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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-17
Six BILLIONS IN
CERTIFICATES
To Be ISSUED
START IN BLOCKS OF
S75O,OOO,O0O JUNE Is
Indicated the Fourth Liberty
Loan Will Be For at Least
S6,000,000,0O0

WASHINGTON, June l6.-The
governments financial program
for the next four months was dis
closed today by Secretary
| lMcAdoo'S announcement that in
preparation for the fourth Liberty
loan, to be floated probably in
|! !Nctoher. about 5000, 100000 GER
| Itificatcs of Indebtedness will be is
iSucd. They will he Offered in
blocks of $750.OO0,000 each, every
two weeks beginning June -.
Every National bank and trust
company is asked to assist the
government by subscribing five
per cent Of its gross resources
monthly. The certificates will
bear AZ per cent interest like
those preceding the third Liberty
Loan, and will have varying ma
'turity periods, none exceeding
four months.
In addition. an undetermined Quanti-
ty-prrhaps $2.000.1O0. 900 of tax GER
lificates will hc issued during the sum-
mer for use in paying taxes year from
now.
The announcement Of this program
indicated that The fourth Liberty Loan
will be- for al least $4,000. .0o0 900, the
exact amount depending on govern.
ment expenditures in the next few
months. The treasury already has es
iiIna1ed these roughly Al about S12..
Continued on Page Seven.)
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STARVATION IS
IMMINENT IN
GERMAN EMP IRE

LONDON. Jun" To- tBritish Ad-
miralty. BY Wireless l'rcSS.J-'rhe lood
situation in Germany is becoming more
critical. Rations Of the most lndIs-
pcnsablc articles Of food ar, r"duccd Or
are no longer procurahlr. and people are
again beginning to ask when will there
will he food sufficient to feed popuIa-
tion OF the large towns during the three
critical months ahead.
As To tho situation in tho immediate
future. everything Indicates tnat tne
period until the fruits OF the new iiar-
vcst become available is likely to bs
ono of grave anxiety and distress Icr
the German people. Only dir" necessity
could have compelled the government 70
reduce tn" flour ration from sever ["
five and half ounces. and although III:
Germans expected great relief from the
Ukraine. they cannot hope to derive
much assistance from that. quarter
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WINNING OF WAR GREATEST AIM
Of RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

in what I conceive to bc the order OF
their importance:
First. the winning Of the war,
which includes the prompt movement
Of the men and materials that the
government requires. To do this ev.
cryrhing else must be subordinated.
Second. the service of. the public.
which is the purpose for which the
railways were built and given the
privileges accorded them. This i'm
plies the maintenance and improve.
mcnt of the railroad properties so
that adequate transportation facilities
will be provided at the lowest cost,
tho object Of the government being
10 furnish service rather than to make
money.
Third. the promotion of spirit Of
sympathy and better understanding
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
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GREAT GERMAN
ARMY UNABLE
To GIVE BATTLE
VIOLENT ATTACKS BY
FRENCH AT S0ISS0NS
No Infantry Fighting Witness
ed Sunday on Montdidier
Noyon Line

with the commencement Of +he long
.x,eeted Austrian offensive the fight
ing In France has str:nered down al
most to sub-por1nal. except south
rex+ of scissors, where the French
have delivered several violent attacks
against the Germans, holding territory
captured last week. Where tie enemy
a week ago was throwing thousands
upon thousands of men against the
allied lines between Montdtdter and
Noyon, Sunday saw him worn out with
his useless efforts and his forces sad
ly depleted through men killed and
wounded. unwilling or unable further
70 give battle.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, June 16.-(6y the As
sociated Press.)-About 600 German
shock troops raided the American
first line positions at.the village Of
Xivray. in the TouI sector, early this
morning. Some Of the enemy got
into ,xivray, but we're soon driven
out At other points the Germans
were badly beaten.
The attack began at three O'Clock In
the morning after an extremely vto-
lent bombardment Of the front une,
American batteries and villages far In
the rear. he Germans advanced
swiftly to the attack, but were met by
n heavy fire. Those who penetrated
x1vray were forced speedily to with
draw, and elsewhere the enemy Was
completely repu1sed in hard fighting
lasting more. than two hours.
According to prisoners, the object Of
the enemy was to take American prts-
orers. This object failed, as no Am
ertcan Is reported missing.
Tho Germans, evidently fingered by
the failure Of the attack, continued
an intermittent bombardnent Of the
villages in the roar Throughout Sunday.
Some Of these points were not less
than eight miles behind the line.
The American troops engaged ct
close quarters the small German torce
tina. entered xivray. There was Sc
we're lighting In tho streets with bay
onets and clubbed rifles. Tho Germans
left nine deao T.. .ne streets and SIX
prisoners were taken, two Of them Of
fcers, one Of whom was wounded.
The prisoners came from the thirty
sixth Lnndwehr. They said that some
troops Of the twenty-second Eighth
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Mr. Huff Describes River Transportation Conditions the Upper Mississippi

