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Wilson Orders Ships Armed and Calls Congress
ACTION OF UNITED STATES PLACES RESPONSIBILITY FOP POSSIBLE WAR UP TO GERMANY ;
Here's The Flag That's
Good Enough For Us Ail
ZIIIEMAI
SMS THE LAST
. IIS SPOKEN
DECISION RESTS IN *
MR. WILSON'S HANDS
Declares Germany Ready to
Head Alliance for
World Peace.
IiONIXJN, Mare't D, 5:41 p. m. ? |
On btfinsf asico.i ijy a representative
of a Eudapoat newspaper vriLtrtiLer '
war between tho 17 railed S.au>s and ?
Gar K:ar.y was cr.pcct*d. the Gorman
fcrc-isr. sscrvt ry, Dr. Alfred 21m- j
ir.cmjann, as na? -cd in an Eschang-e !
Tclcyv^ph dispiitrh from Copen
hagen. replied:
"I do rot Jcnov.-. It depends on
T-fi idoat "Wilson. S ure the sever- t
ascc of dtplcmattc relation.- we have
br?n without offi<~i&l information
1 oai Amcrica. but I can say this: '
"We shf\U pr030cr;le the submailne
war with 7.11 means at aur disposal.'" '
Er. Ziir. it: era; aim said a? believM
tlipva wok HI bo no c'vansfe is Ger
ic?"iiy's relations th the n^ntral
nati ns cf Enrcps the war.
AMSTiJUl.'AM. .March 9 (Via
* ? Loudon. 0 : :;*> p. v.i.) iHitch news
p;- pers publi-h foi tow sue state
tit' nr made by |.?r. Alfred Zimmer
man:;. i ?i< ? (it'runn tx secre
tin y. :<> a representative of a
Bum-'. pest n e ws pa pe r :
"As in r a? the I " ri i r efl States is
concerned, we have spoken '">ur
last word and the decision is in
l'resid? at. Wilson's hands.
" V\*?- art' determined to carry
through the submarine war to the
> Rd. The results of unrestricted
submarine war thus far havp been,
very satisfactory.
"As to peace. I may say that
despite the refusal of our peace
offer. Germany stilt stands by the
words of the imperial chancellor
arul is prepared to place herself
at the head of an alliance ? of
stai-s for the main enance of the.
world's peace.
"As :o European neutrals. I be
there will be no change in their
present relations with us in the
course i>f th^ war. Neutral ship
owners should give up their trade
with Eneiand. They havp made
enough money tittd can afford to
bear the loss of England's trade."
BRITISH ACT
NEW YOUK. March 0. ? Thp British
admiralty ordered the steamship Vau
basi. bound for this city from South
Mnerican ports to change h^r course
and stop at Bermuda where .women
agents of the government boarded the
ship and searrhed Mrs. J. V. Zink, an
American, passengers asserted, when
the vessel arrived here today.
Mrs. Zink was forced to surrender
a packet of papers. She was searched
despite her protests and those of oth
er Americans. Mrs. Zink is thp wifa
of an American drug salesman who
now is In South America.
Captain Cadogan of the Vauban con
firmed the story except it related to
th? removal of the papers.
'WASHINGTON THRILLLD
BY PRESIDENT'S ACT
Still Hoping That Germany
Will Not Force Appeal
to Arms.
'congress assembles
ON 16TH OF APRIL
President Determined Ameri
can Rights Shall Be
i Respected.
j * WASHDrOTON, march 9- ? The j
president'* "proclamation calling tho ,
oxtra session of coajfress follows:
"Whereas, public latere srta reqti.ro ,
J I that the ooajgresa of the United ,
i ' States should ho conveaed la extra |
sossloa at 12 o'clock noon on tho j
16th day of April. 1917. to receive
! such communications as may o? (
? '? made hy tho cxocuUve; I
"Ho vr, therefore, I. "Woodrov/
I Wilson. president of tho United
States of America, do hereby pro- ,
I claim and d?olaro that an extra
I i ordinary occasion requires the con- <
i ; ffr*es of the United States to con- !
j | Yxmo in extra seas. on at the capitol ,
I ' In th? city of Washington on the
' 1 16th day of April, 1917, at 13 :
i 1 o'clock noon, of v.-hich all 1*?0?
. -who shall at that time he entitled
? ?' to act a? meaters thereof are hero
; ty requested to take notice.
