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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
To Explore China for Art.

DR.. Carl w. Bishop, noted author
ity on Chinese art and curator Of the
section of Oriental art In the museum
OF the University OF Pennsylvania, Will
go to China early next month to pass
three years In research work. An
nouncement on the university's deci-
sion to send Doctor Bishop to China
was made recently.
The expedition Is the result OF the
museum directors desire to get COM
plete history Of Chinese art, extending
back for the last 5000 years. To
day. II was said, little Is known Of the
development of art In the Orient and
Doctor Bishops efforts will be direct
ed along that line.
Doctor Bishop recently passed Is
months In China and did much inves-
tigation work for the university. His
progress was hampered by revolutions
and he could not reach remote local
tiles where examples of ancient sculp-
ture have been preserved.
Doctor Bishop was born In japan
and has passed the greater part OF
his life In that country and In China.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
MISSION THAT WAS GRUES0ME
Task Of Buryino the Dead 10 orsPs-
ically Described In Diary OF
French Lieutenant.

March %. Last night was detailed
with half my section to bury the dead.
The task was not pleasant one, but
IL was accomplished without reluctance
or hesitation. Having to do the work
at night made II a shade more lugu-
brious. A guide conducted US to little
thicket all laid bare by grape-shot to
the south Of Perthes, and about three
kilometers from the first lines. There
was no moon, and II was very nearly
pitch-dark. Trench-rockets streaked
the sky here and there, and from the
distance came the crack OF musketry.
Shells were laboring by with the heavy
breathing of wild beasts In rage.
A little trench was made into a large
one to receive the bodies, and then we
had to set out In search of them. They
had been lying there for a very long
time, and II was only the recent adj
vance of our lines that made 1t posi-
BILE to bury them. With some difficulty
we managed to make out these motion
less heaps on the ground. 1t was nee
essary TO search the pockets and take
out papers, money, ETC.. also to unfas-
ten the Identification badges that are
worn on the arm like a bracelet. Ii
was not an easy thing to do. In this,
also, / was obliged to set the example.
had to put my gloved hand into the
pockets of foul mass that fell to
pieces at touch. l found nothing
but pocketbook and diary. The men
then took courage and overcame their
aversion.
When our task was finished the
abbe-inirmier who had accompanied
us Of his own accord, stepped to the
edge Of the grave and said a blessing
And that priest, standing out against
the darkness, lifting his voice above
the noise Of battle In a last solemn
duty to those pitiful fragments, was
very fine. Every man Of us, whether
moved by religious conviction or not,
felt the solemnity of the moment, and
knelt to hear the words Of forgiveness
and OF life.-From a French Lieuten-
ants Diary, In the Atlantic.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
SAVING HORSES IN WARTIME
Preparation That Renders the AMI
mails Practically Invisible 10 Re-
ported to Have Been Success.

Useful experiments are being car
ried out In the United States with the
object of determining whether horses
can be so colored as to render them
less conspicuous and reduce the
chances Of their being made target
for the fire OF an enemy. Some OF the
tests have been conducted In Arizona,
with animals Of the First cavalry, and
apparently have been attended with
considerable success.
According TO the Army and Navy
Register, a solution was applied to an
animal with an ordinary grooming
brush or sponge after the coat had
been dampened with water to prevent
the coloring stuff from running down
over the dry hair.
1t changed the horse from a dark
chestnut to yellow dun, according to
four or five weeks, longer or shorter
time depending upon whether the ami.
NAL Is shedding or not, and IL does not
take as long to color horse as or
binary grooming takes, as II Is only
necessary to 90 over the animal once
In the same direction as the hair lies
1t neither Injuries nor alters the tex.
ture or feel of the coat. At 400 OF
500 PAGES the animal was almost
invisible. In Arizona or Mexico
II is stated, the color can be
put on so as to dry the exact
color Of the ground, and no natural.
colored animal Is as nearly invisible
at distance as animals that have
been treated with coat of "waI
paint" In the desert country.
One expert has stated that II Is al.
most impossible for sniper to shoot
horses colored In the way that II has
been done In the First cavalry corrals
on the border, because the enemy will
be unable to see the animals at any
great distance.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
A Tip TO Kansas.