was no reference. however. tO the oppor-
tunity n WlnnnaS front door.
La 'r"SSc. with $4,000 population. 100
miles below. III" Twin Ciiir~ is the first
point of importance Of the east bank Of
the Mississippi. going down the river
from St. Paul. Th" city also. is the only
important Wisconsin point on the Mis-
sissip;i waterway. Although without
modern river terminal facilities and
without definite plans for such faci1i-
tics. l.aCr"SS has extensive park devel-
"pmcnt along the river front. The park
is behind 4 substantial wall between
which and tho water lin" is n paved
l"rcc Of tho slopinr variety. At tbs,
south end Of The rtrk the city has baIH
irepro>f warehouse to accommodate the
packet freight.
Such thought rs is being directed to-
ward modern terminal development con-
ten the acquisition of land below
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ROME June 16-A battle of great violence in which large
masses of infantry being used by the Ausans in an attempt
break through Italian lines particularly in the eastern sector OF
the Aago plateau Brena valley and Monte Grappa de-
scrbed in the official report Italian headquarters today Ihe
enemvs attacks were the dvanced defensive area
Italian forces firmly holding the Aago 'front.' according
TO the war office They have completely
their positions and Monte Soaroa and closely
pressing the enemy who the av The text of the Italian
official statement reads
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This is the Sc 1 Of o series
Of twelve article. dealing With
Ohio and Mississippi water-
way system as a means Of war
transportation. by Charles b.
Huff. staff editorial writer OF
The St. Louis Star. who IS max
ing 4 tour Of observation to all
cities OF importance along the
Mississippi river and Its princ4-
pal tributaries. This article deals
with the cities along the Upper
Mississippi, az fur down as
Davenport, including Red wing,
wtnona, La Crosse, Dubuque,
Clinton, Moline, Rock Island and
Davenport.
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Three Soldiers Killed
In Motor Accident

