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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

RI,- VIII N i'Ccnri hr y IGcubS. clerk OF tho
Fa:I 81 Education. Ti!ade!.Ilia distract. until noon
MuidaJ. s-'und day Of Apl. 1917 for the er,''-
iCn -! srl"c! building Peers run. Ohio Co.. W.
Va Fen. and >I,>icat!"ns IT, seer ~ office "
+. T. F4ris. architect. $.hmuhsch building. Wheel
Ing " Va. or ~ office ~ =. Jacobs. Woodlswn
-'hrmI hhI!ng W"cdlaYD. Ohio CO., ". Va. Tie
right Is Fc.ritrl to reject s bids.
:. JACOBS. Clerk
mr. Som Nv r. +. Faris. Architect
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massachusetts Preparing

POSITION. Mnrcll lH.-.An rm' FE"l!cs
augmentation Of one million dollars .Hn
,'.ri nT war was PASSED hy the l%HiSIH-
lure todar. Within two and nan ;',,
hunrs from the tin" Governor Mrt- -.
had sent a special message urelns Lm nv.
rpI,rnrrial ion. III" ihll Was passed nnGrr
4 suspension Of the rules sent 10 h' III
and signed Details Of the why w
witch Inc money Is to be used we're h"'
~. In rllllllr
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British Report.

LONDON, Mar. 19.--10:43 .. ILL.,
The British advance is still being
pushed rapidly, further large gains
heing recorded in the official report
from British headquarters in France
tonight.
The pursuit of the enemy" says
the report. continued today. our cav
airy ANA advance guards driving lack
III" encmIs rear guards.
THE ground gained extends for a
depth of from TWO 10 eight miles, and
forty more villages have fallen into
our hands
: The enemy raidcd our trenches
early this morning in the neighbor-
hood of Loos and. northwest Of Ypres;
Il few Of our men are missing
Our acropIancS did much valuable
work Yesterday in cooperation with
our infantry. Enemy troops were
engaged successfully with machine
guns. and bombs were dropped on Il
number Of places behind The enemy
lines. In the air fights one German
machine was destroyed and one was
driven down damaged. Two of our
aeruplancS are missing.
German Report.
BERLIN. March lily wireless 10
SuyvilIr--t.vaCuatinn III territory over a
wider sector on the French front "X-
tending from Arrn* Ia thr .NlFnc river IL.
announced b. TIA" German war Office.
Several lines Of French trenches over
an extent OF 800 metres III one section
andSHU metres in another on IN" N"rdun
front were Slurm"d yesterday hy IN"
Germans. Nearly i"n French prisoners
We're taken.
"Wrsicrm front. During tn" last few
days Il strip nI land between III" dis
trict Of Arras and the AiSnc has been
Systematically evacuated by MS. tn"
strategic moves were prepared long ago
and were carried uut without being dis
turbed by the enemy who followed in
only Il hcSiiHtinE manner. tlur project
ing troops by r"rSpi":':l"uS and emerge
tic conduct cas-; we'll over me abandon
mcnt of the pr$ltiunS ana lhr departure
III our troops. In Ia" abandoned dis
lricl the means If communication usr-
fui 20 the enemy have been destroyed.
\ part Of Tia" population. pr"|iu" Win
food for live days. Was l"It.
Yes tcrhay near tn" coast on the NrS"lS
Front and on both banks uf the NcuS"
Their. WIS lively lighting activity.
in ia" afternoon companies ~ irc-
rIuruIlv tested regiments St"rm"d III IN"
southeastern part Of MHlanr"urt wood
ard thu east slope "' MI d"i iNcTu"1
rrGinni several lines ~ French trenches
on fronts al 500 and SUI metres ana
brought back eight officers. $50 men
and several mr"hlnr gums ana mine
Ihrow,re lu,riug IN" night counter
attack hy t!r. FrcECa '"S r"rHlSed An
advance. b.. ,inrmInS l"iHChm"ntS on Inc
south SLOPE at rr.ld Mnn hill resulted III
several prisoners hcinG brought i'll.
ON tie PAS, bank at the Mouse. nm
early morning attack by several rrrnr,l
rCrnpauirS north Of cham Dr"tt'S iali'd'
ns on the preceding day.
rAItlS. March .l".-Thr German line
AT last accounts was in full retreat over
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FOR SALE-Machinery.

