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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-11
Walk W Polsce.
Piotrogr0d. 9 maia. - Ra

11OLrOgIOu, IadJd. NdlIoll
rosyjski donosi 0 konsolidowaniu
linii swiezo za}ozonych po zdo-
byciu pozycyi w ostatnich wal
kach na Wo}yniu W Galicyi. Ma
po}udnie od Olyki Austryacy alta
kowali owe pozycye rosyjskle,
lecz zostali re stratami odparci,
owszem posunely sic dalej jesz-
cze wojska rosyjskie; w Cali
cyl Austryacy atakowali bez-
|skuteccznic pozycye rosyJskle
wzd},,z linii kolejowej Tarnopol-
.Jczierna. w centrum walki mad
Kanalem Ogihskiego; na p6}no-
cnym odcinku wzd}uz Dzwiny
Walki dzia}oWe.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-11
Niemcy a lrlandczycy.

Londyn, 8 maja. - Donosza Z
frontu bojowego we Flandryi, IL
Niemcy rzucaja na linic angiel-
skic, gdzic walcza 1rlandczycy
proklamacye i wezwania, by 1r-
landczycy skladali bron, DO W
lrlandyi rewolucya: Anglicy tam
morduja zony i dzieci zohierzy,
ze jesli Irlandczycy przestanaa
strzelac, to przestana i Niemcy.
Ma wszystkie te waikiki niemie-
ckic odpowiadaja Anglicy i 1r-
landczycy spiewem i muzyka, by.
mnu angielskiego, ktory brzmi
wsr6d strza}6w armatnich.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-11
Metz ewakuowany.
Londyn, 9 ma.ia. - ,

Londyn, 9 maja. - Najwieksza
forteca Niemiec jedna Z najwiek-
szych W Swiccic, Metz W Lotaryn-
gil ma bye cwakuowany przez
wladzc wojskowe Z ludnosci cy-
wilnej a to wskutek nag}ych i sill
nych posuniec wojsk francuskich
od strony Ncrdun i Alzacyi i Lo:
tarynyii.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-11
Z Rosyii.
Londyn, 9 maja.

Londyn, 9 maja. = By1y mlni-
ster wojny rosyjski, gen. Su-
chomlinow uwieziony jest W
twierdzy Piotro Pawfowskiej
przyczyny ME wiadome, lecz po-
dobno oskarzaja 60 o spowodo-
wanie lekkomyslnoscia i niedole-
stwem braku amunicyi W armii,
kt6ry sic stal glownym powo-
dem odwrotu Rosyan przegra-
nej kampanii W Polsce.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-11
Zabty przez hamwaj.
Grand RAPIDS. Mich, Jan Not

LEGACY lat 4S, zostal zabity W So
bote wieczor przez tramwaj linii
miedzymiastowej Holland Inter-
urban. Mott szedl torem do domu
-brata blisko Beverly. Mieszka} on
W jednym domow kompanii A.
labastine. Przyjecha} do Amery-
XII Wegrzech try lata temu. 70
stawil W starym kraju wdowe i
piecioro dzieci. Zwloki pochowa-
no ma polskim cmentarzu.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1916-05-11

cznie raniony. Sedzia parolowaf
Putyre IA jeden rok. Putyry bro
nil adv. w. j. LaBuy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
PUNCTURING THE BUBBLE.

+ The ''unexampled era of prosperity"
which the supporters Of President vii,
son parrot on every occasion as the
product of wise Democratic policies,
including the condemned Underwood
bill. is easily exploded when the fig
ures are consulted and analysed. The
Democrats point TO the lump sum Of
our war expanded balance Of trade
without separating the normal from
the abnormal exports. Just like little
Jack Homer who stuck in his thumb
and pulled out a plum" and exploited
himself for his temerity. What has
contributed most to our enormously
swollen exports? Sixty per cent OF
that trade during the first ten months
Of the European war. August, 1914 10
May, 1918. inclusive, consisted Of Il
classes Of products absolutely cs-
sential 70 conduct modern warfare.
Our exports for this period totaled ST.
$4,000 OF which these II classes made
up 1850, 900, 300. During the len
months war period August 1918. TO
May, 1916, these 81 classes made up
SIS per cent Of our entire export trade,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
sPROFLIGACY RUN MAD.

