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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
RUSSIA REVIVING

=. r.rcnts in Russia ar" moving rapidly
towards the reorganization o. t'osS ~
as fighting fore. Allied h"tachfn"h'S
,,.Aanded at Archans"l and k"a have III
.Seady established orderly government III
>.h-ec OF tho great EuSs!aa provinces.
r-bey have been welcomed hy tn" people.
Another Allied force has been landed IN
.Srladivostok and IS cu-oPcratinS WIKI
ehe Czccho-Slovak army. The coss;'ck7
~ the Don have rcpudiatrd the BreSt-
I,t,o,sk treaty and have raised large
sr,ov to defend their own territory and
>, help restore the Russian state. The
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
Bracey Case First
on September Docket
Resumption Of Legal Fight OF sfn1ln
Bracey-Aueges sale OF faHo
Mining STOCK.

The case Of state vs.. Smith BraceE'
wealthy mine promoter indicted Mt the
May term Of grand jury for selling ttk"
gold mining stock. will hc called ''rse
in tho September docket. The charG" ~
felony and grows out of an investment
made by David Mrtinry in gold mining
properties promoted by Rrac"y. ne
charges are practically similar 10 inc
nn.~ Tracey was indicted on her" last
spring hui h. was released on legal
trchnicality when he apcpal"d IN" rhsc
la supreme court.
Tho case Of State VS. the Two Ohio
county shrrirfs, William Clemens and
n r. Tarlnr. which promises "a he the
hjrgrs: ono on the coming docket. has
boon set for hearing September 10th.
Other trial dates will be- designated AT
the calling IT the docket. which Will
probably he September Nth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
By ANDRE R1CHARD,

Who Tells tho Remarkable Story OF
Claire Perchaud, tho New French
Joan OF Arc"
At the beginning Of the war there
was q miracle in Prance-tne MIRAGE
of the Marne.
people OF faith in Franco still call
it by that name And they oeue'e,
also. that core the end, in these oaS
Of her nnal proving, France Will seo
another miracle.
The belief has lately been reinforced
by the strange rumors that have arisen
in connection with the recent ferFent
celebration of the great Catholic IeaSI
Of the Sacred Heart
It Is said that q new Joan OF Arc mas
come to France!
Who is she- Where is she to e
found? What are tho visible tokens OK
her nlission7
Her name is cfatre Ferchaud, and she
IS 2. years old
She is more thnn a young peasant
humble. obscure. like her great spiritual
prototype. But In provincial Catholic
circles her name Is already something
Of power.
Z
wcll-to-do peasants. whose family haVe
titled the ancestral homestead for count
less generations Like the Pucllc OF or
leans sho was born in q hilly, WOODED
country propottous to deep meditation
She has three brothers, two OF them
f-hting for their dear France, and Two
sisters. ono Of whom Is nun az
Nantes,
N. Ferchauds farm belongs to the
parish OF Loublande, whose total popu-
lation is 500 souls. The nearest rail-
road station Is Cholet close to the
borner Of Anjou, Poitou and Fendec-
A brunette, Of medium height Win
q face more pleasant than handsome
the girl Is n true daughter Of that olo
ycndcen race so Justly reputcd for ltS
fierce energy, its religious fervour. us
tenacious love Of traditions.
What arc tho reasons OF her rame:
She owes il to her prophecies con-
erntng the war. many Of which nave
nroved true; TO her religious eNaitation
which she has materializcd into literary
works worthy Of Saint Thercsc: :"
her fcrvent patriotism that mas maze
her bold. enough to approach statesmen
and generals and show them by what
means they could save France
In deyout circles it IS believed mat
Christ, under the image Of the Sacred
Heart, has appeared and spoken to nor
frequently in the Etde church OF l|omo-
lande-
Claircs gifts Of prophecy seem TO be
unquestionaole.
It Is absolutely beyond doubt that nj
the end Of 1918. she announced that
members Of the government and DINER
powerful politicians were plotunE
against France, and that reVoiutohaFy
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II Berlin communicates are to be Dc
licycd there. arc not now. and never
were. any American soldiers In Franco.
They are contemplate a. fighters and
they were slaughtered in immense num-
beers at Rheims. Chateau-ThierTy and
Iassigry. and finally the divisions at
present facing the German line are only
left there because the Germans arc too
husy elsewhere to take them prisoners.
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browning machine guns are now DC
ing turned out at the rate oil anout
5.n0n day. This ought 10 DC sunlc'ene
for the needs OF the American scioiers.
However. our boys ct Chateau! merry
aud contfrnv have not waited for the
Tarovninr runs. They have helped
themselves to a plentiful supply OF Ger
,,,on runs and German ammunition
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17

