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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18

Tho fourth grade Of ahlp'n cool: 10 paia
$500, and tho grades range MP to nrst
grade, tho salary of which 10 $1,000 poT
month.
The wora - tnr from objectionable
and recruiting officers arc NJ loss TO
explain why recruiting In this depart
mont 10 10 low. Further Information
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
THE WEEKS EVENTS
Important News Of the State, Nation,
and World Told in aFeW Lines
for Your Convenience.
ROUND ABOUT The WORLD
A Condensed Record Of Happenings
Of interest From All Points
Of the World.
Washington

In agricultural products the year
1915 was the greatest in the nations
existence, the value of which is report
ed by the department of agriculture
to have been $13,449, 100000.
The state department has borrowed
the cruiser Des Moines from the navy
department to bring more than one
thousand American refugees out OF
Syria and Palestine. The refugees
will be taken to Barcelona, Spain for
trans-shipment to the United States.
The entente allies, in a note ad-
dressed by Arthur Balfour, British for
eign minister, to Ambassador Spring
Rice, and delivered to the state de-
partment, amplify their reply to Pres
ident Wilson's peace note by explain
ing in detail why they believe it i'm
possible at present to attain a peace
which will assure them such guaran-
tees as they consider essential.
Petrograd (Russia) correspondents
say it is reported in the Russian cap
ital that Sergius Sazonoff, former for
eign minister, has been appointed Rus
sian ambassador to Great Britain. The
post of Russian ambassador to Great
Britain was made vacant recently by
the death of Count Beckendorff.
Admiral Dewey, the nations Spanish
American war hero, who cut the cable
and captured Manila and presented
the Philippines as a Fourth of July
offering, is dead in Washington. He
was the ranking naval officer of the
world, eighty years old and had seen
sixty-two years of active service in
the navy.
Sovereignty over the Danish West
Indies, after half a century Of nego-
tiations, will pass to the United States,
with the exchange of notifications CT
the purchase treaty by Secretary Lam
sing and Danish Minister Brun.
Spreading a dragnet over the finan-
cial district of New York, the house
rules committee extended the peace
note leak investigation to a general in
quiry into the stock market. At an
executive meeting the committee con-
sidered the advisa bility of employing
expert counsel familiar with financial
affairs to conduct the examination of
witnesses. 1t is also planned to ask
congress to make an extension of time
to re"ort.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin'' cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time It!

Really does" put bad stomachs In
order-"really does" overcome indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five ADMINISTRATIONS
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
ecid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filed
with bile and indigestible waste, re"
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing marvellous, and
the joy is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. It belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
All Records Shattered.

The coal and coke output of the
United States broke all records in
1916. The total coke production, &C
cording to estimates prepared by G. E.
Lesher Of the United States geological
survey, department of the interior, was
b4,3OO,OOO tons, an increase over 1915
of 12,7OO,OOO TONS or 30 per cent, and
over 1913 of 100000 tons.
Coal production records were smash
ed by an output Of 597, 100000 tons,
compared with 57O,OOO,OOO. tons, the
previous high record established in
1913. The quantity of bituminous coal
mined was 5O9,OOOOOO tons, an in
crease compared with 1915 of 66,5OO,-
COO tons, Or 10 per cent, according to
estimates by G. e. Lesher of the Unit
ed States geological survey. depart
ment of the interior. The quantity of
Pennsylvania anthracite was about 49,
$4,000 net tons, a decrease Of 100000
tons.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
Mexican

