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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
HALIFAX DEATH
TOLL REDUCED
To 1,226 TOTAL
WORK OF RELIEF NOW
BEING SYSTEMATlZED
Nova Scotians Sing Star
Spangled Banner" When
New Englanders Get
Busy.

HALIFAX. Dec 12.--The toll Of death
resulting from th. explosion Of tho mu-
nitions ship Mont Blame in Halifax har-
hor was officially fixed tonight nj l.@2o.
including identified and unidentified
bodies and the missing.
The figures which wrre Issued BY \.
s. IIarnstrad. chairman OF the morluaTy
committee. were:
Identified In various mnrGucs. a'6:
dead Who ran be Identified from effects
o.5: unrcroSnizabIc bodies. l2I: miss
ing. 400
With the appointment tonight OF per-
mancnt committees the work OF system
atizing relief work for the sufferers
from the explosion and fire was COM
plclrd Tho executive committee Is
headed by George IL Murray. premier
os Nova Scotia. Included In the mem'
barship of the organization are the most
prominent citizens of Halifax. A.. {.
Rntchcsky. vice chairman Of the Mass
achuSetts safety committee. issued a
statement. in which he said tho COM
mites will be able In few days to
cnrry the heavy burdens which will. be
placed upon their shoulders.
Whilr Eroat crowd Of Nova Scotians
sang The Star SranSled Banner. an
American FLAG was hoist"d on the flag
pee over ST. MarS's college. 10 mark tho
transfer or the building. TO Tho Now
England rescue workers who VIII con-
duet II as hospital. Bellevue hospital
has been turned over to the Rhode
Island Red Cross unit.
An inquiry office 20 which all TO-
quests for information about refugees
should h.> addressed. has been opened.
Absolute accuracy In the replies Is
suarantccd.
Colonel Low. manager or reconstruct
zion work. announced that scale ot
wages has been agreed upon for workers
in various trades. Tho highest will hc
ii5 cents an hour Board and lod lying for
workman will be- supplied at the rate Of
81 n week 50 far as possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
"Pred KArno's Troupe"

After the examination Cleary and !
were marched from prison to rail-
way station and pushed into the waiting
room. \ batch Of tho Landatrum, from
50 70 75 years OF age. came in In knots
TO gaze Mt tho swine" Cleary christi
cned them Fred Karnn's Troupe" md
our guard inquired why Ne were laugh
ms.
forgot to mention VIC had been sup
piled with new rig. the pants Of
which werc like gun barrel In width.
The Idea of the marrow gauge" was
that II We escaped again. no chance OF
tearing out the colored portion. which
labelled US prisoners OF war.
Hunger was our experience on the
train journey. and eventually We reach
ed Salabergen. and there alighted. One
Of our escorts went into the parcels
office and came out with a pile Of string
and proceeded to tic our hands behind
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
Germans Make Minor r.
Gain ON Western Front
SNOWFALL HELPS.
ITALIAN DEFENSE
Latins Make Counter Attack
and Gain Terrain They
Had Relinquished.

Tho Germans, following thelr
heavy artillery preparations Of re-
cant days, have attempted to drive
q wedge into the British Ere west
Of Canbral, but although they used
numerically superior forces their sf-
fort brought them only q minor gain.
The attack, launched between Aul-
lecourt and Queant, was similar to
that adopted by Crown Prince Hup-
prscht's troops whom they pierced
General BynG's front southwest OF
Cambria nearly two weeks ago ana
caused = retirement OF tho British
on tho salient General BynI prsTt-
ously had driven toward Cambria.
A like purpose doubtless vAs 3nvolv-
Cd In tns latest offensive and for It's
execution huge waves Of DavartAas
were thrown upon the sector In An
endsavor to overpover the defend
ers. Tho British, however, held ten
ac1ously to their ground. exosp& ~
ono point, where tho enemy pene-
trated a front line position.
As In their previous attempt to
wreck tho Cambria salient, tho Ger
mans lost heavily In tho enterprise
tho British moving them down with
machine gun and rifle 'nrs In tho
fighting, which lasted from dawn
until one O'Clock In tho afternoon.
The spot chosen for the attack WAS
sim lar, from 4 strategic standpoint
to that nea- Gonnenen, whore tho
offensive Of fortnight ago began
and had 1t succeeded. another retire
mont by tho British on the Cambria
sector probably would have been
necessary.
Notwithstanding their failure. the
Germans are keeping mp an intensive
bombartlm ent Of British and French
positions all along the western front
and daily are receiving additional
Continued on Pase rwelve.)
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after u long drcary night spent In Inc
woods. with ihr continual drip. arp
from tho trees s:,turuiinE nS 10 tho SKIN.
found nm rNli, md walked INTO a
field after dawn. y young German i"r-
uI"r. whose house W4S close ny. was AZ
early H%iir Is mrrs"lvrS--husE plnaEh-
ing don't know whrn Of uS was the
most frightened. hut H. nj onCr came
across. spoke ia us in German. and W.
w"r" nnnhl" It. reply. He ru"Sscd riGAi
away who were. and hrchuncd us -
follow him. His father cam" IN ;h.
scene. and although "" didn't mind cith-
or nf them. they would have IN" country
: sid" In chase. So VIC hHi Ia follnM.
IEc were brought along Ia n railway
bridge guard and handed over Straight
away marched t. camp and OIL tn" why
met 4 German .s:nff genera on horse
hack He stopped our guard. "nQuir!nE
whn We were. On being told he appear
ed 10 consrat ulatc our cartors. and then
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
.ILL-ADVISED ORDER
BRINGS BIG STRIKE

