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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
GrOCerS Meet Monday
To Plan Conservation
Special Committee is Ready TO Report
After Comforting With State
Food Administration.

Af;er being N uim"Si daily confer
fence sine" Us appointment. The con
derivation cutnI:!iitr" appointed At the
! recent injecting T.: ~" r;I2il "r"cerS
!; and other dealers =. t0ad$IuNS - now
ready 10 MAKE is first report. This
comm.ttr" ta< conferred with the
State food administrator and gone
over the. food situation IN all lis ds"
tails. and i prepared 10 make r"
port along lines that will aid mat
rtai!y tn. food situation in this sec
tion>
The commuters report will suggest
uniform cooperation IN Wheeling and
vicinity aad make suggestions along
other lin"> hat will b. mutually bene'
fetal. The re?Or. will be made at a
meeting a. n" &rcc""$ 70 b. held on
Monday evening in the assembly room
Of Tie Wheeling Commercial ASsocia'
ton. \ r;iiuber nj o'her matters Will
come up that will likely have very
Important bearing on The situation
from q local standpoint.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
M'CRACKEN CASE
IN COURT TODAY
YOUNG WOMAN CHARGED WITH
STEALING $1,000 WORTH OF
FURS WILL APPEAR.
Reports That She is Connected With
Organized Gang Ridiculous and
Without Foundation.

The most important case that VIII
come up in Criminal Court to-day vii!
be- that OF julie McCrackrn. charged
with stealing $1,000 worth of furs from
the Stone & Thomas Company. The
case is being called on Il demurrer
and if decision is given on that, a
date will be set for the trial during
the present term Of court.
Mrs. McCracken will be- represented
by ]. Bernard Eandlan.
The accused is young woman hare
" Is years OF age. and the mother oi
two children Her husband deserted
her. and in order 10 support hrr emu
dren she sought employment with the
Stone & Thomas Company. Evil com:
panions led The young woman astrHy'
and finally she took the furs and went
to Pittsburgh, where She was caught
after some companions whom she met
in furnished room house were arrest
I'd for shoplfting. had told the police
about her, for she had contided her
story 10 them.
Reports that the young woman Is IN
any way connected with the automo-
bile thieves who we're arrested FOR
stealing G.. F. Burkham's automohic
are false, and that she is connNrted
with any organized gang is ridicu'
lous opinion to be- advanced, IL Is De-
lieycd for until she got into her pres
ent difficulty. Mrs. McCrackens rec
ord was clean.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
Intended for Boys at the Front Should
Be Mailed at once-Twenty-
Pound Limit,

It is time for those who are sending
Christmas gifts 20 our soldier boys at
the front to get busy. November 24th
is the very last day on which packages
can leave New York ard get to. tho
front by Christmas time. All Of these
things should be marked christmas
hox" or "Chrstmas presents" in &C
cordance with postal regulations.
All packages will undergo. inspection
by supply officers before hcing deltv-
cred. All perishablc food must be IN
cane or glass jars. All express pack
Scs must he enclosed in wood. not moro
than two cubic feet in volume. and must
not weigh more than twenty pounds. All
parcel post packages should have tho
to7s either screwed or hinged on.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17

! only on how much we contribute 10
! the defeat Of Germany. but also on the
extent 10 which we shall have given
any reality 10 our talk about fighting
for civilization. 4 Frenchman said 10
me the other day: "lf somebody afte-
! the war should make L collection Oh
I all the different forms Of bunk talked
. in all the countries about motives, II
would require very many volumes.
Let US suppose there are million
Young americans in France when the
war ends They como over good aF'
er&se boys Only ! small minority OF
them have the fixed habit Of CONNER
cialized vice. suppose when they re-
turn to tn" States q majority OF them
nave acquired thai habit and miro
duce il among their friends in thelr
towns and villages How much viii
they have done. on the whole. for civ
llizatiou" The spread of venereal dis
| ease since the wa1 begun has been ono
; OF L: most horrible aspects. In pro
PORTIONS large enough 10 hr menace
il has travelled as Tar ~ AuSiraiIa.
There is a certain ultImat" danger
even in the success which the army
achieves in controlling IL" diseases.
That is TO say, if Il soldier reports
promptly his need Of preventive treat
ment. the chances are hi"h that he
will escape. But what Of tho habit
tha, he has formed When h" gets
back to his American town there will
not be any expert medical center for
him 10 run 10 az once and b. saved.
EIe wilt then be- doing his bill To in.
crease in the United States an evil
That is one OF the heavy burdens Of
France. 4 is Surclr important that
before he YOUNG men of the new army
leave America il should be Undecided
in their heads thar soldier who
forms bad habits in France is talking
nonsense Il h. claims afterward that
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
DR.. M'QUAIG TO SPEAK

NORMAN UApGOOp.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
At MASS Meetings to DO Held Sunday
Afternoon and Evening in Court
Theatre.

