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You^ Dollars Have More Cents In Wheeling Than Anywhere Else In the VV orlo^-Patronize Home Merchants Always ra ************************ i. gj ************************ g I THE INTELLIGENCER f * Largest Morning Paper % * Circulation in West Virginia. 5 [ ************************ V O L U M E L XV., N 0 . 1 74 * The Weather ? WHEELING. W. VA.. T IF U K ?S I) A V . M A K ('It \~ 1017. Fair Thursday ~?hd Friday. ************************ PRICE ? T W C C-'E NTS Gerard Declares Germany Abandons Hope Of Maintaining Peace With United States TO BE KEPI HP FOOD SITUATION NOT AT CRITICAL STAGE \o Hope Among American Government Officials of an Agreement. WASHINGTON. Mar. 14.? For mer Ambassador Gerard, fresh from Berlin, reported to the state department today that when he left there was every evidence that Germany fully intended carrying out her ruthless submarine cam paign, regardless of the prospect of war with the United States, and that talk of peace had been abandoned. The former ambassador did not see President Wilson because the president still is confined to his room, but he conferred at length both Secretary Lansing and Counsellor Poiki and went over with them in detail events leading to the break in diplomatic rela tions between Germany and the"> United States. Mr. Gerard reported that Ger- ? man officials apparently consid ered the effects and consequences of submarine ruthlessness before proclaiming it, and ar far as he could learn were confident of its success. When he left Berlin, however, the campaign was only in its second week, and the Ger mans were still predicting the de. struction of a million tons of ship ping a month, the amount admit ted by Teutonic experts; to be es sential for an effective starvation blockade of England. Since then, however, the destruction has been below half that. Food conditions in Germany when Mr. Gerard's party left were reported as serious, but not neces sarily critical. This question is looked upon by the American gov ernment as very important, be cause of its. bearing upon the pos sibility of further peace moves by Germany in the near future. Tito f"rin>'r ambassador arrived hT*J from Key West. Klorida, shortly after iif.on and "WHS met at the station l\v a Vrotip of officials including Counsellor | Poll; an?l Assistant Sef-retary Phillips i <-?!" the state department. Secretary Mo- 1 Ailoo. Secretary Tumulty and Senator j Hushes of New Jersey. A Tormal Statement ?aus given out by Mr. Gerard saying he would make his report to the govern m > nt and would not tarx for pitblica- j tioti. During the remaind-r of the day | i-::d night ho held to this det^rmir.a- | ? ion. He remained over here tonight] mid will go to N*-\v Tork lare tomorrow i ir. time for a formal reception to be tendered him there Friday. The report made by the former am- i (Continued on Xlffct.) Five of Grew Killed By Exploding Mine WASHINGTON*. D. C.. -March 14.? The British freighter Norwegian of the Leyland line, with general cargo from New York for Liverpool. , was I seriously damaged by an explosion which kiiled five of the crew yester day. off Galley Head. Consul Front re ported today. No submarine wasl sighted, and the consul said the ex-j plosioti might have been due to a mine. The vessel was beached. The Norwegian "carried a 4.7 inch uun. Those killed were the fourth engineer, the storekeeper and three firemen, all British subjects. The single American in the crew, a cook, was saved. The consul said he was taking affidavits from the American ?rind the ship's officers. Japanese Show Marked and Unusual Attentions, Preceding the i Removal of the Body of the Late American Ambassador Guthrie J TO Kip. Tuesday. March 13 (de- I layed.) ? The presence of Prince and Princess Nashimoto, person ally representing the emperor and empress, and several other princes and princesses of royal blood at the funeral services today for the j late George W. Guthrie, American | ambassador to Japan, added to the imposing tribute paid to the late diplomat by both court and government officials. The serv ices were held at the Trinity Epis copal cathedral. A squadron of cavalry and a | military band escorted the body j from the American embassy to the church, through streets lined on either side by several regi ments of infantry, while ti:e eide ' walks were filled with the people > I who stood