ST. Fall. Mimi. Dec. i".-rhr labor
situation in Minneapolis and 81. raul
reached an acute stage again tonight
With the probability TINT larS" proper
ton Of union men in hnth cities and
some throughout tn" northwest would
quit work tomorrow ms protest against
fhr order Of tho public safety comm'?-
sion Of Minnesota. directing the aD"lt-
ticn by street car men Of buttons In
dicat!ng their membership. in tho Anal
r,urnaied Association Of street and Flee
,rIc Railway employees. Labor leaders
eStimntcd that 50 p"r cent uf the union
ISIS IF the Twin Cities would walk out
and that railroad shnpmSn from ST. Paul
tu ;,n. Pacific coast might follow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
irish Soldier Writes of the Brbtv the Treatment Of Prisoners

our backs. He threatened that II we
made the slightest attempt to escape ha
would do us In this in broken Eng
lish.
Clcary at one stage Of the tying up
process raised his hand. and tho old chap
Immediately Brnspcd his. rifle I was =
bit nervous, for 1 quite believed he
would have shot either Of us on tho
slightest pretense. IL WAS three kild
metre walk TO the cump from the ST
ton. and we trudged 1t in dArknet
without any OF US exchanging a sing
word.
We We're pushed into the guardhouse,
and once inside had my first real e1,
pcrience OF Hun brutality. An officer
came OF the sccns. and Immediately
commenced 10 verbally abuse us. He
stnrmed and ragged about and likely
told us what he would do with "escap>S"
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added in our dialect These English are
un ,l------d good. They work day or so
and then stop"
We wcrc conveyed To camp where
escapes" were sorted out and dealt
with. l.sh-r"d IN we found party Of
eight Canadians who had been loose for
n period Of nlno day" anh had been
captured IN the act Of making raft
to cross the river Ems. saw them
searched und out OF the pockets OF on"
chap came q compass. Another had
II, III glass They had been members OF
n working party and picked up the field
glass. with compass attached. utter II
had been dropped by an officer OF their
guard | could srn BY tho ElowerinG
looks Of tho. officer who was making
tho investigation. that they ~ero In for
trouble once he spotted the neld glass
nnd compass He looked TO have spent
som" ycars in tho states. RS be spoke
English with O decidedly Yankee twang.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
Slight Increases in the
British U-BOat Losses

LONDON Dec. IA slight increase
in the losses of British. merchantmen.
sunk by mine or submarine in the past
week. Is noted in the admiralty state
mcnt tonight. Fourteen vessels or
more than 1.G0n tons were sunk as we'll
as seven under that tonnage.
(Thc lo&sns 20 British shipping by
mine or submarine the previous week
comprised sixteen merchantmen OF 1900
tons or over and one under that ton
naEe.l
ROME. Dec. 12.--Italtan shipping
losses by mine or submarin" for the
week ending December s. were one
steamer os more than 1.50Q tons, one
steamer OF less than 1.50O tons. and
three small sailing vessels.
One steamer, damaged by torpedo.
was run ashore. Two vessels were at
hut ESCAPED.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
ANOTHER HUGE CREDIT
PRESENTED BY BRITISH

