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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-30
We||sburgerS Favor
National Prohibition
res olutiony Adopted at Flag Raising
Exercises Yesterday Afternoon-
Thousands Participate.
.,., D,.,,rcb n IN. Ip.elIIcrucer.

Sts~.ial Dispatch TO the In:elliccnccr.
. WELLSBCRG. ": Va. April 20
Resolutions urging Congress to enact a
law prohibiting the use Of grains for
making liquors during the period Of war
were adoped at fag-raistns exercise
this afternoon at Central Park. peclar-
ing that ali grain will be needed FOR
consumption AS food. tho resolutions
add that nationwide prohibition will aid
In reducing the cost Of living. copy
will be sent to President Wilson and
West Virginia congressman.
The exercises at Central park were
formed 1T o'clock. headed by the
Wellsburg band Next came the lodges
OF the town. with about 500 members:
then the school children. nearly 800
strong, and lastly came 100 autoiSts.
The line OF march was over the main
streets of. the town. All the marchers
and autoiSts carried flags. The eXcr-
cIses opened at $40.
The program follows.
Opening song ....,t:....;;;;..'; America
Song How Firm Foundation
Story OF the Flag Rev. w. I. Taylor
Raising OF flag and song
.......St star SpanElcd Banner
Resolutions offered and accepted
Our Flag. Our Country. our God..:.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. KEY fiaWliton
Battle Hymn OF the Republic
Renedictinn ....... Rev. Geo. y. Allison
Tho addresses were very interesting.
and az Tho Star SpnnGlnd Banner was
being sung. Old Glory was nunS to the
breeze
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HELFFER|CH IN
PREDICTION Of
TEUTON VICTORY

AMSTERDAM, April % tvia Lon
don, 100 p. m)--ln the first Two
months Of unrestricted submarine
warfare. shipping To the amount or
more than l.G00000 tons was sunk by
the Germans, DR.. Karl HclfGrich, Ger
man secretary Of the interior. told the
Rrchstag main committee yesterday.
After. having produced further stalls
tics and giving deductions tending 10
show that Great Hrita!n's position IL
rapidly growing worse. DR. Hcltlcrlch
continued:
The wooden ships which the United
States intends TO build TO save Great
Britain will. IN all probability. only
@S::2 into use when they have nothing
attempt to alleviate her difficulties by
drastic restrictions in lmpnrtatinns or
the less essential commodities Is doom
ed TO failure. because OF her total I'M
ports in 1916 OF 5000. 900 tons. $1,000
900 tons consisted of foodsnffs, luxI-
ries. wood and iron and among the rest
were many things Indispensable In war
times"
.pr. iEclrfcrich then concluded:
I'VE in Germany have been Kept short,
but wc stand secure. The war OF star
Walton Is turned against its 0riEinators.
The American apostles Of humanity who
are trying To drive our natural neigh
bors Ia war against us with threats OF
death Will not turn Inc scales VI "iF
fate.
"RrAlizng her position Great Britain
is seeking decision on land driving
hundreds Of thousands of her sons 10
death and ruin. I'll" belief that she
could comfortably walt until hunger
had conquered US and until her great
brother beyond the water came to her
heScue has disappeared. |: VIC remain
true 10 ourselves. keep calm, MAINTAIN
our nerve and keep our own house IN
order by maintaining international unity
We have won The war. In these de-
CiSive weeks the German people has; 10
prove that il worthy To exist.
Asserting that the submarine cam
paign was proving to be 4 great success
he continued:
Prom our figures one may estimate
the total tonnage still available for
British trade at 100000 TO lO.0O0.00O.
1t is clear the British merchant fleet
cannot long hear sInkingS III the present
ratec. Adequate SuhStituitonS by new
construction are impossible as the Brit
ish increase In ships in 1916, notwith-
standing every effort, was not sufficient
even TO replace the normal diminution
OF peace time"
"The British attempts TO rc-employ
on Il great scale neutral tonnage VIII
! fail. as II Is in the interest of neutralS
to preserve their fleets for the time
! when pence comes again.
Lloyd George Justly recognized that
! the question Of ships will he decisive for
the future of rBitish world power and
the issue Of the war"
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lively FIGHT
IN EAST END
oHrcE19 BUSH OUT H PATROL
AID GET DOZEN D1SoHDEkh1fS
So. III ROW.
Wiriaua L.esiof. Nart1nx Ferry Pole,
HnstAins Ugly Cash When ht nS
A$.'-E Flying Missile.

