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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
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MARBLE CITY TYPEWRITER co.
6l7 Market St. Knoxville Tenn
TO c. w. MCCLURE

c E. Buckles VS., C. w. Mcclure ct al
State Of Tennessee, In Chancery
Court Of Knox County. No. SCOT
In this cause. 1t appearing from the
DILL filed, which is sworn to, that the
defendant c. w Mcclure is non
resident of Tennessee, so that the or
binary process cannot be served upon
him, it is ordered that said defendant
appear before the Chancery Court, at
Knoxville, Tennessee, on or before the
1st Monday of Feb. next, and make
defense to said bill, or the same will
be taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing ex parte as to him,
This notice will be published in the
Knoxville Independent for four consec-
utive weeks.
This 29th day OF Dec. 1916
j. c. FORD, Clerk and Master.
Webb, Baker & McDrrmott, Solr's.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

lea, as shown by a. careful study and
dissection Of the most recent edition of
who's Who is sufficient to cause the
heart of any son or daughter Of the
Volunteer state to swell with Unstable
pride, according to Allen Griffin John.
son, of New York, who has compiled
the list. In educators she leads all
her sisters southern states; among the
clergy and those who serve that jealous
mistress, the law, she Is almost equally
as prominent, and her authors, editors,
statesmen and specialists in other lines
of endeayor have climbed into the
white lights of prominence in surpris-
ing numbers.
The Brushby Mountain mines, be-
longing to the state, are under full
operation, digging daily $50 tons of
coal, which is practically sold on con-
tract to large consumers. A greater
part of this coal goes to the deaf and
dumb asylum, blind and insane asylums
of Tennessee and Georgia. Other large
consumers are the light and power
companies Of Nashville, Knoxville and
Chattanooga. The state mines in the
recent coal shortage and high prices
has been practically in the role of a
charitable institution, in that 1t sup
piled these institutions with coal,
whereas many might have been thrown
out Of employment had the industries
supplied been forced to shit down for
the want OF fuel
Send us Your Job Printing.
send az your Job orinting.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

In this canse by order of the court
notice is hereby given to all credit
ors of the Appalachian Hotel Com
pany, that the original bill in this
cause is sustained and ordered to
stand as a general creditors bill for
the benefit Of all creditors, who may
come in under it. Creditors are en-
joined from instituting separate suits
and are required to come in by pc
tition to file and prove their claims
againet defendant OF before the
first Monday of April 1917, or they
may be excluded from the benefits
of this proceeding,
All creditors filing petitions in this
cause. will execute and file proper
prosecution bonds or take the pau
pers oath in lieu thereof.
Such petitions may be filed within
the time above stated without furth
er leave than this order,
Witness my hand this December
20, 1916.
&c. FORD, C. g. M.
Henry Hudson, Sol.)
Dec, $3.50, 1916 Jan. 6-13- 1917
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Ask for Union Made Shoes.
Union Label Shoes are the best
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
Notice to the creditors of Appala.
chan Hotel Company.

State of Tennessee, In Chan Gerry
Court of Knox County. No.l5025
Cumberland Property Company,
ct al. VS.. Appalachian Hotel Company
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
Poets Of The People
Discussed Yesterday
Three Representative Poets Furnish
Material for Lecture by Mrs.

Yesterday aif"ruun At The Hotel Wind
Snr. Mrs. Anna K. Euurn" delivered h.r
seventh and last lecture before the
Wnman's Literary club. closing thr
seasons work. exc. pit tor the June meet
Ing. This viii b.. Il delightful social
affair ii ti, Country club. UnG Will he
Tor the lurP"S" 80! u"oiIn@ AL tn" n"W
members w#u hav'' com" into the club.
and renewing acquaintance with nth'rs.
Mrs. Euurnc y,Si"rt!ny Snok" al Walt
Whitmuu. Edwin Markham and Edgar
lee Masters. tn, luiir! who is e chi
raEU lawyer. IS noted particularly Tor
ms pi:cd hy conditions during Il Ia hor
strtk. i'll Chicago. III which la was en-
plUycd in II legal cHrIr!'H This brings
"uL he p!tl's. i'cril'' Alu!tivS and DO
EIadaiIunS -! HI;,ni.inG. IN Il most mas
icriUi WY aNG ~ considered his best
Cuutr button IN literature.
CONCERNING Walt Whitman. Mrs.
Bourne spoke particularly at his unluG2
personality and tn" Liberties whICn Ii"
takrS wiki p"'lIcHl conventions. To
CrItIGS Of tn continent. hc * regarded
AS lypI!rIn% ia" genuine S"ic" OF Amer
lean democracy. and !mr most r"prcs"U
tativc poe "l III" American people. rs
has contributors are Iu5Irv"luuS!E unlIk,:
and they HAY" hcrn lnU::hl /" "2aecl
something vastly different from tins
Whitman was born ia Rhode Island. uf
English and Dutch anr"Str! and sprung
from the masses ~ did Lincoln.
Among his poems. which show his
Amrrica Singing. '.KladrS Of Grass"
Song Of tn" open Road" AMI "Nh"n
l>li;rrs l.uSt in ;h" iIonryard lNUnm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
CAPITAL NEWS


