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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24
BELGIAN TO FLY FOR U. 8.

Maurice pcI'auw, native NJ Belgium.
for several years in the secret service I'm
West Virginia. has Joined the West Viz
ginia Flying corps. Several years pre-
vious 10 his coming 10 America. De-
Pauw. under tho instructions of his I'M
Gle now an officer in the French flying
legion, became an efficient aviator.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24
SPECIAL TODAY
O-Cedar Mops and Polish
at Saving Prices

Tuesday We will sell O-Ccdar
Polishing Mops in triangle
shape with adjustable handle
at the special prize" Of oSc
complete and large bottle Of
O-Ccdar Polish for USE on all
painted surfaces. hardwood
floors, rlr..,at SIC.
Market Street floor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24
SPECIAL TODAY
Cotton Challi in Floral De-
SIGNS at 121bC a Yard.

Choice Tuesday Of so pieces
Of Yard-Wide Cotton Challi in
pretty floral designs and choice
colorings, especially suitable
for coverings for summer com
forts, specially priced at12-
1-2c yard. Second floor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24
DEMONSTRATION and Sale of
II the Howard Dustless-Dusters

MISS LULU EATON representing the manufacturers OF the
M Howard Dustess Busters will be in Housewares Sec
ton all this week tell the ladies of the greater city about the
merits Of these Dstlcss busters and Mops The Howard
cloth chemically treated that the dust sticks to until washed
with hot water soap and needs rereament after wash
ing Come in Miss Eaton show how to care for your
and woodwork in the most scientific and sanitary man.
-ntarket Street floor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24
CLOSED TODAY
Marine Recruiting Officer to Be Out
Of the City.

The marine recruiting station will
be closed to-day. Sergeant August
Fredercks, who Is in charge of the re-
cruring work for this branch of the
Federal service. will spend the day in
Pitt burgh
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24

Onyx Pure SILK Stockings in variety Of fancy stripes and
the newest colorings; sale price S1.O0 pair
Onyx Silk Stockings of heavier weave black with white
cockngs or white with black cockng sale price SloO pair
Main floor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24

Harry G.. Hunter Shows opr1
"Wednesday, Bridge Park: twice daily
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-24
Tuesday. April "a. 1917.

THIS is an unusual value in
1 Fibre Reed Rockers in ba-
ronial brown, high back, rolling
arms, very comfortable and
easy Rockers and very special
IL priced for Tuesday only at
S3.9S.
Fourth floor.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-09

ton the expsdiency Of her midnight
mission. Yet as she looked at the un-
happy and hCllOw-eyed girl at her side
she felt SURF that her journey, odd as
It had at first seemed TO her, could not
be altogether s mistake. The girl was
honest, Of that there could be o.Ques-
ton. for she had journeyed many long
miles to restore a trivial bit of jewelry
10 its owner. She had also refused to
accept money. She had even seemed
unwilling, after Margery had packed a
large motor hamper with jelly and
milk and potted meats, to have that
luxurious young lady venture so far
a-feld at such an hour Of the night.
But Margery felt that 1t was a ease
where the loss of time might possibly
mean the loss of a life, and she was
glad, as they went humming out past
the thinning lights Of the city's re-
mJoeN suburbs, that she had not hesi-
tated to do what she could to repay
her debt to the daughter of. Dan
o'Mara.
Why are we stopping at the Apple
wAithe worksf" she asked al the car
drew up beside the unlighted roadside.
because me mothers here for the
night" explained the wisttul-eyed girl
as she clambered down from the car,
grateful for the gloom that already
surrounded her. "You see, ma'am, they
put us out o. the house this mornin'l
SO pop got the Watchman here to let
me mother sleep in n o. the base
ment rooms"
VIII your father be here?" inquired
the somewhat bewildered young WON
an at her heels.
Il ear get i'm. ma'am," explained
the girl as she put down the hamper,
III youu Just step In through that
door,"
but whom take me 10 where JON
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-09
cYNoPsIs.

