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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-05

St. Croi1. Danish Nest Indies---So-
ciar conditions IN the Danish Nest IN
dies are in 4 pretty evil state. us
only natural that thrr should be. and
not the resui, OF faulty administrator
BY Denmark. \ ;rW whit" planters
living among a numerous black pont>
lation could have but ore result aGc
that is a mixed breed. Vi course, he
white men took negro wives wH"n
there were none others To u" had. amt.
equally o. course. they frequently
neglected the marriage ceremony al
together.
The result is that the islands are
now populated by three distinct class
es-the blacks. who are IN" pure ne
groes AID the native Indians. the
Caribs: the colored people. who are
half-hreedS and quarter-br"edS AMI All
sorts OF breeds resulting from IniN'
ture Of black and white. and. lastly
the whites. those whose iamIi! 'S.
cutcheon shows 70 slightest trace or
being touched.
While these three classes arc sharp
" defined they still overlap and inter
lningle to certain degree. mat Is.
the blacks associate more or less WITH
the colored people and The latter 40
not lose caste BY it. BY Ike sane
token. the colored people associate
with the whites and the whites accept
them on an almost equal footing
Blacks and whites, however. can have
no business or social intimacies with
out violating the ethics OF the land.
Colored people are invited 10 enter
rainmeuts given by the whites AS Il
matter OF course and the reverse is
equally true. White girls and colored
girls are chums and intermarriage be-
tween these two classes is OF common
occurrence.
Still many white men marry black
wives and when they do il lifts the
black woman out OF her class I'M"
her. husbands. She is then received
By the whites as an equal. When.
however, as sometimes happens.
white woman marrieS black man
she does not lift him up. On tho con
trary, she sinks TO his level and is
absolutely ostracized By her former as
sociates' The man. stays just where
he was before he was married.
This. it is probable. is as we'll as 1t
could be arranged and presents no
problem for the United States to solve
when we take possession Of the is
lands, other than the enforcing of the
laws against misogamy.
A problem that will confront the
American officials. however. is the ap-
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By
GEORGE MINER

