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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02
ANNUAL SERMON TO
", \, s. CLASS SUNDAY
Second Of Series of War Addresses
at the Court Sunday Afternoon.


The Wheeling public will again
have The privilege OF attending thc
second Of the series OF War Lectures"
which will be given al the Court
theatre on Sunday afternoon al 5
o'clock.
Mr.. \. H. Macmillan, Y. n. NJ, a
noted lecturer and public orator Of
New York city. will lecture on the sub
ject. Gods Coming Kingdom. Evi-
denccs That 1t is Near"
Wide and varied is the opinion on
the subject OF Gods Kingdom" many
Christian people claiming that it was
established many hundreds OF years
ago while others claim il as being
future
Mr.. Macmillan In his lecture on
Gods Coming Kingdom. Evidences
That 1t is Near" will be in the light
oi prophecy bring forth evidences
that great and grand events are just
before us. which evidences we see on
every hand
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02
$17+8=25
AND IN THIS CASE
SIS $40

To meet a demand for highclass
suits and Ovcrcoats at medium price,
we have added 10 our regular = 90
business a line Of over one hundred
STYLES of the highest grade OF woolens
and trimmings made in this country.
These w0olens and trimmings tailored
into suits or overCoatS cannot De pro-
duccd by the ordinary tailor Tor less
than $4,000.
On account OF our extensive nur-
chasing power, combined with our per-
feet organization of high class tallors,
We are enabled to produce this suit or
overcoat for $500. This entire line
of hich-grade merchandise will be car
'ried merely as an extra issue on which
We will figure no selling cost, as the
cost OF maintaining each OF our thirty
five stores is fixed amount, and this
entire amount is estimated against our
regular S1I.00 business.
Therefore. you can readily see mat
by eliminating all overhead expenses,
combined with an unlimited purchas-
ing power, We arc, enabled TO carry
these materials and produce a suit OF
oyercoat for the price OF $25.0n that
cannot be duplicated elsewhere for
less than $4,000.
We take pride in the fact that
through hard work and personal ef-
forts, we today have a national replr
tation for producing the best SlI.o0
clothes made in America. This We eX.
pect to continue, as the making OF
SlT.0O clothes is our regular business.
saut TO a man who is willing TO pay
So 90 for Il suit or oTercoat. We IN
tend 10 give garments that cannot be
dunlicatcd elsewhere for less than
s460 and intend TO make the 900
suit and uvcrCOal famous by giving
the greatest values ever known.
We earnestly solicit your patronage
and kindly request that you come To
our Store at YOUR convenience and in
.specl these materials. as we feel That
All inspection of same will convince
the most skeplical that the above as
sertions are correct in every detail.
Yours truly,
NATIONAL WOODEN MILLS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02
WILL DISCUSS AT LUNCHEON
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENT )
TO BE MADE HERE.
Reported New Freiaht Depot VIII sc
Commenced at Once and New
Station Built.

Twenty-three Pennsylvania Ra!lFoad
comnnny officials and heads OF the
various departments will arrive in
Wheeling in special train Wednes'
day morning and be the guests OF me
open Forum branch OF the Wheeling
Commercial association az luncheon
in the Mcclure hotel. The, party Will
come here from Pittsburgh.
The party is coming Tor the purpose
business men and all interested par
los relative to extensive improve,
ments 10 be made II this section OF
the Ohio valley az soon as possible.
Many Extensive improvements. :,
The contemplated improvements. II
is said. will total thousands OF dollars
The plans OF work 10 be carried OUT
will be discussed at the luncheon-meet
ing, at which time it Is probable that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02
WOODMEN MEMORIAL
Wheeling Camp. M. w. Of A., to Re.
member Departed Members
Tomorrow Afternoon.

At the regular meeting Of Wheeling
Camp No. 6474. Modern Woodmen Of
America held at their camp hall on
evening, arrangements were
completed for the seventeenth annual
services, 10 be held al Mount
Zion cemetery, tomorrow.
In case of Indictment weather. tho
services will he held in Trinity Luth
rran church. Rev. 0. G. Dean will de-
liver the memorial address. and Wal
Ter Brown will deliver the ritualistic
services. Music will be by the War
wood band and Wheeling camps drum
and buglc corps.
Relatives and friends of the de-
ceased members are Invited TO attend
these services. Special car service
will be given. Delegations from neigh
boring camps will be present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02
SHEEP RAISING
IS GIVEN BOOST
BY STATE FAIR
BIG DEMAND FOR WOOL AND NUT.
TON SENDS PRICES
UPWARD.
Bia Premiums Offered by State Fair
sociatIon-Premiun List
Now Ready.

