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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

$50 7 shtnped on q s.al schooner with
the lazy S!wash.s, and ;oIto"ru 49,, -
rrackiess trail to the HoE'h WHERE ~.
hunt was then warm. Ana we 49,,
;. way weary months. and spoNr 'tiat iEA
~ me fleet and heard much OF mo Wiz
tloines Of him l sought; ont ue'H' ".
did We raise him above me 81 I
vent north, even 70 the PrieyioilS' AM
Tiled the seals in herds on tAs beach;
and brought their warm bodies a opaL
-TI our scuppesS ran HseaSa az" DIV"
and no man could stand npoh cli ~
.rhen wore wo chased ~ T. ship OF $40"
steam, which fired upon US Witn R'n1S
guns But We put Oh SAIL l.il IA: -,
Iyas over our decks and washed '""''
clean, and lost ourselves In !3E; wa
TT is said. 1T mis- ti'nn, Wni1s VINE ~, No
fI.d with fear az our hearts. that we
-reiiow haired sea wanderer put INTO 't.s
orIbyloffs, right 20 the FACTORY. a'lu
while the part Z: his i:icn Ae!h 'Hs ~,
wants Of tho corapIny. sne res to.t,''"
+An thousand green skins :rotn inc SAL
houses | say It is said. but oci'"Nc.
-o-'io the voyages l made on the coast
With never rascti7S. IN" i:ortheVa seas
rang with his wiidass& AID riar;nE. lIii
the three nations which haE9 !t''S .t S
cought hin, With their ships. And /
hoard OF Unga, for Ii" captains sang
1o,1d in ne- praise and she vas always
with him. She had learned III" "2ES OF
his people. taey said. aud vas ntnpy.
PVT knew better---l:acw tha; hHr heart
t.rker.d back TO her own prnpi" by the
yellow beach of -A:atan-
$50, sitter ;onS t!.nH. went b2cN 20
the port which = hy = gateway 81 tAs
Sao aid there i=lr:c,! tia; I've had
,.one across the S!r;h o. lie great ocean
70 hunt for thu seal to tho cas- .: "a"
warm land which runs south ron! 'Ae
T>uss:&n Scans And !. VINO M" become
:, sa;;0rruan, shipped with m"D ri mis-
- r,rr and wrat at,"r nim III the
YIN. FOR the sea-. And the!" we're few
Ships Of: that new land: hGt - hhhE
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

The ozone treatment IS simplicity
itself: ill., very simplicity. and nati"
Calnrss being lis chief recommends
lion. There IS nothing mysterious
about Il. or lis application.
Ozone is air-pure air. Everyone
knows that pure air is TN" most won
derful germ destroyer known 20 MI.
man beings In the treatment OF
Catarrh. his OIunr is generated in an
electrical machine. and is Inhaled by
she patient. /; = Just like breathing
only every breath brings Into tEc
mead. throat. lungs. pure air-natllr'
own Cura;iv" agent. simple med!-
uineS. speciail: prepared 10 heal ana
strengthen are also given In TINS
trcatmcnt--thc combination being 1h''
last word III III" scientific treatment
of catarrh.
If YOU. or ur!' nf Won" friends. SUI
Ter from his '1a;hsomp disease, for
lo2thSome il Is 20 many. a visit 10
he office Of tho Electro Medical Dog
Tors is more than the right thing 10
dot is 4 DUTY AND ONE WHICH
SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED
These specialists are glad 10 have
the opportunity Of explaining their
treatments. Ii a patient is accepted !;
is with :hr certainty that everything
will bn done ;hHr can be done 10 To-
store him or her tn full health. Charges
are always moderate.
To-day before il i, 700 la1o and your
disease Is "incurahle." call on The
f.lectru-Aicuicai Doctors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

