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Tta Jtsvl*1* rsestoss tta full report of Tta international News Servlee, giving tog newa of the entire world tta asm* dsy. THElAI REVIEW WHATHKR:Local rata* er now sed oathr tonight; Tueeday doady. Bstnssistsi' BB.OO, tadkattrsjt oasse*. tied; temperature 60, cloudy. V0L.xxvm.N0.isa. aammmmmttam i ■ ■ 11 -i S*i ni.iw-S*saw— ALLIANCE. OHIO. MONDAY. MARCH 27. W16. fyoiman Actual Peck^Conspirator; ^ . MDeniist HeldWoiBe Only Agent Millionaire Poison Victim Believed Murdered by Woman Accomplice, District Attorney Swann Says. UNRAVELLING AMAZING P0 I80N CA8E IN NEW YORK GUS BITES TO I BRAIN OF DENTIST IS STILL IN HAZE Dr. Waite's Brother Urges Him to Make Full Con- fession of His Part in the Startling, N. Y. Crime. International New* Service. New York, March 27.—Amazing revelations that will ahow tba poisoning of millionaire John E. Peck to tare .been the result of a plot engineered ■ by a woman, are expected by District 'Attorney Swann within a few hours. Or. Arthur Warren Walte, son-in-law of the dead man. ls held aa tbo change of murdering Peck, but the authorities are seeking by every mesas ta their power to prove.that ha was led into the crime by a woman. §5| ifl'Tbe "accomplice" aa the district at- iter*?ey'*, aides characterises the per* i son lor whom they are seeking, they taMcye to be the actual conspirator: Waite the agent of the plot. Membera 'Of Dr. Waite's family share this belief. »i«gitantl*t'* Brain Btltl In s Haze. , ' Waite's relatives are using all their persuasive powers to get the alleged pplsoner to make a full aad detailed confession. The accused man's brain is still hi a base as a result of tta dfug be tad token'before he was ar- r»*tpd, bat when hla mind clears they hope be wis 'realise that he must tea ep. mM 'Waite's relatives believe toat it he reveal* all that he knows, he will not ta forced to suffer the death penalty. Whey feel assured that District Attor- sAr Swann will consider a plea of guilty of murder ta tbe second degree if ^e', prisoner clears every puzzling point to. the sensational plot. r^^hrathgi' Uiota>*PgM- Confssston.—,. Ai? fife Brother's bedalaeTTnmlrTB.. Walte pleaded with DK* Walte not |p withhold any Incident In his dual life. He told his drug-weakened brother thaj: that was also their mother's ■wish,. The plea ht expected to prove e atronger magnet for dreeing out a confession than any other form of persuasion. The mother** appeal to ber son tor a confession Is proving an ordeal for her. She spent almost her entire time In Bellevue hospital ln an effort to caress away the thoughts that made Pr. Walte toss and moan cm his cot. She is almost prostrated with grief. The revelation of her son's dual Uto has almost crushed her. The Investigators assert thsy have positive information that Walte did not plan ghi carry out tbe murder of Peck unaided. *Wtwl Dr. Arthur WwX^y9H^^J^W tht, ;gffi)^lfelt»^ In-law, Mr. and Mrs. m^hn S.-Psckm,Jr\^'S-^^rti tW^S! ? ^-,y- •-* *>:v '"'!■ ^r-yA-4»',vV *...'■-■) *-, *•*<- -■-■->r^.r-z'i --"X^...- New York, March_27.—-The police and members of thp district attorney's staff are buBily engaged in unravelling the activities of Dr. Arthur.Warren W^tte, a surgeon-dentist of. Grand Rapids, Mich.,-jf bo .is now under arrest charged with having administered arsenic*to his millionaire fatber-in-law and mother-in-law. Sir. and Mrs. 'John E. Peck, in his apartments,on Riverside drive. -, ^Mt&^il^m&i tt hss been discovered, it is said, that Dr. Walte, Who ls but 29 years of 8|?e, maintained two establishments- in New York,' one on RivereMe*drive, where-he-Uvqd*with his wife.-and-ariotherat-tbe Hotel*Pla*a;'ta*the5oame ol Dr.-and Mrs. A. W. Waltprs, where he lived,with'a woman said to he's former show gl^L * ">JrS*^^^H^ ^sW'^tW1 Slin^pPCS^h5 Mr. and Mrs. Peck died within six weeks of each other. vSKfi^ki! WIPED GIRL J PUSSES AWAY Well-li^iown Resident Dies Monday Afternoon of Pneumonia John koanig, respected citizen and weti known man residing at 724 South Preedcps avenue, died aoon after the noon hour, Monday, at his home, following an illness ot but three day* with pneumonia. Mr. Xoenlg waa a machinist by trade and a skilled and talented workman, being employed et tto plant ot tho Alliance Machine Oe. Per 19 years ba bad been a resident of Alliance. Deceased waa 67 years of age, and eaa .bora ia Germany coming to America St yeara ago, settling et Detroit, Mtch. Frtfm Detroit ta came to MIISBTT As a man he had-a host Of friends, wes well liked by all aed hta death following such brief illness eome* tae aurpriseand shock to ell. Fraternally to was a member ot the Loyal Order of Mooes and a tha Order ot Machinists. Survtvtog are four eon* aad three daughtera, Herbert Koenig ot Alliance, Alfred aad Richard Koenig aad Sra* Agnes Carey aad Mrs. Addle eraeskin, all ef Detroit. Mich, Ar* ttat Koenig, ef Sebring sod Miss Alice Koenig, restding to Caaada Funeral arrangements bere eot as ypt been completed. USE IS JOT CLOSED Tta caae ot C W. Hupp vs. the Penna railroad waa begun te the oourt of Bcjutre R. E. Morgaa Saturday afternoon. Hupp brought action to recover from tta defendant HSO bs found ta a freight aar aad turned over to the defendant. The caae eas adjourned to order that alBaaaii ta tto oase might Sto citations of law bearing ae tto case to tto court. This bag not beea done. Attorney Wta. Roach represents too plaintiff aad Attorneys Carey aad Armstrong of Be* lam tta defendant. Vanie Adams Attempts Suicide But Has Chaiice" tO lAVO:_hrW Miss Vanie Adams, aged 15, daughter of Mre. Viola Adams, of East River street, in a temporary moment of melancholy Sunday - morning took' two bichloride of' mercury tablet* with intent, It is said, to end;life. .. During ,Saturday evening Mrs. Adams went away, leaving the daughter at home in oars of twoi younger children. ~ Later'a girl j friend called SBd Vanie, -locking . the doors j and leaving tta. younger children by them* selves,, went away, it ia said. ffi-IP Sunday morning the fact of the girl's having lift the younger child* rea alone became known to the mother, wta chastised the daughter for tar act and gave her