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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15
FIRST SNOW OF SEASON

CHARLESTON, W. Va, NoE. IL
Snow fell for the first time Lhis year
in Charleston today. This iT the first
time for many years that 81 ow has fail
len 50 early, being one day earlie9
rlan in 1918. The coldcSi weather Of
the season also was experienced, tha
thermometer registering 50 degreaa
tonight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15
Take Bcaucourt.

LONDON. Nov. II. 40" =. M
The British haze captured B"al"ourt
on tn" SommN FROM rs 4 r"sni' of
the continuation Of !h"ir powerful
drive begun yesterday.
The prisoners iak"m hv The British
number more than 5.nnn. mp Ia ihC
present, according o. -" official hul-
lin issued t0ni"h,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15
FAMILY SADLY AFFLICTED

The city health department is close,
" observing the condition of child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hike. of the Is
land, which was critically i'll yester-
day with form of blood poisoning,
Friday one OF the Hike children died
of bronchial trouble and Saturday anF
other died Of pneumonia.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15
STANDARD OIL GRANTS
MEN EIGHT HOUR DAY

san FRANCISCO. Cal. Nov. IL
Tho Standard oil Company Of Call
fornia voluntarily granted an eight
hour day Today 10 all refinery, pipe
line and producing department em-
ployrs. There will be nc change i.
wages.
X. r. KingabUry, vice president Of
the Standard Oil Company OF Call
rornia, said that between seven and
eight thousand employees will be II
fected and that eventually several
thousand more men will have 10 he
taken ON in the change from two II
three working shifts. Employees in he
departments which Will 90 on the
eight hour basis have been working
from nine Ia Twelve hours.
Kingsbury said the California CON-
pany declared the eight hour day
strictly on 4 humanitarian basis.
In Force = Year
NEW YORK. Nov. I+--An eight
hour day has been in force with the
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
for a year, It was stated here today by
officials Of that company. When asked
if the eight hour day was or would
be nut in force in all Standard OIL
plants, they said they could not speak
As 10 the practice or intentions Of the
other companies as each was lntie-
pendent of the others.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15
')nIy 'Gets-It' for
Me After ThISIV'
1t Gets" Every Corn Every Time,
Painless. Nothing More Simple.

I'll tell YOU what. W.: aunt using
tO--raling SHlvre for "nrn@. we. Iuit
inrkiuF n rarkdgc ont "f in% toes with
h;Induu"s nud cont IA ri ionS--uuii digging
with knives aTd scissors. Give m"
Ii"IS-lT' eyer! !iir'' That's what
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15
GIRL IS RELEASED

Josenhno Harper. q cniur"d .lr
who charged that John Il. Np!l"uS
Kidnapped h"r ;int 'HUk her IN l';,rk
nrsburc. waS released from ihr county
tall Yesterday mUrUin.,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15
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BRITISH TAKE
Continued from FIRST PaCe.)

III" Gprman-BuIgar lines. The battles
have not reached Il decision, accord
inS TO Berlin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-15

sac y..foinC the ordinance rr0Niuln
animal 'yarations for city cmp!n$"s
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
COLUMBUS CONCERT IS GREAT SUCCESS
 ON DOUGLAS ISLAND

