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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
BETHESDA

The Eoar baptist Association meeting
was held here last Thursday. Principal
speakers were Mrs. T. T.. Adams. Of
Cleveland. secretary Of foreign missions
and Miss Harriet RyChcE Of Wyoming.
stat" director Of Homie Mission Work.
Mass Elizabeth Hyatt of Sl"ub"nvillc.
presided at tho meeting. Those attend
Ing from distanc" were Mrs. J. q.
Shnffrr. Mrs j. Il. jenkins. Mrs. Tom
Pandry and Mrs. John Meredith Of Stcu-
hcnyille. Mrs. Vim. Rnwlcy. Mrs. r. u.
Davis. Mrs. David Trcham. Mrs. Rrlln-
gcr and Mrs. tio'hard of 3iartinS Ferry.
Childrrn's day exercises will hc held
A. ihr VI. F.. church on Sunday evening
and at Iadr"rshurS school hnvsc on sun
day afternoon.
Tic ". t. r. L. met at The homo NJ
Mrs. } W. Perkins on Saturday evening;
Mrs Lydia Wilson spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs J. w. Perkins.
Mrs. j. *. Patterson and children o!
Cameron. are spending this week with
her mother Mrs. Is. Patterson.
Mrs. C"rlcs Murphy returned 10 her
home At ChrichsvIllc. Saturday after i
pleasant visit with her sisters Miss
Iiatiir Berry and Mrs. kilcorc.
Mr.. Harry Hrsk"t "f Camp sherman is
visiting his father. Mr.. Tlar" HcsE"t
Mrs. Anna Hunt. ut LAX" street Is Ill
n; this writing.
Miss Thcinla Lucas is spending some
timr with her uncle. Mr.. Luton Pattcr-
son. south % town.
Mrs Laura Long and daughters. Edna
and Ethel were Earnrsvillc callers on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Bert Wilson visited
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
CLOSING STOCK LETTER.

pr,r,S were firm To-day and Il Itlic
more activity prevailed hut ii was large
Is a traders market 1t * war mar
kct dependent entirely on news from 'hr
western front. AS the war goes SO Will
the market 20.
w HAY" such faith in the result that
W. favor huyinE on MI declines.
HARRIS. WINTHROP & co.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
LIVE STOCKS
PITTSBURGH LIVE STOCK

PITTSRl-RGU. June 1"-C"at,l".
steady: supply light. Primo les o.
l1GQ:
Sheen steady: sunnlv light Prim"
wethCr 1926 n 1inh: Gull and common
500 n $40: lambs I0nn q lIJ0: veal
calves 1901 n 1850.
Hogs. SLOW; receipts ion donhl" decks,
Prime hcavics 1865 a. 1875: mediums.
heavy workers.. light workers. and pigs
l13J a 1910: rouGhS 400 Il 1900.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13

Mr.. Grnwi"r--lIn You expect m" 10
pay for Il doctor and n trained nurse for
that bull pup after you've let m" almost
die from neglect when I was sick?
Mrs. (irowlcr-Rut poor lIttl" Fiji
hasn't any insurance on her life and
your life is heavily insured.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
BANK ClEARINGS

ClcarinEs for Juno II. S5@1.94t.l6.
Same day last year STlT."2S.SJ.
ClcarinGS for juno L.. SS%G." 1892.
Same day last year $725. n90.5I.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
New York Cotton Market

WHEELING. W. Va, 1unn -. rs.
Furnished tho IntelliEcncEr by \. T..
Nasten & Co. members Of tho New York
stock Exchange. National Rank Tuild-
ing Wheeling. W. Va. Louis +. Braud.
manager,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
TOLEDO GRAIN,

TOLEDO. Jurr IH.-Clovrrsccd, prime
cash lShl: October 1895.
Alsik". ir!m. cash 1000.
T!rn"th%. prime cash $50: September
429i.: rcl"hcr in2i:: December ih2 ::
March Il ia"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. w. Va. June IL. is.
Furnished the Intclli5encc- by A l..
Mastcn & Co. members Of the New York
Stock Exchange: National Bank Build
ing. Wheeling. W. Va. Louis i. Brand.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13

|. Transfer books close June 10. for
oro cash dividend payable June %.
.. Transfer books close Juno Il. for
regular &c and an extra 2co cash divl-
dend payable June %.
5. Transfer books close June 90. for
a regular IL. 70 and an cx:ra 81: r. cash
dividend. payable July l.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

