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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18
Germans Deliberately
Destroy the Historic
St. Quentin Cathedral

FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE. Aug.
! l6.-f'ir" in the 81. Quentin cathedral
was first observed about SIN ucl"rk Wed
ucs,lay night 10y &rntIncls IN French
, trench outside OF ST. Quentin. they
were startled Ia sec Flames breaking
from the famous cathctrGA anu soon
the entire Struclur" WAS ahlaIc. Inc
fire continued I" light Up the town ana
surrounding country until O'Clock Ill
the morning. As ii died down IL was
seen that the steep roof had fallen III.
Everything Uu the walls must be d"-
stroyed The cause IS unkn"Wh' I"r-
talnly il WAS not due I" tn" French
fire There WAS little humhHrdncut last
night and when the correspondent watfh-
nd columns If smoke float away on Il
light wind the landscape was singular
~ peaceful.
Prisoners SAY the town has latrI!
: been pillaged by officers and m"ll wh"
arc sending many stolen Nn!uablrS L"
! Germany.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18

/ PNRIS. Aug. l7.-"M nIghti;tll we'd
nrsday." trlrgra phs Il llavnS r"rrrspoh-
dent on the French front. we saw from
!uur lines which at places ar" less IMAM
half a milo from tn" suburbs "i 81.
! Quentin, that the cathedral was sur
rounded 10y smoke. Soon fir" was r'Sih'e'
increasing each moment Mntli AT mid
Hight. the imposing monument was Il
mass IF flames. visible for twenty mites
around.
1T is impossible at this tm" l" DC
tcrIlinr the origin IF tho ilrr. tn" Ger
mans Clnnut lay ii To our shells. Tor 81.
Quentin is so near our lines that not IL
single French proj""tll" has fallen lht"
IN" city Tho high towers OF IN" 'sth-
r,rul gave the Germans an CONSERVATION
uuiln unique in the region. We cannot
yet understand what powerful motives
induced them Ia destroy II. through
nrld glasses il could he seen the next
u f1cruuon that the entire Surcrstructurc
was gone"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-18

Made Of light and dark tast-color
Percale. All cotton materials are
going up daily, we advise you to
buy them now; you'll have TO pay
more later.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
Wounds From Machine Gun

John Arid, who up to leaving here
about two years ago for Winnipeg,
had been in the employ of DR., Donovan,
was here during the week making a
visit among his many Langdon old
friends. Mr.. Arid saw service in the
British army as young man and
since the outbreak of the present war
has had his application in for active
service in the Canadian contingent
and got thirty days leave of absence
to come over here. His son, Arthur
Arid, a former Langdon boy he tells
is back from the trenches at Antelope,
Sask., having received his discharge
from the army. Early last June he
received wound from machine gun
bullet, lying where he fell when
struck for sixteen hours without re-
ceiving medical attention. Since then
he has been in London, England,
hospital. until he was able to return
to his home in the west less than
three months ago. He is crippled
for life, but otherwise in good health.
Mr.. Arid expects to cross with the
next Canadian contingent leaving.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS PLEDGE
s3OO.OO FOR Y. M. c. A.

The Langdon boys club met on
Tuesday evening to elect officers and
talk over the plans for discussion
class and Y. M. c. A., war work.
Herbert A. Schulke was elected presi-
dent and Oscar Liebeler, secretary.
The club has decided on Tuesday
evening as its regular night of meet
ing, the same as last year, and
Moore's, "The Youth and The Ma
tion, /" will form the basis of discus
sion. Much enthusiasm was shown
regarding the part to be played by the
high school boys in the Y. M. G. A.,
war work. The Y. M. c., war council
has asked that the 675 high
school boys in North Dakota under
take to earn ten dollars each for the
work. Nine boys signed up at once
and twenty one more Joined the ranks
Wednesday morning. Three hundred
dollars to be earned by our high school
boys during the next five months and
given to the Y. M. g. A.. war work
lis certainly great compliment to the
patriotism Of our young citizens of
tomorrow. This contribution places
our high school in the front ranks Of
the high schools Of the state.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
Two December Weddings

In the past week two licenses to
wed have been issued out Of the office
Of the county court by Judge Bleak
ley. William ]. Ellis and and Miss
Cora Dahle. both Of the 500 town of
Nekoma. were the first couple to
place their application and the matri.
monial ceremony is understood as hay.
ing since transpired at that place.
On Friday last week Elmer G..
Fullerton and Miss Mary Schuler,
two Of the we'll known young people
OF the Mowbray settlement, along the
northern boundary line Of the county,
were at the court house and got thu
marriage ceremony enthusiastically
performed by Judge Rleakley before
leaving the ossee Of the county Judge.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
Pinto Rock Returns Home