a whipping. The chastisement caused her to-take tbe poison, It is thought. The taking of the poison quickly became known to the mother.. Dr. C. H. Boss was hurriedly called and the girl taken to the city hospital ia tta city ambulance. Under medical attention the patient Improved and tar condition ls now such that aba has a chance for recovery. The girl expresses penitence aa to tar rash act, say Ing the tablets were taken in a' to»ty mog>SB|, and the hope is that I'sco^ery taP/ result speedily. The mother 'naturally feels vary badly over the matter. The action . a, such, poisoning Is usually slow. At the hoapitalh this : morning it wa* said-the girl was rating comfortably. $if§4 ■ ADMITS THEFT N. Y. C; Officer Says F. E Butler Confessed Robbery Here Offlcallsof the New York Central Lindstave solved the mystery relative to the robbing of the ticket offlce at Alliance a few days ago, when during the'absence of Ticket Clerk Marshall about |40 ln money was token, i^fey j^***** According to the . officials, P. E. Butler, whom, it is said was discovered in the act of entering the W. * la'. E. office at Dlllonvale Friday evening, made a confession, admitting that he took the money from tta local offics^f Mr. BuUer wa* formerly an operator on the New York Central Lines, Alliance division, aad sta- tioned at Freeburg. He was dismissed, it Is Said, for violation of tta company's rules relative to using liquor while on doty* -It ts understood that Mr. BuUer will be held upon the Dlllonvale charge and that perhaps the New York Central officials will not prosecute him owing to bto hsvlng made good the loas from the local office. Super in tendeit Watktns tad Railroad Officer Wolf aye ln Dlllonvale Saturday aad interviewed BuUer. LOCALPLANTS City Msct Also Pay 30c a Thousand After Saturday, April '1 RATE INCREASED ON ORDER OF SUPPLY CO. City Must Also Pay 30c a Coal at Water Works Pumping Station RATES BU FIRE T BT ONE-FOURTH Ohio Inspection Bureau Makes Reduction hi the Alliance Rates Notice has beea received by Service Director McConnell, front tbe Alllaaee Oas & Power Company; that after April 1 tho price of gas to the dty 'tor use * at the water works pumping station will be the regular commercial rate of thirty eents per thousand, instead of the industrial rate of thirteen cents ss st present Director McConnell and Clerk J. P. Hogan are doing some figuring relative to the cost of fuel for the water works and ratably estimated the oost of using coal for fuel wfll be an expenditure of about 1600 e month more than at present with gas but about the same less thaa at tta thirty-cent rate for gas. Regarding the proposed raise to' rate, Oeneral Manager W. &Ttose of the Alliance Oaa dr Power Company states ttat It ts made in compliance with an order from the Bast Ohio Oas Company, aimed to conserve the supply of gas tor domestic consumption aad that it also applies to' toe Alliance firms now securing gas at. the Industrial rate. The local lighting company acts in tta capaci« ty of a illgilllHillin company for the East Ohio Gab Company. Action Against Pennsylvania Railroad Filed Monday by Theodore Nick ' Through Attorney H. H. Emntota.1 Theodore' Nick filed a petition' 'in common pleas court at Canton Monday against the Penna BaBrtrtd' company asking damages in the sum of $15,000 for personal tojari** received while employed and on duty for the defendant company the night of January 8, 1916. pn that date, defendant says, he was walking on one ef tbe tracks of the defendant ln tbe Alllanoe yarda. at which time the de fendant ran a drop of cars at high speed on another track nearby in which was a car ef lumber on which was a projection of lumber that bit the plaintiff on the head, fracturing his skull, aad causing Mm to female unconscious 14 days aad his being confined to a hospital 27 daya That from tto injuries sustained bis hearing sad eyesight taa been greatly impaired; ttat to received permanent injuries to his body by the accident, which be statea was caused by Uto negligence aad carelessness of the defendant company; ttat tta defendant company did mot comply with tta law in regard to workman's compensation for damages caused by accident. And hence he asks the oourt tor damage ta tto sum ot $15,000. Seven Cases «f Pol*oning.x^J; Dr. C H. Ross, ln speaking of the esse of mercury poisoning,. piping tato his charge Sunday, aald it wae tta seventh he had had Since his coming to t Uto nee. All previous cases under the antidotes administered, recovered aad hopes are favorable also aa te the latter case. • ..Skat FOB RENT—FARMING LAND—SO ACRE8 JUST NORTH OP ALLIANCE CLAY PRODUCT CO. IN* QUIRE F. A. HOILE6 OR R. C. HOILES. INSURE WITH HAZZARD. GARBAGE FRANCHISE Special Meettog of Council to Be Held Tonight pgjf A special-session of the city coun ell will be held this evening to consider the garbage question. It is claimed the Sanitary Garbage Com tally, operating under a dty fran chiae, is hot. fulfilling ths contract wtth thje city -in. ttet-. tta company has failed/to*pay the agreed stipulation tou the 'city for the privileges, baa failed to 'cover the garbage dumped on' the 'city dumping ground MM Mtai IjBto'nltiiaa which will ta noted at the'council meeting. 1 FOR RENT: THE PAX80N PLACE ON eAST PATTERSON 8TREET, CONSISTING- OF AN EIGHT ROOM MOUSE ANO EIGHTEEN ACRES OF LAND. POSSESSION, APRIL 1. EN- QUIRE OF tolSS FANNIE B. PAX* SON AT THE REVIEW OFFICE. NAB GLHELMO YOUTH! WHO IMfjOlEO fit lataraatlonal K*w* Pwrto*. Cleveland, O., Mareh 27.