IRON AND WOODWORKING MACHINERY
--Ncw and second hand. Machine toole lathes.
drills, hhapers, planners, Presses Garage machin-
cry. Gasoline engines. Pumps. electric motors.
Engines, Boilers. FlIners. band.sa~s Sawmill out
fits Betting puleys. shattinS. Contractors equip
ment. BAIRD MACHINERY CO., Pittsburgh, Pa
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CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT

Concrete mixers, ten foot capacity SS2s.oo five
foot sl65o0. Street PAYERS. Studebakcr wagons.
scrapers Everything for contractors. Special
prices. BAIRn MACHINERY Co., Pittsburgh. Pa
FOR SAlE-Dne T. horse Peerless fraction engine
uscd csS than tarr- years In fist caIs condition.
Srci Ely hay press. one Mccormick husSrr and
shredder. Cash price 3I.i5D. Address Lock EoE
No" IA R-heJdI Ohio. mr-l.-I
FOR SALE-S1r Mill and ssr:tabe engine Inquire
IL Jos. lIur2. Bethany. W Va. mri;-i
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ctt1I Advancing

LONDON. March -. l0:2! r. m.--Ac-
cnrdins TO Reuters British hcadquart-
.rs cores pondcnt the British advance
has reached Il line east Of EanaMlnc, "N-
tending from NauIX-NrauCourt, four
miles northeast Of Hapnu;n". Ia ItreS,
six miles east SOUTHEAST or Rapaum".
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M pacedve Germans.

rHATTANOOGA. Tenn, March Ia
r.rfnnratjons for III" reception Of ~"
German sailors from rhllad"lphtn w"r',
H., sun today at Fort OGl"thorp". Tw" 81
th.. large barracks will he enclosed win
:, harhcd wire StoCkad".
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'Ce|ery-MiSt" Relieves
Headache Quickly

A single fria! will convince You
Relieves headache in a jiffr. Pleas
ant and easy tn take. Contains no
oplates or narcotic drugs Costs only
&c per package, al all stores IN city
or country.
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rh-o. Mora Come Ont.

D.AsII1El;TON. March l9---rhG ar
rival of three Americans from Germany
a; Copenhagcn was reported today ny
Minister Eean. Thy w"r" consul Ten
crul Harris. Ecinn &. Gran" ana Harry
T. Carlson.
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Sherwood For War.

WASH NGTON. March l9.--Rcprcscn-
i.afiv" Sherwood Of ohio one of the most
openly. expressed pACiIiai" in the house.
DECLARED in g. public statement Today
HAT the latest sinking of American
ships Ivy German submarines had con.
vGrtrd him in favor Of an immediate de-
claratinn of war. At III" same time hs
offered his services AT the army ut tho
axe Of Sc.
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MONTG OMERI. Ala. Mar. 19.-An
order received here today FROM Major
General Wood. directing that demobil,
izatlon Of the Alabama National Guard
b- discontinued. was followed closely
by one from the war department Or
dering that the rehabilitation pro-
coed Although no explanation was
made officially. it was assumed that
the eastern department commander
had acted on his own initiative and
that Washington officials had decided
the delay ordered by him would be un-
necessary.
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RoE-on Sunday. Marrh ls 1871. L IL o'clock
p III. AZ. East Iirrlsoo. Ohio. MRS sAlAH
,FEAY) ZOE widow OF the lhts Edmond Ros.
Remains n:ll be shipped the home OF hex sister.
Sirs. John. -. Creighton. on Peters Run.
Funzr.l s.T,fces will DO held from The home OF be-.
sister Mrs. John s. Creighton. neL- go bridge.
Peters Ran. Tuesday Afternoon a, 2:3o o'clock.
friends %! the family invited to attend IntsIneot
a. Stone Church cemetery.
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FOR SALE-Horses.

FOR SAlE-A match team OF black and ye1rs
oId weight 600 lh. Would lake small horse In
exchange Pos, office Box 81. Wheeling. w. "a.
mr.l1-p
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what could be of no military advantage
10 The enemy was spared
The population iiIat wa5 capable: Of
military service has been brought away,
80 that 1t might not be incorporated in
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NOoRE-At Cleveland. Ohio Friday. March is.
l.lf n $3.50 o'clock 7. m. NARY A.. via OF
CAPTAIN WILLIAM G. Moore. Of Tiltonuue. Ohio, In
tie 18th 7ezr Of her age
Funeral terrtces the residence 0: her daughter.
Mrs c. 4; Jackson. Howard IpsnmentG Estiorsi
Ro1d. Tuesday Afternoon O'Clock frieuds OF
family itTt,rL. lntstn-nt Greenwood cemetery.
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Yar1,nwdRle Men Leave.

WASHINGTON. March I?.---A'nrrichn
Minister Stovall ii i;cri" reported t"d'!
that the irty-nin" Americans rom ~ ~,
,;rrmun prizo ship Narrowdnl" had lcrt
Rcrnc via Lyons FOR Barcelona accom-
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Visit
PADE n cit !.
Wait for announcement.

