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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-08

Mcfarland Was 'Iu"G g. and costs for
irivln. an aUJ"uGti!" through Il fun
raj PROGRESSION. John Henderson. col
rrrd wrS &"ni :" M. hill Tor ~ dnI =
rnr using L ilnlf, when he had difficult y
ylfh Mary Hicks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-08
partmental conferences will be a

partmental conferences Will be
feature.
It is expected thai more than
thousand teachers. principals and
superintendent will be in attendance.
The scope OF tho round table extends
on both sides of the river from
Chester and East Liverpool 10 Park
erSbury and Marietta 1t is believed
the attendance will be unusually large,
as i, is not often one meeting Of the
round table is addressed by TWO men
OF such prominence a. Prof. FRANCIS
and Superintendent Shawkey.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-08
p-o,.,Treatment for Biliousness.

For a long time Miss Lula SHELTON.
Churchville. y. Y. was bilious and had
sick headache and dizzy spells; Cham
berlain's Tablets were the only thing
that gave her permanent relief, Obtain
able everywhere
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23
Boys Should Be Taught Rudiments of Naval
 and Land Service
By | ". IRVING. Head of Junior
 Marine Scouts
THE junior marine scouts will
 train hoys hrtWeen the aoes o{

THE junior marine scouts will
 train boys between the ages of
 twelve and eighteen in the du. ties of United States marines. They will be taught practical seamanship, 50 that If later in life they desire to enter the MERCHANT SERV. ICE THEY WILL HAVE X GOOD FOUNDATION IN NAUTICAL LEARNING. ,.
 Ne take as our special plea to others that the training the boys will receive on land and water will be of greater benefit than either land or sea training taken separate N. It's two in one service-both naval and military-and we look to see the idea spread over the entire country within a very short time.
 Our motto is Preparedness" not onlv of character that will be valuable in time of war, but that vill be equally valuable in time of peace. ,.
 WHEN WE HAVE OUR DIFFER. ENT QUARTERS ESTABLISHED WE WILL TEACH THE BOYS HOW TO BECOME BETTER CITIZENS BY MSTRuCTiNG, THEM IN DUTIES THAT WILL BE WELL WORTH WHILE AT ALL TIMES.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23

man decides for A. '' "N0'' himself. The course of study and the rules of discipline are arranged to help as much as possible toward the right decision. N
 But no course can be SO arranged and no rules can be SO framed as to relieve us of individual responsibili- ty. in choosing between the narrow view and the wide one.
 GOD GRANT THAT EACH ONE OF US MAY MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE. so THAT IN THE TRIAL OF COLLEGE LIFE HE MAY PROVE hIs OWN SELF IN ALL THE Es- sENTiALs OF CHRISTIAN CIT, xENSHip AND STAND THE TEST.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Bids will be received by the common council of Wrangell until Thursday, September 6. 1917, for the construction of roadway on Case avenue accor ding to the fol- lowing specifications: Commencing at the corner of Case and Front streets, and con- tinuing for a distance of 57o feet to bridge; from east end of bridge continuing a distance ot 6Io feet to the walk to the baseball ground; roadway to be 8 feet wide. MUp SILLs - To be 3xI2 cedar, to be placed on good firm foundation on bedrock. Posrs-To be 6'x 6 cedar, 4 posts to bent, toe nailed to mud sill with 4 galvanized spikes to each post; bents to be Io-toot cen ters.
 CAps-To be 6'x & spruce, toe nailed to each post with 4 spikes. STRINGERs-To be 3 K 10 spruce, 4 stringers, one oyer each post, to be toe.nailed to cap with 2 spikes to each stringer over each post.
 BRAcING-To be 2 X 6' double sway, braced and spiked to each post as far as bridge. PLANKING-To be 3xI2 hem lock set < of an inch apart, spiked with spikes to each stringer as far as the bridge, the rest 10 be 2xI2 pIanking. RAILING-To be placed wherever the roadway is 4 feet from the ground.
 Bridge 85 Feet Long.
 To be 10 foot bents, feet wide. Mup SILLs-To be 6 x 10 cedar, Io 1t. long, set on good foundation.
 Posrs-To be SIX & spruce, 4 posts to bent, outside posts to be set on end of mud sill, each post spiked to mud sill with 4 spikes.
 CAPS To be S'xIo spruce, toe.nailed to each post with 4 spikes.
 STRANGERS - To be 3 10 spruce, 4 stringers, over each post, to be toe-nailed to cap with spikes to each stringer and post.
 BRAcERs-To be K 6 double sway braced spiked to each post.
 'PLANKING-To be s sxI2 hem- lock placed < of an inch apart spiked with spikes in each string CT.
 RAILING-To be placed on each side of bridge, with 2x4 up- rights and cap, braced with ribbon between planking and caps.
 All work and material to be un- der the supervision of the street committee and accepted by them. All spikes and nails 10 be gall vanized and of suitable size Street committee to furnish grades.
 Council reserves right to reject any and all bids. F. MATHEsoN, Mayor JOHN w. STEpMAN, Clerk.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Bids will be received by the common council of Wrancell until Thursday. September 6, IoI7, tor the construction of roadway on Church street according to the following specifications:
 Commencing in front of the Presbyterian church, following Church street in a rortherly direc- tion for a distance of $50 feet, roadway to be 10 feet wide.
 MUp SILLs-To be } KIP cedar to be placed on good foundation on bedrock.
 PosTs-To be o'x6' cedar, 4 posts to bent, toe-nailed to mud sill with 4 spikes. Bents to be 10 foot centers.
 CAps-To be o'xS' spruce, toe-nailed to each post with 4 spikes.
 SrRINGERs-To be 3 K 10 spruce, 4 stringers set one over each post, toe-nailed to cap with spikes to each stringer over each post.
 BRAclNG-To be 2x 6 double sway, braced and spiked to each post.
 PLANK1NG-To be 2x12 hem- lock placed x of an inch apart, spiked with 2 spikes in each stringer.
 All work and material to be un- der the supervision of the street committee, and accepted by them.
 All spikes and nails to be gal yanized and of suitable size.
 Street committee to furnish grades.
 Council reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. F. PATTERSON, Mayor. JOHN w. STEpMAN, Clerk.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23
Avoiding the Obvious.