N1CA1Cdu
The news received in Ell Paso, Tex
as, is to the effect that actual With
drawal operations are under way at
Ell Vale, the southern outpost OF the
punitive expedition in Mexico
Predictions are that the entire punt
tive expedition will arrive in Column
bus, N. M, shortly.
All supplies billed to Americans in
the Casas -ColOnia Dublano
district and sent to Juarez for trans
portation over the Mexico Northwest
ern railroad have been ordered held
at JuareZ.
1t is stated in Ell Paso that no fur
Their shipments of supplies will be
made to the punitive expedition in
Mexico.
It is apparent at Colonia Dublan,
field headquarters for General Per
shing's column, that a withdrawal
movement is under way.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
MARINE is KILLED IN
FIGHT IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Washington.-A night fight between
native bandits and American marines
in the Dominican republic, resulting
in the death Of one and the severe
injury of another, was reported to the
navy department. Captain Knapp,
commanding the American cruiser
forces, reported the fight occurred
Saturday night in the vicinity of the
Porvenir sugar plantation near Ma
coris, the scene of two similar e".
counters recently.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
Domestic

More than twenty-five thousand Ma
tional Guardsmen now on the Mexi
can border have been designated by
Major General Funston for return
home and muster out of the federal
service, under the order issued by the
war department. All these organiza-
tiOns will be started homeward as
soon as transportation facilities can
be provided
A New York dispatch says that the
American commission for relief of Bel
GUM is preparing for at least another
years work and the necessity of rails
ing approximately $15O,OOO,OOO more
will be discussed by the commission in
New York.
The departure of $4,000 troops now
on the border will leave between 49,
900 and $4,000 men of the Guard still
in the federal service doing border
patrol.
Crops alone in 1916 were worth
more than crops and animal products
combined in any years in the history
of the United States prior to 1912.
Wellton, Ariz., dispatch announces
that Lieut.. Col Harry G. Bishop and
Lieut.. w. A Robertson, missing army
aviators, exhausted from walking
four days in the wilds of Sonora,
Mex, without food or water, were
found more than thirtytwo miles to
the south of the border by a civilian
searching party from Wellton.
A posse of ten men which left Ok
mulgee, Okla, in search of alleged
bank robbers, returned with the dead
bodies Of Oscar Poe, Will Hart and
Harry Hart. The men killed were en-
gagged in battle with the posse eigh-
teen miles southwest of Okmulgee
The chief Of police of Okmulgee was
the only member of the posse to re-
ceive an injury, and he was but slight
ly wounded in the hand
The faintest sound becomes so pro-
nounced by the aid of an Improvement
on the sound amplif1er perfected by
r. B. Abbott, instructor of physics at
the University of California, that the
fall of a feather makes a noise like a
wrestler striking the mat.
New York bankers are endeavorinp
to float another $250,OOO,OOO loan for
Great Britain in this country. This
is the third flotation, including the
Anglo-French, of British loans made
In the United States since the ont
break of the European war
Fifty persons were seriously hurt
ten probably fatally, when half the
population Of the little town of Har-
ford, Pa, was trapped by fire in the
Odd Fellows hall, frame structure
during wedding reception and dance
An oil lamp fell and exploded and
soon the entire floor was blazing,
Bills reinforcing Tennessee's prohi-
bition laws by prohibiting lockers and
making it unlawful for any person to
have into atiog liquor for sale in
his possession were sent to Governor
Rye by the legislature, and will he
come effective just as soon as the
governor affixes his signature.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
With the Fingers!
Says Corns Lift Out
Without Any Pain

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of a corn can shortly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
will apply on the corn a few drops Of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
At little cost one can get small bot
tie Of freezone at any drug store, which
will positively rid ones feet of every
corn or callus without pain or sore
ness or the danger of infection.
This new drug is an ether compound,
and dries the moment it is applied and
does not inf1ame or even irritate the
surrounding skin. Just think! You
can lift off your corns and calluses
now without bit Of pain or soreness.
II your druggist hasn't freezone he can
easily get a small bottle for you from
his wholesale drug house.-adv.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
POLAND WANTS TO BE
RECOGNIZED BY UNITED STATES

