational law in connecti^ witb the
British order in council ^ill not De
developed by officials here. A.ter the
German note is received, however, it
Is practically certain that representa
tions on the general subject on the
commercial embargo imposed hy ^e
allies on inxercoursfe with Germany
will be made
BOMBS fftll
In Paris Before French Become
Aware of Their Mistake-as v
- to
PARIS, avia
tors flew over Paris at dusk this
evening disguised as a French ma
chine. Because of the disguise the
French'- air scouts allowed it to pass
the frontier, believing that it was
one of their own aeroplanes. Flying
high over the city the German avia
tors dropped three bombs. One of
X? bombs fell in the Seine, close to
Eiffel tower, another on outbuild
ings of the Boh Marche store and the
third in Rue St. Charles All three
bombs were ineffective and virtuall.
no damage was done. The German
aeroplane was driven off by a French
machine. - .
MANY BOGIES
Are Recovered from the Wreck
of Three Trains on an
English Railroad.
(MY AMOOATW ^ ,
- CARLISLE. Eng.. May 2??With
seventy-three bodies already recov
ered the casualties of the wreck of,
three trains on the Caledonia rail-,
road at Gretna today Is expected to I
reach nearly 400. Many of the in-1
jured sustained* fatal hurts. Most o. j
the dead and injured are soldiers. -M
troop train collided with a local anu
an express train plowed into the
?wreckage whicb later causbt lire.
Many persons were burned alive.
umm
Sends Forth Tremendous Fun
nel of. Smoke from Its
Mouth in Eruption.
car ASSOCtATto **%.%*>
feEDDING. Calif.. May 22?Las
sen peak burst into an eruption late
todav that is reported to have sur
passed all its previous eruptions. A
tremendous funnel of smoke snot
from the mouth of the peak and
rolled skyward at an altitude of sev
eral thousand feet. .
Following an electric storm, which
raged around the summit of Lassen
last night, there was a report that the
rim of the crater had fallen in.
Weather conditions and the -danger
of new eruptions prevented an inves
tigation. Farmers driven from their
homes -vesterday by the flood of mud.
returning found their crops de
stroyed stock killed and h\;/; dam
aee done to farm equipment. Every
bridge for thirty miles down Hat
creek was reported gone.
ITALY CUT: OFF.
?rr a*?oci*tkp ^
PARIS. May 23. 12:30 a m?The
TTavas Agency announces that all
communications with Italy were cut
at midnight.
ORDERED HOME.
WWOa*Tf3
MUNICH. Bavaria, via London.
?>" ?The Italian consul general
instructed today by the
Italian embassy -at Berlin to close the
consulate and leave Munich with the
consulate's staff tonieht. . ^
J People Generally of This Com
! munrty Will Show Appreci
ation of Good Done.
BUSY DAY IS SCHEDULED
And the Greatest Outpouring in
Attendance as Well as Re
ligious Fervor Expected.
DECISIONS.
*
Saturday 44 ?
Previously reported .? l,3Sil +
+
Total 2,025 +
A>XOU>CE*E>TS. +
*
Sunday Morning. +
11:00. sermon. subject: +
4" "The Preciousness of Jesus.** +
4- Sunday Afternoon. +
2:00. sermon. subject: +
+ "Why I am a Christian." Men ??
+ only. +
+ 2:30. -women only, at First +
+ Methodist Episcopal church. ?
+ Miss McGaughey -will speak. +
? 7:30, dosing; services at +
+ tabernacle. Subject, "How to +
+ Live a Successful Christian +
+ Life-" +
* ?
'+???*+*?**??+??*
It was again demonstrated la&t
?"igTir that rain will not keep Clarks
burg people away from the tabernacle.
The water wero somewhat like they
?were in the time of SCoah* 4!hey came
from, the heavens above and the foun
tains beneath seemed to open up
also. But that did not deter the peo
ple from coming out and actively
engaging in the service. The down
pour of rain "was so heavy that it
kept 'back the service somewhat, but
the time was spent in singing the
songs making melody with the patter
ing raindrops on the roof.
Before" the' service began tie Rev.
.U: .TP".. ,Morrison, ^president of the
KSisfefial -association, called atten
tion-to the fact that tomorrow is
"Hft'nrilton; Pay and that it -was hoped
chat a good offering would 'be given
for Dr. Hamilton.
