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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
A TALE OF TWO MEN
By Edward Hungerford.

Works. to Prof Dennis tho principal OF
the high school. But as he whispered,
Sanders let tho pen-hoider drop from his
fingers.
",rhar's one thing I'd like To under
stand again" said me. THE INTEREST,""
Three and a half per cent" someone
replied for this WINS the first issued and
the four per cents We're not 10 follow
until some months later.
Three and half per cent" snarled
Sanders in his disaEreeablc drawl. Lord
almighty. is the government q pauper?
My dollars got TO work better than that
for mo. | get six and discount the
notes. too"
Hes modest in his estimate" whis-
pered Prof. Dennis back to Moses Hol-
liday.
. The committee expended s24S.50 more
time in arguing the tremendous intrin-
sic value Of the new hond-its WIDE
spread security ramifcations-in COM
parison to it's interest rate. Sanders
picked up his pen again. groaned in
wardly and outwardly. and wrote q
check. He folded it and squinted his
eyes shut rs he handed II. without n
word. to Bill Williams. The committee
top-toed out through the hall and into
the street. When 1t WIS back at head
w lllldtnS NHIOlueu lIle CucCN
and-without commcnt--passed il to his
fellows. 1t was for $500.
Bob. Walters was ready for the COM
mittee-with Il grin and n box Of cigars
when il filed into his office. The en-
tire committee was present There
wasn't 4 man who didn't feel that after
having passed through the Sanders cpl
sodc. he was entitled to participate In
the Walters visit.
II thought l would save the valuable
time Of your gentlemen" Bob Walters
began. before the last Of his visitors
was we'll inside the room. so / wrote
out my application before you got in.
It's for $4,000. Don't feel that this
ends the game. however. If you get
stuck in making your quota call in
again. I may have TO pawn the auto
mobile. but I'll find some way Of help
ing you"
The wind was taken out OF the COM
mittee. Why. poor Moses Holiday,
who had been appointed spokesman for
the day. had no opportunity at all to
spout the nice little speech he had pre-
pared for the occasion.
'Why-Mr. Waltcrs--you'vr kind of
surprised us with your Quickness," he
stammered. you didn't hear anything
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
GREATER VOLUME OF
STEEL MOVING WITH
TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT

NEW YORK. April THE outside
steel market continues quiet. but I'M
proved traffic conditions are sending q
greater volume or steel. into consump-
ton on specifications. Federal require
-ments. especially for ship steel. promise
to DO exceptionally heavy during ire
next few months. In the meantime.
priority will be given plates over all
other steel, and producers have been
asked to be prepared to deliver 100 per
cent of orders. The mills are now
turning out a general tonnage heavier
than ever before. but the government
will consume over rs per cent OF the
production.
The output Of pig iron during March
was considerably increased over inc
1irst TWO months Of the year. but the
production for the Quarter fell far below
that for the like period OF 1911 NO
new business OF consequence was placed
during last week. though inquiries inot-
Gated steadily growing demand Win
no iron to satisfy. Notwithstanding
increased operations. the furnaces arc
weeks anu months behind their orders.
They are we'll sold up. over the third
and fourth. quarters. Many fnundries
have been obliged TO close Tor want OIL
iron and others are operating from DAY
10 day. as material arrives.
Receipts OF coke have improved. put
have been somewhat irregular and In
sufficient to meet requirements.
Leaf is Quie;er and easier than q
week ago Sheet stocks In New YORK
have practically disappeared. but arr
walls have been sufficient to PROVIDE ior
the needs Of the consumers.
The production and Distribution OF
,t>o,t cc1lal1v balanced, anu
the market is one Of routine.
Tin keeps growing scarcer and higher.
win very small offerings from the Fnr
,E;ast. The nominal price for spot Chi
nese is now about SO cents and April
shipment from Hong Kong is held At
7TIs cents No bank or straits tin IS
available.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
New Liberty Loan Gets
Flying Start in Gotham

