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Abe Weiss, the Flat City merchant, Was in the city on Monday last
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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-05-19
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
EFFUSION
FROM RODNEY DIXON

Every time that Rodney Dixon breaks
into jail he invariably breaks out with a
Letter to some one OF the city officials.
Yesterday City Health Officer N. B.
Williams was the favored one. being
the recipient OF the following effusion
from Rodncy's fluent pen
City Work House.
DR.. williams. City Health Officer.
Dear Sir
Pardon me for hothering you but I
Just want TO remind you Of your prom
ise. City Manager Maggie promised to
release me hut for some cause unknown
to me I've failed to hear from him.
Now. my dear friend, II you will kind
up remind Uncle George and allow me
to 60 back to the inhrmary certainly
will appreciate your kindness and you
will always have the goodwill and best
wishes of the unfortunate Rodney. I'm
not able to work and I've been hero
twenty days. I'm serving out a sentence
Of ninety days for only a plain fair
week drunk and I don't think I'm de-
serving Of such a sentence.
] will not bother you any more this
winter. I'm going to leave your city
just as soon as the spring opens. I'll
never he any good in Wheeling. Please
try me,
Your unfortunate friend.
RODNEY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
PERSONAL PROPERTY
TAXES DUE MONDAY
Discount Of AZ Ter Cent VIII he Al
lowed u Paid During October
and November.

Personal taxes will be due on Monday
and the force at the office OF Sheriff
Hastings has about completed the work
on the books. It Is expecte! that the
amount collected this year will be much
larger than last,
The sherifrs office will open ut
o'clock each day and taxes may be PAID
there up until o'clock. A discount or
2lt Der cent will be allowed to all who
make payment on or before the last day
Of November.
For the convenience Of the people the
sheriff has designated the following
places and time when payment may DC
made:
Washington District-October 20. Wig
liant engine house.
Madison District-October "a. Seventh
ward hose house.
Clay District-October Is. Chemical
engine house.
Union Distrtct-October rs. shertf's
office.
Centre District-October 80. hook and
ladder, Twenty-frst street.
Webster District. October 81. Mrs.
Gavin's store. 2s11 Eof street
Richie Observation-Disclosures l. Eighth
ward hose house.
Triadclphia District-November 2,
I'm Grove mayors office.
Liberty District-November s, West
L. oerty. Caldwell's store.
Richland Observation-Disclosures Z, War
wood hose house.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
DULL POLICE COURT

There was little excitement at police
court yesterday. there being but three
cases on the docket. Frank Lucas who
was hailed into court for contempt and
stated that he had been drinking and
that was his excuse Iur not appearing
in court when scrvco With notice 70 40
SO. Judge Watkins was easy with Lu-
chs, hnng him one dollar and costs
James I.ashkcy was taken 10 court by
Officer Brandfass and was given a tine
of ten dollars and costs for being drunk
or thirty days in jail and was ordered
to serve out the remainder OF an un-
expired term given ..'m some time ago
for the same offense and from the serv-
Ign Of which he Was released by the
pardon board.
Francis DeBru was taken into the
tolls BY Officer Fullerton for carrying
more LIQUID refreshments thnn was good
for him and he drew an assessment OF
five dollars and costs or twenty days In
jail
until this morning..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
The Interesting Experiences OF MT
Thomas Campbell, Grandson OF the
Late Hon. A. W. Campbell
Of This City

The following account Of operations
on the French front Is the dairy OF an
ambulance driver. Thomas Campbell. OF
Denver. Colorado. Added interest Will
be attached to his experiences when 1t
is known that the writer Is the son or
Mr.. Richard Crawford Campbell. man
ager Of the Denver Times. formerly OF
this city. and grandson OF the late Hon.
A. ". Campbell. one OF the former prop
rietors Of The 1ntelligencer. The story
In The Times follows:
I'VE are on a sector now where there
has been fighting Of the most violent
kind for over a week The Germans have
been taking the offensive. but. Of course.
the French have to counter-attack. and
tho artillery action on both sides has
been tremendous. You have no idea
what an enormous amount or artillery
work is done until you live and work in
the midst Of literally hundreds Of bat
teries Of all sizes. from the sharp IT'S
to the dull. stunning $50" all going in
ono continuous roar for over week.
night and day. until you see nothing
but shell holes whereroads and trenches
havo been.
I tell you It's all so big. so almost IN
finite. that the poor finite mind OF one
lone man cannot get" 1t all-cannot
reach even q measer comprehension Of
what It all means.
For instance. In the last week alone.
our army division has lost tdeleted)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28