—Charie* Deacon, 16, was arrested on thm public agnate tbls afternooa aad taken to toll la connection with tbsjjwilai' tons disappearance of 14-year-old Oenieve Westropp who. police ita, tato-held by the boy sad found early today la aa unconscious condition. Ro denied tbat be had beat her, aa' toe girl alleged, tat admitted holding the Westropp girl. Examination by a physician proved that tta girl had not beea assaulted. (For details ot ease, see page 4.) CHANGES EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, APRIL 1 First Reduction in Rates for the Past Score of Wm Years Local Insurance agents announce ttat tbe .aew rates of fire insurance, as fixed by the Ohio Inspection Bureau, are somewhat changed. It was anticipated that the change would be effective April tot but pamphlets issued by the Bureau give the date as March first, and tbto is causing some adjusting for Ita insurance writers. .. Oa residence buildings and contents the rates are considerably lower bat on a few other kinds of structures aad contents a slight raise is noted. lt is said that Affiance has been premised lower rates for a long time owing to the fire protection afforded here bat this bas not been realised until the early part of March when the notices were received. It has been a considerable period, perhaps fifteen or twenty years staoe the rates have beea' changed. Under the new scale insurance may be written for one, two, three, four or five year periods* while heretofore, tto periods were One, three and 'five. It ta understood that the reductions on dwellings Wfll average about twenty- five per eeat The rates on commercial buildings are practically unchanged. TWO CENT3L j WILL BE HELD BLE IF L Samuel Speicher Rendered \tJnoonscious by Force HISff. of Blow COLLEGE WOMEN'S CLUB The Mount Union College Women's club will meet Wednesday night nt the home et Or. and Mrs. W. H. Ita* Master. Arrangements for commencement in June will ta discussed. Automobile Paint Shop at Idesl Garage; first class work at reasonable prices. Can Has! Garage, both ftanes. South Arch SL, AlHanee, Taber Bros., Painters. WE HAVE A BUYER FOR YOUR PROPERTY IF CENTRALLY LOCATED. SEE US. FORDING AO* ENCY, 43 8. LINDEN. WANTED: GIRL8 TO LEARN DECORATING^. GOOD WAGE8; STEADY EMPLOYMENT. SEBRINB POTTERY CO. SEBRING, a Samuel Speicher, who. is employed at the farm,of Herman.Zurbrugg, ls confined to his bed as the result of an accident, Saturday night, whea he was struck either by.an automobile or a motorcycle. As Is. V. Zurbrugg aad family were returning in their automobile to their home, at Sawburg,. about 9 o'clock, Saturday night, they discovered Mr. Speicher lying In the road, unconscious, near tta Transue & Williams shops. Sharer's ambulance was catted aad the man taken to tte Herman Zurbrugg home. Dr. Roach waa called to attend the man, who had a leg severely bruised and was also injured about tho head. It was thought at first that an arm bad been broken but such was not the ease. Several children who were ta the vicinity of the accident expressed the belief that Mr. Speicher bad beea hit by a motorcycle with a side car, whleh passed Just before the maa eas found. MBS. iMWMOBTLMID Well Known Alliapce Woman Dies at Age of BB Mra. Amanda Hammond-Mortland, residing at 165 North Liberty avenue, died Saturday evening at 8:20 o'clock, bar age being 68 yeara. Ita three years she had been in failing health, bat oaly during the pant week bad beea confined to her bed. Mrs. Mortland's maiden name was King, she having been bora la Somerset county. Pa., August 4, 184T. Fort thirty years or more tta bome had beea ta Affiance. She was a splendid womaa, having a wide circle of friends. She was identified with tto Own ll Reformed church, a kind mother aad neighbor auad all regret her passing away. Deceased was twice married, her taat husband being Charles Hammond, who died thirty or mors years aae. Her second husband waa David Mortland,. he also preceding her to tto grave by fourteen year*. Surviving are two sorb.'Ire Hafiamond, ky tto former marriage, and Charles Mortland, by the tatter marriage, both residing at 856 North Liberty avenue. A number of other rale tives pita live in and about Alliance. Of ber parental famHy she Is tto lsst surviving member. Pnaergl services .st> ta held Tuesday afternoon at 1:80 o'clock from the home, tto Rev. Alfred Grether, pastor'of Christ Reformed church, to have charge. Services will be public. In torment trill be made ta Alliance cemetery. Friends wbo de- site may eall at tta Baew at aay time. Cm'-i.-.-. CHURCH ORDAINS. At tta Immanuel Reformed chareh Sunday H. T. Stuckey was ordained aa elder of the church, H. P. Harshaad A. E. Wertenberger, wbo bad previously been ordained, were Inslsltod se deacons. Tta chareh services otber thaa the above ware ths usual aaiiltmn. No Warning Given British Steamers Carrying Amerl- H cans—State Department Trying to Learn if Submarine or Floating Mines Wrecked Liner — Bulk of Evidence Points to Submarine Attack, But President Wilson Patiently Investigates Before Announcing Policy—One American Killed, Another Wounded on the Englishman—International Situation Be- ^comes Grave, International New* Servlc*." Washington D. C, March 27.—Germany win be held responsible if it ahall be proven that tbe channel liner Sussex and the steamer Englishman were torpedoed aad did aot atrike Sooting mines. This was made very plain at the state department today' where, it was explained by Secretary Lansing that only German submarines have been Operating in the waters of the channel aear about the British Isles. The question under Investigation ls whether lt actually was a submarine that attacked the Sussex aud the Englishman. If it shall be conclusively demonstrated that It was, then the United States promptly will hold Germany to account. Up to tba pieseBI' this government has no ooa. elusive proof whether a torpedo or a floating mine was responsible. The bulk of the evidence -potato to e tor* pedo in each instance. But up to now it is inconclusive. It wss pointed oat that while a French naval officer at Boulogne told the American consular representative that a portion of a demolished torpedo had been recovered from the damaged Sussex, so far as this government was concerned this remains "to be proven. - V-ift President Plainly Worried. It was learned that President Wilson is very seriously concerned over' the present situation. If It is proven that submarines again .are attacking merchant vessels . without warning— the preponderance mt, evidence obtainable through diplomatic and unofficial sources seem completely to tatoonstrnto this—it is unlikely that there will be any further diplomatlo negotiations on Ita subject Instead tta president will present all the facts ta the case to congress add announce that ta hta opinion tba