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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
500; THREE MONTHS
Another Host Law Violator Found
guilty in Squire Hobbs Court.

H. s. Bowers was found guilty of
selling beer when arrajgned before
Sguir" r. c. Hobbs last evening. HIS
wife. Res" Bowers. WAS dismissed.
Bowers WAS sentenced To pa tine
OF 500 and to serve three months III
jail.
flowers was arraignct As the result
q 70 r!ii u, his house. No. ilG' Alley
II. Tuesday night hy Prohibition or
iirrrs Bert Phillips and Martin N"IfrT
Uu" witness testified that h" bought
beer from flowers. Assistant i'roae-
c,I}jng Attorney Carl G.. BarAman
runrosrnIrd The state. Senator Ben
I. Eosrnbioom defended Bowers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-05
PcrHonals md Briefs.

Tho Junior Kings rauEht""s r.5l
meet this evening nj the nom" -: NJ
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Postwar Military Policy
A True Federal Army Should Be
Created, Based on Conscription

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In the midst Of the nations prepara-
tions for war highly important phase Of Its
military policy seems 70 have been entirely
lost sight ot-et least, for the time being
refer to the military policy of the United
States after peace shall have been declared
and our troops shall have returned from
Europe and shall have been mustered out Of
Federal service.
| have noticed in the papers that discus
sion in Washington often refers to the re-
turn of the National Guard to state status
by special legislation after the war, and 1t
seems to me that no time could be more
opportune than the present for the truly
American and forward-looking press Of our
land-of which The New York Tribune Is so
conspicuous an example-to take up imme-
diately the question Of our country's adopt
ing a safe and sane military policy, which
will include universal manhood service and
the maintenance of our army at q peace
strength at ali times of not less than 10000,
which army shall be entirely under Federal
control and with no state connection what
ever The inestimable good to be derived
by our manhood from military or naval train
ing, morally, mentally, physically and spirit
uglly, will not be realized by the country
until such system of training has been in
operation for time. However, there can be
no doubt as to its results, If properly
handled
Having made start in the right direction
due to the necessities of the war in which
we are now engaged-it would be a fatal
mistake to allow this opportunity to pass
for adopting a military policy by this coun-
try which is adequate and commensurate
with its standing as a world power, and it
seems TO me that the sooner this matter is
brought TO the attention of the country at
large the more sure will be the accomplish
ment of this object when the time shall ar
rive. To restore our military establishment
to its pre-war footing of volunteer profess
sional regular army and the ineffective
state control National Guard system would
completely nullify the good start that we
have made in our National Army.
On the other hand, the military education
that we are about to receive through actual
experience ought to render the establishment
Of our military system on proper military
basis comparatively easy task if the foun-
dation is laid Immediately and the building
of this establishment wisely and construc-
lively guided. JOHN r. METCALF.
Erie, Penn, July 81, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

test Of German desire for peace remains
German purpose as to Belgium. The reiter-
alton on the pant of German newspapers
of determination to hold Belgium is an
all-sufficient reason why the war should go
on and why it will 60 on.
The Germans attacked France, as they
did Belgium, without any warrant and
without having received any injury. Their
effort to convict Belgium of having plotted
German ruin is now logically followed by
q similar charge against the French. The
allegation against our French friends will
carry Just about as much weight as did
the German allegation against Belgium. 1t
may or it may not be true that the French,
now that their own coal regions have been
wantonly wrecked by Germany in the Lens
district, have determined to take back a
portion of the coal district wrongfully torn
from them by the Treaty Of 1915. But
this is a question which does not arise so
long as Germany maintains her right TO
annex Belgium, to make Russian Poland
into a subject kingdom and to deny liberty
to the Serbians. When Germany has an
nounced her policy with respect to these
questions, and when this policy conforms
Enthusiastically and inescapably with the de-
mands of civilization, right and justice,
then it will be time to discuss the crimes
and purposes of Germany's foes. Just now
there is something incredibly ludicrous in
the German wolf disclosed in the attitude
of accusing the lambs he has plundered
and wounded of wicked conspiracies
against him.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
A Parallel