GERS so that I firmly believe in what
am telling you. 1t isn't my opinion
alone: it's the opinion Of nearly every
Frenchman I've had anything to do
with.
After all I've seen. done and heard,
and after all will see, do and hear, I
could no more go back to college until
this scrap Is over than I could fly to
the moon. If everything goes we'll I'll
be home for Christmas. Then what ]
would want to do is to take it easy for
month or so and then 20 into avia-
ton. I want to be in on the finish OF
this scrap. and be In sitting on the
drivers seat. too.
July 27.--When your letter came carly
this morning I was sitting in tho door
way Of an 'abris" (dugout) on tho side
Of high hill overlooking the valley IN
which arc literally hundreds of French
batteries Of all sizes. The night be-
fore there had been big German at
tack. so tho fire had shifted from the
front lines to the artillery, and Shell
after shell came screaming over our
hilltop to burst In Il high column Of
black smoke down In the valley. always
in different place searching for those
hidden French batteries.
And there I was reading Of the nice.
QuleS noile-llIc, waiting TO go down the
road and through that valley with Il
carload OF "blesses" for the hospital. In
return for your description I'll outline
my last twenty-four hours-which real
~ began twenty-four hours ago last
midnight. At that time Frank and I
were sleeping In one Of the pos,cs.
which III call IF" while he waited for
Il load: We had come on duty there that
evening ut 9 o'clock. At ESQ the doc
tor woke UP. and we went down the
path To get the car ready for !"deuX
coucheS ct Quatrc assis."
There seemed to be- Il good deal of
artillery action going on. and the star
shells were pretty numerous. 40 We
concluded that the Germans were at
lacking again, rs that was all they'd
been doing for over ten days. Also the
valley looked hazy. which probably
meant that few gas bombs had
dropped in for Il friendly little visit
SD We unslung our masks and hung 'em
around our nccks SO they'd be handy.
y bit later the procession OF two
streichers and four wounded came
along the path from the ;tbris. and soon
We were l"ndcd and on our way.
On our way up the shells were conf
Ing in thicker than before and every
battery VIC passed was firing In tire
de barage" order but they didn't seem
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
MYSTERIOUS BEGGAR
WORKS FOR RED CROSS
Queer Little Parsonage Will Be Sta.
toned In Bank. Women Pack 15o
Comfort Kits Yesterday.

A mute little beggar will soon be
seen in the Dollar Savings and Trust
company's bank on Market street. So
liciting for the Red Cross. The beg5ar
will be In the form ": a neat little girl
attractively dressed in Red Cross
garb. making a most plcntive appeas
yet not impudent TO any extent.
The little girl is not 10 be spoken 20
by any ono. neither will she say any
thing to anybody. Miss Edna Miller.
desk manager at the Red Cross head
quarters. is working on the little lady's
garb which Is almost finished. Miss
Miller will be responsible for the per-
sonal appearance OF this mysterious
parsonage and she will endeavor to keep
her in the best Of clothes al oil times,
The little gIrl ras nc home. having
previously hecn IN the New England
However, a local merchant arranged for
her TO come to Wheeling and Miss Mil
Ter considers herself very fortunate IN
securing her services.
Mrs. John Mcclure had charge OF the
sewing done at The Red Cross head
quarters yesterday. One hundred anu
fifty comfort kits were packed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
RECRUITING NEWS

One Aoooptsd At AaE1no o3noe-Ao Ap-
plioants At Army Station
At the Marine sorps recruiting Office
Yesterday. one man was accepted, who
will DO sent away next week
Things at the army recruiting station
were very slow. there being no appi-
cants, not even a man from Bridgeport.
The navy office Is still closed on &C
count Of Mate Toomey being in Phila-
delphia on 4 ten-day furlough.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
O|ARy 0F AMBULANCE DRIVER
WORKING ON FRENCH WAR FRONT