According to report TO the trade
and commerce department by the Cana
dian trade commissioner, sunflowers
grown in Canadian backyards may be
made profitable as we'll as ornamental.
There Is big demand for sunfiower
seed In England, where IL Is worth
about 500 a ton, which Is about FIVE
cents a pound, delivered. In the past
sunhower seeds have been bought for
seed purposes to feed birds and poul-
try, but large quantities are now
crushed In order to extract the oil,
which Is used In the manufacture of
margarine, or artificial butter.-Toron-
TO Globe.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
Left Physician PonderInu.

The old farmer had no faith In
"physic," but he became so unwerl
that he was eventually induced to see
doctor. A few days after his visit
the doctor met him, and remarked that
he looked better.
Eyes, zur," said the farmer, 81 am
lot better than l was"
$50 the medicine did you some
good, after all, then?" said the physi-
clan.
II dunno, EUR, l dunno" the farm
er went on. "'Tis like this ere, you
see. Soon as got outside your place,
I drinked one-half, and throwed away
the other-but 1 can't tell which done
me the most good =!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27

Much EecentrIcIty INDUCED In by
Men Who Would Seem to Have
Money to Burn"

or recent years America has taken
the palm for eccentric dinners. We
have heard of the progressive" and
the dancing" menu. In the former
the guests rise between each course
and make their way, table by table,
from one end of the room To the other.
This idea has been attempted before,
but the dinner at which every course
Is illustrated by some clever dancer Ia
unique.
The scenery" dinner, a late vogue,
was another distraction INDUCED In
by the milliOnalres. It represented
the scenery of different countries by
models In the center of the table.
The Savoy hotel, In London, has II
reputation for the giving of dinners
out of the ordinary. Here was given
the famous Red dinner, presided over
by "A man who had had a run Of luck
on ''rouge" at Monte Carlo. Every
thing was red, wines, dishes, glass,
decorations, even the walters gloves.
Another celebrated dinner at the
Savoy was given by the Due d'Orleans
in honor Of the marriage Of the Due
dAosta. The 40 guests included a
scion of practically every royal house
in Europe-such blue-bloOded gather
ing was never before witnessed In any
hotel.
A most expensive dinner was given
at the Carlton hotel as the result of
lost wager made by member of
the stock exchange. This gentleman
bet he would carry Il friend picka-back
up and down Throgmorton street In
the busiest part of the day; but when
Ii came to the time to carry out the
performance his courage failed him,
and he had to provide the dinner-a
heavy stake.
When the Eiffel tower was first
opened In Paris, dinners on the top
of 1t were Of frequent occurrence, and
captive balloons and diving bells have
been used as dining-rooms for peo-
pie with a craving for things out of
the ordinary.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
EskImos Relna Educated.

Education Is well along with the es-
KINDS In Alaska, for there are now
II schools for their use, with an en-
rollment Of 1858, In addition to 100
teachers, IL physicians, nine nurses.
and three hospital attendants. The
native villages are divided up into Ave
districts, with about fifteen schools to
the district. The first school for es-
kimos In Alaska was established a.
early as 1885 at the little village Of
Wrangell,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
But hoopsklrts Have Gone.

At Ann Arbor. Mich, workmen re-
Gently repaired the outside stairs of
old University hall. The building was
constructed In the seventies. and COM
plant was made at that time that the
stairway was too narrow to permit the
goods to pass comfortably, as the era
Of the hoopskirts was on them. The
stairway, though rebuilt, Is as narrow
az the original passageway.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
He Was Deaf.

A foreign chauffeur driving outside
Ear into the country ran out of gas
oline, but CHANGED to meet a farmer
who was deaf.
TELL me, please" asked the chauf-
feur, "vere I can get some gasoline.
Der automobile has stopped already"
"Heyi" said the farmer, putting his
hand to his ear.
"Himmel 7" cried the chauffeur.
mot hay. Gasoline. Dis vas a moder
car, nod horse"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
SinnlX lodlcal.