respectfuljy with un covered heads as the procession J passed. The cabinet, members of the privy council and high mili tary and naval officers attended the services. The entire diplo matic corps acted as honorary pallbearers. The church over flowed with delegations from Jap anese and American organizations and also from the Masonic lodge. During the services, which were conducted by Bisl.cp John Mc Kim, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Tokio. and on the march to the station, there were artillery salutes in honor of the dead. The Japanese government pro vided a spccial funeral train for the transportation of the body to Yokohama, pending the voyage to the' United States on a Japanese man-of-war. WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 14. ? Following the precedent es f tablished in .the care of the .fu neral of the late American Am bassador Whitelaw Rcid. the state department will take charge of the ceremonies preceding the fu neral of the late Ambassador Guthrie, who died in Tokio, last Thursday. An American naval officer will receive the commander of Uie Japanese cruiser wiiioh will brir.g the body to Sail Francisco. The state department will be rcpre j sented by an official and a special train of two cars will be provided j by the government to convey the i funeral party, including some of I the members of the late ambas sador's family, from San Fran cisco to Pittsburgh, where it is understood the municipality will j conduct the funeral. IS TRIED MORE BIG GAINS FOR THE BRITISH IN WEST Turks Being Pursued in Near East by Both British and Russians. The British forces fighting in [ France are knocking hard ai :he| gates of Bapaume, and also are con-! ] tinuingr to swing their left wing for-' ward in the line-straightening man-! oeuver which has the flanking of j Bapaume on the north as its objec tive. Again, this time over a front of a | mile aua a half southwest and west ! of Bapaume. the British have ad- 1 vanced their front against the G*?r-j | mans holding the town, according to1 | The latest British official comtuunica I tion. With Tuesday's capture of thf village of Grevillers and the Loupart wood the grain of the British Wednes | day in this region seemingly puts I them virtually at the outskirts of f Bapaume. The advance of the left wing of the British was on a front of more than 2,000 yards south of Achiet-Le-Petit. 1 which lies northwest of Bapaume. and the capture at Essarts of a thousand yards of 'trenches. i Small enterprises by the Germans northeast of Arras failed, says the Londou statement, wliil<> British i troops were successful in raiding (Jer-j | man trenches east of Arnientieres. I On the remainder of the' front artillery J I duels have predominated, except in Champagne, where thp French troops | (Continued on Pr-ffe Xlffht.) COTTON HILf WANTS AN EXPRESS OFFICE ! CHARLESTON. W. Va.. March M.? j Cotton Hill citizens want the Adams j ! Express Company to open an office for | their accommodation. an" complained to I the public service commission because ( ; the 'company had not done so. A hear ' iny was held before the commission to- j day and the company representatives ? said that an office would be provided if any citizen of Cotton Hijll would take ; the position of agent. It was pointed | out that the pay attached to the posl- ] tion in a small place like Cotton mil is | so insignificant that no one would care | to take it Subscribers of the Peoples t.'nifd | I Telephone Company, of Lewis county, i have filed compUkJnt with the comniis- j sion alleging poor service. Excessive rate.* and poor service ai'? ? alleged by the Hell Commercial 1 'om- j pariy. of nent. Tree, aca.mt the Clvsa- ? peake & Potomac Telephone < 'ouipany. | Hearing dates will be set later. Only Pennsylvania Legislaloi Who Refused Support to Wilson. HAHRISBURC. I~ Mar. M.