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on we whispered TO The chauffeur He pushed ahead as
though he did not hear
Halt! they cried again. We nearly abreast the
big grey stone that marked the division line The chauf
cur bravely brought his alongside turned side
wise as though TO come back at the call My sister my
brother and protected by the darkness slipped from be-
meath the branches and made off down the road
Go Miss Lydia. Hurry, Miss Janet They won see
YOU il 7 stand, said our brave chauffeur.
BY the time the soldiers had reached him orr figures
were swallowcd up in the darkness of the road by the
time they had finished ntefrogating him we'll on
way to 1'aslc We three flying figures in the
night For though knew that Germans had no right
to pursue us upon Swiss territory VIC trusted German
honor.
''Two hours of walking and VIC reached Basic AS we
npon the grounds Of an hotel saw figure walk
ing nervonsly back and forth on<hc piazza il was our
Father He folded each Of in bis arms We kncl, and
prayed.
eve went to Paris. There we worked nv sister and
in the hospitals Father remained in Paris dang what
he could for his counrymcn. Last July he came this
country to work for the restitution of Asacc Lorraine
We have come for little visit with him. Then we will
back to Paris and will work in the hosntas until the
war is over"
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taking her to tie Doctor
''I'hc officer guln"d Pass and oil.
'Twicc soldiers cried Halt. and flung at them the
story. But when Of necessity turned toward the
Swiss line we knew that approaching dire dan
ger.
cit was dark now, but the lights showed us
squads Of soldiers dottng the road in the darkness From
one Of them came the cry. Halt But hurried
The crack of followed but had plunged into
the depth Of the woods.
II was midnight and familiar sounds through, tic
darkness creaking sound that could be nothing else
than it a line Of vegetable wagons was making its
way down the mountain TO the morning market.
1--WE whispered to the chauffeur TO oin The line We
slipped into the space between two aroaning wagons and
crawcd along big, faced man that looked so like
the Kaiser and so like the who had before halted us
that thought he must be the same glanced at the long
line of wagons. The darkest largest in the middle
did not hold his attention For we had all crolchcd in
the onncau and above our heads waved the camouhagc
of small tree branches that had seized from market
wagon we passed My hands bed but what did that
matter2
1.-THE long crcakng line of vegetable wagons reached
the Swiss line Part of it had passed and was on Swiss
soil when we heard loud cry of Haiti Above the bon
fires circle Of iron faces straining at us Keep
'. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
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AS the Sisters Looked When Ready
to Do Their Bit in the
War Hospital.

ne stepped INTO thc automobile and we made o,,r ro,
~ "@'h TO our nome IN The mountains. But when there
t,;' ~ so'o,ers IN Sgnt we turned about and headed
H'ra!Enl for the Swiss line IF we could coycr tho w.
hours Journey between Colmar and NeuReisacb, Nv,
"EIH1e" Is me tort Just across the Swiss line
o"r holiday attire fooled the soldiers wo oassod
1a'ct ana wore white gowns that young ladies ,oar ~,
summer afternoons. Father was in linen i wos %,
no''sh we were gong to call friend ot oh atoo, -,
the mountains "' chateau Ill
"hec WrSaw the brown outlines Of the fortress aoa;ns+
:' green on me mountain side wanted TO wcnn WIFI
I!' ',' we could not Give TO feelings thc for
'' "orN was bu' hall done. We climbed the mountain
!" tfc fortress kissed father promised 10 ,nccf HIM ~
''Sr II God wll!ed. and sci off for our home "
we had TO 90 back. OF Il certainty YES O,r LITTLE
oi"'her must be saved Our servants must bc told of an
plans. Els" they might be murdered while irvine ~ NM
icct Our home. 's " p'o
- At home our brother was waiting for us an tbo ~
nc servants looked with frightened faces fron, thn
window. NN rum INC
Come in We said TO brother we have como
PACK Tor YOU But to escape YOU must wear GIRLS
clohcS. y boy OF fifteen hates both GIRLS and Y;r,,
Clothes II" would not We had to force him into tho
Whhc blouse and white linen skirt the little automo,ic
cap ana long ulster Then placed him ewccn ,1s nm
haste ~ " "dNe
1T had been early in the afternoon when yc cot on
10 see Father II was sunset rich glorious sunset
mat was too beautiful for q stricken world
rs we were descending the mountain saw approocb
ing us the man who looked like the Kaiser There he was
IRON features brsiling moustachc, ponpous attitude lie
was fldig and III has cOrtcgc acquaintance
" pushed my brother down i'm the low seat IN the ION
ncau. told him to pull his collar up until only his cvcs
showed. ' 40 y "
Look little as little YOU can. Crouchr whis
pcrcd. "
The man who looked like the Kaiser again cried
Haiti! ~ ~
Your passports! Who are yon9' he asked
Copyright 1911 b. the Compa,
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g We are the
wives of Ger
man Officers |
answered glib.
ly. hoping Janet
didn't look too
young.
& And that
he pointed 10
my brother, who
did indeed look
little.
That is my
child She is
sick ! answer
oil Son,l T an,
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Miss Janet Blumenthal,
the Younger Of the Two
Wee Maids Whom All
Loyal Alsatians Hail as
the "Heroines of Colmar"
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officer. He bowed when lie saw us, bowed
a@an to my father aud handed him biz
;o'ded paper with huge seal. Father
opened il. He read it and bent his head.
II Is the Kaiser decree. He dismisscs
me and fills my post with a German
Then You are free, papa we cried
Come with lis.
No! he said. Il must show the new
l'urgomaSter the combination to the safe
AM" some Of the official papers
We will wait = we said.
no. he answered. You must 20 be-
tore The city is taken by The soldiers.
=, Then we will go, we said. But we
WIZ wait for You at the city limits We
'lo'd the chauffeur to drive SLOWLY rs
'"ougl we were in no hurry. We wished
nv'iH one to think we were simply going
back t" our country home. But we waited
outside the city. In half hour we rauoht
>%'l' OF papa. He was walking through
me streets as though he believed he was
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
LoosEEING UP.