ON sunday Afternoon and evening in
the t'uurt theatre Will l"' held iva great
mass meetings. y patriotic i"Clur" will
hr delivered By nr j. .t%pnhlI MrCuaig.
Of buffalo. y. V. and L biz crowd is
expected. Or. McQuaiE is one Of tho
counlry'S greatest l""IUrrrs and has APP
p"arrd in Wheeling h"fnrc. when he
helped in Il great "cl"an-up" campaign.
Several meetings Will hc held in the
churches during III" mrxt week. and like
Is another hr inaHs meeting for men
.uly will hc h"ld in the Liberty theatre.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
SMALL FINE FOR
RECKLESS DRIVING

II. H. smith and Nv" women COM
ptui%nS. Elizabeth Farley ana Helen
Brown. wore arr:L;:Ilcd in Police court
Yesterday and fined s. and costs Zach
ur twenty days in jail for being drunk.
While crossing the suspension bridge
Thursday night Smith ran his automo-
bile into a machine driven hy man
named Harrison from Martins Ferry.
hui no orr was hurt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
CHINAMEN FINED

W." Wah and H." f'"nG. who were ar
rrslrd hy pci"Ctiv" J"" Schlick in CON-
nanv with Mary Mckinney in Il chop
SrIrv restaurant on Market street. above
Twelfth. m Thursday night. wcr"
charged with lettering when arraigncd
in polio, cnur: yesterday morning.
The Cinnamon were fined SEQ and
costs each. while thr girl was fined $40
and COSTS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17

Jail last night TO await hearings to-day
on the charges for which they were
arrested Seth Laoi was picked up as
a panhandler, and John Peterson was
arrested for vagrancy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-17
NORMAN HAPGO0D

(Cortiuued from Page Ore)
larger number OF town; in which there
will be troops before next spring. The
emorals acquired oy The troops while
they are. over hrte nav" l beading not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
America, Awake!

Tn. from that hell Of fame and fire
Which men. in pride's insane desire
Made here on earth; out Of that mlre
or bloody. dark. unspoken things
Blind faiths dumb. fearful ofering
To the false gods of boastful kings,
While they who called themselves Gods seed
Shall find their boast Of blood and breed
Has failed them In their utmost need.
Up from this ruined earth shall rise
True sons Of God-with unsealed eyes,
Joined by wars common sacrihce
And born in freedoms faith anew,
All humble men Of heart-to do
His will and make earth's promise true!
See! Where those blood-soaked trenches
yawn
Between the darkness and the dawn,
Earth's silent toilers, who are drawn
Close close together for the fight,
Now, in this darkest hour of night,
Are bringing forth to freedoms light
The birth Of new world to be.
And as the dawn of liberty
Spreads DER the earth our eyes shall see
In that great judgment day revealed
Each blood-stsined, battle-furrowed field
To all earth's toling hosts shall yield
Harvests of hope before unknown,
Which from dark seed by deaths hand sown
In freedoms sunlight shall be grown.
Yet lest too, late, lest all in vain,
Europe shall rise to reap some gain
From this dark sowing of her slain
Be swift America! Wake. oh, wake!
Against all tyrants, for the sake
OF living justice, rise and make
A holy war! Enlist! Enlist
With them who keep dear Freedoms tryst!
Lest Earth's ripe harvest yet be missed,
And all the spirits gain be lost
Which men have won at such great cost
This day with Europe's warrior host
OF freemen we go forth, once more
To fight, unto the end, a war
Against the things our souls abhor.
A. b. I.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Rise, Crowned with Light

