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allied couf"reeS would hav" Gon" anu
Jumped into III" river Two weeks ago.
Now all are planning. arrHuSinC a'r!
huSy;nG themselves wiki ways ami
means Tor speeding tho coming Of a re-
sumption o. activities and taxing early
advantage Of its arrival. lr;tct!cn'.y
.,vory house IN tho country WIS closed
exc"p: Now York and Evutil!En fh"atr"s
and it yrcr,s that the" might as well
have bcrn ;s business took 4 Sudden
flop and has been bad ever since the
epidemic started.
The l"oSes 10 showfnlks has been
staggering and in such enormous f!E-
ures that il IS absolutely certain that
they cannot recover from the blow this
year. Coming at q ;tU" when show
going was just getting profitable, u
has been the hardest hlu~ ever received
hy theatrical interests. No; only has
the profession suffered greatly bur the
loss In war tax u the government Is
sold 60 b., no less than SI.QOo.hp0 ana
that sum 80 badly need 10 carry on the
war. could have been used to very good
advantage.
Managers through tho entire United
States believe. however. that the w"TS;
Of the trouble IS OYER and that before
tho end OF the present week pcac'ItA.i!
all tho theatres will be rcoT"u"i.
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Ex-Governor A B White
Confident Of Victory
Of Republican Party
Gives Interview to IntelNgencnr Repor-
ter Expressing His Vows
of Politics.

Ex-C;nvcrnor ~ Il. White. Of Par
Ecrslmrc. one Of the loading Republicans
Of the STATE. takes issue with President
Wilson'S partisan call tn the ptopl" for
the election % Democratic congress
and expresses himself in very able
manner IN presenting his side Of the
question.
MIR. White was in the city for few
hours last night on his way 10 ParHcrs-
burg. and WAS seen by an lntclliE"ncer
reporter and asked about the political
situation. MIR. White sid:
In my section Of the state. where l
am better informed than elsewhere. the
Republican party is IN better shape ana
more hopeful than for some years past.
Til" party Is united and now mat inc
Liberty Loan canvass is over Is SiltlnE
up and taking notice IN very cncuuF-
aging way. The appeal of the President
Tor Il partisan triumph for his parry ana
his effort TO rlitc" the brand Of dis
loyalty and not 10 hc trust"H on inc
RrpuhlrranS Of tn" nation. has served
tn awaken tn" party as nothing else
could, Tho feeling of resentment Is
deep and universal. 1t is Inconc"iNahle
that any stress "f political ambitions
or party cXiIcrrIrS could ever have IN
SpIrcd President Washington. PrcSluent
Lincoln and President Mckinney or any
other war President. To- maxi: Snch MI
unjust and unworthy appeal for rartl-
san ADVANTAGE. Lincoln MAS tried MS
few mon ever were with n hostile nrnn-
sitinn who Declared. the var was
Failure hut II" mad" no such rNhlm-
ton of pariisanShlp as President Will
son has done. Republicans have
right t" rrScn, Wilson'S appeal 1t is
insulting to their record and loyalty
Tho sacrifices and services of the Re-
ruhlirau sulGicrS and Erruhll"hn cltl-
zrnS al the nation. think f"nuhllcahS
believe they have rs much real. E"nuin"
n,triniisn ms THOSE whu for partisan
nurpoScS would seek :" MAX" the ma
tinn safe for Democratic nr:I""h"ldrrs.
And West Virginia R"puhliranS Will
vote rn election day to r"huk" such an
unworthy appeal. | look for decided
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FAVORABLE REPORTS
=. FROM OTHER CITIES
sTheatrcnl Situation Looks Brighter
Eaoh Day and Opening May Be
Soon Realized.