We asked old Hunk To come across
with wartime. cont ributiGn. THIS tlRh-'
wan is Il total loss except for clecutI"n
He'll stand around and talk for hours
in patriotir manner. and throw all xmas
If guuGv Flowers at or Wutlo la'h"'H
banner. Our banner pica&Gs every gent
and all tho ports sing il: ami lwaa"ie
doesn't cost 4 cent. 50 any man can
%rrinr IT, nh. lIuuX.'' "" said. don
chew the rag. 9hcll coins--thc snIdl'TS
need en-" He tried !" switch off la INC
fiag and sullIry h'nE< ~! fr"&""m. lie
told how h. would die and hicE'i
if he were under thirty. old HUNK. %c
said. "ynurr cheap. indeed: your soul
i; nrctty. dirty. The nation bushes Tor
that son with Su3l nt nrul"r gender VINO
bands ont language by the ton. whet
she needs ir:nl tender. rye given
much" old HUNK replied. explaining why
i.r's living: mo worthy cause has bcfh
,,rnird-~-ii seems I'm always giving 1t
r.nlly make: ~. shed 4 tear. the way
have to siur:.drr: cough UP fifteen d"i-
lar. hcrr. and fifteen dollars yond"r.
md H. has thousands put away. ana tens
If thusnnds hidden. And he is grooming
ali the dav.ur how he's nnsS"d and rid
den, Before the war has had m end
before the final inning, lot OF tight
wad souls. ms friend. Will undergo Il
Sk!rninG.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17
BUNG HOLE WASTE

Now that Congress has started IN
the business of investigating the con-
duct of the War and Navy Depart
ments. it is to be hoped the probing
committees will not overlook the in
cident that has been called to the
attention OF the public through
~etatement Of the president of thu
Maritime Exchange of New York city.
That official declares that the govern
ment is paying as high as s4S2
month for scows when plenty could be
gotten in New York haroor for SO to
$12 day.
The head OF the Maritime Exchange
criticizes the lack of cooperation be-
tween the army and navy In the mat
ter of tug-boat service, which results
in a waste OF time. labor and money.
and speaks of instances where tugs
have been ordered from a consider
able distance to do jobs which tugs
closer at hand could have performed.
This is apparently but another en-
ample Of waste and overpayment
which the War and Navy Depart
ments would take steps to obviate IL
they knew. that eventually their han
ding Of public monies would be sub
jucted to the scrutiny OF bipartisan
Joint committee on the conduct Of the
war, such as was provided for BY the
Senate during the last session OF Con-
gress and squelched By the House at
the instigation OF Mr. Wilson.
New York, though the largest. Is
but one of our many harbors where.
such conditions doubtless prevail, and
many such leaks as this soon drain
the Federal Golfers. Secretary McAdoo
tells US We must expect waste in war.
But are we bound to submit to ex'
-trayagant inetficiency?
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Monday, December II, 1917.
CHANCE TO GET FILTRATION

