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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
THE LARGE CONTRIBUTORS

The President continues to eNem-
plifv his adherence to his established
rules Of n-partisanship by appoint.
ing men who have been large con-
,.-ibutors to his campaign fund in the
iss, and previous election. There is
still no room for a Republican OF un-
furnished credentials. There was
Harvester Jones, who was turned
down by the Senate, who has recently
been appointed ito one Of the advisory
boards because he was large con-
trihutor to the Presidents campaign
fund" a Mr.. Peabody has been
placed in a position Of authority on
the National Council for Defense.
He, too, was a large contributor"
Barney Baruch.. Of New York. has
been named on the National Defense
Council where he exercises great in
fiuence and authority and. incidentally,
the public is informed that "he was
a large contributor to the Presidents
campaign fund"
In Iowa there lives a Mr.. Meredith,
who has the unique distinction OF
being the most discredited and most
thoroughly beaten man who ever ran
Tor a State office. Nevertheless. he is
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
NEW TRADE AREA OPENED

The future trade prospects Of the
country are most encouraging, as
over one million square miles Of ter
ritory, an area equal to one-third that
OF Continental United States, will be
opened to the trade Of the world as
result Of the war.
That territory Is what was before
August, 1914. the German colonial
empire, in Africa, in Asia and in the
Pacific, and all of which with the
exception Of a bit Of tropical jungle
and swamp in Africa, has since been
taken over by one or another Of the
allied powers.
In the year before the war the value
Of the trade Of this vast territory was
in the neigh borhood Of ninety million
dollars. about equally divided between
exports and imports. but it was prac.
tically a closed trade. The resources
were held to be exploited for the bene-
fit OF German capitalists. and the trade
was confined to German interests.
The investment OF capital other than
German and the sale Of goods other
than German was as effectually barred
by hostile feeling as it would have
been possible to do under actual pro-
hibitiye law and regulation. There was
reason for this closed market. The
colonial possessions were so highly
regarded by the German rulers not
because of their economic possibili-
ties under proper direction but be-
cause they furnished the foundation
of a world empire carefully planned
and in the process OF making. In
view of these circumstances the
ninety millions Of trade under Ger
man auspices does not reflect the
economic possibilities OF the same
territory under better colonial
policy.
The trade of what was the German
colonial empire will be thrown open
to the world regardless Of the dis
position of the territory around the
oeace table. If the lands are returned
to Germany it will surely be on condi-
ton that they will be governed for
rho pood of the territories themselves,
and that there will be maintained In
them absolute freedom Of trade.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
NEW YORK'S GREAT DAY

New York City took day OF yes
terday, closed up shop. even Wall
Street and the Stock Exchange drop
ping their activities to pay tribute
to the soldiers of the city and State
departing for their training quarters
in South Carolina. Twenty-Five thou
sand men in full war equipment
marched through the crowded avenues
Of the metropolis to the encouraging
cheers of millions. 1t was a demon
stration, however. that was not devoid
of tears. To many onlookers 1t was
a solemn occasion: mothers, sisters,
wives and sweethearts could not look
on the spectacle without the choking
emotions that come to every anec-
ticnate heart. For some in the ranks
will never again see the tear-stained
fares that looked upon them yester'
day'.
AS patriotic spectacle 1t was
significant Of the Loyalty ofNe York,
the LOYALTY OF city that is nearly
as largely foreign born as native IN
population. II must have been soul
stirring sight. such as is needed IN
every community 10 awaken the
people to a realization OF the great
responsibility that rests on this Ma
ton in this great struggle for freedom
and liberty, involving the very life or
this powerful Rer.blic itself. 1t must
needs be that we should all be awak'
ened to the realities OF war. to the
sober, solemn task that has been
ASSIGNED US: that we are in it to help
bring peace and the permanent estao-
lishn.e nt of democracy throughout the
weird. We go forth as deliverers, not
.cnGIerorS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
INFORMATION WANTED

