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The evening current., 1917-12-10

our country7 II II is as bad as that. IL
Is high time for us to wake up and do
something about H."
"Exactly," replied Uncle Dan. ~It
is better to wake up now than TO be
rudely awakened later. We may m
well understand. sister, that this IA oup
war and we must win II or God help
America. Everything that we have
or hope to have-Our liberties. our
blessings. our opportunities are nh IN.
volved In the great issue before u,.
Nothing must stand between US ssd
winning this war. II II q question
whether the peoples right or the kai.
ser's might shall dominate the world.
II there ever was holy war, this n
II. We are fighting for world liberty.
We are fighting for the freedom q
humanity. We are fighting for the
right Of meH to govern themselves IN,
stead Of being governed against their
will by war-mad overload. Perilous
times are ahead OF us. We must bs
prepared to make any sacrifice, to Der.
form any service that may be required
Of u.s."
"Oh. Uncle Dan," exclaimed BllliA
"may ! bring my chum. Jimmie Col.
lins. when we have our next talk7 He
Is hug on this war business and lust
crazy to see you.~
certainly" said Uacle Dan. with 4
hearty laugh. III we are TO have more
talks shall he glad TO have Jimmie
join US
Billie clapped his hands and ran 70
the phone unb told Ilmniie to be over
ut seven oclarE 30" r"y, evening.
The evening current., 1917-12-10
WAR TALKS
BY UNCLE DAN
Number One
America Must Fight Hard or Germany
May Win--Necessity for Mill.
tary Training.
Number One

NOW, Billie, said his mother, your
Uncle Dan Is coming tomorrow to
spend week with us on the farm. and
II you want 10 know about the war.
here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan Is
probably one of the bcst-informed men
In the country" Billie clapped his
hands and gave such whoop that he
wnkened the baby, but what could you
expect OF fifteen.year-old boy who is
n living Interrogation point and wants
to know about war7
Uncle Dan arrived In due time and
Billie watched for an opportunity. 1t
came that evening after dinner when
Uncle Dan had lighted cigar and
taken seat on the porch.
I'm mighty glad you came, Uncle
Dan. ! want to talk TO you about the
wnr. We have just put military trnin-
Ing In our township high school. but
we Ind hard time to do II. The
Joueses and the Grrggs objected They
said the war wouldn't come over here.
Grandma Jones snid: They amt no
use to worrit. Il will soon blow over
Well. we put the training In just the
same. You Orter heard Judge Brow
nell, the president Of the school board,
do the slackers up. lie said unless we
take or our coats and 20 to II, Ger
many mny yet win, and II she does, she
will take over the great British feet as
q war trophy and compel us to do what
ever she wants to; that she could make
us pay all the cost Of the war; the
kaiser could tax us as he pleased and
that we couldn't help ourselves. He
could make every one pay over a part
Of what he earns; that he could make
the farmers pay rent for their own
farms. etc. Now. Uncle. what do you
think Of thatT
swell, my boy" said Uncle Dan.
call that Judge Brownell says might
easily come true and may unless we 20
quickly to the aid Of the allies with
large numbers Of men and help them
break the German line. Unless we can
beat the submarines, they p,ay pre-
vent us from getting enough food to
tho allies to keep them going. In that
case Germany would win. As matters
stand today, our greatest need IL
trained men. II we had had several
millions Of men with military training
In our industries ana op<>0G farms
when the war came, who could
have been called ut once for service, I
do not believe the kaiser would have
forced the war upon U.S. As II was. he
had no respect for US. and now we are
In II and must 60 through with H. But
never again must We be caught so
wholly unprepared.
"There IL only one safe way" said
Uncle Dan, "and that is to adopt per-
\ manently universal military training,
apply II n every young man who 10
physically at, say In bis nineteenth or
twentieth year. The training can be
carried forward In the United States
training camps that are now being e.
tablished for training men called BY
the selective draft. A soon a. these
men vacate these stations. they should
be filled ny younger men. and this
should be made the permanent policy
o. the country"
Bibles mother. Mrs. Graham. had
overheard the cOnversation. She came
out and said: Really. Brother Dan,
| are ron serious aS IN tha IA -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
WILL RAISE $4,000
WITHIN NEXT'2 DAYS
President Scott Thinks Mission 3uA1
Can be Secured in That Time
Over $500 Already Subscribed