sorry you're leaving. thought you
liked your job
: So does. boss, so does, an Ill
be back Saturday for sure TO get de
pay. but I just wants to 90 over to st.
Thomas fur spell an so dun decide
10 strike. Does get Il dolla' raise,
too. when | strikes?'
These people are nothing but chill.
drcn. They can easily be led and this
agitator fellow is raising merry tophet
with them and filling their heads with
IN" most ridiculous notions. The rate
OF wages here is not low. 1t is, all
things. considered. quite on par with
wages in the States. so they really
har" no. cause for complaint.
IF this agitator is allowed to keep
ION with his Incrndiary propaganda il
is not beyond the bounds OF possibility
hat he could incitn them 10 an upris-
ing and start an anti-white revolution
that could result in nothing but a nor:
rlble massacre. The story OF Hayti
Is still fresh in on" minds. Let us
hope that no such tragedy will occur
III these islands. And look. too, what
"a dismal failure 'Hay!i has been under
black RULE. Once start the CHribs and
negroes going, and the:" islands would
b" drenchrd in blood. This fellow and
his misguided disciples should be reck-
o:!rd with ~ once before. any mis-.
chance arises from their prrnicious az
iIuliOh. The blacks are III loo vast
Il majority 10 run any risk Of their
getting in control. Already HE labor
troubles nave taken on 4 serious .s.
peCt.
AS said. they are nothing but
children mentally. That is why Il mill.
tary government should b" the form OF
administration when we take control.
They are not fitted or able tn enjoy
Il civil government. Not that they
need so much the iron hand Of militia.
~ rule. as that lh"? cannot rule them.
selves in any way.
DO YOU think the islands are worth
So5 .000.G0n TO us?" | asked.
Look at it this way" Mr.. Merwln
answered. at costs nearly $25.000.00O
10 build and equip and maintain Il
dreadnought. Are not these Islands.
commanding as they 10 the gateway
10 the Caribbean. the key TO the canal.
worth a. much politically to the United
States as one battleshn?
That sums up the whole matter. No
one. questions the worth of n navy.
Then why question the worth of ma
val, outpost?
Also. il is highly important that no
unfricndly power should get them.
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ST. Thomas are scenery and good har-
bors. st. CroiX can boast of neither
iof these. Fredericksted, the little
Village on our side OF the island,
where the ships touch, has no more
Iharbor than Asbury Park - nothing
but an open roadSlead. where the roll
Iers from the Caribbean can pile in at
Their own sweet will and snatch ships
from their mornings. Chrlstlansted.
1.-THE town on the opposite side Of the
island, has Il harbor, but no skipper
Twill go in there if he can help it. 1t
lhaS 4 zg-zag channel entrance with
saw-toothed coral reefs sticking into
lit at inConvenient intervals on both
sides. Any skippe rwho can take his
sides Any skipper who can take his
in her or scraping off a few slices
can do the pigs in clover puzzle the
first time.
AS to scenery, It is conspicuous in
81. CroiX by its absence. Compared
with ST. Thomas the island is as fiat
as a pancake and monotOnOus as the
ing of volcanic origin is nothing but
lprecipltous mountain peaks, grim and
n-LAh. St. CroiN is Of limestone fOun'
overlaid with coral. They are
,as uissimlar AS can be. But while st.
Thomas produces only meager hand
full Of the earth's bounties, ST. CroiN
is fertile and rich with crops.
Sugar cane is the main crop and
the only crop worth considering. The
level savannas and rolling uplands are
thickly checkered with the pale green
squares of the canefelds, fringed
Iabout with cocoanut trees and cabbage
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the minister's duty 10 try TO reconclle
the pair and pcrSuad" Them 10 i've
.logr,her again. II he fails in this the
would.be divOrrer or diVorCcC, goes Ia
Tho local mapiStratc. states that the
minister has been appealed to without
effect and demands divorce papers
They are promptly handed over. NO
reason Of any kind need be given,
Whv they separate is nobody's bust
ness.
There are no court proceedings OF
any kind. BIZ: the divorce is absolutely
legal and binding. The divorclng
parties fix il up between themselves
as to :hr DISPOSE ion Of the children
and the division of the property. This
brings divorce down 10 IN entirely
personal equation and robs it Of any
possibilities Of scandal or sensation.
One would think that with this free
and easy method Of breaking the mar
riage bonds some men wou'7
half a dozen different legal wi.-.~~~.
wear and some women as many hus'
bands In proportion Ia the populiI-
ton divorces are not nearly so com,
mon in these islands as they are in
the United States. Perhaps divorce
is so easy they don't bother with ii.
While the most valuable assets Of
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BERLIN. May 4.-Worrespondcnce
OF the Associated Press --New regu-
lations for puitn& the German people
on clothes rations came into force on
April l. They so into considerable
detail as TO the number Of garments
which citizens may possess, and even
specify the amount Of cloth whIcn
may be used for making suits and
dresses.
The following list of adequate ward.
robes for men and women is ofllclaiiF
fixed and no supply beyond this limit
may henccforth be purchased:
For men--One everyday suit. one
Sunday suit, one overcoat or cape,
two smock& or jerseys. two waist
coats. TWO pairs working trousers. TWO
pairs overalls. one pair winter gloves.
six handkcrChiefs. three shirts. three
suits undcrcloths. TWO nightsowns,
and four pairs stockings.
For women--Two everyday dresses,
one Sunday dress. one extra skirt.
two hlouses. one cloak or cape. one
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a vacation she would lromiS" another
war baby. Then Sh" added. jokingly.
that If lh" war lasted long enough
this irrespective hHhy mig!;i he sol
der. Tn" general laughed, ""rI,S-
sianly" when h. read the letter, had
the man summoned from III" trenches
and sent 10 Met for twU weeks va
cation.
The problem o! caring for IN" chill
dren in Germany is one III the biggest
problems - tl.r government. mas
much as the State encourages Il liberal
increase in population, II has 10 BE- N
a position 10 take good care of the chit
drcn or PROSPERITY" mothers will be
discouraged. So physicians ~" given
special. instructions aS To The car" nl
children For instance, a year ago,
when III" milk supply began 10 de-
crease. physicians were gwen orders
10 instruct Young mothers that they
must nurse their own children. Ply
sicians were advised to do everything
in their power Ia gel the mothers I"
continue -'ris as long as possible. Then
in order ) feed children only tho
smallest amount III milk physicians
prescribed cereals. mashed po,ato"S,
spiuarh and carrots for children above
six months nj age. Some physicians
even did away with milk entirely and
prescribed a mixture Of cocoa and
cornemal and meat broth FOR children
only few months old.
because Of the general scarcity ot
food IN Germany one finds in many IN
stances thl adults give most of the
nourshng food 10 the children. They,
themselves, live on vegetables and
fruir. In the binding where bad my
office there WAS q ianitrcss whose hus'
band VAS at tho front. She had %
provide for three children. One of
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Three Million Legitimate Children Born Germany Since August 1914

