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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
MUCH REVENUE IS
LOST FOR WHEELING

CHARLESTON. June l5.-Cities.
towns and municipalities in WeSt Nir-
sinia arc prohibited under thr recent
IT, enacted state road law from col
l"cfius any license on automobile We
hiclrS other than that in cars used
for commercial purposes within the
municipality. according 70 a ruin: Of
the state road commission today.
F.rcn the rate Of The special privilege
tax is TO be fixed BY tn" state com
mission. Charleston. WhrnlinC iIunr-
inc'nn. C1arkSburc. Parkrrshurc. Fair.
mont. zach will loss revenues of S.,
600 TO $4,000 annually By reason OF
the commissions Tulinc. Several mu-
nicipatii!es in 1hs stat" acting on the
theory that since rho now Law did not
specifically prohihit their laying IL
cense TAX had proceeded with plans
10 collect il as in the past.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
)ER(iER
Gets Eight Months in Dcla-
ware County Jail for His
Refusal to Register.

SrS,:si p>?atrh IN. Irirlrscm-rr.
COLUMRES. o.. juno l5.~-"l'm Snr-
ry now that | refused TO register and
am ready TO Subnl"rcc my Scruplcs
about this war and our participation
in it, ami fight with the resi- Of tho
fellows in the French trenches"
This WAS Frederick .lcrger'S mes
sage after pleading guilty. 10 an in
diclmenI charging him with refusing
70 register.
Instead nj going to tho trenches
Jtrger first will serve eight months
in tho Delaware County Jail. after
which he will h" subject 10 draft. This
was tho sentence given by Federal
Judge Safer today. .IPrgnr WAS Il Soc
iallsl leader in Martins Ferry and
boayted hat hr would not register
He signed his registration card while
in iail hero however.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
WARM GREETING FOR ] !, !. !.
ITALIANS IN MEMPHIS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 16.--The
Italian war mission on tour Of the
country passed from the south to the
west tonight, when they left for St
Louis. after day of entertainment and
sightseeing here. ,.st
Memphis greeting to the distia.
guishrd visitors concluded with ban.
uuet tonight. at which more than 300
of The leading citizens Of the city
heard Enrico Arlotta, ranking member
or the mission. and others discuss the
war aims Of Italy and express their
gratitude for tho assistance OF the
United States in the world war.
Earlier in the day the mission had
been rendered public reception at~a
theatcr. attended by hundreds Of citi.
Zens.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
Liberty Loan of TWo Billions Has Been
Ovprsubscribed Nearly a Billion with
The Small Investor Strong at the Finish
New York Federal Bank District Ranks First With Over
Bllion-Ckcago Second and Cleveland (Wheeling)
District Has Taken Third Honors.

WASHINGTON, D. c. June 15-The American people have re-
finance the with
Liberty Loan proportions
huge that officials buried beneath landslide of re-
could 10 clock might how great had been
the Apparently it overwhelming beyond the
angne hopes Treasury officials though of the
banks regional headquarters of the oan could
hazard NOR than estimate Of its total
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
ANARCHIST LEADERS
PLACED IN CUSTODY

NEW YORK. June l5.--Emma Cold
man and Alexander Hrrkman. known
to the police AS anarchists. we're today
arrested by the federal authorities in
the office Of the No Cunscription
league. charged with conspiracy 10
Illustrate tho operation Of the selective
draft law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
IRISH PRISONERS ARE
GIVEN THEIR RELEASE

LONDON. Jun" i3.--All the prison
rrS taken in Iir Irish rebellion of
Easter Sunday. IHl6. will he released
without reservation. This announce.
mont WAS mad. in the house OF com.
mons today ky Andrew BOnar Law,
who said that the government felt that
hy doing 20 il would aid in Tho success
Iof ihr approaching Irish convention.
which The government hoped would ef-
feet reconciliation among Irish po-
lilical parties
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
10 Raise $l5OlOOO
For The Red Cross
CONDUCT CAMPAIGN
HERE NEXT WEEK
c. O. Nagle Heads Committee
in Charge Banquet for
Workers Monday Night.