- Driving out TO No. So Bow street an
thu police departments big automonle
last evening in response To Il rather urS-
E.ent telephone invitation TO attend
social G.. event in Polish ooaruInE
house. Patrolmau Ed McClatchey anu
sDetectiye Alonzo Raper arrived just III
the midst OF the "doin's." The cnppers:
however. didn't like the way clubs and
1other diversions were being hannlrd' so
ShGy invited to crowd 10 come down 70
police headquarters and r"ne'uus '"ei'
frolic there.
Ten men were locked up to explain
their forms OF amusement to Po''ce
Judge Ben s Honecker. TWO more WerN
cooped for Interfering with the OFFICERS
and one beat a haSty retreat to"eT,
Martins Ferry. The officers are sun
: looking for him. DR.. J: f MarscnpIir
took several stitches to clos" an HSiF
wound in the head Of William l.esecE
A Martins Ferry Pole. He wasn't taS'
Enough to got out OF ;he way OF mis-
sife hurled by one OF his companions;
and ne shed several ounces Of good rco
hiood before the doctor could close up
the wound.
Toe Plato and Paul Snyder. Poles.
William Iescck and John Poster: Nus
TRANS. and Lou Swartz. Hiram weaver;
George Williams. William nite ano
VIII Martin were all arrested on
charges OF disorderly, conduct for par
:ticipatins in the fight. Mike Sontez
and Peter Bero were arrested for inter-
ferins with the officers.
= II Is said that several fracaseS nave
occurred in this house recently. put tEe
rioters would dispense before an onlcel
could be dispatched to the scene. Last
evening, however. the patrol wagon was
s used to good effect and landed the Of
ncsrs in the house just when the battle
WIS at the climax.
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, and idol Of the French people: hrN'
cam. forward in a field marshais uni
form. Simply, earnestly II" spoke I'LL
French TWO brief sentences:
"ln,thc French army all vencratc III,
name and memory of Washington
respectfully Saut" hero III" great SOL
dior and lay upon his tomb the palm We
offer our soldiers who hav" dicd '"F
their country.
The French officers came forward
with the bronze wreath from tho
French mission. tho humblest and inc
highest mark Of honor which the frcn"h
nation can accord the dead. Bend nG
over. the marshal passed through the
narrow entrance ind solcmnly placed
tn. wreath upon the stone coffin. ii"
then stood silently at salute. the gem
cral who is nccrcditcd with saving
France Ia tho general who won the HI
crly OF tho United states.
No Music; No Applause
As Marshal Jnn'rc passed back among
the spectators. Mr.. Balfour came for
ward with the British wreath of lilies
and oak leaves. tied with the colors OF
the three Allied nations. He entered the
tomb and placed tho British token be-
side the French. while Licutenant-G Gen
eral Bridges stood outside at salute.
There wig neither music nor applause.
Except for the brief words Of the speak
place were not broken. The little gath
ering looked on with emotions too varied
and profound for expression. And AZ
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MRS. LIST IS
CALLED HOME
WIDOW OF R. HEBER LIST AND ONE
OF WHEELING'S MOST ES-
TERMED WOMEN
Death Came Peacefully Last Night at 3
O'CLOCK, Following prolonged
Illness.

Mrs. Salli" (Dc(ampl List, ono OF tn"
most highly esteemed and beloved wo-
men of this city, and tn" widow OF L.
Hebrr List, passed peacefully ilW>% III
the family home. N". II Ninth Str''i'
last night III o'clock. following SeH-
er;tl months illness of complication "i
diseases incident TO advanced years.
Mrs List. who maiden names was Dc,
Camp. WAS born in This section ann
spout practically her entire life III
Wheeling. Her husband. who died last
fall. was among the most promlnrht
pioneer business mon in Wheeling anu
for Il great many years conducted il
drug store here. Mrs. List WIS NOM
her of one OF the most distinguished
families OF this section. and she is sur
vived by Z large number Of relatives
who ar" among the most prominent
business and professional mon or TINS
community.
Mrs. List was consistent member
Of 81. Matthew's Protestant Episcopal
church and until failing health prevent
I'd she always took most active par!
In the church work. Her passing VIII
come us q severe shock n hundreds OF
dear friends in this community.
She leaves two daughters. Mrs. John
z. Hamdl9n and Miss Fannie List. she
also leaves two grandchildren and two
great grandchildren. besides many other
more distant relatives in the Wheeling
district.
Funeral arrangements will be COM
plct ed today,
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.LEtSMITH AIRCRAFT
GO, IS INCORPORATED
huntington Capitalists AID wheeling
s. 1oy in Preparing to Manufacture
HIS Pianos.

