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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
BEAUTIFUL SACRED
CANTATA IS SUNG
a Special Service Marking tho Departure
of Frank L. Kincheloe as Dtrec-
tor Of Thomson. Choir

Frank l.. Klnchrloc directed his last
musicale rs leader nf the choir ut the
Thomson Methods, Episcopal church
yesterday. when Gnunods sacred can
tata- "Gallia" was sung. together with
two lighter rhorusrS. and solos were
gwen 10y Mrs. Alice Mcclure Foulk and
Imilc Auccr!nann. while several special
numbers were played on. the organ by
Miss Grace Geraldine Nelly.
MIR. and Mrs. kinrh"l"c have b"en
connected with tho choir of the church
for seventeen years rs sUlnisiS. and for
the past seven years Mr.. kin"helo" has
directed tho 'hnIr which is acknowledge
I'd tn u" ono al the best in the city. so
il was with deep regret that the mrfn-
bers IF the congregation gathered I"
sever tho ties that have end"arrl the
couple to the entire membership ~ til"
church 'rh kinrhrl"~'S are moving 4"
cha rieStun whore MIR. kinrhelnr Will lie
director Of tn. choir IF tn" First N"thn-
dist Episcopal church. and Mrs. kiE-
chelne will he soprano s"loist.
Tho church was crowded Mt the scr
vice yesterday afternoon and again Iast
night and the singing IF tho cantata WAS
greatly enjoyed by all who heard the
beautiful music. At the evening ser
vices special singing by the choir ana
solos by Mrs. KinchrlOe and Mrs. Fnuik
were particularly enjoyed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
FAREWELL FOR COLORED
BELLAIRE SOLDIERS
Night-Btg Parade in Honor OF
Departure Today

All arrangements have been complet-
cd for the departure Of the fourteen col
nred men from Bellaire today and the
boys will b. given a royal Sendotf by
their friends. Last evening the boys
were presented with comfort kits by
Mayor WaSSman. The following Will
i..ays. from draft district No. .. for Camp
sherman at ChiIlcnthe: Percy Palmer.
Carl Johnson. Matthew Johnson. VIII
liam Johnson. Charles BuckneE. Harry
Sparkmau. Stanley Fisher. Benjamin
Ransom. James Wyann. Harrison J. Al
len. Leroy Wetzell. James Wiley. How
srd Cunningham and Clovel Sandersou.
4, nine o'clock today a parade will be
formed ut the City hall and headed BY
tbs Spanglcr Post. q. y. r.. members
If draft board No. .. and United States
Recruiting officers Of the Bcllaire dis
trict followed By the fourteen selected
men conveyed In autos. The parade
will then move to Fiftyfourth street.
where they will meet the Martins Ferry
delegation and will then return to No
hle. street. where they will again form
in line. AT this pointed 4 platoon or
police followed by the buckeye band.
colored Of Martins Ferry Patriach
miIitan, No. IS G.. L. @. .. F. also
Stark County Uniform Rank knights OF
pythiaS. also colored. will form the first
division and join the other divisions at
Fifty-fuurth street. marching through
the principal streets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
100000 PRISONERS
CONTINUED from Pnge Ono.)
as the sea. UP to the present
100000 prisoners and roo guns
have been enumerated"

BERLIN, Oct. % (via London,
Oct. 2s)-(British Admiralty per
Wireless Press)-The Austrians
and Germans have forced their
way through the mountains to the
plains OF northern Italy, captur-
ing the town of CiVIdsle. the war
office announces The number Of
Italian prisoners. according to the
report, has been increased to
more than 10000. The announce.
ment follows:
Rapid development Of the
united attack on the Isonzo again
brought entire success yesterday.
The italian. forces which sought
to prevent our division from
emerging from the mountains
were thrown back by powerful
thrusts. In the evening German
troops forced their way into the
burning town Of Ctvidale. the
first town in point Of position on
the plain.
THE Italian front as far as the
Adriatie sea is wavering. Our
troops are pressing forward on the
whole line. Gorilla. the much dis.
puted town in the Isonzo battles.
was taken early this morning by
Austro-Hunearian divisions.
The number Of prisoners has
been increased to more than co.
600. and the number Of guns cap
tured more than six hundred"
(CividaIe 6 a town Of about five
thousand in Friuli nine miles
northeast Of the important rail
road center Of Udine. II is near
the entrance to the valley Of the
Natisone river, along which the
Austro-Gernan forces that broke
the. Italian line in the Tolmino
region have battered their way.
Cividale is in the foothills Of the
Julian Alps, beyond. which lie the
plains Of northern ltaly.(
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
LIBERTY LOAN
CONTINUED from Page one.)

