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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
ALLEGED STACKER
Arrected Near Now MartinsvSllo,
Brought asra Last Might for
Preliminary Hearing.

John l.itlrn INInE ht III" mouth ~
HAYNES run. near New Mafl'hSFl'lr'
who was arrested last Friday "n 4 l'"'-
craI warrant charged with rrading IN"
law. was brought mere la:'i
night by Deputy United states MhrSha'
John VI. Short ind placed In tho Ohio
county Jail.
tie viii h" given preliminary h"ar-
ing this afternoon before United states
t;"urrr f.. Eoyd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
rnster Eunern1 sarx1ces.

Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon. ia 40 o'clock 1T tho home
OF his son. William Foster, IN Cedar
Rocks addition, Patterson, for Shipley V.
Foster. Rev. Jacob Rublc officiated.
Additional services were conducted az
the Rurkhannon Hill cemetery. Marshall
county, where lntcrment took place.
Both were largely attended. Mr., os-
ter was a we'll known and aged resident
of Marshall county. and died Saturday
morning. while visiting hiS dauShter'
Mrs Anna Routan, OF Bentlcyvillc. Pa.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
OUT-THE-PIKE


This morning at 10 o'clock a confen-
ton will be opened in the church OF
God. In Elm Grove. by the Young feo-
rlc's Christian Encaror Societies or thGt
Gsnnninati0n. Delegates from rcnnsyl-
yania, Ohio and West Virginia Will at
tend. , IN,
Rev, J. w. whistler. of Pittsburgh. VIII
address tho convention. among those 10
assist in the work will be Rev. {. A:
Byler Of McAIcch"n. Rev. {. {. Byier. OF
vim, Grove. and other, ministers. Special
music will be rendered for the convem
tlOt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
AT THE MISSION
Large Audience ut Last Nights Service
-Weusburg Man Speaks Tonight.

Til. Union Mission had II capacity
house last night. there being over nifty
men and a number of women and chill
drrn present. The evening meeting was
we'll attended and was led by j. Is. Ot-
liver. Il local convert Miss Miihnwa
| rdwick. sang Il solo. The service w8s
featured by other special music. and
ultncc1hrr il WINS very enthusia stio
meeting. Tonight there will he special
music and IN" service will be led by T..
r. Wayt Of WeIlShurg. who will rccitc
his life story.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Canning Demonstration Thursday.

The canning demonstration to br given
in III. basement of the Stone Prrsbytcrr-
ian church will take place Thursday at
lrrnoun. instead OF TINS afternoon
rhrnugh Il typographical error, tho
wrong date was published In yestcray's
lntcliigcncer. The demonstration: which
is To- start ut o'clock, will be given by
Miss Catherine Cowsill. canning expert
now in the employ Of the government;
are invited TO attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Council Meetings Tonight.

All the councils of the out the pike
district will hold a meeting this even
INK to ratify the bond issues that were
tentatively fixed two weeks ago. They
will not lao changed In any or the towns
bcen made. All the school boards Will
meet this evening. also. for the same
nilrnOSe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28

Tho S. A. c. football team OF Elm
Grove. will have one Of the fastest teams
in the valley this year. according to tho
reports that were given out last eve
Ming after the meeting. Most all OF last
vrir's Philadelphia districts High Stars
will MAKE up the S. 4. c. team.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Isl" Myers, Of Brooklyn
Called Up for the Army

EAST LIVERPOOL. o.. Mug. 81
Harry Isl" Myers. outfi"ldrr with the
Brooklyn National league club. Will be
ordered to auF."tr here Monday Tor
physical examination for The army. the
draft board in district No. l or Column
bin county announced today. Myers
has Il WIFI AMI child. He will probably
rlnIln cNrmnt ion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

49,. o-henre'entstircr branch ofre. n,,,..,. ;,
bonn. OIL co ona nomen s-ll stock. producing oiI.
o-' guaranteed quarterly dividends. En-. ,-, I'M
a,"ns PROPERTY Rig pay. beat seller. Wit. ~
r"ucr!' Terms. territory. Midwest secur,,,.. sns
ration. 23s broadway Now rorf Sorpo'
'G 49, sAltCGe1eral Shoe Hospital. 80 Ei.1,o;n 3
49, '0f 'eiHnE. hars been called In N. NJ,
lA.N
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Briefs.

