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Tom McNahon. Jimmy Dimes best
heavyweight. will meet Carl Morris
at Pittsburgh March /
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-23

bane's refusal to make I22 pounds
ringsidc.
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struck few chords so as to give Sally
a breathing space while she CONSIDERED
a song that would suit him. "lt you
please. me-" he added, Il can give you
an engagement to sing in my restau-
rant for $50 a week.
Sally's slim hand sought support
even as it had when she had seen the
money in her letter She smiled, how
ever, and Philip watched the dawning
happiness that he was one day to bring
into his own and Sally's life. Neither OF
them knew for the second that love
was weaving them into its net, but
Sally did know that she was going to
sing as she had never sung for any one
else.
When she had finished Philip sat
silently looking at her. That his char
acter study had led him into wonderful
places, and that Sally had not proved
wanting in any of the attributes Of per-
feet being, as we'll rs his discovery OF
a most appealing voice. held him silent
II could easily make it hundred,
he said finally, but you might only
sing a few weeks for me and-go Off
to the continent or something like that
he ended laughingly, for Sally was very
near to tears.
"There is no use--in my trying to
thank YOU" she said softly.
Philip did not tell her until long after
thew were married that he had wanted
to test her character. Even so Sally
, only moved nearer him and dropped her
; head on his massive shoulder.
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the reporters a seat at one Of their
meetings.
Mr.. Marley presided, and half doz-
en- street car magnates made intern
perate speeches denouncing the u1-
fairness OF the measure, which was
grand material for the literary
geniuses who had to have news
whether there was any or not. 1t was
clear case. If the street car mag
mates were against Senator Allerton's
stern but just bill for the Protection
of Municipalities Against the Monopo-
listic Perpetuity Of Street Car Com
panies. the newspapers were for It
on behalf Of the people! Sledge sat
In the back corner Of the room, and
listened in expressionless abstraction.
He never said word.
At late hour, after an impromptu
banquet, Frank Marley went home,
and then the real meeting took place
Just an informal gathering in the
apartments Of w. w. Wakefield. No
body presided at this meeting, al
though Sledge made few very brief
remarks: and there we're no report
ers present.
Marley found Molly waiting Tor MIN,
and she slipped down to join him In
the den when she heard him.
1--WE been trying to get you all af-
ternoon and evening" she told him,
full Of an urgent fear which would
not down. II phoned to the hotel for
you several times
Eyes, I received the CALI he &C.
knowledged; land more than one. On
one occasion l was in the very midst
OF q speech. I wish you would not
intrude your personal affairs upon me,
Molly, when you know that | am very
busy"
'This is not personal, except in that
1t affects all Of u.s." she patiently ex.
planned. tits business"
He smiled.
(To be continued)
1
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KAISER WILL APOLOGIZE

Basel, Switzerland, Feb. 18.-Emper'
or William will apologize personally to
James w. Gerard, the American am
bassador to Germany, for the hostile
demonstration which occurred at a
Berlin theater on the evening Of Feb
8, according to telegram received
from Berlin.
Ambassador Gerard and party
from the United States embassy were
attending theater in Berlin on Feb.
8 when man in the audience protest
ed because they were speaking Eng
lish. When informed that his remarks
were directed against the American
ambassador the man began loud and
violent TRADE against the United
States for permitting the expectation
of arms. The individual was finally
suppressed by the theater attendants.
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LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK
~ LEE PAPE

