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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11

Anton lessen. a contractor. aged
81 years. died at the Seattle Ged.
cral hospital Thursday morning.
lie was injured Ia an automobile
accident last Saturday at Repub-
iican 81. and 2ist ave. Funeral
services viii be held under the
auspices OF the Danish brother.
hood. Sunday afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11
81 STUDENTS nIen

Five per cent q the student body
at tire Franklin high school at.
tanned a standing OF nj least -four
AS during the last quarter. and
have been placed on the honor roll.
The per cent comprises &C students
OF the school.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11

CHICAGO. May ii.--rour,ssn
carloads OF asropianes. hangers
and other aviation material viii ar.
rive In Chicago within the nert
ten days for the army school for
asiators which will be opened on
the Illinois Aero clubs field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11
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WANT POLICE TO AID

Federal officials asked co-opera.
ton OF the police Friday In chasing
down wireless stations said to be op.
Grating In various parts OF the city.
Recent legislation made II unlaw.
full for private individuals TO oper.
ate wireless apparatus. No ar.
rests had been made Friday morn.
ing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11

aroni, s5c, Stall 6. fresh-dressed
chickens. 22isc ID; veal roast. l5c
Id. Stall los. patent flour. saS0:
Hills Red Can coffee. sc 10. can;
bulk cocoa, 2ic ID. Stall l4s. new
green peas, I lbs. 25c; fresh picked
spinach. lbs. l5c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11
! Make Glasses
and Insure
Them Against
Breakage for
One Year

a high order Of optical service
and guaranteed GLASSES 10 the
people at prices they can afford to
pay. upstairs expenses.) More
than % years experience--nine
years in Seattle.
Or. c. T. kNOWLTON
Optometrist and Manufacturing
OpticIan
400 Northern Bank Building
Fourth and Pike
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11
PINE STREET

G. & L., hamburger. i4c: short
ribs. i2hc. Stall "a. Washington
creamy butter. t4c, milk, loc at;
coffee. lsc, Royal Grocery Co. An.
mex. spinach. lbs. Zoe; large her.
ring, for csc; pancake flour. l2o
pkg. Stalls IL. 9 seedless grape.
fruit, csc; 1916 English walnuts
t5c. Stall .. sauer kraut. Toe:
hominy. Toe at. Stall 30, mackerel
l5c and zoe each. large can red
salmon. zoe Stong's. 45c can
Hills red coffee, SIC: zoe bottle
old English sauce. l0c; &c can
Lob Cabin syrup. zoe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11

Members OF the sanitary division
OF the National Guard OF Washing.
ton are attending clinics and oper.
atione at the city hospitals. while
waiting for mobilization orders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11
How Anyone Cam THINK of
Neglecting Their Teeth
Ills More Than We Cam Understand

Your teeth are Without a doubt one
of the most Ualuabie things you
possess. Not only do they haze a great
deal to do Wifh your personal appear
ance, but your very health depends
on them to Uery large degree.
Science has noW established the fact
beyond any reasonable doubt that de-
cayed and decaying teeth are respon-
sibie for great number of ills Which
heretofore haUe been charged to other
causes.
In the first place, decayed teeth are almost
certain to result in badly impaired digestive
apparatus What is the result OF this Ask
your physician and he will tell you that bad
digestion is directly responsible for more human
ailments than almost any other one cause. You
see, the decayed teeth actually produce poisons
within themselves in the process of decayng.
You would naturally expect this just the same
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11
SOUTH END

Stall "a, Custer pears. can 15c:
Crisco. can 40c: Palm Olive soap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11

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First. Third.
San Francisco. $i3.00.si4.00 s 800
Los Angeles s20.00-$21.50 $3.50
San Diego .s22. 00-S23.5O $3.50
The steamer "CELILO," one Of
the MCCORMICK LINE Co.'S fast
liners. will sail saturday. May
18th, for Southern California ports.
Every convenience for passengers.
large outside staterooms, good
service and unsurpassed meals
Full particulars at
CITY TICKET OFFICE
100 Cherry St.-Phone Elliott 3436.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
NEWS EMBARGO
BY LANSING IS
STR|CTEST EVER

