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And blessed be his glorious
name for ever andlet the whole
earth be J filed with bis glory
Amen, and Amen tPsal. 7a-19
Yes the glory Of the LORD
shall cover the earth as the
waters cover the sea.
Those are the good things to
come spoken Of in our Text for
this reason the reader will see
that we must look for great and
good things to come. when God
will rebuke strong natiens afar
IF, and make them beat their
swords into plow shares and
their spears into pruning
books and nations shall not lift
up sword against nation neither
shall they learn war any more.
Our beloved American Govern
ment has set this Hlorions
peace Offering to every nation
on earth,
In Offering them universal
Democracy. And may she ever
wave over land and sea, then the
good things of our Text will be
complete and every man will sit
under his own vine and fig tree.
And no one dare molest or
make afraid. And the door open
ed al Philadel pha in 1776 will
never be closed in the Liberty
where with Christ has made US
free, and the good things to
come will be for ever over US,
World's cresset., 1917-11-08
QUESTION. NO 81

Editor of Tl. WoRLD5 CRESsET
Please let me ask Preachers
how they will harmonlza those
two scriptures.
But | say unto you, That We
resist not evil but whosoever
shall smlte thee on thy right
cheek, turn to him the oGher
also. "(Mats 6 -39.)
Abstain from all appearance
OF evil. "(Tne .5-22)
Matthew saws you must not re
slst evil, Paul says resist the
very app2lrenca OF evil if
preachers do not an yer Ed you
dopiease,
Mrs. Bell Moore.
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QUESTION NO. le
WICKED ONES.
TEXT.

The wicked are astranged
from The womb they 70 estray
as soon as they are bora speak
ing lies.
Their poison is like the poison
OF q serpent they are like the
deaf adder that s.oppeth her
ear" (PSalm ms SO -3-4)
Dear reader please ask your
preacher who God had referece
TOT is IL the little child? are who
can IL have reference to? Preach
ers please answer thru the
CRES>ET or say by your silence
you dc not know. Ell
World's cresset., 1917-11-08
DENTIST WORK.

If you want Dentist Work done
the place to get the best Of work
done is at Dr.. Calhouns' aud Son
1T Norwood Mo. Tney cannot
be surpassed in fne wock. Good
and easy for the ones getting
10 work done.
World's cresset., 1917-11-08
Good Things to
Come.
TEXT

But Christ being come an
high priest of good things to
come. by a greater aud more
perfect tabernacle. not made
with hands, that is to say, not
Of this building;" Heb, 8 III
Christ a High Priest Of Gool
things to come. spoken of in our
Text. Did not Christ bring every
thing that was to come, when
he was here on earth? The world
of preachers to day will Say and
preach, that Christ brought
every good thing with him when
he was here, that man or woman
needed.
But we must say that there
is many good things to come TO
US that mas never yet come,
tie first that We shall speak of
is what Paul spoke Of in this
manner.
For we know in part. and
we prophesy in part.
But when that which is per.
feet is come, then that which Is
in part shall be done away"
/. Cor 13-9 10Y
Yes Paul tells you that they only
knew in part, out that there was
a perfect day coming then that
which he knew would be done
away with. This is just what
Paul said in our Text that Christ
was . high Priest Of good things
TO come. But before this perfect
day shall come, the folio wing
scripture must be fulfilled.
please read.
Behold, the eyes of the Lord
God are upon the sinful king.
dom, and l will destroy 1t from
off the face Of the earth; saving
that l will not utterly destroy
the house Of Jacob saith tn e
Lord.
All the sinners Of nv people
shall die by the sword, which
say, The evil shall not overtake
nor prevent US" Amos. Q s&1O)
After the obstruction Of the
sinful nation and the sinners of
Gods people is destroyed, who
say the evil day shall not come
then will begin the perfect day,
For God says at the mouth oil
the Prophet, please read.
I'm that day will l raise VI
the tabernacle Of David tina: il
fallen. aud close up the breaches
thereof: and will raise up hi.
ruins, and I will build it ss ii
the days OF Old.
And I will oring again the
captivity OF my people of Israel,
and they shall build the vast,
cities and inbabit them; ant
they shal. plant vineyards ant
drink the wine thereo
they shall also make gardens
and eat the fruit of them.
And l will plant them upol
their land, and they shall n,
more be nulled rp out Of thei
land which l have given them
saith the Lord thy God" Amos
9-11&14 -15)
Also.
.And saviours shall com
up on mount Zion to Judge th
mount Ct Essu; and th
kingdom shal, be the Lords
Obadiah. 1-2D
There must be saviours t
come up on Mount Zioa Il
judgement. The kingdom sha
he the Lords, then Gods peopI
World's cresset., 1917-11-08