NEW YORK, March 30.-The metrop.
oils is making q flying start on the
third Liberty loan. The honor OF being
the frs, subscriber In the country 10 inc
new loan goes to John Muir of 80 Broad
way. who last week subscribed Tor *l,-
600 900 worth Of the next ssue. through
the Guaranty Trust company. AT the
same time the Long Island City Savings
Bank announced that il would subscribe
to the extent Of 100000 when the
bonds were ready for issue
These incidents We respectfully call 10
tho attention OF our Bolshevik friends
If this is n rich mans war as they
maintain. Mr.. Muir's contribution Is FUR
Their evidence that the rich are not slow
in having the hills. On the other hand
the banks offer turns another large &C
emulation Of the savings Of the poor
To- the same use.
II is notable, too. in connection with
the Liberty loan here. that the Columbia
University stuGcnt body Is giving an
other demonstration Of It's general 10y
ally, despite the early obstrcperousness
Of some Of its pacfist members. They
have all pledged themselves TO devote
mart OF their Easter vacation to copying
] 100000 census cards constituting the
working list Of residents Of the city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08

In certain small city OF the East
two rich men dwell. One of them-let
us call him Sanders-is perhaps the bet
ter known. There Is hardly a man or
woman in that small, city who does not
know him and refcr>-tt-T him as "Old
Man Sanders in Il way not suggesting
excessive affection. The other NAH
suppose we call him Walters-iS only a
little less widely known. bob Walters
he is called. not only throughout his
community. but the entire state; and
there are a good many folk who persist
in calling him just Bob much 10 his
delight.
Sanders dwells In the biggest house in
the town-one OF those mansard-and-
cupola monstrositIes which spread
across the country like an epidemic SO
or 40 years ago. Bob Walters house
would At in one Of the big wings Of
the Sanders mansion. II is not a man
sion: it's q hearthStone: it's r. home
il you please. And that, in Itself. clear
" indicates tho difference between the
two men.
The canvassing committee Of the first
Liberty loan summoned all Its courage
ono day and bearded old Sanders in his
musty office. Every member OF the
committee had wished the job of onto
his fellows and when rome would take
it-not even by lot-tncy went TO it TO-
gether.
Two billion dollars Is lot OF
money" the old skinflint had draw!ed an
soon as the committee had explained Its
Grand How do I know how it's going
10 be spent? How honestly and how
efficiently, mean: What security do
l. get that the governments going to
get one hundred cents value for every
dollar that it spends? That's what I
want to know. The governments a
waster: it amt plain. hard-headed bus
mess man like I am.
Hard headed is the word" thought
big Bill Williams, president OF the larg-
est automobile factory in the state, as
he sat down and used about s44.S5
worth Of his time trying to explain to
old Sanders that the committee was
not working the shell-garne or three
card monte. Other fellows-high priced
time-takers, too. followed Williams
Their arguments were lucid and they
were convincing Sanders reached slow
" for his big check-book. commenced
fumblfng for penholder upon his desk.
II kind Of thought a barrage-hre
would get him." whispered Moses Holli-
day, the owner Of the Holiday Incubator
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
CLOSING STOCK LETTER

(From Logan and Bryan by Private
Wire 10 the y. T.. Mastcn Coz
NEW YORK. April 6.-The whole list
was higher The optimistic uttcrances
o. Cen. Foch and the very gratifying IN
itial subscription To the third Install
munr Of The Liberty loan. coupled win
the rather confident character OF the
bu wing in the general list were chlefly
responsible for the hettcrment. 1t was
especially we'll demonstrated during the
recent period OF dullncss that Liquids
Iicn was negligible and consequently as
il is generally conceded that security
prices AT present do not adequately
measure actual values. VIC continue 10
incline to the view that the course OF
lc;lst resistance will be found to lie on
III, long side OF the market
We anticipate that the placing OF gov?
crnmcnt contracts on a huge scale VIII
shortly act rs stimulant and encour-
age broader dealings on the long side OF
A.. the market. particularly the equipments
shipping shares and the better class of
the oil stocks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
Out Pin PsHonNA.

George seibert Of springdaie is se-
riously Ill Of Ia grippe. -
Ben Campbell of New York City Is In
Elm Grove, visiting friends.
S. ". Smith of Springdalc Is visit.
ing his daughter. Mrs. J. IL Thornton,
I'll Charleston.
F.. NJ. Waller and family have re-:
moved from Elm Grove to Steubcnville,
MT. and Mrs. W. r. keyser OF Bellaire
were the guests Of friends At SprinSdale
yesterday.
Funeral services were held yesterday
from the late home at 125 Key street,
Elm Grove, for Mrs. Louisa kimmins,
who died Thursday. Interment was
made In Stone Church cemetery.
Miss Florence Barron Of Woodsdale Is
the guest at the home Of Cleveland. o.
friends.
Mrs. Robert Morris of Roney's Point
is in New York City, where she II Tis-
itfng friends. =
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
PRINTERS BUY
MORE BONDS
Wheeling Typographical Union Invests
$500 to Help Uncle Sam
Total of 50, 500.