that several will exceed their maxi
NUNS sufficiently to carry the weaker
districts 10 the high mark in The gen
cral total.
New York. Chicago. Cleveland and
San Francisco were showing especially
strong in the lat" returns. How n"
New York Will go over iis MAXIMUM
Is n matter of Cnnjcctur"S. Some think
that the excess may reach $G5u.Ohh.one.
Chicago district rhairmcn hav" begun
Ia feel that their total may reach the
maximum Of S7nn. no".nn". Every mss-
sag. to-day from Chicago showed now
Increases
Heads Of other districts rose in
frequently from their avalanche "f re-
turns long enough 10 ask that final
Judgment not he passed upon them for
n few days until all sales har: been
,huruu ghly rauvaSs'd. The chicago and
Kansas Guy districts sent the nearest
cump.t" totals ytt received.
"'Frcry state ia our district has "N-
crndcd IT'S minimum allotment the
Minneapolis district reported Many
townships have sold bonds to every fam
ily. Large manufacturing establish
ments have sold bonds I" every ell
ployr Some If he former most rahi%
tors nrr now StaunCh supporters -
tho government and for III" las, week
have hccn soliciting sales. Many com
lmunitirs which first refused 10 organ
iz.. now are working Of their own ac-
cord"
~ Inst reports virtually srrry part
IF tho san Francisco district had
passed It's minimum and many had Enn"
beyond their maximum. Messages from
tho Dallas. Atlanta. 81. Louis aud Rich
mnnd districts told Of great displays or
enthusiasm on IN" last day If tho sale.
but added thar many reports on findI
totals were badly delayed.
"Inians hay" subscribed S%.hsH.I a"
according Ia latest reports Ivy CATO Sells
commissioner Of Indian affairs.
Figures now in. show tho army has
subscribed something over $S2OGhhhn
About $50. non. 900 has hc"n allotted hT
snil!crs /" tho federal r"S"rv" hank nj
New York. General rsrshing cables
ihn, SI.TSi.Gn0 has been subscribed ny
III" American cXrcditionary forces in
France.
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STRICKEN ITALIANS
CONTINUED from Page One.)

-
meet the enemy in open country
lighting.
If they do not and the enemy II
able to keep up westorward the tasf
pace that has been maintained SINCE
tho commencement of the operation,
the greater part Of the italian fore
es along the northeastern line will
be threatened with capture. Tho
situation is so grave that special
meeting Of the Feruch cabinet has
been held for the purpose Of dec1d-
ing upon the question OF allied CO.
operation on the italian front.
Tho fighting or the western front
in FLANDERS has uod down to Xomo
extent, except for artillery dlels.
The British, however, have bothered
their positions along the Ypres-
Roulers railway In small attacks,
while the Belgians and the French
have captured several important
sal1ents In tho region OF DXmudo
Along the A1Se front the French
are violently bombarding the Ger
man positions and 1t e probable
that soon again they Will deliver
another Of their sharp and decisive
strokes toward Loan, their ooJooIve
in tho recent lighting. An attack by
tho Germans near tho Froidntont
farm Was repulsed-
In tho Gulf Of R1ga and In tho
region Of the head Of the Gulf OF
Finland, the Germans for several
days have remained outescont. max
Ing no endeavor to land further
forces on tho mainland, whore they
mot with repulHe twIoe last week.
No large infantry actions have tax
On place along tho Russian 'front.'.
On the contrary, theTe has been
return to tho frateruiztng between
tho Russians and Germans which
was noticeable some timo ago on
various sectors. Near uoukst and
in tho reEton Of Krevo Euoh efforts
have boon noticed. In the former
sector scores of Russians who had
gone out to moot the enemy on
footus Of friendship were dispersed
by tho FIRE Of tho Russian artillery.
British airmen daily are flying
over points behind the line In Bel-
GUM, held by the Germans and drop
ping bombs upon military positions
and airdromes. Railway functions
have been bombed effectively and
explosives have boon loosed several
times upon tho Sparuppelhoek and
Engel a1rdromes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
Tho Presidents Appeal.

