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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
CLOSED CARS FOR
WINTER WEATHER
Distributor Bayha Has Splendid Display
Of Those Bad weather Klssel
Cars

with the approach Of winter The IN
cr"usiuy number OF inquiries about IN"
NIl-Nrar cab received nj the klssel rae
tory as well as ny All klss"l dealers.
show thai motor truck owners are CIV
iur considerable. thought to tho protcc-
lInn of their drivers" says q. n. kIs-
sci. president al tn" kiNS"!l Motor Car
company. Hartford. Wis. -ca.
."Thry realize that the right pr"t"r-
ton will not only keep their trucks IN
operation throughout the winter. but
will Increase their drivers efficiency as
we'll.
Just as all the vita. working parts
Of motor trucks are fully protected IN
all w~aIhcrs. so this same protection
should b.. given Ia the drivers in order
for them to Sccur" efficient perform
ancc from their trucks.
NO driver can rNprnd his best cl-
forts, give proper attention TO the ham
ding Of his truck or BE- alert ana com
potent when he is uncomfortable. Ply
steal discomfort through being unpr"-
,rrtrd IN sagrccablr weather quickly
r"-acIs IN his mind. which in turn
grcatly decreases his efficiency and pro-
fi"irnCy.
"Onr cannot expect your truck dri\-
crs 10 IN enthusiastic over their Jobs
ar IL take proper cure OF their truckA
or 10 maintain shipping Srh"duleH'
when they ar. wet or chilled To IN"
skin Their minds ar fully occupied
oyer whether they are going To eaten
cold. ar get rheumatism or pneumonia.
Cold hands and feet are poor things
with which To control Il heavily laden
motor truck on Il slippery road
George t. EHyha is IN" Wheeling dis
trihuIur of Tho kiSSel cars with sales
rooms in The liawlry hnildinG. Main
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nic;.l and Clyde Ramsey were visiting
Ross l'innical. and John Ray Ramsey
1T Camp Sherman.
Mr. and Mrs. George Z. Mcconnell.
who have passed the summer here. have
returned TO New York city.
Mrs. J. z. Haverlield was called TO
Columbus on account Of the serious ILL
mes Of her son George. who WIS op.
Grated on at the Protestant hospital
Tor appendicitis.
Miss Myrtle Cummings will entertain
the mem bers OF the Girls Sewing club
at her home. this evening.
Mrs. Robert r., Anderson entertained
at halloween party at her home on
Lincoln avenue Thursday evening. Dec
orations and refreshments consistent
with The season prevailed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
WAR WILL AFFECT ALL
PRINCES ON MOTOR CARS

PLANS for tho National shows in jan
unry disciuS" striking Instances OF thS
snnnrinS Influences Of III" world war.
<a:s General Sales Manager J"hn H.
Nlntrstl.ld %; the bort
'Th.r" I'll II" a most n"tc"3hi" a"-
S"nc" ~ c\'r"in"S In painting ann H''
mastering effects NhI!" ,!r.r" will h.
muck substantial impr"E' rn"ht ana "'E,
cal d.r"lrru"nt in evidence. cher VIZ!
Ia. fewer Experimental ideas exploited
"r,u,,ie ar. in no rl""d for other tHan
solid proven worth. in m" cars th"S bu%
NOWADAYS. and ihoS- TIM viii attra': al
in. shows will - those that oyer IN
,rnns,c v.iu.. rs opposed i" "NtrlnSi|
glamour"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
BILLY SUNDAY
Likes Automobiles and Enjoys Trip
Through Beautiful Los Angeles
Park in a Liberty

When BILLY" Sunday conducted 4
revival meeting III Los Angeles re-
Gently. all the time h. could spare
from his arduous duties was spent
with Ma" Sunday in Liberty
Brougham.
Mr.. Sunday is an enthusiastic mo-
,oriSt, and believes that everyone
who can should own IN automobile.
He voices his approval in his custom
AIRY picturesque way and MA sur
day ably backs up his sentiments.
No sooner had the Sundays arrived
in Los Angeles than Il score Of auto
mobiles were placed III their disposal
but the Leach-Frawley company. LID.
erry distributors for that territory.
have the distinction Of carrying or
the honorS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
CA[)|Z