LONDON. Dec. l".--ln moving vote
Of credit uf J10. .400.n0n pounds in the
house Of commons Today. Andrew Bnnar
Law. chancellor OF tho eAcheQuer, An
nounced that the premier would not
speak on this subject. but void make
n special statement regarding the war
before tho Christmas holidays.
The chancellor said that when the last
ynt.. was moved on October 30. for 4n0.-
400 hho pounds. II was supposed that
this sum would meet the expenditure un-
I'll tho first week in January. That
had been realized and ii was now cs-
timntcd that credit would last until JAM
uary y. The average daily expenditure
for sixty three days proceeding pecem-
ber |. was G.7al hOO pounds. an excess
expnnditur" over III" budget estimate Of
l3H20 pounds daily.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13

Lieut.. John K. Richards, q. 8.
N, who gives the first survivors
story Of the sinking Of the de-
:utroyer Jacob Jones off the Eng
list coast is an Ironton, o. boy,
son Of former Attorney General
John X. Richards, who served In
tho Gov. Mckinley admiuistra-
t!on, l894-95.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
0H|D GOVERNOR OVERR|DE5 j. g..
AUTHORITY BY SELLING COAL TRAINS
COLUMBUS, O., Doc. l2.-

!. COLUMBUS, o., Doc. IL
Governor James N. Cox to-n1Eat
branded the agitation for coal for
the northweot, while Ohio "hter-
ally Was being starved to dea-h,'
as an "unspeaknblo outrage" de-
clartne he has discovered It was
a move to enable coal operators
to SGT prices higher than those
fixed by President Wilson under
the fuel control law.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
Seek Coal Prtcority.

WAStlGNf;TuN. Dec. lc.--Dirncior3 OF
':he National ''"al association r"present-
ing hitirlnUIS up" raturS. presented tc
.hc fuel Administrative today a. r-spl II
ton urging that an order be secured
from the president directing that i'm
,nedia,. prl"rity hc given tn" movement
x c;.al n"w .,r:';..I an ;he railroads. and
that for the neN. tais,y days prefer nc,
.u.: xivcn coal tIin"s In tn. distribution
II cars IT, the s.Xi"ut that may be neceS-
sary I" "prru'" tha mines at capacity.
Stocks OF '.""l thrr;Ignnut the country,
tie directors sail. uir"ar: are so low as
20 cauS.. acute suffering.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
I'D X
RrIEhAN ROBERT DUBOIS

R11lsuan Robert Dubois, Royal
r1ah Riflo1. Was made o German
priHonsr in tho carly days OF ths
war. Eo had experience for two
years and seven months OF snemy
prison camps, and has written o
thrill1ng story OF what happened
during that -tt1ne, leading up TO
his escape and safe return to Ire
land.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
Took . Chance

WASHINGTON. Doc. l2.-ConEress-
man Tinkham. by firing an italian gun
at the Austrian positions. has taken on
the status OF a non-comhatant attack
ing troops ana. according TO tho rules
OF war laid himself liable to execution
l,y the Austrians should he by any
chance fall into their hands. Under tho
laws Of war. a civilian may never en-
gage in hostllities.
The temper OF the German govern
ment toward such Incidents was plainly
displayed early in the war when orders
were issued to all German troops TO
promptly. execute any Americans found
flghtiMg with the British or French.
kThe orders described them aS with arms
ip their hands from a country with
which Germany was at peace.
The fact that war has been declared
docs not alter tho situation. and any
American found engaging in hostilities,
REGARDLESS Of his position in civil lifc
is regarded as "franc-tireur."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
ARGUING MEANS CASE.

IWNED!tN =. =, Doc. I-.-4 |NNnNcl
Cn, ~, Stai" and defense spent Seven
hours to-day arguing h"fnro the jury
I'm 'n:. ruSc uf (;rston L.! Means. charged
with thu. murder ~ Mrs :Maudc 4. king.
but when court adjourned Tonight ten
a,IGr.S SscS remained 10 i'r delivered. four
for ,h" prosecution ard six for the de-
!.uhant. 1t appeared that tho case
w":Ild uot go; Ia The jury bc:"r" Fridny.
nr,! probably not hy then lf difficult:
WAS experienced III agreeing on inStruc-
ti"nS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
Will Be AvsRHud

NEWARK. Ohio. Dec. ,1S.-Seeking to
nvenge tho denth Of their friond. Archie
j. Leedy, Of ihIs city. who. they be-
lIeve lost his life on the destroyer Jacob
Jones, fifteen Newark boys have en-
listd In the navy since yesterday morn.
ing. or this nu mber ten went in body
to GAINESVILLE aid enlisted. Others will
follow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
Rumania Arr1Stice.

