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New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
UnethicaI Nurses

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Numerous criticisms have reached
me regarding the exorbitant charges al
legged to have been made by graduate nurses
during the recent influenza epidemic In
justice to the thousands Of nurses VINO
are guided by professional and ethical
standards, the public should be acquainted
with certain facts
am positive that there was no expoita-
tion by nurses who were secured from hos
pltal registrles or from the Central Regis
try of the New York County Registered
Nurses Association; such action would not
be tolerated or condoned
There are, however, in this city, a num-
Der of commercial registries where neither
the credentials nor the qualifications of
the nurses supplied to the public are con
sldered matters of great importance. These
women must not only pay registration
fee but are required to pay to the proprl-
etor percentage of their earnings. Ihey
are influenced by no ethical considerations
and naturally take advantage of any OPP
portunity which offers for increasing theT
income.
JENNIE GREENTHAL.. r. NJ
President New York County Registered
Nurses Association.
New York, Dec. 6, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
France and Coal
By Frank H. Simonds
(Copy'ight, 1918, Ne,o Yorh Tribune Iuc.)

pute revived. In 1914, as a result of
victorious war, Prussia took half the
Saar coal region. In 1915, after Water
loo, she took the other half In 1871,
after another successful war, she took
half the iron fields, and in 1914 she
planned to take the balance.
Now what is proposed, if it be pro-
posed, and we have no official French
statement as yet, is to complete the re-
lntegration of French territory by the
reunion to France of territory seized
more than a century ago, when Prus-
sla entered upon her predatory career
in the west. She had been stealing
Polish territory for half a century in
the east.
SO much for the legal aspects of the
French claim. But in addition is the
fact that during the present war the
Germans have deliberately and wanton-
ly wrecked all the great French coal
mines of the north about Lens. They
have blown up some and turned rivers
into others. American engineers have
estimated that it will take from three
to five years to get the mines working
again, and some are irretrievably
ruined.
The purpose of this destruction was
obvious The Germans sought to de-
stroy French industry by depriving
France Of coal and also to make French
factories dependent upon Germany for
coal rationing. AS it stands now, they
have been so far successful that wears
will pass before the French can again
rely upon the northern coal mines even
Tor portion of their supply.
Therefore, nothing seems more in ac
cordance with justice than that the
French should be permitted to take
fr9m Germany the coal supply needed
because of German devastations. In
addition, French claim to permanent
possession of the coal regions rests upon
former ownership, interrupted only bv
forcible annexation following successful
German attacks
We have, on the other hand. to face
The fact that the inhabitants of the dis
tricts affected are German, and would
doubtless choose German rather than
French citizenship. There is, then. a
plain conflict of principles involved,
which will require judicious settlement.
Fortunately, the area affected is ex
cessively small and the population in
considerable
But it is essential to guard against
German propaganda which will be
loosed to catch the uninformed and un-
wary with the assertion France is en-
barking upon imperialistic and annexa-
zionist operations. Nothing could be
less just or accurate French claims
are impressive; they are fortified by
German conduct in France in the pres
ent war and they deserve American
sympathy.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
The Hearst Slime
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir Yesterday l returned from
France on the Tenadores. AS we steamed
into the harbor | was unable to go on
deck, but the sound of the whistles and
the bands came down to me- 1t was
very good to be home again. Now |
have finished my morning paper and l
find that it has been decided to personify
this welcome of New Yorks and
Americas in committee And the
head of this committee is to be William
Randolph Hearst.
The members of the A. E. F., think
a great deal of the homecoming. 1t
becomes one of the greatest events in
their lives In all the hardships of the
field and the weary hospital days it has
been steadily in their minds. When it
finally arrives the cheers and noise of
their welcome flood through them; the
finest feeling of which they are capable
swells up almost to overflowing. Then
on the next day they find out that this
welcome is rendered them by William
Randolph Hearst, and the memory of
the day is covered with slime.
Let US hope that this wicked perver-
sion of the country's feeling will not 90
on. The returning men deserve we'll
of the Republic" With Hearst at the
head of the committee, their Homecoming
is converted into mockery and an in
suit w 8 T.
U. S. Decentralization Hospital No. 2.
Fox Hills, Staten Island, N. Y.
December II, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16

home to them in the same way. But
they ought not for that reason to allow
any compunctious vistings Of nature to
soften their hearts They ought not to
be moved by the hypocritical winnings
of the baffled and beaten Huns The
pacifists at home may prate about pity,
but the men in uniform should show
themselves to be of sterner stuff.
From stricken France into unravished
Germany-how can the contrast fail to
awaken a noble rage in every generous
heart?
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
A Woman Won the War?
CFrom The FL Paso Tines)


