davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
SIDE TALKS
BY Ruth Cameron
Self Denial for Oneself

Thor" are many kinds of ScIf-dcnial
'h"It' the sclf-i"nlal of tmnES--p"r-
MAPS tn" 'aSi"S:. ono" you get used TO
II. ana yet. since II wars with the tir"n
Ways ,h" hardest.
And th:n there's giving NJ %nir own
WAY. III" s"lI-,lnnlal that Yields up its
own "lll |" tn" viii of others
Furthermore. there is tn" srlr-d,nial
~ giving M your own way for your own
sake. And that's the kind ! want t. call
10 your attention Today.
Permit IN" 10 illustrate from my own
experience.
y day ar two ago | wont to-. town In
shop.
All Humanity Is Divided Into Three
Parts.
started late. and as usual did my
embarrassing pyramids nrSt. l. think all
humanity is Divided into Irr"plr who .nt
Their Trusting first. iluS" vino ga; both
oak" and ir"%timg together and IhnS"
VIII" save their fr"stiuC FIR The last
belong |" IN" third category.
The unint"r"stinE rrrHmi> Ihis day
included such tedious bits ~ s""lu- the
credit department ah"ui Il misiak" in
my hill. buying dish towels and Il now
saucepan. maxim. inquiries rs /" why
sumo dishes | had l"u"ht had not come
tin til" c"urS" If tn" StlgAtinn |
was handed from clerk Ia clerk 10 man
aver and had 10 repeat my story f"rr
iInl"s-~don'L !"u love those litlIr *
pcrImrntS.
Each Erraud Took Little Longer Than
It Should.
Each GRAND tu''ll .nr little longer
than | hnd expected. aud tho result was
that when ! cam" Ia my fruStin; an
inspection al Srriic haiS---t was only
II few minutes h'turr rush time. If
stayed should go iuin Tho rrlSh. prob
Hh'y hay" Ia >i;,trl. ai:'l reach h"inc Ia"
tired I" "nin" IA" concert that evening.
didn't r"all!. nr"d IN" hat ut once.
hut had looked forward a. buying It
and it seemed ~. If r"..,.:d not Civ"
that MP. Vet knew thai if didn't |
should spoil tn" evening AMI get ny the
nest morning too tired !" It" good work.
Andn was So Grateful to Myself
Afterwards.
Tho part Of IN" thai always has ar
ready l." luStify whatever
wInt n'ln. presented all sorts nf plauS-
abr arguments. Int eventually | did
give II ul.
Tla; sounds awfnlly en"hy -e""hy
soft rl'm not '"rtru that En"dD. only
To lcIl you li"" w"rihlr%s- fund it,
lhtuk "" all Frequently face lii
I j" decisions like This. When yum civ"
M something for Hnnrh"r's sake y"u
get tn" r"warr! Of cr,iitu'l". Now. may
II" ynrI'lr nrl"r.ihmuGhI "i il that way
hut when r"U give up things for your
nwu ::Ik". You wiz often got TuSt as
much gralIruL" from yourself.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Rod, White and Blue Club.

. TIL. Ted. White and Blue Club was
t,lclighrfuiiy entertained ~ tho MARSH
.horI.. in south Wheeling. saturday eve
ming. The serving Of pleasing refresh
merits followed Il few hours devoted 10
music and games. Those who enjoyed
the occasion were:
- Misses:
Grace kronryrth. Esther Hines.
Margaret rouswcth,W Wilma kurner.
Loretta Blum Hida Marsh.
Emma kindclbcrScr. Madeline Dcf;hauGh.
Margaret flaZlett.
MeSSrS:
Elmer Marsh. clarence Long.
Freddie ltohinSk!. Richard Mcdonnell
Vim Seabright Kenneth keSSlcr.
Harry Rrrry. Thomas Jerv!us.
y lawrence e Baron. Herbert Marsh.
Leo Long clarence Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Marsh. John Berry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23