| JASSY. Rumania. Monday. Dec. 10
| Official announcement was made today
! ot the signing of an armistice in ac-
| cordance with which husttlitles were
suspended at l0:3o p. m. yesterday. un-
I'll further notice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-13
MUST FURNISH ENGINES

WASHINGTON. Dec. Western,
lines were ordered hy tho railroad War;
Board today. to send east nnr hundr"!
locomotives tn aid in relieving traffic
congestion
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TO THE PUBLIC

The Inteligencer is pleased to announce
that:
House & Hermann are now established
at their new location - 1918 Market street,
The Hub building, ground floor
Former patrons or others desiring to
transact business, will be welcome.
=.
Remember the location
1918 MARKET STREET
HUB BUILDING - GROUND FLOOR
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Continued From Tuesday,
Tho Tell-Tals Stripes.

Much precaution Was taken that none
~ us bolted. did not trarel FAR with
~, some one Of the family In attend
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Snow Thursday and probably Friday.
Much colder Friday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-05
Has the Ideal Hen Been Found?

Anew York fancier and expert announces the
ideal American hen has been found. He describes
her markings, plumage, bearings, and other dis
tinguishing features and says she is the bird the
people OF this great country have longed for. How
ever, he leaves few specifications untouched,
and this will arouse some question among the
curious. First off, Johnny would like TO know if
she is all white meat" while dainty Marie may
wonder whether she has anything but wings.
Sturdy Bill will be interested in the "drumstick,"
while meek and subdned Henry would appreciate
information as to whether the ideal fowl has an
edible portion other than the neck. Then the de-
voices Of the "ycow-legged' variety have to be
convinced that their predictions have not been
ignored, for theirs is an established and almost
sanctihed institution and the farmers wife will
want to know something about her inclination to
set, and her propensity for scratching in newly
made garden beds, not to speak of her industry as
an egg manufacturer. In fact the ideal bird will
have to run considerable Of gauntlet before being
adopted by the nation at large as anything more
substantial than an ideal. While we are waiting
The Bee would like to call attention to the Ne
braska variety, of which more than one million
dozen answered the roll call last April and which
all summer long brought forth eggs and broods,
and added to the farmers wealth by several mil
lions Of dollars. The Nebraska hen may not be
ideal in structure, but she knows her business
thoroughly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-05
The Two Gubernatorial Messages.

Beyond indicating to the lawmakers the wide
range Of subjects pressing upon their attention,
the messages Of Nebraska's outgoing and incom-
ing governors are not calculated to stir up pub
lie excitement.
Governor Morehead confines his recommends
tons almost wholly to matters that have to do
with the machinery of transactng the states bus
mess, whose shortcomings his experience in
Office has enabled him to observe. Most Of these
items Of advice are to the point and would doubt
less promote efficiency and economy, but with
out his official propellng power behind they are
apt to strike snags or be sidetracked.
Governor Nevilles multitudinous recommen-
dations, on the other hand, go in greater part to
the prospective problem Of enforcing the pro-
hibition amendment which was at issue in the
recent election. The governor harbors the idea
that to make prohibition prohibit he must him
self be invested with arbitrary and unprecedented
powers and be bolstered by huge appropriation
of money to pay salaries--liberal ones, too-to
a small army OF officials His mind seems to
dwell most upon the distribution Of such newly
created patronage to prosecuting lawyers, well
fare inspectors, ferret detectives and analyticaly
pure chemists, not to omit the breath-smelling
brigade. We take it that, while the people of
Nebraska voted to put the saloon out Of business,
they did not vote to annhilate local self-govern-
ment nor to set up an autoeratic despot at the
state house.
Governor Neville also presents some bizarre
notions Of changes in the primary laws for try
ing further experiments instead Of adopting
methods proved eficacious in other states. His
proposed plan Of making nominations strikes US
thornp al ;~b
be charged to his unfamiliarity with the subject.
A few Of his specific recommendations. insofar
as they differ from or supplement those of his
predecessor, will merit separate discussion later
The one thing that stands out is the irreconcila-
BILE contradiction between the pledge and plea for
economy in public expenditures and the insistent
demand for almost unlimited funds for prohib-
ton law sleuthing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-05
what 10 Do with Our Gold.