liz the thinking citizen will study
appropriations made by the pres
~ Congress he will find it to be not
hh q staggering total, but TO be made
|hsot extraTagances that call largely
br.. the, increased cost OF government
Thar. than expenditures for the So
L1ed preparedness programme. Some
Esthese extravagances were pointed
ktsthe other day by The Intelligencer,
bid stnce then $50000.000 more have
BEN added by the passage Of the IN.
bcessary ship purchase bill. Another
|hDEovident demand on the Treasury
Is been superinduced through the
ieaton Of many thousands Of new Of
les. primarily for deserving" Demo
hats. It Is a record OF riotous and
rodigate misuse Of the public funds,
Ia for which the Democratic party
nst be held doubly responsible for in
be light OF its professions and It's
biemn promises and pledges TO the
kople. Contemplate the performance
z this administration and compare
with the declarations OF the party
|ade at Baltimore in 1912:
I'VE dencunce the prohigate waste Of
Soney wrung from the people By excess
We taxation through lavish appropria-
ions of recent Republican Congresses.
|ntch have kept taxes high and reduced
Ia purchasing power OF the people
ga We demand r return to that sim
betty and economy which BELTS a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

La FEW BIRTHDAY REF Lt1lIONo In IAoOI1NN.
referred to after the
sophcation seldom can get
alden having the come maron
grandmother is an unfogabe oenSe
he man passing the middle period frost Of
off with newspaperhas diff
rent lineage Like improves with
mpervou sorceress Of
be- Nile age stale the infinite varieties and
proud that have been added unto and
strength of calls attention
% syfour
cloud bigger than
which finally spread
the land Within its lie eoamed much OF the
ventful witness the smoothing OF the
that followed 1t
Of that conflict
closed the the
challenging all achieve
What hidden
Entegncer sailed forth its adventurous held
Re now common revelations applications
has become thorouhfare for
here the in soludes and
daily diary of time
fathers the
smiles with their deaths and marriages. unto
Morta whose have preserved
to-day rises with the
the breakfast table perhaps the same
his bread and the days
old spirits asleep
will day there
It's morning without Interruption AS the oldest
traditions Of the lost
halls this its
pardonable pride its and the
surance excellence of Its performances
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
A REMARKABLE RECORD.

According TO statement just issued
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, it Is practically safer to travel
on the lines Of that system than 70
stay at home. 1t is nothing short Of
marvellous, considering the chances CT
a mistake being made, that in tho first
six months of 1916 a total of 92,%S0, ISL
people were carried over its lines east
and west Of Pittsburgh without loss Of
the life of single one of them in a
train accident.
This exceptional showing merely
supplements a greater record, as the
passing OF the first half Of the present
year completes two and half conse.
cutiye years in which no passenger
has been killed on any part of the
Pennsylvania system, in q train acct
dent. In that time 453. 95@,29S pas
sengers have been safely carried. IN
more than three million trains. for a
total distance of over ten billions OF
miles, equal to annihilating the space
between the earth and the sun one
hundred times and over, or 400, 900
times around the world. Talk abou;
the sheltered life" of the home fire.
side. 1t is not in 1t with travel over
this road, especially if the family
owns an automobile.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