-Tlifj I house of representatives today adopt-' led a resolution calling upon the repre | seuir.tlws of Pe nnsylvania in the na-i i tional congress 10 support the na- , i tional administration in all efforts to' protect the lives ami properly of ; i Americans from submarine attacks, j This action was taken with a single! dissenting vore, that of .Mr. Maarer. ! the Socialist member from Berks, 1 after a prolonged debate in which [ members objected to a criticism of 'senators participating in the filibuster which was contained in tin- resolution. Plotter Arrested. j KL PASO. Texas. Mar. I -t. ? Ser ;"geant Alexander 1'ruchter. of Com ji>any K. Seventeenth United States ! cavalry, is being detained at the Fort Bliss guard house of a charge of de sertion. it was stated by military offi cers tonight. Kruchter is of Herman birth and an "investigation following arrest is said to have resulted in ihe finding of a number of German letters and other papers in his effects. Indexing Students. BALTIMORE. Md.. Mar. 14. ? It was announced at Johns Hopkins T'ni versity today that the ability of every student and alumnus is being indexed in an effort to find how each can serve i in case of war. Every student and alumnus will be asked concerning his scientific knowledge and the time and aid he can give. There is a!.read\ at the medical school a base hospital unit with about members*. j PATRIOTISM APPEAL WILL NOT BE HEEDED Lee Declares the Men Are Unanimous in Backing ; Up Demands. I NEW YORK. Mar. 11. An appeal to the patriotism of the members of the four great railroad brotherhoods to refrain from any "rash movement" which would bring on industrial war fare in the present national crisis was made here tonight by the national con ference committee of railways on the eve of the conference tomorrow with the chiefs of the trainmen's organiza tions. There were additional indications. | however, that the brotherhoods were determined to call a strike unless their demands were granted. After a meeting here with several hundred general chairmen and chair men of the locals in the brotherhood organizations on lines entering New York. \Y. (!. Lee. president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, announced that unanimous support had been vo^ed the brotherhood chiefs in the demands they intend to make at tomorrow's conference. These de mands. he said, would be based on the "Tieij demands of last December, which called for a basic eight-liour j workday and pro rata Pay for Overtime. This is virtually what the A damson law would give if put in force, he said. The original program of the men. the refusal of which resulted in the call last. September of Ihe strike which was avoid' d bv the passage of the Adamson tic;, included an eight-hour j basic day with time and a half for' overtime. Mr. Lee indicated that! there was no intention of going hack I I to the original claims. lie admitted that recent forecasts i of a progressive country-wide strike beginning Saiurdav night at ?> o'clock, unless the railroads accede to the ulti matum of their employes "were writ ten by a good iruesser." 1 "Charges that we are acting in bad faith in bringing up this question again at this time without waiting for | the decision of the supreme court, on i t he Adamson act. are baseless," he declared. "We were not parties to the agreement entered into between the attorneys for 'lie railroads and the representatives of the attorney gen eral's office to do nothing until the decision is handed down. Their Attitude. ."Our position is the same as if there were no Adamson law and no decision pending. 1 Whether the de cision is for or against the law our demands, which we shall present to morrow. will be unaltered. If the Jaw Is upheld, it would eivp us what we will ask for tomorrow. If it is thrown out, we will still stand pat and take, no less than the Adamson law would] have given us. i "The four brotherhood chiefs, through BIDS RECEIVED FOR SIX SCOUT CRUISERS Co-ordination of the Engine Building Industry May Be Necessary. WASHINGTON, Mar. 1-1.? The navy department is preparing to assign to American shipbuilders such portions of the .treat building program author* i ?/.??! i by congress as each plant i? best flind to handle, Hids for six scout cruisers received today were within i he limit of cost fixed by congress, bin no awards will be made tin t il the survey of the entire shipbuilding in dustry has been completed. Representatives ol' all major ship building companies will confer again; tomorrow with Secretary Daniels. Full information as to the present e.apaciiy and possible extension of plants has now been furnished. On the basis of this dm a. a plan for dis tributing among the plants the eight capital ships, six scout cruisers, thirty-eight submarines and fifteen or more destroyers will be mapped out and each builder be railed upon to undertake without delay his share of the work. The Low Bidder today for