, largo number of the men on The
two teams that will start out today t.
raise Sln.nn0 for the support OF the I'm
ion Missi>n during the ensuing year
attended n meeting OF their respective
organizations At the Mission yesterday
lnitcrnDon and the work OF handing out
thu, lists of names of people to be called
upon was about completed. altnousn
there are a few left Oh the list.
Captain Pliny o. Clark gathered MS
staff together in one room. while Cap
tain ". l.. Millcr's crew occupied an
:r,hcr arnrtment and each laid there
,ians for the work which will be start.
cd ut noon today. Subscription cards
and other printed matter was olslfip-
utcd t. assist in the. work
: To-day ut noon there will be O. meet.
! ing at 1880 Mt the mission OF the full
rn,nuirtce. when every member Is e1-
rrctcd IL be present. Immediately al
Ter The meeting the campaign will be
launched in real earnest. President 1.
IN. Scott said yesterday that he did Tot
think il would take more than two days
10 raise the money. in which event. the
big drive will close on Friday night.
While no effort has been made to
raise funds. about Sl500DO has already
bccr subscribed and other sums arc
awaiting the call .of the committees.
Those who have subscribed are: u.
Garth Hrnrnc. Julian Hearne. j. c..
Eradv. w. r. Brady. w. E. Stone Sam
ucl Iarrcr Alexander Glass, Price
Whitaker. 4. w. Fault. George Baird.
son,uc, LauehIin. Wheeling Iron and
strcl Company. Edna NJ. Stephan and
The Mems Bible Class OF the rourth
Street NJ l.. church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
WHEELING DESCRIBED
As 4 LIVE CITY BY
NEW YORK MAGAZINE

S,vc:a! pH-rS "f tho September Issue
# rht M.tl,r Meteor. n monthly maya
.,nn ruhlislcd hy il,. Metropolitan FrnS'
ruIrnany. ~ New York lily. ar" devoted
fn Nyrsi Virginia. r." art"l" was
.,rirt"n hy Irwin -. Jennings and Is
;.:r.i,lSrIy illustrated h!' pictures taken
IN different parts II tn" state.
Nh",linc ar: the industries here are
,..s,r,fr,; 1T length. while considerable
.;rar.. i. given Ia the different ilnhnrlal
irs;iruiOns Pictures Of the interior
nrd exterior Il the Dollar savings and
Trust company and the tItlzsnS-tc"-
Pies Trust company are publiShed.
'rh,r,. is also n picture Of III" entrance
IT, III. Paragon mines near Logan. on"
of TN. LARGEST in the state and other in
I"r"Htin% views.
The story devoted to Wheeling is
;rrsr hut lakes up III" history az TIE
.Jtv from the v;mr 1t WAS founded III
1859 Ivy Ehcnrzcr Zanc and his brothers
down lr The present day. Describing
In. activity oil III" city tho story says
IN part:
1T - easy In see that Wheeling is
.Il,, from Iiir traffic on thu streets.
from III" nature Of its business build
inES. from liz. great number OF shoppers
in it's modern retail stores. but IN order
la get at til" source Of this ANIMATION,
attend II wrrkly luncheon Of til" Rotary
,iub and Commercial association or
drop into the Commercial association
headquarters and have them explain I"
you r.: intelligent mrth"dS that are
there being used. not only. I" bring new
Industries Into Wheeling. hut also |"
idk.. ear. 81 ihnsr already located lh"r"
and 10 stimulate and supervise those
s.,cinl and rduca tinHal agencies when
contribute so largely In tie wcifar" "f
the p'opic Of Wheeling and max" life III
he city more llvcahlc for them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
R. R. CLERKS CLASS
May Be Organized Hero to Study Traf-
fic Classifactions and General
Shipping Matters.

Preliminary plans We're nnd" ycstcr-
dav tn organic" Il class If clerks Hf
various railroad offices In this section
to study traffic classified ton freight
rates. Interstate commerce laws. ocean
traffic and trad" matters NJ. y. S"lI=-
man. railroad representative ii the Lii
Sale Extension university. is her" "a
form Il class. fIe Will work with Traf-
&c Manager P. \. Neigh ri tn" Wheel
Ing Commercial association. Similar
classes HAY" boon organized In many "f
tho principal cities. including chicago.
Baltimore. Pittsburgh anu tlCtunati. NJ
y. Spragua. chief clerk in the district
freight sulirttnr's office Of the rrnnSyl
vania road, will assist in the class wur
here.
Tho movement has tho Endorsement
Gcors" ~. knnncc. district freight aErl
Of tho Pennsylvania linz: ". NJ. Have
Superintendent "t ~" h""iiuI dlVlSl
of thu. Baltimore & Ohio: j. l.. Wrigl1
agent Of ;h. !. G. [. X - l.. i.
Fleming. agent of nc Baltimore
Ohio
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