; Eads, Gag The outlook Cor I'll. reSuvup-
h1ion OF theatrical activities become more
Sclear and tho very latest notices arc 10
Sthe effect that in itho large cities. tho
t9heatres as well as Tho churches are
kppeInng and since thry have rc"2ensd.
eno noticeable increase in the ca>.S re-
hsulted- Yesterday the theatres al Baltt-
Enore and Chicago threw open their
tdoors4co the public fnT the first time IN
s1hrea f~eeks ami according TO advicrs re-
kceived 1caay nG tho other big Cities are
Eek pecoed to follow suit. With this stop
sta&en b. the other towns OF note. why
Edo not conditions permit such an at
kzeuHpt in This ctiy and in cas-" K d"ea
kprore successful, IN these other places.
Fit is an assured fact tha, steps will De
AakenShere to bring on tho grand open
Fms.
{ Results.
! The .hlow dealt showfoiks by tho
SSparish FRs, epidemic has been Tar
reachiag and coming as * did co-iuct-
EdcOtall,- with the Fourth Liberty drive
hand on top OF rha thSo-h'rsly INTEREST
hing war developments and peace advanc-
kes made by thH C"u:r:tt towers. < prov
red tsouhl!- devastating.
/ IF .thcatr:cal interests were nor such
Sxood losers ami so o?:0ulistic on all
Ynatt,rS. IN" business might hav" been
skilled entirely for never IN the history
I OF thez,tr:caiS III America has Il received
ssuch waliop Md y"t. cher" WINS but
Elittle DISBURSEMENT voiced. especially In
Sthis city. AMI no @;c";tt aniopne - de-
tspondrrcy manifested and no despair ~
kparic at ali GiScnv.rahl" Managers dts
;cusscd tho outlook SriTr!y and seriously
lit is true. hri calmly and confidently.
S1yhile actors in :uany instances treated
lit lightly and went about smiling VITA
ijests upon their Inns. .Ntt 81 which goes
!: to show that n" Earro WI! live. IL can
! not be killed because .: The nature.
!! traits and charac,eyS;lcs ot the people
: engaged in *.
Batter it. bcuise Y. tiay -. strange
IT. persccure and trample It. and II wtri
struggle 10 is tccc ard nurSuH It's way
-sareu.,ty. hilthslv aa! ioy"usiy.
. IL IS tho SI..ri- - the profession.
Actors. managers ,aaI agents are ak
Nbu-d with il
~-;,Er SGaSu;ne.
Th.y are Cd:ertul.
Hope springs anew II their breasts
daily.
III. future IS always :rsr.
The. racuSc - he Go"uc,tSt.
They det.St gloom.
They trr born upt"n!Sts.
And they arc always up aaG dc!"E.
Ever r"ady m try anything once, an"
eager 70 do i.
If It wcra not that 50 many players.
, managers. agents and ali their CLOSELY
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-29
CAPTAIN ". S. FULTON
GOES TO CAMP GORDON
wheeling's Leading physician and Sur
geon Departs for Southern
Camp Today.

rr. W. S Fulton. recently commission
cd q captain IN the United States army.
departs to-day for Camp Gordon.Atlanta.
t;a. where hr viii hr stationed in the
medical department "t the army. lie
will D., sadly missed III ;hr city. but
IN the other hand will make II valuable
addition 10 "l'ncl" SANS" army corps
81 physicians and surgeons. lis many
friends here one and all wish him sue
cess. =,
pr. George l.. NicwiE. another Of tho
riiy's foremost physicians and surgeons
departs next Monday for Camp Sheridan.
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.BELLAIRE TAKES
ACTION TO CHECK
FLU" EPIDEMIC
HEALTH BOARD MEMBERS, HOSPI-
tai TRUSTEES AND C1T1-
GENS HOLD MEETING.
Plans Complete to Take over Third
Floor Of Hospital-DTovrnds-
ville's New Cases.