IN the old days we were taught that
industry and Intelligence brought sue
cess. The way for man TO succeed
in q great industry was TO oeS1n al the
bottom and work up. To-Day, me iol-
80 eoen,s TO be to play politics and
or yourself appointed TO the top
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| Shelby. has been honorably discharged
| from the service on account Of per-
mancnt disability. due to illness. nc
compancd by Congressman Reed, Lieu
tenant Powell visited various branches
of the war department., settling up MS
affairs with the government and try
inE to make. arrangements to get per-
mission to enter a government hoSpitai
! for treatment
Former Governor w. e. GlasScock Of
Morgantown. is here. Also Charles r..
: Landlord Of Clarksburg and Bruce NC
Kinlry. agricultural agent for WIFI
! county.
Mrs. Harry c. Woodward: who has
been recovering from serious attack
, Of illness. has gone to Atlantic Cit!.
being ordered there for . stay oy ner
, physician.
Appointment papers have been FOR
wardrd to Martin R.. .on Of W. {. Nc
Kceban Of CIarksburg, confirming mis-
appointmcnt to a cadctshjp ut the rnl"-
tary academy at West Point upon
recommendation of Congressman Stuart
+. Rccd.
4 marriage license was assued IN THIS
city to Frederick Pauer Philipps "t
Charles Town. W. Va, and Helen YER
onica Casey Of Washington. D. c
The MANAGEMENT Of the ClarkspurS
fair would like a speech by Speaker
Champ Clark for the final DAY OIL t'ie:s
fair. and have requested Congressman
Reed to present the invitation. ~
Ivcston's fair management want shuttle
trains run TO their big show. and to try
10 rct that want supplied. Congressman
Reed visited the headquarters Of the
RAILWAY administration today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17

It requires man with a great deai OF
ocotisrn to ask the people to fix their
attention on his claims for PUBIC
Office while they arc busy thinking
about their boys who are fighting and
diving IN France.
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Dispatches say that the auns arc
oreparing for another dow Lucy
had better. 1t ls coming.
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WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

WiSHTNGTrN. Aug. lG.--.tccoruInE
10 "A report nladc public today by the
bureau Of crop estimates Of tho depart
mrnl VI ngrirul;urr. This years peach
crop is going Ia BE- short Regarding
tho prospects for peaches IN adjacent
states tho rrpurt says:
a slight decline during July is re-
ported in the peach condition for the
middle Atlantic states generally. wI'n
n rather sharp falling off in Maryland.
4 total crop for New Jersey, Delhi
ware. Pennsylvania. Maryland. West
Virginia is now estimated at l.Sni.u"'
bushels or &,20H cars. aS compared with
2SUI .Dn0 bushels. OF approximately b.
$50 cars in 1917. 4 decline of IS per
cent.
West Virginia reports A. per cent or
q crop, or 5i9 900 bushels, as compared
with $4,000 bushels last year. he
upper Pntnnac district. tributary TO
Cumberland Md, and Including hcys"r
and ROmncy districts. will probably
ship from Snh In l.N0n cars. rs COM
pared with l.4nn last year. Tho Rom
ncy section indicates only about ono
third Of CROP. while. that Of Kryscr IS
approximately - per cent of fun
CROP. Quality is reported good
While TIL" crop will be shorter than
il was last year. West Virginia peach
growers say that. because of higher
prices. the raluc or tho crop in Inc
state will b. very considerably greater
than IL WIS last year.
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Lick Fork. E'aycltc county. and
Princ"wirk. RnlriEh coMnty. are inc
names ni two now post, offices ordered
established in West Virginia. FariS
Dufnc Ford has bern commissioned
post master nf the first named "fhce
and Floyd T.. Walker Of PrinCcwck.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17

Lieutenant Asf1hy Powell NJ Ciarks'
burg. who has been stationed at Camp
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Tho pension commission has notified
Congressman Wnodyard Of the grant
ing If two pensions: In one To MIS-.
isabella Mcpherson Of Writ county. mt
the rate Of So Il month from last oC-
tnhcr: and IN" second pension Ia Mrs.
Florence kinchcIna Of Wood county. at
the rate Of SIC month from August.
1917, md So Il month from October.
1911
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4 marriage license WAS assued IN th!s
city to. Frederick Pauer Philips az
Charles Town. W. Va, and Helen YER
onica Casey Of Washington. D. G.
The sun., 1918-07-30
Bennett's War on Koenig.

