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WNeulhE EIrH. - e.. l"lY ~
e-ln"llv" ""na"'Ip'Inr wan r"i
Ir,n -n~,i day whom nall"na'
In,,.ry ns.h tho order ~ military
liability for ihe 10000. 600 Y"unu
Nm-ricara rruiairrrd for ""rVtC".
To accomplish Ia" rr"ult. i0.5Oo
numbers had To hr drawn ono ut
time. task which hruan In tho
morning and lasted far into tho
night.
Tho lottery wan held In tho pub
Tic hearing room Of tho Senate Of
fIcc building. with Wnr Depart
ment oftlGiaIa In charge OF tho &C
,uAI drawing. and with mo"nhofa
OF tho Senate and ft0uno military
committees 40 wltueuoos
Throughout tho day there waa
1maII crowd 81 nprCiainrn. hat al
together profanity Iona ihnn u thou
nand porannr aaw any part Of tho
proCoaa.
An u rcnuIt nf tho drawing.
cVory rouiairrrh man 10 uIVon
definite pIacn In Tho llahllItY f"r
ae,vIrr Iiai Already 6hI 900 hnVn
been ordered 10 Tho ,nlora To hll
Ia war nircnuth the regular army
and national guard. and To Cnnall-
iuio tho Nrni Incromnni OF iho IVA.
,ionaI army Co anGuro thai tnial
.1IJ.Un0 mrn wiIi hr called Tor o"-
animation within few w"ekn. OF
nriain oaiimniInu thai tw" 'ou'a
t,anIs inuai ha Iallod fnf oVotY
anIdlor ar,optod ihonn ,iIi, non
VIII ha taknu frmmt tltn h"ah az 'h"
linhIury Hat. "r"'Y I"'s' h'"''"'
hu.uI.ilnu a h-oi quota
Ihe d.auInu i"h"y wac """d"''.
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nntri,I tally ahnoia h"f"ro th""''
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-21
RUSS REGIMENTS VI
REFUSAL TO FIGHT
TURNS BATTLE TIDE.
BETRAYAL, CAUSE OF 4
RETREAT ALONG LINE.
The Crown Prince S Renewed
Attack on French Line is i.
RcpuIscd With Loss. q