"Given under my haad and seai
? : and tho seal of the trnitoi Stats, of
America, the 9th do.y of
I roar of our Xord one thousand nine
i ? hundred and seventeen, and of th* ,
; independence of tuc \
; ^ one hun^ and f orty-flrst__e I ,
; WASHINGTON, Mar. 9.? Pres
' i clout Wilson from a sick boil to
.da? ordered lh<- arming of Ameri
| ,-an merchant ships against tier
?many's ruthless submarine war
' faro" ami :it tho same time issued
a proclamation oailins: an oxtra
session of congress to meet April
; 16th.
! The president 's decision came
' suddenly late this afternoon, fol
lowing the action ?u the senate
vesterday in revisini: its rules to
peimit prompt action on import-,
. ant. questions and tho submission j
tnf formal opinions by Secretary j
? Lansing and Attorney tioneral
?tirenorv that ho has tic power to
arm merchantmen without action
i hy congress.
! Details of the government's
i ?'
farmed neutrality plans fordefend
| ing the merchant marine were
i withheld to avoid endangering j
? Americans and their ships by per-;
mitting the information to reach
? t Jerniany. The only statement at j
j the White House and the navy,
| department was that the president!
j was determined to fully protect:
i American rights.
The Decision,
! coming at the end of a period of i
[ tunso waiting, was generally i
! hailed as the . natural and una
voidable nest, stop in the policy
I adopted by the President when lie
j broke off diplomatic relations with
Germany and gave warning that j
the United States eould not tol
i erate attacks on Axneriran ships I
j and citizens in violation of inter- j
j national law.
Fraught with the grave possi- j
' bility of war with Germany, the
; action was taken by President
Wilson only after ho was convinc
1 ed that Germany actually was j
; proceeding with her campaign of
! ruthlessness and had made efforts t
j to plot with Mexico and Japan I
1 against the territorial integrity of J
! the United States.
i Long before the order was given j
i from the White House all neces- i
. sary preparations for the arming j
of merchantmen had been com
pleted at the navy department, j
i Secretary Daniels, however, issued j
i an appeal to the press of the na- j
,? tton to refrain from discussing
j these preparations.
The President's Action
! sent a thrill through the eonate,
j meeting in special session, and
throusli the government deport
j tnents. ' j
Still hoping that war with Gor
j many will be avoided, officials and
i (Continued on P&are Twelve.)
HUNTINGTON, VT. Va.. March
9. ? United States District Attor
ney William G. Uarnhart. In a
statement today, declare* he in
terprets the new "bone dry" fed
eral statute. now in effect, to for
bid the transportation into West
Virjrinia in lnter-etat<? commerce
of amy quantity of liquor. Mr.
Ram hart adds "that he expect.-? to
do hip sworn duty and enforce the
law whenever ooinplalnt Is made
h.ls office. Such ruling. If rig
idly adhered to. sounds the death
knell even for the "quart-a-month
ere" ap provided bv the new state
statute.
In hia statement Mr. Barnhart
wa* explicit an this point. His
view, he declared, Is that the fed
eral statute does not take cogni
zance of tie detailed exemptions
of thf? state law but forbid? the
transportation into dry states, in !
inter-state commerce, of any quan
tity of liquor. He further declare? |
that ho does not anticipate, any
'?immunity" ruiijie from the dp- j
partment at Washington.
West Virginia's statu law. ef- !
| festive May 1. allows a cirtz^n to j
| brinp in a quart a month.
THE WEATHER.
I WASHINGTON D. C., March 9.? '
j Forecast:
OHIO ? Partly cloudy and warmer
I Saturday: Sunday rain.
I WEST VI RGIN I A ? Partly cloudy
land warmer Saturday; Sunday rain, ,
land warmer.
I - WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA ? j
J Partly cloudy Saturday: Sunday'
Cloudy and warmer, probably rain. j
WAS OFFICIAL OF A
LOCAL JOBBING HOUSE
Admits Taking $2,700, but
Denies Any Shortage
of $40,000.
tu The Intclllg\?noor.
PITTSBURGH, Ph., March 9.?