Tho season Of tho WnnanS club "i
Martins Ferry. will close with it's meet
inr on Thursday Afternoon. The program
Latin America pursued SO successfully
this season. 1t follows:
Recommendations and Mishana.
The Amazing Argentine.
Mrs. l.. ]. {. prehhch
The George Washington W South an
nricu Mrs IIunsc t:r&wcil
Dehatc-pnes tho Wisdom Of Man or
Inc Tact If Woman Control Drstin-
los" Mrs. Hill Mrs. r.. l.. Kerr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
DEATH ON THE RAIL

sIr.:ial Dispaicn 20 tho InielliEence.. 49,
iI.AE,IiSBtRG. ". Va. April e..
Edward. sixteen year old son Of Mr.. and:
Mrs: John Long Of Salem. was ground;
to death by 4 Baltimore & Ohio yard en-
ginc. late last night. at Salem. ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Mount de Chantal Club.

Til Mount Il" Cnamtal study club Will
meet this afternoon. when proSran1
Of interest: :.
Roll call--Amcrican Trees. a..
Forestry in hmcrica-Mrs. G. L.
FoutS. 81. r
Rivers and Harhors - Miss horIs
Whitham.
Current events.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23

George Tfass Of MuskeSou. Mich and
is Supsrint.udent of tn" In Bell" h"S
factory ut Martins Ferry.
Cartl, vort"d as follows have t"cn
received:
I;scrE" IT,. lass
and
Mary r.. carter
Married
Saturday. .Npril twertT-hrSt
nlnrt.en hundred anu seventeen
Wheeling. West Virginia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Dancing Party.

!: ono OF this weeks most intcTsS,ul|
na-tics will hc Siv"n by Miss Marie
R"If. daushtor Of Mrs. l. y: Rolf. In
citations were issued for The event u
fEw days ago. which will TAX" place At
The StratCord hotel OF Friday evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Island Literary Club.

Tomorrow evening al th". hon" 81
Mics Ar;,hcl!a Veterinarian. III" island
7 i,crory Climb will hold their regular
rrrnting, ;h, program numbers Follow
English Authors IN War Tin"........
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
MANY PLEASURES
OF LATE APRIL
LUNCHEON TODAY AT FORT
HENRY CLUB FOR MISS
EliZA6ETH STAMM
Many Large Dances For TIE Latter
Part OF Week Will Fill Out The
Social Program Of the Days
EnticinQlY

Miss Virginia Hoffman Of Moods
dale. will give luncheon this attei-
noon at the Fort Henry CLUB for Mts-
Elizabeth Staum. whose wedding *
10 take place on "Wednesday 10 Mr.. Il.
Richard Markell.
Miss Hoffman, will have 'wei|e
guests for today's party. and appoin;-
ments will De entirely OF yellow, VII Il
spring flowers in this hue to trim the
table. -:
Ftrst AID Meeting.
Division No !, Ladies' Aid society "l
Thomson VI. E. church. Mrs. StarscS.
leader. Will meet Friday afternoon az :
o'clock lin tho parlors Of thH churt,I
Mrs. Harry Hunter and Miss HcThr WIZ
assist Mrs ". II. Donaldson as hostGs".
Carroll Club Dance.
on Wednesday, evening at me AR
. will entertain th"ir fri"nus and ln"n,-
berS with a dancing party THIS d!THr-
sion will be supplemented with bowling
and cards for those VIII" prefer 'h"Se
a;nusemcutS and lni- in. tn. venting IL
delicious sup2"- will leo S"ry"d. -\p-
propriate appointments will distinguish
:hiS portion O. tho evenings pleasure rs
distinctly part OF tn" spring Gun. ",'n
:r'i "details ar" being ~i:p"rint"nued ny
Miss Aetna Baker AMI E.iris Mehcn
Fer visitor.
Mrs t. y. Taylor will eutertain tais
evening with a musicale ut her homo
~ Fourteenth street. CasStuS I. Chapel
q: Cleveland. who is visiting friends IN
Wheelins will be the guest Of honor.
Columbia Club Dance.
on Thursday evening OF thtS week
a; the Columbia club the members or
that organization will entertain With u
dance from S until ll:45 o'clock. The
nr,>hc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23

On ThuSSday Afternoon Of his week
thu Music department Of the Womans
clubs Of which Mrs. W. +. Woolcnwcbrr
is chairman. will give its April recital.
hrSInlnr at $50 o'clock at tho Y. ". e..
~. Tho program comprises many brau-
iliul numbers. aud has been arranged
hN Mrs. Wuul"nwchnr. Mrs. Ben Morris
and Miss Mary Nardy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
four WEEKS =
IN HOSPITAL
No Relief-Mrs. Brown Fin
ally. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound.

