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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

There are ominouS signs OF grave
events in Russia which may
affect the course of the war itself.
Even the Russian censor. despite the
completeness Of its powers, has not
attempted to suppress glimpses OF the
unrest which appears to be seenhllS
under the surface Of things in the
vast empire. Through private channels
is being brought TO Amer
lea of an active discomfort which bids
fair 10 resule in an upheaval after
the war If 1t deos not break the crust
OF the social and political structure OF
Russia while Russian armies are SUN
lighting.
The sympathetic response to Presi-
dent Wilson's peace plan. issued by
the Russian foreign office recently
may not be direct result or the I'M
rest in the Russian empire. But II Is
certainly an expression Of the deep
despair of the Russian people Tor the
termination Of hostilities.
4 considerable part of the lS5.0OO.-
900 people in Russia are on the verge
Of starvation if they are not actually
starving. The much information the
Russian censor has permitted to 80
out Of Russia. There is plenty Of food
in various parts Of the empire, mainly
concentrated at various centers where
it has been awaiting export. One or
the purposes Of the BritlSh-frencn
campaign against the. Dardanelles or
the British-French campaign against
the Dardanelles was the opening up
OF the road for the export OF the grain
awaiting shipment at Odessa ana
other ports on the Euxine.
This grain would be adequate 10
all needs Of the empire If 1t could De
transported to the interior and dis
tributed among the people. But this
distribution is impossible for two
reasons. First, because the Russian
railroads are already overtaxed by the
requirements of war Second, because
the Russian empire lacks the ma
chinerv for distribution which has
been brought to a state Of wonderful
efficiency in some Of the other war
ring countries.
What is true OF grain is true OF all
sorts Of supplies. 1t is becoming evil
dent that the Russian people are sui
fering more than any other the other
belligerents, from the dislocation or
their social and economic system que
to the stress OF war. ~
Behind this material cause FOR us
content is a political situation when
has proved keenly Disappointing 10
the advocates of popular participation
in the powers of government IN Rus
sia. The new cabinet, under Prince
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

rope. where the standards OF living
are higher
Compare that KNOCK" at the United
States, by an American, with the re-
port Of the British Board of Trade att
or an investigation Of wages and liV-
ing conditions of workmen in the Cit
les of the United States. The Board
expressed surprise to find that in
some of the cities very considerable
proportion Of the dwellings inhabited
BY the working classes are owned by
their occupiers, and made special ref
erence to the considerable eIpendi-r
ture on food and the large proportion
Of income remaining after the cost OF
food and rent has been deducted.
The unsupported statement that the
American workman has less chance
to obtain a good homo and lives less
we'll than his European contemporary
has abundant contradiction in the
nrese5ce here Of millions Of people
who came to this country from Europe
Of their own free will and have stayed
because they find living conditions
better here than at home. Hundreds
Of thousands of them send much or
their surplus earnings to Europe to-
help maintain their pauper relatives.
And if the conditions abroad are so
much more favorable to the working
man, as claimed by this critic, how
does it come that they leave their OPP
portunities in the numbers they 90:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08
QUEER SORT OF A KNOCK

In spite OF the fact that the British
Board Of Trade in its reports has ad
mitted that the laboring man is bet
ter off in this country than in Great
Britain, it was left to a grouchy
American in a recent interview to as
sert that 1.-The workingman in the
United States today. has often less
chance to obtain good home, and
lives less well, than his fellow work
man in Europe. With meager facili'
ties as compared with those which OBJ
tain abroad, the American workman
today is receiving five times the
wages Of those that are paid IN Eu'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

Because he was friend In need
TO cArth's d0wntr odden brotherhood
Because he recognized no creed
. In his attempt 10 do some good;
Because his every thought and word
And act disclosed 10 all his clan
That he. by noble motives stirred.
Was one who loved his fellow man
God would not let pain rack his breast
When his soul struggled 10 he free,
But. folding his worn hands in rest,
He sent Death for him quietly.
Ralph NJ Thompson. in Christian
Herald.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08
A LOYAL DECLARATION