Plans for launching Il campaign 10
raise $3.50. 900. Whecling's share OF the
| nationwide campaign for a hundred
, million dollar fund for the American
! Red Cross. were outlined al a meet
ing yesterday afternoon Of a special
committee OF the Wheeling Chapter,
: held AT the Fort Henry club. A cam.
palgn committee was oreanlZec with
Hon. George O. Nagle as chairman,
! and an effort will be made 10 raise
tho entire amount next week.
The personnel OF the committee in
cludes. Mr.. Nagle as chairman; John
G. Lynch. secretary; Howard HaH-
lrtt. treasurer; J. c. Brady. ". II. Ah-
hot! and Thomas A. Beattie. 4 meet
ng ~ this committee will b" held
this morning at the Fort Henry club.
to discuss further plans.
The campaign will be started Mon
day 4 banquet will be held Monday
night at the Scottish Rite Cathedral.
at which the campaign workers will
bc given Instructions and teams or
ganized It is planned to enlist about
! $50 workers for the week.
Is Red Cross Week.
Next week. June II TO %, will be OBJ
served as Red Cross Week" through
out the country, in accordance with a
proclamation issued by President vii.
son. Governor Cornwell has also is
sued proclamation calling upon The
people Of West Virginia 10 do their
share toward raising the 100000, 900
, fund.
The Wheeling district. which will
include Hancock. Brooke and Ohio
counties. has been asked 10 raise
Sla0,000 Of this amount. and the local
committee believes that Wheeling will
not fail.
Yesterdays meeting was attended
by Rev. A. l.. Renze. a. +. Sinks. j. J..
Holloway. Howard Hazlert. !. G. Brady,
Edward Hazlett, Thomas Beattie, AM
brose. List and W P. Hubbard.
Tho finance committee of the Wheel
ing chapter Red Cross recently ap-
pointed the following general commit
tee to have charge of the campaign:
~. J. Holloway, chairman; W. +. Stone.
i. NJ. Scott. Louis Horkheimcr. Otto
Schenk. Edward Hazlett. n. r. Vance.
\. s. List. Howard HazIett. Bishop p.
!. Donahuc. Alexander Glass, Henry
C. Stifcl. J. G.. Brady. Thomas Rrattie,
Earl w. OGlcbay. r. W. Peterson,
Frank c. Hoffman. ". z Hubbard Z.
r. HUTCHINSON and [. Z. Hubbard.
Davtsop's Plea.
WASHINGTHE. June 1h.--SRcrili""
whirh :h. war will hiring is needed ny
\m"rira 20 lifts its PEOPLE TO III" spirit
iuaI nxaltation developed In European
warning nations. Henry r. Dawson.
chairman If tho Erd Cross War rmunril.
I"ld ih" Washington Chapter Of the Rcd
Grnss today.
Il wish for no ill.," he said. hut
ho7e and pray that whatever may hs
is"drd tn arouse us to sons" at sa"-!-
fic" and cleanse lis from our S"ltiShnrSs
will come TO U.S.
Mr.. Dawson expressed doubt If moro
than ono pr cont of Americans "a!iI"
;hn, We arc today not only lighting for
fCootJnued ON Pare TwoD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
FOOD FOR THE SUBS

LONDON. June l5.--The British
armed merchant cruiser Arang"r was
torpedord and sunk in the North Sea
on Wednesday night. MI but one
werr saved
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-16
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Juno l5-Foreoast:
Weat Virginia, Ohio and Western
and war1nor estur-
day and Sunday.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04
Summer Complaint.

During the hot weather of the
summer months some member oi
almost every family is likely to
be troubled with some unnatural
looseness OF the bowels, and it lie
or the greatest Importance that
this be treated promptly, which
can only be dOue when the mpdi
cine is kept at hanI. Mr., F. F
Scott, Scotsyille, New York stat.
81 frat used Cbamberlaln's Collie
and Diarrohea Remedy as much
as five years ago. At that time
[ had a severe attack Of summer
complaint and was sufferlng 10.
tense pain. One dose relieved
me. Other members OF my lam
lily have since used it with like re
Isu]ts." ,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04
{. Bruyhll Arrives Al Training Camp.