their fill Of fighting. In one week \"
war-worn wrecks Of humanity report
ed themselves to the authorities.
Twenty-eight of them were Russians.
four Poles, eight Belgians and IS Cor
imam deserters, besides TWO Ruma-
mans.
The Rumanians had managed 10 So
cure a pair of wire cutters. the nan
dies of which they had insulated with
pieces of wood wound with an Old
rubber bicycle tire. Thus equipped
they crawled to the" border and sew
cred the wire of death that barred
the way to freedom.
PETROGRAD, May 4.-One Of. the
numerous petty strikes which preced-
the revolution was strike Of the c1o-
rus singers of the Petrograd opera,
who like the chorus OF the opera IN
Paris and Vienna and most other Ell
ropean capitals, are employees Oh the
state. They struck for more pay.
Some of them were receiving only
about $3.50 year, which they INSISTED
WAS less than half of "A living wage
under the present CIRCUMSTANCES;
Promises Of an increase in salaries had
been repeatedly made and not kept
snd the chorus decided on drastic
measures.
The opera house was full. and the
curtain rose on native opera whicn
begins with 4 stirring chorus. me
chorus was on the stage but not
single note did Il single member or IL
sing So it went through the eVfnlnS,
except for an occasional diversion
when the chorus suddenly took It into
their heads TO sing pianisSlmo part
of which ought 10 have been sung
forte. or vice versa. The ending was
haUpy-all chorus salaries were raised
fifty per cent the next day.
LONDON, May 1.-THE latest Wo:d
in military hospitals is the Ontario
Military tiuspiAl in Kent Its equip
ncnI and organization has been
revelation to British hospital manaG'
rrs. American and Canadian ousl-
ness methods have been introduced
with card index systems in all oe-
partments.
There arc at present twenty wards
in the hospital. each Of tifty-iwo beds'
and an Isolation WaTu OF IotAS pSu''
bringing the total up 10 1,US0. In SIN
weeks. 1910 more beds will be ready.
The staff includes eighty nurses from
Ontario. who rank as first lleutonanlS
and wear two stars Oh their shoulder
straps. The maLron. Miss Smith OF
Ottawa, ranks as \ captain.
One of the features Of the hospitals
continent * 4 fine moving picture
theatre. whore pictures are SHOWN
twice weekly.
TIE HAGUE, May 1.-THE Dutch
are making Il determined effort to
build the largest port of Europe. The
Dutch Parliament has in hand legs:
lation for the Improvement of the haF-
hors at Amsterdam and Rotterdam
with view 10 increasing The depths
nt the wafer at the Quays SO that ships
with a drauChf IF forly-six feet can
he admitted for discharging and load.
ing.
The North Sea Canal is. being i'm
ur,0ypd New locks are being built
ut Amsterdam and Ymuiden. 1.lS1 feet
long and l31 feet wide. At high tide
he depth Of the waterway will be- 46
feet.
LONDON. May 4.--Premier Lloyd
Georges correspondence is nor ethan
ton times as large as that addressed
10 the head Of any other department
of the British government. Sometimes
ii exceeds thousands letters
morning.
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LONDON. May 4.-Premler Lloyd
Georges correspondence is NOR ethan
ton times as large as that addressed
10 the head of any other department
of the British government. Sometimes
il exceeds thousands letters q
morning.
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NEWS FROM OVER THE SEA