More and more does one meet with the tendency that people have of avoiding the obvious. It becomes lit tie short of criminal to be simple and direct. We know Il miss. Let's call her Quiet Charlotte. because she is nev- CT quiet. This unusual person was telling us of something she had read which she could not understand. Upon reading 1t we found that it was quite clear. Said Quiet Charlotte, II saw that, of course, but ] thought that there was something hidden in it or something else."-New York Globe.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23

to prepare us for the larger duties of citizenship as vell as for the narrower ones of our several call mgs and profes- sions.
 T h e question whether We take this patriotic and Christian view of college education is one which each
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23
College Student | Must Decide For l
 Himself His l
 Attitude I owafdLife| l By ARTHUR T. HADLEY, Presi. den, Yale University

ELF control, intelligence, cour- .C tesy and devotion-on these
 depends the future of the American republic. These are the qualities which we must learn at Yale if our course of study here is
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23
LOCAL TIDE TABLE
Thursday, August 23-

Thursday, August 23- First high tide $50 am. I3-6 Second high tide 3:52 p.m. I5.4 First low tide o:5o am. 2.S Second low tide Io:22 p.m. I.8
 Friday, August 24- First high tide 4:27 am. I2.5 Second high tide 4:2o pm. I4.o First low tide 1o:25 am. s.o Second low tide 11:12 p.m. 2.4
 Saturday, August 25- sthigh tide 5:1S am. 11.s Second high tide SIS p.m. I4.3 First low tide 1I:13 am. 5.2
 Sunday, August 26- First high tide 6:33 am. 1o.6 Second high tide 6:2o p.m. I3.8 First low tide o:IS am. 2.o Second low tide 1920 pm. 6.1
 Monday, August 27- First high tide S:14 am. Io.7 Second high tide S:oo p.m. I4.o First low tide I:45 am. 2.7 Second low tide 1852 p.m. 6.5
 Tuesday, August 2s- First high tide o:35 am. HIS Second high tide o:21 pm. 14.8 First low tide 3.oo am. I.7 Second low tide 3:1S p.m. 5.6
 Wednesday, August 2o- First high tide 1o:s5 am. I3.4 Second high tide 1o:27 pm. 16.2 First low tide ALA am. o.S Second low tide 4:23 pm. 40
 Thursday, August 30 First high tide II:25 a.m. I5.2 Second high tide II:23 pm. I7.5 First low tide soy a.m. III Second low tide 5:l7 p.m. 20
 Friday, August 31- First high tide 12:o6 am. 16.S First low tide 5:52 am. .2.2 Second low tide 6:o4 p.m. o.o
 Saturday, September l. First high tide OLA am. 1S.o Second high tide 12:47 pm. I8.2 First low tide 6:34 a. m. -2.7 Second low tide 6:4S p.m. -I.5
 Sunday, September 2- First high tide 1:o2 am. 1S.o Second high tide 1:26 p.m. Io.o First low tide 7:15 am. -2.S Second low tide 7:s3 pm. -2.5
 Monday, September g. First high tide 1:4S am. 18.7 Second high tide 2:o6 p.m. 1914 First low tide 7:55 am. -2.2 Second low tide S:16 pm. -2.8
 Tuesday, September 4- First high tide 2:33 am. I7.o Second high tide 2:47 pm. Io.I First low tide S:35 am. 10 Second low tide o:o1 pm. -2.4
 Wednesday, September 5 First high tide 3:2o am. ;6.6 Second high tide 3:23 pm. 1S.2 First low tide o:I6 am. O.5 Second low tide o:49 p.m. -I.4
The Wrangell sentinel., 1917-08-23