A Thanksgiving Day north bound
passenger, returning to his home at
Wales, was Adolph Rock. who left
here in August with the boys of Co.
E. for Camp Greene. The friends Of
Pinto will regret that he has
spent much of the time since leaving
here either in the hospital or under
quarantine restraint and the doctors
decided that at the time the company
was transferred to Camp Mills, that
twas advisable for him to be re-
turned home instead Of going east,
with France as an ultimate destination.
Private Rock stated that he had been
six days on the train in the journey
from Camp Greene to his home at
Wales.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
Bowling Tournament at Wales

Wales has taken up with consider.
able activity the winter sport of
bowling and tournament Of Monday
evening Of this week, between the
married and single men of the town,
resulted in series of three stubbornly
contested games. The benedicts got
the first game with five pins to spare
The second game went to the singles
with 81 pins to the good, but the
married men came to the front in the
finaR saw with a victory of 90
pins. The make up of the two teams
follow: Single men. Tony Schmidt,
George Bergman, Ted Roberts, Ed.
Fischer. Stanley Borho. Married
men. 81 William Fischer, Frank j..
Fischer. John Hutton, Gus Fyskee,
Nicholas Schneider.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
Another Red Cross Shipment

TIE following articles were re-
ceived in Langdon at too late time
to be included in the last shipment of
the Cavalier county chapter to di-
vision headquarters but were sent
forward to headquarters as a special
shipment during the present week:
Sarles-6 pairs of knitted socks, /
helmet, IL hospital shirts.
Munich. 8 hospital shirts, 9 suit:
of pajamas, 13 pairs of knitted socks
l mutfier, pairs of wristlets.
Langd IN -12. pairs of wristlets, s
sweaters, 4 pairs of knitted socks, ]
pair of pajamas, 3 hospital shirts,
"a napkins, 4 knitted wash cloths,
2 tray cloths.
| The packing committee wishes ais.
at this time to state that a mistake
was made in the published report O.
the last (November) shipment, in tha
Calvin was only credited with 2t
pairs of knitted socks, when they
should have been credited with 3s
pairs. Olga was credited with Al
pairs of knitted socks, whereas the,
should only have been credited witt
l5 pairs of knitted socks.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
Langdon Boy Gone Overseas

Alex. Robertson may be credited
with being one of the first Langdon
boys to be sent overseas. He enlisted
early in the summer while still q
student lat Macallister college. going
into the United States marines and
being sent to training quarters at
Norfolk. Va. The transport on
which he made the trip ever 10 now
stated as having left New York during
Thanksgiving week, His brother
John ID among the men from Camp
Dodge who have lately been trans
ferred TO Camp Mills. and he had q
chance 70 aee Alex before he sailed
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
Gossip and Fun
Of Life in Camp
"Barn Yard Quartette" Write
of Bright Side of Soldier
Life at Camp Mills