WILLIAM NJ. BENNETT is going into
the Sixth Assembly district primaries
to try to take the leadership away
from SAMUEL S. KoENIG, president Of
the Republican county committee.
What would the roar Of Niagara
Falls mean to mankind II mankind
had no ears? BENNETT does not get
tired Of listening to himself, but what
will his mouth noise mean TO the
primary voters In the Sixth Assembly
district or anywhere else when they
are all deaf to IL?
Mr.. KoENIG has been so loyal and
Jealous a head Of his party's county
organization. his intelligence is so
keen, his integrity SO sound and his
record 50 clean, that II BENNETT any
longer amounted to anything, even
as public nuisance. his primary
war might be Of some service-to
Mr.. KoENIG; for II anybody could be
aroused to take further notice of BEN
NETS antics there would be an occa-
sion for the Republicans of the Sixth
Assembly district and of the county
to give the president Of the COM
mittee a bigger vote Of confidence
than ever. As 1t Is, Mr.. KoENIG may
have to be content with the custom
airy respect and support Of his fol-
lowers and his party, which he has
IN abundance.
The sun., 1918-07-30
Our Warm Afternoons.

When last spring we set our clocks
ahead an hour we changed our time
pieces but we did not change Old Sol.
This commonplace fact is recognized
now by everybody, because the 4
O'Clock heats that always were char
acteristic Of New York now come nj
our o'clock the cool OF the evening
comes by the good mans watch an
hour later than 1t did In the past.
We work through a warm hour that
formerly saw Us on our way to our
homes we reach the domestic hearths,
on which no glowing fire insults US,
in temperatures higher than we are
accustomed to find in its immediate
vicinity and we think the climate is
standing on Its head.
In the same way we leave our
homes an hour earlier by the faithful
chroHometer Of the heavens than has
been our habit. The morning air Is
fresh, clear, cool; we enjoy, without
giving the matter thought, the differ
ence between o'clock atmosphere
and 7 O'Clock atmosphere. We start
out giving thanks for cooler day
but the sun continues on his way TO
warm things up as is his summer
practice, undisturbed by our mechani.
cal tinkerings with his proceedings.
At II o'clock we get fhe nom ther-
mometer readings; and despite the
dawn's promise man sheds his coat.
mops his brow and feels his detested
collar wilt.
New York summers have their tor
rid moments; how fortunate New
Workers are to have city Of infinite
delights and resources to make those
moments pleasant!
The sun., 1918-07-30

The food situation in Turkey is re-
ported to be SO desperate that thou
sands are dying Of starvation. Early
In the war the reason of the shortage
In grain was ascrlbed to the demands
made upon Turkey by her allies. 1t
is known to-day, though, that the food
supplies of the country are in the con-
troll Of ring Of Government officials,
who have been "reaping harvests Of
gold" Commenting upon this condi-
ton THE Suns informant says that
1'the poor and famished Mohamme-
dams" see hundreds of food laden
trains pass through the cities and vii.
lagos while men continue to fall In
the street from starvation"
Turkey and Germany have been the
two losers in territory among the
Central allies. Turkey sees little
hope Of regaining any Of her losses
by continuing an alliance which has
never been popular with her people
and which has resulted only in their
suffering and distress She has mis-
trusted her professed friends as they
have mistrusted her. The rupture
with Bulgaria and the differences
with Berlin have offered an opportu.
nifty for q change in policy such as
has not been presented to her before
in the war. Germany recognizes the
growth Of Allied influences in South
eastern Europe; she saw It in the
overthrow of the pro-German Minis.
try in Bulgaria, and she fears its ef-
feet In Turkey. The present condi.
tons in both Of these States have con.
verted them into liabilities more than
| assets for Germany.
The sun., 1918-07-30
Grey Day.

