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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-22
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the Way
PASSAGE Of THE FOOD
CONTROL BILL SOON.
Republicans in the House
Rallying to Support: of~: ].
Adm. Measure.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Prospect
for passage of the administration 1000
control bill by July ], as earnestly %.
sired by President Wilson, appeared
brighter tonight after the house nao
rejected important amendments which
promised to delay final action ana
senate leaders had tentatively aSree4
to compromise designed to gre347
expedite consideration. gf,
Rejection in the house on: poi1t
of order of proposals to include shoess
clothing, farm machinery and cotton
seed, under the regulatory food pro-
visions, cleared the way to pas143A
to such an extent that q fnal voteaH
expected sometime Saturday. Pro1t
bition proposals and RepresentAdyD
Lenrott's amendment to strike: out. ~
licensing feature Of the bill, const1.
tute the only apparent obstacles to-
final vote at that time. -;
For Speedy Passa9e. -
TO pass the measure With aSftAN
additions to the. original draft -
possible, in order to expedite conooe:
ence consideration. Is the plan
Representative Lever, in charge -
day, that minor changes could -
made at leisure while It now II Of ~
utmost importance that tho big 81:
troll machinery be started. House IL.
publicans are rallying generally .to
support of the bill, one Of u
speeches today in its behalf being Do.
livered by Representative Gillett ee
Massachusetts. acting Republican,
leader. E'tEa a',;Esa5
The Changes. .is?
While perfunctory debate WaS PRO.
ceeding in the senate, BubstantiGt
progress toward compromising di9oe.
ences was made by the leaders n Sfn:
formal conferences. Tho chAnUo6
tentatively agreed to included: Y:
Elimination Of the section AZ. 3,
thorlzino the food admInIstrater Il:
CONTINUES on raEs X11A) .Ssf;
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ROLL OF HONOR FOR
VAGRANTS WHO WORK

CHARLESTON, w. VA, June 21.-
West Virginia men who work thirty
six hours per week in accordance with
the provisions OF the vagrancy act.
should have their names on the roll
of honor, is the belief and suggestion
today of Governor John J. Cornwell.
While tho governor has list OF the
chronic idlcrs in the state. In a letter
addressed to all manufacturers, coal
operators and mill owners in the state
the state executive requests that
list of those who fail to work the re-
ouired number of hours and have no
excuses, be reported.
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Anarchists Indicted
On Conspiracy Charge

NEW YORK, June 21.-Emma Gold.
man aud Alexander Berlman. called
the two leading anarchists Of this
country. were indicted hero to-day by
Federal grand jury on charges of
conspiring' to induce young men not
to register for the selective draft.
They pleaded not guilty, and were
held in $4,000 bail each.
Late to-day Miss Goldman's attor-
news produced $4,000 in cash for her
bail, and she was released. Berkman,
however, was unable to supply a salts
factory bond, and was returned to the
Tombs.
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SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS CLASH J
\ MIDNIGHT RIOT; POLICEMAN !.
DISARNE6 AND R0BBED;ARRESTjSI
Sensational Affair at the Ohio End of the Terminal Bri
the elimination of Ill Feeling of Soldiers 4
Attempted by Chief Hyland ! I

Four civilians are declared to
have been assaulted by drunken
West Virginia National Guards
men at the Martins Ferry end Of
the Terminal bridge just before
midnight; the soldiers resisted
arrest and drove back with guns
a squad Of Martins Ferry officers
who attempted to place them un-
der arrest, and one policeman
who became Separated from his
fellow officers was beaten with a
rifle, held by .piIItlamen and
robbed Of his gun and money. At
an early hour Friday morning
Chief Of Police Ed HyIand was at
Camp Fort Henry. on the West
Virginia State Fair Grounds. with
the Martins Ferry patrol wagon,
waiting for a detachment OF sol
dIers to 90 with him to place the
rlotln9. guardsnen under arrest.
The Ferry police fear trouble, az
they believe the soIdiers who are
said to have started the riot are
drunk.
According to information from
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-22
BUSINESS men FAIL
TO SETTLE STRIKE