Miss who has been
the EuH!Atrs. 4. c. Rachc
or "onekral days. return
I'd I" nstnnatI yesterday.
NJ. % III Mt the homie
Of his 9rharlrs EIoss ~
Eoff ST 20
Frankurrb hos ro.,,-
cd hong South SID r.,n
,iycs. { 'N 'e'a-
Roy Erned To his home
At lsisitinE Relatives
MissSof Ro,,.o. z,,,
- E.S' kreSs Of South
Mlsssof South Wood
S'[es'. Der an illness.
Cncyf Glendale. has
this 81. ''''S IN
r.s stH,Pff street. spent
MRS. Toledo. is visit
ing rrsrth Side.
MS. M,';SSl Of sebrinr. IS
''T'',, e South Side.
Lou" Eoff street, has
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Play TO Be Givon Again.

Tho MAY entitled THE New Minis
ter" will be given again this evening
in the First NJ. f. church, of Elm Grove.
The play pleased the people s" we'll the
last time II was given 1t was requested
that it be repeated.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Rterains.

Last cf' home on South
Jacob stTtcl I.rtz pleasant
ly cntcr!t OF friends COM
piImcntafu est. Miss Ruth
Lut4 of ang and a course
luncheon htures.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
NJ s.art Taxi Business.

The Hand Brothers. OF Elm Grove. win
In tho near future turn their livery
49, into n garage, but will continue
80 li,nry business. They will run one
of the most up-tO-dato garages in Elm
Grove and will supply the residents with
n quick, taxi service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
wafne Supper for Soldier Boys.

This evening at Green's hotel in !
Triadetphia. waffle supper will ne
riven In honor Of the soldier hoys who
wlll be called away in q few days tn
serve their country. There Will be
rho evening will be spent In games adm
other amuscmcnta Ralph Klein. or
Tria dclphia, will h. host
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
r.awn rete Thursday Evening.

Tho Philadelphia NJ. T. church will
hold a lawn fete next Thursday even,
ing on the church lawn. Ice cream van
be served and everybody Is invltco 70
attcnd the affair The fetc will he
given by the Ladies' Aid Society and the
proceeds will go to the church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
rwiu.

Anno'in!St heen made of
the marrsicrhcrt Williams.
Il popuhrE South Side. and
Miss Catwin. n charming
Young Ing F"rr!.. Rev. H..
T.. L.cyrrbr Of the ThfrJ
Preshyirt performed the
cer"monSs Of the parson.
age on 'Ihd Mrs. Williams
viii be Cir friends at No.
7'3" Ja9 September l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
s0JE NEWS
MeeEcn Council

Tomorro!he church council
Of St. rallical congregation
will hold tsiness meeting in
the lccture," church. \ full
attendance I'd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Grsday.

ThursGaSic Ladies Aid So
cIcty Of evangelical church
will servcihc dining room Of
the church
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
METALS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-The metal OK
change quotes lead steady; spot 10ls %
1o1s. .Spcltcr easy; spot Enst ST. Louis
delivery BOTS.
At London lead spot ESQ. los: futures
Eo9. l0c. Spclter spot s5i; futures $50.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. socI.tv

This e,nunG Peoples So
cicty Of ) Reformed church
will holds weekly meeting
in the lcff rhn church. Ali
members to attend.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28

An old time festival will he held M
Mt, Union next Friday evening for TIA
benefit Of the Mt. Union cemetery: SAND
wirhcs. ice cream, watermelon ana every,
tbinr GOOD will he sold The affair will
he held at tho home of Misses Clara and
Eliza beth Campbell.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
FOR SALE-L,lva Stoci,

foH SAlE-FreIh COW, Jczer. Ala
bull ! year old. Inquire OF n r c.s IG'ey
Alexander. Bell phone. :. 'afnson. Wea
Eon Au.2S.i
,o,o eALe-ThFec good ali purpose hor,.-
IN. Nv $50 aSo and ye.rs. party living In eI,y .nd
-" no use for thcm VIII esch,ur. th.r ra mo
W y, 'u'omooll" Owner p o boa al. wSs.,,r.
au-T-k
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
FOR RENT-Furnished Rooms.

'nt UNIVERSITY CLUB has s.rs,,i lar, mr.
r .aeo rooms suitable for Icntienen ony ,,rn,
Raj .oI Chi MI Sherlock basore n ~
o.er p 10. Boil 1901. aus. I'M
Fu-nt,hrt ,1 FINISHED rooms per week, i2o0 NO
49,. hRnt housekeeping rooms. porch ,ns :
range bath. phone. lo2o Ch.p,lns. ,n,:9I.I
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Mo Meeting.
stronr Team Expected.