Kyle Smith. g young Wheeling aviator
and aeroplane inventor. has succeeded
in interesting capitalists in his ma
chine and in having A company charter
ed Off the manufacture OF his oiplanes
and other air craft. Announcen:nt
that the Kyle Smith Aircraft company
had been chartered by Secretary OF
State Houston 6. Young was made from
Charleston last evening.
The new concern is chartered with an
authorized capital stock Of s2Do.0o0. Mr..
Smith himself and J. f. Duncan. {: /.
Thurmond A. !. Lacey. l.. J. C"rb!ey
and A. K Kcsler. all Of Huntington. are
Ncorporators. The concern is chartered
as-ot Huntington.
Mr. Smith has been working 10 per-
feet an aeroplanc according TO his own
IDEAS for some time. He made his first
plane three years ago at Round Bottom.
in Marshall county. Last season his
latest machinr was anchored at Sisters
island.
The plant of the new company. ac-
coSding to the Charleston announce
ment. will be located at Huntington.
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Ship Craftsmen For Navy Yards.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission Is making an extraordinary Of
fort 20 supply the ne"d of the Navy De-
partmcnt for ship craftsmen. The situa-
ton is urgent in the last degree. MIL
lions OF dollars are available for new
construction and for facilitating con-
struction already begun. but sll the
ship building work undrri AIKEN at Gov
ernment yards is retarded by n shortage
OF ship craftsmen.
Applicants are not assembled for an
examination but are rated upon the ele-
ments Of physical ability. and educa-
ton. training and experience. AppliCa-
tlons are accepted by the Commission ut
any time. Applicants will be given -
rating as soon as their applications are
received. and those who are found quail
fed will be offered employment at once.
Necessary information concerning this
examination may be obtained from the
secretary OF the examining board at the
local post office.
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BE USED UNDER
!, DRAF I MEASURE

CHARLESTON. w. Va. April 2"-
Registrars who were appointed oy coun-
Jty courts in West Virginia last year 10
register the voters 1t the general cleo
-tion are the first to be drafted into the
service OF the state and nation IN TAX
ing the selective draft census. II was
/! announced by officials here today Inc
registrars will be required under PEN
Atty OF fine and Imprisonment I" give
their services 20 the government IN
making registration or the men VINO
:, come within the prescribed age limit.
ftrhe registrars will be required 20 al. IN
their precincts and register the men
who are within the age Limit. which IS
yet to be established.
: There are approximately l.S"p pre-
cfncts in West Virginia and the TASK 81
taking an enrolment Of III" youth OF
+i-e state is not a task or small proper
tioas. An average OF four men TO ths
precinct would raise the total 10 more
than 1000 men.
West Eirginia'S quota OF men 10 Dc
!, provided for military service is SAID 10
! Sc over 5000 and regardless OF ;he eN-
emptions the state Will be required ID
furnish q full quota
!. Lists are now being compiled by ne
bureau of military census anu 'Htc't-
;irnent. OF which Colonel George ). MAJ
lace Of Huntington. is CHIEF. or me
registrars who served in thai capacity
last wear, and they will be required 10
. perform the service when ordered. Inc
deral act also wi rcQuir" those con-
In within the as, limit to 30 to the
egistrars sitting III their precincts All"
eHiSter.
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THIS BRIDE KNOWS
WHAT WAR MEANS
weston Girl Whose Honeymoon Ended
When Mobilization Was ordered
Visits husband at Camp.

Mrs. y. y. Goe. Jr.. Of Weston. and
Mrs. ". p Cos. of Marietta. Ohio. re-
tafrned TO their homes yesterday after
being In the city to visit the former
husband. who is a member OF company
4, First West Virginia regiment.
Mrs. y. p. Goe. Jr.. is experiencing
some of the genuine cruelties OF war.
sNr. and Mrs. Goe had just returned 10
WeAsoR from their honeymoon. and Mr..
Goe went to the armory for check
from, the government for services at the
Mexican border, when the order for the
mobilization Of tho First West Vir-
xinia regiment reached Major Jackson
Arnold at Weston. Love had to give
way to duty. and Mr.. Goe had to bid
his bride OF few days good-by. and
Join his company. a few days later be-
Ing sent with tn. company to Wheeling.
His bride had not seen him since he
Aft home Uu;u Sunday. when she came
Yb rfeit him
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Enhaut. Pa. II
weak inwardly. l