CHARLESTON. ". Va. May 10
Certificates of incorporation have been
issued by the secretary OF state 10 th6
following new concerns winch VIII opcF-
ate under the laws Of West Virginia.:
Gwendolyn Coal d. Coke company. OF
Princeton: to operate near Rhblln. Lewis
county; authorized capital. Sl2I. oOU; IN
corporators. X. f. L. Holt. G.. w. Boiling,
r. H. Holt. Howard *. Osborne and S.
V. Straley all Of Princeton.
Sewell Valley Coal company. Of Eeso-
60; Ia operate in Quinnimont district.
Fayctte county: authorized capital SUD-
600: incorpurators. f.. c. Minter and j..
Is. Ceefton. OF Bcsoco; J. ii. Maynor. OF
Maynor; d. Forest Early and a. w.
Daubenspeck, of Mllcns.
Three States Auto company OF hunt
ingtOn: Ia deal in automobiles and sup
plies: authorized capital. $4,000: incor-
p0ralurs. Otto. j. Cox. j. X. Guard. T..
VI. Cox. Joseph NJ. Wherln and Roy Cox.
all Of Charleston.
The Martinsburg Co-Opcrarivc Asso-
citation: 10 operate 1T Wholesale and re-
Tail II general store: authorized capital,
$4,000; incOrporltors. Oliver Silcr, Sam
ucl }. Rhodes. W. ". Clrk, u. y. Dunn
and j.. n. Cline. all Of Martinsburg.
T.. Musick and Company. Of Farney
+. o., Mingo county; To operate coal
mines In Magnolia district. Mingo' coun-
": authorized capital. $4,000: incorpor-
ators. +. f.. Musick, of Narncy; Rufus
J. Musick and John II. McComas. OF
Gilbert; T.. Everett Musick. OF Red
Jacket; l.. Randolph Rias of Williamson.
The monthly report of Warden NJ. Il.
White. OF the West Virginia peniten-
tiary, shows an increase Of prisoners
over last month Of 80. There are at
present yG6 prisoners in the institution.
Warden White attributes the increase
to tho fact that a number OF the larger
counties held terms OF criminal court
in April.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
RIGHT Of WAY
FOR FOOD BILLS

WAStIiN,;TrN. May ,5.-E"GratttnS
CT GOOD Legislation f".:!G!uS III congress-
to meet IN" II. u'$ ~ tn administration
was furecaSt.d h.rr 'oday III tho request
uf ia" Scrat, aytt"Ultur;' rrttrIcts"
that Ihr huli~.. ,r"UAuIlt'',. Mani" Sui'-
committee "a assist Il III drawing new
bills.
Alcnlber< ~ tie. ,'nu't!Itt"'S u; bon
houses received :. clear idr" a u Whit"
House conference. last El3hi Of what tn
adj mis- tr:tl l":I wants .'iI:irt'f MOO Jaw
The Administrations program! calls 1T
three measures ",t.' :" p:rt.''t'' i"hd
;.rodtil.i ION. tn"th'r pr"Vnl!n- r'SUiat"r:
measures. H;,i fh" third giving authority
To irsUr" predetermined shipments i" food
supplies 'rh. hrs: iwu hills 1r" pcn'i-
ing in tn,. nous. and 30 'n!rd WAS nitro
tuccd TO-DAY ~ both houses.
Tho first hnl;Sr hll probably VIII he
allowed 10 stand ~ Il y. hut i!ic second
Will h.. changed L. @Iv' 80 Tr',Sittnt
rSc3latcry pnwrrS vested IN III" hill IN
;hc agricultural d"I"tr, mHn,. Tn" seq
uu<:. bill also viii authorize creation ~
&u ..ls'r@"ncI i".U "%"ncN t. opera"
nUIC' dir".'tIr 81 lu" nr"SiG''tt'.
-' y. ;hcr: =. ii"''r", liz al lk''iiii""u
VIII -. uani.'d I" in.ad has board
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
NINE GRADUATED
FROM union HIGH
PRESIDENT CRAMBLET OF BETH
ANY SPEAKS AT CONFIDENCE
MENT LAST NIGHT.
Prof. Il. L. Pedicortl Resigns as Super
intendent of Union District Schols
-Benwood News.