The Official Bulletin. established
for the purpose Of imparting informa-
ton to the public, Is about as In
forming as door knob. OF late 1t
has become the organ Of Secretary
McAdoo, in which he enjoys exclusive
publicity. There. are a great many
things the country ought to know
that are withheld from 1t. Not long
ago the Hon. Elihu Root, speaking In
New York upon the work Of his mis-
sion in Russia. declared it to be Of
the utmost Importance that the
people of Russia should be kept fully
informed Of what the United States
is doing in the war and Of what 1t Is
going 10 do. His statement will be
accented as authoritative.
May we add that II Is also OF the
utmost importance that the people OF
the United States should be kept
similarly informed? This solicitude
for our. allies is all very we'll. but 1t Is
necessary at times to think OF the
home folks also. We sometimes have
thought that. through their marvellous
spy system. the people Of Germany
have been kept better informed OF
what We are doing in the war than our
own people are. And as for what we
are going to do in the war, each new
move comes as total surprise to the
country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
Situntiou Controlled.

Twelve new cases Of infantilc paraly-
ais In the state have hccn reported to
the public health department this week.
two In Rraxton county. two in Harrison.
three in Wood, three in Marion. one In
Marshall and one in Mineral Officials
of the state department. however. think
they have the situation we'll In hand in
these communities where the outbreak
is worst this summer. and now are look
ing after scattered cases In other locall-
ties.
pr. s. l.. Jcpson. state health commtS-
sioner is dissatisfied with the typhoid
fever situation ut Princeton. In Mercer
county and hns notified tho health auth
critics there tina; II marked improve
mcnl In control Of the outbreak is not
soon evidenced. the state department
will take charge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
CANAL BOARD oRGAN1zEs

PITTSBURGH. Aug. 3n.-The new
LAX" Erie and Ohio River Canal board
has organized at its offices lnn3 Hartxe
building. with h" election Of John E.
Shaw as treasurer and Burd S. Pattsr-
son rs secretary.
Tho board CONSISTS If William II
Stevenson. president: William L. Fol-
lanshrc. John r. Shaw. Tom F. Sloan.
\. r. Adams, II. c. Ogden and Frederick
y. Reggie.
The board authorized the printing md
circulation ri :hr report Of the last
canal board aud took other steps tend
ing To promote III" securing of the
great waterway at the earliest possible
date.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

For a decade the American public has
watched the growth Of the Boy scout
movement.
Parents. religious leaders. educators
statesmen. have endorsed It as means
OF preparing boys for the responsio''''
ties of citizenship How will 1t staho
the test of the present national emeF-
gency? ,,,on
From passively receiving instruction
or actively rebelling against N-a'
school desks. boys have gone out gu.
Enthusiastically to harder tasks sue6est
al nv scoutmasters as voluntary aCIiFF
ties. Was 1t merely play. or nave lnIy
received training which Will
them TO serve their homes ana Sou"
try In case Of needc
Teachers. pastors. all Sorts OIL p."
fessional and business men. nave kiEH.'
years Of valuable time as scout oillclais'
Has It been wasted. or have they pro-
duced adequate results In sooo e't'A'''
ship?
Evidently the results Of scout tram
,no have convinced educators OF It's
value, for some of the leading "n'Ie'
stiles and colleges have organic"
courses Of instruction to prepare H'e'i
for service AZ scout officials.
Churches and synaGoEues. in increas-
Ing number. use the scout program WIN
their boys. sccing that the daily COCO
turn. which shows the motive ncn'nt'
all the other activities. is the scouts
practical expression Of his religion.
municipalities chambers OF con-
ucrce, boards Of trade. police depart
ments. fire departments. forestry ae-
partments. conservationists. civic socle-
ties Of every kind. have sought and re-
cogntzed the cooperation OF the BOY
Scouts. The Scouts have always occh
available for any practical patriotic ser
vice.
But the rsal test comes now. what
will the Boy Scouts do in case OF war:
The Boy Scout motto Is Re Ere
pared" In O thousand emergencies
fire. flood. panic. pcstilencc-he Scouts
have proven that there Is punch DC
hind the proverb. They are prepared.
The Boy Scout is NOT soldier, he is
not a hluejackct. he is not Policeman,
but he is the makinEs Of anything or
his size that the nation may need in n
pinch.
4 good deal Of him Is eyes and ears.
Scouting teaches him what To look for
and how to interrupt what he sees. 1t
would take a very clever periscope'
plane or "zepp" to clude his gaze. The
coast would be frinGed with him and
he would never sleep.
Like all boys. ne runs to legs. and
his legs run to everything. Scout!
calls some tired governmental official.
There might not be n head In sight with
any hair on It. hut in an instant his Of
flee would swarm with young life.
Trained to remember ana repeat verbal
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
RUSSIAN TRAITORS TRIAL