WHEELING. w Va. June IL. rs.
Furnished tho IntnlliSsnccr by y. f
Mastcr & Co. members Of tho New York
Stock Exchange. National hank Build
ing. Wheeling. W. VA. Louis L. Brand.
mnnn -Lr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
Standard Oil Subsidiary Stock

WHEELING. W. Va. June II. rs.
Furnished tho 1ntclliSenccr by \. L.
Mastcn & Co.. members of the New York
Stock Exchange. National Bank Build
Ing, Wheeling. W. Va. Louis F.'Brand,
manage
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
n, Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELINli. V. Va. juno T.. Ie.
Furnished the lutelligenccr by y. l.
Mas,cu & Co.. members Of the New York
sock Exchange. National Eank Build
tcS Wheeling. ". Va. Louis L. Brand.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
PETROLEUM

OIL CITY. June 1".-Cr"dit balances
81 Runs 1?>2S: average $3.50: ship
mrnis G%.lIi: average 1880.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. w Va. Juno L.. rs.
Furnished tho IntclligenceT by A, T..
Mastcn d. Co. members Of the Now York
Stock Exchange. National Bank build
ing. Wheeling. W. Va. Louis +. Brand.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
Opcn High. Low. Close.

Cash quotations.:
Corn--Eo. yellow. sl.6SGr1. 50: No. 5
yellow. S165; No. ! yellow. s1.+5M 1.Hh.
Oats-No. white. TN @ I9L c: stand
ard. 1879 % I9c.
Pork-Sominal
Lard-S24.0o.
Ribs-;ei.I2@2"e.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
TAKING
IN CORN ,AARKET

CHICAGO. June lo.-Bcars over
reached themselves to-day selling corn.
An unexpected return Of cool weather
mad" the selling look reasonable. but
efforts tn collect profits met with UNI
usual difficulty. and forced sharp ad-
vance in prices. The market closed
strong. 2Ac to &c net higher. with
July $1.41Hx to s1.41. and August N.+6SS
to s1.isE. Oats gained 1sc TO &C. and
provisions &c to 55c.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
Outside Moto1 Stocks.

Tho food YOC waste to-day may moan
HI NIGER 10 Sorn"nn" Somewhere. Some
time Be Saving.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
Will cling LIVE STOCK

WHEELING, ". Va. Juno IL. is.
FURNISHED by The Wheeling 1.-Two
Stock s. Commission Coz
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13
LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. w. Va. juno II. Is.
Daily quotation list OF tie Wheeling
Stock Exchange. compiled Cor 1nteia'
Eencer. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-13

! Fresh COWS good 70 choice 70 UOW9U %
Fresh COWS. common, not wanted for
imIlk-havc 10 sell to butcher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
How Our Huskies Fight
S. Kirtland, in Leslies.

Lucian S. Kirtland, in Leslies
 It was after these months of waiting for their chance that the American van- guard entered for the first time their own trenches Forthwith the superman launched that first gas attack. There were 66 casualties-a mere minor engage ment if you wish. But the Americans who were in those trenches had become veterans.
 The young artillery officer who saw the gas from his post told me about it. The substance of his straightforward account was that our men knew their duty and did it.
 Two nights later the Germans staged their second show. It was full-fledged carefully organized raid, preceded by q heavy artillery preparation. The super mar wave came across No Mans Land. It swept over our destroyed barbed wire With a superman, Got init uns shout they were in the American lines. But they met the wildcat. It was hand to-hand work with cold steel and sput- tering, bursting grenades. I've talked with some of the boys who were in that melee, and with some that were lying wounded in the hospital I'll only quote the nurses who said that one and all they were asking to get back to the farthest front.
 This then was American graduation week. There isn't one American among those who met that shock attack but who knows that the German superman can be beaten! The defeatist cry is dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
DISCOURAGING LETTERS