Standardization List
Now Ready.
; In an effort to interest farmers in
This territory in the raising OF more
sheep. moi only because of the tremon-
dnus rise in the price Of mutton, but
because Of the pressing need for more
wool 10 he used in the manufacture
Of blankets and clothing for our sol
riirrS The West Virginia State Fair,
which is to be held September 81
1911. is offering liberal premiums TO
owners Of pure-brcd sheep OF the lead
ing breeds.
So much wool is to be required In
the making of uniforms, socks, over
coats. blankets and other parts OF the
army equipment. despite the fact that
the number Of sheep in this country
has steadily decreased since 1909. that
il is feared wool famine will result.
Sheep production in many OF the war
ring countries which have been sup
uIving This country with wool has
fallen OF 10 such an extent that it is
difficult to buy wool abroad. ii was
stated by noted authority recently
that sheep production in France mas
: decreased nearly 40 per cent slnce the
opening Of the war.
! Sheep Values Increased.
Although it is not generally known,
census figures show that the average
sheep has increased in value over ~
per cent. in the last year. On January
! |, 1916 the average value OF sheep IN
This country was S5.17. On January l,
1917, the average value OF a sheep had
: scared 10 STA. Sheep values are still
on the Jump, and it is not known how
! far they will 60 Live sheep are bring,
: ing from 1oc TO 13c a pound, and WOOL
. of good quality Is selling for over oO
cents pound.
! The West Virginia State Fair is at
/ tempting 10 assist in overcoming TINS
crisis by inducing leading breeders or
sheep TO bring their finest animals
! for private sale TO farmers in this ter
ritory. A special appeal has been Is
! sued 10 local breeders The Depart
! ment of Agriculture at Washington,
mindful of the need for more sheep,
approves of the action of the fair.
The West Virginia State Fair is Of
fcring over $1,150 for sheep. The FOL
lowing breeds are recognized: Meri-
nos. three types including Delalne,;
! French Merinos: Black Top Spanish
| Merinos; Southdowns; Shropshire;
! Hampshire: American Oxford Down;
! Long Wool varieties; Dorset Horn:
: t'hnviot, and other mutton breeds. A
prcmium list may be obtained by adj
: dressing Secretary Bert H. Swartz. OF
| Wheeling.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-02
mACADEMY CLUB WILL
ATTEND ZION LUTHERAN

Observing their custom "t attending
church services one" month IN
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14

Georeia, Lee County
Will be sold On the first Tuesday
in January, 1918, il front Of Court
House door within the legal hours
Of sale to the highest biddelfor cash
the following described property,
to-wit: One hundred and fifty
bushels Of corn, more or less. One
bale Of cotton ginned and packed
No. 1878 One bale ginned and
packed No, 4742. One bale ginned
aud packed No. unknown.
Property levied on under a fl. fas
issued from the City Court Of Lees
burg, Ga Lee County, as the prop,
eity Of J. j Forester in favor Of
Armour Fertilizer Works This
the 9th day Of December, 1917
P, G, GOXWELL,
Sheriff Lee Co.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
Legal Advertising
CITATION .
GEORGIA. l.ee County.

GEORGIA, lee County,
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that J Max
Cawood as Executor OF the estate OF
Mrs R. G. Cawood, deceased, having
applied TO me by petition for leave to
s il the house and lot in the CITY o.
Smithville, Ga formerly occupied hy
the said Mrs. K. 9. Cawood, deceased
and that an order was made at the De-
cember term 1910 that citation issue
all the heirs at law and creditors OF said
deceased will take notice that will
pass upon said application at the Janu-
airy term 1918, OF the Court Of Ordinary
81 Lee County Georgia.
This 3rd day Of Dec 1917.
A. f. GREENE,
Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
GEORGIA, Lee County.

