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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22

The United States seems TO be imped'
ed at sea by the wrekage OF system
known before the war as international
law. However. there Is fine Tree way
around the obstruction.
One Of our problems In the war ariccs
from the fact that VIC must send food
and munitions TO our troops and to our
allies while submarines are on thu
trade routes.
At the same time neutrals are clam
oring for provisions. und because oil
that clamor We have all opportunity 10
get around the great bar to destruc-
ton OF tho C-Boats which neutral
waters have tntcrposed against the al
He'd fleets.
According 10 our best naval experts
there are two effective ways In which
may be met the menace Of under sea
boats.
One Is to destroy their bases through
aerial attack. This plan may become
effective when the allied fleets Of the
air have driven TO earth all opposition
Hasten the day. for then shall the Allies
dominate not the air only. but the earth
and under the earth. the sea and al
that therein Is.
The other and far quicker method OF
procedure is 10 close the North Sea. as
to which latter method VIC are now po'
litely asking neutral nations to grant
consent that we approach nearer their
shores than the three mile limit within
which we cannot 80 under the tenets OF
international good manners.
The naval authorities plainly tell US
that when We are allowed to patrol the
territorial waters within the thre" mile
limit Of the coasts Of Holland. brnmark
and Norway. and only then. can w" ef'
fectlyclr close tn" North S"a tn crcr$
under sen craft. and TINT an Immediate
and material reduction of submarine ac
tivity In the Atlantic would unuucStion'
ably follow the closing OF the North
Sea. The United States then would be
enabled to transport its troops and
supplies TO France IN comparative So
curity. \ much larger proportion nl
food carEocs would reach England safe
". The supplying Of tn" army Of or
allies at Snlouica would hr Simrlih"d
Best OF nil. tn" Increased flow of sup
plies from America would help 1h1
British and French ARMIES thrust back
Hindenhurs and shatter tho morale VI
the enemy.
II is through the necessities of the
ncturals that their reason may nc reach'
cd and the impcdimcnt imposed. by the
remnants Of international comfy may
be removed.
At present tho President is "ntorcinc
.mbareoes under full constitutional au-
thority and congressional action ana
the neutral nations arc loud in their
protest that starvation - threatening
their populations. No doubt strong pres
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
Ripping Rhymes
Hy WALT MASON.
VANISHED BOOKS.

I lend my friend sl'ver DUCK oo''e
that's fair to sec. and when mes ma
change Of luck. he brings II back 10 me-
lcnd my friend my hunting pup. on
rabbit trails 70 roam. and when he hnus
his time Is up. he brings my ho~-"o"
home. lend Il man my cight-day CLOCK:
IN cheer his lonely shack; through h'l'
and deluEe hs will walk. TO bring my
tlmcp!cce hack Eut when !eno my
neighbor books. say TO them, Good by
These volumes novermore. gad1ooks. Will
greet my loving eye! The cherished
works Of Bertha Clay. NICK carter
precious tome. no more Will GLADDEN.
night and day in this my humble nome.
hold II strange that men so square
they would not swipe dime VIII pincn
my volumes. rich and rare. my DOCKS OF
prose and rhyme. I know a man who'd
walk from dawn to darkness to return
4 nickel he'd In error drawn. cent ne
didn't earn. Ito always walks IN virtue
track: he is the soul Of truth. and yet ne
does not bring me back my volumes py
Old Slcuth.
downright 1917 by George Matthew
Adams.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
Yo,,r Little Wife.

Who plans to make your future
bright?
Your little wife.
Who cooks 10 tempt your appetite!
Your little wife.
yybo tells her women friends that
you
Are one grand husband through and
through?
who's the best girl you ever knew?
Your little wife.
Who pats your checks when you get
home?
Your little wife.
Who smooths the thin hair on your
dome?
Your little wife.
Who looks at you. her brown eyes
clear.
And, smuggling to you, extra near.
Says This Is pay day, amt it dear?"
Your little wife.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
4 DAY'a WORK BACK Of THE
BRITISH LINES IN FRANCE

