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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
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.nUEEN SOPHIE S TREACHERY

"a. The inspiring statement 81 the
fssGreek Premier and patriot. Een!z"los.
:saddressed 10 The Gre, Ks Of The United
Estates, in which h. commitments them
Tin standing firm 70 the o'd traditions
Z ,ot the Hellenic race during the prrilS
switch surrounded the fath"rland. r.
rails the Infamous infrigne$ OF Queen
GSophie. sister Of the Kaiser. who with
xsak husband. King Constantine.
9Fed with Germany 10 deliver
SGSeece over to German domination.
stThis treacherous brace Of royalties
sswara. not deposed any too soo!. ;Dc
s..the recent revelations made in Athens
y pf their perhdy would 10 doubt has
S..put-the Greek nation in tn" German
i -coaumn had they continued on the
throne
The exposures made in the Athens
- ess consist OF forty-niac GecjlhHred
l.cok be- dispatches exchanged through
I ssth6> medium of the Greek minister ~
sABeslin, between the eN-King and
*Queen ard the Kaiser. This exchange
s ssof secret correspondence dates from
! EDecsmber. 1915. The first telegramS
sTelake to the conclusion OF a forty nail
Lion francs loan with which Germany
F'was providing Greece At the instanc"
,.sof the ex-King. Other dispatches are
ccncerned with the pourparlers be
stwsen the Athens court and Berlin, in
view OF an attack on The part OF the
Germans against SarraiI'S army.
The suggestion in this case came
from King Constantine. Apparently.
however, HindenburE put his veto on
8 the gcheme (of which. by the way. N.
&Skouloudis. then Greek Premier. was
fnt1y alvarez, because the great Ger.
mar field marshal did not wish to
throw away his troops usclcssiy. Most
Stot the dispatches emanate from the
Is: ox0neen, whose role in tho formation
OF bands in the neutral zone arouSes
the keenest indignation. All the docu-
.EmenSs throw lurid light On the aC-
tivities of the depoSed soyereigns. who
were trying to bring aboul the COM
plete subsection of Greece to Ger
! many.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
THE DISGUISED BLESSINGS

Many members of the Wilson adj
ADMINISTRATION are. addicted TO extracting
sunshine from cucumbtrS. but none of
tleia excel Secretary OF War Baker
in this accomplishment. Recently in
ono Of his more or less informative
bulletins on tho war IL declares that
the italian disaster is really bless
ing to the Allies because il has solidi-
fed the entire western front from the
North Se1 to the Adriatic. Is 1t pos
sible that similar, thought was in
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Utilizing All .he Walnuts.

'rh" california walnut crop always in
rlu,!,.s II certain percentage of small
nuts and rUIl*. which wrr" formerly
pvt on lhr market III uUpr"fItahlr prices
and Sn1urlin..S hurt tir hrmand for lar
;:"r nuts If good uuaIii-. New the
growers market a~*nciuIIun have i
cracking plant. wl"r" thrS" rullad nuts
;rr sh"ll"d and thu m'nr$ sold I" gro
,..-rS. bakers and candy ramuIHclur"rS.
turning the product ~ profitable use.
II is estimated that TINS years crop Of
,-a"krd nuts VIII amount Ia l.1nu.D nan
rounds of. nut meat.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Conserving the
. Food Supply
Creating q New Grain Cectcr.

Indr,nnr"liS grain dealers are n"'
ont: b..'kjm,; ur III" G'NGrnnl"nt 'Aih-
I.lirn TOR II hIili"u-hI%h"l "h"nt crop
next year 10y rncnura@iE- fall ''h";tt
I.ianling in That state. bu, ar" uilIlHIn&
I .rr general interest ~ wheat through
out their section To- make their cry 4
more iInPuriInt grain center. twenty
three business c"nr'rn*, inEEihrr" al 'h''
in,!lanapullS hoard "f trad. have Start-
I'd a rnup"rativ" campaign IN business
Ia attract attention |" In
,Ii:uapu!l% f:,'illtIrs tor h',nhlIng gram
and hay from iudjtuH. Illinois. ohio.
- I.hiIau and WiS''rI ~.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
MORE THREATS RECEIVED.