DOUGLAS. Oct. 12.-The spirit of patriotic appreciation for Chris topher Columbus. the discoverer of our Great America. was commemor- ated in a most fitting manner by the pupils of st. Ann's parochial school before an audience of nearly l6O people in the A. c. c. hall last evening. Flags strung across the hall from the four corners of the room at the outset reminded the spectators of the festive spirit of the occasion, while a picture of George Washington and one of Columbus were displayed at the back of the stage. The picture of Columbus was enlarged from a smaller drawing made by Master Henry Bartilini of the Douglas parochial school
 Although the discovery of Ameri- ca. the meaning Of Columbus Day, Columbus as a boy, his exploits and landing In America, were the theme and inspiration for many of the songs and recitations of the evening, lighter verse and comic dialogues were introduced throughout. In ey- cry role, the boys and girls dis played wonderful assurance and absence of stage fright. From the beginning until the close of the en- tertainment, the program was pre- sented without confusion or delay. The children acted their various parts in manner which was a cred it to themselves and to their instruc- tors.
 The flag drir, with the boys and girls attired in the stars and stripes, received a hearty encore, as did the other numbers of tho program.
 The tableau, Columbus at the Court Of Spain, was the concluding feature of the evening. The wealth and glamor of the Spanish court was effectively reproduced in the costumes of the acting rulers and their attendants. The dramatic sacrifice by Queen Isabella of her personal jewels to finance the un- dertaking of Columbus was well DOT trayed by Miss Rica Martini in the role of queen, and Herman Gius as Columbus. Miss Vela Kerkes as the Spirit of the New World-Am- erica, appearing at the close of the tableau, pro o)hesied the outcome Of Columbus journey.
 The proceeds Of the evening will be used to improve the school play field.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
BIG BREWERY TO HAVE A BRANCH
 IN JUNEAU SOON

The Sacramento Brewing Com pany. of Sacramento. Cai, plans to make Juneau a distributing point for its Alaska bushes in case the vets win the election in Alaska next month. The plan is to put in a cold storage plant and warerooms, and to carry beer in stock, both draft and bottled. Reshipment will be made from Juneau to other Alas kan points. Such an institution would require the employment of several people at good wages.
 This is the word that w. K. Mar tin. Alaska representative of the company who recently returned to Juneau from a visit to Sacramento, brings back home with him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
TEJT0NS FIRM IN BELIEF OF
 WINNING WAR
Have No Tangible Reason but Are Convinced of the Ultimate
 Outcome.
NEUTRAL INVESTIGATES

LONDON, Oct. 12. - The news brought by a neutral from Germany is that our chief enemy is unshaken but getting rather down at the heel. This witness. who tells his story in The Daily Mail through Mir. Frederick William Vile, was in Ger many recently and toured the coun- try from end to end. He says:
 "My mission was to sound every class of German opinion as to the present and future of the war. ] have interviewed bankers, manufac- turers, high state officials, mer- chants, diplomats, working men and common soldiers.
 "I am a graduate of a German university, and have known German ways and habits of thought for thir- teen years, most of the time as Q resident in the country, l flattered myself at the outset that Germans would not be able to deceive me when l sought 10 find out what is really at the back or their heads.
 "They succeeded in convincing me that they genuinely believe they will win the war. They do not appear able to produce any very tangible evidence on which to base their re- lief; but the belief is there.
 Peaee-After Victory
 "Everybody wants peace.
 "sWeen .nur dlsser grasslicher Krieg yoruber wareH Of only this hideous war were over) is heard on all sides. But nowhere did en- counter any desire to pile arms on the basis of defeated Father land. There is no stop-the-War par ty.
 "I am quietly amused by English peoples curiosity to know if the Ger mans are starving They are mo-
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12

where near starvation. The crops are good. somewhat better than the ay- craze Gf they are satisfactorily harvested there will be nothing to prevent the Germans, as far as food is concerned, from fighting for an- other year at least.
 "The army is being fed just as well and comfortably as 1t was two years ago. or course, everything is rationed. Food shortage alone will never cause Germany to sue for premature peace.
 "It is widely-cherished misappre- hension, too, that monetary condi. tions are hastening the collapse of Germany's ability to continue the war"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
JAMES KAHLER WILL BE BURIED BY RLKS
 SUNDAY AFTERNOON

The funeral services over the re- mains of James Kahler found dead Tuesday evening, will be held Sun day afternoon at 9 o'clock. The services will be conducted at the Elks hall by that fraternal organi- zation of which Mir Kahler was a member.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
LIQUOR peOoLse GETS YEAR

