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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06
TIE FIRE pEPARTMENT.

Wheeling W Va. May 5. 1915.
Editor InteiliRencer:
Dear Sir-As an onlOOker at the
Wenzel Pork House FIRE May 4. 1915.
and being a retired IRE captain my
self allow me % say a few words IN
hchaf Of the men who compose the
Wheeling Fire Department.
OnIookcrs can always SEQ more ad-
vantagcous points in FIRE lighting than
those doing the fighting. because they
remain farther away and can see dif-
forent things
Second-The different companies Of
Wheeling Fire Department are made
quatoly manned as 3 men are not sui.
fcient TO man hose company like
80 10
Third-F'rom my point 81 view. tho
fire. plugs were clogged with mud and
other water sediments with n neglect
charge against the Water Bureau and
handicapped fromcn very greatly
Fourth-Referring 10 comment
passed in your paper this morning re-
garding North Wheeling companies ar
irving on the scene az early az some
nearer. many critics never once take
into consideration that. according 90
rules 90 horse propelled vehicles IN
Fire Departments. the horses must be-
shOd az times. horses must be ever-
cised a. certain hours every day. and
that IN cities the size Of wheeling very
often a team must be taken and used
IN hauling fuel. wet hose etc 10 The
different engine houses after fires. and
in case any Of The above ls being done
DO viii cause delay to the company 20
concerned en- arriving az Ere and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

and adoption The establish
men; OF Constitution and a Par
Lament. In 1859. brouest into
action the native genius OF the
people. They acquired quickly
western methods Of manufacture.
construction and applications OF
science.
But Japan has acquired also
some Of the vices OF foreign rela-
tons and. IN particular. that de-
sire Tor commercial expansion
which hnds IL ultimate agent in
the acquisition Of territory and
political domination. adopting the
foreign doctrine OF external power
through colonies. foreign conces-
sions and spheres OF influence"
as promotive OF the interests OF
her own people.
At the close OF the war against
China. Japan demanded a heavy
war Indemnity and cession OF the
Liao-tung peninsular Russia.
France and Germany opposed the
alienation by China OF any part
OF her mainland. and japan ac-
CURED only Formosa and the
Pescadores Island Yet Japan
witnessed later the advance or
Russian power in Manchuria. OF
France In Southern China, and or
Germany In ;he Shan-tung PENN
sula- BY the war OF 1904. Japan
was able to force Russia out OF
Manchuria and. In 1910. to annex
Corea: and. through the present
quest from Germany. possession
OF Tsingtao and a possible sue
cession TO the German plans OF
control in Kiao-chou and infiue-
ence far beyond into the heart
OF China.
On January Z. 1915. the Chinese
government notified the represen.
tatives OF Great Britain, Germany
aud Japan. at Peking, OF the
cancellation or abolition OF the
war zone in the Shantung PENN
sula, outside OF Psingtau then in
possession OF the japanese. The
proposition was not acceptable 20
Japan, and. on January 18th. the
japanese Minister at Picking pre-
scented 10 President Yuan a docu-
ment from the Japanese govern
ment. containing twenty demands
relating TO the appointment or
officials. taxation, police, mining
and railway affairs in the pro
vinces of Fukien. Snan-tung and
Fengitien. The demand included
transfer by China 20 Japan OF
all the rights and concessions
formerly enjoyed by Germany in
Shantung. At Picking IL was held
that the demands would infringe
Chinese sovereign rights and in
dependence and would seriously
interfere with the Status OF
Powers in China and compromise
their interests.
The imposition of foreign con-
troll in the territory of China
initiates a condition which leads
TO War. either now or in the dis
tant future. The Chinese people
VIII rise. perhaps slowly. unun
they attain efficiency in govern
ment and power in external rela-
lions. In that stage OF develop
ment they will not submit to be
ruled IN their own land by any
alien Power. Today China Is a
field wherein may be planted the
germs OF racial hatred and ulti-
mate conflict. Conquest and an
nexstion does not lead TO a better
world OF permanent peace. In the
trugsle for enlargement and domi-
nation the need OF nations IS an
Umpire. not Empire.
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UNCLE WALT: Ripping Rhymes.