time haa come fta definite action. A high administration official who id familiar with ail of the details, today outlined the situation as follows for the International News Service: "The loss of the American lives on the Englishman and the Sussex, a ferry steamer, Is so serious that tbo situation resulting therefrom must be brought to a head wltb tta least pos. Bible delay and all of the facts conclusively proven. "The administration regards the at, tacks on the Sussex aad tta Englishman, if, aa expected, tt shall be shown they wen torpedoed, se tbe climax of a series of mishaps which, is al* most positive proof that submarines are again attacking merchant vessels without warning. It was the possibility of something of this kind happen* Ing which the president had in mind When In his Lusitania note of July 21, Germany was told toat "Friend*" ship itself prompts lt to say to the imperial government tbat repetitions by the commanders of German naval vessels in contravention of thoso rights (thoso guaranteed by international law) must be regarded by the government of the United States when they affect an American citizen as deliberately unfriendly. "If it shall be proven that ths sal* emn pledges given by Germany that the rules of international law will bis scrupulously observed have been violated, then It must be assumed that diplomacy has failed and tta, president plan his nest step, "With diplomacy exhausted except* Ing the questioned right of the executive branch to sever diplomatic relations, the president's next step mast be to lay the entire matter before ooa*' gross aad aak tta. adyipe. «*u assist* laee; .1 *"drw '*» "Nothing in tta existing situation would WOT^r'say fWther exchange of mere diplomatlo notes." Ambassador Sharp reported from Paris today ttat aeveral ot the passengers on the Sussex personally ' have assured htm ttat they saw tto wake of a torpedo jast before the channel steamer was wrecked by the explosion. This will have a material offset in determining the question or responslblllty.. It.ls expected that affidavits from these passengers wfll be sent to the.state department at once. (Continued on page, torso.) Villa Escapes the Carranzista PLines, Not American, Says if Funston; Mexicans Hostile International N*w* Servlc*. Washington, D. C, March B7. —General Funston this afternoon reported to tto war department that two of toe eight aeroplanes that accompanied tto Pershing expedition Into Mexico, have bora destroyed, four of tbem dlsshtali leaving bet tore foe active service. International News Bervlee. San Antonio, Texas, March 27.— That Carranza troops actually are hostile to tbe American forces operating around Namlquipa In tto hunt tse Francisco Villa waa practically admitted by Major Oeneral Funston today. He clearly indicated ttat tba Mexctoe government troops are aot cooperating with Oeneral Pershlpgs column. __fi General Funston declared untrue a repert that Villa had escaped by breaking through the Amerleaa lines. He asserted that the bandit tegdsr bad escaped by a carefully laid trap by breaking through ttt Carranza Haas.* " Salf When aaked tf the Carranza troop* were believed to have purposely permitted this, General Funston said: "Far ta it from ms to attaek tbs integrity of oer supposed allies." Iateraatlonal If*w* a* maa, Saa Antonio. Texas, March 27.— Amerleaa. troops sre pressing close upon tto heels Of Franolsco Villa ead bto fleeing bandits, 240 miles south of the border. Major Oeneral Funston said todsy. "I would aot ta surprised to hear at any time that our men had been la contact with Ito Vtlllstoe," said General Funston. "The United 8tate* troops are operating la Bnt columns. Three of these are operating aador tto direction of Colonel Dodd* aad tto three others are acting aa sup- porto." The main bees of the Americans in Mexico is at Casas Grandes. The chief outpost te at Bl Valle. General Pershing, ia his i sports to headquarter* here, taa confirmed the reports tbat Villa succeeded la escaping from tta "ling of steel" which tae Carranilstas boasted had been drawn about the elusive tawdtt leader. Villa Is aow said to be in San Gerontmo canyon, south of Guerro- EffecUve operations ta this region will be very difficult for tto Amerl* cans. Tbe canyon ls about 160 miles long. It has precipituous sides that catjnot ta seated aad tbe tew ita ths leading to the wooded heights above are known to oaly few. It was here that Villa for yeara defied the Mexican regulars seat by President Dlas to apprehend him. i ig£ General Funston was without any official confirmation today of reports that a body of Mexicans bad attacked aa American detachment near El Valle last Friday and that six United States soldiers took part ln the attack, but General FunstOn refused to discuss these rumor*. - General Funston refused to Intimate what ascret information aa te condition* in Mexico had beea given btaa in General Peahing's report. Tbls part of Pershing'* despatch waa forwarded to Washington, but was deleted trom tbe account glvea te Uto newspaper correspondents here. "What was derated from General Pershing's report?" General Funston wsa asked today. "I decline to discuss tt," was his repty. "What about tbe Carranzistas' refusal to cooperate wltb the American troops?" tbe general then was naked. That 1* wbat I deleted," waa Feaatoa'a answer. Border reports persist, to predicting Jhat the Carranzistas aria ultimately cast their let wtth Villa. The Amerleaa military authorities mini- ' mize thess reports aad attribute thefat to certain Interest which they sccuse of attemptng to bring about intervention. V» BBtebtiah Infantry Record International Bow*' Bar * lc*. Ia tto Sold in Mexico. March 21, vie aeroplane to Columbua, N, M., March 27.—Some et tto Infantry with tta more advanced flying columns of tte pultive expedition have aew covered over lid miles of Mexican roads aad are still moving, lt to not improbable toat before they get througb tbey wfll have established aa American record fta loag distance Infantry operations. (Continued oe terns Tares) WAMTED: BOYB rf TO LEARN PACKING: GOOD WAGEB; STEADY EMPLOYMENT. SEBRING POTTERY CO, 8EBRI88G, tA