"A woman, no less parsonage than Miss
Chrstabel Pankhurst, is credited with the
idea of unified command, which, under Gem
eral Foch, proved the foundation stone of
Allied success against the armies of the
Hun. Premier Lloyd George among the
first to appreciate the value of the sugges-
ton offered by the suffragist leader, is said
to have promised that Miss Pankhurst will
be given official recognition at the proper
time. This is not the first time an idea
born in the brain of woman has gotten
man out of bad tangle.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Y N RECENT days there has been fire.


ouent reference to the question of
the Saar coal districts in the for
eign dispatches. The inclusion of a re-
stricted area Of German territory with
in the confines of Alsace-Lorraine in the
armistice terms has provoked the sus-
plcion In German quarters that it is
the purpose of the French to extend
their frontiers beyond the limits of Al
sace-Lorraine.
This is, in effect, familiar ground.
When the Russian revoutionists be-
gan the publication of secret treaties,
more than a year ago, it was then as
serted that Great Britain and Russia
had agreed that France should have, in
addition to Alsace-Lorraine, certain
limited areas along the Saar River,
which were the seat of a fourishing
coal industry.
AS the question is bound to be de-
bated in the future, it is worth exam
ming it now before the issue can be
clouded by propagandist activities. The
territory involved is rather less than
that occupied by the City of New York
1t came to France as a portion of the
province of Lorraine in the reign of
Louis XIV, not by conquest, but by in
ternational agreement which gave a
Polish king the province Of Lorraine for
his lifetime in return for renouncing
the Polish crown. At his death Lor-
raine passed, by agreement to France.
In fact, Lorraine had been French
long before this time, but with the death
of Stanislas French frontiers were
legally extended to and beyond the Saar
River below Saarbrucken. Saarlouis,
the birthplace of Marshal Ney, was the
important fortress in this district At
the moment Of the French Revolution
France thus held considerable area
across the Saar
When Napoleon abdicated, in 1914,
Prussia, eager to acquire the coal dis
tricts of the Saar, succeeded in per
suading the victorious nations to take
from France and give to her all the
regions across the Saar In 1915, after
'"eNii'o, NliSll et lIcW treaty WAS WflU-
ten, France had to cede further terri
tory, this time on the west bank of the
Saar, and including Saarlouis.
BY these two annexations Prussia
deprived France of nearly all the Saar
coal region. The next step was to ac-
qulre the great iron districts in Lor-
raine and not far from Metz. This
was accomplished after the war of
1871 by the seizure of still another and
far more considerable portion of Lor-
raine, including the French-speaking
districts about Metz.
When they drew the new frontier of
1871 the Germans drew it to include all
the known iron regions of Lorraine
But after 1871 great iron deposits were
discovered just across the French from
tier, about the town of Briey. AS a
consequence, all through that period in
the war in which the Germans believed
themselves victorious they openly de-
clared their purpose to annex all the
Brley iron districts at the close of the
war. They occupied them almost at the
outbreak of the struggle
We see, then, relatively ancient dis
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
Or a Hat Check Boy

(B. L. r., in The Chicago 1ribune>
AS according to the QUESTIONABLE, the
s'gner drew S45 a month wages, yet spent
Sl,ooo year on his family, a sleuth was
sent out to investigate him. His state
ments proved to be true. He was a Pull
man porter.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
BACK HOME STUFF
"Cheedy" Funk