WASHINGTON. Oct. "S.-I'r"sid"ni
Wilson III II statement isucd Today
urged every home and public "nhhS
rl:,r" in the United States to plTdE" lts
support to tn" food administration ana
Ia comply with its requests. His appeal
marked the inauguration Of Family En-
rollrnSul Week. during which everEbod!
in the country will he asked to h"conc
4 member Of tho food administration III
order to assure. nation wide co-"psra-
ton in food conservation.
The president said that IN no other
way than through III" corporation or
tit. people can tho nation accomplish its
object in TIA" war. 'th" statement fol-
lows:
The chief part ~ tn" burden NJ ind
ing food supplies for tho people ASSOC
"iat"d with us III war falls for the pres
"nl upon the American people. and ina
drain upon supplies on such a scale
necessarily affects thc prices OF our
n"crssarics of life.
our country. however. is blessed
with an abundance Of foods,uffs and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
Gorilla Occupied

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 28.-The
occupation Of Gorilla this. morn.
in by Austro.German forces is
announced in an official dispatch
from Vienna. The italians are
said to have retired across the
Isonzo.
(Goriza was captured by the
Italians on August 9, 1916. at the
time Of the synehronous offensive
Of the allies On the French. Gallo
ian and Italian fronts. The ltal.
ans took about 10000 prisoners
in the city. The capture Of Co.
rizia was one Of the most import.
ant successes Of ltaiy's campaign
against Austria. It is a town Of
$1,000 inhabitants on the lsonzo
hail way down the present Aus.
tro.German front Of attack be-
tween Tolmino and the sea. Il is
strongly situated among hills OF
great defensive value. in which
there was heavy fighting before
the Italians reached the city itself.
Gorixia is % miles northeast Of
Trieste, Austria's big seaport at
the head Of the Adriatic, the cap.
ture Of which is one Of the prin.
cipaI Italian aspirations in the
war
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
FOOD PLEDGE CAMPAIGN IN FULL SCORING THROUGHOUT TESTAE

, if our people will ernnomIze in their
! use Of food. proTldenlly confirming ihcm-
! selves ID the quantities required for
| the maintenance Of health and strength;
| If they will eliminate waste: and IL
: they will make use at those commr-
! dii!ca Of which W" have surplus. and
| thus free for export n larger prop"r-
! lion Of those required by the world
! now dependent upon us. We shall not
! only h. able To accomplish our ohliga-
lions Ia them. but We shall obtain and
! establish rca Sonaklc prices At home. To
! provide an ad.Quat" supply OF food both
! for our own soldiers OH the other side
| of the seas and for tho civil popu-
/ latinn and the armies ~ III" Allies. is
| one ~ our first and foremost ubli-
cations: for if We are TO maintain their
: consistency in this struggle for the in
! d-rrndrnCc NJ all nations. We must first
! maintain their health and strength. The
! solution oi our food pr"hlems there
! fore. is dependcn, upon IN" individual
, service Of every man. woman and child
| In The United States. The great VOL
unlary effort in tins direction which
! has boon initiated and organized ny the
/ food administration under my direction
! offers AN opportunity Of service in the
war which is opcu IN every individual
| and by which every individual may
serve both his own people AMI the poo
| plo OF the world.
We cannot accomplish "ur objects
| in this great war without sacrifice 1no
deviation. and in II" direction can that
sacrifire and devotion be shown more
than by each hom" and public eating
place in the country plndEIng its sup
rort ~ the food administration AMI
complying with Ia requests.
Signed.
WOODROW WILSON,"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
Committees Arranging Details For En-
t-ainment of Next Contingent OF
Drafted Men

The Knights Of Fythias committees
which are planning the demonstration
TO be given the next contingent Of draft
I'll men when il cntrains for Camp Lee.
held meeting yesterday afternoon at
the Pvthinn club, TO arrange number
of details.
General James II. Lancaster. who will
lac grand marshal. has named the follow
ing hides: capt. f.. r. Lisby. DR.. W. +.
Megrail md ". u. Pellcy.
\ letter will be sent 10 All business
houses and corporations. requesting that
they permit all knights OF Fythias IN
their employ to take part in the demon
sIIn.ion. An invitation {" join in the
parade will also be- sent to all other or
gai,izni ions of tho city. Three bands
have already been secured. and 1t Is
likely others will be engaged:
Another meeting Of all committees
will be held at the club Wednesday eve
ming
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U. S. SPENDS
CONTINUED from Page one.)