Try an electric massage by J. P.
 Lowering at Patenaude's. stand.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
VACUUM CLEANER FOR STREET
St. Louis Is the First City In the
World to Try the Successful
Experiment.

st. Louis comes forward with a
claim to being the first city In the
world to use vacuum street cleaners.
Startling as the idea may at first be
from the novelty of it, why not? The
vacuum cleaner has displaced the an
Gent broom in big buildings and In
many homes. If it has not been tried
On streets before this it has been be-
cause it was not thought of. New
York is now said to be awaiting the
results of the st. Louis experiment.
OF course, there are drawbacks, re-
marks the Pittsburgh Dispatch. The
vacuum street cleaner cannot be used
In rainy weather, but as dust renov-
er it is pronounced a success by Dr.
rector c. NJ. Talbert, the st. Louis ex-
perimenter. During an experimental
run of sixty. days there were but six
nights when the weather conditions
prevented the vacuum being operated.
Among the advantages are claimed to
be less cost, the removal of debris
which under the ordinary method is
swept into the sewer ifiiets and CATCH
basins, blocking sewers, and the prac-
teal solution Of the dust problem.
Sprinkling is no longer necessary. thus
avoiding the likelihood of accidents
through skidding, and sprinkling at
best merely laying, not removing, the
dust.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
NEARLY SPOILED THE J6KE
Papa Failed at First to Give tne Prep
er Interrogation When Bobby
Sprang 1t.

Bobby came home from school, full
Of information, as usual. Each day
since his entrance two months ago he
brings some choice bit of knowledge.
His father, with much parental pride,
Is never too busy to give attention.
'Do you know, daddy, Clarence
James told me today that his father is
an automobile dealer and he says his
father says the new - don't make
nearly so much noise as the old Ones"
said the yOungster.
swell, sonny, that all depends on the
condition of the car. I saw new -
today that chugged like q threshing
machine" commented the father.
Bobby's face fell.
THAT isn't the answer" he replied.
AYou should say, 'Whyr"
"All right, sonny. Why?
Because they havn't brass band
IN front" explained Bobby, proudly
Indianapolis News.
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cause of the decency of his private
life and partly because of his abstem-
ious daily regime. He could do only
one thing better than work, it is said,
| and that was sleep. The night fol-
lowing the disheartening reverse at
Charleroi he slumbered for a few
hours as peacefully as a baby. he
has no nerves.
Joffre, Millerand, minister of war,
and POincare, premier and later presi-
dent, were the triumvirate which Gre
ated the France that stopped Germany
at the Marne
The first thing Joffre did as COM
mander in chief was to stop civilian
spying on army officers to discover
whether they attended mass. The sec
ond was to dismiss five of the show
lest generals in the French army-be-
cause they betrayed incompetence in
maneuvers.
Made Many Reforms.
His reforms were almost countless.
He specialized in the new departments
telephones, telegraphs, automobiles
and airplanes-and brought his army
to technical efficiency second to none.
He had large part in bringing
about the three-year army service law,
by which France raised her standing
army from $4,000 to 100000 men, and
so had enough to meet the onslaught
of Germany's $4,000.
Then came the great war, the story
of which is fresh in every mind. Jof-
fire had seen 1t coming, and with the
English field marshal, Roberts, had
warned against it. His brain and per-
sonality stood the test Of actual strug-
gle as well as it had met the problems
of preparedness. He found time from
his work in the field to meet and van
quish the infamous peace cabal of Call
laux.
Following the battle of the Marne
his power increased, rather than d.
minished. In January, 1916, 1t was
announced that the government had
decided to interfere with military op-
eratfons in no way from that time
forth. The commander In chief was
supreme.
A further honor and responsibility
came to him after the great council
of all the allies, when supreme mill
tary direction was resolved upon and
placed in Joffre's hands. Since then
ne has directed the masses of the
car as well as the new armies of
Great Britain. Only on the sea, where
the British hold sway, was the direc-
ton Of the war out of his hands.
At the age of sixty-four-he was
born January II, 1S52-he may well
ook back on his life work with as
much satisfaction as Kitchener and |
ace whatever changes fate may have
n store for him with equanimity.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