Editor Democrat: l arrived
at Camp Jackson Friday night
about 10 O'Clock. ! rode on u
special train with six cars OF SOL
dier bays from Winston-Salem,
N, G. We felt like there were
enough # US on the train to
whip Germany, but since We
have arrived and found so many
here to help us, We no longer
have any doubt. There are a.
bout ten thousand here now and
they are coming in every day.
Some times we see a boy a little
blue when he first comes in, but
he soon forgets all about it.
They all seem as gay and jolly
as il they were here on a picnic
for a few days. But some of us
would feel blue il We thought we
would not get to 60 to France in
tue near future.
We have plenty of athletic
games, base ball foot ball, bas.
ket ball, and besides that, it is
not any trouble to get $50 boys
out IN the old f,l..s and hike for
four or five hours in the day, but
we don't have to drill near all
the time that we are out.
We have 80 ne where to go ev-
cry night. There is preaching
music and singing at some Y. NJ
G. A. almost every night. But
one thing is a little strange, we
never see a girl. There are none
down here, or they don't tlet them
selves be seen.
Tell all the boys of Watauga
to come on when they are called,
and that this is q b tier place
than most people think it is. We
will give them Q hearty welc mt
when they get here.
Please send the Democrat tC
my address, ] like to hear from
Watauga the same as from my
home county.
Yours respectfully,
| j. Il. BROYHILL.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04

E'litor Democrat: l take great
pleasure in writing you this let
ter to let you and other Watau.
ga friends and relatives
know that we, the select
ed men OF the county, are now in
Camp Jackson, and all seem to
be in the very best OF spirit. We,
after realizing that it is our du.
ty, and our whole duty, to de-
fend our nation in this great
world struggle for liberty and
freedom, have come to the con.
clusion and set the resolution
that we will use the same patri-
otism and perseverance that our
forefathers used in '76 around
Bunker Hill and Valley Forge.
Knowing they foughtand died for
us, how can any man now refuse
to drop this liberty and let the
rising generation suffer under
cruel, brutal laws OF the German
Kaiser. God forbid that there
will he a traitor IN our county or
even our nation. Let ali come to
the front and show the world
that we are free, and intend to
be free. SO long as we have our
being in the world.
Iappeal to you good people OF
Watauga to cheer up. Do not
grieve. This is only another
chance for the United States oi
America to let the world know
that we.ae a free and indepen,
dent people who deem it right
to fight and to die for that which
is just. In this great crisis I feel
that there is no North no South;
no Democratic or Republican pal
ty, but that we are all one uni
ted people struggling on toward
that destined land OF peace and
love. All try to be with US ir
spirit if not in battle.
WALTER e. GREENE,
Co. B, 317 Machine Gun Battery;
Camp Jackson, S. c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04

The Advocate has never been
called upon to perform a more
painful duty than that OF an.
nouncing the fall OF one of our
most prominent pastors. Last
Sunday morning at the hour for
service Rev. J. Fl. Bernhardt,
presiding elder OF the Greensboro
District, took charge OF the pull
pit of Centenary church, this city
and announced that on account
OF self.confessed moral delinquen-
cy, Rev. ] II. Bennett, for near
ly two years pastor of that
church, had been suspended, and
that a full investigation of the
matter would follow at the ear.
lest possible moment.
The whole community has been
subjected to a terrible shock, for
it is admitted that the erring
pastor was one OF the most pop.
ular in the city. Good people
here and elsewhere feel the prO.
foundest sympathy for all con.
cerned, especially for the stricken
congregation, while OF course the
sons OF Belial will deride and dis.
count the church and our holy
religion.-North Carolina Chris.
tian Advocate.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04

Ichug along from burg grad
good gasoline a-burnlng, where
roads are good, where roads are
bal, on highways straight and
turning. ."Oh, motoring" Isigh
"is bliss, my COOL old cars a
treasure; what outdoor pastime
equals thia, for pure and lasting
pleasure ?" And as l gambol
through the dust, with other au-
tos racing, my threadbare tires
begin to bust, and spoil both
tube and casing. l toll and la
Dor in the SUI until l bust a gal.
lus, and ere the; weary work is
done drink from sorrows chal.
Ice. For changing tires will break
the heart OF any portly mortal,
upset bis mental applicant, and
kill h!s smile and chortie. At
last new tires are on the wheels,
and l resume my spinning; m,
laughter rings in merry peals,
my smile is sweet and winning
Then something breaks about
the torque; no more my car is
speeded; I'll have to send to far
New York, to get the part that's
needed. When fixed, some 9th
er parts will break, some bear
Iings, pins or collars, and when
repairs the workInen make, they
charge me ninety dollars. And
go I'm walking near aud far, on
highways broad and narrow;
think Ill dump the motor car,
and get myself q barrow.-Wall
Mason, in News and Observer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04
Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work, bending and
uittng OF streous exercise 10 q.
lstriu on the muscles, they be-
come sore and O. tiff, you are Grip
pied and in pain. SlOan's Lini.
ineut brings you quick relief, easy
tn apply, it penetrats without
rubbing and drives out the sore
meas. A clearliquid, cleaner than
mussy plasters or ointments, it
does not stain the skia or clog
the pores. Always have a bottle
handy Tor the pains OF rhruma'
tism, gout, lumbago, grippe.
bruises, stiffness, backache and
all external pain. At your drug
g'st' zoe. E I
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04
WAvAUGA Boy.