Customer wish ! had as good q
head of hair as you have. 1 have
have tried everything to remedy my
badness, but without result.
Barber-Have you ever tried rub
bing your head with steel?
Customer-Certainly not. That seems
ridiculous.
Barber-Why ridiculousf My broth
er Is matchmaker, and he tells me
as fact that steel makes the hair.
spring.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27

Entered at the Dostofice AT East Jordan
Michigan. as second class mail matter.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
HPoar linn

They tell II OF place on Van
Buren, street:
Here" said the proprietor, as a
little gift for you and Jim. Each bot
tie is finest old whisky. You drop I'm
at Jim's on your way and give him
this, will your"
Certainly" cried the grateful one.
On his way he fell and broke one
bottle.
"Poor JIM" he muttered, picking
himself up.-Chicago Herald.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
Mike Had Answer Ready

'Have you Holsters like this In Ire
land, Mixer
rs 1t lobstersf" replied Nike. con.
temptuously. why, I've seen the sea
red wild EN-"
But, Mike, Holsters aren't red till
there boiled"
Don't know that7 But we've hot
springs In the ould country, and the
eratures shwim throo 'em and come
out ready fer ye to crack open and
ate" said Mike calmly.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
The Wrouo Man.

The citizen gazed helplessly at the
piles Of drifted snow that lay on the
sidewalk In front Of his house.
what would you take to clean this
walkr he asked the first man who
came along.
"A shovel, mister" responded the fel-
low as he plodded his way.-Boston
Evening Transcript.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS THE
NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL

In a report to the secretary of war
made public this morning. the chair.
man of the Council OF National De-
fense, ". S. Clifford. summarized the
great accomplishments of the council
as follows:
The mobilization Of the 262000
miles of railroads OF the country for
the Government defense;
The close-knit organization Of the
telephone companies Of America to
insure 10 the Government the most
rapid and efficient wire communica'
,ions:
The settlement OF the recent threat.
ened national railroad strikes;
The very general acceptance bs ia
Dor and capital of the suggestion OF
the Council that existing labor stan
dards should not be changed until the
need for such action had been detcrm-
ined by the Council with the steady
ing influence on industry growing out
Of such action:
The procurment of 45.O00.0o0 pounds
OF copper for the uses OF the Army
and Navy OF the United States at less
than one-half Of the then current mar
ket price-a saving 10 the Govern
ment Of approximately S10,000OOO.
Similar ACCOMPLISHMENTS as to steel.
zinc and aluminium.
The completion Of the inventory: for
military purposes. OF cI,9o0 American
manufacturing plants;
The money saving to the Govern
ment. through appointment over the
country OF committees OF business
men to assist the quartermasters' de-
partment Of the Army in the economl'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
RUSSIANS AND
BELG|ANS PAY
!: LOVING HOMAGE

MOUNT VERNON. VA, June a.
Belgium and Russia united today At
the tomb Of George Washington in
paying homage 70 the American pa
trlol and 10 the spirit of liberty and
freedom which his memory incarnates.
The official diplomatic missions from
the Belgian and from the new Russian
democracy. pledged themselves and
their countries 10 every effort for the
destruction Of autocracy and tho safe
ty Of democracy.
The Two missions. accompanied by
members nf the cabinet and other
high government officials. went down
tho Potomac on the presidential yacht
Mayfower. Tho prednminance Of mil
itary uniforms and white civilian dress
made most impressive sight as the
gathering formed in semicircle about
tho tomb. over which few the Belgian.
Russian and American flags.
Secretary Daniels introduced first
Baron Moncheur. head of The Rolgian
mission. and then the Russian special
ambassador, Boris A. Bakhmetieff.
Each made brief address OF tribute
TO Washington and Of reco1secration
TO the ideals as represented. Baron
Monchnur. aided by LIEUTENANT Cen
eral Leclcrcq. and Ambassador Ba-
khmctieff.. aided by Lieutenant Cen
eral Roop. placed flower wreaths on
tho tomb beside similar wreaths laid
there by Foreign Secretary Balfour OF
Great Britain. former Premier Vivi-
ami and Marshal Joffre Of France, and
tho Prince of l'dine. of Italy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF COAL, STEEL,
OIL AND OTHER BASIC PRODUCTS MAY
Be FEATURE OF FOOD CONTROL MEASURE