Copyright. 1915, by The National
Editorial Service, Incl
The last words of. John Redmond
70 me-, prior 10 my departure from
England in July, were:
Il expect that the Home Rule
Fill will be drawn and presented
10 the House of Commons on July
n. The new Chief Secretary for
ireland will be a man favorable to
Home Rule and he will have the
confidence OF the whole Irish pen-
pie. Before the British Govern
ment takes the last step III the
Easement easel expect 10 be con-
suited; and il all other means fail,
! will save him"
Every forecast Of lrelandS Par.
llamentary leader has gone awry.
The Home Rule Bill was not draft
cd and there is no sign that it will
be presented within any apprecia-
Die pcriOd. The Cabinet appoint
ed, as the Chief Secretary. the
Hon. Henry NJ. Duke, Unionist.
against whose appointment Red
mond and tho Irish Party en:phat-
ically protested And Roger Case
ment was hanged despite the Irish
petition.
Since the suppression OF the
Irish revolt. the attitude OF the
British Government towards Home
Rule. and Ireland generally, has
changed radically. Previously. def
mite promises were made that Ire
land should have Home Rule at the
close of the war. Immediately
following the revolt, after visit
to Ireland by The Prime Minister
in person, Lloyd-George, Secretary
for war recommended that Home
Rule be granted at once in order
10 placatc the Irish people. Then.
ignoring Lloyd-Gcorge as we'll as
its promises. tho Government not
only refused to consider Home
Rule but increased the rigors OF
martial law in ireland until today.
it is treated precisely as a con
Quered province.
From possession Of the balance
Of power in Parliament. the Irish
Party Is the object Of una ffected
contempt. John Redmond today
is equally denuded Of power in
London and OF leadership in Ire.
land. Instead Of the few hundred
Sim Feiners who risked their
lives in The futile rebellion, Great
Britain finds practically all Ire
land seeting with the spirit Of re-
volt. Not in the memory Of living
man-and Irishmen of all classes
have 50 informed me-has there
been so much bitterness as exists
ar present. The grave and dan
gerous period Of Wolfe Tone and
Lord Edward Fitzgerald is the
nearest parallel TO existing con-
ditionS. Perhaps the most dis
couraginE feature OF it all is that
the Irish people. as a whole. are so
cruelty disappointed and chagrin-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

democratic Eovcrpm"nt and reduction
In the number CT useless offices, the
salaries OF which drain the substance OF
the people"
The Sixty-third Congress was bad
enough, whose appropriations exceed
ed that Of. the last Republican Con-
gress BY s100,Oo0,N00 but the Sixty
fourth Congress is justnow rounding TO
with appropriations Of s5oO,ooo,OUO
more than its predecessor. Last year
the appropriations for the national
government were ,s1,114, 100000. This
year, so far, they aggregate 1880.
100000. Possibly they may to two bill
lions. These figures do not include
the recent recommendations made by
the Senate Finance Committee for a
bond issue OF S130O00,000, and an extra
appropriation Of SS6.000,0G0 should the
conditions on the Mexican border exist
beyond December 81. What defense
can the administration make OF this
"profiiga;e waste wrung from the
people by excessive taxation through
lavish appropriations" quoting their
own words. and WHICH has increased
the per capita cost Of government in
less than three years to something
over SIS. Where In all this accumula.
ton Of the results is a single exemplii-
cation of that simplicity and economy
which BELTS a democratic govern
ment?"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
DEATH BE NOT PROUD,

Death, hc not proud. though some have
called thee
Mighty and dreadful. for thou art
not so.
For thos" whom thou thinkcst thou
dost overthrow
Die not. poor Death: nor yet canst thou
kill me,
From Rest and Sleep. which but thy
picture be.
Much pleasure; then from thee much
more must flow;
And soonest our best mon with thee
Rest Of their bones. and souls dcliv-
cry.
Thou'rt slave to fate. chance. kings
and desperate men.
And dost with poison. war, and sick
ness dwell
And poppy or charms can make one
sleep as we'll
And better than thy stroke. Why
dwclrst thnu then?
Our short sleep past. We wake
eternally.
And Death shall he no more; Death
thou shalt die
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

amounting to so.3S3, 100000 in a total
OF $3,601 100000. The Underwood
tariff law became effective October 4.
1918. and 1t ran amuck for ten months
before the European war was declared.
During this period. business was bat
ted out of the lot, half a billion lab
orers tried to wash down their new
freedom" with free soup. the wheels
of freight cars became fiat from long
standing. and the word dividend"
was stricken from corporate leXicons.
Our exports Iotaled $1,952, 600, 900, Of
WHICH the ~ classes under consldera-
ton made up 324 per cent.
Our favorable balance Of trade for the
ten months OF war August 1915 to
May 1916 was s1,792. 100000, while The
increase in expectation Of these Il
classes, for this period, over the ten
months Immediately preceding the
war was $l.752 900, 900. or practically
equal to our entire favorable trade
balance for the period named. This
Is the cause Of the prosperity TO-
which the Democratic administration
takes credit
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
la DANGEROUS MEASURE.

