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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-14
GORGE IS
ZOO MILES LONG
! REACHES FROM PARKERsRURG TC
PITTSBURGH WITH FEW IN
TERMITTENT SPACES.
Will Be very Disastrous Breakup IN
All Probability, Is Fear OF
Rivernen.

with 10 EurgrS Of greater or less ~
tent IN tn" upper ohm river between
IrttShurEn and l'ark"rShurE. n distance
Of two h;I-ldrcd mills rIVcrm"n arc
Inuklug forward L. th" probability ~
the must disastrous brrak-Gp IN Tn" h'S-
,urv Of StcamhraliuE GA western Wht"rS'
The only chance Uf ar'rtlnE great loss
uf floating property when tn: t." E"''
cut Is in the possibility of th'r" hr!iS
II period ni warm Weather Tor Il "c'N
or longer before tn" ihlw or rain brings
the. rise that Will carry out th' EF'''
masses If ice NOW "l"ssinE III" stream
almost unintcrruptculH.
The frs, gorge below Pittsburgh us
that AT RrIlnnt.S Island. Next Is the
one nj Browns Island. just ah"r" St"n-
h"uvill" Both of th"S" G"rGcS ar" 81
great extent. ami form 4 serious rn"nii"'.
rh" longest and m"St dangerous E"rS'
in the upper river. h"w"v"r. IL tn" on"
starting ut th" McMcch"n dam. seven
iu!!rS below Wh"cliu@. ana extending
past this city up thu river I" W"lIShurG.
II distance If abuut Twenty-Five" miles.
AZ kllnrS bar four miles above tlHr-
in.ton, there is another E0rS", hut l. Is
only three or four miles In irnE:S.
still! another ~ Grape Island Just ah"v"
St Narys. il NJ about tn" sam" length.
From 81 Nar?S to t'arkrFS'uVE NJ i'"h'
-. Liza" lIocktnEpnrt. th"r. IL II gorge
that extends nearly tu ParkcrShurC.
Farther down the river there arr
cthrr SorGrS hut none Of such extent
ana ta1,gcr rs thoS" on the upper
rra,.hrS of tho river.
Steamboat m"n ar" making desperate
efforts tn pr"par" steamers md wharf
boats and other floating craft: for the
coming run Of ice. hut that the passing
Of the ice will he with ronside IA bic
losses Is almost inevitable
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Deuo,ts Do Not Agree

Iu%rn*, Ian. i%--rhc RUSSIAN a.
conn; if iir session nf III" r"a'" con-
frrrrr,. q: ii:":t-l.it"Tsk shows II con-
.iI"raNl. ..Hritnr" from IN" GERMAN
.r%!u:, !r."~riIItr"d by III" Wolff Eur
:. SATURDAY. The Russian version
;.,..;,i.r., Il" l:us<inu delegates rs act
irr thrni::hnu, With more than Has-
,,r!nr rather an a'tunl ""rFicti"ii'--
,hat IT," ';"'Iran '!rl"Eat"S var" Fir-
,unllr agents; AZ III" military ami an
I.>utinniSt H:,I;p$. ON" passage III
'Tr,,2;v'a ..rc"riI Which, TIC Wolff Bur
ga; "mitS follows.
"rhr sincerity Of vTr aspirations for
p.ar. ar" :uftIri"u'Iy proved by ""r
n;:itr,!" regarding ;hc ire" RICH, If Dc
.clnrtn-nt .f Finland. Arm"nit and TX
:.,;,,n rh" other :idc has only 1"
show an analaE"uH attitude" regarding
~" rrxinue "rrUricl by it,
I:.r.rriu; {" an Early pert If Trot2kys
.;.,...,.l. IT." German vcr%iun speaks "r Il
certain telegram, about which :; says
Iha. Tru:1ky Expressed regrets. I'''
l.u-.inn .rr.;iu:, says n"ih::rt: about re-
.rc.s. hut INTRODUCES. = :.""E rhSsAE"
..ss..rtinC ihat III" German viewpoint
regarding r..-'"Iunicd territories Is ii'f"-
Iy :rat IN" will nr IN" peel" should t"'
r..rlac"d ~ tn" Will If II privileged
rrn,,u Snmr the close is n pasSaG':
which, tl,.. German Version gives thus;
."rh" Russian government. however,
wrr," nj ilr bead "f lis program i
world l,"u..r Thu hrrnl "ynpnth!"S 81
TN" I:u$~i:,n r""rl" for III" p""pl"s OF
tn" allies strengthen It III its desire l"
attain IN" sr""d"*t peace based "n un-
Outstanding among tn" peoples.
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Serinns at Naw York