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: One hundred and five years ago all
Europe, except England and Russia, was un-
der the heel of the first Napoleon. He
seemed at the height of his power and was
planning for a Bonaparte dynasty.
He proposed to reduce England by stava-
tion, by preventing her imports of food.
He gathered vast army and expected to
conquer Russia and complete his dominion.
They set out early in June and entered
Moscow, then the capital of Russia, about
September 1, in triumph. The army had been
poweress to resist them, but their troubles
had hardly begun.
Within few days Moscow was set on fire,
most of the city was destroyed and Napoleon
with his forces was without shelter or food
at the beginning of severe winter. The
story of that retreat has been often told
Harassed on every side by the infurated
people, lily clothed and unprotected from the
inclement season, fording icy streams whose
bridges had been destroyed, each man seek
ing to save himself, the wreck of that great
force struggled toward home. II was the be-
ginning of the downfall of Bonaparte.
Except that the forces aligned against Ger
many are vastly greater than those were, is
there not some similarity with the present
situation, and is there any reason for the
somewhat hopeless tone in which some
writers have recently indulged?
Incidentally it was a peaceful and COM
paratively unarmed and unprepared people
who wrecked Napoleon's designs and at pro-
portlOnally little cost or loss to themselves.
H. II. SWIFT.
Now York Julu 1Q17
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
A Use for Idle Warships

To The Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In the present need of transatlantic
freight carriers why not use the one hundred
or more English and United States battle
ships lying idle and rusting at their piers
to help transport freight, in conjunction
with the merchant marine? They are not
built for this purpose Of course, but il all
the 'nooks and corners" in a battleship were
filled with cargo, and it went along with two
or three merchant ships to convoy them, the
risk to the merchant ships would be much
less and the cargo capacity of the fotilla
much greater. FRS.
Rhnebeck, n. Y, July 20, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
For Four Irish State,
A Proposal for Final Settlem,o,
a Vexed Problem
% the Editor of The Tribune.

20 the Editor of The Tribune.
siri Mr.. Hugh A. Law, N. p. IN Ia.
ratch from London In yesterdays T,a
sees three possible and one impossibl. =
tion of the Irish question. Thsr. |.
ether and probably a better solution la. =
CT those he has named, which seem,
ignored by all writer's on the subject
The several solutions hitherto M.
and the objections to them are as follow
/. Absolute independence Impos.,p.
?. Home rule, with an Irish parli,m.'
Dublin. Resisted by Ulster
3. Home rule with Ulster not IncluA.,
sisted by all Ireland except Ulster ~
4. State legislatures for ireland FL
Wales and Scotland. This Is the same s,S
2 so far as Ireland Is concerned. Tb.
tion of state legislatures for England ~, NO
and Scotland is irrelevant to the Ir,h a
ton.
8, Colonial self-goyernment. Thl.,,
tlcally tho same as No. 9, except thar %
further in giving Ireland control Of e,,,,'@
military affairs. Il would be resisted -
by NAoNSA anu ~ l-AklauNs
The plan that propose Is as follOwu
A,-Diyide Ireland into four state, ,.-,
eest, south and west.
B-Give each state It's own le4,,,..
meeting every two years, as do some ., ~
legislatures IN the United States. Each ~
is to have Lts own home rule in evs,ytss'.
that relates strictly % local affair,
C-Have an Irish parliament, mee,,r, -.
year in Dublin, the next in Belfast a,J -
third in Cork, to take care Of affairs tb,, :
late to Ireland as a whole, and not IA a.,
local affairs of the several states, nor 10 Il.
perial questions,
D-Haye each OF the four states repre,,,..
ed in the British Parliament.
Ii the general principle above outlined e0rl,
be agreed on at the present Irish eonyenu.,
the details of the division Of authority A..
tween the three branches of governmental.
British Parliament, the Irish parliament ana
the state legislatures-might be referred "a
another convention, TO be held. ssY. ,,
months hence, after full opportunity had been
given for newspaper discussions Of wri,,s,
constitution, based on those Of Canada, Aus.
tralia and the United States, and Of the pov.
ers to be granted to and withheld from oss.
governmental branch. With the proper dr.
sion Of powers there should be no more tri,.
ton between north and east Ireland tia,
there is between Ontario and Manitoba /,
Canada, or between New York and New Jen,y
in the United States.
Is there any good reason why this shsull
not be the final solution Of the Irish cues.
ton? WILLIAM KENT.
Gananoque, Canada, July 26, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31

