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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

Dorts has been received by the Pierce Motor company and active preparations for the introduction of this car are well under way. The price of the Dorts line of machines ranges from $695 to $1065 and includes some very attract i've closed car models. The car is manu- factured by the Dort Motor Car com pany of Flint, Mich, which is consid- cred one of the most substantial au- tomobile factories in the country.
 In speaking of the new agency, R. G. Peirce said: My brother and I feel sure that there is a great demand for a car of the type we have signed up for The Dort is built by reputable crowd of automobile manufacturers who realize the worth of fair dealing. We will have a large stock of parts on hand at all times. Expert factory mechanics have already been employed to take care of the service end of the business and we are confident of a large business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
A Rear Admiral Artist

From a Letter by Tattler from Wash
 ington in the Nation.
 What science did for the poet Goethe,
 electricity for the portait painter Morse,
 and "simplified' spelling for the iron
 master Carnegie, color box and brush
 have done for Charles Henry Davis. re-
 tired rear admiral of the United States
 navy-afforded him a change of thought and occupation when his round of daily
 duties grew monotnous. In our Corco-
 ran gallery lately he had an exhibition
 of his water color sketches. The idea
 of "an elderly naval man" devoting his spare hours to this sort of work strikes
 many persons as whimsical, particularly as a majority of his subjects are odds
 and ends of landscape, eminently dry and
 pre- eminently peaceful. In the recent
 show at least half the scenes depicted
 lay in Jamestown, R. l., near his summer
 cottage. There were also a few bits
 picked up in the streets and yards of
 Washington, and still smaller number
 dealt with the ocean and its shipping. The
 pictures in the latter category were full of psychological suggestion, for we usual ly conceive of a confirmed sea-dog as having a mind overflowing with the poetry of his lifelong environment, and capable of interpreting it to landsmen, whereas Admiral Davis appears to have
 drawn upon his most practical and pro saic store of knowledge for his inspira- ton. His ships might have been the de- signs of naval constructor, drafted ab- solutely to scale, tipped at prescribed angles to the horizontal, and colored with Nan eye single to exact reproduction
 while the waves on which they ride might as we'll have been made of wood and the overhanging skies of scrap tin. Here, doubtless, is where the admirars profess sional training in accuracy came into play: he could allow himself a little lati- tude with trees and flowers, sand dunes and marshes, but his war vessels must be just so long and just so broad, and painted in just such way above the water line, and have just so many guns protruding in just such directions from port holes of just such size and set just SC many feet apart, and their surround
 ings must be as solid as themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
DEAF AND DUMB
 WANT ID FIGHT
Thousand in London Seek Service-Claim They Will
 Make Useful Soldiers

London, November 25.--It may be that the war will see still another weird and unique development-an officer, per haps, leaping over the parapet, cheering his men onward by violently wagging his fingers and signalling his orders by the deaf and dumb system.
 Even the deaf and the dumb are un- willing to admit that they cannot serve their country in some military or semi military capacity, and some hundreds of London men who are unfortunate enough to have no hearing or speech are deter mined to show that they can do most of the things that a soldier does as well as anyone.
 Already nearly 1000 men, completely deaf or dumb or both but sound in wind and limb, are enthusiastically drilling, and their ambition is to prove that they are fit to be incorporated with local vol unteer corps. Many are men of fine physique, and they feel that under their own officers they could do good deal of useful work.
 The Royal Association In Aid of the Deaf and Dumb is equally enthusiastic, and is arranging for men to be trained in various parts of London through the medium of signs. MT. F. G. Banks of the Residential School for the Deaf and Dumb, Homerton, is also unwilling to believe that no good use can be made of men whose affliction does not affect their physical capacity.
 "The deaf and dumb,' he said, "can march, drill, dig trenches and shoot as
 well as anyone. There are even situa- tions in which their deafness increase their efficiency. When, for instance, or ! ders have to be given from a distance, and the voice can't be relied on to carry so far, the deaf are usually better at 1 hearing.
 ! Several completely deaf men have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

