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Knights of Columbus.

The third degree OF the order will
be exemplified this afternoon at
O'Clock under direction of State Dep
uty Leo A. Rover, to a class of fifty
candidates. The first and second de-
grees were exemplified on Friday
evening,
The five councils in this Jurisdiction
are waging an active campaign TO
raise their pro rata share of the mil
lion-dollar war fund of the knights
of Columbus.
The excursion to Chesapeake Beach.
under the auspices of Washington
Chapter, was a success financially and
socially for the knights of Columbus.
The boosters of the Columbus Coun-
try Club held a meeting at the
knights OF Columbus hall Wednesday
evening and completed arrangements
for the entertainment of the Chicago
knights and their friends who will
arrive at Union Station Monday even
ing. July 16.
The Knights OF Columbus Dramatic
Club will entertain guests with a cab
aret show on Tuesday evening. There
will be dancing from 1870 until IL p.
m. George O'Connor will entertain
guests with favorite songs.
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Royal Arcanum.
Councils meeting on wednesd

Councils meeting on Wednesday
evening next are:
Municipal. in Northeast Masonic
Temple, Eighth and F streets
northeast; Francis Scott Key. in
Potomac Bank Building, NJ street
and Wisconsin avenue, George
town.
Grand Regent c. ]. James ad-
dressed National Council at its
meeting Monday evening in Pythian
Temple on the relief work of the
order in the District, and an
nounced plans for a joint meeting
of all the councils in this city in
November next to celebrate Char
ter Day. calling attention to his
special prize offer. Supreme Rep
resentative Edwin A. Mess gave an
account of the proceedings of the
Supreme Council at its session,
which he attended in Boston, Mass.
Guy F. Allen was elected collec-
tor, vice NJ. Barlow Mercer, who
resigned on account Of i'll health.
Mr.. Mercer is now a major in the
Reserve Corps of the army, and is
stationed at Fort Bayard, n. Mex.
George NJ. Evans was elected
treasurer and C. D. Tedrow filled
the station of warden. Past Re-
gent F. w. White was master of
ceremonies and Deputy Grand Re-
gent John l. Cox. of Francis Scott
Key Council, spoke briefly on coun-
Gil and individual visitations.
Regent Perry Cleveland appoint
ed Past Regent r. N. Donaldson
and ]. D. Free a committee to visit
sick members.
Past Grand Regent E. B. Eynon
spoke of the effect of the war upon
the work of the order.
Oriental Council at it's meeting
Tuesday evening. in Old Masonic
Temple. completed it's arrange
ments for the annual excursion to
Marshall Hall. Saturday, July IA.
Walter b. Hill. chairman of the
excursion committee, appointed
chairmen of subcommittee as fol-
lows: Baseball, William T. Moon;
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bowling. ]. D. C. Koogle; races, ].
Edward Swaine; music, Henry Bod
dis; ice and lemonade, Corbin
Birch; pingpong and water polo
william H. Duffy; tennis. v. P.
Dooley; finance. r. z. Logan. Re-
ports were made by H. ]. Davies,
chairman of the publicity commit
tee. and George w. Smith, chair
man of the auditing committee. Short
talks were given by Supreme Repre-
sentative Edwin A. Mess, Past Grand
Regent J. Ed Swaine. and Past Re-
gents H. c. Tegeler and w. H. Duffy.
Among others present were ]. H.
Grubb. E. G. King, ]. Davidson, II.
w. Wayland, c. A. Evard, G. w.
Birch, and William Parsely.
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two Invitations witnessed by Thomas
Ryan. president of District of Co
lumbia Cabinet. accompanied by his
subordinate officers. Much routine
business was transacted and all
present highly enjoyed the occasion.
Interior Council at its regular
meeting held. Wednesday evening in
Pythian Temple enjoyed a visit and
address from J. Harry Jones, vice
president Of the cabinet. There were
large number of visitors and men,
bers present and much routine busi-
ness was transacted.
Fraternal Council, with Ross z.
Pollock, president. in. the chair. held
its regular meeting on Thursday
evening. Two applicants were ini-
tiated and one application received.
At the Potomac Savings Bank Hall
Friday evening Georgetown Council
held its regular meeting. George
W. Offutt, jr., president. presiding,
Much routine business was trans
acted.
Columbia Council, at Its regular
monthly meeting held in Pythian
Temple Friday evening, initiated
three new members and received sew
eral applications. which were refer
red to the investigation committee.
The excursion committee of the
Hospital Bed Association met Tues
day evening at headquarters to COM
plete arrangements for the excursion
TO be given TO Marshall Hall July n.
John Z. Hogan. chairman of the ath-
letic committee, has received many
valuable prizes for the events.
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committee, reported that the tickets
were selling fast.
Anacostia Tent, No. Z, had a we'll
attended meeting last Monday night,
and an official visit from the District
deputy supreme commander.
Mrs. r. A. Estep and daughter, wife
Of the record keeper of Anacostia
Tent. is visiting in New Jersy.
F. A. Warfield. one of the Oldest
members of National Tent, No. /, is
i'll at his home. in Tenth street south
east
Brightwood Tent, NO. 5. is at work,
says Benz. r. Detwiler. its record
keeper.
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Prof. f. c. Titus, in an address,
states that light is a much better
cure for disease than a hot-water bag
or poultice. He says that when rays
Of light fall on the skin some are ar
rested by one layer of skin, and some
by another. while some are not stop
ped until they have penetrated the
subcutaneous tissues. When the light
is thus arrested it produces radiant
heat. which has a higher penetrating
power than conYocation heat, such as
generated by poultices. etc. Radiant
heat penetrates two inches or more,
while convection heat is excited prin-
cipally on the surface.
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National Union.

