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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-07
CLASH WITH
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strength OF their infantry. with a
slight advantage 10 the Germans. who
however. were ordered TO retire
These tactics were Characteristic OF
the lighting for several days previous
10 September 3.
He gives a description Of an en-
EaRement near Senlis. on large
open plain. over which the three main
roads converge into Senlis. A French
battery. hidden IN an orchard and
behind earthworks engaged the Ger
man artillery which occupied a posi-
ton on a ridge three miles distant on
the opposite side % the plain.
zone heard the curious whistle %
the French melinite shells" says the
writer Then a cluster % little clean
white balls appeared over the ridge.
20 be followed a few seconds later
BY the report.
The Germans were using mostly
heavy guns. though there was n bat.
terry somewhere further along the
road. which from time 20 time shelicd
the French troops concealed In the
forda % the rolling plough land The
Germans succeeded IN dlslodRing
some Of the French
a couple squadrons OF dragons
appeared suddenly out Of the hollow
and trotted 200 yards 70 the rear
they were changing thew ground An
infantryman who sought cover under
The same haystack az myself. told mo
that a shell had burst IN the middle
OF his section and put four men out
Of action.
Had Little EReet
Heavy shells. on the other hand.
seemed 20 have little effect on the
French battery. 70 kept its position
On tho orchard and maintained a reru.
lar IRE. while big splashes OF dun
grey smoke marked the shells which
we're trying 20 end a. and which
crashed into the ground behind de-
position. now 10 this. now 20 that
side o. tho road.
The French guns fired NJ frnquens
Intervals. on the roads outside forces
OF French cavalry came and went Z
waited for n fuHillade 20 break out "a
The woods % the right and left of the
open country. who're tho French an.
peared % BE- pushing forward. but 10
Oh not come An attack. % seemed.
might come towards evening. 90 I
left 5eulia and rode Eve miles back
on The left % the French position 20
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-07
HarTTsH DEET vIoIATTEo nUErs

LONDON Sept TN. urftt-s 49,.
.Lnnlent TODAY made uTfrtnI denial 70
me German charrra that dunn dun, nm.
~. nal been found on English and
lows. A"i
Neither thc British nor ths French
tININ nae in tfH uOrerarfHn or Nnr fu.
anf nnf approved PATTERNS on rfna
snl revolver ammunition which a. rnf
MIfinge in any respect the uroViai0na az
The Hague convention.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-07
CHOLERA HITS
CITY Of BERLIN

LONDON. Sept. "a Copenhagen dis
patch TO the Mail dated Friday says;
Private letters show that owing to
the fact that many German doctors are
at the front. Berlin Is finding IL diffi-
and cholera
Enormous numbers OF wounded are
arriving at Vienna, where owing 10 the
meat famine the people have been COM
PEELED to become vegetarians."
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chamberlaln's Eminent.

n you are ever troubled with achrs.
pains or soreness 81 the muscles. you
Will appreciate tho good qualities OF
Chamborlain's Linimenu Many suffer.
erH from rheumatism and sciatica have
used 10 with the best results 10 is
especially valuable for lumbago and
lame back For sale By all all deal
ora
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-07

Games a. Movahaia park. 4 dance and
dinner viii BE- given at the EIka club
IN that city. IN the evening. W. A.
korsch. president OF the company will
present TO every employe who has
reached his or, her hfth year OF their
employment with the concern, with a
beautiful diamond ring.
Fins Eouipmsnt-
The trip go far has been without any
discomfort on the part % the ruerfe
The equipment was the best arf fho
party was made comfortable at.uf
$50 boarded tho train al pnrher~hrr,-
and they we're Joined BY thirteen Others
~ Marietta Comprising the Marfeffa
ard sietcravllle DELEGATIONS eieven
more az L1noavllie forming the Zanea-
VIE and Wheclinr employee Al New.
ark number 81 others from C0iun5h.1s
and other points Joined the party
Iuere we're n Few unnVnfHn Re afra.r
which caused the rnrrfnT ~ $500
eaacnee o. p somcwhat DELAYED. but the
travellers took 90 GOOD rafurrfiv
lreakfaat was served on their arrival IL
hotel followed
President Hrrsch has taken every
measure o. provide Tor the comfort
-itetN ond pleasure Of those who are
nlasinE the trip. This picnic On said 81
the most elaborate one that has We.
o. here this season.
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KAISER'S DEMANDS
ARE $4,000, 900

