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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-19
CampShermanSidelights
By F. r. WARD, intelligence Staff Correspondent

lodged insurance men. laughed al
their statistics. and told them that h.
was as sound as dollar: that annual
premiums would. for many years. b" a
waste OF money.
When tho whirlwini government
insurance campaign opened here PR
'vate Slack held ont He was II fatal
list, t0rpedoeS or bullets would noi
harm him. he thought. unless his np'
pointed time had arrived.
Then the soldier was stricken with
dread pneumonia. At first i was a
hard cold. he thought. and even whcn
me was removed To the base hospital,
pale and weak. he declined the oppoT-
Ituuity to take out q Sl0.0no policy on
the payment Of $685. for one month
something that no insurance company
in the world would have offered for Il
premium q thousand times its size.
As the surgeons and physicians bat
tied with the disease, ami Private
Slack neared the end Of his second
week in the hospital. officers tool;
charge OF the insurance end Of the
case.
\ lawyer lieutenant in Private
Stacks compauy-Nrst Lieutenant NJ.
EW. Lanham. Grafton, W. Ea.--AS
sumed command Of the situation. anu
Private Slack became a policyholder IN
The maximum amount allowed by me
government. Private Slack was prop
ped up in bed and he subscribed us
mark to the insurance apnlIcauon:, :,
Fifteen hours later Private SLACK
oassed into the great beyond.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-19
cARE1EssNEss DISCLOSED.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lS.--lnr"SHfA-
..on ~ rho Or. ~ tn" wharf OF thi
depot n Fort EeWarN
Terminal. N,w Jersey. last January ="
hv a Department "f juSti"" agent an" Il
military commission disclose" Sr"NS
car.lesSness on the part az IN" '""'ra',
tors engaged m Iii" CONSTRUCTED" O.
~. wharf. on which tito blaze started.
,h, d.rartuucn, Cf justic" aI'no'n"rn 90
night. Til. fro was caused by san"
aud cinder driving apparatus ana n"' T.!
enemy agents. rs had been suGs"stc"'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-19
or Cleveland. He Guarantees simple
Home Treatment Given without
the knowledge Of tho
D1uker.

Cleveland. 0.--Nn wifi" mas right 70
let her husband drink: for alcoholism is
disease. and a drwnkard Is sick man.
says Druggist Brown. Of Cleveland 4
woman can cure this disaasH-stop a
drinking husband In few weeks for
half what he would spend on liquor III
The same time Thu, hRhi; can be broken
and .ha disease cured. Thousands. or
cases prove Il and every community has
its reformed drunknrd. Druggist Brown
habit IL ut its beginning. Left 10 run
its course. II will deadon the fine sensi-
blliues OF tho man you love. Begin
with the hrst Whit OF liquor on his
breath. but do not despair IL he has al
ready zone from bad TO worse until he
has become a rum-soakAd sot.
Druggist Brown knows the curse OF
strong drink for he htmselt has been Il
victim. \ loving sister. without his
knowledge or consent. rescued him from
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IL improving.

4 letter writtNn on the 10Th nay oI
January was received February - hy
q friend in this city from corporal j.
". IIuGglnS. now In the N"rthfi"lh m'N-
tary. hospital at birmingham. E-nGlHnd.
recovering from wounds IN" S"SsInS
received III IN" trenches in France. vi IT,
lGuggins states III the letter thal He -
able 10 ST, up IL little AMI IS improving.
tIa eynccts to recover from his wounds
aud when Sufficiently cpnvalrSc"nt wiil
return 20 the United States. This Is
encouraging news |" his relatives ana
friends in this city. VIII" recently he'ld
IF his Injuries received in the waI, ana
they mop" he will entirely recover from
their Ill effects.
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McMechen Briefs.

MFG -,]yI" ll"InphIIi. ms rN'uHn"f
from Nnund @vi!l". wh"r" sill" s1rD; soy
oral days with friends and relatives.
Al the meeting Of MrM"Ch"u lodge
No. lAt. knights nf ryIhiae - hr !i"If
TINS evening IN III. lodE" quarters In f|'f
MrM"rhrn building. thr fit;r-fourth m
njvcrsary OF the founding ~ the ord",
will II" celebrated An appropriate pro-
gram has h""n arranged FOR the ocra
sion
Mr. Wayman. r. & n. engineer. who Is
confined n. III" Glendale hospital TAX
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-19
FEEL 1OO2b BETTER
BY MORNING TRY IT!

stipated and full OF cold Why don't
roU Get boN NJ Cascarets from the
drug store now" Eat one or two TO-
nigh; and enjoy The incest. cert!"st
liver and bowel cleansing YOU ever
experienced. You will wake up feel
inc IT and fine. CaSCa-ctS never
grippe or bother you all the NEXT day
like calomel. salts and pills They
&C; gently bu; thoroughly. Mothers
should give cross. sick. bilious or f"-
verish children a whole Cascarct auE
time. They are harmless and children
love them.
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peJrikv Porter.