Labor has and is doing its bit in this
community In putting the Liberty loan
drives over the top. At the regular
monthly meeting Of Wheeling Typo
graphical union. No. -. yesterday after
noon the organization subscribed S5oo
more to the third loan. making totai
Of $500 the printers have subscribed
TO the Liberty loans.
George Barr was nominated as the
representative to the International
'rypographical union convention In
Scranton next August. and Ned Sims
was elected to represent the Wheeling
local AT the West Virginia State Fedora
ton Of Labor convention to be held IN
in June.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
BANK CLEAR|NGS

Saturdays bank clcarings were SII7.-
s3S16, compared with Sj"I.Qo.e2 Tor the
same day last April.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
H. F. SCHAFER
PLANO TUNING AND REPAIRING
Player Repairing a Speciality.
Is Yoars Experience With Largest
Piano House in Wheeling.
Bell 259-M. 80 Bryan St., Elm Grove.
Thirty New Members.

Thirty new members were accepted 1t
the services last evening mt the Vance
Memorial schurch. Eighteen OF the new
members were brought into the church
by letter and the other twelve accepted
the faith. The thirty new members were
received AS result of the preaching SER
vice which has heen held every evening
at the church for the past ten nights
The Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Potter preached the
sermon last evening which was follow
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
BIG PURCHASE OF BONDS

Tho Mutual Life Insurance company.
through their representative. George
Baird, has subscribed 100000 for the
purchase of Liberty loan bonds. The
subscription was made through the Ma
tional bank Of West Virginia and while
in advance of the launching Of the cam
paign. was recorded as a prc-war sub
scription. This pace is good starter
for the Liberty drive and has been
placed at the head Of the local subscrip-
tions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
0UT-THE-PIKE
School Joins Red Cross.

The Roney's Point auxiliary Of tho
Wheeling Chapter of The American Red
Cross received big help in its cam
paign for members when Glendale. one
of tho rural schools of Triadclphia dis
trict gave each member Of the school a
membership in the Red Cross. They had
previously anticipated buying II Liberty
bod. but rs they did not have quite
enough money in the treasury. they
waited for this opportunity. Their Red
Cross banner with its 80 crosscF. Of
which they have n right to he proud! WAS
displayed in the Dallas hall on Friday
and Saturday evenings.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
MUTUAL LIFE MAKES
ANNUAL STATEMENT

The annual statement Of the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company OF
Newark. y. j.. has been issued and
shows an unusually good yearly stand
ing. The report shows tho company CHI
tcrs upon its Scvcnty-third year with O
better standing than ever before.
The represent atircs for this state and
this city are Tamrlct and Reed. witt
Offices In the Schnulbach building. All
work Of this state is done through these
offices.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08
Jess Willard Driven s2
From His Home by Fire

CHICAGO. April Jess Willard !:
worlds champion heavyweight p0gtltst, !.
and his family. were driven from their.
home BY fire in the basement tonight
The damage was slight. Willard W1lit.
start training tomorrow for his hEhs
with Fulton. - -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08

Anglo French 5'AE W 9UN, 5V:s. 5Vca
Lib. Loan 3A's. 1873 1888 .S6iSS- 1oiss 80
do lst 4's .,ss. 30! 90 .o6i9G. 2ui96. ~
do End As. .,g6 20.96 30as. 1895. ..
Pullman Co. =. tlI5nIllS ;ll57sIt!S
Total sal,.S ia9 son shares
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-08

Total sales la9.soh shares.
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-04

on the ground to the point where we
were to commence work. This In or
der that VIC would not get lost IN the
darkness. The proposed trench was
also laid out with tape.
The covering party went out first.
After short walt, two scouts came
back with information that the work
ing party was to follow and "carry on"
with their work. g.
In extended order, two yards apart,
we noiselessly crept across No Mans
Land. 1t was nervous work; every
minute we expected machine gun to
open fire on us. Stray bullets Cracked"
around us, or ricochet sang over
head.
Arriving at the taped diagram Of
the trench, rifles slung around our
shoulders, we lost no time in getting
to work. We dug as quietly us pos
sible but every now and then the noise
of pick or shovel striking n stone
would send the cold shivers down our
backs. Under our breaths we heartily
cursed the offending Tommy.
At intervals star shell would go up
from the German lines and we would
remain motionless until the glare Of its
white light died ont.
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-04
CHAPTER XIV.
Picks and Shovels.