DAVIS program Tomorrow night the
HUNTINGTON Woman'S club in conjunC-
ton with the Chamber OF Commerce
will give the soldiers a reception and
banquet at the Chamber or Commerce
ruditnrjuuI
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FoX--On sandAy March 49, 1917. ~ 80 o'clock ,.
M. At ths family residence. No 1884 Baltimore
street, NRS. ANNA. relIct Of william Fox
Funeral on Wednesday morning ~ S:So O'Clock.
Relrs,em high At st. Jcoeph's cI;h-dul Al
O'Clock Friends limited 70 attend Intslnsat II Nj.
Ca sarJ eetneicrr.
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SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Mar 10
The First Mississippi infantry at San
Antonio and the Third Ohio infantry
nj III Paso started home today. The
Seventeenth infantry. regular army,
also left for Forts OglcthOrpc and Nc
phersou. Ga. TO guard lnterned Ger
man sailors who are To he transferred
from the Philadelphia navy yard.
Departure tomorrow Of the First
Alabama infantry and Thirty-thIrd
Michigan infantry, anu Of the Georgia
organizations at Eel paso b. March ~,
will entirely clear tho border Of state
troops.
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FOR SALE

FOR sAlS-Househoid furniture. Inquire OF Misses
Brown SO Highland Ave. Elm Grove. Bell phone
nn-p mr-l9-l
FOR SAIE-We have number Of nIce houses for sale
10 rooms each. ranging In price 1000 TO $4,000.
located on paved street st. Clairsrille. All punbed
for gas and elA,tFic lights. some hare acres 10 10
acres ground attached. some heated hT furnace and
have bath Frank Bryant. Sstl phone Al 81.
ClairSrl1le mf-lo-i
FOR SALE-5T-A good farming land. I miles WEI:
O. Bcllnre on Rock Hill pike. miles from
Wheeling Plenty Of fruit and berries. room house.
a,usai sah new barn aud slo. Price $500. Will
trade for property In BelHire or wheeling {. ..
Elliott RID. 3. Bella!re. Ohio. nf-l4-,
FOR SAlE-lIurse weight 1850 pounds. good condl-
ton Harness and wagon for same. The J. Z
Moss Iron Works. 18th and ChIpnns St.. city.
mr-S-m
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D I E D

HEAToR-Gh Monday. March 10. 1917. G 40
o'clock ?. m. tbs OHIO IaIlsy GsnesI Hospital.
ANDREW =. HEAT0S.
Fun.-al notice hereafter.
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JACKSON. Miss. Mar. 19.-Orders
were received here today from Mai or
General Wood not 10 demoblize the
Mississippi troops just back from the
border.
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WASHINGTON. Mar. 10 1T was
authortatvely stated today at the
war department that disqualification
OF the National Guard would continue
as planned aud that delays in tho mus
rering out Of troops in certain districts
resulted from local conditions aud did
not reflect any change in the attitude
Of the government on this question. II
is expected that all National Guard
forces will have been mustered out
by April /. or very shortly thereafter.
The department has taken no steps
as yet 10 release from active service
more than two thousand regular army
reseryists called 10 the ColOrs at the
time of the border mobilization. The
question was taken up some time ago.
but it. was decided that these men
could not be returned TO civil life
while any OF the National Guard re-
manned in the federal service.
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!. AUTOMOBILES

FOR SALE-B.M-E 80" touring car In good con-
ditinn. Cheap To quick buyer. Balser d Bal1e'
1910 Main ST. mfis1
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WANTED-Male and Female.
PERSONAL

WANT TO s,orr my plano with responsible family
for one year as have accepted = position IN the
rest II do not return you can buy this plano for
800. You will by that time know WHETHER II 10
worth III. money Address Box W. Int.ll'reucer
rsco mr-ll-m
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COLUMBIA. S. G.. Mar. 19.--Statc
officials who were ordered yesterday
MOI TO demobiIize South Cardinals
SuardSmeu continued the mastering
out today. after reyoking order had
been received from Washington.
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N.ihcrg. whose citizenship had hscn
questioned. established American idcn-
Try and WAS included
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POULTRY