Mrs Doll. tu,.clArd Of W"irl"n. and
Miss Edna irc..r al Youngstown M!
visiting Ih'ir mother. Mrs. James
Greer.
Mrs William j. Morgan and MISS
Martha ShUi,"ll are attending the pres
hyi"rIal meeting Il M W"nanS Home
Missionary Suri,iy 81 the Presbyterian
church III Session ~ i;"Irttir".
Yrs. Milton I;"nsh"tm has gone Il
Camp Sherman e visit her husband i
friends III New Lexington and Column
bus brurr ~h" returns nome.
John W Walker Of Eruokrillr. Pa. is
here visiting the family Of J: Lyle Clark
having h,."n called r"i" 70 attend the
Iur+r;l. of his S,st"r. Mrs. l.. ". Rey-
nard.
Clerk Of the hoard " elections. How
ard j. Smith. Is at camp Sherman this
week. having gone to take charge OF
the ba!.u'> east b. The Harrison county
boys IN camp he:c.
Mr. and Mrs Roy lluntsman of Pitts
hrrgh. AZ" visiting Mr.. and Mrs. .Chas.
Mrairy this week.
Miss Nancy L'"pcll.d ~ MinEo juno
;imn schools WAS h"r" over sunday Wis
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John \.
Copeland
chester \: l:::nSnn has gone on q
business trip /" Thir lgo.
nr. : J.: Mrt;u. ran attended the meet.
ing 81 he Surgeons 81 IN" Pennsylvania
kailrugd III :-rSSi'Ii II " aShinGton Ci,y
rhiS M"rk Thu" We're three former
Harrison county boys f'r"Srn'--Dr. :. Is.
Mc,;uir, Of Dover. president Of tho sur
.s"nns nf III" western division. and DR..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
when AUTOIST LOSES
ONE LICENSE PLATE
MIST He Garage Car or operate
and Subject Himself to Arrest7
IL Question.

What is to b. done In the case an
auto owner loses one Of his liccn$" tags
from his car" * h. 10 garage tue ma
d chine and await untii h" has received Il
duplicate from Charleston or shall he
run the risk OF operating tn. auto ami
be arrested by some constable:
That's the question that the auto own
ers OF Ia. community would Ike !"
know Former Secretary A. H. llool't-
Ze!l OF the Ohio Valley and West Nlrc-
inia Auto association. mas written \.
D. williams. chairman OF the state ROAD
commission. asking FOR an opinion.
There have bten ! number OF arrests
in Wheeling recently including q
preacher and L prominent business man.
who were charged with operating their
c;.rs with only or" license tag. They
explained 70 thu justice OF the peace be-
fore whom they were arr;tCned for hear
ing that they had lost their tags. anu
were DISCHARGED from custody.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
AUTO NOTES FROM
HERE AND THERE

1
Perhaps i number of auto fans an"
Wheeling district distributors VIII nj
trmd the scvcntcrnth annual EIrVclaht
intrusive. Tn "|h'- promises I" D., "i'"
~! tn" largest IL me kihd ever lrio III
this country.
c"I,rL It's l."nh pound overland t:"'
ihrnuGh III" Auto sales company.
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mechanic and salesman. has entered TN"
employ Of tn" George T. HaH ha agency
and S"rN:r" station IN th| 'iaNle puliu'
InS.
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Among the tut" representatives, III ~
r'pr">"ntaiil, vi IL" "ki$Scl i<ar' who
WAS calling "n George T.. Ha%hL dis
rrIbulur nj tn HI>s"l n The Wheeling
district,
f----------
,.noHE tie moiur Visitors III Wheeling
this week.
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T.. II. Lennon and K. l. MrkriNey.
w"ll knTwn local nut" man. have re-
shire club. Hampshire county. where
they spent several days rshing.
G"orS" t.. Eayha reports among thu
n!od.!. frisco" /" l.. {. Hartman "f Ii!-
tonHlii"' ONO.
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MT. ana MrS. W. II. >nhl"r 81 r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
CHALMERS TO CONTINUE

w. have letters from Chalmers dis.
,rihutnrs in which they stated that ru-
more were atioat CONCERNING the 9Scon-
tinuance Of the Chalmers motor car.
said Walter f.. FLANDERS. president OF
Chalmers and Maxwell Motor companies.
"I'halmcrS cars Will continue to b"
mad" in 1917. also in '?lS and other
wears ,n come. Tho Chalmers lin" is 20
H.. lrupruvru and pushed in every way
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
Littleton Briefs