c-o,.-l Ir-..tr', g, ~" INt":"n'r-
STU RENV!1I.E. a.. June IL
Pending the arrival Of representatives
Of tho United States mediation board.
who are dur Tomorrow from Wash
ington. business men sought tonight
10 effecs a Temporary settlement OF
tho. strike nf tho car men on the Steu-
bcnville. W"lishnrc & Weirton Rail-
way. but up ia 4 late hour their efforts
had b"cn unSurceSSfnl- The outlook
for temporary adjustment. pending
mediation. under which the car serr-
ice could b. resumed tomorrow. was
not bright. The men and the COM
pany are both standing firm.
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comoarative calm prevails on
the front In France held by the
British troops under Field Mar
shall Hais. ARTILLERY duels are IN
progress on various sectors IN
Belgium, especially near DIX
nude and Pypeoaale.
In the Russian theater, accord
Ind TO the Berlin war office, the
artillery Of the Russians and Aus
tro.Gerrnans, has increased n &C
tivlty In VoIhynla and Galicia. At
several points the Russians nave
attempted to carry out raioe
aoainst the Teutonic fronts, but
are said to have been everywhere
repuIsed.
Little news explanatory Of the
real situation on the Irentlno
front in the Austro-ltalian zone.
has been received, but unofficial
reports say the battle. which Is OF
GREAT proportions, extends along
the entire line from the Sugana
Valley to the Asiaso plateau. II
Is In this region that the italians
are endeavorinq to break through
the Austrian line to one Of their
main obIectives-Trcnt.
There also Is little information
coming through concerning the
operations in Macedonia, except
that artillery duels are In prog
ress on various sectors and that
there have been local engage
ments between the 8ulgarians
and British in the Struma valley.
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French Statement.

PARIS. June 21.-The French this
morning recaptured part Of the poS!-
tions gained by The Germans IN yester.
days attack on the Atsnc front. east
ofiEauxaillon. the war office announces.
The statement says tho battle was
waged with extreme violence. the Ger
mans employing fresh troops from the
Russian front. Heavy losses were SUI
fered by the Germans. In the Charn
payne last night the French gained
ground northeast of Mont Carnillet.
The statement follows:
The attack made BY the Germans
on the positions OF Vauxaillon was ex-
tremely violent 1t was preceded oy
heavy bombardmcnt and conducted oy
special assaulting troops belonging L"
a fresh division which has Just come
from the Russian front. The Germans
made every effort TO procure some ad-
yantases, but they encountered despcr-
ate resistance on the part OF our troops;
Some slight gains which they obtained
at first were finally overcome under
our fire and tho German counter-at-
first line trench in two places. soutn
OF Mont Des Singes on a front OF about
4On meters and north Of Noisy farm
on about zoo meters of ground =,
Our troops undertook an energetic
counter offensive which permitted them
this morning 10 retake part OF the oc-
cupicd ground south of Mont Des
SinRcs where we found numerous
| bodies, indicating the heavy loss sus,
talned by the enemy. We captured 9o
prisoners. :,
I'm the Champagne during detail
operation sptritedly conducted by us we
made some progress northeast OF wont
Carnilst Here We took some prisoners
and captured five aviation machine
guns. Fourteen airplanes and Ger
man captive balloon were DESTROYED on
our front In the period from June
| to 20. Eleven of these machines were
\ yNil ilNtO
aerial conbats and three of them BY
the fire Of our machine or anti-atr craft
guns. In addition seven enemy ma
chimes seriously damaged fell In our
lines.
I'm tho same period our squadrons ef-
! footed numerous sortics. They bonn
barded notably the railroad station At
Rarsdorf: factories OF tfatatgs-Josut AT
Maysuvra: blast furnaces at Ruroacn
and In the Saar valley; railroad stations
ri Rcthenivilla Chatalat-Sur- Rat tourna'
Rethat, Mcz;arss. Charlsville and Mol
shairn: the btrnuacs In Suippe valley
and munitlon depots in the region OF
Laon. etc. 1900 Kilograms Of pro-
| Icctles were dropped during tho eNpe-
! dit ions which caused serious damage to
: enemy establishments"
! German Statement.
BERLIN. June 21.-Via London-Ger-
man troops ysSterdssy st@rmed of Sodssons me
| on the Aiaus 'front.' along width OF
! .an0 yards. says tho official statement
' issued today by tho German army head
! puarters' stan which adds that the
! French lost heavily.
! Hold All vantage Points.
| LONDON. Jun, 2l.--With tho recent
! captures in tho MeSSnes region. the
! British now hold all the vantage points
! along their line on the Franco-BelGian
: front. ~ the result Of which there has
! been An enormous decrease in the num-
! her of british casualties. said Major
/ General +. n. Maurice. chief director nf
; military operations al the war office.
/ in his weekly talk with the Associated
! I'rcss today.
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Martins Ferry police headquarters,
about II o,clock last night, william,
Baker; Wilbur Thesis and q man
known only as "Sifm," walked:
down First street. Martins Ferfy!s
to the corner Of Monroe and FIrS$'
street, where the steps lead from
the street up to the Terminal
bridge. Baker stated that ~ hX'
reached that point he saw oIaht'
miIitlamen sitting on the stcps,;
drinking can OF beer. n; -
One Of the soldiers. Baker says
asked him for a cigarette. He.
answered that he didn't have any.
Then. he said. tho soldier askod:
him to give a dime on q can Of
beer. and Baker answered that he
didn't have dime, either. Then
Baker asked Thesis for 4 cigar.
ette. As Thesis handed him q
package Of cigarette tobacco, No.
says, 4 man whom Baker declares
to be Sergeant Perry hit DAL0r q;
stiff blow In the mouth. knocking
(coatiAusd On 1aGo HtAAj =. .
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All Small Subscriptions
will Be Taken Care Of