-
On this is the time when the
cen Vhee gooseberes he spuds
out the stalks. and would
MAN With HE HOE kin 20 the You him
hear him exciaim, Maria,
al ms cucumber frame! The dingbued the
peas are growing and thriving fine peasei
Maria and squint the
day morn! And look aourishing
the blue ribbon this the fair And then
viii see the this downtrodden mortal
70 call on his ncghbor and brsg his eabbse
and Safety First beans The
brine look like sample OF swine drudges aon
the heat OF the day for and drink
but here bubbles Wit
mrth and he chores gce vhoors laughs m
borcs with tales Of his
WALT MASON.
Ccopyreht 1914. ~ George Matthew Adams)
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very often a company farther away
VIII overtake said company on its way
To the scene Of the fire. and | under
stand such happened yesterday. 4
hose company should be composed of
no less than > men: captain. driver
and hosemen. An engine cou.pany
no less than s men: captain. two driv-
ers, engineer, stoker and hosemen.
From an experienced standpoint the
hre was fought with vigoT. but as
stated before not enough men were
with No. 10 TO properly man the lines
and volunteers are more often a det-
riment and they good. willing TO as
sist. but pulling the contrary may un-
knowingly.
Yours truly.
EDW. II. KORAN.
Late Capt Eng. Co. No. &c.
New York
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06
Mr.. BARNES TURN
And He Promises 20 Prove as Inter
estins as Col. Roosevelt.

From the New York SUM
me Colonel gave himself an excel
lent character in his Testimony n.
Syracuse. lie exposed the wickednest
OF those politicians with whom hi,
destiny compelled him TO associate
revealed the cunning with which h,
diverted their activities from evil &c
rood. made plain the unyielding pro
bity OF hts own enterprises and IN,
skill with which he adapted to IN,
purposes OF virtue the weapons in
tended for vice. With a delicacy tina
could not fail TO impress he accented
The burdep Of his reformatory recort
and ACKNOWLEDGED his superiority tt
those who surrounded him.
II was interesting. hut much OF f.
did not bear on The character and IN,
practices Of Mr. Barnes. who. II IL
useful TO recall. is the plaintiff in IN,
suit. II was because Mr.. Barnef
was alleged TO BE- bad. not becaus,
Mr.. Roosevelt confessed himself good
that the Syracuse court r. occupied
by the flower OF our political life
That fact has been somewhat oh
secured so far. but with the appear
ance Of Mr.. Barnes on the stand
may be brought once more to public
attention. Mr.. Barnes Is not withou
force and vigor. he Is no decrepit
weak and tottering invalid: he Is 70
bust. purposeful. and possessed Of
variety OF unimpeachable souvenirs
OF the recent politics OF New York.
The Colonel so completely absorb
and occupies the senses whenever ant
wherever he r. present that Mr.
Barnes' part in this action ma,
easily have been forgotten. Il vii
be encoura ging 20 collectors of politi
cal memorabilia to be reminded tina
he Is not 90 be despised in any con
test. and that his appearance on IN,
stand will not involve a lessening II
the interest that the RooseveltIan ties
timony aroused.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

me people sent the Republican ma
1ortty To- Columbus 60 DO precisely whar
10 Is doing ia uprootiuE the Cox machine
ana wlpinE some or the Cox laws on
the statute books. The lustv wafiIng
over this work comes from uewsuangrs
and politicians that tried desperately 10
present the election % the men now in
power In the state house m thcy iitef
the work ~ tho legislature that fact
alone would prove that the majority or
ITS members were false TO their trust
Hud unworthy or the confidence 0f the
voters who put them in Onice -t,tevr-
land Lender
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06
Comments of
Ohio Editors
There's a Reaaon