NEW YORK. Jan. l2.--Almo$t COM
plete disruption az industrial activity
within 81 hours because Of the (u"l
shortage threatened New York tonight
with the return az zero weather. Once
more the harhur * Ch"krd with i"" and
tho task Of bringing coal from the New
Jersey terminals. which alr"ndy has
taxed the resources Of railroad officials
to tho utmost presented S'tll tn"r"
desperate menace.
After n meeting held today IN tn" Of
rcc Of A r. Smith. assistant director
general IL railroads. attended hy fur:
ADMINISTRATORS and leading coal dealers
Of the city. a. H. WiGgln. state fuel
administrator. declared that the situa-
ton is 50 serious II is possihl" many
industries will h. forced by tomorrow
night to close for lack Of fuel.
Strenuous efforts ar" being mads. II"
asserted I" keep hospitals. publ" utlli-
tea and all other necessary hIIldinES
and industries supplied. R""nurs" In
:. card system ar tho aTp"rtoning ar
seal H.; :u"I mdnli:I*i ra:"rS did nat mp
pear T,rnh,hia h added. rcl!au"" h"!ni;
placed ut,ru coal dealers I" "H'Ial'ze DIS
t!lhuti"li.
rh" chief discussion a: tn" meeting
was tn. sI,Ua;I.n -; terminals and In
The h? -h"r. u"auS having been ""HSlh-
cred %; getting .."nl frntn tn" cars I"
harg"S. Mr. WIIriu said II" referred
t. conditions as having rra"h"d n
.'.r:s;S" nwiug :" which nd"!Snh!llrr of
having soldiers used f"r rliS work hhi
'.lrnadv hrnr discussed between Nh.
Smith and pir"'.t"r-t;"u"rai N"Nd"". Ho
snid /; was NOR" 'hrr likely th" y r""tnr-
general would TAX ny III" suh""r with
s,,r.;nr.. - War I:rk"-
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.C0LD WAVE IS
RELENTING HERE
TurRMoMHrERs SHOWED THE
READING THIS MORNING AT q
O'CLOCK AS - ABOVE.
Street Car Service Is Better, ana IL IL
Thought tho Cold "aVe hHo
Loosened It's Grip on wheeling

Tho cold wave which held Wheeling
and The Ohio valley L: - grasp Sa'"r
day and yesterday was relrntinH ana
last night nj midnight :h" thermometer
ut the Steal hridg. showed 2""Ff.'
and nt o'clock had gone up I" -
similar rises we're noted nj tho otheE
bridges and nj tho suspension bridge
IL, nrlnck it was reported ihe 'h"r-
mom"t"r rcnd Is nb"vc
Miss BESSIE f'nrSyihc. III" W"a'hr'
fur"ca%icr "T this vicinity. stated last
evening the r"ldrst II had b""h SUNDAY
morning was about below. The hlEh-
EST for n: day WAS i above. and al
Y A. M. 1t Registered Ever: zero. ~ :
o'clock last evening IT showed Il Tra"-
ing Of ii above.
The government; weather prediction
FOR tho uhin valley "AS warmer Win
snow Monday and Tuesday.
The. storm whIrh hit Wh""iinE rT!"h!
night and Saturday morning was INC
most severe IA MAN. gears. ~ p!a'rH
near here the Thermometer shove" ROC
ords ms low as II below.
wheeling was crippled in every way
hy m. storm. Street ar service WIS
haa =. i, was ilnr"ssihlc Tor tic crews
.n h,ndl.. the cars. and ali church scrV-
ICES Yesterday morning wer" poorly AZ
,rndnd owing !" tn" sever" weather.
Waiting ruuns for st"cri cars we're
crowded at all times.
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I POLISH BOYS
ON WAY To WAR
SEVENTEEN YOUNG MEN WHO
HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR
POLISH ARMY SERVICE
LEAVE TODAY.
VIII GO From Here to Pittsburgh, ana
Thence 20 Camp Niagara-Pa
rnde This Afternoon