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Treas-
ury officials have reached tentative
decision that all subscribers TO- the
liberty bond offering in amounts OF
$4,000 or less, shall receive their
full subscriptions. Any reductions
necessary because of the oversub-
scriptions today placed the figures at
aproximately $2.Sc5.000. 900.
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CAR SHORTAGE LESSENED.

WASHINGTON, June Fairfax
Harrison, chairman of the railroad
war board, announced today that the
roads. in patriotic response TO tho ma
tions demands upon them. reduced the
car shortage more than one-Ehird dur
ing May. while they increased the BIZ
luminous coal traffic nearly 25 per
cent. The transportation situation.
Mr.. Harrison announced. continues to
improve and the roads are now hand
ling the greatest traffic in their his
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vauxan MONDAY
ave hav Greg
n
Inana them the Germans frs were
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GOLD FROM CANADA.

NEW YORK. June ol.--Gold
amounting to s4.5Oo.ono was received
here today by J. P. Morgan & co from
Canada. bringing tho total of The pres
ent movement up 10 $+S,500.nD0 and
making the aggregate of tho imports
from all sources since tho first Of the
vcar $443,5O0,000.
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Wheeling's allotment of the $780,
100000 Red Cross fund was oversub-
scribed practically $4,000 at noon
yesterday. Revised figures issued yes
terday afternoon by Howard Hazlett'
treasurer Of the Red Cross campaign,
placed Wheeling's pledges at $751;
94s.s3. lust $13,943.33 more than the
$3.50, 600 call made upon Wheeling as
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-22
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, June 2l--Forecast:
west Virginia. Ohio and Western
Pernzy1vania-Probab fair Friday and
Saturday,
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Crown Prince Baked i'm
Offensive Against French

WITH HUGE PICKED FORCES AERIAL SQUADRON AND TERRIFIC
TLERY FIRE. THE TEUTONC COMMANDER IS UNABLE TO MAIN TAIN
POSITIONS CAPTURED FROM THE GAULS-HEAVY CASUAL
TIES INFLICTED UPON THE GERMANS
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TEAM 1EFoRTs.
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THE DAILY FIGURES.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
OBITUARY
Mary d. McIAne