Catarrh anywhere in the head OF
throat or ears IS right ucXI 10 tho
brain. The catarrh germ grows faSt
does an enormous amount Of damage
IN It's burrowlng into the bone and
flesh and IS difficult TO destroy. There
are thousands OF little nerves that
run from all parts OF the face and
head TO the brain. Some Of those
little nerves probably have IL pass
through mass of catarrhal inflalnu!a,
ton on the road 10 tho brain When
they do they are weakened, and
sometimes destroyed.
What affects the nerves Is bound ~
affect the brain. and when The nerves
are dendcned by constant catarrhal
discharges there is bound Ia b" 4 Ger,
tain torpor or stupidity brought
about in the brain OF tho victim.
Thus follows sieeplessness, inability
TO think clearly, or connect ideas. loss
Of memory. lack OF concentration,
lack Of presence of mind and wander,
ing thought.
CaSarrh, as any sufferer knows, also
has a dreadful effect on the hearing.
many persons being partially or
totally deaf "a r result Of the ravaEHS
of this terrible afiiiclion. "Naia"rhal
deafness" is as widespread. almost. As
ordinary "colds.'
Science has eminent physicians in
all parts Of the world who have
placed their stamp o. approval on I'll"
ozone treatment for CatarrA. The
Electro-Medical Doctors are nnw pre-
pared 10 give these treatments.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
TO PRESERVE, PURIFY
AND REAJTIFY THE
SKIN, SCALP AND HAIR

Wuon %uu sec u woman past thirty
with 10 horrid crowsfeet or pouches
around hrr eyes. no enlarged nose
pores. AND possessed with 2 clear vel
rcty complexion, you can be practic-
ally certain that she knows beauty
secrets no; possessed by the average
woman. And there is really 10 reason
WHY any woman between the ages Of
thirty and $iEty should not look from
IKE 10 fifteen Years younger than she
really is through the remarkable dis
Cuyrry Of what electricity has done,
no matter what your age or how
coarse. harsh and unsighty with
inoles and pimples. Many a woman
Win those disfigurements has regnin-
Cd her charm and beauty and awaken
q! 10 tiNd herself as n picture with
ever! sign IF blemishes gone through
THIS wonderful treatment Moles can
b" removed without leaving any scar
Or causing tho patient much pain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
SAD STORY OF
Mr.. THOMAS
Peters

feD. Is, lSli.
I am coal miner So years old and
the father OF 10 children. have been
a hard working man all KY life.
Abou. July last ! felt myself break
ing down under the hard strain Of at-
Ing constantly on the job and went all
TO pieces | found that I was suffer
ne from a number OF ailments that /
permitted 10 20 on without giving ny
SELF proper attention.
NY stomach was out OF order with
Indigestion, ! had catarrh and hron-
ctius with q miserable hacking cough
and rheumatism. from outdoor expos
ure. I had frequent headaches and
dizziness, lost flesh rapidly and could
go no further.
l consulted the best local physicians
about my case. but got no relief. :!
thought my cup OF misery was full. but
what was my horror when l discover
ed that my left eye had gone entirely
blind
was advised by some friends who
saw the ad. in The Wheeling Sunday
News to consult the famous Electro
Medical Doctors on the End floor Of
No. 1927 Market street, Wheeling, ".
Va
On examination they stated that
had a we'll defined cataract in my LETT
eve. The Doctors would not promise
me any relief Of my blindness, but vol
unteered to give me treatment for my
eve trouble in connection with the
general Electro-Medical course for tho
hadacne and dizziness. ard strange to
saw after a few weeks treatment. not
only did M pains disappear and my
general health greatly improve, but
nv eve recovered sight
I make this voluntary statement for
the benefit Of those who may be in
nv condition and need the same Kind
OF treatment. THUS. ~ LENS.
Vellsburg. ". Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
Suffered AGONY WITH
Her STOMACH
To whom this may concern:


For three years | have been suffer
ing with constant pain In my stomach
and bowels and at times | was so ar
lliCIed that could not eat or sleep
and was losing flesh rapidly. | con
suited several physicians and took al!
kinds Of medicine without getting any
kind of relief. One Sunday ] happen
cd 10 see the advertisement of the
Electro Medical Doctors in the Sunday
News Of Wheeling. and concluded 10
consult them-whiCh | did the follow
ing Monday, and put my case in their
hands. Now I wish 10 say after s
weeks treatment, | an entirely FREQ
from pain, eat well. sleep we'll and am
gaining flesh and feel fine.
feel that ] should make this state
mrnt for The benefit Of any one suffer
Ing like me.
MRS. DANNA MOSETT1,
1892 Vance Avenue,
:Wnrwood, ". Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

the mater OF bringing mrn with much
money together 10 form companies. l
saw the house they had lived III; NOR"
l.!ss 4 palace, SUCH IS one sees In the
old countries. IL the nighttime | crcpt
liz through 4 window that | might see in
What mn7nsr he treated her. J Went
from ruOm 10 room. and III SuCn way
thought kings and Qu-~nS must live. -
was ali 40 very good. And they AL said
he treated hcr iIkn q queen and many
!l;trvclcd Us 10 what breed of woman
she was: Tor there was other blood IN
her veins, and sh" WAS different from
the women o. Akrlan. and no one knew
her for what she wa. Az. she was IL
queen: hut | was Il chief. and the son Of
Il Chief. and i had paid for her IN lHltold
price of skin and boat and bead.
"Ent why iUany words. VAS 4
Sailorrian, and knew the way Of ships "n
the seas. followed 10 England. and,
thcS to other countries. Sometimes /
heard OF them by word Of mouth. some
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

/, to :he rich beaches OF Copper Island
where our Salt-piles becarne high with
skins And liz that silent sea We saw
no man Kill We were rendy to come AWAY
Then, one day. the foG lifted on ths
edge OF Il heavy wind. and there BANNED
down upon US a schooner. with close II
her wake the cloudy tunnels OF Rus
sian nan-of-war. We fled away on the
beam of tho wind. with the schooner
iammtnE still closer and plunSh!ns
ahead three feet 70 our two. And upon
her nooD was the man with tho name
OF tho sec lion. pressing the rails under
with the canvas and laughing IN his
strength of lie. And Onga was there
l knew her on the rnoment-out ne sent
her helow- when the the cannons began
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
Below Are Some of the Diseases
Treated by the Electro
Medical Doctors

Br1ght's Disease and Diabetes-Scta-
toa-Casarrh Of tho Nose and Throat
Observation-Disclosures and Intestinal
ptsorders-Iiver Observation-Disclosures
atton-CArorlo Headaches-Rheu-
Observation-Disclosures Breakdown
Kidney Dtsorde-s-Goitrc-C rculation
pisturbancos-Club Foot-Broken Foot
Arch-Lung Conditions I'm the early
stnKes only)-Curvature of tho spine
1nfantile Paralysis (tkGt Is, the paraiy-
SIS and Gofor.Tnties following intantuo
paralysls) -Gau stores-Appendicit.s-,
Rupture, etc.-Uteripe Disorders and
Local troubles Of Women. (Eelp toT
those Of all ages.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
DGndruff Makes Hair Fall Out

Treating the hair with vibration
and electricity dlssolves dandruff and
frees the. scalp from eczema Itch
which causes the hair to fall out.
Electricity has proven to be one of
tho most efficient hair growing dis
Corcries Of the century. 1t gives the
hair new life by killing all the germs
hat Turk in the scalp. It promotes
%rowth OF new hair after g reasonable
course OF treatment
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
LYMPH COMPOUND

Lymph compound is a powerful
direct cell-tonic. nutrient and recon.
sIructor, having direct effect upon
the functions of the nervous system,
cells OF assimilation and elimination.
Il. builds up healthy cells to great
power 10 combat unhealthy cells and
Is uf much value III the regeneration
Of The tissues. This remedy is given
intra-muscularly- by The Electro
Medical Doctors
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
WAS FRANTIC WITH
ABSCESS OF EAR
Wheeling, W. Ia, Jan 10, 1917.