On windward Island Palidori intriguea
Mrs. Golden into an appearance OF eVil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
lure the italian BY branding his face and
brushing his hand. Palidori floods the Is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Margery. Twelve years later In New York
a Masked One rescues Margery from Bo-
Ear and takes her 10 her fathers home,
whence she n recaptured. Margery's
mother fruiflesaiy impiores Golden TO n
daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes MRrRery away from Legar
Legar sends TO Golden a warning and q
demand for n portion OF the chart OF
Windward Island. Margery meets her
mother. The chart is lost In a fight be-
tween Manley and one OF Legars hench-
men, but II recovered by the Laughing
Mask. Count De Espares figures In q
dubious attempt to entrap Legar. and
claims to have killed him. Golden's house
n dynamited during a masked ball. Le-
Yar escapes but Da Espares 10 crushed In
The ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
rary not Indifferent 20 his love. He saves
Der from Mauki's poisoned arrows, Man
ey plans a mock funeral which falls to
accomplish the desired purpose. the cap
ture OF the Iron Claw and his gang. the
Laughing Mask again illustrates the Iron
Claw,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-09

armed workman nom the Applewaitho
factory. And the next moment she 70
membered that this was the same man
who had tried 10 rob her father OF his
work. And she no longer hesitated.
Get out o. this housed" she com
manded. And get out quick, OF III
put a hole clean through you'll"
For q moment Legar stared round
eyed at the ~apDarition confronting
him.
Now, my girl. / mean no harm for
you here" he tried to argue, as he felt
for the door behind him.
You mean harm for me father
and that's enough for mel Get out o.
here, and go while the COINS goodi"
Listen TO me-" persisted Legar aa
he backed through the door, you're
doing your father more harm, at this
very moment, than / could aver do
him"
I'm take me chance on that" was
her retort.
But you're losing your chance.
you're"
Legar did not complete that SEN
tence. Instead, he leaped suddenly to-
wards the girl with the hrearm, for
he had noticed her dress sleeve catch
In the screen-door hook. This had re-
suited in the momentary detection Of
that e-ver-menacing revolver barrel,
and Legar's long fingers had encom-
passed that weapon before she could
level It again. With a quick turn or
two he had twisted Il out OF her hand.
Then he caught her by the shoulder
and swung her hercely about.
Nov, my girl. I'm going to tell you
a thing or two" said the man with the
revolver, STOPPING closer to her in the
moonlight. you think I'm an enemy
Of your fathers. But you're wrong.
All l am Is a treasury agent. And I've
been wondering IL you know how many
years IL means for a man who gets
caught in q twenty thousand-dollar
dope-smuggling coup?"
Legar turned and nodded pregnantly
toward the cellar where he knew
0'Mara to be.
You've nothin' on me fatheri" pro-
tested the now terrified girl.
Nothing beyond the fact, Of course,
that he's carrying KaisoW wood away
from the Applewaithe factory. And
why he's doing that you know as well
az / dol"
A sob suddenly shook the meager
body Of the white-faced girl.
For Gawd's sake, mister, gather me
in II you want tot Take me, but don't
send me father upl He's a good man,
at heart, and wouldn't so much as
harm a fiy.i You can kill me II you
want to. but don't be hard on me IA
therl"
Legar stood thoughtfully regarding
her.
Il don't want to kill you, my girl. 1
want to help you. And II you're willing
to take q turn at helping me, in a
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-09

"It'E up 70 you 20 make her. And
the best way 20 get her out here II TO
persuade her 20 al q basket Of food
and wine and bring Il back with her
IN her own car. She knows you belong
to the factory settlement here, and
she won't be suspicious. You do your
work right, and you'll have her here
tomorrow night"
The youthful eyes which life had al
ready left hard studied the sinister
figure IN the moonlight.
"And when I get her out to that
sluiceroom, what're you goin' 70 do
with her7"
The one-armed map laughed quietly.
That's something strictly between
her and me-" was his calmly enuncl-
ated reply al he stepped slowly back
and disappeared through the shrub
berry beside the o'Mara cottage.
The girl stood staring after him
without moving. So intently did she
look after that vanishing figure that
she did not observe q second figure,
even more mysterious than the first.
as It slipped out Of the shadows and
stepped quietly up beside her.
She turned with a start and stared
up at the stranger confronting her.
And It did not add to her peace OF
mind to discover that this stranger
wore q mask over his face.
What d. you want here?" was her
brusque demand.
I'm looking for q young girl who
happens to be in trouble" was the
quietly spoken reply.
Then / guess you'll have to keep
on travelin'," announced Peggy as she
swung up the broken steps with as
sumed nonchalance, strobe in through
the door, and shut It after her. She
stood there for several minutes before
venturing to move. Then she silently
reopened the door and stared out, to
make sure that her visitor had taken
his departure. Instead Of catching
sight Of the masked figure. however,
she was q little startled to see the
one-armed man push his way in
through the bushes and once more
creep to the door where she stood.
What did that man want?" quick
ly demanded the newcomer.
81 didn't wait to ask him." was the
girls retort.
mo. I guess this isn't q time for
waiting" ruminated the other aloud.
"And for that reason we'll have to
speed up that bargain Of ours, and put
the thing through tonight"
Tonight" echoed the girl in q whis-
per Of alarm.
do you want to say your fatherf"
"TTl bring err" she announced with
grim determination. T1l bring her,
even though l have to throw a string
o. fits to start her on the wayI"
The Drums Of Death.
It was not until Margery Golden
was seated in the suede-upholstered
landaulet that she found time to ques-
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-09