numbers In dead and wounded. Our Sec
tion carried 500 wounded from nrst-
line posts to the hospitals IN twenty
rour hours. Just let that sink IN
bit. and realize that there are three OF
four divisions to an army corps SIX 10
eight corps 70 an army: ana that tncre
arc we'll over twelve or fourteen french
armies in the tlcld-and each otflS1on
suffers at times as ours has. A..
That gives you some Idea OF the IT.
tleness Of one human life in THIS war.
Then consider all the other NATIONS III
the war. and remember that their losses
must be proportionate. that tnelr eS
penditures. equipments. supplies must
be proportionally as great or ereater-
and the thing approaches infnity SO las.
you can't even guess at the Size OIL II
all
ONLY last night we saw sixty-seven
French planes 20 up. one after the
other. and hy away westward Each
Of those planes carried from ten TO
twenty bombs Of various sizes. ana
each one Of them was due to mako
three trips during the night. barring
accidents. The Germans do the same:
they even help out their infantry nc
ton now by means of vertical na-
chine gun barrage from planes over
the French lines.
This war Is going to be won IN the
air and on the sea (mostly the former)'
and the sooner the United States realizes
that fact the sooner the %ar Will be
over. OF course they need our troops
in the trenches; the French are good
and sick OF this scrap. They've borne
the big end OF 1t for three long years.
Tho flower Of the manhood is gone. and
now it's up to England and the United
States to finish the scrap.
II we can put even as few as $4,000
planes with competent pilots in them
over the western front. and put 500b"0.
or. better 100000. men in the trenches
by next spring. one big drive in cons
junction with the English will finish
this war for keeps-and not only finish
it. but smash Germany. too.
I have talked to enough French off,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
MISSION CAMPAIGN
Will BE Brought to Close Tuesday Night
With Reception for Worksrs.

The Union Mission campaign 10 raise
$4,000 for the support OF the Mission
during the next fifteen months VIII be
officially closed Tuesday night, by n
reception 10 be ncld ut the Mission In
honor OF the mon who arc members 81
the two teams cnptaincd by Pliny 0.
Clark and w. l.. Miller. and II Ia cN-
pected that announcement will be mad"
that the fund has been oversubscr'h'i.
I. NJ. Scott. president OF the M!sa'or.
Pliny O. Clark W. l.. Miller, W. +.
Robinson ard John McGrcgor are IN"
committee appointed to arrange the pro-
gram and they are working hard &c
make the reception an interesting one.
Several musical numbers Will w. g
troduced and there will be speeches ~
Wheeling clcrgym"n and ment"7:s or
the campaign com nit:ee.
Tho committee will make complete
report Of the wors accomplished during
the campaign and will reveal the names
OF the donors 10 the fund clu ,
amounts of their subscriptions. - To
date sS.SS4.s5 mas been reported, but
complete returns are not yet in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28

to DO Smelling the road. But the time
we reached the postc 1t was o'clock.
and the "cold gray dawn" was just on
the way.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
FINED ON CHARGE OF
STEALING MESH BAG
Colarsd Youth Ysans duity Dofors
Squire Dobbs-Is Now n
jail.

A colored youth. who rave the name
OF Thornton Arnold. was arrested at;
the Windsor hotel. yesterday, charged
with stealing a silver mesh Bag COLI
tanning four dollars in money from q:
Mrs. Farrell. -
When searched at police haadquartersi
the police were inclined to think that.
the man is a professional for tho most;
complete set Of skeleton keys that has
ever fallen into the hands Of tho local;
department was found on him.
The colored man was given a hearing
before Squire Lee F. Dobbs apd fined
$500 and costs or sixty days in Jail.
Arnold went to Jail after pleading
guilty. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
CRIMINAL COURT
Ernest Grurz Found Not Guilty OF Vlo-
lating Yost Law.s-Two Cases
Continued.

Yesterday was n quiet one In criminal
court. there being bat few cnses tried
and they were quickly disposed Of.
The case of the state against Will
liam Harkrnstrin charged with vioip-
ton of the liquor law, was held over
until the next term Of court Paul
Wagner. accused on the same charge,
was dismissed on account Of defec!
i'm the warrant issued for his ares:
and Dot Veno, will not be tried until
the next term for violation OF the YoSi
law. Ernest Grunst was found not
guilty Of the same offcnse.
Two cases are listed for trial before
Judge Robinson IN criminal court today
Sprecdy Shannon and George Pauor Will
fYcc the court to answer charges Of vio-
lation of the liquor law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
HUNDREDS OF DOGS
VIII Get Passage to Canine Heaven Un-
less Owners Pay License TAX.
War 10 On.