The trial Of General Sukhomhnon,
the former Russian Minister OF War.
for treason promises TO be revealing
in laying bare the reasons for the In
effective front the Russian armies
presented out OF all proportion to
their capabilities and the possibilities
Of the situation. Over two hundred
witnesses have been summoned, and
out Of the mass OF testimony they
will give many dramatic episodes are
expected to be forthcoming. The
charges against Suklomlinoff 60 to
show the rottenness Of the Cars
government. and the shameless use OF
public office for private graft. This
shining example Of the corruption OF
the bureaucrats Of Russia under
Romanoff protection is accused OF
selling information TO German and
Austrian spies in 1911 and 1912 and
to being responsible, through his fail
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The fighting forces Of the nation Is
70 be organized on the French plan.
The reg.mental companies are to- be
Increased in strength. the divisions WIFI
be reduced In numbers. and generally
speaking our. men will be In the field
on the same terms as their allies. Now
If the directing force Of the nation
could also be organized In the same
way. great gain would be made. INC
french cabinet contains men from all
nsrties and specialized to do the best
work possible for the nation; whereas
the American cabinet-well. finish the
sentence yourself.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
SERVICE OF THE WHEELING
A MILITIA OF SERVICE
Vast Potential Power of the More Than 100000 Boy
Scouts and Veteran Scouts in America.
By COLIN H. LIVINGSTONE
President of the Boy Scouts Of America.

messages accurately. Scouts would save
pen. paper and patience.
For long distances the Scout uses his
t-usty steed, the bicycle. Scores ow
Scouts have pledged themselves 10
! maintain wheels for the public warfare.
While others were waiting for train or
trolley these bicycle Scouts would go
and get back.
! The scout staff and rope would hold
many u crowd in check. goodnatured.
relieving overworked policemen.
Scout cooking kits and tents could
provide food and shelter where. other
wise. homeless persons would suffer
from hunger and cold.
Scout wireless outfits. wig-wag flags
land whistles would operate when tele-
, phones and telegraphs were out Of COM
mission.
This Is rs near to military service as
Scouts could come-as Scouts. They
carry STATS. not guns. and their march
Ing tactics are rudimentary But no
nation uses boys for soldiers in their
early teens AS individuals. Scouts Of
lfany age are as free az other citizens
ito offer themselves for any kind Of
service. Trained in voluntary obedience
yand cooperation. they are valuable
wherever they serve.
Scouts are at home out-of-odoors.
They know how to chop and white.
| and when not TO. They can build fires
| for cooking and heating. and they know.
enough To extinguish them before they
| do damage.
They know what savings bank book
It. \ Scout may forfeit his badge un-
less he has one Of his own. with at least
a dollar entered therein which he
earned himself.
Finding directions. with or without n
compass. Is commonplace matter with
Scouts. Swimming Is required for the
first class badge
First aid 10 the injured is thoroughly
learned. from accident to hospital. Map
making and map reading arc fundamcn-
! tai in Scout training. Every Scout
knows the useful trees, vegetables and
animals.
But all this knowledge. useful as 1t
is. does not make the Scout. 1t Is his
motive and his mission. In word. the
Scout Is inoculated with the virus OF
good citizenship and becomes at once a
unit in q great militia Of service
There are 100000 Boy Scouts in the
United States There are 100000 young
men in America who had Boy Scout
training in their boyhood. The doing
Of 4 good turn daily" Is a habit with
all Of them.
When the men Of a community arc
engaged in stcrner duties the Scouts
can patrol the reservoirs, the telegraph
lines. the roads. They would help In
industries. They would do anything and
everything that boys could do. and do
It all with a spirit so cheerful that II
would tighten, to some extent, the
gloom OF war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
DRAFTED.