Cleveland. Ohio. For years I suf-
Tered so sometimes it seemed as though
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Distrtct Convention


The fourth annual convention OF the
hrS' congressional district of the West
Virginia Federation nf Woman's Clubs.
VIII u" held in WcllSburg. on Tuesday
md Wednesday, of this week. MANY club
women Of Wheeling and vicinity will at
tend and addresses ar" IL be delivered
ny Mrs. Guy K. &. .Nllnn and Mrs Julian
q. H"arne "t III" Wheeling Wuma.I $
club.
Tn" convention viii 10 held at the
Presbyterian church and the prorram
lnrlu'i"S -"iE" -. III" most prominent
women Eu"rE"TS uf n" STATE" Mrs. JOS.
-. cochran II I'urkrrShurC president Of
~" stat" i'Hi"ration. viii he present and
Hrlrar on The prngraln
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Rliscillu rmprovement cipb

MrS. =, t. NeWlon viii tntrrtuin Tic
Fri:"tllh Improvement club this wcck
at their meeting on Thursday afternoon.
rho discussion Of Current Events will he
thc main subject matter OF Importance.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
KeQor.

On Wednesday, evening. April -. az
the home Of tn" brld'' ON B"SSs avenue:
Miss Lulu Keller became the bride "t
MIR. Gail HuSs.. The marriaGc ceremony
was read BY Rev. q. p. Sampson,
Tn. hrId" was nttired IN gown OK
white crepe dc chine and wore wreath
OF rosehudS which held her vii. IN"
bridal bouquet was OF American Rctu-
ti>s Her bridesmaid. Miss Mary G .,o'I',,
stettrr wore Il pretty creation OF SrrSh
taffcta aud carried roses. Tho groom
had as his hes, man hts 1r"5h nSh MR.; Mr.:
PLAYED by Mrs. Walter HuSs. Follow
ing th" cers mony 2 wedding suprer Was
leaving later fnr Il honeymoon TRIP
about the lakes. aud will upon their r..
turn reside -sat , Twcnty-nlnth street.
Guests at the wedding were:
MrsSrS. and MrSdam"S;
Ashurv Keller Walter HuSS
Chester Keller John McFaddcn
McsSrS.:
rlr,.r Iruss Harvey Keller
i:ien iIuss Mrs Sarah HusS
I've c. .. Sampson
Misses:
Mary t;ockstettcr Mabel Keller
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Patriotic Smoker.

This. evening ~ their cihn rooms ~,
tho south Sid tho Kahn club will hnli
A patriotic smoker. Mr.. James T. All,
meyer yill prrsid"t as t"astniaSt"r anu
Ilr; charles Winc"rtrr will deliver an
SIr,I nun,b.,r,; have been arranged Tor
also and Rev. William t. Hall VIII
sneak on "Our Flag" II. H. Fay IL
chairman of tho committee on arrange
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23

Ftrst AID Meeting
Division No. l. Ladies' Aid society I'll.
Thomson NJ (. church. Mrs. StarsHS;
leader. Will meet Friday atternoon AT
o'clock lin the parlors OF ths church.
Mrs Harry Hunter and Miss Ronar VIII
assist Mrs. ". II. Donaldson as hostess.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23
Carroll c.lub Dance.