scout cruisers was the Cramp company, of Philadelphia. The firm offered io construct two scouts, but pointed out that it. could not undertake also the construction of a battle cruiser at the same time. It was indicated a', the department that in view of ihe necessity ot' pelting the five battle crilisers on the way in the shortest possible time, i'l might, be necessary 10 assiprn one to the Cramp plant, leaving the scouts to other companies not equipped for larger work. Assurances have b^en received from steel and other material makers that navy orders will be given right of way. The chief difficulty is in secur ing engines for all types of naval craft, including the new coast patrol boats, soon lo be ordered in consider able numbers. A plan for the co ordination of the engine building capacity of llie country may be nec essary. The department has sought information from the Electric Boat and Lake Torpedo Boa I companies, the two concerns building navy sub marines, as to the number of boats each could complete within six month?. Replies have not been re ceived as yet. Congress provided that the thirty-eight new boa.ls all should ' be of the SfM? ton type, and ihe depart ment's present specifications call for j increased speed and other changes! from the three boats of Ihe same size i already ordered. In the interest ofj (Continnoa on Pnre Elgrht.) these recent meetings with our men,1 now feel that we have Ihe united b:?;kine of our men behind us in this, j We want to get this question of the) eight hour day settled and settled] quickly. The reason for our seeming j haste at this time in forcing it. to an I issue is that the country may be in a i war within a few weeks or months! and we believe this ought to be set-i tied before that conies." Strike Discussed. I PARK KRSP?l*RG, W. Y:i? March 14 , ? At two meetings this afternoon and I evening Parkersburg railroad work-; ers. members of the four brother-] hoods, discussed the threatened trans portation strike. Ollicurs of the local! organizations denied they had re-, ceived the strike order, but said the; meetings were for the purpose of pre paring members of the brotherhoods to walk out if orders should be re ceived. Will Give Support. WASHINGTON. I >. Cu.. March 14. ? j Full co-operation to make a strike 'ef fective will be given by the American Federation of Labor if the railroads reject the demands to be made upon lh em tomorrow by the employes' brotherhoods. No immediate sym pathetic strikes are contemplated, fed eration officials said tonight, bin Ihe brotherhood chiefs have been assured of prompt and hearty support in every other way possible. Officials of the federation's railway department, representing more than 400.000 shop employes, switchmen, telegraphers and maintenance of way laborers not affiliated with the broth erhoods, conferred at length on the situation during the day. Although no formal announcement was made it was said the first move if the strike comes will be to admonish all union men not to offer their services to take the place of strikers. THE WEATHER. WASHINGTON. D, C.. March 14.? Forecast: West Virginia, Ohio and Wcstern Pennsylvania ? Fair Thursday and Fri day. STATE WILL CLOSE ITS CASE Attorney J. J. Coniff Will Be Important Prosecution Wit ness ? Eye-witnesses to Tragedy Relate Events of the Fatal Night at Ninth and Main Street. Attorney John J. C'oniff. whose home i is almost opposite the Virginia Flats j at Ninth and Main streets, where thet statw is trying to convince a criminal! court jury conclusively that John 1 I Nolte murdered Robert Lee Ritz on! the night of December 2, then at- [ tempted to end his own life, will be. one of th<fimportant witnesses for thej state in tne Nolte trial this forenoon.) As in the case of John Conifi', Jr..j who testified yesterday," the state ex- 1 pects to show by the eider Mr. Coniff t that as the tragedy was being enacted! four shots were fired in rapid .<ucces- ( sion. at intervals so short as to dis-i credit a theory that Lec Ritz may j have first shot himself, then N'nlteJ took the gun and fired two bullets : into his own body. ''ourt. Stenographer i.ouis Walters j will also be called to the stand to_ testify from the stenographic record' of Jack Nolre's statement, taken on! thv nisrht of l)?>?:?