Senate has been debating per-
functorily during the past week.
Compromise amendments re-
sulting from Senator'S conferences
may be added
House changes. Senators agree,
have removed many features upon
which attack in the upper branch
has been centered. Senator Gore,
chairman Of the agriculture com
mite who has been prominent
in opposing the original bill, said
tonight that all but a very few
Objectionable features were elimi-
mated by the House.
The House bill will be kept con-
tinuouslv before the Senate until
disposed Of. General debate Is
scheduled 10 continue for few
days, several Senators having pre-
pared speeches.
Aside from the prohibition fea-
lures. the principal disputes ex-
pected in the Senate are over the
licensing. price fixing and mini
mum guarantees, and The provi-
sion authorizing the President 10
fix import tariff rates in maintain
ing price guarantees. The section
giving the President and food ad-
ministrator broad "blanket" pow
ers also Is opposed. Compromises
are being sought on these aues-
CONTINUED or Page 10Y
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
WAGE INCREASE
GRANTED BY THE
INDEPENDENTS
10000 MEN AFFECTED
BY THE CONCESSION
Men in Mills of Two Shee'
and Tin Plate Concerns
Here Will Benefit.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J- June
24.-Waae Increases ranging be-
tween and 20 per cent. were
granted to their employees to-
night by representatives Of the
plants comprised in the Western
Sheet Steel e. Tin Plate Manufac-
turers' Association at tho close Of
weeks conference with dele
gates, Of the Amalgamated Assoel-
alton Of Steel, Iron & Tin Work.
ers.
Numerous other CONCESSIONS, re-
latfng to improved working condI-
tions, were also granted the men.
The advance In wages was about
one.h5lf Of the amount demanded,
and will affect 10000 workmen, II
was announced.
The. new agreement was signed
by James Mutt, Of Youngstown,
O.. and William BantieId. Of Fol-
lansbee. w. Va. for the manufac-
turers, and John Williams. OF
Pittsburgh, president Of the Anal
aamated Association, representing
the workers.
The Amalgamated members in III
mills of two Wheeling district col
Germs will benefit by the wage az
vance granted al The Atlantic Cit
conference.-the Whitaker Glessne
Company and the Wheeling Steel (
IRON COmpany.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25

cal and efficient purchase OF supplies /;
The saving to the Government OF
millions OF dollars by the proper co,
ordination of purchases through the
agency of the General Munitions
Board Of the Council OF National De-
fense:
The creation. under the medical sec
tion Of the Council. OF General Medl,
cal Board. consisting Of many Of the
most highly qualified surgeons and
physicians Of tho country:
The selection by the same section
of thousands Of doctors sPeclncally
qualified for membership In The mrdl'
cal officers reserve corps. and the
Standardization. far on its way to com.
pletion. OF surgical instruments and
supplies:
The creation by the Council OF the
Aircraft Production Board. which Is
setting out to make $500 air planes
and to train 5000 aviatorS this year
The very definite results obtained
by the Councils Committee on Coal
Production in the procurements and
expeditions shipment OF coal, both in
the civilian and federal interests:
The successful Initiation of 4 move
ment to coordinate activities on the
part of the States OF the Union for
the national defense, brought to r
clear and workable focus by the con
ference OF states held recently In
Washington al the call and under the
auspices Of the Council.
The organization Of a railroad COM
nittee to send TO Russia: and
The enlistment OF reserve engineer
regiments to aid in rehabilitattng the
railroads OF France.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25