usual day. considerably higher than tho
average. though not by any means
rcrtGd.
The increase In the daily expenditure
* greater ut this time than It was q
month ago and is steadily growing. II
IS thuurht that il will continue to grow.
\ two billion dollar month. officials as
Sert is not FAR off. II may BE- reached.
with the retirement Of short time Treas
ury certifcatps--to be met out of Lib
crty bond receipts by mid-winter.
Expenditures for the fiscal year thus
far have reached the total OF s3.446.659.-
"a Of which S1.T7n.Ten 300. more than
nalf is represented by loans to tho Al
lies, These loans and the interest upon
them urs 10 be repaid 10 the government
hv tho borrowers and. therefore. do not
reprcsen, actual expense to the hmeri-
rau people.
D.,obnr's hugs volume Of funds paid
out ~ made up as follows:
For the army and navy. the shipping
board. the aircraft production board. the
food administration. the maintenance OF
domestic governmental machinery and
ali other federal government activities:
$685.. 10000.
FOR interest on short time certificate a
Of Indebtedness and interest of tho pub
lie debt: s3.45S.19S.
For maintenance of the Panama Car
al: Sl.523.062
For redemption Of certificates Of IN
deb,.dncss issues in anticipation Of Lib
erty bond receipts Of the second issue
$lS3.H3+ $50.
For bonds. interest bearing notes and
srtiticit.:>; retired. 5000.
For tn" redemption of one year treas
ar. notes SIu,1 moo
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
AUTOISTS ATTACK
WEST ALEXANDER
~
Will Possibly Petition Warrington to
Secure PassAbls Highway.

According TO J. II. Baker Of ;he Ma
fiDnal Highway department. who was a
visitor in the city yesterday. the old
National Highway through the town OF
Vest Alexander is the, worst road Dc
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts
and he stated before leaving the city
last evening that he would ask tine resi-
dents Of the focal district. 70 assist him
in bringing the matter before federal
authorities 1T Washington.
There has been no improvements
made through ;hr town 10 tho cid Ma
uunal road TOR years. and at present II
ia in Il icnl"rabl" state. The smaller
highways extending from tho town have
been repaired and in some cases paved.
bit he main lhOroughiare has never
hrrn touched |; is said that certain
residents Of tho town who nre at log
gc7hcads' with each other refuse 70
have anything - do with the paving,
despite lhc fact that the money needed
for such purpose is obt3inahle.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
ELOQUENT SERMON BY
REV. CLAUDE P. TERRY
ChAractertEos the Work Of this Liberty
Loan Committee as God-ike and
Praises whecl1ng'g Generosity.

Rev. Or. Claude Porter Terry held a,
large congregation which filed the First
Presbyterian church TO the doors last
night In rapt attention while he de-
Iivered a most eiruent serm3n on
The Heroic Spirit in Wheeling"
The work or The Liberty Loan COM
rnitlee waa characterized as G"d-likc
act and the response OF the pcop: Of the
call Of the country in its trying hott
was alluded TO As being noble anu
pm iseworthy.
pr. Terry said that no other commun-
iiy in the world was 50 prompt 10 re-
spond 10 the call of. not only the coun-
try but OF any deserving cause. He re-
ferred 70 tho donations made for the
OHIO Valley General hospital. for lie
Red G'-oss and other charities and point
ed nu; that in every case the people or
Wheeling had dong more than they weie
asked 10.
All Of these things the speaker de-
clured 10 be hcroIc and he said tina:
that was the spirit shown at all times
by the good people of this city.
Wheeling is tina most heoric spirit
I'd city in the world" said DIR. Terry.
Special music was given by the choir
and a violin colo. "Romance!" was es-
pccially noteworthy.
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CHARLESTON. W. Va, Oct.
cS.-An intensive food campaign.
The aim OF which is to pledge 10
600 families in West Virginia 10
food conservation. begins in every
county Of thu state Monday morn
ing al daylight. and will continue
during The entire week.
There are "95.uun families in
the state, ami the food admlnislra'
ton has aimed TO pledge 100000
of these families 10 agree TO The
suggestions OF Herbert {. Hoover,
the federal food administrator.
The activ" campaign has been
under the direction Of Il food
pledge campaign committee
chosen FROM the advisory state
council Of defense. and J. F.
Marsh, secretary Of tho state
board of regents. has made The or
gIniZation which extends into
each county and in which are
several thousand workers.
Although the intensive food
drive opens Monday. In some Of
the counties there has been activ-
ity shown during the past week
and in n fA% OF the counties the
food campaign began October u.
the day it was originally planned
TO open the campaign.
The initial returns from places
where rhr food pledge cards were
distributed last week show an lln-
usual interest in the voluntary
enlistment under the United
States food administration. In
Spencer and Ripley. the county
seats OF Roane and jackson coun-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
ALSACE-LORRAINE
Continued from PnEe one,)

victory Of conquest: & victory so conf
plrtc that the defeated party would ne
forced to accept terms rqnINal"nl u
ahiCrt humiliation.
'''ru achieve this victory, IN" Fr"n'C
wish 10 continue thu war Franc"
wants Ia permit NOR" Fr"nrhnr"n IN uIf
in order that Germans may become
French citizens. Not only does u w>a'
~ sacrifice Frcnrhmen. but also RuS
slams EnHlIshm"n. Italians, S"rhlan:'.
RrlnananS and PORTUGUESE. MI man
kini ie Ia he hurled into TN" yawninE
JaUs Of hell hccaus" of This on" issue
of A,saco-1.nrrainn. Th" French gov"
eminent so wills il. and "" arc sorry
tn say We cannot prevent her.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29