The report Of the city health de-
.partment for the month OF November
'discloses the facts that there were
.thirty-three cases OF typhoid fever and
Your deaths from that disease. during
that period. This reflects grayely on
the neglect Of the city government to
furnish a supply OF pure water. we
have now come to q point where 1t Is
possible for the legislative and ad-
administrative authorities to join In
'remedying the condition which Is
menace to the health Of. the commun-
fty. The necessity for installing an
adequate filtration system IS too ap-
parent for discussion. The RESPONSE
bility for this relief is up to council.
The city council has provided for a
bond issue to secure funds for addi-
.tional equipment for fire protection,
hack OF which. has been impressed
by a recent destructive conflagration.
The November health report shows a
deficiency in the protection of the
health and lives Of the people. Is t
mot more import ant to safeguard tho
lives than the property Of our citt-
zens? Destroyed property can be re-
-placed, but lives lost through neglect
can never b. restored. The urge for
a better equipped fire department is
. admitted. The lack Of pure water is
also universally recognized
.,, It is within the power Of the city
council to obtain both better fire and
health protection at the same time By
" Incorporating in the contemplated
bond issue a provision for the Install
ment of the filtration system recon-
mended by City Engineer Cooke ana
:: endorsed by qualified experts, at the
): maximum cost of 100000. an amount
we'll within the financial ability OF the.
20 city to pay. II We are going to bond
the city for any urgent Improvement
there is nothing that appeals so
strongly as adequate filtration. Its
primacy cannot be ignored. The voters
-. certainly will be less enthusiastic over
the bond issue if 1l:iation is unprovto-
-, ed for in the ordinance to be submit
'.Sted to them for ratification.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17
THE NEWSPAPER MAN,

He seldom is handsome or nntty.
And has none OF the charms or inc
dude.
Is oft moro distracted than chattE.
And sometimes unhcarahly rude.
He courts us. then sights uS and
EricvcS us.
As much ms he possibly can:
He kisses us loves MS and leaves us.
This pcrfdious newspaper man.
,our mothers won't have him come call
Ing
He's NJ earthly good as catch;
His morals tthny say arc appaHins'
His finances usually mntch.
He's rnllickinE, reckless. uncarinE.
Lives hut for the hour the DAY
He's dangerous. dubious. daring.
Not 1T for a husband, they say.
But somehow We girls arc forEiVinS'
Perhaps he but needs US the more
I,crausc he goes wrong In the living
And knows the old world tn Its core
60 We PASS IN the dude and the schemer.
Who leads in socicty's van,
And cherish the thinker and dreamer
t,nshrined in the newspaper man.
Marie NJ. Memstreet.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17
COL. GEORGE R. LATHAM

The death OF Col. George X.
Latham, at his home in Buckhannon.
musters out the last surviving Colonel
commanding West Virginia troops in
the civil war and removes one Of the
most militant patriots Of the country
He was also the last Of that little band
of six that visited Wheeling during
the celebration Of the Seini-Centen.
NAL OF West Virginia. as the guests OF
the Commission, honored as the sur
yiying members Of that devoted
gathering which met in May. 1861, and
declared western Virginia loyal to the
Union. Col. Latham was prominent
figure in that initial step which re-
suited in the formation Of West Fir-
ginia as a separate sovereign State.
Only a few days after that convention
adjourned he exemplified the courage
OF his convictions by taking up arms
to repel the invasion Of this territory
BY the Confederate forces, fighting
throughout the war as the command
ing officer Of the Second Virginia In
fantry..
Col. Latham was a man OF fine men,
tai attainments and Of scholarly &C.
ouirements, and a Republican who
maintained the fundamental principles
Of party without a shadow of turning
He served with distinction in the
Thirty-ninth Congress as Representa-
tive of the Second West Virginia dis
trict, and also distinguished himself
in the consular service of the coun-
try as Consul to Melbourne, Austria
liza, by appointment by President
Johnson. He was man OF rare aolli-
ties. and one who reflected great
credit on the State Of his nativity, and
whose last breath was spent in pro-
claiming the inyincible spirit Of the
nation In the present war. In the
blvouac of the dead he has Joined
those comrades who counted not their
lives dear unto them that this nation
might not perish from the earth.
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favorable consideration Of the amend
rlent. The sentiment in favor Of
abolishing the liquor traffic has been
q matter Of steady growth within the
past decade, and is now Sra4tiy
strengthened by the exigencies Of war.
The moral feature Of the question has
been reinforced by the ecouomi1 urge.
The prohibition advocates claim
they have g. clear two-thirds mai riIy
Of the membership OF the House, anu
there is no reason 20 doubt this opti-
mistic prognosticatio1 nf the vote thAt
will be taken today. OF course Inc
operation Of the am .adnlcnt lies in the
uncertain future. rhreelourtbs OF
the States will have To -alify it BIZ
votes of their legislat ltas before the
Inv is Mtalized. While such result
is rather dubious. it Is b. no mcars
Improbable. Even in pc "slstentli VET
States there has been a large Clement
consistently voting against local plo-
hibition on the ground thai it is use;
l,ss to attempt such {. revolutionary
procedure unless the manufacture OF
liquors is wholly shut OIL 1t is SAID
that this element would vote FOR
nationwide prohibition, which would
effect the complete extinction of the
traffic. The situation, as The lntel!i-
gencer views 1t. is most encouraging
for the prohibitionists, while it Is not
homeless for the wet advocates.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17
pENAL1ZING PROJECTS