picking up signs quickly than men with drilling with volunteers for sometime, and have been no hindrance to the oth- CTS Many can pick up the orders merely from the movements of the instructors lips.
 and dumb to be trained in various parts Of London by instructors who under stand them and know the language of signs. Before long we hope to arrange a parade, so that the men may be in spected by someone from the war office. We shall expect to show that there is no reason why the deaf and dumb should not take their place in the volunteer movement. They would be keenly disap- pointed if they were left outside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
OVERLAND MODEL S TOURING SEDAN :

what of a let-up in orders with the com ing of cold weather, but this cessation of demand for the valve-in- head product did not materialize. Although production for November was in excess of 10000 au- tomobiles, there were, in spite of this enormous production, less than ITO auto mobiles on hand at branch houses, and in transit to them, on the first day of De- cember. He further states that every thing possible is now being done to build cars enough prior to the date of increase to enable the sales department to fill or ders already booked at the old prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
The Acceptable Way

From the Boston Transcript
 Jack: Hang it! When I think of the foolish way I lost that s2O today, it makes me furious I feel as if I would like to have somebody kick me.
 Ethel: By the way, dear, don't you think you'd better speak to papa this evening?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
Where He Comes In

From the Washington Star
 T won't have any dogs around the house. They track in mud, and that won't have.''
 But I like dogs,' said her husband. Tt makes no difference. I'm boss around here.'
 You are, eh? Where do I come in?' ''At the back door, and be sure that you wipe your feet too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17
INCREASE IN PRICE IS ANNOUNCED HERE
 BY BUICK COMPANY
Due to Continued Increase of Materials-PrOductiOn
 Is Keyed Up

Tine Buick Motor company, Flint Mich, makers of the Buick valve-in-head mo
 tor Gar, in both six and four cylinder types, has announced an increase in prices for all models effective January 15, ac- cording to announcement by Hubert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

Natives of Porto Rico make a fairly permanent yellow dye for textiles from the roots of turmeric, which grows wild over a considerable portion of the island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-17

The highest paid patrolmen in the United States are those of San Fran cisco. who receive $1464 a year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
Germans on Offensive.

Volhynia, Galicia and Pennsylvania
are still the points where the heaviest
lighting is taking place. Along the
Somme front, in France, lombard
ments alone have prevailed, except to
the east of Belloy-En-Santerre, where
the Germans threw two attacks
against the French, only to be re-
pulsed.
In Macedonia The hostilities have
been confined mainly to patrol engage
ments and artillery duelS. Bad wealth
or has set in throughout the Austro-
Italian theatre, and with snow in the
mountains and rain in the valleys. lit
tie fighting of moment has taken place,
Continuing their violent offensive in
Galicia, the Austro-Germans. accord
ing TO both berlin and Vienna. have
taken trenches over 4 front Of Iii
miles from tho Russians and made prfs-
oner 50 officers and 1900 men. West
of LutSk. in Nnlhyni;i. the Russians at
tackled violently many times, but. aC-
cOrding TO Vienna, were everywhere
repulsed with great losses. In The
southern CarpathianS, near nnrna Va
ira. additional heights have been taken
from the Russians by the TeutoniC
allies.
In Pennsylvania ihc Rumanians
fighting near the border passes con-
tinue tcnaciously to hold back the Aus
tro-CiernauS almost everywhere In
the tZul Valley they have driven the
invaders back across the Rumanian
border
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18