Monday-Potomac Council. No. 5s. and Cen.
trail Council, No. 2ls.
0l.
wednesday-Treasury Council No. 30: Post
office Department Council. No. sol; Congress
sional Council No. SOC, and Mount Vernon
Council. No. S9l.
Thursisy-Nationsl Council, No. 20.
Saturday-Joseph Henry Council, No. T, and
Census Council. No. 1924.
Pressmen's Council met in Eagles
Hall Monday evening. There were
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voluntary cooperation and support of
fraternal organizations of the United
States in the matter of food conser-
walton.
From reports received from the sew
eral tribes in this city for the six
months ending June 30. 1917, an in
crease in membership Is shown.
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French Girls Put to Shame
|. In German-C ConqueredLand

came in constantly TO look them over.
The sign was of course regsroeo as
an official invitation. The girls lived
at bay, terror stricken. with their
backs to the wall.
Presently another medical exam
ination-revolting. indecent. obscene.
The victims meet again on the pub
lie square, trembling with anger,
white with shame. They dare not
look at one another: dare not cues
ton one another. Slowly. by unfre-
quented paths. so as TO meet no one.
they return 10 the house where they
i've
Three Of the companions Of
fvonne X. sob desparingiy.
We were catalogued as good for
anything" Cbonnes a tout) These
young girls. YvOnne explains. had
heard too many stories since the in
vasion, TO be ignorant Of the meaning
OF those words. They knew. among
other things that when a woman has
been possessed by a German. IL q
child Is born, a son is sent 10 Ger
many TO be brought up as a soldier,
while a daughter is left TO its moth
err
Lsshed ~ They SPEAK.
They are made TO labor in the
fields, though they have never done
such work before. Each group of
fleld-workers is under the direction Of
German reservist In some cases,
IL the girls 50 much as say a word TO
one another while at work, they are
lashed on the face. In other cases,
as at Antheny. the soldier in charge
selects one whom he fancies and tries
TO force her to submit TO his lust, by
giving her tasks utterly beyond her
strength, by merciless blows, by
every form OF persecution, while pur-
suing her with STAINLESS proposals.
I'm other cases. the Germans pur-
posely mix prostitutes with honest
girls. When protests are made, the
Germans reply, Don't make such a
fuss. You are French. and all alike"
ut would just as readily be You are
Americans and all alilSe'D.
Are Finally Deportsd.
In some cases, evidently in hope OF
corrupting them. the Germans place
deported Frenchmen in the same house
as these deported girls. Constantly.
girls living alone in a house are re-
quired to lodge German troops.
Half starved. sleeping little and
badly from. nervous terror, worn out
by ceaseless fear and grief. the girls
soon reach a point OF exhaustion.
whether because they were as use
less in the fields as for immoral pur-
poses, or whether their friends in Lille
managed IL tor them, IS out Of s.noo
deportees finally were sent back 10
Lille. Yvonne x was among
them"
These recent Lille deportatio.-- -.-e
merely an incident in an endless. and
still continued series OF unspeaksble
infamies, not the acts OF irresponsible
individuals, but the predetermined, de-
liberate and sustained policy OF ma
ton. carried out by its authorized rep
resentstives."
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why we are at war" one of q
series of war papers issued by the
war committee of the Chapel of the
Comforter. gives a most graphic
description of some of the discom-
forts and indignities practIced
upon unfortunate girls by the Ger
mans.
In the Revue des Deux Mondes
for June Is, 1917, there is an arti-
Gle by Madame II. Celarie, entitled
''Emmenees en- esclavage pour cul-
tiver la terre: Journal d. une de-
portee," which ought to be read in
terms of what would certainly hap
pen to the young girls of any
American city. such as New York,
Providence. Albany, or Washington.