ATLANTA. Ga. June i6.--Thrcc sol-
diers were killed and l. others were
seriously injured to-day when an army
motor truck foil through Il hridre into
the Etawah river. in Cherokee" county.
tS miles northwest OF Atlanta. All the
men were from Camp Gordon.
The Men Killed.
SAMUEL. l.. SMITH. New York cay.
FINEST EilEGNSMlTll. Trrnt"n
=. J.
y. t.. MASGrISE. address underl"r-
mined
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"A great battle has been IN pro-
aress on our front since yesterday.
"After artillery preparations,
which was exceptionally intense on
account of the violence Of the fire
and the number Of guns employed,
the enemy has begun his expected Of
fensive by launching large masses
of infantry to attack our positions
in the eastern sector Of the Asiaeo
plateau, at the end of the 6renta
valley and on Monte Grappa, by at
tempting at several points to force
the PiaVe and by carrying out
heavy local demonstrations on the
remainder of the front.
"Our infantry and that o. the
allied contingent fearlessly met the
tempest Of destructive fire, and,
supported by barrage of their own
artillery, which had prudentIy an
tcipated the enemy's preparation
with a timely and deadly counter
preparation bombardment- braVely
sustained the enemy's onslaught in
the advanced defensive area
ROME, June 16.-The Austrians
after a violent bombardment, at
attacked the French positions, but
the very efficacious fire OF the
French broke down the thrusts OF
the Austrian infantry.
The :nemy casualties were seaVy,
and in addition he left numerous
prisoners in the hands OF the
French.
The battle is in porgress along
the whole front.
LONDON, June 16.-The Austrian
troops who penetrated the line held
by the British on the Italian front
have been driven back, and the Brit
ish line has been completely re-es-
tablished.
This announcement is made to-
niaht in the official statement
issued by the war office on the op-
erations in Italy.
LONDON, June 16.-ltaiian head
quarters, according to the official
report received here, claims the
ca pture of 5000 prisoners in the bat
tie now going on on the Italian
front.
The Austrians officially claim the
capture of 10000 prisoners.
VIENNA, via London, June TO-
Ten thousand Italian, English and
French prisoners have been taken
by the Austrians in their great Of
fensive. according to the official
communication from headquarters
today. The Piave river has been
crossed. The statement says:
.'Cur armies this morning broke
into the enemy lines on the plateau
of the Seven Communes (Settc
Community and also crossed the
Piave.
up to midday reports have ar
rived reporting the capture Of more
than ten thousand Italians, English
and French. The capture in guns is
considerable"
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CLEVELAND. O.. Juno lT.-Initcd
States District Attorney T.: $. Wrrz
said Tonight If Eug"n" Y. DcbS j. cor
rcclly reported rs declaring st tn-day'S
Socialist convention in Canton that the
aim nf the allies in this war is plund"r.
nc will bring the matter before tho frd-
cral grand jury hero Tomorrow. for vio-
lation OF the espionage act.
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WASHINGTON. juno l6.--Thc Nor
wcgian sailing ship krinGsjha has boon
sunk by German submarine ninety
miles off the Virginia coast. Tho navy
LIepa rlment announced tonight that tho
crow has hr"n picked MP by an Amnri-
can wnrship and ar" being brought 10
an Atlantic port.
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QUAKE IN NICARAGUA.

MNNAGUA. Nicaragua. Juno IL
Three strong shocks nf earthquakes were
experienced early this morning. No
SERIOUS damage has boon reported. Tho
wires are down To some points in the
rpnublic
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LONDON. Jan" 'f.--Ttr Germans bate
Saturday m!rht rarr:rd out heavy bonn
a;.rr:nl,ntS aSa'nSt british positions
.2"r,h -. f;.;hliu.. :tJlI ''"jw""u l"cre and
he Ipres-''nmin"S Canat. says IN" hrIt-
lsh f.Hirini communication iSsu"I today.
Tho artillery MAS particularly H";i""
.strly SUnG;.y morning III IN" n'iSfhor-
hood -: if!cAe!UScil LAKE. Tho t"xt %
tn. communication follows.
"Y"Strrda" Afternoon ";:" at our raid
NIX parties entered German POST
southwest "t McrriS ami hr"Hgh' oacN
cl"v.r prISru.r< Further successful
raids were CARED rul lay US during tho
night sUu,f, 1T tin. S";um.. and IN the
u"!ghborh""G Of II -b'''"-u". Thy rH-
.u,ted in IA" rantUr'. - >'v"nt""" rriS-
.n.rs and three ;rncalrt guns.
"'rh. hoS;rI" artillery developed r"n-
+id.-abl. activity during IN" night
iroUnd Eaihu;t" and t.ncr" ami the
YprnS-C"minr> 'Huai. h"ing especially
1c;ir> cariy this morning n the neigh
,orhood u: bt"k"t'u>rh lake.
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ROME June 16There scenes of great enthusiasm IN
the chamber deputies today when the minister of war General
zupe announced Italian troops and the repulse
of the enemy despite his numerical superiority on the greater
part of the front The whole house and appauded
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Western Pennsylvania and Ohio: Fair
Mondny except local rains and cooler
West Virginia: Fair and continued
along tho lake; Tuesdny fair.
warm Monday and probably Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON. Juno Is. - The Nor
wr:;iau bark samoa" from Bucnos
hir"$. was sunk by shell fir" from n
German submarine nj o'clock last Fri
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British Statements.

LONDON. JI:nr iS.--'rh" official corn-
nunt"ac!or i..,u F'!.ld Marshal llaig
."-nignt s:,ys tiat tiler" is nothing of
.,,.cia. interest to report on the British
roat.
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French Reports.