heavy owing TO the swcltcring heat out
,bnt soon wears off and the men plug
along steadily at their job. a natural
spirit Of competition urging the major
itr To make as goo da show as their
uciGhhors. The turf IS carefully re-
moved first and stacked ready for fur
lbcr use to serve az cover for the fresh
earth of parapct and panados. WORK
proceeds rs steadily as the heat per
mitS: in boiling hot weather there must
be occasional breaks. and in a short
time something that looks like trench
begins to appear.
At midday there is n diversion. An
aeroplane is seen overhead. The Off
GERS glasses reveal the enemy markings
on the wings. and in n very few seconds
British machine comes dashing out Of
the clouds to oppose 1t. Those interest
ing evolutions known rs "mancurering
for position" begin. with occasional
suffering Of machine guns as one or
the other gets into advantageous posi-
ton. Gradually the British aviator
drives the German lower until he Is
within range Of the anti-aircraft artil-
lcry. The German perceives his danger
and decides TO slope homewnrds. His
stay has not been long but 1t was CYL
IDENTIFY long enough for him to spot the
location OF the working party. for soon
after he returns shells begin TO come
over from the German battcricH In un-
pleasant proximity to the work.
The officer In charge quickly comes
TO decision and gives An order. Every
one ceases work and gets into the partly
dug trench. whore they stay. getting
what cover they can. until the burst OF
fire ceases as suddenly rs it began
Casualties number four. one man killed
three slightly wounded. so slightly that
after the use Of field dressing they
are content to sit and smoke and wait
for the rest of the party before going
back.
Work goes on with an hours rest and
several short breaks until 3 o'clock
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
LINER rowEp INTO PORT

TOLEDO. O.. Aug. 2l.-Thc crippled
n md &, liner state Of New York
was tnwrd into port nj 5:4n this morn
ing after having been adrltt In Lake
Eric most Of the night. The engine
was disabled carly in the evening When
tho steamer WAS returning. with 30
pnsscngrrs from Fut-in-baE. L'ehS'
clouds nf steam frightened the pnssen-
r,rs mud later tho drifting boat was
struck bv n suuall She was taken III
tow at . o'clock this morning by tug
srnt out to her rescue.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22

# not with the expectation Of realiz-
ing profits, but OF giving the largest
satisfaction TO the patrons, and The
Intellircncpr is sure that their ef'
forts will meet with the substantial
acknowledgements Of the people OF
This CITY and the territory tributary
to II.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
MEDALS

NEW YORK. Aug. 21-The metal
exchange quotes lead quiet: spot W. %
II: smrltcr easy: spot East 81. LOUIS oe-
livery S.25M S.45.
A. London-Lead spot o3o.. l0c; ru-
lures a2a. 1oc: smclter spot 25&; fus
lures $50
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
Test Pershing's Troops ~
Accuracy as Messengers
By HEYwooD B1ouH,

Accredited to the Pershins Army In
France for the New York Tribune ano
Wheeling 1ntelligcnccr.)
Copyright. 1912. by The Tribune
Association.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-22
rNTE11raEFcEH
TO REACH THE SUBMARINES
reckage International Law May Be Removed Shelter
for Raiders.
Bv WALDO G. MORSE
Councillor in the American Academy of Jurisprudence.

Councillor in the American Academy OF Jurisprudence
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Pickle Factory Busy.

The recent rains have been of
much benefit to the pickle
growers in this section, and as a
result the pickle factory here
has been receiving pickles by
the wagon load during the past
week.
The pickle stations at Saucier,
Collins, Mendenhall and Jackson,
are reported as receiving a big
lot of pickles which will be ship.
ped here to be prepared for
market.
The factory here will be
busy for several weeks dispos-
ing of the cucumber crop, after
which the canning of sweet
potatoes will be taken up, and
judging from the prospect Of
the sweet potato crop, this in
dustry will last until after
Christmas.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Welded. But Apart.

Chicago, July 9.-Married and
in love. yet compelled to live
apart-that is the queer predica-
ment Of Carlos Sebastian, the
dancer, and his wife, who was
Miss Elizabeth Thompson, daugh-
ter of Charles F. Thompson, a
wealthy lum herman of Quitman,
Miss, Sebastian explains it this
way:
ut is all due to the unfortu-
nate law in Illinois which for
bids the remarriage of divorced
persons before one year. Fol
lowing my divorce from Miss
Dorothy Bently March -, l
Married Miss Thompson five
days later and we have just re-
turned to this state.
1T was imperative that |
come here. SO we agreed to live
apart until we leave the state or
until the remainder of the year
up. My wife is living with
her family at 945 Drexel Square
ard | am living at 1870 Ellis Ave.
We talk to each other over the
telephone several times each day,
but we do not see each other
and shall not as long as we re-
main in Illinois. unless the eight
months expire in the meantime"
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Wild Shot Kills Boy.

Philadelphia. Miss, July II. -,
Sheriff A. E. Harbour last night
placed in jail Duane Cooksey,
who yesterday afternoon, in an
effert to shoot Red Dallas, killed
the i0-year old son Of Will Pope,
a neighbor, and fatally wounded
a 10.year old boy of Mr.. Dallas.
1t is said that a brother of the
Pope boy had found a bee tree
on the land of Cooksey and had
secured his permission to cut it.
He, in company with several
comDanions and Dallas, were in
the woods cutting the tree when
Cooksey appeared. He and Dal
las were on bad terms, and he
opened fire Immediately on Dal'
las, with above disastrous re
suits. Dallas was not hit.
Both men are extensively and
prominently connected n d
serious trouble was feared.
However, Cooksey was landed IN
jail and is said to be prostrated
over the unfortunate occurrence.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Will Pay for Cattle.