shawl. one dressing gown, three
aprons, one pair winter gloves, six
handkerchiefs, four chemises, three
'nightgoTns, three suits Of undercloth-
ing. three petticoats, and four pairs
stockings.
Both men and women are limited 10
three pairs of shoes. one pair OF house
slippers. three pillow cases. two
sheets, two blankets, one eiderdown
three towels, two kitchen towels, and
three busting towels. Both men and
women are limited 10 three and a
quarter yards OF material for a suit
or dress. Trousers must not be made
turned up and overcoats must not
have pleats or belts.
LONDON. May 4.--Lieutenant S. +.
Cody. who has just been killed at the
front in France, was the eldest son
IOf the late S. +. Cody, the American
aviator who achieved a great rcputa-
ton in England prioT to the war, and
died few months before the war be-
gan. after winning the first prize IN
b
ton. The son became a British sub
ject at the beginning OF the war. and.
was employed in the Royal Aircraft
Factory. He inherited his fathers.
talents as an inventor. hut preferred
flying 10 designing and soon went 10
the front as pilot,
BERLIN. May 4.-Bread made from
the spring buds Of lime and beech
trees is the latest promise OF German
scientists. Two brothers named
Branco have perfected the process of
producing Il Hour from this source,
with considerable quantities Of fat and
animal fodder as by-products. They
estimate that about 900 tons OF ihc
new flour can be produced annually il
Germany. The flour is said TO have
about the same nutritye value as bar
ley.
The imperial corn office is sheptical
as 10 the value OF the invention, de-
claring that the harvesting OF the buds
and the preparation of The flour lE-
volyc such IN expenditure of MAJ.
power and money that il hardly seems
likely the invention can De exploited
at present.
ODESSA. Russia, May 4.--Odcssa is
dry for the first time in lis history.
The consumption Of snrituouS liquors
has bcen technically forbidden SINCE
the early days Of the war. hut police
enforcement Of the ordinance WIS lax
and the traffic was never completely
suppressed until the new revolution
airy regime took control OF the city:
All the old police were disbanded and
enrolled in the army, while the!"
places were taken by local rnnstahlrS
enlisted from the veteran soldiers. stu
dents and citizens. This constabularF
disnlayed the most conmrndable en-
crgy in the first days Of their new or,
fee in ferrrtinE out and scaling up all
stocks Of liquors, and ever since their
crusade Odessa has enjoyed the re-
suits OF enforced snhriety.
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands. May 4;
p0ndenCr OF tho Assoclatau
Press. 1.-The first Rumanian prisoners
of war. escaped from bondage, maze
Just sought sanctuary III hpSpilahIe
Holland This completes the Ehtcntr
list, for Srrhlans and Italians havr To-
some time past figured among ihr ni-
merous fugitivr& OF all brlilGrfthl IN,
uonauties, who Say thcy have naa
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them. q boy OF fourteen, worked In an
ammunition factory. The little girl or
eleven years washed the floors IN the
offices. This woman often complained
that she did not have enough food for
herself, because she could not endure
seeing her children 80 hungry she gave
them her weekly supply of meat and
butter. On the roof or the office build
ing. however. she built chicken coop,
where she raised chickens for her lit
lie family.
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(Miss Alice Ford Huntingdon
Miss Alice Ford Huntington, %
butante sister Of Mrs. Vincent Aston,
whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rooef
Huntingdon. Of. HopeIand. House,
Staatsburq, N. Y, have announces
her engagement to Charles n. Mar.
shall, of New York. Miss Huntington
was introduced to eastern society At
ball given by Mrs. Aston ia:t
January.
Have you any more OF those antique
chairs | got little time ago?
I'm afraid not. madam. We can
get en-: you see the makers are 20
short of hands owing 10 the war. :;
London Opinion.
5 Uncle Ezra So Eph Hosktns haA
gone to Palm Beach ] wonder II therc'lk
he enough going on TO suit him. Il
Uncle Eben- Well Eph aint taking
any chances He's took his checkerooard
:inng--I.ife.
. bananas are A. to eat as soon NJ
they have lost all their green colots
and remain nj. no matter how black
they may be. ~ loong n the SKIN -
unbroken.
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IV.-- Moral Conditions in Our New POSSESSIONS

OvwImn IItina Danish Wt MlNh1V Divorce V7n be Had
Rhc and la1hor Conditions
fl17Y the r"urc Nc@~"rc
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-01

center there are four pockets an9 Sx
loops (made Of strips Of denim,
doubled). These hold hair and clothes
brushes, safety razor lin box). shaving
stick and cream, comb, talcum powder.
tooth powder and brush.
The wings make place for many
other things and some Of the small
pockets are fastened down with snap
fasteners So that their contents cannot
slip out. Besides the articles already
named, this case carries paper, en-
velOpes, postcards, pen and pencil.
blotter, postage stamps, small French
English dictionary. pipe. tobacco, hand
kerchiefS. needles. Thread. pins, small
blunt-pOinted scissors, unbreakable
mirror, sheepskin roll for shoes. fine
comb and towel, and still there are
compartments To spare for some other
things. as bandages and medicine,
which the individual may fill t0 suit
himself. But when all are placed and
the kit fastened, K Is unbClicvahly
small and CompaCt-nO trouble to car
ry. Christmas is not so far away /;
for men in the hospital units. officers
or any one else this is Il gift 10 make
them envied by their fellows.
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Our Work-a-Day Clothes.

