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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
Fire DevaStaeS Atlanta, Ga.--LoSS Reaches Millions
Ded But Fail Check the Flames Which Soon Du Whole Boes
Rules Of How and When to Use the American Flag

The Flag should not he raised before sunrise and should
he lowered at sunset
On Memorial Day, May 30th the National flag should be-
displayed halr-maS until then hoscd to the top of
the staff, where it remains until sunset.
Colors Parade. When the ronrs passing parade
in review the spectators should if walking halt if sitting
arise, stand at attention and uncover.
When Portrayed The flag when portrayed by an illus
atvc process should always have the staff placed that it is
at the left the picture the fabric floating the right In
crossing the flag with that Of another nation the American flag
should be at the right.
The Star spanged Banner Whenever "Thc Star
Spanglcd Baner played all persons within hearing should
rise and stand uncovered during its rendition
Used as Banner When the flag is used banner the
blue field should fly to the north in streets running east and
west aud the east in streets running north and south
Used Bier. When the flag is placed over bier
caSkct, the blue field should be at the head.
Dissertation of the Flag No advertisement or lettering Of
any should be placed upon the flag should
used Trademarks should not be the whole
part of costume and when badge should be small
and pinned the left breast to the left collar lapel
Displaying the Flag The flag OF doors, should be
flown from pole whenever possible In the United States
Army all flags suspended from poles and in other
Used in Decorations When the flag is hung vertically
ESQ can be viewed from side onyl the blue field should
be at the right faces it. When hung horizontally the
field should be the left The flag should be placed be-
low person sitting
Days When the Flag Should Be Flown. Washingtons
Birthday February 22nd Lincoln Birthday, February 18th
Mothers Day 2nd Sunday in May; Memorial Day. May 3Oh
Flag Day June 14h Independence Day. July 4th also many
local patriotic anniversaries
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
GOVERNOR FOR HOME GUARD,
WANTS CONTROL Of BUDGET

: CHARLESTON. ". Va. May 2I.--
In special message 10 the West
Virginia Legislature today Governor
John !. Cornwell called attention of
the legislators 10 tho announced plan
of The federal government 10 call
West Virginia's- Two regiments Of
militia into federal service carly in
July and suggested that some pro-
vision br made for protection against
possible disorder within The state
after that time. The governor in hi:'
message announced that while he had
recently indicated h" would accept the
senate amendment to tho budget bill
providing that the board OF public
works mako up tho budget Of state
expenses. A study Of the opinions OF
economic experts had convinced him
that budgnt system can only be ef.
f"crivc when the power Of making the
budget is in The hands of the governor.
Declaring The state faces an i'm.
minenl danger in the withdrawal OF
militia protection, the governor said:
1T will be absolutely necessary for
tho state 10 take some proper and eftl-
cient steps when the National Guard
Is Withdrawn, to guard not only the
railway lines, but power plants and
iother such instrumentalities or indus
tries in this war. A score or more OF
allen enemies in single night in the
.absencr Of guards could by destroying
the railroad bridges leading out Of this
state into Maryland and Ohio virtually
shut the door off from the outside
world and starve many of our people
for it is well understood that the in
dustrial sections and cities of the
state are dependent upon the outside
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
BATTLE FURIOUS
ABOUT TRENT|NO
PERIOD OF CALM ON
OTHER WAR FRONTS
The British Rest Secure IN
Possession of Hinden-
burg Line.
Continued on Pnge Two.)