Mary ID. McLane. whose maiden
name was DeArmond. was born Sep
tember. IA. 1866 at Marysville. Tenn,
and died at her home In Grants Pass.
Oregon. January I. 1917. at six
o'clock In the morning; being fifty
years. three months and twenty four
days old at the time OF her death.
In the year 1873 she moved from
Blunt county. Tennessee. to Portland,
Oregon. She was married to Chas.
E. McLane. December %. 1897. They
made their home at Suver. Oregon.
until 1904. when they came to Grants
Pass.
Mrs. McLane Joined the Evangell-
cal church In 1898. Since coming TO
Grants Pass she has been member
OF the Newman Methodist Episcopal
She had been In poor health
for some years and was a patient and
cheerful sufferer. The cause OF her
death was heart failure.
Besides her husband. Charles T..
Mclane, she leaves one son. Charles
D. Mcl.ane. and six brothers. o. H..
R. c.. and c. J. DeArmond. OF Inde-
pendence. Oregon: r. H. DeArmond.
Of Ontario. Oregon; J. F. DeArmond. i.
California; z. e. DeArmond. Suver,
Oregon. The deceased leaves also a
large circle Of friends who will deeply
mourn her departure.
The funeral will be conducted by
Rev. Melville T. Wire from the New
man Methodist Episcopal church. on
Tuesday. January 8. at two p. m.
Interment in Masonic cemetery.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
Japanese Homes.

One last tlins | should Ike to men
tIon.' said the Jnpanesc editor. "and
that Is our W called pride ! can re
ceivc you here at this club ms man ~
man. and we cnD talk freely But the
ordinary Japanese home h uot .nttcd
for intercourse with foreigners. Our
Kitchens cannot prepare foreign food
Our mattings are marrcd by the use Of
tables and chairs. Our wives are not
accustomed to meeting strangers and
do not speak foreigii lnnguages W.
itos are compelled to take on their
shoes. and. n they have holes IL their
socks.ethat Is embarrassing for them \
Under such conditions intercourse han
been In the past rather diiiicuIt We
do not like to accept hospitality with.
out being able 10 reciprocatc. Reel.
procity is natIonnl trait Of the Japa.
nesc. We respond very quickly "
friendship or suspicion" n Maynard
Owen williams In Christian Herald.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

More than 10000 tons OF wood -four.
valued at $30O.G00. arc used annually
In the United States In two widely
different industries. the manufacture
Of dynamite and the manufacture OF
inlaid linoleum. Wood -four Is also
used In making composition flooring.
oatmeal paper and In several other In.
iustrIes. It forms one Of the means
by which the huge waste product OF
our lumber mills Is beginning to nnd
some better means Of disposal than the
burner.-Tree Talk.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
NO HOPE HELD OUT FOR
COL. CODYs RECOVERY

Denver. Jan. S.-Colonel w. F..
Cody's condition is unchanged. There
is practically no hope for his recov-
cry, declared DR.. J. H. East, the at
tending physician. early today. Ow-
ing to Cody's extreme weakness the
proposed trip to Cody, wyo.. Buf-
faio Bills old home. has been aban-
doned. Cody Is being cared for at
the home OF HIS sister here, Mrs.
May Decker.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
On Friday. somstlmss.

A member Of the South Boston Yacht
club took his little daughter out for a
walk the other day. She asked stcen
million questions. Her father answer.
cd most OF them, but when this one
came along he wns completely stuck,
Papa" asked the little girl, when
the tide falls what does II fall onT'--
ExchniSc,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
Two Good gesson,.

Two men On tie sllect ear were talk
Ing about u third man.
Ever get Jim out to visit your the
Hrst man asked.
''Nope, never cnn." was the reply
Been tryin' for eight years to get him
out, and he just keeps promisin' aud
promisin'. but lie never comes. Always
says when he's a.workin' lie can't af
ford TO lay off to come. and says when
be amt a.workin' he can't afford to
take his savin's to come on, 10 I've
about give UP gettin' visit out'n Jim. .
indianapolis News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

Portland. Jan. 8.--Elihu X. Jones,
50. Is dead today a. the result Of an
acetylene gas explosion In the gar
age Of the Jones home. Two others
were burned. The cause Of the blast
10 unknown. 1t shook the city for
blocks.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