I'd 70 last evening at o'clock grand
total OF eel cases OF Spanish !nt.u"nI;'
and pneumonia wer" officially reported
within tn" c;ty limits o. Erilnlr". About
Il week ago there were no sufferers Of
the dreaded disease n that city. nc
c"rdlng to reports. During ;hc past -
hours. ending last evening" ~ : O'Clock.
there were 81 new cases reported by
Or. D. ". Boone. city health officer.
Realizing that the disease had become
an epidemic in that city. meeting Of
the members o.: tho I3"llArr health
board. trustees Of the BclIa.vr cry hos
pital and . commjttr" Of citizens was
held last night and arrangements con-
rlct.d to take over the entire third
floor OF The City hospital for treatment
Of "Nu' aud pneumonia caS"s. Already
10 persons arc confined on That floor o.
:hn institution suffering Win the NAL
adv The JOIN; c"insuittc"S that met last
night VII continue aS II permanent com
miItn" until tn. epidemic is a5i;cd. Tn"
health nu, hnriltcS hav" planned To d."
everything possible - check til" spread
e til" GiS"r%'. IN that community.
N1orndsville's New Cases.
Reports fr"ln N"vUAS"iii,. last might
are to the effect hat - n"w cases de-
vc!opcd there during the past II hours.
ending last evening: nearly on" ne" cas-
an hour There Ir.' u total Of III cases
in that city. About: half or whom hay"
recovered or ara getting along we'll.
Wheeling Has Many Sufferers.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic
hero n. few weeks ago there have hc"u
about 500 cases II Spanish tnt!u"nza and
pneumonia. About 80 per cent h1v"
recovered and y" p"r cent ar" getting
along nicely. There have hc"n scores
Of deaths hero in the past three weeks
from tho disease. Twenty-Five new
cases were reported for the past Il
hours ending last evening Mt o'clock.
Three were brought here from out Of
town points.
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u. S. Coal VIII Stiffen
Backs of Hollanders

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.--Ocfer by
the United States 10 Holland of 100000
tons of cnnl n month. Fuel Administrs-
tor Garfield said To-day. has Furnished
an effective lever for tho Dutch in their
relations with Germany.
The Dutch government. M longer de-
rcrdcnt ~, Germany for coal. has been
able to exert moro pressure on the
Germans IL obtain other needed sup
pIes ard certain concessions.
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Abe Ungerleider in Army

Abe Ungclcjder. well known Bridge
port o.. Saloonis;. departed last even
ing at 80 o'clock over the PcnnS!l-
vania lines FOR Washington. D. G.. whrr.
he will hc indicted into the motor trans
port corps OF the United States army.
Abe turned down many good offers and
a good business for the army and is gu
ing in as an ordinary private" lie j.
over the first draft age and would not
have been called for some time. but IL"
decided that he should back u c!r
sam" and his friends are compliment
Ing him for his pluck.
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Republican victories in the counties in

my section Of the state.
The reports tu the Republican state
committee arr very encouraging indeed.
IN Chairmrn Baker they hay" Il hard
working l"v"l-hcadcd and admirable
leader and | look for good results from
his leadership. II certainly Is natural
to expect and entirely proper from every
point Of view that the Republican state
of West Virginia should elect Rcpub-
liran United States senator 10 succeed
n Republican United States senator. l
hrlicyc Major l:lliins will h" elected he
cause hc deserves Ia br and as VOL
untrrr soldier of iwo wars. now with
tho Thirteenth Regular Infantry Bri-
gadr AT tn" front i'll France. his rl"ctI"V
viii bring u" joy IL Kaiser Ell. ON the
contrary. his election would b" an IN.
,IorsrnIrnt "f all this nation IS standing
for and fighting Tnr to-day.
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Montgomery, Ala. where he will enter
Tho service. having been commissioned
a first lieutenant in the army. His
brother, pr. Max 7!':swiG Of this city. is
also n lieutenant in the army at one Of
the southern camps.
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OHIO CAR STOLEN

A Willys-KniEh chr WAS stolen In
Bridgeport last evening. and local p"-
lice are on III" l"nk"ut for il. II Dor"
OHIO license NJ. 7??33. ana was a rather
now car. Nv trace OF IL had been found
at midnight.
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If you desire to vote at the coming
election, be sure to sec that you are
registered today or tomorrow. Go to tho
Bheriffs office, the county commission
ers' once or the county Assessors oflce.
It Is your last chance to do 80.
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why Not Get tho 8est7