II the allies were worsted in the
war.
The paper quotes the experiences
of an unmarried girl of Lille, in
Northern France-a deeply religious
giri-belonging to one of the best
middle-class families, correspond
ing to the family of a clerk in an
American bank. The girl Is de-
scribed as Yvonne X
Home Broken Inte.
The Girl was asleep in bed. There
was a loud knock at the front door.
The girls mother answers II. Ger
man soldiers brush past her and
burst into the girls bedroom. Get
up and dress. The officer will be
here in a minute. You are to leave
in twenty minutes. TO cultivate the
fields in another part OF conquered
France"
The girls mother protests; is rough
ly silenced. The girl is marched of
under armed escort Other German
soldiers, outside. remark: 'Ach!
You've caught a pretty one"
"Yvonne X is herded with a
number of other girls and with some
men. The girls are OF all classes.
servants. upper class, middle class,
nearly all of them members of a par
ticular Parish In Lille. Some are as
young as eighteen. Yvonne is thirty.
Several hundred OF them are marched
through the streets. Fathers, moth
ers, witness their departure. frantic
with rage, or in dumb agony. The
girls are pushed into cattle trucks.
They travel all night, German soldiers
in each truck with them. Next day
they arrive in the Ardennes. They
are made to pass one by one into
an empty house, there to be inspect
ed. stripped naked, by a German medi-
cal offlcer. This outrage drives some
of the girls to such determined. des-
perate protest that those later in line
are treated less indecently.
Lived In Terror.
Assigned to different French vii
lagos in the Ardennes. the girls fnd
TO their horror that the Germans have
announced them as women of evil
life, and that the inhabitants natu-
rally are unwilling to receive them.
On the door of the empty house in
which the group with Yvonne Y
was domiciled, the Germans fastened
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Are Finally Deported.

These recent Lille deportatio.-- -.e
merely an incident in an endless. and
still continued series OF unspeaksbls
infamies, not the acts OF irresponsible
individuals, but the predetermined. de-
liberate and sustained policy Of ma
ton. carried out by its authorized rep
resentatives."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-23
PYthian Sisters Are
For Control Of Food

Special Dispatch To the Intelligence.
KlNGWOOD. w. Va, June 99.-The
most widely attended Pythian, Sister
convention held for ten years closed
here at one o'clock this morning.
Representatives were present from
Harrison. Mononeaia. Taylor and
Preston counties. composing the sec
ond Pythian district. All but two
Temples were represented. Miss Mil
lie Evans of Fairmnnt. presided. Ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of Nesta
Temple Of KingwoOd, was delivered
by Grace Orr Montgomery. Response
was made by Mrs. Alice Miller of Fair
mont.
Law committee with Mary L. George
of Moragtnown, as chairman. reported
bylaws making The organization per
mancnt. meetings 10 be held quarterly
Report WAS adopted and next cnnren'
ton will be held nj Rcayrsvillr.
AT afternoon session Grand Chief
Emam Mckim Of ParkerSburS. pre-
sided and conducted Il round table al
which time questions Of law and pro
cedure were disposed of.
Samuel Il. Montgomery. grand keep
err of records and seal, delivered the
address of the day OH Pythian Patriot
ism. II was said to be the best effort
Mr.. Montgomery ever made here
An unofficial vote showed over
whelming sentiment in favor of food
control. Grand Chief McKim said il
would be tragedy if the government
continued 10 allow food gamblers 10
profit at the expense of fathers and
mothers who were giving Their sons 10
the war
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", Y, j. HAS GREAT
BASKETBALL CARD
INCLUDES BIG TRIP IN EAST,
PLAYING CORNELL, COLGATE
AND SYRACUSE.
Army Has Offered 1ig Guarantee for
Game at West Point During the
Holiday Season
,,.c,,I Dispaich to tho In,ollisencsr.