E. C. Leiner, aned 35, former sec
retary and treasurer of the Bren
nan-Lnllance Dry Goods Company
of Wheeling. was arrested Una af
ternoon at Fifth and Liberty Ave
nue by Detectives Robert Uovard
the central police .station. It
the ceneral police station. It
is alleged by the police that Lein
er. during th?i last year has pin
hezzh-d over .$40,000 from his em
ployers.
When taken to police head
quarters, l.einer admitted, accorU
..ig io tin- police, that lie had tak
en $L'.7tHi.5o, and lutd been making
his home at 1831 Fifth Avenue,
t'o latter part of January.
He said that he became heavily
involved in personal matters and
that he needed the ready cash,
which prompted him to commit
the theft. He denied the allega
tion that his total defalcations
amounted to $40,000.
Lefaier said that his property In
U'heelitiK, which consists of an
eight-room house at S9 Twelfth
street, fully furnished. Jewelry val
ued at over $1,000 and an auiomo
bile, would cover the deficiency.
The local police were in com
munication tonight over the tele
phone with Sheriff Howard Hast
ings, of Ohio county, who will
come to Pittsburgh tomorrow to
make arrangemi&Us for taking
Leiner back to Wheeling.
Leiner admitted, according to
i he police, 'hat his wife hail come
tn Pittsburgh from Wheeling today
io meet him and had later gone
to Homestead lookiug for a house
in which they were to live. At
a late hour tonight she was una
ware of his arrest.
At 1;30 o'clock Friday afternoon Jus
or i hi- TcC-Co It. C>. ITobbs issued a
warrant for the arrest of Edward Leiner.
former si cretfiry of Hie nrennan-Litl
lance l>ry ?.'oods company, in which
l.einer is charged in effect with with
holding 'In- sum of $-.-17.50 l'rom his
former employers.
As soi'ti ? s t ho warrant was Issued
lb.- police department at I'M tsburgh was
r--.| :.\st.'d io locate and arrest Leiner.
1 letor-tive Kdward Dunn, who is quite
well known in this city, was assigned
to I he case, and In a short time the
authorities here were notified of Rein
er's arrest.
Willing' to Come Back.
According to the Information given
authorities here in a long distance tele
phone ' message from Detective Dunn;
leiner expressed a willingness to re
turn at once to Wherling to answer to
tie* eharcc against him. A new ruling
in Pittsburgh's municipal courts, how
over. prohibits the polico of that city
from turning prisoners over to officers
from without the state unless extra
dition papers are presenled. Pecause of
this t'acl Prosecuting Attorney D. A.
McKe.. last night prepared requisition
papers, which will he sent at oneo to
Governor Cornwall at Charleston for
his signature. As soon as they como
back they will be sent to Pittsburgh for
the signature of Governor Hrumbaugh
before Leiner can be released to a
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
FIERCE ATM
Bitter fiehting has taken place in
Champagne, with the French with
standing German attacks and taking
further trenches, sava the latest
French official communication. Be
tween Butte Du Mesnil and Maisons
De Champagne, French troops took
prisoners arid made further gains
north of the road running between the
two places. The number of Germans
taken by the French in the past two
days In this region now totals 170.
Three, violent attacks were launched
by the Germans in the Maisons De
Champagne sector. The German ef
forts failed, Paris says, and the at
tackers left many dead on the ground.
The French attack Thursday, It is an
nounced, included the blowing up of
German works on a front of 1 .{>00
meters to a depth of 600 to S0O meters.
German trenches on Height 185 and
at Maisons De Champagne, Berlin re
ports, were entered by the French in
their attacks but the position later
was regained except for a farm near
Height 185. Increased artillery action
in the Champagne region is also an
nounced by Berlin.
Elsewhere on the western front
there have been raids by Frr-och. Brit
ish and German troops. Nine raids,
London says, were made by the Ger
mans against British trenches north
of Wtilvershem. between Armentieres
and Ypres. Berlin says thirty-seven
prisoners and two machine guns were
captured in this region. London re
ports the capture of some prisoners
from the German raiders and a suc
cessful British raid -youth of lllaches.
Colder weather again has returned to
the western front accompanied by
galfs and snow and is interfering with
operations on a large scale.
Six hundred prisoners were takon
by Ausi ro-German forces in an attack
on Russian positions between the
Trotuf? and ITzul valleys in Western
Moldavia. Peirograd says that three
heights were taken by the attackers
and adds that the Russians are mak
ing counter-attacks.