While it is up to Congress for final
decision as. to the operation OF TIE
railroads under government owner
ship, it IS within the au' hor;'v OF the
President to assume government con-
troll over them during the war emer-
eency without consulting with or OBJ
tanning the consent of Congress. From
all indications it is likely that the
President is contemplating taking over
the control Of the railroads and vesting
their management in a centralized au-
thprity. 1t would be rather presumptu-
Gus to say that Such an alternative Is
not the best way out of the present
aggravated difficulty. but We cannot
ignore the fact that 1t is full Of dan
gerous possibilities.
so far as outright government own
ership goes, it would be the height
of folly to place the management OF
the railroad systems of the country
in the hands Of an administration that
has proved itself incapable Of efficf
ency in government affairs. Whether
government control would he def
mite solution Of the tangled condition
is also open to doubt and apprehen-
sion. There Is ap Gns'e It. NTH OF
these propositions that deeply con-
Germs this State. as well as all the
States. which has been pointed out in
the statement of AI:,tor Darst 1t is
contended by MI. Dars' and logically
50 that either ga'erarlent ownership
G.. control would mean loss TO the
revenues o. vs., Virginia OF sG,obo,
900 a year in taxes. We are getting
deeper into the waters Of perplexlty
with these propositions Government
help at this time--fnancial help
would be a, wiser. a safer course to
pursue than either suggestion Of own
ership or control.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17

CHARLESTON. Dec. 16.-tmidst tho
hurried activities in preparation for her
full part in support OF the war policies
OF the government West Virginia has
been quietly inau,Surating a new phase
Of education. which from the very be-
ginning Is expected to contribute largely
to the states agricultural and industrial
development.
The Federal government is fostering
it to the extent Of s21.722.27 this year
and that amount is being duplicated BY
the state. making 4 total OF S+".11H''1
which will be spent under the joint pro-
vision Of the Smith, Hughes act and the
Stale vocational educational law.
NJ p. Shawkcy, state superintendent
of schools. and president of the state
board of regents which has been dcsiE-
mated as the vocational board in this
state today made announcement OIL the
complete inauguration of the work and
gave figures and facts showing 10 what
extent it is being carried out IN the
schools OF tho state.
The West Virginia plan for carrying
out the provisions Of the Federal BILL
~ submitted several weeks ago by J. Il.
Mars. secretary Of tho board has been
approved by the Federal board. and Il
certificate has been received giving tho
state the following amounts for the uses
stated:
For the salaries Of special teachers OF
vocational agriculture. SiV.Oa9.ii; lor
ualarics of special teachers of vocational
:radcs and home economics. $4,000: for
training special teachers 10 give inStruc'
ton in yocat ional' work. S6.662.50. As
the state supplements each OF these
funds dollar for dollar the amounts to
be spent this year arc double those as
named in cacT instance.
The fund will grow rapidly until ir
ln26. when ~ United States govern
mcnt will give 100000. making will,
We states share. u total of 100000 to
be. expended that year and annually
thrrtattrr for vocational training OF
mon and women boys and girls
is the pupil more than II. and pre-
pairing definitely for profitable ,1loy-
mcut?" That is the test question for
eve>.y applicant for instruction under
the plan.
In agriculture the pupil must work at
least six months each year on Il super
viseG farm or at farm projects on a
profitable basis. in the. Industries and
home. economies. at least haE Of the
,ime,,to shop and practical work OH a
BUSINESS basis; time must he given. too,
to the study of English. history and civ
les and to sanitation and social condt'
tons.
The following schools in the state
have brcn designated to give vocational
training in agriculture and 1872 pupils
have enrolled for the work this year:
Clay county high school at Clay; Nicho-
las county high school. n Summcrsri|lc;
Tyler county high school at Middle
bourne: Keyscr preparatory school at
kcyscr; Sherrard high school at Shcr-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17
GRFAT VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
MOVEMENT IN WEST VIRGINIA