The Boy Scouts OF Elm Grove, VIII
week. because a play will be. rendered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
FOR SALE-Real Estat.

run SAlE-consr lot on 4lr and ,,.,. -.
J.c 1 ono p corner lot With IS to Is ,qu.r., ~,
any kind s pace Tor sas.ss or business o.
Tho In,elDscncer ~ d j.. care
1u1-Il-N
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28

returned homo from Pittsburgh. whore
he attended the funeral Of a relative
Clyde Jennings OF Patterson. N. j.,
is visiting frineds on the South Side.
Elmer Habig of Fairmont Is Z South
Wheeling visitor.
Roy Ritter Of South Eoff street. Is
improving after al illness
Miss Lcona Shepard Of South Jacob
street, is recovering from an illneas,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28

NEW YORK. Aug. 2I.-Coppcr dull:
electrolytic spot and nearby nominal;
September and fourth quarter S@+.50p
$500.
Iron steady: No northern $4,000
s54.00: No. $3.50 q $3.50; No. south
crn s49.004 $50.n0: NJ. = $3.50 n 1850.
Metal exchange quotes tin quiet: spot
$1,000.
At London spot copper $40: futures
E1l9; electrolytic tl3T; spot tin f2+l
los: futures gag. los.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
COFFEE.

NEW YORK, Aug. "I.-Coffc" Rio
No. :. 9E; futures easy; December ST.Ii
March S1.g7.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
FOR SALE-Automobilea.I-

IL: o"..-ov'rland g." 1915 model m, o,s
caro- lntslsencer. automobile
RuS-24.f
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28

Although there is a larger hAbitahie
area In South America than in North
america. there arc only half rs many
people In the southern continent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
IN Club.

Tomo' ht her homo on
the Sou Anna Hoyt will
rntert"ins of the Lucky
clover . hour OF sewing,
m" lady of Il dainty
luncheon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
FOR SALE-Farms.

e"eI-farns. coal and timber lana.
atnE coal mtne. house In N,,,,,. '-ru', opef'
ouiNlnH lots near Q. 8. Amor pI.n, g.. ".
company. Charleston. ". Va .nn y,
TN sAtt-Farm. l04 a.. located On c,o,. e..
soed s. MI Pleasant and Pleasant Gro,.. ,hin. .
S S mouse barn. vol wa,ered ,ll t,nd. -,
ia Timber Mrs. Elizabeth Been .r.I.s;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
I E D

oHiho-'eFy suddenly. on Sunday. Anus q. 1917
al ms home. Iof South Drosdn1y, CH4RI,Es
WILLIAM BAIRD. In his s2nd year
Funeral serr1ced Il the late hons Tussday sftsruoo,
81 "c!ock. Friends Of the family sr. invited N
attend: interment private In Nj Ress csucte,,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
Authorized Pay Stations
Him Grove, W. Va.
Tho First National Bank
State Bank or Elm Grove

EdEewocd Pharmacy.
Fulton. ", Va Bank of Fulton
Wheeling, ". Va
Company Office, Cor. 18th and
Chapline SITS.
Pay your electric light, gas and
water bills at tho most convenient
Day station, before the 10th of each
month, TO save discount.
W eSs Virginia Traction q Electric Co
City & suburban Gas 90
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-28
WANTED-FemSJe
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. :

wor,d ,. oil ond gas lease. In FOOD loc.I,,, !,
Wheeling. VI. Va T. y. Box 81
au-31p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03
ACTION OF WOMAN
May Prevent Accept
ance of Compromise
by Western Electric
Co.

Boston, Dec 2-Although the 300 strik-
ing employees OF the Western Electric CO.
voted tonight to accept a compromise
proposed by Henry 3. Endicott executive
manager of the Massachusetts Pubic
Safety Committee, their return to WORK
was rendered uncertain by the subsequent
proceedings Immediately after the fal-
lotng, which showed the proposition car
RED by II votes, a woman member or a
telephone workers union urged reconsld-
Grafton She declared that a provision for
the immediate reinsta tement of only four
fifth Of the strikers and the rest later
should be rejected A heated discussion
followed by the meeting finally adjourned
without further action. Whether the
strikers would return to work tomorrow
was admitted by union leaders to be
problematical.
The strike has been in progress six
weeks and took a serious turn few days
ago when more than 5000 employees of the
New England Telephone Co, including
switchboard operators. voted to strike, II
necessary. in sympathy with the Western
Electric men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03
GREAT HAVOC WITH
WIRES IN GARDINER