WASHINGTON. May S.-Secretary
, Lansing today followed up the state
department gag order which forbds
any other official there TO give infor-
nation to the public with a statement
that any other official who gave out
information conveying a criticism Of
the departments policies should be
dismissed
Secretary Lansing said he had for
hidden officials 10 talk with newspa-
per correspondents because he was
dissatisfied with having information
coming from many different channels
and perhaps from contrary points Of
view. He intended. he said. To cen
tralize all information, even as 10 de-
tails, in the newly created bureau Of
was given out by the bureau or by
himself. the secretary said. no infor-
nation would be allowed to reach the
public through the state department.
Secretary Lansing was pressed for
an instance of where information
harmful 10 the best interests OF the
country had thus been published. He
said that as yet no serious cuSes had
occurred. but he was very much
afraid that they would occur shortly.
Secretary Lansing stated that the
press would have to content ltSeii
with what tho bureau of foreign in
telligencr gives out. That bureau, he
said. would handle everything in the
international field. all subjects con-
nected with the war: in short, every
thing.
The bureau is manned by two ofTl-
cials. The chief OF the bureau IS
without newspaper experience and
his assistant has bcen in foreign fields,
Cuba, China and England. for several
years. The bureau also has the task
OF supplying American missions abroad
with Information. Under the new or
der state department official is pre-
vented from giving the public even
such information as that Of PERSONAL
ties Of distinguished foreigners who
come 10 the United States on mis-
sions. The news gaiherers arc cut
Off from communication with officials
actually handling the public business
and have access only 10 the officially
censored announcements Of the de-
nartmpnt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
ANOTHER DAY
Of ENTHUSIASM
OVER FRENCH

WITH. FRENCH WAR MISSION
MAY S.--On speedy journey from
southern Illinois, through Indiana and
Ohio. members Of Frances war mis-
sion today were given hearty vel
come al Trrre Haute. indianapolis
Richmond, Ind; urbana and Colum
bus. Ohio
. Every one Of the French guests of
the nation had fully recovered from
their unpleasant experience Of last
night when their special train was
wrecked near ArcOla. III. The party
sroday was in splendid spirits and en-
loved the agricultural scenes along
their way.
The dly OF ovalions and receptions
came 10 - close early this evening In
,Ohio's state capital. where the distin,
guiShed FrrnChm"n stopped for a
little more than an hour. arriving
shortly before six o'clock. Mayor
George J. Karb. state officials. mem,
bers of The chamber OF commerce and
United States array officers from the
Columbus barracks met the visitors
and escorted them 10 the state house
where rhry were presented TO Gov,
James NJ Cox and other state and city
officials.
Regular army troops. national guards
man and student cadets from ohio State
University nrt"'! aE "n escort. Tho city
WAS SHily G""'r:Lt"d with the tri-color
and In" Stars and Stripes.
immediately after 1hn reception in the
cuvrrnur'S "'iir.. Former Premier Niri-
am nadr Il short address In French
from L hastily constructed platform in
thc state house yard. and Marshal 1nffr"
Salut,,I H. response tn cries of 'lOnrc.
.luiir"," Tie Visiting party then return
"G Ia their Si"'riil train and resumed
. their "trip. eastward
Philadelphia Will rcCriv" IN" distin-
guishcd t'rsuv!Ilnam at 9 Z. m. tomorrow
and for iiv" ana one half hours they will
hr tn. Cr!"Sts nf that city. Originally
stops had he"u planned for Pittsburgh,
, Juhn%town. Altoona and Harrisburg. but
tho delay caused hv as, evenings wreck
caused change OF plans.
. The Visit To New York to which she
French commissioners have looked with
great anticipation. will be made rs or
iSInally planned and the entire program
Ia to be carried out. Tho party will
land AT the Battery at four-thirty p. M.
Wednesday,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
DANIELS SEES
SUCCESS IN SUB
REMEDY QUEST
Of |NvEY TORS
EXPERIMENTS PASS
PERIOD OF SUGGESTION
Declared Work of Foremost
Scientists IS Soon to
CrystalHe.