EtSNo auo SuoSClUs
had not slept long before the sweel.
voice of the sergeant informed that
"No. section had clicked for another
blinking digging party" smiled to
myself with deep satisfaction. had
been promoted from a mere digger to
a member of the Suicide club, and was
exempt from all fatigues. Then came
an awful shock. The sergeant looked
over in my direction and said:
"Don't you bomb throwers think you
are wearing top hats out here. Cord
in to orders you've been taken up on
the strength Of this section, and will
have to do your bit with the pick and
shovel, same as the rest of u.s."
I put up howl on my way to get
my shovel, but the only thing that re-
suited was loss Of good humor on
my part.
We fell in at eight o'clock, outside
of our billets, sort of masquerade
party. 1 was disguised as a common
laborer, had pick and shovel, and
about one hundred empty sandbags.
The rest, about two hundred in all,
were equipped likewise: picks, shovels,
sandbags, rifles and ammunition.
The party moved out in column of
fours, taking the road leading to the
trenches. Several times we had to
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-04

string out in the ditch to let long col
umns of limbers, artillery and supplies
get past.
The marching, under these condi-
tions, was necessarily slow. Upon ar
rival at the entrance to the communi.
cation trench, l looked at my illumi-
mated wrist watch-it was eleven
o'clock.
Before entering this trench, word
was passed down the line, mo talking
or smoking, lead off In single file, cov-
ering party first
This covering party consisted of 80
men, armed with rifles, bayonets,
bombs, and two Lewis machine guns.
They were to protect us and guard
against surprise attack while dig
ging In No Mans Land.
The communication trench was
about half a mile long, zigzagging
ditch, eight feet deep and three feet
wide.
Now and again, German shrapnel
would whistle overhead and burst in
our vicinity. We would crouch against
the earthen walls while the shell frag-
ments slapped" the ground above us.
Once Fritz turned loose with ma
chine gun, the bullets from which
"cracked" through the air and kicked
up the dirt on the top, scattering sand
and pebbles, which, hitting our steel
helmets, sounded like hailstones.
Upon arrival in the fire trench an
officer of the Royal Engineers gave US
our instructions and acted as guide.
We We're to dig an advanced trench
two hundred yards from the Germans
(the trenches at this point were six
hundred yards aparD.
Two winding lanes, five feet wide,
had been cut through our barbed wire,
for the passage of the diggers. From
these lines white tape had been laid
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-04

"Christy" Mathewson look Ike piker,
and is losing valuable time playing in
the European War bush league, when
he would be able to set the "big
league" on fire.
We had a cushy time while at this
school. In fact, to us it was q regular
vacation and we were very sorry when
one morning the adjutant ordered us
to report at headquarters for trans
portation and rations to return to our
units up the line.
Arriving at our section, the BOYS
once again rendered us the glad mitt,
but looked askance Mt us out of the
corners of their eyes. They could not
conceive, as they expressed it, how
man could be such blinking idiot as
to Join the Suicide club. 1 was begin
ming to feel sorry that 1 had become
member Of said club, and my life to
me appeared doubly precious.
Now that I was sure-enough
bomber I was praying for peace and
hoping that my services as such would
not be required.
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-04

