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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
WORLD FAMINE
UNLESS ALLIES
CAN PUT DOWN
THE U-BOATS

WASHINGTON, April 27. - Evi-
dence of growing success for the ruth
less German submarine blockade has
forced the problem of supplying the
entenre quickly with food and other
necessities sharply into the forefront
of the American governments war
program.
Aroused by information brought to
this countryyby the British and French
war missions, President Wilson and
his cabinet gravely set about today to
launch with its full force as speedily
las possible their campaign to break
down the blockade, planned by the
administration as the nations trSt
physical stroke against Germany,
| The food problem occupied the. cabi.
net meeting almost to the exclusion OF
all the other important war questions
bcfor" the government. Afterward IT
was indicated that the recent German
submarine raragas were considered SO
successful that tho United States must
marshal it's resources Immediately 10
put more merchant ships into commits
sion. 10 help devise some means OF
fghting submarines and 10 Insure Il
greater yield of fnodstuffs TO offset tho
increasing destruction Of food cargocs
in the wHr zone.
Members OF the cabinet took to the
meeting n great quantity OF informa-
tion given by the visiting missions. in
cludipg a plea by some members OF the
French commission that America must
act quickly il tho world is TO be. saved
from famine. Recent declarations IN
i the British parliament were reviewed
us supplementing this evidence. There
was no attempt TO conceal the impress
/ sion that the food problem had taken
On an aspect making it incoparably the
most pressing question facing tho
United States in its efforts to stem the
progress Of its enemy.
Although details uf the steps TO be-
taken were not revealed, there were In
dicationS tonight that more energetic
measures might be expected to speed
mp the work OF relieving the food Situ-
alton in the Entente countries.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
SUNDAY HARDEST WORKED MAN IN THE COUNTRY;
EARNS ALL He MAKES As GREATEST EVANGELIST
|COBB PEN PICTURE
OF THE EXHORTER
audience Cold at Beginning
but Soon Won by the
Speaker.
By Irwin S. COBB.

NEW YORK. April Ell have just
come from seeing the hardest worked
man in This country. That man was
the Rev. Billy Sunday, evangelist eX
traordnary.
They say Billy Sunday is rich; that
hn owns fine house somewhere oul
west and. rides in high powered
automobile OF his own Yhrn he's AT
home, and wears silks and fine linen
in the summer lime and a fur coat
with a nap on il six inches deep when
the weather suits. His rnrmics-anG
he appears 10 have acquired a large
sincere group Of enemies as he went
to and fro rXpounding the gospel
according 10 B. Sunday-are forever
viewing with alarm the circumstance
that hc has made money for himself
out Of his revival campaigns.
Well. | am here 10 tell these dc'
tractors Of the man and his methods
that, if Sunday made his money by
preaching. HS | shrcwdly npinr he has,
he earned il. every cent of il.
Ordinarily III" greater an artist Il
man is, in his own particular line, The
moro easy The job appears TO be
Outsiders Src him engaged in his
aNOcallDn ut DInplh tue HlllSllcu lIuttS
of his laburs and figure it out that the
craftsman did MOI put any real elbow
grease and brow sweat into The thing:
that he achieved his results by virtue
Of certain dizziness. Il certain knack.
4 certain trick Of the trade.
The trouble with these persons is
that they look no deeper than the
shellac on the top: they do not sense
the main fact, which Is that, before
the artIflcer applied the varnish. he
put in quite a spell Of hard licks on
those details which do not appear 50
Continued on Page Four.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE IS
CALLED INTO SPECIAL SESSION
Appropriations Virginia. Debt, Armor Plant Site Con
domination, War Finance and Other Matters Figure
in Call Given by Governor Comwel, Friday.