Mr. Herold Pr,,it spent Monday with
fri"nds in Hundred.
Miss Rernadet,c Byard Of Cameron
spent Thursday hero with friends.
Mr. Howard Church Of Hundred spent
Sunday hero with friends.
MessrS Bruce Robinson and J. s. OFT
hnvc returned homo after ten days hunt
ing trip spent on Williams river.
Mrs Elizabeth Adams is spending n
few days with friends in Waynesburg.
Mrs. Clyde Pastieth waite and two
children Of We!lsburE arc visiting
friends here for few days.
Miss Jessie Nay was shopping IN
Wheeling Monday. r.
Misses nellie Bradley and Vadie Miner
n Hundred spent Sunday here with
friends.
Mrs Il. V Meieh-n was shopping in
Wheeling Thursday.
Mir + NJ. Ashcroft sncn. Saturday and
Sunday with his family In Falrrnont.
Miss Margaret Nilrrs has returned
home after short visit with friends In
Wheeling.
Mrs. j n. Norris ~ Clarkshurg visited
frirrls hero Wednesday.
Mr. Bert Henderson. who is employed
nj Salem spent Sunday here with his
parents.
Mrs. IT, H. Rose and two children Of
New MartinSvll" are visiting relatives
here for a few days.
Mr.. A. L. Six Of ('larkshurS was.
business visitor here Thursday.
Mrs Peter Phillips is visiting rcla-
tivrs in Fairmont for few days.
Mrs. j. Il. Robinson was shopping ~.
Wheeling Monday.
Mr.. Uarrir kimbl" has returned hon1a
after Il business trip 10 Now Martina
vile.
Misses Clcn Nay and Nellie Cumtef-
ledge were shopping in wheeling Mon
day.
Mrs. Charles Garrison OF McMechetl Is
WISHING friends her" for few days.
Mr.. II. u. Henderson WAS business
visitor in CIarksburg Monday and Tues
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03
NEW REPUBLIC TRUCK.

y new Is"l.uuifr truck nGap:~d /" tho
use g.: - trad" desiring - transport
bulky wight r#s JuNi BE-" A"n"unc"".
Il has @>.inrh wh""lhrS. and a load CT
pacity - -" l"untS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

How do the German soldiers get
Iron Crosses asked Broncho Bob.
They have to win EN-"
Win 'cn! knew they wefs riEhd
PLENTIFUL But l had No idea the boyS
were us!n' EN- for poker chips. "-Wash-}
ingtun Star.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

Mrs Mary Srh"uk. Mrs. Albert S,'n"nk
ana Misses ''hItir,tia ami l."Trna Srh"nL
n""r returned from 4 motor tour -
Petersburg. Va, whrr" they ,iSii"o
friends and r.'lativcs al Camp Lee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

Miss F.rnma Miller has r"rtiv"d h"I
ned body" Fro hers Sedan. through the
HnrkinS Motor company.
Nj and Mrs. =. /. House have return
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

Roy Rut;"H,N'trr, L We'll knon a"t"
mechanic and salesman. has entered tn"
employ Of tn" George T.. iaI ha agency
and service station IN thG iiaNlrE buliu-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

T. II. Lennon and K. / hrkrlNey.
we'll kuTwn local nut" man. have To-.
turned from = m"iUI rip 10 the llamp-
shire club. HAMPSHIRE county. where
they spent Srv"rIl days nahinE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

Mrs. Doll. rul.cland Of W"irt"n. and
Miss Edna frc.r Of Youngstown, nf!
viSiIin. lh"ir mother. Mrs. James
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

Gcors" 4. Eayha reports among thu
sales tins week i iivr-raS"ugrr. late
n!od.l Hr'Srur - l.. 6. lIarlimau Of I'll
lonrii". ohio
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-03

The Ghir l;'.v"rIS" company has re-
c"I,ru H. 700 pound Overland t'"'
through III" Auto sales company.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP
# No RELIEF
III
Sensational Utterance By
Vanderlip in Railroad
Rate Hearing.