There has been no marked activity
In the other fields. Petrograd reports
some Russian activity north of Erz
ingan, in Armenia, and an advance
southwest of Sakkiz. Persia, toward
the Turkish bordei,
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| Armed Neutrality Will Be the Status of the United States
Tiie Moment the First Merchant Ship Puts to Sea, Armed
WASHINGTON, Mach 9, ?
Armed neutrality will be the
status of the United States the
moment that the first merchant
ship under the American flag puts
to sea with cannon mounted for
defense. Pesldent Wilson made
this clear in his address to con
gress February 26, when he
I asked specific authority to arm
j merchant ships for defense
! against submarines ? the step he
i ordered today upon his own re
sponsibility.
Writers on international law
have held that armed neutrality
? consists in placing the country in
| a position to defend itself and its
i neutrality against threatened at
i _ i
| tacks or In-roads by belligerents. |
I This state of preparedness can
I last an indefinite length of time,
through good fortune In avoiding
i contact with belligerent forces
! afloat or ashore or through the
j design of the belligerent to con
fine its declaration of purpose to
I Infringe the neutrality of a coun
! try to mere threats unsupported
j by action.
On the other hand, the status j
o-f armed neutrality may change
! into one of actual hostility through
a collision ? such as a submarine
j attack on an armed merchant- ?
j man.
President Wilson has said that
| it may not be necessary to put
i armed forces anywhere into
action. All will depend upon the
future attitude of Germany and
the treatment of American ships
by German submarine command
ers.
NEW YORK, March 8.^-P. A.
S. Franklin, president of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine
Company, said today that as soon
as official notification came of the
government decision to arm ships
the American Line would get
reaciy to resume service. Six
American Line ships are now tied
up here, as yet without cargo or
passenger bookings and with
crehs scattered. All arrangement*
have been made, It is understood,
for the placing of guns.
LONG-DRAWN CONTEST
DISAPPROVED BY ALL
Republican Leaders Worried
Over Illness of Three
Members
WASHINGTON*," Mar. P.? Optimis
tic forecasts of the control of the jiexr.
house came quickly 'from Democratic
and Republican leaders tonight when
i hey heard of the president's call for
an extra session of congress April
Ifi. Many unbiased observers, how
ever, foresee only a lotus and bitter
' organizatioin fghi unless a coalition
agreement prevents.
j Both Speaker Clark ami Represen
tative Woods, of Iowa, cliairiuau of
the Republican congressional com
mittee. predicted victory for their re-!
| spective parties. Hoth said his party
| was assured of at least 2 IS votes and
j that this probably would be its mill
j irnum strength.
I The official standing of the Incom
ing; house is as follows: Republican
215; Democrats 214; Prohibitionist I:
i Progressive 1; Progressive -Protection
j ist 1; Socialist 1; Independent 1;
: Vacant 1.
I The Vacancy \
? exists in the Fifteenth New York;
i district, which is overwhelmingly i
'Democratic. I'nder the New York law
this vacancy can be filled before the
extra session begins if a special elec
tioin Is called before next Friday. It
has been generally believed Governor
i Whitman would1 call the election
j which make virtually certain a tie
at 21;" between the Democratic and
| Republican membership on the open
(Continued on Patre Twelve.)
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 9.
Captain Fritzen. said to be a German
naval officer, was arrested at Hart
wood. near here, late last niuht by a
special agent of the department of
Justice, and held in the city jail on
suspicion of ' felony. The authorities
said he was wanted in connection with
the alleged plot to destroy the Wei
land canal.
The arrest was made on orders from
Washington.
"What I know i cannot tell," was
the only statement Fritzen would
make concerning the charges made
against him. He said he had been in
the United States three years and re
cently bad made n tour, in Cuba.
Federal agents here have be<>n on
the watch for Fritzen for six months,
they said. They learned that he re
turned to California three days nco
and that he arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday. Several month? ago he
wns here, it was alleged, under the
nam* of "Piper," and worked for a
time as a farm hand on the ranch of
Frank S. Hart, a wealthy music
dealer. His distinguished hearing is
said to have impressed tho Hart fam
ily in such fashion that when b3 re
turned yesterday he was taken Into
their home r.s a guest.
No papers or anylhinp of Incriminat
ing naturo have be?n found In Frltzen's
possession, tl wan said.