The Intelligencer takes great pleas
IRE in reproducing below an editorial
which appeared in the German new
paper of this city. the West Virginia
Patriot. in its issue OF the 9Th inst. 1t
deals with the attitude OF American
citizens of German birth and descent
in the present crisis between this
country and Germany. and it is more
than gratifying TO find that it agrees
exactly with The lntelligencer'S con-
ceptiou of the position they would
take. expressed in these columns last
Monday No one who remembers the
important place such names as Won
Steuben SchurZ and Sigel occupy u
American history. could for one
moment doubt the citizenship OF Ger
man blood taking any other course
than tina, of loyalty to the flag and a
: reconsecrated devotion TO the govern
ment so many of them helped TO pre-
serve. The editorial of the Patriot
follows:
The diplomatic relations be-
tween our United States and Ger
many have been severed. The 3rd
of February will always be men-
orable day for Americans OF Ger
man extraction. memorable De-
cause. with the first news OF the
severing Of diplomatic relations,
we have experienced an inner con-
flict between Jour national sym
pathies and the clear call Of duty
It is but natural that We should :
feel strong sympathy for the coun.
!, try in which our cradle or that OF
orr fathers has stood. i country
TO which most of US are sill bound
BY ties OF blood rela ions. We
also however have holy CbllSa-
ton TO our present country, our
new fatherland. to the flag 10 .
which we have sworn allegiance.
answering. faithful allegiance.
And that faithfulness has ever
been characteristic or German
Americans is shown by the actions
of our forebears as recorded IN
the annals OF the history OF the
United States. We have enjoyed
American life. We have entered
into new family ties. new relations
of friendship and business: these
now form the very essence OF our
lives. We shall at present prove
ourselves to be that which we
have always striven to become
true American citizens. Naturally
we regret the diplomatic break
that has taken place. yet we feel
that it IS not impossible to avoid
a bloody conflict and 10 find some
basis of understanding. We cling
to that hope. Nevertheless, should
open hostilities arise. there would
be only the one course for us to
pursue-to continue along the
same path Of American citizenship
followed il; the past. And now
more than over we must strive TO
Impress this course on our
fellow citizens. At this II m e,
some people no doubt will at
tempt to create false I'M
preston regarding our American
ism. In the light OF the conviction
however that we are good Amerl-
can citizens. as good as the best.
We can endure such mlsunder-
standings. 1t Is up to us. more
over, TO show our compatrlots
that we cling loyalty and faithfully
to our duties as citizens OF this
contry-the United States OF
America.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08
MARITIME SPEAKS OUT

It Is refreshing as we'll as surpris-
ing to find a Democratic mind. in
agreement with the Republican con-
ntion about the suppressed suffrage
. the South. AS Is we'll known the
negro in the Southern States is count
ed in the census returns to swell the
representation Of those States in Con
Sres. and the electoral college. but his
right to participate in the selection of
those representatives is denied him
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

Bacon-Was that your wife I saw
you talking to this morning?
Egbert-Oh, no. II It had been my
wife ] wouldn't have been doing the
talking.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

public schools reopencd. following an
nounrcmrnt by n board Of physicians
that IL child Of Harold Rule, stogle-
maker. did not die Of infantiIc paralysis,
RS waS first supposed: The board came
to the conclusion after an autopsy and
further chemical analysis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

Nav be Delegate swope's bill for the
adjustment OF hash reflected the state
of his digestion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

The government announces that II Is
steering a straight course" and. as m
official significantly adds. we are hold
ing OUT breath"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08
QUARANTINE LIFTED.

Special nlkratrh % the lnleInseneeF.
HARRISBURG, W. Va. Feb: -
Mayor Joe y. Craddock. Of Broad Oaks.
today lifted the strict Guarantinc i'm
posed thcrc yesterday and ordered the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08
CONSIDERATION.