and partisan resentment, to appreciate
the great growth in popular esteem which
those four years represent for the Mayor
He is the logical Fusion candidate this
year because he has "made good"-be-
cause the community feels that his retire
ment from the nayoralty would be pub
lie loss. That is an asset enormously In
his favor. Where is Tammany Hall, even
in the throes of another acute attack OF
civic virtue, going to find candidate who
can measure up to the Mayor in qualitica-
tions? The city knows what Mr.. Mitchell
can do and what he stands for. Why should
it discard him and take chances on another
of Mr.. Murphy's stalking horses?
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Cut Gasolene in Price
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Perhaps your correspondent D. NJ .,
didn't suspect that the present educsho'i
campaign regarding conservation OF sss0'el'
is-judging by past performances IN O'a''
lines of profteering-merely TO prepare .a'
public for another rise in the price oil ''''
commodity. Several years ago | boug1.
much better grade If gasolene at one'''il'
the price at present prevailing yet the e0a,
pany is producing much more OF this nqa'
from each unit OF crude.
By all means let the government ns.'
gasolene cards and at the same time i''''
the price to be cut in half by the eomp'his.ie Isi
/ and all my motorist friends would DC Wv. ~.
ing to have our weekly gasolene consunp"SS. \.
reduced to the minimum, whether vi" y
FIVE gallons or half gallon, if the s0''.-.
ment considered it absolutely neesssafYi vs.
let the government control the price, "" -
il does railroad rates.
PRO BONO GASoLENE
New York, July 20, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Hurry UpI

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Is it possible that some of our Rep
resentatives in Congress are playing politics
irrespective of the welfare of the. nation? 1t
seems to me that all mothers and fathers who
have sons eligible for war service should
write urgent letters to their Representatives
to pass the war measures as soon as possible
TO prevent an unnecessary slaughter of sons
who are now among the recruits or will be
little later on.
Every hour of delay in passing the neces-
sary war measures means greater prvation,
greater sorrow and greater sacrifice for the
people Of our country. For one | appreciate
the patriotic stand your widely read paper
is taking in this awful European war.
j. T. KINGSBURY.
New York, July 27, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
A Movie Critic

To the Editor of The Tribune. ..,-
Sir: 1t was with great satisfaction lI,
read Mr.. Schwab's article in yesNlu'
Tribune on "Fiery Foolery on the se.e'. "a,
"sickening motion picture trash
kind term for those vile serial pie''irs. =,
and there are not words enough IN 70. -
tionary to express my disgust WIZ o. o.
"The Double Cross and THE fatal y
are bad enough, but let Mr.. sshsSs a,
through an episode of "The Grey geo, a,
he will feel like numbering every ehSi''
on the screen. !.
cannot conceive how scenario writers :, =
vent such stupid, senseless, siekenlns
and il is puzzle to me why any -,
minded manager does not taboo trs'ny ~.
ures of that type from his tnesus 40
leave them to BOwery audiences wps,,nrI. wssl
belong. MAXI
New York, July 27, 1871
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
A Damper on the Irish Volunteers