The Board of Supervisors at
their July meeting made an al
lowance for the payment Of the
first COW killed from dipping.
This was a case where the COW
drank the solution from the
dripping pen and died from the
effects of it a few hours later.
The Board has been slow to
act on the many claims now on
file with the clerk of the Board
but it has been decided that
where sufficient proof is made of
the cause of death, a reasonable
amount will be- paid the claim
ant.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Restrictions Removed
From Americans

Berlin, via London July g.
Virtually all restriction and
regulations to which American
citizens in Germany have been
subjected are removed thru an
agreement reached between the
German foreign office and the
military and police authorities.
The agreement eXempts citizens
of the United States from report
to the police and from observing
the hour fixed for outdoor move
ment
American citizens hereafter
will be permitted to travel about
Germany without being called
upon to go though the laborious
and slow moving routine attached
to the issuance of travel permits.
The new agreement virtually
place Americans on the samef foot
ing as neutrals, only such per-
son as may be under suspicion
being excluded from the new
privileges.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
German People
Beg for Peace

AS soon as the congress of
Germany known as the Reich
stag, was opened Monday a
committee representing the
Democrat party called on chan
ceilor Hollweg and demanded
that inn ediate steps be taken
to bring about peace in that
country.
From press reports it is clear
that the masses Of the people in
Germany who are doing the real
fighting are sick and tired of the
bloody war and unless their de.
mands for peace are acceded to
that nation will soon experience
a mighty upheavel.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
defending their parapets from
the rush of the Prussians.

defending their parapets from
the rush of the Pru ussians.
Never a football coach watched
his green men tackle dummies
more earnestly than do the first
Mississippi men watch the bay
onet work of their men as they
stab and jab at the dummies.
Just when the Mississippi
troops will be ordered out is
uncertain. Nevertheless, it is
certain that with the experience
on the border and their drilling
that they will be among tile
early national guardsmen to sail
for Somewhere in France" to
carry the Stars and Stripes on
to Berlin.
But out at camp here war-like
activity is evident everywhere
and the boys you see on the
streets at times are undergoing
strenuous drills in the art of
defense in war.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Assessment Roll Short

The assessm ent roll of real
and personal property of Stone
County has been filed by Asses
sor O. e. Batson, which shows
a slight decrease from last years $
roll.
The board of supervisors will
revise this roll, however, at their
regular August meeting and no
doubt after they have finished
with the roll it will show a big
increase as it now appears that
many under valuations have
been sent in. Which of course
will be given due consideration
by the board.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Trench and Bayonet Prac-
tice at Camp Jackson.

Grim practice work is on the
daily program of the First Mis-
sissippi Infantry at Camp Jack
son, where Monday morning the
khaki clad soldiers dug trenches
from 7:15 o'clock until shortly
before noon. This is one of the
new drills with service on the
battlefields of France apparently
near at hand.
But the usual drills have not
heen discarded. In addition to
the accustomed exercises, the
men are now daily put through
bayonet drills in which dummies
in great numb bers are hoisted so
that the Mississippi soldiers can
practice driving the steel home
just as if they were charging
over the German trenches or
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Aid Soldiers Families.

Washington, July 13.-Depen-
dent wives and children of all
soldiers would be granted
federal allowances during the
war by a bill introduced today
by Representative Rankin of
Montana Wives with no child
rem would receive $50 a month,
those with one child $45, those
with two children $50 and those
with more than two $75.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Court House TO
Be Rushed

Although the contractors have
until January 1st, to complete
the Stone County Court House
and Jail it is quite probable that
they will finish their work and
then over these buildings to the
county by November 1st. Mr..
Semmes h e superintendent
states that the work will be
pushed and buildings completed
at the earliest possible moment.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
New Federal District Ex=
pected.

The bill creating another
Federal District in Mississippi
has been favorably reported by
the Senate Committee.
If the neA district is created.
Judge Nile will be assigned to
the northern district and new
Judge will be appointed for the
sou thorn district.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
White Man Fined SIS

Abraham Cronk young white
man living six miles east of Wig
gins was tried before Judge
Hatten at Wisdom Monday on
charge of taking watermelons
and green corn from the field of
John Willis a negro farmer of
the same neighborhood, found
guilty and fined SIS and cost.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14

from the first draft. If it is
found that 100000 names are
insufficient to secure required
number when the physical exam
ination and exemption have been
made, the government will keep
on drawing until the 625, 900 are
secured. The second draft, if
Developments make one necess-
ary, will be made from the resi-
due.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Hattiesburg Has A
Chance For Camp.