While the Philippines bill. which
BIS just been passed by Congress, wa,
horn Of the provision promising COM
kAte independence 10 tho-e people
|ifhin Ave years, the preamble holds
lit the same promise when the island
rs are lift for it," That means alb
blutely nothing 1t has always been
be- intention to grant the t'ilipino3
bH-government, when the proper
- AT preparation have passed, 1t
BY beaT q harmless reading TO the
ecple OF this country, but it will be
p translated by the restless element
our little brown brothers.
They will undertake. some day TO
ky they are "fit," when they are not,
nd will demand a fulfillment Of this
kdehrite pledge. And then what,
then we refuse to agree as to their
Publications for self-government?
Rhys we shall have something worse
hau Mexico on our hands. Another
hpTudent provision OF the bill is en-
,ndfng the vote TO 100000 F1lpinos
no: lave not hitherto been enfran-
hised. This action puts a club
their hands to be used against
benevolent guardianship. A train
Z evils. viii surely follow the opera
lon of this bill. and for which tbs
democracy will be responsible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

cd that they have turned indifer-
ent to the expectation Of Home
Rule itself. There is only one
smile in all literature which can
adequately express this strange,
new feeling of the Irish 1t is that
Of the genli in the bottle, Of the
Ara bian Nights, who, after ages OF
hope deferred, vowed destruction
upon the mortal who should re.
lease him 10 the freedom he had
come 10 hate.
No alien is permitted 10 land in
Ireland: no freshman is allowed 10
70 out except under the most
stringent observation. The num-
crouS state guarantees here
against infanLile paralysis are
Child's play in comparison. The
only just comparison is the sentry
guard along the various battle
fronts. The local military officer
combines in himself The preroga-
lives OF Judge. jury and pardOninE
board. Is it surprising that all the
land should share in the resent
mcnt against such treatment? Or
is il surprising that after such
demonstration of the futility of
Parliamentary leaders and meth
DDS, The real leaders Of the Irish
people are no longer those who, in
London, endure the rebuffs Of tho
Government. but are rather the
men confined in Wandsworth Pris-
on or informed in the wilds ri
Wales? John Mcneil, undergoing
life scrvitpdc for participation Of
The revolt. has been elected Presl-
dent of the Gaelic League at a
meeting held in Dublin under the
shadow of the soldiers hayonets.
It seems all hopeless. Before
any change for the better can
come, the British Government
must realize that the methods OF
ray Of light came when the
shrewd. intuitive, humane Lloyd
George advised the immediate
granting of Home Rule. There
spoke the one great political sur
Eeon Britain owns-the statesman
who would cut out. al its root,
The cause Of all these diseases OF
the Irish body polite. The Gov.
eminent, instead. has turned the
business over to its traditional
embiricisls. who believe In the an.
cient blisters and blood letting.
The disaster befcll at a time
when Ireland was on the high
road 10 prosperity. The founda-
lions Of prosperity remain despite
the heideous political conditions.
The onl&-AAtcome which. al pres.
ent, can be fOrecasted with any
warrant Of reason is a vast cmi.
grafton to the United States as
soon as the barriers are removed.
The people are sick and sore from
centuries Of operation. II will he
strange il they remain TO endure
more Of il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
ASKS FOR BLANKS

Acting Health Commissioner !. F..
Marschner appeared before tho hoard
Of control yesterday morning and
asked that he he supplied with blank
certificates 10 be issued 10 persons
with children who are going into
States which arc Quaranrined for m.
fanrilo paralysis. Tho doctor stated
rha: he had issued - certificates up
until Sunday. making considerable un-
necessary writing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

AS CONGRESSMAN Hay. chairman Of the
House Military Committee. is biileted on
the Court Of Claims for life by Presl-
Dental appointment. he could afford TO
exhibit a vindica;lve spirit with regard
to tho army appropriations bill.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

West Virginia Is administering her
workman's com pcnsation az less cost
than any State in the Union. but the
Democratic campaign speakers will
never tell about H.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

Having delayed thus long about it.
why not put the Wilson moi itira,ion
meeting over 10 November s and then
tell him nil at once that he has been
renominated and defeated?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

The European cnntrnrnrSaliSiS are re-
spectfully informed tha, thu important
question just now is. not who started
the awful conflict. but who IS going To
end il.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