Inc increased demand for opinions
rom the attorney general may come
rom increased confidence in the value
OF the opinion or that Official. or from
the TACT that the department is in poli-
tlls no longer. Attorney General Turner
- not using the department TO elect
tlther governor or a senator. but L. de-
Young hls own great abilities. and those
oI ms aides az well, to the states bust
ness hiter having announced that he
mad no ambition outside the profession
OF IaH.-East Liverpool Tribune.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Truly. Democratic editors maintain
the Cox legislature was "a constructive"
updg. ~ constructed political ma
'ulue ana conferred the power 81 the
state Ia the hand OF n governor who eN-
pccted thereby TO rc-elcCt himself and
presidential nomination in the next ma
uonal conVention-Mouroe County Re.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

His advisors are urging President
Wilson to run as Peace President 70
the exclusion OF the tariff and all other
issues. Can man. simply by taking
thought, add one Cubit to his statureg
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Pittsburgh has inaugurated a Be
Bright" movement. But how can the
people Ecspond with the Pirates"
wrestling with the Giants for the
cellar position in the National League
race.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Dr Fsts a. Cook - going % climb 70
the top o. Mt Everett The rsoDIs
wouldn't believe S. "Doo" ~ you aid
reach the summit Better chase sround
and discover The .ocat-'n Of the earth
quake whose or1lnola trsrnors we're
registered ~ the ssismograph lately
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

In April 1915 the business failures
In the country numbered 2.063. In the
same month last year they we're 1885.
And this - the arriving prosperity pro-
claimed from the Democratic housetops.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

The forbearance o. the King o. Italy
IN absenting himself from the uuveiIinE
services 81 statue tD Garitaidl fa
equal 20 the self-rertraint Of President
Wilson. who declined Co be present at
the dedication - monument 90 Rev
oluIo AIRY hero. Thus does diplomacy
and neutrality make seeming towards
Of Us ALI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

when the present Ohio legislature I'm
ighes its work 80 will be found 20 hav
Kept 20 the letter % its promises 90 IN.
people The bills which have been mad
into laws are not near So numerous o.
were those ~ the Cox legislature. bu
they viii be NJ more benefit o. the PEG
PIE. ~ has been tho policy o. this bod
90 look after the quality rather thai
Tho quantity of Legislation. and 20 VII
receive the commentator ~ the publii
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

n the allies want e. get even with
the Germans for using asrhyNiatine
gases they could I'm their trenches
with n lot OF retromingen polecats. re-
tire and let the Germans capture them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

New Workers complain OF a fake doc
tor who picks tho pockets Of his pa
TENTS We'll there are some pretty high
up In the profession who are ADEPT In
that line.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

a private business that does not
maintain a credit margin soon gets into
difficulties. That is what the flltra-
zion bond issue would do to Wheeling
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

The Register o. mistaken. We arc
not arguing the question 81 the Demo-
cratic prosperity and the tariff with Il.
We are merely stating facts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Rae Tanner Ig ths off again. on
again. gone aFain Finnegan" 81 the
Sew York courts.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

subjected to. is the extension OF the
heartfelt thanks" % the Empress OF
Germany To the American Red Cross
for its notable work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

England o. running up nice little
war bin no the rate ~ ten million dol
lars q day. FOR posterity 20 liquidste.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Pittsburens BE Erighg campaign
shows the power 81 suggestion. Ths
Pirates won game Tuesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

The song THE flowers that bloom In
the spring ire la' should be revised TO
THE fires shat burn in May. Ia. har'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

And china has no friend IN a position
to raise a hand % save her from Jspan'I
rapaCity. and Japan knows a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

The promoters ~ the filtration bond
issue stand for profits. the opposition
represents protection.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Auctton sales were originated IN an
Client Rome. and were introduced H. on
able soldiers 10 dispose or their loot. the
spells OF war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Just nov thsrs ere q Eood many
knslls in the Dardanslisa
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Have you been operating IN the
stock market 81 late7"
No. I've been operated upon. -
Judge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