DALI As. Texas. Nov. 2l.-Norr
threatening letters. one from New York.
today, reached City Finance Commits
stoncr William Dorau. who recently o.
fercd $500 to mis- soldier son. Robert for
every German he kills.
lanes Cooper. II Dallns citizen. today.
announced that since learning OF the
threats against Doran. he has offered q
Liberty bond for every German killed
by his brothers end sisters sons, who
are in France
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
LOS ANGELES VOTES
OUT The SALOONS

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Nov. 21.-Prac-
tically complete returns today on yestcS-
days elect ion showed the city voted for
the elimination of saloons and severe
restrictions on the liquor traffic by Il
ina jnrity Of nearly 10000. Effective aftrr
March 81. 1918. the initiative ordinanc"
will make Los Angeles tic largest city
in the United States without saloons. &C
co ding to present records.
Returns were missing from eight
small precincts. Without them the or
dinancc was adopted BY vote Of 1854"
TO 3394S
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
INSTANTLY KILLED,

MEDlDEn. Mass. NoT. Elm an cY-
pl"sion uf dynamite AT the CIty's stone
urlnrry today. Mark Stnmp"r. IS. AMI
James Miller. city employees. were in
StHntly killed anE John II. Mcmillan. n
foreman. was probably fatally wounded.
Tho police said they were unable to ac-
certain how the accident happened.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Singing the Praise Of ChamberIan's
Tablets.

eyer since | used Chanlberlain's
Tablets for indigestion. when living III
Fulton, n. Y, about five years ago. and
they did me So much good have been
singing their praise in the ears OF
neighbors and friends" writes Mrs.
Ernest Crookes, Calnillus. \. Y. OBJ.
taInablc everywhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Tier" is some hope for that New
forl; draft cvader who was honest
enough To confess To the court that he
was afraid to go to war. Other
towards cloak their yellow streak with
religious ScruplcS."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Candy making Is clasScd among IN"
nnn-csScntial industries |" ID curtLIlcd.
which will sadly effect the sweet tooth
Of the nation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Tho municipal franchise has been *
tended to the women of Great Britain
in addition to the parliamentary priv
Ilege. Hey, there Congress. hear that.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Covlngton. Kentucky. a city about the
siz" CT Wheeling. economical by lop-
ping off liz city employees. and was
doing business. as usual" at last uc-
counts
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

! proves OF Lloyd George" position aftrr
public sentiment has sustained him.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Some Of the WHY songs that hav''
been written were better lcis unSuns.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Former Premier AsuUith has also h"cI
forced II make Il "&tutrEir retreat
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

While constitutional prohibition lost
nut in Iowa by -" votes. Statute pro
hihitIou still obtains in tina: state.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

The allied CAUSE IS hest represented
by III" lnotiu Of The United States. ~:
riuribus CETu."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Tonight ;hc Intlcrcd herd begin their
periodical cut ul'' at the CourF the
;trc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

The English Prcmicrs messac" IL
the United States is L hurry up" re-
quest.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Now ct the American Federation "f
Labor pc7t"r1I "l' tu profession.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Tho annual turkey roast is only
week of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22
Bakers Ovens for DryinS: Fruit,

press. which attaches such leather 10
adhesive UIrkIEr cloths.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-22

Lord Northcliffe's sails are sct FOR
every variable breeze. lie now mp
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
Authorities Will Not Give Out
Reason For Action
DEAD LIST IS NOW 1900
British Steamer Picton Caught
Attire, But Blaze Quickly
SqueIched
[Associatec Press Dispatch.l