PARIS. Lun" !".--'rhr Var office an
.,"unccn:ent on thr operations issGed to-
night says:
In tn" W""yr. rh" "n"r'y. who had
~Iccredsd this ,nUrulnE IN "a!ng foot
mold in III" vi!lac" q: N!vray. was driven
IHnntinnnd On Pare Seuan'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-17
GREAT ENTHUSIASM IN THE ITALIAN
CHAMBER WHEN N|N|STER Of WAR
TELLS Of REPUL5E Of THE ENEMY

Three Thousand Austrians Taken Prisoner by the Lans,
While Vienna Claims 10000 Captves-Britsh, French
and Italians All Repulse the Foe, With Enormous Losses
Gigantic Struggle Continues
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GREAT RISING
BY C0S5ACKS IS
GAINING GROUND
TROOPS OF GENERAL
KRASSNOF VICTORIOUS
Most of District of Nizhni-
Tchirskaya Stanitsa in
Anti--Bolshevik Hands

AMSTERDAM, June l6.--A dispatch
from Kiev dated juno IL says 1t Is re-
ported that the Cos5acks rising In tho
Don region agninst the Bolsheviki IS
extending. The dispatch adds that the
greater part Of the district Of Nizhnt-
Tchirskaya-Stanitsa has gone over to
the new government undor General
Krassnof, whose troops are approach
Lag zary8in-
AMSTERDAM, June l6.-The Berlin
vossische zeitung says Nikolni Len
Inc, premier Of the Bolshevtki govern
ment II. Russia, Is planning to visit
Berlin and Vienna In order that he
may meet prominent personages from
ali the states of the Central Powers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-17
Americans in ALsace Giue
the Huns Another Setback

Attack of the Enemy on St.
Mihiel Front Partially Sue
cessful, Only to Be Repuls.
ed and the American Pos.
ton Regained - Germans
Are Badly Beaten at Other
Points
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ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, Saturday, June
l5.-7 P. M.-(By the Associated
Press.)-The Austrian general Often
sive continues strong, being particular
ly vigorous on the 65-mIle front from
Val Stagna to the sea, with the great
est pressure On the Asiago plateau;
Monte Grappa and along tho Piave
river. At many points the Italians
forestalled the offensive. Nowhere
has there been any surprise Of tho
Italians by the enemy.
Deserters and prisoners captured
during the last few days nll possessed
information that the offensive was set
for Saturday.
Three Austrian alrlolanes were
brought down over the PInve to-day
by one italian fHer.'
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along the valleys Of the river Adlge
md Astico and also on the AstRgo
plateau.
Summing up the situation, 1t see1ns
to be renewal Of the great battle
for Italy's Alps. which WAS left on
last November, with tho keys to the
mighticst fortresses Of Europe held
by tho Itauans, who have spent the
entire. winter fortifying with extra
ordinary care Val Stagna, Monte
Grappa, Monte Tomba aud other posi-
tions.
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THE WEATHER

Fair Monday, local rains along lakes.
Tuesday fair.
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uaXyDaSnA6
ubVE N {"
>UNTU STATS
CUT6ShIN
The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
BOY scout TROOP,
No. q REORGANizED
William Dean Ham Heads D. c.
Branch of Patriotic Society.

More than 100 boys were guests of
the Gospel Mission last night in honor
OF the reorganization of Troop 27 Of
the Boy Scouts. which disbanded sew
eral years ago.
The Boy Scout Band paraded in
the vicinity of the Mission and the
boys of the neighborhood Joined in the
procession and all marched back to
the Mission. where a banquet was
served to the new recruits, mem
bers of the band and a large num-
Der OF visiting scouts.
Following the banquet the troop was
reorganized with William Dean Ham
as scoutmaster. ]. W. Patton, deputy
scout commissioner, gave an illus
trated lecture on the work OF the Boy
Scouts in America, and Mr.. Ham made
an address.
Mrs. Agnes Byrne, Washington's
first Scout mother" was present at
the banquet. Mrs. Byrne will resume
her duties as scout mother" Of the
troop. She will take charge of the
clubrooms. superintendent and Mrs.
H. W. Kline, of the Mission, were
hosts Of the occasion.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
Shipyard Housing Sites
To Be Commandeered