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Full Text | Tta Jtsvl*1* rsestoss tta full report of Tta international News Servlee, giving tog newa of the entire world tta asm* dsy. THElAI REVIEW WHATHKR:Local rata* er now sed oathr tonight; Tueeday doady. Bstnssistsi' BB.OO, tadkattrsjt oasse*. tied; temperature 60, cloudy. V0L.xxvm.N0.isa. aammmmmttam i ■ ■ 11 -i S*i ni.iw-S*saw— ALLIANCE. OHIO. MONDAY. MARCH 27. W16. fyoiman Actual Peck^Conspirator; ^ . MDeniist HeldWoiBe Only Agent Millionaire Poison Victim Believed Murdered by Woman Accomplice, District Attorney Swann Says. UNRAVELLING AMAZING P0 I80N CA8E IN NEW YORK GUS BITES TO I BRAIN OF DENTIST IS STILL IN HAZE Dr. Waite's Brother Urges Him to Make Full Con- fession of His Part in the Startling, N. Y. Crime. International New* Service. New York, March 27.—Amazing revelations that will ahow tba poisoning of millionaire John E. Peck to tare .been the result of a plot engineered ■ by a woman, are expected by District 'Attorney Swann within a few hours. Or. Arthur Warren Walte, son-in-law of the dead man. ls held aa tbo change of murdering Peck, but the authorities are seeking by every mesas ta their power to prove.that ha was led into the crime by a woman. §5| ifl'Tbe "accomplice" aa the district at- iter*?ey'*, aides characterises the per* i son lor whom they are seeking, they taMcye to be the actual conspirator: Waite the agent of the plot. Membera 'Of Dr. Waite's family share this belief. »i«gitantl*t'* Brain Btltl In s Haze. , ' Waite's relatives are using all their persuasive powers to get the alleged pplsoner to make a full aad detailed confession. The accused man's brain is still hi a base as a result of tta dfug be tad token'before he was ar- r»*tpd, bat when hla mind clears they hope be wis 'realise that he must tea ep. mM 'Waite's relatives believe toat it he reveal* all that he knows, he will not ta forced to suffer the death penalty. Whey feel assured that District Attor- sAr Swann will consider a plea of guilty of murder ta tbe second degree if ^e', prisoner clears every puzzling point to. the sensational plot. r^^hrathgi' Uiota>*PgM- Confssston.—,. Ai? fife Brother's bedalaeTTnmlrTB.. Walte pleaded with DK* Walte not |p withhold any Incident In his dual life. He told his drug-weakened brother thaj: that was also their mother's ■wish,. The plea ht expected to prove e atronger magnet for dreeing out a confession than any other form of persuasion. The mother** appeal to ber son tor a confession Is proving an ordeal for her. She spent almost her entire time In Bellevue hospital ln an effort to caress away the thoughts that made Pr. Walte toss and moan cm his cot. She is almost prostrated with grief. The revelation of her son's dual Uto has almost crushed her. The Investigators assert thsy have positive information that Walte did not plan ghi carry out tbe murder of Peck unaided. *Wtwl Dr. Arthur WwX^y9H^^J^W tht, ;gffi)^lfelt»^ In-law, Mr. and Mrs. m^hn S.-Psckm,Jr\^'S-^^rti tW^S! ? ^-,y- •-* *>:v '"'!■ ^r-yA-4»',vV *...'■-■) *-, *•*<- -■-■->r^.r-z'i --"X^...- New York, March_27.—-The police and members of thp district attorney's staff are buBily engaged in unravelling the activities of Dr. Arthur.Warren W^tte, a surgeon-dentist of. Grand Rapids, Mich.,-jf bo .is now under arrest charged with having administered arsenic*to his millionaire fatber-in-law and mother-in-law. Sir. and Mrs. 'John E. Peck, in his apartments,on Riverside drive. -, ^Mt&^il^m&i tt hss been discovered, it is said, that Dr. Walte, Who ls but 29 years of 8|?e, maintained two establishments- in New York,' one on RivereMe*drive, where-he-Uvqd*with his wife.-and-ariotherat-tbe Hotel*Pla*a;'ta*the5oame ol Dr.-and Mrs. A. W. Waltprs, where he lived,with'a woman said to he's former show gl^L * ">JrS*^^^H^ ^sW'^tW1 Slin^pPCS^h5 Mr. and Mrs. Peck died within six weeks of each other. vSKfi^ki! WIPED GIRL J PUSSES AWAY Well-li^iown Resident Dies Monday Afternoon of Pneumonia John koanig, respected citizen and weti known man residing at 724 South Preedcps avenue, died aoon after the noon hour, Monday, at his home, following an illness ot but three day* with pneumonia. Mr. Xoenlg waa a machinist by trade and a skilled and talented workman, being employed et tto plant ot tho Alliance Machine Oe. Per 19 years ba bad been a resident of Alliance. Deceased waa 67 years of age, and eaa .bora ia Germany coming to America St yeara ago, settling et Detroit, Mtch. Frtfm Detroit ta came to MIISBTT As a man he had-a host Of friends, wes well liked by all aed hta death following such brief illness eome* tae aurpriseand shock to ell. Fraternally to was a member ot the Loyal Order of Mooes and a tha Order ot Machinists. Survtvtog are four eon* aad three daughtera, Herbert Koenig ot Alliance, Alfred aad Richard Koenig aad Sra* Agnes Carey aad Mrs. Addle eraeskin, all ef Detroit. Mich, Ar* ttat Koenig, ef Sebring sod Miss Alice Koenig, restding to Caaada Funeral arrangements bere eot as ypt been completed. USE IS JOT CLOSED Tta caae ot C W. Hupp vs. the Penna railroad waa begun te the oourt of Bcjutre R. E. Morgaa Saturday afternoon. Hupp brought action to recover from tta defendant HSO bs found ta a freight aar aad turned over to the defendant. The caae eas adjourned to order that alBaaaii ta tto oase might Sto citations of law bearing ae tto case to tto court. This bag not beea done. Attorney Wta. Roach represents too plaintiff aad Attorneys Carey aad Armstrong of Be* lam tta defendant. Vanie Adams Attempts Suicide But Has Chaiice" tO lAVO:_hrW Miss Vanie Adams, aged 15, daughter of Mre. Viola Adams, of East River street, in a temporary moment of melancholy Sunday - morning took' two bichloride of' mercury tablet* with intent, It is said, to end;life. .. During ,Saturday evening Mrs. Adams went away, leaving the daughter at home in oars of twoi younger children. ~ Later'a girl j friend called SBd Vanie, -locking . the doors j and leaving tta. younger children by them* selves,, went away, it ia said. ffi-IP Sunday morning the fact of the girl's having lift the younger child* rea alone became known to the mother, wta chastised the daughter for tar act and gave