WNttIIns, ". "a. 1Rn- ~, 1911.
On Nor. LIST. 1916, I was attacked
with 4 most violent pain in my ear,
which WIS attended with a great dis.
charge Of pus. ! was frantic with pain
and consulted Scveral doctors. but got
no relief. | was then advised by my
friends who seen my suffering. to con-
suit the Electro-Medical Doctors, of
ll27 Market street. End floor, Wheel,
ing And now after a few weeks
treatment at their hands, am entire
ly well Of the ear trouble and my gen.
eral health IL wonderfully improved.
My improvement and cure dated from
the very first treatment
Respectfully,
JOHN K. DAVIS,
r. r. D. No. 2. Box 133
Wheeling. w Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

Eectro-edca
Smith
X-Ray Being Made Through WaIPa
8 Opposite Within Consultation
Rcor1 Picture.
Wheeling
Of
known hy tried old style
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
ULTRA VIOLET RAY.

There is no organ so hidden or
so deeply sealed that il cannot be
reached by the high frequency cur
rent and this without effect upon
the skin excepting warmth, redness
and PRECIPITATION. ALBERT c. Gey'
ser. VI. D., late clinical instructor III
RadiaGraphy and Radio-Therapy IL
Cornell university Used by the
Electro Medical Doctors
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
TIME TO TREAT.

Tho inc 10 treat disease is in Its
earlier stages--the earlier the bet.
Ter. When disease develops 10 an
advanced stage and treatments must
be more frequent, more drawn out.
more expensive. Treat now before
you are rablc--treatment costs
bui lhtle-chareeS are. so reasonable
that anyone can afford 10 seek as
sistance OF The Elcctro-M edical
Doctors
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
WILL CONFIRM 100
IN BENWOOD CHURCH
Bishop Donahue Will Confirm More
Than IS Children at St. Johns
Catholic Church.

More than IS children will be con.
tIrmcd lit BcnwUod in st. Johns Cath
olc church on: Sunday, April Is, by
Bishop p. J. Donahue. ii was an
n0unced last night. There Will also
br more than 20 adults:
| Thn continuation ut the st: Joseph's
Cathedral will take place about May
hrsI il was announced last night 4
iar.e class OF candidates will be re-
eek ed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

to stop and see the viCtuals after they
are cooked. Samples are also being
distributed iS' Miss Moore during her
demonstrations. The Aladdin alumni
mum needs little Introduction to the
general public in In" Wheeling dis
,rtcl As Il is IN = class BY itself. both
from 7he "runomy standpoint and also
from the fact thai il LASTS a life t!nir.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
Cllp RE ME-

electricity with its wonderful
power to relieve suffering and cure
disease Is supreme 1t is natures
method regulated by human iugeru'
itv."-Electro-M Medical Doctors.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
NAVAL RECRUITING DAY

COLUMBIA. 6. c.. April s.-;Goernor
Manning today issued proclamation
,iryirnali ing Wednesday,. April u, ~
.'nava, recruiting day" for south caro-
lima.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
DON 7 SUFFER my LONGER
WITH CATARRH

This Loathsome Disease You Owe Il o
Friends Your Neghbors Grasp Inc
Has Successful In Hundreds of Cases
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

Captain Andersen. Norwegian sea
commander. will tell graphic story
Of being held captive on the German
raider MocVc. in Thursdays and Fri
days lnteiligencer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04

until he had been apprehended and
returned TO the prison.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-16
CARREL- DAKIN CURE
BEING DEMONSTRATED
Americas First Portable Base Hos
pital. or Rockefeller Lawn, Ii
HetnE Made.