K. Tenakee, charged. with selling whiskcy to Indians, this morning asked leave to withdraw his plea of not guilty and enter one of guilty. Tenakee is charged with having sold several quarters of whiskey and beer to natives at Douglas one night last summer. The whiskey was con sumed by the Natives and a free for all fight ensued in which several of the Indians were cut. One of them is under indictment for assault with a dangerous weapon, and the trouble is said to have grown direct ly out of the whiskey which Tenakee sold. A. D. Maltby appeared for the defendant.
 This afternoon Judge Jennings sentenced Tenakee to serve one year at McNeirg Island.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
Experiment. Is BIunder According to the Men in the ArmoTed
 Tractors.
.ARE "SHOT TO PIECES"
Move So Slow that They Are Targets for the Artillery of the
 Enemy.

BERLIN. Oct. 12.- According to imprisoned crews o1 the armored au- tomobiles used by the British on the Somme front (the famous tanks as the British soldiers call them), the new machines have proved a complete failure, says the Overseas News Agency. It continues:
 "The prisoners state that the cars are able to advance only at the rate of mile an hour, and there fore make excellent targets for ar unery fire. They instance case of seven of these machines that started in the advance recently on ly two of which reached their ob- jective, even these being then com pletely put out Of action by shell fire. Their occupants declare them atrocious contriyances to travel in because of the noise, smoke and heat and the reacherous ground over which they have to move in field service.
 "In another case. the prisoners say, the infantry had been told that six Of the machines had been sent to the attack. but only one appeared. and this soon afterward was also wrecked"
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
FIGHT WITHOUT RING.

DOUGLAS, Oct. 12.-George De- Holster, a Douglas man, Is being tried before Commissioner John Hen son for assault and badly beating Cyril Pinnio. who conducts board ling house back of Brie's drug store. Pinaio swore out a warrant for De- Holster last night, declaring that the latter had started fight when Plnnio asked him for his leng over due board bill. Pinnio is suffering in St. Anns hospital with a badly cut hand
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
DOUGLAS NOTES.

Oscar Fritzberg, of the grocery de- partment of Martins general mer- cantile store, returned on tho Hum boldt to Douglas yesterday after several weeks vacation enjoyed in the States
 P. II. Fox, one of the pioueer merchants returned home from a business trip to the States on the Humboldt yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
CECILIA CLUB REHEARsEs.

The cecelia Club. tho newly or- ganized musical club for ladies, held the first rehearsal lasts eye- ming in the school house.
 The meeting was well attended and the work done by the ladies most gratifying to the director. Prof. r. Handy Wells.
 A number of new names were sent in for membership. The club will meet every Wednesday eve ming at o'clock in the school house.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
TREADwEIL NOTES.

The dance at the Treadwell club hall was fairly well attended last evening considering the unpleasant weather.
 The Treadwel Bremen will con yene for their regular meeting to- morrow evening.
 George Stevens, repair man at the zoo mill, who has been ailing for several days, has entered St. Ann hospital for treatment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12

EMPIRE ads have thousands of readers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
SUES FOR DAMAGES

Robert II. Rosmandich this after. noon filed suit in the District Court against the Alaska-Juneau Gold Min ing Company asking for $2400 dam ages, the return of S25O alleged spent for hospital and doctor fees and costs, for injuries alleged receiv- ed while working for the company, Cheney 6 ziegler appear for the de- fendant
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12

EMPIRES classlneds psz.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
DRILL CREW IS
 RUSHING KENsENGT0N WORK

Three shifts of diamond drillers are rushing a contract at Kensing- ton for the Lynch Brothers. The contract calls for all the work that can be accomplished before the water power freezes and forces the drill to shut down The work was started last week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12

oAlI the M Al the TIme.g .g
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12
Prices lowered Again

but the same Ford Car. The record Of satisfactory performance of more than 1,25o,0so owners surely makes it the "Universal Car" the car you want. lt meets the demands of pro fesoionaI and business men and brings pleasure Co the whole family. Simple, strong, reliable-eeonomieal ln operation and maintenance. Chas- sis, S435.e5; Runabout, S445.s5; Tour ina. s4eO.e5; couplet, S6o5.95.
 The Ford Motor Go. guarantee against further reduction in price, but do not guarantes against a raise Tor one year.
 On Sale at
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-10-12