Emil Roctlcl, former Gorman oonsuinr
npent her?, federal authorities said, lias
aided Fritzen but whether simply tr
eatise of his nationality or for other
reasons was not plated.
Captain Fritzen said he was an officer
in th* German navy for years. He
wns on shore -duty for five yearn bef<>ro
tho befflnninff of the -war and wns In
New York Cltv on leav* of nT>senci> when
war was declared. Falling In an at
tempt to pet buck to Germany ho wnt
to Havana, he said.
"I learned that grovernmont officers
had h"on foHwIng: me." ho continued,
"and soon ^trnoi] to the United Htntes.
visited New Orleans, then California,
then went back east, and to Cuba, from
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Overturning of Ferryboat in!
New River is Fatal to
Three Men.
Sjhyj.i! f> sr.tf. J: f ? Tr?rt I ti * f ? I !C02#? *-r.
Bl.rEFIEI.D. n\. Va.. March !?
' U li.-n an old fashioned cabin
j ferry iivt-r New river overturned
? in midstream unlay, ai Lurich.
I Virginia, three ni??n were drowned
together with four horses.
The Dead.
! CHAllLKS IIHATTON, 30. mar- (
ried, of*. Lurich, Va.
I TWO I'NKNO WN MEN.
The bodies have not been re- {
[ covered.
Daniel Bratuni, a veteran mail '
carrier,. was ferrying household I
poods across the swollen stream, j
when the cable broke and the |
boat drilled and overturned, '
I li rowing five men and Iho horses j
into ; he water. Dan Brat ton was i
one i'f two men who were saved
I by the efforts of spectators of i
the accident. He is declared to j
hi the oldest mail messenger in I
I he south, having carried the ;
mails for forty -seven years, j
Charles Mrntton was his son.
59 IRDWDSLE !
BERLIN. Thursday, March 8. --(By I
win-less to Tuckerton. N. J.. March:
ft). Fifty-nine Americans taken from
vessels sunk by th:> German raider j
in the Smith Atlantic and brought to I
Swinemuende on January 1, nn board'
the captured British steamer Yarrow- j
dale, were released from quarantine!
today and l?-ft at I p. in. for the Swiss ?
front l?-r. The route over which they
departed was the one chosen for their
return by the Fnited States govern
ment.
News of th?ir impending release
was conveyed to them in the deten
tion camp at Brandenburg yesterday
by The Associated Dress correspond
ent. Their attire and wardrobes
hardly qualified them for a walk up
Fifth avenue, but the information that
their quarantine had ended and that,
they soon would be homeward bound.,
elided an instant cheer. Most of!
them were seamen and were unaware;
that the Georgie and Mount Temple
upon which steamers they had ship- j
ped, were armed merchantmen and'
were coiiisdered by Germany as fair]
prizes of war. The majority of them |
live in IS '.- ton, Brooklyn, or Philade]-!
phia. Their detention for the past j
23 days was due to the discovery of
spotted typhoid fever in their camp.
COPENHAGEN. March 8. via Lon-j
don. March ft. U:05 a. m. ? Th* situa-i
lion in regard to sending home the I
Americans who are here is unchanged, j
Dr. Eastman, professor of surgery in ?
the Indianapolis university, together!
with other American doctors, called,
on the British minister in behalf of j
Americans connected with the Red!
Cross and many others. The minister;!
said that at present no facilities were |
being granted for ships carrying pas-j
sengers to avoid calling at Kirkwall t
and he regretted therefore that he
did not feel justified in telegraphing
the authorities on the subject. He
added thnt as soon as the situation
changed be would communicate "with
Dr. Eastman.
WASHINGTON. Mat. 0. ? Although)
the l-t'ePt sTnt* ilofart n-.ont dispatches!
today 'ii'l not nnivxihor. tho actual re- !
lens*" of tli" Yarrowdale prisoners, an
official dl?yav-h da'.-'d Marcn 7 ?nld thoy
"soon were :?? ho vdensod", and officials
here believe the lnng; controversy o'-'^r
their 5 at un Is ul?>i?l to bo brought to a
satisfactory conclusion. Within a few
hour* th<n" should he oit t of German I
tTrltorv find the (Impart mcnt has Indl-',
onii'd that with that accomplished the
Incident would h? considered olosod. ,
l hero to Vrra Cm* In an attempt to!