From Mondays Daily. =
Halifax, December 10.-Wholesale
arrests of German residents of Hall.
fax was begun by the police today
The action followed instructions from
the military authorities. Sixteer
Germans were quickly arrested and 9
few of them later were released. The
authorities refused to disclose whether
the Germans were associated with the
explosion. =
Casualty List Figures. -
Revised casualty figures placed the
known dead at 1000; unaccounted for
2000 dead identified, 900. wounded
5000; homeless, $4,000. The burial OF
victims was begun today. One big
problem is the finding of grave dig
gers. Silent little groups buried Their
dead with the commitment rites omit
ted
Another Steamer Afire.
The deck cargo of the British
steamer Picton, carrying munitions,
caught fire, and the quick work of a
company of riflemen prevented an
other big explosion. The burning
cargo was thrown overheard and the
flames checked before reaching the
holds. The vessel was taken to sea
and sunk.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
Vernon Center

c. Warren has sold span of mules
to Rex Briggs, he shipped them to
Northern Wisconsin.
Mertersdorf Bros, and Fred Will
bur bought at auction Sc head of
hogs to eat their soft corn.
Mrs. Fred Wilbur entertained the
study club on Friday last Dainty
refreshments were served. The time
was spent mostly in knitting for the
Red Cross.
Mrs. Aneul is guest of Mrs. Clara
Suppy after spending the summer in
Wisconsin.
Friday, December IA, from three
o'clock until eight, the Baptist Aid
society will have their Christmas sale
and Jitney supper. Come early for a
social time. Leave articles for sale
with Mrs. D. Slater.
Cemetery meeting Tuesday, De-
cember IL, at three o'clock at the
Baptist church.
Mrs. Clements, principal of the
Vernon Center school, closed her
presidency and departed Wednesday.
Miss Erickson will take her place in
the school. The scholars were at
the train to bid her goodbye.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
MRS. W. F. THOMPSON DIES
She Had Number of Relatives In Thi
Section of the State.

She Had Number Of Relatives In Thi
Section of the State.
Wadena Pioneer Journal: Mrs. w
F. Thompson died suddenly Monda7
morning at her home on Averil
been heart failure. She had been III
and about as usual that morning ant
mentioned the fact that she was no
feeling well. However, her condition
was not such as to alarm anyone, blu
later Mrs. Sawtelle decided to g
over to her home and learn how sh'
felt. On entering the door she foun'
Mrs. Thompson lying dead on tn
floor and Immediately summonec
medical assistance. Closer examina
ton revealed the fact that she hat
been dead for some time.
She was alone in the house at tn
time and the exact details of he
passing will probably never b.
known
Abbie Maud Reed was born nea
Kasota, Mimi, on September 4, 1877
where she lived until united in mar
riage to William F. Thompson. The
made their home in Blue Eartl
county and there their four children
were born. Eight years ago the,
moved to North Dakota where the
lived for three years, and then re-
moved to Campbell, Mimi, where the
spent a year before coming to thi
city. She is survived by her hus
band and four children, Alkaline age
eighteen, Dora, aged sixteen, Jessie
aged fourteen, and William, age
twelve and aged father, three sister
and six brothers.
Comparatively few women enjoyef
the warm friendship and persona
esteem possessed by Mrs. Thompson
among a large circle of friends. Sh'
was most Industrious, uncomplain'
ing and cheerful individual who's
very attitude toward life provoked the
unstinted praise of all who came t.
know her. She labored hard am
long for her loved ones and her un'
timely death was undoubtedly large
ly influenced by her self-sacrificet
efforts. Words cannot adequately de.
scribe women of Mrs. Thompson''
stamp.
Funeral services were held at thu
CONGREGATIONAL church "Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock and inter,
ment was made in the local cemetery
The wealth of floral offerings bore
mute evidence of the genuine respec
and grief Of her host of friends.
Those from outside who came tt
attend the funeral were Mrs. Thomp'
sons sister and three brothers a.
follows: Mrs. Nina Magin and Eddie
Reed of Mankato; Chris Reed of Ka-
sofa and Charles Reed of Vernon
Center; Mrs Eda Rapp of Lone
Prairie, Mrs. Thompson's life Ions
friend was also present. James
Thompson, of ST. Peter, Curt:
Thompson of Fairmont and Mrs. Lois
Geiser of GAINESVILLE, brothers ant
sister of Mr.. Thompson, came to at
tend the funeral as well as Mr
Thompson's aunt, Mrs. Ella Morrison
of Mankato. ALL but Mrs. Geiser anf
Mrs. Morrison left for their home:
either Wednesday evening or this
morning.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
CLINT ELLSWORTH DIES
Father of Congressman From
Second District Had Stroke
Of Paralysis