! WASHINGTON. Nov. l6.-frank ~
Sandcrlip. New York banker and chair
man Of the governments War Savings
committee. and Paul N. "arburg vice
governor Of the Federal Reserve Board.
called by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today as expert witnesses in the
! fifteen per cent advance rate case. tes-
! titled that radical action was necessary
! to remedy tho railroad financial situa-
! tion.
MIR Eanderlip WAS Of the opinion that
! the prnnoScd rate increases only touch
! I'd tho Surracr OF the situation. while
| Mr. Warburg declared that should It be
! granted lis effect from n psychological
stand point In restoring confidence among
I investors would m a greater advantage
than the Immediate monetary gain IT
might mean to the roads.
! ono Of tho two things must be done
! Ia meet the Si,uatiou. either the govern
: ment must acruir" ownership or some
action taken 10 rcStorr confidence In
their securities, said Nr. Nandcrlip.
! Granting tho increase tho roads request
, he insisted. would act only AS police
, and not affect 4 real cure.
| In thr argument for tho increase MI.
Nandcrip said railroad mon themselves
failed 10 src below the surface and view
! what no believed 20 he fundamentally
wrung-.th" effort 10 forcr the two rcEu-
latory rrinrirl"s. prcvrntatioR Of COM
bnationS and hxinS Of rates. IN work
smoothly together.
! "E.ilhrr onr, may b' all right. but not
both together" he i''"lnrrd. "AS long as
! rates arr regulated IT,. railroads should
lhavr III" right Ia form combinations.
| Mr. Nnndcrlip added Tint the railroads
faced expenditures Of on" billion dollars
ANNUALLY To maintain their property and
that this must como from thu investor
| and "whatavrr W" may think the invcS-
tor must have Confidence.
The question Of confidence WAS III"
principal thought III the statement of
MIR. WHrhurE H., maintained that rail-
road sinckS had reached such stage
that the roads. only method Of obtaining
money was through bond ISSUES which
could not IT, made nn :, satisfactory basis
now.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
Floodgates Opened

ITALIAN lIENDQl NRTEkS IN
NOETHEEN ITALY. Thursday. N"r. Is.
lily III" Associated l'rnssl--Thc flood
gates Of the Play" and Siia. nr Old lrn""
rivers. hav" been opened by Italian mill
larv engineers and the enemy Is now
faced hy another User "f inundati"n.
The iiuod was lunS'd at IN" point
rrh"r- tho enemy sucr"cd"d in crussin s
me Pinyr near GriSnlcra -four miles
from III" coast aud tho whole region
whrrr iIr gained lndEm"nl iS now under
water. Tn" inundated territory forms
- huCr triancl, about IL miles on each
side. with III" apex at D"na di Piave.
The enemy had been driven back hut
still held on within this triangle unul
tho dykes from both rivers released tho
water over tn" lnw-lyinE plain.
Tho chief menace ut that point was
that tho enemy might hc able TO ap'
prnarh Ecnic" through the lagoon or
homhi ri tn" city from his position be-
tween tho rivers. The irundation inter.
poses Il barrier of water /" miles across
and several frrr deep.
Reports which have reached hcadduar'
tors from other points on the front are
also faNurah".
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
FIGHTING ON
P|AvE RIVER
NOW FURIOUS
ITALIAN RESISTANCE
BECOMING STRONGER
Engineers Open bikes and
Flood Immense Area,
Trapping Teutons.

On Ihe Italian front. which Is
tho ONLY theatre in the world war
where intensive fighting is in pro-
SrrsS. thr Italians daily continue
tO sIiffrn ihrir lin" from the 70
gion Of Lake GaTda TO the Adrl-
atic sea. Nowhere have the Ten
tnrir allies been abl" TO penetrate
rn,ir front for new gains oi Grea
Importance. On ;he other h.ihd
'hrir attacks have mot with fierce
resistance and ultimate !cpulSe,
rycent in tho north where the
town Of Cismon. on the east bank
Of thc Brrnta river. and several
hill positions have hccn taken by
The invaders.
All along tho .FiaYn. furious
artillery action is in progress. ana
Italian airplaues again hav" come
into the fray and aTr doing nos
able work II dropping bombs on
the enemy lines.
70 tho south near tn" mouth
of thr piHT". in IN" region known
~ Tho "lInlland nr Italy" Italian
engineers nave opened the dikes
againS, tho enemy forces which
crossed the stream al GriSolrra.
who possibly have hc"n trapped
by the inrtish Of tho water. The
inundatinn Ht all events will max"
hardr- the task Of the "nr3l., III
bringing up guns with wn.cn ~
shell Venice from the northeast.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
BRAVE PAYROLL CLERK
RESISTS HIGHWAY MEN;
TAKES ONE IN CUSTODY