When you have a bad cold why not
got the best remedy obtainahle. one thh'
has Il worldwide reputation for It's
cures, VIZ. Chambcrlain's Cough Rem
cry
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morrow, and visit either the Assessors
Office, the County Commissioners office,
or the Sheriffs ONCE and see that you
are registered. It is your last chance
to retain your right to vote.
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babies easy and comfortable. Give
Foley's Honey and Tar.
It is Just what they ough, TO have for
feveri,h colds, coughs. ''snuflcs, end
whcczy breathing. It stops Group. too.
Folcy's Honey and Tar tastes good
and the little ones like it. II contains
no morphine, chloroform or other drug
that you wouldn like to give TO young
children, Do not accept substitute.
Ma. R. h. Garrett. Scheduled. Va. writes:-
MY baby was stricken with a severe cough and
cold at one month old fave hsa ten 10 fifteen
drops OF Fncys Honey and Tar every three
houru and it surely did hc!3 E!5. lie hG'nt
beeu nick G=y s:acc.
SOLD EVERYWHERE
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WHEELING LIVE STOCK

Civ" Stock Commission co..
WHEELING w. Va. oct. -. is.
I'N'rsrl r.
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Push Button
Morris Chairs

For absolute comfort they
can't be beat.
Easiest to regulate, because
the button in the arm controls
the position Of the back and
this little button is right at
your finger tip. An improved
foot rest adds TO the general
dcSirability of Push Button
Chairs. We have them in
Golden Oak, Fumcd Oak, Ma
hogany or all ovcrstutfed ct
fcctS with coverings of brown
or black leather.
Our prices $4,000 up. Less
$50 cash discount.
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
The Monument of Tears.

MARKING the dividing line between Europe and Asia
IVA and of Russia and Siberia at the summit of the Ura
Mountains is the Monument of Tears, white riangu
lar pyramid significant to the unfortunate exile whose
eyes here catch final glimpse of the land which contains
all that is dear to him.
The Washington times., 1918-09-03

Recipes
FROM Good Housekeeping For
September.

FROM Good Housekeeping For
September.
BARLEY GINGER SNAPS.
One cupfuI molasses, Il cupful
cooking oil, tablespoonfuls hot
water. teaspoonful soda, about 4
cupfuls sifted barley flour, y tea
spoonfuls ginger. teaSpoonful salt
Boil the molasses ive minutes
Remove from the IRE and add at
once the shortening and the soda
dissolved in the hot water. Stir until
foamy and well blended While still
-four, slfted with the ginger and
salt. 1t should be stiff enough to
knead easily. Roll to wafer thin
ness on a we1l-houred board Bake
in a hot oven This quantity will
make from eight to ten dozen small
snaps.
BUTTERFLIES PARSNIPS.
Six medium-sized parsnips, \
cupful chopped, raw suet 1 tea
spoonful salt; pepper. mace, curry
or other seasoning to taste.
Wash the parsnips and boil one
half hour, or until moderately ten
der. Drain, and cover with, cold
water to slip of the skins. Split.
lengthwise, arrange in a shallow,
CREASED baking dish, sprinkle with
the suet and seasonings, and bake
in a hot oven until evenly Drowned
and crisp on the edges
PICKLED CARROTS
Prepare vinegar as for cucumber
pickles, according to the recipe Of
q cupful each of sugar, salt, and
mustard to the gallon. Clean and
scrape the carrots. cook till tender
in salted water, drain and pack in
glass Jars. Pour over them the
vinegar heated to boiling, and seal
at once. These are a pleasing addi-
ton to any salad.
MOCK INDIAN PUDDING.
Four thick slices dark war bread.
cupfuls milk, "a cupful molasses,
tablespoonfuls butter or margar-
inc.
Butter one-half inch slices of
bread and place them in a creased
pudding dish. preferably deep one.
Pour over four cupfuls of milk and
the molasses. Bake one hour in q
slow oven. Then add the remainder
OF the milk and stir. Bake one-half
hour longer.
CHICKEN SOUP STOCK
Place thirty pounds OF chicken in
ten gallons of cold water and sim
mer for five hours. Remove meat
and bones. then strain Add sur
ficient water to make ten gallons
of stock. Fill glass jars with tne
hot stock. Partially seal jars
process, ninety minutes in a hot
water bath outfit. seal
tightly. This stock is used 70 nlake
soup where the term "chlcken soup
stock is employed
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
When a Girl Marries
SERIAL OF YOUNG Welded LIFE
Anne Meets a Sharp -Tongued Woman
Who Refers to Her as the Girl Who
'Snatched Up Evvy's Beau"
By Ann Lisle.
ruAprEn w