Dr. - Hamilton's sermon was taken J
Prom the first question?God' is re-i
"corded : to -have asked of Adam,
""Where Art ThouT* It was a search
ing question when applied to present
day conditions and to men and wom
en in Clarksburg. This was the ap
plication made and he drove the
points home with unusual stress and
vigor.
Good Response.
At the ' invitation period the re
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Prince von Buelow (top) rnii Baron
Macrhio.
Prince .vena Buelow of Germany, and
Baron Macchio, -of?Austria, counted
among the ablest' diplomats in the em
ploy of their respective' governments
as ambassadors at Rome during; the
trying months when Italy was hesi
tating between war and peace made,
use of all their powers of diplomacy
to keep Victor Emmanuel's kingdom
out of the conflict. Their failure may
be ascribed to the overwhelming de
mand for war on the part of the
Italian people.
WAR IS PROCLAIMED
IN BORDER PROVINCES
POPE BENEDICT
Gives Instructions That Alii
German and Austrian Priests j
Leave Italy at Once.
(BY ASSOCIATED
HOME, -via Paris. -S?ay 23.?Pope
Benedict, -wishing to avoid a compli
cation. it is announced, today gave
instructions that all German and
Austrian ecclesiastics, whose pres
ence in Italy is not indispensable, had
better return home. In some of the
Italian bishoprics .that of Sutri and
Supi. near Viterbo. -which has been
entrusted to a German Franciscan.
Father Bernard ?Debbing. a ' crowd,
of people attacxeo the priest's resi
dence. but after he had left Rome by
automobile. From the capital he
proceeded.to Switzerland.
MOBILIZATION
Of. the Italian Army and Navy
Ordered by Royal Decree
WHI Begin Today.
LONDON". May 23?A Rom?
despatch to the Stefani bureau says
that the general mobilization of the
army and navy ordered by royal de
cree will begin tomorrow- AH ve
hicles and draught animals will be
requisitioned. Ordinary passengers
and freight service on the railways
will not be disturbed.
SW1S?
Is Sent South Leaving North
east Frontier of Switzerland
without Protection.
- BASEL. ^^*~ParL"*~*May 23?
French and..British citizens in the
German speaking part of Switzerland
express uneasiness. because the
greater - part of the Swiss army has
been sent south leaving-the north
east frontier unprotected. Confidence
is expressd. In official Quarters here,
however, that Germany ?will respect
Swiss neutrality.
I*
In the Island and Cities along
the Adriatic Coast by the
Italian Government
C?r AMOCIATCO P"US*
_ ROME, via Paris. May l"3.?General
(mobilization -svill begin Sunday. The
ministers or war and ' marine have
[ proclaimed a state of war in the
| Italian rovinccs bordering on Aus
tria in the island and cities along
the Adriatic coast as well as all the
fortresses -which, ?will be declared in
a state of defense.
The above despatch confirms a
despatch* from Rome . through the
Stefani Agency -which was received
earlier from London.
Inasmuch- as King Victor Emanuel
has sanctioned -the -bill conferring
upon . the -government extraordinary
powers in case Italy goes to war it is
generally expected in' Rome today
that the Bute of Avarna. the Italian
ambassador to Austria-Hungary, wij>
leave Vienna tonight.' It is also
thought that Baron von, Macchio. the
ambassador here of Austria-Hungary,
will go away "this evening. Baron
von Macchio was received by Foreign
Minister Sonn-Tno this afternoon. It is
supposed that-he asked for his pass
ports to return home.
The council of ministers is in con
ference today engaged in formulating
the declaration of - war. It is also
engaged in perfecting measures pt.
mobilization to be adopted the mom
ent war is declared.
The afternoon' newspapers . state
that Baron von Macchio will leave
Rome tonight.
AUSTRIA PAINFULLY
SURPRISED AT ITALY
<mr associated mcst>
VIENNA, via London, -May 25.?!
Baron Stephen Bnrian von Rajecz, the
A ustro-Htmgarian minister lor for
eign affairs; today handed to the
Italian, ambassador, a note expressing
"painful surprise? at the decision of
Italy to "pot an end in such an abrupt
maimer to the treaty -which was based
on the community of our most im
atrpont poiitical interests; which has
guaranteed security and peace to.our
states for so many years and which ,
(.Continued on page 2; 'first section)*;
Quits Vienna for
Austria Asks for