The Wilmington Star wants
everybody to learn to sing some
song. Bless your life, boy, some
folks couldn't carry a tune if it
was handed to them in a paper
sack. k.-Greenville r fectOr.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04


EDITOR DEMOCRAT: Will you
kindly allow me space in your
paper for a few paragraphs con :
corning the great thraining camp
near Greenville, s. c.?
There are about 10000 SOL
diers in Camp Sewer. 1t is on a
beautiful site, and is located in
seven miles OF Greenville, with
an electric car line into the city.
All first-class soldiers are at lib
erty to 70 to town any time ex-
cept during duty hours. Sar-
geant Lovill and Corporal Gross,
OF Watauga, seem to be very at.
tentive to a pair OF Columbia's
lair daughters.
MIR. W. H. Winebarger, OF Wa
tauga, has had q bad case of the
blues, but we hope he will be bet.
ter now, as he has been trans
ferred to a company OF machin-
lists, and made sergeant. His
promotion was very pleasing to
his comrades from Watauga.
Jolly Ed Hodges is having a
lot of fun. He keeps agood stock
OF jokes always on hand and is
constantly dispensing them to
the great amusement OF those
about bin.
Private Walter Winebarger
says lie don't care 50 much about
the life q soldier has to live, but
that there il a certain mountain
tlassie on whom he would like to
1
call occasionally.
The other boys are all right,
but | will just remark in pass
ing that there certainly have
been some stumps grubbed since
Battery E reached its des' ina.
tion, and We dou't know just
how long the stumps will last
but our prayers ara that all
necessary have been taken up,
and that the Kaiser will come to
favorable peace terms befort
long, as Saddler E. B. Hardin
is not particularly anxious tu
20 to France.
| wish to say that our Cap.
tain, Mr.. Williams, is giving III
all the privileges he can. Every
member of Battery E was made
"Class A" when we reached Caml
Sewer, and our Battery is full
war strength now. There were
fifteen members Of Go. H infan-
try boys transferred to Battery
E-Linney Matilda, Arthur Van.
noy, Gurdy Barnes and Others.
We wish to thank the goot
ipeople OF Watauga for their ma
ny kindnesses to US before we lei
for Camp.
WAvAUGA Boy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04
ChronIc Constipation.

1t il by no means an easy mat.
ter to cure this disease, but it
can be done in most instances by
takink Chamberlain's Tablets
and complying with the PLAN
printed directions that accom-
panv each package.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
OF NEW YORK
Offers These ADVANTAGES:
Offers These Advantages:

successful experience of nearly rs years, which is
more than that of any other American company.
The strength of more than 64 million dollars of assets
Insurance. the net cost Of which as low as the lowest
including wonderful disability benefits with income for
life. h-
Experience and financial strength are the two main
pillars Of sound life insurance. Safety Liberal Policy
contracts and Low Net Cost are the three essential ee
ments that we all want in our insurance In these essen
tials the Mutual Life carf serve you best. 80
Columbus Andrews, Manager Western District
fLENOIR, : :: NORTH CAROLINA
Would like to have an active agent or two in Watauga
County .ts .f @
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04