Inflow Of gold, incident to the traffic in war
supplies, has reached point where its disposition
is engaging the serious attention Of fnanciers.
Up till now this gold has gone into the United
States treasury, or into private boards, Finan-
ciers see danger in this. because the surplus
that goes into the government Golfers remains
inactive. To remedy the situation it is proposed
that gold coming in hereafter shall Be put into
the federal banks supply, and thus kept availa-
Bile for use in business 1t is limited that this
reason, with others, Is responsible for the de-
termination Of the Federal Reserve board to es-
tablish branch in London where it may be
possible to handle the treasury notes against
which banks were warned few weeks ago. The
stream Of incoming gold is not expected to be
diminished by this action, but it is the hope of
bankers interested that it will be turned to better
public service
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-05
Stop, Look, Listen!
-Washinston Post.

Whether the safety first movement will ever
reach the point where there will be legislation
to compel persons to safeguard their own lives
is an interesting question raised by the recent
conference of the National Association of Rail
way commissioners. the American Automobile
association and the American Railway association.
The meeting had as its purpose the country
wide adoption of uniform system of signals
and other precautionary measures. 1t was pro-
posed, for instance, that one standard sign of
danger should be installed everywhere at grade
crossings, so as to be in plain view of the driver
of vehicle and so that it could be plainly read
at night by automobile headlights
The number of accidents at grade crossings
is still large enough to force respectful attention
to any remedies proposed, however, drastic they
the Spokesman of the railroads, the hrst provd-
ing that within 100 feet of the crossing automo-
bilcs should not proceed at rate OF speed
greater than ten miles an hour, and, second, that
motor cars should be brought to full stop not
less than ten feet from the nearest rail of the
crossing. Objection was made to the first sug-
gestion that it was unreasonable and would tend
to the maintenance of obnoxious speed traps at
such crossings, with resulting Inconvenience and
injustice to many motorists, in fact, exercising
all proper caution. The second was objected to
mainly that it was unreasonable to require motor
lists to stop at all crossings, since in many in
stances the tracks in either direction are visible
for such distances as to make stopping entirely
unnecessary.
1t was finally agreed that motorists should be
required to reduce speed and proceed cautiously
at all crossings and that the public service COM
missions of the several states should have the
power to determine the crossing at which stops
should be made, such full-stop crossings to be
designated by appropriate signs and that failure
Of motorist to stop at such to be prma facie
evidence that he had not proceeded cautiously in
making such crossing. This compromise prob
ably is the most sensible one that could be
adopted, but unless it brings the results desired,
reducing the grade crossing accidents to mini
mum. it might be well to apply even more string
ent remedies for the protection OF reckless motor
lists against their own folly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-05
SMILING LINES.

A young writer who has been rather IN
fortunate in the matter of sales recently
confded TO friend that he had at last
written something that he was sure would
be accepted by the very first magazine to
which IL was sent
You don't say exclaimed the friend.
interested, and what is IT."
"A check for years subscription. -
New York Times,
Rev. Charles H. Surgeons keen wit was
always based on sterling common sense.
One day he remarked to one Of his sons:
Can you tell me the reason why the lions
didn't eat Daniel?"
mo, sir Why was it?"
Because the most of him was backbone
and the rest was grit."-London Tit Bits.
You call that machine of yours a fliv-
ver?"
Yes" returned Mr.. Chuggins; and with
gasoline liable to rise in price at any
time my hardest problem is the high cost
Of flivving "-Washington Star.
Myrtle (relating)--And at an unguarded
moment Jack leaned over and kissed her.
Madge-Why, how stupid of him! l
thought he was always on the alert
Puck
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-05

Agent-sir it will pay you to look over
this wonderfully comprehensive encyclope-
da 1t has something about everything you
can possibly want to know about 1t will
pay you to buy it
Business Man-No. 1t wouldn't I've
son just come home from college.-Balti-
more American.
willis-That new baby of mine is the
smartest kid in the world.
Gillis-That's what they all say. You
can't prove it.
Willis-I sure can. II you don't be-
lieve me, just ask the kids mother and
randmothers.-Puck
Christmas comes but once a year"
You merely use that as an argument
to bankrupt me-" retorted her husband IF
It came twenty times a year you'd pay no
attention to it"-Louisville Courier journal.
Billy would lay the world at your feet,
but for one thing
Milly--And that is?
Billy-Some other people are using it
Judge
Whats that thing Eliza is playing on
the plano? 1t sounds like lot of cats on
the back fence
IT guess it's one of them o puss' things
she says they have at the concerts she goes
to,"-Baltimore American.