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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05
RUNAWAY COAL CAR
INJURIES MINERS
Workrnen Struck by Failing Coal
When Car Runs Down Triple at
GAYLORD Mine.

George Stellcs. employed az bumper
at the GAYLORD mine No. /, TWO miles
north Of Martins Ferry, had mar
row escape from being killed yester.
day afternoon when loaded coal car
broke loose and ran away down the
incline. Steller. who was dumping
car of coal at The time. was rem
dered unconscious by being struck by
the falling coal. and for time II was
feared his skull had been fractured.
A hurried call was sent for DR. r. A.
Blackford of Martins Ferry. II was
found that Stellar had been badly cut
about the head and face. After his
injuries wero attended to he was re-
moved 10 his home at Patton's Run,
where he was resting easy last night.
Several other employees who were in
the tipple at.the time wer struck by
flying coal, but thIr injuries were
slight. Had both cars OF coal fal-
len. several Of the workmen would
doubtless have been killed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05

One night I happened IN h" ont n =
rront-line poste when q German mass
attack was launched. Tho n"ste was ~
. hill about three quarters Of mile
from thc German line and several hun
drcd yards from the French front
trenches. but tho Croat number Of star
shells lit M the scone nearly IA bright
as day. All afternoon and evening the
German guns hal b"nn pouring out n
"tjrr do barraEc" and JUST after w
90, there III" barraE" l"nrthrncd--
which meant attacks" We All piled
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05
GOODBYE ELMER"

"Good-bye Elmer. good luch to you
and all the other boys" was the tribut to
displayed on largo banner in front Of
the MrFadden store on Market street,
TO one Of their former employees who
left with the county contingent yester-
day.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05
DIARY OF AMBULANCE DRIVER
WORKING ON FRENCH WAR FRONT
THE INTERESTING EXPERIENCES OF MIR. THOMAS
CAMPBELL, GRANDSON OF THE LATE HON. A.
W. CAMPBELL, OF THIS CITY.

Ial!r"rn:. plateau. The name OF tho
post. WAS Village Nogrc. and never was
th"r,. "A darker, more Godforsakcn place
t." <" 10 ut night.
II l"u have been reading the papers
y"u Will SEE that there has boon some
tall actinu up there. the Germans. UNI
dr. III" crown prince and Hin'i"nburg
trying IL win back the crest SO rs 20
dominate tn" A!sne valley. They did
take tho HurtchoiSe monument the night
- III. 18th and 26th ult.. but lost II
again the next afternoon. s" you can
guess what We vent thru. and II your
/, imagination Is working we'll you may
got some idea OF the amount OF artil-
lery ana mon around there.
Had L letter from lack Jordan (Dsn-
v"rDartmnuth mani the other day. He's
down in ths NoSgcS but hasn't seen &C
ton yet. Says he's well and happy.
We're MI glad get nut of there. We
weren't afraid OF tho place. but II was
beginning 10 GET on our n"rreS-the
horror OF It,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05

Aug. 3. l15.-Mother forwarded mo
the al Frescn" supper round robin let
ter Of July 4, AMI as you were the sut-
feriHg host on that evening l thought
I'd make reply thru You TO all tho sign
rrs. Md you can know how much VIC
fellows over hero appreciate anything
of that kind--it's all that keeps us
hi:ch"d 70 Gods country.
Tn" evening ~ July W" had quite
a r:t2nu ourselves. We were just on our
way TO the front with our cars. tw"
sections nf US. and 50 We got together.
rhiIp"d in some extra money and had
u Frrd that was complete from soup -
nuts. with two kinds nf wine "en
course. and champagne and cigars TO
wind ny on. y nriEhboring French Sec
ton and squad of nviators camc Over
ard serenad"d us and we sang back OF
them.
There were s;,"rrh..S ANA r"Citatipn3
in French and English ard n good time
was had by all even tn" cook. VIII"
passed out cold on The fourth roun1
We had another hig time an III" 1ith.
the French fcte. This time all WAS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05
QUICK RELIEF FOR
STOMACH MISERY

Use Mi-o-na Tablets. they are on" OF
the most effective and safe remedies
for out-or-Ord"r stomachs. I'"lSd"H
quickly stopping the distress MI-o-E.
soothes the irrita!ed walls OF the storn-
ech. Strengthens and builds up the d.
xestive organs! -" pot suffer another
day. Get a 5nc' box at once c. Fl. Gries1
G. Co. can supply YOU.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05

HlIman & Son IeweIry stock for
sale at cost and under cost for next 80
days.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05

Hillman & Son Jewelry stock for
sale at cost and under cost for next 80
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
AN INVISIBLE HAND
Wholesale Arrests Follow the
Grand Jury Indictments.
105 Named in 345 Charges of
Murder, Arson, Assault.