FOR SALE-ihcap. incubator, 6roodr. 10 chickens.
a rond bargain. for chicken busness. White Les
horns s23 Market 81. mr-so.l
FOR SAIE-Cyphers Paradise brood-r. IAks new
four hundred chick capacity. Bell phone le-R.
Altenhrnl. DH--S-t
FOR SALE-Eggs for hatchinS IL cents each.
White Leehon. Pri2c Buff OrpinIton- Three Butt
cocIcr-Is $500 each Sunny Knoll Farm. Nat phone
u.h y7n, y nr-20
THOROUG HGREO Barred Rock Cockerels $500 and
500. Eses $3.50 setting. Suluel farm. R.Jitnd.
Ohio. HE-e-oot
FoR s1lE-Eegs Tor Matching. g. c. Rhode Island
Reds PARKS bred N lay. Barred Rocks, Blue An
daluslan Columbian WyandotE $l.5o per 10. henH
Luz as yr4e ST. NATL phone ls56.M mr-le-3ot
RHODE ISLAND Red Buff IeRtnn esSs and I;ocf
for saIo Ii. D. Nemmann. Wheeling. W. Va. 3. 2.
mr.l2-l2-t
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FOR RENT

FOR REn1-coREER STORE ROOM MAIN AND
TENTH STREETS. FORMERLY LoGAh'S CORNER
$500 ALSO NINE LARGE FIRE PROOF STORE
ROOMS LOWER AND UPPER FLooRa IN
HAWLEY BUILDING.
JAMES 1. HAWLEf.
Iossta MAIN STREET.
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SECOND NOW IS TO
Be MUSTERED OUT

HUNTINGTON. W. Va. Mar. 19.
Members of the Second Nest Virginia
We're greatly checrcd late this after
noon when il SECOND order WAS receiv-
ed hero concentrating the instruc-
tons 10 suspend mastering out the
regiment until further notice Or
derS We're received This morning to
postpone tho muster out and officers
had begun To arrange for more COM
modiouS quarters Tor the SuardSmen
and were arranging To secure the use
ar two large tobacco warehouses for
quarters. IL ia presumed the first or
der WAS the result ui the gloomy out
look in the railway strike situation
and hard hctu sent out yesterday be-
fore settlement of the strike was 4
certainty.
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WASHINGTON. Mar. 19.-Beyond
saying that there had been no change
in the decision IL let the demoblllZA-
ton OF National Guard units proceed,
war department officials would not
comment tonight on The conflicting or
ders received in several states. On
the surface. however. the develop
ments Indicated that in order TO be
ready for whatever action might fol-
low the sinking OF three American
ships. Major General Wood had order
ed the disqualification held up without
waiting 10 refer the matter 10 Wash
ingtou.
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FOR RENT-Furnishcd rooms. bLth. phona. electric
lights, bed location in the city. Bell Es-I.
nr-l9-i
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McKenna's views.

Interstate commerce III dealing with q
situation like that before il.
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WANTED-Female Help

WANTED :ninGroom nrl. Mo. B. Bo~~h sb
McCooch. Natl phone 'Is2s-R. mr-len
WAHTED-Swlrhboam operator. Eetrsncs re-
CURED Rickland Telephone Co.. 3. T. 8. b.:
Clsrsyle. o. Phone M. RichlInd. m:-lsN
WANTEp-Girl for general houserork Apply e2s
south Front. s.. mr-l7-I
WANTEp-YounE lady to assist In office Most BE-
good 4, figures and have some knowledge Of rsnn-
rraphy Address r." intelligence mr-lSsi
WANTED-Male and Female.
WANTED-G!rlS and men. good wages. Apply h
Wheeling Tie o.. 3IEt and Chapline streets.
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COMMISSIONER SALE.

By Herman A. Hundt, his Attorney.
f....-mr-6. 1920
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-30
TIRE THIEVES MAKE
A $70O HAUL FROM
LOOP .SALESR00MS
FORD GARAGE OWNER AND PO.
LICE CHIEF IN CHICAGO TO
IDENTIFY TWO SUSPECTS
HELD IN CONNECTION WITH
THEFTS.
FAR In New York Telegram.

Trailing thieves who made the big
gest tire haul ever reported In Central
Illinois, Chief of Police George Eur
ich and j. w Boynton, owner OF the
Ford agency in the city, today are In
Chicago trying to identify two men
arrested and held in connection with
the robbery by Chicago detectives.
While the theft Of more than $7O0
worth of castings and inner tubes was
perpetrated on the night OF October
l6, and discovered the next day, no
report of the crime was given out by
the police department In hope that
some clew might be obtained thru
which the guilty parties could be trac
ed down, word came from Chicago
this morning that two men were un
der arrest and Chief Zurich and
Boynton boarded an early train foi
that city to try and identify the rob
bers and recover some of the plund
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-30
OTTAWA GIRL IS
NOW u. S. DIETICIAN