NM" students w"rr graduated from
mon high school II licuwurd last
night Tn" commencement exercises.
hrid ~ The hirh school auditorium. We're
pleasant surprises.
rh, InvUcal ion WIS by Rev. George i.
Helm nr 81. Andrews Lutheran church..
TIL" graduating class sang 'tar"w.ll.
after which tn class was addressed l'y
lT. Th"mns T.. cramhlet. president Of
N"thamy coll"E". Ills subject was As.
pirati" OF Life" Miss Alta GatcWuod
If the class OF 10 sang Il solo.
Principal +. K. lianlfan presented di-
Baker. Gladys Iron" Ben. Anna May
Bonn, F!crrncr Elizabeth Hall. Ter: ha
Virginia Leach Margaret Elizabeth Mil
Ter. Thomas William kctf"r. .Ir.. August
Matthew Schad and Leroy Vincent
Stewart.
prof. J. 7. King. superintendent. cf
MrMcChcn schools. gave an. interesting
talk. reviewing the progress mad" 10y
| ni"n district schools in tn" past 20
years
> ON behalf of the hoard Of cducution.
former members "i the board and teach
"rs and ianiturS "i Union district. Super
iui"udcnl II. l.. PrdC0rd presented -
gold watch and chain TO Charles w. Me
Comb. whose term Us Il member OF the
hohrd expires IulX l. Mr.. Mr'omhs has
During III" day Prof. Pcdirord had
rendered his resignation rs Sup"rint"n-
dent To- H." board. and President J. r.
Powell. "u h"hIlf Of tho board Of "'lG-
cation. presented him with II travelling
bag as - mark - appreciation for his
,illricm; $'ryic"S III the past. rrnf. Han
iinm. on behalf of tn" teachers and pu-
pills nf tn" Union district schools. gave
hi ma library amu.
TIN h,.irIiriiNn WAS pronounced lay
Re-. blair r. E"h"rtS IF McM"chcn NJ
T.. church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
PROPOSES Home Rule
With Ulster Excluded

LONppN. May Eth" EritIsl rrl'nH
minister lu,iay sent u Letter IL I"hn l,."- :
n.rrd. leader ui Tia" Irish \n'l"E;ttis'
party. outlining III" governments pro-
Jec; for the settlement II IL" nom" rue
question H.. ASKED Mr.. Redmond I"
stn,e his Views an tho au""rnIn"ntS suS
pestionS in ur',i"r that tn government
NAV b.. ah" to v"nSt'i''r the matter be-
fore Monday.
As soon a. ;',.' ur"unG'rS Hr4r"S;tiS
we're araiIah!.. rh. Irish | ni"lilStS 'Hrt
10 discuss tin" document. Tn" Nati"nAi-
tsts will hold a lr."tluE 80 THURSDAY
morning for ;E,. S:t:r' pur9'>''.
The Soy,rum"H,'+ rr"i"'$aiS profltS
for the introduction ~ 81 t''!! tor tn" I'm
yae1iat. appiicnt iou II ::, '"'i"' rule act
70 Ireland. hu. rx"i'I'tinS y" SIX ""un-
rios of Northeast l'l~t.-''. %:''it 'N"lus'"n
N nc subject Ia r"rnuGld"r:::! "u rE par
li:rn.nt at tho end Of irN'' lars: c"uh-
ell of ireland. :" T." ""'::i'"Scd az tWn
allegations. representing tt' "AcluuSd
area as wei! as tho r"w Irish phrilA-
,Yerl. consideration nf II" hill after us
second reading hy Il special conference
under tho craftsmanship ~; som" one
commanding Crn"'al r"usd.n"".
As an alternative. u IL suggested ny
,nc;, of all parties ~. assembled FOR the.
purpoS., rf arranging . S"h:rl" "f irish
setf-gov. rnmcnt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17