Another Of the periods of compare
tive calm that have always followed
the attainment BY the British troops
of their Immediate objrclives, has
fallen over the entire fighting front
between Arras and Queanl. Here the
British now are resting. unhampered
by Tho Germans except by artillery
fire on various sectors. lidatin@
their gains and making ready for an
other Iunse toward the Drocouri'
Qucant switch.line. AS they rest tn"
British are secure in the possession
Of all Of tho famous Hindrburg linn
except about 1000 yards Of it directly
west of Bullecourt. where another
heavy battle must hr fought before
the rnrmy can he dislodgrd and sent
eastward.
Likewise. along the southern end OF
the line held by Tho French. Monday
PASSED in comparativc quiri. except in
Champagne where tn, Germans BON
har,lcd heavily the trenches taken
from rhcm by tho French in Sundays
fighting near Moronvilli"rs. Neither
side launched an infantry attack dur
inE tho day.
. In tho Austro.Italian theatre. the
Austrians are Keeping up their heavy
bomhardmcnt in tho Trentino sector
evidently in an attempt 10 distract the
attention nf tho Italians from III" Of
frnsivc they are engaged in from Toll
mino 10 tho sea with their Objective
Trieste. Austra'S principal seaport on
the Adriatic.
The fighting is still furious in The
latter region. with both tho Italian and
Austrian war offices claiming sue
rcSS"s for their respective forces.
Vienna asserts that all the Italian rf'
forts 10 advanc" between Nndirr and
Salcano resulted in complct" failure,
and not foot Of territory was gained.
Near Monte Santo and on tho NodiCe
thr Italians penetrated Austrian posi-
tions but later were rrpnlScd with
heavy losses. says Vienna. On the
other hand the Italians claim tho cap
tlrc Of hill between PalliOva and
Rrii0vO and an extension OF their pO.
sitions Cn tho Nodice.
On thr front in Macedonia. artillery
dnrls continue aI various points ana
isolated infantry engagements are
taking place.
There apparently has been return
nf The period OF 1nirtudc on h" line
from Tho Baltic Sea down into Ru'
mania held by The TGltonic Allies and
the Russians. The fighting started at
tho end Of last week in the Nolhynlan
fortress sector and in the region Of
Mitau seemingly ended with its COM
mrnccment. All the official reports
from this front say there have been
merely rifle firing and scouting
operations.
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OF
COAL PRICES
BY THE GOVERNMENT
URGED IN A REPORT
By the Trade Commission
! Declaring Brokers Charge
! Excessive Prices.

, WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May 2l.-'
Government regulation Of tho coal In
dustry, including the fixing of prices,
was proposed by the Federal Trade
Committee to-day in report 10 Con
gress charging producers and brokers
with exacting eXorbitant profits and
blaming the present coal shortage at
several points on inadequate trans
portation facilities.
The price of bituminous coal,
which is a necessity, should be fixed.
said the report, according to the
same general rule which has been es'
tablished in the conduct of public util.
itieS. Al time like the present ex,
cessive profits should not be permitted
TO be extorled from the public by pro-
. ducers and distributors Of any prime
necessity Of life"
In line with the trade commission
statement concerning the situation,
the Supreme Court handed down a de,
cision to-day upholding the power OF
the Interstate Commerce Committee
to compel railroads TO furnish "rea'
sonably adequate supply Of coal cars
to handle normal and seasonablc de-
mandS for interstate commerce oriEi,
mating at mines along their lines, anal
to award reparation 10 shippers for
failure ia supply cars.
In a test case Of Illinois coal produ'
GERS against the Illinois Central. the
court reversed Federal court injunc'
tion enjoining an order Of the commits.
sion for investigation Of damages to
shippers for failure Of the railroads
10 supply cars.
Lack of transportation for coal. the
trade commission report says, prob
ably will be remcdied BY measures be-
ing taken by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and by the Council OF Ma.
tional Defense. These measures In
clude regulations covering the distri-
button Of open-lop ears. expedition Of
shipments. the return Of empty cars TO
mines. prevention Of abuse Of recon-
signment and demurrage privileges.
and the provision Of a litional trans.
portation equipment elmer by acquir-
(Contiuued on Pape Two,1
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world for their food supply Some Of
the larger power plants In the state
If destroyed would close hundreds Of
coal mines and not only cut OF lArER
supply of coal which the governments
needs for its battleships and other
purposes, but would throw out Of EN-.
ployment for an indefinite period
thousands of miners who can Ill Gi.
ford TO be idle when the cost OF living
is 50 high. Ii is.therefore, Imperative
that adequate protection for all thele
instrumentallties must be, furnish96
and that no such calamities be al.
lowed to occur, If within the power OF
human agencies to prevent them. 7:
81 respectfully ask and urge that
this matter engage your earnest and
immediate attention. and that II you
desire to provide some practical
method and SOME economic way OF
preparing for the common defense
that YOU do so promptly, otherwise r
shall be forced to proceed either to
organize another regiment OF the Ma
tional Guard, if permission is obtain
able, or ito call into the service Mt
very great expense, perhaps some Of:
the MEN of militia age"
The governor asserted that on ac-.
count Of the growing tendency toward
Capitalization of power, the possibility
of unfriendliness, not the board Of.
public works. is responsible for the
Of the various state insti.:
iutions provided for in the budget, he
WAS cmphatically in favor Of placing,
the budget making power Of placing
tho budgct making power In the
hands Of tho board of public works
as has been proposed. - :,fS.s
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
GOVERNOR CORNWEL[ SIGNS BILL
DESIGNED To PUT END To |DLENE55