move OF two, ! believe / could still
make this thing come out all right"
You'll let me father off?" she do
manded.
yes"
Then tell me what I'm to do"
you remember that young lady at
the works this morning, who nearly
got drawn into the machinery"
THE skirt with the starry eyes?
Surel"
"weil. I want to meet that young
lady, in secret"
And where do I come int"
Il want you to go to her house and
ask her to come to the sluicerOom Of
the factory tomorrow night"
Il can see that millionaire dame
losin' her beauty sleep to beat it out
to a dye dump like thisl"
Then it's up to you to take her
there" was Legar's retOrt.
But l amt no miracle workerl"
Legar drew back.
"Then our bargain is to fall
through 2" he demanded, with a head
movement towards the cellar door.
But how'm / goin' to make her
Gomez" inquired the distressed girl.
Legar drew out the gold locket which
he had picked Up from the factory
floor.
This dropped from her throat when
you tore her cape free this morning.
Take that to her. Tell her you'd found
It after she left She'll feel sorry for
you. In fact, you've got to make her
feel sorry for you. You'd better try a
faint, when you're talking to her, and
tell her you haven't eaten for a couple
Of days. She'll try to give you money,
But you must tell her that your moth.
or is worse on than you are"
"But s'pOsin' she won't swallow that
sob stuhf"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13
Odd Names of Submarines.

Everyone knows what submarines
are, and what an important factor they
have become in modern naval warfare.
Their nomenclature Is rather interest
ing. In the United States navy the
first of these crafts were named for
various kinds of fish and reptiles, and
we had such odd cognomens as "Ad-
der" "Moccasin." pike" sturgeon, :"
SHARK" Carp" "Haddock, etc, on
the naval lists. Before this list Of
piscatorial names ran out the system
was changed, and designations of Al.
Az, B-1, BE-, ETC., down to the more
recent submarines authorized in 1915,
known as the o class. IN general, the
numbers applied correspond to the par
ticular lot in which they were con-
structed, and the letters closely follow
the number of years since they were
first built In Germany they are all
known as U-boats, the u Being the first
letter of Unterseeboot," meaning SUBJ
marine-Popular Science Monthly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13

While preparedness for possible mill
tary assaults upon the territory of the
United States proper is. engaging so
much attention, it is noted that the
ports of Alaska are without defense
of any kind. A cruiser belonging To
q hostile power could land marines
without opposition at any town on the
Alaskan coast, burn it, and destroy a
commerce between Alaska and the
States which exceeded S11O,0O0,0O0 in
1915. and which at present promises
TO exceed that figure each succeeding
wear for an indefinite time TO come.
This utter lack of defense is in the
face of the fact that Alaskan ports,
almost without exception, could be
made impregnable at a minimum cost
as military and naval expenditures
run ordinarily. This is especially true
of Seward and Anchorage, the two
water terminals of the governments
system of railroads, points at which
an assault at present would complete
ly paralyze and largely destroy the
chief industries of Alaska. Moreover.
q small force of invaders could not
only take the terminals without oppo-
sition. but could quickly intrench
themselves so that their subsequent
dislodgement could be effected only
NJ staggering cost in men and means.
Seward, the headquarters of railroad
activities, is located on Resurrection
bay. deep sheet OF water far be-
vond gunshot from the open sea, and
reached by a narrow winding channel
between lofty elevations. verltaole
Gibraltars, on either side. A few guns
commanding the channel could make
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13