On Sale at
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23
Curse of Lynched Man on His
Slayers is Visited Upon Them
In Various Forms of Trouble

Og interest is the following from
the Savannah Press:
A prophecy that justice would be
meted out to the members of a lynch
ing party who chained an unidentified
young man to tree in Coffee county
twenty years ago and then shot him,
has come true, it is claimed as w. Wash
Lott, said to be the last surviving
member of the party as far as is
known, was sentenced this week t.
life Imprisonment for numbering his
son, Warren Lott.
AS the story is told by prominent
residents of Coffee county, the youth,
just before being shot, told them he
was innocent of having burned the
store of Dan Lott, an uncle of G.
Wash Lott, and that the Lord would
punish them for his death. After be-
ing shot the body was buried a short
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23
Had Trouble.

Mr.. Akin said Lott was considered
ore of the worst characters residing
in the vicinity of Hazlehurst and was
the leader in many mob scenes. He
said he had considerable trouble with
the men when he was experimenting
The cutting of timber for the Southern
Pine Company who had purchased the
timber on the land through which the
new railroad passed.
Berause they objected to the man
he had in charge of the men in the
woods they drove spikes into trees
Iapd did various other stunts, causing
him to have circular saws destroyed
when they struck the spikes and
pieces of iron in the trees. After he
had investigated and found the source
OF the trouble he removed the cause
and conditions were all right again.
Mr. Akin said conditions had mater
tally improved since he first went to
Coffee county, probably due to the
construction of railroads which
brought the people in touch with the
outside world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23

heed to his presentations. After the
shooting, the reports of which were
heard by other people living in the
vicinity, the members started to their
homes.
Even before Josh Kirkland reached
bis home, one of his sons met an acct
dental death, when a huge trough
fell on him 1t is claimed this occur
red at about the same time the young
man was being shot. Since then the
other members of the party either
died suddenly or were shot from am
bush by some of their enemies. None
of them seemed to prosper after the
young man had made the prophecy.
G. Wash Lott, said to be the last Of
the mob as far as is known to Mr..
Akin spent some time in the Chatham
county Jail after the killing of his
son, as the sheriff of Coffee county
thought he would be lynched if put in
the Jail in Coffee county. While here
he wrote a letter to a friend, telling
him about $175 he had buried on his
farm to pay his funeral expenses in
the event he died. At that time ne
cid not expect to live, as he was in
poor physical condition when brodght
to Savannah. 1t was reported while
Eott was in the jail he had fortune
buried on the farm and many fortune
hunters were overrunning it when the
officials were summoned and drove
them away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23

The subject has been discussed at re-
cent meetings of the Panama Chamber
of Commerce and it is believed that All
active campaign to further the project
will soon be started
The National Assembly of Panama
has already passed the necessary leg
islation authorizing the construction of
warehouses; 1t is necessary that the
Congress of the United States also
pass such a measure.
The merchants point out that with
the opening of the permanent channel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23