lowering of bciliS"rcnt vessels near
the American coast in The track OF COM
mcrce 10 American ports with intent "
intercept enemy merchantmen anu con-
tinued:
In reply To these various requests
private and scmi-ntficIal anu oh!Clal'
from the United States government. we
asked 10 be informed on what ground
the claim was made that beillScrent
, operations which were legitimate IN Que
part of tho high SCas We're 1!I"gi' innate
in another. admitting that the rbltlsli
ships were not accused Of exceeding
their strict legal rights. under intcrna-
tlonal law and that the complaints
made by the United States government
were not based on any actual leSa!ltE;
but on irritation which the continued
presence OF bclliScrcnt vessels in close
proximity TO United States ports nhtuF-
allv caused to q neutral country.
Based on Courtesy.
Lord Hereford asks what We did AS
n matter of fact. though VIC had con-
tended that according IL the strict prlh-
chile OF international law British war
Ships were entitled to operate freely
anywhere outside Of territorial waters
and the United States had not haSco
their request to VS. on international law;
but on tho ground OF courtesy ana
rrIcndlincss and the annoyance it would
cause. if vessels were close 10 thclT
coast. instructions were sent by the
admiralty to British EcsS"ls or war at
tho time with a view 10 meeting MS lar
ns Dossihle the views ri the United
States government and il was impressed
upnn them that no acts should he COM
mittcd which would he liable To cause
unnecessary irritation.
THAT | believe is n falr summary
Of what has passed between tho th''"I
States government and ourselves anu
Of what W" know Of their Vows. II
amounts 10 this: That tn" United states
government did request Ms Very en-
nhatica1ly nor to patrol near their coast
and that instructions were S"nt 10 hr''-
jsh shirs of war 10 avoid causing any
unnecessary irritation and SO TAR rs pos
siblc To- comply with the request Of inc
United States government Ihat CHS
poses Of what has passed 50 tar as We
arc concerned.
"N-hcn we come to what has passed
with regard IL German submarines. VIC
dn not know. and 7 cannot answer thh'
question, as to what the altitude OF IN"
United States warShpS toward the Cor
man submarines on the spot was. VIC
know that they saved life. They res
cucd tho crews after the ships wcr" sunk
nnd did everything they could TO pre-
vent loss Of life aftrrward.
The questions asked mo arc: Nhat
did they do before any vessel was SUNK
and is il tru" that II German submarine
requested United States vessels or war
to clear out If tho way in order that TN"
operation Of sinking In" d"f"n"elrss
merchant ships should b" facilitated ana
did the United States vessels Of war IN
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
PROCLAMATION.
ONSTITUTTONAL AMENDMENT
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
n Proclamation by the Governor.

]. Henry d. Hatfield Governor of the
State of West Virginia. pursuant to the
Constitution and Laws OF said state. do
hereby proclaim. announcing to the
voters OF the State Of West Virginia.
that on Tuesday next after the first
Monday in November. in the year One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixteen
there will be submitted for ratification
or rejection an amendment: 20 the Con-
stitution OF said State as follows. to-
Wit:
Proposed Amendment
That Section twenty-three Of Article
eight OF said Constitution as it now Is
bc altered and amended so as to read
as follows:
Section twcnty-three: The commits
Sioncrs shall he elected BY the voters
Of the county. and hold their office for
the term of six years, except at the
first meeting OF said commissioners they
shall designate by lot. or otherwise, IN
such manner as they may determine. one
Of their number who shall hold his Of
flee for q term OF two years. one for
four years ana one for six years, so
that one shall be elected ever two years.
But no two OF said commissioners shall
be elected from The same magiStcrIal
district. but if two or more persons re-
siding in the same district shall receive
the greater number nj votes cast at any
election, then only the one OF such per-
sons receiving tn" highest number OF
votes shall be declared elected. and the
person living in another district who shall
receive the next highest number OF votes
shall be declared elected. Said com
missionrrs shall annually elect one OF
their number as president and each
shall receive four dollars per day TO.
his services in count, TO he paid out OF
the county treasury; provided, however,
that said payment of four dollars per
day shall not exceed the sum Of four
hundred dollars per year Tor each conf
missioner; and provided, further, thar
such compensation may be Increased IN
any county by the assent Of 4 majority
Of the votes cast IN the question at any
general or special election"
The proposed amendment is dosig-
mated as County Court Amendment"
and on the official ballot 10 be voted
ut said election will he printed the fol-
Ballot on Constitutional County
Court Amendment.
Amending Section tw"ntythree of
Article eight.
For ratification Of County Court
Amendment.
Against ratification of County Court
Amendment.
Those favorinG tho ratification of said
amendment will vote For Ratification
of Count Court Amrndmrnt"; and those
opposing will vote Aga inst Ratification
of County Court Amendment"
Given under my hand and tho Great
Seal Of the State N the Capitol this
orr Lord Ono Thousand Nine Hundred
and sixteen. and Of the State the Fifty
fourth
HENRY D. HATFIELD.
BY the Governor:
STUART +. REED.
Secretary Of state.
au31-Sc6. :. 20. 81 ocf II. rs. g5-no6
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18