Clint Ellsworth, father of Congress
man F. F. Ellsworth, died at his home
in ST. James last night at eleven
O'Clock. About three o'clock yester-
day afternoon Mr.. Ellsworth was
stricken with paralysis, and rendered
unconscious. He apparently had been
in the best of health and he was taken
ill suddenly in his store while attend
ing to the wants of customers. He fell
to the floor and two young lady clerks
at once rushed to his side. A physici-
an was summoned and the sick man
removed to his home near by. All that
medical science could do was done.
but every effort was in vain.
The news of Mr. Ellsworth's illness
and death were a shock to the people
of st. James, where he had lived for
many years, an honored man and an
upright citizen.
Mr.. Ellsworth had long been a resi-
dent of St James and wa some of its
most prominent and enterprising citi-
zens. He was a native of Salem, Me-,
having been born in that city May %,
1848. He enlisted in the Union army
in 1854 when he was sixteen years old
and served until the close of the
struggle. Shortly after that he came
west and settled in Watonwan county.
This was prior to the building the Oma-
ha road. He was employed on the con-
struction of that railway and later was
locomotive engineer, continuing in
that cana cjtv for ahOut twenty wears
Retiring from railroad work, he en-
gagged in the grocery business. He was
vice president of the First National
bank, a member of the Masonic lodge
and Grand Army of the Republic. He
was deeply interested in all the activ-
tiles which meant for the building up
of his community.
A widow and two sons survive. The
sons are Franklin F., and Stanley The
time for the funeral cannot be deter
mined until CONGRESSMAN Ellsworth
arrives from Washington.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
SUBJECT TO DRAFT CALL
Men Who Have Become Members o
Second Field Artillery.

Men Who Have Become Members Of
Second Field Artillery.
BY an opinion of General Carter
head of the militia bureau, given out
in Washington Saturday, but disputed
by Adjutant General Rhinow, al
members of the Second Minnesota
Field artillery hose draft numbers in
clude them in the present draft OF
Minnesota's quota, but who were ex-
empted because of utilization with that
organization, are now subject to draf
call.
General Carter says that after De-
cember Is, or when all Of the mer
needed to complete the states quots
under the present draft are procured
other drafts will not affect members o
the artillery, as they will be regarded
as a part of military establishment
Adjutant General Rhinow contend.
that General Carter has no official au.
thority in this question. He says il 4
up to Provost Marshal General CrBw-
der.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
HEALTH OF men is FINE
Splendid Reports Are Being Sent
Out From Camp Dodge,
Iowa