Recent reports from a commanding general of certain army divisions indi- cate that one of the fruitful causes of soldiers absenting themselves withou. leave is distouraging letters from home Such letters ofttimes give an alarmin- :, and exaggerated report of conditions surrounding soldiers families wholly untrue, and the soldiers absent then- selves without leave to go home. Man While, the soldier then faces serious military offense. His problem then be comes one of facing the penalty or getting deeper into trouble by deserting Sometimes mans pride or fear has leu him to desert.
 < Every soldier wants to receive le.- ters from home. They should be fre- quent. cheerful, hopeful and apprecia- tive of the sacrifice that he IS making for his country and for us.
 They should be full of family incl dents and cheerful home gossip. They should protect him from trifling alarms, and small annoyances of everyday life full confidence that his family and friends stand behind him in this great enterprise hc has undertaken.
 The value of such letters is beyond estimate and the harm from worrying, nagging letters is indicated by a re- cent report from the adjutant general $ office. T find that many of the fami- lies of the men write to them of unsat- isfactory conditions at home, sickness, annoying relatives and how much va . rious members of the family miss them, and wish to see the soldiers. These let
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
Women Workers for France

In the Woman's Home Companion Margaret Deland tells the kind of women they want in France and the kind they don't want:
 First of all, let the woman, middle aged or young, who wants to come over here, face the fact that her personalit, will be of no consequence to anybody, except as she is useful Then let her understand that usefulness means unre- hitting drudgery, exactness as to detail prompt excellence, and no remarks about her own likes and disl1es. She must be willing obe unimportant, in her own eyes. She must not be like the seconG- rate actresses who complain that they cant see themselves in the part: she must see herself in any part! She must be prepared to be tired, and to be bored (Which is much worse than being tired). She must stand at attention to do office Work, or kitchen work, stupid work or dangerous work. In fact, these re- quirements of the spirit are only the ole requirements of life-life at home. or at school, or in the office or shop or hos pitaL Let the girl who wants to come over here ask herself how she has met life Whers she is? If she has not been able to see the heavenly vision in wash ing dishSs and helping her mother. she Will not be apt to see it in what she may be told to do here. Let her think thls over!
 But if a girl can say soberly and without self-conceit Yes, I can forget myself; l can be glad to be only a cog in the wheel-then the living creature who IS the center of all the wheels of this terrible and solemn time will use the cog, and it will justify it's little ex- lstence here, or anywhere!
 To the woman who can so consecrat te herself, her soul and body and hold her tongue as to her own preferences. France and the relief organizations say 'Come! Alo l know certain strained ana anxious men and women who will add and God bless you
 So this is why it is that those con- tradictory statements about the workers over here are both true: there are too many of Us, and there are too few of us ,
 This paper is an appeal to the few Tn America. It is to say to the right kind-Come' Come! Come! And may my country forgive me for picking her pocket of what she needs so much her. seit! l would not do it if did not know that the need of France is greater tha, the need of America. Besides. America can keep the wrong kind-and reform them!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
' BODIES TAKEN FROM WRECK IF
 EXCURSION BOAl
Red Cross Figures Show There Are g Persons Still Missing-Inquest
 to OpeIs

Peoria, ILL, July 7.-Seventy- seEeu bodies had been recovered up to to- night from the wreck of the excursson boat Columbia, which sank in the Il- linois river Friday night eith about 800 persons aboard. Red Cross figures show 23 persons missing. A diver de- clared he believed there are about z5 more bodies in the wreekage.
 While the Red Cross branch at Pekin, H., where most of the excursionists lived, made plans for a public funeral for all the victims Tuesday, R. " Downs, federal inspector of hu1ls, and his assistant. G. R. Bowers, both Of St Louis, continued their investigation of the wreck, said by survivors to have been caused when the ship struck a sandbar Captain Herman Mehl, one of the owners, and members of the crew, all of whom escaped unscathed, have been questioned. The govern ment inspectors declined, however, to disclose the nature of their inquiry.
 The inquest is expected to be opened tomorrow. Sixty y-eight bodies have been Identified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
REDUCED FARE FOR MEN

An item which will be of much in- terest to the families and friends of enlisted men coming home on furlough well as to the enlisted man himself, appeared in the official bulletin is sued by the American Red Cross at Washington under date of May 25
 Director General McAdoo. realizing that the payment of the full railroad fare means a serious hardship to our soldiers and sailors who desire to visit their homes before going overseas, has ordered that as soon as necessary Qe- tails can be completed, soldiers and sailors of the United States forces, when furloughed and travelling at their own expense, will be granted a rate of approximately one cent per mile. This fare will be available on delivery to ticket agents of certificates signed hy commanding officers. Such certificates of standard form will be prepared and distributed with the utmost prompt ness"
 This material reduction in railroad fare for transportation of enlisted men to their homes in order to enable them to harvest the crops, or to give the service for which the furlough has been requested, will prove a very great benefit to the enlisted man and should be made generally known through the home service workers to all those in- terested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
CLIFFORD FORBES WRITES