Mrs t. y. Taylor will eutertaip thts
evening with a musicale mt her homo
IN Fourteenth street. Cassius I. Chapel
a: Cleveland. who is visiting friends IN
Wheeling. will be the guest Of honor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23

on ThurSday evening OF thlS WHeN
at the Columbia club the members OF
that organization will entertain with u
dance from until ll:45 o'clock. The
Columbian orchestra will furnish the
music Miss Mary Hanke Is chairman
If III" rnrumittce which Is made up OF
tho following
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23

Edgar Mctirrgor, OF the Island, IS
WISHING friends in Charleston.
Prosecuting Attorney -. \. McNfe
and Judge Frank ". NeSb'll leave
lht; evening Tor Charleston To present
a case to The supreme court Tuesday.
W. J. Grimes, stated clerk Of the
Whrrlin. rrrSbylrry, United Prcsby-
rcrian church. is in thc"ciiy from New
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-23

MI rkct Auditorium, Wednesday evening,
May end, Mt 6:l5 Ehnrp-Monster
Concert, auspices
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
GET LEATHER FROM SHARKS
Series Of Tests by Government Shows
That Product 10 Durable and
Satisfactory.

New London. Gonna contract for
1000 shark hooks. 800 to be completed
In ten days and 700 In twenty days af-
ter the hrst consignment, has been
awarded by the government to j. w.
Fordham, blacksmith. Of this VI
cinity.
There are to be three varieties of
hook. eleven, ten and nine inches In
length. A chain and swivel are to be
attached to each hook.
1t Is reported from a Washington
correspondent that the government Is
about to prospect in a new leather
field. that of shark skins. In n Sc
ries Of tests durable and satisfac-
tory leather has been evolved from
the skins Of these fish. 1t is believed
there is no reason why an industry
may not be profitably started.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
Almost Cut on.

France is now almost as completely
cut off from the privilege of commerce
with her neighbors by land as Is Great
Britain. To put It in the reverse. she
is almost as dependable on shipping
as England. Before the war. accord
ing to the French ministry of marine.
France imported by land 100000
tons annually, while last year her
imports by land amounted to only L.
100000. Inasmuch as the total of
Imports in 1916 was 1900, 900 tons, the
proportion received by land is very
small indeed. Inasmuch us France is
at present much less capable of liv-
ing within itself than is England. by
reason Of the necessity particularly to
import metals and coal. 1t may fairly
be said that France is even more de-
pendent upon maintaining her touch
with the sea than is England.
The French government is co-Operat-
ing with England in every possible
way to increase the production of new
tonnage; but Frances contribution
must necessarily be small compared
to those of England and the United
States.
The French minister of marine said
that Great Britain would shortly have
to recall a part of the 700 vessels
which she had lent to France. British
needs are increasing rapidly, and no
vessel will be recalled from the serv-
ice of an ally unless 1t is agreed be-
tween the two countries that it is
more necessary to England than to the
ally.
The British nation before the war
was importing 5S,OOO,OOO tons of goods
a year. which fell to 43,OOO 900 tons in
1916 and will be considerably further
reduced this year. Before tho war
foodstuffs represented less than 25 per
cent of the imports; in 1915 two-thirds
of all imports consisted of foodstuffs,
munitions Of war and the manufacture
Of war supplies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
SENATOR BANKHEAD
CARRIES big STICK"

Washington. - Senator Bank
head of Alabama startled his
colleagues by stalking into the
chamber just before the recent
adjournment with the aid Of n
hickory stick six feet long. The
senator Is no lightweight and he
towers over the average man,
but prop so entirely out Of all
accepted proportions caused
comment.
Senator Knox's curiosity was
such that he demanded an ex-
PLANTATION.
Its the stOutest bit of wood
ever cut in Virginia." said the
owner.
quite a good deal Of It," OBJ
served the Pennsylvania senator.
do you know that II that stick
were cut in two, and one Of the
parts had a nice silver head on
1t, 1t would make a most apprO-
pirate gift for a friendf"
mot on your life," responded
the gentleman from Alabama,
quick to reject the hint. "This
was sent to me by friend. I am
going to take 1t down home II
you fellows ever get through
wind -jammiug here and adjourn.
1t will be just the thing for me
to use when 1 go prOwling
around my farm"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
Pet Dog Shipped Back.