East st. Louis, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-East
st. Louis is living in an atmosphere
of apprehension today. Early this
morning deputy sheriffs had already
arrested one white man and sixteen
negroes charged with participation in
the race riots of July 2 and follow
ing the grand jury's report at Belle
vile, county seat of st. Clair county,
late yesterday, returning sixty-elSht
indictments against los persons, nam
ing them in 345 charges of murder,
arson. assault to kill, conspiracy to in
cite riotinS and malicious mischief.
The indictments, accompanied by
lengthy report reviewing the riots and
disturbances starting May IS and
reaching their elimination of fury
when near 100 negroes and six
whites were killed July and 3, were
handed to Circuit Judge Grove short
ly after o'clock last night. Twenty
three negroes and eighty-two whites,
including two women, are named.
Deputy sheriffs Immediately started
the work of rounding them up.
Arrest Claim Agent First
Richard S Brockway, claim agent
for the East st. Louis & Suburban
railway, was the first white man ar
rested. Before midnight ten negroes
had been taken. Additional arrests
continued during the early hours this
morning. The prisoners will all be
thoritles are confronted with serious
problem in housing them. The county
jail, overlooking with $50 prisoners
now, cannot possibly care for the
wholesale arrests which are on today
authorities declare.
While the grand jury did not make
public the names of indicted persons,
it is known that a former police lieu
tenant is one of the men named Other
officials and prominent citizens will
be arrested today, it is said. DR.. Leroy
n. Bundy, negro dentist, now I'M
der arrest as a fugitive in Cleveland,
Ohio is said to be one of the negroes
indicted and a section of the grand
jury's report mentioning meetings at
the home of "a negro leader are said
to refer to him. Governor Lowden
will be asked for requiSition papers, it
is said.
Had Warning of Uprising.
The report accompanying the jury's
indictments contains a bitter denun-
citation of the conduct of city officials,
large labor employers and the citi-
zenry of East St. Louis. 1t states that
the city administration had ample
warning of the smouldering fires
which broke into flames with the
murder by negroes of Detective Ser
geant Coopedge and Policeman Wad-
ley.
about 100 negroes were killed in
the rioting," the report says, land
property damage from fires is ap-
proxmately 100000.
1--WE are satisfied that a wicked and
malicious plot was formed to bring
on the riot the report continued
There is a grave suspicion that a
shrewd criminal, invisible hand di-
to July 2, to effect the results OBJ
tained''
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and Italy are taken as a foregone
conclusion.
Deaf Ear in U. S. Too?

There is every confidence that
America will turn deaf ear to the
suggestion of peace conditions. Pres
ident Wilson is regarded as having
outlined the aims for which America
is fighting in language which the en-
tire world can understand
While the official text of the pope's
proposals is still unavailable, the I'M
official intimations of it here give
the impression that it is in reality a
quo as the first basis of peace.
All allied powers, including Amer
lea, have previously stated this is
impossible.
The proposals of His Holiness are
regarded as ill-timed, despite the good
intentions he may have in advancing
them.
The general impression in England
is that his peace message is of Ger
man-inspiration, furnished thru Aus
tria, altho there is disposition to
withhold final judgment for the pres
emit
Altho the terms as outlined from
unofficial sources, are generally along
lines which have been regarded as ac-
ceptable to Germany under present
military conditions, it is noted that
they go further than any Germany has
so far put forth.
Despite this, however, even such
liberal papers as the Chronicle, re-
garded the proposals as beyond ac-
ceptance by the allies because they do
not touch the fundamentals for which
the allies are fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
STRIKES IN SPAIN
Six Are Killed and Nine In
iured in One Clash.
Officers Admit They Are Con-
fronted With Anarchism.