George r. "Fewiky" Porter Of tn"
Fourth ward has announced himself as
= candidate for the office t.: cht"r vt
notice Of the city 81 Welishurs Mr..
porter was 4 candidate for The n"minA-
ton a year ago. hui was defeated In n
close race by Joseph f.. Combs. Hc ~
a painter and we'll known ihr"urh"ut
IN" city. and Is eSprc>;iiy we'll km"wn
in the Fourth ward.
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Paw Knows Everything.

Willi"--raw. what country had tn:
first mail carriers"
l'aw-Th"y had them, over In Europe
hundreds II years ago. my son. They
wore known as knights. and they wore
armnr. Now finish your lesson ard don t
bother me.
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lecture cGur: Viii IT, Tuesday evening.
March -! when col i:aiu. ON" If TN"
best orators on tho Platform. VIII All ar.
He has appeared - Times at 'c"nn
t;ruv". New .I..rsrr. and a. Toronto i
IigI!"~ etc Hear H!'u
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Get a 10 Cent Box Of
"CasCaretS" for Your
Liver and Bowels.

TONIGHT sure. Remove he iiT"c
snd bowel poison which IS keep ing
pour head dizzy. your tongue coa'ed'
breath offensive aud stomach sour,
Don't stay bilious. sick. headachy. con
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CAMP SHERMAN, Ohio. Feb. IS
Soldier and officer members OF the
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity held a ban
cuet at the Red Cross community
house last night. presided over by Ma
tor j. L. Cochrun. assistant division
adjutant.
Members OF the West Virginia Uni
verstry chapter were: Lieut.. N. ".
1anham. Grafton; Lieut.. Wiltord 30
cher, Moundsville: Lieut.. James Tier
ney, Clarksburg: Lieut.. Dan Dawson
Huntington. and Il. Y. Wllmo'h' ri,
ksns: Sprig Miller. Tempo Alta. anG
Frank Ice. Fairmont. The last three
are training in the Third of1cerS
training camp
Private Donald Slack. Oberitn. TOOK
out a $4,000 government insurance
policy while dying Of pneumonia al ue
base hospital. II vas announced 10
day. His sister, Miss Lillian SlacN'
oberlin, was named beneficiary.
Private Stack had not believed IN
Insurance. During private life he had
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-19

Lien. George Row. Wheeling. enter
tanned his wife and her SISTER Miss
Julie Flolton. over the weekend
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-19

Lieut.. Wright HuguS, Wheeling has
heen appointed assistant In the person
al Office. which has charge o; III" III.
,Iivtdual records Of each man IN camp.
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Sllerrartl Briefs.

An Hii day meeting ~: 80" Pheasant
i'm ladies Aid society VIII h" held IN
/ -. VI. T.. pHrSnna.:" h"r" III "Wednesday
M nl"ml"rS ar. urged Ia II" present.
Misses Muh"llr FAtton and Roman"
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c. L. S. c.

strenuous ans III ran'? li!".
""'nr.Uuti: wishes him w"il.
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"Brenlin"

will last three times as long,
because it is unbreakable.
BRFNLIN window shade
cloth is a close woven. I'M
filed material that always
hangs straight - never says
will not get cracks or
wrinkles - and is not IN
.jurcd by moisture or damp
ness. -
That's why Brcnlin is
used in most public build
ings. local instances being
Wheeling Public Schools,
where we have installed
BrcnIin Window Shades.
Phone for samples Of the.
various culors. and if de-
sired we will be glad to have
our representative call and
quote prices.
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Coffield
Motor W. asher