*Rib*?r t. at the North) Wheels ria hospital. Prosecuting Attor-i nev McKee having charged in the opening statement to the jury Tues day that certain parts of the state's direct case would be proven by the ( record of Nolte's statements. Defense Getting Ready. When- court adjourned last evening. | a little earlier than usual because cer-i fain state witnesses, who it was be-| I ??-? v??tj would not he needed until to- 1 day. were absent. Prosecutor McKee informed Judge Alan H. Robinson that nc; more than three witnesses remain! to testify for - the state. The defense j ease may i??- started by noon. No! . night ses.-iort was held at the insistent! request of Attorneys F. A. O'Brien. S. 0. Boyce and Leo Coleman. :o give the defense time to prepare for sub mitting its case today as soon as th?? state concludes its case. No intimation has been made as to the length of time which will be re quired to submit the defense testi mony. In case the defense follows up the opening statement that it will prove that within forty-eight hours after Jack Nolte was rushed to the hospital, the prosecuting attorney and other officials took Ills statement with absolute disregard of Hie seriousness of Xolte's condition, the state in re buttal. will call Dr. Gregory Acker man and I Jr. John Gilmore. Nolte's physicians, to tell the jury that%they told the prosecutor that Nolte was able to make a statement at that time if he wanted to without endangering his life. Mother of Xitz on Stand. Mrs. Theo Camp. mother of the Into Lee Kits. was one of the star witnesses yesterday afternoon. Dressed In dee^ mournlnx! site was ushered into t ho court room, while breathless silence rciKned. She 'lid not irlunce at Nolte. as the court officer l*d her directly p.usr. his chair t<> the witness stand, and did nut look 'toward him until several mo ments :ir'ter* she had identified postcards and letters which .Volte had written to 1.e<\ Nolte Kaz"d steadily at h?r for perhaps two minates after she went to the stand, then turned his ryes toward I'roseeutlns Attorney McKee a n 'I watched him as it<> conducted Mrs. ? 'a m p's exam i na t ion. "How long have von known Jack Nolte 7". Mrs. Camp was asked. "About three years." she unswered. "Do you know if your son._I.ee Kllz. (Continued on Fag's Eifht.) MANY AMERICANS IN CREW OFTHE VESSEL | Owner' Demands That the Government Resent This "Overt Act.' LUX DON, March 14. - .-The Ameri | ran si.fam.ship Algonquin with ten "Americans on hoard was sunk by a ! German submarine ar 6 o'clock on the morning of March 12. All members of ihe "crew and ofllcers wore saved. The Algonquin carrk'd no passengers. According to the report from J. G-. Stephens, American consul at Ply mouth, the captain of ?he steamer; slated that his ship was sunk by j bombs which were placed aboard the; vessel alter twenty shells fired from a distance of 4 .Out) yards failed to sink i her. : There are two American steamships Algonquin. The one sunk was re leently transferred from British reg istry. She was a ve?* :-l of 1,S0G tons i gross, 1!35 feet long and 40 feet of | beam. She was built in 1SS8 .at Glas igow and was owned in New York. , Slit was a single screw steamer. Owners Informed. i NEW YORK. March 14.? The Amer ican steamship Algonquin with teni Americans aboard, was sunk bv' a German submarine on March 12, with] a loss of vessel and cargo valued at; ..<1 .700.000. A cable message received here today by her owners, the Amer-i i ican star line, and despatches from] 'London, told of the apparent safety of! all lite ollicers and crew, twenty-seven jot' whom have been landed. 1 The message to the owners said the .vessel was torpedoed but did not In Ulicate where she was at the ? time. According to a consular report from : I'lvmouth. England, the Algonquin's captain stated his ship was sunk by i shell (ire without warning. The Algonquin sailed from New York on February 20, with foodstuffs. Her destination was London. She was one of the first American ships to leave the 1'nited States after Ger many established hor submarine blockade. Four of the Americans on the Al gonquin were born In the United ? States and the other six are natural ized American citizens, according to the record on file Jiere. Asfcs i$r Action. i .M.HANV. N". V March 14. ? John St>'ph<;fii<lis. of Nov.