Several correspondents have writ
ten to THE SUN on the subject Of
England's day. which will be cele-
brated. we believe, with appropriate
services next Sunday. Yet this very
day is an anniversary upon which
every Engllshman must look with
pride. 1t was on July 80, four years
ago, that Great Britain made its
reply to the impossible proposals OF
Germany: that England stand aside
and let the brute have Its way. In
all England's history there Is nothing
clearer or cleaner than the answer
sent by Sir EDWARD GREY to Berlin:
Ills MaJesty's Government cannot
for a moment entertain the Chancellor's
proposal that they should bind them
selves 10 neutrality on such terms.
What he asks US Is in effect to en-
are TAKEN and France is beaten. so long
as Germany does not take French terri
tory as distinct from the colonies.
From the material point OF view
such proposal Is unacceptable, for
France, without further territory in Eu-
rope being taken from her could be so
crushed as to lose her position as a
great Power, and become subordinate to
German policy.
Altogether apart from that. II would
be a disgrace for US to make this bar
gain with Germany at the expense of
France. a disgrace from which the good
name Of this country would never re-
cover.
The Chancellor also in efrec. asks us
TO bargain away whatever obligation or
interest we have as regards the neu-
trality OF Belgium We could not en-
terrain that bargain either"
If EDWARD GREY had never written
another line. the message we have
quoted '.ould he enough TO make safe
his place in history.
The sun., 1918-07-30
The Stenoerapher,s Side.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sir: Mr..
william A. Page took occasion to object
strenuously to the telephone evir' Of
stenographers who first inquire of those
calling who are YOU" and then an
swer: why. Mr.. SO and So isn't In
right now"
In defence of stenographers and for
the enlightenment of Mr.. Page I will
try in a few words to show the logic Of
this practice.
few years ago when answering
telephone calls in the absence Of my
employer 1 at FIRST said he was not in
and then asked for the callers name.
Invariably said party would either cut
of or say: Never mind"
When Mr. Employer returned he in
qulred as to any calls. told him
there were some. but didn't know from
whom. as they wouldn't leave their
names. He became incensed and threat
ened to discharge me IL It happened
again. He insisted that I manage to
get the names of callers.
Being a man OF his word and not be-
ing DESTROYS OF losing my position I rea-
soned. reasoned ]. that reafter no one
was to call without leaving his name.
And since that day l always ask: Who
wants him. please?" and then the SUISSE
quent He isn't in." II that be so.
This method Of ascertsining who the
caller is hasn't failed me yet.
ABRAHAM BRIN.
BROOKLYN, July 20.
The sun., 1918-07-30
The Improving Wheat situation,

The Food Administration has notl-
fed the managers of hotels, restau-
rants, clubs and dining cars that after
August l they may disregard their
pledge to serve no wheat, and use
the Victory bread. containing so per
cent. wheat and 90 per cent. substi-
tutes, until the grain situation calls
for new regulations. II Is estimated
that the caterers now released from
voluntary pledge to conserve wheat
have contributed by their action be-
tween 175.OOO,OO0 and 2OO,OOO,OOO
pounds of this grain to the common
store. The educational value Of their
action, In Mr.. HoovERs words, can
not be computed"
The pledge was given at a critical
time, in March, when our wheat sur
plus had all been exported, and the
only store from which the needs of
our cobelligerents could be met was
that set aside for our own use. The
example Of the hotels, restaurants
clubs and dining car services was OF
the highest Importance: the emer-
gency was met and another great
The sun., 1918-07-30
Two Millions an Hour.

The supposed inability Of the lay
mind to envisage billion dollars
leads the Washington correspondents
to reduce Americas war costs to sim
pier figures. Therefore we nre In
formed that the cost Is about $780,
100000 a day. or say 100000 an
hour. 1t is possible to make this
more simple and to say that every
minute the nation is spending $685.
333; an amount of money which
everybody would like to have In the
bank. Too huge? Well, 1t may be
lowered to the smallest fractional
output of the clock. Every second
there Is spent $555.
The people Of the United States
have an ardent wish that this 1855
spent per second shall be used with
nll the economy that Is possible in an
expensive affair like world war. No
other limitation Is put on the cost.
Peace is dear, and the only place to
buy 1t Is upon the broken altar Of
mllltGrlSm, place OF OeVll worship
toward which our troops are going
ut an astonishing rate Of speed. The
travel cost is much more than Mr..
McADoo's three cents n mile. But
the peace our men and our allies
men are advancing to get is going to
be worth so much that 1t would take
a Ave foot shelf Of books to hold the
numerals expressing Its worth in
money.
Peace-with honor-at fifty bill
ions Is as great bargain ms this
island of Manhattan was at S24; yet
there may have been moments when
PETER MISulT wondered whether he
had not been swindled.
The sun., 1918-07-30
ALIEN RESIDENTS.
Thoughts Inspired by Experience OF
Draft Board.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sw
have been doing volunteer work a or"
OF the draft boards in this city FOR the
last seven months. | have been s'rah
with the great number OF Spar.a-ds
Greeks, Italians, Russians and K.Ssa7
Jews who have lived in this country :''
years and are doing profitable bus ness
here who have never taken og; hrS
papers and never intend to.
In business they are BENEFITED nv ne
absence OF Americans at the from, T'h"s9
individuals should be told to get IN o.
get out. They should be asked 90 E''
into the service or be sent TO Their C7ln'
try OF origin at the FIRST opportunity
Glass \ is practically eXhaus''I ana
these individuals should he brought ..
Incidentally l believe from what NJ
ticp on the streets that the CRY Na'
lot Of well dressed s!ackcrs w.o aye
here 70 escape duty =
NEW YORK. July %.
The sun., 1918-07-30