Camp Dodge, December $50 that
the parents of the drafted men here
may know how their boys are faring
at Camp Dodge it was officially an
nounced that the health of the men
here from Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois
and North Dakota is above the aver
age. The men were declared physical
ly fit.
This is in spite of the fact that
local exemption boards are none too
careful in the selection of men they
send to the cantonment. Many of the
men called to colors and reporting
here were sent back home because of
some physical defect. The majority
however, were perfect, physically and
those who allied slightly have since
been put in shape. The number of men
sent back home because they would
not be able to stand a heavy training
in the winter months was only one
thousand, which is considered small
per cent of the some odd twenty
thousand who have been here The
places of the men sent back home
have been filled by drafted men from
the exemption districts whence they
came.
About one per cent of the men now
at the camp or among those who have
been here have been at the base hos
pital. Of this number only seven cases
proved fatal Most of the ailments
treated here have been contagious dis
eases.
Wild reports earlier in the winter
that hundreds of soldiers were down
with pneumonia proved untrue. Only
sixty-four cases of pneumonia have
been treated at the hospital and the
fact that the cases were being treated
was not held back as some reports
charged.
Medical officers here say that the
percentage of sickness among the men
here is so small as to be counted as
nothing" They say the average of
this camp is far better than that of
any cantonment or army camp in the
United States.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
An Estimate Is Put in Tele-
gram From Halifax
BLIZZARD ADDS HORRORS
Stricken Town Is Under Blanket
Of Snow and Weather Is
Frightful
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Halifax, December S.-[From STAFF
Correspondent of The Associated
Press.1-A relief train leaving Bos-
ton Thursday night arrived today. TIC
estimate the dead with any degree OF
accuracy is impossible. The authori-
ties generally have accepted 1900 as
the probable number.
Amherst. N. S., December San
estimate of four thousand persons
dead in the Halifax disaster was con-
tanned in a private telegram from the
stricken city to an undertaking firm
here. The message asks that 1000
collins be sent to Halifax immedi-
ately.
Halifax, N. S., December Fire
swept Halifax is buried under thick
blanket of snow today as the result
of a twenty-four hour blizzard, which
has added new terrors to the surviv-
ors of Thursdays disaster that took
the toll of at least 1000 lives. Snow
is greatly impeding the progress of
the relief trains from the United
States and the dominion cities urgent
ly needed to guard against famine.
Many Blankets For Stricken.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, December S.-Twen-
ty-five thousand blankets and other
articles of clothing and supplies are
being rushed to Halifax by Secretary
of War Daniels. Those things are be-
ing dispatched from Provincetown,
Mass, as rapidly as the navy depart
ment can rush the same. Every
means of relief possible will be rushed
to the stricken city by the navy de-
partment.
ST. John. New Brunswick, December
S.-Roy Williams. an eye witness to
the disaster at Halifax, and one of
the wounded told The United Press
today some narrowing tales of the
suffering in that city. A blizzard was
raging at the time which added to
the suffering.
Much Mail Destroyed.
Winnepeg, Man. December S.-Pos-
tails stated to-day that $4,000 bags of
mail were destroyed at Halifax. A
great deal of this was for the
trenches and consisted of christmas
presents.
Report From the Front.
Berlin, December S.-The German
war office reported this afternoon
that the British had been pushed back
1900 meters on the Cambria front
Deaths at 1000.
Boston, December 8.-The causa1-
ties at Halifax are now placed at
1000 and TIE injured at 1000.
The relief train from Boston has
broken through the drifts and is
rushing on toward the devastated
city.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
TILL is FOUND GUILTY
"PIaster Doctor" Has Finally Got In
to the Laws Clutches.

TO the Laws SIulCHSS.
Cumberland, Wis, December s.
John Till, "the plaster DOCTOR living
near Turtle Lake, this county, was
found guilty in circuit court of prac-
ticing medicine without license. He
appealed to the supreme court and
obtained stay of sentence. This is
the first time that a jury has ever
been able to agree on any of these
Till cases. Till has always put up
the defense that he made no charge
for his doctoring, bNt the last legis-
lature, amended the law so as to
prohibit the practice of medicine by
any one excepting licensed physi-
clan whether he received pay or not,
the law being amended to reach prac-
ton of the Till type.
Considerable feeling had been
aroused in Barron county against
Till on account of an epidemic of
diphtheria that had been started in
vicinity of his sanatorium near Turtle
Lake and which. it is claimed, was
brought in by Till's patients.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-14
BUT COAL is VERY SHORT
This Is So Notwithstanding Vast
Shipment of Black Diamond
To Northwest
[United Press Dispatch

Chicago, December 8.-According
to the statement of E. L. Peck, chair
man of the fuel shipping board of the
great lakes stated today that the
amount of coal shipped over the
great lakes to the northwest up to
December 2 exceeded that of 1916
which was record season. The
shipping committee decided last May
that 100000 tons would have to be
shipped over the great lakes In order
to supply the northwest This amount
has been exceeded by over million
tons already. This Mr.. Peck stated
shows that the northwest has Jared
even better than the localities near
the mines.
st. Paul, December SIN the face
of the statement of c. L. Peck as to
the large shipments of coal over the
great lakes, there is a shortage
Of that fuel throughout the northwest
Some municipalities have restricted
sales to one-half ton. This is es-
pecially true in great many of the
towns in North Dakota