- York, owner of the steamship Algonquin, first heard the ? ih-w:-- >?:' the sinking o:' his ship tiy a. ; fii-rnwn submarine when he arrived at ' the Capitol on a business errand this afternoon. ' 'If this does nor eortstitute an overt ?act." ho said. "i ?i" not kimiv what does. 1 expect to go to Washington to-morrow !.. take up the matter with President 1 Wilson and- Secretary Lansing. I am ? sorry if the dest.rui tion of my ship must ; lie a casus belli, hut I believe that this ' nccurroiice n i ii t l>e the subject of ac t j ? > ii of some I, I ml against the German Knv.Tfuneut. ?The Vlgonijuin carried no munitions. ? hut v. . ts laden with foodst ut t s. She i flew the American flag and she flag 1 was also painted on her sides." The Captain's Story. I PLYMOUTH, via London. March 1!. ? s ; ^ii |>. m. ? Captain A. Nordberg, of the American steamship Algonquin, which was torpedoed bv a German submarine, now at feasance. He will arrive with his crew in Plymouth to-morrow morn ing. In an Interview. Captain North . liei'i; said that the Algonquin was i bound from New. York for London with looii.SI uffs. \iii Mndav morning." he said, "just 'after il.ivlij.-hi I was on the bridge. It 1 was the mate's watch. 1 saw two steamers, apparently colliers, steaming t west, one ? ? t i the starboard nm! the , ? ?User on the port side. Two minutes later the mate called my attention to 1 anocher object ami at once 1 said "I think that is a submarine." ?The submarine was about (hive miles distant, as also were- the ships, limuc diatelv I saw a flash of a gun and a shell fell short. At once 1 stopped the engines and then went full speed astern, indicating this by thren blasts on the whistle. Tiii* submarine kepi on tiring, 'the fourth sho* throwing up a column of water which ?drenched me and the man at the wheel. I was a close thing" "i'l-i lifth shot struck Ihe ships side n nil i h" n.\t unit aft. The submarine was using: two tiuns. Twenty shots were nr.ij nt us I ordered the crew to th- beats and we pulled away two ship's lengths. Ml this lime the sub (Contlnued. ou Papro Eight.) TWO AMERICANS IN EAST POINT'S CREWj Torpedoed Without Warning Off Coast of Jm gland ? All Saved. I j I WASHINGTON. Mar. 14. Torpedo-i i*!ir without warning on -March 1) ofi tin* ihitiv-h steamer East I'oiiit, Lon-j don for Philadelphia, with two Amer-j i ic:i 11 i:t her i row, was reported today, I in despatches i.i ? till1 state department. ? 'All o/i hoard were sivimI, | Th>- rw.-iF Mink at. p. in. off j th" hlnulish cuast. about fifteen mile-- 1 west of Kddystone Lie ht hmi se. She jcarm-d on-- j-'tm aft and an armed j patro! boat was near hv. The crew of l."> i' li the ship in .small J boats. The two Ameri'-ans John Weh-j h"r. 1 f? .'-'onceron S'.. Unffalo, tireman. | and Edward Ki 13 . t'oiniland j avnue. Hrooklyn, seaman. h:i ?. ? ? made |allii!a\its to Consul General Skinner jat London. iDiarksfeurpr Gels ? ! Hoiei Inspecforshipi | CMAHI.KSTON. W.Ya.. Alarcii 14. j ? ? IJ . 1! riiiilips. of Clarksburg, v.-i-' i today appointor) stale hotel in. p? rior j hy Governor John J. t'orinveii. if. I will -take charge of the work tonior I row. ? uec-'edinu A. I) See.-, of Munt ! i n i' top. who resigned se\rral. days |at;o. Tlie appointt-o has been a trav i riling salesman for twenty years and j has hail experience as m.inauer of an iKutopean plan hotel ut Clarksburg. : : Here's The Flag That's Good Enough Fcr Os A!! EXPECTED TO ENTER WAR WITH ALLIES Germany May Declare War, Following Seizure of Many Ships. WASHINGTON1. March 14. ? American Minister Reinsch at I'eking today re ported to the state department that China had severed diplomatic relations with Germany and .that tho German minister had been l-.anded his pass j ports. WASHINGTON. March II. ? China has severed diplomatic relations with Ger many. taken possession of all German merchants ships in Shanghai, about six in number, placed their crews on shore under guard and placed armed guards on the vessels. Advices to the navy department today from tho senior of- j fleer in Chinese waters gave no Further I>etalls. China's severance of relations has been expected here l'or weeks. The &c- | tion of the United States in breaking j relations was received with acclaim by Chinese officials and press, particularly young China. Feeling against Germany has run high, not only because scorcs of Chinese on the way to Egypt have lost their lives through German submarine operations, but from memory of the kaiser's order to his l.ioxer punitive force to m:tke tho word German dread ed in China for a century, and the seiz ure by Germany of the whole province of Shantung for the murder of two missionaries. Seizure of tho German Ship* * may be taken by Germany as an act of war. as in the case of Portugal. China's action may be follciwed by seizure of German property in China, which is very extensive. In addition to all the conces sions h<?ld by Germany in Chinese cities, which it is presumed will be seized as Quasi-public property, there are exten sive private Gorman holdings in China. 