OscOda, Mich.-Bill Biggerstafr's pet
fox dog is back. The last Bill saw Of
the dog was In December when he
started fox. He never was known
to return without the fox before, some
times being out as long as a week.
But this time he came back In u bag
gage car with a note from man near
Grand Marais, 25O miles away, who
found the dog there starving two
weeks ago. Bill will send the dog
out this winter after the same fox.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
ATROCITIES As THEY EXIST
Orphaned Children, Homeless Fam
lilies, Devastated Towns, Marked
Germany's Path In Belgium.

The Germans entered Belgium .ir
August and September, 1914; we be
gan to come in November. Hence we
saw none of the atrocities Of the inva
sion-we saw only results of them
writes Vernon Kellogg in the Atlantic
Among these results, as soon by us
were, hasten to say, no women with.
out breasts or children without hands
But there were women without hus
bands and sons and daughters and
children without mothers and fathers.
There were families without homes,
farms without cattle or horses or
houses; towns without town halls and
churches and most Of the other build
ings, and even some without any build
ings at all, and a few without many
citizens. But there were cemeteries
with scores and hundreds Of new
graves-nOt of soldiers; and little tod
ding children who came up eagerly
to you. saying, Mon pere est mort {:
ma mere est mort" They were dis
tinguished from some Of their play
mates by this, you see!
And we had to hear-and endure
the stories. the myriad stories, of tho
relicts of Dinant, Wise, Tamines, An
dennes and all the rest. OF course,
there were stories exaggerated uninten-
tionally, simply by the inevitable In
accuracies that come from excitement
and mental stress. But there were
stories that were true. all true.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
WOUNDED ARE GIVEN BEST OF CARE

have been cured they are given wheel
chairs which they propel with their
hands and sent down to the prone
made foi the sen mir saw many
funny things on that promenade. The
favorite sport was for about fifty of
these men, some without legs, some
without arms, to join their chairs to-
gether and. after getting up speed,
play at crack the whip Then there
would be jousting matches. the men
charging at each other with their
chairs. The winner was the one who
succeeded in throwing the other man
out Of his chair. Frequently the re-
suits doctors had secured after months
of painful work were undone in this
way.
ut used to be funny and sometimes
pathetic to see the men trying out
their artificial limbs. There were two
long iron rails supported By posts be-
tween which the men with artificial
legs would practice. They would grip
the rails with their hands and walk
from one end of the path to the other.
The stunt was to turn around with
hands off the rails. Many a time
have seen a man go sprawling when
one of his legs went out from under
him.
Rather orewsome Joke.
"There was one chap at Ramsgate
who used to have great deal of fun
out of an artificial hand. 1t got to n
point where his companion invalids
would make him pledge that he
wouldn't pull his hand joke when
they introduced him to their women
friends.
"'You're right he'd said that joke
Is pretty crude. l won't pull 1t again.
But when the time for the introduc
ton came the impulse was irresistible.
The chap would put out his false hand
for the girl to shake and then would
pull his arm away, leaving the hand
in her grip. More than once I've seen
that hand drop on the hard floor Of
the promenade while the girl shrieked
In horror"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
Officer, Many Times Injured, Loud
in Praise of Hospital
Service.
TELLS OF HIS EXPERIENCES
Many American Girls Among Nurses
on the Western Front-Man With
Artificial Hand Pulls Crew.
some Joke on Visitors.