her a whipping. The chastisement caused her to-take tbe poison, It is thought. The taking of the poison quickly became known to the mother.. Dr. C. H. Boss was hurriedly called and the girl taken to the city hospital ia tta city ambulance. Under medical attention the patient Improved and tar condition ls now such that aba has a chance for recovery. The girl expresses penitence aa to tar rash act, say Ing the tablets were taken in a' to»ty mog>SB|, and the hope is that I'sco^ery taP/ result speedily. The mother 'naturally feels vary badly over the matter. The action . a, such, poisoning Is usually slow. At the hoapitalh this : morning it wa* said-the girl was rating comfortably. $if§4 ■ ADMITS THEFT N. Y. C; Officer Says F. E Butler Confessed Robbery Here Offlcallsof the New York Central Lindstave solved the mystery relative to the robbing of the ticket offlce at Alliance a few days ago, when during the'absence of Ticket Clerk Marshall about |40 ln money was token, i^fey j^***** According to the . officials, P. E. Butler, whom, it is said was discovered in the act of entering the W. * la'. E. office at Dlllonvale Friday evening, made a confession, admitting that he took the money from tta local offics^f Mr. BuUer wa* formerly an operator on the New York Central Lines, Alliance division, aad sta- tioned at Freeburg. He was dismissed, it Is Said, for violation of tta company's rules relative to using liquor while on doty* -It ts understood that Mr. BuUer will be held upon the Dlllonvale charge and that perhaps the New York Central officials will not prosecute him owing to bto hsvlng made good the loas from the local office. Super in tendeit Watktns tad Railroad Officer Wolf aye ln Dlllonvale Saturday aad interviewed BuUer. LOCALPLANTS City Msct Also Pay 30c a Thousand After Saturday, April '1 RATE INCREASED ON ORDER OF SUPPLY CO. City Must Also Pay 30c a Coal at Water Works Pumping Station RATES BU FIRE T BT ONE-FOURTH Ohio Inspection Bureau Makes Reduction hi the Alliance Rates Notice has beea received by Service Director McConnell, front tbe Alllaaee Oas & Power Company; that after April 1 tho price of gas to the dty 'tor use * at the water works pumping station will be the regular commercial rate of thirty eents per thousand, instead of the industrial rate of thirteen cents ss st present Director McConnell and Clerk J. P. Hogan are doing some figuring relative to the cost of fuel for the water works and ratably estimated the oost of using coal for fuel wfll be an expenditure of about 1600 e month more than at present with gas but about the same less thaa at tta thirty-cent rate for gas. Regarding the proposed raise to' rate, Oeneral Manager W. &Ttose of the Alliance Oaa dr Power Company states ttat It ts made in compliance with an order from the Bast Ohio Oas Company, aimed to conserve the supply of gas tor domestic consumption aad that it also applies to' toe Alliance firms now securing gas at. the Industrial rate. The local lighting company acts in tta capaci« ty of a illgilllHillin company for the East Ohio Gab Company. Action Against Pennsylvania Railroad Filed Monday by Theodore Nick ' Through Attorney H. H. Emntota.1 Theodore' Nick filed a petition' 'in common pleas court at Canton Monday against the Penna BaBrtrtd' company asking damages in the sum of $15,000 for personal tojari** received while employed and on duty for the defendant company the night of January 8, 1916. pn that date, defendant says, he was walking on one ef tbe tracks of the defendant ln tbe Alllanoe yarda. at which time the de fendant ran a drop of cars at high speed on another track nearby in which was a car ef lumber on which was a projection of lumber that bit the plaintiff on the head, fracturing his skull, aad causing Mm to female unconscious 14 days aad his being confined to a hospital 27 daya That from tto injuries sustained bis hearing sad eyesight taa been greatly impaired; ttat to received permanent injuries to his body by the accident, which be statea was caused by Uto negligence aad carelessness of the defendant company; ttat tta defendant company did mot comply with tta law in regard to workman's compensation for damages caused by accident. And hence he asks the oourt tor damage ta tto sum ot $15,000. Seven Cases «f Pol*oning.x^J; Dr. C H. Ross, ln speaking of the esse of mercury poisoning,. piping tato his charge Sunday, aald it wae tta seventh he had had Since his coming to t Uto nee. All previous cases under the antidotes administered, recovered aad hopes are favorable also aa te the latter case. • ..Skat FOB RENT—FARMING LAND—SO ACRE8 JUST NORTH OP ALLIANCE CLAY PRODUCT CO. IN* QUIRE F. A. HOILE6 OR R. C. HOILES. INSURE WITH HAZZARD. GARBAGE FRANCHISE Special Meettog of Council to Be Held Tonight pgjf A special-session of the city coun ell will be held this evening to consider the garbage question. It is claimed the Sanitary Garbage Com tally, operating under a dty fran chiae, is hot. fulfilling ths contract wtth thje city -in. ttet-. tta company has failed/to*pay the agreed stipulation tou the 'city for the privileges, baa failed to 'cover the garbage dumped on' the 'city dumping ground MM Mtai IjBto'nltiiaa which will ta noted at the'council meeting. 1 FOR RENT: THE PAX80N PLACE ON eAST PATTERSON 8TREET, CONSISTING- OF AN EIGHT ROOM MOUSE ANO EIGHTEEN ACRES OF LAND. POSSESSION, APRIL 1. EN- QUIRE OF tolSS FANNIE B. PAX* SON AT THE REVIEW OFFICE. NAB GLHELMO YOUTH! WHO IMfjOlEO fit lataraatlonal K*w* Pwrto*. Cleveland, O., Mareh 27.