1 Latost figures show that there are about throo thousand Germ?n civilians scat tered throughout tho republic, but it is not known whether they will be in terned. China's action is expected to have far reaching effect on her eastern his tory, as it' aligns her with Japan and tho other ehtente powers. German trade which beforo the war had become the most dangerous competitor to British and Japanese business in China, amount (Conttnuod on Pafo Eight.) FOURTEEN BODIES WERE TAKEN OUT CANONSBURG, Pa., Mar. 14.? Fourteen men were killed by the ex plosions in the mine of the Hender son Coal company at Hcndersonvilte, near here, yesterday. Thirteen bodies hav<* been ? brought to the surface. Rescuers are still at work, but be cause of tho great amount of debris, it will bo several days before all pas sageways have bpen searched. Among the dead were Daniel. Hector and Joseph Gosset. brothers; John Miller. Michael Phillips. John Paden and Joseph Mischell. The bodies have been brought to Canonsburg. where a coroner's inquest will be held. BEECH BOTTOM GIVEN BOOST BY KETCHUM Secretaries Baiter, Houston and Lane Shpw Interest in Presentation. Wheeling entertained a large nuru-' " ber of distinguished persons yester day, including thrliij cabinet officers, and which may be. the forerunner of this section of the Ohio valley landing the $20,000,000 nitrate plant. This community is making a hard fight for the industry, and according to those close to the situation it would not be a surprise if this ^(.*ci.ion is selected. Of course the officials gave out noth ing that would determine where the plant is to be located, but they ap peared ro be mightily pleased with the Beech Bottom locafiori and the mam- 1 moth plant now bujiding in that com .munity by the American Gas & Elec j trie company. Thr-' brief pointing out j the many advantages offered in this section by Charles; 'M. Ketchum, rep resenting the Wheeling Commercial association and >the Ohio Valley ? * I Chamber of Commerce, that are work | ing in conjunction on the proposition, j will be carefully gone over, was the I assurance given h:? the members of i the board. Mr. Ketchum supplement led the presentation of the brief with | a talk in offering, the bids. Repre j sentatives of the.1 Virginian Power I company, near Charleston, also pre i sented briefs and-<gave a brief talk citing the advantages offered by their j company and the-' natural resources i for a nitrate plant- in the New river ' section. '<* The Immediately upon the return to thA citv the party visited the engineers' office In the federal building and ex ? ainlned a numlwr oj lock and dam model [ attachments shown ;t;id explained by M* Jor Jackson. * ' At four o'clock the board convened, the three secretaries occupying a tabl? beneath tlic judge's 'bench In the federal _ court chamber, whije the other officials A In the party sat hi the jury chairs on m * " ' ? * ?>*--- mAmKflra Ahniif III K-lf- (fill v; ?ys *--w # tlio loft of the cabinet members. About a dozen chairs inside the rail were oc cupied by-, those -who addressed the board and other , Interested persons. Secretary Baker. was the chief inter* rfiK.-uer of those who spoke, while Sec retary Lane, who sat on Mr. Baker's' Immediate left, asked perhaps a half (lo::e:! questions, hut made many notes during the presentations. Secretary Houston only- nsKjjfd two fjuestlons. Sev eral of the othe? officials interrogated the speakers on -^nlnor questions. All the proceedings -M-ore taken in short hand by a m??mb<ff of the party. Tliree flutes Offered. Owing to the i>oard arriving In this city a day alieaaS of their official an nouncement. ^hiye were only three representatives [?