There seems 90 be a better outlook for
frovbal1s than strawbsrriss
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Maybe 80 was the early appearance Of
the straw hat that gave May a chill
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

Governor Willis has told me Cirrir-
tati delef1tnu that if can not oppose .
hts desires on the license legislation and |
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

AZ the same time get the support Of hif
administration on legislation Cincinnati
desires. he governor IS getting dOwt
20 brass lacks and ought 20 be able ts
nccure actlnn---lmnrnaaN Tlmea
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-06

8 pleasant break in ths n1onotonous
irritation The United states has been
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-07
California Woman Not over-E nthusl.
astic Over Her First impres-
sIons Of Gibraltar.

Some one who was seeing Watkins
of the other day made the inev' able
remark about visiting America first."
Some one is sure to say that sooner
or later, within a week Of ones sail.
ing for foreign parts; II not while one
is packing, he OF she says II on the
deck OF the boat Just before the whis-
tie blows.
That is how II was with Watkins.
who was going to spend a summer on
the Island OF Sark, and who had never
been to California.
NO" confessed Watkins. ." haven't
e the--er-what do you call it
Golden Gate? ! haven't seen the Col.
den Gate. But I crossed o year ago
with some California people. They
told me a good deal about the Cali.
fornia climate and how beautiful the
country was.
And" Watkins continued. dream.
fly. the woman said something that
I never forgot. We were going
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-07
TheLastShot
FREDERICK PALMER
lcooyrsht. lsll. BY Charles scnbueTs sonL
SYNOPSIS.

At their home on the frontier between
che Browns and Grays Marta Galland and
her mother. entertaining Colonel Wester-
hing of the Grays, see Captain Lanstron'
stan Intelligence oficer Of the Browns,
injured by q fall in his a~eroplane. Ten
real chief Of stan. reinforces south La
I1r, meditates on war. and specuiates on
the comparative q OF himself and MAI
q, who II visiting In the Gray capital
Westerling calls on Marta She tells him
OF her teaching children the foilies OF war
and martial patriotism, begs him to pre-.
vent wa while he Is chief Of stan, 2
predicts that II he makes war against the
Browns he win not win On the march
With the sd of the Browns Private Stran-
sky. anarchist, decries war and played
o patriotism and Is placed under arrest
Colonel Lanstron overhearing. begs him
on. Ianstron calls on Marta at her home.
He talks with Teller, the gardener. Marta
tells Lanstron that h believes Fefier to
Lanstron shows Marta a telephone which
Teller has concealed IN q secret passage
under h tower for use to beneht the
Browns In war emergencies. Lanstron de-
clares his love for Marta Westerling and
the Gray premier plan to use a trivial IN
ternational affair to foment warlike pa
triotism In army and people and strike De.
Of stan. and Lanstron, made vice. discuss
the trouble. and the Brown defenses. Par
tow reveals his plans to Lanstron. -The
Gray army crosses the border line ana at
tacks. The Brown check them. Artil-
lery, infantry, aeroplanes and dirigioles
engage; stransky, rising TO make me
anarchist speech OF his life. draws the
Gray artillery fire. Nicked by a shrapnel
splinter he goes Berserk n fghts-"al
4 man"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-07

