The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-04
IF LOYALTY To
/. AMERICA ASKED BY ASSOCIATION
LARGE POSTERS PLACED IN FAC
TORIES, PUBLIC AND SUSi-
NESS PLACES.
Wheeling Commercial Organization
Ask People to Show Their
Patriotism by Signatures.
Scores Of largo declarations for c

Scores of large declarations for cit
.z,.u,' SIGNATURES wcv, distributed
throughout thn city yesterday by tue
Wheeling Commercial aSSoclatl"n ;hAI
n" people ma G'riar" th"ir ioEaitE
to the President and he allied states
in thu present crisis. lNt posters
were placed In conspicuous places ~
factories, stores. business Ana puh"t
piaC.,. 4 letter accompanied 'ach
Jrria:ation, asking that th, heads OF
The various Adjustments nave is!t
their Local .empluyrs sign lie dcclaE,.-
tons. which will b.. sent 10 the f:eS!
dent. demonstrating the patuotlSm OF
III, people Of this community. ACut-
tionll declarations will bu seat 70
other business houses ana ii!;thts To-
dav and also throughout Wheeling
district. including BcliairF. Martins
Ferry. Moundsville Bridgeport. len
wood Warwood and the out-jhe-piNe
sections.
Th.. declaration 10 be signed reads
in part: "AS an American. iaihlu! 70
American ideals Of justice, liberty anu
humanity, ANA confident tha; the gov
,,-rrucut has eXer.ed il most earnest
efforts 70 keep uS al peace with the
world, | hereby declare my absolute
and unconditional Loyalty ~ III" COY
erumrut Of the United States itUG
pledge my support 10 Tuu II TIE pro
tectinc American rights against III
lawful violence upon land ana sea. III
guarding the nation against hostile AT
;arkS and upholding international
right"
TO that end the Wheeling CONNER
ciai association. will afford the citizens
.nf Wheeling an opportunity 1or m
diyidual expressions through Gecla-
ration Of loyalty and support to our
government. addressed 20 tho Irssl-
dent OF the United States.
The preamble uf the DECLARATION
hears. the name sof George W. Lutz.
chairman: y. W. tauIl., honorary
chairman; Zen. s tIonrcker secr"-
farv-trcasurrr. for the National Sc
curjtv League. and the following citi-
2,ns for the Wheeling Commercial as
ISOLATION: 4. W. PAUL. w L. Elliott,
Robert Lee Boyd. Arthur l.anghans,
II, l.. Kirk. James " Ewing. George
". Lutx. John &. Garden. {. 4. Rob
inson Charles 4. Bowers. Or. Andrew
Wilson. ". B. Atwood. J. I. Mchiu-
ley;
Declarations were sHnt: b. mail TO the
following arnlS Yesterday eE TIE Nohi-
rlsrciat association: -,
Wheeling Traction COMPANY. Warwo"d
Tool company. Wheeling Electric cont
1auy. :. W. BeltZ " sons E'u,i"",
Wheeling Wall Plaster company. Nh"r! !
inr C"rrugatinG company. H0t"l Wind
sor. Wheeling SANITARY Manufacturing
in1auy. Geo. F.. St;t"l company. " az
aker-G lcssne- company. Wn"ei!nS an
company. center Foundrr and Machine
company. Richland Coal company home
Out:ttinS company. Greer < iAinE.
>;nne x Thomas. Hicks X Hogs com
PAM. NJ Kalbitzer PaSktnF cemrs tnii
.,rnr.:. J. r. Moss Iron works. tn"
Wheeling News. NJ Marsh x Son. The
MAJORITY company. tlue Rinh0n FaiHt
rorInan: ohio Eallc.- Mattress COM
pau:. n. NortAwo"d company; N"
Wheeling Telegraph. Rloch Eros, Hazel
Atlas Glass company. i|aiNm"cn 4 ohio
railroad Offices. Central Glass w9rHS'
Fos;oria Glass company. ii""&" & Herr
mann. Cooey-Bent2 company. laVid no.
inn ,Rcyis,rrI :; +. Stisei Z sons, Sns-
pension bridge. WhecllrC Traction COM
pany waiting room. Main street. Wheat
INK Traction company car barn. Islan6.
,oil house ut Bridgeport. tn!"nlaus drug
store. lr1@ Main street: toll house steel