—Charie* Deacon, 16, was arrested on thm public agnate tbls afternooa aad taken to toll la connection with tbsjjwilai' tons disappearance of 14-year-old Oenieve Westropp who. police ita, tato-held by the boy sad found early today la aa unconscious condition. Ro denied tbat be had beat her, aa' toe girl alleged, tat admitted holding the Westropp girl. Examination by a physician proved that tta girl had not beea assaulted. (For details ot ease, see page 4.) CHANGES EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, APRIL 1 First Reduction in Rates for the Past Score of Wm Years Local Insurance agents announce ttat tbe .aew rates of fire insurance, as fixed by the Ohio Inspection Bureau, are somewhat changed. It was anticipated that the change would be effective April tot but pamphlets issued by the Bureau give the date as March first, and tbto is causing some adjusting for Ita insurance writers. .. Oa residence buildings and contents the rates are considerably lower bat on a few other kinds of structures aad contents a slight raise is noted. lt is said that Affiance has been premised lower rates for a long time owing to the fire protection afforded here bat this bas not been realised until the early part of March when the notices were received. It has been a considerable period, perhaps fifteen or twenty years staoe the rates have beea' changed. Under the new scale insurance may be written for one, two, three, four or five year periods* while heretofore, tto periods were One, three and 'five. It ta understood that the reductions on dwellings Wfll average about twenty- five per eeat The rates on commercial buildings are practically unchanged. TWO CENT3L j WILL BE HELD BLE IF L Samuel Speicher Rendered \tJnoonscious by Force HISff. of Blow COLLEGE WOMEN'S CLUB The Mount Union College Women's club will meet Wednesday night nt the home et Or. and Mrs. W. H. Ita* Master. Arrangements for commencement in June will ta discussed. Automobile Paint Shop at Idesl Garage; first class work at reasonable prices. Can Has! Garage, both ftanes. South Arch SL, AlHanee, Taber Bros., Painters. WE HAVE A BUYER FOR YOUR PROPERTY IF CENTRALLY LOCATED. SEE US. FORDING AO* ENCY, 43 8. LINDEN. WANTED: GIRL8 TO LEARN DECORATING^. GOOD WAGE8; STEADY EMPLOYMENT. SEBRINB POTTERY CO. SEBRING, a Samuel Speicher, who. is employed at the farm,of Herman.Zurbrugg, ls confined to his bed as the result of an accident, Saturday night, whea he was struck either by.an automobile or a motorcycle. As Is. V. Zurbrugg aad family were returning in their automobile to their home, at Sawburg,. about 9 o'clock, Saturday night, they discovered Mr. Speicher lying In the road, unconscious, near tta Transue & Williams shops. Sharer's ambulance was catted aad the man taken to tte Herman Zurbrugg home. Dr. Roach waa called to attend the man, who had a leg severely bruised and was also injured about tho head. It was thought at first that an arm bad been broken but such was not the ease. Several children who were ta the vicinity of the accident expressed the belief that Mr. Speicher bad beea hit by a motorcycle with a side car, whleh passed Just before the maa eas found. MBS. iMWMOBTLMID Well Known Alliapce Woman Dies at Age of BB Mra. Amanda Hammond-Mortland, residing at 165 North Liberty avenue, died Saturday evening at 8:20 o'clock, bar age being 68 yeara. Ita three years she had been in failing health, bat oaly during the pant week bad beea confined to her bed. Mrs. Mortland's maiden name was King, she having been bora la Somerset county. Pa., August 4, 184T. Fort thirty years or more tta bome had beea ta Affiance. She was a splendid womaa, having a wide circle of friends. She was identified with tto Own ll Reformed church, a kind mother aad neighbor auad all regret her passing away. Deceased was twice married, her taat husband being Charles Hammond, who died thirty or mors years aae. Her second husband waa David Mortland,. he also preceding her to tto grave by fourteen year*. Surviving are two sorb.'Ire Hafiamond, ky tto former marriage, and Charles Mortland, by the tatter marriage, both residing at 856 North Liberty avenue. A number of other rale tives pita live in and about Alliance. Of ber parental famHy she Is tto lsst surviving member. Pnaergl services .st> ta held Tuesday afternoon at 1:80 o'clock from the home, tto Rev. Alfred Grether, pastor'of Christ Reformed church, to have charge. Services will be public. In torment trill be made ta Alliance cemetery. Friends wbo de- site may eall at tta Baew at aay time. Cm'-i.-.-. CHURCH ORDAINS. At tta Immanuel Reformed chareh Sunday H. T. Stuckey was ordained aa elder of the church, H. P. Harshaad A. E. Wertenberger, wbo bad previously been ordained, were Inslsltod se deacons. Tta chareh services otber thaa the above ware ths usual aaiiltmn. No Warning Given British Steamers Carrying Amerl- H cans—State Department Trying to Learn if Submarine or Floating Mines Wrecked Liner — Bulk of Evidence Points to Submarine Attack, But President Wilson Patiently Investigates Before Announcing Policy—One American Killed, Another Wounded on the Englishman—International Situation Be- ^comes Grave, International New* Servlc*." Washington D. C, March 27.—Germany win be held responsible if it ahall be proven that tbe channel liner Sussex and the steamer Englishman were torpedoed aad did aot atrike Sooting mines. This was made very plain at the state department today' where, it was explained by Secretary Lansing that only German submarines have been Operating in the waters of the channel aear about the British Isles. The question under Investigation ls whether lt actually was a submarine that attacked the Sussex aud the Englishman. If it shall be conclusively demonstrated that It was, then the United States promptly will hold Germany to account. Up to tba pieseBI' this government has no ooa. elusive proof whether a torpedo or a floating mine was responsible. The bulk of the evidence -potato to e tor* pedo in each instance. But up to now it is inconclusive. It wss pointed oat that while a French naval officer at Boulogne told the American consular representative that a portion of a demolished torpedo had been recovered from the damaged Sussex, so far as this government was concerned this remains "to be proven. - V-ift President Plainly Worried. It was learned that President Wilson is very seriously concerned over' the present situation. If It is proven that submarines again .are attacking merchant vessels . without warning— the preponderance mt, evidence obtainable through diplomatic and unofficial sources seem completely to tatoonstrnto this—it is unlikely that there will be any further diplomatlo negotiations on Ita subject Instead tta president will present all the facts ta the case to congress add announce that ta hta opinion