ter was turned off. Some of the slower
ones We're covered with soap, but this
made no difference to the sergeant,
who chased us into another room,
where we lined up in front of little
window, resembling the box office in a
theater, and received clean underwear
and towels. From here we went into
the room where we had first undressed
Ten minutes We're allowed in which to
get into our "clabber"
My pair Of drawers came up to my
chin and the shirt barely reached my
diaphragm. but they were clean-no
strangers on them. so 1 was satisfied.
At the expiration of the time allot-
ted we were turned out and finished
our dressing on the grass.
When all of the company had bathed
1t was a case of march back to bilIets.
That march was the most uncongenial
one imagined, just cussing and blind
ing all the way. We were covered with
white dust and felt greasy from sweat.
The woolen underwear issued was
itching like the mischief.
After eating our dinner of stew,
which had been kept for us-it was
now four o'clock-we went into the
creek and had another bath.
If. "Holy Joe" could have heard our
remarks about the divisional baths
and army red tape he would have
tainted at our wickedness. But Tom
my is only human after all.
just mentioned "Holy Joe" or the
chaplain in an irreverent sort of way,
but no offense was meant as there
were some very brave men among
them.
There are so many instances of he
roic deeds performed under fire in res
cuing the wounded that it would take
several books to chronicle them, but 1
have to mention one instance per-
formed by chaplain, Captain Hall by
name, in the brigade on our left, be-
cause it particularly appealed to me.
A chaplain is not fighting man; he
is recognized as noncombatant and
carries no arms. In charge or trench
raid the soldier gets a feeling of con-
fidence from contact with his rifle re-
volver, or bomb he is carrying. He has
something to protect himself WITH
something with which he can infllct
harm on the enemy-in other words.
he is able to get his own back.
But the chaplain Is empty-handed,
and is at the mercy Of the enemy II
he encounters them, so 1t is doubly
brave for him to go over the top, under
fire, and bring in wounded Also
chaplain Is not required by the kings
regulations to go over In a charge, but
this one did, made three trips under
the hottest kind of fire, each time re-
turning with wounded man on his
back. On the third trip he received
a bullet through his left arm, but never
reported the matter to the doctor until
late that night-just spent his time ad-
ministering to the wants of the wound
ed lying on stretchers.
The chaplains Of the British army
are fine, manly set of men, and arc
greatly respected by Tommy.
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-04
GIENw0OD AsToNIsHED
BY SIMPLE AIXfUIB

Glenwood people are astonished at
the INSTANT action Of simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine, ETC., As mixed Ia
Adler.i-ka. ONE SPOONFUL removes
such surprising foul matter It relieves
almost ANY CASE constipation, sour
stomach or gas. Because Adler-i-ks acts
on BOTH lower and upper bowel, . few
doses often relieve OF prevent apps,di-
citis. A short treatment helps chronic
stomach trouble. @. D. Barnes, drug
gist. .f. GA
The Glenwood post., 1918-05-04
CHAPTER XIII.
Ny First Official Bath,

Right behind our rest billet was n
| large creek about ten feet deep and
twenty feet across, and it was habit
of the company to avail themselves of
an opportunity to take swim and at
the same time thoroughly wash them
selves and their underwear when on
their own. We were having n spell of
hot weather, and these baths to us
were luxury. The Tommies would
splash around in the water and then
come out and sit in the sun and have
what they termed "shirt hunt" At
first we tried to drown the "cooties,"
but they also seemed to enjoy the bath.
One Sunday morning the whole Sec
tion was in the creek and we were hay
Ing gay time, when the sergeant ma
1or appeared on the scene. He came
to the edge of the creek and ordered:
Come out Of it. Get your equipment
on, drill order and fall in for bath
parade. Look lively, my hearties. You
have only got fifteen minutes" howl
of Indignation from the creek greeted
this order, but out we came. Disci-
pline is discipline. We lined up in
front of our billet with rifles and bay
onets (why you need rifles and bayo-
nets to take bath gets me), full
quota OF ammunition, and our tin hats.
Each man had piece of soap and q
towel. After an eight-kilo march along
a dusty road, with an occasional shell
whistling overhead, we arrived at
little squat frame building upon the
bank Of creek. Nailed over the door
of this building was a large sign which
read divisional Baths" Ina wooden
; shed in the rear we could hear a
wheezy old engine pumping water.
We lined up in front of the baths,
| soaked with perspiration, and piled
our rifles into stacks. A sergeant of
the r. A. M. @. with yellow band
around his left arm on which was
IS. P."N(sanitary police) in black let
tiers, took charge, ordering us to take
of our equipment, unroll our puttees
the right Of the line, he divided us
into squads Of fifteen. I happened to
be In the first squad.
We entered small room, where we
were given five minutes to undress,
then filed into the bathroom. In here
there were fifteen tubs (barrels sawed
in two) half full of water. Each tub
contained piece of laundry soap. The
sergeant informed us that we had just
twelve minutes in which to take our
baths. Soaping ourselves all over, we
took turns In rubbing each others
backs, then by means of garden hose,
washed the soap of. The water was
ice cold, but felt fine.
Pretty soon q bell rang and the wa