Copyright. 1918, by King Features
Syndicate, Incl
|HE very instant Mr.. Mason
asked me II I was afraid to
lunch alone with him at
the Rochambeau. knew I
would have to stay.
What 1 didn't know was whether
it was to myself or to him wanted
to prove that I was enough OF a
woman of the world to remain even
without the promised "chaperon-
age" OF his cousin Evelyn 1t would
have seemed ill-bred and childish to
discuss the situation. or even to call
1t a situation.
I'm not going to bother you with
the menu card, Fair-tenant-to-be
I've lunched at this place for flve
years, and know its specialties.
Say we start with hors d'ouvre
and then have a casserole chicken
with fresh vegetables. hearts OF let
tuce with Russian dressing. pastry,
and q demi-tasse. Does that sound
tempting? Do you think it's the
sort OF lunch with which q land
lord may inveigle a tenant?" asked
Mr.. Mason.
at sounds like a wonderful lunch.
But 1 didn't think landlords strug-
gled to get tenants nowadays. l.
had an idea homeless folks fairly
bribed landlords to let them come
and occupy the premises" replied.
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Herr Valenski Invokes the Investi-
gator to Spend a Few Days With
Him in the Hills.

come his guest. IT will. perhaps. BE-
a curious experience for you.' he
said. You must remember that
though l am a man OF means and
education. I am above all a gypsy,
and you viii see me in my own
home, amid members of my own
tribe. I have been absent Cor some
time, and 1 expect many OF them
Will be collected to welcome me
back After that, they will scatter
again, for they are nomads, and
care not TO stay long in one place.
But We of the Valenskis-our home
Is among the CarpathiRn mountains
$50 it was arranged. was to
proceed direct with him the next
day, and pay my visit to him among
the hills. We leave this coach at
Dieletz,' he said, where we should
arrive about midday tomorrow. My
carriage will be waiting me there.
1T is a drive OF about three hours
thence Ii is wild country-but not
! devoid of interest, as you will see
The rest of the day passed with
out interest. Nalenski asked me
numberless questions about the gyp-
sizes in America, and gave him what
information ! could We are all
brethern.' he said. 'ttIt there are
some of my own tribe even among
you. 1t was partly to visit them
that I went to America-pRrtly for
that and partly because I have
friends - relatives - among them.
whom you would not eNpectNto be
related to the Ziegeuners.'
I'VE spent that night at another
inn, a few shades worse than the
one OF the night before. The land
lord was a murderous looking indi-
vidual. and the company assembled
in the scantily furnished living
room were clearly unattractive.
However, was tired. and they
made no attempt to interfere with
me. so I retired early TO my own
room.
II could not sleep. There were
all sorts of noises in and without
the inn. The company took their
departure late. and there were bark
ing dogs and< Growing cocks that
made the night hideous. Somewhere
in the small hours, too. I was con-
scious OF voices in the room next to
mine. voices which thought I rec
ognIzed as Ealenskis. and the inn
loudly. and seemed particularly
cheerful.
''In the morning ] learned that
this mans wife had died during the
night She had been i'll for some
weeks. ] was told, a mysterious ILL
ness that nobody could understand.
My informant, a stableman, shook
his head, and said that his master
would not be sorry. The wife was
scold, and not A pleasant woman
to live with. Besides, there was
Paulina-probably the inn would
see another marriage. However. I
could not wait to listen to much OF
this mans talk. for the coach start
ed early. and in the cold dawn We
were once more jolting uneasily
upon our way. Valenski had ap-
peared, wrapped in his heavy furs.
the points OF his mustachR we'll
waXed, and his face very salIow.
To Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyrighted. W. r. Hearst
The Washington times., 1918-09-03