were bolted on the inside. Hubert
vas curious about these rooms, but
;ome delicacy restrained him from
breaking them open.
He had curious experience on the
day he moved in. It was nearly dark,
and he thought for moment that he
saw a girls face looking at him from
an upper window-just such a face as
ne wanted for his picture and had
never succeeding in obtaining. But
when he entered the house nobody
was there, and there came no answer
| Ing sound from behind the two closed
doors.
So he began to paint. And the pic
ture succeeded more admirably than
he had dared to hope. He sat all day
In the little garden with the holly
hooks, while the thoughts Of his brain
ook shape upon his canvas.
He slept at night In the little bed
room over the porch, and surely the
influence Of the old house was delight
ful, for he found inspiration in the
noonbeams that struggled in through
the blinds, and each day was like a
magnificat.
A month had passed before he saw
the face at the window again. 1t was
clear moonlight night, and he had
been walking in the garden. He looked
Up and saw the beautiful girls face,
Dis distinctly as he had ever seen any
thing.
And there was no installing: the
face was at the window of one Of the
two locked rooms.
Hubert ran into the house and up
the stairs. He called outside the
rooms. There was no answer. He
set his Shoulder to the door of the one
nearest and heaved with all his force.
The lock broke and he entered.
The room was entirely deserted: no
body had lived In it for a long time
and the floor was white with dust.
Yet 1t was from the window in this
room that the face had looked out.
An eeri1 sensation came over the |
young man. He was not superstitious,
and yet any man Of strong nerves |
would have been affected by tie In
cident.
He went down, but now he felt an |
unrest, for the first time since he had |
taken up his abode In the old cottage.
Il it was haunted, 1t was haunted by
the woman of his dreams.
He fell asleep that night puzzled sore
q over the affair. When he awoke
next morning the sun was shining
and he came to more prosaic
The house was not haunt
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
The Empty
Room
&e4A
By HAROLD CARTER
HNS 'ISNN''sNV 1ISVIS IN IN IN m STSS
Copyright. 1916. by W. G. Chapmanl

Copyright. 1916. by W. G. Chapman.)
It was not that Hubert Lee was I'M
able to afford the rental of the cot
tage, for he had sold several pictures
the year before, and was beginning to
make a name for himself in the art
world. But it happened to be the one
cottage that he felt he must occupy
If he was to paint the greaS picture
that summer: and it was not for rent.
Nobody in the district knew anything
about it. 1t was surmised that the
family had moved West and simply
abandoned it.
And such cottage as 1t was There
was little flower garden, filled with
holiyhocks of immense size, and pan
sizes, and ZinniaS, all run wild and
fiourishing. There were roses climb
ing up the walls, and lilac trees, in
full bloom, when Hubert moved in.
The cottage itself was much larger
than he had guessed on looking at it,
1t was partly furnished, and it con-
tanned dozen rooms. 1t was Just the
place in which to paint. And Hubert
resolved to feel no qualms about tax
Ing up his residence there. For if
ever the owners came upon the scene
he would give them what they wanted,
and If they did not come he would use
the money.
There were two rooms on the top
Hoor that none Of his keys would fit,
and when he managed to turn the
wards of the locks he found that they
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27