I'^nf'h Mexico City. ! I ! 1 1 k* In that I r?- i
turned to California, January 13,"
ljit'?r hn went to San Diego and to ;l
Tiu Jtmna. (.ever California In another
attempt to jt'U to Mexico City but, being
unable to find trsinsportatlon, returned
hrrr. H.' denied B'-r|ualn<anees with
othrr Orrmans Implicated In the Wftl.
and canal plot, or with any German of?
firials, except th? consuls in whom he
reports on his travels. I
NEW VOBK, Mar. fl. -Alfred A.
(Cootaauod oa Ptife TwelTfc)
A
flies us !
STRONG APPEAL !
10 IITISI!
WASHINGTON. Mar. 9? Lacking!
lepal authority 10 establish general I
censorship, the administration to- j
night, appealed to the patriotism of!
the country's newspapers and cable!
companies to suppress publication
about the movements of American ]
merchant craft, now to be armed
against German submarines.
"The best news that readers can '
have." Secretary Daniels, said in a I
formal statement to preBs representa
tives. "is that -the government will
protect the rights of Americans to the,
freedom of the seas.
"The pnblicatioin of details can
serve no sood purpose and .might
jeopardize human life."
Mr. Daniels iias determined not to j
reveal any of the department's plans |
for carrying out the policy ordered by ,
President Wilson. He previously stat- 1
ed. however, t hat the navy is prepar- j
ed with guns, ammunition, gun crews'
and all other necessary equipment or I
personnel to carry out the instruc
tions.
Navy Yard Commandants
will superintend the actual installa
tion of guns on merchant, craft. The
rifles, ammunition, mounts, ! range i
finders and othpr accessories are al
r"?dy stored at t.he yards. They range I
from heavy (Vinch rifles * to 3-inch [
weapons and smaller guns. The num
ber of guns to go on each shift the
personnel selected from the active
list of the navy or from the reserve,
to handle the guns, the time of sail
ing or the names of ships that have
been armr-d. will not b'* disclosed.
Secretary Daniels,
in his statement to the newspaper
men said:
"You have read the statement
issued from the Wtiite .House and
now yoti know that the president
has the power to arm American
merchant ships making trips on
the seas on lawful errands, aud is
frp e to exercise it at once. I do
not think you ought to ask with
what guns they will be armed or
how they will be manned or
exactly when the power will be j
exercised. The government should
be trusted fully to carry out the
policy .announced in the best way.
"I do not think you ought to
ask when the ships will be armed
or print when they will sail. To
day I requested every cable com
pany in America not to send out
any news about ships sailing to
or from Europe. The wireless
stations are under the direction of
the navy department and no news
of sailing will go out by radio.
"I am going to request you and
every newspaper and every news
agency in the United States not
to print any news about the ar
rival of ships or when any of them
will sail for European ports.
There is no power of censorship
in our country. The president
does not have any authority over
the press. In this time of na
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PLUCKY FIGHT MADE
BYTHE DEPARTMENT
Main anc^ Market Street Near->
by Properties in Great
> Danger.
FIREMEN INJURED
|Y FALLING GUSS ^
Three-fourths of the Losses * ?
Areifovered by the ? ?;
rlnsurance.
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! Exley of tf*e Ohio Valley Dmf oobu
! pany, wlpee establishment nl
! completely wiped out by this stars- -
I fixe, rotated. tli?t tiw bnstaees f ^
; cf the cojicern would be oomtlmaaft I * ft
1 today as heretofore, aotwlthstaaJU
Log the clirtaat/ir. rortrmately tka
j company an. auxiliary bosiae?e J -
at Claris the ClarkaUttr; Dntf
company, ^rhich will 'iiitatdiateXy
take over fho tnudnese cf the OUoi
Valley DzHf company JteA cOgtlm
until its e>tabliahm*nt Is iVtaasUa^
can era reafljilitr.ted, whisfc. Xt. B&.
ley stated 5*ronid be In tie lanmtt.
ate future*: jj '
j j, 4
Within ?&he short, space of , an ? ?
hour this horning one of the
> est wholoAale establishment*
the Main street district, between \
Fourteenth street . and the alley V
extension [ of Fifteenth street? \
that of flte Ohio Valley Drag
Company, |jt 1412 and 1414 Main
street ? waj^ completely . wiped
out of existence by the fire fiend. i
By Heroaiean and ably direct
ed efforts f/tof the Wheeling flre
department the flames were con
fined to ;'ihe large four-story
brick structure occupied by the K
drug company, but it wu accom
plished ority after one of the . :y
hardest fights the fire laddies
have ever; put up, and for half
an hour ?>,- more the chances
largely fa vis-red the spread of the
flames to** adjaccnt properties
above and 'jpelow on Main street,
and to the ;/ear sections of buil<?
ings fronting on Market street.