The atmosphere" so thoughtfully pro-
vided by the British government to pro-
mote the growth of goodwill in Ireland has
apparently proved too bracing, and Sir
Bryan Mahon has published an order put
ting stop at last to the wearing OF unau-
thorized military uniforms and the carry
ing of arms, except for lawful purposes.
There will doubtless be a great howl
Especially from the counterfeit Irish IN
this country at this latest example of
British oppression, but really it is impos-
sibe to consider recent events in Ireland
without wondering that the dangerous
fooleries of the rebellious element have
been endured for so long in the middle of
a great war.
The government had the choice of two
courses-either 10 wink at the activities
of the mischief makers or to suppress
them. In either case censure or abuse was
the inevitable reward, and the government
chose to be lenient and let out all the pris-
oners taken in the insurrection last year.
It was thought that this generous course
would be approved in Ireland; that 1t
would, as it was explained create favor
able atmosphere Of settlement"
The results were quite contrary to what
was expected. The rabble took the act Of
clemency as a confession of weakness, and
were encouraged TO do so by many of the
released prisoners. Thus, one who had
been sentenced to death for murder and
hardened with the rest had hardly reached
his native county when he began to brag
noislv before an adoring crowd of how he
and his fellows had forced the hand Of the
government. 81 have been in prison" said
this hero. "Why were we let out so soon?
Not alone did we fight outside, but we also
fought inside, and three weeks ago We
wrecked an English jail, and If they did
rot let us out we would come out our
selves"
The same truculent air was put on by
most Of the others. The police were
stoned, recruiting stations were attacked,
flags of the Allies torn down and trampled
on and an attempt was made to break into
iail in Cork. The Sim F6in leaders pro-
tested but weakly, pretending to think
these wild demonstrations had been go
mented to discredit the national organiza-
TONS" and at the same time sedulously
encouraged the disorderly element with
wild promises.
Thus Mr.. de Valera told the people OF
Killaloe "that the British Empire was at a
great crisis, and it would not be impossible
that during that crisis a favorable oppor-
tunity would arise which would enable the
Irish people to win their freedom and Sc
cure for Ireland complete independence,
free from foreign control" Another re-
leased prisoner went further, spoke glow
ingly Of the good work done by Germany
and promised his audience "that the Cen
trail Powers would win the war and that
this would be right for Ireland"
With all this in mind, is it any wonder
that at last the Irish are to be treated, in
cne respect at least, as harshly as the
reople of England Wales and Scotland?
There will be whining, of course, but there
must be a limit to the indulgence shown to
rebels, even Irish rebels.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
a Day of Prayer
2 Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Apropos of Mr. Louis Tracy's let.g
"a Day Of Prayer" in The Tribune Aa
morning, l would like TO say that Ssu
just finished reading a book by well.knOVn
practising physician on the effect Of the
mind in disease He deyotes one chapter to
the efficacy OF prayer and cites cases that
have been cured by this method when others
failed.
Whatever ones religious belief, or lack d
it, the fact remains that there is a tremen
dous force in thought or mental attitude
Physicians acknowledge II and use II, sn
all leaders of men in all times have know
it. One may scof at Christian Science, o.
the so-called New Thought as | heard al
orthodox minister do from his pulpit in thh
city, but the fact remains that there
plenty, of proof that they get results. There
fore who can say what the effect may be o.
an entire nation praying simultsneousJ
that great wrong may be rightedl
As fast as possible we are sending the tss'
of our young men to help win this great
fight. Those who cannot fight are going oys'
to help in hundreds of other ways with eysl
wide open to the grave dangers they WI
face. Why should not we who must remii'
behind give up one Sunday out Of ever
month to prayer for our allies and for oVi
own boys? Surely the moral effect would ,:
tremendous if they at the front could know
that a whole nation was not only wording
for them but also praying for their saf.ty
and the speedy and right ending Of tbs
world horror. II would be beautiful 'rio-
ute, and nothing but good could come from "
both to those who pray and to those f''
whom we pray.
sincerely hope The Tribune will take "
Mr.. Tracy's suggestion. "
New York, July "a, 1871
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Smokes for Sammy
IF,on Tbs Cbieo1o Tribunc