Paris, Aug. l5-Six persons were
killed and nine others were wounded
when strikers clashed yesterday with
soldiers at barcelona, according to a
statement issued by the Spanish cap
tain general and received here by the
Petit Parisien-
Fear of Anarchism.
Madrid, Aug. 15.-Interior Minister
Guerra said yesterday that the strike
agitation had increased IN several
ouarters of the capital out that the
troops acted vigorously and quelled
the disturbances. The government
has taken steps to restore order. The
captain general at first framed his
orders in a moderate spirit and then
replaced them by others more severe.
The government and press are with
ont news from the provinces. A few
newspapers hope to appear tonight.
The rest have suspended on account
of the military censorship. Madrid is
without cabs Most of the stores are
closed. Groups of workmen parade
the streets while soldiers patrol the
principal points of the city. The min
lister of the interior has received let
tiers from a number of persons offer
ing their services as special constables-
Premier Dato said:
1--WE are confronted with an anar-
chist movement inspired by no def
mite object, not even of effecting a
change in the ministry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
RAIN is ABOUT OVER

tContinued from Page onel
only a slight chance of more showers
today.
The weather was reported as cloudy
over the entire state this morning.
Heavy rains were reported from the
southwest sections and light showers
from the north and northwest were
reported this morning. Precipitation
was heavy in the east portions of the
state. Dodge City reported 80 of an
inch; Concordia, .06; Wichita. O4;
Kansas City, 90; st. Joseph. "a; and
the last twenty-four hours. Total
hours amounts to 1.34 inches
The river this morning was on the
rise. Tuesday night the water took
a jump to the 81 feet mark, which
was A of a foot above the normal
stage for this month and II feet
above the reading made Tuesday
morning.
The official forecast promises gen.
orally fair weather tonight and Thurs
day, somewhat warmer Thursday. The
mercury Tuesday night fell to 81 and
promised to remain below the so mark
all day today. Tomorrow the ther-
mometer will probably read as high
as IS. The prediction made this
morning indicated that partly cloudy
weather would prevail in Topeka to-
day and tonight but a general clear
ing up is promised for Thursday
The wind was blowing 8 miles an
hour from the east this morning at 9
O'Clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
Julius IL. Barnes, Grain Expert,
Wheat Administrator.
First VIII Make Complete Sur
vey of Wheat Supply.
OPEN z BRANCH OFFICES
Stop All Wheat Trading on Chi
cagO Board of Trade.
Committee Goes To See Hoover
About Mill Licenses.

New York, Aug. 15.-The wheat
business of the entire country is t.
be regulated and controlled from;
central office in New York, according
to an announcement made here today
which stated that julius H Bar1es
Minneapolis grain expert, designat-
ed by Herbert c. Hoover as his chief
assistant, would be in charge as
wheat administrator" Branch Of
fices are to be opened in every wheat
center of the country, it was said, act
ual work probably will begin at the
office here Thursday when a survoy
will be started to get an absolute
line on wheat conditions in this coun
try" The export outlook and crop
conditions Will play an important
part in the business of the new Office
which will be located in Lower Broad
way under the name of the Food ed
mlnistration Wheat Corporation. The
other offices either opened or to be
opened in the near future will be 10
Gated in Minnea polls, Duluth, st
Louis, Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit. Port
land, San Francisco, Galveston. New
Orleans, Kansas City and PhilaGe ell
phia.
To Stop September Options.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-Trading in flu
lures on the Chicago board of trade
was AuIluti tOudy DN Inc
action of the directors yesterday in
ordering the discontinuance of all
transactions in September wheat after
August Is AS the September option
is the only one traded in at present
the action means that there will be no
future trading in wheat until further
notice. Trading in wheat has been
only desultory for several weeks, the
volume of business diminishing from
the time maximum prices were eStab
lished last May until recently there
has been only a few traders operating
in wheat.
Conservation of wheat and bread
stuffs as well as the licensing by the
government of mills and elevators in
the country is to be taken up with
Herbert c. Hoover, United States food
administrator, by a committee of the
Chicago Board of Trade which will
reach Washington today. Leading
millers of the west are to meet here
within a few days to fix the price of
milled products in accordance with a
suggestion made by Mr.. Hoover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
FARMERS NOT