Gardiner Ne, Dec o.-Not since 1896
has Gardiner experienced such a storm
OF such small proportions that has ere
ated such havoc with the wires az tia
OF Saturday and Saturday night.
me New England Telephone Co ras
,he hardest hit. It had but three tr,,
iiles III operation, one 10 Augusta and
Two TO Richmond. OF The % rur,, lines
every one was out of commission 1'hc
Guy hnes also suffered 5atly. 'rl,n CON
tfai Maine Power co. ha1 MANY lines
down including the .rarsmiss;on 80
pies across the river N She s,nc, TOW.
ers at Browns island The posta, la
enc line to Portland. Tho Main. ro,,
'rai lost all their lines ana trains w.,
running all the way from % t, 80 VIM
utes behind. An"
Inc L., A. & w. service 10 Iao,ist,,
was cut out. there being hu- one cav
through All telephone connectio, with
lewiston was gone and the con,nanv
uid not dare to start a car. Tbei w,,es
We're in exceedingly bad shane
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03
PORTLAND CUT OFF
Continued from Page Ons)

W waterville There was no means OF
telephone communication with Skowhe-
gan, South China, Benton or Oakland,
In the cit. there were at least 800 sub
Scribers affected. with about 80 in Fair
held. and as to Oakland. as the wire chint
nut IL. Oakland isn't on the map" a,
there were many poles down between here
and that town.
AFTER starting the men out for repairs
II was found that at Benton Neck there
were at least two miles where every pole
was down. and between Lewiston and Au-
rusta there were reported ca poles down,
During tie day trouble developed near
tho postof'ice which held up service on
several more circuits and complaint
we're coming into the local Office SO thick
and last that it was impossible to handle
them.
Thr<street department had the side
walk ploWs out early but the snow was
So damp that walking was very unpleas-
ant The streets themselves were in ba |
condition. there being eight or 10 inches
o, snow and slush everywhere. Snow
sides were prevalent and it was com
mon thing to see men >shoveing the heavy
burden OF snow from their roofs. Should
the weather come of cold, as conditions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Former Natl Guards
man Arrested by De-
tectives for Killing
Patrolman

New York, Dec. -Four New York de
tectives broke into hotel room in New
ark, \. J., early today and after a hard
fight arrested George Walters Stivers. is
years of age, charged with the murder OF
Patrolman Samuel T. Cunningham in this
city last May. Stivers is said to have
boosted that he could not be caught.
He and girl were riding in an automo-
bile said to have been stolen when Cum
ningham was shot as he tried to stop the
car Although mortaliy wounded, he fired
at Stivers. The automobile crashed
against a subway pillar at 3O5th street
and wrecked. The man and the girl dis
appeared, but the girl was traced bv
means of red sweater she wore, anu
gave the name of her companion.
The police traced Stivers to the Platts-
burg training camp. but when detectives
found him in the barracks he escaped
through window while the officers fired
at him vainly. The chase then led to va
rious points in New York state and final
" 10 Newark. Stivers served on the Mex
lean border insa Brooklyn National Guard
regiment.
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Continued from Page One)

the basement as a barber shop, mad Il
loss of about 5000 by water. There
were $40, 900 worth of apples in the base
ment, the property of Lancaster y
White.
The loss on the building will be about
$4,000. insured. 1t was owned by {. w.
Lancaster Of Belfast and Ralph Pitch
er Of Caribou. 1t was built in 1854,
when materials and labor were very
much less expensive than at present,
and cost $4,000 at that time. but was
sold year ago for $4,000. 1t is under
stood that the building will be tempo
rarly rooted and repaired.
Dutch Brothers building also caught
fire the top floor of which was occu-
plea by the family of Benjamin Col
cord. their rooms were filled with dense
smoke and as their entrance was
through the blazing bowling alley. it
was ne eessary for the family to be "c-
moved through the windows by means
of ladders, four people being taken out
in this manner The loss IN this in
stance was about $1,000 on the building
and a $4,000 stock of groceries. covered
by insurance. Mr. Colcord had recently
moved to Belfast, his insurance mad
rot been transferred, and he suffered \
total loss of his household furnishings.
The fire was under control at SIS
p NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03
MOMENT IS SERIOUS
Will and Patience Need
ed to Win War Says
Lloyd George