tba time haa come fta definite action. A high administration official who id familiar with ail of the details, today outlined the situation as follows for the International News Service: "The loss of the American lives on the Englishman and the Sussex, a ferry steamer, Is so serious that tbo situation resulting therefrom must be brought to a head wltb tta least pos. Bible delay and all of the facts conclusively proven. "The administration regards the at, tacks on the Sussex aad tta Englishman, if, aa expected, tt shall be shown they wen torpedoed, se tbe climax of a series of mishaps which, is al* most positive proof that submarines are again attacking merchant vessels without warning. It was the possibility of something of this kind happen* Ing which the president had in mind When In his Lusitania note of July 21, Germany was told toat "Friend*" ship itself prompts lt to say to the imperial government tbat repetitions by the commanders of German naval vessels in contravention of thoso rights (thoso guaranteed by international law) must be regarded by the government of the United States when they affect an American citizen as deliberately unfriendly. "If it shall be proven that ths sal* emn pledges given by Germany that the rules of international law will bis scrupulously observed have been violated, then It must be assumed that diplomacy has failed and tta, president plan his nest step, "With diplomacy exhausted except* Ing the questioned right of the executive branch to sever diplomatic relations, the president's next step mast be to lay the entire matter before ooa*' gross aad aak tta. adyipe. «*u assist* laee; .1 *"drw '*» "Nothing in tta existing situation would WOT^r'say fWther exchange of mere diplomatlo notes." Ambassador Sharp reported from Paris today ttat aeveral ot the passengers on the Sussex personally ' have assured htm ttat they saw tto wake of a torpedo jast before the channel steamer was wrecked by the explosion. This will have a material offset in determining the question or responslblllty.. It.ls expected that affidavits from these passengers wfll be sent to the.state department at once. (Continued on page, torso.) Villa Escapes the Carranzista PLines, Not American, Says if Funston; Mexicans Hostile International N*w* Servlc*. Washington, D. C, March B7. —General Funston this afternoon reported to tto war department that two of toe eight aeroplanes that accompanied tto Pershing expedition Into Mexico, have bora destroyed, four of tbem dlsshtali leaving bet tore foe active service. International News Bervlee. San Antonio, Texas, March 27.— That Carranza troops actually are hostile to tbe American forces operating around Namlquipa In tto hunt tse Francisco Villa waa practically admitted by Major Oeneral Funston today. He clearly indicated ttat tba Mexctoe government troops are aot cooperating with Oeneral Pershlpgs column. __fi General Funston declared untrue a repert that Villa had escaped by breaking through the Amerleaa lines. He asserted that the bandit tegdsr bad escaped by a carefully laid trap by breaking through ttt Carranza Haas.* " Salf When aaked tf the Carranza troop* were believed to have purposely permitted this, General Funston said: "Far ta it from ms to attaek tbs integrity of oer supposed allies." Iateraatlonal If*w* a* maa, Saa Antonio. Texas, March 27.— Amerleaa. troops sre pressing close upon tto heels Of Franolsco Villa ead bto fleeing bandits, 240 miles south of the border. Major Oeneral Funston said todsy. "I would aot ta surprised to hear at any time that our men had been la contact with Ito Vtlllstoe," said General Funston. "The United 8tate* troops are operating la Bnt columns. Three of these are operating aador tto direction of Colonel Dodd* aad tto three others are acting aa sup- porto." The main bees of the Americans in Mexico is at Casas Grandes. The chief outpost te at Bl Valle. General Pershing, ia his i sports to headquarter* here, taa confirmed the reports tbat Villa succeeded la escaping from tta "ling of steel" which tae Carranilstas boasted had been drawn about the elusive tawdtt leader. Villa Is aow said to be in San Gerontmo canyon, south of Guerro- EffecUve operations ta this region will be very difficult for tto Amerl* cans. Tbe canyon ls about 160 miles long. It has precipituous sides that catjnot ta seated aad tbe tew ita ths leading to the wooded heights above are known to oaly few. It was here that Villa for yeara defied the Mexican regulars seat by President Dlas to apprehend him. i ig£ General Funston was without any official confirmation today of reports that a body of Mexicans bad attacked aa American detachment near El Valle last Friday and that six United States soldiers took part ln the attack, but General FunstOn refused to discuss these rumor*. - General Funston refused to Intimate what ascret information aa te condition* in Mexico had beea given btaa in General Peahing's report. Tbls part of Pershing'* despatch waa forwarded to Washington, but was deleted trom tbe account glvea te Uto newspaper correspondents here. "What was derated from General Pershing's report?" General Funston wsa asked today. "I decline to discuss tt," was his repty. "What about tbe Carranzistas' refusal to cooperate wltb the American troops?" tbe general then was naked. That 1* wbat I deleted," waa Feaatoa'a answer. Border reports persist, to predicting Jhat the Carranzistas aria ultimately cast their let wtth Villa. The Amerleaa military authorities mini- ' mize thess reports aad attribute thefat to certain Interest which they sccuse of attemptng to bring about intervention. V» BBtebtiah Infantry Record International Bow*' Bar * lc*. Ia tto Sold in Mexico. March 21, vie aeroplane to Columbua, N, M., March 27.—Some et tto Infantry with tta more advanced flying columns of tte pultive expedition have aew covered over lid miles of Mexican roads aad are still moving, lt to not improbable toat before they get througb tbey wfll have established aa American record fta loag distance Infantry operations. (Continued oe terns Tares) WAMTED: BOYB rf TO LEARN PACKING: GOOD WAGEB; STEADY EMPLOYMENT. SEBRING POTTERY CO, 8EBRI88G, tA |