Complying with orders received
from Governor Beckett, Adjutant
General Laurance Young, will,
at once. designate an advisory
committee of three men in each
county OF the state, which CON-
mittee shall carefully select men
for the militia organizations to
be established under the COVER
nor's recent proclamation. The
Governor insisted that the men
shall be selected rather than
drafted, and not be forced to
serve against theirwill. General
Young was informed that the
men to be chosen shall be God
fearing, brave men, with quiet
minds, careful of human life but
determined TO protect the helpless
and preserve peace and order in
the state.
Gov. Bickett's order follows:
"Pursuantto the proclamation
Issued by me on the 23rd day Of
September, 1917, you are direc-
ted to proceed to organize state
militia companies In the several
counties of the state, beginning
in the counties having the larg-
est population.
"You will designate an advi-
sorry committee. Of three men for
each county and direct such
committees to carefully select the
members tor the militia compa
MES. 1t Is my desire that the
men selected shall represent the
Intelligence, the character and
the courage of the communities
10 which they live. These men
are to be the special guardians
of our women and children, and
the keepers Of the peace and or
der OF the state. The service
they are to perform requires that
the militia roll shall be a roll OF
honor. insist that the men Sc
lected shall be:
81. Men who fear God, and
make a decent effort to keep His
Commandments.
"2. Men OF fortitude who are
able and willing, for the public
veal, to face danger and endure
hardships without complaint.
"3. Men of quiet minds who
will be very careful Of human life,
but still, when stern necessity
demands 1t, shoot straight to
protect the helpless and preserve
the peace and order OF the state.
"These men are to be selected
but not drafted. The organize
tions are tote composed neither
OF volunteers nor OF drafted men,
but Of men chosen by the coln.
mittees because lis believed that
they possess peculiar quallfca
tions for the service to which
they are called .q,.-,.
"If any man who is selected
shall decline the honor twill not
be thrust upon him. Any un'
willingness to serve would indi.
cate that the committee had
made q mistake in the selection
OF that particular man. ln des
ignating the advisory committee
you will take pains to name mel
who are themselves patriotic, in
telligent. unseldsh and unafraid
1T. W. BECKETT,
"Governor and Com
Inandsr.in- Chief.
"Raleigh, N. c. sapt. 20! 1911"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1917-10-04
Town and County.

see a little wood coming this way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Jones and
two little children, OF Lenolr,
were weekend guests at the Crit
cher Hotel.
The buckwheat crop in the
county is now being threshed,
and the yield is quite abundant,
where the crop was not damaged
by the September fro st.
Mrs. W. L. Scott, of Jeffer-
son, has been spending the two
weeks past at the home Of her
parents, MIR. and Mrs. j. s. Stan.
bury, in Boone.
The man who set ties his little
bills in q spirit OF pleasure in.
stead OF pain and anger, is the
"truck." The former will always
make friends while the latter will
steadily lose them.
Miss Velma Rivers, who COM
pleted her Art Course at Daven.
port College last spring, left for
Washington, d. g., last Friday
morning, where she will remain
in the Corcoran Art School du.
ring the session which opened on
last Monday.
NOTICE! The Directors of
Booue Farm Loan Association
will meet at two, p. m., on Sat
urday. October 18th, for the pur-
pose ofrceiving new applications.
All who contemplate borrowing
money through the Association
must be present at that time.-
A. ID. Blair, President.
Old friend Mote league, OF
Patterson, was in the village the
latter part OF last week deliver
ing canned goods, tomatoes,
huckleberries, ETC., that had BEEN
put up on his farm. His wife, he
told The Democrat, has canned
$50 quarts, while his daughter.
in-law, Mrs. c. r. league, putup
225 quarts.
MIR. Will Holland, a very
pleasant gentleman from Olin,
Iredell county, wa' in this sec.
ton last week, and while here
looked over some mountain grs.
zing lands, as we'll as some town
property, with a view to buying
and locating here. He seemed to
be right much pleased with va
tauga, and, while he closed NO
deal, we hope he may fiud some.
thing to his liking. and locate
permanently among US.
Miss Mary Leslie Pulliam,
} in response to a telegram from
her former home town, Lompoc.
California, left last week for that
town, where che will resume hel
work as music teacher, having
laid it down last spring to visit
; her aged grandmother, Mrs.
Martha A. Shearer, during he1
last illness. The young lady liz
past master in her profession
and her services are always in de
mand at an attractive price. He
: many friends in Boone wish fo
her q safe and pleasant journey
to her far-away field OF labor.
Atty. Frank A. Linney SOW
ed two acres OF land to grass
and to protect the tender cro]
from the hot rays OF the summe
sun, sowed threet pecks OF buck
wheat on the plot of ground. A
the grain began TO ripen. t b
patch Became infested by a bil
flock Of turkeys and chicken
, which did considerable damage
{ But, despite this, he had tn
crop harvested, and the yield wa
n 35 bushels OF choice clean grain
y His hay crop was abundant; hi
: corn and truck patches untoucf
: ed by the frost, are as fine as ca
be fouud. and he boasts that b
has the best turnip patch in tn