bushels of potncoes as tho crop on his
fnrm that must ts harvested. Again
the board d-cd.d thar tho services IF
Mr.. Michael We're needed in France and
declared that TO France he must go.
Now 1t Is said that Mr.. Michael has
engaged Tia" services of an attorney
and has made L direct plea to President
Wilson.
Dr. John /. Dickey stated yesterday.
that there is no chance ~ the pres
dent interfering with the work Of the
local boards By listening 10 any such
appeals he said some OF the mon
thought by making them that they
would not have To x" to the training
camps. but that they We're mistaken in
this. AS they would find out when TIN.
time came tor hem TO 70
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
WANTS A WIFE BADLY

Here's chance for n SpinSter. Shi
must hc u good morals. good Tempe
ana know how Ia milk COWS. TIL" FOL
towing advertisement headed Notice
IN, Whom 1t May concern" appeared M
tn" front rag" If the clnrlnstnn tphio.
Independent this week from u Wood
la'eS. W. Va. resident:
aciIIaving lost my wife and not
". ting Ia break u1 housekeeping
Il I'r decided to got married. il
can find riEh, our. Ready as soon
as suited. | have no children. Want
woman 80 or ~ years old. without
any children. Mast h" woman Of
good morals. Gond temper. AMI
must Know Bow TO milk cows. and
be EmnA. rlram hnusrkrcprr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
FRANK JOHN MICHAEL DOESN'T
WANT TO GO TO wAR.
Claims Re Must Support HIS w1te,
Support His Aged Parents, Ear- -.
vest HI Crops. Then Ap-
peSls to President.

That Frank John Michasl OF % Mar
shall avenue. Film Grove. does not want
to go to war ~ an evident fact. judy
ing BY the four pleas for exemption he
has made to BE- Excused. Mr. Michael
was drafted along with some hundreds
Of thousands OF others in different
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
Never Bothered Since.

After suffering with t"rrihIn pains
In his back ard arounH his kidneys
for EIGHT y";:s. Hnd aft" hHyin:; tried
several doctors and different m"di.
cinrS. Avis SOu"r-. Ado. lrG. writes:
Foley Kidney Fills We're recommend.
cd 10 me and the first bottle removed
the pair. After taking tire" bottles
the blnAtiuG was all gone and has
never bothered mr. since" whoa Tr-
lief can be had 50 quickly. Why not
Danish hackachH. rheumatic pains.
stiff and swollen joints caused by dis
ordered kidneys? For sale BY John
pleman e Co
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
COUNTY COURT
Marriage Licenses

Rayrl"rd lirulrr. of Akron. ONO ana
Marie t:il,lrs. IF Shaaysidc. ..
Lester Dillon. and Ella VI. Tcarc. both
of CoshuCtnn. Ohio.
Deeds
George f.. VAIL and wife. IN Fltza-
beth NJ. r"HnS. property in f.dEinEt"n.
: ~ and other consideration.
Wet Virginia American Nausloem
".mrruy |" Mrs. i. ". I'i"Ahman. sec
ton in Greenwood cemetery.
Dec;.5 o. Trust
Three deeds ri trust wcr" filed In the
Office If tn" county court Yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
TATE COUNCIL DEFENSE
70 MEET In CHARLESTON
fernor Coruweu Directs That Meet
Ing Of Advisory Council Be Held
September &C.

he following telegram from GOVERN
'-ornwrli WAS received hy city Man.
. &. q. Eaci" yesterday afternoon:
q. Naci". city manager.
Wheeling. W. Va.
Governor toruw"ll directs that a
citing nf thr-adVisory State Coun-
Of n"f"nS" ha held at Charles
Thursday morning. September
at II o'clock. and requests your
Guidance if possible"
Magic states that he intends 10
escnt at the meeting and will do
Hess something unforeseen pre-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

A. X. y. Dent WAS run over hE "A Main
street car yesterday. H.. ran cut NJ 4
building d"dE''G i wagon and c"un!"
at :.ur",n"bj;". anu ran directly under
tho whr.iS Of III" car. TIN poor rat
WIS smashed l." sIn,Ih"rc"ns.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
RED CROSS NEWS