to be safe here now. It may not be In
an hour. You must 60, all Of you.
This house will be an inferno 40 soon
as the SD falls back, and ! can't pos
sibly get your mother to appreciate
the fact, Miss Galland."
But l said that l did appreciate Il
and that the Gallands have been in
infernos before-perhaps not as bad
as this one that is coming-but, then,
the Gallands must keep abreast Of the
times" replied Mrs. Galland. II have
asked Minna and she prefers to re.
main. I am glad of that. l am glad
now that we kept her, Marta. She IL
as loyal as my old maid and the butler
and the cook were to your grand.
mother in the last war. All, the Gal.
lands had many servants them"
This isn't like the old wal. Thu
place will be shelied. enfladed! And
you two" the captain protested des.
perately.
Il became a Galland when l mar.
RED" said Mrs. Galland. 'and the
Galland women have always remained
with their property in time of war.
Naturally. l shall remain!"
Miss Galland, 1t was you-your in.
fuence / was counting on to" The
captain turned to Marta in a final ap-
peal.
Mrs. Galland was watching her
daughters face intently.
I'VE .stay!" replied Marta, and the
captain saw in the depths of her eyes,
a cold blue-black. that further argu'
ment a useless.
Now came the sweep of a rising roar
from the sky with the command to at
tention Of the rush Of a fast express
train past a country railway station,
Two Gray dirigibles with their escort
OF aeroplanes we're bearing toward the
pass over the pass road. The auto
matte and the riflemen in the tower
banged away to no purpose. but the
central sections Of the envelope of the
rear dirigible had been torn in shreds:
1t was buckling. Clouds of blue shrap
mel smoke broke around Its gondola
A number of field-guns Joined forces
with a battery Of h~igh-angle guns in q
havoc that left a drifting derelict; the
remainder Of the squadron had com
pleted its loop and was pointing
toward the plain.
From a great altitude, literally out
of the blue of heaven. high over the
Gray lines, Marta made out a Brown
squadron Of dirigibles and planes de
scending cross the track Of the
Grays.
The Gray dirigibles. stern on, were
little larger than umbrellas and the
planes than swallows; the Brown diri
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-07
ALL THEY COULD HOPE FOR
Under the Circumstances Almost End.
less Entertainments Should Have
Been In Order.

There is a certain Chicago man OF
a remarkably cheerful and optimistic
turn of mind. His wife, on the other
hand, takes things very seriously, and
has no small difficulty in accommo-
dating herself to the peculiarities OF
her friends when, as not i~nfrequently
happens, they differ from her own.
Henry" said she to her husband
one evening, when she had returned
home nor or less agitated by some
thing. what do you think they say
about Mrs. Eaton, the bakers wifc?'
I'm sure l don't know" said the
husband. Nothing serious. 1 hope"
They say they a tell when she's
going to have callers by her washing
the children's faces! Now, you're
a pretty sanguine man, Henry, but
what on earth can you hope for q
Woman like that?" y
WELL" said Henry, II suppose I'll
We can hope for is that she entertains
a good deal"
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poise. Sometimes even q pin.prick
will have this effect.
"Silence!" he said In his old man
net. II will give you something to
joke about other than a little setback
like this! Get up there with your
riies!"
He formed the nucleus of q firing
line under cover Of the shoulder. and
then set the remainder OF his COM
pany to work with their spades max
ing a trench. The second battalion Of
the 12sth. which faced the knoll. was
also digging at the base Of the slope.
and another regiment In reserve was
deploying on the plain. After the fail
ure to rush the knoll the Gray COM
mander had settled down to the busi-
ness OF q systematic approach.
And what of those Of Fracasse's
men who had not run but had dropped
in their tracks when the charge halt
ed? They were between two lines Of
fire. There was no escape. Some Of
the wounded had q mercifully quick
end. others suffered the consciousness
Of being hit again and again; the dead
vert bored through with bullet holes.
In torture. the survivors prayed for
death: for all had to die except Peter
kin, the pasty-faced little Wallets son.
Peterkin was quite safe, hugging the
bottom Of the shell crater under a
swarm of hornets. In a surprisingly
short time he became accustomed to
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-01-07
Reminded Her of Yosemite

through the Straits of Gibraltar, and,
Of course, the whole passenger list
was out on deck, staring at the old
rock. Our boat didn't stop at Gibral
tar-we Just went slowly through the
straits. and looked out and up.
The woman from California was
beside me. leaning against the rail,
looking at Gibraltar, and Algeciras,
and beyond to the headlands Of Spain.
She was nightly impressed by the
rock.
TITS magnificent she said. It's
wonderful! And what do you think
II ! half close my eyes. SO that I ont
get quite all OF II, I a Just Imagine
that ] am back home in the Yosemite
~valley!'"