1 was laying avn the setting room
foar reeding book last mite and pop
CAIN in, saying, All, thare, are you
digesting food for thawt and taking
the 'convolooshins of the brane out
for exercise
No sir, I'm reeding book, sed.
Then you are also doing wat jest
remarked, sed pop, for developing the
mind and Expanding the soul give me
book evvry time, reeding is the
mothir Of wisdom and the fathir of a
high forehead. and l am glad to KUN
ackross you evvry wunts in vile
with yure noze in a book, even IT
chares are the phases for reeding and
not the floar.
1 can understand it bettir avn the
fioar, sed.
Well, aftir awl, as they say, thares
nuthing like getting down to erth in
the sertch for truth, sed pop, and you
coodent get mulch neerer erth than
the floar unless you wunt to take a
candle and go down in the celler and
reed
No sir, this is awl rite. I sed.
And wat musty tome are you peroos-
ing, sed pop.
Sir, sed.
Wat are you reeding, sed pop.
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It's book fownd upstares avn the
top shelf Of yure bookcase. | sed.

| It's book fownd upstares avn the
top shelf Of yure bookcase, sed.
You climb to the top shelf to get
them and get down avn the foar to
reed them, sed pop, my boy, | am
proud of you, you have awl the eer
marks Of a fillosofer, as Plato sed,
reed, lern and be thawtfill, for tomor.
70 you may haff to 60 to werk, but
you haven't told me yet the naim of
yure book.
don't no weathir can pernounts
it, I sed.
For the luv of Noah Webster, do
you reed things you cant even per.
MOUNTS, sed pop, we'll, we cant do moar
than try in this imperfeckt werld, wat
duz it sownd like.
It's stort stories. I sed, It's called
Tales by Guy de Maupussant.
Wat, help, merder, police, Anthony
Komstock, sed pop. And he ran and
grabbed the book away frum me, say.
ing, Leev it to you of awl my books
to feest yure yung mind avn this
wun. And he went and hid it sum.
wares and CAIN back with anuthir
wun and handid it to me, beeing, The
Lives Of the Saints, saying. Heer, try
this for an antydote. WITCH l red
about 2 pages of it and then went out
to see II eny Of the fellos was GROUND.
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length and with much heat, just why
the proposed legislation was iniqui-

length and with much heat, just why
the proposed legislation was iniqui'
tous
ut would be burden" he con-
tended. upon the already overburden-
ed transportation companies, ana
would reduce the inducements for In.
vestment in this form of much-needed
enterprise to minimum. The people
do not seem to realize that they can
not have the improved street car fac1'
lities for which they clamor, unless
proposition is made which would be
attractive to investors
There being eight active-minded IN
reviewers about him at the time, IN
the lobby Of the Abbott, Mr.. Marley
, posed smilingly, in the innocent be-
lief that he would be correctly quot
ed, and stroked his Vandyke with
complacent assurance.
what percentage does an investor
need to make proposition attrac-
tive?" inquired young man VINO
made disbelief a profitable profession.
Frank Marley had him that time!
-Four per cent, or even three. where
there is no risk" he laughingly re-
piled, with quite justifiable pride IN
his quick penetration. "The constant
threat, however, OF competition, OF
adverse legislation, of city improve
ment expense. renders street railway
investment speculative one, except
and here he cleverly bore the STOCK
market in mind" except In raplaly
growing municipality like Ring Guy
, the transportation facilities OF winch
are vastly inadequate
"You think there's room for two
companies in Ring City, them" sug'
gested the young man, who, because
he believed nothing. had been elected
spokesman OF the interviewing party
by voiceless consent.
"Plenty," asserted Mr.. Marley
quickly.
He bore the balance of that inquisi'
ton fiawlessly. and the Outstanding
W. w Wakefield listened In quiet ap'
prevail Marley, by common consent
had been permitted to be the one to
give out this interview, and that all
the reporters surprised out Of him was
everything that he knew-namely
that the street car interests OF the
state were in jeopardy by reason OF
Senator Allerton's unexpected and
drastic bill. 1t was even hinted, by
coarse and meanly suspicious anti
Allerton organ, that the state senator
had framed this bill merely as nola
up of the street railway corporations
and that. after the senator had acnleV
ed his nefarious purpose Of clubbing
the companies into submission and
tribute, the bill, which was boon
and a blessing for the downtown pub
lic, would die in committee, and nev'
er be heard Of more.
Now that the bars were down, and
the secret out, the street car mag
mates were bold in their defiance. NC
matter what the ultimate purpose OF
| the bill, whether for buncombe OF
blackmail, they meant to fight 1t tooth
and toe-nail, and they even allowed
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SUPPOSED v|CTORN
DULY CELEBRhTEp
PEOPLE OF TURKEY LEAD TO 81
LIEVE THAT THE INVASION I
OF EGYPT is REALITY.