"Cheedy' Funk lived with the Altman
Street. He was a cornet player, and In
the summer he travelled up and down the
river with Prices Floating Opera He had
been all the way to New Orleans.
People used to line the river bank along
the public square every summer to watch
the showboat, towed by the Maybele Hope,
land below the wharfboat.
There was always a parade at noon, and
"Cheedy" Funk would march in uniform,
seemingly very much embarrassed and not
looking to the right or left. In the af-
ternoon "Cheedy" would drop into Shott's
Smoke Shop and meet all the people in
town. At night he played in the orchestra
for the show.
People back home always knew it was
spring when "Cheedy" Funk would quit
his job as carver at the furniture factory
and go to Parkersburg to join the show
boat
"Cheedy" was very modest and never
talked much about his travels. Small boys
were proud to know him, and used to col
lect around him wherever he was. He was
big man, with appered cheeks and
blond hair.
People around town used to say that
"Cheedy" was married to a trapeze per-
former with the show, known as Mile
Zuekko, Queen of the Air, but she never
came back home except with the floating
opera. There was always something of a
mystery about "Cheedy" Funk When he
worked during the winter at the factory
he kept away from all the other men.
Eliza Whittleby, who worked in the post
office, told that "Cheedy" Funk sent money
orders to a different city every week
"Cheedy' was taken i'll in Cairo, Ill.,, while
out trouping and became paralyzed, and
the last folks heard of him back home he
on a poor farm. DOM.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
THE KAISER'S CELLMATE

Dear F. F. ": Considering your sug-
gestion for the cellmate of w. Hohen-
zolern, can we not find another in the
person who says: eve turned the tide?
There is back action in that sem
tence which would make any one VINO
thinks and feels afraid to use it and
beware Of the tragic implication in it.
If we could, and did, "turn the tide"
why did we wait so long before we
thought it worth while? NJ H. S.
81 see By the Eveniu' Telegram,'"
says Uncle Abimelech Bogordus, of
Preahmess, N. j., "that Mr. Wilson aoas
mailed as an apostle in Brest, and
can't help thinkm' achat disappoint-
ment this aciU be to his faithful tolloqy-
ers. F. F. V.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
WOMAN,S PLACE

DRESSMAKING-I have moved my Dressmaking
Parlor to my home Main street Mrs. E. w.
Gruber, nee Mrs. Dean TuusvHc (Fia.) Aduocatc
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
ARAN re

You purchase merchandise advertised In THE
IR oukE with .bsoute safety-for II dissatisfaction
suits THE TRiBUNE guarantees to pay your
mcney back request. No red No qulbbiIns
"" make good promptly II the advertiser does not.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to tho
fcr republication all dispatches credited
ntl otherwise credited In this and also the local
news OF spontaneous origin published herein.
All rights of republication OF all other herein
also reserved
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16
SHOES G. SHIPS G. s
SEALING WAX

SONG
'TWAS spring upon the uplands
l. When my laddie said goodby
And, oh, the earth slept pleasantly
Beneath smiling sky.
The bloodroot by the river bloomed
And young leaves clothed the trees
And all the woods were blossoming
With white anemones.
The folk that passed by told me
The world was very fair
But yet my heart seemed cold and bleak
And snow lay heavy there.
The ice had clothed the river
When my lad came back to me,
His dear bright face burned thin and
brown
BY wind on land and sea.
The wind sang high and bitterly
About my cottage caves;
And driving snowflakes Missed upon
The piles of russet leaves.
Held tight within frigid hand
The world was stark and dumb,
But deep within my heart of hearts
| knew that spring had come.
Rain spoiled the "red' demonstration
IN Central Park; blood and booze being
the mildest fluids arith aUhich true
BolshevM UiW maintain acquaintance.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16

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New-York tribune., 1918-12-16

characterize the present head of the In
terror it could hardly fail to prove q
great national enterprise
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16

RATTLING THE SKELETON
What is to become of your French baby p
The Washington Post.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-16

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
All Men of Il Must
Register August "a

WASHINGTON. Aug. l".-l'r"N"S'
Marshal General t'ruwti"r issued II state
mcut to-day emphasizing that All mar"
citizens who shall! hay" r"a"h''d th"'r
"1s, birthday since June last must ap-
near before tn: local boards I" register
for military $rrvir" On August -. r"-
rardlrsS Of any presumed grounds Tor
exemption. Opportunity 10 MAKE cia'''
for exemption will m afforded SuhS"-
uurntlv in the 'iilllng nut ur question:
uaIrrs by rcgistrantS.
Provision will I've mad" for rcEistrh-
tinn Ivy mail of any person VII" expects
,n hc absent on registration day from
;hr jurisdiction OF til" h"ard whrr" nc
permanently resides says IN" STATE
ulcni. but IN such l'rHS" extreme care
should he taken by him I" So" that ms
registration card reaches his nome
board on ar hc1Or" August -. Such
prrSnr% are advised Ia apply nj once L"
a local board for instructions as 10 how
Ia proceed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
DANCE PROGRAMS
BEING ARRANGED
MANY OF. THE SOCIAL CLUBS ARE
GETTING READY WITH
SPLENDID PROGRAMS
Other Items Of q Social Nature Collect
ed Prom Various Parts Of The
Wheeling District.