LONDON, Sept. 6.--A Reuter- dispatch
from Ostend quotes reservists from Lille
as saying that war levy OF $40 900. 900
has been imposed on that district by the
Germans.
COPENHAGEN. Sept. 6.-The Berlin
er Tagehlatt announces that DIR. Kari
Helfferich, director OF the Deuteche
bank, and Dr. Paul Won Schwabach. head
OF the Bleichroeder firm. who are serv-
Ing as reserve Officers In a Cuirassicr
regiment. have been appointed 10 attend
TO the arrangement for the payment OF
Belgian war contributions
1t Is recalled that bismarck in 1871
employed the head OF the Bleichroeder
firm at that time as financial expert in
connection with the French war indem-
nifty"
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Our Fall and Winter Hats are now
ready for your Inspection. No opening
later. Marsden L. colyig. fO44 Main
Street
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ALLIES ARB

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The Washington times., 1914-12-15
CAPITAL SHIVERS IN
GRIP OF COLD WAVE
Eleven Above Zero Recorded in
This City. While Winnipeg,
Canada, Has 20 Below.

Washington today is shivering on the
CCldcst uav of the season.
The cold wave hich struck the Dis
trict shortly before dark last night
and which became more intense early
today. succeeded in driving the mercury
10 eleven degrees above zero shortly
after six o'clock this morning. And
there Is going to be but little let up
IN the cold snap during the next forty
eight hours. the Weather Bureau says.
The wave which gave the city its
rrst real taste of winter, is general
throughout She United state ana Cana
ia Winnipeg, Canada, aWoke today
L" find that the mercury had dropped
% degrees below zero during the night
Below zero temperatures arc reported
today in West Virgin a. western Penn
Sylvsnia, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois. Wis
cunsin, Minnesota, and the Northwest.
Devils Lake, y. d, reported the low
est - below zero. 1t was = below at
cincinnati, Chicago. and Pittsburgh, 10
below at st. Paul, and above at Oma-
ma. Neb.
Boston reported Is above. New York
10 above. Atlantic City Il above, and
Ashcvillc, y. G., above.
Extremely low temperatures in Cali
Norma are reported
In the Middle Atlantic States, the
NCdlNeT Is SBSuUN IlllOeI- ELEVEN ue-
grees above zero was the lowest point
cached.
Tho cold snap was not unexpected in
Washington. consequently the suffering
is not great. The city was prepared
for the wave and WRshingtonians are
doing but little grumbling. 1t should
continue for another forty-eisht hours.
Fair tonight and tomorrow, with but
little change in temperature. the lowest
temperature TO be L degrees, is tOday's
forecast
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
Credit Mems Counsel
Addresses Local Branch

Branding the United States as the
most wasteful of nations J. II. Tregoe.
secretary OF the National Association of
Credit Men. speaking last night at the
annual meeting of the Washington As
ISOLATION OF Credit Men at the New
Ebbitt. urged his auditors to unite with
the national body in its effort to wipe
out the annual bad debt'' waste of
the country which amounts aprroxi-
matcly TO $3.50, 900 COS.
Julius II. Cohen, counsel for the ma
tiOnal association. outlined steps that
are now being taken both by the bar
and the credit mems association to
establish for business as high and
stringent a code of ethics as now pre-
walls for lawyers. Edwin A. krauthoff,
of Kansas City. also spoke
At the conclusion OF the addresses
the election of officers was held, re-
sulting as follows: II. III. Mckee. presi-
dent; Arthur J. May, vice president,
and r. n. Earnshaw. W. T. Galaher,
w. T. Offterdlnger. John Poole and S.
G. Redman, members of tho board of
directors.
Mr.. Cohen pointed TO the placing on
the statutes of sixteen States, a law
making II criminal for an individual to
make n false statement to obtain credit
as the greatest legislative step which
the organization has made. y fund is
now being raised, he added, to prose-
cute cases and conduct investigations
of alleged violations of this measure, in
all parts of the United States.
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
Advises Lime
for tuberculosis