GEORGIA, Lee County.
lWill be sold in front Of Court House
Door on the first Tuesday in January
1918, within the legal hours of sale to
the highest bidder for cash, the follow
ing described property to-wit: The
South half of lot Of land No los, same
being in the 9l5th D. S. Of Lee County
Ga. Property levied on under a +. ia.
tsued from the City Court Of Leesburg
Ga as the property Of Allen Booker in
favor of Empire Cotton Oil Company.
Tenants in possessionnotifed in terms
Of the law.
This the 9th day ofDecemher 1917.
Psc. coxWELEs
Sheriff Lee County.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
Everything Is Done Automatically
Conc In And Sec Il VOL

There is no method Of posting, ledgers
known which equals this Burroughs
Bookkeeping Machine in either accuracy
or time saving.
Come in and see our new Burroughs at
work in our accounting department..
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
$S5 An Acre Is Paid
For Farm AT Americas

Americas, Ga, Dec IL Eighty
five dollars an acre was paid last
week by Mrs H ] Hollett, Of
Cedartown, Ga, for the w. ]. w.
Skinner place three miles west Of
Americas on the Dawson road
fhe place embraces two hundred
and two acres and is ore Of the
most fertile farms ia the county
The total consideration involved Is
Seventeen thousand five hundred
dollars, and the new owner will
improve it at once. skinner, who
came to Georgia from South Carroll
na q few years ago, bought the
place for seventy dollars an acre
The difference in price illustrating
the increasing value Of lands in this
section,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
iEoRGIA, Lee County !:

GEORGIA, Lee County:
viii be sold before the court house
door in said county on First tuesday in.
January 1918, the following land: 81
| z acres in northeast corner of lot No.
a in 18th dist. Lee County, Georgia,
bounded north and east by lot lines,
south by land Of ". NJ. Dorman, west
" land Of r. J. Dorman. Said. land
sold under order Of Judge Superior Court
q said county granted Dec 18th, 1917,
or purpose Of Partition between Fort
Jones, Floyd Jones, Lula Belle Jones,
Sadie Jones, and Eugene Jones, said or
Ter being Of record in Clerks Office Lee
superior Court.
This Dec. 9th, 1917.
]. w MORGAN, Com.
H A. HARRIS, Com.
E. B. MARTIN, SIR Com.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
IDEAL GIN CO.. SM!THvILLE, GA.


The readers Of this paper win bA
pleased to learn that there Is ct least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In oil It's stages and
that is cetarrh Catarrli being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment HANS
Catarrh Medicine is taken internally aud
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous SIR
faces Of the System thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the COLI
stitution and assisting nature in doing itg
work. The proprietors ha7u 30 nlueh
Catarrh Medicine that they OFFER One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails
to cure Send for list of testimonials.
Address r.. +. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist 7Sc,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14

Savannah Ga, Dec 10. Sever
Thousand pounds otmeat are sayeeF
every Tuesday BY hotels andrcstau-
rants in savannah under the neat
less Tuesday plan ofihe government.
Calculation has not been made as
yet as to the amount eff wheat saved
every Wednesday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
Georgia, Lee County.

Georgia, Lee County.
There will be sold in front OF the
courthouse door, between the legal
hours Of ale on the first Tuesday in
January 1918, to the highest bidder
for cash the following property to-
wit: One upright piano known as
Kamer & Bach number 1890, the
said property levied on as the prop
erty of R. +. Pope by virtue of a
certain execution issued from the
City Court Of Leesburg under bail
and trover proceeding instituted a
gainst R. F. Pope principal, and
W. G. Laramore. security.
This the sixth day Of December,
1917.
P c. coxWELL.
q
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
LAND SALE.
Ordinary

GEORGIA, Lee County:
Will be sold at The court house door
e sad county OF the first Tuesday IL.
JaIuarl, 1918, W this heseeaI hours a
sale, for cash, 70 tie lliglicst bidder. tic
blowing land to wit lots Il land
Two lf'ln9ire sezeity i've e.ghteelf and
ffneteenil Eth and 18th district said
co''nty,eo2t tanning go, acfesinore or less,
9eunded as follows on Moth by John
Cox s land, South BY Jack Robert !
and, East " Dr.. Frank Cato's land on
: est By land 81 L. T Clay, with I'M
Pfoyements tier on, levied on as the
propertyof Mrs.J W Burke, to satisfy an
execution from City Court Of Leesburg
sad County, issued on April q 1916, in
favor Of Bank ofLeslie against Mrs. j.
" Burke Tenants in possession notified
according to law.
This 9th day Of December. 1917.
P. G. COXWELL.
Sheriff.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
To The Colored People
Of Leesburg:

Now is the time TO buy
you a building lot ON the
instalIment plan. There
are 80 building lots on the
Laura Mcmillan sub-divi-
sion which formerly be-
Ionged to ID. r.. MoreIand /,
which / can sell you on
easy payments.
Id. Forester.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
Life
Was a
Misery

MIS-. F. M. Jones, Of
Palmer, Okla, writes:
"From The time | en-
tered into womanhood
| looked with dread
from one month to the
next. ! suffered with my
back and bearing-down
pain, until life to me was
a misery. Ewould think
| could not endure the
pain any longer, and ]
gradually got worse.
Nothing seemed to help
me Until, one day.
| decided to
TAKE
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
Lee County.

Annie E. Hill, as administrators 81
the estate Of Chas. H. Hill, deceased,
having applied Tor letters Of dismission.
this is 10 notify ali persons coneened.to
show cause, if any they have at the
jan Term 1918 OF Court Of Ordinary,
Lee County Georgia, why she should
not De discharged from her trust as such
Dec. 8rd 1917,
A. r. GREENE,
Ordinary
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14
To Our Subscribers


We have a large number Of
Subscribers who are behind
with their remittances. We
have, from time to time,
mailed statements with little
result.
There are very few sub
scribers on our list whom we
believe to be intentional de-
linquents. If you are behind
with Us you can tell the
amount you owe rs by look
ing at the date opposite your
name on this week $ issue Of
the paper The date on which
your subscription began APP
pears. Figure at $l50 per
year il advance. and you can
tell how much you owe
Please send lis this amount.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1917-12-14

P. C. CoXWELL,
Sheriff
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-21
Germans Obtain Reinforcements
from the East and Attack the
French Where They Are En-.
trenched in Favorable Positions.
TEUToNs LOST PART OF
THE SMALL GAINS MADE
Berlin Claims the Capture of More
Than 1900 Yards of Trenches !;
Paris Claims Capture Of Five
Aviation Machine Guns.

Some heavy lighting is In progress
on the 1isnc front IN northern France
whore the French are entrenched IN
favorable positions after their notable
advances in the spring campaign.
The Germans apparently have
heavily reinforced their troops IN this
sector by men brought from the Rus
sian front. and one such division was
sent into the hghting directly after
its arrival, making an attack yester-
day between the Ailette river and the
LafiauN mill.
The assault. while along front OF
apparently less than mile. was OF
extremely violent character The
French stopped the German rush.
suffering only a slight penetration OF
their first line at two points aggre-
eating between 600 ana 200 yards,
Paris reports.
Even this slight gain was partly
negativcd this morning when a
French cOuntcr-attack resulted in the
rccapture OF portion OF the lost
ground. The crown princes troops
lost heavily IN the lighting and the
French captured hf,y prisoner.
Borlin's report on the attack of
yesterday claims the capture of more
than 1 SOC yards OF trenches.
| The French official statement Also
ANNOUNCES progress made by General
.Potains forces northeast Of Mont
Carnillet. IN the Champagne. During
this lighting i've aviation machine
guns wero taken from the Germans
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-21
EXCESS PROFITS TAX
TO Be EXTENDED, IS
THE DECISION NOW
Will Cover individuals Engaged
in Trade or Business, as Well as
Corporations and Partnerships,
Committee Says.

BY Associated Press
Washington. June 2l.---,xtension of
excess profits taxes in the war revenue
bhl to individuals engaged IN trade
or business as well as corporations ana
partnerships. was decided upon to-
day by the senate finance committee
From the individual tax an addi-
tional 500 oooo. 900 In revenue is ox-
pc,ted
An exemption of $500 IN assessing
the taN will apply to individuals ou
the same basis az corporations The
individual tax wuuau be additional TO
the income tax.
The object Of the tax is To reach
war profits of trade conducted per
sanally and not in corporate or part q
ucrship form. The taN. It Is expected.
viii apply also To professional men
such a. physicians and dentists.
In levying the excess profits tax
upon corporations having su1normal
profits during the three Years pre-
ccdng the war upon which normal
and excess profits calculations are &"
be based the committee decided Ia
allow the $4,000 exemption and ai7u
an additional cNUfnpTion ~ siN pei
cent upon capital actually iu, ,ested
and employed.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-21
STORIES ABOUT MRS.
MONEYS TRAVELS
WIDELY DIVERGENT
Witnesses in Their Testimony Fail
to Agree as to Where Defendant
Was Seen Shortly Before the
Bomb Explosion.