nIpnffcrtIum among RussiaA
troops hna rrRilI"d In an iMi
InrinnI Enln Of ground by th1.
t.rrnnnp nnh AuKirinnn In tAAf
region OF XloCh0ff. rnrt OF Lam. I
berg. the Unliclnn capital. Tho
rrpulrrh by tho Ilnnnlnnh. Later
II itIrrinn regiment n~nr tho con-
Ter nf line voluntarily loft 10
Iirnrhrr nnd rrIlr"i forcing me
other units on Tho limo To LfAH ,
hnch. ThIr movement. TntrOErAd
rnyn. Cav" the Hrrnnnr emporium,
ny for ilrvoIOpIng ihoir nova
mont Bone Itnnnlnn troops are /
rrpnrIrh to hnvr r"fInrd tn Obsy h
their ruInIInnhrrn. under Tim In
TIIIrnrr uf the nIiTrmlnih VINO
brought about tho recent hiHOro'f
rrr lu the Ilunrlnn rnpiihl, Prince
IrnpnId led tn" hurirn NnrmAn
advance IN prrrun, and lln lr0On1 !
IirrIIu nnyn. oCCuIh"h ilIrrn zones
nf dr[rIinr AMI tnptirrh "1aWi
ihuunnnh" prlnonrrn.
EurIhwrrI ~ iinIirh Tho Itun' 4
rlnun hurn evacuated ltliInnIhl,
NrnJ uIfrirny, bet W"rn DiHllGu -
nnd XIn,Iuff. tI" linrhlann hhVS
IruuIrri tiuinInE "tInfln, \ ltlal
aim uifunrlvn movement near
tlnvIrn. nrnulh nf l!nimat. brought
ne Imi"iInni e"lnn. H#
M niInnpI 10 nnrlnI"ni" hlsS {
nudrr ,rIt I"nnhY, thu HnHsihh =
uIulrirr ~ wnI. "ln "n'inutaneg
the Iiiuulnn ruIhi,'s \" Ian" Nhs
nIfrunlvn nu July h"H fnll"h, n
rIuJ fI,rd NJ tho m'"iGl"r lJ Lhh
Inrn uf rnlntnh mInrrd him ID
hnnIhrr cffn,i hy Tho tlcfmAn
rrn-m piIu"" l." i"g"ln mo GAIt
Irnrulr NH fnn"mini"r plhi"Ahl,
LrIwrcu iinrirhlt nnh CraDhna B
un tho hIrur r"ui hnH bshn
chrrbrd hy III" Trrnrh, The
I!cruInur nItnrhch repeatedly IN
mnnn fnr,nulI"m. but nvcry Az
lrmrt wnr rrpuluod md The
French hrM to their poritiOns.
EIucwhcrr on the front In France
ihoro hnvc hcrn only raidE AnoV
artillery hu"lH. VI
After ImpcrII Chancellor Mich"
nclip had dcIclnrrh That Gormany,
would not continue The wnr n day
nnKrr II II could obtain Nh honor
rbIo umnvt. the r"ichHtnR Rhoptad
.ih" mn j0riiy p"hC" rrh0ihtoh.
cuIIInp for peace without anneI4-
lions or indemnitlch. ana phbtea /,
without dirCurri0n tn" mira TeAd'
INN Of The war rrcdlI bill OF flt'
teen billion mhrhn.
The new rhdnrrll1r IN hlh nfsl.y
uddtrrn "a HE r"lChhlnE. mhdo M
Nee I,nnu,Iuiit iu.IaInil6nh G0nS
.ri!Ine Ih' va
itr j.ninirI IhnI IIin ~nib ~ ~
ILr nuL,ua,it,.n "an up 4" "speF
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-..,Id n,rni"' lh" "l'na'I"n
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,ltd not ,rrn,d VIM n",i"us rohr
rrIn
nus.I.u etsi~m.Nt
rr,TUDGRhU July 2n-Th" VMO
Inn failure ~ huld Tho G"rWsnh n
tUcntIrn~d on IsGs TonIs>sn.) 7s-sl1
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?6n4. nAl2. /I%l. ahhf.
rhIrd Hundrod Drawn.
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600, nlHI. l2b0, O22I 1nOh. lA0h. 7hih.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-21
.H0N0RABLE PEACE GERMANY'S
AIM, DR.. N|CHAEL|S ASSERTS
SC HEIDI MANN IN
OPPOSITION SPEECH
UrrIn.cn lI,c Suhrnrnnnc Wnr.
ln,r a Failure Wnnle
Internal I{clrrns.

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lu,ity p"rirIl"i l.nh.r. r"'"s"
nu-n hlrsstIsfnpttnU NJ OhnnrsI-
Tor MIrhr-llr' rpsch, hrn"rhinG
y" hI'p9"h." r'"~''h ,""'J
from uafIIn. Tho HpriSnst, u
WAN s.ssri~d. had spok"n In IN"
r-IuhstnR Immediately "low'nH
MIUh,"iIu md complained st th"
channolnr'u ynam~ wurhH A. 10 In
formal prf0Tmn. HOh"lhsn'Rnn np-
nuaod tlIa Usrmnn submHrlhs
policy, declaring II wns doing
moro harm than Good. Other
party leaders Hpnbo 0oh0ernlha
Tho speech.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-21
MIN COUNTY FURNISHES 362 ON ).
THE FIRST CAL[F0R THE ARMY
Only l8l Will Be Called Upon Finally for Service, the
Additional Men Being for the Covering Of the
Deficiencies Among the First l8l.