They've chosen you, son for the work
You are picked for the foremost
line.
To follow your country's flag
afar.
To hattie for every stripe and
star.
To conquer for yours and mine;
Sons OF q land Of blood true blue,
Out OF the many. the one Is YOU
They've shosen you, son.
They've chosen you, son, that your name
may stand
In the epoch that you Will write:
That never again tho world may
know
The heartless hand and the cruel
OF a ruthless monarch's might;
That never again. a helpless land
A tyrant pitiless need withstand.
They've chosen you, son.
They've chosen you. son, from the
flower of youth
To herald lasting peace:
To prove to the world that the
aid We give
Is proffercd that Justice and
Right may live.
And despotic power must cease:
That up from the bood-stained ground
the truth
Must spring. eternally horn. forsooth.
They've chosen you. son.
They've chosen you. son. you're the one
they ask
To battle a foreign foe:
To n distant stand mid the hell
nf war.
You are the one who must benr
afar
Our banner. that all may know
That we give our best to the righteous
task
The schemes Of selfishncss TO unmask-
They've chosen you. son.
cleveland Leader
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
LIQUOR Violations.

Pursued all the way from Ripley
Jackson county. by Deputy r. X. Petty.
Of tho stnte prohibition department and
tho sheriff OF Jackson county. Clarence
J. Summers Of Charleston. driving nm
automobile loaded with whIskey. Was mr.
rested and the liquor and car were
seized enrly this morning by members
Of the Charleston polio" force Just out
side the city limits. Summers was ac
compan!ed part OF the way by four COM
panions who were armed with n rifle
and several reyolvcrs, and literal fusi-
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llnde OF firing was kept up during the
chase. whenever the pursuing car came
in view.
When the automobile was unioaded.
the inventory showed 3l5 pints OF whts-
key Summers, who had previously
been convicted on charge OF Bookkeeping.
was required to furnish $1,000 bond for
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
servioe Commission.

As result Of complaints by citizens
of Mutlens. Wyoming county. recently
filed with the Public Service Commits
sion, against the Nirginian Railway
Company. the commission to-day was
advised by the company Of its intention
to make extensive improvements on tho
messenger md freight dcpots at Null
lens.
A dispute between the Tr!-State Gro
cory Company at kcnova and tho Nor
folk & Western Railway Company. In
volving switching facilities. also has
been adjusted. the commission to-day
diminishing a formal complaint In the
case.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
CAPITAL NEWS

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Aug. ~
Chartrrs were issued by the secretary
of state today to the following corpo-
rations:
Edwards Coal Company. Of NoIga' 20
nperate mines in Barbour cuntEo; capl-
tai stork $4,000; incoporat"rs A. I.
Barnhatr Adah. Pa: David Long ana
Minnie {. Long. OF Cnnnellsrille. IA
The Robert Lee Coal Company. OF
Fairmont. W. Va. to operate mines IN.
Upshur county; capital stock s2o.ooo: IN
generators r. L. Mccoy. II. j.. Mccoy.
r. 7, Mussraye. J. w. Mcrryman and
J. E. Thomas. all Of Fairmont.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
CAR CATCHES FIRE

Tolley Car No. ~. on the Rayland
line. narrowly escaped a serious Arc
last evening nj about s:l5 when the
cables beneath the car became shor,.
circuited. A haSty call for assistance
was made and the fire. WIS cxtIncuish
cd before 1t caught the floor boards If
the car
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
NOTICE..