; THIS afternoon 4: $50 O'clock. over
! tho Pennsylvania ra!l-onh Ia FittsburSh.
: VIII Z" seventies patriotic Follsh
! ;uung men, who have giT"n their scrT-
fees to the Polish army now serving
"sn,nrwhcrn in France" in d"tcns" III
frcrdn:n These seventeen young men
arr riInsn who hava been accepted II the
3 local Fetish recruiting Office al Forty
sixth and Eott streets by Lieutenant
steven Hoffman,. the "iiic"r III
: charge.
The youug Iucn VIII" arc leaving Will
; l,. given IL royal farewell. Al nine
.,,.clncIS thry viii ne given special com
inuniun at the 81. I.audislaus church.
and Il, noon they Will be Gir"n Il faro
we'll dinner ny tho ladies' OF that Hirin-
ty at tho Polish hall. parad" MI!
be staged 10 III" depot. where The young
r,"u Will he bll s.odsPced by their many
! friends.
The vnuna nrn were h0nUren last "v~
! "ning with i grcNt patriotic criHorht'"n
, $; IN" Foolish hall. Or. T. y. Star2ynSki.
. = i.cH;"II": colonel of the Polish army
who is touring; this country I" stimulate
interest In recruiting. WAS tho principal
speaker. His address WAS 4 fitting tri-
tut" "a ;!i. hr"th"rS nf n" ln"n mere
: VITO arc now lighting for liberty. /. NJ.
! t.. Sui!."r of S;"Ib"nvllle. wa% another
: S;"r.th"r. Following thu sp'"Chr.S Ir"N-
! in: I:r;ul"S - IA" amp "Hr" Sa"Wn'
Z s::uIvin-; "r"n", -: Wheeling boys now
. IA training NJ camp Niagara. on Lake
! Eric rh" twenty-five boys VIII" ""r"
: sent away several wc-hS ago. N" ""W
: N training with battalion tIr"". a. III"
: rumr. l'ur'u@ the services last """rinE
: thmr!ns "rr'CStra rendered. program
. "I ,nusI'a! ri:S .inc!udIn% IN" Polish ma
. iI"nIl hymn and 9TH" star SranEI"d
, Eaunrr.
The Young men Sn!1E Today arr
! ihuS,. wh" have been. accepted ~ tn
! <uh.SiniiuuS ii tn" wheeling "It'r' al
M"nmnSrh. harrisburg. Adcna. ''hi", ami
! Il .,ul,.nNIil,.
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D1nge" Of Fire.
Se1vire Resumed.