hetnE Mode.
NEW YORK. July l5-An acre Of
| trim frame buildings on the Rockefel-
| Ter lawn. Sixty-fourth Avenue and Ave-
nue. 4 was revealed to-day az Americas
| first portable base hospital This in
genious cdiice, complete as any met
| ropolitan hospital OF fifty beds, yet ca
| pabie OF immediate transportation
VIII he used TO demonstrate the mi
raculous Carrel-Dakin wound cure 1t
| is model on which the War Depart
ment may model standardized hospitals
! At the head of all these wonders is a
short, nervous. urbane Frenchman, Dr.
Alexis Carrel. the great man OF mod
! ern surgery. The French government
| granted him leave of absence to teach
American physicians his new cure for
injected wounds. Both in war and
al home. these methods are calculated
TO save thousands OF lives.
american surgery does not know"
declared DR.. Carrel, peerlng through
his glasses with Edison-ike shrewd-
| ness at the front We can at last tight
the death OF gas. gangrene and tetanus
| with sure results Those upon whom
American lives are dependent, must
learn also.
My cure will reduce the time OF
healing TO one-third. The infected ma
! tient becomes healthy In convalescence:
there ID no amputation. We disinfect
every surface of the wound by drains.
| BY examining blood cultures EVERYDAY
we can tell just when to close the hurt.
But we must have a perfect hos.
| pital 10 work in. Modern science can
not cure without tools. The portable
hospital has at last solved the prob-
| lem"
The portable hospital was designed
by Charles Butler. who has spent most
OF two years inspecting such institu-
.iohs IN the war zone. 1t Is a British
model. resembling base now operat-
ing In France. N-ray. etherizinE room.
Ice plant laboratories. laundry, kitchen.
ambulance court, reception room, wash
Ing tables. long CHEEKY wards are all
included.
large scale at $500 bed. They may
be Knocked down in forty-efght hours,
carried miles by motor trucks and re-
puiit In few days This mutability
results from Standardization In fve-
loot lengths of all parts. and from a
skeleton of steel pine.
The Carrel-Dakin apparatus con-
sists of glass reservoir suspended
over each bed. From this a rubber
tuoe depends. Surrounding smaller tubes
all entering the patients wound. The
injured part is elevated by "aeroplane"
paieys and cords. From the reser-
voir n trickle OF Dakin disinfectant
solution seeps into the wounds. Bac-
terra are gradually killed, Dr. Carrel
explained. The chemicals used are
cheap and easy to obtain. No serum
is used. although I have hopes that
such cure may be perfected before
long.
The technic OF this treatment NAV be
learned BY any surgeon In about
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-16
HARVEY D. GIBSON GIVES
SERVICES TO RED CROSS
President Of Liberty National Bank of
New York Accepts Position as
General Manager.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. July l5.-Hcnry p.
Dawson. chairman OF the war council
OF the American Red Cross. announced
Gibson. president of the Liberty Ma
tional Bank. OF New York City as
general manager OF tho Red Cross.
Mr. Gibson is another of the able and
successful business men who have
volunteered to serve the country
through the Red Cross during the war
Mr.. Gibson will serve without COM
pensation. and will devote his whole
timo In Washington to the work which
he Is Undertaking.
In making the announcement of Mr..
Gibson's appointment, Mr.. Dawson on
behalf of the war council authorizes
the following statement
Ever since the war started. the Red
Cross has recognized the urgent need
OF organizing and mobilizing effective
ly the great mass OF volunteer service
eager to cooperate with the Red
Cross. Women and men alike through
out the country are eager for an op.
portunity to do something to help.
The Red Cross recognizes tho vital i'm
portance OF enlisting this enthusiasm,
and energy and making II useful In the
alienation Of suffering and In helping
Elliot Wadsworth. as acting chair
man of the Red Cross. has done mar
velous work in organizing Red Cross
chapters throughout tho country and
! In developing their membership. so
| great has become tho pressure upon
Mr. Wadsworth. by reason of his ap-
! pointmont as a member OF the war
| council and by reason of the enormous
| administrative duties pressing upon
him at headquarters, that it has been
| FOUND essential to re-euforce his de-
partment and create under him an
operating fold head OF the Red Cross
Of the whole country.
We are. therefore, peculiarly fortu-
nate in being able to obtain the SER
vices OF Mr.. Gibson. who la ono Of
the most successful young mon in
America. Mr.. Gibson brings to the
work youth. great administrative abil-
tty, and ur"ounded energy and en-
thusiasm.
Mr. Gibson will direct the energies
OF the 1900 Red Cross chapters SO that
the work of all of them can be brought
TO bear effectively In meeting the con-
stantly increasing need confronting the
Red Cross 1t will be the purpose OF
Mr.. Gibson to consolidate a great many
departments and bureaus which UP to
this time have been functioning in
dependently. and are now 10 be brought
into cooperation and directed toward
| definite end.
1T will hs Mr.. dibsons duty to de-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-16
NEWS OF ASHLAND