It is chlorination or filtration for
Wheeling, and council would better get
move on Further delay in getting
pure water Increases the peril and adds
to the crime OF withholding 1t.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

'sburSh has 4 lame dGck that LAYS
two eggs day. Is there any reason -
suppose she would do halter II aha
wasn't lame?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
OVERCOME BY. HEAT

Mrs. Eli Greer. Of % South Wabash
street. Island, who was overcome by
the heat Sunday night. while still in
A critical condition. is slightly i'm.
proved, it was announced last night.
Mrs. Greer regained consciousness yes.
terday afternoon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

The shipping hill WAS denatured OF
every important function except the pro-.
vision for spending s5n.o00o00.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

If tho "StoEips" fall u.s. We chm fnll
hack on III" tennis State championship.
That is cinchcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

The ship purchase hill finally found.
cred through the Senate. Now watch
our merchant, marine grow - steadily
less
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

Our troops are coming home without
villa dead or alive"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

all Of the limited racationists would
have to foot It home and call II pedes.
trian tour.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

Fer wears An almost unstable prod
Vet New Zealand hemp has leaped into
popularity. and is now i great Industry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

Parkersburg News; Why cannot
West virginia University ne appraiS'
/ ed AT it's true worth by West Virgin
! ianso Why is il that many Young men
and women are sent into other states
! for their higher schooling when theE
might AS we'll spend the extremely
ralua BILE years of youth in the state IN
which they arc 10 live and work: me
! hope Of The friends Of West Nlrglhla,
! University is that the institution will
be given publc announcement in in
| creasnc quantities. that its roll OF at
PENDANTS will grow longer each year,
land thai both Together will in years
mot far distant advance the school to
point even more advantageous than
the present nnr, which IS one not 10
| be treated lightly by its competitors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
shenhcrdstown Register: The sen

shephcrdstown Register: The sen
Iimenr in favor of woman suffrage Is
steadily increasing in. West virginia
mot alone because both political parties
have now declared for il in their plat
forms, hut because the people are real,
ling now. as never before. that il is
only reasonable and fair that the WON;
en- shall be allowed this privilege II
they desire 10 exercise 1t.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

Machinery is being used for trench
digging in some of the Canadian camps
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

II a railroad strike should transplro
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22
THE STATE PRESS

Morsantown Post-chroniele; ""heh
a dispute goes 10 arbitration, com
plains the head Of the locomotive en-.
uinecrs, the men never get ms lnuCn
as they start out after. Naturat!E'
Who ever gets as much as ne starts
out after. in an arbitration, ia"sul'
or n business doal?. AND what leason
able man expects TO?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

Raleiah Register: We are firm be.
! lever in education. We believe in the
! erection of buildings that will not only
| afford the necessary opportunities Tor
! instruction, but that will be strictly
modern in sanitary measures. We be-
! lcvc in employing the best instructors
| for the guidance Of OUT children III
their schnolhood days, and we believe
/ in the election OF commissioners and
other public school officials who will
give their best thought, energy and
acton 10 this end.
Hinton Leader: There was serious
objection when The present election
law was introduced in West Virginia,
its radical departure from ola mnihods
! Of voting was openlT criticized ny
members Of both Of the old parties,
vet no one would now seriously adj.
vocaie its repeal and return IN the
! old system of voting. We believe that
when the present primary law. AS II
will hc amended is given a thorough
1ryout the results will prove salts
! factory. Both The Republican and
! Democratic parties have strongly adj.
yocated such law in their state plat
forms for years. and now that we have
il on The statute books VIC arc not in
favor OF It's hasiy repeal.
Huntington HeraId-Dispatch: Cand-
date Cnrnwell evidently is one Demo-
/ Graf who. though he may profess 10
make light Of it, was struck in a ten
der SPOT by The keynote speech Of
Herschel c. Ogden. delivered before
the State Convention in Huntington
Mr.. Cornwell. in his paper, the Hamr.
shire Review, makes A bitter personal
attack upon the Wheeling editor. But
once again it is noted that this wieldor
Of incisivr invcctivc steers clear Of the
issues as defined by Mr.. Ogden. Once
more it is found easier 10 resort To tao
tics Of abuse than il is 10 meet the
truth as set forth in the keynote
speech.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-22

American Consul fur the Late Roger Easement.