Virginia Traction and Electric COM
pany, was painfully burned. as the
result of someone's placing a neaiy
copper wire over the poles OF inc
electric signal switch. .,
Mr.. Boyd was burned about the
face and ewes and is under the doc
tors care. He turned his signal when
passing east through the Grove anti
when returning and in the act Of re-
changing the switch. he was burned.
II is thought that someone was A.
tempting Halloween FRANKS, but they
will likely md In expensive one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
Russians Fire at Russians

PETROGRAD. oct. cS.-tRrttish Nd
miralty per Wireless PreSsl --EuSsiar
soldiers who fraterniZcd with Germans
were fred on by Russian artillery yes
terday says todays official communi"H-
tion.
The announcement follows.
"On all fronts ther" were fusillai"e
and accommodating operations.
In the region of Illuukst. several
scores OF our men fratcrnz"d with the
Germans. The troops so engaged w"r"
dispersed by our artillery fire. TIL" Cor
mans also attempted to fratcrniZc in tn"
region OF Krevo and near the villag" al
Larovo southeast of BaranoNi"hl
I'm the Baltic sea. In the region at
the Gulf OF Finland. there w"r" II" on
erations. On the Riga coast tho stu
ation Is unchanged"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
MAIN BURSTS
Tracks on 3. & o. Railroad Arc Under.
mined by WATER From Broken Pipe

An eighteen inch water main at Scv-
sntccnlh and Enf streets broke on Sun
day morning at ; o'clock. and did CON
Siderahl" damage To the property in the
neighburhood.
Both tracks number ono and two on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad wero
undermined by the rush OF water and
n great mass Of the rondbed for block
or more was washed away.
The railroad company succeeded in
getting track two In shape yesterday
80 that II was In use last night. but
track ono was entirely out OF commits
sion and could not DC used. The water
rushed out of the broken main in tor
rents. swept clear. down To Market
street, and flooded all the streets in the
ncighhorhood.
The main was not repaired until $40.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
BROOKE COUNTY GOES
OVER TOP FOR LOAN

Brooke county went over the top for
tho Liberty loan for a total OF $504,0h0,
which may hr increased to $5l5 .hh0 when
all reports are. in. This is more than
s2nn. 400 in excess ui the county'S quota.
At the county fair held At Wrlisburg
on Saturday prizes were awarded tho
Boys clubs Liberty loan solicitors as
follows:
WrllshurE dIstrIrt--M"rgan Ita nkin
aud William Lcib$ert. Jr., each $50
$50 bond; Carl McCnrd. Sarah Cr"c and
Elizabeth Kraft. each $40 in gold.
Fullanshrr---J. &. Lindell $50 in gold.
Brthany-tiladys Taylor. $50 in gold.
Country ldrllr Hunter. Donald
Schultz: and Z. Alexander, each SO in
gold.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
KNITTING FAD HERE
Bio Demand for Yarn Has Exhausted
Supply at Nearly All Local
Stores.

Knitting has become such a fad in
Wheeling that the local Red Cross
officials are having hard time to
keep pace with demands which are
constantly being made upon them for
yarn. Stores whore yarn can usual
~ be bought for the work OF the Red
Cross arc now very slow in shipping,
as the government has taken charge
of most OF the wool in the country for
war purposes.
However. R shipment is expected In
:. short time. and local officials ask
their consumers TO be patient
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ties. The number Of pledge cards
signed WIS far above the quota al.
lutied to those two Towns. The
interest manifested in these two
places is regarded as indicative
Of the trend of feeling lhourgh.
out the state.
While no predictions will be
made at The food pledge campaign
Headquarters rs 10 the number or
pledges expected. those in charge
Of rhc campaign are inclined To the
belief that the quota fixed by the
government will be- met.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-29
AuStrianS EIated

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2s.-The
battle on the Isonzo evokes shouts
Of triumph in the German and
Austrian press, particularly the
latter. According to a dispatch
from Vienna. the Fremdenblatt
goes so far as TO declare that
Italy will 90 the same way .as
Runania. Serbia and Russia; pay.
ing "a terrible price for the guilt
Of her INSCRIPTIONS, treaeherous
and rapacious statesmen"
The Neueswiener TagebIatt
talks Of the Sudden destruction
Of the enterte's last hope on Eu-
rope7n battlehelds.