dependent family. Statements from
local exemption boards are laying bare
many of the exemption claims and
some startling evidence will doubtless
be contained in the documents con-
sidered by the appeal board. Testi-
mony of claimants for exemption is
given in the form of affidavits-
r Eight hour laws and union work
ing agreements will be shattered by
the appeal board during its sessions
in Topeka Long hours of hard,
tedious work are ahead of the board
members. In addition to the hours
spent in active consideration and dis
cussion of cases individual members
will devote much time to a study of
appeals and investigation of facts
surrounding claims. There is little
doubt that many claimants will be
called upon to furnish additional tes-
timony concerning the merits of their
claim
Farmers Must Show Cause.
The man who works a farm in
an effort to work the appeal board
under an exemption claim may en-
counter real trouble. Every man who
files an exemption claim must make
a clear, clean cut showing that he is
needed in his particular work, that
the work is necessary in carrying out
the general policies of the government
during the war and that the industry
with which he is allied VIII suffer
or individuals will be thrown upon
charity for support if the conscript
is placed in the ranks
While no statement has been made
by the board, there is every indica-
ton that the government may take
look at a number of the exemption
claims Some of the statements be-
fore the board indicate an apparent
attempt to dodge service thru sub
terfuges and excuses builded upon the
present crisis. None of the cases
now before the appeal board have
been formally turned over to the
United States district attorneys Office
for investigation, it was stated
IN Session Several Weeks.
Members of the appeal board Will
probably be in session in Topeka sew
eral weeks. Every effort will be made
to complete work on the first bunch
of appeals in time to provide the first
group of men for service Septem Der
5. The demand for one-third of the
states allotment for early September
service will doubtless mean long
strenuous hours for the board.
Work of the board in this district
is fully organized, members declared
today. A thoro working system has
been established and it is believed che
appeals will be handled with min
imum delays.
1--WE are right up to the minute
with our work. said F. d. Coburn
of Topeka, chairman of the district
board and former secretary of the
state board of agriculture. This board
has put it's shoulders to the wheel and
expects to stay on the job until the
work is done. 1t means some mighty
strenuous days and nothing but work,
work, work until we are thru" -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15

Wall St, New York, Aug. 15.-STOCKS-
Alternative rallies and reversals marked
the later dealings. trading indicating great
er caution pending more definite develop
ments in the foreign situation. Shipping
and industrials were the sustaining feat
ures. L. S. steel rising a point from its
minimum. A few metals and equipments
kept pace with this movement but automo-
bile shares showed further depression, gen.
eral motors yielding almost five points
and Maxwell common and second preferred
2 to 3 points on the suspended dividend.
General chemical featured the high priced
specialties, declining IL points to 210. Lib
erty>bonds sold at 1896 to 99.9S.
Peace negotiations were again factor at
the opening of today's market, steels and
equipments well meters and allied
specialties recording further reactions of
1 to points. These losses were offset in
part by the strength of shippings, sugars,
Great Northern and U. s. rubber. Rails
and coppers were dull and unchanged. The
market became more irregular before the
close of the first half hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
NEED 8 BILLION!
Amount Must Be Raised Te
Finish Out Year.
Total Expenditure for 1917-lS
VIII Be IA Billion.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Nine billion
dollars additional in bonds or revenue
- both, must be raised to pay the ex-
penses of the United States during
the fiscal year ending June 80 next.
Majority Leader Kitchin stated this
afternoon after a conference with
Secretary McAdoo. This will make
the total expenditures estimated for
the year $14. 200, 100000.
A bond bill authorizing a $4,000
600. 900 loan to the allies must be
passed this session.
Another bond bill totalling $1,000
100000 to meet current government
expenses may be passed before adj
iournment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
CANADIANS HURL