rl[tIAI'i1I'ii1N IHu '%.--''" S:"rr'''
.r-:a ..,..i,.. ~ T." !'"unST!"nnin ~ 49,
road 'rntii .:,::'H"n I'"iT'. TO- tirr::". G'@-
.,n-.iu..-l 80. -. 'rin" h'''''I';';'' 80 "''''r'
y, ~" ,.i.".il. -" '. w1S rH"''''''' '''-"ir -
Ss'h Ii dcpn:iur" !r":H NV York -
-. ,'i"v"iari .r'r"~'Nnai' -''i'f';i-;" 49,
rr..s railroad 80, '"ls boy" "rl"'inr"l
Iu->-nrrrw III" fn'' srh"''it" viii !"
operated and 'i"k":" Ill 10 sold f-"m
Nrw N";:. ri.j'n,!"lp!',' "rI 1t"rtrd!-
A.. ,.itirr "'Irl>"' 20 "lIrht l"'IvS.
ITi'h -" r"ii"Srt!"n -; ra.*'nE"T
train S"-v','" :" t'hirp,;'' TIL 'rHO" 1""'H-
t;..u "r r,nils wa l." resumed. hi:: ~
prr%S SrrTir" for all points h"i"""'i
Irflehurrn and 'hi"aG". "l w" For
Wavr" r"u'e. will r"utn:i" "nd"T IN
"r1imrg" ur'n weather CONDITIONS ina
pr""".
Tin, I'll tram ."rvir" b.: w""r Pitts
h':rrh. rhiInd"ip':iR ami New York city
with lin" rxr"ptiNn "f thnS" "f liz"
tilr",!eh lnsS"nG"r trims. whirH W."
/ :.uui;li"G. waS "ir.rat"d h':' with IN
usuAl delays IL Ir""i cases !:"tw"''n
Sow York. Philadelphia and Washing
top t,rIl S"h"dul" vas represented w,'h
sumo hrihy :" ~ trims
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BOSTON. Ian. la.--Th" sr"rt!iig mp
Of coal trains and III" r"lras" ni hArgrS
from bloodhound harhnrS as 4 result al
tho warm weather which prevailed fer
several days Tn' tn las night. have up
rrcrinhlr Improved III" incl situation
In this city but th"r" Is u" Immediate
prospect ~ p"-InIu"iit relief. Thu ar
rival ~ 10000 tons ~ anthrarit" rnal
yesterday enabled dealers L" c"v"r tn"
bottoms ~ their h!ns IN preparations !r-
ia" great demand assured during IN"
u"xt c"w days from houS'hnld-rs VII.
for s:"!no t:ni-. hav" hHd ih"ir coal dnIrd
niil t. ;hrtn In small lo's Ranging Grn',l
lGh pounds t. hal; = ton. li"r'.Iut, -
h!tum nous coal nrr "'iil wholly .i:,h'.-
QTa;" Or III" 'i""hE az public. business
and industrial huIdinr...
som" 81 n" pjhil" >,'h""is VIII h. re-
. Opened tomorrow after Il vacation siHc.'
three days hc:or" thrrS'rnS.
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MINCO MERCHANT IS
SLAIN BY BLACKHANDER

NIHc;b Jt'NrTlnN. -. Jan. l5.-
,fi,hacl pivnrlu. wealthy Italian
r,.r,har, VA murdered III his st"r"
I,>, night at .:%n "rl"cN. \ n!aA I'M
i;nown 10 him rur.r IN hi4 plat" az nus
nrss and demanded $l.""" IL CASH IN
varlr refused ii" Request. "h'T'"l'"
the stranger, wN" i thought |" Ne i
lIackhnnd agent. N:"d Il hulI"i irui" l."
pis,ol into :h. ;huom"n Of tn" ;:'Hr'ha !1,'
Thr shu; attracted III" police VIII"
.,,und p,varln in - dying .'"naiii"n. n"
,,,;,,r,J MAN va rushed :" inr ''hi'
riLI,.r hospital =! Sr"uh""Hi'!". n"' IL.
,,irJ = few minutes AFTER r"a'hihG tH"'
place. ,..,,...,,,,. v,s mr.
Frank I.arnr!d" ii F"'!eES"rr WAS II
rested as - SUSPECT.
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SUPPLY COAL
Continued From First PageJ


treated alika III all thu eastern states
and fuel administrators will hr asked
L. observe the general rules to bc drawn
Production Goes Up.
Production OF bitunIinuus coal IN the
first week q; January returned almost
To tn" level of curly December before
tn, severe Weather hogan I" impede
operations 'rh" av"rag" dali? produce
ton WAS ! 81. .Grh tons ac"nr!inE 10 the
United States geological survey. Pro-
du.tiou Of hce-hive COX" amounted q
5ia 900 ,,1lS Losses IN tn" anthracite
industry w"r" larger than IN either soft
coal nr cox. tho week : shipments
amounting to only @I.511 cars.
General improvement In working ron
ditinns was reported from Illinois. In
diana. Ohio. Pcunsy lvaria. West Nir.
gi-iia and kcnturky. IL Virginia. Ala
bana, Iowa ArknnSas and III" Nest N!r'
ginia paul:tndl" losses 'iu" I" lnhr:
shortage increased.
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Nucr C100lv Tnoi.