THAT afternoon I asked my new
friend his opinion OF the poisoning
mysteries that were causing such a
sensation in that part Of the coun-
3 try, and rather indiscreetly l let
him understand that I had come oTt
to make investigation into he sub
ject. His opinion apparently coin
cided with that Of the authorities in
Vienna. The crhft. he said, vas
handed down among the peasants,
and could not be eradicated. Ills
father had been interested in the
subject, and had made quite q COL
lection Of documents which ne had
picked UP in various cottages.
alt would surprise Y 'u,' he said,
to see how real knowledge bI,' ds
with the love # he mystical among
these people. In your matter-of-fsct
country yUI. would laugh at u. but
lie, among ths%s vast rests and
rIzy passes, IL is 4 different thing.
Nature herself suggests mystery,
and nature herself teaches Lessons
which dwell s-s in cities cLnnOt 'un-
derstand'
"'Then you dot not think I
asked, that there is any definite or
ganization behind all this""
"'What do you mean by organi-
zstion" he inquired rather sharply.
"'Some higher intelligence from
which these poor people obtain
their information. some agency to
provide them with their noxious
drugs I went on-how foolishly
you may well imagine for your
selves-that there was a suspicion
that this cult of poisoning was be-
L.
not only in Austria, but in other
civilized countries.
He listened to me-and no won
der-with the greatest interest. 1t
IL q strange idea he said. and I
do not think there is anything in it.
You mean to say the police have
taken the matter up and have sent
you out to make inquiriesT
Il was obliged to admit that this
p was so. At the time I hardly re
allied how folish 1t was. 1t mere
" occurred to me that / had found
q man who was intelligent enough
to help me with information on the
subject which partially interested
me.
"'No doubt may be OF some as
sistance to you he said. He looked
At me as he spoke with a rather
CURIOUS expression. but i had grown
accustomed to his somewhat malign
features and hardly noticed it. If
you can spare a day or a couple OF
days, and will accept what hos
pitality 1 can offer you-it is.
fear, but humble-I shall be proud
TO welcome you. and 1 do not hesi-
tate to say that your visit will not
be wholly fruitless.'
Il was in no pressing hurry 20
present my report Besides. II seem
ed to me that had been very lucky
p to fall in with such a man as this
Herr Valenski. who was evidently
an authority on all matters connect
| ed with his own region: there could
.tbe no possible harm in accepting his
Invitation. So ] told him that ]
sould be very happy to spend a
,uple Of days with him. after which
would probably be better prepared
make my own inquiries at Ras-
hatz- He expressed himself as
pleased that had consented to be-
The Washington times., 1918-09-03
OUR WONDER
WORLD

To prevent BRitted jersey from
shrinking. stitch a band OF washing
six or soft linen. the size of the
waist. inside it: it will keep it in
perfect shape.
After washing serviettes, dip
them in boiling water, wiring them
lightly between two starched cloths
and iron with very hot iron.
They Will be both glossy and stift.
When making beef tea never add
the salt till the meat has been
cooking for some time. Salt acts
upon the fiber and prevents it Civ
ing out all its nourishing proper
ties.
To clean lace, first wash as usual
in a lather OF soap and water. Let
the lace get quite dry. then put in
sufficient cold milk to cover it. Roll
IT up in a cloth and iron when
quite moist. Lace treated in this
way comes out a lovely creamy
color just like new.