Having read many of the letters
published in the home papers FROM
the boys of old Company E. to the.
folks back in Langdon we, t'The =,
Barn Yard Quartette, have decided
to write you few of the real facts
of life here in camp as soldier att
Camp Mills.
To begin l will state that we are
all feeling fine and in the prime of:
condition, with clean bill of healths
with the exception of a few cases Of
measles, which have confined US with
in the camp grounds for the past TEN
days. This, however, doesn't seem.
to dampen our spirits, for the funa
goes on just the same. Our mess
sergeant, who is still the old reli-
able Cy Radford, says that the bestt'
time that he has ever had in his life
is since the boys have been under
quarantine.
The other morning, just as we
were enjoying our beauty sleep after
night of guard duty, we weres
awakened by a commotion on the
company street. Jumping out of beds
and pulling on our shoes we ran to the
tent door, when we saw a man stand
ing on the street, dressed outside of
the usual uniform of a soldier. He
wore white pair of suspenders, Iii
white four in hand necktie, pair OF.
large goggles and small golfing cap
of a large checker board pattern.
Somebody yelled, "doctor, but ora
closer inspection it turned out to be-
no other than 'sDutch'' Devine. mas.
querading by moon light
The camp guards have orders to al
low no one or anything to cross the
guard line. So the other evening
Gimmie Mahon was walking Post No..
Six, dreaming no doubt of home and
good things to eat, when an aero!
, plane, some five hundred feet above
, the earth passed over the line. Of
f course Gimmie halted the plane,
t which upon its part totally ignored
his command, Where upon our senti-
Y mel on guard proceeded to call out the
3 corporal of the qua rd, Maynard Law.
5 son, who was on duty in that capas'
y city hurried to Post No. Six and
b asked what was the matter. Gim-
mie at once informed him that the
aeroplane had refused to halt. This
0 kinder "peeved" Lawson, who at
t once reported Mahon to Captain Ross.
2 who gave orders that hereafter Prl-
n vate Mahon be supplied with about
g 1000 feet of II inch MANILA rope and
see that he lasso the next plane that
d refused his command to halt
8 Sandy Mclean has been promoted
e to the rank of sergeant and this fact
recalls the old song "Some body la
: Coming to My House, for Sandy
is sure stepping high these days. He:
has one misfortune, however. That
he has to 60 bareheadel. as we:
: have not got hat in the camp big
9 enough to fit him since it happened.
It is evident that Mess Sergeant
: Cy Radford is getting hard boiled, or
else it is that his girl has quit him
cold. 1 heard him tell fellow the
other morning, that he would shoot
Continued on page forur)
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
START CAMPAIGN DRIVE

The Knights of Columbus have
started campaign to raise three
million dollars, with which to carry
on welfare work a among the soldiers,
The Y. M. c. A., and the knights
of Columbus are doing identical)y the
same work among the boys in the
camps and at the front and both of
them have the approval of the govern.
ment in their worthy undertaking.
The Y. M. G. A., has just held a
campaign to raise thirty.five million
dollars, but so generous was the
response that they exceeded by fifteen
millions the amount asked for. The
Knights of Columbus are confident
that they will meet with the same
generous and hearty response in their
campaign and will have no difficulty
in getting the three million of dollars
asked for.
The campaign will be carried out
here in Langdon and vicinity this week
by committee that has been ap.
pointed by the Grand Forks council,
Langdon has always contributed
cheerfully and generously to every
movement that makes for the welfare
and happiness of our boys, who are
preparing to fight our battles, and
Mr.. Sheehan, chairman of the com.
mittee, feels certain that in this cam
paign the people of Langdon will do
their share.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06
READY and WAITING FOR
ORDERS TO GO OVERSEAS

II will not be writing many more
letters from this Island back to Lang
don, as you will see by my new ad.
dress. OF course don't know how
1 soon we may be moved, but the in
dications are that the time is not far
off. We have now spent fourteen
weeks learning the u 5. Marine
manual Of arms and everything else
in,connection with the marine corpse
and we are learning the army manual,
the time allotted for this being only
two or three weeks. This is necessary
60 that we will be able to fight with
the army or as marines. They certainly
expect to get a whole lot out Of a
fellow here in few months.
Last night about five o'clock we,
started out of here with our heavy
marching order equipment. sixty
pounds of ii on our backs and gun
/ over our shoulder. They took US on
a hike Of seven miles. Then We
manoeuvered around until teno o'clock,
going to bed dog tired to get up the
next morning at half past five. That
days march lasted until dinner time.
/ was sure some tired boy. But when
we get on the transport for the voyage
over the sea to France we will have
a couple Of weeks rest up, that
/. is il we don't encounter q submarine.
So far there has not been single
transport sunk on the trip over 80
think that we stand pretty good
show Of reaching France and doing
our bit to can the Kaiser, incident-
ally Of course c seeing a few of those
pretty French girls, that we read and
hear 80 much about. This will be
some compensation for the heavy train-
ing and hardships that we have been
going through here at Pine Island.
s Drury and Horgan have gone from
( here, but II can't find out where.
Nobody here knows where anybody
else goes,
Sincerely x ours.
" Private IF. w. !. Rowe.
Fourth Company Overseas Battalion,
s Marine Barracks, Paris Island, s. q.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06

both of which cities are within easy
reaching distance. use us as if we al
ready had the Kaiser canned. We
have about four thousand invitations
for Thanksgiving dinner. Some of
these families must have daughters.
See fellows, the advantage marine
has over other men in the service.
Why not volunteer in the marines.
Your Humble Servant.
Roy Horgan.
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06