fCopt1nued from rage OneD
Canadians now control all dominating
positions to the approaches of the city
which were held by the Germans is
significant Complete command of
the approaches to Lens, enabling the
British to bring up supplies, snuni-
tions and artillery without interior
ence may be a forerunner of evaeIa-
ton of the city without further SER
iouS resistance.
Portions of Lens have already been
burned by the Germans in preparation
for such move.
Occupation of Lens will open great
coal deposits to the French. The i'm
mediate value of the mines, however,
will depend on the extent of damage
done to them by the Germans.
Evacuation of the city by the Ger
mans will come, probably, only in case
of extreme neceSSity-Such as COM
plete domination of the town by the
British would suggest.
Repeated attempts have been made
by the British to take the town and
the general staff. Only apparent Ger
tafnty of tremendous losses and the ul-
timate character of the city after con
tinued resistance, would lead the Ger
mans to evacuate.
Haig Reports Victory.
London, Aug. 15.-Capturing first
line German trenches on the outskirts
of Lens, British troops were closing in
tighter on the famous coal city today.
An assault, which extended from
the northwestern outskirts of the town
to Bots Hugo, northeast of Loos,-was
launched early this morning. The
British troops swept it to the first
line trenches of the enemy and were
still progressing satisfactorily when
Field, Marshal Haig filed his report.
At the same time British and French
forces resumed their attack on the
German line in Flanders. British
troops made gains northwest of Blk
schoote, while the French made con-
siderable advance west of Dixmude.
East of Cite st. Emilio strong Ger
man attack was thrown against the
British but was completely crushed.
In 500 Yds. on 1000 I'd. Front
The British also pushed their lines
into the northwestern environs of Lens
in a semi-circle around the eastern
side of Hill 10. The British attack
was made on a 1000 yard front which
had an extreme depth of $500 yards
Beginning at point just above Hugo
Wood the new British positions low
run southeast and beyond Hill 20
towards Lens. The line then bends
southwest and encircles the suburbs
of st. Laurent and st. Emile.
French Attack Also.
Paris, Aug. 15.-The French at
tackled in Belgium last night and made
considerable advance in the region OF
the DiXmude road, the war @ffice an
nounceS.
On the road between Hurtebise and
Craonne, German artillery heavily
bombarded French first lines, the
statement said. On the Vauclerc
plateau an enemy raid was repulsed
Artillery fighting was active on
both banks of the Mouse thruout The
night. On the left bank, west of Hill
304 the French threw back a German
attack.
Russians Lose Height.
Petrograd, Aug. 15.-A height west
of the Rumanian town of Ocna If
southwestern Moldavia has been oc-
cupied by Teutonic forces, the war
! office announced today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
Early Morning Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Tradel


Chicago. Aug. 15.-The Herald says:
Trading in September wheat in Chicago
will cease at the close of business Satur-
day August 25 1t is expected that this
will happen at all other exchanges II is
expected that all trades will be closed up
by this date, the same as tho it was the
any trades remain open! after that date a
settling price will be fixed. There is a
fair-sized open interest at present
Corn traders were not as bearish last
night as on previous days. This change in
sentiment was due to the advance in cash
corn and to a reduced selling pressure.
Those who were bullish said much of the
corn coming in has been previously sold
and they look for more healthy market.
1t was said that some of the shippers here
and in the country who sold cash corn of
late were covering. and their buying as
sisted in making the rally. Some predict
that cash corn will command good prem
iums for a considerable time. The out and
out bears on corn see nothing but
early frost in corn to be afraid Of They
said last night that the short interest has
been reduced and while there might be
further advances they do not regard them
sales
Oats traders had it that the big selling
of December yesterday was by one of the
largest cereal interests who recently
bought December and sold September and
were getting out. The same interest sold
pit element.
New York. Aug. 15.-FinanciaI bulletin
Latest Developments suggest cross
rents in the stock market induced by profit
taking following the removal Of part of the
shortage: 1t should be remembered that
the market is professional and subject to
sudden reversals but within restricted
area. Those who sell stocks short on the
back at higher prices. If anything this
new German peace offer will stiffen the
spine of the allies to fight on to the only
logical and righteous end. The Maxwell
motor dividend action seems to have been
discounted. We believe the low priced rails
and equipment stocks should be bought on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-15
Time FUSE, PLOT
Mare Island Navy Yard EXplO-
sion Planned, Says League.
Labor Interests Hamper PRONE
of Blow That Killed ).

Washington. Aug. 15.-The navy
league, in a statement here today, says
it, has information It'll considers reli-
able that a. time fuse was connected
with the black powder magazine at
Mare Island navy yard which exploded
July 9, killing five and injuring 81.
The leagues informant, the state
ment says, fears that vigorous investi-
cation has been hampered thru influ-
ence of powerful labor interests.