= CLARESETRG. W. Va. Nov. 16.-At-
tackled by thrr" hiGhwaymcn. who Sl"'
ut him several times. l.. 7. Sturm. pay
roll clerk OF the Morgan Goal company
dropped a satchrl containing SNNrrtl
thousand dollars. jumped upon his as
sallants. put two OF them I" !liShi.
placed the other under arrest ard
brought him To tho county Jail here late
tnday. according tn Ia" police. Th' at
tack Is said To have occurred uClr LEnI'
b.rport as Sturm WAS carrying; IN"
satchcl OF money fr'm Il bank III ina;
town To the coal compiny'S mining plan,
preparatory ~ tn" payment Of vases /"
tn" miners tomorrow.
The three mon. according tn Sinrfl.
Jumped from hrhlnd r!ump Of bush 90
~; hc was walking nl"rtS Il lonely part
of tho road. Thc man brought L" ih'
TAIL here gave his nam" A. Patsy stan
lnr. and snid he was a miner. ''Iii''rs
tonight We're searching fer III" "ih"r
two men. who are said 10 !Iar" tied t"-
wards the town 0f Eric.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
OHIO, HANCOCK, NJ lN'D0VEL[AND
WOOD COUNTIES "OVER THE TOP

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Nov.
lG.-lnterState Secretary George
l.. Goodwin, campaign director for
the Y. NJ. &. 4. war work CAM
paign now being waEcd in West
Virginia. tonight claimed a rec
ord for Wcirton. Hancock county.
which has subscribed in excess Of
$1,000 TO the fund, or more than
81 per capita In a telegram to
national headquarters. Secretary
Goodwin challenged all other COM
lnunitins TO beat the record.
Secretary Goodwin reported
that Ohio. Wood and Mcdowell
counties also had passed their
goals. and estimated from the TO-
ports obta!nable that 100000, or
one-half Of the goal set for tho en-
tire of West Virginia, had been
subscribed.
Former Governor Albert B.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
IS
BE|NGPR0bED
IN WIDE AREA
Cases Looked Into in Wetzel
and Randolph Counties
and East Pan Handle.

-
rlIilIrI'I. " Va, Nov. it, nlird
STATES Srrrr, service agents WORKING IN
W,S, Virginia wcr" r"p"rird tonight I"
i.. investigating CASES Of d!sioyaltS III
widely separated parts "f N" StAlc
bu.. case under Investigation - in tn"
.,al,.rtt Irlnhandln, Will" another Is IN
I.Auuuluh cuu;y. \ prob ~ rlS" under
m.:ty in WciZ'.l CnGutI. Si"'cia! agents.
.irnr Is. WILSON and i;uG"r Sk"ti"T. wh"
..uuiurtcd thc Edru"ur county nVcstl-
:a;Ina. Lave roniirtrd their work f"r
'I., time being. Il w;tS reported To-Day
AMI hay. departed for other sections OF
~. S.ntI.
lii. d.tt rr,ira;Tnn .'.f the G"vcrrInnnt
in.S;:rni. rui rii>Nvtlty IN West Virginia
j. me- isn.; with approval Ut the people
~: rh.. state. ;ud many offers ~ H"iun-
;aYy S,.ry i... nav" ~ rn received by Dis
irtct Attorney W,ikcr.
Tn. M,,Eu!r.;ir; Investigations ar"
.nltinlIlnG. and uii,r-rS az" In"hlS int"
alleged S'.!iiiuuS ruIu;uGt upon the pat
of ,..rtniu ;".rS"rS n Tia" vicinity OF
i:i..Sv!Il,, ~ NJ iri"u county. Ii was
reported iIrr.. tonight lhat tho federal
.rattd Jury Wruii iI.:ilIc L final report
:nr1orruw and that indictments in tn"
l:rliri,iuu raS,A wulilUi b" iurru:ninS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
Trio Of AuStrians Who 8
Subscribed 10 Liberty
Loan, Murder Victims