According to the Journal of the
American Medical Associations July
"a, 1912, Page 3os), DIR. c. r.. Olsen,
of Minneapolis, holds that @defci-
ency Of calcium lllme) 10 responsible
for the physical conditions which lead
to tuberculosis, .and the therapy he
advocates rests on this basis
One of the reasons for the wide
spread success or Eckman'E Altsra-
tive in the treatment of tuberculosis
and chronic throat and bronchial
troubles is its ability to supply this
deficiency
1t contains a lime salt in such form
and so combined with other remedial
agents as to be easily assimilated by
the average person. There are on
record many cases in which IL seems
to have effected complete and last
ing betterment
However we make no exaggerated
claims for Eckman's Alternative We
prefer that IL be tried on the same
basis one tries any other prescrip-
tion, and we believe IL will help, for
1T HAS HELPED in many cases.
II contains no opiates, narcotics or
habit-forming drugs Therefore. IL -
safe to take II your druggist is out
OF il, he will order, or you can set
IL direct
Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia.
Sold by O'DonneIIs Drug stores.
Washington. ID. G. -Advt.-
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
TAKOMA CITIZENS
PROTEST RATE RAISE
Council Adopts Resolution Re-
questing Interstate Commits
sion Disapprove Action.

\ decided impetus to the fight which
commuters along the Metropolitan
branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad are waging against the new
commuters rates which the railroad
recently announced, was given last
night when the mayor and council OF
Takoma Park. Md. which is the largest
town of Montgomery county. unanl-
mously adopted resolutions requesting
the Interstate Commerce Commission
TO disapprove the proposed increases.
The action was taken after an argu-
ment in its favor by George w. Nus
bnum, Takoma Fark representative of
the commuters association. The asso-
citation IA much encouraged at the
action OF the Takoma Park council,
which will establish n precedent for
other municipalities along the line
which will be affected by the Increases
In discussing the matter, Mr.. Nus
baum said, In part:
For many years these people have
been building up communities along
the METROPOLITAN branch. Few of them
enjoy more than very moderate incomes,
and many are paying by degrees for
their homes. considerable prosortion,
il NAV he added, are employed in the
Government departments in Washing
ton. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
HAS .lnuuCe-
ments to people to settle along this
road. chief among which, perhaps, was
"A schedule of reasonable Communication
and family rates.
The property values along the road
have been and are now, dependent in
no small measure on passenger rates.
especially on those for commuters, and
the same is true to an appreciable TX
tent of such value in many parts of
Montgomery county not directly served
by the Metropolitan branch. Notice
should he taken of the fact that for
number of years there has been a
gradual curtailing in several respects of
service rendered. FIRST, may he men
toned the right to check baggage free
on communication tickets: then, about
four years ago the Baltimore and Ohio
company abolished school tickets be-
tween Maryland points and Washington,
and since then school children twelve
years of age and upward have had to
paw the same fare as adults: seyeraI
weeks ago the privilege OF free transpor-
tation for marketing, groceries, ice and
many other commodities was abolished
at considerable additional expense TO
patrons, and. finally, the people along
the line are confronted with a 45 per
cent increase in communication rates and
other substantial increases in passenger
rates"
The commission was requested to dis
approve the increases in toto. Copies
will &c sent to the commission and made
Il part of the town records.
The council reduced the water rates
at the meeting last night from 5000 per
The Washington times., 1914-12-15

OF this series of highways that more
than half Of the counties through which
these roads will pass between Washing
ton and Atlanta have already made ap-
plication Tor the cooperation of the
Federal Government.
other cities. too, wish the system cT-
tended to their locality. Augusta and
Savannah. Ga. and Jacksonville. Fla,
are among those cities from whom re-
quests have been received asking that
the work be extended to their districts.
Details An Expert.
The Government office of public roads
is proceeding to the construction of
these model highways. including others
In sections remote from those traversed
by the proposed Observation-Disclosures
pike. under the following conditions:
When any section or city applies for
the help from the Government. through
its local officials. it is granted. pro-
vided the section or city provides all
material. labor and teams necessary for
the work. The Federal Government
then details an expert road engineer to
carry the work through.
Thirty-two object lesson roads have
been completed during tho past year.
some OF them destined TO become a part
Of the Washington-At Atlanta system when
its component parts are finally strung
together. One was constructed in Arr
iona, three in Florida. one in Massa-
chusetts. three in Mississippi. one in
Missouri, ten in North Carolina, one in
South Carolina, nine in Texas. and three
in Virginia.
These thirty-t~o roads were not all
constructed along the same lines. or OF
the Same materials however. There
were of bitunlinous macadam. one of
cement concrete, one of b!tuu,inous sur
face treatment. two of plain macadam,
nine Of gravel. eleven OF sard clay,
three OF top soil and two Of earth.
As Object Lesson.
There has also been considerable &C
tivity during the past year in the office
of public roads toward the Improvement
of post roads in which each State or
county requesting the improvement
agrees to work. The area of POST roads.
ohject-Iesson and experimental roads
constructed during the year by the
Government aggregated nearly 10000
The Washington times., 1914-12-15