fact. comply with thar request and so,
facilitate tho sinking Of the vessels.
Matter In Allegiance.
On that We know nothing more than
what has appeared in tie press. We
have no means III finding out what
actually occurred unless some of the
refugees from tn" vessel itself arc able
! 10 give all account Of the matter. But
l assume that The only pcoplc who can
give an account OF IL are the officers III
. the German submarine and the officers
Of the CnitGd States Navy who were
present on the scene, and that Is Il mat
ter which ! assume the United States
government will inquire into, or has in
CURED into, and either is. or will be. in
1nll possession IN regard TO the facts.
VIC have not any means ourselves or
stating what the actual facts were.
L will sum up tn" situation by say
! ing this: The Who'll" matter seems 10
be III Il state of suspense so far as We
are concerned. II is evidently the case
that Il German submarine visited Il
United StaIes port and subsequently
thc American coast. We do not know
what precautions were taken 10 prevent
! the submarine from obtaining supplies
or information from the newspapers or
! otherwise as IT, the movement of mcr-
chant ships off the coast Nor do we
know whether American ships OF war
facilitated the operations Of the SUBJ
marine by getting out OF the way as re-
ported in the press.
1t IS only the United States govern
mcnt and tlcir officials who can author
itatircly ascertain all the facts. and I'M
til VIZ know what the facts actually were
and what Tlcw the United States govern
mcnt take nf the proceedings OF the
German submarine, we do not propose
10 max" any official representation on
the subject which, in the absence OF fur
ih"r information, could only be- hypo-
lErtlcal. though it is obvious that the
issues lilNnlIcd are very Important"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
HUGHES SCORES
CONTINUED From First Page,)

pu, YOU IN as their standard bearer.
Is that right?''
Il am not here. sir. as the standard
bearer of any one group or set, nut
DESTROYS to serve the whole OF the
American people" Mr.. Hughes replied.
The house roarrd again. the heckler
sa, down and the nominee went on
with his speech.
Unusual circumstances.
"Now that ! am on this personal
note" Mr.. Hughes said. "let me re-
call some of the unusual circum-
stances under which entered public
life. You may recall that there were
some very important Investigations In
the CITY OF New York. The first OF
these had relation TO the charge to be
made for gas. | was requested by a
Legislative committee to undertake this
investigation. I had no desire to I'M
dertakc any inquiries which could have
possibly any political relation or any
other purpose than to ascertain exact
~ what was fair and just.
The assurance was given ME that
should have q free hand for that pur-
pose. We went ahead on that line,
and as the result the city Of New York
had legislation in its favor, b. which
the consumers Of gas paid a rate as
fixed BY law. and sustained bl"she
courts. of eighty cents.
Then there followed an investigation
Of much wider concern. It related to
those OF the homes OF America. 1t re-
lated to those who through life insur-
ance mad nndeavoTcd to protect their
lives and their children against the
In l1hOriHIG iOf1llIrI
brought to my attention a great variety
Of matters deeply the interests Of com
munity.
Life Insurance Probe,
I'VE nnacavorcd To safeguard the
policy holders Of the nation by wise
LEGISLATION, regulating our life insurance
enterprise. We cndcavored to see to II
that public supervision should he en-
tircly impartial and wholly efficient in
thn interest OF those concerned in this
This 10 tine govcrnorship OF the state. l
won't with q great deal OF information
with respect to the conduct OF public
business. 7 went "a the governors chair
with this determination: that while sat
trcre. there should hn no influence or
power which should in any way affect
nay action so as 10 be in the slightest
degree injurious to tho welfare OF all
the people in that state" The crowd
Interrupted with q yell.
Nov I REFER to This" Mr.. Hughes
continued "hccausa there has been re-
Gently an extraordinary statement mado
that in some way have become n spon-
s0r for invisible government. Such q
rropnStnrouS charge needs no attention
and yet should Tx" 10 take advantage
OF tho fact that it had been uttered to
remind tho American people OF one or
two things.
In the first place. during my COVER
norShlD at Albany there was no harter
or 1nr0iltnariS FOR lrtri SlDtipn In tba
next place Legislation was considered
upon Its merits in the open.
There was no semblance Of invisible
government. You cannot find n man in
New York state who would stand up and
honestly say that during my term there
was 81 suggestion OF any secret or i'm
proper Influence with respect to eXccu-
tive action at any time"
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No Declaration of Policy,