Constahles and deputy sherif1s All
over Ohio county began TO wage war
on unlicensed dogs Yesterday. and many
were killed although II was impossible
to learn the exact number.
There arc 100 dogs in the county
and tho owners &c but S67 pay dog
tax. The purpose o. the war against
the CANNES is 70 round up all The stray
pets that can TIC found and give them
passage 10 dog heaven as cNleditiousiy
RS Is possible.
Many animals run at large all over
the county having no owners and II Is
intended to rid The county Of the NUS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
TRUSTEES NAMED FOR
FIREMEN'S PENSIONS

A re-canvass OF the votes for trus-
tees for the firemen's pension fund was
made yesterday. each Of the fifty fire.
men in the city casting five votes max
ing to fatal Of $50 and resulting in the
election Of the following men:
Burley Thompson. q votes; William
Marquis, 26: Charles Moore. -; James
McClement. 20; and Charles Long, al.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
VIII Result Prom Tour Of City by Man
aver NnEle and Traction Company
Officials.

CITY Manager G. o. Maggie has been
spending the last few days with COM
mite from the Wheeling and West Viz
rinis Traction companies. making a
tour Of the city and selecting the parts
Of the city streets mostly In need Of
repair before the winter closes in.
Temporary repairs will be made where
necessary and next year many Of the
streets will be repaved but no attempt
will be made TO start any new work
this fall.
Repairs to the asphalt on McColloch
street and other streets south Of tho
creek are about completed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
CASE POSTPONED

The case Of the Citizens Guarantee
& Trust company which Is seeking to
be released on the bonds Of Former
Shcriffs w NJ. Clemens and J. L. Tay-
lnr which was called for argument yes
to-day, was postponed until next We'd
ncsdny. on account Of the illness Of At
torney Hubbard, representing tho COM
Dany-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28

If the bowels are not working reg,
ularly, undigested food in the stomach
may set up condition Of auto-intoxi'
cation and pollute the whole system
with pnisonS in the blood stream. Fo'
ley Cathartic Tablets keep the bowels
open and regular. the liver active and
the stomach sweet. They cause no
pain, nausea nor gripping. They re,
licve Indigestion, sick headache. bill
iousness. sour stomach, bad breath or
other conditions caused by clogged
bowels. For sale by John Coleman 8:
Co.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-28
TIoL..-o Antisephc Preparations
lIOnuiu and Toilet Preparations
" '1N Successful

The sale Of Hoka being conducted here modest manner
ono Of the most pnounced successful Toilet Specaues Sales ever
o greater ana
THROUGH initial purchases WHAT'S the great e
results following Its prescribed uses no
kara Cream greas healing and 1t IS more tna TOT ne
er Grease nor mercury the growth hair and spen
like shaving Kara
cononnd rour the simple of bit of water be
dsinfccnt an exceLen ge ana nouth
hair Shaving produces rich athery cream w does
NY Toilet Lotion skin softener
eng and healing and Toilet are sweet and lasting
be mportuned TO ouy
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Real White Rose English Suiting-a
natural unstarched permanent linen finish
fabric; does not yellow in laundering; un-
equaled for skirts, suits and en-
broidering; 50 inches wide. Spe- 0E.
cial yard Observation-Disclosures. ZON
Evening star., 1917-01-07

evening. Adrian Brunsrr. deputy clerk
Of the circuit court here. spent several
days in New York city during the
week.
Mrs. Ohio H. w. Talbot was hostess
At card party Tuesday evening, her
guests including about thirty Of her
Rockville friends. Announcement has
been made of the engagement of Miss
Elizabeth Crawford. niece Of Charles
&c. Crawford Of Gaithersburg. this
county, and Edward d. Shriner, jr.. of
Frederick, Nd. the wedding to take
place in the near future. The Rockville
Woman's Club met Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Wallace Welsh. a
large number of the members and
others attending.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