New York.-Resolutions calling up
on President Wilson to take immediate
steps for the recognition by the United
States &C the government of the King
dom of Poland, which, in accordance
with international law and on terri
tory liberated from occupation by the
Russian military, already has begun
it's work for the welfare and happiness
of the Polish nation" were adopted
here by the Polish national defense
committee.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A well known actress gives the follow
Ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint Of
water add OF. Bay Rum, a small box Of
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix 1t at home at very little cost Full
directions for making and use come in
each box of Barbo Compound 1t will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make it soft and glossy. It will
not color the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy, and does not rub of. Adv.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
Too Many Now,

whats become of the Old-fashioned
woman who exclaimed, 'brazen crea-
ture! every time she saw another
woman immodestly dressed?'
81 don't know, but I'm sure of one
thing"
"And what is that?'
eff she were alive today and still
tried to keep up that practice. she
would soon be out Of BREATH
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVE S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in taste1ess form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
An Unsettled Question.

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, does Hon.
In front of mans name mean that
he is hOneSt?"
Paw-Sometimes it does, son, and
then again sometimes it doesn't.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
GmpoHtaI

An acre of good fishing ground will
produce more food in a week than an
acre of lend in a year.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
Fhat"V the Kind We Sell Every Day
IN the year.

There's some satisfat ton in knowing
that you get the best In buying the
products of the HIGH POINT MILLING
co. S mill. You'll find the white frost
and luxury flour the best to use for any
kind of baking, it's made from the best
wheat and makes the best bread, cakes
and pastry. Yours truly,
HIGH POINT MILLING COMPANY
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25

Not Long Enough to Reach Here.
BILL see by this paper that China
has the longest National hymn.
Jill-Ever hear it?
ooh, no, I've never been over there"
"Well, 1t can't be SO awful long if
1t hasn't reached here yet"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-01-25
CAROLINA { YADKIN RIVER RAILWAY
COMPANY.

Schedule In Effect October IA; 1914.
This time table shows time at
which trains may be expected to
arrive and depart from stations shown
but their departure or arrival at the
time stated is not guaranteed.
Subject to Change Without Notice
C0IITLROIINn
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
NEVADA MEN FOR
ROAD SURVEYING

Difficulty in obtaining skilled in
strument men and chainmen for the
three surveying parties who are
working on the state highways is re-
ported. Although 1t is the policy
of the highway departmet to fill
these position with Nevada men, con-
siderable difficulty is met with In
getting in touch with them. At the
present time there are positions open
&c transit men and for a head chain
man. if they are capable and have
had experience In the work.
The three parties now at work are
stationed at Reno, Loyelock and Car
lin, and are making road surveys pre-
liminary tc road improvements under
the direction of r. K. West, the high
way engineer.-Elko Independent.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
BULK OF LIQUOR
TAX WORK DONE

Having completed the work of
checking up the inventories required
of LIQUOR and tobacco dealers under
the war tax bill provisions, and with
only a few cases left unsettled, W. j.
Jordan and II. NJ. Kupser left Reno,
Monday night for the Coast. They
we're sent here as special assistants
10 William A. Kelley. collector Of in
ternal revenue for Nevada.
DESPITE the large territory involv-
ed in the Nevada district, which in
cludes half a dozen California coun-
ties. the work was accomplished with
in the .equired time. Many districts
with no train service. Oh with only
occasional trains ere reachet by
automo0i,e, Kelley and the men
working Sundays md nights during
last month.
Some cases of misunderstanding
OF the methods of making out taven-
tories were reported. but actual at
! tempts to evade payment of the "A,
were no. found, excact in one or t. c
cases which are new being irvesti
| gated.-Gazette.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