demnation the title TO sufficient real
estate upon which 10 construct an
armor plate plant. projectile plant. or
other works, and 10 exercise juriSdic'
tion over such land when acquired.
Fourth To enact any proper meas,
ure which. in the Judgment Of the leg
iSlaturr, may hr necessary to enable
the stale to render proper or neccs'
Sary aid or assistance 10 the federal
government in prosecuting the war in
which 1t is engaged.
Fifth-To make necessary special
Of public money 10
defray any extraordinary expenses
that may be incurred in rendering
assistance TO the federal government
in the prosecution OF the war or in
the protection OF the citizens of the
state, or their property.
SiXth-To legalize the appointment
of the state council Of defense and 70
clothe ii with power and authority to
CONTINUED on Page Eighe.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
WEST VIRGINIAN ON
LUMBER COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, April o7.---To facil-
ltate lhe operations between the gov
ernmenl and the producers of lumber
1.-THE council of national defense has
appointed subcommittee Of fourteen
on lumber and forest products with
r. Fl. bowman. Of New Orleans, presi-
dent of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' association. as chairman.
Bernard VI. Baruch. chairman Of the
advisory commissions committee on
raw materials, in making the appoint
ments, said he believed the personnel
was such as 10 insure high degree
;of efficiency in meeting the lumber
needs Of the government. Mr. Dow
man and several other committee
members are 10 maintain permanent
organization in Washington.
Members Of the committee include
w. NJ. Ritter, Of Welch, ". Va.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
TURN DOWN 7. R..
P Ian FOR ARM !
.OF VOLUNTEER
by VOTE, 17O-106
DEBATE ON THE ARMY :
BILL NEAR IT'S END
Enactment of the Selective
Draft Measure Declared
to Be Certain.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 27--
Both houses of Congress sat until late
tonight 70 clear, the way for passage
tomorrow Of the war army bill, under
which millions ufmen are to be raised
and trained. Apparently enactment
of the administrations selectiVe draft
by large majorities is assured, al
though the volunteer advocates will
fight until the roll call.
Champions in the House OF an
amendment designed to permit Colo
mel Roosevelt TO recruit volunteer
force for immediate service in France
lost their-fght late to-day on the first
vote taken after the close Of general
debate. The amendment offered by
Representative Austin, Of Tennssee
and vigorously supported by Repre-
sentative Gardner, Of MASSACHUSETTS,
and others, was defeated! ITO to 106
Among those who voted for 1t was
Miss Rankin, Of Montana. who tear
fully opposed the war resolution.
Decisive Vote This Morning.
The House leaders agreed TO have a
vote Immediately after conrening TO-
morrow on an amendment which
would restore the measure to the form
in which il came from the War De
partment, eliminating the volunteer
section substituted by the military
committee. General debate was
closed early in the afternoon, with
final statements by Chairman Dent, OF
the military committee, for the volun
ter section, and Representative Kahn
of California, the Republican member
leading the administration fight foI
the general staff plan.
Scores of members spoke tonight
under the rule permitting five minute
speeches on amendments. One of the
first WAS Representative Mann, the
Republican floor leader, who broke bis
silence on the subject Of CONSUMPTION
for the first time with an emphatic
declaration in favor Of the general
staff bill.
In the Senate.
On the Senate side the debate con-
tinucd throughout the day and TO-
night. with only occasional flares OF
interest from the floor and galleries
The leaders have agreed to take the
final vote before adjournment to-mor'
row night.
Minor differences in the measure aS
it will pass the two houses probably
will neCessitate a conference, but the
bill is expected 10 be ready for Presi
dent Wilson'S signature by the middle
of next week. Then the plans OF the
War Department, already carefully
laid, will be put into operation.
Near midnight. when the Senate was
about to adjourn. Senator La Toilette
took the floor and announced his in
tention Of speaking. He, has pending
amendments TO strike out the draft
provision. and to submit the question
of raising an arHlf 10 a referendum,
Senator La Toilette had Il great pile
Of books and papers before him and ap-
parently intended to talk several hours.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
Will Forward Deeds
For ArnOr Plant Site

CHARLESTON. w. Va. April 81
The Charleston chamber of commerce
received a telegram today from Rear
Admiral Ralph Earle. chief of the bn-
reau of ordnance, navy department.. as
follows:
place title and deeds in our hands
AS early as possible. so tht We may
legally be possessed of the property
The property in question is EOS =
acres in South Charleston, which was
given the federal government by the
chamber Of commerce Of Charleston
as an inducement leading TO the loca-
tion here OF the proposed government
armor plate plant and a projectile and
Sun-forging plant.
The deeds necessary are being made
and will be sent TO Washington at
once.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28