The New Cofficld has Il
larger and more, powerful
motor, that runs on less
water PRESSURE.
II does the work more
thoroughly and in less time
because the large motor
gives the daSher a more com
plrtc turn.
$3.50 Cash - Credit $500
The regular CoffirId
Motor Washer, which has
established Il reputation for
itself through the years "t
efficient service II has rem
drrcd in many homes, now
sells for
$3.50 Cash - Credit $3.50
This smaller motor Will
satisfy, whcr" the pressure
is good and when thc.tub is
not overloaded with clothes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
PLAZA

Many a glad heart there will be in Bridgeport when 1t is passed around that the management of the Plaza theater has secured a return date on Victor Hugos great classic master piece, Les Miserables" in which Will liam Farnum is starred in the role fo Jean Valjean.
 Some few weeks ago this gigantic ten-act triumph that cost William Fox nearly three-quarters of a million dol lars to produce was given inaugural showing at the Plaza, but three days was not enough time to give the thou sands who wanted to see it. Ever since the manager has been l trying to arrange a return booking and here it is tomorrow night with a ten to one bet in its favor for pack ing that little playhouse as 1t was never packed before at both the six and eight o'clock show.
 This afternoon and this evening of fer the last chances local theater geers will have of seeing "Pershing' Crusaders" at the Plaza, If you haven't already seen it, be assured that it's too good to miss.
 With 1t today are Roatfni and Bar rette in "Mariucia Going Up," one ot the prettiest little singing and comedy novelties we have ever staged; Jim my'' Pagan, the noted song composer now connected with the Browning gur department of the Remington Arms | William Cutty, the artistic pianologist and Ward and Barton.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
BIRTHDAY OF
 RUMANIA'S RULER

Ferdinand, King of Roumania, who succeeded to the throne in Oc- tober, 1914, will celebrate his 53rd birthday today, having been born on August 24, 1887. He is the nephew of the late King Carol, the Hohen- zollern prince who was elected to the Rumanian throne about half cen tury ago. King Carol was a scion of the house of Hohenzollern-S -Sigmar- ingen, and was supposed to be the real head of the Hohenzollern family. It Is said that the desire of Rumania to enter the war on the side of the Allies so upset the old king that it killed him. It is known that he had signed a personal treaty with the Kaiser pIedging the support of Rumania in case of war, But the people and statesman of the Kingdom would hear of no such alliance, and cast their lot with the Allies. It was only because of the treachery of the former Russian court cabel that Ru- mania was forced to suffer the sad plight in which she now finds herself. The Rumanians have a great senti- mental attachment for France, and are deciples of French culture, man. ners and literature. They are ex- tremely proud of their descent from the ancient Romans.
 King Ferdinand, the present ruler of what is left of Rumania, married in 1893, Princess Marie of Saxe-Co- burg and Gotha, and they have six l children. Their first born, Prince Charles, is heir to the throne and Is now in his 18th year. Queen Marie is extremely English in her ways and with good reason, for she is the daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edin- | burgh, son of Queen Victoria, who succeeded to the Teuton throne o1
 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She wa: reared almost entirely in England, fol which she retains a deep affection
 She is one of the most beautiful o1
 royal women, and a talented writer a!
 we'll, in which respect she is said tC
 be the equal of Queen. Carmen Sylva
 her mother-in-law, who was noted
 author. During the choleRa epidemic 1 which followed the first Balkan wa, Queen Marie spent several months il
 the uniform of a nurse, ministerin. to the sick and dying
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
AIR MAIL SERVICE
 PARIS TOLONDON

Paris, Aug. 24.---Cables from Amer ica describing the institution of an aerial mail service between New York, Philadelphia and Washington have led to the revelation that a reg ular service has been in fo1ce between Paris and London for a year and a half. This service has been conducted by the military authorities and has been used only for official messages and documents
 Captain Pierron, a French army aviator. was the sole pilot until a few days ago when he met with a fatal accident in making a landing. He had made over a hundred trips be- tween the two capitals, each voyage taking about three hours, at an aver. age rate of 75 miles an hour. The distance covered between Paris ant London was about 230 miles, the dis. tance between New York and Wash. ington.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
GREAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
 BASED ON U. s. CONSTITUTION