distance away and part of the chain
with which he was fastened to the
tree placed on tree near the grave.
The Prophecy.
The lynching occurred about three,
miles from Hazelhurst just before
shutdown, as the members OF the party
were taking the young man to Doug
las, the county seat. Four reported
members of the party were Kyle Kirk
land, G. Wash Lott, Josh Kirkland
and Dan Lott. The names of the other
two were not known by w. S. Akin of
Whitaker and Anderson streets, who
related the circumstances surrounding
the lynching and prophecy, as they
had been given to him by James Kirk
land, a son of one of the members OF
the party.
There is perhaps no man in Savau-
nah better acquainted with the con-
ditions of affairs in Coffee county
when the lynching occurred than Mr..
Akin. He superintendent the con-
struction of the a. B. & A. Railroad
through that county when it was I'M
settled. He followed this with the
cutting off of the timber on the
lands through which the road passed.
Many Murders.
Speaking of conditions last night
Mr. Akin said he saw more murders
committed there during the time ia
which he was in that part of the
country than all the rest of his life
and he had worked through some wild
sections. The story of the lynching
is one that is we'll known, Mr.. Akin
claims, by the people no wliving in
that vicinity. Hundreds have visited
the grave of the unidentified victim.
MIR. Akin is very familiar with the
spot.
The store of Dan Lott was situated
fourteen miles from Hazlehurst The
day it burned the victim was walking
from one railroad to another across
the country and passed the store. That
night it was destroyed by fire. The
members of the party started in pur-
suit of the young man who had passed
the store and caught him twenty-five
miles away. They brought him back
to the store, where they held con-
ference. He emphatically denied he
had anything to do with the fire.
Finally it was decided to take the
young man to Douglas, six miles
away. The party left and had gone
about three miles when they were
compelled to cross a ravine. AS they
ent into the ravine another consul
tation was held, it is claimed, and
they chained the young man to tree,
wheer he was shot.
Was Shot.
Josh Kirkland, said to have been
one of the members of the party in
sisted that the life of the young man
be spared, it is said, but they paid ne
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23
Merchants To
Interest e. S.
In Warehouses

PANAMA, Feb. 23.-Efforts are be-
ing made by merchants of Panama and
Colon to interest the governments of
tie United States and the Republic Of
Panama in establishing bonded ware
houses in the canal terminal cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23

in the canal the business opportunities
in Central and South America will be
vastly increased and that in conse-
quence storage facilities on the 18th
mus will be greatly needed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The ord Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININR
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23
Was Shot.

Josh Kirkland, said to have been
one of the members of the party in
sisted that the life of the young man
be spared, it. is said, but they paid no
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-23

distance away and part of the chain
with which he was fastened to the
tree placed on tree near the grave
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-06
UNCURLED RUFFS ARE NEW
Soft and Beautiful. Although They Are
Something of Strain. on
the Purse

The newest Ostrich ruff is one of I'm,
J0rled frondS This sort is bit eX-
penSive, but very soft and beautiful
Two shades or colorS of ostrich are
often combined. White is used with
any color-blue or brown or green or
black Tan too. is combined with col
orS. Sometimes just the tips of some
of the frondS are white, or tan.
Some of the new rufus are made of
taffeta silk. made into points, many
of them, and arranged in full collar
about the throat. These are stiff. hut
very becoming to some persons. They.
too, are more durable than tulle
Tulle. however, is made into so many
charming rufus that it is difficult to re-
siSt them even on the score of frag
ility. Some of them are made of dou-
bic puffS OF the tulle Sometimes the
tulle has big chenille dots-white on u
colored ground.
Soft satin ribbon is shirred into very
becoming and graceful ruffS. Like all
ruffs Of the season, these are not very
long.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-09-06
FOR LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
Popular Costumes Before the Fall At
tire Has Been Decided On and
Definitely Donned

Most popular among the young girls,
for the summers ending, are either
skirts of white, pale blue or pale pink
and mauve flannel, both with and with
out round, white pearl buttons and
patch pockets, made very short length,
showing stockings to match. With
these are worn finely frilled blouses OF
matching color, felt hats, also the same
color, and worn or carried with these
costumes are closely knitted silk scarfs
in purple and white, gray or black.
The slimness of most of the young
er set allows them to wear and set off
to advantage slip-on sweaters of loose
ly knitted wool, in colOrs of gray, old
rose and lavender, white, blue and
pink. Some of these are sleeveless
and many are held in at the waistline
by single piece of wool tied in a bow
in the center front; this must be re-
newed> each time the sweater is worn.
Many short red flannel jackets are
being worn with white cotton skirts
and black sailor hats.