The potato has become a jewel Of
great price.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

says. the young man who seeks a soft
job and gets It. remains there all his
life.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

It is up to the Legislature to act as
promptly as the Wheeling Council.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

And Spain. our old enemy. Is to be our
diplomatic intermediary. during MT
Gerard's enforced absence from Berlin.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

Another cold wave Is on the way
Nothing like keeping In practice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

The highhyers needed by tho govern
ment will not disturb the FOUNDERS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

What has become Of the boxing bill!
Has IL taken the count?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

The runor monger is sometimes as
dangerous as the traitor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

Always discount an alarming report
until 1t Is verified.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

It Is not necessary in raising hogs 10
become one.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

Those who talk glibly Of war never
felt a wound.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08
EVIL SPIRIT IN THE FILM.
ON the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
william a. Brady. who is always in
terestiuE when he discusses the stage
or the screen. is not sanguin" about the
immediate money future Of the motion
pictures. He tells the Legislative COM
mittee that some day all will he we'll
with the unSpoken drama. but Just now
It's expansion is in Il "disastrnuS drec-
ton" He thinks there has been AN
overproduction of pictures" We should
suggest the insertion Of the word bad"
try itself has advanced IN the partic-
ulars Of larger and finer theatcrS and
more perfect technical results. Some
producers have gone forward in the
matter of splendid staging. using the
: outdoors to their best advantage and
TO the great pleasure nf III" spectators.
They have presented 10 the eye the vast
nnSsrS that were beyond tho grasp of
the stage.
But what nf the dramatic in the mo-
vi"S" It has not gon" forward and II
has gone back. The greed of certain
managers and ErOSSneSS of stupidity
of their producers has resulted in throw
ing upon hr screen Il flyblnwn mess OF
kinct OScnp"d rot. There seems to bc Il
! fever am0uS these managing spirits In
make thu movies nasty even when IT is
not necessary for financial success. aud
whCn the material ~ hand could he
woven into something pleasing In the
Surrtainr AMI profitable To the producer.
Why. otherwise. should the talents of
Il II ACTOR Hike .Inln MHSfll ne PTlllbNFu
IT, film procession Of ScductionS? Why.
otherwise. should a plot hy julius Verne.
alrcady.a scenario of clean. exciting ah-
venture. hr =" DISTURBED rs to include.
utterly for tho sake at iudrronry. two
atirmulS at rape" There must hc hero
ines in every screen drama. We suppose.
10 supply that "hrart Interest," about
which hr managers So Clibly ak. hnt
is il nuir necessary that they shall he
. tho subjects Of hid"nuS attack" Not
that All the motion picture dramas arc
infected with diseases nf he nrotr mag
ination. Their" are plenty nf clean pic
/. turc plays. quite enough tn prove that
all can and should be clean.
There l.: no money in the business
now. Mr. Brady says There should
he money in 1t. There will hc plenty
in il for the managers who learn that
tho public Is hungry for more films OF
the clean earth and the clean people
thereof, for tho white magic that awaits
The wand Of Il gifted managers vision:
for the drama that gives tho spectator
credit for common Intelligence. normal
imagination and u decent mind.
Do You Find Fault With Everybody?
An irritable. fault-fnding disposition
is often due 10 disordered stomach.
4 man with good digestion is nearly
always good natured A great many
have been permanently benefited by
Chamberlain Tablets. after years Of
suffering. These tablets strengthen
the stomach and enable it to perform
its functions naturally. Obtainablc
everywhere.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-08

II Is true. as Captain Robert Dollar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
SLAYER is GIVEN rs YEARS
Joseph kaminski Pleads Guilty OF
Shooting Son in Street at
Marinette.

Marinette Joseph Kaminski, So
years old. Marinette county farmer.
who was charged with numbering his
son Thomas, % years old, in the
streets of this city on Feb. s, as the
young man was thought TO be in the
act of clipping with his stepmother.
was sentenced to twenty-five years in
the state penitentiary at Waupun by
Judge w B. Quinl~n, after the pris-
oner pleaded guilty to murder in ,ee
second degree
Kaminski haC declared his intention
to fight the charge at the May term of
circuit court, hough several who
testified that they saw him shoot his
son appeared against the prisoner at
the preliminary hearing. He changed
his mind suddenly and consented to an
arraignment
A suit in which Kaminski is seeking
10 set aside a deed conveying his farm
near this city to the young wife whom
he is said to have obtained through
the land agent in Chicago from whom
he purchased the farm. is TO come up
for trial in the May term of court.
Kaminski filed this suit before his
sons alleged attempt TO run away with
the woman. He seeks TO have the deed
quashed on the ground that his wife
had not been d good one"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
DANGEROUS IN NORTH SEA
Great Britain Warns Shipping in Ger
tain zone--To Operate Against
~U-Boats.