called into the field. The whiskey tax was not profitable, however, and a tax was then levied upon wider range of commodities including car riages, certain spirits, snuff, sugar and the incomes from auction sales.
 Direct taxation was proposed in 1749 and four years later the, first di- rect tax was imposed upon all dwell ing houses and lands and upon slaves between the ages of twelve and fifty. The amount apportioned among the several states was '$2, 100000 calculat- ed to fall as follows: Upon houses, $1 : 315,o00; lands, $457,00o: slaves $228,000. The tax did not operate &C., cerding to the estimates made before it's passage and payments were SC tardily made that at the end of three years much of the tax still remained unpaid.
 However, the government on the whole, made a successful beginning with taxation, and while economic de- velopment was backward, the popula- ton was not compact enough and the expense of collecting taxes was great there was no longer reason to feal that the excise duties would be 8 des, potic invasion of a subjects liberties The people were beginning to realize the necessity of adequate support ol the central government and the lessor was learned none too soon. The clouds of war had begun to gatheI and the American people were agair facing the necessity of meeting those emergencies which war brings witl | 1t.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
lllIIIIIIlIIlnIIIIllEiIIIiIIlIilIIllilsillllI LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTE BOOK
The Park Ave. News.
By ZEE PAPE


 Weather. Free oR charge. Spoarts. Last Thersday Sam Cross brole his own record for keeping his eyes open without winking them, do- ing 1t for one mlnnit and IS seconds on Puds Slmkinses frunt steps in the presents of Benny Potts, Artie Alix- ander and others, the others being Skinny Martin, Sid Hunt and Leroy 6hooster.
 Intristing Packs about Intristing People. Wen asked wat hes going to he wen he grows up, Lew Davis sed he aint decided yet but he thinks he As better at giving Instructions than wat he is at doing things.
 sissiety. MT. Sid Hunt went to Ispend the aftirnoon at his ants house last Sunday, ony nobody wasent home, 50 he came back and spent 1t on Benny Pettses Erunt steps. HOW NICE.
 Ponae by Skinny Martin.
 dogs met each
 And made a few remarks
 By wagging their tales in back ci
 them.
 And barking in frunt with theil
 baxks.
 For Sale. Colored plckture witt hts arms crossed of Napoleon on g Shorse with snow erround. Price, eentS or less. See Ed Wernick. (Av- verGizemlnk.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
Conservation of
 Wool Recommended

Conservation of clothing is becom- ing more and more important as America gets her stride in the great world war. In a conference at the food departments office it was stated that the wool from twenty sheep Is required to clothe a soldier for a year. It was also pointed out that in the United States there are barely ten sheep for each soldier of an army Of five million men, to say nothing of the wool supply required for the other ninety-f1ve million of our population. There are not enough sheep in Con necticut to clothe a single regiment.
 The extreme emergency of the wool problem has made 1t necessary for clothing conservation to take it's place beside food conservation on the programs of the extension and the farm bureaus" said M. H.. J. Baker. Next winter the demonstration agents will devote a part of their time in in- structing groups of women in the re- novation and remodeling of clothing in order that the supply of new wool may be saved for use in the army. Wool Is so scarce and high priced that all woolen clothing may we'll be treas l ured. It is a fairly simple matter l to make over Woolen skirts and shirts 1 and other garments into warm winter clothes for the children. Oftentimes a little ingenuity in remodeling will prolong the life of a garment for old | CT people.
 l The demonstration agents connect ed with several of the county farm bureaus are already developing thi; work. Ltchf1eld county announce: that Miss Angelita Slocum has volun
 teered her services to give lessons 1T the renovation of clothing in Winsted Clothing conservation work has al ready been carried on for sometime
 in New Britain by Miss J. B. Metcalfe
 demonstration agent of the Hartfort
 County League; and similar work haI
 been undertaken by Miss Clara B
 Ketcham, home demonstration agen
 for Middlesex county.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
POLES

A last opportunity Is presented to- day at the Poli theatre for real and true enjoyment of entertainment in the form of vaudeville and phetoplay deluxe.
 Never equalled the great Asahi troupe of Japanese mystics offer in box, in flag and in water tricks the Hnattainable. Their act is backed by the most gorgeous colorings and their performance finished in the utmost respect.
 Never in the history of vaudeville have four colored entertainers com bined in such a harmony quartet as do the -Four Harmony Kings" This quartet which has sprung into popu- larity over night is without doubt the greatest of all singing acts since the Empire City was in its prime, In addition there is a melodious note that nc other similar aggregation has had.
 On the screen Harry Carey per forms the daring and the dextereus on horseback and with the rife and the pistol. The Scarlet Drop" Is a story of Civil War days centuring about the South with action in Mis- souri, To say that 1t displays the sen- 1 sational and the hair raising is to tput the truth mildly.
 Hearst news also will offer continuation of the official govern ment reviewed motion photography of the advance of the Allies on the Western front and in Russia l Kimberly and Page, in their new act Spring is Calling" offer a sketch that is both artistic and filled with 1 comic situations.
 Garfield and Smith, a funny pair are the latest class takers from ] Broadway, They have all the nov 1 city of the Rialto and are booked for the live wires here, Chick and Chick. let, comedy tramp btcyclist and a beautiful girl who rides with extreme I grace and does some daring stunts will give the most exceptional in com. edy and trick cycling.
 Tomorrow the big sphotoplay and concert program for the evening in. clpdes some of the worlds best pho. tography and photoplay, D, W. Grif f1th's Hearts of the World" biggel and better than Birth of a Nation, comes to Polls on Sept. 15 for ar
 eight days run.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
FAKIRS AND FAIRS