CHARLESTON. W. Va. April 81
The West Virginia legislature will be
convened in special session Monday.
May IA. The proclamation OF Gov.
.Iohn J. Cornwell to that effect was
issued late today.
The purposes of the session are as
follows:
FIRST TO make appropriations Of
public money TO pay the compensation
Of. the members. officers. clerks and
other employees Of the legislature for
this extra session.
Second-To pass general appro-
priation bill. making appropriations
Of public money 10 pay the general
charges upon the public treasury
Third-To amend section of chap
teri of the code of West Virginia. as
amended by chapter % Of the acts OF
the legislature of 1915. and to pass
such additional legislation as may be
deemed necessary TO authorize and
empower the federal government to
acquire by gift, purchase or con-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
Sutherland PreSideS
Over the j, s. Senate

STvCIaI TISTHT'N 10 1TT THTFIl1sT"eeF
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 81
Vice President Marshall paid Senator
Howard Sutherland the delicate com.
pliment this afternoon of calling him
TO preside. the first recognition of the
kind given new senator since this
congress convened. For three hours
the, junior senator from West Virginia
welded tho gavcI with dignity and in
a way which expedited the business OF
Ihr session. \ subcommittee ap'
pointed by the senate committee on
elections 10 hear former Senator Chill
tons contest against Senator Suther-
land today set next Friday as the date
on which they would begin their
examination Of Chilton'S complaint.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
AdVentiStS Decline
War Participation

WASHINGTON, D. c., April q.
Seventh Day Advenusts have
notified the War Department that
their religion will not allow them
to participate in the war between
the United States and Germany.
The declaration adopted by the
executive committee of the North
American division conference sets
forth that although believing in
the principles upon which this
government is founded, and ac-
knowledging that it should re-
ceire the support of its citizens,
the Adventists ARE compelled to
decline all participation in acts Of
war and bloodshed as being incon-
sistent with the duties enjoined
upon US by our Divine Master to-
ward our enemies and toward all
mankind" -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
B, { D. L|NEMAN
PREVENTS THE
BLOWING Up Of:
BR|DGE: IN ". VA.

Special Dispatch I" the lnteiASclceF
CLARkSBURG, W, Va, April
27.-An attempt to blow up the
big Baltimore and Ohio railroad
bridge at Adamston last night is
being probcd by special officers
who were rushed here today. An
unknown man eluded guards and
placed a bomb of dynamite and
nitroglycerine upon All abutment,
but was chased away by Charles
Graves, a signal repairman, before
the fuse could be lighted. The
bomb was confiScatcd.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
PLANNING FOR !. !.
RAISING ARMY
OF 10000 D Q |. !.
UNDER NEW LAN.
SHERIFFS WILL BE IS. :.
PLACED IN CHARGE.
.s.:i
of the Registration Of Citizens.
Liable to Service in =.
the Army.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-With EN-.
actment of the selective draft army:
bill apparently assured, the war de-j
partment is preparing to set machtn:
cry in motion without delay to pro.
duce under the measure within two
|years'a trained army Of 100000 men.
Within ten days after the bill Is
signed every township in the country
will be registering its young men for
duty and work will have begun on the
|siXteen training cantonments or camps
where preparation of the forces for
war will start in August or SepteHe
'ber. Sites for the cantonments have
been selected tentatively, and I'll ar;
rangements made for the concentf2'.
tion Of the troops assigned to each, tr =
To Use the Shetiffs. IS.
Decentralization of administrators
work will be sought by the department
III every move 1t makes. Details will
not be disclosed until the bill has
passed. but it is known that registr1-
tion will be carried on through shertRsr
and other county officials, aided by;
postmasters or other federal agencies
where that seems advisable. InstrHc..
tions and forms already have been. plA0.
pared and will be forwarded to TIM:
state adjutants general for distribt,
tion among county officials.
Up to the Citizen.
Wide publicity is planned, so Il
no man liable for registration
have a good excuse for failing to-
spond On date to be set every
zen affected by the act will be reQu
on pain of heavy penalty to pre-
himself at the nearest registrl
place, where machinery will be
vided for classifying the recruits
eliminating those exempt Doub
cases will be referred to higher
thority.
With the rolls Of those liable
service complete, the task of selectih.y
the men to 60 in the first incremenE
OF 100000 will begin. 1t has been suSN
gested that this be done by means on
the county jury wheel The first many
whose name is drawn would go. under
that plan, with the first 100000; to be
called out for training within a few
months. The second drawn would ~
with the second increment. TO be called
six months later; the third with the
third Increment, with duty year on
the fourth with the fourth incremeI:,s
and so on. -
Building cantonnents. .ls
Meanwhile the work Of building tncc
cantonments will go forward. Regular.
course Of training. ;Sssi.i:; i.i;
The plans cali for the transfer to.
the first 100000 men obtained by draft
Of from 10000 to 100000 non-commis.
stoned officers trained In the regular
and National Guard regiments. 1t Is
here that the opportunity lies for men
who volunteer now as enlisted men In:
the ranks of the. two services. On.
them. war department officials believe.
even TO greater extent than upon
troops and National Guardsmen Will
(Conttnusd on PaQe Fwelye,l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28