Persons desiring to call The
intelligence editorial rooms are
Informed that members of tho
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7 o'clock In the evening until 3
o'clock in the morning, and that
Inability to secure connection with
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Service. Always demand getting
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do not be put of with the opera
tors statement that the telephone
is not being answered.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

II YOU ind q man who confuses the
safe for democracy" expression with
the party now drawing Woodrow VIII
sons chariot. give him n counter-tr-
ritant from the Constitutions: The
United States shall guarantee to every
State in this Union a republican form
of government"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Senator Stone was moved to remark
that the Presidents answer 10 the
Pope's peace proposals covered every
thing" But Gum Shoe Bill" still re-
fuses to come in out Of the rain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Camouflage. new French war term
literally interpreted means 'faking1'
which suggests that We have camou-
flage Secretary OF the Treasury.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

According to the President any treaty
signed with Germany must be heavily
endorsed by the German people.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Tammany Is in a death struggle for
sure this year.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Come on with that second Liberty
Loan We are ready for it.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

X-ray pictures for dentists use may
be quickly made and developed ny
means Of a cabinet. which performs al
the operations almos4 automatically. ;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Now that vacation days are over me
economic days come TO pay for dead
horses.
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New York city showed the color OF
her patriotism in fine style yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Showing the soldiers boys that you
are behind them is great encourage
nent to them.
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Speed the parting Summer and wei
come the solaces Of reflective Fall
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his appearance, and $500 bond not to
Violate the law again. before being re-
leased.
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It didn': require an efficiency expert
10 discover the opulent possibilities Of
West Virginia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

The $50 per cent" boys in the Senate
are Of that class always willing Tor the
other fellow to be soaked.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31
"Ground Gripper" Is
the Correct Shoe.

This is a reproduction from Z
patient suffering with nat foot
and buniona. 4 doctor Advised
her TO wear Ground Gripptrs."
The doctor kept a careful diagram .
OF her foot from April 10Th to July
10. and this drawing WAS repro.
duccd from his records.
RSud for our Ground 0T1ppsr
noofI0f -YrSo-Yoe ZoA A1d
women
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Better the rain this week and III
sunhine next
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-31

Julius Caesar had nothing on General
Cadorna-
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Out. Toeing Position
Wrong.

Ono Of the most frequent and
wrong posiuons 10 an outward
rotation Of the feet. It 10 not
only unGraceful. but . dirNct
cause Of weakness and nat foot.
This deformity Is caused BY
ward. allowing the weight Of tho
body to fall upon the Inner side
Of foot, Instead OF passing
through the second toe The
foot becomes broken in the cen
ter. turning inward and down.
ward, and in some cases the sole
Of the foot rests upon the ground.
The patient nnds that The lifs.
ing power - out Of working order:
turn the forepart inward The
spring and elasticity 10 gone ana
the arch has disappearsd.
Weak foot does not usually as
sert Itself and cause trouble until
adult life, when continual strain
Of overwork oysrburdsnS It
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Right Shoes the Cure.

In tho treatment and cur Of
weak feet. weak ankles. nat foot.
broken arches, bunions. tender
heel, sore Joints. callouS and other
troubles. the patient must wear
tho correct shoe. Most OF the de-
formities arc found smong civil
lied races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-25

toes that were held over from the last
potato day" shave a loaf of bread
that was purchased two weeks ago,
and feed" the man who has been
bringing in the daily bread for the
last five years.
The second stream of blessings of
war economy is ushere,l in shortly
after breakfast, when the husband is
on the street car-saving sole leather.
Then the housewife runs to the tele-
phone-to save steps-ahd calls up
the next door neighbor. VINO likewise
saves steps and jumps from her chair
to the telephone stand. Here they
chat. There is nothing else to do but
to knit for "Sammies" ana for blue
Jackets" and talk of the funny men,
There is nothing more to do because
this is a meatless day. d potatoless
day and all that there is to prepare
for supper is soup. And the soup, ac-
cording to the husband is not burned"
because the wife saves gas Then
at night it is the same story over
again-no lights, much talk, movie
and home in the dark.
AS for the man. well, he must
shave himself. shine his own shoes,
steal his matches. give up cigars. for
get his former freedom and fall for
the alag of freedom"