Land speculators who are grabbing
housing sites around shipyards with
the expectation Of reaping a fortune
through the extensive housing pro-
gram Of the United States Shipping
Board, will be badly nipped in their
own trap, said Edward N. Hurley,
chairman Of the board last night.
THE land we need will be comman-
deered without any waste of time on
spectators" he said, "as soon as
Congress passes the shipping boards
housing bill.
The problem Of building houses and
barracks involves no problem so
much as transportation, transportation
Of the materials and of the workers.
We have all plans ready, Just watt
ing to go ahead. waiting for Con-
1ressn
The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
You Can Rub and Rub and Rub
But Your Rheumatism Remains

lief has ever come from these ex-
ternal applications.
Remove the cause, and there will
be no pain. The proper treatment,
therefore, is a remedy that purifies
the blood. Scores of sufferers say that
S. S. S. has cleansed their blood Of
rheumatism. by removing all trace
of the disease from their system. If
you wish to intelligently treat Rheu-
matism, go to your drug store today
and get a bottle Of s. s. s., take it as
directed and you will soon be on the
way back to perfect health. Then If
you want any special instructions,
write our physician all about your
symptoms, and he will give you all
necessary instructions regarding your
own case, for which no charge is
made. Address Swift Specific Co.,
F-l. Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ca.
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
IS" Type Bar Being
Overworked by u. S,
As LESS" Days Grow

Puzzled to find so many IS" letters
broken on the typewriters he inspect
ed. a repair man with local type
writing concern took the matter up
with the office manager.
II can't understand" he told him.
''how it is that our men are finding
so man IS" letters either broken or
dislocated. 1t is especially queer in
that the majority Of the injured ma
chimes are those which we have only
recently sent to the new government
bureaus"
Lets see the charge book" the
manager responded. Running his fin
ger down the page he found thew were
credited to the "U. s. Food Admins
tration''
"oh-h-h-h." chorused the two type
writer men.
And sure enough their hunch was
correct. for explanation was made at
the administration that they were SO
busy meatlessing, wheatlessing and
porklessing that they had been forced
to put a good many machines in the
hospital via the broken letter IS"
route.
The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
by the Gallon VIII Never
Make a Cure.

II Rheumatism could be cured by
rubbing the painful parts with lini-
ments and lotions, there would be no
Rheumatism today. For enough lini-
ment has been used by the average
sufferer to float his body in.
Has his rheumatism been cured?
Ask him. Has anything but tempo
rary relief been obtained? Has not the
pain promptly returned, so that the
old process Of rub. rub, rub must be-
gin all over again? Ask any one who
has ever been afflicted with this pain
full, torturing disease, and they will
admit that nothing but temporary re-
The Washington herald., 1918-01-26
COAL RESERVE
TO BE PLACED
IN ALLCITIES
DR.. Garfield Issues New
Conservation Order to !
Prevent Suffering.


Municipal coal piles will be estab-
lished in all the big cities of the
country.
They will provide fifteen days
emergency rationing to carry the
people and the necessary utilities
through any blizzard situation. They
will be controlled directly by the
Fuel Administration.
This was made known yesterday by
DR.. Harry A. Garfield, the Fuel Ad-
ministrator.
There must be a reserve supply
Of at least two weeks in all of the
big centers that are likely to be hit
by a coal shortage or tie-up of the
railroads." the administrator ex-
planned. This reserve should be
fed, even in times of emergency, up
to the last minute the elements shut
down on the transportation. 1t will
not be a reserve for all of the coal
users of the city; but will provide
for all emergencies, like the private
consumers, the poor people and the
necessary utilities.
New York City, hit worst Of all the
large centers, will be considered first.
it was learned. Two municipal coal
piles probably win be decided upon.
one somewhere close along the West
chester County line. This will OBJ
viate any crossing of water to supply
the main part of the city. 1t will
look after the greater part OF Man.
haitian. the Bronx and Yonkers.
DR.. Garfield obtained his first idea
OF a municipal coal pile in the his
tory of the capture of the forbidden
City of Peking by the allied armies
at the time Of the Boxer Rebellion.
When the forces entered, they found
a mountain in the city. This was an
enormous pile Of coal, started by the
Ming Dynasty. which preceded that
of the Manchus. The pile was COW
cred with bushes and concealed the
great reserve that was intended to
provide the city against almost any
siege