IrOfesSlOnal Cards $I.25 mon.
Locals pc" 'ine 1st. insersion Sets
- subsequent insersion Sets
Local advertisements will on
continued until ordered out.
EB Speeial contracts made on
'srger Adds.
World's cresset., 1917-11-08

Please tel: US why the Church
today has not the seven men
spoken of IN ActH. 6-S to admin
lister on ths same purpose it he
is Apostolis'
World's cresset., 1917-11-08
QUESTION NO. s,

WHAT is the Abomination of
Dssola.ion spoken OF by Daniel
the Pro phet Spoken OF in the
gospels standing in the Holy
place?
World's cresset., 1917-11-08
QUESTION COLUMN.

QUESTION NO Z.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
General ANenby at Head
Of British Army Makes
Entry Into the Holy City

LONDON. Dec, 1S.-Prcmicr Lloyd
George to-day announced in III" House
Of Commons that General Allenb%. the
British commander in Palestine. cn-
tered Jerusalem on foot on Tuesday.
American and other military attaches
entered Jerusalem with General '-il!cnby,
the general reported to-day.
Guards have been placed around the
holy places. the premier said. Tho
mosque Of Omar has been placed under
Mohammedan control.
Tho premier said General Allenby' =
proclamation insured maintenance and
protection Of all sacred buildings and
holy places.
General Allenby was wnIl received by
the population.
The British limo northwest OF JcrI-
Salon. midway between that city and
Jaffa. has been advanced. General Al
lsnby's dispatches show. cUntinecuts Of
Ghurkas carrying positions as' fur aS
the mouth Of the Midieh. Fifty Turks
were killed and ten takon prisoner.
British airplaues bombed troops and
transports IN tho vicinity "f Eii:h, with
good results.
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. l2-The Pct.
rograd Newspaper Dyolo Naroda
publishes what It alleges to be the
instructions Of the German general
stan to the German representatives
entrusted with conducting the tr7lco
negotiations on the Russian trout.
The instructions. ns thus given,
lay weight on the fact that tho
mon who engage in the parley must
be Of serious temperament copa-
BILE Of controlling their facial mus
cles In tho most ridiculous situa-
tion.
II the Russian negottators should
demand that the German emperor
arrest and that tho German people
should organize n social revolution
the German representatives accord
ing to the instructions, must say
gravely:
This matter Will certainly receive
consideration
The instructions. according to
the newspapers version continue:
"It may happen that at tho first
meeting the Russian delegates will
attempt to kiss tho negotiatoFs.
They must be prepared for that and
II tho commander In chief, Ensign
Krylenko. rushes toward them WITH
open: arms, they must IN turn press
him to their hearts and say repcet-
edly 'Tayartsh' tComrade). Tho
Fatherlnnd demands this sacrifice
Of the negotiators.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
CR0zIER ADMITS THE
ORDNANCE SHORTAGE
IN TRAINING CAMPS