ASHLAND, VA, July l5.-Rev. Rich.
ara Lancaster, pastor of the Memorial
presbyterian Church at Wiikes-Barre
IA, was here this week visiting hi,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nat LANCASTER.
MI. Lancaster has just received a call
from the Church OF tho Covenant Of
washington to work among the sol.
olets at t't Myer and other places
nearby. and he expects to take up this
work shortly.
At recent meeting OF tho Town
council, T. Parkin Scott qualified as
member OF the Board of Water Com
missionera
Mrs. James Cox. Miss Elizabsth and
Master Marlborough Cox, are guests of
friends in Newport News
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Ellerton and
small son OF Richmond. are guests OF
Mrs. James Harris.
DR.. and Mrs. Hall Canter and little
MISS Caroline Hall canter, are leaving
this week to be guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
D. X: Midyette at their cottage at VIII,
louGhby Beach.
AF- and Mrs William Lancaster have
returned from their wedding trim and
VIII be with Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Lancas.
ter until September.
Miss Eleanor Scott. of WILLIAMSBURG.
and George Bagwell. of Saltville, were
guests this week of Miss II. Augusta
Nixon.
Miss Alice Howison is spend,nr N.
weekend at Virginia Reach with
friends
DR.. Allen Chenery. U. g. N, and Mrs.
chenery. of Washington. ara visiting
relatives here.
Mrs. D. o. Kent and Miss Catherine
Kent have gone to Charlotte Court
house to visit relatives.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-16
DELIVERS FIRST LECTURE
-a AT RURAL CONFERENCES

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, July To-
The first lecture of the Rural Confer.
ence. held under the auspices OF the
summer school Of the University of Vir-
sinia. was delivered at vespera this
afternoon by DR.. Mabel Uiyich. who
comes to the university from the So-
cial Morality Commission OF Virginia
Or. Clrich Is graduate of Cornell
University and Johns Hopkins Medical
School. She is the wife OF a physician
the mother OF two young daughters.
and has practiced medicine for ten
years. She has had experience In So
cial work, and in 1911 served on the
Minneapolis vice commission, She has
given course OF lectures In many OF
the leading colleges and universities
in all parts Of the country,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-16
MAY INSIST ON WOODEN SHIPS
Directors Of Emergency Fleet Cor
poration TO Go Over Cocktails
Plans To-Day,
IBy Associated Press.l

by Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, July l5.-Maior.
General Cocktails. manager OF the
Fleet Corporation. will put under way
the governments merchant shipbu,ld.
ing program tomorrow by requisition-
Ing 100000 tons OF shipping under
construction in American ship plants.
AT the Same time he will offer con-
tracts for construction of two govern
ment-owned shipyards to turn out
large numbers OF fabricated steel ships.
Chairman Denman, OF the Shining
Board. VIII call together the directors
OF the corporation tomorrow to go
over the generals plans Except for
Insisting on larger number of wooden
ships. the directors probably will an,
prove the program in fun.
General Cocktails has made no plass
Tor requisitioning wooden ships under
construction, but he intends to build
large number OF wooden shins of a
design submitted by Theodore Ferris
The Shipping Board, 1t Is understood.
wants him to build large number of
the Hough design. which General Co.,
thals has disapproved.