!tt-ETINGTrN. ". Va. Jan. IA.
II. Land. deputy fU"! administrator for
tue principal fields az southern West
Virginia today notified operators III his
territory that prompt steps must he
taken t. supply fuel for certain sections
Of phin and Michigan wh"r" tho short
age has become acute. telegram from
Fuel Administrator Garfield I" Mr.. Land
today said there arc several commune
ties in the two states entirely without
coal. Shipments to other points west on
rnpt c,r;l to public utilities and hi-pro-
duct plants wall he discontinued for the
next ten days as a relief measure Mr.
Land said tonight.
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NO RESULTS
Continued From First Page.)

Berlin Is reported by the l.Okal AnzeiGeF
composed az Field Marshal Won finder
hurg, General Won Ludcndnrff. the
{ 'rnwn Prime. and other German leaders
Relations with Russia probably "h he
i,r most important subject discussed.
FRINGE Alexander Won li",":li".r. IN"
:,ns long held liberaf views ana "a''
among the German representatives. 'ht
the racifist congress in Switzeriann'
,xprcsscs The belle: tiat should the Ger
mans as people rid themselves OF
the fxnrl id"a that America entered inc
war only for >"liish and material inter-
ISIS. prcsidcn; Wilson's new message
can BECOME Il way toward peace.
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The German Version

AMSTERDAM. Ian. 13.-Thc report
~, ,hc Nrlrf Hurr:uI tn" German semi
official news agency. Oh SATURDAY ne
lihcrnti"ns mt thn l;rrs;-l-it""sk peace
conference. says that At the opening OF
,h,. sitting Count fZrrnin. IN. HuslFo-
HUNGARIAN foreign minister. announced
,h,, IN. Central powers recognized the
t.krainr Delegation as IAN independent
Delegation representing the rEFaihc
rrnuhlir" but lha, formal recognition
of th, rkraluian rcpuhli" rs an ind"-
rrrdrnt etntr would hc reserved f"r the
rnarc treaty. ,..
n Trn,zky. the Bulsirvihi iore'HH
minister. followed CUNT rZ"rnin say
INK that such conflicts as had "Ecurrr"
Lriwc.n the Russian government ana
m. Ukrainr have had II" connection
with the question Of the Srlf-detcrnlia-
rinu nf III" Ukraine. concerning when
there. Is no room for conflict between
;h.. tw" sister republics.
u Hrluhnwysrh. the tkrainlan sec
,rtarv q: state. accepted inc slale-
urutS nf Count IZ"rnin and VI. Jrot"h! :.
and announced TINT his Delegates wouIa
r,r,;..;i,.I. in the peace negotiations
on ih"t basis
t,,cr i'm th. session IN" delegates
,tis,rnssrd the German claim that the
pussiun wireless statements issued "i"-
ivy IN. rrrcSS constituted u irAnSEreS-
sion If The spirit Of tn" arnlsticr. NJ
.rrn,2k" ,insirraI {" know III what par
tirul.r IN: "ptri: ri III" armistlc" haa
hrru ;rar> gr"sSr,i hy I'll" ""mmunich-
lions. AMI General Hoffman "l IN" ''cF-
man delegation replied;
al thu hrnd Of tin armISti'" treaty
stood III. words bring "bout Il lasting
rrarr. Your Russian propaganda
,ransvrnsS..l this !nlcttiOn. because II
d,d rot strive after II lasting peac" out
To carry the resolutions concerning
,.i,u war int" In. "nantrys ar the len
trail power.
NJ Trntzky answered General 1lol-
lnanHs pointing out iha' all the 'IEriilti'
r.yr.rp,rrY w"rr hciur freely admitted
INTO Hu&%in. even newspapers when
wcr. Surrrrt!ng III" views Of the cS'
,r,r,, I;rssiar r,trti"rarI"S. Complete
,.,i,ality had h"'.M uh""rvcG III ms re-
,;r., ami il hmd nntiIinG Ia u" win INC
,ru,istirr .r.atN General HOHmann re-
t,.-r.d ,hnr ;hI> prnir:f WAS not dlrt''-
ed pc:,ins; ~" lsu>~tnu ''r' -. hui against
,,r;,.:al gc"rrn'n"u: statements anu
si:."ru.r',- whi,.h bore III" signature OF
t,rsisn Ery!"r.l". nd"r-in-chlct or
H.. isrish.,.'ki forces.
~, iL;s .lr'ar'rt T7"'Zkr replied
,h,. IN, trout! contained no reStrlc-
tinrS o.! .xp:rS,-i"nS "f opinion ny ''tI-
.rrs mf he Russian republic or 'hc'f
GOVERNING u::irialS. Or. Ei"haF" N"h
I<urlIlIaaun. Ia" German foreign Win'S-
g., iu,crrur,rd VI. Trctzky saying:
"Nn.-iri"ricr.r"" In Russian affairs
- m" ,...od Ininriplr II thu: H"rrni,n
,..yrruur nr hut tn" government has TN"
righ; Ia =. n,a:d reciprocity in TINS TO-
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WHEELING MEN ARE
INTERESTED IN CLUB
Are Now Erecting Buildings For Avta.
ton Club at Daytona, Florida