speci,l Dispatch TO tho IntplliScncer.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. June &c
II would appear from the success that
has been attending the efforts of the
management of athletics at West Nir-
giuia uni, ersity in arranging basket
ball schedule for next winter that prac-
ticully all the institutions with which
w. V. l.. has been competing In tho
past as vel! rs some others Of the most
prominent educational institutions IN
the country expect 10 70 right ahead
with their athletic proErams for l9l7-lS
Just as President Wilson and authorl-
ties in the war department have ad-
vised.
The schedule away from home will
call for games with Pittsburgh. Wash
inEton and jefferson and Marietta on
successive nights, the dates being jan
uary 10. II and L.. In the week or
February 1928 an extended trip Into
the east will be taken. On which Ii has
been definitely arranged to play Ru;-
gers. Lafayette. Lchigh. Cornell. Col
gate and Syracuse on successive nights.
On Friday and Saturday. March ]. and
. Wesleyan and Davis-Elklns will be
played on their home floors and a
third game to decide tho series II nee
cssary will bc played with Wesleyan at
Fairmont on March 6. Tho Army has
offered a large guarantee for game
at West Point during the Christmas va
cation.
The home schedule. as stated. has
not been definitely arranged. but il is
certain that the University OF Fits
burrt Marietta, Wesleyan. DaVis-El-
kins and perhaps WASHINGTON and Lee.
I.ehich and Allegheny colleges will play
here.
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Of COAL
AND NE TAILS To
Be CONTROLLED

WARRINGTON. June 22.-1noulry
into production. prices and transports
ton Of coal. steel. copper and other hnslc
materials over which government super
vision may be proposed during the war
was decided upon today by the senate
Interstate commerce committee. Ihcse
will he the first subjects taken up next
Tuesday.
Chairman SewlBnds explained that as
present Legislation ContemplHteS control
only OF food. the committee will con-
slider whether such control VIII DO cH-
tended TO coal. Iron. steel. their products
and other raw materials az well as their
transportation.
Senator Newlands issued the follow
ing statement regarding the proposed
investigation:
The abnorma, conditions created by
the war have disturbed price Levers
which had hitherto been adjusted by
competition. It has been demonstrated
that competition was nowcrleSs to keep
prices Of the basic materials AT the nor
ral level: that tho result Of tho law OF
supply and demand had been that an
enormous demand had been prccipitatcd
upon a limited supply and that thus
there was no limit to which the prices
might soar
I'm such conditions II was necessary
that thor" should be some governmental
action covering not simply railway ma
terial and supplies. the effect OF the IN
crease OF which was Ia raise the rates.
Of transportation, and not only coal, but
all the basic materials which constituted
the very neceSSarics Of production.
"Producers may rest assured that no
action will he taken which would injurc
or impair their industries. hut only such
action as would prevent abnormal prices
arising from m abnormal demand.
A meeting Of coal producers from all
parts OF the country will he held here
Tuesday under the auspices Of the COM
mittec on coal production of the Council
Of National Defense. The problem or
bringing abou. n decrease In coal prices
to the consumer and means tC he adopt
ed for further facilitating large deliver
les for military and naval use will he
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tn All Whom /, May Concern:
The Board " Review and Equalization ~ Or"
l'uuuty will meet In the Jury Room II! the Circuit
I'uurt In the court House Of ohio COUNTY III Wheel
Ing West Virginia for the purpose Il! examining and
reviewing the Land and Personal Pn'vcrty Hooks as
returned rs the assessor for tho year 1917.
The Hoard will mrcL fnr organization. cie. on
Thursday Luy the ith. 1917. and the several Maris.
tr-sl Iis,rcts will 10 considered In the following
order:
Washington n!stric; Monday Luly O. 1917. at .
o'clock a. M
Madison District TUESDAY July 10Th 1871. at 9
o'clock h. NJ.
clay District, Wednesday. July llh. 1911. al Q
O'Clock n. III.
rnion district rhurs,sy July 18th. 1915 a: .
O'Clock a. m.
Center District Friday. july 18th. ial7. at Q
3 o'clock q. III.
Webster District Saturday. July iith. 1917. at .
uclock a.
Ritchic Observation-Disclosures July 18th 1917. at Q
. O'Clock a. III.
RichlAnd District TUESDAY July Il. 1917. at Q
urInrk a. IN.
Liberty Wednesday. July is 49,. At Q
orlurk n.
Tri4delphin District THURSDAY. July 10Th. 49,. at
Q o'clock \.
BOARD OF REVIEW AND Eor AIIzATTnN
ny JOHN X. WELLS.
je.l6-.3 5O.r7 FL. 0ffico ,'lerk,
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NO SERIOUS DELAY
IN CONSTRUCTION
OF Is CANTONMENTS