Washington, July 12.-For the
two remaining national guard
training camp sites Gen. Wood,
in telegram last night to Sec
retary of War Baker, reccomen-
ded Hattiesburg, Miss, AleXan-
dria, La, and Jacksonville, Fla.
Secretary Baker and Gen. Gar
lington, acting chief of staff,
will decide imm ediately as be-
tween the three locations for
the two sites,
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Big Corn Crop Prospect

Notwithstanding the long dry
spell in Stone County and the
bad effect it had on the corn crop
the report comes from Washing
ton that more than three billion
bushels of corn will be harvested
in this country this year, or six
teen million bushels more than
made last year.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Russian Women TO War.

Russia has added enthusiasm
to the war situation in that
country by sending four hun
dred of her young women to the
front, where they will battle
along beside the mep. The force
has been named the Legion of
Death.
The women had been carefully
drilled and had every appearance
of regular soldiers, they being
dressed in the regular uniform.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
County Board Meets
In Regular Session

Stone County met Monday July
End with all members present.
The monthly report of G. H.
Bass County Superintendent
was read, approved and his
salary for June allowed.
$500 from interest fund of
Township 2, Range II and $I75.-
90 from interest fund OF Town
ship 2, Range - was appro-
priated to suppliment teachers
salary of Virgins School Dis
strict.
$500 was allowed out of
Township 2. Range II, to repair
Home Consolidated S C h ool
Building.
J. G.. Locke Sheriff and Tax
Collector was granted addi
tional time in which to sell
delinquent tax lands. The first
Monday of August was the time
fixed for said sale.
W. G. Batson, attorney for the
Board was directed to have
transfer made of all Sixteenth
Section School Funds in Har-
rison County and belonging to
Stone County.
The salary of Dr.. Causey,
County Health officer was in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000
per Annum.
The quartcly road report of
all members of the Board was
made and filed showing all roads
in fairly good condition.
An increase of S. per month
in the salary of the five assistant
dipping vat inspectors was
made and said inspectors re-
quired to keep all watts filled,
Out of the $4,000 poll tax
collected by the Tax Collector,
the following distribution was
made, to the Bond Separate
School District $250.5O; the Wig
gins Separate School District
$3O3.75, to the McIIenry Sepa-
rate School District $18S.25.
x. A Kramer, architect for
Court House and Jail was allowed
$4,000 contract.
A loan of $4,000 was made w.
L Hickman out of the Sixteenth
Section School Funds.
Notice to sell loan warrant for
$12 50, to cover deficit in Agri-
cultural High School funds, was
given, said warrant to bear six
per cent per annum and due
January 1st, 1918.
In the &natter of claims for
cattle killed or injured by dip
ping coming on for considera-
tion, it was ordered that the
following information shall be
filed with the Clerk of the Board
before any claim will be con-
sidered. 1st. A certified state
ment from the local inspector
to the effect that the stock was
dipped, giving date of same,
cause of death if known and ap-
proximate value of same. End.
Bill from owner with certificate
Stating cause of death and value
of animal. 3rd. A certificate
from three disinterested parties
as to value of stock and cause of
death, if known.
j The Board contracted with
Brame and Buffkin to furnish
the County with an abstract of
all real property for the sum of
100000.
Board adjourned until term in
course.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Our Boys in
Trenches Soon

Information comes r o m
Washington that our soldier
boys now in France, and those
who will soon follow, will be
placed on the front and will
occupy the fighting trenches
with the French soldiers at an
early date.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14

The people of the Uuited
States we're asked to give $780,
100000 to the Red Cross Society
and responded with $115,000,o00
in five days.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Relires on 5000 Per Month
Pension.

Superintendent Charles Mar
shall who has been with the L..
& N. II. r., for more than 50
years retires on the 1st, of
August and will be paid a pen
sion of 5000 per month for the
remainder of his life.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
La. Legislature
In Regular Session
Baton Rouge, La j, J July

Baton Rouge, La, July 9.
An extraordinary session of
the Louisiana Legislature con-
vened at noon today to enact
special war legislation, to amend
the widows dowry law and take
up other subjects.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Explosion Kills g..

Two store houses we're de-
stroyed in San Francisco Mon
day, killing s people and injuring
40 more.
The force of the explosion
broke thousands of windows as
far as half mile away.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14
Ruble Sells GRAY el Pit

II. G. Ruble, Of Perry, has just
sold to a Hattiesburg firm a
gravel pit he owned near his
farm, for $1,000. The gravel
covers 25 acres and the strate by
actual test is 25 feet in thickness.
At one time he received an offer
of So 500 from Harrison county
for this property buJ it was held
for $4,000 and the deal was
never closed.
Stone County enterprise. [volume] (Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi) 1916-current, 1917-07-14

For Sale Twenty acres good
truck land in Southern Mississ-
ippi, near good market. Cheap
for cash.
D. B. Gibbons,
Hastings, Colo.