Society IN general is taking much IN
tcrcst in the splendid list Of dance pro
grams tina; are t. h.. announced wIthin
m, near future by the social clubs of the
Wheeling district. Many affairs or a
social nature will be- held during inc
next few months whiln the winter
months will witness moro than IN" usual
list, according to the reports mat are
being circulated mt tho present 1'Inr.
/ The Masonic Club is making elaborate
preraratinns for O splendid list 81 social
events including 4 large list OF dances
that will b. held during the tall anu WIN
tor months. The augmented nrrh"Sira 81
the club will have charge Of tho musical
program. which alone insures tn" very
b>st in The dance line.
The Elks lodge will also have a special
nrogram that should he interesting 10 all
who arc in the habit OF attending tha'
clubs dances and the club house has
been extensively ovcrhaulcl for the COM
ing season which will give il an attrac-
tive appsrranc" and also max" IL ono
Of the most popular places on the city
Tho Carroll Club has also mado eNtrn-
(. siyr improvements to the auditorium
! which will insure the hest In that Inns
ard many affairs will hn held there"
The various other clubs Of the city
and also in the rural sections hay" NOT
b,au loafinC on the job and again this
season will make an effort TO on'd"
themselves in the way Of social affairs.
The season as q whole promises ID be- q
very busy ono
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
Diehl-Overbaugh-

Wednesday, morning Al III" pars"nHg"
of the VI. r.. rhurcl, III -. ClairSvill"
was SulcrnuiZcd tho marriage If Miss
Durt OTrrhaugh OF that place and Mr..
Frank pirhl of Bridgeport. Tho pas
tor. nr. W. II. pickerson. performed the
ceremony in thu presence Of a few init
mate friends Of the rnlpl". There were
no immediate attendants.
The happy couple arr. enjoying Il hr:cf
honeymoon trip In points in ohio. and
on their return they will TAX" up their
rcsid"nc" in bridgeport. They rar" tho
best wishes uf n wide circle nf friends.
as both ar we'll known.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
ATTACKS
ON ITALIANS BEATEN

ROME. Aug 18th" war office
statement today is as. follows: In the
Tnnal. region enemy reactions against
our advanced positions wrr" r"pulscd-
"On Wednesday night on the Pave
southwest Of Ora Iii Pipapadolc three
hoStiIr attacks against our garrison
wrr. driven back with losses.
-Four hnStil" airplancs and captive
balloon hay" been brought down."
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
Quick Work Building
French War Railroad

rAEfS. Aug. ia railway moro
than l:n miles IN length behind tho
French front has been built in less thnn
M days and yesterday was opened for
traffic. It's purpose Is 10 improv" the
between tn" northern
and southern parts Of Tn" Northern rail-
way system I'll" construction involved
tho building IF tx" important bridges
AMI - tunnrl 3'5 yards in length.
Premier ,'iernencsau and Albert Cla-
-eill" the minister OF public works were
present at the ceremony OF putting tn"
new road into oper: ton.
All France exclaimed TN" Premier
IS. working until tho day when victory
shall c0ms>--a day Of which the dawn 10
breaking.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
How the American
Shell Shock Patients
Are Treated at Front