leads with a valuation of S~34,19S,5ll
Washoe comes next with $2T,6SS.ss0
Ormsby county, the smallest in area.
brings UP the foot of the list with
$1.66s.6 $50.
The amount required to be raised
by taxation is S2.190.4SS.E lko eoun-
" will require $445.060, with
washoe coming second with $277.155
and Humboldt third with s274.7o5.
Ormsby county needs s32,744. Storey
wants are the least. only 100000 be-
ing given as the amount to be raised
for county purposes through taxation
The average tax ate required to
raise the amounts of money needed
by the several counties is $1.l9S.
The estimated average tax rate was
$1.263. an amount slightly larger
than found necessary after the state
board of equalization and the tax
commission finished its valuation-fix-
ing labors for the year.
The Ormsby county tax rate Is the
highest $1.9765, while Douglas comes
second with 100 per 500 valuation
white Pine with so. Washoe with
.9s and Churchill with .9s4 have the
lowest rates.
Secretary F1etecher's tables show
that the budget valuation fixed for
the whole state was $173,S47, 845.
The valuations fixed by the assess
ors made a total of $17S.555.917 or
$5,181,432 in excess of the budget
values. An additional increase of
$5,029,917 by the state board OF
equalization and the tax commission
brought the final figures to s183,5S5-
1873, the amount on which taxes will
be figured and collected.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
CHuLDREN'S FARM HOME
ESTABLISHED NEAR FALION

IL. NJ. Draper. of Des Moines,
Washington. better known as Dad
dyn Draper, whose life work is the
rearing and training of hopeless and
neglected children. arrived in Fallon
last week and has purchased a tract
of land east of town where he will
establish a home for the children UNI
der his care, to the number of about
twenty. Three of his charges ac-
eompanied him and the remainder
are travelling in the East with Mrs
Draper. giving concerts TO pay their
way.
The work in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Draper is engaged is in no sense a
public charity, but is purely private
in character. no contributions being
taken to maintain the home they in
tent to establish here. In Des
Moines the Diapers established the
Children's Industrial and Music
Training Home which Was supported
by their own efforts in giving con-
certs on tour. Mr.. Diapers idea In
establishing a home here Is to give
his foster childre a local h~abitation
where they may be trained In the
real work of life and be In a measure
self-supporting without the necessi
ty of being on the road 70 much oil
the time. The family at n time
numbered more than forty children
but the high cost of living has com
PEELED them to stop taking children
until now they number a few oveI
twenty. However, should the pres
ent scheme succeed as Mr.. Draper
hopes, there will be a notable and
rapid increase as conditions may
warrant. The children are not all
orphans, in fact the majority of them
are the unfortunate results of mari
tai disruptions, who have been aban-
doned by their parents.
The experiment will be watched
with considerable interest by the
people of this county, who will wish
Mr.. and Mrs. Draper every success in
their notable and self-sacrifcing
work.-Churchill County Standard.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
CHRISTMAS SEALS
CAMPAIGN TO START

Three thousand dollars worth of
Red Cross Christmas seals are to be
sold in Nevada this year by the Ne
vada public health association, II the
plans of Mrs. Lee j. Davis. sales man
ager. are carried out as she declares
they will be. says the Reno Gazette
The Red Cross society prints the
seals and sends them out to different
organizations to sell. In Nevada last
wear over $1,000 worth we're sold and
part of this money went to the Red
Cross the other part going into the
treasury of the public health associa-
ton to be used in fighting tubercu-
iosis.
Throughout the country the Red
Cross raised $1,000, 900 last year
through the seals and this year ex.
pect to increase this aomunt forts
per cent. The association has sent
out letters asking the people to use
no other kind of Christmas seals on
their Christmas packages. The money
obtained this year will go into the
tuberculosis fund with which the Red
Cross will fight the plague In the
fighting forces of the country.
Mrs. Davis has a mailing list con.
tanning names of nearly every resi-
dent of the state and expects to be-
gin an active campaign in a few days.
AdxarfioinD PAYS
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
DIR. COLBY RESIGNS
WILL JOIN o0rops