bondsmcn accepted. and ii vas hot
lands OF Indian ChiLirrn to be sold ~
appraisement infuCnC'l by prospective
purchasers. and FOR inadequate prices.
''Wrongdoers have been prosecuted:
estates have been recovered; dishonest
and incompetent guardians have been
removed; worthless bonds have been re-
placed with responsible bondsmen, and
hundreds OF thousands of dollars have
been saved to Indian minors and safely
invested for their benefit. These direct
results are also increased to an extent
which can only be Appropriated by the
moral influence which has resulted. oper-
ating powerfully to prevent repetition
OF wrongdoing and TO insure better con-
ditions in the future" concludes the
Commissioner.
The Washington times., 1914-12-15

square yards. an increase Of more than
~ per cent over the total for his
During the coming wear. bNSl,i.s puSh-
lUg the work on the WaslinS.ci.-Atlan-
II system, the public roads office vii
cooperate with the Department Of the
Interior in improving the highways i'll
some of the national parks.
To care for this work. new division
has been created in the office 81 pub
lie roads. The work OF his new bureau
VIII be predicated upon IN" fact that
congress has provided thai ten per
cent or the receipts of the Forest Ser
wee shall be expended in constructing
roads and trails within the national
forests. The money available for this
work in 19l2 amounted to fssl lae
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
New u. S. Gun Can Wing
Planes 5000 Feet in Air

The United States need have little
fear from any aeroplane invasion, ac-
cording to Admiral Strauss, head OF
the navy ordnance department, who
is authority today for the statement
that the United States has devised an
especially effective "anti-aircraft gun"
This gun has been found useful at a
range of 5000 feet in the air. and IL
could be directed to height of 7.0OD
feet, Strauss believes.
Still another gun. useful in this kind
OF defense. is one which shoots n thir-
teen-pound shell. Tho first gun Is an
automatic.
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
Bitter Cold Brings Acute
Suffering in New York

. NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Hundreds Of
she!teTless poor were driven to the
municipal lodging house and other char
liable organizations today by the first
bitterly colo weather Of the winter.
The sudden and penetrating cold, COM
ing after sharp drop of thirty-five
degrees in the temperature. brought
acute suffering. The mercury stood at
l. degrees above early today and zero
weather NAV come tonight.
The municipal lodging house was
filed bv midnight and the overflow was
taken care of at the recreation pier
az East Twenty-fourth street Big
stoves were kept going at the pier and
applicants were furnished with heavy
blankets. Nearly leo were in the bread
line at the Bowery Mission this morn
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
PHTHIS|S. DECREASING
RACE OF RED MEN
Commissioner Sells in Report
Estimates $4,000 of 49,
600 Have tuberculosis.

Eight thousand cases of tuberculosis
and p.OOo cases of tracnoma were found
among 61,2o1 Indians. examined during
the last year by physicians and sur
geons of the Interior Department.
In his annual report. made public to-
day. Commissioner Cato Sells. estimates
that. of the IS. 100 Indians on reserva-
tons. 5000 have tuberculosis, and z, ;
600 trachoma-
Plans have been prepared for the
building Of seven hospitals at a Cost
of from $1,000 to s15,O0O each. on the
reservations where need OF medical at
tention is most keenly felt.
Resources Were Exploited.
Since assuming office. the commits
sioner says he has been impressed with
the idea that many of the natural re-
sources Of reservations, which have
been exploited to the profit of the white
man. might better be developed for the
financial benefit of the Indians He
finds this particularly true of the graz
ing lands. believing that there Is no
more lucrative industrial opportunity
open TO the Indians than to discontinue
the Srazing-leasing and grazing permit
system. and in its place have the In
dians engage in the stock-raising bust
ness.
With this end in view a plan for
creating tribal herds was instituted on
those reservations having areas of
grazing lands. and nearly a million dol
lars was expended in the purchase Of
well-bred stock.
On reservations where the land is
more suitable to agriculture, the Com
missioner has made special Efforts to
increase interest in farming. and $50
farmers have been engaged as instrGc-
tors.
Mention is made of the extensive oil
discoveries in Oklahoma and efforts
made to prevent waste.
There was great increase during the
year. the report saw. in the number of
Indian children IN she public schools o.
the West.
A reorganization of the procedure
relative to the probdting OF the estates
of minor children IN Oklahoma, IS re-
garded by Commissioner Sells as his
greatest accomplishment. Children of
the Five Civilized Tribes. in oklahoma.
are the riches. minors, on a per capita
basis, in the world, due to the fact that
they each drew equal shares with their
parents in the allotment of tribal lan1s.
a Create amount of Pro-
bate work than existed any place else
IN the world sprang up. and with il
abuses by the INSCRIPTIONS. grew.
Guardians were appointed without
regard TO their illness. and inSolycnt
The Washington times., 1914-12-15