| WASHINGTON. Dec. 1c.-Delays and
! deficiencies OF supplying the war nrm:-
with ordnance we're detailed and "S-
plaincd today by Major General Crozi"r.
chief nf ordnance. To tho senate military
committee Mt tho beginning of the gen
rral inquiry planned by congress int"
conduct cf the war.
The initial hearing Was public anG
will pc continued tomorrow with Gem
. eral CrozIer on tho stand. Later oxecu-
tive sessions will he held for discus
sion Of subjects involving military sec
rcts.
That there Is r. shortage Of ordnance
nj home for training purposes. General
Crozicr admitted. but h" said th"ro IL
no shortage "Nn the other side" aud Will
pe mono. II has been possible. hc said.
to purchase English and French :artii-
llery for use In Europe. and he predicted
that by next summer tho principal or"
dnancc shortages for training purposes
would he met.
Delays In supplying ordnance Gcn"r-
nj Crnzier explained have been du" 70
several causes. including time taken fur
considering estimates and arrropria-
tlons bernr" congress and labor difficult
tics in private plants. Fl" said thor"
is no shortage Of skilled mun!tion labor
in .hiS country and told Of n plan TO re-
tain such labor which may b.. submitted
to congress.
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COLUMBUS, o. Dec. l2.-Gover'

COLUMBUS, o. Dec. l2.-GoVer-
nor James NJ. Cox went over the
heads OF the federal fuel admins
tratton officials to-day ana has
taken tho Ohio coal shortage prob
lem in his own hands, The 1lrst
move to-day was to ORDER SOLD
train loads OF coal assembled and
sent Immediately to points In tho
state most seriously in need OF fucl.
The order Is directly contrary co
Instructions Of T. c. Baird federal
fuel administrator In charge OF tho
lake coal pool Cleveland, who re-
fused by long distance telephone TO-
day to sanction such action
The Ohio executives order follow
Cd his appeal directly to- President
wilson late yoHterday, IN which he
asked tho President to sanction IA
order to permit Ohio consumers TO
take over thousands Of cars OF coal
consigned to laIe' points, which
havo been standing on sidtngs for
days while families Living within
tho sight Of IL Kave been on the
verge Of freezing.
1nlHeQ1aLo Jc1lc1 ""o P1SAN&S~ -
federal authorities last night
through instructions from the fuel
administration 10 Henry G. John
SON, Federal fuel administrator for
Ohio, calling FOR diversion OF lake
coal to moet the pressing need.
Following up this move Governor,
Cox to-day got in communication
with Mr.. Baird by long distance tel
ephone at Russell. KY, and asked
for Immediate diversion Of lake coal
and Its shipment over the state In
special coal trains. Mr.. Baird told
the governor that he Tas held re-
sponsible by operators for the cost
Of all lake fuel stu uaing On Ohio
tracks and declared he would not re-
lease 1t unless pay was guaranteed
Governor Cox asked that either
Mr. Baird, n representative OF his
department be sent at once to Col
umbus to Cooperate and work with
state officials before guaranteeing
payment. Tho conversation ended
by refusal of tho Cleveland man to
accept tho proposal.
SummoninG N. J. Caples, vtce
president OF the Chesapeake & Ohio
Continued On Fago Twelve.)
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GREWSOME BRAND OF HyMOR SPRUNG BY THE
GERMANS IN THE RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS

"rhey should also have at their
tongues end the following favor1te
Russian phrases: Universal Denio-
cratic peace; peace without nnne1a-
tions and contributions"
Tho negot1ators were' told that
they need not trouble to note the
Russian positions and compute tho
number Of guns, as '!th1s Will pc
attended to by stan officers espsc-
tally designated"
II Icon Trotxky, tho Bolshev1f
foreign minister, was present Inc
negotiators were "to conduct them
selves as If they stood In tho pros
once of Bismarck. Taueyrand or
some other wise chap"
(The instructions quoted by tho
Dyelo Naroda (Tho Peoples "ork).
a social revolutionary Newspaper OF
Petrograd, although indicating the
probabiut that its humortst was
attempting to poke fun both 1t tho
Bolsheyk negotiators and those on
the German side, are nevertheless
not out Of harmony In their general
trond with reproductions previously
printed In ottler Russian newspapers
Of German instructions for oondue-
ting propaganda among the hus-
slams along the front. In ono Fe-
cent instance, according to the DOL
q German army Divisional order 1of
such propaganda, called for Zap
peals IN q soft tone, filed with COM
radeshlp.")
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13

THE RUSSIANS
New Russian Commander-in.
chief Working Hand and
Glove" With Germans.