(From The Chicago Tribune)
"My kingdom for a good old homegrown
smoke!" groans the United States trooper in
France, quite properly. He can drink French
drinks and hirt French firtations, but smoke
French smokes he cannot. At sight Of the tall
red cigar outside the tobacconists he covers
in state of profound mental depression, and
there are Frenchmen who feel the same way.
II is not French taste that makes French
smoke so devilish. II is the French govern
ment For in France the government runs
the tobacco business and in that way levies
contributions indirect" The viler the to-
bacco the bigger the profit.
France has other government monopolies.
If you carry a pail of water away from the
ocean, some official holds you up and re-
minds you that the French government mo-
nopolzes the salt business. When not one
match in FIVE will ignite it is because the
Third Republic monopolzes the match busi-
ness. Such monopolies prevent tax lodging.
They gather in the very last copper they set
out TO- But when they deprave smoke it is a
dark day indeed for Francois and for Sammy.
A good cigar comes incredibly high. A
cheap cigar smells TO heaven. Ready made
cigarettes cost fortune. Tabac pronounced
"tabah") looks like hair, feels like hay and
tastes like bonfire. In time one gets edu-
Gated down to tabac. If the war lasts twelve
years Sammy will roll his cigarette without
blinking and fill his pipe pronounced "peep")
without a shudder. During the first nine
or ten years, however, he will cry, "lf this be
smoke give me gas!"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Giving the Enemy Comfort
The Effect of Foolish Exaggerations
of German Strength

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Freedom of the press in time of war
must be determined by the good of the coun-
try as a whole, rather than by the desires of
certain editors who, in fine sentences and
subtle innuendos, may be fomenting sedition
and dscouragement in the minds of millions
Of readers and so give aid and comfort to
our enemy.
OF such sort, it seems TO me, is the edi-
torial in "The American" of July 27, where
in we read that "the Franco British offensive
has failed with frightful slaughter, and with
out any gain of the least military impor-
tance," and $50 slaughtered and demoralized
there is no possible chance that they can
make another attack upon the German lines,
and would be hard put to it from this on to
hold their own against Hindenburg's counter
offensive"
And, beside all this, "The American" goes
on to state that "the German armies were
never so numerous, supplies Of food and mu-
nitions never greater" Also, that Germany
has 100000 reserves in the training camps
who had yet 10 hear the first shot fred" And
so on TO the conclusion that America had
better "cast about for means to bring the war
10 an end"
From this sort Of pessimistie scare talk one
turps with much satisfaction to the SAFE and
helpful leader in The Tribune Of the 2sth.
This editorial is most virile, and will be
indorsed by every reader Of The Tribune who
has red blood in his veins,
II the soldier spirit has gone out Of the
Hearst newspapers, It has not died cut Of the
hearts Of our young men who have gone and
are going TO the front. J. c. PUMPELLY.
New York, July 20, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
New York, July 2S, 1917.
What Some Officials" Imagine

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The average newspaper man seems
unable to state anything with digts in the
billion column without being entirely run
away with. To day we have The Tribune's
ponderous assertion that the German U-boats
are sinking three billion dollars, worth a
month of ships and cargoes. As the Germans
do not claim to sink more than 12O big ships
a month, The Tribune's mathematics would
allow value of twenty-five million dollars
to each ship and cargo. The Tribune divides
this allotment equally between ship and
cargo, and is as little disturbed by six-thou-
sand-ton cargo ships at twelve millions and
a half each as by their six thousand tons Of
freight at two thousand dollars a toni
New York, July 2s, 1917 NJ. WHITE.
THE average newspaper reader seems
unable to distinguish between opinions
quoted in newspapers and assertions made
by them.-Ed.l
New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
The Greedy Fish Handlers
Gerard. IN The Philadelphia Ledger

fGirdrd, IN The PhiI1delphia LcdOerl
Mr. Hoover says we must all eat lots Of fish.
More of US would obliGe Mr.. Hoover if
some of the middlemen who handle the fish
would have heart.
OF course, the middlemen who bring their
wares from Cape May or Anglesea can give
the express charges and the cost Of ice as
their excuse for charging l6 TO IS cents a
pound for sea bass in Philadelphia.
But how about the fellows who 30 out into
the deep to get them? They, too, have the
rising price OF coal and the increasing wages
of helpers to consider. Yet they put the fish
on the wharf beside the cars by the barrel
for cents pound