Il put my faith Ia the wisdom Of tho
plain people, said the statesman.
"Ycs," replied Senator Sorghum. ''Ihc
wisdom Of the plain people y all right.
The only thing ! fear Il that some OF
them are getting 80 that they know
too much. ."--washinston Star
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

viotti the famous French mnsician
of the eighteenth century. had mn equal
contempt for royalty and an cxaggcr.
ated opinion Of himself, % the follow;
ing story shows; One day be was sum.
moned to vcrsaillcs 10 play before MI.
rie Antolnettc and the court The per
formancc had begun. the opening bars
Of his fnvorItc solo commanded breath
less attention. when cry was heard
"Placc for Mgr the Comte d'ArtoIsl''
At the sound viotti Immediately
ceased playing. cast an Indignant
glance at his audience. plnced Ills vlo.
lin under hIs nrm nnd walked out "
the place tN@ 'gNi
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

Lost Wrist Watch
One Of the ladies who was travel
ing aboard the Inland Empire special
that stopped here for short tims
Sunday, lost wrist watch some.
where about the depot grounds. The
lady. Mrs. A. H. Mcclure. can be ad-
dressed at sos W. Seaside Roale-
ward, Long Beach. CAL. by the find
er OF the watch.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
LAW is CONSTITUTIONAL

Washington, Jan. 8.--The supreme
court today held Californa's medical
law, exempting Christian Scientists
from Its workings. but including
other drugless practitioners. is con-
stitutional.
In another decision the court held
california's law covering apthalmol-
ogists does not discriminate in fav-
or OF regular physicians.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

Mrs, o'Rrien--An' ] zee yes takin'
In washin agin, Mrs o'Flannisani
Mrs o'Flannisan-Sure 'tis only 70
amtsc tss childer I'm doin' L. They
loike the windlrs covered vi steam 20
that they can make pictures on thiml--
Pcarson's Weekly
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08

Commercial Club ron,ght---
The regular meeting %. sae Com
me-cial club will be he,c this even
ing to be preceded BY the clus lunca-
con at $3.50 o'clock. Every club
member and other interested citizen
is urged to be present and participate
in the discussion OF . number OF sub
jects OF vital interest to the COM
munity.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
Promised Beyond His income.

I'm AFRAID I've g0t TO ask you TOT
raise In salary"
"WhyT
I'm to be married next Wednesday"
"Thnt may be, but ! cant AFFORD to
raise the pay Of everybody IN this instl.
tuition that gets married"
II know, sir; but, you see. my case
Is peculiar. ! promised my bride to b.
II she'd marry me I'd provide her With
all the Injuries Of life. and unless yon
boost my wages I'm not going TO bc
able to make gooi.' Detroit Free
Press.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-08
Personal AND LOCAL


Ex$xk
i I. c.,var. ,ar, 20 i s,,na ~.
morpiny ~ snena tha s.v
n n N,lar raturnaa this morr.
,nr from Gan rr.nc,sco
H.D Eismann is spenainr ths IA,
IN Meafora VISITING ana attena,nv =
busineas
clyde Niles of the Leonard Or.
char,s went n Naafora ,h,s morn.
inr "a spend the day
Mr. and Mrs W. G rrve retnrned
10 Merlin TODAY after spending ! shor,
time In the city
Johu Harmon went to punsmuir
CAL. this morning and will remain
for some time AT that place
Ms. Percy wood Of Medford. Il
visiting In the CITY for few DAYS
with Mrs yailard Truax.
Fancy lowered petticoats in all
the new STYLES. Mrs. Z. Rehkopf. II
Mrs. sam solomon went to Port
land last night and viii visit at that
nlace for several months.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. H. Spurrell and
children went to Redding this morn
ing to spend . few days.
]. w. Carson d spending . few
days in Merlin looking over the
country.
B. DePianque, formerly employed
on the Crescent City Courier, arrived
yesterday from the coast city.
r. r. Turner, OF the land ONCE
at RoseDurg. Is In the city for q
abort time inspecting his fruit ranch