C0PENIIAGEN. Dec. 1.-THE s"nli-
official German news agency says de-
mobilization OF the Russian: forces nj
ready has begun and that pcac" negotin-
tions. restricted to the Russian front,
have been authorized. !
The news asency's dispatch says that
General Ohcrhatchoff has been appoint
ed commandcr-in-chIef. with the assist
ance Of the teutonic allies" and that he
has been authorized to open peace ne
gotiauons with Germany.
No word has been received from Rus
sia Of any definite movement for Il
separate peace. the profcSsed aim OF the
Bolsheviki being n general cessation
Of hostllities. Recently. however. the
Rolshevikl leaders have intinIatcd tho:
II the entente government should not
participate IN the armlStice negotiations
with the Germans. a separate peace
might result. There has been no an
nouncement from Russian sources Of
any change in the chief command Of the
armies since the appointment by the
Bolsheviki Of Ensign Krylenko to init
ate the arrniStice negotiations. The off
Ger referred to as the new commander
may he Lieut.. Gen. Stchcroatcheff. who
has hccn commander OF the Russian
forces in Rumanla-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
MUCH DISTRESS HAS
FOLLOWED FIRE THAT
SWEPT LITTLE TOWN

MULLENS. W. Va. Dec. l2.-Thls
, mass OF smouldering ruin as the result
Of the action Of q child yesterday. Near
! " thirty business houses and resi-
dcnccs were destroyed by the fire. which
SWEPT the town late yesterday. The dam
! age is estimated at 100000 and about
! sevcnty-five families arc homeless and
dcdcndent for shelter and food on the
special train sent here at the orders OF
Governor John J. Cornwcll The train
arrived here early today. after making
Tho ole hundred mile trip from Char
| lesion. through a binding snow storm.
The fire Is said TO have been started
/ b,. little Lorinne Jackson. the four-year-
old niece OF Golden Jackson. who. with
a baby of eleven months. was alone In
! their parent's apartments. It Is believed
| tho children started the fire In some
! manuer while playing. The baby per-
ishcI in the house before aid could ar
D.; rive.
Mullcus has no fire equipment. and
i, was NECESSARY 70 dynamite two OF the
! larger buildings to stay the progress
Of thr flames. l:"rausc Of the new fed
..ral law plncinG :. license on the hand
, ling Of explosives. residents say there
WAS cunsidcrabl: delay in using the dy-
Tamitc.
! Many IF the homeless tonight were
! gathered together in the High school.
where cots and bedding sent by Gov
, crnur Gornwell hail been placed. Sheriff
Elliott of Mercer ,nIn.y. and state dep
uly police from Kunawha and Mercer
counties are assisting Major Thomas g.
Davis, who has charge Of the special
CONTINUED on Page Twe!ve.)
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WASHINGTON. Doc. 1.-The first
survivors, story Of the sinking Of thu
American destroyer Jacob Jones. told bs
Lieutenant J. X. Richards. was mad''
public today by the navy department. /:
shows that only two small bontS and
three life RATS floated clear Of the
wreck The men on these were picked!
up after seventeen hours of exposure.
An official summary Of the lieutenant s
account follows:
lieutenant Richards says the de-
81 roger was proceeding toward port.
after holding target practice. when at
L:20 p. III. Il torpedo WAS sighted by the
lookout. The commanding officer. sta
toned on the bridge. ordered the rudder
hard right and engines full steaip ahead.
Th torpedo struck the ship TN the star
board eide. abreast nf torpedo tube No.
.. This tube with torpedoes was blown
two hundred feet In air. The radio was
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
CONGRESSMAN ::
FIRES 1ST SHOT.
At AUSTR|ANS