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Ips iIk, Ii,duIskI
t:3I Adam I,nula Wagner.
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uaTn. uII. IU0a0. p0nu ula1. 4Gdu 1000,
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aoTh TJIO. tInO. am. nnnt. 1IOn. Ta0u.
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upnn. uIDu IrnO. Iuut. nu0r. I0Ito I0apn,
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,uin. ann ta,o. n"nn. aTrn iard. napa.
pndI TTuT. ttnu. uIn. nu0. Iant. mons, nHn.
nu<n IIuI TIIB IolI. ttnI. 10000. lotld.
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uInu, 4nho. URN. NJ. ioInn. prpH
Tsnth Hundred Drawn.
nurn tT0n. I4ao, nina, n+nI. r1Il, lTnT.
pOST. anpH. aTIi, Io7O. nban. man. l"unn.
uniT, TI17 n1iO. JHpJ. moi, l00I0 7na1.
(U"ntinu.h on rag. Thirt""")
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-21
MANY HOURS Of STRENUOUS
WORK FOR THE TABU[Al UR5

WARRINGTON - G July "a . 40 Wlh HE driving "I
tho after ""nh ''ni"'d"Y morning. o
by l!on,ol"IY "i W"' h"ho
"a o, Wnr !1oIn
nf F Dong "o noon h""' a
l,y of al
The lhn,nu mnrkw nfto,
,urln midi N,mhc
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ATTEMPT TO RESUME
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-21
Army Lottery Is Finished Early This Morning
THE NUMBERS AS THEY WERE DRAWN

G. July 20 Tho drawing Of the serial
National Army out In Tho
The which
which all oglhLerGc report
houid Tho
Nrud Tho nImln In Tho Table I"n o It."
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Miuih Hun1, 10" va

TuNT. TTbU, UHH'T, 0TTF, tFUT, Wv 'TT"''
uIna, 4nhn urn. nj. i0Inn. pTpH.
Tanth Hundred Drawn.
nurn +T0n. I4ao, pIBn. n4nI. T1Hl. iTnT.
pOST, anpH aTIi, Io7O. nban. man. l"unn.
unIT, tart. n1iO. THuJ. moi. I0oIo. 7na1,
(Uuntinu~h on rAgs ThlTt~sn,)
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
S3-A-DAY BILL
FOR US. CLERKS
TO BE PUSHED
Nolan Minimum Salary Plan
to Be Backed by
Pleas.

Government employees receiving less
than $1,000 per year will make a
strong effort to have the Nolan s.
a day minimum wage bill passed at
the present session. the Labor Com
mittee OF the House having scheduled
the measure for a hearing on jan
uary ;.
Representative Nolan OF California.
who initiated the movement three
years ago to increase the wages OF
the poorest paid government employees
and had his bill once almost enacted.
will help the employees in the presen-
tation OF their case.
Will Tell of Woes.
Most of the evidence to be present
ed to the committee will be in the
form of briefs from employees in all
parts of the country reciting the
hardships and sufferings they have
encountered on the existing scale or
wages. Petitions with endorsements
from hundreds OF labor organizations
will also be made a part OF the record.
The outlook is for a favorable report
from the committee. similar action
having been taken by substantially
the same committee in the last Con-
gress.
While hte Federal Employees Union
IL solidly behind the Heating bill.
which proposes graded increases up
to the 500 grade they will he re-
corded and will work for the Nolan
bill.
Impetus Gained by Report.
Impetus was given the movement
for the retirement of Superannuated
government employees and the reclass-
ihcation OF salaries of employees by
the annual report of the United
States Civil Service Commission yes
terday.
The report says I'm part:
1t is increasingly difficult to secure
ellgibles with the required education
and training necessary for proficient
service at the usual entrance salaries
from 500 to 1900.
THE departments all recognize this
administrative embarrassment and
agree that 5000 should be the mini
mum entrance salary for stehoEraph-
ers and typewriters and clerical EN-
ployes."
On the question OF retirement the
report says:
THE commission favors a general
system of retiring annuities. based
upon the length OF service. the annu-
ity to be provided by deductions from
the salaries OF employees. invested un-
der the supervision of the govern
ment the interest on which will be
sufficient to provide the annuity to
be paid"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
CHINESE GET .
LEGAL ADVISER
FROM AMERICA
c. Dennis Engaged
to Protect Special Inter
est" ofFloweryKingdom.