Washington.-"The hospital service
on the western front is excellent" said
Lieutenant -. Of the Royal Fly
ing corps. II ought to know. I've
had enough experience with 1t. Every
thing is done to make the less seri-
ously wounded man comfortable. and
no effort is spared to save the more
critically wounded mans life.
II used to get into the hospital at
Boulogne SO often that the nurses got
to know me very well. They are
splendid women, these nurses, and
there are more American girls among
them than you might suppose. They
got to saying he's back again. after
l had been there four or five times. i
seldom heard them because usually
was unconscious. But they always
gave me my favorite bed and the at
tendants 1 liked best.
zone Thursday morning, after had
been unconscious for more than a
week. I woke up in England, instead
of at Boulogne. 1 knew then that l
must have been seriously injured. The
men most seriously injured-those not
expected to live-usually are sent to
Ramsgate. From London l went to
Ramsgate. They have wonderful
hospital there.
Take the Sea Air.
Down along the waterfront there
Is a great promenade. 1t is perhaps
rs feet wide. When hopeless cnses
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
BRITISH VESSELS WORK FOR ALLIES

PLANTATION Of the fact is current in both
France and England. 1t is that this
corporation represents large invest
influential religious orders of the Ro-
man Catholic. and that the Germans
have made 1t a policy not unnecessarily
to give offense In this quarter. Second
ly. 1t is matter Of frequent note that
certain French ships are always per-
mitted to. escape. while other vessels
in the same waters are invariably at
tacked.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
Merchant Marine Is First Line of
Naval Defense in This
War.
ARE FEEDING MANY LANDS
English FreIohters Fight U-Boats
While Neutral Craft Ply to Safe
Zones-HaIf Tonnage Working
for France Sent by England.

LOndon.-An analysis of the pres
mt status Of Great Britain's merchant
fleet as affected by the war will indi-
cate more clearly than any statement
heretofore Issued the extent to which
the merchant marine has been alb
sOrbed into national service under the
Immediate control Of the government.
There is no more emphatic proof
OF the measure In which England has
placed her resources at the disposal of
the war cause than this analysis of the
merchant fleets disposition. British
ships are working for France, for Italy,
for the unfortunate neutral states that
would be threatened with starvation
If the allies did not help to keep them
alive. Troops, munitions, equipment,
food supplies have been brought from
all quarters of the world in British
ships, not exclusively for British con-
sumption, but for all of Britain's al
lies and for neutrals. Without the
British merchant marine the worlds
International commerce would be al
most at standstill.
A famous authority on shipping and
naval affairs recently pointed out that
the merchant marine has become the
first line of naval defense in this war ;
and 1t is literally true. A majority Of
merchant ships are now armed. and
therefore take the same chances as
warships. They are attacked by the
enemy on sight and they fight the en-
emy on sight
Keep Out Of Danoer.
Neutral vessels have sought the less
dangerous zones of operation and ply
their trade in waters far from the Ger
man submarine bases, where they may
reasonably be certain to remain un-
molested. To the British merchant fleet
Is left the uncomfortable duty of serv-
Ing in those waters where submarines
are thickest, where mines are strewn,
where the Germans show the least con-
cern for humanity, where every hour
and every mile represents the serious
chance of death and destruction.
The French ministry of mercantile
marine has issued statement which
sets forth the condition of the French
meiShuht heet. ~ 10 Stutcu thos INC
French merchant marine amounts to
s. 1877 600 tons, of which 100000 tons
has been loaned to France by Great
Britain. Thus 1t appears that half the
tonnage working for France is furnish
ed by Great Britain. This Is particu-
larly interesting In view Of the we'll
known fact that French shipping has
been dealt with rather tenderly by the
German submarines.
The greatest Of French shipping cor
porations has been particularly fortu-
nate in this regard. and u curious ex-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
Club for Army Officers.

London.-Ofiicers of the American
forces on leave in London or passing
through will soon have regular Amer
lean club where they can while away
their spare time. Lord Leconfield has
given up his palatial home In Chester
field gardens and a committee of the
Pilgrims are busy transforming 1t into
one of the coolest clubs in the city. 1t
Will be at the disposal of the American
officers within a few weeks.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-01
Gains 200 Pounds a. Soldier.

Syracuse, N. Y.-There is nothing
the matter with United States army
chuck"
Sergeant Jmhoff, quartermaster's
corps, stationed at the Syracuse expan-
sion camp. retired after living on
Uncle Sans "rhuck" for twenty-seven
years.
Imhoff weighed 125 when he enlisted
and 325 when he retired, and, as he is
said to be the largest soldier In the
world, credit cannot be withheld.