TRINIDAD Colo. April 27-Hope that of the 2o men
thought enoued in the Hastings mne here today be
rescued abandoned by tonight The men were
caught behind wall of fire which followed explosion in the main
Stopc early this morning and cannot be reached
The first bodies found by the squads
according Charles Darmp chief Inspector OF the state mg
bureau have penetrated 1000 feet into the
workings
- hundred and eighteen behind the fire and there
little chance of reaching them, Dalrympc reported
(Contn on
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
Big Western Crops
Now Are Assured

OMAHA. Ncb., April 2T.-A gen.
eral fall of rain and snow within
the past "a hours. ranging from
one inch at Omaha to seven
inches in the northwestern part Of
the State, Will greatly improve
the condition Of winter wheat,
crop experts say, and a full crop
Of spring wheat. oats and barley
is practically assured by the un-
usual amount Of moisture. Condi-
tions for other spring planting
will likewise be improved.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
TO SELECT TEXT BOOKS.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. .NnrIl 27.--
The state school book commission will
meet IN tho state department Of schools
on Monday next !or a three hnys scs-
sion here. \ large delegation Of school
book agents are expected IN b" present
from all over he country. TIL" tinal
selection at books viii hr made In Il
subsequent meeting 10 bc held The first
Tuesday in June.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
URGE PROHIBITION
DURING THE WAR

CLARkSBERG, w. Va. April CT
At a meeting of the ClarkSburg Board
of Trade directors to-day telegrams
were sent President Wilson and the
West Virginia congressman, urging
national prohibition during the war as
a means Of saving grain for food.
Under the rules Il senator cannot be
taken off his feet hy a motion to adj
jourll, so tho handful Of senators on the
floor settled down for an indefinite stay
After Sp"aking for two hours Senator
La FOllctt" gay" no indication that ne
was near tn" end Of his speech.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28

MANNED and prisoners. computed or
figures including Russia's enormous
losses in captured. amounts to 10 per:
cent. a month of troops at the front;
Half of these are permanently out of.
action, and were it moi for the con-
slant stream Of recruits going forward.
every day an army Of million Z
soon would fade away. ~
OF the wounded and i'll sent to th
rear, great numbers recuperate and .re'I
turn TO their regiments. With med!
ical corps service working at highest
possible efficiency, half Of the entire
loss OF an army is recovered TO active
duty. but the process takes s"ore than.
three months. E?srr
This condition is one o. the impeil-.
ing reasons why the ge'4cra1 staff has
stood firmly. for the selective draft.
plan of the administrations army bill
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-HegooAOoof
West Virginia-Propably rain SAkIr.
day and Sunday. vs.
Ohio and West. PsnnsylvAnIa--oVoF.,
cast north, probably rain south OAtR1e
day; Sunday rain continued cool z
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
Deadly Fire-blast Kills 120 Men;
All Hope Abandoned by Rescuers
UNFORTUNATE WORKERS AND OFFICIALS
CAUGHT IN THE FACE OF WALL OF FIRE

Disaster Occurred Early Friday Morning, and Throughout
Day Many Rescuers Toled in the Effort to Reach
the Imprisoned Men, but Without Success.
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Continued on Page Twslv0.l
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