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The inclosed poem was sung as the
Russian hymn at the recent war service at
the Church of st. John the Evangelist Since
Russia no longer has a Gar, the existing
Russian national hymn was inappropriate.
The Rev. John A. Wade, the rector, adapted to
suit the occasion Pope's hymn, Rise,
Crowned with Light, Imperial Salem, Rise!"
which, with these changes, seems TO make an
admirable Russian anthem:
Rise crowned with light, great Mother
Russia, rise
Exalt thy towering head and lift thine eyes
See heaven its sparkling portals wide display,
And break upon thee in food of day.
See strong race thy far-fung steppes adorn
See future sons, and daughters yet unborn,
In crowdng ranks on every side arise,
Demanding life, impatient for the skies.
See sister nations at thy gates attend.
Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend!
See heaven born Liberty in bright array,
We, Freedoms sons, our joyous homage pay.
The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke
decay.
Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away;
But Russia, fixed. her mighty power remains;
Thy realms shall last, thy true Deliverer
reigns.
HERBERT p WILLIAMS.
New York, May s, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
America Discovers

In 1898 the American people began to
discover themselves. Since 1914 they have
been making a new discovery; they have
discovered the world. 1t is a safe bet that
the average American has learned more
geography in the last three years than he
ever knew in his life before From Os-
tend to Verdun, from Riga to Bucha-
rest. from Cairo to Tabriz, almost every
town and crossroad has been written in
our consciousness with letters Of blood.
For thirty-three months our united atten-
ton has been riveted upon the affairs Of
other nations-their ambitions, govern
ments, powers and struggles. Such con-
centration Of thought inevitably leads to
new discovery. 1t is not only that we are
now better informed about geographical
facts. The point is that these distant
places mean a new thing to us. new
interest has been created. We have been
getting geography in a new way-geogra-
ply plus emotion.
For the first time many of us have
i learned to see the world outside the United
States as a living, present reality. Sepa-
rated from it by an expanse of ocean
which many had never crossed, descended
/ from colonists and immigrants who had
once for all left the Old World behind
them, we have grown up in kind OF
mental aloofness. Except for the few in
terested in trade or foreign travel and
/ the new Americans not yet weaned from
their home lands, the world outside our
borders was hardly more than an abstrac-
ton. We knew it mostly by imagination,
J through history and romance and half for
gotten memories of school days. 1t was
hard to visualize it as a contemporary
/ fact.
Now that is all changed. A new and
vivid world-sense has come to u.s. EXplO-
sions in the North Sea are echoed in every
( American port. The movements of armies
from Paris and Berlin send out vibrations
which are felt in Peoria and Omaha. The
Holy Land is transformed from Bible
story and Sunday school lesson to a bat
tlefield of to-day and becomes link in
the chain of events which binds our own
present with that of Europe. Bagdad
rises out Of the Arabian Nights" to be-
come a reality of this hour. The snowy
mountain passes of Asia Minor are trans
ferred from Xenophon's "Anabasis" to the
front page Of the morning paper Noyon
I is shifted from tales Of Charlemagne and
Old France to drama in which We too,
play our part. Our schoolboy England of
George III has become new England in
khaki, fighting on the side of democracy.
The France of Napoleon and Marshal Ney
halls US as an ally.
This is all very new TO the American
mind and rather startling. 1t is not sur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Americas Part in the War

Many readers of The Tribune have in
quired as to the publication Of Mr. Arthur
Gleason's articles in book form, and we are
glad to inform them that some of the most
interesting and important of them have
now been gathered together under the
title "Our Part in the Great War" The
volume is published by the Frederick A.
Stokes Company; the royalties from it are
to go to the American Ambulance Field
Service.
1t is to the last section Of the volume,
on the Lost Villages" of France, that
one turns with the most affection and in
terest. The frontispiece shows Leon Mir
man. Governor of Meurthe-et-Mo sur
rounded by a score of his refugee children,
to whom as to his whole distressed de-
partment he has been godfather in a fash
ion now celebrated from one end of France
to another. His story, like the story Of
Sister Julie, like the story of the Mayor
of Clermont, is a small part, but typical
part, of the immortal story of France, as
saulted, beaten down, yet never cowed,
never failing to develop out of the mo-
ment shining leadership wherever leader
ship was needed, and in the face of defeat
and outrage always victorious.
The first part Of the volume contains
matter of fact and philosophy to which
every American must sooner or later bend
his mind. Mr.. Gleason's Interpretation Of
Americas failure to comprehend the war
may or may not be the true one. 1t is an
intelligent and instructive one, and there
can be no question of the grave and far
reaching problem of naturalization which
lies before us.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
The Dream Gift