DIR. II. e. Colby. pastor of a.
Baptist Church rendered his ra.,.ss
ton to his congregation last s..sa'
to take effect January /. In ~
meantime he will supply the nu,.s,
in Sparks during the absence 81 y
regular pastor. -
DIR. Colby is TO enter the sa,,4..
of his country as physician Ia n.
ing had previous army experIene. !.
the line OF his profession. From
pronounced ~pacifst, an attituda y.
doctor held some time ago, Ia A.,
OF one of the most ardent sunno..
ers of the governments war nan.
Ii the change that has taken n,.ss
In his life within the past year ma
following the course he urged ma,
his congregation In a recent sarr,,
on the Duty of citizen" he h,.
pledged himself to the great cans.
and only awaits his assignment FINN
Washington.-Churchill Standard
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
GIVEN PARDONs AND JOIN ARMY

Two more men sentenced to serve
terms in the Nevada state prison fol
lowing their registration for army
service under the draft law last June
have been granted full pardon and
restoration to citizenship that they
might obey the call of the military
authorities and report at the train
ing camp for duty. At a special
meeting of the pardon board Nelson
CHATTER sent from Elko county to
serve 1 to Is years term for first de-
gree burglary and Ernest w. Adkins,
also from Elko. under a l to Ia years
sentence for grand larceny were the
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
INDIAN SERVICE MAY
FURNISH WOOD SUPPLY

Lorenzo d. Cree1, special super
visor in the United States Indian
service, has written IN interesting let
ter to Col. Harry Day in connection
with fuel conditions which he con-
siders are likely to be bad next year
and possibly worse than at present.
Mr.. CreeI states that the Indian de-
partment is considering the advis-
ability of turning the situation to the
benefit of the Indians by having a
quantity of green pine nut cut up
into eordwood and marketed under
the departments rules and regulat-
ions. His idea Ia that such wood
could be made TO relieve the situa-
ton next a and that something
of the kind might be done to relieve
the shortage this year. He called
for information along that line.
Mr.. Day at once turned the letter
over to the local fuel committee for
the consideration of the members
A communication has been sent to
Mr.. Creel advising him that the av-
erage annual consumption of wood
in Carson City is approximately three
| thousand cords. and that should he
/ be able to have fifteen hundred cords
supplied for next year 1t could un-
| doubtedly be used. He was asked
to supply complete information as to
| where the supply is located, when II
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
TAX FIGURES AND VALUATIONS

A compilation of county valuations
and tax rates for the year 1917 pre-
pared by Secretary Fletcher of the
tax commission shows that the total
assessed valuation of the state for
1917 is $1S3,585,188. Elko county
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11
NEWS OF N7EREST FROM ALL PART OF THE STATED

could be made available, how !,
be delivered to Carson and A. a
price. etc. Upon receipt Of '
data the local committee will hs s'a
able to say what may be done thrsse
Mr.. creel's efforts in meeting 81
seasons conditions and shortass @''
Carson City News.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

men who were pardoned after sue
cessfully passing the required physi-
cal examination. The men were re-
leased and we're taken to Reno, there
to join other contingents on the way
to American Lake. Both men will be
accredited to the quota to be fur
nished by Elko county.-Carson City
News.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-11

Advertising Pays.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-05
Had knowledge of Crime.

Philadelphia, Jan. 5.-The death by
his own hand in an Atlantic City hotel
last night of Bernard w. Lewis. the
wealthy young Pittsburgher. as he was
about to be arrested in connection with
the murder of Maize Colbert. the art
lists model. the police declare. leads
them to believe that he had knowledge
of the crime even if he was not actually
the slayer.
Altho reports from Atlantic City late
last night said that Lewis had left no
written statement, local authorities
were hopeful that something would yet
be found among his effects to clear up
the mystery.
A warrant for Lewis arrest on the
technical charge of defrauding a taxi
cab driver out of his fare early Fri
day, the day the crime is believed to
have been committed, was issued yes
terday and fiiers were sent broadcast
by the police with description Of the
Pittsburgher. Lewis name had been
furnished the authorities by Misses
Ethel and Mabel Kyle. sisters, both of
whom were public school teachers. who
said that the young man had taken
them home in a taxicab after a dinner
party down town. Elwood Powell, the
chauffeur, in an affidavit, stated that
he had later taken the man to the
apartment house, where Miss Colbert
lived.