weather and at night, and SO we have
submarine bells in lightships and
other aids TO navigation. Ships love
to sight these aids in clear weather
to check up their positions, but at
night they may be source of danger
and the warning of the submarine beii
is welcome. The sending set OF the
submarine bell is an ordinary DeH,
smaller than a ships bell, when Is
kept ringing by electricity. On me
passing shin is the receiving set OF
two small iron tanks filed with water,
one on each side of the ship below the
water line. In each is microphone'
electrically connected with an indlca-
tor box in the ships pilot house Inc
bell sound coming through the wafer
passes through the skin of the snip, en-
ters the water in the iron tank ana is
picked I'D by the microphone. lt then
enters the indicator box, Which. mas
two telephone receivers. Switches III
the indicator box allow the operator TO
listen to the sound picked up by the
port and starboard micrOphones. BY
the loudness of the tone the operator
can tell on which side Of the ship the
warning bell is ringing. The ship is
swung in that direction, and when the
sound is heard equally on both sides,
he knows that the ship is pointing
toward the bell.
The making OF expert signalmen De-
gins at the naval training stations in
the selection of keen and alert boys
for the signal squad. Each ship has
its signal officer, signal chief quarter
master and quartermasters and signal
men. A flagship carrles squad of
twenty-odd, and night and day a relief
Is stationed on the bridge.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13
Discovery of Method for
Soldering Aluminium viii
Aid Its Use in Industry

The great drawback to the use Oh
aluminium for industrial purposes hasI
hitherto been that once broken OF
cracked it could be mended only bgI
riveting or welding, costly process
for there has been no way of soldering
the metal At last, however, a solder
has been fund that seems to remedy
this defect. This has been tested hyI
the advisory board of scientific experts
in the British ministry of munitions
and reported upon so favorably that
the comptroller of munitions has calleGu
it to the attention of the Woolwich ar
senal and other munitions makers iR
England.
The inventor has not made public
the formula, but states that 1t Is mere
ly an alloy of common metals blended
in certain proportions and applied ina
the ordinary way with torch. He
shows series of photographs of al
large aluminium casting, with great
piece broken out of it, being patches
on, soldered and then filed down
smooth.
For welding aluminium tempera-
ture of more than 900 degrees FahreD-
heit is necessary; $50 degrees SUFFICE
for soldering.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13
Not More Than Is Per Cent
Of American Girls Possess
Normal Backs, Says Expert.

'"The American girl is a poor ply
steal specimen" said Doctor Kristine
Mann, as quoted by Marguerite Mooers
Marshall in the New York World.
"Of the girls working in department
stores 50 per, cent should have their
teeth attended to.
Twenty per cent need eyeglasses.
troubles.
"Eighty-tive per cent have something
the matter with their backs.
"And a group of well-to-do American
daughters will show just as many ply
steal defects as the poor working girls"
ended Doctor Mann.
For years Doctor Mann has been
working to improve the social condition
of American girlhood She has made
physical examinations of hundreds of
girls from all classes
Compared with the women devel-
oped by the Greek civilization, even
with modern Scandinavian and Ger
man women, American girls are in bad
shape" Doctor Mann continued.
There are not more than eight to
fifteen girls in every hundred who have
fiat, straight, normal backs. Out of
the remaining SIS some backs hollow in
too abruptly at the waist, others show
lateral curves-of which the visible
effect is rounded shoulders or one
shoulder higher than the other.
Most girls ought to be ashamed to
look at themselves in the glass. If
they would only try that once in
while, they would realize their defects,
Sometimes it seems to me that the
only sure way to make people strong
and well would be to abolish clothes
and let vanity do the rest!
eff we had to see ourselves, and
each other, without kind and conceal
ing garments, we should realize how
weak and unbeautiful and unhealth-
full we have become. The modern bust
ness girl thinks chiefly of efficiency,
and by that word she means getting
bigger wages, getting ahead She
doesn't mean making herself a more
rounded and complete human being. So
she takes 40 care Of her body.
"Yet l believe it is perfectly pos
sible for women to work and be well.
A girl came to me a year ago. She
had swollen glands, acute indigestion
and several other things the matter
with her, and she worked in corset
factory with heavy machinery. / gave
her certain exercises and prescribed a
hygienic diet. She faithfully followed
what I told her, and in the summer
went to a girls camp instead of a
boarding house. Now she is in 'splen-
did condition.
"But the work l am doing for 30 or
40 girls should be done for 10000 or
10000" continued Doctor Mann.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13