That Wheeling mon arc still interest
cd IN flying. and training young men
for army. SERVICE Is cvid"nrcd that AN
other club. known uS the DAytnnn l'!i'-
Ing club uc this city. has h""n granted
n charter 10y secretary Of stat" l,uuS-
ton. and the m"n who have Incorporate
ID tn" company arr now "r"ctiuG 81
flying Srh"ul at Daytnna Florida. The
incorporates ar" ". Il. Lockwood. II.
-. Wells. J. c. juggling l.. Is. Talbot.
Nrr Moran.
II has h""u announced that although
III" new school has been organized. tho
Re"rh Bottom concern will roniinu" tn
exist. As Soon ~ weather permits.
ilyluc will he resumed ai thu local place.
md another lar:" class lS expected ~
carroll. as the school was popular last
SCHr
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GERMAN CROWN
COUNCIL MEETS

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 13.-Ac.
cording to the Cokai AnzetQer OF
Berlin. a meeting Of the crown
council was to be held in Berlin
today, in which Field Marshal Won
Hindenbure, General Won luden-
dorff and the German crown
prince were to take part.
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RlncL Sea Commission

Odessa Russia. SATURDAY. Jan. -.
TIL" EisSr-fi"rinau '";u;Ii"SiHh "h''1
ms come her" 20 discuss question" coil
corning tn, Black %Hn has arranged II
meeting for consideration "f ronditiu"S
uuti.r which informed civilians may IL:
rrunIrl;trd The. commission rnn-
sists nf eighteen delegates under the
presidency ~ Il German admiral. TIL.
chief Isns%iau del. gate is n sailor from
the Rip"k sea fleet.
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use Of fuel. Will hc r"strtctrh IN rhri-
supply. he asserted.
For tw" hours this morning. Tho
trmnorH'ur" r"nlHm"d n i've degrees
ihO.'" zero and at "'rl"rk tonight Il
had risen "a II h".:rn"& CONTINUED
cold weather. with Il rnsslhle drop ~
several degrees during the might: WAS
forecast ny tn" weather bureau
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SOLE SURVIVOR
Continued From First Page.)