The report ia given by the Osnabrock
Independent that Fred Brown, living
north OF that town and having charge
sof a sheep ranch Is the heir 70 quite
q large sized old country fortune.
His father has recently died In Eng.
land and LEFT d fortune, the property
being worth several thousand pounds,
Az soon 40 the war Is over this will
be turner over 10 the heirs Mr,
Browns share will amount TO between
30, 900 and $40, 900
Courier Democrat., 1917-12-06

Walter and Pete Werstline, who
have been running meat market at
Osnabrock for couple of years are
among the more recent of that town
to enlist in Uncle Sans fighting
forces. They left last week for St.
Louis, Mo, where it is understood
that Pete will enter the aviation corps
and mis- brother possible join the
signal service.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
FINDING HELP.

From many employing centers the cry goes up for
help And this is the of time of year. before the demand
from the farms and construction and highway jobs has
set in What will happen when the farmers begin to howl
fer harvest hands?
In the newspapers it is normal thing for Situations
Wanted ads to outnumber the Help Wanteds Probably
the proportion would be the other way In one met
ropotan newspaper the other day it noted that there
were three and onehaf columns Of Help Wanted notices
and only one-half column of Situations Wanted.
Many manufacturer feels at his wits end IN time
like this get the needed help to turn out his orders OF
course the only thing do is to advertise. There in
variably plenty of who looking for better jobs
When accepts better opportunity IN that way his
former employer Of course becomes the goat and there
is nothing for him in his turn but to try advertising and
attract someone from still lower position. 1t is time
when working people advance rapidly and when new
openings are constantly showing themselves
The newspaper is great employment bureau. Il it
were not for the services of the Help Wanted column III
dustry would be prostrated in time ike this
No able-bodied has any excuse fer not working
today Also it is great chance for to break into
line Of industry Many unskilled laborers are get
ting chances to try out work that would never be given
them in less rushed times. Meanwhile, let employer
be discouraged and say that he can't deliver his goods
because he can't get help The newspaper ready to tell
his message far and wide.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
TAKE "CASCARETS" If
HEADACHY, BILIOUS
AND CONSTiPATED
Best for Liver and Bowels, Bad
Breath, Bad Colds, Sour Stomach.

Get a 10-cent box.
Sick headache, biliousness, coated
ongue, head and nose clogged up with
a cold-always trace this to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels, or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in
testines, instead Of being cast out Of
the system, is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes conges-
tion and that dull, throbbing, sicken-
ing headache.
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and poi
sons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep--a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and you liver
and bowels regular for months. II
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
Playing Riddles in Costumes
Appears to be Rage in 1917

things the ideas are apt to be much
oleverer and more original then when
a sweeping conglomeration of every
thing is permissible.
A Ball of jewels invites wonderful.
effects or a Floral Fete or 4 Vege-
table Gambol. A Culinary Cutup is
an idea to be gobbled Up without de-
lay. Just think how cunning you
would look as mince pie or a Welsh
Rarebit.
An artists ball, with every one to
represent some well known canvas
character or beauty, lacks freshness,
since all the masters, old and modern,
have been worn to the last coat in
many tableauX vivants for several sea-
sons. Then, too, painted ladies are
no novelty. An electrical soiree would
be nice for the men. 1t would be so
simple for the majority OF them to
come all lit up.
What a terrible risk, though, it
would be to give theatrical fete, for
nine chances out Of ten all the men
would come as Charlie Chaplin and al
the women as. Annette Kellerman.
The safest and most novel idea of
all is best seller dansant with each
guest as a popular novel. At least
then everyone would, be bound to come
II, corlp cOr+ of n cOyar
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
GREAT TENNIS STARS
TO PLAY AT u. S. c.

The University Of Southern Califor-
MIA will act as host to the most ia
nous tennis players in the United
States on March 6, 7, s and 8, when
the annual matches of the East VS..
West will be played on Bovard field
The large bleachers will accommodate
the thousands who heretofore have
Teen turned away. Splendid cement
courts are now being constructed for
the matches.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

once. That's all. Don't experiment.
follow the experience of millions and
use "Gets-It."
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c
bottle, or sent on receipt of price by
E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Ell Centro and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
Dunaway Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

glory hallelujah! the corn comes off as
through you'd take glove off your
hand.
Yes, "Gets-It" is the corn discovery
of the age. More 'Gets-It" is sold by
many times than any other corn rem
edy in existence. Try it and you'll
know the reason why. 1t takes two
seconds to apply it, and it dries at
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
EStray Notice.
To Whom 1t May Concern:

To Whom It May Concern:
Take notice that on the 9th day of
March, 1917, at the Mikesell ranch,
miles east of Ell Centre, Califor-
MIA, 1 took up an estray Jersey COW.
The said COW is now confined on the
Mikesell ranch, miles east of Ell
Centre.
Dated this 10th day of March, 1917.
Adv3-1O-17-24 Waited FURRER.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

New York. March .-MaSQueradeS
and costume fetes certainly seem to
be growing on us. If only the cos
tunes themselves could grow on US i
wouldn't be so expensive.
/ Dressing up is the universal JOY of
all ages and all nationalitias. In all
walks of life we find a penchant for
it from infancy, when we arc just
beginning to toddle, till old age, when
we are just beginning to totter.
There's this vast difference, though,
between the dressing up of childhood
and the dressing up of maturity. Al
YOU have to give the children as an
excuse for dressing UP is a bit of old
ribbon or a discarded hat, but as sn
excuse for the dressing up Of grown
ups you have 20 give an Arabian
Nights ball or an Old World fete.
The war, of course, has provided the
best excuse of all for dressing up,
with costume balls for all sorts of re
lief for all sorts of nations. Conse-
quently life in the big American cit
les is just one costume ball after an
other, and even out in Wamego, Kan
sas and Adrian, Mich, tie cowboy
suits and toreadors, the Chinese XII
monas and Colonial gowns ~ the To-
cal costumers are almost Worn 10 a
tread.
Have you ever noticed how invaIi-
ably people pick out their costumes
to represent some character in direct
antithesis to their ordinary, everyday
personality. They sort of cuV loose
as it were and let themselves be what
they have always secretly yearrel to
be in their innermost bosoms. For in
stance the meek drab litt;4 housewife
and mother blossoms or iIto a dcv-
ilishly seductive Carmen, That's o,
Cleopatra.
The rather gay young person who
makes up her lips and ,owdcrs her
nose runs to Quaker, nun or Red
Cross nurse effects, while the port!y
and Amazonian Miss Yer. Bigg comes
as baby doll or Little Bopeap.
This works for males Us well as
the fair sex and Mr.. Hen Peck always
masquerades as a swashbuck.ng grer-
adler or a bloodthirsty Corsalr, Pro
fessor Erasmus Highbrow as iitle
Boy Blue or Buster Brown and Deacon
Goode as Don Juan or Mephisto.
Arabian Nights balls, Russian ''"s
and Mosques of the Gods have he
come bit cloying after endless repe-
tition so that a recent benefit ball
where all the guests came to repre-
sent some well known advertisement
was a welcome and diverting novelty.
The costumes were most clever and
unique and the idea will bear much
repetition for private consumption.
Possibilities for costumes are endless
and beautifully simple. If you want
to go as a dentifrice, just wear a
smile and carry toothbrush.
Or, if you choose, you may carry g
spear, wear a corsage of mint leaves
and go as a gum girl.
If the costames are restricted tn
certain periods or certain groups Of
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
BY Margaret Mason

(Written for the United Psres)
On Monday she was sanity nun,
On Tuesday c armen bold,
On Wednesday she was the harem's
pride,
In wells and an anklet gold;
On Thursday night in a cheesecloth
scarf,
She went as piece of cheese,
On Friday night as The Breath Of
Spring"
She started to sneeze and sneeza;
Saturday found her Red Cross nurse,
Most terribly cross and red,
For after week of costume balls
She really was almost dead;
But even then on the Sabbath morn
She wasn't herself, hey said,
For she was a pink pajama girl
When they tucked her into bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
'Kie- e-Yie-Yie! Get
Me 'Gets-It' Quick!'

Drops Make Corn "Fall' Off!
give joined the Never-Again Club.
Never again will l use anything for
corns but 'Gets-It.' Put drops of
'Gets-It' on, and from that second the
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

One reason for the high cost Of food is the national
custom of presenting the pigs through the garbage pail
lot of stuff that in other countries would be considered
nourishing and appetizing.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

We Know How to clean and press
your suit to your satisfaction. El
Centro Tailors and Cleaners, 600 Main
St., opposite P. o. $40
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Sudan Grass Seed 100 per cent
pure, Berkeley analysis. Kelly's Nur-
sary and Seed House, Ell Centro. If