Mrs. II. t. Whi;ak"r had charC" ~
III" work that was done 10y Il" surgical
dressing class IL Red Cr"ss h"adruar-
tors yesterday. The clipping club met.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

P""rl" v"r%'r why s"lH,..ry carry
&r.":a.nr Silks. I'u; II 'h'> Nu'Iti stop
"nd IhIuk. ih.' an-vrr j. $iHph. It's ="
he , 'h"rI 'r"u .ar'ri," ;hClr bands -
ih'.ir r'"'h'.tS. !! might II" Il cu"d ld"a
Tor SOM" 'iriihH@ :" Try ih!s cure
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

4 curious crowd watched Il man on
MARKET street y"St"rIHy with great M
i,rrS.. TIL. man bad Il broom. uaH nf
those thai :rr pushed. ana was actually
sweeping tn" street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

For sanitary REASONS; merchants SOL
ing fruit ana N"c"tnh!-" sh"II GiHI,l:, :.
lh"rr wares ON lais"I SImnGS anal not
h'' T. IN nv IN ;ij" Id. Walk.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

Will" IN" hrll railing III stray hats
rang out ON S"rt,rThr l.. many arc
Still worn. S"mr 1T Ia" iHii"% ar
wearing iur* On" thing is about n
consistent IS Tho other.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19
SYNOD TO MEET
Local United Presbyterian Church
Will Be Represented ct Big Meet
ing In East Liverpool.

United Presbyterian churches
Wheeling and vicinity will b. rcpres.
ed Mt the annual Inr"ii"" 80 'h- >"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

During IL" course "f the day III"
traffic rnliu along Market street have
many narrow escapes from being run
oyer 10y Car,.">S and inexperienced au-
Ini:,tS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

The Security Trust company haS
sign in lis windnw whi"h reads: Money
is too hard t0 earn not Ia save part ar
it," Til" logic i good. but wh"r" can
= mnn Darn CROUCH these days Ia he
able to saw. any part At il?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-19

Few r""Ilr know that IN" "alh' h.
ing placed IN thr C"niuiS ali n'"r the
city by III" ('h"Sar"HH" and r"l"ma"
T"icphon" ,"iniany contains over 10"
pair nf wir's.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20
RADIO OPERATORS SUBJECT
TO DRAFT TAKE NOTICE

The United States Government
must secure $4,000 radio or buZzer
operators at the earliest possible date
for service in the Signal Corps of the
Army. The Signal Corps has asked
the College of Engineering of the
University of Colorado to assist in the
training of such operators from the
ranks of men who are shortly to be
called to the cantonments.
We are informed by the authorities
at Washington that drafted men who
attain the required proficiency are
practically certain of rapid promotion
and increased pay in the army. The
rank of corporal and sergeant with a
wage of from $36 to S5l mont III
awaits the majority of the men thus
trained, and in proportion as a man so
instructed shows his ability and in
crest, promotion lies ahead of him to
the position of Master Signal Electri-
clan, with IA wage Of SSl a month.
Our plan is to hold both night and
lay classes in the Engineering Build
ing at the University. Classes are al
ready in operation and others will be
formed as needed. This work will
continue Indefinitely. Our purpose is
to train radio or buzzer operators so
as to be able to receive and send a
minimum of 30 words of S letters
each per minute. The desired stand
ard would be reached by the average
student in about 200 hours, some
would require less, some more.
There will be no charge whatever
for the course. instructors and equip
ment being supplied without cost
Those who are interested should
communicate with Prof. Fl. S. Evans,
Professor of Electrical Engineering,
University of Colorado. Boulder, Colo.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20
THE TRAINING OF
ANARMY FOR Big
JOB ACROSSPOND
UNITED STATES HAS SIX
TEEN NEW CITIES
Two Hundred and Fifty ThOus-
and Men Have Joined Regular
Army Since the Declaration of
War BY the United States.