The National guard. 10000
strong when the war camefi num-
hers nearly 100000 today, accord
Ing to the best estimstes avaH-
able. OF that number nearly 75,-
600 are actually under arms,
guarding against German plottees
and soldierly way, as shown by
the trivial damage the pIoters
have been able to inflict.
The marine corps, whose slogan
Of "First to Fight" has been re-
speeted by the government, and in
attaching a seasoned regiment Of
sea soldiers to General Pershine's
expedltionay force to France has
been raised from 1900 to 5000
men.
The regular bIuejacket force Of
the navy, the men behind the big
guns and who are already trying
their metal against the enemy
in the waters off the Irish coast
under Vice Admiral Sims or upon
armed American frelghters, has
been raised from less than $4,000
to 10000. The boys Of the coun-
try have thronged the navy in
such numbers that recruiting sta
tions could not be built fast enough
to accommodate them.
An entirely new force OF rail-
way engineers for duty in Franco
to handle railway problems behind
the fighting lines. also has been
created. Recruiting figures are
not available, but it is known that
some of the regiments are now at
full strength and ready to go. Prob
ably 10000 men have already join
ed these regiments.
Forty thousand picked men are
under strenuous training at the
officers training camps, assuring
good junior officers for the national
army. Other thousands are doing
their share at the medical corps
and engineers corps training
camps and still others are with the
naval coast defense league keep
ing the Atlantic coast free from
the submarine menace and insur-
ing clear road for the endless
stream of cargo carriers which are
taking thousands Of tons Of Amer
lean war supplies and food to the
French, Belgian, British and ltal-
ians, who are holding the lines
against the enemy.
The immediate need, adminls-
tration officials believe, is to bring
the regular army up to its full
strength WITHOUT delay. These are
the first line troops, the mon who
will be the first Americans to face
the German hosts. They wilt be
the bone and sirew Of General
Pershins's army. and there must
be no delay in getting the mready
to go.
President Wilson has designated
the present week as recruiting
week for the regulars. Secretary
Baker has sought the aid Of
all newspapers to the end that
10000 men shall be enrolled be-
fore June 80. No explanation Of
the need for getting the men by
that time has been given, but 1t Is
assumed that it has to do with
getting forces to Europe.
Recruiting officers throughout
the country have been instructed
to advise with the editors Of the
newspapers of their section to
work out ways Of stimulating In
terest.
The Washington government has
found the press eager to aid In
making the nation ready for war.
With the newspapers Of each To-
caItty taking up the campaign for
men as a local matter, the filling
up Of the ranks on schedule time
is regarded as assured.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
Italian Feud ReapS
Harvest Of Victims

DAWSON. PA. June o4.--Three
men were shot and killed. two dying
instantly, by unknown persons from
ambush. at q lonely spot on the river
road near here early Today. Frank
Tavcrna. aged IS. nf Dawson. was
sho, four times. Two bullets penerrat.
ing The heart. James Tavcrna, aged
i35, brother. was shot through the
heart land abdomen. Joseph Disavio.
ared IS, Of D!ckerson's Run. was shot
through the. head and died four hours
after hcing taken Ia a hospital at
Connellsvile All three OF the men
were armed and the shooting is be-
!ieved to have resulted from an 1tal-
Ian feud.
Local and state police have been
unable TO find a clue 10 the identity
Of the assailants.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25
Negotiations
OFF;STR|kE IS
MORE SERIOUS
FEDERAL MEDIATOR
LEAVES STEUBENVILLE
Other Lines May Be Involved
Not Car Running
On S. W. & W.


STEU BENNlLLE, O., June "a
The strike of the motormen and con-
ductors of the Steubenville. Wells
burg & Weirton Railway company be-
came more serious at 10 o'clock Sun
day night when a final conference be-
tween Federal Mdiaror W. l.. Cham
brs and representatives Of the COM
pany and workers failed to bring
about a basis OF settlement. There
upon the mediator left the city for
Washington.
Whether The company will attempt
to operate The road with non.union
men Is moi known. but il Is reported
that The effort will be made al once.
No cars have been run since the
strike was declared nearly a week
ago.
Another angle is the possible call
ing OUT OF the mon employed on the
two other local and inter-urban lines.
in a sympathetic strike. The Pan
handle and Wheeling Traction men.
however, will not be affected.
II Is reported that the company or
fered 10 compromise on the basis Of
thirty-four cents an hour. and that the
proposition was refused by the
workers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-25

WASHINGTON. .. c.. June "a.
president Wilson's request upon
Congress- for food control legisla-
ton in time 10 deal with this
years crops promises TO be real
lied.
With the battle-ground turning
to the Senate. following the over
whelming passage Of the control
bill by the House. Senate leaders
Including those opposing, as we'll
as those leading The administra-
rion's fight--to-night predicted ac-
tion there late this week or early
next week.
Retention by the Senate Of the
drastic prohibition amendments
added by the House, or al least OF
provisions prohibiting use Of
foodstuffs in manufacturing dis
titled spirits. generally Is deemed
probable. The principal fight on
the prohibition question is expect
ed to come over permitted manu-
facture OF malt liquors and wine.
Senate sentiment against further
manufacture Of whiskey. brandy
and other distilled spirits Is wide
spread, but many dry" Senator'S
oppose extending the prohibition
to beer and wines.
Tomorrow the bill as II passed
the House will be substituted for
the Chamberlain draft. which the