Washington. Feb. 49,. Notice Of a
dangerous area in the North sea be-
cause of operations against Germany
has been given by the British admi~
ralty. A copy of The notice. dated Feb
ruary 10. was received at the state de
partment 1t warns shipping that after
February { a prescribed area including
all waters Off Germany aRd parts Of
Holland and Denmark win be danger
ols ana should be avoided.
''In view OF the unrestricted warfare
carried on by Germany at sea by means
of mines and submarines says the no
tice, mot only against the allied pow
ers but also against neutral shipping
and the fact that merchant ships are
constantly sunk without regard to tile
ultimate safety of their crews. his maj
estys government gives notice that on
and after February II the mentioned
area in the North sea will be rendered
dangerous TO all shipping hy operations
against the enemy and il should there
fore be avoided"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
STATE MORE THAN
HALF DRY IN AREA
STATISTICS SHOW CLOSE TO ONE
THIRD OF POPULATION IS
IN DRY SECTIONS.
FIGURES SHOW VETS LOSING
Total Vote in 2ot Elections Being
3f.ot2 for Local Option and 27,-
73S Against lt--NearIy 1000
Saloons in State.

Madison Wisconsin is more thaa
half dry in area and in population is
close TO one-third dry, according To
wet and dry statistics. compiled by the
state Industrial commission. Figures
taken from returns in the wet and dry
elections in 1916 show that tie drys
advanced, the total vote in 201 cleo
tions being 31,012 for local option. and
27,733 against it. Among cities landed
in the dry column were Superior,
Platteyille and Lancaster
According to the report, wet villages
and cities greatly outnumber the dry
places, but in townships the vets and
drys are running a close race. A com
pilation of the population in wet and
dry townships show that SS9,460 per
sons are living in dry towns against
470329 persons in wet towns.
There are close to 5000 saloons in
the state The total revenue from
them is $1.761 900 Milwaukee county
contributes $474,200 for 2,371 saloons.
Population in wet and dry counties
IN the state total 527 ,S82' for the dry
and 1503.553 for the vets; in cities
the dry are Outnumbered 10 10 /. The
vets have population OF S46,SST
against 92,933 for the drys.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
U. S. TO FIX PAPER PRICE
Federal Trade Board Will Probably
Fix Maximum Price Of Print
Paper-Makers o. X. Plan.

Washington, Feb. l9.-F'Or the first
time in the history of American big
business. an industry has voluntarily
offered to submit TO prico-fixing by Il
government agency. AS result 1t Is
expected that the federal trade com
mission will fix a maximum price for
newsprint paper by March next. The
principal newsprint paper manufactur-
ers of the United States and Canada
have submitted TO the commission II
proposition providing that they viii
agree TO be bound by any price for
paper which the commission declares
upon arbitration TO he fair and reason
able.
The commission has taken the pro-
posaI under consideration and il is
strongly intimated that the plan will
be accepted and carried our speedily.
Scores of small newspaper publishers
have Informed the commission that un-
less relief is forthcoming shortly they
must suspend Prices for paper have
increased over range OF from 100 10
500 per cent in the last Is months.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
INQUIRY SENT BERLIN 3 AMERICANS KILLED
SCOUTS FIND COWBOYS MUIR
DERED IN MEXICO.
Ssiaxar Threatens to Attack Village or
City and to Surpass Mas
sacre at Columbus.