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN NORTHERN ITALY. Tuesday Dec.
l1.-(Ry Tho Associated Prcss)--Thc
tlrst American shot against Austria was
rlrcd by Representative Tinkham Of
Boston. on the Lower Piare when Mr..
Tlnkham pulled a string firing large
l4a milimetre gun sending a shell hurl-
Ing across the Piuye to the Austrian
positions at Comic. 4
\ huge cloNd Of black smoke marked
the place where the she'll burst. The
Italian batterymen gathered around the
gun and raised cheer as the American
congressman fired.
Representative Tinkham fred the shot
by invitation Of the colonel in command
near Dona Di Piave. The she'll was
Srut on its journey during a heavy ar
tillery fire along the Piave and. the
northern front. The bomhardment was
especially concentrated back OF Moun'
Grappa between the Piave and Brenta
rivers. This may be an indication OF
another drive on the italian lines from
that direction
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
1900 CAMP LEE
. BOYS SOON To
CD OVERSEAS
ORDERED ASSIGNED TO
THE REGULAR ARMY
West Viirginians Making Fine
Progress in Training With
Bic Guns.

wAsH1NoToN, D. C., Dec. ia
Pour thousand soldiers Of the Na-
tionA army In training at Camp
Leo, virginia, wsrs to-day ordered
Transferred to ths regular army, Tor
immediate service Ho dsfAls &C.
oou,panied the announcement.
The men affected By the ordsf
ars pennaylvauiAus, VifEtutaaS. aAd
West virEtnians. The order prob
ably means that thsso men sxs 20
jotn regular army units about to
be sent ovsrSoas.
CAMP LEE, PETH1aBU16, Va,
Doc. 12.--CommAndjnG. ofaoor9 Of
the various units Of thS National
army from western 1SnnsylvaA1A,
Virginia aud West VrTtniS, n
training hsrs, late to-dA5 bsGAn thS
preparation Of The Lists OF nasA 70
be Transferred to tAS FsEulAr Axmy,
in accordance with the order Of he
war Department that 1000 nSa
from Camp LS1 b trAnS3efTod -
tho regular army at oucs. It - -
tmRted that about 90 par csak Of
the men drst Ssnt hare viii Join tie
regular forces.
10 informatton Was avaiIAblA 70.
nixht ~ to ths number Of men 70
be taken from each division. II u
presumed that . certain Per os1f.
will be taken from each Division 70
mako mp the 1000 quota. 1Iilttaxy
authorities also refused to say what
disposition would b made Of thoSs
Transferred.
The news Of the pIorossd tzA1s.
fer came to-day soon sttse The nsa
were informed that no fuflouGhs
would be granted for chr1stnaAs.
Many Of them hAd bss1 planning 70
spend = portion OF the holiday week
with homA folks, ana the news WAo
= dsoidsd disappointment
CAMP LEE, Va, Dec. i3,-xho
newest branch In ths training OF tAs
SOLDIER shout to be taken mp viii
be in the use Of thS Stokes mortar,
. British weapon found 20 affective
against ths Huns on tbs wsstsen
front. It 10 Light mortar, aud eaa
be carried BY two or three men.
which will hurl several pounds OF
high explosives high In tho air from
a position in the trench, 10 that tha
(ContdnuNA on PAGE TWelvO.l
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OHIO OFFICER TELLS Of THE
SINKING Of DESTROYER JONES

wrecked and the main mast brought
down.
Gums. were manned Immediately. but
no submarine was sighted and the veS-
sci hogan TO settle by the stern. The
captain gave the order TO abandon ship.
Whale boats which were got out cap-
sized. The motor sailer could not be
got out A wherry and motor dory
managed to escape safely. Three life
RATS floated clear.
THE vessel sank at 4::s p. m. Depth
charges aboard exploded apparently
blowing off the stern ot the ship
NO survivors except those on the
heats and life RATS were found after
, 4 thorough search. Lieutenant Richards
said.
After II hours In the water the men
on the RATS were picked up by q Brit
, ish ship.
The submarine. which was seen after
the Jacob Jones sank appeared to be
! about $50 feet in length. with three inch
gun forward. and two periscopeA"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
GARFIELD WARNS THE
COUNTRY OF DANGER
Of FAMINE IN FUEL