san Francisco. June 2i--Three wit
nesses testified today In the trial OF
Mrs. Renn Mooney for murder result
ing from bomb explosion In a pre-
paredaess parade last July that the,i
had seen iitney bus near the seen
OF the explosion few minutes beforc
IL occurred a fourth witness said Ia,
saw "A iitney a mile from the scenc
at place previous witnesses sworc
they had seen Warren X. Billing,
aud Thomas J. Mooney In company
with Mrs. Mooneq a short time prioi
To the blast.
The prosecution contends Billing
and Mooneq, both of whom have been
convicted for their part IN the eS-
plosion. Mrs. Mooney and Israel Wei
berg. another defendant. drove to the
scene of the blast In a jitney and
platned the bomb which killed ten
persons.
Earl Moore. policeman. testified
that half an hour before the ex-
plosion he saw Billings mile frorl
the spot where the explosion occurred.
standing by a small automobile.
Hem, W. Doscher. Albert Brady.
and Robert Bramlett testified that
l5 or 20 minutes before the detona-
tion they saw iitney bus drive up %
the vicinity Of the spot where tr.e
bomb exploded. Neither was able 90
Identify any q fthe occupants OF tho
car
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-21
PRISONERS HURRIED
FROM LEADY|LLE TO
PREVENT VIOLENCE
Countrymen Threaten to Attempt
to Liberate from Jail AZ Aus.
trians Held for Evading the
Selective Draft Law.
By Assoeihied Press

By AHocaied Press
Lcadvilic. colo. june 2i.-Forty-
two Austrian prisoners az the county
iail held on charges Of erading the
sclcctive draft law. were removed 20
special train today by a spec al
guard Of national guard troops
brought from Denver by United states
Marshal Burris af,er threats had been
made by their countrymcn here TO
free them Tho men were taken to
Salida where the were arraigned and
held for the federal grand jury at
Pueblo.
a crowd ~ Austrian friends and
relatives Of the prisoners followed the
men 90 the station singing native war
songs and making threats. hut there
was no violence
The troops were requested 81 Mar
shal BurrIs last night after sheriff
Schrueder had found it impossible TO
control the crowds which surrounded
the Jail each night, threatening 10
storm the bastiie aud rescue the pris-
oucrs The necessary authorization
was obtained from Governor Guntcr
and nine picked men from battery Is
1T Denver. accompanied by Marshal
Burris United States states District
Attorney Tcdrow Milo Lang ~ the
bureau of investigation. Of the de-
partmeut Of Justice ANA Deputy Mar
shal Mcclellan of pueblo. were hur-
iicd here.
The prisoners were hastily man
acled and rushed to 20 waiting special
train and taken To Salida. but no, be-
fore word somehow had reached their
friends and there was q large number
of their country men on the street de-
spite the early hour.
At salidu Milo Lang testified
against the men, telling how he E1d
miaglcd among them In the smcltcrs,
dressed a. "a workman. gathering oVi-
denre uf failure To register. United
States Commissioner Philbin set the
bond Of each at 5000. sheriff
| schra cder said fresh demonstrations
and threats to blow up the Jail here
had followed each new arrest 90 AZ
legged slackcry Most Of the men live
a. Strng'nvu. near Lcadvlllc. where
thc Slu,ish language n principally
spoken The rofuSal Go register ls
.,irg Investigated by District Attorney
Tporuv after o. had been shown tic
men acted against tho advice % ," =
priest and native leaders Nh' urged
them o. obey the law.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-21
LABOR DISPUTE IN
BUTTE DISTRICT IS
FAR FROM SETTLED
Anaconda Company Declines to
Confer With the Men Behind
Metal Mine Workers Union
Balks at |. w. W. Activities.


lutte. Mont. June .I.-Thc federal
mediator now on M, way to Butte tu
Investigate the strike OF the metal
mine workers union ana electricians
against the copper Mining company
.of the Butte district VIII find that ih
Anaconda copper AlininE COMPANY
will not confer with the men behind
the metal mine workers union ace
cordug iu % statement from tho COM
uauv'- offices today The metal mlue