WASHINGTON. oct. lT.--Thcre have
been no indications in official circles
here that the United states would ma lie
any declaration ui rolicy regarding the
t-a'S visit to the western Atlantic UNI
less eVidrnc" of Il violation nf inLrrna-
tional law developed. The raid off Nam
tuckcL Is viewed as an isolated case. in
no way rn-0peuing the general sub
marine Issue. and il is understood all
The information gathered thus. far in
dICatcS that The Submarines activities
We're held within l"%al bounds. The in
NcStigatton has no, been completed.
OF iciHlS have consistently declined to
max" any formal comment on tho U-53'S
exploits while tile inquiry is in PROGRESS
bui surprise was apparent tonight at
The suggestion tina; Tho submarine may
htv@ secured Information illegally
through newspapers taken aboard at
Newport. That point apparently has
not been considered here as entering
prominently into the case.
1t has been indicated clearly that the
government WAS sal isiied there was no
violation Of neutrality or International
law by the rescue tlntilla of American
drStroyrrS. Officials also arc UNDER
stood to he convinced that the SUBJ
marines opcrat ioTs cannot be regarded
az paralIclng the patrol maintained by
British cruisers. just outside American
ports earlier in tn, wal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
||)I)L.I(3E: ARREST
THREE ROBBERS
9ELLAIHE AUTHORITIES CLAIM TO
HAVE COEESSION FROM TRIO.
Said to Kavo Been Implicated in Nmner-
ous Thefts-An Are From
This City.

r. important arrests made Monday
night. tho RriIairo polio" believe they
have put 4 Siur to Il series ar rphocFlcS
which hav" been ruzzlinE the authhrl-
tics Of thai city for several days PAST.
II WIS claimed lat" last night that raul
Fcnnrr. aged -. John Wise. aged 49,
and Okcy liumcS. aged -. all or w heet-
in" who were arrested on the charge
al being suspicious characters. had con-
tcSScd :" being IMPLICATED IN Il nunlher
uf thcfts p"rpcrtratcd Friday night.
Officer Leo Ei&!rr picked up the trio
Monday night. on suspicion. Chlcr Ma
none, OFFICER runfC" If the Eetiaire
force, and Detective Dave Cioary OF Inc
Wheeling department, spent all or yes
to-day questioning the men. and last
night were rewarded with Il partial con-
frSsion from HumCS. the Youngest OF tho
trio. NumcS said. according Ia the no
lice. that the three went ia heiIalre
SUNDAY night with The intention OF COM
Knitting robherirs. bur were lrlEhteneu
away \ confession VAS then secured
from Wise. and finally Former admitted
his guilt the police say.
Among tho places robbed Friday night
were the produce store of Sol Nurz On
Rnl,nrnt street; the confectionery con-
Quoted hv Mrs. Lena Dauh. on Gu"rn-
sey street. ana an attempt was made 10
rob the Ealdi restaurant on bcirn"n1
street. and the W. T.. LaRoche saloon
two attempts being made to enter H.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
''L0ST IN NEW YORK"


Lost in New York which is desCrib-
rh rs 4 r"mchy-dr" ma 'lhrill"r" in five
acts will be tn" offering at The Court
lh"atr" Thursday Friday and Saturday.
It relates tho trilcs and struggles of 4
young girl against N" wolves of II great
city. II is ClHimcd for the Play that it
Will appeal TO all rlnS"cS on account 1T
II being Il rctiX of humanity as truthful
10 life as il is faithful in characterize
ton. M play no matter how bright its
lines or novel its theme. can live if it is
not true picture Of life. The greater
the truth the NOR" convincing is the
play. Ono Of tho many virtues Lost in
New York" is said Ia possess. is that it
deals with the truth. Lost in New
York" has the reputation Of being one
Of the most clrvcrlr constructed
romndy-iramns thar has been given 10
the stage and is from the pen of Leon
ard Grover. who has written many sue
ccssful Plays. In the matter Of scenic
effects Lost in New York" is reported
tn he without Il rival. Some OF the
scenes are startling. especially the third
act. showing n river of real fater. with
real boats speeding along. The comedy