rard; Shinnston high school at Sh,nns-
ton and Milton high school at Milton
The lE.vscr high sCoul Will purcase
farm al { ui'rr work fer students I" hcln
ray expenses. and later expects to have
4 model house ~ which To train girls tG
be practical housckccpcrs.
Vocational training IN the Industries
or trades. and In home economics, IS De-
ing given 1T the hign schools al Mar
tinsburg, Wheeling. PiTkcrshurE, HUNT
inEton, Charleston. Grafton. Bluene!d.
Bcnwood and Farmont.
To show what Is being accomplished
Sir. Shawkcy exhibited reports from sew
cral schools. At Parkarshurg 6G4 stu
dents ara enrolled In the vocational
classes which arc conducted at night. %
Of them tire doing auto repair Work ult
der i skilled mechanic: ~ are learning
the millinery trade under the lnstruc-
lion Of Il head trimmer secured from
one OF the large millinery establish
mcntS in the city as a teacher; p ate
. studying tclcgra1ay under commercial
telegraph operator; So are in drcsslnak-
ing class as; IS in business arithmetic:
II in electrical instruction.; and l:5 In
stcnosralIhy.
or nearly COO students enrolled In the
vocational classes At Wheeling. 81 arc
being taught the pottery trade by an Gx-
pert from one Of The larger potteries To-
! Gated thrrc. and forty including both
married women and girls expecting to
| become houSckccpCrS, are lcutninS TO
cook and sew. At Rlucticld the specially
! is tclcgraphy and At Grafton it Is nee
! dlcwurk.
Many Glasses are expected to he or
ganiZcd II, mining towns for the inStruc-
ton Of miners In such subjects rs ac-
cidcntS nrd their. prevention; explosions
md their prevention: geology Of coal
! mine timhcrnG. first aid; sanitation
miners huusrS aud ssrdcns. prcpurat. ON
: and trans portation Of coal. and welfare
improvements.
, This work has been started by the OK
tension d department OF the West Virginia
University, 1900 having been enrolled
! for the instruction last year, will be
/ placed or n SCHOOL basis.
/ Evidence that these vocational schools
and departments will grow rapidly IS
shown in the fact that one such school
! is under construction In MonongHh.
large Industrial high school building has
: been contracted for In Cl3rkSburG. one
is being planned in Fairmont; the Mont
Eotlrry preparatory school at Montgom-
eSy. Fpyettc county has been designated
as the West Virginia Trade School and
Ill! be equipped rs such.
/ The building OF separate school build
ingS for this work however. Is not being
encouraged specially lit being desired
! that the regular high schools will take
care Of most Of the work.
= conference on the work in the
state between Mcssrs. Shawkcy. Marsh
and II. G. Winkler. OF the University,
who Is director Of the work in agricul-
lurc. and j: y. Linke and Il. !. Leonard
representing the Federal Vocational
Board. vas held at rarkersburs q week
ago.
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IMPORTANT VOTE TODAY

This evening at 5 o'clock the House
OF Representative will take vote on
one of the most important questions
before the American public. the joint
resolution providing for constitutional
national prohibition Of the liquor traf
fc. The resolution was passed by the
Senate at the last session OF Con-
sress, and is now before the House
for agreement or rejection, The Senate
provided, a time limit for the ratifica-
tion of the amendment b. the States
--si1 Years. The House nos amended
the measure BY extending the limit to
seven years.
The present is the most propitious
time that could have fallen for The
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Christmas Box to Camp

On Thursday evening. at the last
meeting Of the Catholic War Relief So
cicty before the holidays. biz Christ
mas box was packed for the boys at
Camp Lee. Petersburg. Vn-
The packages each contained a reGu-
lation knitted army sweater and lden-
case. as. we'll as little
prayer book md Il rosary. which will
be big source Of comfort to lot OF
the Catholic boys in training. \ little
card was enclosed in each parcel bear
ing tho words, "Christmas would not
~: Christmas. without this wish TO YOU"