5000 cubic feet to 1900 effective Janu-
airy ]. Water meter rent is also dis
in all cases where the property
owner has paid such rent for three
years. A charge equal to the actual
cost of the meter and the connections
will be made In the future to all water
users upon the installation of the meter,
the meter to remain the property offs the
town of Takoma Park. All damage to
meters beyond the ordinary wear and
tear will he charged against the owner.
Tho minimum charge annually for water
will be 80. and the charge for each ad-
ditional 100 cubic feet will he II cents
beyond the 5000 cubic feet entitled by
the minimum charge.
The treasurer's report for the month
showed receipts of s3.SS2.52, expenditures
of S,32S.14. and a balance on hand of
8. 5543s. Those present at the meeting
were Mayor s. W. Williams. Council
men f. f. Blodgett, II. F. Taff. II. f.
Rogers, +. S. La Fetra, l.. r. Grabill.
r l. Lewton, and Town Clerk and
Treasurer Ben G. Davis.
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
Director Page Plans
delRoadSysten1
Atlanta, Ca. to Be Connected
With National Capital by
Trunk Highway Built Under
Federal Supervision.

Washington, D. c., and Atlanta,
Ga, are to be connected BY SyS-
tenn of model roads, if plan of
the director of public roads, Logan
Waller Page, is carried out.
During the past year nearly
100000 square yards of such high
nays, some of which nil figure
in the WaShington-AtIdnta system,
we're laid.
Already more than half the couH-
ties through which this system mill
pass hare signifed their williHg-
ness to cooperate NTH the Federal
Government in bringing this about.
BY KENDRICK ScoFIELD.
Long have the humorist and the au-
thor of melodramatic fiction depended
upon the ubiquitous country road mud
hole to furnish them plot mechanism.
Hurrying motorists have been brought
Misfortune has laid in wait for alfalfa
bearded farmers in its unsupported
depths.
There is no means of knowing just
how many automobile Opponents. plan
ned and executed between best-seller
covers. have been brought to an igno-
minious end by the motors habit OF
slIIung lust as the wheels of the ma
chine. i'm which the two fond lovers are
escaping parental opposition, sink TO
the hubs. Likewise there is no census
OF the myriad agriculturists who, in
real life, have lost their religions and
the off hind wheels of their wagons ST.
in some muddy rut
But now the ardent fictfonist must
have a care what road he chooses as
the scene of his heartbreaking elope-
ment fiasco. if he selects any highway
between washington and Atlanta. Ga.
he must do so advisedly. The farmers
along those roads. too. have reason 10
take heart. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture has already begun
work upon a series of model roads
which should within the next few years
connect the National Capital with the
capital CITY of the Southern State, by
series of model highways.
Terms of Agreement.
During the pasa twelve months the
director of public roads. Logan Waller
page. has been engaged in work preli-
minary to the formulation of this good
roads plan.
The scheme as finally adopted, In
wolves the payment of sums for the
upkeep Of such roads as the department
may construct. by the counties through
which they pass, upon the condition that
the Federal Government will provide
engineers who shall supervise the road
s-r-ra Ton. hot ha rrh
completed. shall be an object lesson in
the maintenance Of good roads on suf-
large scale to attract general
attention.
Director Page declares that so popular
has been the idea of the construction
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
Canal Tolls Receipts
Pass First Million Mark

Receipts " s3s7.242 in canal tolls dur
ing November, and receipts OF N.1S5.-
205.01 since the opening OF the
canal in August. are reported by Gov
crnor Cocktails. There have been 257
vessels. of 1.297.4sA tonnage. passed
through the canal since the opening.
November, with ninety-two boats using
the canal. showed the largest business.
The Washington times., 1914-12-15
Historians of District
Will Meet Tonight

The Columbia Historical Society will
meet tonight at O'Clock in the banquet
hall OF the Shoreham. The principal
address will be a tribute 10 the late
Hugh r. Taggart. of the society. by
William Henry Dennis. Caleb Clarke
Magrudcr. jr., also will speak.