Alexandria, Egypt, Feb. 1S.-PasseI
gers by the American cruiser Tenne;
see, which has been bringing refuged
from the coast of Syria to Egypt, are.
authority for the statement that while
no actual atrocities have been commit.
ted by the Turks in Syria, a number of
persons have been maltreated. The
population of Syria, although fanatical
is remaining calm.
The Tennessee arrived here yesterday
from the Syrian coast. Refugees on
board says that >Hassan Bey, the com.
mander at Jaffa. has rather over.
bearing manner and that he treats ma
tionals Of the entente powers with
great rigor.
Reports of great Turkish victory
in Egypt, printed in letters of gold,
have been posted in Jaffa The people
have been told that Ismalia and Suez
have been occupied by the Turks, who
are now marching on Cairo. Graphic
descriptions of the alleged sinking OF
several British cruisers in the Sue,(
canal caused the greatest jubilatior
The Turkish casualties in these engage
ments were given as ten men killed
and twenty five wounded
There was great rejoicing also at
Jerusalem, where large amount OF,
ammunition was expended in the firing
of guns to celebrate the event.
Warship to ee Relieved.
London, Feb. 18.-A dispatch froH
Alexandria to Reuters Telegram conf
pany says the United States cruiseiS
Tennessee will leave tomorrow foT
Beirut to relieve temporarily thu
North Carolina which is going tGs
Alexandria to coal.
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NO YIELDING TO- THE
AMERICAN PROTESTS
GERMAN RESPONSE.

Berlin, Feb. 18.-The reply Of
Germany to the protest of the Unit
ed States against blockade OF Brit
ish waters Is couched In the most
friendly terms but firmly maintains
the position of Germany as already
announced. The answer, which 10
a lengthy document, was converted
into code at the United States ON.
bassy under the direction Of Ambas-
sador Gerard and has been trans
mltted In full to Washington.
The note explains that Germany's
proposed action is rendered neces-
sary by Great Britain's policy Of At
tempting to cut of the food supply
for the German civil population by
method never recognized In inter-
national law. England's course in
ordering merchantmen to fly neutral
flags, eQuipping them with artillery
with orders to destroy submarines,
the German reply contends, renders
nugatory the right Of search, thus
giving Germany the right to attack
English shipping.
Germany holds that she cannot
which England has forced on her.
Since Germany must compel the
nations with which she is at war to
return to the recognized principles
of International law and restore the
freedom of the seas. she argues
that the stand she has taken is
necessary.
The note recommends that the
United States government send war
ships to England to convoy mer-
chant vessels through the danger
zone as security against attack,
with the understanding that vessels
thus guarded shall carry no war
supplies. Hope Is expressed that
the American government will un-
derstand the position in which Ger
many has been placed and appreci-
ate the reasons for it's course.
The reply closes with an express
sion of the hope that the United
States may prevail on Great Britain
ito return to the principles OF in
ternational law recognized prior to
the outbreak of the war" and in
particular to obtain the observance
of the London declaration by bel
ligerents opposed to Germany. If
this were done. the note explains.
Germany would be enabled to i'm
port food supplies and raw ma
terials.
Germany would recognize in this,
says the reply, an invaluable SER
vice toward more humane conduct
of the war and would act in accord
anee with the new situation thus
created.
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GETS RID Of VETERANS

Paris, Feb. 1S-Fourteen generals Q
brigade have been transferred to TIL
reserve list by General Joffre, tn
French commander in chief, in additf
to the nine generals of divisions whGS
transfer was announced yesterday.
The vacancies in brigade commans
will be filed by younger men. Anlo't
those promoted is Count Edouard
Machaco, son Of the former preside
of France, who has been q colonel 4
infantry. \
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Evening Story
PHlLANTHRoPic PHILIP.
(By Dorothy Douglas.)
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.