IF 1t were not for those master de-
signers who devote their talents to
our work-a-day clothes, we might grow
tired of the sensible and substantial
fabrics that are suited to suits and
one-p.ece frocks that must stand much
wear. Taking the same materials year
after year, they develop them so clev-
crly into opponents of new styles that
we are strengthened In our allegiance
to tried and familiar goods. Blue
serge Is a part of the play every Sea-
son. and We are being continually re-
convinced that nothing else could be
quite rs effective. And it is the same
with brOadClOth, twills, Cheviots, and
all the other old favOrites.
Any of them might be used for the
one-piece froCk, shown in the illustra-
ton, with success. 1t Is mOdish ard
graceful and is made to stand much
wear--a utility gown that will not
grow tiresome. Nothing could be SIM
pier than the bodice which achieves a
smart distinction with its pointed over
lap at the front, short peplum at the
back and belt in two widths. The
sleeves, otherwise plain, hold their
own by buttoning over along the fore
arm with a row of fiat bone buttons.
The skirt Is laid In side plaits at the
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With coIors and Hairpins Flying.

hooks into bangs and curls. Mrs Nc
Millin leads by two handfuls. Miss
Anderson makes hay on the right eye
while the sun shines for Mrs. McMiI-
lin. Maggie puts right and left around
Anna and leaves monogram above rear
collar button. Anna sidesteps on Mag
gies corn. Anna has n shade by some
scratches. Maggie bites her initial
At this juncture, or whatever one
would call 1t, the aforementioned half
dozen policemen and bailiffs, police
women, detectives. and judge inter
rupted MaCgie's teeth and
Lock this woman up for contempt
of court" ordered the judge.
Cant do II. can't do it." whispered
Mrs. McMillin softly. But they did.
At this moment Edward J. McAiil-
lin appeared on the scene to announce
that he was Mrs. McMillin's husband.
He rendered the family's regrets to the
courts dignity and Mrs. McMillin was
allowed to go home.
All, yes-the decision. Who got 1T
Ask Judge Barasa.
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PACKS LOVE MlSSIVE IN ICE
Ardent Message on cantaioupe Wrap
per Finds Way to Heart Of
Illinois Woman.

Calexico, Cnl.-Despite the fact that
II was sent halfway across the con-
tinent packed In ice. an ardent love
message on a cantaloupe wrapper
found its way into the heart of Miss
Rosetta Saylor Of Mattoon. Ill.
1t was sent by Hugh w. Willis of
Calexico. Recently they were issued
a marriage license by County Clerk
Cook. and II Is understood the nup-
tails took place.
Willis was engaged In the canta-
loupe business ut Heber last year. A
sudden impulse drove him to write on
the inside Of one of the wrappers !:
ITO the girl who gets this-write to
lonely Hugh White Willis, CalexicO
Cal"
Not two weeks elapsed before Will
lis got letter from his bride-tO-be.
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|HERE Is something about the
name Flanders that seems M
mediately to call up t. 'he
mind visions Of romance ~
chivalry. Of art and history that are
produced by the mention Of no other
country, unless il be old Venice.
The land of the ancient Fl"min-s
and of those medieval counts who
ranked almost as high a kings Is
again living It's romano" in The bitter
struggle against the Germans. W.
read how the people In London hnuri
The guns roar in Flanders; of h"" III"
great offensive was being Launched. 81
Flanders. and yet tn" bounds of
Flanders to the average man ar"
something of Il mystery.
While Flanders proper is nowadays
divided into West and East Flanders,
says the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
the Flemish peoples of Belgium. who
number rather more than oUe-holt Of
the whole, are in the majority IN the
provinces of Antwerp and Halnault
also. and In the remaining provinces
they may be said to divide the hon
OrS.
These few facts tend 10 show that
the FleminGS are not by any means
extinct. and that those persons who
confuse Belgium with Flanders, or be-
lieve the TWO names are Synonymous.
are not greatly To blame, for they are
only technically wrong.
The FlemingS ar" in origin a Ger
manic people. whsle the Walloons. the
BelgianS Of the East. are more Celtic
In their genesis. The Flcmings are
kin to the Dutch. and at one time they
were Il part Of the United Netherlands.
But they have had long and strange
history. and have. during the last loo
years. owe allegiance to many princes
and countries yet they have continued
TO preserve their own language, 10 pro-
duce their own art and to maintain
their love of the picturesque and the
simple life.
II is true that the great gambling
place. the seaside resort OStend, lies In
Flanders but it was the late king of
the BelgianS. Leopold, who made that
quiet summer resort what il became.