WASHINGTON, June 22.-There
ton Of the 16 cantonments for the ma.
tioal army, Secretary Baker said to-
day, and all Of the establishments
probably will be ready about Septem-
her /, the tentative date con sidered
for summoning TO the colOrs the first
$4,000 men. The process Of select
ing the men. the secretary indicated,
probably will be set in motion early in
July.
Regulations for the exemption and
selection processes have been pre-
pared and will be made publiCn next
week. President Wilson is understood
to have approved the general scheme
worked out by the war department TO
secure fair and unself1sh application
of the law through local officials.
Minor notifications are being made
but the plans will be complete in a
few days.
Machinery for the great task of con-
SIructing the Is environments also rs
Virtually complete. and in some cases
actual physical preparations have be-
gun. Most of the contracts have been
let, army officers have been detiled to
oversee construction. and under an
order published today the engineer
units Of The National Guard Of 10
states will be mustered into the fedora!
service Immediately TO aid in tcchnl-
cal features OF the work.
At each cantonment. II was an
nounced To-Day, all construction opera
lions will be undr direction Of a con-
strucling quartermaSter. Seven OF the
men designed for these posts are reg
ular army men and the othetr nine
are successful civilian engineers who
have htcn commissioned as majors in
the QuaIIermaSirrs' reserve corps.
Captain Wa:d Dabney will have
supervision Of Inc construction OF the
ChillicothG cantoCmnnt.
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BANKRUPTCY NOTICE

Cned States n America. Northern District II WcS
Virginia. IS:
In the United States District Court in and f,T said
District
In the matter Of j. T.. Powell and +. F. Powell.
uartncrs as !. J.. Powell tx SIM. bankrupt "" Az
In bankruptcy. Petition for Discharge
To the Honorable Aston e. Dart"n. judge NJ the
District Iulrt n the United States for tn" North
rn District Of West Virginia:
J. f. Powell and y. +. Powell; partners AS ]. F..
runril & Son. NJ McMr'hcn. in the County 81 Mar.
shall and STATE 81 West Virginia In said District.
rr.rrtfuy represents that the 2Oth dar ~ Friru
sry last pa,t they wrIp Aly a'ljuGecd hSnkrut' TN
der tho acts OF Congress relating Ia bankruptcy that
they harh duly surrrntrrri all their property and
rights N property and have fully complied with all the
troretnrIts ~ Said acts snd Of orcrs or tho court
tn,whIng their bankruptcy.
yyh,pfnr, they pray that they may BE- derreed hy
rhs t,,,lrt 10 hare 4 fmil discharge from all debts
rrornhIc against their estates under said bankrupt
arts. except such debts Z" arc excepted by Inv from
such discharge.
dated this 10Th day Of Juno. A. n. lali.'
l. T. POWELL AND r. =. POWELL. PARTNERS.
As ]. Z. POWELL SuN. linSrups.
Ry j. l.. Powell.
Order Of NotIoo Thereon.
Northern District II West Virginia. SIS:
On this 18th day ni June. 4. D.. l?l'- m reading
the foregoing petition. II Is
Ordered by tho Court that hearing he had hron
tho same on the 10th day Of July. A d. 1917. before
said Court at Wheeling Ia said district. Al ten O'Clock
in thu aud TINT notice thereof Do ruhiihed
!u the Wheeling lntelliGencer newspaper printed In
sHId District and that all known creditors and other
SrSons IN interest Rpponr At the said time and
place and show cause. IL any the! nave why Tho
rHvrr OF the said petition should not IN GRANTED.
And IL Is further ordered ny tho Court that tho
rlprk shall send ,y mall to oil known creditors cces
W sold petition and this order addressed 10 them At
their pacrS NJ residence as stated
Witncs. the Honorable AlStnn q. DAYTON. Judge Of
tho ,nid Court and the seal thereof at Wheeling In
A, rng lunA 4