'curity for all public deposits. The
.other bill signed provides contingent
.eXpenses for the legislature. The gov.
ernor sent Il special message to the
legislature dealing with the situation
incident 10 the war and calling atten.
Ition TO some Of the needs of West
Virginia in that connection. He also
said that the state budget measure
should place all responsibility with
thesfovernor and not with the board
of public works.
Perhaps the most notable action of
the legislature to-day was that OF the
House relating to interruption Of in
dIlstrial activity by strikes and labor
disturbances during the war. The
committee on the judiciary reported It
out adversely. and. the report was ac-
cepted by the House. Further action
of this measure in tho Senate was in.
definitely postponed when the action
Of the House was reported.
The House advanced the rural po-
lice bill to second reading. and it will
be disposed of tomorrow. II provides
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
Bic ANTITRUST
SUITS Co OVER
MUST BE RE-ARGUED
SAYS SUPREME COURT
Cases Against U, S. Steel and
Harvester Company Are
Afected-Other Cases

+ WASHINGTON, May 21.-Anti-
! trust suits against tho United States
Steel corporation, the international
Harvester company and three other
i big corporations were ordered rear,
gued today by the supreme court. As
the court will adjourn for the term OH
June II. court officials said it would
probably be a year before decisions
were rendered.
! The announcement. made by Chief
Justice White. apparently bears out
reports current, recently:that opinions
| in the big antitrust suits would not
! be handed down at least until the
country could readjust itself 10 war
time conditions.
The other cases to be rcargued are
those against the United Shoe Ma
chinery company and the Lchlgh Val
ley and the Reading railroads and af-
! filiated coal companies. the socallcd
i"anthracite coal trust
. The steel corporation suit was in
stituted in 1911 in New Jersey and
was dismissed by The district court
four years later. In it the govern
| controlling approximately one-half OF
! the general iron and steel industry OF
the country. Dissolution of The cor
poration as we'll as OF the inner com
| binations is asked. The corporation
! In its brief admitted controlling about
! 40 per cent OF thr domestic and about
| 80 per cent Of tho American export
trade. but defended itself as good >
combination.
The suit against the harvester com.
\ pany was filed in the United States
| ia, y
| It's dissolution was asked mainly Oi,
( power. This corporation also con-
| tended that It is good combina-
ton, but the lower court sustained
the government and ordered dissolu-
| ton. The case was argued in tho
supreme court first in April. 1918. anH
| rcargued IN March. l9lI. because Of
the resignation of Justice Hughes,
Filled in 1911.
The suit against the United Shoe
Machinery company WAS filed in 1917
and the lower court sustained the
government petition. The suit had
mo connection with ono brought in
, ST Louis by the government under
the Clayton antitrust act.
The two cases against the I.ehigh
! Valley railroad and the Reading rail
road charge lhem with mOnonoilcS IN
anthracite coal along their lines. Both
roads arc accused not only Of violai.
inE tho Sherman act but also OF vio-
latine the commodities clause. In both
cases the government lost practically
all contentious in tho lower courts.
The right Of states IN enact laws
affecting the general and federal mari.
time laws as passed by congress was
denied by tho supreme court in an
opinion holding that the New York
workmpn's compensation law. recent.
I1y declared constitutional. does not
apply 10 workmcn injured Will" en.
ploycd on Now York nayipablc Wa
ters
The court adjourned until June T..
when decisions will again hr rem
dCrcd and final adjournment for the
term taken one week later.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
Two Red Cross Nurses Killed by &
Explosion on Board Armed Liner
Thirds INJURED
BUT WILL RECOVER
Accident Occurred During.
Target Practive Cause
is a Mystery. 81