/ will have to die as there is no help for
me- She got me one of your little
books and my husband said should try
one bottle. l stopped the doctors
medicine and took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. 1t soon made
change in me and now am strong and
do all my work. Mrs. AUGUSTUS
BAUGHAAN, Box S., Enhaut, Pa.
Why will women continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the JOY Of living, when they
can find health in Lydia <. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
If you would like free confidential ad-
vice address Lydia E. Pinkhsm Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
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ideals Of mankind. the place OF
America is marked.

ideals Of mankind. the place Of
America is marked.
France, which has long recog'
nized the yalor Of the American
soldier, cherisheS the confident
hope that the flag of the United
States will soon be unfurled on
our fighting line. This IS what
Germany breads.
France and America will see
with pride and joy the day when
their sons are once more fighting
shoulder to shoulder in the de-
tense Of liberty. The victories
which they will certainly win will
hasten the end of the war, and
will tighten the links Of affection
and esteem which have ever unit.
ed France and the United States.
The marshal. replying to ques-
tions. said he deemed 1t adTlsanie
to send one American unit at a
time to France rather than 10 walt
for the complete equipment or
big army, because Of transporta-
ticn problems. He said, too, that
he did not think Americans, now
with the French army should pc
Withdrawn TO serve under the
American flag. except possibly a
few specialists wiz night De use
full in developing IL training or
the new American fore, de pala
hearty tribute TO the. valor OF
the Americans now fghtlng IN
France.
When the cheering died away at the
conclusion OF the reading Of the aide $
English translation. NJ. Horelaque IN
vited the correspondents to ask ques'
tions.
Bombarded With Questions.
There was some hesitation While
the marshal, his countenanCe
wreathed in smiles. leaned a little
forward expectantly, rubbing a heavy
fist into the palm OF his other hand.
Finally the questions began. Nj
Hovelauue or one Of the aides trans
lated them and the marshal replied in
French. The replies were most frank
Only once it was explained that lne
marshal did not think he should DIS
cuss a detail asked about for the rea
son that the question still was uluel
consideration by members OF france )
war mission and representatives OF the
American government. Many of me
CORRESPONDENTS question were promp',
ed bv the knowledge that the marshal
favors the sending Of an American eN'
Evolutionary force TO France as soon lis
possible.
Later in the day the correspondents
were informed that it was the desire
of the French mission that their cou'
with Marshal Jorre not dc
published until they had been submit.
ted to the state department and that
the approved text of the questions and
answers would be given out later.
Members of the mission and the. OF
ficials attached to it have shaken
hands with several thousand people
since they came to Washington, One
of the French officers after greeting
many men in uniform remarked;
Your army does not appear so
small"
Colonel Fabry at one of the recep
lions turned to an American army OF
fcer and said:
"I have lost my leg. Now ! don't
know what is going 10 happen to lily
right arm.
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FRENCH WAR HERO
tcout1nued from Page one-)

the whole French army, which l
represent here
1.-The heroism and resolution OF
the soldiers OF France indeed de-
serve all the affection the United
States has shown them. After
having In a supreme effort defeat
!. ed and thrown back a barbarous
enemy, the French army has I'm
tiringly labored 10 increase and
perfect its efficiency. And now in
the third year Of the war it is at.
lacking the enemy with greater
vigor and material force than ever
Before.
"Side BY side with it. and ami
mated by no less heroic spirit.
Stands the British army. whose
formation and development will
ever remain the admiration OF the
world. The Germans have real
led it's wonderful growth. Every
counter has made them feel the
easing, menace OF It's strength.
contempt they pretended to
Tor It in the early days Of the
has gradually become a dread
lore openly avowed each day.
Led BY its illustrious Presi-
dent, the United States has en-
tsred into this war By the side
pf France. in the defense Of the
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Miss Mary Josephine voizht.

FOLLOWING several months Illness.
Miss Mary Josephine .FoiEht. %, a
died early Saturday afternoon in The
family home at 2TO4 Eon street.
Miss Weight was born in Wheeling.
and WAS the daughter Of Joseph y. and
educated in the parnch!al schools. and
was a member OF ST. JuSeph's cathc-
dral
She leaves. besides hero parents. a
sister Miss AnaStaSia Noight. and two
brothers. Henry J. and Sylvester Noight.
NIL of this city.
Funeral services will Bc held In the
home tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock.
with requiem high mass in st. los"ph's
cathedral ut Q o'clock. lntcrmcnt will
be in Mt. Calvary.
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Mrs, Grace (woods) Mitchell.