China has chosen an American ad-
wiser in international affairs. The ac-
tion is interpreted here as a proof OF
China's declaration that "she will en-
force her own treaties" made after
the conclusion Of the Lansing-ishii
agreement. which recognized special
interest" by Japan in China.
II Is regarded as notice. in the most
friendly way possible to the United
States. that China does not recognise
this special interest" of Japan in her
affairs.
The adviser chosen Is WILLIAM C
Dennis. an international lawyer OF
high repute. who has maintained Offices
. in Washington for some years.
The American State Department was
scareful yesterday to insist that the
choice OF Mr. Dennis was In no way
sponsored officially By the United
States. 1t was known that he had
been chosen and considerable salts
faction was manifested at the choice
lit was made plain. however, that the
action was strictly China's.
Since the entry Of China into the
/. war so many international problems
have arisen. It was stated at the lega-
Ation yesterday, that the advice OF an
Occidental expert has been sorely
needed.
u China has taken no position directly
4: on the LansinG-Ishii agreement. The
document was forwarded to Peking
after the agreement had been reached
here. and China's only response was
10 acknowledge receipt and state that
she would enforce her own treaty
rights and obligations"
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
WRECKAGE REVEALS
LOSS OF TUSCARORl
Former Lake Steamer Caught i
Storm on North Atlantic.

New York. Dec. 26.-The Tuscarorf
an American steamship. registered q
2,3S6 tons gross. was pTOba bly, lost 3
the heavy storm a fortnight ago. aS
cording to reports received here todR
by shipping men.
An empty lifeboat. deck timbert, 4
pilot house and parts Of q bridge, a
believed to have been from the Tus
Carora, were washed ashore on 81
Paul's island. which lies between NeJ
FoUndland and Cape Breton. Tbs
were, discovered by the nghthous q
keeper stationed on the island. tn
vessel IS believed TO have been WRECK
ed against the rocky cliff.
The Tuscarora- together with q mum
Der OF other similar vessels, ran be
tween lake ports prior TO being taks
over by the Shipping Board. Sh
started from Montreal on DecennbS
for New York Nothing has sind
been heard from her. Other vesae1
caught in the same storm which is b
lieved to have englIlfed the Tuscarofl 4
have been reported.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
ITALIANS FIGHT ON
coNTINU ED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
serious than II has been at any time
since they took up their stand behind
the Piave- Brenta line. That they rec
Ognize this themselves Is apparent
from the costly counter attacks they
are making at the present moment.
The heights OF Rosso and Val Bella,
midway between Asiago and Vastagna.
are the key positions OF this region,
as Monte Grappa is the key position
OF the sector between the Piave and
Brenta. There Is now imminent dan
ger of the Teutons breaking through
the passes between the Brenta and
Astico and compelling a retreat OF
the Italians to the Adige-an operation
which will hold far more Of peril at
this time than it would have as a
continuation OF the initial withdrawal
from the Isonzo and Tagliamento.
Italian Counter Blows.
Whatever may be the outcome of
the prodigious offensive the Teuton
legions are waging in Italy, all ac-
counts agree that the Italian troops
In yesterdays engagements the famed
military scribes are wont to call the
slcdge- hammer blows now being de-
livercd on the Asiago and along the
Brenta, broke down. Stories of indi-
vidual bravery and of the valor Of
whole Italian regiments are reaching
London frora correspondents in the
field. The italian people apparently
have recovered from the alarm that
attended the initial Teuton blow and
even i. the Venetian Plains. the goal
OF the invaders. confidence is felt
that the Italian army will be able
to hold back the Austro-Germans un-
til winter comes to the aid of the
mountain defenders.
West Front Calm.
Christmas brought snow, and
with it almost a complete cessa-
ton of infantry activity on the
Western battle fields. On the front
held by Field Marshal Haig's troops
the infantrymen obtained an unin-
terrupted rest. On the French front
the only operations were trench
raids in Upper Alsace and near
st. Quentin in which Petain's troops
took prisoners, and patrol engage
ments of a spirited nature near
Juvincourt, in the Champagne.
For the first time in weeks the
artillery battle on the east bank of
the Meuse came to a dead halt. The
Berlin war Office states that 1t has
been voluntarily discontinued" Paris.
on the other hand, asserts that the
fierce counter fire of the French bat
teries put an end to the German bonn
bardment. Destructive artillery ac-
tions are reported on the Ypres and
Cambria fronts. though not accom-
panied by troop movements.
The presence Of Austro-H Hungarian
divisions. recently transferred from
the Russian theater. on the French
front is attested by several dispatches
That this means that Hindenburg's
great offensive in the West is i'm
minent is hardly probable, as mill
tary critics now agree that the enemy
will make every effort to dispose OF
Italy and to talk the allies into peace
before launching their final blow.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
CENTRAL Alumni
ELECT OFFICERS
Also Pledge Loyalty to Flag.
Henry Culberson Speaks.