NEW YORK, May 21.-Victius Of
an explosion during the practice mr.
ing Of gun on an American armed 3
merchantmen at sea Sunday after;
noon. Mrs. Edith Ayers and Mlse:
Helen Burnett Wood OF Chicagos
American Red Cross nurses, bound sf0ASs
war duty in France, were killed 1T
Miss Emma Matzen. another nurse Aks
Columbus, Neb. was also injured, Ats5
though not dangerously. The steam.
ship, only one day out from New Yorkss
returned here today and d naval tn.S
vesugation is under way to deterfs
mine the cause Of the accident. Un::5
official reports were that defective;
shell was responsible. Ore account
had. It that the shell exploded premA:s
tureiy after leaving the gun, anotheSs
that a breech explosion occurred. IS;
II was learned, however, that tbs
opinion Of those aboard the ship best
competent TO Judge was that the shell;
was not defective. but that in some vn.l
eXplainablc manner portion OF th4
structure of the cartridge had beeHS
diverted from its course boomerang
fashion. The shell itself hit the mart
it was said. but fragments OF nr1as.3
apparently from the metal disc thAf
separates the pO"uer CudL &c 'AOM S1S3..
shell, were picked out OF the bodie4,
of the women. The gun itself, 17Ss
inch. was not damaged, according; 10
the accounts. ~ 81
One of the two women killed Wao!
struck in the heart and the other:iA$
the head. They were members Of base
hospital No. Il, with a personnel OF
moro than $50. 3:a+ss
All on Deck. s5iFa:s
II WAS Il beautiful afternoon when
the tragedy occurred and nearly sls
Of the SIXTY women nurses Of the hos
plal were on deck watching the tar
get ractice. Two shells had Ibeent
fired from a forward gun. Ma36Es
Frederick Besley, professor Of AHfss
gerry in Northwestern university. c6Hf
mander of the unit, was amidShtDes;
starboard, with a. number of:-huR
when word came that the Starb0ls1s
aft gun was to be fired. - T;!s.sts t!sSs
The explosion followed. and ;thes
three women, zoo feet away from it1kt
gun, dropped to the deck. According
to Major Besley the gun crew was :noEs
aware that anybody had been ki1eA
,r...I,..5 -. psr. ~-nN ..ss.xl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
FOOD BILLS
LAID ASIDE
SENATE DEFERS ACTION
TO REDRAFT MEASURE
Result Will Be Quicker Action
on Enactment of F God
Legislation.

WASHINGTON. May 21.-Food leg
islaton was temporarily laid aside TO-
day by the senate. After several
. hours debate the first bill. providing
: for food survey. the licensing OF
dealers and steps to prevent hoard.
;; ing, was sent back TO the agriculture
, committee for redrafting to include
several Of various amendments Of
fcred.
Quicker action on legislation 10 stinl'
ulate foodstuf production is expected
10 result. and Senator Gore, chairman
of tho committee, did not object 10 re:
commitment Many senator's, both
Democrats and Republicans, objected
to further consideration Of the meas
ure in its present form because OF
amendments offered and others hold
in waiting.
Division OF food legislation into
two main sections-production and
regulation-probably will be agreed
upon by the committee. The admin
iStration measure introduced in the
mouse. Us LthCl, uCdI1
ing with stimulation Of production.
was. with a slight change. introduced
in the senate before it adjourned to-
might by Senator Gore. It will be con-
sidered tomorrow by the senate COM
mittee and probably reported within
IS hours.
Regulation of food supplies and the
appointment of food administrator
will be subjects of ball This new
measure will bc introduced in The
house tomorrow and the senate prob.
ably will not take up regulation leg
islation until the house acts.
The bill dealing solely with steps
10 augment production Of foodstuffs.
il is believed will be promptely en-
acted. That covering the question o.
regulation promises long and vigorous
discussion. In lengthy speeches to-
day Senators Reed and Underwood
both Democrats. indicated opposition
to vnsting comprehensive regulatory
mowers in an administrator or other
government agency.
Whether prohibition legislation will
be considered as. Il part Of the food
program or the war tax legislation
was another question raised and not
determined :oday.
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CHARLESTON, w. Va, May 2l.-
Governor John J. Cornwell today
signed three bill, passed by the lcgis-
lature. OF these. the one he said gave
him the greatest pleasure to sign was
that proposing TO put Il stop to idle
ness and vagrancy in West Virginia.
This bill goes into effect thirty days
from passage and declares it to be the
duty of every able bodied ma@e in the
state between the ages Of Is and. so
to regularl" engage in some occupa-
ton whereby he may earn sufficient to
support himself and those legally de-
pendant upon him. Prosecutions for
vasrancy will be instituted and con-
,lucted as other criminal prosecutions.
Another of the bills signed. which
became law from passage, provides
that farm loan bonds issued under pro-
visions of the federal farm loan act
shall be a lawful investment for saw
incS bank deposits, for all fiduciary
trust funds, for the funds Of the insur-
ancc companies and Of savings and
loan associations. and for workmen's
compensation fund and thar such farm
loan bonds shall be- accepted Us Sc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
5000 YARDS Of THE H|NDENBURC
LINE WIPED OUT BY THE BRITISH
WORK OF ARTILLERY ID.
WAS MOST COMPLETE
Hindenburg Front Line is in
Danger-French Execute
a Brilliant Coup.