Hachira, N NJ. Feb 17-Three bod
les. later identified rs those OF An
drew p. Peterson, Hugh Accord and
Burton Jensen, American cowboys,
were found ou the Mexican side of the
border three mites south of Monument
No. % aud near Corner Ranch They
were discovered by Lem Spillsbury,
the PerShing scout,
The bodies of the three Americans
We're about 30 feet apart. according
TO Splllsbury Each victim had been
shot many times in the head with
rifles snd pistols.
Acord's head was mutilated with a
hatchet. according Ia SpilIsbury. All
of the bodies were stripped Of cloth
ing. hats. and shoes. Spillshury said.
iHe clue To the bodies vas : tea by
Andrew PeterSons shepherd dog.
which crawled into camp famished and
footsore. rs II he had come a great
distance during the night American
cowboys of the rescue posse. who
were camped at the time here, took this
10 mean Peterson and his companions
were dead, and started on this sue
ceSSful hunt for the bodies.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
BADGER ~DEAIH RATE GAINS
Figures for Last Quarter of 1916 Are
Slightly Higher Than Average
for Last Nine Years.

Madison The death rate for Wis.
consin for the last quarter of 1915,
based On a total OF 6.764 deaths ~
ported to the state board of health, is
slightly higher than the average for
the last nine years. The rate for Oc-
tober, November and december was
eleven per 1000 population Authori-
ties are unable to account for the in
crease. For the quarter. the following
were important causes of death:
Pneumonia. 702: violence, 427; pull
monary tuberculosis, 424: other tuber-
culosis, As: cancer, 1856; diarrhea, en-
teritis, under years. 90; diphtheria,
SO; meningitis, rs; typhoid fever, AZ;
puerperal septicemia. %; scarlet fever,
26; whooping cough, %; influenza. II;
measles, g. Three hundred and sew
enty stillbirths were reported. There
we're twenty less cases of tuberculo-
sis than in the same period of 1915.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
FOUR HURT IN RAIL WRECK
Passengers Have Close Call When
Coaches Turn over as Train
Stakes Broken Rail.

Merrill Fourteen passengers and
the train crew narrowly escaped ssri-
Gus injury and possible death when
two coatches of the combination
freight and passenger train ON the
Gleason line of the Milwaukee, road
turned over as the train struck a.
broken rail six miles north of here.
The Two coaches and the mail and
baggage cars caught fire and were de-
stroyed. William Wendt. a passenger,
received broken arm and bruises
about the head Mrs. William Reh-
field was bruised about the head and
shoulders Aid. C. J. Thorkelson of
Merrill was slightly burned when his
clothing caught fire Hugh Morrison.
breakman. is thought to have sus-
tanned injuries TO his spine and in
ternal injuries. Carl Lange, passenger,
received badly laeerated hand.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
LIVE ON SO CENTS A DAY
Thirty University Woman Students
Solve Combine to Battle High
Cost Of Living

Madison Thirty-five cents a day
provides three well balanced, tempting
meals for each of about thirty women
students at the University of Wiscon-
sin who are experimenting with econ
omical living. They are not diet
squad" but are keeping the cost of
food down to that figure, week after
week, by living together in three com
munity houses. planning carefully, and
sharing housekeeping work.
Board and room cost each woman
about 1915 week. Board alone
amounts to $3.50 a week. but since two
women pay their share by cooking din
ners and luncheons. each of the 9th
ers is paying slightly more than her
own share. Room rent amounts to
$1.10 week, plus few cents more
for piano rent and subscriptions for
periodicals.
Grocer bills are never allowed 10 run
over SIS months ore house in which
twelve students and chaperon live.
Meat bills never run over SIT and
dairy bills never over $25.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-02-23
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BILLS ASK FOR S32O,OOO.O 90
Measures to Be Presented to Leeisla-
ture Asking Funds to Reorgan-
lie National Guard.

Madison The bills for the reorgan-
ization of the National guard will be
presented TO the Legislature within the
next few weeks. The appropriation
will be $4,000 as originally fixed in
the budget The bills will contain no
restrictions as to the basis on which
the guard is TO be reorganized but it
can be said there is little chance the
infantry regiments will BE- kept intact
as is desired by the infantry officers.
Instead. some of the companies of the
present regiments will be placed in
new regiments if present plans are
carried out No provisions for armor-
les will be made in the National guard
bill. Instead any armory appsopria-
tions which are made will be by sep
arate bills SO far there is only one
armory appropriation measure before
the legislature That is for new
armory at Chippewa Falls. Other arm
cries will be asked for. however, and
one of the bills may be for two armor-
les for infantry companies in Milwau-
kee