day night of Christmas week at the
home of Mr.. and
Stotesburys Entertain Mrs. Edward T,
Stotesbury and
Oe0usaAtes. da nced until
the small hours in the beautiful stotes-
bury ballroom. Mr.. and Mrs. Stotes-
bury can claim the distinction Of own
ing the handsomest ballroom in any
private home in Philadelphia. says the
Philadelphia Record. an ideal place Tor
entertaining and continually in use by
the host and hostess.
The dance Friday was given in honor
of Miss Katherine C. Lea and Miss
Dorothy Emlen Newbold, and prac-
tically all OF the debutantes and young
men of corresponding age were among
the guests. The decorations were a.!
in keeping with the yu1etide and many
entertained at dinner before the dance.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas De Witt Cuyler
were among the dinner hosts. as were
also DR.. and Mrs. Lewis Brinton. who
Elizabeth Brinton.
Miss Marion Smith and Lieut.. John
woodson Fraser have selected the 18th
of June as the
Army Men to date for their
Become Benedicts. Ii.rt Ers..r
who is at present with his regiment in
Panama, has obtained furlough.
which will begin June 5, upon which
date he will sail for New York to make
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland C. Fraser Of that city, who will
later accompany him to st. Louis for
the wedding, arriving there about
June 10.
In the arrangements for the we'd
ding there are to be a number of inter-
esting features, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. chief among which
will be the fact that Lieut.. Raymond
G. Moses, U. 8. A., who will come on
to serve Lieut.. Fraser as best man. will
himself join the ranks Of Benedicts the
next day, and Lieut.. Fraser and his
bride will go to Chicago to be present
in return at this wedding.
The arrangements for the wedding
will be strictly after the military. the
bridal couple passing to and from the
altar beneath the aisle of crossed sa-
bers. after time e-honored military Gus
Evening star., 1917-01-07
ROCKVILLE, ND.

Misc Louise Larcombe has returned to
Brooklyn. N. r.. to resume her art
studies. after spending the holidays at
the homo Of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Howard 8. Larcombe. Mrs. N. N. Hollis
has returned to Washington after visit
ing for several days at the homo Of her
son-in-law and daughter. DR.. and Mrs.
George L. Edmonds. Mr.. and Mrs. w
Garner Bouic Of Hot Springs. Ark, who
have been at the home Of Mr.. Bouic's
mother, Mrs. A.ice Bouic. here for the
last two weeks, will leave tomorrow for
their home. In compliment to Mrs. w.
Garner Bouic. Mrs. George P. Hender-
son entertained at cards Thursday
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Nothing has caused such q stir at st.
Augustine in many q day a. the OPEN
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Gerry. Mrs. Charles Cary Rum.ey and
Miss Carol A. Hartman. His brother
iiiiam ,., Aysrsli r,.s1 HsrriInen Ths mss.
daughter Of the late Francis G. Law
renoe and granddaughter of Mr.. Charles
Lanier. in September of last year. Ed
snr 1853 isfs an sstass es estie II
mated at more than s200.ooo.ooo.
Miss HELEN Draper Of Commonwealth
avenue. whose marriage to Mr.. Wal
bridge Taft Of New
To HavA Ionc York will be a bril-
Island Villa. .n ~ ,o,n ~ .,s ron@
Island colony when the bridal tour is
completed. says the Boston Post. Mr..
Taft has leased for q long period a
spacious residence at East Norwich,
where there is congenial coterie Of
socially prominent people. and much
incidental gayety.
Not few have marveled that Paris
should go in for Turkish trouser ef-
fects. In realit
Paris Rnles Ont Paris ignores Turkey
As, in the matter and
the Flare. molds whatever she
may have chosen in this effect from
the zouave trousers Of her own AL
gerian troops.
But tits long story. says the Ph.la-
delphia Record.
There Is a decided leaning toward the
oriental. Chinese fashions, especially
of mandarin origin, are sponsored by
many we'll known designers. Others
have centered their thoughts upon
girdles. butterfly bows. kimono sleeves
and hanging panels are to be seen in
smart gowns and wraps.
Fabrics of wonderful colorings and
embroideries that hint of the east will
be the safe choice for the woman who
would buy now for a coming successful
season in dress.
And in Persia the zouave effects have
hourished since very early day.
: At any rate, Paris says. "Zouave."
Wearied of futtering skirts. which
are in the way of the war workers
and everybody, more or less, Is war
worker-she has gone to the other ex-
treme.
No longer the faring jupe. ..
No more the tilt with Boreas.
Rather the gathered-in effect
Not to be outdone, clever beauty
about to attend costume bail has
speedily adapted the idea and will ap-
pear as a startlingly zouaved Pisrrot.
OF a truth. she will not blush unseen,
even II she went minus her wildly
flying red wig.
When he is once more interned in the
Evening star., 1917-01-07

For Home-sewn Lingerie-Fine Long
cloth, in bolts of II yards; special, piece
$I.5O. $500, $2.25, $3.50, $z.75, $500