Had this happened, it is not likely
that' the firemen could have kept
the flames bordering on the jg,
prfportionr of the worst confla
gration in i''.e history of the city.
Fortunate indeed is Wheeling lit
possessing iji fine department SO
efficient In personnel snd man
agement. ? .
L^ss $ 1 25,000.
At an eatjy hour this morning,
Ben Ex ley,; president and gener
al manageiv of the Ohio Valley,
Drug company, stated that the
loss probabjy would amount to
$125,000, atv>ut- three-fourths eov*
ored by insurance. The company
carricd a firge stock of drugs
snd chemiculs, which they valu
ed off-hand N?t $100,000, while the.,
building wi} worth about $25.000 ?
It was saltj this morn Ino. | The "
building Is gowned by Col. Earl
W. Ogelba-. ^ of Waddinqton farm'
who is novv. at hi* winter home
in Cleveland.
The flatfjes were discovered
about 2:30"#. in., and the alarm'
(Contiartcd on Pace TWO.) -w
tional pmexj^ncy. I fool sore that
every newspaper will accede to
(CJoatlaiife oa Put* Twelve^)
VIGOROUS DEFENSE OF I S. STEEL
IN THE DISSOLUTION MINTS i
WASHINGTON, March D.? Tlj? sti
?romo court today bpsrnn oonslderu
:lon of tho fodarnl dissolution suit
isninpt t lie 1'nltod States Stool cor-,
i>oralton, Ita subsidiaries nnd offleors.
^rjtumont will coatlnuo until next j
Wednesday.
Only HPvnn oC I ho nine ju.iUc** nrr '
'it tlnpr In thw enso. JuMlros Drundota
uid MolteynoldK retired voluntarily In .
iccordanoo with tho court ountom, '
Pho formor, It In unrtorHtood, dkl yo
)oqruj*c of public oxpronttlonn matin .
;>ofor? hin appointment, In wrltlnjri* ;
vnU ofTloinl lnvnntlsatlonu, "oeufdlna
hp no-eallod "Htncl trust, Without
joinment or pxpl&nmlon h? loft. ih?
innch today when the o*,n? wn? called,
JtiHtlPc Molleynoldu, whllo attorney*
tnnnral, pnrtlfllDRteq in the feilnral
jroneeutlon, whfoh won begun In 10 1 1 ;
luring President Tnft'ij adtulnintrn. i
Ion,
in opening Hit* govftrnmoiu'tt tjAue, !
\sal?tant Attorncj-OenwRj Todd plo>.
lured' Win coloration as r "eoloatai
super ?combination" of compott?| '
units, aroduc^n* approximately 1Mr: 'M
hnlf of (ha nation's Iron nnit sleet out*. -
pul ;uul conC?oltinR uaaotsi ot WON '
than ?2.O()(MKcp.0O0. Ho doctored It
was n ''jrrosftjy ovpr-capltnllied com
bination of combination:* with the sub
sldtnrtc-M I vc-s previously oref
capltaltand. rromotoix hp Mild, re*
eelvod "pnormpiisj" urontx, and price*
had "Ylolmtly .rt.?on oft^r tho oorpor
at inn wan Corf^yd sixiom years ?i*Oi
Outlining [f;<> dpfrnno, Richard V*.
Undabury cbyiomlpd that the Shar
man law doo/ not prohibit ooriiMna? v
Hon** lumtily f*r nl*? and power ?ion?,
f'rapon lona t p ^>r(iiiu<Hlon by the 001"
porntlnn, ho $tld. iian decreased to
iO.D uor pout >lnre it was orfranliod,
wlillp oomppiftlon and ooinpoUtorr
nronortlnn <if- output haw Increased.
iIp ln-lntod that t|w corporation tt lot
a monopoly aa:l Ima uo power to dem
ilune tho inuuhlry.