taken for Russians, because the Ger
mans were not supposed to have arm
ored cars.
just as the crew was being enthusi
astically greeted three Roumanian 10
connective drivers tried to get their en-.
gines away, but the automobile was
too swift for them. The machine
raced ahead, the crew destroyed Dor.
ton of the track and the automobile
received the engines with whitening
f1re, which forced their surrender after
they had been disabled.
On the return to the village the crew
was again greeted by the population.
but this time with white flags of sur
render.
Routs Roumanlan Infantry.
NOn another occasion an automobile
encountered force of Roumanian in
fantry and opened fire before the
troops could seek shelter. The Rou-
manians fed after go seconds of firing
from the car, leaving 300 dead and so
wounded.
The great usefulness of the auto
mobiles has been most apparent in
Roumania, where the character of the
warfare makes it possible to slip be-
hind the opponents lines. On a re-
cent exploit of this kind the COM
mander worked his way to the rear of
body of Roumanian infantry which
was intrenching, and almost before the
Roumanians were aware of the cars
presence it had swept the trenches
with machine gun fire and driven the
defenders out in disorder.
None of the German automobiles of
this type used In Roumania has as vet
been disabled or destroyed by oppo-
nents. The bullets thus far encoun-
tered have hardly dented the shells of
the machine.
The chief advantage Of the new auto
mobile, In contrast with the British
machine. is that It can run at an aver
age speed Of Is miles an hour. as con-
trasted with the snail-Iike pace of the
entente cars. Its speed frequently en-
ables 1t to scout even ahead of the
cavalry. and It can make its way over
my road or even q field.
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sweet-tempered. He was even looked
down upon by certain masculine spir
its In school-this boy who was to be
come the man of iron and direct fiji
teen million soldiers.
at fifteen he astounded his parents
and friends by announcing he intend
ed to compete for the Polytechnic
school in Paris, the great training
place for artillery officers. He passed
fourteenth in his entrance examina.
tons among 1872, and would have
stood much higher had his German
not been rather weak on points OF
grammar, failing df his In which
the French people now take a certain
delight.
Before he could finish his course the
franco-Prussian war began and
Joffre became a sub-lieutenant in a
Paris fort. Here he got little chance
TO distinguish himself, but the hor-
rors of the siege left a great impress
sion on his mind and heightened his
patriotism.
Directly after the conclusion Of
peace he was employed in reconstruct
ing the Paris Notifications. His work
so pleased Marshal Mcmahon when
he came to inspect it that he made the
lieutenant captain on the spot.
First Came Into Fame.
In 1885 he went to Indo-C China,
where he built the defenses of Haul
Tonkin. He constructed a railroad in
Senegal and the defenses of Diego
Suarez in Madagascar.
In 1887 he became professor of
toruhcations In the army school at
Fontainebleau, and afterward he was
director of engineering for the minis
try. AS an army corps commander at
Lille and Amiens he gained intimate
knowledge of the country where
fighting is now going on.
Almost his only blast of fame came
In 1893. He was commander of a ma
tive column in Africa. Colonel Bon
nier, who commanded the main line,
had encountered disaster. Thirteen of
his officers and BONNER himself had
been killed. Joffre had been ordered
to ascend the left bank of the Niger
from Segu to Timbuctoo and take pos
session of the land which still re-
NAMED independent of France.
He went about the expedition in his
usual methodical fashion, studying the
country and its method of warfare,
Ind after Bonnier's death he made q
march Of 500 miles under great diff
,ulties and planted the tricolor over
Cimbuctoo for the first time.
When in 1914 the great call came
Ioffre was a member of the higher
council of war, body of IL men, from
whom the commander in chief In time
# war would be selected. He was
'nown as "Joffre the Monk" partly be-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
GERMAN TANKS"
OUTRUN CAVALRY
Are Faster and Harder to De-
stroy Than the British
Monster.
PLAYS HAVOC WITH INFANTRY
Machine Guns Can Be Operated In
Almost Any Direction Through
Narrow SIits-one Machine
Kills 800 Men.

at General Won Falkenhayn's Head.
quarters In Roumania.-One of the
most interesting features of the Rou-
manian campaign, from a German
standpoint, has been the spectacular
work Of the new armored automobiles
evolved soon after the advent Of the
British tanks" on the Somme front,
but which the developments In Rou-
mania have shown to be a vast i'm
provement In efficiency over the Brit
ish machines.
Even In the brief tests it has had
since the Germans crossed the noun
tains into the Roumanian plains the
new German armored car has shown
itself an efficient auxiliary to the cav
airy In patrol work, as 1t frequently
can infiict infinitely more damage than
a whole squadron, and is far more diff
ficult to destroy than the English ma
chine. It's achievements SO far in
clude an attack on Roumanian infantry
In which 300 Roumanians were killed.
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solid ruhhar rha ae oa anu .n'aseu ~
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operators tho chausfanr ana - s : W
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-27
Wicked GoInus On

81 understand automobile Rave
eevolutionized the life farmers Aad."
$50 they have, in one way" ia
"How Is that?'' ~
Farmers often return home In their
cars from making night of IT in the
city at the hour when they used to
get up and got~fo work."