Sally Van Camp came home In a
state of complete exhaustion from re-
hearsal. Since the losing of the envelope
with her salary in It she had been
forced to 70 about her strenuous days
with scarcely enough food to nourish a
canary and to sing and give forth her
vitality as II the lack of food were a
thing Of no consequence.
The pitifully small salary she drew
for singing every night and two after
moons a week in big musical comedy
chorus was all she possessed in the way
of financial support. Each penny OF it
was carefully meted out to snatch what
she could Of life, while body and soul
seemed ever ready to part-so great
was the struggle. 1t took her every
penny to spread out over the week, so
that at the end Of those seven days
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CHAPTER XVIII.
pr..,dent Marley PresIdes.


Ferret-eyed and restless reporters
discovered the great secret Of the
clandestine street car convention.
There was no fooling them! They
besieged the delegates in their rooms,
waylaid them in corridors, followed
them in the streets, bent over tneH
Unexpectedly at table, and pursued
them almost into the privacy OF their
baths. The Ubiquitous controllers or
one of the most indispensable public
utilities had banded to fight the fine
bit Of restrictive legislation proposed
by that sterling friend Of the people,
State Senator Allerton; 80 there!
president Marley of the Ring City
Railway company, in a finally secured
Off cial interview, admitted the truth
of this. and pointed out. at great
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BRITISH REPLY.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 49,
Great Britain's answer to the Am
erican protest against interference
with United States commerce de-
MES the charge that American ships
and cargoes are unduly detained or
that detentions have been respon-
sible for depression in American In
dustries. 1t adds that If American
commerce Is depressed "the cause
ought, in fairness, be sought else
where than in the activities of the
British fleet.
The note cites among other
causes of slack business, the short
age of shipping facilities, the con-
sequent diminution of the cotton
trade, and the destruction by sub
marine mines laid by the enemy"
OF many neutral vessels.
While conceded that foodstuffs
for civil population are not con-
traband the British note declares
that "in any country in which there
exists such tremendous organiza-
ton for war as obtains in Germany,
there is no clear division between
those whom the government is re-
sponsible for feeding and whom it
is not"
The answer proclaims Great
Britain's intention to retaliate
against Germany's submarine CAM
paign.
London, Feb. 1S.-The reply of
Sir Edward Grey to the United
States shipping protest is given
hearty approval in an editorial in
the Times which says:
1T is powerful defense of the
British position founded on those
arguments of law and fact which
appeal with particular force to
American minds as to our own
The Post describes the reply as
Sir Edward has come to a realiza-
ton that war cannot be prosecuted
successfully in indulging in ideals.
Let Germany do her worst"
says the Post. ''She has done the
allies cause excellent service be-
cause her threats have destroyed
the declarations of London and
Paris and persuaded our govern
ment to exercise the full pressure of
our sea power as it was used in the
days of Nelson
The morning papers unite in eX-
pressing warm approval of the reply
of the foreign secretary. The Daily
News says:
Europe is Keeling into barbarism
The fault Is not ours but the posi-
ton of the Washington government
is none the easier for that"
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Suit Wdrships
t0C0nD0pLiners
in Danger Field

New York, Feb. 18.-Swift
British and French destroyers
will meet all threatened steam
ships flying flags of the allies
and escort them into port, &C.
cording to cable messages re-
ceived by officials of steamship
companies with Offices in this
city. The receipt of these mes
sages, officials of British and
French lines announced today,
made them confident that the
German sea decree which went
into effect today would have lit
tie effect on shipping to and
from ports in England and
France.
Inquiry at the big steamship
lines brought forth statements
that there was no intention of
changing routes or sailing
dates.
=. 4. 4
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NO PRICE FIXING BY
GREAT BRITAIN .YFI

london. Feb. Is. The house of CO
mons. after a debate which lasted
til night, refused to take a division
tho motion of the labor party that{
government take over the meansg
transport and fix maximum prices
food and coal. Although the labolS
urged a division, their plea was rej}
ed and the subject therefore is clo''
as far as parliament is concerned. I
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Elect RICITY