Probably for the !rSt Time IN the ms
tory at III" Benevolent Protective order
at ElkS throughout the United STATES.
Il session will he held during the fore
non wh-u. tudHE. Il session Of Wheeling
Lodge No. ~. will be held Tor the pur-
pose Of initiating Il candidate.
Recently :. ). Rodman. Junior mem
Der Ut the well known brokerage Iirn,
Hazlrtt x Eodman. applied for Menu
brrship III Wheeling lodge. ordinarily.
he would have been initiated within Il
few Weeks. but since applying. Mr.. Rod
man has enlisted III the ambulance
corps OF in" American Red Cross Su"IUty
and has been ordered IL France. IL" L.
to. leave Wheeling tonight Mr. N"w
York. from which point he vii! sail.
probably this week.
~ Mr.. Kuunan wished :" Join Wheel
ing lodge Of l:IkS before leaving. Il spe-
ciai diSpcus;ttion was obtained from tur
grand exalted ruler. permitting the lnlli-
alton at Il special meeting ~ b" held
this morning 1T ll:30 o'clock.
Tho grand exalted ruler also granted
Il disrcnsation IT, Wheeling l"dg" us
puStpnn" the regular meeting which was
/" have b'rIi held tonight. h"cauSC Of
the patriotic rally ~ be- held tonight
Under the auspices OF the local Eiks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
About People
Movements Of individuals to
and From the City.
S>oxSo0oSGG3GtS3t

Dr. $. s JcpSun OF Charleston. state
h, alth commissioner WAS N the city
yesterday comforting with Prosecuting
Attorney D. y. Mrk"-. 4.
Hon. ThoS. e. Townsend. "f Charles
Iuu former prosecuting attorney al nd
Uawhu county. was IN IN" city Shorl
while yesterday afternoons
Mis- II; L. Monroe. superintendent OF
The Gospel Mission 1T Washington. ~
-. leaves today for tin capital after pc
in. here IL address III" Lutheran ""-
rooms Missionary convention.
=. f. NJ, 'ullurh will hraV" To-Day on a
business trip through Munr"' county.
Mrs. ]. H.. Thornton of S!srcrsviilc.
will arrive saturday, 10 spent NEXT week
with relatives here.
captain T.. T.. WIlhy. head al tn" local
nii.d States Engineers office. returned
yesterday from RaV"nSwo"d. Jackson
county. whrr.. 1t" has h""n sine: last
Friday. passing Upon th'. H"njainin tiar-
,lSuu officers rrSrrN" camp at Indian
apnliS. Ind.
Charles puni..y. of 2>ui W":a,t street.
VII" was seriously injured SOM tmc
age. is Impr"viuE nlc"L! III In" Notlh
Wheeling EuSUitai.
temple. rrtunci nom" yesterday from
tairnlunl. wh"r, h. delivered 4 lcctur"
Tuesday night III the Marion county
court house.
John j. ,r"s"in travelling passenger
agent 1T ;hc cleveland ami Buffalo
Transit company. with headquarters IN
cleveland. WAS :; caller at the ono
Valley AuIumuhil" Cluh yesterday. II"
is advertising 4 special steamship tour
T.. tween Euft:ll" and Cleveland Tor auto
ISIS. : ~
Albert j. Mooney. tho Eleventh street
:,rpr-r, - 1T m his home ~ 100 Eoit
street with Ia grippe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
1.-THE Call Of Her People"
At Court This Week end

In THE Call OF Her People" Metros
great act special release. pIclurlzed
from Edward ShrldnuS famous play.
"t.gypt." which opens three days
enlightenment at the Court to-du%, Ethel
E:trrymUr" has an opportunity to dis
play most superb skill us 4 horScwonIan.
During thu. making OF the picture the
star was called on to ride at brcaknrck
speed both along rough country roads
and through crowded city streets filled
with vehicles and pedestrians
\ superb cast rs supporting Miss Bar
rymore in this. her latest and most
noted production which Includes Robert
Whittier. William b. davidson. William
Vaudeville. FRANK Montgomery. Mrs.
Allan Walker, Helen Arnold and Hugh
Jeffrey. The production WAS made IN
Florida and Is said To have cost moro
than 100000 and coo actors appeared
before the camera FOR II. The Call OF
Her People" will he shown as Il special
feature at the Court to-day. tomorrow
and Saturday. with matin"cS daily and
two performances nightly, starting At
.ua and 800.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
MILLER To FACE
CAPITAL CHARGE
GlASSWORkER ACCUSED OF
CRIME AGAINST OAUGH IER
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Knowledge That Father May Hang u
Convicted Does Not Change story
of Bertha Miller. Aged "a.