other cartridges that send out their
message in red and green stars like
those of a roman candle.
The greatest of all methods by which
ships talk to each other, or to shore
stations, is that of the wireless tele-
graph. The navy calls it the radio
because the energy is radiated or sent
out into space and the messages are
radiograms. Nowadays with the radio
communication, vessels several hun
dred miles apart can talk with greater
ease than the old frigates could lying
in the same harbOr. Every day the
ships at sea get their radiOgrams of
the worlds news, and those giving the
baseball and football scores are cir
culated through the ships with great
enthusiasm. To, make this wonderful
communication. not only every ship in
the navy has it's wireless, but the navy
has stations along the coast to receive
and transmit orders and messages.
King of all the wireless in the navy
twin wireless towers within sight of
the navy department-that flashes its
messages to ships 5000 miles out at
sea. Night is more favorable for wire
less than daytime, for then messages
are sometimes sent double the distance.
The distance varies with conditions.
some of which the experts cannot ex-
plain, but the power of the instrument
and the height of the mast or tower
supporting the aerials are great helps
for distance.
With all this wealth of talk by flag
and light, by wireless and rocket, by
whistle and semaphOre, the ships are
not content. They must have signals
beneath the sea for use in thick
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13
Youthful Critic.

Dennis and Doris went TO the thea.
tor for the first tirae. The play was a
serious drama ana they didn't enjoy |.
much. Just as the heroine of the
play was getting seriously Ill Doris,
who was sleepy, dozeS 0ff to sleep.
Presently awaking With q start, she
punched Dennis and said in loud
whisper: Den, is she dead yetf'
NO" was the weary reply, but / wish
she was" And the rest of the audi
ence wondered why that section
laughed at the most fearful part
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13
Columbus Didn't Do Much.

The average foreigner can rarely
comprehend the geographical area OF
the United States, as was quite fully
illustrated by the Englishman and his
valet who had been travelling due
west from Boston for five days. AID
the end of the fifth day master and
servant were seated in the smoking
car, and it was observed that the maE
was gazing steadily and thoughtfullY,
out of the window. Finally, his COM
panion became curious. william,
said he, "of what are you thinkingT
81 was just thinking, sir, about tba
discovery Of Hamerica," replied tba
valet. columbus didn't do such nj
wonderful thing, after all, when hes
found this country, did he, now, sir1
Halter alls said an done, 'ow could 81
'elp t?"-Everybody's
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13
War and the Circus.

War does not disturb established in
situations. Here is a circus and me-
nagerie in England, whose doors, it's
proprietors say, have remained open
since the year 1872" but are now TO
be closed for the duration of the war
in order that the men employed do
tlfeir part in work for national pur-
poses. A part of the famous piebald
horses are TO be sold, too, presumably
so that they may do their bit for Eng
land-a short and painful bit. as the
horse records show, if they find their
way 20 the front-while the tigers and
bears are to be laid away in comfort
able storage for better days.-Hart-
ford CourAnt.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-04-13
ALASKA is OPEN TO ATTACK
Ports of Northern Territory Are Without Defenses
Which Could Be Supplied at a Very Small Cost

the place impregnable to the combined
fleets of the world. Also, TO get with
in gunshOt of Anchorage, the big coal
terminal, a warship woul2 first have
to pass within easy range OF Fire Is
land, a point lending itself TO easy de-
Tense, almost as readily as the Resur-
rection bay entrance. With Seward
and Anchorage properly defended, the
government railways and the great
Matanuska coal fields would be safe.
A direct attack on these great prop
critics by landing in bays on either side
OF the railroad would be impossible
because of intervening impossible
glaciers, while a flank attack could
only be made after crossing mountain
ranges which would make Hannibal's
descent upon Rome seem easy and
inconsequential by comparison.