The beginning of the winter finds
the work of training going on at full
blast in hundred camps and stations.
, Not far from half of the total number
of men training are encamped in the
big National Army cantonments. In
these the United States has 16 new
cities. each as large as Pueblo or Colo
RADIO Springs.
Sixteen camps, nearly as big as the
cantonments, but not built as durably,
are housing the National Guard di-
visions.
Two hundred and fifty thousands
men have Joined the regulars since the
war broke out. There are seventeen
regular army stations and camps be-
ing used for the training of these re-
cruits.
Not all the Aviation Fields have
been finished-but in dozen of them
cool headed young men are being
taught to fight in the air.
Nine camps have just rounded off
the second increment of officers for
the Reserve Corps.
Five medical camps are in operation,
and three camps for engineers.
All of the larger camps have been
built in the last six months. The big
gest, the National Army cantonments,
were built in three months at a total
cost of $3.50. 100000. Only little
over twice as much was required to
build the Panama Canal-and that
took ten years.
Something between six hundred and
seven hundred millions of feet of lum-
ber went into the National Army can
t,nments. The figure for all the army
camps is about one billion feet.
In population the camps range from
5000 to 47,0OO.
The men in flying camp may know
one another as men know one another
in small college. One of the larger
cantonments, on the other hand, con-
tains as many men as are in the city
of Denver between the ages of 2l and
as.
Living conditions in the camps may
not be quite up to the top of the high
American standerd. But it can safe
ly be said that no large army of sold
iers was ever housed so comfortably
before. There will be no freezing
this winter. Four of the cantonments
situated farthest north have steam
heat. The rest have to put up with
the hot air systems. But an American
army sneDt a winter at Valley FORGE
once without the hot air system.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20

0NLi one more issue remains before the Grit-Advo-
cate enters into the year-l9l8, and along with
the many other business establishments who
extending their greetings of the the editor of the
Grit Advocate wants to add his best wishes to
friends who have literally supported this paper during
the past year.
The year 1917 has been most successful for this
paper from several points of view. Our subscription
list has been doubled and justly boast of the arg
est circulation of in this entire sectioa
fact which indeed proud Of The advertising pa
tronage has materially increased which is evidence that
the GrAdvocate is being recognized much better ad
vertsing medium for enerprisng business men, who
have fit to these columns to place their business
establishments before the public and believe they will
vouch for the statement that good results have been OBJ
tanned
During the past year in the neighborhood of $4,000
worth of equipment has been installed in plant
which of enables to expand considerably in the
various departments of the business We have installed
Model ID linotype machine the last word in composing
machine. and also other additional equipment and
tend that have of the best equipped printing plants
to be found in towns much larger than Julesburg.
We will leave it to readers to Judge whether
not the GrtAdvocate has improved newspaper dur
ing the 1917 but judging by the undivided support
which we have received, it makes believe that e
forts have been appreciated We hope have accomp
shed some good for the community. and want to
sure that in the future have tried to in the
past we will put forth best efforts to work for the
communitys welfare, and every legitimate to
give readers newspaper worthy of support, doing
our best to improve we go along.
The people of this community have treated royalty
and certainly appreciate the encouragement given
since taking the management of the GrAdvocate about
year and half and we hope that work of pub
fishing newspaper in your midst has been advantage
to the community, thoroughly realize that news
paper in community should assist in every possible
manner towards matters of public welfare
1t is sincere wish that extend to my readers and
friends the seasons greetings for Merry Christmas and
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
P. R. MCDOWELL.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-20
COUNTY AGENTS
ARECAPTAINSOF
Big COMMISSARY

The county agents constitute Amer
lean agriculture's first line of defense.
They are the men in the first line
trenches, zealously guarding the far
mer's interest and bringing to his at
tention all that is of immediate prac-
tical value in our scientific teaching,
and fortifying this with results from
the experience of the most successful
hard-headed practical farmers of each
county.
At time like the present. when the
nation is engaged in great war
wherein food production is of vital
military Importance, the value of the
county agent to the government can
hardly be over-emphasized.
Since the United States became a
beliggerent, the county agent has
done valiant war service. In counties
having agents, it was possible during
the past summer to secure truly won
derful results. in quickly and ade-
quately meeting a difficult labor sit
uation, in locating available seed
stocks; in arranging for farm credits
for the purchase of machinery and
fertilizer; in supplying tractor pow
er, and in other forms of effective
leadership, all contributing to great
increase in the production of spring
wheat, oats, corn, potatoes and other
food crops; and, finally in assisting
facilitating marketing.
Some of the most important battles
of this war will be won during 1918
in the burrows and fields of America.
The county agents will be the Cap
tain of the soldiers of the Commissary
who will make these victories possible.
Colorado Agricultural College News
Notes