Electric treatment.
Electricity will cure
many diseases where
medicine has failed.
ECZEMA, chronic
skin diseases are
cured by electricity.
Pimples, warts and
moles, facial erup-
lions.
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GOlTRE-We have cured many cases.
VI goitre by the use Of electricity, as)
we'll as enlarged glands in the neck.
We can refer you to many ladies who
have been cured Of Goitre at our office.
rheumatism, Lumbago, Nervousness
Sleepless conditions, partial Paralysis.
MI nerve disorders, such as headaches
etc,. etc. We have Faradic, Galvanices,
Violet Rays x-rays High Frequency.
violet stream. Call, investigate and see
The equipment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-03

tact while in the service of the newly
rich jewellers of Red Gap, Washington.
lie writes the story himself and he en-
beavers to express himself in language
as "correct y as his conduct.
Victory: An islam Tale, Joseph Conrad.
We quote this fine bit of apprecia-
ton from the Nation of April Is: S.No
doubt Mr.. Conrad himself is enchanted
with these islands. What is more i'm
portant, he projects the spell so power
fully that the reader energies from the
perusal of the Story with numbine
sense of being no less bewitched than
was Enchanted Heyst, the Swede, who
AFTER deliberately and punctiliously
drifting through the world for 80 odd
years, snatched a fiddling girl out of
Vagabond female orchestra and van
lshed with her to his hermitage on Sam
Duran. The story exists simply that
you may be aware of these two, and
when 1t is done with, there they are -
though they are not-as real, as elusive.
as 1ndubitable, as intangible as any
hVlng soul In the flesh .
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tocracy. At any time he is so inclined
he can take demit from the associa-
ton of toilers and spinners, in the COM
Portable assurance that his dues are paid
for in advance. Bryan has worked the
Democratic party and the public for ali
there is in it in the way of honor and
cold cash. What has he handed out in
return? Principally talk Whatever else
Bryan may be, he ism t any joke. He
has had, and in measure retains, a ire
mendous power for mischief That his
resignation from the Wilson cabinet was
a plain notice of his determination to
start on the war path is the general be-
lief Of those who know him best.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-03

England S voluntary labor system APP
pears to have produced results. But
the voluntarinesS Of it is less I'M
pressivc than the results. 1t was vol
.untary against grim background of
compulsion. The trades unionists had
seven days within which to demonstrate
their power to produce a sufficient
number of men to manufacture war
munitions. They appear to have made
good on their pledge. But the spur
was the menace of compulsion Eng
land breathes more freely, that that ex-
IRENE step has not been necessary
and the government is released from a
tremendous responsibility and relieved
of a risk which it must have faced with
reputation concealed. Compulsory labor
does not sit kindly on the Englishman S
mind
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-03

The twelfth month of the European
war has begun and the end of the terri
bic conflict is apparently as far
off as ever. The situation seems to
have resolved itself into a question
.of resources and endurance. The Ger
manic allies, notwithstanding their
enormous losses, are holding firmly to
the g,aater part of their western
front and making progress in the east.
But the fighting force of the French
does not seem to be diminished and
there is no question but that Great Brit
ain s military strength is growing all
the time Russia, whether its armies he
advancing or retreating, is keeping a
arge force of Austrians and Germans
engaged and thereby preventing a
strengthening of the lines for a new of
ensive on the western front or against
Italy in the south. How much longer
the present situation can continue is
of course, problematical. Even military
experts, made cautious by the failure of
previous predictions, do not venture TO
risk guess.