Charles Miller, a glasswurk"E' last
evening Was held without bail 10 await
action OF the grand jury III September
on Il charge Of making Il criminal as
Sault upon his 14-y"ar-olu dauGhIGF'
Bertha Miller. Squire X. q. Hobbs
conducted the hearing.
The daughter WAS the chief witness
against the accused man. She icSil-
fled that twice during a period from
February to May of 1916. in ii Chap,
line street home, where they occupied
a single room lie forced her To Weld
20 him. She stOully adhered 10 her
story. in spite of warnings from Pros
ecuting Attorney ID. \. Mckee that
her story may send her father In death
on the gallOws in the State prison:
In addition TO the testimony of The
girl, ProSecut or Mckee introduced The
testimony of Mrs. John Fullerton, FOL
Chapline street. where the girl and her
father roomcd at The time the assaults
are alleged 10 have been made. and
DR.. J. r. Caldwell and Dr Cart W. u
tert. who made an examination Of the
girl al the instance OF the State au-
thOrjrirS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
FOLLANSBEE WELSHMAN
ANXIOUS TO SERVE U. S.
Piles Naturalization Petition and il
Immediately Examined for
French Regiment.

Here's 4 patriot. Samuel Thomas
Baker aged -. who came tn Tins roUn-
try from his home in. South Wales III
1913, and has since been working In
mill in FollanSbee. flied his petition for
citizenship in the local federal office
Yesterday.
at am making this declaration" said
he to United States Commissioner 'ie"
2, BOYD that may join the forces OF
this government and go 70 Franc 70
helm build railroads and do my part In
fighting for humanity"
How soon can enl!s: IN thu r"rl-
nent?" he asked.
"Just as soon as you pass tn" ''Harnt-
nation"
THANK you" SAID Baker. and las;
evening he was examined. III I>i:rG
Captain willy /" lnt i,;n huu"
Quickly az poSSibi" 4 nv f;rl passed.
II do hope l have" he remarked as
he let, the office
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
THE BIRTH OF A NATION"

u. W. Griffith's great production CON-
ing here to the Court for the fourth
and final engagement. three days. start
ing Monday. May p, has broken so
inany records that ii is hard To keep
track OF them. For the length Of its
run and the total attcndanr" 1t holds
the seasons record in NV York. HUstOn.
Hhiladclphit- Atlantic CITY. Pittsburgh.
Chicago San Francisco. Los Angeles.
Seattle. ana many other smaller towns.
Mr.. Griffith was eight months making
this wonderful story. n" employed 1S.-
900 pcopl" and 5000 horses md the ln;il
cost of the work reached tn" cuocln"dS
figure of half Il million dollars. The
story is one OF romance and adventure:
linked To the most cltal periods of Amer
lean history.
Linked with the drama is an on"ra tic
score which carries rcCurrcnt themes
with every vital scene and character in
tn" epoch. An urchcStrl.of twenty mu$i
clans travel with the attraction Ia
handle the musical feature OF the pr"-
Scntatlon. The seat sale opens tomUr-
al q m.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
MEMS BRIEFS

-'rhrc" mon arraigned in police court
Yesterday morning on druhkenncSs
charges wcr" fined 81 and costs each.
Officials of Fulton and Elm Grove
have indicated To the county commits
sioncrs thai they will give the county
full control nf IN" National pike through
those towns. The commissioners ne
mnndcd this step for the full protection
of the new paving.
Clyde ruSh assistant to Road I'm,
cincTr w. .. Mc',luskey. Jr.. has applcd
for :, commission in the army engineers
corps. He is - graduate Of West Flr-
ginia university.
County commissioners and repre-
scn;ativrS Of tho Panhandle Traction
company will hold "A conference Satur.
dav morning relative to the paving or
TIN. River road. The traction oihcials
uromISc 10 prov" that it has ordered ma
;.rial for paving the road.
Coroner T.. g. Hobbs ycsterda!
rendered It vnrdinct holding ;hat
lanes Quinn met accidental d2atP whcn
hr was run Down by Il PcnnSy tram
near III" Fourth street crossing sunday
evening.
--Grnrp" ITavcrly. charged with as
saulling the t"li-iak"r at the Suspension
bridge, WAS dismissed aftcr,a hearing IN
police court yesterday morning.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
OFFERS FREE GROUND
FOR RAISING CROPS
r. ]. McCuuagh to Have Big Harvest of
Vegetables and Wants Others
to Join Him.