Rest, little child, on thy mothers knee.
Softly she sings and weaves for thee,
Swift are her fingers over thy head.
Filmy and fine is the shining thread.
Sleep, my babe. while | weave and spin
little dream to wrap thee in.
Rest, little child, beneath the vines;
Shadow and CLEAN in the warp she twlnesi
SO shall the garment, when it is done,
Shield thee from cold and from the sun.
Sleep, my babe, while | weave and spin
little dream to wrap thee in.
Rest, little one, the petals fall;
Thy mother broiders with them all:
A fragrance to the mantle clngs
Which thou shalt bear at court of kings.
Sleep, my babe, while weave and spin
little dream to wrap thee in.
Hush thee, my own, from out the bloom
Bright wings have swept across the loom:
Thy trailing rament this shall be
When back 30 heaven they welcome thee.
Sleep, my babe, while | weave and spin
A little dream to wrap thee in.
FRANCES SHAW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Women Workers in War Time
lFrom The Boston Journal


ThGNfrst definite attempt in this country "a
train women for mems work is the project
Of Armour & Co., of Chicago, who propose 20
hire women for future vacancies in certain
departments of their packing plant. The war
will ultimately force such action, the com
pany believes. and It intends to protect it,
self by acting in advance OF the necessity.
This move by the Armours will be fol-
lowed By other industrial plants which have
light physical employment to offer. We are
not likely TO see women replace men to any
such extent as in the countries OF Europe
England. for example, where 100000 women
are employed in what was formerly eonsd-
cred mems work-but the already noticeable
gain of American women IN industry is sure
to be accelerated by the war
II employers are acting in advance OF the
emergency, 1t is well for the employees to act
in advance, too Identical wages for identical
work and efficient organizations for the
employees protection should be considered
now. Sex discrimination is disappearing in
politics. Labor must prepare to deal with it..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Flag Etiquette

,Froa The Cleveland Plain Deulerl
Certain customs in regard TO the display OF
the national emblem on public buildings and
by private citizens having crystallized into
regulations it is worth while for everybody
to obtain set Of the regulations for his own
guidance A great deal of confusion and care
lessness is apparent in the display Of flags.
The most common infraction of these rules is
the leaving Of the flag flying overnight. The
flag should be raised at sunrise and lowered
at sunset. This rule is sure TO be observed in
all families Of which Boy Scout is a mem
her; others are not likely to be so particular,
or are very likely to be ignorant of the regu-
ation.
An easily answered question about the low
cring Of the flag at sunset has been asked in
reference to the national anthem. The song
informs us that the rockets red glare and
bombs bursting in air gave proof through the
night that the flag was still there. Those who
find a difficulty here must remember that the
flag is never lowered, day or night, while a
fort is under bombardment. And the army
actually engaged in belligerent maneuvres
raises the flag at dawn and lowers it at sun
set unless the troops are under fire. In that
case. a lowering of the flag might be taken
to indicate surrender.
Another discussion will arise as to the pro-
prety of hurrying to take the flag in when
il rains. In a private house, of course, this
is a mere question of economy, and the house
holder being under no compulsion to exhibit
his colors during daylight hours, will be gov
orned accordingly. Nevertheless, mere fair
weather patriotism is not entirely commend
able. and il would be well to remember that
red. white and blue in standard flags are
colors that do not run.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

prising that there are still few among
US to whom this new found world even
row appears less real than their precon-
ceived theories and established habits OF
provincial politics. But on the nation as
a whole the effect Of the new world con-
seriousness is unmistakable. We can never
again be what we were back in 1914. Nor
DO we wish to be. Our long isolation Is at
an end. From now on to be an American
citizen is to be a world citizen.
But how slow we were in coming to 1t!
A little more delay and the Chinese would
have arrived ahead Of us.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
"Our Fighting Mayor