Miss Edith Jordan. daughter of r.
{, Jordan, Of this city, received a tel.
esram from Washington, d. G.. last
night informing her she would be sta.
toned at the cantonment camp at
Greenville, N C.. as dietician in the
hospital corps in Camp Sewer
Miss Jordan enlisted In the Red
Cross as dietician some time age
and has been expecting her official no
tliication to report for duty for sev
eral weeks The telegram stated hei
transportation was on the way from
Washington. so the exact time of Miss
Jordan's departure from this city /.
not known.
She is the first girl from this cit,
to be accepted by the government 10
service during period of the wal
and is the first Ottawa girl to be sta
toned at a cantonment camp.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-30
|. s. BROOKS NAMED
ON STATE COUNCIL
COUNTY SOIL ADVISOR SELECT.
Ep CHAIRMAN OF DEFENSE
BODY FOR THIS DISTRICT.

The state council of defense yes
terday announced the names of the
county chairman being organized tC
promote both the production and
conservation Of food by direct coop
Grafton with the farmer. / s. Brooks
consulting agriculturist of the La
Sale County Better Farming Asso
citation, has been chosen county
chairman Of La Sale county.
The county organization will work
with any or all other agencies which
may be concerned, with any or all
branches of farming, stock raising OF
any phase of the food question
Each county organization will lay out
It's own work 30 as to deal with its
particular problems in the most ef
fectiye way.
Besides chairman each county
organization is expected to include
the following: A member OF the coun
ty auxiliary, county superintendent o
schools. a household science worker
representative of the wOmen's foot
production committee, the county
director of the United States Boys
Working Reserve, president of thu
farm bureau, a banker a representa-
tive farmer and live stock man ant
press representative.
The chairmen named for the diff
ferent counties with postoftice ad
dresses of each are as follows:
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CAPT. SMITH TO TELL
OF ARMY CANTONMENTS

Captain f. j. Smith, of the War
Department of the training camps
will be In Ottawa this evening and
make talk on plans for training
camps for our soldiers. Mr.. Smith is
a splendid talker and 8 very anxious
to have large representation of our
citizens at the meeting tonight, which
will be held in the secretary's office
of the Chamber of Commerce in the
Central Life building at O'Clock to-
night
A general invitation is extended to
the people of Ottawa to take advan-
tage of Captain Smiths visit tonight
and hear his interesting message In
the matter of training camps,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-30
WILL O. BEEN BUYS
STREATOR GARTER co.

The Hoban garter factory in Strea-
tor has changed hands, according to
a deal which was consumated recent
ly, says the Free Press.
The new owner Is VIII O. BEEN, of
Fisk & BEEN. formerly merchant tail
ors of Ottawa, who is now in charge
of his new place of business. The
factory was purchased from John Ho
ban. who was the builder of the fac
tory and who operated 1t for mum
Der OF years. The business grew very
rapidly and recently a large addition
was added to 1t, and at the present
time it is one of the largest factories
in this section of the state employing
women help Mr. Hoban has not an
nounced his plans for the future
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PRIESTS TO ATTEND
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR FATHER QU|RK
ALL ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY.
MEN OF DIOCESE WILL TAKE
PART IN PoNTiFiCAL MASS FOR
LATE OTTAWA PAsTOR-Hlsh.
OP DUNNE TO PRESIDE.

Practically every Roman Catholic
clergyman living in the Peoria dio
cese will be in Ottawa tomorrow to
take part in the ponticical high mass
to be said over the remains of the late
Rev. M. A. Quirk, by Bishop E. NJ
Dunno
AT st. Patrick's parsonage, where
final preparations for last sad rites
for the deceased priest are being com.
pleted today, 1t was announced that
more than one hundred and sixty
priests have already sent word they
would be here for the funeral cere.
mony.
The list OF officers to have charge of
the pontifical mass is being prepared
by Bishop Dunno, who will arrive in
Ottawa tonight to take charge Of the
services. The service will begir
promptly at O'Clock and VIM con
clude In time to permit of catching thu
1913 west bound Rock Island trail
for Peoria, where interment of Fathel
Quirks body will be made along sid'
those of his deceased father ant
mother
Among the priests who are expect
ed here to participate in the pontifica
mass will be two from New York City
who were lifelong friends Of Father
Quirk, and a cousin, who is a priest
in Rochester, N. Y.
The list of pall.bearers is being pre-
pared today by Father Berry and
members of Father Quirk's family
They will be selected from the large
list Of Father Quirk's intimate friends
Local civic and religious bodies to
day are making preparations for at
tending the funeral in bodies. A cal
was issued by Secretary James Farrell
today for members of the Chamber o.
Commerce to attend the church sery
ices and accompany the remains tC
the Rock Island depot.