The secretary's confession duly ap-
peared in newspaper article, and the
cartOontst illustrated it with a draw
ing showing him as a sea serpent with
three heads. In the course of his ex-
PLANTATION, Masterman consigned the
entire staff of the navy department to
that place where birthstone is unmolli-
fed with mOlaSses.
That ended the secretary's career.
and it would have ended Masterman's
II his had not been ended already.
After that the old man became
known as bore who buttonholed pub
lie men and tried to induce them to
subscribe to the fitting out of Il new
deep-sea exploration expedition. For
years he haunted the Hobbies of the
capitol and the clubs, growing more
logged and obstinate and vituperative
as he met with disappointment after
disappointment
Then, when his case seemed hope
less, he had succeeded in interesting
an American millionaire, with whose
aid he had fitted out an expedition to
the Shetlands and Faroes, from which
he had apparently just returned. Lieu
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
CTO BE CONTINUED
CASE OF BROTHERLY LOVE
New King of Greece Once Hurled
Challenge at Crown Prince, But
Latter Declined to Accept.

A good story is told concerning tn,
new King Alexander of Greece. be-
tween whom and his elder brother,
Prince George, there is not, nor ever
has been, any love lost One day
shortly after his fathers accession to
the throne shoot was in progress on
the royal estates near Athens, and
during the luncheon hour discussion
arose on accidents at shooting par
ties
mo man has ever peppered me in
mistake for a pheasant" remarked
Prince George. IF anyone were fool
iSh enough to do so 1 would shoot him
dead on the spot"
Shortly afterward, when sport had
been resumed, the crown prince felt a
shower Of shot rattle round his gait
cred legs, and. turning in a fury to
find whence it proceeded, saw his
brother with a gun Ieveled in his di-
rectiOn.
I've got another barrel ready"
said Prince Alexander "Win you
shoot?"
The challenge was not accepted.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06
TESTING the Eve

Lecturing on the Effect on the Eve
of Varying Degrees of Brightness and
Contrast" before the Illuminating En-
cheering society recently, DR.. James
Kerr of the public health department
of the London county council, referred
to some effects which may be surpris-
ing. Having to examine long lists of
figures in black type, he tried to IA
cilitate his task by drawing vertical
and horizontal lines in red ink, but
the different focusing Of the black and
red strained his eye and gave him a
headache, which did not trouble him
when all the figures and lines were
either black or red. Doctor Kerr cues
tons whether a target is more distinct
when a brilliantly illuminated disk ap-
pears on a jet black background than
when the surroundings were dffusely
Illuminated.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

Among the anecdotes of Old-time
English actors is one OF the proprietor
Of a London theater, who was also
an actor Of comic parts. On one Oc-
casiOn he gave q member of his com
pany. also a comedian. the customary
two weeks notice to quit
why am 1 dismissed?" the indig-
nant comedian queried-
well, you see, Jonesey, you are a
bad actor"
SO are you" was the quick retOrt.
"Ah!" the manager rejOined, that's
what II is, JOnesey. The public won't
stand two Of a kind-our kind-so one
Of US has TO go. and I'm sure that that
one isn't me-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-06

There is a wonderful diversity in
One-piece dresses, and there must be.
eve must have new things all the time
or women will not buy" says one of
those who sells frockS nearly all the
days of the year. 1t is business that
makes the world move forward, and so
designers call upon the four quarters
of the globe for ideas and inspirations
This fall there are Chinese and Rus
! sian and American Indian ideas inter
preted in new suits and dresses, or dis
cernible in their trimmings, along with
clever inventions that are home grown
and very modern.
But with all this casting about for
new inspirations there are almost no
freakish dresses. Everything must bow
TO the DEGREES of the mode and manage
to arrive at simplicity in effect. no mat
ter how much elaborated in details of
trimming or finish. The result is the
prettiest and most wearabIe frocks
that can be imagined, with the straight
line models in great favor and the
smart Russian blouse winning its way
to the front
But the straight line dress has no
monopoly, as may be gathered from
the clever model in a one-piece frock
shown here 1t follows the lines of
the tOnneau skirt, at a safe and sane
distance, with the small, side drapery
that holds its place in the seasons
styles. Just how its wearer gets in or
out of it is a secret that lies between
her and the dressmaker, but the belt
is discovered fastening at the side and
probably the bodice does the same