VIRGINIA, Mimi Nov. 1k-Thrc
Austriilns. woman and two men, WSteN
murdered here last night, tha police
say, because they had subscribed to tho
Liberty loan and Red Cross funds. They,
were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Alar and Peter
.Trcpich. boarder in the Alar house.
The skull of each had been crushed with
an az while the victim slept, and each
body nutilatcd with knife. -
On n kitchen tahl" in the home OF the.
.ilars was 4 note written in an Austrian
dialect. reading:
This is what you get for being
against the Kaiser. You have donated
tp the Red Cross and you have said the
Kaiser could so to he'll. Don't look Tor
us. for anyone who does will get thti
same dose. - II:
lird Cross and Liberty loan p0rcll1oa;
signs, generally displayed here. alshooIhl
the community has a largo Austrian,
population, disappeared from the wtn.i
dows of Austrian: residents today. -
Tho .,lars were each 38 years Eola
and Trepich was 60 years old. Tho men
were miners. A theory first sugeested,
by the police was that robbery vas tn
motive Of the murders, advanced Whe1
il vas learned MrA Alar had duGNpy
money from tho bank yesterday. waaI
abandoned when \ gum OF money Va!
found in the Alar bed
Several persons suspected a connse
ton with tho murders we're arrested and
Ill available police and deputy shertffsl
gave their attention to the casa. on0
police theory was that netghborneoa
row in the foreign ntnerr colony EfHW.i
ing out of war arguments vas the Sot:f
rect cuusc Of tho crimeA s,tSS
The double bladed axo with which ths
crimoS. were committed was found ohi
tho floor near the bodies. BloodstAin0l
indicated that tho murderer had wa1a1d,
his hands in the kitchen sink. than AAdI
written the note OF warning and len oy;
tho back door. S.$S
y coroncrs inquest will b coAduoe64.
tomorrow. 81
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
FORD JOINS STAFF
UNCLE SANS FORCES

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 16.
Henry Ford Joined the staff Of
the shipping board to-day to lend
his talent for Standardization Of
production in speeding up the
building of a merchant fleet. He
was made special assistant to
Charles Piez, vice president Of the
boards emergency fleet corpora
ton.
Mr.. Ford will begin work next
week, and will spend most OF his
time in Washington. His particu-
lar task will be to introduce into
shipbuiIding the multiple produc-
tion methods he has used with
such marked success in producing
automobiles. He will give especial
attention to organizing the manu-
facture Of ship parts.
Already Mr.. Ford has begun to
turn over to the government the
facilities Of his plant at Detroit
for the manufacture Of war mate
riaIs. His factory is now making
$500 airpIane cylinders, is turn
ing out a large number OF parts
for Libetry motor trucks, and soon
will be put to making equipment
for merchant ships.
The fleet corporation is under
going a complete reorganization,
with widely known business men
in charge of its chief departments.
Other assistants to Mr.. Piez are
gradually taking over the work
heretofore done by naval officers
under Rear Admiral CapPs, who,
though still serving as d general
manager Of the corporation, is linn
ting his activities to technical
matters.
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"WHS hr ono nf our countrymcn?" !
asked. "Or course" he replied, and
he Is 4 man whose official duty il is
10 look after Americans in France.
Many have Told mo Of finding Difficult
t. in sleeping in their rooms at night
on account Of their ncighDors. A good
many OF The men who are thus calls
ing criticism Of Dur country arc Off
Gers. Coming 1T q moment when
there is Il feeling that VIZ have per-
hapS talked a little too much about
our preparations. about what We are
about ia do. this kind Of conduct j. Il
serious injury 10 Us. Fnhappily. five
hundred men nt that type can make
moro sharp impression in a city
than five thousand of the solid. Sencr-
ous and constructive workers.
A Deadly Menace.
This lnnsencSs in Paris connects
itself with The same problem in every
town in France where there arr Amer
lean troops Today, and with the [aT
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General Glenn Declares
War Will Last Five Years

CLEVELAND, Nov. 16.-ma jor
General {. F. Glenn, commandant
at Camp Sherman, Chi!licothe.
told CleveIanders today that they
SHOULD utter thanks to God
through the length and breadth OF
the land if this war is term mated
In five years"
He was addressing a meeting to
boost the Y. M. c. A. war camp
fund. 81 say this" he said, latter
a full study Of the situation in
Europe"