In the hag-draped auditorium of
the Central High School Building
last night. several hundred alumni
OF the school. gray-haired men OF
rs and young girls and boys OF
1915. one and all pledged their 10y
atty TO the United States and the
administration.
War was the theme OF all OF the
addresses. and the speeches served
as fitting preludes of the real cli-
max of the occasion OF the war
service" reunion OF the Central
High School alumni-the raising Of
the big service flag which has been
made by the girls OF the school in
honor OF the 4I0 alumni of the
school who have enlisted for war
service.
The principal addres. OF the oc-
casion was that OF Henry c. Gull
berson, member OF the United States
Food Administration and former
president OF the College OF Emporia,
Kansas, who made a stirring ap-
peal to the young folks of today to
stand solidly behind the govern
ment in its struggle for democracy.
There must be no compromise, &"
said Mr.. Culberson. and We must
not stop until we have won a COM
plete victory over sutocracy and
despotism."
George f. Hamilton. acting presI-
dent OF the Board OF Education.
made a brief address Principal
Wilson. OF Central High School,
commended the students for their
CyN l. L.. rg,
call which has been made by the
government since the entrance Of
the country in the war. He stated
that he students had subscribed for
$4,000 worth OF liberty ponds, 81
500 worth of war savings stamps,
that the girls OF the school had Sc
cured hundreds OF pledges for the
food conservation movement. and
that they had all responded in ev-
cry possible instance with true pa
triotism and endless energy.
The meeting was presided over
by c. A. Lyon, retiring president OF
the Central High School Alumni
Association.
At the conclusion OF the addresses
Miss Marian Larner. accompanied
by Miss Lucy Lynch. rendered two
solos.
Following the celebration in the
auditorium the alumni enjoyed re-
freshments and an informal dance
in the school library
The following officers were elect
ed: Paul E. Lesh, president; Miss
J. Florence Murray. secretary; Miss
Mildred Dean, treasurer; vice-pres-
idents. G. A. Lyon, T. Fishback.
Mrs. S. NJ. Ely. r. H. Young, r. c.
Green, Miss S. P. Lynch. Mrs. II. NJ.
Coolidge, Miss Dorothea Sherman,
Milton Kaufman Miss A. Pollock,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-27
RUSH TOCASH
W.S.S.BONUSES
BALKEDBYP.0.
Ten Days Notice Rule Put
in Force-Callahan
Annoyed.

Scores Of people throughout the city
were waiting yesterday morning at the
main postofflce and branches to cash
their war savings and thrift stamps
which had been given them by bust
ness firms as bonuses or by friends as
Christmas gifts. and poetofice on
cials Immediately placed in effect the
regulation requiring ten days written
notice before they would cash a stamp.
d. J. Callahan. director Of the cam
paign for the sale Of stamps in this
city, vigorously denounced those who
attempted 10 cash their stamps when
II was brought to his attention.
Save money and Save Lives is
the thought we must keep ever before
u.s." he declared. ANY spirit which
moves the citizens Of this country to
redeem these stamps. except where the
necessities of life make it absolutely
necessary, 10 working against the idea
which we are trying to upbuild In the
hearts OF the American people"
Postoffice officials declared that $50
persons applied at the main office to
cash their stamps soon after the office
opened yesterday morning.
There Is no question Of willingness
to cash the stamps. which are issued
by the United States government, but
the action was taken to prevent imme-
diate disposition Of the stamps and to
endeavor to persuade those owning
them to keep them and buy more.
Last night was the first in which
speakers visited the large theaters Of
the city speaking in aid OF the cam
paign. John E. Laskey, Cnited States
District Attorney. addressed the au-
dience Of Keith's theater and Charles
w. Darr spoke at both Polls and the
National theaters. Judge Arthur b.
Hayes addressed the Relasco audience,
urging the cooperation Of every citi-
zen in the campaign.