WASHINGTON, May Slope is
Frightening that American inventive
genius has found the road that may
lead to freedom Of the seas from Ger
man submarines,
A conference sof unusual Importance
was held tonight at the home OF Sec
retary Daniels. It was called in order
that high officials OF the navy might
go over with members of the naval
consulting board the experiments al
ready tried and those that are in
prospect.
They believe they are on the right
road Mr.. Daniels said. They be-
lieve they are going to, turn out some
thing that Is worth while. There will
be more experiments. Further than
that I do not care to say"
Other officials declared the scien-
fists were coming down to brass
tacks;" that the period of reaching
out after every suggestion was pass.
ing, and that definite crystallization
Of. the work upon which the foremost
American experts have concentrated
was certain to come soon-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
OFFER
AGAIN REJECTED
BY CONFEREES

WASHINGTON. D. G.. May S.
Two more conferences today on the
war army bill failed TO bring the Sen
ate and House committees together,
and adjournment was taken tonight.
with the prospects Of an agreement
still doubtful.
The big point Of difference still was
the Senate amendment TO permit
Colonel Roosevelt to take volunteer
expeditionary force to France.
The House conferees stood out
strongly against this amendment, and
the only hope for an agreement was
said to lie in the possibility OF the Sem
ate giving up on the point. In return
it was said the House conferees might
be willing to accept the age limit. 81
to q in the Senate bill. for those sub
ject to selective draft. in place Of the
q to 40 limit in the House measure.
Efforts tomorrow will center on
such a compromise. and if it cannot
be agreed upon. it is probable the bills
will be returned TO the two houses and
further instructions asked by the con-
ferees.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
SENATE WRESTLING
WITH EMBARGO ISSUE
Debate Marked by References
to Alleged Invisible
Government.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Four
hours Of debate behind closed doors
today failed to change the senate's
opinion of how the export embargo
section Of the administration espion-
age bill should be written, and ad-
journment was taken with the provi-
sion still in the broad terms adopted
last night, understood to be satisfac-
tory to the executive branch OF the
government
There VIII be further efforts to
modify the provision before the bill
reaches final vote. Senator La Fol-
lette's amendment to prohibit an en-
barge to nations consuming the ex-
ports and forbidding It's use for Co
ercion is pending. An amendment by
senator Cummins providing that the
embargo should not operate in viola
tion Of any treaty with a neutral was
beaten just before adjournment.
Most Of the time was taken up with
a discussion Of another motion by the
Iowa senator that the doors be opened
and the whole question be debated in
the open. After much debate, in
which there were references to "in-
visible government" and intimations
that the leaders proposed to put
through the whole measure, including
the press censorship section In Sc
cTet session, the motion was beaten
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
WILL PASS HOUSE
WITHIN A FEW DAYS
Flat Increase IN Tariff and
Free List Of Ten
Per Cent.

WASHINGTON. May S.--A war rev.
emile bill designed TO raise s1.S00.O0o,-
ON1 by taxation during the coming
year was approved finally in the house
ways and means committee late TO-
day by unanimous vote.
Chairman kirchin announced that
!the measure will be reported 10 The
house tomorrow. TO BE- brought up for
consideration Thursday. He thinks
il will be passed by the house without
political division within few days.
though there will be vigorous opDo-
sition 10 some features from both
Democrats and Republicans. In the
meantime the senate finance commit
tee will begin public hearings on ;he
bill Friday. with view 10 being
ready 10 report soon after the house
acts.
To bring the amount 10 be raised
up 10 the. desired total the house com.
mittee at loday's session wrote into
the bill 2 fiat increase Of 10 per cent
In all existing tariff duties and 10 Per
cent duties OH all articles now admit
ted free. all estimated To bring In
$40 200. 900. this more than doubling
the present tariff revenues. In addi-
1ion il was decided TO make all IN
come TAX increases retroactive. be-
ginning with the present calendar
year. Other taxes provided for would
become effective upon the signing OF
the bill.
The income tax increases. applying
10 both personal and corporation in
comes. are designed 10 produce $685.
900. 900 more than the present income
tax receipts.
Most of the new revenue will come
from the income, excess profits and
Inheritance taxes and additional tariff
duties. but the levies Of the bill would
reach into many other sources. Let
ter mail rates would be increased
from . 10 3 cents an ounce. and postal
cards from l to cents. while $4,000
600 would be added to charges against
newspapers under a new system based
upon the present parcel post zones.
Internal revenue taxes upon liquor
and tobacco would be materially in
(Continped on Pape Teul
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09