Ottawa, Dec. "A statement given 4
Petit Parisien representative in Paris by
David Lloyd George, British prime min
lister, who has been IN France for the
inter-allied conference. has been received
by the agency here of the Reuter- Tele-
gram Co., Ltd. 1t follows;
The moment is very serious. Everything
must give way before the Importance o!
our object. We have the men. the mum
tions. the economic and financial re.
sources and the feeling that we are fight.
ing for the right Let us strain every
nerve now to make unity of direction and
control into realities II we do not waste
time and are resolved to win the war We
shall do so. We must have the will thu
patience, the endurance and the tenacity
Then we shall conquer,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03

man of the company said last evening
that the service had never been so
completely Knocked out as it was by
Saturdays storm.
Outside of the DANA ge' to the wirc
service OF the several corporations
mentioned the most noticeable results
CT the storm was the inconVenienc9 OF
getting about in the water-soaked
snow The sidewalk. plows were out
early Sunday morning ,apd did what
they could in clearing the walks about
town, but the cutters were filed with
water which would not run OF ofSlts
own accord, and even. when the street
crew had cleaned them out they hlled
UP again, so that it was with difficulty
that anything like decent footing was
secured during the day. The travelling
in the streets for teams and au,omo-
biles was rough; the wheels cutting
through the slush to. the. pavement,
and as the mess froze last night condi-
tions will probably be worse this morn
ing until the mixture of ice and snow
gets worn down.
The trolley cars had hard time dur
ing the early morning ard the early
cars from Waterville and Lewiston had
troubles of their own, partly on ac-
count of wires that were down, there
being no through service during the
early part of the day. There was also
some delay on the Togus and Win
throp lines. The Maine Central also
had some troubles which caused a de-
lay in morning train service FROM the
west, the paper train being delayed
q, Ernanart To oil
in all. the storm was a bad one and
gave a good demonstra ton of what an
tarly winter srowstorm can accomplish
in the way Of destructiyeness when ii
gets into action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03
PEASANTS URGED TO
SUPPORT LAND TRANSFER

Petrograd. via London, Dec. .
British Admiralty per Wireless Press,
1t Is officially announced that the
all-Russian conference of peasants
deputies has issued a proclamation to
the entire laboring peasantry Urging
them to support to the utmost the land
committees in executing "A transfer
Of lands with their living and dead
stock. without payment TO the admin
istra ton of the land committees and to
defend the committees against any act
OF repression or violence by repre-
sentatives Of the deposed kerensks'
government.
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RED CROSS TELLS
HOW s4o,oO0,oo0
allotted WAR WORK

Washington. Dec. 2.-SiN months q
fort to meet the most far reaching az
peals for relief in history is d.
scribed in Il report To the NmcNea
people made public tonight hy the w
Council of the American Red Gross
is the councils first scmi-annua' r
port and IL tolls how more than A0F'
900 of the 500 600 600 war fund conti-
uted by the people has been ALOE
for expenditure at home and abruaI
Demands from Europe continue
increase and ON the recent hasis
expenses the council estimates that u
war fund will not last much hey"'
spring. So far sSS 600 900 in cash 10
been paid into the fund by the sS
scribers.
Of s40,212,G51 appropriated hy =
council 1859 900 has been advances
chapters for the purchase of mater
and will be refunded. For work abro'
$21. SS5,Sl6 has been appropriated, e.
col. 24o of the amount going to Franc
Where suffering has been beyond j
scription." For work outside Fran.
exclusive Of $50, 900, recently sent y
emergency relief in Italy, the foH''
ing appropriations have been mace
Belgium. $4,000; England, si99
$40; Italy, $4,000. Russia, sl,59a':
Rumania. s1,51o,39S Serbia, as3.
Armenians and Syrians, sl,s"'"
others, s113.012
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-03
BIG RAISE DEMANDED
BY RAILROAD MEN

Cleveland. O., Dec. 2-Demands were
presented to virtually every railroad in
the country Saturday for increases in
wages for trainmen and conductors
which are approximately 40 per cent.
higher than the present scale. The
general chairmen of the two labor or
CARNATIONS presented the wage sched
nle 70 the general managers Of the
railroads throughout the country Sat
urday. The railroads are asked TO make
answer to the demands by December
81 at the latest
The railroad managers are requested 10
enter into collective movement for the
purpose Of handling the proposition at
one and the same time through n Joint
committee representing all railroads con
cerned, and the two labor organizations
stand ready to do likewise