The nrvt great raAr to be held an nually In England vas the St. Bartholomew Fair in London, which was founded in the middle of the swefrth century and was finally abol- Ashed stxty-three years ago, This fair, held annually on St. Bartholo- nnew's Day, the twenty-fourth of August, was the forerunner of all those cheap and gaudy amusement re- sorts which now flourish in all cfvi- pzed countries, or did before the war, The shownaen of Bartholomew's Falr were the fathers of Fakirs, Original ly started under religious. auspices, and designed for the exchange of goods, Bartholomew Fair soon devel- oped into a pleasure fair, impure and simple Minstrels, testers animal performances and wrestling matches were originally the amusement flea lures, but later the fair assumed the i appearance of a crude Coney Island
 The period of the fair was extended to fourteen days, so that the fakirs could take a greater advantage of the xSillible public, Most of the shows were frauds of the most bare-faced 1 variety, but those who ran them knew
 before Barnum expressed it tha
 there Is one born every minute"
 Yo,,asddaIf u7JIsop dz factS in Wash
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
DEPTH BLAST KILLS
 ON U. S. S. ORI7ABA

Washington, Aug. 24-Explosion Of a depth charge on board the U. S. S. Orizaba at sea August r killed Lieu tenent- William Price Will laimson and three enlisted men and wounded Commander R. D. White and eighteen men.
 A report on the accident reaching the Navy Department yesterday shows that tenant-Commander William son, who was executive officer, was killed instantly and that Command CT White, the commanding officer, had his jaw broken and a knee cap fractured. The sailors who lost thei- lives were:
 Samuel T. Lambert oiler, Riverside N. J.; Frank J. Mayer, baker, Cinci1- nati; Arthur K. Baird, seaman, Pitts burgh.
 Commander Williemson's widow lives at 280 Madison avenue, New York city.
 Major General Henry P. Mccain, new commander at Camp Devens, as- stunned his duties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
EMPIRE

Gladys Bpockwell and an all star cast of well known players will be seen at the Empire theatre this after noon and evening in the superlative dramatic masterplay, Birds of Prey.'
 Tomorrow (sunday) evening, Mon day and Tuesday: Demille feature subject, "Old Wives for New" a new sort of dramatic production produced under the personal supervision of the master special 'The Whispering Chorus"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
WEST END

''The Warrior" in seven acts fea- turing the giant hero of "Cabiria," is the feature attraction today matinee and night at the West End theatre on State street, near Clinton avenue. Under the Stars,,' last of Benjamin Chapin's 'son of Democracy series will also. be shown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
TODAYS WANTS

NEW YORK corporation having high grade desirable property situ, ated in New York City, wants rep resentatives talking Italian, Polish, Hungarian to sell our New York City home sites in this city. At tractive prices, big commissions, Further particulars Farm and Home Corporation, West S4th Street New York City, a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24
MINE COAL ON
 BASEBALL FIELDS

That the anthracite industry is taking every available means to in- crease output can be best understood when 1t is known that Hill Top. Park. a baseball ground in Shenandoah. has
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24

been taken over for coal mining. Two big steam shovels were put to work stripping the diamond which is ex- pected to yield thousands of tons of high grade anthracite. The other ball lot there is now a. timber bank Unless operating companies find another site, the outdoor sports will be doomed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24

Gordon sarre, former baseball play CT, now in France, threw a grenade 215 feet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24

More than 50 petitions were filed in one day in Chicago to have Teutonic names changed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-24

She Salvation Army campaign in Chicago netted $417, 900.