org mind - blank. and il" recalls moth
:iIc tn:.t happened uu;!l he h"ram" con
Scjuus In M ambulance" "H :hr way to
;ne hospital
Tho Identification.
Wnrhall had hc"n found hy - S"nfry.
wandering airulessly outside the hank
about an hour after tn" Grim" had h"Hii
committed. II" could not answer QGc::-
tons buc mumh!nd unintclliglhly. ar-
rGr'lnc IA n" sentry: "p"n't st7ik" him
again. ARR Ynu Il tlcnd7" and finally
murmured "hanl: robbed" Then the
alarm was given.
Tha, Wornall knew nrrfoc,ly we'll
what 10 WAS doing Inst nigh; when h"
Positively Identified tho body Of Zap
,an Whistler rs that Of tn" rnhl,"- was
a,trstrd today by Il staff officer. wnn
WAS p7"s"n; NJ III" Identification. 70
Fore tn. body "F IN. arm! officer Ma
.iI""l"d :a:" N"rmalrs presence. ~"
wound..d cashier ws, made 80 road from
: magazine :" show that h" could So,
and understand.
Then WhiSlor'S bod. dressed IN h!s
olive drrh campaign uniform and NJ
right IN his chair was whr"ld Into III"
w!t!.l nh placed directly h"for" Worn
all
That's The Man"
"That'e tho rIan. that's the captain"
rxc!a!mrL Wrrnall according IN III"
staff nffrnr% story. WOrnall then made
4 sworn statement ,hnt Whistler was n"
man who had robbed Tho hank and COM
mItt".l IN" murders.
After thT crime. K has now honn eS-
,nh!.shcd. N!isi"r wCn; L" the quarter
masters office where h" rrmnv"d tn"
blood stains from Ills hands and gar
meats. He then proceeded TO class I'm
French.
When an order carr" from h"adQuar-
.rrs for report from NIL company com.
inaud"rs yesterday. III" captain seemed
~ know thl: detection WAS Il. hand l.
was 'heu h" Sh"t himself to death.
Captain Whistler recently took nu' !
government Insurance policy for sl,n"n.
II waS mad" payable tu his fourteen
year old son. DIANE. Sal'ni, Kansas.
Whtslcrs hnm" or In ras" az IN" sons
drath ~ Whisl"r'S father. Captain
Whistler. who wa4 &c $"arS old and hts
wife. Mrs. Nndn" Whistler. wor" d.
vurccd about a YEAR ago.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS

The annual meeting Of rho stnefho!deT Of tH'
Wheeling md Bclmur. Bridge Company vii n heit
At the Office of the company OH Monday. JaauAf'
IA. 1918. between tho hours Of and o'clrck D. ~
for ths Election Of Managers 10 serre duHnf mo %
rulnS year
JOB. Lawson. anrst1J.
Wheeling. W. Va. December 81. 1917.
d-5l-f
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VOLNEY WILSON
(Coztiruea From PaEs ona.)

OF friends in The Ohio valley az the
''Fighting Parson." II WAS he who
fought from pulpit and with pen d
number O( years ago. gang OF gam.
blerS and liquor men who insisted
upon violation Of tie law. Mr.. Wilson.
almost single handed at the outset.
tough; the alleged y!olators and after
,yaginc battle for some time won out.
His fearless fighting facilities brought
abou' tlr name OF thr fighting par.
son. Previously 10 his going to Sis
irrSvIile he had waged battles royal
against vice and crime IN other sec.
tons of the country.
Fighting Blood Tells.
His son. in his fearless act. demon.
Slratcd shat the lighting blood OF his
father was in his veins. Young Viii
son was graduated from the Sisters
will" high school. He later attended
flr kiskimiretan spring school Of
Pennsylvania. lie was P. senior al
Washington. and jefferson and captain
Of the tack team Of that institution
at the time he enlisted in the Ameri.
can ARM.
LET. With Friends.
He sailed for France last February
with Phil Fisher Of Sharon. Pa. and
Boots" Guy Of Boston. Mass. ". and
J. students. Fc was assigned TO the
ambulance corps Of the Morton-Hares
Red Cross section. where he served
Gv" months and later enlisted IN N"
French amy aviation service. which
tro;-,irp re onnlot cd last October. ana
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FOB RENT.

Pre large fire proof store rooms In
uavley building, also corner Of Main
nd Tenth street, formerly occupied by
Logan Drug company.
JAMES Z. HAWLEY.
1861 Ma:n Street.
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FOR SALE

PoR SALE - House and 4 acres OF
ground. Good stable: other out build
ings and fruit trees. FRED AMAOSS;
West Alexander. Ia. Stop -, National
E. road. Jh'It'"