, chateau IN LORRAINE. July
i, -urnrrcspoudcncc IF the Associated
I'rrss l-Am"riran soldiers sultrlln6
from shell shock now are hurried in Inc
shortest possible time 10 a bias" nos
p,tal established here for tn" special
treatment Of such cA1:S. The element
of time is regarded by the specialists
attached Ia this hospital ns or prime
jmnortancr. Efforts are made In &c
liver such caS"S tn the hospitals ~ith-
i'm f0rty-eiEht hours after Inc HrsI
SYMPTOMS develop. y special alhou-
lance service has been organizer lot
that purpose. Once here. the -ocAeo
soldier remains here until C ''fnt
n,rnt in his case is tnlShcd
If the nervous trouble patient
results from conclusion or from inc
strain of service. it durable. mere.
If il is not durable. ( is because the
cas-, was not brough. here soon enough
or because It had n chronic foundation
before the patient went into tn" army.
Nervous symptoms resembling what mas
bern called shell shack have developed
under the simple strain of service III
srIdiers who have never heard Il sheI-
explode.
Base hospital 1T treats both these
aspects al war ncurosis, and only nc
cording tu the highest standards OF
neurological science. Hypnosis Is SCI
dom used No dangerous experiments
arc allowed and isolation is not fol-
lowed excepting rs simple ward routine
The patients arr kept together and the
nurses are kept with them. giving the'r
company as we'll as their experienced
caro- and both ar" Il part of the cure.
The pnti.ntS themselves when they
have recovered sufficiently. hcc"m" OK
oft1cio members of the staff: They CO.
operate with the doctors and nurses IN
helping tho other boys out OF their
muIdlcd condition of mind and Their
unsteady state of nerves.
The most obvious part of the trcate
ment is the use Of tools OF the instrh-
mcnts of sport 4 shaking HAND mat
is unable to retain anything in 1t
gradually stradi"s with patient gripping
exercise and this method has The ad-
vantage Of occupying tho mind "h'lc
il rc-rducatcs the hand.
one boy whose head and hands were
shaking constantly. was seen weaving
things out Of dyed ends Of string on
loom made for him out "f odds ana
ends Of lumber by other patients
Through his attention ID the work anu
BY the growing hrmneSs Of grip he Is
obtaining through practice h" is gam
Ing control nf his nerves and VIII DC
cured in few days. 4 machine Snop
with turning lath"s. tailoring Shop
and tho ambulance garage furnish "c-
cunationS for many.
An cases Of. palsy and paralysis re-
sultinG from conclusion ar" cured mere
when taken III time y boy who was
brought in with ii paralyZ"i leg is now
walking around the grounds. ait"r Il
week Of trralmen Defects Of speech
arc the most difficult cases: the treat
mont il longer and requires greater
pains. hut they yield +" il finally.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
xrysER PREPARATORY BRANCH
OF THE VEST VIRGINIA
UNIVERSITY.

rbr lS;li lar nf rhr W'nSt Virginia
pr.p,r.trry will up.>n Tuesday. sept.
";th. lrfE. Departments: English Pr
r.ratury. engineering Preparatory. Asri-
,,;i,,,rr. Normal rraininG. Nus. Do
nestle. Science. ard Commercial. VIII
gay IL hig tut ion IN 4 '"nm' rcrtl school
when YOU can receive az good training
I,..r.. v-h.r.. LIVING EXPENSES will not h,'
rs much aS Commercial schools ChaeE''
f": tuition. An opportunity Ter several
Young 1nrrt - earn Expenses wh!l" al
tending. school For attenuation and
..a,nlo.ns address Jos. W. StaYnan.
Trim. k.yS.r. ". Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
Vagrant Arrested

Tony SuniGal was picked M by OFF,
cor FIcsntr ON 4 chargr Of being vaG-
rant. IT is alleged tha, Tony simply
won't work. and that maual labor IS
positively distastrful 10 him. Judge
Watkins will see what h. can do in
rolicr court this morning TO make Tony
more energetic.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
Couple Arrested

E'r.,h i'ruSr and Lizzie Terry. or Elm
Grove we're arrested by Deputy l.. o.
E"rmilinn last "v'1linE. on charge or
illegally living together. The deputy
had tn" couple under Surveillance" Tor
some. time and evidences l.4l To their
arrest last evening. Trial has been set
fur next Monday before Squire Charles
Scihrrt of Elm Grove.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-17
Wiener Roast Last Night.

4 wiener roast was enjoyed by Il num-
h"r OF young people last evening IN the
spacious yard surrounding the home Of
Miss Dorothy R"ll. On North Wabash
st rect EcSdrS The good time ah"pt the
hnniir" Il program al gaines and hth"r