Burning

BOSTON, May S.-Thc steamer
Sebastian is on fire ten miles off
the Nantucket lightship. Another
steamer, belonging to a trans
Atlantic line, is standing along
side. This information was given
out. tonight at the navy yard,
where further details were with
held.
1t is believed that the vessel is
the British motor steamer Sebas-
tian, of 1916 tons, last reported at
New York on April 25.
NEW YORK. May s. - The motor
steamship Sebastian sailed from New
York Yesterday for Cardiff under the
command Of Captain Falconer. Her
home port is London and her man.
ayers Land & MacAndrew OF that
city. No information was available
here tonight as TO the size of her crew
or the nature Of her cargo.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
'BA[FOUR DECLARES THREE GREAT
.DE|NOCRAC|ES WILL CRUSH GERMAN
MENACE To WORLD CIVILIZATION

questionably will be made. | speak
with confidence about the issue Of this
/ great struggle-a confidence which is
redoubrd since you have thrown in
your lot" .,.
The submarine campaign presents a
grave situation just now, Mr.. Balfour
said, but more than one difficulty Of
like magnitude has been overcome"
| The war could not be won, he predict.
ed. by killing helpless women and chill
drcn. or by unwarranted attacks upon
ncutrals
Failure TO comprehend that the two
great E.ngIish-speaking peoples would
and could fight for an ideal he char
acterized as the great blunder which
would cost Germany the war.
Because we were unmilitary," he
continued, they jumped rashly to tbs.
conclusion, firstly. that we were afraid
10 fight, and secondly, that II we
fought We should be negligible quan.
Continued on Page 1Sn-)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
MILLIONS
U.S. Steel Takes $25,OOO,O0O
of Liberty Loan Bonds
Jones & Laughlin a Million.

NEW YORK. May 8.-The
United States Steel Corporation
will subscribe $25,000,000 to the
Liberty Loan, the largest single
subscription yet announced. Off,
cials Of the corporation, in making
known to-day intention to sub.
scribe for this amount. intimated
It probably would be increased by
an aggregate of subscriptions from
the employees.
This SIS 100000 is in addition to
the s5,000,000 already subscribed
for the governments recent issue
Of emergency certificates.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May g.
Announcement was made to-day
that the Jones & Laughlin Steel
Company, an important independ-
ent concern. had subscribed for
S1,000,0O0 to the Liberty Loan. An
estimate by the Pittsburgh Clear
ing House placed the total sub.
scriptions in the city at $50 .000c
900.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
War Revenue Bill Carrying $l,8OO,OOO,OOO Approved
By House Committee on Ways and Means, Unanimously "
TERRIBLE CHARGES
AGAINST GERMANS

BALTIMORE, Md, May g.
Frank P. Gibson, in charge Of tho
finances Of the American Relief
Clearing House in Paris from last
fall until two weeks ago. arrived
here today and declared that
Frances sufferings In addition to
her dead were 5000 men blinded
in battle, tuberculosis fostered
among non-combatants by thelr
German captors and the civilian
populations Of towns marshaled
and shot with tho mitraIIIeuse.
He declared that In Ham, in the
somme province, during one of
the German retreats the popula-
ton was ordered to assemble On
a hill. When they had assembled,
he said, the Germans turned the
ritraiIleuse on them. He said
his authority, Captain Charles
Sweeney. was on the scene three
hours later and talked to tho
wounded. Spite was the only rea-
son ascribed.
Mr.. Gibson said wonderful work
is being accomplished by Amerl-
can and French surgeons In max
ing OVER the faces Of men disflg-
ured in battle.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
BANK To
PAY DIVIDEND IN
LIBERTY BONDS

There Is another patriotic
wheeling idea" The first one
was the farm army plan OF the
Wheeling Commercial association.
And now comes the novel and pa
tTiotic action yesterday of the
board Of directors OF the Dollar
Savings and Trust company, West
Firginia's largest b-.Iking institu-
tlon, In declaring q special extra
dividend Of $4,000 to its stock
holders, payable on the glorious.
Fourth of July In United States
liberty loan bonds in lieu of the
actual cash.
The managers OF the bank be-
lere the liberty loan bonds merit
enthusiastic and liberal accept
ance by all American citizens
lar Savings and Trust company
and organizations with which it
is closely identified intend to sub
scribe literally TO the bonds, they
desire by this action taken Tues
day 10 make every ono Of the
banks stockholders subscriber.
They believe that likn action by
other banks and financial instltu-
tions Will ensure an enormous
subscription TO the bonds that
would not otherwise he made.
EX-tnlted States Senator \. B.
Scott. now Of Washington, d. c.,
4 former president and one Of the
founders of the bank, sat with the
board of directors and heartily
urged the action that WAS taken.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
The KaiSer'S Message
To Sultan Of Turke,