contribution to victory wns made by
the Americans who adjusted their
bills Of fare to the war necessities Of
their country.
Since Mr.. HoovER's arrival In Lon
don he has announced that hereafter
we may do our duty to our friends on
the other side of the Atlantic with
out undergoing the Inconvenience we
have been called on 10 bear for a few
months. The new wheat crop Is COM
Ing into the market soon, reserves
have been accumulated abroad. trans
portation facilities are improving con-
stantly. and the outlook Is distinctly
encouraging. We cannot waste, we
, cannot even have the full wheaton
loaf, but we can get along without
the deprivations we have known. We
should thank heaven our trials have
been no worse greater sacrifices than
we have made might have been de-
manded Of us.
One Interesting aspect Of the de-
crease in our wheat ration is re-
vealed in the nations vital statistics.
! 1t does not appear that abstentlon
from wheat and the use Of substitutes
has affected the public health ad.
| versely in any section Of the coun.
try. The assertion that having
grown accustomed to fine white flour
we could not asslmilate coarser flour
and substitutes has been disproved
in practice on a large scale. Mother
Nature has not been knocked out OF
business by the patent mlllers.
For 1890 the department calls
on the growers to plant 1880. O0C
acres in winter wheat. from which
with yield Of 1871 bushels to the
acre, and allowing 10 per cent. loss
through abandonment on account OF
winter killing. 6S7, 100000 bushels
will be expected. A proportionate
increase in spring wheat acreage is
wanted. and 1t Is hoped to harvest
we'll over a billion bushels in 1919.
| Meantime. we may live we'll with
clear consciences; but we must no,
waste n grain Of wheat, an ounce OF
meat or a crystal Of sugar. Every
atom Of food is needed, and conser'
walton must not be abandoned merely
because our case Is not as bad as II
| was six months ago.
The sun., 1918-07-30
LOUIS THE TRANSLATOR.
Peer Mt the Performances Of ThI,
Pr nee Of POlyglots.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: As
translator, the most versatile marvel
OF modern men Ia not surpassed by any
translators in only one or two language
All along, in my Illuminating letters
to THE SUS, | forgot to put forth my
unrivalled experiences at translating any
sort of literary matter with unwonted
speed, accuracy and unusual ease to
convey the !diomatic flavor. the senti-
ments and the otherwise elusive subtle
ties OF thought, &c. of the original.
a master translator in four Languages
and a fair one in three other languag es
at Z, when at Cornell. the students used
to come TO my room in quest OF helping
) them in their college work, As a mat
ter OF fact l passed exams In all four
languages to the wonder OF the profess
sors OF German, French and Italian
hence outproiosSored all OF them. AL
ready at the age of IA | was master
and wrote short stories. sc. In English,
German and French. My penchant for
Italian came later A. Is | wrote poe ms
in the vernacular of Tasso. My taste
for the soft Spanish speech appeared
Two years after, conining myself to the
mere Writing OF lyrics,
Now to some Of my feats: Torquato
Tasso's Night NiGils" translated In
one months time; that is. one hour a
da-. Carduccts limo "A Satana" in four
hours. | preserved the most difficult
rhythm Of the Italian stanza in my Eng
lish version, which is saying good deal.
Many OF Musscts poems were so easy
that ! Just wrote down the translation
as l am writing this very letter. "rhe
Life OF Mozart" by a German. | trans
! lated in one month, or thirty-hve hours,
In 1899.
Now translatins English into the three
| other languages. One OF my long poems
| of thirty pages, of intricate versihca-
ton. translated into French in six
hours, Lillian Taylors. the niece OF
, Rayard Taylor, hook OF child poems. In
1899. translated into German and
/ French. mere play work. Others of my
| English poems, whose subject matter is
| universal, translated into Italian
French and German in 1900, and a thou
| sand others.
Not every literary man or woman in
the worlds history OF letters has been