*ssent to submit briefs for the plant In- per son. Mr. Ketchum for the Ohio V(-!gey; James C. Smith, secretary of thewlrgininn Power com pany near Charleston, and S. B. Thomas, representing the ilty of Hlnton on New river, this State. V.Mr. Smith stated that unfortunately ho;^had left his briefs in a Pullman car making the hurried trip here, but thSit he would flic them with the local Engineer who in turn would se.nd them, to Washington. Mr. Smith briefly pK?sented his company's bid for furnishing power in operating the proposed ph-nt in the event it la located on New yrlver. In reply to a number of questions asked by Secretary Baker he told of. the natural resources in that section JSf the state, including limestone, which;tis used in the manu ( Con tinned 'on Pago Eight.) chiltoFentTms CONTEST IN SENATE WASHINGTON, Mar: 1-1.? A peti tion by former ' Senator Chilton, of West Virginia, {ipking an inquiry lpto the election of $tfs successor, Howard Sutherland. Republican, was filed to day in the senate by Senator Simmons and referred to the eelctions commit tee. The peiit^jn alleges that Mr. Sutherland spent more as a. candidate for the RepnW^.an nomination than the West Virginia law allows, that be violated the corrupt ? practice act of that state and tjj'at in other ways Mr. Chilton was defied his rights; 20 HINT Of 10 RESPOND AGAIN TO CULL OF THE NATION West Virginia Regiment, Over a Thousand" Strong, Leaves Camp Wilson, in Texas, for Huntington where the Demobilization Will Take jplace. ? ( Spcelnt Piirat.'h t-> Th* lr.tell.swcr, CAMP WILSON, SAN AN TONIO, Texas, March 14..? The Second Weni. Virginia infantry, which has been in the field since the 19th of lafct June, entrained at noon today. routed to Hun lins lon. W. Va. The regiment will arrive at New Orleans tomorrow from that city, starting the journey north. The probability is that the troops will arrive in Huntington Sunday. The train order in structed the regiment to "run with all speed consistent with safety." Four days' travel rations are carried. Colonel Charles E. Morrison. . the commanding officer; declared . that the troops will be glad to get back to West Virginia, but will be ready for another call with full strength, in case the presi ' dent demands the services of the National Guard. Preparing- at Himtlagton. HTWTIN'OTON. \v. Va.. .March H.? Plans for tin- home coining eHetinition to welcome the Second Rep im?*nt V>\ Va. N. G% returning1 from (lie Mejiigan border \v?p> practieailj completed today. A j t'-l'-Kmm was fr"m <?qvernor : John j. I'lirnw- II announeinj; worn. I i !,??' here to fi'view s !)<? troops ;i!:<t ?!?-! i v-.tr | :t eh of welcome. ?? ? 'n the dny the soldiers arrive citizens will wither nt t !??? i "hesa p>'ai\i- anil ?- ? } 1 1 ? > j passenger di-pot to (jive them i'. n<>isy ! 'out Informal welcome. On the follow j ifiif clay there will lie a parade by the i regiment. at an hour to l?? s>-t by Col. i Morrison,, commanding ojTi.-. r. f in the I ni;;lii of the following day there will he la pcoption. in thu Chamber ? 'on i in ere? bu i 1<I in?r. At tli,v. reception an orchestra, win -?!.?? pro viiMj tor dam-ins, a buffet luiieheon will It* .?erved with a vaude ville program n? one of the events of tile evening. ?; Governor Cos??woll will review the troops from a ?3e<*orat?,?l stand at the west ? ?iitrance t,\ the city hall, aud will sfv-a k from a rofilrum at the court houae park nearby. Jilayor Sehon will also tnak. a speech welcome. The parade lino of march vcjll be' adorned with tho national ? olnrM V^irirf state emblems. Adjutant-*;. n;<r#I John i*. Honcl was' in Huntington'.; today, superintending choice of l>arr:ir,<? during- the mustering owt period. rvjScted to be ten day3. from I'trkersburg, Welch, Wil liamson, Charleston, Ilavenswood, Spen cer and Jllueflei*! are expected here, as , each ?if these has one or more companies in th.:: regiment. l>emobiiiaa t ion will rc-'iuir.y from seven to ten d&y.s, whfji as coinpir<iies, tlii- soldiers depart for home statical*. The date of the ar rival of the recipient, which entrained today at San >V|it<>nio, Texas, is uncer tain. but uut li^rlties here expect th? troops will <irr?ve Sunday or Monday. GUILTY Of BURNING STARS AND STRIPES NEW VOR'fC,' March 14. ? Bouck White, pastor :*of the Church of the Social Rovolut-lpn. and two members of the congregation were found guilty early this morjiitig by a jury of having desecrated Anferican flairs which tbey burned in a "ujelting pot" in the back yard of the church. Eight other deJ l'endants, chained with the same fense, were acquitted. The jury .Recommended elemet for White anc? his parishioners.