Probably never has a Mayor of New
York been host to so distinguished COM
pany or upon so vital an occasion as has
Mayor Mitchell in the last few days. Not
only formal courtesy, but the far more
important matter of sincerity, of speak
ING out the message in our hearts and
minds so that neither our visitors nor the
whole world could mistake it, have been in
the Mayors keeping.
The whole city is proud of the fashion
in which these duties have been dis
charged. The Mayors speeches have been
models Of brevity and simplicity. More,
they have rung with force and unmstaka-
ble sincerity. "Our fighting Mayor" was
the title of his greeting at the Waldorf
dinner, and it has been earned. No one will
forget that Mr.. Mitchell was among the
leaders in that small band which early
saw the European peril in its true proper
tons and spoke out, here and everywhere,
for adequate preparation against our day
of trial The idea of universal service
was not popular then. 1t was especially
unpopular in Mr.. Mitche's own political
party. Yet he had the vision and the
courage to fight for it, and fight on re
gardless of opposition or political future.
Mr.. Mitchell thus spoke from his heart
and from tried convictions in his welcome
to our guests. Small wonder, therefore,
that his words were right and true. May
our deeds to back them be as courageous
and we'll aimed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

! has been pushed behind the Nosges and
Metz and Strasburg have been placed in
German hands. Had Metz and Strasburg
been French the invasion of Belgium would
have been impossible in advance of the
defeat Of French armies. In 1871 the
Germans pushed their frontier westward
with the deliberate purpose of Selling all
the iron mines of northeastern Lorraine.
Some portion of this iron deposit escaped
them in the Briey district. because 1t had
rot then been discovered. We are familiar
with the German claim to annex Briey as
one of the rewards of their present war,
and deprive France Of all her iron. Every
bit of this iron is in the district inhabited
by people who speak French and belong to
the French race. 1t should all be returned
TO France, both because the moral title of
France is irrefragable and the economic
necessity is great.
/ A victorious Germany can take from
France all the territory north of line
drawn from Belfort to the mouth of the
Somme River, including many millions of
population; all the iron and coal mines;
all the industrial districts and the Channel
ports. The French claim before the world
TODAY is TO the retrocession Of Alsace-
Lorraine. which was French for more
than two centuries before the Treaty of
Frankfort is inhabited by people the ma
iorty of whom have always desired to be
French citizens and considerable minor
ity of whom belong to the French race.
Here most Frenchmen rest their case, and
It is difficult to see how any American can
fail to support the case of France.
It is not enough that we should now
lend France money, give France our ap-
rlause or our sympathy. The future of
France is very considerably locked up in
the question of Alsace-Lorraine. If there
be restored to her that which is hers OF
right. her development as a great indus
trial nation is assured by reason of the
iron and coal resources in the lost prov
inces. while her security is assured by the
Rhine and the Saar rivers. ''No annexa-
ton and no indemnity" may be a sound
proposal in general, but not where it con-
templates perpetuating the crime of 1871
and excusing the crimes Of the last three
wears in Northern France, where coun-
try once prosperous has been reduced to
desert and cities once busy and beautiful
to ashes and dust by German invaders.
Many times in the history of the world
France has served mankind. No nation
in the world deserves better at the hands
Of all civilized nations both for past and
for present services to humanity The
greatest service that Americans can rem
der France now on the moral side is to
understand and champion her claim for
the restoration of that portion of her
flesh torn from her by Bismarck and
Moltke in the vicious and indefensible
Treaty Of Frankfort.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Gypsy Song
New York, May 8, 1917.
prom The Mdsses

IRON Inc MdsSth'
Gypsy, gypsy, gypsy,
Can't you hear the call?
South, the sap is signing
Through the timber tall.
Romany is crying
Come and leave it ALL"
Romsny of olden,
Glad and gypsy CLEANS!
Daffodils are golden
By the silver streams,
Can you be beholden,
Save, alone, to dreams?
Would you wait to weather
Dust and dark and drouth?
Only love can tether-
Kisses on the mouth,
You and | together!
Springtime on the South
Gypsy, gypsy, gypsy,
Springtime walks with me
Where the sap is turning
Sunward! Are you free
For we seek the burning
Camps Of Romanyl
KADRA MAYS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
The Birds of God

At dawn
Your thoughts, like birds Of God.
Sang to you at your play.
Tonight
The horrid beasts of war
Have driven Gods birds away.
o child,
You are too young for fears,
And oh, too young for sorrow.
But clasp your little hands
And pray
That all Gods birds of yesterday
May sing again tomorrow.