WASHINGTON. Doc. 12.-Redue-
tiop In consumption alone can save
tho country from coal famine,
Fuel Administrator GARFIELD today
told 400 chair1oen Of war service
committees named by various indus
tries to cooperate with the govern
nent in its purchase Of war sup
pItex. The chairnen met here 20
organize and DR.. aarneld Was one OF
several officials who outlined indus
trial problems facing the nation
Unless ther4 Is q concerted enort
towards conservation, DR.. Garfield
said, the coal supply Will not meet
tho requirements Of industry. War
industries, he declared. viii DO given
arut consideration by the fuel ad-
rninistration in distributing coal and
others will have to suffer, though no
list Of noE-essentials for which coal
Is to be denied will be Inade up.
Daniel willard, chairman OF the
Industries board, declared there
could be no "buniness az usual" In
war times ana that some industries
must suffer The government, h0
said, Will endenvor wherever pos
stble to transform plants making
nou-essent1als into muuition factor
les.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
STEEL MEN invited
-. TO COST CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1:.-Manufae.
turers Of steel have been invited by the
Federal Trade commission to attend a
con terence hero Friday on production
costs. .-
The commission has examined more
than 5000, cost sheets from the 400 steel
mills in the United States preparatory
TO submitting data-t TO the president ON
which tho War Industries board will re-
wise steel prices and manufacturers
will be given opportunity to explain any
factors which they think should be TAX
Ell into consideration In determining
amounts they are to receive under re-
adjusted prices effective January !. 1915.
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set TO work to got clenr nf IN" Striprs
on the leg "T our trousers. which, told
he was war prisoner. lie mad" y mess;
Of 1t, tearing his trousers badly in ih''
attempt | had IL lesson. md "nIlj"nt"d
myself by nhscCiIrinG them with mud.
We made for. the wood in th. diStau ~.
The dogs about tn" faruist"adS hark"l
rs we IrId.rd along saturated Ia lIe'
skin. But withall the rain was n bless
ing. 1t suddenly CEASED. ami rhr mo- IL
came. out. shining brilliantly over rh,'
countryside. We reached the wood and
trampcd on through II WIIIl "" Ea,I com
pleiely lost ourselves. | h'uI "a tin Of
'sardin.s and SnH" hirui,s in my pnck"'.
and set down and az" th"m. TIL.
night passed somehow, daylight r:tnc.
and VIZ got ont Of th, wu"d. nnl! {"
walk straight int" 4 farmer. who was
huST plnugliuc in his !:"ld.
SOM I""rl' lar: ri! rh" luck Other;
haven't. GUr itrh was out that day. for
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ancc. a little time previous n party OK
RUSSIANS on farm labour In the district
~sr" accommodated In n school Ono
night their Eeuard left them for n short
t!nl". nuI went into the village. On
their return they found all empty school.
The Russian prisoners had cleared
across the river. which was frozen. and
the entire crowd must have rcached
safety. as none w"r- rccaptured.
With all these escapes and attempts,
the Infection caught me. One night a
chap named Mtleaney. II the iurd"rs.
one our party. came tn my bosS's house
to post 4 letter. l accompanied him int"
the street when he was leaving. ! sud-
denly suggested We sunuld ''hup' it We
agreed. and W" Jumped m" gate. and
were off.
Our first br+athlcss stop was at q
vacant ccw shelter In a i!eld. II wnS
raining hard. and by this tim" We We're
soaked through. MC!eaney Immediately