The Wheeling Commercial Association
received Il letter yesterday from Robert
l. Mctullagh, the well known local real
estate man. which r,lr'y rings with pa
triotism in doing his bit" toward rails
ing crops to cope with tho pending CRISIS
that is confronting this country. He
offers vacant lots free in thc WarwO"d
district.
He says: I'm rrSp"nse I" the call FOR
increase food production az u :. q. :.
,Snlhlcr Of the sod the writer viii be
OF, I'll" job with II acres IN corn ut Avon
Lake. near Cleveland. Ohio: - [" 50
acres in corn At Beech Bottom 3H acres
III potatoes 1T Beech Bottom and ono
third Of ;ull acre In potatoes At War
wood together with several other iIcr-
sons on property we have control OF in
Warw"od. ". have Il number OF avail
abb vacant lots III Warwupd district
thar We Will give free of charge for
planting crops. In thus way the writer
hopes 10 accomplish something and do
his hit FOR this uncertain year OF
1871
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
HON. TIE
Sub WAS SUNK

NEW YORK. May l6--Thr story of
how the American steamship Mongolia
fired he first shot OF thr war for the
United States IN defending herself
from an attack by German Subma-
rine WAS told by Lieutenant Bruce L.
Ware. Jr.. commander nI The United
States naval gunnCrS on board the ship
al 4 dinner given here tonight in hon
or of Captain Emery Rice. commander
of the Mongolia. and Lieutenant Ware.
"rd much rather take the Mongolia
through tn" war zone than make Il
speech" said Captain Rice. when he
was called upon. "All will say is
that I'm ready 10 90 again, and hope
have anu her chance at U.boal."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
B. & 0. DeraiIment Holds
Up Passenger Traffic

Traffic on The Wheeling-Pittsbursh
division of the Baltimore Il Ohio rail-
road was held up yesterday afternoon
and evening by freight derailment
at Gilkeson, Pa. % miles out OF Pitts
burgh The dcraiimcnl occurred al
$50 p. III. aud not until 10 p. m. were
the tracks cleared and through traffic
resumed.
4 work train drawn by engine No.
1874 was derailed al GilkPsOn. sup
poSrdly by spreading rails. The loco
motive. one gOndola and the caboose
Of the work train went off the rails,
The accident occurring while the train
WAS proceeding west ar Il fair speed.
One railroad lab0rrrS was slightly IN
jurcd. receiving 4 Spraned ankle.
Passenger trains - and 81 trans
(crred passengers At the scene OF the
accident. Passenger trains -. "a and
- We're hrld up by the mishap. hut
proceeded without transfers after the
clearing of the tracks Ill 10 o'clock
last night.
The cause Of thu derailment is be-
ing investigated by the Baltimore 4
Ohio officials.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-17
NATURAL GAS COMPANY
OFFICIALS ON STAND
Hare and Riddle Submit Testimony in
Defense Of the Nesbitt
Damage Suit.

C;"orgr Riddle. field superintendent
I'm: purchase sing supervisor FOR thu Ma
iural Gas company OF West Nlrgiiua.
WAS on the stand for u"arly thrc" hours.
yesterday afternoon tSt1iNInS tur the
90 i'uS'' III the Sl1. mnn damage SuiI Of -
t.. ErSbirt -. :ir Natural t.:iS ,"InpunH.
Mir. Riddl. made Il IElnuf" inspect ion
a the ruins of the old Central hnlrI
building following III" 'Xpi"sjon Of
March. 1915. aud told Il jury ;hut he
tuuud no evidences that H. II gene. on tn"
th. disaster.
And'rV =. Hare. general !nau;EcT Of
the EhS r"inpany. WAS on IA" stand yes
t"rday. Introducing the j,r"sSur,, r"cnrus
Of III" WEEK Of Ihr UXpiuSrun. The d..
f"Tdaut had introduced thc rinnu thBt
m. pressure WAS being forced