LONDON, May s. ST p. ma de,
spalch to Reuters Telegram Company
from Amsterdam. gives the reply of
Emperor William 10 recent congratu,
larions sent him by Ihc Sultan OF Tur,
key on the bravery of the German
troops Emperor William. in the
course Of his reply. said:
All eyes ar" turned TN the mighty
COntlict in tn" west, whore our enc.
mics. superior in numbers and male
rial, are seeking a drrision
Our brave troops are there accom-.
plishing deeds such a. never before
have been recorded in tho history Of
ali times and of all peoples. May the
Almighty also protect them in the fu,
tory"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
WINTER WHEAT .
OUTPUT GUT To
LOWEST FIGURE;
ALARM CAUSED
SHORTAGE FOR ALLIES
WITHOUT CURTAILMENTs
IOther Crop Conditions Are.
Declared by Houston to
Be Favorable.

WASHINGTON, May s. - Official
wheat crop estimates announced to-
day, show that with the world facing
a bread shortage, the United States.
unless 1t cuts its present consumption.
lprobably will produce only enough
wheat this year to supply its own;
population.
| partment Of agriculture on conditions
May !, put this country's winter
wheat yield at 366,000,000 bushels, the
smallest in thirteen years. There will
| be no estimate Of spring wheat acre.
| age until July, but with crop OF
|250,000,0O0 bushels. which is higher
i than the average, this country would
grow this year total Of only 616,-.
| 100000 bushels. The normal Amert-
can consumption with seed require
ments is put at slightly more than
| I600,000,000 bushels.
The estimated production this year
! of 366,000,000 bushels Of winter wheat
falls 116,000.000 bushels short of last
years crop and 3S,000,000 below that,
of 1915, a bumper crop. -
Reserve Stocks Low.
Reserve stocks this year are said to
be lower than at any previous time
at this season. The visible supply ID.
put now at 30,000.000 bushels, with q
somewhat larger invisible stock. The
lowest visible stocks ever reported In
the United States were 100000 on
July ], two years ago. When harvest
ing Of the new crop begins in July
Of this year it is estimated that the
reserve will be even lower than that:
The allies. wheat requirements for
the coming year are put at 500,000,0 900
bushels as a minimum. The United
States will be asked to supply more
than half that amount.
Wheat crops in other parts of the
world are poor. The Argentine crop
failed, and home consumption will re.
quire the entire yield. Canada's pro-,
duction is confined chiefly 10 spring
crop Of normally about 200,000,G 600 :
bushels, most OF which is available
for export. -;
Houston Optimistic. NJ;
In a statement accompanying its re- :
port today the agriculture department:
declared that although the winter,
wheat crop condition is the poorest
on record, crop conditions otherwise
are favorable.
The department is making every eff.
fort 10 educate the American people
10 a greater use Of corn meal for
bread. Corn is Americas big CROP,
but except in the south it never has
supplanted wheat for bread Depart
ment officials believe America must
turn 70 corn TO release wheat for ship
ment abroad if tho allies are TO be
fed and Germany is 10 be defeated.
Herbert c. Hoover. chairman of the
food committee Of The council of ma
tional defense, who is strongly in
favor of moro limited use of wheat
in this country, appeared before the
senate agriculture committee today
and urged A separate department Of
Continued on Page Ten.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-09
PROBE SENSATIONAL STORY OF
AMERICAN SHIPS SUPPLYING TIE
GERMAN ], BOATS IN ATLANTIC

WASHINGTON, May S.-rersistent
rumors Of German submarines in the
South Atlantic were given additional
color today when it was disclosed that
government investigating agencies are
running down a story that fr"ighters
of the American Transatlantic com
pany, flying the American tag. have
carried supplies 10 sea for C-boats.
Officials would not 90 into details.
but it was assumed the report prompt
ing the investigation probably caule
from members Of tn" crew Of ihe
steamer Ma7itOwnc, quoted in news
dispatches from Porto Rico today as
charging that tn" Man!tewoc and
other Transatlantic company vessels
had transshipped 10 German submar-
sibles at sea quantities OF food ADJ
fuel smugg!ed out Of New York.
Both the navy department and the
department Of justice have taken a
hand 10 the Investigation.
In many quarters the inclination
vas to regard the report as merely