The following letter received by Mrs w. s. Lowell from Clifford Forbes will be of interest to his many friends in Birmins nam:
 June 10, 1918. My dear Mrs Lowell:
 l have thought of you real often and have intended writing you, but as vou may know a soldier in France doesn't have much time, especially in the med ical department.
 Newss isn't very abundant over here and about all there is to write is of o,Ir daily life and our duties To begin with, I will trv and fell voa, of wounded mans travels Gas it may be of some interest because of the Red Cross worls). Every step that is taken IS through some branch of the medi. cal department or Red Cross When man is wounded he is picked up by the litter bearers and carried to the advanced dressing station: this sometimes IS right in the front line trench. Here he is given his first first ald. A bandage or splint is applied then he is brought back to the ''poste de secure when the doctor looks him over and changes the dressing if necessary. He is given stimulants, coffee, etc. and IS given serum to prevent tetanus, then wrapped in blankets and sent back to the ambulance dressing station and then to the base, where operations are performed
 A wounded man sometimes reaches the base within an hour after he is shot or gassed. Daily life in the trenches isn't so bad Ill our sector because it is quiet at present. But at night the men do good duty and act as gas sentinels; this Is the meanest job of all.
 At present I am on duty at the regi- mental aid station, some distance back from the front line. We are billeted in bases. etc. but the medical department has a fine place wlth electric lights in our rooms and very comfortable rooms This village is more of a rest camp for the troops when they come out after their stay in the trenches. It isn't .'shot up as rad as some of the villages Nearly all or these French towns aie partly destroyed. Every church steeple has been treated with shrapnel It is Tar different from an American village because of the people and huts We'll, l have told you about all--now do me favor by writing me a long let ter.
 With best wishes, I am. always, CLIFFORD FORBES. Medical Department, 167th Infantry A E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
ENEMY ATTEMPTS RAID

This continual decrease is confront ed. however, by continually increasing requirements. With every American sol dier who steps on European soil the demand for tonnage increases by about SIX gross register tons This is the main point. The demaind increases per manently by about three gross regis ter tons per head to supply the men with all that is necessary.
 The enemy press has spread the re- port everywhere that the submarine is no longer effective, and, to repeat Lloyd George, now is no longer q danger, bu. only a nuisance We should not allow ourselves to be influenced by such confident speeches of the enemy The result of the submarine war must one day naturally decrease when the sea traffic also decreases, but this can as little alter the final result as the circumstance that under specially faV- orable conditions a greater loss of sub- marines can temporarily occur than normally. The tirm will to victory which led our army in the west from victory to victory also is alive in our navy, and the Uboat war, too, will reach it's aim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
RED CROSS GIRLS FORM cLuB

A social club for all Red Cross wom- en in Washington has been organized with an initial membership of IA of the Headquarters staff. The clubhouse, located at New Hampshire avenue and N street. northwest, will provide liv- ing accommodations for at least IS girls, and will have a guest room for women visiting Washington on Red Cross business.
 The club project has been formally approved by the war council which has authorized an indorsement in the name of the Red Cross of a years lease of the property mentioned. Ir further encouragement of the project the war council has appropriated the sum of $35O0 to underwrite the estab- llshment and operation of the club house to the close of the current year so that the organization will not have deficit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

ters as far as sickness, etc., are con cerned, are oftttimes overdrawn and, combined with the natural homesick feeling, often. result in a man going ab- sent without leave and finally dropped as descrter." Many soldiers fresh from home suffer with homesickness, no mat. ter how their officers try to make their surroundings pleasant and comfortable, so 1t IS obvious how harmful it is to nm, ana to the service discontented letters from home might be. So, write letters, cheerful letters and plenty Of them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08