FROM \ STAFF CORRESPONDENT
IOF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. BRIT
IISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE
May 81 Cvia London, $40 p. m.)--So
completely did the British artillery dc
tits work before the attack between
!Croisiles and Bulecourt that 5000
yards of the HindenburE line are
Totally missing. This segment Of the
German defenScs was completely
wiped out.
Afrplane photographs taken May ]
show beautifully symmetrical zig-zags
but the latest pictures taken contain
no trace Of the trenches. The support
line also was badly "strafcd" for some
six thousand. yards. it now being in
British hands leaving the Germans
holding the remaining thousand yards
The Hindenburg front line between
the south end Of the captured trenches
and BullecOurt is in dire danger, as it
lis fanked on both sides by the
British.
The engagement was really made up
iof two attacks. one in the early morn
ing. when seventy prisoners were
taken and the second late in the aft
iernoon. the two netting some $50 pris
ioners for The days work in this sector
The German artillcry's response was
very feeble and the Counter-barraSe
Iduring the attack was particularly
weak.
Tired Of War.
The prisoners taken came mostly
from the Forty.ninth Reserve division,
which was recruited in tho region OF
POSen and BrcSlau. II came 10 the
west front froln Rumania in February,
Three officers are among the prison
erS. The men showed by word and
action that they were thoroughly tired
of war. They had been in the line
ltwrnty-onc days and constantly under
the British shell fire. All Of them said
they never had seen anything like the
artillery fire. nor did they desire to
experience il again.
Although they wcrr cnnCrrint. all
that remains Of Tho captured portions
Of tho HindPnburg line arc cement and
concerto machine gun rmplaCcmPnts.
An underground corridor parallels the
support trench 33 feet below the sur.
face.
Several isolated posts arc still stand
ing between the scene Of tho latest
smash and tho Qurant-Drocnurt line
These include the villages Of Rcincnuri
and IIrndecnurt. and other strong
~ D,na
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-22
Several Miles Burned.

ATLANTA. Ga. May 2l.-Several
miles of the residential section in
northeastern Atlanta was swept by
! fire late this afternoon. Many fine
residences were destroyed, the flames
going beyond the control Of the fire
department and raging over grea,
section without hindrancc. BY
o'clock about forty blocks had been
burned and the tire still was progress
! ing unchecked before high wind.
F; The firemen. aided by 1000 mer
from the officers training camp at TT
| Mcpherson, made stand on Boulc
ward Place, two blocks from exclusive
avenues, and shortly after o'clock be
| gan dynamiting. Whether they could
clear a space wide enough TO check
! the flames seemed problematical, As
earlier in the afternoon the fire III
some instances had jumped over en-
: tire blocks.
At that hour the general direction oi
/ the fire still was north and along Jack
son street and the Boulevard. Aid
was asked from Macon. Chattanooga
/: Augusta, Newman and Griffin.
Did Not Check It.
! The dynamitng did not prevent the
| fire, and It was reported at 4:30 thai
/ the blaze had jumped across the ave
nue. and was moving northeastward.
| AS the confagration continued it be
came increasingly difficult to get &C
curate reports from the burned area
, Wires were cut promiscuously, and the
streets were choked with debris. street
cars that did not get out Of the area in
time. and vehicles Of all sorts.
Up to SIS p. m. only one death, that
Of Miss Bessie Hodges. who died from
shook had haen reDOrtpd
Shortly after 5 o'clock the fire got
into the Ponce de Leon section. which
includes some of the city's best resi-
dences and several large apartment
houses. The dynamiters had to aban
,, don their stand at the Boulevard and
move on past Ponce do Leon avenue.
| It was estimated that at least 10C
blocks had been swept. No estimate
of the loss could De made, but it will
be counted in millions. So far as
could be learned the fire at no point
was nearer than seven blocks te
Peachtree street. the main thorough
fare Of the city.
CAN'T ENLIST UNDER 1s
| NEW YORk. May 21.--Thc age limits
| o. applicants for enlistment in the rnEli-
| lar army has been raised from II to 30
years to Is to 40 years according to an
order made public at tho offices Of Ma.
! jor John II. Hughes. in charge Of rc-
| rruit'ns officers hess.