Mrs Grace tWoods) Mitchell. aged
-. 4 member Of one Of the oldest dis
tInguiShed families Of this community
and the widow OF John W. Mitchell. for
many years clerk of the circuit court OF
Ohio county. peacefu's% passed away
Saturday Afternoon at los o'clock in her
home In Altenheim. following an illness
IT several weeks with complication OF
diseases incident TO advanced years.
Mrs. Mitchell was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew +. Woods and
came Of Il pioneer family Of Ohio coun-
Is. She was one OF the most prominent
members of St Matthew's Protestant
Episcopal church and in her younger
days took Il most active part in work
Of the congregation. For the fcw years
she had made her HON" in Altcnheim.
Her only son. Ebert Mitchell. died about
two years ago.
Funeral services will be held in the
place of death this Afternoon at o'clock.
with intcrmcnt in Stone Church crmr-
terry. Tho services will be conducted
hy the Rcv. DIR. Jacob Birmingham of
ST. Luke's church. an old personal friend
Of Mrs. Nit chcll's.
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Mr. Balfour withdrew, the spectators.
felt without being told that the cerr-s
mony was over. The party uy:aiu brok-.
into groups and filed up to the lawn of
the Mount Vernon home. Rotn IN ar i.
rival and departure the whole Company
stood al salute. as H bugler sounded
laps and tho band played the Star
Spanglcd Banner"
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49,, :: ."a,-rin. Roumanian. Japanese
and British, were fighting for what
= ..A..u In BIZ lNn ChuSe OF no

and British, were fighting for what
~ .nNrd Ia b. the cause or no
eriy.
There is no place in the world
where a speech for the cause OF lipcr'
~ would be better placed than mere
Il, the tomb of Washington. But as
thai work has been so adequately done
hv Il master Of oratory, perhaps you
will permit me 10 read a few words
prepared by the British minister TOT
Inc wreath we are TO leave here TO-
day.
dedicated by the British mis-,
SION 10 the Immortal memory ri
George Washington. soldier. states
man. patriot who would have re-
ju!Crd In see the country "I whlch
h. was by birth n citizen. and me
country which his x MUS called
into existence. fighting side by side
To- save mankind from subsection to
a military deSpotism.
Governor Stuart.
Governor stuart. Of Virginia. spoke as
the host on VirEinian soil. "WashinE-
ton he said Originally belonged to
EirginiH hut his priceless memory has
HOW become Il common heritage of the
struggle bearing the supreme test OF
the issues for which he lived. fought
and died"
Marshal Joffre.
Marshal Jofrre, victor OF the Marine
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Funeral for Marcus A,nick.

A large number of old friends and
many relatives attended the funeral held
Sunday for Marcus W. AniCk. the vet
cram citizen and retired business man.
who died last week. Services were con-
Quoted In the family home. 9l24 Chap
line street The Rev. F. L. Brinnstool.
Of Clarksburg, offlciatcd. assisted by
the Rev. A. B. Miller, of Wellshurg. and
the Rev. John McCulloch. of the First
Baptist church of this city. 1nterment
was in Peninsula
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MAJOR JACKSON CAN
EXAMINE RECRUITS.
Application Should H Made at onoe, ~
Camp Will Ne Formed In .
Pew Days.

Major r. r. Jackson. in charge Of the
Wheeling district United States engi-
neers. has been authorized by the war
department to examine applicants who
wish TO enlist and 20 to the officers
training camp. Benjamin Harrison, at
indianapolis. Word to that effect was
received yesterday,
Major Jackson stated that during the
past several days he has received many
Inquiries from persons who wished to
join this training camp as to their ex-
animation. Applicants should present
themselves al once, he said, the camp
Is likely 10 be formed in Il week or ten
days Applicants can meet Major Jack.
Hnn at the engineers office,
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Funeras for Harry Barrett,

Saturday morning funeral services
were heled In the Family home on Glen
wood Heights for Harry Barrett. whose
death occurred Wednesday. Requiem
high mass was celebrated in ST. Mich
aei's church. Edgington Lane. followed
with intcrment in Mt. Calvary.
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INCREASE FOR MINERS.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Ausil 80
Several hundred miners employed Al the
coal operations Of the th-Sa pcitI>. *
Ohio Railway at Dorothy. will be grant
cd Il substantial increase In wages in
the near future. Tho scale will be praC-
ticAlly the same as that granted the
miners OF the main Kanawha river field
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Funeral For Denrounty Child.

The funeral for Herman DeNounty.
three and half year old son Of Mrs.
Mary (CroCk) DeNounty. who died Fri
day by choking on toy balloon, was
held yesterday Afternoon in the home.
1882 Baltimore street. Burial was m
Mi. Calvary.