$. T. POTTER
 should try the new preparation, Plant Juice, and you are then on the road to health. The action of this remedy is just as direct, just as positive and as certain in it's influence on the hui man system as that the morning fol- lows the night.
 That this contention is borne out by facts it is only necessary to listen to the signed statements of local peo- pie who daily call at the headquarters of the Plant Juice Man at Norton's Drug Store, corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street, where he is in trcducing this famous remedy.
 One of the most recent to testify to, the benefit received is MT. s. T. Potter who lives at Second avenue and Twentieth street. Bessemer, Ala and is one of the oldest railroad engi- neers in Alabama, having pulled til ! first train into Birmingham 40 years ago, when there was only a box-car for a depot. MT. Potter is prominen, in railroad circles and has a host of friends and acquaintances in this city He said:
 For % years I have had trouble with my stomach; I could not digest my food and it would ferment in my stomach and cause gas to form; l could not sleep at night and always Aed d udIu lump III lHc pit or my stomach; had dizzy spells, palpitation of the heart and suffered with dys- pepsia so that I could not keep any solid food in my stomach and lived on tea and toast; I also had trouble with my kidneys and was always con- stipated. I had been under treatment and had taken different kinds of medi- cine: nothing did me any good until I began to take your Plant Juice ] got so much relief from the first bot tic that I continued to take it, and can truthfully say that it has put me in perfect health; I am able to run train for 36 hours and am feeling fine; I have no more pains or aches, sleep well and can eat all kinds of food and digest it. I certainly feel that owe Plant Juice this public en- dorsement for the wonderful benefit ] received"
 The Plant Juice Man is at Nortons Drug store. corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street, where he Is daily meeting the local public and in- trOducfng and explaining the merits Of this remedy. Free sample given.-- AAv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
The Browning Machine Gup

IuW III talph EStep in Leslie's
 Ihere are two types of Brownings He word gun covers multitude of
 hardware; in the case of machine guns
 the military uses the word, "gun, to
 mean the heavier models which are mounted on tripods or carriages and
 the word rifle to mean automatic continuous firing instruments which are handled in much the same manner as the ordinary rifle. Thus, there is
 lhe drowning machine rifle and the
 Browning machine gun.
 The Browning rifle weighs 15 nounds ana carries 20 shots in it's magazine
 whlch may be discharged within two
 ana one-half seconds of continuous iire, duflng which the trigger is held
 oack. Tn general appearance it is sim liar to the 25-shot German automatic rifle except that it is shorter and proh- ably lighter. It uses the same cart
 rloges With which the United States army is equipped-cupro-p nickel jacket
 ed bullets of 30 calibre.
 1t may be fired either cont;n,o,s,v or as emi-automatic, in which casa 1t IS both self-loading and self-cock-
 ing. although the trigger is pulled for
 each shot. In the first position of tba operating lever, the rifle is cooked Tor semi-automatic firing; in the sec ohu position Tor automatic or continu- is locked. 'A'o The powder gases expelled hv the f;r Ing operate the mechanism. No, +ha first shot the rifle is cooked hv bond thereafter the gases do the worlr 1 While the Browning machine gnn which is mounted on a tripod is watar cooled and thereby may be fired con uhuously TOT great length of time without overheating, the rifle is air cooled Y ct if ba fully for $50 continuous shots u.hio,,
 IS more than necessary in ordinary practice, because rifles of this tvna are used for the rapid firing of sew.
 eral shots with lapse between vol lieys. 'oi The cartridges are contained within oetaehaple magazine which is slipped lnto piace With one movement and which may be dropped from the rifle
 when empty by pressing a button The standard magazines contain 20 cart ridges, but for some kind of sar1,;ca there are provided larger magazines
 containing 40 cartridges The loaded standard magazine weighs 23 ounces
 one man carries and shoots ina brownlng rl1le' but in actual service it is three-man outfit-the gunner .oas
 into battle with retainers. like ths elephant hunter with his jealous rnn
 bearers. The gunner carries n belt
 of magazines containing 12O rounds
 The second man is sort of runner-up. carrying 240 rounds and standinp re.dv with fresh magazine at the summers hand. The third soldier is faitbfuI
 mule. packing 400 rounds and main taining hope. The men are thorough ly drilled in their correlative move
 ments as we'll as in the operation of the rifle itself. As the rifle is fitted with the same sights that are used on standard army rifles. it may be fired from tho shoulder or prone. as in ordi- nary rifle fire.